Re: what's .dsk ?

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In article <4uf6ic$68n@usenet11.interramp.com>, Tom Zuchowski
<cd003508@interramp.com> writes:

>....
>Be aware that most DSK files on the 'net are packed with Gzip.  You'll 
>need a way to unpack them as well.  There is an Apple II program (I
forget 
>the name) that can convert Gzip's to ordinary Zip files that can then be 
>unpacked by programs like AGATE and Angel.
>

     If you download a .gz image from Asimov to a PC, you can unpack it
using WinZip. The result is a .dsk file which can be accessed by a II
emulator on a PC. A .dsk file can also be moved (e.g. via NULL modem) to
an Apple II and converted to a diskette using DSK2.




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