Re: Apple II software in a .2mg image format and a 68k Mac

[Chuck Morris <chuckwmorris@gmail.com>]

madmax2069 wrote:
>
> using ciderpress is still a bit hard for me to figure out, i will
> eventually get it.
>
> making a .zip and transferring it over to the Mac is one of the spots
> i am having issues with. since i am using a 68k Mac running system
> 7.6.1 trying to unzip the file fails.
>
> what program are you using on windows to make the .zip (if you are
> using windows). I tried using winzip but the Mac i have wont unzip
> them.
>
> i dont know if its because i am using a newer version of winzip or
> what.

I mentioned zip files simply because I thought that was your
preference, but I don't use them myself for transfers to the Mac.
Instead, I simply transfer the sdk files directly to the Mac, since
they are already compressed archives.  On the Mac, I have installed a
freebie file type changer that let's me drop the sdk files I've
transferred onto its icon, and it figures out what the ProDOS filetype
should be and sets it appropriately.  I then copy the sdk file to a
ProDOS formatted floppy and use that to get it to the IIGS, where I
can use ShrinkIt to open it and create a working disk.