Re: System 6 disks on Apple FTP toasted...

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

Parallax Error (whelan@inetdirect.net) wrote:
: Does anyone know of another site that has at least the boot disk for
: System 6? The ones on ftp.support.apple.com won't extract on my GS with
: Shrinkit or on my PC with NuLib, apparently you need a Mac to get at them....

They're set up that way so you can download them on a TCP connected Mac and
Disk Copy 'em right onto floppies. Real handy that way.

: perhaps Apple tweaking our noses one last time? I always knew Jobs was the
: AntiChrist. :)

What a novel concept, Apple wants you to use its products. And BTW Steve Jobs
has been gone from Apple since '85. He wasn't even around for the Mac Plus
intro. So doubt he is responsible for much going on at Apple nowadays.
And finally, there are IIgs programs to do unbinhexing and to convert Disk
Copy image files.
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Randy Shackelford                                 I was internet
shack@southwind.net                               when internet wasn't cool