Re: Help!! Help!! On Internet FTP transfer for the IIGS

[taob@r-node.hub.org (Brian Tao)]

In article <1993Apr28.003120.2814@guinness.idbsu.edu>, twhipkey@claven.idbsu.edu writes...
> 
> If there is anyone who has experience pulling shareware for the IIGS off
> of the Internet, I could sure use some help.

    Well, you've certainly come to the right place.  :)

> The last file I tried to download was a copy of the system 6.0 for the
> IIGS. The file is not compressed and my IIGS system still cannot boot up
> the info.

    How do you know the file isn't compressed?  Just because the file
type says it's "ASCII text" doesn't necessarily mean it's a text file. 
That might just be the default file type.  Also, make sure you are using
BINARY mode when FTP'ing files.

    Check the FAQ for details on unpacking archives.  Briefly, *.SHK and
*.BXY are ShrinkIt archives and *.BSQ is a Binscii file.  You need the
respective utilities to unpack them (on the GS, use GS/ShrinkIt for the
first two and GSCii+ for the last).

> Also if anyone knows of a software for the IIGS that will interface with
> internet and have the ability to pull off files -- I have connectivity
> to the internet system through appletalk localtalk.

    Hmmm... I wonder how MuGS will work on a GS connected to a UNIX
box's filesystem through AppleTalk...
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