Re: How to undo AppleSingle on Mac?

[marshall@sdd.hp.com (Marshall Clow)]

bclark@jupiter.chi.il.us (Brian Clark) wrote:
> 
>   I've got an AppleSingle archive that I made using ShrinktIt on the //gs
> and I want to undo the archive on a Mac.  I've searched around and have
> found only one program that I _think_ will undo the AppleSingle archives
> on the Mac.  I ftp'ed a file off apple.com (forgot which directory) called
> "applesingle-appledouble-img.sit", it sounds like what I need.  The problem
> is that after I unstuff'it, I get the file "AppleSingle-AppleDouble.img".
> And I can't find any Mac utility (I've tried everything I have, about a
> dozen utilities) to do anything with this ".img" file.  The filetype is
> "SIMA" and the creator is "GEOL".  Its about 155k in size.  It doesn't
> seem to be a disk image either.  If anyone can help me solve this mess,
> I'ld really appreciate it.

Bad news, Brian. That's not a compressed file, that's an AppleLink Image
file. It contains information about AppleSingle and AppleDouble formats.

Stuffit Deluxe has an AppleSingle translator.

Also, for a freeware solution, try "Tiger". It's available on sumex.
(or at least it was)

Marshall Clow
San Diego Printer Division      Hewlett Packard
Internet: marshall@sdd.hp.com   AppleLink: HP.Marshall    AOL: MClow

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