Re: .shk to .dsk help

[8-Bit Classics <nospam@8bitclassics.com>]

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 14:27:57 GMT, Greg Buchner <apple22@mn.rr.com>
wrote:

>In article <n5qZd.10934$cN6.5758@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
> BluPhoenyx <bluphoenyx-@-earthlink.dot.net> wrote:
>
>> 8-Bit Classics wrote:
>> > Ok, can the opposite be done?  I posted a message couple monthes back
>> > and was recommended ordering ShrinkII v1.1 from syndicomm.  Just
>> > received and found out that it doesn't work with DSK images.  So
>> > pretty much I wasted $19.  It handles SHK files, but I have a bunch of
>> > DSK images that I want to get back to an original Apple II/GS system
>> > thru a LC575 and emulator board.
>> 
>> Here's the deal. Shrinkit is an Apple2 program and must be run on an 
>> Apple or emulator. The P8 version will compress floppy disk images if 
>> you run an emulator and use the .dsk image files on it. Choices may be 
>> limited as to which emulator to use depending on the hardware you are 
>> using. Personally, I prefer Apple Oasis which can deal with a variety of 
>> image sizes. It can use an HD image as well which makes working with 
>> image files easier.
>> 
>> Another possibility is CiderPress for manipulating disk image contents 
>> (putting those .shk files in a .dsk image) but I've just started using 
>> it so I'm not sure of all it's features.
>> 
>> Alternatively, make a simple cable and use ADT to transfer the files. 
>> See the FAQ which was recently released. This info is in there.
>> 
>> FWIW, Shrinkit running on an Apple (or clone) is worth the fee. It's the 
>> defacto archive application for the 8 bit Apple. Shrinkit GS works great 
>> for GSOS files with forked file but it won't shrink a floppy image, AFAIK.
>> 
>> Hope I didn't leave out anything important here but I know the folks 
>> here will fill in any thing I missed.
>
>But 8-Bit Classic was talking about ShrinkII, which is a Mac program 
>that deals with ShrinkIt archives.
>
>I haven't played with ShrinkII that much, but I thought if you just went 
>and put a disk image into an archive that ShrinkII would then save a 
>ShrinkIt disk archive.  But I could be way, way wrong...
>
>Otherwise, ShrinkIt for the Apple II and IIGS is freeware.  ShrinkIt GS 
>won't compress a 5.25 disk as the 5.25 driver for GS/OS isn't capable of 
>reading the volume number and that's often quite important on 5.25 disks.
>
>Greg B.

ShrinkII allows you to manage SHK files only, I can make a SHK file
and put the DSK image on it, but unless I can change the file type on
it, it wouldn't make a difference.  I downloaded CiderPress and found
instructions on how to do it using BBEdit or Norton's.  So will give
that a try tomorrow.

Thanks, Corey