Re: DOS 3.3 for 1.40 MB disk, for a system with non-working 80-column code?

["Charlie" <charlied@NOSPAMbboard.com>]

"Rob Greene" <greeneratcharterdotnet> wrote in message
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> > "Rob Greene" <greeneratcharterdotnet> wrote in message
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> >> "Charlie" <charlied@NOSPAMbboard.com> wrote in
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> >> > You can find some UniDOS images at:
> >> >
> >> > http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/gswv/The202collection.html
> >> >
> >> > Charlie
> >>
> >> Awesome!  Now all I need to do is figure out where my DOS ShrinkIt
> is...
> >> -Rob
> >
> > You can use NuLib to unshrink the UniDOS disk images.
> >
> > You can find NuLib at:
> >
> > http://www.nulib.com/
> >
> > Charlie
>
> Great - everything worked out!
>
> A note and a question:
>
> I didn't realize that Glen Bredon had died.  I really enjoyed using the
> Merlin assembler.  His wife released all of his software into the
> publich domain, which is a really nice touch.  See the following:
>     http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/Glen.Bredon.In.Memoriam/
>
>
> Is anyone aware of Java classes to work with SHK and SDK files?  I've
> come across the documents regarding the format of the files, but it
> assumes that the reader already knows the encoding/decoding algorithms,
> which I most definately do not.  I'd like to incorporate the ShrinkIt
> filetype into AppleCommander.  (For example, an SDK or maybe even a SHK
> could be opened as a "disk image" in AppleCommander.  Possibly also
> being able to open a SHK or SDK file that sits within a disk image.)
> -Rob

It is my understanding (please correct me if I'm wrong on this) that the
ShrinkIt algorithm is patented and that the company that owns the rights to it
aggressively enforces it's ownership.
There was a discussion about this a while back in this group.  Some people felt
that the patent was due to run out soon.

Charlie