> -----Original Message----- > From: iMac List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ben > Smith > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 4:27 PM > To: iMac List > Subject: Re: reading ebooks in .exe format? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: iMac List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lars > > Harbo Christiansen > > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:29 PM > > To: iMac List > > Subject: reading ebooks in .exe format? > > > > > > Hi Everyone, > > I'm not sure if this is a dumb question, but here goes: > > Surfing the net, I come across this or that e-book for free download. > > Wanting to see it, I download it only to find that it's in .exe format. > > Is there a program for OSX that allows you to open such a file. > > Apart from Virtual PC, of course. > > > > Thanks for helping (I hope;-) > > > > Lars Harbo > > > > Chances are that it is a self-extracting .zip archive, I don't know if > Stuffit or one of the Mac zip utilities would be able to open it, the best > option would be to get a friend with a PC to open it and then if needed to > re-compress it with Stuffit for windows (or WinZip as the Mac can > cope with > .zip files OK). > Ben. >
Also as a follow-up, Some web sites I have just looked at claim that OSx can handle self-extracting .exe files, there is also a shareware utility called 'MacPAR deLux' that handles self extracting files under OSx, I have not tried it but it may be worth a go, the URL is: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gp/MacPAR_deLuxe/index.html Ben. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
