--- Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > Does anyone know where I can download the dos > compatability software for > an Performa 630 in HQX format ? I only have a pc > link to the net and think > that using that would damage any none HQX format > files.
Stuffit .sit and MacBinary .bin files will download fine on a PC as long as you use a normal FTP program (not Netscape or IE or other web browsers) and manually switch them to BINARY mode. Don't use ASCII mode or you'll lose every 8th bit because ASCII is a 7bit per byte format. Yes, this is a "pet peeve" of mine that most internet apps, even on the Mac, default to ASCII/Text/7bit mode for all filetypes they do not automatically recognize. Just download EVERYTHING in binary/8bit mode and it won't (usually) get trashed. :) What will happen to Stuffit files on the PC is they lose the resource fork, but on .sit file that only stores the creator, type and custom icon info. Stuffit Expander is smart enough to actually look at the data and determine what the file is, but you have to manually open them or drag and drop onto Expander. ===== "The earth swarms with inhabitants. Why then should nature, which is fruitful to an excess here, be so very barren in the rest of the planets?" Bernard de Fontenelle, 1686 WARNING! Windows XP does not enable the user to fly. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com -- Mac-N-DOS is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac-N-DOS list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-n-dos.shtml> 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/mac-n-dos%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
