On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, Mehdi El Gueddari wrote: > - you can download a compressed executable (.bin, .sit, .hqx, .zip...) and > transfer it to your Mac just like any other document but DO NOT decompress > the file on the PC, If you do that, the file will be unreadable on the Mac > (that what you've already seen) > > - you can't download a Mac application on a PC and then transfer it to your > Mac if the file is not compressed > > Note that a .sea file is a self executable archive, so it's just like an > application and cannot be downloaded on a PC and transferred on your Mac if > it's not compressed.
This is not strictly true. A PC program like TransMac can allow you to use a PC to transfer Mac binary applications to your Mac. > To install stuffit on your 3400, just find an ISP install CD (there are > plenty around in France so I guess that it's the same in the US) : > generally, you can find an uncompressed Stuffit expander on those CD (of > course, you need to have a CD player for the 3400). Or ask a Mac user to put > an uncompressed stuffit expander on a floppy or a CD. > > Once you have that stuffit, you're ready to go. Getting stuffit installed is > always the hard part when you buy a used Mac. Yep but you can do it without a CD or a Mac savvy friend. This webpage: http://www.macdrivermuseum.com/pc2mac.html is what got me over this hurdle when I was loding up my Powerbook 520c and only had a PC with an internet connection. Kent Peterson Issaquah WA USA http://www.halcyon.com/peterson/rando.html -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
