At 04:17 PM 12/22/2002 +1100, you wrote: >Thanks Scott, I have one or both installed and cant say I've used them >to unbinhex things, having more than one mac usually means you dont have >to. Dont .sea files transfer like sit or .bin files or do they need >further packing to protect the "Maciness" before transfer from a pc? >Geez Im getting rusty on this stuff.
As long as it's stuffed, it's protected. Even .sea files are okay, though they won't self extract anymore. If they're dragged and dropped onto the StuffIt Icon, they'll still decompress. The real trick is getting a functional copy of StuffIt (5.5 is the last 68k version and generally the version you want to end up with) onto a Mac for the first time. I haven't used TransMac but with HFV Explorer, when you drag a file onto a Mac Floppy you get a dialog box that asks how you want to copy it. UnBinHexing it is one of the options, and what you'll generally want to do. I used to have a binhexed copy of just the Stuffit 5.5 executable somewhere on a server somewhere, it just barely fit on a floppy by itself (make sure it's a good floppy with no bad sectors, it just barely fits). Not sure where its got to. I'll look for it. It might be http://ncc1701.home.mindspring.com/stuffit.hqx but don't quote me on that. Oh, another thing, once you get Stuffit 5.5 installed, you'll probably want to track down a copy of DropStuff 5.5. Not only will it allow you to create archives, but adds extra funtionality to Stuffit like being able to do zips and cpts. One last note: If you're going to be stuck on a Winbox, you might check this out: http://basilisk2.cjb.net . Not only is it a handy way to transfer files, but often makes Windows a bit more bearable ;) It does need a 512k/1 meg ROM image, but you should be able to get that from your current Mac. Scott Holder -- Quadlist 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> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
