--- catalina_eddie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Gang, > > I'm new to mac ownertship, like maybe six weeks and I'm developing > more > questions than I have vocabulary to ask, so forgive the incoherence. > > I've been trying to download stuff for my mac such as the SW 2500 > driver 'n > like that, but all I have currently connected to the internet is a PC > and > nothing I've downloaded seems to work. Is this the way things are and > am I > expecting too much of PC Exchange, or am I doing something terribly > wrong? > Is that begging an answer or what? > > I have a Q 605, 32M, 2.1G running OS 7.5, and things are really fine > 'ceptin > I just don't know about some things, like, I don't know about setting > up PC > Exchange, and the instructions I read seem like they're for something > else > > Don Erdmann, Vancouver, USA
Generally speaking, Mac files downloaded to a PC will be in some 'container' format, like .sit, .hqx, or .bin. This is because native Mac file formats get corrupted on a PC because PC file systems can't hold all the information (specifically, the 'resource' fork). You will need Stuffit Expander on the Mac to 'expand' the container files into usable mac files. You can download stuffit expander on the Alladin Systems site, but of course, you'll be in the chicken and egg situation. If you end up in this problem, email me off list and I'll mail you a floppy. Of course, another way would be to get your Mac on the Internet so you could download directly to the Mac. ===== ----------------- Ed Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com -- 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/> 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
