> From: Frank Gentry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > A Mac application contains certain components that the PC application does > not. When a Mac app is downloaded by a PC, these components are "left > behind;" and, as you found, the app won't work. There are exceptions to > this; but as a general rule, you must download Mac apps WITH a Mac.
But, when a Mac application is compressed into a StuffIt (or similar) archive, bot the data fork and resource fork are merged into a single data fork, meaning that it can traverse the resource-fork-unaware PC world unharmed. As long as you keep the Mac application in an archive until it gets to the Mac, and un-compress it on the Mac, it doesn't matter whether you downloaded it on a PC or a Mac or a Commodore 64. Before I had an internet connection at home, I used to bring a big stack of floppy disks to the public library, and download Mac shareware on the Windows PCs there. -- 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
