I second disk-doubler. I still use it on my mac IIci. Mel
--- martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Re compression utilities for System 6, I always > thought > DiskDoubler was one of the best, partly beause it > was itself very > compact (ever checked out the size of Stuffit's > Engine in your System > Folder?), but mainly because it was rock-solid > stable. Apple used to > post their files in DD .sea format, so they trusted > it. DiskDoubler > rocks, I still use it on my G4 running 9.2.2 for all > my own stuff, > even though the world went with Alladin's Stuffit a > long time ago. > > Let me know offlist if you're having trouble > tracking it down. > > And yes, I'd love to see some of the brighter lights > on this list > maintain momentum on the System 6 browser project! > Coding is way > beyond my ability, especially the kind of tight > assembly-language > stuff that produced such powerful apps with such > tiny footprints in > the 80s-90s. Even the simplest stuff lately gobbles > up RAM by the MB. > > I'd love to see an integrated suite of System 6 > basic apps/utilites, > so a user could load in the suite, and end up with > System 6, a > reliable email app, basic browser, and Clarisworks, > all getting along > with each other in Multifinder. Anything beyond > that would be at the > user's discretion and risk. The biggest challenge > would be the > browser of course; I'm still able to find a number > of text-based web > pages, but more and more of them insist on Java and > Flash, which is > mostly used for annoying animations anyway. > > Anyone experiencing the rush of System 6 on their > old SE or SE/30 can > appreciate why it's worth the trouble to explore > this! When the > system loads and is ready to work with in a few > seconds, compared to > several minutes for later System 7 setups, and > everything happens > almost instantly, it's a real treat! I hope System > 6 is always > around, like Lionel trains and '64 Mustangs! woot! > > m > > -- > System6 is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > 123Inkjets.com > <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > System 6 Heaven > <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> > > System6 info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.html> > --> 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/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! > http://www.applelinks.com > > -- System6 is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> System 6 Heaven <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> System6 info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.html> --> 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/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
