On Tue, 2002-09-17 at 17:54, Scott Holder wrote: > Well, if you're going to go to all that trouble, you might as well put > Stuffit on the floppy. The main executable for Stuffit 5.5 will fit fine > on a floppy.
yes, i've tranferred that over okay... i can only download on my PCs (windows and linux).. its just that the Mac machine that can't read the hqx file yet... > > Any browser would also be compressed, most likely. argh.... ! i thought this would get complex... and twice as complex given that i dont have another Mac.... ! > > All is not lost, however. If you have another Mac with network access, > just use that one to download and extract Stuffit > > If you're on a PC, grab a program called HFV Explorer which will also > uncompress the binhex to a floppy, but also maintain the Maccishness of > it. ahhh, thanks heaps - now that sounds brilliant! will give it a go :) bw m > > Scott Holder > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vintage Macs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > /dev/null > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 12:42 PM > > hmm.... now that i think is where its gonna get interesting.... > > i dont have a browser on this baby either! uh-oh.... > > its my dumpster-rescue mac, so i dont have OS disks for it.. > > can you recommend a browser version that will do this unstuffing biz but > will fit on a floppy? i'm not networked yet either... ! > > thanx heaps > > m - gradually learning the mysteries of the Mac.... > > > -- > Vintage Macs 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> > > Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > -- iriXx www.iriXx.org copyleft: creativity, technology and freedom? [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.copyleftmedia.org.uk _ ( ) ascii ribbon against html email X / \ cat /dev/sda1 > /dev/dsp all your base are belong to us -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
