[comp.sys.apple] Questions about Apple file conversion programs

brianw@microsoft.UUCP (Brian Willoughby) (05/19/89)

I have a few questions that I believe would be beneficial to many
comp.sys.apple readers:

What does one need for a complete set of Apple II Plus utilities to
download the various files that are posted to comp.binaries.apple2
(aka Apple2-L) ?

I finally have a version of BinSCII (v1.0.3) which smoothly runs on my
II Plus. However, II+ UnShrinkIt 1.0 has trouble when unshrinking files
that belong in a subdirectory on the destination drive. Also, the copy
of BLU2.28 that I have crashes to the monitor at $2022:BRK upon
execution.

I have several unBinSCII'd files with the following extensions (I don't
mean file types, but filename extensions), what programs are needed to
produce usable files from these:

FILE.BQY
FILE.BNY
FILE.SHK        II+ UnShrinkIt >1.0? more recent version?
FILE.BIN

Could someone send me the latest II+ UnShrinkIt and II+ BLU ?
Please, only encript them with BinSCII - that's all I have running.

Brian Willoughby
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If you think I'm not the only netter with these questions, then post
your answer. Otherwise, just send EMail.

Thanks!

prl3546@tahoma.UUCP (Philip R. Lindberg) (05/24/89)

From article <5753@microsoft.UUCP>, by brianw@microsoft.UUCP (Brian Willoughby):
> 
> I have a few questions that I believe would be beneficial to many
> comp.sys.apple readers:
> 
> What does one need for a complete set of Apple II Plus utilities to
> download the various files that are posted to comp.binaries.apple2
> (aka Apple2-L) ?
> 
> I finally have a version of BinSCII (v1.0.3) which smoothly runs on my
> II Plus.
> 
> Brian Willoughby

My problem is that I can't seem to get this all started.  I have BLU 2.28
but nobody seems to use that here.  I have BinSCII (v1.0.3), but it's in
the hex. form and requires BinSCII to unpack it (I think) ie. catch-22.  I
have Shrinkit and a bunch of other stuff but it all requires BinSCII so I'm
stuck.  Help, anybody....

	  To the old timers here, this kind of problem is probably a pain.
I didn't want to be a pest, so up until now I have been saving files and
waiting for a solution to the catch-22 to appear.  Maybe this is it?

To any one willing to answer this,  Thanks in advance!
Phil

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JDA@NIHCU.BITNET (Doug Ashbrook) (05/26/89)

> My problem is that I can't seem to get this all started.  I have BLU 2.28
> but nobody seems to use that here.  I have BinSCII (v1.0.3), but it's in
> the hex. form and requires BinSCII to unpack it (I think) ie. catch-22.  I
> have Shrinkit and a bunch of other stuff but it all requires BinSCII so I'm
> stuck.  Help, anybody....

The BinSCII file was distributed with both the BinSCII and
Executioner format in the same file.  There were instructions
at the beginning of the file.  Basically, you need to cut off
the BinSCII portion and headers at the beginning of the file,
and then EXEC the resulting file.

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