AWCTTYPA@UIAMVS.BITNET ("David A. Lyons") (02/10/89)
>Date: Wed, 8 Feb 89 23:17:18 EST >From: The RainForest BBS <sschneider@PRO-EXCHANGE.CTS.COM> >Subject: GEnie Apple 2 / ShrinkIt >Just logged off GEnie. Seems that the Librarian there (A2.DEAN) >deemed the new packing/compression program ShrinkIt too radical for >the system. [...] he objected to the fact that since GEnie couldn't >(wouldn't) support it, why bother leaving it where it could be >accessed by someone that might actually like using it better than BLU >which is their "standard"... [...] (As I said on GEnie) I disagree with the A2 RoundTable staff decision not to allow ShrinkIt on GEnie; however, I _agree_ with their policy of requring that all packed uploads be in .BNY or .BQY format. There's enough confusion with just one packer used on GEnie. And remember that ShrinkIt currently requires an _enhanced_ IIe or a GS. (There are alternatives to BLU that can pack and unpack .BNY and .BQY files on the II+, and BLU works with the unenhanced IIe.) >/steve >UUCP: crash!pro-exchange!sschneider APPLELINK : sschneider >ARPA: crash!pro-exchange!sschneider@nosc.mil COMPU$ERVE: 75166,2544 >INET: sschneider@pro-exchange.cts.com GENIE : sschneider >The RainForest @ 305-434-4927 / PO Box 841422, Pembroke Pines, Fl, 33084 --David A. Lyons bitnet: awcttypa@uiamvs DAL Systems CompuServe: 72177,3233 P.O. Box 287 GEnie mail: D.LYONS2 North Liberty, IA 52317 AppleLinkPE: Dave Lyons