gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn) (11/02/90)
In article <10172@ur-cc.UUCP> maye_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Robert Mayer) writes: >1. How do you aquire Binscii or GScii within Usenet or Internet? I found it on tybalt.caltech.edu. >Assuming that I could find it how is packed? You should get binscii.exe, which is a text file, copy it to your Apple II, execute AppleSoft BASIC from a ProDOS system disk, then type "EXEC BINSCII.EXE", which will interpret the file as though the text had been manually typed in at the keyboard. If all goes well, it will unpack itself into a BINSCII.SYS file at that point. That's your BINSCII program. You can run it from BASIC by typing "-BINSCII.SYS". The operation is fairly obvious, except when unpacking a BINSCIIed file tell it the target DIRECTORY, not a target FILE name (the file names are encoded in the BINSCIIed archive). >2. Where can I pick up a copy of GS Shrinkit or Shrinkit GS I think they're also on tybalt.caltech.edu.
ART100@psuvm.psu.edu (Andy Tefft) (11/02/90)
Wasn't someone working on a FAQ? I'm getting a little tired of trying to answer questions like Where do I find software and how do I get it? What are binscii and shrinkit? Are files packed with () binary or text? Is there a version of kermit that works on my //()? It would be easier to have a FAQ to throw at people AND have posted on a regular basis. I'd do it myself except (there's always an except) I don't know about the GS aspects of stuff (e.g. hyperc doesn't work on the gs but you can pick up a patch at xx, and you need rom 08 to run photonix ix, etc).