ZOO IBM Zoo Archive (GS Shrinkit or IBM ZOO program, //e Angel) uu Unix uuencode file (//e uudecode, Unix uudecode) txt An ASCII text file: usually english text. tar Unix Tape Archive (Unix 'tar -xvf', GS EXE tar) GS Shrinkit will not decode StuffIt Deluxe files. SEA Self-extracting archive (Might be Mac, Might be Shrinkit archive) LHA LHA Archive (IBM/Amiga LZH program, //e Angel) LZH LZH Archive (IBM/Amiga LZH program, //e Angel) (IIGIF for //e, many programs for all other computers) GIF Graphics Interchange Format: Compressed picture. BXY NuFX archive with a Binary II header. CPT Compactor Pro archive (Compactor Pro on a Mac only) ARC ARC Archive (IBM ARC, GS Shrinkit, //e Angel or DeArc2E) ACU Applelink Conversion Utility (Shrinkit) aaf Apple Archive Format for source code (aaf.unpacker) See the previous section (on archivers) for programs that will deal with these files.Įxtension What is it? (What program do I use?) The following is a table of some commonįilename extensions. Indicate it's type, your guess is as good as mine. Please note that these are just accepted standards. Many times, people put filename extensions (extra characters at the end of a filename) to denote Nulib v3.21 C Andy McFadden ( v3.10 C Marcel Mol, Dave Whitnet, Bruce KahnīinSCII v1.0.3 A David Whitney ( v3.3 A Andy Nicholas ( A Andy Nicholas ( A Andy Nicholas ( v1.1 G Andy Nicholas ( 2.3.1 G Darek Taubert ( - Distributed as source code written in C. Angel is pretty Buggy, but it's worth a try. (Type: e = Apple //e, g = GS Only, x = GS EXE file, c = C Source code) (Key: E = Encode only, D = Decode only, X = Encode and Decode) Program | | | SCII | code | press | | Hex | LHA | -It | | | |Type| NuFX | Bin | uuen-| com- |.ZOO | Bin | LZH/| Stuff| ARC | Other| One utility I recommend is File Attribute Zapper II. For other files, you may need to change theįile's type. Protects the filetype of the files inside the archive). Is not a big deal, since you can still unpack an archive if the filetype is wrong (and the archive Most comm programs will use some default. Information, so it may get 'lost' when you upload the file. Most other file systems do not have a place to store this Files can be text (TXT), binary (BIN),Įxecutable (SYS), fonts (FON), etc. ProDos keeps some information about a file's type. Most of these 'Unix' standard formats are available on the Apple. 2> It splits the file into manageable 12K chunks. BinSCII is better than uuencodeīecause 1> It stores the ProDos filetype. Just run uncompress then un-tar the result. Only compress 1 file, many times you will find files that are 'tarred an feathered'. Since tar does not make the file smaller, and compress can To undo aĬompress, type 'uncompress filename.Z'. To undo a Tape Archive, type 'tar -xvf filename.tar'. There are several formats that are used widely on the Internet. Just break the file up into component files and remove the first character of each line. The C and Basic source code to aaf unpackers are available on the various FTP sites, in aaf format.įortunately, files in aaf format can be turned back into source code with a simple text editor. Q#45 File transfer: Apple IIGS ' where is the name of theĪpple Archive Format was invented as a standard way to post source code to 2. Q#38 File transfer: Apple //e -> Macintosh Q#37 How can I transfer stuff to/from an IBM/Mac? Q#35 I want a Y-adapter for my GS keyboard. Q#34 What's the scoop on the new HD 3.5" drive? Q#33 Can a Disk ][ be used on a GS smartport? Q#32 Can I hook up a scanner up to my //e? Can it do OCR? Q#31 Can I hook up a LaserWriter, DeskJet, etc to my Apple IIGS? Q#30 Can I hook up a LaserWriter, DeskJet, etc to my Apple //e? ![]() Q#29 Can I use Macintosh Monitors or 3.5" drives with my ][? Q#28 Can the Apple II connect to SCSI devices? Q#26 What programming languages are available for the Apple ][? Q#25 How can I tell what version my computer is? Q#22 Some Common Questions (with answers!) 2/8/95 Q#13 How do I tell what kind of file this is? 2/8/95 Q#5 What archivers do I need to know about? Q#4 Where can I get Apple II software and info on the net? 2/8/95 Q#3 How do I get files off the net? 2/8/95 Q#2 How do I get to 2 and what is it? 2/9/95 ![]() Copyleft 1994 by Dan DeMaggio ( ) But still under construction. ![]() This is the Frequently Asked Questions posting of the 2 newsgroup). The Apple II FAQ - HTML version The Apple II FAQ
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