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From: kenfair@flammulated.rice.edu (Kenneth Jason Fair)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE!
Message-ID: <1991Jun4.013638.19227@rice.edu>
Date: 4 Jun 91 01:36:38 GMT
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In article <9106030406.AA20102@apple.com> ISSLTC@NUSVM.BITNET (Lim Thye Chean) writes:


>I am here to say "Thanks!" to so many people who take time to reply my
>questions. I have successfully connected to some of the FTP sites and
>am enjoying some of the greatest GS programs I ever seen (highest
>recommendation is given to Columns GS, everybody please get it and
>support the authors!). I have tried using ShrinkItGS to unpack .Z files
>but fail. Somebody mentioned to me today that I need to use binary
>type, so I will try again tonight (I always use text type).
>

	Unfortunately, ShrinktIt! and GShrinkit! do NOT support .Z
uncompression at this time.  A recent conversation with Andy Nicholas
(author of ShrinkIt!) leads me to believe that this is one of the
features he is working on supporting in his next major upgrade of
ShrinkIt!  Unfortunately, (or perhaps fortunately!) he is busy right
now ironing out the final bugs of System 6.0 for Apple and hasn't had
much time to spend with ShrinkIt!  (Correct me if I'm wrong, Andy!)
Hopefully, he will have time at a later date.
	You should always use BINARY when ftp'ing programs.  In this
case, I don't _believe_ it makes a difference.  BINARY turns on the
high bit send, which I don't think makes a difference in the case of
Apple II programs, but better safe than sorry.
	Kudos to Columns GS!  I use it to prove some of the superior
capabilties of the GS to my think-they-have-better-computers friends.
It's VERY addictive, and I like the ability to change the basic
blocks to whatever patterns I wish.  If you don't have Columns, GET
IT!
	By the way, I tried to send you mail earlier, but it didn't
get through.  Could you send me your BITNET address via Email?  Send
it to kenfair@owlnet.rice.edu.

Mr Toaster



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"Not all Apple dealers carry the Apple II product line."
   - p.92, _The Apple II Guide_    NAAAAAAHHH, really??   ** II INFINITUM **
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