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From: holloway@drivax.UUCP (Bruce Holloway)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16
Subject: Re: help needed on uudecode files
Message-ID: <326@drivax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 15:04:38 EST
Article-I.D.: drivax.326
Posted: Mon Mar 10 15:04:38 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 12-Mar-86 22:32:11 EST
References: <118@druxu.UUCP>
Reply-To: holloway@drivax.UUCP (Bruce Holloway)
Organization: Digital Research, Monterey, CA
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Keywords: uudecode

In article <118@druxu.UUCP> rwb@druxu.UUCP (BlackR) writes:
>
>Has anyone been able to move uuencoded files from the net to a 520ST and
>get them to run?  I've downloaded the assembler, the clock, and micro
>EMACS, uudecoded them and tried to run them.  The screen clears (micro
>EMACS asks for parameters since it is a .TTP file), the disk whirls,
>then I get the desk top back.  I would suspect the uudecode program, but
>a dump of the decoded files show character strings that are readable among
>a lot of stuff that is not readable.  Since I just received the TOS ROMs, I'm
>going to install those and see if they make any difference.  Any other
>suggestions?

You probably haven't yet removed the desk accessories. They take up bunches
of memory, and if the ST doesn't have enough memory to run a program, it
just returns to the desktop. Make a copy of your system disk and remove
anything ending with ".ACC", then boot up with that disk and try again.

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