Re: [NTLK] Saving binaries on Mac?

From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com)
Date: Wed Jan 22 2003 - 17:24:00 EST


On 22/01/03 16:54, "David Marshall" <h-generator_at_charter.net> wrote:

> Ok, I have searched the archives, but have not found the answer... I am
> a new Newton owner (MP2000) and a new Mac owner (Powerbook 3400c)
>
> I have never used a Mac before and I wanted to get my Newt setup with
> some packages for ethernet... How do I save pkg files in Netscape? It
> seems that no matter what I do I can't get NCU to see the files, and it
> seems they are getting saved as text files.... I know this is probably
> really simple, but Netscape's site is less than zero help.....

That's because on a Macintosh, files are associated with applications using
invisible information called the file type and the file creator. By
transiting on some foreign web server, those Macintosh files lose this info
so you have to set it back. Fortunately, there is a little application
called "PackType" that will do that for any file you drop on it. Check the
UNNA archive <http://www.unna.org/> or Steve Weyer's web site, the creator
of PackType I believe.

-Laurent.

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