Subject: Re: Shrinkit.Exe
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From: Tony Ward <tward@XXXXenteract.com>
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Date: 17 Jun 1999 15:10:45 GMT
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The self-extracting archives of the current versions of ShrinkIt have
been around since Andy Nicholas created them in 1992. He always uploaded
a self-extracting archive along with a standard ShrinkIt archive so the
chicken and the egg situation (how to unpack ShrinkIt if you don't have
ShrinkIt) could be avoided. The following programs, all the latest
versions as far as I'm aware, all exist in self-extracting as well as
standard ShrinkIt archives:

ShrinkIt v3.4
GS-ShrinkIt (GSHK) v1.1
II+ UnshrinkIt v2.1
Auto-UnshrinkIt v1.1

The 8-bit self-extracting archives are text files that you EXEC (ie.
from the BASIC command line) to unpack. The GSHK self-extractor is a S16
file wrapped in Binary II to preserve the filetype, so it's a bit more
complicated; you have to download to a IIgs with a telecom program that
removes the Binary II and sets the filetype, or you remove the Binary II
after the download with BLU or 8-bit ShrinkIt. If the Binary II was
removed before moving the file to an Apple IIgs, then you'll have to set
the filetype to S16 ($B3) manually. Once you've got the S16 file, launch
it and it will unpack itself.

I don't think there ever was an EXEC self-extracting version of GSHK.
GSHK and its documentation file have resource forks, which makes it
kinda tough to unpack from an 8-bit environment.

If the FAQs don't reflect this information, they need to be updated. Or
should I say, backdated, since this information is 7+ years old. :)

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