User`s guide

Several utilities can change ProDOS filetype. If you do not have one, you
can download tchange.bin and follow the directions* in tchange_info.txt to get
it going on your Apple II.
You can find GS-ShrinkIt in an .SEA file (e.g. gshk.sea) and tchange.bin on
several archive sites. (See Q&A 007 below.)
B. The Shrinked Disk (.sdk) version
GSUTILS.sdk is a shrinked whole-disk file which can be unshrinked to 800k
3.5" diskette using 8-bit ShrinkIt (or GS-ShrinkIt). If booted, this diskette
starts a bare-bones System 6.0.1 and launches GS-ShrinkIt.
Besides GS-ShrinkIt, also on the disk (in .SHK files) are the ZLINK
shareware telecom utility and ASIMOV for converting .dsk files. Coolwriter (for
reading Text) is on the disk as a non-shrinked file. All of these can be copied
to hard disk or to other diskettes.
GSUTILS.sdk is available on Ground in the useful.stuff/ folder mentioned
above. The 8-bit ShrinkIt in a self-extracting version can be found in the same
folder.
Getting SHRINK and UNSHRINK (for 64k Apples)
SHRINK and UNSHRINK permit 64k Apple II users to work with .SHK files.
These files are usually maintained in non-shrinked form. You can find them on
several sites. (See Q&A 007 below.)
To get these utilities going on your Apple II, download SHRINK, UNSHRINK,
and SHRINK2PLUS.TXT (e.g. as separeate files or on a .dsk disk image). Once the
files are transferred to your Apple II, follow the directions* in
SHRINK2PLUS.TXT.
*Note: If you download an Apple II file to a PC and transfer to a Mac and get
filetype $00 ("Unknown"), the process described in the directions will not work
when the $00 file is moved to your Apple II. One solution is a Mac utility to
set filetype to $04 (TXT). See ProTYPE info in the next Q&A below.
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Getting 8-bit ShrinkIt
From: Beverly Cadieux
The easiest way to get the current (3.4) version of 8-bit ShrinkIt going is
via the self-extracting archive, SHRINK.EXE.
o- Download the file, (transfer to your Apple II if necessary,) and get into
AppleSoft BASIC (run BASIC.SYSTEM and get to the AppleSoft "]" prompt).
o- Be sure to set the ProDOS PREFIX to the location of SHRINK.EXE on your Apple
II. For example, if it is in the main directory of volume HD1, you would enter