User`s guide

loader does not have an A2 telecom program which automatically strips off the
header during NULL modem transfers (or if "Binary Down" is turned OFF), the Text
file will look like garbage on the Apple II as well.
o Too many old-time Apple II users still insist upon doing a binscii conversion
of all .SHK files before uploading them. When, as sometimes happens, a binscii'd
.SHK file is uploaded as an ".SHK" file, downloaders end up with a ".SHK file
which ShrinkIt cannot unshrink". Except for uploads to text-oriented services
like comp.binaries.apple2, binscii is not necessary on the modern internet.
o Sometimes, a user will NULL modem an Apple Text file to PC using a block
transfer protocol (like Z-modem) and, then, upload the file as Text intended to
be readable on-line. Such a file will, usually, be a mess when viewed on a PC.
o Mac owners sometimes use the Mac version of ShrinkIt to create a ".SHK"
archive of Apple II files which is then uploaded to an Apple II FTP site. The
result is another 'mystery .SHK file' which Apple II users cannot unshrink. .SHK
files uploaded to an Apple II FTP site should be created on an Apple II using an
Apple II version of ShrinkIt.
In short, most of the common uploading errors are the result of
carelessness or of doing something which is unnecessary. A good uploading 'rule
of thumb' is "Keep it simple".
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005- What kinds of files should I upload to which sites?
I. Many Apple II ftp sites
These sites prefer .SHK files for stuff intended to run or be accessed on
an Apple II. For example, a game which includes a program file, text Readme
file, and folder of pic files would be shrinked into an .SHK file. To facilitate
server compatibility, it is usually best to place files with .shk, .sdk, .dsk,
and similar Apple II-specific filetypes in a .zip file.
It is best to Shrink even compressed picture, small binary, and icon files
and upload them as .SHK files because everyone is used to dealing with .SHK
files and the filetype of shrinked files is preserved.
ProDOS diskettes should, usually, be uploaded as a collection of files in a
regular .SHK file. This uses less space than a whole-disk archive file.
DOS 3.3 diskettes should be uploaded as whole-disk archive .SDK files.
(That is, you have an .SHK whole-disk archive but you change its name to end
with ".SDK".)
Pictures and diagrams you want to be both useable on an Apple II and
viewable on-line should be converted to .GIF form (e.g. via Super Convert) and
uploaded in this form.
If you have several pictures or diagrams you want to be accessible off-line
on an Apple II as well as a PC, Mac, etc., you can convert them to .GIF form,
place them all in a .ZIP file on your PC, and upload the .ZIP file.