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- From: jshell@xmission.com (riverYard)
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- Subject: Re: 1670 and Novaterm
- Date: 27 Mar 1996 02:18:23 GMT
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- rbthomas@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca wrote:
- : On another note I am having some difficulty d-laoding files. I have got
- : files via FTP from various sites, got files via mail-server at uwaterloo
- : also, but keep running into files that won't dissolve or work correctly.
- : For example, if I FTP GoDotDemo.lha from FTP.FUNET.FI (/pub/cbm/geos/) I
- : am unable to do anything with the file. What do I need to decompress the
- : .lha archive. The GoDot-update.sfx file will also not dissolve. Since
- : it is an .sfx file I am assuming it should just load and run. I have
- : even tried uuxfer on these files first to no avail.
- : Any help greatly appreciated. THANKS in advance.
-
- the SFX files i just downloaded (i just plugged a 1670 into my commie for
- the first time in years) had to be loaded without the ,1. i don't know
- why, but if you just load "yadayada.sfs",8 and run it, it SHOULD work
- fine. i'm used to being able to load runnable files with a ,8,1 and i
- don't know if the download is affecting the load address, or what. but
- that's whats worked for me.
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