>jpero_at_sympatico.ca wrote:
> I had this similar problem too even with right shift key, what I did
> was add extra characters or like to end of that file like .gz, .hqx
> to like .gz.goofy, .hqx.txt while saving as before beginning the
> download. This is to block the dumb automatic things from taking
> place and mash your precious file in the process.
Jerome Fine replies:
The files that I want to download are the ".gz" files at:
http://www.classiccmp.org/PDP-11/
Any suggestions as to how "goofy" or "txt" can be added
to the file names so that people like myself who have dumb
software link Windows 98/Netscape 4.78 can get them
downloaded correctly?
Obviously, Jay, I am actually speaking to you. Might it be
possible to set up a second link pointing to the same file
but one which ends in "txt" for those of us who have faulty
software? If you can do so, please send me an e-mail and
I can test it ASAP?
Since I was able to download successfully under Windows XP/
Internet Explorer (although the expansion did take place
automatically without my agreeing to the expansion - and the
result was a file IDENTICAL to the original full size image
for the ISO file), obviously there is nothing wrong with the
file on your site - it is the downloading software at my end -
another reason to dislike M$.
What I find to be really "interesting" is that when I run FC.EXE
under Windows 98 and compare the original image of the CD
file vs the faulty expansion from your ".gz" file, FC says they are
identical even though when I use RT-11 under Ersatz-11 to
compare the two files with BINCOM, the two files are NOT
identical!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now what is FC.EXE doing?????????
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine
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Received on Sun May 26 2002 - 19:56:48 BST