![]() Accidental deletion of the description of the SHK from the Windows registry.Incorrect links to the SHK file in registry entries.Corruption of a SHK file which is being opened.There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the ShrinkIt Compressed Apple II File Archive file. The inability to open and operate the SHK file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. Then click on the Terminal window (to bring it to the front) and press return.Possible problems with the SHK format files Paul-ibook-g4:~/Desktop/WordPerfectGS_3DiskSet Folder Paul$ /Applications/Games/Apple\ II\ emulators/OSXII\ 0.9\ Folder/Misc/nulib2-bin -x /Users/Paul/Desktop/WordPerfectGS_3DiskSet\ Folder/WORDPERFECT.SDK Then drop the wordperfect.sdk file into the Terminal window Paul-ibook-g4:~/Desktop/WordPerfectGS_3DiskSet Folder Paul$ /Applications/Games/Apple\ II\ emulators/OSXII\ 0.9\ Folder/Misc/nulib2-bin -x Then drop the nulib2-bin file into the window and type -x (and a space) it'll look like this ![]() Paul-ibook-g4:~ Paul$ cd /Users/Paul/Desktop/WordPerfectGS_3DiskSet\ Folder Then you have to backspace, deleting the name of the sdk file through the / so it looks like this (your line will be different depending on where you've stashed the shk or sdk file and what you've name your Mac) ![]() Paul-ibook-g4:~ Paul$ cd /Users/Paul/Desktop/WordPerfectGS_3DiskSet\ Folder/WORDPERFECT.SDK Step 1 result after typing cd and dropping the wordperfect.sdk file onto the Terminal window and even put down what happens after each step- the actual number of lines inside the Terminal are only a couple. Here's an example of that on my mac-I've added blank lines between commands- Terminal isn't very pretty in its formatting. Hope this helps someone! I know I could have used it when I first started down this road. If you type -v instead of -x (-v for view), it will list what's inside of the shrunk archive. The unshrunk files will be in the folder you first created! Voila! nulib will have unshrunk the file and reported that it was expanded Then drag the file you wish to unshrink into the Terminal window (it will likely put a long path name as well)Īgain click on the Terminal window to bring it to the fore Type -x (for extract, and you do need to put the dash in as well as the x) Then drag the nulib2-bin file into the Terminal window (it comes with OSXII emulator in its Misc folder) That will make the focus of the later expansion the folder (otherwise you could end up with a dozen files in another window and it's a nuisance cleaning up after you do that, you'll have to click on the Terminal window to bring it to the frontīackspace deleting the name of the file and also delete the / mark just before the file name Then drag the file you wish to change into the Terminal window- you can just click and drag it to any visible part of the Terminal window (the mouse pointer will include a green sign indicating that it is copying the path) Put the file you wish to convert into its own folder To keep this post a reasonable length, I'll put the directions in the next message! They work! But if you find a glitch or an error please post a suggestion or correction! I've even tested the directions as a novice would reading them for the first time. It's a set of step by step directions on how to expand an. In any event, after much trial and error, here's what I figured out. But how to use it? Double-clicking launched a Terminal window and provided a list of commands- but then what? There is a real need for a front end GUI for this folks! One came with the OS XII emulator in its miscellaneous folder. There was lots of mention of nulib and even nulib2-and a version on the Macintosh. But every place I looked (and this was days of hunting, reading, trying) refused to give up the secrets. ![]() I rummaged through site after site, lengthy detailed explanations, conversion directions, etc. I struggled mightily to find good step by step directions on how to do this.
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