![]() ![]() In this case, the toast file is indeed a normal ISO and even has a Windows 3.1 version on it. But it extracts and runs fine for me on Basilisk II with Stuffit Expander 5.5. ![]() I don't know how well that software runs inside of Sheepshaver. It looks like the one on Macintosh Garden may not have all of the modules. Try re-downloading it, and make sure you have enough space on your Mac volume to uncompress it. Ok, it sounds like your Afterdark download is corrupt, or something else odd is going on. It has been a while since I looked at one, but I seem to recall there was some way to convert them to an ISO or some other format. But most of the time the only program that can open them is Adaptec Toast running on a Mac. If you are lucky, you can extract it and rename it to ISO. Now, toast files are a whole different headache. If your desktop is full, you can also drag the SIT file directly to the Stuffit program icon, without the alias.Įarlier versions of Stuffit will stick their nose in the air and refuse to open any SIT file if the creator info is borked. It ignores the creator info when you do it that way. However with Stuffit Expander 5.5 what you can do is create an alias to the Stuffit Expander 5.5 program icon, place that alias on your desktop, and then drag your SIT file to the icon. It may or may not see it in the "open" dialog either. That means Stuffit Expander won't automatically open the file when you double click on it. The big problem is that most tools for importing a SIT file in to a real or emulated Mac will lose the resource fork and creator info. Considering that the morons at the Macintosh Garden site actively block Windows 95 user agents, I'm guessing that also isn't possible on Macs. Most people could use and appreciate this software but only real computer fans will appreciate it for what it truly is.The problem with SIT files is they expect you to download the, directly from the web or BBSes on to a real Mac. This software may not have a use for most people but it does for tons of IT professionals and computer nerds everywhere. When software come out like this that only appeals to a niche but it so well made and so powerful you know it's an act of love for the developer as well as his group of devotees. Most archived files can be viewed, new files added to archives, or deleted without decompressing the original file. Supported file format extensions: (.7z.Supported files include: 7-Zip, AppleSingle, Arc, ARJ BinHex, BTOA, bzip2, CABCompact, ProLHA, LZMA, MacBinary, all versionsMIME/Base 64, Private File, SpaceSaver StuffIt compression format used in versions prior 5.xStuffIt v1.5.1 to 8.0.x, including encrypted, segmented and self-extracting archive, (Classic Mac OS file type code 'SIT!'), Unix Compress, PC/Unix 8 bit to 7-bit encoding similar to BinHex, yEncode, ZIP including encrypted, Zip64, general archives: self-extracting and segmented files. The fact that it can handle them without having to decompress them typically speaks to the tremendous appeal and usefulness of this piece of software.įeatures: Supports a multitude of compression formats and is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.īoasts an impressive range of multiple operating system compresion file support. There are very few pieces of software available capable of handling this number of file formats. sitx files as well as many other file compression formats. StuffIt Expander is a file compressor and unzipper for Windows.
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