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Re: PC to Mac file transfer-help

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From: Eric Bennett
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 00:00
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>In article <804605893.13427@imp.demon.co.uk>, Sys_Sol@intersys.demon.co.uk
>wrote:

>> Can anyone help please.
>> 
>> The print company I use to print brochures, etc.
>> can accept files created using Wordperfect for
>> Windows in EPS format.  To transfer these files
>> between my computer and their Mac I have been
>> copying the files to 1.44Mb floppies which their
>> machine can read.  Unfortunately some of my files
>> are in excess of 2Mb in size and so do not fit on
>> the disks.  I am therefore looking for some ideas
>> on how I can possibly compress and/or split these
>> files in such a way that I can pass them onto the
>> print company in a format that their machine can
>> uncompress/reconstruct and read them.
>> 
>> I'm hoping that someone else has dealt with this
>> problem and can advise me.  All help will be most
>> appreciated.

For Mac to PC xfers, you can use segmented Compact Pro archives.

For PC to Mac and Mac to PC xfers, you can use segmented Zip archives.

For info on where to get the software to do either of these, check out my web 
page: http://www.mps.org/~ebennett

-Ericb@psu.edu
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From: ericb@psu.edu (Eric Bennett)
Subject: Re: PC to Mac file transfer-help
Date: 1995/07/18
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