Below is a list of Mac OS versions and architectures and the best Stuffit for them. So I took what Steve talked about on Mac Yak and ran with it.
The topic was “How to transfer files between old and new Macs” and got me thinking, how far back can we go to send files between different Macs and OS versions? What really is the best way to package this data to ensure it survives transfers to Windows PC’s, Linux servers over FTP etc? Expands files from Macintosh Stuffit (.sit) archives, as well as UUE (uuencoded), HQX (BinHex), bin (MacBinary), ZIP, ARC, ARJ, and GZ archives.Recently on Mac Yak episode #11 (which unfortunately got horribly mangled by YouTube so it’s not easy to watch) the topic of Classic data preservation and transfer was brought up. It also expands self-extracting archives created by StuffIt, ZIP, and Arj. StuffIt Deluxe 6.0 costs 80 upgrades are 30 for owners of previous versions of the StuffIt line, and they’re free if you purchased StuffIt Deluxe 5.5 after 01-Oct-00. To conclude Stuffit Expander for Windows works on Windows 3.1 operating system(s) and can be easily downloaded using the below download link according to Freeware license. Aladdin StuffIt Expander for Windows 5.0 It is important to use a version such as this as the new version offered on Aladdin Systems website does not support the decompression of MacBinary files under Windows, and we will be doing that here. Simultaneously, Aladdin released StuffIt Expander 6.0, the latest version of the company’s near-ubiquitous freeware expansion utility. Older version of Aladdin Stuffit and related tools. Stuffit Expander for Windows download file is only 346 KB in size. Files on the disc date this release to around September 2000.
StuffIt Expander is a file compression and expansion utility that can handle a number of different file archive formats.
Includes Stuffit Browser 5.5, DropStuff 5.1 and Aladdin Expander 5.1. Its a free app available from the App Store and several other Web sites. Can be used to both stuff and un-stuff Stuffit archives, with limited support for decoding MacBinary and BinHex encoded files as well. Stuffit Expander for Windows was filed under the File Compression category and was reviewed in and receive 5/5 Score. On the PC, double-clicking on the file will start the expansion process - follow the procedures and choose where on your computer you want the file to reside. Now that Apple bundles StuffIt 5.X-compatible versions of DropStuff and StuffIt Expander with the Mac OS, this isn’t the big issue it once was, but some users may still need to create StuffIt 4. Stuffit Expander for Windows has been tested by our team against viruses, spyware, adware, trojan, backdoors and was found to be 100% clean. On the Mac youll need to drag and drop the file onto Stuffit Expander 5.5, this will automatically decode the bin-hex encoding, create a. We will recheck Stuffit Expander for Windows when updated to assure that it remains clean. Please review Stuffit Expander for Windows application and submit your comments below.
We will collect all comments in an effort to determine whether the Stuffit Expander for Windows software is reliable, perform as expected and deliver the promised features and functionalities.Thanks guys for your helpful tips! I finally got everything to work. DiskCopy 6.3 works without any problem but my Stuffit Expander 4.0.1 was not able to decompress many of the packages.
I had to install the 5.0 version to resolve the issue.
As a summary, in case this can help other people, this is what I did on my PC and PowerBook:ġ. Download Stuffit Expander 5.5 to PC from here: Ģ. Copy the installer from PC to a 1.44MB floppy disk using MacDiskģ. Requirements: System 7.5.3 or 7.5.3 Revision 2 - System 7.5.5 works fine on all Macs, even those with 68000 processors 7.5. Copy the installer from the floppy disk to PowerBook (PB)ĥ. In that case, it will often work with Stuffit Expander 5.5, available from the same page, running on the Macintosh II emulation of Mini vMac. Lotus Notes Lotus Notes Download & Instructions Instructions: Step 1: Please view or download the following documentation before running the software installation. #Stuffit expander 5.5 softwareĭownload Disk_Copy_(v6.3.3).sit to PC from here: Ħ. If an even later version of Stuffit Expander is required, you could uncompress it on a different Macintosh emulator, such as Basilisk II, or a real Macintosh. #Stuffit expander 5.5 PcĬopy the sit file from PC to a 1.44MB floppy disk using MacDiskħ. Decompress the sit file with Stuffit Expander 5.5 on PBĨ. To create a disk from an image, you need to download the sit file and decompress it with Stuffit Expander 5.5 and then use DiskCopy 6.3.3 to mount it or write to disk.