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Re: LBFR Apparatus Instructions
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Tue, 2 May 2000 01:22:52 GMT
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"Will Hess" <willhess@simflex.com> writes:

I have finally prepared instructions for most MOC apparatus featured on the
Lego Beach Fire and Rescue website.  Each set of instructions is a self-
extracting archive with a JPEG of each step, so no special software is needed
to use them.  Start from the URL below and navigate to the apparatus pages...a
link to the instructions will be at the bottom of most.

I'm a castle freak, and not a town freak, but I thought I'd go look
anyway. When I finally got to the page of instructions, the couple I
tried were not found on the server. I was curious as to what a "self-
extracting archive" is. I know of them for Windows, but not for UNIX or
Mac (or other) browsing folks. Perhaps just zipping them up would be
more universal?

--
Don't design inefficiency in - it'll happen in the implementation.

Chris Gray     cg@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA
               http://www.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA/cg/



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(...) Very odd...the files are on the server and the link matches up with the directory and filenames. I'll have to have a chat with someone... A self-extracting archive is (in this case) a zipfile written to an exe with a small amount of the (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.town)
  Re: LBFR Apparatus Instructions
 
(...) the (...) needed (...) pages...a (...) I have finished converting the instructions to zip files and have cleaned up the problem with the downloads. Everything works now. Will Lego Beach Department of Emergency Services (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.town)

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