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MIDI File 68283b.mid
By Robbie Rhodes

Hi John!  "Down Under", I believe!

I received the Midi file on my Macintosh, then put the file on a
DOS-formatted disk and carried it to the PC.  (I'm told that this
communication method is called "SneakerNet"!)  At the PC I used
the shareware utility "UNPOST" to perform UUdecode.  The resulting
file had some funny name, so I just renamed it XXX.ZIP.  The
extension, ".ZIP", is what PKUNZIP utility is looking for.  At the
prompt I typed "PKUNZIP XXX", and it came out fine.

The UNPOST utility doesn't detect transmission errors, so possibly
that's the problem you're experiencing.  If so, send a note
requesting retransmission to Jody at rollreq@foxtail.com.  Also --
ask your e-mail service provider for advice about the best way to
transmit and receive long binary files.  Jody can probably fix you
up with any common formats.

Best regards,  Robbie Rhodes



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