What is .sit?
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, January 6 2008 19:28
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I recently downloaded a .sit file and now I have know idea how to read it. Does anyone know 1) What program(s) can read/process this file? 2) What types of items are stored in .sit files (as in compressed files, applications, etc.) 3) Is there a mac demo for EV:Nova? I have a 2.4 dual core intel mac with 2gb of ram. Any answers would be nice. Thanks. [ Sunday, January 06, 2008 19:31: Message edited by: The Ratt ] -------------------- Hmm... Ornks, gazers and guacamole. What kind of food would you get? =:T:= Posts: 454 | Registered: Monday, August 20 2007 07:00 |
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The Establishment
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written Sunday, January 6 2008 19:32
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It's an older Mac format, popular in the late 90s. I suggest Stuffit. -------------------- Your flower power is no match for my glower power! Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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written Sunday, January 6 2008 20:50
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Stuffit is horrible adware now. Use The Unarchiver instead. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Sunday, January 6 2008 21:03
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Stuffit is still around somehow. A compression format of the days of yore. I even stuck with its paid versions until version 11 (long after most had given it up but I was nostalgic for it). Version 12 added nothing near as I can tell and they wanted another 30 bones for the update. No thanks guys, it's been a fun 15 years but I'm off to .zip. You can get the free expander for it @ http://www.stuffit.com/ You can get a demo of EV:Nova @ http://www.ambrosiasw.com Of no particular intrest to anyone, I'm one of the few that owns the EV:Nova card/board game. It's pretty complex but manages to equate most of the game functions to cards and a game board. -------------------- http://www.goozex.com/trading/asp/join.asp?idr=412684821 alexkaltsas.com Posts: 145 | Registered: Sunday, February 18 2007 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Sunday, January 6 2008 21:13
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Forget StuffIt, give me CompactPro. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central "Slartucker is going to have a cow when he hears about this," Synergy said. Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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The Establishment
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written Sunday, January 6 2008 21:45
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I'm a sucker for .tar.gz, but that's just my UNIX talking. Yes, I do make those on my Mac quite regularly. :P -------------------- Your flower power is no match for my glower power! Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, January 7 2008 02:34
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tar.gz is probably the best way to offer anything for download. I don't know a platform that doesn't support it natively - I know OSX contains tar and gzip, and WinZip can extract tar.gz as well (not sure about compressing). Privately, I've switched to 7zip for storing files. I've compared it to gz and bz2, and it is usually at least as efficient while being several times faster. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, January 7 2008 14:19
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quote:That was a neat program. Like StuffIt, but not expensive! —Alorael, who zips not because it's especially fast or especially optimized but because it's available in the nice little menu. When he needs things smaller he zips them up to 20 times. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, January 7 2008 16:54
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What is .sit? Sit is a command you give your dog. this post has been brought to you by Andraste's fever-addled brain. -------------------- You acquire an item: Radio Free Foil Posts: 1169 | Registered: Monday, September 23 2002 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, January 7 2008 17:22
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quote:WinZip, WinRAR, and 7-Zip all extract tar.gz on Windows, but that's not native support. The only archive natively supported in windows is zip. -------------------- "Dumbledore returns from the dead and declares it to be hammertime, Harry proceeds to break it down, Voldemort is unable to touch this." —Dintiradan Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, January 7 2008 18:29
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Prompted by the subject, I now inquire if anyone has a .sea file of StuffitExpander version 6.0. If so I ask that you please e-mail it to me. quote:I hope you don't have dial-up internet, as the compressed file exceeds one hundred fifty megabytes. Also, if you play past the time that the demo trial ends, Captain Hector will mercilessly destroy you. -------------------- I dub thee... Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Monday, January 7 2008 18:31
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I'm puzzled why people are still talking about this. -------------------- When I close my eyes at night I see David Bowie. PLAY AVERNUM 1!!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 157 | Registered: Saturday, August 25 2007 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, January 7 2008 19:42
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Because conversations don't always end when the original topic has been exhausted? —Alorael, who wonders why anyone talks on Spiderweb at all. It must be some mysterious social urge that drives otherwise ordinary (sort of) people (mostly) to an internet forum where they can flee from fluffy turtles and engage in odd cult-like behavior. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, January 7 2008 22:56
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EV:N is worth twice what you pay for the full version, and then some. Polaris forever! -------------------- The Noble and Ancient Order of Polaris - We're Not Yet Dead. Encyclopedia • Blades Forge • Archives • Stats • RSS (This Topic / Forum) • Blog • NaNoWriMo Did-chat thentagoespyet jumund fori is jus, hat onlime gly nertan ne gethen Firyoubbit 'obio.' Decorum deserves a whole line of my signature, and an entry in your bookmarks. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Tuesday, January 8 2008 17:01
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quote:No...that can't be true...I wiped out one of their systems with nothing but FPCs. -------------------- I dub thee... Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, January 8 2008 18:23
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The wonderful thing about Polaris is that it's immortal. It doesn't matter how many times it goes down, it always gets right back up and does what it does best. —Alorael, who has a sneaking suspicion that what it does best is nothing, perhaps even in multiple senses of the word. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, January 9 2008 04:41
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quote:Though one could finish that sentence with "...going down". (In the purely technical sense.) quote:And .rar is what King Kong says. :P Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, January 9 2008 16:16
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With cats, sit is not enough. You need sudo. —Alorael, who prefers to finish the sentence with "going down in flames." That's less ambiguous in one way but more so in more appropriate ways. Yes, more appropriate in more ways than one, too. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |