An image file is a compressed disk image file. It is created by doing the following:
1. The original software from diskette is read into memory and
converted to a "disk image" using a program called Disk Copy
4.2.
2. The disk image file is then compressed and converted into a
self-extracting archive file, which reduces the file's size,
and then posted in our library in its compressed form.
Doing the above steps converts the entire floppy disk into a single Macintosh file and compresses it to save download time and storage space. To use this downloaded compressed image file, you need to reverse the steps:
1. By "running" a StuffIt 3.0.x compatible unstuffer, or AOL 2.0's
unstuffer, you will expand the disk image file back to it's
original 800k or 1400k size.
2. You need to use Disk Copy 4.2 (which is available online) to
convert the disk image file back to a real disk.
(Disk Copy memory size should be set to about 1600K to unpack a
high density disk (FDHD) by adjusting the memory setting in the
Disk Copy 4.2 Finder Get Info window.)
3. If the image file is 1400k, and you don't have a 1400k drive,
you'll need to get the MountImage control panel file, drop it
into your System Folder, and restart before doing anything
with the disk image. MountImage is available in the MOS forum
libraries.
Using MountImage, you can tell the computer to treat the disk
image file as if it were a real disk. You can do this by
opening the control panel and adjusting the settings. A word of
caution, though. MountImage often corrupts the resulting
installations from image files.
Use MountImage at your own risk!
4. Once you have the real disk or have opened the image file as a
disk, you should be able to copy the various files to your
