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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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On Wed, 2 Apr 1997, kuma wrote:

> > I should probably ask the obvious:  what is the filesize of the image?
> > Did you download it in binary mode?
> > 
> Right, i forgot to mention, the file(boot.flp) i downloaded is a bit more
> than 1.44, it's 1.478Mb.  I was wondering how could that fit into a
> single 1.44 floppy.  I used netscape to do "Save Link As" and saved the
> file.

That may have corrupted the image.  Try using FTP directly and make sure
it's set to binary mode.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
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