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Mac Forum / General / General / March 2006Tiger and interrupted downloads
Remember the days when an application would fit on an 800k floppy? I just got Tiger. Some shareware or freeware is over 10 MB. I'm on dialup. Before I try downloading big stuff, I want to know if I can resume an interrupted download. Thank you. > Remember the days when an application would fit on an 800k floppy? I remember when the operating system, MacWrite, and MacPaint could all fit on a 400K disk, with room left over for data files. > I just got Tiger. Some shareware or freeware is over 10 MB. > > I'm on dialup. Before I try downloading big stuff, I want to know > if I can resume an interrupted download. Thank you. It depends on the server and on your download software. Both have to support interrupted downloads.  SignatureStop Mad Cowboy Disease: Impeach the son of a Bush. > > Remember the days when an application would fit on an 800k floppy? > > I remember when the operating system, MacWrite, and MacPaint could all > fit on a 400K disk, with room left over for data files. 400k, now I remember, and suddenly the disk was unreadable. It made me neurotic. > > I just got Tiger. Some shareware or freeware is over 10 MB. > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > It depends on the server and on your download software. Both have to > support interrupted downloads. Thanks, now I'm getting somewhere. I'll start by downloading a downloading utility. > > It depends on the server and on your download software. Both have to > > support interrupted downloads. > > Thanks, now I'm getting somewhere. I'll start by downloading a > downloading utility. I hope your download isn't interrupted. ;-) SignatureMike Rosenberg <http://www.macconsult.com> Macintosh consulting services for NE Florida <http://www.cafepress.com/macconsult,macconsult4> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://bogart-tribute.net> Tribute to Humphrey Bogart > Thanks, now I'm getting somewhere. I'll start by downloading a > downloading utility. Just FYI, Safari already supports resuming HTTP-based downloads. > > Remember the days when an application would fit on an 800k floppy? > > I remember when the operating system, MacWrite, and MacPaint could all > fit on a 400K disk, with room left over for data files. Well I remember having the operating system on an audio tape, and having to toggle in the loader to boot it. (so there) SignatureBill Mitchell Dept of Mathematics, The University of Florida PO Box 118105, Gainesville, FL 32611--8105 mitchell@math.ufl.edu (352) 392-0281 x284 >> > Remember the days when an application would fit on an 800k floppy? >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Well I remember having the operating system on an audio tape, and > having to toggle in the loader to boot it. You had TAPE!?!? Back in my day, we just had switches, and we were thankful for them... Magnestic tape? or punched tape? TK > Magnestic tape? or punched tape? > > TK My first was an IBM 1620, base ten. The compiler was on a stack of Holerith cards several inches high. My second was a Honeywell DDP 516. It was a mini because the case was hardly any bigger than a refrigerator. The memory was handwoven in Mexico. The compiler was on a reel of paper tape, but I'd use switches on the front to program it with sixteen-bit instructions. My fourth was an IBM that used eight-inch floppies. My first home computer was a Sinclair with a keyless keyboard, a jack for a tape recorder, and jack for an rf modulator. > Remember the days when an application would fit on an 800k floppy? > > I just got Tiger. Some shareware or freeware is over 10 MB. > > I'm on dialup. Before I try downloading big stuff, I want to know > if I can resume an interrupted download. Thank you. As mentioned already Safari supports resuming downloads if the server supports it too. If you're worried about a large download being interrupted you can test whether the server supports resuming. Download the file for a few seconds, then click the cancel button in the Safari downloads window. The window should show how much of the file has been downloaded. Now click resume. If the progress bar starts over from zero then the server doesn't support resuming. SignatureRoger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand http://roger.geek.nz/ ________________________________________________________________________ No Silicon Heaven? Preposterous! Where would all the calculators go? Kryten, from the Red Dwarf episode "The Last Day" |
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