AMUG Internet Installer Source Code

[dschnur]

I just released the source to the AMUG Internet Installer (ca 1995) via Macintosh Garden.

https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/amug-internet-installer

MIT License. Have fun!

(Also attached here for archival sake)

 

[joevt]

That sit file has a "AMUG Internet Assistant" folder with the bundle (package) bit set? Or maybe there's a problem with the way I extracted it?

getfileinfo /Volumes/Storage/Downloads/AMUG\ Internet\ Assistant  
directory: "/Volumes/Storage/Downloads/AMUG Internet Assistant"
attributes: avBstclInmedz
created: 04/24/1998 15:39:45
modified: 01/30/2026 10:52:51

This can clear the bundle bit:

setfile -a avbstclInmedz "/Volumes/Storage/Downloads/AMUG Internet Assistant"

 

[dschnur]

That sit file has a "AMUG Internet Assistant" folder with the bundle (package) bit set? Or maybe there's a problem with the way I extracted it?

getfileinfo /Volumes/Storage/Downloads/AMUG\ Internet\ Assistant
directory: "/Volumes/Storage/Downloads/AMUG Internet Assistant"
attributes: avBstclInmedz
created: 04/24/1998 15:39:45
modified: 01/30/2026 10:52:51

This can clear the bundle bit:

setfile -a avbstclInmedz "/Volumes/Storage/Downloads/AMUG Internet Assistant"

Odd. I created the archive on a Quadra 950 with System 7.5.3. If it gets extracted on a modern system, it will strip the resource forks from some of the files and make it unable to compile. Not that it matters, I don't expect other people to compile and run it since I just posted it for history's sake. I'll create a revised version next time I turn on the 950 and see if that fixes the issue.

Thank You for the heads up!

-D

 

[adespoton]

Odd. I created the archive on a Quadra 950 with System 7.5.3. If it gets extracted on a modern system, it will strip the resource forks from some of the files and make it unable to compile. Not that it matters, I don't expect other people to compile and run it since I just posted it for history's sake. I'll create a revised version next time I turn on the 950 and see if that fixes the issue.

Thank You for the heads up!

-D

Hmm… why would it strip resource forks? Files I stuff in 7.5.3 usually unstuff with resource forks intact for me on MacOS 26…. Not on Linux or Windows of course.

 

[dschnur]

Hmm… why would it strip resource forks? Files I stuff in 7.5.3 usually unstuff with resource forks intact for me on MacOS 26…. Not on Linux or Windows of course.

Odd. Ok, I tried it on my mac and it failed. Might have been zip doing it instead of Stuffit. I'll have to beat on it and see if I can replicate the error. That way I'll know what not to do at least.

 

[joevt]

It's a .sit file so I used Stuffit Destinations.app to unstuff it. Resource forks and FinderInfo are intact. Running on macOS Monterey.

~ % getfileinfo /Volumes/Storage/Downloads/AMUG\ Internet\ Assistant/AMUG\ Internet\ Assistant 
file: "/Volumes/Storage/Downloads/AMUG Internet Assistant/AMUG Internet Assistant"
type: "APPL"
creator: "\M-&AIT"
attributes: avBstclInmedz
created: 11/07/1997 09:00:13
modified: 02/03/1998 14:12:27

~ % ls -l@ /Volumes/Storage/Downloads/AMUG\ Internet\ Assistant/AMUG\ Internet\ Assistant 
-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 joevt  staff  0  3 Feb  1998 /Volumes/Storage/Downloads/AMUG Internet Assistant/AMUG Internet Assistant
	com.apple.FinderInfo	32 
	com.apple.ResourceFork	112526 
	com.apple.metadata:kMDItemDownloadedDate	53 
	com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms	192 
	com.apple.quarantine	57