What do the different popular file name extensions, like “.BSC”, mean; and, how do I access the files?
File name extensions tell you what sort of file you are dealing with so that you will know which program(s) to use to unpack, unShrink, display, etc. the file. Many programs which create such files do not automatically add an extension– for example, most of the disk images on the Golden Orchard CD are Diskcopy files with no name extension. Many other programs which create files suggest a default extension as part of the name– GS-ShrinkIt generally suggests “.SHK”– but, the user can change this and save under any legal name desired. (One popular change is using “.SDK” for ShrinkIt whole-disk archive files.) Some extensions indicate a filetype recognized by Apple II ProDOS; but, often, the extension is just for user information or to help some utility recognize the file as one it can deal with. For such files the actual ProDOS filetype is usually TXT, BIN, or SHK. What is it? (What program do I use?) ———————————————————— .2MG also .2IMG- XGS IIg
