The Slippy Stack
| Filename | the-slippy-stack.hqx |
|---|---|
| Size | 158.3 KB (162124 bytes) |
| Downloads | 7 |
The Slippy Stack is a small Classic Mac game preserved in the Macintosh Garden archive. As is typical of HyperCard-era and small shareware finds, the canonical record is the original distribution package -- a BinHex-wrapped StuffIt archive aimed at System 7-class Macs and modern emulators.
About the entry
The Garden's listing for The Slippy Stack preserves the original upload without an extended editorial summary. The title and packaging suggest a HyperCard stack or stack-style mini-game, in line with the wave of one-off Mac shareware distributed in that format during the 1990s.
Format
The file is delivered as a .sit (StuffIt) archive encoded in BinHex 4.0 (.hqx) for safe transfer over text-only channels. Modern unpacking is handled by The Unarchiver or a vintage StuffIt Expander running under emulation.
Compatibility
Stack-based Mac titles of this era generally require HyperCard or HyperCard Player on Classic Mac OS. They run well under Mini vMac and Basilisk II once the appropriate System and HyperCard runtime are installed in the emulated environment.
Preservation note
Macintosh Garden hosts the title under its discontinued-software policy. The upload exists so the original binary remains retrievable; additional metadata may be added by curators as it is verified.
This file is part of the MacTrove archive. See the Thank You page for the upstream mirrors we rely on. It is BinHex encoded — use The Unarchiver to decode it.
