Save as Midi file?

I found a midi file on the internet but I can't seem to save it on my Mac.
I found the same file with my PC and right clicked to "Save Target As" and saved it in my midi program and that was that.
Why is it so hard on my Mac?
Peter

It's a bit complicated, but it can be done. It's complicated because the genius who wrote that webpage thought that only Windows Internet Explorer users visit the page...
Anyway, here's how to download that audio stream.
1. Open your webpage with Safari and go to Window-->Activity-->View-->As source code; (press Apple + F keys) find your midi file (.mid, audio/mid, audio/m, audio/midi, audio/x-midi, application/x-midi). Copy it.
2. Type the following command line -dumpstream into the freeware MPlayer X in the lower small blank space named "Additional Parameters" (see screenshot).
3. In MPlayer X, go to File-->Open URL, paste there your "xxxxxx.mid" web address, and press OK. Now, MPlayer X will start recording your audio/video stream.
4. A file named "stream.dump" will be saved on the desktop. Simply rename it by adding its orginal .mid (?, or .ra or whatever it was) extension and it's done.
5. GarageBand can open and play those files.
Antonio

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    I found a midi file on the internet but I can't seem to save it on my Mac. ç
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