Re: Using a PC to write IIGs-readable files

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

lachlan_arnott@my-deja.com writes ...
> 
> >
> > But what if you don't have GS/OS 6 (I have GS/OS 5.0.2)?
> 
> If you want to use the method that requires the GS to read a Mac floppy
> (Mac HFS not ProDos formatted), you will almost certainly need GS/OS 6.
> 
> The ability of GS/OS to read Mac HFS disks, using a Mac 'File System
> Translator' (FST) was introduced with GS/OS 6.0 (early '92 as I recall).
> I'm not aware that Mac HFS FST functionality was later extended back
> to GS/OS 5.x (anyone have more details on this ?).
> 
 ....

     Must be something 'in the air' (or GMTA). Whatever, Supertimer just posted
something about this a few days ago on Csa2. It turns out that the System 6.0.1
HFS file system translator (HFS.FST) can be moved to System 5.0.4 (into the
SYSTEM/FSTS folder) and you will be able to R/W Mac HFS disks. I guess it would
work okay with System 5.0.2, too.

     Evidently, the same goes for the DOS 3.3 FST. So, the new version of the
System 5.0.4 disk on ACN Tarnover and ACN Florida includes both FST's. You can
find the System 5.0.4 disk as a whole-disk ShrinkIt file at ...

ftp://tarnover.dyndns.org/cabi/System/Sys504/
ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/System/Sys504/



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