Re: not there yet (FAQ info)

[NOSPAM***bjbear@ibm.net (B.J. Major & Dennis J. Gorin)]

In article <5gs217$j8l$1@europa.frii.com>, shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy
Shackelford) wrote:

> So I checked the FAQ to see if the info about using ProTYPE had made it there
> yet. In case you don't remember, that's the cool drag 'n drop file converter
> which makes it trivial to get files from a Mac to ProDOS 8 in a readable
> form. This is what I found instead:
> 
> "There used to be a program to remove a resource fork from a file, but appears
> to have disappeared from the net. There has been no luck in finding a
> replacement; those on csa2 who use Macs to download either (1) deny there's a 
> problem, 

Not me, there is a very BIG problem.  I followed all directions in the FAQ
to a T, being careful to use binary data transfer on the Mac side for over
one week now--downloaded tons of Apple // files, and have not been able use
that BINSCII program worth a darn.  Res Edit on the Mac side tells me there
is no resource fork in any file, yet I keep getting "file type mismatch" or
"path not found" everytime I try to exec the binscii application.  And
magic number in applesoft is exactly what it's supposed to be AND
sysadm@zws.com the file creator/type changer are exactly what they are
supposed to be--TTXT and PDOS.

In this day and age, I don't know why unpacking/unstuffing/whatever these
files has to be such a tedious process and why it has to be done in
applesoft.  There HAS to be a better, simpler way!!!  As it exists right
now, this is a 1985 solution.

>(2) think that everyone should have file/creator type changer
> programs, even though such things are not part of the MacOS by default or

The file/creator/-type/changer isn't what's the main problem.  Utilities
programs on the Apple // side can take care of this part.

> (3) 
> think that you should do all your downloading over an Appleshare
> connection. If you have any useful information to contribute, that would be 
> appreciated."
> 
> Gee it's a surprise that it doesn't mention me by name.
> 
> So I went to dejanews and fished out the info I posted:
> 
> "...The helper app I use is Dirk Froeling's ProTYPE, which, if it 
> isn't on a site somewhere, could be put there in short order. It's a 
> drag 'n drop resource stripper, binscii decoder, and file type setter 
> all in one.
> 
> "So the system boils down to getting ProTYPE to process files you download,
> which is done with the customize menu in Fetch. Or, if doing the customization
> is too arduous for a user, it's just as easy to keep ProTYPE handy for drag 
> 'n drop action once you get the files transferred. Either way, it ain't
rocket 
> science."
> 
> I can't figure out why this info hasn't made it into the FAQ. I do have a
> theory though - I think it would violate Nathan's world view to recognize
> that there is no trick involved in converting files from MacOS to ProDOS 8.
> What other reason could there be?
> -- 
> Randy Shackelford                                 
> shack@frii.com 

Randy:  any info you can email me on this ProTYPE business, please, I need
it pronto.  I've given up totally on the Binscii thing.

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