Re: apple file exchange

[jnichol@tso.cin.ix.net (Jim Nichol)]

In article <32698006.3462@netride.com>, jcrouch@netride.com wrote:

> When I launch Apple File Exchange it will only do a Mac to Mac 
> conversion.  I can see in the "about" section a "gray" choice for 
> info on Mac to Prodos, Prodos to Mac and Prodos to Prodos but I 
> can't seem to figure out just how to get it working.  I want to Mac 
> to Prodos convert.  I have been told this utility will work...not 
> for me yet!  What am I overlooking?
> 
> James  jcrouch@netride.com


Apple File Exchange is an obsolete program.  Mac System 7.5 includes the
Control Panel called PC Exchange, which allows the Mac to read/write both
ProDOS and MS-DOS disks in native mode.  The older Extension called ProDOS
File Exchange does the same thing that PC Exchange does (except it doesn't
support MS-DOS).

Anyway...  if you have PC Exchange, and you then try to run Apple File
Exchange, you will get only the Mac to Mac option, because ProDOS disks
are considered "Mac" disks by AFE (because ProDOS disks can be read
directly by the MacOS).

So throw away AFE.  It's way too slow, anyway.

Jim