Re: help w/ mac to gs transfer

[wbaguhn@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Will Baguhn)]

In article <bede0005-2507960035510001@dialup-1-10.gw.umn.edu>,
Robert S. Bedeaux <bede0005@gold.tc.umn.edu> wrote:
>Hey out there in internet land . . . I'm looking for a little
>information.  Recently, I dusted off my Apple IIGS and hooked it back up. 
>I downloaded the new system software and also some terminal software for
>it onto my Mac.  Herein lies my problem.  When I transfer these to prodos
>disks via PC Exchange, they end up on the prodos disk with type 00
>(unknown) making them impossible to de-binhex and extract.  I have tried
>using Res-Edit to change the type and creator to text files on my mac
>before putting them onto prodos disk, but this still has no affect.  Does
>anyone know of a way to solve this problem.  I have to ideas for solutions
>but lack the technical experience to implement them.  1) Use null modem
>connection via the serial ports and send them to the GS.  Recieve the
>lines into a basic program which will save them as a text file (convoluted
>yes) or 2) a program which will allow me to change the type on the GS end
>(much perferred).  Any help would be great!!  Thanx.
>
>
>Rob
>via University of Minnesota

I believe that there are macintosh format IIgs System Software disk images
on the various Apple sites (ftp.apple.com, ftp.support.apple.com,
ftp.info.apple.com, etc).  I believe that if you download the images in
macintosh format, extract them with Diskcopy(?), etc.. then stick them
into a IIgs, you'll be fine. (they're images of ProDOS disks).
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