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Re: Apple II emlation card & Ed.sfw.



In article <CCH98u.8Iq@eis.calstate.edu> lcornel@eis.calstate.edu (Louis Cornelio) writes:

   While on the subject of the II emulation card, I have noticed that it
   creates a NON (?) file on the disk (maybe called "desktop"?). At any
   rate, my ques is: how can I DELETE the dang thing off the disk, now
   that I'm back on my humble IIc+ (hurrah!) and don't need it taking up
   disk space?  Any utility I've tried sez something like "wrong" file
   type & can't deal w/it.

   any help is appreciated.

Yes, the mac creates a desktop file on proDOS disks. It is where the
finder puts all his stuff. the problem is that this file has a
resource fork, and ProDOS 8 doesn't handle ressource forks. i don't
know how you can remove this file. so here are the new questions I'm
asking:

- can a FORKED FILE be REMOVED under ProDOS 8 ?
- can the DATA FORK of a FORKED FILE be READ under ProDOS 8 ? (this
  is because I copy mac files on prodos disks, and the mac puts an
  almost empty resource fork, butI would like to be able to read the
  data fork on the apple II)

Fred
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