Re: Getting files from a pc => mac => IIGS and/or a IIe

[Greg Buchner <apple22@mn.rr.com>]

In article <qd6dnXHcucu3BAveRVn-pA@comcast.com>,
 "Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:

> Since the Mac only handles I/O, but never moves the floppy
> file into a Mac filesystem, it doesn't get a fork in the first place.

Common misconception.  The Mac doesn't always automatically add a 
resource fork to any file it touches.

When Mac OS is adding a resource fork in this situation is when the file 
is being copied from an HFS/HFS+ volume to a ProDOS volume.  Mac OS adds 
the resource fork to retain all the Mac filesystem info like Filetype 
and Creator.

If you, on the Mac end, change the Creator to PDOS and the Filetype to 
BINA (I think) or TEXT, the file should be able to be copied onto a 
ProDOS floppy without adding a resource fork.

You should also be able to copy a file over localtalk without a resource 
fork being added if you just copy the file from an PC floppy disk to the 
Mac volume.

I did all this stuff for years without a problem with resource forks...

Greg B.

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