Forked Files

[Robert Flossmann <robert.flossmann@freenet.de>]

Hi all,
could someone please help me understand the concept of forked files, as
I keep running into these when toying around with my Apple IIe/IIGS and
Macs. I understand that there are two parts to an Apple file, the data
fork and the resource fork. Now for some questions:

*	Are the two forks stored in a contiguous manner (1 file) or as two
seperate files?
*	What does the data and resource forks contain respectively for, say,
an application, a text file, a graphics file?
*	What is lost on transfer of, say, a text file to a Windoze PC?

Thanks and looking forward to your answers, Robert