Re: HOWTO ? -> make CDROMs accessible by a IIe

[salfter@salfter.dyndns.org (Scott Alfter)]

In article <20010328220328.18328.00001108@ng-fl1.aol.com>,
Obsbedia2 <obsbedia2@aol.com> wrote:
><< I have a ROM-Burner on another system and want to make CDROMs that can
>be accessed by a IIe. >>
>
>
>I've been playing with this idea for clipart at least, but what about forked
>files?

Those wouldn't be an issue for files that can be accessed by a IIe (ProDOS 8
doesn't grok forked files), but if you're building a CD-ROM for a IIGS, it
seems like you ought to be able to build an HFS CD-ROM.

I have a bunch of Apple II stuff on a CD-ROM that used to be on my BBS. 
The CD-ROM is in ISO-9660 format, which means the files all have 8.3 names. 
They were uploaded to the BBS over a null-modem link with ProTERM 3.0, so
they all have Binary II headers.  I thought it might not be a bad idea to
move the files to an HFS CD-ROM so that the original filenames will show up
instead.  I figure that this should be doable in the following steps:

1) Convert the Binary II headers to MacBinary headers
2) Use TransMac to build an HFS image from the MacBinary files
3) Use Nero to burn the HFS image to CD-ROM

I used steps 2 and 3 to burn Internet Explorer onto CD-ROM for installation
on my Quadra, so I know that works.  The first step would be the trick, but
I should be able to write that myself if I can dig up info on MacBinary (I'm
fairly sure I have something buried somewhere that describes Binary II).  Of
course, if someone has info on a program that already does this, that would
save me some work.