Re: In need of a IIGS term program!

[oaaland@aol.com (O Aaland)]

Wayne Stewart writes:

>
>Instead of a term program, here's how I've moved AppleWriter
>files over to a PC.
>
>If you have access to a Mac and an Apple II with a 3.5 and a
>5.25 disk drive you shouldn't have a problem. Both the DOS 3.3
>and the ProDOS AppleWriter files can be copied to a ProDOS or
>HFS formatted 3.5 inch disk. If you're having trouble
>transferring DOS 3.3 files to a ProDOS disk the likely problem
>is an  illegal filename. The rules for ProDOS names are a bit
>different than DOS 3.3. For ProDOS you're limited to a maximum
>of 15 characters. Only numbers letters or periods are allowed
>and the first character must be a letter. No spaces etc allowed.
>

If you have a GS with both 5.25 and 3.5 drives try copying DOS 3.3 files
directly to HFS formated 3.5 floppies. That eliminates the problem with the
restrictions that ProDOS puts on file names.