Re: copy text files to Macintosh

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oaaland@aol.com (O Aaland) wrote:

>Marlin Allred <ma@is6.slc.unisys.com> wrote:
>
>>It seems this has been discussed before but I guess I missed it. I have a
>>text file on a MSDOS disk that I would like to copy as a ascii TEXT file
>>to a Macintosh. I first copied the file to a ProDOS disk and then to HFS
>>disk on a Apple IIGS since the Macintosh does not recognize ProDOS disk.
>
>Since the file is on a MSDOS disk just use PC Exchange on the Mac and it will
>recognize both ProDOS and MSDOS disks. PC Exchange can be found on System 
>7.5 and newer system software. I have used it on older versions of System 
>without problems.

I think the Mac might be a Mac Plus or before and lacking a
SuperDrive.  That rules out PC Exchange.

It looks like the IIGS has a SuperDrive.  If so, the IIGS is
using its SuperDrive to read the MS-DOS disk and save
the file on the HFS disk.

So basically, Marlin just needs to put the HFS disk into
the Mac, assuming a double-density 800k disk was used.