Re: copy text files to Macintosh

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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. I

So basically, you have a SuperDrive equipped Apple IIGS and you
used the MS-DOS FST to pull the text file off the MS-DOS disk and
then used the HFS FST to put the file on an HFS disk.

Excellent!

>then tried using AppleTalk to copy the file from a Apple IIGS to the
>Macintosh. No matter what I tried, the Macintosh did not recognize the
>file as a text file.

Don't use AppleTalk.  Just stick the HFS disk into the Mac.  Macs
can read HFS disks just as well as the Apple IIGS.

>What is the proper way to transfer a TEXT file to a Macintosh from an
>Apple IIGS?

Via an HFS disk.

A couple of points to keep in mind...make sure the text file on
the MS-DOS disk has the 3 letter extension is .txt so that GS/OS
knows that it is a text file.  This will let you get a text file type
when you copy it off the MS-DOS disk, which means it will
get a MACINTOSH text file type when you put it on the HFS
disk.

After that, forget about clumsy AppleTalk.  Just stick the
HFS disk into the Mac's drive.

Good luck!