Re: apple file exchange

[Paul Schultz <pschultz@med.wayne.edu>]

On Sun, 20 Oct 1996, Jim Nichol wrote:

> 
> Apple File Exchange is an obsolete program.  Mac System 7.5 includes the
> Control Panel called PC Exchange, which allows the Mac to read/write both
> ProDOS and MS-DOS disks in native mode.  The older Extension called ProDOS
> File Exchange does the same thing that PC Exchange does (except it doesn't
> support MS-DOS).
> 
> Anyway...  if you have PC Exchange, and you then try to run Apple File
> Exchange, you will get only the Mac to Mac option, because ProDOS disks
> are considered "Mac" disks by AFE (because ProDOS disks can be read
> directly by the MacOS).
> 
> So throw away AFE.  It's way too slow, anyway.
> 

AFE may be old but it can do one thing that PC Exchange cannot do!
It can convert file formats (with the appropriately loaded converters).
PC Exchange does not have this ability. It only allows the reading of
different disk formats and association of certain PC file suffixes with
the preferred program to launch after double clicking on the file.

So, I think there is still a valid use for AFE. Although, MacLinkPlus
by DataVis is by far the superior product.

Paul.
pschultz@med.wayne.edu
Paul Schultz