Re: Help: Writing PRODOS disks from a MAC?

[s825671@www.twi.tudelft.nl ()]

John Dunning (jrd@hotsprings) wrote:
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[...]
: The IIgs can read the disks, but when I try
: to bootstrap BINSCII, by going to basic and EXEC'ing the BINSCII.EXE
: file, basic complains "FILE TYPE MISMATCH".  Other programs complain
: similarly when trying to read the files I've downloaded.

: A bit of digging reveals that the mac seems to have written files with
: prodos file-type $00.  My surmise is that it's supposed to be some
: code that signifies a text file.
[...]
: Anybody out there got any hints?  Anybody done this sort of thing, ie
: download stuff with a mac onto prodos disks?  Please reply via mail,
: as I don't normally watch this group.  Thanks in advance for any info.

	Dear John,

	Simply transfer a text file (which ProDOS recognises as such) 
from ProDOS to a MacOS volume and examine its type and creator. Type 
should be "TEXT" and creator "pdos", whether you use the DOS File Exchange 
cdev or the ProDOS File System extension.

	Using the same utility you used for examining the file you 
transferred from ProDOS, change BINSCII.EXE's type to "TEXT" and creator 
to "pdos", then transfer to ProDOS. That way, ProDOS should recognise 
BINSCII.EXE as a TXT file.

	If you are not using it, I think it is time you got yourself 
Snitch, a cdev which adds the ability to view and change a file's type 
and creator through the info window (cmd-i). You can get it from an 
Info-Mac site near you, and is shareware ($20), but to me it is worth it 
:-).

	Finally, do have a word with your sysadmin, will you? You cannot 
expect people to reply by e-mail to an incorrect address :-(.

	I hope this posting helps you. Yours sincerely,
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