Re: Need to convert Apple IIc AppleWorks files to Mac

[ddkilzer@iastate.edu (David D Kilzer)]

>Dave Ciotti <dciotti@pppl.gov> wrote:
>>This is a simple task for an Apple IIgs, it can write text files to an
>>HFS, Macintosh, disk.

sebugg@presby.edu (Stephen Buggie) writes:
>PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS.   I have a IIgs, with hard drive and System 6.0.1.

You have to installed the HFS FST from the System 6.0.1 disks.  I assume
it's on one of the utility disks and isn't installed by default.  If you
need the System 6.0.1 disks, check out this FTP site:

  ftp://ftp.apple.com/dts/aii/sys.soft/gs.system.6.0.1/
  ftp://ftp.support.apple.com/pub/apple_sw_updates/US/Apple\ II/Apple\ IIGS\ System\ 6.0.1/

The first site has the disks in BINSCII'ed ShrinkIt format, the second
in BINSCII'ed ShrinkIt format and Mac BinHex'ed image format.

>I need to write some ascii text files to Macintosh-readable form.  I have 
>heard on the net that System 6.0.1 can write file for Mac, but HOW?
>I use the finder, but have not seen anywhere the instructions on formatting
>the Mac-style  HFS disks.

Mac and Apple // files both use plain carriage returns for EOL (End Of
Line) markers, so you should just be able to save the text file to the
Mac disk without translation.

I would also assume that you can *ONLY* read/write 800K disks unless you
have a SuperDrive and Apple's SuperDrive Disk Controller Card.

Dave
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