Re: Mac/Apple IIGS compatibility question

[kjhass@sandia.gov (Joe Hass)]

In article <yjc-3107941248050001@b61539.student.cwru.edu>, yjc@po.cwru.edu (Jerome Chan) writes:
> In article <gkatele-3107941033570001@nb-dyna90.interaccess.com>,
> gkatele@interaccess.com (George Katele) wrote:
> 
> > In article <1994Jul30.190837.1@mac.cc.macalstr.edu>,
> > mahrens@mac.cc.macalstr.edu (Mazdek) wrote:
> > 
> > > I remember rumors that Macintoshes would read
> > > Apple IIGS files, is this true?  Do I have to aquire any desktop tools or
> > > translation programs to accomplish this for her?  Where might I find them?
> > > 
> > 
> > There is something called a Prodos Init, that will let your mac read
> > Prodos initialized disks. I'm sure that if you used Archie, you'd find it
> > somewhere. I did have a copy at one time, but it died with an old hard
> > drive.
> > 
> 
> Why not use AppleFileExchange?
> 

The ProDos File System Extension is part of the software for the IIe card
that fits in an LC, available at Apple corporate ftp sites.  It lets you
put a IIgs (or IIe) disk on the desktop....much more convenient than Apple
File Exchange.

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