Setting Prodos file types

[bird@frost.rand.org (Eric Bird)]

Hi.

I am volunteering for an organization which recently received several Apple
IIgs computers as a donation, which they are going to be giving to college
students for their use.

The computers came with no software except system 5.0.  I have read the
FAQ and have determined that I need to get ahold of system 6.0.1 so that
they can read and write HFS Mac disks (which is important to me).

The problem is, I can't even get started because I can't get BINSCII up and
running.  I don't have any comm software for the IIgs, but i have internet
access from both a Mac and a PC.  I have downloaded the software I need,
and edited the files, but whenever i try to do EXEC BINSCII.EXE I get a
"file type mismatch", presumably because the file is of type $00.  (I got
it onto a prodos disk by using the Prodos extension on my mac.)

the question is, how can I set the filetype of BINSCII.EXE to 'TXT' so that
EXEC will recognize it?  I can't use the program suggested on the IIgs
because it's encoded!  Is there any Mac (or PC) utility which can set
Prodos filetypes?  Or does anyone have a better solution?

Thanks a lot.

-Eric Bird
eric_bird@rand.org