Re: How To Use Unforkit?

[email@DELETE_THIS.luddite.no-ip.com (Simon Williams)]

Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:

> msean wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I have Word Perfect wordprocessor files that were saved on my Mac
> > Performa 475 in ProDOS format. I would like to open them on my IIGS
> > into AppleWorks 5.0 but I understand that I will have to run a program
> > called Unforkit to make this happen.
> > 
> > Where can I get Unforkit and what are the steps I would need to do to
> > run it. Does it run on the Mac or the GS?
> > Thanks, Mike
> 
> It's an Applesoft program that runs under ProDOS.
> 
> Look on ground, or check the A2 FAQs.

A few "features" of UNFORKIT

- It quite often self-destructs, so keep a spare copy
- It can cause untold damage to important files, so I would
  recommend making a Prodos boot disk with unforkit and whatever
  files you are working on and disconnect any other volumes on
  the IIgs just to be safe. (lesson learned the hard way)

There are also a few unforking programs that run on the Mac, such as
ZapResForks, but the problem is getting the unforked files transferred
without re-forking them.

One trick I've used for .wav and .gif files (which shouldn't really have
forks anyway) is to upload them to a unix server and then download them
to the Apple 2. Might be worth a try...

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