Re: How To Transfer Machine Lang Executable From PC to A2?

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

apple2ebeige@yahoo.com  (Dave) asked:

>I have a binary file that's a machine language executable for ProDOS
>on my PC that I need to get onto the A2.  I have several comms
>programs (zlink, proterm, etc.) that will transfer files, but there
>seems to be some magic involved in making sure the resulting ProDOS
>file is the right type.  Can anyone help out?

A simple way to ensure that the file type info and dates transfer
properly is to create a ShrinkIt archive of the file, transfer that,
and then un-shrink on the Apple II.

ShrinkIt will tolerate any file type if you ask it to (by typing
Open-Apple S at the file dialog).

>Also, is there an easy way to transfer a file from native file system
>(PC, Mac) to an emulator disk image?

CiderPress is the best program for working with ShrinkIt archives
and disk images on the PC, although Apple Oasis' Disk Manager
is also very handy.

I don't use a Mac for this purpose, but there is a "beta" program
called ADFS for it.

-michael

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