Re: HELP! Apple II files on a Macintosh...

["Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net>]

"Jeff Thomas" <a2forever@usa.net> wrote in message
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> I have a Macintosh with Apple 3.5" Superdrive (1.4Mb), running System
> 7.0.1 from the hard disk. Using "Apple File Exchange" [A.F.E] program, I
> can read/write to 3.5" ProDOS, PC and Macintosh disks. Everytime, I copy
> a ShrinkIt or 2MG disk image file to PC disk and load it onto Mac, it
> does 'default translation' that is repeated when transferring from Mac
> to ProDOS disk. Annoyingly, the 2MG files become bigger and refuses to
> fit on ProDOS disk. I tried in vain to disable all translations, but the
> program doesn't allow it.
>
> I am sick of using null-modem cable to transfer those 800Kb files across
> from my PC directly to Apple IIe. It would be much quicker, if disks
> could be swapped between computers.
>
> Is there any program that will read those disks without modifying files?
> Or translators for A.F.E? Do I need to create my own translator and what
> settings? Or System 7 extension to mount the disk drive to support
> ProDOS and PC disks directly from Finder?
>
> Any suggestions is greatly appreciated.
>

You can download and install Mac O/S 7.5.2 for free from Apple. Then you can
automagically work with ProDos and PC floppies instead of using AFE.

You might try changing the extension on those files to .zip or .txt and see
if the Mac OS will stop forking those files. Then you can rename them on
your IIe.  You could also zip them on the PC, then unzip them on a IIgs. I
don't know if there is a zip util for 8 bit Apples.

As Michael points out, you can use Unforkit on the IIe to remove the fork.
One other solution is to use a IIgs running GS/OS.  ShrinkitGS can extract
files that are forked.

Hope something there works for you.
-Paul