Just Gained Some Geek Points

[Scarlet Otter <SecretaryBird@MYTAILFEATHERSSoftHome.net>]

I don't know if this is in any of the infinite number of Apple II FAQs or 
not; but tonight, I managed to find an easy way to transfer files from a GS 
to a PC without having to set up any networking or do massive amounts of 
disk swaps.

I found a freeware utility for the PC that allows the system to work with 
HFS volumes.  It's called HFV Explorer, and can be found here:

http://mes.emuunlim.com/software/macemu/emuextras.htm

Although according to the Readme file, hard drive support has been removed, 
I was able to get around this by going into the Windows Device Manager, 
tell Windows that the external SCSI hard drive (which is the one I swap 
between Macs and the GS as a mega floppy) is a removable device, and 
assigned it a drive letter.

After rebooting, I ran HFV Explorer again, and the external drive was 
accessible.  I was able to easily copy a couple images from the drive to 
the PC and view them with Paint Shop Pro.

Anyway, this opens up some new possibilities.  One thing I plan on doing 
soon is connecting a second external SCSI drive (formatted as HFS) to my GS 
and backing up the primary drive to it.  Then I should be able to move the 
backup drive over to the PC and use HFV Explorer to burn it to an HFS CD-
ROM (another feature of HFVE).

Anyway, I'm extremely pleased with this discovery, and am looking forward 
to having the time soon to start my Apple II backup project.  And I hope 
other folks here will find this info useful as well.  :3

-- Otter
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