Re: getting apple ii software to a color classic with a iie card

["Terry & Utahna" <tolsen64@hotmail.com>]

Does anyone have this "Unforkit" utility they can email me?  Also, can I put
an 800K floppy in the color classic? Or does it only work with the
superdrive?

my email, is: tolsen64(at)hotmail(dot)com


"Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net> wrote in message
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> "Terry & Utahna" <tolsen64@boycot.dns2go.com> wrote in message
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> > Ok, this may seem like it doesn't belong here but...
> >
> > I have a color classic with a IIe card.  How can I get IIe files over to
> it
> > without the stupid mac adding a resource fork to the file???
> >
>
> I can think of a couple. You can use Shrink II  (order it from Joe Kohn)
> which is a Mac program that can extract shrinkit archives directly to your
> ProDos disk. You can also download a ProDos util called Unforkit and use
> that to strip the forks before running Shrinkit to extract.
>
>
> > The internal floppy can't read disks formatted by my Apple II (even in
IIe
> > mode).  And when I format the floppies with the mac (in IIe mode), then
> the
> > Apple II can't read the disk.
> >
>
> This sounds like an adjustment problem with one of the floppy drives
> involved, if I'm understanding you.  You can also use a IIgs in GS/OS mode
> to work with your archives, then move them by floppy to your Color
> Classic/IIe.   ShrinkitGS can work with forked files.
>
> If you run System 7.5.2  (free download from Apple) on the Color Classic
> you shouldn't have any problems reading and formatting ProDos floppies.
> There is also a ProDos system extension for 7.0 and 7.1.  Maybe that's
part
> of the IIe card software, come to think of it, so you're probably already
> using it.
>
> Good luck,
> -Paul
>
>