4 Dec
2000
4 Dec
'00
12:22 p.m.
I have two apple II computers, a IIgs (Rom 0- no operating system)and
an Apple IIc. Both have floppies and both have the latest 8 bit apple DOS.
Neither have modems or any communication software. I am trying to get
software from my PC to the apples using a Mac Classic II as a bridge. I can
get Shrinkit and BinCSII to work on the apples but I need .txt files to work
with.
Unfortunately, somewhere between the PC and the apples, the resource
fork designating the file type gets garbled so BinSCII can't recognise the
.txt files. Does anybody know where I can find a Macintosh image file of an
Apple II disk with Fazz or another attribute changer on it? Does anyone know
of another way to get files onto the Apples with the tools I have?
Also, where can I find a copy of an early OS for a Rom 0 IIgs?
Thanks all,
Erich
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4 Dec
4 Dec
1:35 p.m.
Try this, transfer the software compressed to the PC first. There is a
version of shrinkit, and I belive Binscii for the PC and uncompress them
there. I'm sure I had to do this myself. If you can't find the software, I
prolly have it somewhere, email me personally if you can't find it. hint,
check the IIGs emulator pages for the PC Binscii.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Erich Weidenhammer" <eweidenh1(a)hotmail.com To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 8:22 PM
Subject: Moving data to an Apple II
I have two apple II computers, a IIgs (Rom 0- no
operating system)and
an Apple IIc. Both have floppies and both have the latest 8 bit apple DOS.
Neither have modems or any communication software. I am trying to get
software from my PC to the apples using a Mac Classic II as a bridge. I
can
get Shrinkit and BinCSII to work on the apples but I
need .txt files to
work
with.
Unfortunately, somewhere between the PC and the apples, the resource
fork designating the file type gets garbled so BinSCII can't recognise the
.txt files. Does anybody know where I can find a Macintosh image file of
an
Apple II disk with Fazz or another attribute changer
on it? Does anyone
know
of another way to get files onto the Apples with the
tools I have?
Also, where can I find a copy of an early OS for a Rom 0 IIgs?
Thanks all,
Erich
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14 Mar
14 Mar
4:46 a.m.
I have two apple II computers, a IIgs (Rom 0- no
operating system)and
an Apple IIc. Both have floppies and both have the latest 8 bit apple DOS.
Neither have modems or any communication software. I am trying to get
software from my PC to the apples using a Mac Classic II as a bridge. I can
get Shrinkit and BinCSII to work on the apples but I need .txt files to work
with.
Unfortunately, somewhere between the PC and the apples, the resource
fork designating the file type gets garbled so BinSCII can't recognise the
.txt files. Does anybody know where I can find a Macintosh image file of an
Apple II disk with Fazz or another attribute changer on it? Does anyone know
of another way to get files onto the Apples with the tools I have?
It turns out that the ProDOS 8 filesystem supports files with two forks
(just like the Mac filesystem does) but I have never found an 8-bit Apple
program that can handle those files. If Shrinkit shows a + next to the file
type or you get an error $4B from ProDOS, your file is a forked file.
It also turns out that the newer Mac transfer software (i.e., the PC
Exchange control panel) creates those forks when you are transferring a
TeachText file. The solution is to find a copy of Apple File Exchange, set
it up for "Plain text transfer", and make sure all the various
character-conversion options are turned off. At least that's what worked
for me.
-- Derek
4:52 a.m.
On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Derek Peschel wrote:
It also turns out that the newer Mac transfer software
(i.e., the PC
Exchange control panel) creates those forks when you are transferring a
TeachText file. The solution is to find a copy of Apple File Exchange, set
it up for "Plain text transfer", and make sure all the various
character-conversion options are turned off. At least that's what worked
for me.
Yes, I rather recall we learned that lesson the hard way, eh Derek? (:
ok
r.
6:13 a.m.
At 10:46 AM 3/14/01 -0800, you wrote:
It turns out that the ProDOS 8 filesystem supports
files with two forks
(just like the Mac filesystem does) but I have never found an 8-bit Apple
program that can handle those files. If Shrinkit shows a + next to the file
type or you get an error $4B from ProDOS, your file is a forked file.
A quick search on "prodos appledouble" turned up a number
of links that gave me the (perhaps uninformed) impression that
programs could make them and manipulate them.
- John
10:54 a.m.
I wrote:
>It turns out that the ProDOS 8 filesystem supports
files with two forks
>(just like the Mac filesystem does) but I have never found an 8-bit Apple
>program that can handle those files. If Shrinkit shows a + next to the file
>type or you get an error $4B from ProDOS, your file is a forked file.
John Foust wrote:
A quick search on "prodos appledouble"
turned up a number
of links that gave me the (perhaps uninformed) impression that
programs could make them and manipulate them.
I thought AppleDouble separated the forks into two files. Anyway,
although utility programs undoubtedly do exist, I didn't have any
that night, and it was just easier to use Apple File Exchange.
-- Derek
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