In article <DPGdnaUnUKmSj2HdRVn-ow@comcast.com>,
 "Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast DOT net> wrote:

> "Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20040719140012.04872.00000126@mb-m12.aol.com...
> : Bill Garber wrote:
> :
> : >A simple solution to your problem would be to
> : >acquire a null-modem cable to go from your PC
> : >to the Apple II and transfer the files directly.
> : >
> : >A not so simple solution is a program called
> : >"ProDOSifier" for the Mac.  You can use it to
> : >reset the filetypes and AUXtypes on the Mac
> : >and I believe this can be done after the files
> : >are written to the ProDOS disk. It's been a
> : >while. I should have that file onboard if you
> : >would like to email me I can send it to you.
> : >
> : >: Obviously this is what is happening... will this
> : >: also mess up .shk files?
> : >
> : >Yes, any file written to a ProDOS volume on a Mac
> : >will have a resource fork added.
> :
> : True.
> :
> : And the resource fork can be easily removed on an Apple II
> : by running UNFORKIT.  Then other Apple II programs can
> : easily deal with the file.
> 
> Michael is correct. I always forget about UNFORKIT0.1
> I believe I have that also if you can't find it.  :o)

Actually, that's not true on the resource fork always being added.  Any 
file written from a Mac to a ProDOS disk that has the correct creator 
(pdos) and type (BINA for binary, TEXT for text, p+ProDOS 
filetype+ProDOS AuxType...not sure of byte order) will transfer to a 
ProDOS disk without a resource fork being added.

I'm fairly certain from looking at the A2 files on my Powerbook that for 
the type, for a ShrinkIt Archive would be p$E0$02$80, if I'm remembering 
the ProDOS filetype correctly for ShrinkIt archives.

Otherwise, it goes like this:  (use a non-proportional font)
Apple II filetype    Mac Creator    Mac Type
-----------------    -----------    -------------
ProDOS System         pdos           PSYS
Text                  pdos           TEXT
Binary                pdos           BINA
AW Database           pdos           p$19$xx$xx (varies on caps)
AW Word Processor     pdos           p$1A$xx$xx (varies on caps)
AW Spreadsheet        pdos           p$1B$xx$xx (varies on caps)
and so on and so forth....

I dealt with this a lot when I had an Apple IIGS and a Mac both sitting 
on the same desk.  It's just a matter of having the correct information 
on hand to start with.  And having something on the Mac that will let 
you create Mac filetypes with non-printable characters.

Greg B.

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