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From: tomj@pro-pac.cts.com (Tom Jenkins)
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Subject: Sys Disk 5.0 and ProSel
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Date: 9 Jul 89 02:55:38 GMT
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>Subject: Re:  Sys Disk 5.0 and Prosel
Doug Asbrook responds to my post:

>> So how come Prosel does not recognize the newer file formats for the
system
>> disk 5.0?  Actually this is a retorical question.  Any ideas as to when
Glen
>> will rewrite Beachcomber.32 to work with sys5.0?  Such a pain to have it
>> work on 4.0, but then 4.0 did not have the $c7 type files (cda's).
>
>What version of Beachcomber.32 are you using?  There have been some
>updates (I will have to wait until I get home to see which version I
<have).  This would be a significant problem.  Anyone know if there is
>a version that works with system disk 5.0?

I'm using Beachcomber.32 ver 3.5, and I get an "Storage Type" error.
And then Matt responds to my question concerning "Forked Files"...

>The $C7 filetype is *not* the reason you're having trouble deleting the
>file.  (If you don't believe me, change the filetype and try to delete it
>then.  Still no dice.)
>
>The difficulty is the STORAGE TYPE.  The files in question happen to have
>storage type "extended", meaning that they have a resource fork.  ProDOS 8
>doesn't know about this storage type, so any application that uses the MLI
>"DESTROY" call won't be able to delete it.
>
>Applications like Copy II Plus, which go right to the block level, would
need
>to be updated to be able to be able to deal with extended files.
>
>You can easily delete extended files under GS/OS.  Just use the Finder
(which
>is actually fun to use under 5.0, IMHO), APW, ORCA, ECP16, etc.

Well gosh...thanks for the information Matt.  I guess I knew that (shure ya
did Tom!)   Now I just can't wait for the manufacturers to update their
software!  And yes, the Finder is palatable now.  Even with the TWGS, but I
wish I had 10Mhz!


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