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From: halp@TCGOULD.TN.CORNELL.EDU (Bruce P. Halpern)
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Subject: Re: II in a Mac - How is it?
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Date: 14 Dec 89 00:45:21 GMT
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All current Macintosh 3.5" drives, whether they are HDFD or not, can, in
combination with the Apple File Exchange Utility that comes with all Macs,
read ProDos text files. The files can be automatically translated into
files that are  useable by, for example, Microsoft Word for Mac. 
If the text files are written to disk on the Apple // using the Beagle
Bros. Timeout utility AWP to Text (or reasable equivalent), the files
don't have unfortunate items at the ends of lines, and do retain blank
lines, etc. (but not underline, super/subscript, bold, or stuff like that).

Procedures are available to convert AppleWorks Database and Spreadsheet files
into Microsoft Works for Macintosh files (using AFE as above) and a few more
steps.

Nothing in the Apple literature suggests that ProDOS or IBM PROGRAMS will
execute. You are quite correct in stating that they won't without special
software or hardware added to the Mac.

Sorry that this sounds like an ad for Microsoft and Apple, but ...

****DISCLAMER: My comments, etc., are my own shakey opinions ********



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