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From: johnmac@fawlty.towers.oz (John MacLean)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Mac -> ProDOS -> Mac transfers
Message-ID: <196@fawlty.towers.oz>
Date: 4 May 90 01:34:37 GMT
Organization: Tower Technology, Lane Cove, NSW
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I have transferred Macpaint files to a ProDOS disk using both Apple File
Exchange on the Mac, and the AppleShare FST.
Both files under ProDOS have filetype $00 and auxtype $0000.
Under ProDOS, one of these two files had a resource fork attached to it
(I do not know which one).
It contains file info (such as the file name and file type under HFS),
but is not in a standard system 5.0 Resource Manager layout
(ie: no resource map etc).
[These are not "Apple single" or "Apple double" files].

My questions are:
Does anyone know which transfer method produces this resource fork?
What is the internal format of this resource fork?
How can either of these files be taken back to the Mac (using AFE or
the AppleShare FST) without having to use a filetype translator back
on the Mac?

I would much prefer to use the AppleShare FST method, because it means
I do not have to physically go near a Mac. Also, I might have some hope
that it might work with our HFS FST at some time in the future.

Hope someone can help.
John MacLean.
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