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From: stadler@Apple.COM (Andy Stadler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Hypercard and Hyperstudio
Message-ID: <49828@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 3 Mar 91 22:49:47 GMT
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Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <553@generic.UUCP> ericmcg@pnet91.cts.com (Eric Mcgillicuddy) writes:

>Is the conversion utility supplied with HCGS and how does it read the Mac
>disks to extract the stacks?  Do I have to read the with a2fx (or equivalent)
>first and then do the conversion?

HyperMover is really a pair of stacks:  HyperMover.Mac is a mac stack which
will disassemble any other mac stack.  The output is a long text file, plus
a number of associated files (pictures, sounds, etc) in a folder.  You can
then use -any- file transfer system to move them over to a GS disk (AFX, a2fx,
an AppleShare file server, serial ports, whatever).  The companion GS stack,
HyperMover.gs, recombines the files into a HyperCard IIGS stack.

>What format does HCGS expect to have its sounds in? ACE? I'm not really up on
>computer sounds and music, so keep it simple please.  :)

The sounds are stored as resource format $8024, the "Sampled Sound Resource".
It is documented in Apple II tech notes.

>Thanks for taking the time to post the information. You must have to wade
>through a lot of stuff not related to HCGS before you find something of
>interest.

It's easy, I just use 'k' a lot.

Andy Stadler
HyperCard IIGS Team
Apple Computer, Inc.