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From: bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Reading Mac HFS on Apple ][
Summary: Reading Mac disks from a //
Message-ID: <951@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU>
Date: 22 Dec 89 16:36:18 GMT
References: <10047@microsoft.UUCP>
Organization: Ohio University CS Dept., Athens
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In article <10047@microsoft.UUCP>, brianw@microsoft.UUCP (Brian WILLOUGHBY) writes:
> 
> Doesn't anyone have the Mac Tech Notes documenting HFS and a strong desire to
> access Mac disks on the Apple?  Perhaps I should expect this software from
> Apple Co. themselves?
> 
> Brian Willoughby

I'd like to see this utility myself and have thought about giving it a shot
someday. As to Apple writing it, I would not bet on it. The (IMHO) reason
for including the AFE program with the MAC software is to allow people to
"move up" to a mac and take their old data with them. I doubt there's much
interest in going the other way. Yes, I know that AFE allows xfer from mac
to Apple // but I don't think that that is the primary reason for it's 
creation.
Flame retardent additive,
This is just my opinion. On the other hand, utilites like Works 2.0 *only*
allow one way conversions. Also, please note the quote marks around the 
phrase move up. That's not the way I see it either.
Bob Church
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