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- MacBinary to Mac is a translator document for Apple File Exchange.
- It translates files from the MacBinary format back into each file's
- original Macintosh format. It is useful for those who normally use
- MS-DOS or Apple II systems to download their Macintosh software
- from the commercial services and local bulletin boards. Without
- such a translator, Apple File Exchange would simply move the file
- to a Macintosh disk and you would need to run another program to
- perform this translation.
- Using MacBinary to Mac is easy. Put MacBinary to Mac into the
- same folder where your copy of Apple File Exchange resides. Launch
- Apple File Exchange as you would normally. Select the documents you
- wish to translate. Select the "MacBinary to Mac" item in the menu
- appropriate for the disk that holds the files to be translated. For
- example, if the files reside on an MS-DOS disk, select the "MacBinary
- to Mac" item in the "MS-DOS to Mac" menu. Deselect any other
- translators in the same menu so that Apple File Exchange will only
- use "MacBinary to Mac" to attempt the translation. When you have
- selected all of the files you want to translate, and the proper
- "MacBinary to Mac" menu item has been selected, press the "Translate"
- button in Apple File Exchange's window. The files will then be
- translated and transferred to your Macintosh disk.
- When the "MacBinary to Mac" item is selected in a menu, and
- you choose "Show Eligible Files", MacBinary to Mac does a very
- cursory check. Very few files on foreign disks will be eliminated by
- using this Apple File Exchange function. Do not depend on it to
- confirm that files are in the proper MacBinary format.
- Should MacBinary to Mac encounter a problem during the translation,
- it will post a message in the user log. If a hardware problem prevents
- translation, Apple File Exchange will notify you with a dialog box and
- MacBinary to Mac will post an explanitory message in the User Log. If
- you want to report a possible bug in MacBinary to Mac, please use the
- "Save User Log As..." item in the File menu of Apple File Exchange to
- create a text file that holds the User Log.
- MacBinary to Mac is a shareware product. It is not very complex,
- which is why I only ask for a $5.00 license fee. MacBinary to Mac will
- periodically post a dialog box to remind you of this fee. If you pay
- the license fee, you will be given instructions on how to disable this
- dialog and freely use the translator without interruption. I depend on
- shareware fees for a good part of my income and ask that if you find
- MacBinary to Mac to be useful that you support my efforts. In return,
- you'll be given the latest version for a period of 1 year from the
- date you license it and my fullest cooperation in helping you to use it.
- MacBinary to Mac is the copyrighted product of PEEK[65]. You may
- copy it for your own use. You may also pass on original copies to friends
- and local bulletin boards as long as this document accompanies all copies
- and as long as no fees are charged. PEEK[65] makes no warranty concerning
- the use of this software. By using this software you agree to accept all
- risks and responsibilities, and to hold PEEK[65] harmless for any
- damages incurred.
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- Thank-you for your interest and cooperation
-
- Richard L. Trethewey
- PEEK[65]
- P.O. Box 586
- Pacifica, CA 94044
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- CompuServe: 71460,2534
- GEnie: R.TRETHEWEY
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