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- MAC-ETTE v3.0U
- Copyright 1994 Paul E. Thomson All Rights Reserved
-
-
- INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------
- Mac-ette is a PC utility which can read, write, format and duplicate Macintosh
- HFS format 1.4 Meg diskettes on a PC equipped with a 3.5 inch high density
- diskette drive.
-
- DISCLAIMER ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- THIS SOFTWARE AND ANY SUPPORT FROM ACUTE SYSTEMS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND
- WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. ACUTE SYSTEMS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY
- IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- IN NO EVENT WILL ACUTE SYSTEMS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT
- LIMITED TO ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
- DAMAGES, WHETHER RESULTING FROM IMPAIRED OR LOST DATA, SOFTWARE OR COMPUTER
- FAILURE OR ANY OTHER CAUSE, OR FOR ANY OTHER CLAIM BY USER OR FOR ANY THIRD
- PARTY CLAIM.
-
- REGISTRATION INFORMATION -------------------------------------------------------
- Mac-ette v3.0U may be distributed freely as long as it is not sold and all
- original files are included. If you try Mac-ette and decide to keep it, a
- registration fee of $34.00 is required as described below. This will entitle
- you to an enhanced version of Mac-ette with several extra features (file/folder
- renaming, file/folder deleting, and folder creation).
-
- Mac-ette may be registered in one of the following ways:
- 1) Check or MO - Send $34.00 Check or MO to:
-
- Acute Systems
- PO Box 37
- Algonquin, IL 60102.
-
- For credit card orders see (2) below.
-
- 2) Credit card - You can register Mac-ette (Part No. 10652) from:
- Public (software) Library with your MC, VISA, AmEX or Discover card
- by calling: 800-242-4775 or 713-524-6394
- or by FAX to: 713-524-6398
- or by mail to: PsL, PO Box 35705, Houston, Texas 77235-5705
-
- THESE NUMBERS ARE FOR ORDERING ONLY. PsL CANNOT ANSWER ANY OTHER
- QUESTIONS. Any questions should be directed to Acute Systems.
-
- OTHER SOFTWARE AVAILABLE FROM ACUTE SYSTEMS ------------------------------------
- MAC-ETTE PLUS:
- Mac-ette Plus has all the features of the registered version of Mac-ette,
- but also allows access to CDROM and BIOS/ASPI SCSI devices connected to
- your PC. Many Mac HFS formatted CDROMS, SyQuest disks, optical disks, etc.
- can be accessed with this version for a $64.00 registration fee (Registered
- Mac-ette users can obtain Mac-ette Pro for a $30.00 upgrade fee).
- AT THIS TIME MAC-ETTE PLUS CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER
- FROM ACUTE SYSTEMS AT THE ADDRESS IN (1) ABOVE.
-
- WREFONT:
- Wrefont (Windows Refont) is the registered version of the shareware
- program Refont. Wrefont is a Windows font utility that converts Mac Type1
- and TrueType fonts to PC format. It can also generate PFM, INF, and AFM
- files from a Type1 font outline (PFB) as well as change the encoding of
- Type 1 fonts. You can order Wrefont for $20.00 + $4.00 S&H. See ordering
- information above (PsL Part No. 10385).
-
- ABOUT MAC AND DOS FILE SYSTEMS -------------------------------------------------
- A file system is a way of organizing large numbers of files on some sort of
- recording media (most commonly a disk drive). Early versions of the Macintosh
- used what was called a Macintosh File System (MFS). Although simpler to
- implement, the MFS was inefficient on larger volumes and was soon abandoned in
- favor of the Hierarchical File System. HFS has a tree-like structure which
- helps manage large numbers of files using folders. Each folder can contain
- both files and other folders, which appear graphically on the Mac as icons.
- Since the MFS is not widely used any more, Mac-ette does not support it.
-
- The DOS file structure appears very similar to HFS, except that folders are
- referred to as directories. There are several differences in the way Macs and
- PCs deal with files. In DOS, a file appears as a sequence of bytes which can
- store any type of information. On the Mac, a file has two separate parts called
- forks. The resource fork contains resources used by an application (menus,
- icons, fonts, sounds, pictures, etc.). The data fork can contain any type of
- data used by the application.
-
- Not all files from one platform are useful on the other platform. Pure
- ASCII text files can be exchanged using text translation, but if there are any
- formatting codes they may not be compatible. Platform-independent graphics
- formats (like TIFF, GIF or JPG) are basically the same on the Mac and the PC.
- Of course you can't run Mac programs on the PC or vice versa, however most
- major applications have a version for both machines. These applications may
- have the same file format on each platform, but it is up to the author of the
- application to make them compatible. Some Mac resources may also be useful on
- the PC. Mac TrueType and PostScript Type1 fonts are not significantly different
- than those on the PC, but they still require some translation. (Acute Systems
- makes a utility for converting fonts between the Mac and PC called Wrefont.
- See above for more information.)
-
- DISKETTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Mac-ette can access 1.4 Meg diskettes, but not 400K or 800K disks. These disks
- can't be read on a PC without special hardware. 1.4 Meg disks have an open
- square hole on the side opposite the write protect switch, 400K and 800K disks
- do not.
-
- CAUTION -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Reading a drive is a fairly safe operation, but be careful when writing. Always
- keep backups of your critical files. If you have access to a Mac, use a disk
- verification program (like Apple Disk First Aid, Norton Disk Doctor, or Central
- Point DiskFix) to check disk integrity.
-
- USING MAC-ETTE -----------------------------------------------------------------
- To run the program enter "MAC-ETTE" at the DOS prompt. The current DOS
- directory will be shown on the right and a list of (possible) Mac devices will
- appear on the left. Below is a brief description of the Mac and DOS directory
- headings.
-
- Mac Name: Mac file, directory, volume or drive name (31 character
- maximum, upper and lower case, can contain spaces).
-
- File Type: Mac finder file type (4 characters, upper and lower case). This
- name tells the Mac what type of file it is.
-
- Data Size: Length of file's data fork in bytes, kilobytes, or megabytes.
-
- Rsrc Size: Length of file's resource fork in bytes, kilobytes, or megabytes.
-
- Date: Date file was last modified.
-
- DOS Name: DOS file, directory, or drive name (8 character basename and 3
- character extension, upper case only, no spaces).
-
- Size: Length of file in bytes, kilobytes, or megabytes.
-
- Date: Date file was last modified.
-
- A menu of commands appears in inverse characters at the bottom of the screen.
- Use the left and right arrow keys to select between DOS and Mac operations.
- The cursor is important. When it appears on the Mac side, Mac operations are
- enabled. When it is on the DOS side, DOS operations are enabled. Below is a
- summary of the commands.
-
- M: Mark a file for copy.
-
- Alt+Up: Mark files while scrolling up.
-
- Alt+Dwn: Mark files while scrolling down.
-
- Alt+M: Mark all files in current directory/folder.
-
- Alt+C: Clear all marks.
-
- Enter: Enter a directory/folder. The first item in the list box ("..") will
- transfer you to the parent directory/folder.
-
- F: Format a diskette as a Mac disk. First move cursor to an "FPDRV" entry.
-
- T: Select translation mode for file copy as below.
- Data fork mode: Copy to or from data fork of Mac file.
- Rsrc fork mode: Copy to or from resource fork of Mac file.
- Text mode: Convert line end codes between CRLF (DOS) and CR (Mac).
- Macbinary mode: Copy to or from Macbinary file transfer format.
-
- A: Select Mac finder file type and creator for files copied to Mac disk.
-
- C: Copy marked files or file at cursor.
-
- S: Select a field to sort directory/folder by as below.
- File size: Sort by file size in descending order.
- File date: Sort by file modification date, newest to oldest.
- File name: Sort by file name in alphabetical order.
- File type: Sort by type for Mac files and by extension for PC files.
-
- D: Duplicate a Mac or DOS format diskette. Disk will be formatted if
- necessary.
-
- Q: Quit program.
-
- Esc: Cancel current operation.
-
- H: Switch between help menus. One contains a list of commands, the other
- shows paths, free space, and other info.
-
- ->: DOS operations.
-
- <-: Mac operations.
-
- Up: Scroll up through file list.
-
- Down: Scroll down through file list.
-
- Pg Up: Scroll up through file list one screeen at a time.
-
- Pg Down: Scroll down through file list one screeen at a time.
-
- Home: Go to top of file list.
-
- End: Go to end of file list.
-
- Between the directory list and the menu is a blank line. This is the status
- line. All errors, messages and prompts will appear here.
-
- Copy is the only operation that works with marked files. If no files are
- marked, the file at the cursor is copied. If you wish to cancel an
- operation you have started, press Escape.
-
- TRANSLATION --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The translation mode you use will depend on the type of file you are copying.
- Use Text mode for unformatted text files for which you want line termination
- codes converted (between CRLF for DOS and CR for Mac). Using Text mode on
- binary files can corrupt them. Data fork mode should be used with formatted
- text files, graphic files, and other data files. Resource fork mode is only
- needed in special circumstances such as copying fonts, sounds, etc. These
- files will almost always require external translation to make them useful on
- the opposite platform. The MacBinary file format was developed for
- telecommunicating Mac files or storing them on a foreign file system (such as
- DOS). All the information needed to recreate a Mac file is stored as a
- continuous stream of bytes. If you download a file from a Mac BBS to a PC,
- chances are it is in this format.
-
- Each translation mode has its own type and creator strings. These are each four
- characters long. They are used to tell the finder what type of data is in the
- file and which application created it. The "A" command allows you to change
- these attributes for files copied to the Mac (they are of no use going the
- other way). Since a Macbinary file has the correct type and creator in its
- header, the "A" command has no effect.
-
- FILE NAMES ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- DOS filenames can be used as is on the Mac, but the reverse is not true.
- Mac filenames can be as long as 31 characters and can use characters that are
- not valid in DOS. The Mac filenames must be changed into valid DOS names.
- Mac-ette uses a simple method for doing this. The filename is truncated to 8
- characters if necessary. The last three characters after the last period in the
- filename are used as the file's extension. Any invalid DOS characters are
- changed to an underscore ("_"). If the filename already exists, the user will
- be prompted to overwrite or rename the file.
-
- MORE INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------
- Transporting files between the Mac and PC can be confusing. This document
- is not meant to be a tutorial on either file system or on moving files between
- them. For more information, there are many books on the DOS operating system
- and several on the Mac. Apple's Inside Macintosh series has much information on
- the HFS (see the sections on the File Manager).
-