From: app@shamash.cdc.com ( GSD Advanced Packing/Processes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: A-Max <--> Mac file copy without Mac drive tips
Date: 28 Sep 92 00:59:23 GMT
Organization: Control Data, Arden Hills, MN


			A-Max <---> Mac File Transfers
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This text describes how to transfer files between an Amiga with A-Max and
a real Macintosh without the need of a mac drive or network connection
on the Amiga.  If you have A-Max II+, this article is of little
interest because you can directly read and write Mac formatted disks in the
Amiga drives.  

With a few easy steps, files can moved back and forth between them with 
3.5" double density disks.  The key is that the disks must be in MsDos 
format.  With the appropriate software, these disks can be written to and 
read to by the both the Amiga and the Mac.  On the Amiga, shareware 
programs such as MSH or MultiDOS can be used.  On the Mac, there is a 
utility called "Apple File Exchange" which serves the same purpose.

Prior to transferring a Macintosh file, an important first step is to 
convert it to MacBinary format.  This is because Mac files usually consist 
of multiple parts, which must be combined into one.  Mac communications
programs do this automatically.  

To achieve this with "Apple File Exchange", two freely distributed
programs need to be placed in it's folder.  They are available from the 
Apple achieves in a file named Mac2MB.  If they are present, options to 
convert between Mac and MacBinary format appear in "Apple File Exchange"'s 
menus. 

The File Transfer program that is supplied with A-Max, also has an option
to convert between Mac and MacBinary format.

The final requirement is that the file to be moved must be small enough to 
fit on a single floppy.  If it is not, it must be segmented into smaller 
parts.  Mac files can be compressed and segmented into self extracting files 
with shareware programs such as CompactPro or Stuffit.  CompactPro allows 
the segment size to be set to any value.  To fit on an MsDos disk, the 
individual segments must be no larger than approximately 700k.

Once these requirements have been met, the following steps can be followed 
to move the files between the Mac and A-Max.


Mac to A-Max:
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   Mac
	Start "Apple File Exchange" and insert the MsDos disk.
	Menu select "Mac to MacBinary".
	Copy the desired file to disk.
 
   Amiga
	Use MSH or MultiDOS to read the MsDos disks and copy to an Amiga
	formatted disk.
	Start A-Max 

   A-Max
	Start the file transfer utility.
	Select the MacBinary option.
	Insert the Amiga Formatted disk in df0: 
	Copy the file to an Amax disk or hard drive partition.


A-Max to Mac
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   A-Max
	Start the file transfer utility.
	Select the MacBinary option.
	Insert the Amiga Formatted disk in df0: 
	Copy the file from Amax to the Amiga disk.
	Exit A-Max and reboot AmigaDos.

   Amiga
	Use MSH or MultiDOS to copy the file(s) to an MsDos formatted disk.

   Mac
	Start "Apple File Exchange" and insert the MsDos disk.
	Menu select "MacBinary to Mac".
	Copy the desired file from disk to the Mac.



That's it!  

I hope this helps others out there.  It was not immeadiatley obvious to
me that it was possible from the A-Max docs.

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