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MacBinary files when sending files to a non-Macintosh computer, so
you won't have to worry about it.
In general, if you download Mac files to your ST, they will be in
MacBinary format. Files transferred with a Copy II PC Option Board
will be in Unary format.
Any Mac file which is not a MacBinary or Unary file, must be
transverted as a text file (technical explanation: the complete file will
be put into a Macintosh Data Fork). In most cases, you will want to use
a straight ASCII file; one without any special control codes or
formatting commands.
Since the Macintosh uses just a carriage return to signify the end
of a line, whereas most other computers (including the ST) use both a
carriage return and a lindeed at the end of each line, Transverter gives
you the option of removing or adding linefeeds (depending upon
direction of transfer) for text.
If you have a Mac application (program) which is not in Mac Binary
or Unary format, you can transvert it as a text file. Then, while in Mac
mode, you must use the program BinHex to convert the text file back to
a Mac application. Warning: the transverted application may not work;
it depends on how it was transferred from the Macintosh originally.
About Transverter
The first entry in the Desk menu is the Copyright/Trademark notice.
(see Figure 16) After that are all your ST Desk Accessories. Please
note that Gadgets by Small does not own the copyright to Transverter; it
belongs to Doug Wheeler, one of our beta testers and general fixer-upper
person. He lets us distribute it.
Doug has helped us a lot here; for example, he is the one who figured
out why Ready, Set, Go 4.5 wouldn't print with UltraScript, and
came up with a fix for it. It's been very helpful having him work with
us. And, not only is he sharp, he's a nice guy, too:
Anyway, back to copyrights, please don't make copies of
Transverter for your friends, or upload Transverter to any Bulletin
.. He is also 22 and single. Girls, send inquiries to Doug Wheeler, Gadgets by
Small, marked ''.
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