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E/DOS file question



 I've never quite understood Executor/DOS' use  of disk files.  Okay, the HFV
 files are the simulated hard disk volumes.  That's clear enough.  But if I
 do this:

 1. import an archive from MS-DOS--call it "Import.cpt"
 2. run binhex on the file to make in Mac-ish
 3. expand the archive and go on my merry way

 I find that I have files called import.cpt and %import.cpt on my hard disk.
 I'm guessing that the first is the original, untouched, MS-DOS file.  But what
 is the second?  Is the Mac-useable file stored in the HFV file, out of harm's
 way?  What happens if I now delete the two files?

 --Dav Vandenbroucke
 david_a._vandenbroucke@hud.gov


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