Apple now ships a ProDOS extension that allows you to mount a ProDOS disk onto a Macintosh desktop. It also allows the transfer of files between a ProDOS and Macintosh computer system. Previously this was only possible using Apple File Exchange (AFE).
Unfortunately, the ProDOS extension does not work properly when using it to transfer an AppleWorks file to an Apple II or IIGS, if that file was created in ClarisWorks and saved as AppleWorks format.
1. If you save your ClarisWorks word processing file as an AppleWorks 2.0 file directly to your Macintosh hard drive, and then drag the file from the hard drive to a ProDOS diskette, the file will not open on an Apple IIe or Apple IIGS. In this procedure, the ProDOS extension loses the file type information. Normally the file type should be $1A but ProDOS changes it to $00. If you have an Apple IIGS you could use a Disk Editor to change the file type back to $1A, but in the case of an Apple II there is no workaround, except to use AFE to transfer the file instead.
2. If you save your ClarisWorks word processing file as an AppleWorks 2.0 file directly to your ProDOS diskette the file will be not be readable on any ProDOS machine. In this procedure, the ProDOS extension does save the file properly. The only workaround is to use AFE instead.
NOTE: If you have the ProDOS extension running while using AFE, then AFE will also fail to transfer the file properly. Remove the ProDOS extension and restart your computer before using AFE.
Another workaround:
Save your ClarisWorks files as a text file instead and import the text file into AppleWorks. The ProDOS extension will work properly with plain text files. The disadvantage to this method is that you will lose all formatting characteristics such as bolding or margins. Most importantly, though, the text will transfer.