5/07/2012

[macsupport] Digest Number 8891

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1a.

Re: Mail in iOS

Posted by: "Bill B." bill501@mindspring.com   kernos501

Sun May 6, 2012 7:25 am (PDT)



At 7:24 PM -0400 5/5/12, Jim Saklad wrote:
>The answer to the question asked, to the best of my knowledge, is "no".

Yes this is one reason I don't use iOS for e-mail. What they need is a button the top of the list for selecting and then a popup for the process- marking, deleting, transferring etc. It's adequate if one has only 1 email address and a few emails a day. But if one has dozens oor hundreds, it is a PITA.

Bill

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2.1.

Re: Old & Obsolete Software

Posted by: "OBrien" bco@hiwaay.net   conorboru

Sun May 6, 2012 8:05 am (PDT)



On Sun, 06 May 2012 08:59:18 -0400, Tony Troiano wrote:
> Its likely that no one would be interested

Try here:
<http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml >


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Re: Old & Obsolete Software

Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net

Sun May 6, 2012 11:42 am (PDT)



Or see if there is a Free Geek or something similar near you. Free Geek help to build computer, PC and Mac for the disadvantaged, and sell to the public. The one near me will also properly recycle old computers and monitor. Since old CRTs are so plentiful they charge a small fee to take them. If they are good, they may go into a computer set up for someone. If they are bad they will recycle them.

On May 6, 2012, at 5:59 AM, Tony Troiano wrote:

> Having gone through a whole lot of storage I have come upon software
> I had purchased dating from the days of Mac OS 7, ClarisWorks, a
> myriad of Adobe apps, utility apps such as Norton and Virex, early
> versions of Toast, and many, many more. All are in their original
> boxes with manuals intact.
>
> Its likely that no one would be interested in any of this obsolete
> software, even for donation. Having never discarded this kind of
> material I am not sure how to proceed. Do I simply put it all out in
> the recycle pail?
>
> --Tony--
>

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Re: Old & Obsolete Software

Posted by: "Michael P. Stupinski" mpstupinski@snet.net   mstupinski

Sun May 6, 2012 8:09 pm (PDT)



You might contact the DigiBarn Computer Museum at <www.digibarn.com/>
to see if there's anything they might be interested in.

Navigating through their website would be both interesting and
educational anyway.

I offered them an Apple IIgs computer about 7 years ago, but hey
already had one, so now I have two of them (plus an Apple II+) in my
attic that I will end up throwing away when I'm ready to sell this
house and downsize (if the market ever improves enough to make that
possible).

.................Mike

On May 6, 2012, at 8:59 AM, Tony Troiano wrote:

> Having gone through a whole lot of storage I have come upon software
> I had purchased dating from the days of Mac OS 7, ClarisWorks, a
> myriad of Adobe apps, utility apps such as Norton and Virex, early
> versions of Toast, and many, many more. All are in their original
> boxes with manuals intact.
>
> Its likely that no one would be interested in any of this obsolete
> software, even for donation. Having never discarded this kind of
> material I am not sure how to proceed. Do I simply put it all out in
> the recycle pail?
>
> --Tony--
>
>
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>
> Group FAQ:
> <http://www.macsupportcentral.com/policies/>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
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Re: Old & Obsolete Software

Posted by: "Keith Whaley" keith_w@dslextreme.com   keith9600

Sun May 6, 2012 11:36 pm (PDT)



Michael P. Stupinski wrote:
> You might contact the DigiBarn Computer Museum at<www.digibarn.com/>
> to see if there's anything they might be interested in.
>
> Navigating through their website would be both interesting and
> educational anyway.
>
> I offered them an Apple IIgs computer about 7 years ago, but hey
> already had one, so now I have two of them (plus an Apple II+) in my
> attic that I will end up throwing away when I'm ready to sell this
> house and downsize (if the market ever improves enough to make that
> possible).
>
> .................Mike

Ahhh, nostalgia...
I'm reading the Steve Jobs bio and right now I'm at the part where they
developed the Apple II. This was coming up on the time when I got my
first computer, and the memories came flooding back. I had a IIGS for a
while too... Lovely machine but at that time, I was SO wet behind the
ears, I didn't know Spit from Shinola, so...

Much good luck on the house, Mike.

keith whaley

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Re: Old & Obsolete Software

Posted by: "Michael P. Stupinski" mpstupinski@snet.net   mstupinski

Mon May 7, 2012 4:05 am (PDT)



Thanks for your good wishes on the house sale, Keith.

As for nostalgia, when I looked up DigiBarn in my email archives I
found a request I sent them back in 2005 that someone in this group
might be able to help with. I may have posted it here years ago, but
don't remember. Anyway here it is:

"I have tried several times over the years to get a Macintosh version
of the earliest Apple (Apple II) sound and graphics program I
encountered. If I remember correctly, it was named Apple Vision and
consisted of a stick figure, room, and TV or monitor being drawn and
animated to the tune of \"Turkey in The Straw.\"

"I remember how cool I thought it was, and to me it remains a
touchstone of my computer experience. The Apple II I was using when I
discovered it was in the finance department of a large aerospace
company I worked for, and the rest of the department had a ball
watching it over and over. Has this ever been ported to the Mac?"

I think that was a demo on one of the 5-1/4 floppies that came with
the computer. Can anyone here help with that?

Thanks,
..................Mike

On May 7, 2012, at 2:36 AM, Keith Whaley wrote:

> Michael P. Stupinski wrote:
>> You might contact the DigiBarn Computer Museum at<www.digibarn.com/>
>> to see if there's anything they might be interested in.
>>
>> Navigating through their website would be both interesting and
>> educational anyway.
>>
>> I offered them an Apple IIgs computer about 7 years ago, but hey
>> already had one, so now I have two of them (plus an Apple II+) in my
>> attic that I will end up throwing away when I'm ready to sell this
>> house and downsize (if the market ever improves enough to make that
>> possible).
>>
>> .................Mike
>
> Ahhh, nostalgia...
> I'm reading the Steve Jobs bio and right now I'm at the part where
> they
> developed the Apple II. This was coming up on the time when I got my
> first computer, and the memories came flooding back. I had a IIGS
> for a
> while too... Lovely machine but at that time, I was SO wet behind the
> ears, I didn't know Spit from Shinola, so...
>
> Much good luck on the house, Mike.
>
> keith whaley
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Group FAQ:
> <http://www.macsupportcentral.com/policies/>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

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2.6.

Re: Old & Obsolete Software

Posted by: "OBrien" bco@hiwaay.net   conorboru

Mon May 7, 2012 6:24 am (PDT)



On Sun, 6 May 2012 23:09:21 -0400, Michael P. Stupinski wrote:
> I offered them an Apple IIgs computer about 7 years ago, but hey
> already had one, so now I have two of them (plus an Apple II+) in my
> attic that I will end up throwing away....

There are a couple of places here that accept all sorts of electronics for recycling. The only things they charge a fee to take are monitors. Maybe, you have a recycler, too.


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3a.

Re: Scanning pdfs to Word - Fujitsu scanner

Posted by: "Jurgen Richter" yahoo-1@sympatico.ca   epsongroups

Sun May 6, 2012 11:08 am (PDT)



I have one of the [cheaper] older Fujitsu scanners that does just that,
but don't be fooled into thinking it will give you a perfect Word document.

The scanner I have is one of the ScanSnaps and it works great on my Mac.
I have it set up to scan directly to PDF instead of Word; mine came with
Readiris and Cardiris - those apps being the OCR component of the
package. It works ok for the business cards, and it seems to be somewhat
trainable, like all OCR apps should be. I later upgraded the OCR to
abbyy finereader [sic], which seemed to get better reviews. There is a
dock component that lets you scan to folder, scan to Word and scan to
PDF. So you can do this automatically or you can set one of these as a
default action, so that when you feed a print into the scanner, it scans
and OCRs it to the folder of your choice. You do have to remember that
it will always be a 2 stage process - the scan, and the OCR process. My
PDFs are graphics, and are not editable as such. These PDFs can be run
through Acrobat Pro for OCR or through the scanner's application, after
the scan. For the Word end of things, it's the same step, only you don't
need to do anything except set the parameter and go scan. The resulting
file is simply saved as a Word format document, along with all the OCR
errors and misreads. Quality of OCR interpretation depends on
squareness/straightness of the document being scanned; quality of the
printing itself; font and size of type that is being scanned and colour
of paper the document is on, and whether there are other smudges and
marks to confuse the machine.

Training the software is an arduous process, but well worth it if you
scan the same quality and characteristics of documents on a regular
basis. That way the app "learns" the minutiae and applies those rules
with fewer misreads the more it is trained/corrected.

I think the more pricey scanners are perhaps faster, perhaps have more
complete or advanced OCR engines, some can scan both sides at the same
time, some have document hoppers for a stack of input, some have better
resolution, some have faster scanning engines for more pages per
hour/minute... so you really have to compare the features for what your
own needs and budget dictate. Personally I use mine to digitze invoices
and receipts, newspaper and magazine clippings and business cards. I do
not use it for photographic image capture (meaning scanning of photos) -
I have a different scanner to do that.

HTH

Jurgen

===

There has been quite a lot of discussion about this lately. I see that
Fujitsu produces a scanner that it claims will convert directly into
Word. These scanners are quite expensive (over $1,000) so I wondered
if anyone has one and how good they are as compared with just using
software.

Josephine Bacon

<mailbox:///Users/hikarukiyonaga/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/j8yt62uq.default/Mail/mail.connection.ca/Mac%20OSX?number=82828005#toc>

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3b.

Re: Scanning pdfs to Word - Fujitsu scanner

Posted by: "Josephine Bacon" bacon@langservice.com   baconandeggs_2001

Sun May 6, 2012 11:07 pm (PDT)



Dear Jurgen,

That is most helpful. We would be using it to scan pdfs and sometimes
similar formats of legal documents for translation using Word. As you
say, photo scanning needs more sophisticated equipment.

Josephine Bacon
On 6 May 2012, at 19:08, Jurgen Richter wrote:

> I have one of the [cheaper] older Fujitsu scanners that does just
> that,
> but don't be fooled into thinking it will give you a perfect Word
> document.
>
> The scanner I have is one of the ScanSnaps and it works great on my
> Mac.
> I have it set up to scan directly to PDF instead of Word; mine came
> with
> Readiris and Cardiris - those apps being the OCR component of the
> package. It works ok for the business cards, and it seems to be
> somewhat
> trainable, like all OCR apps should be. I later upgraded the OCR to
> abbyy finereader [sic], which seemed to get better reviews. There is a
> dock component that lets you scan to folder, scan to Word and scan to
> PDF. So you can do this automatically or you can set one of these as a
> default action, so that when you feed a print into the scanner, it
> scans
> and OCRs it to the folder of your choice. You do have to remember that
> it will always be a 2 stage process - the scan, and the OCR process.
> My
> PDFs are graphics, and are not editable as such. These PDFs can be run
> through Acrobat Pro for OCR or through the scanner's application,
> after
> the scan. For the Word end of things, it's the same step, only you
> don't
> need to do anything except set the parameter and go scan. The
> resulting
> file is simply saved as a Word format document, along with all the OCR
> errors and misreads. Quality of OCR interpretation depends on
> squareness/straightness of the document being scanned; quality of the
> printing itself; font and size of type that is being scanned and
> colour
> of paper the document is on, and whether there are other smudges and
> marks to confuse the machine.
>
> Training the software is an arduous process, but well worth it if you
> scan the same quality and characteristics of documents on a regular
> basis. That way the app "learns" the minutiae and applies those rules
> with fewer misreads the more it is trained/corrected.
>
> I think the more pricey scanners are perhaps faster, perhaps have more
> complete or advanced OCR engines, some can scan both sides at the same
> time, some have document hoppers for a stack of input, some have
> better
> resolution, some have faster scanning engines for more pages per
> hour/minute... so you really have to compare the features for what
> your
> own needs and budget dictate. Personally I use mine to digitze
> invoices
> and receipts, newspaper and magazine clippings and business cards. I
> do
> not use it for photographic image capture (meaning scanning of
> photos) -
> I have a different scanner to do that.
>
> HTH
>
> Jurgen
>
> ===
>
> There has been quite a lot of discussion about this lately. I see that
> Fujitsu produces a scanner that it claims will convert directly into
> Word. These scanners are quite expensive (over $1,000) so I wondered
> if anyone has one and how good they are as compared with just using
> software.
>
> Josephine Bacon
>
> <mailbox:///Users/hikarukiyonaga/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/j8yt62uq.default/Mail/mail.connection.ca/Mac%20OSX?number=82828005#toc
> >
>
>

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4.1.

Re: Mac or PC? Need thoughts...

Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net

Sun May 6, 2012 11:38 am (PDT)



Would you give an example of where they get a better deal?

On May 6, 2012, at 4:06 AM, Otto Nikolaus wrote:

> Only briefly, but I didn't notice anything of importance, other than the
> bits where Windows users have a better deal.
>
> Otto
>
> On 5 May 2012 19:19, Tod Hopkins <hoplist@hillmanncarr.com> wrote:
>
> > Have you compared the Windows and Mac versions of iTunes? Not the same
> > experience. Same with Quicktime.

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4.2.

Re: Mac or PC? Need thoughts...

Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com   nikyzf

Sun May 6, 2012 4:07 pm (PDT)



You can run the latest iTunes on Win XP but you need at least OS X 10.5. If
you want to sync the more recent iOS devices and have a Mac running 10.4 or
earlier, you are forced to upgrade. If your Mac does not support 10.5 you
are forced to buy a new Mac. Legacy PC users are much better supported by
Apple.

Otto

On 6 May 2012 19:38, N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.net> wrote:

> Would you give an example of where they get a better deal?
>

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5.1.

Re: [macsupport ]  ipad problem

Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net

Sun May 6, 2012 12:07 pm (PDT)



First quit stealing threads!

When you stole this thread by replying to a previous post, specifically "Re: [macsupport] Mac or PC? Need thoughts...", instead of starting a new email and sending it to this list by typing in m a c s, and at that point if you have ever typed it in completely before, you should be offered the whole e-ddress to select.

Then you just change the subject line, that does not change the headers. And that is what is used for threading.

Now to answer your question on how to remove them. If you turn off Threading on your iPad all the (No Sender) (No Subject) will seem to go away. When people steal threads that is what cause this. This is how the Mail.app on your iPad handles stolen threads.

So you are probably the one causing the problem for yourself and others.

On May 6, 2012, at 5:55 AM, luvtoso wrote:

> I have the first generation ipad. In my mail program I have about seven messages I cannot seem to delete. Problem is the amount of these seem to be growing.
> The messages show (No Sender) (No Subject) and states This message has no content. A few of the messages like this has a date of 12/31/69.
> Any help getting rid of these would be a help. Of course, I would really love to know how and why this is happening. My thoughts are someone with too much time on their hands playing games some where.
> Gayle

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5.2.

Re: [macsupport ]  ipad problem

Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net

Sun May 6, 2012 12:12 pm (PDT)



Correction: The you just change_d_ the subject line.

That is the part that is causing all the problems. DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!

Then we can all have a nice day.

On May 6, 2012, at 12:07 PM, N.A. Nada wrote:

> First quit stealing threads!
>
> When you stole this thread by replying to a previous post, specifically "Re: [macsupport] Mac or PC? Need thoughts...", instead of starting a new email and sending it to this list by typing in m a c s, and at that point if you have ever typed it in completely before, you should be offered the whole e-ddress to select.
>
> Then you just change the subject line, that does not change the headers. And that is what is used for threading.
>
> Now to answer your question on how to remove them. If you turn off Threading on your iPad all the (No Sender) (No Subject) will seem to go away. When people steal threads that is what cause this. This is how the Mail.app on your iPad handles stolen threads.
>
> So you are probably the one causing the problem for yourself and others.
>
> On May 6, 2012, at 5:55 AM, luvtoso wrote:
>
> > I have the first generation ipad. In my mail program I have about seven messages I cannot seem to delete. Problem is the amount of these seem to be growing.
> > The messages show (No Sender) (No Subject) and states This message has no content. A few of the messages like this has a date of 12/31/69.
> > Any help getting rid of these would be a help. Of course, I would really love to know how and why this is happening. My thoughts are someone with too much time on their hands playing games some where.
> > Gayle
>

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6a.

Hijacking or stealing threads: Definition

Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com   todhop

Sun May 6, 2012 2:03 pm (PDT)



For those who don't understand what this is and why it's a bad idea...

"Threading" is the act of connecting related emails as a continuous, linked narrative on a single subject, rather than sorting them by date. In Apple Mail, you can see this in action by going to the View menu and turning on "Organize by Thread." While it appears this is done by matching subject lines, the "thread" is actually maintained in another, hidden header, set whenever someone replies to an existing email, even if they change the subject line. This is important because sometimes the subject line should change in small ways, such as adding "OT" for "off-topic" but the thread should not be broken.

"Hijacking" the thread is replying to an existing mail, but changing the subject. This results in the new subject become mixed into the old "thread" line, confusing the thread.

Old list mail aficionados rely on threading to make sorting through huge amounts of list mail manageable. Therefor, they react badly to hijacking. In addition, when one hijacks a thread, the new message will be buried inside another, likely unrelated thread. It will only be seen by those reading that unrelated thread, and not by those who have chosen not to read that thread.

So, if you are trying to get help, hijacking is... counterproductive.

Cheers,
tod

Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins-at-hillmanncarr.com

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Re: Hijacking or stealing threads: Definition

Posted by: "Hugh Crymble" hcrymble@bmts.com   hcrymble

Sun May 6, 2012 2:15 pm (PDT)



Thank you for the explanation Tod.

I'm a little wiser today.

And shall improve my etiquette.

hugh

On SundayMay 6, 2012, at SunMay/6/12 5:03 PM, Tod Hopkins wrote:

> For those who don't understand what this is and why it's a bad idea...
>
> "Threading" is the act of connecting related emails as a continuous, linked narrative on a single subject, rather than sorting them by date. In Apple Mail, you can see this in action by going to the View menu and turning on "Organize by Thread." While it appears this is done by matching subject lines, the "thread" is actually maintained in another, hidden header, set whenever someone replies to an existing email, even if they change the subject line. This is important because sometimes the subject line should change in small ways, such as adding "OT" for "off-topic" but the thread should not be broken.
>
> "Hijacking" the thread is replying to an existing mail, but changing the subject. This results in the new subject become mixed into the old "thread" line, confusing the thread.
>
> Old list mail aficionados rely on threading to make sorting through huge amounts of list mail manageable. Therefor, they react badly to hijacking. In addition, when one hijacks a thread, the new message will be buried inside another, likely unrelated thread. It will only be seen by those reading that unrelated thread, and not by those who have chosen not to read that thread.
>
> So, if you are trying to get help, hijacking is... counterproductive.
>
> Cheers,
> tod
>
> Tod Hopkins
> Hillmann & Carr Inc.
> todhopkins-at-hillmanncarr.com
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>

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6c.

Re: Hijacking or stealing threads: Definition

Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com   nikyzf

Sun May 6, 2012 4:18 pm (PDT)



This crops up (and is explained) every few months. It is also covered in
the FAQ that goes out to all new members.

Otto

On 6 May 2012 22:15, Hugh Crymble <hcrymble@bmts.com> wrote:

> Thank you for the explanation Tod.
>
> I'm a little wiser today.
>
> And shall improve my etiquette.
>

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7a.

DVD Movie to iTunes

Posted by: "Jim Smith" jas1931@gmail.com   jimmacsmith

Sun May 6, 2012 3:55 pm (PDT)



How do you copy a DVD movie to iTunes and what application do I need.

Jim Smith
www.rvcarelogbook.com

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7b.

Re: DVD Movie to iTunes

Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net   denverdan22180

Sun May 6, 2012 8:01 pm (PDT)



Howdy.

You need to determine what video file format you want to use.

iTunes can accommodate the following video file formats:

Any video formats that QuickTime can play
MOV (QuickTime Movie)
MP4 (MPEG-4)
M4V
MPEG
AVI
3GPP
3GPP2
DV (Digital Video)

Then you need to get a program that will "RIP" the movie from a video
DVD disc to your hard drive. There are many of these.

A video DVD almost always has a folder called VIDEO_TS which contains a
bunch of files that make the DVD work with menus, DVD players, on your
computer, etc. The RIP program will take this info and change it to a
different file format and you can then convert it to one of the formats
listed above.

If you are not using Lion, then look for MacTheRipper (shareware) for
the RIP part. However, MacTheRipper seems to have met some kind of
catastrophe with Lion and may have disappeared. I now use an
inexpensive commercial program called RipIt.

You could also look for an open source program called MPEG Streamclip
which can convert all kinds of video file formats to all kinds of other
video file formats. Streamclip may be able to RIP video DVDs also but
I haven't used it for that purpose.

Roxio's Toast can convert video to a variety of formats and into
formats for devices like iPhones and iPads.

Denver Dan

On Sun, 06 May 2012 18:54:57 -0400, Jim Smith wrote:
> How do you copy a DVD movie to iTunes and what application do I need.
>
> Jim Smith
> www.rvcarelogbook.com
>

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7c.

Re: DVD Movie to iTunes

Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@me.com   hflaxman001

Sun May 6, 2012 8:57 pm (PDT)



Handbrake is a great free app for this as well as file conversion.

Handbrake.fr

Harry

Sent from Harry's iPod !

On May 6, 2012, at 18:54, Jim Smith <jas1931@gmail.com> wrote:

> How do you copy a DVD movie to iTunes and what application do I need.

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8a.

Can´t restore software on old iMac 800 Mhz Power G4 Computer

Posted by: "boingvars" boingvars@yahoo.se   boingvars

Mon May 7, 2012 12:26 am (PDT)



Hi,

My name is Bo, and I need some advice how to restore software on this old iMac ( I guess it´s from the time this group once started )

Anyway, I bought the iMac used, and included was a Mac OS X Install CD, Mac OS version 10.1.2

And 4 each Software Restore CD:s
CD 1 of 4: Mac OS X and MAC OS 9
CD 2 of 4: Mac OS X and MAC OS 9 applications
CD 3 of 4: - " -
Cd 4 of 4. - " -

I was interested to restore software to the computer, and presumed I should use Mac 10.1.2, and put the CD into the drive, restarted the computer with a finger on c,and made a clean install.

I then try to use Software restore CD1, but the SoftwareRestore.pkg couldn´t restore any software, when i try to open the packag something named the installer started up, and another window
When I look into the package I found a Archive.pax.gz file, and when clicking it a new window open that tell me " The disk with your preferred destination folder is currently locked " Error 46 "

Something called stuffit expander seems to be involved in some way.

Any ideas on how to overcome this problem higly appreciated.

Regards

Bo

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Re: [macsupport] Can´t restore software on old iMac 800 Mhz Power

Posted by: "Louie P. (Pete) Nalda" lpnalda@gmail.com   lpnalda

Mon May 7, 2012 12:48 am (PDT)



Could be Stuffit Expander is missing, or needs to be updated. I think they still make versions of that software.

On May 7, 2012, at 2:26 AM, boingvars wrote:

> Hi,
>
> My name is Bo, and I need some advice how to restore software on this old iMac ( I guess it´s from the time this group once started )
>
> Anyway, I bought the iMac used, and included was a Mac OS X Install CD, Mac OS version 10.1.2
>
> And 4 each Software Restore CD:s
> CD 1 of 4: Mac OS X and MAC OS 9
> CD 2 of 4: Mac OS X and MAC OS 9 applications
> CD 3 of 4: - " -
> Cd 4 of 4. - " -
>
> I was interested to restore software to the computer, and presumed I should use Mac 10.1.2, and put the CD into the drive, restarted the computer with a finger on c,and made a clean install.
>
> I then try to use Software restore CD1, but the SoftwareRestore.pkg couldn´t restore any software, when i try to open the packag something named the installer started up, and another window
> When I look into the package I found a Archive.pax.gz file, and when clicking it a new window open that tell me " The disk with your preferred destination folder is currently locked " Error 46 "
>
> Something called stuffit expander seems to be involved in some way.
>
> Any ideas on how to overcome this problem higly appreciated.
>
> Regards
>
> Bo
>
>
>
>
>
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Adobe Creative Suite CS 6 Available Today

Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net   denverdan22180

Mon May 7, 2012 5:22 am (PDT)



Howdy.

Adobe has released its CS 6 family.

Check the Adobe web site for details.

There are several flavors of this package available.

The DS 6 Design Standard package upgrade price is listed as $275.00
USD.

This is the US site for Adobe: <http://www.adobe.com/>

Denver Dan

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