... No. SheepShaver will not work with OS versions later than 9.0.4. John R....
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Rick Albright
logres0
Jan 15, 2009 1:59 am
That *is* annoying. I'm still a fan of Stuffit, which is far more flexible and robust (at least the Stuffit Deluxe is) than the .zip archiving that is now...
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Rick Albright
logres0
Jan 15, 2009 1:58 am
It's been awhile, but you used to have to download and install a little program called something like "Akua sweets." I don't know if this is still required,...
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Keith Addison
tertsizza
Jan 15, 2009 1:58 am
Hello John and all ... Does that include OS 9.2.2? All best Keith...
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Edward Mendelson
em315
Jan 14, 2009 7:51 pm
... installation ... John, OS X 10.4 and 10.5 don't come with Stuffit Expander bundled in. There's no native software in these versions that can expand a .SIT...
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John Rethorst
jrethorst
Jan 14, 2009 4:37 pm
... It should have had a .sit extension. Now fixed. John, d/l it again and double-click it. It should open with Stuffit Expander. Complete installation and use...
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John Sandel
grendelicious
Jan 14, 2009 4:36 pm
... Thanks, that did the trick. I now have access to all of John R's goodies and will proceed to mangle my WP files. ... I think Ed's right. Assuming any...
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Geoffrey S. Mendelson
gsmendelson
Jan 14, 2009 4:13 pm
... You probably can't. A restore disk is specific to the computer it was sold with. For example, if it came with a tangerine G3 iMac it will only install on...
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John Rethorst
jrethorst
Jan 14, 2009 4:08 pm
... SheepShaver Prefs has an option to Boot from CD. Activate that, quit SS, insert your OS 9 CD and start SS again. Note that this may not work if your OS...
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edwards.doug@...
edwards.doug...
Jan 14, 2009 3:49 pm
I downloaded the WordPerfect-SheepShaver Install. OK, All runs well, but the system is 7.5.I want to upgrade to Mac OS 9. How do I do that? I have a copy of a...
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Edward Mendelson
em315
Jan 14, 2009 11:40 am
... It sounds as if you need to download and install Stuffit Standard. Google will tell you where to find it. John, perhaps it's time to change the file format...
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John Sandel
grendelicious
Jan 14, 2009 4:45 am
Hi, Ed. I don't see anything to read or instructions to follow, and only one thing that might be a file. On my OS 10.4.11 desktop, the download deposited a...
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Edward Mendelson
em315
Jan 14, 2009 4:26 am
... Have you read and followed ALL the instructions in the "MetaMacro doc" file that is included with the macro itself (and some sample macros) in the...
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John Sandel
grendelicious
Jan 14, 2009 4:02 am
I'm confused about how to use MetaMacro. I want to batch-convert several hundred WP 3.5e docs to RTF, preparatory to opening them in another word-processor...
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Judyth Mermelstein
lapomme05
Jan 14, 2009 2:31 am
... Thanks for the kind words, and I'm sorry to be so late replying: I had no Internet access for a time during the holidays and some fools clogged my e-mail...
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Edward Mendelson
em315
Jan 13, 2009 11:46 am
... Absolutely right - I simply forgot about all those PPC-only applications...!...
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Geoffrey S. Mendelson
gsmendelson
Jan 13, 2009 6:19 am
... 1. I created an image, New.dsk, with SS prefs. 2. I tried to open it with disk utility and it would not find it. 3. I renamed it new.dmg. 4. Disk utility...
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John Rethorst
jrethorst
Jan 13, 2009 4:29 am
... When I first did this I compared SS and Basilisk, comparing not load times but speed times in intensive operation such as spell-checking. I found SS (using...
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John Rethorst
jrethorst
Jan 13, 2009 4:22 am
... Use SheepShaver Prefs (the original) to create a disk image. What happens when you quit SS and then check this image with Disk Utility? John R....
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Edward Mendelson
em315
Jan 13, 2009 3:19 am
John, One further point. I hope you might be able to write an AppleScript that would run the first time SheepShaver is opened so that it could set up the...
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Edward Mendelson
em315
Jan 13, 2009 3:12 am
... my question correctly. What I was getting at is when it says "Click the installer icon" I didn't have one showing on my desktop. I did have the sheep...
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Steve K
bearsteve
Jan 13, 2009 1:27 am
ED, I did download and read all the instructions before trying to use SS. I guess I didn't state my question correctly. What I was getting at is when it...
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ted_m_p_lee
Jan 12, 2009 4:03 pm
... any ... I too applaud John's efforts. While I yet haven't had to use them, one of these days I'll either finally move up to Leopard or decide it's time to...
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Geoffrey S. Mendelson
gsmendelson
Jan 12, 2009 4:02 pm
... Speaking of instructions, I can't find, or figure out any way of creating a new disk image that works with SheepShaver AND can be checked/repaired with...
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somniferous1
Jan 12, 2009 4:00 pm
John, If you are asking for wish lists I would wish for a one click script that would allow me to have *any* application launch the slick way you suggest that...
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Edward Mendelson
em315
Jan 12, 2009 2:52 pm
... One more thought: this is beyond my AppleScript abilities, but you'll probably know how to do it: Is it possible to write a First Time Setup Applescript to...
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Edward Mendelson
em315
Jan 12, 2009 4:22 am
... Delighted to hear that this is one the way. Of course you're welcome to use those Applescripts I cobbled together. The latest version (same link -but from...
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John Rethorst
jrethorst
Jan 11, 2009 8:39 pm
I'm starting to update the install package. It will include the latest, apparently bug-free release of SheepShaver. One of the SS fixes is the cursor...
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Edward Mendelson
em315
Jan 11, 2009 5:53 am
... You need to perform ALL the steps listed in the file called "Install ReadMe.pdf", which is found in the "SS-WP 1.1 Installation Folder". If you don't have...
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Steve
bearsteve
Jan 10, 2009 10:07 pm
I've tried installing WPMac using John's SheepShaver. The problem I'm having is the download installs the sheep on the desk top and when I click on it,...
