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By David Pogue / New York Times At the risk of enraging the Apple bashers, I can't keep my mouth shut any longer: Something is going on with the Macintosh. At...
John Rethorst
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Mar 11, 2009
12:48 am
5662
... Of the three people I know who have recently purchased Macs rather than a Windows machine. It is actually a process of cumulative exhaustion. They are so...
Malcolm Fitzgerald
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Mar 11, 2009
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I'm convinced that Vista is a large part of the answer. I have to use it for work and it's such a huge step back (I also use the Mac and Linux). My niece was...
ordhaj
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Mar 11, 2009
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The Mac also does windows easier than ever with several options to run other operating systems The Mac is now the only mainstream cross-platform box out... ...
Greg
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Mar 11, 2009
4:34 pm
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My theory? The Apple retail stores. They offer folks like this guy (below) a chance to feel comfortable (and excited even!) about making the switch. They feel...
tbgibson
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Mar 13, 2009
2:39 pm
5666
Macs are the perfect machine - since the switch to Intel. They are the only machines (if you follow the EULA) that can run any / all the major end user ...
Chad Smith
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Mar 13, 2009
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5667
I've got WP working with Sheepshaver, but I can't find a way to transfer old WP files, or your templates, to the Sheepshaver disk. There was no Transfer file...
Ralph Martin
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Mar 16, 2009
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... Quit SheepShaver and open its disk in OSX. Drag whatever you want onto that disk. Unmount it before starting SheepShaver again. Use SheepShaver Prefs to...
John Rethorst
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Mar 16, 2009
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5669
Thanks. Will try. Best, RDM ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Ralph Martin
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Mar 16, 2009
5:11 pm
5670
Hi everybody, I was reading a post today and decided to ask... How can I mount the disk in OSX? the etension .dsk doesn't mount here... And, second: is...
djanmarsiglia
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Mar 16, 2009
5:11 pm
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... It should have the extension .dmg, and will mount by double-clicking (after quitting SheepShaver, since one volume should not be mounted in two OS's at the...
John Rethorst
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Mar 16, 2009
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... If you have a disk image file with a .dsk extension, use one of many free disk-mounting programs, such as Mounty or Mount Me! You can find them easily as...
Edward Mendelson
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Mar 16, 2009
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5673
Is there any advantage to grabbing the Mac OS Rom from my Beige G3 instead of using the one that came in your install file which is " MacOS ROM 1.6 from...
jpwav716
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Mar 20, 2009
6:28 pm
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For expert advice on running Sheepshaver, try this forum: http://www.emaculation.com/forum/ They know all about various ROMs and other options there....
Edward Mendelson
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Mar 20, 2009
7:20 pm
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Hi, First time visitor/poster to this forum and you are talking about me when you ask about the Macintosh surge. I have to buy a new laptop and I don't want...
geralyn_dawson
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Mar 20, 2009
11:53 pm
5676
... Go to the list at the left of this page, to Links > SheepShaver and Basilisk. The third to last link has a SheepShaver install; the second to last link has...
John Rethorst
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Mar 20, 2009
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... Are you now using WordPerfect for DOS or WordPerfect for Windows? If you are using WordPerfect for DOS, it's possible to run it on a Mac, but only if you...
Edward Mendelson
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Mar 21, 2009
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... Sorry - wrong first link the previous message. Information on running WP for DOS on a Mac is here: http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/wpdosmac.html ...
Edward Mendelson
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Mar 21, 2009
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5679
Understandably, you want to avoid Word. This may be sacrilege on this list, but you may want to take a look at the open source application called NeoOffice. It...
George B. Richardson
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Mar 21, 2009
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Apparently, VMware Fusion allows you to install DOS on an Intel Mac, in which case it must be possible to install WordPerfect DOS: ...
Bob Stern
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Mar 21, 2009
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Well, yes. But since you can't possibly print from DOS on an Intel Mac, and because you have to be a unix guru to be able to get a file into or out of the DOS...
Edward Mendelson
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Mar 21, 2009
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You have to be a Unix guru to drag and drop a file from the disk image? - Chad Smith http://www.chadwsmith.com/ ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
Chad Smith
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Mar 21, 2009
5:18 pm
5683
OK, not really, but you're going to have to create a disk image that can be accessed as a virtual floppy in Vmware fusion, and then drag files in and out of...
Edward Mendelson
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Mar 21, 2009
7:08 pm
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... That's true in SheepShaver, but I do NOT believe it is true in VMware Fusion. -- Bob Stern...
Bob Stern
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Mar 21, 2009
9:36 pm
5685
OK, let's start over, and this time I'll try to get it right. First, I've actually used an MS-DOS virtual machine in Vmware. Here's a screen shot: ...
Edward Mendelson
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Mar 21, 2009
10:38 pm
5686
... Geralyn, I understand being ready to eat worms under the direst conditions. I only use Macs and writing is my profession, too. However, I'm on this list...
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demivoix
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Mar 21, 2009
11:23 pm
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... WordPerfect and Word 5.1 were the two best-regarded legacy Mac word processors. I much prefer WP; YMMV. John R....
John Rethorst
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Mar 21, 2009
11:27 pm
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He's entitled to his opinion, however disinterested he claims it to be, but the author has a better point about longevity of a Mac's usefulness. The state of...
John Rethorst
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Mar 21, 2009
11:31 pm
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Oh, it's classic Microsoft FUD. Notice he posits that price for the hardware. He's careful to say nothing about the software, which is peerless. JS...
John Sandel
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Mar 22, 2009
1:19 am
5690
What must be really galling to Ballmer is that people don't pay a premium for the hardware, but for the software.Paul Hogan ... [Non-text portions of this...
Paul Hogan
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