> Hi Sheryl > > I fly Adobe CS3 (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, etc) & MS Office 2008 on a > 2008 MacBook Pro running Snow Leopard - which will be the OS that runs on > your new iMac. > > Want to send me some of the Freehand, etc, files you're concerned about? I'll > be happy to try opening them and let you know what transpires. > > Cheers > > Bruce Ryan > > Sent from my jeSs > > On 29 Jan 2010, at 17:21, Sheryl Birkhead <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Hi all-- don't yell.... my G-4 died and I am finally going into more debt >> than I really can afford to get the new smallest iMac. But, I found my >> Wallstreet actually DID have enough memory to install the laser printer from >> the G-4. Here are my questions. I was told two years ago when I looked and >> again when I was desperate a few days ago that the new OS will not support >> FreeHand and Adobe flat out said, when they acquired it, that they would no >> longer support it and that we would all have to go to Illustrator--BUT that >> Illustrator would open FreeHand files-- hmm- today I called and they said >> (customer serives-Inever reached tech) it would open ALL files--I told them >> it would need to go back to version 6 through MX (one beyond 10) and OS 8 >> through 10.4.6(I think) they sawid it would. I know this is not an oldie >> (well...) question- but anyobody have any idea/info? My business files and >> sutff for the SPCA and in there-- and we are hoping the apple sotre can move >> files from a totally dead...in case my backups are not the last copy I made >> (and I use triple redundancy--thumb drive, zip , and floppy-but one never >> knows and I doubt the IRS would like being handed a disc and saying my in >> formation is on there somewhere!) >> >> Question # 2 is about the Wallstreet. Since I could install the >> laserprinter, I would like to go for the old scanner too. How do I go from >> the USB to the Wallstreet? I do not see anything obviously compatible--at >> least to me... >> >> Thanks to all (I am totally ignoring the Internet- I never did fig=ure >> out how to follow the directions y'all kindly gave about paritioning and so >> on to get up into an OS that is more Internet friendly-- my fault... >> >> Agh- only an hour allowed here and I need research done!! >> I will check back when I can--thanks!! >> >> >> Dead-in-the-water G-$er and Wallstreeter! >> >> Sheryl >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for >> those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). >> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our >> netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To leave this group, send email to [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books >> >> Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
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