On Feb 14, 2010, at 12:03 PM, Bruce Ryan wrote: > Hi John > >>> I'm reinstalling Pismo just now - about halfway through the Tiger updates, >>> then I'll put OS9 on, then PM6 and then check - I may not complete this >>> today but I'll let you know by this time tomorrow. >>> >>> Please confirm you have PM 6·0, not PM 6·5. (I have both, so I'm happy to >>> try either. My preference was for PM6·5 because it seemed a little more >>> stable and have a better user-interface than 6·0. But I'll happily install >>> whichever is needed to try your PDF experiment.) As I recall, we often >>> found it best to create the .PS (postscript file) first, then throw that at >>> Acrobat Distiller. This route worked on a beige G3, my Pismo, G4/466, >>> G4/800, G4/1GHz. I've not yet tried it in Sheepshaver. >>> >>> If I get it to work, but you still have difficulty, I'd be happy to make >>> the PDF for you. I could even throw it at InDesign (I have Adobe Creative >>> Suite 3). >>> >>> cheers >>> >>> Bruce >>> >> Bruce the version I have is 6.0. It works on 7.5 and 8.6 only. But when I >> try to bcreat any file other than a PM I get all kinds of printer alarms and >> errors. I would buy PM7 if I knew it would handle all my nod foles and run >> in OS9 ans OSX. Thanks for your interest. > > Hmmm. Sorry, I don't quite understand 'nod foles'. >
Old files, LOL create file other than PM such as pdf or PS > I'm pretty sure I've had PM6·0 working under OS9 - and will check it on Pismo > soon. AFAIK, PM7·0 was a an OS9/classic package. I've never tried running it > natively under OSX. (I found it a bit more crash-prone than PM6·5. (In fact, > I recall the way we handled crashy PM7·0 files was to ResEdit them to PM6·5 > filetype and creator, then use PM6·5.) > > Since then, InDesign has ruled the roost. I've been able to open most PM6·x > files I've had to deal with (about 10 in the last 2 years) with InDesign CS3, > sort a couple of text-reflows, save as InDesign files, then export > press-ready PDFs. > > InDesign, IMHO, took the best ideas in PageMaker, a few ideas from Quark > (which were rubbish because Quark was rubbish full stop but were included > because switchers wanted them, I guess), shoved in a lot of useful features > and made a very nice - but rather expensive - DTP package. The ability to > save as screen, print and/or press-readyPDF without any worry has been very, > very welcome. > > I've only known one OS9 application run badly under classic under OSX - and > that was a shoot-em-up/run-em-over gore-fest. I did notice speed-rductions, > presumably because OSX was running on (for it) under-powered processors, then > running an emulator/translator, on top of which was the OS9 software. But in > general, it worked. > > cheers > > Bruce John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA -- 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/
