Hello! Thanxs for the help! Could you e-mail me the file??? Thanx~ ~ Ben ~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 8:11 PM Subject: Re: What is a .dmg file?
> Ben wrote: > > > I have a powermac 8500 running 8.5 w/ a 200mhz 604e processor. I am trying > > to run a shareware cd from a macaddict magazine and most of the programs are > > in .dmg format. My mac wont recognize them. Is there some kind of driver or > > extension I need?? Thanx. ~ Ben ~ > > While it's not always the case, the vast majority of .dmg files are OS X > Disk Image files containing Mac OSX programs. > > Some of these programs may be carbonized and run on both X and classic > mac OS'es. > > You'll need (at least) to upgrade to 8.6, install the latest version of > CarbonLib, and Disk Copy to mount these and see if they'll work. > > many of the ones of classic os'es won't because you need at least OS 9 > to run them. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > > > -- > PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
