On 7/17/05, Alex Wenzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: PowerBooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Krow > > Magnum > > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:56 PM > > To: PowerBooks > > Subject: Re: Gmail and OS 9.1 > > > > > > On 7/12/05, Noah Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > will it run on Mac OS 8.6? > > > > > > > The Wamcom Mozilla needs OS 9.1 but iCab does run on OS 8.6 and may be > > worth checking out. > > If you can install it on an OS 9 machine, you might have a chance to > transfer the *installed* files to an OS 8.6 machine that you upgraded to the > latest downloadable version of CarbonLib (1.6?). > I don't recall the exact procedure and didn't try it with Mozilla, but I did > it with several other apps. > Unfortunately, several installers only check the OS version, while the only > thing they really need is the version of Carbon Lib that comes wiht OS 9 > (which, if I recall it correctly, is even older than the one you can > download). > You can probably identify the appropriate extensions etc. for an app with > Conflict Catcher (maybe with Extensions Manager as well). > But Mozilla might use up much more RAM than iCab. > > Alex > > >
Good suggestion. I remember seeing something about how similar OS 8.6 and OS 9 really are on the site that had the iTunes hack for running on OS 8.6. Apparently many OS 9 apps will actually run on 8.6 but the installers usually won't install the app as Alex mentioned. Mozilla definately will use more RAM than iCab, at least the old version (2.9.8) of iCab, I haven't used the new beta version 3 of iCab on my 1400 yet. But OS 8.6 can be trimmed down enough that it would run Mozilla on my 1400 with 64MB RAM without much trouble I would think. If anyone has any luck with Mozilla and OS 8.6 please post to the list about it. If I can find the time to play with it I'll give it a try. -- Ron http://krowmagnum.4mg.com/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
