Michael, I too am a recent Mac user. The Mac OS unlike Unix/dos etc does not care about a file's extension. It contains a resource fork that details the file type/creator etc, when it's copied onto a system like dos or Unix this info is lost and once it hits the Mac it thinks it's a text file... Sounds familiar. There are utilities that allow you to set the file type once the file is on the Mac - I've yet to find a decent one, so I look forward to the responses from the more well versed readers of the list. You mention you have a network - the way I do it is download to a Windows XP box onto an NTFS partition (so Win NT/2000 with NTFS will work) which preserves the resource info. I then use CDAnywhere to create a MAC format CD, then copy the files from a PowerPC with a CD drive onto an External SCSI drive that I hook up to my Classic, then copy it onto the classic from there...
Martin -----Original Message----- From: Mellor, Michael A MAJ NGB-ARNG [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 26 September 2002 14:31 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Proud father of a "new" LC with (Lots of) Questions Hello - I just rescued an LC that seems to be in pretty good condition, but I have a few "new Mac user" type questions: It has 6.0.7 loaded (according to the System folder information). When I open the control panel, it only has a few options (color, keyboard, mouse, monitor and startup). Does this sound right? I can set the time from the alarm clock menu item(which keeps falling back to '56, so I guess I need a new battery), but I can't find where to adjust the speaker volume or the background pattern. My guess is that the system has a few problems, so I downloaded system 6.0.8 from apple (downloaded on a linux box and copied onto Mac floppies). What is the extension for an executable file? These system files were named something like "System608_lotsofinformation.sea.bin" When I copied them onto the LC hard drive, it chopped off the "n", leaving it ".bi". I renamed the as "System608_1of2.sea.bin" and tried double clicking. I got some kind of error message (sorry, I didn't write it down). I thought that maybe these were compressed files so I downloaded stuffit expander, which has an ".hqx" extension. I got the same response from the LC when I double clicked, so I can't seem to get any new files loaded. The last thing I tried to do was install system 7.1, but I don't have/can't find the fonts disk. Can I install system 7.1 without the fonts disk? Can I create a pseudo fonts disk from the existing font files on the LC? Is 6.0.7 broken? The bottom line is that this is a pretty cool computer for its age, specs, etc. If I can put it on my home network for printing it may become the perfect kids' machine (or more likely, the perfect kids' mom's machine)! Thanks. Mike -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
