On Jun 28, 2009, at 8:08 PM, tonycd wrote:
> > Thanks for the excellent suggestions, Kris. > > Unfortunately, it appears I'm too dim to enact any of them. > > Lacking even an iPod or flash drive, what I tried was to transfer the > files via my external FireWire backup hard drive. The problem I had > was that I can't figure out how to use Pacifist to transfer a package > in installable form, as a package. The only choices it seemingly gives > me are 1) to install the program in the same machine that has the CD/ > DVD drive, or 2) to extract the files into a set of folders that are > collected in one folder, but don't work as an installable program. > Pacifist also seems unable to separate a single .mpkg, only to extract > or install it. > > Absurd as it sounds, the only option I could figure was to copy the > ENTIRE install DVDs into my backup drive as disk images, in the hope > that the receiving machine's Pacifist could install them. I spent all > the time to copy them, then for the recipient Smurf to read them, only > to find that Pacifist wouldn't install them on the recipient machine > -- it would only deposit them as an extracted set of folders. Which is > useless. > > I think I'm screwed. Or more accurately, my son is. Sigh. Maybe you need a CD set for Tiger like an eMac 16CD one. I am looking at mine and I see Garageband with Pacifist. If I can help in some way ... e-mail me offlist. Don't want to sell it, but maybe there's some way I can help with the part you're looking for w/o violating layman's copyright laws? Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace: http://www.myspace.com/moonstoneartstudio --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
