George: If you have it, you'll find it in System Folder/Extensions. The version I have, dated Dec. 26, 2003, is 1.6.1. Not sure if that's the very latest, but it's close enough.
Dan > Jerry, thanks for responding to my question about carbonlib. My > reason for inquiring is that I download a game from Mac-Yun-Soft and > it would not run. When I contacted Mac-Yun-Soft they said to be sure > I had the newest version of Carbonlib installed on my Mac. I do not > know if carbonlib is already on my Mac or not, I can't find it. Also, > I checked Apple Support and could not find a download. Is there > anything I can do? > Appreciate your help. > > George Yankey > > > On Sunday, June 27, 2004, at 03:35 PM, Jerry Yeager wrote: > >> I am guessing the you want a short answer on this one. >> >> Carbonlib is a software tool that helps OS-8 and OS-9 programs run >> better in the Classic environment of OS-X. it translates the older >> system tool calls into the language that OS-X uses. You will need it >> to run the older stuff in OS-X. Many of the first OS-X programs also >> use this collection of routines as well, so do not throw it away. If >> a program claims to be entirely Cocoa based, it should not use the >> Carbon library routines. It is not easy to tell if a OS-X program is >> using it (Carbon) or not, even some of the early Cocoa based programs >> may sneak some of the older Carbon calls in. >> >> I hope that helps, >> >> Jerry >> >> On Jun 26, 2004, at 2:31 PM, George H. Yankey wrote: >> >>> What is Carbonlib and what does it do?. Should it be installed on >>> my system ( OS 10.2.8 )? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> George Yankey >>> >>> >>> >>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>> | be June 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >>> >>> >> ----------------------------------- >> Someday, I will come up with a clever signature line. I am not sure >> if I will use it or not, but I will come up with one. >> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be July 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >> > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be July 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be July 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
