This sounds like what you get when you mount an HFS+ volume on a OS that doesn't support HFS+ (pre-8.0). I had thought it was just a text file though, not an application. It's been awhile since I messed with all that.
Scott You might need to find/make a 8.1+ bootable system CD or floppy. Scott urquidez wrote: > Trying to recover work related data from a PB 3400 that has network > authenticated password protection. It's been sitting in a closet at > work for about 10 years and our techs refuse to support something they > have no idea about. I believe the 3400 is running 7.6.1. I've tried > using my 7.6 (not 7.6.1) Disk Tools 2 floppy which the 3400 attempted > to boot but was thwarted by a 'restart' dialog stating that this > installer disk will not work on this model Mac. Not really buying that > but ok. Next I tried my 7.6 (not 7.6.1) install CD. Also denied by the > same 'restart' dialog. Maybe it's true. Baffled but confident, I next > tried my Mac OS 8 install disk and it boots to desktop and mounts the > internal HD. Yes! The Get Info panel for the HD reveals that there is > 500MB of 'data'. However, when I open the internal HD there is only a > very small (46k) application named, harmlessly enough, "Open me". Um > no please. I'm assuming this is some security software that I don't > really want to run. The Get Info panel for it reveals that it's > version 1.6.3 of "Open me" from Highware, Inc. copyright 1994-1996. > > Does anyone have any idea about what I'm working with here and how to > get around it? > > Thank you. > > Jason --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
