FYI, I also own a couple of older Macs and a couple of PCs. To talk about them without a reference to the Apple// machines I own would be inappropriate considering the nature of the group. As an old timer (Apple// owner since 1983 and on the net since 1986) I see it as a matter of relevance and demarcation. Mac only questions are relevant in Mac groups. Apple// only questions are relevant here. Questions which relate to both are relevant in both areas.
If you check past posts you will find some of my replies to off topic posts turn the question around to an Apple// question. Like the fellow who was trying to get a Mac monitor to work with his PC SVGA card. By pointing out the Apple// also had an SVGA card, and if he could get it to work on his PC it would work on an Apple// the thread then was made relevant to the newsgroup.
Later Mike william strutts wrote:
I was just trying to help the guy since I have owned both Apple II's and Mac's. I didn't start this thread. -- -- William R. Strutts - wrstrutts1@home.com - Whatever! C'est moi! http://www.facelink.com/wrstrutts Just hacking away... "Mike Pfaiffer" <pfaiffer@mts.net> wrote in message 3B2E2D9E.6090109@mts.net">news:3B2E2D9E.6090109@mts.net...This is the wrong newsgroup for this thread. See my follow up on the "How do I...." thread for where to take this. Later Mike william strutts wrote:Why are you unpacking them on the PC? The Mac uses forked files which the PC won't understand. Maybe that is the source of the problem? Try using Stuffit on the Mac and not the PC. -- -- William R. Strutts - wrstrutts1@home.com - Whatever! C'est moi! http://www.facelink.com/wrstrutts Just hacking away... "Jedi Master" <jedimaster@no.email.com> wrote in message news:9gl7jr$l0l$1@plonk.apk.net...OK, I admit it, I'm a MacDummy. It's been over 12 years since I used aMac.I have installed TransMac in my PC, hooked up the Mac drive to my SCSIcardand everything is fine. I can copy files, etc. I also have StuffitExpanderfor Windows. So I'm downloading all these Mac files in .hqx format,Stuffitexpands them just fine, I copy them to the Mac drive, put the drivebackinthe Mac, and the files all appear as documents, not applications. Macisrunning System 6.0.3. I'm TRYING to get it updated to 7.0.1. What, may I ask, am I doing wrong? JM-- +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Digital Civilization magazine: http://www.digitalcivilization.ca | | http://www.mts.net/~pfaiffer = Mike Pfaiffer (B.A., B.Sc.) | | See my web page before you think about spamming me. I charge cash. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ ----- BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK ----- Version: 3.12 GCS/G/IT/PA/SS d s+:- a? C++ UL L++ W++ N++ o+ K- w(---) O+@ M++@ V PS+ PE !PGP t+ 5+ X R tv b+ DI+++ D++ G e++* h! r-- !y-- UF++ ------ END GEEK CODE BLOCK ------
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