Re: In search of ORCA

[lewis@axp.mits.com.au.nospam (David Lewis)]

In article <61gd4c$7vm@nr1.calgary.istar.net>, Quinn Dunki <dunki@h2oent.com> writes:

[...]

> Well, I got a little overzealous and deleted some critical files that
> the ORCA shell needs to launch. I really like the ORCA shell, and I have
> no desire to use the Finder. I also need ORCA to get at my development
> stuff.
> 
> I'm not completely sure which files I deleted that it needs, but I know
> one for sure. When it boots, it says-
> 
> 	"Unable to locate ORCA Shell command tables. The shell cannot
> 	recover from this error"
> 
> Then it boots the Finder.
> 
> So here's my dilemma- I pirated ORCA many years ago, so I don't have
> the original installation disks. I know, that was a terrible thing to
> do, and I feel very guilty about it. In any event, I would really like
> to be able to get at all the dozens of games and stuff that I wrote
> under ORCA, so I'm trying to locate a new set of ORCA 2.0 installation
> disks.
> 
> I would very cheerfully pay for it (I repented from my days of pirating
> long ago), but the company seems to be gone. Does anybodt know if the
> company stil exists, or somewhere where I can get this package?
> 
> I'm specifically looking for ORCA Shell 2.0, ORCA/C, and ORCA/M.
> 

[...]

The company are definitely still around, and in fact are the only place
to buy the official IIGS books now (I think):

The ByteWorks, Inc.
http://www.hypermall.com/bytesworks

You can order directly via their web-site.

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