Re: HyperCard and GS/OS...

[lesherjt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (John Lesher)]

John Le Febvre (John@klatch.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff) writes:
: > I installed GraphicWriter and HyperCard on the :Magnum partition, since
: > those programs are GS/OS native, and shouldn't mind living on an HFS
: > volume.  GraphicWriter works just great.  But I have been having nothing
: > but trouble with HyperCard GS.  Here's the question:
: [snip]
: > Is HyperCard simply unhappy living on an HFS volume?

: This is what I have found.  There are a couple of programs that just don't
: like HFS, even though they are GS/OS based.  The only other one that comes
: to mind right away is Taito's breakout-style game (geez, whats it called?)
: On a HFS vol it hangs at the TAITO splash screen; copy the directory to
: ProDOS and it works fine.
: Once I copied HCGS to a ProDOS vol, it also worked without problems.

I noticed the IIGS installer doesn't like HFS either, which is a pain
in the ass when you're trying to install the ORCA updates or other
software which install via the IIgs Installer.

Tilghman