What os do you have on the powerbook?

I'm afraid you are going to have to download alot of software & attempt to install it. That is the only way to make it work because one piece of software relies on another, very much with the mac.

To me it feels like you have to "babysit" the os telling it what is going to happen & what it needs to do.

Plough on, blunder through it & be prepared to completly reinstall a few times.

That is perhaps the best advice I can give.

but we do need (& perhaps LEM(lowendmac.com) can help) to learn macspeak

.sea (an archive?)
.hqx (another archive)
.bin (y do they have this? often tagged on the end of one of the other two?)

b4 mac I knew;

.lzh
.arc
.zip
.tos
.ttp
.zoo

Mac is different.

On my ST I happily played(with limited resources a jerky outcome) .avi & .mov

on my pc I played .avi & .mov

My current mac will sometimes play .mov

The mac suffers from a similar affliction to the pc in that "you don't have a clue what file is supposed to go where nor what it is supposed to do"

This does get better.

I have learned alot & feel like I am continually improving my system.

I realise this has turned into a bit of an anti mac os rant, this was not intended, but I felt it nessescary to explain what I have been through beeing a newcomer to mac myself.

Do this, work with the os where possible & if at all possible work around the os.

Remember that mac os caters for ppl who don't wish to learn the mechanics of how a computer works & if you use one straightforward path (one repetitive computer task) again & again then this is where the mac excells because you don't get messy complications.

If you want to do complicated computer type work then my best advice is to use another os.

The machines themselves are good fun & quirky & this is why I am still using my mac.

If you mods wish to delete this feel free as I can see that having this much mac negativity could harm a pro mac site [;-)]

Better yet give MagicMac a try.

shaktiman

FamilyHst, you could have a look at the File Exchange (also known as PC Exchange with earlier Mac OS) and set it up so that all .hqx .sit and .bin files open with Stuffit Expander (I think you'll need to look for Expander version 4.5 for your mac, but I could be wrong....often am )
Another way around it, and this is useful for many 'odd files that won't open', is to open the file from within the application. That is, in this case, open Stuffit Expander and then press Command+E to expand a file (if you were in another application you'd normally press Command+O to open a file) and voila, you should be able to choose one of your .hqx files and expand it.

cheers
Flash!

To get rid of unwanted applications, all you need to do is drag it to the trash and delete it. Generally all files associated with an application will be in the same folder (nothing like a PC install which sprays files all over the C drive!) so you can just trash the whole folder to get rid of it. Sometimes applications will have a few Extensions or Libraries stored in the System Folder so you may want to take a scan through there and trash any unwanted bits.

As far as connecting to your LAN, well that really depends on what operating system you're running on your PC. There's a few ways to connect, share internet connection, fileshare and that kinda thing but I'd need more info before I could comment.

Here's a copy of Stuffit Lite 3.6 which is great for 68k Macs

http://home.iprimus.com.au/quadra605/dload/stuffIt_lite_3.6_installer.hqx

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Ok, I downloaded the stuffit lite version. Put it on a disk. Put it in my mac and double-clicked it, it said the same error message. I'm sure there is a step I am missing here but just not seeing it. I am ready to give up. Urghh.
I am using a pc with Win xp on it to download the files. My mac is running OS 8.1.

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jt ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF

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Well that didn't work, has anybody got a full version of stuffit or aomething up and running that can turn the .hqx into an .sea to see if it'll make it thru the valley of of the shadow of Mordor$oft unscathed?

jt ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF

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Sure, which e-mail addy would you like it to go too? You know mine, just drop a line and I'll send the file with reply.

"One slip and down the hole we fall"

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Anyway, also, how do I remove a program on a mac (you know: add/remove in pc talk)? My computer came with some programs I don't need.
And I have a LAN set up in my home, is it possible to hook up my mac to it? and if so what do I need?
Thanks for everyone's help hope I'm not being a bother.

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-Danny
"Windows(win-doze): A 32-bit extension to a 16-bit graphical shell of an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit processor by a two-bit company that can't stand one bit of competition."

For the lan, you just need a small program to let the Mac be recognized by the Wintel Machines (dubbed PC's by the general public).

"One slip and down the hole we fall"

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Hello again, I was just reading on Jag's house site and it said that I could use Linux on my Powerbook with not problems. Any of you use Linux?

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http://www.foetoid.doesntexist.com

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Ok, that didn't work either. I got connected to the internet with it ( I thought that maybe I could just download the apps that way) but I couldn't view any pages. The MSN tech support said I have to have 8.6 or higher. Maybe I should try buying 8.6 on floppies on ebay? Suggestions?

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"Windows(win-doze): A 32-bit extension to a 16-bit graphical shell of an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit processor by a two-bit company that can't stand one bit of competition."

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Ok, that didn't work either. I got connected to the internet with it ( I thought that maybe I could just download the apps that way) but I couldn't view any pages. The MSN tech support said I have to have 8.6 or higher. Maybe I should try buying 8.6 on floppies on ebay? Suggestions?

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