On 2008-04-09 00:34:33 -0400, mm <NOPSAMmm2005@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
> On Mon, 7 Apr 2008 20:16:03 -0400, John Gentile <yjgent@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2008-04-06 20:59:04 -0400, mm <NOPSAMmm2005@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
>>
>>> A friend has a Mac Powerbook G3 with 8.7 installed.
>>>
>>> He also has a Mac desk computer but doesn't know too much about the
>>> internals. I know less.
>>>
>>> For the Powerbook, I think his browser won't handle a lot of webpages
>>> with newer html code.
>>>
>>> Is there an inexpensive way to upgrade the browser?
>>>
>>> Or to upgrade the OS and then the browser?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>
>> A G3 should be running at least Mac OS 9.2 or some form of OS X if you
>> can put enough RAM and a bigger HD. 9.2 comes with IE 5, and there are
>> many free browsers available that can do a better job with newer web
>> sites.
>>
>> BTW, OS 8 only goes to 8.6, but I have a Power Mac 6500 running with
>> iCab as a browser and it works OK.
>
> It sounds good. Thanks.
>
>
> For another application, a driver install, I found a file that ends in
> .sit.hqx .
>
> What do I do with it?
>
> Is it going to be obvious how to install this, for us? My experience
> is only in Windows and the owner of the computer told me tonight that
> he doesn't know how to do it, doesn't even know what I'm talking
> about.
>
> I wouldn't be asking before I tried to di it, but it is the driver
> file for a wireless card, and the card won't arrive by mail until
> Friday or Saturday, and my friend is leaving on his trip on Sunday!
> So we won't have much time to fix the computer up.
>
> I gather that .sit means it has to be decompressed, have its files
> extracted, and I guess there is a way to find the file and do this.
>
> I know that Windows copied a lot from Mac. In windows there is a
> program to display a list of all the files. How do I do this on a
> Mac?
>
> After I extract the files, in Windows I would click on the .exe file,
> and it would run and use the other files to complete the process.
> Does the Mac file I want to click on end in .exe, or something else?
>
> If I have trouble and you're not here to hold my hand, is there
> internal Help in version 8.6 that would cover stuff like this? I
> think for Windows the answer is No. So that's why I'm asking you all.
> :-)
>
>
>
> If you are inclined to email me
> for some reason, remove NOPSAM :-)
For compressing and decompressing files for Macs you need a free
program called StuffIt (thus the .sit file name). The Mac should have
this already installed, so all you need to do is double click on the
file and it should expand. There is no file extensions to be seen, but
the install file will be readily understandable.
If you click on the Help in the top menu bar you will be able to type
in any question you want, and the software will guide you to what ever
you need to do. It should (on mine it does) draw red circles and red
arrows to where you need to click in order to do what you need to do.
Ever see that on Windows???
--
John Gentile MS, M(ASCP)
Laboratory Information Mgr.
VA Medical Center
Providence, RI
yjgent@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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