On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 23:23:59 -0400, John Gentile <yjgent@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>On 2008-04-09 00:34:33 -0400, mm <NOPSAMmm2005@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
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>> On Mon, 7 Apr 2008 20:16:03 -0400, John Gentile <yjgent@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> wrote:
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>>> 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.
>> :-)
>>
>
>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.
That sounds easy enough.
>
>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.
This sounds good to. Thanks. I'll impress him.
>Ever see that on Windows???
I worked on IBM computers at work, so it seemed like I should use
related stuff at home. I'm not sure how related they really are, but
24 years ago, I was sure.
If you are inclined to email me
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