[G4] Still using OS 9.1 on my G4-400 mhz.

[Harry Freeman]

Greetings ( + )!( + )

IIRC you need to have installed OS 9.2.x before you can use MS Word in 
OS X, because OS 9.2.x has the "carbon" links that are required to run 
the OS 9.x.x Classic environment.

Cheers.
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On Dec 3, 2005, at 2:43 PM, Wayne Clodfelter wrote:

> Nothing to lose by trying it. Assuming MS Works 3.0 opens in the 
> Classic environment, you can try cutting and pasting directly.
> Failing that, try cutting and pasting into a Carbon text based app (wp 
> or db, etc) that should open in both 9.1 and 10.x systems.
> Thirdly, you can try saving the text as a text clipping, and then 
> retrieving the text from the clipping (several free text clipping 
> managers available) and pasting into the OS 9.1 doc.
>
> Having said that, I see no reason you shouldn't be happier using any 
> number of OS X wps or dbs that are free or very reasonably priced.
>
> On Dec 3, 2005, at 5:20 PM, Carol wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> James Asherman wrote:
>>
>>> On Dec 1, 2005, at 2:12 PM, Sy wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> **What I'm trying to get a sense of is that suppose
>>>> I'm using a new OSX capable Broswer and want to cut
>>>> and paste some text from the browser into one of my
>>>> Classic (OS 9.1 apps) documents. Can I do that without
>>>> any problem  like my using a very old Microsoft Works
>>>> 3.0  app. which is about15 years old but runs fine on
>>>> 9.1?
>>>>
>>
>> I think you are out of luck here.  If you want to cut and paste text 
>> into a document, you must first be able to open the document.  If you 
>> are booted into OSX to use a new browser, you may not be able to open 
>> the OS 9 document.  It might work, and it might not.  My guess is it 
>> won't work without some new software built for OSX.
>>
>> If you boot into OS 9 and open your document, you will not be able to 
>> use the OSX browsers.
>> --
>> Carol
>> _______________________________________________
> Regards,
>
> Wayne Clodfelter
> wayne at troutnc.com
> _______________________________________________


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Harry (*^_^*)
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