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From: bjb@pyramid.com (Bruce Beare)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: System 7, and MacX
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Date: 3 Apr 91 17:08:29 GMT
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I'm trying to get System 7 and MacX to talk to each other. The problem
that I am having is that the communications tool box and Ethertalk don't
want to install on my 7.0 disk.

If I use the installer version that came with MacX, they complain about
the system 7 system file. I tried to take the 'new' installer from the
7.0 CD-ROM -- and got some *limited* success. I copied it onto copies of
the Ethertalk and CTB floppies. The installer put CTB in the 7.0 system
but would not put Ethertalk in.

Unfortunately, CTB didn't work after I rebooted -- AND the process of
installing seems to have zapped another one of the system extensions (DAL).

Does anyone know the proper procedure for this? Please post the reply as
I suspect that others will (soon) be having similar problems.

Thanks,
Bruce Beare
bjb@pyramid.com


BTW - just for kicks, I tried MacinTalk with 7.0 -- it seemed to work better
      then it did with 6.0.7. Some programs still crashed, or didn't make any
      sounds -- but others seemed to work just fine. I have no idea how safe it
      is to run it for an extended period of time.