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From: bell@Apple.COM (Mike Bell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: System 7, and MacX
Message-ID: <51143@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 91 21:47:17 GMT
References: <150696@pyramid.pyramid.com>
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Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <150696@pyramid.pyramid.com> bjb@pyramid.com (Bruce Beare) writes:
>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.



   System 7.0 has the comm toolbox built in !!!; you don't have to run the
installer. Just drag the MacTCP tool onto the system folder, and it will be 
put in the right place !





				Mike Bell