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From: esh@otter.hple.hp.com (Sean Hayes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Enabling my Lisa to run Mac+ software
Message-ID: <600002@otter.hple.hp.com>
Date: 19 Apr 88 09:13:51 GMT
References: <1293DCMCU@CUNYVM>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol, UK.
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Yes its true that the mac + has double sided disks and the Lisa doesn't.
However the problem goes deeper than that, a large number of mac+ programs
(Including Hypercard, Sob. Sob.) will not run on the Lisa. There was a rumor
that there was a Macworks 4.something in the pipeline but I havent heard any
more. I would like to be able to for example use system 4.1 to allow hierachical
folders and walking menus, but this doesn't work either. I can't remember the numbers
but the system folder for my Lisa is about 2 years old and cannot be upgraded.

Some problems I have with the latest Macworks (the one that boots from the hard disk)
is that it causes the screen to be very blurred, this appears to be a software problem
because it doesnt happen on the old Macworks, nor on the Lisa Office system.
I am baffled, any ideas anyone?


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