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From: hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Josh Hodas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Whence goeth Macintalk?
Keywords: Macintalk
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Date: 15 Sep 88 21:37:21 GMT
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In article <5444@zodiac.UUCP> pkahn@meridian.UUCP (Phil Kahn) writes:
>In article <6317@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> mha@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Mark H. Anbinder) writes:
>>Why is Macintalk no longer working?  To be fair, I haven't tried it on an
>>older computer with the new system software, but I know it doesn't work on
>>a Mac II with the new system software (5.0, not 6.0x).  If I shouldn't
>>expect Macintalk to ever work again, a replacement would be nice.  It's
>>a very useful tool.
>
>Mmmm. I use MacinTalk on my MacII at home and work (both running 5.0
>with 1MB and 5MB configurations). Perhaps the problem is with an init
>you have loaded?  Or perhaps you haven't placed the Macintalk driver
>in your System Folder?
>
>phil...

Or perhaps (more likely) you are using too old a version of MacinTalk.
Patches were needed to get it to work on the II.  I do not know the current
version number (as I patched rather than getting a new one).  If you cannot
find the current version write and I will e-mail it.

On second thought is this Legal?

Josh


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