!Restored: 6.5 in 10.3

[Anonymous]

anyone get 6.5 to run in classic mode in osX.3 yet?

I only need to do it so i can move all the 6.5 details into 8.1 on my laptop while traveling !

I can't get the key installer to work like it used to, and new version of the driver doesn't seem to do it either. is it not possible anymore?

I suppose I can just open the 6.5 projects in 8.1 and convert them that way, but it would still be nice to get 6.5 to work..

thanks!
Katie Bertsche
various Mac G4s and a new 1.25 mhz powerbook, OSX.3

[Stuart Bloese]

We have had the same problem with 6.5 and OS X 10.2 & 10.3 What we now do is open up ArchiCAD 6.5 projects in 7 as this runs natively in OS X and is not too different from 6.5.

Another option is that contained on the ArchiCAD 8.1 CD under support you will find a copy of 6.5 that should run with the version 8 dongle.

Hope this helps

Stuart

[Anonymous]

That's what I do Katie, just open them in 8.1 and keep on going! We were told that 8.1 wouldn't open previous versions, but seems to open 6.5 projects perfectly, then once saved they are now 8.1.

[Laszlo Nagy]

Steve wrote:
That's what I do Katie, just open them in 8.1 and keep on going! We were told that 8.1 wouldn't open previous versions, but seems to open 6.5 projects perfectly, then once saved they are now 8.1.

Just as a side-note, I believe AC 8.1 can open earlier files as old as ArchiCAD 4.5. So you don't have to worry about that.
Laszlo

[Anonymous]

I've tried using the support folder with no success. When OS 10.3 loads classic it does not load all extensions, and opening Archicad 6.5 in OS 9.2 it cannot detect ArchiCAD 8 dongle

[JCovarrubias]

without the OS 9 system folder (which is not found on newer Mac's), ArchiCAd 6.5 will not run (or even install on OS X for that matter)

[__archiben]

JCovarrubias wrote:
without the OS 9 system folder (which is not found on newer Mac's), ArchiCAd 6.5 will not run (or even install on OS X for that matter)

in your ./Applications/Utilities folder you should have a 'Software Restore' application. run this (even on newer macs without 'classic' preinstalled) and it will give you the option to install OS9 classic on your machine . . .

HTH
~/archiben

[JCovarrubias]

~/archiben wrote:

JCovarrubias wrote:
without the OS 9 system folder (which is not found on newer Mac's), ArchiCAd 6.5 will not run (or even install on OS X for that matter)

in your ./Applications/Utilities folder you should have a 'Software Restore' application. run this (even on newer macs without 'classic' preinstalled) and it will give you the option to install OS9 classic on your machine . . .

HTH
~/archiben

would this procedure give classic emulation, or restore the actual OS 9 "System Folder" ?

I am able to run classic emulation, but AC 6.5 will NOT even install because of a missing OS 9 "System Folder"

Thanks!

[__archiben]

JCovarrubias wrote:
would this procedure give classic emulation, or restore the actual OS 9 "System Folder" ?

I am able to run classic emulation, but AC 6.5 will NOT even install because of a missing OS 9 "System Folder"

ah! i see the problem. it installs a system folder for classic emulation unfortunately - not an OS9 startup system. . . but this could be something to do with OS9 disk drivers.

when you reformat a hard drive (from the install disk> "Erase Volume" or similar) in OSX now you have the option of installing 'OS9 drivers'. maybe if this option is taken, the disk can be used as an OS9 startup . . . ? not 100% since i haven't used 9 for a long while now . . .

sorry for the earlier misunderstanding. let me know how you get on . . .

~/archiben

[JCovarrubias]

~/archiben wrote:
when you reformat a hard drive (from the install disk> "Erase Volume" or similar) in OSX now you have the option of installing 'OS9 drivers'. maybe if this option is taken, the disk can be used as an OS9 startup . . . ? not 100% since i haven't used 9 for a long while now . . .

sorry for the earlier misunderstanding. let me know how you get on . . .

~/archiben

i'll keep this tip in mind when I (or any of the end-users I work with) format a Mac hard disk, thank you.