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.dmg files
Name: Alex Venegas Date: May 30, 2003 at 20:05:39 Pacific OS: Mac OS 9.2.2 CPU/Ram: Apple G4
Comment:
Could someone please explain to me how to open .dmg files on a Mac OS 9.2.2? Thanks
Name: Ciricon Date: May 31, 2003 at 14:49:09 Pacific
Reply:
As far as what I have seen on these boards and elsewhere, You can't.
DMG is Mac OS X Native.
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Response Number 2
Name: wardley Date: June 1, 2003 at 06:54:36 Pacific
Reply:
It can be done, but the software is difficult to get hold of. You need Apple Disk Copy 6.5b13 This is meant to be available for developers only, but you might find it somewhere on the 'net. Good luck.
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Response Number 3
Name: kdfgjhdfj Date: June 1, 2003 at 07:34:25 Pacific
Reply:
Apple Disk Copy 6.5b13 IS AVALIABLE TO DOWNLOAD FORM APPLES SITE. SEARCH FOR IT IN GOOGLE, AND CLICK CACHED.
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Response Number 4
Name: the pickle Date: June 1, 2003 at 20:11:15 Pacific
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Can someone other than the above two posters confirm that 6.5b13 will actually open DMG files?
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Response Number 5
Name: wardley Date: June 3, 2003 at 01:35:44 Pacific
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If anyone's interested in getting hold of it, drop me an email. I know where it can be obtained.. for the time being at least.
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Response Number 6
Name: the pickle Date: June 3, 2003 at 04:40:05 Pacific
Reply:
As do I. The directions to hit google worked fine. But I'm not rebooting in OS 9 just to test this.
Summary: Try tossing out the Disk Copy prefs in your prefs folder. Also, see if it will launch OK if you just double-click the app, in which case you might be trying to open a corrupted DMG file. p ...
Summary: noticed a lot of messages about opening .dmg files in os 9. people have told me that you can do it if you are running Disk Copy 6.4 or later, which will run under os 9. I personally haven't gotten...
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