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Oct 13, 2014 1:05 PM in response to homeysez22by rccharles,I doubt Apple's site will work with IE.
Mac OS 9
Classilla is a free, open source browser for Mac OS 9
classilla.org
These pages reference the firmware, but didn't find the download . I think it is around somewhere. I can not find it.
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Oct 13, 2014 3:48 PM in response to homeysez22by Jan Hedlund,It is possible to get the file through the Download button in the second document mentioned by rccharles. This download is encoded MacBinary (.bin). Keep the encoding intact until on the old iMac.
Do not double-click on the file or try to decode it in any other way prior to the transfer (this is especially important if the downloading computer is a PC). An email transfer may or may not be OK. It could be better to carry out the transfer on a CD-R disc (or possibly on a USB flash drive stick, if at least Mac OS 8.6 and USB Mass Storage Support 1.3.5).
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1265
Once on the old iMac, drag the .bin file onto StuffIt Expander (or decode the file from within this utility). The resulting file should be a self-mounting image (.smi, not a .dmg). Make sure that the .smi file has a special icon. If the icon is generic, try moving the file to another folder and then back, or rebuild the Desktop. Double-clicking on the .smi will mount the disk image (Mac OS 8.x/9.x).
Jan
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Oct 14, 2014 5:55 AM in response to rccharlesby homeysez22,Thanks rccharles. I put the bin file on desktop but no "stuffit" on this iMac (8.1). I tried to install stuffit lite and got error msg " cannot install...because the program that downloaded it is missing. I should give up but since I'm retired and have lots of time I will continually meet the challenge. William
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Oct 14, 2014 5:57 AM in response to Jan Hedlundby homeysez22,Thanks for help. Downloaded stuffit lite, installed the file, then tried to use it but got error msg. Sheese!
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Oct 14, 2014 7:36 AM in response to homeysez22by Jan Hedlund,★HelpfulWilliam,
Unfortunately, a StuffIt Expander/Lite file from the Internet would be in an encoded (.bin or .hqx) or compressed (.sit) format for protection, and you would need... StuffIt Expander to decode/decompress it...
To begin with, you may want to check whether an appropriate StuffIt Expander ready-to-use installer is to be found somewhere on an older CD. Perhaps a system disc, a CD from a Mac magazine, or a disc containing Internet connection software (such as AOL).
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Oct 14, 2014 11:28 AM in response to Jan Hedlundby rccharles,found an AOL cd in metal box.
send me email if you want me to send it to you via USPS. Post that you sent me an email. I'll be going to the post office tomorrow.
Robert
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Oct 15, 2014 10:38 AM in response to rccharlesby homeysez22,Thanks for the help. I found that 8.1 doesn't support DMG and I need the SMI. Unfortunately I cannot get stuffit lite to run either. Still trying though.
William
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Oct 15, 2014 12:14 PM in response to homeysez22by Jan Hedlund,★HelpfulWilliam,
The kind offer by rccharles could possibly provide you with a CD with a working StuffIt Expander installer.
Which computers (and operating systems) do you have access to?
There are some other methods to decode BinHex (.hqx) or MacBinary (.bin), if StuffIt Expander (or Lite) is not available on the old Mac. Certain FTP clients, such as Fetch, have the ability to decode files (but that would be based upon the assumption that the program already is installed or is on a CD). With proper settings, certain versions of Internet Explorer may have built-in decoding capabilities.
Jan
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Oct 16, 2014 10:26 AM in response to Jan Hedlundby homeysez22,Super! I'll try these methods. Thanks for the help. William
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Oct 16, 2014 1:57 PM in response to homeysez22by Jan Hedlund,You mentioned Internet Explorer in your original post. Once upon a time information could be found about how to set up Internet Explorer to decode BinHex (http://www.aladdinsys.com/support/techsupport/general/gen/gen12.html). That link does not work any more.
BTW, generally speaking, old web pages can sometimes reappear through the use of something like the Wayback Machine.
For various reasons, a BinHex download may in some cases work better than MacBinary. At http://www.umich.edu/~archive/mac/util/compression/ and http://archive.info-mac.org/_Compress_&_Translate/ you can find compression utilities that have been encoded BinHex (see the top index/abstracts for details about the files). You may just want to try using your Internet Explorer version to see whether (with the appropriate settings) it is possible to directly download and decode something suitable.
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