Authorware 7.0 (Adobe product)

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Authorware 7.0 (Adobe product)

I require Authorware 7.0 to run a program at my University, but I've been told that this program, a so called, EQL Software, would only run on Windows rather than OS X.

Every website I try to download authorware 7.0 from, including adobe.com, sends me directly to the adobe/authorware download website. Then I click on the download link and a "Authorware 7.0 Complete Install.sit" is downloaded, but when I open this file some document is opened in TextEdit and I am not able to install the software.

Does anyone know why? or if there is any alternative which I can use?

Maybe switching browsers? Firefox maybe?

Thanks,

cadooo

macbook 2008, Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Oct 10, 2008 10:25 AM

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Answer 1

Mulder

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Oct 10, 2008 10:46 AM in response to Cadooo

Where are you getting this .sit file (the exact URL)? If you're trying to run the program on a Mac, you need to have a version of Mac OS X that supports the Classic environment, which 10.5 and the Intel-based Macs do not.

Otherwise, you should be getting a .exe file to install Authorware 7.x. A file opening in TextEdit would seem to indicate an improper file type association, so changing browsers would have no effect, since the browser isn't involved beyond downloading the file.

Mulder

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Answer 2

Cadooo Author

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Oct 10, 2008 10:52 AM in response to Cadooo

I tried downloading it again by copying the file web link (http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/authorware/english/macosx/7.0/AW701 WebPlayerOSXCmpl.hqx) But when i open the downloaded file an error window appears Error 91 - no message of desired type... Says that AW701WebPlayerOSXCmpl.hqx cannot be unarchived in desktop..

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Answer 3

Mulder

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Oct 10, 2008 11:02 AM in response to Cadooo

The Authorware web player is a PPC application for Mac OS Classic, which Mac OS X 10.5 has no support for, nor do the Intel-based Macs. That's why you can't install it, though I had no trouble doing so, except for the error message when decompressing it.

You would need to use a PPC Mac with OS X 10.4.11 to be able to install and run that application, or resign yourself to using the Windoze version for now.

Mulder

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Cadooo Author

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Oct 10, 2008 11:16 AM in response to Cadooo

no alternative?

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Answer 5

Mulder

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Oct 10, 2008 5:01 PM in response to Cadooo

If the Authorware applications you need to view are online, you can use the Authorware Web Player for Mac OS X. Otherwise, you'd have to use an older PPC Mac running 10.4.11 and OS 9.2.2 installed to run the Authorware 7 Mac Player.

Mulder

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