[DM-MUG] Transferring OS 9 documents to OSX

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Assuming you have the same program(s) you created these files in, they are installed on your new
leopard? Out of general habit it's a good idea to save all files with extensions incase you don't
remember which program it was created in. Better chance of the computer being able to recognize
which program is needed to open a file. 

Below is the info i found from the internet.
Important note: Classic (OS 9) applications will not work within Leopard

Classic Icon
About using Mac OS 9 applications in Mac OS X

If you need to use Mac OS 9 applications, you can do so in the Classic environment in Mac OS X. To
use the Classic environment, you must have a Mac OS 9 System Folder installed on your computer,
either on the same hard disk as Mac OS X, or on another disk or disk partition.

The Classic environment requires Mac OS 9.1 or later. If you are using an earlier version, you
need to upgrade your Mac OS 9 software to use the Classic environment. It's a good idea to use Mac
OS 9.2 or later.

You cannot use Mac OS 9 applications on Intel-based Macintosh computers because the Classic
environment is not supported.

For best results using Mac OS X, upgrade your Mac OS 9 applications to the Mac OS X version. Check
with the manufacturers for more information. You can also check the Mac OS X website for
information about the latest applications for Mac OS X. 


Problem: Files created with a Mac OS 9 application don't open

If you double-click a file created with a Mac OS 9 application and it doesn't open using that
application, then you may need to rebuild the Mac OS 9 desktop.
To rebuild your Mac OS 9 desktop:

   1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and then click Classic.
   2. Click Advanced, then click Rebuild Desktop.
   3. Select the hard disk or disk partition where you want to rebuild the desktop. You can select
more than one. If you aren't sure which disk to select, click Select All.
   4. Click Rebuild.

The Classic environment rebuilds the desktop on the selected disks. Rebuilding the desktop may
take several minutes.

Personal notes

Might be easier to network the two computers together to set up file sharing. 
Most of the applications and programs I used in  OS 9, I was able to install on OS 10.4 and work
with without any problems.  I would think they would work on OS 10.5 as well. However, I did not
network anything. I removed the hard drive with Mac OS 9 and had it as a second drive, copied over
the system folder. I essentially ended up with two system folders. One was the normal Mac OS X
system folder and the other I named System Folder (Classic OS 9). Then installed all the programs
I had on OS9, copied over the files. It seemed to work. The two system folders sometimes caused
confusion  with fonts, and such, but that's a whole different issue by itself.

Might have to uninstall Leopard if you've upgraded from OS 9 to Leopard, to rename the folder so
Leopard install doesn't overwrite the system folder.  

Hopefully this helps. 
--- Roses Derise <homeonthefarm at iowatelecom.net> wrote:

> Thanks for responding but here again I am illiterate. How do I open up a
> directory?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/29/07 10:31 AM, "Dave Weis" <djweis at internetsolver.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Open up this directory
> > /Users/Roses/Documents/transferred\ data\ from\ old\ mac/beginning\ of\
> > civilization/Journey\ To\ the\ Center\ of\ Being
> > and see which icons appear
> > 
> > On Sat, 29 Dec 2007, Roses Derise wrote:
> > 
> >> It doesn't seem to be that straightforward.
> >> 
> >> The documents are all Word files transferred from my old computer which was
> >> running OS 9.1.
> >> 
> >> Here's what I get:
> >> 
> >> Looking for an old article I had written about cults I did a spotlight
> >> search with the word "cults" and I get a darkened icon with this name:
> >> 
> >> CULTS9~1
> >> 
> >> When I clicked on it I got this:
> >> 
> >> 
> >> /Users/Roses/Documents/transferred\ data\ from\ old\ mac/beginning\ of\
> >> civilization/Journey\ To\ the\ Center\ of\ Being/RESOURCE.FRK/CULTS9\~1 ;
> >> exit;
> >> roses-derises-macbook-pro-15:~ Roses$ /Users/Roses/Documents/transferred\
> >> data\ from\ old\ mac/beginning\ of\ civilization/Journey\ To\ the\ Center\
> >> of\ Being/RESOURCE.FRK/CULTS9\~1 ; exit;
> >> -bash: /Users/Roses/Documents/transferred data from old mac/beginning of
> >> civilization/Journey To the Center of Being/RESOURCE.FRK/CULTS9~1: cannot
> >> execute binary file
> >> logout
> >> 
> >> [Process completed]
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> All of the old files that I had not updated before Leopard are darkened and
> >> up-openable like that.
> >> 
> >> ???
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On 12/29/07 10:04 AM, "Darcy Baston" <darcybaston at mac.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> If the resource fork is lost and you have a document with just a name that
> >>> looks like "my document" and not "my document.doc", you can probably tell OS
> >>> X
> >>> what program to use to open it by typing a 3 character extension to the file
> >>> name. Do you know what application was used to create those documents?
> >>> 
> >>> Darcy
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> On Saturday, December 29, 2007, at 09:53AM, "Roses Derise"
> >>> <homeonthefarm at iowatelecom.net> wrote:
> >>>> 
> >>>> How do I open up or otherwise access OS 9 documents from OSX?
> >>>> 
> 



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