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2010, January 12 - 9:39pm

soudesune

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Hi all

I've just won an SE/30 online for myself and I'm rather happy. I've noticed, though, that the search for games and software for System 6 (for example) isn't all that easy.

Ticking the boxes necessary would then display the software configured thus.

Many Thanks
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2010, January 13 - 6:51am

OSX2000

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There are boxes, for exactly those things, on every app. They just can't be searched or listed in that manner, unfortunately.

2010, January 13 - 8:03am

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soudesune

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Hence my request. Since the software can be retrieved from the DB without too much difficulty, I hope that the request for a front-end modification is not unreasonable.

2010, January 13 - 9:22am

bertyboy

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Just maybe another option, maybe that we should enter when we add the software, does it run under Classic ?

2010, January 13 - 4:02pm

IIGS_User

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Just maybe another option, maybe that we should enter when we add the software, does it run under Classic ?

Classic shouldn't be mentioned. Classic Environment as such has been abandoned for recent Mac OS X versions. If a visitor reads it runs with Classic Environment of Mac OS X and he/she hasn't installed it, he wonder, why the site mentions it runs in Mac OS X.

A while ago, I started a compatibility chart on my own site, but I'm thinking about removing Classic Environment mentioned...

My personal opinions about Classic Environment, the best one is the one shipped with Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, which plays pretty with the Mac version of Monkey Islands 4. Mac OS X 10.3 and newer do not play the in-game movies...

2010, January 13 - 5:12pm

bertyboy

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Finally, I do see where you're coming from.

For years now, I've been using the term "Classic" for using my OS9.2.2 - the bootable version that came with my MDD - under OSX. Even then it's not just the vanilla version from the install CDs, it's been added to over the years I used OS9, adding support in native OS9 for many games.

But there is that awful trimmed down version of "Classic" OS9 - the sort that came with the OSX 10.3 Install CD /DVDs - that was only ever meant to be used in a Classic environment. It never gets any new extensions - ie. the Indeo / DivX / etc Video extensions to play those in-game movies.

2010, January 13 - 6:08pm

IIGS_User

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Thank you for the good description why Classic Environment in Mac OS X does no longer works as expected.

Where I'm coming from? First Mac was a Mac Classic with System 7 installed, back in 1992.

2010, January 14 - 7:42pm

soudesune

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Back to my original suggestion, another thought has come to mind. Perhaps with those with access to the DB could produce a spreadsheet (Claris Resolve 1.1 perhaps) with the suggested queries as tabs. So, as of, say, 2010.02.01 all games and apps that run in System 6 or below would be in one sheet, those that require at least System 7 in another and so on.

Once the SQL is written, it would just be a matter of exectuing the queries, then cutting and pasting the results into the spreadsheet and uploading the file as a guide.

I'll do it myself if I'm giving access to the DBs or at least the CSV-files.