Can't get Math for the Real World to Mount (Sheepshaver)

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2010, October 3 - 7:19am

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Can't get Math for the Real World to Mount (Sheepshaver)

http://macintoshgarden.org/games/math-the-real-world

I've been reliving a lot of memories thanks to Macintosh Garden (Kid Pix, New Math Blaster Plus, and other "games" that were played back in elementary school), and I was thrilled to see that someone uploaded this game. However, I can't seem to get it to work.

If I expand the .sit in OS9, I get an Audio folder and a "Math for the Real World•image" file. If I attempt to mount the file in Toast, I get an error saying that Toast couldn't detect the format of the file, and a few options to play around with involving Pregap, Postgap, and Sector Size... It seems no matter what I play with, I get a "Couldn't complete the last command because there was an I/O error, code -36" message box.

Trying to expand the .sit in OS 10.5 and moving it to the "unix" share gives me the same result... I even get the Audio tracks in 10.5, but I can't seem to do anything with the image. What should I do from here?

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2010, October 3 - 8:41am

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Trying to expand the .sit in OS 10.5

Second, add the image file to the SheepShaver's drives list like its "boot" drive.

2010, October 5 - 6:44am

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ricardo

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Thanks for helping.

All that gets me is a message saying that the disk is unreadable by this computer, and asks me to reformat the disk.

2010, October 6 - 4:19pm

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I've no idea further.

Anyone?

2010, October 6 - 6:18pm

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There's a comment that mentions the audio tracks were missing and adds a Megaupload file, but it's something like the Lost Mind of Dr. Brain. Since I have an actual Mac OS 9 computer, and an actual Mac OS X system, I tried it.

First, I tried renaming it from •image to .image, because the • could cause problems.

It has no mountable file systems. That basically means that it was a hybrid disc that was incorrectly copied. Sorry. It will have to be fixed somehow or reuploaded.

2010, October 6 - 7:09pm

ricardo

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Aw, rats...

Well, thanks for the quick responses, everyone. Guess I'll be waiting for someone to track down the original or I'll be searching for it myself. At least I have a few aiffs to listen to.

2010, October 6 - 7:12pm

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The image file is blank. It's all zeroes.

2010, October 6 - 9:18pm

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This is embarrassing.

I uploaded both of those, maybe I need advice, because I've had those on my computer for a while (I have the CDs too) they still work for me. I used the Virtual CD/DVD program and then Dropstuff in OS9.

2010, October 8 - 12:20am

ricardo

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If the images still work for you, maybe there was a hiccup on Megaupload's end that corrupted it? I don't know, I kinda just found out about Sheepshaver and the like last week, so I'm not the best guy to ask...

Is it really on a hybrid disk? I've seen disks that are distinctly Windows, and I think that the disk I used back in the day was Mac-only, but it's been skippy mcGee since I've seen it.

2010, October 29 - 3:25am

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I know it takes quite a while to get things in order, but is there any way you could please recreate or reupload the iso? I'm kind of nervous about buying a copy, only to have things turn up fixed a few weeks later.