[DM-MUG] Can't get extension for OS 9.1

[Matthew W.]

If the filename ends in .zip, or .sit/sitx, or the like, try Stuffit  
Expander to extract, then move it over. If it's a .dmg, it's for OSX  
only. If it's an .img and it won't open, try redownloading. If you  
include the Apple Support URL, I could look at it and see what you're  
speaking of.

I predict that AOL will eventually drop support for their proprietary  
software entirely (the Mac will lose first, of course) and either  
become a Web-only portal, like Yahoo and Google, or charge a small  
fee for services, like DotMac. Currently, you can do just about  
everything you can do from the crummy AOL software on their Web site.  
Give it a look.

Mw

On May 25, 2007, at 6:28 AM, Bryan Baker wrote:

> That is weird, is it in some kind of compressed file or image?
> If it is, try extracting it on the Dual Core first.
>
> On May 25, 2007, at 1:05 AM, CMSSpace at aol.com wrote:
>> I've run into a strange problem.  I need to get an extension for  
>> an older iMac DV we have.  It is running OS 9.1 Apparently, I need  
>> to run an Extension for the CD/DVD player that is different from  
>> the one 9.1 installs.  So, I've gone to Apple's web site and  
>> located the right Extension.  I'm using a new iMac dual core  
>> running Tiger to get to the Internet.  I can download the  
>> extension (which is about 3MB).  I can then put the installing  
>> software on a USB device to transfer it to the old iMac running  
>> 9.1.  But when the old iMac looks at the downloaded software, it  
>> doesn't recognize it as Apple software.  It thinks it is some type  
>> of PC software and so it doesn't know what to do with it.  The  
>> software is supposedly for an iMac DV running system 9.1.   My new  
>> iMac doesn't recognize the software either but that is because I  
>> can't run anything but system 10 or above on it.  Talk about  
>> backward or forward incompatibility.  So I'm a bit stuck on why  
>> this is happening and what to do about it.  Does system 10 change  
>> something about the downloaded software to make it incompatible  
>> with something running 9.1.  I don't really want to go through the  
>> hassle of trying to get to the Internet with the old iMac.  To big  
>> a pain because there doesn't seem to be a lot of Internet software  
>> that OS 9.1 can get to the Internet with.  I must admit, I really  
>> like my new iMac (even though it is incompatible with all software  
>> before OS 10).  After our experience with the old iMac I didn't  
>> want to jump back into a Mac.  Now if AOL would simply update  
>> their software from the 2004 version to something a bit more  
>> current.  This version lacks a lot of the nicer qualities the  
>> Windows version has.
>>
>>
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