tallmar@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU (Mark Tallon) (01/29/91)
I have a MacII si (with a superdrive) and am trying to run MS-DOS files. In my user manual it says if I have a superdrive and Apple File Exchange I can do this. Then it goes on to list the procedure on how to convert MS-DOS to Mac via the Apple File Exchange program. So I get some games from an IBM friendand translate them as explained in my manual. Everything goes fine until I go to execute the files. All of them give the system message "Application is busy or missing". Am I missing something? Do I need additional software or hardware? The manual says all I need is a superdrive and Apple FIle Exchange. If anyone knows how to do this please e-mail or post. Thanks -Ryan tallmar@jacobs.cs.orst.edu
linc@tongue1.Berkeley.EDU (Linc Madison) (01/29/91)
In article <tallmar.665112497@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU> tallmar@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU (Mark Tallon) writes: >I have a MacII si (with a superdrive) and am trying to run MS-DOS files. >So I get some games from an IBM friendand translate them [w/ Apple File >Exchange]. Everything goes fine until I go to execute the files. All >of them give the system message "Application is busy or missing". Am I >missing something? Do I need additional software or hardware? The >manual says all I need is a superdrive and Apple FIle Exchange. Yes, you need additional software or hardware. Apple File Exchange (AFE) can translate documents, but you can't run IBM application programs on a Macintosh without a special setup. Essentially this is because the IBM and the Macintosh use completely different CPU chips, so the machine-language instructions in an application are different. There are some plug-in boards available for the Mac II (on the IIsi, you have to buy an expansion chassis to allow you to plug in an expansion card, and the total cost is probably a large fraction of $1000) that will give you an actual IBM-clone CPU and let you run IBM software. The other option is to get software that translates the machine-language instructions from IBM to Macintosh. This is available for about $200. All in all, though, for most things your best bet is to get Mac programs for your Macintosh. There's plenty of stuff available public domain or shareware from local user groups, from comp.binaries.mac, or by anonymous ftp from archive sites like sumex-aim.stanford.edu (look in the directory "info-mac"). You'll need BINHEX or a compatible utility to use any files you get from the Internet. -- Linc Madison = linc@tongue1.berkeley.edu P.S. Also, be sure you get an anti-viral program right away! Games on University campuses are favorite sites for spreading viruses. Disinfectant 2.4 is available for free from the places mentioned above.
m_pitt@fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au (02/02/91)
Soft PC package will permit an Apple to emulate an IBM computer and run IBM packages.
sitar@mte.ncsu.edu (02/07/91)
>I have a MacII si (with a superdrive) and am trying to run MS-DOS files. In >my user manual it says if I have a superdrive and Apple File Exchange I can >do this. Then it goes on to list the procedure on how to convert MS-DOS to >Mac via the Apple File Exchange program. So I get some games from an IBM friendand translate them as explained in my manual. Everything goes fine until I go >to execute the files. All of them give the system message "Application is busy or missing". Am I missing something? Do I need additional software or >hardware? The manual says all I need is a superdrive and Apple FIle Exchange. Yes, you are missing something! As manual says, you can translate files using Apple File Exchange, but it does not say anything about applications that's what the games are. If you want to run IBM games, you need additional software, SoftPC, or a hardware IBM compatibel card. SoftPC is relatively inexpensive option and works fine also on IIsi. Good luck, Zlatko.