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MAC USERS: Important Information
The files on UNNA are mostly in uncompressed format, and are served
on UNIX servers. That means that
there are raw Newton packages lying around everywhere. Unfortunately,
Apple and Microsoft have made it as hard as possible to download and
install these packages. There are several methods to configure your
mac to download packages from UNNA properly.
1. Browser-dependent method
- Configure your browser to download files with the .pkg extention as
binary files, not text files. This depends on what browser you're using -
consult your documentation.
- After you download a package file (a file with the .pkg extention),
use one of these tools to properly restore its type and creator codes,
necessary for NCU and other package install tools to recognize it
properly:
2. System-wide method
This method has a big advantage over the browser dependent
method: it doesn't require you to run PackType after you downloaded
the file. Additionally, it works with any Internet browser that uses
the Internet Control Panel (a.k.a. Internet Config).
Please note that these instructions apply to MacOS (8 or higher) only.
There might be a similar way to do it with MacOS X.
Open the Internet control panel, go to advanced settings and choose
associations preference panel.
If you do not have a .pkg mapping, create one, otherwise, edit it.
Associate Newton Package Installer with this suffix, choose "Pkg " or "pkg "
as the type, and specify that download shall be done in binary format. Anything else is optional.
Copyright 2001 Victor Rehorst. All rights reserved worldwide.
