Re: [NTLK] Mac OS 9.1 & Newton Press

From: Ed Kummel (tech_ed_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Nov 16 2001 - 14:19:21 EST


Hmmm, Press 1.1 runs fine on all of my machines...
oh,...sorry...I'm running Windows XP Pro, 2000 and
98SE...;-)

Ed
web/gadget guru

--- John Whitehead <john_at_modestine.com> wrote:
>
> On 16/11/01 4:53 AM, "Grant [Crossed Fingers]
> Hutchinson" <grant_at_splorp.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > In a previous message, Stephanie Maks typed
> vigorously:
> >
> >> After upgrading my iBook to OS9.1 this past week,
> I've found my Newton Press
> >> is suddenly crash-happy. Seems like every other
> keystroke it crashes with
> >> an error Type 1 or error Type 2. Anyone know of
> any incompatibilities?
> >> Should I try re-installing Newton Press? I have
> version 1.1 of Newton
> >> Press, and it worked very fine indeed on OS 9.04
> >
> > Not that Newton Press was that well behaved
> before...
> >
> > This is the same situation that I have experienced
> using NP 1.1 and Mac
> > OS 9.1 (and more recently 9.2.1). If someone who
> knew what they were
> > doing (read: not me) installed MacsBug and started
> getting down and dirty
> > in the machine code, they may be able to at least
> figure out what makes
> > NP so unhappy in these newer operating systems.
> Perhaps it may be
> > possible to patch NP into thinking it's healthy
> again.
> >
> > Or I could be barking up the wrong tree.
> >
> > I just make sure I save a lot when building Newton
> books.
> >
>
> I've had not a single crash with NP1.1 and OS9.1
> despite some extensive use
> on large (1000+ page) documents. I always try to use
> the simplest input --
> only dumb text files, avoid illustrations if
> possible -- but that may be
> over cautious.
>
> Maybe it's one of those intriguing extension
> conflicts that you can waste
> your entire life tracking down?

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