Re: MacOS 8.1 Upgrade Problems

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From: Andrew Clay
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 00:00

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In article <1d5l00i.1s0smk1m3io0jN@achapman.demon.co.uk>,
Adrian@achapman.demon.co.uk (Adrian) wrote:

>
>Alan R Barker <alan@barker-tech.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Having spent hours downloading the 13 separate files, I am greeted with
>> the message:
>> 
>> Unable to execute B-Mac OS 8.1-01of13.smi This file needs a plug-in that
>> 
>> is not available. (-8820)
>> 
>> Any ideas? I have Disk Copy 6.1.3 which ought to open it.
>
>It may not be relevant but when I tried to use Disk Copy 6.1.3 to create
>a startup floppy disk it kept bailing out with an error when it tried to
>verify the floppy.  Shrinkwrap handled it OK so maybe there is a bug in
>Disk Copy.  The startup floppy worked perfectly

Disk Copy 6.2 is needed for the 13 file download of OS 8.1 - or so it said
in the instructions on the Web page when I did the download, and even gave
the link for obtaining it. It worked fine.

-- 
Andrew Clay

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From: andy@newtimber.demon.co.uk (Andrew Clay)
Subject: Re: MacOS 8.1 Upgrade Problems
Date: 1998/03/09
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