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Hi all,
I'm relatively new to this gig, so my apologies in advance. I'm trying to run some classic OS biology software (paup) on my intel mac. After a bit of a struggle, I've managed to install OS 8.6 via sheepshaver. I've been able to install other software no worries (e.g. Macclade), but with paup, when I try to run it I'm informed that this version is expired and I need to update it. The problem is, when I download the update through OSX I cannot open it in 8.6, and I don't know why. It says I'm unable to do so because it can't find the program that created it. Anyway, I tried installing an early version of stuffit expander to see if I needed to extract directly in 8.6, but alas I can't install that for the same reason! Can anybody help a poor biologist out in this time of need?
Thanks,
Nik
I'm relatively new to this gig, so my apologies in advance. I'm trying to run some classic OS biology software (paup) on my intel mac. After a bit of a struggle, I've managed to install OS 8.6 via sheepshaver. I've been able to install other software no worries (e.g. Macclade), but with paup, when I try to run it I'm informed that this version is expired and I need to update it. The problem is, when I download the update through OSX I cannot open it in 8.6, and I don't know why. It says I'm unable to do so because it can't find the program that created it. Anyway, I tried installing an early version of stuffit expander to see if I needed to extract directly in 8.6, but alas I can't install that for the same reason! Can anybody help a poor biologist out in this time of need?
Thanks,
Nik