Re: [NTLK] Native installer for NCU and OS X Update

From: Clayton Mitchell (claytonmitchell_at_mac.com)
Date: Tue Nov 08 2005 - 11:23:28 PST


As far as I can tell the communications Toolbox tools are only used
in OS 9 and below.

This installer was made with the assumption that you have a currently
working classic environment.

The tools themselves are
Apple Modem Tool (for Client dial-up connections to Server)
TCP Tool (for Client full-time Internet connections to Server)
AppleTalk ADSP Tool (for Client local AppleTalk network connections
to Server)

The tools that NCU installs are " Apple Modem Tool" & "AppleTalk
ADSP" The other should not be necessary for NCU to run.

Check your extensions folder in the "System Folder" and see if those
two are there. If they are, look at the documentation for NCU and or
shoot this problem over to the list, as I am sure there is someone
that is more experienced than me to help.

Check to see which of
On Nov 8, 2005, at 11:11 AM, Azam Ali wrote:

> Great work Clayton, yes the installer looks much nicer now.
>
> Unfortunately, it still doesn't work for me. The error message I get
> is:-
>
> "Newton Connection Utilities can not run because no communications
> Toolbox tools are installed"
>
> I am running Mac OS X 10.4.3 on a 15" Powerbook.
>
> Azam
>
> On Nov 8, 2005, at 5:14 PM, Clayton Mitchell wrote:
>
>> Greetings all!
>>
>> Sorry for the slight hiccup for those of you with older OS X
>> systems. I have tested it with 10.2 and 10.3 systems and it works.
>>
>> I have updated the OS X installer for NCU I created this weekend as
>> per Adriano's advice (Thanks for catching that). The installer will
>> now put the most up to date version of the apple modem tool into your
>> extensions folder instead of the one that the shipped with the
>> original installer.
>>
>> I also made it look nice instead of the plane jane typical installer.
>>
>> take a look at it and let me know what you think.
>>
>> http://dulap.drake.edu/clayton/ncu.zip
>>
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