Hi! I'm a newbie, just got my 2100 (upgraded from120).
I had the same problem with packages downloaded in X.
I downloaded a program called Package Autotyper.
Once installed you just drag and drop your package on to the Autotyper
application icon and it changes the box icon to a newton package icon.
I have tried it with several errant package and so far it has worked every
time.
*NOTE I only tried this conversion after booting into os9.2 native. I don't
know if you can do it in X
> From: "Laurent Daudelin" <laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com>
> Reply-To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 15:06:55 -0400
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Newton Software: download problems
>
>
> on 9/28/01 1:56 PM, Edward Cheung at edwardcheung_at_mac.com wrote:
>
>> Whenever I download a pkg. I was unable to install it in the newton.
>> I am using OS X and the pkg show up as a " box" type of icon on the
>> desktop
>> So, what is the correct way of installing the software?
>
> That's because one way that OS X uses to determine what kind of file is
> being created/downloaded/saved in the file system is the file extension.
> But, pkg is already the standard file extension for OS X package, that you
> use to install system updates and applications. One thing you can try, in OS
> X.1 is to get info on one of your Newton package, while in the Finder, then
> in the info window that appears, switch to "Open with application". Then,
> there, you will be able to set NCU as the default application. What I don't
> know, however, is whether this change will affect all true OS X packages.
> What I mean is that if you want later to install an OS X package
> application, and double-click on it, it might well launch NCU to open the
> file. There's some ambiguity with that extension thing, because the file
> type and creator is still supported in OS X. So, what I'm guessing is that
> if the file type and creator are already set, then the Finder will use that
> information. However, if the file is, for example, downloaded from the
> internet, it is possible that it had lost the file type and creator. In such
> case, maybe the Finder will use the file extension to determine the file
> type and creator. That's just speculation, as you can see... But if you want
> to try it, you will know for sure when you have an OS X package that you
> want to install...
>
> -Laurent.
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