rmstewart@mac.com wrote: >>Sorry I am coming in on this conversation late but what is one the CD exactly? >>and what is EKTA? I have a Mac as well. Sorry if these questions are old >>stuff, I am a bit of newbie. >> >> >> ETKA: VW-Audi-Skoda-NSU(?) Electronic Parts Book. Designed to run under Windows. Works 'off-the-shelf' 95 through ME IIRC. Loading it under XP is "challenging" I'm told. The program is an application so if one wishes to use it on a Mac, one must do the following: First, make sure that your monitor/vid card will do 1280x1024. If it won't, you're not going to run ETKA with any degree of success.. Second, come up with a copy of Connectix (Now Micro$oft) Virtual PC. I use Ver. 3 under 9.1 Third, come up with Windows. I use 98 second try. Seems to be the best compromise of speed and stability. Now that you've spent all that money (called in all those favors), make sure that your processor is up to the task. I *have* run it on a 225mhz 603e, but it was painful. My 250mhz 604 was better, but the 350mhz G3 makes it almost bearable. It can be done on older machines, but your soon grow tired of clicking than going for coffee. Ideally you want a gigahertz G4. ;) (don't we all!). Anyway, load up VPC, load an OS then load ETKA. AFAIK, that's the only way to use it on a Mac until someone figures out how to extract all the data and Acrobat it. Jim |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.