Making systems and planets

It'll be very hard trying to put a system or planet in a good location using only X and Y numbers. Is there any programs that have a map editor or something so I could put in a system and planet visually? I need it to run on MacOS 8 also.

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Maybe you ccould use the x/y coordinates of the surrounding systems to pinpoint thee area you have to opperate within.

just a spur of the moment hunch from a newbie. 😄

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Originally posted by JackTheSmack:
**It'll be very hard trying to put a system or planet in a good location using only X and Y numbers. Is there any programs that have a map editor or something so I could put in a system and planet visually? I need it to run on MacOS 8 also.

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Well, there is EVONE, but then you mention the OS 8 requirement 🙂 I am actually working on getting EVONE to work under 8.6 - maybe that support will come in the next version. I do not believe it will ever work on anything lower than 8.6 though due to the lack of support for CarbonLib 1.6.

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Originally posted by JackTheSmack:
**I need it to run on MacOS 8 also.
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The update to OS 8.6 is a freebie as long as you have a legal OS8. The OS8.6 update is about 20MB and it's somewhere in the morass of information on the official Apple Computer site. Just keep scrounging around at apple.com and you'll eventually find it. The OS8.6 update used to be at asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n11386, but it's been years since I downloaded it myself and Apple has changed their site structure a couple of times since then, so that link is stale. You can try starting at Apple downloads and go from there in your search. Good luck.

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Originally posted by AriosSW:
**I am actually working on getting EVONE to work under 8.6
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If you need any beta testing done on that update to support OS8.6, I have a very stable 8.6 environment. Just let me know if I can be of any help.

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(This message has been edited by Arturo (edited 07-21-2003).)

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Originally posted by Arturo:
**The update to OS 8.6 is a freebie as long as you have a legal OS8. The OS8.6 update is about 20MB and it's somewhere in the morass of information on the official Apple Computer site. Just keep scrounging around at apple.com and you'll eventually find it. The OS8.6 update used to be at asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n11386, but it's been years since I downloaded it myself and Apple has changed their site structure a couple of times since then, so that link is stale. You can try starting at Apple downloads and go from there in your search. Good luck.
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Thanks!

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Originally posted by Arturo:
The update to OS 8.6 is a freebie as long as you have a legal OS8.

Doesn't that update require 8.5?

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Originally posted by David Arthur:
**Doesn't that update require 8.5?
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I had to go hunting for my original Apple Software CD to check, but yup you're right. I started with OS8.5 and then updated to OS8.6. Sorry Jack, but it looks like you are stuck unless you can buy an OS8.5 CD on Ebay or somewhere.

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Originally posted by Arturo:
**I had to go hunting for my original Apple Software CD to check, but yup you're right. I started with OS8.5 and then updated to OS8.6. Sorry Jack, but it looks like you are stuck unless you can buy an OS8.5 CD on Ebay or somewhere.

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No, I have 8.1. I got the 8.1 update and it said during the upgrade "updating system to MacOS 8.6.

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Also when I try to update to the 9(yes, I have the update!) it says my computer is out of date. Obviously I need a better ROM image. Any place I can get a ROM of a PowerPC?

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Originally posted by Arturo:
**If you need any beta testing done on that update to support OS8.6, I have a very stable 8.6 environment. Just let me know if I can be of any help.

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Thanks, I may contact you if I make any progress. I was actually forced to install 8.6 on an old SCSI drive yesterday (oh the horror!) to work on it. The current difficulty is simply getting it to compile under 8.6 🙂

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