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Tales of Maj'Eyal
Developer(s)Netcore Games
Publisher(s)Netcore Games 
Designer(s)Nicolas Casalini
Artist(s)Raymond Gaustadnes
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
Release2012
Genre(s)Roguelike
Mode(s)Single-player
Tales of Maj'Eyal is an open-sourceroguelikevideo game released for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux in 2012. Tales of Maj'Eyal is available as donation-supported[1]freeware (donationware) from the developers.[2] Donations grant some exclusive online features (Freemium model). The game may also be purchased through the digital distribution outlets Steam[2][3] or GOG.[4] The game's TE4 game enginesource code is under a GNU GPLv3license,[5] the game's assets are licensed for use 'with the Tales of Maj'Eyal game only.'[6]
Gameplay[edit]Tales of Maj'Eyal is a dungeon crawl featuring a customizable graphical interface that integrates classic roguelike keyboard commands with a mouse-driven interface.[7] In a departure from many older roguelike games, Tales of Maj'Eyal has full-color graphics, can be played almost exclusively with the mouse, and despite permadeath the player can earn extra lives through various ways and leveling up.[8]
Tales of Maj'Eyal emphasizes tactical turn-based combat and flexible player-controlled character development. Gameplay depends heavily on the player's decisions and ability to develop and execute strategy. Play begins with the player selecting one of nine races and one of 25 classes (expandable with addons). Not all character choices are available at first; some must be unlocked through in-game progress,[9] or through monetary donation or purchase.[3]
The player must explore Eyal, a lore-filled world containing numerous dungeons and adversaries. The plot is non-linear, and success depends as much on character planning and storyline choices as it does on the player's skill in defeating enemies in combat.
Online support[edit]Players may register with an optional online game server, which allows them to view their characters, achievements and high scores.[9] It also collates game statistics including the top killers of players, most common race/class choices, and number of wins. In addition, the game server offers an online chat system, letting players talk to each other.[7][8]

Tales of Maj'Eyal
Developer(s)	Netcore Games
Publisher(s)	Netcore Games
Designer(s)	Nicolas Casalini
Artist(s)	Raymond Gaustadnes
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
Release	2012
Genre(s)	Roguelike
Mode(s)	Single-player

Development[edit]Tales of Maj'Eyal was developed by Nicolas Casalini ('DarkGod'), with graphics by Assen Kanev ('Rexorcorum') and Raymond Gaustadnes ('Shockbolt'). It is based upon Casalini's earlier game Tales of Middle Earth,[10] which in turn is based upon his own PernAngband variant,[11] which was itself based on Zangband,[12] which was in turn based on Angband.[13] Development of ToME 4 started in 2009, and the first formal release occurred in 2012.[14]
The T-Engine game engine is written in C, and offers a development framework for grid-based game modules written in Lua. It supports many OpenGL features such as particle effects and shaders. The T-Engine has been used to create games for the annual Seven Day Roguelike Challenge in 2011[15] and 2012.[16]
On 27 October 2014, the expansionAshes of Urh'Rok was released.[17] The expansion Embers of Rage was released on 23 February 2016.[18] The expansion Forbidden Cults was released on 16 May 2018.[19]
Modifications may also be made to the Tales of Maj'Eyal game module through an addon system, including graphics, interface, content and gameplay balance alterations and additions.
Reception[edit]Tales of Maj'Eyal has been awarded 'ASCII Dreams Roguelike of the Year' for 2010,[20] 2011,[21] and 2012[22] with over 5000 roguelike players voting in 2012.[22] It has also been accepted into Valve's Steam store[23][24] as well as on the DRM-free outlet gog.com.[4]Steamspy reported in 2016 over 150,000 Steam game owners and around 2,000 active players over the last two weeks.[25]
Reviews of Tales of Maj'Eyal have been largely positive[7][9][26][27] with praise being given for its accessibility, graphics, user interface, backstory[28] and varied gameplay. US Gamer calls it 'one of the very best roguelikes out there'.[2][29]
See also[edit]References[edit]^donate on te4.org
^ abcDavison, Pete (17 December 2013). 'Infinite Dungeons, Infinite Death: Tales of Maj'Eyal PC Review'. US Gamer. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
^ ab'Tales of May'Eyal on Steam'. Steam. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
^ ab'Release: Tales of Maj'Eyal and Ashes of Urh'Rok expansion'. GOG. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
^COPYING on git.net-core.org/tome (2016)
^COPYING-MEDIA on git.net-core.org/tome 'All the medias located in all the '/data/gfx' folders are granted to use with the Tales of Maj'Eyal game only. Please contact darkgod@te4.org for more informations.' (2016)
^ abcTarason, Dominic (5 January 2012). 'Freeware Game Pick – Tales of Maj'Eyal: Age of Ascendancy'. DIYGamer. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
^ abPearson, Dan (2013-01-30). 'Where I'm @: A Brief Look At The Resurgence of Roguelikes'. Gameindustry.biz. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
^ abcTarason, Dominic (17 December 2012). 'Tales Of Maj'Eyal Is The Best Roguelike You've Never Played, Now Released After Years In Beta'. Indie Statik. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
^'Roguelike Radio:Episode 18: ToME 4'. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
^'PernAngband - RogueBasin'. roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org.
^'Zangband - RogueBasin'. roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org.
^'Angband at oook.cz – Variant list'. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
^Sykes, Tom (18 December 2012). 'Tales of Maj'Eyal is released, despite being out for 109 years'. PC Gamer. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
^'2011 Seven Day Roguelike Challenge Evaluation'. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
^'2012 Seven Day Roguelike Challenge Evaluation'. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
^'Ashes of Urh'Rok released! | Tales of Maj'Eyal and T-Engine4'. te4.org.
^'Embers of Rage released! | Tales of Maj'Eyal and T-Engine4'. te4.org.
^'Tales of Maj'Eyal: Forbidden Cults is now released! | Tales of Maj'Eyal and T-Engine4'. te4.org.
^'Winner of the Ascii Dreams Roguelike of the Year 2010: T.o.M.E. 4'. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
^'Winner of the Ascii Dreams Roguelike of the Year 2011: T.o.M.E. 4'. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
^ ab'Full Results for Ascii Dreams Roguelike of the Year'. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
^Polson, John. '168 devs saved by the grace of Greenlight in October, Steam Halloween sale live'. IndieGames.com. IndieGames.com. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
^Tales of Maj'Eyal on Greenlight http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93674769
^Tales of Maj'Eyal on Steamspy (2016-07-15)
^Smith, Adam (7 January 2013). 'TOME Is Where The Heart Is: Happy New Roguelike'. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
^Talley, Michael (10 January 2013). 'Tales of Maj'Eyal Review'. Gather Your Party. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^Spengler, Jon (9 April 2013). 'Tales of Maj'Eyal Review'. Dorkadia. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^Harac, Ian. 'Tales of Maj'Eyal 4 Begins a New Chapter in the Roguelike Genre'. TechHive. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
External links[edit]git.net-core.org/tome/t-engine4 repository of the game's open-source engine
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tales_of_Maj%27Eyal&oldid=1015308056'
2008 – Macs have been around for a long time, waxing and waning in popularity – 24 years as of this writing. Many people have used Macs in grade school or college, as business users, or personally, and have old data and software stored on floppy disks, SyQuest cartridges, hard drives, etc. from these Paleolithic eras in Macintosh history.
I get semi-regular requests as a Mac consultant and a collector of old Macintosh systems for help accessing data from past computing lives. Here are a few tales of data retrieval that I found interesting – and which may give you some suggestions for your own file resurrection needs.
Conversions and data retrievals may involve multiple hops between machines to get from point A to point B. The venerable Quadra and PowerBook 500 series (right) machines contain ethernet, LocalTalk, SCSI, and floppy drives, which – combined with their ability to run Mac OS 8 and network with modern Macs via AppleTalk IP – make them very useful in this process.
MacWrite Files on 400K Floppy DisksMy client was a college professor looking to reissue a textbook he wrote in the 1980s. The only electronic copies of his data were original MacWrite files on Mac 400K floppy disks, and he was looking for somebody who could read and convert these files to a modern accessible format.
I received an envelope with four 400K disks. I have several machines in my Vintage Mac Museum that can read 400K and 800K floppy disks, along with multiple spare external floppy drives, so I figured I'd be successful.
The redundancy proved helpful.
A couple disks were damaged, with the Finder reporting the disks as unreadable upon insertion. I hit eject and retried each disk a few times, then switched to an alternate drive. It took two different machines – a Mac Plus and a PowerBook 170 – and five different floppy drives to read all of the disks. Once each disk was accessible, I copied the files to the hard drive for further processing.
Next step was to open the MacWrite files and convert them to something more current. In my collection I have copies of MacWrite, MacWrite II, Microsoft Word v3, and Word v5, all of which can read the original MacWrite format. MacWrite and MacWrite II can Save As… to plain text files, but this loses all formatting. Word v3 and Word v5 can open and save as RTF or Word format files, which retain formatting, so I chose this option.
I copied the files from a Mac Plus running System 6.0.8 to a PowerBook 540c running Mac OS 8.1 using a LocalTalk connection; the 540c had File Sharing enabled, and the Mac Plus can see it as an AppleShare volume. Once the files were copied to the 540c, I opened them from Microsoft Word v5.1a – a classic! – and resaved as Word 5 format files.
The Word 5 format is new enough that modern Mac versions of Word can open these documents. Another file transfer was needed, this time via ethernet from the PowerBook to a G4 Cube running Mac OS X 10.3.9 with Classic installed. Any Mac running Mac OS 8 or 9 would also work. Using Microsoft Word 98 in Classic mode, I opened the Word 5 files, then did a Save As… to the modern Word .doc format, which can be accessed by current versions of Word on both the Mac and the PC. I burned all the files to a CD-ROM and sent that to my happy client.
Note that DataViz' venerable MacLinkPlus software, bundled free for years with the Mac System Software and ClarisWorks, also performs many of these types of file conversions. Formatting info can sometimes get a bit out of whack when you use this method, but if you have a copy, this utility can fill in for software you might otherwise be missing – once you get files off the floppy disks!
AppleShare on Old Disk ImageData retrieval tale number two involved making a copy of some older Macintosh software accessible to settle a legal dispute. I was contacted one day by a lawyer looking for a copy of AppleShare v1 software, which he needed to settle a technical matter (lawsuits 20 years later – amazing). I have a copy of this software in my Mac Software Archives, stored on a 400K disk image (.img) file, so I was able to assist.
My client did not have a machine capable of reading this disk image or an old floppy drive, but he needed the file nonetheless. I again used intergenerational Mac networking to complete the task.
First I copied the disk image from my G4 Cube Server via ethernet to the PowerBook 540c. The internal 1.44 MB floppy SuperDrive can write (but not read) 400K disks. Using Disk Copy v4.2, I made a 400K floppy from the .img file, then ejected the disk and inserted it into my Mac Plus, which has an 800K drive. This could read the floppy, and I copied the files via LocalTalk back to the 540c. From there another hop via ethernet to the Cube relay station, then a final transfer to my Mac Pro (left) running OS X 10.5 Leopard. Now I had a file that I could email to my client.
I have found that the AppleShare component included in Mac OS X 10.3.x Panther works best to communicate with other Macs running Mac OS 8, 9, or X. Newer versions of OS X sometimes have some problems communicating with the OS 8 and 9 systems, but Panther works very reliably. I have Mac OS X 10.3.9 running on a Power Mac G4 Cube to use as a central file server for my old systems. For more info on this kind of setup, see my series on Working with Vintage Macs.
Tales Of Selena Mac OswegoCAD Drawings on an Old Hard DriveIn this final tale, my client was a machine tool manufacturing company. They were also involved in a lawsuit and needed printed copies of some MiniCAD drawings to prove their intellectual property rights. Mara bully gf mac os. The drawings were on the internal hard drive of a Macintosh SE running System 5! They didn't know how to get the data off the old computer, and they had no working printer to make local copies.
We first tried to find an old LaserWriter to print out the files, but several models obtained (for free) by both me and my client turned out to not work very well after years in storage. A couple days of crumpled pages and black streaks caused us to switch to the data transfer route.
My client was nearby, so I drove over with an old external SCSI hard drive and my trusty PowerBook 540c. I hooked the drive to the SE, waited for the pre-System 7 obligatory desktop rebuild to occur, then slowly copied over the MiniCAD application and all the files. A few damaged files caused several crashes and reboots (ah, the old SCSI days), but eventually we got everything needed. I connected the drive to the 540c to make sure the files were readable, and after another long desktop rebuild all was well.
The CAD software was MiniCAD v3, which runs under System 7, so back in my office I hooked the SCSI drive up to an SE/30 running System 7.5.5. I opened the files in MiniCAD and exported them all as PICT files (the only option). If I had a working LaserWriter hooked up to the SE/30, I could have printed the files directly, but since that was a no go, another machine transfer was needed.
The SE/30 has an ethernet card installed, so I copied the PICT files via ethernet back to the 540c and opened them using Photoshop v4. Now I could print the files to my current laser printer. To make them accessible for my client in the future, who is now using PCs instead of Macs, I did another Save As… to JPEG format for all the files. MacDraw II, ClarisWorks, or any other capable graphics program of that era would also have worked.

Development[edit]Tales of Maj'Eyal was developed by Nicolas Casalini ('DarkGod'), with graphics by Assen Kanev ('Rexorcorum') and Raymond Gaustadnes ('Shockbolt'). It is based upon Casalini's earlier game Tales of Middle Earth,[10] which in turn is based upon his own PernAngband variant,[11] which was itself based on Zangband,[12] which was in turn based on Angband.[13] Development of ToME 4 started in 2009, and the first formal release occurred in 2012.[14]
The T-Engine game engine is written in C, and offers a development framework for grid-based game modules written in Lua. It supports many OpenGL features such as particle effects and shaders. The T-Engine has been used to create games for the annual Seven Day Roguelike Challenge in 2011[15] and 2012.[16]
On 27 October 2014, the expansionAshes of Urh'Rok was released.[17] The expansion Embers of Rage was released on 23 February 2016.[18] The expansion Forbidden Cults was released on 16 May 2018.[19]
Modifications may also be made to the Tales of Maj'Eyal game module through an addon system, including graphics, interface, content and gameplay balance alterations and additions.
Reception[edit]Tales of Maj'Eyal has been awarded 'ASCII Dreams Roguelike of the Year' for 2010,[20] 2011,[21] and 2012[22] with over 5000 roguelike players voting in 2012.[22] It has also been accepted into Valve's Steam store[23][24] as well as on the DRM-free outlet gog.com.[4]Steamspy reported in 2016 over 150,000 Steam game owners and around 2,000 active players over the last two weeks.[25]
Reviews of Tales of Maj'Eyal have been largely positive[7][9][26][27] with praise being given for its accessibility, graphics, user interface, backstory[28] and varied gameplay. US Gamer calls it 'one of the very best roguelikes out there'.[2][29]
See also[edit]References[edit]^donate on te4.org
^ abcDavison, Pete (17 December 2013). 'Infinite Dungeons, Infinite Death: Tales of Maj'Eyal PC Review'. US Gamer. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
^ ab'Tales of May'Eyal on Steam'. Steam. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
^ ab'Release: Tales of Maj'Eyal and Ashes of Urh'Rok expansion'. GOG. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
^COPYING on git.net-core.org/tome (2016)
^COPYING-MEDIA on git.net-core.org/tome 'All the medias located in all the '/data/gfx' folders are granted to use with the Tales of Maj'Eyal game only. Please contact darkgod@te4.org for more informations.' (2016)
^ abcTarason, Dominic (5 January 2012). 'Freeware Game Pick – Tales of Maj'Eyal: Age of Ascendancy'. DIYGamer. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
^ abPearson, Dan (2013-01-30). 'Where I'm @: A Brief Look At The Resurgence of Roguelikes'. Gameindustry.biz. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
^ abcTarason, Dominic (17 December 2012). 'Tales Of Maj'Eyal Is The Best Roguelike You've Never Played, Now Released After Years In Beta'. Indie Statik. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
^'Roguelike Radio:Episode 18: ToME 4'. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
^'PernAngband - RogueBasin'. roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org.
^'Zangband - RogueBasin'. roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org.
^'Angband at oook.cz – Variant list'. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
^Sykes, Tom (18 December 2012). 'Tales of Maj'Eyal is released, despite being out for 109 years'. PC Gamer. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
^'2011 Seven Day Roguelike Challenge Evaluation'. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
^'2012 Seven Day Roguelike Challenge Evaluation'. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
^'Ashes of Urh'Rok released! | Tales of Maj'Eyal and T-Engine4'. te4.org.
^'Embers of Rage released! | Tales of Maj'Eyal and T-Engine4'. te4.org.
^'Tales of Maj'Eyal: Forbidden Cults is now released! | Tales of Maj'Eyal and T-Engine4'. te4.org.
^'Winner of the Ascii Dreams Roguelike of the Year 2010: T.o.M.E. 4'. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
^'Winner of the Ascii Dreams Roguelike of the Year 2011: T.o.M.E. 4'. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
^ ab'Full Results for Ascii Dreams Roguelike of the Year'. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
^Polson, John. '168 devs saved by the grace of Greenlight in October, Steam Halloween sale live'. IndieGames.com. IndieGames.com. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
^Tales of Maj'Eyal on Greenlight http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93674769
^Tales of Maj'Eyal on Steamspy (2016-07-15)
^Smith, Adam (7 January 2013). 'TOME Is Where The Heart Is: Happy New Roguelike'. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
^Talley, Michael (10 January 2013). 'Tales of Maj'Eyal Review'. Gather Your Party. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^Spengler, Jon (9 April 2013). 'Tales of Maj'Eyal Review'. Dorkadia. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^Harac, Ian. 'Tales of Maj'Eyal 4 Begins a New Chapter in the Roguelike Genre'. TechHive. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
External links[edit]git.net-core.org/tome/t-engine4 repository of the game's open-source engine
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tales_of_Maj%27Eyal&oldid=1015308056'
2008 – Macs have been around for a long time, waxing and waning in popularity – 24 years as of this writing. Many people have used Macs in grade school or college, as business users, or personally, and have old data and software stored on floppy disks, SyQuest cartridges, hard drives, etc. from these Paleolithic eras in Macintosh history.
I get semi-regular requests as a Mac consultant and a collector of old Macintosh systems for help accessing data from past computing lives. Here are a few tales of data retrieval that I found interesting – and which may give you some suggestions for your own file resurrection needs.
Conversions and data retrievals may involve multiple hops between machines to get from point A to point B. The venerable Quadra and PowerBook 500 series (right) machines contain ethernet, LocalTalk, SCSI, and floppy drives, which – combined with their ability to run Mac OS 8 and network with modern Macs via AppleTalk IP – make them very useful in this process.
MacWrite Files on 400K Floppy DisksMy client was a college professor looking to reissue a textbook he wrote in the 1980s. The only electronic copies of his data were original MacWrite files on Mac 400K floppy disks, and he was looking for somebody who could read and convert these files to a modern accessible format.
I received an envelope with four 400K disks. I have several machines in my Vintage Mac Museum that can read 400K and 800K floppy disks, along with multiple spare external floppy drives, so I figured I'd be successful.
The redundancy proved helpful.
A couple disks were damaged, with the Finder reporting the disks as unreadable upon insertion. I hit eject and retried each disk a few times, then switched to an alternate drive. It took two different machines – a Mac Plus and a PowerBook 170 – and five different floppy drives to read all of the disks. Once each disk was accessible, I copied the files to the hard drive for further processing.
Next step was to open the MacWrite files and convert them to something more current. In my collection I have copies of MacWrite, MacWrite II, Microsoft Word v3, and Word v5, all of which can read the original MacWrite format. MacWrite and MacWrite II can Save As… to plain text files, but this loses all formatting. Word v3 and Word v5 can open and save as RTF or Word format files, which retain formatting, so I chose this option.
I copied the files from a Mac Plus running System 6.0.8 to a PowerBook 540c running Mac OS 8.1 using a LocalTalk connection; the 540c had File Sharing enabled, and the Mac Plus can see it as an AppleShare volume. Once the files were copied to the 540c, I opened them from Microsoft Word v5.1a – a classic! – and resaved as Word 5 format files.
The Word 5 format is new enough that modern Mac versions of Word can open these documents. Another file transfer was needed, this time via ethernet from the PowerBook to a G4 Cube running Mac OS X 10.3.9 with Classic installed. Any Mac running Mac OS 8 or 9 would also work. Using Microsoft Word 98 in Classic mode, I opened the Word 5 files, then did a Save As… to the modern Word .doc format, which can be accessed by current versions of Word on both the Mac and the PC. I burned all the files to a CD-ROM and sent that to my happy client.
Note that DataViz' venerable MacLinkPlus software, bundled free for years with the Mac System Software and ClarisWorks, also performs many of these types of file conversions. Formatting info can sometimes get a bit out of whack when you use this method, but if you have a copy, this utility can fill in for software you might otherwise be missing – once you get files off the floppy disks!
AppleShare on Old Disk ImageData retrieval tale number two involved making a copy of some older Macintosh software accessible to settle a legal dispute. I was contacted one day by a lawyer looking for a copy of AppleShare v1 software, which he needed to settle a technical matter (lawsuits 20 years later – amazing). I have a copy of this software in my Mac Software Archives, stored on a 400K disk image (.img) file, so I was able to assist.
My client did not have a machine capable of reading this disk image or an old floppy drive, but he needed the file nonetheless. I again used intergenerational Mac networking to complete the task.
First I copied the disk image from my G4 Cube Server via ethernet to the PowerBook 540c. The internal 1.44 MB floppy SuperDrive can write (but not read) 400K disks. Using Disk Copy v4.2, I made a 400K floppy from the .img file, then ejected the disk and inserted it into my Mac Plus, which has an 800K drive. This could read the floppy, and I copied the files via LocalTalk back to the 540c. From there another hop via ethernet to the Cube relay station, then a final transfer to my Mac Pro (left) running OS X 10.5 Leopard. Now I had a file that I could email to my client.
I have found that the AppleShare component included in Mac OS X 10.3.x Panther works best to communicate with other Macs running Mac OS 8, 9, or X. Newer versions of OS X sometimes have some problems communicating with the OS 8 and 9 systems, but Panther works very reliably. I have Mac OS X 10.3.9 running on a Power Mac G4 Cube to use as a central file server for my old systems. For more info on this kind of setup, see my series on Working with Vintage Macs.
Tales Of Selena Mac OswegoCAD Drawings on an Old Hard DriveIn this final tale, my client was a machine tool manufacturing company. They were also involved in a lawsuit and needed printed copies of some MiniCAD drawings to prove their intellectual property rights. Mara bully gf mac os. The drawings were on the internal hard drive of a Macintosh SE running System 5! They didn't know how to get the data off the old computer, and they had no working printer to make local copies.
We first tried to find an old LaserWriter to print out the files, but several models obtained (for free) by both me and my client turned out to not work very well after years in storage. A couple days of crumpled pages and black streaks caused us to switch to the data transfer route.
My client was nearby, so I drove over with an old external SCSI hard drive and my trusty PowerBook 540c. I hooked the drive to the SE, waited for the pre-System 7 obligatory desktop rebuild to occur, then slowly copied over the MiniCAD application and all the files. A few damaged files caused several crashes and reboots (ah, the old SCSI days), but eventually we got everything needed. I connected the drive to the 540c to make sure the files were readable, and after another long desktop rebuild all was well.
The CAD software was MiniCAD v3, which runs under System 7, so back in my office I hooked the SCSI drive up to an SE/30 running System 7.5.5. I opened the files in MiniCAD and exported them all as PICT files (the only option). If I had a working LaserWriter hooked up to the SE/30, I could have printed the files directly, but since that was a no go, another machine transfer was needed.
The SE/30 has an ethernet card installed, so I copied the PICT files via ethernet back to the 540c and opened them using Photoshop v4. Now I could print the files to my current laser printer. To make them accessible for my client in the future, who is now using PCs instead of Macs, I did another Save As… to JPEG format for all the files. MacDraw II, ClarisWorks, or any other capable graphics program of that era would also have worked.
Tales Of Selena Mac Os XOne final ethernet transfer via the Cube moved the files to my modern Mac, and I burned a couple CD-ROMs for my client. Overnight shipping with the printouts did the rest, and everybody was pleased.
The Oldest Mac OS Still in Use?On a related note, with System 5 this client now holds my Award for Oldest Mac System Software Still in Use in a modern business application, besting a previous client using System 6.0.8. Anyone out there (besides collectors) still running anything on System 4 or earlier want to claim the prize?
This article was originally published on Adam's Oakbog website. It has been adapted and reprinted here with his permission.
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