Want to play circa 1989 hypercard new media file in Rev

bobapple · Post by **bobapple** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:23 pm

Hi,

I'm running Snow Leopard.

And I have a multimedia hypercard stack which I received by email as a .zip file and which I would like to play in Rev.

So far I have unzipped it using stuffit and zipeg. They both produce slightly different results.

And neither of the unziped files will play in Rev - without many errors showing up.

Is there a method I need to follow in order to succeed?

I'm quite mac literate, but not a programmer.

Any help would be much welcomed.

Thanks.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:37 pm

bobapple,

You will have to adjust the scripts to avoid the errors, but that will also disable some features of the HyperCard stack. If you want to have these features back, you will have to do some programming.

You can also open the HyperCard stack after suppressing messages in the Development menu. This will prevent any errors from occurring, but it will also disable all other scripts.

Best,

Mark

bobapple · Post by **bobapple** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:31 pm

Thank you Mark,

I can follow along with programming, but I'd need line-by-line instructions. is there somewhere on the forum - or elsewhere that I can find this information?

Bob

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:47 pm

Hi Bob,

Read this thread and search this forum for "HyperCard". You can also have a look at the mail list.

Best,

Mark

bobapple · Post by **bobapple** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:51 pm

PS:

This is a work by a well-known Canadian new media artist from 1998. And I'm trying to make it available for people to view on OS X, now that Classic is gone.

B

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:57 pm

Bob,

Have you contacted the original author to inquire about copyright issues?

Best,

Mark

bobapple · Post by **bobapple** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:38 pm

Good point. We're in direct touch on this. He's the one who sent me the file.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:44 pm

OK, that's cool then. Good luck with the project, Bob.

Mark

bobapple · Post by **bobapple** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:27 pm

Mark,

Looking through this link, it seems that stacks cannot be converted in RunRev without modifying in HyperCard on Classic OS first.

This a problem. If I had Classic installed, I wouldn't need to convert the file at all. I'd just watch it.

Is there any other software you're aware of which can simply play the stacks or convert them directly to OS X without reverting to Classic first?

Bob

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:41 pm

Hi Bob,

That's not true. You can open the stack, as I already explained. It is more convenient to make changes in HyperCard, but it is not obligatory. If you want, you can still run HyperCard in Sheepshaver (just search for it using a search engine on the 'net).

Best,

Mark

bobapple · Post by **bobapple** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:54 am

Hi Mark,

SuperCard's trial version of HyperCard Converter has it running now. It's a little too fast, but there was no programming involved.

Thanks,

Bob