[Virtualacorn-list] Old problems with VARPC on a Mac
Tim Powys-Lybbe
tim at powys.org
Sun Sep 7 18:13:03 BST 2008
I have been using VARPC on a new Mac for about two weeks now, probably
leading to the virtual retirement of my Iyonix. We shall see on the
latter score. But there have been one or two problems and any views on
any of them wold be much appreciated:
1. I cannot lock any files. Is this a Mac feature or is it a VARPC
one?
2. I run VARPC in a window, primarily so that I can have other
applications going on the other screen (a bonus from the Iyonix
days and from the excellent Geminus application). But this
inhibits (a) the use of Function keys and (b) the icon bar coming to
the top when you move the mouse to the bottom of the display.
Anyone else seen these and know of any way round?
3. Occasionally while doing posts on Messenger using StrongEd, text
entry stops and while the mouse works, I cannot recover text
entering by restarting Messenger and/or StrongEd. The only answer
is to completely reboot VARPC. I am contemplating trying
Messenger's internal editor again. Any other suggestions?
4. I can exchange files easily between RISC OS and Mac using FTPc. I
can also do it by using Mount from VARPC's Preferences facility.
But the latter leads to this error:
"Internal error: abort on data transfer at &0391E544"
and I lose all RISC OS filer access and have to reboot. Returning
after the reboot I tried the !where program and got:
"No writable memory at this address".
I think the problem is associated with directories that have more
than some magic number of files, at any rate well above 77. Any
suggestions? FTPc will open the same directories with no trouble.
5. Early on I had a problem with Hermes which froze VRPC but a change
to POPstar has solved that one. Alan Wrigley was reasonably
baffled and doubted it was a Hermes problem.
I'm sure I can find a few more. But there are no show-stoppers as yet
and currently I hope to stick with VARPC on the Mac.
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Tim Powys-Lybbe tim at powys.org
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