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PM files from G-3 OS 9.2.2 will not open on my G-4
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A) It's years since any one posted here.
B) I'm more familiar with the finer points Windows and PM than a Mac, sorry.
C) PM is now a dead product and the usual advice about editing (old) PM files is to use a contemporary computer and OS. I think anything later than Classic mode is a non-starter on a Mac, though I stand to be corrected on that.
D) Move on to InDesign while there is a still a huge discount for PM Licence holders. Ae the successor application to PM, InDesign will convert and open your PM files (PM6 or later). If the publications are long and/or complex, they will need working on in InDesign. You will also need the original fonts and images for the conversion - if they're missing, then there'll be even more work.
E) You can alos post your query in the PM Section of Adobe User-to-User Forums - - and prepare yourself for a much stronger version of my gentle and hopefully helpful responses above.
F) You are extremely unlikely to get formal support from Adobe re: PM. They will probably refer you to Adobe Forums as in E) above.
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B) I'm more familiar with the finer points Windows and PM than a Mac, sorry.
C) PM is now a dead product and the usual advice about editing (old) PM files is to use a contemporary computer and OS. I think anything later than Classic mode is a non-starter on a Mac, though I stand to be corrected on that.
D) Move on to InDesign while there is a still a huge discount for PM Licence holders. Ae the successor application to PM, InDesign will convert and open your PM files (PM6 or later). If the publications are long and/or complex, they will need working on in InDesign. You will also need the original fonts and images for the conversion - if they're missing, then there'll be even more work.
E) You can alos post your query in the PM Section of Adobe User-to-User Forums - - and prepare yourself for a much stronger version of my gentle and hopefully helpful responses above.
F) You are extremely unlikely to get formal support from Adobe re: PM. They will probably refer you to Adobe Forums as in E) above.
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Anfield: Capital of Football since 1892
Iechyd da! John
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Thank you for the response.
I retired from the printing industry in 2005 but moonlight a little from my shop at home. I do a monthly newsletter for a country club and a few small odds and ends jobs. I still output from an Imagesetter (Lino 300) and a Lino RIP 50. So you can see that keeping current with software causes problem with my older hardware. I have CS2 but have issues with old drivers and OSX so I need to work in the Classic environment.
Since I posted this thread I went back to the old but reliable Windows Pagemaker 7.0 running in XP. It took awhile to convert MAC PM to PC PM, but it was worth it. I have more flexibility with fonts in Windows as opposed to the MAC.
Thanks again for your input.
Walt Werzyn
Johnstown, PA
I retired from the printing industry in 2005 but moonlight a little from my shop at home. I do a monthly newsletter for a country club and a few small odds and ends jobs. I still output from an Imagesetter (Lino 300) and a Lino RIP 50. So you can see that keeping current with software causes problem with my older hardware. I have CS2 but have issues with old drivers and OSX so I need to work in the Classic environment.
Since I posted this thread I went back to the old but reliable Windows Pagemaker 7.0 running in XP. It took awhile to convert MAC PM to PC PM, but it was worth it. I have more flexibility with fonts in Windows as opposed to the MAC.
Thanks again for your input.
Walt Werzyn
Johnstown, PA
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