How to install an app in OS 9.2.2?

aurora72 · 01-24-2013, 11:01 AM

Hello

I 've just installed and started to use OS 9.2.2 on my Powerbook G4 Ti.

After the installation of OS9, the only Internet Browser seems to be Internet Explorer.

IE on OS9 works fine but most of the web pages appear more or less incorrect ; (that should come as no surprise considering the version of Internet Explorer released in 2002)

It's reported that a browser called Classzilla works fine in OS9 and so I downloaded the latest version of it. IE downloaded it with the filename "Classzilla 9.3.2.sit"

Problem is, there's no default app to open this file so I 'm unable to open yet install it. How to install that?

benwiggy · 01-24-2013, 11:24 AM

A .sit file is a Stuffit™ Archive. You can still get Stuffit Expander for OS X free, I believe. Other OS X uninstallers may also open it.

You may even be able to find Stuffit Expander for OS 9 somewhere.

trevor · 01-24-2013, 11:35 AM

Stuffit Expander versions, including for OS 9:
https://support.smithmicro.com/app/a...it,-sitx-files

By the way, just because Internet Explorer is installed with OS 9 does not mean it is the only browser that works with OS 9. Along with the Classzilla that you mentioned, you might also want to check out iCab.

Trevor

aurora72 · 01-24-2013, 03:43 PM

I've found and installed a recent version of Stuffit for OS 9 and managed to open the downloaded Classilla with it.

Stuffit has expanded the sit file and created a folder on desktop. Inside it is the Classilla app (with about 43MB size) but when I double click on it, the Classilla doesn't open, a window containing these items opens instead: Byblos, Chrome I guess they are the building blocks of Classilla.

How to run it properly?

Thanks for the other browser suggestion, iCab. I will give it a try. But I 'd like to run the Classilla, too.

DeltaMac · 01-24-2013, 04:25 PM

There should be more than just those two folders in that Classilla folder.
My copy shows 8 folders, and about 15 other files. One is the Classilla application.
Double click that to launch your browser.

Make an alias of that Classilla app, and put it somewhere convenient for your use.
Or - You can also use OS 9's Launcher to make that that easy.

aurora72 · 01-25-2013, 05:08 AM

hello you re correct

it must have been the leftover downloads I think

I deleted the previously downloaded Classilla sit files all over and redownloaded it and after unstuffing it it showed those 8 folders and Classilla app, opened it it opened and it works fine.

But though it works fine I feel I need to try the other OS9 compatible browser too, the iCab.

warragul · 01-25-2013, 06:42 PM

Long-time iCab user here... it's nagware (I did pay for it ages ago but on a different Mac in a different place). Great browser. Especially the feature to check the validity of web pages as you view them.
Also, Netscape Navigator/Communicator was usually included with OS9... just not given the same prominence as IE.

01-24-2013, 11:01 AM	#1
aurora72 Triple-A Player Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Turkey Posts: 219	How to install an app in OS 9.2.2? Hello I 've just installed and started to use OS 9.2.2 on my Powerbook G4 Ti. After the installation of OS9, the only Internet Browser seems to be Internet Explorer. IE on OS9 works fine but most of the web pages appear more or less incorrect ; (that should come as no surprise considering the version of Internet Explorer released in 2002) It's reported that a browser called Classzilla works fine in OS9 and so I downloaded the latest version of it. IE downloaded it with the filename "Classzilla 9.3.2.sit" Problem is, there's no default app to open this file so I 'm unable to open yet install it. How to install that? __________________ Mac mini G4 1.25GHzLeopard 10.5.8, Mac mini C2Duo 2.0GHz Lion 10.7.2

01-24-2013, 11:24 AM	#2
benwiggy League Commissioner Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,040	A .sit file is a Stuffit™ Archive. You can still get Stuffit Expander for OS X free, I believe. Other OS X uninstallers may also open it. You may even be able to find Stuffit Expander for OS 9 somewhere. Last edited by benwiggy; 01-24-2013 at 11:27 AM.

01-24-2013, 11:35 AM	#3
trevor Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Boulder, CO USA Posts: 19,550	Stuffit Expander versions, including for OS 9: https://support.smithmicro.com/app/a...it,-sitx-files By the way, just because Internet Explorer is installed with OS 9 does not mean it is the only browser that works with OS 9. Along with the Classzilla that you mentioned, you might also want to check out iCab. Trevor __________________ How to ask questions the smart way

01-24-2013, 03:43 PM	#4
aurora72 Triple-A Player Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Turkey Posts: 219	I've found and installed a recent version of Stuffit for OS 9 and managed to open the downloaded Classilla with it. Stuffit has expanded the sit file and created a folder on desktop. Inside it is the Classilla app (with about 43MB size) but when I double click on it, the Classilla doesn't open, a window containing these items opens instead: Byblos, Chrome I guess they are the building blocks of Classilla. How to run it properly? Thanks for the other browser suggestion, iCab. I will give it a try. But I 'd like to run the Classilla, too. __________________ Mac mini G4 1.25GHzLeopard 10.5.8, Mac mini C2Duo 2.0GHz Lion 10.7.2

01-25-2013, 05:08 AM	#6
aurora72 Triple-A Player Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Turkey Posts: 219	hello you re correct it must have been the leftover downloads I think I deleted the previously downloaded Classilla sit files all over and redownloaded it and after unstuffing it it showed those 8 folders and Classilla app, opened it it opened and it works fine. But though it works fine I feel I need to try the other OS9 compatible browser too, the iCab. __________________ Mac mini G4 1.25GHzLeopard 10.5.8, Mac mini C2Duo 2.0GHz Lion 10.7.2

01-24-2013, 04:25 PM	#5
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,956	There should be more than just those two folders in that Classilla folder. My copy shows 8 folders, and about 15 other files. One is the Classilla application. Double click that to launch your browser. Make an alias of that Classilla app, and put it somewhere convenient for your use. Or - You can also use OS 9's Launcher to make that that easy.

01-25-2013, 06:42 PM	#7
warragul All Star Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 830	Long-time iCab user here... it's nagware (I did pay for it ages ago but on a different Mac in a different place). Great browser. Especially the feature to check the validity of web pages as you view them. Also, Netscape Navigator/Communicator was usually included with OS9... just not given the same prominence as IE. __________________ warragul - The Real World is a Special Case.

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