> Jim, 
> 
> thanks for the background, I am mac consultant. It shouldn�t be that difficult
> to pull the acrobat files off the cd and put onto a mac volume. It should be
> pretty easy to do. I run a white 500mhz G3 iBook. I have vpc but my screen
> only goes to 1024x768. I will make a donation to pickup the cd and see if I
> can�t extract the pdf�s so we can make a mac cd or just post the files on a
> website.
> 
> thanks again for the info.
> robert
> nyc
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> 
> rmstewart@mac.com wrote:
> 
>>> >>Sorry I am coming in on this conversation late but what is one the CD
>>> exactly?
>>> >>and what is EKTA? I have a Mac as well. Sorry if these questions are old
>>> >>stuff, I am a bit of newbie.
>>> >>
>>> >>    
>>> >>
> ETKA: VW-Audi-Skoda-NSU(?) Electronic Parts Book.  Designed to run under
> Windows. Works 'off-the-shelf' 95 through ME IIRC. Loading it under XP
> is "challenging" I'm told. The program is an application so if one
> wishes to use it on a Mac, one must do the following:
> 
> First, make sure that your monitor/vid card will do 1280x1024. If it
> won't, you're not going to run ETKA with any degree of success..
> Second, come up with a copy of Connectix (Now Micro$oft) Virtual PC. I
> use Ver. 3 under 9.1
> Third, come up with Windows. I use 98 second try. Seems to be the best
> compromise of speed and stability.
> 
> Now that you've spent all that money (called in all those favors), make
> sure that your processor is up to the task.  I *have* run it on a 225mhz
> 603e, but it was painful. My 250mhz 604 was better, but the 350mhz G3
> makes it almost bearable. It can be done on older machines, but your
> soon grow tired of clicking than going for coffee. Ideally you want a
> gigahertz G4. ;) (don't we all!).
> 
> Anyway, load up VPC, load an OS then load ETKA. AFAIK, that's the only
> way to use it on a Mac until someone figures out how to extract all the
> data and Acrobat it.
> 
> Jim
> 
>