repair manual on disc ????

[stone02]

also posted in OT

well i finally moved into this modern computer.

it is a mac book pro.

problem is i cant use my old repair manual

which is on a disc. it talks about my old computer

which was.......wait for it.......

windows...........95!!!!!!

stop laughing!!!!!

so how do i, STOP LAUGHING, i can't

concentrate, get it to work in my new

computer. hey, keep it simple, i like points

and condensor and old carbs that leak a

nice perfume of vapors that make me smell

better than i do with just my own sweat.

i think i am just stubborn and like the

older stuff.

thanks

stone

[path88]

Well, need more info. What kind of disc is it on? CD? If so, then you can hook up an external CD drive to the MacBook and it'll read the disc.

Also, what's the document format? A .pdf? Office Word? Whatever the format, you can easily download a free reader app, but it'll help to know.

also posted in OT

well i finally moved into this modern computer.

it is a mac book pro.

problem is i cant use my old repair manual

which is on a disc. it talks about my old computer

which was.......wait for it.......

windows...........95!!!!!!

stop laughing!!!!!

so how do i, STOP LAUGHING, i can't

concentrate, get it to work in my new

computer. hey, keep it simple, i like points

and condensor and old carbs that leak a

nice perfume of vapors that make me smell

better than i do with just my own sweat.

i think i am just stubborn and like the

older stuff.

thanks

stone

[M3M3M3]

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,50/page,viewtopic/t,350909/

[c.d.iesel]

gee Stony - come back to the analog world - you need to keep a 95 / 98 2nd V running to run that disc.

my home 98 2ndV keeps singing along here

kids!!??

[c.d.iesel]

[path88]

you need to keep a 95 / 98 2nd V running to run that disc.

Actually, the solution I'd do would be to just install and run Windows95/98/Vista on the Mac and then copy the repair manual discs to my Mac's internal drive.

That's a bit "under the hood" sort of computer thing, but worthwhile.

It's always handy to have Windows for weird old stuff like this.

Or, you can open Windows files right in the Mac OSX using an app that lets you do that. Something like the program "wine" or something...

Not sure if your near (or willing) to endure the "Genius Bar" nonsense at a local Apple Store, but seeing someone go through the process of getting Windows stuff running on a Mac is a lot easier than talking through it.

[Beaner7102]

There is a massive download somewhere of the Blue Books scanned as PDFs

All up is about 405MB and created in 1998.

I downloaded it, so it is out there somewhere. I'm sure someone will point you in the right direct of the link.

Easier than loading a Windows app on a Mac.

HTH Beaner7102

[path88]

I downloaded it, so it is out there somewhere. I'm sure someone will point you in the right direct of the link.

There's this:

http://www.path88files.com/BMW/