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Using Apple's Finder from System 6.0.8



A couple of days ago someone posted that they they heard someone else
say that they had managed to successfully get Finder from System 6
running under Executor.  I remembered someone else trying this trick
before but not having any success, but I decided to try it myself and
see if any of the more recent additions to Executor had improved the
situation.

I downloaded 6.0.8 (apparently the last System 6.x) from Apple at:

http://www.info.apple.com/cgi-bin/lister-pl?Apple.Support.Area/
Apple.Software.Updates/US/Macintosh/System/System_6.0.8_1.4MB

and restored the Disk Copy images on a real Mac (since it Disk Copy
doesn't seem to work under Executor) and copied Finder over and set
its creator/type to be an application.  Upon running it, nothing
happened--it just sits there without displaying a menu bar or
anything, so I would assume that it's still not possible (at least
with 6.0.8).

If I remember correctly, Cliff mentioned that Finder most likely uses
some of the ROM functions that they hadn't implemented yet.  Is there
any estimate as to how many additionl functions would be needed to get
Finder to run now?  Would it be worthwhile to try Finders from even
earlier Systems or would they all produce the same result (just
sitting there)?


Jeff