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From: Paul Fons (paul-fons_at_aist.go.jp)
Date: Mon Mar 22 2004 - 06:07:16 CST

Apparently there must be something unique about your system as on my
(two) machines both running 10.3.3., VMD 1.8.2 works fine. This is
with just a simple "drag the application to the /Applications folder"
type install.

On Mar 22, 2004, at 5:22 PM, Peter Engelhardt wrote:

> Dear VMD-L,
>
> Downloaded the MacOS X version of VMD 1.82 - no problem.
>
> Installed - just dragged all to Applications
>
> However, VMD do not start (tested restarting etc), what's wrong
>
> I use MacOSX Panther !0.3.3
>
> Earlier versions like e.g. 1.7 have been working no problem
> (unfortunately I seem to have deleted them)
>
> I tested also the now available VMD 1.7 (something MESA with x11 to be
> used), But I find there are a lot of installation instruction now that
> was not there before (as I remember) and I have not yet got it either
> to work (using Mac x11) just because of all the installations fuss you
> must go through as I see it?
>
> I think there were no problems with earlier VMD like 1.7 and all
> worked just fine, but the MacOSX I used was 10.0, 10.1 or something?
>
> I should be very happy to get the latest VMD 1.8.2 to work on
> MacOS10.3.3 without complicated installations.
>
> Please, let me now what's is the problem.
>
> Cheers and thanks in advance
> Peter
>
>

Dr. Paul Fons
Senior Researcher
National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science & Technology
METI
Optoelectronics Division
Umezono 1-1-4
Tsukuba, Ibaraki JAPAN 305-8568

tel. +81-298-61-5636
fax. +81-298-61-5615

email: paul-fons_at_aist.go.jp

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