[Bf-webcontent] [Fwd: Mac OS X Installation Instructions]

[Jasper Mine]

I would maybe add this (edited) to documentation/installation or as an 
installation readme included with the osx binary.


On May 4, 2004, at 4:48 PM, Johannes Langlotz wrote:

> yes, i think a link to a page called "Installation Instructions" is 
> the best way.
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> joe
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>
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> Compman schrieb:
>> We could put it on the download page. Or a link to it at least in a 
>> section called Installation Instructions....
>> -Compman
>> At 03:04 PM 5/4/2004, you wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I received this email - could someone please think of a good place 
>>> where we can put this?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Bart
>>>
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>> Subject:        Mac OS X Installation Instructions
>>> Date:   Mon, 3 May 2004 19:20:55 +0200 (CEST)
>>> From:   Kevin Skeen <kskeen at fuse.net>
>>> To:     bart at vrotvrot.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Here's a writeup I did to update the Mac OS X installation 
>>> instructions to 2.33, modifying the instructions for 2.25 already in 
>>> the documentation:
>>>
>>> 1.  Download the file blender-2.33-darwin-6.6-powerpc.dmg (OS 10.2 +)
>>>
>>> 2.  When the download completes, the .DMG file will mount on your 
>>> desktop, and a window should open.
>>>
>>> 3.  Create a folder on your hard drive (wherever you want, most 
>>> users prefer /Applications) and copy the Blender files into that 
>>> file.
>>>
>>> 4.  Unmount the disk image (the mounted disk the .DMG put onto your 
>>> desktop)
>>>
>>> 5.  Go to the folder you copied Blender into and double-
>>> click the Blender icon to start Blender.  Note: You can also drag 
>>> the Blender icon to your dock for quick access.
>>>
>>>
>>> Detailed instructions:
>>> Download the file blender-2.33-darwin-6.6-powerpc.dmg from the 
>>> downloads section of the Blender Website. When the download 
>>> completes, the .DMG file will mount a disk image on your desktop, 
>>> and possibly open a window.  If a window containing the Blender 
>>> application does not open, double-
>>> click the disk on your desktop to open the disk.  Create a folder 
>>> (anywhere on your hard drive) to contain the Blender application 
>>> (name it Blender or whatever you like--
>>> I use Macintosh HD:3D Tools:Blender)
>>>
>>> Open your Blender folder and double-click the Blender icon to run 
>>> Blender. You can also open your hard drive (the Macintosh HD icon on 
>>> your Desktop), and open your Applications, then drag the Blender 
>>> icon from the original folder to the Applications folder. If you 
>>> wish to leave the original Blender file and make a copy in the 
>>> Applications folder, hold the option key while dragging. If you wish 
>>> to make an alias to the original Blender program, hold both the 
>>> option and command keys while dragging the icon.
>>>
>>> You can also place the binary, a copy of the binary or an alias to 
>>> the binary on your Desktop instead of the Applications folder, or 
>>> put an alias on your Dock simply by dragging the program icon down 
>>> to the Dock.
>>>
>>> Instructions by Kevin Skeen, some portions modified from the Blender 
>>> 2.25 instructions.
>>> ---
>>>
>>> Hope it helps!
>>> Kevin
>>>
>>> !DSPAM:4096bc7337931749316602!
>>>
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