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

[Bart Veldhuizen]

I had missed this originally, but the download page already links to the
Blender Manual:

http://download.blender.org/documentation/html/chapter_installation.html

Maybe it's better to add the information there?

Bart


On Tue, 2004-05-04 at 22:23, Compman wrote:
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
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