Hi Martin, in an earlier post, I stated that the currently shipping version (3.3) of Cellquest was not compatible with OS9.1. In a response posted to the list, Adrain Smith claimed that this was not the case, but I have had no response to correspondence directly to Adrian regarding specifically how he managed to do this. Meanwhile, everyone else (and I have fielded numerous 'phone calls and e-mails beyond the Purdue web-site) has had the same problems. Although v3.3 and Cellquest Pro launch OK on Macs running 9.1, the software usually quits with the exact error messages you mentioned. Some of us have had limited success performing analysis (only) on such computers as long as you remain within the open Cellquest window. Usually however, as soon as you mouse-click on any other area of the desktop, (including when you get the 'flashing finder' icon) the program quits with the afforementioned messages. So if you ignore the latter, and keep your mouse clicks within the Cellquest window, you can usually continue to work, at least for a while. While the above observations initially suggested that there might not be much for BD to 'fix' to effect compatibility with 9.1, they have decided that a completely new version of Cellquest must be written. When this new version will be ready even for 'beta' testing, is not known. How much effort is going into this versus writing a fully 'carbonised' version for OSX is also not known (by me at least - anyone else out there with contacts deep inside BD HQ?)). However, in my dealings with both local technical people as well as those in San Jose, I have strongly suggested that a version compatible with OS9.1 should be the highest priority. Although OSX is 'the future', Apple have not yet released a version of it that can run on 'legacy' Macs (7300/7500/7600 PCI Macs and G3 upgrades thereof) and I would guess that perhaps a majority of BD instruments are running on pre-G3 Macs. Furthermore, even if some of these older CPUs are retired and replaced by new Macs, the latter will all come loaded with OS9.1 (and OSX) and be incompatible with Cellquest v 3.3. Thus, if BD release a carbonised version of Cellquest for OSX tomorrow, this will help very few of us (if any at all). In summary, while not wishing to embarass anyone here or betray any 'confidences', it is becoming more important with each passing day, as more unsuspecting individuals upgrade their CPUs and discover the inevitable, that BD address this problem. Personally, I cannot wait for this to be resolved so that I can to 'go on the road' with the new G4 Powerbook that I purchased several months ago specifically for this application. HTH Rob Sutherland University Health Network, Toronto
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