Hmmm, interesting. I updated our LSR from 9.0.x to 9.1 (to try to fix slowness and stalling problems :-), and we are having no problems whatsoever running CellQuest 3.3...... Never crashes, not once. Then again, I *did* see the behavior you describe when I tried to run CellQuest 3.2 on MacOS 9.0 on our new G4 some half-year ago. Well, I dunno, maybe it's the sea air! All the best - David On Tue, 22 May 2001 21:34:53 +0100, "D. Robert Sutherland" <rob.sutherland@utoronto.ca> wrote: > > 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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