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mwcm3w8a5j9 - Dec 28, 2006 - 3:47 pm

Is there any way to get the National Geographic Maps Special Edition to run on my mac?? it includes several cd-rom discs and is apparently designed just for pcs????

Matthew

Chuck Wehner - Dec 29, 2006 - 11:52 am

Matthew,

You just have to download and install the free Adobe Flash Player. Woops, sorry I thought you were talking about the web site.

Is there any documintation with the package or on the CD's that would tell you if it works with Mac's?

Chuck

mwcm3w8a5j9 - Dec 29, 2006 - 12:45 pm

no documentation about Macs at all...is there no way for me to use the Cdroms???

Chuck Wehner - Dec 29, 2006 - 12:55 pm

Matthew,

On NG's website it seems to say the maps work with Mac's and PC's. Have you tried to open any of the files on the CD's? What type of files are on the CD's?

Chuck

mwcm3w8a5j9 - Dec 29, 2006 - 12:59 pm

this is what one of the files looks like RAF243B1.@EX when i try to open it the adobe acrobat reader application opens and tells me that it can't open the file because it is not a supported file type...

Chuck Wehner - Dec 29, 2006 - 2:00 pm

That's not a file type for a Mac, so it looks to me that you are right there is not way to use these CD's on a Mac unless of course you want to purchase Virtual PC and run Windows on your Mac.

Chuck