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Sherlock temporarily "requires Mac OS X 10.3"
Sherlock, the Internet searching and data retrieval tool in Mac OS X 10.2.x, temporarily displayed a message indicating that users need to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.3 or later in order to use some channels.
MacFixIt reader Cory Cooper writes "I went to use the Movies Channel in Sherlock 3 today, and I get an error message as follows: "You need to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.3 or later to use this version of the Movies Channel." I deleted the appropriate plist files and I still get the error message."
FJ Smith adds "This is disturbing. Actually it makes me mad. This morning I launched Sherlock on my TiPB running OS 10.2.3 and clicked on the "movies" channel and received the following message: "You need to upgrade to Mac OS X10.3 or later to use this version of the Movies Channel" I bought this feature in Jaguar. All of the other channels in Sherlock are working properly (so far)."
The problem - which also affected the phone book channel - appears to be resolved now, and the channels should be fully usable in Mac OS X 10.2.x.
Feedback? Late-breakers@macfixit.com.Resources
do this. But then I rarely use Sherlock due to it's difficult
to get, incomplete, or illogical listings. Watson is a far
better product.
Using Sherlock Version 3.5.2 running in OS10.2.6 I do get this message
for a few seconds against a white background and then the movie
listings appear.
working fine for me. I must point out, though, I am still using 10.2.5. I
found from reading MacFixIt that there were too many issues that would
cause problems and troubleshooting headaches to otherwise update to
10.2.6.
How does it go again? If it ain't broke, dont fix.
guess the rest of the world) most channels are useless (Why should I buy
at eBay USA or a cinema in Cupertino?)
(including myself) paid for this feature in Jaguar... and never got
*anything* (although we were explicitly promissed localised channels by
Steve at the last Paris Macworld). Apparently your 'problem' can be fixed
by applying a free upgrade. Be happy !
Apples lawyers even came after a person who made his own channel for
eBay germany available!
Apple seems to have decided if they don't do local channels nobody else
is allowed to do, too.
under "Panther" and things got a little out of hand... temporarily.
- by Macsure August 15, 2003 10:52 AM PDT
>This is a reply to a previous comment by Bruce_F
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(8 Comments)Yeah, I noticed the possibility too -- that this bogus requirement
was actually an artifact, probably from Apple's ongoing work on
10.3 (Panther), yet to be released. It's good that people are aware
of the implication: That WHEN Panther comes out, we will find
ourselves back on the upgrade treadmill, being forced to upgrade
to use existing (needed and useful and pretty functional) Apple
applications for which we've already paid.
On the other hand, maybe not -- Apple has been and is
responding to customer complaints and even to some degree to
our desires. For example; I was part of the crowd bangng the drum
for lower prices and for making the transition to OS 10 a little less
challenging and inconvenient. But "suddenly" Apple made
available cheaper eMacs and upgraded CPU speed to 1 Ghz. I
bought one as soon as I learned of this.
My point: It does seem Apple is well aware of their own position, if
not their obligations, and may well decide not to penalize "the Mac
community" when OS 10.3 comes out. Whatever, I just hope that
message from Sherlock never appears again.