Pandora 3
Released February 2003
About Pandora 3
WARNING: this program does not run on Intel-based Macs.
IMPORTANT: BEFORE YOU ORDER, please be aware that Pandora is a Classic Macintosh program and does not run natively in OS X. Therefore it will run only on PowerPC-based Macs on which OS 9, the Classic Environment, has been installed, and only when running OS 10.4 or earlier. The Classic Environment is not supported on Intel-based Macs or Macs running OS 10.5 or higher. Even on older Macs, various workarounds may be needed for optimal performance (see below). For technological and economic reasons, Pandora will never be revised into a native OS X program. OS X users may wish to explore the free program Diogenes to see whether it satisfies their needs.
IMPORTANT: IF YOU DO ORDER, all purchasers of the Pandora 3 CD should first install from the CD and then immediately apply the appropriate update downloaded from the update page, to upgrade to the Pandora 3.0.2 Standalone and/or the Pandora 3.0.1 stack.
PDF Order form
Pandora 3 is a Classic Macintosh program and does not run natively in OS X, but works normally (for many, but not all users)in the Classic environment if your computer is a PowerPC-based Mac started in OS X. Intel-based Macs (sold from early 2006 onward) do not support the Classic environment and so cannot be used to run Pandora. OS X version 10.5 (forthcoming in the middle of 2007) is also not expected to support the Classic Environment even on older Macs. Pandora 3 is designed for searching the CD-ROM version E of the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae, which you must obtain separately (http://www.tlg.uci.edu/). It also searches the PHI disks, for those who happen to have them.
Pandora 3, prepared by Daniel Riaño, features a larger window, additional search options, better scrolling, and other improvements over Pandora 2.x
System requirements
•Mac System 7.5-9.2.x or OS X with Classic environment.
•CD-drive or CD-compatible optical drive.
•Either a GreekKeys-compatible font (such as Athenian, Attika, Kadmos) or a Linguist's Software Greek font.
Known problems
Owners of some newer Macs may encounter various errors and failures involving compacting the stack, long searches, and other actions. It is unclear what causes these problems, but in many cases it has been found that the problems disappear if the user is able to run Pandora from an external drive (such as a USB or FireWire hard drive or a USB flash drive) or from a different partition of the internal drive. Simply drag the entire Pandora 3 folder to the other drive and launch the program from there.
Contents of the Pandora CD
• Two versions of the Pandora 3 software:
•Pandora 3 Standalone folder, containing Pandora 3 as an independent application and the required associated files. This is the RECOMMENDED version for any user with a relatively modern computer with a ample free space on the hard disk.
•Pandora 3 Stack folder, containing Pandora 3 as a HyperCard stack to be used with the free HyperCard Player (not included) and the required associated files. This is an ALTERNATIVE version for users who do not wish to install the Standalone version.
•A QuickStart document in PDF format.
•Pandora Manuals folder, containing the full instructions and help for Pandora 3 in MS Word format and in PDF format.
•Free Font folder, containing the font Athenian in TrueType format, which is made freely available by the American Philological Association. Information about the APA's GreekKeys software and fonts is included in the folder.
Cost
$35 plus postage ($3 domestic/$5 overseas)
Pandora 3 is distributed by:
The American Philological Association
292 Logan Hall, 249 S. 36th Street
The University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6304 USA
Telephone: 215-898-4975, FAX: 215-573-7874
E-mail: apaclassics@sas.upenn.edu