How do I run stacks that were created on a PC or Mac in Acorn HyperStudio?
HyperStudio stacks created on an Apple Macintosh computer or PC can be transferred to Acorn HyperStudio, and stacks created in Acorn HyperStudio can be transferred to Mac/PC HyperStudio. There are limitations to a stacks performance when it is used on a different computer platform to the one on which it was authored, however, simply because the three computing environments do not always share the same elements or support the same features. Acorn HyperStudio uses its own stack format, in order to allow it to be used on lower-specification computers than would otherwise be possible. For example, if memory is short it will only keep the elements of a stack which it needs in memory; other elements are loaded as and when they are required. • If the stack is coming from a Mac, save it in cross-platform format by using Save As and giving it a name ending in .STK. • Copy the cross-platform version of your stack onto a PC-format floppy disk. • Put the disk into your Acorn computer and copy the
