Some Font Suitcases Cannot be Opened, Moved or Deleted under Mac OS 8

Attempting to open, move or delete some fonts results in the alert: "The name, "TT BernhardMod Rm/Bd BT" is already taken. Please use another name."

This information was provided by Claris Corporation on 16 March 1998, and incorporated into Apple Computer's Tech Info Library.

Most of the font "suitcases" installed with ClarisImpact 2.0 cannot be opened in Mac OS 8.

Attempting to open:
TT BernhardMod Rm/Bd BT
TT Bodoni Bd BT
TT Bodoni BT
TT ClassGarmnd Rm/Bd BT
TT Futura BdCn BT
TT Futura Bk BT
TT Futura Md/Bd BT
TT GeoSlb712 Md/Bd BT

...will results in the alert: "The name, "xxx" is already taken. Please use another name."

These other fonts behave properly:
TT CommercialPi BT
TT CopprplGoth Bd BT
TT CopprplGoth BdCn BT
TT Futura MdCn BT

Note: In all cases, the fonts seem to display OK in the font menu and there have been no reports of other "abnormal" activity. However, the suitcases, once installed cannot be dragged out of the 'blessed' Font folder. If you drag the entire folder to the desktop and restart, you can trash them (but you still can't open them).

Published Date: Feb 18, 2012