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Grex > Micros > #97: Mac System 7.1 Update 3.0 .... | |
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rcurl
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Mac System 7.1 Update 3.0 ....
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Jul 7 06:02 UTC 1994 |
Mac System 7.1 has had several updates - the most recent being 3.0.
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rcurl
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response 1 of 17:
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Jul 7 06:05 UTC 1994 |
I have run Sys 7.1 Update 3.0 on my Mac Powerbook. I can't say it
has changed the look or behavior of the system much, except for
replacing TeachText with SimpleText (a *great* improvement), and
*an undocumented screen saver*. The screen just dims after a few minutes
of idle. That's OK...but can it be controlled? I could find no Control
Panel that controlled this (and nothing about it in the accompanying
documentation).
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srw
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response 2 of 17:
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Jul 7 13:39 UTC 1994 |
I have read some good things about SU3.0, but haven't gone to the trouble
yet. I don't know anything about the controls for the screen dimmer, tho.
I'll let you know if I spot something.
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kentn
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response 3 of 17:
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Jul 7 18:22 UTC 1994 |
Sys 7.5 is on the way...
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srw
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response 4 of 17:
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Jul 7 23:23 UTC 1994 |
Yes and it will incorporate SU3.0 .
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tsty
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response 5 of 17:
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Sep 5 08:14 UTC 1994 |
For a few dollars more?
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srw
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response 6 of 17:
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Sep 5 20:04 UTC 1994 |
Sys 7.5 will probably cost more than I want to pay.
I don't expect to upgrade early, or perhaps at all.
SU3.0 will be rolled into it as part of the package, though.
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hawkeye
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response 7 of 17:
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Sep 6 17:32 UTC 1994 |
7.5 seems much "faster" than 7.1 -- primarily because they re-wrote
the disk caching routines. I like 7.5 and will be installing it on all the
dept. machines as soon as I get my hands on a CD of it.
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srw
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response 8 of 17:
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Sep 9 08:06 UTC 1994 |
Perhaps I'll reconsider.
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rcurl
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response 9 of 17:
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Sep 9 18:12 UTC 1994 |
Our department has installed it on all lab machines. Now you get a progress
bar, as it boots. wow
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hawkeye
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response 10 of 17:
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Sep 12 15:04 UTC 1994 |
Hey, don't be sarcastic, or you won't get any help! ;-)
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rcurl
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response 11 of 17:
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Sep 12 16:17 UTC 1994 |
Whoops! I forgot that my Sysop is watching 8-/.
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n8nxf
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response 12 of 17:
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Sep 10 10:46 UTC 1998 |
Odd. I found 7.5 to be slower than 7.1. As an interesting side note, just
for the fun of it I dropped WindowShades from 7.5 into the the System
Folder of this SE running system 6.0.8 and rebooted. It works! I get a
warning message saying that WindowShades may cause problems with any OS
other than 7.5 but no problems yet. Makes me wonder else I can drag into
6.0.8 to modernize it?
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arthurp
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response 13 of 17:
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Sep 11 03:10 UTC 1998 |
What is this WindowShades? I haven't seen a Mac up close in years.
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n8nxf
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response 14 of 17:
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Sep 11 11:27 UTC 1998 |
(Click on any title bar of any open window a few times and the window
disappears leaving only the title bar behind. Click on it a few times again
and the window reopens. Nice when you have multiple windows open and you
want to go between them.)
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rcurl
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response 15 of 17:
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Sep 11 16:53 UTC 1998 |
It is built into later OSs, with a button in the upper right corner for
opening and closing windows while leaving the title bar in place.
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arthurp
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response 16 of 17:
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Sep 12 02:39 UTC 1998 |
Cool feature.
I use(d) a little 'finder' in my Winblos 3.1. Neat also.
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n8nxf
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response 17 of 17:
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Sep 15 11:29 UTC 1998 |
I also have used the file finder that came with 7.5 in 7.1 without problems.
I like the OS 7.5 file finder better. I've not tried it with 6.0.8 and
doubt that I will.
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