werner@ut-ngp.UUCP (Werner Uhrig) (02/11/86)
[ from THE ACTIVE WINDOW, Vol.3 #1, January 86 - the BCS-Mac Newsletter ]
[ brought to you without guarantees .... ;-) ]
PREFERRED MEMORY SIZS FOR MS-PROGRAMS UNDER SWITCHER
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(from MS-Excel Switcher manual)
CHART 192K
EXCEL 304-512K
FILE 288K
MULTIPLAN 160K
WORD 160K
[these values may or may not be correct for the latest program updates - Werner]
HYPERDRIVE PROBLEMS
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- with WORD: seem to get cured when disabling disk-caching
- if you're having trouble with an application on the HyperDrive-20, try
booting from the HyperDrive floppy disk. This will give you a normal-sized
system heap, instead of the special, extra-large one. If you make a lot of
changes to your System, or other things in your Startup drawer, it may pay off
to back it up, delete the drawer, recreate it, and restore the files - this
will optimize the drawer. If your HyperDrive won't start up and you then
start it from a floppy and get a message that tells you "the only function
you may execute at this point is 'Format'" - DON'T BELIEVE IT. You may be
able to recover by simply restarting or by replacing your System file.
- with ManX C: both companies have work-arounds. call them.
- new toll-free number for GCC: 1-800-422-0101.
- Apple's MiniFinder "currently" doesn't work with HyperDrive-20. Backup is
buggy. We got around other, inconsistent problems by replacing the System
file or the application (e.g. Spooler Install) and also running Disk Test
from the Manager. Always keep 1 or 2 MegaBytes free, otherwise, Backup
(and possibly other programs) display problem symptoms.
WRITE-PROTECT SWITCH DOESN'T PROTECT
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[ the hardware is not disabled, i.e. a software command can order the hardware
to ignore the detector indicating the WRITE-PROTECTION. I take this to
mean that a run-away program could, accidentally, trash a disk. No such
disaster has been reported yet, but then again, why would you suspect that
a "bad disk" is caused by this unless repetition can be detected and
demonstrated ??!! ]
LASER-WRITER ENVELOPES
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If you need to print an envelope with the LaserWriter do the following:
- choose Landscape mode (in Page Setup)
- set the left margin at 5 inches
- type the address 1 inch from the bottom of the page
- print using manual feed
- wait for orange light on LaserWriter to come on steady
- feed the envelope, left hand narrow side first, facing up
LOCK DOWN THAT FINDER
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useful, especially, with RAMdisk or Winnie. To do this, use FEdit
(note that this will only work with Finder-4.1):
- open up the Finder
- display sector in hex
- search in hex for 6738594F
- turn hex modify on
- change the 67 to a 60 on the screen
- write sector to file