yvo@cs.utexas.edu (Yvonne van Olphen) (12/10/89)
I just discovered this last night. I started up my Mac,
clicked on a couple of icons, and then my mouse froze.
Everything else still worked (the keyboard, etc.), but
I couldn't do anything but re-start since I was just on
the desktop. I have narrowed it down that it only happens
in MultiFinder. I thought maybe some of my system files
might be damaged, or that an Init could be causing it.
So, I removed all inits, and replaced all system files, including
MultiFinder. This did not help, I kept reproducing the
problem over and over again each time I set the startup
to be MultiFinder. I could not reproduce the problem under
the Finder.
What could this be? I have a Mac Plus, which just two weeks
ago I upgraded to 4MB RAM. A friend of mine helped me install
the RAM. I also have a Magic 20 (MacProducts)
external hard disk that is about 3 years old.
Another thing
is that the Power Supply was recently replaced, and when the
Apple dealer replaced it, they improperly adjusted the screen
width. We just took it in a week ago to have this readjusted,
and it was discovered that the width adjuster was stuck and
the guy trying to fix it broke a little piece of it off. In
breaking the little piece of it off, the screen adjusted to
the correct dimensions (???!!!). The repairman said we could
try to pursue with Apple to get this fixed without charge (our
warranty on the new power supply is already up), but he didn't
think it was worth worrying about since the screen is now correct.
Anyway, I am just trying to mention everything in the history
of the Macintosh on the chance that it might have *anything*
to do with the mouse-freezing problem. I am not going to get
much enjoyment out of my 4MB RAM without being able to use
MultiFinder!!!!!
Please e-mail responses.
Thanks,
Yvonne
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University of Texas at Austin CS Dept.
yvo@cs.utexas.edu
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