cnc@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Chris Christensen) (08/25/88)
Last night my mac started having the annoying habit of flashing the apple on the menu bar. I don't know what is causing this to happen. I moved all my INIT and CDEV files outside of my System Folder and rebooted, yet still it happened. It also does one extra beep at the point where it should be reading in the INIT files. Does anyone recognize this behavior? I have a Mac+ with System 5.5 (or whatever the number was before the 6.0 fiasco). Chris Christensen
bob@eecs.nwu.edu (Bob Hablutzel) (08/29/88)
>Last night my mac started having the annoying habit of flashing the apple on >the menu bar. I don't know what is causing this to happen. I moved all my INIT >and CDEV files outside of my System Folder and rebooted, yet still it happened. >It also does one extra beep at the point where it should be reading in the INIT >files. Does anyone recognize this behavior? I have a Mac+ with System 5.5 >(or whatever the number was before the 6.0 fiasco). The Notification Manager is attempting to get a hold of you. The most likely cause is the Alarm Clock DA. Check the list of DAs under the Apple menu for ones marked with a check, diamond, or whatever. If the Alarm Clock is not installed, install it, and check that. >Chris Christensen Bob Hablutzel BOB@NUACC.ACNS.NWU.EDU
ack@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Andy J. Williams) (08/29/88)
In article <870219@hpcilzb.HP.COM> cnc@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Chris Christensen) writes: > >Last night my mac started having the annoying habit of flashing the apple on >the menu bar. I don't know what is causing this to happen. One of Apple's worst design flaws strikes again. Chris, meet the Alarm Clock. It is a DA that comes with the standard Apple Package. If you still have that, install the Alarm Clock DA and shut the alarm off. If not, there are a few PD DAs that will do it (Casio jumps to mind). At least under System 6.0 it is clearer what is going on. Now, the Apple turns into an Alarm Clock and back again instead of some mindless flashing. -ajw Andy J. Williams '90 | <hello> | ack@eleazar.dartmouth.edu Systems Programmer | set $NAME='inigo_montoya' | 31 North Main Street Kiewit Computation Ctr | You kill -9 my process | Hanover NH, 03755 Dartmouth College | prepare to vi | 115 Kiewit, 603-646-2636
ack@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Andy J. Williams) (08/29/88)
In article <10330023@eecs.nwu.edu> bob@eecs.nwu.edu (Bob Hablutzel) writes: > > >>Last night my mac started having the annoying habit of flashing the apple on >>the menu bar. I don't know what is causing this to happen. ... >>I have a Mac+ with System 5.5 >>(or whatever the number was before the 6.0 fiasco). > >The Notification Manager is attempting to get a hold of you. The most likely >cause is the Alarm Clock DA. Check the list of DAs under the Apple menu for >ones marked with a check, diamond, or whatever. If the Alarm Clock is not >installed, install it, and check that. No, it isn't the notification manager. That is a System 6.0 toy which cannot be found nor used in earlier systems (which he says he is using). There will be no check mark in the DA menu or diamond. (In fact, I just tried it under 6.0 and there isn't one under NM anyway). The pre 6.0 versions simply invert the apple and beep on startup. That's all. -Andy Andy J. Williams '90 | <hello> | ack@eleazar.dartmouth.edu Systems Programmer | set $NAME='inigo_montoya' | 31 North Main Street Kiewit Computation Ctr | You kill -9 my process | Hanover NH, 03755 Dartmouth College | prepare to vi | 115 Kiewit, 603-646-2636
Mark_Peter_Cookson@cup.portal.com (08/29/88)
You have the alarm clock on. Turn it off from the Alarm Clock DA. Mark Cookson
ins_ammm@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Mamdouh Maher) (08/31/88)
In article <870219@hpcilzb.HP.COM> cnc@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Chris Christensen) writes: >Last night my mac started having the annoying habit of flashing the apple on >the menu bar. I don't know what is causing this to happen. I moved all my INIT >and CDEV files outside of my System Folder and rebooted, yet still it happened. >It also does one extra beep at the point where it should be reading in the INIT >files. Does anyone recognize this behavior? I have a Mac+ with System 5.5 >(or whatever the number was before the 6.0 fiasco). Check your alarm. It should be set and the flashing apple is your alarm ringing. Mamdouh Maher