siow@s.cs.uiuc.edu (08/19/88)
Does anyone know of the latest version of Dimmer written by Chris Derossi? This is a cdev/init which dims the screen and allows all backgraound tasks to continue. The version I have (v 1.0) crashes when loaded with Quickeys or MacroMaker. I am using System 6.0 on a 2 meg Mac II with a list of other inits which caused no problems. Thanks. PS: This is not the cdev/init Dimmer 1.3 by Charles Lakos (posted to the net recently) which blacks out the screen completely. --------------- Alan Siow siow@cs.uiuc.edu
ogus@crystal.berkeley.edu (Arthur E. Ogus) (08/22/88)
I recentely obtained Dimmer 1.01 from BMUG. I can't detect any differences between it and Dimmer 1.0. It also crashes with Macro Maker. There is supposed to be a commerical release of it coming up soon, described on the net, in fact, which may be compatible with Macro Maker, but I don't know anything about it.
spector@vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU (David HM Spector) (08/23/88)
There is a snippet in this week's MacWeek that MicroSeeds, the developers of
the backup program Redux, will be releasing "Screen Gems" which will have
Paul Mercers's Color Desk, Billy Steinberg's Switch-a-roo, Chris Derossi's
Dimmer, the color-spinning-globe-demo and something called TN-3 which lets
users select colors for things on the desk top...
...looks interesting, but they want, (dig this) $79...which is a bit much
considering that switch-a-roo and the globe have been available for some
time from various on-line sources...
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From: spector@vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU (David HM Spector)
Date: 22-Aug-88 15:15 EDT
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Subject: Re: Where to get Hypercard 1.2 (Upgrade policy)
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Hmmmmmm... HyperCard doesn't HAVE a registration card. The upgrade is *very*
inexpensive... in fact its FREE. Just bring your original disks into your
authorised Apple dealer and ask them to copy the new HyperCard onto'em.
I believe that this is the case for ALL Apple System Software. If you want
shiney new manuals, well... that'll cost you money, $49.00 in the case of the
System Tools distribution. Which is why Apple set up their yearly update
service.
Note:
System Software == [System_Tools_Disks|HyperCard]
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