rbl@nitrex.UUCP ( Dr. Robin Lake ) (07/26/88)
One of my Macs has a screen saver that displays a small, moving, analog clock. Having had to reformat a hard disk, even after copying all of the system folder files to the new system folder, that System does not screen save. As I recall, when I installed this screensaver, it added something to the System file (?). I must have it somewhere in the 2932 files on the hard disks, but I don't remember what it was called! Could someone please help this absent-minded Mac-er? Thank you, Rob Lake Now: uunet!nitrex!rbl -- Rob Lake BP America Research and Development decvax!mandrill!nitrex!rbl mandrill.CWRU.EDU!nitrex!rbl
irawan@hickory.cis.ohio-state.edu (hindra irawan) (07/27/88)
When it was posted in bbs's it was named Autoblack. But when you installed it in your system it is supposed to be renamed macsbug so this program will be loaded ahead of other programs, even INITs.
sysop@stech.UUCP (Jan Harrington) (07/27/88)
in article <470@nitrex.UUCP>, rbl@nitrex.UUCP ( Dr. Robin Lake ) says: > > > One of my Macs has a screen saver that displays a small, moving, analog > clock. Having had to reformat a hard disk, even after copying all of the > system folder files to the new system folder, that System does not screen save. > > As I recall, when I installed this screensaver, it added something to the > System file (?). I must have it somewhere in the 2932 files on the > hard disks, but I don't remember what it was called! Could someone please > help this absent-minded Mac-er? > It's called "autoblack". It comes in several forms, one of which is placed in the system folder, renamed to "Macsbug" and loads on boot. As far as I know, it is in the public domain. I got a version from the Boston Computer Society that was supposed to work with the Mac II, but my machine hung when I tried to boot. It seems to work perfectlyhowever with 128K ROM Macs (I haven't tried it with an SE...) Jan Harrington, sysop Scholastech Telecommunications UUCP: husc6!amcad!stech!sysop or allegra!stech!sysop BITNET: JHARRY@BENTLEY ******************************************************************************** Miscellaneous profundity: "No matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Banzai ********************************************************************************
Mark_Peter_Cookson@cup.portal.com (07/28/88)
That sounds like Auto Black. It could be either in its INIT form or in its MacsBugs form. If you can, search for the creator Blak. That might help you find it. Mark Cookson