brail@topaz.rutgers.edu.UUCP (06/03/87)
Here's how to make MS-Word crash. Actually, it's a way to make Switcher crash,
but since Switcher 5.5 is distributed with Word 3.0, it's just as bad. I'm
using a Mac SE with 1 MB of RAM and a 20 MB internal drive, System 4.1/Finder
5.3, cache set at 128K.
-- Open Switcher 5.5.
-- Select "Configure, then install," and select Word 3.0. It's distributed
with the memory defaults at 416K preferred, 256K minimum.
-- Try to set the memory options to 512K preferred, 256K minimum, and click
"Permanent." You'll get a "There's not enough memory to to that!" error.
The Info window shows over 600K available, though.
-- Now, select "Configure, then install" again. The memory options are now 128K
preferred and 128K minimum. Installing Word this way also gives a "not
enough memory" error!
-- Better yet, try selecting "Configure, then install" once again. This time,
set the memory to be 416K preferred, 256K minimum. Click "Permanent."
-- Ka-BOOM. The screen freezes, the display does strange things, and it might
even make the ticking "I'm about to self-destruct" sound it makes when it
really crashes bad. Hit the reset button. (No, I don't think the debugger
works either.)
I can no longer install Word 3.0 using Switcher 5.5, because this happens every
time I try. Anyone know what's going on?
-Greg
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