rrr@u02.svl.cdc.com (Rich Ragan) (11/03/90)
I recently upgraded my system to 6.0.7. Contrary to previous announcements, MacinTalk still works and Hypercard 1.2.5 still seems to work (at least based on a small test). However, of my 25 or so sounds, about 10 of them crash the system (such as Piano and F Troop). Has anyone else seen similar behavior? Is there a way to "sanitize" previously OK sounds so the new sound manager of 6.0.7 can use them? -- Richard R. Ragan rrr@svl.cdc.com (408) 496-4340 Control Data Corporation--Silicon Valley Operations
baumgart@esquire.dpw.com (Steve Baumgarten) (11/06/90)
In article <28215@shamash.cdc.com>, rrr@u02 (Rich Ragan) writes: >I recently upgraded my system to 6.0.7. Contrary to previous >announcements, MacinTalk still works and Hypercard 1.2.5 still >seems to work (at least based on a small test). However, of my >25 or so sounds, about 10 of them crash the system (such as >Piano and F Troop). Has anyone else seen similar behavior? Is >there a way to "sanitize" previously OK sounds so the new >sound manager of 6.0.7 can use them? This happens for two reasons: 1. Some sounds have garbage in their header fields; prior to System 6.0.7, these fields were ignored. 2. The 6.0.7 Sound Manager is broken in a number of ways, and the lack of sanity-checking code is just one of them. There are a few ways to solve it: 1. Use ResEdit to zero out the offending fields. 2. Use Sound Mover to copy the sounds to a new file. You can just copy all the sounds from one suitcase to a new suitcase -- you don't have to choose only the offending sounds. 3. Go back to System 6.0.5 [my personal favorite]. :-) The second way is obviously the easiest, and it seems to be fool-proof. Interestingly, Sound Mover seems to contain just the sanity-checking code that Apple failed to include in the Sound Manager, since it will play the questionable sounds without problem. It's an all-around nice utility, and it should be available on America Online, CompuServe, etc. Also, Hypercard 1.2.5 will work under 6.0.7 -- at least until it has to make a sound. Just type "beep" into the message box and viola! Your Mac crashes. Let's hear it for backward compatibility, eh? -- Steve Baumgarten | "New York... when civilization falls apart, Davis Polk & Wardwell | remember, we were way ahead of you." baumgart@esquire.dpw.com | cmcl2!esquire!baumgart | - David Letterman
bayes@hpislx.HP.COM (Scott Bayes) (11/07/90)
> Also, Hypercard 1.2.5 will work under 6.0.7 -- at least until it has > to make a sound. Just type "beep" into the message box and viola! ^^^^^ I thought that was typically "sax" or "harpsichord" in HyperCard. > Your Mac crashes. Let's hear it for backward compatibility, eh? Scott Bayes Music Lover