Version History 3.3.6 - 26 January 1999 • Fix bug reading battery serial number on older PowerBooks. • Improve estimates for PowerBook G3 Series. 3.3.5 - 3 September 1998 • Swap battery information on PowerBook G3 Series. • Fix conflict between PowerPC version and newer PowerPC PowerBooks. 3.3.3 - 1 April 1997 • Improved estimation abilities for newer PowerBook models. • Increased memory allocation for PowerPC version to better handle low-memory situations. 3.3.2 - 2 December 1996 • Added support for core AppleEvents. • Fixed system temperature for PPC-upgraded PB5xx's. • Added code to gracefully exit PPC application on 68K Mac. 3.3.1 - 22 October 1996 • Added code to properly select features on desktop systems. • Added degree symbol back to Celsius scale. 3.3.0 - 15 September 1996 • Created temperature menu to handle temperature-related items. • Fixed bug that would cause shareware message to appear prematurely. • Removed degree symbols from Kelvin and Celsius temperatures. 3.2.0a - 27 July 1996 • Updated shareware registration information. 3.2.0 - 18 May 1996 • Repositions windows if they were positioned on a larger monitor. • Converted to CodeWarrior and created PowerPC version. • Fixed autoswitching bug when using four batteries. • Updated 'About...' dialog to show model ID. • Corrected temperature calculation for PB 500's w/PPC upgrade. 3.1.0 - 26 November 1995 • Enhancements to Autoswitching on Duos and PowerBook 190/5300's. • Fixed compatibility bug with Magic Menu (part of Stuffit Deluxe). • Added ability to reset elapsed time. • Corrected battery number displayed during Autoswitching. • Enhancements to historical estimate methods for Duos. • Fixed command keys to conform with Apple standards. • Sleep with shift-click function restored. • Menu bar display of MyBattery estimate restored. • Added ten day shareware warning. • Corrected estimate display when AC adapter attached. • Fixed internal/battery temperature display bug. 3.0.1 - 12 June 1995 • Reduced update interval in background for slower PowerBooks. • Corrects historical estimate for 1xx PowerBooks running System 7.1. • Corrected drawing of menu bar in unregistered copies. • Corrected "garbage" serial number learning on Duos when battery removed. 3.0.0 - 29 May 1995 • Full PowerBook 500 support. • Enhanced history display. • Customizable display window. 2.2.7 - 21 February 1995 • Corrected cosmetic bug with gas gauge display (needle improperly drawn if battery below second warning on PowerBook 1xx series). 2.2.6 - 15 September 1994 • Corrected battery icon display to work on all Duo models. 2.2.5 - 14 July 1994 • Fixed annoying (but not fatal) problem with garbled preferences dialog. • Added internal drive status to menu bar displays. 2.2.4 - 6 May 1994 • Updated menu bar display more frequently. • Fixed "the bug that would not die" - identification of 250 and 270c. • Fix for Duo modem status. • Added additional code to prevent problems with corrupted "MyBattery Link" file. 2.2.3 - 20 March 1994 • Added elapsed time to menu bar display options. • Added command key 'E' to toggle external battery possible. • Properly finds Preferences folder under foreign language versions of System 7. • Adjusted Duo voltage range. 2.2.2 - 21 January 1994 • Fixed Identification of Duo 250 and Duo 270c. • Replaced icky "typewriter" modem icon with more tasteful rendering. • Fixed optimistic default estimates for Duo's. • Fixed calculated estimates for Duo's. • Fixed battery icon display for Duo's. • Fixed mask for small preferences file icon. • Updated line plot display to display Duo battery voltage range. • Added option for launching MyBattery in background. • Fixed spurious resetting of line plot with older history files. 2.2.1 - 30 December 1993 • Fixed CPU speed recognition for Duo 250. • Fixed faulty voltage calculation on Duos. • Fixed overlap of modem label on line plot display. 2.2.0 - 28 December 1993 • Automatic switching to external battery when connected. • Support for data link with Threshold. • Clear larger area around text boxes to prevent artifacts. • re-initialize elapsed time when switching batteries. • Corrected calculation of Duo voltages. • Window redrawn when the color palette is changed. • Sleep can now override AppleTalk. • Added modem status to displays. • Fixed bug that prevented window from being moved under certain conditions. • Changed CPU speed test to be more tolerant of new models. • Better support for external battery packs. • Histogram display renamed as line plot, which more accurately describes its function. 2.1.1 - 25 October 1993 • Added longer period to estimation technique, for more accurate estimates with large external battery packs. • Added support for PowerBook 165, Duo 250 and Duo 270c. 2.1.0 - 5 September 1993 • Changed to Apple version numbering scheme. • Updates displays if color depth changes. • Support for external batteries. • Histogram display enlarged to show more data. • Updated preferences dialog to support external battery selections. • Updated default estimates for color PowerBooks (original estimates were too optimistic). • Fixed menu bar blanking problem - only blanks when icons drawn. 2.01 - 11 July 1993 • Fixed “disappearing” zoom box problem. • Registration password is once again case-insensitive. • Fixed bug that would prevent historical data collection under specific circumstances. • Fixed CPU speed display on PowerBook 160’s. 2.00 - 21 June 1993 • Color and grayscale support added (MyBattery only). • Menu bar displays added (MyBattery only). • Support for multiple batteries (MyBattery only). • Preferences dialog added (MyBattery only). • Lots of tables added to manual! • Faster startup. • Battery status icon revamped to display charge rate. • Histogram display options added (MyBattery only). • Option to hide display when charging (MyBattery only). • Sleep shortcut added. • Optimized to minimize disk accesses, to conserve power. 1.31 - 22 April 1993 • Histogram now displays last four hours of time, and is reset manually. • Added support for insertion of unformatted floppy while MyBattery is in foreground. • Description of CursorBeacon conflict, with work-around. 1.30 - 10 March 1993 • Added column displays. • Added text-only displays. • Added text-only displays. • Display estimated time remaining on collapsed displays (makes ‘em smaller). • Updated calculation of PowerBook Duo voltages. • Enhancements to estimate of battery time left. • Support for PowerBook 165c, 180c added. • Internal changes to make adding new PowerBooks easier. • Improved error recovery with corrupted estimation data files. • “Time left” display averaged to give a “steadier” display. 1.22 - 12 January 1993 • Added histogram display. • Enhancements to long-term estimate technique. 1.21 - 24 November 1992 • Added support for PowerBook 145, 160, 180, Duo 210 and 230. • Decreased memory requirements. • Enhanced estimate for non-registered users. • Elapsed time now saved between sessions. • Optimization problems with Think C fixed by Symantec, so turned optimization back on. 1.20 - 7 October 1993 • Password registration. • Historical estimating technique. • Auto-configure for different PowerBook types. • Handling for system sleep. 1.10 - 23 August 1993 • Estimate limited to 4 hours. • Display --h --m fix for bar graph display. • Add elapsed battery time display. • Improved estimations of remaining battery time. • Improved error checking. • "Full" is now 6.20 volts on gas gauge. • Turned off compiler optimization to fix PowerBook 140/170 problems. 1.00 - 17 August 1992 • Displays two-color bar graph. • Added separate icon for low battery condition. • Gas gauge display. • "condensed displays". 0.90 - 4 August 1993 • First release.