~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WinMac Version 3.02.00 (beta) by Ritchie Chow 7 July 96 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Major characteristics ===================== WinMac is a menu bar similar to Apple Macintosh, in both System 7.5 style and Mac OS 8 (formerly known as Copland) style. System requirements =================== WinMac requires Microsoft Windows 95 and a 486 or better CPU to run. A high color or above display is also recommended. Installation ============ To install WinMac, unzip all of the files into an empty directory and then run SETUP.EXE. IMPORTANT: If you have a previous version of WinMac you will need to uninstall it first. Tips ==== ~ To change desktop icons, use 'Desktop Icons' in the WinMac Control Panel ~ To display the date, click the clock. To change back, click again or wait three seconds. ~ To change the time and date format, go to 'Regional Settings' in the Control Panel, then modify the "Time style" for time format and "Short date style" for date format. ~ To adjust master volume, left click the volume control icon. Double click to adjust other volume. ~ To customise 'Recent Applications' menu items, add shortcuts into the 'Recent Applications' folder in your WinMac program directory. ie. c:\Program Files\WinMac\Recent Applications\(your shortcuts) ~ 'Recent Documents' can only hold up to 10 files in maximum, so 'clear menu' if necessary. ~ 'Restart' brings up the Windows95 standard shutdown window so that you can do a warm restart (press Shift+Enter) or log on as a different user. ~ 'Shutdown' gives a quick but safe shutdown. Make sure you close all other programs though. ~ If 'Always On Top' is selected, WinMac will always stay on top as the Windows Taskbar does. ~ 'Eject Disk' ejects a CD-ROM when it contains a disk. ~ To Exit WinMac, double right click the Apple at the top-left corner. More ==== Also come with this program are a collection of cursors, wallpapers and the original Mac95Pack by The E which contains a very detailed instruction on how to make your PC look like a Mac. If you've done all the changes, and you want to completely hide the windows taskbar away, here are the final steps: 1. Put a shortcut of WinMac in Startup. 2. Right click on the windows taskbar to display the taskbar properties. 3. Make sure Auto Hide is selected and Always on top is not selected. 4. Drag the taskbar to the upper edge of the screen. 5. Move the cursor to the bottom edge of the taskbar, then resize and shrink the taskbar so that it becomes very thin. 6. Select Always on top in WinMac. 7. Done. You can still access the Windows Startmenu by placing your cursor at the top-left corner and then click the mouse. Uninstall WinMac ================ To uninstall, use 'Add/Remove Programs' in Control Panel. (Make sure you change back to Windows default icons first.) Acknowledgement =============== Thanks to The E (Jason E. Dustin) and many other people who have e-mailed me with suggestions for improvement. Disclaimer ========== Apple, the Apple logo, Finder, Mac, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. This is a freeware. You may freely distribute this program, provided you distribute them in their original form with all files intact, give me credit, and do not charge anything for them. THE USER ASSUMES THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE USE OF THIS PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE CALCULATOR. Reaching the Author =================== If you find WinMac an interesting program, or have any suggestions, please let me know by sending me a postcard or an e-mail. Donations are always welcome. Any amount, any currency. I can be reached at: Ritchie Chow 9B 2 Tin Heung St., Kwun Tong, Kowloon, HONG KONG e-mail: rchow@extro.ucc.su.oz.au Homepage: http://www.usyd.edu.au/~rchow/winmac.html