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Compatibility

PowerBook Tweak requires System 7.0 or later.  It also requires the Power Manager Dispatch software, found currently in the PowerBook 500 series.

Known Conflicts

There are no known conflicts.

Thanks!

Thanks to Andy Rappaport, Bob Reiter, Sanders McNew, Scott W. Tongen, Armand Gilinsky, Joe Milligan, Charles O'Rourke and Tim Peterson for helping beta test!

References

The information used to write PowerBook Tweak and this manual has been culled from various sources, including:

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Inside Macintosh, Volume VI (Apple, published by Addison Wesley).  This volume contains a discussion of the Power Manager software.
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Macintosh PowerBook Family Developer Notes (Apple).  Discusses technical side of PowerBook hardware and firmware.
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The PowerBook Companion (Richard Wolfson, Addison Wesley).  A great book with loads of tips for PowerBook users (did you know that when Apple prepares your PowerBook hard drive, megabytes of hard drive space are unused?  Buy the book and find out how to get it back!).

Development environment

PowerBook Tweak has been developed using:

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PowerBook 520c 12/160.
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Apple’s ResEdit, version 2.1.
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Symantec THINK C 7.0.
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Symantec THINK C Reference.
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Apple’s “Inside Macintosh”, volumes I-VI.

Version History

1.0.3a - 15 May 1995
•  Updated mailing address.

1.0.3 - 17 February 1995
•  Current application icon now drawn in color or grayscale.
•  Added ability to close windows without exiting utility.

1.0.2 - 4 January 1995
•  Fixed bug that could prevent processor cycling from being turned off when switching applications.
•  Fixed bug that could cause backlighting to flicker if it was set to 15 seconds.

1.0.1 - 15 September 1994
•  Fixed bug that would allow PowerBook Tweak to run on unsupported PowerBook models.

1.0.0 - 19 August 1994
•  The first release.

Disclaimer

While I have attempted to test PowerBook Tweak as fully as possible, I cannot guarantee proper operation on other computer systems.  I am not liable for any direct or indirect damage caused by PowerBook Tweak.  The individual using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software.

If you have registered your copy of PowerBook Tweak, and are not satisfied with its operation, your registration fee shall be returned to you.  You are then obligated, however, to stop using any copies.