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This is the text of the "Whats.New" file from System 6.0.1.
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What's new for System 6.0.1
This is a summary of the visible changes since System 6.0 was released.
There have been many bugs fixed and many features added that are not
immediately visiblePthey will enable developers to create better future
products. Be sure to also read the Shortcuts file on the SystemTools2
disk for more information.
Finder (see also Finder Help)
You can now click in Name, Size, Kind, or Last Modified at the top of a
list-view window to change the view.
To rename an icon, you must now click on its name rather than the icon.
The "File Copy Alternatives" dialog has been removed. Holding down the
Option key now always forces a copy rather than a move.
Dragging certain system-related files to the System folder icon on the
boot volume now does "magic routing" much like the Macintosh Finder. Note
that this only works when using folder's icon; dragging into a window
works as before. The kinds of files that are properly placed in their own
folders within the System folder are: Control Panels, Desk Accessories,
Drivers, FSTs, Tools, Fonts, Sounds, Inits, and Finder Extensions. Other
files are just placed in the System folder.
The Finder now creates the "FinderExtras" folder for you.
If you open the Icon Info window on an Apple SCSI device, the SCSI ID
number appears on the "Where" card.
The Finder's Clipboard window handles text, pictures, and sounds. If you
copy a sound to the clipboard (using the Sound control panel, for
example), you can click on the Speaker icon on the clipboard to hear the
sound. Teach has the same Clipboard window.
Extensions
EasyMount is not just for servers anymore. It now handles aliases to any
disk, folder, or application. In other words, you don't need to drag the
icon onto the desktop anymorePjust keep an alias of it on the desktop.
Select the icon of the item you want to alias and choose "Make Alias"
from the Extras menu. EasyMount will ask you where to save the alias.
Later, double-clicking the alias opens the real itemPdisks and folders are
opened, and applications (P8 or GS/OS) are launched. The Installer
automatically installs EasyMount in your System.Setup folder.
Control Panels
DC Printer control panel
This was a change in System 6.0 but not documented: The DC Printer will
let you choose LaserWriter, which is potentially useful for "printing" to
PostScript files.
Monitor control panel
The new checkbox "Smoother Mouse Cursor" sets a new Battery RAM location.
It kills the cursor flicker that is especially noticeable with a Video
Overlay card or an accelerator.
SetStart control panel
The new checkbox "Show icons during startup" provides a way to set the
Battery RAM location that disables the display of the startup icons. The
Battery RAM location has been there since System 6.0, but there was no
Apple-provided way to change it.
The new checkbox "Enable programmer CDAs" provides a way to set the
Battery RAM location that allows Visit Monitor and Memory Peeker to show
up in the CDA menu. Both ROM 1 and ROM 3 machines now check this
location. This checkbox does not show up if the ROM 3 Control Panel
disable jumper is present.
Startup
During startup, if you have a lot of icons, they no longer keep recycling
the bottom row of the screen. They now "wrap up" to the row above.
If you use a Vulcan internal hard drive, you no longer need to copy the
Vulcan driver onto the Install disk when installing new system software.
The Vulcan driver should still to be used for enhanced performance, but
you can successfully install without it.
If your ROM 3 Apple IIgs has 8 Megabytes of RAM, the computer fails to
create a RAM disk (RAM5) of any size. In this case, System 6.0.1 creates
RAM5 and then restarts the system. When you turn on the computer, you
will hear an extra beep at the "Apple IIgs ... ROM Version 3" screen.
Drivers
The RAM5 RAM disk has a new driver. The Installer automatically installs
it if you have the RAM disk enabled when you do an Easy Update. The
driver greatly enhances the disk's performance. It also allows you to
have a RAM5 disk in GS/OS (but not in ProDOS 8) even when slot 5 is
switched to "Your card". On a ROM 1, you must have the Minimum and
Maximum sizes set to the same value; otherwise you will see a message
during startup and the new driver will not be used.
The Apple II Memory Expansion Card has a new optional format. If you have
a full megabyte of memory on the card, it lets you format it as either
1,024K or 800K. The 800K option blocks out the remaining 224K, but allows
faster block copies to and from other 800K disks.
File System Translators (FSTs)
The MS-DOS FST is new. To use it, you need a drive that can read MFM
disks, such as the Apple SuperDrive with an Apple II SuperDrive Controller
Card.
This version is read-only - it doesn't let you make changes to MS-DOS
disks.
ProDOS 8
The Thunderclock year table in P8 has been updated for the years
1993-1998. There is also a Clock.Patch file on the SystemTools2 disk that
you may use to update P8 (renamed to ProDOS) to include future year
groups.