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- From: Nimtz.1@nd.edu (Rick Nimtz)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Re: System 7 "map" control panel
- Message-ID: <Nimtz.1-280792144917@nimtz.cce.nd.edu>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 19:56:31 GMT
- References: <1992Jul28.001317.9125@news.Hawaii.Edu> <152k1kINNsrp@agate.berkeley.edu>
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- In article <152k1kINNsrp@agate.berkeley.edu>, sstai@ocf.berkeley.edu
- (Samuel S. Tai) wrote:
- >
- >
- > The Map Control Panel sets your Mac's time zone.
- > This is a somewhat superflous (IMO) variable to control.
- >
- > To use:
- > 1. Set the System clock with General Controls or Alarm Clock.
- > 2. In the Map Control Panel, type the name of the city you
- > currently inhabit.
- > 3. If that city is not recognized, type the name of some
- > major city in that time zone.
-
- If your city is not listed you can enter the Latitude, Longitude and
- Time Zone and city name.
-
- > 4. Hit the "Set" button.
- >
- > You can replace the B&W default map with the color one in
- > the Scrapbook. Just copy the color map & paste it into
- > the Map window.
-
- Just for fun, hold down the option key when opening the Map CP.
-
- > Most people never even bother with this Control Panel. The
- > only application I've seen to which the time zone was an issue
- > is AutoClock, which keeps your internal clock on track by
- > dialing up to an atomic clock in Washington, D.C. AutoClock
- > needs to know the time zone to calculate the offset & daylight
- > savings.
-
- Eudora uses the Map CP too. Newswatcher may use it in a future release.
-
- The Map with system 6.0.X used a crosshair cursor to click on the city
- in the map. Sys 7 now uses an arrow cursor which makes it very difficult
- to click on the flashing dot of a city. Why did Apple change it?
-
- Richard.D.Nimtz.1@nd.edu
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