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- From: duffiem@wl.com (Mark Duffield)
- Subject: Re: Compatibility of NOW Utilities 3.0
- Message-ID: <1993Jan12.214439.1742@wl.com>
- Organization: Warner Lambert / Parke-Davis
- References: <1537@suntsu.pppl.gov> <1538@suntsu.pppl.gov>
- Distribution: comp.unix.aux
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 21:44:39 GMT
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- In article <1538@suntsu.pppl.gov> dstotler@theory.pppl.gov (Daren Stotler) writes:
- >
- > I started out using my A/UX 3.0 system with a number of the NOW
- >Utilities 3.0. The FAQ indicates that all but Super Boomerang should
- >work. There are apparently a few more compatibility problems. I would
- >like to hear about different experiences from others:
- >
- >1) If I open the Desk Picture Control Panel, I can place a startup screen
- > manually. However, Desk Picture will not bring it up automatically upon
- > login. Instead, a blank screen with a rather cryptic error message is
- > produced.
- >
- >2) In association with one or more of the other utilities (the ones I've
- > tried are: StartUp Manager, WYSIWYG Menus, NowSave, MultiMaster,
- > and AlarmsClock), the system seems to run into some limit on the
- > number (or more likely the total heap size) of extensions that are
- > loaded at login. Namely, if I include all of these utilities along with
- > my others (e.g., Gatekeeper, FMBackup, ATM, After Dark) in my personal
- > System Folder, the last one (which is usually ATM) or two will not
- > be loaded. My first suspect was StartUp Manager. Initially, removing it
- > appeared to solve the problem. However, the trouble occurred again today.
- > This time I eliminated MultiMaster (and CEToolbox; using AppleMenuItems
- > instead) and have again gotten things working properly. But, this may
- > just mean that I'm once again well below the size limit. Further
- > experimentation would be required to discern whether not the limit
- > has indeed been removed. Has anyone else observed this behavior?
- >
-
- I have also seen this behavior. I too had ATM loading last. I stopped using
- ATM and my problems went away.
-
- By the way, I use Norton's Directory Assistance II instead of Super Boomerang.
- It provides much the same functionality. I haven't had any problems with
- DA II under A/UX 3.0 during the last 8 months of daily use.
-
- > Thanks,
- > Daren Stotler
- > dstotler@theory.pppl.gov
-
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