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- The Grouch 2.5
- by Eric Shapiro
-
- Graphics by Ken Hornak
-
- There are now two versions of "The Grouch":
- "The Grouch" - a System Extension (version 2.5)
- "Stand-Alone Grouch" - an Application (version 2.5)
-
- The Extension version of "The Grouch" plays an animation
- every time "Empty Trash" is selected from the Finder's
- "Special" menu. This version must be placed into your System
- Folder (or Extensions folder under System 7) and you must
- "Restart" your system for it to work.
-
- The Application version was created after several parents
- informed me that their children liked "The Grouch" so much
- they threw out all of the files on their hard disks. This version
- is child-proof as far as I can tell since it is completely self-
- contained. It does not modify the Finder and draws the animation
- in a window instead of on the desktop. It does not require the
- Extension to be present.
-
- "The Grouch" requires either System 6.0x or System 7 on a
- MacPlus or later. If the animation doesn't play, chances are that
- memory is too tight to load in the pictures. Let me know if you find
- any incompatibilities.
-
- COMMON PROBLEMS
- • The Extension won't work if you modify your trash can icon
- • When using a utility that can turn off Extensions (like InitPicker),
- be sure The Grouch is enabled. If you get a copy of The Grouch
- from a friend that was using this type of utility, make sure
- the Extension is enabled on their machine *before* copying the
- file because some of these utilities disable extensions by
- modifying the file type.
- • Low memory (not much we can do about this one)
-
- Improvements over 2.5B3:
- Fixed incompatibility with NS-SCSI disk driver
- (sold by APS and several other vendors)
-
- Improvements over 2.5 B1:
- Support for non-English Systems (thanks Jean-Philippe)
- Better small icon
- One "improvement" in the animation has been removed since
- nobody seemed to like it.
-
- Improvements over version 2.0:
- The Application version is completely new
- Works with System 7 Final
- Animation has been improved a bit (color trash, better alignment)
- The startup icon automatically wraps to the next row if you have
- lots of Extensions
- The Extension can be renamed without rebooting (System 7 only)
- The Extension code has be rewritten to be better/stronger/faster.
-
- Copyright (c) 1989-1993 Rock Ridge Enterprises. All Rights Reserved.
- The Grouch may be freely copied, but may not be sold or modified
- without permission.
-
- You can get the most recent version by sending an initialized
- 800K floppy and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the
- address below. Unless there's a compatibility problem or I get
- really bored, this will probably be the last version of Grouch
- produced.
-
- "The Grouch" is dedicated to Jim Henson, whose creations made it
- fun to watch educational TV.
-
- Eric Shapiro
- Rock Ridge Enterprises
- 620 Hidden Valley #102
- Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
-
- (Internet: Shapiro@AOL.COM)
- (AppleLink : D1313)
- (America Online: Shapiro)
-