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- ClockTick - A simple hack that makes any busy pointer that matches the
- Kickstart 2.0 clock pointer move its hands.
- Copyright (c) 1991 by MKSoft Development
-
- To use: Just add ClockTick to your startup. (Either startup-sequence,
- user-startup, or WBStartUp) This program works under 1.2 and higher
- versions of the OS.
-
- When you execute the ClockTick program, it will check to see if it has
- been installed and if not, it will install itself. To install itself,
- ClockTick allocates 72 bytes of CHIP memory along with about 900 bytes
- of PUBLIC memory and connects itself to the SetPointer() call of
- intuition. From then on, all programs which SetPointer() a pointer that
- looks like the 2.0 busy pointer will be noticed and the animated pointer
- will be used. The ClockTick program exits after it is installed.
- It does not add a task to the system. (Thus the low overhead)
- The install code does not stay in memory. This also reduces the overhead.
-
- ClockTick works from the CLI or Workbench (icon included)
-
- ClockTick now has a version string and should say ClockTick 1.0.
-
- It also notices the busy pointer from MKSoft (a ZZZ cloud) and will
- change it into the 2.0 style clock. (DiskSpeed is one such program)
-
- It also notices the busy pointer from 1.2 and 1.3 Kickstart/Workbench
- and will change it into the 2.0 style clock.
-
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- | /// Michael Sinz - Amiga Software Engineer |
- | /// Operating System Development Group |
- | /// BIX: msinz UUNET: rutgers!cbmvax!mks |
- |\\\/// Programming is like sex: |
- | \XX/ One mistake and you have to support it for life. |
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