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From: lih@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu (Andrew Lih)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Bug in MacDrawII
Summary: MacDraw II bug
Keywords: mac macdraw bug
Message-ID: <1691@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 19 Jul 89 05:49:47 GMT
References: <4493@tank.uchicago.edu>
Reply-To: lih@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu (Andrew Lih)
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <4493@tank.uchicago.edu> wjb1@tank.uchicago.edu (Bill Buikema) writes:
>
>Can anyone who has MacDraw II version 1.1 tell me whether the following
>bug has been fixed?  (Warning: this may generate a system error)
>	
>			Open a new document and turn autogrid off.
>			Draw a simple box, any size (line width = 1).
>			Draw a second box 1 pixel inset from the 1st box.
>			Save the document as a PICT file.
>			Now try to open it again.
>
>	With MacDraw II version 1.0v4 this causes a system bomb or an out of
>memory warning followed by a system bomb.  I notified Claris about the 
>bug before version 1.0v4 came out, and was wondering if it was fixed in
>the latest version.

This bug is still present, I just tested it out on my Mac II running
System 6.0.3 under MultiFinder.  It bombed out my Macintosh.  I am not
sure why this happens, but it seems rather significant.
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