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From: earleh@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Earle R. Horton)
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Subject: Re: WindChooser question...
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Date: 8 Dec 89 08:32:13 GMT
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In article <32600003@inmet> dvb@inmet.inmet.com writes:
>
>I picked the WindChooser from mac.binaries and thought it was swell.
>(Alex's shrinker was the one for me...)
>
>However, I noticed it held onto a chunk of memory (especially when
>there is only a meg) and was wondering if it would be possible to just
>paste the WDEF (or something) into the system and save some the memory
>and init-time.

     You can do this.  You also have to edit the 'ROv#' resource for your
ROM revision so that the ROM WDEF gets overridden.  On a Mac Plus, for 
instance, open the System File with ResEdit, open 'ROv#' 117, add an
item of "TYPE" WDEF and "RES ID" 0.  It will still use up a chunk of
memory, because normal operation uses the ROM copy of the WDEF.

Earle R. Horton