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From: dawyd@gargoyle.uchicago.edu (David Walton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Changing Boot "Welcome" message
Summary: It's not too difficult.
Message-ID: <586@gargoyle.uchicago.edu>
Date: 18 Jan 90 01:08:44 GMT
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In article <13013@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> bskendig@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Brian Kendig) writes:
>In response to the question "Is there any way to change the `Welcome to
>Macintosh' startup message back to normal after it has been changed?":

Changing the startup message is relatively simple, provided you have the
right tools.  The way I always did it was to use a disk editor (SUM or
FEdit+), do an ascii search for the startup string ('Welcome to Macintosh'
by default, or whatever you've changed it to), and modify it starting at
the beginning of the message.  Note that the revised string should be
exactly as long as the old one.

I don't remember the specifics of editing with SUM or FEdit, but as I 
recall, it's not too difficult to figure out.  On both, you'll need to
issue a command to allow you to change the disk's data, and then a
write command to make the changes permanent.

Caveat: BE CAREFUL.  Tinkering with low-level editors is always
potentiall dangerous.  If you're editing a floppy, make a backup, and
if you're changing a hard disk, don't do it unless you know what
you're doing.


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David Walton		Internet: dwal@tank.UChicago.EDU
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