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From: ospwd@mathcs.emory.edu (Peter Day {EUCC})
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: MaxAppleZoom problem
Keywords: MaxAppleZoom
Message-ID: <7700@emory.mathcs.emory.edu>
Date: 24 Jun 91 22:41:47 GMT
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(When I tried to post this from emoryu1 I got an error message, so
I am posting it from another machine. I hope it does not result in
a duplicate.)

Both the solutions mentioned below worked for me. I ended up moving my
video card to a different slot (from 9 to 13) and keeping a correct
date.

I searched the documentation of MaxAppleZoom with an editor looking for
words that might be part of a warning about the apparent time limit on
the use of this product, and could not find any mention of it.

I think we should send him his $25 or quit using his product.  I also
think authors should document any time limits they put in products.
Further, any product which is not fully functional should be identified
as such. I'm sure he didn't intend his INIT to cause a system crash
after the cutoff date, but it sure crashed my mac.

From RAFST3@vms.cis.pitt.edu Mon Jun 24 13:28:30 1991

I had a similar problem occur to me as of friday. I tried everything I
could think of, and I could not come up with anything. Someone
suggested that I try moving the video board to another slot, and out of
desperation, I tried it.  Surprise, it worked for me! All I can think
of is that it cleared some sort of memory on the video board, as I had
to reset it to color.

Good luck......

Read Fritsch

RAFST3@vms.cis.pitt.edu

From mancini@pslu1.psl.wisc.edu Mon Jun 24 13:37:03 1991

I have found this to be the case for my Mac II.  Others have posted on
this.  It seems that MaxAppleZoom will not run after June 21, 1991.
Changing the date to an earlier date will solve the problem
temporarily.  I do not know if this is a problem due to how
MaxAppleZoom recognizes the video hardware, or if this is a "Trojan
Horse" to limit use of the program until a certain date.  It is clear
that we need to get a clarification from the author, Norii.

:-(

Derrick C. Mancini
Synchrotron Radiation Center
Center for X-Ray Lithography
University of Wisconsin-Madison