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From: dean@aoa.UUCP (Dean Wormell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Copy II Mac 7.1 problem
Message-ID: <116@aoa.UUCP>
Date: 2 Mar 88 14:43:37 GMT
References: <46100102@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: dean@aoa.UUCP (Dean Wormell)
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Organization: Adaptive Optics Assoc., Cambridge, Mass. USA
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Keywords: RegisterName INIT

In article <46100102@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu> hirchert@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>1. Our network people had installed an INIT named Register Name on all our 
>   systems to aid in diagnosing Localtalk problems.  (Register Name is from
>   Farallon, the Phonenet people.)  Register Name has proved to be guaranteed
>   death to Copy II Mac 7.1.
>Has anyone else seen this problem or does anyone have any further insights?
>
>Kurt W. Hirchert            National Center for Supercomputing Applications

On a related note, the 'Traffic Watch' Software that uses the Register Name
INIT from Farallon has zapped the Parameter RAM on two SE's when run under
Multifinder.  TrafficWatch will eventually hang the system when running 
under Multifinder and upon reboot the serial port cannot be opened.

The solution is to boot with System 4.1/Finder 5.5, then hold down the
option key as you select the Control Panel DA.  This will reset the
Parameter RAM and fix the serial port.

I have also suspected some problems with the Moire CDEV and the Register
Name INIT when run with other INITs.  The Moire CDEV will not install (it
beeps at startup indicating a problem).  This one, I haven't been able to
track down, since the problem does not occur on all of our machines (SE's,
Plus's).  Any thoughts or suggestions?


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		Dean Wormell

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