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From: ack@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Andy J. Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: flashing apple
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Date: 29 Aug 88 12:42:32 GMT
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In article <10330023@eecs.nwu.edu> bob@eecs.nwu.edu (Bob Hablutzel) writes:
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>>Last night my mac started having the annoying habit of flashing the apple on 
>>the menu bar. I don't know what is causing this to happen.
...
>>I have a Mac+ with System 5.5
>>(or whatever the number was before the 6.0 fiasco).
>
>The Notification Manager is attempting to get a hold of you. The most likely
>cause is the Alarm Clock DA. Check the list of DAs under the Apple menu for
>ones marked with a check, diamond, or whatever. If the Alarm Clock is not
>installed, install it, and check that.

No, it isn't the notification manager.  That is a System 6.0 toy which
cannot be found nor used in earlier systems (which he says he is using).
There will be no check mark in the DA menu or diamond.  (In fact, I just
tried it under 6.0 and there isn't one under NM anyway).  The pre 6.0
versions simply invert the apple and beep on startup.  That's all.

-Andy


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