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From: knapp@cs.utexas.edu (Edgar Knapp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: LS Pascal <--> Radius Interference causes crash
Keywords: Init's, crashing
Message-ID: <4813@cs.utexas.edu>
Date: 18 Feb 89 22:10:39 GMT
References: <13573@duke.cs.duke.edu>
Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas
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In article <13573@duke.cs.duke.edu> lsn@romeo.cs.duke.edu (Lars S. Nyland) writes:
>
>Using LightSpeed pascal (v 2.0), I found that my machine would hang
>(wristwatch never go away, menu header never unhighlighted, etc).  This
>was confusing, since it works so well on other macII's and se's around.
[...]
>
>I guess its time to throw out Radius' init.

@@@@ FLAME ON @@@@

The Radius II Display INIT is one of the worst pieces of software I
have seen. And it is almost impossible to use a Radius monitor without
it (82 dpi)!

My solution was to return "this piece of junk" (my dealer's words, not
mine, referring to the Two Page Display, Video Card, and software)
after more than a month of struggle. I was fortunate enough that my
dealer fully supported my cause and gave me a full refund.

My setup was an Apple RGB monitor as primary monitor (menu bar), and
the TPD as secondary. Among the applications that wouldn't run
correctly using System 6.02, no INITs except Radius's, were Excel 1.5,
Word 3.01, Illustrator 88, Mac Draw II, LSP 2.0, after which I had enough.

Calls to Radius were not only a waste of time, but also money (no
toll-free number). They persistently blamed the applications for the
problems I was experiencing. 

@@@@ FLAME OFF @@@@@

Edgar Knapp

(knapp@cs.utexas.edu)