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From: RIDDCJ@KIRK.ASTON.AC.UK
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Problems in Spectre
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Date: 14 May 89 14:12:49 GMT
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  I just bought Spectre 128 for my 1040!  It really is strange watching a Mac on
your ST screen!  I've had a couple of problems so far with it, can anybody help?

1) My hard disk always has a floppy disk shaped icon in the Finder.  Inside the
   'file selector' dialogs, it appears as a proper small hard disk icon (small
   rectangle).  Is there any reason why I shouldn't wade in to the Finder with
   ResEdit?

2) The system gets confused if you autoboot off a hard disk with a Spectre
   floppy in the drive - the floppy isn't recognised by the Finder.  Eject it,
   and the Finder/Spectre have a fit (seeing a disk come out, I guess)!

3) Any changes I make to the Control Panel (System 6) don't seem to survive a
   reboot (usnig Shift-Help to restart the ST after ejecting the hard disk).
   This is really bad news! Yep, all my system files are unlocked.

4) Shift-Undo doesn't reboot Spectre.

5) Shift-cursor keys don't work, at least not in MS Word 3.01b.

6) Word has real memory problems - I have to save every few minutes when Word
   warns of low memory.

Thanks,

   Chris
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