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From: thecloud@dhw68k.cts.com (Ken McLeod)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Generic Notice INit
Message-ID: <22926@dhw68k.cts.com>
Date: 13 May 89 10:08:03 GMT
References: <795@manta.NOSC.MIL> <12909@ut-emx.UUCP>
Reply-To: thecloud@dhw68k.cts.com (Ken McLeod)
Organization: Wolfskill & Dowling residence; Anaheim, CA (USA)
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In article <12909@ut-emx.UUCP> nghiem@ut-emx.UUCP (Alex Nghiem) writes:
>In article <795@manta.NOSC.MIL>, lulue@manta.NOSC.MIL (Dan Lulue ) writes:
>!> Does anyone know of a generic notice init that would place a message on
>!> the screen at startup time?  We need something that places a notice on
>!> user's screens at startup, and we want to be able to compose the
>!> message.
>System will do this for you. Save a file in MacPaint format and
>rename it StartupScreen. Put this file in the System Folder.
>System will display the contents of StartupScreen at boot time.

  Sorry to throw a bucket of water on this idea, but consider the fact
that a startup screen is generally visible for only a few short seconds.
If the message is anything more complicated than "INSERT A DISK", some
sort of INIT will be required to halt the startup process until the user
has read all the information (and dismisses the notice, probably by
clicking an OK button).

  Such an INIT exists; I think it's called MacWelcome (or something
similar). Try the BMUG library, or one of the net archives.



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