The InformINIT revision history is listed below, in reverse chronological order (most recent changes at the top). The revisions are listed by version number.
窶｢ Changed the name from "The InformInit" to "InformINIT". Many users felt that the "The" at the beginning was inconvenient, and that "Init" was technically incorrect--the correct notation is "INIT" (see Chapter 2's explanation of the name).
窶｢ Changed the naming scheme from 1.x to 7.6.1, etc. This is so that users can quickly glance at the version number and see what version of the MacOS it covers. Thus, the version which covers up to System 7.6.1 is "InformINIT 7.6.1" and the next version covering OS8 will be called "InformINIT 8.0".
窶｢ Added chapters covering Mac OS 7.6 and Mac OS 7.6.1.
窶｢ Added numerous other new chapters. Some are simply older chapters split up to accommodate the overflow of information added, while others cover new topics altogether (Startup File Management, System Versions Compatibility, etc.)
窶｢ Added URL "buttons" for Internet Explorer, in addition to the ones already present for Netscape Navigator.
窶｢ Hundreds and hundreds of new items!
窶｢ Put the "Resources" and "Help" sections in their own chapters.
窶｢ Ran a thorough spell-check, which took about six hours ;-).
窶｢ Split "Control Panels" and "Extensions" sections each into two separate chapters... each chapter has a size limit, and there was so much information that it wouldn't fit anymore!
窶｢ Added "7.5.5" chapter.
窶｢ Split "Groups" chapter into two smaller chapters (again, I ran out of room because it had gotten so large!).
窶｢ MANY, MANY, MANY changes! This was the biggest revision of The InformInit to date!
窶｢ A lot of miscellaneous editing and enhancements.
窶｢ Split the "Extensions" chapter into two chapters (each chapter can only hold 32k of data, and I ran over!)
窶｢ Split the "Third Party Inits" chapter into two separate chapters for extensions and control panels. I foresee the same problem that I had with the "Extensions" chapter (see above).
窶｢ Changed the action you get when clicking on a title graphic. Previously, you were presented with the table of contents; now you get a "Find" dialog.
窶｢ (As usual) updated the "Help!" section.
窶｢ <embarrassment> I... uh... misspelled "indispensable" in the subtitle in all previous releases... </embarrassment>
窶｢ MANY new additions and corrections (too numerous to list) to "Third-Party INITs" chapter.
窶｢ Substantially rewrote introduction to "PRAM" chapter, and edited content.
窶｢ Miscellaneous System Folder Contents: System7.5 Update: changed to read "part of System 7.5 Update 1.0. Includes numerous bug fixes and enhancements. There is some debate about whether or not this is needed after installing 7.5.3 or 7.5 Update 2.0. I was not able to find a definite answer by the time this version of The InformInit was released."
窶｢ Added "GO!" buttons: if you are running Netscape, clicking on these "buttons" will take you to the selected URL
窶｢ Added text box to the main title picture; if you click on it, a text box will appear which tells you what each icon is
窶｢ Removed PCI-specific notations. Now, items are marked by PM if they pertain ONLY to PowerMacs.
窶｢ Added chapter on PRAM
窶｢ Added chapter (still in the early stages) on miscellaneous System Folder contents
窶｢ New and improved table of contents (click on the box in the lower left corner of the document, or on the title graphic at the top of any page)
窶｢ Changed InformInit icon to avoid confusion... some people thought The InformInit was an extension itself!
窶｢ Numerous grammatical corrections/changes
窶｢ Added so many new inits that I can't remember all of them!
窶｢ Updated various URL's, the "Help!" sections, and miscellaneous editing in introduction.
窶｢ Updated entire "7.5.3" Chapter to correct Apple's initial assertion that 7.5.3 with Revision 2 is identical to 7.5.3 with Update 2.0 and Revision 2. It isn't!
