MemINIT cdev is a memory indicator. It has two kinds of indicators: a one pixel bar graph across the top of the screen or a pie graph instead of the apple menu.
Before you do anything else, install MemINIT cdev. To do this, drag it into your system folder and restart. (Drag it into the Control Panels folder with System 7.) Then open the Control Panel and select it, or double click on it's icon if you're using System 7.0.
How to use the control panel interface:
Click on the check boxe next to the name of the version you want to turn on or off. It will turn on or off immediately. To change how often they update, type a number of 60ths into one of the edit boxes.
Technical Info:
The bar version is a VBL (Vertical Blanking) Task. This means that it will be updated no matter what, even if you have a menu down or a bomb box up. It will even write over the cursor. Also, since it writes directly to the screen, it doesn't work quite right in color, and will probably bomb with 32-bit quickdraw.
The patched traps are: _SystemTask (To draw the pie graph), and _DrawMenuBar (To update the indicators as soon as the menu bar is redrawn).
MemINIT cdev is written in assembly and Think Pascal. If you want the source code, or to report bugs, write to:
