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BiggerDesk
Hacked 1991, Steve Klingsporn
Internet: klingspo@mozart.cs.colostate.edu
Overview
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I've toyed and hacked at MaxAppleZoom, first alleviating the great
feature that prevents you from using it these days, the date limit.
Next, I've torn out all of the control panel code and associated
resources, and have inserted someone's bug fix for MAZ that makes
it so that the right-hand edge of the screen doesn't display the
horizontal "bands" in 1-bit mode. The new file is called
"BiggerDesk," and is only 6K, is a System Extension, and goes
into the 7.0 Extensions Folder inside of the System Folder.
I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR WHAT I HAVE DONE. I IN NO WAY EXPECT TO
BE PAID, ETC. FOR THIS. It's just a service. The product
belongs to Naoto Horii in Belgium.
I will classify my hack, the NOP'ing of the _DrawCicn call,
"BabeWare," though, which means that if you hate the damn
showInit icons on startup, you MUST send me the name and
phone number (specifications would be nice too) of a really
beautiful young lady in great shape, between the age of
20-25.
Required
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You must have paid your shareware fee to Naoto Horii for MaxAppleZoom
version 1.3.1 or earlier. You must first find and download MaxAppleZoom
so that you have his address (to send your fee) and the original
documentation.
Macintosh II-class machine with an old "Toby frame buffer"
Apple 8-bit video card. Anything of a class 8*24 card or above
will not work.
AppleColor Hi-Res RGB Monitor or SONY equivalent.
Basically, the author put this inhibitor code in MaxAppleZoom that
compares the current date with some other funky address and prevents
those who "never sent in their fee" from using MAZ. Unfortunately,
this guy has seemingly disappeared with little or no support for
his product. It's a damn great product -- increases the size of
your usable desktop. So, someone had to be brave and hack some
things together with ResEdit.
A dude named Bob on the Internet provided the first patch, a NOP
at some branch point that alleviates the date problem. I've tested
this with 1999 and 2002 as well as 1980. You're fine now, enjoy.
The next hack is someone's -- dunno their name, but they wrote this
little INIT called "maxapplefix" that fixes the banding on the
right-hand side of the screen. I pasted the INIT code and gave it
an ID of 2 into the MaxAppleZoom file.
Took out all of the 'cdev' (control panel interface) code and
the associated ('zsys, mach,' etc.) resources. Even with Bob's
patch, the control panel wouldn't work past the "deadline date."
Gave the file a type "INIT" and left the creator the same. Renamed
it to "BiggerDesk" with the same special character preceeding the
"B." Have it load first.
NOP'd out the call to _DrawCicn cuz I hate startup icons.
If you're like me, I suggest the INIT called "noIcon." Great. No
more damn startup icons.
Anyhow, you're left with a 6K init that doesn't do much but what
it's supposed to, and has a little fix in it. Great!
Seeing as I usually come under attack, please don't send me any
flame mail saying "Hey, you f'n communist, that was Naoto's program
and you messed with it." I advise that if you have this file,
you should have the "real" MaxAppleZoom and documentation.
Hey, here's something I can ask for in return for this:
Anyone have a dial-in # that I can call to access the INTERNET
-- live internet so I can telnet to Colorado? In the 708 or
312 area code, please, and if it includes logging into someone's
account to jump over, hey, that's cool.
If you have a problem with the SYNC settings, you can set them
by setting your Mac's date way back and using the control panel
(MaxAppleZoom, the original) 1.3.1. Set the sync, restart,
and using ResEdit, copy the "DATA" resource into BiggerDesk.
Haven't tried it, but my guess is it works. You don't need
the narrow screen thingy cuz well, the bug is fixed.
I've tested this on and only on:
Macintosh IIfx 8MB
Running System 7.0
In 32-bit addressing mode with 30 MB's of Virtual Memory.
Should work for you. If not, I'm sorry. I'm no genius and
this code really is and I have no clue what it really does,
so I can't really help.
Hope this is as good for you as it is for me,
Steve Klingsporn
klingspo@mozart.cs.colostate.edu
MOOF!!!