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KitCat
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KitCat is a simple application that looks like a wall-mounted Cat
clock sold some years ago. If you never saw one, it looks like a
black cat with an analog clock in its belly. As the seconds goes
by, its tail and eyes swing to the left and to the right. To
mark the hour (13:00, for instance), the clock would meow.
REQUIREMENTS
Well, I ran KitCat under System 6 and 7 without any problems. It
probably runs even under System 4, but I did not try. The program
needs 32 Kb of disk space and uses 100 Kb of RAM. It is no
memory hog by any means.
INSTALLATION
There is not much to install KitCat; just put it wherever is
convenient for you and it will be as happy as it could ever be.
To run it, simply double-click its icon. That is it! I swear!
There is no commands to learn nor configurations to be set. Once
it is on, you will see it pop up on the screen and begin moving
its tail and eyes. Whenever it reaches :00 minutes, it will
meow. =)
HISTORY (Raison d'etre)
Some 3 years ago I went to UF computer fair and saw a DECStation
running what seemed to be an X-windows version of the Kit Cat
clock. Inquiring the DEC representative lead to nothing -- he
did not know where that program came from or how to get it -- so
I decided to look for it somewhere else: the net. Since then,
I have been looking for any lead to that program.
During the Summer of 1994, I finally found the X11 cat clock.
After some problems and conversations with the author, I
eventually compiled and installed it in my Unix account. After
that, I began wondering, "Why not port it to my Mac?" First I
simply tried to rewrite the code, but did not have much luck;
my knowledge of X-windows programming is quite sorry. So, I
decided write my own program that *looks* like Philip Schnider's
X11/motif code. Ok, ok, at least the Cat looks like Philip's.
"But," you would ask, "why write the program?" That is a good
question. Perhaps to have it running in your machine and
suddenly meowing loud enough to attract attention to your
screen. Impress your friends! Amaze you SO!
COPYRIGHT/SHAREWARE
Copyright © 1994 Mauricio Tavares (Me!) <raub@grove.circa.ufl.edu>
All rights reserved. I am placing this program as shareware. If
you really appreciate this program, send me $5.00 (I am not greedy)
or a nice =) Post Card (especially if you do not live in US) so
that I know how far this program have gone. My address is:
Mauricio Tavares
2601 NW 23rd Blvd apt 215
Gainesville, FL 32605-2937
Earth (Sol 3), Sol solar system
Orion's Arm of the Milky Way galaxy
Local agglomerate of galaxies
Known Universe
raub@grove.circa.ufl.edu
afn03482@freenet.ufl.edu
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Philip Schnider <pjs@netcom.com> for having written the code for
X11/Motif, making me want to write a port for the
Mac
D Neal Wise <nwise@achilles.k12.ar.us> for getting me a nice Meow
sound
Stefan Kurth <stk@DoBag.IN-Berlin.DE> for help with my delay
problem
MODIFICATIONS
1.0.0 - After testing in a Quadra 700, I found it was too
fast. A .1s delay was added to the code. (Jan 03, 94)
1.0.1 beta - Correct some of the resources so that is shows the
version correctly. =( (Jan 01, 1995)
1.0.0 beta - First version. Get the memory requirements as low as
possible without losing the meows. (Dec 31, 1994)
CODA
If you have any suggestions/opinions/comments, do send them this
way!
Oh, if I am not mistaken, I left some surprises in the About...
box. Happy hunting. =)