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Re: WORD 4.0 with AfterDark and MultiFinder

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From: John Crossley
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 1991 00:34
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In article <1991Feb20.021041.4242@mentorg.com> bruceh@mentorg.com (Bruce 
Holm) writes:
> Under Multifinder, I boot MS Word 4.0.  I also have the INIT called 
After Dark v2.x.
> If I type in a bunch of stuff (not sure this is a requirement to see 
this problem)
> and then go off and do something else (not on the computer), AD then 
takes over and
> saves my screen.  Some time later (10+ minutes) I come back and try to 
do something
> in the Word session.  Nothing happens.  At first I though that the 
machine had hung
> but if I click the mouse a bunch (cursor does respond to mouse movement) 
after a
> while (a minute or so) the application finally wakes up and plays the 
queued up
> events that I did trying to wake it up.

We are getting similiar results here.  We are using Moire, Word 4.0, 
System 6.0.5 and Multifinder.  The hardware is Mac IIcx or Mac IIci with 
Radius 19" B/W display.

It seems to work if I remove Moire.  I can't say yet if Moire is to blame 
or is just interacting with one of the other INITs.

John Crossley                       (415) 962-7069
johnc@synopsys.com
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Subject: Re: WORD 4.0 with AfterDark and MultiFinder
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