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Re: Miscellaneous Questions

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From: ric
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 00:00
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Steve Rogers <listbox@thebeast.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> 1) Why does my Mac often take a look at whatever floppy disk is in the
> drive when I do something which has nothing to do with the floppy?  Is
> it something to do with Desktop files?

It's taking a look at the dektop file as it's looking for an icon or
creator code it doesn't know for certain itself.
> 
> 2a) Why does my 6200's TV need to use the 7.5.1 version of Apple Video
> Player (as supplied with the computer) rather than the latest one (which
> loses the sound on the BBC channels and keeps changing the screen size
> to "nearly maximised" or going into a bizarre palette?

Which are you calling the latest version? My 630 was dire with the video
player which came with OS8, but is back to its old self with 1.7.1 which
is part of OS8.1
> 


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Subject: Re: Miscellaneous Questions
Date: 1998/03/20
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