[NTLK] Starting up NewtonScript programming

[j]

An easier solution could be to add the Appearance Manager.

"For those of you using Mac OS 7.1 - 7.6.1 [...] When you restart, your Macintosh will have the Mac OS 8 Platinum Appearance. This will change the way windows, buttons, Finder icons, and the menubar look. The menus will also stay down when you click on their titles."

https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/appearance-manager-mac-os-7x


Jason


> On May 2, 2020, at 8:43 AM, Steven Frank via NewtonTalk <newtontalk at newtontalk.net> wrote:
> 
> Would it be possible to create a Mac OS 8.0+ disk image for Basilisk II with all the Newton dev tools, instead of the 7.5.5 one we have now?  The non-sticky menus in 7.x are making me crazy.  :D
> 
> It looks like Basilisk is able to run some early versions of 8, and I was able to boot it with a blank hard drive image and a Mac OS 8 CD-ROM ISO -- but the Mac OS 8 installer wouldn't proceed past the splash screen, saying that it "couldn't install on this computer".  Not sure what it's checking for.  Maybe the ISO I have isn't the generic retail one.
> 
> Also, if I may recommend some changes to the default basilisk_ii_prefs:
> 
> frameskip 0			(much smoother frame rate, if you have a fast enough computer)
> scale_nearest true		(don't antialias the emulated Mac screen)
> scale_integer true		(same)
> 
> Steven
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