Re: Appleworks 3.0 enhancements

[hinchlif@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Peter Hinchliffe)]

snelson@news.weeg.uiowa.edu (Steven Nelson) writes:

>Help!  I have a question with Appleworks 3 enhancements.  I'm trying to
>install DoubleData, TotalControl, and UltraMacros on Appleworks 3.0.  I'm
>getting a very unstable resulting Appleworks that crashes when I load some
>existing Appleworks files that use TotalControl.  Any suggestions?

>The following are my steps.

>  1) Fresh copy of Appleworks 3.0 3.5" disk.
>  2) Apply patcher v1.61 bug fixes.
>  3) Install Double Data 2.0  (dd.patch.db = 28-Nov-91)
>  4) Install AW Inits v2 (from Total Control 2.0, install.inits=11-Jun-91)
>  5) Install Total Control 2.0 (install.tc=4-Dec-91)

>This Appleworks seems stable at this point.  I can work with existing files.
>But, ...

>  6) Install UltraMacros 3.1  (ultra.30=6-Nov-89)

>Problems.  aplworks.sys runs OK, as above.  Ultra.system starts appleworks OK
>and I can make new files, load some existing files, but will crash when working
>with a existing adb file that has total control fields defined.  Usually screen
>displays garbage and machine locks up.  oa-cntrl-reset is only option :-)

>  7) Install UltraMacro 4.1 (inits v4 and um4)  (install.inits=18-Nov-92)
>       (install.ultra=12-Jan-93)

>Step 7 has been done following step 5 (ie skipping step 6) and following step
>6.  Very unstable.  Will crash anytime after starting, even before loading
>any files!

I have been this route many times, and despite what it says in the TC
and DD manuals, the order of installation DOES matter. I have settled
on the following order for a very nice installed version which gives
me a (99%) trouble-free run:
 
1)   Fresh copy of AppleWorks 3.0
2)   Apply patcher 1.61
3)   Install TimeOut
 
It is not necessary to install UltraMacros 3.1 if you intend to
install Ultra 4. You simply need the original UM3.1 disk handy.
 
4)   Install Ultra 4, including the Init manager
5)   Install Double Data 2.0
6)   Install Total Control 2.0 (but DO NOT install Inits! Just copy
     the init files from their folder on the TC disk to the AW.Inits
     folder on your AppleWorks location
 
I think steps 5 and 6 are truly interchangeable, but this is the way
I usually do it
 
7)   Apply patches from AW3.0 Companion Plus if you have it.
 
I have not found any conficting patches with Companion Plus with any
of the AW enhancements I have installed
 
8)   Apple patches from SuperPatch. I have only tried SP 7.0. Some
     SP patches do cause problems, especially Blister Quit. This is
     shame because it is one of my favourites. I haven't tried it
     from a later version of SP so I can't comment.
 
At this stage installation should be complete. I run this set up
successfully on:
 
Apple IIe enhanced
1 Meg RamFactor
4 HMz Zip Chip
Apple High Speed SCSI card (DMA off)
Quantum 52 Meg HD
Apple 3.5 disk with superdrive controller
 
and
 
Apple IIgs
2 Meg CV Tech GS Memory with 1 meg Apple Memory piggbacked
8/16 Zip GS
CMS SCSI II card
CMS (Seagate) 30 Meg HD

Both machines are running ProDOS 2.0.3.
 
I, too, am looking forward to Quadriga. It should solve what few
problems remain (I still have the *very* occasional inexplicable
crash, but nothing compared with what you are experiencing)
 
Now, if they would only rewrite TimeOut Telecom to include VT-100
emulation, life would be almost complete...   :-)


>  --Steven Nelson                       steven-nelson@uiowa.edu

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