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Recent OS X TIL articles: AppleWorks documents lost; Classic fails to start; LocalTalk hardware failures; more

Recent OS X TIL articles: AppleWorks documents lost; Classic fails to start; LocalTalk hardware failures; more

CNET staff
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88118: AppleWorks 6.1 for Mac OS X, Public Preview: Data May Be Lost When Saving Documents to an AFP File Server warns: "Documents saved directly to an Apple File Protocol (AFP) file server, like your iDisk, from the Public Preview of AppleWorks 6.1 for Mac OS X may become unusable."

106278: Mac OS X 10.0: Classic "superuser (root) Privileges" Message states: "An alert box with a message about "superuser" privileges appears when attempting to open Classic if you select the checkbox for 'Ignore privileges on this volume' in the Show Info window for the Mac OS X startup volume, and attempt to use Classic without first restarting the computer. Either restart the computer or deselect this checkbox to use Classic." We previously cited this as well.

106280: Mac OS X 10.0: Deselect the PPP "Wait for Dial Tone" Option in Italy states: "A computer in Italy may not make a PPP connection if the option to "Wait for dial tone before dialing" is enabled."

106281: Mac OS X 10.0: Theater Mode Extension May Prevent Use of Other Applications states: "Opening a Classic application that uses the Mac OS 9 Theater Mode extension (such as QuickTime Player 4.1.2) may interfere with the use of other Classic applications."

106282: Mac OS X 10.0: Setup Assistant Does Not Accommodate DSL User Name and Password states: "The Mac OS Setup Assistant used during the installation process does not allow you to set up a user name and password for connecting to the Internet via DSL."

106283: Mac OS X 10.0: LocalTalk Hardware Does Not Work With Mac OS X confirms: "Mac OS X does not recognize hardware connected via LocalTalk."

106284: Mac OS X 10.0: Webdings and Zapf Dingbat Fonts Do Not Work in TextEdit

106285: Mac OS X 10.0: Menu Bar Clock Can Obscure Other Menu Bar Items notes: "If menus enter the space of the menu bar clock, the clock appears in the foreground, obscuring the menus. To address this, you may either increase display resolution or turn off the menu bar clock."

106286: Mac OS X 10.0: IP Configuration "n use by" Message, Networking Disabled states: "Assigning an IP address that is already in use disables TCP/IP networking."

106287: Mac OS X 10.0: Changing the Listening Key Does Not Work as Expected provides a work-around for changing the Listening Key.