Mac OS 9: The Missing Manual
By David Pogue 


This page contains errors corrected in the 8/00 reprint.


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        {page-number}: minor technical mistake
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(47) The Figure 2-13 caption used to say:

But it does trigger the Trash-emptying warning... 

It now says:

But it does trigger a "Some items could not be deleted because they are 
locked" warning... 


{118} In the first paragraph of "Using Virtual Memory to Save RAM and Launch 
Time", the text used to say: 

Except for iBook, every Mac model sold today comes with at least 64 MB of 
memory.

It now says: 

Every Mac model sold today comes with at least 64 MB of memory.


[155] In the third paragraph, the text used to say: 

In general, you'll want this option turned off; see Figure 10-3 to see 
what happens if you turn it on.

It now says:

In general, you'll want this option turned on; see Figure 10-3 to see 
what happens if you turn it off.


[231] In the last paragraph of the  Freqiently Asked Questions, the text 
used to say:

Otherwise, the type code is just text.

It now says: 

Otherwise, the type code is just TEXT.


(388) The text used to say:

But a few specialized movies may also contain a text track, and animation 
track... 

It now says:

But a few specialized movies may also contain a text track, an animation 
track...