Infinity Clock is a module for Apple’s Control Strip that displays an analog clock showing the current time in the Control Strip bar. The clock has a 5 minute resolution (much like the Newton’s built-in clock).
Clicking on the clock icon will change it to a calendar page icon (showing the month and date) for a few seconds. By holding down the mouse button, you will get a popup menu displaying the current date and time. You can also change the format of the date or time displayed in the popup by selecting that item from the popup menu.
Clicking on the icon while holding down the Command key will present a popup menu that can be used to modify the display.
VERSION HISTORY
1.0.4 — Changed address and e-mail information. (8/2/95)
1.0.3 — Changes the clock display to work more like the Newton’s (and a real clock) by having the hour hand point to the next hour after the half hour mark. Added option to display the Time (as in the past), the date, or both in the Control Strip (you get to these options by holding down the Command key and clicking for a popup menu). (2/18/95)
1.0.2 — Fixes a problem where the hour hand would not change to the new hour at the same time as the minute hand (that is, actually two minutes before the hour). It now does this, so the time displayed should always more closely reflect the actual time. (11/18/94)
1.0.1 — Will now remember the setting of the date and time format last shown in the popup menu; minimized the memory footprint; other internal improvements. (7/3/94)
1.0 — Initial release. (6/26/94)
GENERAL INFORMATION
To reposition any module in the Control Strip, hold down the Option key and click and drag it to a new location.
This package is freeware, but Infinity Systems retains the copyright.
INSTALLATION and SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The Infinity Control Strip Modules require a Macintosh with Apple’s Control Strip (or a third party substitute) installed.
To install this module, place it inside the Control Strip Modules folder which is inside the System Folder (assuming Control Strip is already installed). You will then have to restart your Macintosh for the new module to be available in the Control Strip. If you are using a third party substitute rather than Apple’s Control Strip, follow the directions for installing Control Strip Modules that came with your utility.
CONTROL STRIP COMPATIBILITY
Currently, the Control Strip utility only works on PowerBooks. There is a patcher available, however, that will also make it work on desktop Macintoshes. This patcher is written by Robert Mah, and you can probably find it in wherever you got this utility. Note, however, that use of this patcher is not sactioned in any way by Apple.
Hopefully, Apple will create a new version of the Control Strip in the not-too-distant future that works on desktop Macintoshes as well as PowerBooks. I have found the Control Strip to be very useful on my desktop Mac, and I think many other people would feel the same way.
INFINITY VOLUME
Infinity Volume is a module for Apple’s Control Strip that replaces the sound volume module Apple includes with that utility. It differs by changing the icon that appears in the strip to reflect the current volume. The Apple module has only one icon, so the only way to determine the volume is to click it and look at the selection in the popup menu that is displayed.
Version History:
1.0.2 — Changed address and e-mail information.
1.0.1 — Fixed potential problem where 1.0 might have kept a PowerBook’s hard drive from spinning down (now, the icon might not get updated after a volume change on a PowerBook until the hard drive spins up — but when the volume changes, it’ll probably cause a spin-up, anyway). Minimized the memory footprint. (7/4/94)
1.0 — Initial release. (6/26/94)
CONTACTING THE AUTHOR
If you find this utility useful or have any problems with it, you can contact the author at one of the following addresses:
• All online services and bulletin boards may make them available to their users at no charge other than the normal connection fees.
• All non-profit user groups may distribute it.
• All magazines may publish it on floppy disk without asking me first, as long as I get a copy of the issue containing my software, if practical.
• All CD-ROM shareware collections and CD-ROM magazines may include it without my prior consent, as long as I get either a copy of the CD-ROM or an offer to buy the CD-ROM at a discounted price.
• For more information, contact me at the above address.
INFINITY SYSTEMS SOFTWARE
Infinity Systems is the maker of several pieces of freeware for the Macintosh, including:
• Infinity Color Pickers — a package of color picker modules for Apple’s Color Picker 2.0.
• Infinity Windoid WDEF — a programmers’ “utility” for giving floating windows a titlebar with a System 7-style color design.
• InterSLIP Strip Module — a Control Strip module for users of InterSLIP to facilitate connecting to a SLIP host.
• Infinity Clock for Control Strip — an analog clock that displays the current time (the date can be seen by clicking it).
• Infinity Volume for Control Strip — a replacement for the Apple sound volume module that has an icon which reflects the current volume (the only way to find the volume with the Apple module is to click to bring up the popup menu).
• Suitcaser — a program for creating font and desk accessory suitcase files.
• Recycle That Trash — a recycle icon to use in place of the Trash can.
DISCLAIMER
This software is not a product of Apple Computer. I make no warranty whatsoever, either implied or expressed, as to the correct functioning of this software. When using this software, the user assumes all responsibility for any damages caused, directly or indirectly, by its use.
