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Version History

2.3    December 8, 1997
    •    completely rewritten (again), now that I actually know how to use
            C++
    •    SOCKS firewall proxy support added
    •    AppleScript support
    •    added time stamp to status window entries
    •    inactive cities will automatically get data when data window is
            visible
    •    data logs no longer create new files each day
    •    daily min/max values are saved on quitting
    •    automated bug reporting when parsing fails
    •    fixed problems with some New York, Arkansas, and Canada cities
    •    added 150 new cities
    •    fixed problem with splitting of lines when printing

2.2.7    August 6, 1997
    •    really fixed the date this time

2.2.6    August 5, 1997
    •    fixed problems with time/date for many US cities
    •    fixed problems with cities in Quebec

2.2.5    December 1, 1996
    •    fixed problems with some cities in Alaska, Arkansas and Quebec
    •    added 68 new cities

2.2.4    November 3, 1996
    •    fixed crash on disconnect for 68K users

2.2.3    November 2, 1996
    •    Kagi shareware payment system begun
    •    fixed problems with some New York cities
    •    updated to CodeWarrior 10

2.2.2    September 17, 1996
    •    fixed problems with European data

2.2.1    August 29, 1996
    •    unregistered users can get data for any city, but no automatic
            updates
    •    unregistered users cannot save prefs on quit
    •    fixed bug which cut off "M" in AM/PM in tiny window
    •    fixed bug which caused city to be skipped if conditions were N/A
    •    added networking classes 7/18/96 bug fix

2.2    July 4, 1996
    •    All users can access rainmaker.wunderground.com, but only
            registered users can change the list of cities to view.

2.1.8    June 12, 1996
    •    TCP networking now works again. Curses to 2's Complement!

2.1.7    June 11, 1996
    •    Fixed problems when retrieving multiple cities
    •    Fixed problem with selections in text windows with multiple cities
    •    Added sanity checks around parsing routines

2.1.6  June 5, 1996
    •    Renamed MacWx
    •    Updated to CodeWarrior 9
    •    Fixed parsing for many cities in Alaska
    •    Full text editing support is back in place

2.1.5    May 23, 1996
    •    Increased speed when many fonts installed

2.1.4    April 27, 1996
    •    Replaced text engine with standard TextEdit calls
    •    Fixed several memory-related bugs
    •    Added support for new port on rainmaker.wunderground.com
    •    Added registration codes
    •    Added preferences panel for font selection

2.1.3    April 11, 1996
    •    Renamed NetWeather
    •    Corrected problems with forecasts in the Dallas, TX area
    •    Updated text engine to support word wrap.
    •    Added lots of debugging checks around data retrieval and parsing
            routines.

2.1.2    March 28, 1996
    •    Preferences file conversion removed. Still too many bugs
    •    Use Logfile now works on PowerPCs
    •    Min/max work correctly.
    •    Get Marine and Get Climate now get the proper data.
    •    Cities are no longer skipped if the time stamp is the same.
    •    um-weather now connects on port 3001 instead of 3000.
    •    Non-US/Canada cities now work
    •    Data is updated after changing the city list
    •    Wind chill is not calculated for speeds below 5 mph

2.1.1    March 25, 1996
    •    Fixed a bug with drawing text in 68K version

2.1        March 25, 1996
    •    Rewritten for PowerPlant
    •    Newly styled windows
    •    Support for multiple cities
    •    Logging of data to files
    •    Daily min/max for thermometer and barometer
    •    Wind chill, heat index, and dewpoint
    •    Time stamp supports Date & Time control panel settings

2.0.4   August 28, 1994
    •    Many spelling corrections
    •    Updated cities for newly supported major cities
    •    Increased width of digital window slightly to accomodate longer
            conditions
    •    MacWeather FAQ now included

2.0.3    August 4, 1994
    •    Special release for Internet Starter Kit
    •    Fixed a few typos
    •    Window title now updated when starting a connection

2.0.2    July 25, 1994
    •    Removed PowerPC native code -- lots more testing necessary

2.0.1    July 25, 1994
    •    Fixed a bug which caused crashes when parsing forecasts

2.0        July 24, 1994
    •    Added support for hPa and km/h
    •    Added support for tons of new cities in the US and abroad
    •    Added support for near-short marine forecasts in the US
    •    Added support for climatic data in the US
    •    Added nighttime icons
    •    Added support for saving and printing forecasts
    •    Added Recent menu to switch between cities easily
    •    Added Default button for preferences
    •    Added support for firewalls (still buggy)
    •    Added units to wind speed display
    •    Redrew displays to make them look a little better
    •    Numerous minor bug fixes

1.1.1  March 8, 1994
    •    Fixed a bug caused by the last bug fix when conditions hadn't changed
    •    Fixed a bug with mouse clicks in the City Code edit field

1.1   March 7, 1994
    •    Enabled copying from forecast window
    •    Rewrote icon picking code -- hopefully it now recognizes most of
            them
    •    Removed alert message for no icon available
    •    Fixed a few bugs related to edit boxes in the prefs window
    •    Added Location menu
    •    Fixed a bug which caused the forecast to be erased when conditions
            hadn't changed
    •    Added smaller digital display

1.0   February 27, 1994
    •    First public release