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    Performa 500 Series: Button Disabler isn't on Hard Drive (1/97)
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01/07/97
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    The "Getting Started With Your Performa 500 Series Computer" manual (on page 23) describes a control panel called Button Disabler. Button Disabler disables the buttons on the front of the Performa 550, making the volume and brightness controls inoperative.

    I have been unable to locate Button Disabler on my hard drive.

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    The Button Disabler control panel has not been pre-installed on any of the Performa computers. The Button Disabler was originally intended for the LC 520 sold to the education market where there was a need to prevent students from adjusting the buttons on the front of the computer.

    Since the Performa 550 documentation was based on the LC 520 documentation, any mention of the Button Disabler appears as a mere artifact. The Performa 570 Series Getting Started manuals have been corrected, they omit any reference to the Button Disabler.

    If you use the Custom installation of System 7.5, you can install the Button Disabler control panel. An easy installation of System 7.5 does not install the control panel.

    The Button Disabler also works on the Performa or LC 5200, 5300, and 5260 series computers.

    NOTE: The following computers are in the corresponding Macintosh families:

    * Macintosh 5200CD family: Macintosh 5200/75 LC, Performa 5200, Performa 5210, Performa 5215, and Performa 5220.

    * Macintosh 5300CD family: Macintosh 5300/100 LC, Performa 5300.


    Article Change History:
    07 Jan 1997 - Removed Performa 5400 references.
    10 Sep 1996 - Added the 5200, 5300, 5260, and 5400 series computers.
    08 Aug 1994 - Added Custom installation information for System 7.5




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Product Area: Computers
Category: Macintosh Performa 200 through 640 Series
Sub Category: General Topics

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