Zen Mac
| Filename | zen-mac-20.hqx |
|---|---|
| Size | 971.4 KB (994740 bytes) |
| Downloads | 10 |
Zen is a simple "Fortune Cookie" application for the classic Macintosh that displays a randomly chosen saying drawn from a plain-text fortune file. Drop an alias of Zen into your Startup Items folder and your Mac will greet you with a fresh, often dryly amusing aphorism every time it boots.
How it works
On launch, Zen opens its companion "zen" file, picks one entry at random, and presents it in a resizable window. The fortune file is plain text and can be edited in SimpleText or any other editor, so users can prune the bundled sayings or add their own collection.
What's new in 2.0
Version 2.0 introduces a reworked interface with a larger, resizable window suited to longer fortunes. Earlier 1.x releases were locked to a small fixed window; the redesign makes Zen more comfortable as an everyday startup companion.
Author and licensing
The Macintosh release was distributed by TacitR (TacitR@aol.com) as freeware, free to redistribute. Macintosh Garden also credits Franklin Veaux as author of the work. Zen is a tiny, single-purpose utility in the long Mac tradition of "novelties and fun" desk accessories.
System requirements
Zen 2.0 is a classic Mac OS application packaged as a BinHex (.hqx) archive. It runs on System 7-era Macs and remains usable through Mac OS 9; no special hardware or extensions are required beyond a working text editor for customizing the fortune file.
This file is part of the MacTrove archive. See the Thank You page for the upstream mirrors we rely on. It is BinHex encoded — use The Unarchiver to decode it.
