About Mac Identifier 2

Introduction Mac Identifier 2.2 is a shareware control panel that puts back the model name and icon identification lost in the “About This Computer” (“About This Macintosh” under Mac OS 7.5) window under Mac OS versions 7.5 and later. It also brings back the model name to the flagship naming service on AppleTalk networks, allowing network administrators to know which Macintosh is which on their network. Installation To install Mac Identifier, drag its icon to the System Folder icon or place it directly into the Control Panels folder of the System Folder. Mac Identifier does not modify the system file. Therefore, when it is removed from the System folder and the Macintosh is rebooted, names and icons will be displayed as they were before it was installed. Should it be necessary to remove Mac Identifier, drag the extension to the trash. If Mac Identifier created a preferences file, it would named “Mac Identifier 2.1 Prefs” (or “Mac Identifier 2.0 Prefs if it had been created under Mac Identifier 2.0) and located in the Preferences folder inside the System Folder. Drag it also to the trash, then empty the trash. Reboot your machine and the system default will be restored. Details of Operation Mac Identifier is a true fat Mac Identifier contains a database of Apple Macintosh model designations and binary. It runs native on Power icons and alters system operation so that Macintosh applications can obtain Macintoshes when necessary. and provide this information, for example, when the Finder displays it in the “About This Computer” window and when the system software broadcasts it over an AppleTalk network (i.e., the flagship naming service). The database in Mac Identifier 2.2 contains the names and configurations of all Apple Macintoshes up through July 1997. The database does not contain the names of any clones, however. Mac Identifier identifies Macintoshes based on a value found in the Macintosh ROM called the gestaltMachineType. However, because there are many models of the Macintosh where the same value is used for similar, but not identical Macintosh models and sometimes even for dissimilar models, Mac Identifier …