MacTide

Description

The authors took the source code for the UNIX version of TTY-based Tide program, and ported it to the Mac. It is practically an exact port from UNIX, so do not expect to find any Mac-like user interface in it (at least for now).

For this program to work properly, you have to set up your Map and Date & Time control panels! This is VERY IMPORTANT!

There are following differences between UNIX and Mac versions :

• localtz switch is not supported, but ignored. No error generated, but all predictions are calculated using your local time.
• Daylight saving time is not supported. Since I don't know rules for DST switch in your particular area, I can't predict when DST switch is going to happen. Another words - if tide prediction spawn period of time when DST switch will happen, Tide will NOT take that switch into account and will use same time as before the switch. Users beware!
• None of the following switches are supported:
  • fgfall color
  • fgmark color
  • fgmiddle color
  • fgmllw color
  • fgrise color
  • fgtext color
  If you use them, they will be ignored.

Requirements

MacTide has been tested under Mac IIsi, Mac IIsi with 68LC040 Carrera accelerator board, PowerPC (don't remember type :)). It is NOT PowerPC accelerated, but runs on it. It should be able to take advantage of FPU (or 68040), if present, but this has not been tested. All testing was done on machines running Sys 7.5.X, but there is no reason for it not to run on any other systems. It should be able to run with virtual memory, but this has not been tested either. It is MultiFinder friendly and will work in the background.

Notes

Source code is included. It compiles under Think C 5.0.4.

Authors

Michael Fridberg, David Flater "Also starring: Jef Poskanzer; Jack Greenbaum; Rob Miracle; Geoff Kuenning; Dale DePriest."

Status

Freeware, distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 (or any later version)

• Download MacTide 1.3.3 [MacBinary 162 Kb]
• Download MacTide 1.3.3 [BinHex 219 Kb]

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