Map control panel
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The Map control panel is a control panel found in the Classic Mac OS. It was present as of System 6. It no longer forms part of Mac OS X.
[edit] Utility
The Map control panel allows the user to:
- see a map of the world
- locate, add and remove cities
- locate a city by latitude, longitude and time zone
- set time (using time zones)
It was a very crude map, with crude functions, but it was a useful control panel, especialy for people who have to figure out travel information such as time zones and distances.
[edit] Using Colour
The map in the control panel often appears without colour. If your Macintosh supports colour, you can add a coloured version from the Scrapbook. Copy the map image from the Scrapbook, and paste it directly into Map. The colourised map is also a better replacement for greyscale Macs, although they won't be able to display the colour -- only shades of grey.
[edit] Tips, Tricks and Easter Eggs
- See the hidden credits by clicking and holding the version number of the control panel.
- Type in MID to see where the "middle of nowhere" is.
