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Mac OS 8: Resetting Disk Cache TIL #24404: Invarious configurations, it may be possible for the Memory control panel's Disk Cache setting to be reset to 96K after a clean install of Mac OS 8.0 or 8.1. Having the Disk Cache set this low will adversely impact Mac OS performance. The TIL reviews how to raise the cache level again.

QuickTime 3.0 and Netscape conflict Two readers report that the latest QuickTime 3.0 version has a conflict withvarious versions of Netscape Navigator and Communicator. The result was a Type 1 or 2 error when loading certain web pages. Reverting to QuickTime 2.5 solved the problem, at least for Jefrey Weiker.

PGP conflict with HFS Plus? Harald Sundt writes that, after formatting his disk with HFS Plus, PGP would not work, generating an error message that said "Error -11320 Insufficient Random Bits." He claims this is confirmed by PGP Tech Support.

Update: Laurence Veinott writes: "PGP works fine with HFS Plus. However, I did encounter the same error that Harald did. But it's easy to fix. Apparently what happens is that after a disk reformat, PGP forgets the location of the PGP Random Seed file. To fix this, open PGP Keys, select Preferences from the Edit menu, then select the Files tab. You will notice that the third field, Random Seed Location, doesn't have a path in it. Press the Random Seed Location button, navigate to the Pretty Good Preferences folder inside the System Folder's Preferences folder, select the file PGP Random Seed, and PGP should now work correctly."

MacWEEK good news about Apple A MacWEEK article summarizes some good news about Apple's financial state.

Apple's press releases on G3 servers and price cuts are online.