Kensington's Adding Machine is, as the name implies, a digital adding
machine for the Macintosh. Originally bundled as a part of the
Kensington "NoteBook KeyPad" (Kensington Model No. 64097, an ADB
numpad for Apple laptops), Adding Machine mimics the function of a
physical adding machine by keeping track of calculations on a "paper
tape" next to the keypad, just like a real adding machine. This "tape"
can then be saved as a separate document for later use.
Also included on the Adding Machine diskette is the Share Modifiers
extension, which allows a user to combine modifier keys from more than
a single keyboard (like those using the NoteBook KeyPad), as well as
Kensington's diagnostic utility, Turbo Mouse Test, which was intended
to be used in conjunction with Kensington's telephone technical
support line during troubleshooting in order to easily provide the
support agent with information on the user's Macintosh.
Additionally, a copy of TeachText 6.07 is included inside the "Adding
Machine Utilities" folder (alongside Turbo Mouse Test).
From the Options menu, a user can Show/Hide the keypad, toggle between
different modes (adding machine or calculator), and can even turn on
sound effects from an actual adding machine (either "All Sounds" or
"Sound Only on Total"). The user can also disable Save prompts from
the Options menu. These settings are persistent across sessions.
An online Help window is also available, which provides mouse-over
tips similar to System 7's Balloon Help (though confined to the Help
window itself).
The "Adding Machine Team" can be viewed as an 'easter egg' by opening
the About window and clicking on the Adding Machine icon.
Download provided as an 800k DiskCopy 4.2 disk image, compressed with
StuffIt 1.5.1, and encoded as BinHex 4.0, taken from original media.
(v1.01)
Compatibility
Architecture: 68k
Turbo Mouse Test can be used on a non-ADB Macintosh, but running the
ADB test will result in a crash.
Share Modifiers may conflict with the Apple Adjustable Keyboard. From
the Read Me:
"The Apple Adjustable Keyboard includes software that allows sharing
of modifiers between the Adjustable Keyboard and its special keypad.
When a Powerbook returns from sleep, if the Adjustable Keyboard
software is installed in the System, Share Modifiers will stop working
for other keyboards until the Macintosh is restarted."
