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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>dogcow</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../D.html" title="D"/><link rel="previous" href="dodgy.html" title="dodgy"/><link rel="next" href="dogfood.html" title="dogfood"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">dogcow</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="dodgy.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">D</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="dogfood.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="dogcow"/><dt xmlns="" id="dogcow"><b>dogcow</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/dog<6F>kow/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> See <a href="../M/Moof.html"><i class="glossterm">Moof</i></a>. The dogcow is a semi-legendary
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creature that lurks in the depths of the Macintosh Technical Notes
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Hypercard stack V3.1. The full story of the dogcow is told in technical
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note #31 (the particular dogcow illustrated is properly named
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‘Clarus’). Option-shift-click will cause it to emit a
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characteristic “<span class="quote">Moof!</span>” or “<span class="quote">!fooM</span>” sound.
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<span class="emphasis"><em>Getting</em></span> to tech note 31 is the hard part; to discover
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how to do that, one must needs examine the stack script with a hackerly
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eye. Clue: <a href="../R/rot13.html"><i class="glossterm">rot13</i></a> is involved. A dogcow also
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appears if you choose ‘Page Setup...’ with a LaserWriter
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selected and click on the ‘Options’ button. It also lurks in
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other Mac printer drivers, notably those for the now-discontinued Style
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Writers. See <a href="http://developer.apple.com/products/techsupport/dogcow/tn31.html" target="_top">http://developer.apple.com/products/techsupport/dogcow/tn31.html</a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="dodgy.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../D.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="dogfood.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">dodgy<EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"><EFBFBD>dogfood</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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