--- a/private.rc	Fri Oct 12 09:09:12 2001 +0200
+++ b/private.rc	Tue Oct 16 10:59:40 2001 +0200
@@ -208,14 +208,18 @@
     "/ (such as 'D8IMAGE: allocating colors ...'
     "/
     "/ Object infoPrinting:false.
-    Object infoPrinting:true.
+    OperatingSystem hasConsole ifTrue:[    
+	Object infoPrinting:true.
+    ].
 
     "/
     "/ this turns off/on information messages from the VM
     "/ (such as 'MEM: chitty chatty ...'
     "/
     "/ ObjectMemory infoPrinting:false.
-    ObjectMemory infoPrinting:true.
+    OperatingSystem hasConsole ifTrue:[    
+	ObjectMemory infoPrinting:true.
+    ]
 ].
 
 "/