InterSLIP Timer is a utility application to be used with InterSLIP that allows you to keep track of how much time you spend on your SLIP account. InterSLIP must be properly installed on your computer for it to work. InterSLIP Timer requires System 7.0 or later.
When you launch by double-clicking, a small, draggable timer window appears under the Trash. When the timer window is dragged to a new position, the new position is saved and becomes the default position the next time the timer is launched.
You can initiate your InterSLIP session either by selecting "Begin Session" from the InterSLIP Timer file menu or by connecting using the InterSLIP control panel. InterSLIP Timer waits patiently until InterSLIP signals that the connection is established, then begins to time your session. You can use the start of the timer to confirm that your connection is established. The blue numbers, on top, time the current session, while the red numbers, below, record cumulative time. Selecting "End Session" from the File menu, breaks your InterSLIP connection and turns the timer off. Selecting "Quit," will terminate your InterSLIP session and save the cumulative time. Selecting "Clear" will terminate your session and set cumulative time to zero. If "Auto Clear" is checked, cumulative time will automatically zeroed on the first of every month. The Preferences dialog allows the day for Auto Clear to be changed and also displays the previous month's total usage. This is handy if you are billed by your provider by monthly usage and you want to know how much you have used.
There are four shortcuts to save trips to the menu bar. The timer window has four hot spots indicated by the darker gray shading in the corners. The upper left hot spot, when clicked, will Begin a session. The lower left will End the session. The lower right will Quit. The upper right spot will open the Preferences.
InterSLIP Timer is discetionary shareware. If you find that you use it a lot and feel that it is worth $5, by all means send it. If you feel like sending a nice letter or postcard, do that. If you want to send a shareware product of your own, please do! If you don't feel like sending anything, don't send anything. There are no annoying registration dialog boxes full of accusatory language getting in your face or anything like that.
Send your checks (US$ drawn on a US bank), postal money orders, postcards, letters, disks, bug reports, etc., to:
Eric Preston
23547 Clark Dr.
Philomath, OR 97370
USA
Internet email: ericpresto@aol.com
America Online: EricPRESTO
InterSLIP Timer may not be sold or distributed for profit in any form, either with other products (commercial, shareware, or freeware), or in shareware/freeware collections sold for profit, without my prior written consent. InterSLIP Timer may be distributed freely provided it is distributed in a non-profit manner, and is provided in its original unmodified form. However, please notify me if it is to be included in non-profit collection on disk, CD ROM, or other media.
Disclaimer
The author makes no warranties, either express or implied, regarding InterSLIP Timer. Use of InterSLIP Timer is at your own risk. The author claims no liability for data loss or other problems caused directly or indirectly by InterSLIP Timer.
YetAnother Timer
If you do not use InterSLIP, but otherwise have use for the features in InterSLIP Timer, download YetAnother Timer from the Applications directory at info-mac or any of its mirrors. It has all of InterSLIP Timer's features except the InterSLIP interface. If you use MacPPP, try MacPPP Timer. It's in the Communications/MacTCP directory.
Version History
Version 1.0 - January 11, 1995. First public release .
Version 1.0.1 - January 20, 1995. Fixed a nasty bug that caused cumulative time to be saved incorrectly if a second timing session was begun without first quitting and re-launching the program.
Version 1.1 - February 5, 1995. Made automatic timer start and stop on connection a bit more bullet proof. As long as InterSLIP Timer has been launched, the timer will now start/stop even if InterSLIP is launched from a different application.
When timer window is dragged to a new position, the new position is saved and becomes the default position the next time the timer is launched.
