This program allows you to automatically format multiple floppies, of varying sizes without the bother of dealing with the Finder. While the Finder's interface for formatting a disk is quite adequate, it is a headache when you have a large number of disks to prepare. (Insert disk, wait for dialog, click all the buttons, enter a custom name, wait for formatting, drag disk to trash, etc.) With Formatter you only need to enter the name of the floppies once, stick the disk in and wait for the disk to be ejected. Immediately you are ready for the next disk....
The program is quite self explanatory and contains internal help for System 6.0x users as well as Balloon Help for System 7.x users. While the internal context-sensitive help displays exactly the same information as the Balloons do, they cannot give information on the menus. However the only items of interest as far as the menus are concerned are the two Eject Disk controls under the File menu, and the Sound menu which allows you to select the completion sound.
WARNING: The preferences information which is saved from session to session is stored within the resource file of the application. Locking the app, or running it from a locked/read-only volume will prevent the storage of the latest information, so don't do it!!
With release 1.1 I have implemented all of the enhancements that I was unable to add for version 1.0. Therefore all future additions/enhancements are completely up to those people that take the time out to send me their ideas. Should you happen to bump into any bugs that I might have missed please send me those as well. I can be contact me at the address given in the about box, or electronically at these addresses:
