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7.0 PLUS Utilities, by Robert Gibson
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Copyright © 1992 Robert Gibson. All rights reserved.
January 16, 1992
Font: Geneva 12
Please do not modify this document.
ABOUT 7.0 PLUS UTILITIES
========================
7.0 PLUS Utilities is a set of Drop Boxes, Control Panels, and other
utilities which make using System 7.0 a whole lot easier and maybe
even a bit more fun.
The PLUS Utilities will be available on Compuserve. The catch is,
I still ask you to register the software by sending a few dollars
($5-$10), and you’ll also have to pay Compuserve fees when you
download it. If you send enough to cover not only registration,
but also postage and such costs, I will send you updates to software
you have registered.
REGISTERING 7.0 PLUS UTILITIES
=============================
The entire set can be registered for $29.95 U.S. (that’s a whole 5 CENTS
less than $30). As a registered user, you’ll get updates to the software,
documentation, and even new software (as long as I don’t go into debt
passing this stuff around).
These utilities are for personal use. Any sites, commercial or
otherwise, in which the software is used on several computers, MUST
license the software from me either by sending a few dollars a copy of each
program (is that so much to ask?) or $29.95 for the first three copies of
7.0 PLUS Utilities, and $20 for every copy thereafter up to 1000. After that,
it’s only $12, up to 100 000. Then the PLUS Utilities are $7.00. And after
one million copies, you get one free.
Talk to me about licensing, if you’re interested.
There is a total of more than 25 utilities in the package. See the specific
information for the purposes and functions of these utilities. This is
NOT a complete list. There has to be SOME kind of mystery.
To order, send your name, address, and a cheque with $29.95 in U.S. funds
(or $35 Canadian) payable to Robert Gibson to the address below. You will
be sent the 7.0 PLUS Utilities disk as soon as possible.
Robert Gibson
RR#1 Carrying Place
Ontario, CANADA
KØK 1LØ
Why 29.95? Well, I figure that a few dollars to register each program that
you’ll use, and the postage and disk fees to me, add up to somewhere around
there. You ARE getting 25 programs.
All-in-all, I think it’s a fair deal. If you don’t think so, then download the
utilities yourself from Compuserve. But don’t forget that there is still a
registration fee if you use the software.
SUPPORT
========
Utilities will be given on-line support on Compuserve. E-mail me and I will
give you a response as quickly as I can (that is usually fairly quickly).
I will fix reported bugs as soon as possible, and will relase updated software
in the CIS libraries once the software has been completed. New disks will be
sent out once a sufficient number of updates have been performed. Of course,
there is a limit to the number of updates I can send out. It costs for the disks,
the postage, etc. I think that the first disk and a major update is fair.
After that, I’ll have to request postage/disk fees.
DROP ROB•BOXES
===============
The Drop Rob•Box family is a set of utilities (some of which require
System 7.0 to work) which perform many functions.
The following is a list of many (but not all) other current members of
the Drop Rob•Box family. More are being added to the family all the
time.
The utilities which require System 7.0 or higher are marked with an
asterisk (*).
TEXTBREAK
----------
Write messages and other files to be used on-line or on another type of
computer normally (don’t worry about hitting return at the end of each
line). Then toss your files (or folders/disks containing the files) into
this Drop Box. It determines the best location in the file to insert a CR
and, optionally, a LF, based on your criteria (number of columns, etc.).
Useful for those who communicate on-line and send messages (probably
everybody reading this).
TEXTMERGE *
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Join text files into a single file. Very useful for telecommunicators (like
you) who wish to join several text logs or groups of messages into one
file. All directories dragged into this drop box are scanned, so you can
throw in sets of files, folders or even disks, or any combination of the
three, and all contained TEXT files will be processed.
OBLITERATE *
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Delete all files and folders you drop in this application, with an optional
shredding facility to make files totally unrecoverable. All directories
dragged into this drop box are scanned, so you can throw in sets of files,
folders or even disks, or any combination of the three. You no longer have
to go through the pain of selecting Empty Trash all the time. Also keeps
a log of files you have obliterated for a user-specified period of time.
BLINDFOLD
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Make files and folders visible or invisible in the Finder. Useful for
hiding private files or cleaning up ugly desktop clutter. Files are
modified through an open file dialog, or in Drop Box mode. All
directories dragged into this Drop Box are scanned, so you can throw
in sets of files, folders or even disks, or any combination of the
three. Depending on your preferences you can even show or hide
entire directories of files.
LOCKSMITH
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LockSmith allows you to lock or unlock files, folders, and disks quickly
and easily without the trouble of the Finder's Get Info windows. Locked
files and disks cannot be modified until they are unlocked. No locked
item can be renamed or deleted until it is unlocked. When used under
System 7.0 or higher in Drop Box mode, you can modify entire groups of
items.
DEFLATE
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Strip all help resources from selected files to save memory and disk space.
ROUTER *
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Drop files into this program and re-route them to other locations. For
example, drop a text file in and move it to a Text Files folder. Or drop a
Word document into a Word docs folder. Or a folder or disk containing
text files, word files, and pict files, and move them to their own separate
directories on Router’s disk.
AND MORE
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
reCoverUP, SCSI Startup, Verify, Split, Splice, Order, Segment, sound
utilities, etc.
CONTROL PANELS
===============
Control Panels are small programs which somehow modify your System
or Finder. Although they are Control Panels, these do not have to be
in the Control Panels folder to function properly. All 7.0 PLUS Utilities
Control Panels require System 7.0 or higher.
PINK SLIP
---------
Add a Quit menu item to the Finder for use in those memory-intense
situations. You can also remove it if you don't like it any more.
Does the trick described on p. 266 of Feb/92 MacUser a bit more
elegantly and without requiring you to hone “your ResEdit skills".
Also lets you quit from the Finder without modifying anything.
WAIT!
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Change the Finder's rename delay through this Control Panel without
having to restart your machine. The rename delay is the amount of
time the Finder waits after you have clicked on a file’s name before
allowing you to edit it.
LINK
----
Link documents and applications. For example, double-clicking on a generic
text file can open up MS Word.
KEYCHAIN
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Modify command-key equivalents for many of the Finder’s menus.
AND MORE
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOG, Yours, etc.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
==================
If you have any comments or suggestions, or ideas for other programs,
please write me a note, e-mail or post.
Robert Gibson E-Mail:
RR#1 Carrying Place CIS: 71261,2236
Ontario, CANADA Internet: 71261.2236@compuserve.com
KØK 1LØ
Copyright © 1992 Robert Gibson. All rights reserved worldwide.