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- MakeDesk v1.30 - Copyright 1993, Matthew Palcic
- DefGen v1.21 - Copyright 1993, Matthew Palcic
- All rights reserved. Distributed as Freeware.
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-
- ** Installation Note **
-
- Run the PutEAs.cmd file to apply the extended attributes for MakeDesk
- and DefGen. This is not a required step, but adds an icon and file
- types to those scripts. Hopefully, PKWare will be quicker about their
- PKZip 2.x for OS/2 than they were for their DOS version.
-
- NOTE: You must have the Workplace Shell running and have REXX support
- installed in order to execute MakeDesk.
-
- **
-
- Originally designed for use as part of OS/2 installations from a LAN,
- MakeDesk has saved me hours of manual customization of desktops for the
- Workplace Shell. Probably the best part about it is that it's free, and
- it can run from another OS/2 command file or from the command prompt and
- can run unattended (requiring no input). I am offering this as a free
- utility to enable other OS/2 users to create desktop objects as easily
- as possible. I am not charging a registration fee for its use.
- Consequently, I also provide no support for MakeDesk or DefGen.
- Companies and end-users don't need to pay a fee to use this on any/every
- OS/2 machine they set up. I like OS/2 and want to make it easier for
- other users, so MakeDesk is my free contribution. I just don't want
- someone else making money from it, since that would defeat the purpose
- of MakeDesk: free and useful.
-
- I encourage you to share your object definition files with other users
- so we can all learn a little bit more about OS/2. I have included a
- couple sample .DEF files and some sample icons. These files are not
- required for the operation of MakeDesk or DefGen.
-
- **
-
- MakeDesk and DefGen are free utilities. This doesn't mean they are
- public domain. Do not charge anyone a fee for the use of this utility
- set. The only fees which may be charged when distributing this utility
- are connect charges to a communications service or the cost of disk
- duplication.
-
- I was unable to identify the author of CrtObj.txt, which was obtained
- from CompuServe. I have kept that file exactly the same as it was when
- I downloaded it. I'm not charging anything for MakeDesk or DefGen, so I
- am assuming CrtObj.txt can be included for free.
-
- Please keep this archive in one piece. Don't strip out files you don't
- think you need then pass it on to another BBS or a friend.
-
- **
-
- I have developed a process for installing OS/2, the service pack, the
- NetWare requester, and desktop setups from a Novell NetWare file server
- requiring only a few diskettes at each station. Inquiries regarding this
- process can be directed to:
-
- Personal Computer Systems
- 5450 Olive Road
- Dayton, OH 45426
-
- 513-837-8486, 9am-8pm M-F
- 513-837-8286, Fax
-
- **
-
- For a drag and drop approach to MakeDesk, look for the fine shareware
- product called DeskMan/2 by Greg Czaja and Development Technologies. For
- information, contact Greg on CompuServe (71052,720).
-
- Desktop Manager is the program you have been waiting for since you
- installed OS/2 2.0 on your machine for the second time!
-
- This great operating system (as certainly OS/2 2.x is...) lacks a tiny,
- tiny feature - you can not preserve your desktop contents across total
- reinstalls or duplicate it on another machine, unless you do it
- manually.
-
- DeskMan will give you a helping hand and assist you in managing your
- objects - it won't allow them to manage you!
-
-