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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
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- 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.
-
- 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).
-
- The entire set will be available on Compuserve at no charge to you
- (except on-line charges). 7.0 PLUS Utilities are essentially FreeWare.
- But if you download them and like them, please at least consider sending
- me whatever you think the ones you use are worth.
-
- There is a total of about 25 utilities in the package. See the specific
- information for the purposes and functions of these utilities. This is
- NOT a complete list. To give a complete list would take up a lot of space,
- and I’m sure you don’t want to spend a lot of time downloading it all.
-
- 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?
- -----------
- • Before you order the software, you should see why I’m asking $29.95
- for the entire package.
-
- • I looked at a scenario. Compressed, each of the twenty-five utilities
- is about 20K. Let’s say a user likes only fifteen of them. Assuming
- that it takes the average user about five minutes to find, decide on,
- and download a utility, it will take him a total of 5 x 15 = 75 minutes
- or 1.25 hours to get all the files. It costs (let’s round down) $12.00 per
- hour on CIS (unless you’re calling over something like Datapac, in which
- case it’s about $24.00). So far, these are costing over $15.00. Now, let’s
- say I have an update to all the files. But you need only nine of the updates.
- That’s another 0.75 hours = $9.00. Now they’re more than $24.00. This user
- decides to send me something for the one that he uses all the time.
- Say $5.00 (I’m being a bit pessimistic).
-
- • So, ordering from me you’re saving $29.00. Plus you get a couple of disks
- (which I estimate to be about $0.95) and you help me pay for university and
- my ghastly on-line fees with the money you would have given to
- Compuserve.
-
- • All-in-all, I think it’s a fair deal. If you don’t think so, then download the
- utilities yourself. But still please consider sending me something if you
- use the software.
-
- 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 *
- ----------
- 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 *
- -----------
- 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
- ----------
- 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
- ----------
- 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 a disk containing
- text files, word files, and pict files, and move them to their own directories
- on Router’s disk.
-
- AND MORE
- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Verify, Split, Splice, the Strip Series (several utilities), Order, Segment,
- DeskMessage, 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.
-
- TIDBITS
- --------
- Modify the rename delay time in the Finder (time before clicking on a
- name selects it and lets you change it) and some other Finder preferences.
-
- 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.
-