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- BBEdit 3.5 Product Information
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- What can BBEdit do for you?
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- BBEdit 3.5 is...
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- a high-performance text editor, which is an ideal tool for any
- task that involves handling large text files, or manipulation
- or transformation of text information or data. It is ideally
- suited for programming, telecommunications or cross-platform
- tasks, and HTML or text content composition.
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- For Coders
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- Just Browsing...
-
- BBEdit's integrated disk browser provides you with a quick and
- easy means of navigating any mounted volume. It's the ideal
- tool for exploring developer and E.T.O. CDs. BBEdit also has the
- unique ability to open multiple THINK or CodeWarrior project
- documents, either for browsing or searching.
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- Can't Find It? Just Ask.
-
- At the heart of BBEdit's editing ability is a powerful engine for
- searching text, either literally or with UNIX(TM)-style "grep"
- patterns. This search engine is coupled to multi-file directory
- scanning, and the ability to search currently open windows,
- previously searched files, or project documents (even if your
- development environment isn't running). The new "Quick -
- Search" capability gives interactive searching as you type. So,
- even if you don't know what you're looking for, BBEdit can find it.
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- Coding Machine.
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- All of this great capability would be wasted if you couldn't use
- BBEdit to write code. That's why we've incorporated awareness
- of Projector, direct support for ToolServer, and seamless
- integration as an external editor for use with THINK C/Symantec
- C++ (version 6.0 and later), as well as support for control of
- Metrowerks CodeWarrior (version 1.2 and later).
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- Up to date and on the edge.
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- In addition to its renowned editing abilities, BBEdit supports the
- latest system software technologies: Apple Guide, AppleScript,
- Macintosh Drag and Drop, PowerTalk, PowerPC acceleration,
- and Quickdraw GX printing. There are goodies to make your life
- easier: "soft" text wrapping, automatic linefeed translation,
- parenthesis balancing, auto-indent, and more. You can also
- extend BBEdit with plug-in code modules. (We provide
- information and examples to help.)
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- For Netters
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- Let's Go Surfing.
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- BBEdit 3.5 has features for the Internet information provider as
- well as the net surfer and online user:
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- * Supports the Internet Config system to manage interaction
- with internet tools such as Web browsers and FTP clients.
- * Native PowerPC(TM) code to speed editing, searching and
- transformation of text files.
- * HTML tools (included) speed the composition of home pages
- and other WWW content.
- * Supports Macintosh Drag and Drop technology for
- editing and other common tasks.
- * Automatic "soft" text wrapping.
- * Supports AOCE standard mail package for reading,
- sending and composition of PowerTalk mail.
- * Unique "Find Differences" can find differences between
- folders and projects, as well as files.
- * Scriptable via any OSA compatible scripting language
- (Including AppleScript(R) and Frontier(TM) 3.0)
- * Powerful multi-file search and replace.
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- We Didn't Stop There!
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- We packed value into the entire BBEdit package with great
- features, including: all new electronic documentation with
- interactive browser, so the information you need is always
- at your fingertips; tools from Bare Bones Software's freeware
- collection, contributed BBEdit extensions, and the BBEdit
- Extension Developer's Kit, so you can brew your own tools.
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- Check it out! Free Stuff!
-
- In addition to the goodies from us, you also get the latest in
- updates, demos and information from these other industry
- leaders: Aladdin Systems, Language Systems, MacTech
- Magazine, Main Event Software, Mathemaesthetics,
- MindVision Software, Onyx Technology, Symantec and more...
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- Here's what some of the critics have to say about BBEdit:
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- "Find Differences has proven itself invaluable. I'm
- able to quickly compare two sets of source files and
- integrate the differences. Until BBEdit came along,
- it was a real chore."
- -- Leonard Rosenthol, Director of Advanced Technology,
- Aladdin Systems
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- "The speed of BBEdit on Power Macs is very impressive. Large
- files open very quickly, and search and replace operations,
- particularly multi-file seaching, really fly."
- -- Tom Emerson, Software Engineer, Symantec Corporation
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- "BBEdit provides much functionality in an uncluttered
- interface that belies its power."
- - TidBITS #202
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- "BBEdit's combination of ease of use, drag-and-drop text editing,
- XTND(TM) support, and integration with Symantec C++ have made
- it my ideal development environment."
- - Chris Borton, Senior Software Engineer, Storm
- Technology, Inc.
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- Specifications
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- Major Version: 3.5
- Application Type: Text Editor
- RAM Usage: 602K (min) / 730K (recommended)
- Application Size: 620K (fat binary) / 450K (stripped)
- Typical Disk Use: 1.6MB (application with AppleGuide, and standard extensions)
- Documentation: Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF files on CD-ROM
- (Perfect-bound User Manual available at nominal extra charge.)
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- Maximum File Size: Limited by available system memory; theoretical max. is 2GB.
- Maximum Open Files: Limited by available memory.
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- File Formats: Transparent conversion of Macintosh, DOS, UNIX(tm) text formats;
- can import and export any XTND-translatable files.
- Apple Event Support: 'required' suite, portions of 'core' suite, custom
- BBEdit control suite, plus additional events as necessary
- for ToolServer, On Location, THINK Reference 2.0, THINK C/Symantec C++.
- Text Search & Replace: plain-text search, both forward and reverse. Case-
- and word-sensitive; 'grep' pattern-matching.
- Text Viewing and Editing: parenthesis balancing; smart quotes; splittable
- editing windows; optional display of tab stops, line numbers, invisible
- characters, and cursor position.
- Expansion: via drop-in code modules. API documented, published, and upward-
- compatible.
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- Requirements
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- System Software: System 7.0 or later is required. System 7.1 or later is
- recommended, or required for use of Macintosh Drag and Drop, PowerTalk,
- and other enhanced System components.
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- Hardware: Macintosh Plus or later; includes all Plus, SE, II, Quadra, Centris,
- Performa, PowerBook, Duo, Classic, and Power Macintosh models.
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- Memory: 602K of application RAM minimum. Compatible with Apple VM, 32-bit mode,
- and Connectix MAXIMA, VIRTUAL, and MODE32 software.
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- Disk: Will fit on a 1.44MB disk with System 7.x minimum installation. Hard drive
- recommended for general use.
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- NOTE: CD-ROM drive strongly recommended.
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- Why not use Another Text Editor?
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- There are many reasons:
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- - None of them are as well-supported as BBEdit. Others go years
- between maintenance versions and major releases; we continually
- maintain and enhance BBEdit to meet our customers' needs.
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- - None of them work as smoothly with your chosen development
- tools (CodeWarrior, THINK C/Symantec C++, THINK Reference 2.0,
- or MPW ToolServer) as BBEdit does.
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- - None of them can read or search THINK C, THINK Pascal,
- and Code Warrior project documents.
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- - Two words: Internet Config
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- - None of the others are Accelerated for Power Macintosh.
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- - None of them support the Claris XTND mechanism.
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- - Or have any neat features like disk browsers.
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- - Or support for Apple Guide and Balloon Help.
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- And the list goes on.
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- BBEdit has been around for a long time, and continues to support its
- installed base. And it promises to keep on doing so. Let's face it:
- there are old text editors, and there are bold text editors, but there
- are no old, bold text editors.
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- How to Place Your Order
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- To place an order or request additional information by mail, write to:
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- Bare Bones Software
- P.O. Box 108
- Bedford, MA 01730-0108
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- To place an order or request additional information by e-mail, write to:
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- <mailto:bbsw@netcom.com> (Internet)
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- To place an order, or request information, by phone, call us at
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- +1 508 651-3561
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- To place an order, or request information by fax, send to
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- +1 508 651-7584
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- To order on-line, please contact Cyberian Outpost at:
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- <http://www.cybout.com/>
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- To get a printable order form or product information in Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
- format, either visit our Web page at:
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- <http://www.tiac.net/biz/bbsw/>
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- or to use ftp, try one of the following URLs:
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- Order Form:
- <ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/bb/bbsw/product-info/BBEdit_Order_Form.pdf.hqx>
- or
- <ftp://ftp.std.com/vendors/bbsw/product-info/BBEdit_Order_Form.pdf.hqx>
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- Info Sheet:
- <ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/bb/bbsw/product-info/BBEdit_Info_Sheet.pdf.hqx>
- or
- <ftp://ftp.std.com/vendors/bbsw/product-info/BBEdit_Info_Sheet.pdf.hqx>
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- Demo Version Availability
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- A demo version of BBEdit 3.5 is available on the Internet for
- anonymous FTP from ftp.netcom.com, in /pub/bb/bbsw/demos or from
- ftp.std.com, in /vendors/bbsw/demos; the demo can also be found
- on any of the Info-Mac mirrors in the /info-mac/text area. On CIS,
- look for BBEDIT.DMO in various forum libraries, including MACDEV,
- SYMDEV, and ZMC:DOWNTECH, or use the File Finder with keyword
- "bbedit". The BBEdit demo package is also available from various
- other information services and BBSes; check yours to see if
- it's there.
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- If you have the ability to resolve URLs, the following URLs will
- lead to the BBEdit demo package:
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- <ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/bb/bbsw/demos/bbedit-35-demo.hqx>
- or
- <ftp://ftp.std.com/vendors/bbsw/demos/bbedit-35-demo.hqx>
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- =============================================================================
- All products mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
- respective holders.
-
- This document is written by and copyright (c)1995 by Bare Bones Software, Inc.
- It may be redistributed freely as long as it is not modified in any way.
-
- Information presented here is accurate as of the time of writing, but is
- subject to change without notice.
-