Any Mac running Mac OS 8 or 9 with Carbon Lib 1.1 or higher. This program works with Mac OS 9.1 and Mac OS X!
Older 68k Mac users please be sure to download the 68k version.
What is Dot What?
Did you ever receive a file from a friend or from an internet download and wonder how to read it? Now-a-days, many files have some sort of 3 digit extension at the end of the name (ie. bin, hqx, psd), rendering it very difficult to determine the correct application to associate with them.
Currently there are thousands of applications available for most systems, with more constantly on the way, each with its own corresponding file extension. How can you possibly remember all of these file extensions?
Enter Dot What?... Simply launch Dot What?, type in the questionable file extension, and instantly be presented with its description, recommended application to open it with, and even a corresponding web site for each application!
Dot What? currently has a database of over 2,000 file extensions and is constantly updated by No-U-Turn Software. These updates will be available to registered users at no additional cost. If you have suggestions for file extensions, please email us: dotwhat@nouturn.com.
Paying for Dot What?
Dot What? costs US $15. This cost is a factor of the labor involved in creating the program itself, and for the research required in order to create the file extension database. Once registered, you are entitled to any file extension updates without any additional cost. You will be informed via email when the updates become available if you join our eList.
Until you register, Dot What? will occasionally display a registration reminder dialog reminding you to register the program. There are several ways to register. The easiest is from the program itself. Just choose Purchase Dot What? from the Purchase menu. When you do, the registration web page will launch. Once paid, you will immediately receive a serial number to unlock Dot What?.
You can register online, via phone, or via fax by visiting this page: http://www.nouturn.com/order.html
If you choose not to register online, you can register by normal snail-mail. Once we receive your check/cash, we will send you a serial number to unlock Dot What?.
Send checks/cash to:
Dot What?
8466 North Lockwood Road Suite 239
Sarasota, FL 34243
Please include your email address when you register! This way we can notify you of updates and send you your serial number! If you are with an educational facility, a special organization, or if you would like to license multiple copies of Dot What?, please contact us at sales@nouturn.com!
Special Thanks
Nick D'Amato, programmer
Casmera Grove, for the tedious work of entering all of those extensions into our database
Paul Bucker, for his suggestions and testing
Gabriele de Simone, for his wonderful Solar Panel code. Visit his site for more info: http://people.bu.edu/zelig
Distribution
Dot What? may be distributed in magazines, CDs, user groups, etc., as long as the help texts and read me is included. Please don't distribute it in parts. You are not required to ask No U-Turn for permission to include the program in your distribution, but it is appreciated if you advise us that you have. We would also appreciate it if you would email/fax us a copy of the media we were published in. Fax #: 1-888-866-4709.
