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directory-contents.txt revision: 17 Jul 93
Each directory in the archive has two names, one descriptive and one
abbreviated for ease of repeated use. The descriptive names are
capitalized so they will sort to the top of directory listings. Here
is an example of an entry in the following list:
DescriptiveName name
A description of the contents of this directory. It may be
accessed with both "cd DescriptiveName" and "cd name".
SubdirectoryDescriptiveName sub
A description of the contents of this subdirectory of name. It
may be accessed with both
"cd DescriptiveName/SubdirectoryDescriptiveName" and
"cd name/sub".
--- Directories with Descriptions -------------------------------------
AntiVirus vir
Software virus protection & removal utilities and information.
Application app
Little applications and handy utilites. Calculators, calendars,
etc. Other applications that don't fit anywhere else (schedulers,
tax forms, etc.). (New categories will be added to this
description as they are added to the dir.)
Communication comm
Inter-computer communication software: Modem dialers, file transfer,
telecommunications, etc.
Network net
Local network and Internet utilities.
Information info
Info about communication hardware, software and standards.
Compress-Translate cmp
Compression and general format translation utilities and info.
Unix encoding, binhex, macbinary, tar, encryption, MS-DOS disk
access.
Configuration cfg
Low level stuff to examine and control your Mac.
Hardware and software configuration reporting, speed testing,
extension managers, startup managers, memory managers, fpu
emulation, system monitors, screen resolution & depth, keyboard
configuration, volume control. (Not for typical system or control
panel extensions.)
Development dev
Software development utilities, language compilers and
interpreters, debuggers, resource editors and templates, etc.
4thDimension a4d
Examples, demos, source and info about the database development
system.
External ext
External modules for 4D.
SourceCode src
Source in C, Pascal, etc. Note: apps that come with source should
be included here as well as the appropriate software directory.
Information info
Tips, documentation and format specifications.
Disk-File disk
Disk configuration and file management utilities and info. RAM disk,
image mount, disk analysis & repair, scsi management, disk copying,
file cataloging, directory search, file concatenation, file save &
recovery, file comparison & update, alias & trash management.
Folder locking, file shredding. (For compression and encryption
utilities, see Compress-Translate. For utilities that work only on
text files, see Text.)
Font font
Typeface packages that contain both PS and TT formats (with any
companion bitmaps) and packages that contain only bitmap format.
Truetype tt
Typefaces in Truetype format (with any companion bitmaps).
Postscript ps
Typefaces in Postscript format (with any companion bitmaps).
Utility util
Programs for manipulating fonts. Font info.
Game game
Interactive entertainment and time killers of all kinds.
Arcade arc
Fast action games.
Board brd
Games that would be played on a board if they weren't on your Mac.
Chess, go, etc., unique originals, and tile games like dominos.
Bolo bolo
All manner of stuff for the multi-player (via network) tank
battle.
Cards crd
From solitaire to bridge. Any game that is played with cards.
Commercial com
Demos, tips, editors, and anything that goes with commercial
entertainment software.
Graphic grf
Pretty pictures in many formats: StartupScreen, PICT, JPEG,
TIFF, GIF, etc.
Quicktime qt
Quicktime movies.
Utility util
Programs for manipulating graphics, Quicktime movies, etc.
Graphics info.
Help help
You found this directory already! Info about how the Info-Mac
archive works, how to use it, what's here, etc.
Abstract abs
Text files for each directory in the archive containing info about
the files stored in that directory. (These are actually links to
the real files, which are stored in the directory they describe.
New link files will be added here as new directories appear
in the archive.)
Hypercard card
Hypercard utilities, externals and info for Hypercard programmers.
(Stacks live in the appropriate topic directory or info/nms/.)
Incoming in
A place to upload submissions for the archive with the ftp "put"
command. You cannot list this directory or get files from it.
Information info
General mac info.
Communication comm
Info about communication hardware, software and standards.
(Actually a link to the comm/info directory.)
Development dev
Documentation and information about development issues.
(Actually a link to the dev/info directory.)
Hardware hdwr
Hardware reviews, tips, and documentation.
NonMacStuff nms
All kinds of stuff that has very little to do with Macs.
Informational Hypercard stacks, literature, useful info, etc.
Software sft
Announcements, tips and reviews about system and application
software. (Most software info is archived by topic in the other
directories.)
Newton nwt
Software for and information about Apple's Newton Personal Digital
Assistant.
Periodical per
Regularly published electronic journals.
CSMProgrammer csmp
Usenet newsgroup comp.sys.mac.programmer
InfoMac im
Info-Mac almost-daily news and digest
Tidbits tb
TidBits weekly electronic newsletter
Vaporware vap
Vaporware electronic newsletter
Print prn
Printer utilities, drivers, and info, postscript tools.
Recent rec
Copies of newly archived (within three weeks) submissions are kept
here in addition to their home directory.
Science-Math sci
Science & Math applications. Graphing, plotting, fractals, etc.
Sound snd
A plethora of delightful, cute, offensive, famous and obscure
sounds! Music, speech, nature, movies, tv, effects, etc.
Utility util
Programs for manipulating sounds. Sound info.
TextProcessing text
Applications, utilites and info for text and word processing.
Editors, viewers, note makers, text comparison, search and
replace, dictionaries.
UserInterface gui
Goodies to adjust the look and feel of your system. Color
control, menu & scroll bar & button details, window control,
keyboard shortcuts, icon/ppat/curs tools, clipboard extension,
app launchers, macro makers, ballon help managers, Finder
customization. User interface info.
AfterDark ad
Afterdark screensaver modules.
Graphic grf
Icon, cursor and desktop pattern resources to decorate your
environment.