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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
Please do not modify this document.
ABOUT 7.0 PLUS UTILITIES
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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?
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• 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
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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
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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 *
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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 *
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.