du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Ted Goldstein) (12/30/88)
I too have been unable to unbinhex the pyro and suitcase
updaters, and would like very much to have them. By the
number of postings about these, it seems as though they
need to be be re-posted for everyone.
Also, I did manage to download and unbinhex the Bob init.
Now, what does it do???? There is no documentation, and I am
not in the habit of installing mystery inits! Can someone please
fill me in on what Bob init is?
Thanks in advance!
Ted Goldstein
Purdue University School of Technology
du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu kovatch@skybridge.CWRU.EDU (Scott Kovatch) (12/30/88)
In article <1427@mace.cc.purdue.edu> du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Ted Goldstein) writes: > > Also, I did manage to download and unbinhex the Bob init. >Now, what does it do???? There is no documentation, and I am >not in the habit of installing mystery inits! Can someone please >fill me in on what Bob init is? >Thanks in advance! > >Ted Goldstein >Purdue University School of Technology >du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu When I picked up bob from comp.binaries.mac it was touted as a "True graphics interface." Boy, was that ever true. bob eliminates all (and I do mean all) text from the desktop. Filenames, disks, etc. only have their icons showing. The only possible use I can think of is if you have young children that can't read yet and like to use the Mac. Other than that, I thought it was a useless piece of code, and threw it away after about 20 minutes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scott Kovatch kovatch@skybridge.sdi.cwru.edu Case Western Reserve University CompuServe: 76344,3477
hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Josh Hodas) (12/30/88)
In article <361@cwjcc.CWRU.Edu> kovatch@skybridge.UUCP (Scott Kovatch) writes: >In article <1427@mace.cc.purdue.edu> du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Ted Goldstein) writes: >> >> Also, I did manage to download and unbinhex the Bob init. >>Now, what does it do???? There is no documentation, and I am >>not in the habit of installing mystery inits! Can someone please >>fill me in on what Bob init is? >>Thanks in advance! >> >>Ted Goldstein >>Purdue University School of Technology >>du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu > >When I picked up bob from comp.binaries.mac it was touted as a >"True graphics interface." Boy, was that ever true. bob eliminates all >(and I do mean all) text from the desktop. Filenames, disks, etc. only >have their icons showing. The only possible use I can think of is if >you have young children that can't read yet and like to use the Mac. Other >than that, I thought it was a useless piece of code, and threw it away >after about 20 minutes. > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Scott Kovatch kovatch@skybridge.sdi.cwru.edu >Case Western Reserve University CompuServe: 76344,3477 Boy, you have no humor in you. I love the Bob init. Of course it's useless. That's the whole point. On the other hand it points out 2 important and won- derful points about the mac. 1) On how many machines could a 7 byte program effectively and reliably disable all text going to any screen attached to the machine. The only way I could see to do this reliably on a PC would be to phy- sically fry the character generator (and this would differ on every card). The nature of mac programming (the toolbox) allows for clean efficient patching of the system. 2) On how many machines would you have been able to do ANYTHING for 20 minutes before throwing out the init??? Just my opinions. Josh ------------------------- Josh Hodas (hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu) 4223 Pine Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 222-7112 (home) (215) 898-5423 (school office)
drew@cat18.CS.WISC.EDU (Shawn Drew) (12/31/88)
In article <1427@mace.cc.purdue.edu> du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Ted Goldstein) writes: > [complaint about suitcase and pyro updaters] > Also, I did manage to download and unbinhex the Bob init. >Now, what does it do???? There is no documentation, and I am >not in the habit of installing mystery inits! Can someone please >fill me in on what Bob init is? >Thanks in advance! > I may sound like a Scrooge, but DON'T BOTHER! I innocently put it into my System Folder and rebooted. It was an interesing demo. Any and all text that was normally displayed, wasn't. In other words, no program or file names would appear in the Finder, and if I remember correctly, no text would appear in menus (this last one might be wrong). After seeing what it did, I took it out of my System Folder, seeing as it didn't do anything. I rebooted and got a Sad Mac icon! I forget what the error code was, but it sure gave me the shivvers! I had to reboot from a floppy just to get my 40meg hard disk to mount! If you do plan on using it, use it on a backup floppy system only. Just a friendly warning. >Ted Goldstein >Purdue University School of Technology >du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article do not represent those of my employer. They're for sale, if you want them. drew@cat18.cs.wisc.edu Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?
hirai@cs.swarthmore.edu (Eiji "a.g." Hirai) (12/31/88)
> > Also, I did manage to download and unbinhex the Bob init. > >Now, what does it do? > > I thought it was a useless piece of code, and threw it away My coworker who comes to work earlier than I do downloaded Bob Init and put it on my Mac as a joke. Maybe you can save it for April 1st. Now, what else can we put on our unsuspecting boss's Mac on April Fools, hmm.... -a.g. -- Eiji "a.g." Hirai @ Swarthmore College, Swarthmore PA 19081 | 215-328-8225 Internet: hirai@cs.swarthmore.edu | "All Cretans are liars." UUCP: {rutgers, att}!bpa!swatsun!hirai | -- Epimenides Bitnet: hirai%cs.swarthmore.edu@swarthmr.bitnet | of Cnossus, Crete
cyosta@taux01.UUCP (Yossie Silverman) (01/02/89)
In article <1427@mace.cc.purdue.edu> du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Ted Goldstein) writes:
.
. Also, I did manage to download and unbinhex the Bob init.
.Now, what does it do???? There is no documentation, and I am
.not in the habit of installing mystery inits! Can someone please
.fill me in on what Bob init is?
.Thanks in advance!
.
.Ted Goldstein
.Purdue University School of Technology
.du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu
I would nominate Bob as the most obnoxious INIT of the year. Its a great
practical joke to pull on someone. Just drop it in his System folder. The
only damage will be to his sensibilities. He might panic, though, and do
something foolish, so best be around, but out of fist-reach, when he boots.
--
Yossie Silverman What did the Caspian sea?
National Semiconductor Ltd. (Israel) - Saki
UUCP: taux01!yossie@nsc.UUCP
NSA LSD FBI KGB PCP CIA MOSAD NUCLEAR MI5 SPY ASSASSINATE SDI -- OOCLAY ITAYdu4@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Ted Goldstein) (01/05/89)
Thank You ! to all of the MANY people who answered my question about Bob init! Ted Goldstein du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu