jkwan@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Joe C. Kwan) (05/03/88)
I think I read on this newsnet some time ago that there exists a prog which will allow the user to run multiple applications using multi-finder with the added goodie that Finder doesn't have to be running as one of these applications... Does anyone remember the prog I'm referring to? Does anyone have it? It would do wonders for someone like me... someone who wants to run 2 applications with only 1 meg of memory... (that is, 2 applications neither of which happens to be Finder) Joe
getchell@amethyst.ma.arizona.edu (David Getchell) (05/05/88)
In article <2941@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu> jkwan@cory.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Joe C. Kwan) writes: > >I think I read on this newsnet some time ago that there exists a prog which >will allow the user to run multiple applications using multi-finder with >the added goodie that Finder doesn't have to be running as one of these >applications... > I think that the program that you want in Andy Hertzfield's SWITCHER. It will allow you to run multiple programs without the finder. It doesn't do background printing or multitasking, however. I believe that it is PD, and if so, I will e-mail you a copy in a day or two. It's at home. :^) I also vaugely remember hearing about a way to coax MultiFinder to run without the finder, but I am not sure. Switcher is smaller, anyway and will leave more of your 1 meg available for applications. Sorry, I don't know how to use a .signature file yet :-( David Getchell
jkwan@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Joe C. Kwan) (05/05/88)
First of all, I'd like to thank all of you who replyed to my mesg concerning running Multi-Finder w/out having Finder take up 160K of the available memory... I've received several replys... all of which are good sol'n... but the ones that hit the bullseye were those of you who mentioned a public domain program called "Multi_Launch"... it will allow you to run multi_finder w/out finder... you do, however, have to run Multi_Launch... but since Multi_Launch is a smaller prog, you end up saving some memory for other applications... If anyone is interested, I can forward the prog to them... Thanks to everyone who replyed, especially to those who included the prog with their reply. Joe
goldman@Apple.COM (Phil Goldman) (05/06/88)
In article <618@amethyst.ma.arizona.edu> getchell@obsidian.ma.arizona.edu.UUCP (David Getchell) writes: >In article <2941@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu> jkwan@cory.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP > (Joe C. Kwan) writes: >> >>I think I read on this newsnet some time ago that there exists a prog which >>will allow the user to run multiple applications using multi-finder with >>the added goodie that Finder doesn't have to be running as one of these >>applications... >> >I think that the program that you want in Andy Hertzfield's SWITCHER. It >will allow you to run multiple programs without the finder. It doesn't >do background printing or multitasking, however. I believe that it is PD, >and if so, I will e-mail you a copy in a day or two. It's at home. :^) > >I also vaugely remember hearing about a way to coax MultiFinder to run without >the finder, but I am not sure. Switcher is smaller, anyway and will leave >more of your 1 meg available for applications. > MultiFinder with a small Finder substitute use less memory on a 1 meg MacPlus than does Switcher. In addition Switcher will not work on a Mac II very well or with later systems. A few months ago I posted a small Finder subsitute called FemtoFinder. If there is any interest I can re-post. -Phil Goldman Apple Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
jkwan@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Joe C. Kwan) (05/07/88)
In article <9334@apple.Apple.Com> goldman@apple.UUCP (Phil Goldman) writes: >MultiFinder with a small Finder substitute use less memory on a 1 meg MacPlus >than does Switcher. In addition Switcher will not work on a Mac II very well >or with later systems. > >A few months ago I posted a small Finder subsitute called FemtoFinder. If >there is any interest I can re-post. > >-Phil Goldman >Apple Computer Yes!!! there is definite interest!!! Please post!!! I picked up Multi_Launch, which uses only 30K as opposed to 160K that finder uses... but there is the prob that it doesn't seem to work perfectly... for example, i couldn't get versa_term pro 2.2 to down/up load in the background while using Multi_Launch... but I did notice that GLA (graphics Load Average) was able to run in the background... -- still looking for a better sol'n -- Joe PS> I've posted Multi_Launch in the mac sources newsgroup... it's a 5K prog, so if you're interested, it may be worth your time just to check it out...
merchant@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Peter Merchant) (05/11/88)
One thing you can do to save memory under MultiFinder is to reduce the size of the Finder using Get Info. I reduced mine to 114K and it worked, but it did grumble when I had lots of windows open. I usually leave it at 128K and it works fine, unless I have some big MFS disks... --- "Don't desert this groove..." Peter Merchant (merchant@eleazar.UUCP)
pem@cadnetix.COM (Paul Meyer) (05/11/88)
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I don't usually use Multifinder, but I had reason to write a
little finder-replacement. It takes up only 3K on disk--I don't know
offhand how much memory it would take. It handles DAs, Launches
(using the _Launch trap and an SFGetFile, so no document launches),
and can restart and shutdown. If there's much interest (please
email--I don't always have time to read all of this group) I'll send
it to comp.binaries.mac.
Paul Meyer pem@cadnetix.COM
Cadnetix Corp.
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