[comp.sys.mac.system] MacUser and System 7

Timothy.Allen@dartmouth.edu (Timothy Allen) (05/29/91)

We all probably read the articles in MacUser magazine pertaining to
system 7.  They suggested that we might still want to keep many
utilities around, such as Boomerang, On Cue, MasterJuggler, etc....  We
all know that these utilities do NOT work with system 7.  

Was MacUser suggesting that they did?  I think that what they meant is
that we will want some of the functionality that these utilities gave
us (because system 7 doesn't have it all), not that these particular
utilities in their current versions would necessarily work....  

So let's lean on the developers to get moving, and to all the
enterprising programmers out there, system 7 opens up a whole new arena
of possibilities.  I for one am looking forward to all the Way Cool
stuff we'll be seeing.

tim.allen@dartmouth.edu

Charlie.Mingo@p4218.f421.n109.z1.FidoNet.Org (Charlie Mingo) (05/31/91)

Timothy.Allen@dartmouth.edu (Timothy Allen) writes:

TA> We all probably read the articles in MacUser magazine pertaining to
TA> system 7.  They suggested that we might still want to keep many
TA> utilities around, such as Boomerang, On Cue, MasterJuggler, etc....  We
TA> all know that these utilities do NOT work with system 7.  
TA> 
TA> Was MacUser suggesting that they did?  I think that what they meant is
TA> that we will want some of the functionality that these utilities gave
TA> us (because system 7 doesn't have it all), not that these particular
TA> utilities in their current versions would necessarily work....  

   Well, SuperBoomerang 2.0.3 now works fine if you also install the SuperBoom-
erang Fixer Extension, which Hiro made available a few days ago.

   The shareware Boomerang is dead under sys7, and it ain't coming back.


 * Origin: "Up to a point, Lord Copper" -- Waugh (1:109/421.4218)

jyp@wucs1.wustl.edu (Jerome Yvon Plun) (05/31/91)

In article <675640814.2@blkcat.FidoNet> Charlie.Mingo@p4218.f421.n109.z1.FidoNet.Org (Charlie Mingo) writes:
>Timothy.Allen@dartmouth.edu (Timothy Allen) writes:
>
>TA> We all probably read the articles in MacUser magazine pertaining to
>TA> system 7.  They suggested that we might still want to keep many
>TA> utilities around, such as Boomerang, On Cue, MasterJuggler, etc....  We
>TA> all know that these utilities do NOT work with system 7.  
>TA> 
>TA> Was MacUser suggesting that they did?  I think that what they meant is
>TA> that we will want some of the functionality that these utilities gave
>TA> us (because system 7 doesn't have it all), not that these particular
>TA> utilities in their current versions would necessarily work....  
>
>   Well, SuperBoomerang 2.0.3 now works fine if you also install the SuperBoom-
>erang Fixer Extension, which Hiro made available a few days ago.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Where can I find this (I own Now Utilities)?

>
>   The shareware Boomerang is dead under sys7, and it ain't coming back.
>
>
> * Origin: "Up to a point, Lord Copper" -- Waugh (1:109/421.4218)
>

Jerome

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Randomizer@cup.portal.com (Aron Fingers Nelson) (05/31/91)

I posted Super Boomerang Fixer to c.b.m.  along with an INIT that lets you
use the Multifinder Menu like the old Sys 6 as well as the new sys 7 way.
It should be available soon.

Aron_Nelson@cup.portal.com

Charlie.Mingo@p4218.f421.n109.z1.FidoNet.Org (Charlie Mingo) (06/01/91)

jyp@wucs1.wustl.edu (Jerome Yvon Plun) writes:

JY> >   Well, SuperBoomerang 2.0.3 now works fine if you also install the
JY> >SuperBoomerang Fixer Extension, which Hiro made available a few days ago.
JY> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
JY> Where can I find this (I own Now Utilities)?

OK. Here you go....   (Hope this doesn't get clipped. The BinHex portion
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 * Origin: "Each to his point of bliss"  -- Browning (1:109/421.4218)