Sft Abstracts

Abstracts from files in info-mac/info/sft as of Sun 20 Mar 2005 #### BINHEX about-slice-watch.hqx **** From: Allan Udy, allan@goldenms.actrix.gen.nz Subject: About SliceWatch Info The attached 'postcard' application contains some detailed information, and screen shots, of the SliceWatch time management database application. This document is designed to enable potential SliceWatch users get a quick look at the application, before downloading the larger full distribution archive file. Golden Micro Solutions #### TEXT adobe-acrobat.txt **** Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1993 14:45:38 -0500 From: baim@harpo.aaec.com Subject: Adobe Acrobat Report attached is a report/blurb from Adobe regarding Acrobat and its place in the Grand Scheme. FYI. Paul Baim -- cut here -- From: santoro@mv.us.adobe.com Subject: Re: Acrobat To: Multiple recipients of list GUTNBERG <GUTNBERG%UIUCVMD.bitnet@vm42.cso.uiuc.edu> Overview In the last decade, personal computer users have come to depend on their machines for a variety of tasks, nearly all of which culminate in the creation of documents. These can range from one-page spreadsheets or simple letters to #### TEXT after-dark-30-bugs.txt **** From: Lloyd Wood <L.H.Wood@student.lut.ac.uk> Subject: After Dark 3.0 conflicts, updates Date: Sat, 17 Sep 94 4:48:34 BST This document details a large number of known and suspected conflicts between After Dark 3.0 and other software. A mailing list for 'quick fix' updaters is being put together by Berkeley Systems - if you own After Dark 3.0, I strongly recommend getting on that list. Details below. This document appeared in Berkeley System's forum on CompuServe on Friday, 16 September, at the same time as the After Dark 3.0 Programming Kit. The disclaimer at the bottom of this document suggests that it was originally made available on Apple's eWorld. If you own After Dark 3.0 or are planning to purchase it in the near future, it is in your interest to download and read this textfile. Although I maintain the Mac screensaver FAQ (currently being updated to include details of DarkSide 4.2 and After Dark 3.0), I have not seen After Dark 3.0. I do not own it. I am not qualified to answer questions #### TEXT alias-tricks.txt **** Date: Wed, 8 Jun 1994 13:52:38 +1000 From: "Michael.Smith" <Michael.Smith@maths.anu.edu.au> Subject: Tricks for keeping aliases connected Warning: I waffle on a bit in this message. This a brief account of my recent experiences with aliases. Hopefully it will be of use to others. A simple trick allowed me to do a backup-restore of my hard disk with only a few aliases ending up detached (some because I forgot to unlock them before starting, others because they ended up pointing across the new partitions). How do aliases work? -------------------- As far as I know, an alias encodes its destination in two ways. I won't go into too many details, since I have only educated guesses on precisely …