On Location Index

From: jskud@wv.MENTORG.COM (Joseph Skudlarek) Date: Mon, 23 Aug 93 22:51:09 -0700 Subject: missing posting? I think I sent this message to you about 12Aug93, yet I have not seen it posted yet. I may have sent it to the wrong address (info-mac-request instead of info-mac maybe), or I may have missed the posting, but would you please check to see if you got this posting? If so, please let me know. If not, please consider this a request to post. Thanks. /Jskud In-reply-to: info-mac-request@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU's message of 12 Aug 93 06:09:16 GMT Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest Subject: info-mac CD II OnLocation Summary References: <9308120609.AA22691@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU> Distribution: world --text follows this line-- This is a follow up to my original posting: >------ Begin Included Message ------ > Date: Wed, 21 Jul 93 10:46:15 -0700 > From: jskud@wv.MENTORG.COM (Joseph Skudlarek) > Subject: info-mac CD II OnLocation Index > > Is there any reasonable shareware/freeware for using the OnLocation > index that is included on info-mac CD II? The index itself is about > 7.3MB, and is reputed to have both filenames and text within files > indexed, which should make searching much easier. > > OnLocation itself costs about $129 retail, and about $75 from > MacConnection or MacWarehouse. That's really more than I want to > spend for something I only expect to use very occasionally, and with > low priority. > > I don't know much about easy-view, but I wonder if the OnLocation > index can be massaged into something that easy-view can use > effectively. > > I will post a summary of the e-mail I receive. Thanks. /Jskud > >------ End Included Message ------ I received only two replies and one inquiry. Here are the edited summaries. William Horwarth (howarth@phoenix.Princeton.EDU) wrote in to say On Location is the single most valuable utility I own. The August MacUser gave it a 5-mouse rating and a strong rave review; it's the very best text-searcher and retriever now on the market. If you use large text files and want to be able to open files quickly, find relevant strings of text, and copy or paste them elsewhere, this is the software to use. It also has file-manipulation ability, so you can move, copy, or delete files without returning to the Finder. My one disappointment with On Location is that its publisher apparently has no current plans to upgrade. Maybe the strong MacUser review will help them change their minds. Anyway, if you buy it, you will use it often and happily, I guarantee. Given the glowing recommendation, I expect I will purchase On Location eventually, but I'm still waiting for the price to come down. Mike Cohen (isis@netcom.com) wrote in to suggest If you want to get On Location, buy the All Of MacTutor (excuse me... MacTech) CD. Besides the complete set of article…