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From: OHA101%URIACC.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu (F. Michael Theilig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Have an Idea!
Message-ID: <20363@louie.udel.EDU>
Date: 24 Jul 89 19:44:36 GMT
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     I am forever comeing up with ideas that I cannot do because either
 I don't have enough time or expertiese.  I would like to release them
 to the net and see if any of the materialize ...

     On a local BBS there is a file which is a bunch of Startup-Sequences.
 The thought of people blindly copying a Startup-Sequence into their
 S: directory rather than modifying their own is outrageous.  Some people
 don't know how to set up their S-S I immagine.

     Idea!  In order to make the Amiga more usefull to the total bone-hea..
 er, novice user, a Startup generator!  A intuition program that will
 allow people to select which programs to be loaded, which devices to
 be mounted, and junk like that.

     It should be able to read in a S-S not generated by the program,
 and generate a perfect S-S when they are through.  Hows that sound?

     On the topic of script generators, how about a HYPErcard type
 program that generates an ARexx script?  This way the "stacks" could
 be usefull to people without the HypeRexx program.  Of cource this
 script would utilize rexxarplib heavily.

     The Macintoster has the Font/DA mover, which allows people to copy
 Fonts and Desk Accessorys to their system disk.  The Amiga could have
 a similar program that could also install .library's and .devices.
 Could be used to install complecated programs like ConMan and such.
 Saves people from going down to (Gads!) DOS level.

     Each of these programs would have to be fully intuitive.  The Amiga
 does lag behind in the graphic interface department (until 1.4, I suppose).

     Comments?  Flames?  Code?  Growlf?

     /*   F. Michael Theilig               OHA101 at URIACC.Bitnet

               "There is no Dark Side of the Moon...
                                     in fact it is all dark."          */