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From: SASQUATCH@ALBION.BITNET ("Kevin Lepard,  629-1827", 517)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Generic Macro Programs (MacroMate & Diversikey)
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Date: 23 Oct 89 12:51:00 GMT
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>As an aside - if you folks out there at BB really want to make the word "Ultra"
>mean something in the name of the program, figure out how to "divorce" it from
>AppleWorks and make it a stand-alone keystroke recorder/player, available for
>use with any program.  That kind of capability is readily available on the two
>machines that are usually the object of attack in this group.  I would wager a
>substantial (for me) sum of money that a tremendous number of people would find
>a product like that to be an extremely worthwhile purchase.  (I suspect it
>would also be quite difficult, if not impossible, to implement.)

Well, I don't know about the difficulty in implementing this beast, but
there are at least _two_ generic macro programs for the GS, the first is
MacroMate from (I think) Robert Wagner Publishing, and the second is
Diversikey from DSR, Inc.  I haven't used the first one, but I use the
second one all the time, and it is one of the reasons I haven't gotten a
10Mhz Rocket Chip and gone back to my //e.  Bill Basham is working on an
update to the program right now, and I'm waiting to post until he's
finished it.  Diversikey is shareware, costs $45, and is well worth every
penny.

Diversikey can record keystrokes, etc., and has a number of other
capabilities, including the ability to monitor memory locations (useful in
writing more advanced, program-like macros).  It's a really good program.

Insert standard disclaimer about not having anything to do with the program
except using it here.

>
>-Rich Sims-
>
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Kevin Lepard
Bitnet: Sasquatch@albion.bitnet
Disclaimer: These opinions do not necessarily represent those of Albion
College.