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From: uace0@uhnix2.uh.edu (Michael B. Vederman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Trash, Disks, etc.
Message-ID: <929@uhnix2.uh.edu>
Date: 5 Dec 89 18:07:00 GMT
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In article <1353@uvm-gen.UUCP> pegram@uvm-gen.UUCP (pegram r) writes:
>From article <9911@saturn.ucsc.edu>, by dstr012@ucscg.UCSC.EDU (10003012):
>> Does anyone out there have or know where I can get a program to change
>> the Trash and file cabinet icons on the desktop?  The old desktop is getting
>> pretty boring and I am due for a change.  Thanks.
>> 
>>          Roman Baker
> 
>1) Buy Neodesk, you get all sorts of icons, lose ~$40 and at least 21K ram.
>   However, is much the best idea.
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Double Click Software (us) is about to release a new product called DC DESKTOP.
This AUTO folder program will *not* replace, but _enhance_ the GEM desktop so
much, you won't believe your eyes!

You will get unique icons for eeach file, icons on the desktop (for quick
execution), a 'cabinet' of programs (so you can store all your programs in one
place), a printer spooler that works like a disk drive (drag the file to the
printer icon on the desktop - or save to it from a file), replaces the desktop's
_boring_ & _useless_ 'SHOW' command with a more powerful one, has a trashcan
that acts like a trashcan (so you can 'undelete' files), PC 'XCOPY' type copy
from the desktop, change the desktop to a picture or pattern, keystroke
equivalents for desktop commands, and probably a few morefeatures I can't
remember off hand!

All of this resides *in* memory, and is currently less than 30K!!!  That's
right, the program is less than 30K, and it does all this.  You can use even
less memory if you don't need all the features.  Best of all, it stays in
memory at all times (no more reloading or huge memory requirements), and it
_enhances_ the GEM desktop, so everything still remains 100% compatible and
the interface is just as you've always used, nothing new to remember.

Before you go calling us up wanting to order, let me just say that it goes
into beta-testing this week.  Release is estimated for Feb. 1990, and the
retail price will be $39.95.

We will release specific info when it is released.  (Oh yes, everything is
written in 100% assembly language.)

- mike

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