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From: wnn@ornl.gov (Wolfgang N. Naegeli)
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Subject: Re: INDISPENSIBLE INITs and CDEVs
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Here are the absolutely indispensible ones. Five ONLY? Impossible! 
I actually use 40.

Boomerang      If you don't use it, you're wasting lots of time.
DiskDoubler    Speedy file compression utility with the slickest user
               interface of any compression tool on any machine.
DiskTop        File management and more. Much faster than MultiFinder
Coach Pro      Any other spell checker is a nuisance.
IconIt!        Lets me create button bars in any application (incl.
               Finder). Much faster than pulling down hierarchical menus.
OnCue          I might replace this with HandOff II soon.
OnLocation     Nothing finds files by name or content as rapidly.
QuicKeys       It's macros save me lots of time.
SmartAlarms    Without it, I would forget too many things.
Suitcase II    How else could I manage those 42 no-nonsense DAs that I
               use all the time, plus those that I need occasionally.
SUM Shield     It's there when I need to recover a deleted file in a
               hurry.
Tops Spool     Faster, less intrusive, less memory hungry, much more
               reliable than Backgrounder.

Of course, I also depend on
    MacTCP and
    AppleShare,
but I consider those part of the System software.
I found CClock (application) to be a better alternative to SuperClock. It 
also shows me how much memory (largest free block) I've got left, and it lets me select a font size that I can read from across the room.

And possibly the most vital INIT of them all, not because I need it, but because of those sick minds out there:
    Disinfectant INIT

Wolfgang N. Naegeli
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