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From: meldal@bach.Stanford.EDU (Sigurd Meldal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: INDISPENSIBLE INITs and CDEVs
Message-ID: <151@bach.stanford.edu>
Date: 7 Sep 90 16:10:36 GMT
References: <10065.26e62394@amherst.bitnet>
Sender: meldal@bach.STANFORD.EDU (Sigurd Meldal)
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I'll cheat. The line between inits as system add-ons and inits that
are properly part of the system is not clear to me. E.g. AppleShare is
absolutely essential to me, since I use a UNIX box as a file server,
but I do not think that the original query was after that kind of
thing?

So - I'll make a list of nifty inits I cannot live without,
disregarding those that are part of a program package or come with the
system. 

5 nifty inits I would not want to live without:
Boomerang	(addition to SFGet dialog. A new, improved version has
		been sent to registered users).
AltCDEF		Gives me both up and down arrows on either end of the
		elevator in all windows.
Quickeys	Binds functions (such as menu items, buttons, etc.) to
		keys.
Suitcase	Allows dynamic opening and closing of font, da and
		sound files.
ATM		Adobe Type Manager. Renders beautiful bitmap fonts in all sizes
		for postscript fonts. Necessary to make my DeskWriter
		function well.

Plus a pair that everyone should have:
Gatekeeper and Gatekeeper Aid	Virus protection

Let me briefly comment on the choices of the initiator of the list:
In article <10065.26e62394@amherst.bitnet> ksbolduan@amherst.bitnet writes:
>OnCue		Application launching utility that sits in the menu bar

I let Launch do that for me - it offers me an icon docket in
application (rather than init) form. Together with Quickeys it give me
keyboard launch capability.

>SuperClock!	I just HAVE to know what time it is...

I use TimeKeeper, a clock application. Much prettier, and does not
mess with the menu bar.

Sigurd


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