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From: lemke@radius.com (Steve Lemke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Name of menu bar launcher INIT?
Message-ID: <1394@radius.com>
Date: 21 Jan 91 17:04:44 GMT
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mazu@terre.DMI.USherb.CA (Marc Mazuhelli) writes:

}There is also Handoff II which seems do do everything OnCue does and
}more.  You can define "breifcases" (I don't like this name, it can be
}confused with Font/DA Mover files) with many appls/documents and have
}them all launched at the same time.  You can define "categories", for
}example utilities, drwing programs, ... and have a hierarchical menu
}of all the programs in that category (although you can't attach a
}document to an application if it's in a category - a big default that
}makes this feature almost useless for any other program than utilities
}or maybe telecomm programs).  It also substitutes applications
}- for example, if you double-click on a MacWrite file, it can launch
}Word; or it can launch Canvas when you double-click a MacDraw file.
}This is very usaful.  You can even launch Excel when you couble-click
}on a file with a name ending with .WKS, for example.

}The company that makes HandOff II just changed its name.  It's now called:
}	The Handoff Corporation

Actually, I just received HandOff from Connectix Corporation (makers of
Virtual, Maxima, and Optima, all for people with lots of RAM or people
who _wish_ they had lots of RAM :-).  Anyway, it came with a note that
says "Recently, Connectix Corp. assumed responsibility for publishing
HAND-Off.  We will therefore be your primary contact for sales information,
order entry, and technical support.  Please do not hesitate to contact us
for any of these matters at 800/950-5880."  They can also be reached at
125 Constitution Drive, Menlo Park, CA  94025, or by FAX: 415/324-2958.

I have been using HAND-Off for a few weeks now, and I love it.  I also
like how you can have it pop-up anywhere by clicking with a few (user-
definable) modifier keys (Cmd, Option, Ctrl, and/or Shift).  Anyway, it's
really slick, and I whole-heartedly recommend it.

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