Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!news.cs.indiana.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!cs326ag From: cs326ag@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Loren J. Rittle) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction Subject: Re: set filec for the Amiga? Keywords: filec Unix files Message-ID: <1991Feb21.053203.13870@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Date: 21 Feb 91 05:32:03 GMT References: <4728@orchid3.UUCP> Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Lines: 29 In article <4728@orchid3.UUCP> king@motcid.UUCP (Steven King) writes: > >This is available with William Hawes' WShell. It's not a built-in, but a >separate utility called "FComp". Since it's not built in I suspect it might >work with other shells as well, but don't hold me to that. I don't know if >it's freely distributable. Some things on that disk are (ConMan), some >aren't (WShell itself). FComp is not freely distributable. ConMan is the only freely distributable package on the WShell disk. >BTW, my congratulations to Bill Hawes! He's done some fine work here! I >installed WShell about two weeks ago and love it. WShell, ARexx, ConMan, and >FComp are all truly wonderful programs. My li'l ol' 500 is so hacked up now >it thinks it's a Sun. PopUpMenu for Sun-style menus, Snap for Sun-style >cut'n'paste, directory name in the shell's namestripe courtesy of WShell, >filename completion via FComp... If I could only get a large hi-res monitor >(for cheap) I'd be truly happy. I've had WShell, ARexx, and ConMan for about two years now. How have you lived without it? If you use the CLI, this stuff is indispensable... Best way to spend 60-75 AmigaBucks. Loren J. Rittle -- ``NewTek stated that the Toaster *would not* be made to directly support the Mac, at this point Sculley stormed out of the booth...'' -A scene at the recent MacExpo. Gee, you wouldn't think that an Apple Exec would be so worried about one little Amiga Device... Loren J. Rittle l-rittle@uiuc.edu