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From: whitcomb@aurs01.UUCP (Jonathan Whitcomb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: CodeHead Software Util.s
Message-ID: <59794@aurs01.UUCP>
Date: 3 May 91 20:39:04 GMT
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In article <41916@cup.portal.com> Dave_Ninjajr_Flory@cup.portal.com writes:
>Just happened to realize that I can't remember ever seeing a reference to
>any of the CodeHead Software utilities here on Usenet. 

Gee, I feel invisible! :^)

>They are commercial but in my opinion the comprise the finest utility 
>software available for ST/TT line. 

Agreed.

[High praise for Maxifile, HotWire, Multidesk, and Codekeys nuked]

I use these (except Codekeys), as well as the Utilities package and
Lookit.  Additionally, I use much of the affiliated shareware and 
freeware they've put out (and have even registered for it!).  It's 
great the way that these programs work with each other.  Now I have 
access to Maxifile from any program that uses the file selector, 
thanks to the Little Green File Selector.  I find myself using
Arc Shell far more often than DC's Xtractor+.  

The down side is that I think some of the programs are growing out
of control.  A very healthy chunk of my RAM is used by Codehead stuff.  
I like most of the features, but I'm starting to wonder if they are 
worth all the RAM they soak up.  Maxifile III has both graphic and 
textual disk information options.  Sure, the graphics look great, 
but is it worth the extra RAM?  Is the Ledger feature on Hotwire
really necessary?  The new Maxifile's file reader encroaches on
many of Lookit's features, and MF III also includes the Zerodisk
function off of the utilities package... I'm paying for lots
of redundant features that really don't need to live in RAM.  
Frankly, I'd rather have these functions broken down into seperate 
programs and accessories, so I only have to load the ones that I use.  
Better still, it would be nice to have a configuration program that 
lets the user load or disable functions in Maxifile and Hotwire, 
effectively "conditionally compiling" the programs with only the 
features you want, and the others greyed out.  

But then, all will be forgiven when I've upgraded my RAM to 4 megs. ;)

That said, I swear by Codehead far more often that I swear at them, and
would hate to have to go back to using the standard Atari interface.

I am curious about a couple of Codehead packages that I don't have.
Has anyone tried Midimax?  I've seen the demo program, but I wasn't 
sure it did anything I can't already do (or would have any reason to 
do) with my MIDI software.  

And what about G+Plus?  Will it make my ST run faster and jump
higher?  Can I continue to live without it?  I've seen it
favorably mentioned on the net, but I really don't know what it
does.

>Dave_Ninjajr_Flory@cup.portal.com
>D.FLORY,  A.L.E.R.T. Sys*Cop on GEnie

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Jonathan Whitcomb                    UUCP: <whitcomb%aurgate@mcnc.org>
Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh, NC                    Delphi: JBWHIT