The System 7 Pack! is both a System 7 customizer and accelerator. The System 7 Pack! is an application—not an INIT—so it will not consume any memory or interfere with any other programs on your Mac. (Plus, you can put it anywhere on your hard drive that you want. No need to put it in the System Folder.) The basic philosophy behind the System 7 Pack! is simple—to do its job and get out of the way! So once you’ve installed changes with the System 7 Pack!, it doesn’t have to hang around patching routines, using up valuable memory, or causing incompatibilities with other applications.
With the System 7 Pack!, you’ll be able to do all of the following:
—Increase the speed of Finder file copies by 300%
—Change Command Keys in the System 7 Finder.
—Add your own links between Applications & Documents. (For example, double-clicking on a MacWrite document could automatically run MS Word.)
—Remove the annoying application substitution dialog box.
—Remove the annoying unmounting “I’ll be back” dialog box.
—Change names of some menu items. (For example, Empty Trash to Flush Toilet)
—Add a Quit Menu so that you can quit the Finder.
—Remove ZoomRects to speed up the Finder.
—Get rid of the annoying rename delay.
—Change the default alias suffix.
—Change the Sleep and Hide Others/Show All Command keys.
—& Much More!
With the System 7 Pack! Extras Control Panel (included in this package), you’ll be able to set instant hot keys for all of the following:
—Accelerated emptying of the trash
—Finder-safe ShutDown
—Finder-safe Restart
—Sleep
—Instant Volume Control
—Application Switching
—turn File Sharing on and off on demand
—a Macintosh version of the Windows Task Manager
The System 7 Pack! Extras Control Panel, like other Control Panels that include INIT code, does consume a minimal amount of memory, but is extremely reliable as it uses the jGNEFilter mechanism to do its work. It is independent from the System 7 Pack! application, so you do not need to use them together, although we’d certainly recommend it for maximum productivity from your Mac!
The System 7 Pack! has been reviewed in MacUser, MacWorld, and user groups all over the world.
David Pogue, writing in the December 1992 issue of Macworld, wrote:
“Gift-wrap this little shareware beauty from Insanely Great Software and toss it under the tree. System 7 Pack clobbers a bunch of System 7 annoyances.”
MacUser awarded the System 7 Pack! 4 Mice in its February 1993 review of System 7 utilities—the highest rating of all the packages reviewed—including commercial packages costing more than 3 times as much!
And that’s all before we included the new System 7 Pack! Extras Control Panel and System 7 Companion Pack! FREE with your order! (Our price hasn’t increased once cent since the original System 7 Pack! came out years ago, and we haven’t charged one cent for upgrades from our users for any version since the initial release.)
Restrictions:
There are two restrictions in the shareware version of the System 7 Pack. You can only add 3 application-document links to your Finder. Since the Finder has two in it already, that means that you an only add one link unless you remove the other two.
You will also only be able to use the first 11 letters (as well as numbers and other characters) of the alphabet as command keys in the Finder menus.
The System 7 Pack! Extras Control Panel will also show a shareware notice each time you boot up your Macintosh.
When you register the System 7 Pack!, you’ll receive a password to remove both of these restrictions and eliminate the shareware notice dialog box from the System 7 Pack! Extras Control Panel. You will be able to use just about any key on your keyboard for command key shortcuts and you’ll be able to add an unlimited number of links!
