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- id RAA10079; Thu, 22 Jun 1995 17:42:38 -0700
- Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 17:42:37 -0700 (PDT)
- From: Philip Zeyliger <vzvz@netcom.com>
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- To: Executor Mailing List <executor@nacm.com>
- Subject: Suggestions on Programs
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- Hello,
- I have recently started toying with Executor and have run into some
- troubles with various software. GifConverter doesn't like the hardware.
- VIM (Vi Improved) exits to the dos prompt if I start it. I feel the need
- for an hfv file on an ftp site that has many basic applications a Mac
- would have that are Demo or Shareware/Freeware versions. For instance,
- I did not find a text editor, picture editor. In the case of text editor
- I couldn't read the README's many files provided. Just something relative
- to a SimpleText (more simple actually, just ASCII files in DOS, Unix, and
- Mac carriage return format.)
- Another problem was when you move files from your normal hfv disks
- to the dos one the filename has a space in it. It's 8.3 but has a space
- in it. I couldn't get DOS to view it until i renamed it. The copy
- feature of Go (by dragging) should just put the first 8 letters of
- the filename (spaces replaced by underscores) and put an extension
- if it can figure it out. (last existing if there is one on the Mac file
- and otherwise try figuring out the format).
-
- Also, how much is the DOS version. (I couldn't find it in the documents
- for some reason.) Is it possible to license BOTH the Dos and Linux version?
-
- Are there any people who put hfv's on FTP sites?
-
- And another thing (sorry) i feel that the hfv's should be expandable
- as more things go into them. Instead of having a predefined size they should
- expand and compress as you put and take out stuff from them. How do you
- find out the Free Space on a drive?
-
- Thanks for all your help!
-
- -- Philip, who now has two Mac's in his house -- a Mac Plus and
- a color executor!
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