FILE MANAGER NDA'S FOR THE APPLE IIGS
Reviewer : Wayne Short
Copyright (c) 1990 Apple Users' Group, Sydney
Republished from Applecations, a publication of the Apple Users' Group, Sydney, Australia.
Drat! You just ran out of disk space and needed another formatted disk...If you quit your program to initialise a disk you lose your work. Or, you simply want to rename, copy, or delete a file without having to quit to the Finder. Well, you can now perform these and other "housekeeping" tasks without having to quit the program you are using. You can now accomplish file management tasks with some handy New Desk Accessories (NDAs) for the Apple IIGS that will save you countless hours of time and frustration!!
DISK ACCESS from Seven Hills Software is a full-blown application in a desk accessory! Everything you can do with the Finder can be done with Disk Access. DESKTOP FILE CONTROL, from Roger Wagner Publishing, has similar capabilities but is limited to working with one file at a time (the exception is file deletions). The table below compares their features:
Disk Access DeskTop
File Control
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Version 1.0 2.0
Price ($US) $49.95 $24.95
Computer Model IIGS IIGS
Memory Required 768k 768K
Operating System GS/OS 5.0.x GS/OS 5.0.x
FILE MANAGEMENT
Catalog Yes Yes
Copy Yes Yes
Delete Yes Yes
Move Yes Yes
Rename Yes Yes
Verify Yes No
Lock/Unlock Yes Yes
Hide/Unhide Yes Yes
Deny Access Yes Yes
Change File Types Yes Yes
File Finder Yes No
Display Text Files No Yes
Multiple File operations Yes Limited
DISK MANAGEMENT
Rename Yes Yes
Initialise Yes Yes
Zero Yes Yes
Eject Yes Yes
Copy Yes No
Verify Yes No
Like the finder, both NDA's properly handle the data and resource "forks" found in the "extended" files introduced with System 5.0.
At $25 (USD), DESKTOP FILE CONTROL offers better value for money while being slightly more limited in function.
I am not aware of either program being marketed in Australia at this stage, however two likely sources are:
* TWO SERIES SOFTWARE - phone (02) 606-9343
* TECHFLOW - phone (063) 551-988
DeskTop File Control - Version 2.0
Copyright (c) 1990 by Roger Wagner Publishing
1050 Pioneer Way, Suite P
El Cajon, CA 92020, USA
Cost : $24.95 (USD)
Disk Access - Version 1.0
Copyright (c) 1990 by Seven Hills Software
2310 Oxford Road
Tallahassee, FL 32304, USA
Cost : $49.95 (USD)

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