Balloon v2.0 press release
EGO Systems
Copyright (c) 1995 Apple Users' Group, Sydney
Republished from Applecations, a publication of the Apple Users' Group, Sydney, Australia.
BALLOON V2.0 IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE IIGS!
EGO Systems is pleased to announce that version 2.0 of Balloon is now shipping!
Balloon is a new desk accessory (NDA) that allows you to easily create and maintain NuFX (ShrinkIt) archives on your IIGS. Since Balloon is a NDA, you no longer have to run GS-ShinkIt to extract files from archives! So, if you use a desktop telecommunications program, like Spectrum from Seven Hills Software, you can manipulate your ShrinkIt archives while still online!
Here are a few of Balloon's features:
* Balloon can extract files from ShrinkIt archives.
* Balloon can create new ShrinkIt archives.
* Balloon can add/remove files to/from existing ShrinkIt archives.
* Balloon recognizes ShrinkIt archives that are enclosed in Binary II, MacBinary and America Online for Macintosh "wrappers."
* Balloon works properly in both 640 and 320 modes, just like all good new desk accessories should!
* Balloon allows you to have multiple ShrinkIt archives and file information windows open at once.
* Balloon is Finder friendly. Double-click on a ShrinkIt archive and Balloon opens it automatically! Balloon can also communicate with other system extensions to automatically open files after they are extracted from an archive!
The Balloon v2.0 package also comes with the Balloon XCMD for Spectrum v2.0. By using this XCMD with Spectrum v2.0, you can have Balloon AUTOMATICALLY expand the ShrinkIt archives that you download with Spectrum! You don't even have to open Balloon!
In addition, the Balloon XCMD for Spectrum v2.0 lets you write Spectrum scripts that give you full access to the Balloon new desk accessory and all its capabilities. For example, you can write a script that will create a new archive and add files to it. Or, you could write a script that would open an existing archive and extract all the files from it to a folder that you specify.
As if that weren't enough great stuff, the Balloon v2.0 package also includes a copy of our popular new desk accessory text editor, EGOed lite. With EGOed lite installed in your system, you can quickly and easily read and print text, Teach, AppleWorks Classic and AppleWorks GS word processor files. Balloon and EGOed lite will even work together to let you automatically open and read the word processing files that you extract from your ShrinkIt archives!
So, how much does all this cost? Believe it or not, the retail price for Balloon v2.0 is just $25! This price includes first class shipping to anywhere in the United States, Air Mail shipping to Canada and Mexico, and surface mail shipping to anywhere else in the world. (For Air Mail delivery outside North America, add $3, for a total of $28.) As an added bonus, when you send in your Balloon registration card, we'll send you a FREE issue of GS+ Magazine, the only Apple IIGS Magazine and Disk publication! (If you are already a GS+ Magazine subscriber, sending in your Balloon registration card will get you a free magazine-only back issue of your choice!)
Speaking of GS+ Magazine, if you are a GS+ Magazine subscriber, you can get Balloon v2.0 at a special introductory price of only $20! When you order, just let us know that you are a subscriber and include your customer number (it's on your GS+ Magazine mailing label above your name) to qualify for the special introductory price. But hurry! This special offer ends on April 3rd, 1995!
The Ever So Fine Print
Balloon requires System Software v6.0.1, at least 2MB of RAM, and a hard drive. Spectrum v2.0 is required to use the Balloon XCMD for Spectrum v2.0, it will NOT work with earlier versions of Spectrum. (However, the Balloon new desk accessory WILL work with older versions of Spectrum.)
Balloon v2.0 is a complete rewrite of the original Balloon Finder extension that appeared in GS+ Magazine V5.N2. Balloon v2.0 is a stand-alone product and will NOT appear in GS+ Magazine! Only current GS+ Magazine subscribers can purchase Balloon for the special introductory price of $20. However, if you subscribe when you place your order for Balloon, you can get the special pricing. This special offer expires on April 3rd, 1995.
We accept Visa and MasterCard for all phone orders. Alternatively send your check or money order (made payable to "EGO Systems" and in US funds only), or credit card information to:
EGO Systems
PO Box 15366
Chattanooga, TN 37415-0366
(615)332-2087 phone
(615)332-2634 fax
Diz@genie.geis.com

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