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From: (Joe "Marcus" Clarke) marcus@ocala.cs.miami.edu
Subject: MacNamer 2.0
MacNamer version 2.0 ©1996 MarcusCom
1/4/97
The installer installs eight files on your hard drive. Four are
scripting additions, File IO, XCMD OSAX, Copy File, ResMover and they are installed
in the Scripting Additions folder in the Extensions Folder. Once the
renaming is done, you can remove them, but if you are an AppleScript buff,
you might want to check them out. The readme for XCMD OSAX is also
included. The three remaining files, including this README are installed
wherever you want them.
Requires:
* System 7.5.x
* AppleScript 1.1.x
* Finder Scripting Extension
* At least 4 megs of RAM
I'm sure that by now, most serious Mac users have upgraded to at least
System 7.5. If not, what are you waiting for?! But any System 7.5.x user
will tell you that once you do, you'll lose the individuality of your
Mac. All the machine names have been replaced by either " Macintosh," "
Power Macintosh," or " PowerBook" depending on the kind of Mac you have.
There are a few programs out there that help to remedy this problem, but
unfortunately, they are memory eating extensions that must always be
loaded to work. MacNamer is an AppleScript applet that uses two
non-standard Scripting Additions (included), and Finder scriptability
(included with System 7.5.x) to edit your active system file. Don't
worry, I've tested this out on a few machines running a different versions
of system 7.5.x, and it works fine. It even backs up the old copy of the system
file for you. And, not only will MacNamer give your Mac back it's real
name, but any name you want (up to 255 charcters)! To use it, simply
double-click on the MacNamer icon, and let it do the rest. As with any
resource editing, ALWAYS disable virus protection BEFORE you run the
program. It won't hurt the original if you don't, but you could and
probably will damage the edited version. After it finishes, it will
restart your Mac. If you have any comments or bug reports, send them to
marcus@ocala.cs.miami.edu.
This program is free for individual use. Please, if you want to put this
on an archive CD, let me know. Also, check out my web site and library of cgis
that I've written for UNIX and Mac at http://ocala.cs.miami.edu/~jmcla.
If you would like the source for this program, or would like to give me a
project to work on, email me at marcus@ocala.cs.miami.edu.
Joe "Marcus" Clarke
(C)1996,1997 Marcus Group/ MarcusCom Division