grw Systems
Developer of Great Utility Software for the Apple IIGS Computer
UtilityWorks is an integrated set of Apple IIGS utilities which gives the user, within a single program, all of the most frequently needed Apple IIGS utilities. Full use is made of pull-down menus and multiple windows. The capabilities incorporated into UtilityWorks include:
- Disk (device) utilities to copy, format, erase, rename, and verify entire disks. These utilities are fully compatible with all devices and file systems supported by GS/OS System Disk 6.0.
- Path (directory) utilities to set and view prefixes, view directory trees, catalog directories, generate catalog data base files, and backup and restore hard disk files.
- File utilities to copy, move, delete, rename, and verify files and directories. These utilities are compatible with all file systems and file types supported by GS/OS System Disk 6.0.
- Display utilities to display, on a SHR screen, text, AppleWorks and AppleWorks GS word processing, Applesoft BASIC, picture, animation (with animation), 3200 color, font, and icon files.
- A Text Editor to edit any text based file (including AppleWorks word processing files or your own new files). Full capability is provided to cut, paste, use the clipboard, use any font, font size, and font style, choose font colors, and set margins, line spacing, and justification.
- Print utilities to print what is displayed, including the contents of windows containing such information as catalogs and directory trees.
- Utilities to display and print samples of all of your fonts, or display characters associated with any key (Key Caps).
- Utilities to load CDAs and NDAs, as well as enable or disable any CDA, NDA, control panel, driver, or permanent or temporary initialization file.
- Numerous miscellaneous capabilities itemized in the extensive UtilityWorks documentation.
UtilityWorks is Shareware. It is available without charge only to those who register their copy on this grw Systems WEB Site.
UtilityLaunch is a powerful Apple IIGS Program Selector/Launcher which gives the user the capability of launching any program from either a standard file selection dialog box or from an easily configured menu presented in a window on the Desktop. Up to 50 launch selection menus, each containing up to 40 simple button entries or 16 icon button entries, can be quickly configured using a standard file selection dialog box (just point and click on the programs to be configured). UtilityLaunch permits very rapid launching of all programs under GS/OS (much faster than with the Finder). The capabilities incorporated into UtilityLaunch include:
- Ability to launch any S16, SYS, EXE, BAS, BIN, or TXT (EXEC) file. (The latter three types must be capable of being run from BASIC. Only some EXE files can be properly executed).
- Ability to switch slots (GS internal slots or slot cards), speed, and colors, as well as certain modem and printer parameters, monochrome/color display settings, and startup slot upon launching of any program, and return to default settings at completion of that program.
- Ability to set default slot configurations, speed, colors, monochrome/color display, and certain modem and printer parameters independent of the control panel, and return to a predefined set of these parameters upon exiting from UtilityLaunch.
- Ability to boot any bootable drive or scan any bootable drive.
- Ability to autostart any of several programs whenever the disk is booted, and return to UtilityLaunch upon program completion.
- Ability to easily configure any UtilityLaunch Menu Screen, including the ability to easily import any icons and the ability to choose any desired colors for the menu buttons.
- Ability to set a screen blackout timer to blackout the monitor's screen after a period of nonuse, to avoid permanently damaging the screen when non-changing bright images are displayed for prolonged periods of time.
- Ability to limit general access to only selected menus and program features. This will prevent inexperienced users, such as children or students, from accessing programs that could potentially destroy a hard disk.
- Ability to easily insert, edit, delete, and rearrange menu entries. Ability to create Boot Buttons to boot any desired slot, Scan Buttons to scan any desired slot, Menu Buttons to select any desired menu, Purge Buttons to purge memory, and Shutdown Buttons to shutdown the computer. Ability to view the current settings of any menu entry, or printout the entire menu settings or menu screen. Ability to delete or copy entire menu screens.
- Ability to purge all purgeable Apple IIGS memory, including ability to purge memory immediately prior to launch of an applications program.
- Ability to pass startup paths to programs being launched. This provides a capability for now having separate UtilityLaunch menu buttons to directly launch different IBM programs with the PC Transporter.
- Ability to control the TransWarp GS card's speed and IRQ settings or the ZIP GS card's speed and delay settings with any menu entry.
- Ability to import all previously constructed menus generated with earlier versions of UtilityLaunch.
UtilityLaunch is Shareware. It is available without charge only to those who register their copy on this grw Systems WEB Site.
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