directory-contents.txt revision: 17 Jul 93 Each directory in the archive has two names, one descriptive and one abbreviated for ease of repeated use. The descriptive names are capitalized so they will sort to the top of directory listings. Here is an example of an entry in the following list: DescriptiveName name A description of the contents of this directory. It may be accessed with both "cd DescriptiveName" and "cd name". SubdirectoryDescriptiveName sub A description of the contents of this subdirectory of name. It may be accessed with both "cd DescriptiveName/SubdirectoryDescriptiveName" and "cd name/sub". --- Directories with Descriptions ------------------------------------- AntiVirus vir Software virus protection & removal utilities and information. Application app Little applications and handy utilites. Calculators, calendars, etc. Other applications that don't fit anywhere else (schedulers, tax forms, etc.). (New categories will be added to this description as they are added to the dir.) Communication comm Inter-computer communication software: Modem dialers, file transfer, telecommunications, etc. Network net Local network and Internet utilities. Information info Info about communication hardware, software and standards. Compress-Translate cmp Compression and general format translation utilities and info. Unix encoding, binhex, macbinary, tar, encryption, MS-DOS disk access. Configuration cfg Low level stuff to examine and control your Mac. Hardware and software configuration reporting, speed testing, extension managers, startup managers, memory managers, fpu emulation, system monitors, screen resolution & depth, keyboard configuration, volume control. (Not for typical system or control panel extensions.) Development dev Software development utilities, language compilers and interpreters, debuggers, resource editors and templates, etc. 4thDimension a4d Examples, demos, source and info about the database development system. External ext External modules for 4D. SourceCode src Source in C, Pascal, etc. Note: apps that come with source should be included here as well as the appropriate software directory. Information info Tips, documentation and format specifications. Disk-File disk Disk configuration and file management utilities and info. RAM disk, image mount, disk analysis & repair, scsi management, disk copying, file cataloging, directory search, file concatenation, file save & recovery, file comparison & update, alias & trash management. Folder locking, file shredding. (For compression and encryption utilities, see Compress-Translate. For utilities that work only on text files, see Text.) Font font Typeface packages that contain both PS and TT formats (with any companion bitmaps) and packages that contain only bitmap format. Truetype tt Typefaces in Truetype format (with any companion bitmaps). Postscript ps Typefaces in Postscript format (with any companion bitmaps). Utility util Programs for manipulating fonts. Font info. Game game Interactive entertainment and time killers of all kinds. Arcade arc Fast action games. Board brd Games that would be played on a board if they weren't on your Mac. Chess, go, etc., unique originals, and tile games like dominos. Bolo bolo All manner of stuff for the multi-player (via network) tank battle. Cards crd From solitaire to bridge. Any game that is played with cards. Commercial com Demos, tips, editors, and anything that goes with commercial entertainment software. Graphic grf Pretty pictures in many formats: StartupScreen, PICT, JPEG, TIFF, GIF, etc. Quicktime qt Quicktime movies. Utility util Programs for manipulating graphics, Quicktime movies, etc. Graphics info. Help help You found this directory already! Info about how the Info-Mac archive works, how to use it, what's here, etc. Abstract abs Text files for each directory in the archive containing info about the files stored in that directory. (These are actually links to the real files, which are stored in the directory they describe. New link files will be added here as new directories appear in the archive.) Hypercard card Hypercard utilities, externals and info for Hypercard programmers. (Stacks live in the appropriate topic directory or info/nms/.) Incoming in A place to upload submissions for the archive with the ftp "put" command. You cannot list this directory or get files from it. Information info General mac info. Communication comm Info about communication hardware, software and standards. (Actually a link to the comm/info directory.) Development dev Documentation and information about development issues. (Actually a link to the dev/info directory.) Hardware hdwr Hardware reviews, tips, and documentation. NonMacStuff nms All kinds of stuff that has very little to do with Macs. Informational Hypercard stacks, literature, useful info, etc. Software sft Announcements, tips and reviews about system and application software. (Most software info is archived by topic in the other directories.) Newton nwt Software for and information about Apple's Newton Personal Digital Assistant. Periodical per Regularly published electronic journals. CSMProgrammer csmp Usenet newsgroup comp.sys.mac.programmer InfoMac im Info-Mac almost-daily news and digest Tidbits tb TidBits weekly electronic newsletter Vaporware vap Vaporware electronic newsletter Print prn Printer utilities, drivers, and info, postscript tools. Recent rec Copies of newly archived (within three weeks) submissions are kept here in addition to their home directory. Science-Math sci Science & Math applications. Graphing, plotting, fractals, etc. Sound snd A plethora of delightful, cute, offensive, famous and obscure sounds! Music, speech, nature, movies, tv, effects, etc. Utility util Programs for manipulating sounds. Sound info. TextProcessing text Applications, utilites and info for text and word processing. Editors, viewers, note makers, text comparison, search and replace, dictionaries. UserInterface gui Goodies to adjust the look and feel of your system. Color control, menu & scroll bar & button details, window control, keyboard shortcuts, icon/ppat/curs tools, clipboard extension, app launchers, macro makers, ballon help managers, Finder customization. User interface info. AfterDark ad Afterdark screensaver modules. Graphic grf Icon, cursor and desktop pattern resources to decorate your environment.