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Subject: Re: HyperCard IIGS info needed
Message-ID: <1993Feb4.140208.15003@actrix.gen.nz>
From: David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1993 14:02:08 GMT
Sender: David.Empson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)
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In article <1993Feb2.050051.10952@wl.com> schultp@wl.com (Paul Schultz) writes:
> I've been porting a Mac HyperCard stack to HyperCard IIGS.
> Well, all is going well except that I would like to touch
> up some of the icons (they didn't survive the coversion
> via HyperMover that well).  I have a copy of HperCard IIGS
> which came with ShoeBox from Seven Hills. It does not come
> with the regular Help stack, and other stacks which seem to
> come with the full HC IIGS 1.1 package.
> 
> Here is my question:
> 
> Does the full HC IIGS package come with an icon editor?
> What else does it come with? (O.K. I had 2 questions!)


Here is a description of what came with the full HyperCard 1.0
package.  I got HyperCard 1.1 via the System 6.0 Golden Master CD-ROM.
It seems that 1.1 includes the same manuals as 1.0, with a stack on
one of the disks describing the changes.

Included in the full package:

Six disks:

"Installer and Tour"
"Program"
"Help"
"HyperTalk Help"
"Stacks 1"
"Stacks 2"

Three manuals:

"Getting Started with HyperCard IIgs"
"HyperCard IIgs Reference"
"HyperTalk Beginner's Guide"


The stacks included in the package:

Tour
Home
Help             - General HyperCard help
HyperTalkHelp    - Lots of useful information in here
Birds            - Sample data stack, with digitized birdcall sounds
                   and some pictures of birds
StoryBoard       - Sample stack created using clip-art by a child
PicturePuzzler   - Re-create a scrambled tile picture (swapping tiles,
                   not sliding)
IconEditor       - Edits icons (editing icons from other stacks is a
                   bit tricky, but creating ones from scratch is fine
ArtIdeas         - Some clip-art
Calendar         - Appointment calendar.  Very slow.
ScriptersTools   - Lots of really useful goodies
ButtonIdeas      - Some clip-buttons and small clip-art
Addresses        - Name/address/phone number list

WhatsNew         - describes HyperCard IIgs 1.1. improvements


To run HyperCard IIgs comfortably, you need at least 2 megabytes of
RAM and a hard disk.


You can also buy the "HyperCard IIgs Script Language Guide: The
HyperTalk Language" as a separate product from Resource Central.

Resource Central have a bi-monthly disk-based HyperCard IIgs
publication, called "Script-Central".  This has to be seen to be
believed.  It is an extremely good example of a stack-based magazine.
Each issue includes several PD/Freeware/Shareware stacks, plus
letters, hints and tips, utility stacks, tutorials, rumours, and lots
of easter eggs.
-- 
David Empson

Internet: David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz    EMPSON_D@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
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