From zerkle Sat Nov 5 23:06:50 1994 Received: by toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (4.1/UCD.CS.2.6) id AA29739; Sat, 5 Nov 94 23:06:48 PST Received: from wor-srv.wam.umd.edu by toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (4.1/UCD.CS.2.6) id AA29733; Sat, 5 Nov 94 23:06:42 PST Received: from rac8.wam.umd.edu (walrus@rac8.wam.umd.edu [128.8.70.124]) by wor-srv.wam.umd.edu (8.6.9/8.6.9) with ESMTP id CAA25230 for ; Sun, 6 Nov 1994 02:06:40 -0500 From: walrus@wam.umd.edu Received: (walrus@localhost) by rac8.wam.umd.edu (8.6.9/8.6.9) id CAA27292 for announce@cs.ucdavis.edu; Sun, 6 Nov 1994 02:06:39 -0500 Message-Id: <199411060706.CAA27292@rac8.wam.umd.edu> To: announce@cs.ucdavis.edu (Amiga Announcements) Date: Sun, 6 Nov 1994 02:06:38 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <9411060659.AA29650@toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu> from "Amiga Announcements" at Nov 5, 94 10:59:56 pm X-Department: Department of Redundancy Department X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL22] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 4365 Subject: SUBMIT KingFisher 2.5 Errors-To: zerkle@cs.ucdavis.edu X-Server: Zserver v0.90beta Status: R submit WHAT IS KINGFISHER? KingFisher 2.5, the successor to the popular KingFisher 1.40, a disk catalog tool originally aimed at Fred Fish's Amiga Library collection, but now capable of a more general purpose format, real multi-user capabilities, and a lot more. KingFisher began as a tool to catalog, maintain, and search Fred Fish's AmigaLibrary disks ("Fish Disks.") It has been redesigned into a multi-purpose, multi-user, multi-database cataloging tool capable of delivering detailed information on software using Fred Fish's new Product-Info Specification. As such, it can be used to catalog not only the Fish Disks, but your club's selection of software, as well, even the contents of Aminet itself. FEATURE OVERVIEW {*} - Fully resizable GadTools interface operating on the default public screen or a custom screen based on any entry in the Display Database; uses the default screen font or a font of your choice. Proportional fonts are fully supported. {*} - Multiple copies of KingFisher can operate in parallel, thanks to implementation of Client-Server technology, for reduced memory requirement as only one copy of a database and its index files is opened between all running copies of KingFisher {*} - Multiple copies of a supplied program, RexxFisher, provide ARexx ports at the cost of approximately 25K per client. This contrasts sharply with achieving the same goal with KingFisher 1.40 where the cost was 350K for a complete, secondary copy of KingFisher. {*} - Supplies any number of independently accessible databases to multiple clients (such as KingFisher, RexxFisher, etc.) allowing you to maintain a variety of databases online and access them at will. {*} - Search Sets can be built (as well as saved and restored) to select from a list of matching software that a previous search produced. Matching records are listed and can be selected for instant viewing through a standard listview. {*} - Any number of search expressions are memorized by KingFisher 2 and can be recalled at the press of a button to save typing. {*} - The layout of information used for the display, printing, and exporting can be re-defined to suit individual taste or need. {*} - Uses locale.library and comes supplied with Dansk, Deutsch, Espanol, Nederlands, Suomi, and Svenska language catalogs. More are expected. - Context sensitive and fully integrated AmigaGuide(R) documentation. - Includes a complete, ready-to-use database of descriptions for Fish Disks 1-1000! NEW MAJOR FEATURES New in 2.5: Revised documentation, Name-field based QuickIndex for as much as 100 times faster searches, enhanced expression syntax, and Reindexing command. Internal changes and some bugfixes. Previously unannounced releases 2.3 and 2.4 offered: AmigaGuide now functional under KS2.x, AmigaGuide opened on demand only, Simple Refresh windows, user-selectable font, custom screen support. Numerous bugfixes. REQUIREMENTS RAM requirements are less than for KingFisher 1.40 and merely a fraction thereof when multiple copies are run: approximately 300K. Also required is Kickstart V37 (2.04) but V38 (2.1) is required for localization. COMPATIBILITY Tested with 68000 through 68040 CPUs, V37, V38, V39, and V40 system software, Picasso II graphics board. Enforcer and Mungwall used during testing. PRICE KingFisher 2.5 is shareware and costs $20(US) or DM30. A registration site in Germany is available for European users, and a registration site in Italy is hoped soon to be available as well. RESTRICTIONS The unregistered (EVALUATION) version is limited to two simultaneously running clients (KingFisher or RexxFisher) and will not be made public as timely as the registered version. AUTHOR & AUTHOR'S ADDRESS (inquiries, registration, technical support) Udo Schuermann 6000 42nd Avenue, Apt. 405 Hyattsville, MD 20781-1518 USA email: walrus@wam.umd.edu LOCATION A patch file for the REGISTERED version of KingFisher 2.1, 2.3, and 2.4 (but not 2.2) is available on Aminet in 'fish/docs' by the name 'KF-REGS-patch-25.lha' Patches for the EVALUATION version are available in the same directory for 2.1 -> 2.2, and 2.2 -> 2.3 but will not yet be available beyond 2.3 for a while. ._. Udo Schuermann ( ) walrus@wam.umd.edu