Re: Menu program for ProDOS 8?

[Gareth_Jones@experience.canada.fnet.org]

In Article <<3k80ba$nfb@crl10.crl.com>>,
<wcraig@crl.com> wrote:


>I'm looking for a program launcher for IIe and IIGS computers running off
>an AppleShare file server.  I know Apple used to have a program called
>Aristotle which would do everything I need, plus quite a bit more (I don't
>need separate teacher/class menus, one size fits all is just fine), but I
>don't think it's around any longer.  It wasn't that easy to use anyway.
>Password protection for menu modification would be a must.
>
>I put together a quick BASIC program to do it, but it's not unhackable,
>hard to modify the menu (for a non-programmer), and when the program
>launched exits back to ProDOS (bye), it's not going to come back to the
>menu - at least not with my limited skills using Applesoft BASIC.
>
>Any suggestions would be much appreciated.  I'm out of options right now.

I know of two solutions that would work with GS/OS: A HyperCard GS stack
called "NoWorries" (freeware) and a programmable launcher called "MiniWings"
that's part of the "Salvation Supreme" utilities from Vitesse. The only
thought I have at this point for ProDOS 8, though, is to use a BASIC compiler
on your menu program. The compiled version would be virtually unhackable.

-Gareth