

BrainHex




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| BrainHex 1.1
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The world's greatest (and noisiest) hexadecimal file editor for Macintosh. This cool utility lets you poke around inside both the data fork and the resource fork of any file in hex codes, as well as providing the most robust Finder Info dialog this side of Saturn. If you don't know what hex codes are, you probably don't need this, but if you do then this tool is for you!
BrainHex works great in the Classic environment under MacOS X. Any shareware registrations received after January 1, 2004 will receive a free upgrade to the native MacOS X version of BrainHex if and when it is completed.
BrainHex is Shareware, $25. Please support the Shareware system, to encourage independent software developers to continue with their creative aspirations. If you don't find BrainHex to be worth the investment, that's fine, you can throw away your copy, but if you use BrainHex or any other Shareware product, please register your copy.
If you pay online, please email your registration information to brainscan@mac.com. Use the "Copy Form" button in BrainHex's registration form dialog, then paste the results into your email message.
Upgrades from version 1.0 are free to registered users. If you are a registered user (we know who you are) of BrainHex 1.0, you can request a BrainHex 1.1 registration code via email. See the BrainHex 1.1 ReadMe document for details.
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| What's new in BrainHex 1.1?
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Many changes are afoot here, including several suggested by BrainHex users. More detail on the changes is available in the documentation supplied in the BrainHex download file. Briefly:
- Totally revamped Finder Info window is now non-modal.
- New fork comparison commands let you compare two forks side-by-side.
- ASCII display in your choice of fonts.
- Unified Open and New commands for data, resource and Finder Info windows.
- Multiple windows open to a single file are now properly managed.
- Close All command.
- Improved Save As command.
- Command-click in title bar for path popup menu (like Finder windows).
- Added "Date" mode to Edit Selection dialog.
- Added "Copy Form" button to the shareware registration form.
- Many bug fixes and minor interface improvements.
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| BrainHex features from days of yore...
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- Open multiple data and resource forks simultaneously.
- Create new files or new forks for existing files.
- Search and Replace forward and backward through a fork.
- Insert or overwrite data entered in Hex or ASCII.
- Jump to specified address, optionally extracted from selected data.
- Drop any document or group of documents to the BrainHex icon for easy opening.
- Custom font (Hexus) for viewing non-displayable ASCII characters.
- Full-featured Finder Info editing dialog.
- Edit values in ASCII, Hex, Signed and Unsigned Decimal, Octal, Binary, or Roman Numerals.
- Export of Hex dumps as TEXT files.
- Printing of Hex dumps.
- Extensive use of Balloon help.
- Launch open document to its creating application or an application of your choosing.
- Open and edit Alias files.
- Undo of latest document-altering operation.
- Fat binary - PowerMac and 68k native.
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| System Requirements
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- BrainHex requires MacOS 7.0 or later. If you're still using System 6, tough.
- BrainHex requires a 640x400 or larger monitor.
- BrainHex should work on any Mac that supports MacOS 7 or later.
- BrainHex works in MacOS X's Classic mode (MacOS X native version under consideration)
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| Semi-Legal Stuff
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- BrainHex is Shareware. It is freely distributable, but is not freeware or in the public domain. You may use it to your hearts content for the first 30 days. After that, if you like it and find it useful, please fill out the registration form (accessible from the About BrainHex dialog), print it out (or handwrite a copy if you can't print it), and send it with a check for $25 US to BrainScan Software, and we will add you to our database of happy campers. Registered users are entitled to free upgrades to future 1.x versions of BrainHex.
- BrainHex is NOT guaranteed. BrainScan Software takes NO RESPONSIBILITY for any damage this program may cause to your system or data due to either defect or misuse. While we strive to create solid, bug-free software, this is not a perfect world and those little critters are sure to sneak in somewhere. If you alert us to a bug, we will make every effort to fix it quickly and get you a new version (if you are registered).
- BrainHex CAN DAMAGE FILES. Resource forks, and the Data forks of many types of documents, contain pointers and lengths referencing the information in the files. By modifying a fork directly, particularly by inserting or deleting data, or modifying an address or length value, the file may be rendered unusable. This is not the fault of BrainHex. Be sure you either know what you are doing, or you are messing with a file you won't mind losing.
- Freely Distributable. As with most Shareware, you may feel free to pass the BrainHex package along to friends and family, post it on online services, or package it with other publicly distributable software on disk or CD-ROM. A few guidelines to follow:
- Always include the entire BrainHex package, including the latest version of the BrainHex application, this ReadMe document, the Help document and the sample document.
- You may not charge a fee for this software, though you are entitled to media and handling fees if so desired.
- BrainHex may not be bundled with any commercial product, without prior authorization from BrainScan Software.
- Let BrainScan Software know where and how this product has been distributed, preferably via the E-Mail address listed above.
- If you include BrainHex on a CD-ROM, you must send a free copy to BrainScan Software.
- BrainHex is ©1994-1997 BrainScan Software, All Rights Reserved.
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