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MrLynn
Junior Member
USA
394 Posts |
 Posted - 20 Jun 2002 : 19:06:47
Remember Stepping Out? Back in the compact-Mac days, the savior for those of us who needed more screen real estate than the 9" B&W provided was a wonderful product from Berkeley Systems, called Stepping Out. It enabled you to create a virtual monitor of any size, over which you could pan with the mouse, like flying a helicopter over the landscape.Stepping Out was essential for anyone who worked with large spreadsheets, large database forms, and (most of all) PageMaker layouts. It enabled me to run a small record label almost entirely on a 020-accelerated SE (which I still have) and System 6.0.8. Even after I graduated to my IIfx and a 15" NEC 4FG monitor, I still used Stepping Out for spreadsheets and FileMaker layouts. But with System 7.1 I had to switch to black-and-white to use it, or the system would crash. Stepping Out disappeared about the time that multi-resolution monitors became popular, but to my mind they were no subsitute for the heady freedom SO gave you; the inspired name gives the flavor. I have often found myself wishing someone would resurrect it in the PPC era. /Mr Lynn PS I still have it, if anyone needs a copy. Curator of: SE (6.0.4), SE w. 020 accelerator (6.0.8), SE w. no HD, IIfx (7.1), IIci (bad HD); plus various PPCs in family (blue G3/350 is main Mac these days). |
FireWire is fast
General, 4 star
USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jun 2002 : 20:35:58
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scchicago
Full Member
USA
936 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jun 2002 : 10:01:14
Could you upload it to one of the HL servers. This sounds interesting. I have some programs on my LCII that could use that.
Thanks! This could be the answer! UPLOAD! PLEASE!_________________
Leutennant SCCHICAGO
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scchicago
Full Member
USA
936 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jun 2002 : 10:02:12
Even if it'll only work in black and white. I'll still try it out._________________
Leutennant SCCHICAGO
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MrLynn
Junior Member
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2002 : 14:54:05
None of the servers listed on the web page are responding, so I e-mailed Stepping Out II to you./Mr Lynn Curator of: SE (6.0.4), SE w. 020 accelerator (6.0.8), SE w. no HD, IIfx (7.1), IIci (bad HD); plus various PPCs in family (blue G3/350 is main Mac these days). |
MrLynn
Junior Member
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - 01 Jul 2002 : 04:13:58
SCCHICAGO: Did you get SO to work?/Mr Lynn (curious) Curator of: SE (6.0.4), SE w. 020 accelerator (6.0.8), SE w. no HD, IIfx (7.1), IIci (bad HD); plus various PPCs in family (blue G3/350 is main Mac these days). |
Stan814
Starting Member
USA
1 Posts |
Posted - 06 Aug 2002 : 15:27:20
I need to find a copy of the Stepping Out II software as I recently acquired an Apple 12" monitor to use with a Mac IIsi. You said in your posting that you have a copy. I'm sending this message on a PC as I don't have a fast modem connection for my Macs [I've just recently acquired several 680x0 Macs that I'm learning to use]. Thanks. |
MrLynn
Junior Member
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - 11 Aug 2002 : 19:23:43
Sorry for the delay--I don't get here every day.E-mailed a .sit file of Stepping Out II. Let me know if you have any problems. /Mr Lynn Curator of: SE (6.0.4), SE w. 020 accelerator (6.0.8), SE w. no HD, IIfx (7.1), IIci (bad HD); plus various PPCs in family (blue G3/350 is main Mac these days). |
In Praise of Stepping Out!
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