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Heath Raftery <hraftery@myrealbox.com> wrote:

> In aus.computers.mac Nikki <user@ccount.dot> wrote:
> > In article <1gohi27.c8egvt9tk18aN%anniebish@optusnet.com.au>, ann
> > bishop <anniebish@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> >> Sherlock usually throws up the leftover bits if any,or anyway it's
> >> worked for me so far.
> 
> 
> > is THAT what Sherlock does?  I got so annoyed with it ...
> 
> > [some time around OS9? when it reckoned it could evolve, from a simple
> > functional FIND utility, and got silly pictures, and channels (whatever
> > they were), and other things that got under my (none-too-thick) skin]

The version for OS9 was OK the OSX one stinks.


> Yep, there was a horrible transition. Sherlock used to do hard drive
> file searching, and was quite good at it. Then there was this Sherlock
> 2 crap, with odd looking pictures and seemingly incongruous features.
> 

I hadn't actually fired up the OSX one till today(stayed with 9)

> It wasn't for a couple of years (IIRC) that the transformation actually
> fit. By that time, file searches had been intergrated into the Finder
> very nicely indeed, and Sherlock was able to retire to its function of
> choice. It is essentially a front for small web apps now, and does a
> great job. Those little tasks the Internet is great for, but for which
> the browser is a far too general and cumbersome interface for, can be
> integrated as functions (called channels I think, eh) in Sherlock,
> providing a simple interface for language translation, map searching,
> plane booking, etc. If only it could be made relevant to countries out
> side the US ;)
> 
But you know it's the only country on earth. ;-)


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annieb

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