I have Aladdin Spring Cleaning 3.5, a Classic application that does a number of things to free up hard disk space. It looks for browser cache files, duplicate files, etc. including "Fat" binary programs (those designed to run on both 68k and PPC machines). For a few years after the introduction of the Power Macintosh, many programs were written in Fat binary so they'd be compatible with both. However, since you only need one of the sets of programming, you can "trim the fat" by removing the PPC or 68k specific code that isn't needed for your computer. Spring Cleaning does that, and each application it trims has the word "trimmed" after it once you've done it.
I got Spring Cleaning 3.5 a few years ago, so it has probably been around for quite a while. I don't think it's around any more. On Saturday, August 17, 2002, at 02:22 PM, Bill Brown wrote: > Yo compacters everywhere, > > Gotta question here about salvaging software. On any number of compact > and other Macs that come across my bench. I occassionaly find > application software that includes the parenthetical term > "...(trimmed)" in its name. Launching and using these "trimmed" > applications seems to be comparable to the regular versions of the > software. In each case, the "trimmed" software is lighter by from a few > kilobytes to mucho megabytes in size. So I assume that someone has been > at work with something like ResEdit. Or it may be this is a specially > marketed version of the software. I see this "trimmed" software on Macs > from schools, business, and Macs that have never been outside the home. > And I see it on all sorts of applications. My ramblings about Mac > information sources has not yet explained this "trimmed" thing. Any > knowlege on this one? > > Bill -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
