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Knezzen
Administrator 512 MB  Posts: 608 Village idiot 
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on: May 07, 2021, 09:52
After extensive testing and fixing, I'm pleased to announce that we (The Macintosh Garden / System 7 Today Crew) is bringing back Sherlock 2 as well as creating some new plugins for it. Now you can happily search your favorite retro Mac sites right from System 7 - OSX 10.5.x. Check it out here: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/official-macintosh-garden-sherlock-plugins And of course we support System 7 as well (through WannaBe). Happy searching! 
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Last Edit: June 14, 2021, 17:36 by Bolkonskij
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wove
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1024 MB  Posts: 1363
Reply #1 on: May 07, 2021, 15:45
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That is very nice. The two features of the Classic Mac I particularly enjoyed are Sherlock and Data Detectors. Data Detectors could always be installed in System 7, but Sherlock used to require a newer OS. Great work, thanks.
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Europa
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64 MB Posts: 109 she/her
Reply #2 on: May 07, 2021, 19:52
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This is epic! I'll be sure to make a video on these once I get time.
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Syntho
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64 MB Posts: 103 System 7 Newcomer!
Reply #3 on: May 08, 2021, 04:54
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Had an unexpected twist in my life and had to move. Now I'm gearing up to move again in the next few months. Been thinking about this forum over the past while, just so busy that I haven't had time to visit. Awesome to visit and learn about this new feature. Will be back in due time once I have my 9600 set up in this new house
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cballero
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1024 MB Posts: 1176 System 7, today and forever
Reply #4 on: May 08, 2021, 13:35
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Ah, I hope it's a good twist  I wish you well on the move and once you're done with things, come and join in the old yet new and ever-improving Mac fun! 
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Bolkonskij
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Administrator 1024 MB Posts: 2023
Reply #5 on: May 08, 2021, 16:19
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It's awesome and is fun even though I've never been a big Sherlock fan. But I gotta say, the best feature is easily the System 7 Today banner. ... ;-)
Last Edit: May 08, 2021, 16:26 by Bolkonskij
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Europa
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64 MB Posts: 109 she/her
Reply #6 on: May 09, 2021, 17:58
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I admit that I haven't used Sherlock much either. Always been more inclined to use Find Stuff, as its interface works better for me (and is nearly identical to Find Any File on the OS X side of things, so there is minimal re-learning that I need to do). These new channels are an amazing addition and gives back Sherlock's main advantage over Find Stuff, which is the ability to search the web.
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mac-cellar
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128 MB Posts: 176 Gotta love System 7
Reply #7 on: May 25, 2021, 21:35
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I grabbed the Sherlock Mega Pack and installed in on 8.6. A real blast from the past to use ol' Sherlock once again. Tip of the cap to those who created this!
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68040
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512 MB Posts: 950 68k - thy kingdom come, thy will be done !
Reply #8 on: November 17, 2021, 00:30
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I installed the Sherlock plugins in Wannabee, but how do I run them?
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Knezzen
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Administrator 512 MB Posts: 608 Village idiot
Reply #9 on: November 20, 2021, 14:28
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This is mentioned in the readme and on the garden page with the downloads, but I'll add it to here as well: For WannaBe users (68k and PowerPC, System 7.1 and up): 1. If you don't have WannaBe on your system, install it using the included packages in the WannaBe for System 7.1 folder. Internet Config 2.0.2 is needed in order for WannaBe to function and is also to be found in the same folder. 2. Drag and drop the Sherlock Plugins you want to use with WannaBe to the Change Creator To WannaBe AppleScript, also included in this package. Your plugins are now of WannaBe document type. 3. Put your Sherlock (now WannaBe) plugins somewhere handy, like in the Apple Menu for easy access. 4. Open the plugin file you want to use, WannaBe will be started and a search query window will be presented to you. 5. Search away!
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Neal_SE30
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256 MB Posts: 401 System 7 Newcomer!
Reply #10 on: November 01, 2022, 22:22
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Whst is wannabe, do i need it?
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cballero
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1024 MB Posts: 1176 System 7, today and forever
Reply #11 on: November 02, 2022, 01:14
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Well, as long as you have System 7.1 or up on your Classic Mac, I think so And it's the bees-knees for searching the web with the revived Sherlock plug-in from Knezzen's description of it!! 
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Neal_SE30
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256 MB Posts: 401 System 7 Newcomer!
Reply #12 on: November 02, 2022, 22:30
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I’ll give it a try then. Yes I’m on 7.5.5 so should work
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macdude888
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8 MB Posts: 12 System 7 Forever
Reply #13 on: March 13, 2025, 15:39
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This is so excellent! Thank you!
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