Why Use Babelfish?

For end-users: Why not? The Babelfish system initialization file is very small.
When it is loaded at boot time it takes almost no memory--just enough to be
ÒaliveÓ when an application call on it.

By leaving Babelfish and the Convert File NDA active in your system, youÕll be
able to convert files from one format to another without having to use a special
conversion program. Of course, if the application youÕre using is aware of
Babelfish then you wonÕt even have to manually convert the file.

For programmers: Why not? Instead of writing three separate routes to import
three different file formats, why not write only one import/export routine that
uses Babelfish? YouÕll instantly have access to many different file formats--and
youÕll have much less code to debug and maintain!

If Babelfish only has two of the three formats you wanted to support, write a
Babelfish translator for the third format. Not only will you give that capability
to your program, but youÕll also give it to every other application that uses
Babelfish!

Do you want to convert a Macintosh file format? BabelfishÕs ÒMini Mac Resource
ManagerÓ Support Routine makes it easy to read data from resource forks of Mac
files!

Babelfish is freeware; the original archive can be distributed at no cost with
your software. All we ask is that you credit us in all your documentation.

The latest Babelfish developerÕs kit is available for downloading at:
http://www.sevenhills.com/applesoftware/iigs/babelfish/developer/