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Info-Mac Digest Tue, 22 Jan 02 Volume 19 : Issue 12
Today's Topics:
[*] droids-14.hqx
[*] frog-xing-15.hqx
[*] Prometheus 1.3
[*] The Fontz 3.3
[*] Time Ballz 2.0
[A] No power key on Apple Pro keyboard
[A]Big 9.1 and OS-X install problem
Installing iPhoto
OS7 aps on OS9?
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Date: 22 Jan 2002
From: James Shaw
To:
Subject: [*] droids-14.hqx
Droids is an updated and supercharged strategy game based on the
classic Mac game of Daleks. As you battle your way through the
many and varied levels, the androids get smarter and smarter and
more technologically advanced. You'll have to come up with ever
more clever and ingenious ways to "retire" them. Along the way,
you'll get some help from other members of the Jayhawk Clan,
but it is ultimately up to you to become the Savior of Terra!
Droids requires: System 7.0 or greater; at least a 68020 Mac; 256
colors or greys; a 640 x 480 display; Sound Manager 3.0; 5 Meg of
RAM; and 1.5 Meg of hard disk. Droids is shareware and costs $15.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/droids-14.hqx; 1254 K]
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Date: 22 Jan 2002
From: James Shaw
To:
Subject: [*] frog-xing-15.hqx
Frog Xing is a well-paced arcade game in which you guide a frog
across a highway and a river to dock on the other side. You can catch
bonuses along the way to score extra points. Frog Xing has a nostalgic
look to it, with a tip of the hat to the classic arcade games. With
both traditional and new sound effects and a hopping music score,
the gameplay is addictive and should be fun for both novices and
arcade experts. Even children will enjoy watching and helping the
frog cross to the other side.
Frog Xing requires: System 7.0 or greater; preferably a 68040 Mac; at
least 16 colors or greys; a 640 x 480 display; Sound Manager 3.0; 2.5 Meg
of RAM; and 1.2 Meg of hard disk. Frog Xing is shareware and it costs $15.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/frog-xing-15.hqx; 1367 K]
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Date: 22 Jan 2002
From: James Shaw
To:
Subject: [*] Prometheus 1.3
Prometheus is a challenging arcade game for the Mac. It requires
swiftness, strategy, and a little luck to capture territory on the
playfield, as a sweeping firestix holds you at bay. With over 30
levels of increasingly challenging gameplay, Prometheus will keep
you enthralled for hours. Prometheus includes both a single-player
and a two-player game. Prometheus requires: System 7.0, a 68030
or better Mac, a 640 x 480/256 color monitor, Sound Manager 3.0,
4.5 MB RAM, 2.5 MB HD space. Prometheus is shareware and costs $15.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/prometheus-13.hqx; 1818 K]
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Date: 22 Jan 2002
From: Terry Findlay
To:
Subject: [*] The Fontz 3.3
Product Name: The Fontz
Version: 3.3
Type: Shareware
Category: Font Tools
Release Date: January 20, 2002
System Requirements: OS 8 to 9.x, 6MB RAM
Purpose:
The purpose of The Fontz is to make finding that special font for a
particular project as fast and e
Description:
The Fontz is a versatile font utility that allows you to browse your
existing fonts, see what they look like at different type sizes, styles and
colors, and even group them in like categories using a "wysiwyg" group
maker. For fast and easy browsing run either a manual or an automatic font
slide show where you can change size, color, style, and even the display
text while the slide show is still in progress. You can view or print out
individual fonts, or any of your font groups. The Fontz offers a combination
of focused feature set and low price. A great deal for anyone, publishing
professional or otherwise, who wants to find fonts quickly or organize their
fonts easily.
Main Features:
Create Font Groups
View manual or automatic font Slide Shows
Choose between mulitple font browsing options
Access premier font websites from within the program
New in this version:
- Display window features:
- run a font slide show
- background and text color selection
- character or text display
- add fonts directly to group
- add fonts to group during font slide show
- Fontz viewer window:
- faster and smoother scrolling
- access display window
- interface enhancements
Product URL: http://www.ttpsoftware.com/fontz/fontz.html
Download URL: http://www.ttpsoftware.com/fontz.sit
Home Page: http://www.ttpsoftware.com
Contact: contact@ttpsoftware.com
[Archived as /info-mac/font/util/the-fontz-33.hqx; 808 K]
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Date: 22 Jan 2002
From: Travis McLeskey
To:
Subject: [*] Time Ballz 2.0
Time Ballz 2.0
Time Ballz is a screen saver module for Mac OS X that displays a clock.
The current time is displayed in "HH:MM" or "HH:MM:SS" format. Each
digit is composed of a matrix of small 3D shapes which rotate to form
numerals. Several shapes are available, including one Christmas-themed
New in this version:
* Added "Heart" scheme
* Removed code that crashed with non-standard graphics cards
* Added "Random Set of Ballz" option
* Added "Color Shift" option, along with "Random hue shift"
* Added "Fill Screen with Ballz" option
* Added "Clock Centered on Screen" option
* Added "Fancy Transitions" option
* Added "Half Size" option
REQUIRES:
Mac OS X
LICENSE:
Shareware US$2.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/timeballz-20.hqx; 2216 K]
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Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 09:28:35 -0500
From: Ken Laskey
To: "tony stanton"
Subject: [A] No power key on Apple Pro keyboard
>and, for that matter, how does one restart a G4 without turning the power
>off if it hangs (which, of course, they still do)
push raised button in front (next to dimpled button) about a third of
the way up from the floor.
--
Ken Laskey
kenneth.j.laskey@saic.com
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Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 09:25:56 -0500
From: Ken Laskey
To: John McGibney
Subject: [A]Big 9.1 and OS-X install problem
John,
Your problem is the third party memory you installed. Mac OS before
9.1 was more forgiving. The full explanation and a potential fix
comes from Glenn Anderson and his DIMM First Aid. Try
http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=10415 for the full
explanation and software. I called back my RAM supplier and they
honored their warranty and swapped for RAM without the problem.
--
Ken Laskey
kenneth.j.laskey@saic.com
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Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 09:22:28 -0600
From: "Chaz Larson [mailing lists]"
To: "L. & M. Oppenheimer" , digest@info-mac.org
Subject: Installing iPhoto
At 12:18 PM -0500 1/18/02, L. & M. Oppenheimer wrote:
>When I download iPhoto I get a file named iPhoto.dmg. How do I install the
>application from this file?
That's an OS X disk image. Double-click it; Disk Copy will launch and a new "disk" will mount on the desktop. You'll find that most OS X software is distributed in this fashion.
It should be pretty self-explanatory from there. I believe there's a single file on the disk that you'll double-click to install ["iphoto.pkg", if memory serves].
I'd be more specific, but my OS X machine is at home right now.
Hope this helps.
chazl
--
I'm gonna tell my son to grow up as pretty as the grass is green
and as whip-smart as the English Channel is wide...
- Liz Phair, Whip Smart
Chaz Larson - chaz at spamcop dot net - http://www.visi.com/~chaz
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Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 09:45:38 -0600
From: Chaz Larson
To: p00bare , digest@info-mac.org
Subject: OS7 aps on OS9?
At 8:35 AM -0600 1/20/02, p00bare wrote:
>I have some homemade aps that run fine in OS7 but not in OS8 or OS9. I
>can't run OS7 on my G3. Is there any trick that might make my aps run?
I'm afraid not.
Well, I take that back. There's one thing you could try.
vMac will emulate a Mac Plus on your G3, much like Virtual PC emulates a PC.
It may allow you to run System 7 on the virtual Mac Plus, where you could then run your old software.
Software that is incompatible between 7 and 8 probably made some bad assumptions about things that Apple changed in later revs of the System software. Such incompatibilities most likely cannot be fixed except by rewriting the application.
One possibility is memory addressing. System 7 [or one of its flavors] introduced 32-bit memory addressing, where all 32 bits of a memory address were used. Prior to that point only 16 bits were used. Applications that worked under 32-bit addressing were called "32-bit clean". For some time, the Memory control panel offered a toggle for turning 32-bit addressing on and off to allow 32-bit unclean software to run. This toggle went away at some point, and the system always runs in 32-bit mode now, so 32-bit unclean software won't work at all on modern Mac OS. Just one example.
Perhaps vMac will solve your problem, though.
chazl
--
I'm gonna tell my son to grow up as pretty as the grass is green
and as whip-smart as the English Channel is wide...
- Liz Phair, Whip Smart
Chaz Larson - chaz at spamcop dot net - http://www.visi.com/~chaz
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