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Info-Mac Digest Sun, 23 Jul 00 Volume 17 : Issue 113
Today's Topics:
(A) .exe files
(A) Pagination problems in Word 98
(A) Summary - Keyboard control panel based shortcuts
.exe files
.exe files
2 volume disk and HFS
[*] MIDI Warehouse v1.0.4
[*] Scheduler 2.0
[Q] on the new multiprocessor G4s
Accessing logic board on the 8100 AV
Greeting card programs?
IBM techexplorer Version 3.0 Preview Release 1: Windows 95/98/NT,
iMac gutz removal
iMac gutz removal
iMac Help
Info-Mac Digest V17 #112
Lowering Startup Chime Sound
Pagination problems in Word 98
Pagination problems in Word 98
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 21:39:41 -0500
From: Charles Pearce
To:
Subject: (A) .exe files
>Info-Mac Digest Fri, 21 Jul 00 Volume 17 : Issue 112
>
>Today's Topics:
>
>From: "Chip Sample"
>Subject: .exe files
>
>
>Is there a utility that will allow my Mac to execute/view the
>scads of .exe files I receive from PC users?
>
>Thanks for any info,
>Chip
Yup, It's called Virtual PC and it runs a Windoze emulation--SoftWindows
is another application. I get those (.exe) files from others, usually
attached to e-mail. Mostly they're not worth the bother. These file types
are called "executibles" and are usually applications or installers. Even
if you could view them, you wouldn't be able to actually "execute" the
program without Windows. They're completely PC native and there's no real
Mac correspondence.
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Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 15:18:25 -0700
From: Barb Lange
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: (A) Pagination problems in Word 98
Brian
Have you checked under "compatability" (under Tools/Preferences)? It is
possible that "Suppress extra line spacing at bottom of page" is turned on
for one computer and not the other. There are two other suppression that
we keep turned on in the office on all desktop publishing computers, they
are: "Suppress extra line spacing at top of page" and "Suppress Space
Before after a hard page or column break".
>Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 11:37:30 -0500
>From: Brian Pickerill
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Pagination problems in Word 98
>
>Hello. This has been nagging me for a long time. Oftentimes, I have a
>document that will print very differently depending on which Mac I am using
>to print. The fonts, document format, print setup, ect... are all the
>same, yet on one machine, it will paginate correctly, and on the other, a
>line or three will spill off onto the next page.
>
>Any insights you have would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>
>--Brian Pickerill, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
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Barb Lange
CDE / SFU
(604) 291-4776
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 16:02:36 -0500
From: Chaz Larson
To: "[email protected]" , [email protected]
Subject: (A) Summary - Keyboard control panel based shortcuts
At 2:25 PM -0400 7/20/00, [email protected] wrote:
>Dear Digest readers,
>Thank you one and all for your replies. It appears that only USB
>based Macs (not those with a PCMCIA or PCI added USB card) support
>shortcuts in the Keyboard control panel.
It's actually ROM-in-RAM Macs that get this.
However, St‰phane Madrau has created a little utility that enables
this feature on all Macs.
chazl
--
Come on over to our valley, where boys run free! Run through the lush green
meadows in your shorts! Brother John will be your guide in a summer of
indescribable earthly delight! - The Suburbs, Music For Boys
Chaz Larson - chaz at spamcop dot net - http://www.visi.com/~chaz
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 15:55:48 -0500
From: Chaz Larson
To: "Chip Sample" , [email protected]
Subject: .exe files
At 7:21 AM -0600 7/19/00, Chip Sample wrote:
>Is there a utility that will allow my Mac to execute/view the
>scads of .exe files I receive from PC users?
Sure.
Virtual PC:
SoftWindows:
RealPC:
Blue Label:
chazl
--
Come on over to our valley, where boys run free! Run through the lush green
meadows in your shorts! Brother John will be your guide in a summer of
indescribable earthly delight! - The Suburbs, Music For Boys
Chaz Larson - chaz at spamcop dot net - http://www.visi.com/~chaz
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 14:12:03 -0400
From: Tom Coradeschi
To: "Chip Sample"
Subject: .exe files
Chip Sample wrote:
>Is there a utility that will allow my Mac to execute/view the
>scads of .exe files I receive from PC users?
Virtual PC would be my recommendation.
.
tom coradeschi [email protected]
Skylands (NJ) BMW Riders
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 15:50:03 -0500
From: Chaz Larson
To: Ezra Nathan ,
Subject: 2 volume disk and HFS
At 9:49 PM +0100 7/13/00, Ezra Nathan wrote:
>What I want is both to be HFS+. Is there a way of doing that without
>initializing both volumes of the HD? I can back-up the contents of
>the HFS standard volume easily enough, but not that of the HFS+
>volume.
Back up the contents of the HFS Standard volume. Use the Finder's
"Erase Disk" command to format it as "Mac OS Extended". Restore its
contents. You're done.
chazl
--
Come on over to our valley, where boys run free! Run through the lush green
meadows in your shorts! Brother John will be your guide in a summer of
indescribable earthly delight! - The Suburbs, Music For Boys
Chaz Larson - chaz at spamcop dot net - http://www.visi.com/~chaz
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Date: 22 Jul 2000
From: Takashi Suzuki
To:
Subject: [*] MIDI Warehouse v1.0.4
MIDI Warehouse is an application for the Macintosh which allows you to
play & manage standard MIDI files.
Player window holds one standard MIDI file, and displays it's current tempo,
System Exclusive status, Control Change status and Voice Name, Panpot, Pitch
Bend, Level for each MIDI channel.
Playlist window can have up to 2,147,483,647 MIDI files to be played back
sequentially, or random order.
Database window can have up to 2,147,483,647 MIDI files with sort & find
capability.
What's changed :
- Some label pop-up menu items could not be chosen -> fixed.
- Japanese labels did not drawn correct -> fixed.
- Sometimes characeres inside Database Window shown badly -> fixed.
Features :
- Fat Binary.
- QuickTime support.
- Macintosh Drag and Drop support.
- GM, GS, XG format compatible.
- 32part Standard MIDI File playback support.
- Navigation Services support. (PowerPC only)
This application requires :
- Macintosh with 68020 or higher / PowerPC
- System7.6.1 + QuickTime 3.0 + Appearance Manager or later
- OMS (Open Music System) -- If you use external MIDI tone generator
- MIDI tone generator or QuickTime Musical Instruments
-- T.Suzuki
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/midi/midi-warehouse-104.hqx; 438 K]
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Date: 22 Jul 2000
From: Joao Varela
To:
Subject: [*] Scheduler 2.0
Scheduler 2.0 is an utility that can schedule alerts to remind you of
important tasks. Just by clicking on a couple of buttons you can schedule
to call Mom every Friday or every first Monday of the month. Scheduler can
also launch applications at a given time and date, managing in a simple,
intuitive way a set of applications you want to start your day with. For
instance, during the week you want to start by reading your mail, but in the
weekend you want to start with your game. Scheduler 2.0 is Freeware.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/time/scheduler-20.hqx; 407 K]
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 12:44:25 -0700
From: Wagner Truppel
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Q] on the new multiprocessor G4s
Hi folks,
since all of the software I currently use on a daily basis was not
written to take advantage of multiprocessor configurations, a
situation I don't expect to change in the near future, I'm wondering
how much faster the new dual-processor G4s really are compared to
single-processor configurations of comparable speed. Can anyone
comment on this?
Also, are MacOS 9 and the upcoming MacOS X fully native and
multiprocessor-ready? If so, then a dual-processor system might still
be much faster, even with software that's not multiprocessor ready.
One last question: what are the major differences between the G3 and
G4 chips? I'm considering getting either a PowerBook G3 500 or a
dual-processor desktop G4 500 (or, if the multiprocessor
configuration ends up not being much of an advantage for me, a
single-processor desktop G4 500).
Thank you for your assistance.
Wagner Truppel
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 16:14:32 -0500
From: Chaz Larson
To: "Oleh S. Ilnytzkyj" , [email protected]
Subject: Accessing logic board on the 8100 AV
At 8:41 PM -0600 7/16/00, Oleh S. Ilnytzkyj wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>Can one find instructions on the Web about gaining
>access to the Power Macintosh 8100/80 logic board?
>I'd like to add RAM but the board doesn't exactly flip
>open by itself.
One source might be to look for G3 upgrade installation instructions,
since I believe installing one of those invloves removing the
motherboard.
Here's a quick outline from memory, which may be enough to get you going.
Unscrew four thumbscrews from the back.
Slide the case cover back and lift it off.
Remove all Nubus cards.
Disconnect all the cables at the top edge of the motherboard.
Remove the single screw in the middle of the motherboard.
Remove the programmer's switch assembly.
Now slide the motherboard forward a little bit to disengage it and tilt it out.
Reassembly is the reverse of disassembly.
chazl
--
Come on over to our valley, where boys run free! Run through the lush green
meadows in your shorts! Brother John will be your guide in a summer of
indescribable earthly delight! - The Suburbs, Music For Boys
Chaz Larson - chaz at spamcop dot net - http://www.visi.com/~chaz
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 16:50:40 -0400
From: Patty and Art Werschulz
To: [email protected]
Subject: Greeting card programs?
Hi.
Does anybody know of any programs for making greeting cards, such as
birthday cards and the like?
Thanks.
--
Patty and Art Werschulz http://members.home.net/agw/
207 Stoughton Avenue Cranford NJ 07016 (908) 272-1146
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Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 14:21:09 -0400
From: Angel Luis Diaz
To: [email protected]
Subject: IBM techexplorer Version 3.0 Preview Release 1: Windows 95/98/NT,
IBM techexplorer is a plug-in for Navigator and Internet
Explorer as well as an ActiveX control for applications
like Microsoft PowerPoint and Word. techexplorer enables
the display of TeX, LaTeX and MathML documents and the
publishing of interactive scientific material on the Web.
Version 3.0 PR 1 includes full support for MathML 1.01,
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techexplorer documents via C++, Java, JavaScript, the
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Please send all questions to [email protected].
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IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Manager, Advanced Internet Publishing
IBM techexplorer http://www.ibm.com/software/techexplorer
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 15:47:45 -0500
From: Chaz Larson
To: Chazzz ,
Subject: iMac gutz removal
At 12:16 PM -0400 7/17/00, Chazzz wrote:
>I've looked at the back/removed the plastic housing and the two upper anchor
>screws but the gutz won't come out. Is there more to do or do I just have to
>be more aggressive and yank the sucker?
A google search on "imac memory upgrade instructions" turned this up,
which looks quite complete:
chazl
--
Come on over to our valley, where boys run free! Run through the lush green
meadows in your shorts! Brother John will be your guide in a summer of
indescribable earthly delight! - The Suburbs, Music For Boys
Chaz Larson - chaz at spamcop dot net - http://www.visi.com/~chaz
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 14:09:30 -0400
From: Tom Coradeschi
To: Chazzz
Subject: iMac gutz removal
Chazzz wrote:
>I'm helping out a friend whose iMac went south (software). I'm
>reinitializing etc.
>While I'm at it, she's asked me to do a memory upgrade.
>I've looked at the back/removed the plastic housing and the two upper anchor
>screws but the gutz won't come out. Is there more to do or do I just have to
>be more aggressive and yank the sucker?
There should be directions which came with the computer, and describe
just what you need to do to get at the RAM slots. If you can't find
them, visit ,
print out those pages and have at it!
tom coradeschi [email protected]
Skylands (NJ) BMW Riders
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 22:09:02 -0400
From: Chazzz
To:
Subject: iMac Help
Thanks for all the list help.
It went smooth as silk and she's now the proud owner of MORE RAM!
--
Charles Cusumano
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 21:19:54 -0400
From: Jeffrey Frankel
To:
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #112
On July 18 Brian Pickerill wrote:
> Hello. This has been nagging me for a long time. Oftentimes, I have a
> document that will print very differently depending on which Mac I am using
> to print. The fonts, document format, print setup, ect... are all the
> same, yet on one machine, it will paginate correctly, and on the other, a
> line or three will spill off onto the next page.
Are you using the same printer with the different Macs? Different printers
will print closer to the edges of the paper than others. If you're using
the LaserWriter 8 printer driver on both machines, make sure that the
settings in the Page Setup dialog box are the same. Is it possible that US
Letter is selected as the paper size on one and US Letter Small on the
other? These settings will affect print area.
--
Jeff Frankel
Windsor, Maine USA
"Where the woodpecker pecks
and the porcupine plays"
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Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 11:59:50 -0500
From: Clinton MacDonald
To: [email protected]
Subject: Lowering Startup Chime Sound
Chazzzzzz (is that enough Zs?
):On Sunday, 09 July, 2000 06:46:08, Chazzz asked:
>One of my long standing problems is to keep alert sounds loud enough
>while keeping the Startup Chime liveable. If I keep the volume of the
>alert sounds audible enough, the startup Chime blasts the speakers.
>In the Monitor & Sounds CP, I've increased the alert sounds volume to
>the max and have the system sounds about one half volume. Is there
>anyway to lower the chime in ROM and keep the alert sounds reasonably
>loud?
On older PowerBooks (which is all I know, since the most recent I own
are a PB 145 and a Duo 280c -- both great machines), the startup
chime is schizophrenic in the following way: the startup chime volume
lowers as the system sound volume is lowered, until one reaches a
volume of zero. Then, for some Apple-only-knows reason, the startup
chime volume is greatest. Therefore, for older PowerBooks, the lowest
one can set the startup chime is at an overall system sound setting
of "1." It is still pretty loud at that setting.
I know this makes no sense, but try setting your sound volume to "1"
using the Control Strip.
Best wishes,
Clint
--
Dr. Clinton C. MacDonald |
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 15:44:27 -0500
From: Chaz Larson
To: Brian Pickerill , [email protected]
Subject: Pagination problems in Word 98
At 11:37 AM -0500 7/18/00, Brian Pickerill wrote:
>Hello. This has been nagging me for a long time. Oftentimes, I have a
>document that will print very differently depending on which Mac I am using
>to print. The fonts, document format, print setup, ect... are all the
>same, yet on one machine, it will paginate correctly, and on the other, a
>line or three will spill off onto the next page.
>
>Any insights you have would be appreciated.
>
Are the two machines printing to different printers? Perhaps the
printable area on one machine's printer [either because it's a
different printer or because it's using a different PPD file, in the
case of a LaserWriter-type printer] is ever-so-slightly smaller than
the printable area on the other, which could cause htat couple-line
spillover.
Another possibility would be different versions of the fonts on the
two machines, where one has ever-so-slightly different character
widths
One machine may be missing a true styled font [like Bold]; the
faked-up version the OS would generate in that situation is wider
than the real bold font, and would cause pagination differences.
chazl
--
Come on over to our valley, where boys run free! Run through the lush green
meadows in your shorts! Brother John will be your guide in a summer of
indescribable earthly delight! - The Suburbs, Music For Boys
Chaz Larson - chaz at spamcop dot net - http://www.visi.com/~chaz
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 23:08:07 -0400
From: "Marlon Deason"
To: [email protected]
Subject: Pagination problems in Word 98
Bill--
If you are using two different printers, it is probably a difference in the
printable areas. Different types of printers use paper differently. For
example, inkjet printers tug on the leading edge of a sheet paper and so it
can't print there.
Look to see if you have two different printers selected on your two
machines. Many programs use guidelines from the printer driver to determine
the size of a printed page.
-- Marlon
[email protected]
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