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Info-Mac Digest Wed, 24 Jan 96 Volume 14 : Issue 22
Today's Topics:
[*] Colonization v1.1 Update (fat)
[*] CommuniGate-UUCPGate-17
[*] CommuniGate Client 1.8.2
[*] CommuniGate FaxSender 1.9
[*] Easy_PPPTCP_1.3
[*] Flower Ridge jpeg
[*] ForceQuit1_0b.hqx (alt-cmd-esc enhancer)
[*] JUNO Librarian 1.1.5
[*] Mac*Chat#101/23-Jan-96
[*] macpager2demo
[*] My Schedule's Keeper 2.0.1 Update
[*] Never Ending Story Main Theme mod file
[*] non-linear least squares and scientific graphing
[*] Pawn cartoon
[*] ShortCircuit1.2.1; action puzzle game
[*] the-news.240
[*] The Printed Image Issue #2.1
[*] Time Teacher v1.1.4
[*] trou-newsletter-96-01-pdf
[*] WASTE 1.2a5; a text-editing library
[*] WolfAdCat
[*] WWW/HTML Publishing Tool
24bit addressing/PowerMac
6100 VRAM?
[A] 2 Macs 1 Printer
[A] Which bbs software is the best?
[Q] Duo2300 Upgrade.
[Q] Speaker volume on Performa 6200 defaults to maximum - Why?
[SUMMARY] Redux Deluxe and Zip drives
Apple ARA for Ms Windows
badMagic (Q)
ClarisWorks and Equation Editors
converting AVI to Mpeg or Quicktime
Desktop graphic
DropStuff for Compact Pro?
Form Filling Software?
GeoPort
Getting postscript into a Mac application
Info-Mac Digest V14 #20
Info-Mac Digest V14 #21 (2 msgs)
LC's capability
MacBench 3 results
Macs to PROFS and to Internet
Multiple Listing System (MLS)
OpenTransport108-Type-11-solution.txt
Patchbay panel? Where?
PPC 6100/66 video cards?
Q: How to Launch Word 5 instead of 6?
Ram Doubler 1.6.1 and PB5300
SF MacWorld Expo?
Shareware for creating Web Pages
System 7.5.1 Text Translators; Where are they stored?
System Memory Allocation
TEACHING AID: Searching for a spelling teacher font
Three-button mouse for use with MacX?
Upgrading a Performa 550
WARNING: Fonts Manager
Wunderbar (Help!)
ZIP Drive Cartridge Availability
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 17:50:24 -0600
From: [email protected] (Tim Armstrong)
Subject: [*] Colonization v1.1 Update (fat)
I didn't see this recent update for Colonization in the archive so I
thought I'd pass it along. I have no association with Microprose except as
a Colonization owner.
>From the Readme:
Colonization for the Macintosh Update v1.1
1/17/96
Fixes the reported problems with PowerMac AV's and dual
monitors.
To apply update, just copy the update into your Colonization
Folder.
If you have any questions, contact MicroProse On-Line
Services via e-mail at [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/colonization-11-updt.hqx; 950K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:32:21 -0600
From: [email protected] (Technical Support, Stalker Software, Inc.)
Subject: [*] CommuniGate-UUCPGate-17
The UUCPGate is a CommuniGate communication module supporting e-mail message
transfer using the uucp protocol and regular modem connections; uucp
communications do not require a direct Internet connection (i.e. they do not
use the TCP/IP protocol).
The UUCPGate module supports multi-line communications and it can support
connections with several other uucp systems (so your CommuniGate system can
be a network provider for other uucp e-mail systems).
The UUCPGate module can work together with the SMTPGate module providing
both TCP/IP and UUCP Internet e-mail. The CommuniGate Router takes care of
directing messages to the proper gate.
Revision History
1.7
* UUCPGate employs the CommuniGate Server E-mail converter (the previous
versions used the converter bult into the UUCPGate). It allows to support
mail coding and other RFC-format related features.
*?The memory leak bug fixed: incoming messages could result in abandoned
short blocks (return-paths) in memory, decreasing the "Largest Unused
Block" size shown in Finder.
*?The bug that could cause failures with the -43 error code was fixed.
1.6
*?The number of string pairs that you can enter for logging into a remote
server is increased to 6.
* The serial ports processing is now compatible with PCI/Open Transport
serial drivers.
1.5.3
*?The X-file commands are processed properly even if the line order is
incorrect.
* The bug causing crashes on 68000 machines when creating a new line is
fixed.
1.5.2
* The bug causing crashes on some machines when displaying the list of
serial ports is fixed.
* Some minor internal enhancements.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/communigate-uucp-gate-17.hqx; 57K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:32:18 -0600
From: [email protected] (Technical Support, Stalker Software, Inc.)
Subject: [*] CommuniGate Client 1.8.2
The CommuniGator application is the client part of the CommuniGate integrated
messaging system. It allows you to work with all your messages: e-mail, fax,
voice, pager, etc.
You can use it on the same computer the CommuniGate server is installed on,
and you can install and use it on other computers connected to the server via
network.
The CommuniGate User Manual explains how you can use the CommuniGator
application as your messaging environment. It provides information about:
- message composing;
- address books;
- mailboxes;
- operations on messages;
- miscellaneous CommuniGator features;
CommuniGator is used to manage the CommuniGate Server, too: to configure the
server itself or the modules it runs, to control the modules and their queues,
etc. The CommuniGate System Manual explains how you can use the CommuniGator
application to maintain your CommuniGate Server.
See the CommuniGate Installation Manual for installation instructions.
Revision History:
1.8.2
*?Support for 2-byte characters is implemented.
* The "Notification settings" panel changed:
The "Pause between notifications", "if system was not idle for xx seconds"
items added;
*?Text selection bug fixed (after switching to Fax and back w/ closed mailer)
* Attachment List update bug fixed (after switching to Fax w/ closed mailer)
* The "Coding" option implemented.
*?The file routines were fixed for shared volumes. This allows to keep
personal mailboxes on file servers.
* Saving fax pages as 'PICT' files implemented.
* The "Get Next Unread" menu command is implemented. The Control-Enter
shortcut is assigned to it.
1.8.1
* Selection using the arrow keys is implemented in queue windows.
* Opening of the selected letters from queue by pressing "Enter" key is
implemented.
* Opening next/previous unread messages from queue by Command-arrows is
implemented.
* The Trash mailbox is implemented; Command-D shortcut is assigned for "Delete
message" menuitem; The Empty trash? menu item added.
* The emptying trash on session closing is implemented.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/communigate-client-182.hqx; 309K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:32:20 -0600
From: [email protected] (Technical Support, Stalker Software, Inc.)
Subject: [*] CommuniGate FaxSender 1.9
FaxSender is a print (Chooser) driver to use with the CommuniGate System. It
employs the same Address Books panel as the CommuniGator application, and it
can be used with any application that supports printing. When "FaxSender" is
selected in the Chooser, using the Print command in any application results
in "printing" of the open document on a remote fax machine.
In order to avoid switching between your regular printer driver and
FaxSender, you can have the "FaxSwitcher" extension installed. After you
installed FaxSwitcher, select the FaxSender in the Chooser, and you'll see
the Option button which allows you to set the special-keys combination. You
can set a combination, select your regular printer driver again, and close
the Chooser.
Now, if you press the selected key combination when choosing Page Setup or
Print from an application File menu, the FaxSender driver replaces your
regular printer driver and allows you to fax from an application without
going through the Chooser.
There are two versions of the print driver: a non-networkable (FaxSender)
and a networkable one (FaxSender Network). If you plan to send faxes from
the same computer that runs the CommuniGate Server, you should install the
FaxSender driver on that computer. Install the FaxSender Network on all
other computers on your network.
Revision History
1.9
* Grayscale faxing is implemented
* The Make Default buttons are added.
* Applications that set printer resolution explicitly (QuarkXPress, etc)
scale pages correctly now.
* Delayed addresses are supported now.
* The Receipt option is implemented.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/communigate-fax-sender-19.hqx; 83K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:32:26 -0600
From: [email protected] (elliot smith)
Subject: [*] Easy_PPPTCP_1.3
This is an ASCII text PPP & TCP configuration guide. It is
intended for the intermediate Macintosh user who just needs to know how to
get PPP up and running. There is about .5k of text that is relevant to the
expert computer user, but oh!, what a vital .5k it is.
The beginning Mac user may also benefit from:
info-mac/_Information/_Communication/ez-slip-ppp-mactcp-guide-dm.hqx (336k)
(not written by me) or my soon to be uploaded guide called
ppp_tcp_net_starter_disk. My starter_disk package will provide more
detailed PPP and TCP instructions, much like "ez-slip..." and, using
stuffit installer maker, or just plain old drag and drop, you can use it to
create a 'self-installer' disk which largely automates the task of setting
up PPP by providing preconfigured prefs files - A must for any internet
provider. The _net_ducation part of the guide is not yet implemented. Any
ideas, anyone?
[email protected] / [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/conn/easy-ppp-and-tcp-config-13.txt; 15K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:32:32 -0600
From: Sterling
Subject: [*] Flower Ridge jpeg
This file was created and is =A9 by Maryann Sterling. It may be
uploaded to any service or published to CD rom as long as this
readme stays with it and no charge is made other than distribution
costs. If you wish to use it commercially please contact the artist
or publisher. Consider it Teaseware, if you like it and use it
please send a donation to:
Maryann Sterling
[email protected]
http://www.powernet.net/~imageink
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/flower-ridge-jpeg.hqx; 254K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:32:28 -0600
From: Jerome Genest
Subject: [*] ForceQuit1_0b.hqx (alt-cmd-esc enhancer)
! ForceQuit is an extension and application combination that adds
features to the conventionnal "ForceQuit" (alt-cmd-esc) option
available since system 7. It is now possible to avoid the usual
dialog box for the applications you've selected. It prevents you
>From quitting inadvertantly a process or protect your computer
against intruders.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/force-quit-10b.hqx; 42K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 17:50:22 -0600
From: [email protected] (Takashi Suzuki)
Subject: [*] JUNO Librarian 1.1.5
JUNO Librarian is an application for the Macintosh which allows you
to make up library of voice data for JUNO106. One window has one voice
data, and you can open windows as many as you want.
When this application receives bulk dump MIDI data, new window will
open and show you it's parameter.
What's changed in 1.1.5:
Fixed the hang up problem when used with OMS2.0 or later.
Now "Send When Changed" works when you change Chorus1 -> Chorus Off.
Changed developing platform to CodeWarrior IDE 1.3.1, MW C/C++ 68k v1.3,
MW C/C++ PPC v1.3.3.
Changed OMS developer kit to "OMS 2.0 SDK 951109".
Requirement :
System7 + QuickTime or System7.1
Apple MIDI Manager or OMS
Save Protected.
-- T.Suzuki
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/midi/juno-librarian-115.hqx; 176K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 17:50:19 -0600
From: [email protected] (Tony Lindsey)
Subject: [*] Mac*Chat#101/23-Jan-96
Welcome to Mac*Chat, the weekly electronic newsletter for everyone
interested in using a Macintosh computer professionally, no matter
what their situation or profession.
See the end of this file for further information, including how to get a free
subscription and how to contribute donations to keep Mac*Chat thriving.
Highlights Of This Issue
I talk about the trip I made to San Francisco for the MacWorld
Expo and the Macintosh Consultants Network Conference, I tell
where to get really good deals on slightly-obsolete Mac hardware,
I talk a LOT about my new portable Mac and what I've discovered
so far about future upgrades and goodies for it, I strongly urge
Mac consultants everywhere to join the Macinstosh Consultants
Network, we keep on talking about making t-shirts directly on
your Mac without leaving the house to do it, I emphatically urge
Mac artists to get their hands on a couple of socko CD's, and I
explain the mystery of those "" URL's in every issue
of Mac*Chat.
Topics:
Highlights Of This Issue
Editor's Notes
My Trip To San Francisco
Excellent Sources For Macs At Good Prices, Part One
Excellent Sources For Macs At Good Prices, Part Two
Upgrading My New Powerbook 520 To A Powermac
Notes From My Powerbook 520 Buddy
Attention Mac Consultants!
Making Color T-Shirts With The Mac, Part Two
Important News For Mac Artists
Technical Section Starts... Here
Finding Goodies Mentioned In Mac*Chat Via E-Mail, Part One
Legalisms
Free Subscriptions To This Newsletter
[Archived as /info-mac/per/chat/mac-chat-101-etx.txt; 29K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:32:23 -0600
From: [email protected] (Ilan Reuben)
Subject: [*] macpager2demo
Keywords: CALLER ID MACINTOSH PAGER PROGRAM MODEMS
MacPager is a comprehensive call notification software package that forwards
Caller ID and Caller Name Delivery information to ANY numeric or
alphanumeric pager, E-mail address, telephone, or answering machine. It
includes its own caller database, alpha-page and E-mail message dispatcher,
terminal window, and activity log, and can operate in the background
without monopolizing your serial port, allowing you to run MacPager
concurrently with most call-answering software, such as FaxSTF or AppleTalk
Remote Access.
Advantages over other Caller ID software include: *Scripting language allows
connections to ALL text-based E-mail accounts and alpha pagers (not just TAP
pagers!) *Caller ID notification to telephones, car phones, and answering
machines via touchtone sequences *Up to 50 notification destinations
(pagers, E-mail addresses, etc.) are supported *Caller database allows you to
set specific notification options for each caller *Small (500k) memory profile
*Neat "about" screen!
The demo version automatically quits after two hours, and settings are not
saved. Otherwise, it is fully functional and should let you determine if
MacPager will work for you. For ordering and contact information, check out
our web page (http://www.cidtech.com), or send mail to:
[email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/mac-pager-20-demo.hqx; 302K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:32:16 -0600
From: [email protected] (Danny Stoll)
Subject: [*] My Schedule's Keeper 2.0.1 Update
This updates My Schedule's Keeper 2.0 to 2.0.1. This version fixes a
problem with reminders not saving correctly and adds a Preferences File in
the MSK folder. Current MSK users can replace their current MSK
application with the one in this folder as well as place the included
Preferences file in the same folder as MSK. New users will want to also
download MSK 2.0 in order to obtain the Apple Guide help file and all
supporting documentation.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/my-schedules-keeper-201-upd.hqx; 466K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:32:31 -0600
From: Sterling
Subject: [*] Never Ending Story Main Theme mod file
This file may be uploaded to any service or published to CD rom as
long as this readme stays with it and no charge is made other than
distribution costs.
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/never-ending-story-mod.hqx; 708K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 17:50:15 -0600
From: "Marshall L. McCall"
Subject: [*] non-linear least squares and scientific graphing
Here at last are the responses to my request for information
about software which will do both non-linear least squares
and publication-quality graphics. Except for a few cases
where contact information is essential, I have deleted names
in case privacy is an issue. In essence, it appears that
Kaleidagraph is popular at the low-cost end, and IDL at
the high-cost end. There are mixed feelings about
Igor. I must say, though, Igor may be a powerful force to
reckon with once the new version comes out with its support
for 3D graphics.
Thank you to all for your help with this important issue.
Best wishes,
Marshall McCall
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/non-linear-least-squares.txt; 12K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:32:36 -0600
From: Sterling
Subject: [*] Pawn cartoon
This file was created and is =A9 by Kelsie Harder. It may be uploaded
to any service or published to CD rom as long as this readme stays
with it and no charge is made other than distribution costs. If you
wish to use it commercially please contact the artist or publisher.
Consider it Teaseware, if you like it and use it please send a
donation to:
Kelsie T. Harder
[email protected]
http://www.powernet.net/~imageink
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/pawn.hqx; 204K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:32:10 -0600
From: [email protected] (Carl Limsico)
Subject: [*] ShortCircuit1.2.1; action puzzle game
Short Circuit is an action-puzzle Shareware game for the Mac. The object of
the game is to get through 8 worlds, each with a different property, and
clear all the tiles within the alloted time. The catch: tiles can
only be cleared if they have a circuit.
Works on any Macintosh with System 7.x and at least a 640x400 screen,
including PowerBooks.
It works best on a 68030 machine, 256 color monitor, and Sound Manager 3.0.
v.1.2.1 additions:
- Greatly improved animation
- Keyboard equivalents for gadgets
- Several minor touchups
And with instant registration through AutoPay(tm), you get:
- a Strategic Game variation
- Game saving/loading (finally)
I'd also like to say thanks to everyone for their support of this game.
This version would not have been possible without you.
- Thanks!
- Carl Limsico
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/short-circuit-121.hqx; 694K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:32:24 -0600
From: [email protected] (Bill Cramer)
Subject: [*] the-news.240
And now, TheNews ...
TheNews is a Usenet news reader for the Macintosh. With it, you
can read news articles from among the thousands of news groups
available, post new and followup articles, and mail followup
messages to the article posters. The program requires a link to
your news server via MacTCP (Ethernet or LocalTalk), UUCP (using
UUPC 3.x and ToadNews), or the CommToolBox (over your modem).
This is a minor enhancement release:
Enhancements
* Highlighting of quoted text can be changed from default italics to normal,
bold, etc. See manual for details.
* Program used to allocate a large chunk of memory before reading an
article, and then scale back. If the article was larger than what was
allocated, excess lines would be thrown away. Program now allocates
memory as needed.
* Modifications/additions to character translation tables.
Enjoy,
Bill Cramer
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/the-news-24.hqx; 349K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:32:29 -0600
From: [email protected] (Sherry Stinson)
Subject: [*] The Printed Image Issue #2.1
Greetings!
Finally......the January '96 issue of "The Printed Image" electronic 'zine
for designers and printers is now "hot off the press!" Full of informative
articles with tons of web links, this month's issue takes a turn towards
business with articles like . . .
*TechnoCopyright by Barry Munden
An ongoing series about copyright law and the arts
*The Spin on Biz with Allison Geary
A look at the right things to do when setting up a business
*Tackling Book Design Part III
The third installment from design guru Lanny Chambers
*GD Estimating 2.0 for Designers
A software review of an artist's estimating palette
*Featured Artist Gary Toriello
See what makes this guy's engine rev......
*And much, much more! This time we have product review, press releases,
more classifieds, announcement of our first trivia contest winner and more!
As always, the 'zine requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view, which is
available online for FREE in a ton of places (primarily
http://www.adobe.com).
This month's issue is located in its usual place:
ftp://users.aol.com/designzine/outgoing/
It is also available on the Info-Mac archive (which you are reading) and
the Macintosh Desktop and Web Publishing forum (keyword: MDP) on America
Online for those of you with AOL accounts. Don't forget our web edition at
the URL listed below, too.
Next month's issue will be published more towards the beginning of the
month, so get those articles, classifieds and stories ready to go!
[Archived as /info-mac/art/zine/printed-image-96-01-pdf.hqx; 1130K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:32:11 -0600
From: [email protected] (Harry Wolfson)
Subject: [*] Time Teacher v1.1.4
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/time-teacher-114.hqx; 32K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 17:50:17 -0600
From: [email protected] (Michael C. Zastrow)
Subject: [*] trou-newsletter-96-01-pdf
Hot off the digital presses, the January Issue of the 'The Rest Of Us
Newsletter' - from the Chicago Mac Users' Group. FEATURES: Golden
Opportunity, Conflict Catcher 3 review, TROU Members Survey, TROU BBS voted
most popular. COLUMNS: IMHO, Communique, Special Interest Groups, 'tis
Simple. INFO: BIF program, Special election notice, Kudos, Discounts &
deals, Meeting information. Editor: Michael Zastrow
([email protected]). Adobe PDF format. trou-newsletter-96-01-pdf.sit
[Archived as /info-mac/per/trou/trou-newsletter-96-01-pdf.hqx; 211K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:32:15 -0600
From: Marco Piovanelli
Subject: [*] WASTE 1.2a5; a text-editing library
WASTE is a text editing library for Macintosh programmers.
Features include:
* Compatible with styled TextEdit.
* Capable of handling more than 32K of text.
* Requires System 7.0 or newer.
* WorldScript-aware, with the exception of right-to-left
script systems.
* Built-in support for inline input (a method that makes it
easier to enter ideographic characters in languages like
Japanese).
* Support for fully justified text.
* Embedded "objects", like pictures and sounds.
* Support for Macintosh Drag and Drop.
* Built-in Undo.
* Customizable low-level hooks for drawing and measuring text.
Changes from version 1.2a3:
* Improved support for Internet Config.
* Incorporated contributions by Jud Spencer and Stefan Kurth.
* Several minor bug fixes.
* Updated mailing list information.
The 1.2a5 distribution includes full source code, project files
for CodeWarrior 8 and Symantec C++ 8.0.3, documentation in Acrobat
format, headers & interfaces (for C, C++ and Pascal) and a demo
application.
For distribution & licensing information, see the enclosed
documentation. For the latest updates, point your web browser to
the WASTE page: .
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/lib/waste-12a5.hqx; 515K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:32:08 -0600
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] WolfAdCat
WolfAddict Software is a shareware company dedicated to designing the best
possible scenarios for Wolfenstein 3D. We support ALL versions of
Wolfenstein. This upload includes a sampling of our work, from the
challenging Breakthrough scenario to the elaborate DOOMenstein, you'll find
our demos to be designed with the player in mind and very playable. Also
enclosed, from the author of WolfEdit, is a TOTALLY new method of playing
levels for Wolfenstein 1st Encounter and Wolfenstein 2nd Encounter called the
WolfFKEY. Our catalog contains a brief history of Wolfenstein, enemy
profiles, hints on playing the game, and a detailed description of the
scenarios featured.
Hardware required: Macintosh, color monitor
Software required: Any version of Wolfenstein (optional)
E-mail: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/wolf/wolf-ad-cat.hqx; 819K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 17:50:13 -0600
From: Richard Rathe
Subject: [*] WWW/HTML Publishing Tool
Please find the attached stuffit archive "mtxtool.sit" containing software
and documentation for MTX, a World Wide Web (HTML) publishing tool.
What is MTX?
MTX is a simplified means for creating Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
documents. HTML is the page layout standard used by the World Wide Web. Unlike
HTML, the MTX format is easy to learn and use. You can use any word processor
or
text editor to create MTX formatted files. The MTX Tool converts these
files into
HTML pages in a matter of seconds. Features of the MTX system include:
Source files are easy to create and maintain
No special editor or editing skills are needed
Timed "make" function for updating HTML files
Consistent stylistic and functional elements
Automatic creation of complex HTML elements:
Document outlines and tables of contents
Home, Parent, Previous, and Next navigational buttons
Key Word Indexes Across Families of Documents
Several types of interactive questions with feedback
Tables, floating graphics, and other extensions
Presentation Slides for the Classroom
You should consider using MTX if you need to:
Convert existing word processing documents into HTML
Create and manage large collections of HTML documents
Integrate HTML documents from several sources and authors
Create interactive question banks with instructional feedback
Create and distribute presentation slides for lectures
The "MTX Tool" stack is compatible with Hypercard 2.1. All MTX materials
are also available at:
http://www.med.ufl.edu/medinfo/mtx/
-R-
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/mtx-tool-13.hqx; 260K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 23:24:09 -0600 (CST)
From: Lanny Chambers
Subject: 24bit addressing/PowerMac
>I just purchased a Mindscape bundle from MacMall, who claimed the bundle
>was PoewrPC compatible. Yet before even opening the CD-ROM package, I read
>in the manual that it requires 24bit addressing. Unfortunately, if I
>remember correctly 24bit addressing was done away with in System 7.1.
>Please let me know how to get my PowerMac into 24bit addressing mode? I
>can't install anything earlier than System 7.5.2 on my PowerMac. Or should
>I just send it back to MacMall?
Which, the Power Mac or the Mindscape bundle?
Sorry. No, no Power Mac version of System 7 can do 24-bit addressing.
That a company would still be marketing such software is unconscionable.
That they'd put it on a CD is downright weird.
Any chance the manual is wrong, and the package will actually run OK? I'd
call Mindscape and check, if it were my problem.
Lanny Chambers ([email protected])
Creative Services, St. Louis, USA
Visit the Hummingbird Page:
http://www.inlink.com/~creative/hummers/welcome.html
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 23:52:22 -0600 (CST)
From: Lanny Chambers
Subject: 6100 VRAM?
> I have a PowerMac 6100/66 that I would like to upgrade to 2 MB
>video RAM to display > 256 colors at 832x624. Apple says I need an AV
>board for $400 (ouch) to do this. Is there an alternative? More than
>1 MB DRAM or a cheaper source for an AV board?
The 6100 has no VRAM to upgrade: it "steals" system RAM for video. I,
too, searched for alternatives last summer to drive my 6100's monitor to
832x624x16.7M, and settled on a Radius PrecisionColor Pro 24XP NuBus
card. CRA Systems bought the remainder of this discontinued model from
Radius and sells them for $300 (assuming there are any left). The card
will require a $100 6100 NuBus adapter to install it--these have been
very hard to locate in the past, but I found one at a local Computer City
that no longer sells Macs. Do NOT buy the 610 adapter, it will not work!
So, you're asking, why would one want the Radius card instead of the
Apple AV card? Because it's much faster, and it also supports 800x600,
which yields true-WYSIWYG 72 dpi on my 15" NEC 4FGe (after I expanded the
screen image to fill the bezel), vs. ~76 dpi at 832x624. This is
important to me in my design work.
I have heard rumors that the 7100/8100 VRAM card can be made to work, but
the only source is as used parts, and no one has been able to verify to
me how much butchering is necessary to make it fit in a 6100. You
wouldn't save much money, at any rate.
If you have a multi-scanning monitor, you can select 640x480x32,768 in
the Monitors control panel, which may be good enough for your purposes.
It ain't the same, but the price is right...
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 09:27:33 -0800
From: [email protected] (Maurice "Mike" McNeil)
Subject: [A] 2 Macs 1 Printer
I agree with John, a nice solution...I would only add that you can save a
little by ordering PhoneNet compatible connectors @ $8 per with LED
indicating traffic, but NOT the termination switch (nice feature), check
the back pages of MacUser or MacWorld. You MUST terminate the ends or
suffer very interesting problems (connection losses, etc.).
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 09:43:55 +0100
From: [email protected] (Oliver Hammrich)
Subject: [A] Which bbs software is the best?
Ahmet Taha Sakar wrote:
>I will create my own bbs.But I dont know which software is cheap and
>good.I also want information about mailer/tossiers.Can you help me?
Have a look at the FirstClass (FC) software from SoftArc. (I'm not concerned
with SoftArc in any way.) It's the very best I know of
for doing a *Macintosh-like* BBS or mailing system.
The FC client software for use by your BBS readers is freeware indeed,
but the FC server is perhaps not as cheap as you wished for.
Nevertheless, the client is available at info-mac
(info-mac/comm/bbs/first-class-client-27.hqx) and you should try out
some FC mailboxes in your reach by all means to see it's ease of use.
Happy Macing, Oliver.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 96 08:23:20 JST
From: [email protected] (AWAJI Yoshimasa)
Subject: [Q] Duo2300 Upgrade.
Hi,
I'm looking for shops where I can purchase the logic board upgrade to 2300
in Chicago.
I'd appreciate it if you let me know the addresses, online ones if
available, or the prices they offer.
Thanks in advance,
Yoshi
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 11:13:29 +0200
From: [email protected] ([email protected])
Subject: [Q] Speaker volume on Performa 6200 defaults to maximum - Why?
I've just migrated to a Performa 6200 and I've got this problem
which I have never encountered before. No matter how I set the sound volume
levels in the sound control panel (in the Alert sound and volume parts), my
Mac always defaults to the Maximum volume setting on startup. Anyone know
why, and anyone know of a fix?
Dr. John Williams
INRA Station de Recherches Avicoles, Centre de Recherches de Tours, 37380
Nouzilly, France
Tel (33) 47 42 78 47 Fax/telecopie (33) 47 42 77 78
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 14:54:21 CST
From: Michael Cook
Subject: [SUMMARY] Redux Deluxe and Zip drives
I previously asked about using Inline Software's "Redux Deluxe" to
backup my harddrive to a Zip disk. Thanks to the following folks for
their replies:
[email protected] (Herb Kroemer)
[email protected] (Jon Hueras)
"Duane W. Small"
[email protected] Dave Axler (CJ DaveAx)
Extracts from the replies:
[email protected] (Herb Kroemer):
"I routinely used it to back up my hard disk on 44MB Syquest
cartridges, and currently use it to back up my hard disk on
magneto-optical cartridges."
"I started to use RD several years ago (before it turned "Deluxe")
because of its superb scripting language. I myself would keep using RD
in any event."
[email protected] (Jon Hueras):
"I've been using Redux Deluxe to back up to 128-meg MO disks for years without
any problems. As far as I know, EZ and Zip drives will be treated similarly."
"As far as Inline is concerned, they got swallowed up by Focus Enhancements a
while ago, although I can't imagine what for - they don't market any of
Inline's software very aggressively."
"Duane W. Small" "
"I use Redux Deluxe to back up to ZIP regularly. For my purposes, the
backup software that came with the ZIP was not an adequate substitute --
*much* slower than Redux, and unable to handle a backup-set that required
more than one ZIP cartridge to hold it. (Redux is just as slow if you back
up in Finder format, and is also limited to one cartridge for each
backup-set if you want Finder format.)"
[email protected]:
"I own the EZ-135, and use it in conjunction with Redux Deluxe quite happily.
(I suspect that the same would be true if I had a Zip, but I don't...and this
is not the place to reopen the can of worms labelled "Zip vs. EZ", hmm?)"
"As for finding Inline, they don't really exist any more. They were bought by
Focus Technologies, and there's been no updates to any of the Inline products
since that time."
Thanks again for the replies to my request,
Michael Cook
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 23 Jan 1996 20:18:23 +0100
From: [email protected] (Alex)
Subject: Apple ARA for Ms Windows
I'm looking for infos on how to connect a Ms Windows Pc
to a remote Apple Pc running "ARA" Apple Remote Access.
I heard about a program called "Apple ARA for Ms Windows"
But i didn't find it in Italy,
Please help me !!
Any kind os suggestion REALLY appreciated !!!
Also e-mail me at [email protected]
Bye,
Alex.
/----------------------/
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 00:51:39 PST
From: "Don W."
Subject: badMagic (Q)
Problem: MacCompress3.2 files return a "badMagic" error message
when I try to open them. The flag suggests that the files may be
corrupted or that they were created with a later version of MacCompress.
I have reason to believe the files are not corrupted, and there is no later
version of MacCompress that I know of.
I've tried a fresh copy of the original MacCompress application,
with the same results.
Can anyone please help? I have a whole lot of old files saved in
MacCompress format. Please reply offlist. Thanks in advance...
Don W. ([email protected])
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 00:47:42 -0400
From: "Michael Kazlow"
Subject: ClarisWorks and Equation Editors
Andrew Maier wrote:
> I need to uses mathematical formulas in my documents, for which I
> use Clarisworks. Now the most recent version of ClarisWorks (4.0) can
> use equation editors which comply to the "EGO" standard. What is
> "EGO"? and which equation editors support this. How well do they
> work together with ClarisWorks? E.g. does clicking in a formula in
> a CW-document open my equation-editor?
>
> How satisfied are you with your equation editor (if you use one)?
The only equation editor that supports EGO is Expressionist by Waterloo Maple
Software. Expressionist hasn't been updated in sometime (since it was owned by
Prescience Co.). It is a fine equation editor.
I have used MathType by Design Science (a crippled version comes with
Microsoft Word), Expressionist, and the equation editor that is part of
Framemaker.
All the equation editors have their pros and cons. MathType is the easiest to
use but produces suboptimal images on Quickdraw printers. Expressionist is the
most flexible and gives the best output on quickdraw printers but hasn't been
updated in years. Frame's equation editor is the most math-like but only works
within the Framemaker environment.
... Mike
Michael Kazlow email:[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 23:21:14 -0500
From: [email protected] (Simon Kidd)
Subject: converting AVI to Mpeg or Quicktime
Neil Fiertel wrote:
"I would like to convert some AVI files into either mpeg or quicktime so that
I can view them on my av mac. I have tried a program called avi to
quicktime with no results. I end up with a mov. icon holding but 11k data."
I think that this is because when you saved the .mov files you saved them
with dependencies (in this case I guess its the original .avi file). Try
saving the files without dependencies, they should be close in size to the
original .avi and open with your QT player in the absence of the .avi file.
Simon
------------------------------
Date: 24 Jan 1996 08:16:00 -0500
From: "Adkins, Steve"
Subject: Desktop graphic
Thanks for your help in the past! I'd like now to find some
freeware/shareware that allows figures from Canvas or elsewhere to come-up as
the desktop background. Is there anything available to do that? Please
respond directly to me.
-Steve
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 96 23:25:11 CST
From: "Joshua B. Colglazier"
Subject: DropStuff for Compact Pro?
Can anyone out there tell me where to find a drag-and-drop program that
will use Bill Goodman's Compact Pro program to create a .cpt archive?
If it doesn't exist, could someone out there write one?
I would prefer to use Compact Pro because I can browse the archives
easily and selectively expand sections of it. With Stuffit (.sit)
I can't do this.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 09:46:03 -0700
From: [email protected] (Dick Landis)
Subject: Form Filling Software?
I have recently seen several Windows based programs that allow direct
fillin of forms that are either scanned or templated. A form is scanned
and displayed on the screen. The user then fills in the blanks and prints
the result onto the original form.
Is there an Macintosh equivalent to such programs?
Dick Landis
Heavy Vehicle Elewctronic License Plate, Inc.
HELP Inc.
[email protected]
40 N. Central Avenue, Suite 2250
Phoenix, AZ 85004-4451
(602) 254-2708
(602) 254-5524 fax
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 20:19:52 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dorothy Jo Lewis)
Subject: GeoPort
We purchased a PowerMac 7500/100 and love it other than infuriating
freezes. The Geoport software still only supports 14.4 speeds. Is Apple
going to upgrade to 28.8, "or what"? I realize many connections are still
running at 14.4 and won't utilize the 28.8, but I'm hungry for more speed!
Jo Lewis
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 00:44:54 GMT
From: [email protected] (Marc Levoy)
Subject: Getting postscript into a Mac application
Question:
I am generating encapsulated postscript files from Showcase, an illustration
program, on an SGI machine. How do I get Mac applications to display it with a
preview image? I can create the .eps file with an embedded preview image, and
I can transfer it into the Mac, and some programs allow me to load it
(Photoshop and Illustrator fail with a "Can't parse postscript" error, but Word
suceeds), but even Word doesn't display it with a preview image.
This makes it hard to size and place my picture.
Apparently, the preview image needs to be in the resource fork of the file? I
have dozens of files to do this on. Isn't there a handy little utility that
will take a .eps file with a preview image, and use the preview image to create
a Mac file with the preview image appropriately present in the resource fork?
Please respond directly to [email protected].
Thanks.
Marc Levoy
Assistant Professor
Departments of Computer Science
and Electrical Engineering
Stanford University
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 13:31:11 -0700
From: [email protected] (E Lee Schlender)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #20
can you fellows tell me where to find the faq infor re: how to download an
archived doc? i wanted, for example to download Eliza; could not. what are
the steps? e.l.s.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 23:24:47 -0500
From: [email protected] ( =?iso-8859-1?Q?St=E9phane?= Ratel)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #21
>Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 02:06:05 +0100
>From: [email protected] (Kay Johansson)
>Subject: Problem 5200
>
>Q1: When I try to play a QT-movie from a CD-ROM my 5200 just freeze. One
>exampel is Blender, when playing the movie from the "program" it
>freezes, but if I play the movie file itself (Movieplayer) it works.
>
>It's the same with other CD-ROMs, so it's not Blender and it works
>well on other computers. Any ideas ?
Do you use Virtual Memory (or Ram doubler?) I had such problems with some
CD-ROMs, and the problem seemed to diseappear when I disabled virtual
memory.
>
>Q2: I've tried to connenct a USRobotics Courier 28.8 modem, but I
>can't get it to work. When you have the 5200 with Modem, there's
>no modem port for external modems, so I've tried to use the
>printer port.
Are you sure of that? I have a 5200 myself, and it does have a Modem Port.
Stephane Ratel
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 23:30:51 -0600
From: Jack Countryman
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #21
I wanted to duplicate the MacTCP/ConfigPPP/Netscape setup I have on
my first machine onto a second, without re-enterring all the setup
stuff. However, when I copy MacTCP from the first machine, the
settings are not copied with it. I tried copying the whole folder,
the preferences file, etc....everything I could find, in fact that
had anything to do with MacTCP...but it always ends up with all the
settings stripped out. Where are these settings (IP numbers, server
names, etc.) stored?
Thanks in advance.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 05:14:40 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: LC's capability
Every time I turn off my"LC" I loose all control panel memory(i.e.
color,backround color,time,mouse speed,etc.) Can you please help as to why
this is happening. Possibly a solution? Also I'm currently running 16 colors
is it possible to upgrade via a simms board, maybe 256 colors?
thanks,Steve McMahon([email protected])
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 13:58:33 -0800
From: Bill Rausch
Subject: MacBench 3 results
I downloaded the MacBench 3 program from the MacUser internet site and
ran it on my Performa 6115CD. I got results that were different than
their standard (which was a PowerMac 6100/60). This surprises me because
a Performa 6115CD is a PowerMac 6100/60 with extra software.
My results on integer performance were about 88% of standard, floating
point was about 97% of standard. On the various disk and graphics tests
results wandered from lows of 75% to highs of 400%. This varied a lot
depending on what extensions, etc. that I have installed (speed doubler
and ram doubler for example). The 88% and 97% were constants though
on the CPU performance.
Does anyone else have comments?
Bill
----
Bill Rausch, Unix and Macintosh user and programmer, [email protected]
Numerical Applications Inc., 825 Goethals #A, Richland, WA 99352 509-943-0861
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 96 10:40:20 PST
From: Rozanne Thomson
Subject: Macs to PROFS and to Internet
From: Rozanne Thomson
Client Services/Learning Resuources
Hello folks.
I have a situation where I would like to gather some information and advice.
I have recently joined an organization which is a predominately
Windows/Novell/Token ring environment. There is a small
Macintosh LAN on 10BaseT attached to an SE/30 server. The Macs on this
LAN access the (IBM) Novell server through a EtherSnap board in the
server. The only use they can use this server at present is to place files
on it so that the DOS/Windows people in their department can access
these files.
The Mac workstations are quite cut off from any other access on campus.
The DOS/windows workstations attached to the same server have access
to PROFS, the email system here on campus. These workstations can
also access the Internet through Netscape, because they are attached to our
fibre optic backbone.
My questions: What do I need to add to this configuration in order to :
1. Give the Mac users access to the (IBM) email system, PROFS. I assume
I need a 3270 client running on the Macs. Is there more to it than this?
2. Allow the Mac users to get out to the Internet using Netscape in order to d
their research. I will need Mac TCP on the Macs; can anyone guide me through
the other pieces? ie More hardware, and so on.
I have been out of the Mac environment for a while (sigh) so I am
not current on connectivity issues and so on.
Please reply to my Internet address as I am not able to read InfoMac .
regularly. I am most appreciative of any help you savants can give me!
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 13:32:25 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: Multiple Listing System (MLS)
Hi there, I am currently working on a problem for a client who works in the
realty business. They need to use a propriety DOS communications program
called the Multiple Listing System (MLS) which logs onto a kind of Realtors
BBS and gets info on the local housing market. It is a very old program.
I believe that realtors all over country use it. I am trying to get it to
work on a PowerMacintosh 6100/66 DOS compatible. I am hoping that there
are others out there who have already gotten this to work. I know it can
be made to work on a Mac using an Orange Micro DOS card, because it has
it's own comm port. However on Apple's card there are four signals not
available to the DOS environment and this kind of screws things up. Any
help would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Dave
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 22:26:29 +0100
From: Bo Bjulen
Subject: OpenTransport108-Type-11-solution.txt
In Info-Mac Digest #20 [email protected] (Don't Panic!)
wrote a "FAQ to owners of PowerMac 7200, 7500, 8500, 9500 here is
a solution to those terrible type 11 errors experienced with
OpenTranport 1.0.8".
I use Open Transport 1.0.8 on a 7500. My Internet connection is
over a modem to a PPP account using dynamic addressing. I have not
replaced OT's Internet libraries and TCP/IP with MacTCP. I do not
experience any type 11 errors with it, in fact it is more stable
than when I used MacTCP. During the months I've used this setup I
have slowly added a lot of extraneous extensions, including Aaron
and other "unnecessary" which PCI Mac owners are often warned
against.
So I suggest that Don't Panic!'s advice is not a solution. The
cause of these type 11 errors is probably not with Open Transport
but from the article it's not possible for me to say what it is.
Perhaps the MacPPP 2.0.1 or MacPPP 2.2.0a that he (?) mentions. I
would suggest using FreePPP 1.0.4.
Bo
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 96 10:37 GMT
From: DCMA22%[email protected]
Subject: Patchbay panel? Where?
Greetings All
I've just got started into MIDI and have made the mac to midi interface
available from the INFO-MAC archive. I'm using PATCHBAY, which in the file
menu it can open a panel (a control panel presumably). I haven't got this
panel and it didn't appear in the MIDI-Management-Tools file from the
Apple FTP site, and it didn't install from my Sys 7.1 disks.
The question is where is the panel avaialble from?
Thanks in advance
Graeme Craig
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 17:38:20 -0800
From: [email protected] (Slider)
Subject: PPC 6100/66 video cards?
I would appreciate comments and advice on the following:
I have a PowerMac 6100/66 running 24 megs of RAM. I recently got hold of a
Radius PrecisionView monitor and connected it with some excitement,
followed by some disappointment. With the non-upgradeable vram in my
machine, the 17 inch monitor can only develop resolution of 832X624 with
256 colors. I'd like to fill the screen with 24bit color, which apparently
will require a video card. The question is, which one?
I've seen the Apple AV card advertised at $495, but I don't know what it
offers or whether it would also require a nubus adapter. Other cards are
offered at much higher prices, and while I would like to have some
Photoshop acceleration, several thousand dollars for a card is out of the
question. What can I get for under $1500 (preferably way under) that will
do what I need?
TIA
Slider
---Mind how you go.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 23:19:19 -0700
From: [email protected] (David Van Nuys)
Subject: Q: How to Launch Word 5 instead of 6?
Most faculty at our Univ. have a Mac on their desk and they came with MS
Office, which, of course, includes Word 6. A lot of us still prefer to use
Word 5.1, however. Yet, most of us aren't quite prepared to trash Word 6,
either. Ideally, what I am look for, for myself and some of my colleagues,
is a way to have both Word 6 and Word 5.1 on the hard disk but have Word
5.1 be the one that launches, if we double-click on a Word document (no
matter which version it was created in. And, yes, we do have the goodie
that allows 5.1 to read Word 6 files). What I have done on my own machine
is to compress Word 6, but that was fairly time-consuming and it takes Word
6 totally out of commission. Is there some quicker, easier way to ensure
that double-click on a Word 5.1 or 6 file will launch only Word 5.1?
Thanks.
David [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 00:07:27 -0600 (CST)
From: Lanny Chambers
Subject: Ram Doubler 1.6.1 and PB5300
>My prof bought a PB5300 (more problematic than any other Mac I've used)
>and he also bought Ram Doubler (which I upgraded over the holidays with
>the updater from the Connextic site)...
>
>The problem is this: Although he has 16Mb of REAL ram and 32MB
>using RAM Doubler, he gets "out of system memory" errors all the time.
>
>I've narrowed it down to a problem that only occurs when RAM Doubler
>is installed.
>
>A typical example - on reboot, freePPP 1.0.4 doesn't load because of
>an out-of-memory condition (I forget the exact error right now).
>
>Then, try running an application (such as Microsoft Word 5.1) which
>has a RAM requirement of 4096k... and while launching, "out of system
>memory" is guaranteed to show up.
>
>Has anyone else seen this kind of behaviour?
Those are two very typical problems; I have seen them both on my 6100
with RAM Doubler 1.5.2 (I tried 1.6.1 but didn't inhale--it causes
freezes when trying to load Photoshop 3.0.5).
To solve the FreePPP problem, add a space in front of "MacTCP" in the
control panel's filename (this is in the FreePPP docs, BTW).
The Word 5.1a problem is more sporadic, and seems to happen if there's
not enough slack in the System heap. Sometimes, opening the Trash folder
and reclosing it will work, but my usual solution is to open and close
Netscape 2.0b6--that's practically guaranteed to bloat the System heap
enough to let Word load.
If the 5300 has other symptoms claiming to be "low memory," I can't help
you. But the ones you mentioned are well-documented.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 23:17:42 -0700
From: [email protected] (David Van Nuys)
Subject: SF MacWorld Expo?
Hi All,
I saw a utility at the SF MacWorld that I'd like to buy. I thought I had
their flyer in my bag of goodies but it is nowhere to be found and I can't
remember the name of the product or the company. Maybe someone out there
will recognize it by description. It was a simple utililty that allows you
to clip any portion of a graphic off the screen in any application and in
one step to save it in one of several graphic formats including TIFF and
GIF. I know there are a variety of ways to accomplish this result, but
this utility made it look especially quick and easy. At the show, the
price was $49.
Anybody see this or recognize the descripton? Thanks.
David [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 20:48:22 -0800
From: [email protected] (Darrell Greenwood)
Subject: Shareware for creating Web Pages
> From: [email protected] (Juan Carlos
> I'm still searching a good shareware web author program, maybe you
> can have luck find it.
I am having success with Dave Winer's Claybasket. In beta currently and
a bit buggy, but once you get past the short but sharp learning curve
that Frontier represents (at least for me) you end up with a site that
is automated (most of the HTML stuff is put in automatically), and a
dream to maintain.
I have my small personal site on my Duo. I make the any changes offline
and can preview my site, URL:,
in Netscape offline.
When I am satisfied with how everything looks I upload automatically
all changes (and just the changes) with one keystroke.
An URL which allows you to see a large number of Claybasket sites
(including some large and sophisticated ones, 37 sites total when I
just checked) --
URL:
The software is at --
URL:.
This is a large download (~2.3 Mb), containing Frontier, Claybasket,
MacBird and a few odds and ends.
Cheers,
Darrell
--
Darrell Greenwood, Vancouver, BC [email protected]
My web homepage... http://mindlink.net/darrell_greenwood/
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 14:34:10 -0500
From: Les Becker
Subject: System 7.5.1 Text Translators; Where are they stored?
When opening a downloaded text file, a Translator screen containing a
number of text Editors opens (e.g. SimpleText, HTML, BBEdit,
StuffitExpander, E-World, MPack, Sparkle, TextEdit, and a half dozen
others).
I highlight and click on one or the other, and normally, my file opens.
My question is:
Where on my HD are these translators stored, and how do I access
the Translation file to add or delete Editors?
Please respond to [email protected] and I will post a reply summary.
Thanks in advance,
Les Becker
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 00:14:50 -0600 (CST)
From: Lanny Chambers
Subject: System Memory Allocation
> I have recently set up a new drive on a system, and it seems that
>the System Software is always very close to using all of it's allocated
>memory, and this seems to be the source of some random crashes. There used
>to be a way to capture more memory for the system to grow into, something
>like "BootMan" or"Expand Boot Blocks", but these were for pre-Sys7
>configurations. I am willing to dig in with Resedit, but would rather not
>have to experiment too much. If any one knows the hack, I will be very
>thankful if they can share.
You cannot do this with System 7, which allocates memory dynamically (if
none-too-intelligently). Look elsewhere for the cause of your crashes.
> Also, I heard word of a program to purge and compress the System
>Heap, to provide the similar benefit of more unused system memory space.
>Pointers to the location of this program will be extremely appreciated!
It's called Mac OS Purge, it's somewhere in Info-Mac, and it doesn't work
very well. Most of the time, I ended up with a *larger* heap after using
it. Hey, on second thought...maybe that would solve your first problem?
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 14:49:43 -0500
From: [email protected] (Jay Kahn)
Subject: TEACHING AID: Searching for a spelling teacher font
I have been asked to pass on the following request from a friend whose
school currently lacks access to the net.
This teacher works with young people who are just learning to write and
spell. What she would like to have is a font that has the normal 26
English-language letters in upper and lower case, as well as some special
characters. The normal ones like period, comma, and dash are easily
explainable.
However, this font should also have some special characters that are either
square or rectangular. These rectangles can have the long axis
horizontally as well as vertically. Further, when in the vertical, these
rectangles can be from the writing line up, or can extend below the line.
The idea is that the children write the missing letters into the boxes and
rectangles. Round letters like "a" and "o" can go into a square. "m" goes
in a horizontal rectangle. "h" goes into a rectangle starting on the
writing line while "g" and "y" go in rectangles that extend below the line.
The class has been using the underscore as a space filler to show that the
student needs to put in the missing letter. However, if a font that uses
rectangles to show the orientation and size of the letter could be found,
this would be a help.
Because of the number of disabled and vision-impared students in the class,
the added help can be important for some students.
Thanks in advance for any ideas where to find (or buy) such a font, please
reply directly to: [email protected]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 14:17:47 GMT
From: [email protected] (Christian F. Buser)
Subject: Three-button mouse for use with MacX?
[email protected] (Jerry Wolf) wrote:
>Are there others currently available?
The "MouseMan" from Logitech is a 3-button mouse. Nice "look and feel",
but I don't know whether it works with MacX.
Best wishes, Christian.
[email protected] - http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser/cbuser.html
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 01:45:32 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: Upgrading a Performa 550
My girlfriend owns a Performa 550. I use it very infrequently, but when I
have to use, it runs very slow. I need some information on making it faster.
I read somewhere about Math-Co-Processors, will one help me? I also read
that I could do a motherboard swap up to a Performa 575 (The 575 runs a 68040
chip, while the 550 runs a 68030 chip). I also read that if I get the
upgrade to a 575, I can go power PC later if I wish.
If anyone has done this upgrade, or knows anyone that has, please e-mail
me. Also, if anyone knows where I can get the parts, please e-mail me as
well.
I would prefer e-mail responses, but please send a reply to the list as
well. I am sure that there are others somewhere that want to do this as
well. I will post to the list when I am done with the upgrade to tell if it
has gone well
Thank you
Robert N. Bowen
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 11:29:23 -0500
From: [email protected] (Bob Frost)
Subject: WARNING: Fonts Manager
Friends:
I just had the misfortune of downloading and trying out Fonts Manager, a
shareware package recently uploaded to this archive. I don't know how well
it actually works once installed, but be VERY careful in trying it.
Though I've happily used MasterJuggler for quite a while, I am always lured
by shareware, so I got a copy of FM to try out. The documentation included
with the package is scant, so it's impossible to know beforehand how FM
actually rearranges and refiles things upon installation, so that when my
PM7100/80 hung in the middle of installation and I had to reboot, I
discovered that my font suitcases seemed to have flown from my Fonts
folder, and that myriad little files, folders, aliases, etc had been
installed in many different places. My font suitcases ended up in a new
folder inside the Preferences folder (go figure!).
Of course, any package that promises only to replace and marginally improve
upon what I already have and crashes my machine upon installation heads
straight to the trash once my system recovers. Those that mess around with
my configuration without forewarning or documentation earn my deepest ire.
I am not commenting here on the quality of Fonts Manager itself; it may be
good for some people. I am warning I-M readers, however, to save a copy of
their System Folder file structure and content list (which we should all do
anyway) before taking a ride with it.
I'm chastened after an hour's worth of having to fix things.
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 05:59:54 -0800
From: [email protected] (Christine A. Fraser)
Subject: Wunderbar (Help!)
Hi there,
I missed a few issues of Info-Mac Digest and therefore did not
find out if this wonderful little utility was found.
I would greatly appreciate any info anyone can give me.
TIA
Onward and Forward.....
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 18:22:34 +0000
From: [email protected] (Peter O'Reilly)
Subject: ZIP Drive Cartridge Availability
I have found that ZIP drive cartridge's are now available from Viking
Direct here in Dublin (1800 709004) at 9.99 IRP each. You could try
calling them in London or Leicester on 0800 424444 to see if they are
available in the UK. They also offer free delivery on orders over 50
pounds.
Peter O'Reilly
e-mail: Internet: [email protected]
CompuServe: 100616.3206
http://www.internet-eireann.ie/poreilly/Peter1.html
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