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Info-Mac Digest Fri, 23 Feb 96 Volume 14 : Issue 49
Today's Topics:
[*] Archimedean v. 3.0 (new version)
[*] BibTex for the Mac PowerPC 1.0 final
[*] Bookmark Organizer 1.1
[*] Cindy's Newsmailer v1.1d
[*] CmmCGI
[*] disable translucent dragging extension
[*] Email Snd Replacement v2 For Claris 1.0v3
[*] Erik's WindowsDEF v1.2
[*] FCReader 1.9b9 US submission
[*] LemmingsCheat 2.0 - edit Lemmings Levels
[*] Mercedonius - add-on level for Mac Shareware game 'Factory'
[*] Mikes PowerMac Icons v95r5
[*] Mortal Pongbat 1.3
[*] Move to System Folder 1.0.1
[*] MPW Technicolor 0.9.6
[*] Munchkinstein Demo.sit
[*] MusiCalc v.4.2.1 music time calculator
[*] NET/Mac2.3.58.sea.hqx
[*] NeuroSim 1.0 - A neural net simulator
[*] NewsWatcher Gravis GamePad Set
[*] OneClick Button Circle Feb 96
[*] OneClick SPM palette
[*] OSFC75to80
[*] OtherMenu 1.8.3
[*] Play it Cool 1.1
[*] Power Windows 1.0
[*] QuickBack 1.9.3
[*] ShrinkWrap 1.4.2 Jp2
[*] SmartPage 2.1.0 CGI for Mac (FAT) and SmartPage Admin.
[*] Stereo "Deep Sea" Beep
[*] Style 1.4; a styled text editor
[*] Text Editor Patches 1.7
[*] The Mutatron
[*] TimGA 1.0.1 - An academic toy
(A) weird buttons & ports
[A] Memory for Excel 5.0a (2 msgs)
HP 660C Printing problems
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:10:51 -0800
From: "Antreas P. Hatzipolakis"
Subject: [*] Archimedean v. 3.0 (new version)
Archimedean : This is a DocMaker (v. 4.5) format stand-alone
document containing a collection of quotations by/about
great Archimedes.
Requirements: Symbol font installed.
http://altavista.digital.com/
May be included on Info-Mac CD-ROM.
Antreas P. Hatzipolakis
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/art/archimedean-30.hqx; 225K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:11:10 -0800
From: Vincent Darley
Subject: [*] BibTex for the Mac PowerPC 1.0 final
What is BibTeX?
BibTeX is the bibliography handling tool related to the TeX/LaTeX
typesetting system (available on almost all conceivable OS platforms).
When a document is typeset with LaTeX, an auxiliary file (with extension
'.aux') is generated. This auxiliary file contains, amongst other things,
a list of references (to books, articles, research reports, web-url's,...)
cited in the original document. BibTeX takes this list, together with the
name of a style file (extension '.bst') and a list of bibliography
databases (extension '.bib') which are also given in the auxiliary file,
and produces a wonderfully formatted list of references which the LaTeX
system subsequently (and automatically) appends to your typeset document.
Hence BibTeX is really not at all useful without TeX/LaTeX (there are
several freeware/shareware/commercial versions for the MacOS: OzTeX,
CMacTeX, DirecTeX Pro, Textures). It is useful to have a good text editor
which knows about the particular format of LaTeX documents: on the Mac, the
editor Alpha is indispensible in this regard, both for editing and for its
apple-event communication with the various parts of a LaTeX system.
For those who think this sounds a bit too complicated, the benefits in
terms of quality of output (both textual and mathematical) and automatic
generation of all manner of numbering schemes (figures, equations,
sections), and document parts (table of contents, index, bibliography) mean
that many people consider it the _best_ current system for producing
quality documents.
BibTeX for Mac PowerPC Version 1.0 final.
It has no known bugs, however, use at your own risk;
there is no warranty....
This version of BibTeX is totally free.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/tex/bibtex-10-ppc.hqx; 595K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:11:19 -0800
From: "Mark Cauffman"
Subject: [*] Bookmark Organizer 1.1
This is an application that can be used to create, collect, file, organize,
edit, and print Netscape Bookmark lists. It can directly import bookmark
files exported from either Netscape 1.xx or 2.00. Additional Bookmarks can
also be input from scratch. Bookmarks can also be edited and even enhanced to
include a detailed description of internet site the bookmark is linked to and
the resources it contains. The program is designed to index or categorize
your bookmark collection. You can then assemble custom bookmark export files
that can either be imported into Netscape as a new pop-up list in the Bookmark
Menu or open directly by netscape as a hotlinked list of internet sites.
Simply drag an exported file from the Bookmark Organizer onto Netscape's icon
and watch your custom bookmark list come to life. (No HTML programming
required!) Note: This version has been designed for a 640x480 Color Display
if you have a smaller monitor you can request a custom version adapted to your
monitor's size when you register and pay your shareware fee.
System Requirements: Macintosh running system 7.xx with 3MB of free
application memory. It can be run with less memory but the color enhancements
will revert to black and white. (To run it in black and white simply change
the preferred memory setting in the program's "Get Info" dialog box to 1500K.
- This will improve the performance of the program on some Macintosh models
even though it isn't as pretty!)
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/bookmark-organizer-11.hqx; 657K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:11:39 -0800
From: Cindy Carney
Subject: [*] Cindy's Newsmailer v1.1d
--Several enhancements and bug fixes in version 1.1d.
Cindy's Newsmailer v1.1d is an offline newsgroup and emailer with many
advanced features, including the following:
1. Sends and receives email and newsgroup messages at times you
specify, and allows you to read and compose offline.
2. Supports background downloading, so you can read and compose
messages while the software is transferring messages.
3. Resizable, colored, scrolling windows, and different color "quoted"
text. The colors are user-settable.
4. Automatic routing of incoming messages to different folders based
on content. This allows you to, say, send all mailing list
messages to one folder, and all "get rich quick" messages to
another!
5. Automatically play a custom sound when new mail hits a folder.
6. Indefinite message retention. You can keep all messages forever, or
expire messages as desired.
7. Address book to store frequently used addresses.
8. Tagline capability to store your favorite signature lines.
9. Form letters feature allows you to write standardized messages that
have wildcards for certain information, such as logonid, name,
date, time, your name, etc. When you choose a form to send to a
user, it automatically fills in these wildcards with the
appropriate information. Use this feature to send standardized
information with a "custom-built" look.
10. Carbon copies, blind carbon copies, and "message received"
acknowledgements.
11. Can use either MacTCP for an Internet connection, or the Apple
Modem Tool with the comm toolbox to use a "shell" account.
12. "Automatic Replies" feature that allows you to automatically
respond to incoming e-mail with certain phrases in the subject
line. With this feature, you can set up Cindy's Newsmailer to
be an "information server", even if you have a dial-up account.
Try it, you'll like it! Requires HyperCard Player 2.1 or higher.
Cindy M. Carney, [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/cindys-newsmailer-11d-hc.hqx; 439K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:11:54 -0800
From: [email protected] (Michael C. James)
Subject: [*] CmmCGI
Nombas would like to announce the release of CmmCGI for the Macintosh.
Cmmcgi is a cross-platform tool for developing CGI applications. CmmCGI
provides a convenient, safe, and powerful implementation of the Cmm
(C-minus-minus, pronounced "see-em-em") language for dynamic output from
Web servers. Cmm provides the power of C (since it shares the C syntax and
all of the standard C libraries and then some) with quick-and-dirty
interpreted simplicity and strong string capabilites (much like Perl).
Included with Cmm CGI are many sample CGI applications that you may use in
your own pages. You may also use them as a starting point for more
elaborate CGI applications. To try them out, download CmmCGI, or for more
information on CmmCGI, visit .
Mike James
Nombas, Inc.
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/cmm-cgi.hqx; 396K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:11:58 -0800
From: [email protected] (Marc Bizer)
Subject: [*] disable translucent dragging extension
Hi everyone,
This extension disables translucent dragging in version 7.5.5 of
the Finder (included in System Update 2.0).
--Marc Bizer
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/no-translucent-finder-drag.hqx; 3K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:12:10 -0800
From: Jeff Click
Subject: [*] Email Snd Replacement v2 For Claris 1.0v3
Here is the Email Sound Replacement v2 patch for the new Claris Emailer
1.0v3 by request. This patch will work only on 1.0v3.
The Email Sound Replacement v2 is an automatic patch that will allow you
to install an alternative sound to the one that comes with your Email
program. v2's sound is a great stereo replacement that says "Your
electronic messages have been retrieved" in a somewhat robotic-sounding
voice.
There are three versions, one for Eudora Light v1.5.4 and for Claris
Emailer v1.0v2 and v1.0v3. The replacement automatically changes your
sound when you drag your Email program on top of it. For best
installation results, you may want to turn off your extensions before
patching. This file can be downloaded here or at the Clixsounds WWW site
at http://www.edmondsun.com/clix/ , along with other replacements and
sound files.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mail/emailer-10v3-sound-replacer.hqx; 345K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:12:15 -0800
From: [email protected] (Erik Wrenholt)
Subject: [*] Erik's WindowsDEF v1.2
(C) 1994-1996 Erik Wrenholt
Shareware: $7.00
Erik's WindowsDEF is a Control Panel that changes the appearance of
your windows to windows that are like Microsoft's Windows 3.1.
Erik Wrenholt
[email protected]
http://www.nordicsoftware.com/erik/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/eriks-windows-def.sit.hqx; 56K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:12:21 -0800
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: [*] FCReader 1.9b9 US submission
This is the latest US version of FC Reader, an off-line mail reader
for FirstClass systems. New in this version: FirstClass systems can be
accessed over Internet. The author is David Halfon .
For more information point your browser to
.
FC Reader is fairly intuitive, but if you need them installation tips
and a user guide have been uploaded separately.
Installation and User guides for FC Reader 1.9b9 US (an off-line mail
reader for FirstClass systems). They have been re-written in English
by Ron Andrade .
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/bbs/fc-reader-19b9.hqx; 330K]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/bbs/fc-reader-docs.hqx; 726K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:12:51 -0800
From: [email protected] (Barend Kobben)
Subject: [*] LemmingsCheat 2.0 - edit Lemmings Levels
Attached is a binhexed, stuffed version of a major update of LemmingsCheat
(new version 2.0, FAT). I fixed a major bug changed the Help-text and
compiled it as a FAT binary.
Excerpt from Readme file:
___________________________
LemmingsCheat lets you edit the Levels file of Lemmings. This way you can
give yourself more time, climbers, diggers, etc., lower the rate at which
those beasts come or lower the goal (the nr. you gotta save).
When you start LemmingsCheat=00=00=00=00=00=00=02=00 you'll have to locate=
and open the
"Levels" file. Always make a copy of the original Levels file first!
You can open a level by typing in (part of) its name. This is
case-sensitive. Just change any of the parameters using the usual Macintosh
editing tools. Select the "Save" button to save the changes or the "Don't
Save" button to discard the changes.
LemmingsCheat 2.0 is a "Fat Binary", running native on PowerMacs as well as
on 68k =7FMacintoshes.
Check for the latest version and other nice things at
http://kartoserver.frw.ruu.nl/staff/bjk/bjk.html
Legal stuff
LemmingsCheat is =A91996 by B.J. K=F6bben. It's POSTWARE: You can use and
distribute it freely, if you send a postcard or an e-mail to B.J. K=F6bben,
PO Box 80115, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands, [email protected]
Barend Kobben
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/lemmings-cheat-20.hqx; 86K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:13:01 -0800
From: [email protected] (Patrick Calahan)
Subject: [*] Mercedonius - add-on level for Mac Shareware game 'Factory'
Mercedonius
This is an additional month for use with the Shareware game 'Factory.' Facto=
ry
is available for download at http://agora.rdrop.com/~pcal/factory. Only
registered Factory users will be able to open it. See the Factory About scr=
eens
for more information on registering.
This month was created by Ken DeVries . It contains a =
full
set of brand new days and all new products. Ken put a lot of work into
this, and
=7Fmany thanks go out to him for sharing it with everyone.
To play Mercedonius, simply place it in your Factory folder and double-click=
on
it. Alternatively, if you are already running Factory, you may close the
currently open month and open Mercedonius from the File menu.
Says Ken: Mercedonius was the thirteenth month of the ancient Roman lunar
calendar.
Have fun,
-p
Patrick Calahan
[email protected]
http://www.rdrop.com/~pcal
[Archived as /info-mac/game/mercedonius.hqx; 50K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:13:16 -0800
From: [email protected] (Michael Irwin)
Subject: [*] Mikes PowerMac Icons v95r5
Mike's PowerSurge 3D Icons - a cool(?) set of Mac & clone machine icons.
version: '95r5
Copyright 1995, Michael Irwin
This file of Macintosh machine icons should replace all previous versions
in various archives. They are emailware....FREE but email me to let me know
how you like 'em or to suggest improvements. Please note that they're not
public domain however. In other words, feel free to use or include them in
any non-commercial collection, but please retain this acknowledgment file
and notify me of their inclusion. Permission is expressedly not granted to
duplicate these files as part of some other uploaded file at info-mac. In
addtion, NO permission is given for inclusion in commercial distributions
unless specifically granted (as on the AMUG CD-ROM).
Thanks, Mike - [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/mikes-powermac-icons-96r1.hqx; 100K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:13:23 -0800
From: David C Hirschfield
Subject: [*] Mortal Pongbat 1.3
Mortal Pongbat 1.3
What is it?
Mortal Pongbat is Pong, taken to a whole new level of vicious,
friend-losing fun.
It runs in 256 colors (automatically changed for your convenience) on
any 68030 (or better) Mac running system 7.1 or later, with 1MB of free
RAM. There should be two copies available on this archive, the 68k
version for 68000-based Macs and a PPC version for PowerPC Macs.
Changes from 1.1:
Mortal Pongbat 1.3 contains many changes that were suggested by you, the
user - some even at gun-point. These changes include:
1. Pongalities are now green in color, to help protect against confusion
with a red goal.
2. The little nasty-icky-gross and otherwise disgusting interface quirks
that were reported to me have been sacked.
3. Errors are now studiously reported to you and not hidden from sight
behind the black curtain of...oh forget it - the error messages show up
now, OK?!
Just so you know, I recommend a fast 68030, 040 or PowerPC to play
this game.
David Hirschfield
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/mortal-pongbat-13.hqx; 652K]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/mortal-pongbat-13-ppc.hqx; 662K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:13:28 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Move to System Folder 1.0.1
Move to System Folder 1.0.1
Sermed Naaman ([email protected])
Changes over 1.0: Now works on German OS's and hopefully French.
(Requires "Jon's Commands")
Drop any folder on this droplet and all the files in that folder (and all
subfolders) that belong in the system folder will be moved to their proper
places. Some examples are:
Claris translators ->Claris folder;
INITs, comm toolbox, and chooser extensions->Extensions;
cdevs->Control Panels;
osax ->Scripting Additions;
Startupscreens will be renamed "StartupScreen" and moved to the System Folder.
If you keep it please pay the shareware fee
Shareware: $10
Send me any bugs or forgotten file types.
Sermed Naaman
5676 Kimberly St
San Jose, CA 95129
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/move-to-system-folder-101.hqx; 9K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:13:36 -0800
From: [email protected] (Chris Thomas)
Subject: [*] MPW Technicolor 0.9.6
MPW Technicolor is an easily-installed patch to MPW which
provides simple PowerMac-and-68k-native syntax coloring.
New in version 0.9.6:
* Fixed a cosmetic bug.
* Some minor additions for SOM.
* Forgot the "inline" keyword.
* I seem to keep losing the keyword color array resource
('kJai' 128). It's back in this version. Thanks to
all those who reported the loss.
New in version 0.9.5:
* New and updated keyword sets: Perl, PPCAsm, SOM IDL,
and Java.
* Stability. Shouldn't cause crashes.
* Speed. Should be significantly faster than previous
releases.
This will probably be the last significant release of MPW
Technicolor in hack form.
MPW Technicolour 0.9 features:
* CodeWarrior-style keyword colorizing
* configurable, resource-based keyword sets
* Out-of-the-box support for:
- C
- C++
- Fortran
- Java
- Inform
- Pascal
- Perl
- PPCAsm
- Rez
- SOM IDL
* runs in BBEdit, Think C, Think Pascal, and probably any others.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/mpw-technicolor-096.hqx; 58K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:13:41 -0800
From: [email protected] (LRojas)
Subject: [*] Munchkinstein Demo.sit
Munchkinstein Demo is a scenario for Wolfenstein 3D 3rd Encounter.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/wolf/munchkinstein-demo.hqx; 435K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:13:46 -0800
From: [email protected] (Michael Riesman)
Subject: [*] MusiCalc v.4.2.1 music time calculator
This bug-fix upgrade sent today should replace MusiCalc v.4.2 in the archive
--Michael Riesman
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/musi-calc-421-hc.hqx; 38K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:13:52 -0800
From: [email protected] (Adam van Gaalen PA2AGA)
Subject: [*] NET/Mac2.3.58.sea.hqx
For those who don't know NET/Mac... NET/Mac is the application that
supports TCP/IP over packet-radio, which means, that hamradio operators
can use NET/Mac for their wireless TCP/IP network...
In this version of NET/Mac the following mods/features were implemented:
- Some mods for ROSE (by Joe K5JB, I forgot these mods in 2.3.47)
- 1995 -> 1996 in Copyright notice
- Mod for 'beacon set' command
- 'addmenu' mod to allow APRS beacon formats. See online HELP
- Implemented some temporary mods to keep track of sleeping sessions
- Mod by DK2HD:
Allow ^[ (escape), $d (date) and $t (time) in 'param' command
- NET/Mac does NOT support the new Buckmaster CD-ROM's HAMCALL
database yet... I am trying to convince Buckmaster that I need
the new data-encryption-method, but as of yet they are not ready
to release a description of the encoding-algorithm...
The old CD-ROM's remain fully supported...
This version obsoletes all versions of info-mac/comm/radio-net-mac in
the Sumex-Aim.stanford.edu (and it's mirror-) archives.
Adam PA2AGA e-mail: [email protected] for mail to my office and BIG files
or: [email protected] for letters only, NO BIG files here
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/conn/radio-net-mac-2358.hqx; 376K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:13:58 -0800
From: Timo Eloranta
Subject: [*] NeuroSim 1.0 - A neural net simulator
NeuroSim 1.0 - a freeware Mac application (fat binary)
======================================================
Description
-----------
NeuroSim is a simple neural net simulator. A neural net is formed
by a matrix of connected neurons. Every neuron has a state which is
described with an integer. Every neuron also has a border value, which
equals the number of connections starting from the neuron. When the
state of the neuron exceeds the neuron's border value, the neuron lights
up and sends an impulse to all the neurons it's connected to. The impulse
increases the state of every connected neuron by one. After lighting up
the neuron's state returns to zero.
NeuroSim allows the user to create new neural nets with specified
characteristics and to "play" with the nets by manually lighting up
certain neurons (known as receptors). There's also a demo mode...
System Requirements
-------------------
* a Mac equipped with a 68020 or greater CPU
* MacOS 7.0 or later
* about 500 K of free RAM
* a color monitor
* ObjectSupportLib (only PowerMacs need this)
NeuroSim 1.0 Source Code
========================
Description
-----------
This package includes the full PowerPlant based C++ source code for
NeuroSim - a simple freeware neural net simulator for Macintosh.
The code should be well enough documented for most Mac programmers.
Requirements
------------
* CodeWarrior (the projects included are for CW8)
* some sort of C++ skills...
Timo Eloranta / Brown Eyes Software
[email protected] / http://www.uta.fi/~sttiel/mac/bes/
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/neuro-sim-10.hqx; 231K]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/neuro-sim-10-cp.hqx; 121K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:14:02 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] NewsWatcher Gravis GamePad Set
Elevator statement (for Tonya Engst
I liked my Gravis GamePad so much for playing games that I started looking
for other programs to use it with. It turns out that the GamePad is a perfect
companion to John Norstad's great NewsWatcher newsreader. Just sit back in
your comfy chair and leisurely read your newsgroups with the GamePad. It's
lots more fun than reading newsgroups the old fashioned way.
This is my small contribution to the Usenet and Macintosh communities.
Distribute and modify freely.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/newswatcher-gamepad-set.hqx; 6K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:14:18 -0800
From: Mark Brooks
Subject: [*] OneClick Button Circle Feb 96
Hello!
This is the February release of OneClick additions from the OC Button Circle.
The circle is a group of scripters who search for OneClick solutions to common
Mac "puzzles." The button circle is not affiliated with WestCode software,
makers
of OneClick.
For more info on the circle, contact:
For more info on OneClick, goto or join the
OneClick-Talk mailing list (info on that site or by request).
This month's archive includes:
AudioCD Palette
ClickNotesDigest Reply
Launch Strip Helper
MacSLIP Control
Recent Apps
SlideShow! JPEGView
WindowPane
Mark Brooks
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/per/oc-button-circle-96-02.hqx; 84K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:14:24 -0800
From: Dan Crevier
Subject: [*] OneClick SPM palette
SPM Palette is a OneClick palette for use with the Symantec Project
Manager (Symantec C++ 8.0 or later).
Dan
Dan Crevier
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/sym/spm-palettes.hqx; 17K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:14:28 -0800
From: Fukuda Yoshibumi
Subject: [*] OSFC75to80
Omega Saved File Converter 75to80 (OSFC) is a file conversion utility
for Omega, a rogue-like multi-dungeon game (If you want to know more
about Omega, you should find and download the Omega executable). OSFC
converts a data file which was saved in Omega ver.0.75 to another file
which can be read by Omega ver.0.80.
---------
Una ola desde el mar.
Yoshibumi Fukuda
e-mail: [email protected], homepage: http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~fuk/
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/omega-file-converter.hqx; 90K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:14:36 -0800
From: [email protected] (James W. Walker)
Subject: [*] OtherMenu 1.8.3
OtherMenu creates a system-wide hierarchical menu somewhat like the Apple
menu. Launch applications and documents, execute FKEYs, and use more than
30 little utilities called externals. In a directory dialog, you can use
the menu to select a file or folder. Requires System 7. Some PowerPC code.
Shareware, $10.
Changes in 1.8.3 include: menu items can be made to appear in only a
certain application; new external displaying a menu of KeyQuencer
extensions; enhancements to Find and Memory Map externals; bug fixes.
-- James W. Walker
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/other-menu-183.hqx; 394K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:14:46 -0800
From: [email protected] (Trevor Clarke)
Subject: [*] Play it Cool 1.1
Play it Cool 1.1 is a QuickTime movie player and simple editor. It is
accelerated for Power Mac, plays movies very smoothly and contains many
features not available in other players. It is $US 15 Shareware.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trevor Clarke. Information Technology Services, CSIRO.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/mov/play-it-cool-11.hqx; 250K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:14:50 -0800
From: [email protected] (Gregory D. Landweber)
Subject: [*] Power Windows 1.0
Power Windows 1.0 (19 February 1996) by Gregory D. Landweber
(c) 1996 by Gregory D. Landweber, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
By the coauthor of Aaron and author of Greg's Buttons and Greg's Browser.
Power windows is a tiny extension that lets you drag the entire contents of
windows instead of a dotted outline. Unlike other similar extensions, Power
Windows uses backing store to preserve the contents of the screen and avoid
the "giant eraser" effect.
Shareware: $5
-- Greg Landweber
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/power-windows-10.hqx; 69K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:14:53 -0800
From: [email protected] (Guenther Blaschek)
Subject: [*] QuickBack 1.9.3
This is QuickBack version 1.9.3.
It contains a couple of improvements over the last released version 1.9.2:
- Erroneous computation of free space fixed for large volumes.
- Files sizes are now shown corretyl in the log file.
- QuickBack is now distributed as a fat binary.
- Finder-like progress bar (looks great with Aaron installed).
For those who do not know what QuickBack is for:
It is a simple backup utility featuring
- Finder-readable backup
- backup of single folders and entire disks
- backup to/from AppleShare volumes
- exclusion of files/folders enclosed in brackets or with trailing "~"
- exclusion of aliases
- automatic shutdown after backup
- keeping newer and obsolete items on the destination medium
- backup log
- Finder-openable backup descriptions
- support of required Apple Events
QuickBack is FREE. Online documentation included.
May be included on the Info-Mac CD.
e Guenther Blaschek, Univ. of Linz, Austria
gu
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/quick-back-193.hqx; 107K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:14:58 -0800
From: [email protected] (Shin-ichi YOSHIMOTO)
Subject: [*] ShrinkWrap 1.4.2 Jp2
MuON ( Macintosh Users' group On Network) Japanization Team
as part of "Shareware Project"
P R E S E N T S
ShrinkWrap 1.4.2 Jp2 original by Chad Magendanz
* Localized for Japanese Macintosh community with permission from
the author of the original
* Requires Japanese system (either KanjiTalk or Japanese Language Kit)
* Provided "as is" with no warranty whatsoever
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is a Japanese version of famous DiskImage utility called ShrinkWrap
version 1.4.2 (freeware) by Chad magendanz. The features of this utility are
as follows (Excerpt from original version):
1. To create DiskCopy disk images quickly and efficiently:
2. To provide a convenient and reliable means of mounting multiple disk images
on the desktop:
3. To seamlessly handle image files in their archived form:
4. To provide a freely distributable alternative to Apple's DiskCopy, DART and
MountImage:
KEK, National Laboratory for High Energy Physics
Accelerator Department
Shin-ichi YOSHIMOTO ,
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/shrink-wrap-142-jp2f.hqx; 197K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:15:02 -0800
From: Pascal Van Londersele
Subject: [*] SmartPage 2.1.0 CGI for Mac (FAT) and SmartPage Admin.
SmartPage is specially designed to print on-screen specific datas of any
Web HTML
page. SmartPage offers the display on any WEB page of :
* a individual page counter : SmartPage prints the number of visitors that is
receiving any page of your site.
* the date/hour/minutes of the start of the counter
* the local sending time of the page : SmartPage prints the local time any
time a
page from your site is send on the net.
* a vote bulletin with two choices. SmartPage can handle a special form on any
page of your site ! You define your question and two answers. When the
browser-user submit his answer, SmartPage counts it and returns the same page
with the new results. In that case, the individual counter of the page is not
incremented. The browser-user can not send twice a vote per visit on the page.
* the date of creation of the document : You can display the date/hour/minute
of
creation of the page into your HTML page.
* the date/hour/minutes of last reading of the page : You can display the
date/hour/minute of last reading of your HTML page.
* text that won't appear without a SmartPage call.
WEBSTAR PREPROCESS : TRANSPARENT CALLS TO SMARTPAGE SmartPage can be called
automatically by WebSTAR, using his Preprocess mode. The Preprocessing run
mode allows to make the SmartPage call invisible for Web client users,
because it
don't appear anymore in your URLs.
Send your comments and suggestions to:
Pasal Van Londersele
12 Simonis place
1080 Bruxelles
BELGIUM
e-Mail : [email protected] (see the Mail-me item in the demos).
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/smart-page-acgi-210.hqx; 257K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:15:12 -0800
From: Jeff Click
Subject: [*] Stereo "Deep Sea" Beep
The Deep Sea beep is a very mystical sound that makes a good choice for a
system alert beep. It has a sort-of wonderous, dreamy style to it that
somewhat simulates an imaginitive portrayal of the deep. It begins with
a wavy effect that echos from left to right as crystal-sounding chimes
ring throughout.
The Deep Sea beep is a brief 3 1/2 second sound that is available in both
stereo 16-bit, 44kHz, or 8-bit 22kHz, and can be downloaded here or at
the Clixsounds WWW site at http://www.edmondsun.com/clix/ .
Instructions are included for installation as a system alert beep.
Clixsounds can be reached at:
Internet: [email protected]
America Online: CLIXSOUNDS
eWorld: CLIXSOUNDS
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/deep-sea-8-bit.hqx; 311K]
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/deep-sea-16-bit.hqx; 959K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:15:18 -0800
From: Marco Piovanelli
Subject: [*] Style 1.4; a styled text editor
Style is a styled text editor. Features include:
* No hard limit on file size (no 32K barrier).
* Embedded pictures and sounds.
* Support for Claris XTND technology and Macintosh Easy Open.
* XTND software and several translators included in the package.
* Drag-and-drop text editing.
* Full support for Asian languages, including inline input.
* Internet Config-aware.
New in version 1.4:
* Accelerated for the PowerPC.
* Scriptable and recordable.
* Script menu for quick access to your favorite scripts.
Style requires System 7.0 (7.5 recommended) and is distributed
as shareware ($10). This version supersedes all previous releases.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/style-14.hqx; 456K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:15:22 -0800
From: [email protected] (James W. Walker)
Subject: [*] Text Editor Patches 1.7
This application applies various patches to other applications or to desk
accessories. This approach gives more control over conflicts and memory
bloat than extending application behavior by adding extensions to the
system.
The patching process adds certain resources to the application. No
existing resources are modified, so it is easy to remove the patches if
desired. Freeware.
Patches include:
* Make it possible to paste a picture into a SimpleText document. (New!)
* Add a windows menu to any application, even the Finder.
* Add a menu of often-used documents, such as stationery files.
* Add a simple form of word-wrapping to a text editor.
* Make the page-up and page-down keys work everywhere.
* Define keystrokes for various TeX macros (contributed by Juan L. Varona).
-- James W. Walker
[Archived as /info-mac/text/text-editor-patches-17.hqx; 53K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:15:30 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dale M. Greer)
Subject: [*] The Mutatron
The Mutatron(tm) adds spikes to 3DMF meshes using QuickDraw 3D and
displays 3DMF objects in various QuickDraw 3D styles. It can also
create a number of basic shapes, like a torus, sphere, cylinder, cone,
ellipsoid, beanoid, bananoid, etc. The Mutatron has a Bananoid editor,
a Spike Editor, and it can add vertex normals to a mesh and map
pictures over a mesh with uv-parameters. The Mutatron requires
QuickDraw 3D 1.0.3, which requires a Power Mac with at least 16MB RAM.
See Web pages at http://web2.airmail.net/dmgreer/.
Found virus free by Disinfectant 3.6.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/mutatron.hqx; 277K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:15:46 -0800
From: Timo Eloranta
Subject: [*] TimGA 1.0.1 - An academic toy
TimGA 1.0.1 - a freeware Mac application (fat binary)
=====================================================
Description
-----------
Given a graph - a bunch of nodes and edges that is - TimGA
tries to draw it as "nicely" as possible by minimizing edge
crossings among other things. The key feature of TimGA is its
use of a genetic algorithm (GA).
Version 1.0.1 has no new features, but is 45-155% (depending on
the size of the graph) faster than 1.0 due to many optimizations.
System Requirements
-------------------
* a Mac equipped with a 68020 or greater CPU
(a 68040 or a PowerPC is highly recommended...)
* MacOS 7.0 or later
* about 1 MB of free RAM
* 13" or larger (640x480 or larger) monitor
* ObjectSupportLib (only PowerMacs need this)
Timo Eloranta / Brown Eyes Software
[email protected] / http://www.uta.fi/~sttiel/mac/bes/
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/tim-ga-101.hqx; 433K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 14:30:57 -0400
From: [email protected] (David George)
Subject: (A) weird buttons & ports
>there is an extra button on
>my monitor in back with an icon like a horseshoe magnet with a ghostbusters
>sign around it. When I press it, the whole screen goes wibbily wobbly and I
>don't know what it just did.
Hi Kurt,
This button is a DEGAUSS button. Use it with care. The proper usage is to
keep the button pressed for 5 seconds or more but no more than once in any
10 minute period. (Courtesy Sony PVM-2030 Trinitron Color Video Monitor
operating guide)
After many hours of use you may notice shades of color staying in the
corners of the monitor and they won't go away. Also, if you accidently
place a pair of non-magnetic shielded speakers close to the monitor, the
color goes funny and may stay that way for up to a day or more. The DEGAUSS
button will remove this residual magnetism. When ever you set up the
monitor and do a color purity adjustment (best left to technicians), you
would DEGAUSS the screen first before proceeding.
I have a handheld DEGAUSSING coil which is over 12 inches in diameter. You
wave it around in a circular motion above all sides of a TV set in order to
properley DEGAUSS the unit.
My guess for your mystery jack on the back of your speakers is that it is
either an external line out to go into another stereo system or a line in
jack to use an external signal such as a walkman to power the speakers.
Hope this helps.
David George ([email protected])
Instuctional Media Services
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS, Canada
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 96 14:43:03 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [A] Memory for Excel 5.0a
Make sure you have virtual memory turned on (even if only
1 MB over your real RAM). As a native application, Excel will
take less memory iv VM is on, I beleive the same may be true
for RAM doubler. Of course, Excel may launch slower if VM is
on, at least (I think) until the next system update comes out.
See ya!
Romulo Romero
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 96 15:06:50 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [A] Memory for Excel 5.0a
Make sure you have virtual memory turned on (even if only
1 MB over your real RAM). As a native application, Excel will
take less memory iv VM is on, I beleive the same may be true
for RAM doubler. Of course, Excel may launch slower if VM is
on, at least (I think) until the next system update comes out.
See ya!
Romulo Romero
.
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 12:23:48 -0600
From: Todd Mogilner
Subject: HP 660C Printing problems
I was wondering if other people have had printing problems with the
Hewlitt Packard 660C. I seem to get extra ink, stringy ink lines, blurry
lettering and things like that. The areas where I am having the most
problems is in grayscale areas. I also have had problems just printing
text and having it look sharp. I have talked with Hewlitt Packard and
they are trying to help me, but they just don't know what to make of the
problem. I have had them send me a new printer once and am to the point
of having them do it again. Any advice would be most appreciated...
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 14:52:36 -0500
From: [email protected] (Dana S. Nau)
Subject: Personal Information Managers
> Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 14:46:11 -0800
> From: [email protected] (Ronald W. Weiner)
> Subject: Personal Information Managers
>
> I use "Expresso" by Berkely Systems for my phone book because it has the
> letters A-Z across the header for quick name access. However it is not a
> fully integrated PIM like the Claris products, or ACT, etc. Does anyone
> know of a good PIM with an easy search like "Expresso".
In many PIMs and addressbook programs, there's no need to have the letters
A-Z across the header -- if you simply start typing the name of the entry
you're looking for, many programs will go to that entry, just like the
Finder does.
After trying out a number of different PIMs, I settled on CE Software's
WebArranger, and am quite enthusiastic about it -- it's the best program
of its kind that I've seen. Among other things, I've been able to use it
to create a complete wedding planner.
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Date: 22 Feb 96 11:16:40 +0000
From: Doug Lobdell
Subject: RE>Re: PIM
>Does anyone know of a good PIM with an easy search like "Expresso".
I've never used "Expresso", but.. You're a week late. Through last Friday CE
Software was offering WebArranger free. It is an AWESOME powerful PIM. If you
want
an easy search function, its FIND function is very fast, and you can set a
popup menu
with any kind of quick sort and search you like. Its taken over my life - the
ToDo
function is excellent, the contact manager is excellent, alarms are excellent,
the
calendar is excellent (not as many bells and whistles as some, but powerful
sorting
and viewing options). And you can build as many other data types, note types,
etc. as you can imagine. I very, very strongly endorse it - an excellent
program.
The only negative (nothing's perfect) is that it has a steep learning curve at
first
- it took me an hour or so to figure out what was going on. But once I
understood
the interface I kept discovering neat new features. And I forgot to mention
that
it has great capabilities for cataloging and tracking internet sites - its got
some
pretty powerful features on that side, too (hence the name WEBarranger).
Like I said, CE was giving it away free thru last Friday. They may still
have some kind of evaluation copies available at
http://www.cesoft.com/
but if not, I think you can order it there for around 80 bucks - its worth
every penny.
Obligatory disclaimer: don't work for 'em, never have, noone in my family has,
etc. Just think this was the best freebie ever offered on the net.
-doug
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