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Info-Mac Digest Wed, 28 Feb 96 Volume 14 : Issue 52
Today's Topics:
[*] Addiction Manager 1.0
[*] BabyTime 1.1
[*] Be Fruitful and Multiply 1.5.1
[*] Cool Protection 1.0
[*] DEATH_FROM_ABOVE_DEMO_UPDATE_1.1
[*] FastClock+DCC 3.5.6 Model Railroad Command Station
[*] FileMerger 1.0
[*] FwaveIV1.0.3.sea 2D EM wave equation solver
[*] Gradekeeper 4.1 is now available!
[*] john's calculator 0.1b
[*] Mordant 0.2 (32-bit painting program)
[*] New Release of Unicorn Editor v 1.0.1
[*] ODYSSEY: THE LEGEND OF NEMESIS Demo Version v 1.1
[*] OnLine Timer v. 1.0
[*] PrinterSwitch release 1.0
[*] SoBig1.2 Control Strip Module
[*] Symantec Caffeine Patch
[*] Topcow Buttons
[*] World Wide Web Weaver 1.1; Web Page Editor
[A] Auto-set clock via internet? (2 msgs)
[Q] IOMEGA Query
[Q] Mailing Lists
[Q] What might be causing this printing problem?
Apple OSs (sp?)
Apple vision 17AV display
Auto-set clock via internet?
Buying a DOS-compatible Performa
Configuring Netscape 1.12 to read info-mac (Q)
C or other language compilers
Donkey Kong for Mac?
Excel 5 suddenly HELPless
Extension Informant VIRUS
LaserBridge and 7200
LEDs for hard drives on PM-7100?
Lock Fonts Folder?
MAXIMS [Q]
PC Ram into a Performa 630CD?
PPP/SLIP server/daemon for Mac
Shareware graphics converter?
Spell Checker (in V14 #50)
Which Formatting Utility to use?
Why not OT 1.1b16 on P6300?
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:55:53 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Addiction Manager 1.0
Addiction Manager 1.0
Addiction Manager is a program for helping people manage addiction to
computer games and other stuff (like the internet). It creates aliases to
programs just like the Finder does. However, with Addiction Manager's
aliases, you can restrict access to your programs.
Version 1.0 is the latest release of Addiction Manager and is a major
update. Here is a list of some of the new features:
- The ability to edit Addiction Manager aliases.
- Using the icons of the original file for the alias.
- Password protection of aliases.
- The ability to make the original file invisible from within
Addiction Manager.
- Addiction Manager can speak your restriction messages aloud if you
have the Speech Manager installed.
- "Weekday" and "Weekend" options for ease of alias creation.
- A read-out of current restrictions for ease of alias creation.
- Balloon help
Addiction Manager is now shareware (US$10). It is fully functional and
is not crippled in any way.
Addiction Manager requires System 7. It is 68000-based code. While it
isn't required, to use Addiction Manager's speech capabilities, you must
have the Speech Manager installed (preferably the most recent version of
PlainTalk).
You may contact the author at [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/addiction-manager-10.hqx; 225K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:56:07 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] BabyTime 1.1
BabyTime is designed to familiarize very young children with the keyboard and
mouse, and entertain them in the process. By banging on the keyboard or
manipulating the mouse, a child can see and hear an avalanche of sounds and
shapes, or "scribble" in color with the mouse. If you don't mind your toddler
banging on your Mac, this is a stimulating experience.
REQ: System 7.0 or later, at least 256 colors. 1.2 MB free RAM. Supports
Speech Manager. Shareware $5.
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/baby-time-11.hqx; 549K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:56:09 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Be Fruitful and Multiply 1.5.1
Attached is version 1.5.1 of Be Fruitful and Multiply, a simple program
which illustrates and drills multiplication tables. The program is meant
for children in grades 3 to 5.
Version 1.5.1 corrects a couple of small bugs. Version 1.5 allowed one to
customize the program with one's own sounds,pictures, and text. One must
use a resource editor such as ResEdit to customize it. Instructions are
included as a readme text document.
Conditions of use and distribution are also included in the readmes.
Robert Schenk
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/be-fruitful-and-multiply151.hqx; 315K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:55:55 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Cool Protection 1.0
A protection application with superb background pictures and a soundtrack
D. Brown
Beenox Enr.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/cool-protection-10.hqx; 754K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:56:03 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] DEATH_FROM_ABOVE_DEMO_UPDATE_1.1
This updates the DFA demo from 1.0 to 1.1
It Fixes/Adds
1. Real Gravity to the player's jumping.
2. Fixes all the fall off wall or plateform problems.
3. Fixes most of the problems on monitors bigger then 14".
Thats it.... Have fun!!
[email protected] OR [email protected]
PROJECT MAGELLAN SCREEN SHOTS and DEATH FROM ABOVE SCREEN SHOTS
are @ http://www.cloudnet.com/~zinger/
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/death-from-above-11-updt.hqx; 673K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:56:01 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] FastClock+DCC 3.5.6 Model Railroad Command Station
Subject: FastClock+DCC 3.5.6 Model Railroad Command Station
FastClock+DCC 3.5.6 is an update to correct my address and the
Configuration Variables which changed in July, 1995 when I wasn't
looking...
In case you don't know about this program, it allows you to operate model
trains equipped with Digital Command Control decoders by using the serial
ports on your Mac to send packets of data to each individually addressed
decoder.
This $20 shareware application will control 10 locomotives and 5 accessory
decoders (each with 8 outputs). The full version can control up to 40
loco's and 40 accessories depending on screen size.
Designed to run on a 1 Meg Mac Plus on up...
Feel free to distribute this archive on CD-ROM's and other sites, just
include all the documentation.
Tom Bunce [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/fast-clock-dcc-356.hqx; 147K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:55:38 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] FileMerger 1.0
FileMerger is a small and fast drag-and-drop utility for merging files,
usually text files. It's useful if you want to merge large data files,
usenet binary segments, or other text files quickly and efficiently. It's
fat-binary so it will run native on PowerMacs and also run on 68K Macs.
FileMerger requires System 7.1 or higher.
The author can be reached at [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/text/file-merger-10.hqx; 91K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:55:45 -0800
From: Michael Taylor
Subject: [*] FwaveIV1.0.3.sea 2D EM wave equation solver
Fwave IV version 1.0.3
Fwave IV is a full-blown 2-D electromagnetic wave equation solver,
primarily intended for optical waveguides. It is capable of analysing
multiple modes in single or coupled, linear or non-linear, lossless or
lossy guides. It is easy to use and very rugged.
Changes from version 1.0 include better rib geometry handling, considerable
speed improvements.
May be included in any compilation of software.
Michael Taylor
Nanoelectronics Research Centre,
Dept. of Electronics and Elec. Eng.,
The University of Glasgow,
Glasgow G12 8LT, Scotland, UK.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/f-wave-iv-103.hqx; 1028K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:56:13 -0800
From: Daniel Ethier
Subject: [*] Gradekeeper 4.1 is now available!
Gradekeeper is the powerful Macintosh gradebook program
which is easy to learn and use. Gradekeeper has the features you need:
- Use semesters, trimesters, quarters, or six-week terms
- Assign letter grades using your own letter grade cutoffs
- Compute grades using total points earned or category weights
- Record scores for 48 students on 54 assignments in each term
- Excuse any assignment, or drop the worst score in any category
- Final exams may contribute to the term, semester, or final grade
- Create a variety reports to track student performance
Gradekeeper works like your paper gradebook. Entering students,
assignments, and scores is as easy as clicking and typing. With the
default categories and grading options, you can start using
Gradekeeper right away. And help is never far away. An extensive
user's guide is built into the program. There is also complete
balloon help.
Gradekeeper is distributed as shareware. Teachers can try the
program for 30 days. If they decide to continue using it, they are
expected to pay a registration fee of $20.
Gradekeeper may be downloaded from America Online, eWorld, or from
my web site at:
http://members.aol.com/danethier/gradekeeper.html
Gradekeeper requires a Macintosh computer running System 7 or later.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/gradekeeper-41.hqx; 102K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:55:48 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] john's calculator 0.1b
Description: john's calculator is a simple, powerful, and
fast keyboard-based calculator.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/johns-calculator-01b.hqx; 113K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:55:59 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Mordant 0.2 (32-bit painting program)
Mordant is a PowerPC 32 bit painting program. It was designed to do textures
mapping but has general purpose use. Its features include many different brush
effects (for example tinting, several types of blurring and electrical
splattering), pen support, copy & paste, drag & drop, multiple levels of undo
and more.
-Michael Evans
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/mordant-02.hqx; 192K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:55:41 -0800
From: Xiaolin Zhao
Subject: [*] New Release of Unicorn Editor v 1.0.1
Enclosed in binhex compressed format you can find my updated
version of Unicorn Editor v1.0.1 capable of editing Chinese, Korean and
Japanese as well as any Roman script text. This version is a slightly
enhanced version with addition of balloon help, etc. Please replace the
older version of Unicorn Editor with this new version. Also, please
use the enclosed description to replace the original one in the info-mac.
Thanks a lot.
With Unicorn Editor you can
* Create, edit and print styled multilingual text in Chinese, Korean,
Japanese and of course, any Roman languages, such as English.
* Convert language code set by importing and exporting text file to be
loaded to internet.
* Set up an external Chinese, Korean, Japanese viewer and editor for
internet browser.
* Quickly create, edit and print styled text documents of any size
(limited by RAM).
* View and print TeachText or SimpleText read-only ("ReadMe") documents.
* Embed picture and sound in your file for breath-taking presentation.
* Drag and Drop any text, picture, sound object around or to other drag
and drop compatible application.
Regards,
Xiaolin Zhao
[Archived as /info-mac/text/unicorn-editor-101.hqx; 1057K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:56:05 -0800
From: Richard Rouse III
Subject: [*] ODYSSEY: THE LEGEND OF NEMESIS Demo Version v 1.1
The file being submitted is a demo for Odyssey: The Legend of
Nemesis, a new role playing game for the Macintosh, published by
MacSoft. This is version 1.1 containing numerous bug fixes over
previous versions 1.0 and 1.01. This version fixes all known bugs.
This new file replaces the pervious files "odyssey-demo.sit.hqx"
and/or "odyssey-101-demo.sit.hqx", which should be deleted from
archives in favor of this newer version. Further Odyssey information
can be gleaned from the READ ME file included in the archive.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Odyssey: The Legend of Nemesis requires any Macintosh
capable of displaying 256 colors or grays, with System 7 or
later, and 2552k of RAM free. 3064k free for stereo sound
effects. The musical soundtrack requires that Quicktime 2.0
(or later) and Quicktime Musical Instruments are installed
(both of these ship with the Odyssey CD). Odyssey is
PowerMac native.
Published by:
MacSoft
The WizardWorks Group
3850 Annapolis Lane Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55447-5443
800-229-2714
The full version of Odyssey: The Legend of Nemesis is available now.
-Richard Rouse
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/odyssey-11-demo.hqx; 5660K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:56:16 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] OnLine Timer v. 1.0
OnLine Timer is a utility application to be used with America Online v. 2.6
that allows you
to keep track of how much time you spend on your AOL account. It has a
globally floating window that will always be in front of other windows, even
if Online Timer is running in the background. When using the global window,
you can also initiate your AOL connection from the background with a "hot
key."
America Online v. 2.6 and OnLine Timer must be properly installed on the same
drive for OnLine Timer to work. OnLine Timer requires System 7.0 or later.
The globally floating window requires System 7.1 or greater.
Thank you,
Eric Preston
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/online-timer-10.hqx; 88K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:55:50 -0800
From: Dan Schwarz
Subject: [*] PrinterSwitch release 1.0
PrinterSwitch is a control panel/system extension that allows you to
easily select among many different printers when you print documents in
your applications. It eliminates the need to use the Chooser to select a
printer.
PrinterSwitch appears right when you need it; when you select Print or
Page Setup from any program. No need to memorize hot key sequences! It can
also be activated by a convenient Control Strip Module.
PrinterSwitch complements Apple's new Desktop Printers because it allows
you to select different print devices even if your application won't let
you drag & drop documents onto a Desktop Printer.
It knows about LaserWriter 7 and 8 PPD files and makes sure to use the
proper PPD for each printer, eliminating a common source of Postscript
printing errors.
PrinterSwitch is shareware with a 14-day free trial period. Registration
is $14.00 for single user licenses; site and worldwide licenses are
available. Convenient registration via Kagi Shareware - pay with any
currency, credit cards, checks, etc. via mail, fax, or the internet.
---------------------------
Changes in Release 1.0:
* Added PrinterSwitch Control Strip Module.
* Added Register program
* Updated documentation
Version 1.0 supercedes all beta versions.
[Archived as /info-mac/prn/printer-switch-10b3.hqx; 114K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:56:18 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] SoBig1.2 Control Strip Module
SoBig1.2 is the latest version of my Control Strip module that shows
available RAM and HD space. The new version supports different formats to
make the module take less space on the strip.
SoBig1.2 is free but not public domain. You may copy and redistribute
freely so long as the file and README stay together. Please obtain
permission before including SoBig on any commercial distributions.
Enjoy,
-Pat
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/so-big-12-strip.hqx; 9K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:56:11 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Symantec Caffeine Patch
Free Symantec Mac Java Tools!
Announcing Symantec Caffeine...
Symantec Caffeine is the first Macintosh development environment that
uses the standard Sun Java virtual machine and compiler to let you
quickly produce Java. Caffeine is a free update patch for all owners of
Symantec C++ for Power Macintosh (version 8.0 or later) which is
available for download via ftp from Symantec's Java Central web site and
other ftp sites. Caffeine gives customers who own Symantec C++ for Power
Macintosh a graphical, easy to use Java development environment. Caffeine
integrates Sun's Java Development Kit (JDK 1.0) into Symantec's state of
the art development environment for the Power Macintosh so you get the
easy to use Java language in a highly productive development environment.
To install and run Caffeine you need the following:
O A Power Macintosh (68k version expected within a few weeks)
O 22MB Free Hard Disk Space
O 16MB RAM recommended
O Symantec Project Manager version 8.04 (available in Symantec C++ for
Power Mac) Note: customers who do not already own Symantec C++ for Power
Macintosh you can buy the trade up version for $149.95 direct from
Symantec or through the retail software channel.
You can go to our web site at...
-The Symantec Macintosh DevTools Team
Symantec Macintosh Developer Relations - [email protected]
Symantec Macintosh Tools Info -
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/sym/symantec-caffeine.hqx; 5606K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:55:57 -0800
From: rbro
Subject: [*] Topcow Buttons
Here is a sample of a larger package in the works, featuring beautifully
rendered, 3-D "Myst" style buttons for use in multimedia applications.
I've included both up and down versions of the buttons as well as a small
Director movie so you can see them in action. Let me know how you like
'em. Brought to you by Topcow Interactive.
[email protected]
http://www.microweb.com/rbro/TOPSHOCK.html
Richard Brodsky
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/topcow-buttons.hqx; 659K]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 03:55:43 -0800
From: "Robert C. Best III"
Subject: [*] World Wide Web Weaver 1.1; Web Page Editor
World Wide Web Weaver for
Macintosh, the professional World Wide Web page
creation tool, is an application designed to help you create World Wide Web
pages (called HTML documents) using an easy yet flexible interface.
Some of the many features of World Wide Web Weaver are...
Tables
Forms
Page colors
Add your own tags
easy to use internclosed copy of World Wide Web Weaver is a FULLY
functional demo (NO
features have been disabled). You can use the demo for one month, after
which time you are expected to either purchase a non-demo copy or destroy
your demo copy.
All ordering information can be found with the demo and at the URL:
http://www.northnet.org/best/
Miracle Software Inc. - [email protected]
Authors of HTML Web Weaver/World Wide Web Weaver for Macintosh
http://www.northnet.org/best/
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/www-weaver-11.hqx; 1210K]
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 12:55:59 PST
From: [email protected] (Gonzalez,Daniel)
Subject:
Has anyone had a problem loading Control Strip (With the Patch)on their
computers? I loaded it on my quadra 660 AV and my keyboard ceases to work.
I am running System 7.5.1, with 12 Meg of RAM, GX, Plaintalk, and
Express Modem (All Apple Software). My home e-mail address is
[email protected] If anyone has any ideas I would really appreciate
it.-dan
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 12:15:22 -0600
From: Tim Rand
Subject: [A] Auto-set clock via internet?
>Is there any utility that will automatically set my Mac's internal=20
>clock to the correct time via an Internet connection?
Yes MacNTP. I found it on Washington U's Info-mac file area.
Selected pieces from the README:
NTP for Macintosh is a set of software components that synchronize the=
system clock of the Macintosh with other computers in a network. NTP for=
Macintosh is based upon the Internet standard Network Time Protocol,=
Version 2, as described in RFC 1119. This protocol is widely used within=
the TCP/IP community. The protocol features high reliability, low overhead,=
and can provide accuracy to 232 picoseconds. The protocol distributes time=
in a tree topology using clients, servers, peers, and broadcast technology.
Both the NTP Client and NTP Server for the Macintosh Operating System=
support the following features.
=80 Implements Version 2 of the Network Time Protocol algorithms;=
interoperable with both Version 3 and Version 1 implementations
=80 Works on any model Macintosh running System 6.0.5 or later software (it=
is System 7 friendly). Any Macintosh can be a client as well as a server.=
It has been tested on all released System versions from 6.0.5 to 7.5.
=80 Compatible with AppleTalk Phases 1 and 2 (LocalTalk, EtherTalk, and Tok=
enTalk)
=80 Runs quietly, asynchronously in the background; never ties up the Macin=
tosh
=80 Supports balloon help (System 7 only) for all dialogs and controls
=80 32-bit clean
=80 AppleTalk transition event aware
=80 Compatible with dial-in AppleTalk products such as AppleTalk Remote=
Access (ARA), Liaison, and Timbuktu
=80 Compatible with other servers such as Apple=B9s AppleShare, Microsoft=
=B9s Mail Server, and CE Software=B9s QuickMail
=80 PowerManager aware for PowerBooks and Portables
=80 Virtual Memory compatible (System 7 only)
=80 Supports MacTCP and any supported link access protocols including=
Ethernet, SL/IP, LocalTalk, EtherTalk, and others. It has been tested with=
all released versions of MacTCP from 1.0.2 to 2.0.6.
=80 Allows you to synchronize your machine to a corporate (local) time=
standard or to a national time standard (such as WWV managed by NIST, via=
the Internet)
=80 Extremely easy to configure. Configurations can be created and locked;=
distributing pre-configured software around a campus is easy.
=80 Current implementation maintains accuracy to =B11.9 seconds
=80 API provides services for other applications (time stamps, time=
conversion, UTC offset, DST values, clock synchronization status and=
performance, etc.)
NTP Client
=80 The NTP client, server, and broadcast server modes (3, 4, and 5) are=
supported; the symmetric and reserved modes (1, 2, 6, and 7) are not=
currently implemented
=80 Supports communication with one server and/or one broadcast server
=80 Automatically compensates for the local offset from UTC (GMT) based=
upon geographic location as set by the Map Control Panel
=80 Automatically adjusts the clock to account for any local Daylight=
Saving Time policy using easy to configure dialogs
Macintosh OS System 6.0.5 or later is required. MultiFinder is not needed.=
The software provided in this distribution will =80not=80 run under A/UX.
The NTP Client software is available as shareware for a suggested price of=
$25, in U.S. funds, per copy. (For your own protection, please do not send=
cash. Some form of check is your best bet.) Please make your check payable=
to John Dundas. Upon payment of the shareware fee, you will receive one=
copy of the User=B9s Manual (a 90 page manual that describes all of the=
available software including the servers for Macintosh, A/UX, and VAX/VMS),=
will become a registered user, and will be notified of future upgrades to=
the software. Site licensing and volume discounts are available; contact=
the author for details.
=46or more details, contact the author at:
John Dundas
P.O. Box 50784
Pasadena, CA 91115-0784
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 13:24:25 +0100
From: [email protected] (Edward C Hoenkamp)
Subject: [A] Auto-set clock via internet?
The control panel "Network Time" would be a good choice. Edward.
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 07:50:04 +0900
From: [email protected] (Anthony Helm)
Subject: [Q] IOMEGA Query
In a word, HELP!
Two days ago I used a cartridge on my Zip drive. Today, I push it back in
(it was ejected but not removed) and it asks whether I want to initialize
it! Suddenly, THE DISK IS UNREADABLE!!??? What happened? Can it be
fixed?
I don't know why it can't be read. If I use DiskDup, it can find the disk
header information and tells me how full the disk is, but the disk alone
cannot be read. I'm just so confused. I know the data is there, but it's
like some boot block or something is gone. And it was working fine the
last time I used it.
Any suggestions, disk utilities, anything, would be greatly appreciated.
This is supposed to be a dependable (?) back up solution, and I'm talking
about a full disk of data.
Thanks in advance,
Anthony
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 07:50:01 +0900
From: [email protected] (Anthony Helm)
Subject: [Q] Mailing Lists
Does anyone know how to search for mailing lists. Up till now I've always
come across references to mailing lists, or been told by friends about
certains lists. Now, though, I'd like to look for some kind of list and
wondered how I might go about it.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers,
Anthony
[email protected]
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Date: 27 Feb 1996 15:33:13 +0000
From: [email protected] (Mephistophilis)
Subject: [Q] What might be causing this printing problem?
Recently I have been experiencing an annoying problem when printing
from MSW 5.1 to an elderly LaserWriter NT using LaserWriter drivers
8.2 or 8.2.3. Initially the green 'printing' light starts flashing but the
off-document arrow cursor on my screen quickly changes to
the I-bar (?) (you know, the thing that looks like the cross-section of
a girder) and then everything on my machine (Quadra 700, S7.5.1)
freezes. After a while the green 'printing' light stops flashing.
Upon restarting the machine I get the usual 'Document xyz could not be
printed because of an error' message - but no specific details. If I opt
to 'Try again' the document invariably (so far, anyway) prints without
further problems. Changing the printer cable has had no effect. Neither has
reinstalling MSW (but keeping and re-using the original Commands,Glossary
and Preference items). Running a variety of diagnostics on the Quadra
shows nothing untoward. This is now happening often enough to be *really*
irritating - like several times a day. Can anyone suggest a cause or -
even better - a cure?
Dr. Fergus Lalor, Chemistry Dept., University College, Cork, Ireland.
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 96 10:37:39 CST
From: Pat Ullmann
Subject: Apple OSs (sp?)
>Pat -- Give us a break. Apple has been very good about backward and
>forward compatibility of their operating systems. I would not hold
>Microsoft up as the model to emulate in this reguard. The Word 56
>translators were made available because Word 6 is a dog and they did not
>want to loose customers.
>
>Jim Palmer, SUNY ESF, Syracuse, NY 13210
Ah. My point exactly.
. System 7.5/7.5.1 is a dog but Apple has made itimpossible to replace it *even with 7.1.2* (hardly a huge leap back)
on their newer machines. Example: the 7100/66 runs 7.1.2 but the 7100/80
will not. This is ridiculous, and certainly does not exhibit good forward
compatibility.
Just as a point of interest, I took a look yesterday at The Conflict
Compendium web page, having seen a posting to the effect that it
had placed highly in a ranking of computer-related sites. This page
lists a total of 22 known conflicts/problems for system 7.1-7.1.2,
and a total of *161* for 7.5-7.5.1. (The total increases to 228 if
7.5.2 is included.) Yes, I realize that this is not a complete or
scientifically proven collection of problems and that other variables
enter in, but it is a good general indicator of the relative stability,
in the real world, of 7.1.x. vs. 7.5.x.
My gripe, however, is not that Apple created 7.5.x, but that they're
forcing us to run it. You are correct in that until recently, Apple
was very good about forward/backward OS compatability, but that
doesn't seem to be the case anymore.
Pat
Pat Ullmann ([email protected])
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Date: 27 Feb 1996 17:05:45 GMT
From: Veronique
Subject: Apple vision 17AV display
Hello,
I'm having a huge problem with my display.
I was presented with a message asking me if I wanted to
recallibrate, and for some foolish reason clicked 'yes'.
Now my screen is black, the little green light goes on, but all I
see is my 'freaked out' reflection. Oh.. and I tried technical
support who are even more baffled than I am.
Is there anyone out here who knows why this happened and what
might be the solution?
Please help!
Thank you.
Veronique
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 10:33:56 -0500
From: [email protected] (Randall Meadows)
Subject: Auto-set clock via internet?
On 2/27/96 at 9:59 AM, [email protected] (Marty Lindower) wrote:
>Is there any utility that will automatically set my Mac's internal clock to
the
>correct time via an Internet connection? I have Jim Leitch's Set Clock 3.3,
but
>that requires a long-distance phone call.
There is a control panel called "Network Time". Find it at your favorite
Info-Mac mirror.
Randall B Meadows * Software Engineer and Bug-Finder Extraordinaire
FGM, Inc. * 131 Elden Street, Suite 308 * Herndon, VA 22070
email: [email protected] * Voice: (703) 478-9881 * Fax: -9883
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 96 12:27:21 EST
From: "Ray Swartz"
Subject: Buying a DOS-compatible Performa
I'm helping a friend buy a Mac for use as a home computer. He definitely
wants a Mac, but his two sons want to play the latest DOS/Windows games.
Softwindows doesn't support Soundblaster games, so that can be ruled out.
I was shocked to find out that the only Performa model for which the
DOS Compatibility Card option is available is the 6116CD, an underpowered
model.
Wasn't Apple touting DOS Compatibility as a strong selling point just
a short time ago? Why has it nearly disappeared? What should my friend buy?
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 96 11:04:37 0000
From: "J. B. Thoo"
Subject: Configuring Netscape 1.12 to read info-mac (Q)
Howdy--
I started reading comp.sys.mac.digest using Netscape 1.12 last week.
When I click on an imdigest issue, I'm prompted to "pick [a helper]
application," "save the file," or "cancel the download." How should I
configure Netscape to read the imdigest? What helper app should I use?
Thanks so much.
--John.
http://math.ucdavis.edu/~jb2
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 08:30:45 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jon Fullmer)
Subject: C or other language compilers
Hi folks!
Does anyone out there know of any freeware or shareware compilers? I'm
mostly interested in C and Assembly compilers, but if anyone knows of any
others, let me know. Thanks!
-- Jon Fullmer
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 08:30:10 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jon Fullmer)
Subject: Donkey Kong for Mac?
Howdy do, Info-Mac Patrons!
A friend of mine and I have been attempting to accumulate games simulating
the arcade games that we grew up with. We've already discovered that
Pac-Man has been done. Is anyone aware of Donkey Kong? Has it been made?
Is anyone planning to program it? If not, is anyone aware of a game
similar to Donkey Kong and where I might find it?
-- Jon Fullmer
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 96 18:21:00 PST
From: "STROBEL, ERIC"
Subject: Excel 5 suddenly HELPless
Hi,
Has anyone else encountered a condition where, when trying to invoke help,
the MS Help app complains that the Excel help file is NOT a Help file???
If I then use the Open... menu item and select the Excel help file, it opens.
The wierd thing is that the thing worked for a few weeks, then suddenly
started giving this error. This has happened both on a network-based
installation, and when I installed it locally!
And yes, I've rebuilt my desktop and run Norton... Any hints as to the fix
would be greatly appreciated.
- Eric S.
([email protected] -- personal)
([email protected] -- work)
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 20:52:26 -0600
From: [email protected] (Andrew Vernon)
Subject: Extension Informant VIRUS
On Mon, 26 Feb 96, Hessel Haak reported:
>Tonight I did download the recently added file "Extension Informant 1.0"...
>during the opening of the Extension Informant program,
>SAM reported the MERRY XMAS VIRUS. I am using SAM 4.08, virus update Feb 8
>1996. SAM was able to repair the file.
To which Info-Mac moderator Gordon Watts added:
>[Hi -- Yep -- it has been removed. It will be replaced as soon as the author
>has fixed the problem. Sorry our virus tools did not catch this virus (it
>is a hypercard only virius, which is why we missed it) -Gordon]
Now for the big question: Is Extension Informant a HyperCard stack or HC
runtime app? One of my clients (I'm a MacThearipist and writer by trade)
reported that his copies of Photoshop and QuarkXPress were infected by
Merry Xmas while using SAM Intercept and the 4.0.7 definitions. My
client's Power Mac does not even have HyperCard (or the player) installed
and has not downloaded the Extension Informant archive. If EI is HyperCard
based, then it probably _was_ infected. If not, Merry Xmas is more
virulent than once thought, or SAM has a bug that reports false positives.
=-=-= Andrew Vernon | [email protected] | http://www.scott.net/~angus =-=-=
[I *think* it is a run-time app. The Merry Xmas virus is hypercard code --
so it can't infect a non-hypercard app. I don't know how to explain the
positives of Photoshop and Quark, however! Since we are dealing with a virus,
I would prefer not to speculate and wait until some experts come forward. Have
you contacted Symmantic tech support to see if it is possible for photoshop
or quark to be infected? -Gordon]
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 17:26:38 -0500 (EST)
From: Timothy Colson
Subject: LaserBridge and 7200
Quick and simple: anyone had any luck getting LaserBridge 2.0 to function
with a PowerMac 7200 on an ethernet network? System 7.5.2 installed. Not
much else odd and strange -> except that LaserBridge doesn't seem to load
properly.
Thanks folks,
Timothy
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 17:09:11 -0500 (EST)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: LEDs for hard drives on PM-7100?
> My little SE had a little green light that would flash whenever the
> hard disk was being accessed, and I can't get used to the absence of
> one on the PowerMac. Now, having peeked within, I know the hard drive
> has the little connector pin @ front.
A hardware solution would be nice, so let us know if you manage to do it.
Another solution, less elegant than the one you suggested but
certainly better than DriveLight is MacLights (only if you have an
extended keyboard, though).
This is a tiny init that allows you to assign the three LEDs on the
keyboard to various operations, such as hard disk read/write or floppy
disk read/write. My hard disk goes on the scroll-lock LED (I've never
been able to figure what that particular LED was supposed to indicate
anyway).
I have installed it on various Macs, under system versions 7.1.x and
7.5.x, and it's been working flawlessly.
--
Florin Neumann
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 10:28:21 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Hines
Subject: Lock Fonts Folder?
Hi all:
Quick, strange question. Does anyone know of a utility, shareware or
commercial, that will let me lock the Fonts folder under System 7.x? I
need to prevent people from adding and removing fonts from the systems I
manage.
Thanks,
Jim Hines, Manager of Advertising Technology
The Courier-Journal
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 10:13:43 +0100
From: [email protected] (E. Hoenkamp, NICI.home)
Subject: MAXIMS [Q]
I would like to hear from someone who uses MAXIMS. Edward.
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 18:43:31 -0800
From: [email protected] (Paul Crank)
Subject: PC Ram into a Performa 630CD?
This Info Mac is terrific. Question: Does anybody know if I can use PC
SIMMs in my Performa 630CD. Saw a great deal on 16MB Ram (apparently
PC), and just want to ensure I'm not buying something I can't use. I
intend to use the 4MB SIMM from my Performa in my PC to add more ram on
my PC. Thanks for any info you can supply.
e-mail: [email protected]
"Hey, this is great!" - Putt-Putt
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 09:59:38 +0000
From: [email protected] (Trevor Harris)
Subject: PPP/SLIP server/daemon for Mac
Is there a SLIP or PPP server for Macintosh? Sorry if this is a dumb
question.. Also where do I get Apple IP gateway?
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 08:31:10 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jon Fullmer)
Subject: Shareware graphics converter?
Hi-diddly ho, Info-Macians!
I'm trying to find a freeware/shareware program that will reduce
color-depth of an graphic image from 32-bit (Thousands) to 16- or 8-bit
Color. I found a lot of programs that do this, but they don't do it well
(Yes, I have tried Graphic Converter). Back in my dark and misguided days
when I used a PC, I used a program called Printshop Pro (shareware program)
that did this job excellently, but I haven't found it's equivalent on the
Mac. I have been introduced to Adobe Photoshop=81, but I only have a
Performa 637 with 8 MB. And besides, seeing as this is all I want to do,
using Photoshop could be analagous to killing a mosquito with a napalm
bomb! =3D->
Can anyone help me on this?
-- Jon Fullmer
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 96 01:47:26 EST
From: [email protected]
Subject: Spell Checker (in V14 #50)
Excalibur is something I've been toying with recently. I found it
on-line. I don't have the URL, but can offer something you should
probably learn (i.e. so that you never have to look it up):
http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive.html
Michael
Greg Tomlinson wrote:
I am looking for a spell checker application that will work with Eudora. Is
there such a program that would check spelling online or off? If so could
someone tell me where I could get it? Please reply to
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 20:06:48 +0100
From: Marc Elmlund
Subject: Which Formatting Utility to use?
I've had my internal harddrive formatted by MacPeak Spot On 2.3.1 for a
couple of years. The main reason for this is my "need for speed" (MacPeak
Spot On uses a special caching algorithm which have increased the
harddrives performance by approx. 20-40%).
However since it's seems to be impossible to contact MacPeak (I've emailed
them a few times) for an update, I'm thinking about getting another
formatting utility.
The utilities I'm aware of are : FWB Harddisk Toolkit, APS Powertools,
Silverlining and Drive 7.
My question is which one of these utilities (or if there is anyone alse)
would be best for me, considering my "need for speed" to use?
Regards
Marc Elmlund
Stockholm, Sweden
aka [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 96 23:22:13 -0500
From:
Subject: Why not OT 1.1b16 on P6300?
I've been using Open Transport 1.1b11 on my Performa 6300CD and Powerbook
5300 for some time now and I've never had any problems. I downloaded the
latest, 1.1b16 this weekend and after installing it on my Performa and
rebooting, MacTCP has been resurrected from the dead. Closer inspection
showed that the OT files were invisible. So, I made them visible and
rebooted and they were invisible again.
The next thing I tried was installing OT and forcing the installer to
quit when it wanted to reboot. That relaunched the Finder and I could
see all the files (such as the OT libraries and the Appletalk and TCP/IP
control applications) where they were supposed to be. Reboot and they're
invisible again.
Just today in TidBITs, I read that OT 1.1b16 will not work on a 6300 or a
5300. Ok, that answers my question about whether I'm going insane or
not, but it doesn't tell me why a previous beta did work. And, why are
the Performas special? I know some of the earlier Performas ran on a
slightly bastardized version of the system, but now? Its a PPC 603.
Any light on this subject would be, well, enlightening.
Thanks,
Ken Linger
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 09:52:16 -0600 (CST)
From: "Anthony F. Erwin"
Does anyone know of a decent program for offline reading?
A prefered format of QWK would be nice, but all suggestions
are more than welcome since I have only found one so far and
it doesn't really have a 'Mac' type interface.
Thanks in advance ..
-Anthony
[email protected] (217) 356-6929
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 16:01:12 +0100
From: [email protected] (Thomas Zot Ljungberg)
The recent thread, concerning in what order the Mac searches for a volume
to boot from, have been a quite confusing mix of correct and incorrect
statements.
The actual search order, according to manuals and my experience, is:
1. Internal floppy drive 1.
2. Internal floppy drive 2.
3. External floppy drive.
(Note: if the mouse button is down, the floppies will be ejected.)
4. The unit set in the Startup Disk control panel.
5. Unit with SCSI ID #0 (usually the internal drive).
6-11. Units with SCSI ID #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, #1, in that order.
12. Again, unit with SCSI ID #0 (usually the internal drive).
The Command-Option-Shift-Delete combination will cause the Mac to ignore
the unit with SCSI ID #0. Note: if some other disk has been chosen as the
Startup Disk, it will be booted from, i.e. this key combination will *not*
cause the Mac to "forget the chosen Startup Disk", it will cause it to
"forget SCSI ID #0".
Thomas Zot Ljungberg, [email protected] (Uppsala University, Sweden).
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