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Info-Mac Digest Sun, 19 May 96 Volume 14 : Issue 117
Today's Topics:
(A) CD-ROM 7.5.3 update overdue?
(A) HTML parser for BBEdit?
(Q) internal ZIP
(Q) Netscape 2.02 crashes heinously - help!
*Re: FreePPP update questions (CORRECTION!)
12 MB not enough (2 msgs)
7..5.3 free CDROM
[A] A tricky text substitut
[Q] net wierdness
[Q] Zip Drive Broken Heads
convert postscript type 1 font -> WIN or Mac TType?
DarkSide of the Mac 4.2 locking
Desktop Printing On/Off
Flaky System
FPU for the 8500 (2 msgs)
Freedom of Press
FreePPP update questions
Global Village Customer Service
Help - Stuck with boring sounds
IIe -> PowerMac data conversion
Info-Mac Digest V14 #108
Info-Mac Digest V14 #112
Info-Mac Digest V14 #114 (3 msgs)
JPEG HELP!!!!!!!!!
Looking for Maps
Microphone for 7100 (2 msgs)
MS Excel 5.0a Bug? (Paste into "find" panel disabled?) [Q]
Netscape 2.02 Downloaded At Last
Odd problem
PB5300cs and Drag-N-Drop (Q)
PB 540 freezes when seeking disconnected external SCSI
PC CD-ROM on a Mac?
Something like Novell Userlist?
video grabber for powerbook
ZIP eject from Open File dialog box freeze
Zip vs. EZ
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Date: Fri, 17 May 96 09:23:40 -0500
From: Robert Costain
Subject: (A) CD-ROM 7.5.3 update overdue?
[email protected] (Paul Brians) wrote:
>Seems like a month has passed since I ordered the 7.5.3 update CD-ROM from
>Apple, shortly after it was announced, and it still hasn't arrived. Should
>I be worried? I didn't bother to jot down the date ordered and the phone
>number I used.
I wouldn't worry, since they probably won't charge you for it. I suggest
that you pick up the June issue of MacUser. The CD-ROM is included with
newstand copies, just as System Update 1.0 was included last year.
You probably already know this, but you should always keep track of
numbers called and dates ordered...
Rob Costain, M.A. Student in Educational Technology, Concordia University,
e-mail: [email protected] -- URL:http://alcor.concordia.ca/~rjcost
Part-time overnight announcer, CHOM 97.7 FM - [email protected]
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 14:39:08 -0500
From: Thomas Scott
Subject: (A) HTML parser for BBEdit?
At 4:26 PM -0700 5/16/96, Paul Brians wrote:
>Is there a plug-in HTML parser to be used with BBEdit that will do things
>like look for unclosed expressions, missing angle brackets, etc.?
Recent versions of BBEdit (with the HTML extensions) include an HMTL syntax
checker. Look to http://www.barebones.com for more info.
Thomas Scott, Human Ecology WebMaster - http://www.human.cornell.edu/
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 E-mail: [email protected]
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 07:02:01 -0500
From: [email protected] (james f. palmer)
Subject: (Q) internal ZIP
Does anyone know a source to purchase internal ZIP drives for use with a
Quadra 800 or PowerMac 8100? I have been unable to find a source, let
alone one with a front cover (bezel?) and instuctions.
Thanks, Jim Palmer, SUNY ESF, 1 Forestry Dr., Syracuse, NY 13210
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 May 96 21:54:17 -0000
From: Barry Campbell
Subject: (Q) Netscape 2.02 crashes heinously - help!
I've just spent a terribly frustrating afternoon trying to coax Netscape
2.02 into working again on my system. ** Until this morning, I had been
using Netscape 2.01 and 2.02 flawlessly on my Mac. **
Here are the configuration details: PowerBook 520, 16MB RAM, System 7.1.1;
MacTCP 2.04, Free PPP 2.5; Netscape Version: Macintosh 2.02.
And here's what happened: while viewing a Web page this morning, Netscape
2.02
locked up. Locked up COLD. Hung the entire system. I had to
power-cycle-reboot.
When the system came back up, I ran Norton on the disk (just in case)...
it reported that all was well.
I attempted to start up Netscape 2.02. Halfway through the starting-up
process, Netscape terminated with the extremely helpful error message:
"Application unknown has unexpectedly quit because an error of type 1
occurred."
Restarted. Attempted to launch again. Same result.
Ran Norton AND MacTools diagnostics. Report: All is well.
All other applications (Word, BBEdit, Fetch, etc.) are behaving normally.
Hmm, I say to myself, the Netscape application must be corrupted.
I reinstall Netscape. Try to launch. Same result.
Hmm, I say to myself, some Netscape configuration file not replaced during
the re-install must be corrupted; let's jerk everything with the word
"Netscape" on it off of the hard disk, including the preferences files and
related matter stored in the system folder, reboot, and reinstall.
Did that. Re-installed. Tried to launch. Same result.
At this point, I rebuilt the desktop, zapped the PRAM, and sacrificed a
small animal in front of the keyboard.
Tried to launch. Same result.
Had to get some work done, so I FTPed in copies of Mosaic, Newswatcher,
and Claris Emailer Trial Version. All working just fine.
This almost *has* to be a screwed-up configuration file, somewhere.
Doesn't it?
I've taken every single Netscape file that I can find off of the hard
drive.
Before I do a complete backup, reformat, and reinstallation, does anyone
out there have any ideas? Netscape "Technical Support" (and I use that
term *very* loosely) has thrown up its collective hands and shrugged.
Please reply via e-mail to [email protected]; I will post a summary of replies
when and if the problem is actually determined.
Barry Campbell * [email protected] * http://www.cris.com/~Btc/
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 02:10:17 -0400
From: Vincent Cayenne
Subject: *Re: FreePPP update questions (CORRECTION!)
> Does anyone know if the new release of FreePPP already is out?
- Josmar Arruda
> I'm getting the message on restart that FreePPP 2.5b4 has expired.
> I checked the archives and this seems to be the latest version.
- Doug Brouwer
I had the same problem and had to run NetScape on my pre-OT/7.5.3
backup in order to access the internet to hunt the new version down.
For the benefit of the list I have taken the liberty of uploading an
extract of a posting from the MacNow list:
-------------------------------(begin extract)
Tom Kepler
After a long wait and a plethoria(sic) of beta releases, users can
finally relax. FreePPP version 2.5 is here (more specifically 2.5a,
which includes Apple Guide and fixes a script bug). FreePPP 2.5, if you
haven't already seen it, provides handy and sometimes necessary
features such as Open Transport support with an interface with several
convient features and a great setup interface.
For more information and download sites, visit:
Download the release directly from
-------------------------------(end extract)
>From MacNow News Updates - May 13, 1996
article also available at:
(I hope I haven't broken any etiquette rules by "lifting" Tom's post
and tried to accredit it properly. I depend on the experience of the
Info-Mac editors for guidance - Vincent)
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 17:27:59 +0100
From: [email protected] (Peter Hardman)
Subject: 12 MB not enough
>After numerous upgrades, finally a stable system. I read yesterday in
>the "New York Times" that Amelio is trying to push the minimum RAM
>configuration to 12MB on future Macs. But I say that is not enough. It
>took upgrading to 40MB on a PowerMac 7200/75 before everything worked.
>It took adding Macsbug. It took removing the Internet Config
>Preferences to get Internet Config to work properly again.
>So who would like to petition Apple to raise the minimum RAM to 40MB on
>systems using PCI?
>
>This is practicly necessary if Apple is going to get in the Internet
>business, because already the new Netscape isn't stable unless you
>assign it at least 15MB. WebArranger, a great utility to figuring out
>if your hyperlinks are outdated requires another 12MB. The system
>software alone requires between 6 and 8MB, and running less than 4MB
>free causes Type 11 errors.
>
>Have other people had similar experiences or would like to join in a
>petition?
>
>Sincerely,
>[email protected]
This is just BAD software not a bad OS! If things are written properly
then they shouldn't need huge amounts of memory unless the're Photoshop
. By increasing the memory all you are doing is making memory bugs lesslikely since the application can be less careful about leaks and bad
pointers since they take much longer to tread on each other!
You should be petitioning the vendors for better written software not Apple
for more RAM.
Peter
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 08:06:19 -1000 (HST)
From: Aaron Namba
Subject: 12 MB not enough
>Dear Digest Readers,
>After numerous upgrades, finally a stable system. I read yesterday in
>the "New York Times" that Amelio is trying to push the minimum RAM
>configuration to 12MB on future Macs. But I say that is not enough. It
>took upgrading to 40MB on a PowerMac 7200/75 before everything worked.
>It took adding Macsbug. It took removing the Internet Config
>Preferences to get Internet Config to work properly again.
>So who would like to petition Apple to raise the minimum RAM to 40MB on
>systems using PCI?
Is a whole 40megs really necessary? It would greatly raise the prices of
macs, and just an expensive extra to people who don't need it. Macs are
already having trouble in the PC market in terms of being competitive
price-wise. They don't need one more thing against them. Not everyone
needs 40 megs of memory.
-Aaron Namba
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 01:08:53 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: 7..5.3 free CDROM
>Seems like a month has passed since I ordered the 7.5.3 update CD-ROM from
>Apple, shortly after it was announced, and it still hasn't arrived. Should
>I be worried? I didn't bother to jot down the date ordered and the phone
>number I used.
>
>Paul Brians, Department of English,Washington State University
>Pullman, WA 99164-5020
>[email protected]
I received mine a few weeks ago. You should re-order before the free
offer expires May 31.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 15:10:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: [A] A tricky text substitut
> >This might seem odd, but I need to be able to replace sections of a Word
> >document which might look like:
> >
> >...and he _demanded_ the money right away or...
> >
> >where the word (or words) between the underscore ("_") should be turned
> >to
> >bold face and, ideally, the underscores deleted...
> >
> >Save the file in RTF format. In the rtf formatted file, do a global
> [...]
> It is easier than that. Go to Replace. For the Find leave the string
> blank, Click on Format popup and choose Character. Click on Underline.
> For the Replace leave the string blank, Click on Format popup and choose
> Character. Click on Bold. Replace all.
Nonsense. Of course it wouldn't work. For two reasons, (1) because
the question here is of the underscore *character*, not the underline
*format*, and (2) because the initial poster wanted to add a format to
the string of character contained *within* the underscores. The RTF
route, as described by Darrah Chavey and myself, is the only way to
solve the problem, other than using a word processor with grep
capabilities, such as Word 6.
--
Florin Neumann
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 16:50:52 -0400
From: [email protected] (Peter Dyson)
Subject: [Q] net wierdness
I wonder if any wizards out there can explain this curious thing.
In my shop I connect the various Macs and PCs with thin Ethernet. In one
corner, I have set up an FTP and e-mail server on an old Mac II CX (MacTCP,
System 7.51). It works well, and is "visible" to all the other Macs and PCs
in the office and the outside world also.
This week, I installed Apple's latest and greatest: a 150-MHz PowerMac
9500. It of course runs System 7.53 and OT. As a good Mac should, it worked
with all my applications "out of the box." The only incompatibility was
with MacsBug (whatever version was on the Apple site as of May 14), which
somehow prevents File Sharing from starting up. With some regret, I ditched
MacsBug.
The wierd thing: The CX mail/ftp server is visible to every Mac in the
building -- except to this one PowerMac. This applies both to TCP/IP
services and to AppleShare (in the Chooser). And every Mac can see the
PowerMac as an AppleShare server -- except the CX. In other words, other
machines (including a Quadra running 7.53 and OT) can see both of these,
but they can't see each other.
BTW, there is only one AppleTalk zone and one Ethernet segment in the net.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 11:16:02 +0100
From: fabrizio frattini
Subject: [Q] Zip Drive Broken Heads
>Has any Iomega Zip drive users experienced problems with their Zip drives
>not recognising the disks? After inserting a disk into my 4 month old Zip
>drive it made a continuous clicking noise. Then when I ejected the disk
>using the button as it had not appeared on the desktop and inserted another
>disk, the drive clicked twice but refused to read the disk. This continued
>other disks inserted.
Yes... I had the same problem on my two months old Zip drive connected
to a PowerMac 6100/66. I tryed to check the drive using HDT tools. I
obtained an error message of such kind: "error positioning" or something
like that. I tested the Zip on another computer (a PowerMac 6100/60) but
the problem was all the same, clicking noise and the Zip not recognising
the disk. I thought this was due to disk problem but when I tryed to
format the disk the drive destroyed all the data stored in it. The same
problem occured with another disk; since then I've never tryied to mount
other cartridges. I called the Zip Europe. A kind recordered message
responded; not very usefull.... I think that the problems depend on
defective heads.
Today I'll send the ZIP to the dealer that selled me the ZIP here in
Italy. Hope this will help...
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 14:45:16 -0700
From: Steve Portigal
Subject: convert postscript type 1 font -> WIN or Mac TType?
I have a Mac postsript type 1 font that I need to convert to a Windows
True Type font. I have no idea how to go abou;this...I found some
utils that will convert True Type between Mac and Windows, but
how do I get my bitmap font into a TrueType font?
Thanks for any suggestions,
Steve Portigal
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 07:30:54 -0400
From: "Quattlebaum.Bill"
Subject: DarkSide of the Mac 4.2 locking
I recently upgraded an 8100/110 from System 7.5.1 to 7.5.3. Nothing else
really changed. Previously I could turn on DS 4.2 when leaving and in the
morning type in my password. Now I find the system locked, but still powered
on. If I do a CMD-OPT-ESC I can force quit DS and do a restart, but that is
not what I should have to do.
The system stays alive all night if I don't run DS. Plus it seems to be 12
hours after activating DS that the lock occurs (I have monitored the Mac using
a remote Mac).
Any ideas?
thanks.
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 01:26:53 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Desktop Printing On/Off
When I switch the Desktop Printer from "Stop Print Queue" to "Start Print
Queue", often times the queued print jobs do not begin printing.
Switching between Stop and Start a few times works eventually. Any way
to eliminate this problem? (occurs with both 7.5.1 and 7.5.3 and
LaserWriter 8.1 thru 8.3.3 on PM6100/66)
btw, I use the Stop Print Queue mode so I can leave the printer off while
I print non-urgent items.
Please reply to [email protected]
Thanks! -Bob Stern
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 15:11:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: Flaky System
> My PowerMac 6100 with recently installed System 7.5.3 (which worked fine
> initially) has developed a few irritating habits: two of six drive
> partitions (one on each of two external drives) show up twice on the
> desktop, and behave as aliases would, though they are not.
Is your disk driver fully compatible with SCSI Manager 4.3? Many
problems w/ MacOS 7.5.3 are caused by older disk drivers, not compatible
with the SCSI Manager integrated in 7.5.3.
--
Florin Neumann
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 07:32:02 -0500
From: [email protected] (james f. palmer)
Subject: FPU for the 8500
HIRO OKAMOTO writes:
>I currently own a Powermac 8500/120 with english 7.5.2. I am trying to run
>Autocad R12 (for the Mac), a cad application that I often use at work on a
>PC. Because this application requires an FPU, I have been using John Neil
>Associates's PowerFPU, an FPU emulator for Powermacs. The emulator, which
>is relatively inexpensive, is essentially useless for any serious work
>because it is slow as molasses.
>
>I have been thinking that there must be an alternate solution, possibly a
>hardware solution, and was wondering if anyone knows of such a thing.
The problem is that AutoCAD is not a native PowerMac application. There
are no announced plans for future versions. So it seems you a stuck, since
the PowerMac has an FPU, it just is not used/implemented by Apple's 680LC40
(?) emulation. I have not tried to run AutoCAD on a PowerMac, but it runs
fine on a Quadra 800 (old 68040 CPU). I would consider a trade
Jim Palmer, SUNY ESF, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 15:12:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: FPU for the 8500
> I currently own a Powermac 8500/120 with english 7.5.2. I am trying to
> run Autocad R12 (for the Mac), a cad application that I often use at
> work on a PC. Because this application requires an FPU, I have been
> using John Neil Associates's PowerFPU, an FPU emulator for Powermacs.
> The emulator, which is relatively inexpensive, is essentially useless
> for any serious work because it is slow as molasses.
Of course it's slow. That's because it emulates a 680x0 FPU. For serious
work you should run a native PPC version of your application. That's the
most efficient solution.
--
Florin Neumann
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 09:29:06 -0500
From: [email protected] (Douglas Wyman)
Subject: Freedom of Press
>
>Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 22:35:16 -0700
>From: Eric Schweitzer
>Subject: Freedom of the Press
>
>I have been trying to locate Freedom of the Press from Custom
>Applications, Inc. (Freedom of the Press allows Postscript to be
>printed on QuickDraw printers.) All my usual sources -- MacWarehouse,
>Mac Zone, etc. -- do not seem to carry it any more. They do not have a
>phone number for Custom Applications. A search of Yahoo did not find
>them either.
>
>Anyone know how I can reach Custom Applications? Any idea as to what
>happened to Freedom of the Press? Any assistance would be appreciated.
>
>-Eric Schweitzer
> [email protected]
>
Eric,
#1 The name of the product is "Freedom of Press"....not "the Press"
#2 Custom Applications was re-org'd or sold and became ColorAge, Inc.
They no longer support the retail sale of Freedom of Press. The continue
to sell the developer's version of their code to workstation vendors and
hardware manufacturers but have no retail products.
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ColorAge, Inc
900 Middlesex Turnpike, Bldg. 8
Billerica, MA 01821
Phones: Main - (508) 667-8585, Sales - (800) 437-3336, Technical Support -
(508) 663-8213, Fax - (508) 667-8821
Company Background/Information: ColorAge Inc., founded in 1986, is a
developer of network-based digital color print servers. Since the
introduction of the high-end ColorQ 3000 digital color print server in
1992, the company has developed one of the broadest product lines including
the ColorQ 2000 digital color print server designed specifically for the
corporate marketplace, and the ColorQ 1000 for small businesses and first
time printing buyers. ColorAge's products are distinguished by their
capabilities in color calibration, easy of use and network connectivity.
The ColorQ Series printers are available from authorized Dealers and
Resellers worldwide.
The company is also the developer of Freedom of Press, a software-based
PostScript language interpreter. ColorAge currently is marketing Freedom of
Press Pro, designed for the graphics professional, systems integrator, VAR
or OEM. Freedom of Press Pro is available from resellers worldwide. In
addition to its headquarters in Billerica, Massachusetts, the company has
an international office in Holland, and sales offices in California and
Minnesota. ColorAge is a privately held company and has approximately 90
employees.
Key Personnel: Alexandra Moses, CEO & President,; Jeffrey Moore, Chairman;
Edward Gavrin, Vice-President of Engineering; Lisa Joseph, Director of
Sales; Andrew Borg, Director of Strategic Marketing; and John Scanlon,
Director of Marketing.
*** Software Product Information ***
=46reedom of Press Pro v2.9
Type of Application: Printer/Plotter Utility
Platform: DOS
Media: Dual Media (5=BC & 3=BD Diskette)
Pricing
=46reedom of Press Pro - $1,495.00
Supplemental Drivers - Call
=46reedom of Press Pro Level 2 v3.2
Type of Application: Printer/Plotter Utility
Platform: DOS
Media: 3=BD Diskette
Pricing
=46reedom of Press Pro Lvl 2 - $1,495.00
Supplemental Drivers - $1,495.00
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 01:26:20 -0400
From: Vincent Cayenne
Subject: FreePPP update questions
> Does anyone know if the new release of FreePPP already is out?
- Josmar Arruda
> I'm getting the message on restart that FreePPP 2.5b4 has expired.
> I checked the archives and this seems to be the latest version.
- Doug Brouwer
I had the same problem and had to run NetScape on my pre-OT/7.5.3 backup in
order to access the internet to hunt the new version down. For the benefit
of the list I have taken the liberty of uploading an extract of a posting
>From the MacWay list:
-------------------------------
Tom Kepler
After a long wait and a plethoria(sic) of beta releases, users can finally
relax. FreePPP version 2.5 is here (more specifically 2.5a, which includes
Apple Guide and fixes a script bug). FreePPP 2.5, if you haven't already
seen it, provides handy and sometimes necessary features such as Open
Transport support with an interface with several convient features and a
great setup interface.
For more information and download sites, visit:
Download the release directly from
(I hope I haven't broken any etiquette rules by "lifting" Tom's post and
depend on the experience of the Info-Mac editors for guidance - Vincent)
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 02:13:55 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Global Village Customer Service
>I have found nothing but the opposite to be true. Gobal Village fax
>software is far and away the best fax software I have used, and I've tried
>MacCom Center, Delrina MacFax (or whatever), and Faxcillitate (bundled
>w/Supra). I have owned both a TP Gold and now a Platinium. Whenever I have
>had a problem, their tech support always responded in a timely manner and
>have been extremely helpful. BTW, any problem I have ever had NEVER had
>anything to do with fax capabilities, but data transmissions with a
>particular ISP. My problem went away when I changed providers.
>
>Just another experience,
>Julius Friede
>
>On 5/13/96 Anthony K. wrote:
>
>>You might want to look a little further than Global Village. I've never had
>>anything but grief attempting to send/receive faxes on my TelePort Gold,
>>using their fax software.
>>software.
>(...)
>>
>>Forget about dealing with their tech support -- it's non-existent.
My experiences were mixed. My TelePort Gold II was bundled with my
Performa 6115, technically making support Apple's responsibility.
However, when Apple released SerialDMA late last year, I encountered a
conflict between the GlobalFax software and any form of online
communications. Apple recommended upgrading to a newer version of the
software, but the upgrade cost $30 and may or may not have worked. Global
Village refused to even consider providing the upgrade at no charge or
any other assistance in solving the problem. At my first opportunity,
bought a new 28.8 modem, not a Global Village.
My feeling was that for the cost of sending out a floppy, they could have
provided the kind of service that shows a serious concern for the users
of their products, whether or not they had a specific obligation to do
so. Given that there are thousands of Performa buyers out there who
figure to be potential customers for 28.8 modems, I think it would have
been just plain good business. And hey, I asked very nicely.
Nick Beaver
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 17:50:33 +1100
From: [email protected] (George Barker)
Subject: Help - Stuck with boring sounds
Hi - I've got a simple problem but its driving me nuts.
Every time I try to drag a sound file into my system file (7.5) it simply
bounces back out again.
I had a peep inside with ResEdit and it shows the existing snd
files/resources by name plus two unidentified snd resources with negative
IDs (-32512 and -16504 respectively).
Does anyone know if those neg IDs *should* be there? And how can I
successfully drag a new sound file in?
Thanks in advance (email would be fine if this isn't worth everbody's time)
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 06:18:28 -0400
From: Jeff Frankel
Subject: IIe -> PowerMac data conversion
If you can somehow get your 5.25" disk of AppleWorks files into an
Apple IIGS running System 6.0 or 6.1, getting the files onto a 3.5"
disk will be a snap. System 6 for the IIGS can read Mac-formatted
3.5" diskettes. Simply drag the AppleWorks files from the 5.25"
disk onto the Mac-formatted 3.5" disk, pop the latter disk into your
Mac, and fire up ClarisWorks. ClarisWorks has several AppleWorks
translators to easily convert your files into ClarisWorks format.
--
Jeff Frankel
Windsor, Maine USA
"Where the woodpecker pecks
and the porcupine plays"
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 12:03:01 -0400
From: [email protected] (Edward Ver Hoef)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #108
In Info-mac Digest V14 #108, Dale Carlson said:
>I am using an LC, under system 7.0(i know it's sad), and was wondering if
>anyone could help me out with any good system updates that I could possible
>download? What's the best way to update my system? Thanks for any help.
>
You can download updates through the web at
www.support.apple.com/wwwdocs/apple_sw_updates.html.
Ed Ver Hoef
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 10:01:14 -0700
From: "Steven M. Fish"
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #112
On Tue, 14 May 96 Phil Hudson said:
>Saw this and noticed the line about HP Deskwriter driver problems. I
>wasn't aware of them, but I know someone who has serious PSD problems
>_and_ a Deskwriter; this could be the answer. Could somebody pls
>enlighten me? TIA.
I use Print Shop Deluxe on my PowerWave 132 with MacOS 7.5.3 (system
update 2.0) and it works with my HP 855C without a hitch. Since you
already have the new HP drivers, I can't really explain this, but I know
Broderbund's tech support have revealed some amazing features hidden in
their software (and saved my butt) more than once.
Most recently they showed me how to bring up a hidden dialog box that
would let me configure TypeStyler 2.0 with my HP printer. It was doing
something similar to what you describe (shooting out blank pages) so
maybe they can help you too! You might give them a call. Their number
is (415)382-4700 and their URL is www.broderbund.com
FYI: They told me to go to the print dialog box and click cancel while
holding down the option key. This brought up another dialog box that
allowed me to configure my printer as a generic QuickDraw printer and
that worked perfectly!
If there's anything else I can do to help, feel free to write back.
Steven M. Fish ([email protected] http://www.jump.net/~newman)
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 07:22:18 -0500
From: [email protected] (james f. palmer)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #114
"Don't Panic!" wrote:
>This is practicly necessary if Apple is going to get in the Internet
>business, because already the new Netscape isn't stable unless you
>assign it at least 15MB.
Are you serious? I am running Netscape Navigator 2.0 with a 2 MB cashe in
a 4.3 MB partician and do not have problems. I have never experienced
problems. But then I an using a Mac IIfx with System 7.0.1 and 20 MB RAM.
Jim Palmer, SUNY ESF, 1 Forestry Dr., Syracuse, NY 13210
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 10:31:22 -0500
From: Dan Bongert
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #114
>------------------------------
>Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 08:48:44 +0900
>From: [email protected]
>Subject: [Q] Zip Drive Broken Heads
>
>On May 15th, [email protected] (Peter O'Reilly) wrote:
>
>>Has any Iomega Zip drive users experienced problems with their Zip drives
>>not recognising the disks? After inserting a disk into my 4 month old Zip
>>drive it made a continuous clicking noise. Then when I ejected the disk
>>using the button as it had not appeared on the desktop and inserted another
>>disk, the drive clicked twice but refused to read the disk. This continued
>>other disks inserted.
>
>Yes... I started having this problem recently (with both old and new
>disks). First at home on my PowerMac 8500 and then the same thing happened
>on my Quadra 640 at work (two different Zip drives). Both are running
>7.5.3 OS and the problem occurred regardless if I was using the Zip 4.2 or
>4.3 driver. The only new item that both had in common was that File
>Sharing had been enabled for the first time between the two machines.
>After turning off file sharing on both machines, the zip drive started
>working and all previously unreadable disks could be found. However, I am
>not convinced this is entirely the whole problem and would also be
>interested to hear if anyone else is having similar problems.
>
>James Eudeikis
>[email protected]
i had this happen about a month ago, a continuous clicking sound when i put
zip disks in. this started happening when i accidently put a disk in when
the drive wsa running (oops!). i called iomega tech support and after
getting the phone shuffle, was told to send in the drive. for the cost of
shipping (they pay return fare) the heads got replaced. i guess it must be
a common repair, because in a touch tone menu, the first choice was "If
your Zip Drive makes a clicking sound when you insert a disk...". you
probably should call them.
(801) 629-7629 Iomega Tech Support
(801) 629-7630 Iomega Repairs Dept
dan bongert [email protected]
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 10:35:30 -0500
From: Dan Bongert
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #114
>Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 10:16:19 -0700
>From: [email protected] (Doug Brouwer, Doug Brouwer)
>Subject: [Q] FreePPP 2.5b4 expired
>
>I'm getting the message on restart that FreePPP 2.5b4 has expired. I =
>checked the archives and this seems to be the latest version. I downloaded =
>it again just in case the expiration date was changed, but it still =
>doesn't work. Is there a workaround? I tried installing 1.0.5 and so far =
>it hasn't worked either--both the Open and Close buttons are greyed. Any =
>advice?
>
>Thanks, Doug=
>
assuming you can still connect to the 'net, d/l the final FreePPP 2.5 from
http://www.rockstar.com, the home site of FreePPP. it says there that it
should make it to the archives soon. delete all of your old PPP prefs-i had
problems replacing stuff (it added a 1 to the phone numbers)
dan bongert [email protected]
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 15:13:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: JPEG HELP!!!!!!!!!
> I have a Mac, I can not view jpeg pictures from newsgroups or e-mail. I
> have checked and found these were scanned in on PC's. So PLEASE tell me
> how I can change these images so I can view them. Most especially
> e-mail pictures.
JPEG is a cross-platform format. It doesn't matter on which platform the
image was created. As long as it's transfered to your Mac correctly any
JPEG-capable application (e.g. JPEGView, Jade, GraphicConverter,
Photoshop, Canvas) should be able to display it (some applications may
require the QuickTime extension to display JPEG pictures).
--
Florin Neumann
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 16:57:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: "John W. Steele"
Subject: Looking for Maps
Friends,
I am looking for on-line map sources, especially of the Cincinnati
area. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks
John W. Steele [email protected]
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 06:10:48 -0400
From: Jeff Frankel
Subject: Microphone for 7100
On May 16, F. Stephen Costa wrote:
> I would like to know what size/style jack a microphone needs to have in order
for me to use it with my PowerMac 7100. Is there an equivalent at, say, Radio
Shack?
What you need, Steve, is the Apple PlainTalk microphone. It'll cost
you about $20.
--
Jeff Frankel
Windsor, Maine USA
"Where the woodpecker pecks
and the porcupine plays"
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 15:14:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: Microphone for 7100
> I would like to know what size/style jack a microphone needs to have in
> order for me to use it with my PowerMac 7100. Is there an equivalent at,
> say, Radio Shack?
You can use a standard 3.5mm jack (the added length in the Apple
PlainTalk jack is to connect the microphone to a power source for
amplification). But you should be aware of this. The are three
categories of microphone signals: mic, line, and professional line (in
order of increasing voltage level). Apple PlainTalk microphones (the
kind recommended for use with the 7100) produces line level signal. If
you are trying to use a microphone which generates only mic level
signal, the signal will be too low and there will be a lot of noise and
distortion; hence you will need to use a microphone preamplifier to
boost the signal to line level.
--
Florin Neumann
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 13:43:03 -0400
From: [email protected] (David J. Goldfarb)
Subject: MS Excel 5.0a Bug? (Paste into "find" panel disabled?) [Q]
I'm trying, without success, to copy and paste into the find field in
Excel 5.0a. The menu items are completely dimmed when I'm in the
Edit/Find panel, disabling selection of Edit/Paste, and cmd-V doesn't work
either (same story for Replace). Is this a bug in Excel 5.0a or do I have
some default setting set improperly? I could swear this worked under
Excel 4.0, and our helpdesk says that ctrl-V works on Excel 5 for
Windows... Any solutions, or is this a rather well-known bug, which MS
hasn't gotten to fixing yet? BTW, I'm running System 7.5.3 on a PowerMac
7500/100.
TIA, David
---
David Goldfarb
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Date: Fri, 17 May 96 07:55 GMT-0400
From: [email protected] (Laurence Hawkins)
Subject: Netscape 2.02 Downloaded At Last
Many thanks to all who gave advice. My final solution was to idle my
internal HD, staying with the external APS, switch off all extensions, no
Disinfectant, use Anarchie for download, with a new copy of Stuffit
Expander. Now I've got it, without damaged data forks and error messages.
To help others who might share my agonies over the past days, I believe the
problem stemmed from my two active HD's. I use Now Utilities Multimaster as
a launcher, and some items are from the APS and the rest from the Mac HD.
Some of the items on the destop belong to the internal HD, and some to the
external APS drive. The confusion arose, earlier, when I was having trouble
with the APS, and ran from the Mac internal HD. Now that my APS is OK, I
use it exclusively, leaving the internal for back-up.
Laurence Hawkins
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Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 23:46:23 +0000
From: Neil Kresal
Subject: Odd problem
I have a PowerWave 604/150 at work and am experiencing the oddest
problem: My delete/backspace key only works with about a 3-4 second
delay. I have narrowed down the problem to a conflict with the application
"QuickMailHub". When it's not running, the key works fine. It's not the
keyboard (Iv'e tried several, same problem). Our systems administrator
more or less says, "Duh" (but then, that's the reaction to most of our
problems). I need to keep QuickMail since I run the typesetting dept. at our
agency and people use it to communicate with me all the time. Anyone else
have this probem? Any ideas/solutions???
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 15:15:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: PB5300cs and Drag-N-Drop (Q)
> I notice that some drag-n-drop applications don't.
There is one possibility (which might or might not be applicable here).
There is known bug in System 7.x with aliases of applications residing
on a different volume. After a desktop rebuild the drag-and-drop
capabilities of such aliases are lost. The alias retains the link to its
parent application, but it can't do d-and-d any longer. (This bug
doesn't affect aliases which reside on the same volume as the parent
application.) The only way to cure this bug I know of (other than
re-creating the alias) is J.W. Walker's AliasDragon (available on
Info-Mac), which scans all mounted volumes and restores the d-and-d
capabilities.
--
Florin Neumann
[email protected]
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Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 11:15:23 +1000
From: Bill Stanford
Subject: PB 540 freezes when seeking disconnected external SCSI
In Info-Mac Digest V14 #113 [email protected] (Mike Blackwell) wrote:
> On my PB 540 (12/340/7.1.1) at home, I have an external 240MB hard drive,
> and recently added an external Aiwa 4X CD-ROM changer. I put my PB to
> sleep each night, and take it to work the next day. Before I leave home,
> though, and while the PB is still asleep, I detach the external HD, Zip
> drive, and CD-ROM changer, because I only need the PowerBook at work.
>
> When I had just the external HD, I found that the PB would sometimes spend
> a lot of time looking for the disconnected HD when I woke it up and went
> to the Finder, so much time in fact that sometimes it was faster to reboot
> the machine and make it forget about the external drive. So I got into the
> habit of dragging the HD to the Trash before putting the PB to sleep.
> Recently, however, and especially with the external CD-ROM changer, this
> no longer works: when I drag the HD to the Trash, I'm told it contains
> files that are in use.
Mike, it's very simple, it's in the manual and the FAQ'S: never connect or
disconnect a SCSI device to a computer which is on. And: sleep is on.
One evening you'll plug in and have worse problems than a crash in the
morning (which is completely expectable, at this level of technology - no,
Virginia, SCSI Probe is _not_ the way out of this one safely).
You won't have a logic board...
--Bill Stanford||[email protected]--
"Men build scales, but the Gods blow upon the lighter pan"--(Wolfe)
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 05:54:02 -0400
From: [email protected] (Carol Conti-Entin)
Subject: PC CD-ROM on a Mac?
How does one get a CD-ROM designed for DOS &/or Windows to work with full
functionality on a Mac CD-ROM player? I'd need to go straight to items
I'm interested in and see and hear them. FWIW, I've got a Quadra 650
with built-in 2x CD-ROM (i.e.: not a PowerMac) and am running System 7.1.
Thanks!
--
Carol Conti-Entin Internet: [email protected] N.E. Ohio, USA
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Date: Fri, 17 May 96 01:11:17 -0800
From: David Kurtz
Subject: Something like Novell Userlist?
I am looking for a utility to divine the whereabouts of machines for
which a hardware reference is given. For instance, when a Mac tries to
use an IP number which is already in use, a message is displayed saying
something like, "the IP number 127.0.0.0 [some IP number] could not be
used because the machine at hardware address 00 00 00 00 00 00 [some
six-figure hex number] is using that address."
I know that Novell netware has a utility called userlist which lists,
among other things, the hardware address of all known active nodes. This
helps greatly with getting to the bottom of IP number conflicts, but
unfortunately, I know of no such utility for the Mac. If anyone has any
ideas or knows of commercial or shareware software that will give say, an
AppleTalk zone and machine name for every hardware address, your help
would be greatly appreciated.
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 15:31:18 +0100
From: [email protected] (Roy Deane)
Subject: video grabber for powerbook
Hi folks!
I wonder if any digest readers can help me out. I'm looking for some sort
of video input device for a PowerBook 180c. It must be colour but not top
end and reasonably cheap. My local Mac centre didn't seem to think there
was anything available. No doubt someone on the list will know different.
Thanks!
Roy Deane
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 12:15:52 +0200
From: [email protected] (David R. Steiner)
Subject: ZIP eject from Open File dialog box freeze
Jim Mueller writes:
>Has anyone else encountered this problem with ZIP drives- you have aliases
>for folders on two (or more) ZIP disks, say "Folder A" on Zip Today and
[ snip ]
>Patootie", double-click on it, Zip Today pops out and the box Please Insert
>Disk Zip Tomorrow appears. You do so, only to be greeted by the box Please
>Insert Disk Zip Today, but Zip Tomorrow does not and will not eject.
>Splat-period does nothing. Esc does nothing. Force Quit does nothing.
>Eventually I hard Reboot with nothing to show for my labor.
>To generalize- anytime I am asked to swap Zip disks, I get hosed. True for
>anyone else, and if so, why?
I'm wondering if this is something that is not directly related to ZIPs but
to all removable media. I have had similar problems an number of times with
regualr floppies as well.
The latest example was just last night, as a matter of fact. I had a large
Compact Pro archive split across a number of floppies. When I tried to
dearchive it to my 5200 HD, It read the last archive (for TOC info, etc)
and requested that I load the first part of the archive. I pressed Eject in
the file dialog, inserted disk 1 and was immediately requested to insert
disk 5 again. In one case, I ended up an eternal disk shuffle, in another,
I ended up with disk one
in the slot but it did not appear on the desktop or in the file dialog.
Things like this have shown up occasionally before and do not seem to be
directly related to any particular program other than the Finder.
Anyone else?
-David-
David R. Steiner -- System Admin./GIS & Remote Sensing
ISPA - Univ. of Vechta, Postfach 1553, D-49364 Vechta BRD
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 11:47:23 -0400
From: [email protected] (Edward Ver Hoef)
Subject: Zip vs. EZ
In Info-Mac Digest V14 #106, Shu Chow said:
>Forgive me if this issue has already been discussed.
>
>I'd like people's opinions on whether to get a Zip drive or a Syquest EZ
>drive.
>On the surface, the EZ drive looks more attractive: Way faster, and larger
>disks for only $20 more. There are two concerns that prevent me from going out
>and buying an EZ right now.
>
>First is the life of the cartridge. The Zip disk has an estimated life span
>of 10 years. What's the life span of an EZ cartridge?
>
>Second is the Syquest name. I've heard about many bugs and glitches in the
>Syquest software; enough to make me a bit nervous. Has anyone encountered
>these?
>
>Any advice is qppreciated, TIA
>
>-Shu Chow
>
I have had an EZ135 drive since they first became available last year. I
can't comment on the estimated life span of the cartridge other than to say
that I certainly think it would be longer than the Zip cartridge because of
the way it is encased. I have had absolutely no trouble with the software
but the first drive I got was defective. I returned it and immediately was
sent a replacement. The tech support staff at Syquest were very helpful in
helping me determine that the problem was in the drive and not in the
software driver as the vendor's tech staff had said. In summary, I am very
pleased with this drive and have recommended it to several of my friends.
Ed Ver Hoef
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 06:39:29 -0500
From: "Randall C Scutt, Computer Assistant, Troy, NY "
(Randall C. Scutt)
YOU WROTE:
Subject: JPEG HELP!!!!!!!!!
Someone PleaSE, PLEASE help me. I have a Mac, I can not view jpeg pictures
>From newsgroups or e-mail. I have checked and found these were scanned in
on PC's. So PLEASE tell me how I can change these images so I can view
them. Most especially e-mail pictures.
======================
The first thing to try is to edit the file (try ResEdit--make a copy of the
file and work on the copy). Using ResEdit, under FILE, GET INFO, change
the TYPE to JPEG. I found that this works when I download other types of
PC files (mostly sound files (MIDIs and MODs).
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Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 16:47:41 -0400
From: [email protected] (Fred Monsour)
Eric Schweitzer recently asked about Freedom of Press (no _the_). As of my
last upgrade the program is handled by:
ColorAge, Inc.
900 Technology Park Drive
Billerica, MA 01821
(508) 667-8585
Fred Monsour
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