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Info-Mac Digest Fri, 7 Jun 96 Volume 14 : Issue 135
Today's Topics:
[*] AdamantiosK TrueType font
[*] Cool Folders
[*] csmp-digest-v3-146
[*] Extension Overload
[*] free mac icons
[*] Helpdesk Pro 1.1
[*] Hybrid Filename Checker 1.0.1
[*] MacSOUP 2.1, an offline reader for news and mail
[*] Mailto Converter 1.2
[*] mu' HaqwI' 1.1 - a Klingon language analyzer
[*] Thomas the Tank Engine Icons 1.0
[*] Upright Smiley 2.1
(A) Kill Spam Dead in NewsWatcher
(Q) AppleScript creation
(Q) Mac Ghostscript installation
[Q] Bill Goodman's address
All By Itself
Attaching a harddisk to HP Laserjet 4M
Can a Quadra 700 play stereo CDs?
Disk Drive Duplicator
Eudora
Hot 5200
How to connect a Personnal LaserWriter 320 to serial port ?
Indeo Exntensions for Viewing AVI
Indeo Extensions (for AVI)
Info-Mac Digest V14 #131
Info-Mac Digest V14 #134 (2 msgs)
Mac telephony
Mac to windoze NT network
Now Super Boomerang Conflict
PowerMac 7200
RAM Doubler - benefits?
softeware problem
system 7.5.3 installation query
System 7.5.3 install that works!
Temporary Memory
Textco web site
Translator wanted for MacZine - an italian e-zine
where to find epsy sans TT (2 msgs)
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 02:56:43 -0700
From: (Nikos Goulandris)[email protected]
Subject: [*] AdamantiosK TrueType font
*AdamantiosK.suit*. A Macintosh truetype font. No letters of the alphabet
but thirteen (a-m) *portraits* of (mostly) nineteenth century (mostly)
Greek personalities. (The accompanying *AdamantiosK.table* provides names
and dates (except some dates, I could not easily check).
Nikos Goulandris
([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/adamantiosk-tt.hqx; 141K]
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 02:56:35 -0700
From: (Michael Trocco)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Cool Folders
Here is a collection of well over 100, yes 100 folders to use for any
purpose on your color MAC. Instructions on how to use these folders and
contact information are included with the file. This is well worth the
download. Permission for use on CD-ROM publications or any other way of
distribution is allowed as long as I am notified. Thank You!
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/cool-folders.hqx; 137K]
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 02:56:31 -0700
From: (Francois Pottier)[email protected]
Subject: [*] csmp-digest-v3-146
C.S.M.P. Digest
Volume 3 : Issue 146
3D Renderer Sources Available
Bug in Sound.h that could cause YOUR game to crash
C++ classes & handles
Hiding the menubar
How do I determine the directory of my application
How to flush a file.
Long Edit Items In Dialogs
MacOS Queue Utilities sample code
MacTCP Q: Finding the local host's IP address
New Mac Programming Web Page
[Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-digest-v3-146.hqx; 35K]
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 02:56:33 -0700
From: (Tan Heng Chon)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Extension Overload
This program review about 100 extensions that are commonly found in
Extension Folder on every Mac. For those who do not know much about the
extensions, this program gives you some idea about the extensions. So that
you can decide what extension is necessary for your computer and what is
not. Located in your system folder, extension add a number of function to
your Mac to make your Mac more powerful. SOME extension will do nothing but
EAT up MEMORY. It is very difficult to know how much memory an extension
will use (25K ? 105K ? 88K ? 800K ? .... ) because memory usage for
extension is very weird. They increase their memory when they are in use
and shrinks back when they are no.
Now we come to DISK SPACE. An extension file can take only a little disk
space (maybe 13k) as well as over 1 MB but that is not all, bugs in
extension can also crash your Mac and slow down your computer too.
Requirements:
System : 6.0.7 or later
Shareware version : FAT version
Size : 788K compressed , 1454K expanded
Files : 2
RAM require : 680x0 1524K
PPC 2011K
FPU : None
Your faithfully
TENG CHOU MING
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/extension-overload.hqx; 1003K]
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 02:56:37 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] free mac icons
here is a FREEWARE collection of mac desktop icons!
enjoy!!
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/free-icons.hqx; 102K]
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Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 03:56:45 -0700
From: (Edwin de Leur)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Helpdesk Pro 1.1
Helpdesk Pro=81 is designed for people who is responsible for
configuration, helpdesk and inventory management. This version of
Helpdesk Pro stores information about 4 categories: service calls,
user information, hardware details, software details.
Thanks, E. de Leur.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/help-desk-pro-11.hqx; 77K]
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 02:56:56 -0700
From: (Carl Braga)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Hybrid Filename Checker 1.0.1
Hybrid Filename Checker
MacOS Version (only)
Revision 1.0.1
What does this utility do?
To share files across multiple computer platforms, files must conform to the
lowest common denominator of file naming conventions, namely ISO9660. This
utility lists all files in a selected folder (and sub folders) that do not
conform to ISO9660, DOS '8.3' / Windows 3.1 or Windows95 naming
conventions. Folder names, lowercase characters and invalid DOS extensions
can also be checked for.
This utility is particularly useful in the production of hybrid (cross
platform) CD-ROMs where all shared files names must conform to ISO9660.
Version 1.0.1 removes the comma in filename bug, amongst other fixes.
Keywords: Hybrid, ISO9660, cross-platform, CD-ROM
Submitted by: Carl Braga, Human Media
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/hybrid-filename-checker-101.hqx; 448K]
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Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 03:53:07 -0700
From: (Stefan Kurth)[email protected]
Subject: [*] MacSOUP 2.1, an offline reader for news and mail
MacSOUP is an offline reader for news and mail (it can be used for
news only, if you prefer Eudora for mail).
It works either with a Unix shell account (in conjunction with uqwk),
or with a TCP/IP connection (MacTCP or Open Transport).
Features:
- can fetch only article headers in a first pass; lets you select
which articles you actually want to download
- true References-based threading, with a graphical display of the
thread tree
- kill file (with regular expressions)
- multiple mailboxes with mail filters
Changes from 2.0:
- several bug fixes
- support for news authentication
- manual purge command
- and more, see "Version History" for details
MacSOUP 2.1 is shareware ($20).
Stefan Kurth
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mac-soup-21.hqx; 541K]
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 02:59:19 -0700
From: (Carl Backstrom)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Mailto Converter 1.2
Mailto Converter 1.2 is a free mac utilitie written by Carl B=E4ckstr=F6m /
Nisseb softwares. This easy-to use program converts mailto: web form
results (puh!) to readable text, without the use of any cgi-script or that
stuff! It has many useful options for saving into a single file, ready to
import in your favorite datebase. Version 1.2 finally supports both the
standard BinHex and the western European ISO Latin-1 decryption methods.
Also fixes a lot of bugs and adds a few new features. This is one of the
first program of its kind for the Mac!
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/mailto-converter-12.hqx; 461K]
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 02:59:21 -0700
From: (Christoph Pfisterer)[email protected]
Subject: [*] mu' HaqwI' 1.1 - a Klingon language analyzer
mu' HaqwI' is an analyzer and dictionary application for the Klingon
language - the language of the Klingon people/alien race from the Star
Trek(r) TV series. The Klingon language was not made up by fans - it was
developed by linguist Marc Okrand, with the full approval of Paramount
Pictures.
Version 1.1 supersedes 1.0, adding some GUI improvements and options for
the analyzer.
Christoph "bIQHurgh" Pfisterer
[email protected]
http://www.sax.de/~chrisp/
[Archived as /info-mac/art/book/mu-haqwi-klingon-dict-11.hqx; 147K]
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 02:56:39 -0700
From: (Ian Goldby)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Thomas the Tank Engine Icons 1.0
These icons are my attempts at drawing various characters from the
children's Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry. I was brought up on
these books, and have a particular affection for them. Gordon, Henry,
Thomas, Percy, Toby, James, Donald, Douglas and the Fat Controller are
included.
There are a few other miscellaneous icons included as a bonus.
Price: Free
Requires: System 7.0 or later.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/thomas-the-tank-icons.hqx; 40K]
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 02:56:41 -0700
From: (Jim Arnott)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Upright Smiley 2.1
It's back. Upright smiley face font for the mac. Version 2.1 for
more information on this wonderful font, please read the read-me
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/font/upright-smiley-face-21.hqx; 10K]
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Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 20:32:12 -0400
From: Peter Bell
Subject: (A) Kill Spam Dead in NewsWatcher
Well, I found the answer. It simply involves using the
"Contains Regular Expression" rather than the "Contains String"
command.
Here's the step-by-step for using YA-Newswatcher for spamkilling:
In order to get YA-Newswatcher to do this for you, after you launch the
application, select the Filters menu item from the menubar, and select
Edit Filters.
By default, you'll have two filters showing up: one called simply ".",
and one which shows whatever group is at the top of your list of
subscribed groups.
By default, the program will select the latter -- so you need to select
".", which is the master filter for all groups.
Then hit the Edit button.
A dialog box comes up:
What you want to change are the following:
the Subject popup
the "Contains the String" popup
and the Label popup.
Click on the Subject popup, and select Newsgroups;
Click on the "Contains the String" popup, and select "Contains the Reg.
Exp.;"
Click on the Label popup and select Killed
Now you have a global filter in which you can deposit your kill string;
as in rn, I recommend .*,.*,.*,.*,.* as a good starting string.
Hit okay, and then call up the any group you like -- you should be
rewarded with a string of kills, unless you only read carefully moderated
groups
Have fun, and please let me know if you enjoy using this filtering technique.
I'm separately submitting a binhexed self-extracting archive of this
in Word 5.0 format, complete with Spiffy Screenshots of the default
appearance of the dialog box and the what it looks like once you've used
the popups....
Peter Bell
[email protected]
http://pantheon.cis.yale.edu/~bell/bell.html
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 96 10:43:08 MDT
From: "Mark Allen"
Subject: (Q) AppleScript creation
I've created an AppleScript to delete all files in the Netscape temporary
folder. When I click on the script icon, the script editor is launched and
the script runs only when I manually select the run control button. (The
script does run correctly in this fashion.) After the script finishes, the
editor window is still visible and a new result window has been drawn. How
can I save/configure my script so that it runs automatically with no
editor/results windows appearing?
Thanks for any help that can be offered!
Mark Allen
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 96 10:13:34 MDT
From: "Mark Allen"
Subject: (Q) Mac Ghostscript installation
I've downloaded MacGS and associated files for use in viewing
Postscript-formatted documents. These files are organized as such:
Ghostscript folder
MacGS Viewer PPC
files folder
fonts folder
examples folder
I've tested my installation by launching the MacGS Viewer application and
opening one of the examples. I find that when the Ghostscript folder is on
my desktop or one layer down (say in Macintosh HD:Applications folder)
everything works fine. However, if I put the Ghostscript folder two layers
down (say in Macintosh HD:Applications folder:Visualization folder), the
Viewer does not work properly.
Is there a file I need to modify to provide appropriate path information so
that the Ghostscript folder can reside in the Visualization folder?
(Supplementary info: Power Mac 7500, System 7.5.3, Modern Memory Manager on)
Thanks for any help that is offered!
Mark Allen
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 96 06:49:46 +0200
From: Phil Hudson
Subject: [Q] Bill Goodman's address
Anyone got an email address for Bill Goodman (author of Compact Pro)?
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Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 02:27:58 -0700
From: Jon Chaney
Subject: All By Itself
>I have a Powerbook 180 at home, which I use to access my Internet >provider. I
use ConfigPPP to connect. The funny thing is that my >Powerbook sometimes
decides that it is high time it got on the net. All >by itself.
Next time you close config PPP use the hard close button and it won't do
that anymore. When you open your browser, mail reader, etc. they will
not automatically open a connection. You will have to open config PPP
manually.
Jon
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Date: 7 Jun 1996 06:56:12 -0600
From: [email protected]
Subject: Attaching a harddisk to HP Laserjet 4M
Is it possible to attach a harddisk to a HP Laserjet 4M printer for font
storage? I can't find in HP's catalog a SCSI adapter for Laserjet 4M. Wonder if
anyone has a clue. Thanx.
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Date: 07 Jun 1996 12:11:46 +0000
From: Mephistophilis
Subject: Can a Quadra 700 play stereo CDs?
The specs. of my Q700 say that it has stereo input but -
curiously - no stereo output. I am thinking of buying
a CD-ROM drive with audio capability. Is it possible
to modify the Quadra to enable it to use the stereo
sound output?
TIA -
Fergus Lalor
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Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 18:01:03 -0400
From: Mark Miller
Subject: Disk Drive Duplicator
Hi.
Anyone know of a utility which will duplicate a Mac Hard Drive and
everyhting on it completely. We want to do a mass install of a
standardized desktop and didn't want to waste a lot of time in the process.
Thanks in advance for any help.
mark
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Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 14:55:12 -0400
From: Bill Ingraham
Subject: Eudora
I have a problem with Eudora light. When I send messages, email,
the IP number appears and the message goes thru - no trouble. But
when I try to check my mail, I get the window (Checking mail
transfer) but then in place of the usual IP number it displays
(0.0.0.0) and it hangs there. The settings are what I have always
used, so what gives.
TIA
Bill Ingraham
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Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 22:05:56 +0100
From: [email protected] ([email protected])
Subject: Hot 5200
I've just had my 5200 returned to me after five weeks at the service
dealer, where it had a new video board fitted. It now seems to get
excessively hot, most noticeably on top, at the back, around the vents.
Also, CDs ejected from the internal drive feel very hot as well, even after
having been in there for only a couple of minutes. Is this usual? I don't
remember the machine getting this hot before (any hotter and I wouldn't be
able comfortably to touch the top of the machine), but I could be wrong. Am
I a little paranoid?
Thought I'd ask here first since I don't want to lose any more time with
the machine if I can help it: I've had 3 video boards fitted in 8 months.
Total: 11 weeks at the dealer, out of use.
So, hands on your Performa: can you feel the heat?
Thanks for any advice,
Ian Robinson
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 14:29:54 +0200
From: "L'homme pourpre"
Subject: How to connect a Personnal LaserWriter 320 to serial port ?
Hello !
Is there a way to easily (and cheaply) connect a Personnal LaserWriter 320
to a serial port, instead of to the Localtalk ? I mean, mainly without new
hardware, and if possible without buying new software.
We bought one but as we use an Ethernet network, it is a problem to switch
network each time we want to print.
Thanks in advance
Remmy Tourment
Cemagref Aix en Provence
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Date: Fri, 07 Jun 96 10:16:42 PST
From: "Eric Schweitzer"
Subject: Indeo Exntensions for Viewing AVI
In case anyone is interested, I have located the Indeo extension
files on the Intel Web site (http://www.intel.com/). The file name is
i32qtft.bin. It is a MacBinary II file. After decoding it becomes an
installer named "Indeor video R3.2 FAT installer."
The Installer installs two extensions ("Indeor Video" and "Intel Raw
Video"), a read me file, a file containing two Color LookUp Tables
(CLUT), and an application ("MakeItMooV"). The extensions are placed
in the extensions folder and the other files are placed in a new
folder named "Indeor video R3.2 Fat" which is placed in the location
of your choice.
>From my reading of the documentation (which is written for Multimedia
developers), the extensions by themselves will not allow you to view
AVI files. A viewer application can call these extensions to decode
AVI which allows viewing via QuickTime. This is what I assume the
Microsoft Internet Explorer is doing.
The CLUT file is for MultiMedia developers. The MakeItMooV
application changes the file type of a file to MooV and the creater
to TVOD. This allows QuickTime movies downloaded in a format other
than MacOS to be opened by QuickTime applications such as
MoviePlayer.
Anyone feel like writing an AVI Viewer Netscape Plug in which call
the extensions?
-Eric Schweitzer
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 17:15:15 -0400
From: [email protected] (Allen Clark)
Subject: Indeo Extensions (for AVI)
For those a bit confused by recent postings on the "playing AVI movies"
issue, the Intel Indeo extensions are what is needed and work best. Yes,
Microsoft Internet Explorer plays AVI movies, but require the Indeo
extensions to do so (like MoveiPlayer plays Quicktime movies, but only if
the Quicktime extension is loaded). The installer for MS Internet Explorer
places the Intel Indeo extensions in your Extension folder.
You can find info on Intel Indeo at
http://www.intel.com/pc-supp/multimed/indeo/ and a link from there to
download the extensions at
ftp://ftp.intel.com/pub/IAL/multimedia/indeo/quicktime/. The file is
i32qtft.bin.
You could also just download the MS Internet Explorer package from the
Microsoftw Web site, which includes the Indeo extensions.
Allen Clark
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Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 18:45:15 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #131
>Is therre any PPC software that will do what automenus used to do >i.e. get
>menus to pop down automatically when the mouse cursor is over a >menu item
>(like in Windows
>Automenus will not work on my PowerMacs
Now Menus, a component of Now Utilities (currently in v.6.0.1, I believe)
allows this behavior - or, alternatively, keeps menus down once clicked on
rather than letting them disappear when the mouse button is released.
It's my understanding that much or all of Now Utilities is now native for
PPC; in any case, it works as described above on my PowerWave 120
(essentially a 9500).
I'd recommend this package for two or three of its component parts, any one
of which is worth the price of the whole.
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Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 22:58:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: Adam Horvath
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #134
I was looking for the LogoMotion updater posted in #134 as:
/info-mac/gst/grf/logomotion-20-to-201-updt.hqx; 899K
This item did not seem to arrive at any of the mirrors I have checked
(Rice, UBC, Michigan etc) ?did something go wrong?
Thanks
[It is there -- it just may not have been there soon enough for the mirrors
to pick it up yesterday. It should be there now. -Gordon]
e-mail: [email protected]
Regular Mail:
Dr. Adam O. Horvath
Faculty of Education
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, B.C. CANADA, V5A 1S6
Ph:(604)291-3624
Fax:(604)291-3203
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 10:30:11 +0000
From: [email protected] (Trevor Harris)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #134
I have a similar problem. I keep a 1986 Mac Plus to run CricketDraw in
order to be able to update some book artwork which is updated and revised
every few years. If you get any useful tips please let me know as the Mac
Plus can't go on forever.
>
>A friend has a large number of graphics he did in Cricket Draw for his
>business. He was out of business (and the Mac world) for about 4 years, and
>Cricket Draw won't work on his new Power-MAC
No surprise there; my copy>stopped working several system upgrades ago
(>
>1) Anyone know how to get Cricket Draw working on a Power Mac? I wish, I
>wish
>
>2) Anyone know how to translate the Cricket Draw files to some modern draw
>program? Presumably, a postscript based draw program.
>
>3) Is there a news group or list dedicated to this program, where I might be
>able to get more help? Anyone know the address of the current owner?
>
>I've been reading the archives for years, thanks to my employer, and learning
>a lot, but now that I have internet access, I can participate. Feels good to
>be joining the fray
>
>Carl
>
Hope this helps
Trevor Harris
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Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 23:13:42 -0400
From: [email protected] (Kerry A. Hill)
Subject: Mac telephony
A few weeks ago, I requested info on computer integrated telephony
solutions for a Mac environment. Rec'd a lot of suggestions, but no input
>From anyone actually using same on a multi-phone line system. Is there
anyone out there who uses a totally Mac solution for multi-line CIT? Or
anyone using a PC front end to feed CIT software on Mac desktops?
Thanks, Kerry
(Mr.) Kerry A. Hill, Executive Director
Westminster College
361 Windermere Rd.
London, ON N6G 2K3 Canada
ph (519) 673-0040 (8:30am - 5:00pm eastern)
(519) 657-3000 (evenings, weekends)
fax (519) 858-1986
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Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 22:37:21 -0400
From: [email protected] (Martin Forrester)
Subject: Mac to windoze NT network
On Mon, 3 Jun 1996, Scot Andrews wrote:
> I have an important question. My Microsoft books are of no help.
What
>does one need to do to attach a Macintosh computer to an Microsoft (NT,
>WFW,etc) Network? I do not of course expect to run Windows apps (though I
>could with SoftWindows).
>The Mac has a scanner attached. We wish the scanned image (TIF, PCX,
>etc.) to be saved directly to the NT server drive. This way the image can
>be manipulated conveniently using Photoshop on the NT server/workstation.=
>=20
>The image would also be available to all the other work stations for
>printing, view, etc. NT 3.51accepts long name conventions. But to keep
>things simple, short 8.3 file names will be used. I know that adapters
>exist that convert mac AAUI connections to 10baseT. So the physical
>conection can be made. But how can one get the Mac to possess Microsoft
>client software, and configure it to log on to an NT or WFW machine? Is
>the softwar on the Mac to begin with? Where would I get it?
At work we have a couple of "NT Advanced servers" (not sure of the
terminology here, bear with me). They offer Appleshare services (I assume
it's part of the standard package, because if it cost extra our IS guys
would not have bought it for us few miserable Mac users). That allows
Mac's to connect to designated server volumes through Appleshare (in the
Mac's chooser) as if they we're any old Appleshare server.
This doesn't help with accessing WFWG and NT Workstation clients directly
of course, but if you have a central server it's the way to go. And you
know, for Microsoft, it works amazingly well! Maps 3-letter DOS extensions
to Mac Creator/File Type codes too, so that Windows-created files show up
with the right icon (and thus can be double-clicked to launch) on the Mac.
----------------
Martin Forrester
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 02:15:53 -0500 (CDT)
From: "David Brand (901) 577-7282"
Subject: Now Super Boomerang Conflict
As usual, I'm sure that I'm at the root of my extension conflict problems, but
I *like* the stuff that I'm using, and I don't want to turn off extensions
unnecessarily. Perhaps someone else has had a similar experience in this area
and can shed some light on my quandary.
Several weeks ago I loaded up a new 7600/120 with all my favorite programs and
System 7.5.3, which came installed with the machine and on CD. Among other
things, I have installed the May update version of Now Utilities 6.0, and the
PPC version of MS Office. Although I do not use the dreaded Office Manager,
or any "MS Mail" features, the system hangs up whenever any of the new MS
programs come to a save dialog box. Now Startup manager shows Now Super
Boomerang in the box entitled "Link Summary: Incompatible-File Dialog
Modifiers." However, only the new PPC versions of MS programs such as Word
6.0 and Excel 5.0 crash at the save dialog. No other programs, including the
680 based Word 5.1a and Excel 4.0 crash under Super Boomerang. Turning off
Super Boomerang fixes the problem, but I like *it* more than I like the MS PPC
based programs...but I would like to have _both_. Might there be another
Microsoft extension that I don't need to load that is causing the problem? If
you have any suggestions for me, I would be glad to give them a try.
Please direct responses to [email protected], because the DEC based
"TeamLinks" mail utility that we are forced to use breaks up the info-mac
digest into itty bitty little attachments that render a well designed digest
into useless mush (another problem I have yet to solve).
Thanks!
-David Brand
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Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 22:11:59 -0500
From: "Wayne C. Morris"
Subject: PowerMac 7200
>2) I was looking inside my PowerMac 7200...the three PCI slots, the DRAM an=
d
>VRAM slots,the
>cache slot (L2) and a slot named ROM. This last slot it was empty, and the
>question is what
>is this slot for? TIA folks.
>On the same topic (my PowerMac 7200), can i add another internal hard drive=
to
>my machine?.
>I saw space for another device, besides the superdrive, the cd-rom drive an=
d
>the
>hard drive,
>but i was just wondering if i could then connect it somewhere...
The ROM slot probably allows an additional ROM to be added, in case Apple=
wants to replace or supplement the soldered-in ROM.
The empty bay underneath your hard drive can be used to install another 3.5"=
hard disk drive. There should be an extra SCSI connector and a drive power=
connector at the back of that spare bay, so you can hook up any SCSI drive=
that will fit the space.
Also, the case has a panel on the front which can be removed if you want to=
install a drive that needs to be able to eject its disks, like an Iomega=
ZIP drive or SyQuest EZ-135 drive.
If you want to install a drive in the spare bay, you'll need a drive=
mounting kit for the PM 7200 which will allow a drive to be fastened in=
there securely. You should be able to get it from an Apple dealer. They=
can also install the new drive for you, for a fee.
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Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 21:32:41 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: RAM Doubler - benefits?
Bob wrote (in part):
>My question is this - What does RAM Doubler do (if anything)
>differently from using VM? I know it is a very popular application,
>so it must work fairly well. It is definitely cheaper than buying
>more RAM, but does it slow down your system as badly as virtual
>memory does?
>
>I can get RAM Doubler for about $50, or buy another 8 MB of "real"
>RAM for about $100. Is the savings worth it? I don't want to buy
>RAM Doubler and find that it is no better than what I have!
>
>/Bob Slaughter, [email protected]
Bob, virtual memory is very basic in nature -- the OS simply begins to
substitute space on your hard disk when it runs out of real RAM space on
your SIMMs. The problem, of course, is that the hard disk is _no_where_
near as fast as silicon chips (which handle information at roughly the
speed of light). So your Mac's performance suffers.
RAM Doubler, on the other hand, goes about it in a different way. First,
it attempts to compress information as it is being written to the RAM
chips (like StuffIt on the fly, but to chips instead of a disk). Only
when it has crammed all it can into the chips does it start swapping
things to your hard disk.
Using RAM Doubler on an 8Mb machine is NOT as good as buying another 8Mb
of SIMMs, though. (why fake it if you can get the real thing?) The
_bare_ minimum that I am recommending to clients is 8Mb for a 680x0 Mac,
and 16Mb minimum for a Power Mac. If you add RAM Doubler, it's best used
in addition to the correct amount of RAM in the first place -- otherwise
your Mac will still suffer speed loss (though not as bad as VM).
You may also recognize that your Power Mac doesn't always out--perform
the 'ancient' 68040 Macs -- that's because it is having to 'emulate' an
older-style Mac to run any software that doesn't say, "Accelerated for
Power Macintosh". (Newer software will run quite nicely, though) The
best way to improve upon this 680x0 emulation is to get Connectix's Speed
Doubler. It replaces the MacOS 680x0 emulator with its own, which is
much faster.
MacWarehouse (800/696-1727) sells both RAM Doubler and Speed Doubler in a
bundle for $89.95 Part#UTI0666]. Although it seems to be a lot of extra
money after you already paid a bit for your new hardware, the increase in
speed and stability are well worth it. If at all possible, go for the
software bundle _and_ the additional 8Mb SIMMS; but don't bother with the
software if you don't get the chips. /Dan (w/no .sig file because no one
wants to see it/know who I am...)
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Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 14:06:22 +0000
From: john Carpenter
Subject: softeware problem
Dear Sir,
I have a mac running system 7.5.2.3 and I am using Faxstf
fax software version 2.2.3 I have downloaded the upgrade software
2.6.1 I am not able to get the installer on 2.6.1 to install; I keep
getting the message that the installer can,t find the modem. I am
wondering if system 7.5 can't run the softwaare.
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 15:11:17 -0500
From: [email protected] (Graeme Forbes)
Subject: system 7.5.3 installation query
I tried, and failed, to install a universal 7.5.3 on my Quadra 800. Looking
again at the instructions, they now seem to me to say that the universal
installation is only available if you are *running under* System 7.5.0 (not
7.5.1 or 7.5.2). Is this correct? (First time round I thought it only meant
that you had to have 7.5.0 *on* the disk you were trying to upgrade to
universal 7.5.3.)
Graeme Forbes
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 16:12:40 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: System 7.5.3 install that works!
For all those having trouble with System 7.5.3 and Microsoft Word, We have
struggled with this for several months. Here is a solution that hasn't had a
freeze in four days. This on a Power Mac 6100 that was crashing or freezing
3+ times a day:
1. Zap the PRAM!
2. Use Drive Setup 1.0.4 to install the newest driver.
3. Use Norton Utilities (or some other utility to correct any problems on the
HD.
4. Restart the Mac with extensions turned off (Shift down).
5. Do a CLEAN INSTALL with Sys 7.5 (command-Shift K) (assuming you have
enough room).
6. After it finishes, allow the computer to restart normally (with all
extensions running).
7. Restart once again as per #4 above. (DO NOT follow Apple's instructions -
don't start up with 7.5 extensions on!)
8. Go through the upgrade to Sys 7.5.3.
9. When done, restart Mac normally as in step #6.
10. After it has restarted, open the System folder. Remove (to a separate
folder if you wish to keep for old times sake) Apple Menu Options and
Macintosh Easy Open Control Panels. AMO causes Word to freeze or crash under
certain circumstances, MEO causes automatic rebuild of the HD if you have
prev rebuilt with extensions off. It also can cause damage to the system
software.
11. Restart with shift down. When the notice is given,"Extensions Off",
release the shift key and hold down the command + option keys to rebuild the
desktop.
12. Whenever you install ANY software, install with extensions OFF!
13. It works.
At this point, you need to transfer any third party extns & cps to the new
folder a few at a time to test for problems.
Note:
If you want the functionality of Apple Menu Options, put a copy of
BeHirrarchic (3.0 or better) in your control panels folder. It hasn't crashed
here in two days.
Rick Schultz
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 13:34:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sterling Augustine
Subject: Temporary Memory
Peter Bell wrote about MS Internet Explorer:
>>>>>>
I prefer not to use it for anything else at all, since it
uses system memory allocation as its temporary memory space, rather than
its own memory space.
Subject: Translator wanted for MacZine - an italian e-zine
Hello,
I'm one of the editors of MacZine, the italian Mac Shareware e-zine!
MacZine comes out each month in two versions: MacZine Classic (in italian) and
MacZine International (in english).
We have a wondeful official english translator for MacZine but we've
realized that the work is too much for one person alone.
Now we are looking for someone wanting to translate our italian articles in
english, in order to create a little "translators team". He/she should know
either italian and english very well (one of the language should be his/her
original language) and he/she should like to work with us on a volunteer
basis.
As our readers know, we make MacZine for free in our free time, for your and
our
pleasure.
If you're interested please write to MacZine's chief, Aaron Ghirardelli, at:
[email protected]
Please, DON'T reply to the digest or to me, write to the address above
instead.
Copyrights and trademarks are property of their respective holders
Thanks in advance,
Federico Giacanelli ([email protected]), MacZine Editor
ftp://[your favourite info-mac mirror]/per/macz
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Date: Thu, 6 Jun 96 18:17:05 -0600
From: Lanny Chambers
Subject: where to find epsy sans TT
>if you have the apple guide extension on your computer, you already have the
>epsy sans font family. to get the font, you must make a copy of the apple
>guide extension and change the file type to "FFIL" (must be in caps). the
icon
>should change to show a font suitcase (if not then select "get info" for the
apple
>guide extension copy, rebuild the desktop, or restart your computer), change
>the name to "epsy sans", and move it to your font folder.
That will indeed get you the entire set of Espy bitmaps, both serif and
sans (but no TrueType). However, if you just "convert" the extension to a
suitcase and treat it like a font, you may be in for some very weird
System behavior! I know, since I did exactly that, and it took me two
days to track down the cause of the problem. What should be done is to
copy the font bitmaps into a *new* font suitcase. Or duplicate an
existing suitcase, empty it, rename it, and use it to hold the Espy
bitmaps.
- Lanny Chambers
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Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 17:22:05 -0400
From: [email protected] (Raymond Kallman)
Subject: where to find epsy sans TT
At 3:05 PM 6/6/96, Dan Castelhano wrote:
> sans TT
>
>if you have the apple guide extension on your computer, you already have the
>epsy sans font family. to get the font, you must make a copy of the apple
>guide
>extension and change the file type to "FFIL" (must be in caps). the icon
>should
>change to show a font suitcase (if not then select "get info" for the apple
>guide extension copy, rebuild the desktop, or restart your computer), change
>the
>name to "epsy sans", and move it to your font folder.
Dan's idea is great to get bit mapped Espy fonts but he doesn't mention
that the resultant font folder is still 800K (because it is really the
apple guide extension with a new type code). To save space, open the
suitcase and drag the font files to an empty font suitcase. That new
suitcase will only be 80K. Name this one "Espy Sans" (not Epsy sans) and
put it in the fonts folder.
Regards, Ray
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Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 23:38:05 +0000
From: Alastair Montgomery
Subject: Zip Drives
I am considering getting a Zip Drive for my 8mb Lc475.
Is this a good idea?
Are there any problems or horror stories I should know about?
Also I wish to upgrade my colour graphics from 256 colours,
what is the most I can get thousands or millions?
Thanks,
Al.
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mailto:[email protected]
http://www.ednet.co.uk/~alastair/
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