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Info-Mac Digest Thu, 31 Oct 96 Volume 14 : Issue 252
Today's Topics:
[*] "Demon Growl" Alert Beep (16-bit)
[*] Fresnel Diffraction Explorer PPC 1.0.1
[*] HC stack
[*] MidiKit 2.2 FAT
[*] MSIE Favorite BackUp
[*] Netscape 2.02 Make Over
[*] PageInspector 1.0b1
[*] ramBunctious 1.1.1 -- a RAM disk program
[*] TidBITS#351/28-Oct-96
[*] WEST 1.1.2 - Web Based Training/Education Server
[*] Yank 1.3.1
*HELP*IDE ZIP*HELP*
[A] Creating a txt file of the contents of a folder (2 msgs)
[A] Memory Loss
[A] X-terminal emulation for Mac
[c] list of 68K (net) applications
[Q] Forced views in the Finder
[Q] System Sounds
Accounting Software for the Mac
Apple Canada
Appleworks to Clarisworks answer found....
daylight savings time?
Discontinuation of Syquest 135?
Disk Copy 4.2
Disk Copy 4.2 Summary
Excel 5 makes mac 7.5.5 unstable?
Freeware Virus Utilities?
Help with Newton needed
IIsi Start-up Problem
making it easier to get software from infomac
making it easier to get software from infomac (a)
making it easier to get software from infomac (q)
Memory loss (A)
Mirror monitors
Music publishing software problem
New folders from a Text File list?
Not Enough Memory Error (A)
PB5300cs Startup Screen Goofiness
Playing external CD sound on a Centris 610's internal speaker
powerbase for programming? & 601, 603, 603e, 604 - Whats the difference?
Question about Ram Doubler
Quicktime Midi Plugin for Netscape?
Reading PC disks
Rename SysFolder
Stylescript
Trying to reach WindowWizard author...
Two Questions
Unstable PPP connection
X Windows for Mac (A)
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 17:34:32 -0600
From: (Clixsounds)[email protected]
Subject: [*] "Demon Growl" Alert Beep (16-bit)
Demon Growl System Alert Beep
(16-bit Version)
The Demon Growl Alert is a sound file that can be used as a system beep on
any Macintosh computer. It is a short, 2 second sound that is a deep,
rolling growl of what sounds like a demon or creature of some sort in
stereo.
This file is available in both 16-bit/44.1kHz and 8-bit/22kHz versions, and
either can be downloaded here or at the Clixsounds web site at:
This file is freeware and redistribution of the archive in its entirety is
welcome. Instructions are included with the file for proper installation.
Note that a portion of the file is a catalog containing information about
the Clixsounds CD-ROM.
Clixsounds can be reached at:
Internet: [email protected]
America Online: CLIXSOUNDS
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/demon-growl-16.hqx; 409K]
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 17:34:29 -0600
From: (Dean Dauger)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Fresnel Diffraction Explorer PPC 1.0.1
This is version 1.0.1 of a previously submitted program. Subj: Fresnel
Diffraction on Macintosh Date: October 7, 1996 Keywords: Science,
Education, Optics, Diffraction, Fresnel
Abs: This archive contains version 1.0.1 of the Fresnel Diffraction
Explorer, an educational and scientific program that simulates Fresnel
diffraction patterns for any arbitrary two-dimensional aperture. PPC
Native. See for more info and 68k
version.
Desc: What is Fresnel diffraction? Diffraction is a phenomena arising from
the wave nature of light. Fresnel diffraction occurs when a point source
radiates light in spherical waves, diffracts by an object, and projects a
diffraction pattern instead of a shadow. For example, the diffraction
pattern behind any circular object, whether it is a BB or a bowling ball,
yields a bright spot (!) in the exact center of where the shadow would be.
(See my web site, below.)
Why write the Fresnel Diffraction Explorer? The most common type of
diffraction taught in schools and colleges is Fraunhofer diffraction (which
uses plane waves), partially because the computations to predict its
effects are relatively easy (just a Fourier transform). But Fresnel
diffraction has traditionally been very difficult to predict. While I was
an undergraduate in physics at Harvey Mudd College, I created an algorithm
to solve that problem, a problem I later learned was of significant
interest in physics. I wrote a paper to be published in _Computers In
Physics_ in the Nov/Dec 1996 issue,
and this is a program that produces the results.
You can download a copy of it (both 68k+FPU and PowerPC versions) and see
demonstrations of its output at:
The program has a number of
built-in apertures and allows you to import any black and white PICT as an
aperture.
For non-profit, educational, and scientific users, this software is
Postcard-ware: send me a postcard of your home town to register (check the
about box for where), and that's it. I'm not asking for money; I just want
to get an idea of how far this propagates. And, of course, email me any
comments or suggestions.
Thank you for your attention,
Dean Dauger
Graduate Student in Physics at UCLA
(Dean Dauger)
The following is the PowerPC native Macintosh application.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/fresnel-explorer-101.hqx; 101K]
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 13:54:16 -0600
From: (Claude Vanolst)[email protected]
Subject: [*] HC stack
HyperChord is a HyperCard stack for music lovers. It permits you to play an
onscreen keyboard and train your ears.
Enjoy!
Permission is granted to redistribute this demo file, on CD-ROM
compilations or otherwise. -Claude
Claude Vanolst, Luxembourg
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/hyper-chord-hc.hqx; 10K]
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 13:54:17 -0600
From: (Bruno Di Gleria)[email protected]
Subject: [*] MidiKit 2.2 FAT
MidiKit 2.2 FAT (c) Bruno Di Gleria, 1994-96 Via Basaldella, 10
33100 UDINE
ITALY
E-Mail: [email protected]
MidiKit is a MIDI file utility program. It allows you to quickly modify the
file type, creator, format and more, processing up to 400 files at a time.
It has a complete online documentation you can access selecting the "About
Midikit" item in the apple menu.
MidiKit 2.2 is FAT (68K e PPC native), and supports Drag & Drop. You may
now modify copyright messages, even on a multiple selection. It works on
all Macs from Macintosh Plus and requires MacOS version 6.07 or greater.
MidiKit is shareware ($12). Unregistered version have no other limitations
than the annoying request at startup. If you use it, please register!
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/midi/midi-kit-22.hqx; 148K]
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 13:54:20 -0600
From: (Bo Svernstrom)[email protected]
Subject: [*] MSIE Favorite BackUp
MS Internet Explorer 2.1 often corrupts its bookmark file,
"Favorites.html". To minimize the consequences of this, MSIE Favorite
BackUp 1.0b3 keeps a double set of backups of the MSIE favorite file, one
old and one current. You will thereby always have a correct, uncorrupted
file to fall back on. Located in the Startup object folder the script will
work on its own.
A script to handle the restore procedure is also included in the package.
The scripts require AppleScript, but no extra Scripting Additions apart
>From Apples standard kit.
MSIE Favorite BackUp 1.0b3 is freeware.
Bo Svernstrom
[email protected]
http://www.algonet.se/~bofilip
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/msie-favorite-backup.hqx; 23K]
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 17:34:31 -0600
From: (Douglas E. Long)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Netscape 2.02 Make Over
This is for Netscape Navigator=81 2.02.
This little guy will change the fuzzy purple icons on your buttons to
cleaner looking ones, give you a new Netscape startup splash screen, and
several other nice little changes. A Patch for the other versions of
Nestscape is also available, if you don't see them around you can e-mail me
and I'll be happy to send you a copy. Virus checked with Disinfectant and
Virex.
Netscape Make-Over may be included on a CD-ROM, provided: 1) It is not
modified in any way.
2) This ReadMe file is included in the same folder. 3) I am notified and
receive a copy of any CD-ROM on which it appears.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/ntscp/netscape-202-makeover.hqx; 78K]
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 17:34:26 -0600
From: (Douglas Clarke)[email protected]
Subject: [*] PageInspector 1.0b1
PageInspector 1.0b1
PageInspector is an HTML syntax checker for Macintosh. Picks up those hard
to find errors in your HTML documents!
New Features include frame support, nested lists and nested table supprt,
and a link fixer. Also fixes a number of bugs.
Works on all Macs running System 7 or later. Accelerated for Power
Macintosh. Shareware $15.
Written by Douglas Clarke, LakeSoft.
email: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/page-inspector-10b1.hqx; 262K]
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 13:54:18 -0600
From: (Bob Clark)[email protected]
Subject: [*] ramBunctious 1.1.1 -- a RAM disk program
ramBunctious 1.1.1 is a maintenance update. Changes include: - The delete
keys now work in the "Choose RAM disk size" dialog. - A conflict with
Directory Assistant was identified. - Put Away menu item was added to the
File menu.
ramBunctious is a RAM disk program for the Macintosh.
RAM disks are a convenient way to achieve high performance in many
applications. Hard drive accesses are hundreds of times slower than memory
accesses. RAM disks set aside an amount of memory that the system can then
use as a "normal" hard drive, floppy drive, or any other storage device --
except that they're much faster.
ramBunctious maintains the advantages and eliminates the disadvantages of
most RAM disk programs. Several options let you customize for your desired
balance of speed, security, safety, and versatility. For example, you can
set it to write through to a file on a (real) disk for safety in the event
of a crash. You can mount as many RAM disks as you wish (or as many as you
have memory for) simultaneously. ramBunctious uses the same memory that
applications use, so the memory used for each RAM disk is instantly
available for other applications as soon as the RAM disk is put away.
A full description of ramBunctious is available by running the
"ramBunctious manual" document included in this package, or visit the
ramBunctious home page:
http://www.kagi.com/authors/rambunctious/
Direct questions to [email protected]
Shareware, US $12.00
ramBunctious 1.1.1 Copyright (c) 1995 - 1996 by Elden Wood and Bob Clark
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/ram-bunctious-111.hqx; 205K]
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Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 21:13:29 -0800
From: [email protected] (TidBITS Editors)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#351/28-Oct-96
TidBITS#351/28-Oct-96
Have you always wanted a Newton? Apple will have two new models for you,
including a notebook-like version with a built-in keyboard. Also in this
issue, Adam takes a detailed look at the pros and cons of RAM Doubler 2.0,
information on Apple's release of Open Transport 1.1.1, and Matt Neuburg
contributes a thorough review of the new macro program on the block, Binary
Software's KeyQuencer 2.0.
Topics:
MailBITS/28-Oct-96
Apple Releases Open Transport 1.1.1
RAM Doubler 2
KeyQuencer - QuicKeys Quencher?
[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-351.etx; 30K]
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 17:34:30 -0600
From: (Duncan Lennox)[email protected]
Subject: [*] WEST 1.1.2 - Web Based Training/Education Server
The WEST Desktop Education Server is a server which runs as a CGI
application alongside Mac OS Web server's such as Starnine's WebSTAR (1.2.4
or later) to provide an environment for the management and delivery of
personalised and supported training and education over the Internet or
Intranets.
The application is a fat binary which is Power Macintosh native and
multi-threaded. The Installer is the complete application along with a
demonstration course and the 160 page User Guide in Acrobat format.
Activation keys which allow you to use the full product for 30 days can be
obtained by completing the form on our Web site at:
http://www.west.ie/keys/
WEST provides features such as:
o Management of all HTML courseware. All HTML is dynamically generated. o
Built-in messaging system
o Built-in conferencing system
o Automated testing
o Management tools to allow tutors and administrators to work with users,
classes and courses.
All operations in version 1.1 are at least 3 times faster than version 1.0,
with many functions up to 30 times faster.
New in version 1.1.2 is a new security mechanism which allows WEST to
function with all Mac OS Web Servers (including NetPresenz, InterServer
Publisher and WebCenter), some new administration utilities and the ability
to customise graphics used by WEST. Full details are included with the
archive.
If you are an existing WEST user, an updater is available directly from our
Web site.
More information and a live demonstration can be found at our Web site at:
http://www.west.ie/
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/west-112.hqx; 3387K]
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 13:54:19 -0600
From: (Bill from Maui Software)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Yank 1.3.1
Yank is a $15 shareware application that does two things:
1) Uninstalls an application and files created by the application by moving
them to the Trash.
2) Cleans up your Preferences folder by moving outdated files to the Trash.
Nothing is deleted - all files are moved to the Trash. Open the Trash
folder and watch those unneeded files pile up! If you want to replace the
files, click on them, and select "Put Away" from the File menu (command-Y).
Yank is a fat-binary application, which means it runs in native mode on a
Power Macs and 68K Macs. System 7 is required.
New for v1.3.1
* Display font is not hard-coded in anymore-instead the "application font"
is used. The only people who will notice a difference are those that use a
non-Roman font, such as Kanji.
Maui
Software | mailto:[email protected]
189 Auoli Dr. | http://aloha.net/~mauisw Makawao, Maui, HI 96768-9313 USA |
ftp://maui.com/pub/mauisw phone: 1-808-573-0011 |
ftp://aloha.net/pub/users/mauisw fax: 1-808-572-2406 | (Life's a Beach!)
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/yank-131.hqx; 87K]
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 20:49:28 -0400
From: "First I. Last"
Subject: *HELP*IDE ZIP*HELP*
Howday,
I have an Internal IDE Zip Drive. I got it from a friend, who orderd
it from Micron. I tried ordering one from Micron, but they said that I
needed to own an Micron computer system. I am asking everyone in all
the comp newsgroups, to help me locate a buisness other than Micron, in
which I can purchase an Internal IDE Zip Drive. I have been doing a
personal search, for about three months, and got nowhere. It is
imparative that I find a company which I can get one through. A lot of
money is at stake. Cash reward to first person to e-mail me the
address.
Thank you,
Michael
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 09:18:12 +0100
From: [email protected] (Trevor Harris)
Subject: [A] Creating a txt file of the contents of a folder
I may be missing something here! All I do is open a folder in the finder,
select all and then copy from the edit menu. When you paste into a file,
say in SimpleText, you have a listing of the folder contents. This is also
neat way to make disk labels with a listing of the contents.
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 07:58:49 -0600
From: [email protected] (Gary McGovney)
Subject: [A] Creating a txt file of the contents of a folder
You don't need any extra utilities for this, there is a method
for creating a txt file of the contents of a folder built in to
the Mac operating system.
1) Open the folder
2) choose Select All from the edit menu (command-A)
3) choose Copy from the edit menu (command-C)
4) then paste into your favorite text editor (command-V).
When you have files selected in the Finder and you Copy, the names
of all the selected files are copied to the clipboard as text and
are ready to paste into the application of your choice.
Gary McGovney
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 10:11:28 +0200
From: Peter Peldan
Subject: [A] Memory Loss
> From: [email protected] (PRR Communications)
>
>
> I'll be workin with a few different applications, close them, and attempt
> to open a large application, such as Netscape or Deck II. I then get a
> message that there's not enough memory available, even though I know there
> is. Then, lo and behold, when I open "About This Macintosh", the System
> Memory and Largest Unused Block do not total the entire memory! Why for?
> Again, any clues appreciated.
>
> Vitals: Mac Centris 660AV, 16 MB memory, System 7.5.3
This is due to RAM fragmentation. A very annoying feature of system
7.5.3. APPLE, PLEASE FIX THIS SOON!
Only cure, to the best of my knowledge, is to restart.
Or, does anyone know of an application that defragment the RAM (without
a restart).
Peter Peldan
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 96 10:33:24 -0400
From: [email protected] (Jeffry Burns)
Subject: [A] X-terminal emulation for Mac
I have Exodus (from White Pines), too. I used to have a lot of crashes and
freeze-ups when Exodus was open, but since loading my 6100 up with 40 Mb RAM
and upgrading to 7.5.5 it's been much more stable.
The only competition to Exodus I was able to find was Xoftware from
Netmanage. I tried out their eval and it was very similar to Exodus. You
can find more info and the eval at their web site:
http://www.netmanage.com/netmanage/pcx/ ... tinfo.html
Unfortunately, both products are a bit pricey . . . $200+ and, on top of the
initial expense, upgrades for Exodus have been relatively expensive, too.
Jeff Burns
Ithaca, NY
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Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 01:07:03 +0200
From: [email protected] (Matti Haveri)
Subject: [c] list of 68K (net) applications
> Tobias Kuipers :
>
> I'm compiling a list of all Internet client and server software that
> will still run on a black and white 68k Mac. The classic and below.
Here are some apps that still work on 68000 macs like Plus, SE, Portable,
Classic, PB100; System 7.0.1*, 4 MB RAM. In parentheses notes and RAM
requirements. Note that also newer versions _might_ work.
URLs of some communications programs and apps are available at:
Anarchie 1.6.0
BBEdit 3.5.1
Black Night 1.0.5
ClarisWorks 1.0B (the latest version doesn't work)
Compact Pro 1.50
Disinfectant 3.6
Disk Copy 4.2
DropStuff w/EE 4.0
Easy View 2.62
EndNote Plus 1.2.1
Eudora 1.4.1 (later versions may also work)
Excel 4.0 (RAM 2048)
Fetch 3.0.1
File Buddy 3.4.6
FileMaker Pro 1.0v2
FirstClass Client 2.5
FreeHand 2.02
GIFConverter 2.3.7 (RAM 1500)
HyperCard 2.0v2
Illustrator 1.9.5
Kermit 0.99(188)
MacDraw II 1.1v2
MacinTalk 1.31
MacPPP 2.0.1
MacPPP 2.01cm4
MacTCP 2.0.6
MacTCP Watcher 1.1.0 (ping crashes 2.0)
MacWeb 1.00A3.2 (use GIFConverter 2.3.7 as a viewer)
MacWrite II 1.1v1
NCSA Mosaic 1.0.3
NCSA Telnet 2.6
NewsWatcher 2.1.1
Norton Utilities 3.2
PageMaker 3.5
Persuasion 2.0
Photoshop 1.0 (RAM 2048)
PowerPoint 2.01
ResEdit 2.1
SCSIProbe 4.3
ShrinkWrap 1.4.2 (mounts .image files; doesn't create them on a Plus)
StuffIt Expander 4.0.1
StuffIt Lite 3.0.7 (crashes occasionally)
UULite 2.0 UR
Word 5.1 (RAM 2048)
WriteNow 3.0
YA-Base64 1.2.0
YA-NewsWatcher 2.0.3b0 (later versions may crash)
ZTerm 1.0.1
ZipIt 1.3.5 (crashes PB100 with type 2 error)
uuUndo 1.0b5
--
Matti Haveri
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Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 23:56:04 +0000
From: JP
Subject: [Q] Forced views in the Finder
Is there a way to control the way the contents of a disk are viewed when
opened by someone else?
For instance: Can I arrange things so that when someone opens a disk I've
given them, they see the files *inside* a particular folder on the disk
listed by Size?
I figure it has to do with the Desktop file, but am not sure.
Thanks in advance for any ideas.
JP
...................................................................
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Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 18:30:55 -0600
From: Erik Hjelle
Subject: [Q] System Sounds
Hi All!
I have a question concerning the adding of sounds to the System for the
Sound Control Panel. I know you can record your own sounds to use for
the system alert beep and such. I also know that there are third-party
control panels that allow the user to customize the system alert sounds
and add sounds to other functions. I am wondering if there is any way
to put a sound already on my hard drive into the sound control panel. I
have no clue if this is possible, so I would appreciate any input anyone
might have.
Thanks,
Erik Hjelle
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 09:07:46 -0400
From: Zoltan Tyeklar
Subject: Accounting Software for the Mac
Hi Netters!
I am looking for a good accounting package (with all the bells and
whistles) for the Mac. Please send me a message if you are using one or
if you heard about one.
All answers are appreciated.
Zoltan
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 13:08:20 -0500 (EST)
From: The Silversteins
Subject: Apple Canada
Over one week ago Apple US announced a huge drop in its prices.
Apple Canada has yet to do anything similar. It seems that the best way
to get a computer at a reasonable price is to cross the border....
Is this type of behaviour undertaken to turn people against Apple or
against Canada?
Is there something in the rumour mill about similar action from Apple
Canada?
Thanks for any and all info...
michael silverstein
[email protected]
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Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 13:02:59 -0700
From: [email protected] (B.J. Major & Dennis J. Gorin)
Subject: Appleworks to Clarisworks answer found....
Thanks to all who wrote me concerning my Appleworks to Clarisworks
conversion snafu. I have found an answer to my original question, which
was, how could I transfer files between Appleworks 2.0 WP and Clarisworks
4.0. Simply pulling them in via the direct Clarisworks Appleworks
translator did not work for me, despite my getting a lot of mail saying
this worked for most folks. Pulling in the files directly through the
Clarisworks Appleworks translator yielded me nothing but files full of
garbled, garbage characters--totally unusable files.
What I found out (by trial and error) that I have to do is this: open the
file through MacLink Plus Translator program FIRST. When it askes you what
program to open the file with, you click on "Clarisworks with MacLink Plus
Translation." Then the MLP translator window opens, and it immediately
knows that it is an AW 2.0 WP file. After the translator is finished, it
dumps you into Clarisworks, where you see your file in perfect condition
with no garbage characters!!
--bj
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Date: Sun, 27 Oct 96 13:48:51 -0800
From: Dan & Melissa Becker
Subject: daylight savings time?
Hey, what happened?
My wife went around changing all the clocks last night. I told her not to
bother with the Mac, since the Date & Time control panel has a "Daylight
savings time" check box, which I had checked. I assumed that when it came
to the correct day, the Mac would automatically adjust the clock. So
imagine my surprise when I found out that I had to manually uncheck the
box to adjust the time 1 hour back! What's the point of that???
Here's how I think it should work:
If the box is checked, then it means you live somewhere that uses DST,
and the Mac should adjust the time automatically in the fall and spring.
If the box is not checked, you live in Arizona, Indiana, or somewhere
else that does not use DST, and the Mac shouldn't do anything special.
Now, there's NO WAY I'm going to add ANOTHER extension to my system
folder to do this; it's easy enough to do manually. But why does the Date
& Time CP do that? Why tease us with that checkbox?
-Dan
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 96 06:25:38 -0000
From: Noam Kutler
Subject: Discontinuation of Syquest 135?
Has the ez 135 removable drive by syquest been discontinued? I'm in the
market for a new removable drive and have my eye on the ez135 is this a
good buy or is it soon to be discontinued? Any help or reccomendations
as to what removable drive I should buy would be much appreciated.
Noam
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 19:24:15 -0400
From: Michael Hopwood
Subject: Disk Copy 4.2
On Tue, 15 Oct, Richard Dahl wrote:
>I have a major problem using Disk Copy 4.2. When I try to copy a disk
>image to a floppy disk, I get an error -74 and the disk is corrupted.
>Sometimes I can reformat the disk without problem, and sometimes the disk
>is permanently corrupted.
Richard-
I have seen this error, and it seems to occur for me when trying to copy
to a disk that is DOS-formatted. I was, however, copying 1.44 MB
floppies. I learned to re-format DOS disks before using them with Disk
Copy.
-Mike
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 11:57:57 -0700
From: Richard Dahl
Subject: Disk Copy 4.2 Summary
Thanks to all who answered my call for help.
Since this issue has attracted a bit of discussion, I hope this summary
of the answers that I have found and been sent would help.
1. Error -74. Once the error was explained as a write overrun, the
reason for the error became more obvious. What may seem to be a
perfectly good 1.4M diskette, may be a damaged diskette capable of
holding less than 1.4M. To find out, erase your disk using Disk First
Aid. If, after most of the formatting is done, the text in the dialog
box changes to "updating the disk", your disk capacity drops below 1440K
as bad sector (block?) information is written to your disk. If you don't
like using damaged disks, throw them out (or reformat for the WinTel PC).
2. I have no idea how all the 1.4M diskettes, I originally tried were
damaged. I cleaned my drive and still had problems with the disks, but
as I can format other 1.4M diskettes the problem is not hard.
3. ShrinkWrap. Love the program. Unfortunately, it is not fully
compatible with my Mac. I cannot copy the disk images directly to a
disk. For those who asked about my system, I still use my trusty Mac II,
with a DayStar Turbo040 accelerator (and Mode 32), and System 7.5.1
(International version).
4. Also suggested as an improvement over Disk Copy was Disk Charmer. I
have not had time to try this program yet.
5. Other programs were sent, and all of it was appreciated. The success
of these programs, I hope to determine sometime.
6. There was no issue of 800K diskettes.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 11:47:16 -0500
From: Gordon Watts -- Brown University
Subject: Excel 5 makes mac 7.5.5 unstable?
Hi,
My mac has become very very unstable. It used to be that I would crash about
once every three or four days, now it seems like twice a day or worse.
The only thing I've done is start running Excel 5. Looking at my active
process list I see that Excel starts up an OLE background app. I also seem to
remember people saying that the OLE implementation on the Mac was bad (I can
understand why that might be!). But, I also remember people claiming that
removing the OLE extension from the startup folder improved the stability of
their macs.
All, however, are from so long ago I have no clue if they are true. If anyone
knows what is up, please let me know! TIA.
I'm running on a 68K now, but about to upgrade to a PPC.
Cheers,
Gordon.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 11:34:45 -0600
From: Roxie Shaw
Subject: Freeware Virus Utilities?
CourierHello!
I'm looking for a good freeware virus program for Macintoshes.
Disinfectant is out of date and doesn't catch a lot of the new macro
viruses that plague Word.
Anyone have any suggestions?
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 09:26:25 -0800
From: Wagner Truppel
Subject: Help with Newton needed
Greetings!
A friend asked me to post this on his behalf. If anybody
can help, please respond directly to him.
Many thanks in advance.
Wagner Truppel
>
** Help. I am using a Newton 100 running on OS
1.0. I am looking for
** the software for the Newton Connection Kit 2.0. I
bought the backup utility
** with the cable but learned that the backup software
will only work with OS
** 2.0. I am assuming that the cable will work however.
Apple has discontinued
** the Connection Kit 2.0 and cannot help me locate one.
**
** Any help would be appreciated.
**
** Please respond directly to me at
**
** [email protected]
**
** Many thanks,
**
** Robert Garfias
** UCI
>
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 96 08:01 GMT-0400
From: [email protected] (Laurence Hawkins)
Subject: IIsi Start-up Problem
After years of faithful service with my IIsi, I am getting intermittent
difficulties with starting up. Absolutely no response when I press the
Power key on the extended keyboard. After pulling the mains supply plug,
and generally fiddling around, I manage to get a start and there are no
further problems until I have to start up again. I usually leave the
machine on all day, so it's early morning time that I get my scare, but not
always!
Any ideas?
Laurence Hawkins
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 23:21:47 -0400
From: [email protected] (Midge Kocen)
Subject: making it easier to get software from infomac
What I do isn't automatic, but it's better than typing in the info. I keep
a stickie on my desktop with
ftp://mirror.apple.com/mirrors/info-mac/
I then copy the other part
app/word-trans-swedish.hqx
and paste it on to the end. I then copy or drag & drop the whole mess into
a Web Ninja window. The begining part is always on the stickie to be used
again. When I go back on line, I can download the files I want. I also copy
URL's to Web Ninja from the various mail ists I subscribe to.
Before I started using Web Ninja, I just collected all the ftp or url
addresses on stickies, to be accessed as I wanted.
Midge Kocen
>Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 09:10:20 -0700
>From: "David L. Hirschberg"
>Subject: making it easier to get software from infomac (q)
>
>Dear Infomac,
>
>Is there a way to format info-mac so that users can use Eudora to grab the
>software with a mouse click?
>
>For example info-mac gives me something that looks like this:
>
>[Archived as /info-mac/app/word-trans-swedish.hqx; 150K]
>
>Is there a way it could be formatted so it would look like this:
>
>ftp://mirror.apple.com/mirrors/info-mac ... wedish.hqx ; 150K
>
>I am not sure if it is possible to be able to set up infomac so that you
>could specify a default ftp site and currently eudora does not have a
>search and replace function. Maybe that is something info-mac and qualcomm
>could work together on in future releases. Does anyone else have any idea
>or suggestions on this?
>
>Sincerely, David
>[email protected]
Midge Kocen
Midget Services
Plymouth, Montserrat
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 96 13:48:48 -0800
From: Dan & Melissa Becker
Subject: making it easier to get software from infomac (a)
>Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 09:10:20 -0700
>From: "David L. Hirschberg"
>Subject: making it easier to get software from infomac (q)
>
>Is there a way to format info-mac so that users can use Eudora to grab the
>software with a mouse click?
...
>Is there a way it could be formatted so it would look like this:
>
>ftp://mirror.apple.com/mirrors/info-mac ... wedish.hqx ; 150K
...
>I am not sure if it is possible to be able to set up infomac so that you
>could specify a default ftp site [...] Does anyone else have any idea
>or suggestions on this?
My setup is quite close to what you're asking for, and it would only take
me a few minutes with Quickkeys or something similar to automate it.
Here's what you need: Internet Config, and Anarchie. Internet Config has
a setting for "default info-mac mirror." Set it to your favorite mirror.
Then, here's what you do.
Copy "/info-mac/dir/appname.hqx" from the digest. Switch to Anarchie;
hit cmd-E (for "Get via FTP"). Then hit cmd-V to paste into the dialog
box; Anarchie sees that it's an info-mac path, and checks with Internet
Config to insert the appropriate machine and path. It's almost automagic!
Hit return or enter, and anarchie goes to work downloading for you.
Good luck,
Dan
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 21:21:10 -0700
From: [email protected] (Darrell Greenwood)
Subject: making it easier to get software from infomac (q)
"David L. Hirschberg" writes;
> Is there a way to format info-mac so that users can use Eudora to grab the
> software with a mouse click?
>
> For example info-mac gives me something that looks like this:
>
> [Archived as /info-mac/app/word-trans-swedish.hqx; 150K]
I read InfoMac in EasyView.
With an IP connection up, a CMD-click on the
'/info-mac/app/word-trans-swedish.hqx' launches Anarchie,
checks for the InfoMac mirror setting in Internet Config,
and downloads the file to my desktop without any further
action from me.
Cheers,
Darrell
--
Darrell Greenwood, Vancouver, BC [email protected]
My web homepage... http://mindlink.net/darrell_greenwood/
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 18:44:50 -0400
From: [email protected] (Al Bloom)
Subject: Memory loss (A)
On Wed, 23 Oct, Stan Davis Potopa wrote:
>I'll be workin with a few different applications, close them, and attempt
>to open a large application, such as Netscape or Deck II. I then get a
>message that there's not enough memory available, even though I know there
>is. Then, lo and behold, when I open "About This Macintosh", the System
>Memory and Largest Unused Block do not total the entire memory! Why for?
Again, if there isn't a FAQ on this, there should be. This one comes up a lot.
Stan, when an app quits, it frees up the memory it used. If you're lucky. But
we won't get into ill-behaved programs here.
That freed-up memory is in very specific locations. Other apps don't "slide
down" to fill in the gap. Consider the following memory map:
[ system ][ App-1 ][ App-2 ][ free ]
Then quit App-1 and you get
[ system ][ free1 ][ App-2 ][ free2]
You do NOT get
[ system ][ App-2 ][ free ]
unless you first quit App-2 and re-launch it.
Therefore, after quitting App-1, if your third app doesn't fit inside free1
or free2, you won't have enough memory to launch it, EVEN IF IT WOULD FIT IN
SUM OF FREE1 AND FREE2.
The app must fit in the largest CONTIGUOUS free space.
Al Bloom, Virginia Tech
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 22:09:06 -0700
From: Joel Scambray
Subject: Mirror monitors
Would you or any of your readers know how to get in contact with
Mirror, the makers of Mac monitors? Any information would be
appreciated...
Joel Scambray
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 11:09:36 +1000 (EST)
From: Rosalind Sharp
Subject: Music publishing software problem
My sister, a carillonist, arranges lots of music. She uses a program
called Concertware, with sonata font, on her MacLC and prints on a
Personal LaserWriter. The screen image of her work is OK, but when it
prints, there is a small gap in the stave approximately every
centimetre. A note or rest at the gap prints normally.
Can anyone offer information or any solution?
If you can help, please email my sister, Jill Forrest, directly. Her
email address is
[email protected].
Many thanks in advance
Ros Sharp
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 21:57:48 -0700
From: "[email protected]"
Subject: New folders from a Text File list?
Anybody know a way to create new folders from a text file list ?
I've seen the opposite, but I need to create 600 -700 folder for a new
network server. We store art files by a class number. I bet this can be
done by Applescript. Any ideas?
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 18:57:57 -0400
From: [email protected] (Al Bloom)
Subject: Not Enough Memory Error (A)
On Tue, 22 Oct, Jody Schraden wrote
>Ever since installing System 7.5.5, I have been experiencing sporadic
>errors relating to not enough memory. I will get an error message that
>says something like - Not enough memory to keep window open, after which
>I can't do anything but reboot. I have 16MB of memory and very seldom
>have many applications open at once. I did not have any problems on
>7.5.3. Any ideas what is happening?
Jody, you should have read the "About System 7.5.5 Update" file. I quote:
>If you are having new problems with programs reporting that they do not have
>enough memory, System 7.5.5 Update may require programs to use an additional
>23K of memory. To fix the problem:
>1. Quit the program if it is open.
>2. Click the program's icon to select it.
>3. Open the File menu and choose Get Info.
>4. In the Info window, increase the value in the "Preferred size" box by 23.
>5. Close the window.
Al Bloom, Virginia Tech
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 21:12:24 -0400
From: [email protected] (Al Bloom)
Subject: PB5300cs Startup Screen Goofiness
Folk, I present an utterly trivial problem.
PowerBook 5300cs, System 7.5.5 -- but it occurred on the original 7.5.1 Sys.
The PB went back to Apple on its "extended recall" program even though I'd
not seen any of the symptoms that would warrant a recall. They insisted.
Sometimes (Do you hate that as much as I do?) the startupscreen appears
normally. Sometimes I get a rather odd B/W thingie of no aesthetic value
with a black margin of about an inch or so on the screen.
The problem is trivial. It has no effect on the PB's functionality.
Have any of y'all seen anything like this? Better, do any of y'all know
what causes it? And how to maybe fix it?
Enquiring minds want to know.
Al Bloom
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 11:32:55 -0500
From: [email protected] (Edward Ver Hoef)
Subject: Playing external CD sound on a Centris 610's internal speaker
In Infomac Digest V14 #248, Romulo Romero asked about how he might play an
audio CD from his CD ROM through the internal speaker on his Centris 610. I
can't speak for a Centris 610 but I have an external CD ROM connected to my
Quadra 605 and had the same question. After much reading and finally
calling Apple, I found out that with my hardware, you must use either
headphones or external (powered) speakers or or else an external amplifier
and associated speakers. I now have it working (although my amplifier
recently blew its fuse for reasons totally unrelated to the setup.)
Ed Ver Hoef
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 18:21:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sterling Augustine
Subject: powerbase for programming? & 601, 603, 603e, 604 - Whats the
difference?
David P. Baker wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
i've read good reviews of the powerbase line (and i am on a low budget), =
but=20
none=20
of the reviews that i've seen are from the perspective of using the machi=
ne for
programming. what is the collective opinion of the info-mac tribe? ....
what is the functional difference between the two (yes, 604 is
faster, but they say 603e at 180MHz is approximately equal to 604 at
120MHz). opinions?
>>>>>>>
Can some kind soul enlighten me on the differences of the various PPC
CPUs. Is a 604 so much better then a 603e? Is the 601 really more
powerful then the 603e? What makes the difference? How much faster has a
603e to be to be compareable with the 604?
A comprehensive list of MacBench processor scores is available at:
Pamela Piffner, the editor of MacUser, has written a great explanation of=
why=20
MacBench is the best way to evaluate the performance of Mac OS systems at=
:
Briefly, the nice thing about MacBench is that it does actual work based =
on=20
actual application performance. Therefore, MacBench takes all relevant fa=
ctors=20
into account. Simply checking the processor model name (601, 603, 604) an=
d=20
speed (120 MHz, 240 MHz) can't account for differences such as L1 and L2 =
cache,=20
interleaved memory, bus speed, bus width, and virtual memory. The MacBenc=
h=20
processor test can and does.=20
End Shameless plug
All of this makes Andrew Maier's questions above a little more complex. D=
o you=20
assume that all other factors are constant (for example, motherboard desi=
gn,=20
bus speed, and L2 cache) when comparing a 603 to a 604? No commercially=20
available machines do that. So you answer the question "How much better t=
han=20
the 603ev is the 604e?" differently from the question, "Should I buy a sy=
stem=20
with a 603ev or a 604e?"
It seems to me that only real propeller heads (such as myself) would care=
about=20
the answer to the first question. But no matter who cares about it, it is=
a=20
devilishly hard question to answer and the MacBench team spends a signifi=
cant=20
amount of time trying to do it. Generally, the comparisons you see from t=
he AIM=20
alliance are based on the "all other things held constant, replacing X=20
processor for Y processor yields a change of Z percent in performance."=20
But when look at a system to buy, "all other things" are _not_ held const=
ant.=20
Therefore, most people care about the answer to the second question. 604=
-based=20
machines not only have better processors, but they typically also have be=
tter=20
logic-board design such as interleaved memory.
The answer to the question of how well _any_ machine works for developmen=
t=20
requires the answer to a second question: How big is your project?
The name of the game in software development is processor subsystem speed=
: the=20
better the processor subsystem, the faster your dev time. The processor=20
subsystem is almost always the limiting factor, although disk is a fairly=
close=20
second, especially on memory constrained systems.=20
I have developed on a Q950, an 8100/100 and a newer machine is in the wor=
ks yet=20
again. When working on big projects such as MacBench, I have always felt=20
constrained by the speed of my machine. However, on fairly small projects=
,=20
speed has not been as big of an issue. If you are a hobbyist shareware=20
developer, or just getting started, you need much less power than if you =
are=20
developing commercial size and quality applications. Faster processors ar=
e=20
always nicer, no two ways around that, but you should consider how much p=
ower=20
you want, how much power you need, then add a fair amount to grow. How go=
od=20
will a powerbase be for development? The answer really depends on how muc=
h=20
power you need.
Sterling
[email protected]
For myself and no one else.
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 96 8:15:39 -0400
From: "SUNG.BRYAN"
Subject: Question about Ram Doubler
Well, I finally did it, I upgraded my old dinosaur (Macintosh IIfx) to a
Power Mac (Performa 6360), but I'm finding problems with some of my old
applications / extentions. The one that I have the greatest question
about is Ram Doubler. I got Ram Doubler from a special promotion with
Microsoft office (4.2.1). This version of Ram Doubler did not support
Power Macintoshes, so when I try to install it on my new computer, the
installer won't let me. I downloaded the patch to update the old install
disk to RD 1.61, but another problem is that I can't update the
installer. Because it is not the right disk (The RD installer came on a
disk with the Microsoft office program), the patcher doesn't recognize
this as a valid updatable installer. I tried one other method of getting
RD to my new Macintosh. I updated the extension that was on my old
Macintosh with the patcher, and then copied it to my new computer. I
suppose that my new computer recognizes that it is not an original copy,
and won't take it, telling me that I need to re-install Ram Doubler from
the original disks. See the problem??? I really need something to
remedy my situation. I find that system 7.5.3 is a Ram hungry system..
much more than my old system 7.1.1. Please email me directly. Thanks in
advance!
-Bryan Sung
--------------------------------------------------------------
Bryan Sung
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Ambulatory Care Administration
Phone - (919) 966-7400
FAX - (919) 966-7790
E-mail - [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 10:48:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: Floyd Miller
Subject: Quicktime Midi Plugin for Netscape?
I keep thinking it should be a simple task to hook
Quicktime Midi into Netscape and other Multi-Media Apps.
But there doesn't seem to be anything that I have found.
I'd prefer not to use Midi Manager but would love to see
an OMS aware application.
****************
********** Floyd Miller
****** [email protected]
** http://www.voicenet.com/~floyd
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 96 10:53:01 BST
From: [email protected]
Subject: Reading PC disks
I have come across a peculiar problem reading DOS formatted disks on my Mac
with the standard Apple control panel. It occurs when I try to read a
multi-part .zip archive which fills the entire disk. When I copy the file to
the Mac hard disk, it copies it unreasonably quickly, and then when I look
at the file, I find that although it is the right length, the contents are
nothing like the original. Often, the word 'desktop' appears near the
beginning.
I suspect that the problem is that there is no space on the disk for the Mac
to write its extra disk information, and so it gets confused. One way around
the problem is to use the wonderful HexEdit utility (from info-mac of
course). If I load HexEdit, go to the desktop, insert the disk holding down
option and command to rebuild the desktop, and then load the .zip file into
HexEdit, when I save it from HexEdit onto the hard disk, it does it
properly.
Has anyone else come across this problem, and is there a more elegant
solution?
Ian.
([email protected])
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 19:44:12 +0100
From: [email protected] (Ian Burt)
Subject: Rename SysFolder
Hello again comrades
I am stuck. Want to do a clean System install. Usually I hide the System
Folder by renaming it, allowing me to copy over third party stuff at
leisure, you know all this. Point is, when I try to select (hi-lite) the
Sytem Folder, to rename, it stays put. No hi-lite, no rename. I have been
the route of File Buddy, and Norton Utils Fast Find to unlock the folder.
It *should* be renameable but will not budge. Any ideas out there? email is
best as my server only seems to let the digest get through sporadically.
TIA
Ian Burt
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 13:03:34 -0500 (EST)
From: The Silversteins
Subject: Stylescript
I saw an advert for a programme called stylescript by GDT that is
supposed to smooth out injet jaggies under special circumstances.
Does anyone out there have any good/bad experience with this?
Under which circumstances and with which programmes would it be useful?
Is it suited to an HP870 (its literature mentions the 850, but not its
successor, the 870)?
Thanks in advance for your help.
michael silverstein
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 28 Oct 96 00:07:23 +0200
From: Elliot Bennett
Subject: Trying to reach WindowWizard author...
Subject Trying to reach WindowWizard author... 28.10.=
96
0:05
Anyone have a current e-mail address for Eric del la Musse of Window =
Wizard fame? The only address I have for him is [email protected] =
but this seems to bounce (I was under the impression that C$erve required =
4 digits after the ".", but I'm not sure about this...).
Anyway, if anyone has his current e-mail address I'd be most grateful...
Elliot Bennett
Cologne, Germany
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 06:51:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: "David J. Hauraney"
Subject: Two Questions
1. Can anyone tell me how to boot from an external HD on a 7200/75 running
7.5.5.?
2. Can anyone tell me how to attach an external HD to the SCSI port of a
Zip drive so that both drives can be accessed simultaneously?
Any replies would be appreciated.
Thank you,
David Hauraney
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 08:46:58 +0000
From: John Partin
Subject: Unstable PPP connection
Sirs:
I have a PowerComputing Powercenter 150 with 64mgs ram and a
SupraFaxModem288 flashed to 33.6. I am running OT1.1 and Free PPP
2.5v2, which I have reinstalled several times. My problem is that I
cannot download long files, or sometimes even short ones before I get
the message that my PPP connection has become unstable and I am
offered choices of closing, keep working (which does not keep working)
or reconnecting- which of course loses that part of the download which I
have managed to complete and I have to start over and the same thing
happens again. The time of connection can vary from 2% to up to 98%
of the download before I lose connection. This happens mainly with
downloads, as I can seem to surf for hours with very little problem. Any
suggestions?
Thanks
J Partin
--
MADE WITH MACINTOSH!!
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 09:04:22 -0400
From: Zoltan Tyeklar
Subject: X Windows for Mac (A)
Hi!
Thank you for everyone who responded to my question about X Windows
application for the Mac. As a summary, I just list the very useful URL-s
I've got:
http://www.macworld.com/pages/may.96/Feature.2023.html
http://www.netmanage.com/
http://www.wpine.com/index.html
http://www.tenon.com/
Cheers,
Zoltan Tyeklar
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