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Info-Mac Digest Thu, 14 Nov 96 Volume 14 : Issue 261
Today's Topics:
[*] BIAS Peak Demo 1.11
[*] ChatNet 2.0.8
[*] Extension Overload
[*] Installer VISE 4.1 (3 msgs)
[*] Latinitas 1.5 Demo
[*] MPEG Audio for Mac Source
[*] Multimedia Animation Maker 2.0 German
[*] PageNOW! 1.5a
[*] pro Fit 5.0 - Projecting the best image of your data (68K)
[*] pro Fit 5.0 - Projecting the best image of your data (FPU)
[*] pro Fit 5.0 - Projecting the best image of your data (PPC)
[*] RandomNotes 1.0
[*] SAT/GRE Vocab 1.0
[*] SNJ's Mac-SOS Startup
[*] Square One Lite 3.0.0
[*] The JukeBOX 2.0
[*] TrashDesktop 1.0.0 (fat)
[*] Verbs&Nouns 1.2.3 - language teaching program
[*] WeatherTracker 2.2.4
[*] WebWatcher 2.0 - Watch Web Pages for Changes
>Subject- HP DeskWriter and
[A] Uninstaller
[Q] How to get custom background for Find File
[Q] Renaming Zip Disks
Buying Old Software For Upgrading
Claris emailer
Converting MAC fonts to Windows PC
DeskJet 870Cxi does not appear on the desktop
Eudora Pro Annoying Mailbox Directory
FreePPP
Hellish Zip folders
IIci upgrading
installing OpenDoc
Mac reading PC files on PC Zip disk
No toolbar pref in MS Word
Problems, problems, problems....
Q:FTPd, NFSd, and LPDd for 8500
Reply to HP Deskwriter and Syetem 7.5.5
SCSI termination info request
Software demonstration solutions
TCPSerial Information
uninstaller
uninstalling applications [Q]
VIRUS WARNING - Bandung (warning and request for help)
web questions (2 msgs)
What's "umimplemented trap"?
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:47 -0800
From: [email protected] (Earl Vickers)
Subject: [*] BIAS Peak Demo 1.11
BIAS Peak is an advanced audio application which provides superior
tools for editing and processing digital audio on the Macintosh computer.
Peak also offers advanced sampler support, and works directly with
many popular MIDI sampling keyboards and rackmount samplers. Peak
features include Direct-to-disk recording and playback at all sample rates
supported by the sound hardware on your Macintosh, or supported through
third-party audio hardware. Adjust & Capture Loops During Playback.
Support for commonly used audio document formats, including AIFF, Sound
Designer II and Red Book. Completely non-destructive file-based editing with
unlimited undo and redo. Professional editing abilities, including
user-definable fade curves, silence, and complete support for cut/
copy/paste with undo. Support for third-party Adobe Premiere Plug-Ins,
allowing you to add advanced signal processing features to Peak. Plug-Ins
>From companies such as Waves and InVision Interactive can be used to empower
Peak with digital filtering, noise reduction, reverb, equalization, and
other effects.
Peak 1.11 adds QuickTime and .WAV formats, and includes a
Phase Vocoder for high-quality time-stretching and pitch-shifting as well
as a Repair Clicks function.
Minimum System Requirements:Any PowerPC-, 68040-, or
68030-equipped Macintosh with an Apple Sound Chip (ASC). Peak also
supports all PowerPC- 68040-, or 68030-equipped PowerBooks. 16MB of RAM
(Power Macintosh) or 8MB of RAM (68040 or 68030 Macintosh). Macintosh
System Software version 7.1 or later. Sound Manager version 3.0 or later. A
hard drive with 18ms or faster average seek time. A 13" or larger
monitor (color recommended)
-- Earl Vickers [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/bias-peak-111-demo.hqx; 1899K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:43 -0800
From: [email protected] (Mitchell Martin)
Subject: [*] ChatNet 2.0.8
ChatNet provides the simplest Macintosh interface to chat and send files on the
Internet or a Local Area Network. ChatNet offers two modes for chat. The
AppleTalk Mode allows multiple Macintosh computers running ChatNet to chat or
send files on a Local Area Network, with or without a Server. The IRC Mode
allows
chat and file transfer through an Internet Relay Chat Server. ChatNet acts as a
client program providing a button oriented graphical interface for all IRC
functions. There is no need to know any IRC commands.
ChatNet's simple interface will be familiar to anyone who uses major online
services and quickly learned by those who haven't experienced network
communications. Users interact via public and private conferences, send private
messages, and transfer files to each other.
ChatNet can provide security and control over the entire Chat environment as
everyone is concerned about the possibility of children encountering unsuitable
material or conversation, especially on the Internet. ChatGuardian and
ChatWatcher preference settings give complete control over the ChatNet
environment from completely open to very restrictive. ChatGuardian gives you
control over channel access and message content by screening out words and
phrases that are preselected. ChatWatcher keeps a log of all user activity. IRC
Server access can also be controlled.
System Requirements:
ChatNet requires any Macintosh computer (Mac SE or newer) running System 7.0 to
7.5.x. ChatNet is a fat binary application that is Accelerated for Power
Macintosh computers. RAM memory of 750K is recommended with a minimum setting
of
550K. Disk space of 2 Megabytes should be available for the application and
support files.
For IRC Mode (Internet Relay Chat) you must have access to the Internet
through a
direct Internet connection or a SLIP or PPP connection through an Internet
service provider (check your local phone directory for Internet service
providers
in your area). Your Macintosh must also have MacTCP or Open Transport network
driver installed.
For AppleTalk Mode, a network must be LocalTalk or EtherTalk compatible, and
AppleTalk must be set to active in Chooser. There must be other computers
running
ChatNet on your network for you to chat or send files.
Support on the World Wide Web:
Visit the ELS, Inc. web site for the latest ChatNet information, to download
the
most up-to-date version, to register ChatNet online, or just to provide
feedback
or ask questions.
ELS, Inc. Web Site: http://www.elsinc.com
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/atlk/chat-net-208.hqx; 1025K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:45 -0800
From: [email protected] (Tan Heng Chon)
Subject: [*] Extension Overload
Extension Overload reviews about 150 extensions that are commonly found in
the Extensions Folder on every Mac. For those who do not know much about
extensions, this program gives you some insight so you can decide which
ones are necessary for your computer and which are not.
Located in the Extensions Folder in your System Folder, extensions perform
a number of activities on your Mac to make it more functional. However,
some extensions will do NOTHING but EAT UP MEMORY and it is sometimes
difficult to know how much memory an extension will use (25K ? 105K ? 88K ?
800K ? .... ) because extension memory usage is volatile: extensions
increase their memory when they are in use and shrink back when they are
not.
An extension file may take up only a little DISK SPACE, (maybe 13k) or as
high as 1 MB or more. Worse, BUGS in an extension can also crash and SLOW
DOWN your computer.
The best way of dealing with problematic extensions is to drag them into
the trash and dispose of them. But how do you know which ones are helping
and which are hindering your machine's performance? Enter Extension
Overload, a helpful database that provides valuable information at your
fingertips about some of the more common extensions you may have on your
machine. It can help you if you are unsure of what a particular extension
is for or what it does, and will help you decide whether you want it on
your machine or not. Apple provides many extensions that you don't always
need as an option and service to the customer. For example, if your machine
is not on a network, then you may not want the Network Extension installed
on your machine. If you've disposed of the extension and connect to a local
network at a later date, you can always recover that extension from the
original system disk.
Extension Overload is helpful to those in the following situations:
* Anyone keep recovering from a crash.
* Users looking to increase RAM by cutting back the system's chunk of it.
* Users looking for more disk space.
* Users who have recently bought a new or used machine and don't know what
those mysterious things are in there ... or what they belong to.
* Experienced users who may not be familiar with some extension functions
or owners.
* Experienced users who may want to expand their extension vocabulary.
* New users just learning their way around the machine.
* Anyone who wants to know more about Macintosh extensions.
Available from:
Extension Overload Homepage
. . http://www1.pt.com.my/~tkting/thchome/eo/
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/extension-overload-151.hqx; 1219K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:17 -0800
From: [email protected] (Hari Wiguna)
Subject: [*] Installer VISE 4.1
The Software Delivery System chosen by hundreds of companies including:
Adobe, Metrowerks, Microsoft, Netscape, and more.
Create professional Installers using drag and drop.
This is a fully functional demo.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/installer-vise-41.hqx; 2128K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:22 -0800
From: [email protected] (Hari Wiguna)
Subject: [*] Installer VISE 4.1
Create professional Installers using drag and drop.
This is a fully functional demo.
Also see Installer VISE.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/installer-vise-lite-35.hqx; 1115K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:41 -0800
From: [email protected] (Hari Wiguna)
Subject: [*] Installer VISE 4.1
The Software Delivery System chosen by hundreds of companies including:
Adobe, Metrowerks, Microsoft, Netscape, and more.
Update multiple versions of your 68K, PowerPC, and Fat application from ONE
updater.
This is a fully functional demo.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/updater-vise-12-demo.hqx; 1431K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:49 -0800
From: [email protected] (Bruce G. Robertson)
Subject: [*] Latinitas 1.5 Demo
This latest version of Latinitas adds full colour support and student
error tracking.
Latinitas is Latin language software for four common series of Latin
textbooks: the Oxford and Cambridge series, Wheelock and the Ecce Romani
series. It comprises over 1250 root words from which Latinitas "thinks
up" a different combination of root and ending every time. The student
is then asked to grammatically describe the inflected word. This fully
functional demonstration version will launch 5 times. You may purchase a
complete version from the author for $25 U.S.
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/latinitas-15-demo.hqx; 1557K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:24 -0800
From: [email protected] (Norman Franke)
Subject: [*] MPEG Audio for Mac Source
Due to popular demand, I've enclosed the source for my (old) port of maplay
to the Mac. This is the source to "MPEG Audio for Macintosh 0.3.3". I no
longer support this quick port, since my freeware SoundApp 2.1.1 supports
MPEG playback and conversion and works much better.
-Norman
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/mpeg-audio-033-src.hqx; 84K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:23:55 -0800
From: [email protected] ( =?iso-8859-1?Q?Andr=C8?= Voget)
Subject: [*] Multimedia Animation Maker 2.0 German
Announcing the release of Multimedia Animation Maker 2.0 (german
version)! Finally there is an inexpensive but powerful tool to make
two-dimensional animations. With the help of this program you can create
the animations for your game, you can enhance your world wide web pages,
create animated about dialogs, impress your friends and much more. It is
really easy to use. The program comes along with comprehensive
documentation.
This is the german version of Multimedia Animation Maker. An english
version will come soon. Watch out!
System requirements:
* System 7.0 or greater
* 68030, 68040 or PowerPC
* 3 MB of hard drive space
* Works best with at least 256 colors and 13" monitor
German:
Endlich gibt es einen preisg=FCnstigen und dennoch sehr leistungsf=E4higen
"Animationen-Macher". Mit dem Multimedia Animation Maker k=F6nnen Sie
zweidimensionale Animationen erstellen, zum Beispiel f=FCr Ihr Spiel,
World Wide Web-Seiten, animierte About-Dialoge und vieles mehr. Es ist
wirklich sehr einfach zu bedienen. Eine umfangreiche Anleitung liegt
bei.
Thanks,
Andre Voget and Johannes Selbach
Johannes Selbach Media Works
I give permission for my program to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/multimedia-anim-maker-20-de.hqx; 835K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:50 -0800
From: [email protected] (Brian Hall)
Subject: [*] PageNOW! 1.5a
[This new version 1.5a includes an updated order form and demo guide, as
well as newer versions of some of the email forwarding helper-applications.
There are also now special prices on Mac/Newton and Mac/Windows bundles.]
For Mac users with alphanumeric pagers
Never miss personal messages, e-mail, voice mail, faxes & appointments
again! Now your messages reach you anytime, anywhere, in your car, on a
business trip, around the clock, around the world: Introducing PageNOW!
($79.95 ESP), a new software that sends personal messages from any
Macintosh to alphanumeric pagers or mobile computers with PCMCIA pager
card.
Use PageNOW! for manual message entry, or have it automatically forward
your LAN/Internet/Online Service e-mail, fax/voice mail notifications, data
base/PIM records, or appointment reminders right to your pocket-sized
alphanumeric pager. Just ask your paging service and your friends and
associates for their modem-dialup-number and set up a wireless link between
your Macintosh and your text pager!
- Get your e-mail on your pager. Comes with gateways to all popular e-mail
applications and online services including Eudora, Emailer, QuickMail,
cc:Mail, MS Mail, AOL, and CompuServe. Also available: Workgroup gateways
that give each pager in your organization a separate pager address.
- Learn of new voice mail left on your Macintosh running MegaPhone,
PhonePro or MaxFax voice mail software with a message like "4:22pm: Urgent
2:32 minute call from Brian Hall, 408-293-7299."
- Learn of new faxes right your pager just seconds after they have been
received by your desktop Mac. Comes with fax-to-pager gateways for all
popular applications such as FaxSTF, GlobalFax, ExpressFax, Faxcilitate, or
MaxFax.
- Schedule appointment reminders right in PageNOW! or link it to Now
Up-to-Date to receive reminders off all upcoming events in your calendars.
Works reliably with all paging services and alphanumeric pagers.
ABOUT THE DEMO VERSION:
- Messages sent contain additional text indicating they were transmitted by
the demo version.
- You may only page one person, whereas the PageNOW! retail version is
capable of managing an unlimited number of recipients.
The application is fully functional in every other way!
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/page-now-demo-15a.hqx; 1938K]
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Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 01:17:59 -0800
From: [email protected] (Nick Lynch)
Subject: [*] pro Fit 5.0 - Projecting the best image of your data (68K)
This demo version of pro Fit 5.0 supports all the features of the commercially
available full version of pro Fit except for saving files.
pro Fit 5.0 is a major new version of the scientific data analysis and graph
plotting program for the Apple Mac. pro Fit 5.0 has many unique new
features, and incorporates the latest Apple technology: AppleGuide, support
for AppleScript, AppleEvents, QuickDraw GX, QuickDraw 3D, Drag and Drop and
more.
New features include:
* Drawing and plotting: Full color support. Zooming. Multiple x- and y-axes.
1/x-scaling and probability scaling. User defined data point styles, arrows
and dashes.
* Fitting: New "robust" fitting algorithm. Data points can have non-Gaussian
distribution, x-coordinates can have errors. Non-linear statistical error
analysis.
* "Preview" window to view your data and functions immediately. Click and
drag a function for varying its parameters. Click and drag data points for
changing them.
* Enhanced syntax for defining programs and functions.
* Many new external modules, e.g. for contour plotting and 3D-plotting
(3D-plotting for Power Macintosh only).
* Numerous improvements in other areas, such as optimization algorithms,
statistical analysis, extended accuracy data storage, etc.
The pro Fit 5.0 demo is divided into application files, depending on your
system, and a Guided Tour (universal for all versions) is also available.
pro-fit5.01-fpu.hqx: Application for 680x0 Macs with Floating Point Units.
pro-fit5.01-68k.hqx: Application for 680x0 Macs without Floating Point Units.
pro-fit5.01-ppc.hqx: Application for Power Macs (pro Fit is a
"native" application), and system extensions for the Power Mac.
pro-fit-50t-guided-tour.hqx: Guided Tour (Word 5.1). A guided tour and
demonstration of the features of pro Fit
If you have any technical questions about pro Fit, contact Cherwell
Scientific at the numbers below. Our support team are ready to help you
before and after you buy. More information is available on our Web site
http://www.cherwell.com/cherwell
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/pro-fit-50-demo.hqx; 2013K]
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Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 01:17:55 -0800
From: [email protected] (Nick Lynch)
Subject: [*] pro Fit 5.0 - Projecting the best image of your data (FPU)
This demo version of pro Fit 5.0 supports all the features of the commercially
available full version of pro Fit except for saving files.
pro Fit 5.0 is a major new version of the scientific data analysis and graph
plotting program for the Apple Mac. pro Fit 5.0 has many unique new
features, and incorporates the latest Apple technology: AppleGuide, support
for AppleScript, AppleEvents, QuickDraw GX, QuickDraw 3D, Drag and Drop and
more.
New features include:
* Drawing and plotting: Full color support. Zooming. Multiple x- and y-axes.
1/x-scaling and probability scaling. User defined data point styles, arrows
and dashes.
* Fitting: New "robust" fitting algorithm. Data points can have non-Gaussian
distribution, x-coordinates can have errors. Non-linear statistical error
analysis.
* "Preview" window to view your data and functions immediately. Click and
drag a function for varying its parameters. Click and drag data points for
changing them.
* Enhanced syntax for defining programs and functions.
* Many new external modules, e.g. for contour plotting and 3D-plotting
(3D-plotting for Power Macintosh only).
* Numerous improvements in other areas, such as optimization algorithms,
statistical analysis, extended accuracy data storage, etc.
The pro Fit 5.0 demo is divided into application files, depending on your
system, and a Guided Tour (universal for all versions) is also available.
pro-fit5.01-fpu.hqx: Application for 680x0 Macs with Floating Point Units.
pro-fit5.01-68k.hqx: Application for 680x0 Macs without Floating Point Units.
pro-fit5.01-ppc.hqx: Application for Power Macs (pro Fit is a
"native" application), and system extensions for the Power Mac.
pro-fit-50t-guided-tour.hqx: Guided Tour (Word 5.1). A guided tour and
demonstration of the features of pro Fit
If you have any technical questions about pro Fit, contact Cherwell
Scientific at the numbers below. Our support team are ready to help you
before and after you buy. More information is available on our Web site
http://www.cherwell.com/cherwell
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/pro-fit-50-demo-fpu.hqx; 1985K]
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Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 01:17:57 -0800
From: [email protected] (Nick Lynch)
Subject: [*] pro Fit 5.0 - Projecting the best image of your data (PPC)
This demo version of pro Fit 5.0 supports all the features of the commercially
available full version of pro Fit except for saving files.
pro Fit 5.0 is a major new version of the scientific data analysis and graph
plotting program for the Apple Mac. pro Fit 5.0 has many unique new
features, and incorporates the latest Apple technology: AppleGuide, support
for AppleScript, AppleEvents, QuickDraw GX, QuickDraw 3D, Drag and Drop and
more.
New features include:
* Drawing and plotting: Full color support. Zooming. Multiple x- and y-axes.
1/x-scaling and probability scaling. User defined data point styles, arrows
and dashes.
* Fitting: New "robust" fitting algorithm. Data points can have non-Gaussian
distribution, x-coordinates can have errors. Non-linear statistical error
analysis.
* "Preview" window to view your data and functions immediately. Click and
drag a function for varying its parameters. Click and drag data points for
changing them.
* Enhanced syntax for defining programs and functions.
* Many new external modules, e.g. for contour plotting and 3D-plotting
(3D-plotting for Power Macintosh only).
* Numerous improvements in other areas, such as optimization algorithms,
statistical analysis, extended accuracy data storage, etc.
The pro Fit 5.0 demo is divided into application files, depending on your
system, and a Guided Tour (universal for all versions) is also available.
pro-fit5.01-fpu.hqx: Application for 680x0 Macs with Floating Point Units.
pro-fit5.01-68k.hqx: Application for 680x0 Macs without Floating Point Units.
pro-fit5.01-ppc.hqx: Application for Power Macs (pro Fit is a
"native" application), and system extensions for the Power Mac.
pro-fit-50t-guided-tour.hqx: Guided Tour (Word 5.1). A guided tour and
demonstration of the features of pro Fit
If you have any technical questions about pro Fit, contact Cherwell
Scientific at the numbers below. Our support team are ready to help you
before and after you buy. More information is available on our Web site
http://www.cherwell.com/cherwell
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/pro-fit-50-demo-ppc.hqx; 2315K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:52 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] RandomNotes 1.0
RandomNotes 1.0 creates random sequences of user-selected pitches.
The length of the sequence is determined by the user; the notes are entered via
an on-screen keyboard. A selection of sampled sounds can be used for playback.
"Freeware" ) 1996 by Kurt Kaufman
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/random-notes-10.hqx; 478K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:07 -0800
From: [email protected] (Ben Sharvy)
Subject: [*] SAT/GRE Vocab 1.0
This is a stack of quizzes of roughly 400 frequently tested words on the
SAT and GRE. Some prefixes and roots are also included. It uses a fairly
sophisticated flashcard system that offers multiple choice mode as well as
standard flashcard mode, lets you type or speak (to yourself...the
computer isn't listening) the answers, and knows the difference between
synonyms and genuinely different meanings of a word. The stack may be
cloned, and used for independent development of flashcard systems (e.g.,
foreign languages...the system was specifically developed for foregin
langauge vocabulary testing). It is shareware, costing $8. Requires
Hypercard 2.1 or better.
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/sat-gre-vocab-10-hc.hqx; 53K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:27 -0800
From: [email protected] (Koichiro Tsumagari)
Subject: [*] SNJ's Mac-SOS Startup
If you ever felt totally helpless for no reason (or for good reasons), then
you need the Mac SOS to come to a rescue. This ResEdit patch replaces
Apple's Mac OS startup graphic with a cute semi-3-D version, with artwork
done by a graphics design professional, code name SNJ, who happens to be my
co-worker here in the Far East.
This should work on all Macs running 7.5.x, on any 256 color (or more)
screen, at a minimum resolution of 640x480.
Cheers!!
Koichiro "Casper" Tsumagari
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/snjs-mac-sos-startup.hqx; 19K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:33 -0800
From: [email protected] (Gary Gonzalez)
Subject: [*] Square One Lite 3.0.0
Square One Lite is a utility that puts all your programs and files in a
single, handy icon palette. You can bring your palette to the front by
dragging your mouse to the lower right corner. You can open anything in
your palette by double-clicking on it. With Square One Lite, you can:
* Launch programs and open documents.
* Keep your desktop clean.
* Find and open a particular file on your disk-drive.
* Switch between running programs.
* Quit any running program with a click.
Submitted by:
Gary Gonzalez |
Binary Software |
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/square-one-lite-300.hqx; 405K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:35 -0800
From: [email protected] (Moritz Grund)
Subject: [*] The JukeBOX 2.0
The coolest sound random player of the macworld! Check it out!
PS: Mac rulez!
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/jukebox-20.hqx; 4976K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:57 -0800
From: [email protected] (Daniel Mueller)
Subject: [*] TrashDesktop 1.0.0 (fat)
TrashDesktop is a freeware drag and drop utility for rebuilding
the Desktop. It set the files Desktop DB, Desktop DF and
Desktop to visible and then move them in the Trash.
Just drag and drop any unprotected local disk and restart the Mac
for a new Desktop.
You can reinstall properly all the trashed Desktop files, choose
Untrash Desktop Files item in the menu File.
TrashDesktop 1.0, 1996 Daniel Mller ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/trash-desktop-10.hqx; 37K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:39 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jacek Iwanski)
Subject: [*] Verbs&Nouns 1.2.3 - language teaching program
Here is the new (1.2.3), improved version of the "Verbs & Nouns" application.
The inflection of words is one of the most difficult parts of learning many
foreign languages since there are numerous inflection patterns. "Verbs&Nouns"
is
an application that helps you to learn these patterns and refresh your
knowledge
about the rules for the inflection of verbs and nouns in a foreign language.
The
program has many other useful features to help you to learn or research a
foreign language.
The program lets you create a database of verbs or nouns in a foreign
language.
You can easily construct the inflection patterns (rules) for words that are
regular. You can include other information about each word, such as a
translation, grammar characteristics, comments, etc. in a convenient form.
Comments are useful for storing examples of the use of the word, or for
recording other information. The facility for merging databases makes it easy
to
share comments with other users. The program has an exercise window. It
automatically generates exercises to allow you to practise inflection or
translation. You can collect the words that you have already learned and let
the
program generate exercises just for this group of words. You can also identify
many other groups of words (and collect them in classes) to use them in
exercises or for browsing. The program has asynchronous sound support to
associate the sound samples with words. Examination support is built into the
program. This includes reports for students and reports for the teacher on the
performance of students.
Jacek Iwanski
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/verbs-and-nouns-123.hqx; 826K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:30 -0800
From: [email protected] (Christopher Kidwell)
Subject: [*] WeatherTracker 2.2.4
WeatherTracker provides an easy-to-use interface to the Internet weather
servers. It requires a 68020 or higher processor with System 7.0 and
MacTCP or OpenTransport. WeatherTracker displays current information for
any of over 1000 cities worldwide in three different formats.
For cities in North America, temperature, barometric pressure, winds,
current conditions, local forecasts, and climatic data are updated hourly.
Coastal cities in the United States also have near shore marine forecasts
available. Cities outside North America are limited to temperature and
conditions, updated several times a day.
Changes in version 2.2.4:
- Kagi shareware payment system begun
- fixed problems with some NY cities
- updated to CodeWarrior 10
WeatherTracker is shareware, $15 US. This evaluation copy does save your
preferences. Registered users will receive a key to unlock this feature.
Registration now takes place via Kagi, a third-party shareware processing
company. When you send them your payment, you will receive a confirmation
note from them, and a registration code from me.
Chris Kidwell
[email protected]
November 3, 1996
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/weather-tracker-224.hqx; 827K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:24:53 -0800
From: [email protected] (Kevin Patfield)
Subject: [*] WebWatcher 2.0 - Watch Web Pages for Changes
Have you ever wanted to know whether a particular Web page has been updated?
Have you ever wondered if the latest edition of a Web publication has
appeared?
WebWatcher will look out for updates to Web pages you specify and warn you that
they have been updated. You can also tell it to look out for each new edition
of
a Web publication. At your convenience you can then ask WebWatcher to launch
your browser and show you the appropriate pages.
WebWatcher is freeware.
System requirements:
* System 7.0 or later
* TCP/IP connection using open transport or classic networking
* One of the following Web Browsers
Netscape 2.x
Netscape 3.x
Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.x
Spyglass 2.x
Mosaic 2.x
For more information please see the Read Me file enclosed or visit my Web
page at:
http://www.xroads.com/~patfield
Kevin Patfield, Phoenix, Arizona
http://www.xroads.com/~patfield
mailto:[email protected]
I give permission for my program to be included on the Info-Mac CD ROM.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/web-watcher-20.hqx; 239K]
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Date: 12 Nov 1996 12:30:06 U
From: "WJ Shack"
Subject: >Subject- HP DeskWriter and
>Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 11:08:26 +0100
>From: [email protected] (Rob Hendriks)
>Subject: HP DeskWriter and 7.5.5
>
>Hi,
>
>After upgrading my Centris-650 to system 7.5.5, I am no longer able to
>print on my HP-DeskWriter. After selecting the (6.0.3-AT) driver in the
>Chooser, the attached printer does not appear in the list in the
>Chooser-window.
My guess is that you have to go the the AppleTalk control panel and make sure
it is set to Printer port.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 09:07:21 +0100
From: Peter Peldan
Subject: [A] Uninstaller
> Subject: uninstalling applications [Q]
>
> Hey does anyone out there know of an uninstaller for the mac? ie a
> program that you run before you install an application, and it will
> remember the changes made to the hard drive, and if you don't like the
> thing you installed, you can just run the uninstaller program again, and
> it will delete the program you installed completely.
There's something called Macuser's Install Tracker at
http://www.zdnet.com/macuser/software/
that does more or less what you want.
Peter>
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 15:07:19 -0800
From: [email protected] (Sarah Groves)
Subject: [Q] How to get custom background for Find File
I am wondering if anyone can tell me the trick to doing this? I know it
can be done but I just can't figure out how. Thanks
--
Sarah Groves Make it idiot proof and someone
will make a better idiot.
[email protected] (415)937-4151
~~ What I say represents me, not Netscape ~~
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 17:20:32 -0500
From: James McElroy
Subject: [Q] Renaming Zip Disks
At 9:39 AM -0400 11/8/96, Midge Kocen wrote:
>I use a ZIP drive and have not had any trouble changing the names. I just
>select the icon for the cartridge select the name and type in a new one. It
>works just like any floppy. I change them as the content changes to better
>reflect what's on the disk.
>
>Midge
Could file sharing have anything to do with this? I notice that when I
have file sharing on (even though the Zip disk isn't shared), I can
highlight my Zip disk's name and overwrite it, but as soon as I hit return,
the name reverts to its previous state. If I turn file sharing off, the
problem goes away.
___
James McElroy
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 11:46:18 -1000
From: [email protected] (Ed Cesar)
Subject: Buying Old Software For Upgrading
I would like to obtain the latest version of Adobe Photoshop so I
can prepare a family picture album by scanning and printing old
photos, many of which have poor contrast, etc. I understand
Photoshop is the premier software for this, but can't afford to
pay $600. I believe if I had an earlier version with a valid serial
number I could upgrade for $170. , plus say, $130. for the older
version, for a total of $300. which I could afford.
Are there any URLs where one can buy old software? Is it legal
to buy software from others who no longer have a need for it and
use it to upgrade?
TIA,
Ed Cesar
------------------------------
Date: Jeu, 14 Nov 96 13:28:53 +0100
From: Remmy Tourment
Subject: Claris emailer
>From: "Stephen C. Camidge"
>Emailer 1.1v3 is available for download on the Claris FTP site. Choose
>the binhex version as the hqz version appears to be corrupted. Be
>prepared to be frustrated, as the download speed I received was 600-800
>cps.
I use the 1.1 F v2. Registered (paying) customer. And satisfied.
>I was sceptical that I would see any value with Emailer, but now I am
>converted. Good move, offering it free so that I would give more serious
>consideration to the next upgrade!
Free ? Most likeky you have a demo version that will expire in one month,
then you will ahve to buy it. Better be prepared, in case you don't want
to go back to Eudora then (and convert again your files).
>What is the most efficient way to use the program?
>
>I have already used Eumorpha and converted my Eudora files over. I have
>also moved it to a much smaller partition (my first choice resulted in a
>20 meg folder, moving to the smaller partition reduced that to 7 megs).
I am always afraid to partition my discs...
>I do not like the use of individual files, for the above reason. There
>should be a way to archive a batch of files into one file. Eudora can do
>this with ease.
Yes. I think that too. I even wrote the suggestion to Claris web site.
Why won't everyone who thinks like this do it ?
>The filtering that appears in the address book should be available in the
>other windows as well. That is a good feature that is currently in the
>Microsoft Internet Mail and News program.
Also it misses the possibility to sort every window by name of the
sender/recipient. It accepts every other sort criteria, and this criteria
works in IN and OUT boxes, but not in the folders... I really miss this.
>However, on the whole, and excellent program.
Yes. And cheap. But please let's bug Claris with our wanted features
list. It could be a BETTER program. Maybe the best.
Remmy Tourment
[email protected]
Cemagref Aix en Provence - France
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 22:27:24 +0100
From: Christian F Buser
Subject: Converting MAC fonts to Windows PC
[email protected] (Ronen Siboni) asked:
> Hello to all, does anyone know how can I conver Macintosh fonts into
> Windows PC fonts ?
TrueType fonts are handled by TT-Converter, a Mac application. Look
for it in the nearest info-mac archive mirror.
Cheers, Christian.
[email protected] -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 12:10:07 -0500
From: [email protected] (Michael S. Silverstein)
Subject: DeskJet 870Cxi does not appear on the desktop
I just bought a PowerMac 7600/120 running 7.5.3 and according to the ReadMe
my printer is supposed to appear on the desktop when chosen in the Chooser.
When I choose a Stylewriter 1200 from the Chooser it appears.
When I choose my DeskJet 870Cxi it does not appear.
Anyone know why?
Thanks for your help.
Michael Silverstein
Materials Engineering
Technion
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 22:27:58 +0100
From: Christian F Buser
Subject: Eudora Pro Annoying Mailbox Directory
John Townsend asked:
> I am running Eudora Pro 3.0 on a Power Mac. I need to transfer the Eudora
> Folder in my System folder to a Powerbook periodically. When the folder is
> transferred I keep getting annoying messages asking me if I want to use the
> old Mailbox Directory or create a new one.
If Eudora Pro handles mailboxes the same way as the freeware version does,
you just need to copy the directory as well. It has the same name as the
mailbox itself, followed the extension ".toc". I regularly do this that way.
Cheers, Christian.
[email protected] -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 96 16:34:04 +1100
From: Pikuan Susanto (USSS)
Subject: FreePPP
What's FreePPP for? i have it here but i don't know what it is for!
Also i use Maccomcenter software for faxing, i tried to fax using MS Word
but it doesn't fax.
What's cookie in Netscape. How do i trace phone call, either data and
voice. Please email me.
How can i add sound to my Homepage? i heard that OT doesn't work very
well with NN3.0 (it crashes sometimes) is it true? what's OpenDoc for? i
use 6100/60. what B1 in "System softwareB1-7.5.3" means? what's Frontier?
Thanx,
Pikuan
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 18:12:49 +0200
From: [email protected] (Ariel Bloch)
Subject: Hellish Zip folders
Hi everyone,
A strange fenomenon is happenning on some of my Zip disks.
Suddenly, when copying (or creating) a new folder into a populated disk,
the new folder has the correct new name, but its icon is the SYSTEM folder
icon or the same ZIP icon. Opening it reveals the system (or the root Zip
disk, in the other case).
Moreover, trying to trash the damn thing just causes one of the
following messages to appear: "The command could not be completed, because
it is locked" (Duh?!), or "The command could not be completed, because it
cannot be copied into itself" (Ehem).
I even made the effort of copying the entire polluted Zip to my HD,
and writing it all to a fresh Zip. Nada! Same folders from hell just appear
(and the most funny thing is that they just accumulate there, as there is
no way of getting em out).
At first I dismissed it as a 'one bad disk problem' (which could
have been caused by all sorts of reasons), but the problem persisted and
accoured on another disks. My only clue is that it seems to happen on
populated disks (70%+), but then again, it did not happen on all of them.
Tech info: PowerMac 6100/66, Sys 7.5, SCSI Zip100.
Questions:
1. Are there any shareware disk-checking / diagnostic tools that
can get through the Zip file system?
2. What can be done?
Thanks for your time,
Ariel
___________________________________________________________________
Ariel Bloch [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 22:28:18 +0100
From: Christian F Buser
Subject: IIci upgrading
Derek Jacobs wrote:
> ... Next to the cache card slot, there is a plug in for some sort
> of card. Is this some sort of incarnate of a PDS where I
> would hook in a PPC accelerator card, or is it there to take up space?
Probably the second. I think it may be a "ROM slot", but I did not find
anything about it in the various information sources published by Apple.
I had a IIci for the office, it had a cache card installed, and a
display card to operate a 20" RasterOps monitor. Very reliable machine.
> I heard about a nubus expansion system once
> but can't remember where...it involved a second box with a nubus card
> that connected the mac to it, allowed for more internal disks as well.
This company was first called "Second Wave", and afterwards "Third Wave",
but I haven't seen anything from them for a long time now. If I am not
mistaken, they had some relations to MacProducts USA which now does
business under the name "Bottom Line Distribution" (1-800-990-5798 or
fax (512) 892-4455).
Good luck, Christian.
[email protected] -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 11:58:36 -0500
From: Chaz Larson
Subject: installing OpenDoc
At 5:31 PM -0500 11/8/96, Wendy Farkas wrote:
>OK, I give up. Went to the Apple OpenDoc site and downloaded the two
>segments of the really big file, but can't open them. Thought they were
>segments that could be recombined, but can't do that either. Has anyone
>figured this out?
Well, I just tried to downlaod them to check it out, and my connection
keeps getting reset by the server. Oh well.
I would imagine that these two pieces are a segmented self-extracting
archive, the segments being MacBinary format, Binhexed, or both. The first
thing to try would be to drag the two things onto Stuffit Expander. If
that does nothing, then describe in greater detail exactly what those two
files are named, etc. and I might be able to provide another option.
The easiest workaround might be to send an email to [email protected] and
request OpenDoc DR6. You'll get at least two CDs, which contain OpenDoc
1.1, CyberDog 1.1, and a bunch of other stuff [including System 7.5.5
update].
chazl
11.12.96
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 03:36:10 -0700
From: [email protected] (Stephen Grady)
Subject: Mac reading PC files on PC Zip disk
I apoogize for the length, but I want to give you as much information as
possible. This problem is very interesting. The problem appears only on
the Mac side. No problems on the PC side.
I use a parallel port Zip drive to 'back up' files from a PC at work. What
I actually do is drag the files (several large directories at a time) onto
the Zip icon in the File Manager (Win 3.11).
When I insert the Zip disk into my Mac's Zip drive, most of the files are
okay. There are, however about a half dozen or so that behave very
strangely:
On the Mac desktop, in icon view, some folders (directories) have a system
logo on them (i.e., they are 'system folders'). Some of these folders will
be 1 level down from the root directory, some 2, 3, 4, etc. When I open
one of these folders, the new window displays the root directory (though
doing a command click on the title bar yields the correct path). Opening
through this new window, creates a recursive opening of the root directory.
Drag-copying the 'system folder' to the Mac's hard drive yeilds a normal
folder, which is empty (though the real folder on the PC may contain other
folders and files--in one case, about 20 megs worth).
Trashing the 'system folder' from the Zip disk is impossible--well I
suspect it is. I can drag it to trash, of course, but when I empty it,
Finder cannot count all the items (remember that recursive opening problem
above?--for the heck of it, I watched for about a minute--it got to 5000
items to delete and it was still flying!).
On the PC side, that same 'system folder' opens quite normally (Windows or
DOS), all files and directories intact. I have checked the disk with
Norton's for Windows (and DOS). There are no abnormalities.
If I drag, from File Manager, the 'system folder' from its depth on the
hard drive to the equivalent depth on the Zip disk, the same thing happens.
If I drag it to the root directory of the Zip disk, it is a normal folder.
Any ideas what is happening? Any suggestions? While not needed, it is
nice to be able to take the files from the PC and work with them on the Mac
in crunch times (I keep one copy of the back ups with me, one in the safe).
Stephen Grady
[email protected]
[email protected] (changes late this week to ?)
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Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 16:12:35 -0500
From: [email protected] (KSchlos)
Subject: No toolbar pref in MS Word
hi all,
i have an 8500, 40MB, 1.2GB (i think), running system 7.5.5, ram doubler, with
a
newly reinstalled MS office, word 6.0.1, etc. what's been happening for the
last
few versions of word is that occasionally my toolbar preferences disappear. so
i
thought i'd back up my toolbar pref file, and it turns out i don't have one.
other people with word 6 have one; i have an excel toolbar pref file. no word.
ideas? advice? suggestions? write to me and i will compile the answers.
karen
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 19:03:00 +1100 (EDT)
From: Chicago23
Subject: Problems, problems, problems....
At home we have a performa 6300 with 8 megs RAM and an apple internal
28.8k modem.
When we had problems recieving and sending faxes (it sent them, but hung
the computer when it tried to disconnect, and wouldn't recieve at all).
When I rang the apple tech support people, they told me to upgrade my
system, and the new versions of appletel and the fax sender would be
installed. I upgraded the system from the 7.5.1 provided on the performa
CD, to 7.5.5. I used the system updater 2.0, which was on the Apple
Internet Connection Kit 1.1.1 CD, and then an updater to 7.5.5 which I
downloaded from the apple ftp site.
The problem is that some of the things that were meant to be installed
weren't. There was no new appletel, no new fax sender, and no energy saver.
What's wrong? I am thinking that maybe it could be because I switched
off all extensions to do the install (like you're supposed to), and
because of this, one extension (I can't remember the name at the moment),
which corrected a problem of the mac being reported as being of the wrong
type, did not run, and the installer didn't think our mac was a powerPC mac.
Also here is something I read somewhere:
While technically Open Transport can work on all 68030, 68040 and Power Macs,
Open Transport does not yet work (and does not get installed) on Power Mac
5200/5300/6200/6300 systems. This is due to a bug in the software
that affects these systems that was not fixed at the time of release.
Open Transport 1.1.1 should be released within 90 days and will include
the needed fix (most likely in the form of a modified version of Apple
Shared Library Manager (ASLM 2.0.1).
My computer is not a power mac, but I think that it is basically the same
as a power mac 6300.
Also, I am wondering how I can do a "clean install" to go back to system
7.5.1.
Ps. I have checked, and our performa is not affected by the "quality
problem" that caused "a small number of performas to hang".
Please reply to me by Email, as well as to the group, so they can benifit
as well.
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Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 02:51:46 -0500
From: "Steve Buchan, Practice Manager - Oracle Services Applications"
Subject: Q:FTPd, NFSd, and LPDd for 8500
For home (read cheap) .. I am looking for an FTP, NFS and LPD demons, so that
when I bring my WinTel Notebook home, I can connect to my residential TCP/IP
eithernet intranet and upload and download files, mount volumes and most
imporantly print my Wintel documents to my clasic Laserwriter II.
Any help?
Steve Buchan
Oracle Corporation
ps yes there are Mac Biggots here at Oracle!
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 20:58:13 -0600
From: [email protected]
Subject: Reply to HP Deskwriter and Syetem 7.5.5
I had the same problem printing from a PowerMac 5400 to a HP Deskwriter
660C over Appletalk after upgradin my system software from 7.5.3 to
7.5.5. I also tried extension disabling with no apparent success. I
tried several different HP drivers as well, but they did not do the
trick. I finally downgraded my system to 7.5.3 (reinstalled) and guess
what, no printing problems. I suppose upgrades are not always for the
better.
Steve Young
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 23:11:05 +0100
From: [email protected] (Mario Puerta)
Subject: SCSI termination info request
Here's my problem:
I have a Mac IIci with internal HD.
Apple says that all Apple internal HDs
come with termination activated.
Since a SCSI chain must be terminated on both ends I deduce
that there shall be another terminator on the motherboard.
(The other end of the SCSI chain
if no other external device is connected).
If I connect external SCSI devices to the Mac I have to put
a terminated one on the end of the daisychain, right?
Now the question:
What happens to the termination on the motherboard?
Am I having one SCSI chain with three term. on it,
(something not recomended), or what?
Surely I'm missing something.
Any orientation greatly appreciated.
Mario Puerta.
Valladolid, Spain.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 13:30:02 -0500 (EST)
From: Ethan Benatan
Subject: Software demonstration solutions
> I am looking for a solution that would allow demonstration of applications
> in a classroom situation from an instructor's station and have the
> instructor's display contents displayed on student positons.
Mirroring displays over a network is possible. The tool we use to do
it is Apple's Network Administrator's Toolkit; many of the functions
require the use of an Appleshare server, but screen sharing does not.
I fear, however, that you have a problem: you mention that the
machines are all connected by an Appletalk network but you don't
mention what kind of hardware. I suspect that you have LocalTalk (the
kind that plugs into the printer port) which is very slow. Any
attempt to share screens over LocalTalk is going to be very painful.
I'm not even sure that ANAT allows screen sharing at this speed.
AppleTalk can be run over faster hardware such as Ethernet (in which
case it is called EtherTalk) and then works just barely acceptably for
screen sharing.
A projector may be your best bet (and they don't come cheap either, as
I suspect you know).
Ethan
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 23:59:24 -0600
From: "Jill A. Rock"
Subject: TCPSerial Information
Hello,
I looking for information about a Macintosh internet application called
TCPSerial. Apparently, with an IP dial-up connection, MacSLIP for
example, it encapsulates AppleTalk, so users can access Apple servers
without flooding the network with the chatty AppleTalk protocol.
Basically, it seems like the opposite of MacTCP.
Has anyone heard of TCPSerial, and if so, where is it available?
Thanks,
Jill
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 10:00:14 -0700
From: Chuck Garrett
Subject: uninstaller
>Hey does anyone out there know of an uninstaller for the mac? ie a
>program that you run before you install an application, and it will
>remember the changes made to the hard drive, and if you don't like the
>thing you installed, you can just run the uninstaller program again, and
>it will delete the program you installed completely.
On Macusers site, the utility of the month will do this(Or so they say)
http://www.zdnet.com/macuser/software/
[email protected]
Youth is a gift of nature, age is a work of art
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 14:40:00 -0500
From: Randall Meadows
Subject: uninstalling applications [Q]
On 11/12/96 at 10:28 AM -0500, Info-Mac wrote:
> Hey does anyone out there know of an uninstaller for the mac? ie a
> program that you run before you install an application, and it will
> remember the changes made to the hard drive, and if you don't like the
> thing you installed, you can just run the uninstaller program again, and
> it will delete the program you installed completely.
>
> I don't like finding lurking "bits" of applications in the system
>folder...
MacUser recently had an exclusive utility called Install Tracker. You drop
an installer application on it, and it "watches" the installation so you
can selectively "uninstall" any part of it later. You'll have to check
MacUser's web site for it; their licensing prevents anyone from posting it
anywhere else...
Haven't actually tried, just seen it...
Randall B Meadows * FGM, Inc. * [email protected] * (703) 478-9881
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 21:38:51 -0100
From: [email protected] (Antony D'Emanuele)
Subject: VIRUS WARNING - Bandung (warning and request for help)
This is a follow up to a message I sent in a recent note. My previous
message follows:
-I have been sent a word file which is infected with this new(?) Bandung
virus. I suspect it infects Macs as -well since I now get an error message
that comes up when I open a Word file. A box comes up saying -WordBasic
Err=511 No such macro or command
-Apparently the virus only starts its work after the 20th of the month and
starts deleting files so as you -can imagine I am in a bit of a panic.
Disinfectant does not pick up anything, but if it is new I guess it may
-not detect it.
Further symptoms appear to be that when files are saved they are saved as
macros (at least the icon looks like a macro). I still don't know how to
get rid of it so if anyone has come across a virus program could they let
me know. I am not sure whether the virus will cause any damage on a Mac but
I don't want to infect any of my PC colleagues, really
If anyone knows of a solution could they contact me directly as well as
posting to the group. Thanx.
Tony D'Emanuele, [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 12:44:49 -0500
From: Chaz Larson
Subject: web questions
At 1:34 PM -0500 11/7/96, Prof. F.M. Hoppe wrote:
>Couple of questions:
>1. What's the best program for reducing the size (digital) of images.
>I've saved the same image in Photoshop and in Graphic Converter time and
>again and have found that it is smaller with Photoshop. I then make
>the image transparent (even choosing "none" as my choice of transparent
>colour) to reduce it further. I'm really impressed when I find sites
>which have attractive images of sizes 100 - 200 bytes.
There's not really a best program for minimizing file sizes. Both of the
programs you mention can do it. You need to be concerned with image format
and color depth more than the program.
Making the image transparent, by itself, doesn't have anything to do with
file size. However, in order to specify transparency, the image needs to
be in "indexed color" format, which is what is really accomplishing the
file size reduction. Here's a primer on what exactly that means.
In a standard, non-indexed color image, each pixel in the image has its
color specified fully. This means that the file contains, for every pixel
in the image, a full RGB [or CMYK, or LAB, or whatever] numeric description
of the color used in that pixel. You may be familiar with the idea of "bit
depth", as in "24-bit TIFF". That "24-bit indicates how many bits of color
data are recorded for each pixel, and thus the amount of storage each pixel
uses.
This format provides the most flexibility, but at the cost of larger file
sizes.
For example, let's look at a sample image:
100 pixels square, solid RGB red.
Format color depth size (bytes)
TIFF 16-bit 33,592
GIF indexed 4,315
These two images appear identical on the screen. The indexed version is
considerably smaller because of the way the file is structured.
An indexed-color file starts with a list of colors that will be used in the
image [the "index"]. Then, the image consists of pixel counts and color
indexes.
Basically, the full RGB file format consists of instructions like this:
"Draw a pixel of 255,0,0. Draw another pixel of 255,0,0. Draw another
pixel of 25,0,0. ..." and so on for all 10000 pixels.
The indexed color image is more like this:
"Here's a list of colors. Now draw 10000 pixels in color 1."
Obviously, the indexed format can be more efficient, but it has
limitations. The full RGB format image could contain 10000 different
colors, since each pixel contains its full color definition.
Indexed color images [or more specifically GIF files, which are the most
commonly used indexed color file format] are generally limited to 256
colors.
If you save an image with more colors than that as a GIF, colors in excess
of the 256 are dithered [they are simulated with mixes of the palette
colors].
So, those tiny images you're seeing are indexed images with very limited
palettes.
Does that help at all?
>2. I recently saw an ad for a program which uses the 216 "safe" internet
>colours. Anyone know what safe means in such a context?
There are 216 colors common to Netscape's palette on both MacOS and Windows
machines. If you use only those 216 colors, you can be assured that none
of your images will dither when viewed on either program.
>3. I'd like to acquire a reasonable collection of screen fonts to give
>my web pages a more professional appearance. Would appreciate any
>recommendations.
Microsoft is distributing a set of what they call "Web Fonts" somewhere on
their site.
The "Font Fairy" site
has listings
of lots-n-lots of fonts available free on the web, on CD, and through other
means.
chazl
11.12.96
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Date: Tue, 12 Nov 96 13:50:32 -0600
From: Lanny Chambers
Subject: web questions
>1. What's the best program for reducing the size (digital) of images.
>I've saved the same image in Photoshop and in Graphic Converter time and
>again and have found that it is smaller with Photoshop. I then make
>the image transparent (even choosing "none" as my choice of transparent
>colour) to reduce it further. I'm really impressed when I find sites
>which have attractive images of sizes 100 - 200 bytes.
First, know when to use GIF and when JPEG is more appropriate; there are
a couple of useful FAQs from the Photoshop and
comp.infosystems.www.authoring.images newsgroups.
The best tools for both formats are from BoxTop Software
(www.boxtopsoft.com): PhotoGIF and ProJPEG. These are modestly-priced
Photoshop plug-ins; non-saving demos are available on the website. The
key to making small GIFs is palette reduction (and of course keeping the
overall dimensions down), and PhotoGIF is unsurpassed for this. ProJPEG
has a live preview window, so you can see how much compression any image
will withstand before saving it, rather than save eleventy-three
experimental versions to be sure you've achieved the ultimate
compression/quality balance. These are indispensible professional tools.
SImply using them will teach you much about creating WWW images.
>2. I recently saw an ad for a program which uses the 216 "safe" internet
>colours. Anyone know what safe means in such a context?
It's Netscape's internal palette, the one it (and MSIE) uses to dither
images on monitors with 256-color video. If you index an image to any
other palette (such as "adaptive"), on 8-bit monitors Netscape will
*further* reduce the colors to match its own palette. The result
typically varies from bizarre to unspeakable. This palette is based on a
6x6x6 color cube, and among the differences between it and the Mac System
palette, the most important is that it has only four grays between black
and white. All of its RGB values are combinations of 0, 51, 102, 153,
204, and 255 (or 00, 33, 66, 99, CC, and FF in hex). The advantage of
compliance with this palette? PC users with 8-bit color will see more or
less the same thing you do, their uncorrected monitor gamma
notwithstanding, without browser-induced dithering or forced recoloring
of non-compliant pixels. For UNIX users, all bets are off--there are
almost as many default palettes as there are UNIX versions of Netscape.
For site vistors with better-than-8-bit color, none of the above
applies--they'll see any color you use. But "safe" means designing for
the bulk of the potential WWW audience, not the select few.
A Web search for "netscape palette" will return numerous sources of both
GIF examples and Photoshop CLUT files. Or, just grab the ones at
www.adobe.com or www killersites.com.
>3. I'd like to acquire a reasonable collection of screen fonts to give
>my web pages a more professional appearance. Would appreciate any
>recommendations.
Do you mean fonts to use in Photoshop when making GIFs? Info-Mac has tons
of both TrueType and Type 1 shareware/freeware fonts.
If you mean fonts for displaying your HTML text onscreen, be aware that
will only work if the viewer's machine has that
font installed, and then only if he is using Netscape 3.0 or MSIE 2/3;
otherwise, text will display in each user's default font, as set in the
browser's prefs. Although there's lots of talk about imbedding fonts
within HTML documents, no standard has arisen and none is currently
implemented.
Lanny Chambers ([email protected]) St. Louis, USA
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Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 12:50:49 -0500
From: Chaz Larson
Subject: What's "umimplemented trap"?
At 7:28 PM +0000 11/8/96, Keijiro Ikebe wrote:
>Someone please Help!! Everytime I try opening quicktime movie with
>movieplayer, the system error dialog that says "unimplemented trap"
>appears in the screen. What is "unimplemented trap" anyway? I'm using
>quicktime 2.5 on Performa 6115CD.
"unimplemented trap" means that some piece of software has tried to use a
Mac Toolbox call that doesn't exist.
For example, if a piece of software attempted to talk to an ADB keyboard on
a Mac Plus [which has no ADB], an unimplemented trap error would result,
because the Mac Plus would have no idea what those Toolbox calls meant.
The most likely explanation for you problem is that QuickTime, or some
component of it, is not correctly installed or working properly.
Does this happen with any movie, or just some particular ones? Maybe the
ones that show the problem are trying to use a special decompressor of
something that is not installed.
Another possibility is that these movies are QuickTime VR or QuickTime 3D
movies, rather than generic QuickTime movies. In this case, you'd need to
install either or both of those.
chazl
11.12.96
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Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 02:39:00 -0600
From: JAG
Subject: Your Mac AS A Server
I set my Centris up as a web server for no cost except shareware fees. I
have files you can download plus instuctions on how to set up your mac
as a server.
Go to: http://www.eden.com/~arena/jagshouse/jagshouseone.html
Jag
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