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Info-Mac Digest Wed, 10 Aug 94 Volume 12 : Issue 106
Today's Topics:
[*] 500_Cards 1.0.1; a card game
[*] Audiodeck 2.0 -- Audio CD player
[*] CyberNation 1.1; an arcade game
[*] DeskMates 1.3.2; a collection of desk accessories
[*] Diver's Log version 1.0
[*] Info-Mac Mirror Sites html page
[*] internet-dialin-Europe-1.7.txt
[*] internet-dialin-ex-URSS-1.7.txt
[*] MACSense; na electronice magazine
[*] Mazyrinthe 1.0; a game of mazes
[*] Network Security Guard 2.5; reposted with a lisght modification
[*] SkyChart2000.0v2.1demo.sea.hqx
[*] Smaller Desktop Icons
[*] small icons, a view on the views cp
[*] sound-trecker-22-songs.sit.hqx [resent]
[*] Sounds-nice and short
[*] tetris-max-231; a variation of Tetris
[*] The Bible Promise Stack v. 3.1
[*] Users and Groups 'osax' 1.1b; for AppleScript
[*] VidLibDB; a FileMaker Pro video library database
[*] wedding-planner-11.hqx
(Q) Shareware fees.
7100 advice
[A] Right Angle ADB connectors
comparing files (R)
Control Strip (R)
Download Postscript to LaserWriter 310?
Get Norton Utilities Cheaper (C)
Global Draw and vinyl plotters (and fonts!)
Good Mac Fax Software (R)
HELP ZIFFNET/MAC (BAC
Mac + High Speed Modem + UART chips (R)
mac www server
Mirrors woefully behind? (C)
Norton Utilities 3.0 Upgrade
Persuation 2.0 Page Setup Bug (Help!)
POPmail to Eudora conversion
Quicktime 2.0 (C)
Quicktime 2.0 (R)
Radius Pivot Problem (R)
Right angled ADB connectors
Searching for technical graphics library (Q)
System 7.5 (mostly QuickDrawGX) [amswers]...
System 7.5 on eWorld! (Q)
ValueFax: real nice shareware fax software
WP 3.0 Macro [R]
xobject for MediaMaker?
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Date: Tue, 09 Aug 1994 14:18:54 +1200
From: COBOhoLic!
Subject: [*] 500_Cards 1.0.1; a card game
Hi All!
This is the (long awaited) release of 500 Cards version 1.0.1!
What IS 500 Cards?
It's an implementation of the card game 500 in which two partnerships try
to be the first to score over 500 (and definitely not under -500!). The game
lasts as many hands as it takes one side to win (or loose) and each hand
consists of 10 tricks (in which each player plays a card in turn). Each hand
starts with a bidding phase to decide who is the bidding partnership and what
is turmps (one of the four Suits or No Trumps - neither form of Misere is
implemented).
With some handwaving you could think of 500 as a kinda sorta earlier simpler
Contract Bridge, kinda, sorta? More relaxed, fun and social though?
This release features:
- the FIXED "why-doesn't-it-say-Spades" bug on 68000-based Macs
- a more robust Preferences dialog
- A Preferences Dialog (and File!)
- Player name
- Computer levels (Safe, Brave, Reckless, Frenzied)
- Your-Turn indicator type
- Order the suit are held in your hand (two options)
- Bonus for all 10 tricks?
- A safety on the "Away" button during bidding.
- Better low memory handling (and Advice!)
- Better card counting and End-Game bidding!
- Misc UI bugs fixed.
Denis Birnie
[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/five-hundred-cards-101.hqx; 49K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 20:33:40 -0500
From: David Lebel
Subject: [*] Audiodeck 2.0 -- Audio CD player
A U D I O D E C K 2 . 0
What is it?
Audiodeck is an audio CD remote player for Apple CD-ROM drives. Audiodeck
also works with non-Apple drives which are 100% compatible with Apple's
drivers. System 7 and Color QuickDraw are required for Audiodeck to run.
Why should you use it?
This is a good question since a very nice looking AppleCD Audio Player is
included with CD-ROM Setup 5.0 and later, possibly already installed on
your Macintosh. On the surface, Audiodeck 2.0 may bear a passing
resemblance to AAP with its 3-D buttons and sleek overall design. However,
a great deal of subtle and not-so-subtle features are exclusive to
Audiodeck:
o can automatically play inserted CD's,
o can force internal CD input and enable playthrough,
o plays adjacent tracks in shuffle and program mode without skipping a beat,
o disable or enable individual tracks in shuffle mode,
o uses the existing disc and track titles of CD Remote Programs,
o but also extends the disc information database with new categories,
o and individual, custom disc settings (i.e.. volume),
o gratuitous Balloon Help for just about everything; plus much, much more.
But remember, always "Read The Fabulous Manual" before using a software.
Enjoy,
...David
2350 Edouard-Montpetit #14221
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3T 1J4
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/audio-deck-20.hqx; 254K]
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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 00:36:31 +0100
From: [email protected] (Roy D)
Subject: [*] CyberNation 1.1; an arcade game
Here is CyberNation 1.1, an update to the previous version. CN 1.1 fixes a
bug which caused some enemy characters to explode spontaneously...
If you were one of the early downloaders of CyberNation, you'll have
noticed that the "Help" button in the About box doesn't work. This was
fixed in an update to the archives which, by my mistake, was also numbered
1.0.
Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy CyberNation. It works on any Mac with about
1.5MB of free memory and a B&W or 16/256-color/grayscale screen.
- Roy
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/cyber-nation-11.hqx; 525K]
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 17:52:53 -0500
From: David Darby
Subject: [*] DeskMates 1.3.2; a collection of desk accessories
Welcome to DeskMates 1.3.2
This version is an upgrade of this shareware collection of useful desktop
utilities (hence the name). It contains an analog clock, address book,
calendar, scheduler (or journal), stopwatch, alarm clock & reminder
notifier, calculator, date pad, notebook and on-line help (phew!). Each has
many many features and the author is easily contactable and keen to update
it! Check it out! It is compatible with system 6.05 and above (including
system 7 [includes full balloon help]), and works on all Macs no including
the AV & Power Macs. Hope you enjoy it!
[Archived as /info-mac/app/desk-mates-132.hqx; 673K]
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Date: Tue, 09 Aug 1994 16:42:42 +0200
From: Michael Rys
Subject: [*] Diver's Log version 1.0
Diver's Log
version 1.0
1994 Michael Rys
This dive log program is distributed as shareware. It features:
- Extensive logging of your dives.
- Metric and imperial measurements.
- Automatic calculation of air consumption rate, surface interval.
- After registration, you have the possibility to add automatic calculation of
ending pressure group, remaining nitrogen time and required deco stops based
on the PADI Recreational Dive Planer table, the Buehlmann 86 table, or the
Hahn 92 table (all subject to copyright licence).
- Summary sheet with summary over all logs as well as over the last x months
where x can be specified by the user.
- A oneline overview over all stored dives.
- The user can customize the number of the first dive log number.
- Online help and more....
For more information start it and read the online description and licence
information. At startup it will ask for a password. Just enter with an empty
password.
Before you start it, make sure that you have installed the font New Century
Schoolbook and a copy of Filemaker Pro 2.0 or later.
Diver's Log is available for Macintosh computers and for PCs running Filemaker
under Windows. However, there might be some problems with Fonts under Windows
since it is developed on the Macintosh.
Any comments are welcome, enjoy
Zurich, 1994-Aug-09
Michael Rys
([email protected])
Changes
Version 1.0:
Fixed Surface Interval calculation, added an Update SIT command.
Michael Rys Institute for Informationsystems/Databases ETH Zuerich
Voice: home +41 1 341 16 27 office +41 1 632 72 57 Fax: +41 1 262 39 73
-- Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darueber muss man schweigen. --
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus logico-philosophicus
[Archived as /info-mac/app/divers-log-10-fmpro.hqx; 151K]
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 09:40:26 -0500 (CDT)
From: [email protected] (Tim Jones)
Subject: [*] Info-Mac Mirror Sites html page
Hello,
I recently took the list of Info-Mac mirror sites and turned it into
an html page. The names of the sites are hot-spots by which an ftp
session can be opened in Mosaic. Could be prettier, but it works!
Tim Jones
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/info-mac-mirrors-html.txt; 12K]
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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 1994 00:05:58 -0100
From: Benoit LIPS
Subject: [*] internet-dialin-Europe-1.7.txt
ABSTRACT FOR INFO-MAC
European Internet Access providers list
UPDATES V1.7
Added Entry for :
Finland : Clinet / France : FRANCENet/ Germany : Lemke & Fuerst, APC
Comlink /Italy : GARR-NIS /The Netherlands : De Digitale Stad, Internet
Distributie Nederland (IDN), GDS, EMSwitch, XS4ALL, Antenna /Norway :
PowerTech /U.K. : WinNet /Sweden : Nordnet
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/internet-dialin-europe-17.txt; 32K]
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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 1994 00:07:49 -0100
From: Benoit LIPS
Subject: [*] internet-dialin-ex-URSS-1.7.txt
Internet Access providers in Russia and formers URSS Republics
UPDATES V1.7
Added Entry for :
Czech republic : Econnect /Ukraine : CS/MONOLIT, GLUK - Glasnet Ukraine
/Slovenia : Histria
Updates for :
Russia : Glasnet /Romania : Eunet Romania /Slovenia : Eunet Slovenia/
Slovakia : Eunet Slovakia
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/internet-dialin-ex-urss-17.txt; 8K]
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 94 13:15:22 EDT
From: "Robert Gray"
Subject: [*] MACSense; na electronice magazine
I have been asked by one of the principles of MacSense
"Canada's MacIntosh E-zine" to distribute this (and future
issues) to various ftp sites. We are, of course, interested
in all kinds of feedback.
Thanks.
TTFN eh!
Robert Gray
Box 502, 441 Main Street, East
MERRICKVILLE, Ontario
Canada, K0G 1N0 * (613)269-4236
[Archived as /info-mac/per/mac-sense.hqx; 321K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 14:33:55 -0500
From: [email protected] (Carl-Frederic De Celles)
Subject: [*] Mazyrinthe 1.0; a game of mazes
Mazyrinthe by Patrice Audet
You are now waking up in a room surrounded with walls and the only
thing you
can do is choose one of several doors... You are in the Mazyrinthe!!! It's
been built for a single goal : amusement of his conceptor... (Maybe it's for
a little torture game too...)
A strange (and strong) headache brings up some memories : you were
talking
with Kaltar, the Druid, one of your most trusted friend when a big creature
jumps right in your face before you could do anything!!! This animal is half
alive, half dead, it's been named Targes... After he threw your head (in
fact, the whole body with it...) in the wall, you fell in a deep deep "sleep"
to wake up in a maze, the Mazyrinthe.
Your only chance to stay alive now is to find a way out... But to
achieve
your goal, you will need some sort of a magic support. First, you'll have to
find the PowerSpheres... Those are strange artifacts made of an ancient
material that looks like marble. Nobody knew their existence. But now WE'VE
found them! We did use them to build this maze. We will use them to drive you
crazy as well!!! (and other peoples too...)... You have two minutes to find
your way through the maze before the room you are in gets intoxicated by
verbur, a powerful poison that leaves you in great pain...
Signed : Katar and Peros. Targes subjects and affected to public relations.
Mazyrinthe is "Trashware"... If you dont like it, you can throw it
in the
garbage my written consent... It's an E-MailWare too... You can throw me
anything you want, from your commentaries to your best jokes , reports on
software conflicts, remarks or even some of your turkey that you are keeping
in your fridge from last years thanksgiving;-))
You can put this game everywhere you want on your desktop on one
condition :
PLAY WITH IT!!!
I can't guarantee the results because those are my first steps in
the great
world of Macintosh programming.. It's eating a lot of memory, it's not fast
at all and it has some risks of auto-destruction if used on a full moon
night, five minutes from midnight, not far from a cemetary with five thousand
other peoples eating chocolate cake... It works on my IIsi without too much
problems. Tell me if it doesn't work on your Macintosh ( I would be honoured
to take your 5000$ PowerMac 8100AV to let you play my game on my IIsi for a
while... Maybe forever? )
Via world wide Network Internet: [email protected]
Via the Traditional mail
Patrice Audet
1659, rue Damiron
L'Ancienne-Lorette (Quebec)
G2E 2L9
Synapse -- Le serveur telematique du Club Macintosh de Quebec
vox: 418.527.0250 fax: 418.527.9304 email: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/mazyrinthe-10.hqx; 722K]
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 11:13:46 -0700
From: [email protected] (MR Mac Software)
Subject: [*] Network Security Guard 2.5; reposted with a lisght modification
Network Security Guard, is an AppleTalk based utility that will scan
multiple zones for the presence of Macintosh servers and compile reports on
the security of those servers. This utility was designed as a tool to
combat the alarming rise in software piracy and as a safeguard against
accidental sharing of confidential materials. It may also be used to
explore an AppleTalk network to uncover all available servers and files.
The reports provided by Network Security Guard include the following data:
- computers which have file sharing enabled
- servers which allow guest access
- a list of files accessible to guests
- a report, alerting you to suspicious configurations on the network
- a list of servers with easily guessed passwords
Other features include:
- the ability to schedule your checks to minimize network load
- a weekly check feature to keep tabs of a network
- an e-mail interface so reports can be e-mailed to a user
- the ability to search for specific file names on the network
- Online help
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/atlk/network-security-guard-25.hqx; 522K]
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 04:09:27 -0700
From: [email protected] (Tim DeBenedictis)
Subject: [*] SkyChart2000.0v2.1demo.sea.hqx
Dear astronomer:
SkyChart 2000.0 version 2.1 is a new astronomy/spaceflight simulator for
Macintosh computers. It was written for both amateur astronomers as well as
professional educators and researchers, and it contains a number of features
not
found in any other program of its kind. With SkyChart 2000.0, you can:
* Track satellites and space shuttle missions using standard NASA satellite
elements.
* View the outer planets and their moons from a passing Voyager spacecraft.
* Reproduce eclipses, transits, and occultations from anywhere in the solar
system.
* Observe the constellations from star systems hundreds of light years away.
* Watch the stars move over thousands or millions of years.
* Witness the impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter from the comet
itself.
* Experience relativity as you approach the speed of light on an interstellar
voyage.
SkyChart 2000.0 is extremely accurate; it uses the same algorithms as the
Astronomical Almanac implemented in extended floating point precision. It is
recommended that you run the program on a machine with a math coprocessor
(FPU),
although a non-FPU version that will run on any Macintosh is also provided. A
native PowerPC version is also currently under development, and will be
provided
free of charge to registered users. For the serious user, SkyChart 2000.0's
computing engine is also provided, as a portable source code library written in
standard C.
SkyChart 2000.0 is also extremely easy to use, with an intuitive Macintosh
interface. For instance, you can rearrange or create new constellations by
clicking and dragging from star to star. You can easily add new objects to the
program's database, and adjust a host of other user-customizable options.
The demo distribution of the program is free. When you are ready to upgrade to
the complete distribution, register your copy by sending a check or money order
for $29.95 to the author at the address given below. Your will receive the
following:
* The complete 10,000-object database, containing the entire Yale Bright Star
Catalog, hundreds of deep-sky objects, every major planet and moon in the solar
system, plus dozens of asteroids and comets.
* The complete illustrated manual.
* The portable C source code library comprising SkyChart 2000.0's computing
engine.
* Future upgrades and updates, including the native PowerPC version now under
development. Additionally, your name will be added to the SkyChart 2000.0
mailing list.
I hope you enjoy using SkyChart 2000.0, and find it to be a useful and
educational tool as well. Any comments, suggestions, or questions are welcome.
Registration fees should be sent to the following US mail address:
Tim DeBenedictis
306 Kensington Pl.
Syracuse NY 13210
If you have internet access, I can also be reached at [email protected]. I wish
you good observing, and look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Tim DeBenedictis
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/sky-chart-2000-21-demo.hqx; 468K]
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Date: Sun, 7 Aug 1994 14:52:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: [email protected] (Joe Yan)
Subject: [*] Smaller Desktop Icons
Hello!
I would like to share a neat way to get rid of the "I-like-to-drag-and-drop-
but-all-the-icons-on-my-desktop-take-up-too-much-space" problem.
It is really just a blank icon; transparent, nothing there. I put it on all
my aliases for dragging-and-dropping on my desktop so that I can get a "list"
of these aliases. It's a very nice way of saving space on your desktop.
I made this icon for the benefit of those not familiar with ResEdit or
similar utilities. If you like it, drop me a line at [email protected].
Thanks!
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/blank-icon.hqx; 5K]
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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 94 23:04:24 +0200
From: [email protected] (Rob Kouwenberg)
Subject: [*] small icons, a view on the views cp
Hiya !
The resedit files in this folderfile contain small icons. With the views
control panel set to 'always snap to grid' a new feature ( or be it called
a hack ) can be used. Especially useful is this hack when one has the
desktop cluttered all over.
The enclosed files are an example to give one some thought on it.
Best regards, Rob Kouwenberg
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/small-icons.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 15:19:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (Jamal Hannah)
Subject: [*] sound-trecker-22-songs.sit.hqx [resent]
Here are some songs of different types for playing with Sound-Trecker 2.2
.. place the 3 folders in your Sound-Trecker Songs folder.
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/sound-trecker-22-songs.hqx; 605K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Jul 94 09:10:29 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Sounds-nice and short
Collection of sounds coming from many very different sources. Most are short
and can be used in the System.
louis [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/nice-and-short.hqx; 603K]
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Date: Mon, 08 Aug 94 19:37:57 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] tetris-max-231; a variation of Tetris
Honorably mentioned in the 1993 MacUser Shareware Awards, favorably
reviewed in numerous books and magazines, guaranteed to get you
addicted... it's Tetris Max! Tetris Max is an outstanding implementation
of the classic game Tetris, featuring beautiful 256-color artwork, an
original music soundtrack, awesome sound effects, and more. Find out why
many people say Tetris Max is the best Tetris they've ever played.
Tetris Max is $10 shareware (free for those people who've paid for
previous versions).
If you enjoy Tetris Max and play it often, PLEASE send in the $10
shareware fee. It is not very much compared to the cost of a commercial
game, and it motivates me to keep improving Tetris Max as well as to
work on new games. By even the most optimistic estimate, less than 2% of
the people who have older versions of Tetris Max have actually sent in
the shareware fee. If you play, please pay. Upgrades to new versions of
Tetris Max are always free for registered users. Those who register will
also be kept informed of new version releases, as well as the releases
of any new products.
Version 2.3.1 adds the ability to both "drop" and "push" pieces with
separate keys, fixes a few bugs, and includes a new mailing address for
the author.
Steve Chamberlin
Log Software
129 Franklin St. #112
Cambridge, MA 02139
email: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/tetris-max-231.hqx; 1133K]
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 94 10:22:55 EDT
From: "Danny W. McCampbell"
Subject: [*] The Bible Promise Stack v. 3.1
Changes in this version include:
A change in my address
Error checking for Hypercard 2.2 (This stack does not fully support 2.2 yet,
but a version that does is coming real soon!)
Made some script changes to enhance the speed in certain areas.
The Bible Promise Stack is an educational tool that is currently being
used by many people to study the Word of God. The stack offers many,
many topics that are covered in the Bible such as Anger, God, Word of
God, Holy Spirit, etc. Just select the topic that you wish to view
the verses on and right in front of your eyes you can read what the
Bible has to say on your chosen topic, and in two translations (King James
and NIV).
Thanks to all who have supported my work and thanks to macgifts for
the service they provide.
Danny W. McCampbell
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/bible-promises-31-hc.hqx; 658K]
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 12:00:34 +0800
From: Quinn
Subject: [*] Users and Groups 'osax' 1.1b; for AppleScript
Greetings
Attached is a AppleScript scripting addition (osax) that lets you
manipulate your Users & Groups Data File from AppleScript. Many operations
are supported including adding, changing and deleting users, authenticating
users and altering system-wide U&G parameters.
Note: An earlier version of this osax was previously bundled with Peter N
Lewis' Script Daemon. This version represents a serious improvement over
the old version and I recommend that anyone using the old version (for
anything other than simple Script Daemon authentication) upgrade
immediately. An new version of Script Daemon with this osax bundled will
be released RSN.
Share and Enjoy.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/users-and-groups-osax-11b.hqx; 39K]
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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 1994 12:48:51 -0400
From: [email protected] (Jim Kimmel)
Subject: [*] VidLibDB; a FileMaker Pro video library database
This is a Video Library Database template for use with Filemaker Pro.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/video-library-fmpro.hqx; 7K]
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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 1994 11:55:56 -0500
From: Gene McCabe
Subject: [*] wedding-planner-11.hqx
My wife and I developed this wedding planner to organize our own
wedding and found it very useful. It will help you pick a
wedding date, develop a budget, manage all those little and not
so little things that must be done, keep track of attendants and
invitations and gifts, and print warm, professional-looking
mailing labels. It will also provide you with an abundance of
useful information on how to plan and implement a successful
wedding.
The wedding planner was developed in HyperCard. However, it is
not necessary to have HyperCard on your Macintosh to run the
planner since the HyperCard Player is embedded in it. The
wedding planner is fully functional shareware. If you find it
useful, we ask that you send us $20.
Best wishes, Gene & Cass
[Archived as /info-mac/app/wedding-planner-11.hqx; 647K]
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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 94 8:55 BST
From: [email protected]
Subject: (Q) Shareware fees.
Having found shareware worth keeping, how do I send my registration
fee to the shareware author? Most of the software worth registering
for is North AMerican in origin and I live in th United Kingdom so
how do I get round the problem of sending sterling overseas ?
Any hints most welcome.
Graeme Craig ([email protected])
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Date: Tue, 09 Aug 94 15:25:33 EDT
From: Pete Harrison
Subject: 7100 advice
I am an owner of a Mac SE that is finally reaching the end of its
useful life. I have considered new Macs several times but have always
restrained myself. The campus bookstore appears to have come up with a
deal that's too good to pass up: a Power Mac 7100/66 8/250/CD-ROM with
15" multiscan monitor, keyboard, and software for $2600. This is $200
less than their price for the CPU by itself! (They call this a back to
school special). I usually believe the saying that if it sounds too
good to be true, it usually is. Has anyone heard bad things about any
item in this package? I read an article in MacWorld that the NuBus
data transfer rates on this machine were very slow for video capture
boards. Is this something I should be concerned about? Should I wait
for the PCI equipped macs due out next year? Any responses are welcome.
Thanks in advance.
Pete Harrison ([email protected])
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 22:17:37 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dieder Bylsma)
Subject: [A] Right Angle ADB connectors
>I need to squeeze my extended keyboard into a tight space and would like
>to find some sort of right-angled connectors I could use between a
>standard ADB cable and the ADB ports on either side of the keyboard, so
>that I could have the cables more or less going straight back. Anybody
>seen such critters (or, as a fallback, ADB cables with right-angled
>connectors at one end?). E-mail replies directly to me would be
>appreciated.
>
>Andrew Porter
>[email protected]
Try checking out a local video/hi-fi store and checking out SVHS connectors
which are apparently the same style as the ADB connectors.
Dieder
--
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 11:22:20 GMT
From: [email protected] (Michael A. McGuire)
Subject: comparing files (R)
In Article ,
[email protected] (The Info-Mac Moderators) wrote:
>Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 14:19:26 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Seth Ness
>Subject: comparing files
>
>hi,
>is there a shareware or freeware program out there that will compare two
>lists of items in TEXT format and find any duplicates?
>
>
>---
>
>Seth L. Ness Ness Gadol Hayah Sham
>[email protected]
Try on of these
sumex-aim.stanford.edu:/info-mac/util/compare-09.hqx
sumex-aim.stanford.edu:/info-mac/util/compare-all-11.hqx
sumex-aim.stanford.edu:/info-mac/util/res-compare-25.hqx
Michael McGuire
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 94 21:46:42 PDT
From: [email protected] (John Thoo)
Subject: Control Strip (R)
On 09 Aug 94 "Keith E Gatling" wrote:
> Okay...now having heard so much about it, how can I get a copy of it...
> legally, of course.
Let's see. Your options are (1) buy a new 500-series PB, or 280- or 280c
Duo; (2) wait for System 7.5 later this summer; (3) pick up the latest version
of PBTools.
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: or
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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 94 08:14:05 CDT
From: [email protected] (Jerry B. Weinberg)
Subject: Download Postscript to LaserWriter 310?
Please Help!
I would like to download postscript fonts and files to my
LaserWriter 310. The 310 is a postscript printer, and
Apple does advertise it having the capability of accepting
downloaded postscript fonts/files. But the only utility supplied
to do this is the LaserWriter Font Utility which only works
with networkable printers. The 310 does NOT have built-in localtalk.
I also attempted to you HP's Laserjet Utility and something called
SendPS from one of the mac archives, but both only work with
appletalk devices.
I called Apple Tech. Support for help. They said, "yes, our engineers
put that spec in the manual, but they never wrote the software to
take advantage of that feature. Sorry. Bye." Ugh!!
Has anyone else come across this problem, if so were you able to
solve it?
Please let me know. My email address is [email protected]
Thanks, Jerry Weinberg
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 94 21:48:02 PDT
From: [email protected] (John Thoo)
Subject: Get Norton Utilities Cheaper (C)
On 04 Aug 94 Paul Brians wrote:
> If you're like me you got a notice from Symantec of a limited-time
> offer for an upgrade to Norton Utilities 3.0 for the low, low price of
> $59.95.
^^^^^^
I got a similar(?) offer to upgrade to NUM3.0 in the mail last week. The
slip said $39.95 + s/h + tax, not $59.95. Offer expires 8/31/94.
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: or
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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 08:50:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (Stephen O. Lidie)
Subject: Global Draw and vinyl plotters (and fonts!)
Anyone know about Global Draw, an aging art package that drives a vinyl
plotter for lettering. I'm having some bizzarre font problems and could use
some help. In short, Global Draw can display most any font, but when it
comes time to do the actual plotting the app. can't find them....
Take care,
Steve
Lehigh University
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 13:23:28 +0200
From: [email protected] (Christian F. Buser)
Subject: Good Mac Fax Software (R)
"Frank Ripp, Ext 1313" wrote:
> I've got a SupraFaxModem that came with some not-so-friendly (to put it
> mildly!) fax software - FAXStf 2.23.
>
> What I wind up doing when I need to fax is to move all non-Apple
> extensions and CDEV out of the system folder, restart the Mac, then
> install FAXStf. When I'm finished faxing, I immediately trash all of the
> umpteen FAXStf-generated files that are now scattered all over my hard
> drive. I then move all my extensions and CDEVs back into the system
> folder, restart, and then I'm back in business.
Sounds very odd to me. I use STF since I have a fax-capable modem and
never experienced such things.
You did not write what computer you have, which extensions, system
software version, etc. - all things which could help to track things
down.
I suggest you get the FaxSTF updater file (somewhere on sumex) which
brings the application up to 2.6.1 and try this (don't update your only
original floppy; use a copy !)
FaxSTF migt have not the best interface, as well as other problems, but it
works for me so I can use my modem for faxing - and that's what I want it
to do, basically. And I don't have a problem with extensions or with other
communication software (I use TeleFinder and Communicate Lite).
> All in all, after 10 years of using Macs, this has been my WORST software
> experience. I hesitate to go near FAXStf 3.0 after my previous
> experiences. I've also heard that Delrina's product is not much better -
> is this true?
If Delrina's software for the Mac is on the same level as it's Windows
products - No! We have here one German version of it installed. The horror
starts with the naming of the ReadMe-file. It's called "Lesen Mir", and
everyone with only little knowledge of the German language knows that this
does not make any sense. Translation of the package itself is about the
same lousy quality. And I could not make it work for 9600 bps connections
(although I know the fax machine at the receiving end does support it) -
it always transmits only at 4800 bps.
Anyway, I don't have to use it. I have my Faxmodem with FaxSTF and my Mac;
this works.
> Can anyone out there in cyberspace recommend Fax software for the Mac that
> is easy to use and reliable? Any help on this would be greatly
> appreciated! There MUST be something better!
Did you see the announcement for ValueFax, a shareware fax program, in the
info-mac digest? The file is archived as
/info-mac/app/value-fax.hqx (677 kB)
Don't know what it's worth, but try (and let me know).
Greetings, Christian.
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 19:08:03 GMT
From: [email protected] (Harry Myhre)
Subject: HELP ZIFFNET/MAC (BAC
In a message dated 08-08-94 [email protected] wrote to ALL:
> Hell, the entire _reason_ they do that is to have software that is only
> available through ZiffNet. Thus, if you want 'em you got to at least
> try it out. In other words, I hope no one is holding their breath
> waiting for ZiffNet to make these things publicly accessible.
Another case of:
"Information is expensive, information wants to be free" - George Gilder.
-> Alice4Mac 2.4.4 E QWK Ser#2-214
Origin: [email protected]
--
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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 13:24:45 +0200
From: [email protected] (Christian F. Buser)
Subject: Mac + High Speed Modem + UART chips (R)
[email protected] (Stephen Grady) WROTE:
> I have been speaking recently to co-workers who have PC's at home. When
> I was shopping for a new modem (ended up with a SupraFaxModem 144LC),
> they warned me to make sure that I purchased UART chips so that I could
> use the higher speeds. I spoke to the sales guys at the campus computer
> store, and they said nothing about UART chips. Modems for the Mac are
> plug and play
...as it should be with Macs. This is a PC problem, since their serial
ports are usually not fast enough for fast modems. I guess these
salespeople did not know what a Mac is, right?
Well, if you have a modem, and a HW-Handshake cable, that's all you need.
I don't know enough about the Mac's serial port to judge wether it works
with the 28.8k + compression (which should give you in theory 115'200 kbps
throughput while today's maximum of 14.4k + compression is 57'600 kbps).
The UART chips are used to upgrade the serial port of a PC. As far as I
know, there's no possibility to upgrade a Mac's serial ports...
Greetings, Christian.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 94 16:30:28 EDT
From: Tom Coradeschi
Subject: mac www server
[email protected] (Oswaldo Bueno) wrote:
>I'm building an WWW server, any one has any suggestions for a mac based
>server?
There is only one: MacHTTP.
Check out:
http://www.uth.tmc.edu/mac_info/machttp_info.html
or
ftp://oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu/public/mac/Ma ... tp.sit.hqx
tom coradeschi [email protected]
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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 10:26:34 -0500 (CDT)
From: [email protected] (Rick Russell)
Subject: Mirrors woefully behind? (C)
[email protected] (Charlie Mingo) wrote:
>It's not entirely clear to me if you are looking for the recently-uploaded
>files themselves, or just these "recent-files" and "all-files" lists.
Well, I'll make it clear: The mirrors (such as amug.org, and others)
do not have updated documentation files, or at least they didn't last
time I checked. OK, I just checked ftp.uu.net; it's recent-abstracts,
recent-files and all-files are out of date by more than a week
[Yes. Unless I'm mistaken, they get all their abstract files (found in
help/abs) from us. We don't update the abs lists very often -- for example,
if I look on sumex-aim right now, I notice that all the abstract files were
last changed on July 27... this is partly a bandwidth issue... -Gordon]
>If the former: I suggest you ftp to a frequently-updated archive site, and
>just look in the /rec folder (you can even view by date so as to easily
>direct your attention to the newest files).
How do you view by date? My man page for 'ls' doesn't specify a
date-sorting option (although the 'ls' command in ftp my have some
feature I'm unaware of; I can't find any documentation on it).
[Use ls -lc and you will get a file list sorted by date... this works on
sumex-aim and should work on most mirrors...]
>If you feel you must read the file description before downloading anything
>>From the archive, I suggest you wait for the descriptions to be published
>in this digest, which usually happens within a few days after the file is
>posted.
Well, yes, I do like to read the descriptions. Since the digests
expire after about 2 days on our news server, the recent-abstracts
file is the only place to (consistently) find these descriptions. I
could, I suppose, download files without reading the descriptions, but
that obviates the point of being a good net-citizen. Much better (and
faster) to download only the files I need, not all recent files.
In any case, having files in the /help directory which are woefully
out of date doesn't make for much of a "mirror", which should be
constantly updated with the same files as the original archive.
[It isn't the mirror's fault... we do it because a) any file changed has
to be copied all over the net -- high bandwidth and b) it takes a lot of
cpu time to generate those abstract files; something sumex-aim is very
short of.
>In any case, I don't think you need to wait months for the "recent-files"
>list to be updated before using the archives.
Well, something needs to be updated. Without access to the last 3 or 4
digests, there's no way to find out what the recent files are.
[No, you are right. At the moment you are stuck as far as getting abstracts
only. The ony thing I can suggest is ftping to your mirror, going into
per/im and downloading the last few digests and extracting the abstracts
>From there... -Gordon]
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 94 20:05:40 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Norton Utilities 3.0 Upgrade
Just upgraded by phone to NUM 3.0 for 49.95$ CANADIAN which is approx. 35$
U.S.
There is a broker in Montreal which takes care of upgrades for some U.S. cies.
Shipping is 8$. Total will be approx. 62$ CANADIAN with shipping and taxes.
Product seems to be great. Hope it will be as good as the latest NUM which is
still compatible with system 7.1 even if it is a bit old now.
louis [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 20:22:40 -0600 (MDT)
From: [email protected] (M. Todd Breslow)
Subject: Persuation 2.0 Page Setup Bug (Help!)
>>>>For some reason (and regardless which printer driver I am using -- I
>>>>tried LW 7.x, LW 8.x, even Imagewriter) I can not exit the Page Setup
>>>>dialog in Persuation 2.0. When I try and hit OK, the radio button changes
>>>>to a CUSTOM output size, specifically 40 in x 8in. It then beepsand
>>>>highlights the 40in (presumably to show that this number is not
>>>>acceptable). Regardless of what I type, when I click OK the settings
>>>>revert back to the 40 x 8 in.
>>>>
>>>>Does anyone know what is going on here?
M. Todd Breslow
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 94 10:24:57 MDT
From: "Roger B. Marks"
Subject: POPmail to Eudora conversion
I'm thinking of switching from POPmail to Eudora, but I don't want to lose easy
access to my old archived messages. Anybody tried converting files? Any luck?
Roger
[email protected] NIST/Boulder, CO
phone 303-497-3037 fax 303-497-7828
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 16:19:06 -0400
From: [email protected] (Charlie Mingo)
Subject: Quicktime 2.0 (C)
[email protected] writes:
>Have anyone seen Quicktime 2.0? I have seen a brief mention of it but not
>much more. When will it be sold and for how much?
Reportedly, it is already shipping with the 630-series Macs. I beleive it
will be in 7.5 (not absolutely sure, since Apple has wavered a bit on this,
but 7.5 seems to contain most of the former sold-seperately extensions); it
will definitely be included with commercial applications that use
QuickTime.
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 94 21:56:28 PDT
From: [email protected] (John Thoo)
Subject: Quicktime 2.0 (R)
On 30 Jul 94 [email protected] wrote:
> Have anyone seen Quicktime 2.0? I have seen a brief mention of it but not
> much more. When will it be sold and for how much?
I read somewhere (MacWEEK?) that Apple has finally decided to bundle
QT2.0 with the upcoming System 7.5 that should be released later this summer.
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: or
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 94 21:58:38 PDT
From: [email protected] (John Thoo)
Subject: Radius Pivot Problem (R)
On 8 Aug 1994 Sam Snead wrote:
> I have a Radius Greyscale Pivot Monitor,about two years old, Model 0276,
> running on a MacIIci using the Built-In video. Every thing has worked
perfectly
> until recently when the brightness level began to flicker. It is still
> useable, but at times it will vary in brightness rapidly and at times will
get
> real dim and barely readable. I have checked all the cables and I am
> using the most recent version of the Radius software.
Sounds like your power supply is dieing. That happened to my Color
Pivot/LE. In my case, I was lucky because the LE was just still under
warranty, so Radius shipped me a replacement overnight, and I returned
mine the following day.
Good luck!
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: or
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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 14:09:59 +0800
From: [email protected] (Christopher Smith)
Subject: Right angled ADB connectors
>I need to squeeze my extended keyboard into a tight space and would like
>to find some sort of right-angled connectors I could use between a
>standard ADB cable and the ADB ports on either side of the keyboard, so
>that I could have the cables more or less going straight back. Anybody
>seen such critters (or, as a fallback, ADB cables with right-angled
>connectors at one end?).
I don't know about ADB connectors particularly, but the ADB socket is
identical to an S-video socket (I actually use an ADB cable to connect an
S-video camera to the input on a Q840AV). There might be a video cable to
do the job if there is no specific ADB solution.
Regards,
Christopher Smith
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 10:02:58 +0200
From: [email protected]
Subject: Searching for technical graphics library (Q)
Hello,
I am searching for a library of technical clipart items as SimpleText Documents
or
PICT or TIFF. Particularly I am searching for a graphic of a chemical plant
(something like a refinery) at about wice the size of a Mac icon. I need it for
enhancing a picture in a report.
I tried the clipart library mentioned some digests ago, but it contains no
technical things.
Any hints?
Jens Eickhoff
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 16:36:41 -0400
From: [email protected] (Charlie Mingo)
Subject: System 7.5 (mostly QuickDrawGX) [amswers]...
>1. QuickDrawGX needs Adobe Type ManagerGX. Any word from Adobe when
> that will be out, and what the upgrade cost will be?
Included with System 7.5, and so no extra charge. Note that this ATM will
not be PPC-native; there is another version being demo-ed now that does
this, and you will have to pay to upgrade to that.
>2. It sounds like applications will have to be written to take
> advantage of the new GX features...
Some GX features require rewriting; others are always available.
> is it safe to assume that
> applications in the wings, like MS Word 6.0 will be set to work with
> GX? Are the modifications needed to use GX extreme?
It is never safe to assume anything with Microsoft: remember how they said
the PPC versions of Word and Excel would be ready "on day one" (meaning
March 14th)? Well, we're passing "day 150" and still no Word 6 (native or
68K).
Quickdraw GX has been in developers' hands since June 93, and MS usually
tries to support new Apple technologies (but not always -- still no
WorldScript support in Word). However a January MacWeek report on the Word
6 beta did not mention GX.
>3. Will my old Adobe type 1 fonts take advantage of the features of GX
> or will I have to get re-worked fonts, too?
ATM Type 1 fonts are automatically converted to GX format when you first
boot your system with GX installed. While this is convenient, it also
means there is No Going Back, if you want to de-install GX, as GX fonts do
not work with old-style ATM.
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 94 22:00:17 PDT
From: [email protected] (John Thoo)
Subject: System 7.5 on eWorld! (Q)
On 05 Aug 1994 [email protected] (Dave Garaffa) wrote:
> Someone on eWorld had told me that the UGC (Users Group Community)
> hammered Apple realy bad about their pricing (being a LARGE single voice
> does have its merrits) That person had told me that Apple is going to let
> users groups sell 7.5 for something like $49.00 !!!
Does reading and posting to the info-mac digest qualify as belonging to a
"user group"? I'm serious! Seems to me that we comprise the largest
single Mac user group in the world, no?
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: or
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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 94 08:48:20 MDT
From: "Roger B. Marks"
Subject: ValueFax: real nice shareware fax software
The recently-posted ValueFax [APP/VALUE-FAX.HQX] looks like a great solution to
the nightmare of fax software.
MaxFax came with my LineLink modem, and, while it's not bad in general, it has
a
fatal flaw that I discovered by painful research: it's incompatible with File
Sharing [a fax received while File Sharing is on leads to a hung system].
Ugly.
Everyone else seems to complain about the alternatives, FaxSTF in particular.
Besides, FaxSTF has told me that they don't think it works with the LineLink
[although I can't see why it shouldn't].
Along comes the shareware ValueFax, which does almost everything I need in a
simple and straightforward way. I really like the fact that all of the internal
data is saved either in text format [for the Phone Book, for example] or in
PICT
[for the faxes]. This makes it really easy to get stuff in and out.
There doesn't seem to be any problem with File Sharing. My one worry is the
comment in the documentation that ValueFax is incompatible with AppleTalk
Remote
Access. I have been hoping to setup some kind of call discrimination that would
pass faxes or ARA calls off appropriately. I'm still going to try LineShare and
see if it works.
Another problem with the package is that it's hard to find information about
registration. You have to print the registration form in order to discover that
it costs $20 for an individual and $25 for a business, with cheap site licenses
available. Also, the distribution is some kind of demo, which doesn't become
legitimate until you enter a registration number. It's hard to tell what's
limited about the demo, but the line "The driver now stops working after 20
faxes instead of 10" is buried in the release notes.
The publisher is Pancomm of Cupertino. Buried deep in the extensive
documentation are the address [email protected] and the fax number
1-408-865-0110.
Roger
[email protected] NIST/Boulder, CO
phone 303-497-3037 fax 303-497-7828
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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 08:51:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: "David B. Reiser"
Subject: WP 3.0 Macro [R]
Regarding:
>I am trying to write a macro in WordPerfect 3.0 that will find every
>instance of "Set Font: Font A" and change it to "Set Font: Font B." So
>far I haven't had much luck.
WP has an Extras disk which they claim to send to anyone who has
registered their copy of WPMac 3.0. One of the files on the disk contains
a bunch of macros, one of which does exactly the task you describe. The
macro is called "Search and Replace Font/Size". All the macros are
installed in a file that's called something like "Macros Read Me", and
you need to use WP's Librarian function to move the macros into your own
library file.
If you look at the macro, you'll see why you haven't been having much
luck. Changing a font by macro is much harder than you'd expect, and the
way they've done it is not documented very well (though only about 5
commands in a fairly long macro are unusally confusing...).
If you've registered your copy and haven't received the extras disk, call
WP and complain. If you've registered, don't have the disk, and need the
macro in a hurry, mail me a note.
Dave
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 15:11:55 -0400
From: [email protected] (David Jenkins)
Subject: xobject for MediaMaker?
Has anyone seen an xobject for mediamaker for us on a Mac
6100/60av? Mediamaker does not seem to be supported. At any rate, there
is not much information available about this handy little program. Any
suggestions will be appreciated.
David Jenkins Internet address:[email protected]
Physics Dept, Virginia Tech Phone number: 703-231-6712
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0435 Fax number: 703-231-7511
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From: [email protected] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#238/08-Aug-94
TidBITS#238/08-Aug-94
Last week was Macworld Expo Boston, and everyone who writes at all
regularly for TidBITS attended the show. This issue brings you
Mark's Expo Superlatives, Adam's Expo thoughts, and Tonya's
favorite shipping Expo product - surprisingly, a CD about Thai
food and culture. This issue also covers an upcoming version of
FirstClass that will support TCP/IP connections and the issues
surrounding Iomega's recent licensing of SyQuest cartridge
technology.
Topics:
MailBITS/08-Aug-94
Macworld Expo Thoughts
Macworld Superlatives
Two Sides to Every Cartridge
A Taste of Thai
SoftArc Shows TCP/IP FirstClass
[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-238.etx; 30K]
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