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Info-Mac Digest Tue, 16 Aug 94 Volume 12 : Issue 109
Today's Topics:
[*] 103rd Congrees contact information
[*] A joke that Mac & ST:TNG fans will love
[*] ARA 2.0 scripts for USR modems
[*] Audiodeck 2.0.2 (FAT) -- Audio CD player for Macintosh
[*] ChrisModules1.3; assorted Control Strip modules
[*] Debump 1.0; a graphics smoothing utility
[*] Dejal Text Utilities (release 2) (2 msgs)
[*] Excalibur 2.0 - Spelling Checker
[*] MungeImage 1.2.0; a disk image mounting utility
[*] MungeImage 1.2.0 Source; Pascal source fo the disk image utility
[*] Ray Dream Designer Tour
[*] solitairetilldawn-20; a collection of games
[*] Star Trek TNG Parody
[*] Symantec Power Macintosh CDK 7.0.4.1 update
[*] TidBITS#239/15-Aug-94
[*] WList dcmd; a Macsbug window list command
[A] Finder 7.1 Snap-Grid Inconsistencies
[Q] Quadra 630 Quicktime Frame-Rate
A/ROSE
air-mouse
Alysis eDisk (R)
Best Computer Speakers!?
Can't find my (network) printer!
CD-ROM PC
Claris Organizer (Q)
Comment on [*] a blank icon (R)
Conner drive on Mac Classic recovery (R)
Converting PS and EPS to Mac-EPS
Copyrights
Creating brochures (R)
Info-Mac Digest V12 #55
Internet via Microphone Pro?
IR Camera and Thermal Analysis Software
LaserwriterPro 630 question (and disbelief)
LC starts-up in b/w mode
Lisa Power Supply
Locked folder
Looking for Briggs-Meyers stack
Lost icon color (Q)
LW 810
MacPlus memory upgrade?
Need Security Software to lock folders w/passwords
PowerMac / DiskCopy (C)
PP 14400FXMT modem driver for FaxSTF 3.0?
Protecting your Mac?
Q: MacTCP self configuring program?
Quadra 630 vs PMac 6100
RAM Doubler 1.0.4--serious bug? (R)
Shareware Fees (R)
SoftWindows alternative.
Speed Disk
ValueFax Installation problems
What's the best external CD-ROM deal
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 10:12:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: TM Petaccia
Subject: [*] 103rd Congrees contact information
Version 1.3a
Description: Two FileMaker Pro 2.0 databases containing names, party
affiliations, phone/fax numbers, and committee assignments of the 103rd United
States Senate and House of Representatives. Buttons and scripts help you
extract names of those serving on various committees, print labels, form
letters, and track voting records. Color optimized for 256 or better. Version
1.3a corrects a minor form letter addresing error. REQUIRES FILEMAKER PRO 2.0
OR GREATER. Author: TM Petaccia. Shareware: $30.00. Compressed with StuffIt
Deluxe.
[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/congress-103-13a-fmpro.hqx; 143K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 07:21:34 +0000
From: [email protected] (Wagner Luiz Truppel)
Subject: [*] A joke that Mac & ST:TNG fans will love
A friend of mine sent me this little piece. Enjoy.
Wagner Luiz Truppel
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/star-trek-microsoft-joke.txt; 5K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 10:23:19 -0700
From: [email protected] (Suresh Guptha B.A.)
Subject: [*] ARA 2.0 scripts for USR modems
This ARA 2.0 scripts can be used with all US Robotics modems.
Obtained from USR.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/ara/ccl-usrob-ara2.hqx; 13K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 11:49:10 -0500
From: David Lebel
Subject: [*] Audiodeck 2.0.2 (FAT) -- Audio CD player for Macintosh
A U D I O D E C K 2 . 0 . 2
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 2.0.2 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.
Do I need to upgrade?
Fixes all known bugs, even the dreaded 24-bit mode bug. If you had problems
with previous version or even if you had not, please upgrade to this
revision. Also, if you have a Power Macintosh, Audiodeck runs native.
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-202.hqx; 346K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 23:45:52 +0500
From: [email protected] (Christopher Owen)
Subject: [*] ChrisModules1.3; assorted Control Strip modules
The files in this package are Control Strip modules. They can only be
used with Apple Computer's Control Strip Control Panel. Control Strip is a
super cool extension that is included with the new PowerBooks and will be
made more widely available as part of System 7.5.
So far this package consists of 6 modules which are described briefly
below. For a full description please see the 'Readme' file that occompanies
each module.
Clock - Display a digital clock on strip
Control Panels - Open control panels or control panel folder from popup menu
Express Modem - Display modem status on strip, turn modem software on/off
Free RAM - Display free application RAM on strip, free disk space in menu
Processes - List processes, switch between apps, quit any/all processes
Processor Speed - Display CPU speed on strip, give misc PB info in menu
Please send me your comments/complaints.
Chris Owen
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/chris-modules-13-strip.hqx; 36K]
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Date: 15 Aug 1994 10:36:11 -0600
From: "O'FALLON, JOHN"
Subject: [*] Debump 1.0; a graphics smoothing utility
Debump shrinks and smoothes graphic images. It's great for logos and =
other on-screen graphic objects, as the resulting images appear much less =
jagged than typical bit-mapped graphics. As an image is reduced, some =
graphic information is discarded. Debump uses this information to smooth, =
or anti-alias, the image. Accelerated for Power Macs.
Requires: Mac II or higher with color or grey-scale monitor.
Author: John O'Fallon ([email protected]).
Shareware: $10.
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/debump.hqx; 61K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 15:24:39 +1200 (NZST)
From: David Lambert
Subject: [*] Dejal Text Utilities (release 2)
Release 2; TextSplitter 2.0 & TextMerge 2.0, 15 August 1994.
This package contains two applications: TextSplitter lets you
split a text file into multiple parts, and TextMerge joins several
text files together. They both handle files of an unlimited length.
Many features, including multiple worksets, recognition of e-mail
headers (incl. Pine and Elm e-mail folders) for filenames and dates,
various destination options, intelligent creator codes, extensive
configuration options.
Shareware, US$20. You can register via e-mail using your credit card:
[email protected] or [email protected]
Requires System 7.
New features in this release:
o Added support for multiple worksets.
o Added the ability to open folders via Apple events or the Open dialog.
o Added support for custom creator codes.
o Added support for different creator codes based on the size of the output
files.
o Added the registration form printing option.
o Added support for setting the created and modified dates of output files.
o Added the ability to specify the default filename.
Features specific to TextSplitter 2.0:
o Added support for entering control character sequences in the split text.
o Added recognition of "Subject:" and "Date:" header lines from e-mail.
o Added the ability to include the split text at the start or end of the
file, or omit it.
o Added the ability to include all of the split files in the same folder.
Features specific to TextMerge 2.0:
o Added several different destination options.
o Added the ability to include some text between each merged component.
David Lambert,
Dejal Userware
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Snail: PO Box 33-1011, Takapuna, Auckland 1309, New Zealand
[Archived as /info-mac/text/dejal-text-utilities-20.hqx; 141K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 15:24:39 +1200 (NZST)
From: David Lambert
Subject: [*] Dejal Text Utilities (release 2)
Release 2; TextSplitter 2.0 & TextMerge 2.0, 15 August 1994.
This package contains two applications: TextSplitter lets you
split a text file into multiple parts, and TextMerge joins several
text files together. They both handle files of an unlimited length.
Many features, including multiple worksets, recognition of e-mail
headers (incl. Pine and Elm e-mail folders) for filenames and dates,
various destination options, intelligent creator codes, extensive
configuration options.
Shareware, US$20. You can register via e-mail using your credit card:
[email protected] or [email protected]
Requires System 7.
New features in this release:
o Added support for multiple worksets.
o Added the ability to open folders via Apple events or the Open dialog.
o Added support for custom creator codes.
o Added support for different creator codes based on the size of the output
files.
o Added the registration form printing option.
o Added support for setting the created and modified dates of output files.
o Added the ability to specify the default filename.
Features specific to TextSplitter 2.0:
o Added support for entering control character sequences in the split text.
o Added recognition of "Subject:" and "Date:" header lines from e-mail.
o Added the ability to include the split text at the start or end of the
file, or omit it.
o Added the ability to include all of the split files in the same folder.
Features specific to TextMerge 2.0:
o Added several different destination options.
o Added the ability to include some text between each merged component.
David Lambert,
Dejal Userware
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Snail: PO Box 33-1011, Takapuna, Auckland 1309, New Zealand
[Archived as /info-mac/text/dejal-text-utilities-20.hqx; 141K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 94 14:01:07 EDT
From: [email protected] (zaccone - 1393)
Subject: [*] Excalibur 2.0 - Spelling Checker
This is release 2.0 of Excalibur.
Excalibur is a Macintosh spelling checker for LaTeX documents. You can
optionally turn off LaTeX parsing, so Excalibur is a good plain text
spelling checker too.
Features include:
- Excalibur will offer suggestions for how to correct a word.
- Excalibur can spell check the clipboard. This makes it a good
spelling checker for any text based application such as Alpha, BBEdit,
or Eudora.
- You can teach it about new LaTeX commands and environments that you
define.
- Optionally spell checks text in the typewriter (\tt) font.
- You can create your own dictionaries.
- Works with Textures and OzTeX documents. It should work on any TEXT
file.
- You will need System 6.0.4 or higher to run Excalibur.
- If you are running System 7 or greater, there is balloon help.
- Excalibur is free.
- British, Dutch, French, German, and Italian dictionaries are also
available.
Version 2.0 changes:
- It now runs in native mode on a PowerPC. This is a fat binary.
- It uses a new dictionary format that greatly speeds up operations in
languages other than English. Be sure to read the README file before
throwing away your old version of Excalibur.
- It uses temporary memory to open large files and when doing text to
dictionary and dictionary to text conversions. This means that if
there is enough memory on your machine, you won't have to increase
Excalibur's partition size to open a large file or to do a conversion.
- It has a vastly improved memory management scheme. It should
always recover gracefully from a low memory situation.
- Text to dictionary conversions use much less memory. Fixed a few
bugs associated with conversions.
Rick Zaccone
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/text/excalibur-20.hqx; 482K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 20:17:26 +0800
From: Quinn
Subject: [*] MungeImage 1.2.0; a disk image mounting utility
Welcome to the world of MungeImage 1.2.0, with new improved and hopefully
bug-free features including DART image mounting. (Yay!!!! Thanks go to
Ken McLeod for organising to get Apple to release a library that
decompresses DART files!!!)
MungeImage 1.2.0 mounts DiskCopy and DART images on the desktop as virtual
floppy disks. Useful but not exciting.
Fully AppleScriptable! (:
Improvements over 1.1.0 include...
o DART support
o AppleScriptable read-write option
o disk images compressed to conserve memory
o spins cursor to indicate image load delay
Share and Enjoy.
Quinn "The Eskimo!"
Peter N Lewis
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/munge-image-120.hqx; 23K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 20:17:38 +0800
From: Quinn
Subject: [*] MungeImage 1.2.0 Source; Pascal source fo the disk image utility
Source to the latest release of the much malaigned, falsely accused, I
didn't do it, I wasn't even in the country at the time, MungeImage utility.
Share and Enjoy.
Quinn "The Eskimo!"
Peter N Lewis
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/munge-image-120-p.hqx; 76K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 94 11:29:14 -0700
From: Tech Support
Subject: [*] Ray Dream Designer Tour
The first post had an "unexpected EOF" error. Hope this one
is fine.
This is a guided tour of Ray Dream Designer 3.
Ray Dream Designer automatically manages the complex details
of building full color, 3D Illustrations. Perspectives, subtle
shadows, lighting effects, textures and reflections are
calculated automatically so you concentrate on being creative.
Needs at least 256 colors and a 68020.
Enjoy,
Ray Dream Tech Support.
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/ray-dream-designer-tour.hqx; 1925K]
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Date: 16 Aug 1994 11:30:15 -0800
From: "Rick Holzgrafe"
Subject: [*] solitairetilldawn-20; a collection of games
Here is Solitaire Till Dawn 2.0, a collection of solitaire games for
your Macintosh.
Solitaire Till Dawn offers TWENTY-FOUR different games, varying from the
simple to the complex, and from the familiar to the exotic. Looking for
the classics? Play Klondike, Canfield, Golf, Forty Thieves. Want a
challenge? Try Fortress, Spider, Spiderette. Need something short and
simple for break, or to amuse the kids? Try Quadrille and The Wish. Want
something exotic and different? Check out Accordion, Pyramid, Grandma's
Game. Want a new game that you've never seen before? Manx and Tabby Cat
were created exclusively for Solitaire Till Dawn.
Solitaire Till Dawn's features include:
o Infinite undo and redo
o Individual preferences and score-keeping for each member of your family
o Make automatic moves with a simple mouse-click
o On-line rules for all the games
o Choice of card size (new larger cards!)
o Choice of background colors and patterns
This shareware package is complete and ready to play. All games and
features are enabled, and full documentation is included.
>From the makers of Applicon, Poing!, and Scarab of RA.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/solitaire-till-dawn-20.hqx; 416K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 20:07:48 +0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Star Trek TNG Parody
The following document (TREK.sea) is a multi-part self-extracting archive
of the ultimate Star Trek: The Next Generation parody. It was created by
International artist Artemus Barnoz to showcase the potential of the Mac
in creating original work without the need of fancy equipment.
Some call his work a technical achievement, some say it's art, other think
it's quite funny but I personally think it's HUGE (15 megs)!
WARNING: This QuickTime movie contains language an nudity of a sort which
might be offensive to some people (while others might consider it
a tremendous turn on).
Permission is granted by the author (Artemus Barnoz) to distribute his film
freely, to copy it at will and to include it in CD compilations as long as
the imbeded text file is kept with the film.
enjoy.
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/star-trek-tng-parody-pt1.hqx; 2785K]
[Part two is being resent. --isl]
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/star-trek-tng-parody-pt3.hqx; 2785K]
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/star-trek-tng-parody-pt4.hqx; 2785K]
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/star-trek-tng-parody-pt5.hqx; 2785K]
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/star-trek-tng-parody-pt6.hqx; 2785K]
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/star-trek-tng-parody-pt7.hqx; 2785K]
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/star-trek-tng-parody-pt8.hqx; 1738K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 06:58:02 -0800
From: [email protected] (Tom Emerson)
Subject: [*] Symantec Power Macintosh CDK 7.0.4.1 update
The Symantec Power Macintosh Cross Development Kit (CDK) patch 7.0.4.1 is
attached. This patch is identical to the 7.0.4 patch, with the addition of
fixes to bugs in the Symantec ANSI libraries, corrected header files, new
project models for PowerPC C, and extra documentation.
Support questions should be sent to
[email protected]
-tre
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/symantec-cdk-7041-updt.hqx; 984K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 94 22:33:32 PDT
From: [email protected] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#239/15-Aug-94
TidBITS#239/15-Aug-94
This week's top story concerns a new program called The Internet
Adapter, a $25 Unix program that turns an Internet Unix shell
account into a SLIP account. We also have news about RAM
Doubler 1.5's new office, details about OneWorld fax server
software and certain PowerBooks, a look a program that makes
it as simple as possible for users to transfer files over a
modem to a service bureau, and, to round out the issue, a
preview of Microsoft Word 6.0.
Topics:
MailBITS/15-Aug-94
Minimalist File Transfer
The Internet Adapter
The Word on Word 6
Reviews/15-Aug-94
[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-239.etx; 30K]
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Date: Sun, 14 Aug 1994 18:55:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (Daniel Jibouleau)
Subject: [*] WList dcmd; a Macsbug window list command
Daniel Jibouleau, [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/window-list-dcmd.hqx; 13K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 13:16:52 CST
From: [email protected]
Subject: [A] Finder 7.1 Snap-Grid Inconsistencies
> The Finder grid used to be set in the LAYO (?) resource under System
> 6. Now the grid size is a factor based on the font and font size
> chosen in the Views control panel. The only way to make different
> machines share the same grid is to make sure both Macs are using the
> same font/size Finder Views settings. However, if you are on a
> network and are trying to mix views between System 6 & 7 Finders --
> good luck! I haven't yet found a good way to keep the views tidy!
Try this trick; this is what we always do on out servers: after clicking
on the size box under System 7 to get the view "perfect", drag the grow box
out a teency eency bit. This way, the System 6 machines will also appear
properly. Also, make sure that the default font or finder font on the
machines on your network are all the same. As for actually making the
scroll bars in Finder windows to stay white, you might have a more difficult
time. Good luck.
Eugene Cohen
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 08:58 MDT
From: "John T. Levandowski"
Subject: [Q] Quadra 630 Quicktime Frame-Rate
I am considering purchasing a Quadra 630. I would like to find out if anyone
knows what the frame-rate is like for quicktime videos displayed on this
machine at full screen size. What about at quarter screen.
Thanks, [email protected]
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Date: 15 Aug 1994 16:46:18 +0200
From: [email protected] (Juergen Last)
Subject: A/ROSE
I know this is a faq but I can't find the csm-faq-123 on the network.
What is the A/ROSE system extension good for? For me (Mac IIfx 20 Mb) it
does not seem to make any difference whether it is installed or not.
TIA
Juergen (private replies to [email protected])
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 10:16:18 -0500
From: [email protected] (Tom J. Tabone)
Subject: air-mouse
Is there such a thing as an air-mouse for the macs? i know there are
cordless mice but I need something that will operate from 15-25 ft. The
application is just to be able to click to the next persuasion slide when
giving a presentation with an lcd projector. Thanks
Tom J. Tabone
[email protected] 1
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 09:24:34 +0200
From: [email protected] (Christian F. Buser)
Subject: Alysis eDisk (R)
[email protected] wrote:
> Has anyone tried this hard disk enhancement software that doubles,
> triples your Mac hard drive space? How does it compare to Stacker or
> Times Two? For $50, is it worth it?
This depends on your situation. I have installed eDiskon my old
MacPortable whose 40mB disk has become too small. Works without problem,
but slows down disk access when you save or copy something.
I would recommend eDisk ONLY if you don't want to spend money for a
bigger drive - such as for an old computer like my Portable, or where
drives are expensive, such as in a PowerBook.
Please note that you'll need to have a backup of everything (preferrably
on a second harddrive or removable) before you attempt to install eDisk.
Your drive needs to be re-formatted by eDisk to become bigger, and it
needs to be re-formatted again if you chose to de-install eDisk again.
Otherwise, it works great - at least for me.
Greetings, Christian.
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 11:02:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: Edwin Chee
Subject: Best Computer Speakers!?
I stumbled upon an interesting ad for the New 221 Premium Series Computer
Speakers in the new MEI/ Center Center catalog. These speakers have
built in 4" woofers, separate 1.25" tweeters, internal amplifier rated at
11.0 Watts x2, total harmonic distortion of 0.25%, and look pretty cool. The
best thing is that they sell for $59.97 a pair (or $54.97 if 2 pairs or
more are purchased). I already own a pair of Yamaha YST-M10 (10.0 Watts
x2) speakers and love them. They cost $69 and do not have woofers but
are smaller. I just thought that I'd pass on this information as I am
curious if anyone has actually heard and compared these two speakers.
Please send me email responses to [email protected].
BTW, I spoke to the sales person at MEI (1-800-634-3478) and she said
that they were extremely loud. She also confirmed that they are made by a
major manufacturer that she can not reveal. Does anyone know who the
manufacturer might be and if this speaker has been reviewed in any
articles yet?
Edwin
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 08:55:42 -0500 (EST)
From: [email protected] (Matthew Hagopian)
Subject: Can't find my (network) printer!
I have a very strange problem. I have a machine (Quadra 650, System 7.1,
System Update 3.0 on an Ethernet network) which can't find a _particular_
network printer (the one it used to have selected). Every printer in the
building shows up _except_the one in their office (and I can print to any
one of the other printers). Anyone else in our building can see and
print to the printer. I have done everything I can think of including
reinstalling the system software from scratch (deleted the old system and
finder) and using different Laserwriter (7.1.2 and 8.x) drivers. The
printer is a Laserwriter IINT attached to an Etherprint box attached to
the network. If I load the Etherprint utilities on the Q650, I can see
and update the box and it knows which printer is attached, I just can't
print to it!!! Any ideas?
TIA,
_Matthew
Matthew P. Hagopian Network Manager
Johnson Graduate School Cornell University
internet: [email protected]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 94 22:23:55 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: CD-ROM PC
>does anybody know out there how to mount a PC-format CD-ROM disk on
>a Macintosh CD drive?
My experiences are very positive. I have been able to read PC-format CD-ROM. I
think that the goodies like Foreign File Access, Iso 9600 File Access, High
Sierre File Access and so on do the trick. I do not know the technical points,
but it works. BTW the last version of CD ROM 5.01 is available by FTP from
Apple, like FTP.APPLE.COM.
That will not solve the problem of opening files created with PC programs. But
MacLink Plus should take care of that if these programs are rather common. For
esoteric programs, it could be harder.
louis [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 14:08:27 -0400
From: [email protected] (Randy Martens)
Subject: Claris Organizer (Q)
In digest [email protected]
writes:
>Has anyone seen Claris Organizer in person (perhaps at the recent MWExpo
>in Boston)? If so, could you please tell me if the To-Do list is an
>outliner (e.g., like InControl's)? Thanks.
A demo of this program would answer a lot of questions. Does one exist?
Randy
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 13:19:21 CST
From: [email protected]
Subject: Comment on [*] a blank icon (R)
> One more thing: I have 2 rows of such beasts on the bottom edge of my
> monitor, closely packed. To accomplish that, I make sure to have the
> option for 'always snap to grid' in the Views control panel turned
> OFF while I place the icons. When I'm done, I turn the option back on
> (you don't need to do this, of course, if you don't care for it).
> However, here's one big thing to watch for and be careful about in
> any case: DON'T CHOOSE 'CLEAN UP DESKTOP' FROM THE SPECIAL MENU IN
> THE FINDER, or you'll lose your set up.
You don't have to go into the Views Control Panel! Just hold down the
clover key (command, propeller, twiddle key) while you drag it!
Eugene Cohen
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 09:20:07 +0200
From: [email protected] (Christian F. Buser)
Subject: Conner drive on Mac Classic recovery (R)
[email protected] (MICHAEL J. LONGO) wrote:
> I have a Mac Classic whose hard drive recently went belly up
> and was hoping to get some help in recovering it. I ran Norton
> Utilities on it and was able to recover some of the files in
> some form. The problem seems to be that the directories, driver,
> and other things I don't understand very well are clobbered.
First, I'd try to use Central Point's "Mac Tools" (version 3), which
in my opinion fixes more problems than Norton does. You can buy it
for $149 (full version) or $49 (up-/sidegrade from earlier versions or
competing products) from most mail order sources.
> I can boot up the computer from an external hard drive. When
> I run Mac Check, it sees a 40 Mb Conner Drive on SCSI ID=0
> {Product ID CP3040A, etc]. Apple HD SC Setup v. 7.2 patched
> to see all drives won't have anything to do with it. When I
> try to do anything to the drive HD Setup can't find the info
> it needs.
There may be something special about the Conner disk. But I can say
that Silverlining (from LaCie, approx $150 direct from them) could be
used to format the Conner disk which is in the old MacPortable computer.
You may contact LaCie at 1-800-999-0182 or (503) 520-9000 phone,
(503) 520-9100 fax.
Hope this helps. Greetings, Christian.
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 10:07:23 -0400
From: [email protected] (Scott Traurig)
Subject: Converting PS and EPS to Mac-EPS
Hi fellow net-folk,
This problem has been driving me crazy now for months. I need to be
able to convert plain Postscript, EPS files with no previews, and IBM EPS
(TIFF previews) to MAC-EPS files. I've tried every combination of the
various conversion utilities available in the info-mac archives with no
success, including the two recent submissions (EPS Fixer and EPS
Converter).
None of these utilities creates a PICT preview, which I can live with,
but I can't get even get the plain graphic boxes that I am sometimes able
to achieve to print.
Does anyone have the definitive answer to this problem, including the
generation of the proper PICT previews?
Thanks,
Scott ([email protected])
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 07:32:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: Michael Nibeck
Subject: Copyrights
Are there any explicit Apple copyrights on the artwork on the scrapbook??
Mike Nibeck
Programmer/Analyst - Datanamics
(703)614-0239
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 09:27:27 +0200
From: [email protected] (Christian F. Buser)
Subject: Creating brochures (R)
roger%[email protected] (Roger Campos) wrote:
> I'm thinking of starting a monthly news-letter/newspaper for my business
> and am wondering what kind of software is availible. Are there desk top
> publishing systems that can also make brochure? Would they work with my
> Mac powerPC and HP laserwriter?
I know that PageMaker includes a feature to make brochures. The PowerMac
version was announced here about 2-3 months ago, but so far I did not yet
see the upgrade offer for it - it may be delayed. PageMaker 5.0 for the
680x0-Macintoshes also works on the PowerMac, but apparently the optimized
version will be faster.
Greetings, Christian.
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 17:23:57 +0100 (BST)
From: "D. Scott"
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #55
Does any knows where I can get software, that can turns a mac into a
router between ethertalk and the local appletalk.
My Email address is [email protected]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 09:16:27 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Traci J. Ingram"
Subject: Internet via Microphone Pro?
>From Ian McCall:
[quote]
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 1994 10:13:20 -0700
From: Ian McCall
Subject: Internet via Microphone Pro?
Whilst I'm here - does MacPPP and MacTCP 2.0.4 work with PowerMacs? I'm
looking to get a PowerMac soon (probably the base model) but don't want to
lose out on Internet goodies. I'm using a Linelink 144e if that has any
bearing on the subject.
[end of quote]
I have done limited testing with MacPPP and MacTCP 2.0.4 on a PowerMac
Work Group Server 9150, so far with complete success (a half-dozen or so
Fetch ftp file transfers). FYI, Apple Remote Access Personal seems to
work OK as well.
Traci J. Ingram
[email protected] | or | [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 15:22:35 -0500
From: Tom Wilson (Tom Wilson)
Subject: IR Camera and Thermal Analysis Software
I'm looking for an IR Camera/Frame Grabber and thermal analysis software
package that is comparable to the InfraMetrics SYstems now available. We
are in a total Mac environment and it would be a shame to have to buy a PC
for this functionality alone and be limited.
If you have any ideas, please E-mail me at the address below (directly,
don't annoy the list subscribers).
Thanks.
Tom
Tom Wilson
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Voice: 615-574-3927
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 17:42:20 -0500 (CDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: LaserwriterPro 630 question (and disbelief)
I am sorry if this has already been addressed, but I couldnt' find
the answer here, or in the FAQS, or even in the instruction manual.
I am trying to hook up my LWPro 630 to both my macintosh (by
appletalk) and to my Dec Xterminal (by parallel cable), and am having
difficulties with the latter. It seems as if the LWPro630 does not
autoswitch between Postscript and HP-type ascii files which
come in through the parallel port.
I work at a institute which is mostly pc type, and the local
computer support people cannot believe that a printer can be sold
nowdays which does not autosense the type of file it is receiving.
Could it really be true that the top-of-the-line printer apple
sells does not automatically switch?
I'm not talking about using the different ports, here. It does that
fine. I'm talking about detecting PS vs. text-type files that go into
the parallel port. I've tried monkeying around with the Laserwriter
utility (V 7.6.1) to set the switches internally, but none of them
are marked "autoswitch". I either get the choice of setting them
to Postscript or to HPL language.
Thanks for any help (if possible, please reply directly to me
and if there is significant response, I'll post the summary.)
rick
([email protected])
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 19:24:29 +0200 (MET)
From: Hans Krause
Subject: LC starts-up in b/w mode
Is there anyone with a hint for me?
Since a couple of weeks my LC with 12-inch RGB starts up in b/w mode with
an incorrect date and changed colors, for example for the desktop.
Is it a virus or simply an empty battery.
Thanks for responses -- Hans
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 94 16:30:39 +0100
From: [email protected]
Subject: Lisa Power Supply
Hello All,
The following hardware request is a little outside the current Apple range
of machines but it seems like the best place to start.
Being a bit of a computer collector I managed to aquire an old Apple Lisa
at the weekend. The machine was totaly dead when I plugged the power in,
so I pulled the power supply out and checked the voltage outputs from it.
The output on all the connectors was zero. So it looks like the power supply
is dead.
What I am after is a diagram of what the voltage outputs should be, so
I can pass it onto a friend to repair.
Many Thanks In Advance
Kevan Heydon
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 12:31:28 +0200
From: Magnus Dahl
Subject: Locked folder
I connected my external harddisk to our backup server to restore
a folder. The restored folder is now locked, so that it can't be
renamed and it can't be moved or trashed.
I can't even drag it to the trash without getting a dialog
saying: "You cannot move "Restored files" to "Trash" because it
is locked." I can't even move the folder to another folder
without getting the message above.
If I copy the folder I can delete the copy, but I still can't
delete the original folder.
Any suggestions ?
Magnus Dahl
Tetra Pak Data Systems AB
Lund
Sweden
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 14:45:43
From: [email protected] (Kirke Lawton)
Subject: Looking for Briggs-Meyers stack
---------
X-Sun-Data-Type: text
X-Sun-Data-Description: text
X-Sun-Data-Name: text
X-Sun-Content-Lines: 9
X-Sun-Content-Length: 310
A couple of years ago I downloaded a hypercard stack containing the
Briggs-Meyers personality assessment test. A friend asked me about
it, and now I can't find the stack anywhere.
If someone could point me to a copy, I'd be happy to post it to the
archives.
Thanks,
Kirke Lawton
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 08:57:26 -0700
From: Earl Misanchuk
Subject: Lost icon color (Q)
On two occasions I have had icons on my desktop revert to B/W (actually gray).
I
added a single color to the icon of an alias of the Trash, and scattered
multiple copies around my desktop so that I would always be close to one.
Twice now, one of the icons has lost its color. Both times it was the icon in
the same location. On another occasion, one of those aliases (albeit in a
different location) simply up and disappeared from the dekstop. Yes, I checked
that it wasn't simply accidentally dragged somewhere else.
Anyone have any idea of what's going on?
In case it matters, it's a PowerMac 8100/80AV 32/500 with Apple 17" multiscan
monitor (also Apple portrait monitor, and 3 external HDs, although I can't see
how that would matter). System 7.1.2. *Many* INITs and CDEVs.
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Date: 16 Aug 1994 12:42:39 -0800
From: "DT Carrott"
Subject: LW 810
LW 810
I JUST FOUND OUT THAT ALDUS HAS RELEASED A "MODIFIED LW 8.0" DRIVER.
IF YOU HAVE QMAIL I CAN ENCLOSE IT TO YOU. IF NOT YOU CAN CONTACT ALDUS FOR A
COPY. IT IS THE FIX FOR PAGEMAKER 5.0 CAPATIBLITY PROBLEMS.
___________________________________
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 94 09:21:47 MST
From: [email protected] (Jonathan Lundell)
Subject: MacPlus memory upgrade?
A friend inherited a 1MB Mac Plus. I had some extra SIMMs lying around,
so I replaced the four 256MB SIMMs with 1MB SIMMs. When I turned the machine
back on, About the Finder (6.0.7) reported 2MB, not 4MB. I replaced the
SIMMs with another set, thinking one might be bad, with the same result:
2MB. Going back to the old SIMMs yielded 1MB, so all four sockets appear to
be working.
What's the deal? I've read several places that 4MB should work on a Plus.
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 20:25:37 +0100
From: [email protected] (Joerg Schaeffer)
Subject: Need Security Software to lock folders w/passwords
Sorry for the crosspost,
but I urgently need to find a * Security Program * for the Mac that will:
* let me lock the System folder with a password
* let me create separate protected folders for users on each machine
* be compatible with 030 and 040 Macs (Performa 450 and 475 mainly)
* be compatible with AtEase 2.0 (if possible!)
* allow a user to access his protected folder over an
Appletalk network via Personal FileSharing
* be easy to use for the users (and not too tough to set up for me
* be compatible with most (if not all) standard apps
Please let me know about your experiences with security programs and why
you would / wouldn't recommend the one you use.
Thanks a million in advance
Regards from Vienna
Joerg
--
Joerg Schaeffer
Macintosh Support for OeH WU, the Austrian Students Union at WU-Wien
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 09:23:34 +0200
From: [email protected] (Christian F. Buser)
Subject: PowerMac / DiskCopy (C)
"Allan M. Bloom" wrote:
> Has anyone but me found that Apple's DiskCopy 4.2 doesn't much like
> running on a PowerMac? Or at least under that hybrid of a PowerPC card
> in a Q650?
Didn't test that - but you may look at DiskDup+, a shareware disk
duplicator from Roger Bates, which includes much more features than
Apple's products. Available on sumex.
Greetings, Christian.
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 11:30:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Edwin Chee
Subject: PP 14400FXMT modem driver for FaxSTF 3.0?
Does anyone know where I can get a modem driver file for the Practical
Peripherals 14400FXMT for FaxSTF 3.0?
Please email responses to [email protected].
Edwin
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 13:24:55 +0300
From: [email protected] (Kauko Saarinen)
Subject: Protecting your Mac?
Hi fellow netters!
We have some Macs in the University library. The problem is that youngsters
about 10-12 ages can step in the library and do what they wish on those
Macs. Nobody can have an eye on the Macs all the time. You may guess the
rest. Every now and then you will find that some vital parts on your Mac's
system folder are missing or something like that.
In order to protect those Macs it would be enough to hide the system folder
such as to make it invisible, for example. Another and more expensive
method would be to buy At Ease Workgroups. Any suggestions what to do are
very welcome.
Kauko Saarinen
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 94 15:14:06 PDT
From: [email protected] (Suvrit Varshney)
Subject: Q: MacTCP self configuring program?
If the MacTCP is using ethernet connections
is there a program that will configure the
damned ip addresses etc itself, automatically?
Thanks very much.
-Suvrit Varshney
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 16:19:04 +0200
From: [email protected] (Dr. Michael S. Silverstein)
Subject: Quadra 630 vs PMac 6100
We are running image analysis programs that (I understand) make hefty use
of an FPU. None of these programs are currently native in PMac. We are
about to purchase 5 or so computers and our local dealer suggested the PMac
6100. I feel that it will be much to slow for our needs and from the
articles in Macworld etc. it looks like the Quadra 630 would be the better
buy.
What would be the better investment for FPU intensive operations?
Would moving to a PMac 8100 help?
I heard somewhere that the new '40 emulation on the PMacs will be thrice
the present emulation, but only on the new models. Is this true? When will
the new models be out?
Thanks for any help, suggestions, rumours...
Michael Silverstein
Materials Engineering
Technion
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 22:42:34 -0700
From: [email protected] (Kiran Wagle)
Subject: RAM Doubler 1.0.4--serious bug? (R)
I wrote:
>I've been having some trouble with an unexplained system crash resulting in
>MacsBug reporting a user break at with the message "You fool! GCP
>is not re-entrant!" Since this SEEMED to be happening when I needed memory
>(opening GIFs in JPEGView, terminal emulator's RAM full) and since the ram
Alex Metcalf replies:
> I've been using 1.0.4 for a few days now and I haven't had any
>problems like that (I've got MacsBug). It may be a problem with JPEGView.
Aaron says not, AND since it happens when I've been running MacLayers
for a long time, I think not too.
AND it's completely absent with1.0.1, even when I see a VM file of 2M. My system occasionally
freezes, but never does the "You fool!" routine.
> I downloaded the 1.0.4 update with the idea that since it's been a
>week in the archives and no one's mentioned any serious bugs, it must be
>OK! Just my luck.
I don't know anyone else who's seen this, and connectix.ts
hasn't replied to the cc: of my original post here. But save 1.0.1!
>I have the 1.0.2 updater if you need it.
I got a copy in teh mail, even before I saw my own post, and found
that the moment I ran it, I got the same crash. It happens in
JPEGView (usually) immediately after startup; with other apps it takes
a lot longer.
>I found that 1.0.1 was one of the best versions I ever had. Ever
since then the updates seem to be making my Mac slower and slower.
So why did you bother to download 1.0.4? Should I mail you 1.0.1?
I'm sure not planning to run any more of Connectix's "Update Master
Disk" utilities on my original disks again!
~ Kiran
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 12:02:08 -0700
From: Earl Misanchuk
Subject: Shareware Fees (R)
Lost the original post, but the question had to do with methods of sending fees
internationally.
The postal service of many (most?) countries can provide international money
orders in denominations of the target country. In Canada, at least, the post
office generally provides a more favorable exchange rate than other options.
Surprised?
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 13:36:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: #66 Andrew Brandt
Subject: SoftWindows alternative.
I recall reading about a package that does Windows emulation on the
Mac, but is not SoftWindows. It has full 486 support. I need to
emulate a 486/33 to get some Windows software to run. Any ideas or
info would be very appreciated.
--
Andy ([email protected] OR [email protected])
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 94 22:20:09 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Speed Disk
Sujet de l'lment: /.../00l2njj
>When I recently tried to use SpeedDisk (from Norton Utilities 2.0) on my
>525mb hard drive, it gave a message to the effect, "Can't do this because
>there are too many files." There are some 7,500 files present.
>Does anyone know if Version 3.x of the program overcomes this limitation?
Perhaps, it could be possible to do it using MORE memory for SpeedDisk, like
4096k, because that program needs to put the directory in memory to be able to
optimize the disk. The best solution would be to partition such a large disk so
each partition would have LESS files. I think I have seen somewhere that above
a
certain number of files the Finder could have problems. It was around 2000
files
if I remember well, but I am not sure. Perhaps it was with System 6.0.7.
louis [email protected]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 15:24:46 -0500 (CDT)
From: Neil Eric Mickelson
Subject: ValueFax Installation problems
Hey everyone...
I just tried the ValueFax package, but I've got some problems after stripping
out my old FaxSTF software and trying to boot with ValueFax.
Basically, when I try booting with my (admittedly huge) batch of extensions
on, the Finder's menu bar comes up, but then disappears and I'm locked in a
loop with the pointer and the watch cycling up as the Finder tries to boot
again and again. Any one alse have any problems like this?
I'm sure my problem lies with one of my shareware or ZiffNet extensions, but
they're all kind of cool, and I'd like to keep them...
E-mail me for a list of the things if you want!
Thanks for any help!!
Neil Mickelson
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 19:48:09 -0400
From: [email protected] (Murph Sewall)
Subject: What's the best external CD-ROM deal
Our campus bookstore is offering a CD ROM 300 (caddyless, if I understand
the meaning correctly) clone (not Apple's--NEC mechanism as I recall) with
Grolier's Encyclopedia for $339.
I just moved and my mail order catalogs haven't caught up. Is there a
better deal out there (some promotional package with more or better
software; lower price; both)?
Please reply by PRIVATE email; I'll be happy to summarize findings for all.
/s Murphy A. Sewall (203) 486-2489 voice
Professor of Marketing (203) 486-5246 fax
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 10:18:42 -0600
From: Cliff Miller
To: [email protected]
In-reply-to: (message from The Info-Mac
Moderators on Mon,
15 Aug 1994 07:16:35 PDT)
Subject: [A] - How to mount a PC-format CD-ROM?
CC: [email protected]
Hi,
The easiest way to do this is to make an ISO 9660 CD using DOS
formatting software. Most, if not all, CD-ROM drives that are sold for
use with the Mac come with the ISO 9660 access software that is
needed to read this type of disc.
A better solution, if you can convince the powers that be, is to
format the CD using hybrid software, and this is better done from a
Mac. Most write-once machines now have software for either DOS or Mac
or both. The ones that I can recommend either 1st or 2nd hand are OMI,
Sony and JVC. These all offer hybrid solutions. The prices have come
down a lot in the past year, so you should be able to get something
for under $1000. (I still think this is robbery, but it's better than
it used to be by a lot.)
Software to avoid at all costs is the Macintosh software by Dataware.
We used to have it, but it was buggy and we ended up with a bunch of
coffee coasters! Another company that used the buggy Dataware Mac
software pressed 100,000 copies and had to hire about 20 extra tech
support people just to deal with the fiasco, from what I hear.
Cliff
[email protected]
-- We put together the Info-Mac CDROM and other MacInternet CDROMs.
Hello netters,
does anybody know out there how to mount a PC-format CD-ROM disk on
a Macintosh CD drive? I have got DOS - mounter for floppies on my machine -
and for these media it works very fine. However, I want to read disks which
are going to be written in PC format. The reason is that the school wants
to buy a CD-ROM maker - but only with the software for DOS. Do I need to
buy writing software for the Mac as well? A much easier way would be to
simply mount the PC-format disks from the Mac! Is there anything like
DOS-mounter for the CD drive?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Many thanks
Christian.
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