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Info-Mac Digest Fri, 26 Aug 94 Volume 12 : Issue 114
Today's Topics:
[*] Apple ARA Server 1.0->2.1.0 Client Enablers
[*] August 1994 Inside Mac Games Free Preview Edition
[*] BatteryMinder2.0b5; a PowerBook battery utility
[*] BinchFoot*2.0 FM-Pro
[*] blazing-saddles-grp6; yet another set of sounds from the movie
[*] blazing-saddles-grp7; movie sounds galore
[*] blazing-saddles-grp8; a plethora of movie sounds
[*] BunchOApps 1.0b3; a Control Strip module
[*] Buud; a HypercCard based game
[*] Clock-chipping a Duo 210
[*] ColorMacsBug: edit the MacsBug colors
[*] data-refinery-10; a tool for preparing raw data
[*] DataConverter122; converts fixed lenght data fields to delimited
[*] DilView1.2.0; a viewer for online Dilbert comics
[*] DrBeam1.1 : Direct manipulation beam analysis
[*] DX7 Librarian 1.1.0; a MIDI data librarian
[*] English is Tough Stuff; a speech exercise
[*] FileMaker Pro 2.1v3 Updater; a flat database application
[*] FreeHand 4.0a to 4.0b Updater-International English
[*] FreeHand 4.0 to 4.0a Updater-International English
[*] Free Space 1.2, a little disk utility
[*] grade-machine; a gradebook program
[*] LabHelper 4.01; an aid for researchers
[*] MIDI Pack'en 1.0.7; a MIDI data utility
[*] MyBattery 2.2.5; a PowerBook battery utility
[*] My Diary 1.2; a HyperCard stack
[*] My Jourbal 1.2; a HyperCard stack.
[*] nConverter for the Newton; unit conversions
[*] NewsWatcher 2.0b9; an Internet news client
[*] nShell(tm) Mega Source v1.0.1
[*] nStyle for the Newton; a Styles replacement
[*] pict-show-22; a graphics viewer and player
[*] PowerBook Tweak 1.0.0; a battery utility for 500 series PBs
[*] QuickDelete; a file delteion program
[*] Simple Calendar 2.0; a HyperCard stack
[*] StartupLog; monitors computer use
[*] step-on-a-ferret; an alternate system beep
[*] Tradex 1.0.8; an investment analysis and management program
[*] Unofficial Internet Booklist version 0.8
[*] Web Weaver (After Dark module)
[A] WANTED: Largest Mac Sites (clarification)
[C] TeX on the Mac, Comments on 3 shareware packages
[Q] Hardware for scientific instrumentation
[Q] Oscilloscope software?
Aldus Fetch 1.2 & 8100
Archive Python DAT Problem
Arrival Notification for in-box Folders
Audio player
AVs using studio mikes (Q)
Backdrop/Decor
chooser control (Q)
ClarisWorks 2.1 EDUCATION
Communications Decisions
Converting PS to EPS (A)
Customizing System 7 Finder (Q)
Deskwriter Problem [R]
Duo Enabler 2.0
Ehman Hard Drives (R)
Ehman HD & Performa 476 (2 msgs)
emacs
EPS Conversion Software
Errant PostScript file/Imagesetter - help!
Fetch problem
Global Village's ftp site address
Great Shareware - more nominations
HD spinn down
Help! Urgent!
HELP: 4-MEG (70ns) & 1-MEG (80ns) simms--will they work together?
how to remove carriage returns??
HPDeskWriter Cartrage refilable (A)
Hunting for IP Remote AppleTalk (Extension)
Info-Mac Digest V12 #113
LC475 ROM Slot--Any use?
MacNet non-800 phone number reqd
mac timeserver programs
MakeAutoTyper wanted (Re: file request)
Maxima 3.0//MacWrite II problems
Odd floppy disk/drive problem
PC CD_ROM's on a Mac?
Pecking order
PKZIP mac - where?
PowerBook 520c TrackPad & SCSI Devices
quotation marks
RAM Doubler (C)
Running EtherTalk and LocalTalk at the same time: success!
Setext Viewer for DOS/Windoze?
Simultanouesly scrolling texts
Speak Manager on LCIII
Sticky Mouse Syndrome
Summary of Norton/Speed Disk 2.0 vx 3.0
Sys 6, MacX and screensavers
System 7.5 and Japanese Language Kit (JLK)
The Macs 1.0b6
transparent background on GIFs (R)
URL: pronunciation of acronym??
WordPerfect on internet?
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Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 16:13:49 -0800
From: [email protected] (Kee Nethery +1 510 843 6140)
Subject: [*] Apple ARA Server 1.0->2.1.0 Client Enablers
Apple Provides Software to Allow ARA 2.0.1 Servers to Accept Calls from ARA 1.0
Clients
I have been asked to have you post this by Eric Gould,
Product Line Manager, Apple Business Systems .
Should you have any questions about posting this software, please contact
Eric Gould.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/ara/ara-server-201-10-client-updt.hqx; 76K]
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Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 15:48:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: Brooks Seymore
Subject: [*] August 1994 Inside Mac Games Free Preview Edition
[Archived as /info-mac/per/ingam/inside-mac-games-94-08.hqx; 433K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 19:53:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: Herb Voth
Subject: [*] BatteryMinder2.0b5; a PowerBook battery utility
Thanks to many people who have used the beta versions of BatteryMinder,
this latest version addresses certain incompatibilities that cropped up
with docking stations (lost prefs) and screen dimming of color active
matrix screens. I am pretty sure it is now running on PB100s and Portables.
This version also hides the screen controls window when in the background
(thanks to Blair MacIntyre for this suggestion).
It has been tested so far on PB100, PB160, PB170, PB180c, PB230, PB280c
Quick Feature List:
- Screen Controls window for adjusting brightness (on all models) and
contrast (on Duo models)
- Backlight toggle between preset values depending on charger status
- Force Appletalk to load at startup, so that it is always available
- Make quiet the startup sound
- Toggle Appletalk, sound and modem on/off with button control
- Monitors battery voltage (on all PowerBooks) and watts (on Duo or later)
- Predict battery life with count up and count down timers
- User selectable status information conveniently displayed in menu
- Change screen color depth via BatteryMinder menu
- Open PowerBook Control Panel from menu or an option-click in
BatteryMinder window
- Open Sharing Setup Control Panel from menu or a control-click in
BatteryMinder window
- Put your PowerBook to sleep with a double-click in BatteryMinder window
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/battery-minder-20b5.hqx; 55K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 15:27:20 CST
From: [email protected] (Peterson, Chris)
Subject: [*] BinchFoot*2.0 FM-Pro
Here is yet another version of BinchFoot for Filemaker Pro.
[A fantasy football database. --isl]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/binchfoot-20-fmpro.hqx; 278K]
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Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 08:40:06 -0500
From: [email protected] (Mike Stulting)
Subject: [*] blazing-saddles-grp6; yet another set of sounds from the movie
Stuffit compressed folder of System 7 (double-click) sound clips from the
Mel Brooks movie, "Blazing Saddles"
>>> Group 6 - Lily von Schtupp & Railroad Again >> Group 7 - Roundup >> Group 8 of 8 - Finale
Subject: [*] Buud; a HypercCard based game
"Buuud" is part one of "The Buuud Adventures". Buuud was conceptualized
in mid-August, 1994, by Jeff "Cisco" Rau and Andrea "I Have No Crafty
Nickname" Hakari. The original setup was a series of aliases and more
commands set up in Cisco's account, but the entire game was converted
to a Hypercard 2.0 stack the very next day (or later that same day,
depending on how you look at things). Buuud will hopefully be
experiencing further adventures on the lovely St. Olaf campus in the future!
"Buuud" is a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-type game, written as a
Hypercard 2.0 stack on a Mac SE which doesn't have System 7 (I think
it's System 6.0.7, but don't quote me on that). If you have any
questions/comments/suggestions, email Cisco at [email protected] or
Andrea at [email protected]. Yeah, we know there are some typos,
those will be fixed in later versions.
Knock yourself out!
--Cisco and Andrea
[Archived as /info-mac/game/buuud-hc.hqx; 177K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 09:29:34 +0100
From: [email protected] (Ronald Leenes)
Subject: [*] Clock-chipping a Duo 210
Enclosed you will find a file describing a clip that can be used to speed
up a Duo 210. I have succesfully used this clip to run my Duo 210 at 32 Mhz
instead of the standard 25 Mhz.
[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/clock-chipping-duo210-msword.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 21:56:41 +0100
From: [email protected] (Simon Fraser)
Subject: [*] ColorMacsBug: edit the MacsBug colors
Enclosed is a little application which enables you to edit the
colors in which MacsBug displays its debugging screen. Change
>From the boring old black and white, and in style too!
Simply drag your 'Debugger Prefs' file in the System Folder onto
this application (or start it up and choose the file), and then
edit the colors in the subsequent dialog, and save. That's it!
This of course requires that you have MacsBug (Apple's development
debugging tool). ColorMacsBug also requires Color QuickDraw to run.
Please let me know if you use it, and have fun!
Simon Fraser
Imperial College, UK.
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/color-macsbug.hqx; 27K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 18:45:19 CDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] data-refinery-10; a tool for preparing raw data
Data Refinery 1.0 - Shareware
Requirements:Any Mac with enough memory (as far as I know...)
Matt Peterson - July-August 1994
University of Kansas - Experimental Psychology
Data Refinery is a tool for preparing raw data(repeated measures/within
subjects) for statistical analysis. Version 1.0 sorts the data into the
appropriate conditions,and incorporates several methods of removing outliers
from any text file, including SuperLab(TM) and any others I can get my hands
on.
Documentation is included in the program, w/some balloon help.
A text file containing last minute changes is included in a text file
Partial Support - Inquiries and suggestions are more than welcome. Updates will
be coming out, pending a heavy workload.
Matt Peterson - [email protected]
Files found virus free w/SAM 3.5.2
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/data-refinery-10.hqx; 324K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 16:22:09 -0600
From: [email protected] (Brian Durand)
Subject: [*] DataConverter122; converts fixed lenght data fields to delimited
A simple program to parse fixed record length data files from corporate
databases and the like into tab separated data files that are used by most
Macintosh databases.
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/data-converter-122.hqx; 49K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 00:42:50 -0500
From: [email protected] (Darrell Anderson)
Subject: [*] DilView1.2.0; a viewer for online Dilbert comics
DilView is a Dilbert(c) GIF viewer, if you don't know what Dilbert(c) is,
stop reading now. Version 1.2 adds support for Drag&Drop, Apple Events,
and AppleScript.
-Darrell Anderson, [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/dil-view-12.hqx; 42K]
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Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 16:26:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Stephen Cooper
Subject: [*] DrBeam1.1 : Direct manipulation beam analysis
Dr. Beam is a direct manipulation beam analysis environment. It differs
from many other beam analysis programs in that it was designed primarily
for simulating and visualizing behavior as opposed to simply performing
analyses. Once you have learned to use Dr. Beam (5 - 15 minutes) analyzing
a beam becomes as simple as applying loads and supports and watching
what happens.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/dr-beam-11.hqx; 304K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 09:39:59 +0900
From: [email protected] (Takashi
Suzuki/=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCTmtMWk40O0obKEI=?=)
Subject: [*] DX7 Librarian 1.1.0; a MIDI data librarian
DX7 Librarian is an application for the Macintosh which allows you
to make up library of voice data for DX7. One window has one voice
data, and you can open windows as many as you want.
When this application receives bulk dump MIDI data, new window will
open and show you it's parameter. You can keep 32 voices in one file,
so it's easy to replace DX7's internal 32 voices.
Apple Script recordable.
What's changed in 1.1.0:
Become "Fat Binary". Runs native on Power Mac.
Remember "Ignore 1Voice", "Send When Changed" status and connections
on PatchBay, if you have UnProtect file.
Fixed window rewrite problem after opening envelope/kbd_scale dialog.
Requirement :
System7 + QuickTime or System7.1
Apple MIDI Manager or OMS
Save Protected.
Takashi Suzuki
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/dx7-librarian-110.hqx; 220K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 00:07:16 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jon Pugh)
Subject: [*] English is Tough Stuff; a speech exercise
Here's a text file which is perfect for those of you wishing to give
Macintalk a workout. I recommend trying to read it out loud first. You
may find that Macintalk has an easier time of it than you do.
I got this from a friend at work. We have many people from international
destinations, including Holland, England, Croatia, France, China and more.
This is a prime example of how difficult English was for them to learn.
Open it in SimpleText on a machine with the latest Macintalk installed (for
those of you with Developer CDs, 1.2.1 is on the August CD) and have it
speak this in various voices. There are a handful of words it
mispronounces, but on the whole it does a lot better than most people
around my work.
A sample is:
Billet does not rhyme with ballet,
Bouquet, wallet, mallet, chalet.
Blood and flood are not like food,
Nor is mould like should and would.
It's vicious stuff.
Jon
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/english-is-tough-stuff.txt; 6K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 17:26:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: Alan D Earhart
Subject: [*] FileMaker Pro 2.1v3 Updater; a flat database application
I found this on the ftp.claris.com anon FTP site. I did not see anything in
the documentation which would prohibit sending this off to the archives.
It is a binhexed StuffIt! 3.0 archive.
Here's a rundown of what's new-
This Updater is for U.S. versions ONLY. If you have an International version,
please call the Claris Fulfillment Center nearest you.
The updater combines your original FileMaker Pro 2.0 or 2.1 Mac version with a
list of changes and creates a new, completely up-to-date 2.1v3 application.
The following summarizes the fixes and feature enhancements made to FileMaker
Pro 2.1v3 program:
*Faster application launching on AppleTalk networks with a large number of
zones
*Significantly faster AppleScript searches using a whose clause
*Eliminating the generation of an incorrect option to edit paper sizes in
the print dialog of an HP Deskwriter
*Correcting inconsistent results in calculations using the Round function
* Guests using FileMaker Pro 2.1v3 will experience performance increases
in several networking operations when FileMaker files are being hosted by
Claris' FileMaker Pro Server product. See your local dealer or Contact
Claris at (408) 727-8227 for more information about FileMaker Pro Server.
* The following Import feature was added:
- A new Match Fields button was added to the Import Mapping dialog box for
same version FileMaker Pro to FileMaker Pro import operations. The button
aligns fields in the source and target files when their names match and
enables import for fields of compatible types.
* A hidden feature has been added to FileMaker Pro 2.1v3 and FileMaker Pro
SDK to enable a text field to flow across page boundaries without being
split at the page break. To access this feature, hold down the Option
key (Mac) or Shift Key (Windows) as you select the Layout Options menu item.
A new checkbox "New Break" will appear. By selecting this, the alternate
method of handling text across page breaks will be turned on for the current
layout. This feature is NOT GUARANTEED to solve all text flow problems but
has shown improvements with text clipping problems in specific cases.
It may potentially cause other problems, particularly on layouts with
sliding objects, so use it only as a last resort.
Alan
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/filemaker-pro-21v3-updt.hqx; 418K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 13:28:02 -0500
From: Lorin Rivers III
Subject: [*] FreeHand 4.0a to 4.0b Updater-International English
This is the updater for FreeHand 4.0a to 4.0b for International English. It
corrects some performance problems. This one only works on FreeHand 4.0a IE.
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/free-hand-40a-to-40b-updt.hqx; 340K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 13:28:23 -0500
From: Lorin Rivers III
Subject: [*] FreeHand 4.0 to 4.0a Updater-International English
This is the updater for FreeHand 4.0 to 4.0a for International English. It
corrects some performance problems. This one only works on FreeHand 4.0 IE.
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/free-hand-40-to-40a-updt.hqx; 109K]
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Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 19:26:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Benjamin H Ward
Subject: [*] Free Space 1.2, a little disk utility
A utility that shows you how much space on your Macintosh's disks is free.
(Hence the name "Free Space.") I have grown sick and tired of having to
open 12 jillion Finder windows while backing up my hard drives just so I
can find a floppy with more than "46K avail."; instead of total surrender,
I wrote Free Space.
Free Space is shareware -- kindly browse the subtly titled READ ME file at
your leisure for the gory details. All feedback is welcome.
-- B. H. Ward
[email protected]
[email protected]
BTW: This requires a System 7 Macintosh.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/free-space-12.hqx; 30K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 17:38:53 -0700
From: [email protected] (Mike Kurtinitis)
Subject: [*] grade-machine; a gradebook program
Brief discription of the four archives posted by Misty City Software.
grade-machine-601a.up60stu.hqx: Updates Grade Machine Version 5 to Version
6. Maintains your current encoded name, and Deluxe vs. Standard editions.
Many new features, especially for owners of the Deluxe Edition. This
limited-memory version is for 1 MB Macs (limits each class to 60 students).
=46or the full 250-student version (requires 2 MB), download Grade Machine 6
Updater (Full) instead.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/grade-machine-5-to-610a-updt-small.hqx; 690K]
grade-machine-601a.updt.hqx: Updates Grade Machine Version 5 to Version 6.
Maintains your current encoded name, and Deluxe vs. Standard editions. Many
new features, especially for owners of the Deluxe Edition. For 1 MB Macs,
download Grade Machine 6 Updater (60-student) instead.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/grade-machine-5-to-601a-updt.hqx; 395K]
grade-machine-60-samples.hqx: Sample Class and Style files to be used with
Grade Machine Version 6. These files are also referenced in the Sample
Reports chapter of the new manual. To order the manual, call Misty City
Software at (800) 795-0049.
[Previously archived as /info-mac/app/grade-machine-60-samples.hqx]
grade-machine-601a.small.hqx: New Version 6.0 of Grade Machine, the
highest-rated gradebook reviewed by Macworld (4 stars, December 1992)! Free
small-class edition allows a maximum of 10 students per class (full version
allows 250 students per class). The most flexible gradebook on the market -
each class holds up to 10 grading periods, each containing 10 assignment
categories. Design unlimited "special scores" (+, =88, - etc.), and design
"smart comments" that can merge student data and can be linked together to
form letter-style reports. Many new features, including more powerful
seating charts and attendance. Download, or call (800) 795-0049 for a free
demo disk package.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/grade-machine-5-to-610a-updt-small.hqx; 395K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 12:54:48 -0400
From: "Tzuen-Rong Tzeng"
Subject: [*] LabHelper 4.01; an aid for researchers
Please find enclosed in this mail a copy of LabHelper 4.01. LabHelper is a
software package that helps researchers manage their daily research and become
more organized and productive. It let you organize and do everything in one
place with one application. No more digging through folders trying to find the
informations you need. It is a flexible, expandable and indispensable tool.
This software package contains the main engine LabHelper, the plug-in modules
(PIM) and special fonts. The PIMs are organized into four categories: Data,
Desk, Math, and Prep.
This upgrade features better report printing and includes the outline fonts.
Please evaluate this package and kindly include it in your software
collections.
Sincerely,
Jeremy
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/lab-helper-401.hqx; 1389K]
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Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 10:06:51 +0900
From: [email protected] (Takashi
Suzuki/=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCTmtMWk40O0obKEI=?=)
Subject: [*] MIDI Pack'en 1.0.7; a MIDI data utility
MIDI Pack'en is an application for the Macintosh which allows you to
keep system exclusive data in files. (So called MIDI Data Filer.)
When this application receives system exclusive data, a new window'll
tell you the datasize and manufacturer.
MIDI Pack'en can handle any kind of system exclusive data.
Apple Script recordable.
What's changed in 1.0.7:
Become "Fat Binary". Runs native on Power Mac.
Remember connections on PatchBay, if you have UnProtect file.
This application requires :
System7 + QuickTime + Apple MIDI Manager or
System7.1 + Apple MIDI Manager
Save Protected.
Takashi Suzuki
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/midi-packen-107.hqx; 98K]
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Date: 22 Aug 1994 18:20:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Jeremy Kezer, (203) 676-6151"
Subject: [*] MyBattery 2.2.5; a PowerBook battery utility
MyBattery is the essential battery monitoring tool for Macintosh notebook
owners! David Pogue of MacWorld loved its "super-cool fuel gauge." MyBattery
features include:
* A variety of graphical displays of current battery voltage, such as bar
graph, "gas gauge", and line plot (voltage vs time) displays.
* Accurately estimates how much battery life remaining - and it "learns" to
adjust the estimate to be more accurate for your particular PowerBook.
* Multiple battery support.
* User-configurable menu bar displays.
* Color & grayscale support.
* Status indicators for AppleTalk, CPU speed, internal modem, and charger.
* Battery charger status (hi-charge, lo-charge, running off internal
battery).
* Compatible with any portable Macintosh that supports the Power Manager
(Macintosh Portable, all PowerBooks, Duo's, etc.).
* Compatible with System 6.0.8 or later (System 7.x friendly).
* Stand-alone application, for minimum conflicts and maximum RAM flexibility.
The next major release of MyBattery is under development, but there was one
annoying but not fatal bug that I wanted to fix now (which could garble the
preferences dialog). MyBattery 2.2.5 also adds the internal drive status
display for the menu bar.
To fully activate the historical estimation feature and some display options,
you must register your copy of MyBattery. Suggested fee is $10; see enclosed
documentation for further info.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/my-battery-225.hqx; 156K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 20:51:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: Theresa London
Subject: [*] My Diary 1.2; a HyperCard stack
"My Diary (V1.2)" is a HyperCard (version 2.0v2) stack you can
use in recording your daily thoughts. "My Diary (V1.2)" is
POSTCARDware; please let me know if you liked it and used it,
did not like it and why, or any suggestions you may have. Future
versions (when I get the time) will have the date, time and page
numbers automatically added and the ability to add new pages.
Created 8/94 by Theresa London. Email: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/my-diary-12-hc.hqx; 8K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 20:51:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: Theresa London
Subject: [*] My Jourbal 1.2; a HyperCard stack.
"My Journal (V1.2)" is a HyperCard (version 2.0v2) stack you can
use in recording your daily thoughts. "My Journal (V1.2)" is
POSTCARDware; please let me know if you liked it and used it,
did not like it and why, or any suggestions you may have. Future
versions (when I get the time) will have the date, time and page
numbers automatically added and the ability to add new pages.
Created 8/94 by Theresa London. Email: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/my-journal-12-hc.hqx; 7K]
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Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 14:14:13 -0400
From: [email protected] (Bill Kearney)
Subject: [*] nConverter for the Newton; unit conversions
I dusted off an old idea of mine and created nConverter.
It's a formula app panel for unit conversions. So if you need to convert
>From Imperial Gallons to Ounces, Ergs to Joules or any other of a hundred
units, then nConverter is for you.
The special feature it has is a hot button to the Newton's own built-in
Calculator. It will take the results of any conversions and retype them
straight into the Calculator app.
It's $15 Shareware and my address and contact info are in the attached
read-me file.
Thanks again for all your support!
Bill
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/app/n-converter.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 18:46:30 -0700
From: [email protected] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] NewsWatcher 2.0b9; an Internet news client
This is the latest version of NewsWatcher, one of the best MacTCP-based
Usenet newsreaders.
cheers ... -Adam
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/news-watcher-20b9.hqx; 385K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 04:30:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Jensen
Subject: [*] nShell(tm) Mega Source v1.0.1
Source code is provided for: ask, battery, beep, cat, chattr, cp, df,
echo, eq, fss, gestalt, launch, ls, man, mem, mkdir, mv, notify, odoc,
ps, rm, wc, and yesno.
This package contains source code for all nShell(tm) commands not
packaged with the nShell Programmer's Guide. It is assumed that you have
downloaded and installed the nShell application and its Programmer's
Guide. These packages are available from a number of on-line sources.
Project files and instructions are included for the Think C development
environment.
The nShell is a traditional scripting environment for the Apple
Macintosh. The shell is available in two forms. A light version, called
nShell(tm), is freely distributable for non-commercial purposes. A
second version, called nShell-Pro(tm), is available as a commercial
product. Our goal is to make the shell environment available to as many
users as possible, while providing serious users with the support and
reliability of a full commercial product.
John Jensen
Newport Software Development
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/mega-source-101-nshell.hqx; 154K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 12:45:59 -0400
From: [email protected] (Bill Kearney)
Subject: [*] nStyle for the Newton; a Styles replacement
Well, I finally got around to doing this one. Thanks go out to Gilbert
Green at Cornell Medical School for the suggestions (and the shareware
fees!).
It's a replacement for the Styles app. It gives you more font, sizes,
styles and pen widths. It also has some quick text functions; Uppercase,
Lowercase and Capitalize.
It's $15 Shareware.
It's suggested than you install this app internally. It's not necessary,
but it will consume a bit less heap space that way. For those of you with
really overloaded MP0/100 machines, sorry if it takes too much heap space.
Overriding a built-in app get's kind of tricky.
Give it a try and GET BACK TO ME with bug reports and/or suggestions.
Regards,
Bill
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/util/n-style.hqx; 11K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 07:44:42 +0200
From: Oliver Dreer
Subject: [*] pict-show-22; a graphics viewer and player
PICTshow is a viewer/player application for the following file types:
- PICT files (also from PhotoCD's)
- GIF pictures
- Sound files (System 7 sound files)
- Quicktime Movies (requires Quicktime)
Changes in version 2.2 :
- Individual delay option for each item
- Faster QT Playback
- Improved displayspeed of cached preview pictures
- New option : Begin Show on application startup
- Export to Quicktime Movie (GIF and PICT files only)
- Supports new Dragmanager for dragging files into the PICTshow dialog
PICTshow requires System 7 and a color capable Macintosh.
Oliver Dreer
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/pict-show-22.hqx; 53K]
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Date: 22 Aug 1994 18:07:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Jeremy Kezer, (203) 676-6151"
Subject: [*] PowerBook Tweak 1.0.0; a battery utility for 500 series PBs
PowerBook Tweak is a utility for the PowerBook 500 series that gives you more
control over the power conservation settings than Apple's PowerBook control
panel. It lets you configure the conservation settings for specific
applications, allowing you to tailor power conservation to best meet your usage
needs.
You can configure the screen dimming, drive spindown, system sleep, and CPU
cycling for up to fifty applications (unregistered copies allow four). For
example, you can prevent your PowerBook from cycling while you are playing a
particular game. Or use PowerBook Tweak so that your hard drive never spins
down while using Word.
Shareware; $10 registration fee suggested. See included documentation for more
information.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/powerbook500-tweak-100.hqx; 125K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 09:45:59 +0500
From: [email protected] (Ash Campbell)
Subject: [*] QuickDelete; a file delteion program
This is a quick and dirty file deletion program.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/quick-delete-101.hqx; 36K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 20:49:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: Theresa London
Subject: [*] Simple Calendar 2.0; a HyperCard stack
"Simple Calendar - 1995 (Version 2.0)" is just that - a simple
calendar HyperCard stack. It starts with December 1994 and continues through
January 1996. Uses HyperCard version 2.0v2.
"Simple Calendar - 1995 (Version 2.0)" was created 8/94 by
Theresa London and is POSTCARDware. Please let me know if
you downloaded it, liked it and used it, or didn't like it and why.
I appreciate all the feedback I can get!
email: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/simple-calendar-20-hc.hqx; 17K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 16:23:28 -0600
From: [email protected] (Brian Durand)
Subject: [*] StartupLog; monitors computer use
A simple control panel that keeps a log of when a macintosh has been started
up.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/startup-log-cdev.hqx; 7K]
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Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 19:50:34 -0300
From: Lloyd Burchill
Subject: [*] step-on-a-ferret; an alternate system beep
Step On a Ferret is an alternative system beep for people with an
aversion to long, low, wet-smelling mammals.
[I am archiving this under protest; you better send us
a "human-bitten-by-a-ferret" system shriek
--isl][Archived as /info-mac/snd/step-on-a-ferret-beep.hqx; 6K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 15:11:48 -0700
From: [email protected] (Paul J. Rodman)
Subject: [*] Tradex 1.0.8; an investment analysis and management program
Tradex is a sophisticated stock market technical analysis and portfolio
management application for the Macintosh. This new version has been
slightly modified and several bugs have been fixed to make it more
reliable.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/tradex-108.hqx; 529K]
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Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 21:57:17 -0800
From: [email protected] (Kevin Savetz)
Subject: [*] Unofficial Internet Booklist version 0.8
At long last, here is the updated "Unofficial Internet Booklist" (version
0.8), now featuring a whopping 138 Internet books. Enjoy!
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/internet-book-list-08.txt; 87K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 00:19:59 -0400
From: [email protected] (David Negro)
Subject: [*] Web Weaver (After Dark module)
This is my first try at an After Dark module. I put a little TWIST on
standard line art.
I can be reached at:
E-mail: [email protected]
David Negro
128 Wellesley Ave
Wellesley MA 01281
USA
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/web-weaver-ad.hqx; 57K]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 20:47:21 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: [A] WANTED: Largest Mac Sites (clarification)
Clint Laskowski wrote:
> Last week I asked [about large Mac sites, but w]hat I wanted was a list of
> those companies which use a large number of Macintosh
> computers!... Specifically, I am trying to justify to my "boss" that
> Macintosh computers are used in big business (not just marketing
> departments) and that Macs aren't just toys.
Try MacWEEK 05.02.94, page 34, "MacWEEK 200" [top sites]. This special
section has lots of ammunition you can use, including comparisons of
Macs/PC/Workstation density and stories about what sites are doing with their
Macs.
The top 5 sites, according to MacWEEK, are:
1) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
2) Lockeed Missiles & Space Co., Inc.
3) Los Alamos National Laboratory
4) Eli Lilly & Co.
5) McDonnell Douglas Corp.
-- Toby Braun [email protected] [email protected] CIS:70674,2634
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Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 15:25:21 GMT-0600
From: [email protected] (Pete Jemian)
Subject: [C] TeX on the Mac, Comments on 3 shareware packages
Here's my own irreverent comments about three shareware
implementations of TeX for the Macintosh OS. I make no
recommendations as to which one is better. I'm trying to
select one for myself and thought this would help some other
folks as well. I found versions of these three packages on
some combination of midway.uchicago.edu or ftp.shsu.edu by
anonymous ftp.
------
Remember, these comments do not come from the leaders of
any of the former Soviet republics.
------
Back up 50 meters and point yer flamethrowers
in the direction of: [email protected]
Pete R. Jemian
West Bank ... of the Chicago River
--------- cut here --------
Initial thing to wish for in any TeX installation:
Rather than install each new macro package for TeX in some
general folder (e.g., "...copy all the .sty files into the
TeX-inputs folder..."), I suggest/request that programs
allow aliases of the various _and_ _appropriate_ folders to
be placed in some general location (e.g., "... place an
alias to the folder `styles' in the TeX-inputs folder...").
Then, the TeX configuration is instructed to search
recursively through all subdirectories in TeX-inputs. A
headache for some programmers but a godsend for people who,
in the future, may want to _completely_ remove a TeX package
(for instance, in graduation from RevTeX v2 to v3).
OzTeX: shareware registration fee $30
OzTeX is a standalone application for the compilation of TeX
documents. Nice one-piece package. Needs very little
maintenance, once it has been installed. (True for most TeX
packages). Good integration for writing documents. No
support for missing fonts other than to go find them
somewhere and then install them. Version 1.7 has good
support for the text editor Alpha v5.91. BibTeX and
MakeIndex are also not part of the OzTeX application.
However, standalone programs are supplied to do both of
these functions. They work fine.
BTW, Alpha is a _great_ program for editing TeX and LaTeX
documents. Even though BBEdit Lite comes with the OzTeX
package, I prefer the Alpha for the LaTeX macro packages
supplied by Tom Scavo. Alpha is shareware for $25.
CMacTeX: shareware registration fee $25
CMacTeX is a suite of standalone applications for the
compilation of TeX documents. The members of the suite
interact with each other using AppleEvents and a
configuration file in System_Folder:Preferences. Seems to
be good integration into the Mac OS. Haven't used it much
yet so these comments aren't official. CMacTeX might have
the edge over OzTeX because it includes Metafont support.
However, CMacTeX does not want to cooperate nicely with
Alpha (text editor). More comments after I use it for a
while. Does not include MakeIndex or BibTeX. Presume that
one could use the same versions that were supplied with
OzTeX.
DirectTeX: shareware registration fee $100
DirectTeX is a suite of MPW tools and scripts for the
compilation of TeX documents. Installation very easy.
Configuration also is simple. Appears to be the most direct
implementation of TeX on the Mac since it utilizes a command
line environment (MPW). That comes at the price of having
to use MPW. Not a big deal if you already have it. Not so
easy for non-Mac users, though. (Yes, some DOS people
occasionally use my Mac to print their .DVI files since
their DOS box is not networked to a printer. They can learn
simple MPW.) Alpha editor is not optimal for DirectTeX.
(Why have two editors open at once?) Will some nice person
develop some LaTeX macros for MPW similar to Tom Scavo's macros
for Alpha?
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 16:29:00 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Jason D.B. Sutin "
Subject: [Q] Hardware for scientific instrumentation
Hi. I'm looking for information about using Macs for controlling
scientific instruments. Specifically, I'm interested in finding vendors
of digitizers and DSP's for the Mac. I'm also interested in IEEE and
RS485 interface cards.
I'm also interested in developing cards for nubus and DMA. Can
anyone suggest good references for the nubus standard and developing
hardware for the Mac (including PPC)? I am especially interested in
vendors that have cards that just have circuitry for nubus and a
breadboard to build your own card (similar to what is available for PC
buses).
Since I don't regularly read newsgroups, I would appreciate if
replies would be mailed directly to me at [email protected].
Thank you in advance,
Jason Sutin
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 13:34:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: Natsu Sakimura
Subject: [Q] Oscilloscope software?
Hi netters,
I tried out digital oscilloscope on my PowerMac 6100, but
it does not seem to be compatible. Is there any alternative
to it?
Please e-mail me, then I will post the summary.
Thanks in advance,
Natsu
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 94 12:05:24 CDT
From: Lovejoy
Subject: Aldus Fetch 1.2 & 8100
I installed Fetch 1.2 on my 8100. The install went fine, but when I tried
to run it, I got an "Application could not be opened due to disk error."
This error message came up durring the splash screen. So I trashed the
folder, checked the drive.....perfect. So I re-installed Fetch, only
to get the same error. I called Aldus support, to wait like all the rest,
only to leave a message. They returned my call, when I was out, to
request me to call them back. When I did, I waited the customary 10 - 15
min. to leave a message.....again. Well to say, I am frustrated, but left
the usuall friendly message requesting help. And so, here I am. Is there
anybody out here that had the same problem, and found a fix, or any helpful
suggestions? Thanks gang.
Lovejoy
BTW, I have just the usuall inits and cdev's...nothing exotic. I had the
same problem with them all deactivated.
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 94 15:18:33 BST
From: [email protected] (Sak Wathanasin)
Subject: Archive Python DAT Problem
In Info-mac digests vol 12 no 112, [email protected]
writes:
> I've had an APS Archive Python 2 GB DAT drive to do my backups on 70
> machines in my office usiong Retrospect Remote for about 3 years.
> Yesterday, the backup failed....
> ...etc etc....
> What are your opinions of Archive's practice? What would you do?
A couple of our disk drives died and were old enough that the mfr was
by that time using another brand of disks, and we were faced with that
choice. They are just not worth repairing. I don't know what's standard
practice at your U, but we write off our equipment over 3 years (faster
if the taxman would let us
); thus, after 3 years, that DAT drivewould have an asset value of $0.00, and I'd replace it without
hesitation.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 11:06:29 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: Arrival Notification for in-box Folders
We have several Macs connected with AppleShare on a LAN. Most of our users
have some shared folders. At least one of these is an in-box with sharing
allowing others to put reports or programs into it.
Is there an extension or application that can be pointed at this shared
folder that will promptly let me know whenever someone drops something into
this in-box? Even better, can it tell me what changed in my in-box?
Thanks in advance
Jay Kahn MITRE Corporation [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 18:50:29 -0700
From: [email protected] (Anthony Guzzi)
Subject: Audio player
I am looking for a util that plays PC soundblaster files (.voc)
Does anyone know of such a util?
-Anthony Guzzi-
------------------------------
Date: 25 Aug 94 11:45:04 GM
From: Fergus Sullivan/ITP/IE
Subject: AVs using studio mikes (Q)
Does anyone know if I can use an AudioTechnica studio mike on a Quadra 840AV
for sound input? If so, do I need to rewire anything? It's intended for use
with SoundEdit etc., rather than in speech recognition. Sorry if I'm leaving
out any pertinent information--I'm asking this on behalf of a friend and know
bugger all about the subject myself.
Thanks in advance,
Fergus Sullivan
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 94 22:35:06 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Backdrop/Decor
Backdrop and Decor are product that you can use to paste an image on your
screen which stays there behind the icons on the desktop. It loads at startup.
Decor is the more recent product and is compatible with Power PC (not perfect,
still beta version). Previous versions were improved by author quickly and
constantly so he should fix the last for Power Pc.
Decor is a replacement for Backdrop. The product is still under testing. I have
a beta version sent to me by the author which I cannot post. There is a
previous version in the archives. The product is not perfect but can replace
Backdrop. It is a 5$ shareware from a guy in France. He is working on the
product to improve it and needs testers I think. Try the version in the
archives. Also e-mailing &sending the 5$, could get you the last beta version.
Ask him about that. The product is great because you can use PICT files in
color and Jfif also and some other formats. Anyway his e-mail is:
[email protected] He speaks English very well.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 20:39:55 +0000 (GMT)
From: "John Daspit, Univ. of Colo. LASP, (303)492-6919"
Subject: chooser control (Q)
Hi all,
Could someone please send me or direct me to a utility that will
allow me to "hide" our laserprinters from other net zones, and hide other
people's laserprinters from us? Please reply directly as I am about
10 months behind my info-mac reading (!) Thanks very much!! JD Univ. of Colo.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 17:22:17 -0400
From: [email protected] (Murph Sewall)
Subject: ClarisWorks 2.1 EDUCATION
I just picked up ClarisWorks 2.1 for my daughter. Each disk says
"Education" on it. Is there any substantive difference between ClarisWorks
Education and "regular?" I didn't find anything obvious in or on the box.
I have a (non-education) version 2.0. I've been *meaning* to download the
updater, but it's big and I haven't gotten to it yet. If I "update"
version 2.0, will it be any different from the "Education" package? Will I
be downloading 1.2 MBytes for no advantage?
/s Murphy A. Sewall (203) 486-2489 voice
Professor of Marketing (203) 486-5246 fax
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 11:40:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ryan Richard Ware
Subject: Communications Decisions
Hello All,
I'm looking to change my modem and was looking for advice before I
plopped down the nice chunck of change (for a college student) that it'll
cost.
I'm looking for something with data/fax/voice telephone features.
Since I have a 660AV, I've been leaning towards a GeoPort, but only because
it's the only product that I know of that will do what I want. Are there
other products out there? I'd like to be able to go faster than 9600 bps.
Also, I've heard of people having problems with the GeoPorts. If
you're a GeoPort user out there, would you recomend it?
Thanks for any help and your time.
Bad Man, Go Away,
Ryan
([email protected])
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 22:49:49 +0000 (GMT)
From: Mark Lankton
Subject: Converting PS to EPS (A)
Scott Traurig writes:
> 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.
Here's the trick for turning plain PostScript files into EPS files. It does
*not* create a preview.
Open the .ps file using a text editor. A programming editor such as BBEdit
or the MPW editor works best. (If you try to open a PostScript file using
Microsoft Word you will probably find that Word is too smart for its own
good: it tries to insert the PostScript as a picture rather than letting
you edit the file itself. You can defeat this intelligent-but-stupid
behavior by temporarily moving Word's "EPS-TIFF-PICT" file out of the
"Word Commands" folder to somewhere where Word will not look for it.)
Once the file is open for editing, make these 3 changes:
1) change the first line:
%!PS-Adobe-0.0 becomes %!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-3.0
2) add a second line for bounding box coordinates in this order:
lowerleft X, lowerleft Y, upperright X, upperright Y
%%BoundingBox: 108 250 540 600
You may have to do some guessing at what the proper coordinates should
be. They are specified in points (1/72 inch), with 0 0 0 0 at the lower
left corner of the page.
3) remove "showpage" command line at (or near) the end of the file.
That's all there is to it. You can change the file type to 'EPSF' using
your favorite type-changing utility, if you like.
Good luck,
Mark Lankton Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
([email protected] University of Colorado
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 13:18:12 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Jeffrey S. Berman"
Subject: Customizing System 7 Finder (Q)
In System 6, adjustments to the Finder display could be made with a
utility program such as Layout or by using ResEdit to alter the LAYO
resource. With System 7, the Views control panel can be used to alter
such features as the Finder font, the size and staggering of icons, or
the items to be displayed in text views. However, is there any utility
or ResEdit procedure to make the following adjustments to the System 7
Finder?
1. Alter the distance of the grid spacing of the icons.
2. Set the default size and view of a new window.
3. Adjust the column widths of items displayed in text views.
4. Have a Title Bar click bring the parent window to the front.
5. Have a copied folder have the AppleShare privileges of original.
6. Have a new folder inherit the parent folder's AppleShare privileges.
Thanks in advance.
-Jeff Berman
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 13:55:45 GMT-0600
From: [email protected] (Pete Jemian)
Subject: Deskwriter Problem [R]
You wrote:
> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 14:07:18 +0200
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: Deskwriter Problem (Q)
>
> Weird question for the gurus:
>
> I have a IIci still running system 7.0.1 and a very old HP
> Deskwriter, one of the very first serial models.
>
> Now I bought a powerbook which was delivered with system 7.1
> and my old drivers for the printer don't work any more.
> Therefore my Apple dealer gave me a test copy of the new HP
> DeskWriter 5.0 driver which can be configured for all
> DeskWriter models including the colour ones.
>
> If now I switch on the printer and boot my powerbook the
> printer prints out a message
>
> Datacomm Error - Please Check Baudrate
>
> And switches to error mode. It has to be switched off and
> on to recover. The same occurs if I boot the powerbook
> first and then switch on the printer and select the printer
> driver from the chooser menu. Also the powerbook does not
> keep the selected printer to be selected. The most crazy
> thing is, that if I switch off and on the printer after such
> an error and besides in the printer selection menu of the
> powerbook then no printer is selected and I print a whatever
> type of document, the printing works.
>
> So, why this datacomm error and why does the powerbook not
> recognize the connected printer? Any suggestions?
Had a friend with this problem and we never satisfactorily
solved it with the latest HP DW drivers. When we went
back a few versions (v3 or v4, I forget now), that one
seemed to work. Earliest version of the HP DW did not come
with AppleTalk (Hey, revolutionary idea!). Seems to be
hard coded at the fastest baud that the serial port will
take.
I'll stop talking now before I get into disinformation.
Not that much of an expert.
Pete Jemian
Chicago ... right downtown
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 94 08:30:48 MST
From: [email protected] (Jonathan Lundell)
Subject: Duo Enabler 2.0
I downloaded Duo Enabler 2.0 from CompuServe this morning; it was posted
there 7/22. There was no ReadMe; can anyone tell me whether it eliminates
the need for the Duo Battery Patch, and what else it does? FWIW, it seems
to work OK on my 210.
/Jonathan Lundell.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 94 12:39:52 CET
From: "jonesp"
Subject: Ehman Hard Drives (R)
Steve, I commiserate. I had an Ehman HD once -- the drivers are very
finicky and not well designed. I think your best bet might be to move
the MacPlus close to the Performa and then use Localtalk to move the
files over. A fewcables should do the job. No doubt the Ehman is ready
for Hard Drive Heaven right after that.
Pete Jones
------------------------------
Date: 23 Aug 1994 12:54:54 U
From: "Harris Tom"
Subject: Ehman HD & Performa 476
I had the same problem when I went from my Mac Plus with an Ehman 45 to a 475.
I connected the two macs via LocalTalk and using System & file sharing on the
475 copied the files over.
------------------------------
Date: 23 Aug 94 13:51:21 EDT
From: Mark Heard
Subject: Ehman HD & Performa 476
[email protected] asks about transferring files from an Ehman HD
(...RIP) connected to a Mac Plus at v6.0.7 to a Performa 476 at v7.1P without
using floppies. To the rescue comes one of the Truely Insanely Great features
of
System 7 that "Wintel" users can only dream about having -- file sharing!
Turn file sharing on via the Sharing Setup control panel on the Performa (after
giving the Performa a user name and password, natch!) and connect the Plus and
the Performa together using an ImageWriter II cable (via the LocalTalk/printer
ports). Make sure that AppleTalk is turned on in the Chooser on each Mac. Now
"log into" the Performa from the Plus using the AppleShare icon in the Chooser
window. (If the Plus is missing this icon, you'll need to "custom" install the
"workstation software" from the 6.0.7 System disks.) The Performa HD will
appear
on the desktop of the Plus and you can drag the files from the Ehman drive to
the Performa drive as tho the Performa drive was connected to the Plus' SCSI
chain! It won't be any too fast, mind you, but it takes *much* less time than
using floppies or trying to coax the Performa into recognizing your
(relatively)
ancient Ehman drivers.
Party on.
Mark Heard
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 16:16:36 GMT
From: [email protected] (joe heffner)
Subject: emacs
Does anymone know where I can find the Macintossh port to GNU Emacs? I
searched through sumex-aim.stanfoird.edu asnd mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu, but can't
find anything.
Sincerely,
Tyler Cheung
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 14:04:34 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: EPS Conversion Software
I just thought I ought to report back to everyone on this subject.
Apparently-To:
ps2eps, a unix based utility, was the overwhelming choice of those who sent
me email. I have not tried to tackle it yet, and of course it is not an option
for those of you who do not have access to (or the stomach for
a unixsystem.
The few Mac based solutions mentioned were limited to commercial software,
such as DeBabelizer. There was no mention of Mac based share/freeware
solutions, except to say that they didn't work too well.
Thanks again to all those who responded to my request.
Scott ([email protected])
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Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 07:34:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: Richard Lim
Subject: Errant PostScript file/Imagesetter - help!
I wonder if any PS gurus out there can help with this problem
we're having. We have a PS file which we'd like to output to
a Linotronic imagesetter. The PS file prints just fine when
downloaded to a conventional PS printer. When downloaded to
the imagesetter, nothing appears, not even an error message.
The PostScript file in question was generated by OzTeX and
includes many embedded EPS graphics, which were created under
System 6. We don't have problems printing these under System 7
because the System 6 Laserprep preamble has been manually
tacked on at the start of the PS file.
Any leads anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated. I
should say that we don't own the imagesetter in question,
so it's not as though we have direct access to the device
and can see the setup behind it. Thanks!
Richard Lim
Singapore (despite the e-mail address!)
PS: Direct e-mail replies would be appreciated as I don't
read the Digest like I used to.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 09:26:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: Michael Nibeck
Subject: Fetch problem
Current configuration:
Mac IIsi --> terminal server(SLIP) --> UNIX host
When using Fetch to transfer files from the UNIX host to my mac, the
bytes/sec rate starts at about 1500/2000 and drops continously to about
50/60. It then jumps back up to 1500/2000 and starts the cycle over.
Any ideas????
Mike Nibeck
Programmer/Analyst - Datanamics
(703)614-0239
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 24 Aug 1994 00:59:33 +1000
From: [email protected] (Keith Marshall)
Subject: Global Village's ftp site address
Has anybody got the address of Global Village's FTP site? (Assuming one
exists) as I'm after the latest software to drive my GV modem.
Mail me at [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 15:48:40 +0100
From: [email protected] (Lutz Weimann)
Subject: Great Shareware - more nominations
> I thought it would be interesting and beneficial to us all
>if we were to compile a list of our favorite shareware programs.
>
Great idea!
[...]
> Of all the shareware I have,I could least afford to do without
>Apollo....What about the rest of you? Which is the single item you
>could not give up?
1) For doing almost everything with graphics:
Grafikkonverter (by Thorsten Lemke)
+++++++++++++++
The Grafikkonverter opens and saves graphic-files of many different
graphical formats. The program offers a lot of facilities to manipulate
pictures. Here is a (not exhaustive) list of the facilities: Scaling, color
reduction, dithering, painting tools.
Also, a multifile-conversion feature is available, which allows you
to select several graphic files for doing the same operations on
them, which may be (for example) scaling, saving in another format,
generating preview pictures and custom Finder icons,... . The
multifile-conversion may be even used for doing some common text conversion
operations. Further feature: Slide show of all graphic files located within
a selected folder and (optionally) all subfolders.
2) My favourate Keyboard Macro Utility:
KeyQuencer (by Alessandro Levi Montalcini)
++++++++++
Make for a frequently needed sequence of keystrokes, which you have to
type, a macro and assign it to a single keystroke-combination. Several
extension are available for doing special operations, such as: switching to
another specific application or launching or quitting one, opening any file
just like it may be done by the Finder, some basic clipboard editing, using
up to 10 clipboards simultanously, typing the current date/time, and much
more. A programmers interface is provided which allows you to create
additional KeyQuencer extensions.
3) My favourate Network Utility:
Anarchie (by Peter N Lewis)
++++++++
A great FTP-Client (for downloading files) and Archie-Client utility. Many
simultanous connections and transfers can be handled by Anarchie.
AppleScriptable - using Applescript you are able to download and upload
files. Uses the preferences file of the FTP Programm "Fetch" for
determining the transfer mode (text or binary) and for setting the
creator/type of a downloaded file.
Lutz Weimann, e-mail: [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 1994 13:38:27 +0200
From: [email protected] (Rolf Kocherhans)
Subject: HD spinn down
Does anybody know a utility for a desktop MAC, which spins down
the Harddisk after a specific time.
I know of some PowerBook utilities. I would like to let our
server disk have a rest over night.
Thanks for any help
Rolf
------------------------------
Date: 24 Aug 1994 12:06:24 -0800
From: "Ashok Saraf"
Subject: Help! Urgent!
I have a bunch of files that are either text or PS files with a suffix " .z".
First I thought that these files were "zipped". So I accessed "Zipit" utility.
It
did not seem to work. I was then told that the files may be "unix-compressed".
How do I decompress such files on my MAC? Can you suggest a utility to
decompress or retrieve these kind of files?
Appreciate your quick response. Thanks.
Ashok Saraf.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 01:29:14 GMT
From: [email protected] (Lance K. Chun)
Subject: HELP: 4-MEG (70ns) & 1-MEG (80ns) simms--will they work together?
Dear Experieced Mac Users:
Here is my situation:
I've just upgraded my IIci with a DayStar 040 40mhz. And I've also just
went from 8 meg to 20 megs. Before: 8 1-MEG simms (80ns). Now: 4 4-meg
simms (70ns) & 4 1-meg simms (80ns).
What I want to know is that will the two differing ns work together? And
also, will it help if I purchased faster (60ns/70ns) 1-meg simms to go
along with the faster 040 40mhz processor.
Please reply via e-mail.
Thanks!
Lance
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 12:49:57 -0700
From: [email protected] (m.c. schraefel)
Subject: how to remove carriage returns??
when downloading text files, they always seems to come in with carriage
returns at the end of the lines, which makes reformating them in a
word-processor rather difficult.
question:
is there a program that will strip the line carriage returns from all the
lines in a paragraph, but maintain the paragraphs themselves?
eudora has a feature that will "guess paragraphs" when saving text files,
but i've yet to find anything similar for general purpose.
many thanks
mc
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 00:14:40 -0500
From: Paul M Sheldon
Subject: HPDeskWriter Cartrage refilable (A)
Here is the results of wais search on info mac digest that allowed me
to so refill. First the frustrated post telling what can go wrong with the
new cartriges and then the post that fixes:
---
Frustrated post:
---
Info-Mac Digest V10 #78: Refilling HP Deskjet HIGH CAPACITY Cartridges
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1992 14:55:33 -0800 (PST)
From: [email protected] (Richard Hatch)
Subject: Refilling HP Deskjet HIGH CAPACITY Cartridges
I've read quite a bit about refilling HP Deskjet and other cartridges and
have successfully refilled a number myself. But when I tried to refill
one
of the new High Capacity cartridges, I found several differences. First,
the case is somewhat transparent, so you can see that there's no sponge
inside, just an empty well. Second, when I put the ink in, the thing
leaked
like a sieve. Although not ALL the ink leaked back out, a large amount
did, and the seeping never seemed to stop. After about half an hour, it
would still get a drip on the bottom when I picked it up.
So either HP has successfully stopped us from refilling or else there's
some new technique for it that I haven't read about. I used a
hypodermic/ink set that came from Computer Friends in Portland, OR.
When you insert the needle, you can see it spraying ink into the
cartridge.
I don't remember that being true when I refilled the regular size
cartridges.
Richard Hatch
---
Successful:
---
Info-Mac Digest V10 #176: Refilling HP Double Capacity Ink Cartridges
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 22:31 CDT
From: [email protected] (Greg Trimper)
Subject: Refilling HP Double Capacity Ink Cartridges
Refilling HP Double Capacity Cartridges.
If anyone has refilled the normal HP Ink cartridges, you know how easy and
reliable the procedure can be. Well, I purchased one of the Double Capacity
cartridges after a normal cart that I had refilled 10 times physically died.
This was, to say the least, an adventure.
Took the empty cartridge out. Noticed the case is a smoky clear plastic
- it
appeared to be the normal black when full, due to the ink. Inside, I could
see two air filled plastic pouches, one on either side. On top, there
are two
sealed openings: one on the upper left corner, and one in the center. Here
is where it gets fun. The left hand pouch is connected to the upper left
hole - puncture the left hole, the left pouch deflates. The right hand pouch
is attached to the center hole. Puncture the center hole, it deflates. Big
deal, right? Well, puncture either hole, start filling it with ink.
Look at
your hands (and pants, and the table that you forgot to cover with a towel,
as you were really comfortable with refilling the old catridges). On the
bottom of the cart there is a circular inset, it has a spiral tube and a hole
to the outside. If you puncture either bag, the ink comes out that hole in
the bottom. HP has a message for you: RWe overengineer our ink
cartridges to
INSURE that you canUt refill them.S
Ha! But you can. FIRST, before you do anything, take the empty cart, and
clean it up. Take some gel superglue, and fill in the little indent/hole on
the bottom. Put some strong, clear, thin packing tape over that. NOW, and
only after sealing that hole, carefully punch a needle through the left hand
hole. The plastic plug will probably fall in. No big deal, the convienent,
now airless, plastic pouch will retain it. Fill the cart with ink. Take
some soft poster tack or putty and clog the hole - it needs to be airtight.
You are now the proud possessor of a refilled Double capacity ink cartridge.
BUT MAKE SURE YOU SEAL THAT BOTTOM HOLE!
This is an extremely dirty, expensive, and useless trick by HP. This is the
first time that I have NOT been completely pleased with an HP product. I am
going to make a call to them tommorow with my ink-stained fingers, which are
typing this message now.
Greg Trimper [email protected], @edsi.plexus.com, [email protected]
"The Man with the Ink Stained Hands"
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 21:49:02 -36803936 (CDT)
From: John Stremikis
Subject: Hunting for IP Remote AppleTalk (Extension)
Greetings...
I'm hunting for a current copy of the system
extension IP Remote Appletalk, coming from the
University of Melbourne.
The copy I have is Ver. 1.0.1, from 1992 October 4.
I'd appreciate a fresh copy, along with some documentation
or READMEs. The original site also had a simple server
operating for testing purposes, so I'd also appreciate
any references to another.
Please reply directly to:
[email protected]
thanks in advance.
.john stremikis
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 11:43:51 -0500 (EST)
From: SKUMAR%[email protected]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #113
Re: Ink Jet Printers
Heard that IBM is coming out with a low cost ($300) _color_ inkjet printer
soon and this will get the competition going.
-Sanjay Kumar
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 16:23:00 -0400
From: "andre (a.n.) vellino"
Subject: LC475 ROM Slot--Any use?
I've just bought a "demo" model of an LC475 and I have two questions
about it:
(a) it has a ROM slot right next to the two VRAM slots. Comparing
with the mother board of a newer Quadra 605, I notice that this slot
is now gone on the 605 but that the pin-holes where the slot once was
are still on the board. My question is is this ROM slot in the 475
useful for anything (e.g. upgrades to the ROM) or is it a "vestige" of
the early production models of the LC475.
(b) on power-up it seems to "double-declutch": first the "ping", then
the disk-spin up then a video "flash", then a disk *slowdown*, then a
disk-spin up again, then a boot. Anything to worry about? (MacCheck
is happy).
Email on these questions welcome. Thanks -- Andre'
Andre' Vellino
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 16:56:11 +1200
From: [email protected] (Owen Watson)
Subject: MacNet non-800 phone number reqd
Could someone email me the non-800 phone number for MacNet, the mailorder
sellers of Macs? 800 numbers can't be dialled from outside the USA.
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 17:49:37 -0500
From: [email protected] (Michael J. Bayme, M.D.)
Subject: mac timeserver programs
Hi! Does anyone know of a macintosh program to access time servers on
ethernet/internet connections? Thanks.
Michael J. Bayme, M.D.
Beth Israel Hospital Boston (617) 735-4700
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 17:51:59 GMT
From: Sven Guckes
Subject: MakeAutoTyper wanted (Re: file request)
Qouoting [email protected] (Anthony Guzzi):
>I am looking for a file called "MakeAutoTyper 3.2"
>and I cannot find anywhere, yet I know it exists.
"MakeAutoTyper" is part of "FileTyper". (see pointer below)
Sven
-- UMICH - The Macintosh Archive of the University of Michigan
5,000 files for Macintosh
[last update: 940823]
FTP: mac.archive.umich.edu:/mac
Gopher: gopher.archive.merit.edu "Software Archives"
Email: Upload List: [email protected]
Comments: [email protected]
Questions: [email protected]
(Questions about the archive, please!)
Submissions: [email protected]
(Files bigger than 1.2MB will expire after three months.)
Recommended files for reading:
"INTRO" /mac/00introduction : An introducion to the UMICH archive.
"INDEX" /mac/00help/index.txt.gz : Path/file + description
(date,size,review).
"UPLOAD" /mac/00help/submissions.txt: Hints on preparing files for
submissions.
"DOC" /mac/misc/documentation/* : FAQs, pointer files, program
descriptions.
"UMICH upload list":
You can get a list of recent files uploaded to the archive by email!
It is sent out every two weeks complete with file descriptions.
Just ask for it at "[email protected]"!
Please send corrections of this information to [email protected].
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=== END UMICH pointer
Summary:
ftp://mac.archive.umich.edu:/mac/util/d ... 12.sit.hqx
ftp://mac.archive.umich.edu:/mac/util/d ... te.sit.hqx
ftp://mac.archive.umich.edu:/mac/misc/d ... orlist.txt
===
/mac/util/diskfile/filetyper4.12.sit.hqx
151 6/5/94 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.07
Drag/drop in System 7 (also works with Sys 6) to set a file's
type/creator/various finder flags. Includes a utility that
creates AutoChange documents that you can drag/drop files onto,
changing the type/creator to a specific type/creator.
/mac/util/diskfile/filetyper4.0lite.sit.hqx
55 3/31/93 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.07
Drag/drop in System 7 (also works with Sys 6) to set a file's
type/creator/various Finder flags.
/mac/misc/documentation/filetypecreatorlist.txt
11 6/4/93 Text
A compilation of popular/common file and creator type codes.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 1994 09:47:39 -0500
From: [email protected] (David B. Shaw)
Subject: Maxima 3.0//MacWrite II problems
I have been using the venerable MacWrite II for word processing. My system
is a Powerbook 165 hooked up to an external monitor, 14 meg RAM, 240 meg
HD. I recently purchased Maxima 3.0 and seem to have some incompatibility
problems with my word processing--it doesn't lead to crashes, but I can't
spell check my documents when the RAM disk has been set up. Does anyone
have any experience with this? Thanks.
David
David B. Shaw
Chemistry Department
Madison Area Technical College phone: (608) 246-6656; fax (608) 246-6880
Madison, Wisconsin 53704-2599 e-mail: [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 15:53:59 CDT
From: "Stephen Kawalko "
Subject: Odd floppy disk/drive problem
I have a Mac SE which has an internal 800K floppy drive and an
Applied Engineering AEHD+ external floppy drive. My problem is that
the AEHD+ drive, AEHD+ INIT, System, Finder or some combination
thinks that most of my HD floppies are write protected
even when the write protect notch on the disk has not been moved.
I have not tried all of my HD floppies but it appears that
no matter what the position of the write protect notch black
colored floppies are always locked while for blue and white/beige
floppies the write protect notch is interpreted correctly.
I know the bit about the color sounds strange but so far it
seems to be true for the sampling of floppy disk which I have
tried so far. Does anyone have any ideas as to what has happened
my external floppy drive?
Stephen Kawalko ([email protected])
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 15:09:35
From: [email protected] (CHARLIE MINGO)
Subject: PC CD_ROM's on a Mac?
John Masterson writes:
> 3. Is it true that most CD-ROMS are formatted for both IBM
> and MAC, even though it doesn't say so on the box?
Yes. I believe PC CD_ROM's are formatted using the ISO 9660 format, which
means that a Mac CD_ROM drive could mount and read the disk.
However, the _software_ on the CD_ROM may well be IBM-only. This means you
could only use the CD_ROM with an emulator (such as SoftPC or SoftWindows).
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 94 22:11:07 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Pecking order
[Geez, al, did you get up on the wrong side of the bed!? There are a number
messages in this digest, Al, where you really go after these folks! Your
points are valid, but, man, no need to pull out a flame thrower where match
will do! -gordon]
The recent flame thrown by Al Bloom is a great example of what is called
pecking
order. Meaning that the older and bigger bird have the right to eat before the
smaller bird. It is why the bird is bigger. More eating means more size.
Please Gordon do not take that too seriously. Also the bigger bird also
collect
food for smaller birds like I saw recently on my own balcony. Al is very
helpful
like those big birds and he have to pick the smaller birds so they learn who is
the boss. It is a basic biology course we have here.
louis [email protected]
[Well, call me mother/father nature, then -- my job is to make sure that none
of the big birds puncture the small birds!
-Gordon]------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 14:56:53 MST
From: [email protected] (Jonathan Lundell)
Subject: PKZIP mac - where?
A Brody asks:
=============
I saw the ad for PKZIP Mac in MacWorld, and wondered if I could get it at a
order shop for less. Has anyone been able to get it for less than $54.95 (the
price advertised by its manufacturer, Ascent Solutions)?
I realize there is ZipIt (shareware), however, it hasn't always been able to
handle PKZIP files.
=============
FWIW, Stuffit Deluxe (I'm running 3.0.7) does a nice job with zip files, and
in the bargain does just about every other conversion you can name. I had
a couple of DOS zip files the other day I couldn't unzip with three different
PC-based unzippers, and Stuffit handled them just fine.
The only catch is that Stuffit only unzips; it doesn't zip.
It's not the cheapest solution, but it works well and saves having to
keep track of a dozen different one-trick-shareware-ponies.
/Jonathan Lundell.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 94 7:00:23 JST
From: [email protected]
Subject: PowerBook 520c TrackPad & SCSI Devices
Hello, I recently replaced my PowerBook 140 with a 520c and I'm very happy with
it except for one little problem... When I connect my old GCC UltraDrive 45
external hard disk to the Mac via the SCSI port, the TrackPad becomes slow.
Since I only use the drive for backups this is not a problem, but I'm thinking
of buying a CD-ROM Drive (any recommendations welcome!) and I'm afraid I'll
see the same problem with it.
Frankly, I don't want a CD-ROM drive if the trackpad is as slow as it is when
the external HD is connected. Has anyone else had this problem? Is is just my
old HD causing the problem? Any stories and/or advice would be greatly
appreciated!
Thanks,
Larry Staples
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 14:08:44 GMT-5
From: "Karen Schlosberg"
Subject: quotation marks
does anyone know if there's software available that will allow you to do
search-and-replaces
for smart and dumb quotation marks/apostrophes?
karen
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 17:03:16 -0500 (CDT)
From: "William M. Porter"
Subject: RAM Doubler (C)
There have been a lot of comments about RAM Doubler here lately. I
recently had some problems with my PowerBook 165 that ultimately seem to
have been associated with RAM Doubler (not the same thing as "caused
by"). I've solved those problems and been in touch with Connectix and
thought I might share my experience & information with those on the list.
The problem I was having was that programs were crashing or hanging the
PowerBook with some regularity, especially when I tried to move from one
open application to another. Since I use mostly Claris software, at first
I began to suspect that it had something to do with a conflict between
the applications themselves and I contacted Claris. Not so. The source of
the problem was that 32-BIT ADDRESSING WAS TURNED OFF in the Memory
control panel. When I turned on 32-bit addressing, the problems
disappeared.
I spoke with Connectix and they confirmed that this was very possibly the
source of the problem I'd been having. I'm not sure whether I was using
RAM 1.0.3 or 1.0.4; Connectix said that 1.0.3 was especially prone to
this mistake. It was a mistake, because RD was not supposed to crash in
24-bit mode when the Mac had only 4Mb of physical RAM installed (my
situation). But because of a bug in the earlier versions of RD, sometimes
it did.
Two solutions: first, turn 32-bit addressing on (which I finally figured
out on my own); second, update to 1.5. I've had 1.5 on my Powerbook for a
couple of days now and so far not a single problem.
Will Porter / University of Houston
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 17:33:17 -0400
From: [email protected] (Robert L. Frost)
Subject: Running EtherTalk and LocalTalk at the same time: success!
Those of us with ether connections who wish to network to other
ether-connected Macs using File-Sharing and the like have discovered that
if we're hooked into an EtherTalk net we can't simultaneously access our
own LocalTalk printers (lasers, etc). I posted a query to this list about
this problem a month or so ago and received a number of responses (and I
thank all who did respond), the gist of which is that one needs to buy an
EtherWave device, plus supply another ether node and ether interface card.
A spendy solution to what I believe is a dumb decision on Apple's part.
Apple Tech Assistance even recommended EtherWave or their own Apple
Internet Router (@ $500+). Thanks loads, Apple.
Well, it turns out that there's a software solution, LocalPath, from
Farallon, and it works like a charm. It seems to patch around the Apple
misconception, allowing one to run EtherTalk and LocalTalk at the same
time. It creates a LocalTalk stub appended to an ether-connected Mac, and
the printer looks just like any Ether-Talked printer to other macs. Nice
stuff! My congrads to Farallon on this, and it's a bargain at about $90 for
academics.
I have no connection to Farallon.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 94 00:23 PDT
From: [email protected] (Evans Brasfield)
Subject: Setext Viewer for DOS/Windoze?
I'm trying to convert a friend to the wonders of setext. Where can I find
a viewer for DOS/Windows?
Thanks!
Evans
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 94 20:38:39 gGMT
From: [email protected] (Lars H. Andersen)
Subject: Simultanouesly scrolling texts
Hi everybody!
I believe I have asked about this earlier. I seem to remember that I got some
positive replies but I didnt do anything about it then, shame on me!! Now I
would like to repeat my question because now I am really in a need.
As a professional translator I would like to know if there are any hints out
there on software which could be used to link two windows, A and B, together,
preferably on a Mac. In window A I would place the original text and in window
B
I would have the target text. Now I would like the software to make it possible
to scroll these two texts simultaneously according to marks I had placed in the
two texts. This feature should also work with the find function.
Could some of this feature be achieved using existing wordprocessors?
Thanks. Lars H. Andersen, Akranes, Iceland ([email protected])
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 15:46:38 -0400
From: [email protected] (Agustin Viola)
Subject: Speak Manager on LCIII
Does anyone have problems with Speech Manager on an LCIII? Voices speak
"clumsy".. hard to explain. I'm Speech Manager v 1.2.1 ,running system 7.1
WITHOUT update 3.0. Will the Update 3.0 help?
Thanks a lot,
CRISTIAN VIOLA
Please send private replies to
------------------------------
Date: 23 Aug 94 14:12:00 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: Sticky Mouse Syndrome
I'm sure this question has been discussed before at length, but I can't find
the
answer in any FAQs or back issues of the Digest.
I am experiencing the so-called Sticky Mouse syndrome on my Centris 650. Very
infrequently, when I click-and-release the mouse button, it remains
electrically
in the down state, even though I've completely let go of it. This also used to
happen once in a while when I had an SE/30.
This mouse is an Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II, Family No. M2706, serial number
MB3186T6T18.
Is sticky mouse syndrome hardware or software related, and what can I do to fix
it?
Thanks,
Barry S. Rein
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 10:56:18 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Traci J. Ingram"
Subject: Summary of Norton/Speed Disk 2.0 vx 3.0
Here is a summary of replies to my "Norton 2.0 vs 3.0" posting:
From: [email protected]
>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.
How much memory did Speed Disk have assigned to it?
[Reply: 2400k]
*****************
From: Lieven Embrechts
just increase the application memory in the get info dialog for the
speeddisk application and it will work ! 2.0.6 is the most recent I saw.
******************
From: [email protected]
I'm fairly certain that this is not a problem with 3.0 but it's not due to
the number of files but to a record keeping problem. Did Disk Dr. or
Apple's Disk First Aid show up any problems with the drive? If not, you
may still want to backup and reformat the drive as a
precautionary/preventative maintance procedure.
Stephen Zeffren
Nortontech
Symantec/Norton Utils for the Macintosh
[Reply: DD and Disk First aid *did* show problems, but both claimed to
have fixed them. Stephen Zeffren then said:]
If all utility programs say that the problem is fixed but it shows up
again several days later, then there is either a weak sector on the disk
(that is not able to hold the correct information over time) or the damage
is occuring due to crashes, lockups or freezes. If you are experiencing
these types of problems, then misinformation in the catalog btree header
is not uncommon. If you're not having problems, then backing up and
reformatting may be a good idea.
[Crashes are all too common, in my experience - but this is a likely
source of the recurring disk corruption. Yet another backup, reformat and
restore seems in order.]
Stephen later added: Wish there had been an easier solution but
sometimes, there's just no utility program that will fix the problem.
***************
Thanks much to all who replied.
Traci Ingram
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 94 19:49:42 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: Sys 6, MacX and screensavers
I've just gotten MacX 1.1.7 running on sys 6.0.8, and now my
screen-saver (Pyro) doesn't engage when i'd expect it to (i.e., after
five minutes, as it normally does).
I think this is because of having MacX running.
anyone else ecnounter and solve this? I can engage it by using the
"sleep now" corner, but that's not what I want. is there another
screen-saver I should switch to?
please reply direct.
-- clint [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 94 7:02:32 JST
From: [email protected]
Subject: System 7.5 and Japanese Language Kit (JLK)
I've heard that JLK is not compatible with System 7.5. True? Does anyone know
what Apple plans to do about this?
Thanks,
Larry Staples
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 94 9:47:31 METDST
From: Jasper Cramwinckel
Subject: The Macs 1.0b6
Hi,
Does anyone know what the most recent version of The Macs is and where I
can get it. Sumex has The Macs 1.0b6, but the program tells me it is
expired, and I believe him.
The Macs is a program with lost of information of all old Macintosh
models. Is there an other program (or file) with this kind of information?
I am mostly interested in (speedometer-)speeds.
Thanks, Jasper C____.____l
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 21:53:05 PDT
From: [email protected] (John Thoo)
Subject: transparent background on GIFs (R)
On 20 Aug 1994 I posted:
> Could someone please tell me how I can make the background of a GIF
> transparent? (I'd like to use it as a header in my Home Page.) I've
> found pointers to Unix and DOS methods, but I really need a Macintosh
> solution (of course!
Thanks.Several folks responded to my call for help (thanks, y'all
A couplesuggested I use Transparency, which I promptly downloaded and will try
very soon. If you're interested, Transparency is available from
(How's that for using URLs, Adam?
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: or
Home Page:
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 11:02:17 -0700
From: [email protected] (m.c. schraefel)
Subject: URL: pronunciation of acronym??
I recently referred to an "URL" listing in conversation, and pronounced the
term as "earl"
my mac-savvy listener had never heard that before; he'd always said U-R-L.
Does anyone else call an URL an "earl" in speech??
thanks
mc
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 18:49:38 +0100 (WET)
From: Michael Everson
Subject: WordPerfect on internet?
Anyone have an e-mail address for WordPerfect? I'd appreciate it
if you could send it to me personally.
Michael Everson
School of Architecture, UCD; Richview, Clonskeagh; Dublin 14; E/ire
Phone: +353 1 706-2745 Fax: +353 1 283-7778 Home: +353 1 478-2597
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Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 7:00:34 PDT
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From: [email protected] (Adam C. Engst)
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] TidBITS#240/22-Aug-94
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 94 21:56:25 PDT
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TidBITS#240/22-Aug-94
This week brings you an in depth look at QuickMail 3.0, CE's
latest and greatest release of its popular email program. We
also have a short review of Links Pro, for the golf fans out
there, a look at some of the issues surrounding fat binary
programs, and a recollection of Kai Krause's demo at Macworld
Boston, complete with lots of links to interesting and
related Internet sites.
Topics:
MailBITS/22-Aug-94
Should Fat Binaries Diet?
Links Pro Hits a Hole in One
Kai at Macworld Expo
QuickMail 3.0 in Depth
Reviews/22-Aug-94
[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-240.etx; 30K]
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