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Info-Mac Digest Fri, 17 Jun 94 Volume 12 : Issue 86
Today's Topics:
[*] AllThumbs.2; a Newton utility
[*] Animorpher 1.0.1; morphing with Ray Dream Designer
[*] Assistance.4; a Newton utility
[*] Asymptote graph-processor demo (revised)
[*] BBEdit HTML extensions release 4
[*] BigPicture; a graphics viewer
[*] burn20; a file erasure utility
[*] Coffee Break 1.0; reminds you to take a break
[*] Color It! 3.0 Demo; a painting program
[*] csmp-digest-v3-035
[*] Devotion font - Update to 1.5
[*] Drop Shadow Version 1.1e; a PhotoShop module
[*] enigma24; an encryption utility
[*] Enscriptor v3.02; text file printing utility
[*] FirstClass 2.51 Client, a front end to First Class systems
[*] FirstClass Client 2.51; a BBS client
[*] FlipBookMaker 1.2; creates animated flip-books
[*] Game_Builder_v1.0.8; a game creator
[*] Game Builder Example
[*] HotList Sorter 1.0.b2; for MacWeb and MacMosaic HotLists
[*] Information Alley, Issue 4 (13-June-94)
[*] macangband 2.0.3 adventure game
[*] MacISO 1.0b2; a BBEdit extension
[*] MacLifeInsurance 2.0! a set of four control panels
[*] Monitor Test Pattern Generator
[*] mouse-crashes; a name change of a previously posted report
[*] Operation Crusader Demo; a war game
[*] PickExtras.1.08; a Newton utility
[*] Poly-Series games updator
[*] Poly-Tile Updated version; a board game
[*] powerlock-35; customises and protects
[*] Preview of the May issue of Inside Mac Games
[*] PRIME numerology demo
[*] Real_Time_Mtr; monitors the Real Time manager
[*] Scroller; scrolls messages on the screen
[*] Space Invaders 1.1; an arcade game
[*] SpectreNotes v4.0; an alternative to the Note Pad DA
[*] SpectreWrite v3.0; a word processor
[*] Synchronize! 3.1.1; a file synchronization utility
[*] Teacher's Grading Program II 1.20
[*] TidBITS#230/13-Jun-94
[*] uniCode1.01; a Newton utility
[*] Voices; set up default voices for the Speehch Manager
[FWD] MacTCP not loading
Accessing AOL at higher speeds
A Helix Express question
A relational Question
Bridge games (again)
clipart sites?
Copying files using Mac/PC exchange [Q]
DOES ANYONE KNOW ABOUT PROJECT POMONA? (Q)
Dueling PowerBooks
Dumb Things I Did This Week [R]
Excel 4.0 Macro Question
Foreign Language Software
FoxPro 2.5 [R]
Graphic elements
Hard Disk Partition lost
HPGL conversion?
HTML editor called HoTMetaL
inexpensive (not cheap) 16" monitor review
Info-Mac Archives on CD-ROM
Info-Mac Digest V12 #84
inlineFilter 1.1 [Q]
Keystroke Capture Program (A)
LaserWriter 8.1.1 hack to disable background printing
LW Select 310 Question
Mailing Documents (C)
Metrowers e-mail address
Micromac Accelerators
Microsoft Word
mini trax 1.55 ?
Monitor Test Pattern Software (A)
My opinions on the LW Select 360
New Voices and QuickTime (Follow Up)
Opening a Quadra 650 question
POP3 server recommendations? (A)
postcript
PostScript and StyleWriter [Summary]
Quadra 605 sad mac
RamDoubler 1.0.3a solves Startup problems on PB145B
Say It Ain't So, Mike (Q)
Shiva FastPath split address forwarding not working as designed
Smartcom 4.0
Speech Manager Large Voices Require QT
Strange fix for the 660AV 800K floppy problem
subscribe Strange Ways
Switch box between modem & printer? (A)
System 7.1 emergency disc (Q)
System Update 3.0: Where Is It?
The Underground Mac, No. 11 3/21/94
What about an SE (R)
Where can I get a Hurdler card??? (A)
X-emulator for Mac
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 17:43:01 -0500
From: William Kearney
Subject: [*] AllThumbs.2; a Newton utility
AllThumbs.2.sit.hqx A handy set of LARGE scroll arrows for reading text
Thanks!
Bill
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/util/all-thumbs-2.hqx; 6K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 16:45:44 -0400
From: [email protected] (John T. Chapman)
Subject: [*] Animorpher 1.0.1; morphing with Ray Dream Designer
This is an update to version 1.0 of Animorpher; included is a new version
of the application that fixes several bugs, plus a few new keyframe
examples and a short example movie.
Animorpher (C) 1994 by Michael Frazier. Shareware $25.
Snipped from ReadMe file:
>Animorpher (C) will allow you to do animation and three dimensional morphing
>with Ray Dream Designer (C) 3.0.x. It takes two keyframes you create in
>Designer and calculates the between frames. You then render the frames
>using the Designer batch queue. Animorpher (C) is not a plug-in. It is a
>separate application that operates on Designer documents.
Enjoy!
[I am not the author of this, but am passing it on to Internet sites with
author's permission. This file is _only_ useful to users of Ray Dream
Designer 3.x. - John]
John T. Chapman [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/animorpher-101.hqx; 318K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 17:42:47 -0500
From: William Kearney
Subject: [*] Assistance.4; a Newton utility
Assistance.4.sit.hqx A pop up menu for the Assist Button
Thanks!
Bill
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/util/assistance-4.hqx; 8K]
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Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 13:00:43 -0400
From: [email protected] (Margaret Tivnan)
Subject: [*] Asymptote graph-processor demo (revised)
Asymptote v1.0 Demo (asymptote-10-demo.hqx)
This is the demonstration version of Asymptote, the professional
Macintosh graph-processor designed for scientists and engineers.
Asymptote creates publication-quality graphs with a minimum of
effort. Its easy to use scripting language can fully automate
your graph-making. Asymptote also supports advanced Macintosh
features such as QuickTime and Publish & Subscribe.
This demo contains the Asymptote application, demo scripts,
on-line help file, product brochure and order form. Certain
features of Asymptote have been disabled for this demonstration.
When you purchase Asymptote you will receive the fully functional
version, a version optimized for Macintoshes with a math
co-processor and an extensive manual.
*** To run the demo, double click the Asymptote Demo icon. ***
Contents:
Brochure.WORD is a Microsoft Word format brochure which describes
Asymptote. Brochure.ps is a PostScript version of the brochure.
You can use Apple's LaserWriter Utility (or similar) to send the
PostScript file to your printer.
Thanks for giving Asymptote a text drive!
Asymptote is available from:
Brains Software
Internet: [email protected]
AppleLink: BRAINS
9445 Bent Rd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone/Fax: (505) 828-9055
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/asymptote-10-demo.hqx; 698K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 09:35:51 +0000
From: [email protected] (Carles Bellver)
Subject: [*] BBEdit HTML extensions release 4
These set of BBEdit extensions lets you quickly insert HTML tags in your
hypertext documents using BBEdit or BBEdit Lite editors.
Release 4 adds forms support and improves some of the old extensions.
You can also look at the following URL:
http://www.uji.es/bbedit-html-extensions.html
Carles Bellver
[Archived as /info-mac/text/bbedit-html-ext-b4.hqx; 82K]
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Date: Sat, 11 Jun 1994 22:36:51 -0600
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] BigPicture; a graphics viewer
For viewing GIF files and Macintosh(tm) Picture files.
System 6 or System 7.
Simple, friendly, and convenient user interface.
Online help, help balloons.
Can handle hundreds and hundreds of GIF/PICT files at the same time!
Background GIF reader continually reads images while you look at other ones.
Perfect as a presentation engine.
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/big-picture.hqx; 138K]
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Date: Sat, 11 Jun 94 12:39:45 MDT
From: [email protected] (Mike Watson)
Subject: [*] burn20; a file erasure utility
Burn is a file-shredding application, formerly bundled with my encryption
program Enigma. You do not need to download this if you have been using
Enigma 2.3.2.
Burn makes sure that no one can recover files deleted from your system.
It supports multiple erase passes with user specified or random patterns.
It supports cleaning free space on disk in case you accidently deleted a
file that should have been burned.
It has an easy to use drag-and-drop interface, with user selectable
confirmation options.
Burn requires system 7.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/burn-20.hqx; 35K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 12:45:00 -0500
From: [email protected] (Thomas Reed)
Subject: [*] Coffee Break 1.0; reminds you to take a break
Coffee Break 1.0 is an application designed to help you reduce your chances
of getting a Repetetive Stress Injury. It lives in the background most of
the time, and every so often, it will force you to take a break by taking
over control of the computer.
Coffee Break requires System 7, but will run on any Mac (as long as it's
running System 7). Coffee Break also has a couple features that work only
in conjunction with AfterDark, Basic Black, or Darkside of the Mac.
However, you don't need one of these, or even any screensaver at all, to
use Coffee Break.
Hope you like it!
-Thomas Reed
[Archived as /info-mac/app/coffee-break-10.hqx; 76K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 11:22:43 -0700
From: [email protected] (MicroFrontier, Inc.)
Subject: [*] Color It! 3.0 Demo; a painting program
Color It! 3.0 is a powerful painting and image processing program at an
exceptional price. This program will never cease to amaze you with its
powerful features.
This time limited demonstration version of Color It! 3.0 has save, print,
export, publish, and copy to other applications disabled. All other
features are fully functional.
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/color-it-30-demo.hqx; 1127K]
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Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 15:33:50 +0200 (MET DST)
From: [email protected] (Francois Pottier)
Subject: [*] csmp-digest-v3-035
C.S.M.P. Digest Wed, 15 Jun 94 Volume 3 : Issue 35
Today's Topics:
"Magical" conversion from (char *) to Pascal string in C++
"New" bugs in 'develop' floating window code?
Detecting Universal Headers?
Enumerating messages from PowerTalk
MicroSeconds trap # and arguments?
Ok, where's my Quickdraw globals? (Help!)
Symantec C++ 7.0- any good?
Thread Mgr for blocking I-O
The Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Digest is moderated by Francois Pottier
([email protected]).
[Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-v3-035.txt; 72K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 13:44:32 -0500 (CDT)
From: Eric Oehler
Subject: [*] Devotion font - Update to 1.5
Once again, I bring you modifications to the "Devotion" font. I got some
clamoring for the windows version of this recently, and in doing the
conversion I tweaked a few things. I figured as long as I had made some
substantial modifications, I should send it out to the mac sites as
well. So here it is, the font "devotion" based off the brush stroke on
the cover of Depeche Mode's "Songs of Faith and Devotion." $5 shareware
>From Kiwi Media.
Eric Oehler [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/font/devotion-15.hqx; 171K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 01:45:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jeff Butterworth
Subject: [*] Drop Shadow Version 1.1e; a PhotoShop module
Attached is version 1.1e of the Drop Shadow photoshop filter.
This file is a Compact Pro archive that has been binhexed.
The Drop Shadow filter creates a shadow beneath the selection in Photoshop.
Version 1.1e is a huge improvement over older versions. It runs 2 to 5 times
faster, uses 50% to 90% less memory, and supports Painter, PixelPaint Pro 3.01,
and Color It!
This program is freely distributable as long as it is not modified.
It may be included on the info-mac CD-ROM.
Jeff Butterworth
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/photoshop-drop-shadow-11e.hqx; 200K]
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Date: Sat, 11 Jun 94 12:37:19 MDT
From: [email protected] (Mike Watson)
Subject: [*] enigma24; an encryption utility
I am pleased to announce the release of Enigma 2.4
The following are new features of Enigma 2.4
- Enigma 2.4 runs native on Power Macintoshs
(encryption speed is well over 100K/sec on Power Macs)
- Enigma 2.4 provides cross-platform encryption
capability with the newly released Enigma for Windows.
- The ugly sequence of dialog boxes that resulted when
an incorrect key was entered has been fixed.
- A bug that occasionaly resulted in files (usually
encrypted files) showing up as "rescued items" in the
trash has been fixed.
You should upgrade if you are using any previous version of
Enigma.
My file shredding application Burn is now being distributed
separately to save download time. It has not changed with
this release.
Enigma 2.4 remains fully compatible with previous releases.
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/enigma-24.hqx; 242K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 11:28:35 -0800
From: [email protected] (John S. Cho)
Subject: [*] Enscriptor v3.02; text file printing utility
The included Binhex file is the current version of Enscriptor (v3.02).
John
[Archived as /info-mac/prn/enscriptor-302.hqx; 62K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 17:08:53 -0500
From: [email protected] (Chuck Crews,the Crux)
Subject: [*] FirstClass 2.51 Client, a front end to First Class systems
FirstClass* Client is the graphical front-end software required to connect
via network or modem to FirstClass systems. It will run on any Macintosh
with at least 1 MB of memory.
Also included in this attachment is introductory user documentation in
Microsoft Word format and the settings file for the Crux, a FirstClass BBS in
Chapel Hill, NC.
FirstClass Client for Macintosh 2.51 offers the following new features and
enhancements:
* Easier general setup
* Easier modem selection and file distribution
* Support for any size login graphics
* Revised, logical menu arrangement
* Support for menu customization
* Enhanced e-mail features including unsent, priority, sensitivity and
receipting
* Support for custom forms and forms stationery
* Message sorting by status
* Window zooming support
* Window sizing and position remembered for user items
* Pictures in resumes
* Enhanced admin and user forms, including Get Info
* Enhanced overall performance and file transfer speed, particularly
uploads
* Enhanced FCP with large packets, large windows & automatic packet
encryption
* Option-double click on attachments can launch creator application
* Icon cleanup command
* Icon drag-to-grid feature
* Proper greying of icons when opened
* Icons do not flash when opened on top of background conference
pictures
* New easier-to-use labelled palettes, both horizontal and vertical
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/first-class-client-251.hqx; 1098K]
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Date: 11 Jun 1994 16:40:29 -0600
From: [email protected] (Chuck Crews,the Crux)
Subject: [*] FirstClass Client 2.51; a BBS client
FirstClass Client for Macintosh 2.51
FirstClass* Client 2.51 is * 1990-1994 SoftArc Inc. You are free to download
and distribute this file providing it is distributed in its entirety and no
modifications are made. All other rights are reserved by SoftArc Inc.
When posting this file to other online systems, please describe it as:
FirstClass* Client is the graphical front-end software required to connect
via network or modem to FirstClass systems. It will run on any Macintosh
with at least 1 MB of memory.
Also included in this attachment is introductory user documentation in
Microsoft Word format.
FirstClass Client for Macintosh 2.51 offers the following new features and
enhancements:
* Easier general setup
* Easier modem selection and file distribution
* Support for any size login graphics
* Revised, logical menu arrangement
* Support for menu customization
* Enhanced e-mail features including unsent, priority, sensitivity and
receipting
* Support for custom forms and forms stationery
* Message sorting by status
* Window zooming support
* Window sizing and position remembered for user items
* Pictures in resumes
* Enhanced admin and user forms, including Get Info
* Enhanced overall performance and file transfer speed, particularly
uploads
* Enhanced FCP with large packets, large windows & automatic packet
encryption
* Option-double click on attachments can launch creator application
* Icon cleanup command
* Icon drag-to-grid feature
* Proper greying of icons when opened
* Icons do not flash when opened on top of background conference
pictures
* New easier-to-use labelled palettes, both horizontal and vertical
Also included in this archive are the settings for the Crux, a FirstClass BBS
in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/first-class-client-251.hqx; 104K]
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Date: Fri, 10 Jun 1994 01:31:24 -0700
From: [email protected] (Chris Athanas)
Subject: [*] FlipBookMaker 1.2; creates animated flip-books
FlipBookMaker is a little utility that creates animated flip-books
>From QuickTime Movies.
To use it, you will need a 68020 based Macintosh with at least 4mb
of RAM, and Quicktime version 1.5 or greater.
This program is shareware. If you use it and like it,
please send $10 to:
Chris Athanas
1817 California St #203
San Francisco, CA 94109
AOL: Zappertron
Applelink: SILIBUS2
Internet: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/flip-book-maker-12.hqx; 346K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 19:41:58 -0500
From: Tom Wilcoxen
Subject: [*] Game_Builder_v1.0.8; a game creator
Game Builder is a application for creating color games with
animation.
Submitted by:
Tom
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/game-builder-108.hqx; 302K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 19:41:42 -0500
From: Tom Wilcoxen
Subject: [*] Game Builder Example
This is a color sample game for use with Game Builder 1.0.8.
Submitted by:
Tom
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/game-builder-example.hqx; 388K]
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 17:19:58 -0500
From: [email protected] (David Ransen)
Subject: [*] HotList Sorter 1.0.b2; for MacWeb and MacMosaic HotLists
This mini-app sorts hotlists used by MacWeb & Mac Mosaic.
Freeware by Dr. Dave. Enjoy.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/hotlist-sorter-10b2.hqx; 26K]
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 94 09:57:19 CDT
From: [email protected] (Charlie McCabe)
Subject: [*] Information Alley, Issue 4 (13-June-94)
The Information Alley, Vol 1, Issue 4
13-June-94
Copyright 1994, Apple Computer, Inc.
The Information Alley is a publication of Apple Computer, Inc., Support
Information Services. It is available to all Apple customers and Apple
computer users through a variety of online services.
The goal of the Information Alley is to help Apple computer users get
full use of their Apple computers, peripherals, and software. Feel free
to distribute The Information Alley to anyone.
The enclosed file is a self extracting archive (.sea file) containing
the Macintosh version of The Information Alley embedded in the Common
Ground Miniviewer. To view this issue, download the file, then
double-click on the file to automatically decompress it. When
decompression is complete, simply double-click on the file to open it.
We use the Common Ground MiniViewer for Macintosh embedded in the
Information Alley file so you can view all tables, styled text and
graphics.
In This Issue....
Inside Information -- Page 2
Thoughts From the Alley Cat -- Page 3
Facts by Fax -- Page 4
Traveling with your Macintosh: Part 2- Class 2 and 3 Products -- Page 5
All About Apple Scanners -- Page 8
Apple Media Kit & Cross Platform -- Page 12
The PowerBook Duo Type III Battery -- Page 15
Why Did My Printout Get Faxed? -- Page 16
Printer Drivers and Cables -- Page 17
Where to Find The Information Alley - Page 18
Tell Us What You Think -- Page 19
[Archived as /info-mac/per/information-alley-v1-04.hqx; 448K]
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 11:17:58 -0400
From: JASON HOLTZAPPLE
Subject: [*] macangband 2.0.3 adventure game
This version of Mac Angband 2.0.3 should replace the older version
currently in the archive. It is much faster then the old version
and has some bug fixes. I am not the author, I ftp'd this version
>From ftp.cis.ksu.edu, the official angband archive.
For the uninitiated, angband is an addicting variant of Moria, the
character based adventure game.
MacAngband is freeware.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/mac-angband-203.hqx; 538K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 18:37:00 +0100
From: [email protected] (Olav Brinkmann)
Subject: [*] MacISO 1.0b2; a BBEdit extension
This BBEdit extension translates characters from/to the Macintosh charset
to/from ISO-Latin-1. It has been inspired by Sami-Jaakko Tikka's "Change
Charset", but uses J.P. Kuypers' famous translation tables.
The usage is similar to that of Sami-Jaakko's program:
The conversion can be done in place, to a new window or
the converted text can be copied to the clipboard.
If there's a selection, MacISO will act on the selection,
otherwise it will process the whole window.
This extension is Freeware.
Fixed bug: Version 1.0b1 didn't work with selections.
Viele Gruesse,
Olav
[Archived as /info-mac/text/bbedit-mac-iso-10b2.hqx; 5K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 17:37:35 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] MacLifeInsurance 2.0! a set of four control panels
MacUser called version 1.0 of MacLifeInsurance "a fabulous value". Now try
out version 2.0!
MacLifeInsurance is a set of four control panels from Insanely Great
Software: KeySaver, FileSaver, EyeSaver, and MouseSaver.
MacLifeQFileSaver & MacLifeQKeySaver:
MacLifeQFileSaver and MacLifeQKeySaver work together to protect your work
>From system crashes, accidental deletions, power outs, corrupted files, and
other Macintosh disasters with two levels of protection.
MacLifeQEyeSaver:
MacLifeQEyeSaver protects something even more important than your dataQyou.
Computer related injuries are a serious issue. We all know how tired our
wrists can feel after typing on a keyboard for hours, or our eyes feel
after staring at a computer screen while working hard on a project.
Headaches, back pain, eye strain, or even carpal tunnel syndrome can all
result from computer use. At best, such conditions are uncomfortable and
drains on productivity. At worst, such conditions can lead to permanent
physical damage. One solution would be to avoid using computersQbut thatUs
not an option that many of us can seriously consider.
MacLifeQMouseSaver:
MacLifeQMouseSaver is an easy to use utility that gives you instant hot key
access to a variety of functions.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/mac-life-saver-20.hqx; 184K]
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 09:01:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Bob Beason
Subject: [*] Monitor Test Pattern Generator
Attached is a Monitor Test Pattern Generator that was
recently requested. This is an old (1988) program that
still works on my C610 in 32-bit mode. It tests linearity,
convergence, brightness, etc., but only in b&w. I am not
the author. His address is in the About box.
Bob Beason
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/monitor-test-pattern-generator.hqx; 72K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 15:33:48 +0900
From: Robert Morelos-Zaragoza
Subject: [*] mouse-crashes; a name change of a previously posted report
Someone posted a complaint in the usenet about the title of my previous
submission "malaysian-mouse-crashes.txt" and suggested that any reference
to "Malaysia" be removed from the text. I must oblige and enclosed is a
revised version
Included is information on a crash caused by a defective ADB mouse II and
how to solve it.
Robert Morelos-Zaragoza
[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/mouse-crashes.txt; 2K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 08:18:37 -0400
From: [email protected] (Steven Fernandez)
Subject: [*] Operation Crusader Demo; a war game
>From the README:
Hello and welcome to the World at War: Operation Crusader Demo! World at
War (W@W) is the new series from Atomic Games and Avalon Hill that depicts
the classic battles of World War II. Based on the award-winning V for
Victory series, W@W sports improved game mechanics, enhanced user
interface, a dramatically improved artificial opponent, and Play-By-EMail
support. In addition, the game comes with a striking fold out map of the
playing area, a Quick Start walk-through, and a full color, 72 page manual.
This demo is completely playable from start to finish. We have removed the
music and sound effects, as well as a number of the pictures in order to
make the demo a reasonable size for downloading. The only other features
that have been disabled are save/restore, play-by-email, and the ability to
select a different scenario.
PLEASE NOTE that World at War: Operation Crusader (Mac) requires a color
Mac system with at least 5mb of RAM.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/crusader-demo.hqx.hqx; 617K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 17:42:54 -0500
From: William Kearney
Subject: [*] PickExtras.1.08; a Newton utility
PickExtras.1.08.sit.hqx A pop up menu for Extras of the installed Apps
Thanks!
Bill
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/util/pick-extras-108.hqx; 9K]
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Date: Sat, 11 Jun 1994 15:34:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Poly-Series games updator
Having Problem with running the Poly-Series games or Tangram on your Mac?
Here is a possible solution for the problem. Just launch Poly-Update and
select the game to fix the bug.
Poly-Updator fixes a bug that caused incompatibilities with some of INITs and
CDEVs.
Poly-Updator also can fix the bug of earlier games written by S. T. Han.
Following is a
list of games that can be fixed.
Polytris 1.0-1.03
Poly-RC 1.0-1.01
PolyMine 1.0-1.04
Poly-Tile 1.0-1.01
Poly-Peg 1.0-1.02
Poly-Dol 1.0
Tangram 3.08-3.13
Pythagoras 1.0
5Stix 1.32
[Archived as /info-mac/game/poly-series-updt.hqx; 69K]
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Date: Sat, 11 Jun 1994 17:29:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Poly-Tile Updated version; a board game
Poly-Tile is a board game with color pieces on hexagonal or square grid.
It is easy to learn, but hard to master.
The object of the game is to remove all the pieces except one in as few moves
as possible. A move is a piece jumping over other piece landing on a blank
space
or
another piece. Depending on your skill, you can select level and board, custom
or
built-in.
Poly-Tile 1.02 is compatible with more INITs and CDEVs.
Menu items are changed in version 1.01. Minor bugs are fixed.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/poly-tile-102.hqx; 204K]
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Date: 13 Jun 1994 16:01:33 +1000
From: [email protected] (Rohan G. Cook)
Subject: [*] powerlock-35; customises and protects
Announcing PowerLock 3.5...
PowerLock is the "front door" to your Macintosh. It is an easy to use start
up application that can be completely configured and customised to suit your
own personal needs.
PowerLock started out as a start up security application, and this remains
its major task. However, through AddOn Technology, PowerLock can become much
more. Included with PowerLock are sixteen AddOns that provide new features
ranging from extra security features, to VoiceMail capabilities.
Here's a summary of the main improvements since Version 3.1:
- Intelligent Installation Assistant selects only the security features you
need
- Added Safety Features help to ensure you don't inadvertently find yourself
locked out of your Macintosh
- Improved Security, including easily bypassing the Shift key if required
- Improved handling and support of StartUp Screens and TimeOut Screens
- Power Macintosh Compatible (in emulation mode)
- RandomDesktop AddOn provides a different PowerLock Desktop pattern each
time and lets you use existing wallpaper files
- SoundMessages AddOn for simple VoiceMail capability
- PowerUsers AddOn has many new features for handling multiple users of a
single
Macintosh. This includes the option to prevent access to the Finder,
enforced
password expiry periods, disk and volume protection etc. Also imports
usernames
from AppleShare volumes. Adds specific balloon help.
- AutoLauncher AddOn lets you set up StartUp Items folders for each different
user
of your Macintosh
PowerLock is ComboWare, a combination of PostCardWare and ShareWare.
Education and bulk discounts apply. A registration form can be found in the
Manual. PowerLock may be included on the commercially available CD-ROM of
the Info-Mac archives and other Shareware collections.
All current PowerLock users should update to this release.
file "\util\power-lock-31" in the archives.
I hope you like this update.
Rohan Cook ([email protected])
P O Box 317
Mornington 3931 Australia
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/power-lock-35.hqx; 373K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 14:01:34 -0500
From: [email protected] (Breier Scheetz)
Subject: [*] Preview of the May issue of Inside Mac Games
This is the "free preview" edition of the May issue of Inside Mac Games.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/ingam/inside-mac-games-94-05.hqx; 776K]
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Date: 12 Jun 94 16:20:02 EDT
From: harold feist
Subject: [*] PRIME numerology demo
PRIME* 2.0.1 Demo: Elaborate Numerology program,
produces exhaustive reports.
Divided into two sections, "Personal Numbers" & "Applications".
"Personal Numbers" includes:
- Subject's Birth, Destiny, Internal, Appearance, Survival #'s
- "Personal Eras" & "Challenges"
- "AlphaNumerics"
- "Predictions"
"Applications" includes:
-"Mates & Partners" - analyzes potential relationships
-"Choosing Names"
-"Addresses"
Self-extracting archive
Shareware $79.95; Demo w/features disabled
AppleLink: HFEIST.2DART
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/prime-numerology-201-demo.hqx; 169K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 8:49:19 GMT
From: Frederic Bourget
Subject: [*] Real_Time_Mtr; monitors the Real Time manager
Real Time Meter
Frederic Bourget 1994
What it is ?
It is a small application that lets you see how the Real Time
Manager is used on your computer. It is intended to work on AV
computers. In a small window, it draws the percentage use of the
dedicated Real Time Processor.It's use is rather straight forward. It
also supports help balloons.
I can be joined at [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/real-time-meter.hqx; 128K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 17:22:38 +0200
From: sicmu
Subject: [*] Scroller; scrolls messages on the screen
This is an application designed for computer shops so that they can scroll any
message they want on the screen of their demonstration computers without
locking them, in perfect multi-tasking.
Mathias Tschopp
13 Troupe
CH-1253 Vandoeuvres
Fax:(41-22) 348.33.28
Geneva/Switzerland
Shahan Momjian
17 Pres de la Gradelle
CH-1227 Cologny
Geneva/Switzerland
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/scroller.hqx; 83K]
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Date: Fri, 10 Jun 1994 14:05:15 +25408 (MET DST)
From: [email protected] (Simone Bettini 227678/IL)
Subject: [*] Space Invaders 1.1; an arcade game
Yet Another Invaders Game (YAIG)
Version 1.1
Some bugs fixed, b&w macs (Plus,SE,Classic) now supported
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/yet-another-invaders-game-11.hqx; 304K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 11:30:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Justin Higgins
Subject: [*] SpectreNotes v4.0; an alternative to the Note Pad DA
This is SpectreSoft's alternative to the notepad DA. It has an infinite
number of scrolling pages which allow you to have as much text as
possible in SpecttreNotes. You can use any font, size or style you want.
You can even print out a note or save it to a text file (useful if you use
SpectreNotes to keep a long list of addresses or phone numbers). This
version cleans up all the bugs that SpectreNotes has had and works fine.
This nice little Hypercard notepad can be put into the Apple Menu Items
folder and you will have the ultimate notepad. Another piece of
SpectreWare from SpectreSoft.
Justin * Higgins
SpectreSoft
Co-founder of the
Free Programmers Union
[Archived as /info-mac/app/spectre-notes-40.hqx; 7K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 15:43:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: Justin Higgins
Subject: [*] SpectreWrite v3.0; a word processor
This is the latest version of SpectreWrite, SpectreSoft's HyperCard word
processor. It now has a complete set of word processing functions, and
can work as a standalone word processor without the aid of any other word
programs. We have added a few functions to make it easier to use, and we
have gone back to HyperCard's printing function because it keeps whatever
fonts and styles and formatting you have in your document. We also fixed
and went back to the ability to store documents right in SpectreWrite
which could be better than simply saving it to a text file because you
lose the formatting that way. This version finally works right and
doesn't have any bugs (next time we'll just call an exterminator...
Another piece of SpectreWare from SpectreSoft.
Justin * Higgins
SpectreSoft
Co-founder of the
Free Programmers Union
[Archived as /info-mac/text/spectre-notes-30-hc.hqx; 14K]
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 15:16:01 -0500
From: [email protected] (Hugh Sontag)
Subject: [*] Synchronize! 3.1.1; a file synchronization utility
This is Synchronize! 3.1.1, a file synchronization utility.
As a way of introducing you to Synchronize!, you may use its basic
file synchronization and backup features FREE. Decompress this
Compact Pro archive and try it out. The many advanced features
of the program may be demonstrated with folders which contain
less than 400K. Unlimited use of the advanced features requires
the purchase of the program, which is $29.95, plus shipping.
As an example, you can use Synchronize! to connect to a remote
network with AppleTalk Remote Access, log on to a file server,
synchronize or backup some files, log off the file server, disconnect
ARA, and put a PowerBook to sleep or shut down your Mac. All this
can be scheduled to happen at night or at any preset time, once or
peridically, without anyone present.
Features include:
> Hierarchical display of files to be copied, like the Finder
> Selection of files or folders, by full or partial file name,
file type, creator, and label.
> Easy one-way backup, with deletion of old files
> Copy AutoDoubler files without expanding them
> Conflict checking
> Synchronization of deleted files
> Use aliases to group certain files and folders to sync
> Optional verification
> Automatic synchronization at any time, once or periodically
> Launch Synchronize! automatically, when sync is needed
> Automatic connection to server disks, using File Sharing
or AppleShare
> Automatic entry of Remote Access and server passwords, so you
don't have to be there to enter them
> Automatic unmounting of remote disks
> Automatic disconnection of AppleTalk Remote Access
> Automatic shutdown or sleep when done
> Activity log
> AppleScript support
> FREE Upgrades, when downloaded from an online service
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/synchronize-311.hqx; 243K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 94 16:58:08 PDT
From: [email protected] (John Lindal)
Subject: [*] Teacher's Grading Program II 1.20
Teacher's Grading Manage your student's grades quickly and easily.
Program II 1.20 Everything is organized into 3 simple worksheets.
Point, click, and type!
Unlimited number of students & assignments per class.
Choose from 4 methods of computing final grades!
8 different printouts including Home Notices!
John Lindal
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/teachers-grading-program-ii-120.hqx; 276K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 94 23:10:19 PDT
From: [email protected] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#230/13-Jun-94
TidBITS#230/13-Jun-94
Aldus and Adobe both figure in this issue, with a rumor about
FreeHand, a charting module from Aldus, and a new font licensing
policy from Adobe, which makes it easier for print shops to own
lots of fonts. We note the new version of CDU from Connectix and
list shipping software for the Power Macs (lots of international
companies on that list!). Rounding out the issue, Matt Neuburg and
Adam focus on the small Macintosh developer.
Topics:
MailBITS/13-Jun-94
Adobe Fonts Get New License
Power Mac Native
The User Over Your Shoulder: Apple vs. The Little Guy
The Diminishing Diminutive Developer
Reviews/13-Jun-94
[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-230.etx; 30K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 17:42:40 -0500
From: William Kearney
Subject: [*] uniCode1.01; a Newton utility
uniCode1.01.sit.hqx A uniCode font chart app
Thanks!
Bill
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/util/uni-code-101.hqx; 13K]
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 15:07:31 -0500
From: [email protected] (Robert Geisler)
Subject: [*] Voices; set up default voices for the Speehch Manager
This control panel allows you to set the system default voice used by
software such as SimpleText. Requires the Speech Manager.
Voices is freeware =A9 Robert Geisler, 1994.
Permission required for commercial distribution.
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/voices.hqx; 5K]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 94 15:39:00 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: [FWD] MacTCP not loading
>From: Phillip Broussard
>We have a network of macs on appletalk hooked up to a Fastpath 5, all running
>MacTCP (albeit different versions-some are at the most recent, 2.0.4, some are
>using 2.0a4, some 1.1.1, etc-we are trying to get them all updated). What we
>are seeing is several of the macs where not registering their IP addresses on
>bootup.
I had the same problem on some of my MAC's; it went away
when I updated all to the latest MAC TCP and Appleshare to
version 58. No guarantee that will solve the problem but
worth looking it.
One of the other "bugs" that I've heard about has to do
with MAC 1.1 and using 32-bit; it dont work (I've not
experienced though).
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 16:32:31 -0500
From: [email protected] (Dave Martin)
Subject: Accessing AOL at higher speeds
[email protected] (Clark R. Wilkins) wrote:
>Two observations about release 2.1 of America OnLine's connect software:
>
>1. When you upgrade from v2.0, the setup has to be changed to allow use of
>the new 9600 baud access numbers. This information can be obtained from the
>9600 baud help center located in the free area. What is not mentioned
>anywhere else that I have seen including the docs which came with the Tech
>Support upgrade was that the network service has to be set to SprintNet! If
>this is not done, the connection bombs out after "requesting Network
>attention."
This is because the only 9600 access ports to AOL are through SprintNet.
They are trying to work with Tymnet to get 9600 access available that way
as well. Supposedly all current SprintNet access nodes will be upgraded to
9600 within the next year (with some being tested at 14.4K+).
>2. Contrary to the official AOL 9600 baud FAQ, some lines do appear to
>allow 14400 access. Your best bet is to try it and see. I use a standard
>configuration on my Supra Faxmodem and get 14.4KB with compression on a
>regular AOL connection. Be sure your setup in AOL is at least 14400 (57600
>recommended).
Again, this would be via SprintNet only. They apparently have a few nodes
testing at the higher speeds around. If I remember correctly, though, the
ports on AOL's end are strictly 9600 so even if you connect to your
SprintNet node at 14.4K (and the AOL client will say "Connecting at 14400
baud" and base calculated transfer times on that rate) you more than likely
are only getting packets from AOL's host at 9600.
This may have changed, but if so it is for testers (development, alpha, or
beta) to work out the bugs--meaning that anyone else who is "lucky" enough
to get a higher-speed port may be delaying the wider availability of 14.4K+
access. There were similar delays in getting the Mac 9600 software out from
what I have heard (WinAOL users could already connect at 9600, making it
more difficult for the Mac testers to test at that speed).
-- Dave Martin - TAMU/GERG - [email protected] - [email protected] --
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Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 10:00:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: Luis Muench
Subject: A Helix Express question
Hello:
I am seeking anyone interested in joining an email discussion group
on the program Helix Express (a relational database). If you are
interested in discussing the finer points of Helix Express, drop me a line at
[email protected].
TIA
--___--__ _/ _// _// | "My Karma Ran Over My Dogma"
___-- _/ _/_/ _/_/ | [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 11:21:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: MY KARMA RAN OVER MY DOGMA
Subject: A relational Question
Hello all:
Does anyone know if there is discussion groups or areas on the 'Net
for the relational database Helix Express?!
If you know of any, be it list, usenet, or whatever, please let me
know directly at [email protected].
Thanx in advance (TIA)
Luis Muench
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 94 10:22:59 MET DST
From: [email protected] (Bruno Ressa)
Subject: Bridge games (again)
Dear Netters
thanks to Dave who answered my first e-mail I have now discovered
that Microbridge Companion is the best fit to my needs.
The problem is now how to purchase it..... infact seems that
nobody sells it!!!!
I have received a demo copy of the program and I can read in
the About.. window that it has been developed by Brad Smith
it is version 5.5.2 (Nov.92) and it is sold by Great Game
Products, 8804 Chalon Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817.
Anybody knows if Great Game Prod. is still selling this game?
Do you know if it is possible to buy it directly from Europe
(through MacWarehouse or other like them), if not, where it
is possible to purchase it in the States?
Thank you a lot in advance.
Ciao. Bruno.
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Date: Wed, 15 Jun 94 16:49 BST
From: [email protected]
Subject: clipart sites?
Hi all!
I'm in the process of gathering up sets of graphic image files (gif, jpg
etc) for use as clipart and other than the files at WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU I
know of no other FTP sites. Anything would be considered people, animals,
places, objects etc. Could anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks
Graeme Craig [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 17:37:54 +0100 (WET DST)
From: James Lawry
Subject: Copying files using Mac/PC exchange [Q]
I am trying to transfer files from a UNIX network to my Mac, using a
DECstation 5000/25 which has a floppy drive which can read MS-DOS disks
(it's marked 2.88M, but reads PC formatted 1.44M disks no problem). I use
the Mtools set of commands on the DECstation to copy files to the floppy
disk (mcopy, mdir etc.). Often this causes no problems and I then take
the floppy disk to my mac and copy the files off the floppy. Sometimes,
however, especially with large files, I get an error -71 when I try to
copy the files from my Mac (which has Mac PC exchange on it) to my hard
drive. This always seems to happen with the same files (which are often
compressed in .hqx.gz format).
I have the table of system errors, so I know what error -71 is, although
it doesn't mean a hell of a lot to me. What I want to know is, what is
going wrong? I have tried with different disks (on the assumption that it
was a media problem), different DECstations. Always the same files always
in the same point in the file. It seems to me that maybe there are some
characters in the file that are causing confusion.
So is this right? And are there any ways I can compress/encode the file
that will prevent this from happening?
James.
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 15:46:31 +0100
From: [email protected] (Tito Valla)
Subject: DOES ANYONE KNOW ABOUT PROJECT POMONA? (Q)
Hi everybody,
Some days ago I heard about a new project from Apple: it is called Project
"Pomona". Does anyone of you know something about this project? It seems to
be an important one.
Thanks for the news you can get.
Send me a e-mail at:
---------------------------
[email protected]
---------------------------
or post the reply at Info-mac.
Thanks,
MASSIMO VALLA
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 14:05:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: "David C. Garrett"
Subject: Dueling PowerBooks
Hi all,
A recent post reminded me of a funny moment: I was working
on a PowerBook across the table from my friend Gregg, who
was working on his PowerBook. Another friend came into the
room, took one look at us, face-to-face, with the PowerBooks
back-to-back, like this: _/ \_ and said, "You've sunk my
battleship!"
So, if the newly posted Mac Battleship doesn't work over a
network, maybe someone would like to waste some time
including that feature for a future version. Incidentally,
I wonder if you can connect two PowerBooks using AppleTalk
over a serial cable, like an ImageWriter cable... or would
that be suicidal?
Happy Mac-ing,
Dave [email protected] (ignore "From:" header)
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 15:52:05 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz"
Subject: Dumb Things I Did This Week [R]
Allan M. Bloom" said:
AB> Word has it that the ProDOS FIle System extension will be part of
AB> the forthcoming System 7.5. Several of my buddies from olden times
AB> have expressed glee that the Mac will be Apple /// compatible. Uh,
AB> I don't think so, guys. Not if it's the same ProDOS Apple is
AB> pushing now. It'll kill many of your favorite toys. Many of mine
AB> anyway.
Au contrare, Allan. I am using the ProDOS File System extension from
7.5 and TN3270 (but not BeHierarchic). They work fine. Obviously,
you have another difficulty. I hear that the power quality is pretty
crappy in Blacksburg. Maybe that's your problem.
AB> I was particularly annoyed that I could do whatever I wished at
AB> West Virginia University, a school we tend to look down upon. I
AB> mean, WVU's data communications are two cans and a string (No
AB> offense, Jeff, but what else can one think when the best selling
AB> snack food at Mountaineer Stadium is Spam on a rope?).
I am greatly offended and must consume valuable network bandwidth to
reply and defend my state, my country and my honor. Applogies
in advance to the serious netters who would not think of stooping
to the levels that Al has!
West Virginia University has a state-of-the art FDDI backbone,
and widespead ISDN data network, and three supercomputers. Why
we even have a PPC or two. It's only when we cross the border
to Blacksburg that we have to use "two cans and a string". The
reason you could access our sites is that we have superior, high tech,
state-of-the art equipment. So what does that say for VA Tech,
Al?
AB> (No offense, Jeff, but what else can one think when the best
AB> selling snack food at Mountaineer Stadium is Spam on a rope?).
BTW, Al, is it true that the Spam factory is in Blacksburg?
(Appologies in advance to serious Mac netters who can make
much better use of the Internet bandwidth. Please don't
take these comments too seriously. I just couldn't let
good friend Bloom's statements stand unchallenged!
Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 94 21:33:22 -0500
From: [email protected] (Paul A. Fitzgerald)
Subject: Excel 4.0 Macro Question
Greetings,
I have the slight problem with macros in Excel 4.0. When creating a macro
to produce graphs from a worksheet, Excel 4.0 will not allow me to scale
the graph once it has been created according to my specifications. Does
anyone know how to create a standard scale before graphing? Or allow me to
change scales while recording my macro? Please reply to me, if there's
enough interest I will post a summary.
Thanks in advance,
Paul Fitzgerald, UW-Madison
---
Paul Fitzgerald
Wisconsin Fast Plants Computer Manager
UW-Madison
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 11:18:23 GMT-8
From: "Michael Kessler"
Subject: Foreign Language Software
Answering a little late the language interest queries of May 14.
Anyone interested in FL software should get the catalog from:
HyperGlot Software
505 Forest Hills Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37919
1-800-726-5087
FAX: (615)588-6569
The quality of the programs vary, but some are quite good.
Michael Kessler
College of Humanities
San Francisco State University
(415) 338-1662
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 94 00:27:39 -0400
From: [email protected] (David B. Reiser)
Subject: FoxPro 2.5 [R]
Here I go again, waxing (in)eloquent about FoxPro.
>I've been looking for a good relational database with all the capabilities
>of Borland Paradox: Queries, sort, seperate view structures, separate printout
>formats, multiple tables, merging of tables etc... I noticed when I walked
>into the software store, that the box that had FoxPro 2.5 included several
>binded manuals. Are these sufficient to do the above relational database
>operations?
Yes, but the question is how patient are you at learning a whole new
development environment? FP will do all those things well, but learning how
to do them may drive you crazy. The advantage is that FP is so fast at most
things you don't have to have the optimal solution to have amazing speed,
especially for small databases. (small is anything under 100,000 - one
hundred thousand - records)
The disadvantage is that FP is a memory _pig_. You don't really want to be
running FP on an 8meg machine, even for puny databases. As for disk space,
FP data files are fixed width fields/records, so you can get disk space
requirements by algebra. (If you install all the example files, etc., the
install will suck up 20 megs of your hard drive).
>What is the difference between FoxBase and FoxPro?
FP is about 2 major revisions in capability newer than FB. Much of FP was
familiar to me as a FB user, but there are so many new capabilities that the
learning curve is pretty steep. And there a many performance enhancements
that I can't really evaluate well (Rushmore, e.g.).
The FP manuals are much better than the FB manuals, but you'll still be
scratching your head often if you're coming in cold to the xbase language.
>will Panorama
Panorama is not a relational db, but has some slick links to fake it in some
instances. I think Panorama started out as a memory only db, but may have
gone beyond that.
One major advantage of FP is that there are many, many knowledgeable users
in the Foxforum on CI$ willing to help folks get past _any_ problem they
have programming FP. MS got a bargain no matter how much they paid for Fox.
Dave
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 08:34:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mike Nibeck x79300
Subject: Graphic elements
I am looking for two specific pieces of graphic artwork. I have searched
most of the archives, but based on the names, I can't find "exactly" what
I'm looking for. Heres the list:
1 - Bitmap of continents. I want to use this as a texture in a 3-D
program to create an image of the earth
2 - A quicktime movie of fire. Preferably against a black
background. I would like this to be as high a quality as
possible.
Any help would be appreciated. If I can find some, I'll be glad to mail
back some of the finished products(Quicktime animations).
Thanks,
Mike Nibeck
Digital Horizons, Inc.
"The Future of Computer Visions"
------------------------------
Date: Jun 13, 1994 09:23:06
From: Victor Quevedo
Subject: Hard Disk Partition lost
I have a dead hard disk. I would appreciate any suggestions to recover the
contents of the disk.
I have a hard disk that was running 7.0.1 (MacIIci). I have only used Apple
Software on it and one day when I booted up the computer it failed to find
it. I tried using FixDisk on it and it didn't find it. A friend later used
Silverlining (a 7.0 version) and saw that some of the partitioning
information (system driver... free space.. Apple partition..) appeared in the
partition info. Shouldn't this be invisible?
I would appreciate any suggestions.
-Victor
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 14:04:35 +0300
From: [email protected] (Kauko Saarinen)
Subject: HPGL conversion?
Hi fellow netters,
Prof. Valkonen would like to convert HPGL (Hewlett Packard Graphic Language
in PC format) file into some Macintosh format and include the picture in
MS-Word document. Has anyone solved the problem how to do this operation
easily?
On PC MS-Word can read the HPGL file but on Macintosh it is not possible.
Best greetings and thank you in advance.
Kauko Saarinen
Computing Centre
Univ. of Jyvaskyla, Finland
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 11:54:27 -0800
From: [email protected] (John Rosborough)
Subject: HTML editor called HoTMetaL
In the Vancouver Sun a few days ago Mr. Dvorak mentioned a product by
SoftCode (I believe) called HoTMetaL. Supposedly the best HTML editor for
the Macintosh. He said it was available from all the ftp sites that carry
Mosaic. I have looked in various places and tried Archie searches all to no
avail. Anyone have any information about this product?
Thanks
John Rosborough, Computer Support Specialist, Faculty of Education, SFU
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 20:32:59 -0700
From: [email protected] (John R. Park)
Subject: inexpensive (not cheap) 16" monitor review
Dear Info-mac Moderators:
I recently purchased a 16" monitor that I'm very happy with and have never
seen reviewed before in any magazine or previous digest. I'm talking about
the ADI MicroScan 5EP.
The 5EP is an MPR II compliant monitor with a 0.26 dot pitch. It's not a
trinitron but has extremely sharp focus and will sync with resolutions up
to 1024*768 from the internal video of my Quadra 650. It didn't come with
a Mac to VGA adapter but I picked one up at the local Computer City Express
and with the addition of some resolution switching software (not made by
apple) I was soon doing resolution switching on the fly.
The monitor is also VESA DPMS-compliant. This is a fancy way of saying
Energy Saving since guess what?--this monitor WORKS WITH APPLE'S ENERGY
SAVER CONTROL PANEL!!! It really powers the monitor off, not just cuts off
the video signals.
One problem often associated with resolution switching occurs when you
change modes--the new picture is often not centered on the screen. This
monitor has user-defined modes that are automatically set for each
resolution. All you have to do is switch resolutions, adjust the monitor
ONCE, and from then on, anytime the monitor sees that resolution again, it
will auto center the image. I currently have the following modes
available: 640*480, 800*600, 832*624, and 1024*768. Each time I switch
modes the image is exactly where it should be.
Did I mention the fact that all the controls on this monitor are
pushbuttons since the monitor is controlled by its own microprocessor? You
bet your trusty copy of SimpleText. There are buttons to move the entire
image left, right, up, and down, buttons to expand or compress the picture
horizontally and vertically, a degauss button, and a button to activate
advanced functions like pincushion control.
The best part about this monitor is that it only cost $699. For those of
you who are craving 16/17" real estate but thought you only had a wallet
for a 13/14/15" I'd certainly recommend that you check this monitor out.
best rgds,
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| John R. & Lanni Park "Some days it's all I can ~~~ |
| [email protected] do just to hang on" ( . . ) |
+------------------------------------------------------ooO-(_)-Ooo--+
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 12:35:00 -0600
From: Cliff Miller
Subject: Info-Mac Archives on CD-ROM
> I think this is an FAQ but here goes anyway. I believe a company
> is marketing sumex archives on CD. Who is the company, address
> and cost? Are there other compilations of current shareware
> available on CD-ROM like BMUG stuff or UMICH mac archives.
>
> Thanks.
>
> David
> [email protected]
Here's the info for the Info-Mac CD and who makes it (we do!):
Pacific HiTech
4530 Fortuna Way
Salt Lake City, Utah 84124
Tel 801-278-2042
800-765-8369
Fax 801-278-2666
Email: [email protected]
Price:
$49.95 for 1st order
$29.95 for subsequent issues
$5 S/H ($9 int'l)
We're right in the middle of putting together the 4th issue and it
should be out in a couple weeks. Issue 3 was released in Jan 94.
(BTW, we've also put together a HyperStacks CD and a MacSource CD which
contain a lot of stuff from the Internet, and not too much overlap
with the Info-Mac.)
Feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions!
Regards,
Cliff
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 23:03:07 -0600
From: [email protected]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #84
I just got an HP DeskWriter 560c printer. I'm impressed
with the quality, particularly its ability to print shaded
colours from photographs (e.g. the demo Kodak PhotoCD). Contrary
to a suggestion posted earlier about this printer, the three
colours are in one cartridge and the black is in a separate
cartridge. Thus, you needn't worry about having to change
colours, when only black is drained.
Now, I have a question. Has anybody tried the
Hewlett-Packard PostScript driver for this printer? I've been
told it is slow when printing TIFF files, but this doesn't
surprise me, since PostScript is not optimized for bit-map files.
However, I would like to know how fast it runs with PostScript
fonts, and EPS files. Also, will the driver allow two-up
printing, as with the LaserWriter 8 drivers?
Thanks for any advice.
--Gordon Sick
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 19:57:03 -0500
From: [email protected] (Jonathan Bauer)
Subject: inlineFilter 1.1 [Q]
After I installed PlainTalk 1.2, I found an unexpected and unexplained new
and mysterious extension in my system:extensions folder -- inlineFilter 1.1
-- just a small item, 4k and it doesn't seem to hurt anything; but I am
ever so curious when, without apparant reason Apple deposits something new
I've never heard about within my system files. Does anyone know anything
about this??
/Jonathan
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 14:15:24 -0500
From: [email protected] (Graeme Forbes)
Subject: Keystroke Capture Program (A)
If you own Now Utilities you already have keystroke capture - it's part of
the NowSave module. It puts a folder called "Saved Work Files" into your
system folder and saves what you enter at the keyboard as TeachText
(SimpleText?) files.
Graeme Forbes
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 15:41:22 -0400
From: [email protected] (Jim Huang)
Subject: LaserWriter 8.1.1 hack to disable background printing
Hello,
Does anyone out there know if it's possible to modify LaserWriter 8.1.1 so
that the option to turn Background Printing On/Off in the Chooser is
disabled? I searched through the CNTL, DITL and DLOG resources using ResEdit
but couldn't find anything.
Thanks for your help.
Jim
--
Jim Huang Assistant Director of Support Services
[email protected] Information Technology Services
Phone: (315) 859-4169 Hamilton College
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 15:27:29 +0000 (GMT)
From: [email protected] (Olafur Kjartan Sigurdarson)
Subject: LW Select 310 Question
I hope that I'm sending this to the correct address!
Does anyone know of a utilitie to download postscript (PS) files to the
Apple LaserWriter Select 310 printer. It doesn't have AppleTalk and the
LaserWriter Uitilitie only works with AppleTalk connectet printers.
Also, is there anyway to share this printer?
Thanks.
Olafur Kjartan Sigurdarson
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Olafur Kjartan Sigurdarson KHI [email protected]
v/Stakkahlid
The Icelandic Network 105 Reykjavik Tel: +354-1-683230
for Education Iceland FAX: +354-1-633833
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 10:04:18 -0400
From: [email protected] (Murph Sewall)
Subject: Mailing Documents (C)
On 11 Jun 1994 13:01:52 -0500 (CDT), Dwight K. Lemke wrote:
>I am conversing with a couple of colleagues and we need to start sending
>documents over the 'net. I used Eudora, one uses Pine and the third is
>using Pegasus. Is there a format for attachments that they all have in
>commmon?
1) ASCII
2) binhex (as long as no one has a PC--I've found that Eudora's binhex
encoder ALSO uses Macbinary so even if I have a PC format file and Binhex
it the PMail decoder can't produce something that a PC word processor
understands
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 94 01:05 EST
From: [email protected] (Oswaldo do Valle Correa Bueno)
Subject: Metrowers e-mail address
Does anyone has the internet e-mail address of Metrowerks?
Thanks,
Bueno
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 19:13:40 -0600 (MDT)
From: "Ed Jacobs, Mac / PC Lab Tech"
Subject: Micromac Accelerators
Has anyone had any GOOD or BAD experiences with the MicroMac Accelerators
for a Macintosh LC. They are listed in the Tiger Software Catalog as well
as sold by Micromac.
I am considering purchasing one of these to give me access to virtual
memory and fast speed. At $100, I think this would be a small price to
pay since I don't want to upgrade.
Also, the article does not explain clearly if it is a 030 upgrade. Does
anyone know about this.
Thank You (In Advance)
===========================================================================
Edward Jacobs Metro State College of Denver
Macintosh / PC Lab Team Member Academic Computing and Usr Svcs
[email protected] Voice: (303) 556-2441
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 16:51:39 -0800
From: [email protected] (Tonya Engst)
Subject: Microsoft Word
>
>I apologise if this is a FAQ, but does anyone know how to get a MS Word
>document that has been created on a Mac AND contains drawings into MS Word on
>Windoze AND retain the drawings? Also, the revers of this (Windoze to Mac).
Marc -
If you are going from Word 5 to Word 2, let the Mac do the converting. That
is, when you save from Mac Word, save the file as a Word 2 file. When you
save from Word 2, save the file as a Word 2 file and let the Mac do the
converting. For this advice to work properly, keep in mind the following:
* TIFF and EPS graphics frm the Mac side convert into windows metafiles.
Similarly TIFF and EPS graphics from the Windows side convert into PICTS.
* You must have a file in your Word Commands folder called the "Windows
MetaFile Converter."
If you're using Word 6 for Windows, I'm not sure what the story will be,
but here's some pointers.
The Word 5 converter that ships with Word for Windows 6 does not convert
graphics. Microsoft recently released a converter that works with Mac Word
5 so you can save out in Word 6 format, but I don't know if it does
graphics or not. I'm guessing that it _should_, but I haven't personally
verified one way or another.
If you are dealing with WinWord 6, you should be able to transfer the
graphics by letting the Mac do the translation whenever possible and using
Word 2 as an intermediary format.
In Mac Word 5 save as Win Word 2, and then open the Word 2 file in Word 6.
- or -
In Word for Windows 6, save the file as Word 2, and then open the Word to
file in Word 5.
And finally, look for a file called "Conversion Information" inside the
folder that also holds your Word Commands folder. It has a lot of useful
information about what to expect from the Word 5 Word 2 conversion.
Hope this helps!
-tonya
Tonya Engst, TidBITS Editor -- [email protected] [email protected]
Author of The Word Book for Macintosh Users -- [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 14:15:53 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: mini trax 1.55 ?
The single worldwide copy of Mini Trax 1.55 is no longer at wuarchive! All
archie listings seem to point back to this one locale! Are we truly at the
point where a single point-of-failure exists for the worldwide web of
servers? Anyway, can some kind soul with a copy of Mini Trax 1.55 (not
1.54 which is available everywhere
) let me know? Thanks.Paul Baim
BTW: Is it only my impression, or is the Archie service badly prone to
losing all sense of current file holdings? Especially when files go away.
They seem to live forever as ghosts on the Archie servers.
PB
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 14:15:26 -0500
From: [email protected] (Graeme Forbes)
Subject: Monitor Test Pattern Software (A)
A program called Test Pattern Generator by Larry Rymal will do what you
want. It *may* be in the archives. You can certainly get it on the disk
that comes with Rymal's book "Macintosh Repair and Upgrade Secrets" (Hayden
Books) and maybe with other of Rymal's books as well.
Graeme Forbes
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 09:56:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Neil Schulman, emeritus"
Subject: My opinions on the LW Select 360
Having seen some messages about the LaserWriter Select 360, I thought I
would share my experience.
At work, we have had one since early January, we've printed over 35,000
pages without any problems. The printer is fast, it rasterizes the complex
graphical documents quickly and we have noticed no problems. The only
negative comments that come to mind is where the exhaust system is (right
side), the weight of it, and the general shape. But for print speed and
apparent reliability, I would heartily recommend it.
Neil
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 08:33:30 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz"
Subject: New Voices and QuickTime (Follow Up)
Recently, I said:
> Messing around with the new Speech Manager voices on a Quadra 840av,
> I found an interesting fact. The larger voices, (Victoria, Agnes,
> etc.) will not work unless QuickTime is also running. The smaller
> voices, even some of the new ones, will load just fine.
A couple of folks responded to my posting. Thanks to all who
took the time to send e-mail to me on this.
I received an interesting response from our Apple Systems
engineer. He said:
DH> QuickTime has what is called the Component Manager that allows us
DH> to load and unload code on the fly thus saving ram in the long run.
DH> This is why QT is required for some of the larger voices. QT is
DH> preinstalled on all Macintoshes.
Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 94 18:22:51 EDT
From: [email protected] (Emilio P. Calius)
Subject: Opening a Quadra 650 question
Hello everybody;
This is rather embarrassing.
I have opened the cases of older Mac IIs and Quadra 800's many times,
but I've just come across my first Quadra 650 and I confess I'm not sure
how to proceed. And of course there's no manual with it.
After I remove the usual screw in the back panel, what are the pressure
points to use to make the top come off safely ?
Thanks for your help. I would appreciate an e-mail ([email protected])
Emilio
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 14:07:41 -0800
From: [email protected] (Kee Nethery +1 510 843 6140)
Subject: POP3 server recommendations? (A)
>Is there a freely-available or reasonably priced POP3
>server that will run on either a Mac (preferrably) or a PC
>without having to make the jump to Unix. This would let
>us use something like Eudora as a client. Any suggestions?
I am using MailShare by Glenn Anderson. It is an SMTP/POP3 server that runs
on the MacOS. I have it running on a MacClassic. It is very close to being
final and I have no idea what he will ultimately charge for the product but
it was very easy to set up and I like it. The only way to get it is to
become a beta tester and to receive it directly from Glenn at:
[email protected]
It handles mail in various ways.
* Accounts where a user attaches to retrieve mail. ([email protected])
* Accounts that automatically forward to other accounts. (postmaster -> kee)
* Accounts that explode messages out to a mailing list. The mailing list is
kept in a text file on the hard drive so that other software, such as a
database, can alter the mailing list. ([email protected] -> bunch-o-folks)
I access it with Eudora and PowerTalk and both work fine.
A happy user,
Kee Nethery
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 94 11:39:14 +0200
From: [email protected]
Subject: postcript
hello
could you tell me where i can find a program to visualise and print postcript
files ?
thank you very much indeed
my IP is [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 10:38:39 +0400
From: [email protected] (Akif Eyler)
Subject: PostScript and StyleWriter [Summary]
A month ago I asked in I-M Digest #73:
> When I last checked (2-3 years ago), there was no cheap solution
> to send PostScript files to a StyleWriter I.
>
> Is the status the same now?
The short answer is "Yes, pretty much so". Here is a summary of
the answers I got during the last month.
Harmon Dow wrote:
> you can get Super ATM for $99 (plus shipping) from MacWarehouse
> here in the States. It includes ATM, which I understand will do
> the job you want.
I wouldn't call it cheap...
Peter Lipman wrote:
> The only workaround I have found is to use Adobe Illustrator to
> print the EPSF drawing (after sizing and positioning on the page)
> and then over-print the MSWord page in which I reserved the space
> for the picture.
I don't have this software, either.
Nicolas Jungers wrote:
> GhostScript is a freeware PostScript emulator.
> You can find it at "nic.switch" and many other sites.
Juan M. Courcoul wrote:
> GhostScript is a free software-based Postscript interpreter from
> the Free Software Foundation (!) that allows you to view in
> WYSIWYG any Postscript file.
OK, this is _some_ solution, but note that fonts only need
about 2.5 Mbytes on your disk. And from my experience with
gs under Sun, I know it would be rather slow on the Mac.
So I gave up the hope of displaying PostScript on the screen,
let alone printing it...
Thanks to all who have replied.
M. Akif Eyler /|
Bilkent University /_|
06533 Ankara, Turkey________/ | [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 09:58:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Neil Schulman, emeritus"
Subject: Quadra 605 sad mac
Boot up with the emergency disk. It sounds like your enabler file might
have gotten corrupted. I had a similar problem on my LC III when my
enabler got corrupted by More Disk Space (boy am I glad I removed it!!!). Just
boot off the emergency disk and copy its enabler file over.
Neil
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 13:29:07 -0500
From: [email protected] (Sylvain Robert, Chimie/Pates-Papiers,
UQTR)
Subject: RamDoubler 1.0.3a solves Startup problems on PB145B
Five days ago (Info-mac v12 #85) I indicated that problems were occuring
with the 1.0.3 version of the updater for RamDoubler. The new version
1.0.3a solves all the problems encountered.
Sylvain Robert, Chimie/Pates-Papiers, UQTR
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 14:52:01 -0500
From: [email protected] (Graeme Forbes)
Subject: Say It Ain't So, Mike (Q)
I've been thinking of buying Apple's $700 PowerMac Upgrade Card for my
Quadra 700. Researching the card, I came across a throwaway remark in a
review, saying that the card doesn't support two monitors. Does this, by
any chance, mean that the card doesn't support two monitors? I have an
Apple Portrait Display running off the Q700's internal video and a Nec 3FG
running off a video board in a NB slot. Can it really be true that if I
boot up with the 601 enabled, I lose one of the monitors?
Hoping for good news,
Graeme Forbes
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 10:55:36 -0600
From: [email protected] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: Shiva FastPath split address forwarding not working as designed
Colleagues,
I am having problems reconfiguring a pair of FastPath 5's following a
network modification at my site. I've tried writing to [email protected],
but have yet to receive replies from them. Hopefully, someone can shed a
light on this before I grow old and retire...
Thanks,
Juan
Copy of letter sent to Shiva:
>We own and operate two FastPath 5's as part of our networking infrastructure.
>Up till now, both units were to provide AppleTalk communications with other
>campuses of our university, via Atalkab, and normal IP forwarding via MacTCP.
>Both units had addresses in the 132.254.91.x subnetwork, and were configured
>with dynamic and static client addresses contiguous to theirs. Our main
>subnetwork is 132.254.90.x, and we were using a 9-bit subnet mask, which
>enabled the FP's to reach the gateway address at 132.254.90.250 without
>problems. This address is a port on a cisco router, located in the central hub
>of our university WAN.
>
>However, due to our continued growth, we have acquired a 3Com multiport
>router, which we are in the process of installing. As part of this, we are now
>forced to use an 8-bit subnet mask.
>
>As per the manual, I opted for a "Split Addressing - Different Net", placing
>the units' addresses in the ..90.x subnet and the clients' addresses in the
>..91.x subnet. Unfortunately, this does not seem to work.
>
>* Hosts which are immediately adjacent to the FP on the Ethernet can be
>reached ok, although with a bit more delay than before (approx, 30%).
>
>* Hosts which are on the same Ethernet but on a different segment suffer at
>least a 50% packet loss. This makes communications very sluggish.
>
>* Hosts out on the Internet are practically unreachable, with up to 100%
>packet loss.
>
>* This happens independent of the number of clients trying to do IP
forwarding.
>
>As a test, I returned one of the units to "Normal Forwarding", using a small
>set of test addresses on the ..90.x subnet, and IP forwarding returned to
>normal, with no packet loss and complete Internet reachability.
>
>As additional data, when I select "Split Addressing - Different Net" on the
>pull-down menu, the window for the IP start address appears, as well as the
>check box for "No RIP". Naturally, this is left unchecked. We also verified
>that the FP's were propagating their routes to the cisco correctly. However,
>after doing a "Set configuration & go", if I reaccess the unit and check which
>addressing option is selected, I always find "Split Addressing - Same Net",
>although the start address is on a different network than the FP's address.
>
>What do I need to do to get this option to work correctly ? Only IP forwarding
>is affected; AppleTalk communications are working just fine thru the IP
>tunnel.
>
>Juan
>
>P.S. Technical data: FastPath 5
> KStar 9.1.2
> VRom 5.1
> Net Manager 2.4
> MacTCP 2.0.4
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 94 18:08:54 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Smartcom 4.0
someone asked recently about Smartcom II 4.0. Is there someone who upgraded and
can comment in Info-Mac about that product. I think it can emulates VT220.
I am posting the question again since the first demand didn't get any answers.
Perhaps it was too soon to ask and now it is the right time.
louis [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 13:38:26 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz"
Subject: Speech Manager Large Voices Require QT
Messing around with the new Speech Manager voices on a Quadra 840av,
I found an interesting fact. The larger voices, (Victoria, Agnes, etc.)
will not work unless QuickTime is also running. The smaller voices,
even some of the new ones, will load just fine.
Without QuickTime, a series of errors (-3000, -193, -32767) are
encountered when the user attempts to select the larger voices.
I've noticed this in at least three applications, SimpleText,
Tex-Edit and FS-ATC.
I don't recall seeing any documentation on this startling fact
from Apple, but it is possible that it is there and I overlooked
it.
Has anyone else seen this same thing?
Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 15:44:01 +0800
From: [email protected] (Wiley Sanders)
Subject: Strange fix for the 660AV 800K floppy problem
I had an 800K floppy that I couldn't read, and I called Apple's help
line because I had heard that this was a "common" problem. I listened
to the recorded message, which stated that "composite" SIMMs were
unsupported. That led me to think that maybe my SIMMs were suspect. The
system with the problem is a Quadra 660AV with a 32MB and a 4 MB SIMM.
Both are "non-composite" as far as I know. So, I swapped the SIMMs,
just traded their places in the SIMM slots. Whaddaya know, I can read
my floppy now!
If you want to ask me what the difference between "composite" and
"non-composite" SIMMs is, don't ask. I do know that if a SIMM has eight
chips on it, and no more, then it is "non-composite", and therefore
capable of possibly being supported.
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 14:08:03 -0600
From: [email protected]
Subject: subscribe Strange Ways
Please sign me up for the text only version of Strange Ways. Thanks.
David
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 08:28:04 GMT
From: [email protected] (Anders Stegen)
Subject: Switch box between modem & printer? (A)
>My question is: Can we attach an A/B switch into the modem
>port that switches between the modem and the printer? It seems
>like it would work, but I don't know if it would affect the way
>the printer and modem data is transfered.
Well, the idea behind a A/B switch *is* to affect the data transfer.
Seriously, it sounds like a low-tech manual A/B switch is precisely what you
need. It will take a while until you learn to check the setting before
printing/
communicating trying to use your printer as a modem but it's easier than
pulling
and inserting plugs...
cheers /Anders
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 16:37:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Thoo
Subject: System 7.1 emergency disc (Q)
I needed to created a small System 7.1 boot disc on which to place Norton
Utilities. (My Duo requires System 7.1.) I grabbed the note on building
a System 7 emergency disc [./info-mac/disk/sys7-emergency-disk.txt];
installed a System file and Duo Enabler 1.0 onto a 1.4MB floppy; then
ResEdited the System, deleting all the resources listed in the
instructions; and, lastly, copied Norton Utilities onto the floppy and
renamed it "Finder". But I couldn't boot with this floppy! (The floppy
is spit out at startup.) Any suggestions? Thanks much.
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: or
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 94 15:59:48 EDT
From: Tom Coradeschi
Subject: System Update 3.0: Where Is It?
[email protected] (Edward Floden) wrote:
>In a message posted to Info-Mac on 9 May, Mark Johnson stated that the
>System Update 3.0 files could be found in the ftp.apple.com directory
>/mac/sys.soft/7.system.updates/. However, according a request that I sent
>to [email protected], that directory doesn't exist.
Try /dts/mac/sys.soft/...
^^^^
tom coradeschi [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 13 Jun 1994 19:23:47 GMT
From: [email protected] (David C. Sloane)
Subject: The Underground Mac, No. 11 3/21/94
There is an error in this issue. The HP 560C contains a color cartridge and a
black cartridge. Even documents which include color can use the black ink
cartridge - for text, for example. Get your facts straight.
dcs
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 13:16:54 +0200
From: [email protected] (Christian F. Buser)
Subject: What about an SE (R)
Hi Carlo
>I am considering buying a Mac SE 1/20 for about $150... do you think it's
>worth the price? I have an LCIII at present, and I would buy the SE as a
>portable machine (I often go out for the weekend and sometimes need my Mac
You like to lug around an SE computer? When I owned my first Mac (a 512!)
I bought also a carrying case, since "you never know if you want to use it
elsewhere". In fact, I did not use it elsewhere. After upgrading it to a
MacPlus, addition of an external hard disk drive, etc., it was really
impossible to pack everything, and also before, when the 512 worked with 2
disk drives of 400k each (one for system and application, the other for
date storage - that were those days... ), I never took it away from home.
But the decision is up to you. I think the SE can have the HD built in,
this was not possible with the Plus.
>The next question, of course, is about the System: I plan to use System
>6.0.8: what about it? shoud I use 6.0.7? what's the difference?
I never used myself 6.0.8 (I used 6.0.7 and then jumped to 7), but I was
told that this is just 6.0.7 with the system-7-compatible printer drivers
to allow mixed use on a LocalTalk network (correct me please, if I am
wrong). But you could still get more memory for the SE (and maybe a bigger
harddisk) and use System 7 on it. In the last phase when I still had the
Plus (see above), I had 4mB RAM and System 7.01 (tuned) without problems.
What disk drive does that SE have? 800k or 1.44m ? (It's a question of the
date of manufacture; the earlier SEs did only have an 800k floppy drive,
while the newer had the "FDHD" or "SuperDrive". My Plus only had an 800k
floppy drive, but I owned an external "Kennect Drive 2.4", connected with
a "Kennect Rapport" adapter, which enabled me to read/write/format
floppies of all sizes and systems (even DOS, ProDOS, etc.). I don't know
if Kennect Technology still exists - maybe someone knows about them ?
There was an 800k-disk-version of System 7 around those days as well,
but I think I don't have it any more. I sold my Plus with all accessories
some time ago.
>And then the third question: applications! I primarily use word processing
>& spreadsheet (Word 5.1, Excel 4.0, WordPerfect 3.0a). Should I consider
>an all-in-one package? (ClarisWorks?).
MacWrite II worked well on the Plus, the same is true with Lotus 1-2-3/Mac
and Word 5.1. Don't know about Excel and WordPerfect, but I think they
also should work. An early "Trial Version" of Claris Works killed my
harddisk driver and caused a Sunday afternoon disk reformatting and system
re-installation of the startup partition. I reported this to Claris, but
never received any reply - they did not say if they fixed the problem or
if they think it was something else that caused the problem. That's why I
keet ClarisWorks (any version) far away from my computer's floppy disk
slot.
Today I am using the following equipment:
home week-end/holiday
Centris 650 / built-in CD Macintosh Portable
8mB RAM 9mB RAM
85mB int / 160mB ext HD 40mB int HD with eDisk compression
Xante Accel-A-Writer (no permanent printer so far)
System 7.1 System 7.1
Both computers work well with MacWrite Pro 1.5, Word 5.1a, Lotus 1-2-3,
FileMaker Pro and the usual goodies such as games, utilities, etc.
I'd suggest that you also look for a "Mac Portable" instead of an SE.
Although it's not as portable as today's PowerBooks, it's much more
convenient to carry around. But again, the decision is yours.
As a last point I want to propose that you try "Nisus Compact" as your
word processor. This is presently promoted in Germany by ComputerWorks. If
you have a German address, you can send them an empty high-density disk
and you get the software free. No manuals, nothing, only a disk with a
compressed/self-expanding archive. This version works for 60 days. If you
are satisfied, you can get a serial number from them (by phone, fax or
mail) - but this is also FREE! You have to supply them with a code which
is generated on your Mac when you de-compress the application, so it works
only on one specific Mac - but I think you can get 2 or more serial
numbers; who cares, they are free. (Don't ask me why they do this.)
Once you have registered your software, you can also BUY the manual and
additional dictionaries (I think they include a German dictionary with
the trial version).
If you like I can mail you the disk so you can try it. ComputerWorks has
mentioned that everyone is allowed to distribute the COMPRESSED version of
Nisus Compact, but not the expanded version. So I am not doing anything
illegal.
Nisus Compact works with the "Claris XTND system" to access other file
formats and translating it to the Nisus format. The Claris XTND engine and
some (few) translators are included.
Greetings from Switzerland, Christian.
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Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 09:47:13 -0400
From: "Michael E. Grabenstein"
Subject: Where can I get a Hurdler card??? (A)
OK, I took the hint.
Creative Solutions Inc. is still in Rockville @
1-301-984-0262, &
1-800-367-8465
The Hurdler is serial expansion board that allows one to add up to
4 serial connections on the mac. It lists for $379.00 US
The Hustler is a serial expansion board that allows one to add up
to 2 serial connections on the mac, plus it can handle higher speeds, or
speeds the serial connections (sorry I am a bit vague here). It lists for
$299.00 US
I missed the original post about this, so if someone could cc this
to their mailbox. I am sure they would appreciate it. hint..hint...
Take care,
Mike, [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 08:48:16 +0200
From: [email protected] (Olaf F. Normann)
Subject: X-emulator for Mac
Hello!
We are using both Macintosh and PC's running windows. On both platforms we uses
a X emulator. On the Macintoshes, we use MacX and an old version of eXodus.
On the PC's we use PCXWare. The PC X-emulator is far far better than MacX and
eXodus. NCD (which makes PCXWare) has not made a PCXWare for Mac.
Does anyone know of other high quality X-emulator for Macintosh?
In advance, thank you very much.
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Best regards
Olaf F. Normann, Sintef UNIMED
telf.: +47-7359-8922
fax: +47-7359-8613
email: [email protected]
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 18:23:26 GMT
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From: [email protected] (Anders L. Lund)
Subject: Can I upgrade my LC
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I would like to hear inexpensive ways to upgrade my LC. I am not
aware of any mac or aftermarket boards that will take my LC to the le
vel of an LC475... (or LCIII)
I know that mac put out upgrades for LC->LCII, LCII->LCIII and LCIII->
LC475, but is there a way to take an LC to LC475?
Thanks!!
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> Anders Lund <
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