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Info-Mac Digest Mon, 20 Jun 94 Volume 12 : Issue 88
Today's Topics:
[*] asymptote-10-demo; a graph processor
[*] Autodoubler Problem SUMMARY: I went to Stacker
[*] Buzzz! -- a swarming insect After Dark module
[*] Canfield 5.1; a solitaire card game
[*] CDIconKiller 1.0.0; inhibits custom icons on CDs
[*] CDIconKiller 1.0.0; inhibits custom icons on CDs; asm68k source
[*] CoDec program update; a compession program
[*] Course Bulder Evaluation demo
[*] Cyclone 1.2.1; a Star Castle type game
[*] Cyclone 1.2 to 1.2.1 Updater; an arcade game
[*] Dialog View 2.0 (modifies directory dialogs)
[*] DX7 Librarian 1.0.9; MIDI data librarian
[*] FAQ: How can I send a fax from the Internet? (v. 0.4)
[*] Fatty Bear demo program; a game
[*] Hotlist2HTML Version 0.7; make your Mosaic HotLists into HTML
[*] Hotlist Sorter 1.0b3; sorts your MacWeb and Mosaic HotLists
[*] Inflate XCMD v1.1.2; Balloon help for HyperCard
[*] JUNO Librarian 1.0.8; a MIDI data librarian
[*] K1 Librarian 1.0.1; a MIDI data librarian
[*] Kamprath's CDEF Pack v1.3; a bunch of control definitions
[*] Mac F2C 1.0; a FORTRAN-to-C translator for the Macintosh
[*] Macintosh application software frequently asked questions (FAQ)
[*] MandleAcid; a fractal drawing program
[*] Mazin shapes -- An After Dark module
[*] MIDI Pack'en 1.0.6; a MIDI Data Filer
[*] MungeImage 1.1.0; mounts disk images
[*] MungeImage 1.1.0; source/pascal; mounts disk images
[*] Personal Log v1.5; a diary keeping application
[*] PMac_StartUp_RayTrace; startup screen of a PM 8100
[*] Putt-Putt on Parade demo; a game
[*] Rescue 2.0.3 (New Version); a Star Trek game
[*] RSVP and libraries; for presentation experiments
[*] SpectreSmart v2.0; artificial intelligence
[*] SpectreWrite v3.2; a text editor
[*] The Virtual Meeting DEMO; a party conferencing system
[*] Three Fat Faders; for DarkSide 4.1
[*] Translation Package v1.52; transaltes between various formats
[*] umbra1.0.sit.hqx Screensaver
[*] Unofficial Internet Booklist (ver 0.5)
[*] update hardware faq; C.S.M.Hardware newsgroup FAQ
[*] Vocalise XCMD v1.0.1; High quality speech for HyperCard
[*] Working Watermarker Demo 1.0.6; places water marks on your pages
[Q] Applied Engineering (TransWarp) INIT problems
Accessing files by mail (R)
Accessing files by mail? (A)
airline fares database
Applescript won't run
Avec Scanner SCSI probs...
AV Voices
Builtin video on a 840AV
Creating Sys7.1 NUM E-disk and Speed Disk boot disc
Currency of Archie servers
Electromagnetic fields (EMF)
Express Fax Modem
Follow up on Quadra 605 power supply (A)
Getting MacPPP to work with a Supra FAXModem 144LC
modem indicator lights (Q)
Monitor res switching on Power Macs (2 msgs)
Opening a Quadra 650 question
PlainTalk for Power Macintosh
PocketHammer Problems
Printscreen from tn3270 2.4d9 to DeskWriter
ProDOS extension conflict (A?)
Q610/DOS user needs DOS advice (Q)
SLIP Connection....HELP!
SOS-APPL
Sound on PowerMac 8100/80 AV
Switch box between modem & printer?
System 7.1 emergency disc (long summary)
The Virtual Meeting DEMO
upgrading Symantec C++ on an upgraded Macintosh
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 15:26:39 -0400
From: [email protected] (Margaret Tivnan)
Subject: [*] asymptote-10-demo; a graph processor
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, a tutorial chapter from the Asymptote User's
Guide, 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 the complete Asymptote User's Guide.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/asymptote-10-demo.hqx; 809K]
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 94 13:47:15 EDT
From: [email protected] (William Edwards)
Subject: [*] Autodoubler Problem SUMMARY: I went to Stacker
Thanks to everyone who responded. As you'll see from the attached
mail, there was some skepticism about disk-level auto-compression,
though one person was using Stacker without any problems. One person
suggested a new disk drive, which I am too cheap to buy at the moment.
I went ahead, installed Stacker and got rid of Autodoubler. This
eliminated the mysterious spinup problem, *and* gained me disk space,
since Autodoubler was not compressing my System Folder. So far so
good.
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/autp-doubler-summary.txt; 11K]
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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 12:14:53 +0000
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Buzzz! -- a swarming insect After Dark module
B U Z Z Z ! -- An After Dark
module
What is it?
Buzzz! displays flying insects on your screen,
using high quality
rendered graphics and a realistic flocking
algorithm. The insects
swarm around, their movements driven only by the
internal dynamics
of the group. Occasionally, an 'attractor' will
appear, towards which
they move. This is a light bulb for the moths, a
pot of jam for the
wasps, and ... well, I'll just leave you to find
out what attracts
the flies.
Requirements
This After Dark module requires Color QuickDraw
and System software
6.0.5 or later. A colour screen is recommended.
This archive also includes a patch to update the
module so that it will
run faster on 68020+/FPU machines. The files have
been compressed with
Stuffit Lite, and Binhexed; Disinfectant 3.5 shows
it to be virus-free.
Distribution & Disclaimer
Buzzz! is Freeware but not in the Public Domain;
you may distribute it
to others so long as you include the
documentation, but you may not charge
for it either alone, or as part of a package.
This module is supplied as is, and you use it
entirely at your own risk.
I hold no responsibility for any loss or damage
incurred as a result of
its use.
Buzzz! is copyright (c) 1994, Simon Fraser.
This is being submitted from a friend's account,
due to mail size
limitations. Please e.mail me at the address below
with any comments, suggestions or (dare I say it)
bugs.
Internet: [email protected]
Surface mail: Simon Fraser
Imperial College at Silwood Park
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/buzzz-ad.hqx; 354K]
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Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 01:16:06 -0500
From: Brooks Seymore
Subject: [*] Canfield 5.1; a solitaire card game
I am enclosing a copy of the solitare game Canfield 5.1 which I downloaded
>From America Online earlier today. I am neither the author of this game
nor have any association with the author.
Brooks
[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/canfield-51.hqx; 50K]
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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 05:32:26 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis
Subject: [*] CDIconKiller 1.0.0; inhibits custom icons on CDs
CDIconKiller 1.0.0 =A9 1994 Quinn & Peter N Lewis
Install this INIT to suppress custom icons on CD-ROM drives.
This tends to speed up your CD-ROMs by a factor of about
a zillion.
Caveats
Only works for Apple's CD-ROM driver.
Works under System 6
Warning: This program was written in 4 hours.
Quinn
Peter N Lewis
Version History
1.0.0 05:30 18 June 1994 Original Release
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/cd-icon-killer-100.hqx; 13K]
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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 05:32:17 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis
Subject: [*] CDIconKiller 1.0.0; inhibits custom icons on CDs; asm68k source
CDIconKiller 1.0.0 Copyright 1994 Quinn & Peter N Lewis
Install this INIT to suppress custom icons on CD-ROM drives.
This tends to speed up your CD-ROMs by a factor of about
a zillion.
Caveats
Only works for Apple's CD-ROM driver.
Works under System 6
Warning: This program was written in 4 hours.
Quinn
Peter N Lewis
Version History
1.0.0 05:30 18 June 1994 Original Release
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/cd-icon-killer-100-asm68k.hqx; 33K]
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 19:04:53 -0500
From: [email protected] (Bretton Wade)
Subject: [*] CoDec program update; a compession program
Hi,
a few small changes, and the application was rebuilt using only 68000 codegen.
Thanks
Bretton Wade ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/co-dec-101.hqx; 46K]
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 17:22:53 -0500
From: [email protected] (Thomas Maler)
Subject: [*] Course Bulder Evaluation demo
This is an Evaluation version of the Course Builder program, which as a
Graphical, Multimedia authoring package for the Macintosh, but after a
traslation, the courseware developed on Mac also run on Windows shortly.
The Attached documents are:
1) reame file
2) Course Builder online documentation/tutorial
3) Course Builder Evaluation and necessary documents
Thank you.
Thomas Maler
[Archived as /info-mac/app/course-builder-demo.hqx; 1319K]
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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 94 20:45:31 -0700
From: "(Michael A. Kelly)"
Subject: [*] Cyclone 1.2.1; a Star Castle type game
High Risk Ventures is proud to present our first shareware game! Cyclone
features way-cool graphics and sound, and addicting and challenging game play.
It's based on an old arcade game called Star Castle, in which you fly a
spaceship on a wrap-around screen, and attack an enemy base sitting in the
middle. The base protects itself with three rotating shield rings, you-
seeking mines, and a nasty plasma cannon. We've added a few things to the
original game, including weapons for your ship, shields, bonus points, a
challenge level, and more. There's also an 'original game' mode for those who
want to play the game as it was originally designed. Rated four joysticks by
Inside Mac Games magazine.
Requires an 8-bit monitor and a 68020 or better.
Michael A. Kelly President/CEO
[email protected] High Risk Ventures
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/cyclone-121.hqx; 1317K]
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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 94 20:48:52 -0700
From: "(Michael A. Kelly)"
Subject: [*] Cyclone 1.2 to 1.2.1 Updater; an arcade game
This program will update Cyclone version 1.2 to version 1.2.1. If you have
version 1.1.1 or earlier, you'll have to either download the entire version
1.2.1 instead of this updater, or you'll have to update to version 1.2 and
then run this updater.
The only change in version 1.2.1 is the fix of an incompatibility with
UnderWare that could cause Cyclone to crash as soon as the main title
screen appears.
Michael A. Kelly President/CEO
[email protected] High Risk Ventures
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/cyclone-12-to-121-updt.hqx; 28K]
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 15:19:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Walker
Subject: [*] Dialog View 2.0 (modifies directory dialogs)
Dialog View is a control panel extension that allows you to change the
appearance of directory dialogs (Open and Save dialogs). You can change the
font and size of the file names, enlarge the dialog to provide room for more
names or longer names, and control the size of the icons. Requires System
7. Not compatible with Norton Directory Assistance. Shareware, $10.
Version 2.0 combines the former Dialog View with Open-wide, plus a few new
features like restoring the icon choices under System Update 3.0.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/dialog-view-20.hqx; 50K]
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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 94 09:40:02 JST
From: [email protected] (Takashi
Suzuki/=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCTmtMWk40O0obKEI=?=)
Subject: [*] DX7 Librarian 1.0.9; 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 1.0.9:
Fixed file format error caused by saving from 32Voices window.
Fixed multiple caret in comment box.
Looks better when window displayed across multiple monitors with
different bit depth.
Requirement :
System7 + QuickTime or System7.1
Apple MIDI Manager or OMS
Save Protected.
Takashi Suzuki
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/dx7-librarian-109.hqx; 138K]
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Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 15:41:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kevin Savetz
Subject: [*] FAQ: How can I send a fax from the Internet? (v. 0.4)
Archive-name: internet-services/fax-faq
Last-Modified: 1994/6/19
Version: 0.4
FAQ: How can I send a fax from the Internet?
version 0.4 - 19 June 1994
Send comments & updates to Kevin Savetz .
This document is copyright 1994 by Kevin M. Savetz. All rights reserved. More
legal stuff is near the end of this file. This document is brand new and in
transition. If you notice that an Internet fax service is missing, or
information herein needs updating, please send e-mail to "[email protected]".
*** Table of Contents
Can I send a fax from the Internet?
TPC.INT Remote Printing
Rabbit.rgm Sacramento Fax Service
Digital Chicken
Swedish University Network
InterFax
FAXiNET
Unigate
RadioMail
Legal Stuff
Where to Find this Document
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/internet-services-fax-faq-04.txt; 12K]
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 94 14:51:57 CDT
From: "William J. Buikema"
Subject: [*] Fatty Bear demo program; a game
Here is a demo from Humongous Entertainment called Fatty Bear's
Birthday Surprise. It is fully playable, but only contains a
small sampling of the full program. It is designed for younger
children (my 3.5 year old loves it) and is a task-oriented
adventure type game. There are lots of hidden goodies to find,
complete with animation and sound effects. The demo requires a
Mac LC III or better, set to 256 colors, and 2 MB free RAM.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/fatty-bear-demo.hqx; 1652K]
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 22:57:50 --100
From: [email protected] (Lutz Weimann)
Subject: [*] Hotlist2HTML Version 0.7; make your Mosaic HotLists into HTML
The program Hotlist2HTML (version 0.7) converts a NCSA-MacMosaic
Hotlist or a EINet-MacWeb Hotlist (resource) file to a HTML-page,
wherein each URL of the Hotlist is associated with it's corresponding
menuitem name. The HTML output will be normally sorted lexically by
the menuitem text, but re-sorting of the Hotlist may be suppressed,
if desired. The program should run on any Macintosh were System 7
is installed.
The Fortran source is included. You need Language Systems
Fortran 3.x and MPW 3.2 (or 3.2.3) to make use of the it.
Modifications:
17. 6. 94 V.0.7
Program rewritten to be (hopefully) now more robust.
Added conversion of MacWeb Hotlists.
Added the sorting feature.
Slighly improved HTML output.
Lutz Weimann date: 17.6.94 e-mail: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/hotlist-to-html-07.hqx; 82K]
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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 21:20:19 -0500
From: [email protected] (David Ransen)
Subject: [*] Hotlist Sorter 1.0b3; sorts your MacWeb and Mosaic HotLists
This mini-app sorts hotlists used by MacWeb & Mac Mosaic. Requires Sys7.
Freeware.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/hotlist-sorter-10b3.hqx; 20K]
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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 11:34:26 -0400
From: Alex Metcalf
Subject: [*] Inflate XCMD v1.1.2; Balloon help for HyperCard
Inflate is an XCMD for HyperCard which lets you add balloon help to
buttons, fields, and more. You can display normal text, graphics, and
styled text, as well as string resources.
As with all Best Before Yesterday externals, Inflate is controlled
with basic commands and words, and errors are returned as simple sentences.
Full documentation is included with the stack, together with example
scripts.
New with version 1.1.2:
o Ability to display 'STR ' resources in balloons
o Small bug fix
o Improved error messages
o 'Install' button to simplify installation in your stacks
Inflate is shareware; for more information, please see the stack,
or get in touch with me directly. Commercial users should contact me for
more information.
Alex Metcalf
Best Before Yesterday
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/card/inflate-112-xcmd.hqx; 34K]
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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 94 09:50:48 JST
From: [email protected] (Takashi
Suzuki/=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCTmtMWk40O0obKEI=?=)
Subject: [*] JUNO Librarian 1.0.8; a MIDI data librarian
JUNO Librarian is an application for the Macintosh which allows you
to make up library of voice data for JUNO106. 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.
What's changed in 1.0.8:
Fixed multiple caret in comment box.
Looks better when window displayed across multiple monitors with
different bit depth.
Requirement :
System7 + QuickTime or System7.1
Apple MIDI Manager or OMS
Save Protected.
Takashi Suzuki
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/juno-librarian-108.hqx; 94K]
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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 94 09:58:42 JST
From: [email protected] (Takashi
Suzuki/=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCTmtMWk40O0obKEI=?=)
Subject: [*] K1 Librarian 1.0.1; a MIDI data librarian
K1 Librarian is an application for the Macintosh which allows you
to make up library of voice data for K1. 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 K1's internal 32 voices.
Apple Script recordable.
What's changed in 1.0.1.
Fixed multiple caret in comment box.
Looks better when window displyed across multiple monitors with
different bit depth.
Requirement :
System7 + QuickTime or System7.1
Apple MIDI Manager or OMS
Save Protected.
Takashi Suzuki
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/k1-librarian-101.hqx; 228K]
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 94 22:22:59 -0500
From: "Michael F. Kamprath"
Subject: [*] Kamprath's CDEF Pack v1.3; a bunch of control definitions
Kamprath's CDEF Package v1.3
by Michael F. Kamprath
1993-1994 by Michael F. Kamprath
DESCRIPTION:
These are CDEFs that you may use in your own programs. Contained in this
packaged is:
1. ICN# Pushbutton CDEF: This CDEF allows your program to use 32x32 ICN#'s
or 16x16 ics#'s to define the appearance of a button in it's up (engaged &
disengaged) and down mode. This cdef can also be used for normal buttons if
your program keep's it's control value at zero. Documentation is also
included.
2. Date & Time CDEF: This CDEF gives your program a "point and click"
method to allow users to enter time and date records into your programs. They
are fashioned after the system's time and date control panel, but (currently)
do
not allow keyboard entry. Documentation is also included.
3. Number Picker CDEF: This is very simple CDEF which can be used for
setting numbers. The user can use an up/down arrow to adjust the control value
within the control's bounds.
4. Square Pushbutton CDEF: This is a very simple CDEF. It is square and
gray, thus being very reminiscent of buttoms you seen elsewhere. You may
customize these buttons by setting the button's test's font, face, and size.
See documentation on how.
5. CDEF Sampler: A simple program which demonstrates these CDEF's
capabilities. It's source code is also included for demonstration purposes on
how to use these CDEF's. Please realize this program was quickly thrown
together and may not be pretty to look at.
Michael F. Kamprath
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/kamprath-cdef-pack-13.hqx; 101K]
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 15:24:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Igor Mikolic-Torreira
Subject: [*] Mac F2C 1.0; a FORTRAN-to-C translator for the Macintosh
Mac F2C is a Macintosh port of F2C, the unix FORTRAN-to-C compiler
developed by AT&T. The C code produced by Mac F2C is identical to that
produced by the unix version. The C code may be ugly to look at, but it is
quite reliable. The unix F2C has been used extensively within the
scientific community. For example, it was used to create the C versions of
BLAS and LAPACK.
Mac F2C is not a substitute for a real FORTRAN compiler--at minimum, you
still need a C compiler to compile and run the translated FORTRAN code.
However, Mac F2C is a useful tool for people who have a C compiler and
cannot afford or cannot justify buying a FORTRAN compiler to run an
occasional FORTRAN program. Mac F2C is also useful for translating some of
those old but incredibly useful FORTRAN subroutines so that you can use
them in C programs.
Mac F2C is a real Macintosh application with the following features:
- Standard Macintosh interface
- Pref file for translation options
- Balloon help
- Drag-drop translation of FORTRAN files
- Scriptable
Mac F2C includes documentation (both mine and AT&T's), all necessary
supporting files, the source code for all supporting libraries, and
pre-built support libraries for THINK C v7. Instructions are also provided
for building the support libraries using other development environments.
See the enclosed READ ME file for more information.
Mac F2C requires the following:
(1) A 68020 or better
(2) System 7.0 or better
(3) At least 1 MB of available RAM (2 MB is preferred)
Mac F2C is distributed as FREEWARE.
Mac F2C is copyright AT&T, Bellcore, and I. Mikolic-Torreira
The author of Mac F2C is Igor Mikolic-Torreira and I can be reached at
[email protected] (I often travel to places where I can't read my
email, so don't be suprised if I don't respond for several weeks at a
time--I promise to get back to you as soon as possible).
Mac F2C 1.0 is distributed as a Stuffit Deluxe self-extracting archive.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/fortran-to-mac-translator-10.hqx; 561K]
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 08:40:21 +0700
From: [email protected] (Elliotte Harold)
Subject: [*] Macintosh application software frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Archive-name: macintosh/apps-faq
Version: 2.2.4
Last-modified: June 13, 1994
Maintainer: [email protected]
Frequently Asked Questions about Macintosh Application Software
comp.sys.mac.faq, part 4:
comp.sys.mac.apps
Copyright 1993,1994 by Elliotte Harold
Please see section 5.8 of the general FAQ if you wish to
redistribute, revise or republish this document in any way.
Archive-name: macintosh/apps-faq
Version: 2.2.4
Last-modified: June 13, 1994
Address comments to [email protected]
What's new in version 2.2.4:
1.2: What's the best word processor?
I've given up hope that WordPerfect is ever going to fix
the numerous bugs in version 3.0. If they can't get it right
after three separate patches, they never will. For now Nisus
is the only real choice for full WorldScript support, and
Microsoft Word is the best choice for general use. WordPerfect
does have a native PowerPC version (and needs it!)
I've added a little info about the freeware word processor
Word Solution Engine Demo.
1.11: What's the best OCR package?
Xerox TextBridge does a decent job at OCR and only costs $75.
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/csm-applications-faq-224.txt; 38K]
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 18:08:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Matt Saunders
Subject: [*] MandleAcid; a fractal drawing program
I was told that last time I sent this file, it was corrupted; I
checked it, and it seems to be fine, so I'm resending it here.
This program draws fractal images, and then cycles the color palette,
resulting in a pretty entertaining little visual spectacle.
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/mandle-acid.hqx; 1004K]
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 94 17:53:53 +0100
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Mazin shapes -- An After Dark module
M a z i n' s h a p e s -- An After Dark module
Mazin' shapes is an After Dark module that draws pretty patterns
on the screen, by iterating a simple mathematical formula.
This module requires Color QuickDraw, but should work on screens of
all depths.
Mazin' shapes is Freeware; you may distribute it to others so long
as you include the documentation, but you may not charge for it
either alone, or as part of a package.
Mazin' shapes is copyright (c) 1994, Simon Fraser.
This module is supplied as is, and you use it entirely at your own
risk. I hold no responsibility for any loss or damage incurred as a
result of its use.
Please e.mail me with any comments, suggestions or bug reports.
Internet: [email protected]
Surface mail: Simon Fraser
Imperial College at Silwood Park
Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7PY, England.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/mazin-shapes-ad.hqx; 65K]
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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 94 09:54:59 JST
From: [email protected] (Takashi
Suzuki/=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCTmtMWk40O0obKEI=?=)
Subject: [*] MIDI Pack'en 1.0.6; a MIDI Data Filer
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 1.0.6.
Fixed multiple caret in comment box.
Looks better when window displyed across multiple monitors with
different bit depth.
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-106.hqx; 69K]
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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 01:56:11 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis
Subject: [*] MungeImage 1.1.0; mounts disk images
MungeImage 1.1.0 =A9 1994 Quinn & Peter N Lewis
This mounts DiskCopy images as disk icons.
It's free, do whatever you want with it.
To use image(s), drop them onto MungeImage.
To get rid of them, throw them in the trash.
Changes since 1.0.1:
+ Changed so MungeImage application quits immediately.
Therefore works with the Installer.
No foreground/background problems.
+ Mounts disks by default read-only
+ Option key to mount disks read/write.
Read/write disks are written back to the image file.
+ Fixed several bugs
Warning: Version 1.0 was written in eight hours. And v1.1 in 4.
Quinn
Peter N Lewis
Do we get a gold star, Pete?
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/munge-image-110.hqx; 14K]
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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 01:55:45 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis
Subject: [*] MungeImage 1.1.0; source/pascal; mounts disk images
MungeImage 1.1.0 =A9 1994 Quinn & Peter N Lewis
This mounts DiskCopy images as disk icons.
It's free, do whatever you want with it.
To use image(s), drop them onto MungeImage.
To get rid of them, throw them in the trash.
Changes since 1.0.1:
+ Changed so MungeImage application quits immediately.
Therefore works with the Installer.
No foreground/background problems.
+ Mounts disks by default read-only
+ Option key to mount disks read/write.
Read/write disks are written back to the image file.
+ Fixed several bugs
Warning: Version 1.0 was written in eight hours. And v1.1 in 4.
Quinn
Peter N Lewis
Do we get a gold star, Pete?
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/munge-image-110-p.hqx; 59K]
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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 94 03:46:13 -0500
From: "Michael F. Kamprath"
Subject: [*] Personal Log v1.5; a diary keeping application
Personal Log v1.5
by Michael F. Kamprath
e-mail: [email protected]
Requirements: System 7.0 or greater.
Have you ever wanted to keep a diary? Do you need to document your actions?
Would you like to be able to easily take notes? Do you currently keep notes in
one, big, disorganized Word file?
If you answered yes to any of these, then Personal Log is for you. Personal
Log
allows you to keep a collection of notes in a single, easy-to-use file. You
can
password protect this file, search it's entries, and even "speak" the entries
(if you have Speech Manager" installed). Unlike other "note taking" programs,
Personal Log's interface is very simple and easy to use. Personal Log fully
supports System 7: Balloon Help is enabled in every menu, dialog, and window;
you may use Apple Script to control Personal Log; and the interface is in full
color (when available).
Improvements since v1.0:
* Now supports styled text editing.
* Supports Apple's new Drag & Drop technolody (if installed).
* Subject & Date sorting in the log windows.
* Faster file loading.
Personal Log is shareware; the fee is US$15. See the accompying manual for
more information.
Michael F. Kamprath
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/personal-log-15.hqx; 453K]
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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 02:56:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (Matt McRae)
Subject: [*] PMac_StartUp_RayTrace; startup screen of a PM 8100
Enclosed is a picture of a PowerMac 8100 modeled and rendered
using Pov-Ray. The scene consists of a cpu. monitor, ground, and floating
Apple logo. I made it for a StartUp screen for a PowerMacintosh. This
one is 640x480x256 pict file.
Please read the READ ME! file enclosed with the picture
Problems suggestions etc... EMAIL [email protected]
Matt McRae
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/powermac-8100.hqx; 172K]
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 94 15:40:36 CDT
From: "William J. Buikema"
Subject: [*] Putt-Putt on Parade demo; a game
Here is a demo from Humongous Entertainment called Putt-Putt Joins
the Parade. It is fully playable, but only contains a
small sampling of the full program. It is designed for younger
children (my 3.5 year old loves it) and is a task-oriented
adventure type game. There are lots of hidden goodies to find,
complete with animation and sound effects. The demo requires a
Mac LC III or better, set to 256 colors, and 2 MB free RAM.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/putt-putt-on-parade-demo.hqx; 1598K]
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Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 00:23:12 -0400
From: [email protected] (John K. Liddard)
Subject: [*] Rescue 2.0.3 (New Version); a Star Trek game
Here is the latest version of Rescue. I am submitting this on the=
request
of the author Tom Spreen. Attached is Rescue 2.0.3. This is an update=
from
a current version (2.0.2) that you already are providing in your=
Games
Directory. The attached file is a Compact Pro binhexed compression=
of the
application. Below is a note from the author as to what changes=
have been
made since version 2.0.2
Please contact me by E-Mail if there are any problems or difficulties
Sincerely
John Liddard
[email protected]
Rescue! 2.0 is the latest version of the multi-window, color-capable=
action
adventure written by Tom Spreen and inspired by the Star Trek: The=
Next
Generation=81 universe! It's a fast-action rescue mission set in=
space which
requires both strategy and arcade-style reactions.
This version is a major upgrade with many changes and improvements.=
(Note
that full on-line help is available if you're not familiar with one=
of the
earlier versions.)
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/rescue-203.hqx; 1510K]
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 15:35:51 -0400
From: [email protected] (Michael Tarr)
Subject: [*] RSVP and libraries; for presentation experiments
Enclosed is the most recent version (2.0) of the RSVP program which uses
the Experimental Control Language (ECL) and the macExp libraries. The
RSVP paradigm may be used to run many different sequential presentation
experiments. It supports image presentation via PICT files and can also
present words and simple coordinate-defined images. ECL and macExp may
be used to develop other experimental paradigms on the mac. Major changes:
o compiled in THINK C 7.0
o now supports responses and response timing via the CMU button box
o now requires 32 bit quickdraw and system 7.0 or greater
o image display is now synched to the vertical retrace of the monitor
using routines from VideoToolbox
o the simple editor has been removed; use BBEDIT or your favorite TEXT
editor to create input files
o single copy of the application (RSVP) can reside in one folder and all
files for a given experiment may reside in another; this allows one
copy of the application on disk and different folders for each
experiment
o simpler menus; configuration now specified in eclkeys.cfg file in
local experiment folder
Good luck!
Michael Tarr
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/rsvp-20.hqx; 2222K]
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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 20:55:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Justin Higgins
Subject: [*] SpectreSmart v2.0; artificial intelligence
HyperCard Artificial Intelligence from SpectreSoft
Justin * Higgins
SpectreSoft
Co-founder of the
Free Programmers Union
[Archived as /info-mac/game/spectre-smart-20-hc.hqx; 12K]
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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 21:05:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: Justin Higgins
Subject: [*] SpectreWrite v3.2; a text editor
HyperCard Text Editor and Word Processor from SpectreSoft.
Justin * Higgins
SpectreSoft
Co-founder of the
Free Programmers Union
[Archived as /info-mac/text/spectre-write-32-hc.hqx; 13K]
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Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 12:13:41 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] The Virtual Meeting DEMO; a party conferencing system
The Virtual Meeting is a low bandwidth media rich multi party conferencing
system. It consists of a suite of applications which create an interactive
Multimedia communications environment that can be used to conduct
presentations, meetings, lectures and classes between participants in many
geographically dispersed locations. The system is designed to be used
concurrently with an audio conference call and adds the ability to control
and synchronize applications and the presentation of text, live sketches,
images, sound and QuickTime video on each participants computer from one
location.
The person who has the floor in a Virtual Meeting can control the
simultaneous presentation of slides, movies, sound or video clips using the
QuickTime Movie Player. A WhiteBoard application is included that features
real-time sketching or viewing and annotating on documents that were
created with virtually any application.
This limited time demo includes The Conference Gateway (the communications
element), Live WhiteBoard, QuickTime Movie and Slide Player, Network based
Conference Server, Sample HyperCard Stacks,other sample files and details
about the system. Conferences can be held on a Local Area Network or in a
conference room on online services like Delphi or GEnie. The file is a self
extracting archive.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/virtual-meeting-demo.hqx; 3288K]
This document describes the system and includes a White Paper on Multimedia
Tele-Conferencing, Product Spec Sheets, Application Notes, Screen Shots,
Price List and Order Form. The file is a PostCard (self contained document
with viewer) compressed into a self extracting archive use binhex4 first. A
limited time demo version of the software is available on DELPHI as well.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/virtual-meeting-info.hqx; 166K]
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 16:38:00 -0800
From: [email protected] (Charlie Reiman)
Subject: [*] Three Fat Faders; for DarkSide 4.1
Copyright 1994, Charlie Reiman
IMPORTANT: These faders are for DarkSide 4.1, not AfterDark!
This package contains three faders for DarkSide 4.1. These are FAT faders,
so they waste time very quickly on the PowerMacs. These faders are for
DarkSide 4.1, not AfterDark. If you have AfterDark, you should get
DarkSide, since it's just plain better and it's free.
About the faders:
VaseDanceFAT
* It's sort of the grand unification of all dancing lines faders.
* Changes from the 4.1 release: It's Fat. The symmetries go to 11. Color
animation is gone.
HopalongFAT
* An old fractal algorithm from Scientific American.
* Changes from the 4.1 release: It's Fat.
SpeakUpFAT
* A new fader. Listens on the microphone and displays an oscilloscope and a
neat level meter. More fun that it sounds like. Completely boring if you
don't have a microphone installed.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/charlies-faders-ds.hqx; 28K]
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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 20:24:13 -0400
From: [email protected] (Mark Fleming)
Subject: [*] Translation Package v1.52; transaltes between various formats
General information about translators:
Drag & Drop translators:
PICT / BMP, EPS Preview Converter and TEXT Converter
These "Drag & Drop" translators code support the basic AppleScript
commands, and AppleEvents for opening files. Use Apple's Script Editor to
read the applications dictionary. All are Power Macintosh as Native "fat
binary" i.e. PPC code and 680x0 code versions, and the 680x0 processor
version (to save disk space for non-PPC users). The '68K' version are the
same code as the PPC fat versions, so use will only see a difference in
speed if they run the 68K version on PPC.
Apple File Exchange (AFE) Translators:
Graphics: TIFF (IBMpc to Mac), EPSF (IBMpc to Mac), Windoes (.BMP) to PICT
V1.02, B&W (Mac to IBMpc) BMP
Non-Graphics: WordStar to RTF, dBase II && III to CSV
XTND Translators:
Graphics: Window (.BMP), StartUPScreen, PC PaintBrush (PCX)
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/translator-package-152.hqx; 619K]
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/translator-package-152-docs.hqx; 95K]
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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 02:30:49 -0700
From: [email protected] (James L. Paul)
Subject: [*] umbra1.0.sit.hqx Screensaver
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/umbra-10.hqx; 9K]
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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 23:52:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kevin Savetz
Subject: [*] Unofficial Internet Booklist (ver 0.5)
The Unofficial Internet Book List
The most complete bibliography of books about the Internet
Version 0.5 - 19 June 1994 - Featuring LOTS of new book information. This
is an interim release - I still have a towering stack of new books to
review or add to the list.
Send comments & updates to Kevin Savetz .
This document is copyright 1994 by Kevin M. Savetz. All rights reserved.
More legal stuff is near the end of this file. This document is brand new
and in transition. If you notice that an Internet-related book is
missing, or information herein needs updating, please send e-mail to
"[email protected]".
*** Table of Contents
Vital Statistics
This Month's Featured Book
Alphabetical List of Internet Books
Upcoming titles
Publisher/Ordering Information
Internet Book Information & Updates Online
Legal, Ethical and Moral Stuff
Where to Find this Document
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/internet-book-list-05.txt; 64K]
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 08:39:48 +0700
From: [email protected] (Elliotte Harold)
Subject: [*] update hardware faq; C.S.M.Hardware newsgroup FAQ
Archive-name: macintosh/hardware-faq
Version: 2.2.1
Last-modified: June 12, 1994
Frequently Asked Questions about Macintosh Hardware
comp.sys.mac.faq, part six:
comp.sys.mac.hardware
Copyright 1993,1994 by Elliotte Harold
Please see section 5.8 of the general FAQ if you wish to
redistribute, revise or republish this document in any way.
Archive-name: macintosh/hardware-faq
Version: 2.2.1
Last-modified: May 18, 1994
What's new in version 2.2.1:
4.1: What kind of memory should I use in my Mac?
The Mac IIvx can use 2 megabyte SIMMs.
5.2: All monitors are not created equal.
I've added a small table of the WYSIWIG resolutions for common
monitor sizes.
Appendix A: I've added info about the new Powerbook 520 and 540
and the Duo 280 models.
[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/csm-hardware-faq-221.txt; 101K]
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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 11:44:42 -0400
From: Alex Metcalf
Subject: [*] Vocalise XCMD v1.0.1; High quality speech for HyperCard
Vocalise is an XCMD which takes of advantage of Apple's Speech
Manager and PlainTalk software to provide high quality speech for your
HyperCard stacks.
Using commands such as "speak faster" and "are you speaking?",
Vocalise gives you control over many of the new speech features, letting
you:
o Speak text in any available voice
o Pause speech:
- Immediately
- At the end of the word
- At the end of the sentence
o Change the speaking pitch and speed
o and more...
The actual XCMD hasn't changed in v1.0.1. However, the stack has
been updated in a number of ways:
o Improved documentation
o Improved example scripts with comments
o Information on the Internet locations of the speech software
o 'Install' button for easy installation in your stacks
Vocalise is free for use in any number of free, public domain, or
shareware stacks. Commercial users should contact me for more information.
Alex Metcalf
Best Before Yesterday
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/card/vocalize-101-xcmd.hqx; 33K]
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Date: Sun, 19 Jun 94 17:42:32 PDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Working Watermarker Demo 1.0.6; places water marks on your pages
Enclosed is the Working Watermarker(TM) Demo.
Working Watermarker allows you to place a stamp such as "Confidential"
or "Draft" behind anything you print. The stamp may be light gray or it
may be full darkness for use as a letterhead.
This demo comes with a single watermark. The real product comes with
several dozen example watermarks, and allows you to create your own from
PICT or EPS graphics.
[Archived as /info-mac/prn/working-watermaker-demo.hqx; 58K]
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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 04:34:19 -0700
From: [email protected] (Mark Edward Zimmerman)
Subject: [Q] Applied Engineering (TransWarp) INIT problems
A comrade asks:
-----
Do any of you fine folks know what happened to Applied Engineering?
Did another company go 10-toes-up? I tried to call the BBS they run
and found that it is no longer a working number. The number I had for
Technical Support is in the same status.
My problem is this:
ERROR TYPE 7 from the !TWINIT during boot up.
It only happens when I try to turn on virtual memory. If I boot the
system without the INIT I am able to run Virtual memory with no
problems. Of course, without the INIT, the TransWarp is useless.
Hardware configuration:
LC ][ with 6 Meg RAM and 512K VRAM
Apple Basic Color Monitor
240 Meg Quantum Hard Disk (Non Apple)
TransWarp 50 Mhz with 50 Mhz FPU
Software:
System 7.1 (Custom installed for the LC ][)
Hardware Update 3.0
TransWarp Cache Control Panel (v 2.2??)
!TWINIT v 1.5
I have gone so far as to INIT around to change when it loads. I also
removed all Extensions and Control Panels with the same results. As a
last ditch effort I reformatted the HD and installed the 7.01 then and
tried System 7.1 from scratch as well.
All assistance is greatly appreciated!
-----
relayed by Mark "^z" Zimmermann, "[email protected]"
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 94 18:59:32 PDT
From: [email protected] (John Thoo)
Subject: Accessing files by mail (R)
On 17 Jun 1994 [email protected] (Michael E. Gaines) wrote:
> Our company is in the unfortunate position of not having Internet
> access for another six months or so. Until that time, I was wondering if
> there is a way to request files my an automated mail server. I thought I
> saw one at another company in the same predicament about a year ago. If so,
> I'd like to know how as well as info on getting the digest sent here to my
> account for distribution. Thanx!
Murph Sewall posted the
following information once. I've found it very useful since, and think
it's worth repeating.
> If the idea is to take a peak at the recent files list to see if there's
> anything new you want, try email to:
>
> [email protected]
> (Subject ignored)
> $MAC INDEX RECENT
>
> LISTSERV almost always is awake in the wee hours when sumex isn't too
> busy to let it grab an update. You can also grab all but the largest
> new files from [email protected] with the command
>
> $MAC GET .hqx
>
> Rice's LISTSERV isn't 3 Gigabytes, so much of the older files at sumex
> aren't there, but I generally find getting stuff from the LISTSERV a
> convenient way of by-passing the congestion at sumex.
Hope this helps.
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: or
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 03:16:33 -0400
From: "Robert E. Winston"
Subject: Accessing files by mail? (A)
> Our company is in the unfortunate position of not having
> Internet access for another six months or so.
Bummer.
> Until that time, I was wondering if there is a way to request
> files by an automated mail server.
Indeed.
You may use the Info-mac mirror on the Rice Listserver.
The address is: [email protected]
For a list of files (about 300K), send the message:
$MACARCH GET help/all-files.txt
To retrieve other files, copy and paste the path/filename after the
command: $MACARCH GET
Unfortunately, Rice has a significantly smaller disk than Info-mac and old
files are deleted to make room for new ones.
[Anyone have a 3gig disk sitting around they'd like to donate to good
cause?]
Almost all the same files (and some not available at Info-mac) are at the
UMich Mac archive.
For more info on the UMich mail server, send the message: help
to: [email protected]
> I'd like to know how as well as info on getting the digest
> sent here to my account for distribution.
Send mail to: [email protected]
with the message:
SUB INFO-MAC your_first-name your_last_name
________
Robert E. Winston [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 1994 08:48:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Fred M. Hoppe"
Subject: airline fares database
Is it possible to access a database of airline fares to search out cheap
fares---doesn't matter to me if there is a charge for accessing such.
Thanks in advance.
Fred Hoppe
[email protected]
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Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 01:28:23 +0100
From: [email protected] (Alexei Tsvetkov)
Subject: Applescript won't run
I have decided to attend to my Applescript education - with partial
success. The Script Editor won't run claiming it cannot initialize because
the dialect is not available. The software has been installed from Danny
Goodman's disk. I also tried Applescript 1.1 which comes with MacHTTP. Once
again no luck.
Droplets supplied with Stuffit Deluxe fail as well.
In case this is relevant, I run US system 7.1 with a bucketful of
extensions; disabling most of them got me nowhere.
Where is the darn dialect? Any help deeply appreciated.
Alexei Tsvetkov ([email protected])
Munich
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Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 17:05:40 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Traci J. Ingram"
Subject: Avec Scanner SCSI probs...
Allen,
Try contacting the maker of the Avec scanner, Relysis, at 800-835-7354.
They have a PhotoShop plug-in specifically for the straight 68000 chip
that *might* be more stable.
However, I have had my share of "manual hair loss" with this scanner,
finally getting its unstable software to run on a Mac SE with an old
version of PhotoShop. A IIci crashed often in tests with the
68020-and-up version of the scanner plug-in.
I *have* been successful, for the most part, in integrating the beast
into the SCSI chain. The extra 25-pin (female) RS-232 port that *looks*
like a serial port for PC use is actually a SCSI pass-through. Thus you
can daisy chain beyond the Avec using a standard 25-to-50 Mac SCSI cable.
Traci J. Ingram
[email protected] | or | [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 13:40:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ryan Richard Ware
Subject: AV Voices
Hello Everyone,
I've seen a couple of refrences to voices for the AV Macs that I don't
have. I've hunted around for them but can't find them anywhere. Can anyone
point me in the right direction?
Thanks in Advance,
Ryan
([email protected])
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 01:30:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: #66 Andrew Brandt
Subject: Builtin video on a 840AV
What resolutions and bit depth can the builtin video of he Q840AV
drive? Is it 1 MB standard and 2 MB optional?
Thanks.
--
Andy ([email protected] OR [email protected])
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 14:21:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Thoo
Subject: Creating Sys7.1 NUM E-disk and Speed Disk boot disc
The following was obatained from Symantec's AOL support area.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: or
*******************************************************************
Instructions For Creating a System 7.1 Emergency Disk:
What you will need:
A blank, formatted, High Density Diskette.
Your original Norton Utilities Emergency Disk or Emergency Disk HD.
The 'Disk Tools' disk that came with your Macintosh.
What you need to do:
1) Name the blank floppy disk '7.1 Emergency Disk'.
2) Copy the System Folder from the Disk Tools Disk onto the 7.1 Emergency
Disk.
3) Delete all files from within the System Folder on the 7.1 Emergency Disk
except the System file and the System Enabler xxx.
4) Move the System and System Enabler files out of the System Folder and onto
the top level of the 7.1 Emergency Disk.
5) Delete the empty System Folder from the 7.1 Emergency Disk.
6)Copy the 'Norton Utils' application from the original Norton Emergency Disk
onto the 7.1 Emergency Disk.
7) Open the Norton Utilities Application by double-clicking on it.
8) When the main menu appears type the letter 'E' on your keyboard, to start
the Norton Disk Editor. You will be asked to 'Choose a volume to explore'.
9) Select the 7.1 Emergency Disk', and Open it. A 'Directory Window' will
appear.
10) Choose 'Boot Blocks' from the 'Objects' menu.
11) Highlight the word 'Finder' that appears to the right of the category
'Finder Name'.
12) Hold down the Command (Open Apple) key and type a 'J'. You will now be
looking at a hexadecimal display, highlighting a '06'. Note the offset in the
upper-right hand corner of the window, it should read 26.
13) Type a '0C' (zero, c) and hit the Tab key. You will now be highlighting
the letter 'F' in 'Finder'.
14) Type the name 'Norton Utils', exactly as the application is named on the
floppy disk, don't worry that the text wraps onto the next line. When you are
done typing, your offset should read 39.
15) Type a Command-J. The text to the right of 'Finder Name' should now read
'Norton Utils'. If not, go back to step #8 and try again.
16) Click the close box in the upper left-hand corner of the window. You'll
be asked if you want to save the changes. Save them.
17) Quit from Norton Utilities and test your new disk by booting from it.
* You will have a System Enabler file to copy only if your Macintosh requires
System 7.1. If you don't have an enabler on the Disk Tools disk that came
with your Macintosh, you don't need to worry about copying an enabler.
If you require any assistance in making these disks, please call our
Technical Support line: (503) 465-8440. Technical Support is open between 7am
and 5pm Pacific time.
*******************************************************************
Instructions For Creating a System 7.1 Speed Disk diskette:
What you will need:
A blank, formatted, High Density Diskette.
Your original Norton Utilities Emergency Disk HD or Applications Disk 1.
The 'Disk Tools' disk that came with your Macintosh.
What you need to do:
1) Name the blank floppy "7.1 Speed Disk".
2) Copy the System Folder from the 'Disk Tools' disk onto the 7.1 Speed Disk
diskette.
3) Copy Speed Disk onto the 7.1 Speed Disk diskette.
4) Boot from the 7.1 Speed Disk diskette., select your hard disk, and
optimize.
It's a good idea to check your hard drive with Norton Disk Doctor before
running Speed Disk.
If you require any assistance in making these disks, please call our
Technical Support line: (503) 465-8440. Technical Support is open between 7am
and 5pm Pacific time.
-----
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 21:45:22 -0400
From: [email protected] (Murph Sewall)
Subject: Currency of Archie servers
On Mon, 13 Jun 1994 14:15:53 -0500, Paul Baim wrote:
>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.
Archie stores hundreds of archive site directories. It isn't practical to
update them l daily. Archie updates (or attempts to) monthly. Hence:
1) things that have been removed in the last 30 days may still appear on archie
2) things that have been added in the last 30 days may not yet appear on archie
(i.e., some of those sites that Archie says have version 1.54, may already
have version 1.55).
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 1994 10:50:43 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: Electromagnetic fields (EMF)
>Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 14:29:25 -0400 (EDT)
>From: ADAMS KATHERINE
>Subject: Electromagnetic fields (EMF)
>
>I just read an article about Honeywell 101 EMX keyboard that supposedly
>cancels out the EMF produced by the monitors Has anyone heard about this ?
>First are EMF a real problem ? And is that keyboard THE solution ?
>Thanks.
>Laurent Imbault
Here is what I know about this situation.
(1) I follow the discussions of the EMF "problem" in the publications of
the American Physical Society. There is no credible evidence for the
existence of any biological effects due to the ordinary electromagntic
fields that we experience every day (from refrigerator motors, computers,
hairdriers, etc.). That's not just no harmful effects, that's no effects
period. One of the reasons is that the strength of those fields in our
bodies is less than thermal noise.
The scare began with a 1979 study by Wertheimer and Leeper linking
childhood leukemia in Denver to the proximity of power lines. That study
has been described as "hopelessly flawed", and compared to the
much-publicized non-discovery of cold fusion. Better studies have found no
correlation between EMF exposure and cancer.
Of course the non-existence of the effect will not stop people from
believing in it (compare astrology and psychic spoon-bending)!
(2) Even though there is no measurable hazard from ordinary
electromagnetic fields, it is still possible to design machinery so as to
minimize those fields. But anyone who has taken an undergraduate course in
electromagnetism will see the absurdity in claiming that a keyboard can
cancel the fields produced by the monitor. The keyboard is movable, and so
the manner in which its fields add or subtract from those of the monitor
will change as you move it!
I am surprized that an otherwise reputable company like Honeywell would get
involved in this nonsense. Anything to make a buck, I suppose.
Leslie Ballentine
Physics Department
Simon Fraser University
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 20:01:45 -0400
From: "Charles A. Patrick"
Subject: Express Fax Modem
While it is true that certain aspects of the user interface for the Express
Fax Modem are rather nice. there are three that are either lacking or in
need of improvement (so far!):
First, The quality of the cover page produced is very poor. Letters are
poorly formed. chopped off, misaligned, etc. This in contrast to the actual
document, which is upto the usual standards for Fax modems.
Second, and quite amazingly, the software does not seem to have the
facility for creating an "envelope", made up of several documents, possibly
created in different applications, to be sent to the same destination. The
software from Abaton allows this with great elegance. Even clunky old
MaxFax allows one this facility, albeit somewhat grudgingly! I have spent a
fair amount of time looking for instructions to this effect in the Express
Fax Modem manual, but have not been able to find any illumination there.
Third, and equally amazingly, the telephone book has no facility for the
creation of lists, for group mailings. Again the Abaton software allows for
this with great elan, as does MaxFax, but with considerably less elan.
If there are reasonable works around for these shortcomings, I would love
to hear about them.
Thanks.
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Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 13:07:07 -0800
From: [email protected] (Kee Nethery +1 510 843 6140)
Subject: Follow up on Quadra 605 power supply (A)
>Has anyone with a UPS unit and a newer (since last fall) MAC tested whether
>it will work? That was one of the original findings - that this problem
>first appeared around Sept 93, and that a lot of the UPS hardware will
>probably also NOT work for the same reasons.
There are two types of UPSes. The first type has power flowing through it
and if the power drops it switches to batteries (120AC in, 120AC out). The
second type is continually charging the battery and continually running
>From batteries (120AC converted to 12DC, 12DC converted to 120AC going
out).
The second type of UPS hardware WILL "work" as long as it can accept a
square wave input. You'll want to call the manufacturer and ask them about
how theirs works (switch to battery or continually run from battery) and if
it will accept a square wave, and finally, does it put out something that
looks a lot more like a sine wave than a square wave. But before you spend
any more money ...
>The guy at Trace was somewhat defensive in insisting that this
>square wave was actually a modified sine wave, and could offer no help.
You should call them again. Don't talk to the techie, calmly ask to speak
to their company lawyer (or the president if the lawyer is unavailable
) and explain the situation to them. I am pretty sure that false
advertising is illegal and you might want to point that out to them. I'll
bet they have a model that puts out "a" (as in one sine wave) that has been
modified and that they might want to upgrade your installation. Maybe they
would like to make you happy and fix your Trace 612 Inverter problem rather
than have a dissatisifed customer contact the state government so that
state officials can go after them for deceptive advertising? If they are
located in another state, wouldn't that bring in the feds?
I hate weasels who say that a square wave is a modified sine wave.
Technically a square wave is multiple sine waves added together, not one
sine wave that has been modified. Their square wave output does not pass
the duck test, it looks like a square wave and acts like a square wave
therefore just about any court of law would say that it is a square wave
(especially since your computer indicates that it is a square wave.)
Kee Nethery
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Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 16:56:28 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Traci J. Ingram"
Subject: Getting MacPPP to work with a Supra FAXModem 144LC
Bill,
It is a bit of overkill, but the following init string works with the Supra
FAXModem v.32bis. It may be worth a try with your LC:
ate1qv1&f1&c1&d0&k3m1l2&q5s37=7%c0
Traci J. Ingram
[email protected] | or | [email protected]
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 23:28:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Thoo
Subject: modem indicator lights (Q)
Just got my Aug94 Macworld in the mail today. It has a few articles on
on-line services which seem interesting. But what really caught my
attention were the screen shots in those articles. E.g., take a look at
p.92 and notice what looks like modem indicator lights in the menubar.
Cool! What programs give those? I would love to have such lights to
tell me what my ExpressModem is doing. Thanks.
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: or
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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 1994 09:21:39 +1000 (EST)
From: "James Ashton"
Subject: Monitor res switching on Power Macs
I'm looking at running some Power Macs at 1152x870 for use as
X-terminals (as well as for Mac applications). I know the 6100 can't
run this high out of the box so I'll probably go for a 7100 with its
VRAM video. In order to avoid paying for 20" monitors I want to use
3rd party (probably 17" NEC 5FGp) monitors. Since these monitors are
multisync, I'd like to be able to change resolutions on the fly as with
the new Apple monitors. What cabling and software is required? The
latest version of monitor-switcher I can find will not run on Power
Macs. I've heard that the Apple `multi scan' monitors come with
software to do this kind of thing. Since I have one of these on order
also, can I expect to be able to use this software on other monitors?
--
James Ashton System Administrator
VK1XJA Department of Systems Engineering
Voice +61 6 249 0681 Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering
FAX +61 6 249 2698 Australian National University
Email [email protected] Canberra ACT 0200 Australia
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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 1994 10:21:29 +1000 (EST)
From: "James Ashton"
Subject: Monitor res switching on Power Macs
I'm looking at running some Power Macs at 1152x870 for use as
X-terminals (as well as for Mac applications). I know the 6100 can't
run this high out of the box so I'll probably go for a 7100 with its
VRAM video. In order to avoid paying for 20" monitors I want to use
3rd party (probably 17" NEC 5FGp) monitors. Since these monitors are
multisync, I'd like to be able to change resolutions on the fly as with
the new Apple monitors. What cabling and software is required? The
latest version of monitor-switcher I can find will not run on Power
Macs. I've heard that the Apple `multi scan' monitors come with
software to do this kind of thing. Since I have one of these on order
also, can I expect to be able to use this software on other monitors?
James Ashton.
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 94 22:02:09 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: Opening a Quadra 650 question
>From: [email protected] (Emilio P. Calius)
>This is rather embarrassing.
No need to be; the only stupid question is the one that isn't asked.
(my pappy use to say anyways).
>After I remove the usual screw in the back panel, what are the pressure
>points to use to make the top come off safely ?
>
The screw, centered on the upper lip of the cover doesn't come all
the way out, but comes loose, it should be "floppy" when you've
disengaged it from the lid.
Next take the cover by both sides and pull it towards you, probably
about and inch or two, should be open. Then life the back end of the
cover up maybe two inchs and slide it off the front.
I got the books for a 650, you want a photo-copy (depending on the
copyright laws of the U.S.)
jd
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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 1994 08:57:25 -0500
From: [email protected] (Dave Martin)
Subject: PlainTalk for Power Macintosh
I downloaded and installed the new PlainTalk software for use on Power Macs
and was surprised that Apple was using their old-style installer instead of
the newer one (Installer 4.0?). I wish Apple would get their act together
and make up their minds which direction they are going.
I did enjoy the new voices that came with it, especially the Good News/Bad
News ones. It would be nice if one could choose the note sequences used for
any voice, though. What they need now is a voice called "Monks" to emulate
the droning (and *thump*) of the Franciscans in Monty Python's Holy
Grail...
The "odd" voices actually sound better than the "real" ones. There are
still problems with words being pronounced wrong and some are way off
("chest of drawers" was spoken as "chapterest of drawers"). Is there a way
to edit the dictionary used to get better output?
-- Dave Martin - TAMU/GERG - [email protected] - [email protected] --
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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 94 18:20:30 +0100 (WET)
From: Marion GUNN
Subject: PocketHammer Problems
I have a fairly new external disk drive (acquired in February 1994),
tradenamed "PocketHammmer", which began misbehaving early this week.
Apart from rebuilding the desktop, which I do fairly regularly, I
can't think of anything I could have done to instigate any changes.
I mention rebuilding the desktop because now I cannot even do that!
Norton reports problems found but cannot repair error no. 276. Says
"unexpected condition". 2 more Symantec refs.= 38:-1605 and 17:33.
The full report contains ominous mention of extents B-tree fault.
Disk First Aid (latest version) also reports it cannot cure this
disk, and SilverLining reports it would be "fatal" to optimize it.
I'd be grateful if anyone to whom these refs might mean something
would respond with suggestions on how to cure these problems, the
least of which is undeletable files--really undeletable, not just
folders from hell but files from yet another dimension, it seems.
It sounds to me as if there is something radically amiss with
the whole directory structure--lots of "file is damaged" -127
msgs when trying to print even newly-created files. Whether this
means anything or not, double-clicking on files left on desktop
won't open them. One has to go in through the applications. It
is made more difficult by fact some file icons have gone missing.
In all, a right mess. The PocketHammer came straight from supplier
ready-formatted, with lots of little "System enablers", but NO
set of floppies one might use to reinstall the system software,
which is described as version 7.1 Pro. As of time of writing,
the disk is still usable, but only just limping along.
Advice gratefully received!
Marion Gunn
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 1994 09:51:31 -0600
From: [email protected] (Desmond K. Mullen)
Subject: Printscreen from tn3270 2.4d9 to DeskWriter
>File menu, Print Screen... from tn3270 2.4d9 produces an unreadable printout.
>This comes out with symbol characters (not the same trash as printscreen
>with laserwriter-color/grayscale option). Anyone got a line on what to do?
>Please email mail, and I'll post a summary.
This sounds like the conflict with PrintMonitor. I always get lots of "@"
characters and other junk whenever I print from tn3270. Turn off background
printing in the Chooser and you'll get normal printouts.
>I've been trying to track this package down at an FTP site somewhere, btw.
>Anyone know where it or its successor is (archie never works for me)?
I'm pretty sure "ftp.brown.edu" is the site for Brown's tn3270. I've been
using (and really like) a tn3270 application called "Comet" (I've got
v3.0.8) from Cornell. It's got a nice macro language in it and a load of
other great features. I prefer it to Brown's tn3270. It is free and is
available at ftp.cit.cornell.edu in the /pub/mac/comm directory.
-DM
Desmond K. Mullen - University of Minnesota, Office of Admissions
[email protected] - 612/625-0824 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 21:45:17 -0400
From: [email protected] (Murph Sewall)
Subject: ProDOS extension conflict (A?)
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.
Following my (privately sent) inquiry about load order, Al reports that (so
far) all his toys AND the Apple ProDOS Extension (if not the state-of-the
art FDDI backbone, and widespead ISDN data network, and three
supercomputers in W.Va
are all made happy by moving the Apple ProDOSExtension out of the Extensions Folder into the System Folder (making it
load last).
AccessPC loads as close to last (ATM and some others try to do the same
thing) as it can. My general observation is that INIT code that is going
to mess with I/O tends to create fewer conflicts if it gets the last patch
(whether the MeSsy DOS patch should proceed or follow the ProDOS patch is
anyone's guess).
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Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 01:17:28 -0500 (CDT)
From: "William M. Porter"
Subject: Q610/DOS user needs DOS advice (Q)
I recently purchased a Quadra 610/DOS Compatible. I've finally gotten it
set up & working, with both DOS and Windows. I am wondering if anyone
who's been there before could suggest what a long-time and fairly expert
Mac user could do to become reasonably proficient at Windows.
Are there any special problems that I am likely to have with the Q610
that an ordinary IBM PC user wouldn't have?
Will Porter / University of Houston
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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 1994 08:41:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: Michael Nibeck
Subject: SLIP Connection....HELP!
I have a specific question about SLIP connection with a UNIX
box. I do not have any UNSENET feeds, so maybe someone could simply post
this to comp.sys.mac.comm.
Hardware set up:
Sequent UNIX box (134.11.70.1)
/\
/ \ Two separate networks on the Sequent
/ \
/ \
Local net Internet
/ | \
/ | \
Terminal Servers On Local Net
(97.0.0.#)
General Info:
- The terminal server IP #'s are NOT registered on the Internet
- My Mac(IIsi) is connected to a SLIP port on one of the servers
- Running MacTCP and Versaterm
- Can establish FTP, SLIP, Fetch, etc.. connection to the Sequent,
but not to anything on the Internet.
- My Mac's IP = 97.0.0.101
- Sequent's IP = 134.11.70.1(to the Internet)
97.0.0.4(to the local net)
- MacTCP settings:
Gateway - 134.11.70.1
Manual Addressing
Subnet mask - 255.255.255.0
Name server - 134.11.70.1
I don't understand why I can't get out to the 'real' net, but can access
the Sequent with no problems. ex) I can use Fetch to get files off of
the Sequent, but not anywhere on the Internet.
I realize that this is a copmplex question. Our SA is not very
familiar with internet services and the system was set-up by someone
else. I would greatly appreciate any help you could give me. I am
pretty sure the problem can be resolved with some modification to the
appropriate UNIX files(/etc/hosts, /etc/named.hosts, etc). I have the
authority to edit these files.
Thank you,
Mike Nibeck
Digital Horizons, Inc.
(703)697-9300 - Work
(703)614-0498 - FAX
[email protected]
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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 08:24:06 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Traci J. Ingram"
Subject: SOS-APPL
Our school just installed about $30,000 worth of PowerMac equipment,
including a Work Group Server 9150 (for our first network). When we
called SOS-APPL to ask a few questions about AppleShare 4.02, and whether
it was recommended that System Hardware Update 3.0 be installed on the
server - the snottiness of the Apple technician was little short of
breathtaking.
Is this amazing - or merely business as usual at Apple?
Traci J. Ingram
[email protected] | or | [email protected]
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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 94 14:39:01 EDT
From: Arel Yizhak Weisberg
Subject: Sound on PowerMac 8100/80 AV
When running games on our PowerMac, some have sound, and others seem to have
none! Anyone know what is going on or how to fix it?
thanks,
Arel Weisberg
[email protected]
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Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 13:32:34 -0400
From: [email protected] (D M Henderson - library)
Subject: Switch box between modem & printer?
M 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.
As usual, several imdigest readers came to my rescue. The following are
excerpts of each suggestion with my comments in brackets [].
>From [email protected] Fri Jun 17 05:15:46 1994
> Try running Norton's on the disk. I expect that the boot blocks were not
> created as a boot disk.
[That was a good suggestion. I ran NUM on the boot floppy I created and,
sure enough, NUM asked if I wanted the boot blocks fixed. After NUM did
it's stuff, my Duo didn't spit out the boot floppy on startup BUT my Duo
froze just before the Desktop appeared. So, apparently, there was still
something wrong with the ResEdited System file.]
>From [email protected] Fri Jun 17 06:18:29 1994
> You're a tad out of date, John. The Sys7 Emergency Disk stuff is purely
> for 7.0. Check out util/min-system-installer for a much easier toy for
> making a 7.1 boot disk. No ResEdit required.
[I graabbed min-system-installer.hqx from a sumex-aim mirror but decided
not to use it because I didn't want to spring for the $15 shareware fee.
The docs did say that it could create a System 7.1 mini System.]
>From [email protected] Fri Jun 17 07:16:04 1994
> In the Norton Manual you will find a page with tech support and customer
> service phone numbers. Also listed on that page is a phone number for the
> Symmantec BBS. I called it and found there a downloadable text file
> (something like "71EDISK" or "EDISK71" or some similarly cryptic
> dos-sounding name) that give you step by step instructions on creating an
> emergency disk (Norton Utilities) and an optimization disk (Speed Disk).
[I managed to grab the instructions, and will post them separately. I
didn't try them out though ... I'll explain why below.]
>From [email protected] Fri Jun 17 12:58:23 1994
> I don't think you need to rename Norton Utilties to "Finder". Normally when
> the Mac cannot find the Finder on the Startup volume where the "System"
> file is, it will start whatever application it can find at the same
> location.
[That could be ....]
>From [email protected] Fri Jun 17 18:14:55 1994
> Question: Are you inserting the boot-up disk immediately back into your Mac
> when it is spit out? Because that's all you have to do. Your Mac should
boot
> from that floppy. If not, then you were not able to create a bootable
floppy.
[I think the problem was the boot blocks, after all, but it turned out that
even after fixing the boot blocks, my Duo froze just before the Desktop
mounted.]
Again, thanks to everyone who responded. What finally happened was,
after contacting Symantec as well, they sent me a set of System 7.1 NUM
discs (two-day US Mail) free. Very nice of them. However, the Emergency
Disk didn't have the right enabler. That was an easy fix, though. So,
now with the PowerBook Duo Enabler 1.0, the new NUM Emergency Disk boots
nicely, and lets me check and defrag my Duo's HD.
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: or
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Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 16:47:53 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: The Virtual Meeting DEMO
Date: 20 June 1994
From: "RTZ Software, (408) 257-4443"
Subject: [*] TVM The Virtual Meeting DEMO 1.1; A Multimedia Conferencing
System
QUICKTIME,CTB CSCW CMC COMM-TOOLBOX HYPERCARD APPLEEVENTS APPLESCRIPT
APPLEGUIDE GROUPWARE TELE-PRESENTATION TELE-LECTURE DISTANCE-LEARNING
WHITEBOARD TVM
The Virtual Meeting for Macintosh 1.1 DEMO (by Seth Snyder)
The Virtual Meeting is a low bandwidth media rich multi party conferencing
system. It consists of a suite of applications which create an interactive
Multimedia communications environment that can be used to conduct
presentations, meetings, lectures and classes between participants in many
geographically dispersed locations. The system is designed to be used
concurrently with an audio conference call and adds the ability to control
and synchronize applications and the presentation of text, live sketches,
images, sound and QuickTime video on each participants computer from one
location.
The Virtual Meeting system allows people with ordinary computers and modems
to visually communicate while talking on an ordinary audio conference call.
The person who has the floor in a Virtual Meeting can control the
simultaneous presentation of slides, movies, sound or video clips using the
QuickTime Movie Player. A WhiteBoard application is included that features
real-time sketching or viewing and annotating on documents that were
created with virtually any application.
A meeting participant can electronically raise his or her hand at any time.
When the meeting moderator recognizes their request, they give that person
the conference floor and their photograph is displayed in each
participant's Current Speaker Window. The meeting protocols supported are
moderated and un-moderated meetings as well as circle and roundtable
discussions.
The Virtual Meeting is scalable. Virtual broadcasting networks can be built
to support from two to thousands of simultaneous users. Because of its
distributed architecture, TVM conferences have low bandwidth requirements
and can be held on a Local Area Network or Wide Area Network using our
Conference Server application, or with a modem using the chat or
conferencing areas on on-line services such as Delphi, or Genie and
Bulletin Board Systems like SoftArc's First Class. The Virtual Meeting is
available for Macintosh and Windows and requires no special hardware.
This limited time demo includes The Conference Gateway (the communications
element), Live WhiteBoard, QuickTime Movie and Slide Player, Network based
Conference Server, Sample HyperCard Stacks, other sample files and details
about the system. The file is a self extracting archive.
More detailed information is avalable at the following Mosaic URL
file://ftp.netcom.com/pub/rtz/www/rtzhomepage.html
or in the file ABOUTTVM.SEA
Seth Snyder
RTZ Software
P.O. Box 567
Cupertino, CA 95015-0567
Phone (408) 252 2946
Fax (408) 257 5274
EMail Internet: [email protected]
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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 94 08:37:30+080
From: [email protected] (Stephen Smoliar)
Subject: upgrading Symantec C++ on an upgraded Macintosh
I gather than Symantec cannot be bothered by anything as petty as answering
their electronic mail. I have made two attempts regarding the recent C++
upgrade, on June 2 and 11, respectively, and have not even received a
content-free form letter by way of acknowledgement. I guess it is time
to see if the group-mind/grapevine can be of more assistance.
I installed Symantec C++ on my IIvx shortly after it was released. I have not
used it heavily, but it is still a handy tool. I have been keeping it properly
upgraded, so it is now up to version 7.0. Then, about a month ago, I upgraded
to IIvx to a Power Macintosh 7100/66AV. Now I am not quite sure what I should
be doing about C++.
Two upgrades were recently uploaded. One is the 7.0.2 upgrade, which clearly
seems to be what I would have immediately consumed had I still had a IIvx.
However, something called the CDK 7.0.2 update gave me some pause. I have
this sinking feeling that this is for a native code version. Does this mean
that, now that I have a Power Macintosh, I have to buy C++ from scratch all
over again? (I would have thought Symantec would have been happy to answer
my mail if it meant getting more money from me.) Are there any other C++
users out there who have gone through a similar hardware upgrade; and, if
so, what are you doing to upgrade your C++?
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