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TidBITS#307/11-Dec-95
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Wondering if you need to update some of your software? Look no
   further: this week we bring you news of updates to Speed Doubler,
   Norton Disk Doctor, and Apple Drive Setup. We also bring you
   news of a "Day of Protest" against Internet censorship, the
   conclusion of Travis Butler's overview of PPP software, Adam's
   take on shopping online, plus suggestions for holiday gifts for
   Mac geeks.

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Copyright 1990-1995 Adam & Tonya Engst. Details at end of issue.
   Information: <[e-mail]> Comments: <[e-mail]>
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Topics:
    MailBITS/11-Dec-95
    1995 Gift Suggestions
    Macintosh PPP Overview (Part 2)
    Reviews/11-Dec-95

ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1995/TidBITS#307_11-Dec-95.etx


MailBITS/11-Dec-95
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**Giving Back to the Net** -- We're pleased to welcome our latest
  sponsor, America Online, the largest of the commercial online
  services. We've razzed AOL on occasion for blitzing us with AOL
  software disks, but as the commercial online services go, AOL has
  been the most forward-thinking. They offered a free Internet email
  gateway when that was unusual and were the first commercial online
  service to provide access to Gopher and WAIS databases. The AOL
  software now supports FTP includes a Web browser.

  I think AOL's best move in regard to the Internet has been their
  Give Back to the Net program, which has funded a number of
  Internet projects and has established an FTP site that helps
  spread the load for mirror networks like Info-Mac and UMich. As
  part of the Give Back to the Net program, America Online will be
  sponsoring TidBITS for the next year.

http://www.aol.com/give/

  It's great to see AOL being a good Internet citizen in this
  fashion. As the commercial online services added features that
  enabled their users to access the Internet, one concern was that
  the influx of users would place a significant drain on free
  Internet resources. Commercial online services can easily take
  from the Internet without giving anything back; AOL's Give Back to
  the Net program elegantly avoids this problem. Here's hoping that
  the other online services follow suit and find similar methods of
  supporting the Internet community. [ACE]

http://www.aol.com/


**"Day Of Protest" Against Net Censorship** -- The Electronic
  Frontier Foundation - in conjunction with the ACLU, the Center for
  Democracy and Technology, and a host of other groups - is
  organizing a national day of protest on 12-Dec-95 in an effort to
  derail legislation before the U.S. Congress regarding the
  regulation of content on the Internet. If passed, the legislation
  would hold online service providers criminally liable for material
  passing through their sites that is deemed "indecent" - a notably
  (and historically) vague term. Though widely believed to place
  unconstitutional restrictions on free speech, the legislation
  could significantly alter the nature of Internet access and use in
  the United States. [GD]

http://www.eff.org/pub/Alerts/s652_hr1555.alert
http://www.cdt.org/


**Important News for Speed Doubler Users **-- Late last week,
  Connectix released Speed Doubler 1.1 to correct a serious problem
  with the Speed Access component of Speed Doubler. Speed Access 1.1
  corrects a problem whereby an uncommon combination of file system
  calls could cause a disk directory error. Other changes in the
  update include better performance for high speed serial transfers
  and improved compatibility with Excel 4.0, Apple PowerPC Upgrade
  cards, and future System updates. Connectix recommends all Speed
  Doubler users update to Speed Access 1.1, and though Connectix has
  announced plans to mail a floppy disk update to all registered
  users, I recommend you download the update and apply it today -
  why take chances?

http://www.connectix.com/sdupdate.html
ftp://mirrors.aol.com/pub/info-mac/cfg/speed-doubler-11-updt.hqx

  Kudos to Connectix for making an effort to publicize and correct
  the problem. Not every company has the integrity to ship free
  update disks to some 50,000 registered users. Connectix --
  800/839-3632 -- 415/571-5100 -- 415/571-5195 (fax) -- 800/395-2043
  (special Speed Doubler 1.1 number) -- <[e-mail]>
  [TJE]


**ClarisWorks 4 Updater Update **-- Unfortunately, the new
  ClarisWorks 4 updater (see TidBITS-306_) only works with the U.S.
  version of ClarisWorks. Dieder Bylsma <[e-mail] >was
  the first to point this out: "People with international versions
  will not be able to update their system until later on this month
  when Claris releases an updater for them." My apologies to anyone
  who downloaded the updater and then found that it didn't work.
  [TJE]


**Norton Disk Doctor 3.2.1** -- Symantec has released a patch for
  Norton Disk Doctor 3.2 to address an incompatibility with the
  Custom Partitioning feature in FWB's Hard Disk Toolkit. Apparently
  Norton Disk Doctor 3.2 will incorrectly diagnose problems on disks
  with certain custom partition sizes, then attempt to repair those
  problems. Only users of the Custom Partitioning feature in any
  version of Hard Disk ToolKit are affected; if you don't use that
  feature (or use a different disk formatting package from Apple or
  another vendor) you don't need this update. Please note that
  Symantec has apparently moved its Web server in the last few days;
  if the first URL doesn't work, try the one with the raw IP number.
  Symantec has posted the updater in MacBinary format. [GD]

http://www.symantec.com/servsupp/techsupp/resource/resource.html
http://204.203.80.14/servsupp/techsupp/resource/resource.html
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/mac/num/NUM321.Bin


**Drive Setup 1.0.3** -- Apple has released version 1.0.3 of Drive
  Setup, a program used to format, partition, and test Apple SCSI
  and IDE hard disks. Version 1.0.3 makes no changes to the SCSI
  driver (so many people won't need it), but the new IDE driver
  fixes cache-flushing problems on machines with IDE hard disks
  (including 580 and 630-series Macs) plus corrects a crashing
  problem that may occur while waking up a PowerBook 190, 2300, or
  5300. Drive Setup 1.0.3 only works with System 7.5 or later; see
  the update's ReadMe file for additional information, including
  using the update with Processor Upgrade cards. [GD]

ftp://ftp.support.apple.com/pub/apple_sw_updates/US/mac/utils/
Drive_Setup_1.0.3.hqx


**Truncated Uploads with Fetch** -- Several people have reported a
  bug with Fetch 3.0 truncating uploads on PCI Power Macs using Open
  Transport via a SLIP or PPP connection. Jim Matthews is aware of
  the problem, but hasn't had a chance to investigate it yet.
  However, he offers a workaround that might help: using ResEdit,
  add a resource of type 'NoOT', ID# 256 to Fetch. That resource
  forces Fetch to use MacTCP calls rather than its Open Transport
  code and should avoid the problem. Jim also mentioned that there's
  a known incompatibility with Fetch and 68000 Macs (the Plus, SE,
  Classic, and PowerBook 100) related to a bug in CodeWarrior 7. He
  plans to fix this bug and a few others in the forthcoming Fetch
  3.0.1. [ACE]

http://www.dartmouth.edu/pages/softdev/fetch.html
ftp://ftp.dartmouth.edu/pub/mac/Fetch_3.0.hqx


1995 Gift Suggestions
---------------------
  by Adam C. Engst <[e-mail]>

  First, thanks to everyone who sent in suggestions! I received way
  too many to include all of them, even after some judicious
  editing, so I decided to stick to a few basic rules. First, the
  product must be computer-related in some form or fashion. Second,
  the product must not be suggested only by its retailers.


**Steve Hideg** <[e-mail]> writes:
  For the consultant/network support person in your life, I
  recommend a useful device from Asante, the NetExtender Hub. For
  about $130 mail order, you get a small box that has a cable with
  an AAUI connector on it (it receives power from the AAUI, so one
  machine _must_ have an AAUI connector) and four 10Base-T ports on
  it. One port is for connecting to the network, but you can use it
  to connect to a local machine with a special adapter cable that's
  provided. The NetExtender enables you to quickly expand one
  10Base-T network connection into four (be careful about having
  more than four repeaters on one network), or you can quickly
  create a stand-alone Ethernet network. This device has proven
  useful for us when users upgrade to new Macs and need to move
  their files over from their old machines. Just plug them in, turn
  on file sharing, and copy at Ethernet speeds! We also use it to
  temporarily expand a network connection to allow PowerBooks to get
  on the network when troubleshooting a machine. One caveat: The
  connector shell on the AAUI connector prohibits it from connecting
  to the AAUI connector on 500-series PowerBooks, and I had to get
  Asante to replace mine. I don't know if later models have the
  correct connector shell.


**Cindy Newberry** <[e-mail]> writes:
  The Beer Hunter CD-ROM may not be particularly out of the
  ordinary, but it fits into my idea of holiday cheer. The Discovery
  Channel markets it for about $30, and it's all about the fine art
  of brewing.


**Daniel Collison** <[e-mail]> writes:
  Digital Sprites has a beautiful animated Christmas card for the
  Mac that competes with Currier and Ives in depicting the charm of
  a New England Christmas. The setting: evening, just after
  twilight; warm light glows from the windows of a rustic Cap Cod
  home set in a clearing in the New England woods. When you click on
  the chimney, door, snowman, mailbox, woods, or sixteen other
  spots, you'll be surprised by the clever animation and gentle
  sound effects that result. My little boy loved it; it will provide
  young children hours of pleasure, and the quiet stillness as the
  snow falls over the tableau makes a beautiful screen saver for any
  adult. Highly recommended. A user customizable birthday card
  product ($9.98) and Windows versions are available as well.
  Holiday Greetings for Mac: $5.98 each disk and mailer; add $1.50
  for shipping and handling and 5 percent sales tax for Vermont
  residents. Visa, MasterCard, check or money order (payable to
  "Digital Sprites"). Fax or snail mail your order. Digital Sprites,
  76 Olcott Drive, Suite L6, White River Jct., VT 05001 USA --
  802/296-7627 (fax)

http://www.valley.net/~lufkin/DigitalSprites.html


**Al Lilly** <[e-mail]> writes:
  The new ALPS GlidePoint desktop trackpad model is super! It is
  larger than the forerunners, and has a nice little stand that
  comes with it. The price is right at about $80 mail order.


**Jason Elliot Robbins** <[e-mail]> suggests:
  For people that are involved in software development, I'd
  recommend Microsoft Secrets by Cusumano and Selby. It gives real
  insight into how development is done at Microsoft and has enough
  personality to be interesting without being gushing. It's a
  serious book for people who seriously want to develop software and
  succeed at it. Professor Selby teaches here at UCI, and I was in a
  class that reviewed his manuscript and gave suggestions.


**Mark Horne** <[e-mail]> writes:
  If you're tired of the usual games, The Puppet Motel CD-ROM by
  Laurie Anderson is a real treat. In this visual delight from
  Voyager, you navigate from room to room in the motel, solving
  puzzles, watching videos, leaving messages, or sending faxes. The
  $39.95 CD-ROM is currently only available for the Mac, has CD
  quality sound, lets you download QuickTime movies from the Voyager
  site (from Laurie's last concert tour), and even permits you to
  access the control code to alter certain game parameters. Part
  performance piece, part game, part music video, this CD really
  shows off the potential of CD-ROMs.

http://www.voyagerco.com/


**Josh Rafofsky** <[e-mail]> writes:
  For every Mac lover, a great, unique gift idea is a personalized
  mousepad! Take a picture to your local Kinko's - they will make a
  fantastic mouse pad out of it for about $20. It's a great way for
  computer widows to get their husbands to remember them... with a
  smiling picture every time they look down to move their mouse.
  [Sounds like it would also work as a subtle guilt trip device to
  me. -Adam]


**Paul Edwards** <[e-mail]> suggests a
  wonderful non-capitalist Mac accessory that would probably be a
  great project for kids:
  One year while working as tech support for an academic department,
  I made all the staff members a Christmas "MacHat." It's basically
  a piece of cardboard folded in half and slipped over one corner of
  the monitor to reduce or eliminate glare and reflections from
  windows and sunlight on monitors. Decorate as appropriate - I used
  tinsel and bits of colored glitter, and sometimes images of the
  particular staff members' research interests or hobbies (one
  administrative assistant had hers covered in pictures of bowling
  balls). These MacHats have the great advantage of being useful,
  cheap, fun to make, and totally personalized.

  I popped into this department the other day. Nearly three years
  later, several _original_ MacHats are still around; others had
  died and been superseded, but most of them were still being used.
  One staff member had attached another piece of cardboard
  perpendicular to the side of the hat and was using it to store
  sticky notes.

>   ______     <--- MacHat (hat rests on corner of monitor or Mac)
>   | _______
>   | |     |
>   | |     |   <--- Mac or monitor
>     |_____|
>     |  -- |
>     |_____|


**Screensaver Suggestions** came from a number of people,
  including Catherine Reed <[e-mail]> who writes:
  I plan on giving several of my friends customized screensavers
  from Hubris Software for Christmas (including one with a Windows
  95 logo). [Check out the deal in the latest DealBITS
  <[e-mail]> if you're interested in the customized
  screensavers from Hubris. -Adam]

http://www.gcnet.com/hubris/moss/
http://king.tidbits.com/dealbits/

<[e-mail]> has the same idea, but via a different company:
  My favorite gift for my Mac-loving friends is FaceSaver, a custom
  screensaver from Ultimate Software. You send them up to five
  photos and they'll make a screensaver nobody else in the world
  has. Their prices are reasonable: $25 for U.S. customers, $30 for
  overseas. They also have versions for pet lovers: CatPause and
  PuppyPause. Ultimate Software -- <[e-mail]>

http://www.avalon.net/~ultim8/

  Finally, Mason Loring Bliss, author of the screensaver Basic
  Black, now offers much the same service for $10 (or $5 if you send
  a pre-scanned image), and will email the screensaver back to you
  for faster response. Mason Loring Bliss --
  <[e-mail]>

http://www.cis.umassd.edu/~mason/deal.html


**Mark Short** <[e-mail]> suggests:
  Here's my small contribution to your list; the Kawai K11 Digital
  Synthesizer. The Kawai K11 retailed for $1,395 a year ago, the
  Guitar Center (see URL below) has this jewel on sale right now for
  $499. The Kawai K11 is General MIDI Synthesizer, and has 512 wave
  forms (256 tuned instruments and 256 drum/percussion) in on-board
  memory. It provides instant access to 384 sounds, all fully
  programmable, and plays up to 32 simultaneous multitimbral parts
  (with 32-note polyphony). The Kawai K11 has velocity and after-
  touch sensitive keys, and 55 temperament variations (individually
  selectable for the 32 sections) recreate realistic orchestral
  textures. A Mac-compatible interface port built in and dual MIDI
  ports are provided.

http://www.musician.com/


**Mark H. Anbinder** <[e-mail]> notes:
  I recommend You Don't Know Jack, the CD-ROM game from Berkeley
  Systems. It's a one-player or multi-player quiz show such as you
  might see on TV, and not only is it a great game, it also has an
  absolutely wonderful irreverent sense of humor running throughout!
  After dozens of plays it's still original.

http://www.berksys.com/


Macintosh PPP Overview (Part 2)
-------------------------------
  by Travis Butler <[e-mail]>

  [This week we finish Travis's overview of PPP software for the
  Macintosh begun in TidBITS-306_, highlighting ongoing PPP projects
  as well as commercial PPP implementations. -Geoff]

**The "Future of PPP" Projects** -- Two different groups recently
  put together "collective PPP" projects - attempts to gather the
  best of all of the different Merit MacPPP-derived versions
  together into a single, coherent release, which could then be used
  as a basis for building future PPP software. For the moment, they
  still count as MacPPP-derivative software, and most of the latest
  versions of MacPPP add-ons and configuration information work with
  them, which may cease to be true in the future if they continue to
  diverge. Both of these programs are available in the MacTCP
  software directory on Info-Mac.

ftp://mirrors.aol.com/pub/info-mac/comm/tcp/


**MacPPP 2.2.0a** was written by a Belgian group called MacBel UG
  vzw. It features:

* The Username/Password features from 2.0.1cm4.

* The background connection feature from 2.0.1cm4.

* Display of the connect speed in the PPP status window.

* The high-speed serial port fixes from MacPPP 2.1SD (2.1.2SD's
  predecessor).

* Support for PSI's ISDN service, from John Stephen, who also
  implemented that feature for 2.1.2SD.

* Timing fixes for some modems, also from John Stephen.

* A major makeover of the Config PPP control panel and a redesign
  of the PPP status window, for a cleaner interface.

  Unfortunately, MacPPP 2.2.0a is apparently not compatible with
  Open Transport. It also didn't work correctly with my old
  PowerBook 170's internal modem, so either it doesn't incorporate
  the PowerBook fixes from 2.0.1cm4 and/or 2.1.2SD, or it tried to
  incorporate them and they don't work properly. 2.2.0a ran fine on
  my IIci at home and my Quadra 840AV at work. MacPPP 2.2.0a might
  worth a try if you don't use Open Transport or a PowerBook, and I
  like the revised interface.

  However, MacBel has discontinued work on MacPPP 2.2.0a. I received
  email from Lieven Embrechts, the contact listed in the 2.2.0a
  documentation, stating, "Development [on 2.2.0a] is stopped. We
  are now working on different projects." This means that although
  2.2.0a is worth a look (and should still be usable if you have no
  problems with it), I cannot recommend it.


**FreePPP 1.0.2** is the successor to MacPPP 2.1.2SD, and Steve
  Dagley is still the guiding force, although he has included
  contributions by a large number of people, making FreePPP a group
  project. The name change came in part to eliminate some of the
  confusion surrounding all the derivative MacPPP releases with
  similar names and different numbers.

  [Sharp-eyed readers may have seen FreePPP 1.0.3 appear last week;
  that version has been retracted because it exacerbated a problem
  initiating PPP connections from within an application rather than
  from the control panel. FreePPP 1.0.2 has been restored to the
  Info-Mac archives and should be considered the current version.
  -Geoff]

  In addition to the features in MacPPP 2.1.2SD, FreePPP adds:

* CHAP support, for the few hosts like MCI that require CHAP
  authentication. (I haven't tested this; my provider doesn't use
  CHAP.)

* A new PPP Status window, with progress icons and more connect
  information. The window can be shifted into the background,
  allowing background connections; it's a little large onscreen,
  though.

* Improved stability with virtual memory. (I haven't tested this;
  I use RAM Doubler and haven't had problems. However, RAM Doubler
  can cause many of the same compatibility issues as virtual memory,
  and many people on <comp.sys.mac.comm> are still reporting
  troubles.)

* A "Disable Automatic Connect" option that keeps FreePPP from
  dialing automatically when something tries to open MacTCP. This
  fixes problems with "ghost dialing" experienced by some users;
  unfortunately, the option may need to be turned off for some PPP
  add-ons to work.

* A "Long Redial Delay" option that stretches the time between
  redials to one minute.

* A Username/Password feature similar to that in 2.0.1cm4 was just
  added in version 1.0.2; it enables you to use the ID and password
  information from MacPPP/FreePPP's Authentication dialog box
  (normally used only with PAP and CHAP authentication) in your
  connect script.

  I'm currently using FreePPP 1.0.2 on my 840AV at work and my new
  PowerBook 5300; it appears to be stable, and runs well. However,
  reports from Macintosh newsgroups still cite a few stability
  problems and the FreePPP group is working to resolve them.

  I'd like to see FreePPP get a revamped control panel, along the
  lines of 2.2.0a. The current control panel is a slightly changed
  version of the original, which was a front-runner for the Ugliest
  Control Panel in Existence award. Work is underway on alternative
  interfaces for FreePPP, so hopefully we'll see improvements in
  future releases.


**Commercial PPP software** -- Although there are plenty of free
  options if you want to use PPP, some people feel more comfortable
  with a commercially supported product. There are a few available
  right now; I haven't tried any of them, since I've been happy with
  the freeware products. None of the PPP add-on programs for the
  MacPPP derivatives work with these commercial products.


**InterPPP II** -- InterCon Systems was one of the first
  developers of commercial Internet software for the Mac. Their
  version of PPP, InterPPP II, supports AppleTalk over PPP as well
  as TCP/IP (think Apple Remote Access, which is supposed to be
  switching to a PPP foundation with the next major release).
  However, this is only an advantage if your host also supports
  AppleTalk access via PPP, which isn't true of most Unix-based
  Internet providers. InterPPP II can also establish SLIP
  connections and is supposed to be compatible with Open Transport
  1.0.8. InterPPP II uses CCL scripts (like Apple Remote Access) to
  handle dialing and login. It has built-in scripts that should
  handle most modems; built-in scripts also handle logins for people
  who use Telebit or most Unix-based PPP servers, PSI InterRamp,
  internetMCI, CompuServe's PPP, or PPP servers that use PAP or CHAP
  authentication. However, people who don't use one of these might
  need to write their own CCL connection script, a potentially
  daunting task.

http://www.intercon.com/newpi/Interppp.html


**MacSLIP** was originally a full-featured SLIP implementation; in
  version 3.0, it adds support for PPP. MacSLIP's maker, Hyde Park
  Software, says on their Web page that MacSLIP 3.0.2 also supports
  Open Transport, making it an alternative to MacPPP
  2.1.2SD/FreePPP. Several people on <comp.sys.mac.comm> have
  offered strong recommendations for MacSLIP, stating that it's more
  robust than the MacPPP derivatives. MacSLIP uses a scripting
  language to set up connections; although this is more powerful
  than the "prompt-response" setup that the MacPPP derivatives use,
  it can be more difficult to set up. MacSLIP comes with the
  commercial version of Eudora, as well as with MicroPhone Pro,
  although it's worth checking to make sure both have the latest
  version.

http://www.zilker.net/~hydepark/


**SonicPPP** is a PPP client available from Sonic Systems, the
  Macintosh networking company; it can be downloaded from their Web
  site. SonicPPP appears to work only with PPP servers that support
  PAP or CHAP authentication; it has no provision for a login
  script, so I was unable to test it with my Internet provider.

http://www.sonicsys.com/sonicppp.html


**VersaTerm SLIP** -- Although not a PPP program, this SLIP
  implementation is notable because it reportedly supports Open
  Transport. At least one reader has written to comment that
  VersaTerm AdminSLIP works fine on his Power Mac 8500. VersaTerm
  SLIP is available as part of several of VersaTerm's Internet
  software bundles.


**Recommendations** -- These recommendations apply primarily to
  the freely available programs because they're more commonly used
  and because I haven't tried many of the commercial options.

* If you use Open Transport, there's only one freeware choice
  right now: MacPPP 2.1.2SD, or (given some testing time to make
  sure the bugs are out) its successor FreePPP 1.0.2. None of the
  other MacPPP derivatives work under Open Transport. You could also
  try the commercial MacSLIP or InterPPP II, if you want to spend
  the money.

* If you use a PowerBook, I'd also go for MacPPP 2.1.2SD, or
  FreePPP 1.0.2. The fixes for slow PowerBook modems are a definite
  help here. Given the troubles I had, I don't recommend MacPPP
  2.2.0a.

* Some people have had specific problems with the original MacPPP,
  as shown by the lists of fixes implemented in the various
  derivative versions. You might look over the lists and see if one
  of them matches your situation.

  People who don't fit these special cases have a wider selection:

* I suggest you start with the original MacPPP 2.0.1. It's likely
  to give you the least grief, clunky interface and all. Further,
  all the derivative versions are compatible with 2.0.1's
  configuration file, so the work you do in setting up a connection
  will be saved if you switch to a different version. Just don't mix
  and match the PPP extensions and control panels between versions!

* If you want to enter your user name and password at connect
  time, consider MacPPP 2.2.0a; the enhanced interface is nice, and
  the other improvements can make life easier. However, since the
  authors have stopped development, no further upgrades or bug fixes
  are likely to appear. You should also look at FreePPP 1.0.2, with
  its newly-added support for using the Authentication dialog's
  information in connect scripts.

* If you don't have any specific needs, but want something nicer
  than the original MacPPP 2.0.1, try both FreePPP 1.0.2 and MacPPP
  2.2.0a, and settle on the one you like the best.

  I have to admit I'm encouraged by FreePPP 1.0.2, and with what I
  saw in MacPPP 2.2.0a. It's too soon to say what will happen with
  FreePPP, but it presents a future growth path for Macintosh PPP
  software born of community spirit, and that's something everyone
  should be happy about.

  (This article is based on information from my Web page on
  Macintosh PPP software. I'll continue to update the page with new
  information on PPP programs as I find it.)

http://www.tfs.net/business/tbutler/pppstuff.html

    Hyde Park Software (via TriSoft) -- 800/531-5170
      512/472-0744 -- 512/473-2122 (fax) -- <[e-mail]>
    InterCon Systems -- 800/468-7266 -- 703/709-5500
      703/709-5555 (fax) -- <[e-mail]>
    Sonic Systems -- 800/535-0725 -- 408/736-1900
      408/736-7228 (fax) -- <[e-mail]>
    Synergy Software -- 800/876-8376 -- 610/779-0522
      610/370-0548 (fax) -- <[e-mail]>


Reviews/11-Dec-95
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* MacWEEK -- 04-Dec-95, Vol. 9, #47
    Game Reviews -- pg. 37
      (too many to list)


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