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Info-Mac Digest             Tue, 12 Jan 93       Volume 11 : Issue 8

Today's Topics:

      [*] 1.4M Music upload
      [*] 1.5M Music upload
      [*] AliasBoss 2.03
      [*] Digest Browser v1.6
      [*] Fraction Fonts v2.0 (PS Type 1)
      [*] info-mac/card/x/windowsmenu.hqx
      [*] Lazy, a program for calculations of crystal powder patterns
      [*] lazy-scheme-1.4.hqx
      [*] Locutus of Borg Sounds
      [*] Radius Math v1.5
      [*] SAM Virus Defs 1/6/93
      [*] Send Script 1.0d6 (BBEdit 2.2 Extension)
      [*] SpaceSaver 1.0.2 -> 1.0.3
      [*] StuffIt Deluxe 3.0.3->3.0.4
      [*] Stuffit Lite Version 3.0.4
      [*] SuperATM press release
      [*] verausser.hqx
      "PowerBook" Desk Accessory under 7.1
      128K software needed
      About LaserWriter Pro 630 Fonts:
      ALDUS PageMaker 5.0 demo
      Appleshare Optimization?
      Appletalk Remote Access
      AppMaker Update Needed
      Background mirroring program?
      Balloon Help killer, CompuServe address
      CD-ROM Publicist
      changing HD icons
      Columnbo
      Cricket Graph not "languishing" under CA
      Curve fitting programs (2 msgs)
      Database Transition from DBase
      Desktop Pictures (A)
      Deskwriter Quality!!
      Disinfectant (error -43) (*Q)
      Disinfectant and error -43
      Displaying fonts in the font menu-Word
      Does memory help in Personal Laserwriter LS? (Q)
      Eudora a mail security risk?
      FileMaker Pro List(s)???
      Fraudulent e-mail (A)
      Fraudulent e-mail, dissausion from sending
      Fraudulent e-mail, dissausion from sending (C)
      FUNNIES: Apple macs,the lastest development (C)
      GrayShare on StyleWriter (C)
      Hard drive won't mount
      How do I join together a large number of small text files ? [A]
      HP scanjet IIC
      Is the PB 160 a 32-bit machine?
      JFK Stack whereabouts (Q)
      KanjiTalk/FPUs
      Mac Binary to Appledouble
      MacTCP connection tool failure (Q)
      Making Business Cards (A
      Making business cards on a Macintosh (A)
      Malaysian mice-what are their serial numbers
      more stuff
      Motorola price cuts
      music downloads
      Music Organizer by Michael Perry ?
      Norton for Mac vs? SUM
      Opening PageMaker 2 files i
      PB100 batteries (Q)
      PhotoCD (2 msgs)
      Postscript books
      Postscript to bitmaps
      Powerbook startup sound
      Presentation Software
      Prices on '030 accelerators continue to fall
      Project Gutenberg?
      Question about Inside Macintosh books (A)
      Quidnunc (A)
      SE->SE/30 Upgrade
      Search & replace for large text files
      Slow hard disk with system 7 SOLVED
      Spacesaver and Optimization (Q)
      Teleport modems and PB160s
      Teleport modems and powerbooks (A)
      TimesTwo
      Turbo Gopher questions...
      VAX <=> zmodem <=> Mac <=>
      vmarc
      Where to find Resorcerer?
      Why does my hard drive spin

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Date: 03 Jan 1993 19:39:17 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] 1.4M Music upload

The following binhexed file is a 2 minute "floppy excerpt" of music created
in a Mac
based studio. After unbinhexing and uncompacting, the file will play
through your
Mac's speaker by double-clicking under System 7. The 2 minute playable
sound file
fits on a 1.3M HD floppy disk. This file is the second in a series of
floppy excerpts
covering a wide variety of avant-garde material.

The copyright owner is uploading this as freeware. Please freely distribute.

The binary file may be included on the commerically available CD-ROM of the
archives.

Charles Shriner Composition & Sound Design Studio
5249 Crittenden Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46220
317.254.0739
e-mail: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/sound/avante-garde-music-2.hqx; 1522K]

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Date: 03 Jan 1993 19:27:58 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] 1.5M Music upload

The following binhexed file is a 2 minute "floppy excerpt" of music created
in a Mac
based studio. After unbinhexing and uncompacting, the file will play
through your
Mac's speaker by double-clicking under System 7. The 2 minute playable
sound file
fits on a 1.3M HD floppy disk. This file is the first in a series of floppy
excerpts
covering a wide variety of avant-garde material.

The copyright owner is uploading this as freeware. Please freely distribute.

The binary file may be included on the commerically available CD-ROM of the
archives.

Charles Shriner Composition & Sound Design Studio
5249 Crittenden Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46220
317.254.0739
e-mail: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/sound/avante-garde-music-1.hqx; 1442K]

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Date: 12 Jan 1993 09:42:26 -0500
From: Pete Roberts <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] AliasBoss 2.03

AliasBoss is a shareware alias manager.  Version 2.03 fixes a problem with
pop-up menus.  Downloaded from GEnie.

[Archived as /info-mac/util/alias-boss-203.hqx; 84K]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 09:59:53 EST
From: [e-mail] (Manuel A. Perez)
Subject: [*] Digest Browser v1.6

This is a new version of the Digest Browser.  It has been updated to
fix a few errors, and to add some of the most requested features.
Keep your suggestions and ideas coming.

Digest Browser is a Mac application that reads Info-Mac
digests.  It displays a window with two panes, the top pane
contains an index to the digest, the bottom shows the message
selected in the index.  I have used it also to read saved EMail
messages, and other digests (for example csmp, vaporware).

Most significant new features:
(+) Added a Mark Item command.  You can now mark (or tag) items in the
display panel. Marked items can then be saved to a separate file.
(+) Drag and Drop works.
(+) It now requires System 7.0.  Let me know if this is an inconvenience,
and I will make the appropriate changes.
(+) See the ReadMe file in the package for more details.

There are still a few bugs, but none of them make the program unsuable.
Hope you have fun using this program.  As before, this is a freeware, but
it is copyrighted by myself.  Portions of the program are copyright of
others.  You may distribute this program for free.  May NOT be distributed
for money (profit or non-profit), except in the InfoMac CD-ROM.  Distribute
application, source code and documentation all together.

Manuel A. Perez                      EMail: [e-mail] (America Online)

[Archived as /info-mac/app/digest-browser-16.hqx; 178K]

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Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 22:58:16 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Tony Huang)
Subject: [*] Fraction Fonts v2.0 (PS Type 1)

Here is a collection of true fractions that matches some of the most
popular fonts. It's in the PostScript Type 1 format and has build-in
kerning controls. It's downloaded from the Adobe Forum on CompuServe.

Tony Huang
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/font/fraction-font-ps-20.hqx; 184K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 14:34 +1300
From: "Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University, Hamilton, NZ"
<[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] info-mac/card/x/windowsmenu.hqx

Here's a utility XCMD to allow convenient access to multiple simultaneously-
open windows from HyperCard.

Lawrence D'Oliveiro
Computer Services Dept
University of Waikato
Hamilton
New Zealand
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/card/x/windows-menu.hqx; 10K]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 14:17:01 -0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Lazy, a program for calculations of crystal powder patterns

Lazy calculates crystallographic powder diffraction patterns
for X-ray, synchrotron and neutron radiations.  It can be
used either as a teaching or research tool to investigate the
effect of structural changes. This demo version is not time
limited, and is fully functional except that it calculates
only for large d-spacings.  The full version is marketed by
the University of Geneva.

Lazy is derived from the main-frame programme 'Lazy-Pulverix',
but the Mac interface makes it very easy to set up the data
and plot the results.  Simply point to the crystal symmetry,
and select from the list that unfolds.  Then point to one of
the proposed space groups, point to the radiation, the diffr-
action technique etc.  The only thing you need to type is the
atom co-ordinates.  You can even avoid that if you construct
a library of your favourite structures.  Then you simply
select one from the data window to call up the co-ordinates,
which you can edit to create a new structure. The plot output,
with all of the reflexions labelled, can be resized, cut and
pasted between applications, saved as a PICT file, and printed
to high resolution laser or color printers.

Lazy will work on any Macintosh computer with an FPU running
system 6 or 7 with at least 2Megs of memory and a hard disk.

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/lazy.hqx; 774K]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 14:20:39 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Thomas Schiex)
Subject: [*] lazy-scheme-1.4.hqx

This is rel. 1.4 of Help.  Help  now works correctly  under System 7 (thanks
to Steven Mattan for the help in the  bug hunting). The archive presentation
has been  improved, some (previously fake)  menu items  now work and various
ResEdit files are given for Help customization (from lazy to strict, English
to French...)

Help   is  a complete  and     efficient Scheme-like functionnal  lazy  Lisp
interpreter. It  works only on 68020 (or  more) based Macintoshs.   It has a
'friendly'  interface   (parenthesis  matcher,   auto-indent),  uses  a full
call-by-need semantics  and includes  many  examples,  including a  symbolic
compiler for the 680x0. Efficiency is good (fib 20  in 5.4" on a 68030/25Mhz
emulated Mac, 1.15" compiled... but compilation is impossible for the vulgum
pecus), bugs are  few, if any  (it has been  intensively used by a friend of
mine), and lazyness is fully parametrable (you  main turn Help into a strict
Scheme-like language if you like). French AND  English updated docs included
in Word4 and plain text formats.

        Thomas SCHIEX ([e-mail], [e-mail])


[Archived as /info-mac/lang/lazy-scheme-14.hqx; 350K]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 11:23:50 EST
From: Michael Fulmer <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Locutus of Borg Sounds

The 2-hour premiere of Deep Space Nine included new scenes of the Federation
getting blown away by the Borg. Captain Pickard was again shown as Locutus,
directing the Borg attack. With this in mind, here then are two sounds from
Star Trek: The Next Generation of Locutus of Borg. They are normal sfil
format,
recorded at 11KHz, and contained in a self-extracting archive. Resistance is
futile.

Make it so.
Michael Fulmer
[e-mail]
 --------------------------------

[Archived as /info-mac/sound/locutus.hqx; 336K]

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Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 23:22:03 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Tony Huang)
Subject: [*] Radius Math v1.5

Radius Math (version 1.5) is a system extension that substantially enhances
the performance of floating point calcuation if your Mac is equipped with
an FPU. It accomplishes this by rerouting SANE calls to the FPU. In my
limited testing, it outperforms Apple Omega SANE and two other SANE patches
that I have. It's downloaded from American Online.

Tony Huang
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/ex/radius-math-15.hqx; 8K]

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Date: 12 Jan 1993 09:42:16 -0500
From: Pete Roberts <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] SAM Virus Defs 1/6/93

SAM Virus Definitions file for SAM 3.0.x and 3.5.  Includes CPro Trojan
Horse.
Downloaded from GEnie.

[Archived as /info-mac/virus/sam-virus-defs-0193.hqx; 21K]

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Date: Sun, 3 Jan 93 21:08:46 EST
From: [e-mail] (Ed Watkeys)
Subject: [*] Send Script 1.0d6 (BBEdit 2.2 Extension)

This file contains a SD 3.0.3 archive with version 1.0d6 of Send Script,
a BBEdit Extension which allows you to send scripts to Apple event-aware
applications which understand the do-script event.

1.0d6 now checks to make sure that the script is not too long, and will
tell the user if it is. It will also now properly send scripts when
there is no selection. I realized that it didn't work at all after I
mailed 1.0d5 out. The source is now a bit cleaner looking, more error
checking is done, and fixed some things which might result in a crash
on rare occassions.

Send Script requires version 2.2 or later of BBEdit.

Ed

[Archived as /info-mac/app/bbedit-send-script-10d6.hqx; 10K]

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Date: 12 Jan 1993 09:44:20 -0500
From: Pete Roberts <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] SpaceSaver 1.0.2 -> 1.0.3

Updates StuffIt SpaceSaver and related files from version 1.0.2 -> 1.0.3.
Will
NOT work on versions other than 1.0.2.  Aladdin recommends updating to this
version.  Downloaded from GEnie.

[Archived as /info-mac/util/stuffit-spacesaver-103-updater.hqx; 178K]

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Date: 12 Jan 1993 09:41:54 -0500
From: Pete Roberts <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] StuffIt Deluxe 3.0.3->3.0.4

Updates StuffIt Deluxe application version 3.0.3 to version 3.0.4.  Will not
work on versions other than 3.0.3.  Repairs various problems.  Aladdin
recommends updating to this version.  Downloaded from GEnie.  SpaceSaver
update
is NOT included in this file but is provided separately.

[Archived as /info-mac/util/stuffit-deluxe-304-updater.hqx; 248K]

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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 10:26:07 PDT
From: Morris Balamut <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Stuffit Lite Version 3.0.4

Here is the latest version of Stuffit Lite directly from Aladdin Systems
at MacWorld.

It is a binhexed self-extracting achive. The following is from the
file "What's New in Lite 3.0.4".


StuffIt Lite 3.0.4 Version Notes

 Remember to register your shareware!

StuffIt Deluxe 3.0.4 application
============================
 Various Improvements And Fixes


StuffIt Lite 3.0.3 application
==========================
 Auto-Segmenting Archives (Including Self-Extracting Archives)
    You can now create an archive (or Self-Extracting archive) which spans
multiple disks. Begin by creating an archive as normal. Then, with the archive
open within the StuffIt application, choose Save As from the File menu and
optionally click the Self-Extracting check box. Select (or insert) the disk
to save the first segment onto and click Save. If the archive can not fit on
this first destination disk, you will be prompted for additional disks until
the archive is completely saved.

 Small Icon Preference
    A new preference has been added which will cause StuffIt to display
    the
small icon (including color ones) for any item instead of generic ones. The
small icons that StuffIt uses are the same ones that the Finder displays.

 Compression Updating
    When copying or moving a file from an older archive into a 3.0
    archive,
you will be given the option of having the file recompressed using the
powerful
3.0 compression method to save more space. Remember that you must be
registered
to open more than one archive.

 Support For System 7.1 And WorldScript
    StuffIt now supports improved handling of non-roman based languages,
including asian (Japanese, Chinese, etc.) text. Inline input of asian
languages
is now supported. Version 3.0.3 also provides better handling of all
international characters within file names.

 New Apple Events For Automating StuffIt
    New Apple events include Copy/Move, Get/Set Label, Convert 1.5.1, Cut,
Copy, Paste, and Clear. These Apple events become active only after youre a
registered user of StuffIt Lite. A revised Userland Frontier 2.0 install file
including updated DocServer text, is available to help you with these new
events.

 Faster Compression Speeds
    Compression of files is up to 10% faster than earlier 3.0.X versions.

 Other Various Improvements And Fixes

[Archived as /info-mac/util/stuffit-lite-304.hqx; 618K]

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Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 23:49:42 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Tony Huang)
Subject: [*] SuperATM press release

Adobe SuperATM is now shipping and for registered ATM owners the upgrade
fee is $49 directly from Adobe (for comparison, MacConnection sells it for
$89). It includes lots of goodies (Adobe Type Reunion, Adobe Type On Call
CD-ROM, two multiple master fonts and five other fonts). In case you
wonder, the two multiple master fonts are NOT the Minion or Myriad multiple
master fonts - which you still have to pay (dearly!).

This press release was downloaded from Adobe Forum on CompurServe.

Tony Huang
[e-mail]
Adobe Announces SuperATM  Revolutionary Font Substitution Software

[Archived as /info-mac/report/super-atm-pr.txt; 7K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 02:03:59 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Tom Bridgwater)
Subject: [*] verausser.hqx

  Verausser is a control panel which does not have the resources
to do anything on it's own, rather it adds functionality to the
"Options..." dialog of the Monitors control panel by allowing you
to disable the Built-in display. At this time it works ONLY with
the PowerBook.
  Disabling the LCD screen will allow you to use your PowerBook as
if it is a desktop computer without windows getting "lost" on the
LCD screen. Attach a low power ADB keyboard and a low power mouse
and you can push the CPU to the corner of your desk (or under the
monitor stand of your computer station).

This file fits best in "Control Panels" and/or "PowerBook" directories.
It may be included in all distributions of share/freeware.

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/verausser.hqx; 16K]

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Date: 12 Jan 1993 12:59:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: AL BEST <[e-mail]>
Subject: "PowerBook" Desk Accessory under 7.1

System 7.0 had a DA called "Sleep" (I think) that controlled
when your hard disk or CPU went to sleep in the PowerBooks.

The new "PowerBook" DA has 4 settings from "maximum performance"
on one end to "maximum conservation" on the other. The documentation
that came with my 7.1 upgrade was silent on this DA (and my original
PB140 documentation had the old DA).

So, how do the settings work? What controls disk spin down? What
controls CPU slowness? What other stuff does it control?
How do I decide what is best for me?

Thanks in advance, Al Best

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 10:47:05 PST
From: Larry <[e-mail]>
Subject: 128K software needed

A month or two ago, I asked this list if anyone had a copy of MacWrite
5.0, since it runs on a 512 with no hard disk. Two good people responded
with disks and manuals (you know who you are!) Now our little elementary
school has been given a perfectly functional 128K machine (remember
them?) because she can't get software anymore. But she doesn't have
access to you good people. And we're a school. We've gotta use whatever
we can get. Does anybody have software that teaches grade school kids
how to type, making it kind of fun? I'm assuming, like MWrite 5.0, that
it would be an early version no longer offered for sale, and thus you
can give me a copy (or give me a no longer used set) without violating
intelectual property law. I'm glad to pay postage (I don't have a Mac
connected to the Net.) Thanks for reading this far, and thanks to those
who respond!

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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 21:57:54 GMT
From: [e-mail] (SIMON FRASER)
Subject: About LaserWriter Pro 630 Fonts:

About LaserWriter Pro 630 Fonts:

>Does any one know exactly _which_ 28 fonts are included with the recently-
>announced LaserWriter Pro 630 printer?
>No assumptions or hypotheses, please.

Quoting from Apple's tech notes on the LaserWriter Pro 600/630...

"As with all of Apple's PostScript printers in this time frame, the
 LaserWriter Pro 600/630 printers will ship with the Apple Font Library.
 64 fonts in TrueType format comprise the Apple Font Library. The 35
 fonts that have historically been in ROM on Apple's Postscript printers
 will also be in ROM as well as provided on disk. The remaining 29
 fonts will only be shipped on disk. The table below shows which
 fonts are in ROM and which are only provided on disk.


   ROM & Disk                          Disk only
   ----------                          ---------
   Avant Garde (4 styles)              Chicago
   Bookman (4 styles)                  Delphian
   Courier (4 styles)                  Garamond Narrow (4 styles)
   Helvetica (4 styles)                Geneva
   Helvetica Narrow (4 styles)         Helvetica Black (4 styles)
   New Centuary Schoolbook (4 styles)  Helvetica Compressed (2 styles)
   Palatino (4 styles)                 Lubalin Graph (4 styles)
   Symbol                              Lucida Bright (4 styles)
   Times (4 styles)                    Machine
   Zapf Chancery                       Monaco
   Zapf Dingbats                       Nadienne (2 styles)
                       New York
                       Old English Text
                       Onyx
                       Oxford
                       Swing
                       Zeal"
Earlier on in the document...
"TrueType and Type 1 fonts are supported in ROM."

Hope this gives a satisfacory assumption-free answer.

Simon Fraser, Imperial College at Silwood Park
Ascot, Berkshire, England. ([e-mail])

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 15:53:42 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Dale Parkyn)
Subject: ALDUS PageMaker 5.0 demo

>(Just my opinion)
>
>I was disappointed in this demo. It impressed more for the work
>put into the MacroMind Director 3.1 presentation than for the
>information about PageMaker 5.0 for Mac. I still will likely
>ugrade though.
>
>I realize that it would be difficult to send a 'crippled' version
>of PageMaker 5.0 as a demo, but that is what I was hoping for.
>(Similar to other crippled software demo, ClarisWorks for example.
>ClarisWorks, decompressed, was still only 50% the size of the
>PageMaker 5.0 'commercial' demo.)
>
>I am now interested in how easily Director 3.1 creates interactive
>presentations.
>
>Dale
>[e-mail]

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Date: 11 Jan 1993 15:57:10 -0700 (MST)
From: James Fish <[e-mail]>
Subject: Appleshare Optimization?

Does anyone know of a way to "optimize" Appleshare to get any
type of performance improvement from it?  I'm working with an Appleshare
2.0 system running on a Mac SE30 with 10-15 workstations accessing it
via Ethernet.  This server is scheduled to be replaced by a Novell
Netware system running Netware for Macintosh primarily for its performance.
Until this happens, we would like to tweak the Appleshare system as much
as possible to get any kind of performance increases from it.

Any help would be much appreciated!

James W. Fish
Student Information Systems
Arizona State University
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 15:45 CST
From: Carlos Aramburo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Appletalk Remote Access

    Hi Friends: We have a local network of macintoshes and we can make a
remote connection using a modem (on the other part there is a lanrover device
>From shiva which give us connection with the global network including all
zones) but the problem is that people connected to the local network can not
see all zones, they can only see users and services from the local network
but not all remote zones. What can i do ? Do you know some public domain
software which can resolve my problem ? If you know something about that
tell me please ... Thank's in advance ...

Carlos Aramburo   e-mail : [e-mail]

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Date: 12 Jan 1993 13:00:08 -0500
From: "Scott Bresnahan" <[e-mail]>
Subject: AppMaker Update Needed

    AppMaker Update Needed


    If anyone has the latest AppMaker updater,
    (version 1.5.2 I believe), or knows where
     to ftp it from, it would be most helpful!

    Thanks.

    --Scott Bresnahan
      TERC

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 13:24:55 PST
From: "Phillip Broussard" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Background mirroring program?

Netters,

I have a user who is interested in a program/extension that you can configure
to
monitor a folder, for instance, and continually make a mirror image of it on
another hard drive/partition when you say save a new file or modify an
existing
one.  Has anyone heard of a program that does this?

Thanks for your help! Phill Broussard

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 08:52:20 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Andy Rollins)
Subject: Balloon Help killer, CompuServe address

Hey all,

Anyone know of a utility that disables Balloon Help?  A friend of mine is the
Administrator of a couple of Mac labs at the high school where my wife
teaches,
and they're running systems 6.0.7 and 7.0.1.  He wants to disable Balloon Help
in order to make all the machines more consistent.
I'll post a summary if there's enough response.  Also, I'm trying to send mail
to Bob Levitus on CompuServe from the InterNet, only I don't remember the
"machine" name.  I know I could just page through old 'Digests, but this would
be faster.  Thanks _Extremely_ much for your time!

Andy


[e-mail] or  |  Life is too important to be
[e-mail] or      |  taken seriously.
[e-mail]      |  -Oscar Wilde

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 13:53:49 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: CD-ROM Publicist

I will soon be starting a project to produce CD-ROM versions of scientific
(reference and text) books. Is there any interest out there in starting a
net-group concerned with CD-ROM publicication, where we could exchange
ideas and experiences?

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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 20:09:27 PST
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: changing HD icons


On 9 Jan 93 [e-mail] (Tom Jenkins) said:
% Is there some sort of program that changes the HD icon?  I've an external
% drive that I'd like to change the icon on.

Get [./app/visage-101.hqx].  That should do the trick.

--John.  <[e-mail]>

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 14:41:42 EST
From: Clare Durst <[e-mail]>
Subject: Columnbo

I suddenly had need of a util that would take a fixed-format text file
(from mainframe or micro) and put it into its columns. Yes, Excel with
parsing works, but it is tedious, to say the least. And finally I remembered
Columnbo, and dug out an old (2.1) version I'd downloaded from Infomac
back about 18 months ago. It works beautifully but handles only up to
32k and only 256 chars/column. the blurb on it says if you send the guy
money you get an improved version that doesn't have those limitations.
 NOW: it's not still on Infomac. An Archie search found it at uwustel,
and I downloaded it but I can't tell what version it's in, and since it
ends in .z I assume it's stored in a unix format - is that right? In any
event does anyone have a later v. than 2.1, or know how to reach David
Craig who used to be at MIT at submicron.ii.

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 16:42:59 GMT
From: [e-mail] (A. Tim Royappa)
Subject: Cricket Graph not "languishing" under CA

For everyone's information, Cricket Graph is not "languishing" under
Computer Associates. As a matter of fact, they've just released the
latest version, Cricket Graph III, which I understand is a fine product
(the lab next door just bought a copy and they're very happy with it).

-Tim Royappa
[e-mail]

(I'm not associated with CA in any way - just a satisfied user of older
versions of Cricket Graph.)

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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 14:53:04 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Dr. Jon Stewart)
Subject: Curve fitting programs

With the recent discussions about the relative merits of the various programs
for curve fitting, I noticed that my favorite hasn't yet been mentioned.  So
here's a shameless plug :-).  For my needs, CurveFit 0.7 works really well.
It allows you to fit data to any equation you can type.  Even better, it's a
snap (well, actually a click) to convert between variable and non-variable
parameters.  It has only two limitations.  First, as far as I know, you're
limited to 32 data points (unless this has been increased in a later
version).
Second, the graphs are not fancy presentation-type works of art.  They can
be exported into something like MacDraw, though if you want to pretty them up
without any trouble.  Best of all, it's available at Sumex.  Thanks to the
author for a great program!

Jon Stewart - Department of Chemistry - Penn State University
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:32:49 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Curve Fitting programs

Continuing this discussion of graphics programs that can do curve-fitting,
note that Cricket-Graph 1.3 (the last versions, so far as I am aware)
does not calculate linear curve fits accurately. Sometimes this is
very obvious, but other times it may not be. The solution is to
choose 'Polynomial curve fit' and set the power to 2.

Alun ap Rhisiart
Animal Behaviour Research Group
Oxford University

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 10:21:55 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Database Transition from DBase

Having a large database with about 15,000 records on DBase, and needing to
port it to a Mac, what kind of database products are available that can
accommodate this range of records.

Are there any aids or tricks to porting the data over to this new database
product?

Jay Kahn, The Mitre Corporation,    [e-mail]

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Date: 12 Jan 1993 12:28:22 -0500
From: "Tom Scott" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Desktop Pictures (A)

     Desktop Pictures (A)
J Fletcher <[e-mail]> asks:

>I apologise for this FAQ, I'm not sure where I should be looking for
>the answer. Please can someone point me at a piece of software that
>enables an image (PICT probably, but not necessary) to be placed
>as the background on the desktop. (I mean like a startupscreen, but
>on the desktop all the time). Ideally one that handles full 24-bit
>colour would be nice, but is not crucial.

Try sumex:/info-mac/ex/deskpict-11.hqx.  Another file worth your while
is sumex:/info-mac/report/startup-deskpict-faq.txt.

Thomas Scott, Systems Manager, College of Engineering
Cornell University, Carpenter Hall Annex, Ithaca, NY  14853

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Date: 12 Jan 1993 08:21:15 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Derek Butcher)
Subject: Deskwriter Quality!!

People may already know this, but I found it so incredible I had to share it
in case there are others who are in the dark like I was:

TRY MEAD 25%cotton ERASABLE TYPING PAPER IN YOUR DESKWRITER OR DESKWRITERC,
THE QUALITY IS INCREDIBLE!

I know HP says good paper makes a difference, and I've never tried their
paper,
but I happened to try some good quality Mead paper by accident and I would say
it is *better* than any postscript laserwriter I've seen. Obviously the type
quality isn't any better (though it is as good) but the spacing and overall
appearance looks better.

This is a huge improvement over the mediocre quality one gets with the normal
copier or laserwriter paper; I strongly suggest trying it.

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 12:52:00 EST
From: Murph Sewall <[e-mail]>
Subject: Disinfectant (error -43) (*Q)

On Sun, 10 Jan 93 19:31:55 GMT you said:
>I have been trying to disinfect a file using the newest version of
>Disinfectant 2.9.  I always get this message
>
>### File infected by nVIR B.
>Last modification 26.12.1992, 22:11:39.
>### Unexpected error (-43) occurred while trying
>### to open this file for repair.
>### WARNING: This file is still infected!
>
>I have tried to turn off all protectors but nothing works.  What is
>wrong?

Error -43 is "file or folder not found" which I take to mean that the
'file' now consists ONLY of nVIR B (that is remove the virus and there's
nothing else left).  As a general rule, assume any file Disinfectant
can't fix immediately as 'toast' (even if you can recover something,
it's likely to be badly damaged, if not still infected).  Once again, an
indication of the value of current backups.

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 10:28:35 EST
From: Ephraim Vishniac <[e-mail]>
Subject: Disinfectant and error -43

[e-mail] (Lars H. Andersen) asks what to do when Disinfectant
complains of error -43 while attempting to repair an infected file.
-43 is a "file not found" error, which doesn't make much sense in this
context. Nonsensical results from directory operations could be
symptomatic of a damaged file system. So, I think the best thing to do
is to run Disk First Aid 7.1 (available by anonymous ftp from
ftp.apple.com) or your favorite disk maintenance utility to check your
file system.

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 17:05:21 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Displaying fonts in the font menu-Word

> >In response to the question about making fonts in a font menu
> >"appear" in their own font, I don't think you need a special
> >extension or init -- it's my understanding that simply holding
> >down the option key while selecting the font menu will
> >accomplish this as well....
>
>     I had not heard this tip before, so I immediately fired up ClarisWorks
and
> tried it.  It didnt work.  But.....I tried holding down the command key
> while selecting the font menu and that worked.  Thats great!
>
The option key works with Word 5.0. Command doesn't.-Pete Tamas

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:39:58 -0600
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Does memory help in Personal Laserwriter LS? (Q)

I have a Personal Laserwriter LS with the 512K memory they come with.
I'm somewhat confused from some conflicting info I got when the newest
driver came out (7.2). I heard that it allows full size printing on
legal sized paper (if you choose "Use larger print area") without expanding
the memory. It was also _implied_ that since the new driver it doesn't even
help to add memory anymore.

Well, my experience with the new driver is that on a reasonably complex legal
sheet (I do a monthly newsletter), the smallest margins I can get without
graphics just disapearing is about .4" all around, even using the larger print
area. I'm printing from Works 3.0, which has plenty of problems, but the
problem
 is even worse from Word 4.0. What I'm wondering is, will more memory even
 help,
or is the new driver written so that it doesn't have to know how much
memory is in the printer? Or is it the program instead of the driver, since
things are clipped in Print Preview? I'd really like to use that extra space,
and the memory only costs about $25.
Bryan Walls
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 09:45:04 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Russ Arcuri)
Subject: Eudora a mail security risk?

Ben Fowler writes:

>He has been advised Eudora should not be used because it can be use to send
>e-mail as though it came from someone else, that is, forged mail.

>I think that this is wrong for two reasons, firstly the "problem" is an
>internet one rather than an application one in the sense that machines
forward
>e-mail trusting that it is authentic as opposed to verifying authenticity. It
>is difficult to see how this could be otherwise. Therefore e-mail is
>inherently insecure in the sense that you don't know that the person is sent
>it is the one whose name appears on it.

Ben, you are absolutely right.  This can be looked at a number of ways.
First, anyone is capable of forging a letter.  (The old-fashioned kind that
you use pen and paper for).  So this problem is not limited solely to
electronic mail.

Second, no internet-based e-mail system is immune to forgery.  Any
semi-knowledgeable user who is motivated to do so can forge mail that looks
like it came from John Sculley if he wanted to.  Again, this is not a
problem with Eudora, but something inherent in the way internet-based
e-mail works.

>Secondly, that Eudora attempts to do something about this by annotating mail
>according to whether the POP sever has verified the sender's password.

This is also true, although it wouldn't be much trouble for a knowledgeable
user to get around, just by using something other than Eudora.

I guess my point is this:  There is no reason whatsoever to avoid using
Eudora because of "security" issues.

Russ Arcuri
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 23:12 CST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: FileMaker Pro List(s)???

Does anyone know if there are any internet subscription lists for FileMaker
Pro users?  And if so, what is the address?

Thanks in advance!

Steve Jones
Assistant Professor of Design & Technology
Middle Tennessee State University

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 15:29:21 PST
From: Ray Charles <[e-mail]>
Subject: Fraudulent e-mail (A)

In 11-7, Ben Fowler is looking for ammunition to refute a colleague's
warning against Eudora (based on Eudora's ability to send mail with fake
addresses).

I'd only point out, Ben, that there are many ways to send fake messages.
The Internet protocols for SMTP mailers do not check for ids or passwords;
this particular message is being sent from the Stanford mailer, although I
have no connection with Stanford, via the dial-up modems at the Merit
Network, although I have no connection with Merit.  Anyone using a dial-up
modem is virtually anonymous in any case--the Internet header path will
stop at the modem: all calls answered by that modem will have the same
return address. Nor am I aware of any serious identity checks on those who
have access to the net through the many independent providers now
operating. I suspect that Prodigy (which allows members to add six
additional IDs at no extra cost automatically--there are a number of "Darth
Vaders" and "Amy Fisher" is posting a lot these days) will be the source of
a lot of fictitious names and return addresses when its Internet mail link
opens.

The question is whether anonymous access is used for good or evil. What
harm does it create? I, being pure of heart and clean in word and deed, see
no problem so far; fake addresses have been possible for years. A cure will
require the SMTP protocols to be changed for greater security--and that
will cause problems for those logging on from home whose account is usually
elsewhere, or those whose addresses have changed (Eudora's ability to use
any address is very handy for signing off lists when a system's address
changes--otherwise, hundreds of people have to plead with a list owner to
get an address changed because the listserv won't let you sign off a list
if you are not mailing the request from the address it has [which may no
longer exist]).

And with that contorted sentence, I'll just close by reminding all that the
U. S. Post Office also has no protection against fictitious names or return
addresses, yet no great problems seem caused by that, and that I am really:

Jeff Needleman  <[e-mail]>

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 12:52:49 EST
From: Murph Sewall <[e-mail]>
Subject: Fraudulent e-mail, dissausion from sending

On Sun, 10 Jan 93 21:19:49 GMT you said:
>This may be both FAQ and a RTFM, but I am asking on behalf of a friend.
>
>He has been advised Eudora should not be used because it can be use to send
>e-mail as though it came from someone else, that is, forged mail.

And perhaps color copiers should be banned because they can be used to
counterfeit twenty dollar bills?  As I recall, the U.S. Treasury did
institute (or consider) a legal action to require Xerox and other copier
manufacturers to design color copiers so that they would not faithfully
reproduce the particular color of green used in U.S. currency.  The
Treasury didn't win that one as the recent success of homebrewed $20's
amply demonstrates.

Anyone who understands the basics of SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol) can 'forge' mail with a simple text editor (just as it used to
take engraving skill to counterfeit U.S. currency).  Eudora may make it
easy for the casual user to forge mail, but that's not a legitimate
reason for telling someone Eudora should not be used as intended by
honest users.

It may be that a system operator or postmaster may decline to support a
POP server for Eudora on grounds of maintaining the postmaster's
responsibility to the Internet to insure the trustworthiness of outgoing
mail headers.  I'd say that's a legitimate administrative policy
position.  In that event, improvements in POP or Eudora's validation of
outgoing headers may be necessary to make them consistent with Internet
standards.

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:17:47 -0600
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Fraudulent e-mail, dissausion from sending (C)

Actually, that is a feature of Eudora I really like, and use all the time.
Note this message, from [e-mail]. It's not, really. I'm
on colin.msfc.nasa.gov, my macintosh. The other address is for the unix box
that collects all my mail. I don't have access to a Pop server, so this
saves a lot of headaches. After all, 90% of people answering posts just
respond. I can say this with authority, because when I post to usenet news,
it is from a different machine than marvin, but my sig has the marvin
address. Guess which machine the answers come to!

It's also useful if you are in an environment that has a generic, rather
than machine specific, address. For instance, the machine I just mentioned
for posting news is at a university. When
my mac was on campus, the address was [e-mail], but
my return address had to be [e-mail]. How would you do that if
you couldn't set it?

It's just like return addresses on envelopes. Sure they can be forged. That
doesn't make it wrong to use envelopes with blank return address positions!
And there is nothing wrong with using your home address on a letter mailed
>From somewhere else, if your return address is where you want replies sent.
Bryan Walls
[e-mail]

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 18:46 EST
From: Jeffrey L. Needleman <[e-mail]>
Subject: FUNNIES: Apple macs,the lastest development (C)

In 11-7, there is an outrageous (supposedly-humorous?) fake press release
>From Apple. We are NOT amused. I am SHOCKED that such trash can be posted
to the hallowed halls of Info-Mac and....uh, wait a second--I posted that
one to Mac-L myself a few days ago, didn't I? Never mind.

But to give credit where it's due, the fake press release was originally
written by:

[e-mail] (Ron Reiner)

and was originally published in rec.humor.funny. (Proper attribution is a
matter of honor with us stuffy academics...<g>)
Jeff Needleman  <[e-mail]>

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 12:53:41 EST
From: Murph Sewall <[e-mail]>
Subject: GrayShare on StyleWriter (C)

On Mon, 11 Jan 1993 08:30:59 -0600 you said:
>I had been told about a eighteen months ago that they were working on a
>grayscale driver for the SW, but apparently that was either abandoned or in
>error.

They WERE (GrayShare).  Alas, the SW they had in mind (SW II) wasn't the
SW you had in minde :-(

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 17:16:42 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hard drive won't mount

> From: Dan Becker <[e-mail]>
> Subject: Mac Plus not recognizing startupdisks-help? (Q)
>
> A friend with a Mac Plus returned from Winter break to find her
> computer not recognizing the (external) hard drive on start-up
> --that is, displaying the blinking disk-with-question-mark icon.
> We tried to boot from another external hard drive; no luck. We
> tried booting from several floppies which had previously worked;
> the Plus ejected them immediately upon insertion (seemingly not
> even bothering to check to see if they were good system disks).
>
1) Make sure that the floppies still work on a different Mac. 2) Try
starting up with a disk that has SCSI Probe or another utility which
mounts hard drives. This problem is actually fairly common, I have
seen it before, several dozen times.

As for the Mac rejecting a good System disk, that's not as common.
I've never personally seen it, but it can happen. Also fairly common is
that floppies go "feet up" due to bad sectors. Its most likely that she
had two common problems at the same time than one or two uncommon
problems.

If the floppies are absolutely, positively OK, the floppy drive is suspect,
and you may still have two unrelated problems. Let me know what
happens. Good luck! -Pete Tamas
[e-mail], Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 13:13 CST
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: How do I join together a large number of small text files ? [A]

>  I
> could cocatenate them under Unix or Dec-VMS I suppose.  But is there a
> Mac application that will do this ?
MPW (Macintosh Programmer's Workshop) by Apple and available from APDA.
MPW is not just a development system but is also a complete command-
line operating system in itself. Concatenation, grepping, file
manipulation, etc. can all be done from within it, and it's a dandy text-
editor as well. The MPW shell alone costs just $150.

-Mel Park
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 13:52 EST
From: "FELIX KREISEL [phone]" <[e-mail]>
Subject: HP scanjet IIC

I am not sure of HP Scanjet IIc; I have the gray-scale version IIp.
The major problem is documentation.  I bought the scanner last summer and
it's basically useless since its User's Guide and on-line help both suck
and the Deskscan II user interface is somewhat inscrutable.
Good luck with it, Felix Kreisel [phone]

The opinions are my own.        Felix Kreisel [phone]

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 13:40:13 EST
From: [e-mail] (Casgrain Philippe)
Subject: Is the PB 160 a 32-bit machine?

    In the booklet 'Apple Facts 10.92', it is stated (p. 31) that the
PowerBook 160 has "greater performance" than the PB 145 (in the 'Other
Macintosh models to consider' section).

    My question is: how is that possible?  They both share the same
processor and clock speed!
    Is it because the PB 160 is a 32-bit machine whereas the PB 145 is
16-bit?

    Advance thanks,

    Philippe Casgrain,
    Universite de Montreal

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 13:37:42 GMT
From: Mike Reddy <[e-mail]>
Subject: JFK Stack whereabouts (Q)

A while ago an excellent stack about JFK (including the quicktime form of the
famous movie) was available on sumex. Due to my computer being stolen a while
back, I no longer have a copy, but cannot find it anywhere. I did find the
quicktime clip, but the stack - which I think was just called 'JFK' is
nowhere.

Can anyone tell me how to get hold of it again; my reasons are not only an
interest in the stack itself, but also the way it handled the movie. If anyone
has this stack, and its distribution is not restricted, could they contact
me.

Yours Mike Reddy

([e-mail])

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 18:46:27 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Paul Antaki)
Subject: KanjiTalk/FPUs

I have two brief questions I was hoping someone could help me with:

(1) Is KanjiTalk 7.1 available? If so, where can I find it (in Canada if
possible)?

(2) Are there any software hacks (such as SoftwareFPU) which will permit one
to
use software that requires and FPU on a Powerbook 160?

Thanks for your help,

Paul Antaki

[e-mail]
CompuServe: 74640,142 (Please use only if mailing from CompuServe)

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 12:48:06 WET
From: Terence Mc Goff <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mac Binary to Appledouble

Hi netlanders.

        Just a quick question. I download most of my files to a unix
        box
   ,
and then use mcvert to convert them to MacBinary files. This was great when I
wa
   s
using Fetch to transfer them to my mac, but now, I have bought NFS/Share,
and i want to use this to transfer my files. However, for NFS/Share to
recognise
    the files, they have to be in AppleDouble format, whereas mcvert produces
    Ma
   cBinary.
What I'm looking for is something on either the macintosh side, or the Unix
side
    to convert from
MacBinary to AppleDouble.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Terry

Terence Mc Goff                                 | [e-mail]
Department of ForestryUniversity College Dublin | [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 06:10:16 PST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: MacTCP connection tool failure (Q)

Received: by alex.isdl (4.1/SMI-4.0) id AA12941; Tue, 12 Jan 93 09:10:09 EST

Folx,

    I have recently changed to system 7.1 and have installed the MacTCP
version 1.1.1 control panel. During the creation of a remote command I need
to assign a host to which the command is to be applied. When I poke the HOST
button, the remote command window disappears. That's not what it is supposed
to do. On the older 7.0 systen with the 7.1.1.1 patch this procedure works as
expected bringing up the Mac Connection Tool. Has anyone else experienced this
problem? Any solutions available? Thanks in advance.


-- Steve

[e-mail]

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 14:15:49 EST
From: Louis Brousseau <[e-mail]>
Subject: Making Business Cards (A

   In info-mac vol. 11 #006, Pete Tamas suggests to Al to print his business
cards on normal laser paper then send it to a printer. Of course this will
work but there is another option. The laserprinter will not accept card
stock if there is no straight through paper path (i.e. envelope capability)
since the paper has to bend in order to follow the standard path. If your
 laserprinter does have envelope capabilities it does not necessarily mean
you can feed it card stock, check the owners manual to see what is the
maximum paper weight that can be fed to the envelope tray. If it does not
specify, go to an art supply store and buy a few sheets of card stock of
various thickness (they might not know what card stock is, so just browse
in the cardboard section). Start with the thinest stock and work your way
up, of course check with the administrator for authorisation. At one point
the cardboard will not feed through properly, note the weight of the stock
(there are many types of units in use to define the weight so be specific)

    With this info try out different brands/surfaces to find the cardboard
that gives the best results.

    If your laserprinter does not have an envelope capability or the admini-
strator does not give you permission to experiment with the printer you can
use your StyleWriter (use the envelope mode). I have personnaly used the
StyleWriter to print my own business cards with great results (better results
are obtained with ATM and ATA). The resolution is less then from a printer
or laserprinter but not enough to warrant the higher cost of professional
printers. I also used the PLPII and BLP Elite from GCC with great results.

    If you want more info, you may contact me directly at
[e-mail].

Please keep in mind that these are my personnal observations, be careful
when trying paper or stock whose units of measurements are unknown.
You may also try contacting the manufacturers technical dept. to verify if
it will accept the various weights/units.

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 15:06:52 PST
From: [e-mail] (Steve Hunter 423-2219)
Subject: Making business cards on a Macintosh (A)

    I have made business cards for years using a Mac and a LaserWriter.
The card stock must not be textured because the toner gets down into the
cracks, but the fuser cannot get enough heat down there to bond the toner
to the paper. Consequently, the toner rubs off easily.
    The card stock that I have standardized on is manila file folders
cut into 8-1/2 inch wide sheets. This holds toner as well as anything that I
have tried, is readily available, and looks pretty good. Note that the toner
will rub off with some effort and the card will not last forever in
someone's wallet, but for those of us who go through 20-30 cards per year,
it works fine.
    I make the cards with a rectangle the size of a standard business
card, and then cut off the lines with a paper cutter. If you select
size A4 paper in Page Setup, you can get 10 cards per page using the
paper described above.
    Note that the paper must be fed manually, and the printer must have
a straight feed path. No printer can bend heavy paper stock around a
corner.

Steven Hunter

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 17:08:39 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Malaysian mice-what are their serial numbers

> From: "Tad Davis" <[e-mail]>
> Subject: Sticky Mouse Followup
>
> Several weeks ago, I raised a question about my mouse: sometimes it seems
> to get stuck in "mouse-down" mode. Several people responded privately. My
> conclusion, on the basis of those responses, is that this is a known
> hardware problem. The mouse is, in fact, from one of the Malaysian batches
> that has already been reported to Apple as suspect.
>
I have been able to help quite a few people because I knew the serial
numbers of the defective monitors that Apple was fixing for free.
Therefore, I think that it may be good if the serial numbers of the
Malaysian mice could be posted by someone in the know.-Pete Tamas
[e-mail], Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)

------------------------------

Date: 11 Jan 93 23:52:52 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: more stuff

This is great stuff, Adam.

I'm all set to pump out an article, but I still haven't gotten a single
company to comment on it themselves. I have complaints and praises, various
observations, reasonings and such, but no concrete answers from the companies
themselves. My mail isn't being answered in most cases.

What I'm going to do is try them all again, and failing any useful response,
I'll call up to request very specific price quotations to conduct a
semi-scientific survey on the price differentials.

I was hoping you would perhaps have some strings to pull at particular
companies. Maybe you could forward a few questions to a friendly executive?
Unfortunately, the information I have so far is largely one-sided.

Thanks for all the help,
-tig

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 12:35:14 CST
From: [e-mail] (David Gutierrez)
Subject: Motorola price cuts

Motorola price cuts
In Info-Mac Digest V11 #6, Tony Huang ([e-mail]) writes:
(regarding price cuts in DayStar and Logica accelerators)
> I'm now told that one of the major
>reason for the price cuts is that Motorola has announced major price
>reductions on its microprocessor chips. New prices will take effect on the
>11th.

Huzzah! What are the chances that we'll see reduced prices on high-end Macs?
And when?


David Gutierrez
Univ. Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

[e-mail]

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 12:35:54 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Michael Roman)
Subject: music downloads

I'm putting together readme files for the DMCS and Finale music files that
I'm going to upload. They ought to be ready by the end of next week
(there's a little bit of research to be done...). There are about 15 DMCS
pieces and 4 Finale pieces (I haven't had Finale that long).

Does anyone have any ideas on how to convert DMCS files to Finale files?

Mike Roman
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 19:13:00 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Music Organizer by Michael Perry ?

Greetings all,

Two questions and a personal message:

Point 1:  Would someone know anything about a program called
    music organizer or his author, Michael Perry ? I was
    given the address [e-mail] but could
    not contact him.

    I don't have any Archie access yet so can't Telnet.
    Any help appreciated on the location of this program.

Point 2: Does anyone know anything about the fax/modem
    Personics Concept 144e ? What software bundled with it,
    performance, user experience ....


Personal Message:    to Alexander Perry

    Thanks a lot for the file EN+/BiB TeX. I'm sorry that
    I could not thank you earlier. It seems that I can't
    find your address in my files.


Francois Rossi    [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 09:26:18 EST
From: [e-mail] (Mark L. Olson)
Subject: Norton for Mac vs? SUM

I have Symantic Utilities for the Mac (SUM) and recently picked
up a cheap copy of the Norton Utilities for the Mac (NUM?), now also
>From Symantic.

Can anyone tell me if the NUM directory backup obviates the need for
the SUM directory backup? Does NUM replace SUM entirely?

Mark Olson    [e-mail]

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Date: 12 Jan 1993 12:25:30 -0500
From: "Tom Scott" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Opening PageMaker 2 files i

     Opening PageMaker 2 files in 4.2 (A)
Randy Patton <[e-mail]> asks:

>I have a colleague who has recently upgraded to version 4.2 of Aldus
>Pagemaker.  The problem:  all his existing documents are in PM 2.0
>format, and PM 4.2 doesn't seem to recognize the older format.  (A
>peek with ResEdit confirmed that they really are different doc types.)
>
>What should he do?  Is there any utility (preferably freeware or
>shareware) that can convert between 2.0 files and 4.2 files?

One of my users upgraded from 3.0.x PM to PM 4.2 about six months ago,
and he had the same problem (if, when you say, PM 4.2 doesn't recognize
the older format, you mean you can't double-click on them to open them
up --- that's the problem my user had).

Here's the low-tech solution: (I think it should work for the PM 2.0
documents --- it's been so long since I've worked with them  :-)
     Just open PM 4.2 and then open the 2.0 docs from within 4.2.

I'm sure that's what you want to do with your hundreds of PM 2.0 docs -
open them one by one --- NOT!

Here's probably a better solution:  use either FileTyper or BunchTyper
to change all the doc types and creator codes to those that are asso-
ciated with a PM 4.2 doc.  Create one, and then use ResEdit to find out
what those codes are.  And then specify those codes within one of the
two shareware utilities I've suggested.  They're both at sumex:
info-mac/util/file-typer-32.hqx and info-mac/util/bunch-typer-101.hqx

I think BunchTyper is exactly what you need:  it allows you to change
the type/creator codes for "bunches" of files at the same time, even
if they're in different folders.  Give it a try!

Thomas Scott, Systems Manager, College of Engineering
Cornell University, Carpenter Hall Annex, Ithaca, NY  14853

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 07:36:22 PST
From: Kee Nethery <[e-mail]>
Subject: PB100 batteries (Q)

Is there another source other than Apple for PowerBook 100 batteries?

Kee
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:18:28 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Ken B Kirksey)
Subject: PhotoCD

> > You get back on your CD 5 copies of each photo at different
> resolutions: > > Size (pixels) > > Wallet 128 x 192 > Snapshot 256 x
> 384 > Standard 512 x 768 > Large 1024 x 1536 > Poster 2048 x 3072 > >
>
>
> To give you an idea what this means:
>
> Newspapers are raterized with about 90 lines/inch Magazines 150
> high-quality prints 200
>
> To achieve a qualitatively good result, your file must have a
> resolution of roughly twice the raster lines. Go and calculate the
> maximum size of the printed photo. Keep in mind that you probably
> will want to crop it.
>
> Stefan

You seem to imply that the images on PhotoCD would not be large
enough for most publication purposes.  This is simply not
the case.


Four our purposes (magazine using l50 lpi screen) the poster size
will give you a maximum of about 6 x 9 inches, which is MUCH larger
than most of the photographs we, or most other magazines, run.  Take
a pica pole to any issue of Time, Newsweek, etc, and check the
average size of the color photographs. The only exception in our case
being the cover, which is delivered to us as a large
format transparency.  So for 99% of our photos (and I'd suspect
90% of most other magazine's) the sizes provided by PhotoCD are
sufficient.

Kodak has stated that they'll be able to scan large format transparencies
and negs into PhotoCD format later this year at comparable resolutions.


Newspapers, using an 85 lpi screen, could get up to 12 X 18 using the
poster size.  I've NEVER seen a newspaper run a photo that large.


                Ken

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 14:26:07 PST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: PhotoCD

I would really appreciate it if someone would tell me what I need to have
to run a PhotoCD.  My school would like to be able to use a PhotoCD as part
of our computer projects program.  We have a Chinon CDA-431 CD-ROM player,
but I have had conflicting reports as to whether it could read a PhotoCD.
I read about the latest CD-ROM drivers and PhotoCD software in a recent
Info-Mac.  If I am able to obtain these drivers will they enable our Chinon
CD-ROM player to read a PhotoCD?
We are using Mac Classic II computers running system 7.01--Tuned.
Also, I have seen no follow up to th request for someone to post a copy
of Metamorphisis to sumex. We would like a copy of this program as well
if it is possible. We received the QT 1.0 CD when we ordered the kit.

Many thanks for any advice and assistance.

Bill Colston

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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 17:06:59 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Postscript books

> A good way to have some fun with this is to get a copy of the
> Postscript Tutorial and Cookbook (the "Blue Book") from Addison-Wesley
> and program the Postscript code yourself. The book has many
> examples of how to do exactly what you are looking for. All it takes
> is a text editor, the LaserWriter Font Utility (to send the Postscript
> files to the printer)
>
There is also a book published by Peachpit Press called "Postscript:
A Visual Approach." My Macintosh students really like books published
by Peachpit, particularly Robin Williams' "The Little Mac Book" and
"The Mac is not a Typewriter" as well as Blatner & Stimley's "The
QuarkXPress Book." If I were buying a book, I would always consider
the book published by Peachpit Press, if such a book existed. I'm not
sure if this book covers exactly the topics you need, but if so, it
probably is easier to follow than the Addison-Wesley book. So, what
I am saying is, if you have time, compare the two before you buy. Also,
some PostScript books have been out long enough that you can find
some of them on the discount rack for about $2. I have a few, but I
haven't read them yet: I only have them because they cost $2.   ;-)
Pete Tamas
[e-mail], Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)

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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 17:19:56 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Postscript to bitmaps

> From: [e-mail] (Herb Kroemer)
> Subject: Postscript-to-Bitmap?
>
> I often use the postscript code of our institutional letterhead, and paste
> it at the front of letters written using Microsoft Word, and print
> everything on non-letterhead paper. This works like a charm when I actually
> want to print and mail a letter. But often I would just like to send the
> letter by fax modem, without first creating a printed hard copy and scan
> that, with the usual loss of quality. Is there a way to convert the
> Postscript into, say, a 200dpi bitmap, or something else that a standard
> fax modem can handle?
>
In addition to all the clever suggestions you will undoubtedly get
to solve this problem, you can save this file as an EPS image in
Adobe Illustrator or Freehand. Then take ResEdit and find the PICT
resource (won't be hard-there's only 1-2 resources in an EPS file).
Open the resource and you'll find a bitmapped version of your graphic.
Select it, copy it, paste into your scrapbook and you're ready to go.
BTW- there was a shareware EPS to PICT utility that didn't really
do anymore than make a copy of that PICT resource.

Another way is to display your graphic on the screen in Adobe
Illustrator or Freehand and make a screen dump with Flash-it or
with command-shift-3. Since the screen dump will yield a 72 dpi
bitmap, if you want exactly 200 dpi, you should zoom in on the
graphic 278% (200V72) before you make the screen dump. Then, take
the graphic and scale to 36% (72V200) of the original size. Programs
such as Canvas do this well, but there are probably good alternatives.
QuarkXPress comes to mind. You can paste it into Word and scale it
by eye. I'll be happy to clarify any of this that needs clarification.
-Pete Tamas

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Date: 12 Jan 1993 13:45:51 +0100 (CET)
From: [e-mail] (Alexei Tsvetkov)
Subject: Powerbook startup sound

>This question has been asked before, but I can't find the answer in the
>>info-mac archives. Can the powerbook startup sound be changed or disabled?

Use the Sound control panel
Alexei Tsvetkov
Munich (I'd rather be in Philadelphia)

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 18:47:45 -0600
From: Neil Eric Mickelson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Presentation Software

Hello again!

Well, it's good to be back to school after Christmas break, but now I've got
quite a challenging project ahead of me.  One of the organizations I'm a
member of is putting together a five-to-seven minute video for an upcoming
conference, and I'm responsible for it.  I am planning to use Macintosh
presentation software to put together the screens, and using a combination of
digitized and direct-to-videotape sounds to provide audio.  I will be putting
this together on a Mac IIvx, and will be outputting to video using my
school'
Radius VideoVision board.

Here's my question - what do you think of the current presentation heavy-
weights, Aldus Persuasion and Microsoft PowerPoint?  I've read reviews of
both,
and it seems PowerPoint 3.0 may have finally topped Persuasion in some
people's eyes.  Here's what I need:
    - Pre-made templates
    - Support for Photo CD, maybe through QuickTime or conversion to
        PICT files
    - Transition effects between slides
    - Sound support for "spot sound," which would occur with each slide
        and/or topic, and would play without user interaction
    - Maybe even an overall "soundtrack" channel, for sound that would
        go on throughout the presentation; the "spot sound" would
        be done on top of this soundtrack

So what do you all think would be the best?  By the way, I can't afford stuff
like Director or Action (money or time to learn), so I'm gonna have to go with
the presentation category...

I'd appreciate your help.  Send replies to me, and I'll summarize for the
net.
Thanks!!!

Neil E. Mickelson
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 01:09:39 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Tony Huang)
Subject: Prices on '030 accelerators continue to fall

Since DayStar announces major price reduction on its accelerators on the
6th, Logica lowered prices twice on LogiCaches (three times since the
beginning of the year). Here're the latest list prices:

                50MHz w/o FPU           50MHz w/FPU
    DayStar PowerCache           $849                   $999
    Logica LogiCache              699                    799

You can expect the street prices to be $100-150 less on the PowerCaches and
perhaps smaller discount on the LogiCaches.

Tony Huang
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 08:01:01 CST
From: "Eric H. Durbrow" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Project Gutenberg?

Does anyone know how to access Project Gutenberg? or Online Bookstore PC?
Yesterday's Wall St Journal reports that one can download books from these
databases. Thanks for any info. Eric.

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 17:52:23 EST
From: [e-mail] (John F. Whitehead)
Subject: Question about Inside Macintosh books (A)

In Info-Mac Digest 11:7, Dimitri Boone asks what Inside Mac books he
should buy...

You might want to consider Symantec's new online version of Inside Mac.
I haven't seen it, but did receive a brochure on it in the mail.  It has
all of Inside Mac vols 1-6, and has cross-referencing, hypertext
capabilities, etc.  It's also cheaper: ~US$80 I think.  And it saves
trees!

If you're set on hard copies, you may want to check the prices at the US
mailorder houses like MacWarehouse, MacConnection, etc.  They're cheaper
than bookstores, though I don't know how feasible or cost effective it
would be for you since you are in Belgium.

    - John

  John      [e-mail]          Duke University Medical Center
 Whitehead   [e-mail]           Durham, North Carolina

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 07:36:05 PST
From: Kee Nethery <[e-mail]>
Subject: Quidnunc (A)

>I recently came across a description of a London based company named
"Quidnunc" which is developing Mac software for corporate clients and
front-ends for the "Bespoke" database.

>If anyone knows about this "Bespoke" product or anything about the company
named above, perhaps you could contact me via email.

Laurence Holt
Quidnunc Limited
62 Lambs Conduit Street
London WC1N 3LW
071-831 6679 voice
071-831 3628 fax
262433 telex

It has been a year since I lsst saw Laurence so this information might be
out of date.

Isn't the internet wonderful! A person in germany can find the address of
someone in england through someone in california!

Kee
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 10:58:00 PST
From: Brad E Sandman <[e-mail]>
Subject: SE->SE/30 Upgrade

Bernard Khoo asks about the SE -> SE/30 upgrade...

The most strightforward answer to the question is, "Yes, it's a simple
motherboard swap."  However, there are a few stipulations.

If your SE is a double 800K floppy version, it's complicated.  First of
all, the SE/30 motherboard only supports ONE internal floppy drive, so
you'll lose one of the drives.  Also, you'll need to buy a new internal
frame, since the SE/30 motherboard has some _slight_ differences in the
connector locations.

If the SE was a floppy + hard drive model, you're fine (800K or 1.4MB
--doesn't matter).  Just remember that the SE/30 uses the RAM SIMMS four in
a row -- and each row must have the same access time.  So, if you've added
extra memory to your SE, let's hope all four of your SIMMS are the right
speed.  Otherwise you'll have to get some new memory.

Oh, of course if you've never upgraded the memory, you'll have to do it
now.  The SE came with 4, 256K, 150ns SIMMS.  No good.  The SE/30 requires
120ns SIMMS or better, as long as all the memory in each bank is the same!
Plus, you'll want at _least_ 4MB to run System 7.

Well, that should do it.

Brad Sandman
[e-mail]

p.s. If anyone knows where the SE/30 motherboards can be bought for
approximately $300, please let me know.  I have an old SE myself, and I'd love
to upgrade cheaply.

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 16:58:04 +0000
From: Graham Allsopp <[e-mail]>
Subject: Search & replace for large text files

I am currently converting a series of PostScript files from a mainframe for
use in FreeHand. To do this, I need to amend the PostScript code slightly
as shown below:


From:
 702.95    8.43 l
 703.09    8.78 l
 703.09    8.78 m
 703.79    8.87 l
 704.46    9.11 l
 705.04    9.50 l


To:
 702.65    7.78 l
 702.95    8.43 l
 703.09    8.78 L
 S
 U
 u
 703.09    8.78 m
 703.79    8.87 l
 704.46    9.11 l
 705.04    9.50 l


This will occur hundreds, or even thousands of times in one file, which
range from about 250k - 1Mb in size. I am currently doing this search and
replace on a mainframe as I have found no suitable alternative on the Mac.
I have no complaints with the mainframe - it can normally do the job in
around 4 minutes, but it is soon to be withdrawn, so I need an alternative
(preferably Mac-based).

Word processsing packages all seem to have a simple Find & Replace
function; running a macro with Vantage (McSink) takes for ever (ie I gave
up after an hour) as it always re-draws the screen, and other text-handling
packages seem to fall over when you show them a 1Mb file. Anyone out there
got any suggestions ?

Graham

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 14:30:25 EST
From: Robert J. Hill x6369 <[e-mail]>
Subject: Slow hard disk with system 7 SOLVED

I haved solved my problem with the slow hard disk (fast without
extensions) buy updating the hard disk driver.  The hard disk had been
formated and updated when 7.0 was installed.  After updating to 7.01
driver Speedometers hard disk speed went up to 1.96 (up from .55).

    Robert J. Hill          [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 09:46:30 ITA
From: Davide Proserpio <[e-mail]>
Subject: Spacesaver and Optimization (Q)

Hi,
      I have some questions about Aladdin SpaceSaver 1.0.2
How can I know how much space I save in Total?
When I copy a file on a disk, I copy the compressed version or the normal?

Can I optimize my hard disk using the optimization tool distributed with the
Ce
ntralPoint MacTools, while the hard disk is compressed with Space Saver?

Any other comments about the use of SpaceSaver are welcome

thanks         Davide

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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 10:39:24 PST
From: [e-mail] (Russell Mortishire-Smith)
Subject: Teleport modems and PB160s

Bill... I just sent a submission to the digest about problems
with a teleport modem on a powerbook 160. Please replace the submission
with the following.

Subject: External teleport modems and PB160s

Anyone experiencing bad problems trying to get one of the early
teleport external modems (the one that hangs off the ADB port)
to work on a powerbook 160 ... don't worry, you aren't doing
anything wrong.  I spent a couple of days trying to sort it
out, the keyboard hangs whenever one starts an emulator program.
Global Village finally got back to me today... those modems
will not currently work with the PB160. They are working with Apple
to try and fix the problem, which is probably software rather
than software related.

In the meantime, sit back, have a beer, enjoy freedom from
telecommunication.

Russell

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 01:12:55 -0800
From: Robert Lenoil <[e-mail]>
Subject: Teleport modems and powerbooks (A)

I'm sending this message using a TelePort/FullFax (uses ADB) and a
PowerBook 140. It's important that the modem be plugged in when you boot
the PowerBook. After that you can unplug it, but remember to open the
TelePort control panel and click the reset button whenever you plug in the
modem or wake the PowerBook from sleep, or the keyboard acts wacky. It's a
pain in the ass.

-Robert Lenoil

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:18:31 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Ken B Kirksey)
Subject: TimesTwo

> Anyone been using Times 2? Have all the bugs been worked out yet?
> Someone I know is trying to decide whether to use Times 2 or
> Autodoubler (she backs up religiously and with commendable paranoia).
> Speaking of paranoia, I suggested she use Autodoubler until I hear
> some more about Times 2 and then she called my bluff and asked me
> when can I hear more about it? So, are all the bugs out of Times 2?
> Thanks, Pete Tamas

I'm personally very happy with AutoDoubler and have never had any
compatibility
problems with it.  I haven't used TimesTwo, but the tales I've heard are
not good.  The fact that it REPLACES your SCSI drivers was what kept
me from buying it in the first place.  If I remember correctly, there's
a report on TimesTwo in the info-mac /report directory.

Your friend might want to wait until Stacker for Macintosh comes out.  It's
driver level compression, like TimesTwo, but unlike TimesTwo it doesn't
replace your current SCSI drivers.

                    Ken

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 07:53:23 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Turbo Gopher questions...

I am trying to be a good 'Netter and use TurboGopher.  Upon launch,
TurboGopher reports "Unable to resolve host name" and does nothing of value
>From that point on.  I am using VersaTerm's Telnet tool to connect to my host
so I beleive this implies that MacTCP is configured correctly (I am sure it
is a least installed).  Any help?  Please reply direct.

Thank you,
Paul Waxman

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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:58 EST
From: Mitch Cohen <[e-mail]>
Subject: VAX <=> zmodem <=> Mac <=>

In a previous article, 'Johnny Lin' <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Does anybody know what kind of the terminal program I can use to download
>files from VAX by using zmodem?  The zmodem utility on the VAX is from
>Omen Technology.  I have tried to use the zmodem from White Knight, but
>it didn't work.
>
>One of the faculties told me that he is able to use White Knight from his
>office, but not when he is at home.  The only difference is the speed
>of the connection to the VAX (2400 baud vs 19200 baud).  Does anybody
>know why?
>
>I am using IIci, 7.0, and White Knight 11.14.  The zmodem on the VAX is
>for VMS v4.35.
>
I've had the same problem, in my case using Omen 2.02.  At 2400 it runs fine,
at high speeds it flunks.  I've found that limiting the "window" usually
solves the problem.  At high speeds ZModem wants to use a larger transmission
window, and this seems to confuse all involved.  The command line I use to
transmit a file via zmodem (from VAX to Mac) is

    $ SZ -l 1024 filename.ext

And this usually works well.  Sometimes the demons take over and I have to
lower the window.  This does bring the transmission rate down quite a bit, but
still much better than 2400 baud.

For uploading, your comm software should have the option to limit the window.
I forget where this is in White Knight, but its there someplace.

...Mitch Cohen, [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 21:06:09 -0500 (EST)
From: Seth Ness <[e-mail]>
Subject: vmarc

hi,
does anyone know of a way on the mac to unVMARC files. VMARC is an
archiving program on VM machines.



Seth L. Ness                         Ness Gadol Hayah Sham
[e-mail]

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Date: TUE, 12 JAN 93 19:29:46 MEZ
From: Petr Skvaril <[e-mail]>
Subject: Where to find Resorcerer?

Hi netters,
I am developing a relatively big project using Think C and its class
library. For simplicity I am using dialog editor of ResEdit for windows
( PICT resource as the base and then controls ) but the editor has
limited capabilities. I obtained information from Roman M. Felciano
about Resorcerer which has a superb dialog editor.
Could anybody tell me where can I find a demo version of Resorcerer
or if anything similar fitting to this purpose exists?
     Thank You very much in advance for any response
                    Petr Skvaril
                    DESY H1 Hamburg Germany
          email address :   h1kskv at dhhdesy3.desy.de

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 8:19:35 EST
From: Tom Coradeschi <[e-mail]>
Subject: Why does my hard drive spin

Tom Scott <[e-mail]> writes:
>[e-mail] asks:
>
>>I am sorry if this is a FAQ, but I have a LC II with a stock 80 MB
>>Apple HD (Quantum) that spins (reads?) my hard drive during inactivity
>>for no reason.  I am using AutoDoubler, but the activity seems to be
[...]
>My first reaction was to ask about virtual memory, since a lot of my
>users that use VM complain a lot about disk activity.  Since you mention
>that you have VM off, my next question is: "How about file sharing?"
>You don't mention anything about this.  This could cause disk activity
>when someone is accessing files from your disk.
>
>If you don't have file sharing on or VM on, I'm not sure what your problem
>is.  You don't say what INITs you're using (possibly Disk Express? ---
>that will cause a lot of disk activity).
>
>If you come up with a solution, I'd like to hear it; I have one user
>that's experiencing the same thing on a IIcx (7.0.1 tuned with VM off,
>32-bit addressing off, but file sharing ON, even though she gets disk
>activity when noone's connected.

We had the same experience here with a IIci. Removing/installing inits and
such made no difference. Norton Utils says the HD is OK and optimizing
(with Speed Disk) made no difference.

I finally cured it by reinstalling the system. Not running the Sys 7.0.1
installer on the existing system folder, but by trashing the existing
system and finder and doing a fresh installation (running the installer on
the existing sys/finder didn't do a darn thing). Just my .02 worth...

        tom coradeschi    <+>    [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 13:50:46 -0500
From: [e-mail]  (John DeVivo)

I need information on what is available software and hardware wise for
connecting and using an old HP LaseJet 2686A with serial interface to a
Macintosh. Please answer directly to me. I'll complie the answers and post
the replies. Thanks ahead of time.

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 10:49:53 PST
From: "Joshua Hart -- A Forensic Chemist (to be) At Large!!!"
<[e-mail]>

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Date: 11 Jan 1993 13:49:39 -0500 (EST)
From: "Joshua Hart -- A Forensic Chemist (to be) At Large!!!"
 <[e-mail]>
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Message-id: <[e-mail]>
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>Did I miss something?  Does 7.1 run on classics?  I installed it on one and
>incompatability.  Reinstalled 7.01 and it worked fine, so I kind of rule
>out hardware problems.  Doesn't 7.1 run on Classics?  Surely it doesn't
>need an enabler?
>-Irv Wiswall  ([e-mail])

  I have system 7.1 Running on a 512K mac 2 Megs of ram, even with some room
left over to run a few inits here and there, so I don't see why you should
have any problems running it on a Mac Classic (providing you have the min
2Megs
ram! :)
                            Joshua
                            <[e-mail]>

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 14:21:53 PST
From: bill sawrey <[e-mail]>

>>Pete Tamas <[e-mail]> asks:

>>            Does anyone know how to turn off the "Select a Converter" dialog
>>box when opening a Text-only (ASCII) file in Word 5.0? Or, is the
>>ability to turn this off a feature of 5.1?

And was answered by Thomas Scott:

>I believe that if there are two possibilities for converting a text file,
>"Text
>Only" and "Text with Layout", it will pop up this dialog box.  The way to get
>rid of it is to remove the "Text with Layout" converter file from the Word
>   Cmands folder.  I don't know about 5.1, since I don't have it.....yet!
:-)


I found a unique use for the "text with layout" feature that saved many
hours of labor. While importing ASCII data files generated by a SUN work-
station, I found all the vector rows to end with an unprintable "square".
Using Teach-text or Word text only, the unprintables contaminated my data.
However, opening the files using "text with layout", Word interprets the
unprintables as carriage returns and delivers a perfectly translated, two
column vector for each file. Thanks MS!!

And to anyone with a need to open text created by third party software
or import files from other sundry sources, DON'T bypass this feature!!!

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