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Info-Mac Digest             Wed, 13 Jan 93       Volume 11 : Issue 9

Today's Topics:

      [*] Apple PR release for InterNet Router
      [*] EasyTransfer update
      [*] HyperBibTeX095d.sit.hqx
      [*] Kermit Tool GH 1.2 Submission
      [*] MacLPR
      [*] ramdisk-321.hqx
      [*] strawberry startupscreen
      [*] tetris-max-12.hqx
      [*] The Bible Promise Stack submission
      [*] TidBITS#158/11-Jan-93
      [*] TIFF XCMD
      [*] US and World maps for Bolo
      [*] YModem Tool GH 1.0 Submission
      14.4K modem connect (q)
      [Q]  Library Software
      After Dark
      Apple 16# Monitor Distortion
      Appleworks files
      A script to do HyperCard Comparisons (Q)
      AutoDoubler woes.
      Backup Devices
      Balloon Help killer (A)
      Columnbo/Data Parser(C)
      Creating non-English fonts (esp Romanian and Hungarian) (A)
      Cricket Graph not "languishing" under CA
      DDExpand 3.7.7
      Do StyleWriters have a short lifetime? (A)
      Excel macro for numerical integration
      FAQ (Q)
      Forged mail problem
      Fraudulent e-mail, dissuasion from sending (C)
      Hard Drive Icon Change
      How to get EPS to drawing program
      Humor on Malaysian Mice Law
      Hypercard
      Idea about Mac that ignores startup diskettes and hard drives
      KanjiTalk 7.1
      LC & LCII screws falling out
      LIKEWISE
      LogiCache/MacRcdr Problem
      Mac CD-ROM for DOS BBS
      Making Business Cards (A
      Making business cards on a Macintosh (A)
      Mirroring folders...
      Modems
      MPW shell
      Music Organizer by Michael Perry ? (A/2)
      Netware 2.15c and System 7
      Norton 2.0 problem?
      Norton vs. SUM
      Opening PageMaker 2.0 files
      PB160 32-bit?
      Peachtree Software: Lame response
      PowerBook startup sound
      Programmings wish : ------------------------>> scalable windows (Q)
      Project Gutenberg? (A) (2 msgs)
      QuickTime support for AIFF sound files
      Rasterops 364 Problem (Q)
      Reinstalling system software (A)
      remote restart of a Quadra 950 (q)
      request for help with PPP
      Screensaver for two-screen systems (Q)
      SE/30 RAM speeds - correction
      Search & replace for large text files (A)
      Search & replace for large text files [A]
      search and replace in large text files (a)
      Snooper vs. Norton Uts./MacTools
      Startup applications under Sys 6 (A)
      System 7.1 on 800k disks
      toggle appletalk (A)
      toggle appletalk?
      TypeStyler & 7.1 ?

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 21:11:43 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Apple PR release for InterNet Router

Apple Unveils Its Latest Internetworking Router

New technology allows AppleTalk network users to easily connect local
and remote workgroups together

BOSTON, Massachusetts--January 12, 1993--Apple Computer, Inc. today
announced a family of internetworking router software products
enabling organizations to easily increase the size, performance and
manageability of their AppleTalk networks.
    The Apple Internet Router product family provides wide-area
networking (WAN) connectivity by implementing a new technology--
called the AppleTalk Update-based Routing Protocol (AURP)--which
significantly reduces network traffic.  Additionally, the new router
software provides enhanced local area networking (LAN) support,
routing data between industry standard LocalTalk, Ethernet, Token-
Ring and other network types...

[Archived as /info-mac/report/apple-pr-internetwork.txt; 8K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 12:34:19 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] EasyTransfer update

Hello folks,

    here is an update of EasyTransfer (server and client) which
is currently in the info-mac/comm directory.
Version 1.1 contains several bug fixes and some improvements. Hope you
find the time to replace it.

Thanks,

    Chris

 ------------------------- CUT HERE --------------------

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/easy-transfer-11.hqx; 72K]

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Date: 05 Jan 1993 11:44:08 -0600 (CST)
From: ANTWORTH 214/709-2418 <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] HyperBibTeX095d.sit.hqx

This is HyperBibTeX version 0.9.5d (12-Nov-92), a Macintosh HyperCard stack
for managing a bibliography database compatible with BibTeX, the
bibliography system used by the TeX typesetting language.

HyperBibTeX requires HyperCard version 2. It should run fine under system 6,
but the Balloon Help facility requires system 7.

Evan Antworth
Academic Computing Department
Summer Institute of Linguistics
7500 W. Camp Wisdom Road
Dallas, TX  75236
U.S.A.

Internet e-mail: [e-mail] or [e-mail]
phone:  [phone]
fax:      [phone]

[Archived as /info-mac/card/hyper-bib-tex-95d.hqx; 296K]

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 16:19 CST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Kermit Tool GH 1.2 Submission

  Please place this, version 1.2 of my Kermit Tool for
the Communications Toolbox in your archives.

  The improvements in both form and function are too many to
be mentioned briefly. Suffice it to say that I highly recommend
all current users switch to this implementation.

Glenn R. Howes            /\   Kermit Tool GH/ YModem Tool GH
[e-mail]  \/   hometown: Frostbite Falls, MN

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/kermit-tool-gh-12.hqx; 60K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 01:26:54 EST
From: Theodore Lee <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MacLPR

[The following was sent to me in response to the query I made recently
about a drag & drop postscript-file -> printer(in background) application.
The program contained here does not seem to have made it into sumex, umich,
or the comp.binaries.mac archive at irisa, so it only seemed decent to
make it available here, especially given that a few other people seem to have
had the same question recently.  I can't say that I've tested it
extensively, but it seemed to work just fine on the few files I tried it
on.  I can't read Japanese, but it's simple enough I doubt one is
missing anything by not being able to read the release doc included. -- TMPL]

Happy New year, I am writing to you from Japan.

   > are all the appropriate applications or DA's/extensisons, I can't seem
   > to find any way of getting downloaded postscript files to print *in
   > the background*, i.e., using the PrintManager.  Is there some magic
   > answer? (The LaserWriter Utility works just fine, but it sits in the

Try my small utility 'MacLPR 1.3'.
Enclose is CompactPro+BinHex file. It include Japanese ReadMe file.
If you have any questions, please send me.

Following are brief descriptions.
  * To use, simply drag & drop your text file.  Press option-key while
    launching, the page setup dialog will be appeared.
  * It treat text whose first 2 bytes are '%!' as postscript code,
    otherwise as plane text.
  * It uses PicComments to down-load postscript code, so you should not
    send code which include some operator like 'exitserver' or
    'initgraphics'... (see tech note #91).
    I think almost all postscript codes of PICTURE are OK.

I have distributed MacLPR trough fj.binaries.mac newsgroup since May '92.

It has not been tested on System 7.1, yet.  I'm using 7.0 and 6.07.
If you can use without any trouble, please tell me that.

                -----
      Takahiro Sumiya ([e-mail])

---

[Archived as /info-mac/util/mac-lpr-13.hqx; 19K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 8:49:53 cdt
From: "Duckenfield,Paul" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] ramdisk-321.hqx

Here is the most recent version of Roger bates' popular RAM Disk program.
This copy has been compressed using Compact Pro and has also been binhexed.
The program is a shareware control panel.

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/ramdisk-321.hqx; 51K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 14:35:48 EST
From: Paul Savage <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] strawberry startupscreen

This is a 640x480 colour startupscreen of a GIANT strawberry dipped in
chocolate. If you have trouble with this startupscreen please read the FAQ in
info-mac/report/startup-deskpict-faq.txt before emailing me for help.

Cheers,

Paul.

[Archived as /info-mac/art/strawberry-startup.hqx; 244K]

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Date: Mon, 04 Jan 93 21:08:19 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] tetris-max-12.hqx

Changes in version 1.2:
* Increased number of high scores to 25
* Made it easier to "slide" pieces after they land
* Added more sounds
* Bug maintenance
 -----------------------------------------------------------
Changes in version 1.1:
* Fixed a bug that caused problems with the sound under system 6
* Changed to a more interesting scoring system
* Added more sounds
* Increased the dropping speed of blocks
* Added ability to start the game at an arbitrary level
* Control keys can be modified
* Better support for different monitor depths
* Other minor fixes
 -----------------------------------------------------------
Tetris Max is a colorful version of classic Tetris. It features cool-looking
256 color pieces, a music soundtrack that plays while the game is in progress,
and fun sound effects (advancing to the next level is announced by a loud
"moo.") The game works on all color Macs with a 12 inch or larger monitor,
under system 6 or 7.

Tetris Max is free. You are welcome to contact me if you have any questions,
comments, or suggestions about the game.

Steve Chamberlin
500 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139

internet: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/game/tetris-max-12.hqx; 427K]

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 16:28:03 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Danny William McCampbell)
Subject: [*] The Bible Promise Stack submission

Here is the lastest version of The Bible Promise Stack.  I am posting this
now in hopes that it will make it on the new CD archive.  This version is
Bible-Promises-20.hqx and should replace Bible-Promises-15.hqx in the /card
directory.

This version adds many new features, such as the ability to change the
text font and size in the verse fields.  Much better online help for
System 6 users and for those System 7 user who don't like Balloon Help.

For those who are not familiar with The Bible Promise Stack, it is a
Hypercard stack for Hypercard 2.1 and above that is similar to the
Bible Promise Books you can buy in Christian Book stores.  It will allow
you to look up verses on various topics really fast and there are a lot
of topics listed.  You can export any of the verses to a text file as
well.  It is a must for those who enjoy studying the Bible.

Thanks and God bless.

Danny McCampbell
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/card/bible-promise-20.hqx; 734K]

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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 23:20:03 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#158/11-Jan-93

TidBITS#158/11-Jan-93

 Macworld Expo news here! We have our informal awards, focussing on
   products like Retrospect 2.0, StuffIt Deluxe, The Journeyman
   Project, and Envisio's SmartStack. We look more closely at
   Apple's Adjustable Keyboard and MAXA's Alert, which promises to
   fix all your problems automatically. Also check out a new Trojan
   report and a note from the author of Gatekeeper along with Mel
   Martinez's clever method of integrating Nisus and Expressionist
   with QuicKeys.

Topics:
    MailBITS/11-Jan-93
    YAT - Yet Another Trojan
    Gatekeeper Message
    Nisus and Expressionist
    Macworld Expo SF 1993
    Most Interesting Hardware: SmartStack
    Booth Most Likely to Drive You Stark Raving Mad
    Best Giveaway: Video Toaster Tape
    Best Buttons: Peachpit Press
    Best Hat: Robin Williams
    Best Financial Reason to Attend: StuffIt Deluxe
    Most Promising Game: The Journeyman Project
    Apple Adjustable Keyboard
    Alert! Most Likely to Succeed, If...
    Reviews/11-Jan-93

[Archived as /info-mac/digest/tb/tidbits-158.etx; 28K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 22:53:01 -0500
From: [e-mail] (janet e abbate)
Subject: [*] TIFF XCMD

TIFFWindow is a shareware XCMD that displays TIFF image
files in a window under Hypercard. It understands 1, 2, 4, 8,
and 24-bit images, as well as compression. It computes
a custom palette when appropriate, so that, for instance,
24-bit images look good on 8-bit monitors.

TIFFWindow runs on any Mac that can run Hypercard 2,
though some features require Color QuickDraw, 32-bit
QuickDraw, or System 7.

C source is included.

[Archived as /info-mac/card/x/tiff-display.hqx; 59K]

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 17:38:04 CST
From: [e-mail] (Daniel LaLiberte)
Subject: [*] US and World maps for Bolo

Here are a couple maps I created with the Bolo Map Editor
for use with the Bolo game.  The U.S and World maps are both
in resources in the file.  Let me know how you like them
or if you have suggestions for improvements.

Dan LaLiberte
National Center for Supercomputing Applications

[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/game/bolo-us-world-maps.hqx; 10K]

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 16:20 CST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] YModem Tool GH 1.0 Submission

Info-Mac:
  Please place this, the first release of my YModem Tool for
the Communications Toolbox in your archives.

  This is a basic implementation of the YModem protocol, with
all the advantages and disadvantages that entails. Hopefully,
people will find it useful (and not whine about it not being
ZModem).


Glenn R. Howes            /\   Kermit Tool GH/ YModem Tool GH
[e-mail]  \/   hometown: Frostbite Falls, MN

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/ymodem-tool-gh.hqx; 53K]

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 22:15:25 +0200
From: [e-mail] (David L. Hirschberg)
Subject: 14.4K modem connect (q)

Dear Netters,

I have 2 14.4K modems and I would like them to establish a 57.5K link with
as little negotiations as possible (ie not start out at 19.2K).  Can
someone send me the proper string that both modems need.

Has anyone every published a short primer on how to write or modify ara
scripts or is there a script out there that is well commented?

Thanks, David
[e-mail]

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Date: 13 Jan 1993 15:01:20 -0700 (MST)
From: "Mark V. Flegg" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [Q]  Library Software

Does anyone know of any library cataloging software for Macintosh
computers?

I need a system that will be able to take care of all the various
responsibilities involved with maintaining a medium sized private
library.  Materials will be checked out and in.

Please send responses directly to me, and I will summarize for the
list.      Thanks in advance!!!

Mark Flegg  -- [e-mail]  OR asmvf@asuacad

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Date: 13 Jan 1993 12:20:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Tigger <[e-mail]>
Subject: After Dark

I have a couple of weird problems that I hope one of the kind Info-Mac
readers might be able to shed some light upon.

I have a rather odd setup, with two monitors.  The primary is a standard
Apple 13" and the secondary is an NEC MultiSync 5FG.  Because I didn't like
the way some modules dealt with two monitors, After Dark is set up with
MultiModule to run a different module on each screen.  The NEC runs GraphStat,
and I never have any problems.  The Apple monitor runs Randomizer, which is
where I get the occasional foulups.

The problems seem to take two forms.  First, when Randomizer happens to
choose one particular module (Sparkler), I get
  Randomizer: Sorry. Sparkler ran out of memory.
Also, at random times, which perhaps is one particular module, but not that
I have had the time to isolate, I get
  Randomizer: MultiModule: Something went wrong.

To complete the information, this is a Mac IIci with 20MB RAM, System 7.0.1
Tuned, After Dark 2.0w, and a whole boatload of inits, cdevs, etc.

Anyone have any ideas?

Greg Orman
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 10:38 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Apple 16# Monitor Distortion

Hi there folks:

    We have been having a problem with Apple 16 inch Color Monitors, and
    are
wondering if anyone else has had the same experience, and better yet, knows
causes or solutions. We just acquired several of these monitors, driven the
Apple endorsed E-machines DoubleColor 8 bit video card.

    When The screen has a long (most of the screen width) line of text in
an application such as TeachText or Word, there is significant distortion
toward the right side of the monitor, which could be described as "becoming
wavy". That is to say that vertical lines, such as the edges of the text
window, becomes wiggly, as does the text itself.

    We have found that the problem occurs with Mac CI, and VX, but does
not seem to occur with Mac CX.

    Have any other people experienced this problem?

Thanks in advance:
Victor Lukas
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 9:17:47 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Rick Sutcliffe)
Subject: Appleworks files

      Re>Appleworks files
Here is a summary of the information I have received.
1. Mounters:  There is a ProDOS mounter that is part of the Apple ][e
card software for the LCII.  One respondant sent me a copy with the
warning that it cannot be used with any DOS mounter.  This is correct.
Unfortunately, at least on my fx, this mounter is rather quirky.  It
mounts a ProDOS disk and the files show up on the desktop, but not in
any application, even with the "all files" option checked.  A file can
be finder copied to a Mac directory where it can be accessed by Mac
applications.  Any attempt to finder copy in the reverse direction
results in an error of type -37 and failure.  I also experienced
crashes after a while with this extension active, though I cannot
prove it is responsible. I do run a ton of extensions, though I turned off
all the DOS related ones first.  BTW, one respondant said: "Cherche pour le
software pour la ][e card pour le MacLC a ftp.apple.com" I was unable
to find it there (I checked, even though someone else had already sent
it to me.)
2. Translators: There is an AFE Works/Works translator from Microsoft that
is apparently free.  (Two people sent me this, one with a much earlier
version of AFE than I already had.) However, it has a file size limitation
due to a bug, and truncates beyond that, thus limiting its usefulness.
Thus, two-steps
appeas necessary to transfer files to the Mac from a ProDOS disk. (a)
use AFE to move the file into a mac format (where it has the creator A1
and type pdos) (b) use a Claris type translator (DataViz) to produce a
NISUS or Word file to get the formatting.
   My questions remain:
Is there a working ProDOS mounter?   Does this one work any more
cleanly on an LC?  Is there a cleaner way to do the file translation
that does not use a two step process?  Will my friend be happy with an
LC/][e card combo, or stuck with a lot of fiddle-faddle?  (These
questions have never come up here at Trinity Western University
because we have made a clean break from the ][ line -- a good thing
now that Apple has announced "forever" terminated on Monday.
Rick

Many thanks and a tip of the hat to Dan Lunderville, Mark Grant, Rob
Kouwenberg, and Allan Bloom, and John Rosborough

 Rick Sutcliffe-Trinity Western University Langley B.C. [e-mail]

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Date: 13 Jan 1993 12:58:59EST
From: "Jeff Kline"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: A script to do HyperCard Comparisons (Q)

I am creating a HC stack that manages references from Psychlit,
MedLine, etc.  I am looking for a script that will allow me to
rapidly delete repeat references in the stack.  Each reference has
it's own card and different fields, for author, title, abstract,
etc.

Script does not have to be in final form, an algorithim is fine.

Thanks for the suggestion

Jeff

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 20:15 EST
From: Philip Sharman <[e-mail]>
Subject: AutoDoubler woes.

Has anyone else had problems with AutoDoubler (version 2.0)?

I find that with AutoDoubler and CopyDoubler installed GateKeeper
(v1.2.6) now gives (apparently erroneous) messages about suspicious
"Res(self)" modification attempts made by numerous extensions during
startup, and by some programs (e.g. Kermit, SuperPaint) when they start
up.

I can eliminate the extensions' res(self) messages by making AutoDoubler
and CopyDoubler load last.  (But neither  AutoDoubler nor CopyDoubler
seem to like to be renamed [I get "unimplemented trap" errors if I do],
so I had to move them both into the System folder.)  And I can avoid the
res(self) messages generated by the programs by just granting them
privileges in GateKeeper.  But both these solutions seem unsatisfactory.
The extensions are not compressed by AutoDoubler since they are in the
System folder, and neither program is compressed by AD ... so why the
complaints?

I have tried various things (such as rebuilding the desktop and reinstalling
AutoDoubler) without success.  I have also emailed Fith Generation
Systems without response.

Has anyone else seen this behaviour?  Does anyone have any suggestions as
to any better way to get around it?  (This is running on an LC with
System 7.0 and Tuner 1.1.1).

Thanks,
   Philip Sharman.  ([e-mail], [e-mail])

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 12:54:28 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Andy Rollins)
Subject: Backup Devices

Thanks for the quick replies to the Balloon Help problem, I appreciate it.
Now for some other information.  We have a Quadra 700 in the lab with a 230Mb
hard drive that we'd like to buy a backup device for.  I've been rereading
MacUser from the past year, and am trying to make a decision.  Has anyone out
there had any experience with 3.5" Magneto-Optical drives, DAT drives, and the
TEAC 650Mb tape drives?  Our price cap is about $2500.  Reliability of media
and ease of use are two other factors, although reliability is more
important.
Also, if there are other alternatives that I'm forgetting, I'd be interested
as well.  We'd like to back up the whole drive on one [tape, disk, etc.],
although two would work as well.  Thanks in advance, and I'll post a summary
to
the list and the archives.

Andy


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

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Date: 13 Jan 1993 16:06:05 -0500
From: "Tom Scott" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Balloon Help killer (A)

     Balloon Help killer (A)
[e-mail] (Andy Rollins) asks:

>Anyone know of a utility that disables Balloon Help?

SpeedyFinder does this, and much, much more.  Look at
     sumex:info-mac/cp/speedy-finder7-154.hqx

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

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Date: 13 Jan 1993 16:18:52 -0500
From: "Tom Scott" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Columnbo/Data Parser(C)

     Columnbo/Data Parser(C)
Clare Durst <[e-mail]> asks:

>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.

I was asked by one of my offices about 3-4 months ago about a data parser for
mainframe data, so it could be loaded into FileMaker.  I got responses like
parsing within Excel, but two other recommendations were Columnbo (still at
version 2.1, dated Feb. 24, 1991) and a program called Add-Strip, which *IS*
at
sumex:/util/add-strip-302.hqx.

I've downloaded them both, but haven't had a chance to try 'em out yet.  But I
thought I'd let you know about Add-Strip anyhow.  Hope it works for you.

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

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 22:02:32 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Creating non-English fonts (esp Romanian and Hungarian) (A)

> From:         Justin Ridge <[e-mail]>
>
> BACKGROUND:
> The head of our Modern Languages Dept. has had several books published in
> Romanian.  These have mainly been printed in Romania.  Now, however, he has
> a IIsi and is doing his own DTP.  Thus he needs a Romanian font -- which in
> effect is Times with a few squiggles added above & below some of the
> letters.
>
> SOLUTIONS?
> I got Fontographer onto the job and modified the standard Times font.
> However, what Fontographer produces isn't quite as clear as the (English)
> Times which is built into the Personal LW's, especially the screen fonts.
> I believe that there is a font called 'Fdtimes' which is exactly what I'm
> looking for.

I created a Hungarian Times once with Fontographer and I'm not sure
what you mean by not "quite as clear as" regular Times. There is a
method which allows you to create a font which is based on another
font, which keeps all the characters you have not changed. Did you
miss this feature or do you mean that the Romanian-specific stuff
is not clear?

> The person in question managed to bring back a font called
> 'Fdtimes' when he last returned from Romania, however, its only the bitmap
> version -- we need the PostScript or TrueType companion to it.
> An archie search has revealed nothing.
> Thus it seems that my only alternatives are (a) to stick with the Font I've
> done in Fontographer, which is rather cruddy, or (b) try and get in touch
> with Apple Romania (!) or the printer who gave us the bitmap versions --
> via Email?? fat chance.  It'd be by snail which would take months.
>
First off, you would get the Romanian System from Apple. Get a hold
of the DEVELOP CD, that probably has a copy on it. Also, that may not
solve your problem. The Hungarian System 6.0.7 did not have the Hungarian-
specific characters on it, but I have not looked at the System 7 version.
Sounds like you're back to figuring out how to make a acceptable font
with Fontographer. Let me know how it works out.-Pete Tamas
[e-mail], Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 03:05:08 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Jeffrey B Kane)
Subject: Cricket Graph not "languishing" under CA

> They just came out with Cricket Graph III which I understand to be a fine
product.

Tim,
  I purchased CG 1.0 when it was released, knew people at Cricket, and was in
contact with various product managers over time (including at CA).  When CA
purchased the product (maybe four years ago?) they did no development work.
The product just sat until recently leaving the owners to fend for themselves
with incompatability problems and a VERY limited feature set.  Kaleidagraph is
a very very good product that has a much larger function set over even the
(long overdue) new version of the product.  I'm not flaming at you, but the
company has a horrible track record with the product.  I wouldn't recommend
that anyone invest in their product when there are so many others out there
that do a better job, and have great record for support.  Examples include
Kaleidagraph, DeltaGraph (and DeltaGraph Pro), SieraPlot (for certain vertical
 applications it is one of the best).

    Jeffrey

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 11:45:20 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: DDExpand 3.7.7

Thanks to those of you who sent working copies of DDExpand 3.7.7 to me.
The copy on sumex-aim is corrupted (corupt icon resources masks, some
problems expanding files) and SHOULD NOT be used.

I can post a new copy of DDEXpand 3.7.7 to the archive.
Alternatively, Bill might like to get an 'official' copy from salient/5th.

Llloyd Wood
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 19:12:15 -0600 (CST)
From: [e-mail] (Aaron Barnhart)
Subject: Do StyleWriters have a short lifetime? (A)

My own StyleWriter has
printed (I would guess) about 3000 copies, with no deterioration or
obvious signs of wear. My tentative conclusion, in the absence of
evidence to the contrary, is that the claim is FALSE and that StyleWriters,
in spite of their flimsy appearance, last just as long (or short) as
any other piece of plastic.

    I sure hope so, as I am on my sixth ream of paper since
    purchasing *my* SW.  By  that measure I am not far behind
    you at all.  I print a great deal of downloaded news, all
    in draft mode (all with BBEdit, the incomparable text ed),
    the result being that yesterday, after nearly 3000 prints,
    I just installed the *third* cartridge this printer has
    had since it was purchased.

    My friend comes by every week to print a newsletter in Best
    mode.  With the SW II coming out, he wants to know if I'll
    sell this one.  Which brings me to the moral of this story.
    Either I have been extremely lucky or the Apple sales folx
    are fulla horseshit!

    (Wouldn't be the first time for either.)

    Aaron

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 14:26:18 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Excel macro for numerical integration

I am looking for a macro--for use in Microsoft Excel--that will perform
numerical integration.  That is, given a column of x-values and a column of
corresponding y-values, I want to calculate the area under a curve of y(x).
I would guess that the macro would use Simpson's rule approximation or
Riemann sums.  Has anyone out there written such a macro that they would be
willing to share?  Thanks.

David Allan
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 11:00:41 PST
From: JP Weaver <[e-mail]>
Subject: FAQ (Q)

This is a funny question comming from a military
instalation but, what does the acronymn FAQ stand
for?
JP Weaver -> [e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 23:42:42 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Brian W. Wolf)
Subject: Forged mail problem

  This problem turned into an ugly discussion on the mail system here in
Cleveland (Freenet). Eudora was supported (and given to users) by the
operators, then when forged mail came into play, they pulled access to
the POP server to be read only.  (It's not to much fun to read mail then
respond this way)

   Is there a way the POP server could be fixed so that remote users
would have to enter a PW to send a message, just as they do to read it?
Online users have to enter their PW wether or they are just reading or
sending, it doesn't seem like the system was designed with the remote
user in mind.

  There were some alternatives discussed (I was kind of lost in trying
to follow what they were though)

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 10:31 EST
From: Jeffrey L. Needleman <[e-mail]>
Subject: Fraudulent e-mail, dissuasion from sending (C)

In 11-8, Murph says as part of this on-going discussion on e-mail security:

>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.

Gotcha, Murph. (A rare event, indeed; Murph's been very helpful to me and
many others and only my own innate cruelty causes me to continue.) POP3
servers are pretty secure; they require a password for access as well as an
existing account; they're used by Eudora to pick up mail. The problem lies
with SENDING mail, which is not handled by a POP3 server but by an SMTP
server, which requires neither an account nor a password. Any SMTP server
is delighted to send mail anywhere for anyone that contacts it from
anywhere on the net, and does not check return addresses to see if they
even exist before transmitting mail.
Jeff Needleman  <[e-mail]>

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

Date: 13 Jan 1993 11:41:50 -0500
From: "Tom Scott" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hard Drive Icon Change

     Hard Drive Icon Change
[e-mail] (Tom Jenkins) asks:

>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.

If you have icons you'd like to change it to, just select the icon, do a
Command-C to copy the icon to the clipboard, select the ext. HD, do a Get Info
on it, click on this icon in the Get Info box, and Command-V to paste
to paste the new icon in.

There's a shareware program called Visage (sumex:/info-max/app/
visage-101.hqx)
that allows you to give hard drives different icons.
It's got a limited library of icons that you can use.  There are a *TON*
of really neat icons (in the sumex:info-mac/misc/ directory) which you
could use the copy-and-paste method described above, but I've done something
really neat --- I've used ResEdit to install many neat color TOON icons
into Visage.  I've currently got the Tiny Toons logo for my internal hard
drive and Jessica Rabbit (Roger's wife) for my external HD.  Too cool!

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

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 13:38:32 -0700
From: [e-mail] (John Daspit, C.U. LASP,
[phone])
Subject: How to get EPS to drawing program

Hi all,
    Can anyone tell me how to get an EPS (or plain PostScript for that
matter) graphics file into a drawing program (like MacDraw II) for further
modification? Thanks, JD

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

Date: 13 Jan 1993 11:41:27 -0600
From: "Glockzin Donald" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Humor on Malaysian Mice Law

I typically don't have time to read all of the messages in Info-Mac Digests,
so
I scan the topics for messages of interest to me.

      Making business cards on a Macintosh (A)
--->  Malaysian mice-what are their serial numbers
      more stuff

This one caught my eye and raised some questions.
How do the Malaysians catch the mice?
Are they serialize at birth?
Are there any BAD unserialized mice running around?
How and where do they put the serial numbers?
If you take your pet mouse with you on a trip, will they require you to put a
serial number on it?
Are they the only country that has this law?

THANKS -- DG  :-)
(Sorry if this is not proper for Info-Mac and/or if this note offends.)

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 12:10:10 -0500 (EST)
From: Benjamin White <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hypercard

Hi all,

I am looking for a Hypercard  stack, or info on how to go about creating a
stack (ie xcmd's to access ther serial port), that will act as a simple
terminal for use with a modem.  File transfer abilty would be nice, but not
necessary.

Thanks in advance for all who respond, please do so directly to me, and
I'll compile and post to the net.

Benjamin White
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 03:51:31 EST
From: Greg Stark <[e-mail]>
Subject: Idea about Mac that ignores startup diskettes and hard drives

Hey, about your firends mac not recognizing any disks or hard drives,
What about checking the mouse.
Seriously, if you hold down the mouse button, thats exactly how the
computer behaves: it ejects any floppies immediately, without checking
them, and ignores hard drives.
Try unplugging the mouse and then starting the computer up.
Just a hunch,
        -- Greg <[e-mail]>

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 04:07:08 -0500
From: Bob Kerns <[e-mail]>
Subject: KanjiTalk 7.1

    Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 18:46:27 PDT
    From: [e-mail] (Paul Antaki)
    (1) Is KanjiTalk 7.1 available? If so, where can I find it (in Canada if
    possible)?

WorldScript II, the Kotoeri (the Japanese input system), the
Kyoto Truetype font, and the various control panels and resources
you need are available on the October and the Nov/Dec Developer
CD-ROM's.  Installation is pretty simple, but you do need to
realize that the InputBackSupport extension (described as being
for backwkard compatibility with the old scheme of fonts) is
*not* optional.

Also, you can only use Japanese filenames if you make Japanese your
system script.  Since each script seems to come with at least
a few files with that script system, and only can only have one
System Script, I'd say that this "world-ready" software isn't
quite ready for prime time.  But the kotoeri input method is
certainly an improvement over KanjiTalk from a user-interface
standpoint.  (I haven't used it enough yet to know whether its
dictionary and conversion algorithms are any better.  It wouldn't
be hard, though; KanjiTalk's were pathetic.)

You'll want the SystemScriptSwitcher control panel, which is a lot
easier to deal with than changing scripts via ResEdit.

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 07:14:21 PST
From: [e-mail] (Terry L. Hartman)
Subject: LC & LCII screws falling out

Hello netters,

I know this question and the answers to it were posted awhile back but I
couldn't find them.

My wife has 2 LCIIs in her classroom and the securing screws (for video and
Peripheral) have come out of the back of the machine. I have tried to
replace them but to no avail.  I could have sworn that I remember other
people going through this same problem, only to get it rectified by
constantly hounding their Apple service rep. and finally getting the
motherboard replaced.

Please e-mail any experiences about this problem and the solution to me.

The Apple Rep. here is giving her a hard time about replacing the
motherboard and the machines are almost out of warranty.  So you see, time
is important.
Terry L. Hartman
Coordinator - Microcomputer Services
U.T. - Pan American

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 09:41 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: LIKEWISE

Does anyone know how to order Likewise, the network utility recently mentioned
in Tidbits? I called the number given (800/950-2442) and got an answering
machine which boldly proclaimend that today is December 31, and that Apple
will
be closed for the new year hollidays. Kind of a long holliday isn't it?

Jim Allison
Clark University IRC
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 11:45:02 PST
From: Dave Leiner <[e-mail]>
Subject: LogiCache/MacRcdr Problem

I just installed a LogicCache accelerator from Logica Research in my Mac II
and
have run into a somewhat serious compatibility problem. Since I haven't been
able to reach anyone in Logica tech support for a couple of days, I thought I
would give Info-Mac a try.

The problem is that if I try to use my MacRecorder sound digitizer through the
sound manager (either with SoundEdit Pro or QuickTime) and have the cache
enabled, my machine slows to a crawl. For example, the menus take about 5
seconds to paint onto the screen. Using the MacRecorder directly to the modem
port works fine, and turning off the cache works fine. QuickTime performance,
however, is severely reduced without the cache enabled. (I ran the comparison
with sound turned off.)

Has anyone tried sound digitizing with either the LogiCache or Daystar's
PowerCache, and the cache enabled? Even if you don't have the MacRecorder,
have
you found any such incompatibilities using the internal sound input
capabilities of the newer machines?

Please respond by E-mail and I'll summarize to the net. Thanks.

--Dave

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

Date: 13 Jan 93 16:39:55 EST
From: Mark Heard <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mac CD-ROM for DOS BBS

Greetings!

I'm interested in offering a CD-ROM (maybe like the famed I-M CD-ROM) with Mac
PD/Sharware on a DOS-based BBS (running networked 'PCBoard', if it matters).
Is this practical or even possible?  What kind of DOS software/drivers would
be required?  I'd be interested in CD-ROM recommendations as well as
success/horror stories.  Please reply to me and I'll summarize if there's
enough interest.

Mark Heard

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 03:37:20 GMT
From: [e-mail] ()
Subject: Making Business Cards (A

You can try Avery Laser Business Card #5371.  Not quite as thick
as other cards I've seen, but no problem in my HP LaserJetIIIp. Nice
perforations too.  Maybe this product is not available yet....
seems they sent it to me for me to test and give comments on.

Louis Janus

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 08:58 PST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Making business cards on a Macintosh (A)

Here is yet another method of reproduction:  "Xerox" at a copy center.  I make
the master on a Mac.  I have found that the toner rubs off too easily for
cards
printed on my laserwriter.  When I have them copied at a copy center, the
toner
stays on well, and I can choose from a variety of card stock weights, colors
and
textures.  This is probably cheaper than sending it to a printer.

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 10:37:19 EST
From: Matthew B Cravit <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mirroring folders...

In Info-Mac V11 #8, Phillip Broussard <[e-mail]> writes:

> 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?

Magnet, by No Hands Software, might be able to do this.  Here is what the
MacWarehouse catalog says about Magnet:

" Using Magnet is as if you have a top-notch staff of personal assistants to
  manage your files. Tell Magnet once what to do -- synchronize files between
  your PowerBook and office Mac, backup important files, or continually search
  across the network for the most recent copy of a shared file - and it will
  follow your instructions flawlessly, on-time, forever.

  Synchronizing files between your PowerBook and office Mac is as easy as
  pointing at two folders.  By utilizing powerful Agent technology, the
  synchronization will occur from then on automatically - even periodically
  from remote locations over the phone lines!  Special features safeguard
  against overwriting out of date data and out of sync clocks. It's core
  search engine doubles as a multi-attribute find fine and file manager,
  giving
  you an outstanding value. Point and click interface makes automating all
  file-related tasks a breeze.

  Requires: System 7.  Code: UTI 0313    Price: $89.00"

 MacWarehouse's phone number is 1-800-255-6227, but in the interests of
impartiality, I should say you may be able to find it elsewhere.

/Matthew
[e-mail] (Preferred)  or   [e-mail]

cr

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

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 21:55:48 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Modems

> The knock on the Zoom is that it doesn't
> tolerate a little phone line noise nearly as well as others.
>
Are there other modems which would be less likely to disconnect if
someone picks up the phone while the user is using a Zoom modem?
Thanks, Pete Tamas
[e-mail], Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)

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

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 23:48:51 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Brian Gaeke)
Subject: MPW shell

in info-mac 11:8, [e-mail] said:
> The MPW shell alone costs just $150.

Well, yes, but if you can do without the manuals, you can FTP it from
ftp.apple.com... (at least you used to be able to, I got ver. 3.2 from
there.)

Brian Gaeke, The Dimensional Gate, Inc.  Internet: [e-mail]
                       BITNET: brgaeke@miavx3

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 13:04:48 +0900 (KST)
From: [e-mail] (Jeong-hyun Kim)
Subject: Music Organizer by Michael Perry ? (A/2)

You can find musicorganizer1.0b1.sit.hqx from mac.archive.umich.edu
in the directory util/organization. But I have no idea if it's
by Michael Perry or not. Hope this helps.

Jeong-hyun Kim, [e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 10:55:41 PST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Netware 2.15c and System 7

An appeal to NetWare Gurus:

Netware is confusing locked files with aliases. When a System
7 user sees a locked file on a server it appears as an alias.
When it is double-clicked we get the following message:

     The alias "XXX" could not be
     opened, because this item is really not
     an alias (oops!). The problem has
     now been corrected. Please try again.

The Finder then "corrects" the problem, which results in
an unlocked file, but as soon as the file is re-locked it
turns into an alias again.

My first thought is that this may be a desktop problem, but
I can't get System 7 to rebuild the desktop of a server volume.
Anyone know how?

(Everything is normal for System 6 users)

Much thanks to all who can help.

Scott McLagan
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 08:45:18 PST
From: [e-mail] (Greg Banuilos)
Subject: Norton 2.0 problem?

Hi netters....

I've been having a problem with my HD.  I'm running Sys 7.0 tuned 1.1.1.
If I run Norton 2.0 on my HD it says I have a bad volume bitmap and b-tree.
So being the unknowning person that I am, I say OK fix it which it does.
I then run Disk First Aid 7.1 right after and it says my HD need repair, so I
also tell it to go fix it.
I then run MacTools DiskFix 2.01a (after Norton + DFA) and it says all is
well with my HD.

Now to be sure I run Norton again, and it gives me the same "your disk is bad"
message?

After playing around a bit I found that whatever Norton 2.0 does to my HD
makes
Disk First Aid 7.1 and MacTools DiskFix disagree.  I can run DFA and Diskfix
(withougt Norton) all I want and they both agree as to whether my HD is good.

Has anyone else had this problem?

Greg Banuilos <[e-mail]>

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

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 20:13:46 CST
From: Andrew Vernon <[e-mail]>
Subject: Norton vs. SUM

Mark Olson asks about the differences between the Old Symantec Utilities
for Macintosh and the Norton Utilities for Macintosh.

Check your version of Norton. Version 2.0 is an upgrade for both
Norton 1.1 and SUM 2.x. When Symantec bought Peter Norton Computing, it
decided to consolodate the two programs under the Norton nameplate.

Norton Backup cannot read the old SUM Backup sets, but you can hold onto
your copy of SUM backup until you have a couple of backup sets done with
Norton.

 ---------
    Andrew Vernon

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

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 20:20:45 CST
From: Andrew Vernon <[e-mail]>
Subject: Opening PageMaker 2.0 files

Tom Scott recently told Randy Patton that he can open PageMaker 2.0 files
>From within version 4.2. I don't think so.

Aldus only provides backward compatability for only the previous version,
so Versions 4.0, 4.01 and 4.2 can only open 3.0--3.02 files. That means,
to open a PM2 file, you'd have to reach into the closet next to those
neon baseball caps left over from the '80's and dig out your copy of PM 3.0
to open a 2.0 file.

If you wanted to work with a PM 1.0 file, you'd have to have versions 2, 3
and 4.2 if you wanted to bring the document into 1993. :-)

 ---------
    Andrew Vernon

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

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 20:09:35 CST
From: Andrew Vernon <[e-mail]>
Subject: PB160 32-bit?

On Monday, January 11, Philippe Casgrain asked if the PowerBook 160
was a 32-bit machine.

All 68030-040 Macs support 32-bit addressing.

Possibly, this could indicate that the 160 has a 32-bit data bus, as
opposed to the 16-bit bus found in older Mac models.

 ---------
    Andrew Vernon

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 10:50:31 EST
From: Mark Schupack <[e-mail]>
Subject: Peachtree Software: Lame response

Peachtree shipped its version 2.0 of Peachtree Accounting for the Mac in
November. It has nice features beyond the At Once! program it is replacing.
However, it has a fatal bug: customer statements will not print correctly.
The correct invoices are there, but all the customer payments from previous
months are included in the current statement. I called in December. It was
suggested that maybe there was some conflicting INIT in my system. The
bug persisted into this month. It now took me about 2.5 days to get
somebody to call me back. This time:"Oh yes, our programmer made a mistake."
Me:"Why didn't you notify immediately everybody with the program to avoid
our spending hours trying to make it work?". Response:"Our programmer just
told us. We will send you a correction disk." Me: "How are you going to
send it?" Peachtree: "Regular mail. We can only send it faster if you pay
for shipping." Come on, people! We bought your program to use in
running a business. Transactions pile up while you take your time
in correcting a clear error in the program. If the task of transferring data
was not so daunting, we might consider changing accounting programs.

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

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 20:27:15 CST
From: Andrew Vernon <[e-mail]>
Subject: PowerBook startup sound

Alexei Tsvetov suggested using the sound control panel to mute a
PowerBook's startup sound. Only the PB 160 and 180 have software to mute
the startup chord. For older PowerBooks, you need to get a 1/8 inch
phone plug (you can get one at a Radio Shack or cut one off a broken pair
of headphones) and insert it into the sound-output jack. This makes the
Mac route the sound to an external speaker, which just happens not to
be there.

 ---------
    Andrew Vernon

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

Date: 13 Jan 1993 14:46:32 +0100
From: ROB KOUWENBERG <[e-mail]>
Subject: Programmings wish : ------------------------>> scalable windows (Q)

Hiya programmers,

I do miss some system extension which makes scaling of windows possible...
Imagine this : One has multiple active programs, each in it's working window
environment. On a 19" screen all windows can be made visible, but suppose
one would wish to see all the active windows on a 9" screen ? Scaling of each
window into a icon or preferably into a settable percentage of it's original
would make this possible. Also it may be possible to scale windows into larger
proportions, as the apple extension easyview (?) does.. I wish I could
displace
one of the corners of a window to make it scalable, instead or reducing the
typing size of the active window ( that is e.g. pc 80x24 scaled smaller,
compared to 20x6 reduced area ).
I do know that an extension exits which implements something alike, but the
only thing this extension does is creating a title bar with the name of the
window and a settable white area under the title.
I am looking for something a la MacLayers : really neat!

Am i making the wish clear ?

I was told that OS/2 already implements this ( -:( for Macs, well a minor
smiley for OS/2.. )

Greetings, Rob Kouwenberg
Student Eindhoven University of Technology ( no programmer, I don't own inside
macintosh, YET! )
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 0:42:09 PST
From: [e-mail] (Paul Celestin)
Subject: Project Gutenberg? (A)

Project Gutenburg is available via anonymous ftp at the following address:

 mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu

Also, the Open Book Initiative, which is very similar, is available via
anonymous ftp at:

 world.std.com

Look in the obi directory to see all of the e-texts available.
--
Paul Celestin <[e-mail]>                    "Insert Disclaimer
Here"
Celestin Company           "Home of the Unusual" - ask for our free
e-catalogue

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 16:29:37 EST
From: Larry Wink <[e-mail]>
Subject: Project Gutenberg? (A)

 "Eric H. Durbrow" <[e-mail]> asks:

> Does anyone know how to access Project Gutenberg?

Anonymous FTP  to mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu

The books (electronic texts) are in dir pub/etext?? where ?? is the year
the book was "published" in electronic form.  Project Gutenberg
has set a goal of "publishing" 4 books a month this year.  Check 'em
out. Give 'em a hand.  This is a volunteer effort.

> Wall St Journal reports that one can download books from
> these databases.

Never trust the WSJ, these are normal anonymous FTP sites, not databases.

--Larry Wink
  [e-mail] <or> [e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 18:54:03 -0600
From: Neil Eric Mickelson <[e-mail]>
Subject: QuickTime support for AIFF sound files

Hello again!

I read the post in v11 #7 about translating AIFF sound files using the
QuickTime player, and it looks like I can really put it to use.  Here's my
question - once I have converted the sound into the QuickTime format (a
movie with no frames and just a soundtrack), is there a way I can convert this
to either a System 7 snd file, or to a SoundMover file?  Or is there perhaps
a better way to handle AIFF sound file translation???

Thanks for your help!!!

Neil E. Mickelson
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 11:20:25 PST
From: Dave Leiner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Rasterops 364 Problem (Q)

I'm using a Rasterops 364 card with QuickTime 1.5 and Movie Recorder to
capture
movies. When I view the Monitor window, the bottom 3 or so rows of pixels are
not updated, remaining black, white or some other "noise" pattern. The
resulting movie alternates with each frame between gray and black or white on
the bottom rows. It sometimes also jumps up and down a pixel or so. It's as if
the board and the software are not agreeing on the size of the capture
window.
The same thing happens in other QuickTIme capture applications but, the desk
accessory for viewing TV is rock solid.

Any ideas? Rasterops is at a loss, and I am about to bring the board in to
have
it checked out. Please respond by E-Mail and I will summarize to the net.
Thanks in advance.

--Dave

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

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 21:59:55 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Reinstalling system software (A)

> I'm trying to imagine the easiest way to do this, should the day ever come
> that I can't boot the hard disk on the SE. The hard way is to install
> System 7 from my original upgrade kit, then install System 7.1 from the new
> kit. One easy way might be this:
>
> * boot from the System 6 Disk Tools kit
> * throw away System, Finder, and Finder Prefs

You can simply remove EITHER System or Finder from the System Folder.
Once I was able to get an anemic hard drive working again by NOT
removing the System software until AFTER the fresh system was installed.
My hypothesis (perhaps erroneous) was that the location on the hard drive
where the System software resided was imperfect.

> * copy System & Finder from the System 6 Disk

Don't bother. Go straight to the following steps. (Do not pass Go, do
not collect $200).

> * reboot
> * run the System 7.1 install
>
Pete Tamas
[e-mail], Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 22:09:46 +0200
From: [e-mail] (David L. Hirschberg)
Subject: remote restart of a Quadra 950 (q)

Dear Netters,

Is there a way to cycle a Quadra 950 remotely through an ARA session or
over the network.

I sometimes install new extentions or control panels remotely or something
gets corrupted like MacTCP.  If I was there I would cycle the mac and
everything would be okay.  Can I do this remotely?

Thanks, David
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 20:15:45 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: request for help with PPP

I'd like to correspond with someone who's used the PPP LAP package
successfully.   I'm trying to connect to a Sun over T1600 modems.  I
have no name service, so I've configured the IP addresses manually.
When I run ppp in debug mode on the Sun, I see output like the
following:

    popped stream module : ttcompat
    popped stream module : ldterm
    Interface ppp0.
    Pid 8005.
    ppp: fsm_sconfreq(c021): Sent id 1.
    ppp: fsm_rconfreq(c021): Rcvd id 0.
    ppp: lcp_reqci: rcvd ASYNCMAP(0) (ACK)
    ppp: lcp_reqci: rcvd MAGICNUMBER(2a) (ACK)
    ppp: lcp_reqci: rcvd PCOMPRESSION (ACK)
    ppp: lcp_reqci: rcvd ACCOMPRESSION (ACK)
    ppp: lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK.
    ppp: fsm_sconfreq(c021): Sent id 2.
    ppp: fsm_rconfack(c021): Rcvd id 2.
    ppp: fsm_sconfreq(c021): Sent id 3.
    ppp: fsm_sconfreq(c021): Sent id 4.
    ppp: fsm_sconfreq(c021): Sent id 5.
    ppp: fsm_sconfreq(c021): Sent id 6.
    ppp: fsm_sconfreq(c021): Sent id 7.
    ppp: fsm_sconfreq(c021): Sent id 8.
    ppp: fsm_sconfreq(c021): Sent id 9.

And so on, ad infinitum.  The lights on the modem indicate that the
Mac is answering polls from the Sun, but nothing else ever happens.
The Mac has is stuck in a window that says "Current Phase Network".

Thanks.

Guy Hillyer
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 22:32:50 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Dr. Jon Stewart)
Subject: Screensaver for two-screen systems (Q)

Fellow Mac-o-philes,

I remember a question on this subject around a month ago, but I never saw a
response.  I have a Plus with a Mirror two-page monitor in addition to the
internal screen.  Darkside will kick in and animate the main screen during a
period of inactivity and will blank the internal screen, as it should.
However,
I would also like a screensaver which would blank just the *internal* screen
when all of the action is occurring on the main screen.  Does anyone know of
a screensaver with this capabilty?  At this point, the best I can do is to
keep the brightness control on the internal screen pretty low.  Thanks in
advance for any help.

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

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 14:03:51 +1100 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Philip FX Ryan)
Subject: SE/30 RAM speeds - correction

Brad Sandeman wrote yesterday about the SE to SE/30 upgrade and stated that
all the RAM in each SIMM bank must be the same speed.

I am pretty sure that that is incorrect: All the RAM in a SIMM bank must be
the same SIZE; all of the RAM in the whole computer must run at least as
fast as required by the manufacturer - after all, it is this speed that the
RAM will run at, no matter what it (the SIMM) is CAPABLE of.

(i.e. you could use 70 ns RAM in a Mac Plus, but it will run at 150 ns or
worse - in that machine).

It clearly follows from this that as long as each SIMM in your computer
can run at the right speed - or better - that you will be fine.

Phil Ryan             |   These opinions are my own.
Melbourne, Australia  |   Do not blame my employer for my mistakes.

btw: sometimes it appears as if the readers of info-mac, myself included,
are like a bunch of hawks waiting to swoop down and collect unsuspecting
innocents down below. On the other hand, I suppose that we all play both
roles at one time or another....

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 10:30 EST
From: Jeffrey L. Needleman <[e-mail]>
Subject: Search & replace for large text files (A)

In 11-8 Graham Allsopp wonders how to handle some postscript text
replacements on large files. Two suggestions:

1) Try Add/Strip 3.0.3 (info-mac/util/add-strip-303.hqx). It allows 150
replacement strings of up to 28 characters each. Large files are no
problem. It handles all replacements off-screen (displaying a progress
thermometer so you know it's operating) and works very, very fast in my
experience; has many other wonderful features too. By Jon Wind; $25
shareware.

2) Sometimes, alas, a bit of programming gets the job done directly better
and faster than any utility. Just about any language for the Mac will let
you write a simple routine to just read in text and write it out with a
replacement string. I use QuickBasic for this sort of thing, because it's
convenient and cheap.
Jeff Needleman  <[e-mail]>

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 17:17 CST
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Search & replace for large text files [A]

>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...

What a coincidence. My answer to the problem about concatenating small text
files--buy and use MPW--appeared in the same info-mac digest as this
question.
Again, I recommend MPW. A simple text filter, like this, is not much more
than a simple search and replace and can be handled with a one-line command.
I can't write the appropriate line here as MPW uses the full, 8-bit, Apple
character set but a working paraphrase might look like this:

replace -c [inf] /([0-9]+.[0-9]+[ \t][0-9]+.[0-9]+)[option-r]1 m/  \
    "[option-r]1 L\nS\nU\nu\n[option-r]1 m"

This is pretty standard use of regular expressions, even if it looks like
gibberish.

The MPW replace command is not blindingly fast--it might well take a couple
of minutes. MPW doesn't mind 1 Mbyte files at all. More complicated text
filters can be handled with more complex scripts, or with the StreamEdit
tool. For really complicated text filtering, I write small MPW tools in
C, compile and run them.

You could do this job with Alpha, available on info-mac, too.

Bottom line: for some of the traditional computer tasks that we sometimes
still have to do, you can't beat MPW. You will find, too, that Apple's
flavor of a command-line interface is innovative and is like no other.

    -Mel Park
    Univ. Tennessee, Memphis
    [e-mail]
em.edu

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 10:08:03 -0500
From: [e-mail] (David B. Reiser)
Subject: search and replace in large text files (a)

If you have access to a mush-DOS machine, you might want to try the
shareware editor, Bingo. A year and a half ago I had a 26 Meg text file into
which I needed to insert 90,000 carriage returns so that Paradox could suck
it in.

At the time, Bingo also insisted on redrawing the screen after each replace
operation, significantly slowing the process. I did correspond with the
author, who said he was considering adding a switch to allow disabling
screen redraws.

If Archie doesn't come up with the file anywhere on the net, let me know.
I'm pretty sure I can dig up info from whatever version I used.

BTW, even though the screen redraws slowed things down, Bingo was blazingly
fast compared to anything I could come up with on the Mac.

Dave Reiser
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 11:26:53 PST
From: [e-mail] (Terry L. Hartman)
Subject: Snooper vs. Norton Uts./MacTools

Just wondering where Snooper ranks compared to Norton Utilities 2.0 and/or
MacTools 2.0.  Is it better, just as good, ......???

E-Mail me with your experiences.

adTHANKSvance (THANKS in advance)


Terry L. Hartman
Coordinator - Microcomputer Services
U.T. - Pan American

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 21:58:05 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Startup applications under Sys 6 (A)

> Sender:       "Macintosh News and Information" <[e-mail]>
> From:         Edwin Leung <[e-mail]>
> Subject:      Startup Application
>
> I have a Mac SE running System 6.0.7.  It has a 20 MB internal hard disk and
h
> two partitions.  My System Folder is located at Partition A.  However, I
want
> have two programs, which located at Partition B, automatically startup under
> multifinder.  Unfortunately, since Partition B doesn't have a System Folder,
I
> can't select multifinder under the Special:Set Startup... menu.
>
Can't you just open all the applications you wish to use, then go to
Finder, the Special-Startup, and set startup to all open applications?
Did you already try it without success? -Pete Tamas
[e-mail], Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 11:03:54 cdt
From: "Duckenfield,Paul" <[e-mail]>
Subject: System 7.1 on 800k disks

    Just thought that everyone would like to know that Apple is still
having troubles getting copies of 800k System 7.1 disks to their customers. I
ordered on October 20, 1992. As of today, there are still "problems" with the
production of those disks. Fortunately, I am not displeased with System 7.0,
but it would be nice to be able to move up within four months of a particular
system release.

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Date: Thu, 14 Jan 93 09:50:37 EST
From: Paul Savage <[e-mail]>
Subject: toggle appletalk (A)

>Does anyone know of a utility (FKey?) that can toggle appletalk off and on
>easily?

Duh. Silly me. The FKey is is in info-mac/fkey and is called toggle-appletalk,
no wonder I couldn't find it. I wish Bill wouldn't be so cryptic about his
file
names :-)

Paul.

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 17:00:03 EST
From: Paul Savage <[e-mail]>
Subject: toggle appletalk?

Does anyone know of a utility (FKey?) that can toggle appletalk off and on
easily?

Paul.

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Date: 13 Jan 93 19:12 +0100
From: Eckehard Scharein <[e-mail]>
Subject: TypeStyler & 7.1 ?

Hi netters !

Since I upgraded to Sys 7.1 TypeStyler 2.0 can't find my TrueType
fonts anymore. I tried patching it the way the patch for ATM 2
worked (changing 'extn' to 'fon but it didn't work. Before
I contact Broderbound (which is quite an act from here in Europe)
I'd like to hear any ideas or suggestions from you. Any help
is appreciated. Many thanks in advance.

Greetings               Ulf

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