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Info-Mac Digest Sun, 17 Jan 93 Volume 11 : Issue 12
Today's Topics:
[*] /source/pascal/SFGetFolderP.hqx
[*] 7th Symphony Submission
[*] Alice214E.cpt.hqx (put in comm directory)
[*] BBXKeys 1.0
[*] born-to-be-wild.hqx
[*] Chuck's Printer Driver 1.0.0
[*] DataThief version 1.0.8
[*] Default CDEF 2.4
[*] ethernet-printing-report.txt
[*] euclid11b16
[*] Excalibur 1.3
[*] FaberZooms 1.0
[*] FKEY Shell 1.1
[*] Font Control 1.0
[*] Forward Delete 1.0d2
[*] Fract(IFS).cpt.hqx - IFS fractal generator
[*] IFS2.1.cpt.hqx - IFS fractal generator
[*] King John (shakespeare stack) v.1.0
[*] Led Zeppelin sound samples
[*] Line Up
[*] Live Icons
[*] MacCAMPS patient simulator demo
[*] madonna-startup.hqx
[*] Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0 Demo (Viewer)
[*] MIRA20.sit.hqx
[*] MolDisProDemo (release II)
[*] more sounds
[*] MuddTicker1.0.sit
[*] MXM Clock 1.0
[*] nisus-backdrop-postscript.hqx
[*] Nuntius1.1.1d17
[*] Paul's Icons.sit.Hqx
[*] QuickBasic PCR (PreCenterAlert)
[*] Spanish Language Demo
[*] splitter2.0.sit.hqx
[*] st-deep-space-nine.hqx
[*] Subject: Mac-IBM PC Comparison report
[*] SuperClock! 4.0.1.sit.hqx
[*] terminator-ii-truck.hqx
[*] xLibrary Version 1.02
2 meg simms in a IIci
A $5 cable for video out?
ATM 3.0 -- WriteNow 3.0 Conflict (Q)
AutoDoubler [Actually GateKeeper] woes (R)
AutoDoubler Internal Compressor (R)
Chinese Worldscript Extensions for 7.1 (Q)
Consumer DTP and money management programs (R)
Databases for DBase user
driver level compression--Fifth Gen. (R)
E-Machines T16-II image quality
error code numbers: what do they mean?
Expander 301 moan
fax modem software
font menu (C)
Font with Fractions (A)
Format HD from IBM to Mac?
Fraudulent e-mail, dissuasion from sending
Front End for VAX-VMS
Ghostscript Problems (R)
Hiding Balloon Help
IIci cache cards and Virtual 3.0
KanjiTalk 7.1 (correction)
Kodak PhotoCD and NEC 74 CR-ROM Drive
looking for a portuguese (or spanish) system 6
Looking for SoundEdit
Mac-ette as a DOS file for ftp
MacGames Digest Trial Offer
MacHack '93 call for papers
Making the Mac a Unix time server
Modems
Norton 2.0 problem?
OnLocation Problems
PICT resources in EPS files (Reply)
Printing from Mac to PS-printer on UNIX workstation (Q)
Quadra 950 Compatibility Listing(?)
Simple Hypertext for the Mac
SoftPC vs SoftAT etc.
Text with layout (Nisus users)
Tiny screen savers (Q)
Victoire! Victoire! Victoire! Victoire! aye me laddy
WORM CD-ROM revisited
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 13:51:59 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis <peter@cujo.curtin.edu.au>
Subject: [*] /source/pascal/SFGetFolderP.hqx
SFGetFolderP, Pascal version
This is a pascal version of Ken Kirksey's <kkirksey1@aol.com>,
SFGetFolder, which allows the user to select a folder following
Apple's HI guidelines.
I'm not the author, I just converted it to Pascal. The
documentation is unchanged from Ken's, but I'm sure you can figure
it out.
Have Fun,
Peter. <peter@cujo.curtin.edu.au>
[Archived as /info-mac/source/pascal/sf-get-folder-p.hqx; 16K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 12:46:06 -0800
From: raemig@ucdavis.edu (Robin Emig)
Subject: [*] 7th Symphony Submission
plays system 7 sounds from the sys 6 finder
here is the bin hex
[Archived as /info-mac/sound/program/7th-symphony.hqx; 84K]
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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 12:27:34 EST
From: richard nimtz <rnimtz@hilbert.helios.nd.edu>
Subject: [*] Alice214E.cpt.hqx (put in comm directory)
Alice is an offline reader for XRS & QWK used by many DOS based
BBS systems.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/alice-214e.hqx; 434K]
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Date: Thu, 14 Jan 93 1:45:30 EST
From: k044477@hobbes.kzoo.edu (Jamie R. McCarthy)
Subject: [*] BBXKeys 1.0
BBXKeys is a BBEdit extension that assigns command keys to other
extensions. In the spirit of all BBEdit extensions to date, it's
freeware, and full source (all 10K of it) is included.
Jamie McCarthy Internet: k044477@kzoo.edu AppleLink: j.mccarthy
[Archived as /info-mac/app/bbedit-xkeys.hqx; 13K]
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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 16:18:56 -0400
From: Jason Richard Blakey <blakey@ug.cs.dal.ca>
Subject: [*] born-to-be-wild.hqx
Here's a good startup sound for your archive. Taken from
"Born to be wild", by SteppenWolf. When de-hqxed, and
un-cpt'ed, about 85k. Recorded at 22Khz, and it's in
standard Sys7 sound file form. Enjoy!
-Jason
-blakey@ug.cs.dal.ca
[Archived as /info-mac/sound/born-to-be-wild.hqx; 113K]
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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 14:42:36 cst
From: roach@saavik.cs.wisc.edu (Charles Rentmeesters)
Subject: [*] Chuck's Printer Driver 1.0.0
The following is the newest version of Chuck's Printer Driver.
Which is a printer driver for Epson compatible 9-pin and 24-pin
printers. It is version 1.0.0, it replaces versions 0.1.0 and
0.2.0 that are out. New features include better configurability,
and landscape printing modes. Works with most Epson compatible
9-pin and 24-pin dot-matrix type printers.
- Charles Rentmeesters
roach@khan.cs.wisc.edu
rentmees@cae.wisc.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/util/chucks-printer-driver-10.hqx; 62K]
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Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 16:27:36 +0100
From: Kees Huyser <keeshu@paramount.nikhefk.nikhef.nl>
Subject: [*] DataThief version 1.0.8
DataThief version 1.0.8
DataThief is a program to reverse engineer a set of data from a
given plot in a magazine or journal. This program gives you the
opportunity to incorporate somebody else's data points in your
plots. This comes in very handy when f.i. you would like to
compare your data with the data in a published article for which
you don't have the data in table format.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/data-thief-108.hqx; 122K]
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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 20:17:35 PST
From: lim@cs.ucdavis.edu (Lloyd Lim)
Subject: [*] Default CDEF 2.4
Default CDEF 2.4 is a programmer's aid that draws outlines around default
buttons. It handles all sizes and colors, works in ResEdit and finished
products, can manage Return and Enter, and can draw controls using the
window's font. Code for a user item procedure is also provided.
Lloyd Lim Internet: lim@cs.ucdavis.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/util/default-cdef-24.hqx; 14K]
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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 14:01:57 -0800
From: davidh@ella.mills.edu (David Hartmann)
Subject: [*] ethernet-printing-report.txt
Recently I posted a question about how to connect localtalk printers
(like our old Apple LaserWriter) to ethernet, so our macs on ethernet
could print to it.
A number of people replied with extremely helpful suggestions. Their
suggestions and my own research is summarized below. The actual mail
messages follow the summary.
A huge thanks to everyone who replied!
David Hartmann
davidh@mills.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/report/printing-on-ethernet.txt; 12K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1993 12:50:03 -0700
From: bernard@cs.colorado.edu (Bernie Bernstein)
Subject: [*] euclid11b16
Euclid is a collaborative hypertext system which supports argumentation. It
is an academic project which is useful for developing academic papers and
other reasoned arguments.
Version b16 fixes several bugs. Read the release notes for more information.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/euclid-11b16.hqx; 234K]
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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 07:10:32 EST
From: zaccone@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Rick Zaccone)
Subject: [*] Excalibur 1.3
Excalibur 1.3 1/10/93
Excalibur is a Macintosh spelling checker for LaTeX documents. It also
does a fairly good job with plain TeX files. It reads files of type
TEXT and it is smart enough to ignore most LaTeX commands and a fair
number of plain TeX commands. Since it just ignores these commands, it
will also serve quite nicely as a spelling checker for any TEXT file
that doesn't contain any LaTeX or TeX commands. (It is not completely
accurate to say that Excalibur ignores LaTeX commands. It will process
any arguments that contain text).
Excalibur is a stand-alone application that we have tested with both
OzTeX and Textures documents. The fact that it is a stand-alone
application should not present any inconvenience since it works with
MultiFinder under System 6 and it is System 7 aware.
You will need System 6.0.4 or higher to run Excalibur.
There is extensive on-line help. You will find it under the Apple menu
if you are running System 6, and under the Balloon Help menu if you
are running System 7 or greater.
Excalibur is free.
Some new features of Excalibur 1.3 include:
Excalibur handles disk insert events. If you insert an uninitialized
disk while Excalibur is running, it will ask you if you want to
initialize it.
Excalibur now recognizes the \lefteqn command.
Excalibur positions alerts and dialogs according to the Human
Interface Guidelines.
Excalibur saves both the resource and data forks of a file.
Previously, it didn't save the resource fork under System 7.
Excalibur looks at the "Do LaTeX Parsing" option when doing text to
dictionary conversions. If this option is checked, Excalibur will
recognize TeX accents and ligatures in words.
Text to Dictionary conversions are faster. They also require somewhat
more memory.
Excalibur correctly updates the document window.
Drag and Drop should work better.
Numerous bug fixes.
Rick Zaccone
zaccone@bucknell.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/app/excalibur-13.hqx; 389K]
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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 93 13:56:15 +0100
From: labstp34@di.unito.it (lab stp - Fabrizio Oddone - 181292 )
Subject: [*] FaberZooms 1.0
Enclosed is a Darkside 3.2 module which displays zooming
rectangles all over your screen(s).
For errors, suggestions, and others send mail to:
Fabrizio.Oddone%bbs@osra.sublink.org
This utility is FREE! Enjoy.
Fabrizio Oddone
[Archived as /info-mac/util/darkside-faber-zooms-10.hqx; 5K]
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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 93 13:55:15 +0100
From: labstp34@di.unito.it (lab stp - Fabrizio Oddone - 181292 )
Subject: [*] FKEY Shell 1.1
FKEY Shell is a small utility that lets you conveniently open
function keys (called by programmers FKEYs). FKEYs are little
programs you can invoke by pressing a Command-shift-number
combination.
Drag&drop (with the required Apple Events) is supported.
You can build a stand-alone, double-clickable FKEY that works
like an application by simply pasting the FKEY resource into
the FKEY Shell application.
There is even a version for older Systems, with no Apple Events
nor color icons, nor Finder Balloon, etc.
It can be very useful for FKEY developers: I have included a
Bomb recovery routine which activates the "Resume" button.
Alessandro Levi Montalcini had the original idea, and wrote the
no-frills, very first version.
For errors, suggestions, and others send mail to:
Fabrizio.Oddone%bbs@osra.sublink.org
Enjoy yourself and remember the shareware fee!
Fabrizio Oddone
[Archived as /info-mac/fkey/fkey-shell-11.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 93 13:57:42 +0100
From: labstp34@di.unito.it (lab stp - Fabrizio Oddone - 181292 )
Subject: [*] Font Control 1.0
Font Control is a function key (FKEY). An FKEY is a little
program you can start up by pressing a Command-Shift-number
combination on your keyboard.
You really need this FKEY if you own a Imagewriter or a
StyleWriter, and would like to decently print texts.
The Apple drivers for these printers do not include a
"Fractional Widths" option, so the printed text is misaligned.
Read the enclosed note for a complete explanation about the
"Fractional Widths & Font Scaling" story.
For errors, suggestions, and others send mail to:
Fabrizio.Oddone%bbs@osra.sublink.org
Enjoy yourself and remember the shareware fee!
Fabrizio Oddone
[Archived as /info-mac/fkey/font-control-10.hqx; 7K]
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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 93 13:58:27 +0100
From: labstp34@di.unito.it (lab stp - Fabrizio Oddone - 181292 )
Subject: [*] Forward Delete 1.0d2
Forward Delete is a small extension that lets you use that
mysterious key called forward delete, present on all Extended
Keyboards. Press this key to delete the character at the right
of the insertion point. It works with every application which
uses TextEdit (if you do not know what TextEdit is, do not
worry: it is simply that part of the Mac Operating System which
manages basic text editing). Try it out with TeachText or in
dialog boxes.
I have been using it since 1992 (!) with no problems or
incompatibilities at all.
If you install this utility, you will find yourself using it
more frequently, even in programs which have always supported
it! The miracles of consistency between applications...
For errors, suggestions, and others send mail to:
Fabrizio.Oddone%bbs@osra.sublink.org
This utility is FREE! Enjoy yourself!
Fabrizio Oddone
[Archived as /info-mac/ex/forward-delete-10d2.hqx; 5K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 21:27:47 -0800
From: fowell@netcom.com (Richard A. Fowell)
Subject: [*] Fract(IFS).cpt.hqx - IFS fractal generator
This tiny (b/w) fractal program draws IFS (iterated function system?)
fractals.
Checked with Disinfectant 2.9, testest on Mac IIsi, System 7.01 tuned
[Archived as /info-mac/app/ifs-fractals.hqx; 40K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 21:30:09 -0800
From: fowell@netcom.com (Richard A. Fowell)
Subject: [*] IFS2.1.cpt.hqx - IFS fractal generator
Generates IFS fractals - two versions - FPU & non FPU. Color support.
Checked with Disinfectant 2.9, tested on Mac IIsi, System 7.01 tuned
[Archived as /info-mac/app/ifs-color-fractals-21.hqx; 87K]
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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 18:09:09 PST
From: zimm@alumni.cco.caltech.edu (Mark Edward Zimmerman)
Subject: [*] King John (shakespeare stack) v.1.0
Appended below is the binhex'd compact'd HyperCard 2 stack "King John",
version 1.0, the history play by William Shakespeare --- among other
things, it's the origin of the misquoted figure of speech "gilding the
lily". Free software, under the GNU GPL.... ^z
(Next: the comedy "Twelfth Night; or, What You Will")
[Archived as /info-mac/card/king-john.hqx; 109K]
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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 21:29:29 GMT
From: stevep@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca (Steve Portigal)
Subject: [*] Led Zeppelin sound samples
This is a collection of Led Zeppelin sound samples that I converted from
another format, and the legendary "satanic message" hidden in Stairway
to Heaven when played backwards.
Hope everyone enjoys them...
Steve Portigal
stevep@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca
[Archived as /info-mac/sound/led-zeppelin.hqx; 378K]
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 19:32:57 +0100
From: berrie@kub.nl
Subject: [*] Line Up
This is version 2.0.1 of Line Up!. This replaces Connect Four
2.0 from your games directory. It contains a small bugfix for
System 6 users (both players had the same color). The name is
changed, because somebody told me that the name 'Connect Four',
was copyrighted in the USA.
Line Up! is a board game for one or two persons. This new version
has great new features, including printing, better color support,
cooler sounds, and as the best part the possibility to play
games on two different computers over the AppleTalk network.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/line-up-201.hqx; 97K]
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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 11:52:34 -0500
From: mrr1@cornell.edu (Michael Roman)
Subject: [*] Live Icons
To the moderators,
Enclosed please find a copy of Live Icons with the "Use Custom Icon" bit
turned on for all the folders. Self-extracting archive stuffed with Stuffit
Deluxe 3.0.3, then Binhex'ed. When I reversed the process, two of the
folders didn't show an icon, but all the other ones did. They're good
looking icons, BTW. Many thanks to the original submittor.
Mike Roman
mikero@lns61.tn.cornell.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/misc/live-icons.hqx; 89K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 14:38:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Guy Kuo <guykuo@u.washington.edu>
Subject: [*] MacCAMPS patient simulator demo
MacCAMPS 2.03 is a HyperCard based system for creating and using
simulated patients. This is a pediatric patient created with the
authoring system. Cases evaluate users for thoroughness,
efficiency, cost, and risk to patient compared against other
users. The sample case needs several users to use the case before
these parameters will be calculated.
[Archived as /info-mac/demo/mac-camps-203.hqx; 506K]
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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 20:41:26 EST
From: johnsh@rpi.edu (Hugh W. Johnson)
Subject: [*] madonna-startup.hqx
This StartupScreen file is a very well-digitized, black-and-white close up of
Madonna's face. It looks fairly recent.
Enjoy!
Hugh Johnson
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
[Archived as /info-mac/art/madonna-startup.hqx; 393K]
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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 14:08:53 +0100
From: Jay Rolls <jrolls@frg.bbn.com>
Subject: [*] Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0 Demo (Viewer)
Enclosed is an application from Microsoft called "PowerPoint Viewer" that
came bundled with the new PowerPoint 3.0. Documentation indicates it may
be freely distributed.
This viewer allows one to "view" PowerPoint documents in a slide show
like format. Not only will it view 3.0 docs, but earlier versions as
well. Also included are two demo docs which show off the new features
of PP 3.0. While viewing a slide show, you can also "etch" on the
screen with the mouse, advance and rewind, as well as other options.
Press SHIFT-? during a slide show to display the options.
I found the demo presentations to be very impressive, especially in color.
The demo docs won't display in full glory without Truetype fonts and the
Zapf Dingbats font.
Jay Rolls
BBN Communications, Stuttgart, Germany
[Archived as /info-mac/app/power-point-viewer-30.hqx; 526K]
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Date: Thu, 14 Jan 93 12:41:56 MST
From: v2@lowell.edu (visitor #2 account lowell)
Subject: [*] MIRA20.sit.hqx
MIRA 2.0 is version 2.0 of MacVISTA 1.3.1, an image analysis program for the
Mac
specializing in analysis of astronomical images.
MIRA requires a 68020, 030, or 040-based Mac with a math coprocessor and 16 or
256 color/greyscale display.
MIRA's shareware fee is $20.00 (US). Please direct any questions or comments
to
the author:
Tim DeBenedictis
229 Commonwealth Av.
Boston MA 02116
internet: timmyd@benz.mit.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/app/mira-20.hqx; 389K]
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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 19:04:16 MST
From: dmitry@hydrogen.chem.utah.edu (Dmitry Boldyrev)
Subject: [*] MolDisProDemo (release II)
Hello dear sumex moderator,
I'm posting new version of Molecular Designer Demo,
yes, it just a demo now. But, I'll work on this program..
I have some very great ideas how to make this program VERY useful
for chemists. Molecular Designer doesn't reqires Math co-processor,
like 68881 or 68882, it works using Fixed Math. Thanks for Chris Moll
for help!
What it does?
It reads Ball&Stick 3.04 file format and draws molecule..
You're able to rotate about each axe and watch how your molecule
looks like.
It works with Color Quick Draw only yet, but I'm going to make version
for Quick Draw.
Program reqires:
Color QD, 68020 CPU or better, any size of display and System 7.0.1
You also can swtich screen depth, 8, 4, 2 works!
If you'll use depth 4, your molecule will rotate 2times faster!!
Try it!
And If you like it, please let me know.
My Internet: dmitry@chemistry.chem.utah.edu
Dmitry Boldyrev.
Department of Chemistry,
University of Utah,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
[Archived as /info-mac/demo/molecular-designer.hqx; 110K]
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Date: Thu, 14 Jan 93 11:08:34 EST
From: CHUCK WILLIAMS <34A6J53@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject: [*] more sounds
Hi,
Here's group two of Star Trek-Deep Space Nine sounds in a
Binhexed, Self-Extracting Archive. Enjoy!
Chuck Williams, 34a6j53@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/sound/st-deep-space-nine-ii.hqx; 270K]
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Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1993 14:47:27 -0600
From: wem53067@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
Subject: [*] MuddTicker1.0.sit
Mudd Ticker is a second counter for ticks. It is useful when playing muds
on
the net (example- diku muds). Saves Time and grief.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/mudd-ticker-10.hqx; 86K]
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:16:55 -0800
From: mxmora@unix.sri.com (Matthew Xavier Mora)
Subject: [*] MXM Clock 1.0
Enclosed is MXM Clock yet another menubar clock program.
This one requires 32bit color QD and a system running multifinder
or system seven.
In my constant vigil to replace all my startup documents with applications,
(I don't like things patching the system when it doesn't have to) I created
this clock program that I use to replace SuperClock. It doesn't do anything
fancy. It just displays the current time in the menubar.
This version requires resedit to change the options. I will fix this in a
later
version. Also I plan on making it a Background only app also.
Things you can set:
Display rect
Font
Font Size
Baseline
Show seconds
and Waintnextevent sleep time.
these things can be set in te CLCK resource. A template is provided for
editing.
This program is freeware.
Matthew Xavier Mora
P.S. I started work on this long ago when I thought it would be a half hour
hack. After banging my head for over two weeks I lost interest in the
program. After reading c.s.m.p one day it dawned on me what was wrong with
the program.
If you call GetGworld or Setgworld DO NOT CALL SetPort ever again!
[Archived as /info-mac/util/mxm-clock.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 21:03:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: DSOUTH@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Subject: [*] nisus-backdrop-postscript.hqx
PostScript Macros for Nisus
Here is version 1.0 of my PostScript Macros for Nisus. The
macros implement postscript "backdrops" consisting of 72 or 100-point
type printed diagonally in light grey over the document. The macros
can be used to print backdrop text on just the first page or on
several or on all the pages in a document. More than one backdrop can
be used in the same document. Macros for printing "PRELIMINARY",
"CONIFIDENTIAL", "REVISED" (with date & time), or any user-input
string are provided, along with a macro to remove all PostScript
backdrops from a document.
Also includes the required PostScript Escape font.
Freeware/E-mail-ware
Dale Southard
dsouth@uoft02.utoledo.edu
1/10/93
[Archived as /info-mac/app/nisus-backdrop-postscript.hqx; 11K]
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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1993 15:58:22 -0800
From: <speck@ruc.dk> (Peter Speck)
Subject: [*] Nuntius1.1.1d17
Fixed bugs for 1.1.1d17:
Added new news server translate tables:
"Latin1/US-ASCII (In/Out)" (default for new
users)
"Latin1/DK-ASCII (In/Out)" (for Danish
users)
Translates subject & from headers too
balloon help in list of all groups too
Fixed bug in translate of 8 bits chars when posting
article
Better at reporting fatal errors to me
Fixed "In TPeriodicThread::GoSleep, fThreadCmd was not
gone"
Fixed "In TGroupListDoc::Free, had fPeriodicCheck"
Peter Speck
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/nuntius-111d17.hqx; 586K]
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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 93 15:34:34 +1000
From: p.farry@ucq.edu.au (Paul Farry - - UCQ<>DEC)
Subject: [*] Paul's Icons.sit.Hqx
Here are a lot of folder icons that can be used Under system 7. They are
all absolutely free. If you like them, then please just send an E-Mail to
my address
P.FARRY@UCQ.EDU.AU
Read the README FIRST file to understand how to use the icons..
Regards
Paul Farry
Instructional Courseware Designer
UCQ<>DEC - Australia
[Archived as /info-mac/misc/pauls-icons.hqx; 123K]
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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 16:11:03 -0800
From: mxmora@unix.sri.com (Matthew Xavier Mora)
Subject: [*] QuickBasic PCR (PreCenterAlert)
Pure Code Resources for QuickBasic (PCR)
A long time ago I was going to release a library of PCR's for
QB. I never got around to finshing up the library since I no longer
program in QB, so I decided to post them to the net in case there are any
other QB programmers that could use these PCR's. I'm making them freeware
because I don't have the time to support them. If you want the source for
any of these PCR's, it can be had for a small fee. If there are any bugs,
let me know and I try and fix them.
Good luck and I hope these are of some use to you.
Matthew Xavier Mora
Enclosed is a PCR that will center your alerts for you.
[Archived as /info-mac/lang/qb-pcr-alert-center.hqx; 7K]
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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 12:07:51 EST
From: Randy Vandermolen <rlv@SEI.CMU.EDU>
Subject: [*] Spanish Language Demo
This is a demo of the HyperCard stacks "RegPresIntro". It does not
teach the user how to speak spanish, but intead it teaches the proper
usage of the language. Basic knowledge of Spanish is required to use this.
The complete stacks are available from Chariot Software Group,
3659 India Street, San Diego, CA 92103.
I believe that the price is $39.95
I did not write these stacks. I am just posting for a friend.
[Archived as /info-mac/demo/reg-pres-intro.hqx; 88K]
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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 16:43:15 -0700 (MST)
From: "J. Taggart Gorman" <jtgorman@cs.arizona.edu>
Subject: [*] splitter2.0.sit.hqx
(This files replaces splitter-10.hqx)
Splitter is a utility that splits files into segments of roughly equal size,
chosen by the user. Splitter can be double-clicked and will ask for a file
to be split or System 7 users can drop any number of files on the icon to be
processed seperately.
Version 2 implements almost all the the improvemnts I said I would make,
like
the ability to select the destination of the split files and the ability to
handle disk full errors in a proper way.
Splitter was written to fill a gap in my utilities (and free time) and is
freeware.
[Archived as /info-mac/util/splitter-20.hqx; 11K]
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Date: Thu, 14 Jan 93 09:25:22 EST
From: CHUCK WILLIAMS <34A6J53@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject: [*] st-deep-space-nine.hqx
Hi Netters!
The internet has been an endless (and sometimes habitual) source
of information and pleasure. This is part one of my attempt to
give a little back to the people who have made the net what it
is today. Enclosed is a binhexed, self-extracting archive of
some sounds I dug from the opening episode of "Star Trek-Deep
Space Nine." I hope you enjoy them! If you enjoy them A LOT
then send me some e-mail or your own Star Trek sounds... either
way, I would love to hear from you!
respectfully submitted,
Chuck Williams, 34a6j53@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/sound/st-deep-space-nine.hqx; 245K]
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Date: 13 Jan 93 18:11:22 EST
From: bruce grubb <72130.3557@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: [*] Subject: Mac-IBM PC Comparison report
This is Version 1.1 of this report and should replace the previous version
of mac-ibm-compare.txt. It contains some important changes and additions. The
report still isn't complete, and I am therefore very much on the lookout for
contributions from Digest and other readers to flesh it out. Send comments
and information to CompuServe: 72130,3557; AOL: bruceg6069; or Internet:
bgrubb@dante.nmsu.edu. This report covers not only present hardware and
software statistics and features but also future possibilities. Despite its
incomplete form it still provides some thought-provoking reading on the
relative merits, problems, and deficiencies of Macs and IBM PCs. Here is part
of the preamble for your prerusal:
"The reason for this general data sheet is that people in both camps are not
clear or accurate about what they are saying about their machines and what
little accurate info is out there is unconsolidated. When completed, this
data sheet should enable us to make convincing and intelligent comparisons
between Mac and IBM."
"To keep this data sheet organized please provide, if possible, article
citations for the information provided or corrected and keep the opinions to a
minimum. Also keep it simple so I can understand what is being talked about
and can explain it to others and keep the information relevant to the section
corrected. Finally, just don't say it's incomplete but give me the info to
make it complete. Thank you."
[Archived as /info-mac/report/mac-ibm-compare.txt; 31K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1993 03:01:16 -0800
From: Samuel S. Tai <sstai@ocf.Berkeley.EDU>
Subject: [*] SuperClock! 4.0.1.sit.hqx
>From the docs:
I ended up rewriting a lot of SuperClock! for this release in order to clean
up some stuff, but also to add and remove some features. The following lists
the major changes, effects, etc.
Bug Fixes:
- 4.0.1 fixed a bug in 4.0 (thanks, everyone) that caused the control panel to
crash in 32-bit mode (no, actually this was not a "32-bit clean" issue).
- The battery indicator (for portables) will no longer flash, and should now
show the correct battery level on all PowerBooks.
- The clock will not stomp on the Timbuktu/Remote icon.
- The clock will keep running while typing in Microsoft Word. In previous
versions of SuperClock!, the clock display would stop updating until you
clicked the mouse. This is actually a Word weirdness, but it was an easy
thing to fix.
- For those of you running 3.9 (not 3.9.1) on a Mac II, IIx, IIcx, or SE/30,
there was a bug that could cause SuperClock! to crash when it was installing.
This was fixed in 3.9.1 and is also fixed in 4.0.
New Features:
- The battery indicator (for portables) is now optionally displayed. Also, it
will display the battery level even when charging.
- Added the day of the week (optionally) to the time and date.
- The clock can now chime on the quarter hours (:15, :30, :45) as well as on
the hour (you're welcome, Owen).
- All chimes now happen in the background so you won't have to wait for
potentially long sounds to finish.
- The old screen saver check has been replaced by a new Gestalt-based one
initiated by Berkeley Systems for After Dark (2.0u and later). I believe it's
also used by Pyro. This may cause SuperClock! to display the clock at
inappropriate times with older screen savers. I decided to follow this course
because it's faster and more accurate than the old check.
Removed Features:
- SuperClock! now always checks for a screen saver, so the option was
removed.
- Support for Stepping Out II*'s fixed menu bar has been removed. If this
turns out to be a bad thing, please verbally flog me.
The Future:
As I mentioned, a lot of SuperClock! was rewritten, so a version 4.0.2 could
be forthcoming as you find bugs using it in software combinations that I
don't. I've made every effort to wring out all the bugs, but I've been known
to miss one or two. Let my know if you find something.
I received feature requests after I froze the feature set for this release.
Those are still on my list to look at for future releases (no, Owen, I haven't
forgotten your feature).
Steve Christensen W January 1993
America Online stevec44
CompuServe 76174,1712
[Archived as /info-mac/cp/super-clock-401.hqx; 28K]
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Date: Thu, 14 Jan 93 23:23:07 -0500
From: jason r mihalick <mihalick@cis.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: [*] terminator-ii-truck.hqx
Dear Moderators,
This archive contains two versions of the same sound from the beginning
of
"Terminator II - Judgement Day." The sounds are of an Semi-truck starting
it's
engine, releasing it's brake, and slowly pulling away. The sound file "Mac
Truck (short)" lasts about 10 secs. and "Mac Truck (long)" lasts about 20
secs.
Obviously, either of these sounds would make excellent startup sounds -
particularly for those of you who own a "Big Mac" (i.e., Quadra, IIvx,
etc.).
I used the built-in mic on my IIsi in conjuction with the application
"Sample Editor" to record the sounds from an audio tape played on my stereo.
They were then exported from Sample Editor (using the "Export Sound As..."
command) in a 3:1 MACE compression format. Oh, and the sounds are in System 7
format (of course!).
I hope you enjoy the sounds! Any questions or comments are welcome.
- Jason R. Mihalick
mihalick@cis.ohio-state.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/sound/terminator-ii-truck.hqx; 347K]
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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 15:10:25 +1000
From: frank@postoffice.utas.edu.au
Subject: [*] xLibrary Version 1.02
Please Find enclosed xLibrary version 1.02 to update your copy version
1.01
xLibrary 1.0.1
Product Description.
xLibrary is a simple to use, library orientered communications package for
the Macintosh.
The package has been designed specifically with librarians in mind to
provide a simple and secure way of connecting to a variety of remote
'services'. A 'service' is defined as any process running on a local or
remote computer, e.g. an Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC).
xLibrary allows for multiple, simultaneous services to be active at any
one time. A typical session might therefore include a serial connection
to your local OPAC in one window, whilst another window displays
information from a Campus-Wide Information System (CWIS), and a third
displays a remote tcp/ip network connection to a second OPAC.
Yours
Frank
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/xlibrary-102.hqx; 229K]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 93 18:29:54 EST
From: Pete Tamas <GNOME%TEMPLEVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: 2 meg simms in a IIci
2 meg SIMMs in a IIci
I have heard that 2 meg SIMMs work in a IIci. However, they are
recognized as 1 meg SIMMs until 32 bit addressing is turned on.
Could anyone verify this? Thanks, Pete Tamas
Gnome@VM.Temple.EDU, Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 93 19:58:39 EST
From: k044477@hobbes.kzoo.edu (Jamie R. McCarthy)
Subject: A $5 cable for video out?
Norm Lyons' /report/video-out.txt includes this, from an unnamed source:
> (This reminds me of a cool thing with the original Mac II's and
> the original Apple video card -- with a 5$ cable that you could
> build yourself, you would get NTSC output -- composite video --,
> albeit in only 4-and8-bit color)
Can anyone tell me how this is done, or point me to a magazine article
or something? Reply via email please; I'll summarize if there's any
interest. Thank you.
--
Jamie McCarthy Internet: k044477@kzoo.edu AppleLink: j.mccarthy
------------------------------
Date: 16 Jan 1993 16:28:14 -0500 (CDT)
From: Rick Gore <GORER@carleton.edu>
Subject: ATM 3.0 -- WriteNow 3.0 Conflict (Q)
There seems to be a conflict between WriteNow 3.0 and ATM 3.0. I tried to
open
a large document with ATM installed. The text was messed up, the machine
started to go very slow, and when I finally quit out, the finder had grabbed
all of the memory that WriteNow had been using, so I was left with 900K free
instead of 2 Megs, which is what I had when I opened WriteNow. When I turned
off just ATM, (with Extension Manager) everything worked fine.
Please E-mail direct, and I will summarize to the net if there is enough
interest.
Thanks in advance-
Rick Gore
Carleton College
gorer@carleton.edu
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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1993 18:58:50 -0500
From: Charlie.Mingo@p4218.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Charlie Mingo)
Subject: AutoDoubler [Actually GateKeeper] woes (R)
Jerry Wilcox <iscjcw@uccvma.ucop.edu> writes:
[Description about how GateKeeper conflicts with AutoDoubler]
> I'm not surprised that Philip has had no response from Fifth
> Generation/Salient, as their normal response is "we're using
> what the system provides and it isn't our fault that virus
> programs get tripped." Well, I suppose that any virus author
> could say the same thing, so that statement gets us nowhere.
Not at all. The _Inside Macintosh_ guidelines describe how
Macintosh software is SUPPOSED to behave. If AutoDoubler
follows those guidelines strictly (and no one has claimed
otherwise), then virus utility authors have only themselves
to bkame if their programs cannot handle that
> The bottom line is that Salient/Fifth Generation apparently
> refuses to test their programs using virus detection software,
> so every new release is a surprise to Chris and other authors.
>
> Announcements: I am a beta tester for GateKeeper.
The source of the conflict is that Chris Johnson has decided
for himself that certain perfectly-legitimate operations
described in _Inside Macintish_ are "suspicious," and that
any attempt to perform them will be blocked.
The problem is that the GateKeeper author is purporting to
rewrite the _Inside Macintosh_ guidelines, something he has
NO authority to do, and which virtually GUARANTEES that his
so-called "utility" will conflict with many programs that
DO follow the IM Guidelines.
The real bottom line that that Chris Johnson should purchase
a copy of _Inside Macintosh,_ read it, follow the guidelines,
and not blame others for his own egregious programming
blunders.
> I own AutoDoubler, although I have removed it from my system
> and replaced it with Stuffit SpaceSaver...
My recommendation is that you just chuck GateKeeper, and
replace it with a virus utility that is "well behaved"
(ie, obeys the rules in _Inside Macintosh_). There's
no point in putting up with authors who deliberately
write "badly behaved" software. Try Disinfectant.
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 93 00:15:39 CST
From: gray@cae.wisc.edu
Subject: AutoDoubler Internal Compressor (R)
I was one of the first people to get AD 2.0 (and the AIC) and I have
been using both ever since. The only programs that I have found that
do not work with the AIC are VersaTerm PRO and Microsoft Word (but
then what does?). I only use AIC on fairly large programs (its
compression is not quite as small as AD's) to speed up launch time and
to keep them from expanding on my hard disk every time I launch them.
For example, I use it on Mathematica (4225K -> 1822K), Textures (753K ->
393K), Canvas (973 -> 570) and a few others. I have also saved several
hundred K by compressing most of my cdevs and extensions. As far as I
can tell, AIC works flawlessly. I have not lost any data and I have not
experienced any sort of crash that I can attribute to AIC.
I have also run some tests comparing the compressed size of files using
AD 2.0 vs. AIC and have found that the AD files are a little smaller,
but *NOT MUCH*. For example, for Mathematica 2.1, the AIC size is
1822K, down from 4225K, and the AD size is about 1890K.
As for program performance, everything I compress with AIC runs
normally, as if it was not compressed. Mathematica, MPW, THINK C, Canvas,
they all run at the same speed with exactly the same behavior.
The bottom line is this: I don't think you have anything to worry
about! Just use it and take advantage of the improved speed and
additional HD space. I think that AIC was the best part of the AD 2.0
upgrade.
Gary L. Gray * Engineering Mechanics & Astronautics
gray@cmgroup.engr.wisc.edu * University of Wisconsin-Madison
------------------------------
Date: 15 Jan 1993 23:35:44 -0500 (CDT)
From: Rick Gore <GORER@carleton.edu>
Subject: Chinese Worldscript Extensions for 7.1 (Q)
Anyone have any info on when the Chinese Worldscript extensions for 7.1 will
be
available? That was pretty much the only reason why I layed out $50 for the
software! Thanks!
Rick Gore
Carleton College
gorer@carleton.edu
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 93 12:14 BST
From: Richard Lim <RTL@SIVA.BRISTOL.AC.UK>
Subject: Consumer DTP and money management programs (R)
Personally I would heartily recommend ClarisWorks for a small business
setup.
It might seem odd to use an integrated package to try to do DTP, but what
Claris unaccountably don't seem to mention in their advertising is that
CW has a marvellous linked frames feature, which allows you to quickly do
layouts consisting of text and graphic boxes. Naturally the text flows
automatically amongst the frames you distribute on the page, and if you
resize or reposition the frames your text will be redistributed. It's
incredibly easy, far more so than trying to do it in Microsoft Word, and is
just like what you'd get in a far more expensive package like PageMaker.
ClarisWorks' draw module is a little basic, but of course it allows you to
import artwork/scanned PICTs for your publications. I would imagine that
with ClarisWorks and a StyleWriter (II) you could produce pretty neat-
looking mailouts and brochures.
The database module is more than adequate and should come in very handy for
a small business, while CW's spreadsheet facilities look pretty hot to me;
I'd venture they would help in some aspects of your money management
problems. Of course CW also has a communications front-end package, so you
can use it to login to remote systems using a modem.
For all these reasons I think ClarisWorks is really an ideal solution for a
small company - it doesn't do any one task magnificently but does almost
everything pretty well. I speak as a happy home user rather than someone
who's tried it in a commercial setup, so I'd be most interested to know if
others what others think. If you disagree strongly, would you suggest using
a different integrated package or would you go for more specific programs?
PS: If I might flip suddenly to one of the few frivolous threads I've seen
in the Digest, Malaysia most certainly manufactures mice for Apple, as any
LC user will tell you. The LCs themselves are assembled in Singapore. I
work neither for Claris nor Apple Singapore, but would be most happy if
the latter would give me a job when I get back! : )
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 93 17:43:34 EST
From: Pete Tamas <GNOME%TEMPLEVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Databases for DBase user
> >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.
>
> Two come to mind, HyperCard will easily handle that many but be dog slow.
> FileMaker will handle that make and be faster.
>
Yes, but these are not relational databases. 4th Dimension and Foxbase
are. If you are comfortable programming with DBase, you will probably
be more happy with Foxbase. If you are an experienced Mac user and are
creating your first relational database, you will be more comfortable
with 4th Dimension.-Pete Tamas
Gnome@VM.Temple.EDU, Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 93 00:05:11 CST
From: gray@cae.wisc.edu
Subject: driver level compression--Fifth Gen. (R)
If the recent responses to questions on America Online are any
indication, Fifth Generation has no intention of replacing or
"enhancing" AutoDoubler with driver-level compression. They claim
that it just isn't safe enough. I have heard rumors (read "MacWeek")
that Apple is considering implementing compression of some sort since
it has become so popular.
Driver-level compression worries me. I have been using AutoDoubler
1.0.X/2.0 for almost a year and have been *VERY* happy with it. Its
safety features for recovering files from a crash or any other mishap
are unsurpassed.
Gary L. Gray * Engineering Mechanics & Astronautics
gray@cmgroup.engr.wisc.edu * University of Wisconsin-Madison
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1993 23:24 EST
From: Dr.Peter T. Boag <BOAGP@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
Subject: E-Machines T16-II image quality
I apologize if this is a re-post for this group, but I missed my first
try.I have a couple of replies from another newsgroup indicating
similar concerns however and would like as much info as possible.
I recently acquired this monitor after reading good reviews in Macworld
and Macuser. My first impression has been disappointing. It seems a bit
dim, and there is a definite pinkish-grey cast increasing in density on
the right side of the screen, particularly in the lower right corner. There
is also a bit of 'parellelagram' distortion, with the lower left and right
corners shifted a bit to the right compared to the top corners of the
image (this cannot be corrected by the pincushion control since it is an
asymetric problem). Lastly, tapping the monitor lightly, or even popping in
in a floppy disk into the Mac below creates a rippling effect on the screen,
particularly on the right side.
A colleague suggested that the uneven display brightness may improve as
the screen burns in, but given this is a fairly expensive display, I'd be
interested in knowing whether I am being overly critical in my expectations
for a 16" color Mac display, or whether I have a bum tube or adjustment
needed, or whether I should send it back and try something like the Sony
1604s. Thanks in advance to any and all feed back. - Peter Boag
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 93 12:56:01 ITA
From: maurizio lana <LANA%ITOCSIVM.CSI.IT@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: error code numbers: what do they mean?
Where can I get clear explanation about the meaning of those cryptical error
co
des that sometimes appear? (e.g.: disk related error -36; or -9; or -1).
Thank you everyone.
Maurizio
MAURIZIO LANA | E-MAIL: LANA@ITOCSIVM.BITNET | phone & fax 39-11-837262
CISI - Universita' di Torino - V. S. Ottavio 20 - 10124 Torino Italy
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1993 09:14 IST
From: Michael Green <SOUGD%HUJIVM1.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Expander 301 moan
It's a shame but the new version of Stuffit Expander still doesn't match up to
Downline. Its "Watch Folder" works more smoothly than Expander v.3, but it has
several annoying habits: it scans for, and expands, .sit and .cpt files which
might be innocently sitting there waiting to be put on a back-up disk, rather
than just looking for .hqx files, a la Downline, which is much more sensible.
This would be barable (bareable?) if the Preferences dialog in Expander were
less ambiguous: if you want to delete the .hqx file automatically you end up
losing unbinhexed archives as well when dragging and dropping, unless you
intercept the process with the option key and reset the prefs. Tedious.
Downline has a much clearer prefs dialog, and the only reasons I reluctantly
stopped using it were its inability to deal with anything beyond a Stuffit 1.5
archive, and its annoying habit of sticking a numeric prefix on archive
names.
I wish Eric Bloodworth would come out with an upgrade for Downline. It's a lot
more pleasant to use. Eric, if you're listening ...
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 93 18:28:02 EST
From: Pete Tamas <GNOME%TEMPLEVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: fax modem software
> I would therefore extend the warning: DO NOT BUY ANY modem coming
> with Smith Micro's Quick Link II Fax software. :-(
Can you recommend some other fax software? Thanks, Pete
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1993 12:39:14 -0500 (EST)
From: mem@jhufos.pha.jhu.edu (Mel Martinez x8378)
Subject: font menu (C)
Ok, now I've been following this with some amusement, but let's see if we
can put together a summary and wrap this up. ;-)
Now, based MOSTLY on reading this thread in the digest over the last few
weeks and a little bit of personal experience I offer the following initial
assesment:
.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:
WordProcessors/Works programs that DO display the font menu in the
indicated fonts:
Nisus (Option-key)
WriteNow (Option-key?)
ClarisWorks (Command-Key)
WPs that DON'T:
MS Word
MacWrite
Unknown major apps:
WordPerfect
MS Works
GreatWorks
MacWrite Pro(vaporware)
Tools to add this feature to you poor suffering MS Word & MacWrite users:
Suitcase
Now Utilities.
.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:
This list is, of course, incomplete. If anyone has any corrections or
additions to this, don't send them to me, but please just cut & paste the
above
list & post it with the proper additions/corrections.
Mel Martinez
The Johns Hopkins University
Dept. of Physics
mem@jhufos.pha.jhu.edu
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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1993 22:36:36 -0500
From: tonyh@lynx.msc.cornell.edu (Tony Huang)
Subject: Font with Fractions (A)
>Date: 15 Jan 1993 11:02:04 -0700 (MST)
>From: KC HUNDERE <HUNDERE@gc.maricopa.edu>
>Subject: Font with Fractions
>
>I have a faculty member in need of a font with fractions in it. My limited
>connections have not found one either public or private. Does anyone know
>if such a beast?
>
>Thanks.
>
> KC Hundere hundere@gc.maricopa.edu
> Glendale Community College hundere@gc.bitnet
I uploaded a few typefaces with fractions (and only fractions) just a few
days ago. They're in the info-mac/font/ directory in a file named
fraction-font-ps-20.hqx. (I downloaded this file from CompuServe).
Tony Huang
tonyh@msc.cornell.edu
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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 93 22:33:38 EST
From: CHUCK WILLIAMS <34A6J53@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject: Format HD from IBM to Mac?
Hi there,
Just recently a friend of mine received a Mac Plus from her father
to bring to school with her. The Plus was attached to a 80 Meg,
Seagate ST-1096N. Well, things were peachy until her drive started doing
strange things. It would work, then it wouldn't. I thought virus, bad
system, or bad driver. So I commenced to spend *a lot* of time figuring
it out. After re-formatting it, it still returned errors. I thought,
"perhaps a bad case or cable..." I changed them both and still mucho
errors. Enter my roommate, Keith. He has a Seagate ST-1096N from his
old IBM AT that he wants to sell. MY QUESTION: Can I change the
format of this Seagate from IBM to Mac? Silverlining puts a SCSI disk
at every id when I hook up the IBM drive in the Mac case. I'm lost, can
anyone help me?
Much appreciated...
Chuck
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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 93 18:12:27 -0800
From: edmoy@violet.berkeley.edu
Subject: Fraudulent e-mail, dissuasion from sending
When my colleague, Austin Shelton, and I were working on a POP 3 server (the
one that has been available via anonymous ftp to ftp.cc.berkeley.edu for some
time), we thought about the issue of forging mail. The answer we came up
with was to use the extension facility in the POP 3 protocol to add a SEND
command. Now a POP 3 client doesn't need to have any SMTP code built-in,
and just uses the send command to the POP server. The POP server, running
as the user, exec's a sendmail command, and so is automatically verified.
The HyperMail stack that is also available at ftp.cc.berkeley.edu implements
this send feature. Yes, the mail interface needs a lot of work, and I haven't
had the time to do it, but at least as a prototype, it works.
Anyone want to do a RFQ to add send as a standard feature of POP 3 extended,
or how about POP 4?
Edward Moy Principal Programmer - Macintosh &
Unix
Workstation Support Services Workstation Software Support Group
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720
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Date: 16 Jan 1993 12:34:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: DAVID MOXON <SDM5832@ocvaxa.cc.oberlin.edu>
Subject: Front End for VAX-VMS
I was wondering if anyone new of a front end Macintosh program for VAX-VMS
systems. I have heard of similar type things for UNIX systems that handle
sending and receiving of mail. Please email me or reply here
-Dave Moxon (sd-Dave Moxon (SDM5832@ocvaxa.cc.oberlin.edu)
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Date: Sat, 16 Jan 93 20:33:47 -0600
From: schwalbe@condor.stcloud.msus.edu (schwalbe)
Subject: Ghostscript Problems (R)
> From: daspit%zodiac.colorado.edu@spot.Colorado.EDU (John Daspit, C.U. LASP,
> (303)492-6951)
> Subject: Ghostscript problems
>
> Hi all,
> Has anyone gotten Ghostscript to work? I really need the postscript-
> to-PICT translation, but I haven't been able to get it to work on my stock
> MAC II, system 6.0.5, no inits. I create a postscript file with the print
> dialog's postscript option, but the program crashes id=01 a short way into
> it. Trying to read their example file PS2IMAGE.PS displays a blank image
> window, then crashes a few seconds later. Any ideas? Sorry if this has been
> asked already, I am several weeks behind reading my info-macs. I need this
> info or some other way to get my Postscript or EPS files into PICT format
> yesterday, so any help is appreciated. JD
Martin Fong posted Ghostscript 2.2.5 for the Mac a couple weeks ago.
This did a nice job of producing PhotoShop files but I needed to turn
off 32 bit addressing on my Mac IIci to use it. It was also possible
to get a PICT preview which could be copied to the clipboard but this
didn't produce a very nice image for my purposes.
Michael Finch posted Ghostscript 2.5.1 for the Mac about a week ago.
A drawing window would appear with a very nice looking PICT preview,
however I could not get it to save the drawing window as a PICT file.
COMMAND P was supposed to do this but didn't work. I have tried
contacting Michael without success.
Finally, Martin Fong posted Ghostscript 2.5.2 for the Mac. It
works great for producing PICT files from ps files. Just go to the
drawing window and use it to open a ps file and get a PICT preview.
There is a menu item for saving as a PICT file which works!! The
image is only 72 dpi but if you open it in PhotoShop you can change
the dpi to any value you like (with corresponding decrease in image
size).
PS2IMAGE.PS is a file of ghostscript commands and is not an image
to be renderred.
Dan
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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 93 14:08:33 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEWALL%UCONNVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Hiding Balloon Help
On Tue, 12 Jan 93 08:52:20 -0600 you said:
>Anyone know of a utility that disables Balloon Help?
>
>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.
get info-mac/cp/helium-211.hqx which doesn't disable Balloon Help but
does hide it.
It strikes me that deleting features from superior software in order to
make it 'consistent' with something less capable scores below 100 on the
Stanford-Benet IQ scale.
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Date: Sat, 16 Jan 93 00:06:49 CST
From: gray@cae.wisc.edu
Subject: IIci cache cards and Virtual 3.0
I just got Virtual 3.0 from Connectix and I have found what appears
to be an odd incompatibility.
After way too many hours of trying different permutations, I have
discovered that my IIci with a Technology works cache card will boot
with Virtual 3.0 installed only if the cache card is physically removed
>From the machine. It doesn't matter what extensions and cdevs I have
loaded and it doesn't matter if the cache card is turned off via its
control panel device. Even if the cache card has been turned off via
software, it will not boot (I get the "Welcome to Macintosh" screen
and before anything loads, the "Welcome to Macintosh" window starts
flshing on and off very quickly) with Virtual turned on. Virtual
tries to load *VERY* early during startup so I immediately suspected
it.
Has anyone seen this sort of odd behavior with a cache card? It
would seem that all I should have to do is turn it off, but
apparently that is not always enough. What could the just the mere
presence of the card be doing to make this happen?
I have contacted both Connectix and Technology Works and they are
working on it, but I was hoping for some additional help from the
info-mac world of experts. Thank you.
Gary L. Gray * Engineering Mechanics & Astronautics
gray@cmgroup.engr.wisc.edu * University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1993 08:40:04 -0500
From: Bob Kerns <rwk@world.std.com>
Subject: KanjiTalk 7.1 (correction)
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 93 19:52:00 JST
From: Koichi MORI <kmori@onsei2.rilp.m.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
> I think the Kyoto font on the CDROM is not very
>good.
This is another weirdness. KT 7.1 does not have Kyoto any
more, according to "MacJapan" No.43, Nov. 1992.
I'm sorry, I misremembered which one was which, and which was deleted.
Indeed, the font I am using is Osaka. Gomen nasai.
I should also be a bit clearer about my opinion of this font.
It is *clearly* an improvement over just having bitmaps. It
is only at small sizes that the problems arise, and Apple
included enough hand-tuned bitmaps in small sizes to make it
quite nice. I had hoped for a hinted font, but this didn't
cost me anything extra.
I would have preferred a different style of font, but that's
a matter of preference, and not a critism of the font.
My standards for type design ("font design") are probably higher
than normal, since I work a lot with professional type designers.
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Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1993 11:00 EST
From: BANDSTRA@HOPE.CIT.HOPE.EDU
Subject: Kodak PhotoCD and NEC 74 CR-ROM Drive
Has anyone had success reading images off a Kodak PhotoCD using a
NEC 74 CR-ROM drive? I have the Apple Photo Access extension in my system
folder, in addition to all the other Apple CD access extensions. The Apple
Photo Access extension is from the Apple CD-ROM set up file available
>From ftp.apple.com. The other extensions came with the NEC drive.
A local photofinishing shop kindly lent me one of their Kodak PhotoCD demo
discs. The disc mounted on my desktop, and I was able to see the folders
and the file names, but I was unable to access any of the images. I do have
Quicktime 1.5 installed, along with System 7.1. Is there a particular
application I need to view the images? Can I do it within graphics
programs. Or what?
Barry Bandstra, Hope College, Holland, MI
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Date: 15 Jan 1993 20:34:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ryan Walker <RWALKER%COLGATEU.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: looking for a portuguese (or spanish) system 6
I am looking for a portuguese version of system 6 for some friends in Brazil
running a mac Classic. Any leads on where I could find such an animal would
be greatly appreciated. A Spanish version would be an improvement of their
current English version. Leads on it would also be helpful.
Please send your responses directly to me, I have not returned to the net
yet.
Thanks in advance,
Ryan Walker
ps - I wonder what I missed in the past seven months
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Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1993 16:34:08 -0600
From: Neil Eric Mickelson <nem52463@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Looking for SoundEdit
Hello Again!!
I was going through back issues of InfoMac to see if there was any mention
of converting AIFF files to Mac "snd" files, and indeed there were. What
I'm looking for now, however, is a program called "SoundEdit," which reads
AIFF files. I can't find it in /sound/program on sumex.
Does anyone have this program? Could you please put a copy in the archives?
Thanks a lot!!
Neil E. Mickelson
n-mickelson@uiuc.edu
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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 93 13:49 EST
From: Jeffrey L. Needleman <needje@msen.com>
Subject: Mac-ette as a DOS file for ftp
Those who need to read Mac high-density disks in an IBM high-density drive
should try Mac-ette 1.0, a $20 shareware program from Acute Systems. The
version at the info-mac archives is in .hqx format. Those with IBMs on the
net might prefer to download a .zipped archive in DOS format directly to
their IBMs. The program has just been posted as:
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DSKUTL>:MAC-ETTE.ZIP
availble for anonymous ftp at WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil.
SIMTEL20 allows only nine ANONYMOUS FTP logins during weekday prime
time, 5am to 3pm Mountain Time (GMT-7), but 27 otherwise.
SIMTEL20 files are also available by anonymous ftp from mirror sites
OAK.Oakland.Edu (141.210.10.117), wuarchive.wustl.edu
(128.252.135.4), ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9), nic.funet.fi
(128.214.6.100), src.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.3.7), nic.switch.ch
(130.59.1.40), archie.au (139.130.4.6), nctuccca.edu.tw
(140.111.3.21), by e-mail through the BITNET/EARN file servers, or by
uucp from UUNET's 1-900-GOT-SRCS. See UUNET file
uunet!~/info/archive-help for details.
Jeff Needleman <needje@msen.com>
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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 93 19:29:53 -0500
From: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
Subject: MacGames Digest Trial Offer
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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 93 20:42:49 EST
From: waldemar@ai.mit.edu (Waldemar Horwat)
Subject: MacHack '93 call for papers
Call for Papers
Technical Conference for Macintosh Developers '93
June 16 - 19, 1993
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The MacHack '93 Proceedings Committee is soliciting papers for the eighth
annual Technical Conference for Macintosh Developers (MacHack '93). The
conference is a technical forum on the Macintosh computer and personal
computing in general and includes programming, networking, operating system,
tools, novice, business, and research tracks.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
Direction of Personal Computing
Object-Oriented Programming
Parallel Processing
Intelligent Applications
OCE
Networking
Databases
Graphics and Multimedia
User Interface Research
Computers in Education
Newton and other PDAs
RISC computing
A/UX
OS/2 and Microsoft Windows
Macintosh Hardware and Cards
International Programming
Programming Languages and Tools
Case studies
Project Development
Software Maintenance and Reliability
Starting a Computer Business
Changing Computer Marketplace
Legal Aspects of Computing
Useful Programming Techniques
Paper presenters will receive free conference registrations and special
recognition. Conference attendance is limited to 300 (and is expected to sell
out).
Please submit short abstracts (one page or less) by February 1, 1993. Papers
are due by May 3, 1993.
For more information contact:
Waldemar Horwat, Proceedings Chairman or
Aimee Moran, Expotech:
Expotech, Inc.
1264 Bedford Rd.
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
313-882-1824
Internet: waldemar@ai.mit.edu,
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CIS: 72000,400
AppleLink, GEnie or MacNet: EXPOTECH
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Date: Sat, 16 Jan 93 01:53:37 -0800
From: Michael Ross <antigone!mross@netcom.com>
Subject: Making the Mac a Unix time server
Does anyone know of a Mac extension/control panel that would run a
Unix ntp time server in the background so that other Unix machines on
the network could query the Mac (running MacTCP 1.1.1) for accurate
time...? Or is this built into any program out there such as NCSA
Telnet?
I will summarize e-mail answers I receive....
Thanks!
Michael Ross
mross@antigone.com
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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 93 14:08:05 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEWALL%UCONNVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Modems
On Tue, 12 Jan 1993 21:55:48 EST you said:
>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?
The modem brand doesn't matter; on rare occasions they won't hang up,
but most of the time they will.
/s Murph Sewall <Sewall@UConnVM.UConn.Edu>
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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 93 14:09:54 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEWALL%UCONNVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Norton 2.0 problem?
On Wed, 13 Jan 93 08:45:18 PST you said:
>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?
>
>Has anyone else had this problem?
I've been running volumes that Norton wants to 'fix' for months without
problems (both Disk First Aid 7.0 and 7.1 and DiskFix disagree with
Norton's 'fix'). I expect there's some empty leaf at the end of a
b-tree branch that confuses Disk Doctor. I haven't found it worth
reformatting volumes just to make Disk Doctor happy too.
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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 93 14:45:29 +0100
From: steinman@hasler.ascom.ch (Jan Steinman)
Subject: OnLocation Problems
I have recently been unable to use OnLocation. I do not know precicely when
this happened, but I suspect it may have been when I my 600 MB Seagate died
(one month out of warranty!) and I replaced it with a Fujitsu and HDT driver
software.
I re-installed from my master disk. I appear to have version 2.0.1. Four times
out of five, the machine crashes when after coming up -- it appears to be as
folders are displaying their size, which I have turned on. If it does come up
without crashing, starting the OL DA crashes the machine. I'm running 7.0 with
tune-up, with OL and NowSoftware's StartupManager as the only enabled
extensions.
Does anyone have any clues? Am I using an old version? (I'm properly
registered, and have not received an upgrade notice.) I'd normally contact the
vendor directly, but it is difficult and expensive from my current location.
: : Jan Steinman, Bytesmiths steinman@hasler.ascom.ch :
:
: : 2002 Parkside Court, West Linn, OR 97068-2767 USA +1 503 657 7703 :
:
: : Beundenfeldstrasse 35, CH-3013, Bern, Switzerland +41 31 999 3946 :
:
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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 93 18:25:26 EST
From: Pete Tamas <GNOME%TEMPLEVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: PICT resources in EPS files (Reply)
> I've tried image catalog but it converts the post script pictures to
> PICTs before printing. This then results in low quality pictures
> (considering they are scaleable EPS to start).
>
Many programs like this simply take the PICT resource in an EPS file
rather than interpreting the Postscript code or using them as a page
layout package might. -Pete Tamas
Gnome@VM.Temple.EDU, Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)
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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1993 09:38:07 +1000
From: Danny Thomas <vthrc@mailbox.uq.oz.au> (Danny Thomas)
Subject: Printing from Mac to PS-printer on UNIX workstation (Q)
Stefan P. Mueller <ONM010%vm.hrz.uni-essen.de@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU> writes:
>A few days ago David Hartmann (davidh@mills.edu) inquired about
>solutions for printing from Macintoshes connected via Ethernet on
>Postscript printers attached to UNIX workstations.
>We are having a similar problem at hand here. We are trying to use a
>LaserWriter II NT which is connected to a Sun SPARC-1. We want to print
>>From a Quadra 700 and a LC II (both on Ethernet). Currently we are only
>accessing the Sun's via NFS/Share and Telnet.
>I have not seen any responses to David's question yet, that's why I am
>asking again. Please, networking gurus, share your wisdom!
probably the best place to ask the question is the comp.protocols.appletalk
newsgroup. I am going to mention the freeware CAP package, but you may want
to ask that newsgroup about an alternative called netatalk. CAP was
originally developed at Columbia, but for a while has been maintained by
David Hornsby at Melbourne Uni. It is fairly widely used and I know of at
least three Departments at this uni running it - I'd guess there are at
several hundred successful users; doesn't sound a lot until you count the
number of macs using those AppleShare/print servers. Have a look in /mac at
munnari.oz.au, or better yet /mac/cap.patches for CAP.faq.
CAP runs on many UNIX platforms and provides a print and AppleShare (2)
server. On some platforms, notably Sun and DEC, CAP optionally uses
EtherTalk but otherwise IPTalk is used. That is, AppleTalk traffic between
the CAP server and an AppleTalk router is encapsulated within TCP/IP. Not
all routers understand KIP, but Webster (now NRC) Multigates, GatorBoxen,
FastPaths, EtherRoute/TCP's and some others do.
Currently CAP is version 6 patch level 126, but I believe that the next
major upgrade will allow a more general way for the UNIX system to directly
handle EtherTalk, and phase 2 at that. Another welcome improvement in the
pipeline will be the preservation of directory ids in the AppleShare file
system. At present, these numbers are lost on UNIX copying to other
volumes, and I believe after restarts. This doesn't affect most software
but makes it impossible to use Retrospect (amongst others?) to backup a CAP
AppleShare server volume.
With your macs already on ethernet and with a Sun system, you can
directly run EtherTalk without needing a router. To connect your
LaserWriter you can either do that with a serial connection (slow and is
only a 7bit channel) or get something like an EtherPrint box to connect
your printer to ethernet.
I'm sure other people can give more definitive answers - I'm waiting
for a 486 system to arrive to install first 386BSD and then try CAP. We
already have a KIP friendly AppleTalk router (Compatible Systems
EtherRoute/TCP).
PS if the printer connected to the UNIX box isn't an Apple LaserWriter, you
might find the DMM LaserWriter drivers (now version 1.31 from info-mac)
useful. I don't recall them being mentioned by CAP sites, but Don
Markuson's patches to Apple's drivers neuter most Apple LW peculiarities
>From the PostScript emitted.
cheers,
Danny Thomas (vthrc@mailbox.uq.oz.au)
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Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1993 11:10:23 -0600
From: spohn@rcf.mayo.edu
Subject: Quadra 950 Compatibility Listing(?)
We recently installed a Quadra 950 as a fileserver for our area. Now and
then I run across software that seems to have compatibility problems with
the 950. Then it occurred to me that perhaps there was a published listing
of known 950 compatiblity problems somewhere. Does anyone know of such a
listing? If not, I'd be glad to compile a list then post it.
Al Spohn spohn@mayo.edu 507-284-1666
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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1993 21:23:25 GMT
From: KBrooke@mitre.org (Ken Brooke)
Subject: Simple Hypertext for the Mac
We are looking for a simple hypertext system (authoring and browsing) for
use on the Mac IIci. It does not need many fancy bells and whistles, just
the ability to chain through several documents in a predefined manner.
Something along the lines of the Microsoft Help tool would be useable.
The ability to work with Word files in native format would also be a plus.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks. If folks reply to me direct, I
will compile and resubmit for all.
-Ken
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Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1993 14:59 PST
From: "Tony Wong ......" <TWONG@SCUACC.SCU.EDU>
Subject: SoftPC vs SoftAT etc.
Dear netters,
I'm contemplating buying SoftPC/Universal SoftPC/SoftAT because I need to
do a survey and study of PC accounting packages. But I'm confused about
the differences between the 3 versions of emulators.
My equipment will be a MacIIx with 2 hard disks and the stock 13" RGB
monitor.
My major concern is the speed of emulation and support of extended memory.
CD-ROM support is not essential at all, as I don't have a CD-ROM drive.
Please respond to me directly to save the Info-mac bandwidth, and I will
summerize and post it to public.
Thanks.
Tony.
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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1993 17:11 PST
From: "DAVID R. ANDERSON" <MATHDAVE%CWU.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Text with layout (Nisus users)
Thanks to Adam Engst for his tip:
>A quick tip for Nisus users. You can create a file called Nisus
>Text Stationery and leave it in the same folder with Nisus.
>>From then on, whenever you open a plain TEXT file, Nisus will
>automatically use the Nisus Text Stationery file as a template
>for the one you're opening. So, my Nisus Text Stationery file
>is set to Monaco 9 pt text and a very large margin size so I
>can be sure of seeing everything without weird word wraps. It
>makes opening text files much more pleasant with Nisus.
I use a modification of his tip. Since I don't read small point size
easily, I set my point size to 12 pt (or larger). I avoid superfluous
word wrap by setting the Nisus Text Stationary page layout to
print at 50%. This gives a virtual page of double width--wide
enough that word wrap is less likely to be invoked.
Dave Anderson
MathDave@CWU or MathDave@CWU.bitnet
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Date: Sat, 16 Jan 93 17:19:44 MEZ
From: "Dr. Stefan P. Mueller"
<ONM010%vm.hrz.uni-essen.de@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Tiny screen savers (Q)
A long time ago there was a discussion about very small screensavers
which just dim the screen and don't waste precious cpu time for fancy
screen graphics. I need such a beast but can't find the relevant digest.
Does anybody out there remember? Any experiences under System 7.1?
Thank you!
Stefan
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Date: 18 Jan 93 04:35:08 GMT
From: micah@milton.u.washington.edu (Micah Anderson)
Subject: Victoire! Victoire! Victoire! Victoire! aye me laddy
Hey, duz anyone know where I might obtain a copy of
Victoire! 1.0? not Victoire! 1.0.1, or 1.1, or 1.2etc,
just good ol' dependable 1.0?
stalin eats grapenuts with appalonia
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Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1993 01:54:19 GMT
From: bsardis@netcom.com (Barry Sardis)
Subject: WORM CD-ROM revisited
Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes:
>One week ago I posted a request for information concerning the experience
>of others with WORM CD-ROMs. To date I received one response asking me
>what I learned. Not much is the answer. Once I again I would like to ask
>do any info-mac netters have any experience with WORM CD-ROMs? I am
>especially interested in the Kodak product. Thanks for any information and
>time spent in responding. Blystone in Texas
You seem to be confused. There are several different types of optical (as
opposed to magnetic) disks.
The first type was the WORM - Write Once Read Many - which is mostly used
for archival applications, since information cannot be erased and once the
disk is full it can only be read.
A CD-ROM - Compact Disc, Read Only Memory - is a data variant of the audio
CD. It is "mastered" and produced in large quantities. The primary application
is for distribution of information, programs, images, sounds, etc.
Perhaps you were referring to the Writeable CD-ROM technology? I believe this
is still quite expensive technology. The only benefit over WORM that I can
see is that because the WORM and CD-ROM drives are different, Writeable
CD-ROM would output material capable of being read in the less costly
CD-ROM drives.
I guess that the Kodak product you refer to the the PhotoCD, a variant of the
audio and data CDs. There is a special consumer player which connects to TVs.
A PhotoCD can also be read by (some/many?) CD-ROM drives attached to PCs, but
to have full compatibility you need a drive compatible with the XA
multisession
(?) functionality. This has to do with the fact that a PhotoCD can be written
two in multiple sessions, typically one for each roll of film processed.
There are a couple of other optical technologies you might also be interested
in knowing more about. One is fully rewritable optical. Some drives that
handle
this media can also handle WORM media, so-called multifunction drives. The
other is currently a consumer product, Sony's Mini-Disk (MD) which is also a
rewritable opticle technology.
Look into alt.cd-rom for more information. I believe that there is a FAQ.
--
Barry Sardis | Home: (408) 448-1589
1241 Laurie Avenue | Office: (408) 448-7404
San Jose, CA 95125 | Fax: (408) 448-7404
Email: bsardis@netcom.COM or 70105.1210@compuserve.COM
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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 20:06:58 CST
From: twb@tivoli.com (Tom Bereiter)
Message-Id: <9301130206.AA27126@tivoli.com>
To: info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu
Subject: [*] ImageCatalog 1.5 update
Resent-To: info-mac@sumex-aim
Resent-Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1993 20:36:31 PST
Resent-From: Backup Moderator <backmod@camis.Stanford.EDU>
ImageCatalog 1.5 is an update to ImageCatalog 1.03b.
ImageCatalog will take a collection of MacPaint, PICT, GIF, TIFF,
JPEG, and JFIF files and organize them as high-quality recuded
image cells in a single window. Double-clicking on a cell opens
the corresponding file using either a built-in image viewer or
the file's application. Typical uses are: clip art selector and
picture database front end.
Changes since 1.03 include:
- System 7 support
- simplified operation
- TIFF/JPEG/JFIF support
- customizable catalog format
twb@tivoli.com
[Archived as /info-mac/app/image-catalog-15.hqx; 188K]
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