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Info-Mac Digest             Thu, 25 Feb 93       Volume 11 : Issue 45

Today's Topics:

      [!] [*] Disinfectant 3.0
      [*] 1TrashEmptier
      [*] Deep Space 9 pictures
      [*] FiveDice1.3.cpt.hqx
      [*] FontLibrary1.0.cpt.hqx
      [*] info-mac/card/x/file-rsrc-misc-utils.hqx
      [*] info-mac/comm/ftpd-200.hqx
      [*] maia-21a.hqx
      [*] menu-icons-micn19.sit.hqx (in cp directory)
      [*] MenuChoice 1.6 submission
      [*] MiniScreen 1.7 -- Desktop Shrinker Demo
      [*] Mudd Ticker 1.0.7
      [*] New version of MICN
      [*] Passport Producer1.0 demo
      [*] Powerless 1.0b3 -- Shutdown Scheduler Demo
      [*] Privacy 1.0
      [*] Re: transcription editor
      [*] rnMac 0.4b
      [*] Stack: StackStarter-bp971.hqx
      [*] startupscreen: asprin molecule
      [*] Startupscreen: Bart
      [*] Tron 4.0
      [*] VideoToolbox.93.2.23
      [*] WorldTime.hqx
      [*] ZyXEL U1496 Modems Resaler's listing
      (Q) How to lock the SYSTEM folder
      16" Monitor resolutions ABC's
      A Better Disk Light? [R]
      Annoying Problems with Supra V.32bis Modems
      Any experience with Powerkey?
      apparently "sticking" mouse cursor
      Apple ][e disk drive woes (Q)
      Apple Adjustable keyboard (Q)
      AppleSingle format - what is it?
      Apple Tape Drive (A)
      Better Disk Light
      Broken SIMM sockets--how to fix?
      CheckBook Manager program available? (Q)
      CommToolbox Tools
      Download info discussion
      drivers
      Duo Dock VRAM (Q)
      experiences with FutureBasic?
      ftping .Z
      German Apple distribution
      Getting rid of PrintMonitor from System 7 (2 msgs)
      Getting rid of PrintMonitor from System 7 (A)
      Getting rid of PrintMonitor from System 7 (R)
      GraphOn X Terminals vs MacTCP
      hard drive won't mount
      INQUIRY
      IQ Test (C)
      LAPIS Technologies
      LCIII slot - what is it
      LC whirring sound
      Linear Regression App (Summary)
      Mac IIsi Dayna Ethernet problem
      MacinTax
      MacPlus memory upgrade (Q)
      mac unix
      Mail merge in QuarkXPress
      Mysterious Icon--What Program, and Why Loading BEFORE Antiviral?(A)
      not Installing MacInTax fonts (Reply)
      Old Mac floppy access/startup screen question
      Phonetic (IPA) Fonts (Q)
      PowerBook 140 Screen Proble
      Printing Postscript on a DeskWriter
      Quirky Mac Plus Monitor-Q
      re Apple's crippled machines ...
      Selling used monitors (R)
      Start Up Icon (A)
      Stick Software/Ben Haller
      student discount...
      Tektronix Patent - Request for Info
      Tektronix Patent - Request for Info (Reply)
      Tektronix Patent vs. QuickTime
      Token-ring Cards
      V32bis and Zmodem
      Where to get rid of PowerBook Fax/Data Modem?
      Wierd Icon on Top of Hard Disc Icon
      Window title bar behind menu bar (A)
      Word 4.0 docs carry 32bit-dirtiness with them?
      zmodem tool

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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1993 23:16:11 -0600
From: [e-mail] (John Norstad)
Subject: [!] [*] Disinfectant 3.0

Disinfectant 3.0

February 24, 1993

Disinfectant 3.0 is a new release of our free Macintosh anti-viral
utility.

Version 3.0 detects the new T4-C strain of the T4 virus and a new
version of the CDEF virus.

The new T4-C strain of the T4 virus is very similar to the T4-A strain.
It was discovered at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
by a Gatekeeper user when an infected application attempted to rename
itself "Disinfectant". Thanks to Chris Johnson and his Gatekeeper program
for helping to discover this new strain.

The new version of the CDEF virus was discovered in New York. There are
only minor technical differences between the new version and the
original virus. Unfortunately, the new version escaped detection by the
Disinfectant version 2.9 protection INIT (but not by the application).
The Disinfectant version 3.0 INIT fixes this problem. In version 3.0,
both the INIT and the application recognize both the original virus and
the new version.

Please consult the Disinfectant online manual for more detailed information
about the T4 and CDEF viruses.

Note that this version 3.0 is NOT a major new release of Disinfectant
with major new features. Normally, with Mac programs, a minor upgrade is
indicated by increasing the number after the decimal point in the
version number. According to this rule, this new version should be
numbered 2.10. Unfortunately, Apple's version numbering scheme does not
permit more than one digit after the decimal point. For this reason,
this new version is numbered 3.0.

We also fixed some errors which could cause crashes when scanning
pathological files with very large resources (e.g., the "PSpice"
program).

This version also fixes a problem with Aladdin Systems' StuffIt
SpaceSaver product. In some cases, Disinfectant would improperly report
that compressed files had damaged resource forks.

Disinfectant 3.0 is available now via anonymous FTP from site
ftp.acns.nwu.edu [129.105.113.52]. It will also be available soon on
sumex-aim.stanford.edu and info-mac mirror sites, rascal.ics.utexas.edu,
comp.binaries.mac, America Online, CompuServe, GEnie, Delphi, BIX,
MacNet, Calvacom, and other popular sources of free and
shareware software.

Macintosh users who do not have access to electronic sources of free and
shareware software may obtain a copy of Disinfectant by sending a self-
addressed stamped envelope and an 800K floppy disk to the author at the
address given below. People outside the US may send an international postal
reply coupon instead of US stamps (available from any post office). Please
use sturdy envelopes, preferably cardboard disk mailers.

People in Western Europe may obtain a copy of the latest version of
Disinfectant by sending a self-addressed disk mailer and an 800K floppy
disk to macclub benelux. Stamps are not required. The address is:

   macclub benelux
   Disinfectant Update
   Wirtzfeld Valley 140
   B-4761 Bullingen Belgium

Mactivity-macclub benelux also offers an international update service
for Disinfectant. This service is available to people anywhere in the
world, not just Western Europe. For a fee they will send you new
versions of Disinfectant as new viruses appear. Write to them at the
above address for more information.

John Norstad
Academic Computing and Network Services
Northwestern University
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/virus/disinfectant-30.hqx; 239K]

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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 93 16:41:03 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] 1TrashEmptier

Dear Moderator

1TrashEmptier is an application written by a French monk who created in his
monastery a company specialised in Mac programming.
Who said that the Mac was not for the rest of us !

The application has two purposes:

1- Deleting files and folders of a volume (disk, HD, SyQuest ...) put in
the wastebasket by draggind and dropping the volume icon into 1TrashEmptier
without deleting other files located in the wastebasket.

2- Deleting files and folders immediately and permanently.

In the package is a short and rough translation of the French README file.

Note that even if the application was written in French, it is pretty
straightforward to understand how it works without knowing a single
word in French.

Disclaimer: I'm not the author. I'm merely posting the file because he hasn't
got any Internet access.

You can reach him at  [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/util/one-trash-emptier.hqx; 42K]

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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 93 18:16:01 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Brian Kendig)
Subject: [*] Deep Space 9 pictures

This Stuffit archive contains eight pictures of medium quality from
the first episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

    DS9 Logo
    Two Ships
    Escaping
    Station by Bajor
    Docking Pylon
    Enterprise Docked
    Station Side
    Runabout Leaving

[Archived as /info-mac/art/deep-space-nine.hqx; 523K]

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Date: Thu, 18 Feb 93 08:51:54 CST
From: Kent E. Pilkington <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] FiveDice1.3.cpt.hqx

FontLibrary v1.02.cpt

s.
It maintains a library of fonts.  What is special about The Font Library is
that
will keep track of all fonts that it comes into contact with, not just the
ones
your system.  This allows you to look up fonts that you have just noticed on
yo
favorite BBS and know in an instant (well, OK.  Faster than if you were to try
remember) whether you have seen this font or not.  It also has good font
sampli
features.  Another stack brought fourth by my brother-in-law, Tim Bobo (Yes,
Bo.

KEP
Internet: [e-mail] -or- [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/card/font-library-102.hqx; 414K]

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Date: Thu, 18 Feb 93 08:54:43 CST
From: Kent E. Pilkington <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] FontLibrary1.0.cpt.hqx

Fivedice v1.3.cpt

Fivedice is a Hypercard version of the Triple Yatzee that was brought forth
froe
HyperChaos protoplasm by my brother-in-law, Tim Bobo (yes, Bobo).  It is a
mult-
player game that promises hours of fun to you and your friends.

KEP
Internet: [e-mail] -or- [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/card/five-dice-13.hqx; 263K]

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 09:46 +1300
From: "Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University, Hamilton, NZ"
<[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] info-mac/card/x/file-rsrc-misc-utils.hqx

Hi.

Enclosed is an assortment from my large collection of HyperCard externals.
These ones provide functions for manipulating resources, blocks of memory,
files and aliases, plus a few other odds and ends. A lot of them are fairly
low-level and should be used with care, but some people might still find them
useful. Some of these were used in my Voice Attachment Converter stack.

[Archived as /info-mac/card/x/file-rsrc-misc-utils.hqx; 127K]

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993 12:07:56 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] info-mac/comm/ftpd-200.hqx

Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>             Ph: [phone]

FTPd v2.0.0 and FTPd Setup v2.0.0 is a Macintosh FTP server for Macs
with MacTCP.  FTPd allows other machines on the Internet to FTP or
Gopher to your Mac.  It requires System 7, File Sharing enabled, and
MacTCP 1.1 (or later).  It honours the Users&Groups privileges and
passwords, and supports multiple logins, anonymous FTP (user name
anonymous or ftp), as well as MacBinary and BinHex transfers, and
the "MACB" FTP command.  It runs either as a background only application,
or as a normal application, displaying the log file.

Changes since v1.1.0 include:
* Gopher daemon support - this is the major change.
* Supports resolving Aliases
* Support Gopher TEXT and BinHex transfers, and file indexing
* Scrambled&Two-way passwords.
* Foreground and Background-only version
* Foreground mode displays the log window
* Support options to NLST and LIST -CspFl (cols, size in k, dir/, long)
* Added a command to set the folder privs.
* Added a way of changing passwords.
* Fixed a bug that caused the server to lock up under high load.
* Fixed a bug that could give spurious errors during MacBinary receives.
* Handle changing from EtherTalk <-> Localtalk network connections.
* SITE INDEX as a synonym for SITE F
* Only log in to volumes you can access (Gopher and FTP)
* Considerably faster than previous versions.

FTPd is $10 shareware.

Hope you like them,
   Peter. <[e-mail]>

FTPd v2.0.0 and FTPd Setup v2.0.0 Copyright 1992-93 Peter N Lewis

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/ftpd-20.hqx; 204K]

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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 93 12:02:05 EST
From: Tim DeBenedictis <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] maia-21a.hqx

The following BinHexed, StuffIt archive contains an update of Macintosh
Astronomical Image Analysis version 2.1.  (Note to the moderators- please
remove the current maia-21.hqx archive and replace it with this one.  The
new version is MAIA 2.1a.)
For those of you new to MAIA, MAIA is a program for enhancing and analyzing
images of all sorts, but particularly astronomical ones.  It requires a
Mac with a 68020 or higher processor, a math coprocessor, and 16- or 256-color
display.  The shareware fee is $20.00.

Tim DeBenedictis
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/app/maia-21a.hqx; 631K]

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Date: Mon, 22 Feb 93 20:44:12 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Mark Valence)
Subject: [*] menu-icons-micn19.sit.hqx (in cp directory)

MICN 1.9 - Display small iconic representation for menu titles.

This hack is an implementation of an idea suggested by USENET
readers as a method for reclaiming menu bar space.  It has a cheesy
interface, but it is configurable with ResEdit.  See the documentation
for details on adding your own SICNs to the menu bar!

MICN is still free, still less than 20K on your disk, and still only 580 bytes
of code in your System Heap!

Enjoy,

Mark Valence

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/menu-icons-micn-19.hqx; 40K]

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993 12:21:25 PST
From: "Bruce Goldstein, [phone]" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MenuChoice 1.6 submission

This is MenuChoice version 1.6; it is a shareware program.  It should replace
version 1.5 in the archives; the only changes are bug fixes.  NenuChoice is a
control panel device which enables hierarchical menus under the Apple menu.
With it, you can open applications, control panel devices, and documents of
all kinds quickly and easily using your Apple menu.  Stuffed with StuffitLite
3.0.5 and then binhexed.  I am not the author (who is K. Clendinning, see
documentation), just a user who likes it.

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/menu-choice-16.hqx; 56K]

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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1993 14:49:08 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Morgan Davis)
Subject: [*] MiniScreen 1.7 -- Desktop Shrinker Demo

MiniScreen temporarily changes your monitor's desktop to any size you
desire, such as the dinky, nine-inch "Classic" monitor.  It is most
excellent for:

o   Software development and localization
o   QuickTime video development
o   Multimedia presentations
o   Game playing
o   Office pranks
o   ...and more.

See the enclosed "About MiniScreen" file for complete documentation.

This demo version of MiniScreen 1.7 is fully functional for a reasonable
period of time, after which it will expire.  MiniScreen 1.7 is $39.95 (or
$10 upgrade) directly from the Morgan Davis Group.  The demo, however,
is completely free, so enjoy it.

New in MiniScreen 1.7:

o   Maintains a "MiniScreen Prefs" file to store settings
    (instead of saving them inside MiniScreen itself)

o   Completely revised Control Panel look

o   10K smaller -- MiniScreen now only 26K on disk

o   The pop-up menu of standard monitor sizes has been updated
    to include all known commercial monitor dimensions at this time.

o   The pop-up menu shows only the display sizes that are equal to
    or smaller than your monitor's physical dimensions.

o   All new documentation

 /\/\  Morgan Davis Group (619/670-0563)
/ /__\  Internet: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/mini-screen-17.hqx; 23K]

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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1993 17:01:29 -0600
From: "TheBard" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Mudd Ticker 1.0.7

Mudd Ticker is a utility/clock that runs happily in the background while you
play a Mud. It keeps track of the number of seconds until a tick, and it
inform
you when the tick is about to take place. It also keeps tack of log time, and
some other goodies. Full 8 bit color and sound.

Changes since 1.0.5 -
1) New, cool sounds
2) you can change clock settings in the fly by key strokes. Handy when the mud
you are playing on starts to lag.
3) Coupla minor bug fixes.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/mudd-ticker-107.hqx; 114K]

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Date: Mon, 22 Feb 93 20:50:50 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Mark Valence)
Subject: [*] New version of MICN

MICN users-

Here is a new version of MICN.  If you are using System 6.0.x
and a color monitor, you might be having problems with MICN.
This version of MICN fixes a bug when the menu title of a menu
is dimmed on those systems.  There are no other changes, but
you probably want to upgrade just to have the latest.

Mark.

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/menu-icons-micn.hqx; 40K]

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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1993 10:40:42 +0100
From: Jean-Claude Arnouil <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Passport Producer1.0 demo

Hi there !
  Last week I asked if some one could download the Passport Producer
Demo from Compuserve or Applelink.
  Nobody answer my request until now, but yesterday I)ve found
that demo on the French Apple BBS.
  I think it could interresting someone else on this net so
here it is ....

[ excerpt from the included ReadMe file ]
....
Passport Producer is Macintosh-based software for creating and delivering
spectacular multimedia presentations.  Producer's elegant Cue Sheet graphical
interface provides the user with a simple and intuitive method of importing
and combining several media types:  QuickTime, animation, graphics, text,
digital audio, CD audio, and MIDI.

Passport Producer brings power, functionality, and ease-of-use to the
multimedia equation.   Complex, multi-layered presentations can be created
quickly and with a minimum of effort.  Pre-existing files and presentations
benefit greatly from Producer's high-quality audio and MIDI capabilities.
Producer links to the most popular software packages used for creating
content.  Any software that saves files in the standard Macintosh file formats
is accessible by Producer .

Fine-tuning a presentation is as easy as dragging or resizing Cues on the Cue
Sheet.  The Cue Sheet is bound to a rock-solid timeline, so worries about
synchronization are no longer an issue.  The timeline's resolution is variable
down to one second and Cues can be placed with frame-accuracy.  Producer
supports all SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) time
code formats for both internal and external synchronization.
....

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/passport-producer.hqx; 527K]

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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1993 14:47:20 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Morgan Davis)
Subject: [*] Powerless 1.0b3 -- Shutdown Scheduler Demo

Powerless lets you schedule automatic, unattended system shutdowns. This
allows you to leave your computer running so that it can complete a task,
then shut off after a period of time you specify.

Powerless features:

o  It's an application, not an INIT
o  Works on any Macintosh with System 7
o  Small and efficient (less than 20K on disk)
o  Cool 3-D color interface (supports B/W Mac's, too)
o  Uses internationally-recognized icons
o  Displays time in 12 hour or 24 hour format
o  Displays time relative to the present time
o  Notifies you 5 minutes before shutdown
o  Beeps during the final 10 seconds for additional warning
o  Remembers your desired display mode and time settings
o  Let's you select Shutdown or Restart

What's new in 1.0b3:

o  Added a preferences dialog with these options:
    + Show splash screen on startup
    + Switch to finder (great for Startup Items)
    + Start countdown timer automatically (ditto)
    + Give a 5 minute notification in advance
    + Beep during final 10 seconds
    + Shutdown or Restart action selection

Powerless is a commercial product ($19.95), but this FREE demo is being
distributed through information services as a courtesy of the Morgan Davis
Group.  Only distribute the original contents of the archive when posting
elsewhere.


 /\/\  Morgan Davis Group (619/670-0563)
/ /__\  Internet: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/util/powerless-10b3.hqx; 30K]

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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 93 01:55:36 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Tony Huang)
Subject: [*] Privacy 1.0

Privacy is a utility that will, at the touch of a key in the Finder,
instantly hide your files and folders on your Macintosh so that others
can't see or access them. At the touch of the same key, a password dialog
comes up.  When you enter your password, your files and folders are
unhidden and appear where you last left them.

Downloaded from AOL.

Tony Huang
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/util/privacy-10.hqx; 43K]

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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 93 10:40:11 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Re: transcription editor

George Wittenberg asks about an editor for handling "overlapping dialogs" in
a tabular format.  Our collaborative writing environment, the PREP Editor,
handles transcription *extremely* well - to the point of being able to
include the actual voice in the document (if you have a enough RAM)!  We use
PREP to transcribe our own studies, in addition to writing all our papers.

This transciption capability is ancillary to PREP's real goal, which is to
provide a writing environment to support collaborative writing.  We are an
NSF sponsored project.

PREP includes XTND capabilities for import and export; text, drawing, and
sound support; and much more.  Note that PREP is *NOT* a
synchronous/networked/real time environment (although that will be
changing).  We think that 90% of the work happens asynchronously, anyway.

What follows is the announcement I have posted to comp.groupware previously,
and it describes how to get the PREP Editor via anonymous ftp.

The PREP Editor is free, but we retain the copyright.  All Rights Reserved,
as they say.

-Rob Chandhok
[e-mail]

[editor: you can extract the rest of the message into a separate file at
your discretion]

In honour of Groundhog Day , I am pleased to announce the release of
version 1.0a9 of the PREP Editor.  The instructions for anonymous ftp
follow.

Most notable in the new release:

* Support for "anchors", so that you can attach annotations at a finer
grains size than the paragraph.  In text views, this means you can attach to
any run of characters, and in the drawing editor you can annotate any
drawing object.

* Better and faster file loading and printing - both have had _major_
speedups since the last release.

* lots of other bug fixes and interface cleanups.

You want version 1.0a9, which is stored in prepva9.sea.hqx

Enjoy!
Rob

[Archived as /info-mac/misc/prep-editor.txt; 5K]

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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1993 07:19:32 -0500
From: Roy Wood <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] rnMac 0.4b

There is a problem with that last copy of rnMac 0.4b I sent to you.
Please replace it with this, and accept my apologies for my
carelessness.

FYI, I originally forgot to remove a debugging check in the code that
causes rnMac to beep constantly.  In the code, I'm checking that
the value stored in location 0 of memory is a non-changing nasty
value-- this was done to catch dereferences of nil handles.

-Roy

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/rn-mac-04b.hqx; 100K]

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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 93 13:56:42 -0700
From: Bruce Carter <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Stack: StackStarter-bp971.hqx

Greetings,

Following is a Compacted, BinHexed copy of Stack Starter, version beta
.971 by Robertson Reed Smith.  This is an old HyperCard 1.2.x stack that
has a lot of neat goodies in it, including scripts, icons, animations,
and so on.  Several people on the HYPERCRD and HYPERTCH lists were
asking about it, and I couldn`t find it on any of the archives, so here
it is.  This is the most current copy I know of, if someone has a later
version, please post it.  Robertson, if you`re out there somewhere, I
hope you`re considering a HyperCard 2.x (3.x?) version of this stack.

CAUTION:  this stack was meant for version 1.2.x and has some
difficulties with version 2.x.  A couple of the externals aren`t greatly
happy with my configuration, either (System 7.1/HC2.1).  It is quite
easy to get into a situation where it is necessary to bail out via the
reset switch or by Command-Option-ESC.  Nevertheless, it has some fun,
interesting, and useful stuff in it.

[Archived as /info-mac/card/stack-starter-b971.hqx; 480K]

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 11:12:32 EST
From: Dr. G. Paul Savage <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] startupscreen: asprin molecule

This is a 640x480 colour startupscreen of the asprin molecule on a black
background.
If you have trouble getting this startupscreen to work please read the report
/info-mac/report/startup-deskpict-faq.txt before emailing me. On the other
hand, feel free to email me if you like this screen.

Cheers

Paul.

[Archived as /info-mac/art/asprin-molecule-startup.hqx; 46K]

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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 93 15:13:32 EST
From: Dr. G. Paul Savage <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Startupscreen: Bart

This is a 640x480 colour startupscreens of Bart Simpson with a slingshot. If
you have trouble getting this startupscreen to work please read the report
/info-mac/report/startup-deskpict-faq.txt before emailing me. On the other
hand, feel free to email me if you like this screen.

Cheers

Paul.

[Archived as /info-mac/art/bart-simpson-startup.hqx; 25K]

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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 93 18:10:08 MET
From: Andrea Pellizzon 280679/sm <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Tron 4.0

Game: Tron 4.0.
This file contains the demo version of the network (Appletalk)
game Tron. The program doesn't support sounds and the message
manager.
This program is $10 SHAREWARE.See the About and Info menu for
more informations.

Enjoy yourself !

     Andrea Pellizzon
     (E-Mail Address: [e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/game/tron-40.hqx; 78K]

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Date: 24 Feb 1993 21:50:50 -0500
From: "Denis Pelli" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] VideoToolbox.93.2.23

Subject:VideoToolbox.93.2.23                          9:50 PM        2/24/93
Please replace

info-mac/source/c/video-toolbox.hqx
and
info-mac/source/c/video-toolox.hqx                   (Please note typo.)

by the enclosed update. Thanks!

Denis Pelli

VideoToolbox.93.2.23.sea
Version: February 23, 1993

The VideoToolbox is a collection of nearly two hundred C subroutines and
several demo and utility programs written to do visual psychophysics with
Macintosh computers. It's free and may not be sold without permission. It
should be useful to anyone who wants to present accurately specified visual
stimuli or use the Mac for psychometric experiments. The text file "Video
synch" discusses all the ways of synchronizing programs to video displays and
the many pitfalls to avoid. The TimeVideo application checks out the timing of
all video devices in anticipation of their use in critical real-time
applications, e.g. movies or lookup-table animation. The demos
FlickeringGrating and Sandstorm, among others, show how to generate visual
stimuli such as spatiotemporal sinusoids with gaussian envelopes in space and
time, and dynamic white noise. Low-level routines control video timing and
lookup tables, display real-time movies, filter images, and implement the
luminance-control algorithms suggested by Pelli and Zhang. (D.G. Pelli and L.
Zhang, 1991, Accurate control of contrast on microcomputer displays. Vision
Research, 31, 1337-1350. Reprints are available.) High-level routines help
analyze psychophysical experiments (e.g. graphing or maximum-likelihood
fitting
of psychometric data). This collection has been continually updated since
1991.
Many colleagues have indicated that they are using the software in their
labs.
Most of the routines are Mac-specific, but some very useful routines, e.g. the
luminance-control, statistics, and maximum-likelihood fitting algorithms,
could
easily be ported to other computers.

Denis Pelli
Professor of Neuroscience
Institute for Sensory Research
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244-5290
[e-mail]

MAIN CHANGES DURING 2/93:
oGDOpenWindow now creates a full-screen window even on the main screen.
oGreatly increased the number of headers included by VideoToolbox.h, so that
most C files can now include just the VideoToolbox.h header.
oRenamed the file MatLab.c to ReadMatLabFile.c, though the functions
themselves
are unchanged.
oAdded PrintfExit.c, which prints out an error message and exits. Replaced all
calls to exit() in the VideoToolbox by calls to this routine, so many projects
will need to add it.
oAll demos now call Require() in PrintfExit.c to test for presence of any
required fpu, cpu, and version of quickdraw, instead of crashing.
oEnhanced GDUncorrectedGamma() in GDVideo.c to work correctly with video
devices that use any version of the gamma table. This might have caused
TestCluts to report spurious driver errors.
oRenamed TestSetEntriesQuickly to TestCluts, and enhanced it to save detailed
results in file.
oFixed SetEntriesQuickly to work correctly on Toby Video Card, Macintosh
Display Card 8o24, and to work in 16-bit mode on Quadra.
oEnhanced CopyBitsQuickly to return an int that is nonzero if an error
occurred.
oAdded an image-multiplication mode to CopyBitsQuickly, and enabled it on
2/18/93.
oAdded SwapPriority() to SetPriority.c, to be used just like SwapMMUMode().
oAdded tiny new demo, Grating.c, that shows how to load the clut and display a
grating.
oAdded SetPixelsQuickly.c to quickly peek or poke a row of pixels, bypassing
the color tables. It's more than ten times faster than using SetOnePixel.c,
which is now obsolete. This is the fastest way to get at the pixels in an
image, for image processing or synthesis. Works with bitmaps and pixmaps and
any size of pixel. Try the demos Grating and FlickeringGrating.
oConvolveX.c now rounds to nearest integer, and supports 32-bit video
addressing.
oFixed endless loop in PatchMacIIciVideoDriver in GDVideo.c that hung up any
program that called GDGetEntries, including the demos TestGDVideo and
TestSetEntriesQuickly.
oEnhanced PatchMacIIciVideoDriver to deal with ROM- as well as RAM-based video
drivers.

[Archived as /info-mac/source/c/video-toolbox.hqx; 1055K]

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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 93 08:47:24 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Erik Jensen)
Subject: [*] WorldTime.hqx

WorldTime 1.5.1 is a control panel that allows you to change the location
of your computer in a more intuitive way than the Map control panel. It
also will tell you the time in any city that is entered into it and edit
the list of cities. Note that I did not write the program. Pay what you
like shareware.
>From the ReadMe file:
****** What WorldTime Does
WorldTime does three things.
1)   It tells you what time it is in other cities, taking into account
     Daylight Saving Time/Summer Time.
2)   It automatically resets your computer's clock at the beginning
     and end of Daylight Saving Time/Summer Time.
3)   It allows you to change the location of your computer as it is
     stored in your computer's memory and reset the clock appropriately.

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/world-time-151.hqx; 37K]

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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1993 08:27:56 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Kirk W Goodwin)
Subject: [*] ZyXEL U1496 Modems Resaler's listing

Prices for the ZyXEL U1496 modems:  (I will also begin to add software
programs
to this list.  Please forward such information to me.  Thank you.)

DISCLAIMER: I have NO affiliation with any of the following companies nor
ZyXEL although I do believe that their modem is one of the finer available.
ALSO, not all prices are necessarily current, nor is this the "definative"
list of ZyXEL resalers.  PLEASE email me any additions or corrections to
[e-mail].

PERSONAL RECOMMENDATION:  Call around to some of the places and check about
their "extra" charges and personal warranties.  The lowest price does not
necessarily mean the lowest cost.

[Archived as /info-mac/report/zyxel-modem-prices.txt; 3K]

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Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1993 09:17:14 +1000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (Q) How to lock the SYSTEM folder

Hi netters,

    A while ago there was some mentioning on the net about utilities to
be used when administrating student labs. I wonder if a few of the
administrators could drop me a note of how they do it. The problem I face
is that a few of the Macs used here are accessible by everybody. There are
some guys around who love to fiddle around with inits and cdev. Every so
often one of the systems gets in such great shape that it is just not
stable any more. The thing I would like to have is a small utility which
allows me to lock the system folder that no fiddlers have access to it.
Does anybody know about such a utility (or similar ones)?

    Thank you

                Christian - from Down Under.

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 14:38:50 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Roger Smith)
Subject: 16" Monitor resolutions ABC's

Greetings,

 On Wed Feb 17 1993, I posted a question asking if the built in video on
any of the Quadras or the new macs were capable of displaying 1024x768 and
greater resolutions when connected to 16 monitors.
I received three responses, One was to request a summary of my findings.
One was posted to Info-Mac Digest V11 #39 and summarised that the build-in
video on the Quadra 700/900 did not support 1024x768 resolution at any
pixel depth, but that the Quadra 800/950, (as well as the new Centris 650)
did. The final one from Dave (sorry but my mailer did not like the
hallsofjustice in your return address :-) stated that the NEC 5FG was a
little bit hard to read at 1024x768 on his IIsi with a video card.

 , I did my own investigation.

CONCLUSION: The Quadra 700 (and above) using the **INTERNAL** video CAN AND
WILL display up to 1132x870 on a compatible 16/17" multi sync monitor.


HOW?: After calling up Tech. support at NEC, Radius, Raster Ops. and
E-Machines. The Tech support at NEC  said that the 5FG could actually go as
high as 1280x1024 but that on the mac they provide software called DPI on
the FLY that would allow it to go up to 1152x870 **USING THE BUILT IN VIDEO
ON THE QUADRAS** (I specifically quizzed him about the Q700). If that was
not enough he gave me the NEC number where I could order it **FREE** .
After much careful consideration I ordered this free control panel
extension. To my supprise it arrived the following day by UPS air (It came
>From Chicago Il and I am in Toronto Canada!!). While the documentation
states that DPI on the Fly was designed specifically for use with Nec
multisync monitors and Apple Macintosh Quadras, another user posted an
article to comp.sys.mac.hardware back in Nov. 1992 stating that he was
using DPI on the FLY (on his  Q700's built in video) with an E-machines
T16-II monitor. I have not been able to test the software as yet (I only
have a IIcx on my desk) but I don't have any reasons to doubt the claims.

TECH STUFF:
Summaried from the manual:
Supports most NEC monitors
Works with any any video ram configuration.
Resolution at 1152x870 on 5FG is 93 Dpi.
Developed for NEC by ALYSIS
To order call 312-622-7427.
You must provide the serial for your NEC monitor to receive a free copy ;-)

DISCLAIMERS:
I speak for myself, and am providing this information since I feel it may
be useful to others. My main reason for a larger monitor is to cram as much
program code as possible onto a reasonably priced display, as such the
complaint that this monitor turns up the brightness depending on the
display image or that you get compressed images is not very critical to me.
As I will be on vacation for the next two weeks (enjoying the great
sunshine in Barbados) any mail will go  unanswered until I return.

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993 13:04:13 -0600 (CST)
From: [e-mail] (Richard Z Toptani)
Subject: A Better Disk Light? [R]

In response to the previous inquiry about a "DiskLight" program which
will flash the extended keyboard lights instead of an onscreen indicator:


There is a program called "MacLights" available on America Online which
lets you assign the extended keyboard lights to flash in response to
disk reads and writes to SCSI ports, floppy drive, modem port, printer
port and various other things.

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 01:48:39 EST
From: Bob Beaton <[e-mail]>
Subject: Annoying Problems with Supra V.32bis Modems

Larry Rymal writes in response to my previous net meesage:

>        Finally...all the negative messages (over 100, right?) against
> Supra... on Supra's BBS.  I have only called that BBS three times with all
> three being to read the latest bulletins.  I have never gone to the
> message base.  Why should I?  The modem works so fantastically!
> Statistically, wouldn't it be possible that THOUSANDS of happy users have
> never posted because they haven't had a need to?

Unfortunately, you seem to have a misconception about the Supra modems.
Just because they work for you in rural Texas does not mean they work for
everyone in other places.  Indeed, if you had  read the Supra BBS when
you spent the time to call them, you would have discovered that many people
are
having problems.  Although I have have not (and will not) spend the time
to decide whether they live in rural places, it is clear that a large number
of people are experiencing difficulties with the Supra V.32bis modem.  I
have several of these modems, along with other vendor's products for the
Mac and PC.  My comments were restricted to the unique problems experienced
with the Supra product.  I do hope you heard that message while defending
Supra.

I fully appreciate the problems of telephone line noise, line speed ratings,
and marginal house wiring.  Your submission of an article from a telephone
company worker was most helpful in this regard.  However, I do not think
that a blanket defense of Supra is constructive here.  They know about this
problem, and they have not fixed it yet.  Their problem does not occur
in other brands of modems that operate at the same speed.  If your are
interested in a run down of "horror stories" with their product, I suggest
that you spend time reading the Supra BBS -- even if  your particular
configuration works reliably.

As a product engineer, I am always concerned when customers are not able to
use a device as it was intended.  I am also concerned when other engineers
fail to acknowledge these difficulties by raising out-of-context explanations
for the problems.  The facts are simple here.  That is, many people are
experiencing tremedous difficulties using the Supra V.32bis modem.  I am
sure that no one wants to argue this case, rather folks just want to use
the device with  its advertised capabilities.  The problem, therefore, is to
get help to these people (including me) in a timely and constructive
manner.  It does not help to say that I need to re-wire my house or pay
for an inspection of my telephone service.  That was never mentioned as
a conditional requirement in the product marketing package.  In fact,
that does not appear to be a requirement with some V.32bis modems.

Thanks for your time to respond to the Supra problem.  Your submission
of the telephone worker's article provide some useful thoughts for
patches or work-arounds.  I'll call my local telephone company here
in rural Virginia and ask about the RF filters and connection blocks.
I do not think these devices will help much, since our rural company
runs a new digital switching network that supports 19.2K data transmissions
with ethernet bridges.

Bob Beaton

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Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1993 09:22:43 +1000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Any experience with Powerkey?

Hi netters,

    for a friend of mine I am posting the following question if there
are people around who have experience with Powerkey and/or Powerkey Remote
by Sophisticated Circuits Inc. The friend wants to use it as a fax
terminal, both for sending messages out and receiving them. The
informations I need are how easy is it to set up, what are the requirements
to run it, how stable is the software, where can I get it and at which
price.

    Any comments  will be appreciated. Thank you

                Christian - from Down Under.

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 14:47:02 EST
From: Rob Smyser <[e-mail]>
Subject: apparently "sticking" mouse cursor

M. Battista ([e-mail]) asks about a mouse cursor that seems to
freeze briefly, then wake up and go about its business...

I have a Quadra 950 with system 7 and the latest Tuneup and notice what may be
the same behavior.  (Three other people at MIT in Information Systems have
noticed the exact same behavior, but they shrug and write it off to
randomness. )

In my case it acts more like the computer isn't getting a mouse-up event.  In
excel, say, or almost any program, you'll try to do something like format some
cells or open a window or drag the highlight -- nothing happens.  The computer
seems to freeze.  If I press the mouse button again, it wakes up.  I'm quite
convinced it's related to losing mouse-up events.

I haven't gone through the annoyance of exhaustively turning off all the CDEVs
and so on to see if there are any strange interactions going on.

There is a problem though, and we two are the only ones that have it.
(Perhaps
switching to windows on a PC would help.  Almost all the software I use on a
Mac
is now available on that platform too, including QuickTime and VideoSpigot and
so on....)

    Rob Smyser              Manager, Computer Resource Laboratories
    [e-mail]          MIT School of Architecture and Planning

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 18:45:26 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Robert Reeves)
Subject: Apple ][e disk drive woes (Q)

Hi there!
Sorry this is not a mac question, but I have no where else to turn (that I
know of...), so I turn to the collective mac experts, who may remember a
little know Apple product known as the ][e.

My question is this:  Aren't the floppy drives supposed to spin and flash
their red lights at me when I power up the system?  Our lab has had a
][e hooked up to a spectrophotameter back in the olde days, and I thought it
might make a better terminal than a door stop.  I have the Disk ][ card
in slot6, and two floppy drives plugged into the card.  All the connections
seem to be tight, and the built-in self-diagnostic just says 'system OK.'

Any thoughts?  Bad card, Two bad drives, Bad Karma, Jealousy of the Q950
down the hall?


        Thanks for any insight into this problem!

Robert Reeves                   [e-mail]
Graduate Student
Boston University School of Med
(sunny and warm) Boston Mass

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993 20:05:53 GMT
From: [e-mail] (David Lange)
Subject: Apple Adjustable keyboard (Q)

[e-mail] writes:

>Anyone know what this is?  I noticed it on the new price listing.  Perhaps
>if someone can point me in the direction of a review...

Here is my "first impression" review...i just got my new keyboard this
morning.

The keyboard has two main parts.  The basic keyboard which split and swivels
in an "ergonomic" manner, and then the numberic keypad.  Users of the numberic
keypad will note immediately that the entire arrangement takes up a lot of
real estate on your desk.  This is not good!  Apple includes palm rests for
bothsides of the keyboard and a separate palm rest for the keypad.  These pads
feel
pretty good when youre using the keyboards.  The Function Keys are ALL on the
numeric keypad--not on the keyboard.  To me this is a little odd, but then I
don't use them much anyway.  The quality of the unit is great, nice feel to
all keys.

Now the main issue:  Does the split n' swivel keyboard help.  I think it does
help somewhat in providing more natural hand position.  After trying many
degrees of swivel, I found that a slight angle is actually the nicest
position.
So slight that I kind of wonder if this entire approach is worthwhile.

On balance, it is an even trade with my old extended keyboard.  The slight
improvement in hand position is nice, but the desk-hogging design is not so
nice.  The palm rests are the a great improvement, but then I could have
bought a
palm rest for my extended keyboard for $8.

It will make a nice conversation piece (I insist on my weekly dose of new-
fangled gadgets), so yes, I would buy it all over again if I could retract my
purchase.

>Francis J.  Van Wetering     INTERNET: [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 11:42:35 EST
From: williams <[e-mail]>
Subject: AppleSingle format - what is it?

    I just managed to decode an e-mail attachment with uudecode but on
ftp'ing the resulting files to my Mac, I got test files with the text but with
extra garbage.

    By trial and error, I recovered the original files by using Fetch and
forcing a binary transfer.  Fetch announced that the files were in AppleSingle
format and decoded them without any problem.

    So, my question is: what is AppleSingle format and are there any other
tools for coding/decoding them?

John Williams (INRA Station de Recherches Avicoles, C.R.Tours, Nouzilly,
France)
[e-mail]

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Date: Thursday, 25 Feb 1993 09:03:32 EST
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Apple Tape Drive (A)

> > I have the opportunity of getting an apple 40mb tape backup unit
> >(circa 1987) for next to nothing. The catch is there is no software.
> >Does anyone know how I can get the Apple software? (it's not at
> >ftp.apple.com) Alernatively, are there other drivers which would
> >work with it? <$100

> It depends. Are you running System 6 or 7? If the latter, you're out of
> luck.
> :-( The Apple tape backup software isn't System 7 compatible. I ran into
> this problem about a year ago. One of my users using the Apple Tape Backup
> Unit upgraded to System 7. The Compatability Checker showed that the backup
> software was incompatible. I verified that after the upgrade.

Just for clarity, the Apple 40 MB tape drive DOES work with System 7.
I use two of them (one in my office and one at home) on Quadra 700's
running 7.0.1 and 7.1 respectively.  What DOESN'T work is the old
Apple tape backup software.  Even under 6.x, I wasn't at all impressed
with the software that Apple bundled with the tape drive.

As far as I know, there is no driver for the tape drive (nothing is
installed, anyway).  As stated earlier, 3rd party backup software
(I use Retrospect) works great with the Apple tape drive.

Jeffrey Fritz, [e-mail]
West Virginia University

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993 09:04:14 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Better Disk Light

Ken:
You ask about a program that uses the extended keyboard LEDs for a disk
light instead of flashing pixels on screen...

There's an extension called MacLights that does exactly this - sometimes. I
had it working on my Mac IIx with a Quantum 210 using Silverlining drivers
under System 6.0.7; however it quit when I upgraded to System 7 and had to
upgrade the drivers. It seems it hooks itself into the driver in some
egregious fashion.

If you can get it to work, it's quite nice; you can configure each LED
separately to represent any SCSI device, floppy drive or modem port
activity.

Cheers
Mike Dustan, Computing Services, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC Canada

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 18:07:18 CST
From: [e-mail] (Judith Haller)
Subject: Broken SIMM sockets--how to fix?

One of the Mac magazines had an article on how to keep a SIMM firmly
embedded in its socket after the plastic clip gets broken. Does anyone
remember what magazine and what issue discussed this problem? Or could
anyone share their (cheap) solutions? Thanks in advance.

Judith Haller
Institute for Geophysics, UTexas Austin
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 14:05 PST
From: Charles G Williams <[e-mail]>
Subject: CheckBook Manager program available? (Q)

     Hi to all,

     I was wondering if there is a shareware program out there that can
     help me keep track of my checking account.

     I guess I'm looking for a Quicken type program for a little less
     money.

     Any help would be appreciated,

     Chuck Williams
     [e-mail]

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Date: 25 Feb 93 12:49:20+0100
From: "Alexis Martial, Mac Man (Tel [phone])" <[e-mail]>
Subject: CommToolbox Tools

Hello,

I'm searching for tools available for the CommToolbox,
 commercials, sharewares, licences, and others .
in order to put some of them on a commercial application
Is there someone who knows about these ?

Thanks a lot,

-- Alexis Martial
-- [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 10:26:33 +0100
From: Hans-Ulrik Karlen <[e-mail]>
Subject: Download info discussion

In infomac v 11-39 you ( [e-mail] ) write [freely edited]:

 ------- 8< ----------------
SG> I have recently had a look at the folder in which I have saved the
SG> upload announcements, and I thought "some of these could have a better
SG> subject line".  So I have typed the following, hoping that it might help
SG> others when submitting upload announcements:
 ------- 8< ----------------
SG> The name title should be in "title form", i.e. with beginning capital
SG> letters.
SG> The version number should preferrably be in N.N.N format.
SG> Example:
SG> Subject: [*] StuffIt Lite 3.0.5
SG>
SG> Please provide a version number!  It makes updating much easier.

Right you are, Sven!
But as to 'description of category': IMHO I think that this is most of
the time taken care of by Bill's (hi there!) downloading path. OK, we
will have to look at two different places, but 'categories' are an all to
personal thing, we would very soon be plauged by a plethora of overlapping
categories.

SG> A very short description of category might be nice.
SG> Some Example:
SG> arc   (=archiver application),
SG> app   (=application),
 ------- 8< ----------------
SG> Please do not use CAPS (capital letters) if it isn't an abbreviation.
SG>
SG> No path names or file names or file types ("hqx", "qtm", "sit", "sea").
 ------- 8< ----------------
SG> None of these strings, please:
SG> "Announcing", "Demo of", "New version of ...",
SG> "Please post this in the directory ...", "Posting ... upgrade",
SG> "Program submission", "Re:", "Release", "Submission"

Once again I agree. They are not only redundant but confusing as well,
especially when searching for key words...

SG> Documents/manuals/reviews:
SG> Put "document", "manual", "review" after the title and version number.
SG>
SG> Demos:
SG> Put "Demo" after the title and version number.

No; for the sake of the Name, NO! DO NOT CONFUSE THINGS!
Every form of description should be entered IN FRONT of the file name!
(With descriptions within parenthesises!)

 ------- 8< ----------------
SG> Updater programs are best given as
SG> "<title> <old version> -> <new version> Updater".
SG> Example:
SG> Subject: [*] StuffIt Deluxe 3.0.4 -> 3.0.5 Updater

Yes, but of course! There might another way to do it (my way, as Old
BlueEyes sang), the proscribed one (giggle):

To be eligible for uploading you must provide the 'Information Sheet':

 *********************************************************************
 ***                     Game/Demo: Master of the Empire           ***
 *  Version:             2.1b (bugfix + new features)                *
 *  Author:              A. Nonymous                                 *
 *  Address:             [e-mail]                         *
 *  Type:                A/.hqx (BinHexed with DLL 1.1.1)            *
 *  Archive:             CompactPro 1.33 SEA                         *
 *********************************************************************

The above isn't entirely a joke, much of the info makes it easier to get
things home; and if it's worth the time to do it. Sorry for the rambling,
but I got carried away: well, just my 'drei groschen'-bit...


:)   Hans-Ulrik   (:

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993  9:11:59 UTC+0100
From: "Pedro J. Martinez Ovejas" <[e-mail]>
Subject: drivers

hi netters

how can I get the drivers to manage SCSI devices coming from other computers
(PC or VAX/VMS)???
Also in the reverse way, from Mac SCSI devices connected to a VAX or PC.

With MAC SCSI devices I mean that they were bougth in an Apple dealer (and
therefore with Mac drivers).

coments are welcome

                        Pedro J Martinez
                        [e-mail]

regards from Spain

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 07:12:04 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Duo Dock VRAM (Q)

I have a Duo 230 and Duo Dock on order, but (having a well developed
don't-buy-any-more-memory-from-Apple-than-you-have-to reflex) I didn't
order the additional VRAM for the dock. Is it the case that the dock
uses the same VRAM as the LC-II? Since I gather there's more than one
kind of VRAM SIMM out there, what kind do I need to get from my local
chip shop if not the LC-II kind? And just out of curiosity, how much
disassembly of the dock is required to install this stuff?

--Steve Anderson
<[e-mail]>

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993 12:27:32 +0100 (MET)
From: Jean-Paul Massart <[e-mail]>
Subject: experiences with FutureBasic?

Please post this question in the info-mac digest.


Has somebody experience with the recently announced FutureBasic compiler
(from Zedcor Inc). Apparantly you can make nice mac applications without
knowing any toolbox call.

Please respond directly and I will summarize.

Thanks
--
Jean-Paul Massart                       [e-mail]
SHAPE Technical Centre,
PO Box 174,
2501 CD  The Hague, NL

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993 17:34:29 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: ftping .Z

Forsythe.stanford.edu asked about decompressing .Z files from ftp sites.
I had the same problem: sumex-aim is mirrored at Imperial College London,
except that all the files have .Z added. I downloaded MacCompress but it
failed (crashed) when I tried to decompress a file. I discovered the
answer by accident the other day (this works getting a file from London's
archive onto my local vax, can't guarantee it works for you).
If you have a file called something.sit.hqx.Z, for example, just type
get something.sit.hqx (ie leave off the .Z). The server then decompresses
the file before sending it, and you get a good old hqx file.
Alun ap Rhisiart
Dept of Zoology
Oxford University

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 13:20:53 MEZ
From: David Steiner <[e-mail]>
Subject: German Apple distribution

Judging from the responses that have been coming in concerning my
comments on the the unavailability of the new Macs here, it would appear
that I made the all to common mistake of assuming that the dealer actually
knew what he was talking about (I should have asked around more). Sorry to
take up the bandwidth.

'till next time,
David R. Steiner
Research Assoc. - Remote Sensing & GIS
ISPA - Uni. Osnabrueck, Vechta Germany

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

Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1993 22:21 EST
From: E=MC^2 <[e-mail]>
Subject: Getting rid of PrintMonitor from System 7

In response to the previous message of this topic: PrintMonitor sits
comfortably in the System Folder-Extensions branch of your harddrive.  Simply
remove it from that location, and it will cease to work.  Sincerely, ABRODY @
CLARKU

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

Date: 25 Feb 1993 09:07:15 -0500 (EST)
From: KEN WIGLE <[e-mail]>
Subject: Getting rid of PrintMonitor from System 7

Rob,


  We ran into a similar situation.  Our macs are connected to a Novell network
that spools printouts.  Having printmonitor run was redundant and at times
screwed up the mac.  You CAN simply delete printmonitor.  Afterwards, the
background printing button in the chooser will be gray and users cannot
change it.

  I have trashed it on all macs in the labs and have never run into any
problems.


Ken Wigle
Canisius College

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

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 03:20:23 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Robert E. Winston)
Subject: Getting rid of PrintMonitor from System 7 (A)

  > Is there a way to force PrintMonitor to turn off and stay
  > off? Can I just delete the PrintMonitor application (or
  > move and rename it...) ?

PrintMonitor is just an application even though it's in the
Extensions folder.

Just nuke it.

If you set the Chooser for background printing  and try to print,
a dialog box will give you the option of printing in the
foreground or cancelling the job.

________
Robert E. Winston       [e-mail]

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Date: 25 Feb 1993 14:58:53 -0700 (MST)
From: "Ian MacKinnon, ACA Computer Services [phone]"
<[e-mail]>
Subject: Getting rid of PrintMonitor from System 7 (R)

In Info-Mac Digest V11 #44, Rob Smyser <[e-mail]> asks:

>Is there a way to force PrintMonitor to turn off and stay off?
>Can I just delete the PrintMonitor application (or move and rename it...) ?

To disable background printing, turn background printing OFF in the chooser
and remove the PrintMonitor from the Extensions folder. When you restart,
the background printing buttons will be grayed out. Make sure you have
turned background printing off first before, restarting, or you will get a
dialog telling you there is not enough memory to print, asking if you
want to the document later.

Hope this helps,

   -Ian

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

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 12:14:16 EST
From: "Mel Martinez"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: GraphOn X Terminals vs MacTCP

The following is a thread started by Edan Kabatchnik <[e-mail]>
and replied by me.

I had not realized that Edan had cross-posted his reply to the digest as well
so my rebuttal only went out to him.  Here it is with some follow-up by
us both.


>
>>>>> I'm using eXodus for the Mac from White Pines Software, it works very
>>>>> well over LocalTalk or Ethernet.  The only problem I see with it is the
>>>>> speed of the MacTCP interface, I suppose there is a limitation on the
>>>>> MacTCP software to run at 10Mbps, or somewhere close to that.  If I run
>>>>> X on a GraphOn Xterm across a 14.4K dial-up line, the graphon appears
>>>>> to be  faster at screen refresh and menu drawing.  There probably is a
>>>>> trade-off with color on the Mac, but we've had other Xterminals,
>>>>> Tektronixs and NCD which do a lot better on the wire.
>>>>>
>
>>>> This is not "speed limitation" of MacTCP.  Regular ol' ETHERNET itself
>>>> has a bandwidth limit of 10 Megabits per second though such throughput
>>>> is  RARELY achieved...
>>>>                       <stuff deletedf>
>>>> If you are getting MacTCP+Ethernet performance that is
>>>> seemingly much slower than a 14.4kilobaud dial-up, then something is
>>>> fundamentally wrong with your configuration unless you are using a
Quadra,
>>>> in which case you may be afflicted by the bug I mentioned above.
>
>>> Not necessarily.  GraphOn uses a proprietary compress X protocol which can
>>> deliver amazing throughput for character-based X applications.  Character
>>> based X applications running on my Macintosh IIci can occassionally run
>>> more slowly than on my GraphOn terminal depending on the state of the
>>> network.
>
>> The performance of the Graphon is not pertinant to my comments.  However,
>> even the best character based compression algorythms result in only AT BEST
>> a 4-1 (2 or 3 is more likely) compression ratio which would still mean only
>> a 57.6 kiloBAUD max. throughput.  This is still FAR, FAR cry from typical
>> ethernet speeds.
>>   <stuff deleted>
>> I would wager that SOMETHING is wrong with your IIci's ethernet hookup,
>> whether in software or hardware.
>
> Nope.  I get over 200Kb/sec ftp transfer rates at night when the network is
> not in heavy use.
>
>> Aside from connection throughput, don't forget that display speed is
>> important.  Even if the Graphon were to recieve a packet of, say, about 2
>> kilobytes of X  instructions in 2 seconds, while the IIci recieved them in
>> .2 seconds, the IIci is probably going to be MUCH slower at then displaying
>> them to the screen because a) it is doing a software emulation of
>> X graphics  calls and b) the IIci does not have the speediest video ...
>>  ...<stuff deleted>...  The Graphon terminal, though probably has almost
all
>> the X-server interpreter in hardware that is optimized.  This display
latency
>> can make up a lot for connection throughput differences.  I.E.  the IIci
may
>> get the info first, but the Graphon can still beat it to the 'draw'.
>>  [Sorry, couldn't resist!]
>
> Exactly my point; however, I am using a separate NuBus Video Card.
>

Wait a minute!  This is not the 'point' of the top paragraph OR even your
first reply!  Your 'point' was that MacTCP had some some sort of throughput
limit.

>> However, if you measure througput correctly by simply, say, transfering a
>> file, then you should see the ethernet connection blow the modem link out
>> of the water.
>
> You got it.
>
>> Anyway, the main point that MacTCP does not have an arbitrary throughput
>> limit. This is a function of your connection type.  If you do have slow
>> throughput even on file transfers over the IIci's ethernet connection, then
>> something is not correct in your configuration.
>
> Yes.  My point was that network speed is not the most important item on the
> critical path.
>

Well then why didn't you say so?  This is definitely NOT what you said.

>> ps#1- if this compression protocol is proprietary, how does the X-client
>> know to use it?  Does Graphon supply a proprietary set of driver tools for
>> the host to use for all it's X-clients?  Normally, this sort of thing flies
>> in the face of the point behind X-Server/Client device-independance.
>
> You don't start a normal X session when using a GraphOn terminal.  Instead
> you start an X session on the GraphOn server.  The GraphOn software running
> on the GraphOn server takes the X directives it receives and translates
> them to the proprietary, compressed X protocol.  Pretty smart for the
> GraphOn guys.
>

So what you are saying is that the Graph-On terminal is NOT an X-server at
all.
that is connected (probably by ethernet) to the host.  This server interprets
the requests made by the X-clients and then in a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PROTOCOL
sends graphics commands to the Graphon terminal.  The Graphon terminal is
simply
the display device used by the server.  And so in other words the whole
beginning comparison of Exodus on a Mac IIci vs the Graphon terminal is
invalid.  Don't compare Apples and Oranges.  In one case, dedicated
proprietary
graphics codes are being communicated and in the other standard X-Windows
packets. [If my picture of what is going on is incorrect, then I am sorry, I
am
trying to keep up with your description, but it has evolved somewhat from the
beginning of the thread.]  It sounds to me like a more fair comparison would
be
to stick some sort of dedicated translator that sends only QuickDraw commands
to
the IIci.  Then you might see it fly a little faster.


At any rate, this thread wandered from the initial points:  MacTCP is not
responsible for the slow display response of your MacIIci.  Your own statement
is that it has throughput of around 200KB/s.  The controlling factors for
the links throughput are the physical connection and driver software.  The
controlling factors for the display speed are the efficiency at which Exodus
translates from X to QuickDraw and the speed of the IIci (since it has to
handle
the load of both the translation and the i/o).

Cross-posted: Info-mac Digest, Edan Kabatchnik


Mel Martinez
The Johns Hopkins University
Dept. of Physics
[e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1993 00:32:44 GMT
From: [e-mail] (witte james p)
Subject: hard drive won't mount

howdy netters,

I recently purchased a used mac+ and a used hard drive separately. The
hard drive seems to work fine with my friend's IIsi -- but won't mount
on my mac+, even though the system (7.0) is installed on the disk. Even
when I boot from a floppy disk, it won't mount.

When I used a SCSI cdev to try to mount the drive, it told me that
"data bus not terminated" - but I'm sure that the termination in the
drive is fine. Is there some kind of termination in the mac+ as well?

please email me directly if you have any suggestions - and I'll forward
suggestions if anyone else needs to know about it. Thanks! :)

Jim W.

[e-mail]

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

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 13:50:40 EST
From: "Charles J. Alber" <[e-mail]>
Subject: INQUIRY

  I have heard rumours regarding the implementation of "unicode," a new
standard for foreign languages (including Chinese) to be incorporated
in system 7.2.  Can anyone tell me anything definitive about this?
Where can I obtain information?

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

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 08:24:02 EST
From: Dave Grunbaum <[e-mail]>
Subject: IQ Test (C)

Actually I like the silly thing. I have a two year son who uses my SI  like
an  expert.  His ability to click the mouse during my momentary absence and
potentially destroy lots of hard work was driving me up the wall.  He knows
something  happens when you "click" the highlighted buttons, so know I keep
him happy when he  sneaks  in  and  plays  with  the  Mac  and  I  keep  my
spreadsheets intact. Some things are just perfect for the up and coming Mac
expert! Keep those cards and jokes coming!!

--David E. Grunbaum

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

Date: Wed, 24 Feb 93 19:48:55 EST
From: "Dieder B." <[e-mail]>
Subject: LAPIS Technologies

I'm contemplating getting a LAPIS tech. video card for my IIsi, and
would be interested in hearing from anybody who has purchased, or
uses them on any basis....any opinions? Thanks,

Dieder

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

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 14:53:29 GMT
From: John McKinley <[e-mail]>
Subject: LCIII slot - what is it

What sort of expansion slot is there in the LCIII? Is it the same as that in
the LCII, or indeed in any other model, or will I have to wait three months
for
board manufacturers to come up with cards for a new type of slot?

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

Date: 25 Feb 1993 00:21:00 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Barry Markovitz, M.D. 454-6215" <[e-mail]>
Subject: LC whirring sound

>From: [e-mail] (Andy Lee)
>Subject: Whirling noise from LC

>My LC has had an occassional problem upon booting which now
>seems to be getting worse.  Every so often when the computer is
>turned on, there is a whirling sound which seems to be coming
>From inside the computer.  It starts out as a low pitched
>whirl and makes its way up to a high pitch whine, after which
>point the noise disappears.  It sounds as if something is
>trying very hard to get spinning.  Could this be a problem with
>the internal hard drive or a problem with the fan?  Recently, upon
>booting a sad mac icon has appeared with the codes  0000000F
>and 00000003.  Has anyone else seen or heard of such a problem?
>Any info would be much appreciated.  Please respond by e-mail as
>my access to info-mac digest is limited.  Thanks in advance.

I have an LC as well and have noticed this sound about once/week.  It sounds
like a spaceship taking off!  Since I only began to notice it following the
installation of a Daystar Powercache, and the baseline fan noise is louder as
well, I thought it had something to do with the fan.  No crashes or anything
else funky though.  Daystar on Compuserve agreed that the card probably blocks
the fan a bit.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed  :-)

Barry Markovitz
<[e-mail]>

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

Date: 25 Feb 1993 10:23:46 -0600
From: "Maslin William" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Linear Regression App (Summary)

This is a summary of replies to my recent request for advice
concerning linear regression programs for the Mac. I had
inquired for a toxicologic chemist friend who presently uses
a pocket calcuator to derive his stand curves and unknowns.
Respondents offered the following recommendations:

Excel; Cricket Graph or KaleidaGraph; JMP (regular or student
versions); MyStat, MicroTSP (Quantitative Micro SoftWare,
4521 Campus Drive, Suite 336, Irvine, CA  92715, (714)
856-3368); AssayZap (BioSoft, PO BOX 10938, Ferguson, MO
63165, [phone], FAX [phone]); and possibly
Curve Fit 0.7 (in the archives as app/curv-fit.hqx). Guy Kuo
sent me a slick little HyperCard stack which he
subsequently submitted to the InfoMac archives (as
card/linear-regression-calculator.hqx). We are currently in
the midst of trying out some of these suggestions.

A thousand thanks to:

LAWA @ IAPE.AFRC.AC.UK
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Bill Maslin ([e-mail])

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

Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1992 09:35:50 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Brian Robertson)
Subject: Mac IIsi Dayna Ethernet problem

We have three Mac IIsi fitted with Dayna Ethernet cards. We have two E/si
cards
which fit in the PDS slot, and one E/II card fitted using the IIsi NuBus
adapter. Only one of the Macs functions when a card is fitted. This Mac works
with either the PDS card or the NuBus card plus adapter. The other two Macs
don't work with any card, even though the cards function perfectly in the
other
Mac. Installation of a card in one of these Macs and plugging it into the
EtherNet causes that section of the Net to go down, along with any other Macs
installed there.

Our local dealer has failed to find out what is wrong, although it would seem
to be some hardware defect. His diagnosis with the Apple test software failed
to find anything wrong, and he seems to have run out of ideas!

Has anyone out there in Netland experienced similar problems? Does anyine
know of any solutions?

Help!!!!!!!!
        Brian Robertson
        Max-Planck-Institut fuer Biologie, Germany
        [e-mail]

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

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 8:29:48 cdt
From: "Duckenfield,Paul" <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacinTax

Just a brief comment on MacinTax. I  found it to easily install and function
in both the Headstart and Final Editions. I have been very pleased with the
results and the flexibility that it has provided me with. The only
incompatibility that I found was with DFaultD which messes about with the
file system windows. I do not blame Chip Soft for being incompatible with a
public domain program that was written before System 7 even came out. When
installing new software, make sure to restart without loading any extensions.
That is ALWAYS the best policy.

Paul Duckenfield        Grinnell College        [e-mail]

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

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 15:18:34 EST
From: "Mel Martinez"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacPlus memory upgrade (Q)

Okay.  I have a simple question for my fellow old-timers.

I used to have a Mac Plus that I upgraded from 1MB to 4 MB several
years ago.  I then reversed the upgrade when I sold it and used those
1 MB simms in a IIsi and then my Q700.  I now just sold these
simms to a friend who has a Plus and would like to help him
upgrade it.  Actually, we are both more than competent with electronics
in general and after all, I have done this before.  One detail, though.

I can't remember the resister number to clip on the MacPlus!  This Resistor
must be clipped in order for the Mac Plus to address beyond 1 MB.

Does anyony out there have the R# handy?  Or could point me in the right
direction via the 'Net to get it?

Thanks a bunch in advance.

Mel Martinez
The Johns Hopkins University
Dept. of Physics
[e-mail]

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

Date: 25 Feb 1993 14:56:18 -0700 (MST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: mac unix

I dunno if anyone will ever read this, but I need to know where I can get a
linex/unix type operating system for Mac. I thought the mac version was called
linex, but I'm not so sure. Any help would be appreciated considering your
site
has every little thing for mac unix except the actuall operatinhg system.

                 Matt Harrigan - [e-mail]

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

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 12:53:28 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mail merge in QuarkXPress

Does anyone know of a QuarkXTension that does mail merge? This
XTension will enable some of my students to avoid buying a word
processor because they use QuarkXPress for almost everything
anyway.-Pete Tamas
[e-mail], Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)

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

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 03:17:55 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Robert E. Winston)
Subject: Mysterious Icon--What Program, and Why Loading BEFORE Antiviral?(A)

  > An organization where I volunteer started getting a new
  > start-up icon a few weeks ago on one of its SEs. It loads
  > first [BEFORE SAM, alas] and looks like a topless box with
  > a phone on the front, a screwdriver poking the phone, and
  > the head of a hammer emerging >From inside the open box.

That's Apple's Communications ToolBox

  > Removing inits and folders from the (System 6.0.8) System
  > Folder, then restarting, did not make the icon disappear.

The Installer for the Comm ToolBox places dozens of resources
into the system file including "init" #29. That's what is loading
first.

  > my guess is that it has something to do with Works'
  > communications software
  > If this is the answer, why does Microsoft load it before
  > virus protection, and how can that be corrected?

Sorry. Can't bash MS for this one. The CTB loads first because
Apple wants it that way.

To remove the comm ToolBox, assuming MS Works uses the Apple
Installer, start the Installer program, click "Customize", and
select the Communications ToolBox.
Hold down the <option> key and the "Install" button becomes
"Remove".

Instead of Works communications module, you can use ZTerm
(info-mac/comm/zterm-09.hqx).

________
Robert E. Winston       [e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1993 21:39:30 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Steve Strassmann)
Subject: not Installing MacInTax fonts (Reply)

   From: [e-mail]

   ...helpful person named Paul told me that they were "forced" to use
   the Apple Installer, and that is what may have led to my problems.
   MacInTax wants to install its own fonts in your system and the installer
   apparently can't look for it on any other disks...

   ...If all this trouble is really due to Apple's Installer program...

Nobody forced Chipsoft to use Apple's Installer, but if you suffered
through their installation procedure from last year, you'd probably
see why people were screaming for them to switch over to *something*
better.

As for their font installation: if you don't want the fonts, just
use the "Customize" button in the installer and load everything but.
That's one of the reasons why the Apple Installer is a good thing.

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

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 10:10 EST
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Old Mac floppy access/startup screen question

Hi folks,

I have two unrelated questions.


First: I have a Word file on a floppy that was created 3-4 years ago in a
public lab.  Since I was not familiar with the Mac I was using I have no
idea what version of the system software was loaded.  I now have need to
access this disk, and my Mac (and all the others in our office) thinks the
disk is unformatted.  I'm hoping there is some way I can get into this file
again.

Second: I have downloaded several startup screens and I can't get them to
work.  I read the q & a report at sumex but it was not helpful in my case.
The message I get is "the application which created the file cannot be
found".  I assume I should have some init or graphics program loaded.  Also
is there a way I can see these graphics without having to restart the
machine.  (Assuming I can get that part working.) I tried Giffer and it
didn't recognize the formats.

Thanks for any and all help.

Cindy

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

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 17:11:32 MET
From: [e-mail] (Alain Content)
Subject: Phonetic (IPA) Fonts (Q)

Hi,

I'm looking for a freeware IPA font. Anybody can point me
in the right directiion ?
Thanks in advance.
Alain Content

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

Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1993 00:11:17 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Brian Cherkas)
Subject: PowerBook 140 Screen Proble

I have no solution for the problems the pb 140 gave to you
people - only to say the same thing happened to my 140 at
various times. Weird striations would dance around the screen
at times and other minor video problems. A local tech guy said
that the connectors near the base of the screen sometimes
loosen to the point of getting mixed video signals. I wonder
how many others are affected by this?

--
Brian Cherkas     * *    [e-mail]
           I
AOL/BrianC22      \_/    compuserve/71251,3253
Netcom - Online Communication Services San Jose, CA

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

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 16:11:18 EST
From: elleaume <[e-mail]>
Subject: Printing Postscript on a DeskWriter

Does anybody knows how to print a postscript file on an HP DeskWriter Printer
Thanks

Pascal ELLEAUME
e-mail : [e-mail]

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

Date: 25 Feb 93 17:31:12 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Steven C. Velasco)
Subject: Quirky Mac Plus Monitor-Q

I have a Mac Plus that is about 3 1/2 years old, and on a
couple of occassions now, the monitor has blacked out
on me for no appearant reason, i.e., it wasn't due to
a screen saver coming on or any thing like that.  My
question is, what are the possibile causes of such behavior.
I suspect it is indeed a hardware problem rather than a
software problem.  If it turns out that the monitor is
going out, how much could I expect to pay to get it fixed?
Also, what could I expect to sell such a machine for.  I'm
sure some tech-y out there specializes in reconditioning
dying Mac Pluses.
Any help or comments would be much appreciated.
--Steven Velasco
UC Santa Barbara
E-MAIL:
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1993 17:43:00 -0800
From: Larry Rosenstein <[e-mail]>
Subject: re Apple's crippled machines ...

>cost any less to make the chip at all. What is probably happening is
>some chips from the batch are going to the testing area to have all
>the parts of the 040 tested and verified. The other part of the batch

That's not what I read on the net.  I thought that the LC040 is a smaller
chip and so the yields are higher, which would account for the cost
difference.  The 2/22 MacWeek has an article about FPUs, and says that a
single LC040 is $158 less than the RC040 (the one with the FPU).


Larry Rosenstein
Taligent, Inc.

[e-mail]

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

Date: 25 Feb 1993 15:10:13 -0700 (MST)
From: "Ian MacKinnon, ACA Computer Services [phone]"
<[e-mail]>
Subject: Selling used monitors (R)

In Info-Mac Digest V11 #44, "Patrick S. Golden" <[e-mail]>
asks:

>Our office has a Apple 13" HR RGB monitor that started acting
>up.  The screen slowly fades to black.  Only a book placed in a
>specific location can correct the problem.  The local Apple
>dealer says it's caused by a bad logic board and the cost to
>repair would be equalled by that of a new monitor.

>Rather than trash the old one completely, we'd like to recoup
>something from it.  Has anyone had experience selling an old,
>damaged piece of equipment to one of those "We buy used Mac"
>places that advertise in MacWorld, etc.  Specific suggestions
>would be helpful as well as any alternative advice.

You might be able to get it fixed for free.

We recently had the same problem with the 13" RGB monitor. Our dealer
found that Apple had a recall on some monitors of that model that have
a serial number in a certain range to replace a defective part that was
causing the fading. It was fixed on warranty. I would suggest you have
your dealer check the serial number of your monitor to see if it is one
of the ones with the bad part.

>I'd prefer e-mail since I'm not always able to check the list.
>Thanks.

I an CC-ing this to your own address, and posting to the list on the
chance that there are others with the same problem.

Hope this helps,

   -Ian

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

Date: Thursday, 25 Feb 1993 08:58:15 EST
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Start Up Icon (A)

> An organization where I volunteer started getting a new start-up
> icon a few weeks ago on one of its SEs. It loads first [BEFORE
> SAM, alas] and looks like a topless box with a phone on the front,
> a screwdriver poking the phone, and the head of a hammer emerging

It's been a while, so I'm a bit hazy on this, but it sounds like the
icon for Apple's Communications Toolbox.  The toolbox is built into
System 7.x, but it was a separate installation in 6.x.  It allows
communications applications to access common Apple serial and modem
tools.

Most likely it was installed by Works, but since I don't have the
Works program, I can't tell for sure.

Jeffrey Fritz, [e-mail]
West Virginia University

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

Date: 25 Feb 1993 11:10:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Stick Software/Ben Haller

Does anyone have an email path to them/him?

Gary Lee Nelson, Professor
Electronic and Computer Music
TIMARA Program
Conservatory of Music
Oberlin, OH 44074
[phone]
[e-mail]

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

Date: 24 Feb 1993 23:00:30 -0500 (EST)
From: CRAZYSOFT <[e-mail]>
Subject: student discount...

Dear Netters,

    Anyone out there know if it's possible to get some sort of student
discount with Apple if you're school doesn't have a computer store.  I am a
student and like most I have to save money in anyway I can.  Apple, if you're
listening......Please give me discount!!!!!! I don't care if I have to wait
months for what I order!!!!!

            Thank you.

            Gil Irias
            S43110@Siena
            Albany, NY

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

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993 10:26:19 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Christopher Lishka)
Subject: Tektronix Patent - Request for Info

I believe that Blue Lakes Computers of Madison, Wisconsin, sold a
board for an Apple II series machine which was capable of controlling
laserdisks.  The timeframe was the early 1980's.  Blue Lakes Computers
is now defunct, but you might want to search in this direction.

                        .oO Chris Oo.
--
                               Christopher Lishka
 Never drive a car when you're dead...                     PPE Division, CERN
                -- Tom Waits
                [e-mail]
                                 vxaluw::lishka

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Date: 24 Feb 1993 21:43:03 -0700 (MST)
From: John Glaser <[e-mail]>
Subject: Tektronix Patent - Request for Info (Reply)

Regarding the question about videodisc players or VCRs as part of a multimedia
system:

You ought to take a look at some of the publications of the Commodore Amiga
users world, e.g. Amigaworld, Amazing Computing, .info magazine, etc. As a
former Amiga owner, I seem to recall numerous articles on multimedia,
including
product reviews for VCR controllers, laserdisc controllers, etc., some of
which
are pre-1990.

I find it appalling that they are trying to pull a stunt like this. Perhaps
they would better spend their time improving their test equipment line, rather
than trying to scam some bucks in this bogus manner. They should be spending
their resources on engineering and development, not lawyers (IMHO).

Good luck with your search.

John Glaser ([e-mail])

P.S. The Amiga was a great computer, too bad it had such crappy software
support. Sigh!

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 19:50:24 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Tektronix Patent vs. QuickTime

> Tektronix has contacted multimedia companies for patent infringement

Hi again everyone,

Thanks for all the help you've been in sending me information on interactive
laser discs prior to 1990.

Several people have requested a copy of Tektronix's patent, so it is now
available for anonymous ftp at:

  mac.archive.umich.edu
  mac/misc/documentation/patent.sit.hqx

Please feel free to distribute this package to anyone and everyone
interested.  The package contains a Microsoft Word file complete with
graphics and a text-only version for those without Word.

Also, I am looking for more specific information on an interactive CD
produced by the BBC and Philips called "The Domesday Disc." If you have
specific information on this disc, please contact me.

On a final note, it appears as though a number of other multimedia companies
(including Adobe) have been contacted by Tektronix for patent infringement.
I'll post the details when I get and verify them.

 Thanks again,
 Eric Shapiro
 Rock Ridge Enterprises
 [phone] voice
 [phone] fax
 [[e-mail]]

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993 13:03:30 -0600 (CST)
From: Stuart Greenfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: Token-ring Cards

  I would greatly appreciate any comments and/or views on your experience
with token-ring cards for the Mac. Yes, I know that Ethernet would be
better, but our organization is anchored to a big blue mainframe and
token-ring was adopted as the standard. TIA.

stuart greenfield ([e-mail])

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993 22:07:34 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Garry Weil)
Subject: V32bis and Zmodem

[e-mail] writes:

>Ok, I know this is a FAQ because I've seen it before.  However, I never paid
>attention because it relate to me.  I just bought a Zoom V32bis modem and
>so far I have been able to connect at 14,400 with V42bis compression and
>Arq data correction.  My problem is that I need to download files from
>Unix systems (Text files in hqx format) running ultrix.  I am using the
>sz program available on sumex to do the transfers.  My problem is that I
>am getting CRC data errors way to often which is cutting my CPS efficiency
>rate down to about 300 CPS.  Is this because I have V42bis and /ARQ on
>I tried the connection without hardware handshaking (yes I have the correct
>cable) and it did work a little bit better.  (5-6 errors for a 100Kb file
>as opposed to 10 or more CRC errors)  But still the errors and retries
>kept the efficiency way down.  I just got the modem and its settings are
>all straight from the factory.  I need all the help I can get.  I know this
>can be done.  I have discovered FAQ textfiles on the subject but they were
>referring to HST modems.  However they were able to get much better
>throughput using Zterm and the unix zmodem program sz, which is exactly
>what I'm using.  Is there some option I need to set when I use sz?  I've
>tried almost everything.  I'd appreciate all the help I could get.  Please
>send replies to me through Email and I will sumarize to the digest.
>Thank you so much.
>-Dave M.    ([e-mail])
Look into the Man page for stty command. Make sure that your terminal (tty) is
allowing 8-bit characters.

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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1993 22:08:05 -0500
From: Jeffrey Rounsville <[e-mail]>
Subject: Where to get rid of PowerBook Fax/Data Modem?

Howdy.  I have a Apple PowerBook Fax/Data modem that I need to sell
so I can get a faster one for ARA use.  Does anyone know where to
sell one (or even does anyone want to buy one :I)?  Any help is
much appreciated.  Please respond to me directly, thanks.

-Matt Herbison
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 14:25:27 EST
From: Jacob Ryskamp
<[e-mail]>
Subject: Wierd Icon on Top of Hard Disc Icon

       Hello there, on my LC at home I recently noticed an unusual icon
       sitting on top of my hard disc icon.  Don't know where it came from
       and as I am not a MACgenius would like to get some ideas on what it
       is and where it came from.  Also I noticed that if I turn on 32 bit
       addressing the amount of RAM my system folder uses goes down from
       4Meg to 2Meg.  I have upgraded to 10 Meg of RAM so I generally have
       enough. Please feel free to E-Mail responses, especially those of
       you who may be sympathetic to MACneophytes.  Hoping that these
       answers may serve us well at work also as we just got 3 Quadras
       which make us more interested in the MAC here.

       Mike Ryskamp

       [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 03:15:55 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Robert E. Winston)
Subject: Window title bar behind menu bar (A)

  > This morning, when I opened a document of mine, the window
  > was shifted up that far, that the window title bar is
  > completely hidden behind the menu bar. I now can't move the
  > window, can't zoom it and doesn't see the first ten or so
  > pixels of the window contents. Do you know of a utility to
  > move the window down, or do you know of any commands to
  > enter in MacsBug to zoom or move it ?


   /mac/system.extensions/da/hidemenu.sit.hqx
   5     5/24/90    BinHex4.0,StuffIt1.5.1
Hides the menu bar.  Allows you to either totally make it
invisible or just hide it so that it's  invisible until you click
in it.
-----
   /mac/system.extensions/da/panicbutton.hqx
   2      3/8/91    BinHex4.0
Close to the Nothing Cdev, this one simply makes your menu bar
disappear when you hit the "panic" button.
-----
   /mac/system.extensions/fkey/resetwindow.sit.hqx
   5     5/31/92    BinHex4.0,StuffItDeluxe
Moves the frontmost window, wherever it is, to right underneath
the menu bar.

________
Robert E. Winston       [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 18:12 GMT
From: Simon Shum <[e-mail]>
Subject: Word 4.0 docs carry 32bit-dirtiness with them?

Continuing the Word 4.0 to 5 discussion, I recently tried to
open some  old Word 4.0 documents into Word 5.1a, but each of them
crashed it -  unexpected quitting with type-1 error. Something deep in
my subconscious  dump of Mac knowledge said '32bit cleanliness' which
sort of made sense  as when the documents were created, I was on a
lowly 5M machine.

As a preliminary, neither trying to open rtfs created from the
documents in Word 4.0 (on another Mac), nor simply shutting off all
extensions made any difference. NOR did simply opening the document in
5.1 with 32bit mem off, and doing a Save As to create a new Word 5.1
document - reopening the new version with 32bit mem  on, it still crashed.
The trick was to open the doct with 32bit off, and simply copy and paste
into  a New document. Reopening was no problem then.

My conclusion: the documents themselves seem to carry something which
is 32bit  dirty, which is preserved simply doing a Save As. Does this
make any sense to those who know about these things?

 Simon
 ___________________________________________________________
 Simon Shum, HCI Grp (Psychology), U.York, York, YO1 5DD, UK

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Date: 25 Feb 1993 03:30:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: Paul Westbrook <[e-mail]>
Subject: zmodem tool

   I was wondering if anyone has a shareware zmodem tool for the communication
toolbox.
   Please respond to my E-mail account.

                    Thankyou in advance,
                    Paul Westbrook

[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 14:51:17 -0500
From: "Carr SM (Steve) - Systems Design" <[e-mail]>

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest
Path: scarr
From: [e-mail] (Carr SM (Steve) - Systems Design)
Subject: Can a Classic boot from ROM?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Keywords: Classic, boot, ROM
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993 19:51:09 GMT

I heard from my local Mac guru that apparently a Mac Classic has system
6.07 in ROM and so is able to achieve a diskless boot.  However, he did
not know the secret keyboard keys needed to achieve this. Does anyone
know the story behind this feature and/or how to activate it?

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