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Info-Mac Digest             Mon,  1 Mar 93       Volume 11 : Issue 47

Today's Topics:

      [*] 1992 Canadian Tax Templates
      [*] a-whole-new-world.hqx
      [*] app/JPEG-Convert-10.hqx
      [*] Car Alarm Beeper.hqx
      [*] Clipboard Help (A)
      [*] Color "MultiBit" Fonts
      [*] Default Folder 2.30 (2 msgs)
      [*] double-scroll-202.hqx
      [*] Edit II 2.1.3 SEA
      [*] FirstClass: Electronic Pen Settings
      [*] First Things First Clock Files
      [*] Gestalt XFCN 3.2.1
      [*] gif-converter-231.hqx
      [*] Giger - Lord of the Rings
      [*] H.R. Giger Screen
      [*] HPopupMenu XFCN 3.1.2
      [*] Inexpensive MIDI resources for the Macintosh - FAQ & Report
      [*] Introductory Macintosh frequently asked questions (FAQ)
      [*] lang/QuickBASIC to FutureBASIC Converter
      [*] Mac-IBM PC Comparison report 1.4
      [*] Macintosh system software frequently asked questions (FAQ)
      [*] mcvert-200.shar
      [*] Miscellaneous Macintosh frequently asked questions (FAQ)
      [*] PatchLoader
      [*] Preschool Primer 1.0
      [*] RevRdist 1.4.0.8
      [*] rinaldi-externals 3.1
      [*] SmSolSysLT.sea.hqx
      [*] source/c/JPEG-Convert-src10.hqx
      [*] Startupscreen: Tigeress
      [*] submission: MacLHA 2.10
      [*] The 25MHz IIsi
      [*] Tonto
      'stick' mouse
      (Q) still, can't find applications under system 7.1
      (Q) TT to Postscript and back ...
      14" Apple Color Monitor (Q)
      32-bit System Enabler
      7.1 Communication Problems
      7.1 hardware.update enabler (A) (2 msgs)
      a BBEdit-like editor for Unix?
      A location for NFS shareware?
      AppleTalk Zone Naming [Q]
      astute netters......
      ATM vs. Truetype (for LC III and Stylewriter II)
      Audio signal generator
      Automatic saver? Sav-O-Matic?
      best book(s) on progamming with Hypertalk
      Best size for partions? (q)
      Centris-610 and software fpu extension, or eventual hardware fpu
      Centris 650
      clipboards (R)
      e-disk?
      Font Types (C)
      Free Adobe Type Manager and Fonts Offer
      Freedom of the Press (A)
      FTPing by mail?
      GL Graphics Viewer (A)
      group de-hqx/sit/cpt/sea
      hacking TeachText to recognise CLUT (Q)
      Image transfer by Internet -- Q
      Imagewriter Spooler
      inf-mac
      Info-Mac Digest V11 #46
      little spreadsheet that doesn't use lots of memory wanted
      LWIIf listed in wrong zone!
      Mac IIx power down problems
      mac unix
      Meeting Maker and 7.1
      Music notation software
      Music notation software (C)
      Nisus-Info list info (C)
      optical mice (Q)
      PB100 Power Problem
      PLUS (minuses)
      Postscript <-> TT Converter (Q)
      Power cache for Mac IIcx
      Printing and fonts (A)
      Problem with ObiWan (Q)
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      Save Word as WordPerfect5.1
      Scrapbook files
      SE\30 problems
      Sticky Mouse (A-Maybe)
      Student discounts on Apple hardware
      Sub-windows in Comms toolbox
      Supra modem experiences
      Swiss Army Knife Awards
      Teachtext font change (A)
      TEXAS hypercard stack?
      Transformer for SWII in Paris
      Using a PB in a car
      Whining noise on LC
      Why .bin addon (R)
      Why write Un*x instead of Unix? (A)
      Windows on the Mac??
      Wizzy Fonts
      Word 4.0 docs carry 32bit-dirtiness with them?

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Date: Fri, 26 Feb 93 0:29:03 EST
From: Robert Szarek <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] 1992 Canadian Tax Templates

To the moderators:

I will be uploading five files that are tax templates to be
used by Canadian users. All the templates shall be in Excel 3
format. These forms are shareware. The cost is $25 for new
users and $15 for registered users of last years templates.

The templates are complete Canadian Income Tax returns which
include T1 General, Schedules 1 thru 8, Child Care Expenses,
and Capital Gains froms. These templates are approved for
direct submission by Revenue Canada.

Please place binhexed file in the archive as "Canada-Qc-Tax92.hqx".

[Archived as /info-mac/misc/canada-qc-tax92.hqx; 161K]
[Archived as /info-mac/misc/canada-alb-tax92.hqx; 168K]
[Archived as /info-mac/misc/canada-bc-tax92.hqx; 173K]
[Archived as /info-mac/misc/canada-ns-tax92.hqx; 168K]
[Archived as /info-mac/misc/canada-ont-tax92.hqx; 189K]

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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 93 22:49:18 EST
From: [e-mail] (David Brooks)
Subject: [*] a-whole-new-world.hqx

"A Whole New World" Sample
(Regina Belle & Peabo Bryson)
by David Brooks
[[e-mail]]


   This file contains a 16-second sample of the famous song from the
Aladdin movie "A Whole New World".  If you have seen the movie, this
will make a good addition to your Aladdin experience.

Enjoy.

 -- David Brooks

[Archived as /info-mac/sound/a-whole-new-world.hqx; 197K]

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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 93 12:26:35 CST
From: wf-jim![e-mail] (Jim Brunner)
Subject: [*] app/JPEG-Convert-10.hqx

This is version 1.0 of JPEG Convert.  JPEG Convert is a Macintosh
application that acts as an interface for the Independent JPEG Group's
code.  The Independent JPEG Group's code supports JPEG conversion to
different formats.

This is NOT a JPEG viewer.

Features:
    * Supports system 6 or 7
    * Converts JPEG file to/from GIF, PPM, & TARGA
    * RLE support available (not in default distribution)
    * Supports quantization, dithering, smoothing, grayscale
    * Supports batch drag & drop conversion with system 7
    * Balloon help and nifty dialogs
    * SOURCE CODE IS AVAILABLE (separate distribution)

Jim Brunner  ([e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/app/jpeg-convert-10.hqx; 202K]

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Date: Fri, 26 Feb 93 12:29:11 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Brian Hall)
Subject: [*] Car Alarm Beeper.hqx

This is a sound I recorded of a friend of mine, who imitates the sound
that a car alarm on/off beeper makes.  It is short, and makes a good
system beep sound.

If you like it, send mail to [e-mail] (Anne).

[Archived as /info-mac/sound/car-alarm-beep.hqx; 10K]

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Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1993 11:22:53 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Vinko Tsui)
Subject: [*] Clipboard Help (A)

>I'm looking for a CDEV or extension enabling my macintosh to:
>
>1) copy and append to clipboard
>2) copy to multiple clipboards and paste them separately
>
>Is there anything available either PD or commercial that works flawlessly
>under system 7.1?
>

Hi Paolo,

ClickPaste from Mainstay will accomplish your 2nd desire.  It provides you
with as many clips of almost anything you want restricted by your hard
drive space.

I attached a demo copy with maximun of 15 copy and paste for you to try out.

Good Luck!

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/click-paste.hqx; 147K]

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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1993 08:40:13 PST
From: "Anthony D. Saxton" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Color "MultiBit" Fonts

Attached, you will find a collection of "MultiBit" Color fonts. These were
created using a process mildly described in Inside Macintosh, Volume V. The
final technique was figured out through MUCH Trial and error. These Fonts can
also be distributed seperatly with there own independant "Read Me" documents.
Please let me know if you would like me to upload those as well.

Thanks,

Anthony D. Saxton
Elenay* Creations
[phone]
InterNET: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/font/multi-bit-color.hqx; 79K]

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993 23:24:35 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Jon Gotow)
Subject: [*] Default Folder 2.30

Please add this control panel to the archives.  It replaces defaultd-222.hqx.

Default Folder is a shareware control panel that lets you "link" a default
folder to any application or desk accessory.  When you launch a desk
accessory or a linked application by itself (ie. not by double clicking on
a document), Default Folder sets things up so the file dialog boxes
initially open in your default folder.

Default Folder can also provide pop-up menus in the file dialog box to
allow you to switch between folders and between volumes.  The folder menu
allows access to:
  1)  The current application or desk accessory's default folder.
  2)  Any one of the last 10 folders you used.
  3)  One of a reserved set of folders "locked" in the menu.
The volume menu allows instant switching to any available volume.  It also
provides "smart volume switching."  Default Folder remembers the last
folder you accessed on each volume, and switches to that folder rather than
to the top of the folder hierarchy when you change disks.  This works with
both the volume menu and the "Drive" button.

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/defaultd-23.hqx; 81K]

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993 23:29:19 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Jon Gotow)
Subject: [*] Default Folder 2.30

Following is the documentation for Default Folder 2.30.

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/defaultd-doc-23.hqx; 79K]

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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1993 13:48:58 -0800
From: Samuel S. Tai <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] double-scroll-202.hqx

This is DoubleScroll 2.0.2. It fixes many bugs in 1.1.3 and
1.1.4, and includes many new features besides.  See the docs
below. Note that I am not the author, just a satisfied user.

(From the docs...)

What is DoubleScroll?
=====================
DoubleScroll 2.0 is a combination Extension/Control Panel which
alters the way your Macintosh scroll bars look and act. Basically
it puts a double arrow on each end of your scroll bars, allowing
you to scroll in both directions without having to move your mouse
>From one end of your desk to the other to scroll back and forth.
It works only with System 7, and is designed to take advantage of
the color scheme of the System 7 interface.

Though the idea of double-arrowed scroll bars is not new, I de-
cided to give it a new twist with System 7 and make them look
identical to the standard scroll bars when displaying in color
as well as black and white. They look like genuine Apple-issued
scroll bars. So they'll blend right in with the rest of your
interface without standing out and looking odd. If you change
the color scheme of your windows with the "Color" Control Panel
that comes with System 7, the scroll bars will change with the
rest of your decor! These are scroll bars the way nature in-
tended (and I feel Apple should implement).

When space starts to get tight, you will notice that the scroll
bars will lose their double nature and revert to the normal way
of doing business, just to give the thumb (the little box) a
little breathing space. You can set the distance at which the
scroll bars revert to single arrows in the Control Panel if you
don't like the default setting of 160 pixels.

Option-clicking the arrows will act as a page up/page down.
This saves even more mouse movement. Instead of moving your
mouse up to the top of a scroll bar (let's say the thumb is
near the top) to page up, you could just option-click!

Command-clicking the arrows will act as a home/end feature.
This means if you command-click the up arrow, you will immedi-
ately jump to the beginning of your document, and if you command-
click the down arrows, you will immediately jump to the end of
your document.

In version 2.0, DoubleScroll also has an option to let you scroll
the contents of a window while you are dragging the thumb along.
This is useful if you have a very long document that you need to
scroll from top to bottom, or vice versa.  Holding the option key
while dragging will temporarily toggle this option; i.e. if the
option is off, the option key would turn it on and vice-versa.

DoubleScroll 2.0 also allows you to change the scrolling speed
and the scrolling delay. These settings are analogous to keyboard
repeat rate and delay, respectively. These setting could be a
blessing if you own a fast CPU such as a Quadra which can scroll
really fast, possible faster than you would like. You could slow
the scrolling speed down so you could actually see the text as
it's scrolling, instead of a big blur.

All changes made to DoubleScroll in the control panel take effect
immediately after closing it. This can be helpful if you want
to adjust the scrolling speed or add an application to the incom-
patible application list (see "Working the Control Panel") or even
turn DoubleScroll off completely!

DoubleScroll also supports balloon help, so if you feel like play-
ing around, knock yourself out!

DoubleScroll is a shareware product. You may try it out for 15
days. If you like it, please send me $10 per copy and I'll send
you a registration code to register your copy(ies). If you do
not register it within 15 days, reminder messages will be dis-
played when you start up.


What's new in DoubleScroll 2.0?
===============================
DoubleScroll 2.0 is quite different from the previous versions
released. A lot of the changes made were made internally to try
and avoid certain problems that were arising and also to rely
more on new System 7 routines. A few other interesting changes
are as follows:

o 24-bit color handling and support for multiple monitors is
greatly improved.

o Any changes made in the DoubleScroll control panel take effect
immediately after closing the control panel. The only time you
will normally have to reboot is when DS did not load at startup.
If you turn DS off, any windows which are currently using the
double arrow scroll bars will continue to use them, but each new
window opened will have the regular Apple (vanilla) flavor.

o By checking off the "Scroll while dragging thumb" option, you
can do just that -- have the contents of the window scroll while
you are dragging the thumb. Holding down the option key while
dragging the thumb will temporarily toggle this option. So if the
option is off the option key would turn it on and vice-versa.
This option is on by default.

o DoubleScroll has a scrolling speed setting so you can adjust
the scrolling speed to best suit your needs.

o There is now an option to use a 3D button effect when clicking
the scroll bar arrows. This option is on by default.

o You can now print the order form directly from DS. Just push
the button below marked "Print Order Form..." and you will be
asked for your name and address, as well as a couple of other
questions. From there, you can print the order form with all your
information already pre-entered for you! You can also print the
order form from the registration dialog box.

o You can also print this documentation from the control panel
by clicking on the "Print Docs..." button in the "Info" dialog box.

o Command-clicking the arrows acts like a home/end function.

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/double-scroll-202.hqx; 65K]

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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1993 12:08:55 -0600
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Edit II 2.1.3 SEA

Edit II is intended as a replacement for the Consulair Edit text editor but
which alllows the use of the cursor keys on the Mac keyboard for
navigation. If the extended keyboard is used, then the num lock LED will
indicate whether the cursor pad or the numeric pad mode is on.  The home,
end, page up, page down keys will also work, as will the delete right key.
One level of undo is supported.  You can launch Edit II by double clicking
old Edit files (since Edit II uses the same creator signature as Edit, that
is, EDIT). Stationery documents are supported under System 7.

Thanks for all the support from registered users.  Your feedback has been
incorporated into this version.

2.1.3 (02/28/93) Maintenance Release
~~~~~
* No changes in documentation from 2.1.1 (except for the registration page)
* Removed code which stores $FFFFFFFF in location 0 to trap references to
that location.

2.1.2 (02/14/93) Maintenance Release
~~~~~
* No changes in documentation from 2.1.1 (except for the registration page)
** Bugs fixed **
* Files now properly closed when windows are dismissed (should eliminate
'file busy, can't empty trash' problems).
* Files on remote networks aren't doubled when saved. [SetEOF doesn't
reset the file pointer in remote files]

[Archived as /info-mac/app/edit-ii-213.hqx; 112K]

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Date: 26 Feb 1993 19:32:51 +0000 (GMT)
From: Jonathan Baker <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] FirstClass: Electronic Pen Settings

Enclosed is version 2.0 of The Electronic Pen BBS settings file, for
FirstClass.  To use this file, you will need FirstClass client, for the
Macintosh.

FirstClass is a truely 'first-class' BBS system, which supports multi-tasking,
and has a fantastic Mac-like interface for all of it's work.  If you haven't
tried it, and you have a modem, get it.  You won't regret it.

The Electronic Pen is out of New Jersey, and has several great groups on
Writing, records, and movies, as well as Fidonet links to groups like Cooking
(a personal favorite), and others.  Supports 9600 baud.

Have fun!

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/first-class-settings-20.hqx; 33K]

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Date: 01 Mar 1993 13:37:08 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Alexei Tsvetkov)
Subject: [*] First Things First Clock Files

    These are the companion clock files to First Things First demo by
Visionary software. Somebody has been looking for them recently. Please,
place into the demo directory or wherever the main file resides.
    I have no connection whatsoever with Visionary.

Alexei Tsvetkov
Munich

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/first-things-first-clock-files.hqx; 113K]

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Date: 27 Feb 1993 15:40:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Gestalt XFCN 3.2.1

A HyperCard XFCN that returns extensive system & hardware info.
Downloaded from AOL. Please direct comments questions and suggestions to:

     America Online: J5rson                  Internet:  [e-mail]
     CompuServe:     76675,1772              GEnie:     J5rson
     Watermark:      616.698.2310            Telephone: [phone]

[Archived as /info-mac/card/x/gestalt-321.hqx; 31K]

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 08:23 CST
From: genesis![e-mail]
Subject: [*] gif-converter-231.hqx

AUTHOR:    Kevin A. Mitchell
EQUIPMENT: Any Mac with 128K ROMs or newer
NEEDS:     System 6.0.5, System 7 recommended.

Keywords: Shareware File Conversion GIF Viewer RIFF TIFF PICT EPSF Paint
Scan RLE JPG QuickTime

   This is GIFConverter 2.3.1. Display any GIF, JPEG, TIFF, RIFF,
MacPaint, Thunderscan, Startupscreen, RLE, or PICT (even compressed!)
file on any Macintosh just by downloading this file! Uses color
QuickDraw on color Macintoshes. GIFConverter is SHAREWARE, $40 plus S&H
($5 US+Canada, $10 international).
    GIFConverter 2.3.1 fixes some bugs and adds support for JPEG/JFIF
files without requiring QuickTime (QuickTime still required for
compressed PICTs).
    Bugs fixed for 2.3.1: Uses required AppleEvents; drag-and-drop works
better. New bar-type progress window. Compressed TIFF output with
prediction. TIFF fixes for Microsoft Word. Fixed some bugs losing colors
when saving files. Recognizes file types better. Reads ISO 9660 disks
better. Fixed halftoning problems in EPSF output.
    GIFConverter can do scaling by percentage, higher resolution (144 or
288 dpi) pictures, and true halftones on 300 or 360 dpi QuickDraw
printers such as the HP DeskWriter and non-Postscript laser printers.
   You can print on any Macintosh printer (halftones on LaserWriter,
color on ImageWriter II or any color PostScript printer and the
LaserWriter 6.0+ driver (when Apple gets it to work) or many other color
printers), or save to any of these file formats plus EPSF! Every feature
is fully implemented, so you can test GIFConverter with your complete
system!

   This file is a self-extracting archive.

   This file has been checked for viruses with Disinfectant 3.0.

[Archived as /info-mac/art/gif/gif-converter-231.hqx; 446K]

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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1993 22:41:26 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Ken B Kirksey)
Subject: [*] Giger - Lord of the Rings

Lord of the Rings
by H.R. Giger
Work No. 270
Painted in 1975
Acrylic on Paper
56" x 40"

The accompanying PICT file is a 640x480 16-bit color scan of the above named
work, suitable for using as a background screen on a 13" or 14" monitor.  The
screen looks fantubulous when you set your screen depth to 16 bits, but it
looks
fine in 8-bit color or 8-bit greyscale.

If you like this screen and would like to see some other Giger screens, drop
me a note in E-mail.   Since I use a 13" monitor at work, and a Giger fan
co-worker
uses a 16" monitor, I'll probably be doing screens for both monitor sizes.  If
there
is enough demand, I can post versions for 16" and larger monitors.


Ken Kirksey
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/art/lord-of-the-rings-startup.hqx; 430K]

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Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1993 23:12:58 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Ken B Kirksey)
Subject: [*] H.R. Giger Screen

Biomechanical Soul Journey
by H.R. Giger
Work No. 434
Painted in 1980
Acrylic on Paper
40" x 28"

The accompanying PICT file is a 640x480 16-bit color scan of the above named
work, suitable for using as a background screen on a 13" or 14" monitor.  The
screen looks fantubulous when you set your screen depth to 16 bits, but it
looks
fine in 8-bit color or 8-bit greyscale.

If you like this screen and would like to see some other Giger screens, drop
me a note in e-mail.   Since I use a 13" monitor at work, and a Giger fan
co-worker
uses a 16" monitor, I'll probably be doing screens for both monitor sizes.  If
there
is enough demand, I can post versions for 16" and larger monitors.


Ken Kirksey
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/art/biomechanical-soul-journey-startup.hqx; 405K]

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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 20:54:40 -0800
From: Jon Pugh <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] HPopupMenu XFCN 3.1.2

A couple more bug fixes were added this time.  Notably a crasher on 68000s
when changing the font, the restoration of command keys (people yelled when
I took them out), and the itemDelimiter wasn't defaulting to a comma on
versions of Hypercard which didn't support the itemDelimter property (notably
version 2.0).  These have all been fixed.

HPopupMenu allows you to make popup menus in Hypercard from buttons or
fields.
These menus can be in any font or size and can be hierarchical or not.  You
can use all the standard meta-characters to create menus with icons or styled
text.  You can even use color icons or SICN resources.  This is by far the
most powerful popup menu XFCN in existence.

It is free for noncommercial use and has a very reasonable commercial
license.

Jon

[Archived as /info-mac/card/x/hpopup-menu-312.hqx; 61K]

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 02:59 CST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Inexpensive MIDI resources for the Macintosh - FAQ & Report

Here is a new release of the Mac-MIDI FAQ & Report.  Additions include
an all new FAQ section and a few items modified in the Report section.

The document has been compiled by  [e-mail] (J R Evans).

Naturally, the older version found at sumex in info-mac/report/ as
inexpensive-midi-resources.txt should be sent to its electronic grave.

Cheers - Shekhar Govind                 [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/report/inexpensive-midi-resources.txt; 20K]

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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 16:27:14 EST
From: [e-mail] (Elliotte Rusty Harold)
Subject: [*] Introductory Macintosh frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Archive-name: macintosh/general-faq
Version: 2.1.1
Last-modified:  February 21, 1993

Copyright 1993, Elliotte Harold


Changes:

2.1  Where can I FTP Mac software?

     archie.au mirrors mac.archive as well as sumex-aim.

4.7  Disk Utilities

    I've added Fifth Generation's Public Utilities to the list
    of utilities no Macintosh lab manager should be without.

[Archived as /info-mac/report/general-faq.txt; 49K]

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 10:26:27 CST
From: [e-mail] (Bob Schenk)
Subject: [*] lang/QuickBASIC to FutureBASIC Converter

Attached is a program which converts QuickBASIC source code into
FutureBASIC source code. The program is written and copyrighted
by Zedcor, and I am posting it with their permission. (They have
posted it on some of the commercial networks.)
This program is being included on copies of FutureBASIC which are
shipping now, but was not included when FutureBASIC was introduced late
last year. (Unfortunate, because it would have saved me a lot of work.)
If you were an early adopter of FB and have QB programs to convert, you
will find it useful.
Included is the source copy which I have compiled for those QB users
who do not have FB and might be interested in moving up to FutureBASIC.
(After all, QB appears to have been orphaned.) The converter does a
good but incomplete job; in most programs it will leave things which
must be attended to manually. The biggest difficulty will be for programmers
who do not have a central event loop, which QB examples did not stress.
I have no association with Zedcor except as a customer. If you have
questions, ask them, not me. Their technical support number is 608-795-3996,
and their toll-free order line is 800-482-4567

Robert Schenk

[Archived as /info-mac/lang/qb-to-future-basic-conv.hqx; 80K]

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Date: 27 Feb 93 09:53:44 EST
From: bruce grubb <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Mac-IBM PC Comparison report 1.4

Archive name: mac-ibm-compare14.txt
category: text

This is Version 1.4 of this report and should replace mac-ibm-compare131.txt.
It contains some important changes, additions and clarifications.  Due to the
rapid changes in computers I am therefore very much on the lookout for
contributions from Digest and other readers to flesh out, correct or point out

confusing parts of the report.  Send comments and information to CompuServe:
72130,3557; AOL: BruceG6069; or Internet: [e-mail].  This report
covers not only present hardware/software statistics and features but also
future possibilities.  Despite its condenced and generized format it still
provides some thought-provoking reading on the relative merits, problems, and
deficiencies of Macs and IBM PCs.  Here is part of the preamble for your
prerusal:
"The reason for this general data sheet is that people in both camps are not
clear or accurate about what they are saying about their machines and what
little accurate info is out there is unconsolidated.  This sheet will try to
consolidate and condence the information out there.  Since computer technology

is always changing there are always going to be points in which the sheet will

be lacking or incorrect on information.  So, please just don't say the sheet
is incomplete or incorrect but also give me clear and concise information to
make the needed corrections.
To keep this data sheet organized please provide, if possible, article
citations for the information provided or corrected and keep the opinions to
a minimum.  As this is a general data sheet, keep the info provided simple so
I can understand what is being talked about and can explain it to others.
Also keep the information relevant to the section corrected.  Thank you."

[Archived as /info-mac/report/mac-ibm-compare-14.txt; 38K]

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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 16:28:11 EST
From: [e-mail] (Elliotte Rusty Harold)
Subject: [*] Macintosh system software frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Archive-name: macintosh/system-faq
Version: 2.1.1
Last-modified: February 27, 1993

Copyright 1993 by Elliotte Harold

What's new in version 2.1.1:

Question 1.1:  Why is my system taking up so much memory?

    I've corrected the cross-reference to the info about reinstalling
    the system software.  The assertion in earlier releases that a
    Mac II required a PMMU to use 32-bit addressing and more than
    eight megabytes of RAM was incorrect.  Contrary to misinformation
    in earlier versions of this FAQ The Mac II can use up to
    sixty-eight megs of real RAM without a PMMU.  Bank A can only use
    one-meg SIMMs but Bank B can use larger sizes.  Virtual memory does,
    however, require a PMMU. I've added info about the 32-bit enabler
    for System 7.1.


Question 1.2: What is MODE32?  the 32-bit 7.1 enabler?  Do I need them?

    I've added info about the 32-bit enabler for System 7.1.


Question 4.3:  Easy Access: One Answer, Many Questions

    I've added some additional "symptoms" and uses of Easy Access.


[Archived as /info-mac/report/csm-faq.txt; 24K]

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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1993 20:55:47 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Joseph Skudlarek)
Subject: [*] mcvert-200.shar

mcvert, written in C, runs under UNIX and converts among Macintosh file
formats used for file interchange, including BinHex4.0 (.hqx) and
MacBinary (.bin).  See mcvert.1 (the man page) for details.

Please replace mcvert-190.shar with mcvert-200.shar, which follows.
Major changes and current usage are detailed below.

<<Changes>>
 *
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * External
 * -----
 * handle -b (both .data and .rsrc at same time) option
 *    ( -> MacBinary suggested by [e-mail])
 * remove anomalous file extension handling
 *    (suggested by [e-mail])
 * regularize MAC_EDITOR (author) and MAC_FILETYPE (file type) handling
 * detect and report important file format errors
 * emit output file name too
 * revise Usage line
 * massively revise man page to reflect changes and generally overhaul
 * -----
 * Internal
 * -----
 * avoid overwriting internal storage (what a chore!)
 *    for example, mcvert -UI *.hqx used to abort with a segmentation
 violation
 *    symptom reported by [e-mail]  Thu Sep 24 16:39:21 1992
 * check return values from all getc/putc operations
 * find and fix ancient bug extracting resource fork from MacBinary format
 * identify failing file in EOF error messages
 * clarify and amend distribution and update restrictions
 * expand disclaimer (patterned after INFO-MAC CD-ROM -- Thx, Cliff and Joe!)
 * Version 2.00 28Feb93

[Archived as /info-mac/unix/mcvert-20.shar; 99K]

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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 16:28:51 EST
From: [e-mail] (Elliotte Rusty Harold)
Subject: [*] Miscellaneous Macintosh frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Archive-name: macintosh/misc-faq
Version: 2.1.1
Last-modified: February 26, 1993

Copyright 1993 by Elliotte Harold


Changes:

    1.1 Help!  I have a virus!

    Disinfectant is now at version 3.0.

    1.2:  I think I've found a new virus.  What should I do?

    I corrected John Norstad's E-mail address.  It's
    [e-mail], not [e-mail].

    5.4:  How do I use a picture for my desktop?

    I've expanded the information on exactly how to do this and
    suggested that the palette of the document be changed to the
    default application palette before creating the
    background picture.

[Archived as /info-mac/report/misc-faq.txt; 35K]

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Date: Fri, 26 Feb 93 23:50:34 EST
From: William Uther <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] PatchLoader

Hi,

Patch Loader

Overview
The Patch Loader is a small INIT core I've written for people who are writing
their own INIT's.  It will load and install resources as trap patches.
History
This is really a spin off from other INIT/CDEV's I've written.  I didn't
really want to leave the install code in memory.  This meant a separate INIT
that loaded code into memory and then patched it into the appropriate traps
before quitting.  After rewriting this code 3 times for different traps etc, I
decided to make it portable.  This is the result.

             \x/ill                :-}
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/source/patch-loader.hqx; 9K]

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 18:13:04 PST
From: [e-mail] (Dave Kemsley)
Subject: [*] Preschool Primer 1.0

o Requirements o
     At least a 12" monitor (can be modified to fit smaller screens)
     Hypercard 2.0
     Minimal hypercard scripting abilities
     Sound input capabilities if you want to fully customize this stack.

o About This Stack o
This stack is "e-mail ware." It stack was created over a period of about
three years for my Son, Christopher. I have periodically added new features
as the need arose. It has helped Christopher learn his "ABC's" when he was
about two and a half. It helped him memorize several phone numbers
including 911 and his own phone number by the time he was three and a half
(looking back I ask myself if this really was a good idea). It helped us
provide a simple method to try to teach him about child safety. Recently, I
added a card to help him to learn the days of the week (he's almost 5 now).


This stack consists of 5 simple cards (but uses a lot of sounds, thus its
size: 840K uncompressed):
   o Phone Numbers    Resembles a touch-tone keypad with spoken numbers.
                    Optionally touch-tones are played when
                    the buttons are clicked. Several
                    buttons exist to teach the child
                    important phone numbers.
   o The Alphabet         Speaks the alphabet and has several buttons to spell
                    special words like Grandmother, Mommy,
                    etc.
   o Numbers               Speaks the numbers from 0-109. It also teaches even
                    and odd numbers and can count by fives
                    and tens.
   o Child Safety           This tries to teach the child:
                    (1) Not to let anyone pick him/her up
                           (from school, for example)
                           with-
                           out  that person knowing a
                           prearranged "secret word."
                    (2) Not to play with electrical
                    plugs.
                    (3) Not to open the door until (s)he
                        asks, "Who is it?"
   o Days of the Week  Speaks the days of the week. Includes "Today is..."
                   "Yesterday was..." and "Tomorrow is...."

Enjoy

David Kemsley

[Archived as /info-mac/card/preschool-primer-10.hqx; 802K]

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Date: 25 Feb 1993 11:29:58 U
From: "Tom Scott" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] RevRdist 1.4.0.8

     RevRdist 1.4.0.8
After a few questions recently about restoring configurations/cleaning
up hard drives on workstations, I've decided to post RevRdist to sumex.
Here's a short blurb from the RevRdist docs, describing what it does:

   "The intended environment for RevRdist is a group of Macintosh
    workstations, each with a local hard disk, connected to an
    AppleShare server.  The server maintains the 'master' copies
    of folders and files.  Client workstations have local copies
    of (a subset of) these files, as well as additional files which
    may be unique to the workstation.  RevRdist  compares the client
    copies of folders and files against the master copies.  Then,
    based on options and criteria specified in a distribution control
    file, RevRdist does the following:
    *       Discards some unwanted files/folders from the client.
    *       Moves other files/folders to a "junk" folder on the client,
      from which they are discarded later.
    *       Copies files/folders from the server to the client.
    *       Makes client files/folders invisible from the Finder.
    *       Sets the Finder window positions of client files/folders
      to match those of the master copies on the server.

    Actions can be specified explicitly for individual files or folders
    and default actions can be set on a per folder basis for contents of
    folders which have no explicit action."

This is an extremely handy utility, which we're using here at Cornell.
Hope you like it!

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

[Archived as /info-mac/util/rev-rdist-1408.hqx; 420K]

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Date: 27 Feb 1993 14:57:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] rinaldi-externals 3.1

Rinaldi-externals 3.1 includes 127 of Frederic Rinaldi's freeWare XCMDs
and XFCNs, current as of 10-Feb-93, and fully documented. There are 8
new externals, 5 updates, icons identifying system dependencies
(Hypercard 2, System 7, Quicktime, etc.) and stack navigation buttons.

[Archived as /info-mac/card/x/rinaldi-externals-31.hqx; 694K]

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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 93 16:51:07 PST
From: Dean Dauger <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] SmSolSysLT.sea.hqx

The following is a binhqxed Compactor SEA of Sm Solar System LT and related
files.

I designed Sm Solar System to simulate a group of bodies under the influence
of a mass and r to the nth radial interactive forces in three dimensions and
display them in a simulated perspective 3D.  The user is able to see the
bodies
and look around the system very easily while the simulation is running.  The
program also contains code for use of red-cyan 3-D glasses.  The code also
allows a craft, a special body with thrusters controlled by the left and right
arrow keys.  Other statistics and status displays are available.  I feel the
best way to learn is by doing and experimenting.


The program is compiled to use a 68020 or later and a FPU.  Those without FPUs
should easily be able to find a substitute, like PseudoFPU or Software FPU.

Have fun,
   Dean Dauger

[Archived as /info-mac/app/sm-solar-system-lt.hqx; 194K]

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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 93 12:26:45 CST
From: wf-jim![e-mail] (Jim Brunner)
Subject: [*] source/c/JPEG-Convert-src10.hqx

This is the source code distribution for version 1.0 of JPEG Convert.  JPEG
Convert is a Macintosh application that acts as an interface for the
Independent JPEG Group's code.  The Independent JPEG Group's code supports
JPEG conversion to different formats.

This distribution file contains source code only.  The pre-compiled
application is available under a separate distribution.  This distribution
does not contain the source for the Independent JPEG Group's software;
instructions for obtaining the IJG source are included in this
distribution.

Features:
    * Supports system 6 or 7
    * Converts JPEG file to/from GIF, PPM, & TARGA
    * RLE support available (not in default distribution)
    * Supports quantization, dithering, smoothing, grayscale
    * Supports batch drag & drop conversion with system 7
    * Balloon help and nifty dialogs
    * SOURCE CODE IS AVAILABLE (separate distribution)

Jim Brunner  ([e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/source/c/jpeg-convert.hqx; 78K]

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Date: Fri, 26 Feb 93 10:00:52 EST
From: Dr. G. Paul Savage <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Startupscreen: Tigeress

This is a 640x480 colour startupscreen of a female tiger in a harem
(cartoon).
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/tiger-in-harem-startup.hqx; 67K]

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 07:04:04 EST
From: [e-mail] (Maynard Handley)
Subject: [*] submission: MacLHA 2.10

MacLHA 2.10. Freeware archiver/compressor.

This program opens .lzh compressed files which are found on Amigas

and maybe other machines. I got it from a site in Japan. It only came

with Japanese documentation (which I'm afraid I threw away cause my

system could only display it as funny characters) so this is all I

have. I'm submitting it cause recently someone wanted a program to

handle .lzh files.


Maynard Handley 1993/03/01

[Archived as /info-mac/util/mac-lha-210.hqx; 76K]

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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 93 0:49:16 CST
From: [e-mail] (Matthew Friedman)
Subject: [*] The 25MHz IIsi

Here's the FAQ sheet I compiled on the 25MHz upgrade for the IIsi. A couple of
people requested that I send it to you for archiving in your reports section.

-Matt Friedman
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/report/iisi-25mhz-upgrade-faq.txt; 24K]

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Date: 25 Feb 1993 11:30:08 U
From: "Tom Scott" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Tonto

     Tonto
While I was downloading the newest version of RevRdist from cc.purdue.edu, I
noticed this utility.  Here's an excerpt from the README file:

   Tonto provides a way to hide applications from the casual user.  You
   configure a copy of Tonto for each application you wish to hide and
   then you make the application invisible (using ResEdit, for example).
   Tonto itself remains visible, with the application's icon.  You rename
   each copy of Tonto to match its original application's name.  If the
   original application is in the same folder as Tonto, you will need to
   change Tonto's name slightly.  For example, if the application were
   "Microsoft Word", you might rename Tonto to "Microsoft Word 4.0".

   If the user double-clicks on Tonto, it does nothing but launch the
   original application.  If the user double-clicks on a document from the
   application, the Finder launches the invisible application directly,
   without using Tonto.

   Tonto was written by Greg Coleman and greatly modified by Dale Talcott.
   Tonto and its sources are dedicated to the public domain.

   For more information, email to Dale Talcott, [e-mail].


There was no version number on it, but it looked like it could be useful
to many, especially in a lab environment.  Enjoy!

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

[Archived as /info-mac/util/tonto.hqx; 51K]

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 08:36:36 +0800
From: [e-mail] (Rick Jarvis)
Subject: 'stick' mouse

Rob Smyser <[e-mail]> reported apparent lost 'mouse up' events
on his Quadra. I have experienced exactly the same phenomenon with a Quadra
950, 7.0.1 tuned, a number of common inits. Occasionally click, drag, and
release the mouse button and nothing happens except the selection follows
the mouse. My Mac does not freeze. It's like I was still holding the button
down. Click again and the selection is set; in the mouse position of the
second click. I have been able to discern no pattern. I remember it
occurring in Excel, Word, BBEdit, Panorama, Tex-Edit, ... I haven't tried
isolating an init conflict either because the event doesn't happen every
day and I do have a good reason for having (at least most :) ) of my inits.
Anyone else seen anything like this? I don't know whether it is relevant,
but I do have a Malaysian mouse. Thanks for any help.

-- Rick Jarvis, Hong Kong Univ Sci & Tech, [e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 14:57:53 EST
From: [e-mail] (Leonardo C. Topa)
Subject: (Q) still, can't find applications under system 7.1

Last week I posted a note asking for help with a problem launching
applications by double-clicking on a document file. Some people
(thanks!) suggested to rebuild the desktop file *from scratch* (as
opposed to rebulding it with command-option) using a utility called
reset-dtdb, which I found on sumex.

I tried to use this reset-dtdb but unfortunately it didn't
help. It's really weird. This is what I tried (chronology is
important!):

- used reset-dtdb and desktop was rebuilt (mac rebooted)

- tried to double click on document file created by teachtext, and got
the "application not found" message

- started the application directly, opened a document from within the
application and closed the application. So far so good.

- tried again to double click on a teachtext document from the finder
and this time the application *did* start.

- ok, so maybe things are working, you say? Wrong! I then tried to
double click on a word document: same problem, application not found.
All right, I know how to fix this (so I thought, at least): opened
word directly, opened file, closed application.

- At this point double clicking on the same word document as before
works just fine, BUT, get this, now the teachtext files *cannot* be
launched by double-clicking again. It's a sort of race condition!!!

- I tried the same cycle with superpaint files, works files, and
macdraw files, with the same results. I can fix one class of files,
while breaking the others.

Would anybody have any clue on what's going on????? Btw, this is on a
MacSE with system 7.1 installed. I'm ready to go back to 7.0...
Is there anybody at Apple that I can call? After all I did have to pay
for this privilege!

Thanks a lot

-Leonardo Topa

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

Date: Sat, 27 Feb 93 18:27 PST
From: Michael A Reed                       <[e-mail]>
Subject: (Q) TT to Postscript and back ...

I hate to be such a pain, but...

Is there any program short of the mega-powerful FontMonger or
something that can convert TrueType to Type 1 PS fonts?  I just
don't want to have to buy an entire foundry to do it...

--Me     8)

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

Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 23:32:33 EST
From: [e-mail] (Prof. L.G. Leduc)
Subject: 14" Apple Color Monitor (Q)

I have a small problem with a 14" Apple color monitor which is connected to
a Mac IIci computer.  The monitor displays a faint but noticeable horizontal
line about 1.5 inches from the bottom.  I have talked to my Apple dealer
about it and he tells me that nothing can be done about it. In fact, the
display model (IIvi) in the store has the exact same problem. Is there
anything that can be done to eliminate the line? Adjustments?
Any ideas would be much appreciated.

Please reply directly to me.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Leo G. Leduc
[e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 21:27:08 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Bill Soreth)
Subject: 32-bit System Enabler

Hi,

  I downloaded apple's 32-bit enabler, installed it, and found to my supprise
that the enabler didn't work with my system. I am running system 7.1 on an
SE/30 with a 100MB internal non-apple drive (Drive 7 drivers) and a xceed
color 30 color card. I have tried completely reinstalling the system,(yes, I
dida clean install), turning off virtual memory, and shutting off all
extensions.

  When my system boots up, I get a happy mac, then my screen goes black, I get
another happy mac, and then welcome to macintosh. After this, the drives are
accessed and the menu bar appears but I get a watch icon, that doesn't spin
and the desktop never appears, the mac just sits there. Trying to force quit
doesn't work, the box comes up and the button highlights, but nothing else
happens.

   Mode 32 used to do the happy, blank, happy thing, and it was slow, but it
worked this doesn't even hint at working. Do any of the apple people out there
have any ideas, this is after all supposed to work *better* than mode32.

   I also called the apple 1800 number for system 7.1 support, and this even
   had them stumped.

Please help me!

Bill Soreth
[e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 01 Mar 93 17:03:57 EST
From: "Roger D. Parish" <[e-mail]>
Subject: 7.1 Communication Problems

I have encountered a problem with high-speed communication between my SE
and my V.32bis modem under System 7.1.  I have been running the serial
port to my modem at 57,600 bps with no problem under 6.0.8.  I let the
modem match speed with the other end and then buffer the differences
(yes, I have a hardware-handshake cable).

When I upgraded to 7.1 on my SE, I started experiencing lost characters,
even on MNP connections!  Kermit file transfers were almost impossible; I
would experience as many rejected packets as accepted ones, sometimes
more!  When I dropped the speed of the serial port back to 9600, the
problems stopped!

Apple has a "hardware system update" for 7.1, for a specific group of
systems (all bigger than mine), that is intended to address just such a
problem.  Out of curiosity, I tried to put the update on my system, and
got nowhere, real fast!  The Installer quit.  I don't recall the error,
I just assumed that it was looking for something bigger than my 68000
engine.

It appears to me that complaints of 7.1 slowness are justified.  I intend
to call Apple technical support about this.

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

Date: 28 Feb 1993 10:52:36 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Alexei Tsvetkov)
Subject: 7.1 hardware.update enabler (A)

>I've been trying to get the 7.1 hardware.update enabler from ftp.apple.com
>>using the BITFTP on pucc. The error message after the get command tells me
>that >I can't retrieve the file since it is not a plain file. I had already
>tried the >Binary command. Could some kind soul tell me what part of the
>mystic >incantation for retrieving said file from ftp.apple.com is missing.

Most likely it means that it is a directory. Just go into it and get the
file you want.

Alexei Tsvetkov
Munich

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

Date: 01 Mar 1993 09:31:18 +0100 (MET)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: 7.1 hardware.update enabler (A)

Received: by DniMail (v1.0); Mon Mar  1 10:42:04 1993 MET DST
Received: from mac-fa by gs.dornier.de (4.1/SMI-4.1-DNI)
    id AA03765; Mon, 1 Mar 93 10:41:26 +0100
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 10:46:12 MET
From: Nick Faller Mic Voelker <fa-voe>
Subject: 7.1 hardware.update enabler (A)
To: PSI%unika::IN%"[e-mail]"@rgvx1,
    psi%unika::in%"[e-mail]"@rgvx1
X-Mailer: LeeMail 1.2.4

Michael Kazlow wrote:

>I've been trying to get the 7.1 hardware.update enabler from ftp.apple.com
>using the BITFTP on pucc. The error message after the get command tells me
>that I can't retrieve the file since it is not a plain file. I had already
>tried the Binary command. Could some kind soul tell me what part of the
>mystic incantation for retrieving said file from ftp.apple.com is missing.
>Thanks in advance.

The problem is that the 7.1 hardware.update enabler is a directory.
Go into it with cd and ftp the both files:
    32-bit-enabler.txt
    32-bit-system-enabler-disk.hqx

Nick Faller
Space Division, Dornier GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany
E-Mail:  [e-mail] or

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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 23:47:25 ITA
From: maurizio lana <[e-mail]>
Subject: a BBEdit-like editor for Unix?

I find - in my rare attempts - horrible to use those character-based editors
like VI, Ined, et similia, when doing mail with the Unix system of my Dept.
Yes, I know, there are graphical interfaces for Unix, but most of the time
I access it from PC without graphical emulation.
Well: do you know it is there any editor like BBEdit? that is, an editor
with a human interface, with some menuing, even if it is limited to essential
f
unctions (as I said, I'd use it mostly to write my e-mail)?
If you have any answer, please, CC: it to me.
Many thanks to anyone will help.
Maurizio

MAURIZIO LANA | E-MAIL: [e-mail] | fax [phone]
CISI - Universita' di Torino - V. S. Ottavio 20 - 10124 Torino Italy

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 16:25:16 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Gordon Oppenheimer)
Subject: A location for NFS shareware?

Hello,

Does anyone know the location for NFS shareware?  Maybe even a good
FTP site to try?

NFS for the Mac may not even exist as shareware, does anyone know?

In addition, does anyone knows any commercial versions?

Thanks for your help,

Gordon
--
 UNIX Lab Manager, Academic Computing Services, Fairfield University

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

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 17:59:17 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Jean-Francois Sygnet)
Subject: AppleTalk Zone Naming [Q]

hi

I'm new to this thing but someone probably can help me.

Our setup is as follow
One new (!) Mac IIci under 7.0   TuneUp
One old     Mac SE   under 6.0.8
One Sun server running CAP's "Aufs AppleShare Server"
(I've just set it up and it's working :-))
These 3 machines beeing connected by AppleTalk on Ethernet
using (for the Macs) Asante cards.

I know next to nothing about AppleTalk/AppleShare so
the question is: How one define AppleTalk Zones ??
I would like to define a Zone with a name
different from "Default Zone",

-- How can I do it ??
-- Then how can I tell the Macs that they belong to this
   new zone (double clicking on the EtherTalk Icon in the Network CDEV
   should do) ??
-- Trickier: how can I tell the CAP server that it belongs to
   this new zone (running aarpd ie0 "new_zone_name" maybe) ??

Thanks in advance to any answer, pointer to information etc..
you may have

ps I have FTP, telnet and mail but no acces to comp.sys.whatever

Jean-Francois Sygnet
Institut d'Astrophysique
98 bis Bvd Arago, 75014 Paris, France
Tel   : [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]


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

Date: Sat, 27 Feb 93 10:15 EST
From: ncoast!tdi3![e-mail]
Subject: astute netters......

Hi Netters,

just wondering if anyone ever run an analyses on the
(Q)uestion / (A)nswer ratio in correlation to the geographic location?

This could give a list like this:

          (Q)/(A)
a-country       2.3
b-country       1.9
c-city           .7
...

It would be interesting to see if the number of questions asked by
netters versus the number of answers given is similar in various
locations (states, countries...) With this data it would be possible
to establish a world map showing where the most astute netters are
located. This would be a quantitative analyses only as it would be
difficult to establish quality filters for the questions and answers.
(an intelligent question may outweigh three commonplace answers)

For understandable reasons I did not write (Q) in the subject line..;-)

Let me know your thoughts.

Dieter



Dieter Muller-Greven <tid3![e-mail]>
Mentor, Ohio

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

Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 07:17:27 -0500
From: Andy Malis <[e-mail]>
Subject: ATM vs. Truetype (for LC III and Stylewriter II)

I just set up my new LC III (which, BTW, is AWESOME for the
price), and the "README" from Apple includes an offer from Adobe
for a nearly free copy of ATM along with a few fonts.

My question is: what does ATM get you that you don't already get
>From Truetype?  I'm especially curious with regard to the
Stylewriter II, which I have on order and hope to receive Real
Soon Now.

Thanks for any help,
Andy
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 17:17:22 PST
From: [e-mail] (Steve Hunter 423-2219)
Subject: Audio signal generator

    Does anyone know of a utility that make the Mac into an audio
signal generator? I have a friend in the audio business that would like
to be able to produce a tone of a given frequency in his office. It would
be nice to have numeric control as well as a slider control.

[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 09:54 EST
From: Mark London <[e-mail]>
Subject: Automatic saver? Sav-O-Matic?

Someone told me that there are utilities that automatically perform a period
save for you, which would be very useful in conjunction with using Word, as
several times in the past week the screen has froze while attempting to do a
cut and paste.  (P.s. If anyone has had a similar problem, id be interested in
knowing).  Anyway, I have not found such a utility at SUMEX.  Is there one?
I was sent Sav-O-Matic by someone, but am leary about using utilies that are
not available from SUMEX.  Has anyone had experienced with this?  Thanks.

Mark London
[e-mail]

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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 22:31:09 ITA
From: maurizio lana <[e-mail]>
Subject: best book(s) on progamming with Hypertalk

On behalf of a friend of mine who has to write an application in Hypertalk
(front-end to an office productivity package with agenda/scheduler, mini
spreadsheet, and so on, connected with other people onto Appletalk
network) for his degree at the University of Turin:
which are the best books on Hypertalk programming?
Many thanks to anyone will answer, possibly with CC: to me.
Maurizio.
PS, for the Editor: if I post this message for the second time, it is because
our node was malfunctioning in the last week...

MAURIZIO LANA | E-MAIL: [e-mail] | fax [phone]
CISI - Universita' di Torino - V. S. Ottavio 20 - 10124 Torino Italy

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

Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 15:05:10 CST
From: "Eric H. Durbrow" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Best size for partions? (q)

I recall that there was a discussion on optimal size of hard disk partions.
Can someone either tell me what is the optimal size or how I can find out?
I searched for a FAQ on the subject but could not find one. Thanks in
advance.

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

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 09:12:38 -0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Centris-610 and software fpu extension, or eventual hardware fpu

I've now actually seen the Centris-610, and its quite a pretty machine.  And
clearly its quite fast according to the benchmarks published here and
elsewhere.
I am trying to decide between the Centris-610 or the LC-III with a cheap
Sony 16" monitor as a general purpose Mac, and Mac-X terminal on ethernet.

Pity about the lack of the Centris-610 fpu.  The 68LC040 chip does seem to be
socketed, and could I suppose be replaced by the full 68040, but at what cost
?

On the other hand, the 68040 only uses the fpu for simple floating point
operations (multiply, divide etc).   Transcendental functions (sin, exp etc)
use the cpu, so the lack of an fpu is not quite so bad on the 040 as on the
030.

The main problem is that some applications won't even run if they don't find
an fpu.  It really is a pain for the programmer to worry all the time about
whether the Mac has/hasnot an FPU.  Why doesn't Apple, or more likely some
enterprising hacker, write a software fpu extension, such as the
'pseudo-fpu'
that works for the 020/030? This would trap 040-fpu mult and divide calls
and root them through SANE, as if the application was compiled to do it that
way.

Alan Hewat, ILL Grenoble, FRANCE ([e-mail]) Fax (France=33).76.48.39.06

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

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 16:31:32 +1000
From: [e-mail] (Merv Connell)
Subject: Centris 650

After hearing all the gosip and chatter re new Centris' I am now the
_extremely_ proud owner/user of a Centris 650 8/80 with Ethernet. I have
migrated up from an ageing IIsi.  By comparison this machine is
fast,fast,fast. I like it and for now everyone else can keep their grubby
little @#$# hands off. But a question or two for interest.

The front of the motherboard is stamped WOMBAT so I don't understand the
reference to a machine called the WOMBAT in some documents which giving
performance specs which also include the Centris.....

There are three _jumpers_ on the motherboard which it would be nice if
someone could give me an explanation / description of.

J10 : a four pin connector with the label _CDAUDIO_ above it.
J25 : a five pin connector with the label _LED_ next to it.
J27 : a two pin connector with the label _SPEAKER_ next to it. There is
another connecter _J26_ which the actual speaker is connected to.

There is also large amounts of _free_ space on the board. (Thirteen layed
out chip locations)

Merv Connell
Network Analyst
Uni. of Central Queensland OZ...... [e-mail]

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

Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 09:51:02 PST
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: clipboards (R)


On Thu, 25 Feb 93 09:16:06 PDT <[e-mail]> (Adam C. Engst) said:
> In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> > I'm looking for a CDEV or extension enabling my macintosh to:
> >
> > 1) copy and append to clipboard
> > 2) copy to multiple clipboards and paste them separately
> >
> > Is there anything available either PD or commercial that works flawlessly
> > under system 7.1?
>
> I remember seeing a buggy cdev way back when that attempted to provide
> three clipboards, and I could have sworn something like that came
> through recently, but I can't remember the name.

I'll bet you're thinking of [./ex/kopy-kat-090.hqx].  I never could get
it to work for me---crashed my SE/30 EVERY TIME!  :-(

--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis <[e-mail]>

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

Date: Sat, 27 Feb 93 20:59:43 EST
From: Randy Patton <[e-mail]>
Subject: e-disk?

Someone recently posted asking for information on Golden Triangle's Times
Two compression software.  The most recent MacWorld contains a full page
ad from Altsys claiming that its new disk compressor e-disk (actually
"e" with the "disk" part superscripted - - Sigh) is better than Times
Two in nearly every respect.  Since calls to MacWarehouse, MacConnection
et. al. have turned up mostly the telephone equivalent of blank stares,
I'll ask the net:  Does anyone have any information on e-disk, or know
why it's supposed to be so much better than Times Two?  Is this just
smoke and mirrors, or should I wait for the Mac version of Stacker?

Thanks.

H. Randy Patton, Virginia Tech English Department Technical Coordinator
[e-mail]    pattonr@vtvm1 (BITNET)

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

Date: Sat, 27 Feb 93 15:43:08 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Font Types (C)

On Fri, 26 Feb, W C Wan wrote:

>Sorry if this is a FAQ, but I can't find a report/txt which explains
>the different types of Fonts.(1,3.tt) If there is any way I can use type3
>font with stylewriter...., What is AFM..etc.
>Can I print a file to a laser printer and an inkjet printer. What happens
>if one of the font to be printed is truetype but not type1 or vice verser.
>Question may sound silly as I am a layman on this subject.

Ricky, there are no stupid questions. Just wise-ass answers. I've said
it before, folks. Please don't be shy about asking questions. The most
humble of us can contribute, and the most sophisticated of us can learn.

Granted, some of us get major bored with seeing a question that was
answered in yesterday's IM Digest. That's our problem. Please put up with
us. We are not all teachers. My wife will be disgustingly eager to tell
anyone that the world's greatest gift to teaching was my going into
administration.

No, I don't believe that *any* postscript font is useful on a device like
a StyleWriter. However, if you have only TrueType fonts installed on your
Mac, you should get identical results whether you go to a PostScript or
to a QuickDraw printer. Doesn't matter if it is a laser or a jet printer.
Lots of laser printers aren't PostScript.

I'm perhaps odder than most in keeping only TrueType fonts in my Mac. And
only those fonts that're built into my LaserWriter. The system is smart
enough to know what is built into my LaserWriter and uses the built-in
PostScript Type 1 fonts for printing. Were I to get a lobotomy and replace
my PostScript LaserWriter with a QuickDraw device, those fonts would print
identically. Lots slower.

AFM is Adobe Font Metrics. Do you mean ATM -- Adobe Type Manager? Let one
of the font gurus answer that one. I don't mess with it. I like simple.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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

Date: Mon, 01 Mar 93 22:00:08 -0500
From: MacFarland Hale <[e-mail]>
Subject: Free Adobe Type Manager and Fonts Offer

The "Read Me" file that came with System 7.1 on my new LC III contains the
following offer from Adobe for a (nearly) free copy of ATM and some fonts.  I
called to order and asked the representative if there were any requirements
(such as having just bought a new system) to qualify for this offer.  She said
no - anyone who knew the phone number and extension could take advantage of
this offer.  I guess Adobe is trying to gain a little market share - I wonder
if they counted on this info being passed out electronically!  The following
is
a copy of the text from the pertinent portion of the file:

======== Start of Read Me file section ========

A Gift to You from Adobe

Adobe Systems is pleased to offer Apple computer owners a free copy of
award-winning Adobe Type Manager (ATM) software.

With ATM, you'll gain access to thousands of PostScript Type 1 fonts for use
on
screen.  Plus, ATM software can be used with all Macintosh-supported printers,
including the ImageWriter, StyleWriter, LaserWriter, and PostScript
typesetters.

As a special bonus, you'll also receive four free typefaces from the Adobe
Garamond family.  These Adobe Originals are a fresh treatment of some of the
most popular typefaces in history.

Take advantage of this incredible offer today!  Order the latest release of
ATM
- plus the Adobe Garamond typefaces - and pay just a $7.50 shipping and
handling charge ($30 outside the USA and Canada).  Together, these products
normally retail for $346!

U.S. and Canadian residents, call

1-800-521-1976 ext. 4400, or fax [phone]

Outside the U.S. and Canada, call

[phone] ext. 4600.

Fax requests please include name, shipping address, daytime phone and credit
card information.  Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.  Outside the U.S. and
Canada, you may either take advantage of this $30 offer for the
English-language version of ATM shipped via courier, or see below for other
offers that may be available in your country.

======== End of Read Me file section ========

No other offers were present in my copy of the file - perhaps the file shipped
with systems in other countries has more.  By the way, the representative said
this  is all backordered, so it really will be at least 6-8 weeks.  Enjoy!

  MacFarland Hale                [e-mail]

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

Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 15:10 CST
From: Dominik Hoffmann <[e-mail]>
Subject: Freedom of the Press (A)

In infomacv11-046 Ryan D. Manwiller wrote:

> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1993 22:59:47 -0800 (PST)
> From: [e-mail] (ryan d Manwiller)
> Subject: Freedom of the Press
>
> I have an Apple Personal LW LS, and was thinking about purchasing
> Freedom of the Press. Does anyone have any experience with this
> software?  I would be using it on an SE/30.
>
> Please let me know if you have any good or bad things to say about it.
>
> Also, what is the difference between the full version ($255)
> and the light version ($85)?

We have Freedom of Press (FOP) Light 3.0.1 (which is not quite the latest). An
update to our version is supposed to be able to deal with System 7 having the
printer drivers in the Extension Folder. A workaround was to put aliases of
the
printer drivers into the System Folder.

You won't need the full version of FOP. The difference is that with FOP Light
you don't get look-alikes of Palatino, New Century Schoolbook, Avant Garde,
Helvetica Narrow, Bookman, Zapf Chancery and Zapf Dingbats, in short, what's
included in the Adobe Plus Pack. FOP Light does have fonts similar to Times,
Helvetica and Courier and has a Symbol font. I try to use only Adobe
Postscript
Type 1 fonts anyway. So I use the outline fonts from the ATM disk and the
Adobe
Plus Pack. FOP deals with Adobe Type 1 fonts quite nicely.

Another difference between the full version of FOP and the light one is that
the
full version has as far as I can tell from the advertisements a much larger
number of printer drivers. Those are printer drivers for printers that would
be
connected to the serial port and are used exclusively by FOP. If you have a
chooser-type QuickDraw printer driver, tell FOP to use QuickDraw instead. Then
FOP becomes device independent. Therefore with a Apple Personal LaserWriter LS
you won't need the full version.

I have one misgiving about FOP, though. And that is the way it draws Bezier
curves. A comparison of output from a Apple LaserWriter and FOP on a HP
DeskWriter showed that the stroke width of the a 0.5 pt-width Bezier curve
drawn
with Adobe Illustrator wasn't nearly as uniform on the FOP printout as it was
on
the LaserWriter printout. This is something that might have been fixed by
now.
If you get a chance to try out FOP before buying it check for that problem.

Dominik Hoffmann ([e-mail])

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

Date: Sat, 27 Feb 93 13:52:23
From: [e-mail] (Thomas Fruin)
Subject: FTPing by mail?

Some time ago I remember someone (Jeffrey Needleman?) explaining how
you could send mail with FTP commands to some kind of "FTP server",
who would then execute the FTP commands for you and send you back
the file(s) obtained via FTP. This would be real useful for me since
I'm not directly on the Internet.

Could some kind person please send me a mail message explaining the
process? And throw in some examples of basic FTP commands and locations
(real basic) to help me getting started? I'd appreciate it!

-- Thomas Fruin

   GroupWare Ltda, Niebla, Chile
   [e-mail]

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

Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1993 14:59:38 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Darrah Chavey)
Subject: GL Graphics Viewer (A)

Michael A Reed (<[e-mail]>) asks:
>Does anybody know of ANY program for the Mac which can
>read/interpret GL-file animation?  All my QT stuff can't take it
>(not that it should..) It's just that I have some geo/
>visualization stuff, but the only players I could find ran on
>UNIX or something.   Let me know if you've heard of anything...

There is a program entitled GLViewer. It works on about half of the GL
files I've tested it on, and hangs on the others. (Requiring me to use
command-option-escape to kill it off.) Unfortunately, there appears to
be no GL viewer that works on all GL format files. A copy of this file
can be ftp'd from the following sites (obtained from Archie):

Australia: plaza.aarnet.edu.au   (139.130.4.6)
    /micros/mac/umich/graphics/graphicsutil/glviewer.sit.hqx

Finland: garbo.uwasa.fi   (128.214.87.1)
    /mirror/umich.macarchive/graphics/graphicsutil/glviewer.sit.hqx

England: src.doc.ic.ac.uk   (146.169.2.1)
    /computing/systems/mac/umich/graphics/graphicsutil/glviewer.sit.hqx

United States: wuarchive.wustl.edu   (128.252.135.4)
    /mirrors3/archive.umich.edu/mac/graphics/graphicsutil/glviewer.sit.hqx

--Darrah Chavey                  Department of Math & Computer Science
  [e-mail]              Beloit College, Beloit, Wisc.

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

Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 16:49:03 PST
From: John Wical <[e-mail]>
Subject: group de-hqx/sit/cpt/sea

Is there a way I can de-hqx/sit/cpt/sea/whatever a bunch of files
(from hqx to final form), all at once, quickly and easily, without any
human intervention (using default filename and current folder) ?

John

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

Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 10:03:49 PST
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: hacking TeachText to recognise CLUT (Q)

I was very excited to discover that AfterDark 2.0x allows the
Slide Show module to recognise custom CLUTs.  Does anyone know
how one might resedit TeachText so that it, too, would use a
PICT's custom CLUT?  Better yet, does anyone know how one might
resedit the System so that it would use a file's custom CLUT?
And what about DeskPict?
(I'm have an 8-bit display, and would like to use pretty coloured
StartupScreens and view PICTs without the horrible dithering I now
get---all this without moving up to at least a 16-bit display, which
I can't afford.)

Thanks for your help.
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis <[e-mail]>

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

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 12:49:14 -0500
From: [e-mail] (David A. Hanson)
Subject: Image transfer by Internet -- Q

Has anyone got any leads on software which would provide FAX-type
service (for images) over the Internet?

Our library is actively discussing this with other regional libraries
as a way to transmit high-resolution images of documents and journals,
including fine-print footnotes and graphs.

The technology is there as separate programs (even in publicly
available source code form) to scan, compress, transfer, decompress,
display/print.  Has anyone put it together in an automated form?

(We have heard of ARIEL, but are hoping to do it on a Mac instead
of DOS.)

David Hanson
Colby College

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

Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 00:06:33 -0500
From: Scott E Maxwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Imagewriter Spooler

Try SuperLaserSpool from Fifth Generations Systems.  Spools for most known
printers including the Imagewriter.  I am afraid to say that Apple has
neglected to include support of the Imagewriter in the way of print
spooling.  Therefore print monitor will not work with your printer.
SuperLaserSpool costs $99 from MacConnection (similar prices from other
mail order places).  Hope this helps.

Scott Maxwell
The University of Michigan
[e-mail]
Assistant mac.archivist

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

Date: Mon, 01 Mar 93 16:29:26 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: inf-mac

I have a mac IIgs  that the owner put all the icons in the trash.  Yes even
the hard drive.  When I tried to reinstall from the system disk I get the
mesage can not install can not find files.  Does anyone have a sugestion?
I do not have much experince with MACs.  I know that putting the HD in the
trash was not bright but she did not Know what would happen.  I do think that
she will be more carefull in the future.  I hope.

                         thanks Tom

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

Date: Mon, 01 Mar 93 10:51:29 EST
From: "Patrick h." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #46

Re: recovering corrupted Word 5.o file
I had the same problem, and I managed to recover the entire file using the
Word 5 Find File command, i.e. open any other file in Word and then access the
corrupted file via the Find File command, which allows you to copy some or all
of said file, and then paste it into a new file. You may lose some formatting
(italics etc). It worked like a charm for me.

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

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 20:33:51 -0600
From: [e-mail]
Subject: little spreadsheet that doesn't use lots of memory wanted

Well, there are little shareware wordprocessors (mini-writer, McSink) so
that we don't have to call up Word to write a note.  Is there any
shareware/freeware little spreadsheet like that?  I have checked out
biplane, but it takes up 1000 KB of RAM!

charles c. hsieh

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

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 08:28:29 -0500
From: Brian K. Kobleur <[e-mail]>
Subject: LWIIf listed in wrong zone!

Hi Netters!

I'm having a very strange problem.  Our localtalk network with no zones, no
routers is telling my Mac that our LaserWriter IIf is in Atlanta.  The
problem is, we're in Dallas.  This started after an interrupted AppleTalk
Remote Access session to a dial-in network with a zone in Atlanta.

My Mac can see our LaserWriter IIf, but when I try to print, it complains it
can't be found.  The weird part, though, is the print spooler part of
AppleShare 3.0.1 can also see it, and WILL let me print to it correctly.
Radar 3.0 tells me that the printer zone name is the name of the zone in
Atlanta.

Can someone please tell me which file to delete to erase this false zone
info?  I've already tried reinstalling the laserwriter files, no luck,
deleting finder prefs, no luck, etc.

My system info: Mac IIci 20MB RAM, System 7.1 with Hardware Upgrade

Thanks!

Brian

PS. Cross-posted to Mac-L and Info-AppleTalk as well.

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

Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 00:01:02 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Mac IIx power down problems

Hi Netters:

I am having a hell of a problem with my mac IIx.  Looks like somehow I
managed to overload the power up/down circuit.  It now would power up
normally using ADB, but when I try to power down using "shut down", it can
not turn off the power supply.  It looks like the power off circuit
(/POWEROFF) somehow can not bring the power supply /PFW line down.   The
Apple dealer is asking for a $475 board swap.  If anybody has any clue to
this, I would greatly appreciate.

Please send responses directly to [e-mail]

Thanks...


Ali Kaylan

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

Date: 01 Mar 1993 12:26:34 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: mac unix

Unix for the is called A/UX and is available from Apple (I think :-) )

Cas Meijer
Physical and Colloid Chemistry
Agricultural University Wageningen
[e-mail]

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

Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 14:02:02 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Meeting Maker and 7.1

Has anyone with an Ethernet, SE's with 7.1 and Meeting Maker (from ON
Tech) had problems with the meeting maker (on the server) not
working, locking things up like a tight drum?

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

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 14:02:55 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Ian)
Subject: Music notation software

In comp.sys.mac.digest you write:
>Hi all,
>       There used to be a demo of some music notation software in
>the archives called Lime (I think). Does anyone still have a copy of it,
>or any other software that allows entry (and printing) of musical notation?

29 evergreen% archie lime

Host cs.dal.ca

    Location: /pub/comp.archives
      DIRECTORY drwxrwxrwx        512  Feb 18 1991  lime

Host unicorn.cerl.uiuc.edu

    Location: /pub
      DIRECTORY drwxr-xr-x        512  Oct  7 16:46  lime

Host src.doc.ic.ac.uk

    Location: /usenet/comp.archives
      DIRECTORY drwxr-xr-x        512  May  3 1991  lime
    Location: /usenet/comp.archives/music/notation
      DIRECTORY drwxr-xr-x        512  May  3 1991  lime

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

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 01:02 CST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Music notation software (C)

Hi Joshua,

In Info-mac #46, you write:

> I got this note, but haven't had time to look up the s/w yet....
                           +++++++
> -- Joshua

which might lead the unsuspecting to believe that Lime is s/w.
Lime is a commercial program which, if you buy one, would set you
back a couple of C notes.

Cheers - Shekhar Govind                 [e-mail]

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

Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 19:30:58 EST
From: "Mel Martinez"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: Nisus-Info list info (C)

Several people have written to me over the last week asking for the address
to subscribe to nisus-info, the mailing list for users of Nisus (You know, the
word processor that you should be using instead of MuSh Word 5.x!  ;-)).

To subscribe, send a message to : [e-mail]

That is also the address for administrative requests (such as to
unsubscribe).

To post a message to the list :  [e-mail]

Also, the nisus ftp site is at syrinx.kgs.ukans.edu and is in the directory
/ftp/nisus. If you want to add macros or articles to the site, put them in the
/ftp/incoming directory and send email to Fred Terry at either
[e-mail]   or
[e-mail]

I hope this is helpful.

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


CC: info-mac, mac-l

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

Date: Mon,  1 Mar 93 05:03:28 PST
From: "Andreas Frick"
<[e-mail]>
Subject: optical mice (Q)

Message-ID: <"93-03-01-14:01:51.35*UH1P"@IBM3090.RZ.UNI-KARLSRUHE.DBP.DE>
Date:    Mon, 01 Mar 93 14:01
From:    "Andreas Frick"
 <[e-mail]>
To:      <[e-mail]>CONFIRM
Subject: optical mice (Q)

Hi Netters!
I want to know if anyone on the net has experience with optical
mice for the Macintosh. MacWarehouse offers in Germany two of
them, both from the Mouse Systems:
- A+, simply replacing the original Apple Mouse with one  button.
- A3, a similar mouse, but with three progammable buttons.
Because the original Apple mouse has only one button, I am also
interested if it is worth to spend the extra money for the three
button  version. Any comments are appreciated.
Andreas Frick
University of Karlsruhe, Germany
[e-mail]

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

Date: 27 Feb 1993 13:30:48 -0600 (CST)
From: "Dwight Lemke @ Wisconsin Oshkosh" <[e-mail]>
Subject: PB100 Power Problem

I've been having a problem with my PB100 recently.  I can't seem to keep
a charge in the battery.  Ok, from the beginning, I bought the thing in
October, so it's still in warranty (kind of).  In December, I added a
6MB SIMM to boost it to eight.  Then, about a month ago, I put in an
APS 2400 FAX modem.  For the last two weeks, I haven't been able to hold
a charge in the battery.  It will even give me all three low power warnings
WITH the power adapter plugged in.  Then I have to put it to sleep.

My first thought was "the battery"--I was going to buy one anyway so I
got one from Apple and loaded it in--same problem.  Then I thought,
"the modem?"  so I took it out on Wednesday--same problem.  I got a full
charge into it and twenty minutes later, it wanted to sleep--all I was
playing was solitaire with the HD spun down.  I had Edison fired up and
watched the voltage drop from about 7.5 to 5.9 in those twenty minutes.

Any thoughts?  I'm taking it back to the dealer next week if I can't come
up with something else.

Thanks much!!

-Dwight

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

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 21:57:33 PST
From: Kee Nethery <[e-mail]>
Subject: PLUS (minuses)

>I'm looking for information on a programm named "PLUS", which is supposed
to be a "HyperCard"-like application with extended features.
>Is PLUS able to import "MacDraw"-pictures (PICT not pixel...) onto cards in
varialble sizes (windows or whatever)?
>Is the SEARCH Option available on these graphic fields?
>Where can I find SPINNAKER?

Spinnaker phone [phone]  fax [phone]

I found no redeeming features in PLUS when compared to Hypercard and
SuperCard. It was slow, it had ridiculous limits, I was happy to stop using
it at another company. If you can, make sure you get a money back guarantee
if you are not satisfied.

Cheers,
Kee
[e-mail]

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

Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 18:54 PST
From: Michael A Reed                       <[e-mail]>
Subject: Postscript <-> TT Converter (Q)

Is there anything out there (short of MegaFontMongerBeast) that
can convert Postscript Type 1 fonts into TrueType?  I already
checked out all of info-mac; the best I could do was a
Mac<->Windows TT converter, and that does me no good.  Even if
you remember the title or something, I can archie it out of the
NETherworld.  Tanks!  (No Tanks)

--Me    8)

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Date: 01 Mar 93 18:11 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Joan Llosas Colongo,ES,IHD)
Subject: Power cache for Mac IIcx

Did anyone purchased a Daystar powercache 50 Mhz. for a Mac IIcx?
I am interested in possible problems with the socket installation.
Who does it? (the vendor or Daystar)
How long it takes?

Please send comments direct and I will post the results if any are
interested.

AppleLink: SPA0253
Internet: [e-mail]
Compuserve: 100116,3101

Joan Llosas
Girona
SPAIN


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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 14:19:54 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Jay L. Cross)
Subject: Printing and fonts (A)

In IMD11-046 Steve Waechter writes:

>I need some help with printing different fonts.  Here are the
>
>two scenarios that have been driving me crazy:
>
>1. I type a few lines in a font of which I only have bitmaps.
>After I give the print command, the Finder icon blinks on and
>off; when I go to the Finder, I get a message that "the
>application Print Monitor has quit unexpectedly due to a type
>1 error."  Then the Print Monitor icon blinks on and off;
>when I go to Print Monitor, it tells me that the file which I
>tried to print is damaged, would I like to try again.
>
>2. I type a few lines in a font of which I only have
>TrueType.  After I give the print command, the Finder icon
>blinks on and off; when I go to the Finder, I get a message
>that the file can't be printed because of "Print error, -50."
>
>I have tried both scenarios with the fonts copied directly
>into the system, and with the fonts in suitcases opened by
>CarpetBag.  The same thing happens both ways.  I have also
>tried both scenarios with ATM 2.0.3 turned on and turned off;
>makes no difference.
>
>I am using a Mac IIsi with 9M RAM; system 7; LaserWriter IIg.
>
>The best I can tell, the only thing that will print is a font
>with a corresponding PostScript file in the extensions folder
>and which is also resident in the printer's ROM.  But surely
>I can print more than that!
>
>Thanks for the help.

I can't speak as an authority on printing and fonts, but I've
got a couple of suggestions:

First, try printing with background printing turned off.  I
this works OK, assign PrintMonitor a larger memory partition
and try again (with background printing on, of course).
Experiment until you find a memory setting that's just enough
to do the job.

Keep in mind that if you try to print a TT version of a font
that's in your IIg's ROM, you'll get the Postscript version
instead, which may look a little different.  Also, when
printing fonts for which you only have bitmaps,  it wouldn't
hurt to turn off font substitution.

I'll assume you're using system 7.0X.  If you've got 7.1, you
need to hack ATM 2.03 or get ATM 3.0 (although your use of
CarpetBag may eliminate the need to upgrade).

I don't have a IIg, but I have no problems printing (lots of) type 1,
TT, or just bitmaps in the background on a Personal LW NT
(with a IIsi, 7.01 tuned)

Hope this helps.

--
Jay Cross  [e-mail]   (CFN: by303)

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 11:30 N
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Problem with ObiWan (Q)

Hello,

Just downloaded ObinWan 4.0 from the archive. I've dragged it and the
empty (except for the zzz file) Obiwan folder into the preferences folder
inside my system folder, i restarted my 2,5meg SE and kaboum an ID 3
bomb. I renamed obiwan into aaobiwan so that it would load first (after
the Disinfectant init that is) but no help again the ID 3 bomb.
Could someone help here? I am doing something wrong?
Config : SE 2,5/40 sys 6.0.5

Thank you very much in advance !!

Dimitri Boone
Belgium/Europe
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 15:47:07 -0500
From: "Tom Wilson" <[e-mail]> (Tom Wilson)
Subject: Request for Smarter TeachText

I just thought I'd throw this out on the table and see what you all think.
I often download text files for reference and usually have to save them in
the format of a more sophisticated word processor so I can use the FIND
command to look for a string within the file.  I think it would be
wonderful to have a slightly enhanced version of TeachText that could look
for a string of characters.  This way, you could find out right away if the
file contained something you needed and go right to it.  If I could have
just one additional feature in TeachText and no others, ever, I'd want the
FIND feature.

Comments?

Tom Wilson                       Voice: [phone]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory      FAX: [phone]
<[e-mail]>

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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1993 13:26:33 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Save Word as WordPerfect5.1

Everytime I try to save a document in MS Word 5.0 (or 5.1) as a WordPerfect
dcocument, using the Save As... option, the program crashes forcing me to
restart. Have other people had this problem? Is there a solution? Thank you
for your help.

Raman Uppal
e-mail: [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 15:50:01 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Spencer Swift)
Subject: Scrapbook files

This is a rather mundane question that I know has been answered
before, but I can't find the answer. Is there an easy way to merge
two Scrapbook files? I have a rather large, old Scrapbook file that I
would like to move into the new Quicktime compatible Scrapbook.
Cutting and pasting each figure does not appeal to me. Resedit does
not scare me if it can be done that way. Reply to me directly if you
want since this is of limited interest.

Thanks in advance,


[e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1993 15:25 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: SE\30 problems

Hello out there in vax land.  About a year ago, I became the proud owner of a
Mac SE/30 with a 40 Meg internal hard drive.  Several of my brother's programs
(UMS, MacSki, etc...) for and earlier Mac (one of the originals, running
system
4 or 5 I believe) worked perfectly for about 5 months.  I had and still have
virus detection installed at startup(originally SAM II, now Disenfect 4.0),
so a virus is not my concern.  However, after the five month mark, programs
ran flawlessly before began to refuse to boot.  Memory limitations were cited
as the reason.  This came as a shock to me, as I only had about 8megs of
material in storage, which should leave at least 30 free.  If any of my
programs needed over 30 megs, I would be surprised.  I took the computer in,
and was told there was nothing wrong, just a few missing files, which were
replaced.  Nevertheless, my SE/30 still complains of insufficient memory when
executing certain programs.  I have tried adjusting the RAM cache, eliminating
items such as Soundmaster, and even trashed almost everything nonessential to
operation, but the computer is strapped for memory.  You, noble Mac users, are
my last, best hope.  Can somebody tell me (in layman's terms, please) what I
can do to eliminate this frustrating glitch?  As a side note, I do have
Hypercard installed on the HD, but even without Hypercard, the memory shortage
persists.  Send responses to RLauer on the email, or post it here, as I have
taken to scanning the mac bulletins in search of my answer.  Your help is much
appreciated, and I swear I'll name a child after you if you solve my problem.

    R. Lauer.

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Date: Saturday, 27 Feb 1993 14:09:50 EST
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Sticky Mouse (A-Maybe)

Paul Koch stated:

> Someone on the list has reported a problem that sounds like mine:
> Ever since I bought my Mac LC, I have noticed that every now and
> then the GUI will behave as if the mouse button is pushed down when
> it is not.

Liam Breck has been doing a super job keeping Apple pushed on this.
He has gathered reports from me and many others reporting problems
with mice manufactured in Malaysia.  (No kidding!).  He's right on.
We have several sticky mice (all Malaysia).  When we change them out
for mice manufactured in other countries, the problems go away.  This
appears to be machine independant.

Liam recently sent an update to a number of us who reported problems
with sticky mice.  In part he said,

> So far, Over 90% of the reports implicate mice
> manufactured in Malaysia. To recap, Last November I contacted Apple
> and forwarded around 100 reports to the Customer Support - Escalation
> and Response Group. They responded that they were starting an
> investigation that would take several months.

In true Apple responsiveness, the experts in Cupertino are slowly looking
into this.  (They got your money already--don't they?).  I suggest you
send a report to Liam at [e-mail].

Maybe we call all send our mice C.O.D. to Cupertino.  They would refuse
them, but it would make good copy for Mac The Knife!

Jeffrey Fritz, [e-mail]
West Virginia University

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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 05:20:50 CST
From: bq Mackintosh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Student discounts on Apple hardware

As i understand it (the opening statement, and already we're deep into
subjectivity:  oh, dear) Apple will only offer an educational
institution discounts if the institution can guarantee a certain
level of sales.  Apple offers no direct discount based on student
status (like almost everything else in this country).


bq Mackintosh

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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 13:35:07 GMT
From: John McKinley <[e-mail]>
Subject: Sub-windows in Comms toolbox

Can terminal tools generate sub-windows? That is, if I were writing a terminal
tool, would I be able to make it open up a new window to display a graphic
(say) without erasing the terminal window itself? Is this likely to be very
difficult? The terminal window would still be the "active" one.

Sorry, but I don't have access to the relevant IM, and don't fancy buying it
to
find out I've wasted my money.

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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1993 09:52:47 -0600 (CST)
From: Lynda Hester Farabee <[e-mail]>
Subject: Supra modem experiences

My phone lines are provided by a rural coop. I was unable to connect
at 57,600 baud because we had multiple extensions on our line and there
was simply too much "noise." The phone company was very cooperative and
sent a repairman who came out once a day for nearly a week but couldn't
"fix" anything.

We also have a second phone line for a teenage daughter and son. The son
is no longer at home so I used his extension plug in and from then on,
the modem worked perfectly. Not enough line noise to hurt anything evidently.
        Lynda Farabee <[e-mail]>
    Levelland High School                   [phone]
    1400 Hickory
    Levelland, Tx 79336             Journalism Department

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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1993 18:55:08 -500 (EST)
From: Chip Benowitz <[e-mail]>
Subject: Swiss Army Knife Awards

/* These are the Swiss Army Knife Awards 1993. You guys asked for these
releases and you got them. These awards truly belong to the nice people
out there that do things like taking time to vote. Please do not be too
shy about mail, nothing is too small. As you can see the list of all of
the categories keeps growing, so feel free to add a new category... and
I hope to hear from you all!                        -Chip Benowitz   */


 <CATEGORY>                            <ITEM>                    #VOTES
Action Games........................Solarian, Maelstrom.............(2)
Application Switching...............ProSwitch.......................(1)
Balloon Help Implemented............Eudora..........................(1)
C Compiler..........................THINK C.........................(4)
Compression/Encryption..............Compact Pro.....................(5)
Developement Environment............Mac Common Lisp.................(1)
Dialog Shortcuts....................Escapade........................(1)
Downloading Tool....................DownLine........................(2)
EMail Client........................Eudora..........................(2)
Expansion (general).................Stuffit Expander................(2)
File Organizer......................Drop*Router.....................(1)
Finder(tm) Enhancements.............SpeedyFinder7...................(3)
FTP Client..........................Fetch...........................(2)
Game/Virtual Reality................Spectre.........................(2)
Hard Drive SpaceSaving..............SpaceSaver......................(1)
Info Services Client................TurboGopher.....................(1)
Mandatory Menubar Clock.............SuperClock......................(2)
Personal Info Manager...............QuickDex........................(1)
Phonebook/Address keeping...........Address Book....................(1)
Promising Prog. Language............ProGraph........................(1)
Ray Tracing.........................Ray Dream Designer..............(2)
Remote File Management..............Magnet..........................(1)
SEA->Archive'ing....................DeSEA...........................(1)
Small Launch Utility................PowerAlias......................(1)
Telecommunications..................ZTerm...........................(3)
Telnet & tn3270 Client..............Comet...........................(1)
Telnet Client.......................NCSA Telnet.....................(2)
Text Editor.........................BBEdit..........................(6)
Text-Purposes Utility...............PopChar.........................(2)
Type/Creator Changing...............Drop*Change.....................(1)
Unobtrusive Compression.............AutoDoubler.....................(1)
Video Capture Board.................VideoSpigot.....................(2)
Virus Detection/Removal.............Disinfectant....................(3)

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Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1993 05:46:23 EST
From: "Paul D. Bain" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Teachtext font change (A)

Just in case an answer is posted to my Teachtext font change question, I
found that some of the specifications were different for Teachtext version
7.1.  The offset for the font type should be 4E58 and the offset for the font
pointhould be 4E60.  Otherwise, everthing else is correct!

Many thanks for everyone's responses.
Sincerely,
Paul D. Bain

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 93 11:52:47 EST
From: [e-mail] (Steve Portigal)
Subject: TEXAS hypercard stack?

 I"m looking for a Hypercard stack called TEXAS. Texas will allow you to
open any text document and create an index of the document. If someone
has it, could they please upload it to sumex? Or tell me where I might
ftp it (it is no longer on Sumex).

Thanks,

Steve Portigal
--
|  Steve Portigal, Dep't of CIS, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1   |
|  email: [e-mail]    Phone: [phone] ext 3580  |

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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 18:44:05 CST
From: Graeme Forbes <[e-mail]>
Subject: Transformer for SWII in Paris

I don't know how good a price $100 is for a step-down transformer,
but it sounds about right. DO NOT buy a cheap transformer at a
hardware store. A few years ago, I bought one of these for a Mac
Plus I carried to Scotland, and when I switched it on there was a
loud bang and a bright blue flash. Fortunately I had only wrecked
the Fanny Mac in the handle slot and not the Mac itself.

If you're in Paris and have Mac problems, I've found the Polygone
dealership helpful, particularly their engineer Dominique Colas, if
he's still there.

Graeme Forbes

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Date: 01 Mar 1993 19:07:31 -0500 (CDT)
From: Mudd Rat <[e-mail]>
Subject: Using a PB in a car

Anybody out there have any experience in running a powerbook in a car for
extended periods of time (> the life of the battery)?  How hard is it (and is
it harmeful to the PB) to run the PB directly off the cigarette lighter
socket?
Looking at the AC adapter, the output is 7.5 V DC, at 50/60 Hz, 30-40 A.  Is
this possible?
Reply to me....

Mike   --   [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 01 Mar 93 21:56:17 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Whining noise on LC

I sent a message to the poster of the original
query (sorry, I've forgotten who you are), but
the information doesn't seem to have reached
the digest yet, so here's my 2p worth...

I have had two Mac LCs, one a 4/40 6.07, and
more recently a 10/40 7.01 FPU, and both have
suffered from this whining noise problem.

The whining noise comes from the SPEAKER; if
you start up the Mac with a pair of headphones
plugged into the audio socket, both the startup
tone and the whining noise are audible through
the 'phones (and not through the speaker, as this
is disconnected when there is a headphone jack in
the audio out port). Through headphones, you can
hear also that the whining noise has a substantial
high frequency component, suggesting that some
horrible digital noise is breaking through onto
the audio circuitry.

The whining noise also seems only to occur when
the Mac has been left in a cold room, say
overnight, and is then starting up from cold. As
the machine warms up the noise then fades.

As others have mentioned, the noise doesn't seem
to have any affect on the stability or the
performance of the machine. It is just somewhat
unsettling for your PC-using colleagues to hear
a noise like a whistling wind when you start up your
LC in the morning. I just tell them it's the latest
toy I downloaded from somewhere...

Simon Fraser, Imperial College at Silwood Park
[e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 93 16:11:15 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Why .bin addon (R)

On Fri, 26 Feb, James BelBruno wrote

>   I used binhex4 to open a sound .hqx file.  The result was:
>filename.hqx.bin         It didn't do anything but add the
>.bin     maybe someone can give me a clue as to what happened?

Didn't I just say this? DON'T USE BINHEX! It is flakey. At Best. Stop it!

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 21:53:45 PST
From: Kee Nethery <[e-mail]>
Subject: Why write Un*x instead of Unix? (A)

>Subject: Why write Un*x instead of Unix?
>
>I've been wondering why people submitting articles to this digest sometimes
>avoid writing "Un*x" instead of using the real word "Unix." It'd be news to
me
>if "Unix" was a trademark. Does anybody know?

UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T.

Kee

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Date: Mon,  1 Mar 93 17:18 CET
From: "Charles C. Schneider"
<[e-mail]>
Subject: Windows on the Mac??

The facts are a little fuzzy for me, but I have a friend
who has a father who wants to buy a Powerbook. Presently, he wants
to use it to run Windows (yecch!) software on the thing.

I've used SoftAT in the past and tried to install Windows (yecch!)
without success. So,

     Doesn't the company that makes SoftPC have a version that
     allows someone to install and use Windows (yecch!)?

     If they do, is it as slow as molasses?

No Cat-Calls Please! I think the guy's crazy, but once he has a Mac
up and running, he'll see the light.

Ciao4now

Charles C. Schneider
International Atomic Energy Agency
Vienna, Austria
sdz5@iaea1 (bitnet)

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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 93 16:31:28 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Wizzy Fonts

Back in the dark ages (January 5) Jonathan Brecher wrote to tell y'all
about a freeware extension at mac.archive.umich.edu called wizzyfonts
that'd show font names in a fonts menu in their own font styles.

I was intrigued. I looked into the extension today. Nothing like a three-
day weekend occasioned by a Friday snow in these parts (Miz Scarlett!
Someone said the word "snowflake" in western Tennessee!) to free up a bit
of time from the day job.

I don't think wizzyfonts0.5.cpt.hqx will be added to my bag of tricks.

When I invoked the fonts menu in MacWrite II, wizzy did indeed list each
available font in its own style. To excess. The last two (I only keep the
ones that're built into my LaserWriter) overstepped the bounds of the
drop-down menu box. And stayed. A rich visual experience, as my Art Ed
wife would say.

I suspect that's partly why wizzy is at the 0.5 version. I'll stick with
Suitcase II for the time being, thank you.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 14:20:03 -0500
From: "Alan D. Danziger" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Word 4.0 docs carry 32bit-dirtiness with them?

In comp.sys.mac.digest you write:

>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?

The only thing I can think of is that there might have been some
graphics included in the document, which used some QuickDraw commands
with arguments which themselves weren't 32-bit clean...  Maybe, maybe
not, but that's all I can think of...

    -=Alan

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