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Info-Mac Digest             Wed, 10 Mar 93       Volume 11 : Issue 55

Today's Topics:

      [*] EtherLAN SC v1.44 Software
      [*] Knott.gif for posting
      [*] paximperia1.0.2update.hqx
      [*] Planet 4.0
      [*] startupscreen: Cowgirl-USA
      [*] Suppl. Gestalt Selectors List
      [*] twelfth.night.1.cpt.hqx
      (Q) downloading postscript
      21 Mb Flopticals
      [Q] SE startup problem
      Abaton Interfax Hardware/Software Upgrades
      Advice on sources for SIMMs (A)
      Apple Disk Copy
      AT&T modem?
      Bad Apple Malaysian Mice (C)
      Bug in Scrolling
      Cabletron Ethernet Card Problems
      Civilization Cheat Patch
      Color on LCIII an LCII
      Computer Music Workshops
      DAVID network protocals (Q)
      DECnet and SYS 7.1
      DiskCopy
      DOS to Mac to DOS
      DOS to Mac to DOS  (A)
      Duo & Express modum & Term 4.6.4 & 7171 to CMS
      duo dying in sleep
      E-mail directory services
      Enabler Woes (C)
      Expert Astronomer (A)
      floptical disks: first impressions
      FoxBASE+ (A)
      FoxBASE+ header
      Global HyperCard User Group establishment
      Greg Buttons crashes PowerPoint 3.0?
      Help! Init Name Please.
      Home made memory
      How to avoid v____ in SEA's (R) (2 msgs)
      Hypercard books (A)
      Hypercard books?
      IIsi lost sound again (reply & question)
      John Dvorak
      LCIII 8MB 72pin SIMM
      Mac-In-Tax experiences
      MacGambit Compiler (Q)
      MacInTax Upgrade (????)
      MacIntercomm again
      MACtivity 93
      Mail Manager...old Mac program
      modem use in japan
      Novice Mac books
      Old Mac system question (A)
      Omega Sane and PB Duo
      OmegaSANE and Quadra 800
      Page layout
      pawpaw.hqx (C)
      PB Duo 230 w/Active Matrix  ( Q)
      Read/Write Mac hard drives on an IBM!
      Recommendations requested for PB100 modem in Ecuador (A)
      ROM/HD troubles (A)
      Scrolling cp
      Software: Managing Your Money 5.0 (Q)
      Something for Nothing? (A)
      Sound input/editing (Q)
      Summary of advice on SIMMS dealers
      SuperBoomerang 4.01p bootup problem (Q)
      WAV files with System 7
      Word 4.0 Question
      XPress mail merge (A)

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Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1993 18:47:03 -0500 (EST)
From: Peter Cohen <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] EtherLAN SC v1.44 Software

Enclosed is a binhexed self-extracting archive of a DiskCopy .image file.

It contains the 1.44 version of drivers for the FOCUS EtherLAN SC and
SC-T, SCSI-based Ethernet interfaces for the Macintosh.  This file is
compatible with any EtherLAN SC (or Nuvotech NuvoLink SC/SC-T) that
utilizes the 1.1s EPROM chip.

For technical questions regarding this software, queries can be directed
online to [e-mail].  Technical support is also available
>From 8-8 EST domestically at [phone], internationally at (617)
938-8088.  This software is being distributed with the full permission of
FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. (I do tech support for them).

+-----------------+------------------------------------------------+
| Peter A. Cohen  |   No, I don't reflect my employer's opinions.  |
| [e-mail] | Heck!  My employer doesn't even know I'm here! |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------------+

[Archived as /info-mac/ex/etherlan-sc-drivers-144.hqx; 440K]

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Date: 8 Mar 1993 21:33:17 U
From: "Winkler David" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Knott.gif for posting

A tubular atroidal curve, similar to a moebius strip.

[Archived as /info-mac/art/gif/moebius-type-knott.hqx; 140K]

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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1993 17:45:51 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] paximperia1.0.2update.hqx

This is the updater from Pax Imperia 1.0.1 to 1.0.2.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/pax-imperia--updater-102.hqx; 372K]

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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 93 15:39:09 +0100
From: Lars Gislen <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Planet 4.0

PLANET 4.0 is an application in which your Macintosh computes the
coordinates of the planets visible to the naked eye (Mercury, Venus, Mars,
Jupiter and Saturn), the sun and the moon. It replaces the earlier
application Planet 3.5.

When a solar or lunar eclipse is possible you can also investigate
the eclipse from any place on earth.

Version 4.0 uses improved algorithms for the sun, the moon, Mercury,
Venus and Mars, based on ephemeris time. It also gives possibility to
study transits of the inner planets. A editable menu with default
locations is included. Animation of eclipses and transits added.

Two versions are included, one quite slow for Macs without
coprocessor (Planet+), the other one is Planet881.

The application is shareware USD 25.

I am grateful for bug reports and comments.

Lars Gislen
Department of Theoretical Physics
Solvegatan 14, S-223 62, Lund, Sweden
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/app/planet-40.hqx; 159K]

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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 93 10:41:03 EST
From: Dr. G. Paul Savage <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] startupscreen: Cowgirl-USA

This is a 640x480 colour startupscreen of a bunch of a cowgirl holding a US
flag. This artwork is from the Japanese artist Hajime.
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/startup-cowgirl-usa-flag.hqx; 210K]

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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 93 13:06:34 MET
From: "Rene G.A. Ros" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Suppl. Gestalt Selectors List

Supplemental Gestalt Selectors List 1.4
=======================================

Last modified: 9 March 1993, 12:50 CET (GMT+1)

Supplemental to the selector codes listed in the Gestalt Chapter of
Inside Macintosh VI (IM VI), that is.
These can include selector codes installed by Apple (system)
software or by software from third parties (your software?).
(NIM Operating System Utilities has been delayed from Winter 1992 to
June 1993, according to Addison-Wesley Holland).

I don't have all the documentation or knowledge and I don't want to.
I would like to see this list to become a combined effort by different
persons who have together access to a wide area of information.
This list may contain (educated) guesses and perhaps even false
information, so no guarantee is made about the contents.
You may use this information freely, but when you find information not
included in IM VI or in this list; please mail it me.
If you have additions, corrections, comments, suggestions, news about
available software, etc., please mail me. Please, also mention the
source you used.
For ways to contact me, see my address at the end of this list. If you
want to remain anonymous, please mention this.

This list is originally distributed in the following ways:
USENET newsgroup comp.sys.mac.programmer (c.s.m.p.)
I will post every new version of the list to c.s.m.p., but the last
version will be reposted about once a month.

FTP-site
sumex-aim.stanford.edu [36.44.0.6]
Every major or minor version is submitted to the info-mac archives
at sumex-aim.stanford.edu. (/info-mac/tech/gestalt-list-XX.txt)
It is also available on its mirror sites (e.g. in Europe: lth.se).

FINGER
You can also read this list by using finger to '[e-mail]'.
    Tip: 'finger [e-mail] | more' or
     'finger [e-mail] > filename'
My .plan file that you see when you do this, may be more up-to-date
and may include small corrections, or contains a preliminary version
of the next version to be published.

MAILING LIST
Every person on this mailing list gets automatically an update by email
whenever there are some changes. If you want to join this mailing list
you need to send me an email asking to be included. The same applies
when you want to be removed from the list.
This service is only possible to those who have an account on Internet
or any other network reachable from Internet. I can not provide
mailing of printed versions or on disk by normal surface mail.


CONTENTS
    # Changes
    # Definitions and Format
    # Gestalt Selector Codes & Responses
      =  Apple System Software
      =  Apple Additional Software
      =  Third Parties Software
    # Gestalt Selector Codes, Responses Unknown
      =  Apple System Software
      =  Apple Additional Software
      =  Third Parties Software
    # Gestalt Manager Routines
    # Abbreviations
    # Format version numbers
      =  4-byte word
      =  BCD
      =  INTEGER
    # AppleShare File & Print Server selector codes
    # Glue code
    # Sources
    # Related Software
    # Acknowledgements
    # Legal Stuff
      =  Notice of Liability
      =  Trademarks
      =  Distribution
    # Moderator

[Archived as /info-mac/report/gestalt-selectors-14.txt; 46K]

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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 93 05:00:25 PST
From: backmod (Backup Moderator)
Subject: [*] twelfth.night.1.cpt.hqx

Appended below is the HyperCard 2 stack "Twelfth Night v.1.0" in .cpt.hqx
form --- free software under the GNU GPL, the comedy by William Shakespeare,
arranged and formatted and proofread by me --- thanks to help from Rand
Valentine, David Wellstood, and others!

[Archived as /info-mac/card/twelfth-night-10.hqx; 109K]

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 13:38 MET
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (Q) downloading postscript

Dear Fellow netters

I'm searching for a postscript downloading utility or maybe a DA to use in
one of our classes. I'm aware of the possibility using the LaserWriter
Utility, but that program can do to much. I have even thought of altering
the MENU-resource of that program to make some menuchoices inaccessible,
but i find that to tricky.
Can anyone tell me of the existance of downloading programs / DA's.
 SendPS 2.0 seemes to be a bad choice (i tested it in my lab)

Thanks in advance,

>>>>>>>>>>>  Cees Baarda

         >  Rotterdam Polytechnic
         >  Academy of Fine Arts & Design Rotterdam
         >  Blaak 10, NL 3011 TA  Rotterdam, The Netherlands
         >
         >  Email : [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 93 23:27:04 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Patrick J. Melody)
Subject: 21 Mb Flopticals

I believe Iomega (makers of Bernoulli boxes) have started selling 21M
floptical drives.  I also read that Apple is evaluating flopticals
as a possibility for a future floppy medium, but they have not yet
reached a conclusion (or none they will admit).  For whatever it's worth,
SGI will be making flopticals standard media for new systems.  I don't
know if they will be dinosaurs or not, but there seems to be at least a
slowly increasing acceptance.  (I got this info from a recent issue of
MacWorld)
-- Patrick Melody

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 01:20:29 GMT
From: [e-mail] (John Walker)
Subject: [Q] SE startup problem

Hi all.

I've got a problem with an SE.  It's your standard, 1/20 with a FDHD,
running what I believe is Sys6.0?.

During startup, everything seems normal:  a few inits load normally (I'm
sure they're not responsible for the problem) and the HD icon appears on
the desktop.  Then, I get the dialog, "This disk is unreadable.  Eject or
Initialize."  Neither path accomplishes anything.  If I try to Initialize,
it says Initialization failed, and the dialog pops back up.  If I try to
Eject, the dialog immediately pops back up.

I tried starting up off a floppy; same thing.  The floppy icon appears on
the desktop, then the HD icon, then the dialog box.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  E-mail replies are probably
better since this isn't all that interesting a problem. ;)

Walker

---
John Walker         [phone]         [e-mail]

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Date: 10 Mar 93 20:04:05 EST
From: Paul Antaki <[e-mail]>
Subject: Abaton Interfax Hardware/Software Upgrades

Since posting a question about the incompatibilities between the Abaton
Interfax 1.3 and ATM 3.0 I have received several queries as to the
availability of the software. It appears that Everex is still in business
although they may have undergone some restructuring. Here is part of the
response I received after getting through to technical support by fax:

"InterFax software is a copyrighted program and protected under international
copyright laws. Distribution of the InterFax software to BBSs or FTP sites is
strictly prohibited and punishable by law. Compatibility with ATM 3.0 as well
as other programs released after the initial date of the InterFax software is
not guaranteed. Other compatibility restrictions apply."

Abaton offers two upgrade options: a software upgrade to version 1.3 and a
hardware upgrade to a class 2 Faxmodem which will permit other software
packages to be used. If you need more info you can contact Everex at
510-683-2800 (tel) or 510-483-5648 (fax).

It's very clear from all this that Abaton is NOT supporting the InterFax
anymore.

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Date: Tue, 09 Mar 93 12:13:29 CST
From: Graeme Forbes <[e-mail]>
Subject: Advice on sources for SIMMs (A)

I've used the Chip Merchant, LLB and TechWorks, all with no problems.
CM usually has the lowest prices. If you want to use AmEx for frequent
flier miles, LLB is likely to be next cheapest. If you want instructions
with the chips, go TechWorks (tho' the others offer telephone help).

Graeme Forbes

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 10:34:41 MET
From: Christian F. Buser <[e-mail]>
Subject: Apple Disk Copy

[e-mail] (2d Lt Avram Dorfman) writes in i-m 54:
>I will further warn that DiskCopy is perhaps the worst program that was
>ever written. Specifically, it is incappable of any form of caching. This
>means that you have to have enough free ram to load the entire contents of
>a FULL disk into memory at once. (i.e. with System 6, 1 MB ram, and 800k
>floppies, you have no chance - you'll need a machine with more ram).
>
>I don't know if a Mac 128k or 512k can run system 5 or not. It seems
>possible, though.
>
>Expect lots of frustration with DiskCopy, though. For example, expect to
>put in a floppy, press the "make a copy" button, and have it spit out the
>floppy and ask you "please insert a floppy..."
>
>Good luck.


Why should you want to use Apple Disk Copy? Get DiskDup+, a shareware
application from Roger Bates, which is much better than Disc Copy.

DiskDup+ latest version (as far as I know) is 2.1.

It can read Apple Disk Copy image files and copy them onto floppies.
It can mount Apple Disk Copy image files to make them appear on your
desktop as if it was a real floppy disk
It can duplicate disks easily (mirror copies)
It can copy 800k disks onto 1400k disks
It can produce own image files. (However, these image files can NOT be
read by Apple Disk Copy again).

I'm sure you'll find DiskDup+ in the sumex archive. Don't forget to pay
the shareware fee - it's worth it!

Best regards, Christian     [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 93 17:11:16 -0800
From: James King <[e-mail]>
Subject: AT&T modem?

Does anyone have any experience with the AT&T 14.4 modem
advertised for $299 in the new MacWeek?

For those who haven't seen the ad, it is a V.32bis, v.42bis/MNP 5
fax modem (9600 baud for fax/14,400 for date) with Mac cable and
Quicklink II.  There is an order number 1-800--554-4996.

It would be nice to see a review or hear something from users
rather than just relying on the advert.

Jim King

[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 15:57:42 EST
From: "Mel Martinez"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: Bad Apple Malaysian Mice (C)

Just thought I'd add my own small experience with the subject.

One of my housemates recieved a Malaysian-manufactured mouse with his Q700
last
fall.  It worked fine until mid january or so when it got 'stuck' permanently
mouse-down.  This caused the expected problems when starting up, to say the
least.

Being a teckie-electronics-mechanical-gadget dweeb, i promised to look at it,
and figured at the least I could ask questions of the 'Net about fixin' or
replacing it.  Turns out the fix was trivial.

The problem is that the case is simply way to tight (or more actuarately, was
not designed with enough clearance) on the front (switch) end.  The
microswitch
does not have much room to 'come up' and the mouse switch 'button' itself gets
a
little jammed.  I loosened the front two case screws a couple of turns (man,
they were REAL tight compared to the back ones) and the problem has
disappeared
completely.

To actually get the switch 'up' I did open the case fully and straighten the
button and then closed it and then tightened all the screws to be firmly
'snug'
but not over-torked like they were.

I hope this is helpful to somebody out there.

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

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 11:43:48 EST
From: "Charles A. Patrick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Bug in Scrolling

I downloaded and installed Scrolling yesterday. I de-installed it today.
I was using the thumb-thinga-ma-jig on the scroll bars (you all know what I
mean!) while reading the digest this morning, and it hung up giving the
message:
             **   Bug in Scroll_term( )    **
             ** new_topline out of range:2 **
             **            OK              **

The hang up did something to my connection, and I was locked up for two
hours!
I tried all sorts of things including restarts and shut downs. I have only
just
been able to log on again.

Am I to be the first one to be credited with the discovery of this feature?

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 09:33:36 CST
From: Charles Pearce <[e-mail]>
Subject: Cabletron Ethernet Card Problems

I have a problem I hope someone can help me with.  About a year and a half
ago, we bought some Cabletron ethernet cards for SEs.  Since then, we have
replaced the SEs with IIci machines and bought Apple NB ethernet cards for
them.  I would like to use  some of the SEs as file servers, print servers,
and routers (running Apple's AppleTalk Internet Router).  However, when
running as a router, as soon as anyone on the zone changes his or her
connection from LocalTalk to EtherTalk, the router SE freezes up.  This,
evidently, is a continuing problem that these Cabletron cards (or their
drivers?) had been having before I turned them into network workhorses.  As
I was going around installing the Apple NB ethernet cards in users' new
machines, each complained of screen freezing with their old machines, that
they hadn't told me about before.  I too, had been experiencing freezings
with a Cabletron SCSI card that was attached to a Classic that also had an
external SCSI hard drive.  That problem went away when I took the hard
drive out of the SCSI chain (Yes, the SCSI card was terminated, and because
of the design had to be the last device on the chain).  Indeed, I am now
using three SCSI cards from Cabletron in various applications without
problem, as long as they are the ONLY device on the SCSI chain.
I have to say that Cabletron tech support has been friendly, but
essentially clueless as to why these machines would freeze up.  I have
tried everything I can think of, I have re-formatted the hard drive and
rebuilt the system (6.0.8) from scratch.  The system is about as clean as I
can make it, with no inits or cdevs beyond the basic ones installed with
the system.  I reinstalled the proper Cabletron drivers for the card; and,
updated AppleTalk and EtherTalk to the latest versions from Apple (58 and
2.5, respectively).  Still, whenever EtherTalk is invoked by a user, it
freezes.
I would entertain any ideas that you may have.  We have six of these cards,
and I hate to chuck them into a drawer because they're useless.  I would
also like to hear about experiences any other users of Cabletron cards have
had - either good or bad -  especially in SEs.  Please e-mail me directly
to:

Charles Pearce
[e-mail]

If I get enough response that a summary appears warranted, I'll do so and
post on here.  Thanks.

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 13:32:31 PST
From: [e-mail] (Suvrit Varshney)
Subject: Civilization Cheat Patch

There is a patch available for Civilization that makes it so that anytime
you sell something, you get $30k (!).

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 07:32:01 PST
From: Robert E. Moore  <[e-mail]>
Subject: Color on LCIII an LCII

I am assisting my parents buying their first computer.  Since they want color,
I have recommended either the LCII or LCIII.  I have only used B&W Macs so am
ignorant of exactly what to look for in terms of the color display.  I intend
to recommend the Apple 14" monitor.  I assume that either the LCII or the
LCIII will be compatible with this monitor out of the box.  Am I overlooking
something?  On the Macintosh price list I see a video extension kit.  Is that
needed?  Is extra VRAM needed?

I also am recommending Microsoft Works as their first software purchase,
because it has a word processor and a spreadsheet built-in.  Does anyone
suggest other software as more appropriate for novice users?  My mother
intends to write letters and short stories.  My father will also use the
word processor and intends to keeps some of his more active personal
financial accounts(for example his checking account) on the computer.
I was considering MYM 5.0 for the latter task.  Again suggestions for
more appropriate software for novice users would be appreciated.  Keep
in mind that these are two 60+ year olds who have never used any computers
before.  [My mother was amazed that I was able to start a print job and
leave the room-- "Is it working by itself?"]

[I just saw my first 14" Apple monitor today. It has a nice case, but I wasn't
 that impressed with the display itself. There was a wavering effect as though
 the pixels were vibrating back and forth slightly. I know this can be caused
 by other nearby devices, but the 12" monitor that had been there didn't seem
 to have this problem. Also, there was a somewhat annoying slight buzz coming
 from the rear. On the plus side, it is certainly lighter! -Bill]

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Date: 10 Mar 1993 10:02:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Computer Music Workshops

Two Workshops in Electronic and Computer Music
TIMARA Program
Conservatory of Music
Oberlin College
July 18-25 & July 26-31

Gary Lee Nelson, Director

The Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College invites you to
participate in the 1993 workshops in electronic and computer music.
We started these workshops in 1986 so this will be our eighth
year.  Most of our students have been of high school age,
but we welcome people from other colleges.  We also invite teachers
and other professionals. These workshops are for anyone who wants
to enrich their understanding of new music media.

Daily lectures and demonstrations will introduce you to each topic.
Supervised laboratories will guide you through hands-on experience
with new technology.  Listening and discussion sessions will
expand your familiarity with the literature of electronic music.
We will give special attention to the esthetic issues raised by this
new way of making music.

The workshops are progressive and focused on original composition.
The program provides continuity with minimal overlap or repetition
in the two weeks.  Former students have benefited most by attending
both weeks.  If you enroll for only one week it must be the first week.
In the second workshop we build on the skills you acquire in the first.

The workshops are Macintosh based and the topics we cover include:

    sequencing (Performer, Vision)
    music printing (Finale)
    synthesizer programming (Galaxy)
    sampling (AudioMedia, Alchemy, SoftSynth, TurboSynth)
    alternate MIDI controllers
    algorithmic composition (M, MAX)

If you want a more detailed description via email, send a message to:

    [e-mail]

If you want a brochure and registration forms, include your snail
mail address or write directly to the address below.

Office of Outreach Programs
Conservatory of Music
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH 44074
[phone]

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Date: 09 Mar 1993 19:07:14 -0700 (MST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: DAVID network protocals (Q)

Has anyone heard of a network protocol called: DAVID ?
It is supposed to be very fast.  I've never heard of it.

thanks in advance,
Nohl Lyons
University of Arizona
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 08:46:35 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: DECnet and SYS 7.1

In a recent Info-Mac a reader asked about an upgrade to DECnet for System 7.1

We are running Pathworks for Macintosh on a Vax over DECnet. Digital sent us a
maintenance upgrade Pathworks v1.1a which contains a new Mail for Macintosh
and
MacX 1.2 and I think an new MAC/TCP. We have a few Macs running with 7.1 now
with no problems. Digital said that tis was a temporary patch and that
Pathworks 1.2 would be available soon.
Good luck,
Paul Lieberman
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 01:05:11 -0600
From: Arvid Burns <[e-mail]>
Subject: DiskCopy


>(stuff deleted)

>I will warn you that they are probably in the form of disk images,
>which need to be translated directly onto floppies using a program
>called DiskCopy.

>I will further warn that DiskCopy is perhaps the worst program that
>was ever written.

>(stuff deleted)

>For example, expect to put in a floppy, press the "make a copy"
>button, and have it spit out the floppy and ask you "please
>insert a floppy..."

Silly Me. I have been using this program effectively and often for
quite some time. It's a good thing I didn't have to pay for it cuz
now I'll have to stop using it. I wouldn't want to be seen using
"perhaps the worst program that was ever written".

Nothing personal, but complaining about having to know when
DiskCopy allows you to put a disk in is pretty trivial.

AB

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 15:06:53 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Stan Kerr)
Subject: DOS to Mac to DOS

[e-mail] writes:

>My wife works for the Navy and uses a WordPerfect 5.1 on a DOS machine with
>both 3.5 and 5.25 floppies at work.  I have a Mac IIsi at home.  My wife
>prefers using Word 4.0 on my Mac at home, but would like the ability to work
>with the same files on both machines.

>My question is:  What applications would you recommend that I run on my Mac
>that would allow my wife to work with DOS WordPerfect files without loss of
>formatting?

Apple's PC Exchange supposedly allows you to do this, if your Mac has a
3.5 inch high density drive. You should call Wordperfect and verify
if a DOS WordPerfect 5.1 file can be stored in Mac 4.0 format for the home
machine. Another product that might work is AccessPC from Insignia Solutions.
--

Stan Kerr
Computing & Communications Services Office, U of Illinois/Urbana
Phone: [phone]  Email: [e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 16:24:21 EST
From: "Mel Martinez"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: DOS to Mac to DOS  (A)

 [e-mail] writes:

>> My wife works for the Navy and uses a WordPerfect 5.1 on a
>> DOS machine with both 3.5 and 5.25 floppies at work. I have
>> a Mac IIsi at home. My wife prefers using Word 4.0 on my Mac
>> at home, but would like the ability to work with the same files
>> on both machines.
>> My question is: What applications would you recommend that
>> I run on my Mac that would allow my wife to work with DOS WordPerfect
>> files without loss of formatting?
>
>It seems the obvious choice would be Word 5.1.  It will let you continue
>to use all your Word 4 documents, and to read and write WP 5.1 documents.
>The upgrade from Word 4 to 5.1 is (I think) $125.

Err...why is that so obvious?  Why not WordPerfect for the Mac?  I believe
they
offer a comparable sidegrade and I would expect (no proof here, just 'expect')
that it would present less formatting loss, since they produce both
products...

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

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 18:44:47 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Larry Pickett)
Subject: Duo & Express modum & Term 4.6.4 & 7171 to CMS

A few issues ago I reported a problem with this configuration.  Don't have
a 100% solution yet but things became functional when we turned off all
compression and error checking with AT&Q0 and used even-7-1 for parity
settings.  Connects at 14000 but drops bytes every now and then.

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 14:36:13 PST
From: "Forrest Howard, Director of Parallel Systems" <[e-mail]>
Subject: duo dying in sleep


I have a 1 week old Duo 230 4/120, came with the express modem.  It has
the updated system enabler, farily vanillia inits.

About once a day it will not come back from sleep mode.  The battery
is always >50% full (according to the battery DA).  In fact, a couple of times
it has refused to boot until it gets a power cord in it.

Anybody seen this?  Anybody have any suggestions, other than sending it off to
Apple?

Thanks
 Forrest Howard ([e-mail])

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 15:26:56 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: E-mail directory services

I'm starting to set up about a hundred people or so here in our department
and I was wondering how other people have dealt with the subject of online
directories of accounts. I've heard of ph but haven't been able to find
much about it.

The desire is to enter all or part of a user name and have the e-mail
address(es) returned along with some other user data like phone #, Mail
stop, etc. Kind of like Finger actually, but with no telnet connection
required first.

We are running Eudora and POPmail on Macs and have UNIX workstations
available if such a server is needed.

Thanks,


Dan Clark - [e-mail]
Naval Research Lab, Wash DC

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 11:28 PST
From: Charles G Williams <[e-mail]>
Subject: Enabler Woes (C)

     Hi there,

     I was pondering some very abstract things lastnight: what Earl Grey
     tea tastes like; why pilot whales always beach themselves; why people
     settle in San Fransisco when they KNOW there's gonna be a huge
     earthquake there soon; and why the System 7.1 enabler patch works for
     some, doesn't for others.  All this wasted bandwidth for an intro...
     oh well.  How many of you who can't get the enabler patch to work have
     patched the OmegaSANE code into your system file?  Would this affect
     anything?  Just thought I'd add my 2.5 cents worth to this wonderful
     collection of brilliant minds.

     Chuck

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 22:13 BST
From: RICHARD LIM <[e-mail]>
Subject: Expert Astronomer (A)

A few days ago I asked for opinions about the Expert Astronomer package from
Softsync.  I had a couple of mail messages asking me to relay any responses
I received, but unfortunately there hasn't been anything to pass on.  Anyway
I'm now going to answer my own queries as I've just stumbled across a review
of the package in February's issue of "Sky and Telescope".

The reviewer gives Expert Astronomer quite a good thumbs-up.  While it
"doesn't have the precision needed for serious work", it "is great for
browsing".  Features include viewing thousands of stars and deep space
objects, and 33 solar system bodies.  You can zoom into constellations, find
and view eclipses, search for conjunctions and also view the sky as seen
>From other planets.  The reviewer proclaims the package "amazing, fun and
cheap", which sounds like a clear endorsement to me.  Now if only a demo of
the thing existed...

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 22:39:14 ITA
From: maurizio lana <[e-mail]>
Subject: floptical disks: first impressions

I bought here in Italy a floptical disk coming from Grassroots.
Their manual speaks of an eject button (it isn't there,in fact!)
and the software disk contains a formatter called Multiware 1.1.1 that
needs to steps: first a low-level formatting, then a 'System' formatting.
The drive performs acceptably well as it is for speed; nothing to do,
anyway, with removable Syquest catridges (maybe a SCSI-2 card...).
I bought it to connect it also to a DOS PC already equipped with a SCSI
card (from Trantor); only, the reseller here in Italy has only software for
Fut
ure Domain SCSI cards (on PC side).
80M floptical disks are coming: this will be the true breakpoint.
Maurizio

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

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

Date: 10 Mar 1993 07:59:35 U
From: "Tom Scott" <[e-mail]>
Subject: FoxBASE+ (A)

     FoxBASE+ (A)
LAN Supervisor <[e-mail]> asks:

>We are attempting to open a FoxBASE+ DBF file, but receive the error message
>        Not a database file.
>(The file, however, is listed in the dialog box.)
>
>According to the manual, this message indicates:
>        The file that FoxBASE+/Mac is attempting to use as a database
>        contains an improper header.
>
>Is there a way to restore a "proper" header?

Don't know if this will work, but give it a try!

If you know the data structure of the original file, create a new file
with the same structure.  Then try an "Append From..." using "Database"
as your file type.  If that doesn't work, try again using "Delimited
with Tabs".  Again, if it doesn't work, try file type "SDF".

If all else fails, try reading into Excel, using one of the file
translators (try DBF or SYLK).  Save as a text file and then try
importing into your fresh data structure.

My credo:  If you can't offer a definitive working solution, offer
many options that *COULD* possibly be a solution.  ;-)

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

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

Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1993 22:07:49 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: FoxBASE+ header

In Info-Mac #54  Josephine Colmenares asks :

> We are attempting to open a FoxBASE+ DBF file, but receive the error message
> Not a database file.
> (The file, however, is listed in the dialog box.)

> According to the manual, this message indicates:
> The file that FoxBASE+/Mac is attempting to use as a database
> contains an improper header.

I have sucsessfully repaired such files. You have to use a byte level editor.
I
used Mactools File Edit. Here is the format of the header. You can open a
_copy_ of a good .DBF file to study how this looks.

  char        dbf_id;           /* 0x03=dbf only, 0x83=has memos    */
  char        last_update [3];  /* yr-1900, mo, dy; as 8-bit values */
  long        last_record;      /* same as reccount()               */
  unsigned    data_offset;      /* position of 1st byte of 1st rec  */
  unsigned    rec_size;         /* sum of fld lengths + 1 (del flag)*/

Good luck,

Paul Lieberman
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 13:26:20 -0700
From: Bruce Carter <[e-mail]>
Subject: Global HyperCard User Group establishment

Greetings all,

Since the news came out that HyperCard development and support was headed
back to Apple, I have been nosing around and talking to some people about
the reestablishment of the global HyperCard user group.  At one time, this
function was handled by AHUG, the Apple HyperCard User Group.  This
organization is now, as I understand it, limiting its activities to the
Silicon Valley area as a local group.  I am wondering if there is
sufficient interest for the revitalization of an umbrella HyperCard group.

I have emailed with some folks at Apple, and their biggest caveat was to
make sure that the group did not appear to Apple management to be a drain
on support resources (that is, asking for money, freebies, etc.) but that
it would be perceived as an additional support resource for use by new and
experienced HyperCarders.  I would think that the group could be
self-supporting if there is sufficient need for it to exist.  If not, then
perhaps it will just fade into HyperHistory... *heh*.

At any rate, I am willing to put a great deal of effort into this if there
is sufficient interest, and if noone has a similar initiative already in
progress.  I always found the Windoids newsletter and stacks to be useful
when I was getting started in HyperCard, and I think other new users would
find such a resource handy as well.  And, the group would be a central
place to funnel ideas to Apple, and code and techniques to each other.

I'd like to know what folks think before I make any sort of formal
proposition to Apple.  We could do this without sanction, but I think at
least a blessing from Apple and the HyperCard development folks would be a
proper thing to seek.

Thanks for your thoughts and comments on the matter.

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 15:58:30 CST
From: "Eric H. Durbrow" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Greg Buttons crashes PowerPoint 3.0?

Greg Buttons seems to crash PowerPoint 3.0. If you access the PowerPoint
text menu to change the font, the system crashes. Microsoft Tech Support
suggests    Greg Buttons does not make "standard system calls." They contend
that their extensions (Shared Code, MTExt, etc) do make correct calls.
Unfortunately, the tech support engineer could give little info on the
Microsoft extensions. Would appreciate hearing from anyone who is getting
frequent crashes in PowerPoint. Thanks in advance. Eric.

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 8:49:10 PST
From: [e-mail] (Bill Colston)
Subject: Help! Init Name Please.

Would someone please tell me the name of the init/cdev that
allows you to have two rows of icons displayed at startup.
I have a classic II and the row of icons goes right to the
end of the screen.

Many Thanks,

Bill Colston

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 17:05:36 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Home made memory

I recently bought an LCIII, and would like to increase my memory from 4 to
8 Mb. Can I just by the chip and plug it in myself, or would you recommend
dealer installation? I would also like to add an fpu.
Thanks, Hal

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 13:14:41 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Vinko Tsui)
Subject: How to avoid v____ in SEA's (R)

John,

I think the reason people are concern is because a .sea file is a Self
Extracting Archive which has the ability to decompress itself.  If this
.sea file was not actually a Self Extracting Archive but rather a virus in
disguss, then the user will be infected when they try decompressing it by
double clicking on the file icon.

As to be totally save one can always pay the commercial price of SAM 3.5.
It has the capability to scan a compressed package, whether it was created
by StuffIt, Compact Pro or AppleLink.

I hope this clearify your concerns.

Sincerely,

:-)

Vinko Tsui
Vinko Enterprises
1193 Lindsay Drive
Oakville, Ontario
Canada
L6M 3B8
Tel.: [phone]
Fax.: [phone] (automatic Fax Modem attached)
AppleLink: CDA1051
America Online: Vinko
Internet: [e-mail]
Internet: [e-mail]

PS: please do not send any mail to [e-mail], since that is my
current client's site and my contract with them ends April 2.

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

Date: 10 Mar 1993 14:10:04 -0600 (CST)
From: "John A." <[e-mail]>
Subject: How to avoid v____ in SEA's (R)

>John,
>
>I think the reason people are concern is because a .sea file is a Self
>Extracting Archive which has the ability to decompress itself.  If this
>.sea file was not actually a Self Extracting Archive but rather a virus in
>disguss, then the user will be infected when they try decompressing it by
>double clicking on the file icon.

I understand about the fear of finding that the SEA contains a virus.
However, if there was a virus, it would either be in the SEA (or
application code), or in one of the archive files. If the virus is in the
supoosed self extracting code, then scanning with Disinfectant should
catch it. Using Stuffit Expander will also effectively bypass any self
extraction code, or any virus contained therein, since the self extracting
code is not executed. If there is a virus in the archive files, then
scanning with Disinfectant (or equivalent) after expanding the files
should catch the virus.

The only hitch is if the archive format is not extractable by Stuffit
Expander (are DD SEA's supported?). In this case, you would have to double
click on the file to extract, or use Stuffit Deluxe or similar product.
However, since both Compact Pro  and Stuffit archives are supported by
Stuffit Expander, I would be very suspicious of any archive that did not
get expanded by Stuffit Expander.

>As to be totally save one can always pay the commercial price of SAM 3.5.
>It has the capability to scan a compressed package, whether it was created
>by StuffIt, Compact Pro or AppleLink.
>
>I hope this clearify your concerns.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>:-)
>
>Vinko Tsui

The only real advantage of a product like SAM is that it can scan the self
extracting code, plus the files in the archive, without expanding the
files. However, if you never execute the self extracting code, then a
virus there would never affect your computer. If you want to try the
software in the archive, you have to expand it anyways, so scanning for
viruses after expanding should not be too much of a bother.

I hope this clarifies the original intent of my posting.

John A.

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 22:30 BST
From: RICHARD LIM <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hypercard books (A)

"Reverend John" ([e-mail]) asks for recommendations
as to a "handy-dandy moron-proof book on using Hypercard".  Assuming that
"using" extends to "programming", I asked more or less the same question
about 9 months ago and got the usual suggestions - Goodman, Winkler &
Kamins...

However, I'd now like to put in a plug for a book I bought just yesterday,
"Hyperprogramming" by Coulouris & Thimbleby (Addison-Wesley 1993).  I guess
my main interest in the book to begin with is that the authors are working
in Britain, not a country normally associated with being at the forefront
of Mac programming.  That aside, the book is a clear, middle-of-the-road
guide not so much to browsing stacks as to the HyperTalk language itself.
I've only got through the first three chapters, but so far everything has
been quite easy to follow without being either patronisingly friendly or
sterile and technical.  The book makes clear from the outset the object-
oriented nature of HyperTalk, and the distinctions between buttons, cards,
backgrounds and stacks.  The authors seem to assume you have a small amount
of programming experience, eg with BASIC, but they say that the book's
structure allows more experienced programmers to start with later chapters.
The book seems very comprehensive and there are loads of example scripts
>From finished stacks on an accompanying disk.  The text is also quite nicely
laid out (especially for a British textbook!), having been done in Word and
FrameMaker.  I think this book could quite quickly become a standard guide
to Hypercard!

Disclaimer: I have no connection with this book other than living in the
same country as the authors and the fact that two of their acquaintances
told me about the book prior to publication

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

Date: 10 Mar 1993 16:40:43 GMT
From: [e-mail] (kevin cueto)
Subject: Hypercard books?

[e-mail] writes:

>I downloaded the Storybook stack the other day and played around with
>it (I've never messed with HyperCard myself, just used other stacks)
>and really got into it. I'd like to learn more about the program...can
>anyone recommend a handy-dandy moron-proof book on using Hypercard?

>I've actually got a specific use in mind for it, so I hope to put
>what I learn to good use in the near future.

>Rev

May I suggest The Complete Hypercard 2.0 Handbook by Danny Goodman.  It is
easy to read, and covers most hypercard subjects (including scripting).  It is
available at almost any major bookstore for about $30. It is well worth the
money.  I love it.

Just my $.02    :-)
--
|Kevin Cueto      |  [e-mail]      |  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
|

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 12:33:00 +0100
From: Reinder Verlinde <[e-mail]>
Subject: IIsi lost sound again (reply & question)

>Robert Browning ([e-mail])
>
>Thanks to all who responded to my note.  My call to Apple solicited the
>following reply--Apple has found that some shareware games fudge on following
>the rules when setting up the sound parameters for games, particularity so on
>some card games.
>I can't vouch for the truth of this statement, only for the words.
>RWB
>
>=================================================================================

I don't think this can be true. The sound problem on my si can persist over
restarts (although I am not sure about power off and restart). Also I heard
the problem to be nonexistent when an external speaker is connected
(via the audio output jack). The oxydation hypothesis seems plausible to me.
Is there anybody in netland who soldered (or used conductive glue) the
internal
speaker to his motherboard to test this? If it helps I am willing to do it
myself

Reinder Verlinde

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 02:21 CST
From: [e-mail] (Greg Trimper)
Subject: John Dvorak

Adam "The Punisher" Engst writes:

>MacUser, but Dvorak's been doing this for so long that he doesn't
>seem to have anything even mildly interesting left to say. The man
>should take a long vacation from being a curmudgeon and work in an
>Apple dealer until he's built up some material again.

Work at an Apple Dealer - I think Adam *REALLY* has it out for Mr. Dvorak.
That is probably the worst punishment one could imagine.  Besides, say,
working for a Zenith (computers, not tv's) Dealer.

Greg Trimper   [e-mail]
"Smiles, everyone, smiles!"

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 16:01:58 +0200
From: [e-mail]
Subject: LCIII 8MB 72pin SIMM

Question 1:  Does such a beast exist?
Question 2:  If so, how much does it cost?
or
Question 2:  If not, what can I get if I find that lately I am crowded on a
8MB IIci?


Thank you for your help, as always....mike

Michael Silverstein, Materials Engineering, Technion

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 10:03:39 LCL
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Mac-In-Tax experiences

I agree that the current version of MacInTax is not as easy to use as the
original versions.  However, I find it much better to use than a calculator.
I had one problem (and there was a similar problem last year) -- I have 2
homes
for which I have mortgages, but use only 1 of them as a business office.  The
program is set up to Form 8829 to calculate the appropriate interest deducted
>From Schedule A and on Schedule C.  However, it only uses the interest for
the
first house!  I even had entered all the interest data in a worksheet in
Sched.
A, but the program ignores it.  The solution is to override the program and
break the links between Form 8829 and Sched. A.  this is so silly, since it
would be more staight forward to enter all the interest paid in Schedule A
and then have the program subtract out the amount claimed in Schedule C.

The same problem occured last year and I had to file correction forms.  I
didn't even call this year.  On the up side -- I had no problems installing
the program.  I was using it when the power failed and had no problems opening
the file (though I did have to start from my last save).  Also, the
translation
to the New York State for occured with out a glitch (except that the
instructions say to 'convert to' and I had to use 'update from' -- but who
ever reads manuals).  My recommendation is that you _read_ the forms to see if
they make sense and to find items that you were not alereted to (e.g. I had to
send in Fed. Sched. C forms in with my state form and MacInTax did not alert
me to that).

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 18:12:41 -0500
From: [e-mail] (MCGUIRE,PETER J)
Subject: MacGambit Compiler (Q)

     Hi.  I just downloaded the MacGambit Scheme compiler and I'm really
impressed by it, but it seems a little slow.  There's supposed to be a
compile option, but when I try to select it from the menu its greyed out.
There is only one reference to the compiler in the manual and that is to say t
the compiler is available only in the full version.  Anyone know where I
could find the full version? Thanks.

Pete

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

Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1993 21:37:22 EST
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacInTax Upgrade (????)

David Wittenberg commented that he had just received an upgrade from
ChipSoft for MacInTax.  I did too.  It is shrowded in mystery.

A few weeks ago, I called ChipSoft technical support.  I mentioned it
on the net a while back, but to save bandwidth and frustration, suffice
it to say that I had a corrupted index file that gave me fits.  Anyway,
they promised to send an update.

The update came in yesterday.  Like David said, it carried the exact
same version number (10.01) as the previous version did.  Doing a get
info reveals slightly different number of bytes used.  Can't tell much
>From the modified date, since that is when the file was decompressed,
not when it was last saved.  So I don't know if indeed I have a new
version or not.

As David said:

> It took two weeks for the update to arrive (It's
> also labelled 10.01, I hope it's actually an improvement.)

So it's a mystery to me!

Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 18:22:05 -0600
From: Kenneth Prehoda <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacIntercomm again

  Thanks to everyone who replied to my concern regarding MacIntercomm
and Mercury Systems.  The answer to my two questions follow:

1)  My problems with downloads.  It turns out that the problem was the
auto-recieve folder.  MacIntercomm does not like to download to a
partition other than my boot partition.  This may be specific to my
disk driver however (which is Disk Manager Mac by the way).

2)  Mercury Systems.  The rumors that seem to be going around are that
Mercury Systems is being bought up, possibly by Broderbound and this is
the cause for the lapse in service.  Hopefully, the future company will
develop the product to its full potential.

  In closing, it might be best to wait until the dust settles before
purchasing MacIntercomm.  I have found it to be an excellent product
with a number of unique features.  However, there have been a couple of
headaches associated with the version 1.0 blues I guess (Although vers.
1.1 is supposed to be shipping at this time but I haven't got my copy).
If the customer support and development of the product (it's missing
a scripting language still) are reasonable from Broderbound, or
whatever company purchases the rights to MacIntercomm, it will really
be the powerhouse of the telecommunications software.

Ken Prehoda
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 16:03:26 EST
From: [e-mail] (J.D. Delancy)
Subject: MACtivity 93

Anyone seen or have the latest announcement for  MACtivity 93?
Last I heard it was in Jun in San Jose.  Anyone have details?

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 16:56:52 CST
From: Reverend John <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mail Manager...old Mac program

I'm trying to do some long-distance troubleshooting for a friend of
a friend (FOAF for those on a.f.u.). This lady had a Mac Plus for
a number of years and recently switched to a Classic. The computer
store transferred all her hard drive stuff for her. I've helped
her with some problems, but here's a new one. Or an old one.

She uses a very old program called "Mail Manager," which (according
to the About box) is made by "Mr. Macintosh" of Cupertino, CA.
It works on her Classic (running 6.0.8) but will not print.

I'm assuming this is old software that breaks under more recent
systems. She isn't very mac-literate, and wants to buy either a
newer version of this software, or another program that will read
her old mailing-list files from this program.

I thought I'd recommend the shareware Address Book program, but
wanted to ask if anyone knew about this piece of software and might
have info or suggestions.

So? Anyone remember "Mail Manager?"

please reply via email, since I doubt this is a topic of wide interest!

Rev
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 17:23:11 -0500 (EST)
From: Stephen Robert Lee <[e-mail]>
Subject: modem use in japan

Does anybody out there have practical experience with using a modem in Japan?
I will be staying in Japan for three months and want to use my powerbook
160 with a global village internal modem on the Japanese phone system.
Will it work or do I need to purchase a modem in Japan?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Steve Lee, Carnegie Mellon, [e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 10:28:57 EST
From: Matthew B Cravit <[e-mail]>
Subject: Novice Mac books

My recommendation for the best book for novices about the Macintosh is:

     Title: The Little Mac Book
    Author: Robin Williams
 Publisher: Peachpit Press
      ISBN: Don't know offhand, sorry...
     Price: About $14.00

/Matthew

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

Date: Tue, 09 Mar 93 22:10:42 EST
From: "M. David Greenspon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Old Mac system question (A)

According to MacUser, the 128K Mac runs Systems up to 2.0 and the 512K Mac
(not 512Ke, but just 512K) runs Systems up to 3.2.  Too bad--this means you
can't get the Hierarchical Filing System, popup menus, hierarchical menus,
styled TextEdit, and things like that.

Yesterday someone said:
>at ftp.apple.com (an annonymously accessible ftp site) there are copies of
>all system disks dating back to sytem 5.0 in /software/mac/sys.soft.

Actually, when they say "5.0" in those archives, they mean System Tools 5.0,
which contains System 4.2 and a much higher version of the Finder, like 6.0 or
something.  (In order to get the System and Finder versions to match more
closely, Apple ended up skipping System 5 altogether.)

By the way, the same poster noted that disk images and DiskCopy are an extreme
pain.  I heartily agree.  It would be nice if there was an application that
could "extract" the contents of an image directly to your HD (unlike
MountImage, which is a cdev and is buggy).

--David

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 17:08:54 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Omega Sane and PB Duo

My penny worth on Omega SANE and the Duo.

I receive the Dock FPU this morning (after a 7 weeks delay) so the first
thing I did was to run Speedometer 3.1.

I run the test with the new configuration, and another one with the Radius
extension to see whether there was any difference.

The result is that the machine did better without the Radius patch than
when I had it installed.

So here's the question. Do you think that this is an indication of the
presence of Omage SANE in the ROM ? If not, why the slower result ? Or
could it be Speedometer failing on this one ?

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

Date: Tue, 9 Mar 93 21:20:08 CST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: OmegaSANE and Quadra 800

I expect to receive a new Quadra 800 in a matter of days and I am
wondering if I need to install OmegaSANE in it as I did in my IIci.
Does anyone out there have the answer?

Thanks.

Gary L. Gray                *  Engineering Mechanics & Astronautics
[e-mail]  *  University of Wisconsin-Madison

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

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 11:35 CST
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Page layout

I desperately need some help!  I am preparing a dissertation, and the form and
style people are extremely particular.  I'm having two problems:

(a) The page number is supposed to be on line 5 (according to 6 lines/inch).
I've been able to set the top margin so that the page number is ok, but then
the first line of text, which is supposed to be on line 7, comes out between
lines 7 and 8.

(b) I'm using Courier 12, which is supposed to give me 10 characters/inch, but
I'm actually getting about 10.25 characters/inch.

I'm using WordPerfect 2.1 and printing to a LaserWriter IIg.  If anyone out
there is proficient in the finer details of word processing (particularly
WordPerfect), I would be ecstatic to get some help.  Any comments,
suggestions,
advice, etc will be quickly and seriously taken into consideration!  Thanks.

Steve Waechter
swaechter@utmem2 (bitnet)
[e-mail] (internet)

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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 93 20:26:51 PST
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: pawpaw.hqx (C)


On 08 Mar 1993 15:23:49 Aaron Barnett <[e-mail]> posted:
>   Since the world is in need of another After Dark module, here
> it is!  PawPaw causes various numbers of various kinds of feet
> (paws) to meander across you monitor.  enjoy.
>
> Aaron Barnett
> [e-mail]
>
> [Archived as /info-mac/util/ad/paw-paw.hqx; 14K]

According to my Webster's, a `pawpaw' is a papaya ... which [is] an oblong,
yellow, edible fruit  :-)

Sorry.  I couldn't resist.
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis <[e-mail]>

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 12:49:37 EST
From: Craig Evans <[e-mail]>
Subject: PB Duo 230 w/Active Matrix  ( Q)

Last I heard (MacWeek 1/4/93) the PB Duo 230 won't have Active matrix
available until Summer.  This is the only thing holding me back from
purchase.  (Also I would like to have a "shook-down" version of the
machine a la the 180.)  Anyone know anything more?

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 09:56 EST
From: Jeffrey L. Needleman <[e-mail]>
Subject: Read/Write Mac hard drives on an IBM!

I just came across this blurb in a file of recent IBM uploads that might
interest some:

MacSEE v2.1 by Alan D. Reeve is a utility that will allow you to read/write
Macintosh format diskettes on your PC.  This includes 1.44 MB High Density
Macintosh diskettes and Macintosh hard disks including SyQuest removable
hard drives formatted on a Mac.  It does not include 800K Mac disks as a
standard PC floppy drive can't make heads or tails of what is written on
those disks.

Two executables are provided - one for DOS and one for Windows 3.1.

The file is available for anonymous ftp from oak.oakland.edu filed as:

pub/msdos/dskutl/macsee21.zip

Jeff Needleman  <[e-mail]>

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 13:46:29 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Vinko Tsui)
Subject: Recommendations requested for PB100 modem in Ecuador (A)

Steve,

I have a suggestion for your brother-in-law.  Consider the TelePort Bronze
or PowerPort from Global Village.

The TelePort Bronze is an ADB type modem.  It does not have a power supply
and it is 2400 bps data, 4800-9600 send/receive fax modem.  It has built in
wake-up device which will wake up your brother-in-law's PB100 when the
phone rings, and it's smart enough to recongize a Fax from a voice in
comming call.  Global Village's software is exceptional (see MacUser April
1993) and I had never had any problems with it or the software.  That is
why I have since upgraded to a TelePort Gold which is 14.4 bps
data/send/receive serial type fax modem.  The Global Village software
(GlobalFax) is very torlerable and it is also user adjustable to
accomondate noise in tel. lines.

Global Village's technical support is the best I have ever encountered
since I been involve with computers (1980).  They also have a 5 years
warranty that is transferable; after transfered the warranty begins all
over again with 5 more years to the new owner.

Too bad your brother-in-law is not local to me.  I have my TelePort Bronze
which I want to sell for CND$275.00.  It is basically a new unit, because I
broke one of the pins in the ADB plug in the original one.  I called up
Global Village thinking I can have it repaired some how.  To give you an
idea of their service.  They took my credit card number so to ensure I
return the damaged unit, then they sent me a brand new one via FedEx next
day (to Canada).  They said they did not want me to have to work without my
modem for too long of a period.  After I received the new one they sent I
sent the damaged one back.  A day later I decided that I'm ready for the
speed of a 14.4 so I upgraded (by paying a discounted price) to the
TelePort Gold.  I have not even opened the TelePort that they sent me.

I hope this helps!

BTW: if you or your brother-in-law is in town and interested in the modem,
give me a call.


Vinko Tsui
Vinko Enterprises
1193 Lindsay Drive
Oakville, Ontario
Canada
L6M 3B8
Tel.: [phone]
Fax.: [phone] (automatic Fax Modem attached)
AppleLink: CDA1051
America Online: Vinko
Internet: [e-mail]
Internet: [e-mail]

PS: please do not send any mail to [e-mail], since that is my
current client's site and my contract with them ends April 2.

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Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1993 21:11:13 EST
From: "Paul D. Bain" <[e-mail]>
Subject: ROM/HD troubles (A)

OK, please reference all replies on this subject to this address, BUT
TO ME, Rick. This is because after I saw Paul's Info Mac Digest, I said,
"Hey I know about that problem. I can help that guy." So "pdbain" let me
send a message back. Of course now we have replies, etc. Soooooo, to keep
it straight, just include my name and I will answer these.

OK, now the previous discussion was about someone getting a flashing "?"
after a disk crash. The temporary solution was to run Norton Utils or MacTools
(latest versions, just in case). The disk will be remounted, the recovery
program will usually say something scary ("This disk may still be damaged.
Back up what you can and reformat.") Aaaaaaaaaaah! DON'T REFORMAT!
THE DISK IS FINE! The problem has been identified as a bug in the Mac ROM
chips. See MacWeek 2/22, 3/1, & 3/8 MacInTouch column for more info. The
problem seems to manifest at different disk partition sizes based on a few
things: (1) your disk formatting software, (2) the size & fragmentation of
the extents file, OR (3) a REALLY large disk catalog - 30,000+ files.

The most common combination is a partition size between 60 and 100 MBytes
and a fragmented extents file. You have to check with your formatting
software company to find out the most common sizes.

LaCie SilverLining BEFORE 5.4 experience the bug more frequently (esp. between
90 & 100 MB). Supposedly version 5.4 and later (currently 5.42) lock out a
certain setting to avoid the bug. However, I think you have to reformat using
version 5.4+ to correct the bug. Just updating doesn't seem to do it.

THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIX! (Unless SiverLining does block it out, I haven't
tried it yet.) Since the problem is IN THE ROM CHIPS and OCCURS BEFORE
EXTENSIONS RUN, an extension can only fix the bug for volumes besides the
startup volume (makes sense). It will have to be a System Patch (in the System
itself) if the error doesn't occur so early that it can't be patched in
software (IT PROBABLY DOES). Then it requires a ROM upgrade (Not Likely).

The ultimate solution probably requires disk formatting products to do some
modifications to work around the problems.

By the way, Ric Ford at MacWeek and Dave Camp at Central Point Software seem
to know the most about this (also Peter Fletcher at Apple). Dave Camp wrote
Disk Bug Checker 1.1 which tells you whether you will get hit by the bug or
not.
This problem is frequently seen on the PowerBook 120 MB hard disks when they
arereformatted to get the extra 8 MB of disk space that the Apple formatter
doesn'tuse. The problem seems to very rare on smaller partitions (<64 MB),
although it
has happened.

--Rick

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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 93 20:12:20 PST
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: Scrolling cp



On Tue, 9 Mar 93 15:19:05 PST
Marshall McGowan <[e-mail]> said:
> Ok, my question is this: Where might one find Apple's Scrolling control
> panel? I looked in ftp.apple.com, but alas, 'twas nowhere to be found.
> (By me.)
>
> If someone would be so kind as to direct me to this new toy, I would be
> muchly appreciative!

Marshall, you want [./cp/scrolling.hqx].

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

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 17:49:37 GMT
From: [e-mail] (David Lange)
Subject: Software: Managing Your Money 5.0 (Q)

I ORDERED MYM a month ago and if you are pretty sure you
want to keep it, you can order via the 800 number, pay
the full $29.95 up front, and they'll pay shipping.  You
still get a money-back guarantee.  Anyway, I won't be using
the guarantee because I like the program.  It seems pretty
userful, and a good deal at only l$30.

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 09:58 EST
From: Jeffrey L. Needleman <[e-mail]>
Subject: Something for Nothing? (A)

In 11-54, Bill Sawrey wonders why he sees a performance increase when he
connects his IIci to his 2400 baud modem at 9600 baud. He thinks he might
really have a 9600 baud data modem.

Well, it's possible. But far more likely is that when your
computer-to-modem speed is higher than the 2400 baud modem-to-modem speed
you are able to take advantage of the compression your 2400 baud modem
does. If you can use any compression protocol, you should ALWAYS make your
computer-to-modem speed a higher speed than the actual modem-to-modem
speed. (For REALLY high speeds, you'll need a hardware handshaking cable
too.)

Think about it for a second. If compression is ON then compressed data is
flowing modem to modem at roughly 240 characters per second. Your modem has
to decompress it and send it to your computer. If the compression is 2 to 1
(possible for text files) then your modem has to send the decompressed
information at 480 characters per second to the computer to keep up with
the flow. If your computer-to-modem speed is only 2400 baud, though, there
is no way for the local modem to send the information fast enough, so when
its buffer fills up it tells the foreign modem it isn't ready to accept
more data, and the foreign modem stops sending until the local modem
catches up. When you set your computer-to-modem speed to 9600 baud, there's
no problem, and the compressed data maintains its 240 cps rate.  (Also, at
the higher rate the computer can perform other functions, like saving data
to a fast hard disk, without having to interrupt the flow of data from the
modem.)
Jeff Needleman  <[e-mail]>

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Date: 10 Mar 1993 15:32:30 -0600 (CST)
From: Andy Kesling <[e-mail]>
Subject: Sound input/editing (Q)

I'm interested in editing broadcast-quality audio using the Macintosh. I'm
aware of SoundEdit, but the 22khz sampling did not provide high enough quality
for my use. Are there other input and software editing products that produce
broadcast-level sound?

Please respond to: [e-mail].

Thanks,
Andy

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 14:13:03 -0600 (CST)
From: "K. C. SEN" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Summary of advice on SIMMS dealers

Thanks to all the folks who provided me information on reliable dealers of
SIMMS. I found it extremely useful and have provided the following summary.
Apologies if I've inadvertently forgotten to include your name as one of
the sources.

a) The Chip Merchant
   9541 Ridgehaven Ct.
   San Diego, CA 92123
   (Orders only): 800-426-6375 ; Information: 619-268-4774

Prices as per a MacWeek ad (2/22) for LCIII, Centris, Quadra 800 Simms:
4Mb - $120, 8Mb - $240, 16Mb - $525.

Above information supplied by Vic Norton.
Vic, Patrick Pruyne and Roger Wiegand have found them very helpful and
cheap.

b)  MemoryPlus

According to Patrick, they have one of the cheapest prices. They have a 800
number which the WATTS assistance (800-555-1212) can help with. When
ordering, please mention that you saw their ad in MacWeek (even if you
haven't).

c) MacTel
   800-950-8411

John Sulzmann mentioned that a friend got excellent service and prices. The
price quoted to John for 1 mb chips was $32.95 each.

d) Technology Works
   800-688-7466

Dave Molina of Trinity University uses this source regularly for his dept.
He finds the prices reasonable and the sales personnel very helpful.

Hope this summary is useful.

----- K. C. Sen

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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 93 20:50:56 -0600
From: [e-mail]
Subject: SuperBoomerang 4.01p bootup problem (Q)

Sometimes at boot-up time, my IIci freezes up at SuperBoomerang 4.01p.  After
I press the hardware reset, Startup Manager offers to turn off SuperBoomerang,
but I turn it back on and then this time SuperBoomerang loads fine.  This
happens periodically.  Not a vital problem, but annoying.

I'm using System 7.01 with the latest tune-up.  True, I have more than 2
rolls of extensions, but conflict can't be the problem as this problem happens
periodically with no observable pattern.

Thanks for your help.

Charles C. Hsieh

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Date: 10 Mar 1993 13:14:41 -0700 (MST)
From: James Fish <[e-mail]>
Subject: WAV files with System 7

Does anyone know of a utility to play or convert MS Windows .wav sound
files on a Mac with System 7?

Thanks!

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

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 16:56:47 EST
From: "Mel Martinez"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: Word 4.0 Question

[e-mail]  writes:

> >I got to read your post much more than once!  :-)
>
> Apologies for that, Mel. I didn't realize that my first reply was
> going to you directly and not to the list, until I'd posted it.
> Since I meant to reply to the list I resent, telling the mailer
> to exclude you that time, but I must have goofed. I didn't mean
> for you to get it more than once. Sorry.
>

Ah heck, no problem!

> That was a direct quote. I happened to have printed his message out,
> because I too was getting so darn many duplicates that my mailer was
> haywire. 'Or something' to me means any easier way of doing what he
> wanted to do, than click-n-dragging.
>

Right.  Apparantly to a LOT of people it meant anything but telling the poor
guy the simple obvious answer he was looking for, which was the key-combo for
Select All.

> <stuff deleted>
>
> >Awe gee, I was just pokin' fun at MSWeird!  But the thing is, scrolling,
> >...is FUNDAMENTAL to any editor.

Remember that point.

>
> <Lot of other stuff deleted>
>
> You make a number of quite valid points about both Word and Nisus, as well
> as some I can't comment on, never having tried those particular operations
> in either. I just happen to like Word (and I use it very extensively, almost
> every day). I find it very, very powerful, for which I'm willing to sacri-
> fice some speed. If I were to use Nisus eight hours a day for a couple
> years, I might like it as well. But the point is, when somebody asks for
> advice about how to do something in Word, maybe he wants to know how to
> do something in Word, not a critique of his choice of app. Obviously,
> there are a lot of folks, like myself, very happy with Word, or it
> wouldn't be dominating the market. (Yes, I know, big bucks, big
> advertising budget, etc., and I don't like rich people any more than
> anyone else, but if it wasn't a good solid product it wouldn't be so
> widespread.) Yes, there are things Word could do better. But I don't
> think that when someone asks a question about using it they ought to
> get 'buy something else' as a reply, any more than I think that when
> someone asks a question about using a Plus or SE they ought to
> be told 'just buy a newer computer'. This is not only not very
> helpful, but becomes irritating real fast.
>

So a product is solid and fine if it is widespread?  Kinda like DOS is
widespread?  You don't think for a moment that perhaps DOS users all these
years
just didn't know there was an alternative?  Hmm...wonder why they are all
leaping to Windows and OS/2...

My original 'suggestion' to not use MS word was pretty obviously a
tongue-in-cheek light poke at WORD.  I then felt compelled to respond to the
idea that only 'with Word' you have all these great other options.  Your
remark
also totally blew aside the importance of scrolling speed.  THAT was the main
thing I was responding to.  It is not so much that I think Nisus is the answer
for everybody's individual word processing needs.  In fact it has several
current failings (such as a lack of built-in tables) that make it NOT an
option
for many.  BUT you should try looking it at the viewpoint of how 'irritating'
it
is to see how often people are using MS Word NOT because it is a fine product
(which it is) but because they simply don't know of any alternatives that are
also fine products.  Many people would be MUCH better served by not using
MSWord
or Nisus at all, but rather WordPerfect, based on that products strengths.
MOST
people would probalby be best served by WriteNow, MacWrite or Nisus Compact!
They are all cheaper, faster and smaller than the big do-everything giants and
yet they really do provide most of the features that MOST people need!

Do you think it is 'helpful' to never let people know of the alternative
products out there?  Should those of us who have noticed a 'better idea' be
consigned to just shut-up and not share it because it makes some people feel
defensive?  I am indeed sorry if I have made you feel so, but does that mean
we
should never criticize MS Word?

> So, apologies of my own if I've offended Mel or anybody else. I didn't
> mean to. I just meant to point out that those of us who like Word aren't
> necessarily backwards idiots who need to be chivvied into the light.
>

No offense taken at all.  As someone else said a couple posts ago, we are
adults
here.  Word users who are aware of their alternatives and use it because it is
the best tool for their needs are not idiots.  They are doing exactly the
smart
thing that they should be doing.  Word users who are NOT aware of possibly
better alternatives for their needs are not idiots either.  They are victims
of
lack of information.  This basic idea can obviously be extended to other
products/paradigms as well.


> Please, please don't let this start a Nisus vs. Word war...:).

Agreed, but I would not mind seeing some open discussion on the MANY
alternatives to this and several other MS products... I seem to recall the
last
BYTE spreadsheet benchmarks showing both Wings and Resolve betting the pants
off
of Excel...  :-)


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

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 13:07:01 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: XPress mail merge (A)

=========================================================================
Enclosed is the answer I received concerning my question about
mail-merge in QuarkXPress. Much thanks to Michael-Pete Tamas

>Concerning your question of mail-merging: There is an extension which
>comes with the Frebies. It isa called Network Communication Tool (or
>somthing similiar) and it makes sending text- and graphic-files between
>QuarkXPress users  very easy. We, that means a local Newspaper, had good
>experiences with this tool, even through an official postline. By the
>way, you can send normal (conversational) mail with it too.
>Greetings Michael Matthes

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