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Info-Mac Digest             Wed, 17 Mar 93       Volume 11 : Issue 60

Today's Topics:

      "xxx.hqx.Z" format (Q)
      32-bit enabler solution
      AOL Shiva NetModem E Problem
      Bananafish/ThoughtPattern
      CD-ROM titles wanted
      Connectors for HP-95 computer
      DAT Drive Problems
      DiskLight Conflict (A)
      DOS to Mac to DOS  (A)
      Downloading files with  .dd ext
      DPI On-The-Fly
      Drag & Drop Unbinhexer
      drag &drop unbinhexer (A)
      Express Modem for PB160
      Farewell to Vaporware
      Finder 7.1 Hacks (Rename delay etc.)
      Finder Shortcut/Danger
      Harris Laboratories Info?
      hypercard developers list
      Info-Mac Digest V11 #59
      Is not hacking disk drivers dumb? (Q)
      login help needed, PLEASE!!!
      MacTCP no Local/Ether Talk Icon, Can't fix it
      MacWrite Pro IS SHIPPING NOW!!!
      map making software...
      MS Excel and MS Works
      Nisus Upgrade: CAn it do...?
      NuTek Has Macintosh Clone Ready: Opinions?
      PB140 internal disk to external disk conversion (R)
      PB 165c vs. PB 180 display
      Please, where can I buy SIMMs in Boston or NY ? (from Brazil)
      Q: 16bit ANSI color in a Comm. Program
      SLIP & Modems
      Steven Levy's email address?
      StylewriterII driver on StylewriterI
      Superdrive problem (Q)
      SuperMac Monitor Repair in Germany (Q)
      Think C & Pascal
      Think C & Pascal (A)
      Working with Hypercard Buttons... HELP!
      World Scripts - WHEN?!?!?!?

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1993 11:15:46 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Guy LOUIS)
Subject: "xxx.hqx.Z" format (Q)

Hello from Belgium,

I try to FTP on a European mirror of UMICH: src.doc.ic.ac.uk
All works fine except that some files are in a ".Z" format.
I know how to transfer and translate XX.cpt.hqx or YY.sit.hqx
but what about XX.cpt.hqx.Z or YY.sit.hqx.Z?

Please, can you help me?

Thanks, Guy LOUIS, [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1993 07:16:21 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Paul Kleeberg)
Subject: 32-bit enabler solution

>5. Now that you have a minimal system folder with just the enabler
>and the enabler patch as extras, reboot. You'll notice a really
>strange double boot sequence, and it'll sound like the hard disk
>is recovering from a crash. It is, as Connectix engineers have
>deduced that the enabler is invoking the same crash recovery
>sequence that the system/finder does. Why, I dunno.

It is nice to know someone else experiences this too.  I used mode32 without
problems on an old SE/30 with 20MB RAM and a Fujitsu 520MB hard drive.  I
switched to the new 32 bit enabler and I got the same double boot sequence as
before but the 2nd boot takes much longer -- it is as if the machine is
recovering from a crash.  It scans the drive for a minute before it starts to
load the system and INITs.  Mode 32 did not take this long.  I tried
reinstalling the system and it made no difference.  Really is a pain in the
butt because it makes start-up significaltly longer.  Ah well!.

Paul Kleeberg
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1993 22:58:27 EST
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: AOL Shiva NetModem E Problem

I recently switched from a Shiva NetModem (9600 baud) to a NetModem E.
Interestingly, the NetModem E does just fine with AppleLink at
9600 baud, but fails to connect to America On Line at 2400 baud.
It dials the number, gets to connection stage one (or something
like that) and then attempts to reset the modem.

The Netmodem (9600 baud) does just fine with AOL using the same
modem set up strings.  My guess is that the NetModem E has some
compression parameter that I need to overide.  Any ideas?

Jeffrey Fritz, [e-mail]
West Virginia University

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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 93 12:29:35 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: Bananafish/ThoughtPattern

No, I don't believe they are still around. I know they had stopped
work on ThoughtPattern 2.0 and were looking around for buyers, but
that was the last I heard. You can email them (it might work) at:

 [e-mail]

cheers ... -Adam

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> Is Bananafish Software still around?  I've called their number and left
> messages on their machine twice, but they have not returned my calls.  And
> none of the mail-order houses seem to have ThoughtPattern 1.3.  After
> playing with the demo (which seems to be absent from the archive) I really
> do hope they're still around.

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 18:00:00 EET
From: Sot.Mpantas - NTUA <[e-mail]>
Subject: CD-ROM titles wanted

I am interested in CD-ROM titles such as tourist guides,
interactive maps and so on. Does anyone out there know of any
specific software developers that do this sort of thing, or any
major CD-ROM vendors specialising in such titles?

Thanx.

Sotiris Bantas
National Technical University of Athens
Electrical Engineering Dpt.
Greece

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 0:21:29 EST
From: "Sid B. Bernstein" (AED-EWD) <[e-mail]>
Subject: Connectors for HP-95 computer

    Hi,
    Crossposted to info-mac/hams.


    Does anybody have a source for the 4 pin connector that is used on
the HP-95 hand held computer?  Or a cable with the connector attached?

    Please answer to me directly as I am behind in reading the bulletins.


                        thanx/73,
                        sid/WB2TNO
                        [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1993 21:08:31 -0800 (PST)
From: "Jeff Mealiffe, Ed Tech Consultant" <[e-mail]>
Subject: DAT Drive Problems

I have a problem with a Microtech DAT drive that was purchased for another
use, but is now being moved into my department.  We purchased a 10-user
copy of Retrospect Remote to go along with it.  When I connect the DAT
drive to the Mac's SCSI port (it is the only external SCSI device, and it
is terminated correctly), and start up Retrospect Remote, the drive
doesn't show up in the 'Devices' window.  The drive isn't recognized by
any of those SCSI bus checking control panels either!  When I do try and
open the 'Devices' window or use one of the control panels (SCSI Probe),
the in-use light blinks for about 1 second on the front of the DAT drive.
What is going on here?  If anyone has any experience with DAT drives or
Retrospect Remote, please help...  I have gotten very frustrated.  Thanks
in advance.

Jeff Mealiffe, Network Admin
Lewis Jr. High School
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 08:54:06 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <[e-mail]>
Subject: DiskLight Conflict (A)

On Mon, 15 Mar, Sean Johnson wrote

>...  Finally, after dredging through the control panels and extensions
>using Extensions Manager, we found that the likely culprit was Disklight.
>Has anyone else had this problem?  Is there a new version of Disklight?

It'd help, Sean, if you had told us what version of DiskLight you are
using now. I don't know if my version 2.03 is newer or not.

DiskLight has been a marvelous source of conflicts since its inception.
I avoid even its newer incarnations. My wife wanted the feature on her
Mac II, and DL caused all manner of devastation. Then I noticed that
SilverLining gives the same functionality at the driver level. She gets
her flickering light and no hassles.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 10:26:50 -0500
From: Michael Grabenstein <[e-mail]>
Subject: DOS to Mac to DOS  (A)

> Err...why is that so obvious?  Why not WordPerfect for the Mac?  I believe

    Only problem with WP for the mac is that if you have a DOS WP
5.1 Table and import the file into Mac WP it gets converted into
outlined columns. Which works fine for the Mac. But when you go back
to DOS the Columns (that started life as a table) stay Columns, which
really screws up DOS WP 5.1. I have had relativly good luck with
transporting most things to and fro WP 5.1 and Mac WP.

    A slight inconvience that has existed in Mac WP since version 1.0.
Anyone from WP reading this????? Hope so!

    You might look into DataViz's Mac Link Plus. Its document conversion
may be more accurate than either of the wordprocessors. Version 7 comes
with PC Exchange and Easy Open. But I have not tested this product, caveat...

Take care,
    Mike    [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1993 10:25:42 +0000
From: LTB Wright <[e-mail]>
Subject: Downloading files with  .dd ext

I recently connected by anonymous ftp to snyoneva.cc.oneonta.edu (137.141.15.
10) and tried to download some files with a .dd extension.  I am unable to use
these files on my Mac.  I have tried using DDExpand but it does not recognize
these files.  I tried transfers using ascii and binary (and MacBinary) modes
but the files still are unusable.  Am I missing something?

Brian Wright
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 08:16:40 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Dave Hirsh)
Subject: DPI On-The-Fly

A few weeks ago someone mentioned how they were using the NEC utility
called DPI to do on-the fly resolution changes on their E-Machines T16II
monitor. Could we get some more specifics ? I've been playing around with it
but haven't got it working well at all. Thanks.

Dave Hirsh   [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1993 15:31:56 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Eric H Seale)
Subject: Drag & Drop Unbinhexer

DownLine is a pretty good utility, too.  Does drag-and-drop unbinhex,
unstuff, unpack, etc.

Eric Seale

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Date: 17 Mar 1993 07:51:39 -0500 (EST)
From: Kermit's Buddy! <[e-mail]>
Subject: drag &drop unbinhexer (A)

Try dehqx-2.hqx!! It' a nice little FREE program that has saved me a
bunch of trouble!!

-Bob Martin -- [e-mail] or [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 13:14:47 cdt
From: "Duckenfield,Paul" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Express Modem for PB160

Just figured ya'll like to know that my PB 160's Express Modem arrived on
Friday after having been ordered on about October 22, 1992. More comments
later when I've had a chance to use it....

Paul

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1993 07:19 IST
From: Michael Green <[e-mail]>
Subject: Farewell to Vaporware

The last Vaporware column comes out next month. I just want to say a big
Thank-
You to Murph Sewall for his fine work in bringing us all the latest with such
diligence for all these years, and I'm sure I'm joined by many other readers.

Thanks Murph! And bon voyage in your future ventures.

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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1993 19:43:30 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Finder 7.1 Hacks (Rename delay etc.)

I really wanted to customize my Finder in 7.1 so it behaved the same way
it did in 7.0.1.  (No zoomrects, disk sizes given in K not M, no rename
delay, no message on when an application is substituted, ann no "I'll
be back" message on unmounting a partition.

I used ResCompare (great utility!) to compare my customized 7.0.1 with
a stock 7.0.1 Finder.  This let me see what code resources had been
changed and just what the changes were.  I then poked around with ResEdit
in the 7.1 Finder, looking for code resources of similar length and
nearby ID number.  I then searched in those for the hex strings I found
modified in my 7.0.1 Finder.  I modified these using the 7.0.1 changes,
and it worked!  I've been running this hacked 7.1 Finder for 2 months
now and have had no problems that I can detect.

Here are my Finder hacks.  You'll need to use ResEdit.  I suggest that
you install the ResEdit code editor that you can ftp from bric-a-brac.
apple.com.  It makes this easier.

  To patch the finder so it gives disk sizes in K instead of M:

    Open CODE 22.  Use the hex editor to find offset 01A4.  Change the hex
    code there from 6500 to 6000.  (In the code editor this is offset
    +0016 in Anon8)

  To patch the rename delay so that the delay is eliminated:

     Open CODE 11.  Look for offset 0A34.  Change the hex code there from
     5DC0 to 50C0.  (In the code editor this is offset +0392 in Anon13.)

  To remove the "I'll be back" message on unmounting partitions:

     Open CODE 17.  Look for offsets 15E6 and 15E8.  Change the hex code
     there from 4EAD 1E42 to 4E71 4E71.  (In the code editor these are
     offsets +012A and +012C in Anon12.)


  To avoid the application substition dialog:

     Open CODE 132.  Look for offset 0402.  Change the hex code there from
     4EAD 1E7A to 4E71 4E71.  (In the code editor this is offset +0118 in
     Anon4.)

All the usual caveats apply.  Work only on a copy of the Finder etc.etc.
These worked for me -- no guarantees though.  Use at your own risk.

Hope this is of use.

Cheers,
     Andre
--
Andre Lehre          \\    [e-mail] (preferably)

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 02:23:09 PST
From: Dan Garcia <[e-mail]>
Subject: Finder Shortcut/Danger

Beware of this potential problem in the Finder (versions 6 & 7):

If you ever take a file/folder and drag it into a folder that
happens to contain something of the same name as that being dragged,
the mac will ask you if you want to replace the old one with the
one that is being dragged (the new one). If you say "yes",
do you know what it does next?

Here's what you'd think it does:

1) Move the old one to the trash
2) Put the dragged one in its place.

Here's what it actually does:

1) Remove the file/folder entry from the directory table.
2) Put the dragged one in its place.

Do you know how long #1,2 takes? Less than 1 second!
Nothing is put in the trash! The UNDO menu is dimmed!
You're screwed if you did this by accident!

This can be a good thing or a bad thing. It's obvious why
it'd be a bad thing. It can be a good thing because, say
you want to delete a 88Mb cartridge fast. Normally, you'd
drag all 10,000 files (total on the disk nicely stored
in zillions of folders and sub-folders) to the trash
and select "Empty Trash".

Now with the DanGarciaPatentedQuickDeleteMethod, you
simply put everything to be deleted in one folder. Call
that folder "Delete Me". Then you create another folder
called "Delete Me" on the desktop, which is empty. You
drag the Empty folder into the same location as that
which you'd like to delete, and voila! 88Mb deleted in
half-of-a-second.

This brings up a good question:

What the heck is the mac doing anyway when it's deleting
files from the trashcan? My only guess is that it's
Zero-ing out the disk, but common sense tells me this
isn't the case from using a disk repair/recover utility.

So what is it doing? Anybody have any clues?

Your roving computer Finder hacker,

Dan

p.s. Can anyone beat my record of 45 Extensions and
     Control Panels?


Dan Garcia    ([e-mail])   UC Berkeley Computer Science

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1993 17:49:39 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Bill Hofmann)
Subject: Harris Laboratories Info?

Re accelerator boards:
There's a whole article in the latest (April) MacUser.  Of course, it lists
Harris Laboratories, but most of the rest of the companies I'd heard of, and
seem to be reasonably stable.

-Bill Hofmann

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Date: 17 MAR 93 18:49:31.42-GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: hypercard developers list

I have a good friend who would like to join a list for
hypercard developers....  any suggestions???
sorry if this is a FAQ...

james in Paris
(I have dozens of Fr engineering students in my English classes looking for
US netpals.... any suggestions???)

[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 05:43:11 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Jaime Garmendia - DuPont Argentina)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #59

>>Subject: Building a little network

>>Howdy Everyone,

>>Need some input.  I want to create an Appletalk network between my 2
>>PeeCees, my Mac Plus, and my Appletalk/serial HP DeskWriter.
>>Once upon a time I heard about a board you could put in your PC that would
>>make it a node on an Appletalk n.  How does this work?  I want to do thisis
>>REALLY, REALLY, REALLY CHEA.  I don't want to buy NetWare or Vines or


Phonenet sells just such an animal, the PhoneNet kit ISA/w Timbuktu. The
kit contains an appletalk card for PC's, a PhoneNet connector &  PhoneNet Talk
software (aka Appletalk for PC). Runs about $260 mail order price,
like MacWarehouse or MacZone. Supposedly the software can also use
Ethernet hardware, but I've not tried it under those conditions.

Jaime Garmendia
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 14:17:58 EST
From: Clinton Collins <[e-mail]>
Subject: Is not hacking disk drivers dumb? (Q)

Kalkwarf> This quick hack works for most drives manufactured by: CDC,
Kalkwarf> Conner, Miniscribe, Quantum, Rodime, Seagate, and Sony. This
Kalkwarf> hack worked on all the drives we tested it with. Use at your
Kalkwarf> own risk.

Kalkwarf> 1) Open a COPY of "Apple HD SC Setup" with ResEdit. 2) Open
Kalkwarf> "CODE" ID=1. 3) In version 7.0.1, go to offset +$413A.
In version 7.0.0, go to offset +$411E.
Kalkwarf> 4) Change the two words there
>From $222E $0010
Kalkwarf>                        to $4E71 $7203

This procedure ??? may ??? work, but WHY would anyone want to do it?
Since your low level disk driver is extremely important for data
integrity, wouldn't everyone want, as much as they are able, to have
the right version of the right driver for the right disk? Wouldn't it
be much smarter to spend the less than $100 it costs to get a tested
universal disk driver. At least then you have someone to bitch at if
your drive dies. Am I missing something here? This seems like a *really*
dumb thing to do to me.

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Date: 17 Mar 1993 16:01:42 -0500 (EST)
From: MacIntosh <[e-mail]>
Subject: login help needed, PLEASE!!!

We have a new lab of Macintosh IIci's networked to a Quadra 700 file server,
all of which are connected to our VAX 4300.  Our PC network has a login
screen,
so that any student here has to login to use the machines, and we want to
duplicate it here w/ the macintosh's.  Our PC's login is written in
PowerBasic,
and we'd like to do the same thing w/ some programming language on the
Macintosh.
    The way our logins work is that at the PC, the student types in
    his/her
username and password, then the login program checks w/ the student accounts
on
the VAX.  If both are valid, then the student is let in and can use the
programs on our network.  All we need is a way to check the username/password
on our VAX from the Mac, then allow access if both are correct.
    What programming language can we use??  Has anyone done anything
similar to this before or have any suggestions for us??   Please be as
specific
as possible, as we need all the help we can get.

Thanks in advance for any help.  You can reply to me directly.

Arthur Jones, student manager, macintosh lab.    SMILE!!
Bitnet:       [e-mail]      ^ ^
Internet:     [e-mail]     O O
                       L
                      \_/

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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1993 19:15:31 PST
From: "Bruce Goldstein, [phone]" <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacTCP no Local/Ether Talk Icon, Can't fix it

MacTCP is the program from ****.  MacTCP will not work, and when configuring
it rather than seeing a choice of Local/EtherTalk and Ethernet, I see only
a choice of Ethernet.  I had this problem once before, and tried rebuilding
the desktop, reinstalling MacTCP, reinstalling the whole System 7, etc.  None
of these things fixed it, but zapping the PRAM fixed it for some reason.

Now, on another machine (lots of people ask me for help on MacTCP) I have the
same symptomn as before (no Local/Ether Talk Icon).  I have tried all of the
above and none of them fix it.  I have tried booting with all extensions off
except those needed for MacTCP.  Does anyone have any idea what the cause of
this problem is and how it can be fixed??  Oh, besides the above items I have
done the obvious things like verify that there are no duplicate addresses
on the ethernet, made sure AppleTalk is turned on in the chooser, and used
EtherPeek to verify that I have a working Ethernet card and network
connection.\HELP!!!!!!
[e-mail]

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Date: 17 Mar 93 16:15:20 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Nick B Triantos)
Subject: MacWrite Pro IS SHIPPING NOW!!!

Here's the official press release from Claris.  Forward questions to Claris
Customer Assistance at 408/727-8227...   -Nick Triantos
 -------------------------------------------------------------------

    SANTA CLARA, Calif.-- March 15, 1993 -- Claris Corporation today
announced that the MacWrite Pro Macintosh word processor for easily creating
high-impact  documents will ship this week and be available through
authorized U.S. Claris resellers.
    MacWrite Pro,  loaded with 130 new productivity, desktop publishing
(DTP) and data sharing features, offers the best value in Macintosh word
processing at half the price of competing programs such as Microsoft Word
and WordPerfect.  These features enable users to quickly generate
professional-looking documents that incorporate text and non-text
information, including graphics, tables, charts and sound.
    "MacWrite Pro appeals to a broad community of word processor users
and has been well-received by our beta sites in business and university
settings," said Steve Pollock, Claris director of product marketing.  "In
addition, we anticipate strong acceptance from first-time Macintosh buyers
looking for and easy-to-learn word processing program that will grow with
them as their needs expand."

Powerful, Time-Saving Productivity Tools
    MacWrite Pro brings sophisticated functions to users through a
powerful yet accessible set of productivity tools that speed learning and
document creation.  Among its many new features are floating tool palettes
which can be placed anywhere on screen and provide one-click access to text
formatting, styles, tables, notes and pictures.  MacWrite Pro adds paragraph
and character styles, which can be saved and reused in all documents.  Also
new  is a one-step table  capability, which automatically creates a table
>From selected text with the correct number of columns and rows,  and
features individual cell merging, sorting, and formatting.
    "MacWrite Pro offers a powerful and wide range of new capabilities,
like floating tool palettes and tables, for the user while still being
simple to use," said Andrew Schachter, Macintosh director for Canada,
Chiat/Day Inc. Advertising, "I can create professional looking documents
without dependence on the product manual."
    Detailed document statistics (including character, word, line and
paragraph count), auto-save and back-up capabilities have been added and an
enhanced mail merge lets users generate personalized form letters, mass
mailings and lists using FileMaker Pro and other applications.  In addition,
multilingual spell-checking and thesaurus capabilities let users proof
documents containing text in several languages simultaneously (including
English, British English, French, German, Italian and Spanish) without
swapping dictionaries.

Easy Access to Desktop Publishing Benefits
    MacWrite Pro allows even novice users to create professional-looking
documents using easy-to-use DTP and presentation functions previously found
only dedicated page layout packages.  With its new frame-based design,
MacWrite Pro lets users place text frames, tables, graphics, and notes
anywhere in the document .  Frames, which can float with text or be fixed to
the page, feature scaling and cropping of graphics, as well as borders,
color fill-ins and patterns.  Text can be wrapped around all types of
frames, including non-rectangular objects.  Additional layout capabilities
include character tracking, precision zooming for exact editing, and WYSIWYG
page guides which let the user change margins, columns, and headers and
footers just by dragging on-screen.
    MacWrite Pro also provides robust long document formatting with the
new sections capability that provides multiple headers and footers, chapter
end-notes, and  variable column formatting that lets users change the width
and number of columns throughout the document.

Seamless exchange of text and graphics
    Building on the file translation capabilities of its predecessor
MacWrite II, MacWrite Pro adds a range of capabilities allowing users to
easily share information with other programs and people.  Publish &
Subscribe support under System 7 allows for incorporating RliveS text and
graphics elements from other applications, such as Excel charts or MacDraw
Pro illustrations, even with other users over a network.  For
settings with different word processors and computers, MacWrite Pro
can import and export files from WordPerfect, WriteNow! and Macintosh, DOS
and Windows versions of Microsoft Word, as well as 20 other popular
Macintosh and PC formats.  Additional translators are available through
third parties such as Dataviz, Inc.  Also, graphics files may be inserted
anywhere in MacWrite Pro documents in TIFF and EPSF formats, in addition to
previously supported formats such as MacPaint, PICT, and PICT2.

System Requirements and Support
    Requiring only 2.5 megabytes of memory under System 7 (1 MB under
System 6) and 2.7 MB of disk space for all program files, MacWrite Pro is
accessible to virtually all Macintosh users, particularly first-time
computer purchasers choosing lower memory and hard disk options.  In
addition to Publish & Subscribe, MacWrite Pro adds support for a host of
System 7 capabilities, including Balloon Help, Virtual Memory, True Type and
required Apple Events.

Pricing and Availability
    MacWrite Pro, which replaces MacWrite II in the Claris product line,
is now available for a suggested U.S. retail price of $249. Current U.S.
owners of any version of MacWrite may upgrade to MacWrite Pro for a
suggested price of $69 through June 30, 1993.  In addition, current U.S.
owners of Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, WordPerfect for the Macintosh,
T/MakerUs WriteNow, and other Macintosh word processing applications may
sidegrade to MacWrite Pro for a suggested price of $69, also through June
30,1993.  For more information on MacWrite Pro, upgrades and sidegrades,
call [phone].

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Date: 17 Mar 1993 19:30:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: BRYAN SMITH <[e-mail]>
Subject: map making software...

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions
for a good map making program.   It must allow
students to add labels to say a world map overlay.
The computer center here has MapMaker 4.5 but no
world map overlays.  Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Bryan Smith
Colgate University
internet: [e-mail]
bitnet:   bsmith@colgateu

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1993 13:31 CDT
From: Norm Loomer -- Ripon College <[e-mail]>
Subject: MS Excel and MS Works

Can this possibly be--that *Microsoft* Excel will not read *Microsoft*
Works spreadsheets?  I have searched through the documentation and find
that Excel will read *Lotus* spreadsheets, but nary a reference to
one of Microsoft's own products.  Tell me it ain't so...

Norm Loomer / Ripon College

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 11:25:42 CST
From: Graeme Forbes <[e-mail]>
Subject: Nisus Upgrade: CAn it do...?

Sorry Francis, Nisus 3.4 is not Nisus XS. Nisus XS has now been renamed
Nisus Writer, and won't be shipped until later this year at best. If you
want Pub&Sub and AE's, you'll have to wait. And wait. And wait....

The rationale for 3.4 is primarily to implement WorldScript, so if you
don't write in 2 or more languages, it may not excite you much. It does
have some new general features: text drag and drop, fuzzy find (from
Nisus Compact), tracking, direct open of EPS files, and a few other
things. The limited flag version is $20 so I'll probably upgrade. Those
of you who want to mix English, Japanese and Farsi in the same doc
will need the complete edition.

When Words and Beyond ships, I'll be taking a look at it. The XS saga
has grown very tiresome.

Graeme Forbes

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Date: 17 Mar 1993 17:30:41 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Travis Grundke)
Subject: NuTek Has Macintosh Clone Ready: Opinions?

Well well well, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer yesterday, NuTek,
out of Cupertino, claims it has its "Macintosh Clone" ready to "Take a bite
out of Apple" (as the article was titled). NuTek says its first "Duet"
system, which will run IBM PC and Macintosh software is due out soon for
$2996. What's Apple's response? The usual sue-and-die is coming, you can
guarantee. Apple's legal dept. says that there is NO way that NuTek's
machine is 100% clear, and that if it can run Macintosh software it
obviously violates Apple's copyrights somewhere. NuTek claims it was done
completely "in the cleanroom" and it does not infringe on Apple's
copyright.
 The problem is that some say the NuTek machine may be able to run less
than 60% of current Macintosh software...makes you kinda wonder, eh?

 Okay, here's my perspective on the issue. Lets say that by some freak of
nature NuTek can release their machine. First of all, you've only got
60-60% compatibility with current software. Second, they'll be using parts
>From mainly PCs and not things such as ADB keyboards nor SuperDrives. You
can also forget things like QuickDraw/GX, QuickTime, OCE, AppleEvents, ad
infinitum. Why? Because they all require ROM calls and rumour has it that
many of these items will become a part of ROM later this year. We can also
scratch off the use of soft-power, chances are NuTek will not use SCSI but
IDE hard drives, you probably won't be running Apple's system software but
NuTek's software as well. So what am I saying? I'm saying that NuTek has an
interesting idea, but its too late in implementation. They're hoping for
another "Beta vs. VHS" war. Well, it ain't gonna happen. When I first heard
about the story in the April 1991 MacWorld it seemed a feasable idea and
really got me interested. Hell, at the time Apple still wanted $4000 for a
IIci, System 6.0x was getting old, we didn't have QuickTime, rumours of
OCE, AppleEvents, PowerPC, QuickDraw/GX, etc. etc. etc. So the NuTek
machine seemed great. Now, however, with Apple's prices falling quickly
into line with most competitors, and Apple packing some serious horsepower
into its current lineup, the NuTek machine doesn't excite me as much. Had
NuTek launched this machine two years ago, it may have made an impact. But
now- no way. Look at OutBound Portables. Before the PowerBooks they had a
very nice business. After the PowerBooks, OutBound has nearly gone out of
business. Just because its cheaper doesn't mean its better. Just look at
PCs! <grin>
 And with Apple moving to the PowerPC next year, NuTek's machine has got a
very limited life line.


 My feeling is that, unfortunately, NuTek will be crushed by Apple's legal
department before anything can be sold by them. Secondly, the machine is
abhorrently crippled in its software compatibility. It may not be for some,
but for me, unless I've got 100% compatibility I'm not going to yoke with
it. Even if NuTek's prices ARE lower (and I don't think they'll be
substancially lower), I'm still not going to jump for one. I'm going to
stick with the proven machine from the proven company- Apple. What are
others opinions on the subject?
--
[e-mail] | For More Information on MacGames Digest.

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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 93 20:00:52 PST
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: PB140 internal disk to external disk conversion (R)


On 16 Mar 1993 15:08:25 AL BEST <[e-mail]> wrote:
> I've got a powerbook 140 with a 40MB internal drive.
> I find the drive too small and want to upgrade.
>
> There are plenty of folks who will sell me a bigger disk.
> What I want is someone who will ALSO sell me an empty
> box to plug my old 40MB drive into.  That is, the old
> drive works fine and I'd like to turn it into an
> external disk drive.
>
> ... suggestions?

I just saw an APS ad in the back pages of the Apr93 MacUser (I think;
if not, then Macworld f'sure) that advertised such a beast.

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

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1993 07:58:42 CST
From: Anne Harwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: PB 165c vs. PB 180 display

A reader asked for some personal observations regarding the PB 165c screen
vs.
the PB 180 screen. I had a chance to see both last week at Apple's InfoMart
center in Dallas, and even under Apple's extremely favorable lighting
conditions, I found the 165c screen disappointing. The color seemed dull, and
there was noticeable lag and submarining on fast cursor movements. The screen
is also a little smaller than the 180's, so you get less real-estate to work
with. Finally, the 165c screen seemed to have little capability to handle
anti-aliased characters...they showed hard edges anyway. Well, not as hard as
a
1 bit screen, but harder than video.

The 180's screen was elegant and watchable. I use a PB 170 and have always
thought it very easy on the eyes, buy this was even nicer. The response was
crisp, as you might expect from an active matrix, and suddenly being able
to perceive depth and shading on things like icons and logos was a downright
decadent experience.

I've read that the 165c has two backlights, as compared to the 180's one,
meaning that the 165c has a shorter battery life too.

My feeling is that the 165c is too little, too soon. The quality of the
display
doesn't justify the bucks. Mac users expect their machines to deliver the best
color possible, and the 165c just isn't it. The gorgeous smooth grays of the
180 hardly make using it a hardship, and the larger screen and faster response
contribute a more genuinely Mac-like feeling to portable computing.

-abh

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 15:19:50 EST
From: [e-mail] (Daniel Anibal Mazzuca)
Subject: Please, where can I buy SIMMs in Boston or NY ? (from Brazil)

Hi netters,

a friend of mine is going to fly from Argentina to Boston and NY
next week and he would like to buy a pair of SIMMs, but he doesn't
know where. Please, could anyone tell me where he can buy them ?
(address ans phone asap).

Thanks in advance.

Daniel Anibal Mazzuca
e-mail: [e-mail]          (Internet)
    [e-mail]           (Bitnet)

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 12:54:25 PST
From: [e-mail] (Suvrit Varshney)
Subject: Q: 16bit ANSI color in a Comm. Program

Hi, is there any program that shows 16bit ANSI color and
uses the Apple Comm toolbox ? Other than MacIntercomm that is.
Claris works does not show color at all. Zterm has 8bit graphics
Any pointers? Thanks!

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 11:28:02 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Dwight Early)
Subject: SLIP & Modems

I am in need of tips & suggestions on installing SLIP on our Pyramid UNIX
supermini.  Our Management Information System (MIS) folks haven't deal with
SLIP before so I need some info to point them into the right direction.
Any suggestions and/or tips would be greatly appreciated.

Just a few of us have Macintoshs at this location - most of the
organization has PeeCees.  I have found the SLIP freeware drivers for the
the PeeCees, but only know of commercial versions for the Macintosh.
MacSLIP seems to be the product of choice as far as I can tell.  (The
Eudora HyperCard stack lists two more, but you have to buy the whole TCP/IP
package, which is $$$.)

Modems go hand-in-hand with SLIP.  I would appreciate hearing from the site
managers on what brand & model rack mounted, V.32bis/V.42bis modems are
reliable for our Pyramid.  I am planning to replace our NEC 2400 baud error
correcting modems with the newer high modems.

I'm betting SLIP and the new modems will pay for themselves for our people
who go on frequent business trips.  Since they have a PeeCee on their desk
with PC Eudora and Telnet/ftp, using the same Windows interface on our
386/486 notebook computers as on the Windows desktop systems will ease the
"howinthehell" questions our trouble desk receives each day.

Appreciate your time & wisdom....


--Dwight Early                          [e-mail]
Manager, Business Integration
C-17 System Program Office
[phone]   DSN: 785-5318

Mailing address:  ASD/YCAB
          Attn: Mr Dwight Early
          2600 Paramount Place
          Fairborn, Oh 45324-6766

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Date: 17 Mar 1993 19:12:14 -0500 (EST)
From: "William P. Krauthammer" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Steven Levy's email address?

Does anyone know MACWORLD columnist Steven Levy's email address? I'd like to
ask him about sources for a column he wrote for a paper I'm working on.

Thanks in advance,

Bill Krauthammer
[e-mail]

P.S. Please email me directly if it's convenient.

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 14:07:49 PST
From: [e-mail] (David Ray)
Subject: StylewriterII driver on StylewriterI

I have been using the SWII driver on my SWI for several weeks with no
problems. It does gray scale on the SWI, and ordinary B&W documents
print faster than with the SWI driver. The grayscaling is OK, not as good
as the following Photoshop trick:
 Open a grayscale doc, change resolution to 360 DPI (without changing
 physical size in inches -- this will require more disk space);
 When converting, select halftone screen, and dither it using the maximum
 lines/inch (999 I think).
What happens is that it produces a halftone screen which is smaller than
the resolution (999 lines/inch screen, 360 dots/inch resolution). This results
in a pure B&W bitmap image which "looks" like gray scale when printed on
a stylewriter. The SWII driver does a similar type of dithering, except that
it does it at somewhat lower resolution than 360DPI, so you can see the
"dot pattern" much more easily with the SWII grayscale vs. the Photoshop
trick. The Photoshop trick produces a B&W image, which can be printed
with the original SWI driver.

-Dave

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 13:47:31 -0600
From: Ping-Chung Li <[e-mail]>
Subject: Superdrive problem (Q)

Hi netters:

I have a two-year old Mac LC. Recently there's a problem with the superdrive.
Sometimes when I put in a floppy disk, the drive does not know the existence
of the disk; that is, it does not read. I opened the computer and checked
once but could not find anything wrong.

Since the drive can read once it recognize the existence of the disk. I
suspect it's a mechanical instead of a circuit problem. Therefore, I would
like to know the following information:

(1) Does any netter know how to fix the problem without sending the computer
to a dealer?
(2) Is there any place I can purchase a cheap int/ext superdrive? I am not
sure if LC supports ext drive.

I really appreciate if you can give me information to save my lovely Mac.

Ping

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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 93 17:03:40 CET
From: XO 54th Engr Bn <[e-mail]>
Subject: SuperMac Monitor Repair in Germany (Q)

My 19" SuperMac (Ikegami) monitor has gone kaput.  I'm stationed in Germany
and
am trying to get a lead on where I might get it fixed.  The monitor is WAY out
of warranty.  (As far as I can tell, it was one of the first large SuperMacs
made -- no label on it and photocopied documentation!)  I live in a small town
called Wildflecken (roughly an hour north of Wuerzburg).  I've tried Amextra,
they sell Macs to NATO forces, and they are reluctant to work on a SuperMac
monitor to say the least.  Please respond directly to me by e-mail as I have a
sneaking suspicion that this is of something less than general interest.

Responses that generally consist of: "I don't feel sorry for anyone who has
that size monitor..." and contain no other useful information are certainly
welcome, I kinda like getting e-mail.  8-)  Just don't be surprised if I don't
reply.  ;-)

For those inclined to help me with troubleshooting, the symptom saga is:

Entire center portion of screen would have a wide, fuzzy horizontal band that
stretched across it.  Solved by turning monitor off, pausing, and then back
on.
This happened once, each of two days.

Next day, right hand side of monitor had a 1" vertical section of the picture
where the pixels were narrowed (shrunken horizontally).  Rested monitor a
day.
Next day -- same thing.

Day after, monitor was Tango Uniform (belly up).  No power-on light.  No
screen
image.  No sound of auto degaussing.  Exterior fuse is ok.  Incandescent lamp
on same circuit has barely noticeable flicker when monitor power switch is
moved to ON position, as though something is still drawing power.

Monitor is rated for 110-230 V, 50-60 Hz and is currently on a 110 V, 50 Hz
circuit.

I await the pouring forth of cyber-wisdom.  (I know, I know, I saw the
discussion on cyber-whatever.  That's why I used it!)

Jim Hays
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1993 15:49:49 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Eric H Seale)
Subject: Think C & Pascal

[e-mail] writes:

>What are the latest versions of Think C and Think Pascal?
Think C -- V5.04 (version 6.0 coming out "this spring").  If you have
version 5.0x, where x<4, you can get an updater in the "usual places"
on the net.  Can't vouch for Think Pascal.

>I know how to program in Pascal, but I bought Think C (thinking it
>was time to learn another language after Basic, Assembly 6809, 68000,
>80x86, and Pascal...  however, I have no references to good programming
>in C.
>Since I'm going to be learning C on a Mac, should I be reading
>K&R or should I be finding a Mac-specific "how to learn C on the Mac"
>book?
Personally, I'd skip K&R (this just documents "classic C" -- you should
probably be more modern and learn "ANSI C" unless you are of a historic
bent).  When I learned C, I picked up both C and Mac programming at the
same time ("two learning curves in one").  Unless you're pressed for
time, I'd recommend learning C first and then picking up the Mac ToolBox
stuff later.  There are jillions of "Teach Yourself C" books out there
-- I won't / cant make any specific recommendations (anyone else out
there wanna jump in here?).  Suffice it to say that Think C will allow
you to write a quick-and-dirty C program with no regard whatsoever for
the ToolBox (it puts up a "console" window for you to use regular C I/O
statements -- just for educational purposes, OK?).

When you're ready to move on to stuff that really takes advantage of the
Mac OS, pick up Mark's books "Mac Programming Primer, V1 & 2" (preferably
both volumes), and work through them.  You could, of course, just jump in
at this point (learn Mac programming & C at the same time) -- depends on
where your frustration threshold is at.  At any rate, you'll want a good
C reference book to go along with Mark's books.

>When it all comes down to it, should I just buy Think Pascal as well?
Depends on your financial situation (i.e., do you have any money left
after buying C books) and what you want to do on the Mac.

>Is access to the printer (postscript or deskwriter) easy from these
>languages?
Whether you write your software in C or Pascal, access to the printer is
via Mac ToolBox calls -- looks about the same in both languages.

Eric Seale
#include <disclaimer.std>

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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1993 22:44:04 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Tony Huang)
Subject: Think C & Pascal (A)

>Date: Tue, 16 Mar 93 13:22:47 EST
>From: "James A. Connolly" <[e-mail]>
>Subject: Think C & Pascal
>
>What are the latest versions of Think C and Think Pascal?

THINK C 5.0.4 and THINK Pascal 4.0.2 are the latest versions. However,
THINK C 6.0 will be released soon according to MacWeek.

>I know how to program in Pascal, but I bought Think C (thinking it
>was time to learn another language after Basic, Assembly 6809, 68000,
>80x86, and Pascal...  however, I have no references to good programming
>in C.
>Since I'm going to be learning C on a Mac, should I be reading
>K&R or should I be finding a Mac-specific "how to learn C on the Mac"
>book?

K&R is still a must read. However, H&S (Harbison & Steele) is perhaps a
better choice as a reference book. Neither of them cover C++. C++ will be
part of THINK C 6.0 and a good introductory book would be the one by
Lippman (C++ Primer). Forget about the "How to learn..." book. If you want
to know how to program the Mac, get "How to Write Macintosh Software" by
Scott Knaster, and at the more elementary level, books on C and Pascal
programming by Dave Mark.

>When it all comes down to it, should I just buy Think Pascal as well?

THINK Pascal is an exellent product. But I would save my pennies and buy
(or upgrade to) THINK C 6.0.

>Is access to the printer (postscript or deskwriter) easy from these
>languages?

I'm not quite sure what you mean. You can certainly print program listings
>From these applicaitions.

Tony Huang
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 93 22:51 PST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Working with Hypercard Buttons... HELP!

Hello Hypercard Gurus,
I have three questions concerning modifying buttons, hopefully
someone out there in netland can help.  I would like to change
the appearance of a button when it is pressed.  Change the name
of it (from "available" to "in use" for instance), as well as
make it greyed (i.e. no longer active, like in the regular Mac
interface.)  I know this is possible because I have seen it done.
What I haven't been able to do is replicate it.

The third question I have deals with keeping track of time.  I
would like to keep track of the time since the aforementioned
button was depressed, and alert myself when a predefined time
limit is reached.  I have a procedure to do this, but I am very
open to other, more ingenius, suggestions.  The prime concern
is keeping CPU cycles free.

That's about it, anyone have a suggestion?  I would be forever
in your debt if you could provide me with a solution.

Thanks in advance,

Chuck

P.S.  please reply to [e-mail] OR
              [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1993 22:47:09 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Tony Huang)
Subject: World Scripts - WHEN?!?!?!?

>Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1993 17:12:28 GMT
>From: [e-mail] (Marcus Harvey)
>Subject: World Scripts - WHEN?!?!?!?
>
>What are Apple playing at with this "System 7.1 World Ready" crap?
>
>I would really love to have a switchable english/spanish system - so where
>is it? I got International 7.1 from the  d e v e l o p  CD but it's not
>there.
>Just how long are Apple going to take to get these 'world scripts' out here?
>
>Somone on comp.sys.mac.system was just saying that all his Chinese
compatriots
>are giving up on the Mac for Windows Chinese 3.1 or whatever it's called.
>
>Anyone got _any_ news?

The Japanese script will probably be released next month and Chinese script
this summer.

Tony Huang
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 11:15:55 -0500
From: William Kirk <[e-mail]>

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest,comp.sys.mac.hardware
Path: wkirk
From: [e-mail] (William Kirk)
Subject: Apple Basic Colour 14" Monitor
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1993 16:15:48 GMT

In Article 28689 From: [e-mail] (Chung Hsiung
Yang) writes:  Yes, the old 13" is the physical size of the screen, but since
everyone else on the market is calling their 13" a 14"  Apple did
the same thing too.

>        The new 14" has a redesigned circuit board and that 14" is
>about 10 pounds lighter than the 13".
>        As far as the qualities goes, the 14" seems to be brighter, but
>the 13" has better convergence.  My 14" has a problem with the screen
>geometry, ( I will get if fixed soon) but in general 14" has better
>geometry than the 13".  Again, when you buy an Apple monitor, you may
>have to make many trips to the dealer to get everything just right.
>- C. H. Yang

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Sylvan Van Jacques)
write
s:
>> I am sure many people already know about this, but its new to me.
>>
>> I was told by 2 dealers that the new Apple 14" monitor is really
>> no different than to old 13" monitor. Is this true?
>> I know the new one tilts, but is that all?
>> Van

I purchased an  Apple Basic Colour 14" Monitor from the University
Computer Store as soon as they came out.  When I received it a couple of
days ago I hooked it up to my LCIII.  It was horrible.  The colours were
washed out and the fonts blurry.  I tried it out on a Quadra 800 and the
blues turned green.  Hardware and store personal had a look at it and said
that nothing was wrong with it.  I was just a lousy monitor.  I sent it
back and ordered a Macintosh Basic colour 14" monitor.  There is a
difference.
The Macintosh Basic colour 14 inch is very similiar to the old 13inch.

I would never recommend the Apple Monitor to anyone.  It is basically a
14inch VGA monitor.  You can not look at it without hurting your eyes and
feeling sick to your stomach.

DON'T BUY THE Apple Basic Colour 14" Monitor

Purchase the Macintosh Basic Colour 14" Monitor

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