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Info-Mac Digest             Tue, 25 May 93       Volume 11 : Issue 109

Today's Topics:

      [*] fast-switchers-12.hqx
      [*] Mac & IBM Compare-Version 1.8.1
      [*] mac.ftp.list Version 3.5
      [*] Trawl 1.02 (Network Management Utility)
      [ANS] Funny Font Prob (A)(Q)
      Adobe Type Reunion Slows Mac to a Crawl?
      Apple events...
      ARA on a Duo 230...
      Backup Problems, Retrospect 2.0 and DAT drives
      Defining appletalk zones (Q)
      e-Disk
      EduSoftware.hqx
      Ever here of "kingdom of Drakkar" or MPG-Net? (Q)
      Info-Mac Digest V11 #106
      Installer scripts (A)
      Laser Writer 8.0 (Q)
      LaserWriter 8.0 driver
      LaserWriter Pro 600 vs. Laserwriter IIg (C)
      Latvian Keyboard Layout
      Looking for MacDraw viewer...
      Macworld Expo/Boston
      Metamorphisis REQUIRES an FPU !?!?!?! (A)
      Monitor power cable to CPU? (R)
      Monitor recomendations
      New version of OzTeX
      Opcode MIDI system
      Power switch on IIci (A)
      Renaming the hard disk
      RGB -> NTSC (Q)
      software to calculate area
      Stacker, an impression...
      System 7.1 (Q)
      Times Two (A)
      UNIX(tm) unsit utilities
      Ziff/Mac Discussion Truce!
      ZiffNet/Mac

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Date: Thu, 20 May 93 12:18:01 BST
From: grantd <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] fast-switchers-12.hqx

Subject: Fast switchers 1.2

A collection of tiny applications (not INITs, DAs, or FKeys) to
set the monitor depth/system volume of your Mac - without having
to bother opening the relevant control panel. Sound switchers
beep once at the new volume, and then quit. Colour switchers
switch to the desired colour depth by default, or gray scale if
the command key is held down. This release includes some Gray
Switchers for people with gray scale displays. All come with
ballon help, and are free.

To replace /info-mac/cfg/fast-switchers-10.hqx

Dair Grant ([e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/fast-switchers-12.hqx; 62K]

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Date: 20 May 93 17:45:09 EDT
From: bruce grubb <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Mac & IBM Compare-Version 1.8.1

Archive name: mac-ibm-compare181.txt
category: text

This is Version 1.8.1 of this report & should replace mac-ibm-compare178.txt.

Changes: PowerPC 601 info corrected, QuickRing info expanded, PowerPC rumors
added, thank you list shortened to those with direct sitations and moved,
added PCI info. Due to the rapid changes in computers I am interested in
contributions from Digest and other readers to flesh out, correct or point out

confusing parts of the report.  Send comments and information to CompuServe:
72130,3557; AOL: BruceG6069; or Internet: [e-mail].
This report compares the Mac and IBM machines CPUs, hardware {monitor support
and expansion}, operating systems {includes number crunching}, networking &
printing; it covers not only present hardware/software statistics and features

but also future possibilities.
Despite its condensed and generalized format it still provides some thought-
provoking reading on the relative merits, problems, and deficiencies of Macs
and IBM PCs.  It also contains some FAQ answers about both machines.
Note:  for proper reading off line this document should be in 9 point Monaco.

[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/mac-ibm-compare-181.txt; 45K]

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Date: 20 May 93 09:49:59 EDT
From: bruce grubb <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] mac.ftp.list Version 3.5

Archive name: mac-ftp-list35.txt
category: text

This is the latest version this report and should replace the previous version
of mac-ftp-list.txt.

This is a update to Mike Gleason's ftp list {He gave me permision to continue
it}.  It lists a good number of mac anonymous ftp sites with notes on some and

a little blurb on how to use anonymous ftp.

[Archived as /info-mac/info/comm/mac-ftp-list-35.txt; 29K]

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Date: Thu, 20 May 93 18:23:32 EST
From: [e-mail] (Michael Lowe)
Subject: [*] Trawl 1.02 (Network Management Utility)

Trawl allows a network manager to selectively scan an AppleTalk internet
and produce a pictorial view of the network with the devices and services
found represented as icons. From this display, which is similar to the
Finder's display of files, further information may be obtained about
specific devices by selecting the desired icons and choosing the required
action through the available menus.

Version 1.02
============
- Added AppleTalk Echo facilities (aka Pinging)
- Improved the network search's memory management

Requires System 7

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/trawl-102.hqx; 122K]

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Date: Tue, 25 May 93 09:11:24 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [ANS] Funny Font Prob (A)(Q)

I've had the same sort of problem with Monaco, the TrueType variety, in
3Com's 3+Mail (which tries to use Monaco 9 and 10) and also in other
apps which use Monaco.  The small point size just looks LOUSY.  Extra pixels
on screen, thick sides to some characters (seemingly at random), etc.

My only guess is to find an old 9 and 10 point copy of the font, of the
original variety (the non-TrueType) and put that in your system.  If there's
a single-size font file available, the system will prefer that over the
multi-size TrueType.

Here's another question:
Has anyone had trouble with fonts in Word 4.x appearing shifted?  It looks
like the characters don't line up right; the cursor selects things a few
pixels misplaced from where they should be.  Like, you click on a space
next to a letter, and it selects the letter instead.  Like the above problem,
it appeared when I installed Sys 7 and TT fonts and I wonder if it's a
problem with the font definition on my system.  Answers would be
appreciated.

Brandon Munday
[e-mail]
One World Order would be a neat idea if each person didn't want to be the
king.
>The following is the message that was responded to.
>
>To: [e-mail]
>From: Elliot Bennett <[e-mail]>
>Posted: May 24 16:29
>Cc:
>Subject: Funny Font Problem...
>
>Well I just don't get it.  It seems that ever since my Express Modem was
>installed in my Duo 230, one of my fonts (Geneva, I believe) has an extremely
>ugly display in the smaller font size.  I can't pin this down exactly because
>I don't know which font it is (or which size), but in my QuickMail display,
in
>Startup Manager (3.0), in fact just about anywhere a smaller type font is
>used,
> the display is just plain ugly.  And this happens with a shift-boot as well,
>so I doubt it's an init.
>
>In my Fonts folder I did notice that Geneva has the TrueType font and point
>definitions for 10 through 24.  The 9 point is only italic.  Also, when I
>lauch TeachText, I get garbage in the menu (where normally it would say "
>TeachText" when launching) and all my Teachtext documents open in Chicago.
>
>Anyone have any idea what's going on?
>
>MUCH thanks in advance,
>Elliot Bennett
>DLR, Cologne, Germany
>[e-mail]
>

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 09:33:20 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Adobe Type Reunion Slows Mac to a Crawl?

Hello Net:
Well, after four months of living with a soporific Mac IIvi (yes, I know,
my Sucker button's in the mail:-)) I decided to do some INIT surgery. The
problems I was experiencing were very sluggish menu redraws (5-10 seconds
for Word 4 to pop down its first menu), slow launches (40 seconds for Word
4), abysmal network performance (15 *minutes* to copy a 1MB file over
AppleTalk) and so on.

It took some time, as I have a whole boatload of extensions and control
panels. I eventually narrowed it down to Adobe Type Reunion. With it
installed, everything was draggy as hereinbefore detailed. Without it,
everything sped up to expected speeds (Word launches in about 10 seconds;
can produce first menu snappily; network performance, well, good
considering it's AppleTalk). The price? Giant font menus (six flavours of
Utopia, four Helvetica etc. etc.).

Anyone else seen this, come up with a fix or heard of a new version from
Adobe? Please e-mail me, as I'm not sure this is of general interest. I'll
summarize if it seems warranted.

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

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Date: Tue, 25 May 93 01:04:58 CDT
From: sempco![e-mail] (Michael Johnson)
Subject: Apple events...

Help I am looking for information on Apple Events. Two months ago I upgraded
to
FileMaker Pro because I thought it would work well with another product that
claimed to use Apple Events (ZP4) anyway. I am looking for anykind of
information about Apple Events (Finder, Filemaker, Hypercard). Thanks

Michael

Michael Johnson (Scooter),  please address E-Mail as follows,
>From INTERNET: sempco![e-mail]
     UUCP: wupost.wustl.edu!sempco!mjohnson

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 22:20:29 +0100
From: Elliot Bennett <[e-mail]>
Subject: ARA on a Duo 230...

Anyone had problems getting Appletalk Remote Access to work on a Duo 230 with
an internal Express Modem?  I keep getting an Error - 43 or -35 (it doesn't
even get to the dial tone).  I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong...

Also, when I try to turn "Answer calls" on in the Remote Access Setup control
panel, I get the error "No Description" and it won't let me turn it on.  I've
tried reinstlling from the original disk (version 1.0) to no avail.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
Elliot Bennett
DLR, Cologne, Germany
[e-mail]

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Date: 25 May 1993 23:35:40 +0000 (GMT)
From: [e-mail] (Tim Bates)
Subject: Backup Problems, Retrospect 2.0 and DAT drives

>Jeffrey Fritz  writes:

>We are having trouble with the GigaTrend DAT drive that is backing
>up our departmental Macs. The combination of the GigaTrend 1235 DAT drive
>and Retrospect 2.0 (our network backup software) is causing the Backup
>Mac to fail. After a backup has been run, any action in Retrospect
>causes the Retrospect Application to quit and the Mac's internal hard drive
>to be unmountable unless the DAT drive is disconnected from the SCSI
>chain.  The backups are being made at night across a 10-Base-T Ethernet.

We have a similar problem except that retrospect crashes the mac being
backed up across the net (as a mounted volume) to crash.


It also crashed by trying to write over the end of our magneto optical
disks. We now have a DAT system and that seems easier.

tim bates

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 09:18:14 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Defining appletalk zones (Q)

Hello.

We're using an ethertalk network that consists of twenty Macintosh and
three printers --two LaserWriters and an Appletalk Imagewriter connected
via an EtherPrint+ box.

Now I wonder how to define zones in the network. Could anybody tell me what
software / hardware I need in order to do that?

Please, send any answers to the following address: [e-mail].

Carles Bellver
[e-mail]
Universitat Jaume I
SPAIN

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Date: Tue, 25 May 93 12:54:36 CDT
From: [e-mail] (Mark Vellek)
Subject: e-Disk

If anyone wants any feedback on this program let me know - I hate it. I got
it to "double" the capacity of my SyQuest 44 meg disks, but after I
performed the formatting, I tried copying things directly from HD to
SyQuest and it held LESS THAN BEFORE! Originally, I could get about 42 megs
of stuff on my removable, and now I can only get about 38 megs. The <Get
Info> box tells the correct folder and file size, but it takes "twice" as
much room on the "doubled" cartridge. So much for cheap solutions - guess
now I'll have to justify the price for one of the 105's.

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Date: 25 May 93 05:35:49 EDT
From: Willem Nijenhuis <[e-mail]>
Subject: EduSoftware.hqx

Descriptions of 300 educational software programs as I found them on the
Gopher server at info.hed.apple.com.
There are brief descriptions of software concerning: 1) art and fashion; 2)
business and economics; 3) computer science; 4) education and counseling; 5)
english and foreign languages; 6) life sciences; 7) math, statistics and
logic; 8) physical science and engineering; 9) social science; 10) tool and
reference.
The file has to be debinhexed and then decompressed with StuffIt. The
descriptions themselves are in BBEdit-text-only format.

Willem Nijenhuis | Internet: [e-mail]
Korenmolenweg 15 | CompuServe: 100022,1131
7391 ZA Twello   | Phone: [phone]
THE NETHERLANDS  | Fax: [phone]

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Date: 24 May 1993 20:36:52 -0700 (MST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Ever here of "kingdom of Drakkar" or MPG-Net? (Q)

Does anyone know how to sign up for "kingdom of Drakkar" or MPG-Net?
I saw a review for it and it looks really neat.

Thanks,
Nohl

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 13:29:45 -0600 (MDT)
From: MACINTOSH NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #106

TO: David Bourne
RE: AppleTalk & Ethernet

Dave-
I have a Quadra 950 on my desk, with the Apple FriendlyNet adapter to 10bT
ethernet going out the ethernet port.  From there, I have TCP/IP installed and
running.  I also am still hooked up to the AppelTalk net still in tact- I can
see the
local LaserPrinter's, the deskWriters, and the servers without ANY problems.
I am hooked up to buth, running NCSA TELNET, FETCH, amd MAC IP along with the
AppleTalk. I can even use my machine as a psudeo router by establishing a
host via ftp, and pulling something down to a server across my mac and out
the atalk net.

[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 17:48:11 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Installer scripts (A)

Three months ago I asked for information on Apple Installer scripts. Then I
received some replies and summarized them to info-mac. Here follows the
message I posted --hope this helps you.

 --------------------------------------
Apple Installer summary

Thanks to [e-mail] (Brian Gaeke) and [e-mail], who kindly
answered my question about writing scripts for the Apple Installer.

The reference is the 'Installer Scripting Guide' in the Developer's CD. The
complete package can also be found on ftp.apple.com, directory
/dts/mac/tools. The manual is really hard to read, but it's the only source
for the whole information.

There are also a few utilities that can make life easier when dealing with
scripts:

- ScriptGen (on AOL) that is supposed to write scripts for you.

- InstallerSpy (on info-mac/util) that let's you browse existing scripts

SmallerInstaller, by Bill Goodman, can be another option. It uses
CompactPro archives as its scripts: the layout of the archive determines
where the files will go. Of course, it can't deal with individual
resources, etc. SmallerInstaller can be found on GEnie. (I have no access
to GEnie; perhaps someone could upload it to sumex-aim.)
 --------------------------------------

Carles Bellver
[e-mail]
Universitat Jaume I
SPAIN

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Date: Tue, 25 May 93 18:07:19 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Laser Writer 8.0 (Q)

    I noticed that the LW 8.0 driver is available on applelink
and via an 800 number (just have to pay shipping). Will it also be
appearing at a ftp site near me?

Thanks,
    Mike    [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 25 May 93 15:11:40 EDT
From: "Charles A. Patrick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: LaserWriter 8.0 driver

The recent announcement about the latest LaserWriter driver left me wondering
about when and where I might expect to find it, for example the announcement
makes the following pronouncements:
> The Apple product, called the LaserWriter 8.0 driver, will ship in June of
> this year with Apple's PostScript Level 2 printers, the Personal LaserWriter
> NTR and the LaserWriter Pro 600/630 . . . . .

>> The LaserWriter 8.0 driver can be downloaded from AppleLink or purchased
>> from Apple for a nominal fee.  The 8.0 driver update containing the driver,
>> PPDs, and documentation is available now.  Call [phone] ext. 7873 to
>> order.

>>> Adobe is calling its product PSPrinter 8.0, which will be licensed
directly
>>> to Adobe's PostScript OEMs for distribution with their products.  End
users
>>> will be able to order the driver directly from Adobe for $24.95.

I interpreted the second comment to mean that I would find the driver at ftp.
apple.com, and so went asearching! I was unable to find it.
Would someone at Apple or at Adobe please let me (and possibly a few others),
first, when the driver will be available, and second, whether it will be
available for downloading?

Thank you.

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 15:19:15 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Brian V. Hughes)
Subject: LaserWriter Pro 600 vs. Laserwriter IIg (C)

    I reallyt have only a couple of things to add to Jon's post, and
a couple of minor corrections to make, so I'll keep this very brief.

Jon Pugh <[e-mail]> writes:

>It should merely be mentioned that the IIf and 600 both offer the same
>features as the IIg and the 630 but without Ethernet.

    With the 600 and the 630, the 630 also offers an external SCSI
connection and an internal drive bay for 2.5" HDs.

>What I really want is to use Photograde at 600 dpi.  If anyone knows why it
>can't be done, feel free to drop me a line.

    I woud love to use both Phtograde and FinePrint at 600dpi, and the
microfine toner of the LW Pro's should make this possible. It just ins't
something that Apple has upgraded yet. Hopefully they will get to it
soon.

>If it's just memory, then the 630 can be upgraded to 32 Megs with 30 pin
>4M SIMMs.

    Actually, the Pro's use the 72-pin SIMMS. They have two slots, each
of which can accept up to 16MB SIMMs thereby giving you 32MBs.

-Hades ([e-mail])

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Date: 24 May 1993 22:25:04 -1000
From: "DOTV_JONES" <DOTV#u#[e-mail]>
Subject: Latvian Keyboard Layout

Date:  Tue, 25 May 93
From: Dan Jones ([e-mail])
Subject:  Latvian Keyboard Layout

I'm looking for a Keyboard Layout extension that will allow me to type the
"Latvian" language on the Mac (Latvia is an independent State of the former
Soviet Union). The language is a variation of San Script.

I don't imagine too many folks are chomping at the bit to type Latvian so
please send responses to me directly  :-)

Thanks in advance for your Help,

Dan    ([e-mail])

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 14:00:32 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Looking for MacDraw viewer...

Hi, folks!

    I recently came across an app having as part of it's documentation a
MacDraw document.  Is there a viewer of some sort out there in net.land that I
can use to look at this?

'til next we type
HAVE FUN!!      --      Jesse

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Date: Tue, 25 May 93 13:18:49 EDT
From: Pam Norton <[e-mail]>
Subject: Macworld Expo/Boston

       I noticed a couple of requests for Macworld information. Dates are
August 3-6. Pre-registration is $100 for conference sessions plus exhibits,
$20 for exhibits only and the deadline for pre-registration is June 25
(fees are higher at the door). The registration from that I received indicates
that forms should be addressed to : MACWORLD Expo/Boston, P.O. Box 4010,
Dedham MA 02027; I would imagine that you  could request forms from the
same address, or look in recent issues of Macworld.

       Hope this helps  - Pam

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Date: Tue, 25 May 93 02:39:49 EDT
From: "M. David Greenspon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Metamorphisis REQUIRES an FPU !?!?!?! (A)

On Sun, 23 May 93 20:44 CDT, [e-mail] (Greg Trimper) wrote:

>Metamorphisis (the free morphing program) crashes on
>my PB160 regardless of monitor settings or extensions.
>
>It runs just fine on an SE/30, Quadra 950, and PB180.
>I can only assume that this means it needs an FPU.

Yes--when I tried it on my 160 it crashed into MacsBug with System Error 90,
dsNoFPU.

>If it doesn't require an FPU, then something strange is
>afoot with it.  Perhaps Mark Krueger ( [e-mail])
>(the author) can recompile it to NOT require an FPU?

Well, it's not just a question of recompiling, but of rewriting and
recompiling.  The rewriting part could take a lot of time.  Besides, I don't
think he's supporting it.

>Regardless, it is an excellent program, especially for
>the price.  [...]

Exactly.  That's the point.  I don't think we can complain too much when it's
free.

--David

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Date: Mon, 24 May 93 22:08:42 PDT
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: Monitor power cable to CPU? (R)


On Sun, 23 May 1993 Joseph Chiang-Shen Wu <[e-mail]> wrote:
> It sure would be nice to be able to switch on both the computer and monitor
> with one button.  Please respond to me directly at [e-mail]
> and I will summarize for the net.  Thanks.

Why not try PowerKey (Sophisticated Circuits), available from most
mail-order houses.  It will let you switch on your Mac plus three more
peripherals from the power-on key on your keyboard.

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

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 08:16:51 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Lisa L.W. Besko)
Subject: Monitor recomendations

We will be purchasing a Centris 650 soon and would like to order a 16" monitor
for it, does anyone have an recomendations?  What is the highest resolution
you
can get from the internal video on a Centris 650?

Thanks,

Lisa Besko

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Date: Wed, 26 May 93 9:28:31 EST
From: [e-mail] (Andrew K Trevorrow)
Subject: New version of OzTeX

OzTeX 1.5 is now available at the following ftp sites:

  rsphysse.anu.edu.au  in pub/oztex/newoztex
  ftp.tex.ac.uk        in pub/archive/systems/mac/oztex

(It should also be at midway.uchicago.edu in about a week.)
There's a lot of changes in version 1.5; here are the most significant ones:

- OzTeX now has a "big" TeX (32 bit halfwords).  The values of
  mem_max, mem_top, pool_size and font_mem_size can all exceed 64K.
  Other TeX parameter limits have also been increased.

- Multiple folders for TeX input files and TFM files are allowed.

- OzTeX supports all types of printers (not just PostScript printers).

- Non-resident PostScript font files can be downloaded on demand.

- OzTeX supports background printing and typesetting.

- New keyboard short cuts make it easier to proofread a DVI file.
  (E.g., you can hit the space bar to scroll forwards through a document.)

- The "OzTeX User Guide" has been updated and expanded.

- OzTeX is now shareware.
  The shareware fee is AUS$30 for an individual and AUS$150 for a group
  (US$30 and US$150 for people or groups outside Australia.)
  Both fees are one-time-only payments, covering this release and all
  future versions.  The group fee covers all members of a user group,
  university, company, etc.  All earlier versions remain freeware.
  More info about the shareware fee is in OzTeX's Help menu.

Andrew Trevorrow
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 07:49 PDT
From: "RGB Technology, Inc/703-834-1500" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Opcode MIDI system

Does anybody know anything about OMS, the Opcode MIDI System?  I saw
it referenced in a recent TidBITS, but didn't see an address or phone
number for the company.

Also, while I'm at it, a nudge in the right direction for information
about SMPTE time coding would also be appreciated.

Steve Satre
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 09:20:10 PDT
From: Kee Nethery <[e-mail]>
Subject: Power switch on IIci (A)

>While I have not done a
statistically significative test, it is my impression that the longer
the computer is turned off, the longer it takes to turn it on using
the power switch on the computerUs back panel. Any idea what is
happening? This has been going on for several months.

My guess is that you have a short circuit somewhere in your ADB power line
that has drained the battery. If you replace the internal battery I bet
your Mac will start fine for a while but eventually it will start
displaying the same symptoms. Keep track of how many days it operates from
the keyboard until it starts requiring you restart from the back.

If it does start displaying the same symptoms, either the short is on the
circuit board or in one of your ADB devices. You could replace the battery
with another and now try the same experiment except whenever you turn off
your Mac, unplug all the ADB devices. See how long it goes before the
problem develops again. If it lasts twice as long and the problem doesn't
reoccur, the short is in an ADB device. It it occurs in about the same
amout of time the short is on the Mac circuit board.

Good luck and of course, the usual disclaimers apply. You might trash your
Mac by opening it and following these instructions. I don't think so but I
have no way of knowing for sure. So proceed at your own risk.

Maybe others on Info-Mac have a better suggestion?

[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 07:34 PDT
From: "RGB Technology, Inc/703-834-1500" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Renaming the hard disk

I've got a friend with a Mac IIci on her desk and she wants to change
the name of the hard disk.  (She has never used a Mac before)  I tried
to talk her through it over the phone with no success.  I was sure
it operator error, but I went to her office last Sunday to try it and
was unable to change the name.  First thing I checked was to make sure
that File Sharing was off.  It was.  Any ideas?
(P.S. Someone here at my office suggested that I should turn off
AppleTalk, but I have it on and am able to change *my* disk name).

Steve Satre
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 10:35:52 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Glenn Sowell)
Subject: RGB -> NTSC (Q)

I need to connect a Mac to NTSC output device (video projector). The only
way that I know to do this is to use a box called Display Link.($389 from
Tiger Software.) Is there another way that is in the same ballpark?

Thanks as always.
Glenn Sowell   [e-mail]
Dept. of Physics
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE 68182-0266
USA

[phone]

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 12:34:08 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Stewart Walker)
Subject: software to calculate area

Canvas 3.0 can do this. Also look at NIH image, which is available from
zippy.nimh.nih.gov. It probaly can do this and much more.

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Date: Mon, 24 May 1993 21:54:51 -0500 (CDT)
From: Larry Rymal <[e-mail]>
Subject: Stacker, an impression...

Folks,

    I just received from Stac Electronics the "disk doubler" utility,
Stacker.  I'd like to offer some impressions.
    I was hoping that it would offer transparent operations.  In many
ways, it does.  Installation was easy and painless on my Mac LC, equipped
with a Quantum 105 lps drive and the Apple Conner 40 drive.  I use
SilverLining as my hard drive driver.  I run System 7.1.  I Stacked the
Conner and my free space increased by 5 meg according the utility
FreeSpace but increased by about 40 meg according to everything else.
    My Conner drive is kind of like a spill-over.  It has lots of
stored files, most of my games, and my download folder.  It is the one I
usually experiment with.  Prior to Stacker's installation on that
mechanism, I did a time check and this is the result, using La Cie's
TimeDrive:

+ + + + + + + + + + +
Volume: Conner 40  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Size: 40552K

 test size = 512K
 (using a temporary contiguous file of size 512K)

Pass 1:
 Latency = 8.25 ms (3636 RPM)
 Ave. Seek = 18.66 ms, (access = 26.91 ms)
 Max. Seek = 31.75 ms, (access = 40.00 ms)
 Write transfer rate = 898 KBytes/Sec.
 Read  transfer rate = 1014 KBytes/Sec.
 Simulated "Typical" rate = 205 KBytes/Sec.
+ + + + + + + + + + +

    After Stacker's installation, here is the same mechanism's test:


+ + + + + + + + + + +
Volume: Conner 40  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Size: 80552K

 test size = 512K
 (using a temporary contiguous file of size 512K)

Pass 1:
 Latency = 2.28 ms

    [Rymal:  weird, what happened to the RPM by the Latency???]

 Ave. Seek = 57.66 ms, (access = 59.94 ms)
 Max. Seek = 31.91 ms, (access = 34.19 ms)
 Write transfer rate = 69 KBytes/Sec.
 Read  transfer rate = 327 KBytes/Sec.
 Simulated "Typical" rate = 106 KBytes/Sec.
+ + + + + + + + + + +


    Not to totally trust benchmarking software, I did some real
"world" tests.  I transferred the entire folder of Spectre 2.0 to my
Quantum, which has not been Stacked.  I had CopyDoubler from Fifth
Generation installed.  It claimed that the Spectre folder was read in at
280k/sec from the unStacked Conner. (CopyDoubler didn't seem to gather
enough info to get this correct before it completed the read.) It wrote
the Spectre folder to the Quantum at 337k/sec.  After being Stacked, the
Conner read the Spectre folder at 175k/sec, and wrote it to the Quantum at
337k/sec (expected, I think).
    Going the other way.... the Spectre folder was read from the
Quantum at 430k/sec and wrote to the unStacked Conner at 290k/sec.  After
the Conner was Stacked, the Spectre folder was written to the Stacked
Conner at 50k/sec.
    Ok, numbers can exaggerate differences.  Do the senses notice
the slowdown?  Yes.
    Personally, and I think I'm correct on this, I find AutoDoubler
faster overall and certainly more transparent.  If one does not have a
large cache, AutoDoubler will take some time compressing an AutoDoubled
file that is being closed.  But, for the most part, these files are really
huge and are not typical.  So, the "recompression" will occur in RAM if
the cache is large enough, resulting in unnoticeable operation.
    Therefore, there is no speed degradation, no performance loss with
AutoDoubler as long as the "cache" rule is observed.
    Under Stacker the overall performance is slow, whether the files
are large or small.  Stacker's manual (with its misspelled words, well...
I'm not too great, either!) mentioned setting the disk cache and gave some
values.  I did that and could not tell any appreciable performance
difference.
    So, for me, and since I was called an "ignorant bozo" a few weeks
back, I find as an amateur that Stacker's overall performance will slow
the drive down.  AutoDoubler will not, as long as the cache limit is
observed.
    Stacker's effect on my Conner is disappointing, mainly because of
the ballyhoo over its technology and the bragging rights of our IBM
neighbors who really praise the product.  On the other hand, Norton's
Utilities was a standard for that platform and is of marginal quality for
the Mac in my bozo opinion.
    So, unless I have missed something in the manual, be prepared for
a slow-down on your mechanism with Stacker.  Don't remove AutoDoubler and
replace it with Stacker.

--Larry Rymal <[e-mail]>

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Date: Tue, 25 May 93 13:16:44 EDT
From: Gene Mayro <[e-mail]>
Subject: System 7.1 (Q)

An Apple-Authorized technician told me that the conflicts that software
(which ran fine under System 6.0.X) had on System 7.0 have been resolved
with System 7.1. This is the first I have ever heard of this. Is it
true?

- Gene Mayro ([e-mail])

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Date: Tue, 25 May 93 17:45:26 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Jim Reed)
Subject: Times Two (A)

Regaring the questions concerning Times Two - the s/w driver that claims
to double your disk capacity.  I too, received the ad and decided to order
it.  For the special price of $50.00 I figured I wouldn't be out much money
if it didn't work as advertised.

I received the package yesterday, less than a week after ordering it, and
I installed it this morning on my PB160 with GO120hd.  I had about 20Megs
left unused on the drive prior to installation.  I did actually read the
manual - a rarity for me - and had no problems with the installation although
it took more like an hour than the implied "few minutes."  I turned off
virus protection and rebooted with extensions off to eliminated the
potential parade of conflicts that march across the screen at bootup.

Upon completion, it indicated that I have a 240Meg drive - confirmed with
Norton Utilities and others.  For all appearances, the s/w works as
advertised without a noticeable loss in read/write/access speed.  Granted,
I have no long term experience with Times Two (nor any affiliation with
the company) but as of this moment I am very happy with it and can report
that it works for me.  If it continues to function, it sure beats the
cost of adding new drives!

Jim Reed, Director
Data & Analysis Center for Software
258 Genesee St
Utica, NY 13502

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Date: Mon, 24 May 93 23:57:02 -0600
From: David L. Crow <[e-mail]>
Subject: UNIX(tm) unsit utilities

    I am trying to uncompress some of the sound files on sumex-aim in a
  UNIX environment.  I have macunpack and unsit, but neither will unpack
  the specific file I am trying to do.  They both say that it is an
  unknown compression type.

    What I figure is going on is that they archives were generated with a
  new version of Stuffit, and the compression type is not included in these
  older UNIX based utilities.

    Does anyone know of any updates to these utilites to include new
  compression types?  I guess that I am looking for a "Stuffit Expander"
  for UNIX.

 ---------------  Friends don't let friends go to aTm.  -----------------
     David L. Crow        [phone]      [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 25 May 93 06:36:41 -0700
From: Kevin Pfeiffer <[e-mail]>
Subject: Ziff/Mac Discussion Truce!

> I guess that makes the Germans...  [Etc.]

PEACE!

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 16:18:04 -0800
From: Larry Rosenstein <[e-mail]>
Subject: ZiffNet/Mac

>2. Some of us do not have access to ZiffNet/Mac, or have no interest in
>getting access. As I live in Denmark, not U.S.A., it is to expensive for me

This probably doesn't help you, but the same software is available on
AppleLink.

>subscribe to a different BBS or online service, each time I wanted to
>purchase a piece of software.

I don't think Ziff is selling software.  They are selling an information
service and using the exclusive availability of software as an advantage of
their software.

>But in the situation where it is simply not a practical solution for me to
>become a subscriber to ZiffNet/Mac, can I purchase the software from them

That's a reasonable question.

>As it is now, I have no intension of subscribing to ZiffNet/Mac, and I have
>no interest what so ever in their software, because I cannot obtain the

That's reasonable as well.


Larry Rosenstein
Taligent, Inc.

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 22:22:00 UTC+0100
From: [e-mail]

Does anyone know of a group like Info-Mac, but with a focus on THINK C?

Thanks.

                    Alberto Ochoa.

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