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Info-Mac Digest             Wed, 16 Jun 93       Volume 11 : Issue 123

Today's Topics:

      [*] f2c - Fortran to C converter
      afe translator for fonts
      AppleSript (R)
      AppleTalk problem
      biger pages (re) &graphic formats query
      CrippleDrive (TM) NO! (I think) (C)
      Desktop Publishing Digest (does it exist, and if so where?)
      Deskwriter 3.9 and 4.0 drivers: underlining
      Floppy Eject buttons
      Four Unrelated Questions
      Good Subject Lines ... YES!
      HPIII printer - printing to from a Mac (Q)
      HyperCard books
      Jurassic Park comments...
      KeyServer 3.1 Usage tracker
      LaserWriter Pro 600 Questions
      Looking for time sync software
      MAC LC III or IIvx: which (2 msgs)
      Macro procedure
      Mac security - help requested
      Memory Products and More (MPM)  (Query)
      Microsoft Internet address??
      Numeric Simulation Software for the Mac
      PC Board Design Programs ?
      QualPro & other qualitative analysis tools
      Radius ColorPrec 24XP is 32bit dirty
      Radius Monitor Question-Quick Decision Needed (Q)
      screen reverser
      Seeking mgt. software for an encyclopedia-type project.
      Thunder 7
      Uninterruptible Power Supplies (C)
      Viruses...new Mac user!
      Wave15. Have you heard of it?
      What is the correct PPD file??? (R)

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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 93 13:02:02 CDT
From: [e-mail] (A. Scott Hodel)
Subject: [*] f2c - Fortran to C converter

A week or so ago I wrote to the network asking about a fortran-to-C compiler
called f2c; f2c_5_92 is a port of the popular AT&T program that will convert
fortran (e.g., LINPACK, EISPACK, LAPACK, or whatever) into C or C++ code
suitable for use with Think C.  The translated code uses some extra library
functions; these are included in the package.  I ran the application on
a test program included with the distribution, and it seems to go o.k.

This submission is a binhexed, self-extracting archive.  I am unaware of
any fee, shareware or otherwise.

Thanks to all who responded to my request, esp. to Alun Carr, for their help
in locating and acquiring this application.

A. S. Hodel, Dept. of Elect Eng. Auburn University, Auburn Al. 36830

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/f2c.hqx; 808K]

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 12:47:07 -0600 (MDT)
From: Greg Law <[e-mail]>
Subject: afe translator for fonts

Do you know if there is an apple file exchange translator for fonts,
Mac to IBM/DOS?

Thanks, Greg Law

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 20:20:20 METDST
From: Julian <[e-mail]>
Subject: AppleSript (R)

Hi all

Only one simple ask. Where i can find information about the new applescript
Some docs will be a good start. Any ftp server, ...

Thanks a lot!

[e-mail]
Spain

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Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1993 08:02:08 -0800
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Subject: Re: AppleScript
Status: RO

Julian,

I know of only two sources of information on AppleScript.  The first is a
HyperCard stack that describes AppleScript briefly.  This stack comes with
the run-time version of AppleScript (available from APDA).  The second is
the technical documentation that comes as part of the AppleScript
Programmer's Toolkit (also available from APDA).

Of these the information in the AppleScript Programmer's Toolkit is by far
the most usefull.

-Mark
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Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1993 10:26:58 -0500
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Applescript
X-Zippy:  Actually, what I'd like is a little toy spaceship!!
Status: RO

I was poking around  at ftp.apple.com today and found some items in an
applescript directory. I haven't looked at the yet, but I will give
you the location.  /pub/applescript

Good Luck.
    wayne
 ---------------

THanks all for the replies!

[e-mail]
SPAIN

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 11:13:19 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: AppleTalk problem

On my desktop, I have a Mac Plus, a Mac IIsi and a laser printer, all
connected
with  LocalTalk cable and AppleTalk. They all used to work together just fine,
sharing each other's hard disks and the printer, until something unidentified
occurred (probably a dumb mistake of mine, but unknown at this point).

Recently, after much inactivity,  I tried to mount the IIsi disk from the
Plus.
I connected just fine (the IIsi showed me connected), but in the dialog box on
the Plus where it asks what I want to use (where I should see the IIsi hard
disk name), there was a blank - nothing to select.

I can connect and mount the Plus hard drive successfully from the IIsi to the
Plus - all works normally. Both can access the laser printer. Because the IIsi
shows the Plus connected when I am sitting on the empty dialog box, I know
that
the communication path is active. For whatever reason, the Plus can't see (or
is not being allowed to see) the hard drive on the IIsi. I have reviewed all
of
the obvious control panel settings on both machines, and everything is
identical.

Anyone have any clues to what I might have done to disallow the Plus from
mounting the IIsi drive? I can't think of any significant changes to either
environment in months, nor of any settings changes that might have caused
this,
so I'm looking for clues or ideas of what things to look at to shoot this
problem.

Any help or ideas appreciated. Please respond directly to me  (not a general
interest question/answer):  Ned Reinhold:Dloslv300:Xerox or Xerox Intelnet
8*736-3220 or [phone].

Thanks.

Ned

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Date: Thu,  17 Jun 93 0:40 +0300
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: biger pages (re) &graphic formats query

Hello there!
1. My previouse query was about printing biger pages
 on the Laserter ps driver. I recieved several answers
 which their writers were replyed separetely.
The most comprehensive answer  received from
 Don Markuson ([e-mail]).(Thank you, Don.)
The briefest summary of that answer is that rev
. 8.0 of apple'sonday) comes with a PPD folder. The PPDs in this folder
 contain printer specifparameters including Page
 sizes other than the apple classic range.
Repairing the older versions of LW 7.x is more
 clicated. Don sent me some clues about this
 procedure, and i'm keeping it for a while, in
 case sombody else wants it.

2. I have another qtion now.
Can anybody explain the differences between PICT
,TIFF and EPS formats?
I meen a "one above bozo" explanatiorefering to
 pros arocess,like storage and
 retrieval procedures, print quality and degradation,
 tability to programs and devices, colour and grey
 scale matching, ect.

Thanks in advance, Yoel.

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 17:22:34 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: CrippleDrive (TM) NO! (I think) (C)

I must admit to being rather confused about what Apple's proposal is.
I don't mind if the machine has an eject button in addition to the current
Mac facilities. But if it means that I will have a very restricted choice
of future Macs to buy which enable me to handle floppies the natural way,
then I am goin to start to look at other platforms. What else is there out
there? How do Silicon Graphics, Next, DEC, HP handle floppies?

By the natural way, I mean
(a) I can drag the floppy icon to the wastebasket and it ejects
automatically.
(b) I can use the eject command from the menu and it ejects automatically.
(c) On restart and shutdown it ejects automatically.
(d) If an application (like an installer) wants a particular floppy, it can
    eject any disk already there if it is not the correct one and ask for the
    new one by name. And if it's not right, ask again.
(e) If I open etc. an alias for something that is on a particular floppy,
    the system will eject any irrelevant floppies and ask for the new one
    etc.
(f) etc.

It looks like Apple are backing off from abolishing 24 bit colour on their
machines, according to the "Cyclone" vapourings. Maybe they will back off
>From abolishing smart floppies.

Can any one give me a name and address or email address or real phone number
(no 800s - I'm in Europe and it is not possible to dial an 800 number
at any price from here) of someone important at Apple to bitch about this.

Er, peace.

[e-mail]1
[e-mail]
<C=es;A=mensatex;P=y-net;O=sp1;S=Kenyon;G=Bob>

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 12:35:50 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Desktop Publishing Digest (does it exist, and if so where?)

Does anybody know how to get in touch with

Glenn Fleishman, Yale University Printing Service

or

Jeff Wasilko, Rochester Institute of Technology Communications Dept.


I have tried emailing both but the addressees are unknown to the local
server(s), there was talk sometime ago about setting up a DTP Digest as
mentioned above by Glenn and Jeff but mailings to both addresses are being
returned (addressee unknown)

Andy Green



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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 09:59:17 -0400
From: [e-mail] (William Edwards)
Subject: Deskwriter 3.9 and 4.0 drivers: underlining

The 4.0 drivers *still* have problems underlining on my system.
They miss underlines on characters at the end of words, and add
them spuriously.  Had the same problem with the 3.9 drivers.
Grrr.  This is with the following:

    PB 100 8/40
    System 7.0.1 w. Tuner 1.1.1
    Word 5.1a
    Suitcase 2.1 (and other inits)
    Palatino 12 point, bold

Given that the 3.1 drivers work fine, I doubt it's an init
conflict.  Has anyone else seen this?  I'd love to use the new
drivers, since they seem to speed up greyscale printing, but no
way.
---
Bill Edwards    Dana-Farber Cancer Inst.        [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 10:03:55 +1000 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Philip FX Ryan)
Subject: Floppy Eject buttons

A few people have said that the Mac 1.44 Meg format 3.5 inch disks are in
the MFM PC format anyway, so what is the worry?

Well, the worry is not how the disk is formatted, but how the OS interacts
with the disk drive: I like being able to insert a blank disk and have
AccessPC come up and ask me whether I wish to format it as Mac or PC, and
then the Mac part ask if I want it as double-sided or single-sided (for a
DD disk), or just format at (for an HD disk).

I like being able to drag a disk to the trash to eject it - including any
PC disks that are understood by AccesPC/PCExchange/DOSmounter.

As Larry Rymal says, the Atari/Amiga Mac emulators have had to deal with
this for years, but I disagree that they are 'painless'.

Surely the SuperDrives are not _that_ much more expensive than the other
type? (And I am not talking about the retail price that we pay for either
one.)

Phil Ryan       Melbourne       Australia       [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 13:02:08 EDT
From: Ken Davignon <[e-mail]>
Subject: Four Unrelated Questions

Does anyone know of any biofeedback software available via
ftp?

Does anyone know if there is a demo of "Square One" by Binary
available anywhere?

There are a number of blackjack games in the archives. I
would like to download one for my father-in-law who enjoys
playing blackjack at the casinos.  What is a good choice in
terms of nice interface, color and sound. In other words,
something that would be a casino simulator.

I have been looking for "info-mac/misc/dmm-laserwriter-
stuff.hqx" but with the new file arrangement, I can't seem to
find it. Can someone point me to it's new location.

Thanks,
Ken Davignon, [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 10:14:27 -0800
From: Jerry Wilcox <[e-mail]>
Subject: Good Subject Lines ... YES!

Mark Heard <[e-mail]> writes:
> Am I the only one annoyed by the posts with title "Info-Mac Digest V11
> #xxx"? Such titles strike me as fairly useless ...

I couldn't agree more. And folks, I (and I suspect many other Info-Mac
readers) use Easy View to read the digest. This lets me skip articles where
the subject tells me I have no interest/knowledge/desire. When I see an
article titled "Info-Mac Digest V11 #xxx" and I'm pressed for time (which I
usually am) I simply skip it. Too bad if you asked a question I could have
helped with -- I'm happy to help, but you need to help me too. *take the
time to put in a decent subject line*

Thanks,
  Jerry
-----
Jerry Wilcox - [e-mail]  or [e-mail]
All opinions are mine alone

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 08:01:27 BST
From: A.D'[e-mail]
Subject: HPIII printer - printing to from a Mac (Q)

I want to print to a HPIII printer which does NOT have a postscript module.
Is this possible and if so what printer driver do I need?

Regards, Tony D'Emanuele

University of Manchester

(A.D'[e-mail])

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 16:27:21 -0600
From: [e-mail] (David Bourne)
Subject: HyperCard books

Matthew

I just downloaded your submission 'War of the Worlds' from sumex. You have
done a nice job with the interface. Do you have a list of books that you
have published to date (and submitted to sumex)? I'd appreciate receiving a
copy. I would also be interested in receiving future books by e-mail. Thank
you
David Bourne, Ph.D.
OU HSC College of Pharmacy
1110 N. Stonewall Ave, OKC 73117
[phone]
[e-mail]

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Date: 16 Jun 1993 15:17:32 -0500
From: "dlawrence" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Jurassic Park comments...

This isn't really directed at anybody in particular, but the vidphone scenes
in
Jurassic Park that seem odd to us because we recognize the frame bar in the QT
frame are *exactly* the way I would do it if I were the production designer of
the film.

We are so close to the Mac interface that we would as a matter of course find
that interface a touchstone. But I challenge you to find 100 everyday folk
that
would even pick that out as a mistake, let alone a stumbling point in their
enjoyment of the movie.

On the contrary, IMHO having the frame bar in the scene adds to the depth of
the production values of the film, and the very fact that the frame bar
travels
as the character is speaking is viewer shorthand for a "high priced system"
where they must "pay by the second".

I'm sure that someone at Amblin Entertainment could be coerced to upload the
QT
movie...any volunteers to call?

BTW, congratulations are in order for Daniel Paul, whose sole function at
Apple
is to get Macs into films and TV. He is the main reason you see Macs on a lot
of sitcoms and in films like Single White Female and Jurassic Park. There are
even standards by which they allow Macs to be used (i.e. it was a close call
as
to whether or not they were going to let the "bad" robot have a Mac-based
interface - remember the skull instead of the Apple as the first menu icon in
the menu bar?) so that they can control the Mac's image on-screen.

As one who straddles the worlds of computing and entertainment, I think
Spielberg's production designer made just the right choice.

David Lawrence
ARPA/Online Tonight

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 20:33:17 CDT
From: "Eric H. Durbrow" <[e-mail]>
Subject: KeyServer 3.1 Usage tracker

Would appreciate hearing from anyone who has been using KeyServer 3.1 made
by Sassafras Software, in a lab setting. Problems? Comments? We are trying to
ditch our current usage tracking system, Macinuse, because of
incompatibilities
THanks.

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 14:09:18 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Margarida Silva)
Subject: LaserWriter Pro 600 Questions

Hello friends,

I have a couple of questions about the LW Pro 600.

Using the LaserWriter Utility program, I changed the toner print density to
a lower value, but every time I turn the printer off and then back on, it
gets reset to the default 50% value. Is there a way to change it on a more
'permanent' way?

Another change I wanted to make was the default paper tray. I wanted to
have the default be the multipurpose tray, but the LW Utility doesn't let
me do that. However, if you print the configuration page, you'll see on the
lower left corner a box saying 'default paper tray: 0' as opposed to '1' (0
is the lower, 1 is the upper tray). That tells me that there *must* be a
way to make that change. Does anyone know how?

Thanks very much for your help.

Margarida Silva
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 12:25:02 -0400
From: "Donal Lynch" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Looking for time sync software

Hello:

I'm looking for some sort of software (control panel/extention) that would
set the mac's clock and date via a TCP/IP timeserver runing on a UNIX box.

If anybody knows of something that does this I would really appreciate
hearing about it.

Cheers,

  Donal

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 09:07:54 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Michael Rose)
Subject: MAC LC III or IIvx: which

one should I buy for home use?
Cc: [e-mail], mrose

Hey INFO-MAC folks,

I am a regular subscriber to INFO-MAC and I finally have a question
that I would like to ask.  In the past, I have used a friend's MAC IIsi
for some word-processing, spreadsheets, games, graphics, quicktime demos,
etc.  Well.....the time has come to purchase my own MAC.

What should I buy? I have narrowed down my search to two machines.  This
decision is based on performance and price.  The winners are the LC III
and the IIvx.  Now the question is:  which one should I buy for home use?

Mike  (Internet:  [e-mail])

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 09:07:54 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Michael Rose)
Subject: MAC LC III or IIvx: which

one should I buy for home use?
Cc: [e-mail], mrose

Hey INFO-MAC folks,

I am a regular subscriber to INFO-MAC and I finally have a question
that I would like to ask.  In the past, I have used a friend's MAC IIsi
for some word-processing, spreadsheets, games, graphics, quicktime demos,
etc.  Well.....the time has come to purchase my own MAC.

What should I buy? I have narrowed down my search to two machines.  This
decision is based on performance and price.  The winners are the LC III
and the IIvx.  Now the question is:  which one should I buy for home use?

Mike  (Internet:  [e-mail])

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 10:26:06 EDT
From: Ken <[e-mail]>
Subject: Macro procedure

I have a program for my network users and need to allow them to perform
a macro sequence by pressing a certain key.  For example, I would like
to allow them to press option-w and have the computer type the words "Hello
Wor
ld" into the application (it's a network front end for our mainframe that
needs
a logon sequence used by everyone).  I thought there might be some way to make
an INIT resource, and just paste it into the program via RESEDIT.  I know
QuickKeys and every other commercial macro player can do this, and even
globall
y, but I just want to make a simple, small, efficient way to send like ten
characters to the screen.  Any help, as always, is greatly appreciated.

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Date: 16 Jun 93 16:05:12 CST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Mac security - help requested

Dear Netters,

    I am in need of some information for Mac. I work in a lab where, there
are a lot of users using the macs ( Mac LC II ) and I need to make sure that
the people using the m/cs do not delete other's files or application programs
either accidentally or otherwise. I need to do this because a lot of users we
have are novices to computers / macs and I need to make sure that they do not
have certain privilages (like deleting etc) so that they can't delete or move
application programs.

I am posting this message to a bunch of news groups as I am not sure which
news
group deals with this kind of stuff. So kindly excuse my ignorance if this
message appears in the wrong news group.

I will appreciate any help in this regard what ever might be the possible
solution like installing security software, or some hard ware upgrade or card
to be installed etc etc....

Thanks a lot in advance.

Vijayakumar R Bekkem.

[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 13:11:20 EDT
From: --------------------- <[e-mail]>
Subject: Memory Products and More (MPM)  (Query)

My boss is planning to buy a Teac 150 tape drive for his Mac.  One of the
vendors that our purchasing department suggested we contact is called MPM
(Memory Products and More).  I have never heard of them.  Has anyone out
there ever dealt with this company?  Do they have a good reputation?
Any information on them would be greatly appreciated.


Phil Calvert
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 15:05:32 -0600
From: "Earl Misanchuk"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: Microsoft Internet address??

Does anyone have an Internet address for Microsoft? I would like to send in a
couple of suggestions for features to be added to the Mac version of MS Word,
but I don't know where they should go.

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Date: 16 Jun 1993 10:06:14 +0100 (MET)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Numeric Simulation Software for the Mac

Greetings,

does anybody know about a PD or shareware programs for thermo- fluiddynamic
simulation on the Mac? I need such a program for some tests in my PhD Thesis.
Preferably it schould allow to define own modules for specific new components
of a simulated fluid network.

It doesn't matter whether it is equation oriented or based on a sequential
modular approach. It needn't be an application specifically developed for the
Mac supporting all functionalities of this machine.

I would also apreciate to receive ftp addresses where such software might be
obtainable.

Thanks a lot for hints

Jens Eickhoff
([e-mail])

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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 93 17:42:56 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: PC Board Design Programs ?

Does anyone know of a printed circuit board design program for the Mac (share-
ware or commercial)?

Dave Heil, Electronics Engineer
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 14:15 BST
From: Simon Shum <[e-mail]>
Subject: QualPro & other qualitative analysis tools

From:   VAXB::SJS2         "Simon Shum" 16-JUN-1993 14:10:04.63
To:     CBS%EARN-RELAY::EDU.IUP.GROVE::MANUTTER
CC:     SJS2
Subj:   Qualpro

Hi Mark,

Saw your request for info about Qualpro. The best place to get info on
qualitative analysis tools is:

Renata Tesch
Qualititative Research Management
73-425 Hilltop Road
Desert Hot Springs
CA 92240
[phone]
no email I'm afraid

Renata specialises in PC and Mac tools, and has comprehensive surveys of
what they can and can't do.

Qualpro is a PC tool, costing about $125.

Mac tools include HyperQual (HyperCard based) which is fairly simple, and one
I got recently is HyperSoft, developed by a guy in Scotland. There is a demo
version which he could probably send you (I could also, but I've lost it -
get back to me if you'd like me to look harder...).

Contact: Ian Dey: [e-mail] ([phone])

HyperQual: $150 (at Qualititative Research Management)

HyperSoft: 50 pounds sterling (though QRM also sell it I think)
        (also HyperCard based, and much more powerful)

Simon

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Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1993 01:34:33 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Klaus Schnathmeier)
Subject: Radius ColorPrec 24XP is 32bit dirty

Below open letter was sent to MacWorld magazine but has not
been published.
> Since 1988 I'm sucessfully operating my good old Mac II who's
> lifetime was again extended with System 7, Mode32
> and a lot of memory.
> Recently I upgraded the old 8bit video card with a Radius
> PrecisionColor 24XP to enjoy a better and faster display
> but having 24bit color now, I'm also stuck with 24bit addressing.
> It took me two days finding out why the machine doesn't boot
> anymore in 32bit mode. I removed all inits (even the Apple ones)
> except Mode32, removed all Nubus cards except the (Radius) video
> card, but no way:
> in the second boot stage the chimes of death sound, indicating a
> serious addressing error and the machine is frozen till RESET.
> With my old 8bit card from 1988 I could happily address 32bit-wide
> using the exact same configuration; it even worked with all the inits.
> I guess Radius didn't invest many efforts in development of the ROM-
> based driver, which is obviously 32bit dirty.
> Radius support (Mr. Juan Lopez) was neither knowledgable nor helpful.
> He blaimed inits (which were disabled), other Nubus-cards (which
> didn't exist) and the system (which is 7.0.0 and not 7.1), but refused
> to encounter any bug in his product.
> Unfortunately I don't have enough expertise with Macsbug to dive into
> the ROM for finding the dirty piece by myself, but I feal cheated by
> Radius who sold a card in 1993 that prevents my system from using it's
> full memory. It seems I made a double purchase there: the first and
> the last one.
>
> FYI: The Mac II> and 20MByte RAM.



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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 93 17:58:40 CDT
From: Graeme Forbes <[e-mail]>
Subject: Radius Monitor Question-Quick Decision Needed (Q)

I've just bought myself a Radius 21" greyscale monitor. It comes with
software that allows you to run it off the internal video on a
Quadra 700. However, the Quadra 700 doesn't recognize the monitor
until the Radius extension loads. This means, for instance, that one
never sees the Welcome to Macintosh message. More worryingly, it
means that you can't restart holding down the shift key to switch
extensions off - the computer restarts all right, but nothing appears
on the screen.

One solution is to spend another few hundred on a video board, making
my current investment in VRAM redundant. But the real question is whether
not being able to restart with all extensions off is (a) a big deal or
(b) has a workaround. Usually one is told to restart with all extensions
off when installing new software. Would switching all extensions off
with Now Startup Manager be just as good?

I need to make up my mind fairly rapidly whether to keep the monitor or
go back to my Apple FPD. All advice gratefully received.

Graeme Forbes

PS: According to Radius, (i) theirs is the only 3rd party 21" mono
monitor that can use the Q700's internal video - apparently Apple
deliberately designed the circuitry not to work with 3rd party
screens; and (ii) more recent Quadras don't have the same problem.

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 11:50:35 -0600
From: [e-mail] (John Daspit, C.U. LASP,
[phone])
Subject: screen reverser

Hi all,
    A while back there was a MAC + screen reverser in the archives,
which is no longer there. I saw a request for it recently, so I think
it's still around. Of course, now that I need it I can't find it! If
anyone has a copy I'd appreciate it greatly if you could send it to me
(stuff/binhexed). Thanks mucho! JD, Univ of Colorado

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 11:24:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Seeking mgt. software for an encyclopedia-type project.

Does anyone have a recommendation for software that exists for
managing a project that involves production of a small encyclopedia?
That is, it should be able to;
  * track status of contributors, both potential and confirmed,
    incl. their name, address, and nature of their contribution.
  * manage the actual contributions, including both text files
    and graphic files.
  * track reviewers and editors who are assigned to work on
    specific contributions.
  * ideally allow assembly and production, or interface to production,
    of drafts of the actual encyclopedia.
In some ways this reminds me of the tools that exist for management
of code on applications development projects, but it is not really
the same thing.  Maybe there are two or three existing tools that
would work well in combination?  If you post directly to me, I will
summarize back to info-mac.

  Jim Cerny, Computing and Information Services, Univ.N.H.
    [e-mail]

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Date: 16 Jun 1993 14:24:51 -0500
From: "dlawrence" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Thunder 7

We are currently evaluating Thunder 7, and it seems that Fetch and Thunder 7
sometimes "share" menu items: the Shortcuts > menu in Fetch sometimes get
populated with the menu items from Thunder 7's Selections > menu.

Any Fetch-savvy folk out there that have this problem? Any Fetch-folk from
Dartmouth interested in fixing this with Baseline?

David Lawrence
ARPA/Online Tonight

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 17:14:28 -0500
From: Rick Russell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Uninterruptible Power Supplies (C)

In reply to:
+Date: Tue, 15 Jun 93 11:21:54 PDT
+From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
+Subject: Leaving computers on
...
+But yes, the power here is a bit flaky too (Seattle metropolitan area)
+and after that incident, I bought a $342 APC 370ci uninterruptable
+power supply that I like a great deal. I've never had the slightest
+concern since then, because every time the power goes out long enough,
+the UPS kicks in. I can't count how many times it's done this, especially
+with the quick drops that can really hurt things.

I'd just like to interject at this point that my UPS is probably one
of the best hardware investments I ever made. I got a bargain-basement
TrippLite BC-450 at a local PC superstore for only $249 (or was it
$199...  it was cheap), and I couldn't begin to tell you how many
times my equipment has been saved from unplanned shutdowns and
restarts or worse.

My UPS has only had problems once, when I wasn't in my apartment.  I
came back to find that something had blown both fuses between the
charger and the batteries, so the batteries wouldn't recharge. At the
same time, a TrippLite ISOBAR 4-outlet surge suppressor had been fried
and was still smoking when I came found it.

The UPS was undamaged; I went to the local Radio Shack and picked up
$1.00 of new fuses, and it was as good as new.

In the life of my computers (SE/30 and IIfx), I've never connected
them directly to the wall power... I always used a UPS or surge
suppressor. The only thing I didn't protect with a surge suppresor,
until recently, was my modem & phone line. I don't have that modem
anymore, it got fried in a thunderstorm. Now I protect my phone line
to.

So the moral of this story is that a UPS can save your work and your
machines.

+-+ Rick Russell, [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 11:25:28 CDT
From: Thomas W. Davie <[e-mail]>
Subject: Viruses...new Mac user!

    Apologies go out in advance if this is a FAQ. I've looked around,
and can't see anythign on the subject. Here goes: I bought a Mac 5 weeks
ago after using DOS compatibles for 10 years. I've been aware of what DOS
viruses are, how to detect em, get rid of em, etc. I know 'how' DOS systems
should act, and what constitutes unusual behavior. I've not developed this
6th sense with the Mac( yet ).
    What constitutes some signs of virii, what are the most likely viruses
I'd get hit with( if they are common at all ), and what are the best programs
out there to use to detect or eradicate viruses? I've got Disinfectant 3.2(
and
use it ), and Gatekeeper( but have no idea how to set it up ).
    Thanks for any and all replies. Eh...email me at
    [e-mail]
if you'd like, or post some response here. If it seems warranted, and if I can
figure out how, I'll try to summarize.

    Thomas Davie

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Date: Wed, 16 JUN 93 13:22 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Wave15. Have you heard of it?

Hello,
the subject line say all.
A friend of mine knows an old Mac game called WAVE15 and now he can't find it
anymore.
Is WAVE15 still produced? Is it Shareware/freeware/commercial?
Thanks you all,
                            Federico

[e-mail]



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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 93 23:48:38 CDT
From: Andrew Vernon <[e-mail]>
Subject: What is the correct PPD file??? (R)

On Mon, 14 Jun 1993 17:37:26 EDT [e-mail] said:
>
>I just got the laserwriter 8.0 driver from ftp.apple.com. I have a RISC
>printer
>called a "Real Tech Laser" that I bought from Hardware that Fits. The
>Laserwriter 8.0 dialogoue thinks that I need a PPD file called LZR960.
>
>I looked at ftp.adobe.com and didn't find any such thing (although they have
>a bunch). I suspect that this printer is secretly relabeled by the retailer,
>so does anyone know what PPD file I need? Or how to find out?

You may have to purchase Adobe's PSPrinter package (their version of LW 8.0)
and install the driver from there.  Also, the auto-setup routine can recognise
several models which are identical, such as the RealTech and the LZR960 and
install the appropriate driver for both.

Andrew
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 93 18:43:04 -0700
From: Trent J. Thrush <[e-mail]>

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest
Path: thrush
From: [e-mail] (Trent J. Thrush)
Subject: Request for Now Up-to-Date 2.0 Demo Download
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Keywords: Demo, Now, Utilities
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 01:43:01 GMT

Could someone with access to AOL or one of the other
commercial services download a copy of the demo version
of Now Up-to-Date 2.0? Please!

I called Now and they confirm that a demo version of 2.0
exists on AOL. Sumex-info-mac only has v 1.0.

Thanks-

-Trent Thrush
 ([e-mail])

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 21:21:03 -0400
From: Normand Beaudoin <[e-mail]>

Subject: Drawing electronic circuits.

Hi! everybody.

In our laboratory, even if it is not my main job, I often have to design
and build simple or "mid-complex" electronics circuits. I know that
there exist sophisticated software, not only to draw but to compute
and simulate behavior of electronic circuits too. At that time,
considering our needs, these software are too much expensive
(few thousands dollars). I would like to find a good Macintosh
software, only for drawing electronic circuits (if it can do more,
it is O.K. but I must consider price and ease of use).

I would greatly appreciate if someone have any suggestions.

Thank you very much!

Normand Beaudoin

[e-mail]

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