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Info-Mac Digest             Thu,  8 Jul 93       Volume 11 : Issue 137

Today's Topics:

      [*] - Forth nucleus
      [*] - Forth source code files
      [*] BBEdit Send Note extension
      [*] calculator-ii-121.hqx
      [*] ExtensionKit1.1
      [*] GIF 89a format
      [*] ISO 8859-1 (Latin-1) bitmap font
      [*] Mac, & IBM compare-Version 1.8.4
      [*] Mouse2 mouse speed doubler
      [*] Narrow21 submission
      [*] New Posting
      [*] QuickTime 1.6.1
      [*] RamDisk Helper
      [*] ScrollBar Stack v2.0.1
      [*] SmartFolder1.1
      [*] Space Madness Demo 1.1
      [*] System 7 Pack Manual
      [*] The Sign of Four
      [*] TidBITS#183/05-Jul-93
      [*] UUParser
      "Cannot Open File" errors (A)
      6 meg memory from PB170 to PB160?
      Adobe Illustrator info
      American Heritage Dictionary (A)
      Apple
      Apple's job cuts
      Application usurped (FAQ?)
      ARA Script for Viva 14.4 Faxmodem (Q)
      archie instructions
      BBS software for Mac (R)
      Business software
      Centris 610 Flames?
      Checkbook software
      Claris Resolve (C)
      CompactVideo->Cinepak
      Copying vs. installing (Q)
      Copying vs.Installing P.S.
      EndNote/MedLine
      End of Line and and Searching the net
      font with slashed-zeros
      Hard Drive Problem - A BIG ONE
      Hard Drive Problem - A BIG ONE (R) (2 msgs)
      HP4 (not 4M) on AppleTalk?
      HyperCard another copy (A)
      information
      Mac OS on intel boxes.
      Mac TCP and System 7.1
      message for digest about following hypercard stack
      Minitel sites (Q)
      Modem Power Supply
      Pinnacle Micro RCD-202 CD-ROM Writer, PROBLEMS (?)
      Please enlighten me (A) (2 msgs)
      Please enlighten me (Thanks!)
      Portable Screens (C)
      Postal Zip-Code Software
      Power Book 180c
      Quadra Boot Beep Switcher
      removing splash screens
      replacing 68881 fpu
      SCSI Tape backup software for mac wanted
      SE/30 screen adjustments (A)
      Searching the Net (A)
      Sexual Harrassment
      SoftPC performance
      Spinside Mac
      startup screen to 2nd monitor
      The real cost of Times Two
      Using Time in Excel (A)
      Wallpaper
      What is that slot next to the RAM?

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Date: Sat, 26 Jun 93 11:05:39 EDT
From: Zimmermann <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] - Forth nucleus

Appended below is the first of three Mops files, "Mops231Nuc.SEA.hqx",
the nucleus of the Mops Forth language system --- forwarded with the
permission of the author, Michael Hore ([e-mail]).

Mike writes: "Mops is an OOP Macintosh development system, derived
>From the old NEON (now defunct), and based on Forth.  It gives full
access to the Mac Toolbox and System.  It compiles fast native code.
Includes assembler, full source and manual."

I think he's much too modest --- it's really neat (if you can stand
Forth!) and powerful, and the manual is superb.  (Suggestion: Rather
than downloading the naked nucleus of the system, I'd recommend
getting the two files that follow:  Mops231s.sea.hqx, the source code
that includes the nucleus and the rest of the files needed to build a
full Mops system, and Mops23m.sea.hqx, the manual.)

But for those who want it, Mops231Nuc.SEA.hqx (57kB) follows....

Best,  ^z  (Mark Zimmermann, "[e-mail]")

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/mops-231-nucleus.hqx; 57K]

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Date: Sat, 26 Jun 93 11:15:02 EDT
From: Zimmermann <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] - Forth source code files

Appended below is Mops231s.sea.hqx, the 776kB file that contains all
the Mops source code, nucleus, and instructions for building full Mops
language executables.  Mops is a Forth-based programming environment
for the Macintosh --- quoting from the author's introduction to the
manual, "The name Mops could well be an acronym for "Michael's
Object-oriented Programming System" but since I feel the computing
world has enough acronyms already, I wouldn't want to be too dogmatic
about this.  Hence we spell Mops as Mops, not MOPS."

This is version 2.31 --- forwarded with permission from the author
[e-mail] (Michael Hore) --- public domain software.

Best, ^z (Mark Zimmermann, "[e-mail]")

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/mops-231-source.hqx; 759K]

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Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1993 22:48:27 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Mike Cohen)
Subject: [*] BBEdit Send Note extension

Here's a "plug-ware" contribution. This is a BBEdit extension to send a
note using our ISIS Notes product. It includes source code demonstrating
how to use AppleEvents and a readme file.

Mike Cohen              | "Software that means business"
ISIS International      |

[Archived as /info-mac/text/bbedit-isis-note-sender.hqx; 6K]

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Date: Mon, 28 Jun 93 14:01:15 MST
From: [e-mail] (Joe Cicinelli)
Subject: [*] calculator-ii-121.hqx

Calculator II v1.21
(C) Copyright 1991-93, Joseph G. Cicinelli.

Calculator II is a pleasant looking color multi-function calculator that runs
as an application under system 6.x or System 7.  The calculator was written
as an application to be run under MultiFinder or System 7 alongside other
applications.  It improves on AppleUs original calculator by adding
trigonometric functions, functions for base 10 and natural logorithms and
their inverses, hex-to-decimal and decimal-to-hex conversion, a percent
increase/decrease key, a memory function for storing values across uses of
the program, and all of these functions can be invoked by using the F-Keys on
the Apple Extended keyboard (F5 - F15).  The calculator also allows users to
correct trailing digits of values entered on the display of the calculator
through the use of a backspace key.  A Ticker Tape is also provided to
display the results of past calculations.  Balloon help and general
information about the program is available under either the Help menu under
System 6.x or the Balloon Help menu under System 7.  This software is being
distributed as FREEware so give it a try and let me know what you think!

This version of the calculator contains several enhancements:

  o A Ticker Tape for displaying the results of past computations.
  o A new _Close_ menu item on the File menu for closing all windows via the
    keyboard.
  o The calculator now allows the user to copy the contents of any window to
    the clipboard.
  o All windows, including the ticker tape remember their position across
    uses of the program.

This file should replace /info-mac/app/calculator-ii-11.hqx.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/calculator-ii-121.hqx; 94K]

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Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1993 10:41:52 -0500
From: "Scott E. Lasley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] ExtensionKit1.1

Extension Kit Extension Manager System 6/7 v1.1.  Downloaded from
Compuserve.  Please note that I am not the author of this software.
Here is the info from CIS:

  Extension Kit is a System 6/System 7 extension manager which allows
you to  create ten custom "kits".  You can choose which kit to load at
boot  time, and set one kit as the default.  Too many features to
describe here.  Supports Balloon Help, required AppleEvents, 32-bit
clean.  Supports  color and B&W configurations.  Read enclosed READ ME
for brief info, or  online help for details of all features. Release
as What-It's-Worth-Ware.  Copyright 1991-92, by Richard Harvey.

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/extension-kit-11.hqx; 161K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1993 21:56:58 -0700
From: Alan Coopersmith <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] GIF 89a format

dev/info/gif-format.txt is the 1987 (GIF87a) version of the format
description.
Enclosed is the July 31, 1990 revision which covers the GIF89a version.

Note: GIF & Graphics Interchange Format are trademarks of Compuserve.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/info/gif-format-gif89a.txt; 81K]

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Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1993 19:03:50 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Robert Pellerin)
Subject: [*] ISO 8859-1 (Latin-1) bitmap font

Dear moderators,

    This my new Latin-1 9 & 12 bitmap font. It should help those who
have to view a text saved using the ISO 8859-1 character set.


Robert Pellerin - Montreal, Qc  Canada
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/font/latin-1.hqx; 17K]

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Date: 27 Jun 93 22:53:04 EDT
From: bruce grubb <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Mac, & IBM compare-Version 1.8.4

Archive name: mac-ibm-compare184.txt
category: general information, text

This is version 1.8.4 of this report & should replace mac-ibm-compare183.txt.

Changes: SCSI info condenced; video, VLB and 68040 info added; PCI info
corrected. 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] {until
6/30/93}.
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-184.txt; 46K]

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Date: Mon, 28 Jun 93 07:29:50 EST
From: "David Virga" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Mouse2 mouse speed doubler

In InfoMac V11-129, [e-mail] writes:
>Subject: Faster Mouse Speed (Q)

>I'm using a 19" monitor, so my mouse seems too slow, even on the fastest
>control panel setting. Is there an INIT or something that can speed it up?
>I looked in the archives, but didn't see anything that looked obviously like
>what I want.

Here's Mouse2, written in 1989 by Ryoji Watanabe.  I've been using it on my
Quadra 700 20/205 under System 7.0.1 Tuned 1.1.1 with no problems attributable
to it.

Mouse2 doubles the mouse speed selected in the standard Mouse control
panel.  ShareWare, $5

Dave
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/mouse-2.hqx; 6K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1993 15:43:06 -0600
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Narrow21 submission

Narrow21 is a system extension for the Macintosh which makes the display
>From your built-in video appear narrower at the normal Macintosh 21-inch
resolution of 1152 by 870. This is necessary in order to use monitors such
as the E-Machines T16II. Other monitors may benefit from this program as
well. In general, if your display appears too wide for your monitor and/or
is shifted off to the left at the 21-inch resolution, then give this
program a try.

Narrow21 has significant advantages over the system extension which comes
with the E-Machines T16II monitor. Narrow21

        works on the newer Macintoshes,
        is more compatible with other software (doesn't patch any
        traps),
        uses less memory and less processing time, and
        functions correctly in more situations (for instance, after
        exiting
MacsBug).

Narrow21 currently works on the Centris and Quadra families of computers.
It should work on any future Macintoshes with similar built-in video
hardware.

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/narrow-21.hqx; 30K]

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 12:16:25 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] New Posting

Could you please post my latest version of the QuickTime VCR?

QuickTime VCR version 3.6    Released 7-6-93

The QuickTime VCR is a simple QuickTime Movie Player that is FreeWare.

It requires that QuickTime and 32 Bit QuickDraw are installed.

I have added some bundles (resource talk) to the application
so that more QT movies will have an ICON associated with them
on the desktop.

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/quicktime-vcr-36.hqx; 920K]

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 93 3:48:55 EDT
From: Shaw Wu <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] QuickTime 1.6.1

This is the newest version of QuickTime software, version 1.6.1.

Enjoy!

__
Shaw Wu, NYU Stern School '94  --  Finance and Information Systems

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/quicktime-161.hqx; 801K]

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Date: 26 Jun 1993 08:05:39 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Dwight Lemke @ Wisconsin Oshkosh" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] RamDisk Helper

I downloaded this from Compuserve.

RAM Disk Helper
Version 1.3
March 4, 1993

Requires: System 7.0, a 68020 or later, and a RAM Disk capable Mac.

RAM Disk Helper is a system extension that keeps your RAM Disk in sync with a
folder on your hard disk.

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/ram-disk-helper-13.hqx; 14K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1993 14:07:49 +1200
From: [e-mail] (Nigel Perry)
Subject: [*] ScrollBar Stack v2.0.1

ScrollBar Stack provides *real* scroll bar controls for HyperCard through
an external. Scroll bars may be the "original" B/W or new System 7 colour.
Stack includes an example of how to use the scroll bars to implement
synchronous scrolling fields. Also included is a external to set the volume
and examples which use it.

Changes since v2: On some Mac (Quadra 800's at least) the B/W bars wern't...
          they now should be!

Cost: Postcard for personal use to most people, see license included.

Enjoy!

(BinHex/Compact Pro)

[Archived as /info-mac/card/xcmd/scroll-bar-201.hqx; 29K]

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Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1993 10:41:35 -0500
From: "Scott E. Lasley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] SmartFolder1.1

SmartFolder 1.1, freeware by Scott Fenton.  Downloaded from Compuserve.
Please note that I am not the author of this software.  Here is the
info from CIS:

  SmartFolder is an extention for System 7 that draws a number on top
of  the  folder icons in the Finder that represents the number of
files/folders within that folder.

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/smart-folder-11.hqx; 12K]

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Date: Wed, 07 Jul 93 19:24:30 -0700
From: "(Michael A. Kelly)" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Space Madness Demo 1.1

This is a playable demonstration version of the commercial action/arcade
game Space Madness.  Space Madness is a space shoot-em-up in the tradition
of Asteroids, similar to Lunatic Fringe but much more complex and
challenging.  Check out the review in the July issue of Inside Mac Games.
IMG gave it a rating of 4 (out of 5).

This demonstration version lets you play three levels, which correspond
roughly to levels 3, 8, and 10 in the real game.  Space Madness is
available now directly from High Risk Ventures for the special introductory
price of $35.  Call [phone] to order or for more information.

Version 1.1 is much improved over previous versions.  If you have an
earlier demo and haven't decided whether or not you want to buy the game,
check out this version.

Enjoy!

Michael A. Kelly
High Risk Ventures

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/space-madness-11.hqx; 952K]

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Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1993 22:49:57 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Mike Cohen)
Subject: [*] System 7 Pack Manual

Here's the documentation for System 7 Pack, which was sent in a separate
message.

Mike Cohen              | "Software that means business"
ISIS International      |

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/system-7-pack-doc.hqx; 46K]

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Date: 27 Jun 93 06:47:37 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Matthew O. Williams)
Subject: [*] The Sign of Four

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'The Sign of Four 1.0' is a HyperCard version of the Sherlock Holmes novel of
the same name by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  You will need HyperCard version 2.1
(or later) to read the book.  The stack is being released for free but is NOT
in the public domain.  You may freely distribute it but please do not
distribute modified copies of this work.  If you have any suggestions or
comments, or if you did not receive the entire file,  please send e-mail to:
<[e-mail]> and/or <[e-mail]>.  Enjoy!

   -- Matthew Williams and Espen Koht

NOTE:  The following Macintosh file(s) are enclosed with this
message, in BinHex format.  If your mail system does not convert
BinHex files automatically, you will need to transfer the message to
a Mac and run the BinHex application to decode it.

Filename: Sign of Four 1.0.cpt    Size:  196022 bytes

[Archived as /info-mac/card/the-sign-of-four-10.hqx; 264K]

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 23:05:43 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#183/05-Jul-93

TidBITS#183/05-Jul-93

 This week we welcome our latest sponsor, APS, and tell you how to
   find the most recent deals on APS offerings. We also examine
   volume II of Pacific HiTech's Info-Mac CD-ROM, which has grown
   significantly in size and features. Other articles include more
   details on the upcoming PowerPCs, a solution to a thoroughly
   confusing PowerBook problem, and a look at Abbate's
   VideoToolkit, which provides some interesting capabilities with
   a Mac and video hardware.

Topics:
    MailBITS/05-Jul-93
    APS Sponsorship
    PowerPC Clarifications
    Info-Mac CD-ROM II: The Monster Archive
    Empowering Your Duo
    VideoToolkit Explained
    Reviews/05-Jul-93

[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-183.etx; 29K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Jun 93 20:05:11 -0700
From: [e-mail] (John S. Lee)
Subject: [*] UUParser

UUParser takes out the unessecary header info from files that have been
UUEncoded and uploaded (posted)  to newsgroups (on Internet) in several
parts. They can usually have some sort of identifier in their topic list in
the format  part#/total parts (i.e (1/4) [meaning part 1 of 4]).  Within
these files are headers, footers, notes,data, and cut lines.  UUParser
takes the data out of these files and discards the rest.

It concatenates multi-part files so that they are contiguous (required if
you want to UUDecode them).  In essence UUParser performs the job you would
normally do with a text editor.  And UUParser takes considerably less time
to accomplish the task.

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/uu-parser.hqx; 72K]

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 10:55:52 -0400
From: Jeffrey L. Needleman <[e-mail]>
Subject: "Cannot Open File" errors (A)

In 11-136, TomScott wonders how to recover info from an unopenable
PageMaker document.

The PageMaker.FAQ suggests:
>try opening the document as a "Copy" rather than opening the
>    original publication. Many times this corrects the problem. If this
>    fails, open a New document and try Placing the corrupted document into
>    the new one.  This way you can at least recover the text. Also try
>    importing the style definitions.
Jeff Needleman  <[e-mail]>

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Date: Wed, 07 Jul 93 13:47:18 CDT
From: Andrew McAllister <[e-mail]>
Subject: 6 meg memory from PB170 to PB160?

I've got a 6 meg memory card that I bought for my Powerbook 170. Now I want
to install an external monitor card (Mirror PowerVision), but it only
takes a 2 meg card on the pass through connector.

To the point: A friend has a Powerbook 160 and needs a 6 meg card. He'll
trade me his 2meg card and $$ for my 6, if it will work. Will this old
6meg card made before the PB160 came out work in the 160? I heard that there
is a speed difference between the old and new cards, but can't recall if it
was a real problem, or just talk.
Your thoughts are welcomed at:
[e-mail]
Thanx, andy

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 02:06:35 CDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Adobe Illustrator info

Is there a mailing list, newsgroup, or some sort of special interest
group for users of Adobe Illustrator? I have access to America
Online and Internet (if that matters).

I am a new user (one day) and looking to learn more.

Thank you.

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

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 12:42:23 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Bruce E. Wilson, Eastman Chemical Company,
([e-mail]))
Subject: American Heritage Dictionary (A)

In Infomac #135, a post was made regarding the American Heritage Dictionary
on-line version.  I feel compelled to make one comment, which is that
I find the American Heritage Dictionary to be extremely unsatisfactory
in its definitions of anything having a religious (particularly Christian)
context.  At least in the hardcopy forms, Webster's provides more
comprehensive and (IMO) accurate definitions.  This is particularly
an issue to me when I wish to study items from other religions where
I am much more comfortable taking Webster's definitions at face value.
Of course, the Oxford English is a more definitive reference, but I'm
not always up to looking things up in that tome.

These considerations may be irrelevant for some, but it is a cavaet I
feel is important to bring up.  Standard disclaimers apply.


        Bruce Wilson ([e-mail])

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1993 22:40:40 -0700
From: Just brew it. <[e-mail]>
Subject: Apple

>>Apple II machines are not yet obsolete.
>>More software and hardware information is still available from a monthly
>>publication called "Incider: A+  Apple II/Macintosh"
>>distributed by:
>
>>IDG Communications/Petersborough Inc.
>>80 Elm Street
>>Petersborough NH 03458
>
>Unfortunately, this is no longer true.  IDG Communications is no longer
>faithful to the Apple II machines.  Incider published it's last issue this
>month.

Quality Computers (1-800-777-3642) carries a complete line of hardware and
software for the Apple II series, and publishes an Apple II only magazine.
They kept me happily in business with my Apple IIgs for five years, until
the hard drive died and I finally gave in and bought my Duo.

There's a great deal of good stuff available for these machines; by the
time it died, my GS was able to mount Mac diskettes on the desktop (and
format them faster than my roommate's IIsi), do all kinds of cool stuff
with GS/OS System 6, it had 4.25 megs installed (using 1mb mac simms), a
DeskWriter hooked up to it, and a pile of TrueType fonts.

Good luck!

Bill
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1993 12:49:36 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Terry Thiel)
Subject: Apple's job cuts

[e-mail] writes:
>So the rumored job cuts have come to pass, to the tune of 15% worldwide.
>I'll bet you won't catch Microsoft having to do that.

According to CNN Microsofts stock was downgraded recently.  When sales of
hardware goes down so do software sales.
-Terry

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Date: Wed, 07 Jul 93 02:16:38 EST
From: "Don W." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Application usurped (FAQ?)

Problem: In the desktop, my MacCompress files are listed as Font/DA
Mover files.  I can't decompress by double-clicking, only by selecting
and choosing "expand" in the menu.  And this isn't the only
application that Font/DA Mover has systematically usurped at one
time or another.

Configuration: SE 4/40, S6.07 with three rows of medals (inits, etc.).

It's an inconvenience, at least, but I'm worried it may be a symptom
of something worse.  Can anybody give me a tip on fixing this other
than by rebuilding the desktop?

Sorry to trouble this high-powered list with a horse-and-buggy
question that's maybe turned up here more than a few times
already.  If any kind soul can help me out, I'd appreciate a copy of
the reply offlist.  Thanks!

Don W. ([e-mail])

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Date: 07 Jul 1993 14:57:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: Fred Condo <[e-mail]>
Subject: ARA Script for Viva 14.4 Faxmodem (Q)

Yet another friend, yet another modem, and, yes, yet another request to
the infinitely helpful people of the 'net!

My friend has a Viva 14.4 faxmodem, and would like to use AppleTalk
Remote Access (ARA) with it. Needless to say, Apple doesn't provide an
ARA script for this modem. I wish the _modem_ manufacturers would realize
that ARA is fantastically useful and that providing ARA scripts to Mac
purchasers would be easy.

Anyway, if anyone has got an ARA script for the Viva 14.4 faxmodem, I
and my friend would be very grateful if you were to send it to me or
point out where I can get it. ADthanksVANCE.

Fred Condo + [e-mail] + [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 09:51:49 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: archie instructions

I wrote a short blurb about archie in TidBITS#130, which should be
in the archives, although bundled with ten other issues.

Look in the info-mac/per/tb directory...

cheers ... -Adam

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 3:31:17 PDT
From: Brian R. Gaeke <[e-mail]>
Subject: BBS software for Mac (R)

You should look at Hermes 2.2, by Frank Price.
It is available by calling 206-643-2874, 14400 N-8-1.
The cost is (shareware) $75. It disables itself if you use it longer
than 30 days without entering an unlock key, however.

it's really a great product. the setup takes a little getting used to,
but it's the best value there is, in terms of Mac BBS software. it
is well supported.

Brian

--
Brian Gaeke, The Dimensional Gate Company   Internet E-Mail: [e-mail]
Finger my account to get my PGP public key.

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Date: Wed,  7 Jul 1993 14:36 CST
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Business software

I need some advice/recommendations on a business plan software package.  The
two I found in the latest MacWarehouse catalog (BizPlanBuilder and Business
Plan Toolkit) I know nothing about.  Any (dis)satisfied users' comments,
reviews, recommendations, other programs available, would all be GREATLY
appreciated.  Thanks for the help.  If you'll mail directly to me, then I'll
summarize to the net.

Steve Waechter
swaechter@utmem1 (bitnet)
[e-mail] (internet)

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Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1993 14:31:33 +1200
From: "matt n." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Centris 610 Flames?

> Also, one of the cons of the 145B is that there is no option for
> an FPU.
> This was available with the 145. Based on all the flames about the
> Centris 610, this would seem to be important. ;-)

I would like to hear more about these Centris 610 flames. (Sorry I
wasn't paying attention during the original flurry.) I am thinking
of recommending this as a major purchase in our department. Am I
wrong? What's the problem with it?

Thanks for any reactions you may have. -- matt
 --------
matt neuburg, phd = [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 13:48:29 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Dave Umbaugh)
Subject: Checkbook software

> From: Monty Solomon <[e-mail]>
> Subject: Checkbook software
>
> > >I've been hunting around for a dedicated checkbook management
[. . .]
> >
>
> > Don't be a cheapo, buy Quicken. It is wonderful and it is almost free.
>
> Quicken 4.0 for the Mac is now available.  Upgrades are $29.95.
>
> Has anyone here received the new version yet?
>
While we are on the subject, has anyone a recommendation or analysis
of using inkjet printers such as the StyleWriter or DeskWriter for
printing checks?

> ---
> # Monty Solomon / PO Box 2486 / Framingham, MA  01701-0405
> # [e-mail]
>

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 21:54:23 PDT
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: Claris Resolve (C)

A few weeks ago, I believe, someone asked about the coming fate of
Claris Resolve.  Well, I just read in the sidebar, `Is Microsoft
the spreadsheet king by default?', on p.6 of the 6.28.93 MacWEEK

  Claris, although continuuing to sell Resolve, has abandoned
  future development of the product, sources said.  (Claris
  declined to comment.)

It doesn't sound good.

J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis <[e-mail]>
``My _real_ computer is a Macintosh.''

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

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 20:53 BST
From: RICHARD LIM <[e-mail]>
Subject: CompactVideo->Cinepak

It might just be me, but does anybody else think that the new name for
the Compact Video codec, "Cinepak", is pretty awful?

More seriously, is QT 1.6.1 just a bug-fix release, and if so, what
bugs are fixed?

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

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 93 09:38:55 CDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Copying vs. installing (Q)

Christmas has come early and I am getting a new Centris 650 at work.
When it arrives, the first order of business will be copying everything
>From my SE/30 over to the new machine. I plan to just hook the two HDs
together and do a select-all-and-drag (and then go to lunch while
they're doing their thing ;)).

My question: is it okay to include applications in this procedure,
or is there some reason I should do an install from the original
floppies? I can't think of one off-hand, but then, what I don't
know about the Mac would probably fill a fair-sized book...

Much thanks for any and all advice.
                    Pat

Pat Ullmann  [e-mail] or PULLMANN@TRINITY (BITNET)

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

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 93 11:28:50 CDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Copying vs.Installing P.S.

A postscript to my posting--my original post sounds like I intended to
copy the system by select-and-drag, which I didn't, but forgot to say
so. (A couple of concerned folks have already replied to let me know
what a bad idea *that* would be--thanks!)
                     Pat

Pat Ullmann  [e-mail] or PULLMANN@TRINITY (BITNET)

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

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1993 09:04:55 MET
From: [e-mail]
Subject: EndNote/MedLine

Hi, in Info-Mac digest 136 Francisco Valero wrote:

>Dear Moderators:
>
>In my line of research we use medline to get references and then we have to
>go throught the ordeal of cutting and pasting them into EndNote, a
>bibliography managing program.
>
>No more!
>I wrote a program that will take bibliography server logfiles saved in the
>NLM format and will make them readily importable by EndNote.
>Hope you find it suitable for sumex-aim  distribution.
>
>thanks
>
>-Francisco Valero, PhD candidate, ME Department, Design Division

This now seems to me, as far as I can judge his program from this distance,
rather silly, as Niles, Inc., the publishers of EndNote sell a rather
inexpensive little (drop-in) utility for EndNote, called EndLink, that enables
EndNote to automagically read NLM formated files (plus a whole slew of other
formats) with no hassle at all.

Still wondering...

Henk Verhaar - [e-mail]
Research Institute of Toxicology - Utrecht University, the Netherlands

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

Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1993 10:26:56 +1000
From: Danny Thomas <[e-mail]>
Subject: End of Line and and Searching the net

in digest #135 [e-mail] writes:
>>From: [e-mail] (Robert Berger)
>>Subject: Re: End of Line and and Searching the net.
>>Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1993 22:46:58 GMT
>>
>> First, End of File problems.  EOF is actually a control character
>> (that is, it is an actual character that your computer knows about
>> and your files can store, but you can't see it typed out.)  On most
>> modern file systems, an End Of File (EOF) character is placed at
>> the very end of the file,
>>
>Wrong. "Modern" file systems like the Mac do NOT explicitly store
>a character in the file to indicate EOF. This was only done on some
>very primitive file systems, like DOS.
I know people don't have a high opinion of the product but it's simply not
true for DOS. I'm not sure about DOS 1.x which was purchased by Microsoft
>From Seattle Computers, but certainly all later versions have the file
length stored in the directory catalog. Early DOS programs often did use
control-Z to mark the end of file, but that was a hangover from the CP/M
days. In the same fashion the early DOS filesystem calls were very similar
to those of CP/M, and an alternative cleaner system offered in DOS 2+.
Let's not forget the Mac filesystem calls were pretty crufty prior to the
HFS system, and even then System 7 was necessary to clean things up
reasonably. I remember reading a quote before using it that stuck in my
mind; "How could anyone love the File Manager?" (I think this was a heading
in a programmers FAQ)

cheers,
Danny Thomas

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

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 10:22:55 -0700
From: [e-mail]
Subject: font with slashed-zeros

Gentle Folk of The Net,

Can anyone steer me toward a font that has the zero with a line through it,
European style?  I need it for my ham radio activity.  Please answer via
e-mail.  Thanks.  P.S. should be a public domain font. :-)

David Van Nuys
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 12:16:12 PST
From: [e-mail] (Salient Software)
Subject: Hard Drive Problem - A BIG ONE

In article <[e-mail]>
([e-mail]), you write:
    Date: 6 Jul 93 10:37:22 GMT+7
    From: [e-mail]
    Subject: Hard Drive Problem - A BIG ONE

    I turned on my LC 4/40 Sunday afternoon and my hard drive crashed.
    What I mean by crashed is it never started turning - it just froze
    up.  After trying a few things - it still would not work.  I brought
    the drive to a Centris 610 and it start up fine.  I was able to back
    up the hard drive onto a file server.  We tried turning it on again
    and it wouldn't work any more for the Centris 610.  In anger I went
    home - put it back into my LC and it is working fine.  WHAT THE HECK
    IS GOING ON WITH IT?  Is it going to crash again?  Has anyone else
    had this problem?  Should a hard drive be dying after only 2 1/2
    years?  Please help


Flags: 000000000000
a poor electrical contact is made the symptoms of a problem like yours
will appear and may transfer to any machine the hardware is moved
to.  Since the problem transfered to the 610 it is most probably the
connector pins on the drive that are dirty/contaminated.

Since the pins are so close together they will not be easy to clean.

Try this and see if it is enough.  Using a (clean) pencil eraser, draw it
along the "length" of the pins one at a time (see diagram below).  Do not
apply a lot of pressure and do not repeat this on the pins unless you are
sure that you are NOT removing the gold plating.  Reinstall the drive,
making sure that no eraser residue is left on the pins, and see if
the problem returns.

 ---------------------- <-------------------+
[] [] [] [] [] [] [] []  <--- top row       |
                        +-- run eraser along these edges
[] [] [] [] [] [] [] []  <--- bottom row    |
 ---------------------- <-------------------+

You could also use a chemical cleaner to clean the pins without damaging
the gold plate.

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

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 08:40:21 EST
From: Scott Kaplan           <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hard Drive Problem - A BIG ONE (R)

It sounds like your drive hasn't crashed at all.  (The word "crash" is
usually associated with a loss of data...plain old "crash" tends to denote
some kind of scrambling of your data, in whole or in part, so that it cannot
be read, and "head crash" refers to the physical damage of your drive head
and dis surface.)  It sounds like your drive might have a case of sticktion.

Sticktion is not, as far as I know, a formal term, but that's what I've seen
it called by some.  Something is wrong with your drive motor.  For some
reason (usually one associated with the bearings in the motor?), your drive
cannot spin up.  When you first try to turn it on, it just won't spin.
Then, if you try it later (or maybe give it a good whack--*NOT that I
recommend doing any such thing*), it will spin up and work just fine.

I thought this had become a very rare problem, and maybe it is, but it
sounds like you've gotten it.  I had a couple of drive that suffered from
this, and unfortunately, 1) it's a degenerative kind of thing, and 2) you
can't fix it yourself.  The drive will be able to spin up sometimes,
although it will work less and less.  I would recommend returning it to the
manufacturer, and if the drive is out of warranty you may either pay a
handsome repair price, or need a new (or refurbished) drive.  If it's under
warranty you should be fine, though.  Another somewhat bright point is, if
you need the drive for something right now, if you can get it going, it
won't have any trouble working, and you can just leave it running.  It's
when you try to turn it off and on that you will have trouble.

Good luck, and good, good move backing it up right away.  A good reminder to
keep backups of your drive, eh?

Scott Kaplan
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
[e-mail]
I'd say these are my opinions, but there's not much opinion in this one.

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

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 93 10:32:52 EST
From: "David Virga" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hard Drive Problem - A BIG ONE (R)

In IM Digest V11-136, [e-mail] writes:
>Subject: Hard Drive Problem - A BIG ONE

>I turned on my LC 4/40 Sunday afternoon and my hard drive crashed.
>What I mean by crashed is it never started turning - it just froze
>up.  After trying a few things - it still would not work.  I brought
>the drive to a Centris 610 and it start up fine.  I was able to back
>up the hard drive onto a file server.  We tried turning it on again
>and it wouldn't work any more for the Centris 610.  In anger I went
>home - put it back into my LC and it is working fine.  WHAT THE HECK
>IS GOING ON WITH IT?  Is it going to crash again?  Has anyone else
>had this problem?  Should a hard drive be dying after only 2 1/2
>years?  Please help

Mark,
It sounds like you're experiencing a problem known as "stiction".
The hard disk platter inside the drive does not start spinning when
the controller tells it to for a couple of different reasons.
Sometimes, the problem can be fixed by replacing a ROM on the disk's
controller, causing it to send a higher current to the drive motor.
But in most cases, it's a mechanical problem with the drive.  I'll bet
that your drive's motor has developed a flat spot on its armature that
doesn't generate any torque to the platter when current is applied.
When you moved the drive to the Centris 610, and then back to the LC,
you jostled the drive enough to cause the platter to rotate slightly,
and thus got away from the flat spot.  That's why it sometimes works
and sometimes doesn't.

I suggest you start seriously looking for a replacement...  sorry for
the bad news.

Dave
[e-mail]
***  MY opinions!!!  Don't try to say, "The Government said..."  ***

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

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 93 11:52:57 CDT
From: Andrew McAllister <[e-mail]>
Subject: HP4 (not 4M) on AppleTalk?

Does anyone know if it is possible to run an HP4 printer on an appletalk
network. Here's the deal: we've got 2 extra AppleTalk cards from some HP4M's
that we bought. But the only printer (for political reasons) we can put them
in is actually an HP4 (read as non-postscript) Is it possible to print to
a PCL type printer through appletalk. I know there are several solutions
for hooking up a PCL printer directly to the serial port on a mac, but we
need a network solution.

andy
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1993 23:38:08 PDT
From: Kee Nethery <[e-mail]>
Subject: HyperCard another copy (A)

You should be able to purchase HyperCard from Claris 408-987-7000 or Apple
408-996-1010. Try Claris first. Before you have a cow about purchasing
HyperCard, please understand that without the master disks, you really
didn't own the software. As a further inducement to purchase HyperCard, for
around $49 (or so, I forget the exact amount) you get the latest version of
HyperCard along with what I consider to be the best documentation on
HyperCard, the manual that Claris wrote. The manual alone is worth the
purchase price.

Kee Nethery

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

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1993 13:13:47 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: information

Dear Sir/Madam,
        I need to know whether any freeware/shareware version of
mac-dos and/or dos-mac conversion files are available on internet. If yes
where. Please help me.
Thanks,                         [e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 93 13:53:18 CDT
From: Andrew McAllister <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mac OS on intel boxes.

Read in Info World today that Apple will be putting its OS on Intel machines.
"'For the x86 version of System 7, Apple will probably license the OS to
hardware manufacturers and offer it as a stand-alone retail product,' Spitz
said."  (Spitz is Rick Spitz, vice president of Macintosh system software)

Well, if there are any Apple folks out there (I know you're there, just very
quiet) here's my $0.02. DO IT!  I'll buy it even if it costs as much as
Windows NT is supposed to, BUT see my note below.

Windows sucks! I run it at work (or try to) and can't stand it. If you Apple
folks can put a Mac interface on my work PC I'll buy it in a second.

Price this "new" OS at $49 just like Microsloth did their Win3.1. And market
the hell out of it. Sure $49 isn't a very big margin, and slick advertising
costs money, but the hype and the price didn't hurt the Borg (read
Microsoft).
Hell, the new Mac OS could even be buggy as hell, and it would still be easier
to run and keep running than windows.

Before you folks try to burn me with flames about how doing this will kill the
Mac. Just keep this in mind.
    1) If Apple is strong in the software market just like Microsoft is, then
       that means that our beloved Mac OS will grow and thrive (I hope).
    2) Macs are dead anyway. Yup you heard me right, even though I'm the
       biggest Mac fan around for miles and miles, I don't think the Mac
       hardware platform will last much longer. PowerPC's are comming, and
       plain old intel PC's are super cheap right now too.
       As cheap as PowerPC's are supposed to be, I know I'll be getting one.
       (When I do, it better run a version of the Finder) Seems to me that
       the PowerPC architecture is a replacement for Macs even if this isn't
       official now.
    3) Every version of the Mac OS that sells for the PC will mean one less
       copy of Windows, and more competition for all Microsoft products which
       are at best contemptable. (Word 5.1a takes 4 megs of disk space and
       still can't scroll my master's thesis properly.

Just a few words to get this day moving. Go ahead and flame or just plain
reply (Apple folks please consider me for BETA TESTING) to:
Andy [e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 17:58:02 -0800
From: Victor Quevedo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mac TCP and System 7.1

I know this message has been asked in the past.

I have been using MacTCP 1.1 with System 6.0.5-6.0.8  without any
problems. I have used it with 7.0 and 7.0.1.  I did an upgrade and
found that some  ???? (If you know what file goes where, please
explain.)  But, I have gotten it to work.

I am not having the same luck with System 7.1. Once it is installed
there doesn't seem to be configured correctly under the control
panel.  Once I try to use NCSA Telnet (TCP Version) it dies.
I am using another program called SU-MAC IP that also dies but
displays a "File not found" message as it dies.


Is there a trick to install TCP 1.1 with System 7.1?
I know that there is a new version of TCP 1.1.1  ($$$$$ Apple
now sells it.)  Is there any way to get the TCP 1.0 to work with
System 7.1 do
I have to pay the $$$ to Apple?

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

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1993 08:35:14 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: message for digest about following hypercard stack

  Two external functions for HyperCard, inKey() and waitKey().  Both return
  the
ascii value of a key that is down at the time the external executes.  Both
ignore any of the special keys, ie. command, option and control keys.
  inKey() returns immediately, waitKey() loops until a key is pressed.
  Gordon Graber, internet:[e-mail]

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

Date: 07 Jul 1993 00:55:38 -0700
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Minitel sites (Q)

Are there any sites in the U.S. supporting the Minitel system?  There is a
Minitel client interface for the Mac available in these archives and
elsewhere, but there is no information included as to dialup sites.

Minitel is the decade-old, government-run computer system through which
ordinary users can shop, send mail and so forth.  Ordinarily you would use a
special Minitel terminal to connect up.  Recently I believe a company has
tested the Minitel system in a few U.S. markets.  For instance, I recall that
the San Francisco Weekly was offering the use of a Minitel terminal to people
placing classified ads in their alternative weekly.  This was some time ago.

In any case, if anybody knows of sites please post them here.  Thanks.

Oh, BTW, Minitel is a FRENCH government-run system.

-Christopher Van Dyke
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 08:03:03 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Modem Power Supply

Does anyone know where I could get a power supply,or a three-prong adaptor,
for a Hayes Smartmodem 1200?  (don't tell me it's too slow--the price was
right:  free.  My budget's tighter than Jenny Craig's girdle.)  A friend had
gotten a new modem, and let me have his 1200 gratis.  Unfortunately, he seems
to have misplaced the power supply.  My local Radio Shack has a 13 volt AC
power supply for $9.00, but the round plug on it won't fit the proprietary
3-prong fitting on the modem.  I called Hayes, but they want $24.50 for their
power supply, and they insist that the extra 0.5 volts that their power supply
provides is essential.

Help!  Does anyone know if, in fact, my modem *needs* that extra 0.5 volts?
Is there any kind of third-party adaptor that will allow me to hook up a
much cheaper power supply, if it'll work?

Any help is much 'preciated.  Pls e-mail me direct; I'll clutter up the net
if there's enough interest.

TIA
Chuck
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 93 12:10:41 SET
From: "Olaf Guennewig, Univ. of Dortmund, Germany"
<[e-mail]>
Subject: Pinnacle Micro RCD-202 CD-ROM Writer, PROBLEMS (?)

Hello all !
Is there anybody who has experiences with the Pinnacle Micro RCD-202
CD-Writer in combination with the Mac ?
I've buid one three weeks ago and have lot's of trouble with it (especially
with the software).
I'm using a Quadra 700 (System 7) equipped with a Fujitsu 2624 SA drive
(capacity 520 MBytes). The RCD is connected as the only external SCSI device.
In the background I'm running MacTCP,QuickTime, Now Utilities and some drivers
for "normal" CD-ROM and Syquest 88 MByte drives.
The following problems ocuured:
1.) I tried to record a CD in HFS mode and it failed with error messages
like:
    A system error occured (-165).
2.) Nevertheless some data was written to the CD-Media before the software
    crashed and so the media is damaged. (You can only use it again,e.g. for
    multisession recording,if the writing process completes without inter-
    ruption).
3.) Recording in CD Image mode worked correctly (CD Image: A direct copy of
    a complete disk drive to the CD).
4.) I tried multisession recording: 2nd session ok, 3rd session failed.

I've buid this nice thing for nearly 4,000 $ and think it's not worth 1 Cent.
Is there anybody out there who has similar experiences with the RCD-202 ?
Or anybody who has an idea how to solve these problems ?
I think it's not a problem of the hardware (JVC drive, I guess) but a problem
of a very poor software (I'm running Version 1.2 of the Pinnacle Micro RCD
software).
Is there anybody who uses another recording software in combination with the
JVC CD-WORM drive ?
Please let me know ([e-mail]) and many thanks for
your help.
Greetings from Germany,
Olaf Guennewig
Univ. of Dortmund, Germany
Inst. of Physics                        phone: ++49 231/755-3521
Otto-Hahn-Str. 4                          fax: ++49 231/755-3569
D-44221 Dortmund

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

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1993 00:05:31 PDT
From: Kee Nethery <[e-mail]>
Subject: Please enlighten me (A)

Great question!

>Translating Kawasaki's column on Aug 93 MacWorld, I got stuck up by a few
>words that I cannot find the meaning.
>
>[...] at least he[Sculley] knows the difference between a Newton and a Fig
>Newton. [...]
>

Newton = Apple's new Personal Digital Assistant, a new hardware product not
yet shipping
Fig Newton = a cookie that is a soft cookie with a fig tasting filling

- Fig Newtons and Apple Newtons are somewhat similar in shape although
Apple Newtons are much bigger than Fig Newton cookies.

>[...] Today-brand sponges make excellent shock-absorbing feet for Quadras,

Sponge = a soft thick water absorber, typically synthetic but originally
>From a sea plant that is called a sponge.
Today-brand sponge is a disposable sponge barrier with spermacide, a
contraceptive used to prevent pregnancy.

- The sponges are about 3 to 4 cm in diameter, shaped like a donut with the
hole filled in and they look similar to the kinds of rubber shock absorbing
feet that support heavy equipment.

>and Norplants make good plant-food spikes. [...]

Norplant is a small thin tube of hormones, implanted in a womans arm. The
hormones are released very slowly over a very long period of time (months)
to prevent pregnancy. It works similar to birth control pills but is much
gentler to a woman's system (or so I am told).

- Plant food spikes and the Norplant tubes are roughly the same size, 5 cm
in length. Since the word "plant" is in Norplant that adds to the tie
between the two items.

>
>Please someone explain me what Fig Newton, sponges, Norplants, and
>plant-food spikes mean. I know they have nothing to do with Macintosh, but
>at least they were on MacWorld. :)

Guy is making these connections partly because of the visual and verbal
similarity between the Mac items and these other items known to his USA
readers.

I wonder why Guy has birth control on his mind? Guy, care to comment?

Kee Nethery

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

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 12:59:01 CDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Please enlighten me (A)

[e-mail] (Jeong-Hyun Kim) writes:

> Please someone explain me what Fig Newton, sponges, Norplants, and
> plant-food spikes mean. I know they have nothing to do with
> Macintosh, but at least they were on MacWorld. :) Thank you.
>
> Jeong-hyun Kim, [e-mail]

I think I can answer these:

Fig Newton: a cookie filled with Fig preserves

Today Sponge: a round, spermicide-soaked sponge used as a vaginal
contraceptive

Norplant: subcutaneous long-term female contraceptive

Plant-food spikes: little spike-shaped thingies made of plant
fertilizer that you stick in the dirt near a plant

-Bo Parker
[e-mail]

I do not speak for my employer, whoever that is.

``...the razor inside, sir...jerk the handle...''

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

Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1993 12:32:07 +0900
From: [e-mail] (Jeong-Hyun Kim)
Subject: Please enlighten me (Thanks!)

Thanks to all who explained the words I'd gotten stumped by. I received
over 20 replies. Now I understand what Guy meant to say. I even know what
Chiapets (hi Naomi!) are. :)

Jeong-hyun Kim, [e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1993 23:44 EST
From: DON'T PANIC <[e-mail]>
Subject: Portable Screens (C)

Dear Netters,
Actually the above should be (Q).  As of yet, nobody has replied ;-) as to
whether a separate portable color screen
(i.e. 9 lbs or less in weight) exists to be added to machines like the LC,
LC/II and III, and possibly the IIsi.  As each of these computers weigh less
than the normal desktop machines, it would be great to add portability to them
as their expandibility is greater than that of smaller notebooks.  The closest
thing I have come to is a $6000  (YIPES) display panel reviewed by the
Macintosh magazines (either MacWorld or MacUser).
.  If the Powerbook 165c
, 180c cost less than $4000 with CPU etc... attached, how come is there no
screen that I have found out there for a decent price (i.e. $1500 or less)?
Does anyone know of an inexpensive portable screen, or is it something that
the market hasn't allowed to enter in?  The two replies I did get were
requesting similar info that I am requesting here.
If such a mysterious portable monitor exists, please e-mail to me the
locations these products are sold, who makes them, and if any of these
displays are capable of 8bit Color on an LC.  Thank you.

P.S.  Display Panels are fine, but it would be best if they acted like a
monitor which needs no presentation light projector.
Also it would be great to find a comparable screen to Apple's 12" RGB in the
portable format to be traded in with the RGB to save money.

Sincerely,
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1993 15:48:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Postal Zip-Code Software

Gary Lee Nelson asks:

>Can anyone point me to a piece of software for retrieving telephone
>and postal codes?  The ones I find in info-mac are not complete
>enough.

I know nothing about telephone area-code software. However, there are at least
two Zip-code programs I am aware of: ZP4 and ACCUZIP6. Both are commercial
programs that can provide not only Zip codes but also do address checking,
address standardization, and can provide the Zip+4 and carrier-route info
for any address in the country.

Both use CD-ROMs for their data base. As mandated by federal regulations, the
CD-ROMs are time-dated; i.e., they expire every 3 months [and with good reason
--
the Postal Service is reworking the entire Zip-code data base thorughout the
country because of expanding cities and population, so today's Zip code may
well be obsolete in a few weeks for many areas]. To stay current, you have
to subscribe to CD-ROM updates. The updates for ACCUZIP6 are $50 each; those
for ZP4 are $125 each.

Both programs are a bit pricey: ZP4, $200; ACCUZIP6, $400. If you add these
prices to the updates the totals are clearly rather steep and certainly not
worth
the return unless you are into extensive mailing-list management. ZP4 is
produced
by a company in Aptos, California [the name escapes me at the moment];
ACCUZIP6
is put out by Software Developers of Huntington Beach, California (800)
233-0555.

Both programs have an interactive mode for coding one address at a time input
by the user, and a batch mode for coding an imported pre-constructed file.
I have used both extensively. Of the two, I prefer ZP4, particularly when I
an not sure of the exact spelling or address range of a particular street or
city. It has a feature allowing you to "browse" through various
possibilities.
ACCUZIP6's screen handling is slow and its design violates Apple interface
standards. On the other hand, it pre-sorts and classifies mail in a way that
minimizes postage charges, something totally beyond the pale of ZP4.

In summary, both programs are good for Zip-coding but are dreadfully
expensive.
But, because of postal-service regulations about updating Zip-code data bases,
I don't see how any freeware or low-cost shareware substitute could be
provided
that would have access to a continually current Zip data base.

Skip Newhall
JPL
[e-mail]

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Date: 7 Jul 1993 07:52:35 -1000
From: "XPXX_JEWELL" <XPXX#u#[e-mail]>
Subject: Power Book 180c

Just finished reading the review of the Power Book 180c in the August issue of
Mac World. As a recent buyer of the new Power Book, I couldn't let this
one-sided review pass without comment. I am personally a little tired of
hearing these moaning reviews about how the latest Apple products don't
measure
up to the reviewers impeccable standards. News flash.. "the 180c is not the
ultimate Mac laptop"....  So what is? What ever the ultimate Mac laptop is
today, you can be sure that it hasn't been build yet and that when it is it
won't be the ultimate anymore.

This review goes too far in my opinion. To state that the 180c's small screen
that is unreadable out doors and its battery that only lasts an hour makes the
180c impractical as a general purpose portable computer is absurd. I
personally
have no trouble reading the screen and after a full day of use I go home to my
Apple 13" monitor and it now looks blurring by comparison. The sharpness of
the
new power books needs to be seen to be believed. As for the color, he got it
right. It's crisp, brilliant, and beautiful.

The ultimate bash though, is his suggestion that we could buy a DOS machine
running Windows because anecdotal evidence suggests their batteries last
longer. Please, give me a break! Lets all chip in together an buy Mr. Lu
another battery.I like Kawasaki's idea. Lets use DOS machines as "displacement
devices" to reduce the amount of water it takes to flush the toilet.

As a new 180c owner I give it a resounding thumbs up. And no I don't work for
Apple and I don't own any stock.

Dave Jewell

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 20:36:18 PDT
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: Quadra Boot Beep Switcher


On Mon, 5 Jul Gabriel M. Schuyler <[e-mail]> wrote:
> I just downloaded the quadra-boot-beep.hqx file from sumex (info-mac/cp...)
> and you know what?  It works on my PowerBook 140!
>
> I find this especially cool because, like many, PB users, I hate the dirty
> looks I sometimes get when I start up my PB in public and it "ZONG!"s.
> Just gotta get a nice quiet sound and I'm set . . . if it's possible to
> switch.

I couldn't resist trying Quadra Boot Beep Switcher on my PB170, and, hey,
it works on my 170, too!  but not on my SE/30 :-(

My question now is, how can I make my PB play a startup sound of _my choice_
(presently, Quadra Boot Beep Switcher lets me choose between two different
loud `changs', but I'd like it to play some other sound)

Thanks.
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis <[e-mail]>
``My _real_ machine is a Macintosh.''

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1993 21:50:43 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Martin Stoermer)
Subject: removing splash screens

The Startup Screens that you are talking about are sometimes called Splash
Screens, and short of doing something nasty with ResEdit I don't know how
to get rid of them (Ironically, ResEdit is one program that you _can_ ask
to turn off it's splash screen in the preferences dialog).  Part of the
software manufacturers reason for doing this is, I suspect, due to the fact
that this is where the license information is often displayed, and they
might want people who use the programs to know where the program came from.
 Sort of an anti-piracy thing.  I think that even if you removed them, the
programs wouldn't load any faster, and they give you something to look at
besides the wristwatch.

Martin Stoermer, 3D Centre, University of Queensland, Australia

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Date: 06 Jul 1993 23:29:41 -0600 (CST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: replacing 68881 fpu

greetings:

can one replace the 68881 fpu with the 68882 fpu (in MacII)

by simply removing the former and replacing with the latter?

sincerely,
m. r. schaferkotter
uno math dept
new orleans, la

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Date: Tue, 06 Jul 93 22:24:44 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: SCSI Tape backup software for mac wanted

Mike,

I assume this is for your mac --- There are several Mac backup utilities that
support tape.  Try Fastback - I think I gave you a copy of it once.

gene

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 04:25 CDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: SE/30 screen adjustments (A)

A couple of weeks ago, I had requested help in adjusting the
internal screen of a SE/30. The one person who responded
suggested I get a copy of one of Larry Pina's (many) books on
repairing Macs (good idea - looked at Mac Repair Book and Dead Mac
Scrolls, got the latter.). A few folks also wrote in suggesting I post
the procedure (once I had tried it out :~).  Any way, I was also
fortunate enough to track down and talk to a "Mac-repair" guy, who
gave some good suggestions. Here's the procedure FWIW:

**Disclaimer**: Opening the SE/30 is not for the "techno-klutz".
If you fry your and/or your mac's chips, don't blame me! If
you still feel up to taking the risk, a couple of pointers:
  a) Before you start fiddling with it, discharge the CRT. Even if
     the Mac is unplugged, a residual voltage may  be present.
  b) Discharging the CRT when it is *ON* can fry your logic board;
     the mac's logic board could get fried as well. :~o
  c) Watch out for the back thin end of the CRT - the "neck"; like most,
     it is *fragile* and easily broken. A CRT without a broken neck
     (and also otherwise functional) may cost you about $250.
  d) Usual stuff about static-guard / being grounded etc.

Problem # 1:  The screen has "shrunk/expanded":
 -------------------------------------
Not too dificult. The analog board has four knobs for (1) focus
(2) luminescence? (3) vertical position (4) horizontal position.
Calculate the theoretical height/width of the active screen size
and mark off the rectangle (4.75 x 7.11 inches for 72 pixels/inch -
allegedly, a WYSIWYG resolution; or you could try something different)
on the screen. Use the vertical and horizontal position knobs to
adjust. (Before trying this, adjust for Problem # 2 if _needed_.)

The analog board sits vertically on the extreme left side of the
mac (as you face the mac from the front). The 4 knobs are clearly
marked and are the only ones accessible from the left side - the
rest of the board has a cardboard cover. (Funny how I did not "recall"
where they were even after three excursions inside the SE/30!)

Problem # 2:  The screen sides aren't horizontal/vertical:
 ---------------------------------------------------------
Best left alone. If you just *have* to fix it........
There is a "yoke" clamp at the "neck" of the CRT. Rotate and
adjust the "yoke" to get perfect alignment. Since you'll have to
switch the Mac ON to see your adjustments and work on the CRT, beware
the CRT discharge...! Also remember that the neck is *fragile*.
If you insist you know what you are about to do, and you are about to
adjust the "yoke" while the CRT is *ON*, at least get someone to witness
(& tape;~) your Kovorkianish? experiments with electricity. Not kidding.
Perhaps a picture is needed to pinpoint the "yoke" in the mass of
"other stuff";  but right now, I don't feel particularly creative in
ascii- neither for a "font-art" picture nor the equivalent 1000 words.

Cheers- Shekhar Govind               [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 08:56:38 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Rick Worley)
Subject: Searching the Net (A)

It is very easy to use archie by email

send email to an archie site (I use [e-mail])

To: [e-mail]
Subject: prog [String to be matched]

A email reply will usually occur 1 or 2 hours later.

Rick Worley
WL/ELM  BLDG 620
2241 AVIONICS CIRCLE SUITE 25
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH 45433-7327
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 07:42:14 CST
From: "Wade Williams" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Sexual Harrassment

A quick answer:

On the Internet, no, I have not seen sexual harrassment.

However, go into any public chat room on America Online (or compuserve,
etc) with a female-sounding screen name and you will immediately receive
multiple private messages, some quite profane.  I saw this firsthand when I
gave a screen name to my roommate's girlfriend.  She eventually had to
disable private messages.

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Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1993 12:58:36 +0200
From: [e-mail]
Subject: SoftPC performance

What is the performance of SoftPC on several Mac's,
did anybody a norton si on it?

I tested it on a Mac-Classic, bit it's very slow there,
how about a Color-Classic or a LC II or III.

Gerrit.

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Date: Wed, 07 Jul 93 02:05:11 EDT
From: David Norris <[e-mail]>
Subject: Spinside Mac

Could some kind soul either direct me to or directly send me the hypercard
stac
k called spinside mac (it's the inside mac stack) in chunks of less than
500k.
I've found a few locations for the file but I don't have the disk space on my
v
m account for the 1 meg chunks(let alone the >5 meg chunk I found). While it
is
 possible for me to get the file in 1 meg chunks I have to do it by using a
 240
0buad modem and a mac classic, so I'd like to be able to get it before it
start
s to snow.        Thank You For Your Trouble,
           David Norris    [e-mail]
                   [e-mail]
           "Programmers are playwrites and computers are bad actors"

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1993 13:42:14 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: startup screen to 2nd monitor

I am running a Radius Pivot attached to my SE/30.  Although the Pivot is
the "main" monitor where the menu bar appears, my startup screen appears on
the inboard screen.  Can I get it to show on the Pivot?  Thanks.

Paul Baim

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 14:39:26 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Brian Gordon)
Subject: The real cost of Times Two

>I loaded TimesTwo on my hard drive the other day.  I ran speedometer both
>before and after I loaded it.  The presence of TimesTwo slowed my hard drive
>>From 1.1 to 0.3.  My hard drive now reads and writes 3 tiems slower than it
>did
>before (which was painfully slow to begin with).  Be advised that this
>software
>is NOT as wonderfully transparent as they claim.  Yes documents do not need
to
>be decompressed everytime you open them. Instead they just open three times
as
>slow.
>
>Also to remove TimesTwo, one must reformat his or her hard drive.  (obivously
>backing it up first which now takes three times as long)  I'd like to hear
>from
>others if they are satisfied with this product.  I guess I'll go back to
>autodoubler.  MIKE

How significant is the slowness of the disk?  If I spend 2 hours working on a
document in M/S Word, and the disk activity is 90 seconds instead of 30
seconds, who cares?  The difference between 120 minutes and 121 minutes isn't
something I worry about ...

The work I do is so rarely disk-transfer bound that I don't notice the
existence of TimesTwo -- except that I now have twice the disk space.

When I back up to floppy, the R/W time of the floppies so overwhelms the R/W
time of the hard disk that TimesTwo hardly affects the overall time at all.  I
would guess that the time spect waiting for me to load the next floppy is at
least 1/4-1/3 of the total backup time.

Have you done any "realistic" benchmarks that simulate your common work, or
just artificial "measure the hardware" ones?

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1993 17:07:32 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Monty Hampton)
Subject: Using Time in Excel (A)

On 6/1/93 Elliot Bennett <[e-mail]>
writes reagrding Using Time in Excel 4.0...

>Text deleted...
>The only solution I've found is to take the total number of minutes in a
week,
>calculate how many hours and minutes it is and concatinate the two numbers
>with a colon in between and let it be text.
>Text deleted...

I am not sure how you have the SS laid out, but I too struggled with
calculating delta time until my post-doc innocently stumbled on an easy way
to format for elapsed time in X.X hours (e.g. 32.7 hours).

First format your start date/time (A1) and stop date/time (B1) columns as
"m/d/yy h:mm". Your entries should look like: "7/7/93 15:45". (Colon
important)
Format column C as Number "0.00".
In cell C1 simply type in formula: =(B1-A1)*24.
Fill down for column C.
Format column D as Number "0.00".
In column D cell 1 = fill right from C1. In D2 type in formula: = (D1+C2).
Fill down for column D.
Column A will be start time, column B will be stop time, column C will be
elapsed time for that day, column D will be cumulative time for the number
of days encompassed by the fill down.

A modification of this works for me to calculate elapsed times for drug
dosing.
I hope that I understood your problem correctly and have provided an
appropriate solution. If I misunderstood - than please ingnore my babbling.
Note: You may have to create a new SS to get this to work.

Monty
E.M. Hampton, OUHSC College of Pharmacy & OKC DVAMC
921 NE 13th Street,Oklahoma City, OK 73104 [phone]
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1993 16:41:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: Peter Macdonald <[e-mail]>
Subject: Wallpaper

I was wondering if anybody knows of a share-ware of free-ware program that
can use a picture as a background for the desktop instead of a pattern.

Thanks

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Date: Thu, 08 Jul 93 00:12:16 ADT
From: X2F1000 <[e-mail]>
Subject: What is that slot next to the RAM?

Greetings:

I just have a stupid little question: I just purchased a Centris 650
(8/230/CD), and took the cover off of it to see how it looked inside.
Everything seemed simple enough, but then I noticed a slot that
*looks* like a SIMM slot, but is just a little but shorter, right
next to the 4 SIMM slots.

What the heck is that for?

Thanks in advance. I am just curious...


--Trevor Sawler [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1993 01:44:05 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Dieder B.)

To paraphrase:

>Today I try reprinting and get "Can't get <next file>" once again!
>I haven't done anything with any of the files or the folder they are
>in since last week, so what gives?  Has anyone else come across this
>or know what is going on?  (No advice about *not* using Word, please.)
>
>John Armstrong

Word uses, from what I recall, file numbers for each of the files that you
link. Thus, when you switch disks/disk drives, the file numbers change, and
thus the link is broken.

Dunno how to fix though.

D.

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1993 16:06 EST
From: Owen <[e-mail]>

Can anyone recomend a good hard drive repair utility?  My IIfx is saying that
my 1 gig drive has a disk error upon booting.  Please reply to me directly,
I'm not a subscriber to this list.

Kevin Shafer
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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