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Info-Mac Digest             Fri,  9 Jul 93       Volume 11 : Issue 139

Today's Topics:

      [*] - Info about a trees population growth software
      [*] Aurora AD screen saver
      [*] avery-5196-laser-labels
      [*] calculator-ii-122.hqx
      [*] comm - Finger 1.3.6
      [*] comm - MacTCP Watcher 1.1.0
      [*] comm - Talk 1.1.1
      [*] DART 1.5.2
      [*] Deep Thought 2.0.3
      [*] dev/info - MacBinary II Specs
      [*] Disk Charmer 2.0.5
      [*] FB Tech Notes Posting
      [*] File Submission - TimesTwo Updater
      [*] Findswell 2.3 Demo, part 1 of 2
      [*] Font Tuner for System 7.1
      [*] game/bolo - Bolo Finder 1.0.2
      [*] gmae/bolo - Bolo RandomMap 1.1.0
      [*] Happyweed! 1.2
      [*] HC Oligo 1.0
      [*] Iride, mime mail for mac
      [*] MacElements Utilities 1.01
      [*] Mactivity report
      [*] magnetic-slice.hqx
      [*] MathPad 2.0.4
      [*] Menu Dropper 7.1b6 -- submission --
      [*] Mt. Image
      [*] NET/Mac 2.3.23
      [*] Polytris
      [*] RandomLaunch 0.2
      [*] Rapmaster 1.01
      [*] source/pascal - TCPOOExample 1.0.0
      [*] submit DeskTools.2.0
      [*] Tangram Background file part 1
      [*] Tangram Background file part 2
      [*] telefinder-3.11-updater
      [*] TheBar.sit.hqx
      [*] UUParser v1.1 (updated version)
      [*] vendorDA-1.4update
      advice on 21 meg floptical drives (A)
      American Heritage Dictionary (C)
      American Heritage Dictionary...
      Apple's RAM Disk (a)
      APS Technologies rave
      A summary and a thank you to Filemaker Pro Pros
      ClarisWorks spreadsheet module (Q)
      CompactVideo->Cinepak (A)
      Cranky Emachines T-16
      DECquery & InstantSQL (Q)
      Deskwriter and check printing
      Econometrics, Rats & Tsp
      Endnote/Medline
      Endnote/Medline/NLM
      Font Problems - Cupertino and Cheq
      FORTRAN for Mac
      Gopher
      Guy Kawasaki
      Hard Drive Problem - Thanks
      Hardware problems with a IIci
      Helix Express
      Helix Express (R)
      huckelMO
      HyperCard and TrueType Fonts
      Info-Mac Digest V11 #136
      Info-Mac Digest V11 #138
      Inside Macintosh (Q)
      laserwriter 8.0 and Kanjitalk
      LaserWriter margins problem (A)
      Mailserver for info-mac (A)
      Modem Speaker as Phone Speaker?
      No CrippleDrive Prob (reply to Allan Hunter)
      norton backup problem
      Norton Utilities
      Ofoto 2.0 problem fix
      Peripherals for the Power PC (C)
      Postcard stock & Change of Address template (A)
      Power-PC
      PowerPC questions
      Scrap Manager
      system 7.1 fonts folder bug?(Q)
      Textures

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Date: 2 Jan 1904 9:17:41 AST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] - Info about a trees population growth software

Anyone here heard of a software called something like MacGrowth ?
The purpose of this program is to calculate trees population
growth...or something like that....sorry for the imprecision but
that is the only thing I know about that thing :)
Thanx
Cyrille SIMARD ([e-mail]) Fax : [phone]

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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1993 17:30:53 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Aurora AD screen saver

Included is an After Dark module which simulates the Aurora Borealis.  The
module is freeware. There is also an order form for a book and a video from
the University of Alaska Fairbanks that describe the Aurora in detail.
Please place in your After Dark folder on the archive.
Thanks,

Dan LaSota
Dan LaSota
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/aurora-borealis.hqx; 47K]

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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 93 19:39:42 -0400
From: "Keith E Gatling" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] avery-5196-laser-labels

Well, after years of taking, it's my chance to finally give something back.
This is a Microsoft Word 5.1 file that creates a template for using Avery
5196 laser printer labels.  These are the ones that have nine 3.5 inch disk
labels and twelve smaller labels on each sheet.

keg

* [e-mail]   I've got plenty of opinions.  Just ask my wife! *

[Archived as /info-mac/app/msword-avery-label-template.hqx; 19K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 93 08:06:48 MST
From: [e-mail] (Joe Cicinelli)
Subject: [*] calculator-ii-122.hqx

Calculator II v1.22
(C) Copyright 1991-93, Joe 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 fixes a nasty bug that caused machines under system 6.0.x to
crash with an error 31.

This file should replace info-mac/app/calculator-ii-11.hqx or
             info-mac/app/calculator-ii-121.hqx

[Archived as /info-mac/app/calculator-ii-122.hqx; 94K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 11:58:12 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] comm - Finger 1.3.6

Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>       Ph: [phone]
Finger v1.3.6 & Fingerd v1.3.6 is an implementation of the UNIX Finger
protocol for Macs with MacTCP.  Fingerd is a background only application
that allows you to be fingered, while Finger is a finger client, allowing
you to finger other machines, as well as allowing others to finger you.
Both are System 7 friendly (but hopefully not dependent).

Changes in this version:
Corrected an incompatibility with AppleScript.

They are Shareware - $5.

Hope you like them,
   Peter <[e-mail]>.

Finger 1.3.6 & Fingerd 1.3.6 Copyright 1991-1993, Peter N Lewis

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/finger-136.hqx; 120K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 13:19:05 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] comm - MacTCP Watcher 1.1.0

Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>       Ph: [phone]
MacTCP Watcher v1.1.0 displays the internal data of MacTCP.  It shows
this Mac's IP, DNS name, and all the internal information that MacTCP
provides (much of which I don't understand, so please don't ask me
what it means!).  It will also list all the currently open TCP connections,
and the information on each of them.  As well, it allows you to test
MacTCP and your network, using the ICMP Ping protocol, the UDP & TCP
Echo protocols (you'll need a machine that supports the echo protocol,
most unix machines do, and I've implemented them in MacTCP Watcher,
so you can run the program on two Macs and test the network between
them as well as the MacTCP configuration on each of them), and it
tests out the DNS by looking up the name of a given IP or IP of a given
name.  It should be useful to people having MacTCP configuration troubles,
network or Domain Name System problems, or the cronically curious.

MacTCP Watcher is free, and comes with a free copy of Eric Behr's
MacTCP Info document (thanks Eric!), so if you have MacTCP problems,
check it out.

Changes since 1.0.0
ICMP (Ping) and UDP test have been totally revamped, now they give
    you min/max/ave, sent/returned/lost, continuous tests, etc.
Connection list should always update.
You can Copy the DNS IP or Name after a successful DNS query.
Added a hack to allow disabling of Reverse Name Lookup Failed messages.

Have fun,
   Peter. <[e-mail]>

MacTCP Watcher v1.1.0 Copyright 1993 Peter N Lewis

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/mactcp-watcher-11.hqx; 87K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 13:05:05 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] comm - Talk 1.1.1

Talk v1.1.1 & Talkd v1.1.1 is an implementation of the UNIX Talk
protocol for Macs with MacTCP.  Talkd is a background only application
that notifies you when a talk connection is requested, and Talk is a
talk client, allowing you to talk to other machines. Talk and Talkd
work with both System 6 and 7.

Changes since v1.1.0:
Fixed incompatibility with AppleScript
Talk now launched Talkd (under System 7) if its not running already)
Talkd will now wait for MacTCP to start up after it (for MacSLIP etc)

Talk&Talkd are Shareware, $5.

Hope you like them,
   Peter. <[e-mail]>

Talk 1.1.1 & Talkd 1.1.1 Copyright 1992-93, Peter N Lewis

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/talk-111.hqx; 81K]

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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1993 11:35:31 -0800
From: Michael Twitty <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] DART 1.5.2

Summary

DART(tm) (Disk Archive/Retrieval Tool) is an application that enables you
to duplicate Macintosh, Lisa, Apple II, or MS-DOS disks, save disk
images, and create disks from image files.  DART(tm) 1.5 can read disk
image files in DART(tm), DiskMaker, or Disk Copy(tm) format.  DART(tm)
1.5 image files are compressed, approaching a reduction in size
comparable to that obtained by using a commercial compression utility.
DART(tm) 1.5 is System 7.0 "savvy", and implements a custom Apple event
mechanism to automate the conversion of older DART(tm) or Disk Copy(tm)
files to 1.5 format.

...........................................................................
Features

%  Data compression:  more disk images can be archived in the same amount
   of space.
%  Data checksumming for reliable disk duplication.
%  Can read Disk Copy(tm) image files.
%  Requires only 224K of RAM to run.
%  Stack utility enables you to batch-convert DART(tm) 1.4 or Disk
   Copy(tm) files. [Not included in this archive]
%  Apple events support ("required" AE suite and custom 'cnvt' event.)
%  System 7 "drag-and-drop" disk image creation.
%  32-bit clean.
%  A/UX compatible.
%  Nifty color icons and balloon help.

...........................................................................
What's New in version 1.5.2

%  Compatibility with new Macintosh Quadra 800 and Centris machines.
%  Under certain circumstances, it was possible for DART(tm) to open a
   corrupted Disk Copy file and create an identically corrupted disk (or
   image file) from it. Checksums on source disk images are now verified
   correctly, and DART(tm) will always display a warning message if the
   expected and actual checksum values don't match. (Note that while a
   damaged Disk Copy file can no longer be converted to DART(tm) format,
   it's still possible to make a disk from it and potentially salvage the
   data on that disk.)
%  Fixed a minor (but annoying) display glitch in "Multiple Copies" mode
   where a portion of the Status message would sometimes be "hidden"
   underneath the progress bar.

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/dart-152.hqx; 74K]

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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 93 7:05:08 CDT
From: Shawn Drew <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Deep Thought 2.0.3

Deep Thought is a very simple System Extension/Control Panel that I
wrote to display a stupid, humorous, thoughtful, etc. quote when you
start up your computer.  It's PostcardWare, which means if you like
it, send me a picture postcard from your home town!

Version 2.0.3 is mostly a bug fix, although it contains a new feature
which makes it more happy on large monitors (ie. it now sizes its
window horizontally as well as vertically).

This should replace deep-thought-20.hqx in the archives.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/deep-thought-203.hqx; 486K]

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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1993 09:05:39 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] dev/info - MacBinary II Specs

Hi,

The specs for MB2 seem to have disappeared from the various sites, so here
it is, reposted.  I didn't write this, I have no connection with it, I'm
just posting it.
   Peter.
These are the new changes to the MacBinary Standard, as generally agreed
upon in the MacBinary II Conference 6/21/87, and as changed in the followup
conference 6/28/87.  Revised 7/24/87 to reflect suggestions and clarifications
that came later, and to include all necessary information needed from the
original MacBinary standard document to implement MacBinary II.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/info/mac-binary-ii.txt; 7K]

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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 93 13:29:27 +0200
From: [e-mail] ( Rodella-Morena)
Subject: [*] Disk Charmer 2.0.5

Disk Charmer 2.0.x is a neat utility that lets you conveniently
initialize (or verify) floppy disks.
It _requires_ at least System 7 to run.
It has a nice, modeless interface.
Help Balloons are everywhere.
It supports drag&drop (with the required Apple Events).
It is able to create larger disks: you gain 8.5K on a 800K disk,
18.5K on a HD disk (if you keep one large file filling the disk,
such as a Compact Pro segment).
It is the first disk formatter supporting the handy "Undo" feature
we all know and love.
It is the first disk formatter able to initialize and verify disks
(hold your breath) **in background**. To access this feature, you need
the Thread Manager Extension from Apple Computer.
It has even more features... but I am sure you are already impressed!

New from version 2.0.4:
no silly "disk is locked" message when a High Sierra, ISO 9660 or
Audio CD is inserted;
keeps the undo buffer correctly instead of discarding it in one
particular event;
now the ~Erase disk~ option brings the disk to its maximum capacity
as intended.

Enjoy yourself and remember the shareware fee!

Fabrizio Oddone

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/disk-charmer-205.hqx; 73K]

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Date: 29 Jun 1993 09:09:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: "John B. McVey [phone]" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] FB Tech Notes Posting

To: Info-mac.Stanford

From: McVey.John on Fri, Jun 25, 1993 6:51 PM
Subject: FB Tech Note Posting
To: Info-mac.Stanford

The attched areTechnical notes of interest to Future Basic prog rammers.
Suggeststed file name  is FBasicTN.Vol1. Suggested directory is /tech/.
The notes are Vol1 of a 3 volumes published to date and were furnished by
the Future Basic publisher technical help department with the understanding
that the notes would be made available on the Net.

 This file contains technical notes that provides solutions to some
problems encountered when programming in FutureBASIC.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/info/future-basic-tn-vol1.hqx; 11K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 21:55:10 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Scott Allen Gruby)
Subject: [*] File Submission - TimesTwo Updater

On behalf of Golden Triangle Computers, I am submitting this updater to be
posted on the internet for the TimesTwo program. Since Golden Triangle only
has AppleLink and America Online accounts, they were unable to send this
updater directly.

Please post this in the updater section of all archive sites that this is
posted.

If you have any questions regarding this updater, please contact me,
Scott Gruby, at:
Golden Triangle Computers
Technical Support
800/326-1858 x138


Here is the introduction to the updater:

TimesTwo(tm) 1.0.3d updater

Read Me First:  TimesTwo(tm) 1.0.3d updater

Contact:
Golden Triangle Computers
Christopher Bross
1175 Flintkote Avenue
San Diego, CA  92121
619/587-0110 (voice)
800/326-1858 (voice)
619/587-0303 (fax)
AppleLink: Golden.Tech
America Online:  Golden Tec

NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 1.0.3:
 ----------------------------

o  The TimesTwo(tm) Extension automatically mounts removable media like
SyQuest an
Bernoulli cartridges, Magneto-Optical and Floptical devices (please see the
section "Increased Support for Removable Media" in the TimesTwo Addendum for
more information and instructions on installing the Extension).

o  Automatic free space adjustment (please see the section "Understanding How
the Finder Reports Space Used and Space Available" in the TimesTwo Addendum
for
more information).

o  Greater flexibility for "Hot" installations - Users of automatic
compression
utilities such as AutoDoubler and More Disk Space no longer need to decompress
files before installing TimesTwo as long as there is at least 10% free space
on
the hard disk.

Please see the TimesTwo Addendum which is included in your update package for
additional information on the new features in version 1.0.3d.

BUG FIXES IN VERSION 1.0.3d
 -------------------------

Several hard drives were found to have problems running with a blind driver
installed.  Version 1.0.3d now forces these devices to run in polled mode.
These devices are:

Drive Manufacturer        Vendor   Product
 ----------------                     ------                          -------
Western Digital(20 Meg)          WesDigtl                  1006V-SCS
Western Digital (40 Meg)             WDIGTL                  1006VSCS
Rodime (20 Meg)                     RODIME                       RO652
Rodime (45 Meg)                     RODIME                     RO3000T
Rodime (60 Meg)                     RODIME                     RO3000S
Rodime (100 Meg)                      RODIME                       RO5000S
Sony 3.5 inch MO                         SONY                       SMO-C301
Sony 5.25 inch MO                      SONY                     SMO-C501

For more information on blind vs. polled, please see the end of this
document.

If more than one System folder was present after TimesTwo installation, the
correct one may not necessarily get 'blessed' to boot the Macintosh. This
problem has been corrected.

The Insite Floptical Device is now supported.

System 7 users with file names that begin with a period (.) do not need to
remove the periods before installation.

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/times-two-103d-updater.hqx; 255K]

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Date: 02 Jul 93 19:11:00 EDT
From: Michael Crawford <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Findswell 2.3 Demo, part 1 of 2

This is the first of a two part posting of the Findswell(tm) Demo,
version 2.3.  Remove the headers and trailers, join the two files
together, and use Stuffit 1.5.1 (or any later version) to
de-binhex and unstuff them.

Findswell is a Control Panel that adds a button to Open and Save
dialogs, to allow you to search disks for files, remember
recently opened files, and create folders.

Version 2.3 is now fully compatible with System 7, but will still
work back to System 3.2.

Findswell is $49.95, plus $6 for shipping and handling.  Registered
owners of version 2.0 or later may upgrade for just the $6 shipping
and handling charge (or drop by the office and say hello - no
shipping!)

Also included is a TeachText text file with instructions, and another
with descriptions of our other products, including:

Working Watermarker   background graphic printing utility
Toner Tuner           toner saving printing utility
Spellswell 7          Apple Events and document spellchecker
Writeswell Jr.        FREE Apple Events word processor - free source code!
Lookup                interactive keystroke spellchecker
Last Resort           keystroke saver
QuickLetter           correspondence and envelope printing DA
Spellswell for 4th Dimension Developers

Please call or write if you want more information on these products.

Michael D. Crawford

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/findswell-23.hqx; 56K]

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Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1993 23:45:56 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Font Tuner for System 7.1

This is Font Tuner, an application that fixes a bug in the
System file of System 7.1.  This is from the "Read Me":

>When System 7.1 starts up, before any extensions load, it
>looks at all of the fonts in the Fonts folder. As it's looking
>at them, it loads each font into memory one at a time. I guess
>it's looking inside and building its list of available fonts
>and doing whatever other magic it does.

>The problem is that on some Macs it forgets to unload the font
>before it loads the next one. The result is that every font on
>your Mac is loaded and locked down forever and ever, taking up
>lots of memory that is supposed to be reused by applications.

>How much memory? Anywhere from about 3K to 40K per font,
>depending on the font. If you have lots of fonts installed on
>your Mac, this adds up. I have about 40 font packages (245 items)
>in my Fonts folder, and this eats up about 1.5 megs. Thats a meg
>and a half that could be used to run Quark XPress or MS Word.

You should only use this if you have System 7.1.  Also keep in mind
that only some Macs are affected by this bug.  It shouldn't damage
Macs not affected by the bug.

You should probably turn off antivirus software while this is
running.  And the fix may take a few minutes:  don't turn off your
Mac, just let the program do its job.

I am not the author.  Joe Holt of Adobe Systems is, and his email address
is [e-mail].

Darin Takemoto
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/font/util/font-tuner-sys71.hqx; 10K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 13:29:12 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] game/bolo - Bolo Finder 1.0.2

Bolo Finder v1.0.2 uses MacTCP to connect to Mike Ellis' Bolo Tracker and
list the currently known Bolo games in a normal Mac UI manner.

Since all Bolo Finder does is display the output of a TCP connection to
a specifiedf host/port, it might well be useful in other very different
applications than its intended application of finding bolo games.  But,
of course, there is nothing more important than finding bolo games!

Bolo Finder is free.

Changes since 1.0.2:
Increased the memory partition to stop it crashing.

Have fun,
   Peter. <[e-mail]>

Bolo Finder v1.0.2 Copyright 1993 Peter N Lewis

[Archived as /info-mac/game/bolo/bolo-finder-102.hqx; 35K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 13:39:02 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] gmae/bolo - Bolo RandomMap 1.1.0

Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>       Ph: [phone]
Bolo RandomMap v1.1.0 generates random maps for use with Bolo.
You speicify the size, %land, %forest, number of pillboxes and bases,
and the starting content for bases, and it generates a made to order
map.  You can even leave it to pick random values for the various
features.

It produces fairly simple maps, including only grass and forest,
no other terain types are produced (yet).

Changes:
~Roundified map for Stuart, now there is deep sea scattered about the place.
~Fixed bug that allowed pillboxes/bases to be placed on the same square (fun
:-)
~Fixed bug that allowed land to be adjacent to the edge (this could cause a
crash)
~Reduced the minimum land size down to 10*10
~Reduced the random land size

Bolo RandomMap is free.  Source is included.

Have fun,
   Peter. <[e-mail]>
[Note the new address for those of you that follow these things]

Bolo RandomMap v1.1.0 Copyright 1993 Peter N Lewis

[Archived as /info-mac/game/bolo/random-map-110.hqx; 29K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 93 14:48:13 MDT
From: "Chris B Council" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Happyweed! 1.2

This is version 1.2 of Happyweed!, a game which is very similar to Pac Man.
The major difference between this and Pac Man is that you go around the board
collecting marijuana leaves, joints, and bongs instead of generic dots and
power pellets.  It requires 768K of RAM, a color monitor of size 640x480 or
greater, and System 7.  All the bugs should be cleared up now.
-----

[Archived as /info-mac/game/happyweed-12.hqx; 302K]

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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1993 10:07:24 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] HC Oligo 1.0

This stack is for molecular biologists and their friends who want to keep
track of their oligonucleotides. If you don't know what I am talking about,
you don't need this stack!

Binhexed sea

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/oligo-10-hc.hqx; 38K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 93 12:10:04 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Stephen L. Pendergast)
Subject: [*] Iride, mime mail for mac

I saw this announced on the comp.mail.mime group
Downloaded it from the ftp site, and since there has been interest expressed
in mime file interchange for the mac thought I'd post it here. I currently
use Eudora 1.3.1

                 Iride
                 =====

Iride is (or will be) an implementation of a MIME user agent on
the Apple Macintosh computer.
Its was developed as part of a project of the GNBTS - Gruppo Nazionale
Bioingegneria sezione di Trieste, for the integration of multimedia mail with
the hospital data storing facilities, in particular for the transfer of
bioimages.

This is a far from a complete MIME implementation, but I think
it is quite usable.

To use it you need:
 - Macintosh with MacTCP 1.1 or better installed
 - 32 bit ColorQuickDraw if you want to use images
 - audio input device if you want to create audio messages
 - connection to a SMTP mail relay
 - connection to a POP3 server

MIME types supported:

text/plain      charset=US-ASCII only
text/richtext   (there is not a composing tool for richtext yet)

audio/basic
audio/X-macaudio generated sending a NOT sampled audio pasted in

image/GIF
image/X-macPICT  generated when color QuickDraw is missing only

multipart/mixed         each part is shown in a different window
            MUST change this
multipart/parallel
multipart/alternative   handled as multipart/mixed
            MUST change this

Please address any comment or suggestion to:

[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/iride.hqx; 584K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1993 16:00:31 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Mark_Winter)
Subject: [*] MacElements Utilities 1.01

oo "MacElements Utilities" v1.01 (29/6/93) oo

Attached is "MacElements Utilities", a HyperCard 2.x stack which calculates
element percentages and isotope patterns for given chemical formulae
together with yields of chemical reactions. It should therefore be useful
in any chemical laboratory.

All the user has to do is enter the formulae and weights (or number of
mmols) of starting material and product. Formulae are correctly parsed and
displayed with numeric subscripts (not common in HyperCard). The yield is
calculated automatically. Additionally, element percentages for the
chemical formulae are automatically calculated and displayed. A short
report is automatically generated in Royal Society of Chemistry or American
Chemical Society experimental section punctuation styles.

The user may also elect to calculate the isotope pattern of chemical
formulae.

Some 50 different pseudo-elements such as Me, Ph, Cp, etc. are allowed in
chemical formulae.

This stack is shareware

Dr Mark J Winter: Dept of Chemistry, The University, Sheffield S3 7HF, England
tel: [phone] fax: [phone] e-mail:
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/mac-elements-utilities-101-hc.hqx; 92K]

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Date: 8 Jul 1993 09:05:50 -0500
From: "Wolfgang Naegeli" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Mactivity report

Subject:   Mactivity report               Date: 7/8/93       Time:
                                   8:47 AM
Enclosed is a report from Mactivity, the Macintosh Networking and
Communications Conference, held last week in San Jose, CA.
The conference and show provided a great deal of new details about
PowerTalk (AOCE), the Newton Message Pad, and future directions of
Apple in networking and cross-platform computing.
Some notable new products also are described.

Wolfgang Naegeli
President
MacClique--East Tennessee Macintosh Users Group

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/mactivity-con-report.txt; 39K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 93 11:56:12 CDT
From: [e-mail] (Ben Davenport)
Subject: [*] magnetic-slice.hqx

Subject: magnetic-slice.hqx

This file is a quicktime movie of consecutive slices through
the magnetic field around a solenoid.  I created it  using
AVS on an SGI Crimson using output from a program running on
a Cray Y-MP.  This is a good example of how the qt format
can be used successfully in scientific research.

Ben Davenport
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/magnetic-slice.hqx; 957K]

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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 93 08:03:25 PDT
From: "Mark Widholm" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MathPad 2.0.4

MathPad is a general purpose scientific calculator that uses text input
rather than a graphic simulation of a hand held calculator. This allows you to
see and edit your entire calculation. Formulas can be entered directly and
different values can be plugged in for easy "what if" calculating. Results may
be put into a table or graphed. MathPad does not perform symbolic
manipulations
like high-end commercial programs such as Mathematica but it can handle fairly
sophisticated numerical problems with a MUCH smaller memory requirement
(150K).

MathPad 2.0.4 is a major upgrade intended to replace the previously posted
version 1.5.6. Existing documents will still work with the new version.

New features include:
* Multiple open documents
* Support for general purpose arrays allows calculations involving vectors,
complex numbers, matrix algebra etc.
* Improved plotting capabilities
* A built-in determinant function allows solutions of systems of equations
* Read and write functions allow import and export of large data sets
* Support for iteration allows more efficient implementation of some
algorithms
including numerical solution of differential equations
* The table command now allows multi column tables
* Various minor bug fixes and performance enhancements

MathPad runs on a Mac Plus or higher with system 6 or system 7.

This software is free for non-commercial distribution.
E-mail comments and suggestions to:  [e-mail]

The application and its documentation are enclosed in a StuffIt archive.


Mark Widholm                       Space Science Center
[e-mail]                 University of New Hampshire

[Archived as /info-mac/app/math-pad-204.hqx; 86K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 14:55:07 +0100
From: David Winterburn <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Menu Dropper 7.1b6 -- submission --

This is an update to the system 7 apple menu utility MenuDropper,

MenuDropper is a System 7 utility that allows the you drag ICONs from the
Finder and 'drop' them onto items within the Apple Menu. It is supplied as
a compact pro archive which includes the system extension  a read me file,
and a patching program to assists users of BeHierarchic 1.0.5. To install,
drop the system extension into the Extensions Folder of your System Folder
and reboot. Currently Menu Dropper is compatible with Finder 7.0, 7.1 and
the AppleScript Finder version 7.1.1, as new versions of the Finder appear
I shall publish new versions of Menu Dropper to support them. Menu Dropper
requires a Mac Plus or greater, running System 7.0 or greater, it is
compatible with all available Macintosh models (i believe).

This is an update to the MenuDropper version 7.1b4, you currently have in
your archive.  This version includes support for NowMenus v3 and v4 and
BeHierarchic 1.0.5, along with a totally cool alias creation facility,
complete support for the 68000, 68020, 68030 & 68040 Macintoshes, and a
number of minor corrections and bugs fixes.

This version superceeds all previous versions, which should be removed and
deleted.

Thanks,

David Winterburn.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/menu-dropper-71b6.hqx; 56K]

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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 93 11:27:00 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Steve Kalkwarf)
Subject: [*] Mt. Image

Mt.Image

Mt.Image is a small utility, that can make your life with image file more
easily. Mt.Image can mount image file using 'Drag & Drop', it can also open
multiple image file at once. No more effort with 'MountImage' control
panel.

Mt.Image uses the driver of 'MountImage', so you must put 'MountImage' in
your Control Panel folder. Some errors are reported about use with
MountImage 1.1x, so you'd better use 1.2x.

Mt.Image is freewere, but if you like this, please send me a mail or
postcard of your home town.

Comments and suggestions also welcome to:

EMail: Compuserve 72121,2376

Address
1-41-12-101 Shimouma,
Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 154, Japan

Basuke Suzuki.

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/mt-image.hqx; 23K]

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Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1993 13:04:10 +0200
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] NET/Mac 2.3.23

Hello dear reader,

Here is the latest version of NET/Mac, the TCP/IP program for ham-radio
operators. This file obsoletes info-mac/comm/radio-netmac-2315.hqx.

Regards,
Adam van Gaalen PA2AGA.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/radio-netmac-2323.hqx; 285K]

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Date: 30 Jun 1993 17:00:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Polytris

    Triiiiiiis iiiiiiis back!!!!
    Polytris is a game with falling polyomino blocks,1 to 5 connected square
    blocks. The objective is to stay in game by removing rows. Tetris is one
    of variations of Polytris which uses only tetrominoes, 4 connected
    squares.
    Polytris is more challenging because it has 29 kinds of blocks, bombs,
    weights and water balloons. Depending on your skill, you can adjust the
    difficulty of the game. It can be configured as from 'Qualye's Tetris' to
    'Ultra Super Duper Extra Tris Plus'.
    Polytris is a shareware game. If you want to use it, please send at least
    'ONE US DOLLAR' to the auther. It is worth far more than $1.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/polytris.hqx; 232K]

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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1993 17:22:45 +0800
From: [e-mail] (Ken Taylor)
Subject: [*] RandomLaunch 0.2

RandomLaunch is a small utility program which I put together at the
insistence of one of my colleagues.

Its purpose in life is to randomly choose a file from a selected folder and
send an AppleEvent to the finder to open it.  This means that the file can
be of any type (or even another folder) and the Finder takes care of what
to do with it.

Its original purpose was to choose a random signature for Eudora (via
Autograph by David Kabal), but various other uses have been found since
then:
 * Choosing a random Bolo map
 * Playing a random sound
   ad infinitum

RandomLaunch is FREE, and carries no warranties of any kind (although it
has been tested on a large range of Macintoshes in-house).

RandomLaunch REQUIRES AppleEvents.

Ken Taylor

[Archived as /info-mac/app/random-launch-02.hqx; 28K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 93 15:49:18 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Michael Martin)
Subject: [*] Rapmaster 1.01

Dear Moderator:
Attached is a copy of the free application RapMaster by Bryan ``Beaker''
Ressler. It was featured in the latest edition of MacWorld as one of the
most fun free programs you will ever get. Anyway, it is not on the sumex
archives, so I thought I would upload it. Please note that I'm not the
author, but I think it is a great application.

Cheers,
Michael.

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/rap-master-101.hqx; 780K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 15:07:21 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] source/pascal - TCPOOExample 1.0.0

This is some example code to demonstrate the use of my Object
Oriented TCP units.  These units implement a relatively high level
interface to MacTCP, and allow fairly easy writing of TCP
applications in Pascal using event driven, object oriented
programming.  The example program is not a full shell,
it simply implements a very basic finger to a fixed user@host.
It should be fairly easy to understand.  I've used the code in many
apps, most of which are available from various ftp sites, or from
redback.cs.uwa.edu.au in /others/peterlewis.

Hope its useful to someone,
   Peter. <[e-mail]>

TCPOOExample v1.0.0 Copyright 1993 Peter N Lewis

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/tcp-oo-example-10.hqx; 43K]

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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1993 07:43:11 -0400
From: gmisassoc <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] submit DeskTools.2.0

Dear Moderator,

Below is version 2.0 of DeskTools. This one should replace
desk_tools.1.0 in the archive.

DeskTools is a Personal Information Manager. A user can maintain
multiple address files, multiple calendar-appointment-alarm files,
multiple glossary lists which are ideal to store diskette information,
bibliographies, summaries of news or books. A user can print mailing
labels, business envelopes, rolodex cards, telephone lists, and
diskette labels. Calendars will print in daily, weekly, monthly
and yearly format.

DeskTools is shareware $25. Enjoy.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/desk-tools-20.hqx; 328K]

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Date: 30 Jun 1993 17:45:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Tangram Background file part 1

    Here are more color background files for Tangram free to the registered
    users. But if you feel these background files are worth some bucks, please
    donate any amount of money to any charity especially for children.
    These files can be used with 'Tangram' and 'Pythagoras'. The backgrounds
    look best in 256 color mode.
    Tangram is an ancient Oriental toy which has 7 pieces, 5 triangles in
    different size, 1 square and 1 diamond. The objective of this game is to
    form a given shape using all 7 pieces. Thousands of shapes can be made by
    moving simple shaped pieces around. Only your imagination is the limit.

More background file is on a seperate file, TangramMoreBack.hqx.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/tangram-background-grp1.hqx; 297K]

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Date: 30 Jun 1993 17:47:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Tangram Background file part 2

    Here are more color background files for Tangram free to the registered
    users. But if you feel these background files are worth some bucks, please
    donate any amount of money to any charity especially for children.
    These files can be used with 'Tangram' and 'Pythagoras'. The backgrounds
    look best in 256 color mode.
    Tangram is an ancient Oriental toy which has 7 pieces, 5 triangles in
    different size, 1 square and 1 diamond. The objective of this game is to
    form a given shape using all 7 pieces. Thousands of shapes can be made by
    moving simple shaped pieces around. Only your imagination is the limit.

More background file is abailable on a seperate file, TangramBack.hqx.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/tangram-background-grp2.hqx; 200K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 08:12:03 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Eric Hoffmann)
Subject: [*] telefinder-3.11-updater

This small patch updates the original posting, tele-finder-3.1, to v3.11.
The difference between the two? The new version can save color/font/style
information with text messages as well as e-mail. TeleFinder Group Host
v3.1 BBS server now supports multi-line chat, inter-node instant messaging,
and styled text.

This only updates the TeleFinder User application itself; all the support
files, including the "Prefs" file, should be kept from the original
posting.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tele-finder-311-updater.hqx; 28K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Jul 93 00:55:42 EDT
From: [e-mail] (George T. "14K F/D" Talbot)
Subject: [*] TheBar.sit.hqx

This is a small application for System 7.x which displays the currently
running applications as icons in a small window and will switch you to
the application's layer by a double-click on its icon.

This is version 1.0 by George T. Talbot <[e-mail]>

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/the-bar-10.hqx; 38K]

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Date: Mon, 28 Jun 93 18:14:43 -0700
From: [e-mail] (John S. Lee)
Subject: [*] UUParser v1.1 (updated version)

This is a corrected version of UUParser v1.1.  The difference is it has the
help function enabled.  And is also a bit faster than the version I
previously uploaded.

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-11.hqx; 80K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 08:51:49 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Eric Hoffmann)
Subject: [*] vendorDA-1.4update

(I am posting this on behalf of Bill Baldridge.)

VendorDA is a listing of 857 vendors of Macintosh, and Macintosh related
products, along with their Main, Sales, and Technical Support/FAX numbers.
It is intended for everyone, but should be of particular use to those who
make a living supporting Macintosh.

This release adds 33 new listings, and includes 53 changes/updates to
version 1.4.  I've included some of the major players in the PC-clone
business in this release, for those support providers who may need
cross-platform support. If response is good enough, and there are enough
changes to justify it, I will continue issuing updates about every three
months.

With this release I've started including both the color and B&W versions in
the same package. It reduces confusion, and makes it easier on those who
distribute VendorDA (including myself).

If you have a monochrome monitor you should be using v1.41B, because the
color version won't display properly. You can also run the B&W version on
color monitors, if memory and/or storage are at a premium.

System 6 users should use VendorDA as a standard (standalone) application.
For System 7 users, I'd recommend putting VendorDA in the Apple Menu Items
folder for maximum 'handy-ness.' That's where I keep it.

VendorDA is a shareware product. If you use it, and want to see it
continue, then send in the small $10 shareware payment. As an additional
incentive for those who would like just the data used in building VendorDA,
I WILL SEND A TAB-DELIMITED TEXT FILE TO REGISTERED USERS WHO REQUEST THE
DATA WITH THEIR SHAREWARE PAYMENT.

[Archived as /info-mac/info/vendor-da-15.hqx; 166K]

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 06:32:51 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Alan Piszcz)
Subject: advice on 21 meg floptical drives (A)

PLI: 21MB unit

1) Device is only a hard disk from finder.

2) Can not use to install software from 1.44MB disks.  (One reason for
purchase)

3) Unit gets polled every minute or so looking for a disk.

4) Can not use Appple Diskcopy program with it.


Basically it looks like a hard disk to the OS and Finder.
I also have problems with it getting a corrupted desktop once and a while.

Another reason for the purchase was to be able to read
MS-DOS disks, it works fine for this purpose.


MacLAND (I think) offers it for $399 with 5 disks.

The transfer rate is 75K-100K Bytes per second.

Running on a Mac II/7.1

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 11:02:00 MDT
From: [e-mail] (Stephen C. Harmony)
Subject: American Heritage Dictionary (C)

I'm a user of the new American Heritage Electronic Dictionary (AHED) Deluxe
Edition. I'll add my enthusiastic recommendation for this resource to Eric
W. Davies's from IM v11 #136. I would like to respond to two postings from
IM V11 #138. Wil Clarke remarked:

> I have owned AHED for a long time now. I have two criticisms.
>
> 1. MS Word v5.x will not let me use SAVE on the file menu after
> accessing AHED. It forces me to use SAVE AS which is a real pain.

Well, this is strange. I don't know which edition of AHED he's using, but I
didn't have a problem with AHED Version 1.0 and Word 5.0a. Perhaps this is
one of those infamous Microsoft incompatibilities?

> 2. I have recently upgraded to a Quadra 750 and my old version of AHED
> no longer works on the Quadra. They want me to pay $29.95 + $5.50 s&h +
> tax to upgrade to a newer version where-as the new program plus the
> extras like a thesaurus etc are available via mail-order for about
> $43.00 including next day delivery.
>
> It would appear that registered users are the scum of the earth to AHED.
> I would rate their user support on a scale from 1 to 10 at -10!

Rather strong words. I've had good experiences with WordStar customer
support. They certainly don't treat me like the scum of the earth. When I
received the flyer for the new version, I called their toll-free number and
asked to upgrade to the new Deluxe Edition, which I'd read about in
MacWeek. (It _was_ strange that the flyer only mentioned the Standard
Edition.) Anyhow, my call was answered promptly, the person who answered
was helpful and friendly, and I was told my upgrade would be shipped
immediately. Since I am a registered user, they were able to look up my
name and address in their data base, so I didn't have to dictate it over
the phone.

We've been through the arguments before in this forum about whether a
company owes us free upgrades when we upgrade to incompatible hardware or
system software. I don't think asking 30 bucks for an upgrade from an
earlier version is that bad, considering the list price for the Standard
Edition is $59. I got my Deluxe Edition upgrade for about 50 bucks, for a
program that lists for $129 and comes on nineteen floppy disks.

In the same digest, Carl Haverl remarks on a weird omission from one of his
printed copies of the AHD:

> Here is the wierdness.  I had occasion to look up the word 'pederast',
> and to my amazement, it was not in AHD.  For some reason, I mentioned
> this to a friend, and he responded by producing his own copy of AHD,
> which did contain the word. Intrigued, I checked my other copy, and
> 'pederast' was there too. On closer inspection, the copy lacking the
> definition had other B---S--- definitions substituted to take up the
> proper amount of column space.  VERY WIERD.

Well, Carl, you can rest assured. "Pederast" is in the new AHED Deluxe
Edition. So are all of George Carlin's seven words you can't say on
television (from his famous routine from the 70's).

Steve Harmony
Los Alamos, NM

No, I don't work for WordStar International, I'm just a satisfied customer.

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 07:25:13 -0700
From: Kevin Pfeiffer <[e-mail]>
Subject: American Heritage Dictionary...

To elaborate on this unusual subject, it's clear that the publishers
(Houghton Mifflin) of this dictionary are supporters of the Christian
Science Church. Both are based in Boston and as a previous message
indicated, if you look up certain words of a Christian/religious theme,
such as God, Jesus, etc. you'll find corresponding Christian Science
definitions.

Very disconcerting. It reminds me of the time my accountant's office
assistant confused mailing lists and notified me of an upcoming
(Scientology) retreat. My immediate response was "worship who/what you
will, but don't ever make me a part of it."
--
       * Kevin Pfeiffer  <[e-mail]>  Pasadena, California *

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Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1993 13:00:40 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Apple's RAM Disk (a)

Declan A. Rieb asks in infomac #138:
>Subject: (Q) Apple's Ramdisk for non-Portable Mac ? (Q)

>Is there any way to activate the RamDisk options in the Memory Control Panel
>when running 7.x on a machine other than a portable?

Newer Macs like the Quadras, and I think the LC III and Centrises have this
feature built into the ROMS.  On older machines, you can always buy Maxima
>From Connectix.  It's not too expensive (In fact, I think MacConnection is
selling it now for $19 with a SIMM purchase.) and is a bit nicer in that it
will save the contents of the RAM disk to disk on shutdown, and restore it on
restart.  Has a few other tricks too, like freeing up some extra memory
without using 32 bit addressing. I'm sure there are other pros and cons, but
I think that Maxima is the way to go with an older Mac II model.  Maxima
requires a PMMU. (68030 and 68040 have them built-in, and it's possible to
add the chip to a Mac II motherboard).

Of course, I have no connection with Connectix, Apple, or MacConnection!

Hope this helps,

--Brian Pickerill  <[e-mail]>

PS.  Thanks for all the suggestions about Apple II software.  Maybe I will
     do a short summary later...

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Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1993 15:59:46 +1200
From: "matt n." <[e-mail]>
Subject: APS Technologies rave

I was happy to see APS appearing as a new sponsor for Adam Engst's
TidBITs. I have bought one 200-meg drive from them, so one
experience isn't much to go on, but I was insanely happy with their
help over the phone (they knew how to talk to someone living in a
foreign country, which is always nice -- be quick because it's an
expensive dime, but be patient because there's a disturbing delay
while your voice travels around the world), their prices (lower even
than the ad in MacUser), their delivery service, and the product
itself, which is light, tough, fast enough for me, NZ-current-savvy,
and loaded with shareware/freeware goodies I still haven't finished
exploring yet.

Hope people will read this recent TidBITs and download the price
list if considering a drive purchase. m.
 --------
matt neuburg, phd = [e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 13:02:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: Scott Wyant <[e-mail]>
Subject: A summary and a thank you to Filemaker Pro Pros

Hello all:

Two weeks ago, I posted a question about using FM Pro to take information
in a student database and fill out myriad boiler plate forms.  My plan was
to scan the forms in and use the FM report generator.

Thanks to all who responded, especially Jay Cross, William Porter, Michael
McGuire, Leah Simkin, Eric William Burger, Bruce Long, Lt. Avram Dorfman
and John Rosborough.

The consensus was, that scanning the forms would result in a) unacceptable
looking documents, because they'd be bitmapped and b) unacceptable
time-to-print for the same reason.

The best solution, which is also obvious and which evaded me somehow, is
to set up the fields to print in exactly the right place, then feed the
forms into the printer and watch the empty spaces be filled in.  Sheesh.

Thanks again, and a bonus thanks to the moderators.  Info-mac has saved me
uncounted hours, even if you count the hours I spend reading it.

Scott Wyant
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 93 22:11:07 PDT
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: ClarisWorks spreadsheet module (Q)

I was trying out the ClarisWorks 2.0 demo today and couldn't, for the
life of me, figure out how to speficy the number of decimal places
certain cells in the spreadsheet module should display.  Would someone
in the know please tell me if this can be done (a snap in Full Impact)
and, if so, how?

Thanks much for your help.

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

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 15:05:24 -0500
From: "Paul M. Sheldon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: CompactVideo->Cinepak (A)

    RICHARD LIM writes in Volume 11 : Issue 137 Info-Mac Digest :
>It might just be me, but does anybody else think that the new name for
>the Compact Video codec, "Cinepak", is pretty awful?
>...QT 1.6.1...bugs are fixed?
    I am shocked that apple missed the opportunity of advertisement with not
using Cinemac. After all the power pc was supposed by this digest to come in
Spring 1994. Get it ? Cine----mac. Oh well.
   I'm still looking forward to Sound Manager 3.0 becoming accessible to an
   old
cd rom player, so I can pull in digital sound tracks into snd resources.
It was somehow associated with quicktime. I hope that it's inaccessiblity was
a bug and not another thing for me to buy. Perhaps someone can enlighten me
pleasantly on this matter?

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1993 22:46:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail] (FIRST CLASS EMAIL)
Subject: Cranky Emachines T-16

Hello:
Hope y'all can help. I have an Emachines t16 monitor with a FuturaSX 24 bit
video card in a IIci. On a couple of occasions, I have turned on the monitor
then the computer (my usual sequence) and the monitor has not turned on.  THe
computer will boot but the monitor is for all intents dead.  I will hit the
manual shutdown on the back of the cpu and power down. Usually, upon powering
up again, the computer will boot and the monitor will work. However, upon
closer
inspection, the monitor will be in black and white mode.  I then must go to
the
control panels and switch to 16 or 24 bit.  Sometimes, the apple menu remains
in black even after the reset. A subsequent restart solves the problem. I have
noticed on occasion that AfterDark will be disabled by the system after the
monitor has refused to light up.  I have about a 95% successful startups
average, but this should not be happening, right?  Another thing: the moitor
has a strange "bend" on the upperleft corner.  What I mean is that dialog
boxes and the menu bar appear to bend slightly about an inch from the edge.
Come to think about it, all corners bend sliightly!  And if that were not all
I can swear that the screen "shimmies" ever so unperceptibly.  It is so faint,
I think I'm seeing things, like maybe I've been macking too long or
something!
As to be expected, the thing is about 15 months old, so warranty is Passe.
Are there some fine tuning adjustments I can perform to help?
--Luis

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 11:09 MET
From: [e-mail]
Subject: DECquery & InstantSQL (Q)

Hallo,

Does anyone know if DEC is stopping with their Mac application
DECquery (a query tool that lets Apple Macintosh users retrieve
data from remote relational databases) ??
Is that true, and will there be an alternative (something new) ??

My other question is:
Is there somebody working with Instant-SQL from a Macintosh ?
It should be used to edit a database on a VAX from your Mac.

Nico Rozendaal,
State University of Limburg,
Dept. of Neuropsychology,
Maastricht,
The Netherlands.

(e-mail: [e-mail] )

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 09:42:20 -0400
From: [e-mail] (David B. Reiser)
Subject: Deskwriter and check printing

I've been using a Deskwriter to print checks for 2 or 3 years. It works. It's
a bit of a pain, since I've been using pin feed personal size checks (i.e.,
not the full 8.5" paper path width). I've even managed to print a single
personal sized check, but that is more work than simply writing one out.

Since I just moved, I got back into looking for check forms again. Deluxe
Corporation now has personal laser checks. Three to a page, with stubs to fill
out the 8.5" dimension and an extra blank section to fill out the 11"
dimension on the bottom. The catalog says they are Quicken compatible (Mac
version 1.5 or later, DOS Quicken version 5.0 or later).

I have a home grown cash flow program written in Foxbase+/Mac, so the Quicken
compatibility isn't too important to me, but I'm planning on buying some of
these checks anyway. They aren't exactly cheap ($52/250;$72/500;$94/1000; or
$134/2000). If you're really profligate, you can even get them to do custom
personal laser checks -- up to 4 colors, up to four checks per page. The two
color checks are more than twice the price of the Quicken compatible stock
forms.

I've never had a problem with the ink being slightly smearable. I have done
some tests that convince me that after about 10 minutes, you can't make
deskwriter ink illegible by running water over it (rubbing it for the purpose
of making it illegible is sometimes possible.)

You can call Deluxe (800-328-0304) and ask for a sample of form #80935 (the
wallet sized, Quicken compatible check). They
're fast and courteous. I've had good experiences with their customer support
in the past.

I'm not connected with Deluxe in any way other than as a customer.

Dave Reiser
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 9:44:55 CEST
From: Carlo Viviani <ax433![e-mail]>
Subject: Econometrics, Rats & Tsp

Hallo!

Does anybody on the net know anything about these two econometrics packa-
ges:
RATS, by Var Econometrics, Evanston, IL
TSP, by Tsp International, Palo Alto, CA
I know they're available for the Mac, but I don't know anything else
I'd like to know the Fax number or email address of the two firms (and,
of course, how much these programs cost)
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated (write to mailbox, please!!!).
Bye,
Carlo <[e-mail]>

PS: BTW, do you know about any Internet list that deals with Economics
    and/or Econometrics???

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 10:04:38 -0400
From: [e-mail] (David B. Reiser)
Subject: Endnote/Medline

I, too, find $100+ a bit expensive for Endlink (the citation text parser for
Endnote), expecially considering how abominably limited Endlink is. It
properly
handles _only_ journal citations. No patents, books, book sections (ASTM has
over 1000 special tecnical publications that are collections of refereed
conference procedings. I use them frequently, and the papers usually appear
as book sections).

There is supposed to be a new version of Endlink in the works, but it has
been many months since I heard anything from Niles software.

Dave Reiser
[e-mail]

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Date: 9 Jul 1993 12:16:22 -0500
From: "Cerro, Joseph A" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Endnote/Medline/NLM

Recently, [e-mail] wrote:

>>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

My comments are as follows:

1)_Never turn away a volunteer!_If this guy spent some time to write this
program, and it works, and he decides to share it with the net, then by
all means, encourage his generosity!

2) Obviously, if he went to the trouble of writing this, it was easy enough
for him, and he did not wish to spend the US$129 that EndLink costs!

3) For myself (and I suspect many others in my field) the only references I
download are in NLM format. I can not justify spending over $100 for
EndLink for just one translation. My compliments to Francisco for a truly
useful piece of FREEWARE!

4) On the other hand, Niles is an OUTSTANDING company, with wonderful user
support (Avi Rappaport's work on the EndNote newsgroup should be a model
for other companys), and if you download refs from more than one source,
EndLink works seamlessly, and is well worth the price.

J. Cerro (standard disclaimers apply)
[e-mail]/[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 09 Jul 93 08:13:17 -0400
From: "Keith E Gatling" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Font Problems - Cupertino and Cheq

As you may recall, a few days ago I asked about fonts that looked like the
IBM logo and the old font Apple used to use on their Apple II series
machines.

One person sent me a copy of a font called Scan, which is the IBM logo font
and someone else alerted me to the fact that the Apple font I was looking
for was called Cupertino and was available from Umich.

So I ftp'd over to Umich to get Cupertino, and also decided to download a
font called Cheq, which is a chess font.  When I got them on my Mac,
Cupertino was nothing but an empty suitcase, and I got a message that Cheq
was corrupted and couldn't be unstuffed.

 1.  So...who do I contact at Umich to alert them to the problems
     with these two fonts, and how do I do so?

 2.  Does anyone out there have a copy of Cupertino and/or Cheq
     that they could email me?

 3.  Now that I have a 48 point copy of Scan, does anyone know if
     it exists in smaller sizes, and where?

Looking forward to seeing my mailbox overflow again!

keg

* [e-mail]   I've got plenty of opinions.  Just ask my wife! *

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Date: Fri, 09 Jul 93 07:48:10 CDT
From: Paul Koch <[e-mail]>
Subject: FORTRAN for Mac

I use Language Systems Fortran.  Ported code from DOS
environment with no trouble.  A year ago they were
packaging older version as "Student Version" for $95.

Paul Koch
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1993 19:28:22 +0200
From: Jean-Pierre Gattuso <[e-mail]>
Subject: Gopher

I am connected to the University computer center via a telephone line (9600
bds) and would like to use the gopher application.

I read in the GopherApp red me file: "You can also use GopherApp over
telephone
lines when MacTCP has a SLIP interface and you dial-up to a Serial Line IP
server".

What does that mean? The comm program I am using is WhiteKnight 11.14.

Any help would be appreciated.

Jean-Pierre Gattuso ([e-mail])

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

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 12:04:50 +0000
From: Graham Allsopp <[e-mail]>
Subject: Guy Kawasaki

I am very intrigued with the current Guy Kawasaki column correspondence.
We're a little slow on this side of the pond - I've just got my JULY '93
issue of Macworld (thanks WH Smiths), and want to know:

1 - What Guy Kawasaki is on
2 - Where I get some
3 - What is he doing writing for a computing magazine.

Ian Allen would have been proud of the July '93 column; Durex proud of
August '93 by the sounds of it. I await news of September '93 with
interest.

WH Smiths = Well known British purveyor of newspapers, magazines and
stationery.

Ian Allen = Publisher of magazines for people who wear anoraks (qv) and
spot trains/planes/buses/ships/etc etc . If it moves and has a number on
it, there will be a magazine about it.

Durex = Leading brand of condoms in UK. Also reported to be leading brand
of Australian sellotape by some British comics (see "Mike Harding", "Jasper
Carrot").

Anorak = Stylish garment normally worn by train-spotters. Normally
accompanied with plastic lunch box, NHS spectacles and a notebook (for
further details see "John Major"). If any West Coast trendies are reading
this, I will gladly mail one out to you in exchange for a PowerBook Duo.

Fig roll = the proper name for a Fig Newton

Graham

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

Date: 9 Jul 93 11:03:59 GMT+7
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Hard Drive Problem - Thanks

Thanks for all the useful posts and messages
The problems turned out to be stictation.  This was a quantum 40 meg
drive.  The contacts were fine.
I am now the proud owner of a new hard drive.

thanks again for the help
markf

[e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 12:20:27 EST
From: Scott Kaplan           <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hardware problems with a IIci

Okay, I posted about this a couple of weeks ago, and got some very good
responses.  However, things have gotten more complicated, and once again I
prefer to get the opinions and information of the net before laying out cash
to a local Apple dealer.

My IIci won't start up.  It just doesn't go.  For a while (couple of years),
I suffered from what was described as the "trickle-down" problem with the
IIcx/IIci/Quadra 700 power supply.  After being off for a while, my machine
would not power up unless I unplugged it for a couple of minutes, as the
power supply didn't hold the 5 volt charge that it needs to stay in a
"standby" state...or that's how it was described by some to me.  Now the
thing doesn't start up at all, ever...This may be trickle-down related,
maybe not.

Here's what's new.  I did a test on my power supply with a voltmeter.  The
thing held that 5 volt charge all day, no sweat.  So maybe my problem is the
power supply, maybe not, but I can't tell...and the trickle-down problem, if
there at all, isn't significantly worse than it's ever been.  On a friend
suggestion, I checked the little clock/system battery. (Aside flame to
Apple: How EVIL to use a hard to find little battery for this purpose, and
place it underneath the drive bays like they did--clearly a ploy to make
sure that many IIci/IIcx/Q700 owners would have to bring their machine to an
Apple dealer for a simple battery replacement.)  My battery registers a
healthy 3.6 V (actually slightly above) on the same voltmeter...exactly what
it should be.

So, I could get the power supply fixed, outright, for less than $100.  But I
don't know if it's broken.  It might be something else.  Neither keyboard
power switch nor little button in the back of the machine turns my Mac on,
not one little bit, no sign of life.  Is there anything else I can check
about my Mac or my power supply?  Do I need to find another IIci owner who
trusts me to pull their power supply out and plug it into my motherboard to
see what happens?  Am I stuck with process of elimination?  I would do it
this way just because an Apple dealer around here will want almost $100 for
just the diagnostic, let alone any repair...

Any help would be wonderful.  By the way, I'm using (as I said) a IIci with
a Quantum 170, an Xceed 128k cache card, and that's all that's in the box.
Also, I do happen to be plugging it in to a converted old two-prong wall
outlet (it's grounded and all, but the power in the house may not be so
wonderful...)  I plan on trying to bring the machine elsewhere to see if
it's my power, but I'm no optomistic.  Please send replies straight to me...

Scott Kaplan
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
[e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 15:21:38 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Helix Express

  In reply to the question about Helix Express, I can say that we have used
it (and the earlier versions called Double Helix) as the main database
for our Alzheimer's Disease Research Center for the past 5 years.  It is
very user friendly, versatile, and does not require programming language.
I design and use small databases myself, but our 15+mb, 500 field, 4000
patient database is managed with the help of a database manager.  We use
a networked version, and others in our department have developed their
own databases which they enjoy working with.  Support is good, and there have
been continual improvements, even though the company has changed.

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

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 19:27:32 edt
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Helix Express (R)

I have been using Helix Express as well as every version since "Helix"
was introduced. I am more than satisfied in the Performance and ease
to program with this application. For anyone wanting to purchase a
database like this I say do it, you will be more than satisfied. One
other note, Tech support is also very good, If I had a problem that I
could not figure out Helix tech support would answer all of my
questions when I called or they would return my call normally within
1/2 hour of my request if tech support was busy. If any one has any
other questions feel free to contact me directly.
Jeffrey Whittaker.

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

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 18:05:49 bst
From: Mark Elliott <[e-mail]>
Subject: huckelMO

Hi

I have made this request before, but if anyone can help i will ask again

There is a program called HuckelMO for the mac, a chemistry related
package for performing molecular orbital calculations. version 1.1 is
on the internet (on 128.60.0.21 - the ra server) but i would like
to get a more current version - the latest version i am aware of is version
1.4 - this is on GEnie file number 25683 - name HMO 1.4

NOTE this is not the same program as on mac.archive.umich.edu in the chem
folder (also call huckel....something or other) - the program that i am
after is much more versatile

if anyone has access to GEnie and is prepared to get the file i would
be eternally grateful - or if anyone already has it ...


thanks in advance

Mark Elliott
Chemistry Dept
Loughborough University

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 13:58:36 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Monty Hampton)
Subject: HyperCard and TrueType Fonts

About a year ago, I created an 800K stack for students to use. Spent many
hours of course and it worked and looked fine. Used primarily Helvetica and
Palatino fonts. Then along came system 7 and TrueType. Now when I open the
stack, many of the fields have missing text. Anyone else encounter this
problem. Anyone know of a quick and easy solution so that I don't have to
go through each card making corrections?

Any assistance or advice would be appreciated!!!

Thank you!

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: 9 Jul 1993 06:39:03 GMT
From: Ross Wylde-Browne <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #136

In article <[e-mail]> The Moderators,
[e-mail] writes:
>Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 17:06:41 +0000
>From: Mike Brudenell <[e-mail]>
>Subject: LaserWriter 8 and A4 paper as the default
>
>[Please forgive the plethora of messages about LaserWriter 8!]
>
>I know this has been bandied about for some time now, but I still
haven't seen
>any CLEAR instructions on how to do this, so....
>
>Could someone please explain how to modify the LaserWriter 8 driver so
as to
>default to A4 paper?
>
>I have found out already it is NOT just a case of editing the PPD file
(at
>least, not for me, it isn't! :-)

I have used myPageSetUp to successfully set the LaserWriter 8 drivers to
A4
on several different machines, it crashes the Radius Rocket, but works
fine when
the Rocket is turned off.

Research School of Earth Sciences
The Australian National University

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

Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1993 09:49:17 MET
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #138

The Moderators <[e-mail]> writes:

>> 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
>
>
>Rather inexpensive?  If you're spending government grant money (i.e.
>taxpayer's money) or university funds, then $100 might be "rather
>inexpensive."  On a college student's budget, however, $100 is quite
>a bit of money.  This utiltiy performs a service that I need, and it
>does it for free.  What's to wonder?

You have a point in that if you're on a tight budget, and need just the
MedLine
to EndNote conversion, and don't mind using an extra program to do the
conversion, then, yes, such a utility is useful. What I was mainly wondering
about was that Francisco's post led me to believe that he does not know about
EndLink's existence; I thought it the least I could do to point out to people
that there are 'better', albeit more expensive, ways of coaxing MedLine (and a
lot of other) output into EndNote libraries.

Hope this clears things a bit,

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

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

Date: Fri, 09 Jul 93 13:20:35 MEZ
From: David Steiner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Inside Macintosh (Q)

In recent digests, the subject of the Inside Mac books has come up. I was
wondering if anyone could enlighten me about the new editions that are
being published. Are they essentially the same as the old ones, with a
new arrangement or are they drastically different? Does someone who
wants to do serious Mac programming need both sets? Finally, are all of the
new volumes out yet?

As an aside, I have received a few replies to my recent question about
printing to a LocalTalk printer via ethernet. So far, the EtherPrint 2.0
box is leading the Asante box by a slight margin. I have received only
possitive comments, so I assume that most people are pretty happy with
their respective choices.

David R. Steiner, Research Assoc., Remote Sensing & GIS
ISPA-Uni. Osnabrueck     D-49364 Vechta, Germany

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

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 18:12:17 JST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: laserwriter 8.0 and Kanjitalk

Has anyone had any experience with Kanjitalk and laserwriter 8.0 -- e.g.
how to get the background printing to work correctly (the print monitor
name etc. is different in Japanese).
  On a related note, I have official copies of KanjiTalk and system 7.1 and
would like to know if it is possible to use the worldscript that comes with
kanjitalk 7 (based on English 7.1) to convert the english system into a
kanji system.  This is to avoid the strange problems that sometimes occur
when English programs run on the Japanese system (like to laserwriter 8.0
problem I mentioned above).  Thanks for any help.

                        [e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 22:52:08 EST
From: Martin Levins <[e-mail]>
Subject: LaserWriter margins problem (A)

I had a problem with offset pages on a newly delivered LW IIg, put
a help! out on Applelink and got this as a response:

Here's the syntax:

  <yoffset>  <xoffset>  setmargins

Positive integers increase the top and left margins; negative numbers decrease
them.  Each unit is a single device pixel (1/300 inch), or roughly 1/4 point.
Changes are seen only in increments of 16 on the original LaserWriter engine
used with the LaserWriter and LaserWriter Plus.

The setmargins operator is in statusdict, and must be executed outside the
server loop so its changes will persist across power cycles.  The following
PostScript code can be used as a sample -- it shifts the image up and to the
left 16 and 24 pixels, respectively.  It first exits the server loop and,
therefore, modifies the parameters in EEPROM (Electrically Erasable
Programmable Read-Only Memory) or ZPRAM (Zero Power RAM).

  serverdict begin 0 exitserver
  statusdict begin
  -16 -24 setmargins

Care should be taken with the LaserWriter, LaserWriter Plus, LaserWriter IINT,
and LaserWriter IIf/IIg because their controllers store parameters in a memory
device with limited writes.  Though these printers can handle at least 10,000
writes (the LaserWriter IIf/IIg over 50,000), automating the process in a
batch
file or PostScript program can quickly shorten the life. They still will work
after this occurs, but they will use default settings and any new settings
will
need to be downloaded after each power cycle.

By altering the margin values, you should be able to properly center the
LaserWriter page image.  Note that the setmargins operator has no effect on
total image size; it just alters its position on the page.

The following PostScript code prints a page showing the current margin
settings.  You may want to print this page before you modify the original
settings, though they are likely to be set to zero (for both x and y) as
shipped from the factory.

  /str 32 string def     %Define a 32 character string for later use.
  /Times-Roman findfont  %Lookup font in fontdict and push it on stack
  15 scalefont setfont   %Push size, scale, and make it the current font.
  72 700 moveto          %One inch over, and 700 72nds up.
  statusdict begin       %We'll be using two operators from statusdict.
  (Margins for )         %Push the leading text on the stack.
  show                   %Show the topmost string from the stack at 72 700.
  str                    %Push an empty string of 32 length on stack.
  printername            %Puts the LaserWriter name in the string.
  show                   %Show it.
  72 680 moveto          %Move back to 1 inch left, and down 20 points.
  margins                %Push top and left margins onto stack.
  (  Xoffset set to: )   %Push leading string onto stack.
  show                   %Show it.
  str                    %Push an empty string.
  cvs show               %Convert left margin into the string and show it.
  72 660 moveto          %Do the same thing again for the top margin.
  (  Yoffset set to: )
  show str cvs show
  clippath stroke        %Draw a frame around the page border
  showpage               %spit out the page.

To download these programs, copy or type them into a text document using your
favorite editor (the comments following the % characters aren't necessary).
TeachText or any editor that can save as text works fine. Then use the
LaserWriter Utility, version 7.0 or later, or a similar utility to download
the
PostScript file to your LaserWriter.

Phil Kearney
Falcon Microsystems, Inc.

Thanks Phil, wherever you are

--

Martin Levins

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

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 16:35:23 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Robert E. Winston)
Subject: Mailserver for info-mac (A)

 > Are the info-mac archives served by a e-mail server?  I don't
 > have direct Internet access...

Send E-Mail to: [e-mail]
'Subject' line is ignored. Send this message:

$MACARCH GET help/accessing-files.txt
$MACARCH GET help/all-files.txt

You will receive, a few minutes later, a help file and a list of
all the files.

This Listserv is a 'mirror' of the Info-Mac archives at
sumex-aim.stanford.edu and contains all the same files.

It is synchronized to the Sumex archive early each morning.

To order additional files, just copy and paste the path and
filename after a "$MACARCH GET" command. <No quotes, of course.>

Here's a sample file listing:

258256  Feb 15  17:07 ./comm/zterm-09.hqx

To receive this file, send this note:

<to:> [e-mail]
<subject:>
<message:> $MACARCH GET comm/zterm-09.hqx

Files arrive compressed with StuffIt or Compact Pro and Binhexed.
You are limited to 50 files and 2.5MB per day.

[Currently, the Rice Listserv has a smaller hard disk than Sumex.
Old files are therefore being deleted to make room for new files.
Anyone have an extra 3 gig disk sitting around?]

The Umich Mac archive has its own mail server. For a list of all
files and a help file send a note to:

[e-mail]

with the message:

CHUNK 300
HELP
SEND /00help/allfiles.txt

[This assumes your mail system can handle files as large as 300K.
If not, change the CHUNK command to the number of Kilobytes your
system can handle. The file will be broken into messages of that
size. The default is 24K.  "Allfiles" is about 275K]

There is a way to access any ftp site (including ftp.apple.com)
by mail. For more info on the ftpmail service, send a note to:

[e-mail]

with the message:

HELP

________
Robert E. Winston       [e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 00:23:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Joseph Chiang-Shen Wu <[e-mail]>
Subject: Modem Speaker as Phone Speaker?

Is there a way to redirect the standard telephone receiver input to the
modem speaker with the AT command set?  I have the telephone line going to
my modem and passing through to the telephone.  My phone does not have a
speaker function so I thought that my modem might substitute for at least
the amplified receiver function.  This would come in handy when I am put
on hold or when I am stuck in one of those slow automated answering
services.

Thanks,
email:  [e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 09:01:40 -0500
From: Kenneth Prehoda <[e-mail]>
Subject: No CrippleDrive Prob (reply to Allan Hunter)

Allan Hunter believes the MacOS wont be able to handle the so called
crippledrive:

>The problem is that the traditional Mac software is designed around a
>storage disk that gets written to at odd times, unlike computers that
>were designed to write immediately to the disk every time a relevant
>command is executed.  That's why PC users can pop out a disk any time
>other than during Saves or when booting a program, formatting the disk
>itself, etc.  But the Mac is designed to be Shut Down or to be asked
>to eject a disk before it is removed, and often is  DOES THINGS to the
>disk before it gives it to you--updating file and desktop info, etc.

PC users aren't the only ones that can pop out a disk at any time besides
during reads or writes.  Try pressing command-shift-1 while you have
a floppy in your main drive.  It will pop out BEFORE updating any desktop
info etc.  When the OS does need the disk the familiar "Please insert..."
dialog is displayed.  The CrippleDrive can operate in the same manner
as long as there is a disk present sensor (no big deal).  The only
disadvantage to the CrippleDrive I can see is ejecting the disk during
reads or writes and damaging data, and maybe a thumb sore or two during
floppy backups :-)

            Ken Prehoda     |
     Department of Biochemistry     |     [e-mail]
    University of Wisconsin-Madison     |

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 11:58:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail] (Ryan Manwiller)
Subject: norton backup problem

I am having trouble with Norton Utilities 2.0 backup software
Here's the scoop:

Classic II 4meg ram. I am backing up about 20 megs from a hard disk
to a syquest cartridge.

I have no trouble with the backup. So, on the cartridge is the backup file
and the backup catalog. The problem comes when I try to update the backup.
The first time I tried to update the backup, norton reads the backup
catalog, and then just says 'reading hard disk' until norton runs out of
memory. So I turn on virtual memory (yuck) and give norton 6 megs of
memory. The same thing happens, norton just reads the hard drive
only it takes longer to run out of memory.
So, unfortunately, I have to do a brand new backup each time.

The manual was no help at all.

Maybe one of you has had this problem with norton backup and can help.
Thanks much for any info,
ryan manwiller
[e-mail]

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Date: 9 Jul 1993 02:47:36 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Adam Young)
Subject: Norton Utilities

       ATTENTION NORTON UTILITIES USERS:
  --------------------------------------

     Norton Encrypt from Norton Utilities 2.0
only uses up to the first 8 characters of each
password used with the DES encryption option.
ALL OTHER CHARACTERS ARE SILENTLY IGNORED!!!
The program allows the user to type in a maximum
of 20 characters per password. If the user types
in a password of 20 characters it will encrypt
normally. However, only the first 8 are needed to
decrypt the file.
     THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE FOR THIS. I
deplore Symantec for marketing this program
since it gives the user a false sense of security.
I highly discourage anyone from using Norton
Encrypt for securing files. If you are currently
using Norton Encrypt then I suggest you multiple
encrypt your most precious files until you find
a better program (i.e., a REAL DES encryption
program). This will permit an effective
password of 16 characters or more (depending
on how many times you reencrypted the files).
If you choose to multiple encrypt your files I
recommend that you verify that the files have
been reencrypted. I would not be suprised if
they don't get reencrypted.

                         Adam Young
                      Yale University
                 [e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 02:12 CDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Ofoto 2.0 problem fix

There is a programming error in Ofoto 2.0 software, which has been fixed.

If you use the eraser or pencil in Ofoto to remove unwanted portions of an
image, you may have found that other portions of the image also get erased.

I finally called Ofoto today, and they said they would send out a disk to
fix the problem.

Jay
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1993 09:24:14 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Thermite: our warm little exothermic friend" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Peripherals for the Power PC (C)

> I am wondering if there is any danger in buying a standard (Quantum)
internal
> hard drive, in terms of compatibility with the new machines.

  From what I've heard, the first PowerPCs will be standard desktop models
the equivalent of today's ci.  Or yesterday's ci anyway: Apple goes through
models too fast to follow.  As such, I would assume it'll have space for
expandability (NuBus slots? Please?) and so the machine will be big enough to
accomodate a standard SCSI drive.  (half-height? I forget what "standard" is.)
  The only question I see is whether the PowerPC will support SCSI at all.
Since I just bought a new (external) hard drive for my LC a few months ago
(and
am planning on buying a PowerPC "real soon now", all I can say is that if it
doesn't, I'm drivin' out to Cupertino to break a few heads.

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Date: 9 Jul 93 15:33:00 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Mike Schatzberg)
Subject: Postcard stock & Change of Address template (A)

[e-mail] (Mark A. Saper) writes:

> Does anyone know if the U.S. Postoffice sells prestamped postcards in a
> 4-card sheet that would be appropriate for use in a laser printer?
> Alternatively, how about blank postcard stock without the stamp?

Paper Direct of Lyndhurst, NJ publishes a neat mailorder catalog
of laser and inkjet paper pre-printed and perforated in hundreds of
styles including postcard ($20/300 postcards).  They are are not
pre-stamped.  They may be reached at:

    Paper Direct
    205 Chubb Avenue
    Lyndhurst, NJ 07071-0618
Phone: [phone] -or- [phone]
FAX: [phone]


Mike Schatzberg, Salomon Inc, 745 Route 3, Rutherford, NJ 07070 USA

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 11:57:40 -0500 (CDT)
From: Russell Cotton <[e-mail]>
Subject: Power-PC

Hello,

I have heard a lot of talk about the Power PCs and would like to know what
they are! Usually I am up to date on new products, but I cannot find any
info on the Power PC.

Thanks in Adavnce
Russell Cotton
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 14:42:56 PDT
From: [e-mail] (John Owens)
Subject: PowerPC questions

Since it looks like the next generation of Mac hardware is going to be
the PowerPC, I was wondering if anyone out there could answer a few
questions in preparation for my (hoped-for) upgrade?

- Is Apple planning motherboard upgrades for popular models?
     (I have a IIsi.)
- Will it fully support existing peripherals using Apple's (slightly
     bastardized) SCSI standard?  [Hard drives in particular?]
- Will it have a serial port compatible with, say, AppleTalk and standard
     Apple/third party modems?

They've announced for January 1994, I believe. Any opinions on whether
they will keep that date or will it be like Newton?

John Owens
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 16:43:14 EDT
From: "Mr. Troy Kelley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Scrap Manager

For the programmers out there:

I have a program that has most of it's data stored a data sturcture I
defined myself and is essentially an array.  The program is a graphics
program where the user draws boxes and defines variables about each box.
The varibles about each box are stored in the array, for example
box[1].bounds, box[2].bounds. Now the question, suppose the user needs
to copy a box. I could just write code to copy all the information from
one array cell to another so box[1].bounds = box[2].bounds. Then I would
write some code to actually draw the box with the same dimensions as the
box I copied. So why do I need the scrap manager? My program is simple
enough to where I can't imagine a user wanting to copy anything other
than a box. Does the Scrap Manager buy me anything? And does anyone have
any sample Scrap Manager code for copying and pasting?

Thanks

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Date: 09 Jul 1993 15:37:39 -0600 (MDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: system 7.1 fonts folder bug?(Q)

I've recently heard a rumor about a fonts folder bug in System 7.1.

According to the rumor, when Sys7.1 starts, before any extensions load, the
system loads each font into memory, to build a list of fonts.

On some macs, the system doesn't purge the font from memory before it loads
the
next one. The result: memory is occupied by fonts that shouldn't be there.

Can anyone confirm or deny such a bug? (I'm ignorant about the specific
details
of Sys7.1 startup, I'd be interested in this information at least.)

Thanks!


(My opinions; no one cares to share the blame.)

Ken Powell ([e-mail])
Information Systems
Macintosh System Support
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 12:44:04 EDT
From: JF <[e-mail]>
Subject: Textures

Any info. on the Tex interface "Textures" (or any
other such program) would be greatly appreciated.
A tel. # for the company who produces it would be
of particular help.

Thanks,

John Fyfe
Environment Canada ([e-mail])

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 08:26:21 -0600
From: USENET News System <[e-mail]>

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From: [e-mail] (Eric Lorenzo)
Subject: Making system 7.1 emergency disk for CP MacTools
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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 14:26:18 GMT
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    Having wondered how to make a emergency disk for CP MacTools (the
one shipped with V2.0 has system 7.0.1) that will work on my Centris, I
broke down and called up Central Point's 2400 baud (argh!) BBS in Oregon
and found these instructions from a tech rep:


Following is the procedure that will allow you to create an Emergency or
Optimizer Disk with System 7.1 that will start your Macintosh.

1.  Use the Apple System Software Installer or Install Me First disk to
create a minimal startup disk for your Macintosh model. (Choose Customize
in Installer to select the correct resources for your Macintosh.) Make
selection from the list in the upper left corner of the screen.

2.  After making selection, click on Switch Disk.  Insert formatted 1.44mb
disk and click Install.  You will need to make several disk swaps to complete
the installation of the minimum system on this disk.

3.  On the disk you created, move the contents of the System Folder out of
the folder. Keep only the System file and System Enabler xxx (numbers will
vary for each model of Macintosh). Delete the "Finder", and any other files.

4.  Copy CP DiskFix or CP Optimizer onto this diskette.

5.  Launch CP DiskEdit, select the diskette, then click on the Boot Blocks
button.

6.  In the File Names is a Finder field. Change the Finder field to read CP
DiskFix, or CP Optimizer. Close the window and save the changes (be sure the
application is spelled correctly). Exit the CP DiskEdit program.

7.  You should now have a diskette that will start your Macintosh. What we
have done is to tell the system instead of starting Finder to start CP DiskFix
(or CP Optimizer) instead. Once Diskfix is running you should be able to make
any needed repairs or use Optimizer to do a Full Optimize.

Please feel free to contact me with any further questions or comments.

Regards



I. Marie Smith
CPS Technical Support
Fax# [phone]
--
Eric J. Lorenzo
[e-mail]

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