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Info-Mac Digest             Sun, 11 Jul 93       Volume 11 : Issue 140

Today's Topics:

      [*] Adobe PPD Files
      [*] AliasZoo 2.0.2 update
      [*] Apple PPD Files
      [*] ARA Client Version 203
      [*] attention-102.hqx
      [*] Autograph 1.0B4
      [*] Ball & Stick 3.5.1 DEMO submission
      [*] BBEdit-Import-10.hqx
      [*] Canon 2
      [*] Comp-Sys-Mac-Comm FAQ (info-mac/report/comp-sys-mac-comm-faq.txt)
      [*] dirent.sit.hqx
      [*] Duo thermometer
      [*] DynaMouse (SORRY!)
      [*] EasyTransfer (1/4)
      [*] Enigma 2.0 (data encryption program)
      [*] f2c.hqx
      [*] flippant.1.0.cpt.hqx
      [*] font with slashed-zeros (R)
      [*] glidel1.1.hqx
      [*] Handwriting font v2
      [*] IM/Mac 1.0b27n
      [*] Inits R Us
      [*] June MT&T
      [*] mac-facts-two.txt
      [*] Mac-Sokoban-Level-Editor-3.1
      [*] MacTracker1.00.cpt.hqx
      [*] mcvert-209.shar
      [*] New version of Open Prolog
      [*] Pair Picker 0.2B
      [*] parental-advisory.hqx
      [*] PopUpFuncs Demo, v2.3.7
      [*] PPP 1.1.1
      [*] RIPEM Mac 0.8b2
      [*] SATQuizzer0.3b.sit.hqx
      [*] Space Madness Demo 1.1
      [*] Speedometer 3.23
      [*] stuffit-expander-302.hqx
      [*] StuffIt Deluxe 3.0.5 -> 3.0.6 Update
      [*] StuffIt SpaceSaver 1.0.4 -> 1.0.5 Updater
      [*] submission of FLUX magazine (HyperCard stack)
      [*] Talker 2.0.1
      [*] Tank Wars 1.0.2
      [*] top-pred.hqx
      [*] Two.hqx
      [*] Unmountit 1.0 - CDROM Unmounting Utility
      [*] UPS Monitor 1.2
      [*] UULite 1.4.2 Mac uuencoder/decoder release...
      [*] vvsv2inf.hqx
      (Q) trouble typing the letter 'o'
      advise requested
      Applications unusurped (R)
      ARA problems
      AVI->Quicktime (or whatever)?
      Can't get past "Welcome Screen"
      Checkmate (C)
      color SE/30?
      Cupertino and Cheq Thanks
      Did Hugh lose Lew's hues? (R)
      EndNote Translator Freeware
      Excel 4.0 Macro question
      Font Problems - Cupertino and Cheq (A)
      Fortran 77 compiler for the Macintosh (R)
      Graphic representation
      HELP WITH DOVE!
      Is Helix Express Any Good? (R)
      LaserWriter 8.0
      Mac Expo?
      MacPPP 1.1.2
      norton backup problem (R)
      Norton Encrypt
      Postal Zip-Code Software
      Powerbook 140
      program that sets modem configuration wanted
      QuarkXPress 3.11 unexpectedly quits
      restaring as bad as shutting down? (Q)
      Returned mail: Host unknown
      Screen Size reducer (Q)
      ScuzzyGraph - Ratings?
      Speed Comparisons (Q)
      switching among comm programs possible? (Q)
      sys6/set-startup, what does it do? (Q)
      The real cost of Times Two (R)
      Think twice before buying LaCie (R)
      Typing Tutor (Q)
      updater to latest quickeys wanted
      Used Macs - any good experience?

The Info-Mac newsgroup is moderated by Bill Lipa and Gordon Watts.

The Info-Mac archives are available (by using FTP, account anonymous,
any password) in the info-mac directory on sumex-aim.stanford.edu
[36.44.0.6].  Help files and indices are in /info-mac/help.

Please send articles and binaries to [e-mail].
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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 11:17:44 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Ken B Kirksey)
Subject: [*] Adobe PPD Files

Here's a BIG stuffit archive containing all the Adobe PPD files
as of 6-24-93.

[Archived as /info-mac/prn/adobe-ppd.hqx; 1517K]

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Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1993 19:26:24 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Cliff McCollum)
Subject: [*] AliasZoo 2.0.2 update

AliasZoo is a utility to locate, verify, repair, rename, and re-connect
alias files on any of your mounted volumes. This version is a
complete re-write of the original AliasZoo and includes a number of
new features:

- The Find and Resolve functions have been seperated. This allows
you to quickly locate and view all the alias files on a drive without
having to wait for them to be resolved (resolving checks that they
still points to something valid).

- Alias files that have been orphaned (they no longer point to their
target file) can be automatically reconnected by AliasZoo 2.0. It will
search for any file with a matchineg file/creator type and a matching
creation date - on ANY mounted drive. If such a file is found, it will
be automatically re-connected.

- Alias files can now be renamed from within AliasZoo.

- The 'Get Info' dialog in AliasZoo now displays the icon of the target
file (in color where possible).

- The interface has been completely reworked. The main window is
now resizable, and the status of alias files are indicated by small
icons (rather than changing the line's color - which didn't work too
well on grayscale monitors).

- You can choose whether or not AliasZoo will resolve aliases to local,
removable, or network volumes independant of one another.

- When resolving alias files to non-local volumes, AliasZoo will not
unmount the volume until it absolutely has to. This prevents you
>From having to enter your password each time a network alias is
resolved.

- Better feedback is given while alias files are being resolved.

- And many other new features, changes, and abilities.

AliasZoo requires System 7, is 32-bit clean, supports the required
AE's, and runs fine on every Mac I have been able to test it on (SE,
LC, CI, Powerbook, Quadra 700-950).  This archive includes the
application itself, and a ReadMe document that explains more about
AliasZoo.

Version 2.0.2 fixes the following bugs:
  - The divide-by-zero error no longer occurs when volumes with no alias
files are selected.
  - The help dialog appears properly on Color Quickdraw equipped machines
with B&W monitors (powerbook, SE/30s, etc).
  - The 'Smart' unmounting of network volumes has been made smarter. Things
should work better now for users with more than 10 volumes mounted during
resolve scans.

Shareware. $15.

Cliff McCollum

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/alias-zoo-202.hqx; 203K]

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 11:18:33 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Ken B Kirksey)
Subject: [*] Apple PPD Files

Apple LaserWriter PPD files as of 6/17/93.

[Archived as /info-mac/prn/apple-laserwriter-ppd.hqx; 142K]

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Date: 8 Jul 1993 17:28:49 -0500
From: "Cerro, Joseph A" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] ARA Client Version 203

"ARAClient is a control panel/application maker that adds value to AppleTalk
Remote Access. It adds several features that save time, keystrokes, RAM, and
add
a measure of security. Most users could care less about the details of
telecommunications, they just want to get connected. This utility provides a
one-step connection scheme that promises to let users forget all the details
of
network telecommunications.  Users must be using system 7 as well as have
already installed Apple's AppleTalk Remote Access software. ARAClient, and the
Connector applications it makes, are intended to be used in place of the
Remote
Access application that Apple provides."

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/ara-client-203.hqx; 65K]

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Date: Mon, 5 Jul 93 15:57:13 METDST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] attention-102.hqx

Attention 1.0.2 is a little control panel that lets you
customize the sound played when background applications need
your attention (technically speaking, when they post
notifications).
You also have options to disable notification sound altogether,
to disallow notification alert boxes and to always play a sound
when a notification is posted.

Attention 1.0.2 fixes some incompatibilities found in version
1.0.1, which it should replace.

This program is free but not public domain.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/attention-102.hqx; 22K]

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 13:17:21 -0500
From: David Kabal <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Autograph 1.0B4

Autograph 1.0B4 README
Copyright C 1993 David Kabal
FREE!

** WARNING:
Autograph only works with Eudora. If you don't have Eudora, give up. You
also need System 7.

** WHAT IT DOES
Not much. It changes your signature in Eudora. You can drag and drop a
text file onto Autograph and it'll change your Eudora signature to that.
If you tell it to make a TEXT file into a signature, the next time you
double-click on the file, the signature in Eudora will be changed to it.
The idea is to have a folder of signatures, any which one can be
double-clicked on to change your signature. Oh yeah, if Eudora happens to
be running when you double-click one of the signatures, it'll switch back
to Eudora.

** DAVE-WARE
If you use it, drop me a line (or smile).

** IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED
None. Unless you have a REALLY AMAZINGLY GOOD IDEAT.

I fixed all the bugs you guys talked about. (Aliases of Eudora Folder,
Eudora Settings, etc plus asking for PPC Toolbox)

ENJOY...

The Waffler.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/autograph-10b4.hqx; 39K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1993 11:25:32 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Norbert Mueller)
Subject: [*] Ball & Stick 3.5.1 DEMO submission

Hello,

this is a demo of version 3.5.1 of Ball & Stick, a Macintosh molecular
graphics package, that has just been released. This demo version is
restricted to 40 atoms and overprints outputs with an ordering information.

THE ONLY CHANGE BETWEEN VERSIONS 3.5 and 3.5.1 is that printing problems
that have been observed for some new printer types have been fixed.

Please replace all previous demo versions in your archives.

This is a molecular graphics application working on all Macintosh computers
>From MacPlus upward. It requires at least System 6.07, for color work
32-bit QuickDraw is heavily recommended.
It is System 7 friendly and supports the generation of QuickTime movies.

For those who know the previous 3.0 version here is a list of the main
changes - apart from bug fixes:

Completely new user interface for animation
Creation of QuickTime (TM) movies
Acceleration of all functions, especially reading of structure files
Extended automatic format recognition
Export of coordinate data in different formats
Better background operation
Better memory management
Better label positioning
Optional annotation text in images
Anti-aliasing
Improved real-time manipulation
Precision real-time positioning ("nudge")
System 7 features (drag & drop)

The full package also includes a 200+ organic structure collection and a
floating-point-processor savvy version of the program.

The full version of Ball & Stick is published by

    Cherwell Scientific Publishing
    27 Park End Street
    Oxford OX1 1HU, UK

>From whom I receive royalties.

"A Quick Guide to B&S" is a text document that accompanies this demo.
There you will find contact addresses for your region. Upgrades are
available.

Norbert Mueller

Institut fuer Chemie
Johannes Kepler Universitaet
A-4040 Linz
Austria

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/ball-and-stick-351.hqx; 298K]

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Date: Mon, 5 Jul 93 12:39:00 METDST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] BBEdit-Import-10.hqx

This is BBEdit-Import-1.0, an extension for BBEdit Lite that lets
you import word processor files into BBEdit Lite using the Claris
XTND System and the appropriate translators.
BBEdit-Import-1.0 needs System 7.0 or better to run.

Suggested placement in the info-mac hierarchy: info-mac/text

This archive was stuffed and binhexed with StuffIt Lite 3.0.5

[Archived as /info-mac/text/bbedit-import-10.hqx; 11K]

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Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1993 22:35:50 +1200
From: [e-mail] (Glenn Anderson)
Subject: [*] Canon 2

Canon 2 allows you to play multiple 'snd ' and 'AIFF' sound files (from
hard disk) on your macintosh, in the background (or foreground).  You can
drag a selection of sound files onto Canon 2 (in true System 7 style),
re-order how they are to be played, set them to repeat, shuffle, change the
volume settings for use within Canon 2, and still do all the really cool
things like stop and play!

Canon 2 contains 2 files... the ReadMe (short and to the point) and the
application Canon 2.  They are saved in a Compact Pro archive.

Hardware requirements - Apple Sound Chip (NOT the 128, 512, Plus, SE,
Classic).
Software requirements - System 6.0.7 or later.
Musical requirements - Your favourite 'snd ' and 'AIFF' sound files on hard
disk.

This software is "Postcard-ware" - see the ReadMe or About... for the
address.
E-mail is much appreciated - and inspiring!  (But postcards are cool to
collect).

Happy listening,
[e-mail] (programmer)
[e-mail] (designer)

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/canon-2.hqx; 20K]

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1993 21:41:03 -0700
From: Eric Rosen <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Comp-Sys-Mac-Comm FAQ (info-mac/report/comp-sys-mac-comm-faq.txt)

Last-modified: Thu Jul 08 1993
This is the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list for comp.sys.mac.comm
=======================================================================

This list of frequently asked questions and answers is intended to help
reduce the number of "often asked questions" that make the rounds here
in comp.sys.mac.comm. Since comp.sys.mac.comm is intended as a forum to
discuss telecommunication (and related issues) that are specific to the
Macintosh, most questions about modems, telecommunications in general,
and other non-Macintosh specific communication questions are not listed
here. The proper newsgroup for such questions is usually comp.dcom.modems.

This list is posted periodically (about once a month) to the Usenet
groups comp.sys.mac.comm, news.answers, and comp.answers. Latest versions
of the FAQ can be retrieved via anonymous FTP from the following sites:

     mac.archive.umich.edu: mac/misc/documentation/compsysmaccommfaq.txt

     sumex-aim.stanford.edu: info-mac/report/comp-sys-mac-comm-faq.txt

     rtfm.mit.edu: pub/usenet/comp.sys.mac.comm/c.s.m.c_FAQ_[1_4]
                        c.s.m.c_FAQ_[2_4]
                        c.s.m.c_FAQ_[3_4]
                        c.s.m.c_FAQ_[4_4]

It also available in the Macintosh SIG on Delphi for Delphi members.

This FAQ is purely a volunteer effort. Although every effort has been
made to insure that answers are as complete and accurate as possible,
NO GUARANTEE IS IMPLIED OR INTENDED. The editor and contributors have
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Please send your corrections, questions, and comments to the editor,
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[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/comp-sys-mac-comm-faq.txt; 123K]

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Date: Sun, 4 Jul 93 14:52:04 EDT
From: [e-mail] (George T. "14K F/D" Talbot)
Subject: [*] dirent.sit.hqx

This is source code for a Mac implementation of the UNIX "dirent.h" library.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/dirent-h.hqx; 28K]

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Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1993 17:10:57 -0400
From: Mike Blackwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Duo thermometer

This little program shows off one of the features of the latest Power
Manager, as currently found only in the PowerBook Duo 210 and 230. It
maintains a little thermometer, showing the temperature of either inside
the Duo, or inside the battery pack. (The Power Manager really uses this
info for smart battery charging, but hey, I bet you always wanted a
$3000 not very accurate thermometer - just the thing to impress your
relatives or trigger your Macintalk/cell phone interface to automatically
order up a drink while you work up a sweat hacking under a palm tree at
the beach...).

        Mike Blackwell          [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/duo-thermometer.hqx; 27K]

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 09:42:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kip Walker <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] DynaMouse (SORRY!)

Here is the bin-hex ...
(I hit the send key instead of append...)

[A demo paint program that features a pen with variable weights and widths
and mass -Gordon]

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/dyna-mouse.hqx; 50K]

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 14:19:55 BST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] EasyTransfer (1/4)

Hi folks!

Here is an update of EasyTransfer from version 2.0.0 to 2.0.2
It is currently archived in /info-mac/comm/net
This version contains a bug fix (important!), so it should
be used instead of version 2.0.0. It also has some other improve-
ments which should make life easier.

For those who have not come across it, here's a very short summary
of what it does:

* lets you set up a internet-wide file server on your Mac
* transfers files transparently (ie no BinHex'ing required)
* allows named user or anonymous logins
* allows you to get files from any Mac running EasyTransfer

The enclosed Readme file contains further information.


Thanks all,

    Chris

<[e-mail]>

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/easy-transfer-202.hqx; 120K]

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 20:56:36 MDT
From: [e-mail] (Mike Watson)
Subject: [*] Enigma 2.0 (data encryption program)

Enigma 2.0 is an application which can provide near absolute
protection for your sensitive documents and applications.  By
downloading this application you can encrypt files using a limited
version of the Government Standard DES algorithm.  For only $15
this can be upgraded to the full DES standard (US and Canada only).

If you would prefer your neighbors not see your accounting data,
your co-workers not see your performance appraisal, or your
competitor see your trade secrets then Enigma is an application you
will find very valuable.

Version 2.0 adds the long awaited vault feature. Vaults are like
very securely locked file cabinets.  Multiple files are stored in
them.  Files can be added, deleted, renamed, and extracted at any
time.  Security is much enhanced because filenames and lengths are
protected by encryption in addition to the contents.  No other
free or shareware encryption program offers the flexibility of
Enigma vaults.

Version 2.0 also contains user interface upgrades and bug fixes
which will make Enigma easier to use, especially over a network.
That annoying startup delay experienced by version 1.2 users has
been eliminated.

Enigma 2.0 remains fully compatible with previous versions of Enigma.

Enigma 2.0 requires system 7.0 or later.  Documentation enclosed
specifies ordering information for a system 6 or earlier
compatible version, but the vault features are unavailable.
Enigma occupies 100K of disk space and needs only 256K of memory.

Enigma 2.0 in this limited form is completely free.  No shareware
guilt.  But if you need extra protection it is available.

Enigma 2.0 has been continuously supported and updated for over a
year and I have many satisfied registered users.  Thank you for
your interest and support, it keeps me going.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/enigma-20.hqx; 165K]

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 08:06:11 CDT
From: A. Scottedward Hodel <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] f2c.hqx

The following 5 messages comprise a binhexed, self-extracting archive
of the mac port of f2c, the fortran to C/C++ converter.  This sumbission
corrects an incompatibility problem with many debinhex programs.  Please
combine the 5 files and post, replacing the old f2c program.

This port of the f2c program was developed (not by me!) for the Think C
environment.  Current project files are Think C 6.0/ThinkC++ version.
I'm just learning the nuances of this port myself, so questions/problems
are better send to [e-mail] rather than to me.  (Remember,
sign up with think-c-request)

Thanks again to all who helped me find the program in the first place.

A. S. Hodel, Dept. of Elect. Eng.               [e-mail]
200 Broun Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849     [phone] FAX: -1809

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/f2c.hqx; 768K]

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 93 17:23:19 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Mark Q. Maxham)
Subject: [*] flippant.1.0.cpt.hqx

Flippant is yet another board game in which your movements turn your
opponent(s)' pieces to your color.  Moving to an adjacent square (distance
of one) duplicates your piece and converts all adjacent pieces.  Moving two
squares has the same effect, without duplicating the moved piece.

Flippant is wildly affordable shareware ($5), cheaper than lunch.
Please support shareware!  See the README file for details.

The binary is virus-free and may be encluded on the CD-ROM of the archives.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/flippant-10.hqx; 57K]

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 93 22:39:14 PDT
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: [*] font with slashed-zeros (R)

On 7 Jul 93 David Van Nuys <[e-mail]> wrote:
> Can anyone steer me toward a font that has the zero with a line through it,
> European style?  I need it for my ham radio activity.  Please answer via
> e-mail.  Thanks.  P.S. should be a public domain font. :-)

David, here's something that you might be what you want: it's called Code 9.
I just (two minuets ago---honest :-)  grabbed it from <cs.rice.edu> in
[/public/Alpha].  Hope this helps.

Date: Wed, 11 Dec 91 00:23:06 -0800
From: Robert Lenoil <[e-mail]>
Subject: Monospaced font for coding

There was a recent request for a good monospaced font for programming. I'm
enclosing a binhexed 9pt version of the "Code" font, which I created from
another font I found on AppleLink a while back (I added the slashed zero).
What makes this font great is that there are NO invisible characters - the
characters that are non-printing in most other fonts show up as their ASCII
code inside a rectangle. Zeroes are also slashed, and small "l" does not look
like numeral "1". This is my default font for MPW files (although I print with
courier to avoid sending a bitmap to the LaserWriter). I hope you enjoy it.
Please archive as "Code9.hqx".

Robert Lenoil
Independent Consultant
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/font/code-9.hqx; 7K]

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Date: Sun, 4 Jul 93 14:27:45 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Jean-Francois Sygnet)
Subject: [*] glidel1.1.hqx

Glidel 1.1
July 2, 1993   by Gilles Berkovitch    <[e-mail]>

Glidel 1.1 is a freeware INIT to Drag-and-Drop icons on Apple Menu Items
or File Menu Items THAT WORK EXCLUSIVELY WITH SYSTEM 7.1 (and beyong ?).

Glidel 1.1  is derived from Fred Monroe's "Dropple Menu" that worked for
System 7.0 and 7.0.1 but broke under 7.1.

The action performed depend on where you drag-and-drop a (File) Icon to:
-- The Apple Menu Icon:  move the file to the "Apple Menu Items" folder.
-- A Folder in the Apple Menu:  move the file to that folder [or copy it
if the Option key is pressed].
-- An Application in the Apple Menu:  same as drag-and-dropping the file
on the application's icon.
-- An Item in the File Menu:    same as selecting the file in the finder
then choosing a File Menu Item [One of: Open, Print, Get Info, Duplicate
or Make Alias or Put Away].

For more details, bug reports, questions ...   read the "Lisez moi" file
(in french, sorry :-) or send e-mail TO THE AUTHOR at: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/glidel-11.hqx; 14K]

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1993 11:06:28 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Henry S Bloomfield)
Subject: [*] Handwriting font v2

This is the second release of my font "Handwriting".
[Note to Moderators: This replaces "handwriting.hqx"]

This font was generated from tidied-up traced scans of my handwriting, and,
when printed out doesn't look too unlike real writing.

This release of the font is a major advance on the last release - it now
contains 211 characters, and is almost a 'complete' font.

This archive contains Postscript type 1 and TrueType versions.

The font "Handwriting" is "milk-of-human-kindnessware". It is free to be
used without permission in any noncommercial work - permission for any
other usage must sought from me. It may be distributed freely, so long as
the file "Handwriting README" remains unaltered, and is distributed with
it. The font "Handwriting" is C 1993 Henry Bloomfield

[Archived as /info-mac/font/handwriting-20.hqx; 165K]

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Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1993 11:15:13 +0200
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] IM/Mac 1.0b27n

Hello all,

I am uploading IM/Mac 1.0b27n the latest version of Ivo's Mailer for the Mac,
that you can use (together with NET/Mac) to send and receive mail over the
ham-radio TCP/IP network
This version obsoletes info-mac/comm/radio-im-mac-10b25b.hqx

Regards,
on behalf of Ivo Van Ursel, ON1XK ([e-mail])

Adam van Gaalen, PA2AGA

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/radio-im-mac-10b27n.hqx; 167K]

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Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1993 23:47:46 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Jay Boersma)
Subject: [*] Inits R Us

Inits R Us StartupScreen

Envious of all of those Mac users who boast of three, four, even five rows
of inits appearing at start-up? Tried to top them but, darn, the old Mac
just seems to crash left and right when you hit extension number
ninety-six?

Here's the solution: a color StartUpScreen (based on the standard Welcome
to Macintosh) with twelve, count'em, twelve rows of extensions and control
panels, fifteen in each row for a total of 180!

Many of them, such as SuperClock and SmartKeys, are probably already in
your system. Some, such as ConflictCauser1.1, ScreenFreeze and
Crash-o-matic, you should be thankful are not.

Jay Boersma
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/inits-r-us-startup.hqx; 94K]

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Date: 5 Jul 1993 01:43:19 -0600
From: "pfterry" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] June MT&T

MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS, A Giles Road Press Publication
Editor in Chief: Maria L. Langer
Volume 2 - Issue 6 - June, 1993

This is the shareware version of MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS.  Distributed
electronically as a double-clickable DOCMaker format document, MACINTOSH TIPS
&
TRICKS includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips
for various Macintosh products.

NOTE: Beginning with this issue, the electronic version no longer includes
illustrations for articles. For illustrated articles, please subscribe to the
printed version. Details are included in this document.

This tenth issue features:
- Masthead
- From the Editor's Desktop
- Letters
- Product News
- Selecting Word Menu Commands from the Keyboard
   by Ron Baron
- Anchored Items in QuarkXPress
   by Sandee Cohen
- Quick Tips: Option Key Fun
   by Terry Wilson
- New Department: Productivity Tools
- Productivity Tools: COPYright Pro
   by Maria L. Langer
- Writer's Guidelines
- Books Offered Through Giles Road Press
- Subscription/Order Form

Printed copies of MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS, desktop published with QuarkXpress,
are available to subscribers.  Site licenses for internal distribution of the
printed version by large organizations are also available. Consult the
information within this document for details.

SHAREWARE NOTICE
This DOCMaker document is distributed as shareware.  If you regularly read the
shareware version of MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS, please send an electronic mail
message or picture postcard to Giles Road Press at any of the addresses listed
in this document.  (Postcards are preferred!) Feel free to distribute this
DOCMaker document to friends and business associates.  Written permission is
required for distribution by for-profit organizations or for distribution on
CD-ROM disk.  IT MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED IN PRINTED FORM.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Contents of this document copyright 1993 Giles Road Press and contributing
authors.  All rights reserved; PRINTED REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART
WITHOUT
PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED.

[Archived as /info-mac/per/mac-tips-n-tricks-93-06.hqx; 104K]

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 11:27:35 -0400
From: J. D. S. Babcock <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] mac-facts-two.txt

Mac Archive:

   Please replace the following in your archive with this file.  This is
an updated version of the list.

OLD LISTING:
/mac/misc/documentation/macfactstwo.txt
  31     2/12/93    Text

   Very thorough chart on the ENTIRE Mac line, including all the new
   systems.  This includes a list of configurations, list of system
   versions, manufacture and prices, and a list Speedometer tests.
   By a different author than macfacts3.0a.txt.  Version 5/25/93

please change the version to 7/08/93.   Thank you.

Dear Readers:

   Enclosed please find my collection of lists of Apple Macintosh Models.

   Model List I is my regular list which provides as much information on the
configuration of each model that can fit on one line.
   Model List II is additional information.  It contains minimum and maximum
system versions, dates of manufacture, suggested retail prices and model of
case.
   Model List III is from Kevin D. Connery.  It contains Speedometer 3.11
speed ratings for each model as well as upgraded machines.

Please email to [e-mail]    any corrections to Model List I or
II.
Please email to [e-mail]       any corrections to Model List III.

   Sterling

[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/mac-facts-two.txt; 35K]

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Date: Sun, 4 Jul 93 08:07:12 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Dr. G. Dorigo)
Subject: [*] Mac-Sokoban-Level-Editor-3.1

THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF THE LEVEL EDITOR HAS NOTED THE SUBMISSION OF
MAC-SOKOBAN-LEVEL-EDITOR (GAME/SOKOBAN-LEVEL-EDITOR) BY
INGEMAR RAGNEMALM IN ISSUE 95. HE ASKED ME TO SUBMIT A ACTUAL
(UPDATED) VERSION 3.1 TO SUMEX; HERE IT IS !


MacSokoban Level Editor 3.1

MacSokoban Level Editor lets you design your own levels and edit
existing levels of MacSokoban 2.0 or a Sokoban 2.0-file ("Extra" file).
You can save your work as TEXT files or export it directly into MacSokoban.

New is the larger field limit of 24 x 18 signs; a normal level is about
18 to 12 signs, although MacSokoban works not bad with 30 x 18 signs.
The Windows version of Sokoban only has 19 x 17.
Use an ordinary text editor to create or change larger levels.


Some functions :
Turn the level by 90 degree, test the level for the same number of
gold bags and destinations, add bags or the man to destinations ,
Fill area, insert column, cut column, erase signs, kill level (resource),
balloon help and so on.
Of course, there had again to be done a little bit of debugging,
which is made (save level was possible, but switched off).


You'll need Hypercard 2.0 or above & a 13" monitor

With greetings to Don Hewitt, the creator of Bolo Map Editor
and a lot of people writing XCMDs and XFCNs, for example
Steve Drazga, Frederic Rinaldi and Len Saaf.

FSTADLER

PS. This is freeware. But I would appreciate a postcard if you enjoy this
editor

Franz Stadler
Wehntalerstrasse 257
CH-8046 Zuerich
Switzerland

[Archived as /info-mac/game/sokoban-level-editor-31.hqx; 205K]

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 08:33:43 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Thomas R Lawrence)
Subject: [*] MacTracker1.00.cpt.hqx

Suggested Name:  "MacintoshTracker1.00.cpt.hqx"

Macintosh Tracker Version 1.0.0 plays Amiga MOD files.

System 7 is required.
68020 or better is recommended, but not required (I think).

Features:
- Plays most ProTracker modules.
- Includes program based on Sound-Trecker by Frank Seide and Tracker
  by Marc Espie.
- Individual settings for each module.
- Includes THINK C 5 & 6 compatible source code for all components
  except Frank Seide's Sound-Trecker.  The project file is in
  THINK C 5 format for compatibility, but any subsequent releases
  will be in THINK C 6 format.

Send bug reports and comments to:
Thomas R. Lawrence ([e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/mac-tracker-10.hqx; 637K]

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 11:08:12 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Joseph Skudlarek)
Subject: [*] mcvert-209.shar

mcvert is written in C and runs on many popular UNIX boxes.
mcvert converts among Macintosh file formats used for file interchange,
including BinHex 4.0 (.hqx) and MacBinary (.bin).
See mcvert.1 (the man page) for details.

Please replace mcvert-20.shar with mcvert-209.shar, which follows.
Major changes and current usage are described below.

<<Changes>>
 *
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * External
 * -----
 * unixify all relevent output files
 *    (replace suspect characters with _)
 * macify all relevent MacBinary files
 *    (replace suspect chars with -, take first 20 and last 11 if > 31 char)
 *    avoiding Mac file name > 31 chars (Rick Zaccone [e-mail])
 * always emit the Macintosh file name in the converting messages
 *    since the UNIX file names are now provided by default
 * rework man page to bring it more up to date, added OTHER SOURCES section
 * emit data and rsrc len when printing bin header
 * report the input character, not the mapped character, if avail,
 *    else report mapped value as hex
 * add -VV (Very Verbose) option
 * -----
 * Internal
 * -----
 * distribute mcvert.idraw, a postscript file
 *    describing mcvert options and transformations pictorially,
 *    contributed by Brian Bartholomew - [e-mail]
 * create and distribute README-conversion file
 * update Makefile and README to make it more obvious how to build mcvert
 *    problem reported by David Micklethwaite <[e-mail]>
 * make s/S/v/V flag processing serially reusable
 * avoid obsolete ftime on HP-UX, SunOS, DomainOS -- default is now -DTIMEVAL
 *    problem reported by [e-mail] (Richard Smith) and
 *    Adam Harris ([e-mail])
 * avoid SGI bug regarding unterminated character constant within #ifdef
 notdef
 *    problem reported by [e-mail] (Richard Smith)
 * clean up some FILE confusion
 * make the man page work well across platforms
 * re-lint on SunOS and HP-UX
 * add various additional comments
 * -----
 * Joseph Skudlarek  Mentor Graphics  8005 SW Boeckman Rd  Wilsonville OR
 97070
 * [phone] (work)
 * {[e-mail],[e-mail]}
 * Version 2.09 30Jun93
 *
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/mcvert-209-unix.shar; 130K]

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Date: Fri, Jul 9, 1993 5:40 PM
From: Michael Brady <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] New version of Open Prolog

Netpersons, here is an update to Open Prolog, a Prolog interpreter for the
Macintosh. It replaces OpenProlog1.0d42.sea.hqx. The update is principally for
maintenance. Here is a description of Open Prolog:

Open Prolog (OP) is a Prolog interpreter for the Macintosh family of
computers,
>From the Macintosh Plus upwards. OP is 32-bit clean and also runs under AUX.

OP uses the Edinburgh syntax, and implements all the standard facilities
except
real number arithmetic.

The release contains some documentation, including an Open Prolog beginner's
tutorial (a knowledge of the Prolog language is assumed).

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/open-prolog.hqx; 347K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Jul 93 11:46:52 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Pair Picker 0.2B

Pair Picker is a simple concentration style game with a couple of wrinkles
thrown in.  This version only supports two players - future versions will
get into solitaire options and possibly networkability.  52 cards are dealt
in the playing area and the players take turns "flipping" them over to find
a match.  When a match is found, the player gets another turn.  The first
player to match more than half the cards wins.  Ties are settled by
whomever matches the bonus pair.  Each player is allowed to "preview" and
"reshuffle" the cards once per game.  The graphics and modest animation
support both color and b/w environments.  This version is freeware.  Please
send comments/bug reports to one of the following addresses:  CIS:
75226,3435, INTERNET: [e-mail].  Have fun, and let me know what you
think!       - Al Spohn

[Archived as /info-mac/game/pair-picker-02b.hqx; 79K]

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 11:11:39 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Hugh Johnson)
Subject: [*] parental-advisory.hqx

Enclosed you will find an image in Startup Screen format which features the
infamous "Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics" logo which graces many of
today's music albums.  The image is 640x480, 8-bit (256 color).  Enjoy!

Hugh Johnson
Rensselaer Polytechic Institute
Troy, New York, USA

internet: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/parental-advisory-startup.hqx; 96K]

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1993 14:11:50 -0800
From: [e-mail] (eric slosser)
Subject: [*] PopUpFuncs Demo, v2.3.7

This is the demo installer of PopUpFuncs, version 2.3.7.

PopUpFuncs is a programmer's productivity tool that allows the
user to see the name of every function in a file, just by clicking
on a button in the titlebar of the source code window.  Choosing
a name from the list automatically scrolls the file to that function.

PopUpFuncs is a commercial product through information found in
the README file.  This is a Compactor archive (v 1.33).

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/pop-up-funcs-demo-237.hqx; 37K]

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 11:30:45 EDT
From: Shaw Wu <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] PPP 1.1.1

This is the the newest version of PPP, version 1.1.1.

Enjoy!


  MacPPP v1.1.1 is now available for anonymous FTP on merit.edu in
the /pub/ppp directory.  This version contains updated documentation
and a few bugfixes (see the changes file).  The postscript version
of the documentation is available as macppp.ps.Z or macppp.ps.hqx.

 -Larry Blunk
  Merit Network, Inc.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/mac-ppp-111.hqx; 69K]

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1993 09:31:50 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Ken B Kirksey)
Subject: [*] RIPEM Mac 0.8b2

         RIPEM Mac 0.8b2 Announcement

             Raymond Lau

            June 23, 1993

This prerelease version of RIPEM Mac is available for public beta testing.

    RIPEM Mac is a public key based cryptosystem aimed at providing
    privacy
and authentication capabilities for email users.  RIPEM Mac offers encryption
(for privacy) and authentication (or digital signatures for origin
verification) using a hybrid RSA/DES approach as specified by the Internet
Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) standard.  Also supported is an extended triple
DES encryption mode for extra security.

RIPEM Mac is compatible with the emerging Internet PEM standard, including
support for public key certificates providing interoperability with various
PEM implementations such as TIS/PEM and COST PEM available for many
platforms.

RIPEM Mac supports direct encryption/decryption from within BBEdit via BBEdit
extensions and from within most text editors and mailer programs via QuicKeys
and the clipboard.  Although oriented towards the protection of electronic
mail, RIPEM Mac supports file encryption as well.

RIPEM Mac is format compatible with Mark Riordan's RIPEM, providing
cross-platform compatibility with many UNIX platforms (incl. SunOS, HP/UX,
NeXTStep, AIX, ULTRIX, Mach, Convex) and MS-DOS platforms for which RIPEM is
available.

RIPEM Mac is licensed to you free of charge for non-commercial purposes.
Please see the license agreement included for the full terms of the license.

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/ripem-mac-08b2.hqx; 182K]

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 93 18:08:25 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Philip Sarin)
Subject: [*] SATQuizzer0.3b.sit.hqx

SAT Quizzer is a program which quizzes the user on vocabulary.  It comes with
about 300 words from the Barron's high frequency word list, and my own words
which I added while I was studying for the SAT.  The user does not need to use
SAT Quizzer with the words it came with, but can instead input his own words
>From a text file.  Or, he can input his own words on top of the ones included
with the program.

----

[Archived as /info-mac/app/sat-quizzer.hqx; 57K]

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Date: Sat, 03 Jul 93 20:17:22 -0700
From: "(Michael A. Kelly)" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Space Madness Demo 1.1

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

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

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

Enjoy!

Michael A. Kelly
High Risk Ventures

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

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 11:25:09 EDT
From: Shaw Wu <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Speedometer 3.23

This is the newest version of Speedometer, version 3.23.

Enjoy!

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/speedometer-323.hqx; 209K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1993 15:14:46 -0700
From: [e-mail] (John Petersen)
Subject: [*] stuffit-expander-302.hqx

StuffIt Expander is designed to be the simplest, most efficient way to
decompress any compressed Macintosh file you may have downloaded from an
online information service or bulletin board system. There are thousands of
such files available, and they are usually stored in one of several
compressed archive formats.

StuffIt Expander extracts files from the three most popular archive-based
compression formats found on the Macintosh: StuffIt archives, Compact Pro
archives and AppleLink packages.  All non-encrypted archives created by any
versions of these products are supported, including files created with the
commercial StuffIt Deluxe 3.0 and the shareware StuffIt Lite 3.0.

StuffIt Expander will also decode files which have been encoded by BinHex
4.0 (or a compatible product), such as those commonly found on the Internet.
There is no need to strip out any headers from BinHex files before
converting, StuffIt Expander will ignore anything that is not valid.
Multipart BinHex files, such as those appearing in Internet newsgroup
postings (eg. comp.binaries.mac) are also supported.

StuffIt Expander requires System 6.0.4 or later, and System 7 users
additionally can enjoy an easy "drag and drop" interface.  You can also
configure StuffIt Expander to perform periodic checks on the contents of a
specified folder (called a "Watch Folder"), and to expand any newly added
files that it finds.

StuffIt Expander is 32-bit clean, '040 cache and virtual memory compatible,
Apple event aware and has an intelligent background processing scheme that
makes it perfect for expanding groups of files while others are being
downloaded.

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/stuffit-expander-302.hqx; 125K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Jul 93 20:45:00 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Leonard Rosenthol)
Subject: [*] StuffIt Deluxe 3.0.5 -> 3.0.6 Update

This is a file that updates StuffIt Deluxe version 3.0.5 to version
3.0.6. We recommend that all StuffIt Deluxe users upgrade to 3.0.6 since
this new version has significant improvements over the previous
versions.

If you have a version earlier than 3.0.5 then you should
download our "comprehensive" updater instead of this file. This file is
for users of StuffIt Deluxe, if you have only SpaceSaver you must
download the SpaceSaver update instead. This file is virus free.

Leonard Rosenthol
Aladdin Systems, Inc.

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/stuffit-deluxe-305-to-306.hqx; 828K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Jul 93 20:46:47 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Leonard Rosenthol)
Subject: [*] StuffIt SpaceSaver 1.0.4 -> 1.0.5 Updater

This is a file that updates StuffIt SpaceSaver version 1.0.4 to version
1.0.5. We recommend that all SpaceSaver users upgrade to 1.0.5 since
this new version has significant improvements over the previous
versions.

If you have a version earlier than 1.0.4 then you should
download our "comprehensive" updater instead of this file.

This file is for users of SpaceSaver only, if you have StuffIt Deluxe you must
download the StuffIt Deluxe update instead.

This file is virus free.

Leonard Rosenthol
Aladdin Systems, Inc.

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/stuffit-space-saver-104-to-105.hqx; 262K]

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 18:26:58 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Timothy Golobic)
Subject: [*] submission of FLUX magazine (HyperCard stack)

The following binhexed file is the first release of FLUX, a shareware
magazine. As i mentioned before, I would appreciate it if it could get it's
own folder in the HyperCard division.

thank you

[Archived as /info-mac/per/flux-93-07.hqx; 957K]

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 93 12:22:12 PDT
From: [e-mail] (MR Mac - Michael Robertson)
Subject: [*] Talker 2.0.1

Here's the latest version of Talker which allows Mac users to communicate
in real time audio on a network.

Michael

=================================================================
Michael Robertson - MR Mac            [phone] office
Macintosh Business Consultant         [phone] pager
San Diego Supercomputer Ctr.          [phone] fax
internet, america online              [e-mail]
applelink                             [e-mail]@INTERNET#
compuserve                            >INTERNET:[e-mail]
=================================================================

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/talker-201.hqx; 111K]

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 93 13:47:16 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Richard Ballantyne)
Subject: [*] Tank Wars 1.0.2

Here is the updated version of Tank Wars.
Thanks
Richard Ballantyne

[Archived as /info-mac/game/tank-wars-102.hqx; 130K]

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 17:43:22 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Claude JACQ)
Subject: [*] top-pred.hqx

The TopPred program calculates putative and certain transmembrane
segments of hydrophobic proteins, as well as all possible topologies
including all certain and either including or excluding the putative
transmembrane segmets. The file can be decompressed with StuffIt
Expander.
        Manuel G. CLAROS
        [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/top-pred.hqx; 37K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Jul 93 07:59:54 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Rory Hinnen)
Subject: [*] Two.hqx

This about a second worth of animation of the number two. It was
done as part of a group project to produce a filmstrip countdown,
each animator taking one number for one second. The two is my
personal contribution.

It was created using Infini-D 2.5 and Premier.

.rory.
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/two.hqx; 603K]

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 13:26:45 CDT
From: [e-mail] (John H. DeRosa)
Subject: [*] Unmountit 1.0 - CDROM Unmounting Utility

Here is a tool that I found on AppleLink that
solves a problem with ejecting CD-ROMs with Personal
AppleShare running.

This problem occurs when you try to unmount (trash)
a CDROM that won't eject because the CDROM "is being
shared".  All you need to do is drag the CDROM
on top of Unmountit and file sharing will be turned
off, the disk ejected and then file sharing turned
back on.  Simple.

This tool was created by Jim Luther from Apple's
Developer Technical Support Team and is, "free
software and can be freely distributed by
individuals."  Unmountit is part of a package
called FSid that includes other AppleShare tools
that 1) set or disable various options supported by
the AppleShare control panel and, 2) allow the owner
of a Macintosh to start and stop the file server
running on that Macintosh from a remote Macintosh.

Enjoy, John DeRosa
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/unmountit-10.hqx; 37K]

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1993 14:22:20 +0200 (WET)
From: [e-mail] (Yair Elharrar)
Subject: [*] UPS Monitor 1.2

[Moderators: This is an update to util/ups-monitor.hqx]

UPS Monitor 1.2
===============

UPS Monitor 1.2 - a small hack to check a UPS's status via serial cable,
display an alert and shutdown the Mac after a specified period of time.
Version 1.2 introduces a log-file option and an automatic shutdown when
the "Low Battery" signal is on.

Shareware $15.

Yair Elharrar, [e-mail]
      (Bitnet: [e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/app/ups-monitor-12.hqx; 11K]

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1993 10:30:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jeff Strobel <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] UULite 1.4.2 Mac uuencoder/decoder release...

I am pleased to announce the release of UULite version 1.4.2 for the
Macintosh.  Version 1.4.2 has the following features:

  * One-step "Smart" uudecoding:
     - Multipart file decoding with automatic article header/footer
       removal - no manual editing required
     - Source file may contain multiple output files,
       e.g., the source file may contain any number of gif files:  all
       will be decoded
     - Configurable "Drag and Drop" decoding of any number of files
       (System 7 required)
     - "Super Smart" uudecoding for problem files.
     - File Merge and Decode for decoding images from multiple input
       files for news readers that don't support appending on the fly
     - Straight File Merge for merging text files
  * One-step uuencoding:
     - Auto file splitting to simplify Usenet posting
     - Auto file description insertion in first or all encoded parts.
  * Smart automatic file Type and Creator stamping - user configurable
  * Manual file Type and Creator editing on any file
  * UNIX To Mac text conversion
  * Mac To UNIX text conversion
  * Help
  * Usenet Read News Tutorial

...Jeff Strobel                                [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/uulite-142.hqx; 107K]

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Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1993 14:31:40 -0600 (CST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] vvsv2inf.hqx

Product information for ViviStar Consulting's Qd3d/3dPane v2.0 and SmartPane
v1.0 source code libraries.QD3D provides 3d graphic primitives with:
stereoscopic projections; Gouraud shading; z-buffering; depth cueing; fast
wireframe and OnlyQD modes; and full clipping.3DPANE integrates Qd3d into the
TCL and provides view orientation control.SMARTPANE extends TCL's CPane with
animation, and QuickTime movie recording.(MS Word format)

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/qd3d-pane-20.hqx; 82K]

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1993 19:19:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (Q) trouble typing the letter 'o'

I have a strange problem. Often when I type, the letter 'o' will mess things
up in the following ways: (1) typing the letter 'o' will momentarily lock the
keyboard up so that I can't type anything after the 'o', or (2) an 'o' will
strangely double itself so typing the word 'to' will come out as 'too'. This
doesn't happen every time I type 'o', but it happens frequently enough to be
a real pain. It's been a recurring problem for years now.

Some background information:

THIS HAPPENS TO ME ONLY ON MACINTOSHES. I type on PC keyboards and Digital
VAX VT340 keyboards without this problem.

THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON MULTIPLE MACINTOSHES AND ON SYSTEM 6 AND SYSTEM 7.
EXTENSIONS DO NOT SEEM TO MATTER. I have a PowerBook 140, a Quadra 700, an
SE/30, and a Quadra 950 (some at work, some at home). The SE/30 did this to
me back when it was on System 6.0.7 before System 7 made a debut. It
continued under System 7. It also occurs on machines like my Quadra 950 at
work that were formatted completely separately and have no INITs running in
common with the other machines. Besides the code that is routinely installed
with System 7, the work machine only has INITs for a National Instruments
data acquisition card and a QuadraLink serial card, and I don't run these
INITs on my other machines.

The keyboards on all machines are different.

I type 40 - 70 wpm, but not _that_ fast.

Has anyone else experienced this problem? Does anyone else know what causes
it?

Thank you.

Linda Custer ([e-mail])
"A fool, a fool, I met a fool in the forest. A motley fool; a miserable
world." -Shakespeare

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

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 14:17:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jose Pereira <[e-mail]>
Subject: advise requested

Your personal advice will be greatly appreciated. I have an SE/30, 1M of
RAM memory. I need to:
1. upgrade it to, at least 4-8 (?), MBs;
2.slightly increase its speed over 25 Mhtz;
3.enlarge its hard disk from 40 to 80 MBs;or adapt an extra external
  read-write and play music hard drive;
4.get some color display solution;
5.get a modem and a fax (or a fax modem, if convenient);and,

Could you recommend me an economical (least expensive) way of doing it,
perhaps by stages,but trying to get the most out my money? Who shall
I buy from? Can I order by phone?

 What do you think of external hard drives and SyQuest
cartridges? Is there any Shareware available for MUSIC and  Graphic arts?

Thank you,

[e-mail]

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 01:04:31 EST
From: "Don W." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Applications unusurped (R)

I would like to thank the list members who have very kindly
corresponded with me concerning the "application usurper" problem.
You've helped a great deal, and in the finest tradition of Info-Mac!

To report, I'll restate the problem briefly: In the desktop, my
MacCompress files were being listed as Font/DA Mover files.  I
couldn't decompress by double-clicking, only by selecting the file and
choosing "expand" in the menu.  Configuration: SE 4/40, Sys. 6.0.7
with lots of inits, cdevs, etc.).

The solution seems to be to rebuild the desktop.  That done, things
now appear to be back to normal.  However, I can contribute
something in the way of a Mac-superstition: I'd discovered a copy of
Font/DA Mover in an archive in the system folder.  Simply deleting
the file seemed to solve the problem.  Why that should happen I
have no idea.  Perhaps capturing files is Font/DA Mover's way of
coming up for air if it's nested too deeply?

I've also discovered that Desktop Reset bombs on System 6.  That's
my fault.  I'd just downloaded it for Sys. 7 before moving to my
"summer Mac" and lost the documentation in the shuffle.

Don W. ([e-mail])

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 00:57:55 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Charles Neeson)
Subject: ARA problems

I am trying to connect my home mac to the office using Appletalk Remote
Access (ARA) and am having problems with the modem connection.  The
problem (I believe) is with the extra waiting caused by the
'automated attendant' at the office.

We are able to connect the office to home without a problem.  However,
when calling from home to office, nothing works.  To call in, you dial
the number, wait for the recording, then enter the extension
number.  After a short pause (5 seconds or so) the office modem
picks up (you can hear the modem screech) but the home modem seems
not to react.  All you can hear is the changing tones of the modem.

We have Global Village Teleport/Gold modems at both ends.  I've tried
commas between the phone number and extension number
(ie 123-4567,,,123) and have used Global Village manual dialing
ARA script (use the phone to get connection, then press enter).
All I can get is screeching modem sounds but no modem connect.

Can anyone give me an idea how to proceed.  The tech support at
GV is trying, but so far have not been able to help.

THANKS in advance!

Charlie Neeson
Westfield Center, Ohio
[e-mail]

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Date: 12 Jul 1993 03:06:29 +1000
From: [e-mail] (Keith Marshall)
Subject: AVI->Quicktime (or whatever)?

Does anybody know of Mac software (preferably non-commercial)
which will convert video for Windows to Quicktime or to MPEG?

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1993 18:36:40 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Duncan Peter G. Thornton)
Subject: Can't get past "Welcome Screen"

Help! Last night I restarted my LC III after a network glitch and it
won't go past the "Welcome to Macintosh Screen" after booting - just
sits there with the Welcome screen for upwards of 10 minutes.

I've tried booting with the extensions off (then I get the "Welcome
--extensions off" screen not going away); and I've tried re-installing
the system. It boots fine from the Disk Tools disk; the hard-drive is
recognized and Disk First Aid says everything is fine.

Anyone have any brilliant ideas? I sort of need the LC III working
very soon...

- Duncan

Duncan Thornton          | An odd thought strikes me - we shall receive no
[e-mail] |             email in the grave.


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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 01:11:25 EST
From: "Don W." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Checkmate (C)

Checkbook software is rapidly becoming a FAQ...  My two cents...

<< From: [e-mail] (Dave Umbaugh)

<< > > >I've been hunting around for a dedicated checkbook
management >>>

<< > > Don't be a cheapo, buy Quicken. It is wonderful and it is almost
free. Quicken 4.0 for the Mac is now available.  Upgrades are
$29.95.>> >>

-- As a confirmed cheapo, I've found Checkmate excellent for
household use.  Makes nice reports.  No graphs, but I don't need 'em.
I got it from sumex, and as far as I can tell, it's freeware.

Don W. ([e-mail])

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

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 13:51:17 +1200
From: "matt n." <[e-mail]>
Subject: color SE/30?

Has anyone had any success attaching a color monitor to an SE/30?
Can you run system 7 and get color quickdraw (how many colors can
you have)?

Can you do this *and* have an ethernet card in the SE/30, or did I
use up my only expansion slot with the ethernet card (already in
there)?

Thanx as always. m.
 --------
matt neuburg, phd = [e-mail]

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 15:26:23 -0400
From: "Keith E Gatling" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Cupertino and Cheq Thanks

Thanks to Al Bloom and Jonathan Brecher for help with my font problems.

Seems that Cupertino was in an old style suitcase where double clicking
didn't show you anything, and you had to use Font/DA mover to copy the
innards to a new suitcase first.

My problem with Cheq may have been a problem with the way Downline handled
the file after it was downloaded.  When I looked in my "Downline Out"
folder, I didn't see anything, but in my "Downline Bad Files" folder there
were two files; one cheq.sit and one cheqsithqx.  When I tried unstuffing
the first one I got the corrupted archive message.  I hadn't thought of
trying the second, since it had an MS Word icon (the first one had a generic
document icon).  After I received a message from Jonathan saying that the
file was okay as far as he knew, I tried downloading it again...and got the
same two files, with the same result when I tried unstuffing the cheq.sit.

So...I decided to take a chance on the second one.  Voila!  That was it!
Worked like a charm.

keg

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

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

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 01:06:10 EST
From: "Don W." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Did Hugh lose Lew's hues? (R)

At the risk of having WORDS-L or LINGUIST material spill over into
Info-Mac, a thought on pronouncing "lose."

<< Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1993 11:15 -0400
<< From: P. T. Withington <[e-mail]>
<< Subject: loose != didn't win

<< (...) I often see "loose" where "lose" is meant (...); maybe it is just
that English is completely bizarre. (...)

<<  loose (rhymes with noose, not choose!) == not tight
<<  lose (rhymes with blues, not hose!) == didn't win

<< Brought to you by: CAPER (Committee Against Pernicious English
Recidivism) >>

-- I agree with "loose" - "noose." However, "lose" - "blues" strikes me
as a regionalism (what isn't? :->).  A Californian, for example, might
pronounce the last three words of "Did you lose Lew's hues?" with
the same vowel.  In fact, "Kool-Aid" often becomes "cue-laid" rather
than rhyming with "fool-aid." Rather, I make "lose" rhyme with
"whose".

Perhaps Hypercard developers for TESOL can tell us whether simple
vowel anticipation is at work or whether (u) is actually drifting to (y)
or at least (iu).  (The CMS system here doesn't upload my square
brackets).  That is, low back rounded to high front rounded.  Some 25
years ago, American students typically struggled to say (y) in French;
now they seem to have more trouble with (u).  Who (not "Hugh")
knows, maybe we're taking a phonetic high road or low road to
Scotland.

I'll hold off on joining CAPER, though I sympathize with those who
have spelling demons.

DonW. ([e-mail]) or ([e-mail])

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

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 23:42:27 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Prof. L.G. Leduc)
Subject: EndNote Translator Freeware

I must comment on the recently posted EndNote translator freeware written
by Francisco Valero. I do not agree that the freeware is useless because
Niles & Associates produces EndLink. To the contrary, Valero's program is
a welcome addition to the archives and should be appreciated by many
academics who don't have the money to buy the commercial product.

Congratulations, Francisco! I hope that Niles and Associates lowers its
price for EndLink.

Leo G. Leduc
[e-mail]

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

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1993 04:47:02 +0100
From: Elliot Bennett <[e-mail]>
Subject: Excel 4.0 Macro question

I know that this REALLY isn't the forum to ask this, but I don't have access
to any XL-specific bboards, so I thought I would try here.

I need to set the color of a text cell (call it $A$1) to RED if another cell's
value (call it $b$1) is negative.

I wanted to make a formula like:
=IF($B$1 < 0,Make.Cell.Red($A$1),"")

but I couldn't figure out how to make a function perform the formatting
command =FORMAT.TEXT(,,,,,3) (i.e., set the selected text to RED).  I couldn't
even get the function Make.Cell.Red to pass a cell which could be selected (
although I did get a command macro to do this, however command macros are run
manually and wanted this to work automatically).

Anyone have any idea how to do this?  I know it SHOULD be possible, but I just
don't understand the manuals well enough to figure it out (there aren't any
really good examples of doing something like this).

I would be most grateful for any suggestions (and let me know if you need more
info...)

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

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

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 93 14:58:32 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Font Problems - Cupertino and Cheq (A)

>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?

Our address is listed in the introduction file (/mac/00introduction) at
mac.archive.umich.edu.  It is [e-mail]

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

There is nothing wrong with the copies at mac.archive.  Cupertino is a VERY
old font that doesn't have the information to be viewed in System 7 by
double-clicking the suitcase, but Font/DA Mover views it just fine.  I had no
problems unstuffing Cheq using either StuffItExpander 3.02 or Compact Pro 1.33

Sorry not to be of more help.

                    jonathan brecher
                    [e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 22:56:18 CDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Fortran 77 compiler for the Macintosh (R)

> I am planning to obtain a Fortran 77 compiler for my macintosh (SE/30).
> I would be interested in hearing about what compilers are available,
> prices, advantages, disadvantages, personal experiences, etc.  [I am not
> interested in C or any other language, since I have to run programs
> written in Fortran.]

I highly recommend Language Systems FORTRAN. Their recently announced
upgrade has even better diagnostics than before and they were good
before. The compiler is quite fast and the compiled code blazes (call
Language Systems and have them mail you specs). The tech support
is fantastic. Their new version is also optimized for '040 Macs,
though this will not affect you. If you are a student, they have some
very good student pricing, though I don't remember the exact amount.
They also have academic pricing available.

LS FORTRAN runs under MPW, but you learn as little or as much MPW
as you like since LS has things set up so very nicely.

Call them at [phone].

Good luck.

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

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

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 14:02:13 BST
From: Antonio Garcia-Bellido <[e-mail]>
Subject: Graphic representation

Dear friends of Info-Mac:

I am interested in representing graphically the degree of overlap of plots
of
different spots of particular profiles contained within a constant area.
The
representation should give a different degree of gray (or different
symbols) for
regions with the same amount of overlapping (i.e. an area with 2
overlappings a
light grey, an area of 3 overlapping areas a darker grey, etc...).
(equivalent
to isotherms in a terrestrial surface map).  Ideally I would also like to
define
the areas of different degree of overlapping in order to represent and to
numerically evaluate them.

Could anyone help me? Any ideas? What program(s) should I use?

Antonio Garcia-Bellido
Please Reply to [e-mail]

Thank you for your help in advance.

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

Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1993 15:28:56 -0600 (MDT)
From: MACINTOSH NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR <[e-mail]>
Subject: HELP WITH DOVE!

I have a Dove Fastnet SE ethernet board that I pulled from a users mac. Dove
says, because it is discontinued, they do not have ANY documentation for it.
Can anyone out there in NetLand  help me?
[e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1993 19:54:31 -0500 (CDT)
From: PETER GINGISS <[e-mail]>
Subject: Is Helix Express Any Good? (R)

Ricardo Davis writes:

>I'm looking for a simple relational database tool for Macs.  The Helix
Express
>ads look convincing, but have any users out there been burned?

The quick answer is "Yes, Helix is good.  There are many developers who work
in
it and think very highly of it. Some of them have worked in FoxBASE and 4D. We
use it in our Computer Writing Lab to keep track of students, and it meets our
needs quite well.

I am worried, though, about hoping for a "simple" relational database tool.
Helix is certainly the simplest of the bunch, but it is not really simple.
You
can get something elementary up and running right after the tutorial, but it
will still take a lot of work to do anything sophisticated. There are a lot of
good Helix developers out there who would not be making money if it were all
that easy.  But Helix is no rip-off, and there are some really nice
applicatons
that can be built with it.

Pete

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

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 15:40:12 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Iain D. Dickey)
Subject: LaserWriter 8.0

Dear Info-Mac's,

I realize  I am treading  into dangerous FAQ territory, but I need help.  I
downloaded LaserWriter 8.0 Image 1.44 from ftp.apple.com.  On my desktop,
when it was finished transfering, I had a Stuffit SEA.  I opened this, and
now have a file called LaserWriter 8.0 Install.  I then go to double click
on this unstuffed file to install LW 8.0, and it says that the application
that created it couldn't be found.  I went back to the directory on
ftp.apple.com to see if I could find an associated installer engine, and
seem to have had no luck.  Anyone out there know how to solve this?

Thanks so much.

_______________________________
Iain D. Dickey - Medicine II
Faculty of Medicine
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C.
Ph.     822-8580
Fax.    [phone]

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

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1993 23:06:43 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Bill Jones)
Subject: Mac Expo?

[e-mail] writes:

>I hear Newton is coming on August 2, along with the Centris and Quadra av
>(multimedia) models. Just in time for the MacWorld Expo!

What are the dates on MacWorld Expo this year? And who do I contact for
info?

Bill Jones
[e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1993 18:11:42 -0400
From: "Larry J. Blunk" <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacPPP 1.1.2

  A new version of MacPPP (1.1.2) has been placed in /ftp/pub/ppp
on merit.edu.  This version includes a "Hard Close" button to
get around MacTCP's intermittant opening of the link
after long idle periods.  If "Hard Close" is clicked, the link
will not be brought back up unless specifically Opened via
the Control Panel.

  There is now a "quiet mode" check button which disables notification
of PAP messages (if successful) and "Idle Timeout" conditions.

 -Larry Blunk
  Merit Network, Inc.

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

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1993 08:37:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Thoo <[e-mail]>
Subject: norton backup problem (R)


On 9 Jul 1993 Ryan Manwiller <[e-mail]> wrote:
> 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.

Ryan, I believe that your problem can be cured easily by ordering the
bug fix for Norton backup <[e-mail]>.  Open the
Get Info box; the Created date should read `Mon, Apr 20, 1992, 14:04.'
Note the time---if it's earlier than 14:04, then you need the bug fix.

Hope this helps.

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

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

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1993 17:43:35 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Thomas R Lawrence)
Subject: Norton Encrypt

[e-mail] (Adam Young) writes:
>     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.

I agree there is no excuse for allowing more characters to be
typed than will be used for the password.  This does indeed
create a false sense of security.

>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.

"Real" DES only has 8 character passwords.  The encryption is
performed on 64-bit chunks using 56-bit "keys" which are derived
>From 8 7-bit ASCII characters.

I'm not sure about this, but I've heard that multiple-DES
encription does NOT provide additional security.  This may have to
do with the fact that DES is a cyclic algorithm:  You perform 16
DES cycles to encrypt the file, and then the SAME 16 DES cycles
to decrypt using the same key.  In addition, there was some
research which suggested that different keys led to the same
result; in other words, multiple passwords might be interchangeable.

In addition, DES is an old encryption algorithm which is showing
it's age.  It is by no means uncrackable with current computer
technology.  It is, however, more than enough to stop prying eyes.
(You're average hacker usually doesn't have a Cray Y-MP on hand).

Thomas R. Lawrence

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

Date: 9 Jul 1993 13:57:54 -0700
From: [e-mail] (David E. Johnson)
Subject: Postal Zip-Code Software

[e-mail] writes:

>Gary Lee Nelson asks:

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

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

Add to those Bulk Mailer CASS from Satori Software. (Bulk Mailer is a
10 Year old product line)
It has a better interface than either of the other two.  It doesn't double
the size of the data base like Accuzip. It is alot easier to understand
than ZP4.  It also allows provides for updating only those records
that need to be checked (For the best rates without tying up your computer
for days on end and still be certified by the Post Office)
The cost is 195$ and 50$ per month.
All three products are based on US Postal information (7+ gigabytes)

Satori Software
2815 2nd Ave Ste 295
Seattle WA  98121
206/443-0765

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

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 12:38:59 EDT
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Powerbook 140

I am considering buying an old powerbook for word processing. I do not
want to go overboard on purchase price because I don't want to be
overly concerned about losing it on a late-night subway ride or
otherwise destroying it.

Shreve systems (Shrevesport LA) has advertised "demo" 140s at $1050
and "demo" 100s at $850. Both have 2 meg RAM and 40 meg HD. Since I
would prefer 10 megs RAM, I like that I will not be replacing a RAM card
in either, just putting in 6 (100) or 8 (140) memory modules.

I am wondering if the $200 is a very small difference to pay for the 140?
Or, does the 100 have features that the 140 doesn't? I know that the 68000
(100) is slower than the 68030 (140) but perhaps being able to use the 100
as a hard drive and other features may sway my decision.

My questions are: Is the 100 the only Powerbook that can be used as a
hard drive?
Does that 100 have a better RAM disk option?
Is the 100 without the external floppy drive attached much lighter than a
140?
Are there any other factors to be considered?
Can I get a Powerbook 100 cheaper than $850?
What is the address of the Powerbook list?
Thanks, Pete Tamas
[e-mail], Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)

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

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 12:17:12 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: program that sets modem configuration wanted

Is there a program that can set the configuration of a Hayes-compatible
modem?
I hate to look up those AT commands.

Charles C. Hsieh

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

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1993 12:02:10 GMT
From: [e-mail] (David Anderson)
Subject: QuarkXPress 3.11 unexpectedly quits

[e-mail] writes:

>I am having problems with quark 3.11 on a new Centris 650.
>Seemingly at random, quark will unexpectedly quit and return to the
>finder. The message is : Quark has unexpectedly quit, error 25.

Are you sure it's error #25 and not #2?

>I am pretty sure 3.11 is the latest version. So, I thought that maybe
>some of the quark extensions were causing the problem. Could this be?
>The quark extensions running are: Cool blends 1.0 , bob 1.0,
>son of bob 1.0, features plus 1.5 and typesetting marks XT 1.0.

Yes, it is probably Quark but proably NOT one of the extensions.

>I am pretty sure its a quark problem, all other apps seem to work fine.
>System extensions are the latest versions of: disinfectant, quickeys,
>atm,type reunion,suitcase,disktop.

When you install Quark, make sure ALL virus programs and inits are turned
off.  I had this problem when I first got Quark, did a new install with
EVERYTHING turned off, and it has worked well ever since.

David Anderson
nashville tn

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

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 12:13:22 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: restaring as bad as shutting down? (Q)

I know shutting down and then starting again repeatedly is bad, but how about
restarting repeatedly?  Does the hard drive stop spinning?

Charles C. Hsieh

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Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1993 14:24:14 +1000
From: His Divine Grace <[e-mail]>
Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] sun-ulaw-to-mac-13.hqx
Resent-To: info-mac@sunex-aim
Resent-Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 9:38:43 PDT
Resent-From: Backup Moderator <[e-mail]>

This is an update, Ulaw 1.3, on a previously archived version (ulaw
1.1b) which lives in the sound utilities [mac-to-sun-ulaw-11.hqx or
ulaw1.1b.cpt.hqx].  This version is considerably faster and has
enhanced drag and drop capabilities.  It supports and requires Apple
Events (System 7).

The program converts both directions between mac files with sound
resources and Sun Ulaw format sound files.

As a bonus there is a second small application called UlawPlay 1.0b
which plays Sun Ulaw files and MIME headerless Ulaw files by a drag
and drop mechanism (only).  In fact it will "play" any data fork of
any file interpreting the data as a headerless ulaw encoded sound
after first checking for a Sun Ulaw files header.

Rod Kennedy
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/mac-ulaw-to-sun-13.hqx; 60K]

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

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1993 16:34 EST
From: DON'T PANIC <[e-mail]>
Subject: Screen Size reducer (Q)

Dear Netters,
Does anyone know of a freeware/shareware product that will take an 8 bit Color
o
r less program and reduce its window size to 512 x 384 including menu bar from
a
 larger resolution?  I would like to use some 640 x 400 or 480 resolution
games on my 12" Apple RGB.  Thank you.

P.S. some games are ResEdit proof!  As I try to reduce the window, and yet the
programmmer inserted an ALERT resource to prevent any smaller screens from
being used.  Thus I would hope for some other way of reducing the effective
applicatioon window size.

Sincerely,
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 09 Jul 93 17:24:19 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: ScuzzyGraph - Ratings?

REPLY TO: [e-mail]

Hello all netters,

I was looking at the ScuzzyGraph unit from aura systems.  I have 5 Mac Plus'
and 6 SE's.   Our company believes that these units still have book value, so
I can't just go and replace them with Centris, Quadras, or LC III's.  I know
there are accellerator boards out there that have a video port (i need
accelleration, too) but none that I have seen support color.  I really would
like color, but not if the performance is SOOOO bad that it defeats the
purpose.  Any suggestions or tips would be great (on ScuzzyGraph or
accelerator w/video out ports)

Oleg Chaikovsky
Sun/Mac Systems Manager
Rockwell International
[e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1993 15:08 EST
From: DON'T PANIC <[e-mail]>
Subject: Speed Comparisons (Q)

Dear Netters,
Has anyone attempted to do a speed comparison of Motorolla and Intel
processors using the MIPS or Mflops standard?  If so I would be interested in
receiving a copy of that comparison list.   As there are many processors,
please only send 68000 or faster, and 8086 or faster in the comparisons.  It
would also be interesting to see what speeds the RISC processors have as
well.
 This is just a curiosity question, as I understand a 68040/25 Mhz is faster
than a 68030/40 Mhz, and wish to see a comparison based on an unconfused
standard.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[e-mail]

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 12:16:29 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: switching among comm programs possible? (Q)

Is there anyway to gracefully switch among communication programs without
losing connection to my school's account?

Charles C. Hsieh

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Date: 09 Jul 1993 15:14:34 -0600 (MDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: sys6/set-startup, what does it do? (Q)

Using "Set Start-up" with System 6, it's possible to create bootable floppies
with only a System file and an application.

What does "Set Start-up" change?

Is it possible (on a machine only capable of running Sys 7) using ResEdit, to
do the same thing as "Set Start-up" for Sys 6 bootable floppies?

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: Sat, 10 Jul 1993 13:33:25 -0500
From: Colglazier <[e-mail]>
Subject: The real cost of Times Two (R)

> How significant is the slowness of the disk? If I spend 2 hours
> working on a document in M/S Word, and the disk activity is 90
> seconds instead of 30 seconds, who cares? The difference between 120
> minutes and 121 minutes isn't something I worry about ...
>
> The work I do is so rarely disk-transfer bound that I don't notice
> the existence of TimesTwo -- except that I now have twice the disk
> space.
>
> When I back up to floppy, the R/W time of the floppies so overwhelms
> the R/W time of the hard disk that TimesTwo hardly affects the
> overall time at all. I would guess that the time spect waiting for me
> to load the next floppy is at least 1/4-1/3 of the total backup time.
>
> Have you done any "realistic" benchmarks that simulate your common
> work, or just artificial "measure the hardware" ones?

I've worked with Times Two, AutoDoubler and now, finally, NowCompress.

***********************
AutoDoubler (file-level compression)

- Safe
- very slow on less than a IIcx

***********************
TimesTwo (driver-leve compression)

- easy to use
- dangerous if you have system crashes
- difficult to monitor compression (hard to see what is actually
  compressed and how much)

***********************
NowCompress  (file-level compression)

- safe
- effective
- excellent user interface
- works in 6 or 7 (and transfers from one to the other fine)
- wonderful manual (as with all Now Software products)
***********************

I do not work for, nor am affiliated with any of the above companies,
just an end-user trying to find the best product for my needs.

[e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1993 14:38:54 -0500
From: Colglazier <[e-mail]>
Subject: Think twice before buying LaCie (R)


Dear Niko Sahtaridis and concerned others,

I was very disturbed by your post on LaCie.  Everything that I had heard
and the small experience that I've had from them has been very good
(I've got a 240MB external on the way).

I was so disturbed (and concerned), that I contacted Scott Faden
(extension 234) who is a Customer Service representative (second only to
Don Abdalla, who is the Customer Service Director).  I faxed him a copy
of your post (with your name removed for your protection) so that he and
I could discuss it.

> Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1993 17:44:15 From: ""
> <[e-mail]> Subject: Think twice
> before buying LaCie.
>
> =====================================================================
>
> I recently bought LaCie's Silverscanner II through mail order
> (Airborne Express delivered) to use with my Mac and I have to say I
> am mostly unhappy with that "company".
>
> Namely, a couple of days after placing the order (June 24) I called
> them long distance (international calls from Greece to the US cost
> approx $2.5 a minute) to make sure they had shipped. Well, after
> letting me wait and wait on the phone, they came back only to tell me
> they...didn't know!! The very same thing happened a few hours later
> when I called back, but this time they said that they located my
> order, the scanner wasn't sent, but they promised they would send in
> a week.
>
Scott said that although LaCie does NOT have a toll-free international
number yet, they are happy to call you back immediately (so that the
call is on their dime and not yours).  He said specifically that he
would be happy to do that if there are any unresolved issues regarding
your particular problem.  He emphasized that this was LaCie company
policy and they are happy to make whatever accommodations possible for
international customers.

> The funniest part is that the scanner had already been sent (!),
> which gives me the right not only to assume that chaos dominates in
> that company, but also that they are telling lies to customers, since
> their promise was exactly that.
>
Scott said that during that time period LaCie was installing a new
tracking system and may have had difficulty telling if the scanner had
actually been shipped out yet or not.

> Anyway, after paying another $100 or so over the phone (indeed, if
> they want to do international business, shouldn't they ALL get an
> international toll-free number, like Citibank Visa does?) the scanner
> came to me broken on the cover. Now, this is probably due to poor
> handling on the part of Airborne Express or some idiot in the customs
> here, looking for drugs or something in...scanners (!), but I still
> need to stress the fact that LaCie REFUSED to have the scanner fixed
> or even looked at! Sure it may not be their fault if the scanner was
> received damaged, but aren't they responsible for the courier they
> use? Shouldn't they have the merchandise insurred? Even dealers, like
> BottomLine and others, take FULL responsibility and they REPLACE a
> damaged machine (they even pay for the roundtrip!) and a company that
> claims to be big and trustworthy like LaCie doesn't?
>
Scott said that in a circumstance such as the one you've described
above, LaCie will immediately repair or replace and negotiate with the
courier company they use later.  He stated that the customer should not,
of course, be penalized in any way for damage occuring due to shipment.

> In anyway, it might be better this way...I will give another $1,300
> to buy Hewlett-Packard IIc (which I should have done in the first
> place...) but I least I know NEVER to buy anything from LaCie again.
> Even the mechanism is not their's, it is Epson's and if they claim to
> have the best software around...guess again: the manual that comes
> with the scanner is A TOTAL JOKE! Suffices to say that it devotes 5-6
> lines to a topic like color correction and the advanced controls of
> the scanner, that are the ones that, above all, CALL for
> documentation...!! Yes, of course, they say the owner's guide is
> preliminary, but when they will release the new one? After the
> scanner is around for a year or so? Or maybe they did, but the sent
> me the old one? If anybody knows, please let me know... this would
> DEFINITELY constitute an illegal act of discrimination against me,
> and I would know how to proceed >From that point on, believe me...!
>
Scott said that all customers had been (or at least should have been)
informed that the manual that was shipping was a BETA manual only and
that the full manual was due out by July 30.

I'm not sure what discrimination you might be referring to, but from
what I've seen and heard LaCie is very apologetic about the situation
and is very anxious to correct the problem.  Please call them and let
Scott rectify the situation.

> It must be the first time in my life I see a company with such an
> untrustworthy, irresponsible and unproffesional management.
> Personally, I will, of course, pursue the matter further, just to
> make sure they won't be laughing behind my back with the $2,000 they
> took away >From me. I am a professional and NEEDED this scanner....
> International business is a tough business, and only serious
> companies, that also use serious couriers should stay on to compete.
> The attitude "you bought something from me, now get lost" has been
> rejected long ago, along with the companies that are based on it.
>
>                                                   Niko Sahtaridis
>                                              Thessaloniki, GREECE

When I told Scott that this post had been distributed world-wide on the
Internet and that I was going to respond on the Internet, he was very
pleased.  This just underscores why it is important to post problems
like this on the Internet.  The Internet has power! use it to our
advantage.

Please post again if LaCie fails to resolve this to your satisfaction.

[e-mail]

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1993 19:23:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: Peter Macdonald <[e-mail]>
Subject: Typing Tutor (Q)

I would like suggestions as to what is the best "typing tutor" program for
the Mac.

Many thanks,
Peter Macdonald

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 12:15:44 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: updater to latest quickeys wanted

What's the latest version of QuicKeys?  Info-mac has the updator to 2.12a,
but I believe the latest version is 2.13.
 Does anyone have the updator to that?

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1993 13:58:45 GMT+1
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Used Macs - any good experience?

Hello, everybody.
Has anybody had any good experience buying used Macs? I'm looking for
IIfx or IIx Macs, or something similar (for a friend who will use them
just to let customers view their PageMaker documents before printing
them).
The only places I've heard of are the ones at the end of MacWorld or
MacUser, where they just fight for the lower price...

Please reply directly to me, as I'm a bit late reading the digest...

Thanks a lot for any info. Best,
- Alberto.

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