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Info-Mac Digest             Mon, 12 Jul 93       Volume 11 : Issue 141

Today's Topics:

      [*] (*) MacTykoon
      [*] AlphaBoat
      [*] ARA Client Version 203 - why not just use an alias ?
      [*] coloring-book-11.hqx
      [*] dataman.2.0.2.hqx, a wonderful utility
      [*] dev - AppMaker, SpriteWorld & Think C
      [*] FontPrinter 3.0
      [*] Icons for Extensions Manager
      [*] Mybattery 2.01 submission
      [*] NET/Mac 2.3.24 release
      [*] operation_intercept_demo.hqx
      [*] Patriot Command 1.0 Submission
      [*] Polytris 1.01
      [*] PowerPC StartUp Screen
      [*] RSI #12
      [*] rtf-to-tex-101.hqx
      [*] Screensaver/After Dark FAQ 1.2
      [*] Shooting Star
      [*] UUParser v1.2
      24bit color on PowerBook? [Q]
      7.1 Epson Printer Driver Needed (Q)
      [Q] PhotoShop Scaner plug-in
      [Q] Power-PC upgrades
      advice on 21 meg floptical drives
      Advice Requested (SE/30 Options)
      advise requested (A)
      appletalk and eithernet
      AppleTalk hiccups (R)
      ARA Bogus Errors (Q)
      Can't get past "Welcome Screen"
      Can't get past "Welcome Screen" (R)
      Claris MacProject Pro 1.5
      Color Graphics Program thats FAST and can edit
      Customizing Word 3.0 (works for later versions too)
      Deskjet connected to a Mac (Q)
      Differences between SLIP and PPP (Q)
      Encryption
      EndNote Translator
      EPS => PS (Q)
      FLUX
      Font Tuner for System 7.1: CAUTION!
      Fullwrite lives!
      Helix Express (A)
      Help: Printing on LW Pro 630
      Help needed: cannot trash Word-temp files
      Info-Mac Digest V11 #140
      LaserWriter 8.0 Image 1.44
      LaserWriter Margins Problem (A)
      MACARCH question
      MacIntercomm Lite 1.1.1 (Q)
      Manchu and Tibetan fonts
      Minitel
      MRI of RAT, once again
      newscrud
      Norton Encrypt
      Polish TrueType font
      PowerPC
      problems typing letter 'o' (A) long!
      Sound Manager 3.0
      Startup on 2nd Screen - follow up
      STF
      TCP---Someone Fix it!
      Textures (A)
      Thank you letters (C) (NRN)
      trouble typing the letter 'o' (Me to..o)
      trouble typing the letter 'o' (R)
      Unidentified Mac Icon Problem

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Date: Sat, 10 Jul 93 14:24:51 CDT
From: [e-mail] (Bob Schenk)
Subject: [*] (*) MacTykoon

Tykoon simulates a business firm. Your goal is t of find a combination of
labor, capital, and price which results in a profit.

Tykoon simulates the sort of firm which exists in economics textbooks,
which means that many of the real-world decisions which a firm must make
do not exist. To succeed in this game, one must have some understanding
of economic theory.

I had intended lto add more features to this program, but the value of my
time rose unexpectedly a few weeks ago and priced this program off my
schedule. Tykoon is freeware, but has some restrictions on distribution.

Robert Schenk

[Archived as /info-mac/game/mac-tykoon.hqx; 118K]

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Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1993 20:00 EST
From: Jim Allison <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] AlphaBoat

Moderators:

Please Accept this childrens program for the GAME archive. A description
follows:

AlphaBoat is an entertaining game which teaches children the Alphabet.  In one
activity the child is asked to find a "Big" or Little" letter. By choosing the
correct letter the child moves a sail boat from one tropical island to the
next.

In a second activity the child clicks on a camera and displays a picture of a
common object such as a hat. The program then asks  "What letter does the word
HAT start with?"  The target word is pronounced very carefully so that the
sound of the starting letter can be clearly heard. Correct answers move the
boat forward.

Both activities contain ways to get help finding the correct letter.

The program is in full color and uses many high quality digitized sounds.
Because of the included sounds the program size is quite large (over a MEG
when expanded). It is kid tested and approved!

*******
System Requirements:

AlphaBoat requires system 6.07 or later and a Mac with a 13" or larger color
monitor and 2 Megs of free memory.

SHAREWARE FEE:  12.00 U.S.
Please send payment to:
      Jim Allison
      12 Brookside Avenue #5
      Worcester, MA 01602-1628

Jim Allison
1/20/93

[Archived as /info-mac/game/alpha-boat.hqx; 989K]

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Date: 12 Jul 1993 13:20:12 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Alan Hewat, ILL Grenoble)
Subject: [*] ARA Client Version 203 - why not just use an alias ?

"Cerro, Joseph A" <[e-mail]> writes in info-mac 8 July:
>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...

I downloaded the earlier version, and it worked fine, but I am a little
puzzled
why such a thing is needed.  Once you have defined the connexion by
establishing it the first time, which is not too complicated with plain
ARA, you can simply
make an alias of the remote disk, and then use system-7 and ARA to remount it
automatically by double clicking the alias.

You can even use the call-back option.  Clicking on the alias will then
dial the
number, make the connexion, verify the user name, break and wait for the
call-back, re-establish the connexion and mount the remote disk - all
automatically !!  Pas de probleme.

BTW, you can just pull files to such a remote disk alias, and they will be
copied
across, without you having to mount the remote disk explicitly.

Alan Hewat, ILL Grenoble, FRANCE ([e-mail]) Fax (France=33).76.48.39.06

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1993 22:26:37 PDT
From: macmod (Info-Mac Moderator)
Subject: [*] coloring-book-11.hqx

animations. Children choose a color from a large pallette of colors by
clicking
on the desired color. Clicking on empty shapes in the pictures causes the
shapes to
be colored. Clicking on some objects causes saounds and animations to play.
Every time the color is changed one of many amusing sounds play. There are
over
a dozen pictures to color including a set of mosaic tiles with which any
picture can
be created.  More than one adult has confided that they find Coloring Book to
be
as much fun for them as for their children. This is a great eye-hand
coordintaion developer, and a good way to introduce kids to some of the basic
Mac interface items.

New Features:

1) A Nite Lite section simulates the popular childrens toy in which colored
plastic
pegs are placed into a black pegboard to make pictures. A small light bulb
illuminates the peg-picture from behind.

2) More sounds and animations have been added to the pictures.

3) A chef now suggests cake and frosting combinations for the birthday cake.


SHAREWARE FEE:  12.00 U.S.
Please send payment to:
Jim Allison
12 Brookside Avenue #5
Worcester, MA 01602-1628

Coloring Book may be copied and distributed by electronic bulletin board as
long as
it is not altered in any way.

*******
System Requirements:

Coloring Book requires system 6.07 or later and a Mac with a 13" or larger
color monitor and 2 Megs of free memory.


Jim Allison
6/25/93

[Archived as /info-mac/game/coloring-book-11.hqx; 964K]

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Date: Sat, 10 Jul 93 16:31:56 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Andrewt Thomas-Cramer)
Subject: [*] dataman.2.0.2.hqx, a wonderful utility

    Many times you can use the find-and-replace function of your software
to make your changes. But sometimes your changes -- even though similar --
cannot be expressed as "find this, replace that." Sometimes what you replace
depends on what you find. Sometimes you want to do other things than
replace, other things than find. And sometimes you have to make the same
changes to many documents.
    You can give DataMan instructions in any order. The instructions are
familiar dialog-like objects that scroll in a window; they can be saved
between sessions so that you never have to enter them again. And you can
create menu items for these scripts of instructions, with keyboard shortcuts.
Need to change all-uppercase to uppercase-and-lowercase often? Press
command-0 for Smart Lowercase, one of several dozen pre-written scripts
accompanying the application.
    One strength of DataMan is symbolization. You can describe text using
symbols, just like you can use the symbol ^p for carriage return in other
software. Only DataMan understands many, many more symbols -- both specific
like ^p, and wild-cards like ^aPrice, which matches any price. You can
redefine wild-cards and create new ones. With symbols you could, for example,
find any date and replace it with the date found plus one day. Since so many
options are available, DataMan provides you with a symbol-editing dialog.
    An example in which DataMan saved me hours: I Was working on a 40-page
cross-index to a large catalog. Each page had some 80 page numbers listed
on it, along with other numbers. The client decided to increase each page
number by one. Changing 2400 page numbers by hand would have taken hours to
enter and proof. DataMan did it in minutes -- and without mistakes.
    DataMan is fast, easy and powerful. This introduction doesn't begin
to cover all DataMan's powers. Enjoy.

[Archived as /info-mac/text/data-man-202.hqx; 208K]

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1993 19:13:02 -0500
From: "Jonathan Mills" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] dev - AppMaker, SpriteWorld & Think C

Appsprites is a demonstration program that shows how to hook Tony
Myles' SpriteWorld 1.0.b3 package into Bowers Development
Corporation's AppMaker 1.5.2 under THINK C 5.0.4.  The 'simple'
SpriteWorld project was modified to provide basic functions for
animation.  Animation calls were then inserted into two critical
AppMaker-generated routines (Dispatcher.c and MainWindow.c) and
the AppMaker window record (in Globals.h) was extended to allow
independent animation in each main window, although only one
window is active at a time.  A modal dialog was added that allows
the user to set each sprite's move and frame time (the values must
be the same in the demo) either from sprite 1 or independently for
each sprite.

AppSprites is only intended to be a starter program. Some things
could be cleaned up in the package, such as the machine checking
code (which could use the gestalt checking done by AppMaker).
Appsprites is not multi-finder friendly, using a version of
AppMaker's EventLoop.c that disables WaitNextEvent in favor of
GetNextEvent to drive the animation with idle events (see below).

/*----------*/
static Boolean GetEvent     (void);
static Boolean GetEvent     (void)
{
       Boolean              gotEvent;

//     if (sysConfig.hasWNE) {
//          gotEvent = WaitNextEvent (everyEvent, &curEvent,
//                                    GetSleep (), cursorRgn);
//     } else {
      SystemTask ();
      gotEvent = GetNextEvent (everyEvent, &curEvent);
//     }
     return (gotEvent);
} /*GetEvent*/


Replace the GetEvent() function in AppMaker's EventLoop.c with the
one given here and recompile the AMLibraryC.<project> library
before compiling Appsprites.

IMPORTANT!!
 ----------
If WaitNextEvent is used, the animation speed will be the rate of
caret blinking -- which is really slow!  This can be changed by
setting the sleep time to a smaller interval (replace the call to
GetSleep() with a small number), or by implementing a function of
your own.

Driving animation with idle events is slower than driving it with
the tight loop in simple.<project>, but is still reasonably fast.
How fast?  Fast enough to drive a simulation.  As some of you may
observed, the sprites look like Stiquito robots.  This is because
Appsprites is the template for a Stiquito simulator based on
SpriteWorld (you can find out more about Stiquito, and obtain the
simulator and its source code when it is available, by anonymous
ftp to cs.indiana.edu in /pub/stiquito).

Thanks extremely to Tony Myles for SpriteWorld, Bowers Development
Company for AppMaker, and Symantec for THINK C 5.0.4.   They work.
'Nuff said.

July 10, 1993
Jonathan W. Mills

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/sprite-app-demo.hqx; 190K]

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 16:41:03 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Mark Anderson)
Subject: [*] FontPrinter 3.0

FontPrinter is a program designed to produce font sample sheets quickly and
easily.  It allows several configuration options that let you tailor the
output
to your own needs.  This version is the product of both my own ideas and those
>From users of previous versions.  If you can think of any other things that
you
would like to see implemented, don't hesitate to send me some e-mail.

Changes in FontPrinter 3.0:
 -------------------------

*  Completely rewritten using THINK C rather than THINK Pascal
*  Preferences file is automatically created in the Preferences folder the
      first time FontPrinter is launched
*  All settings are saved in the preferences file so FontPrinter should work
      correctly from locked volumes such as floppies, servers, and CD-ROMs
*  Added Open Suitcases which gives FontPrinter access to fonts in suitcases
      that are not installed in the system file and not loaded by other
      means (i.e.  Suitcase, MasterJuggler, or CarpetBag)
*  Added Font Options which provides the following features:
     -  Selection of CAPS only fonts w/o requiring ResEdit modifications
     -  Selection of fonts to exclude w/o requiring removal from system
     -  Identification of which fonts are new to the system
     -  Small font sample can be displayed simply by clicking on a font
     name
*  Added support for larger monitors via dialog box centering and expansion
*  Added Preview which gives very basic, single page print preview
capabilities
*  Added support for printing in up to eight equally spaced columns
*  Added error checking in Page Options to prevent the user from inputting
      any invalid values
*  Page statistics window is now updated immediately as relevant setup values
      are changed

[Archived as /info-mac/font/util/font-printer-30.hqx; 64K]

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 0:29:47 BST
From: Lloyd Wood <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Icons for Extensions Manager

:
Extensions Manager 2.0 doesn't include icons for the folders it creates, so
I made some up - simply crossing out the normal symbols for each folder.
And a number of other folder icons are included, too.

Enjoy.

Lloyd Wood
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/extensions-manager-icons.hqx; 17K]

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Date: 11 Jul 1993 20:12:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Jeremy Kezer, x6151" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Mybattery 2.01 submission

MyBattery 2.01 for PowerBooks

MyBattery is the essential Macintosh PowerBook and Duo owners!  Through
user-selectable graphical displays, you can monitor your battery voltage.  It
also provides an estimate of remaining battery time.  Version 2.00 adds color
&
grayscale support, menu bar displays, multiple battery support, and lots
more!

Version 2.01 is a maintenance release, to cure some minor problems with
version
2.00:  CPU speed fix for PowerBook 160, registration password is once again
case-insensitive, and zoom box won't disappear.  Shareware; $10 registration
fee will activate all features.  See enclosed docs for more information.

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/my-battery-201.hqx; 103K]

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Date: Sat, 10 Jul 93 19:11:42 -0400
From: "Terry M. Stader" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] NET/Mac 2.3.24 release

Attached is the latest release of NET/Mac from Adam-PA2AGA. NET/Mac is
the ham radio adaptation of Phil Karn's KA9Q TCP/IP code for amateur
radio packet.

This files replaces /info-mac/comm/radio-netmac-2323.hqx

Terry Stader - KA8SCP
America Online Ham Radio Club Host

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/radio-netmac-2324.hqx; 276K]

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 21:16:42 EDT
From: [e-mail] (David Henry)
Subject: [*] operation_intercept_demo.hqx

the Operation Intercept demo
demo version 1.0.1

Defend your solar system from the wrath of the evil Spoox empire! In
Operation Intercept, you pilot a spaceship in your attempt to destroy wave
after wave of invading enemy ships. Collect the bonus items you get for
killing an entire wave and spend them at the upgrade/repair stations, where
you can buy options for your spaceship such as double-shot, triple-shot,
spawn-shot, shields, and more. Challenge an opponent in the head-to-head
two-player mode!

In the Operation Intercept demo, you will experience the head-spinning,
bone-shaking speed of Intercept as well as the basic features of the game,
while the more advanced features and levels are left up to your imagination.
Buy the real version and you won't have to imagine!

The Operation Intercept demo requires at least a Macintosh Plus running
system software version 6.0.7 or later. System 7 is recommended. It will work
in color or monochrome.

The real version of Operation Intercept is marketed by SoftStream
International, and is available at fine software resellers such as
MacWarehouse.

Copyright (c) 1992-1993, Damn Good Software. All rights reserved. Operation
Intercept and Damn Good Software are trademarks of DGS.

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/operation-intercept-101.hqx; 428K]

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 15:53:02 CDT
From: [e-mail] (Antonio A. Lagana H3-386)
Subject: [*] Patriot Command 1.0 Submission

                                  7/10/1993
Dear Archive Administrator,

Enclosed please find a Compact Pro archive of a new shareware game,
Patriot Command.  Patriot Command is an implementation of a (once)
popular arcade classic.  The object of the game is to protect world
cities from an onslaught of ICBMs and other 'nasties' that an unnamed
whimsical fascist dictator decided to launch against the world.  The
world's only defenses are three Patriot missile silos which you command.
Each Patriot missile is capable of creating an explosion large and powerful
enough to destroy any enemy objects that are engulfed by it.

Patriot Command requires a Mac II or better (020, 030, or 040 Mac)
with a 640x400 or larger 256 color/grayscale capable monitor and 32-bit
Color Quickdraw.  It runs on System versions 6.0.7 and later as well
as A/UX 3.0.  It may be run in either 24-bit or 32-bit memory
manager mode.  Patriot Command has been tested and verified to
work on the IIcx, IIsi, IIci, LCIII, IIfx, Quadra 700, and Quadra 800.
Sorry, but at this time, Patriot Command will not run on Macs with
the Apple 12" color monitor or the Color Classic.  If there is enough
interest, a version for smaller screen color Macs and Powerbooks with
16 grayscale monitors may be released in the future.

Please archive a copy of Patriot Command in your game directory.

Thank you,

Antonio Lagana
AL Software

[Archived as /info-mac/game/patriot-command.hqx; 415K]

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Date: 10 Jul 1993 15:02:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Polytris 1.01

    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.
    Version 1.01 works with upper and lower case keys. 'Configure Key' dialog
    is displayed properly.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/polytris-101.hqx; 233K]

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Date: Sat, 10 Jul 93 22:41:08 +0300
From: Zviki Cohen <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] PowerPC StartUp Screen

      Hello !

      Well, it seems that we won't be getting any PowerPC powered
computers until spring 1994, but your computer is already PowerPC ready
and you can easily put one in it by dragging this startup screen into your
system folder. The picture was taken from the 10 pages ad in Computer World.

      Have Fun !


            Zviki Cohen
            Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
            Haifa, Israel

            Email: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/power-pc-startup.hqx; 78K]

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Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1993 21:48:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: Craig O'Donnell <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] RSI #12

Issue 12 of the RSI Network Newsletter, for people who are concerned about
wrist pain and injuries from too much keyboard work. Product notices,
resources, doctors, etc.

[Archived as /info-mac/per/rsi-network-news-12.hqx; 24K]

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 6:53:20 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] rtf-to-tex-101.hqx

This is the latest version of a stuffed and binhexed utility application for
converting Microsoft Word RTF files, including most formula codes,
into Plain TeX files.

It is almost *certain* that editing the converted document
will be necessary to produce a TEXT file that can be read with a TeX
processor, however, this utility should take some pain out of converting
a technical Word document to TeX (especially mathematics).

    * Runs under System 6 or 7
    * Does batch processing
    * Conversion tables in dialog resources (Is this a "feature"?)

Included is a document file written in Microsoft Word and a "before" and
"after" file. I have also included the end result of conversion with
rtf2tex, a public domain Unix version, which apparently is designed with a
different task in mind.

Updates:
1) New paragraph inserted at least every 500 characters, so long text files
should
   not choke OzTeX.
2) Object and Pict code simply deleted.

Comments and bugs to:

Brian Jefferies
School of Mathematics
University of New South Wales
PO Box 1, Kensington, NSW 2032
AUSTRALIA                                    [e-mail]
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 92 14:09:15 +1100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: -v

This is a stuffed and binhexed utility application for
converting Microsoft Word RTF files, including most formula codes,
into Plain TeX files.

It is almost *certain* that editing the converted document
will be necessary to produce a TEXT file that can be read with a TeX
processor, however, this utility should take some pain out of converting
a technical Word document to TeX (especially mathematics).

    * Runs under System 6 or 7
    * Does batch processing
    * Conversion tables in dialog resources (Is this a "feature"?)

Included is a document file written in Microsoft Word and a "before" and
"after" file. I have also included the end result of conversion with
rtf2tex, a public domain Unix version, which apparently is designed with a
different task in mind.

Comments and bugs to:

Brian Jefferies

[Archived as /info-mac/app/rtf-to-tex-11.hqx; 135K]

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 0:36:54 BST
From: Lloyd Wood <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Screensaver/After Dark FAQ 1.2

Here's v1.2 of my Screensaver/After Dark FAQ. If you've got a question
about screensavers or After Dark, read this first - the answer to your
question is probably somewhere within.

Enjoy!

Lloyd Wood
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/after-dark-faq-12.txt; 54K]

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Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1993 20:04 EST
From: Jim Allison <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Shooting Star

Moderators:

Please accept this childrens program for the GAME archive. A general
description follows. Thanks, Jim Allison.

Shooting Star is a very simple arcade game in which a child clicks on the
Space Gun and attempts to hit the alien spacecraft as it moves across the Mac
heavens. The game requires just the right amount of skill to be both
challenging and rewarding for 3 to 6 year olds. It also requires a color Mac
with 12" or larger screen. After ten hits, a charming sound track and graphic
display delights the child. The Shareware fee is $ 6.00 U.S

[Archived as /info-mac/game/shooting-star.hqx; 483K]

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Date: Sat, 10 Jul 93 15:43:06 -0700
From: [e-mail] (John S. Lee)
Subject: [*] UUParser v1.2

This is a brief description of UUParser v1.2 for the Macintosh.

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.

UUParser has been improved so that parsing and uudecoding are quicker.
Supports drag&drop (systems 7).  Better memory management & error checking.
Processor specific versions included!

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/uu-parser-12.hqx; 148K]

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 17:56:12 -0700
From: Robert Lenoil <[e-mail]>
Subject: 24bit color on PowerBook? [Q]

Does anyone know of an internal video card for the PowerBook that will
output 16 or 24 bit color to an external monitor? Does this capability
exist in the PC world?

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 16:05 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: 7.1 Epson Printer Driver Needed (Q)

Does anyone know where I can get hold of a 7.1 compatible Epson printer
driver?  It's for an Epson LQ800.

Please reply direct to me at [e-mail] as my info-mac account may
not be working properly.

Thanks in advance,

Philip Matthews.

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 18:42:31 AST
From: [e-mail] (Guido Paccagnella (Hosp.Perez Carreno))
Subject: [Q] PhotoShop Scaner plug-in

Does any body in the Net World have a newer,  non- beta version for the
Tamarack ArtiScan 8000C ( or RealTech Scan 800 wich is the same)
PhotoShop scanner plug-in module ?.
The current version I have is 1.1 ( and yes, it is a beta vers. )

[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 18:41:05 AST
From: [e-mail] (Guido Paccagnella (Hosp.Perez Carreno))
Subject: [Q] Power-PC upgrades

Does any one know if the next to be released Power PC upgrades for the
Quadras, Centris (by means of the Processor Direct Slot ) will also work
on the Quadra 700 ?
I heard a rumor that only the machines with the DMA manager will be able
to take the card.

[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 13:30:44 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Bandwidth Pig)
Subject: advice on 21 meg floptical drives

>1) Device is only a hard disk from finder.

I bought the Iomega Floptical drive and have had very few complaints with
it. The finder also treats 21MB flopticals in the Iomega like hard disks.
Why is this a problem? The only inconvenience I've run into was Norton
Backup having to be changed to 'back up to Macintosh File' instead of
selecting a special sized floppy to back up to.

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

Iomega reads and writes 1.44MB disks like any other drive. Have not
specifically tried to run Installer from that drive, though. Have succeeded
in making a Norton Emergency Disk from a floptical diskette and booting the
Mac under System 7.1 however.

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

Have not noticed this activity.

>4) Can not use Appple Diskcopy program with it.

Tha's DiskCopy's problem. But then, DiskCopy has lots of problems.

My .02,
-abh

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Date: 12 Jul 93 14:16:45 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Ken  Linger )
Subject: Advice Requested (SE/30 Options)

I assume that you've gotten several responses before mine.  Let me tell you
about my system so that I can help you (I think I've done everything you are
asking).

I have an SE/30 with 20 Meg RAM (went from 1 to 5 to 8 to 20 megs).
I just replaced my internal 40 Meg HD to a 210 Meg.
I just installed a Daystar 50 Mhz Powercache (which doesn't take up a slot)
I have an external 14" color monitor
       a Micron Xceed 8 bit video card
       an external 105 Meg Quantum HD
       an external 88 Meg SyQuest Drive

So, I think I'm in a position to help.  First of all, let's go in order of
your questions.

- You have 1 Meg RAM; bank A of your SIMMs has 4 256K SIMMs and bank B is
empty.  If you get 4 1 meg SIMMs, you can move the 256Ks to bank B and put 4 1
meg SIMMs in bank A giving you a total of 5.  You can get 8 1 Meg SIMMs and
put them in both banks for a total of 8 megs (the 256K SIMMs can be thrown
out, or you could try to sell them on the net for $1-$2)

   You can get 1 meg SIMMs pretty cheap.  Since many people are switching
their systems to 4 meg SIMMs, many are selling their 1 megs.  Look around on
some of the FORSALE newsgroups (ie, comp.sys.mac.forsale) for 1 meg SIMMS.  I
had some I'd give you, but I lost them so...  New 1 meg SIMMs go for about $30
if you look around.

   If your not familiar with installing SIMMs, chances are when you order
them, you'll get a guide, a book, a video, or some virtual reality simulation
of SIMM installation.

- Speed increase.  I like the Daystars because they have a SE/30 specific
model.  This means, especially since you also want color, that your PDS slot
remains free for something else.  Also, if you want to upgrade (ie, from a 40
Mhz to a 50 or to a 68040) in the future, you can send what you have to
Daystar plus the difference in the current price and they'll upgrade.

  These things aren't that cheap.  A 40 Mhz goes around $500 and a 50 Mhz goes
around $750 if you hunt around.  When ordering, be sure to say, "I want the
SE/30 specific model and NOT THE UNIVERSAL MODEL WITH AN ADAPTER."  Chances
are, they'll still send you the Universal with an SE/30 adapter (like they did
for me).  Simply send it back and get the one you asked for.  Also, you have
the option of getting it with or without an FPU (68882 Math Chip) which
increases the speed of math intensive applications.

  One drawback with the SE/30 specific model.  You will need to pull out your
current CPU chip.  If it is socketed (it will have a gold label) and you can
do it easily with the included tool.  If it isn't, then you need to send your
motherboard to Daystar and they will socket you're current chip.  This is a
free service (you pay shipping one way and any return insurance if you want
to).

- Hard drive.  You can get an internal hard drive with around 200 megs for
around $300.  Installation is fairly easy, but harder than the SIMMs.  You
basically have to unscrew the floppy drive and the internal HD from Apple,
screw the new one in, put your Mac back together.  Then, after finding out you
didn't line the floppy drive up with the case and that a disk cannot be
inserted easily, reopen it up and remember to line it up this time.  You will
also be working close to the internal monitor so some level of caution is
required.  While I doubt you'll get electricuted, there is a greater chance
that you will breathe on it and break the tube (seriously).

  So, a maybe better option is getting an external.  The good part is that
you will have a total of 40 megs internal + xxx megs external drive space
(basically, you'll still have your 40).  The bad is that they cost a bit more
since they contain their own power supply and they also take up space.
Installing them is as easy as plugging them in and connecting it to the back
of your Mac.

  SyQuests are neat.  They are more expensive than a hard drive of equal size,
but every time you decide you want more, you can pay $100 and get 88 more
megs.

- Color.  Micron has a 8 bit and 24 bit color card for SE/30s.  I'm familiar
with them.  The cost is only going to be several hundred.  You can get a
fairly good inexpensive model monitor too.  If, after reading MacUser and
MacWorld type magazines, articles like "Great color for under $10,000" scare
you, don't worry.  I found my system by calling places and just saying, "I've
got an SE/30 and would like inexpensive color.  What can I get."  Most will
tell you about a Micron Xceed card and some 14" monitor that they sell.  The
monitor may vary (I like my NEC) but it should be under $500 easily for 14".

- I like the Zoom Fax Modem.  I have the 14.4 Kbps which now sells for around
$250.  Look around and when ordering, make sure it comes with FaxSTF software
and not Quicklink (or not JUST Quicklink).  Besides being horrible, Quicklinks
fax checking software (checks for incoming faxs) interferes with the usuage of
any term program other than their own.

- Where to shop.  My general rule of thumb is to call around places with 1-800
numbers.  Start at the back of a magazine like MacUser or MacWorld just before
the classifieds.  Work your way towards the front.  If an item isn't listed in
a their limited listings, but the prices of what they do list are low, try
them anyway.  Things like the monitor and xceed card most likely won't be
listed anywhere.  For hard drives, there are places that will advertise just
hard drives.  If going for an internal, let them know you have an SE/30.  If
external, all you need is a SCSI drive (of which all should be).

  A company I've had nothing but success with is MacConnection
(1-800-800-4444).  Many places have $3.00 shipping overnight, but they're
service is unbeatable.  I had a problem with my SyQuest 2 weeks after buying
it.  They sent a new drive before I sent the old drive back.  So, I didn't
have to send them my drive, wait for them to look at it, wait to get a new
drive.  The replacement was overnight (ie, "I have a problem." "You'll have
the new drive tomorrow.")  This isn't to say other places don't do this, just
I've experienced it with MacConnection.  They're prices are good too.  I got
the SyQuest and the Modem through them.

- Music and Graphics.  Any of these drives, including the system you have now
with more memory and the same internal 40 meg drive, are able to play
Quicktime movies, view pictures, and play music (like SoundTrekker) and
sounds.

- Best upgrade path.  More memory first.  Get at least a total of 5 megs.
You'll need a case opener (available wherever simms are sold).  If you buy the
Daystar, it comes with an opener.  If you end up running more than 8 megs or
decide you want virtual memory also, you'll need to get Mode 32 from Apple
(ftp.apple.com).  Again, the Daystar will come with this though.

  Next, I'd get the hard drive.  Go external for now.  Think big, too.  If you
buy something small so that you save $50, you'll find yourself buying a new
one next year most likely.  You're System can handle this, but can your budget
and your desktop?

  Then, go for the modem.  These first three you may want to do together.
The memory should be around $100-$120 for 4 1 Meg SIMMs, the drive around $300
for a decent size, and the modem $250 for a top of the line Zoom.  Total
should be under $700 but you will GREATLY improve your system.

  The other two, the Daystar and Color are up to you.  They are more
asthetical than necessary and each will be about the same cost as the above
three total.  You may get the color and realize that you'd like a faster
machine.  I'd probably get the color before the accelleration.

Long winded maybe, but I hope that helps.

Ken Linger
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 10:07:07 -0600
From: [e-mail]
Subject: advise requested (A)

>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?
>
I would suggest selling your SE/30 and buying a Performa 450. That would
give you 1, 3-5, and a machine that feels slightly faster than an SE/30
(maybe? I'm not sure about this). You should be able to get $800-$900 for
your SE/30 (maybe more), and the Performa 450 is going for about $1800 at
Sears and Montgomery Wards. If you are doing any number crunching, you'll
want to add an fpu card.
Bryan Walls                             My words are not NASA policy.
[e-mail]

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Date: 12 Jul 93 11:02:24 GMT+7
From: [e-mail]
Subject: appletalk and eithernet

Is there anyway that you can trick a Centris 650 into using both
appletalk and eithernet at the same time.  I don't see one - but I
would like to do it?  Any help?
  Mark

  [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 22:40:09 -0700
From: Jon Pugh <[e-mail]>
Subject: AppleTalk hiccups (R)

> When an AppleShare volume is unmounted (owner's Mac locks up,
> owner turns off file sharing, etc.), then the Finder pops up
> a dialog box saying "The disk ... cannot be used, because an
> error of type -1,070 occurred."  I click the OK button, and in
> a few seconds, the message pops up again.  I click the OK
> button again, and in a few seconds, the message pops up again.
> Nothing less than rebooting has seemed to fix the problem.
> However, if I unmounted the volume myself, then the problem
> doesn't show up.

This bug is caused by MountImage 1.2Bx which SHOULD NOT BE USED.  This was
an experimental beta that got out and the author would appreciate it if
everyone would hunt down and kill any copies they see.  In addition, this
isn't the worst bug 1.2Bx has.  It also READS CORRUPT DATA off the disks.

Mind you, 1.1B3 isn't too stable either, so right now MountImage bites
the wax tadpole.  Steve says that he might gonna be paid to fix it, which
would definately cause him to delegate more time to it.

Despite these problems, I still use 1.1B3 but I stay away from 1.2 and
both the author and I recommend that you do too.

Jon

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Date: 12 Jul 1993 09:42:42 -0500
From: "Scott Bresnahan" <[e-mail]>
Subject: ARA Bogus Errors (Q)

              ARA Bogus Errors (Q)
The Remote Access application says, "AppleTalk Remote Access has not been
intalled properly (or extensions have been turned off).  Please install from
the Installation disk and try again."

I say, "Not."

Q:  How the heck do I track this down?

I was a happy user of ARA, but the problem first appeared after installing
AppleTalk 58.0.1 and MacTCP 2.0.  I assumed that re-installing ARA would fix
it, but no.  I even tried re-installed ARA from two different  sources.  And
the obvious thing about extensions being off cannot be true according to my
Now
Utlities StartupManager.  If the INIT loading order is important, that might
be
a problem, but it _was_ working before.

Any ideas out there?   What other factors am I overlooking?

Thanks.

Scott Bresnahan
Software Engineer, TERC

Internet:  [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 09:51:52 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Can't get past "Welcome Screen"

I don't think your solution is my solution - however.  My old IIx was
showing the same symptoms.
Our technician says it's "Stick-tion".  It happens when the coating on the
HD platters starts to migrate to the out side of the disk.
Sometimes the drive heads get stuck and the platters don't want to start
moving.  (Although I don't reccomend doing this) The 'fix' is to pop the
drive and give it a good sharp "twist" in an attitude which would make the
platters move a bit.  Re-install and try starting the machine.


>
>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.
>
>
 ------------------------------------
Michael A. Ney
Gettysburg College

[e-mail]

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Date: 12 Jul 1993 09:57:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Fred Condo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Can't get past "Welcome Screen" (R)

Duncan Thornton <[e-mail]> wrote:
> 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 have had this problem for years. By trial and error, I discovered that
this is in fact a problem with AppleTalk. Try unplugging your LC III from
the network. I think it will then start up normally. You can then reconnect
to the network.

I have had this network lockup at startup occur on Macs of widely different
dates of design and manufacture: SE, II, PB100, IIcx. I have found that
changing the termination -- that is, removing it if present or adding it if
absent -- from the network sometimes helps. Try terminating just one or the
other end of the network, too.

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

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 14:39:14 EDT
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Claris MacProject Pro 1.5

I am interested in starting with Project management software. I would be
interested in managing up to 50 people's activities with this software.
Would MacProject Pro 1.5 do this? I can get it through the university
for $122, which is not much assuming its usefull, but way too much
if it is not. Is this the same package that is sold commercially?
Thanks, Pete Tamas [e-mail] or VM.Temple.edu

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 15:33 EDT
From: John Snell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Color Graphics Program thats FAST and can edit

Date sent:  12-JUL-1993 15:33:07
>Hello,
>        If anyone's knows of a really good freeware or shareware
>grphics program that has full color, and editing capabilities. I only
>have Aldus Super Paint, and that is super slow, but it does have good
>editing. Any suggestions would be helpfull!
>
>
>
>Peace, Andy Tennant
[e-mail] [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 12:21:35 EDT
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Customizing Word 3.0 (works for later versions too)

On Sun, 11 Jul 1993 11:56:34 +0300 Michel Lewinger said:
>The word 3.0.2 works very well, and uses about 400-500k. I have two
>questions about it:
>
>1 - Is it possible to customize the main menu as in word 5.0 ?
>
>2 - I have some 20 fonts in the system (6.0.7), but only 8 fonts show up
>in the font list, and I really miss the Avant Garde and CAmelot. Why does
>this happen, and is there a way to overcome it ?

This is actually the same question. Go to Format-Character... (or
wherever the Character command was then). Then strike Command-Option-+
(actually Command-Option-=) and  the pointer will turn into a +. Any
font you select will be listed on the menu. If you wish to remove a
menu command, stike Command-Option-hyphen. The pointer will turn into a
minus symbol. You can remove anything that can be accessed through another
command (such as a font) but not a command that can only be accessed one
way (such as File-Quit). As in later versions of Word, these changes are
kept in the Word Settings file in the System Folder. This file can easily
be corrupted, so when you have problems with Word, delete that first. Or,
you can deletee your word settings file before you customize your menu
(this will reset Word to Short Menus) and make a backup of this file.
These steps can be useed to customize Word 4 and 5 as well.--Pete Tamas

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 10:29:03 +0200
From: "Gerlo Hesselink"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: Deskjet connected to a Mac (Q)

Hi Netters,

Has anonyone of you had any experience with connecting a HP Deskjet to a Mac?
We
have a Deskjet color printer here (550C ?)  wich is connected to a PC (using
CorrelDraw). I want to use this printer to print colorprints from the Mac.
I've seen recently some shareware software for the Deskjet, but that's only
for
BW printing.
- Is it is possible to use the Deskwriter software ?
- If so:  How should the connection be made?
- Are there other Software solutions?

Thanks...

Gerlo Hesselink                        [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 07:56:33 -0700
From: Just brew it. <[e-mail]>
Subject: Differences between SLIP and PPP (Q)

Hi there,

     I'm currently using SLIP, but I've heard PPP described as "SLIP done
right."  Could somebody give me a quick rundown on the differences, or
point me toward the information?


Thanks,

Bill

[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 09:13:03 CDT
From: [e-mail] (Daniel V. Blystone)
Subject: Encryption

Adam Young of Yale University has made an observation
about Norton Utilities.

>     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 same is true for AppleShare and A/UX.  Not
to mention that most if not all of the UNIX systems
will only use the first eight.

>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.

Again, Most of the systems that I work with do the
same.  I recall that Center Point ships an Encryption
tool with MacTools that also does the same thing.

>     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

There is only one way to keep your files safe.  Don't
store them on your Hard Drive.  Put them on a Floppie
and take them with you.  You can also get a small
Pocket drive like the ones La Cie sells.  Take your
files with you.  If this is not an option for you
and you really need secure files and encryption is
your only option; Then take what you can get and
HOPE that whomever wants your files will not take the
time to work at decrypting them.

Daniel V. Blystone
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 15:03:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail] (Francisco Valero-Cuevas)
Subject: EndNote Translator

I am glad that some people have found the EndNote Translator I wrote
useful.  I am aware of EndLink's existence, but, as I have told people
who have contacted me, my program serves (at least) two purposes:

1) It is very reasonably priced
2) It does not ignore entries it cannot recognize, as EndLink does.
What if you are interested in the Gene Sequence number?  You'd never
know it was there since EndLink would have deleted it.

I regret that the compiler I used is not 040 compatible, so people
will have to turn off their cache switch for it to run. I'm working on it.

In case you are interested, I also have a version that parses
TAGS markers (used in Melvyl and other general purpose databases)

You be the judges...

-Francisco Valero

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 13:26:49 MEZ
From: David Steiner <[e-mail]>
Subject: EPS => PS (Q)

I have the feeling this is a FAQ, if so, accept my appologies and point
me to the appropriate FAQ list.

A colleage has an EPS file that was created with Quark Express (by someone
else) and we have nothing here that will read it. What he would like is
a normal PostScript file. I have seen several utilities that will create
an EPS file from PS but, to date, haven't been able to find one that
goes the other way. Anyone have any suggestions?

As always, deeply in your debt...

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

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 09:00:12 -0800
From: Jerry Wilcox <[e-mail]>
Subject: FLUX

In Info-Mac v140, Timothy Golobric writes
> 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.
>
Timothy, I, and I'm sure others, would appreciate it if you'd tell us the
subject matter of FLUX. I'm simply not going to d/l nearly a meg just to
find out that I'm not really interested the latest in soldering technology
or (insert your own use of "flux" here).

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

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 09:03:25 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Font Tuner for System 7.1: CAUTION!

This morning I downloaded and tried out Font Tuner for System 7.1, which
was uploaded to info-mac recently. I have a IIsi, 17mg, cdevs & inits
irrelevant, for Font Tuner for System 7.1 crashes as it checks through
the fonts in the font folder. A crash this early in the startup routine
precludes restarting to an HD copy of the OS. Fortunately I had made
a Sys 7.1 bail-out floppy, so I could boot to that and recopy a non-
"font-tuned" system onto my bootup HD.

Lesson learned (yet again!): make no changes to your OS files without
having a ready backup. Second lesson: Font Tuner for System 7.1 doesn't
seem to operate properly on this (and probably other) IIsi boxes run-
ning Sys 7.1.

Robert L. Frost
Department of History
SUNY-Albany
Albany, New York  12222
[e-mail]
[phone] office
[phone] fax

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Date: 12 Jul 93 15:58:51 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Robert H. Gross)
Subject: Fullwrite lives!

Hi folks-

For all you loyal Fullwrite users, the note in MacWeek about Akimbo Systems
purchasing the rights to FullWrite from Borland is true. I just spoke to
someone there and got permission to pass on the following information. It is
all I know, so please don't ask me for more.

They are currently working on Fullwrite II but no release date has been set.
The new version will have extra features and a more standardized menuing
system (although the "walkdown" mechanism will still work). They will be
making an announcement in a few weeks about the next release.

In the meantime, if you have suggestions on features you would like to see,
send them to [e-mail]. Technical support can be obtained at
[e-mail].

I have been using Fullwrite since it was first released (by Ann Arbor
Softworks) and have been resisting pressure to change from everyone around me
who uses Word. I can't wait to see what the new FullWrite looks like.

Bob Gross

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 13:42:23 +1200
From: "matt n." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Helix Express (A)

> relational database tool for Macs. The Helix Express ads
> look convincing, but have any users out there been
> burned? Any unfulfilled promises by the vendor? Any
> joyous praise? Any comparisons to other products OTHER
> THAN 4D?

I think Helix Express is brilliant in its limited way. It is totally
object-oriented, which is neat; eg, you draw a "view" (data entry
/display form) with drawing tools, and then link it to your data by
dropping an icon representing the actual data into each box in the
form. You can have the same database appear different ways to
different users (different menus, different arrangement of fields,
whatever you like). You can include entire documents from another
program in a database, and edit them (need enough RAM to have both
Helix and the other program running at once, of course). And the
whole environment has, like HyperCard, dynamic object linking:
changes that you make are instantly reflected; there is no need for
a time out to compile anything.

On the other hand, it is totally non-extensible. Just to give the
same elementary example used by the MacUser review a couple of
months ago, you even have to build a formula calculation out of
physical objects, so if they don't include the operation you want,
tough luck, you can't have it. Until this most recent release, it
didn't even have checkboxes as an item in a view, and you had no way
to put them in; it still has no scrolling lists in views. You can't
write an XFCN to fix any of this. It isn't world-script aware,
either, as far as I can tell, so the meaning of the concept "sort"
is a bit limited if you wanted to keep a list of words in a foreign
language. Every field has only one font; you can't style the
contents of a field beyond its default font / style.

My assessment is, it's no good as a spreadsheet, but it's nice as a
database, and the interface is incredibly fun. However, for many
people it may come down on the wrong side of the ease/power
trade-off. Buy it from a place that gives you a 30-day MBG and try
out the 4 sample projects they've included with the program; this
will give you an idea what you can expect.
 --------
matt neuburg, phd = [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 14:50:32 CST
From: "Z.  Sun" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Help: Printing on LW Pro 630

Another problem: Hope this is not related with the trash can:

After the installation of MacRing Card and MacTCP 1.1.1, I have trouble
printing on the LW Pro 630 printer. Both LaserWriter 7.2 and 8.0 drivers
reported "cannot find printer".

To use the token ring network, I have to set up the Network cdev to
TokenTalk.
After that, I would be on the internet and the local area network. My local
printers would not show up on the chooser.

To see the printers on the chooser, I switch the Network cdev from TokenTalk
LocalTalk (AppleTalk 58). The printers would show up on the chooser window.
However, I could only printer with LW 7.2 driver on the LW IINT. The drivers
would claim "printer could not be found" for LW Pro 630. Both printers are
on the same localtalk network, consisting 8 macs and three printers.

System: 7.1. Mac IIci.

Any help is appreciated.

Jack Sun

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

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 14:40:44 CST
From: "Z.  Sun" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Help needed: cannot trash Word-temp files

Greetings,

I have been having this problem for quite a few days now:

1. After modification to a word doc, the mac froze upon "Save" the doc;
2. At restart, the trash can still contains a word-temp file inside a
   Temporary Items Folder. Attempting empty the trash would cause the mac
   to freeze.
3. Having problems printing word docs.

I ran DiskFirstAid. Here's the report: (v. 7.1)
    Error -518:Invalid index key
    (TarID=4, TarBlock=692)

Disk First Aid is unable to fix this problem.
I tried to optimize the drive hoping that will fix the disk, but it dod not
work.

System configuration: Mac IIci, System 7.1. Word 5.1a. Some extensions.
MacTCP 1.1.1 and Asante MacRing card (if this is relevant at all).

Any help is appreciated.

Jack Sun

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

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 11:28:37 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #140

The sheer volume of correspondence over La Cies's
"service" indicates there's a problem. Instead of
all the glitz in their ads, wouldn't it be nice
for all of us who have had problems with their
aftersale interaction if they would advertise a
new service policy/approach or something to that
effect?
Bill Phillips/Economics Dept/Univ Southern Maine

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

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1993 15:16:32 +1000
From: [e-mail] (Colin McLaughlin)
Subject: LaserWriter 8.0 Image 1.44

>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

Sounds to me like you have a DISK IMAGE or disk file for which you need
Disk Copy or similar application such as DART

Colin McLaughlin    [e-mail] 137.154.97.11
University of Western Sydney  OZ   Another MFZ

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

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 13:23:36 MET DST
From: Christian F. Buser <[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

Hi all,

An easier way is to get the file
   /UTIL/PS-UTIL-ACCEL-WRITER.HQX
>From Sumex.

This are the latest versions of utilities for the Xante printers and
upgrade boards. One of these files is a test page where you can measure
which values need to be used in the "setmargins" command (it also prints
the current settings and instructions), another is a file which you can
edit using Teachtext (or anything else) and send to the printer as a
Postscript file (using LaserWriter Utility from Apple, for example) to
change the settings.

Don't know if it is legal to use it with other printers - I am not a
lawyer, and I own a Xante printer.

Regards, Christian.            [e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 13:41:46 -0600
From: [e-mail]
Subject: MACARCH question

When using the command:
$MACARCH GET filepath/filename
is there a way to specify a chunk size?

I looked through all of the FAQs and help files I could find about
MACARCH but didn't see any mention of chunk size.  What is the best
way to transfer sumex files that are too large for mail gateways if
I don't have direct access to FTP?

[e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 13:25:38 PDT
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: MacIntercomm Lite 1.1.1 (Q)

Anyone out there use MacIntercomm Lite?  I'm having trouble downloading
>From my Unix account via ZModem (sz), viz. if I do a batch download, the
first file will download properly to the disignated Receive Folder, but
all subsequent files will end up in the MacIntercomm Lite folder.  While
not crippling, this is certainly annoying.  Any suggestions?

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

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

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 12:34:17 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Manchu and Tibetan fonts

    i'd like very much to know if there are any manchu or tibetan
fonts available in freeware or shareware form.  i know that there are
a number of font archives available for ftp but i don't know where
they are.  if anyone has seen fonts for either of these languages or
might know where to look, i'd appreciate their help.

    TIA!

    glenn d. tiffert
    ([e-mail])

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

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 21:57:15 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Minitel

In i-m recently Christopher Van Dyke ([e-mail])asked about
Minitel. As a Francophile and someone a bit in the know on French tech,
I know Minitel all too well. France-Telecom, its state-owned parent, has
a Minitel-USA office in Westchester County, NY (914 area code).

Minitel is a pretty crude (ca. 1982 or so) technology whose standards
were built along the lowest-common-denomiator standard, in this case,
300-baud home boxes that come free with a French telephone subscription.
Hence, keep in mind that you'll find little in normal Minitel services
that would choke up a 300 bps client.

I've used a Minitel connection here a bit, and I find it very useful for
ordering up archives at the Archives Nationales so they're there when
I arrive, ordering books (using my US Visa card), checking train scheds,
etc. Were I so inclined, I could have pretty steamy terminal sex (hmmm...)
on one of the tollable 36-15 Minitel-"Rose" (porn) lines. (So?) (It
is interesting to note that France-Telecom had hoped to amortize its in-
vestment in the system in about a dozen years, but charges for the porn
lines covered it in a little more than two, I believe).

France-Telecom actually seemed at one point to be hoping that Minitel
would somehow become the global standard/net that Internet and TCP/IP
are, and tried for a while to hinder the entry of Internet into France,
much to the dismay of our gallic colleagues. They seem to have abandoned
that, so Minitel remains sort of an oddity. It seems to serve French
non-computerphiles quite well, but outside of the hexagon, it's
pretty sludgy and limited.

bob frost, dept of history
suny-albany.

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

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 08:36:30 CDT
From: Robert Blystone <[e-mail]>
Subject: MRI of RAT, once again

Hello to all, I will try once again:
   Several weeks I asked if anyone knew where a set of MRI scans of a rat
   might
 be.  I had four responses, each wanting to know if I found the files for they
needed them.    The answer was no.  I repeat my request once again;  Does
anyon
e out there know where I might find a set of MRI imnages of a whole rat scan.

We wish to map some thermal data onto the MRI's and produce a three
dimensional
 view of a rat's reponse to some environmental stressors..  Believe it or not
the study has something to do with breast cancer.

Any help finding such files, which must exist somewhere in digital land, would
be very much appreciated by several of us.

        Blystone in Texas   [e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 14:18:22 -0500
From: [e-mail] (The News)
Subject: newscrud

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest
Path: cs.wisc.edu!elliott
From: [e-mail] (James Elliott)
Subject: Re: American Heritage Dictionary (C)
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Sender: [e-mail] (The News)
Organization: U of Wisconsin Madison - Computer Sciences
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 19:07:00 GMT

[e-mail] writes:
>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 [...]

Well, in my own experience, the version I bought was incompatible with
virtual memory which I already had. I sent them a letter asking about
how long I would have to wait for a version that worked, and never
received word back from them. I should have just sent the program back
during the 30-day money-back guarantee period. *sigh* But now I'm not
tempted to spend more money on newer versions of their products. I
don't think they included an 800 customer service number in the
packaging I received, or I might have tried that.

In any case, I've heard no evidence that they are working to make it
WordScript compatible.

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

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 14:51:26 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Povl H. Pedersen)
Subject: Norton Encrypt

DES encryption is too old, and comes in multiple levels, where level 1 is
the one usually used. It is supposedly not particularly hard to break.

A much better encryption, which FBI can not read is RSA encryption. MacPGP
is one program that uses it for public key encryption. Only problem is,
that RSA is patented in USA, so only people outside the USA can get good
security. In USA Big Brother MUST have access to all your communications.
The new phones with scramblers from AT&T is not worth a sh*t, as FBI has a
code that will allow them to listen to it too. And if they can, everybody
can.

If you have a choice, use something better than DES.
---
Povl H. Pedersen  -  Macintosh Consultant and Programmer
[e-mail] (prefered)   /   [e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 17:21:13 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Thomas Flesher)
Subject: Polish TrueType font

Is there a shareware/freeware TrueType font that has
all the diacritical marks used in Polish? Where is it
archived? Thanks.

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

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 12:12:46 CDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: PowerPC

Hi John,

First Apple did say that there will be PowerPC mother board upgrades, but
unfortunately, they did not mention the IIsi, the Macs named were the Centris
650, Quadra 800 and 950. Then remember that all this are unofficial, so that
does not mean that upgrades for Macs other than the ones named will not be
available.

As to Russell's question of what is PowerPC. PowerPC will be a series of RISC
chips that will have performance of reportedly 6 to 8 times that of the
current
Motorolla 68040's. It is developed by a joint venture of Apple, IBM and
Motorolla. The first chip the 601 has already been proven to be faster and
less
power hungry than the Intell Pentium. The proposed released date for a PowerPC
machine from Apple is some time in the first quater of 1994. IBM and Canon
also
announced that they will have PowerPC based machine. Canon's NeXT reportedly
will have a version of NeXT Step ready for the PowerPC based machines.

With the current info from Apple the schedule seems very good, and that Apple
will meet its goal.

Due to the PowerPC's lower power consumtion and its size, consumer electronic
companies like Sony, Sharp and Panasonic have reported that they will be
releasing consumer products that utilize the PowerPC chip base.

FYI: both Sony and Sharp has lisenced Newton technologies from Apple.

Then there is also Panasonic's venture in 3D0 which will rely on powerful
processors to drive the 3DO capabilities. Currently as far as I know the 3DO
development kit only available on the Macintosh in MPW.

I hope this helps!

Vinko
-----
Vinko Tsui                              Vinko Enterprises
In Chicago:                             In Canada (Oakville):
Work: [phone]                    Voice: [phone]
Home: [phone]                    AppleLink: CDA1051

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

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 23:09:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: problems typing letter 'o' (A) long!

From: [e-mail] (Linda Custer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: trouble typing the letter 'o' (Long)
Organization: Washington Research Center, W.R. Grace
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

[In what follows, lines that begin with > are my posts  Lines
that begin with } are posts of others.]

Yesterday, I posted the following message <[e-mail]>:

>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.

I posted to the newsgroups, and also to MAC-L ... the Macintosh mail list.
Here are some of the responses I have received.  First, responses from the
comp.sys.mac.hardware newsgroup:

From: [e-mail] (Alan Cooney) <[e-mail]>

}Have you consulted a priest yet? Have you ever worked at a nuclear facility
(do
}you glow at night?)? Do you type with a heavy accent that the keyboard
doesn't
}understand?  Do you inhale?

Give me a break. This is a real problem. See the rest of these responses!

From: [e-mail] (Tim Olson) <21qi9i$[e-mail]>

}I believe all Macintosh keyboard hardware and software implements "2-key
}rollover"  This means that a second keypress will be recognized, even though
}the first key is still pressed down, but subsequent keys won't be until a
key
}is released.  Fast typists can sometimes encounter this on certain letter
}patterns -- This might be what you are seeing.

From: [e-mail] (Jim Nitchals) <[e-mail]>

}A quick empirical test shows that I can hold down several keys and they
}all work in sequence.  I believe the original Mac-128 telephone-cord style
}keyboards had 2-key rollover.
}
}What's more interesting is that I too have experienced the problem
}described, except in a slightly different way.  It was a two-letter
}pattern ("tw", I think) that if typed *real* fast, would lock up the
}keyboard for a few seconds.  It was an Original extended ADB keyboard
}bought with one of the first few Mac II's off the assembly line.
}
}There may be a bug in one of the ADB keyboards.  OTOH, Linda reported
}a double-strike on the key as well.  That would make me suspicious
}of a hardware problem in the keyboard itself.

But I have used many different keyboards...

From: Roger Wiegand <[e-mail]>
<[e-mail]>

}You think that's weird!  -- For years I had the problem that about one in
}twenty occurrences when I attempt to type the combination pro as in
}product, protein, or proclamation my computer *would not* insert the
}o--any other letter, but not o, no matter how hard you tried. It didn't
}matter whether I typed it or had a Quickeys macro type it. Only with a
}recent upgrade to system 7.1 has the problem disappeared. Our system
}folks contacted Apple (once I convinced them that I was not crazy and
}that others could reproduce the effect on my machine) and word eventually
}came back that "Apple was aware of the problem, but could not offer any
}suggestions", whatever that means.

From: [e-mail] (Jim Smith)
<[e-mail]>

}Please don't post to obsolete groups.
}
}Your original was posted to comp.sys.mac and comp.sys.mac.hardware.
}NewsWatcher sent my followup _only_ to the first group (c.s.m), which is
}obsolete. I didn't notice that until I got an automated reply from
}[e-mail] (thanks..), complaining about *my* error in sending to an
}obsolete group.
}
}I won't take up any more bandwidth to reconstruct my words. (I have the
}same problem you have, but with the "t" key, which is actually the "k" key
}because it's Dvorak.)

Sorry, I am relatively new to the net. However, comp.sys.mac is NOT
obsolete on sol.ctr.columbia.edu (port 119), where I go to manually access
the nets. There are 1-day-old messages in that group. So I sincerely did not
know.

---Now for the responses on MAC-L:

From: [e-mail] <[e-mail]>

}     Normally, I would not answer such a query, leaving the problem to those
}who have experienced and solved it.  But your problem is sufficiently
}unique in my experience that it bears examination.
}
}     First, I have never had the problem you speak of.  I have worked on
every
}Mac since their inception save the Quadras and Centrises, employing all
systems
}from the very first through 7.1.  So I would conclude that some software
that
}you have propagated on every machine you use is at fault.  If there is no
}common software -- if you can take a Mac fresh out of its box and cause this
}problem to occur -- then I would have to conclude you have uncovered a bug
in
}the Mac's keyboard stroke-decoding ROM routines that is in some way related
}to your typing style.
}
}     If you can eliminate common software as a problem, then I suggest you
}present your problem via Email to [e-mail].  They will refer
}your question to the appropriate parties.

I replied:

>Happens with no INITs in common, with machines that were initialized with
>System 7 from different floppy sets, and happens under Microsoft Word and
>varous terminal emulators (at least -- since I don't type as quickly in
>spreadsheets and graphics programs, I don't know if it happens there).
>
>I'll take your suggestion about posting the problem directly to Apple.

So I did, and got the following in response.

From: [e-mail] (Apple Programmers Developers,OSC)
Subject: Re: problems typing letter 'o;
To: [e-mail]
Message-Id: <[e-mail]>

}Could you check with the software vendor of the product you are using?  It
does
}not sound like a hardware or system problem.

Real helpful, since all software can be shown to exhibit the problem.

More responses...

From: [e-mail] (Jim Cummins)
<[e-mail]>

}Hmm - That's a strange thing...
}I had a simular problem on my nice Mac Plus, as of :
}keys failing to work, keys continuing to work after releasing
}them, keys working only some of the time.
}Eg therrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre is o resonn too be .
}Or close to that. I assume there's either something bad with
}the way you are typing (if it occurs on all machines) (it could
}be that - assume anything and everything) or try poking around on
}the Keyboard control panel. I find that there is a set level for
} the quickness of repeats and the amount of sensitivity you need
}to do ie push... I have access to a nice Apollo keyboard, but I
}find there is less 'push' needed to do a keystroke vs a normal mac
}keyboard.
}So have a look in the Keyboard Cdev to start off with.
}Next (the really nasty parts) is that the chip in the keyboard
}is stuffed up or otherwise defective (on one keyboard only) or the
}actual key is dirty (on the contacts) or the plug is dirty (on contacts).
}Try cleaning them up before running to the Apple Servicer as they give you
}a nice bill for a new keyboard - besides, what's there to lose? I cleaned
}the plug on my keyboard, which solved the problem nicely,
}and have had no probs since.
}I can't really think of anything else at the moment, but I DO NOT
}suggest the problem is due to radioactivity or supernatural causes,
}or you being jinxed.
}<I dunno why on earth that guy would say that...?>

From: DON'T PANIC <[e-mail]>
<[e-mail]>

}The keyboard problem you mentioned on info-mac happens eventually on every
}type of machine.  You may have run into a lightning strikes twice in the
same
}place phenomena.  No Mac Keyboards have inherently shorter lifespans than
}PCs, or vice versa.  The problem most people forget to see is that their
}keyboard deserves a cleaning at least once a month, or else keys will stick.
}To clean a keyboard, use NO cleaners.   The best tools are Q-tips (yes the
}soft cotton sticks one puts in ears) and paper clips.  Also usefull is a
brush
}used to clean electric razors.  If you can uncover the box surrounding the
}keyboard on top the job is easy (I haven't yet tried this on a Powerbook).
}You have to look at eye level at every canyon between the keys to see if any
}dust has accumulated there.  If it has then use one of the tools to push it
}out the dust down the canyon until it comes out.  Remember don't scratch the
}bottom of the canyons, also don't pick on the flap metal or connection of
the
}keys with the rest of the keyboard.  If you do, do it gently.  The cleaning
}process takes about an hour or two, but take your time as keyboards don't
}stick if they are clean.
} About two
}years ago (I infrequently buy magazines from the newsstand) I read an
}excellent article in MacUser about how people abuse their keyboards by not
}cleaning the keyboards.  Dustcovers are only $16 for keyboards and they are
}made for every Mac keyboard by Basic Needs (Call MacConnection at
}1-800-334-4444 to order a few).  Or for less, use regular kitchen Plastic
}Wrap to keep out the dust.  A lot of Mac users according to that MacUser
}article forget their keyboard because the mouse is used much more often, and
}for that matter treasured much more often.  The opposite is true for PCs.  I
}have not met one PC mouse that didn't act as though someone glued part of
the
}trackball.  Only Mac mice are free of that stiction problem and dust
problem,
}because of the ease to open the mouse case and clear out the dust.
}Hope this helps.
}P.S. If your keyboard has had a regular cleaning as mentioned above, and
still
}sticks, then return it to the manufacturer, and get one that is under
}warrenty.    BTW 70 words per minute can sometimes clog up the software
}keyboard buffer, and make it stop accepting input.  This happens to me a lot
}on Wordperfect PC!

From: Jens Paulsen <[e-mail]>
<26*/S=paulsen/OU=urz/O=unibas/PRMD=SWITCH/ADMD=ARCOM/C=CH/@MHS>

}I do not know why all the Macs you use do that against you, but try this:
}There is control panel "Settings" or the like (I use a german system, so I
do not
}the proper US name- maybe "keyboard", too) which allows you to set the speed
}of how fast a character is retyped when you hold down its key. Try to switch
off this
}auto-repetition feature. If the problem persists, call Apple tech support,
if not
}the Mac's probably do not like your typing; but this way you've got it.
}There is NOTHING ridiculous about problems like that - it's just one of
these
}little things that drive people mad.

From: "Glockzin Donald" <[e-mail]>
<[e-mail]>

}I too have trouble the letter 'O', but only on one Mac. It may happen other
}Macs, but I don't used them enough to notice. It is definitely not the
keyboard
}as I have switched. I have always thought that it was me. I have mentioned
this
}many different people, but everyone took me as being a bad typer. I am sorry
}that I am happy to hear of your problem. I no longer feel that I am by
myself.
}
}I have this same ooooooooooooooo  problem. But what to do now?

From: [e-mail] (Larry K. Smith)

}I have had the same problem with a mac LC and a mac IIsi, but only with the
}extended keyboard, not with the old standard keyboards.

From:         David Clark <[e-mail]>

}I've had the same problem on multiple Macs over the past 3 years or so.

From: Doug Heacock <[e-mail]>
<[e-mail]>

}I have experienced almost exactly the same problem with the "o" key as
}you describe.  I have no idea what is going on--I always supposed it
}was just a slightly flakey keyboard.  Now I'm curious...

From:         "Ervin L. Faulmann" <[e-mail]>

    OK, so here's a simple solution that is either too simple
}to really address your problem or you say, Oh Yeah, why didn't I
}remember that?
}
}        Try modifing the keyboard 'Delay Until Repeat' parameter
}in the 'Keyboard' control panel to the 'slower' selection.
}If your fingers rest a little long on specific keys, making the
}machine wait a little longer to software repeat may help.
}If the problem is hardware (keyboard and such) - - no clue here.
}
}Hope this helps.

This note brought the following response:

}From:         David Clark <[e-mail]>
}
}}The problem is not the automatic repeat.  It happens whether I'm
}}typing slow or fast. I also type on another computer, and never
}}have this problem there.  The problem only happens on the Mac and
}}for the letter 'o'.  I type about 70 wpm, and this is very anoying;
}}suddenly your keyboard is dead temporarily, just because you typed
}}an o!  Usually it comes back after either  1) several keys are typed,
}}or  2) I delete the 'o'.
}}
}}It happens maybe once in 10 minutes of solid typing.  Happens on
}}my Mac at home (IIci), the one at work (IIfx), and the Mac I had at
}}work before this one (IIfx).

Veeery interesting!  Anyone else want to comment?  (You will not believe
it, but the problem happened as I typed the _to_ in the line above.  I
got a _too_ instead!

Linda Custer ([e-mail])

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

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 11:59:02 PDT
From: [e-mail] (David Hartman)
Subject: Sound Manager 3.0

Just a quick question. What do I need to do to get a copy of Sound
Manager 3.0. Do I need to go see my local Apple dealer or is it in
a package somewhere.

TIA

David

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

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 12:28:03 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Startup on 2nd Screen - follow up

Many thanks to the dozen or so people who answered my query regarding
getting my startup screen to appear on the outboard monitor connected to my
SE/30.  The "monitors" control panel includes the (apparently) undocumented
feature of showing a "happy mac" when the option key is held down.
Dragging the happy mac moves the startup monitor the same way the menubar
does the menubar monitor.  My startup screen goes where it belongs, and
even MacsBug comes up on the color monitor now :-)

Regards,

Paul Baim

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Date: 12 Jul 1993 11:40:33 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Dwight Lemke @ Wisconsin Oshkosh" <[e-mail]>
Subject: STF

Would anyone bychance have an e-mail address for STF Technologies?

Thanks!

-Dwight

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 16:01:59 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Amanda Walker)
Subject: TCP---Someone Fix it!

In article <21s66a$[e-mail]>, () writes:
> Much more valuable to us all would be to lobby hard for access to early
> testing of this new version and then pressuring the company to provide
> the facilities we need.

Good luck.  We're their biggest commercial IP developer (or so they have told
us), and we've had absolutely zero luck in pressuring them to do anything
with MacTCP.  We've been lobbying them for *years*.  I've personally collared
engineers, argued with product managers (who generally agree with me), and so
on.

The problem is that Apple management does not understand TCP/IP.  They think
of MacTCP as a check-off item for sales to the government.  I've actually had
Apple managers tell me that IP doesn't sell Macs.  It doesn't matter that
huge aerospace and electronics firms have debated tossing their Macs unless
they fit well into their IP networks--Apple just doesn't get it.

With the rumoured demise of ESD (which contained the few people at Apple who
*did* get it), I won't believe anything about plans for MacTCP until I see
actual code.  They've made no material changes since 1988.  Why should I
expect they will start now?

DISCLAIMER:  Yes, I'm biased.  Yes, I'm upset.  Yes, I blame Apple.
    No, these are not official opinions of InterCon.  It's personal.


Amanda Walker
Advanced Projects
InterCon Systems Corporation

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1993 17:29:16
From: [e-mail] (Charlie Mingo)
Subject: Textures (A)

John Fyfe <[e-mail]> writes:

> 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.

Blue Sky Research, in Portland Oregon.  503/222-9571 or 800/622-8398.
I think the 800 number works from Canada.

TeXtures 1.6 is the current version, and costs US$495, plus US$125 for
the AMS-Fonts package.

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 16:12 EST
From: DON'T PANIC <[e-mail]>
Subject: Thank you letters (C) (NRN)

Dear Netters,
No Reply Necessary (NRN).
  If people are going to send thank you letters for advice, it would be
extremely helpful if they retained either the subject of the advice given on
info-mac (or via e-mail) or added a copy of the advice letter. Some people
 just write thank you, and I don't know who they are.  This way I can learn if
my advice held any merit or not, and what advice did hold merit.
P.S. This is only some people, and not ALL.
Sincerely,
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 12:33:00 EDT
From: "Jackson, Dick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: trouble typing the letter 'o' (Me to..o)

This is the kind of thing I've never bothered to bring up in public,
sorta like between me and my doctor.  I'm glad someone has broken the ice.

But yes, I have this problem on my machine at work (Mac IIci, 7.0, dozens of
extensions), but never at home (SE/30, 7.0, dozens of extensions).

Perhaps with enough anecdotal evidence, we can track this down a bit.  Who
wants more details?  We probably shouldn't flood this list.

-Dick

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 09:10:16 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Steve Hunter [phone])
Subject: trouble typing the letter 'o' (R)

    I haven't had trouble with the letter 'o' locking up the keyboard,
but I have had trouble with doubling. As you experienced, it doesn't happen
often, but often enough to be very irritating. The problem almost always
happens when the letter 'o' is followed by a space. The space is turned
into another letter 'o'. For example the phrase 'to the' becomes 'toothe'.
    I have had this problem on a Mac Classic, Mac II-CI, and on my
Quadra 950. This covers a wide range of processor speeds and both the
standard and extended keyboards.
    My guess is that it is a problem with the keyboard controller chip.
It would be interesting to try a third party keyboard for a couple of
weeks and see if the problem goes away.

[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 12 JUL 93 13:54 GMT
From: "Antonio Bassi [+39][51]35.1058 - bassi@bo..."  <[e-mail]>
Subject: Unidentified Mac Icon Problem

+---------------+    I found a document with this icon that I never saw
before.
|               |\   I guess it's a kind of compressor icon but I can't find a
|    +-------+  +-+  software to unpack it. Please, could you help me.
|   /         \   |  Thank You Very Much
|  +-----------+  |  Antonio Bassi ([e-mail])
|  |           |  |
|  +-----------+  |
|        |        |
|        !        |
|      +---+      |
|     /     \     |
|    +-------+    |
|    |       |    |
|    +-------+    |
|                 |
+-----------------+

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 09:57:04 -0800
From: Jerry Wilcox <[e-mail]>

In Info-Mac v140, <[e-mail]> writes
> What's the latest version of QuicKeys?  Info-mac has the updator to
> 2.12a, but I believe the latest version is 2.13.

I don't believe there is an updater to 2.1.3, which is the latest version.
If I recall correctly, 2.1.3 was an upgrade which I ordered and for which I
received new installation disks (and which are locked in the safe at home
right now, so I can't check).

I'm told that QK 3.0 is in beta test right now, so you might want to wait a
bit to upgrade, or at least inquire as to a break on the 3.0 upgrade if you
buy 2.1.3 now.

Jerry
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All opinions are mine alone

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