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Info-Mac Digest             Mon,  2 Aug 93       Volume 11 : Issue 154

Today's Topics:

      [*] Big Dummy's Guide-The Internet
      [*] Card Shell Game update: The Smith v1.0.6
      [*] CleenSaver 1.3, a "Clean" ScreenSaver
      [*] Color It! 2.0.2 demo.hqx
      [*] comm - Finger 1.3.7
      [*] Disk Charmer 2.0.7 direct from the manufacturer
      [*] e-mail gateway.txt
      [*] FilePlayer 1.0
      [*] Finder Palette 1.0
      [*] Formula 1 Fido Mailer (DEMO) 1.04
      [*] Galactic Empire 2.0
      [*] Gumby Goes Digital, Part 1. 3D Anim QuickTime w/ Audio. 2ND TRY, 1st
      no good.
      [*] Heart of Darkness 1.0
      [*] HP Laserjet Driver Ver 8_4M PPDs
      [*] HP Laserjet Driver Ver 8_Driver
      [*] HP Laserjet Driver Ver 8_Guides
      [*] HP Laserjet Driver Ver 8_Utility
      [*] LabHelper 3.04
      [*] life of brian sampled sys 7 sounds
      [*] Memoirs of S. Holmes 1.0
      [*] multimedioids.sea.hqx
      [*] Music Gym posting
      [*] Network Software Installer 1.3.3
      [*] Pica Calc2 Docs.sea
      [*] Pica Calculator 2.sea
      [*] qd3d-20-demo.hqx
      [*] qd3d-20-info.hqx
      [*] qd3d-20-press-release.txt
      [*] Quicktime Pugh reaper-dance.bin.hqx
      [*] Re: Replacement Submission
      [*] scripture-memory-10-hc.hqx
      [*] Sparkle152.sit.hqx
      [*] StuffIt Lite 3.0.6
      [*] StuffIt SpaceSaver Comprehensive updater
      [*] toni-braxton-startup.hqx
      [*] util - DeHQX 2.0.1
      [*] Very small screen font
      **** Don't throw away System 7 Desktop files - WARNING ****
      **** Don't throw away System 7 Desktop files - WARNING **** (R)
      .z & .Z
      Ansi
      Anybody able to help me with images? (A)
      Apple /// Lives (Follow Up)
      Apple HD Setup 7.2 hack for non-Apple Drives [Q]
      Application tracking (Q)
      Can I play a sound at a specified time? (A)
      Clarisworks vs. AfterDark ...
      classic "simple beep" preserved?
      Controling Access to Printers On Appletalk Nets (Q)
      Cursor removal
      disk recyclers
      Don't throw away System 7 desktop files
      Error 15 on Portable (A)
      FileMaker 2.0 (A)
      FileMaker Pro 2.0 (A)
      FullWrite Professional Petition Signers...
      Hardware System Update 2.0
      Hardware Update 2.0 quirk
      help accessing internet with mac
      Hermes 2.2
      Hiding the names of apps (A)
      Integrity OnLine
      LCIII Mouse Problem (A)
      Mac 512 -> Plus upgrade ? (R)
      MacX and Sun OpenWindows?
      MacX and Sun OpenWindows [A}
      Mouse Problem (C)
      Mouse Problem (G)
      Need something better than At Ease (R)
      Network Design Tool
      New Computer
      NNTP servers in Europe...
      Perl for the Mac
      Postscript reader (A)
      PowerPC correction
      Problems building GhostScript
      RAM for PB 140
      re. HC Scripting & Hell...
      SAM and SpaceSaver Conflict (A)
      Screen Resolution
      SGI images
      Software acceleration article
      Something better than AtEase (C)
      Sound Manager 3
      Symbol bold
      unaccounted for mb in drive
      Uncompressing lzh/lharc format on Macs?? (A)
      Wanted: Postscript reader (A)

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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 09:37:40 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Lance K. Chun)
Subject: [*] Big Dummy's Guide-The Internet

Welcome to the Big Dummy's Guide to Internet.

    The genesis of the Big Dummy's Guide was a few informal
conversations, which included Mitch Kapor of the Electronic Frontier
Foundation (EFF) and Steve Cisler or Apple Computer, Inc. In June of 1991.
With the support of Apple Computer, EFF hired a writer (Adam Gaffin) and
actually took on the project in September of 1991.
    The idea was to write a guide to the Internet for folks who hand
little or no experience with network communications. We intended to post
this Guide to "the 'net" in ASCII and HyperCard formats and to give it away
on disk, as well as have a print edition available for a nominal charge.
With the consolidation of our offices to Washington, DC, we were able to
put the Guide on a fast track. You're looking at the realization of our
dreams--version one of the Guide. At the time I'm writing this we're still
fishing around for a book publisher, so the hard-copy version has not yet
been printed. We're hoping to update this Guide on a regular basis, so
please feel free to send us your comments and corrections.
    EFF would like to thank the folks at Apple , especially Steve
cisler of the Apple Library, for their support of our efforts to bring this
Guide to you. We hope it helps you open up a whole new world, where new
friends and experiences are sure to be yours. Enjoy!

Shari Steele, [e-mail]
Director of Legal Services and Community Outreach Electronic Frontier
Foundation
July 15, 1993

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/big-dummys-guide-to-internet.hqx; 280K]

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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 93 11:11:41 -0600
From: Ralph Sutherland <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Card Shell Game update: The Smith v1.0.6

Card Shell Game Update:  'The Smith' v1.0.5->1.0.6 from Volume 2

Oops,
    Someone just pointed out that the example game for 'The Smith' v1.0.5,
>From Volume # 2 of the Card Shell games uses moves that are illegal!
It places kings on aces which is not allowed by the released game.

    While v1.0.5 of The Smith remains technically playable, it is
very very difficult.  v1.0.6 has been reverted to the rules in force
when the example game was played.  Sequences now wrap around for
placement and kings can go on aces.  This makes the game a little
more playable and brings the example game in from the fringes of legality...

    See the on line help for changes to the movement and sequences
rules.

    If you don't want wrap around sequences then this feature can
be turned off in the rules dialog, but you have been warned.

    The Tableau layout description is now correct.

This game is freeware.

This game requires you to already have one or both volumes of the
Card Shell solitaire games on your disk.  It is simply and update
for one game and it needs a copy of the 'cards' data file, from either
volume, in order to run

Enjoy!

Ralph Sutherland

[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/the-smith-106.hqx; 68K]

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Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1993 20:55:20 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] CleenSaver 1.3, a "Clean" ScreenSaver

Following under seperate cover is CleenSaver 1.3, a major rewrite/update
of the CleenSaver screensaving utility.  This should replace
GUI/cleensaver-13.hqx.

What is CleenSaver?

CleenSaver is a very simple screensaver utility.  It differs from most
screensavers in that it is 'system clean', hence the name.  A system clean
utility is one that does not contain any INIT code.  That is to say, it  does
not install itself into the system.  It runs in its own partition, just  like
any other program.  Cleensaver has an advantage over most other  system clean
screensavers, however.  It's astoundingly easy to use.  Not only  that, but
it's
small.  It takes up only 5K of your disk space, and will run in a  16K
application partition (Half that of the last version!).  It is fully Apple
Event
aware, and can react to  open and quit events.

CleenSaver should run on any Macintosh, and should function with any screen,
>From a Mac Plus 9" black-and-white, to the most expensive of 24" color
monitors.
 It  should also run well on any Powerbook.  I have not, however, had a chance
to test it on a very wide range of monitors. CleenSaver should run under any
version of the Mac System Software from 6.0.2 on, but requires at least
multifinder, and preferably System 7.x for best results.  CleenSaver is now
fully compatible with System 7.1, a major improvement over the last version.
To
the best of my knowledge, CleenSaver has no problem with 32-bit addressing or
virtual memory, although I have not been able to test it as much as I would
like
to in either of these environments.
(above from the README file.)

As mentioned, CleenSaver is now fully compatible with systems 6, 7.0.x, and
7.1

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/clean-saver-13.hqx; 9K]

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Date: Wed, 28 Jul 93 18:03:14 -0500
From: [e-mail] (JJ)
Subject: [*] Color It! 2.0.2 demo.hqx

This is a demonstration copy of Color It! 2.0.2, a 32-bit color
painting and image processing program available from MicroFrontier,
Inc.  It is fully functional except for saving and printing.

Color It! is a 32 bit color paint and image enhancement program
that gives you all the power and precision you need to create or
enhance dramatic images. Color It!'s advanced image processing
features enable you to scan your favorite photography or
illustrations... then crop, retouch, or alter any part of the image.
Erase scratches, blemishes, cluttered or unattractive backgrounds.
You can even adjust the brightness and contrast of the image.

With advanced brushes and a palette that supports over 16
million colors you can easily paint stunning original artwork.
Support for pressure sensitive tablets allows your brush
strokes to mimic traditional painting techniques.  Adjustment
of brush opacity controls how much paint is applied to your image,
a higher opacity applies more paint to the image, while a lower
opacity applies a lighter coat of paint (more of the image shows through).


Many, many more features are detailed in a Read Me file contained
in the archive.

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/color-it-202-demo.hqx; 841K]

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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1993 10:57:47 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] comm - Finger 1.3.7

Finger v1.3.7 & Fingerd v1.3.7 is an implementation of the UNIX Finger
protocol for Macs with MacTCP.  Fingerd is a background only application
that allows you to be fingered, while Finger is a finger client, allowing
you to finger other machines, as well as allowing others to finger you.
Both are System 7 friendly (but hopefully not dependent).

Changes in this version:
Corrected the mess I made of Fingerd 1.3.7

They are $5 Shareware.

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

Finger 1.3.7 & Fingerd 1.3.7 Copyright 1991-1993, Peter N Lewis

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/finger-137.hqx; 121K]

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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 93 13:10:02 +0200
From: [e-mail] ( Rodella-Morena)
Subject: [*] Disk Charmer 2.0.7 direct from the manufacturer

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

New from version 2.0.6:
fixed a bug causing a bus or address error.

Enjoy yourself and remember the shareware fee!

Fabrizio Oddone

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/disk-charmer-207.hqx; 73K]

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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1993 14:19:48 -0600 (PDT)
From: Irving Wiswall <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] e-mail gateway.txt

Below is a more recent version of the file e-mail gateway currently
archived in comm/info. Scott Yanoff now maintains this file.  It is
available via anonymous ftp from csd4.csd.uwm.edu in the pub directory.

-Irv Wiswall

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/e-mail-gateways.txt; 22K]

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 10:28:03 MET DST
From: Ulrich Mehlhaus <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] FilePlayer 1.0

FilePlayer - Playing soundfiles in the background
by Bernd Engist, Germany
Version 1.0

The intention of FilePlayer is to give an example of the power
of some sound manager routines introduced with System 7.
It will turn your Mac into a - rather expensive - tape recorder,
by playing music in the background while you do your work.

FilePlayer can record directly to file, this allows you to
play large soundfiles, as large as your harddrive can handle.

You can use FilePlayer to produce startup music without any
loss of memory, because FP quits automatically when your
startup sound has finished.

FP will only work with System 7 or later and will not run on
the Plus or the SE because they are lacking the Apple Sound
Chip.

FilePlayer is postcardware, that is if you like and use it,
it would be nice to receive a postcard from your hometown.

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/file-player-10.hqx; 45K]

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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 93 07:47:56 PDT
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: [*] Finder Palette 1.0

On Tue, 27 Jul Brent Sleeper <[e-mail]> wrote:
> I am looking for a share- or freeware utility that will act as a "dock" for
> frequently-accessed applications. Ideally, this utility would createa
floating
> palette and would be applevent-aware. I currently use a row of aliases at
the
> bottom of my screen for this purpose, but I am looking for something a
little
> more compact and aesthetically pleasing (so, call me anal... :-))

Brent, someone sent me Finder Palette 1.0, which I believe is just what you're
looking for.

Hope this helps.

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

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/finder-palette-10.hqx; 103K]

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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1993 23:24:15 -0400
From: Charlie Mingo <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Formula 1 Fido Mailer (DEMO) 1.04

Formula 1 is a Fido "mailer", which allows your Mac to communicate
with BBS's using the Fido file-transfer and session protocols.

Formula 1 is designed either to be used as a replacement for
the "mailer" in Tabby, a program which allows Mac-based BBS's
to exchange messages and mail using the Fido protocol, or as
the communications part of a Fido "point" (sort of a analogous
to a usenet "leaf node").

Formula 1 may be used as a mailer with CounterPoint, Alice,
Copernicus, or MacWoof, to form a pointkit.  It uses the
ZedZap Fido protocol, which is based on Zmodem, and is
superior to the mailers found in MacWoof or Tabby.

This Formula 1 DEMO is completely functional, except that
it permits only one event per session (ie, you may call into
only one Fido BBS every time it is launched), and it expires
on December 1, 1993.  The unlimited version costs $40.

Regards.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/formula-104-demo.hqx; 306K]

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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 93 08:21:50 EDT
From: "Cary Torkelson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Galactic Empire 2.0

This is a significant upgrade to Galactic Empire 1.03, and now supports
color (and black-and-white, of course).

The galaxy hold 20 independent planets.  Your home planet, Galactica,
feels that it's necessary to forcefully unite the planets before their
reclusive policies cause the decay of civilization.  You are asked to
accomplish this difficult task.

Using Galactica's resources, you must build a fleet capable of defeating
the planets of the galaxy.  As other planets are assimilated into the
Empire, you will be able to utilize their resources too.  You get to
decide how best to allocate the resources of a planet to generate taxes,
produce ships, enlist troops, and provide the fleet with fuel and
supplies.

Of course, the main challenge is to successfully defeat the other
planets' militaries.  Use spy satellites to size up their forces.  Once
defeated, you will need to maintain occupation forces until the planet
is fully integrated into the Empire.

I suppose I could go on, but take a look if you're interested in this
type of game.  I tried to keep the game simple to play (though complex
enough to require some real "strategy" in order to win), and provide
10 skill levels so you don't always lose, or can win every time.

As with anything I've written, please feel free to send me your
comments, suggestions, and bug reports even if you have no desire to
"register".  Email me:  [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/game/galactic-empire-20.hqx; 232K]

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Date: Wed, 28 Jul 93 09:20:26 EDT
From: chronos![e-mail]
Subject: [*] Gumby Goes Digital, Part 1. 3D Anim QuickTime w/ Audio. 2ND TRY,
1st no good.

Dear Info-mac Group,

This is a compacted and binhexed 160x120 Quicktime movie with audio
of a 3D flexible Gumby computer animation.  This was one of the first
examples of flexible character animation.  Done 1984 at NYIT Computer
Graphics Lab with their own in house UNIX software.  Model and animation
by Hank Grebe.  Flex software by Dick Lundin.  Music by Dan Conte.  Enjoy.

- Hank Grebe, email: [e-mail], phone [phone]

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/flexible-characters.hqx; 1544K]

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Date: 30 Jul 93 01:36:29 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Matthew O. Williams)
Subject: [*] Heart of Darkness 1.0

'Heart of Darkness 1.0' is a HyperCard version of the short novels 'Heart of
Darkness' and 'The Secret Sharer' by Joseph Conrad.  You will need HyperCard
version 2.1 (or later) to read the book.  The stack is being released for
free but is NOT in the public domain.  You may freely distribute it but
please do not distribute modified copies of this work.  If you have any
suggestions or comments, or would like to receive new books automatically as
we publish them,  please send e-mail to:  <[e-mail]> and/or
<[e-mail]>.  Enjoy!

   -- Matthew Williams and Espen Koht

[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/heart-of-darkness-10-hc.hqx; 325K]

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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 93 12:27:43 CDT
From: Graeme Forbes <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] HP Laserjet Driver Ver 8_4M PPDs

These are the PPDs for the Laserjet 4M; other Laserjet PPDs are in the
Adobe PPDs, available at sumex and from ftp.adobe.com

[Archived as /info-mac/prn/hp-laserjet-4m-ppd.hqx; 9K]

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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 93 12:22:33 CDT
From: Graeme Forbes <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] HP Laserjet Driver Ver 8_Driver

Here is the Laserjet Version 8 Driver, optimized for Postscript Level
2 devices, but still providing some performance improvements at Level 1.

[Archived as /info-mac/prn/hp-laserjet-driver-80.hqx; 368K]

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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 93 12:21:43 CDT
From: Graeme Forbes <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] HP Laserjet Driver Ver 8_Guides

These are the guides for using the Version 8 Laserjet driver and utility.

[Archived as /info-mac/prn/hp-laserjet-doc.hqx; 152K]

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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 93 12:30:13 CDT
From: Graeme Forbes <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] HP Laserjet Driver Ver 8_Utility

This is the utility for downloading fonts etc. that comes with the
HP Version 8 driver.

[Archived as /info-mac/prn/hp-font-downloader.hqx; 67K]

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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 93 14:18:57 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Tzuen-Rong Tzeng)
Subject: [*] LabHelper 3.04

Dear network manager,

This is an updated version of LabHelper. It corrected a mistake in ver. 3.03.
This is a software tool for research laboratory. It does automatic
calculation,
database management, solution preparation and much more.
It would be my great appreciation if you could accept and post it on your
network.
This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/lab-helper-304.hqx; 431K]

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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1993 21:32:10 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Rob Kouwenberg)
Subject: [*] life of brian sampled sys 7 sounds

Hello netters,
here come some 'conversations' from the monty python film life of brian.
Samples are titled : "Are there any women here,Big nose !,Can't hear a
bloody thing
Cock face !,Don't pick your nose !,Woman you be quiet".

Copyright of the movie itself is with the Monty Python crew. These samples
are somewhat adapted as to make them non-original.

Greetings, Rob Kouwenberg

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/life-of-brian.hqx; 371K]

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Date: 28 Jul 93 00:58:36 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Matthew O. Williams)
Subject: [*] Memoirs of S. Holmes 1.0

'Memoirs of S. Holmes 1.0' is a HyperCard version of the collection of
Sherlock Holmes stories of 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes' by Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle.  You will need HyperCard version 2.1 to read the book.  The
stack is being released for free but is NOT in the public domain.  You may
freely distribute it but please do not distribute modified copies of this
work.  If you have any suggestions or comments, or would like to receive new
books automatically as we publish them,  please send e-mail to:
<[e-mail]> and/or <[e-mail]>.  Enjoy!

   -- Matthew Williams and Espen Koht

[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/memoirs-of-s-holmes-10-hc.hqx; 482K]

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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 15:43:40 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] multimedioids.sea.hqx

I attach a second posting of our demo of MultiMedioids, originally sent by
its developer Niall sclater. It has not appeared on info-mac so far, so I
am attempting to post it again. Niall is presently half way up the Amazon
(honestly!) on a well earned three month break.

The demo has been requested by the HyperCard community on HYPERCRD LIST who
wish to add multimedia authoring to HC. Since there does not  seem to be a
DEMO section any more on info-mac, I suppose it should be added to the
HyperCard section ???

Hope I am doing this right !?*

Mike Harland

Corre el correo como una babosa bebida

[Archived as /info-mac/app/multimedioids-hc-demo.hqx; 205K]

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 15:59:09 +0100 (BST)
From: Jason Grossman <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Music Gym posting

Dear Info-Mac moderators,

I'd like to submit this Hypercard stack on behalf of a friend of a colleague.
(The author's address is below.)

The usual disclaimers: I didn't write it, etc. Checked with Disinfectant 3.2;
compacted with Compact Pro; binhexed with Binhex 4.

Thanks very much.

Jason Grossman
Technical User Support
Computing Service
University of Cambridge
[e-mail]

Information from the author follows:

********************************************************

Welcome to the Music Gym. Inside are some training and exercise modules
designed to build your musical muscles.

You will find the basic concepts of the science of music in sections for the
beginner. Experienced musicians may wish to use the gym to keep in good
musical shape. Keeping your muscles in tone is a fundamental part of being a
real musician. After completi
ng this program you will be able to hear and write music with a fluency that
cannot be gained by memorization. The concepts will be a permanent part of
you.

This is a shareware stack. You are encouraged to pass it along to your
friends. This message must accompany the stack. A fee of $5 is requested. In
return, you will receive a copy of Music Gym 2 which features essential
modules that are more advanced but
still presented in this very friendly format.

The address is:  Ian Snider
         P O Box 1393
         Forestville, California, USA
         95436-1393

Your comments and suggestions are especially welcome. 10% of the money you
send will go directly to the fund for the homeless in my county (Sonoma). If
this program is used in a classroom, the requested fee is $1 per student. If
you wish to distribute my
stack commercially or require information about the Music Gym for other
systems and it other languages, please contact me at the above address.

Thank you!

[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/music-gym.hqx; 184K]

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Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1993 02:30:26 GMT
From: [e-mail] (jim bailey)
Subject: [*] Network Software Installer 1.3.3

[e-mail] writes:
>[e-mail] writes:
>>Note: NSI 1.3.3 installs the same AppleTalk resources as NSI 1.3.2 but
>>corrects the Installer script to solve the problem of a spurious "System
>>Enabler 201" file being left in the System Folder after installation on some
>>systems.

>Except, as far as I can tell, this _still_ happens...
>I've tried the sumex and bric-a-brac versions on my Q950 (7.0.1|1.1.1) and
>it refuses to boot after NSI 1.3.3 is run... And I can _see_ the Installer
>adding SE 201 during the installation process...

The Installer displays a message about building Enabler 201 but doesn't
seem to leave it around as far as I can tell.  Works fine on
my Quadra 900.

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Date: 23 Jul 1993 16:56:01 -0600
From: "pfterry" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Pica Calc2 Docs.sea

This is the preliminary release documentation set for the Pica  Calculator 2
(file PICALC.SEA). It consists of both a User's Guide and a Programmer's Guide
in stand-alone document form. No application is required for printing or
viewing. This  documentation is probably necessary to fully enjoy all of the
PC2 features. Auth: Jim Lewis.  Ref: MacWEEK 7/10/90. 232K.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/pica-calc-20-doc.hqx; 312K]

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Date: 23 Jul 1993 16:56:45 -0600
From: "pfterry" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Pica Calculator 2.sea

This file contains the Jim Lewis' PicaCalc2 DA, with documentation. Designed
specifically for desktop publishing, it allows the user to make computations
which involve a mixture of picas, points and inches. The perfect companion DA
for precision drawing and page layout programs. Supports over 94 functions and
has 15 non-volitile memories that remember values even if you shut your
computer off. Full keyboard control. Docs in file PC2DOC.SEA. Updated file
with
new features. Auth: Jim Lewis.  Ref: MacWEEK 7/10/90. Shareware $20. 182K.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/pica-calc-2.hqx; 243K]

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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1993 13:16:35 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] qd3d-20-demo.hqx

Demonstration application for ViviStar Consulting's Qd3d, 3dPane, and
SmartPane source code libraries.  Qd3d provides 3d graphic primitives
with stereoscopic projections, Gouraud shading, z-buffering, and fast
wireframe and OnlyQD modes.  3dPane provides view orientation control.
SmartPane provides image buffering, and QuickTime movie recording.

Demo includes static scenes, simple animation, and triad mouse
interaction using a triangular Bezier patch.

This demo requires a fp coprocessor.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/vivi-star-qd3d-demo.hqx; 228K]

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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1993 13:17:11 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] qd3d-20-info.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/dev/info/vivi-star-qd3d-info.hqx; 82K]

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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1993 13:15:14 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] qd3d-20-press-release.txt

Qd3d/3dPane 2.0 and SmartPane 1.0 Ship!

6 July 1993, Scottsdale Arizona -- ViviStar Consulting announced its release
of the Qd3d/3dPane 2.0 source code library.  Qd3d/3dPane provides three
dimensional graphics for the C++ Macintosh developer.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/info/vivi-star-qd3d-20-pr.txt; 3K]

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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1993 12:31:37 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Quicktime Pugh reaper-dance.bin.hqx

[qt movie - more text next time please! - Gordon]

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/reaper-dance.hqx; 487K]

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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 93 11:04:04 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Robert Rumpf)
Subject: [*] Re: Replacement Submission

Well, here goes again.  Hope this one makes it to you!

NoteTaker 1.0 is a note-taking hypercard stack for students and researchers
alike.  Designed for use on PowerBooks, has import/export functions and an
easy to use menu-driven interface.  See the HELP screen on the main menu
for more info.


                    -=Bob=-

[Archived as /info-mac/text/note-taker-10-hc.hqx; 16K]

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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 93 20:35:17 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Douglas E. Ivers)
Subject: [*] scripture-memory-10-hc.hqx

SCRIPTURE MEMORY STACK
Version 1.0

This stack is the perfect tool for memorizing Scripture verses.  It can also
be used to memorize other texts such as poetry or speeches.  You can type in
anything you want to memorize.

Requires HyperCard 2.x or the HyperCard Player.  Uses a minimum of XCMD's and
is not password protected.
Seven dollars shareware fee is requested.

KEY FEATURES
1.  Seven drills are available, from easy to very challenging.
2.  The difficulty of some of the drills depends on how much you have
practiced on the particular verse in question.
3.   You can type in the verses you want to memorize in your favorite
translation.
4.   Verses are sorted according to your familarity with each one.  Since the
quizzes start with verses at the front of the database, you will automatically
concentrate on the verses that you need to.
4.  When verses have been memorized, they can be designated as verses for
review only.
5.  Several utilities are available.  For example, the database can be printed
so that you can work on the verses while you are away from your Mac.
6.  Balloon help is implemented on the main menu card.

Douglas E. Ivers
1027 Plantation Dr.
Cary, NC  27511
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/scripture-memory-10-hc.hqx; 196K]

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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1993 20:58:37 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Sparkle152.sit.hqx

Sparkle 1.5.2 A mac-look-and-feel MPEG player:

WHAT's NEW FROM VERSION 1.50?
*       Fixed two minor bugs probably no-one ever encountered.
*       Made the corrupt-MPEG detection/recovery more robust.
*       New icons.
See the New in 1.5.2 file for details.

WHAT's NEW FROM VERSION 1.03?
*       More than twice as fast.
*       Uses one half to one fifth as much memory.
*       Much better low memory error handling.
*       Much more robust handling of corrupted MPEG files.
*       Lots of small cleanups to the user interface.
*       A new, much fuller, README file.
See the README 1st file for details.

WHAT IS IT?
Sparkle plays MPEGs and converts them to QuickTime movies. It uses the
standard QuickTime movie controller as its interface. It is multifinder
friendly and, with enough memory, will open multiple documents at once.
It is free. I ask only that you read the enclosed README file and if you
can help with any of the issues I raise there, you mail me.

REQUIRES:
System 7 or greater.
QuickTime 1.5 or greater.
An 020 based mac or greater.

Maynard Handley
[e-mail]
July 29 1993

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/sparkle-152.hqx; 142K]

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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 93 20:02:35 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Leonard Rosenthol)
Subject: [*] StuffIt Lite 3.0.6

Gordon,
    Here is StuffIt Lite 3.0.6 for the archive.

Leonard

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/stuffit-lite-306.hqx; 724K]

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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 93 20:03:40 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Leonard Rosenthol)
Subject: [*] StuffIt SpaceSaver Comprehensive updater

Gordon,
    Here is the SpaceSaver Comprehensive updater

Leonard

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/stuffit-space-saver-106-updt.hqx; 762K]

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 20:33:08 EDT
From: [e-mail] (D. Brooks/CS-grad)
Subject: [*] toni-braxton-startup.hqx

Toni Braxton Startup Screen
by David Brooks ([e-mail])


   This file contains a startup screen that has a picture of Toni Braxton
(the new fantastic singing sensation on LaFace Records -- Babyface & L.A.
Reid's record label).  Put it in your system folder and enjoy the beautiful
view of this gorgeous woman.

   This file was compressed using Stuffit Lite.


  -- David Brooks

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/toni-braxton-startup.hqx; 9K]

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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1993 11:37:45 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] util - DeHQX 2.0.1

DeHQX v2.0.1 is an application to decode BinHex 4.0 encoded documents.
It will ignore all headers and comp.binaries.mac part seperators,
handles multiple encoded documents in one file, or split across multiple
files, decode files or folders of files.  It runs happily in the background
with little affect on foreground processes.  Its not all that fast, so
just drop the files on DeHQX and then ignore it and they will be magically
decoded.

This version corrects an incompatibility with AppleScript.  Hopefully I
haven't
added any new bugs, I haven't looked at this code in years.  I strongly
recomend you look at StuffIt Expander if DeHQX is any use to you, since it
does most of what DeHQX does, and a lot more (and its free too).

DeHQX is free for any use (except you can't resell it).  The source for
DeHQX 2.0.0 is available, I haven't updated it because the changes were
very minor.

Enjoy,
   Peter.

DeHQX v2.0.1, (C) 1991-93, Peter Lewis <[e-mail]>

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/dehqx-201.hqx; 38K]

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Date: 29 Jul 1993 13:12:50 U
From: "Poncelet Gene" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Very small screen font

Here is my favorite eyestrain inducing screen font.  This is a very old
bitmap font that is the smallest screen display font that I know of.  It
includes what are called 10 and 20 point sizes but those numbers are in no
way related to the real display size which is more like 5 point.  The font
consists of characters that are 5 pixels high.  It is not monospaced.  I
use it for showing lots and lots of cells in a spreadsheet because it
displays much cleaner than a small size of an outline font.

[e-mail]        <-----best email address
Ogden, Utah

[Archived as /info-mac/font/very-small-font.hqx; 4K]

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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 19:59:56 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Pete Gontier)
Subject: **** Don't throw away System 7 Desktop files - WARNING ****

[e-mail] write:

> If one does successfully throw away the Desktop DB, Desktop DF using
> the option-empty trash command and cancel rebuilding desktop file, a
> serious reprocussion may result!  One will then not be able to load
> their documents from their applications or double click on the
> documents to load them to the appropriate applications.  This message
> of warning is only to those adventurous enough to try and rid their
> hard drive of the load of a bloated Desktop file.  If done, the icons
> will also turn to the generic finder icons.  This happens in System
> 7.0.0 on LCs.  The desktop files are necessary in System 7 contrary
> to some popular opinions.  I know my desktop file had grown to a MB,
> and I thought I could save space.  It did restore the MB, but I lost
> all of my double-click-document-icon abilities in the process.  In
> the end by rebuilding the desktop I was able to salvage the old
> finder pointers, and get a 300K desktop file in its place.  Just a
> tale of one adventurous netter to save some others.

The file "Desktop", a System-6-era resource file for tracking the
relationships between documents and applications, is indeed no longer
necessary. It might be prudent to keep it around if one is using a
given volume under both System 6 and System 7. And it will still be
created and maintained on floppy volumes (and perhaps other small,
similar volumes).

The files "Desktop DB" and "Desktop DF" are System-7-era data files
which contain the same sort of data as "Desktop" used to -- but also
information on color icons and a couple of other little things.
These files *are* necessary for the proper operation of Finder
under System 7.

Unfortunately, one thing these files have in common across both
System 6 and 7 is that Finder often fails to maintain them properly
or, worse, volunteers to rebuild them and then fails to do a clean
rebuild. To solve this problem, Salient has released "Desktop Reset",
a patch-free System Extension, available via 'ftp' on sumex-aim, as
freeware.  Full details are available in its documentation.
--
 Pete Gontier // EC Technology // [e-mail]
 "Nobody ever got fired for buying Microsoft."

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 11:46:16 -0600
From: [e-mail] (John Antolak)
Subject: **** Don't throw away System 7 Desktop files - WARNING **** (R)

>Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1993 23:10 EST
>From: DON'T PANIC <[e-mail]>
>Subject: **** Don't throw away System 7 Desktop files - WARNING ****
>
>Dear Netters,
>If one does successfully throw away the Desktop DB, Desktop DF using the
>option-empty trash command and cancel rebuilding desktop file
>, a serious reprocussion may result!  One will then
>not be able to load their documents from their applications or double click
on
>the documents to load them to the appropriate applications.  This message of
>warning is only to those adventurous enough to try and rid their hard drive
of
>the load of a bloated Desktop file.  If done, the icons will also turn to the
>generic finder icons.  This happens in System 7.0.0 on LCs.  The desktop
files
>are necessary in System 7 contrary to some popular opinions.  I know my
>desktop file had grown to a MB, and I thought I could save space.  It did
>restore the MB, but I lost all of my double-click-document-icon abilities in
>the process.  In the end by rebuilding the desktop I was able to salvage the
>old finder pointers, and get a 300K desktop file in its place.
>Just a tale of one adventurous netter to save some others.
>Sincerely,
>[e-mail]

Try using

-r     7063 Oct 30 1992 ./ex/desktop-reset.hqx

available at SUMEX. It prompts you to delete the desktop files during
startup if you hold down Command and Option keys (just like rebuilding the
desktop). Very easy and safe (so far). Your mileage may vary.

John A. Antolak           Internet: [e-mail]
Radiation Physics
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 16:43:12 CDT
From: Akira <[e-mail]>
Subject: .z & .Z

What apps will decompress .z and .Z files...also tar files from ftp
sites.

Akira

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Date: 30 Jul 1993 12:14:29 +0200
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Ansi

Hi,
I'm searching for a free app capable of doing ansi text file for BBS...
I've tried searching in the archives but I've found nothing.
Can I have an help???
Thanks

Massimo Gagliasso
[e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 13:37:10 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Darrah Chavey)
Subject: Anybody able to help me with images? (A)

>Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1993 23:00:30 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Dwight Beebe <[e-mail]>
>Subject: Anybody able to help me with images?
>
>Hey there:
>        I am relatively new to Macs and the Internet.  I would like to
>find out how to download and use some of the images I have ftp access to.
>I understand I need some type of software to _see_ what I download.  Can
>some kind soul point me in the right direction for such software and give
>me rudimentary instructions?  I don't read Info-mac too often, so direct
>e-mail would be best.
>        Thanks very much!
>                Dwight Beebe
>                [e-mail]

The full answer to your question is fairly complicated. To get the full
answer, use anonymous ftp to connect to rtfm.mit.edu, cd to
pub/usenet/alt.binaries.pictures.d, and then get the following three files:
    alt.binaries.pictures_FAQ_-_General_Etiquette
    alt.binaries.pictures_FAQ_-_General_info
    alt.binaries.pictures_FAQ_-_OS_specific_info
Those files will give you all the information you need, especially the last
one. For a shorter answer, download JPEGView 2.0 from sumex, etc., and just
use it to view almost all files you'll run across.

--Darrah Chavey                  Department of Math & Computer Science
  [e-mail]              Beloit College, Beloit, Wisc.

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 22:29:27 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Apple /// Lives (Follow Up)

Last week I asked on the net if there were others with Apple ///
computers still going.  (For those of you under 40, the Apple ///
was a business machine introduced by Apple in 1979 and buried around
1985.)  In many ways it had more in common with the Mac than did the
Apple ][.

To briefly sum up:  There are a number of working, productive ///s
still out there.  Some folks have more than one in operation.
Others are running them in ][ emulation.  Just about everyone
has a warm spot in their hearts for the machine.

Thanks to the following folks for their responses:

Allan M. Bloom          [e-mail]
Mike Lee                [e-mail]
Bradley Nation          [e-mail]
Dave Caplinger          [e-mail]
Tom Blake               [e-mail]
Joe Horne               [e-mail]

Thanks to the net for allowing this diversion.

Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 18:32:54 MEZ
From: "Dr. Stefan P. Mueller"
<[e-mail]>
Subject: Apple HD Setup 7.2 hack for non-Apple Drives [Q]

Until version 7.1 of HD Setup either of the 2 pblished patches
(replacing the hex code for 8 with 00 in the %A5INIT resource or
replacing $222E $0010 with $4E71 $7203 in the CODE ID=1 resource) don't
apply anymore because neither the ASCII string 8 SEAGATE nor the hex
$222E $0010 can be found in the respective resources of version 7.2.
Does anybody out there have the expertise and the time to figure out the
necessary changes to format other vendors' harddrives with Apple HD SC
Setup 7.2?

Stefan

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Date: 30 Jul 1993 12:07:51 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Greg Lyzenga)
Subject: Application tracking (Q)

Can anyone suggest a program that would be helpful in organizing and
tracking the status of a large number (a few hundred) of job applications?
The idea is to be able to group and categorize applicants in a way that
allows a number of evaluators to log which applications they've read and to
scan the results of other evaluators.  Of interest would be either a
special-purpose application or a template for using a general purpose one
(spreadsheet, database, etc.), but in either case it should have a fairly
easy learning curve and low price, or the department won't swallow it.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

-Greg Lyzenga    Dept. of Physics  Harvey Mudd College

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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 02:20:59 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Alexei Tsvetkov)
Subject: Can I play a sound at a specified time? (A)

>Hello all.
>
>To help me control my Macintosh addiction, is it possible to
>either:
>
>1) Play a sound at a particular time of the day? or
>2) Display a picture at a particular time of the day or
>3) Shut the bloody thing down at a particular time

To do all of this you probably need a macro application like QuicKeys.

Alexei Tsvetkov ([e-mail])
Munich

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 08:44 PST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Clarisworks vs. AfterDark ...

An acquaintance is having a problem with ClarisWorks and AfterDark (V2.0) on
his Centris 610 (System 7.1, 8MB).  It seems that when ClarisWorks is running
and AfterDark kicks in, he gets various errors depending upon the AD module
being used.  Sometimes it's "application quit because of a Type 1 error",
sometimes he loses all control of mouse/keyboard input and has to restart.
Has anyone had this experience or could anyone suggest a course of action.
The only other extension running is Quicktime (don't know what version,
though).  We tried running with 32-bit addressing off and virtual memory off.

Please respond directly to "[e-mail]" with suggestions.

Thanks,

- Ed

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 13:38:50 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Steve Portigal)
Subject: classic "simple beep" preserved?

 Yeah, I just put in the new sound manager, and I don't like the new simple
beep. Any chance someone out there HASN'T installed the package and might
upload the old simple beep to sumex for the rest of us?

 Of course, if there's some other way, I"m interested in that too.
I took a look inside the System file of my old Install 1 disk, and there
is no simple beep inside the suitcase.

Thanks,

Steve, not enjoying that noise. Ecch
--
|  Steve Portigal, Dep't of CIS, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1
|
|  email: [e-mail]    Phone: [phone] ext 3580
|

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 18:45:36 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Controling Access to Printers On Appletalk Nets (Q)

  We are operating a high resolution printer on an Appletalk network and
would like to limit access to the printer and if possible create a
log of those who have used the printer.  It would also be great if the log
could contain further information supplied by the user.
  Is there any software available which can accomplish this task for
us?  Our network is fairly small ( < 50 machines ) so installing
software on the user machines is a possiblility.

Thanks Very Much..
Pat Murphy  ([e-mail])

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 16:33:56 EDT
From: "Michael Lehnertz (Drummer)" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Cursor removal

   Hi folks...

   I need some help. I am making a SuperCard stack and we need to remove all
cursors. I have removed cursors from SuperCard, changed the cursors in the
Finder and the System. There is a cursor left that we need to get rid of when
the application is working (the watch). Now, how can we get rid of that one.
Someone believes the cursor is in the "internal toolbox" and we want to
remove it.

   Please send any responses directly to this account because I don't read
my mail that often. I will notice any mail sent directly before I notice any
net mail. Thanks folks!




                       - Mike -

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 10:59:15 -0500
From: Dennis D. Davison <[e-mail]>
Subject: disk recyclers

A few months ago MacWeek ran an article concerning a company in
California that recycles the Plastics, etc. from old diskettes.  The
article said that this company gave 50% of their profits to
Non-Profit organizations.  I have a bunch of 400k and 800k used and
or bad diskettes that I would like to send them, but I lost the
Information.  Can anyone help me locate this firm.

Please e-mail direct to me.  I will summarize for the Net.

Just trying to do my part,
Dennis Davison
[e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 01:37:59 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Alexei Tsvetkov)
Subject: Don't throw away System 7 desktop files

In Info-Mac 153 an anonymous gentleman / lady strongly advises against
trashing System 7 desktop files, preceding his / her message with an
asterisk so it climbs to the top of the digest. I will have to take a
strong issue.
An advice not to drop your Mac from the balcony would be correct but
useless. An advice not to trash desktop files is both useless and
incorrect. It is pretty safe and sometimes even advisable to trash them
once you know what you are doing and why you are doing it. I will not go
into details since nobody has asked. Suffice it to say that trashing
desktop files just to save space is about as smart as trashing the system
folder or the very application you are working with.
Summing up. Too many questions here often remain unanswered. Let us start
giving real answers to real questions

Alexei Tsvetkov ([e-mail])
Munich

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

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 14:08:08 MET DST
From: Christian F. Buser <[e-mail]>
Subject: Error 15 on Portable (A)

"Charles A. Patrick" <[e-mail]> wrote:

> This is the polite message I get when I try and shut down my Mac Portable
> after several sleep sessions. If I prevent it from going to sleep, the
> shutdown  or restart proceeds flawlessly.
>
> The portable is the backlighted model, has a 40MB internal HD and 4MB of
> RAM. On occasion, I will also have an 80MB La Cie Pocket Drive connected.
> The disk driver for both HD's is Silverlining v5.5, the system is v7.0.1
> tuned, and add ons consist of about 6 inits: QuickKeys, DoubleScroll, etc.
>
> What is Error Type 15? and what is its connection with the Sleep option?

If I remember right, 15 means "segment load error" - whatever this means.

I had this on my portable earlier this year. The only cure was to
completely erase the HD, re-format/partition it and then install
everything again. Be sure to use a HD formatter (Apple's HD SC setup,
for example) and choise "initialize drive". It does not help if you
only chose "Erase disk" from the Special menu.

Good luck, Christian     [e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 16:40:27 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: FileMaker 2.0 (A)

Celia H Modell asked:

CM> Recently there was a thread about FileMaker Pro 2.0v4. I just
CM> called Claris and was told that the current version is 2.0v3 (which
CM> I already have).
CM>
CM> Does anyone know if 2.0v4 exists?

Yes, Celia it does.  My version of FileMaker Pro reads: 2.0v4 April 1993.

I believe that the upgrade patch is in the Claris section of America
On Line.  You should also be able to get it from Claris.  If you
can't get it from AOL, call Claris back and ask if they'd like to
recheck their facts on 2.0v4.

I'm not sure if the patch is also on Sumex-Aim, but perhaps one
of the other netters knows.


Jeffrey Fritz
[e-mail]
West Virginia University

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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 02:21:03 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Alexei Tsvetkov)
Subject: FileMaker Pro 2.0 (A)

>Recently there was a thread about FileMaker Pro 2.0v4. I just called
>Claris and was told that the current version is 2.0v3 (which I
>already have).
>
>Does anyone know if 2.0v4 exists? If it does, any suggestions of
>who I should ask for at the Claris Help desk that would have heard of it.
>
>Thanks,
>
>celia modell

There is a 2.0v4 update at mac.archive.umich.mac. Sorry, I am to busy now
to check the directory, but it is probably /misc/update or something like
this.

Alexei Tsvetkov ([e-mail])
Munich

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 22:35:08 -0500 (CDT)
From: Larry Rymal <[e-mail]>
Subject: FullWrite Professional Petition Signers...

Folks,

    A number of years ago, a petition was launched and directed to
Borland to release FullWrite Professional.  For the history of the
petition, go through the back issues of TidBits of about January-February
of 1990, or was it 91?  I was the rascal that started it.
    At any rate, we all know the good news about FullWrite.
    Ok, what is needed from the petition signers is for you to send a
note to me with just your name and postal address, not e-mail address.  As
the movie 2010 stated, "something wonderful" [could possibly] happen.  No
other details...sorry.  Just get your addresses to me as soon as possible.
And please, this is for the original petitioners only of that time period.

--Larry Rymal <[e-mail]>



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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 20:17:40 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hardware System Update 2.0

Bill William complained about the Hardware System Update:

BW> The "feature" of it allows you to start formatting 800K disks as
BW> 720K disks instead ***AND THIS IS THE DEFAULT***

So it is.  But I tell you what isn't the default--the installation of
the 720K Floppy Disk Formatter.  If you do an easy install (at least
on a Quadra 700 and PowerBook 170) the extension that causes this
mischief is *not* installed.  I had to a custom install to get them
included.

I agree that this is a potential problem for student labs.  But lab
adminstrator can choose *not* to install the extension.

Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University

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Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1993 02:26:09 GMT
From: [e-mail] (jim bailey)
Subject: Hardware Update 2.0 quirk

[e-mail] writes:

>I just updated my Duo 210 with the Hardware Update 2.0 files.  Has anybody
>else noticed that a few pop-up menus in control panels are messed up (top
>line missing) after the update?  They still work fine, they just don't
>display properly before you click on them.

No, how about some examples. I can't find anything wrong on my Duo 210
w/ HSU 2.0

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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 93 4:39:59 CDT
From: Mike Duvall <[e-mail]>
Subject: help accessing internet with mac

> Hi, I need help with interfacing my mac to the internet. Currently I use
> Mackermit with a serial hookup to our unix machine and them I can use
> all those great unix programs. Is there a method to connect directly to
> the internet with the serial port on my mac. AND what are common mac
> programs for mail and to read news.
Thanks, Mike Duvall, [e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 21:42:15 +0700
From: [e-mail] (Priyajeev Narain Trika)
Subject: Hermes 2.2

Hi there!
My sysop is currently using hermes 2.1, though
he has bough Hermes 2.2 and paid the shareware fee.
He got the password but is having problems having
the password recognized by the bbs.  It would make it
very expensive having him call to the states to the
Hermes BBS.  Can anybody tell me if there is an
internet address to get hold of the Hermes author or
anybody who would be willing to help us
communicate with Hermes.  Thanks...

Priyajeev Trika
[e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 13:37:54 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Darrah Chavey)
Subject: Hiding the names of apps (A)

>Date: 29 Jul 1993 22:54:07 +1000
>From: [e-mail] (Keith Marshall)
>Subject: Hiding the names of apps
>
>I don't know about you, but I really find the names which appear under
>apps in the finder a nuisance. I would love it if somebody could hack
>up a piece of software which would hide the names of all(or even
>better, only certain nominated) apps in the finder. After a while, you
>get so familiar with the icons that the names are a nuisance and only
>serve to clutter up the screen more than is necessary. I'm not a
>programmer, but I'm just broadcasting a whim in case somebody else
>can make it. Let me know if you do.
>([e-mail])

The easiest thing to do is to rename the application <space>,
<space space>, etc. The "name" is then invisible. Of course that gives
you at most 31 choices for application names without duplication, but
that should be enough.

--Darrah Chavey                  Department of Math & Computer Science
  [e-mail]              Beloit College, Beloit, Wisc.

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 12:11:17 EDT
From: Larry Wink <[e-mail]>
Subject: Integrity OnLine

On Tue, 27 Jul 93, "dlawrence" <[e-mail]> post an article
entitled "CPro vs. Stuffit on AOL" to the Info-Mac Digest v11 #151.
It that article he included an extensive quote from me.  This quote
was taken from a private e-mail message from myself to "dlawrence."
"dlawrence" post this to Info-Mac without asking for or receiving my
permission.

I have sent e-mail to "dlawrence" on Wed, 28 Jul 93, asking for an
explanation and apology. I have receive deafening silence in return.

Why am I telling you this?  I believe these actions are a reflection
on the character of "dlawrence" and would be of interest to those
who might come into contact with him via Info-Mac or elsewhere.

--Larry Wink <[e-mail]> or <[e-mail]>

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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 15:54:07 -0500
From: PAUL M SHELDON <[e-mail]>
Subject: LCIII Mouse Problem (A)

Marshall McGowan <[e-mail]> wrote in im 152:
>What is happening is that when she
presses down on the button the front portion of the mouse would depress in
such a way as to make it very hard for the rollerball to
move
Answer to problem:
    Saw this on my mac plus long ago with the earlier sort of mouse. Just
put a little scotch tape on on what I call the mouse foot a teflon
thinger near the wire tail end. Problem gone. Noone need see your new
mouses underwear!

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

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 14:10:22 MET DST
From: Christian F. Buser <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mac 512 -> Plus upgrade ? (R)

"Seth L. Ness" <[e-mail]> wrote:

> a friend of mine somehow got suckered into buying a mac 512k(he didn't ask
> me first). anyway, he wants to upgrade it, possibly to a mac plus. so does
> anyone know where he can get upgrades to mac plus or to something else if
> possible and what it will cost? thanks.

Look in the back pages of publications like MacUser and Macworld. There
are usually one or more ads for upgrades. I can't recommend one or the
other since I never needed something from them.

I think Brainstorm has produced their own upgrades, which used the old
motherboard and ROMs of the 512 and still added SCSI port and 4mB RAM.
There was an article about this i believe in the info-mac/reports
directory some time ago. If you're lucky it also states their address
(sorry, I don't have it).

Best regards, Christian.             [e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 09:33:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail] (Eric Burger)
Subject: MacX and Sun OpenWindows?

Forwarded message from Brian R. Gaeke:
>
> Can I use MacX to use OpenWindows facilities from a Mac hooked via
> ethernet to a Sun SPARC Classic running OpenWindows?
>
> (that is, can I use it without adding any software to the Sun,
> or do I have to be running a "virgin" X11R4 or X11R5?)
>
> Brian.
>
> --
> Brian Gaeke, The Dimensional Gate Company   Internet E-Mail: [e-mail]
> Finger my account for my PGP public key.
>
> ------------------------------
>

Yes, I'm doing it "as you read this".

The X-Server runs on the Mac (MacX).  The server provides drawing,
text, dragging, etc. services.  The display manager (olwm (OpenWindows),
twm (Simple Window Manager), mwm (Motif), ...) does the "look and feel".
Note that you do need to have local fonts.  MacX includes the OpenWindows
fonts, but some applications, like WordPerfect, have special font
packages.  You need to copy the fonts to the Mac and convert them
(MacX has a converter built in).

The only "hasstle factor" is that OpenWindows uses the right mouse
button *a lot*.  You might want to buy a three button mouse.

--
--  Eric William Burger       --  [e-mail]  --
--  The Telephone Connection  --  Tel. [phone]       --
--  15200 Shady Grove Road    --  Fax. [phone]       --
--  Rockville, MD  20850      --  U.S.A.                     --

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 17:58:28 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Adam Freeman)
Subject: MacX and Sun OpenWindows [A}

>Can I use MacX to use OpenWindows facilities from a Mac hooked via
>ethernet to a Sun SPARC Classic running OpenWindows?

Yes. When you define the command to be sent to the X "host" try

/usr/openwin/bin/olwm -single -display "@display"

where the @ symbol is command-r

Send this to a rooted window, and you will have the OpenWindows desktop.


Adam Freeman
Network Services Group
The Open University

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

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 08:32:26 PDT
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: Mouse Problem (C)

On Thu, 29 Jul RICHARD LIM <[e-mail]> wrote:
> Marshall McGowan wrote in Digest 152:
>
> >(The new ADBII Mouse) What is happening is that when she
> >presses down on the button (and it is not a very hard press, becase I
> >have experimented with the mouse, and reproduced her results with a fairly
> >light touch) the front portion of the mouse (this is on a slightly spongy
> >mouse pad, but there were some of the same problem just on the desk)
> >would depress in such a way as to make it very hard for the rollerball to
> >move
>
> We have an Apple mouse of the old variety which exhibits the same problem.
> I'm convinced it's not due to dirt - instead, it's the mouseball being
> very light that is to blame, I think.  Because it's so light, the mouse is
> sort of imbalanced, and pressing on the button near the top end causes the
> bottom end where the ball is to lift off the mousemat just enough that
> contact between ball and mat is very poor.  The mouse wasn't like this when
> we got the Mac, but became that way just a few months later, and has stayed
> like that ever since.  Would be interesting to know if there's a simple
fix!

Richard, on p.14 of the 07.19.93 issue of MacWEEK, there is a piece titled,
``Weingarten weighs in with heavier mouse.''  In it it states,

  The company is also shipping replacement balls for both of Apple's
  current mice.  Priced at $6.95, the balls are *heavier* [my emphasis],
  resulting in smoother mouse movement.

  Weingarten Gallery is at 625 Congress Park Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45459.
  Phone [phone]; fax [phone].


Hope this helps.

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

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

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 15:41:55 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Mouse Problem (G)

More superstitious garbage from the house of Taylor:

I just did a rather sad experiment with an old(ish) macintosh mouse: I took
out the plastic ring that holds the mouseball in place, then turned it
round 180 degrees, so that instead of the crescent nylon slippery bit being
near the front of the mouse it was near the back, next to the label. In
other words, both nylon slippery bits were on the same half of the mouse's
bottom  (no perversion please). Then, placing said mouse on my desk, I
rolled it around, and sometimes it would slip, whereas with the
mouseball-ring thing in the usual place it works fine. If the
double-slippery bit configuration is asymmetric, then if the ball is very
light as Richard Lim suggests, then perhaps the ball will skip more easily
than usual?. (though presumably nylon-bit wear, hand position, mouse
substrate etc. will have various effects, as will a crap mouse if it's
brand new and has no excuse for suffering these ailments.)

So folks, watch out for the slippery bits!

Thanks also so far to
[e-mail] and
[e-mail]
for their excellent advice on resurrecting hard drives in response to my
recent posting. Very helpful indeed.

Cheers,
steve

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

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 12:56:21 -0700 (PDT)
From: Les Ferch <[e-mail]>
Subject: Need something better than At Ease (R)

It sounds like the answer to my desires is At Ease 2.0. Before spending
the bucks for 20 copies though, I want to just buy one copy and try it to
be sure it's what we want. The Apple price lists shows two At Ease
products (I forgot to write down the prices, so this is just from memory):

At Ease 2.0                                    aprox. $20-30
At Ease 2.0 for Worksgroups (10 license pack)  aprox. $100

Is At Ease 2.0 for Workgroups a diferent program or is it just 10 copies
of At Ease 2.0? This is important to me because the macs in the lab are
all connected using ethernet and run software from the server. I wish to
install one shared copy of At Ease on the server providing the same items
for all stations. If I can't test this using one copy of At Ease 2.0, I'll
have to buy the 10 pack for testing.

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

Date: 30 Jul 93 21:37:56 UT
From: "James H. Grigsby  CSC/EC      "
</PN=James.J.H.G.Grigsby/OU=779/O=CSC-EC/PRMD=CSC/ADMD=TELEMAIL/C=US/@sprint.com>
Subject: Network Design Tool

Hello,

If anyone knows of an automated, productivity enhancing tool for
designing/sizing networks (i.e. the LAN, MAN, and WAN), please drop me a
line.

Basically, it should work something similar to a CAD system and have a GUI
(preferably Macintosh) but Windows, Suns, etc. would be acceptable.

Thanks in advance

James

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]


Here is my e-mail address:

     /PN=James.J.H.G.Grigsby/OU=779/O=CSC-EC/PRMD=CSC
     /ADMD=TELEMAIL/C=US/@sprint.com

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

Date: 30 Jul 1993 10:10:47 -0800
From: "Mike Egan" <[e-mail]>
Subject: New Computer

Mail*Link(r) SMTP               New Computer

   I'm an up-and-coming computer engineer (software)
 approaching my senior year of college (after
 summer), and I'm about to invest in my first real
 computer.  I had an AMIGA up 'till now, which
 wouldn't be so bad if it were less than 8 years
 old and I was in Europe somewhere.
   I've been looking at Mac's and PC's and asking
 anyone and everyone about their capabilities and
 things like what's EISA and VEISA, or why does DOS
 have 3 kinds of ram?  I also made a few
 observations such as everyone I know at school and
 home owns a PC, but at work and at all my family's
 jobs they're either using Mac's now or they're in
 the process of switching over to Mac's from PC's,
 why?
   I was wondering if anyone out there could help me
 with info on stuff like:
       -Is it worth waiting for
      the PowerPC or will it cost to much anyway when it
      comes out.
       -Which will better support the extensive use of
      languages like ADA,Pascal,C++,Lisp,etc.
       -Is WindowsNT the new PC operating system and is it out yet?
       -Anything you might want to add...

I'm not asking anyone to answer everything above (though it'd be great), but
just an answer here and there would be fine.


 Thanks much,

 -Mike Egan   O O
           L
           U


     [e-mail]
     [e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 15:42:46 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Guy BRAND)
Subject: NNTP servers in Europe...

Hi all,


    Does someone know how I can access to the News from France ?
I have retrieved a few comp.sys files, but I'd like to connect more
often to the News server. I've asked people around here how to connect
to a News Server, or better, where NNTP servers could be here in Europe
with no answer !

    I'm very interested in mac News and sgi news...but to tell the
truth the lack of informations about news (in France !!!) makes me think
that there are probably many servers having much more infos that I can
imagine. All suggestions are welcome...

    BTW, I'm novice in News...so advises are welcome too...Is there
a list of the NNTP servers, or of the services ?

    Same questions about the BBS servers access...not a lot of infos
are available from here...I'd like to know a bit more about BBS, about
how to connect to such servers, and what I can expect from them (I guess
the best way would be to try !). I have no modem connect to my machines,
so BBS via Internet is what we (I'm of course not the only one asking for
this !!!, consider your answers a quite campus-wide !!!) are looking for !

Thanks in advance for all your answers...
Guy BRAND

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

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 11:11:27 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Perl for the Mac

I heard somewhere that there was a version of the programming language Perl
for the Macintosh. Does anyone know how to get ahold of it? Thanks. Please
reply to my email address: [e-mail]

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

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 16:17:57 -0500
From: PAUL M SHELDON <[e-mail]>
Subject: Postscript reader (A)

    Ghostscript has high resolution preview by now (at least 300dpi). Look
for it at sumex. Huge file to download.

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

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 09:35:50 CST
From: "Wade Williams" <[e-mail]>
Subject: PowerPC correction

>>I have a question regarding the PowerPC that are coming out next year.  Will
>>those PowerPC's have their own operating system, optimized to run on the new
>>Motorola chip, when they come out next year, or will we have to wait for
>>Pink to develop PowerPC-specific applications?

>      Supposedly IBM will use a version of AIX, and Apple will use a version
>of System 7.

>      Just think.  Apple is introducing a new high-end machine for the
>1990s,
>without memory protection or real multitasking.  Even the System 7
>port is supposedly a year away.  And that date was issued before the
>last round of layoffs were announced.  That just isn't going to cut it
>against NT and Pentium.

Whoa!  Let me correct some serious mistakes here:

1)  The "System 7 port" is working now.  Right now.  It has been publicly
displayed at the World-Wide Developer's Conference.  I'm sure they'll keep
working on it until the PowerPC-based Mac ships in the first half of 1994,
but the System 7 that runs on PowerPC is *not* a year away.

2)  Apple is working on a "microkernel" version of System 7 which will
include memory protection and multitasking.  I have not heard a release
date on this yet.  It probably won't be available with the first PowerPC-
based Macintosh, but I could be wrong.

3)  The PowerPC is faster than Pentium, so the statement that "it just
won't cut it" is not true.  Also think about this:  the Pentium draws
twice as much power, is twice as large, costs twice as much and runs twice
as hot as the PowerPC.  All that for a slower chip.

The reason is that Intel decided to include 80x86 compatibility in the
Pentium, which forced it to stick with CISC technology.  Now, normally,
Intel would just follow its tradition of doubling the clock speed of the
chip in order to compete with their competition.  However, hardware
designers have already had to redesign systems to handle the Pentium's heat
output.  It's likely that if Intel tried to increase the clock, the heat
output would either force another redesign, or simply be too high for the
average PC. So, when Motorola releases the PowerPC 603, 604 and 620, which
will be faster than the 601 (and all supposed to be released within the
next 18 months), Intel may have a hard time keeping up without moving to
RISC.  And moving to RISC may create incredible compatibility problems.
Emulating the Macintosh environment was difficult I'm sure, but we have a
high degree of standardization.  Think about trying to create a DOS/
Windows emulator, considering all the different BIOS versions, BUS
standards, video standards, etc.  It's possible it would be impratical and
Intel would just have to scrap compatibility.

Having said all that, I'll also say:  never underestimate Intel.

4)  NT will not have an impact on most of the DOS/Windows community in my
opinion.  Its system requirements are just too high.  You need 16 meg of
RAM and a 150-meg hard drive for a reasonable NT system.  For that reason,
you'll see NT used as a server and as a high-end workstation, but that's
it.  Remember, that the entire Macintosh line will eventually go to
PowerPC, so it will effect all Macintosh users.

To clarify for everyone, the PowerPC will run the following operating
systems (that is, once they are released, you can choose which one you
want to run):

1)  Macintosh System 7.1 or whatever happens to be current.  This will look
and feel just like your Macintosh today.

2)  PowerOpen.  A Unix-based OS with a Macintosh interface.  PowerOpen is
to PowerPC what A/UX is to Macintosh today.

3)  Taligent.  Nobody knows what this will look like.  It's currently
scheduled for release in 1995.

The PowerPC-based Macintosh emulates a 68020 processor.  However, the
PowerPC chip is so fast, that 68020 runs at about the speed of a 25-MHZ
68040.  One thing to note:  the 68020-emulation will not emulate an FPU or
PMMU.  That means that software that *requires* an FPU or PMMU will not run.

Let me say that again, just so there's no confusion:  the 68020 emulation
on the PowerPC-based Mac will run most any Macintosh software, except that
which *requires* an FPU or PMMU.  Many packages will use an FPU if there is
one available, but do not require one.  Excel falls into that category.
The PMMU only affects those programs which implement their own virtual
memory (like Photoshop).  Now, all programs which *require* an FPU or PMMU
are high-end programs that need the extra speed anyhow.  So, they'll likely
have PowerPC-native versions ready by the time the PowerPC-based Macintosh
ships.

Now, for those that are going to complain that the 25-MHZ 68040 that the
PowerPC will approximate is slower than a Pentium, remember that this is
when running Macintosh software in emulation.  Once the application vendor
releases a native version of your application, it will leave Pentium in the
dust.

Application vendors have 3 choices:
1)  Use a binary-to-binary converter.  This takes the standard Macintosh
binary files and converts them to PowerPC binary files.  Most vendors could
probably get this done within a week.  However, the files are likely to be
10% larger and 10% slower than files produced with option #2.  It wouldn't
surpise me if binary-binary converted files were a free upgrade.

2)  Recompile their code for PowerPC.  This will produce a "normal" native
PowerPC application.  This option should not take most vendors longer than
a month if they've been good boys and girls when writing their applications.
This will likely not be a free upgrade.

3)  Rewrite their application, optimizing for the PowerPC.  Probably only
high-end packages will do this, since their the only ones for which a minor
performance gain is worth the extra development time.

Now does this mean that Microsoft and every other vendor will charge you $
99 for a "PowerPC-native" upgrade?  Probably.  But there's nothing Apple
can do about that.

One last issue.  Many people are confused, thinking the PowerPC-based
Macintosh will be compatible with DOS/Windows software.  This is not true.
 Compatibility with DOS/Windows software is handled in the same way it is
with your Macintosh today:  SoftPC.  For those of you who are groaning,
there is some indication that native SoftPC might be equal to or exceed 486
speeds.  That's just the "drift" I'm getting from rumors, I have no facts
to substantiate that one.

Incidentally, Apple is working on a 486 PDS card.  If that is released for
PowerPC, you'd have compatibility that way as well.

I hope this helps clear up some of the confusion on what the PowerPC-based
Mac will be.

(BTW, this information is taken from:  Apple propaganda and developer info,
Motorola spec sheets, and public statements by members of the PowerPC team).

Wade Williams
Network Support Specialist, Auburn University
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 12:25:35 CDT
From: [e-mail] (Barton Payne)
Subject: Problems building GhostScript

Gentle readers,
I have a (semi) desparate need to view PostScript files on my home
mac, so I (binary) ftp'ed ghostscript-252b2-runtime-1.hqx and
ghostscript-252b2-runtime-2.hqx from sumex-aim to my SGI at work. I
then binary kermitted them from the Indigo to my work mac.

I debinhexed the files on the mac and tried to CPT extract them with
Stuffit Lite 3.0.5 (the result of the debinhex is a .cpt file). This
fails with the message "Unable to decompress this archive because this
is a segmented archive"

Stuffit Expander 3.0.1 and Stuffit 1.5.1 also fail. How can I build
GhostScript? I would be most grateful for any ideas or wisdom about
building ghostscript or on viewing homebuilt PostScript on a Mac.

Suggestions may be sent directly to me ([e-mail]) or to
info-mac.

Thanks, Barton Payne
[e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 09:03:47 EDT
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: RAM for PB 140

Can the 6 meg PowerBook RAM for a 140 work in other model
Powerbooks?

Is there a lot of panic buying for Powerbook RAM?
Thanks, Pete Tamas
[e-mail], Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)

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

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 20:37:45 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: re. HC Scripting & Hell...

in response to the request for HyperTalk reference from
[e-mail]


I suggest : _Cooking With HyperTalk 2.0_
(NB it comes with a diskette full of scripts)

by Dan Winkler, creater of HyperTalk
& Scott Knaster, Writer-Engineer, Apple Computer


However, if you're willing to purchase
The HyperCard Development Kit from Claris,
it comes with _FULL_ documentation.

ciao,
Ty Wood

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

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 20:28:06 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: SAM and SpaceSaver Conflict (A)

Chris Ursich writes:

CU> When SAM kicks in to begin it's periodic checkup of my hard drive,
CU> I get many error messages. They read (for instance):

CU> >>Examined file 'Apple File Exchange' in folder 'Apple File Exchange'
CU> An error has occurred while trying to examine this file
CU> This file is probably not a valid resource file

This is indeed a problem between Aladdin and Symantec.  SAM can't
recognize the compressed format of the SpaceSaver file.  So it gives
the message that the file may not have a valid resource file.

The last time I asked Aladdin about this, they told me that this was
Symantec's problem, not theirs.  Maybe... but I haven't heard of any
similar problems with competing compression products.

Tell you how I solved it.  Since 1) Symantec wouldn't answer my requests
for information as to when SAM would recognize SpaceSaver files and
2) since running SAM on a SpaceSaver compressed disk is a pain in the
a** and 3) since Aladdin doesn't want to take the lead in getting this
fixed... I decided to fix the problem by myself.

I trashed SpaceSaver.  I now use NowCompress instead of SpaceSaver.
It performs a lot better than SpaceSaver and, guess what, SAM has
absolutely no problem recognizing NowCompress files!

Sorry about that Aladdin.

Jeffrey Fritz
[e-mail]
West Virginia University

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

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 21:42:37 +0700
From: [e-mail] (Priyajeev Narain Trika)
Subject: Screen Resolution


Hi there!

I have been reading in the past few infomacs about the
screen resolutions on Apple Monitors.  Is it possible
to change the screen resolutions on an Apple Monitor
(higher than 640X480).  I think games such as diamonds
and a few other programs require this..  I have a Apple
Monitor 12" and would like to know if a utility exists
so that I can make use of Diamonds....etc.

Thanks in advance....

Priyajeev Trika
[e-mail]

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

Date: 31 Jul 1993 05:26:49 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Thede Loder)
Subject: SGI images

>In infomac#149 Russell Cotton asks:

>>        I would like to know the ftp address of SGI please. Also, I heard
>> somewhere on the net that there was a way to convert SGI Graphics to
>> Macintosh Format. How is this done?

There is a package for various unix boxes called imtools, which will
allow translation between nearly every format in existence.  It is
produced by the folks at San Diego Supercomputing Center, and is
available via ftp at ftp.sdsc.edu.  Source is located in the
/pub/sdsc/graphics/imtools directory.  Check it out.

thede
[e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 09:00:22 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: Software acceleration article

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> In TIDBITS from July 26 appears a long article by Roy K. McDonald,
Connectix.
> The article is highly interesting for every computer professional.
>
> You can get TIDBITS in /per/tb on info-mac archives.
>
> Just read it! IMHO it's great.

Thanks for the kind words. I would add that the filename of that issue
is:  tidbits-186.etx

cheers ... -Adam

Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- [e-mail] -- [e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 14:09:14 MET DST
From: Christian F. Buser <[e-mail]>
Subject: Something better than AtEase (C)

Les Ferch <[e-mail]> wrote:

> However, I tested At Ease 1.0 and found that it is not adequate. In
> particular:
>
> - A shared copy of At Ease cannot be installed on the server. ....
>
> - Users either have full access to the Finder or no access at all. Users
> need to be able to do some basic file management ....
>
> Until these issues are addressed, I can't recommend At Ease for lab use.

I don't know how it behaves in a networked environment and if it covers
all your wishes, but you might want to try "SquareOne" from a company
called "Binary Software".

Their address is:
Binary Software,  2210 Wilshire Blvd., # 900,   Santa Monica, CA 90403
Tel. [phone],  Fax: [phone]

Ask for Gary Gonzalez. He should be able to answer your questions about
the product.

Best regards, Christian.            [e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 13:57:41 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Matthew Merkelson)
Subject: Sound Manager 3

I have noticed three problems so far with
SM3, the first being it's lack of
documantation.

The second involves SoundMaster 1.7.3. I have
a sound set for startup which now doesn't play.
All other sounds I set up continue to play.

Finally, when I try to set the volume to 1,
SM3 keeps setting it to 2.

---
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 16:24:48 +0100
From: John Hendrickx <[e-mail]>
Subject: Symbol bold

A few days ago, I asked how to print symbol bold. Richard Lim
<[e-mail]> pointed out that the problem was the Apple bitmaps
and that the solution was to trash these and replace them by the versions
in "/font/adobe-screen.hqx". Works great.

Another solution can be to use "/font/belsley-bartholomew.hqx". Belsley is
a type-3 sans serif symbol font, Bartholomew is a serif version. Works too,
but the letter spacing is not the same as the symbol font. Renaming the
symbol truetype font to symbol2 (and changing its number) using Suitcase
didn't work -- the Apple bitmaps still screwed up everything.

Hope this info can help someone else,
John Hendrickx
Department of Sociology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Internet: [e-mail]
  Bitnet: u211310@hnykun11

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 21:19:08 EDT
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: unaccounted for mb in drive

On Fri, 30 Jul 1993 00:21:26 -0400 King Rhoton said:
>>> My 160 mb drive says 105.3 mb in disk; 48.8 mb available. I
>>> can only find 54.6 mb I can account for in the drive.
>>>  What's going on?
>
>Try running Disk First Aid.  It should be able to find blocks marked as "in
>use" but not actually assigned to any file.  Worked on my Duo once
>(reclaimed about 15 Meg after 2 months of programming (and the associated
>crashes)).
>
>King Rhoton                                             [e-mail]

Sometimes the directories get confused. One consequence of this
confusion may be it does not know which allocation blocks (small
parts of the hard drive) are available and which are not. Other
consequences are possible. These types of problems are solved with
MacTools and Norton Utilities. Presumably, Public Utilities does
this as well. The brute force method is to reformat the hard drive.
When the files are copied back, the directory is properly written.
This explains why the 15 year old was successful. Peter Norton
has a guide to Norton Utlities that more-or-less explains this.
It has OK information, but he does not write as clearly as Robin
Williams of Little Mac Book fame (then again she's no Peter Norton
either! ;-)  )    -Pete Tamas
[e-mail], Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)

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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 13:38:34 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Darrah Chavey)
Subject: Uncompressing lzh/lharc format on Macs?? (A)

>Date: Thu, 29 Jul 93 13:25:51 PDT
>From: [e-mail] (Suvrit Varshney)
>Subject: Uncompressing lzh/lharc format on Macs??
>
>Is there any application that can uncompress lzh/lharc
>type files on the Macintosh ? Thanks as always.

The program "MacLHa 2.00" can handle both lha and lharc formats.
I assume you can find it in the sumex archives, but I can't connect
through gopher or telnet right now to verify that.

--Darrah Chavey                  Department of Math & Computer Science
  [e-mail]              Beloit College, Beloit, Wisc.

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Date: 30 Jul 1993 14:08:07 -1000
From: "HARTLING" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Wanted: Postscript reader (A)

There is a beta program called  Ghostscript that will display your postscript
code on your monitor and also print it. It's in /util/ directory at info-mac
and is BIG. Here are the sizes:

1971331 Mar  4 07:25 ./util/ghostscript-252b2-runtime-1.hqx
 935901 Mar  4 07:26 ./util/ghostscript-252b2-runtime-2.hqx

I've not done much with it and it's slow and prone to hang, but if you don't
have a postscript printer it's better than nothing.

Gary Hartling
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 11:26:11 -0600
From: USENET News System <[e-mail]>

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest
Path: rintintin.Colorado.EDU!lorenzo
From: [e-mail] (Eric Lorenzo)
Subject: What do I need to play *.MID files?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Sender: [e-mail] (USENET News System)
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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 17:25:53 GMT
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I was wondering if I needed any special hardware to play a .MID file.  I
don't want to create anything (i.e. connecting a keyboard to my mac etc.),
but just want to listen to files.  If it can just be done with software,
what is out there that can do this?  I have a C610 at home.

Thanks,
Eric
--
Eric J. Lorenzo
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 11:30:18 -0600
From: USENET News System <[e-mail]>

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest
Path: rintintin.Colorado.EDU!lorenzo
From: [e-mail] (Eric Lorenzo)
Subject: Possible to make SW II print in reverse order?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
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Is there a way to have SW II (probably a SW I for that matter) print
the pages in reverse order?  It's a pain, for a long file, to have to
shuffle the pages into their correct order since the first page ends
up on the bottom and the last on top.

This seems like it would be something to do with the driver(?), but is
there a hack out there that can accomplish this?  If not, there should
be! =)

Thanks,
Eric
--
Eric J. Lorenzo
[e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 15:18:22 PDT
From: backmod (Info-Mac Moderator )

Subject: [*] phurple-03.hqx
Resent-To: info-mac@sumex-aim
Resent-Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 15:18:22 PDT
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Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
Apparently-To: info-mac@sumex-aim

Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1993 00:04:01 -0400
From: Geoff Adams <[e-mail]>
Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: phurple-0.3.sit.hqx
Resent-To: [e-mail]
Resent-Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1993 23:45:26 PDT
Resent-From: Info-Mac Moderator <[e-mail]>

Phurple 0.3

Phurple is a ResEdit front-end that makes editing folder icons
much easier.  You simply drop a folder onto the Phurple icon,
and Phurple will find the folder's icon file (or ask you if
you'd like to create one if it doesn't already have one) and
launch ResEdit to edit the icon file.  This feature also works
with folders.

Dropping normal files onto Phurple has exactly the same effect
as dropping them onto ResEdit.

Idea by Chris Ross, coding by Geoff Adams
Comments to [e-mail].

Phurple is an Avernus creation.  Copyright 1993 Avernus.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/phurple-03.hqx; 15K]

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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 17:24:42 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail]

Guess this will go at the end of the digest since I didn't put a subject, oh
well... I am fairly new to the Mac world (coming recently from the PC domain)
and I'm interested in programing on the Mac.  I've seen a program called
Harvest C, a freeware C compiler.  How good is it?  Will it allow me to create
all different types of apps?  What else will I need to program on the Mac?
I'm
too poor to aford Think C or any other retail language.  Any help would be
appreciated.

Jason
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1993 03:34:00 +0000
From: macmod (Info-Mac Moderator)

X400-Content-Type: P2-1984 (2)
Content-Identifier: Submission fo...
From: Ranson <[e-mail]>
Message-Id: <m0oLRZj-00000CC@lamd01>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Submission for archive
Resent-To: backmod
Resent-Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 1:02:15 PDT
Resent-From: Info-Mac Moderator <[e-mail]>

Finder Scripting Toolkit v1.0
Freeware by Daniel Ranson

Finder Scripting Toolkit is an alternative to the FinderLib provided with
AppleScript. It gives AppleScript access to the full Finder (7.0, 7.1)
Apple Events suite, does not require an aete resource for recompilation,
and has a very low memory overhead. It is expected that script writers will
copy the handlers they need to their own scripts. The handlers are
independant of each other, making this easy.

Finder Scripting Toolkit includes :

- Finder Scripting Toolkit, a Script Editor document with full sources,
containing the scripts. Look at the comments in there for a full
documentation. The scripts may be freely copied and reused.

- fwin coercion osax folder, containing fwin coercion, a scripting addition
that is needed by some handlers. The full source in MPW C is provided. The
osax may be freely redistributed with scripts that need it.

- View by name, an example of the use of Finder Scripting Toolkit. This
droplet changes all folders in a hierarchy to view by name.

Requires AppleScript.
Archived with Compact Pro and BinHexed.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/finder-scripting-toolkit-as.hqx; 46K]

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Date: 30 Jul 1993 16:24 +0100 (CET)
From: Christopher Garland CEC EUROTRA <[e-mail]>
To: Christopher Garland CEC EUROTRA <[e-mail]>,
    [e-mail]
Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
X-Envelope-To: [e-mail]
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT
X-Portacom: eurokom.ie
Subject: [*] naff.hqx
Resent-To: info-mac@sumex-aim
Resent-Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1993 16:24:29 PDT
Resent-From: Backup Moderator <[e-mail]>

Here's a little file conversion utility I wrote a while ago
 - it's free.

I've discovered that it has made its way across the Atlantic
by itself, and since the earliest version I released was
flawed I wanted to make sure the corrected one was the one
people could get hold of.

So here is the corrected NAFF.

 Read file NAFFS7.HQX

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/naff.hqx; 12K]

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