Info-Mac 3/Info_Mac_1994-01.iso/Periodical/Info-Mac/InfoMac 11-194

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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 93 09:42:50 PDT
From: The Moderators <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #194


Info-Mac Digest             Thu, 30 Sep 93       Volume 11 : Issue 194

Today's Topics:

      [*] (Re)Sumbission of TCXdiff 1.0b1 [This is now a .sit file]
      [*] AstroCalc 0.b1
      [*] at-your-service-10.hqx
      [*] boring-clock.hqx
      [*] DART 1.5.3
      [*] Desktop-Photos.sit.hqx
      [*] Drop Text 1.2 (submission)
      [*] DuoMon 1.1a
      [*] Hellcats/Leyte FAQ Posting
      [*] mac-voice-demo.hqx
      [*] MacDOS 1.0
      [*] Peek-a-boo AD module (1.1)
      [*] photo-for-desktop-flyer.hqx
      [*] Satellite Image Screen Savers
      [*] SchoolStat 1.0.7
      [*] Sounder V1.2
      [*] Speaking V1.20 two BBEdit Extensions
      [*] StuffIt Expander 3.0.7
      [*] StuffIt Lite 3.0.7
      [*] UnStuffIt 3.0.7
      1984 movie
      [Q] CDs not ejecting -- "being shared"?
      Adobe Postscript V1.0 to Mac graphics converter
      Answer: DeskWriter driver versions
      Apple drops LC520
      Appletalk analysis software (A)
      automenus II
      AXE terminal
      Brown's Term Version 4.7.2
      C++ & X-windows Development Environment on a Mac
      Caution for MacCheck users
      Conversion of Mac to UNIX text files...
      DeskWriter paper (A)
      Error -39 can be solved by Public Utilities and CanOpener
      Fan Contoller for Mac II, IIx
      Filemaker Pro 2.1 Windows and Mac
      Font Problems -- Solved
      For Sale
      HDSC Setup 7.2
      HyperCard, what should be next? (Q)
      Info-Mac Digest V11 #193
      Joystick for PowerBooks (Q)
      Macintalk-pro
      mailing lists run from a Mac?
      MicroFrontier announces Free Software
      Modems waking up Macs-possible?
      Mouse II problem
      MPEG and Quicktime Interconversion (R)
      New 14" AV Monitor
      New Syquest drive?
      portable Duo docks
      Powering on your Mac remotely
      Q: Util to disable AfterDark while Zterm is running
      Quadra 840AV Video Capture Capabilities
      Request
      scriptable terminal emulator
      SGI's screendumps and macs
      Speech Apps (Q)
      Unbundled Fax Software
      Women In Swimsuits (C)
      Word 4.0e

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 20:35:30 EDT
From: [e-mail] (T. C. Wan)
Subject: [*] (Re)Sumbission of TCXdiff 1.0b1 [This is now a .sit file]

TCXdiff 1.0b1
=============

[ TCXdiff requires System 7.x.                                  ]
[ TCXdiff is ) Tat C. Wan, 1993.                                ]
[ Portions ) Symantec. Xdiff code modified from NCSA's sources. ]
[ This program is freeware.                                     ]

>From the Readme file:

TCXdiff is a text file comparison utility which generates a difference (diff)
file for a given source file. The diff file can be used to update an older
version of the source file stored on another computer (normally, a Unix
machine). By transferring the much shorter diff file instead of the entire
source file, significant upload time can be saved. This is especially useful
for people who connect to Unix hosts using slow dial-up modems. Although the
primary focus of TCXdiff is for programmers who need to synchronize their
program files between their personal computer and a Unix host, it can be used
to update any other text file as well.

TCXdiff is based on the freeware program Xdiff written in August 1989 at the
National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). You can obtain Xdiff
via anonymous ftp from ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu. The Xdiff package is needed in
addition to TCXdiff since TCXdiff DOES NOT perform the updating per se, but
relies on  xfix (part of the Xdiff package) to perform that task. Xfix was
written  primarily for Unix hosts, I have not tried to compile it on other
platforms.

TCXdiff is functionally equivalent to Xdiff. However, it adds the ability to
specify default folders and filenames (useful for batch processing), as well
as drag-and-drop file processing capabilities.

t.c.
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/text/tcx-diff-10b1.hqx; 107K]

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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 14:49:15 +1200
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] AstroCalc 0.b1

Here is Astrocalc 0.b1, a Hypercard stack.

This is a small piece of a much larger project, and in
spite of its name, this portion is for doing date /
time calculations. Date conversions include Roman,
Egyptian, Julian Day, Olympiad. Time conversions
include Greenwich, local standard, sidereal.

I'm submitting this because there was chat on this
net a while back on Julian Day (basically a way
of converting date-time to a decimal number. No
documentation, and although I've tried to implement
some decent error-checking, you're basically on your
own with this one.

Matt Neuburg = [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/app/astrocalc-0b1-hc.hqx; 49K]

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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 93 8:57:34 PDT
From: macmod (Info-Mac Moderator)
Subject: [*] at-your-service-10.hqx

(5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for <[e-mail]>); Thu, 30 Sep 1993
11:27:47 +1000
Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 11:27:49 +0600
To: [e-mail]
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Archive Submission
X-Attachments: :Timbo:68:AYS.cpt:

Abstract.
 --------
At-Your-Service 1.0 is a HyperCard communications package that -

  provides a toolkit for installing self contained communications
capabilities into new or existing stacks. The installed facilities provide
a fast, simple and secure way of launching multiple, simultaneous
communication sessions.

  is based upon Apple's Communications Toolbox technology, consequently
connectivity is only limited by the range of Connection and Terminal
Emulation tools that are available on your machine.
(N.B. The package comes bundled with a public domain TCP/IP/telnet tool
and Apple's VT102 terminal emulation tool).

  includes 'communications' extensions to HyperCard's scripting language
(HyperTalk) to provide a powerful communications scripting facility.

The package is designed around the concept  of a 'service', which is
defined as any process running on a local or remote computer, eg. an
Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) or a Campus Wide Information System
(CWIS). A service is uniquely defined via a series of 15 parameters that
describe attributes such as the name, service type, the method used to
connect to the service, the login and logout scripts, etc.

The hub of the package is the AYS Installer stack that is responsible for
maintaining service definitions by providing facilities for creation,
storage and  testing. As the name implies the stack is also responsible
for installing/removing definitions into/from other stacks, therefore
enabling the creation of custom built communication stacks or the addition
of communications facilities to existing stacks.

Installed service definitions allow for multiple, simultaneous sessions to
be active at any one time. A typical session might therefore include a
serial connection to your local OPAC in one window, whilst another window
displays information from a CWIS, and a third displays a remote network
connection to a second OPAC.

The second stack included with the package, the AYS Example stack is a
stand-alone communications 'application' that is intended both as an
example of what can be achieved as well as a useful, ready-to-use utility.

What Is Supplied.
 ----------------
HyperCard Stacks :
 AYS Installer stack, AYS Example stack

Comms. Tools etc :
 TGE TCP tool (Public domain tcp/ip/telnet tool)
 Serial Connection tool
 TTY Terminal Emulation tool (+TTY Font)
 VT102 Terminal Emulation tool (+VT102 Font).

Documentation :
 Installation Instructions
 Getting Started
 User Manual

Cost.
-----
The two stacks that are distributed will only launch communication
sessions that will remain active for 5 minutes, after which they will
automatically terminate.
Upon activation of the AYS Installer stack the operator is invited to
enter a code that will neutralise this mechanism and allow the launching
of sessions with unlimited time spans. The code may be purchased from the
contact address below for $30.00 per copy or a $300 per site licence (this
price includes both stacks and Communications Toolbox tools).

Contact  Address.
 ----------------
Tim Barlow
G.P.O. Box 607
Sandy Bay
Tasmania
Australia   7005.

[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/card/at-your-service-10.hqx; 602K]

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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 93 14:28:03 PDT
From: macmod (Info-Mac Moderator)
Subject: [*] boring-clock.hqx

(5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for <[e-mail]>); Tue, 28 Sep 1993
09:13:41 +0100
Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 10:15:02 +0100
To: [e-mail]
From: [e-mail] (Adriaan Tijsseling)
X-Sender: [e-mail]
Subject: BoringClock?
X-Attachments: :Untitled:2:BoringClock?.pro.sea:

Hai,

This little application, BoringClock?, is another one that displays time.
The time is displayed in a tiny window. Colors can be changed and other
time-zones are included. Enjoy it,

Adriaan Tijsseling,
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/app/boring-clock.hqx; 64K]

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1993 02:17:40 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Michael Twitty)
Subject: [*] DART 1.5.3

Summary

DART (Disk Archive/Retrieval Tool) is an application that enables you to
duplicate Macintosh, Lisa, Apple II, or MS-DOS disks, save disk images,
and create disks from image files.  DART 1.5 can read disk image files
in DART, DiskMaker, or Disk Copy format.  DART 1.5 image files are
compressed, approaching a reduction in size comparable to that obtained
by using a commercial compression utility.  DART 1.5 is System 7.0 "savvy",
and implements a custom Apple event mechanism to automate the conversion of
older DART or Disk Copy files to 1.5 format.  The conversion process can be
run by "remote control" (even across a network!) using the accompanying
HyperCard stack. (For more information, please refer to the DART User Manual.)

................................................................................

Features

o  Data compression:  more disk images can be archived in the same amount of
   space.
o  Data checksumming for reliable disk duplication.
o  Can read Disk Copy image files.
o  Requires only 224K of RAM to run.
o  Stack utility enables you to batch-convert DART 1.4 or Disk Copy files.
o  Apple events support ("required" AE suite and custom 'cnvt' event.)
o  System 7 "drag-and-drop" disk image creation.
o  32-bit clean.
o  A/UX compatible.
o  Nifty color icons and balloon help.

................................................................................

What's New in version 1.5.3

o  Compatibility with new Macintosh Quadra 840av and Centris 660av machines.
o  Compatibility with Apple Event Manager 1.0.1 (a component of AppleScript).

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/dart-153.hqx; 189K]

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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1993 01:37:34 +1000 (EST)
From: Michael Bradshaw <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Desktop-Photos.sit.hqx

Photos for your Desktop

A collection of scenic pictures and patterns suitable for installing on
your Macintosh desktop.

It also contains a "Viewer" which shows full color pictures, captions
for them, photo notes, locations on a world map, pattern simulations
and a one-button-installer.

Picture formats supported are
   - Startupscreen
   - Desktop Pictures for these background picture display utilities
     . Deskpict  (shareware)
     . D=8Ecor   (shareware)
     . BackSplash  (shareware)
     . FunPictures  (commercial - Now Fun)
     . Deskpicture  (commercial - Now Utilities 3.0)

Pattern formats supported are=20
   - Photos for your Desktop's own installer - "ppat"
   - "ppat" 8-bit  and "ppat" 16-bit
   - Before Dark / Desktop Textures - "ppat"
   - Wallpaper(tm)
   - The Living Desktop(tm)

This "Downloadable Edition" of Photos for your Desktop weighs in
at about 785K in BinHexed-Stuffit compressed format.  A 100K JPEG
image "flyer" also exists (see later msg) to give you some idea of=20
what it is all about before committing yourself to a sizeable transfer.


[Anomaly - when testing before sending to info-mac, this BinHexed
archive failed to de-BinHex using BinHex 4.0.  This was even immediately=20
after it had been BinHexed with BinHex 4.0!  It was re-BinHexed with=20
Stuffit Deluxe and tested again.  Compact Pro and Stuffit will de-BinHex it=
=20
but BinHex 4.0 will not!  So ignore the following line and use Compact Pro
or Stuffit.]=20

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/photo-for-desktop.hqx; 786K]

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 12:39:56 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Jasna M. Arezina-Wilson)
Subject: [*] Drop Text 1.2 (submission)

This is a drag-and-drop text file converter. It can convert between
Mac, Unix, and MS-DOS files. It has lots of nice features and safty
checks, and can convert more than one type into the target type at a
time (ex: Mac and Dos into Unix).

Packed with StuffIt; docs included; source code available (just ask).

Stuff new with this version (1.2):

* doesn't wreck with buss error in dialogs any more.
* can change file/creator type of file(s) processed.
* can remove trailing spaces/tabs from lines.

Stuff new with version 1.1:

* strips bit 7 from text files.
* can handle more than 40 files at a time.
* works better with b&w systems.
* less occurance of "buss error" on startup.
* progress dialog doesn't whip in and out.
* faster overall.

[Archived as /info-mac/text/drop-text-12.hqx; 29K]

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1993 21:09:20 -0400
From: Mike Blackwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] DuoMon 1.1a

This should replace the recently submitted version 1.1. It handles the
new Duos and batteries better.

This is the latest version, 1.1a, of DuoMon, a utility program which
tells you more then you ever wanted to know about the state of your
Duo's power system, including how much power it is current consuming.
It only works on machines with the extended power manager (i.e. Duo's).

        Mike Blackwell          [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/duo-mon-11a.hqx; 38K]

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1993 12:19:26 -0500
From: Jack Repenning <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Hellcats/Leyte FAQ Posting

Here's the regular, monthly posting of the Hellcats/Leyte FAQ.  Since
the excitement's all moved to CYAC, and soon (please, oh please!) will
move on to F/A-18, I think this will be the last posting of this FAQ.

As always, the FAQ is posted to comp.sys.mac.games and the Info-Mac
digest, and is available via anonymous FTP from the Info-Mac archives
(and mirrors), under ./game/com/hellcats-faq.txt, and from the
Hellcats Feats FTP site,

 chemotaxis.biology.utah.edu:/Public/Hellcats_Feats/hellcats-faq.txt

Jack Repenning <[e-mail]>

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/hellcats-faq.txt; 74K]

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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 93 20:05:09 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] mac-voice-demo.hqx

You need:
   A 68020 or better
   A ZyXEL 1496 Series Modem
    System 7

[A voice mail application demo for ZyXEL 1496 modems -isl]

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/mac-voice-10-demo.hqx; 287K]

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 10:51:19 AWST
From: [e-mail] (Giulio Zambon)
Subject: [*] MacDOS 1.0

MacDOS 1.0 provides DOS-like command line and batch capabilities to
control the Mac OS. It lets you display, list, copy, rename, change
attributes of, delete, and print files both interactively and via a
script. You can select files through wildcarded filenames, creator,
type, and more. MacDOS also lets you create and remove folders, set
system date and time, and launch applications.

For example, with MacDOS you can print a series of text files without
having to respond to any dialog at all, or change the creator of all
files of a certain type whose names contain a particular sequence
of characters.

Be aware that MacDOS has a protection mechanism that lets you use
its full functionality only if you register and pay for it.

 _--_|\   Giulio Zambon, [e-mail]
/      \  Rainbow Hill Pty Ltd, 25 Urawa Rd, Duncraig WA 6023, Australia.
*_.--._/  Voice/Fax: [phone]    Voice: [phone]
      v

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/mac-dos-10.hqx; 259K]

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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 93 18:48:06 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Peek-a-boo AD module (1.1)

    This is an updated version of the Peek-a-boo AfterDark(tm)
    screensaver module.

    1.1 - adds a random checkbox + fixes some pixmap problems.


            - joe

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/peek-a-boo-11.hqx; 680K]

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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 93 8:58:01 PDT
From: macmod (Info-Mac Moderator)
Subject: [*] photo-for-desktop-flyer.hqx

(5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for <[e-mail]>); Fri, 1 Oct 1993
01:49:03 +1000
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1993 01:45:10 +1000 (EST)
From: Michael Bradshaw <[e-mail]>
Subject: Photos-Flyer-JPEG.Hqx
To: [e-mail]
Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Photos for your Desktop "Flyer" JPEG

This is a 100K 640 x 480 medium JPEG picture showing some of the
images contained in Photos for your Desktop, a set of pictures and
patterns in a variety of formats.  This is also available for
downloading but you might like to look at the "flyer" (this file)
first to determine whether it is worth your while making the 785K
transfer of the ../Desktop-Photos.sit.hqx file.

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/photo-for-desktop-flyer.hqx; 138K]

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 09:58:20 CDT
From: [e-mail] (Judith Haller)
Subject: [*] Satellite Image Screen Savers

This archive contains 9 screen saver modules for After Dark or Darkside
4.1. Each one is a rotating globe displaying satellite-derived measurements
of surface temperature, cloud cover, precipitation, or other Earth
processes.

The original data sets were acquired and processed by numerous unrelated
Federal  and University projects. Gene Carl Feldman of NASA's Goddard Space
Flight Center  borrowed from the collection to create these modules, and he
graciously agreed to let all of us enjoy them. He plans to add more as time
allows. He archives them at manono.gsfc.nasa.gov.

Load the sampler file to view the whole set.


J. Haller
Institute for Geophysics
University of Texas at Austin

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/satellite-images.hqx; 565K]

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1993 09:49:41 -0500 (EST)
From: David Darby <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] SchoolStat 1.0.7

Dear Moderators
Please find attached a submission for your Mac archives. The latest
version of SchoolStat 1.0.7 which is now much better than prior versions
which you have kindly been archiving. I have attached both SchoolStat
binhexed and a descriptive text file. If there are any difficulties with
receiving these files, please tell me so I can resend them. Thank you for
your continuing support of this shareware (rather popular item).
David Darby

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/school-stat-107.hqx; 779K]

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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 93 4:56:52 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Jon Bentley)
Subject: [*] Sounder V1.2

Sounder - Version 1.2

  This is a GREAT little program that let's you control the volume of your
Macintosh without having to go through the (usually) time-consuming process
of opening the control panel, changing the volume, and closing the cp.  the
volume control is performed using a couple of keystrokes.  Read the enclosed
documentation for further information.

[This program is a boon for people like me who have lots of AMIGA .MOD files
 in their System, for whom it takes a decade for Control Panel to pop up!!!!]

    jon
    [e-mail]

P.S. Please forgive me if this is unreadable.
[No. :) -Gordon]

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/sounder-12.hqx; 29K]

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1993 21:06:12 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Mark Fleming)
Subject: [*] Speaking V1.20 two BBEdit Extensions

--========================_21099026==_
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"


Speaking V1.20 two BBEdit Extensions, FreeWare
Copyright (c) 1993, All Rights Reserved.

Requires: Apple Speech Manager.

NOTE:   You can now delete the file called: "Speaking Sentences" it is
    now part of "Speaking" file.

Two BBEdit Extensions for speaking the selected text using Apple new Speach
Manager.

See enclosed readme file for more details.

History...
Version 1.00    Release "Speaking sentences" & "Speaking" module.
Version 1.10    Fix bug were no female voice is installed (error -244).
        Added tracking of text being spoken.
        Merged both modules into on file: "Speaking".
        If option key is depressed, the default is change
        to spelling selected text.
        Add list of speech manager's error message in readme file.
Version 1.11    Fix bug when selected text is scrolled into view.
        Add correct version resource so GetInfo...
        from Finder will display version number.
Version 1.20    Cleaned up source code to be included with modules.
        Feel free to enhance these modules...but give credit were
        credit is due.
        (and send me updated source, so I can add it to any changes
         I do!).


Cheers, Mark Fleming


--========================_21099026==_
Content-Type: application/mac-binhex40; name="SpeakingBBEdit.sit"

[Archived as /info-mac/text/bbedit-speaking-12.hqx; 17K]

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 19:41:09 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Leonard Rosenthol)
Subject: [*] StuffIt Expander 3.0.7

This self-extracting archive completely installs StuffIt Expander 3.0.7,
the Macintosh industry standard tool for archive expansion.

StuffIt Expander extracts files from the three most popular archive
compression
formats for Macintosh: StuffIt archives, Compact Pro archives & AppleLink
packages. Everyone should upgrade to 3.0.7 for its improved decompression.

The version number jumped from the previous 3.0.3 to 3.0.7 because Expander
is now included in the StuffIt Deluxe 3.0.7 package.

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/stuffit-expander-307.hqx; 125K]

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 19:39:01 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Leonard Rosenthol)
Subject: [*] StuffIt Lite 3.0.7

This Installer contains everything needed to install StuffIt Lite 3.0.7.

StuffIt Lite is the latest SHAREWARE compression program from Aladdin
Systems. StuffIt is considered the industry standard for the Macintosh.
Registered users of previous versions may use their current serial
number, new users may register to enable more features.

All StuffIt Lite users should upgrade to 3.0.7 since this new version has
significant improvements over the previous versions.

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/stuffit-lite-307.hqx; 729K]

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 19:42:49 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Leonard Rosenthol)
Subject: [*] UnStuffIt 3.0.7

This self-extracting archive contains UnStuffIt 3.0.7, a freeware
application from Aladdin Systems.

UnStuffIt joins segments & expands archives from StuffIt versions 1.5.1 to
3.0.7. It can also expand StuffIt SpaceSaver files, without SpaceSaver being
present.

UnStuffIt is ONLY for users who send SpaceSaver files or StuffIt segmented
files to people who do not have StuffIt.

To only unstuff files found online, download StuffIt Expander instead.

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/unstuffit-307.hqx; 118K]

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1993 08:41:57 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Francois Brillon)
Subject: 1984 movie

Hi,

    I'm looking for the 1984 quicktime movie. That's the movie of
Superbowl announcement of the first Macintosh in 1984. I already see it in
the archives of WUARCHIVE (/mirrors/info-mac/old/qt/1984.hqx). But it's not
still there.

    Is someone can help me to find this movie? I searched it with
archie, but this doesn't help. please reply directly by email as possible.

    Thank you!

 ---------->>>>  Francois Brillon  E-MAIL: [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 07:48:42 -0800
From: [e-mail] ((shane))
Subject: [Q] CDs not ejecting -- "being shared"?

  We have a couple of CD-ROM drives on our LocalTalk network in our building
(an Apple CD300 and a PowerUser PRO).  On each such machine, we sometimes
have trouble ejecting the CDs, with a prompt indicating that "CD could not
be ejected, since it is being shared."  However, no user on the network had
accessed the CDs (or even the machines to which they were connected); we
have
to shut off File Sharing in order to be able to eject the CDs.
  Has anyone else experienced anything similar?  Is this a glitch in
AppleShare??  Or do we have some other conflict?  (we've seen the same
problem with each CD-ROM drive, despite their different manufacturers)
  Thanx!

Shane Deichman
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1993 14:06:16 PDT
From: Robin -- Boeing -- 499-5085
<[e-mail]>
Subject: Adobe Postscript V1.0 to Mac graphics converter

Does anyone know of any software which will convert a file in Adobe Postscript
V1.0 format to standard PICT or any other acceptable Mac graphics format?  We
would love to be able to drop a picture created on an SGI and uploaded to a
VAX down into a document being developed in Word on the Mac.  If anyone can
tell me anything that might work, I'd be very appreciative.
Thanks-
Robin Gardner,
Boeing, China Lake

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1993 01:53:15 -0500
From: kenneth steven simon <[e-mail]>
Subject: Answer: DeskWriter driver versions

 (Dominik Hoffmann) <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Does anyone know why I can find version 4.0 of the HP DeskWriter printer
>drivers at the archives while Hewlett Packard says the latest version is
>version 3.9?

 I wondered the same thing recently and called HP Tech Support.
Version 4.0, it turns out, is the same as 3.9, but is designed for
European users.  North Americans should NOT use 4.0, as they will have
trouble with paper sizes and perhaps other unknown difficulties.

 For all pratical purposes, in North America, 3.9 is the latest.

Kenneth Simon               Dept of Sociology, Indiana University
Internet: [e-mail]          Bitnet: KSSIMON@IUBACS

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

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1993 17:01:19 -0600
From: "Earl Misanchuk"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: Apple drops LC520

Sigh..... Apple apparently hasn't learned a thing from its irate customers
world-wide who purchased IIvx's and IIvi's, only to have them dropped from
Apple's product lineup after only a few months.

After an even more brief time (a couple of months) on the price list, during
which time it was almost impossible to buy one because the demand was so huge,
Apple Canada has dropped the LC520 from its product line. (If it hasn't yet
happened in the USA, it probably will soon.) Sure, the new models coming out
in
October will be marginally faster and marginally less expensive, but Apple
doesn't seem to care at all how the Edsel-buyers feel about it! I really
wonder
how many of them will line up to be repeat customers a few years from now.

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

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1993 23:09:14 PDT
From: Kee Nethery <[e-mail]>
Subject: Appletalk analysis software (A)

>Does anyone know of a shareware or freeware utility that
>will let you look more closely at an Appletalk network
>than seen by the chooser?  Specifically, I'd like to know
>which users are currently connected, collisions, retransmits,
>and lost packets, and total throughput speed between any
>two computers.  Any ideas?

I don't use shareware for network troubleshooting but I do have lots of
opinions :-)

Currently Connected Users:
  I like CheckNet DA by Farallon. It is fast. If it's on someone else's
machine then I use Interpoll by Apple. If I wanted to know when people
appear and disappear from the network as it occurs, I'd use NetWatchMan
>From AG Group.

Collisions, retransmits, lost packets:
  I tend to use a packet sniffer for this kind of info. Lately I've been
using Neon Software's products but I alternate between Neon and AG Group.
Both are good.
  If I suspect network cable or hardware problems then I use MacPing by the
good folks at Darmouth College. It send echo packets in a round robin style
to everyone you specify. Over a period of time you see which pathways tend
to eat packets and which are squeaky clean.

Total throughput speed between and two computers:
  Why? The most common reason for slow throughput is slow computers or
going through a router. If you have a slow computer (hard drive,
application, etc.) there is nothing on the network you can do to speed it
up. If you are going through a router, it is going to be slow. The only way
to speed that up is by putting them on the other side of the router. Of
course if you do that then packets going to nodes on the network they used
to be on will become slow.
  To measure throughput, I created a HyperCard stack that transfers a file
and times it in seconds. It does it several times to get an average and you
must run it from one machine transferring to the other.
  To figure out which side of the router a machine should be on, I
recommend TrafficWatch that is now a product of Neon Software.

The biggest problems I see most often are router misconfigurations. The
only product for solving router misconfigurations is RouterCheck by Neon
Software. If you have a handfull of routers, you should have RouterCheck.

When I want to quickly see how network wires are connected together, I use
International Transware's Manager software. If graphically allows you to
crawl around the wires and see what is connected to what. It is the only
free software I use.

I have other tools for specific situations but I'd say that 98% of the
problems that are AppleTalk network related I can solve with these.

Kee Nethery
[e-mail]

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

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 93 17:08:19 bst
From: Mark Elliott <[e-mail]>
Subject: automenus II

Hi,

i'm posting this on behalf of a friend who uses automenus II, and would
like to register it. his first cheque was returned (the address was out of
date) so when he found a new address i think he just sent a letter to
make sure it was correct (probably a dumb thing to do, since who is going
to write from the USA to England to say 'yes, the address is right, now send
me my 10 bucks')

anyway, who writes automenus, and does anyone have a current address ?

...there's money in it !!!!! (for the author , anyway )

thanks

Mark Elliott

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

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1993 17:04:15 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Kenneth Pettersson)
Subject: AXE terminal

Does anyone out there know if there exists a Macintosh program to use
as a terminal program for AXE. AXE is the telephone exchange
manufactured and sold by Ericsson/Sweden. The terminal program that is
used today is FIOL, but it only works on DOS-machines. I am a
teacher/instructor at Telia Training Division in Kalmar Sweden and my
job is to train our students in AXE operation and maintenance. Here at
the school we use Macintosh for all documentation, communication,
administration and so on. So I would really like my Mac to function as
an AXE-terminal as well. I know I can use ANY terminal program, but if
there exists a special AXE-terminal program I would rather use that.
Why?
Communicating with AXE means sending a lot of text commands using MML
(Man Machine Language). For every command sent there is an answer
printout from AXE. I want to be able to prepare a text file containing
several AXE-commands and use my terminal to send these commands to the
connected AXE. But the terminal program must wait for the answer for
every command before it sends the next one.
I have not seen any Mac-program that can do this. Any useful
information will be appreciated. Please answer by email to:

    [e-mail]
or      [e-mail]

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

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 93 03:38:00 EDT
From: Peter DiCamillo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Brown's Term Version 4.7.2

Version 4.7.2 of Brown University's Term program is available now.
Term emulates a Televideo 950 terminal, and includes many standard
features found in terminal programs.  In addition, it includes special
features to support 3270 emulation through protocol converters, or
using tn3270 through a terminal server or similar connection.  Term
shares some code with Brown's Macintosh tn3270, and provides a similar
interface to users dialing in through a modem.  The VM/CMS RMAC and WMAC
file transfer commands work with Term as well as tn3270.

Version 4.7.2 includes several bug fixes, and provides a "reduced
line spacing" option, which allows the 12-point font to be used on
PowerBooks, and generally allows a smaller window size to be used.
Version 4.7.1 introduced support for Copy and Paste, and for the
Communications Toolbox.

Here's are the ways to obtain Term:
Anonymous FTP to ftp.brown.edu:
  Term application:
     /pub/mac/Term/term.README
     /pub/mac/Term/term472.seahqx    (BinHex format)
     /pub/mac/Term/term472.seabin    (MacBinary format)
  Source code:
     /pub/mac/Term/termsrc.README
     /pub/mac/Term/termsrc.seahqx

Anonymous FTP to brownvm.brown.edu:
  Term application:
     term.read-me
     term472.seahqx    (BinHex format)
     term472.seabin    (MacBinary format)
  Source code:
     termsrc.read-me
     termsrc.seahqx

Over BITNET from LISTSERV@BROWNVM:
  Term application:
     Send the command "get term package".
  Source code:
     Send the command "get termsrc package".

Peter DiCamillo
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 93 21:35:55 -0400
From: Victor Muslin <[e-mail]>
Subject: C++ & X-windows Development Environment on a Mac

Sorry for the delay, but here are the answers I received to my original query
regarding a C++ & X-windows development envrionment for the Mac...

The answers I received were very uniform. Here is a quote from Mike Cohen
summarizing most comments:

> The Symantec C++ compiler runs in its own environment with a text editor,
> debugger, resource compiler and other tools. The environment actually
> includes 2 compilers: "real" C++ and Think C, which is ANSI C plus a subset
> of C++ (which can be turned off so it acts as a plain C compiler).
> Unfortunately, the current version has many bugs although a maintenance
> patch is due soon. The C++ compiler works fine, however if you only use the
> subset features and avoid templates, multiple inheritence, etc.
>
> For X windows, there's nothing available under Mac OS, although you can run
> X with all of the development tools under A/UX or MachTen. You can also use
> MacX or eXodus to use the Mac as an X terminal.

I called Symantec. They assured me that the information given above is
correct. Furthermore, they advised that C++ V6.0 supports templates and is
AT&T V3.0 compliant (I take it to be cfront V3.0 compliant, though the name
"cfront" seemed to confuse the Symantec support technician). So, Symantec
appears to be the only option (a sad state of affairs when compared with the
proliferation of DOS/Windows software). The cost at MacConnection was $339 as
far as I remember.

As for X windows, are MacX and eXodus X servers? If so, it appears to me that
they would work fine to simulate an X-terminal but would be inappropriate for
development, as no X libraries or include files would be provided.

George White suggested the following:

> Why not run unix on your Mac?  There was a recent announcement of a free
> BSD, or you can buy MachTen from Tenon Intersystems.  I don't know how
> much of the networking support is in the free version, but MachTen
> has X and development tools.
>
> Students here are mainly using Linux and/or BSD on Intel boxes for
> X development.  With a CD player you can have all the sources online --
> a great resource for learning X!

I was hoping to find something under MacOS, as I did not want to bother
switching computers or operating systems... It appears there is no X
development environment for MacOS. Or did anyone port X-windows/Motif to Mac?

- Victor Muslin

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

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 09:39:06 EST
From: "Kirke B. Lawton" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Caution for MacCheck users

Well, caution it too strong, but if you have added strange things
to your mac (like an accelerator), MacCheck might give you false
error messages.

MacCheck is a very nice system/hard disk trouble shooter included in the
Disk Utility package available from ftp.apple.com.  The path name is
something like dts/mac/sys.soft/utilities/utilities-disk-800k.hqx
(this is from memory, so I'm sure that last bit is off).

For example, if you have a Mobius accelerator, MacCheck tells you you
have a ROM error.  (I have confirmed this with 2 other Mobius users)
If you disable the accelerator, the ROM checks out fine.  So, just don't
jump to any drastic conclusions if MacCheck warns you of a hardware
problem and you are using a non-standard Mac.

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

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 07:41:12 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Matt X. Herbison)
Subject: Conversion of Mac to UNIX text files...

>I have a need for something which will convert Mac text files to UNIX text
>files (basically changing how the ends of lines are represented...)  I
realize
>that many text editors, like BBEdit and Alpha, will do this for me, but then
>I'd have to do one file at a time (unless there's something about these
>programs that I don't know.)
>So my question: Is there a utilty, or a part of some other program, which
will
>quickly and easily convert a group of files from Mac text to UNIX text?  It
>can be either a Mac or UNIX program, although something on the Mac side would
>be nicer.

>And yes, if no such thing exists, I'll just write it myself.  But I thought
>I'd check and make sure I wasn't reinventing the wheel.

>Scott Kaplan
>[e-mail]

I believe there is a app called "Tickle" on ftp.apple.com in /pub/tickle.
There are a bunch of complicated files in there, I suggest that you get all
of them.


-Matt X. Herbison  :)                  -Penn State University
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 19:57:50 -0700
From: Just brew it. <[e-mail]>
Subject: DeskWriter paper (A)

>I recall some discussion, in a previous Digest, about the correct paper to
>use in a DeskWriter printer. I can't find this info anywhere at Sumex. Was
>there a report made of this info? If so, where can I find it?

I don't know about the previous discussion, but I've tried lots of
different papers and have had the best results, by far, with $4/ream 25%
recycled copy paper.

Bill D.
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 00:06:22 EDT
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Error -39 can be solved by Public Utilities and CanOpener

Subject:      Re: Error -39, writenow file
In-Reply-To:  <[e-mail]> from "Joe Pulley"

> >         As the subject line says, I have a writenow document that
> > gives me an error -39 when I try to open it.  If I remember correctly
> > that is an end of file error.  I can open the file with word, but
> > unfortunately it opens it as a text file and is therefore just
> > garbage.  Is there any hope?  If so what can I do?
> >
> -39 is not the most helpful error message. It is sent as an error on
> numerous inappropriate occasions, though usually involving failure to
> open a file.
>
Public Utilities is much better at solving this sort of problem than
most other utilities. Norton can't do this, but Public Utilities will do
many things that Norton does do. Can Opener is designed specifically
to fix problems with corrupted data files and often fixes files that
Public Utilities can not, but will not do a wide range of things like
Public Utilities.-Pete Tamas
[e-mail] or TempleVM.bitnet

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

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 93 16:02:46 -0700
From: [e-mail] (John Rosborough)
Subject: Fan Contoller for Mac II, IIx

Some time ago we bought some fan controllers for Mac II class machines that
reduced the speed of the fan and thus the amount of noise they generated. I
now need to get a couple more but can't remember or find information on who
we bought them from. Can anyone give me a pointer?

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

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 11:59:42 EDT
From: Christophe CHAUVIN <[e-mail]>
Subject: Filemaker Pro 2.1 Windows and Mac

Hi,

I'm a poor french customer ... I asked Claris France and couldn't get
the info.

I own Filemaker 2.1 Mac and includes Photo-CD pictures in my file.
Quicktime is installed.

Can someone using Filemaker 2.1 Windows read this file (the answer is Yes)
and see the pictures included in this file ? Does this need Quicktime
for Windows.

TIA

Christophe CHAUVIN

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

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 12:55:08 MEZ
From: David Steiner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Font Problems -- Solved

First of all, thanks to those who took the time to answer my font
question. In particular:

   Allan Hunter
   Matt Neuburg
   Will McCauley
   James Lawry

My appologies for not sending a direct thank you and to anyone I may have
missed in the above list.

For those of you who tuned in late...
The problem was, even though I had installed a fairly complete selection
of Geneva font sizes in a font suitcase that was opened by Carpetbag,
my applications seemed to be unable to find any except 9 & 12 pt.

The solution was to move all Geneva (and Monaco) fonts into the System
file (BTW, I'm running Sys. 7.0.1-tuned). Apparently, the system has these
fonts installed (even though you may not be able to see them when you open
the system file). When an application looks for a font, it seems to stop in
the first place it finds the _name_ of the font. If the correct size is not
installed in this location, it does not look further. Instead, it builds the
size it needs. Hence, when I specified Geneva 10, the application found the
System's Geneva fonts and never saw the fonts that Carpetbag was holding.

I knew that Chicago fonts should be left in the system file, but did not
know about the Geneva and Monaco fonts. Anyway, the story has a happy
ending and I can get on with the rest of my life ;-)

Thanks again to all.

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

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

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1993 12:55:55 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: For Sale

Novy Systems 33 mhz 030/882 accelerator board, with 16 megs of memory,
installed in SE with 2 floppies (one 800K, the other 1.4 meg) and 19" 1024x768
72dpi Zenith monitor, 88 Mhz. Very nice system, fast, stable, beautiful
screen.
I want a color system, but if you just want acres of screen real estate, this
is ideal. $1500 for the bundle.

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

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 93 23:13:40 CDT
From: Oliver P. Soell <[e-mail]>
Subject: HDSC Setup 7.2

Does anyone know how to change ver 7.2 to support third party drives? I'd like
to get the most out of the async SCSI in my 840.

thanks

Oliver Soell
Rice University
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1993 23:09:38 PDT
From: Kee Nethery <[e-mail]>
Subject: HyperCard, what should be next? (Q)

Someone who might be in a position to suggest improvements asked me what I
thought about HyperCard and what would it take to recapture the spirit that
was there when HyperCard was first introduced. I made suggestions but it
occurs to me that all of you might have better ideas.

SO, send me your ideas on what would make HyperCard the hottest software
around and I promise I'll unoffically forward them to the person who asked
for my input.

Kee Nethery
[e-mail]

"Just a HyperCard user that wants it to be better"

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

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 13:10:46 +0000
From: Fearghas McKay <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #193

SuperClock will do the job.

Fearghas

I can mail you a copy if you want.

>
>From: "Olaf F. Normann" <[e-mail]>
>Subject: Minuscule clock progr. in the Menu bar?
>
>Hello!
>Does anybode know of a small clock program like Attoclock,
>but which is not showing up in the Applic. menu, and is displaying the
>time in the menu bar?
>
>Thank you very much for any answer
>Best regards
>Olaf F. Normann

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

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1993 13:30:51 +0100
From: A.D'[e-mail] (Antony D'Emanuele)
Subject: Joystick for PowerBooks (Q)

Does anyone know if there is a joystick that will work with the PB180.
Apparently the Gravis Joystick is incompatible.


Regards, Tony D'Emanuele

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

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 15:41:35 +1000
From: [e-mail] (Colin McLaughlin)
Subject: Macintalk-pro

>Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 15:39:28 +1000
>To:[e-mail]
>From:[e-mail] (Colin McLaughlin)
>Subject:Macintalk-pro
>
>What gives with ftp.apple.com
>
>I used to be able to connect though with some difficulty but I have been
>trying for weeks to get the above file for weeks but without luck.
>
>I have all the other files but cannot get hold of Macintalk-pro which I
>believe has much better voices.
>
>Is there any other way I can get it. I believe it is too big for anybody to
>email it to me but would love to get my hands on it on this side of this
>Pacific.
>


Colin McLaughlin    [e-mail]
University of Western Sydney-Macarthur
Home of the 2000 Olympics

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

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 13:11:57 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Steve Portigal)
Subject: mailing lists run from a Mac?

 I've got a Mac and an ethernet connection, giving me my own IP address
and so on, I can use Eudora, LeeMail or whatever. I'm wondering if anyone
knows of anyone software that would let me run a mailing list (over 200
names) from that machine?

thanks for any info...

Steve Portigal

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

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 93 15:33:49 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Albatross)
Subject: MicroFrontier announces Free Software

News Release
For Immediate Release

(Des Moines, Iowa)

MicroFrontier, Incorporated headquarted in Des Moines Iowa announced today
that is would give away 1,000,000 (one million) copies of it's award winning
Color It! image creation and editing program. Their headline reads:

A Million ways to have fun, expand your creativity and
increase your capability...   and they're all FREE!

Keith Woodard, president of MicroFrontier announced today that between
October 1 and December 31, 1993, MicroFrontier will give away one million
copies of Color It! its award-winning program for the Macintosh. To receive a
copy one must  simply call 1-800-949-5555.

Woodard said that Color It! version 2.3 is a brand new release and that it is
really two programs in one, a 32-Bit, 16 million color paint program and a
professional image editing and creative package.

He futher stated that "You should call today for your free* copy.
All you need is a color capable Macintosh.  Once the free copies are gone,
the price reverts to  $149.95. Don't wait. Even if you already have another
paint, creative or editing program, You can't afford to miss this
terrific offer!"
Woodard also said "We have also included exclusive offers from other companies
that compliment the capabilities of Color It! 2.3.  From LaCie, Ltd. there
will be a special offer (details were still being worked out at press time,
look on the Color It! disk for more details); HSC Software is providing
Kai's Power Tools(tm) Gradient Designer(tm) ; Lizard Tech is offering Planet
Color(tm), their new image compression and conversion software for less
than 10% of retail - a $200.00 value; Digital Vision is offering a $25.00
rebate on the purchase of their ComputerEyes/RT(tm) SCSI video frame grabber,
Thunderware is offering the LightningScan Pro 256(tm) handheld gray scale
scanner for only $395.00 - a $245.00 savings; Photone International is
offering Photone Lite(tm) a professional four color separation program FREE;
and Expert Software is offering a special discount on Expert Draw(tm).
There will be some additional surprises included as the promotion progresses."
* There is a non-refundable nominal fee of $8.37 charged for order processing,
shipping and handling. Offer valid in the U.S. only. MC/Visa will be
accepted.

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

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 93 00:51:31 EDT
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Modems waking up Macs-possible?

I remember when the Mac II was first introduced, there was speculation
that modems will appear which turn on a Mac II when an incoming call
occurs. Did this ever materialize? I know someone who could use this
feature. Thanks, Pete Tamas
[e-mail] or TempleVM.bitnet

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

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 13:56:12 CDT
From: Paul Koch <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mouse II problem

My new Desktop Bus Mouse II is not pulling down menus.
Seems to roll fine in other situations.  Would any of you
Mac experts know what the problem is?  Please respond to
[e-mail].  Thanks in advance.

Paul Koch

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

Mouse info:

Family No. M2706
Serial No. LT321UZNT18
Mouse label says, "Assembled in Taiwan."

Box label says, "M2706LL/A   Assembled in Malaysia."

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

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 08:56:37 -0400
From: [e-mail] (paul mrozek)
Subject: MPEG and Quicktime Interconversion (R)

> I know how to read and convert MPEG type movies to QT (Sparkle
> amongst others), but do any programs exist for the reverse?

Try /bin/ls/incoming/qt2mpeg/qt2mpeg.sit.hqx from
suniams1.statistik.tu-muenchen.de [131.159.64.1].

paul mrozek

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

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 21:11:21 -0500 (CDT)
From: "F. J. Van Wetering" <[e-mail]>
Subject: New 14" AV Monitor

Problems, problems... now I have a new monitor, but the AudioVision
extension won't load.  Its icon shows up with a black "X" over top of it.
Any ideas as to what is going on?

another symptom (possible related?) is that the microphone switch on the
monitor doesn't seem to work.  At times, the LED is lit (indicating
microphone on) and sometimes the LED is off (indicating microphone off)

Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

F. J.  Van Wetering, Ph.D.     INTERNET: [e-mail]


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

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 93 15:49:18 -0700
From: [e-mail] (John Rosborough)
Subject: New Syquest drive?

Some time ago there was speculation that this fall there would be a 256 meg
syquest type mechanism available. Has anyone heard anything further about
this?

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

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 17:40:32 EST
From: [e-mail] (Mark Nahabedian)
Subject: portable Duo docks

Now that there's a good selection, I'm thinking of getting a dock for my
Duo.  The one I'm most interested in is the new Ether Dock from
EMachines.  I understand that Apple is also comming out with a dock with
similar network capability.  Dose anyone out there have any nformation
or experience with this or any other "portable" dock for the Duo?
Please reply to me  directly as I am no longer a regular reader of
info-mac.

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

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 10:46:53 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Matt X. Herbison)
Subject: Powering on your Mac remotely

-PowerKey: Gives you complete control over your Mac system's powere use.
Set the times when your system turns on in the morning and turns off at
night.  Direct your Mac to turn on in the middle of the night and perform
back-ups, long print jobs, or other tasks.  Also enables the keyboard ON
key in Classic, LC, SE...NOT Plus.  $75

-PowerKey Remote: Turn on your Mac from anywhere in the world with a simple
phone call.  Then, use your remote computer and access software to transfer
files, read email, etc.  $32

Look in MacWorld January 1993 for a RemoteAccess article that talks briefly
about these products.  Review of PowerKey in MacWorld December 1992 (4
stars, only con was that you can't turn on the Plus).


-Matt X. Herbison  :)                  -Penn State University
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 15:24:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Lisa Richardson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Q: Util to disable AfterDark while Zterm is running

Subject: Re: Q: Util to disable AfterDark while Zterm is running
Date: 28 Sep 93 21:33:29 GMT
Organization: The Commnet Project
Lines: 12
Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Nntp-Posting-Host: eith.biostr.washington.edu

In digest <[e-mail]>
[e-mail]
d.edu writes:

>I'm looking for a util to disable AfterDark or any screen saver while I'm
>downloading, but to not completely turn it off. Any help?

You do not need a utility to disable AfterDark if you use the sleep/No-Sleep
cor
ners option.

--
|[e-mail]     |      [e-mail]|

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

Date: 30 Sep 1993 01:53:42 GMT
From: Ross Wylde-Browne <[e-mail]>
Subject: Quadra 840AV Video Capture Capabilities

I've been away for a while, so have not been reading the postings, but
have been trying to determine the video capture capabilities of the 840AV.
Specifically, the primary requirement is to capture full PAL frames for
enhancement in Photoshop for publication, and as these are from videos of
lab experiments, it would be nice to capture a sequence of frames in
order to pick the best one for our purpose.
Secondly I would like to be able to make short Quicktime movie clips for
illustrating experimental features on screen.
Prior to the release of the AV Quadras we were about to purchase either a
Radius VideoVision or a RasterOps 24MxTV board, so I guess my question is
how does the capture capability of the 840AV compare to these boards?  I
would presume the 840AV would not have any problem with the Quicktime
movies, but at what rate can it capture full PAL frames to memory and/or
to disk, and does it capture full frames, or only fields and interpolate
the interlace lines as a number of capture boards do?.
I would be grateful if anyone can answer this, as the 840AV would seem to
be a better way to go if it can do the job.

Research School of Earth Sciences
The Australian National University

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

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 93 22:34:21 EDT
From: Martin Charest <[e-mail]>
Subject: Request

This is a request for the cdev PixelFlipper 1.3.4

Could somebody send the last version of this excellent
cdev, version 1.3.4?  I found version 1.3 at mac.archive.umich.edu,
but it is buggy.

Thanks,

        Martin.

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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 21:13:07 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Matthew Ahrens)
Subject: scriptable terminal emulator

does anyone know of a terminal emulator with good scripting capabilities?
hopefully if...then statements. and possably communications toolbox support?

thanx for any help

--
My opinions are mine only and tentative, pending further data
Matthew Ahrens                      [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 93 10:35:57 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Don Berry)
Subject: SGI's screendumps and macs

Martin Stoermer recently wrote:

> Does anyone out there have experience in taking screendumps on the SGI
> Indigo's and converting them into Mac PICT format?  What is the best way of
> doing this kind of thing?  Using the graphics utilities on the Indigo and
> ftp'ing or ftp'ing then using graphics utilities on the Mac?

You may want to check out

./grf/util/using-sgi-images.txt

at Sumex.

-Don

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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 93 23:02:01 EST
From: [e-mail] (Dave Bursik)
Subject: Speech Apps (Q)

Has anybody written an application with the new PlainTalk/
Macintalk-Pro/whatever software such that the speech output
can be saved into a Mac sound file?  Or is this impossible?

I would like to be able to type messages to be spoken with
the synthesized voices and played-back later (including on
my Sun at the office, after conversion to .au files).

Apps like Speecher can do the text-to-speech translation
just fine, but don't seem to have any way to capture the
sound output; the Sun Ulaw converter works great but has
to have a sound file to start with.

I wouldn't be surprised if this is another case of You Can't
Get There From Here [at least for now].

Comments, anyone?

[Please reply via e-mail; our newsfeed has been dead for
about a month & I have to FTP the digests from sumex.]

Thanks,
-Dave Bursik/LCC Inc., Arlington, VA/703-516-7398/[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 10:58:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail] (Eric Burger)
Subject: Unbundled Fax Software

Forwarded message from Rocky Olive:
> Thanks for pointing that out.  I got my modem and was surprised to find out
> that all you need for fax is the s/w, which means it's built in to the
modem!
> I don't have any fax s/w, so I'm looking around.  It seems not many people
> sell fax s/w separately... only bundled.  If you know if any, let me know.
> Thanks!
You can buy both FaxSTF and Global Village's fax software OTC.

--
--  Eric William Burger       --  [e-mail]  --

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Date: 30 Sep 1993 08:18:29 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Jonathan Bauer)
Subject: Women In Swimsuits (C)

In digest <[e-mail]>
[e-mail] writes:

>> [*] WomenInSwimsuit.startupscreen (IM 11 #188)
>>This startupscreen contains two Nice looking Asian woman pictures with a
>>purple background.

>I don't want to appear as a politically-correct zealot (or a prudeish
>Brit), but am I the only person who feels slightly uneasy about this sort
>of thing being posted? How do female Digest readers feel?

Agreed, I think it's offensive, but I don't think censorship is an answer.
 After all, different people have different views on all subjects and no
one has to read anything they are bothered by.  Of course, it strikes me
that one of the alt.binaries.pictures lists would be more appropriate than
sumex, but who am I to say(?)  Having expressed an unpopular view (on
copyright) on comp.sys.mac.digest I get uneasy at the thought of excluding
something because it offends one or another individual or group.

Jonathan

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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 21:36:02 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Tonya Engst)
Subject: Word 4.0e

A few people have written in recently regarding Word 4.0e. Here are a few
more details:

Word 4.0e is for the 68040 Macs and it is a free update from 4.0x

If you have a Centris, Word won't work unless you have 4.0e

On some Quadras, any version of Word 4 works if you turn off the processor
cache (Cache Switch Control Panel, on the TidBITS disk). Turning off the
cache slows the Mac, so you still want 4.0e. On other Quadras, Word just
won't work unless you have 4.0e. (I can't recall offhand which Quads work
and which don't)

Don't use 4.0e on non-68040s, and keep in mind that Word 4.0 is not 32-bit
clean. 4.0a, 4.0b, 4.0c, 4.0d, and 4.0e are 32-bit clean. You can also
update free from 4.0 to 4.0d if you need 32-bit cleanliness.

The updates are not a patches, so don't look for them online. Instead, in
the U.S. call Microsoft customer service at 1-800-426-9400. Internationally
speaking, call your local sub or call International Customer Service at
206-936-8661.

Hope this helps someone,

Tonya Engst

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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 93 10:10:16 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Dwayne Mann)

Hi,
    Can you direct me to the correct person to ask this question?

    My son (in High School) would like to start programming on a
Mac.  He has some programming experience now, but would like to make a
game.  Of the games on /pub/game, which one a) has source code and b)
would be a good example?

    Thanks for any help.

    Dwayne

Dwayne Mann                                Internet: [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 9:46:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: LAN Supervisor <[e-mail]>

Someone recently asked about System 7 Pro. According to the November 1993
issue of MacWorld (MacBulletin p. 31):

        Apple Splits System Software - Apple's System 7 Pro
    (one user $149, ten users $999), expected to debut in mid-
    September, includes two system extensions previously sold
    separately: AppleScript, which lets you customize your Mac
    environment through scripts, and QuickTime 1.6, for playing
    digital videos. System 7 Pro also comes with the new Power-
    Talk extensions, which bring Apple Open Collaboration
    Environment's (AOCE) built-in E-mail and groupware services
    to the Mac (see "AOCE---Apple's Plan for Groupware," in this
    issue). System 7 will continue to be developed and sold for
    home and education users.

Other than the article mentioned above (which is on page 165), see also the
Networks blurb, "Open Season on Collaboration," on page 162.

Josephine Colmenares / Fordham University
[e-mail] / [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 93 8:57:57 PDT
From: backmod (Info-Mac Moderator)

(5.65c/IDA-1.4.3.1-UK-t for [e-mail]); Thu, 30 Sep 1993
13:04:15 +0100
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 13:04:15 +0100
Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
X-Sender: jf@phi
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="========================_6956254==_"
To: [e-mail]
From: John Forrest <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] colorizing-hc-115.hqx

This is v1.1.5 of the Colorizing HC stuff, replacing the previously
distributed versions. At the heart of the stack is the colorizeHC XCMD,
which supports colour backdrops in Hypercard - supporting a surprising
variety of colour effects in standard Hypercard. However, a stack provides
other features. With some simple amendments to your stack, it will send
extra messages to indicate when colour or windows should be added. It will
maintain a list of windows over a card, and move them if the window moves
and close them when the card closes. For read-only stacks it maintains a
number of global variables, saved and restored for each stack - supporting
stacks that change the appearance of particular cards when they are on the
screen, but do not wish to save the data when Hypercard terminates. The
same mechanism can be used generally to skip some of the initialisation
process of a stack when subsequently resuming it.

This version still contains v1.0 of the XCMD, but has many extensions of
the support scripts and fixes a few bugs. The XCMD stack itself can be more
easily distributed as a run time system, without its support stacks.

The software is free, the only restriction being to preserve the copyright
notices.

[Archived as /info-mac/card/colorizing-hc-115.hqx; 259K]

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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 93 8:57:55 PDT
From: backmod (Info-Mac Moderator)

(5.65c/IDA-1.4.3.1-UK-t for [e-mail]); Thu, 30 Sep 1993
13:03:33 +0100
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 13:03:33 +0100
Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
X-Sender: jf@phi
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="========================_6956254==_"
To: [e-mail]
From: John Forrest <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] bicycle-gear-calculator-41-hc.hqx


This is a new version of the Bicycle Gear Calculator distributed via the
sumex and umich archives. This stack helps you design chain drives, by
seeing the gears produced by various chainwheel/freewheel combinations.
This new version copes with 8 rear cogs and has a nice new title page.
There is a new import feature to help with updating. Apart from that, it
has a few bug fixes. It now requires the Colorizing HC XCMD stack, which is
bundled in - previously this was optional. This is true even if you are
using a monochrome monitor. The stack is freeware.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/bicycle-gear-calculator-41-hc.hqx; 259K]

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