Info-Mac 3/Info_Mac_1994-01.iso/Periodical/Info-Mac/InfoMac 11-198

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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 18:41:51 PDT
From: The Moderators <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #198


Info-Mac Digest             Tue,  5 Oct 93       Volume 11 : Issue 198

Today's Topics:

      [*] Automated FTP
      [*] Bachman 2.0
      [*] bat-signal-11a.hqx
      [*] beebop.hqx
      [*] continuum-103.hqx
      [*] country-codes-3.58.txt
      [*] country-codes-tabs-3.58.hqx
      [*] FourBar Demo 1.0 (Non-FPU)
      [*] Greg's Browser 1.1
      [*] Greg's Buttons 3.1.2
      [*] little_c.hqx - a C interpreter (Think C source)
      [*] Password - newton utility submission
      [*] Slime Invaders 2.0
      [*] smartsaver-191.hqx
      [*] Sprite Animation Toolkit (programmer's library)
      [*] starstormer-024.hqx
      [*] starwindow.hqx
      [*] Symantec C/C++ Defects for 6.0.1 Release
      [*] three-tris.hqx
      [*] TidBITS#196/04-Oct-93
      [*] Vtopia 1.1 -- Vietnamese font family [ RESENDING! ]
      [*] Xante PPDs for LwaserWirter 8.0 (resubmission) w
      14.4k Data Modem (TCI) [& Z-Term]
      14.4k Data Modem (TCI) and ZTerm (and MacLayers)
      [Q] GNU Chess 3
      Another request for your consideration... (2 msgs)
      App Launchers
      Apple drops LC520
      AppleTalk 57.x -> 58.x (A)
      AppleTalk 57.x -> 58.x (R)
      AppleTalk 58.02 (A)
      Apple Tape 40 Dies
      automated FTP
      BOOTP on EtherTalk'ing MacTCP'd Macs.
      BoringClock? 1.1
      Can't get rid of folder (R)
      CD ROM drivers needed
      Color floppy disk icons in system 7.1?
      Dvork keyboard layout
      eDisk hype (?)
      Excel on a Quadra 800
      fast modem disconnects (problem solved)
      Floppy drive & LC
      Font containing <male> and <female> symbols [Q]
      GeoPort
      Getting on the Internet
      HELP with NewsWatcher
      HP 4M and EtherTalk cards
      HP 550c Paper
      Increase clock speed - Centris 650
      Info-Mac Digest V11 #196
      LaserWiter 8.1 driver (R)
      Laserwriter 8.0 updater's decompression atom expired....
      Looking for Think C list
      MacCurveFit 1.0.1
      Mac lab management software (Q)
      Old Computers
      paper size default (A)
      PC emulation [Q]
      Performa, comm progs
      Personal LaserWriter LS Driver Internals (Q)
      question concerning tcp/ip for Mac.
      Sick 128k Mac
      SpeedyFinder7 cause of "Get Info" problem
      stuffit-deluxe 3.02 to 3.03 updater wanted
      Sys 7.1 Bootable Floppy and Norton
      System 6.0.8L (2 msgs)
      Taking my PowerBook to Germany
      Think C code and data segment limitations (Q)
      Translating the Symbol font from Macs to PC's
      Voyager II (A)
      Voyager Phone Number
      WordPerfect 3.0
      WordPerfect 3.0 (C)
      Yiddish Word Processing

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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 9:11:32 EDT
From: Tom Coradeschi <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Automated FTP

Neil E. Mickelson <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Greetings and Salutations!
>
>I keep reading in the digest every now and then of people "scripting" their
>downloads from the archives.  They do this from the digest issues somehow...
>my question is, HOW?  If someone could reply to this, it would be much
>appreciated.

I posted this long ago, but here it is again:

[Archived as /info-mac/info/scripting-ftp.txt; 3K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 15:52:13 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Ingemar Ragnemalm)
Subject: [*] Bachman 2.0

This is a new version of my Pacman-style arcade game for the Mac,
with 3D perspective, different levels etc. The game should work on all
Macs and under all system versions, now in color when available.

This version not only adds color, but also fixes the problems with
the game demanding too much memory on some systems. As configured,
it will run with up to 256 colors, and will run even with more if
you give it more memory.

The game is $15 shareware, which gives you the registered version, which
includes the level editor, plus the latest versions of my other games.

Send cash (neatly wrapped) if possible. Most checks and money orders are
pointless since I have to pay high fees (in the order of $12) to cash them.

/Ingemar Ragnemalm

[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/bachman-20.hqx; 294K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 20:38:52 bst
From: Lloyd Wood <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] bat-signal-11a.hqx

This is Bat Signal 1.1a, a Spotlight-like module for After Dark
and DarkSide.

Minor cosmetic improvement over 1.1 - the module now has
an appropriate icon.

PLease delete any old copies (1.1 and before) and copies of the
Bat Signal Icon.

I'm not the author - I just package and post.

Lloyd Wood
[e-mail]
Screensaver FAQ author

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/bat-signal-11a.hqx; 55K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 20:34:17 bst
From: Lloyd Wood <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] beebop.hqx

Trawling UK BBSs

Beebop - a French adaption of Breakout. Any size colour screen,
16 cols or more. Includes a matching desktop patterns file.

L.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/beebop.hqx; 258K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 20:34:59 bst
From: Lloyd Wood <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] continuum-103.hqx

Another UK BBS find.

Continuum 1.0.3 - works fine, 32-bit clean, etc etc. I'm glad
to see it - the last one I'd seen was 0.90, which fell over a lot.

b/w arcade game.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/continuum-103.hqx; 138K]

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Date: Tue, 05 Oct 93 16:33:36 +0100
From: "Alain FONTAINE (Post master - UCL)" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] country-codes-3.58.txt

              COUNTRY CODES
      International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

This is  a list  based on  the lists  of entities  contained in  the ISO
3166:1988  standard, Third  edition  1988-08-15.  The original  standard
contains, in English  and in French, the actual  standard text, followed
by  five lists  sorted into  five different  orders, and  two conversion
tables, so  this is only an  extract and not  to be taken as  the entire
standard.  While  it has  been  checked  against  the standard,  it  may
possibly contain  errors, and the standard  and registration newsletters
should be verified for any critical application.

This copy has been updated through registration Newsletter III-58 and is
believed to be current through at least 1993-08-11.

[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/country-codes-358.txt; 21K]

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Date: Tue, 05 Oct 93 16:35:57 +0100
From: "Alain FONTAINE (Post master - UCL)" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] country-codes-tabs-3.58.hqx

List of country codes according to ISO 3166, with short and full name in
English and in French. The fields are separated by tabs, so it should be easy
to import the data into any text processor, database or speeadsheet. Please
note that some Mac fonts do not have all the needed characters to display the
French names correctly.

This copy has been updated through registration Newsletter III-58 and is
believed to be current through at least August 1993.
                                /AF

[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/country-codes-358.hqx; 26K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 17:05:30 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Hussam A Dandashli)
Subject: [*] FourBar Demo 1.0 (Non-FPU)

FourBar Demo 1.0 (Non-FPU)

This application does analysis and visualization of a four-bar mechanism. A
four-
bar mechanism is a closed link chain where motion is accomplished by grounding
one link in order to transfer energy from the input link to the follower.

System requirements
  System 7.x with Color QuickDraw installed. (might run on earlier system)
The full version will require a FPU or a software FPU to run.

This is a demo version with certain features disabled

*  Cannot copy or print a window.
*  Cannot open an input file.
*  Can only print linkage info ( no numerical analysis printout or display)
*  "Input Data..." dialog is disabled. Cannot change parameters in it.
*  Cannot hide certain links (to isolate certain motions).
*  Cannot track instant centers during animation.
*  Non-FPU version, i.e. SLOW. The original version is very fast.

The full version is constantly changing and more options have been added since
I
compiled this demo version.
For more information please refer to the user manual included.
Orders, comments, useful additions, and bug reports can be sent by e-mail to

               [e-mail]

This application can be included on the archive's CD-ROM

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/four-bar-10-demo.hqx; 276K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 11:46:55 BST
From: [e-mail] (Mr_G._Landweber_student_tel_2-73550)
Subject: [*] Greg's Browser 1.1

Greg's Browser v1.1 (5 October 1993)    (c)1991-93 Gregory D. Landweber
REGISTRATION FEE: US $10 or UK #6          Internet: [e-mail]

Do you think the Finder is too slow and clumsy when navigating through your
folder structure? Do you perhaps use a hierarchical Apple menu utility but
are tired of zigging and zagging your mouse from submenu to submenu? Or
maybe you just like color icons. If so, then you should try Greg's Browser.
Displaying multiple folders in a single window, Greg's Browser lets you
simultaneously see the contents of a folder, its parent, and a subfolder,
providing a quick and easy way of moving both up and down through your
folder hierarchy.

Greg's Browser requires System 7 and Color QuickDraw.

Changes since version 1.0
 ------------------------
o The Browser window now fits on the 9" screen of classic-style Macs.
o You can now resize the window vertically to show more files at once.
o You can now drag and drop files onto the desktop icon in the top left.
o The Browser window now updates correctly upon closing a dialog box.
o Fixed the bus error when the Browser tries to shift the file lists left.
o Fixed the bus error when accessing special AOCE volumes.
o The Browser now exits gracefully if launched on an incompatible Mac.
o Please note my new e-mail address. The previous one expires mid-October.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/gregs-browser-11.hqx; 58K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 11:46:46 BST
From: [e-mail] (Mr_G._Landweber_student_tel_2-73550)
Subject: [*] Greg's Buttons 3.1.2

Greg's Buttons v3.1.2 (1 October 1993)    (c)1991-93 Gregory D. Landweber
REGISTRATION FEE:  US $15  or  UK L10     Internet: [e-mail]

Greg's Buttons is a control panel that lets you customize the user interface
of a Macintosh running System 7.  Greg's Buttons requires that your Mac
support color, so it won't work on the Plus, SE, Classic, or PowerBook 100.
It works fine with both color and gray-scale monitors, and although it will
still work on a black and white screen, the effect will not be as impressive.

Changes since v3.1
 -----------------
o Fixed the conflict with the Now Menus application substitution feature.
o Added Palatino 14 to the list of substitute system fonts.  It is good for
  large screens but the font is a bit to big to fit in buttons and dialogs.
o You can now register online using CompuServe.
o I have a new e-mail address.  The old one expires in mid-October.

List of Features
 ---------------
o Replaces the standard flat black and white push buttons, check boxes,
  and radio buttons with tasteful 3-D color ones.  These buttons are
  designed to complement the windows and scroll bars in the System 7
  interface, and in particular they use the color tints that you can
  select in the "Color" control panel.  You can choose from two styles
  of push buttons and three styles of radio buttons and check boxes.
o Lets you select the background color of dialog boxes, menus (both the
  text and background colors), and Finder windows.
o Substitutes a font of your choice (chosen two versions each of Palatino
  and Helvetica) for Chicago as your system font.
o Colorizes the mini icons (the smallest size that you can select in the
  "Views" control panel) in Finder list views (View by Name, etc.).
o Colorizes the stop sign, caution, and note alert icons.

Notes
-----
o Please note that I fixed the conflict with Now Compress in version 3.1.
o If you notice that an application (such as America Online) continues to
  use flat black and white buttons, this is NOT a bug in Greg's Buttons.
  Rather, the application is probably using its own custom button routines
  which look like the old flat buttons but behave slightly differently.
  There is nothing I can do about applications using non-standard buttons.

"They don't look like buttons unless they're Greg's Buttons."

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/gregs-buttons-312.hqx; 68K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 23:34:51 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Tzong-Shuoh Yang)
Subject: [*] little_c.hqx - a C interpreter (Think C source)

This is the Think C 6.01 version of Little_C -- a subset C interpreter
by Herbert Schildt.

Little C is a C interpreter that can execute a subset of K&R ANSI C
programming language.  ANSI C is a robust and powerful programming
language, but the Little C interpreter only implements a limited range
of features. These include: parameterized functions with local variables;
recursion; if statement; do-while, while, and for loops; integer and
character variables; global variables; integer, character, and string
constraints; return statement; several library functions; several
operators; functions returning integers; and comments. A recursive-descent
parser is used to implement the C interpreter. Details of the development,
coding, and functionality of the C interpreter are described in

 Schildt, Herbert.
   Building your own C interpreter.
   Dr. Dobb's Journal of Software Tools v14, n8 (August, 1989):38
   (16 pages).

The original source code can be obtained by anonymous ftp from sites with
ddjmag archive, e.g. oakland.oak.edu.

Enjoy.

T. S. Yang  ([e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/little-c.hqx; 110K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 18:42:23 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Mike Engber)
Subject: [*] Password - newton utility submission

 This is my first submission of Newton software. Let me know if I'm
 doing it wrong.

 Also, is sumex shadowed by other archives or do I have to submit it
 elsewhere?

 -ME

 ---

 Copyright C 1993 Michael S. Engber. All rights reserved.

 Password v1
 Another fine product from Avarice Software

 Password is a small utility for quickly turning on an off password
 protection on the Newton. Its icon in the extras drawer indicates
 whether password protection is currently turned on or off. Click on
 its icon to toggle the state.

 The built-in way of turning on/off password protection is somewhat
 cumbersome, especially if you do it often. To turn off password
 protection you use Prefs, enter your old password, and leave the
 new password line blank. To turn password protection back on, you
 return to Prefs and reenter your password.

 Use of Password is free of charge. I encourage you to share it freely.


 Send comments and bug reports to:

 Michael S. Engber
 U.S. Mail:         3486 Golden State Dr, Santa Clara, CA  95051
 oInterNet:         [e-mail]
 oAppleLink:        engber
 ofrom CompuServe:  >INTERNET:[e-mail]


 Known Bugs:

  - If you turn on or off password protection using Prefs, Password's
    icon will not reflect the new state until you tap on it. This is
    because the current version of Prefs doesn't notify other apps
    when it changes the system soup.

  - Sometimes the icon will flicker briefly when it changes state. This
    is only a cosmetic problem, it doesn't mean Password is having
    trouble setting the state of password protection.


 Version History

 v1 - first public release

 ---

[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/util/password.hqx; 12K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 16:01:21 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Ingemar Ragnemalm)
Subject: [*] Slime Invaders 2.0

This is a new version of Slime Invaders, a shoot-em-up arcade game for
the Mac. It is Space Invaders-style, with a gun at the bottom, and various
enemies attacking from above. You move your gun sideways and shoot down
nasties as fast as you can while avoiding to get hit. Complete with a modest
assortment of silly enemies - as there should be in a game like this.

The game should work on all Macs. Several options are included to choose
between compatibility and speed, most notably the choice between Quickdraw
and direct-to-screen drawing. Macs slower than IIsi should use the latter
if possible.

Now in COLOR when available (but don't worry, it still runs on my old SE),
and with the SLIMY COD IN A TOASTER! (Do I hear a "huh"?)

Free for personal use. Consider paying the $15 for my shareware pack
(7 games including Bachman, MacSokoban etc) if you think it's fun.

/Ingemar Ragnemalm

[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/slime-invaders-20.hqx; 269K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 15:45:52 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Berent Daan)
Subject: [*] smartsaver-191.hqx

SMARTSAVER 1.9.1
=================
This binhex package contains:
1. SmartSaver 1.9.1 - the program
2. SmartManual - the manual file in MSWord 5.0 format
3. About SmartSaver 1.9.1 - a short description of SmartSaver

DESCRIPTION
============
SmartSaver helps you to backup changed and added files in your filesystem.
It lets you select a folder or disk to be the source location,
and an other folder or disk to be the destination location.
After giving the [Save smart] menu command, SmartSaver starts to trace
the source and destination location, and copies all files from the source
that are new or have been modified, to the destinationfolder.

There are several features available. Some of the most important ones are:

*   File Relocation (automatic relocation of files on the destination
    volume depending on a letter code at the start of the file name).
*   File Compression (Automatic compression before transfer to
    destination using DiskDoubler).
*   Detection of moved files (Moved files are automatically moved on the
    destination too, without re-copying them)
*   Quit dialog (Allows you to let SmartSaver save your work before
    shutting down your mac unattendedly).
*   Full drag&drop system 7 support.
*   Network services like messages and remote control,
    for example to shut down an other mac.
*   File selection by label and substring in the filename.
*   Trace and Cleanup commands to detect and trash double data on you
volumes.
*   And many more.

Please report bugs and questions to the author:

        Berent Daan,
        Klooster 2,
        2611 RW  Delft,
        The Netherlands.
        tel. [phone]
        e-mail: [e-mail]

Enjoy!

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/smartsaver-191.hqx; 151K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 15:45:45 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Ingemar Ragnemalm)
Subject: [*] Sprite Animation Toolkit (programmer's library)

Sprite Animation Toolkit (SAT)
=============================
Version 2.0

SAT is a library for programmers who want to make arcade games or other
programs involving animation. It is distributed as a compiled library,
together with numerous example programs.

Cost:
====

SAT is Copyright (C) Ingemar Ragnemalm 1992-1993, all rights reserved.
SAT is free of charge for making freeware/shareware programs. I only
demand a free copy of games/programs produced with it. For further
details, see the documentation.

(Actually, SAT is also sort of "jobware" - I hope it will make some
employer impressed enough to hire me.)

Noteable features:
================

- Direct-to-screen animation in B/W, 4-bit color and 8-bit color, written
in optimized assembly language OR safe QuickDraw-based graphics in any
screen depth.
- Compatible with system 6 and 7.
- Compatible with all Macs (see below).
- Easy to program, using callback routines to give a programming interface
similar to object oriented programming, but avoiding the overhead of OO.
- Designed for making games that supports several screen depths.
- Can re-configure itself after screen depth changes.
- Switches between color and b/w graphics with minimal programming effort.
- Includes utilities for menu bar hiding, setting mouse position, asynchronous
sound etc.
- Six demo programs included with source code, ranging from a trivial
animation (less than two pages of source code) to the complete arcade
game HeartQuest (53 k of source code), complete with high scores, menu
and window handling etc.
- Developed by an experienced shareware game programmer. The library has
already been used to make three arcade games that have been released (Slime
Invaders, Bachman, HeartQuest), and more are coming.
- Thoroughly tested by several (programming) beta testers.

System requirement:
===================

Compiler: Think Pascal or Think C (version 4 and 5 tested, respectively).
(Most
demos are in Pascal, but any skilled C programmer should have little problem
convering them to C. Three demos are included in C versions so far.)

System: A color capable Mac is recommended but not required. (It's hard to
produce the color icons on a B/W Mac.)

Notes on compatibility:
====================

Of course there is no way to guarantee that it will work on all
configurations,
and I expect problems with certain odd kinds of video boards. It is, however,
tested on a wide range of Macs: by myself on Plus/6.0.7, SE/6.0.7, LC/6.0.7,
IIsi/6.0.7, LC/7.0, IIfx/7.1, PB170/7.1, PB180/7.1, Quadra 950/7.1, and on
many
other systems by the beta testers.

*If* a demo program refuses to run on your Mac, try giving it more memory.
(Usually, the demos will quit gracefully when out of memory, reporting the
problem.) The memory demand is proportional to your screen depth, so if you
run in 16 or 32 bits, you *will* run out of memory with the default settings.

Ingemar Ragnemalm, [e-mail]
(Try [e-mail] if the address above fails.)

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/sprite-toolkit.hqx; 588K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 20:34:39 bst
From: Lloyd Wood <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] starstormer-024.hqx

Trawling BBSs in the UK....

This is StarStormer 0.24 - a 256-colour 13" shoot-em-up.
It's NOT 32-bit clean, and incomplete, but what there is of it
is quite impressive.

Has anyone seen a later version?

[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/starstormer-024.hqx; 258K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 20:34:50 bst
From: Lloyd Wood <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] starwindow.hqx

StarWindow is a short QT movie crossing ST:NG with the Twilight
Zone. How it was done - by using slides in NIH Image - is detailed.

L.

Yet another find on a UK BBS

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/starwindow.hqx; 258K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 17:18:49 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Phil Shapiro)
Subject: [*] Symantec C/C++ Defects for 6.0.1 Release

      Symantec Development Tools Public Defect List

This announcement introduces the first public defect report for the
following Symantec products:

- Symantec C++ for Macintosh 6.0.1
- Symantec C++ for MPW 6.0.1
- THINK C for Macintosh 6.0.1

The report contains a list of all known, confirmed defects in these
products, including the compilers, libraries, environment, and THINK Class
Library.

This information may be read, copied, distributed, etc., by any means
whatsoever, but it may not be modified in any way, and it remains the
property of Symantec Corporation.

Symantec will publish updates to this defect report to coincide with the
release of new versions or maintenance releases ("Patches") of any of the
above named products.

Future maintenance releases will contain release notes that will enumerate
which defects have been fixed for that release. These will correspond with
the entries of the published defect report.

For Tech Support, please send email messages to [e-mail],
or call us up at [phone].

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/think-dev-601-defect-list.hqx; 79K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 20:34:44 bst
From: Lloyd Wood <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] three-tris.hqx

Another find on a BBS, another good deed.

3Tris is a shareware WellTris clone. 256 colours, very well done.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/three-tris.hqx; 216K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 23:05:15 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#196/04-Oct-93

TidBITS#196/04-Oct-93

The Newton remains in the news, with Apple putting the automatic
   update process in place so you can call an 800 number to
   upgrade the OS to 1.04. I take a brief spin through many of
   the Internet Newton resources and review PBTools, a truly
   elegant PowerBook utility. Finally, readers chime in with
   their concerns about Apple's seemingly self-destructive
   marketing techniques - is there a conspiracy involved? Where's
   Oliver Stone when you need him?

Topics:
    MailBITS/04-Oct-93
    Natives Restless Over Proliferation
    Newton Electronic Updates
    Newton Internet Resources
    The PowerBook Purist
    Reviews/04-Oct-93

[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-196.etx; 30K]

Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- [e-mail] -- [e-mail]
Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 16:51:50 PDT
From: [e-mail] (James Do)
Subject: [*] Vtopia 1.1 -- Vietnamese font family [ RESENDING! ]

Special Note to Mac Archivists:
 -----------------------------

The following distribution replaces pre-existing VietFont and Vtopia
packages in the various archives. Please remove them as appropriate.
Thanks.

>From the README introduction:
 ---------------------------

This package contains the TrueType font "Vtopia" for Vietnamese text
processing and desktop publishing on a Macintosh computer. It can be
used by itself or with other fonts that are already installed.

Vtopia(^tm) comes in four styles -- Regular, Italic, Bold, and Bold
Italic -- and is based on Adobe Systems' Utopia(^tm) font, designed
by Robert Slimbach and available from Adobe Systems and in the Free
Software Foundation's GNU distribution.

This package also contains the keyboard layout "VN 2", to enable
typing Vietnamese characters into the computer. This keyboard layout
coexists with others on your system.

[An analogous version exists for use with FrameMaker on X-Window.]

[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/vtopia-11.hqx; 64K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 22:20:41 MET
From: Christian F. Buser <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Xante PPDs for LwaserWirter 8.0 (resubmission) w

This is a re-submission of the PPDs for the Xante Accel-a-
Writer printers and upgrade boards. Obviously my first
posting was somehow corrupted.

It's a BinHexed StuffIt archive which, when expanded,
should have the following structure:

Root:           Xante Folder (folder)

1st Level       ReadMe.1st   (teachtext document)
(Xante Folder)  Warning      (teachtext document)
        International users beware! (ttxt doc)
        Xante Driver 8.0 modifier (application)
        PPDs         (folder)

2nd Level
(PPDs Folder)   The PPDs for the "normal" print jobs
        as well as those for PageMaker 5.0

I only worked with the "A1"-PPD (non-PageMaker
version) so far, and it appears that Xante did a
poor job when they wrote it. I have changed it to
set the default paper size (for use in Europe, for
example) to A4 instead of Letter -> change all
occurences of "Letter" into "A4".

The Paper size definition for A4 is correct, but the
margins are set too narrow, at least for my printer.

I changed all occurences of "imageable area", etc.
to values which produce a 17-unit margin (= 6 mm
or 0.6 cm). 1 "unit" is 1/72 of an inch.

If someone wants it, I can send my "adapted PPD",
but I hesitate to post it now.

Please note that I do not work for Xante and do not have
any connections with them other than being their customer.
Comments, questions and complaints should be directed
to them at the following address:

Xante Corporation
2559 Emogene Street
Mobile, AL 36606, USA
phone       [phone]
fax         [phone]
CompuServe  72730,2666

[Archived as /info-mac/prn/xante-ppd-lw8.hqx; 103K]

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

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 93 11:45:15 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: 14.4k Data Modem (TCI) [& Z-Term]

    Zterm and my TCI are working fine together, unless you
consider 1600-1800cps transfer rate not good. ;-)

    One thing I did do is pick up the patch that is archived
here that speeds up Z-term. It does work! I could not believe the
difference.

    As for Prometheus Techs and MacWharehouse Techs the are
only run of the mill. The Prometheus techs said the manual for
MacKnowledge had more info about S-registers. It did not. They
also told me that the command "at&t1" and/or "ats18=003&t8"
would work and should tell you the status of the modem. Both only
return "Error." The Macwharehouse Techs could not even attempt
answering the above two questions.

    I have also had problems with the modem. Mostly the MW
shipping department. The first modem was shipped with the incorrect
cable. The second shipment came without a modem. the third shipment
came with the second modem. and the second modem's speaker did not
work (just came un-soldered). It would connect though with the new
cable.

    As far as the lights go, I check the i/o light all the time.
If nothing is comming from the modem after the connection, I can at
least tell if the computer to modem connection is good by pressing
Return and seeing the i/o light flash.

    Plus the Modem does a loopback test (according to the manual)
when powered on. When the green light stops flashing and stays on the
modem has passed its test.

Later,
    Mike    [e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 93 10:18:21 -0400
From: MacFarland Hale <[e-mail]>
Subject: 14.4k Data Modem (TCI) and ZTerm (and MacLayers)

>From Info-Mac Digest V11 #195 (1 October 1993):

>From: [e-mail] ([e-mail])

>Yeah, it actually is a 14.4 modem as you noted. As far as Z-Term is
>concerned, Prometheus TEch Support (Prometheus makes the TCI modem)
>says that Z-Term and the modem "don't get along all that well."

I've had no trouble whatsoever using ZTerm 0.9.  I first used the
MacKnowledge package that came with the modem to auto-configure an
initialization string, then cut and paste it into ZTerm.

The only trouble I've had recently with the modem, using both ZTerm and
MacLayers, is that it doesn't always dial properly the first time.  I use
the software's dial command, it picks up the phone to get a dial tone,
then starts the negotiation process (lots of buzzing) without dialing.
I just invoke the dial command again (no resetting or any other operations)
and it all works fine.  I'd like to know why this happens, but it's such a
minor bother that I haven't even attempted to figure it out yet.

BTW, I've found the following works quite nicely:  use MacLayers to connect
and do all the interactive stuff you want to do with multiple windows.  When
you want to do a file transfer, don't log out of the remote system - just
quit MacLayers (without hanging up, of course) and start ZTerm.  I get much
better performance from ZTerm transfers than with MacLayers' "macbput"
command.

  MacFarland Hale                [e-mail]
  The MITRE Corporation          [phone], FAX [phone]

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 15:45:31 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Kevin Quick)
Subject: [Q] GNU Chess 3

Help!

A long time ago I had the source code for the mac version of this program
but it got lost and I can't remember where I got it from.

Can anyone point at the place to get it again.

Many thanks to anyone who can help.

[e-mail]

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

Date: 5 Oct 1993 10:40:43 -0500
From: "dlawrence" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Another request for your consideration...

[Gordon...I never saw this in the digest, so I'm sending it again.]

Starting on Sunday, October 17th, 1993, I will be hosting a new radio show on
personal computing called Online Tonight. It will be syndicated
internationally
and will be delivered via the ABC Satellite Network. It will be *very*
different from other computer shows...and I hope that you all will join in.

Here's my request: please let me know of any computer oriented charities that
would benefit from having their missions publicized.

Here's why: during the course of the show, there will be numerous commercial
breaks. Each of these breaks is approximately 3 minutes long. In each break
there will be 1-2 minutes of national commercials (commercials *we* have sold
and air from the network origination point), followed immediately by a minute
of *local* commercial time. Now, if the local station does not sell a
particular slot, we can't very well have 60 seconds of dead air, so what we
(and every other network show) do is air a public service announcement (that
would otherwise be covered up by the local station's commercial if sold).

What I'd like to do is not only play PSA's in those slots by the American Red
Cross, the American Cancer Society, etc. but also make sure that if there are
any worthwhile *computer-oriented* causes out there that they get the
exposure,
too.

For example, I've heard of a foundation that takes old computers and
refurbishes them using ***-challenged people for labor and then donates them
to
schools. I've also heard of SeniorNet, a non-profit organization that is
trying
to get senior citizens to be more computer literate.

If you know of any other organizations, hopefully that already have produced
30
or 60 second radio PSA's, that you either E-mail me at OLTDavid on America
Online, or post the info here. We won't be accepting copy for live reads, just
tapes. Format is 7.5 or 15 IPS 1/4 inch reel tape or CD.

Thanks in advance, and I look forward to hearing from you.

David Lawrence
Online Tonight  <-- debuts Sun Oct. 17 1993 8 PM ET
            (check your local listings!)

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

Date: 5 Oct 1993 10:40:43 -0500
From: "dlawrence" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Another request for your consideration...

[Gordon...I never saw this in the digest, so I'm sending it again.]

Starting on Sunday, October 17th, 1993, I will be hosting a new radio show on
personal computing called Online Tonight. It will be syndicated
internationally
and will be delivered via the ABC Satellite Network. It will be *very*
different from other computer shows...and I hope that you all will join in.

Here's my request: please let me know of any computer oriented charities that
would benefit from having their missions publicized.

Here's why: during the course of the show, there will be numerous commercial
breaks. Each of these breaks is approximately 3 minutes long. In each break
there will be 1-2 minutes of national commercials (commercials *we* have sold
and air from the network origination point), followed immediately by a minute
of *local* commercial time. Now, if the local station does not sell a
particular slot, we can't very well have 60 seconds of dead air, so what we
(and every other network show) do is air a public service announcement (that
would otherwise be covered up by the local station's commercial if sold).

What I'd like to do is not only play PSA's in those slots by the American Red
Cross, the American Cancer Society, etc. but also make sure that if there are
any worthwhile *computer-oriented* causes out there that they get the
exposure,
too.

For example, I've heard of a foundation that takes old computers and
refurbishes them using ***-challenged people for labor and then donates them
to
schools. I've also heard of SeniorNet, a non-profit organization that is
trying
to get senior citizens to be more computer literate.

If you know of any other organizations, hopefully that already have produced
30
or 60 second radio PSA's, that you either E-mail me at OLTDavid on America
Online, or post the info here. We won't be accepting copy for live reads, just
tapes. Format is 7.5 or 15 IPS 1/4 inch reel tape or CD.

Thanks in advance, and I look forward to hearing from you.

David Lawrence
Online Tonight  <-- debuts Sun Oct. 17 1993 8 PM ET
            (check your local listings!)

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

Date: 05 Oct 93 14:19 GMT
From: [e-mail] (U of Wisconsin, P Chane,STU)
Subject: App Launchers

Can anyone recommend a good icon palette/app launching utility?  I have over
40
apps that I need access to.  NowMenus just doesn't cut it.  I am using Public
Utilities LaunchPad but it is too slow when the palette gets large.  Any
help?


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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 13:19:52 CDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Apple drops LC520

I stand corrected on my previous post.  Apple has stopped shipping the LC520
until October 21, when it will be re-released (same name), different
processor.
It will have an 040 processor instead of the 030 (sans FPU though)
Same price, same name.
Better performance.
It appears as though Apple did a short production run on the LC520 and
decided not to produce any more (so as not to piss off customers who purchased
on the day before the new product release)

That's the news as of today.  Sorry for my previous post, but it really
isn't a discontinued product.  Just think of it as shipping delays that are
being justified by adding a faster processor.
--
David A. denBoer
[e-mail]
Manitoba Macintosh Developers Assn

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

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 93 10:32:04 EST
From: Murph Sewall <[e-mail]>
Subject: AppleTalk 57.x -> 58.x (A)

>The MacTCP installer wants me to install Appletalk 58.0 first.
>What do I do to get my AppleTalk upgraded from 57.x to 58.0?

get /dts/mac/sys.soft/netcomm/net-soft-install-1-4-image.hqx
>From ftp.apple.com get /dts/utils/diskcopy-4-2.hqx as well if
you don't already have it.

>Where is AppleTalk located?

It's a resource in System.

/s Murph Sewall <[e-mail]>

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 11:05:36 -0500
From: "Vinko Tsui"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: AppleTalk 57.x -> 58.x (R)

>I am trying to install MacTCP on a Quadra 800 running under System 7.1 --
>the system that was installed.  The MacTCP installer wants me to install
>Appletalk 58.0 first.  When I use the provided disk to do this and reboot,
>I get through the happy Mac, init icons, and it stops while creating the
>menu (blank white strip without menues).  The cursor moves, but there is
>no response from keyboard commands (e.g. opt-com-esc to quit someting).
>I have tried to reboot without inits, but it did not matter.  The disks
>are from a just shipped Apple MacTCP box.
>
>What do I do to get my AppleTalk upgraded from 57.x to 58.0?  Where is
>AppleTalk located?
>
You can upgrade your AppleTalk with the latest Network Software Installer
(v1.4)
>From Apple (ftp.apple.com).

With NSI 1.4 your AppleTalk will be upgraded to v58.1.


-- Vinko


-----
Vinko Tsui                 Vinko Enterprises
In Chicago:                In Canada:
[W] [phone]         [W] [phone]
[H] [phone]

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 10:10:26 -0500
From: Dennis D. Davison <[e-mail]>
Subject: AppleTalk 58.02 (A)

Get a copy of the Network Installer 1.4 available on ftp.apple.com.
This will install AppleTalk Version 58.02.  This is the latest and
greatest version of ATalk (sys 7.1) and fixes any previous problems
with various machines.  I am running it on Mac Pluses up to Quadras
and it works fine.

Hope this Helps,
Dennis
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 93 07:52:51 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Stuart Ericson)
Subject: Apple Tape 40 Dies

[MODERATORS: I sent this friday, but it hasn't appeared in the last digests]

A few years ago, I got a great deal on an Apple Tape Drive 40.  Then
this week the thing is getting fatal hardware errors.  (I think it
knows I'm looking at one of those APS DAT drives).   So now I have
10 or 12 (300 to 500 MB) of data and backups that I cannot access.

Does anyone know any inexpensive ways to recover this data?
My ideas are:
  1) Fix it.  Does anyone know if this can be done cheaply?
  2) Buy another.  But $200+ from one of the used-Mac dealers for
     a 'dead' technology seems a waste.  Unless there is someone
     out there in netland who wants to dump one cheap?
  3) Buy a drive that READS DC2000 tapes.  As long as retrospect
     can convert, it would work.  But this could be expensive, too.
  4) Rent a DC2000 tape drive for mac.  Does anyone know of rental
     agencies that could do this, expecially in Chicago?

Any other Ideas?

Thanks,

Stuart Ericson

"I was told 'backup, backup, backup,' but no one told me what to
 do when the backup hardware fails!"

[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 08:48:20 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: automated FTP

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> I keep reading in the digest every now and then of people "scripting" their
> downloads from the archives.  They do this from the digest issues
somehow...
> my question is, HOW?  If someone could reply to this, it would be much
> appreciated.

Check out the free XferIt, which can run an FTP script composed of
normal FTP commands. You need a MacTCP connection, and I've found
it to be a little flaky when sumex is busy, but it works like a charm
late at night or on weekends. :-)

cheers ... -Adam

Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- [e-mail] -- [e-mail]
Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- [e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 93 13:57:17 CST
From: "Juan M. Courcoul"
<[e-mail]>
Subject: BOOTP on EtherTalk'ing MacTCP'd Macs.

Allright folks, this is probably trivial, but....

How do you coerce MacTCP to acquire its address via BOOTP, especially when
you're on a Quadra or similar, that has an EtherTalk connection ? (LocalTalk's
a cinch, cause the Gator or FastPath can be set up to automagically assign)

Also, on an Ethernet Mac, what zone are you in ? Who determines what zone you
friendly local Ethernet segment is ? What about when you've several segments
?

Thanks,

Juan

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 08:58:05 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Adriaan Tijsseling)
Subject: BoringClock? 1.1

Dear Moderator,

Here's BoringClock? version 1.1. It now safely deals with Macs without
Color QuickDraw by putting up a dialog box and then exiting to shell.
Please replace the old version with this one.
Description:

****************** BoringClock?1.1.hqx ***************

This application is another one that displays time. However, it has some
nice features such as little window ( more desktop space ), changable
colors, finder to front option, timezones.
This clock package is a compact pro archive and binhexed.
Enjoy it,

bugreports, comments, compliments, etc to
[e-mail]

Adriaan Tijsseling

************************************************************
snail mail:     Balijelaan 71-bis,    |   cybermail:      [e-mail]
        3521 GN Utrecht       |
        The Netherlands       |   aerial:         030 - 948373

[Archived as /info-mac/app/boring-clock-11.hqx; 47K]

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 10:16:13 -0500
From: "Vinko Tsui"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: Can't get rid of folder (R)

>I am having trouble getting rid of a folder.  It is called "???Move &
>Rename" where ? is a box -like character.  It is not visible from the
>finder, so I cannot drag it to the trash, but it appears in find file
>dialogs in several other applications.  It does not appear to contain any
>files.  Can anyone please help me to make this visible so I can get rid of
>it.  I'm running a Mac LCII with several miscellaneous extensions.  I think
>this extraneous folder appeared as a result of trying out some shareware
>program or other.
>
Fred,

Don't bother removing this folder. It needs to be there. It is created by
System
7.

-- Vinko


-----
Vinko Tsui                 Vinko Enterprises
In Chicago:                In Canada:
[W] [phone]         [W] [phone]
[H] [phone]

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 13:30:50 CDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: CD ROM drivers needed

I need information on where I can get CD-ROM drivers for a Toshiba CD-ROM.
The model is a TX3401.
Anything to make this work with a Macintosh would be helpful please.

Thanks!
--
David A. denBoer
[e-mail]
Manitoba Macintosh Developers Assn

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 0:23:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: Capt Bob Canfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: Color floppy disk icons in system 7.1?

Aesthetic trivia:  Did system 7.1 fix the bug in 7.0 where
floppy disk icons had generic 1-bit black & white icons?

I know that Andrew Welch and Victor Tan wrote code to fix this
aesthetic problem in 7.0.  Such a minor annoyance would surely be
fixed in the next release, right?  Then why does my version 7.1P
not show color floppy icons?

BTW, no one responded to my question about differences between
systems 7.1 and 7.1P.  I've noticed none, but am still puzzled by
the notice in the Hardware Update documentation that says it is
intended for 7.1 but not 7.1P.  Anyone know why?


Bob Canfield, Capt, USAF                       [e-mail]
Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Air Force Institute of Technology

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 13:27:49 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Shelly Marino)
Subject: Dvork keyboard layout

Barbara Ward ([e-mail]) asks:
>Have you ever heard of this keyboard layout?  Do you know where I can get a
>copy of it?  It supposed to be tremendously faster and better egonomically
>than the standard typewriter layout.  Any info would be great.

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

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1993 14:12:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: AL BEST <[e-mail]>
Subject: eDisk hype (?)

Just got in the mail a offer for eDisk, a driver
level compression utility that offers to quadruple my
disk size.
I'm suspicious, or at least I remain to be convinced
that
1 - It is safe.
   (it works, if I change my mind I won't have to
    reformat my disk, etc).
2 - It doesn't conflict with anything.

3 - It works - seems like a lot of hype to me.

Any thoughts? Experience?

Al Best
Medical College of Virginia

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 9:41:23 EDT
From: "Mr. Troy Kelley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Excel on a Quadra 800

Net Land,

    I have a new Quadra 800. I have read some incompatibility problems
    with applications and the Quadra but I had not experienced any
    problems
    until I opened Excel. If I open an existing document from the Desktop
    it hangs. If I open Excel first, then open an existing document, it
    hangs.

    I am using Excel 3.0 on a Quadra 800 and can't open existing
    documents.
    I have tried starting with all the inits off (Shift key down) and
    it doesn't help.

    Any ideas?

    Troy Kelley

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

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1993 18:02:03 -0500 (CDT)
From: "William M. Porter" <[e-mail]>
Subject: fast modem disconnects (problem solved)

I posted a message here a few days ago complaining that my brand new US
Robotics "mac & fax Sportster" 14,400 Fax/Data modem was suddenly
disconnecting on my when I was receiving large bunches of text (like
after giving the "ls" command in Sumex's Applications directory). I had
tried using the "&d0" command without success.

The solution to the problem was simpler than I imagined: it involved
moving dip switch #1 from the default UP position to the DOWN position.
In the UP position, it was blocking my ability to use the "&d0" command
effectively. If I understand this correctly, while UP is the right
setting if the modem is used with PCs, DOWN is the right setting
for this dip switch if this modem is being used with Macs. Why US
Robotics did not set the dip switch down when they packaged the modem--
which after all is sold specifically for Macintoshes--beats the heck out
of me....

Anyway, I want to thank the several knowledgable people who replied to my
posting. Life is good again!

Will Porter / University of Houston

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

Date: Tue,  5 Oct 1993 09:30 CST
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Floppy drive & LC

Does anyone know if there is some way to attach an external floppy drive to
the
original LC?  Is there an add-on board available for doing such a thing?
Thanks for the info.

Steve Waechter
swaechter@utmem1 (bitnet)
[e-mail] (internet)

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 08:42:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail] (Casgrain Philippe)
Subject: Font containing <male> and <female> symbols [Q]

Hi all!

I would like to know if anybody has seen a font that contains the
<male> and <female> biology symbols? you know, they look like that:
       <f>       <m>
             ^
      /---\          /
      |   |      /--\
      \---/      |  |
        |        \--/
        +
(so much for ASCII art...)

Thanks in advance,
Philippe
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 08:50:44 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: GeoPort

I've heard that you have to shut off error correction or file compression
or something with AOL, and the GeoPort comes with those settings turned
on. Try playing with the &Q and &K AT commands....

I am a little concerned about the GeoPort though - I need complete
reliability from my serial port, but I'd really like to get an AV
machine...

cheers ... -Adam

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> Anyone else having probs with their GeoPort?  America Online doesn't connect
> and if a comm. program crashes, it leave the port open which really screws
up
> my Mac.

Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- [e-mail] -- [e-mail]
Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- [e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 08:53:41 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: Getting on the Internet

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> I have a friend who works for an insurance company who is very computer
> literate.  He wanted to know how a commercial company could get on the
> internet.  I couldn't answer his question.  Is there someone who could
> help me with the answer.  Thanks in advance. Tom Francavilla

It depends on what sort of access he wants. My book, The Internet
Starter Kit for Macintosh, is primarily aimed at the individual, not
a company wanting a direct line and all that. For that purpose, I'd
recommend looking at O'Reilly & Associates "Connecting to the Internet"
by Susan Estrada, and some of the rest of their books on administrating
Unix machines.

If all he means is that he wants several people at his company to
get Internet access and they use Macs, then my book will be much more
useful. :-) For direct ordering (at a discount) information, send
email to [e-mail] or check out /info-mac/per/tidbits-195.etx

cheers ... -Adam

Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- [e-mail] -- [e-mail]
Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- [e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 93 13:40:37 CDT
From: Michael Conwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: HELP with NewsWatcher

I just downloaded NewsWatcher 1.3 d8 from the sumex mirror and I am
having trouble.  I get an error 502 No permission to talk error
when I try and connect.  I am running on my school's mac system
and I am trying to connect to news server:  news.acns.nwu.edu
and mail server:  relay.acns.nwu.edu

Please email me at [e-mail] directly

Thanks in advance


Mike Conwell

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 11:20:35 BST
From: [e-mail] (Martin Farrall)
Subject: HP 4M and EtherTalk cards

We are planning on upgrading our Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4M printer
(which in the UK comes factory fitted with a LocalTalk card) by
swapping in an EtherTalk card.  HP (UK) tell us that the part no.
J2372A which incidentally is listed as a Novell NetWare/Ethernet card
in various catalogues also supports EtherTalk (it apparently comes with
a Mac specific driver).  Has anyone tried this combination, any
comments would be appreciated.  Does anyone out there know if it will
be EtherPhase 2 compatible please?


Martin Farrall
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 15:51:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: Brian Amira <[e-mail]>
Subject: HP 550c Paper

For really, really, really high quality paper call Paper Direct at
1-800-A-PAPERS and ask for all their current catalogs. I have a 550c and
use the following papers for HIGH QUALITY printouts:

InkJet Ultra: 100 sheets $15.95
    Camera ready quality w/ wax hold out.

InkJet Cotton: 100 Sheets $11.95
    Heavyiest, whitest 25% cotton made for InkJet

Prices per box of 100 goes down when more then one box is purchased! This
company has excellent products and benefits fort first time buyers. Give
them a call!

[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 12:00:31 EDT
From: [e-mail] (CDR Ronald Nilsen)
Subject: Increase clock speed - Centris 650

I heard that someone had the plans on how to increase the
clock speed of the Centris by 20% or so, from 25MHz to around
30Mhz..if it is just a matter of changing the oscillator crystal,
then it would be simple....has anyone tried it?

Ron Nilsen
<[e-mail]>

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 11:32:30 +0000
From: Fearghas McKay <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #196

>
>Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1993 17:49:14 -1000
>From: "Frederick Bingham" <[e-mail]>
>Subject: Can't get rid of folder
>
>I am having trouble getting rid of a folder.  It is called "???Move &
>Rename" where ? is a box -like character.  It is not visible from the
>finder, so I cannot drag it to the trash, but it appears in find file
>dialogs in several other applications.  It does not appear to contain any
>files.  Can anyone please help me to make this visible so I can get rid of
>it.  I'm running a Mac LCII with several miscellaneous extensions.  I think
>this extraneous folder appeared as a result of trying out some shareware
>program or other.
>
>Fred

It is used by the operating system when you move files around. You do not
want to move it.

    Fearghas

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 14:13:20 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Tony Huang)
Subject: LaserWiter 8.1 driver (R)

>Date: 01 Oct 93 09:24:00 EDT
>From: Jim Bethin <[e-mail]>
>Subject: LaserWiter 8.1 driver
>
>Has anyone seen a LW 8.1 release? I saw something about this somewhere (I've
>forgotten where) and I was wondering if this was a misprint!

The latest (non-beta) version is 8.0.1, I believe. I got it from Adobe. The
Apple version is perhaps on AppleLink or the developer CD (I haven't
checked yet).


Tony Huang
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 08:23:52 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Jon Christiansen)
Subject: Laserwriter 8.0 updater's decompression atom expired....

If no one has heard anything about an upcoming Laserwriter 8.1 driver, then
people probably should like to know about this little problem: in order to
install the Laserwriter 8.0 driver, you need to set your clock on your Mac to
before Oct 1, 1993 (pretty sure- haven't checked every date).  As soon as it
turned October, when I tried to install the driver, halfway through the
installation process, when the program goes to decompress the Laserwriter
driver, you get an error concerning the "decompression atom" or something of
that sort.

    -Jon Christiansen [e-mail]
        SUNY Geneseo

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Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1993 08:58:21 +0100 (MET)
From: "Ed van Zon, TFDL-DLO" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Looking for Think C list

If my memory serves me right, I saw a list about Think C
mentioned in the IM-Digest a while back.
However, I could not find it on the "List of lists", now I want it.
Could some kind soul tell me how to subscribe to the Think C list.

Thanks in advance.

Ed van Zon
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 16:37:35 EST
From: Kevin Raner <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacCurveFit 1.0.1

This replacement file fixes a bug in the original version of my program.

Thanks in advance,
Kevin

[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/mac-curve-fit-101.hqx; 367K]

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Date: Tue,  5 Oct 93 12:02:14 PST
From: "John Saxton" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mac lab management software (Q)

I'm interested in finding out what kind of software is available to help
manage our university's Macintosh lab.  I've seen this question before -- has
anyone created a report or FAQ?  If not, I will, provided I get enough
information to make a good report.

First-hand info from lab managers is especially appreciated!

Information/features I'm interested in/criteria:
- Local hard drive management -
Security software which will let me keep users from cluttering up a local
hard drive, and keep them from messing up the system folder, yet allows them
to
run (certain) apps, cdevs, and such (which may need to write to the
preferences
folder) without any problems.
- Anti-Virus -
What is considered a good virus prevention/virus cleanup system for a lab?
We currently run Disinfectant 3.2 with the init installed.  Should I look at
Gatekeeper? SAM? Others?
- Server management -
What works? Any comments?
- Laser Printer accounting & management -
How can I keep track of who printed how many pages?  I know that Appleshare
Print Server 3.0.X can do this, but the server is not accessible to the lab
assistant, and I don't like wasting pages to log every print job.  Also, how
can I protect my laserprinter without relying on bridges/routers?
- Anti-Piracy -
Is there any way to ensure that users aren't taking our software home with
them?
- Internet responsibility -
When we get a full-time Internet connection (hopefully soon!), how can I let
users access the Internet from Macs, yet make sure that they're not screwing
around anonymously?

- John Saxton
Assistant System Administrator
Academic Computing Department
Biola University

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Date: Tue, 5 OCT 93 12:34:51 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Old Computers

>Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1993 22:02:29 GMT
>From: [e-mail] (David Anderson)
>Subject: A request for your consideration...
>
>I'd like to know of the foundation that takes donations of old computers.
>I first heard of it on National Public Radio and now can't figure out who
>they are.

I don't know if this is the one you heard about, But Startech in Colorado
(I think they're a company that repairs and reconditions computers for
sale) had information about a school that took donations of old computer
when I was trying to get rid of my Epson QX-10 (4MHz Z80 processor, 256k
RAM, 24Mb hard disk, 5 expansion slots, 300 baud internal modem, integrated
software!!!).  Startech's number was 303-963-1969; I don't know if they're
still there, but it's worth a try.

Bill Cameron
[e-mail]


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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 14:43:11 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: paper size default (A)

> Is there anybody who could tell me how to set default paper size on a
> chooser extension? I downloaded the HP laser Jet chooser extension and when

The program MyPagesetup does the trick for you. You can probably find it at
the
usual ftp sites.

Lycka till
/johan

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 12:11:10 BST
From: A J Cunningham <[e-mail]>
Subject: PC emulation [Q]

>SoftPC Universal is a 286; SoftPC Pro is a 386 with Windows.

 SoftPC Pro is a 286 with protected mode.
 SoftPC Windows is the same CPU emulation with Windows installed.


Tony Cunningham, Insignia Solutions Ltd. [e-mail] or [e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 93 08:05:32 PDT
From: Jerry Tangren <GSW$[e-mail]>
Subject: Performa, comm progs

Michael Salmons writes

>I am a recent Mac purchaser (a Performa 450). I have no problem using a PC
>for file transfers, but I can't seem to do it with the program bundled
>with my Mac (Clarisworks comm module). Would some be so kind as to share
>what file transfer settings to use to successfully get graphics and
>software? Unfortunately there is no "Kermit" protocol setting in this
>program

Get  /comm/kermit-tool-gh-13.hqx

>From the Sumex archives and drop it into your System folder. It's a Kermit
transfer tool by Glenn R. Howes for the Communications Toolbox. I use it with
ClarisWorks and have no problems.

Jerry Tangren  <gsw$[e-mail]>
Wash State Univ

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 09:59:40 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Alan Piszcz)
Subject: Personal LaserWriter LS Driver Internals (Q)

Does anyone have any experience with LaserWriter LS Driver Internals,
please email me if you do.

I have some questions about problems I am having with the printer and
and an accelerated Mac.

Thanks.



# Al_Piszcz Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]


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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 09:52:36 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Alfred Courduf)
Subject: question concerning tcp/ip for Mac.

Do you have evaluations on TCP/IP software for Macs?
Do you maintain shareware TCP/IP software for Macs?
If so, how does one acquire this?
Regards, Al Courduff

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 12:08:02 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Christopher L. Ursich)
Subject: Sick 128k Mac

> Refering to the "sad mac" list it suggested a bad simm.

James, I know this doesn't answer your question, but would
it be possible for you to upload the "sad mac list" to IM?
I think it would be helpful to many people (including myself!)
when they get the "sad mac."  While I'm writing, does anyone
have a list of the mac errorcodes?  I am having problems
with my Duo and I am getting error #41, whatever *that* is.

Thanks everyone,

Chris Ursich
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 07:45:39 -0500
From: Bienvenu Sidney J <[e-mail]>
Subject: SpeedyFinder7 cause of "Get Info" problem

In Info-Mac V11 #195 I wrote:

>Problem 2:  Selecting the sixth entry from any pulldown menu in the Finder
>executes Get Info (the sixth entry in the File menu).  This even occurs in
the
>Magic Menu.

Three users have reported the SpeedyFinder7 was the culprit.  Last night while
starting up my Mac I [Shift]-suppressed SpeedyFinder7.  Once the boot was
finished, I selected the sixth entry in the Label menu.  Instead of the Get
Info
box, I got a red icon.

Thanks to Deider Bylsma, Dennis Davison and Tom Clifton for their assistance.

 --------------
Jay Bienvenu
[e-mail]
 --------------

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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 00:39:06 -0700
From: Charles Chia-Hsing Hsieh <[e-mail]>
Subject: stuffit-deluxe 3.02 to 3.03 updater wanted

Does anyone out there have specifically the stuffit-deluxe 3.02 to 3.03
updater?

I don't want the 3.0X to 3.06 updater, but specifically the 3.02 to 3.03
updater!

Thanks.

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 16:47:27 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Sys 7.1 Bootable Floppy and Norton

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CC:Mail To SMTP Converted Message.......vjd 9/27/93.................Version
1.1
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi everyone,

    Sorry, but I couldn't remember how to make a System 7.1 bootable floppy
with Norton Utilities on it.  I tried the trick where you remove the Finder
and
replace it with the Norton program that is then renamed "Finder", but that
didn't work.  I am obviously missing something dirt simple.

        Thanks in advance,

            Scott ([e-mail])

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 0:13:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: Capt Bob Canfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: System 6.0.8L

Special thanks to Darin Takemoto and Allan Hunter who provided
clues to finding system 6.0.8L which I sought for use with my
Performa 600 which won't run the standard system 6.

System 6.0.8L was NOT available on ftp.apple.com, but a search of
the info-mac abstracts revealed that according to issue 065
archie once showed its existence on wustl.wuarchive.edu.  While
the directory and file quoted therein no longer existed, I found
the file

/systems/mac/rascal/support-of-products/Apple/sys.soft
-r--r--r--   1 root     archive      3131 Oct 21  1992  608l.readme

which contained the following information:

> SYSTEM SOFTWARE VERSION 6.0.8L IS NOT FOR ALL MACINTOSH
> COMPUTERS
> Unlike previous versions of system software, version 6.0.8L does NOT work on
> all Macintosh computers.  It runs on the Macintosh Classic, Macintosh
Classic
> II, Macintosh PowerBook 100, Macintosh LC and Macintosh LC II. System
software
> version 6.0.8L does not work on any other Macintosh computers.

So it looks like my quest to run system 6 on the Performa has
reached a deadend.  If anyone else has any other ideas, I'd be glad
to hear them.  In the meantime I'm transfering my data into system 7
compatible programs before I get rid of the old reliable Mac SE.



Bob Canfield, Capt, USAF                       [e-mail]
Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Air Force Institute of Technology

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 13:47:00 PDT
From: Dieder A. Bylsma <[e-mail]>
Subject: System 6.0.8L

>
> System 6.0.8L  is specifically for:
>
> Classic, Classic II, LC, LCII and the PB100 so that they may use
> System 6 instead of that memory hog, System 7 on those machines.
>
>
> Dieder
>
>
>

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

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1993 10:28:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: AL BEST <[e-mail]>
Subject: Taking my PowerBook to Germany

I'm going to Heidelburg for a week and will
be taking my PowerBook 140.  Assuming I have
a set of the adaptors that will allow me to
plug into wall-plugs, will this do it?
Do I need anything else? (hardware-wise)
Do I need to worry about customs?
Can anyone suggest a good Bed & Breakfast
in the black forest?

Al Best
Medical College of Virginia

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

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1993 11:03:55 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Think C code and data segment limitations (Q)

Okay, the preface is that I am a very old-fashioned fortran programmer trying
to enter the modern era. I have acquired Symantec C++ and Think C and updated
them to 6.01. The thing that is driving me nuts is:
HOW DO PEOPLE LIVE WITH 32K DATA AND CODE SIZE LIMITS????
The Symantec manuals and their tech support people say that this is,
"A limitation of the Mac operating system." NOT! That was true once, a long,
long time ago. Under MPW I can have code and data segments of any size that I
want. Language Systems Fortran handles this beautifully. I think that even the
Symantec C++ for MPW may allow large code and data segments.

How do all you C programmers get any work done with these limitations? What am
I missing? Do things like the "new" keyword in C++ make my concerns
irrelevant?
But what if you want to make a "new" thing that is bigger than 32K?

Unless I am mistaken, this is a hideous flaw in Think C and C++.

[I just wanted to put in a word of support :) :)  I spend my days programming
in FORTRAN (on a big system).  Go FORTRAN. ;) -Gordon]

[Sorry, it's been a long day.]

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 01:11:44 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Tonya Engst)
Subject: Translating the Symbol font from Macs to PC's

John Williams wrote in a few days ago:

>        We have been doing quite a bit of translation between Macs=
> and PCs
>recently, assembling the abstracts of an international congress.=
>  For
>reasons which I won't go into, a decision was made to assemble the=
> whole
>thing on a PC running WordPerfect.  By and large, translations from
>MacWrite or Word using MacLink went well, but we indentified the=
> following
>problem:
>        Texts containing letters typed using the Symbol character=
> set
>didn't translate properly.
...

This sounds like a problem with the fonts used on the Mac and PC. For
example, the Symbol font that comes from Apple with the Mac and the Symbol
font that comes from Microsoft with Windows are not identical. In a font,
each character has a number associated with it, called the "ASCII character
value" or "decimal value." As a made up example, the Mac symbol font might
have an alpha at value 188, but the Windows symbol font might have a smiley
face at value 188; hence, the characters switch around as you switch
operating systems. I'm not sure how WP fonts work - if you use WP for
Windows, you probably are using the MS Symbol font, but if you are on WP
for DOS, I'm not sure.

In any event, the trick is to acquire fonts that map characters to the same
numbers on both platforms. Microsoft's TrueType font packs for Mac and
Windows do this for all the fonts, including Symbol (though, not
surprisingly, the Symbol font has no Apple!). I wouldn't be at all
surprised if other font vendors offer similar solutions. There might even
be a freeware/shareware font, though I've never run into one.

Hope this helps,
Tonya

Tonya Engst, TidBITS Editor -- [e-mail] -- [e-mail]
  My employer, Microsoft, does not necessarily share my opinions.

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 14:56:49 -0600
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Voyager II (A)

 >Last I knew, Carina Software made a "planetarium" software package called
>"Voyager". I've tried to reach them to get an update, but cannot seem
>to locate their phone number.
>Can anyone provide their current phone and/or address?  Hope they aren't
>defunct - I'd like to get the color version of Voyager (Voyager II).

Carina and Voyager II are alive and kicking at:

    Carina Software
    830 Williams Street
    San Leandro. CA 94577
    510-352-7328

Mark Lankton  ([e-mail])

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 14:41:34 -0500 (CDT)
From: Joe Flowers <[e-mail]>
Subject: Voyager Phone Number

The phone # is 1-510-352-7328

>Last I knew, Carina Software made a "planetarium" software package called
>"Voyager". I've tried to reach them to get an update, but cannot seem
>to locate their phone number.
>
>Can anyone provide their current phone and/or address?  Hope they aren't
>defunct - I'd like to get the color version of Voyager (Voyager II).

Joe Flowers
Vanguard School
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 11:07:52 -0400
From: [e-mail] (David B. Reiser)
Subject: WordPerfect 3.0

WPMac 3.0 is supposed to be released today, 10/5 (in the US, anyway). While I
don't have my copy in my hot little hands yet, I expect that it will arrive
before the end of the week.

New features: Tables, with math (or maybe more correctly, arithmetic); button
bar interface, stock or build your own; Grammatik 5 built in instead of
add-on;
equation editor; help system much expanded (though segmented, and in some
cases harder to use IMO); faster scrolling, especially for huge files; loads
much faster, too (unless you're running SAM 3.5); a significantly improved
implementation of styles (though no character styles yet, at least applying
a style won't bulldoze over manual font changes inside a paragraph); and many
other changes that are less important to me, so I can't remember them...

Prices: priced to kill. Upgrades for current users (any version, I think, but
not sure) $59; competitive upgrade for current users of other word processors
costing more than $395 list price -- $79; and if you are a current WPMac user
and really strapped for cash, there is a disk only upgrade for $25. I suspect
there is a shipping charge added to each shipment.

Regarding manuals, I should comment that a book from Que with my name on it is
supposedly soon to be released. My wife and I wrote the first edition, but did
not contribute to the revision. I thought WP Corp did a good job with the 2.x
manuals, and an even better job on the 3.0 manuals (if the portions I've seen
are indicative of overall quality). If you want a comparison of the 3.0
manuals and "our" book on 3.0, send me a note in 3 weeks. (The first edition
of the Que book was on version 2.1, not 1.x).

Dave Reiser
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 14:54:25 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Tony Huang)
Subject: WordPerfect 3.0 (C)

>Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 08:58:43 BST
>From: [e-mail] (Martin Farrall)
>Subject: WordPerfect 3.0
>
>Any information regarding the features/specification of the
>"soon-to-be-released" WP3.0 would be appreciated.  Will I have
>to start saving up to upgrade my trusty WP2.0 version?

WP 3.0 was scheduled to be released on the 5th, but is now put off until
the end of the month. It sports multiple button bars (similar to MS Word
5.x's tool bar) including a graphics bar and equation bar. It now comes
with a built-in equation editor (the PC version has had an equation editor
for a long time). Much-improved table handling (it's about time). AOCE and
WorldScript (I/II) compatibility (I'll get a copy just for this capability
-- Word 6.0 won't be WorldScript-friendly as far as I know). Drag-and-drop
text/graphics editing. And a number of other new features. You can obtain a
demo copy free of charge directly from WordPerfect.


Tony Huang
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1993 13:47:02 +1000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Yiddish Word Processing

I've been asked for my $0.02 worth on producing a Yiddish-language
newsletter on a Mac. It seems that Nisus with Hebrew extension would work
OK, but the Full Flag version of Nisus sold in Australia is copy protected.
Does anyone have any experience with any alternatives?
Now for the big question: does there exist, in shareware or commercial
form, a Yiddish dictionary for spelling checking?
Please email me direct. TIA.

[e-mail]  (James R. Hunt)

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