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Date: Mon, 25 Oct 93 08:00:24 PDT
From: The Moderators <info-mac-request@sumex-aim.stanford.edu>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #211
Info-Mac Digest Mon, 25 Oct 93 Volume 11 : Issue 211
Today's Topics:
[*] A custom help facility...
[*] BBEdit 2.5.2 Demo
[*] BBEdit Updater: 2.5.1 to 2.5.2
[*] BBEdit Updater: 2.5 to 2.5.2
[*] click-here-it-is-101.hqx
[*] comm - FTPd 2.2.0
[*] Devotion Font
[*] Driver 2.2
[*] mac-voice-10-demo.hqx
[*] Moose-Head.hqx
[*] NetworkSecurity2.0
[*] ootw-10-to-102-updt.hqx
[*] PowerBar.hqx
[*] RadiusWare2.3.2
[*] Sam's Sleeper (Newton Utility)
[*] Submission of Controls GH
[*] TypeEdit.cpt.hqx
'ptch' 32 problems!
1984 Macintosh Commercial (C)
2ND RFD: COMP.SYSMAC.GRAPHICS
3rd party monitors on PB165
AOL Address
Bad Hair Days
disappearing menu-bar
Fetching ".Z" files
File Sync Software (Q)
Finite Elements software
GeoPort and AOL
How To Make Spoken Text Tracks In QuickTime 1.5+ (C)
How To Make Spoken Text Tracks In QuickTime 1.5+ (Q)
How to print on HP1200C/PS (color) nicely?
IIsi Auto Power On/Off...etc.
Info-Mac mailing list
InterSLIP problem
LaserWriter Select 360
Lazy PowerBook
LineLink modem is back in stock
MOD Files
MS Word and watermarks
non-network connection to networkable printer
PowerKey modification
PSPICE
Quadra Cache Switch Secret!
Scrabble on a Mac (Q)
Software wanted
SpeedyFinder
SpeedyFinder7
Text app
The Namer problem...
Unethical Computers (2 msgs)
UseNet News software for Unix or Mac
Using an HP Laserjet printer
WordPerfect 3.0 Outlining (A)
The Info-Mac newsgroup is moderated by Bill Lipa and Gordon Watts.
The Info-Mac archives are available (by using FTP, account anonymous,
any password) in the info-mac directory on sumex-aim.stanford.edu
[36.44.0.6]. Help files and indices are in /info-mac/help.
Please send articles and binaries to info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu.
Send administrative mail to info-mac-request@sumex-aim.stanford.edu.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1993 23:10:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: KNEUSEL@MSUPA.PA.MSU.EDU (RTK)
Subject: [*] A custom help facility...
Help 1.1
This program can be used to create a customized help facility.
You supply the topics and text, help does the rest.
Ron Kneusel (kneusel@msupa.pa.msu.edu)
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/help-11.hqx; 57K]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 23:29:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: bbedit@world.std.com (Bare-Bones Software)
Subject: [*] BBEdit 2.5.2 Demo
The attached StuffIt Deluxe archive contains a demo version of the
latest maintenance release of BBEdit 2.5, the popular text editor
for use by programmers, on-line service users, and anyone else who
needs to search and edit plain text files.
This demo version gives potential users the ability to evaluate
BBEdit's capabilities, including THINK C/Symantec C++ 6.0 support, MPW
ToolServer support, integrated translation of foreign file formats via
the Claris XTND system, disk directory browsers, and more.
The demo package is also available for anonymous FTP from world.std.com,
in /ftp/pub/bbedit/bbedit-25-demo.hqx.
Bare-Bones Software Internet: bbedit@world.std.com
Rich Siegel Patrick Woolsey
Principal Software Designer Director of Quality Assurance
[Archived as /info-mac/text/bbedit-252-demo.hqx; 503K]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 23:26:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: bbedit@world.std.com (Bare-Bones Software)
Subject: [*] BBEdit Updater: 2.5.1 to 2.5.2
The attached BinHex file contains a StuffIt Deluxe archive which in
turn contains an updater which will update the 2.5.1 release of BBEdit
into the current 2.5.2 revision. (If you have the original 2.5
release, do not use this updater; a separate one is being posted).
This updater is also available for anonymous FTP from world.std.com,
as /ftp/pub/bbedit/bbedit-251-to-252-update.hqx.
The updater cannot be used to turn a demo, freeware, or beta version
of BBEdit into the current 2.5.2 release.
Thanks for your continued support of BBEdit.
Bare-Bones Software Internet: bbedit@world.std.com
Rich Siegel Patrick Woolsey
Principal Software Designer Director of Quality Assurance
[Archived as /info-mac/text/bbedit-251-to-252-updt.hqx; 252K]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 23:22:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: bbedit@world.std.com (Bare-Bones Software)
Subject: [*] BBEdit Updater: 2.5 to 2.5.2
The attached BinHex file contains a StuffIt Deluxe archive which in
turn contains an updater which will update the original 2.5 release of
BBEdit into the current 2.5.2 revision. (If you have version 2.5.1, do
not use this updater; a separate one is being posted).
This updater is also available for anonymous FTP from world.std.com,
as /ftp/pub/bbedit/bbedit-25-to-252-update.hqx.
The updater cannot be used to turn a demo, freeware, or beta version
of BBEdit into the current 2.5.2 release.
Thanks for your continued support of BBEdit.
Bare-Bones Software Internet: bbedit@world.std.com
Rich Siegel Patrick Woolsey
Principal Software Designer Director of Quality Assurance
[Archived as /info-mac/text/bbedit-25-to-252-updt.hqx; 271K]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1993 14:06:35 -0600
From: matisse@orange.cc.utexas.edu (Richard C. Cardona)
Subject: [*] click-here-it-is-101.hqx
Click, there it is! 1.0.1
copyright (c) 1993, by Richard C. Cardona Utilities Group, Austin, Tx, USA.
Shareware: US$5.00
What does it do?
Click, there it is! is something Apple should have done in the open/save
dialog since the invention of the Multifinder. Have you ever wanted to
open/save a document into a place where the Finder already has a window
opened for it? A certain popular utilities package got it half right with
one of their components except they don't let you click on the Finder
window's title bar. Click, there it is! has no such restrictions. If you
see the window in the Finder you can instantly make that your current
folder simply by clicking on it. If want to select the desktop, simply
click on the desktop. If the open/save dialog should happen to obscure the
Finder window you are looking for, then simply drag it out of the way by
dragging it from any point along the frame!
Version History
1.0.1 - No longer depends on Mac II ROMs and later for showing the
startup icon. This prevented CPUs that originally shipped with
68000 processors from loading the extension. Boy did I hear this
from you!
- No longer causes problems if the Finder isn't running. If you quit
the Finder or run At Ease without the Finder that's ok now. Except
there isn't much benefit doing this.
- Sometimes double-clicking on an already selected window might
cause strange things.
- Fixed a bug where my filters were being called in open/save
auxiliary windows. Thanks Apple.
- Smaller disk footprint due to Resorcerer's elimination of extra
cicn data. Thanks Doug.
Contacting info:
Richard C. Cardona
USMail: P.O. Box 7914, Austin, Tx 78713-7914
Internet: matisse@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu (reliable), rick_cardona@capmac.org
AOL: CapMac
Applelink: MONICO
Distribution: sumex-aim.stanford.edu, Applelink Software Collection,
America Online, comp.binaries.mac. Other distribution outlets are
encouraged.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/click-here-it-is-101.hqx; 39K]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1993 10:44:47 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis <peter.lewis@info.curtin.edu.au>
Subject: [*] comm - FTPd 2.2.0
FTPd v2.2.0 and FTPd Setup v2.2.0 is a Macintosh FTP server for Macs
with MacTCP. FTPd allows other machines on the Internet to FTP or
Gopher to your Mac. It requires System 7, File Sharing enabled, and
MacTCP 1.1 (or later). It honours the Users&Groups privileges and
passwords, and supports multiple logins, anonymous FTP (user name
anonymous or ftp), as well as MacBinary and BinHex transfers. It
runs either as a background only application, or as a normal application,
displaying the log file.
Changes since v2.1.0 include:
* Option to display file sizes in gopher directory listings
* Support for the TextToSpeach manager
* Support the append (APPE) command
* Support the size (SIZE) command
* Better support for firewalls
* CautionAlert for Server and Far Server privs
* Handle the virtual "." directory
* Support for alex cache servers
* Display JPEG and GIFf files properly in gopher listings
* Support LIST *.hqx so that mget *.hqx works as expected.
FTPd is $10 shareware.
Hope you like them,
Peter. <peter.lewis@info.curtin.edu.au>
FTPd v2.2.0 and FTPd Setup v2.2.0 Copyright 1992-93 Peter N Lewis
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/ftpd-220.hqx; 255K]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 93 15:10:48 -0500
From: oehler@yar.cs.wisc.edu (Wonko the Sane)
Subject: [*] Devotion Font
This font is a truetype version of the font used on the cover of
Depeche Mode's "Songs of Faith and Devotion" and subsequent singles.
A number of DM-related extra chracters are provided.
Type 1 included
Eric Oehler
oehler@yar.cs.wisc.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/devotion.hqx; 113K]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 93 16:20:52 CDT
From: Pete Resnick <resnick@cogsci.uiuc.edu>
Subject: [*] Driver 2.2
Attached is version 2.2 of Pete Resnick's device driver code. This
code is especially useful for device drivers written using THINK C's
device driver facility, though it is useful for other development
environments as well since it describes in detail how to install
device drivers correctly into the Device Manager unit table.
Please feel free to use it and to distribute it in it's original form.
All that I ask is that you credit me if you use it in a released piece
of code.
Pete Resnick
Internet: resnick@cogsci.uiuc.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/driver-22-c.hqx; 27K]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 93 13:12:53 EDT
From: smisra@eos.ncsu.edu
Subject: [*] mac-voice-10-demo.hqx
MacVoice 1.0 DEMO is a fully functional copy of MacVoice 1.0 with the
following limitations:
Incoming messages are limited to 5 seconds
Messages are not time stamped when retrieved remotely
This version fixes a few bugs and adds support for ROM 6.10. However,
if possible use ROM 6.00 or 6.01, as ROM 6.10 have not proved reliable
with our software. Please be sure to read the README file. An order
form is also included.
MacVoice 1.0 is a voice mail/answering machine software for Macintosh
and ZyXEL modems. A ZyXEL modem, such as any one of the U-1496 Series,
is required. A Macintosh with a 16Mhz or faster processor is required.
BETTER quality compression (ADPCM3) is only recommended on faster Macs
such as the IIci, IIfx, and higher.
MacVoice 1.0 supports multiple mail boxes, Distinctive Rings, playback
and recording thru the Macintosh hardware.
If you have 32 bit addressing problems, please let us know. We have
made this version 32 bit clean for most Macs, however, if you discover
that MacVoice 1.0 is not 32 bit clean on your Macintosh, we would appreciate
a message from you.
Thanks,
Saurabh Misra.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/mac-voice-10-demo.hqx; 289K]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 93 10:08:20 PDT
From: broldan@volta.elee.calpoly.edu (Brad Roldan)
Subject: [*] Moose-Head.hqx
I put together this collection of sounds during my summer break. They were
sampled from several Moose Head [beer] commercials. All I need now is a Moose
Head startup screen!!!
The sounds are:
"Less taste than the average Elvis impersonator"
"Less flavor than rice cakes"
"Today's topic: Human sacrifice"
"Not baby Moose Head, not baby Moose Head, not Moose Head Jr."
"This is radio free Moose Head"
"Interrupting all broadcasts..."
"Today we'd like to talk about a sport especially popular among Moose Head
Drinkers"
Drop me a line if you like/hate them!
Internet: brodlan@oboe.calpoly.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/moose-head-ads.hqx; 669K]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 93 01:28:02 PDT
From: robertso@sdsc.edu (MR Mac - Michael Robertson)
Subject: [*] NetworkSecurity2.0
Network Security Guard 2.0, is an AppleTalk based utility that will scan
multiple zones for the presence of Macintosh servers and compile reports on
the
security of those servers. This utility was designed as a tool to
combat the alarming rise in software piracy and as a safeguard against
accidental sharing of confidential materials. It may also be used to
explore an AppleTalk network to uncover all available servers and files.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/network-security-guard-20.hqx; 383K]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 93 12:47:04 -0700
From: Bill Dugan <interpla@orion.oac.uci.edu>
Subject: [*] ootw-10-to-102-updt.hqx
This Compact Pro archive contains an updater application that you can run
to patch MacPlay's "Out of this World" from version 1.0 to version 1.0.2.
Version 1.0.2 of "Out of this World" includes compatibility with Sound
Manager 3.0 (and thus the AV Macintoshes), a few minor bug fixes,
louder sound, and several other tweaks.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/ootw-10-to-102-updt.hqx; 46K]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1993 22:43:14 -0700
From: johnsos@halcyon.com (Scott A. Johnson)
Subject: [*] PowerBar.hqx
PowerBar 1.0
What It Does
----------
PowerBar is a Control Panel/Extension that provides a toolbar for the
Finder. It requires System 7.0 or greater and consumes anywhere from
150-400 K of RAM (or more depending on the setup) when running.
Features
-------
o Launch applications/open documents or folders
o Point & click access to common Finder functions
o Complete customizability
o Enhanced alias management
o Status pads to display various info
o Easy to use "drag & drop"
Enjoy!
Scott Johnson (devscott@pharos-tech.com or johnsos@halcyon.com)
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/power-bar-10.hqx; 240K]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 22:14:27 -0500
From: "Johann E. Beda" <jebg9667@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>
Subject: [*] RadiusWare2.3.2
The most recent version I've seen on the Mac archives has been 2.3 I found
2.3.2 on ftp.radius.com and thought that it might be of interest to people.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/radius-ware-232.hqx; 123K]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 93 18:04:25 PDT
From: riedesel@inference.com (Joel Riedesel)
Subject: [*] Sam's Sleeper (Newton Utility)
This is Sam's Sensable Sleeper.
It detects whether your Newton is plugged in or
operating on battery. It allows you to set the
sleep time based on this detection automatically.
This way, if you, like me always plug it in at
one place and carry it all over without the plug,
the sleep can be set to one minute when with
battery, and never when using the plug. You never
have to traverse all those silly menus again!
Anyway. There is a readme that describes it more fully.
This is shareware provided by Sam's Software Shoppe.
Enjoy.
This is a binhexed(4.0) SelfExtractingArchive.
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/util/sams-sensible-sleeper.hqx; 34K]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 93 16:55 CST
From: HOWES@chem.wisc.edu
Subject: [*] Submission of Controls GH
Greetings,
Enclosed you will find a pair of control definitions ('CDEF's)
I wrote for a small application I'm writing. I'm making them and
their source code available in the hopes that other programmers
might find them useful.
Slide Control GH:
A basic slider type control with a thumb and page up and page
down regions. For use in setting some continually varying
value.
Flag Control GH:
A toggle switch functionally identical to the triangle found
in Finder list views. For use in indicating expand/contraction
of a view or window.
These are to be considered free for use by anyone and feel
free to modify them to fit your own taste in your own product;
that's why I included the source code.
Bug reports/fixes to:
Glenn R. Howes
1101 University Ave.
Madison, WI 53706
howes@bert.chem.wisc.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/controls-gh.hqx; 58K]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 93 21:30:56 PDT
From: buccolm@CSOS.ORST.EDU (Arg0n)
Subject: [*] TypeEdit.cpt.hqx
TypeEdit was written to automate and speed-up the process of [missing?]
This is an often nessesary to do with file that you have downloaded.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/type-edit.hqx; 6K]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1993 12:40:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: wkf2298@ultb.isc.rit.edu (W.K. Fry)
Subject: 'ptch' 32 problems!
Okay, this is a tough one. I've been having trouble with my Mac IIsi
crashing with error #25 (stack ran into heap). I've tried removing
inits, but that hasn't helped. Every time, MacBugs shows the procedure
name as being "Jackson".
Finally, one night, I decided to search my hard drive for the little
piece of code that showed up in MacBugs to find out what application is
causing it.
The result of my search showed that the code was located in the resource
'ptch' 32 in my System file. I did some searching and found that the
patch was in System 7.0, 7.1, and 7 Pro. For awhile, I removed the
resource and everything appeared to work, but that made me nervous.
Does anyone happen to know where that resource comes from and what it
does? Is it actually a patch to the system which could be removed? Why
does it cause problems on my machine and not on others? Does anyone
else have problem crashing with an error #25 at any given time? Thanks.
-William K. Fry
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 93 09:30:12 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <IRBLOOM%VTVM1.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: 1984 Macintosh Commercial (C)
On Wed, 20 Oct, Malcolm Bebb
Subject: 1984 Macintosh commercial
>I keep seeing references to the 1984 Macintosh commercial, people
>wanting to get it etc. Could someone please explain to this uninformed
>Brit what's so special about it - or is it simply nostalgia?
It might be simply nostalgia, Malcom, but it is also an uncommonly
powerful commercial. Quite well done. It is also an effective demo
for what QuickTime can do. I saw it on a machine in the campus book
store, went "Oh wow!" and (with the manager's consent) made a copy
via Retrospect backup onto 11 HD floppies. The store was crowded with
mommies and daddies up for freshman orientation, and I fear that my
minor reputation as an (at best) eccentric spread a little farther
that day.
The movie is a hefty 15 meg, and it can be a real challenge to ftp.
Just ask some of the folk here and abroad I shared it with.
Al Bloom, Virginia Tech
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1993 23:29:21 GMT
From: kah@netcom.com (Kah)
Subject: 2ND RFD: COMP.SYSMAC.GRAPHICS
Proposal:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
*To create a new "MACINTOSH GRAPHICS" specific newsgroup!
What is going to be gained from this news group that cannot be handled
by existing groups?
*Answer: There exists a tremendous number of dissimilar platforms available
for the creation of COMPUTER GRAPHICS. A "Macintosh" graphic question would
most certainly be alien to a "PC" user, as would both be foreign to an "SGI
Workstation" operator. Therefore, to lump all Computer Graphics questions
into the existing "comp.graphics" is much too broad and inefficient for one
single newsgroup.
*PLEASE read this entire message carefully to participate in the creation
process.There are explicit rules in creating a new group that must be followed
for success.This is a formal request for discussion (RFD) for the creation
of a new newsgroup dedicated to MACINTOSH GRAPHICS... including but not
exclusive to the following.
1. 3D: Electric Image, Vidi Pro, Macromodel,Sketch, Infini-D, Strata.
2. Draw/Page Layout: Illustrator, Freehand, Quark Express, PageMaker...
3. Paint/Image Process: Photoshop, Painter X2, Kai's Power Tools ...
4. Cad: MiniCad Plus, Upfront, Form Z, DesignWorkshop...
5. QuickTime Movies: After Effects, Premiere, Morph, VideoFusion, Flo...
6. Authoring: Director, Action, Persuassion...
7. Graphic Utilites: Debablizer, Jag, Fetch, Fast Eddie...
Proposed Newsgroup Name:
--------------------------------------
*comp.sys.mac.graphics
Status:
-------------------------------------
*unmoderated
Description
------------------------------------
* In order to participate correctly, you must do the following:
1. SUBSCRIBE to : "news.groups". When you "Follow-Up"to this post,
(RFD:*comp.sys.mac.graphics), your contribution to the discussion will appear
in the group.Discussion will take place ONLY in that group ( news.groups ).
2. DISCUSSION (RFD:): What should your post to the discussion look like?
An example of a discussion post would be as follows: "Yes I'd like to
establish a Macintosh Newsgroup also, unmoderated, and with the name
Comp.Sys.Mac.Graphics." All comments for moderation status,name,ect.,
should be posted here. Look for the "RFD" in the title...( Request For
Discussion ).
3. VOTING (CFV): After the discussion period expires, and it is determined
that
there really is a desire for the new group... (about 1 month) a "CFV"
(Call For Votes ) will take place. This is where you will cast your vote.
A third party moderator will tally the votes, and post the results after the
official time period. It is IMPORTANT you cast your Vote if you wish the new
group to be created..., every Vote counts . Only Votes mailed to the Vote
taker will count,not Votes posted to the Net.
4. RESULTS: There must be over 100 valid YES Votes more than NO
Votes, and at least 2/3 of the total number of valid votes received are in
favor of creation. Then a new group control message will be sent out.
Please participate in the manner ( summarized ) above and if there is enough
interested people participating in the Discussion / Voting... process, it
will ensure the newsgroup will be created to UseNet's requirements.
Thank you for your participation.
kah@netcom.com
--
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 93 10:45:46 EDT
From: "Christopher B. Hopkins (Wesley)" <HOPKINS@american.edu>
Subject: 3rd party monitors on PB165
Hmmm... I'm weighing out the options of buying an external monitor for
the PowerBook. Most Apple-type monitors in the 14" size usually go
for something around $400 but the VGA monitors seem to go for a lot less.
I know that there are inexpensive connectors that will allow me to use
non-Mac monitors but some people have cautioned me about "flickering"
and other problems.
What's the word? Anyone use VGA monitors with their PB or Mac? Do I
run the risk of flickering, etc? Any way around it?
Christopher --- HOPKINS@AMERICAN.EDU
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 93 18:33:16 CDT
From: ZU01988%UABDPO.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: AOL Address
I know how to mail to aol, but what if the reciever has a space in his
name? Do I use a "_" or do I just put in the space?
Mack
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 93 09:09:34 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <IRBLOOM%VTVM1.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Bad Hair Days
Let's put this one to rest, folks. Jamie and I have already kissed and
made up. We were each having bad hair days. And I certainly regretted
sending the original note to the net, instead of to him, seconds after
I pressed the wrong PF key. I thank my I-M colleagues who privately
and gently slapped my paddy for that gaffe.
Al Bloom, Virginia Tech
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 93 14:15:03 gmt
From: Mark Elliott <M.C.Elliott@lut.ac.uk>
Subject: disappearing menu-bar
i've just bought think c 6.0 (and updated to 6.0.1) and autodoubler, and
installed both (including copydoubler). i left my mac on overnight
to compress the hard drive , then started playing around with think C
i just compiled a couple of the demo files that came with think c
(i couldn't run them first because 'out of memory' - i have an
LC II with 4 megs, think C's allocation is 2048K - any help with this ?
- i tried upping think C's allocation to 2300K (all i can give it)
but no help - i was only trying to run a program to create a window and
print 'hello world' (yes i am completely new to C programming - i have to
start somewhere - sad i know)
anyway, i digress
the main problem is that my menu bar keeps disappearing, either in the finder
or in tetris max 2.0 (and probably other applications - i haven't checked)
i don't know if i have knackered something with think C (i have gatekeeper
1.2.8
installed so i don't think anything in the finder or system can have changed
without a warning) or if this is a problem with autodoubler (version 2.0i)
ANY SUGGESTION ON ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS ????
HELP !!!
please reply by email
thanks in advance
Mark Elliott
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 11:29:34 -0400
From: mxh160@psu.edu (Matt X. Herbison)
Subject: Fetching ".Z" files
I am using Fetch to try to get ".Z" files from a site and it is not
working. Could someone please tell me how to do this. Am I supposed to
download Binary or Ascii, how do I "unzip" it, etc. Thanks for any help
:)
-Matt X. Herbison -Penn State University
-mxh160@psu.edu -Apple Student Representative
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 93 16:47:17 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <IRBLOOM%VTVM1.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: File Sync Software (Q)
Folks, I again need the benefit of your wisdom and/or experience. We are
moving in stages to convert Leslye (Goodwife Bloom, Dr Bloom the Younger
and Prettier) from venerable goosed Mac II to new Centris 650. The two
HD's had identical contents in August (I loaded the C650 from the II's
Retrospect backup tape when it arrived), but a couple months have led to
the Macintosh equivalent of continental drift. Mostly because I refused
to buy her a 16M SIMM for twice the price I could have paid in July. If
I'd ordered the memory when I ordered the C650, we wouldn't have been in
that boat. My decision to wait until the new box came in before ordering
the memory would have been smart had it not been for that plant fire.
Leslye loves the C650, but some of her apps simply didn't work in its
piddling factory 8M. So she has played on both machines. A couple weeks
ago I decided that $600 was "close enough" to a reasonable price for a
16M SIMM, and we decided to get serious about converting. Give the SIMM
a week to see if anything goes boom. Fine. Put the II's SCSI chain onto
the C650 and give it a week or so to see if anything dies. Uh, Al, where
the naughtyword is my scanner? I'd been meaning to check that. Honestly.
Seems Apple gave its built-in CD-ROM drive SCSI ID 3, same as LaCie had
given her trusty SilverScanner. Couldn't find the SS manual anywhere (L
is so terribly neat), and nothing like a SCSI ID selector was obvious
on the SS, so I swallowed what pride I have left and called LaCie and
begged enlightenment. The tech said it wasn't in the manual anyway, so
I shouldn't feel too dumb, and within five minutes we had it knocked.
OK, time to get the C650's hard disk's contents straightened out. I just
spent too much of this weekend trying out the four disk-sync programs in
the archives: Shuttle Pilot demo, Switchback, Up-to-Date, & Update demo.
I'm not real happy with any of them. I couldn't figure out what exactly
Switchback was doing. Up-to-Date was just a tad too automatic for my
taste. Update's silly limit of no more than 100K in the folders to be
sync'd just got me mad. Shuttle pilot was the best of the lot, but it
gives you the option of only accepting or rejecting its recommendations.
If you don't like all its recommendations, you must invoke each transfer
manually, one at a time. And if you have ResEdit 2.1.1 on one disk and
ResEdit 2.1 on the other, it offers to copy each program to the other
disk -- instead of delete 2.1 and copy 2.1.1. Suboptimal, yes?
I know what I'm looking for. Back in the dark ages I wrote a file sync
program for the Apple ///. Very much like Shuttle Pilot, the program
listed source/dest files in left and right windows, with a suggested
course of action (copy left, copy right, leave alone -- the last being
absent from any of the four programs). However, I did not offer only
the option of taking all the suggestions or making the desired copies
one at a time. I gave the user the ability to page through the list and
modify each suggestion -- copy left, copy right, leave alone, delete
left, delete right, delete both. Then select "go for it" and let the
program do everything it was told in one fell swonk. It was a rather
nice little general purpose file maintenance program. A tad ahead of its
time -- based on sales.
I can't believe that no Mac program can match the features of a 7-yr-old
beastly 6502 Pascal program for a 256K Apple ///. Right now it makes more
sense to open up side-by-side file-view windows for the two HD's and sync
them manually than it does to use any of the file-sync programs in the
sumex-aim archive.
That, however, is a human-intensive activity pretty much guaranteed to
yield a messup. Humans make a lot of mistakes.
Have any of y'all seen a superior alternative?
Al Bloom, Virginia Tech
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 20:22:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: Nikolaos Fourli <nfourlig@Jade.Tufts.EDU>
Subject: Finite Elements software
Hi all. I am interested in a good Finite Elements software package for
Macintosh for my research. Could you suggest me something? Please, send
any suggestion to my e-mail address (nfourlig@jade.tufts.edu).
Thanks
Nikos
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 21:06:52 -0600
From: (Pete Chane) <pchaneuw@vms2.macc.wisc.edu>
Subject: GeoPort and AOL
For all you GeoPort users who have had trouble with AmericaOnline, here is
a string that works AOK for me:
AT&F%C0\G0\N0\X0&Q0
Thanks to AOL Tech Support, especially GTHOMSON for their help.
------------------------------------------------------
Pete Chane
PCHANEUW@macc.wisc.edu
PCHANE@applelink.apple.com
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1993 20:11:58 -0500 (CDT)
From: Larry Rymal <lrymal@tenet.edu>
Subject: How To Make Spoken Text Tracks In QuickTime 1.5+ (C)
Earlier, flypba@aol.com mentioned, with very clear instructions,
how to make captioned text using the MoviePlayer utility. I commented
that I could not get his instructions to work.
Well, I was wrong. Not only does the method WORK, but there is
MORE!!!! flypba@aol.com has really alerted the net_world to something
amazing here.
First off, my problem in not getting his method to work was that
for some reason, Adobe Type Reunion caused a conflict, *somehow*.
Removing ATR allowed flypba@aol.com's captioned text instructions to work
perfectly.
But, I said there is more.
Imagine the following. You need to create visual instructions.
By merely pasting in text with the conventional cmd-v command,
you will get a full QT page of text, similar to the title page of the silent
movies of 65 years ago. Marvelous!
So, one has two methods of entering text into a quicktime movie,
the title page method and the captioned text method.
But, there's something really wonderful in this gem of a program,
something that I didn't catch in flypba@aol.com's comments. You can MIX
in audio, YES (!!!), audio, to pre-existing frames, including frames that
already have audio, WITHOUT (yes, I'm shouting--this is GREAT!) losing the
pre-existing audio.
With the MoviePlayer, select a System 7 sound, even one that you
recorded. MoviePlayer will offer to convert the sound to a movie. Do
that. Next, select and copy the selection from this 'new' movie.
Now, click on the movie that you wish to mix the sound in. Select
an area of the movie where the sound would be appropriate. Using
flypba@aol.com's instructions, cntrl-shft-option-paste the sound in. You
now have sound mixed into your QuickTime movie, at that location.
This really tickles me in a major way. For those who want to do
some editing of QuickTime clips without having the funds to purchase
megamoney multi-media editors will certainly appreciate this.
What a hidden easter egg!
--Larry Rymal <lrymal@tenet.edu>
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1993 10:18:00 -0500 (CDT)
From: Larry Rymal <lrymal@tenet.edu>
Subject: How To Make Spoken Text Tracks In QuickTime 1.5+ (Q)
flypba@aol.com (what is your name?) writes:
> For example, copy some text to the clipboard, open a QT movie within
> MoviePlayer, drag the play bar (with shift held down) to select a
> portion of
> the movie, then do a ctrl-shift-option paste. The text from the clipboard
> will now appear as "close-captioned" text along the bottom of the selected
> part of the movie. Cool, isn't it!
His (or is it her) instructions are marvelous, but durned if I can
get this to work with my QuickTime 1.6.1, System 7.1 on a Mac LCIII using
Movier Player version 1.0.
The problem I am experiencing is that Movie Player claims that the
clipboard has items that it cannot understand or recognize. I am indeed
doing the ctrl-shift-option paste method.
Has anyone else had success in using flypba@aol.com's methods? I
really could use these. The only variation I can think of is that my
MoviePlayer, at version 1.0, is not up to date.
--Larry Rymal <lrymal@tenet.edu>
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 21:05:32 -0700
From: Charles Chia-Hsing Hsieh <chsieh@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: How to print on HP1200C/PS (color) nicely?
Well, here at Stanford we have access to a color printer (HP1200C/PS). Since
it's a qarter a page, I don't wish to experiment to find out the best
parameters for color printing. I have access to Photoshop 2.51 on the Mac.
Default setting prints fine, though not dark enough. Anyone out there knows
how to print better than the default setting? I wish to print some
impressionist paintings, and in the future, photos as well. Please reply
to me directly. Thank you.
Charles C. Hsieh
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 20:09:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: Dieder Bylsma <dbylsma@uoguelph.ca>
Subject: IIsi Auto Power On/Off...etc.
Sorry...but, would the person who mailed me about the IIsi Auto Power On/Off
this weekend please contact me? My mailer decided to munch all my saved
mail and I don't have your address...
Dieder
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 19:59:36 -0600
From: (Pete Chane) <pchaneuw@vms2.macc.wisc.edu>
Subject: Info-Mac mailing list
Does anyone (Moderators?) know exactly how many people get Info-Mac from
the subscription list and are those email names available to the public?
[We have no idea. The info-mac digest is distributed from sumex-aim to a
a large number of other mailing lists. These lists then explode the digest
to the end users (or, perhaps, to other lists) Very few individuals get the
digest directly from the macmod account. Other people moderate these mailing
lists. I have no idea what the info-mac subscriber base is :) If you wish
to get a message to all of them I suggest using the
info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu address. I think a fair number of our
subscribers would be angered if they received unsolicited (sp?) mail. :)
--Gordon]
Pete Chane
PCHANEUW@macc.wisc.edu
PCHANE@applelink.apple.com
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 93 09:04:47 PDT
From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: InterSLIP problem
In Regards to your letter <199310221050.AA08843@nwnexus.wa.com>:
> I'm having problems with my SLIP connection. My configuration is:
>
> InterSLIP 1.0fc3
> MacTCP 2.02
> Fetch 2.1
> NCSA Telnet 2.5
> Eudora 1.4
> Hayes Accura 144 + FAX144
First of all, snag InterSLIP 1.0.1 from ftp.intercon.com in /InterCon/sales
>From from ftp.tidbits.com in /pub/tidbits/tisk/mactcp/slip-ppp
> I am able to establish a SLIP connection and I am able to 'ping' (using
> MacPing)
> various hosts but if I attempt to ftp, telnet, or send or recieve mail, the
> connection just seems to hang while an attempt is made to connect to any
host
> I
> happen to specify. I have configured everything as outlined in Adam's book
> (thanks, Adam) and I have had the same results using only the necessary
system
> extensions. If it matters, I make my SLIP connection to nwnexus.wa.com.
I'm almost positive that your problem is the TCP Header Compression
setting in InterSLIP. It must match your account, and if your account
was set up incorrectly with that setting off, then having it on in
InterSLIP will cause this sort of weird problem. Try toggling that
checkbox and trying again.
Also, do snag MacTCP Watcher at some point as well - it's the best
diagnostic tool I've seen... It's on ftp.tidbits.com in:
/pub/tidbits/tisk/mactcp/utilities
> Does this sound familiar to anyone? E-mail responses to me or to the list
if
> you think it's of general interest. Thanks,
I've seen this a few times, which is why I'm sending to the list as
well. :-)
cheers ... -Adam
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com
Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 01:14:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: Joseph Chiang-Shen Wu <wuj9@ac.wfunet.wfu.edu>
Subject: LaserWriter Select 360
Does anyone have any detailed information about the new 600 dpi Apple
LaserWriter Select 360 printer? I have read the official press release
by Apple but there are still several questions that remain unanswered.
Will the LW Select 360 support FinePrint and PhotoGrade at 600 dpi or
will it be like its predecessors and only operate at 300 dpi? Can it be
upgraded to support ethernet and at what cost? The "ApplePrice" is
$1599, but what is the HEPP I price? When will it be available in
quantity?
Finally, does anyone know anything about the soon-to-be-released
Hewlett-Packard 600 dpi personal printer, the HP 4MP? HP seems to be
readying its introduction with the recent $100 rebate on their existing
laser printeres. I suppose that their new offering will be comparable
to Apple's LW Select 360. Does anyone have any advanced facts for
comparison or any knowledge of when it will actually be released? I
like Apple's 10 ppm engine, but if I can have the same quality at 4 ppm
and $200-300 less, I would go with the less expensive printer.
email: wuj9@ac.wfunet.wfu.edu
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 93 09:16:15 PDT
From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: Lazy PowerBook
In Regards to your letter <199310230956.AA18258@nwnexus.wa.com>:
> Ever since I took possession of my (wonderful) PowerBook 180, I've noticed
> that it sort of "hangs" within certain applications. When this happens,
> whatever it is doing slows down to a crawl or stops altogether. However, if
> I fiddle around with the trackball, just moving the cursor about, things
> start moving again and the application goes on to finish its task at
> regular speed. Seems to me like it was hunting for nonexistent events and
> got hung up while waiting for one to appear.
Sounds to me like its processor is resting to conserve power. I forget
the exact trick, but there's some way of getting into the battery
DA to turn that off (although then your battery life will suffer).
Most of the good PowerBook programs like CPU and PBTools provide you
more control over that setting.
cheers ... -Adam
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com
Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1993 12:22:39 -0500
From: Bienvenu Sidney J <sjb8502@usl.edu>
Subject: LineLink modem is back in stock
My LineLink modem arrived yesterday, so it is back in stock (for now...).
-- Jay
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 17:24:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Brian Amira <brian@scs.unr.edu>
Subject: MOD Files
Does anyone know of a good location for mod files? I foud some in the
umich Amiga archive but can not figure out how to extract the .lzh format.
Thanks
Brian
<|Brian M. Amira | Internet E-Mail: Brian@scs.unr.edu |>
------------------------------
Date: 25 Oct 1993 10:13:43 -0500
From: "dlawrence" <dlawrence@arpa.mil>
Subject: MS Word and watermarks
In IM #209, Andy writes:
=> Is there a way in Microsoft Word 5.1 to do a "water mark" (I think
=> that's
=> what it's called), having the word "Draft" in huge, light gray letters
=> and
=> positioned diagonally across every page and having the document text
=> (and
=> everything else) run over top of it?
Unfortunately, there is no way of seeing PostScript code displayed on your
screen. I know you *really* want to see them on the screen, but you'll find
that working with frames is more trouble than it's worth.
Here are some watermarks that I have fussed with size-wise and now use all the
time for you to insert in your header (make sure that you set the style for
this text as "PostScript"):
DRAFT:
.page. /Times-Bold findfont 128 scalefont setfont 150 225 moveto 0
setlinewidth
30 rotate 0 0 (DRAFT) true charpath .92 setgray fill
CONFIDENTIAL:
.page. /Times-Bold findfont 100 scalefont setfont 100 225 moveto 0
setlinewidth
45 rotate 0 0 (Confidential) true charpath .92 setgray fill
FINAL:
.page. /Times-Roman findfont 128 scalefont setfont 150 225 moveto 0
setlinewidth 30 rotate 0 0 ( Final) true charpath .92 setgray fill
INTERNAL USE ONLY:
.page. /Helvetica-Bold findfont 72 scalefont setfont 150 225 moveto 0
setlinewidth 45 rotate 0 0 (Internal Use Only) true charpath .92 setgray fill
Printing these items with "color/grayscale" selected will make for a nicer
watermark if your printer supports it.
David Lawrence -> dlawrence@arpa.mil...CIS:75300,2460...AOL:
OLTDavid/DoctorMac
*** Macintosh Product Evaluation Specialist <-- coolest job *in* the world ***
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 15:40:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: Seth Ness <ness@aecom.yu.edu>
Subject: non-network connection to networkable printer
hi,
we have a HP 4M printer attached to a centris 610 on the campus ethernet.
because the printer doesn't have ethernet, we have to keep the computer
set to localtalk to print, thus preventing access to the computer via
ethertalk.
is there anyway to make the printer think it is non-networkable so we can
keep the computer on ethertalk and print directly via the printer port
like we would to a stylewriter or personal laserwriter?
Seth L. Ness Ness Gadol Hayah Sham
ness@aecom.yu.edu
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 02:30:18 -0400
From: cbbst+@pitt.edu (Chris Brannon)
Subject: PowerKey modification
I would like for my Sophisticted Circuits PowerKey to just turn on & off
my peripherals, but not my computer. I read somewhere in net land a
description of a way to modify an ADB cable to facilitate this. Is anyone
familiar with the procedure?
Thanks,
Chris Brannon
cbbst+@pitt.edu
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 93 09:27:19 EDT
From: patterwc@tigershark.ml.wpafb.af.mil (Wallace C. Patterson)
Subject: PSPICE
Greetings,
I'm looking for a MAC-based circuit simulator call PSPICE.
Please, tell me where I can find it.
Send response to finnestj@tigershark.ml.wpafb.af.mil and copy patterwc
Thanks
Wally Patterson for Ted Finnessy
P.S. Wally Patterson would like to know if you have anonymous ftp
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1993 03:44:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Brian Amira <brian@scs.unr.edu>
Subject: Quadra Cache Switch Secret!
Little know tip, Hold down Option when clicking ON and OFF buttons in
Cache switch CDEV and the changes take effect right then! Eg. No Restart!
Save yourself some money and time looking for other CDEVs to do this!
<|Brian M. Amira | Internet E-Mail: Brian@scs.unr.edu |>
------------------------------
Date: 24 Oct 1993 22:25:31 U
From: "Castle, Mike" <Mike.Castle@med.umich.edu>
Subject: Scrabble on a Mac (Q)
I'm looking for a Scrabble game for the Mac. Has anyone out there ever seen
one? Do you know where I can find one (commercial, share, or freeware)?
Thanks!
<< Mike >>
mike.castle@med.umich.edu
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 09:32:15 -0600
From: (Pete Chane) <pchaneuw@vms2.macc.wisc.edu>
Subject: Software wanted
I am looking for high quality Macintosh or Windows software to bring to
market. If you have developed something that you think is viable in the
commercial software market, please contact me via email.
Thank you.
------------------------------------------------------
Pete Chane
PCHANEUW@macc.wisc.edu
PCHANE@applelink.apple.com
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 10:14:40 -0400
From: dana@dem.ehnr.nc.gov (Dana J. Bolden)
Subject: SpeedyFinder
DDD> Date: Thu, 21 Oct 93 14:23:19 -0500 From: Dennis D. Davison
DDD> <ddavison@tahc.texas.gov> Subject: SpeedyFinder7
DDD>
DDD> This CP has some real bugs in it. It causes havoc with your Menus
DDD> when it is in operation.
I don't want to start a war or anything, but I've used SpeedyFinder through
a couple of upgrades with no problems. It hasn't caused any conflicts with
my *55* other "extensions". It does some pretty serious things to the
System, so I'm sure it *can* cause all kinds of problems, but a couple of
others use it here (and absolutely refuse to give it up) and we are very
happy with it.
Just for what it's worth!
Dana
---------
Dana J. Bolden
N. C. Division of Environmental Management
dana@dem.ehnr.nc.gov
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 23:38:15 GMT
From: kendall@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Kendall Nii)
Subject: SpeedyFinder7
Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes:
>This CP has some real bugs in it. It causes havoc with your Menus
>when it is in operation. I contacted the Author many months ago and
>his response was "Pay me the Shareware fee and I might look into the
>problem". One of the reasons we use shareware is to "try before we
>buy" and if it doesn't do the job we trash it. Needless to say I did
>not buy. The reason I am writing this note is due to the number of
>people who are still having trouble and don't know what is causing
>their menu's to screw up.
>This is a lousy piece of software and I hope this note helps someone
>else.
>Alladin has supposedly picked up this sofware like they did Suffit.
>I hope they do a better job, but I for one will not purchase it.
>My $.02 worth,
>Dennis
What do you mean "causes havoc with your menus"? Like Now menus,
or some other add-on menu program? I haven't had any trouble with
my menus running it on a IIcx with Daystar Turbo 040 Accelerator.
Actually I really like it and for $20.00US I thought it was a
good value. (System 7 Pack does the dsame kind of stuff for
$50.00US or so) I sent in my shareware fee. I like the program
and I haven't had any problems with it.
Just my 2 cents too.
Kendall Nii
kendall@rtt.colorado.edu
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 20:33:48 -0400
From: mxh160@psu.edu (Matt X. Herbison)
Subject: Text app
Hello. I am looking for a application that is basically TeachText but can
open documents larger than 32K. If it can also vary font and font size,
that is a definite plus. Responses to me are preferential. Thanks for
your help. :)
-Matt X. Herbison -Penn State University
-mxh160@psu.edu -Apple Student Representative
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 93 22:56:51 PDT
From: mclagan@sfu.ca
Subject: The Namer problem...
Many thanks to those who responded to 'The Namer' problem with
AppleTalk ImageWriters. It turns out that there are two solutions
to the problem of The Namer complaining that you don't have an
AppleTalk ImageWriter printer driver available:
1) Put a copy of the printer driver in the System folder (not
buried in the extensions folder where it should be).
2) Get a copy of The Namer 7.x. Funny thing....Apple is not
shipping this program with AppleTalk ImageWriter cards. Go figure...
Scott McLagan <mclagan@fraser.sfu.ca>
Coordinator for Computers, School District #43 (Coquitlam), B. C., Canada
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 93 10:14:07 -0400
From: refried@gibbs.oit.unc.edu (Howard M. Fried)
Subject: Unethical Computers
In Info-Mac Digest #208, Jeffrey Fritz wrote...
>The word from our West Virginia Attorney General is that it is
>"unethical" for faculty or staff to purchase computers directly
>From the Computer Store on campus at reduced prices. Students,
>however, can still purchase at discounts. This, of course, ends
>a very nice perk--and something that I feel benefited everyone.
>What is the story in other states (or other parts of the world)?
>Have you encountered the same situation in your neck of the woods?
At the University of NC @ Chapel Hill, I believe the following is true:
Faculty _can_ purchase computers from the computer department in Student
Stores at the same reduced prices as offered to students. However, the
purchase must be cash/credit card and the computer must be for personal
use, not for use in one's campus office or lab (I guess that means home
use?). In the past, faculty were able to buy computers from the campus
store using funds from research grants or the like; recently, some alert
individual discovered that the practice violated state law (the Umstead
Act) and so it was nixed. To purchase a computer with grant funds for
office/lab, one must go throught the University Purchasing department,
which is slower and does not provide an opportunity to play with the item
before ordering it. Nonetheless, Purchasing does obtain discounts that are
generally as good as Student Stores. [If I am wrong about any of this or
if someone from NC can explain why the past practice violated State law I'd
love to hear from them.]
Another interesting thing is that the Macs (and I assume DOS) machines
offered by student stores at nice discounts only come in certain
configurations/packages (eg, installed hard drive sizes), which are set by
the manufacturer; through the Purchasing Dept., however, you may order
anything you wish.
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 93 11:37:30 -0500
From: browe@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Barry Rowe)
Subject: Unethical Computers
>Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1993 16:05:25 EDT
>From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <JFRITZ%WVNVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
>Subject: Unethical Computers
>
>The word from our West Virginia Attorney General is that it is
>"unethical" for faculty or staff to purchase computers directly
>>From the Computer Store on campus at reduced prices. Students,
>however, can still purchase at discounts. This, of course, ends
>a very nice perk--and something that I feel benefited everyone.
>
>What is the story in other states (or other parts of the world)?
>Have you encountered the same situation in your neck of the woods?
Probably some computer dealers have requested a legal opinion from the
Attorney General because of the University competing with them in "the
exercise of free enterprise". That happened here at the UofI (Champaign
Urbana, Illinois) about 8 years ago. 4 computer dealers sued the
University of Illinois. A Computerland dealer supplied funds to the other
4, but did not participate in the suit. All 4 are now out of business, but
the ComputerLand dealer is still going strong. They lost the suit.
barry
Barry E. Rowe NCSA ChemViz group
browe@ncsa.uiuc.edu Champaign, IL
------------------------------
Date: 25 Oct 1993 10:00:47 +0000
From: hewat@ill.fr (Alan Hewat, ILL Grenoble)
Subject: UseNet News software for Unix or Mac
I would like to automatically download UseNet news articles for a
particular news-group (eg Info-Mac) to a local Unix station (preferably
SGI) or Macintosh, and save them for off-line reading with an editor.
Ideally I would like something that checks say every hour for new
articles, and silently retrieves them. Perhaps I even need to set up a
local "leaf-node" news server ? (but how ?)
At present I use Nuntius on my Mac to access a remote internet news
server, but the remote server is too slow for satisfactory on-line reading,
and in any case I would like to save all the articles. Any ideas ?
Alan Hewat, ILL Grenoble, FRANCE (hewat@ill.fr) Fax (France=33).76.48.39.06
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 93 20:32:40 PDT
From: Jeff Richards <jeff@aesyvr1.pwc.bc.doe.ca>
Subject: Using an HP Laserjet printer
I have access to an HP Laserjet II that has a Postscript cartridge. Is it
possible to connect my Mac to this printer and expect it to produce nice
output? Can I install one of the Apple printers from the LW 8.0 diskette
and hope for it to work? If so, which laserprinter would be the best to
install - probably the most basic one I guess, but I don't know Apple's
laser product line - what's the most "plain jane" laser printer?
Or is this silly and I should just continue printing on my Stylewriter and
xerox the results?
Any suggestions welcome.
--
jeff@aesyvr1.pwc.bc.doe.ca
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 93 23:09:24 -0400
From: reiserdb@ttown.apci.com (David B. Reiser)
Subject: WordPerfect 3.0 Outlining (A)
I sent a direct response a bit ago thinking that surely someone else had
chimed in on the question of WPMac 3.0 and outlining. Having caught up on
the intervening digests and discovering no one had responded, here is the
answer for others:
WordPerfect Mac 3.0 doesn't really do outlining. It does what the DOS products
called outlining throughout history--structured paragraph numbering. And
nothing else.
I like WPMac a lot. But outlining is definitely not among its virtues.
Dave Reiser
reiserdb@ttown.apci.com
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