Info-Mac 3/Info_Mac_1994-01.iso/Periodical/Info-Mac/InfoMac 11-216

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 18:51:27 PST
From: The Moderators <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #216


Info-Mac Digest             Mon,  1 Nov 93       Volume 11 : Issue 216

Today's Topics:

      [*] 1993worldfactbook.sea.hqx
      [*] Chess Set! 1.1
      [*] Cook Mapper 1.0.0
      [*] Disney Aladdin Resubmit
      [*] DNA BBS Settings - Madison, WI
      [*] enigma21a-all
      [*] enigma21a-upgrade
      [*] help-lock.hqx
      [*] HPopupMenu 3.2.2
      [*] Identifying unknown files
      [*] InstallMacOberon2.0.sit.hqx
      [*] Kamprath's CDEFs Pack v1.0.2
      [*] MacCurveFit 1.0.3
      [*] macgzip
      [*] Macintosh MIDI Adapters
      [*] Newton HI Toolkit
      [*] Open Book 1.0
      [*] Text Editor Patches 1.3
      [*] vietnam scrapbook
      (Q) Phonetic Symbols font
      (Q) Telnetting with HyperCard
      (Re) Offline news reading
      [A] How to reach rasterops/rasterhelp from the internet ?
      AppleScript and QuicKeys
      Are there other programs like SendPS? (A)
      Audiovision extension problem
      Duo Mouse Freeze Up / Enabler Update
      Floppy Condoms (2 msgs)
      Floppy Condoms (C)
      floppy drive repair suggestions [Q]
      floppy sleeves
      Follow-up to FEA posting (C)
      Fonts won't move (R)
      Frozen Duo in the dock
      Get Info (A)
      HD starts forever
      How to reach rasterops/rasterhelp from the internet ? [Q]
      Laserwriter 8.1.1
      LC520 CD drive
      Learning Excel Macro "language"
      Learning Photography on Mac
      Line Link 14.4
      Mac IIci power-up problems summary
      MacPPP 2.0.1
      MacTCP (3 msgs)
      MacTCP (C)
      MacX?
      MIDI FILE FORMAT HELP REQUEST
      Movieplayer features
      Nisus copy protection (C)
      OptiMem advertisement, pg. 52, MacWeek Vol7, #42 (Q)
      OptiMem software
      Packaging info Sought
      Plea to downloaders
      Powerbook utilities:  summary
      publication quality output
      Quicken 4 (A)
      restart/shutdown freeze problem
      Stylewriter & WriteNow (two separate Qs)
      Stylewriter II
      StyleWriter II - toxic ink
      SuperDoubler 1.0 (not so Super)
      Syquest HD Question
      System 7.1
      Text File Pagers, Small Summary
      Transferring those large files over the net (C)
      TV viewing on MAC screen - how? (R)
      VideoSpigot

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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 93 00:19:19 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Mark Edward Zimmerman)
Subject: [*] 1993worldfactbook.sea.hqx

Hi!  Appended below, if all goes well, is the compact'd, binhex'd 1993
World Factbook Hypercard Stack --- 1.9 MB (expands to 3 MB) of data
... over 1600 cards for the 266 nations, dependent areas, and other
entities, plus the appendices, preface, etc.  The information for each
country is divided into six categories: Geography, People, Government,
Economy, Communications, and Defense Forces.  In general, this edition
of the World Factbook presents information available as of 1 January
1993, but major political events have been updated through June 1993.

Free software; contents public data provided by the US Gov't.  ^z
(Mark Zimmermann, "[e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/world-fact-book-93-hc.hqx; 1855K]

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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 93 15:35:01 CST
From: [e-mail] (Matthew Eli Blain)
Subject: [*] Chess Set! 1.1

Chess Set!
A simple chess set stack by Matthew Blain, v1.1 of 10/31/93.

This stack is a chess set for your computer. It does not play
chess, or even make many restrictions on how you can move the
pieces around. Instead it lets you setup and save games, or
play with a friend over an AppleTalk network via Apple Events.
You can even make your own chess board if you want... The
stack is freely modifiable and I will probably allow you
to distribute it in any way you want!

Matthew Blain. [e-mail].

[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/chess-set-11-hc.hqx; 15K]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 15:43:43 EST
From: John McLaughlin <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Cook Mapper 1.0.0

This is a random map maker for the macintosh network game bolo.
cheers, borric

[Archived as /info-mac/game/bolo/cook-mapper-100.hqx; 30K]

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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 93 22:50:29 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Disney Aladdin Resubmit

I have gotten some complaints that my Aladdin file was not down-loading
  properly.  Here is a reposting of the file.

Tony Hershey [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/disney-aladdin.hqx; 1799K]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 10:05:57 PST
From: [e-mail] (David F. Zavadsky)
Subject: [*] DNA BBS Settings - Madison, WI

DNA is a FirstClass BBS located in Madison, Wisconsin, and is
dedicated to providing a fun and interesting online environment for
Macintosh users.  DNA has conferences dealing with almost anything.
If you're interested in a topic, DNA probably has a conference for
you.

Version 1.0 of the DNA settings file requires FirstClass Client 2.0.9
or greater to run.  It includes background PICTs for nine areas
throughout the BBS, and will make the DNA experience all the more
enjoyable.

Give DNA a try.  You'll be glad you did.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/fc-dna-settings.hqx; 169K]

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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 93 21:13:41 MST
From: [e-mail] (Mike Watson)
Subject: [*] enigma21a-all

This is the complete Enigma 2.1a release.  If you already have Enigma 2.1
look for a file called enigma21a-upgrade for a shorter download.

I am releasing Enigma 2.1a to fix a somewhat significant but cosmetic bug.
There is no need to download this version if you already have Enigma 2.1
and are satisfied with it.

The bug is triggered if you drag and drop more than a single file onto Enigma
with "Remember Key" selected as an option.  The program will erroneously tag
all files after the first one as being encrypted with full DES [they are
NOT!].
Later when you decrypt such files you may get a warning about this fact.
The warning can be ignored and the file will decrypt properly.  As a bonus I
have
also made the warning dialog that comes up for an incorrect key much clearer.

Let me repeat, the files tagged as full DES are NOT encrypted with full DES.
This version does not (and can not due to US export law) contain code to
implement full DES.  The bug was in the code that determined what file type
to assign.  Encrypt a file both ways, you will see they are identical.

Registered users have no need to upgrade unless you do most of your work with
the limited DES mode.

For those unfamiliar with Enigma it is an application which can provide
near absolute protection for your sensitive documents and applications.
By downloading this application you can encrypt files using a limited
version of the Government Standard DES algorithm.  For only $15
this can be upgraded to the full DES standard (US and Canada only).

If you would prefer your neighbors not see your accounting data,
your co-workers not see your performance appraisal, or your
competitor see your trade secrets then Enigma is an application you
will find very valuable.

Since version 2.0 Enigma has supported vaults which are like
very securely locked file cabinets.  Multiple files are stored in
them.  Files can be added, deleted, renamed, and extracted at any
time.  Security is much enhanced because filenames and lengths are
protected by encryption in addition to the contents.  No other
free or shareware encryption program offers the flexibility of
Enigma vaults.

Version 2.1 contains user interface upgrades and bug fixes to Enigma 2.0.
The primary features added to version 2.1 are:
   - Vaults now display the file size along with the file name
   - Vaults can now be compacted, improving disk space efficiency
   - There are now options which will prompt the user to confirm dangerous
     operations
   - The annoying crash when an incorrect key was entered has been eliminated
   - Cool Color Icons
   - You can now extract files from vaults by double clicking on the file name
     in the vault window.

Enigma 2.1 remains fully compatible with previous versions of Enigma.  If you
possess a version of Enigma prior to Enigma 2.1 I recommend this upgrade (VERY
recommended if you have a version older than 2.0).

Enigma 2.1 requires system 7.0 or later along with about 512K of memory and
200K
of disk space.  Documentation enclosed specifies ordering information for a
system 6 or earlier compatible version, but the vault features are
unavailable.

Included with the package is a program that overwrite and delete files so they
can not be recovered with a data recovery program such as Norton Utilities
(Enigma can also do this automatically if you request it).

Enigma 2.1 in this limited form is completely free.  No shareware guilt.

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/enigma-21a.hqx; 190K]

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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 93 21:14:19 MST
From: [e-mail] (Mike Watson)
Subject: [*] enigma21a-upgrade

This file allows people with Enigma 2.1 to upgrade to Enigma 2.1a.  You must
already have Enigma 2.1 to take full advantage of this upgrade.  If you don't
already have Enigma 2.1 download the file Enigma21a-all.

This will upgrade only the freeware version of Enigma.  Registered users
should
have no need to upgrade unless they use limited DES alot.  If you are a
registered user and feel this upgrade would be of benefit write me at
the usual address.  Anyone registering after 10/31/93 will receive a full
DES version of Enigma 2.1a

I am releasing Enigma 2.1a to fix a somewhat significant but cosmetic bug.
There is no need to download this version if you already have Enigma 2.1
and are satisfied with it.

The bug is triggered if you drag and drop more than a single file onto Enigma
with "Remember Key" selected as an option.  The program will erroneously tag
all files after the first one as being encrypted with full DES [they are
NOT!].
Later when you decrypt such files you may get a warning about this fact.
The warning can be ignored and the file will decrypt properly.  As a bonus I
have
also made the warning dialog that comes up for an incorrect key much clearer.

Let me repeat, the files tagged as full DES are NOT encrypted with full DES.
This version does not (and can not due to US export law) contain code to
implement full DES.  The bug was in the code that determined what file type
to assign.  Encrypt a file both ways, you will see they are identical.

Registered users have no need to upgrade unless you do most of your work with
the limited DES mode.

For those unfamiliar with Enigma you should read the description for the
file Enigma21a-all to find out what this date encryption program can do for
you.

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/enigma-21-to-21a-updt.hqx; 85K]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 11:10 +1300
From: "Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University, Hamilton, NZ"
<[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] help-lock.hqx

Hi.

This is a very simple INIT that lets you turn help balloons on and off with
the caps lock key.

Lawrence D'Oliveiro
Computer Services
University of Waikato
Hamilton
New Zealand
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/help-lock.hqx; 5K]

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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 93 12:38:33 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Jon Pugh)
Subject: [*] HPopupMenu 3.2.2

 HierPopup 3.2.2

This time for sure!  My recent attempts at uploading this have
resulted in corrupted files somehow.  I'm thinking of blaming
Eudora, but I think it's more likely to be the Apple Modem Tool
since I recently changed my settings.  Ah well, more work to
figure things out.

Here's an XModem upload which definately isn't corrupted.

This is the latest version of the world's best popup menu XFCN.
It has boatloads of features, including the ability to set the
font and size, use color icons and to use arbitrarily deep MENU
resources.  See the stack for documentation and examples.

This update fixes a long standing bug in the use of excessive
numbers of SICNs in the menus.  It took years for anyone to
push it far enough to find this one.  ;)

[e-mail]
[phone]

[Archived as /info-mac/card/hpopup-menu-322.hqx; 62K]

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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1993 23:33:59 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Kenneth Pettersson)
Subject: [*] Identifying unknown files

This file contains some information on how to create File Identifiers. A
File Identifier is a file that substitutes an application so that Finder
presents a file created by that application with the right icon and file
type information even when the application itself is missing.
It also contains some File Identifiers I have made from some old outdated
applications.

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/file-indentifiers.hqx; 69K]

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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1993 01:48:17 -0400
From: "Scott E. Lasley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] InstallMacOberon2.0.sit.hqx

  Here is the latest release (version 4.0) of the programming language
MacOberon from neptune.inf.ethz.ch in the Oberon/MacII directory.
MacOberon requires a 68020 or better to run and an FPU or emulator.
the files ProjOberon.sit.hqx and  ProgInOberon.sit.hqx have not
changed since the previous release (version 3.3).  this file contains
a binhexed Stuffit 1.5.1 archive containing the program and
documentation, and the contents of two readme files associated with
Oberon.
  Oberon is discussed in the newsgroup comp.lang.oberon.  the FAQ file
for that newsgroup contains information about books dealing with
programming in Oberon.
  Please note that I am not the author of this software.  i am uploading
it here in an attempt to reduce overseas internet traffic.

scott  [e-mail]
"Push the button, Frank."  MST3K

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/mac-oberon-40.hqx; 832K]

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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 93 20:14:25 -0500
From: Michael F. Kamprath <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Kamprath's CDEFs Pack v1.0.2

This is an update to Kamprath's CDEF Pack v1.0.1.  It shouls replace the
previouse archive.  This archive fixes a bug with the example program which
made
some older model macs crash.  It also includes a new e-mail address I can be
contacted at.

This archive contains 2 CDEFs programers can use with their programs.  One
CDEF
allows a program to use icon families (ICN# & ics#) to define the appearance
of
a (push)button.  The other allows a point and click method for entering the
date
and time.  A sampler program (and it's code) is also included to demostrate
their use.

The CDEFs both require system 7 or later.

Michael F. Kamprath
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/cdef-pack-102.hqx; 73K]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 14:08:25 EST
From: Kevin Raner <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MacCurveFit 1.0.3

Sorry to bother you again so soon after sending you MacCurveFit 1.0.2.
Unfortunately my compiler ran into trouble when I was building the last
version
of my program and as a result version 1.0.2 is damaged. Version 1.0.3 is a
recompilation and is free of damage. Could you please update your sci
directory
with this new version?

Thanks
Kevin Raner

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/mac-curve-fit-103.hqx; 356K]

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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 93 22:49:41 +0100
From: Jose A. Gutierrez <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] macgzip

Enclosed: a second version of gzip 1.2.4 for Macintosh
version: 0.1b           SPDsoft 1993

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/gzip-124.hqx; 187K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Oct 93 22:08:54 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Michael O'Hara)
Subject: [*] Macintosh MIDI Adapters

The sea file included contains two versions of a MIDI adapter for the
macintosh
that I designed.  I recieved enough of a response from members of the EMUSIC
mailing list that I thought this should be placed in the info-mac archives.
I assume the hardware directory is appropriate.   The following file is also
included in the mac.midi.reva.sea

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/midi-adapters.hqx; 190K]

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Date: 29 Oct 1993 19:02:21 -0800
From: "Trygve Isaacson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Newton HI Toolkit

                 Newton HI Toolkit
Enclosed is my Newton Human Interface Toolkit. It is a set of templates for
designing Newton interfaces. It probably belongs in newton/dev.

The contents have been virus-checked with Disinfectant 3.2. The enclosed file
is a Compact Pro self-extracting archive that has been BinHexed. The following
text is in the readme file:
 ----------------------

Newton Human Interface Toolkit
by Trygve Isaacson
v1.0
10/28/93

Nothing fancy--this is just a couple of MacPaint documents containing a bunch
of the Newton human interface elements in what I believe to be accurate
dimensions. There is no real trick to creating this stuff, but it is pretty
tedious, so I hope this will make it easier for you to sketch out your Newton
ideas.

If you have any corrections, suggestions, or additions you would like to see,
please send them to me at:
[e-mail]

This package may be freely distributed, but please make sure to include the
Read Me file with it.

[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/dev/hi-toolkit-10.hqx; 41K]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 12:02:27 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Michael Bjorn)
Subject: [*] Open Book 1.0

Open Book is a tool for students of Japanese. You can input your own word
list, and practice recognition of Kanji, pronounciation, etc., in various
ways.

Displays Kanji on any Mac, but needs Japanese system software for input of
new Kanji. (This means that students can take home dictionaries and
practice on their own computers even though they do not have Japanese
system software!!)

All the words that you input, are automatically pronounced during practice!!

This product is shareware -- all the dictionaries that you produce with
Open Book MUST be sent to me, so that I can pass them along to others who
are interested. (A sample dictionary is included -- but it is very bad. You
have been warned.)

Version 1.0. May be included on the info-mac CD-ROM (with this notice
attached).

[Archived as /info-mac/app/open-book-10.hqx; 2588K]

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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 93 16:12:59 EST
From: [e-mail] (Jim Walker)
Subject: [*] Text Editor Patches 1.3

TEP installs one-app patches.  Unlike INITs,
they don't use RAM except when using the patched app.

Patches include:
* Put the hot spot of HyperCard's text cursor in the normal place.
* Make unfriendly apps like AOL let you use system menus
even when a modal dialog is showing.
* A form of word wrap (e.g., for THINK C or BBEdit Lite).
* Type (), [], {} in matched pairs.
* Same for $$, for TeX.
* Common emacs keystrokes.

Not compatible with PopUpFuncs.

 -- Jim Walker

[Archived as /info-mac/text/text-editor-patches-13.hqx; 23K]

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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1993 23:39 EDT
From: "FISHERKJ@SNYDELVA" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] vietnam scrapbook

    Vietnam Scrapbook is a HyperCard presentation of 112 photos taken
    during the Vietnam War, and archived at wuarchive.wustl.edu.
    I could find no information about their origin, or the name of
    the photographer(s).

    Requires HyperCard 2.1 and QuickTime.
    Tested on a IIsi, 3mb assigned to HyperCard.
    fisherkj@snydelva

[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/vietnam-scrapbook-hc.hqx; 2718K]

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Date: Mon, 01 Nov 93 13:47:00 MEZ
From: David Steiner <[e-mail]>
Subject: (Q) Phonetic Symbols font

  Hello Phont Pheaks:

  We have a professor here who is just getting ready to join
  the noble society of Mac users (yet another convert :-)). He
  came to me the other day and asked about the ability of
  using and printing phonetic symbols which he uses fairly
  often in his work (things like sideways 'A's and arcane
  squiggly things about which I have no clue).

  So the question, anyone out there know about such things and
  what such a font is called and/or could be found?

  As always, TIA.

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

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Date: 1 Nov 93 13:37:00 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (Q) Telnetting with HyperCard

Netters, I've been working on being able to telnet across a localtalk
network to a Mach10 server (yes this is possible, although slow)
using HyperCard. I've been able to get a connect with NCSA, Termy,
and others, including HyperFTP.  Now I know that HyperFTP uses the
old MacTCP connection toolkit by Harry Chesley, and it works just
fine. In using the same toolkit I have not been able to get anything
more than a few out of range ascii codes and an established
connection on port 23, but nothing more.  Sent returns, nothing. Sent
text, nothing.  Any ideas?!? Anyone with similar experiences?!?  Any
help would be MUCH appreciated.
Thanks in advance...
Dan Stegman       internet:         [e-mail]
Exodus Software   america online:   Daniel914

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 15:52:41 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Kuang-Yu Liu)
Subject: (Re) Offline news reading

Hi,

I have been using MacSlurp 1.0 for quite a few days. It has some minor
bugs/glitches which are known to the author, Tom Davies. Tom is working
towards a new version of MacSlurp.

One of the problem is the option of "Check Files Newer Than". The time
shown is GMT, not the loacl time of your Mac nor the local time of your
NNTP host. Since Tom is from UK, he does not notice such inconvenience
until his program moves accross Atlantic. Somtimes it is easy to forget
the fact of time zone, especialy when you are in the Internet.

The second problem is that MacSlurp does not support News
posting/replying for TheNews 2.3.1 yet; it only supports rnMac at this
moment. Unfortunately, rnMac will crash when I have Now Utility 4.0.1p
installed. The sympton is when you choose a news group from "Subscribed
Group" window, it will try to collect header information and crash in the
halfway. This problem disappear when I move every piece of Now Utilities,
Now Tool Box and Super Boomerang in particular, away from the my
harddisk, and reappear immediately once I install Now Utilities back to
my harddisk.

There are a few NNTP servers that allow guest access to read news ONLY,
but no posting/replying. MacSlurp has some trouble to connect them while
online newreaders, lke NewsWatcher and InterNews, have no problem.
After some unsuccessful connection, ZapTCP 1.2 will report: Warning TCP
stream released memory location $009D0F40. I don't know Mac programing
and TCP function but Tom confirmed that thee is a bug.

Other than these three problems I can now read news offline quite
happily.

Regards,

Liu
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 21:07:50 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Rob Kouwenberg)
Subject: [A] How to reach rasterops/rasterhelp from the internet ?

Howdy !

Well that was quick ! A person of rasterops replied to me on a fax I sent
to rasterops.. For all the other people who want to know :

Techy questions might be asked to :

[e-mail]

Alan Braithwaite
RasterOps Tech Support

Tot de volgende keer ! ( means C.U. ! )

(* [e-mail]     Gr. Adolfstraat 86        040-524372
   [e-mail]  5616 BX Eindhoven,Holland            *)

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Date: 2 Nov 1993 10:55:39 +1300
From: "matt n." <[e-mail]>
Subject: AppleScript and QuicKeys

AUNE_N%PLU.BITNET wrote:
> Also, how does AppleScript compare to QuicKeys 3.0? Does
> it have more/less features and do I need QuickKeys to
> record mouse movements and assign command key
> equivalents?

Let's get a little clearer about what AppleScript is. Basically it
is merely a very convenient way for sending AppleEvents. If your
program cannot receive interesting AppleEvents (and most programs
cannot), AppleScript cannot operate upon it directly. As a language,
AS looks like a better HyperTalk, and, like HyperCard, it is
extensible with something like XCMDs (called OSAXs), but basically
it does not *do* anything unless you have a target program that is
already written in such a way as to hear its messages and act upon
them.

QuicKeys, on the other hand, simulates simple user actions (select
>From a menu, click a button, type a phrase) in virtually *any*
program. This is because it doesn't send messages to the program; it
takes over the mac itself and fools it into thinking that you, the
user, are requesting these actions manually. It, too, is extensible,
and comes with a number of extensions that do interesting and useful
things.

The two are complementary in some ways: for example, you can write a
program -- a real program, with variables and loops and subroutines
-- in AS; you can simulate a program with QK, but far more clumsily
and with less power. The two can also talk to each other, but not as
smoothly as one might wish.

You can get a basic AppleScript kit direct from APDA for a mere $20;
this includes a HyperCard documentation file which is quite
adequate. You can get AppleScript and better documentation (and some
extra capabilities) by buying the book, The Tao of AppleScript.

>I would like to create scripts to
> automate certain mudane tasks such as dimming the monitor
> and changing the sound input device. I believe this can
> be done with AppleScript

Neither can be done with AppleScript alone, as far as I know. You'd
need an extension of some sort (I could be wrong about this.) At
least QK could be "programmed" to (say) open the Sound control panel
and press the necessary sequence of button to change the sound input
device. m.

 --------
matt neuburg, phd = [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1993 09:12:59 -0500 (EST)
From: "Michael A. McGuire" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Are there other programs like SendPS? (A)

>Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1993 02:36:27 -0600 (CST)
>From: Jerry Irvine <[e-mail]>
>Subject: Are there other programs like SendPS? (A)
>
>Dan Junderville <[e-mail]> writes:
>
>> The latest version seems to be v.2.0.  This version of SendPS does not
>> work with System 7.

I had thought that there would have been 10 responses to this by now but not
having seen any I am posting this.

SendPS does not work with System 7. The latest version of the software has a
new name ShowPages v1.4.1. We use it all the time with great success.  Below
is a small clip from the ReadMe file.

===== [1] About ShowPages

  ShowPages is a small utility for downloading PostScript code and
  printing ASCII text file to your PS printer. The main features are:

    1. You can download PS code in the background (Using PrintMonitor)
    2. You can print your documents simply by drag & drop.
    3. It treats text whose first 2 bytes are '%!' as postscript code,
       otherwise as plain text.

  ShowPages 1.4 is Freeware.

It is I believe on Info-mac.


Michael A. McGuire,
UTCC - User Services
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 19:10:25 GMT
From: [e-mail] ()
Subject: Audiovision extension problem

I have a 660 av with Apple's new audiovision monitor.  Occassionally, upon
rebooting the machine the audiovision icon is Xed out at start up and the
monitor brightness is lower than it should be.  On other ocassions this
does not happen and things proceed as normal.  Has anyone else been
blessed with this "problem" and, more importantly, does anyone know of a
fix.  I have tried re-installing the av init to no avail.  Thanks in advance.
Ken

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Date: 01 Nov 93 11:14:52 CST
From: Butch Kemper              <[e-mail]>
Subject: Duo Mouse Freeze Up / Enabler Update

I have had problems with the mouse freezing up on my Duo 210 when the
unit is docked.  I spoke with the Apple Support line and learned that
a new version of the system software enabler was being released to
correct the problem.  The scheduled release date was 'end of October'.
Today, I got the software and only time will tell if the problem is
corrected.

The software update has not yet made it to ftp.apple.com but I got
it from Applelink.  It is the "PowerBook Duo Enabler v1.0" which
replaces the original enabler.  The Apple Support person said that
the software was also available with the new Duo machines being
shipped.

Butch Kemper

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 11:56:33 -0500
From: Louis Mackey <[e-mail]>
Subject: Floppy Condoms

In Info Mac-Digest 215 Al Bloom writes:

>> source for what I call floppy condoms, those glassine
>> envelopes into which 3.5" floppies fit and via which the
>> disks are marginally more protected from crud in pockets
>> and purse?

I assume that you mean the plastic sleave that most floppies come wraped in
(like in 10 packs etc...). If this is the case I was warned against putting
floppies back into the sleave. the reason is that the plastic on plastic can
cause a static electricity discharge and damage the disk (possibly making it
unusable).

I don't know if this is a urban legend or truth, but it seems to have some
basis in fact so instead I use a old 10 pack box for 10-13 disks or a cheap
disk wallet (Egghead [& others] < $10) for 2-6 disks...

For what its worth
Louis Mackey

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 13:17:49 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Matthew Ahrens)
Subject: floppy condoms

I'll sell you 26 floppy condoms [barely used], gaurenteed to protect floppies
+ from nasty viruses like nVIR for the life of the floppy [read: get
+ disinfectant], for whathever you'll give me plus shipping and handling. And
+ you can buy more when I get more disks.

BTW, every box of floppys (fuji, precision, sony, etc) i have ever bought has
+ had the "condoms" on them. a real nusence, but i havn't deleted all of them,
+ so you can buy what's left.

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

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 08:54:27 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Cohen <[e-mail]>
Subject: Floppy Condoms (C)

I, too, have been noting the appearance of the half-high glassine "floppy
condoms" that you don't want to call "stubbies." There is a non-plastic
solution to your problem.

Go to your local stationery store (or just about any drug store) and buy a
box of envelopes (4 1/8 by 9 1/2 size). Seal an empty envelope, take a
pair of scissors, and cut the sealed envelope in half. You will end up
with two disk-size sleeves into which you can pop a floppy or two. Works
as good as the plastic sleeves (better, in some ways, because there is no
static cling!), and you can write on them. You can even go crazy and get
envelopes in designer colors!


Michael E. Cohen
a.k.a. [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 05:33:52 PST
From: [e-mail] (Mark Edward Zimmerman)
Subject: floppy drive repair suggestions [Q]

Hi!  The infernal/internal 1.44 MB floppy drive on my old Mac IIcx
hasn't worked for a couple of years now (I've survived by using file
sharing with another Mac:-).  My wife & I recently removed it and
cleaned out a lot of dust sucked in by the IIcx's fan, but the disk
drive still doesn't work.  I have seen advertisements from folks who
promise to repair/exchange broken drives for $65-$100 or so, and have
also seen ads for new 1.44 MB drives for $250 or so.  Does anybody
have any recent experience with such repairs?  Could you recommend (or
advise against) a particular service or company?  (I'd prefer one in
the eastern half of the US, where I live.)

Tnx for any advice!  Best,  ^z  (Mark Zimmermann, [e-mail])

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 11:53:16 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: floppy sleeves

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> This may be the dumbest request I've made of y'all (and I've made some
> winners), but do any of you know a source for what I call floppy condoms,
> those glassine envelopes into which 3.5" floppies fit and via which the
> disks are marginally more protected from crud in pockets and purse?

Hi Al,

I don't know of such a source, and frankly, I don't recommend you
bother looking. When I worked in the public rooms at Cornell, we actively
discouraged students from using those sleeves because they tend to
hold dirt and crumbs and the like, so putting the disk in the sleeve
after every use made sure that it was guaranteed to be in a dirty
environment. Loose floppies seemed to fare better if some caution
was taken. We did plenty of disk recovery, believe me.

Of course, the simple answer is to get a hard plastic case, which
will prevent the disk from being bent or the shutter from getting
munged. I've seen them in one, five, and ten disk sizes commonly,
and larger sizes are of course available as well, I'm sure.

cheers ... -Adam

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

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 16:41 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Dr Alun J. Carr)
Subject: Follow-up to FEA posting (C)

In the note covering my submision of a report about FEA on the Mac, my
thanks to those who responded got trimmed out. Here it is on its own.

Many thanks to the following people who reponded:

    Stephen Kawalko   <[e-mail]>
    Ernie Potenziani <[e-mail]>
    Mark Lankton <[e-mail]>
    Christos Giogas <[e-mail]>
    Guido Paccagnella <[e-mail]>

and most especially, for help above and beyond the call of duty:

    Bob Norton <[e-mail]>

I hope this is of some help.

Alun

A. J. Carr, Mech. Eng. Dept., UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Internet: [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 08:18:02 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Fonts won't move (R)

John Vandyk ask how to remove damaged fonts which resist,
with a -39 error, to being eliminated.

I have had the same problem. I don't know the deep reasons
for that but I solved the problem by restarting my Mac with
a minimum system on floppy disk. After that I opened the system
folder on hard disk, trashed the damaged fonts (and empty trash),
and restarted with the main system on hard disk.

It is a recipe but it explain anything. If someone know why it
happen, it would be interesting to know!

Normand Beaudoin

[e-mail]

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Date: 1 Nov 93 12:36:53 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Alain Waha)
Subject: Frozen Duo in the dock

>I too, have experienced the sudden freeze-up of my Duo when in the dock.
>I can't detect any sort of common situation which causes this to happen,
>and I believe I remember this issue was addressed on the digest, and that
>the ADB mouse was to blame.  Is this still in the hearsay category,
>or should I be hounding Apple about this?  Particulars are:  Duo 230, 12k
>memory, Mac 16" color display, System 7.1.  The mouse is the one with the
>light gray ball and feet, Maylasia-made.  Extended keyboard (which freezes
>up, too.)  Any particulars or pointers appreciated, and I'll summarize if
>warranted.

Apple half recognises this?  It certainly does not recognaze it in the UK, but
rumours abound of acknoledgement in the US.

I am certainly pleagued with it.  I am considering replacing my 210 under
waranty by claiming its keyboard is duff.  However, I am not convinced newer
machines are immune.  When did people with problems buy theirs?

Here, we have two 230's that are imune, one bought in Jan, the other in
April.
My 210 was bought in Feb and suffers alone.

I really would like to find an explanation and a solution.  I love the Duo
but,
it has lost me countless hours due to crashes.

Contributions welcome

Alain

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 10:29:26 -0600
From: Dennis D. Davison <[e-mail]>
Subject: Get Info (A)

>I'm having problems with the "Get Info" command on my Mac.  For some
>reason, doing a "Get Info" command on any kind of volume (HD,
>Floppy, Trash, etc.) will not execute.  This is a major
>inconvenience when it comes to icon editing, turning off annoying
>trash messages, etc.


Neil,

Remove SpeedyFinder7 and I believe you will find this problem gone.
I got flamed by several people for suggesting that SpeedyFinder7 was
a bad implementation of a good idea. (see info-mac V11 #210)

Hope this Helps,
Dennis
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 13:15:32 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Matthew Ahrens)
Subject: HD starts forever

if your issue is security, then you may want to get something like
SilverLining
+ and lock changes and/or access to the the HD's. I don't know of anything
that
+ will make it always boot from the HD, and i know (i think) that no software
+ sollution would work (at least on older macs that don't support ram disks)
+ because they always wipe all ram while restarting. i guess someone could
+ write something that would make a little ram disk, and it would patch
+ something to disable the floppy. of corse, soemone could alwys just kill the
+ juice to the mac and your ram would be dead, period (unless you have a PB
100.
+ ..).

as you see, the easiest thing to do is just password protect the HDs, you can
+ make it so that you can ccess but not change them, if you like, or limit all
+ access to them. This works if you boot from a floppy also, because it is
+ protected by the driver.

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

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 18:09:18 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Rob Kouwenberg)
Subject: How to reach rasterops/rasterhelp from the internet ? [Q]

Howdy !

I have for the readers a simple question :

How can I reach rasterops or it's help e-mail adres ( it used to be
[e-mail] ) ? My mailer bounced my e-mail back saying
that rasterops was locked from internet e-mail...

Tanx in advance, greetings, Rob Kouwenberg

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 09:15:36 +0100
From: "Olaf F. Normann" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Laserwriter 8.1.1

Hello!
[e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul) Writes:

>"LW 8.0 has proven to be at least 20% faster than the 7.x
>"family at our installation, and 8.1.1 seems to be even better.

But where do I find LW 8.1.1 ?? I have search around at bric-a-brac.apple.com
but I could'nt find it. neither on the last developer group CD.

Best regards Olaf F. Normann

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 8:37:46 NST
From: Dave G. Liverman <[e-mail]>
Subject: LC520 CD drive

A simple question, I hope....
A group I am involved with have recently purchased 2 LC520's for use in
an interactive display at a local science centre. We went with the LC520s
because of the built in speakers, and the cost was the same as an LCIII.
Anyway, the built-in CD drives are not needed in the display. Can these
be simply:-
1. Removed from the LC520 and installed in another modular MAC such as a
Centris (sorry, Quadra)?
2. Removed, and installed into a case to use as an external CD ROM?
Thanks
Dave Liverman, Newfoundland Geological Survey, St. John's, Newfoundland.
[e-mail]
(You are welcome to reply to me directly..)

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 14:38:48 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Michael E. Fotta)
Subject: Learning Excel Macro "language"

I am not sure if this is the right newsgroup, but its the first one with mac
in it in my file.

I am looking for a good book, newsgroup or any source to help me learn how to
build Excel macro's. The Apple reference texts are little help for real work.
MOst Excel books I've seen at bookstores do not really have much on macro
building. Is there an entire book on Excel macro's anywhere?

Thanks.

[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 14:04 BST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Learning Photography on Mac

Hi,
Does anyone know of any Mac-based (interactive) learning packages on basic/
advanced photography. We're trying to put one together here but don't want
to re-invent the wheel! Any relevent info would be welcomed.
TIA,
Peter Neill,
Faculty of Art & Design,
University of Ulster,
Belfast,
Ireland.

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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 93 23:43:49 CST
From: Winston <[e-mail]>
Subject: Line Link 14.4

To the guy who was having the Line Link problem, make sure that you use
the connector cable included with the modem, and not the one you were
using with your previous modem. I had this problem, and called the tech
support line, and they told me that they had a lot of problems with
folks doing that.

Add my name to the list of people who are fully satisfied with this
great bargain!

-- Winston

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 13:19:11 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Stefano Pelli)
Subject: Mac IIci power-up problems summary

  I post a short summary of the answers I got about the problems I am facing
  when
I try to power-up my Mac IIci.
  The cause can be related to three possible reasons:

- the **power-supply** &/or **logic board** (expensive!)
- the **motherboard battery**
- problems concerning the **internal HD**.

  [Note for the moderators: if the following summary is too long to be
  included as
a normal digest message, put it into a file in the info directory and cut
here]

  There have been answers going into quite different directions and I must
confess I do not know yet in which category my problems fall!

  **Rick Zaccone** says:

>I just had this problem repaired on my IIci.  When I brought it in,
>the technician said that two things cause this problem.  One is a bad
>logic board and the other is a bad power supply.  Replacing the logic
>board is expensive (about $600 with a trade-in).  Replacing the power
>supply is fairly cheap (about $130).  It was the power supply.

  On the same line **Scott Kaplan** explains how to diagnose if the problem is
caused by the power supply:

>I had the same IIci power supply problem, and finally, this summer, it got so
>bad that it wouldn't start up at all. If you can get your hands on a
>voltmeter, and hook it up to  pins 5 and 10 on the power supply's connector,
>dive for 0 volts (which is why the machine doesn't turn on...)  You won't
>always observe this, but after giving mine a few tries, I saw it start
slightly
>above five, and go down to under 1 volt in half a minute.
>what I had to do, sadly, is shell out to fix it. (Someone recommended that I
>resolder all connections, but I was unwilling to do that.  I'm not very good
>with that kind of thing, and I was afraid to mess with this and then plug it
>back into my Mac.)  So I sent it to a place called Maximum Fix Laboratories.
>If you would like to try that route, let me know. They fixed it for $87,
>although i think the price is now $97...But the thing does work just fine and
>has a warranty for 5 or 6 months on the work that they do. Much cheaper than
>the $350 you'd have to shell out otherwise for a new supply.

  A much less expensive solution is suggested by **Jerry Schuman**:

>I had a similar problem with an old Mac II.  You might try  replacing the
>battery on the motherboard.  They go bad and strange things start to happen.
It
>actually fixed my problem on the Mac II.

  A second thread gave the blame to hard-disk problems :

  **Robert Szarek** writes:

>A series of Mac IIci's were built with a 160Mb that was made
>by IBM. This was an expensive drive and later switched to
>a 230Mb Quantum. Some noted oddities with the IIci and IBM
>hard drive is that if the Mac is left powered off for more
>than 4 days. It would take the hard drive about 5 mins to
>startup. I've heard that this particular HD has a mechanism
>that does a complete diagnostic of the HD. During this
>process the drive is tested with spinups, and spindowns,
>simple constant long spins. There is also a test that checks
>the drive head calibration and will adjust accordingly. This
>calibration ensures that the heads are in optimal reading
>position. Position can be affected by thermal expansion
>of the platters and/or head themselves.
>
>I got all this info from an Apple tech, and a local systems
>integrator. My question is why is that only Mac IIci's with
>IBM HD's do this ? The answer was that the IBM HD was intended
>as a heavy duty drive ready for major abuse and long work
>cycles. When idle for extended periods of time the drive does
>this check + adjust routine.

>Since learning this info, I very rarely turn off my Mac IIci.
>I run the CPU always on except when on trips longer than a week.
>So far, every time I come back, I had to wait 5 to 8 mins for
>my Mac to restart. If I power the mac off for a day, it starts
>up immediately with no problems.

  This is not my case,anyway

  Finally **Kenneth Cheng-Lim Seah** points out:

>Perhaps it's the hard disk being unable to spin up.  What sort of drive
>do you have in there?  The old 80MB drive from Quantum has caused me
>no end of problems due to stiction - you might be able to get this
>fixed for free.  Or get a new drive (large one too!)

  I do have a Quantum HD, but I am stil trying to figure out what my
  particular
problem is. I think I will start from what I think is the easiest thing
to fix, i.e. the battery and then I will see what happens!

  As usual I thank all the people who answered my plea, and I hope this
  information
will be helpful also for other people (even if I hope that there are few
people out there with the same problems!).


      Stefano Pelli  [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 09:54:55 -0500 (EST)
From: Daniel Cwiertniewicz <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacPPP 2.0.1

I am having a problem with this version.  While it now works on the
various powerbooks, it tends to hang after about 5 minutes or so.  I
haven't had a chance to test this on other systems, but this occurred on
both a 160 and 180c.  If I get a chance later today I will test this on a
Mac II.

Daniel Cwiertniewicz                            Phone:  [phone]
Systems Analyst, Networking Support Group       Fax:    [phone]
Computing and Information Technology            E-Mail: DCWIERT@WAYNEST1 or
Wayne State University                          [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 12:13:58 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Bo Holst-Christensen)
Subject: MacTCP

In info-mac V11#215 [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst) writes:
>In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
>> Is there any other program out there that I can use to FTP directly to my
>Mac
>> without MacTCP or any other external program/device?
>
>Nope, not that I know of. To FTP directly to your Mac, it has to be
>on the Internet, and the only way to accomplish that is via MacTCP.

I remember that I have once used NSCA Telnet without MacTCP. The program
had it's own internal TCP stack, allowing the program to work without
MacTCP. I haven't tried lately, but I think this option is still in the
current version.
NSCA Telnet includes both a FTP server and client, so it should be possible
to FTP without MacTCP.


   Bo Holst-Christensen                                FAX: [phone]
   [e-mail]         [e-mail]         [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 12:13:58 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Bo Holst-Christensen)
Subject: MacTCP

In info-mac V11#215 [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst) writes:
>In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
>> Is there any other program out there that I can use to FTP directly to my
>Mac
>> without MacTCP or any other external program/device?
>
>Nope, not that I know of. To FTP directly to your Mac, it has to be
>on the Internet, and the only way to accomplish that is via MacTCP.

I remember that I have once used NSCA Telnet without MacTCP. The program
had it's own internal TCP stack, allowing the program to work without
MacTCP. I haven't tried lately, but I think this option is still in the
current version.
NSCA Telnet includes both a FTP server and client, so it should be possible
to FTP without MacTCP.


   Bo Holst-Christensen                                FAX: [phone]
   [e-mail]         [e-mail]         [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 12:01:06 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: MacTCP

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> I want a Mac program through which I can dial up the school's IBM-VM
> through my modem, and, from there, send & receive email and retrieve
> files from elsewhere, and download them over the modem to my Mac.  I
> currently use Kermit for that purpose but the interface is lousy.  I
> have used Fetch and I like the Mac-like interface, but Fetch doesn't
> seem designed to work through a modem.  I know that the few campus
> Macs that are networked and have Fetch on them utilize MacTCP, but I
> presume that I do NOT want MacTCP on my little home Mac, right?  I mean,
> my email address is FREE to me as a student, and it is located at the
> school's VM machine (dinosaur that it is).  MacTCP is for when you want
> your own Mac to have its OWN independent electronic address, right?

Wrong! Well sort of wrong. :-) MacTCP does give you your own address,
but it doesn't have to be the same one every time.

You most certainly can run MacTCP on your Mac at home, but you need
another program, either SLIP or PPP, to pretend your modem is a network
connection.

You do need a SLIP or PPP account to dial into, and I don't know if
VM machines support them or not. But, assuming you can get such an
account, you can run MacTCP and SLIP to enable the same sort of capabilities
as the networked Macs on campus have.

Ask your system admins about this stuff - you'll need their help anyway.
For gobs more information on the subject, see if you can browse through
a copy of my book at a bookstore to see if it would be useful. That's
why I wrote it. :-)

cheers ... -Adam

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

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 16:28 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Dr Alun J. Carr)
Subject: MacTCP (C)

In response to a query about MacTCP, the legendary Adam C. Engst (purveyor
of fine Macintosh electro-journalism (cyber-journalism?) to the masses)
writes:

>> Is there any other program out there that I can use to FTP directly to my
>Mac
>> without MacTCP or any other external program/device?
>
>Nope, not that I know of. To FTP directly to your Mac, it has to be
>on the Internet, and the only way to accomplish that is via MacTCP.
>

Not quite true, Adam. NCSA/BYU Telnet 2.5 has its own TCP/IP driver.It will
quite happily let you FTP to a remote site, and will also act as an FTP
server on the Mac. Admittedly, it is faster if you have MacTCP installed
and use that as the TCP/IP driver, but it _does_ work on its own (it even
supports SLIP connections).

Of course, what we _really_ need is for someone to take the NCSA/BYU TCP/IP
code and write a _freeware_ MacTCP clone (any takers?).

Alun

A. J. Carr, Mech. Eng. Dept., UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Internet: [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 19:23:09 PST
From: Brian R. Gaeke <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacX?

I have MacX 1.1.7 installed on my computer. When I launch it,
it says "None of the connection tools installed are working; make
sure that they are installed and try again." When I try to define
a new command, I can't select any connection tools other than
AppleTalk ADSP Tool, which won't connect over MacTCP to the Sun.
Where can I get a connection tool that will work?

Thanks.

Brian

--
Brian Gaeke, The Dimensional Gate Company   Internet E-Mail: [e-mail]
Finger my account for my PGP public key.

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Date: 1 Nov 93 11:50:00 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: MIDI FILE FORMAT HELP REQUEST

I want to modify a Pascal program I wrote that computes fractals to allow
it to output MIDI files instead of on-screen graphics.  This would let me
generate some rather random, yet pseudo-organized "music."  But I don't
know how the MIDI file format is organized.

Can anyone help me?

TIA,

Brandon Munday
[e-mail]
[e-mail]


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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 13:47:21 GMT
From: [e-mail] (mbb Bointon) (mbb Bointon)
Subject: Movieplayer features

How about a FAQ for all the QuickTime/Movieplayer tricks?

M

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 9:50 BST
From: Richard Lim <[e-mail]>
Subject: Nisus copy protection (C)

In Digest #215, Charlie Mingo (mingo@.panix.com) wrote:

>Note that I think Nisus's goose will be cooked by WordPerfect's
>competitive upgrade, which lets users of any other word processing
>program to get WP for $79.  Since WP handles all WorldScript modules,
>has no copy protection and costs much less, the choice seems clear.

What - you mean it's clear people in (say) the Middle East will now buy one
or two copies of Word Perfect to pirate?  ( :-) - I think.)  Seriously
though, I for one would like to know if Word Perfect is as WorldScript-
savvy as claimed.  I was told by others on the net that though version 2.1
was claimed to handle WorldScript, in practice it couldn't cope with right-
to-left languages any better than other ordinary word processors.  I'm
always suspicious of claims of WorldScript compatibility ("Oh look our
program displays Japanese, therefore it must be fully Kanji-compatible")
since they're easy to state and, I suspect, aren't internally tested.  Can
anyone who's actually tested WP 3.0 with non-Roman scripts please provide
more informed comment?

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

Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 13:00 -0500
From: P. T. Withington <[e-mail]>
Subject: OptiMem advertisement, pg. 52, MacWeek Vol7, #42 (Q)

    Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1993 15:03 EDT
    From: [e-mail]

    Check out page 52 in the latest MacWeek for a product that claims to make
    your mac use memory more efficiently. Sounds to me like this thing patches
    the behavior of the memory manager, which scares the hell out of me.
    Anyone
    have reactions, or any real hands-on experience with this thing???

My guess, without actually having used the product is that what it does
is turn on the CPU's memory management, but not run virtual memory.
Why?  Because the memory manager can be used simply to map from one
address to another.  Thus, if you have run and quit out of some
applications such that the total "holes" in memory are enough to launch
something, but they are not contiguous, you can use re-mapping to make
them look contiguous.

As I said, this is just a guess, from the ad copy.  And you can get the
same effect (coalescing the free holes in your memory) by simply
quitting everything and relaunching, so this isn't a product you "must
have"; but it's a clever use of the memory manager without comitting you
to a lot of disk space.

Wish I'd thought of it!

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 01:17:20 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Matt X. Herbison)
Subject: OptiMem software

Hello.  Has anyone used Jump Development's "OptiMem" software?  I think it
is supposed to dynamically adjust the amount of RAM allocated to the
programs you are using, thus optimizing the number of programs you can use
at once.  PLEASE respond if you have used this software. Thanks.

-Matt X. Herbison                       -Penn State University
[e-mail]                         -Apple Student Representative

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 11:56:40 -0500
From: Louis Mackey <[e-mail]>
Subject: Packaging info Sought

In Info-Mac 215 David denBoer writes:

>> Does anyone know of a packaging firm that can manufacture
>> CD ROM jewel cases with a FLOPPY DISK insert?

About 3 years ago (or so) I purchased some sony 3.5 inch floppies and each
can in its own Jewel box (slightly smaller than a CD box. I still have
several of these but consider them "Collectables" you might try calling Sony
and see if they still make these (I have not seen them for several years) or
could put you in touch with the manufacture of the boxes.

---I just did a check on the jewel boxes them self there is no manufacturer
printed on the box them self, and the insert says only Sony Corporation,
Tokyo Japan with made in japan listed in English/French/German. There is a
UPC code on the insert which might help it is 27242 40557.

Good Luck and if you find any please let me know I'd love to get some more of
these cases.




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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 09:57:17 -0500
From: [e-mail](Norm Friedman)
Subject: Plea to downloaders

Please people, when downloading ware to sumex, how about a line that
informs whether useful for system 6'ers or ONLY can be used for sys 7.
Would save us ancients some time.
thanks

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Date: Mon,  1 Nov 1993 16:08:48 -0500
From: Mike Hutchinson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Powerbook utilities:  summary

Many thanks to those who responded to my query about Powerbook utilities.

- Remote print spooling:  I needed something that would allow print jobs to
  be accumulated while the Powerbook was on the road and then print them in
  one fell swoop when reconnected to a network.  Several people mentioned
  "On the Road" by Palomar Software, which is being promoted as a "virtual
  connectivity manager" -- looks like an excellent solution.  It will store
  print jobs and faxes, automate common home/away tasks, etc.
- Smart network selecting:  I needed a utility that would check for Ethernet
  each time the Mac was booted and automatically switch to it in the Network
  control panel if it was there.  Several solutions were offered here, but it
  appears that On the Road handles this task as well.

-- Mike Hutchinson
   [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 18:25:27 -0500 (EST)
From: Seth Ness <[e-mail]>
Subject: publication quality output

hi,
for my medical school yearbook, in which each student gets to design their
page, i'd like to use computer stuff around my lab to make my page.

in general, i'm going to combine various photographs (scanned) with some
background and add text and stuff and some special effects.

i have access to an apple color one scanner, a mac IIci with grayscale
portrait monitor, a centris 610 with 16 inch apple color monitor, and an
HP 4M printer (600 dpi). i have adobe photoshop, canvas, quark express etc.

the yearbook page will be 8.5 X 11 and i assume glossy. and it will be
grayscale.

what resolutions and bit depths will i need to scan in photographs at?

will the output from the HP 4M be high enough quality to give to the
yearbook and look nice when published?

if not, do i need to find a proffessional service bureau, and what kind of
file do i need to give them?

theres an AV department on campus with an image setter, but they told me
they will only accept TIFF files that fit on one floppy or syquest and they
won't take segmented files. I suspect my page will be too big for that.(i
don't have a syquest).

any suggestions are welcome

thanks

Seth L. Ness                         Ness Gadol Hayah Sham
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 01 Nov 93 09:56:15 EDT
From: Larry Wink <[e-mail]>
Subject: Quicken 4 (A)

Akira <[e-mail]> asks:

> Is there any way that I can set Quicken up to automatically take out
> bank fees from my account?

Yes, there is.  Try the following:

1) In your bank account, select the transaction for the bank fees
and memorize it (command-M).
2) From the View Menu, select "Transaction Groups."  When the palette
appears click the "New" button.
3) The window that appears has three sections.  In the Transaction Group
section, enter a name for your "group" (maybe "Bank Fees"?) and select
the bank account from the popup menu.  In the Reminder Setting section,
select a frequency from the popup menu (monthly?), enter the next
date that the fees will be charged, and check the box labeled "Enter
Automatically".  Finally, in the bottom section place a check mark
need the transaction that you memorized in step 1.
4) Now save everything and the next time the bank fees are due,
Quicken will automatically post the transaction in your account register.

But on the larger question, Akira writes:

> If I can't get it to do this I will have to send it back.

SEND IT BACK IMMEDIATELY.  Quicken 4 has more bugs than the Amazon basin.
It is unstable and unpredictable.  Intuit technical support is total
inadequate and they DO NOT inform their customers of the availability of
bug fixes (few though these have been).  Intuit was reachable
on the Internet, but, since the release of Quicken 4, their site
(intuit.com) no longer exists.  Well, they can run but they can't
hide.  For those "happy" Quicken 4 users, the President of Intuit is
Scott Cook and his snail mail address is:

    Scott Cook
    President, Intuit
    MS 66
    P.O. Box 3014
    Menlo Park, CA 94026.

What say we let him know what we think of this product?

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

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 17:03:38 -0600
From: Bienvenu Sidney J <[e-mail]>
Subject: restart/shutdown freeze problem

Soem time back I asked for help on three problems I am having that I believe
are
extension-related.  I received help on two of the problems; the unsolved one
is
perhaps the most annoying.

Here's the deal:  Often when I shut down or restart, after it shuts down any
open apps, the Finder freezes.  I can still move the mouse, but other than
that
the computer is frozen.  Force-quitting the Finder ([Command][Opt][Esc])
generates a type 41 error.

What is a type 41 error?  Anybody know which extension is causing this?
(It's one of those in that list I gave in the original letter.)

Thanks in advance.                              -- Jay

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 13:27 EST
From: Don't Panic! <[e-mail]>
Subject: Stylewriter & WriteNow (two separate Qs)

Dear Netters,

First off:
Has anyone with a Stylewriter I experienced a warped piece of the body of the
Stylewriter?  Part of my sheet feeder is warped making the feeding mechanism
act up by first feeding in a sheet then grabbing the next sheet for printing
(what does this mean, how can this be fixed?).  The front end feeder does the
same thing and is harder to align the sheets so they print out fine. Does
anyone know how to fix a stylewriter so it prints on the first sheet that
feeds in?  Or should I find "An Apple Service Technician" to fix it?
It is 2 years old.

Second:
In WriteNow 3.0 I can't seem to tell the headers section not to print a 1 on
the first page, is there anyway of doing this without forcing all odd pages
not to have their page #s printed?

Thank you.
Sincerely,
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 10:03:24 -0500
From: [e-mail](Norm Friedman)
Subject: Stylewriter II

I notice info that ink for SWII is water soluable and will run.  Has anyone
experience with refilling cartridge with PERMANENT TYPE good inks.  I have
been told that Scripto is a good ink to refill with, and wonder if
permanent black could be used.
Replies to:
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1993 12:38:50 -0800 (PST)
From: "Frank Ripp, Ext 1313" <[e-mail]>
Subject: StyleWriter II - toxic ink

I've been checking out a replacement for our ancient ImageWriter I
printer. I looked at a StyleWriter II and printed out several
test pages, which I later showed to my wife.

Gale, who is allergic to many chemicals, sniffed the printouts and had an
immediate toxic reaction from the ink. I sniffed the printout, and yes,
it had a strong smell. She had a headache for an hour afterwards.

Note: We never had this problem with any output from any laser printer.

My questions are:

1. Would replacing the StyleWriter's ink cartridge with some other type of
ink make any difference?  Is this even possible?

2. Is this a StyleWriter-only problem, or is this a general issue
with inkjet printers in general?

Any info from out there in cyberspace would be greatly appreciated!

Frank Ripp  [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 01 Nov 93 18:40:36 EST
From: Murph Sewall <[e-mail]>
Subject: SuperDoubler 1.0 (not so Super)

I received the SuperDoubler package today that I ordered on 9/20/93.
It DOES NOT contain the promised DiskDoubler 4.0 (promised in the flyer).
It installs DD 3.7.7, CopyDoubler 2.0.2, and AutoDoubler 2.0.2. The
ONLY new thing seems to be CopyDoubler 2.0.2 in place of CopyDoubler Lite
2.0.2 that I already had.

I do not seem to have received $42.99 worth of upgrade.  What can you
tell me about DD 4.0?

/s Murph Sewall <[e-mail]>

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 14:51:50 CST
From: [e-mail] (Peter M Eckman)
Subject: Syquest HD Question

Hello all.
    I am considering purchasing a HD with removable carts
(Syquest format) and I have found ads for a couple of different
brands that I am considering.  Specifically, I am referring to the
PLI Infinity 40 and MACLAND drives.  The MACLAND drives are cheaper
(i.e. I can get one that uses 88mb carts for about the same price as
the PLI (which uses 44's), but I am aware that this might also be
indicative of the relative quality of the products.  The reason I am
writing is to ask for any advice on this matter or on the idea of
removable HD's in general.  I am not interested in the big-time
multi-gig storage items, but I looking for more HD space as I managed
to eat up the 80 MB on my IIsi quicker than I expected--the only
downside to places like SUMEX...fills up HD's! :)  My price range is
around $500.


I will post a summary if there is much interest in any replies...

Thanks in advance!

Peter Eckman

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 10:52:46 PST
From: Lance Ellinghouse <[e-mail]>
Subject: System 7.1

How can I get System 7.1? Is there a FTP site?
I need to get 7.1 ASAP and not sure where to look..
It has been a while since I installed anything on the
Mac we have.... (been using it as a terminal at home..)

Thank you,
Lance Ellinghouse
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 12:02:30 -0600 (CST)
From: [e-mail] (William Richard Jr Russell)
Subject: Text File Pagers, Small Summary

A while back I asked about programs for paging large text files. At
the time, I came up with a simple list of requirements:

 1)  Works on large files
 2)  Allows you to set font/style
 3)  Uses keyboard-based paging commands (space, pgup, pgdn, etc.)
 4)  Interprets common ASCII formatting commands
 5)  Interprets RTF files

I never found anything to satisfy requirments (well, call them
"hopes") 4 and 5. I did find 3 programs which satisfy some of the
requirements.

Easy View 2.33:

Easy View allows you to view text files, and of course it is able to
intelligently parse various plain-text file formats like setext, mail
files, digests, etc.

While it satisfies requirements 2 and 3, it has a fairly serious file
size limitation. I tried to look at several ~1 megabyte plain text
files, and I could not view anything beyond ~100K or so. It just stopped.
I hold out some hope that this limitation might be avoided if the files
were in setext format, but I really don't have the time to wrap them
in setext. In addition, several of the logical "sections" of the file
are very, very large... much larger than the apparent size limit
Easy View can see.

MoreOrLess:

The program was sent to me without any real indication of whether it
could be distributed or not. It does a fabulous job on files of any
size, but it's limited to 9 point Monaco. It uses the standard unix
more-style keyboard commands. I also get the impression that it is
seriously beta-level.

LookAtIt:

This was sent to me by a gentleman in Europe. It satisfies
requirements 1, 2, and 3, and is therefore the most complete program
I've yet found. While it will work with large files, it is slow and
requires a memory allocation slightly larger than the file you want to
view (hence, it would be very difficult to use it with 10MB files, for
example). Font size and type can be set, and it uses the standard set
of UNIX-like paging commands.

Unfortunately, I can't distribute these last 2 programs. Perhaps the
authors will make them generally available at some point in the near
future.

Rick Russell
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1993 14:42:44 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Transferring those large files over the net (C)

I second Jeff's suggestion.  Also, it would be nice to split the files
so that they fit easily on floppies.  There are few things more annoying
in life than to (finally) succeed in downloading a large file, only to
have to split it up so it can be transported to another mac.

Just my two bytes...

Darin Takemoto
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 14:58:41 -0600
From: "Vinko Tsui"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: TV viewing on MAC screen - how? (R)

>I have seen a PeeCee that has a card which allows it to show TV broadcasts
>directly on its monitor. The full screen is used, and it looks just like a
>real TV set (except the sound. Yeech). The card costs about $200 here.
>
>Is there such a creature for the MAC? I am not interested in capturing
>any pictures, just viewing TV. But don't skip info on this. I am sure
>that when it is available I shall be interested in capturing ;^>
>
Ilan,

Yes, there is. The only one I can think of is RadiusTV by Radius. Sorry, I
cannot give you a price or other product names.

I hope this helps!

-- Vinko
Vinko Enterprises, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, EMail: [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 12:37:10 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Dave Martin)
Subject: VideoSpigot

Hey, all.

I've been considering getting a VideoSpigot for my IIsi (though I'd want
the NuBus version since I've already got the NuBus adapter w/FPU in my
IIsi) and had a question that the ads don't really cover and salespersons
are usually not technically proficient enough to answer.

Does the VidSpig *only* do QuickTime-sized full-motion input or can it also
do full-screen (640x480) frame-grabs? Anyone have any pos/neg comments
about the VidSpig?
How about for ComputerEyes? (MacWarehouse says that it comes with a FREE
copy of Color!It 1.0--wow! You have to pay $8.37 for version 2.3 AND be one
of the first MILLION people to order it! <sarcastic grin>). I would prefer
to avoid the ComputerEyes/RT due to it being SCSI in nature (I just had a
horrible time with SCSI problems after installing a new external hard
drive--SCSI is too fragile to risk losing more files in order to capture
video), so if anyone has pos/neg reviews of the Color version of
ComputerEyes (NuBus), I'd be grateful.

Thanks in advance.

Dave

-- Dave Martin - TAMU/GERG - [e-mail] - [e-mail] --

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