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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 93 23:08:31 PST
From: The Moderators <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #228


Info-Mac Digest             Sun, 21 Nov 93       Volume 11 : Issue 228

Today's Topics:

      [*] abalone-12.hqx
      [*] alias-style-10.hqx
      [*] all-day-30.hqx
      [*] AppleScripts for THINK six 1.1.sit.hqx
      [*] Chinese Chess Pro v1.0.1
      [*] ChunkJoiner 1.0.4
      [*] chuuzr-101.hqx
      [*] Comfortable desktop textures
      [*] Dateline #41
      [*] file-buddy-18.hqx
      [*] finder-xtender-17.hqx
      [*] Folder Icon Cleaner 1.1
      [*] Greg's Browser 1.2
      [*] Greg's Buttons 3.1.3
      [*] GV Variables CCLs
      [*] JesusandRamen.ppat
      [*] joli-phone-301.hqx
      [*] list-files-10.hqx
      [*] mac-librarian-163.hqx
      [*] mem-init-205.hqx
      [*] menu-key-11.hqx
      [*] NCSA Mosaic for Macintosh 1.0
      [*] prophylaxis-101.hqx
      [*] put-away-10.hqx
      [*] quark-extension-collection.hqx
      [*] Quit It
      [*] SetupPartitions 1.0
      [*] Shareware FAQ in development
      [*] Shutdown Fade 1.0 (INIT)
      [*] Shutdown Fade 1.0 (source code)
      [*] SoftwareFPU 2.43
      [*] Sokoban 1.1.1 (a game)
      [*] Store2.1.fmp.cpt.hqx submission
      [*] verifile-10.hqx
      [*] Xavier's Browser (Yet Another Browser Program)
      #so-to-speak-10
      $99 14.4 KB modem from MacWarehouse
      16-bit graphics and Quadra 840AV
      1984 Movie & Fastback
      Address barcodes (Q)
      A good News Reader - Recommend?
      AOL to Internet
      AppleScript archives location ?
      A PPP, SLIP, TCP/IP question (?!) (A)
      AV machines and games (R)
      balloon help
      Calendar scheduling software? (R)
      Centris 610 and ehthernet card (R)
      CEToolbox 1.7... (2 msgs)
      Computer Games for Non-Computer Adults?
      CRC calculation (error detection)
      D410 Emulator
      DiskExpress II vs. Norton (summary)
      Duo Disaster--Modem and Memory Conflict!
      duos and multiple desktops
      e-mailing files from AOL to Internet (2 msgs)
      Email help needed!
      EnergyStar monitor software (Q)
      English-French Dictionary
      Fan-less FPDs for the Mac (Q)
      Finder problems
      Fooling a Sony CD
      GateKeeper 1.2.9 Crashes Mac
      Grepp
      Help on Finder needed
      Image 1.29 or later
      internet gateway for MS Mail
      JABBERWOCKY ACCORDING TO NEWTON
      Jeopardy
      LaserWriter 8xx?
      LaserWriter imagemask error
      LC -> LC475 (Q)
      Linelink 144e (HELP!!!!)
      long lines and word wrap from hell
      LW 8.1.1 & IIsi (A)
      Mac-emulation on X (X-Gator, PlanetX, ...?)
      Modem question
      NEC 3V monitor (Q)
      Note to moderators - re screensaver FAQ
      Offline news
      offline newsreading
      Pascal for System 7.1
      Pathways To Darkness Cheat
      Plus, Word 4.00 & StyleWriter II problem.
      PPP/SLIP/UUCP/etc.
      Preparing a used Mac for sale
      Q605 similarities to IIsi?
      Quadra 840av VRAM Needed
      SAM: still acting up
      SCSI - 80x86 and Mac together???
      SE/30 being naughty with floppy disks
      Summary :eXodus versus MacX
      TeachText's memory and PICTs
      TurboCAD
      Umich & After dark files, Thank you
      Umich Mac Archive via Gopher
      user of 'understanding neural networks' sought (Q)
      Using a Mac as a Copier
      Wanted: Claris XTND translator for Word-4-Windows
      ZTerm and 18pt Monaco

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 11:48:16 +0100
From: ecotax <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] abalone-12.hqx

This file contains version 1.2 Beta 1 of Abalone for the macintosh.

[archivists: this version can safely replace the 1.1 version.]

Changes since version 1.1:
 -------------------------
- ADDED NETWORK PLAY OPTION (actually the only 'Beta' part).
- recoded my favourite strategy in assembly.
- nicer graphics for color Mac owners.
- minor bug fixes.

Requirements:
 ------------
Any Mac running System 7.x (6.x won't do), min. 200k free RAM.
(two of these Macs and some cabling for network play, of course.)

Description:
 -----------
Abalone for the Macintosh supports two- and three-player games.
Each of the players can be a human player, the Mac or a net player.
A net player can either be a remote human player or a remote Mac.
You can play abalone almost any way you can think of, for example:
- solitaire against your Mac
- a three-player network game
- in 'demo' mode (Mac vs. Mac [vs. Mac])
- in 'Turing Test' mode: try to guess which of the two net players
  is the remote human player, and which the big Quadra.

For those who don't know about Abalone:
 --------------------------------------
Abalone is a board game for two or three players.
The original game is played on a nice-looking hexagonal board
with two or three colors of marbles on it.
The object of the game is to push off your opponents marbles, much
like a sumo wrestler tries to push his opponent out of the ring.
You may only push your opponents marbles in a certain direction
if you are 'stronger', that is you have more marbles lined up.
Sounds so simple, doesn't it?

[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/abalone-12.hqx; 84K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:24:48 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] alias-style-10.hqx

Alias Style 1.0

This is a Control Panel  that allows you to change
the style in which names of System 7 Aliases are written.
The default is italics which can be hard to read.

Full doc included.

I.m not the author.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/alias-style-10.hqx; 8K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:24:51 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] all-day-30.hqx

AllDay 3.0

AllDay is a tiny program styled after the well known
Macintosh Desk Accessories.

It+s only duty is to build a yearly calendar within a
separate window. Once displayed, it is possible to thumb
backward or forward through the years or to jump to a
certain year via a separate dialog.

Full doc included.

I'm not the author.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/all-day-30.hqx; 22K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 19:11:39 +0100
From: Reinder Verlinde <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] AppleScripts for THINK six 1.1.sit.hqx

These are three AppleScripts for use in combination with THINK 6.0 or
6.0.1. They require THINK Project Manager 6.0 or 6.0.1 and the Apple
Event Manager to run. To edit them you also need a Script Editor.

"Set THINK Options" is an utility to set the compiler options of
projects dropped on it. This is convenient when you have a
multi-project project (no pun intended) and want to set the 68881,
68020 etcetera options. Unfortunately it only makes it possible to
set or get _all_ the options related to a certain translator. THINK's
interface to get and set the individual switches is rather poor.

"THINK Bring Up to Date" is a droplet which opens and brings up to
date projects dropped on to it.

"THINK Remove Objects" is a droplet which does a "Remove Objects" on
projects dropped on to it.

These scripts may be freely modified and distributed as long as this
accompanying documentation is included and modifications are clearly
indicated. I specifically give permission to distribute them on the
Infomac and Arizona Macintosh User group CD's.


Revision history:

1.0 (931018)
   Initial release
1.1 (931117)
   Added phrase launch application "THINK Project Manager"
   to prevent TPM from asking which project to open at launch

Reinder Verlinde
([e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/applescripts-for-think6-11.hqx; 21K]

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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1993 14:18:50 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Chinese Chess Pro v1.0.1

Hi,

The Chinese Chess Pro v1.0.1 is enclosed.

Chinese Chess Pro is a shareware Chinese Chess progrram.
It needs System 7.0 to run.

People can play Chinese Chess over an appletalk network using the program.
They can also chat while they are playing.

The program strength is pretty good when playing in a fast CPU.

There are many other features. Please read the documents in the package
to find them out.

Tie Zeng

[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/chinese-chess-pro-101.hqx; 364K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 12:32:37 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Alex Rodella)
Subject: [*] ChunkJoiner 1.0.4

ChunkJoiner is a small utility that lets you join (concatenate)
any number of files in a single chunk. To use it, simply select
the files you want to join, and drag&drop them onto ChunkJoiner.
You will be asked the "type" and "creator" for the newly
created file. You will be also asked for the name of the
application which can open the resulting file; I have added
this because the Finder 7.x can read this name and show it
to the user if the application is not present.
ChunkJoiner works on any Macintosh, but it
**requires** System 7 or later.
Life is easier with a drag&drop interface.

New in 1.0.4:
The registration form greedily asked for $10 instead of $5;
various minor fixes.
It seems that the new Sound Manager and/or the Speech Manager
want too much stack space, so that sound playing often failed.
I increased my stack requirements, even if I think this is a bug
in the Apple Managers.

Enjoy yourself and remember the $5 shareware fee!

Fabrizio Oddone

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/chunk-joiner-104.hqx; 32K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:25:06 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] chuuzr-101.hqx

Chuuzr 1.01

Chuuzr is an INIT/cdev that allows you to quickly mount server
volumes from a hierarchical menu from the Chooser menu item and
through standard file dialogs.

Full doc included

I.m not the author.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/chuuzr-101.hqx; 33K]

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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 20:01:32 CST
From: [e-mail] (Michael A. Long)
Subject: [*] Comfortable desktop textures

    This is an attempt at some desktop textures.  I am not
sure where to put it maybe in gui.  I tried to use colors that
didn't hurt my eyes like some of the textures that came with
the new version of desktop installer (2.1).  BTW most of the
textures look the best in thousands of colors but look pretty
good in 256 also.  I do not recomend any one with any thing
less than 256 colors use this texture file.

send comments, suggestions, requests, ect... to:

[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/comfy-textures.hqx; 205K]

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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 13:56:13 -0600
From: "BIESECKER" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Dateline #41

Here is the latest and greatest edition of the Star Trek Newsletter.  This
file
is uploaded with the permission of the editor (Bill Mason).

I know that the Datelines used to be in this archive prior to the
reconfiguration, but I have not been able to find them since.  I will attempt
to gather all prior editions, and upload them as well.

For all you Trekkies/Trekkers/Trek-Nuts out there that are thinking of
downloading this, DO IT!!!  A lotta info about the new Star Trek series, and
some information on the upcoming ST-TNG movie!

Happy reading...

Aloha from Hawaii!!!
-Ted
([e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/per/star-trek-newsletter-93-11-15.txt; 24K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:25:52 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] file-buddy-18.hqx

File Buddy 1.8

File Buddy provides several Get Info options.
File Buddy's default drag&drop behavior (and main reason
for being) is to present the user with Get Info dialog box
containing extensive information about the item dropped.

Full doc included.

I'm not the author.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/file-buddy-18.hqx; 128K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:12:54 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] finder-xtender-17.hqx

FinderXtender 1.7

FinderXtender is a System Extension for the Finder 7. It gives powerful folder
management function to your Finder. You can directly open specific folder or
System related folders without opening multiple windows. FinderXtender
universal
launcher can open any kinds of Application, Deskaccessary, Control Panel and
Documents.

Full doc included.

I'm not the author

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/finder-xtender-17.hqx; 32K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 12:33:45 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Alex Rodella)
Subject: [*] Folder Icon Cleaner 1.1

Folder Icon Cleaner is a small utility that lets you get rid
correctly of those space and time wasting custom icons, sticked
right there on your folders.
The Finder keeps every folder icon in a separate hidden file.
The known versions of the Finder (7.0, 7.0.1, 7.1) do not
delete this file when removing a custom folder icon. They only
delete the icon resources from the file. Note that no other
information is kept into these Icon files. Folder Icon Cleaner
correctly removes the icon by deleting the file (and by updating
the Use custom icon attribute of the folder). No data is lost,
you only gain a little more free space on your disk.
You can even erase every custom folder icon on your disk.
Folder Icon Cleaner can only be used under System 7 or later;
however, it is rather useless on a System 6-or-older Macintosh.
Life is easier with a drag&drop interface.

New in 1.1:
Fixed all the problems common with ChunkJoiner.
Redesigned the dialog appearing when you drag&drop a disk.
No more asks for confirmation if the folder you dropped
has no custom icon.

Enjoy yourself and remember the shareware fee!

Fabrizio Oddone

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/folder-icon-cleaner-11.hqx; 34K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 22:00:16 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Mr_G._Landweber_student_tel_2-73550)
Subject: [*] Greg's Browser 1.2

Greg's Browser v1.2 (20 November 1993)  (c)1991-93 Gregory D. Landweber
REGISTRATION FEE: US $10 or UK #6          Internet: [e-mail]

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

PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENTATION FILE! Odds are that you will discover a
few "new" features that have been included since version 1.0...

Changes since version 1.1
 ------------------------
o The Browser has a sleek new 3d grayscale interface ala System 7 Pro.
o You can now resize the Browser window to show four file list panes.
o You can now drag and drop the large file icon onto application bookmarks.
o The file list title pop-ups and bookmarks now behave more intuitively.
o The Browser will now do a "Get Info..." or "Reveal" if you select files
  while holding down the <option> or <control> keys respectively.
o The scrolling keys on the extended keyboard now work correctly, and if
  you don't have the extended keyboard, you can use the numeric keypad.
o Lots of minor changes, bug fixes, and improvements.

Greg's Browser requires System 7 and Color QuickDraw.

"After a few hours, you begin to wonder how you managed without it."
 -- MacFormat Magazine, December 1993

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/gregs-browser-12.hqx; 64K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 21:59:55 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Mr_G._Landweber_student_tel_2-73550)
Subject: [*] Greg's Buttons 3.1.3

Greg's Buttons v3.1.3 (20 November 1993)   (c)1991-93 Gregory D. Landweber
REGISTRATION FEE:  US $15  or  UK L10      Internet: [e-mail]

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

Changes since v3.1.2
 -------------------
Fixed two minor conflicts with the system font substitution feature:
o It now works with FrameMaker 4 (just ignore FrameMaker's font warnings).
o It no longer messes with Geneva 12 (which it should never have done).

Changes since v3.1
 -----------------
o Fixed the conflict with the Now Menus application substitution feature.
o Added Palatino 14 to the list of substitute system fonts.
o You can now register online using CompuServe (but CompuServe gets 15%).
o Please note that I fixed the conflict with Now Compress in version 3.1.

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

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

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/gregs-buttons-313.hqx; 68K]

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Date: 17 Nov 1993 11:35:35 -0700
From: "Peter Thornewell" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] GV Variables CCLs

Global Village Teleport Vary and GV PP/G&S Vary

These two CCL scripts are used with AppleTalk Remote Access and the Global
Village Teleport Gold and PowerPort Gold and Silver modems respectively. They
allow the user to choose the maximum speed that they wish to communication
at.
I wrote this because some of the phone lines I dial in from a pretty bad and
although the modems may eventually connect at 14.4 they soon lose they carrier
etc. and crash. It is much easier in this situation to simply try and connect
at a lower speed. Previously, I had hacked some CCL's and each one would
connect at a certain speed. However, this is tedious as it the appropriate
script has to be selected each time from the Remote Access Setup Control
Panel.
Using this CCL I just choose the speed I want and that's it.

Note: The PowerPort and Teleport modems have a very different command set and
functions. When using either 12000 baud or 7200 baud with the Teleport that is
the only speed at which you can communicate. ie If you try to connect to a
modem that does not support these rates then the connection will fail.
However,
with the PowerPort series communication can take place at a lower rate if
12000
or 7200 is not supported.

How It Works:

The ARA CCL language supports a command 'ASK'. This allows the user to type in
a text string. This string can then be printed, either to the screen or to the
modem. (As far as I know I can't do any string comparisons with it, or access
it in any other way!! If any one knows any different please let me know.) This
string is then sent out to the modem which has had 'echo' enabled. The string
is then read back in from the modem and is then compared with 300,1200,.... to
select the appropriate speed via either modem 'AT' or ARA 'serrest' commands.

Please note that these scripts have no yet been approved by Global Village and
are supplied as is with no warrenty etc. However, they work for me and that's
all I was ever bothered about anyway.

 Have fun , and let me know if there are problems,

Pete Thornewell ([e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/ara-gv-variables-ccls.hqx; 12K]

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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 23:00:04 -0800
From: David Sanson <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] JesusandRamen.ppat

This is a ppat resource (128x128) I drew of a crucified Jesus on a field of
Ramen wrappers for use with any backround pattern program such as
BeforeDark...
It is freeware.
David Sanson
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/jesus-ramen-texture.hqx; 7K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:13:13 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] joli-phone-301.hqx

JoliPhone 3.0.1

Very nice address book. Lots of features and graphic
interface well done.

THIS PROGRAM IS IN FRENCH.

Doc included on-line.

I'm not the author.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/joli-phone-301.hqx; 186K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:26:24 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] list-files-10.hqx

List Files 1.0

List Files is a very straightforward utility that creates
text catalogs of any folder or disk you drag on it.
The text file can be edited and saved for later use
(you'll be able to read or print it with any word processor
or text editor). Text catalogs are a very convenient way to
keep track of unmounted volumes (like floppies or SyQuest's)
because they are small, easy to read and easy to search.

List Files takes full advantage of System 7, but it will also run
on older systems (the minimum version required is 4.2). Just use
the "OpenI" menu item instead of System 7's drag & drop method.

Full doc included

I.m not the author.

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/list-files-10.hqx; 35K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:26:43 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] mac-librarian-163.hqx

MacLibrarian 1.6.3

MacLibrarian is a disk management and a disk labeling program. You can create
professional looking labels for your library of disks by simply drawing a
template and then letting MacLibrarian fill in the areas such as disk name,
serial number, file name and more. If you want to add pictures to your labels
then simply define the area and paste the picture into the area.

Full doc included.

I'm not the author.

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/mac-librarian-163.hqx; 402K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:26:53 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] mem-init-205.hqx

MemINIT 2.0.5

Displays the memory use of applications and finder in the
menu bar and/or as a pie replacing the apple

Full doc on-line.

I.m not the author.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/mem-init-205.hqx; 26K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:13:34 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] menu-key-11.hqx

MenuKey 1.1

The MenuKey INIT is a very small program which, when loaded at bootup, will
show
a small template whenever the command-key is being held down. This can help
users becoming accustomed to a new package to learn command-key menu options
without having to search the menus themselves.

Full doc included.

I'm not the author.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/menu-key-11.hqx; 20K]

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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 12:16:50 CST
From: [e-mail] (Jim Browne)
Subject: [*] NCSA Mosaic for Macintosh 1.0

NCSA Mosaic for the Macintosh - 1.0 Release

NCSA Mosaic is COPYRIGHTED by the University of Illinois.  See
copyright notice in the ftp directory and on-line.

[Mosaic is a WWW client.  --isl]

To run this tool you will need the following; System 7.0 (or higher),
MacTCP (2.0.4 is preferred - 1.x has bugs that will result in memory
problems) and a network connection (Apple Remote Access can be
used through a modem for the network connection).

NCSA Mosaic should function on all types of Macintoshes, including
the SE and the Classic.

Enjoy
Mosaic for the Mac Development Team.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/ncsa-mac-mosaic-10.hqx; 651K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:27:04 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] prophylaxis-101.hqx

Prophylaxis 1.0.1

Prophylaxis is a system extension that forces the user to enter
a password whenever the Mac is turned on. It is not difficult
for a knowledgeable Mac user to bypass Prophylaxis, but it
provides enough protection to prevent the casual user from
messing with your Mac while you arenUt there.

Full doc included.

I.m not the author.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/prophylaxis-101.hqx; 7K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:27:13 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] put-away-10.hqx

About Put AwayI 1.0

Put Away is a System 7 drag & drop utility which puts files
in folders based on file types and creators, much like the
System 7 Finder puts System-specific files in special folder
locations. You can configure Put Away to recognize as many
types and creators and folder locations as you wish.

Full doc included.

I.m not the author.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/put-away-10.hqx; 20K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:27:27 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] quark-extension-collection.hqx

A few Xtensions from different authors and sources.

This is a short description of what they do.

Stamp 3.1
QuarkXTension for date & time stamping.

SpeedOpen
Gives the ability to specify a default behaviour for the case of
different settings. The command Utilities:SpeedOpenI opens a
dialog, that offers three options.

PrintStatus
Adds an item to the Utilities menu, appropriately enough called
PrintStatus. Selecting it will turn a check mark on or off.
If the check mark is turned on the the status box will be
displayed when printing.

PiXize 1.1
Adjusts the size of the selected picture box to match the bounds
of the picture within it.

ChangeCase XTension
Allows QuarkXPress users to change the case of characters in text
boxes to either uppercase or lowercase by choosing the appropriate
menu item from the Utilities menu.ASave 3.1

ASave
Adds a hierarchical auto-save menu to the Utilities menu. If one
of the time items is checked, Quark will automatically save the
current (frontmost) document after the elapsed (checked) time.
A "Save As..." option is also available.

Stars and Stripes
To work with underlines and starbursts. Many features.

Full docs included.

I'm not the author

[Archived as /info-mac/app/quark-extension-collection.hqx; 109K]

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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 19:54:58 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Berrie Kremers)
Subject: [*] Quit It

Here is yet another Control Panel that competely violates all style guide
rules.

A Macintosh is very easy to use, but neverteless there are naive users
(like my dear Rianne) who don't understand anything about processes etc.
All they see is windows on the screen, and to stop working they just close
the window using the close box. But this leaves the application open, which
can lead to confusion on one side, and on a shortage of memory on the other
side. Quit It can take away this problem: whenever the last window of an
application is closed using the close box, it will quit the application.
That's all there is to it.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/quit-it.hqx; 28K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 12:36:40 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Alex Rodella)
Subject: [*] SetupPartitions 1.0

SetupPartitions is a neat utility that lets you create more
than one Macintosh partition on a hard disk formatted with
Apple HD SC Setup.
It _requires_ at least System 6.0.4 to run.

Quadra AV users will particularly appreciate SetupPartitions:
in fact, it seems that the only driver exploiting the new
awesome hardware capabilities of the AVs is the Apple one.
So you want to format with Apple HD SC Setup.
Since these days hard disks are pretty huge, you also want
to partition. So you want SetupPartitions.

Enjoy yourself and remember the shareware fee!

Fabrizio Oddone

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/setup-partitions-10.hqx; 24K]

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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 18:50:53 -0400
From: Steve Franklin <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Shareware FAQ in development

   The following file discusses my proposal for the development of a
Shareware_faq for the internet Macintosh community. The FAQ is not intended
to be a pointer to the LATEST versions of software, nor is it geared to the
well-weathered or experienced Macintosh user. Rather, it is a starting point
to the new-users that are introduced to Internet, that might be somewhat
intimidated by the volume and size of sumex-aim or mac.archive. Finding
files on internet is no problem, but sometimes finding 'good' or popular
files is more challenging.

    Please read the following article carefully, and do not hesitate to put
forward any recommendations or suggestions pertinent to this file's
development. I apologize if you feel this mail is unwarranted, and if
you are offended I recommend that you delete the mail and send me a nasty
note in response. Thank you in advance for your time, and I look forward
to any response you might have.

    Steve Franklin
    [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/shareware-FAQ-draft.txt; 20K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 14:46:58 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Mark Pilgrim)
Subject: [*] Shutdown Fade 1.0 (INIT)

Shutdown Fade will cause your Macintosh to fade all attached screens to black
every time it shuts down.  This INIT is free and is distributed under the GNU
General Public License; complete C source code will be uploaded to the archive
sites.  If you do not have FTP access, e-mail the author for a copy of the
INIT, the source code, or a list of other programs by the same author.  The
address is [e-mail].

This INIT will only work on monitors with gamma -- the Mac II line, and any
color Mac with a non-built-in monitor.  (It has not been tested on a Color
Classic; if anyone has one and feels like testing, please let me know if it
works.)  Please report any bugs/comments/suggestions to [e-mail].

Shutdown Fade 1.0 is copyright 1993, Mark Pilgrim, MerriMac Software Group.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/shutdown-fade-10.hqx; 18K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 14:48:22 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Mark Pilgrim)
Subject: [*] Shutdown Fade 1.0 (source code)

Shutdown Fade will cause your Macintosh to fade all attached screens to black
every time it shuts down.  This INIT is free and is distributed under the GNU
General Public License; this archive contains complete THINK C 6.0.1 source
code and project files for the INIT.  If you do not have FTP access, e-mail
the author for a copy of the INIT, the source code, or a list of other
programs by the same author.  The address is [e-mail].

This code demonstrates the basics of INIT initialization and loading,
shutdown procedures, and advanced gamma work. This code will only work on
monitors with gamma -- the Mac II line, and any color Mac with a non-built-in
monitor.  (It has not been tested on a Color Classic; if anyone has one and
feels like testing, please let me know if it works.)  Please report any
bugs/comments/suggestions to [e-mail].

Shutdown Fade 1.0 is copyright 1993, Mark Pilgrim, MerriMac Software Group.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/shutdown-fade-10-c.hqx; 44K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 00:03:50 -0800
From: [e-mail] (John Neil)
Subject: [*] SoftwareFPU 2.43

A utility which allows applications requiring a Floating Point Unit (FPU)
to work on computers without one, such as the LC, IIsi, Classic II, Color
Classic, and some PowerBook or Performa models.  Drop this control panel
into your System folder and many applications that formerly crashed will
begin working.  SoftwareFPU requires a 68020 or 68030 processor.

Version 2.43 disables operation on 68LC040 machines.  Unfortunately, the
68LC040 CPU has a bug in it that prevents SoftwareFPU from working
properly.

SoftwareFPU is a shareware product.  If you download it, please send $10 to:
John Neil, P.O. Box 160699, Cupertino, CA 95016.

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/software-fpu-243.hqx; 71K]

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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 93 16:27:41 CST
From: Scott Lindhurst <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Sokoban 1.1.1 (a game)

Sokoban 1.1.1 is an update to Sokoban 1.1.  (Not to be confused with
MacSokoban, another implementation of the same game).

Version 1.1.1 fixes a bug that caused graphics to be all black on some
machines with monochrome monitors.  If you don't have this problem,
then there's no need to download this update.

Sokoban is a game, or maybe a puzzle.  You push treasures around a maze.
Sounds simple, right?  Wrong!  There's not much room to turn around,
and you have to be careful not to get a treasure stuck in a corner
(you can't pull, just push).  And the treasures are too heavy to push
two at once, so don't get one stuck against another.  Fortunately you
can undo the last 500 moves and save your position.

The game is easy to play, but hard to solve.  But all 85 levels are
solvable, and once you solve them all, you can always make up your own.

Sokoban has been available on Unix machines for a long time; this
is a rewrite for Macintosh.  It's FreeWare and works under any
system from 4.1 up (including system 7) on the Mac Plus and newer (and
probably even the 512Ke, but I don't know anyone who has one).

Scott Lindhurst                         [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/game/sokoban-111.hqx; 42K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 13:17:52 -0600
From: "John Doe" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Store2.1.fmp.cpt.hqx submission

The enclosed file is Store2.1.fmp.cpt.hqx.  It is a FileMaker Pro V2.0
template
designed to keep track of information pertaining to a store's sales,
inventory,
accounting, expenses, purchases, and payroll.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/filemaker-pro-store-21.hqx; 187K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:27:59 GMT
From: "J. Rossi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] verifile-10.hqx

Verifile 1.0

Verifile is a small utility that calculates a checksum and
a CRC32 on both the data and resource forks of any file that's
dropped on it. This is useful if you want to compare two files
that are not on the same machine without having to copy them
over a network or modem connection. If the hexadecimal numbers
displayed by Verifile match, chances are that the two files
are equal.

Full doc included

I.m not the author.

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/verifile-10.hqx; 34K]

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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 17:07:58 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Matthew Xavier Mora)
Subject: [*] Xavier's Browser (Yet Another Browser Program)

Enclosed is a browser like program. I was toying with the idea of making
a browser like library that programmers could use. In about four hours
this is what I came up with. Obvious things still need to be added
(like the finder's triangles) but I don't know if its worth the effort. If
you think you would like a program like this or could use a library like
this, email me and I'll see if there is a big enough response.

This runs on system seven only for now.

Xavier

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/browser.hqx; 49K]

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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 21:45:33 -0600 (CST)
From: Mark Vellek <[e-mail]>
Subject: #so-to-speak-10

Okay, the first one was corrupted, but is the second also? I haven't had
any success with this one either...

Mark Vellek
Columbia, MO (whereisthat?)
([e-mail])

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

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 93 17:42:07 -0500
From: [e-mail] (William Edwards)
Subject: $99 14.4 KB modem from MacWarehouse

It seems too good to be true.  Has anybody ordered this?  Please
respond by email, and I will summarize.  Thanks.

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

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 10:16:19 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Michael LeBlanc)
Subject: 16-bit graphics and Quadra 840AV

We have noticed a problem with the Quadra 840AV when viewing 24-bit
graphics in the "Thousands" color mode-- the pictures should dither, but
instead they draw to the screen with unsightly banding.  The same images
viewed on a Centris 650 using "Thousands" look okay.  The problem seems to
be with Color QuickDraw, since all programs seem to exhibit the same
behaviour-- QuickTime apps, Painter, and Authorware, for example.

Has anyone else seen this, and is there a fix?


Michael LeBlanc, [e-mail]
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
5163 Duke Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3J 3J6

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

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 18:34:25 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <[e-mail]>
Subject: 1984 Movie & Fastback

Among the other truly stupid things I've done lately is invite folk who
want the 1984 commercial to send me their favorite backup program if I
don't have it, so I can copy the 13+ megabyte file to floppy for them.

This evening I realized that I never should have offered a blanket
invite. One of our net colleagues sent me Fastback 3.0 and the right
number of HD floppies. I was never a fan of the Intel-Inside version of
Fastback. One of our DOS Pukes (no offense) ordered the program a while
back, and it was nothing but trouble. No one would figure the naughty-
wording thing out.

Fifthgen is consistent. I couldn't figure out Fastback's Mac incarnation.
I spent a good four hours diddling with that sucker today. After an hour
I thought I had a good backup. A bit much, but I was in "learner" mode.

Not feeling real comfy with the program, I figured I had best see if I
could re-create the file from floppy. The first attempt yielded (1) a
request for Disk 1 and (2) a request for Disk 10 and (3) an alert that
Disk 10 did not logically follow Disk 1. Oh boy. I'm in trouble.

Three hours and a lot of Tums after that, I got something onto floppy
that I could re-create. No, I'm not quite sure how. There were a few
double Scotches among those Tums. Even with those ameliorating factors,
neither wife nor dog will speak to me. It seems I got mean.

The upshot? First off I don't recommend Fastback to anyone with a wife
or dog. Or to anyone without a lot of Tums and Scotch. Second off, if you
want a copy of 1984 from me, prettyplease don't ask for it as a Fastback
archive. At best I'll ignore your request.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 21:30:18 PST
From: "Don W." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Address barcodes (Q)

As a satisfied -- and registered -- user of Jim Leitch's (sp?)
Address Book, I'd like to get something similar for my wife
for Xmas: for her PC.  I've read several package blurbs
at local stores, but none gives a clue whether it prints
Canadian postal barcodes as well as those of the U.S. Postal
Service, as Address Book does.

Can any of our Canadian subscribers help?  Or can anyone point
me in the right direction?

My apologies for posting a PC query to the Mac flagship list;
no idea where else to ask, though.  I'm a Macfanatic, and
she likes DOS.  The only disagreement we've ever had...

Replies offlist very much appreciated.

Don W. ([e-mail])

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

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 09:07 CDT
From: Dave Faulkner Academic Computing <[e-mail]>
Subject: A good News Reader - Recommend?

Netters,

Our campus finally has in place a news service.  Would someone please
recommend a good Mac news reader to use with our usenet feed. If you
know the location of the reader on the net I would appreciate a point in
that direction.

Please respond privately if you feel that this is not important to
the other participants on the list.

many thanks for your time,
Dave Faulkner   [e-mail]

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

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 09:49:46 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: AOL to Internet

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> >My brother has an AOL account, and I have only an Internet address.
> >He tried sending me a binhexed file by appending it to an e-mail;
> >unfortunately, while his e-mail got through to me, the appended
> >binhexed file did not.  My question is, How does one send a bihexed
> >file from AOL to an Internet address?  (I've successfully e-mailed
> >him binhexed files.)  Thanks for your help.

> In the AOL software, he needs to do an "Attach File".  This will
> automatically attach whatever file he specifies to the end of his email.

Unless something has changed recently, this does not work when sending
through the Internet gateway. The only way to do it would be to BinHex
the file, split it into 25K or so chunks and then send each one in
the body of a separate message.

cheers ... -Adam

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

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

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 10:55:57 +0100
From: Hans Magnus Aus <[e-mail]>
Subject: AppleScript archives location ?

Can someone tell me where I can find AppleScript examples?
Cheers, Hans Aus, Wuerzburg, [e-mail]

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

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 93 17:19:59 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Robert E. Winston)
Subject: A PPP, SLIP, TCP/IP question (?!) (A)

 > I have no idea what the list of acronyms means, but I see them
 > all the time, and a little while ago I was looking on the DEC
 > server 100 I dial into (the help files) and you guessed it!
 > Acronym city!!

The short answer: TCP/IP is the set of protocols that allow the diverse
machines on the Internet to communicate amongst themselves.

PPP & SLIP permit TCP/IP to be transmitted over dial-up modem serial lines.

A good source of info about anything related to Mac communications is the
FAQ from Usenet's comp.sys.mac.comm newsgroup.

The latest version is always available by mail (or ftp) from:

[e-mail]

Send the message:

send pub/usenet/comp.sys.mac.comm/c.s.m.c_FAQ_[1_4]
send pub/usenet/comp.sys.mac.comm/c.s.m.c_FAQ_[2_4]
send pub/usenet/comp.sys.mac.comm/c.s.m.c_FAQ_[3_4]
send pub/usenet/comp.sys.mac.comm/c.s.m.c_FAQ_[4_4]

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

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 15:57:26 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Bruce Kahn)
Subject: AV machines and games (R)

  There are known problems w/the AudioVision monitor.  To get the full
scoop I recommend you call the local dealer (who should know the full
details and what to do) or 800-SOS-APPL.  There is a section in the
automated system for AV (or was it just Quadra) problems and its a
'voicemail FAQ' they have ready for you to get the info on...

  As for problems w/games, Ive had the same problem on the Quadra 840AV.
It generally not a problem w/the hardware but more the programs that cut
corners and write directly to the sound chip rather than use the Sound
Manager (Brodie: I hope you get a fix for Shanghai before XMas, my wife is
nagging me every day about it...:^) ).  In any case, not much Apple can do
for those who dont obey the rules (at least the ones at the time they
release the program)...  Call the game maker and ask for a fix or scream
loudly!

Bruce
Bruce <I-wont-give-my-middle-initial> Kahn   Phone [phone]
Data General Corporation, Westboro MA USA    INet: [e-mail]

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

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 19:57:24 GMT
From: Sven Guckes <[e-mail]>
Subject: balloon help

[e-mail] writes:

>I heard from a friend that there is something out there to disable
>the balloon help on a mac.  Do you know of such an application?

ResEdit.  ;-)

SpeedyFinder 1.5.4.

Sven :)

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

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 10:51:06 EST
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Calendar scheduling software? (R)

Mark Allen asked:
MA>I'm seeking recommendations for software (commercial, shareware, public
MA>domain) to keep track of upcoming events and things to do by certain
dates.
MA>What I'm looking for in particular are programs that allow me to enter
MA>action items tied to specific dates.

Now-Up-To-Date would probably meet this need very nicely.  It has the
ability to remind the user for both events and to-dos.  It can also
carry over the reminder if the user doesn't acknowledge it.  (Sometimes
I think it does to good of a job--it can be very persistant, and
sometimes close to annoying in reminding me of things!  ;-)

The current version of NUD (version 2.1) couples with Now's new
Now Contact. Events and to-dos can be tied to individuals and
companies in the Now Contact database.

Jeffrey Fritz
[e-mail]
West Virginia University

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

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 10:58:56 EST
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Centris 610 and ehthernet card (R)

[e-mail] asked:
>I bought a Centris610 with a built-in ethernet card. But I am using the
>computer at home. So any suggestion of how the ethernet card can be put to
>good use?

Well, you could call your local telephone company and ask for an
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line.  Various companies
sell ISDN Ethernet bridges at reasonable prices (Combinet, Digiboard,
Network Express, etc.).  You can then plug your Centris into the
bridges and have 128,000 to 200,000 bits per second connectivity
to your campus or office LAN.

This is not as far out as it may seem.

Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
[e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 15:17:53 GMT
From: Caughill <[e-mail]>
Subject: CEToolbox 1.7...

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

>Hi netters!

>I am a big fan of this wonderful product called QuicKeys, and I upgraded to
>version 3.0. I installed it three weeks ago, and I have some problems since
>then. I really think they are related to CEToolbox, version 1.7.

>I have a Centris 650 with System 7.1 (with the lateste Update). The problems
>are
>of the following nature:

>- My Mac freezes when it is idle for a long time (it's not SpaceSaver,
>AutoDoubler, DiskExpress or anything like that).

>- Once in a while, the Finder "restarts" itself as soon as I try to get at
one
>of its menus.

>- Every time I restart my Mac, the startup procedure freezes when it tries to
>load CEToolbox. When I restart, StartupManager (part of Now Utilities) tells
>me
>it deactivated CEToolbox. All I have to do is reactivate it, and it works.
>Every
>time I restart my Mac, I have to go through the StartupManager in order for
it
>to work (pretty annoying!).

>I am beginning to suspect the CEToolbox 1.7 - NowToolbox 4.0.1p
>combination...
>Any of you have any insight on this? Or other ideas?

>Christian Gingras
>([e-mail])

Christian, there is a conflict between these two. To solve it, just put three
spaces in front of CEToolbox's name. No more, no less. CEToolbox must load
before any of the Now stuff. Good luck.
--
[e-mail]

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

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 01:50:09 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Stephen C. Gilardi)
Subject: CEToolbox 1.7...

My problem with CEToolbox 1.7 is that it causes my Mac to crash after
I choose "Restart" in the finder, but before the "Shutdown" phase of
restart is complete.

It also crashes on startup as you describe sometimes.

I've gone back to QK2 and CEToolbox 1.65 until CE Software fixes 1.7.

1.7 is also incompatible with an unsupported "UserLand" app called
"FinderMenu".

The CE Support guy on AOL had this reply to that complaint, "We're
not incompatible with them, they're incompatible with us".  How's that
for helpful.  FinderMenu works fine with 1.65...

I haven't complained about the crashes to CE directly.  For the moment
I'd rather switch than fight.  I also run Now 4.01p, like you.

Good luck,
--Steve
[e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 16:02:54 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Miles Abernathy)
Subject: Computer Games for Non-Computer Adults?

I am looking for computer game(s) that would let adults become comfortable
using a Mac.

I know several mechanics, plumbers and welders, who have never used a
computer before. Like many adults, they are a bit apprehensive about the
whole idea. A spare Mac Plus is available, and they could use it to play
computer games during coffee breaks and lunch.

Are there any games which are fun, and help a person learn skills such as
 -mousing around
 -typing a little on the keyboard
 -Saving docs
 -using the Command and Option keys

I would appreciate any suggestions. Thank you.

Miles Abernathy ([e-mail])

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

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 93 12:40:21 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: CRC calculation (error detection)

From:   WYMAN@PSI%ESFM01@MRGATE@SNDRTR
To:     "[e-mail]"@M_INTERNET@MRGATE@SNDRTR@SNDRTR

Greg Schumacher  <[e-mail]> asks:

>How do I compute the CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) given the polynomial
>X^16 + X^15 + X^2 + 1? I have instructions for computing CRC with a different
>polynomial but I can't determine from the code what it is actually doing.

If you are interested in error detection and correction there is an
excellent discussion of CRCs (various), checksum, parity, modulo
arithmetic etc. in Joe Campbell's "C Programmer's Guide to Serial
Communications" - Howard W. Sams & Company - ISBN 0-672-22584-0. Chapters
3 and 19 concentrate on these issues.  This is a practise-oriented text,
very readable and in some parts very interesting. The author has an
extensive historical perspective on data communcations and is gifted
with a writing style which allows such a dry subject to become enjoyable
reading. It should be available at Book Stop, Taylor's or other
technical book sources for under $20.

Doug.Wyman

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

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 12:36:42 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Monty Hampton)
Subject: D410 Emulator

Hello Netters!

Despite already owning 3 different communications programs, I now find
myself in need of a D410 emulator (ala Smarterm 400) for my Mac. Can anyone
direct me to such an animal, commercial or otherwise? Many Thanks!

Monty

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

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 09:28 EST
From: Don't Panic! <[e-mail]>
Subject: DiskExpress II vs. Norton (summary)

Dear Netters,
Don't Panic!  I will get around in a couple weeks to thanking each of you
individually for the help in the DiskExpress II vs. Norton Speed Disk.  The
general consensous was that while DiskExpress by Alsoft was slower than
Norton, DiskExpress's
 advantages of being able to work in the background, being able to
work from the startup harddrive to optimize the startup harddrive, and being
able to be scheduled all make DiskExpress II a more liked product.  BTW on
page 181 of the December MacUser for MacUser subscribers is an advertivement
for DiskExpress II for $7.95 at 1-800-378-0431 dept 1.  I haven't yet checked
the MacWorld equivalent advertisement, though the people at Alsoft and some of
those who responded to me via e-mail did mention MacWorld subscribers also get
this discount.
Disclaimer: MacWorld and MacUser both should be underlined, as they are
general publications available at the newsstand or by subscription.  IMHO they
are both equally as good, though MacUser is less expensive.  If MacWorld was
as inexpensive I'd get it too.
I am an enduser of these products.


Sincerely,
[e-mail]

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

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 16:58 EDT
From: Larry Innes <[e-mail]>
Subject: Duo Disaster--Modem and Memory Conflict!

Greetings. I was hoping that a net guru could help me solve this one:

I picked my Duo 210 up from my campus Mac dealer today, after getting a 4mb
simm installed in it. The tech pointed out that the Express modem extension
was causing it to bomb on startup. Sure enough, it does. On startup, the
bomb comes up, with the message "Express Modem--inimplemented trap" and a
suggestion to start up with extensions disabled. With extensions disabled,
it works, but suffers from significantly impaired functionality.

Any suggestions? I hauled all the modem and fax related extensions from the
system folder, but it doesn't seem to help. I even checked to make sure
that the tech didn't screw up the installation...everything hardware wise
is fine. (At least, all the pins are in the right places...)

HELP!

Larry Innes
Faculty of Environmental Studies
York University, Toronto, CANADA
[e-mail]

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

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 13:51:29 -0500
From: Uri Wilensky <[e-mail]>
Subject: duos and multiple desktops

I have a duo and recently got a dock with an apple 16" monitor. The
problem is that when I dock the duo the icons on the desktop get
placed in the wrong locations. This is because the monitor sizes are
different. Is there some way of handling this annoyance? Perhaps a
utility that allows you to manage multiple desktops, one for each size
monitor?
    I don't read the digest so please respond directly to
[e-mail].

                Thanks

                -Uri

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

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 15:13:59 -0500
From: Reid Caulfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: e-mailing files from AOL to Internet

"AOL does not currently support the sending of files through to the
Internet." This is the message, or at least a variation of the message, I get
when I've tried to "Attach File" to mail I wanted to send. AOL is supposed to
be moments away from establishing full Internet access anyway, so it may not
be an issue for very much longer.

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

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 19:10:01 -0400
From: "Terry M. Stader  KA8SCP" <[e-mail]>
Subject: e-mailing files from AOL to Internet

David Anderson indicated that all you had to do was "attach" files from
within the AOL software to an Internet account.... that will not work!

If an AOL user wants to e-mail something to an Internet user... he/she
must open the document (if text) from the AOL software and then use the
"Address Memo" selection. If you get an warning that the file is too
large to open, then only that portion which is viewable will be sent in
that single mailing. AOL's software (at least Mac 2.01) currently will
not "split" an outgoing message. This is unlike AOL's incoming mailer
WILL split the large files coming in from the Internet.

Different platforms using the various versions of AOL software having
different incoming file sizes... the Mac has a 28K incoming limt. But
as noted in previous messages... BinHex'd files incoming need to be
re-assembled and then decoded.

I have not tried to "attach" a file from the MS Windows version of AOL
software... but doubt that it will work either. The error message from
AOL's interface says it is not possible to attach files to Internet or
Fax mailings.

The original poster indicated his brother would like to be able to send
him files... please feel free to have him contact me on AOL (screename
= tstader) and I'll help get him steered in the right direction.

Terry M. Stader, KA8SCP, America Online (AOL) Ham Radio Club Host
Macintosh Amateur Radio Software List Maintainer
Internet: [e-mail] or [e-mail]
Packet:   KA8SCP@WA1PHY.#EMA.MA.USA.NOAM

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

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 19:46:34 -0600
From: (Pete Chane) <[e-mail]>
Subject: Email help needed!

Netters,

I use Eudora 1.4 a lot but I am quickly exceeding its limits.  I get 20-25
emails a day using Eduora and I need a way to manage them.  I have used
cc:Mail 2.0 for Windows which has rules-based sorting of email and some
other useful email management features.  Can anyone recommend a better GUI
email app for the Mac that will get mail from our VAX on campus and will
work with SLIP dial-in?  I need email management.  (This sounds like a good
idea for someone to hack out over the holidays!  Can I do it in
AppleScript?)

Thanks!

Info-Mac deserves a Pulitzer,
PETER

 ------------------------------------------------------
Pete Chane
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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

Date: 18 Nov 1993 17:30:23 U
From: "Castle, Mike" <[e-mail]>
Subject: EnergyStar monitor software (Q)

I tend to leave my Mac on most of the time and I don't like to have to switch
the monitor on and off every time I use it.  On the other hand, leaving the
monitor on all the time can be expensive.  I'd like to connect an EnergyStar
compliant NEC monitor to the computer so that it will suck less juice when I'm
not using it.  Unfortunately, my Mac IIvx is not EnergyStar compliant, so it
cannot signal the monitor to reduce power when I'm not working.  Is there any
software (freeware, shareware, or commercial) that can signal an EnergyStar
device connected to a Mac to go into low-power mode after a given period of
CPU
inactivity?

                    Thanks for your help!
                    << Mike Castle >>
                    [e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 22:56:47 EST
From: [e-mail] (Prof. L.G. Leduc)
Subject: English-French Dictionary

Does anyone know of a good English-French and French-English dictionary
for the Mac which is compatible with Word 5.1? All I need is something
which will translate one word at a time for me on the Mac.

Please send info directly to me: [e-mail]

Thanks in advance.

Leo G. Leduc
CANADA

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

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 93 17:16:27 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Fan-less FPDs for the Mac (Q)

A friend of mine who requires something close to total silence when she's
writing is looking for a grayscale full page display for her Mac.  Virtually
every one we've checked out contains a cooling fan.  She queried Apple about
the Apple Full Page Display, and the person who ansered their 800 info line
was somewhat shocked to discover that even that FPD had an internal fan.
Ergo, does anyone know of a fan-less FPD?  Actually, I have one myself -- the
old Nutmeg-Xerox -- but it only supports 1 bit pixel depth.  Is there a
fan-less FPD that also supports grayscale?

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

Date: 19 Nov 1993 06:08:20 -0600
From: [e-mail] (SYSTEM)
Subject: Finder problems

I'm running an LCII and system 7.1.  Lately, I've come across a problem where
all of a sudden, I can't use menus or open disk windows at the finder.  If I'm
in an application, the menus work fine.

Anyone seen anything like this before?

Greg

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

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 16:06:49 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Mike Basham)
Subject: Fooling a Sony CD

I know someone who bought a Sony SCSI CD drive for his PC. He would like to
use it with his Mac, but he doesn't have the right driver. When he tried
using the Apple driver, it didn't work. However, he tried booting the Mac
with an Apple CD plugged in, then unplugging the Apple CD and plugging in
the Sony, and things worked fine (I know, you shouldn't be plugging and
unplugging SCSI devices with the machine turned on. I told him already.)

It seems that the Apple driver will work with the Sony drive, except that
it must check some ID at startup to determine if it's an Apple drive. Does
anyone know of a way to fool the Apple driver into thinking a Sony CD drive
is really from Apple?

TIA, Mike ([e-mail])

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

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 19:59:01 GMT
From: Sven Guckes <[e-mail]>
Subject: GateKeeper 1.2.9 Crashes Mac

[e-mail] writes:

>I just installed the new Gatekeeper 1.2.9 on my IIfx running Sy. 6.0.7(MF).
>GK invariably hangs during loading, requiring a Reset. Disabling everything
>that loads before GK has no effect.
>Back to 1.2.8!

Hold it!
GateKeeper 1.3 has just been released.
Hopefully it'll fix your problem.

Sven :)

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

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 20:07:42 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Christopher B. Brannon)
Subject: Grepp

Hey all,

I am trying to figure out how to use grep pattern matching to make an
auto-ftp script.

I am new to grepping, so perhaps someone out there can help.  What grep
string should I use to find:

[Archived as /info-mac/subdir1/subdir2/file.extension; 18K]

and replace it with:

get "/info-mac/subdir1/subdir2/file.extension"

Thanks for any help you can offer,

Chris

 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Christopher B. Brannon                                         Political
Science
[e-mail]                                         University of
Pittsburgh

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

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 22:07:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Andy Tennant (Tha ESA)" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Help on Finder needed

Date sent:  20-NOV-1993 22:02:39
Here goes nothing-----
    Well, whenever I start my Mac up, no mater what I do, even
if I rebuild my desktop, or re-install my system disks; my finder will
do this. First, it will start up the control panels, and extensions
correctly. Then, for some reason I know not, the finder will take
forever to get the "Mac HD" Icon set up, and have the finder all set
and ready to use. My "Disk Light" panel shows INTENSE CPU acticity
during this time, also. Any suggestions? Please reply to me direct.


Andy Tennant
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
scorva::snellj

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

Date: 19 Nov 1993 12:56:32 -0600
From: "COUPEAU, Ignacio" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Image 1.29 or later

I looking for Image, a public domail program for image processing and
analyst. Can you hel me?
Thanks
Ignacio Coupeau
University of Navarre, Spain

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

Date: 18 Nov 1993 12:01:37 -0800
From: "Sandro Menzel" <[e-mail]>
Subject: internet gateway for MS Mail

> I am looking for a good Internet gateway for MS Mail.
>
> I am running a MS Mail server from a Q800 running System 7.1 (but may go to
> A/UX in the future) with about 35 users. I need to be able to send
enclosures
> and receive them both in BinHex and uuencode. Also, several of us travel
> extensively to the USA and would like some way to access the server via the
> Internet to read our mail.

David,

We're running MS Mail 3.1a and are using StarNine's Mail*Link Remote for
a UUCP (dial-up) connection to the Internet. Basically, we're limited to
just mail.

Mail*Link Remote works really well, though I'm not real keen on their
pricing structure. They have 10-, 20-, and more user licenses that they'll
sell you. Some of the other gateways - for other e-mail packages - allow
unlimited users.

StarNine can be reached at <[e-mail]>. Be sure to mention that
you're using MS Mail, as they have a similar product for QuickMail.

Take care.


Sandro Menzel

<[e-mail]>
Network Administrator  -  Media Technologies, Inc.  -  Bothell, WA

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

Date: 18 Nov 93 14:51:00 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: JABBERWOCKY ACCORDING TO NEWTON

For your enjoyment... and maybe somebody has a copy of the ORIGINAL version by
Lewis Carroll, so that those of us without perfect recall of assorted nonsense
words can compare the two?

Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1993 13:35:18
From: [e-mail]
Subj: Tablespoons, or, handwriting recognition may be hazardous to your poem

[This poem was generated by entering Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky",
>From "Through The Looking Glass" into an Apple Newton.  Nonsense words in
the original were each written three times to get the most consistent match.]

        TABLESPOONS

    Teas Willis, and the sticky tours
    Did gym and Gibbs in the wake.
    All mimes were the borrowers,
    And the moderate Belgrade.
    "Beware the tablespoon my son,
    The teeth that bite, the Claus that catch.
    Beware the Subjects bird, and shred
    The serious Bandwidth!"
    He took his Verbal sword in hand:
    Long time the monitors fog he sought,
    So rested he by the Tumbled tree,
    And stood a while in thought.
    And as in selfish thought he stood,
    The tablespoon, with eyes of Flame,
    Came stifling through the trigger wood,
    And troubled as it came!
    One, two! One, two! And through and though,
    The Verbal blade went thicker shade.
    He left it dead, and with its head,
    He went gambling back.
    "And host Thai slash the tablespoon?
    Come to my arms my bearish boy.
    Oh various day! Cartoon! Cathay!"
    He charted in his joy.
    Teas Willis, and the sticky tours
    Did gym and Gibbs in the wake.
    All mimes were the borrowers,
    And the moderate Belgrade.

Lewis Carrol's JABBERWOCKY as "recognized" by the Apple Newton,
(c) 1993 Robert McNally. Permission is granted to reproduce this
if the copyright remains intact.

["It seems very pretty," she said when she had finished it, "but it's
rather hard to understand!" (You see she didn't like to confess even to
herself, that she couldn't make it at all.) --Lewis Carroll]



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

Date: 20 Nov 1993 12:44:51 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Greg Lyzenga)
Subject: Jeopardy

Here's a somewhat frivolous question...  Has anybody tried the new
"Jeopardy" game for the Mac (based on the TV show)?  I've seen it
advertised as a new item in a recent mail-order catalog, and I was thinking
it might make a good Christmas present.  Does anybody have an opinion as to
whether it's any good?  Thanks for any info!

            - Greg Lyzenga, Dept. of Physics, Harvey Mudd College

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

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 14:28:52 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: LaserWriter 8xx?

As I recall the new LaserWriter 800 series consists of exactly one printer,
the
810! Is it shipping anywhere? Apparently, according to the dealer I do all our
business with here in Ottawa, it will not be available in Canada until next
April! Also he has, to date, received no official information on specs,
availability or pricing from Apple. I must say that I find this complete
vacuum
 somewhat incredible. While it is true that I do know something about the
machine from the usual sources (the net, MacWeek, etc.), I would now like to
know something more and definitive so I can decide whether to make an
immediate
purchase of it or of something else.

I would appreciate hearing from someone who has actually seen one in a real
life setting as opposed to a show. Or better, from someone who has acquired
one and is prepared to venture an opinion based on the limited experience to
date.

TIA and Cheers.

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

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 93 07:57:03 MST
From: [e-mail] (Jonathan Lundell)
Subject: LaserWriter imagemask error

msullivan writes that he is getting a "Postscript error - offending
command 'imagemask'" on some prints to some printers.  I've experienced
the same thing printing FaxSTF faxen since switching to LW8.0. LW8.1.1
seems to have improved things somewhat, but not completely.  I'm
printing on a IINT.

My best guess is that the problem relates to sending bitmap data outside
the printable page area. Turning off smoothing can help (don't know why,
though it speeds things up as well). Turning on larger print area can help,
and contributes to my hypothesis about the problem.

The only real solution I've found that always works is to keep a copy of
LW7.2 around. I use QuickKeys as a shortcut in selecting LW7, LW8 and
fax printing.

Michael's experience that the problem was related to resizing the image might
tend to confirm the theory if making the image larger caused the error. In
any event, it's clear that we need LW8.1.2!

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

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 15:49:44 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Graeme Forbes)
Subject: LC -> LC475 (Q)

Does anyone know if there's a logic board upgrade for the LC that turns it
into an LC475? (I read an article that said the LCII and III can be
upgraded and I'm wondering if the omission of the LC was deliberate.)
Thanks in advance.

Graeme Forbes

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

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 93 21:44:10 EST
From: Steve <[e-mail]>
Subject: Linelink 144e (HELP!!!!)

After watching the great modem debates here on Sumex, I took the plunge and
bou
ght one of those LineLink 144e modems from Prometheus.  I am not a modemholic,
 but do have a basic command of how to set one up.  I have been completely
 unsu
ccessful with this one.  I need help!!! I have taken it to a resident expert
an
d he couldn't get the thing going.  I called Promethesus and they blew me
off.
I am trying to connect from a Mac through an IBM Mainframe (CMS, 3086, I
think)
I can get in at 2400, but nothing more (they are set up at 9600).  I have also
not been able to connect to the local BBS (using FirstClass 2.09).  With both
s
ystems, I get a response and then just get noise.  I'd be greatful to anyone
wh
o can solve this.  Thanks - Steve

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

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 23:32:33 CST
From: [e-mail] (Pete Jemian)
Subject: long lines and word wrap from hell

Have you ever noticed postings that look like
>>>>>
 After some midnight packet-watching, and such, I discovered that MacTCP is
*broadcasting* to any address with the last 5 bits set.  This is what it
should
do if the rest of the address is identical to its own; but it does it
regardless
of the top 27 bits.  ...
<<<<<

That's because some people don't understand that if they set the
right margin to about 60-65 characters, then this will look like
>>>>>
After some midnight packet-watching, and such, I discovered
that MacTCP is *broadcasting* to any address with the last 5
bits set.  This is what it should do if the rest of the
address is identical to its own; but it does it regardless
of the top 27 bits.  ...
<<<<<
which is much more readable and is one line shorter.

Also, using 60-65 characters per line allows people to
encapsulate something you sent them without the word wrap
>From hell.  This would look like:
> which is much more readable.  Also, using 60-65 characters
> per line allows people to encapsulate something you sent
or
> > which is much more readable.  Also, using 60-65 characters
> > per line allows people to encapsulate something you sent

You get the picture.

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

Date: 20 Nov 1993 12:36:01 U
From: "Kaufman Peter" <[e-mail]>
Subject: LW 8.1.1 & IIsi (A)

>>I installed LW 8.1.1 in place of 8.0 on a IIsi last week and could not
>>print. The process of auto-selecting the printer PPD file (IIg) gives the
>>result "cannot find LaserWriter IIg."

>>Switching back to 8.0 solved the problem, but why?

I've seen that happen. It is due to the corruption of the Laser Preferences
file
in the Preferences folder. LW 8 and LW 8.1.1 have different named Preferences
files,
(8.1.1.'s prefs are called "LaserWriter 8 Prefs") but the best bet is to throw
out both of them and re-install using the Installer disk.

Regards,
Pete Kaufman

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

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 11:24:04 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Erik Schils)
Subject: Mac-emulation on X (X-Gator, PlanetX, ...?)

Hi,

Recently I asked some info about X-emulation on Mac. Now I would like some
advice/info on Mac-emulation on X. I have two names of Macintosh X clients.
PlanetX and XGator. Does anyone have any experience/advice/info about those
two?
And... is there an real Mac-emulation for X because PlanetX & XGator are
remote access and not a REAL emulation of a Mac.
Thanks,
ErikErik

Erik Schils ([e-mail])

Information Systems                                      University Hospitals
PC-Support                                                  Kapucijnenvoer 33
Erik Schils                                                     B-3000 Leuven
E-mail:[e-mail]                    Voice:++32-16-332804
                              Fax:++32-16-332799

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

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 17:44:14 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Kuang-Yu Liu)
Subject: Modem question

RICH FRIEDMAN <[e-mail]> said:
>I just bought the MacWarehouse $99 LineLink (Prometheus) modem.  I am very
>happy with the increased speed (I had a Zoom 2400) and S/R fax features.
>My only problem stems from the slow rate of transfer (I only tried a
>download) between home and the Uni's Vax.  When I connect to it via a
>9600 v32 # I get a transfer rate of 16K/min (I used to get 8K/min). The
>Vax transfer protocol is Kermit. I know there are faster protocols but
>that's what we have.  The MAcKnowledge software that came with the modem
>can not do Kermit transfers (or did I miss something???). Besides using my
old
>software (VTerm Pro) are there any suggestions????
>BTW When I used the LL to connect to the Uni's NetMOdem, I get a transfer
rate
>of 40K/min @ 9600baud so it's not the modem.

40 K Bytes/min for plain text files might be way too slow for a v.32,
V.42bis connection. Modern Kermit could run as fast as ZMODEM. I can get
2700 cps for text files through a V.32bis, V.42bis connection. That is
about 160 K Bytes/min. Check your Kermit options for send/receive
packet-size/packet-length, sliding-window size, pahse-shift locking,
block-check type, etc.

>One more question, does MacKnowledge auto-configure to the server as long as
>you have it on that setting???

Don't know anything about this.

Regards,

--

Liu
[e-mail]

Made toatlly from post-consumer electrons and 100% recyclable.

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

Date: 18 Nov 1993 17:20:57 U
From: "Castle, Mike" <[e-mail]>
Subject: NEC 3V monitor (Q)

I am considering buying the new NEC 3V 15-inch multisync monitor for my Mac
IIvx.  Has anyone out there used the NEC 3V?  Apparently, the 3V is very
similar to the 3FGe, except that it has an antiglare screen, it's EnergyStar
compliant, and it costs less.  I like this monitor because it is capable of
displaying at 58 dpi on my Mac at 640x480 resolution.  I haven't found a
display model of the 3V locally to look at (though I've seen the 3FGe), so I'd
like to hear others' experiences with the monitor before getting it
mail-order.
 Thanks!

                     << Mike Castle >>
                     [e-mail]

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

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 93 15:57:42 gmt
From: Lloyd Wood <[e-mail]>
Subject: Note to moderators - re screensaver FAQ

It looks like we're having some fun with what the screensaver FAQ is called
and where it is placed! As the author, I'd say that the latest version (1.7)
needs to be seen by both users of After dark and of other screensavers,
so that warrants a copy in gui/ad (for After Dark users) and in gui (for
users of other screensavers). Of course, one of these can be an alias.

At the moment, 1.7 is /info-mac/gui/screensaver-faq-17.txt, but 1.6
is still present as /info-mac/gui/ad/ad-faq-16.txt - I'd like to see an
ad-faq-17 there instead of 1.6, as well as the copy already in gui, if
possible.

Thanks,

L.

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

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 93 09:51:10 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: Offline news

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> VersaTerm and VersaTerm-PRO both come with VersaTerm Link whose news reader
> will allow you to read the news offline.  You can get VersaTerm Link
> separately in the VersaTilities package.

But only if you have a SLIP or PPP connection - it doesn't help one
bit if you only have a shell account. Sorry...

cheers ... -Adam

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

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

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 09:53:14 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: offline newsreading

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> After having spent who knows how much time tying up the phone line by
> reading netnews from home, I was wondering if there's any kind of program
> out there that will let me do it offline.  You know, something that I can
> set up for the two newsgroups I read, and will download all the stuff
> through a regular modem (2400) connection so I can read the stuff offline,
> compose my responses offline, and then log back on and upload my responses
> at a later time while still allowing other people in the house to use the
> phone.

Yes, there are such beasts, but you need either a UUCP account or
a SLIP account. With UUCP you can use ToadNews and rnMac along with
uupc, and with a SLIP account you can use MacSlurp, ToadNews, and
rnMac... Nothing for a shell account that I know of, sorry.

cheers ... -Adam

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

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

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 10:09:58 GMT+0200
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Pascal for System 7.1

Dear Readers,


I do not know whether this has been dealt with, but I am trying
to run Pascal on a Mac Color Classic (System 7.1) but without success.
I have tried both Turbo Pascal and Think Pascal and both crashed
when I attempted to compile any of their demos. SO, is this a Sys 7.1
problem or something else ?
Thanking you in advance
Paul Mavros
P.O. Box 1575, GR-540 06 Thessaloniki, Greece
E-mail : [e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 20:21:54 EST
From: Alan Gray <[e-mail]>
Subject: Pathways To Darkness Cheat

Having trouble with Pathways to Darkness on my Mac LC2.  I reach a point an
"th
e god awakens and I find myself quite dead. Called Bungie Software and they
sai
d I could get help here.  HELP !!!  I was led to believe that there was info
av
ailable to get me out of this fix... Is this true and can you help ?

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

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 01:26 AST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Plus, Word 4.00 & StyleWriter II problem.

Dear Info-Mac friends:

A friend of mine have a Macintosh Plus running System 6.0.7.  The software
that she use is Microsoft Word 4.00 and Aldus PageMaker 4.00.  She also have
ATM and Adobe Type Reunion installed.  Recently she bought a StyleWriter II.
She runs the StyleWriter II instalation program expecific for System 6.0.7,
installing also the true type fonts.

In PageMaker 4.00 all fonts in any format works fine.  But when she try to use
Microsoft Word 4.00 with true type fonts and "left align" text, the printer
output is a mess.  In the screen looks fine.  If she use a non true type font
and "left align" text, the printer output is the same as in the screen.  The
problem is expecific for Microsoft Word 4.00, true type fonts and "left align"
text.

Is Microsoft Word 4.0 fully compatible with true type fonts?  I appriciate any
help.  Thanks in advance...


                                                                                                                                                Samuel
                                                                                                                                                Gonzalez
                                                                                                                                                [e-mail]
                                                                                                                                                University
                                                                                                                                                of
                                                                                                                                                Puerto
                                                                                                                                                Rico
                                                                                                                                                Rio
                                                                                                                                                Piedras
                                                                                                                                                Campus

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

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 93 09:49:04 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: PPP/SLIP/UUCP/etc.

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> I have no idea what the list of acronyms means, but I see them all the time,
> and a little while ago I was looking on the DEC server 100 I dial into
> (the help files) and you guessed it!  Acronym city!!  I know I'll probably
> regret this, but can someone tell me a good source of information for all
> those goodies?! All the gory details, please...

I think I explain all of them at a basic user level in my book, Internet
Starter Kit for Macintosh, and if you want more technical information,
one of O'Reilly's books on Unix or networking should provide all the
details you could want.

cheers ... -Adam

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

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

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 16:22 -0700 (MST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Preparing a used Mac for sale

Why not just reformat the drive with Disk Tools?

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

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 15:31:05 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Harry Myhre)
Subject: Q605 similarities to IIsi?

[e-mail] writes:

>Sigh....   we used to moan about how few Macs there were....and now
>there's a new incarnation every 6 weeks? Surely something has to be said for
>moderation?

Think about where MacDonalds hamburgers would be if they would have gone for
"moderation". The only business that proceeds with moderation is the phone
compannies - only because they're regulated.
--
Harry Myhre                                             [e-mail]
Los Angeles, California

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

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 00:10:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Brian Amira <[e-mail]>
Subject: Quadra 840av VRAM Needed

Well, I finally decided I need 2mb of VRAM in my 840av which only came
with 1mb. Does anyone out there know of a good place (eg. low cost) to get
1mb of VRAM for a Quadra 840av? The VRAM must be 80ns or faster and I
think I need 4 256K VRAM chips.

Thanks for the help!

--Brian

<|Brian M. Amira  | Internet E-Mail: [e-mail] |>

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

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 07:36:20 -0600
From: Bienvenu Jay  <[e-mail]>
Subject: SAM: still acting up

SAM has been loading up without problem since I changed its type to 'scri' to
resolve conflict with Symbionts (see IM 224).  However, now every time I shut
down I get an alert saying that the settings have been modified and SAM would
not work next time I started up.  The only change I made since the type-change
is replacing the Virus Defs file with the latest version.  Despite the
message,
SAM loads up and is active at the next startup.

Does anyone out there know what is causing this alert?

TIA.                                    -- Jay

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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 19:22:35 -0400
From: "Terry M. Stader  KA8SCP" <[e-mail]>
Subject: SCSI - 80x86 and Mac together???

I have a single Apple 300 CD. I have a 80x86 machine with the Adaptec
1540B SCSI card which is hooked up to 2 SCSI hard drives (no MFM drives
at all)... and of course the Mac, which is a Centris 650. What I would
like to do is to be able to access the CD-ROM from either machine.

Has anyone ever attempted this? The Adaptec has jumper configurations
(defaulted to ID 7) which I could change to ID 6 (currently vacant).
That means the PC could be on 6, the Mac on 7, the drives configured so
that none conflict... although the PC must have it's bootup drive at ID
0! I don't thnk that is a problem with the Mac.

Am I off my rocker... or could this work. I guess that would even give
either machine access to the other's drives. That is another issue...
my primary goal is to connect the single CD-ROM to both machines.


Terry M. Stader, KA8SCP, America Online (AOL) Ham Radio Club Host
Macintosh Amateur Radio Software List Maintainer
Internet: [e-mail] or [e-mail]
Packet:   KA8SCP@WA1PHY.#EMA.MA.USA.NOAM

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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 93 20:41:17 BST
From: Richard Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: SE/30 being naughty with floppy disks

The Problem:

This SE/30 will not format floppy disks (bombs with a bad F-line instruction
error).

This naughty SE/30 will not write to any formatted disk.

This wicked SE/30 sometimes won't read a good floppy (says it can't do
anything
with <disk name> 'because it can't be found')

I have: Re-installed the system (7.1)
    Zapped the P-RAM
    Rebuilt the desktop
    Booted without the INITs
    Booted from a floppy
    Swapped the floppy drive for a new one
    Swapped the floppy drive cable for a new one

None of which solved the problem.

I think it must be the SWIM chip - anyone confirm this?

TIA

Richard Smith
NEMUG-UK

Richard Smith ([e-mail])

Hardware & Systems Executive
NorthEast Macintosh User Group -UK

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 11:05:48 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Erik Schils)
Subject: Summary :eXodus versus MacX

Hi,
A few Infomacs ago, I asked some info about X-emulation on Mac (MacX, eXodus)
It seemed to me that there are more MacX users as eXodus.
The reason is that apple was promoting the product for a long time and was
almost giving it away to gain market.

I also contacted eXodus (White Pine Software) by E-mail. They faxed me a
comparison sheet : 'eXodus 5.0 Beats MacX 1.2 Hands Down!'.

Thanks for the reactions. We're planning to evaluate eXodus for two main
reasons MacX is an X11R4 server (we need an R5) and a rumor (it is believed
that Apple wants to sell off MacX and doesn't want to spend any resources
on it.)
There were a few reactions telling me that eXodus a while ago uses MUCH
memory. That's changed : Exodus requires now 4MB system memory, 2M
application.
Another important change : they no longer have only the ability of
displaying X windows within a "root" window. Now they have Local 'Rootless'
Window Management (Mac & Motif-style) and Remote 'Rooted' Window Management
supporting (mwm, olwm, dxwm, ...)

If anyone wants to have more info, feel free to contact me !

ErikErik

Erik Schils ([e-mail])

Information Systems                                      University Hospitals
PC-Support                                                  Kapucijnenvoer 33
Erik Schils                                                     B-3000 Leuven
E-mail:[e-mail]                    Voice:++32-16-332804
                              Fax:++32-16-332799

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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 22:28:03 +0200 (EET)
From: Matti Haveri <[e-mail]>
Subject: TeachText's memory and PICTs

What is the biggest PICT-file TeachText can open with it's default
memory?

I just tried to open "MacHistory 11/93" and two of it's biggest files
(ColorHistory1 and LaserHistory1; 96K and 97K on my HD) refused to
open properly. TeachText only opened them once ~immediately after~
~it's launch~, thereafter I just got an empty document. This happened
with Shift-boot also (PB100, 7.0.1*).

When I raised TeachText's application memory size from the default
192K to 200K the problem disappeared.

-Matti Haveri

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 17:39:19 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: TurboCAD

A *Private* offer, expiring on the 31st of December,for an item called
TurboCAD for the Macintosh by IMSI has just arrived at my desk. The offer
comes from the President, a Mr. Martin Sacks, who tells me that TurboCAD
regularly retails at $195 but is being specially offered for a mere Can$63.40
($49.95 [item price] + $3.50 [tax] + $9.95 [shipping]), is a direct but more
evolved descendent of an item called PEGASYS which retailed for a mere $2245
just last year, and is accompanied by a free copy of DiskExpress II.
Furthermore, I will have 60 days to evaluate it and if not satisfied I can
return it for a refund of everything but the shipping charge.

It seems to require additional symbol libraries, of which there are 19 in all,
available at additional and presumably varying costs. The Landscape one sounds
quite elaborate, in going beyond plant templates. It seems to have some
interesting features that may take it beyond the *usual* drawing package, but
seems to lack certain automated features, like section and elevation
creation.
Also it seems to be a 2D package. The advertised retail price just makes me
wonder whether it is merely another IntelliDraw, albeit with a slightly
different perspective (or even less!), and whether it has some genuine CAD
functions (is there a standard of functionality that distinguishes a genuine
CAD package from a mere Drawing package?). But on the other hand Christmas is
nigh . . . . .

Has anyone had any experience with or even heard of either TurboCAD or
PEGASYS? Any information will be gratefully received.

TIA and Cheers.

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 09:31 EST
From: Don't Panic! <[e-mail]>
Subject: Umich & After dark files, Thank you

Dear Netters,
I did find the After Dark files at UMICH through allfiles.txt
I will get to thank those who replied to my question individually, in a couple
of weeks.
Sincerely,
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 11:49:13 -0800 (PST)
From: Joshua Yeidel <[e-mail]>
Subject: Umich Mac Archive via Gopher

To access the Unich Mac archive, tell your Gopher to burrow at
gopher.archive.merit.net, port 7055.

Joshua Yeidel, Learning Systems, Washington State University

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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 23:10:03 +0100 (MET)
From: "E Hoenkamp, NICI" <[e-mail]>
Subject: user of 'understanding neural networks' sought (Q)

I bought 'Understanding neural networks' by Caudill & Butler, that comes with
programs on diskette, some of which don't run. Looking for other user.
Edward.

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 20:31:18 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Using a Mac as a Copier

I'm looking for public domain or commercial software that will allow
me to use my Mac as a copier.  I have a Datacopy scanner and a
Laserwriter plus.  I would like software that scans a page on the
scanner and ships the image directly to the printer.  Nothing fancy
need be involved.  Any suggestions or leads would be appreciated.
Please post replies directly to me.

                    -- Stuart Shieber
                       [e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 93 10:16:59 EST
From: Allan Hunter <[e-mail]>
Subject: Wanted: Claris XTND translator for Word-4-Windows

Wanted:  a Claris-type XTND translator, such as those used by MacWrite
II/Pro, while will enable me to Open or Save As a Word for Windoze doc,
so that my poor misguided exec director (who overpaid for a 486-DX'er
with MacroSoft's over-touted Imitation Mac Interface, neatly packaged
with the same ubiquitous corporation's lousy word processor, which does
not have good translator files) can share files with me and his person-
nel director who also uses Mac.

Anyone got one?  Shareware is fine.

-Allan Hunter
<ahunter@sbccvm>

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 12:30 GMT0
From: Pindar Infotek Ltd <[e-mail]>
Subject: ZTerm and 18pt Monaco

>From Pindar user Ian McCall

Subject: _ZTerm and 18pt Monaco
I'm posting this on behalf of a friend who uses ZTerm regularly to
connect to a Unix box. He'd like to be able to use Monaco at 18pt as
his preferred font, but is cureently stuck with using it at 12pt.

The reason is that although the font displays OK, pressing backspace
does -not- delete the character on-screen. Unix knows it's been
deleted, but ZTerm's display doesn't seem to want to know.

Has anyone encountered this problem before? I'm not a user of ZTerm
myself, but I'd be interested in any replies so that I can pass the
information along to the the guy in question.

Thanks in advance for any information.


Cheers,
       Ian



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