Info-Mac 3/Info_Mac_1994-01.iso/Periodical/Info-Mac/InfoMac 11-229

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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 93 18:41:23 PST
From: The Moderators <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #229


Info-Mac Digest             Mon, 22 Nov 93       Volume 11 : Issue 229

Today's Topics:

      [*] AddamsFamilyInt.hqx
      [*] AddamsFamilyMag.hqx
      [*] AddamsFamilySnds.hqx
      [*] autobuild-101.sit.hqx
      [*] Boulleys Bolo maps
      [*] Bubbinator
      [*] Darth Fader 1.0 (INIT)
      [*] Darth Fader 1.0 (source code)
      [*] FA-18_MissionChooser-101
      [*] H.R. Giger Background Screen
      [*] I-am-not-a-Hound-Dog.hqx
      [*] Irish Mist Desserts (a Mangia! file)
      [*] keyboard-11.hqx
      [*] LeeMail 2.0.3
      [*] mac.ftp.list Version 3.7.8
      [*] MacMuadzin Demo
      [*] Menaces-to-Society.hqx
      [*] OmegaWindow 1.01
      [*] Re: Printer Defaults v1.1.1
      [*] rnMac 1.1, offline newsreader
      [*] sim-beavis-n-butthead-ii-11.hqx (2 msgs)
      [*] Simpsons Sounds - Group 7
      [*] Spaceway 2000 Demo
      [*] Spaceway 2000 Graphics 01
      [*] Spaceway 2000 Graphics 04
      [*] Spaceway 2000 Graphics 08
      [*] Stereogram Maker Upgrade - Bug Fix
      [*] Tex-Edit 1.9.0 Submission
      [*] ToolsPlus C prog. libs 2.1
      "Permision Denied"
      About Color it
      a modem answer
      CEToolbox 1.7 and Now Utilities...
      Choosing a Printer
      Color-It!  a Gruntled customer  (C)
      Color-it! support
      DeskPaint & DeskDraw (Q)
      Dos-To-Mac (physical) (R)
      Downloading them damn binary files !?*$%*?!
      Ethernet hardware address before Network is EtherTalk
      Eudora 1.4 and BinHex (C)
      FW: CPU usage (C)
      good C++ libs avail?
      How can an application find it's own data fork?
      How to Learn DAL (A)
      HP Deskwriter Problem
      Hypercard 3.0?
      IC Layout Program needed
      Imagewriter I (R)
      Info-Mac Digest V11 #227
      Keyboard Menu?
      Mac-Based Internet Services
      MacPlus memory upgrade (R)
      mac security
      Memory allocations with After Dark [Q]
      MusicWorks
      Myst HELP!
      partitioning hard drive
      PB100 keyboard problem
      PC Exchange incompatibility?
      PD Unix for Mac (Q)
      PowerLaunch II & System 7 Pro????
      PowerPC 68040 emulation....
      Quicken updates
      RE-MacTCP and wierd subnet
      SNL QuickTime Movie Newton Parody
      Snooper [Q]
      StyleWriter II cartridge in StyleWriter I?
      System Enabler 201 new version (Q)
      Thread Manager (was Re: mailing to Prodigy)
      Utilities to make Apple Menu hierarchical (A)
      Working Applications -> Icons (Q)

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Breck.

The Info-Mac archives are available (by using FTP, account anonymous,
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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 11:47:14 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Gaynor <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] AddamsFamilyInt.hqx

Here's the "Interactive Multimedia Kit" for Addams Family Values. It's a
self-contained MacroMind Director presentation - needs 2MB of free
application RAM, and looks best on an 8-bit display.

The basic concept is that you get to guide Thing about the Addams Family
mansion - during which you get info and credits about the movie, and
little graphics and sound bites.

Downloaded from CompuServe's SHOWBIZ forum, where it was uploaded by the
folks from Paramount.

 Jim Gaynor - <[e-mail]>

[Archived as /info-mac/game/addams-family-values-interactive.hqx; 1136K]

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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 11:52:35 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Gaynor <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] AddamsFamilyMag.hqx

A DocMaker document with a few pictures and lots of information about the
newly released Addams Family Values movie - including bios for the actors,
interviews, etc. The pictures look best on a 8-bit (or greater) display.

Downloaded from CompuServe's SHOWBIZ forum, where it was uploaded by the
folks from Paramount.

 Jim Gaynor - <[e-mail]>

[Archived as /info-mac/per/addams-family-values-magazine.hqx; 215K]

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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 11:55:15 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Gaynor <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] AddamsFamilySnds.hqx

For those folks whose Macs don't quite have the oomph to run the Addams
Family Interactive kit, here's the SNDs (minus a few meaningless sound
effects, like flapping bats) from the kit, extracted with ResEdit into
good ole' System 7 Sound files. These are all sounds from Addams Family
Values:

Baby
Be Afraid
Fester Howl
He has my father's eyes
It Sound
It's an Addams
Scream
Take those out of his mouth
Theme
Wait
Why Are You Dressed

Enjoy!

 Jim Gaynor - <[e-mail]>

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/addams-family-values.hqx; 290K]

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 93 18:50:55 MET
From: "Rene G.A. Ros" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] autobuild-101.sit.hqx

AutoBuild 1.0.1
Extension for System 7 and later.
Written by Rene G.A. Ros.

Freeware.

This extension deletes automatically, at preset intervals, the
Desktop Database which is maintained by the system (since 7.0)
for every volume larger than 2 Mb. After deletion it is then
rebuilt by the Finder. It also deletes the Desktop Database when
the extension is moved to another disk, which is useful for
harddisk-update software like LikeWise.

Unfortunally, version 1.0 was incompatible with certain Macintosh
models regarding the functions to mount all disks. This is rewritten
based on suggestions from Pete Resnick and Francois Pottier, and
should no longer cause any problem.

Rene Ros
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/autobuild-101.hqx; 43K]

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 93 00:19:00 EST
From: Al Boulley <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Boulleys Bolo maps

For all you Bolo fanatics, I have here my collection of home-grown maps.
A few of them are very popular on the internet.  Most of them play very
even because they are symmetrical.  However, there are also a number of
irregular maps that play well.  There are 40 maps total, subdivided into
two folders:  'Non-symmetricals' and 'Symmetrical Maps'.  Try 'em all!

Al Boulley

[Archived as /info-mac/game/bolo/ixohoxis-bolo-maps.hqx; 93K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 21:25:26 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Andrew McGeachie)
Subject: [*] Bubbinator

This is a really stupid System Extension which, once installed,
changes the name of every button, check box, and radio button created
by any application to the name "Bubba".  Its actually rather amusing
for the first few minutes.

A friend requested I post it.

Send comments, suggestions, bugs to:

Andrew S. McGeachie
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/bubbinator.hqx; 1K]

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 04:23:13 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Mark Pilgrim)
Subject: [*] Darth Fader 1.0 (INIT)

Darth Fader will cause your Macintosh to quickly fade all attached screens to
black and back when it beeps.  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].

Darth Fader 1.0 is copyright 1993, Mark Pilgrim, MerriMac Software Group.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/darth-vader-10.hqx; 18K]

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 04:24:08 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Mark Pilgrim)
Subject: [*] Darth Fader 1.0 (source code)

Darth Fader will cause your Macintosh to quickly fade all attached screens to
black and back when it beeps.  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,
trap trapping, 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].

Darth Fader 1.0 is copyright 1993, Mark Pilgrim, MerriMac Software Group.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/darth-vader-10-c.hqx; 45K]

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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 14:31:48 -0600
From: [e-mail] (James C. Baughman)
Subject: [*] FA-18_MissionChooser-101

 F/A-18 Hornet Mission Chooser v1.0.1

* For Graphics Simulations F/A-18 Hornet v1.0 and v1.0.1.

* Allows you to choose what mission a pilot will fly on his
    next mission.

Send comments, suggestions, complaints to:

                   Jim Baughman
                   University of Texas, Austin
                   [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/fa-18-mission-chooser-101.hqx; 56K]

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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 17:42:34 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Ken B Kirksey)
Subject: [*] H.R. Giger Background Screen

Hommage a Bocklin
by H.R. Giger
Painted in 1977
Acrylic on Paper/Wood  100 x 140 cm
Work No. 350

The accompanying archives contain 16-bit color scans of the above named
work, suitable for use as a background screen on a 640x480 pixel (13" or 14")
monitor. Theses screens look fantubulous when you set your screen depth to 16
bits, but they  look fine in 8-bit color or 8-bit greyscale.

I also scanned this picture for use as a backround screen on 732x624 (16") and
1024x768 (19"/20"/some 21") monitors.  However, the scans are quite large,
and in the interest of keeping my phone bill down, as well as not crowding up
the archives, I won't be posting these versions here.  Drop me a note in
E-mail if you'd like to see the larger versions.

For those who don't know, Giger is the Swiss artist who's painting "Necronom
IV" was used as the basis for the alien creature in the movie "Alien."

Ken Kirksey
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/h-r-giger.hqx; 476K]

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 03:09:45 -0500 (EST)
From: Jeremiah A Blatz <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] I-am-not-a-Hound-Dog.hqx

This is a Quicktime movie of a morph from Elvis to Richard Nixon. The
pictures of Elvis and Nixon I used were from the same picture of them
shaking hands.

Don't take *anything* too seriously,
Jer
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/i-am-not-a-hound-dog.hqx; 441K]

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 93 01:46:25 EST
From: "Byron C. Mayes" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Irish Mist Desserts (a Mangia! file)

Hello, Mac food lovers!

With the hopes of quickly establishing Mangia!, the the first true Mac recipe
program, as the Mac standard for recipe exchange, I submit the first in a
series of recipe files based upon those free promo booklets that booze makers
distribute as advertising (and so we all know that there are other uses for
hard liquor than just giving oneself a buzz!).

Attached is a small Mangia! file containing all of the recipes found in the
booklet, "The Story Behind the Legendary Liqueur," produced by the makers of
Irish Mist Liqueur, (c1987, Irish Mist Liqueur).  The recipes are desserts
made with Irish Mist and they all look pretty darn good.

The file contains some ingredients that aren't in the "standard" Mangia!
dictionary (and a source, too!), but Mangia! is intelligent enough to
update your dictionary on its own.  The file is small, so I didn't bother
compressing it.  It's just binhexed.  Enjoy.

Byron C. Mayes
University of Delaware

PS -- My review of Mangia! (for those who asked) is forthcoming.--bc

[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/mangia-irish-mist-desserts.hqx; 21K]

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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 10:18:19 -0500
From: [e-mail] (SADUN, ERICA LIEBMAN)
Subject: [*] keyboard-11.hqx

ANNOUNCING KEYBOARD 1.1: Newer, Better, Spiffier!!!!

    * T H E   B E S T   K E Y B O A R D   V E R S I O N   Y E T *

What's new?
   * Its persistant and the icon sticks on the status line!
   * By massive request, much bigger function keys on the right side of the
     keyboard.
   * Slimmed down keyboards with new Unix, Modem and Task keyboards.
   * Books bugs are fixed.
   * "Select All" added--great for moving data or changing fonts!
   * Time stamp is fixed and is now in the [?] info box.

Cost?
   * Its *FREE*!!! Send me email if you like it, or better yet, send me
    some of your own software to review or beta or just to keep...

[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/util/keyboard-11.hqx; 30K]

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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 93 00:51:52 -0400
From: Lee Fyock <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] LeeMail 2.0.3

Here is LeeMail 2.0.3, an minor upgrade from 2.0.2.  LeeMail is a
shareware Macintosh e-mail program that can use both the Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and the Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) to
send and receive mail.  LeeMail requires MacTCP (or "TCP Connection for
Macintosh"), available from Apple.

Changes between version 2.0.2 and 2.0.3 include:

- Use SysEnvirons instead of Gestalt (shudder) to check for
  color quickdraw; should eliminate crashes for 68000 users
- "Encrypt" POP passwords -- you'll need to re-enter them
  The encryption is very weak (XOR 0xFF), so don't let hackers near
  your mac.  :-)
- List routines massively rewritten to massively increase the
  number of items which can be displayed in a window (the number
  of pieces of mail which can be stored in a folder should now
  max out at ~4000, instead of ~400)
- Temporary memory used for almost all windows, so you should be
  able to open a ton of mail, assuming you have free memory in
  the system heap
- Tabs are now OK in mail headers...
- Think C 5.0.4 generated "odd" code for the CreateStream routine;
  I've changed the C code so that the compiled code is correct.  2.0.3
  should work without problem on Quadras...
- There is now some constraint checking on string lengths that you
  enter, so you shouldn't be able to corrupt your settings anymore

LeeMail is shareware, $25.  Group packages, site licenses and source code
licenses are available.

For those of you who have paid your shareware fees, thanks very much!  The
upgrade from 1.x to 2.0.x is free!  To those of you who haven't paid, you
waited too long -- the price went up!  :-)

If you have any questions, feel free to mail me at "[e-mail]".

Thanks,
Lee

Lee Fyock              PGP key available           The MITRE Corporation
[e-mail]            upon request             Bedford, Massachusetts

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/lee-mail-203.hqx; 234K]

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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 13:56:20 -0600
From: bruce grubb <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] mac.ftp.list Version 3.7.8

Subject: [*]  mac.ftp.list Version 3.7.8
Archive name: mac-ftp-list378.txt
category: communication, text

This is the latest version this report and should replace the previous version
of mac-ftp-list.txt.

Changes: Archie list updated, SITcomm added to conversion list.
     ftp.appple.com and ftp.sunet.se information corrected.
Added sites:  atlas.chem.utah.edu, cambridge.apple.com, jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov

This is a update to Mike Gleason's ftp list {He gave me permision to continue
it}.  It lists a good number of mac anonymous ftp sites with notes on some and
a little blurb on how to use anonymous ftp.

[Archived as /info-mac/info/mac-ftp-list-378.txt; 34K]

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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 20:29:09 +0500 (EST)
From: Amin Husni <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MacMuadzin Demo

I submit to you a Demo version of MacMuadzin version 1.5. This program
deliver an adhan (prayer call for muslim user) 5 times a day. The demo
version has full capability as the original, but it lasts only for 2
months and has an uncomplete adhan sound. To obtain the complete adhan
sound and complete MacMuadzin, please refer to the readme file that
accompany the MacMuadzin Demo. Any user can freely distributed this demo
version as long as not through comercial medium.

Please do not comment or reply to this e-mail address.

Edvin aldrian

[Archived as /info-mac/app/mac-muadzin-15-demo.hqx; 131K]

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 02:54:02 -0500 (EST)
From: Jeremiah A Blatz <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Menaces-to-Society.hqx

Want to know the true nature of Barney? Just download this small
Quicktime movie and learn the truth.

Many smiles,
Jer
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/menaces-to-society.hqx; 650K]

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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 15:34:18 -0700 (MST)
From: "Hyo E. Ahn, Los Alamos National Laboratory" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] OmegaWindow 1.01

OmegaWindow 1.01
(c) 1993 Hyo E. Ahn

OmegaWindow 1.01 is a mouse-free window manipulating and application
managing program for Apple Macintosh.  OmegaWindow provides keyboard
shortcuts for things that normally have to be done using the mouse.
The heart of the OmegaWindow package is a system extension.
The package also includes an application for customizing OmegaWindow's
features.  Currently OmegaWindow has the following features implemented
using keyboard shortcuts:

 - Move and resize windows:  works with any zoomable window.
 - Zoom window.
 - Close one or all of the windows.
 - Bring the back-most window to the front.
 - Send the front-most window to the back.
 - Swap the two front-most windows.
 - Hide/Show the front-most window (Up to 7).
 - Hide/Show the front-most application.
 - Switch to the next or previous application.
 - Go to the Finder.
 - Switch from one application to another:  allows direct switching to
   other applications.
 - Activate a specific window:  when bringing an application to the front
   you can select a window to be brought to the front with the application.
 - Automatically hide windows belonging to other applications.

System requirements

 - System 7 minimum.
 - Macintosh Plus or higher.

Version 1.01 (11/22/93)

   - Fixed the bus error:  When a user open the omega window application to
modify some things, it will not open and says an error of type 1 occurred.
Then if the user try to open it again, it says that the INIT is not
installed.

   - Fixed the problem of not quitting an application after selecting
"Shut Down" or "Restart" from the special menu.

   - The problem of slowing down Microsoft Excel solved.   You can now use
OmegaWindow shortcuts at Excel with 32-bit mode turned on.

   - OmegaWindow shortcuts now work on WordPerfect with 32-bit mode turned
   on.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/omega-window-101.hqx; 230K]

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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 13:59:57 +0000 (GMT)
From: John Rawnsley <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Re: Printer Defaults v1.1.1

Enclosed is Printer Defaults v1.1.1, a program to save the settings
>From a Page Setup as the defaults. It can also apply some of Don
Markuson's simpler LaserWriter patches (thanks Don!).

 John Rawnsley * [e-mail]
 Mathematics Institute, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK,

[Archived as /info-mac/prn/printer-defaults-111.hqx; 31K]

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 12:52:36 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Roy Wood)
Subject: [*] rnMac 1.1, offline newsreader

Here's rnMac 1.1, an update from 1.0 which I sent only last week.  During
the past couple of days, several people helped me track down a couple of
bugs that are now fixed.  In particular, there was a problem dealing
with articles containing headers with References: lines longer than 256
characters, and another problem dealing with aliases to articles that
had been expired.

For those who are just getting started, rnMac is an offline newsreader
designed to be used with UUPC and ToadNews, both of which are available
>From sumex-aim.stanford.edu.  Using these programs, it is relatively
simple to set up a uucp-based news and mail connection between your
Mac and an Internet site.  For more info, consult the excellent docs
that accompany UUPC....

As always, comments are welcome at [e-mail].

-Roy Wood

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/rn-mac-101.hqx; 150K]

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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 23:13:47 -0600
From: James Nathan Durchenwald <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] sim-beavis-n-butthead-ii-11.hqx

Sim Beavis and Butthead II V1.1

This is a fairly major upgrade from version 1.  I received quite a bit of
feedback about the first one.  Most of it was possitive.  You will notice
quite
a few changes since version 1.  The most notable is the added ability to play
every sound from the new 'Beavi's and 'Butthead' menu's.  One additional sound
was also added.  I can't really bselieve I left it out.  It is their famous
"This sucks".

Again, this program is E-mail ware.  If you like it and want to keep it, just
send me a quick note on email at the address below and let me know where you
areand where you got it.

Thanks to those who already responded and gave me some feedback on
improvement.

Again, all sounds are copyright MTV.  Parts of this code were based on those
>From 'Macintosh Programming Primer" by Dave Mark and Cartwright Reed.

The updater was created by Update Maker by Michael Hamel available as
shareware
>From your favorite FTP sites.  This is an excellent program that is very easy
to
use. You can thank him for saving a second download of this enormous program.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/sim-beavis-n-butthead-ii-11-updt.hqx; 33K]

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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 00:04:20 -0600
From: James Nathan Durchenwald <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] sim-beavis-n-butthead-ii-11.hqx

Subject: Sim Beavis and Butthead v1.1

Please replace Sim Beavis and Butthead II with this file.  An updater
is also being sent in a separate message.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/sim-beavis-n-butthead-ii-11.hqx; 1651K]

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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 18:26:26 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Simpsons Sounds - Group 7

This is my 7th set of Simpsons sound samples, 12 in all, including many
>From this season. Contained are:

   1) Barney "Uh-oh, my heart just stopped..."
   2) Dr. Nick "Hi everybody!" Crowd "Hi Dr. Nick!"
   3) The Itchy & Scratchy Theme
   4) The Ned Flanders Song "Hens love roosters, geese love ganders..."
   5) Flanders "Okilly dokilly do!"
   6) Bart "Ehh, shut 'yer yap!"
   7) Blackbeard "Arrr! This chair be high 'sez I!"
   8) Flanders answering his phone "Well how ya dodilly do!"
   9) Homer "Kill my boss! Do I dare live out the American Dream?"
   10) Homer "Stupid TV, be more funny!"
   11) Mayor Quimby "Would you, ahh, care to daaance?"
   12) Principal Skinner "The only monster on this bus is a lack of
       proper respect for the rules!"

Unfortunately I felt I had to stop there because of the size of the group.
But I have over 30 megs of Simpsons sounds, with more every week, so hopefully
I'll be posting more groups. I'm considering posting the awesome closing music
to Treehouse of Horror IV (Addams Family mix). If you would like to see it let
me know. As were my other groups, these sounds are sfil, recorded at 11KHz.
The number-letter-number-number combo in brackets in each title is the
production code of the episode from which it came. nJOY!

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/simpsons-grp7.hqx; 630K]

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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 16:17:30 -0500
From: [e-mail] (John West)
Subject: [*] Spaceway 2000 Demo

This is the demo of the new Casady & Greene game "Spaceway 2000,"=
 by
Jeff Robbin and john calhoun (of Glider, Pararena, etc.) dowloaded=
 from
America Online.

The following info is from the ReadMe:

> Spaceway 2000=C5 (demo) will run on every Macintosh.  However,=
 the very
> slow Macintoshes (like the Mac Plus and SE) are not recommended.
>=20
> Spaceway 2000=C5 (demo) will run in black & white, 16 colors, 256,
> colors, thousands and millions of colors.  It will run on any size
> monitor as well.
>=20
> You need System 6.05 or more recent to play Spaceway 2000=C5 (demo).
>=20
> You need the following files to run Spaceway 2000=C5 (demo):
>   Spaceway 2000=C5 (Demo)
>   Spaceway Levels (Demo)
>   Spaceway Sounds
>=20
> And at least one of the following graphics files:
>   Spaceway Graphics 01
>   Spaceway Graphics 04
>   Spaceway Graphics 08
>   Spaceway Graphics 16-32
>=20
> Put all the above files in the same folder.

The 1-, 4-, and 8-bit graphics files are being sent separately.
The 16-32 graphics file was a bit large, so I didn't get it last
night, although I will get it and sent it along shortly.

To sum up: You MUST download one of the graphics files when you
dowload the demo. The fewer the bits, the smaller the file- but=20
the graphics aren't as good, either.

Enjoy,
-john

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/spaceway-2000-demo.hqx; 721K]

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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 16:23:53 -0500
From: [e-mail] (John West)
Subject: [*] Spaceway 2000 Graphics 01

This is the 1-bit (B&W) graphics file for the demo of the new Casady=
 & Greene game "Spaceway 2000," by Jeff Robbin and john calhoun (of=
 Glider, Pararena,=20
etc.) dowloaded from America Online.

The following info is from the ReadMe:

> Spaceway 2000=81 (demo) will run on every Macintosh.  However,=
 the very
> slow Macintoshes (like the Mac Plus and SE) are not recommended.
>=20
> Spaceway 2000=81 (demo) will run in black & white, 16 colors, 256,
> colors, thousands and millions of colors.  It will run on any size
> monitor as well.
>=20
> You need System 6.05 or more recent to play Spaceway 2000=81 (demo).
>=20
> You need the following files to run Spaceway 2000=81 (demo):
>   Spaceway 2000=81 (Demo)
>   Spaceway Levels (Demo)
>   Spaceway Sounds
>=20
> And at least one of the following graphics files:
>   Spaceway Graphics 01
>   Spaceway Graphics 04
>   Spaceway Graphics 08
>   Spaceway Graphics 16-32
>=20
> Put all the above files in the same folder.

The demo itself, the 4-, and 8-bit graphics files are being sent=
 separately.
The 16-32 graphics file was a bit large, so I didn't get it last
night, although I will get it and sent it along shortly.

To sum up: You MUST download one of the graphics files when you
dowload the demo. The fewer the bits, the smaller the file- but=20
the graphics aren't as good, either.

Enjoy,
-john

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/spaceway-2000-grf-01.hqx; 146K]

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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 16:25:24 -0500
From: [e-mail] (John West)
Subject: [*] Spaceway 2000 Graphics 04

This is the 4-bit (16 color) graphics file for the demo of the new=
 Casady & Greene game "Spaceway 2000," by Jeff Robbin and john calhoun=
 (of Glider, Pararena, etc.) dowloaded from America Online.

Enjoy,
-john

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/spaceway-2000-grf-04.hqx; 349K]

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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 16:27:08 -0500
From: [e-mail] (John West)
Subject: [*] Spaceway 2000 Graphics 08

This is the 8-bit (256 color) graphics file for the demo of the new=
 Casady &
Greene game "Spaceway 2000," by Jeff Robbin and john calhoun (of=
 Glider,
Pararena, etc.) dowloaded from America Online.

Enjoy,
-john

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/spaceway-2000-grf-08.hqx; 514K]

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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 10:57:58 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Stereogram Maker Upgrade - Bug Fix

Stereogram Maker is a little program that will generate random-element
stereograms from any black and white picture.  All you have to do is provide
the black and white picture and in the blink of an eye you will have a lovely
stereogram.  Just put on your handy red-green glasses (red goes on the right,
please) and wondrous shapes will pop right out of the screen at you!  This
update fixes a bug in version 1.0.

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/stereogram-maker-11.hqx; 126K]

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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 08:43:43 -0600 (CST)
From: Mark Nobles <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Tex-Edit 1.9.0 Submission

As requested by steve jaffe.  The latest version 1.9 downloaded from AOL.
Tex-Edit is an excellent, free, text editor,
written by Tom Bender, with speech capability via the speech manager.
It allows you to style text, including color. Tex-Edit is fast,
easy-to-use and requires very little memory.  It is particularly
adept at formatting text which is transmitted to and from a BBS.
I like it because it has the coolest icon of any program ever written.

After all these months of lurking, I finally get to contribute.
Mark

[Archived as /info-mac/text/tex-edit-19.hqx; 72K]

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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 03:35:17 -0500
From: "Wayne K. Walrath" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] ToolsPlus C prog. libs 2.1

I downloaded this from Compu$erve a few nights ago. I have
no connection to the company, Water's Edge Software.

  -wayne
[e-mail]
  RFE/RL Inc.

>From one of the ReadMe files:

Tools Plus is a library of routines that simplifies programming an
Apple Macintosh computer, and significantly reduces the time it takes
to write and debug a program.  With Tools Plus, you program at a much
higher level when creating, maintaining, and working with a
user-interface, so you can develop applications

more easily
more quickly
with less source code
with fewer bugs
and with more features

than if you use ordinary C or Pascal.  Tools Plus libraries can be
used by programmers developing applications in THINK C or THINK
Pascal.

  With Tools Plus, you can create and maintain a user-interface more
easily, without having to create elements yourself.  Event handling is
dramatically simplified, and most of the processes that define a
Mac-standard interface are performed automatically.
  Registered users get free support and a comprehensive, illustrated
180-page user manual, and may distribute programs created with Tools
Plus royalty-free.

  Tools Plus performs seamlessly on Macintoshes runningI
    System 5 (Finder or MultiFinder)
    System 6 (Finder or MultiFinder)
    System 7

This fully featured copy of Tools Plus is distributed at no cost as
Shareware.  The purpose of this is to allow potential users to
EVALUATE the software before buying it.  There are, however, terms and
conditions to using this product, even for the purpose of evaluation.

ShareWare price: 149.00 US$

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/tools-plus-lib-21.hqx; 504K]

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

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 19:13:56 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: "Permision Denied"

>When trying to ftp infomacv11-223.txt, I get:
>
>infomacv11-223.txt-permission denied
>
>What is going on?
>...
>[Ops!  Fixed.  -Gordon]

Naaah ! Pay no attention, he does it all the time !!  ;)

(Sorry, Gordon, couldn't resist...)

JMC

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

Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 11:15:38 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: About Color it

Regarding to Mark Vellek's mail of the terrible customer services of
microfrontier.  I got my copy last week also, and it works fine.  From the
cover
,it says:" If found defective with 60 days, return to microfrontier and
they'll
replace it for you free."  So I think just return it and maybe they'll charge
you the postage but not $8.37 again.
For me, I like Color it.  It is pretty powerful on both image processing and
painting.  A lot of functions.  For $8.37, I'll definitly recommend it to the
others.
Later.
                              Xiang

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

Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 13:27:30 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Bryan Walls)
Subject: a modem answer

>Sorry to bug, but:
>Does anybody know if that MacWarehouse El Cheapo $99 14400 Modem is
compatible
>with the SupraFAXModem V.32bis?  We got the supra at work, and was wondering
>if I got the $99 special, could I do an ARA connection that would give me
>upwards of 14400bps?  Does the $99 modem support MNP protocols for 14400+
>thoroughput?
>thanx
>--Luis
Should work fine. I got mine Saturday, after receiving PPP access on Friday
and ordering the modem late Friday afternoon (3:15). It does support MNP
protocols for 14400+ throughput, as well as V42.bis compression, which is
the better bet if it exists on both ends. Terrible documentation, but
excellent value modem.

Bryan Walls  My words are not NASA policy.
[e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 22 Nov 93 09:59:30 EST
From: Christian_Gingras <[e-mail]>
Subject: CEToolbox 1.7 and Now Utilities...

Last week, I sent a posting regarding startup freezes with CEToolbox 1.7, and
other irregular problems. I have received some very good recommandations and I
have worked on this in the last few days.

I was able to fix things over the weekend. It seems the culprit was NowToolbox
>From Now Utilities (the file was corrupted). I just removed NowToolbox from
the
System Folder, restarted (all the Now Utilities tools were inactive because
NowTolbox was not there), put NowToolbox back in its place, removed
NowToolbox Prefs from the Preferences folder, and restarted again.

Since then, my Mac is as stable as a rock, just like it was before I
installed QuicKeys 3.0 and CEToolbox 1.7...

I really don't know why but it worked. Thanks to you all, Info-Mac has done it
again!

Christian Gingras
([e-mail])

*** Quebec City, home of Club Macintosh de Quebec...
 ...with over 2000 french-speaking members!

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

Date: Mon, 22 Nov 93 16:33:47 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Choosing a Printer

Our LaserWriter IINT, currently in its IIf incarnation, is beginning to show
show evidence of needing relief from its frontline role. I would like to
purchase a replacement, or perhaps more accurately, an upgrade.

Experience has shown that our paper handling requirements would best be met by
the use of three trays, plus an envelope feeder (which presumably could also
handle stacks of mailing labels). In a pinch we could get by with two trays
plus the envelope feed.

Since we do not have any but the occasional demand for DTP-type work, and our
use of art and graphics is limited, our print resolution requirements are
essentially driven by text work and the use of specific *official* fonts. To
make proper use of one of these, namely ERAS, requires a resolution of genuine
1200 or more dpi in both directions. Our other print requirements, with few
notable exceptions would find 300-400 dpi adequate.

Also, our format requirements are essentially letter and legal, though the
availability of the folio size would certainly be convenient, and would
undoubtedly see increased use.

Thus, in order of preference and priority, the list of requirements comes down
to:

1. Genuine Adobe PostSript 2 (I am slighty prejudiced against emulators!)

2. Three (Two in a pinch) Papertrays plus a manual feed

3. LocalTalk and EtherNet (with Automatic switching)

4. Folio size capability

5. Price $5000 (approx)

6. Internal HD (or at least a fast SCSI port)

7. PostScript (and Regular?) Fax

8. 1200+ by 1200+ dpi resolution

9. Automatic switching to other emulation modes.

Any advice?

By the way I have been through the October 1993 MacUser article, but a great
deal seems to have happened in the eight or so months since it was written.

Cheers.

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

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 93 08:33:06 CST
From: [e-mail] (Pete Jemian)
Subject: Color-It!  a Gruntled customer  (C)

In IM-11-227, Mark Vellek ([e-mail]) writes:
> Any other disgruntled "customers" out there? ...
Hey, talk about unscientific methods!  Why flames & not sugar, too?

The flame was:
>>>>>
I put the disk in my computer, double-click the self-install icon, go
through the four dialog boxes only to have the program abort with a -36
disk error, and then it proceeds to grind away on my floppy drive for two
minutes before I get fed up and hit Cmd-cntl-shft-esc, click on <Force
Quit> and it won't - I have to reboot my machine.
<<<<<

This didn't happen on Pany (an LCIII with Basic Apple Color Monitor
and 42 x 10^gazillion CDEVs, INITs, RDEVs, and etc.)  Installation ran
like a kitty towards a working can opener.  Software did all that was
promised and I, for now, am a satisfied customer.  (Don't know how
_I'll_ use this program but the price was right for me to try it.)

If we only get flames about things, folks will avoid products that
maybe shouldn't be avoided.  Suggest asking for others with same
problems first before nuking something.  This works in life as well.

TTFN,    Pete

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

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 93 14:28:23 CST
From: "Dr. Shrooms" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Color-it! support

     Like Mark Vellek, I encountered the same disk problem with
my free copy of Color-It!.  I called Microfrontier's 800 number and
was also disapointed to be referred to the toll number for what was
simply a matter of taking my name down and sending me a new copy.
However, after I called the toll number, I got the replacement in
two days, without another postage and handling charge.
     I was satisfied with MicroFrontier's support.

Dr. Shrooms         [e-mail]         [phone]
318 Wecota, Box 508, Brookings SD  57007-3399  Perm. [phone]

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

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 19:26:19 -0800 (PST)
From: John Thoo <[e-mail]>
Subject: DeskPaint & DeskDraw (Q)

I got an offer in the mail advertising the DeskPaint & DeskDraw package
(Zedcor, Inc.) available for $29.95 + shipping.  My questions are,

 1. Is this package worth the price?
 2. How much disc space and RAM is required?
 3. Can the draw program save files as EPSF?

Thanks much for your help.

--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis <[e-mail]>

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

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 93 23:05:07 MET
From: Christian F. Buser <[e-mail]>
Subject: Dos-To-Mac (physical) (R)

[e-mail] wrote:

> At work, the baseline machines are a couple of decrepitated 8088-based
> PeeCees, with outliers being my accelerated Mac and my boss's 486-DX
> Windows-runner, both of the latter two running a lot of plain old DOS
> programs for the sake of inter-machine compatibility.  With 40 MHz of
> 68030 to run SoftPC in, my DOS is faster than the IBM-compatible relic
> but I often run into time-consuming snags due to the lack of a 5-1/4 in.
> drive, which many of the folks still use.  This situation is likely to
> endure for awhile...at least enough so that my efficiency would be up-
> graded if I had my own 5-1/4 disk drive.  The Mac in question was born
> an SE, so it has an officially designated Floppy Port as well as a SCSI
> port, but no NuBus.  I haven't seen any ads for a 5-1/4 inch drive for
> the Mac lately.  Anyone know of such an odd beastie, and how much it'd
> cost to plug it in?

In those old days, I think Dayna offered such equipment - don't know if
they still have it. But it was necessary to buy 2 separate items to be
compatible. One drive could only read/write 360kB DOS disks, and the other
1.2mB DOS disks. And they were quite expensive those days (but so were the
Macs, but who cares today).

Dayna Communications, Inc.
Sorensen Research Park
849 West Levoy Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
[phone] phone
(801) 269-SEND fax

But you could do something else - if you find a "spare" 8088/80286 PC
with only 5 1/4" drives, you can put it next to your Mac and establish
a serial connection to transfer the files. All you need is a null-modem
cable and comm software on both machines.

Or maka a copy of the 5 1/4" disk to a 3 1/2" disk on a PC which has both
drive sizes as follows

C:> xcopy A: B: /s

which means that the PC should copy all files/subdirectories from drive
A: to drive B: (the C:> is your DOS prompt, you wouldn't type this!)

Best regards, Christian.

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

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 93 11:54:00 EST
From: Allan Hunter <[e-mail]>
Subject: Downloading them damn binary files !?*$%*?!

Not too long ago, I asked for a modem-based program to save me from the
IBM-VM / Kermit interface.  Many helpful people responsed most kindly
and the upshot of it is this:  if my local university believes in SLIP
or similar protocol and has it installed (or is willing to install it)
on their end, I could use MacTCP and do cool things; otherwise, no go.
In my case, the local U's attitude is "Oh, Mac?  Hmm, we once had some-
one who knew about Mac stuff but they let him go...Kermit for the Mac?
Hmm, I think there might be a Mac version of Kermit but I'm not sure..."

Based on that, I think the likelihood of me getting a SLIP connection
is pretty faint.  Thanks for the clarification, folks...

So I've got to acquaint myself with the proper Martian command stuff
to stick on the ====> STUPID COMMAND LINE for things I don't know how
to do yet.  Top of the list:  how to download archived files that are
held at public ftp-able sites in binary form!  What I do know:  "BIN"
tells the ftp thingie to bring the file in binary rather than ascii,
which seems to be the default; and, at the Kermit stage of things,
there are radio buttons on the Send dialog allowing me to specify
Binary rather than text, and to specify either Resource or Data for
the file (separate radio-button submenu).  There is also the option of
MacBinary (both Resource and Data automatically checked), and one that
says "Automatic".  None of this knowledge is helpful.  FTP'ing a binary
file by first specifying BIN (or BINARY) and then trying every con-
ceivable option from the Kermit radio-button Send dialog fails to give
me anything on the Mac desktop that I can use.  I've tried telling the
FTP thingie to bring it hither as MACBIN, but it says, "Huh?"...

Helpful instructions wanted.  Here's the basic config:  school machine
is IBM-VM (one dumb box), ftp'able, internet/bitnet; has a model # but
I've forgotten it--I think they are all pretty much the same dumb box
anyway; connection is via 2400 modem, using basic Kermit / IBM-VM set-
tings (beforementioned dumb box does not seem to have any terminal
options such as ZTERM or whatever; just basic ultra-dumb monitors and
Kermit); on my end of things, an accelerated SE.  On the far end of
things:  wuarchive's GIF files, utexas's SIT files, lotsa BIN files,
an occasional ".Z" file, etc.--for all practical purposes, everything
that ain't a nice civilized ".hqx" file that would ftp and download
very nicely as plain text with no probs.

HINT to the brilliant and enterprising:  It strikes me that maybe some-
one could write an in-between-sitting thingie that would run Kermit
out its backside, sending obscure commands in the background, while
on the frontside facing the Mac user stands a more Mac-like interface
full of buttons and sensible menus and whatnot.  To reiterate, the
collective wisdom of the list seems to be that no such interface for
the modem-dependent person deprived of SLIP / TCP connectivity exists
right now.  It strikes me that such a piece of software would have a
commercial potential.

-Allan Hunter
<ahunter@sbccvm>

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

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 19:14:14 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: Ethernet hardware address before Network is EtherTalk

Kenny <[e-mail]> writes in issue 224:
>Does anyone know how you can get the Ethernet hardware address of a Centris
>or Quadra with built-in Ethernet BEFORE you connect the Mac to EtherTalk?
...
>Second question:  if there is a way to get the address, is there a way to
>either write it to a file or copy it to the clipboard so that one avoids
>typos?

Try using GetMyAddress, which you can find in the comm directory at sumex.
Here's an abstract of its Readme:

=GetMyAddress 1.2b2 is an application that queries the Macintosh for
information
=regarding its connection to the network (be it LocalTalk, EtherTalk; TCPort,
=MacTCP;...).
=
=This version allows you to click a button and save all that information to a
=file.  If the file does not exist, then it will be created, otherwise, the
=information will be appended to the existing file.

Best of all:

=GetMyAddress c. 1989-90 Mahboud Zabetian, All rights reserved.
=Being provided free of charge.  If distributed, it must be free and with
this =document.

Enjoy,

Juan

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

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 19:14:18 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: Eudora 1.4 and BinHex (C)

Back in issue #221 (yeah, still playing catch-up tag with Sumex...),
[e-mail] (Dr Alun J. Carr) wrote, amongst other things:
...
>I guess that our big problem is that the rest of the world just hasn't
>caught up with the state-of-the-art, represented (of course) by the Mac
>community.

Talking about state-of-the-art, while rummaging around in the Internet
("net-surfing", I think, is the proper term), I found Eudora1.4.1b16d at
Qualcomm's ftp site.

Anybody have any experience with this beta release, who would like to share
with us ? Also, is the 2.x commercial release of Eudora worth biting the
bullet and jumping for it, vs. continuing to use the freeware 1.4 release ?

TIA,

Juan

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

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 19:14:21 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: FW: CPU usage (C)

WalrathW <[e-mail]> writes in issue #221 (one day, one day I'll
come to terms with all the back issues....):

>No, Not unless the programmer chose to do it that way, and most of the time
>they dont. the Mac OS manages the queue of applications waiting for the cpu,
>allowing each one to run in its turn, however once the app has the cpu, no
>one
>can really steal it back by force or other means; it's up to the controlling
>app to release it again.
...
[rest of the text deleted]

I feel this is one area of development still lacking in the current
incarnations of the MacOS, which prevent it from being a truly multiprocess
OS. Until it gets a real kernel/Control
Program/monitor/whatever-you-want-to-call-it capable of scheduling and
preempting processes in a controlled and consistent manner, it will not be
at the level of a Unix or Windows NT host. Perhaps the version being
developed to run native code on the upcoming PowerPC platforms will finally
have this (any comments, Apple folks out there ?)

By the way, how does A/UX fare in this respect, when running Mac apps ?
I've never had the opportunity to use a Mac running this beauty (from what
I hear), and have always been curious to hear how well or bad it does with
traditional, non-UX applications.

Juan

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

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 19:14:00 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: good C++ libs avail?

On issue #225, George Tempel <[e-mail]> wrote:
>The subject says it all: does anyone know of sites or
>collections of decent C++ class libraries? For use with
>symantec C++6.x? generic?

For starters, I was going to recommend that you take a look at the GNU C++
libraries, which you can find in the file /pub/gnu/libg++-2.5.1.tar.gz,
found at prep.ai.mit.edu.

However, just before answering, I happened to browse the source code for
Jose A. Gutierrez' gzip implementation for the Mac, and this is what I
found, neatly tucked away in there:

>A Posix Library for Think C
>
>This library is intended to supplement the ANSI and Unix libraries provided
>with Think C, by supplying as many of the missing Posix functions as
possible.
>The library was developed to assist in porting GNU programs to the Macintosh
>
>....
>
>Availability
>
>The library is available by anonymous FTP from "ftp.maths.tcd.ie" in the
>directory "pub/Mac/ThinkCPosix-1.1". The compiled library is contained in the
>file "Posix.hqx". The source files are archived in "ThinkCPosix.hqx". This
>includes the Think C project "Posix".


You might want to get the official distribution, or check out Jose's source
files (get macgzip_0.1b2.hqx, easily found in the /info-mac/recent dir.).

Hope this helps.

Juan

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

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 19:14:24 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: How can an application find it's own data fork?

Greg Schumacher  <[e-mail]> writes in issue #221:
>How can an application find it's own data fork?
>
>I have a program in which I would like to store data (lots of text) in the
>applications data fork (might as well use it for something ;) ). I have
looked
>high and low but can't find a function that returns a reference to the
>application's own data fork, or the application's own file for that matter.

Would you really want to do this ? This type of behavior might be construed
as suspicious by several of the antivirus applications. Granted, it is a
lot less suspicious than modifying its own resource fork.

As an aside, in the days of yore (pre-System 7), Apple used to store the
corrective patches for the OS traps and the like in the System file's data
fork. Nowadays (on 7.1, at least), it is mostly empty, except for a curious
message stored in its second sector:

    Help! Help! We're still being held prisoner in a system software
    factory!

    The Blue Meanies

    Lew Cirne
    David Collins
    Wayne Correlia
    Chris Derossi
    Pete Helme
    Fred Huxham
    Don Louv
    Kevin MacDonell
    Brian McGhie
    Greg Marriot
    Jeff Miller
    Fred Monroe
    Dean Yu

I guess we should thank/curse these guys for 7.1...  ;)

Juan

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

Date: Mon, 22 Nov 93 11:21:36 EST
From: David M. Rosenberg <[e-mail]>
Subject: How to Learn DAL (A)

My first suggestion to people interested in DAL is that you subscribe to
the DAL-L listserv list and ask questions there. You would subscribe by
sending a message FROM the address at which you want to receive your
subscription. The message should be sent to [e-mail] and
should contain as the first line of the body of the message
   SUBSCRIBE DAL-L Your Real Name
that is, in your case
   SUBSCRIBE DAL-L Jay L. Cross
To send messages to the list, address them to [e-mail].

With respect to DAL documentation, APDA sells the following two books
(actually manuals).

 Part #     Price   Title
 ---------  ------  ---------------------------------
 M0877LL/B  $50.00  DAL Programmer's Reference
 M0878LL/B  $50.00  DAL Developer's Guide

Lastly, ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) is sponsored by a group of
vendors spearheaded by Microsoft. Apple will produce DAL 1.5 client
software (for both the Mac and Windows platforms) that can be called by
a client application using the ODBC API and then will use the DAL
protocol to access DAL servers. Various database vendors are expected to
supply ODBC drivers that can be called by a client application using the
ODBC API and then will use their own proprietary protocols to access
their own databases. I propose that further discussion of this be
continued in the DAL-L list.

/David M. Rosenberg (Phone: [phone], Internet: "[e-mail]")

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

Date: 16 Nov 93 18:54:00 EST
From: "G.BOCCANFUSO" <[e-mail]>
Subject: HP Deskwriter Problem

Hi Netters

I am having problems with my HP Deskwriter and wondering if someone could
help?
When I print in the faster mode everything is o.k. When I print in the best
mode the middle of the document has a window shade effect on it. I tried
priming the printer but it still has the same effect. Any suggestions? Please
e-mail a
response. Thank You.

Cordially
george boccanfuso
sarnia, canada

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

Date: 22 Nov 93 08:51:00 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Hypercard 3.0?

Hi, I am interested in getting Hypercard 3.0.  I know its not out yet but
when will it be?  While I'm at it how about some examples of Applescript?
Cheers,
Michael Iem - [e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 09:39:53 -0700
From: [e-mail] (JIM BEALL)
Subject: IC Layout Program needed

I am looking for an IC layout program which will run on Macs and generate
CIF or other standard IC layout formatted files.  We currently use KIC
a UC Berkeley public domain program which runs on DEC machines.
Any pointers to Mac programs would be appreciated.
 - Jim Beall    [e-mail]

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

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 19:14:27 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: Imagewriter I (R)

Christian F. Buser <[e-mail]> wrote:
>[e-mail] asked:
>>I have found an old Apple Imagewriter I for $55, but
>>I don't know if I can use it with my Mac IIsi at home.
>>I would assume I could (it is a Mac) but I'm not sure.
>...
>>Will the imagewriter device driver work with an old Imagewriter I?
>
>Yes, the driver "Imagewriter" is what you need. Be sure NOT to take
>the "Imagewriter Appletalk" nor the "Imagewriter LQ" drivers. And
>use either bitmapped fonts (you need to install double-sized versions for
>best appearance - e.g. if you need to print Geneva 12, you'd install
>Geneva 12 for Screen representation and Geneva 24 for the printer.
>I think it works also with TrueTypes and PostScript/ATM, but I can't
>say for sure since I never tried it.

If you want to take advantage of this, you have to select High Quality
printing, so the driver will use the double-sized bitmap font to fill in
the dots and give you a smoother print appearance. TrueType should work
fine too; several users back here use a (not so ancient) ImageWriter II to
print out ditto and stencil masters [yes, we still use those antiques over
here] with no problems; High Quality printing is specially important there,
as it causes more intense hammering of the media and results in a cleaner
and better working master. On the down side, High Quality takes about 20%
longer to print.

If the printer has seen more than its share of print ribbons pass thru its
print head, you might want to take it out of the machine and soak the snout
in alcohol, to remove the ink deposits. There are two chromed tabs on both
sides of the print head, which you move aside, after which you can pull the
head up and out of the mechanism. When putting it back in, make sure the
electrical connector card on the back/rear of the head engages the slot in
the carriage before pushing it back in and locking it with the tabs. The
truly adventurous and mechanically adept might want to disassemble the
snout, take out the print wires and clean everything out; the end result is
a much better printing machine, that approaches brand-new performance.
Beware that the nine tungsten wires are brittle and each one has to go back
in the same place it came from.

Have fun.

Juan

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 12:27:45 -0600 (CST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #227

Could I get some opinions on which "disk double software"?  I have seen Disk
Doubler, Times Two, and

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 14:50:53 -0600 (CST)
From: Russell Cotton <[e-mail]>
Subject: Keyboard Menu?

Hello,

I have heard a lot lately about the Keyboard Menu in system 7.1. I have
7.1, bur no KB Menu? Why?
BTW: I do have one other KB Layout than the US one.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ Russell Cotton <> [e-mail] ~
~ Superintendent/Principal Garner ISD ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 07:46:45 -0500
From: "Tom Scott" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mac-Based Internet Services

     Mac-Based Internet Services
I'm putting together a paper outlining various Internet services that could be
provided on the Mac.  From the server perspective, not the client.  I'd like
to
hear any input from people that have set up servers to provide Listserv,
Gopher, FTP, Telnet, WWW, Usenet or any other Internet services based on the
Mac OS.
I'd like to hear:
    * What server software you're using, along with an FTP site where
      it's available.
    * Your impressions with it's features and performance; along with
      a "wish list" of features that you wish it had (in other words,
      it's strengths and weaknesses).
I'd also like to get feedback from people setting up similar systems on a Mac
running A/UX 3.x.  I'd like answers to the above questions, as well as why you
chose A/UX instead of running under the Mac OS or running it on a Sparc?

I know probably the primary consideration for running an Internet service on a
Mac is cost; Mac CPUs can cost a fraction of what SUN CPUs do.  I'm sure that
there are a number of reasons to run FTP/Gopher/WWW/etc. services on a Unix
system, and I'd like any insights to specifics why Unix on a SUN is better
than
a Mac running A/UX, and why a Mac running A/UX is better than a Mac running
its
native OS for providing Internet services.  But the primary focus of this
paper
is options for providing Internet services using the Mac OS.  I'll post a
summary of responses to sumex when I'm finished, which I hope to have done in
the next week or so.  So please reply directly to me with your feedback at
[e-mail] ASAP.    Thanks!

P.S.  I'm posting this to several lists and Usenet groups.  Sorry for any
duplication.

Thomas Scott, Systems Manager, College of Engineering
Cornell University, Carpenter Hall Annex, Ithaca, NY  14853

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 19:14:40 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: MacPlus memory upgrade (R)

From: Christian F. Buser <[e-mail]>:
>Timothy Fisk <[e-mail]> asked:
>
>> Am in the process of upgrading a Mac+ from 2.5 to 4 Meg by replacing the
>> 2 256K SIMMS to 1M SIMMS. I understand a resistor must be cut somewhere
>> on the motherboard. Could someone describe which resistor and how to
>> locate it. Or give me a lead on a good reference book/magazine which
>> illustrates the method used.
>
>It's the resistor labeled "R8" on the motherboard which needs to be cut.
>
>If you need literature, ask Connectix for "The Macintosh Memory Guide", a
>60-page-booklet which answers most memory questions. They can be reached
>electronically ( [e-mail] ) or by phone [phone] or
>[phone].

Try also the SIMMStack 4.1.1, also from Connectix (I think). It has all the
info on this and the other Mac models. Found on
/info-mac/recent/simmstack411.hqx.

JMC

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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 13:02:11 -0800 (PST)
From: "Mark H. Needleman" <[e-mail]>
Subject: mac security

Does anyone know of any shareware products that allow you to lock a mac
after a certain amount of inactivity - i know many of the commercial
screen savers do this but Im looking for something rather inexpensive
since i need to install it on a bunch of machines

Mark Needleman
University of California

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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 17:13:03 +0000
From: Matthew Johnson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Memory allocations with After Dark [Q]

I have had problems recently with the randomizer in After Dark not having
enough memory to run specific modules. I remember seeing a fix once posted
to the newsletter. Could someone remind me of it?

Thanks,
Matthew.

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 17:11:02 -0600
From: Bienvenu Jay  <[e-mail]>
Subject: MusicWorks

I have several MusicWorks files.  Any way I can access them or convert them
into a more common sound type?  (And what exactly is MusicWorks anyway?)

                    -- Jay

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Date: Monday, 22 Nov 1993 15:44 CST
From: Joel Cunningham <[e-mail]>
Subject: Myst HELP!

Does anyone know how to get the correct numbers to show on the weels
in the clock tower? I've been to all the other "ages" but this one
has me stuck...
                                    n.
BTW,
If you have not seen this game, do so. Now. Gorgeous graphics, great
music, fascinating story line. For the first time in two years, I'm
really glad I bought a CD-Rom drive. (Hmmmm...what does that say about
how I spend my money?)

Having said that, let me caution everyone that this game is not
comfortable running on a 4 meg machine.
On a 4 meg Mac LCIII it crashes way too frequently. BUT, on the other
hand the manual *does* recommend giving the program 4 meg. I could only
give it 2.6. So I ordered an extra 4 meg (this game is *that* good),
and have had only one crash in 8+ hours of play.

Disclamer: I have no connection with Broderbund, Cyan, or reality.


                  -- Joel Cunningham

                  "Now *that's* what I had in mimd!"
                  - Philo T. Farnsworth after viewing
                    an episode of "Mystery Science
                    Theater 3000".

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 13:35:11 -0600 (CST)
From: "William M. Porter" <[e-mail]>
Subject: partitioning hard drive

Forgive me if this is a FAQ. I just bought an LC III with 160 Mb hard
drive. I've noticed that the smallest file size now seems to be 3Kb. I
understand that this basic size is proportional to the capacity of the
drive. Would partitioning the drive, say, into two 80Mb partitions, cause
the minimum file size to drop and thus increase the efficiency of
storage? Are there any other advantages to doing this? Disadvantages?

Suggestions and/or caveats will be appreciated. If people write to me
directly, I'll summarize for the Digest. Thanks in advance.

Will Porter / University of Houston
[e-mail]

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 12:22:58 -0230
From: "Michael Coyne, Memorial Univ." <[e-mail]>
Subject: PB100 keyboard problem

The keyboard on the PB100 is normally quite "mushy" compared with the
standard Apple keyboards. A number of keys on my PB, however, have become
extra mushy, to the point that some of the keys (specifically the 'm' key
and the arrow keys) are very unresponsive and, in some cases, actually
stick. I would be grateful for any opinions on what might be causing this
and how it might be remedied. Could it be that something is out of
alignment beneath the keys?

Thanks for any forthcoming assistance.

****************************************
Michael Coyne
Sir Wilfred Grenfell College
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, CANADA
E-mail: [e-mail]

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 18:20:04 -0500 (EST)
From: David Garrett <[e-mail]>
Subject: PC Exchange incompatibility?

Running PC Exchange 1.0.1 on my Centris with the processor caches
turned on, Word 5.1a hangs when I try to run it.
If I remove PC Exchange or shut off the processor caches, Word runs
fine.  I suspect that a more recent version of PCX exists that would
solve this problem.  Can anyone confirm or deny this hypothesis?

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 19:14:44 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: PD Unix for Mac (Q)

From: [e-mail] (Tobias Kuipers):

>There all sorts of things on MacBSD on agate.berkeley.edu in the
>directory /pub/NetBSD/mac. I don't know what it does or if it does
>anything. But hey, I only got a 68000 :(

Scouted the place out and discovered they have a PD version of Unix, based
on a release of NetBSD. In the words of the authors, it is far from
complete, and only works on a very limited number of Mac models (ci, cx, si
and a couple of others, if I remember correctly). I can't check it out,
cause it won't run on my PB 180 or on a '040 machine (I can persuade a
colleague to lend me his Quadra).
However, they do give you all the sources, so an enterprising and
Unix-savvy Mac enthusiast might be willing to complete a port to other
models.

Juan

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 93 14:48:23 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: PowerLaunch II & System 7 Pro????

Hello.

I am looking for users (registered or not) that use PowerLaunch II 1.0.1A on
their Macs using System 7 Pro. If you are using PL II on a Mac with System 7
Pro, please leave e-mail to :

[e-mail]

I do not possess this version of System 7 and am looking for information on
possible incompatiblities that MAY exist under this OS version.

Thank you for your help...

--Roby Sherman / Interealm

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 15:25:04 -0800 (PST)
From: "Dieder A. Bylsma" <[e-mail]>
Subject: PowerPC 68040 emulation....

A question for those PowerPC gurus....for a while now Apple has been
giving contradictory messages about the speed of their 680X0 emulations...

First I hear of only 020 emulation...
Then  I hear of a fast 030 emulation...
and now I seem to recall hearing that there is an emulation of the 040
that runs effectively at the speed of a 25MHz 040 chip.

Which is correct?

Where can I get more information about the PPC in specific details? I'm
not interested in the real technical details, but finding out what
features will be in these machines when they are released. There are only
2 varieties of PPC chips right now right? 60 or 80MHz 601 right? Or will
it only be the 80MHz one? What will differentiate all these new machines
in the beginning? i.e. basic ports will remain the same, basic NuBus
slots, but different hardware cases and memory capacities?

Just trying to plan ahead,

Dieder

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Date: 21 Nov 93 14:58:40 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Olafur Thorsteinsson)
Subject: Quicken updates

I got my update to Quicken 4 from version 3 and received release 2. I called
Intuit since I ran into problems with number and date formats immediately.
They recognized the problem and sent me release 4 immediately free.
The program would not run if my mac was set to display number and dates in
non-US format.
Their policy seems to be: "If you don't have problems with the version you
have we won't bother sending you the latest one." Which seems fair enough to
me.

    [e-mail]

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Date: 22 Nov 1993 17:13:55 -0500
From: "Blake Meike" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE-MacTCP and wierd subnet

   RE:RE:MacTCP and wierd subnet mask
                                22/11/93 3:35 PM
>> After some midnight packet-watching, and such, I discovered that MacTCP is
>> *broadcasting* to any address with the last 5 bits set.

> This is correct you should have a gateway installed with a adress within
> your subnet, so with the frist 11 bits the same, that does the routing to
> nodes outside of your subnet.

No, actually, it is not correct.  The packet should have a LAP address of the
gateway, and should not be broadcast (LAP 255) to the whole network.  The
behaviour is correct *only* if the destination address is identical to that of
the sending Mac, anded with the mask (i.e., the top 27 bits are the same).  In
my environment, the packet is being broadcast even when this is not the case.

> you local network or system administrator should be albe to help you on
this.
Alas, I *am* the network manager!

  Blake Meike, network manager
  TERC
  2067 Mass. Ave.
  Cambridge, MA 02140

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 20:08 EDT
From: "Face it, you are not always what you wear." <[e-mail]>
Subject: SNL QuickTime Movie Newton Parody

Hello...

Well, I tried uploading the Saturday Night Live Newton Parody QuickTime movie
to
the info-mac archives, but they wouldn't post it citing copyright infringment
or
something akin to that...so, Until I find a way (and a place) to upload it to
I
guess that I won't be able to pass it around.

Sorry

Gordon Werner
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 93 08:33:14 CST
From: [e-mail] (Pete Jemian)
Subject: Snooper [Q]

Has anyone heard of a program named Snooper?  Whatzit do?
Izzit anygood?  How much does it cost?  Inquirin minds want to know!

TTFN,   -- Pete

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 12:25:43 -0230
From: "Michael Coyne, Memorial Univ." <[e-mail]>
Subject: StyleWriter II cartridge in StyleWriter I?

Can anyone tell me whether it is possible to use the StyleWriter II ink
cartridge in the original StyleWriter? I have one of the former and one of the
latter. Thanks.

****************************************
Michael Coyne
Sir Wilfred Grenfell College
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, CANADA
E-mail: [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 13:17:44 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Wendy Farkas)
Subject: System Enabler 201 new version (Q)

Hi Netters.

On Oct. 13, Butch Kemper posted a comment about the Duo 210 Mouse and
Keyboard Freeze up. He reported that Apple was aware of the problem and "a
software correction would be available at the end of October. It will be a
new version of the System Enabler 201."

I was on vacation recently and may have missed a posting or two. Has this
thing come out yet? I'm getting so tired of the frequent crashes on my
DuoDock 230 and would dearly love to patch whatever it is I have to patch
so I could spend time on my work instead of constantly rebooting!

Thanks for any updated info.

Wendy Farkas
Virginia Tech

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 19:14:06 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: Thread Manager (was Re: mailing to Prodigy)

[e-mail] wrote on issue #225:
...
>As a totaly unrelated aside.... What is the Apple Thread Manager?

Straight from the horse's mouth:

=Product Definition
=
=       The Thread Manager is the MacOS version of lightweight concurrent
= processing. Multithreading allows an application process to be broken into
= simple subprocesses that proceed concurrently in the same overall
application
= context. Conceptually, a thread is the smallest amount of processor context
= state necessary to encapsulate a computation. Practically speaking, a thread
= consists of a register set, a program counter, and a stack. Threads have a
= fast context switch time due to their minimal context state requirement and
= operate within the application context which gives threads full application
= global access. Since threads are hosted by an application, threads within a
= given application share the address space, file access paths and other
system
= resources associated with that application. This high degree of data sharing
= enables threads to be "lightweight" and the context switches to be very fast
= relative to the heavyweight context switches between Process Manager
= processes.

(Taken from the Thread Manager Extension 1.2 documentation.)

Found on ftp.apple.com, in /dts/mac/hacks (I think...). For a practical use
of this extension, read Fabrizio Oddone's article in issue #224, or get his
Disk Charmer 2.1.1, currently found in the recent directory at sumex.

Juan

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 93 20:59:23 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Rob Kouwenberg)
Subject: Utilities to make Apple Menu hierarchical (A)

Howdy !

Howard wrote :
>I have a teeny (14K) extension called Magic Apple that makes the Apple Menu
>hierarchical (e.g., an alias of a folder in the Apple Menu Items explodes
>to show another box with the contents of the folder, etc.).  Unfortunately
>Magic Apple and Eudora don't get along.

As a very satisfied ( registered ) user of Apollo 1.0 I wholeheartedly
suggest to try this out. It has nice bonuses ( on the fly color/sound level
switching per application, aplication key flipping, drop down menu making,
etc. ), and also your hierarchical apple menu. I use it al the time to weed
through my HD without clicking anywhere.

Caveats: - set the defaults correctly
     - renaming the HD / replacing it thashes the paths to all your
applications ( apollo will ask you for every item when selected and
remember this ).

Another thing that comes to mind is be-hierarchic, but this went commercial
>From version 2.0 ( and up ? ). This is now owned by 'Kiwi software'.

Hope this helps, Rob Kouwenberg

(*[e-mail],Gr.Adolfstraat86,5616BX,Eindhoven,Holland*)

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 23:29:05 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Li-Hsiang Tu)
Subject: Working Applications -> Icons (Q)

Is there a CDEV/INIT that by clicking somewhere will shrink the current
application into a icon, just like what a OpenWindow or MS Window would do?

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