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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 23:41:33 PST
From: The Moderators <info-mac-request@sumex-aim.stanford.edu>
Reply-To: Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #241
To: info-mac-list
Info-Mac Digest Wed, 15 Dec 93 Volume 11 : Issue 241
Today's Topics:
[*] BibliographyManII_2.0
[*] BitFont.hqx
[*] DiskSweeper 1.0 Submission
[*] Dollars & $ense Conversion
[*] filemaker-pro-DayPlan-v1.0.hqx
[*] Foreign Affair (System 7 sound clip)
[*] frogdemo.hqx (A frog dissection demo.)
[*] Info-Mac Turbogopher Bookmarks
[*] MacCalendar '94: note to moderator
[*] MacEmatics 1.1, the Hypercard wonder math stack!
[*] MacPing DEMO
[*] Matrix Master 1.1
[*] Nstack 1.0
[*] OtherMenuExternals1.0.cpt.hqx
[*] PDP-8 Emulator
[*] Quit It v1.1
[*] speedometer-various-2.2
[*] staticsdemo (A Statics tutorial.)
[*] Welcome! v1.3.2
[*] Xmas Lights 1.1
'040 caches
(Q) Indexing software and Word
(Q) LocalTalk Printing problem
(Q) Looking for typeing teaching software
Adjustable keyboard and Apple Modem ToolBox
A few unanswered questions
Ancient Greek word processing
ARA/ScreenLink advice needed...
Boycott NOT
chemical software (software for chemists)
cmd key, splat key, flower key, fan key...
Color Font Editor? (Q)
Coverting .AVI files to QuickTime
draftsman's font?
driver for HP DraftMaster M
FaxSTF 3.0
Freehand 3.1 and Wacom writing tablet
Global Vilage Support (A)
Global Vilage Support (R)
Info-mac mirror sites list?
Looking for 3D-Animation Package
Mac Plus 1Mb to 2.5Mb Procedure ?
MacReleasesFAQ - an idea for a new FAQ
MacWorld SF Netter's dinner?
Mirror UK - Dealer from Hell?
Modem Config Settings
MS Word 5.x PIM that supports the PlainTalk
Need Mac net3270 Solution
New Hard Drive Needed (C)
Newton Interests (Q)
NTSC video from a PB 165c...any suggestions, FAQs?
Of Fax Modems & Their Software (Summary & Comment)
PDA News Now Mailing!
Personal Time Manager
PlainText editor for files >32K
PopChar 2.*6*.2
Powerbook-Duo-Enabler
printing problem fixed....
Problems with Dayna Ether Print boxes...
share CD-ROM drive; Mac NFS server [A]
Shareware keystroke saver???
sticky mouse (A :-))
Terminal Emulator (Q)
Using BOTH ethernet and AppleTalk [A]
The Info-Mac newsgroup is moderated by Bill Lipa, Gordon Watts and Liam Breck.
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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 14:32:45 -0500
From: dtremmel@acpub.duke.edu
Subject: [*] BibliographyManII_2.0
Bibliography Manager II is a HyperCard application that was created to
help researchers and authors keep track of and store information about
bibliographic references, and to produce Bibliography or Literature Cited
sections for papers. This version (2.0) requires HyperCard v. 2.1 to run,
and is shareware.
The reference card for each bibliographic entry has separate fields
for Author, Date, Title, Source, Volume, Pages, Keywords, and Notes, along
with places to indicate whether you have a copy of the item and how it is
filed. You can do "quick searches" for text in individual fields, or use
HyperCard's card marking abilities to identify and work with only a subset
of the entries in the stack. You can also create and save custom text
import and export formats, so that you can import references from text
files of varying formats, and can create custom bibliography lists to match
the format required by your professor or publisher. The program can also
store a list of abbreviations for journal names that is cross-referenced to
the names on the reference cards, allowing you to use either full names or
abbreviations when you create bibliography lists. You can create as many
different bibliography stacks as you wish, and exchange bibliographic
entries, import and export formats, and journal abbreviation lists among
them. There is also an on-line help facility.
Since I designed this stack for myself and my colleagues in science,
and am not familiar with all the protocols for literature cataloging and
referencing in other areas of study, it may not suit everyone's purpose,
but I hope that it can be a useful tool for those who want to keep track of
literature references and who need to create reference lists when they
write papers.
David Tremmel
901 Chalk Level Rd., Apt. T-14
Durham, NC 27704
dtremmel@acpub.duke.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/text/bilbiography-manager-ii-20.hqx; 135K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 09:30:39 EST
From: tblake@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (Thomas R. Blake)
Subject: [*] BitFont.hqx
Folks,
Recently, I asked about how to create BitMap fonts from outline fonts.
Many individuals pointed me to BitFont, which was in the archives at one
time, but seems to have disappeared.
Please find enclosed BitFont 1.0, (I believe that there is a more
recent copy, but was unable to find it). BitFont is a PD program which
will create BitMap fonts from outline Fonts.
It's not magic, you'll need to have the appropriate software installed.
(If you want to make BitMaps of TrueType fonts, you'll have to have
TrueType installed, if you want to make BitMaps of Type 1 fonts, you'll
have to have ATM installed.) However, if you're constanly waiting for 17
point, or if you have a user who is still using System 5, and they need to
have BitMap fonts of some PD outline font, BitFont seems to do the job
quite nicely.
[Archived as /info-mac/font/util/bit-font-10.hqx; 40K]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 20:29:39 -0800
From: speth@cats.ucsc.edu
Subject: [*] DiskSweeper 1.0 Submission
DiskSweeper 1.0
by Jim Speth, speth@end.com
This simple utility will free up space on a floppy used by an
unneccessarily large Desktop file. Simply drop the offending floppy onto
DiskSweeper, and in seconds it will be fixed. This is much faster and
easier than reformatting the disk.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/disk-sweeper-10.hqx; 20K]
------------------------------
Date: 15 Dec 1993 08:58:58 -0500
From: "Lizza,Carl" <lizza#m#carl@msgw.vf.ge.com>
Subject: [*] Dollars & $ense Conversion
I've received several requests for this utility I downloaded from CompuServe.
It will aid greatly if you are interested in converting your financial records
>From Dollars and $ense to Quicken 4. Having made this change last summer after
about 7 years with D&S I am most pleased with the results.
Carl Lizza
clizza@atl.ge.com
[Archived as /info-mac/app/ds-to-quicken4-converter.hqx; 36K]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 19:47:44 -0500
From: gt6367c@prism.gatech.edu (DEAL, DOUGLAS WAYNE)
Subject: [*] filemaker-pro-DayPlan-v1.0.hqx
The following application is a filemaker pro document.
It is a Daily Planner with weekly and daily viewing options.
It is fully functional for dates Dec27,1993 - Jan 1, 1995.
Included are hourly scheduler and daily summary fields.
Produced by DugWare.
Must have v2.0 or above of filemaker pro and color monitor is highly
suggested.
I would like to include this in the cd-rom if possible........
[Archived as /info-mac/app/filemaker-pro-daily-planner-10.hqx; 61K]
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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 19:49:50 -0600 (CST)
From: Larry Rymal_Macintosh Custodian <lrymal@tenet.edu>
Subject: [*] Foreign Affair (System 7 sound clip)
Folks,
This System 7 sound file is a clip from Mike Oldfield's
"Foreign Affair" which hails from the Crises CD album.
If you are a computer history archive freak, then you'll
appreciate this clip. Many of you are Atari STers who have
migrated to the Macintosh in the past three years and you
may recall the Atari Media-Graphics disk that came with the
second factory run of the Atari ST back in 1985. The
"Foreign Affair" song was included, in digitized form, on that
disk, even though this was back in 1985.
Well, on a Mac, this song clip sounds very good. Decompress
it with StuffIt Lite or StuffIt Expander. If you are a former
Atari STer, it will certainly stir up some memories.
Thanks to Sean Brogan...
--Larry Rymal <lrymal@tenet.edu>
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/foreign-affair.hqx; 645K]
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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 15:00:53 CST
From: cross@tulip.physics.wisc.edu
Subject: [*] frogdemo.hqx (A frog dissection demo.)
This is the demo of the frog dissection program avaliable from
Cross Educational Software. All the interesting parts have been
censored because we are distributing this program to the public.
The frog has slimy green skin and juicy innards like a real frog
but you don't have to kill a real frog to see what's inside.
This is a reposting of the frogdemo with slimier colors.
Enjoy,
Richard Cross(cross@wiswes.physics.wisc.edu)
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/frog-dissection-demo.hqx; 134K]
------------------------------
Date: 15 Dec 1993 08:16:07 U
From: "Lauger.John" <lauger@ssdgwy.mdc.com>
Subject: [*] Info-Mac Turbogopher Bookmarks
A Turbogopher bookmark file for the Info-Mac archives at Sumex-Aim. Each
directory and subdirectory is included. It should reduce the amount of time
required to "walk the tree" to the files you want to download.
Lauger@netcom.com
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/turbogopher-info-mac-marks.hqx; 7K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 12:12:44 -0500 (EST)
From: jason r mihalick <mihalick@cis.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: [*] MacCalendar '94: note to moderator
MacCalendar '94 v1.0
--------------------
MacCalendar '94 is a FileMaker Pro 2.0 database which is both a daily
organizer and 1994 Calendar. It was designed for Powerbook users,
but can be used with any Mac. Best of all, it's PostCardWare (details
are in the archived database). Compact Pro Compressed = around 70k,
Uncompressed = around 632k (that's 90% savings folks! I was amazed).
[Archived as /info-mac/app/filemaker-pro-calendar-94-10.hqx; 96K]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 19:22:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: Macintosh ICONtact Internet Dude <NWCS@delphi.com>
Subject: [*] MacEmatics 1.1, the Hypercard wonder math stack!
This is MacEmatics 1.1, a wonderful educational program for
children of all ages! This Hypercard stack is adjustable to
suit anyone's needs!
MacEmatics quizes children on addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division. You can even set your own
limits for any test!
Changes since 1.0: Many interface enhancements, more sounds
to keep program feeling fresh like spring, fixed some small
bugs, more user friendly.
To the moderators: Please replace any previous version of
MacEmatics with this version.
Neil Schulman, nwcs@utkvx.utk.edu and nwcs@delphi.com
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/mac-ematics-11-hc.hqx; 398K]
------------------------------
Date: 15 Dec 93 14:02:15 EST
From: Richard.E.Brown@Dartmouth.EDU (Richard E. Brown)
Subject: [*] MacPing DEMO
MacPing is an AppleTalk network testing program. Just as sonar or radar
systems send a signal and wait for an echo, MacPing sends "probe packets"
(usually AppleTalk Echo Request packets) into the network and waits for
responses from the various devices on the network. The arrival of these
response packets (or the lack of responses), along with the time the
responses
take to arrive, can tell a great deal about the network.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/mac-ping-demo.hqx; 97K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 10:23:36 -0800 (PST)
From: "Stephen C. Roderick" <roderis@CSOS.ORST.EDU>
Subject: [*] Matrix Master 1.1
This program is a simple matrix manipulator. It is intended
for use in Linear Algebra courses. It handles the following
matrix operations:
- Row reduction
row times a constant
exchange rows
add a multiple of one row to another
- Determinant
- Transpose
- Inverse
- Matrix of Cofactors
- Adjoint Matrix
- Upper Triangular form
- Row Echelon form
- Solve for multiple solutions
Matrix Master's greatest feature is that it works with
rational numbers (just like the textbooks!) This makes it
easy to reduce a matrix with row operations. Matrix Master
can be used to step through solutions to textbook problems
without having to do the basic math by hand.
Matrix Master (c) Copyright 1991-1993
by Stephen C. Roderick IV.
All Rights Reserved.
Matrix Master is free for non commercial public
distribution. This software may not be sold or distributed
for profit, or included with other software or hardware
which is sold or distributed for profit, without the express
written permission of the author.
I grant permission for Matrix Master to be included on the
sumex-aim CD-ROM.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/matrix-master-11.hqx; 34K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 18:49:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mark Cornick <CORNICK@delphi.com>
Subject: [*] Nstack 1.0
Nstack 1.0
Nstack is a naturist HyperCard stack. It features several cards of
general naturist information, as well as numerous club & group
listings.
Nstack requires HyperCard 2.0, and will run on any Macintosh that can
run HC 2.0.
Nstack is absolutely FREE and in the public domain. Please copy and
circulate Nstack -- a lot! *No* payment is required or requseted to
use Nstack, but if you insist, please make a donation to the Naturist
Education Foundation (address in stack) or another naturist charity
of your choice.
This is a BinHex-formatted StuffIt file. Use StuffIt Deluxe, Lite, or
Expander to decompress it.
Mark Cornick
cornick@delphi.com
[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/nstack-10-hc.hqx; 36K]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 19:38:43 -0400 (EST)
From: Christopher Owen <owenc@minerva.cis.yale.edu>
Subject: [*] OtherMenuExternals1.0.cpt.hqx
OtherMenu is a really great utility. Unfortunately I haven't seen anyone
release any externals for it though and think that is a shame. It makes
a certain sense though because releasing them is sort of messy. They are
small and hard to catalog. What I propose then is to simplify the distribution
of them by making a centralized package of OtherMenu externals available. I
have included one external, Kill 'em All, which allows you to quit all
running applications with a single trip to the menu bar. Others should feel
free to add to this package. Just include a folder with your external and a
brief readme and then re-upload this package (after incrementing the version
number of course). That way all the available third party externals can be
found in one place. This will help both the end user, external writers and
the kind folks at mac.archive and sumex-aim.
Externals in this package:
External Purpose Author
Kill 'em All Kill all applications owen-christopher@yale.edu
Chris Owen - owen-christopher@yale.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/other-menu-externals-10.hqx; 7K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 17:12:01 +0000
From: u9119523@sys.uea.ac.uk (Graham "Coxy" Cox)
Subject: [*] PDP-8 Emulator
Would you be so kind as to put this somewhere accessible? SEveral people
have been asking me for it, and it's more democratic to post it somewhere
'public'.
This program simulates a PDP-8 minicomputer in a window on the Mac.
Includes built-in assembler. Supports all PDP-8 instructions except IOP.
Slow, but maybe interesting. Full source code included.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/pdp-8-emulator.hqx; 615K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 10:16:07 +0100
From: Berrie.Kremers@kub.nl
Subject: [*] Quit It v1.1
Enclosed is Quit It v1.1, which is a replacement of v1.0. This new
version handles more applications and has now preferences on a
per-application basis.
A description of Quit It:
A Macintosh is very easy to use, but neverteless there are naive
users 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-11.hqx; 37K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 11:55:00 +0100
From: E.VISSER@RIVO.AGRO.NL
Subject: [*] speedometer-various-2.2
Update since 14-12-1993
New machine-records are :
LC475, Quadra605, Quadra840AV, a PowerPC, IIcx with videocard.
This should replace info-mac/cfg/speedometer-various-2.1.hqx
and be called speedometer-various-2.2.hqx
ps i'm not the author of speedometer 3.23
Thanks to all the poeple who have send me the records !!
I just merged them.
You know who you are !!
Poeple who have records that are not included and different
>From the one who are please send them to ericv@rivo.agro.nl
ericv
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/speedometer-various-22.hqx; 26K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 15:48:32 CST
From: cross@tulip.physics.wisc.edu
Subject: [*] staticsdemo (A Statics tutorial.)
Check out this demo of Statics: A Dynamic Approach, Cross
Educational Software's tutorial on Statics. You may think of
Statics as a field that is going nowhere(:-)), but this demo
has campy graphics and entertaining problems that will keep
you interested. This program is targeted for high school and
college freshman students. Loads:) of fun.
Thanx,
Richard Cross(cross@wiswes.physics.wisc.edu)
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/statics-demo.hqx; 137K]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 22:58:49 EST
From: IO92143@MAINE.maine.edu (Donna Foster)
Subject: [*] Welcome! v1.3.2
Enclosed is the app and source for Welcome, an app which uses the Speech
Manager to read you the date, time, and a short message. (Run it between 6
and 12 on the 24th of December for a sample...) It's based on Welcome2,
an old app which used MacinTalk. If the author is out there somewhere, I'd
be happy to credit you....
Version 1.3.2 fixes two bugs--one appeared the week of Thanksgiving, when I
forgot to check whether I had typed == or =, and one appeared October 31,
when nothing happened. :-) This version is postcardware. Version 2.0, coming
out soon, will be customizable with ResEdit. Version 3.0, if ever, will let
you do it from within the program....
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/welcome-132.hqx; 21K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 02:41:36 -0800 (PST)
From: robertl@netcom.com (Robert L Mathews)
Subject: [*] Xmas Lights 1.1
Xmas Lights places flashing Christmas tree lights under your
menus, as if someone had strung them from the top of your screen.
Control panel allows you to choose the flash pattern.
It is *not* a screen saver; the lights are visible all the time
while using the computer. Looks best on a Macintosh with a
color screen; the faster the Mac, the better, because it's
animating the lights in the background.
This version fixes some problems:
o An Unimplemented Trap error occurred on some Black & White
Macintoshes at startup. Fixed; Xmas Lights 1.1 will work on black
& white Macs.
o If you inadvertently tried to use Xmas Lights 1.0 on a System 6
Macintosh, a crash occurred - the crash longer happens, but you
shouldn't try using Xmas Lights on a System 6 machine; it requires
System 7.0 or later.
o The lights now appear on the desktop behind any windows you
have on the screen. Just drag a window over the lights to be able
to work without distraction.
o The lights are more realistic looking.
Xmas Lights is *still* absolutely free! (Would you really pay
for something like this? :-)
Robert L Mathews, Tiger Technologies - robertl@netcom.com
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/xmas-lights-11.hqx; 24K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 13:37:39 -0500 (EST)
From: Seth Ness <ness@aecom.yu.edu>
Subject: '040 caches
hi,
i remember when the quadras were released there were a couple of
substitutes for the apple cache control panel floating around.
they let you turn off the caches for specific applications while leaving
them on for everything else with no restarting. does anyone remember the
name and location of any of these control panels?
Seth L. Ness Ness Gadol Hayah Sham
ness@aecom.yu.edu
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 00:29:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: "J. David Stradley" <stradley@ac.wfunet.wfu.edu>
Subject: (Q) Indexing software and Word
Does anyone know of any software (commercial or otherwise) out there that
will assist in indexing documents in Word? I ran across a control panel
sometime ago that would insert index codes around terms in a pre-defined
list as those terms were input via the keyboard. The problem with this
approach is that one has to know what terms he wishes to index prior to
typing his document. For those of us who compose at the keyboard, that is
simply unworkable.
I also recall someone suggesting a work around involving saving docs as
rtf and opening them without interpreting the codes, then replacing
occurences of a term with the term plus index codes. This works if all
the occurences are in the same type and style but not if there are
variations. On top of that, it's a pretty low-level fix and it makes me
nervous.
Ideally, what I need is a way to define a list of terms and then have
program go through the Wod doc and find all the occurences of each term
and insert index codes around each term. Of course, the find-and-replace
part could be done in Word itself but for the fact that Word won't let
you simultaneously inlcude both regular and hidden text in the replace
dialog box. (Hint, hint, to you folks at Microsoft.)
If no such program is available, it seems that there should be a huge
market out there for it. Word's ability to index is nice; the problem is
that for documents of any scope and length, inserting the codes manually
makes it too much trouble to use.
I would greatly appreciate any suggestions. Please repsond directly to me
and I'll summarize to the net.
Thanks.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
J. David Stradley
<stradley@acpub.duke.edu>
<stradley@ac.wfu.edu> or
<js1844@student.law.duke.edu>
(919)382-0029
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 20:10:24 -0800 (PST)
From: Irv Wiswall <irvw@LINFIELD.EDU>
Subject: (Q) LocalTalk Printing problem
I have the following problem printing to a LaserWriter IIf:
The Macs that print to the IIf are both LC III running system 7.0.1. When
the Macs and the printer are connected to a Synoptics LocalTalk repeater
(LatticeTalk) printing is always slow, say 1 page per min even for simple
wordprocessing files. But it often is even slower, say as much as 10 min
per page. Occasionally it hangs altogether. Or atleast it seems that
way. After an hour or so, we give up. One of the Macs is the primary
printer to this printer. When things are very slow it is always because
this primary machine has just printed on the printer. But once things are
this slow, they are slow for all users. Rebooting the printer returns it
to it's slow, but not intolerable state. Disconnect from the Synoptics so
the printer and one Mac are by them selves connected via LocalTalk and
everything is ok. That is, it prints at a normal speed.
Here's what we've tried:
We've looked for termination problems, checked the quality of lines with
a pair tester, switched ports on the synoptics device and upgraded the
ROMs on the IIf (Apple reported a problem with some ROMs). Checked to
make sure that everyone printing to the printer is using the same version
of the printer driver, and all macs in the zone are using the same
version of appletalk (58.1.1). Did a clean install of all system
software on the Mac that seems to be causing the problem. Utilities like
Inter*Poll, and MacPing don't reveal any problems either.
Nothing has helped.
So, does anyone have any suggestions?
Irv Wiswall | irvw@linfield.edu
Director of College Computing | 503 472 4121
Linfield College | McMinnville OR 97128
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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 15:42:26 +0100 (CET)
From: peter@Mailer.Uni-Marburg.DE (M. Peter)
Subject: (Q) Looking for typeing teaching software
Hi again,
I am still looking for software, with which i can learn typing with 10
fingers...I am interestest in all kind of such a software (freeware,
shareware, buyware)...I can not believe, that such a software exists for
dos-computers, but not for MAC's...Please e-mail directly to me, i 'll
summarize for all of you later on...any help is apreciated..
Thanks in advance...
Marcus
e-mail: peter@papin.hrz.uni-marburg.de
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 21:13:05 -0600 (CST)
From: Larry Rymal_Macintosh Custodian <lrymal@tenet.edu>
Subject: Adjustable keyboard and Apple Modem ToolBox
Folks,
Excuse me if I don't have the exact terminology down since I have
given up on trying to keep up with the sheer amount of Apple software
utility updates, but-I'm-certain-that-I-have-the-lastest-of-'em-all. grin
At any rate..., I'm trying to use a Mac LCIII and its Apple
Adjustable keyboard with a terminal program that uses the Apple
Communications ToolBox and various ToolBox tools.
First off, I *love* how one can customize a terminal program that
uses the ToolBox. Lots of neat tools can be plugged in. But...
The program thinks the adjustable keyboard is an oldie. Indeed,
the cursor keys and ~ key do not function at all. The program developer
says that the problem rests in a bug in the adjustable keyboard driver
which causes a problem with the Communications ToolBox.
Noth that the ~ key and cursor keys work fine with the 'standard'
keyboard while using this communications program. Also, note that the
adjustable keyboard keys work fine with other terminal programs and that
the difficulty does not show up.
Weird, yes? No?
If anyone has any insight into this, I surely would appreciate it.
--Larry Rymal <lrymal@tenet.edu>
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 10:59:27 -0500 (EST)
From: WEBER_MARLIN@Lilly.com
Subject: A few unanswered questions
Hello, netters,
I've only recently discovered the wonders of Internet and Usenet and have been
poking around the various news groups, posting an odd question here and there.
On several of them, I've gotten helpful replies, but on the following questions
I've received little or no response. As I've also discovered the Info-Mac
digests and noticed the many helpful responses given for most questions, I
thought I'd try my luck here. I don't think these are oft-repeated questions
(I've read many of the FAQs), but if they are, please bear with a relative
newbie. Thanks in advance for any responses. If there's any interest, I'll
post summaries on any of these questions.
1. What have you found to be the best source of VRAM SIMMS? I hope to be
getting a CR-ROM drive for Christmas and want to upgrade my Centris 650 to 1
meg. I've seen Chip Merchant advertised in MacWeek with prices of $15.00 for a
256K SIMM, but have no idea if they are reputable.
2. Is the MacTools upgrade to 3.0 worth getting? It doesn't seem to offer
much over 2.0 and $50 is a lot to spend on dubious advantages. I've seen it
discussed some here, but have gotten no feel as to whether it is a good
upgrade/deal.
3. Any good discount places to get computer books? I'm looking for the
Complete Applescript Handbook ($35) and my local CompUSA doesn't have a clue
about it. The only place I've seen it wants the full retail price for it and I
hate paying full retail for anything :-).
I know these are pretty unrelated, so if proper net ettiquette (sp?) calls for
separate messages just say so and I'll make sure any future postings reflect
this.
Thanks again!
From: WEBER MARLIN (MCDEV1::QC03525)
To: VMS MAIL ADDRESSEE (IN::"INFO-MAC@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU")
cc: WEBER MARLIN (INDYVM1::QC03525)
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 11:10:46 +0200
From: Evelino.Bomitali@cselt.stet.it
Subject: Ancient Greek word processing
I wonder if there is a font for Ancient Greek with complete diacritical
signs. I use Word 4.0 (maybe I will upgrade to 5.1) and I need to have a
complete Greek alphabet along with accents. The font I found have either an
incomplete greek alphabet (some letters are only lower case or upper case)
or a complete one in which I cannot put the proper diacritical signs used
in Ancient Greek writing.
Do I need a new font, a new word processor or both ?
Thank
Evelino.Bomitali@cselt.stet.it
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 16:58:55 -0600
From: "Joshua B. Colglazier" <coljos@homer.bethel.edu>
Subject: ARA/ScreenLink advice needed...
I would like to set up an ARA or ScreenLink connection. I don't
know anything about ARA except that it should allow me to connect
two remote computers via a serial line using high-speed (14.4k+)
modems.
1) Could someone please direct me to some written resources for
finding out more about ARA?
2) I'm considering purchasing ScreenLink for about $30. The seller
tells me it will accomplish the same thing as ARA in terms of
connecting the computer and will even allow me to have remote
control over the other computer's desktop (this sounds like an
easier, better and cheaper solution than ARA to me). Does
anyone have any experience that they can share regarding ScreenLink?
Please reply directly to me at: coljos@homer.bethel.edu
I'll send summaries to interested parties if they contact me via email
requesting a summary.
Joshua B. Colglazier (coljos@homer.bethel.edu)
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 07:58:00 +0000
From: ptp1@cornell.edu (Patrick T. Pruyne)
Subject: Boycott NOT
Fellow Digesters,
The recent calls for boycotting La Cie on this forum are out of
line and irresponsible. All the facts have not been aired. Only one side of
this story has been heard; that of a disgruntled owner. Even he stated that
the unit was OUT OF WARRANTY.
Warranty is important to me as a consumer; before I buy something I
make a judgement based, in part, on how long the seller assumes
responsibility for its performance. It tells me how durable the item is in
the opinion of the manufacturer and how important customer satisfaction is
to them. I assume that should anything happen to it after the warranty has
expired that it is my problem. This is a basic reality of being a consumer.
Calls by purchasing managers for boycotts based upon a single
kvetch fans rumors into damaged reputations for the flimsiest of reasons.
Pity the folks who depend on these sort of managers to know what is going
on.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 08:23:28 GMT
From: trinoga@dsa.mpi-muelheim.mpg.de (Rolf Trinoga)
Subject: chemical software (software for chemists)
Hi Netters,
I am looking for an FTP sever which holds shareware and freeware
software for a chemical lab. I am especially interested in chemical
kinetics and handling of UV spectra. Does anyone know such a server.
rolf
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 01:02:22 -0800
From: tonya@tidbits.com (Tonya Engst)
Subject: cmd key, splat key, flower key, fan key...
Hi!
For those of you who didn't know but were wondering, you can use the
Chicago font to make the Command symbol. Oddly enough, the keyboard
shortcut is Control-Q.
Cheers, Tonya
Tonya Engst, TidBITS Editor -- tonya@tidbits.com --info@tidbits.com
My opinions are not necessarily those of my employer, Microsoft
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 22:40 MST
From: JWILLDEN@cc.weber.edu
Subject: Color Font Editor? (Q)
Color Bitmap Fonts Editor (Q)
Does anyone one know if there is a program which will create color
bitmap fonts? I have seen some 256 color bitmap fonts on a public
domain HD at the Univ of Utah, but I would like some way to create my
own. If there is no such thing, someone should make one. WouldnUt it
be nice to have anti-aliased fonts in a word processor? It would be
especially good for using small text sizes.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 08:43:43 -0600
From: Dennis D. Davison <ddavison@tahc.texas.gov>
Subject: Coverting .AVI files to QuickTime
I have been asked to try and convert a selection of Windows .AVI
files to QuickTime on the Macintosh. Does anyone out there in Mac
Land know where I might be able to aquire Applications or Utilities
that would allow me to do this.
I would also like to be able to convert .WAV (sound) files to
Macintosh format.
Please reply to me directly and I will summerize for the Net.
TIA,
Dennis
ddavison@tahc.texas.gov
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 13:53:13 EST
From: jaa101@deakin.anu.edu.au (James Ashton)
Subject: draftsman's font?
I'm seeking a font similar to those used by draftsmen. The characters
are drawn with a circular pen and the strokes appear to be entirely
composed of straight lines and circles. I've seen plotters using the
characters and I believe there's even some standard definition of their
shapes so I gather the font's should be in the public domain. Has
anyone done the work of producing a type 1 or true type version? A
fairly extensive hunt of the internet has revealed nothing. TIA.
--
James Ashton, Sys Admin, Systems Engineering, RSISE, Australian National Uni.
Voice +61 6 249 0681. FAX +61 6 249 2698. Email James.Ashton@anu.edu.au.
------------------------------
Date: 15 Dec 1993 09:20:14 U
From: "Michael Geilich" <michael_geilich@fostex.com>
Subject: driver for HP DraftMaster M
Subject: Time:9:17 AM
OFFICE MEMO driver for HP DraftMaster MX Plus Date:12/15/93
Does anyone know where I can find a driver for an HP DraftMaster MX Plus
plotter, either shareware or commercial?
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 22:12:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Amira <brian@scs.unr.edu>
Subject: FaxSTF 3.0
From: Neil Eric Mickelson <nem52463@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>
> Greetings...
>
> Has anyone gotten a hold of and used either of the
> following updates?
>
> - FaxSTF 3.0
> - Persuasion 3.0
>
> Just curious what you thought...i.e., should I try to
> upgrade?
>Neil E. Mickelson
>n-mickelson@uiuc.edu
I just upgraded to FaxSTF 3.0 and have to say that it is now the best fax
software made for the mac, and many other are begining to agree. Fax STF
3.0 is a MAJOR upgrade over 2.3.3. Hell, I think it should be called a
completely NEW software package, not an upgrade. It blows the door off of
Delrina Fax PRO and the software for the Global Village modems. IF YOU
OWN A FAX MODEM, BUY FAX STF 3.0! If you need more detailed info feel
free to E-Mail me directly.
--Brian
<| Brian M. Amira | Internet E-Mail: Brian@scs.unr.edu |>
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 22:35:21 -0500
From: mxh160@psu.edu (Matt X. Herbison)
Subject: Freehand 3.1 and Wacom writing tablet
Howdy. Can anyone tell me if Aldus Freehand 3.1 supports pressure levels
with Wacom's ArtZ 6X8 writing tablet (or if it supports the tablet at all).
Apparently version 3.1.1 does, but does anyone know if it is so with plain
old version 3.1? Thanks. Happy Holidays 8)
-Matt X. Herbison -Penn State University
-mxh160@psu.edu -Apple Student Representative
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 17:43:01 -0600
From: vinko@spss.com (Vinko Tsui (312) 329-3455)
Subject: Global Vilage Support (A)
Ulf,
I have never had any problems getting in touch with either Sales or
Technical staff via their Toll Free number (800) 736-4821. I just called
them two days ago asking about the new Murcury models.
I have always experienced the best support and responds from Global Village
Sales and Technical staff. I'm not quite sure why you and some of the other
people on this newsgroup have encounter such problems. The only commonality
amoung you guys is that neither of you are from North America.
I understand that the Toll Free number I stated above probably does not
work outside of North America, so here is their regular Tel.: (415)
390-8271 and Fax.: (415) 390-8282 numbers. And this is the EMail address
that always gets me responds "GlobalVillage@Applelink.Apple.com".
If you still have problems I'm happy to call them for you and let them know
about your problems. In your EMail please specify what exactly you want to
know and what country are you going to be using the modem in.
-- Vinko
Vinko Enterprises, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Vinko@Applelink.Apple.com
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 17:57:24 GMT
From: warn@newton.emba.uvm.edu (Patrick D Warn)
Subject: Global Vilage Support (R)
As a happy PowerPort gold owner, I think I should add that when I first
got my modem I emailed tech support several times and always got a
response within a day. I think they are doing a great job.
--
Wondering what it all means,
Pat
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 04:44:02 GMT
From: phoffman@netcom.com (Paul E. Hoffman)
Subject: Info-mac mirror sites list?
I looked around on Info-mac but couldn't find anything that resembles an
official list of the Infor-mac mirror sites. I know that Wuarchive is one,
but I thought that there were others. Does such an official list exist?
Where?
--Paul Hoffman
--Proper Publishing
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 10:51:25 +0100
From: 7801@fhd-stuttgart.de
Subject: Looking for 3D-Animation Package
Hello netters,
I own a Macintosh LC and would like to gain some experience with 3D
animation for a course I currently attend at school. Unfortunately,
an LC is not exactly the right machine for 3D graphics :-), so I
think I cannot use any of the commercial software available.
What I am looking for is a simple 3D package which would allow me to
do animations with wire frames, I really don't need any shading etc.
Is there anything like that on the Internet which would work on
an LC? I have searched the archie servers, but to no avail. Could
anyone perhaps give me a hint where to look for such a program?
Thanks in advance and greetings from Stuttgart, Germany...
Andy Lietz.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 22:26:29 PST
From: RICHARD HAREL <RHAREL@FAB8.intel.com>
Subject: Mac Plus 1Mb to 2.5Mb Procedure ?
I would like to add another 2 Mb of RAM to my Mac Plus (from it's present 1
Mb).
I have bits and pieces of the procedure but don't have the complete
picture. I was told to cut R8 and put the 2 - 1 Mb RAMS in bank "A".
There is no indication of BANK A on the board ! (Is Bank A the 2 slots
closest to the back of the board or furthest from the back of the board ?
- And what is the significance of the empty spot for a resistor under
R8 marked something like "single row" ?)
Do I have to remove the battery and do a reset in order for it to work ?
I'd appreciate it if someone would please send me the procedure
since I have no FTP capabilities from this site.
Thanks,
Richard Harel
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 12:07:40 GMT
From: Sven Guckes <guckes@inf.fu-berlin.de>
Subject: MacReleasesFAQ - an idea for a new FAQ
What do you think about a FAQ for release info?
The info would name, version, release date and contact address.
Example:
ReallyCoolApplication 1.0.0 931224 santaclaus@northpole.com
SuperINIT 1.2.3 931231 superinit@erewhon.edu
Please let me know about your ideas/suggestions/wishes!
Sven :)
--
Useful sigs, part 1:
If you followup to this post then please send me a copy.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 11:32 EDT
From: ahill@ACC.HAVERFORD.EDU (Ashley Hill)
Subject: MacWorld SF Netter's dinner?
I haven't managed to stay on top of my Info-Macs, and I'm afraid I may have
missed any information about the MacWorld SF Netter's dinner. Will it be
happening this year? Is Jon Pugh arranging it? What's his email address,
if so? And what day is it?
Thanks,
Ashley Hill
ahill@haverford.edu
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 09:32:45 +0000
From: Graham Allsopp <G.Allsopp@Sheffield.ac.uk>
Subject: Mirror UK - Dealer from Hell?
Just a word of warning to anyone thinking of buying anything from Mirror UK
- DON'T!!
We have been (well, still are) having protracted 'discussions' concerning
the non-operation of a SmartStack optical drive. These all seem one way -
letters, faxes and phone calls all go unanswered. Technical support don't
have a clue (thank you APS for sorting out that problem !), and they don't
know the meaning of customer care.
Email me if you want the whole story, but in short, think long and hard
before buying anything from Mirror UK.
Graham
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 22:47:27 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Amira <brian@scs.unr.edu>
Subject: Modem Config Settings
From: Neil Eric Mickelson <nem52463@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>
>Greetings...
>
>Does anyone have any ideas for improving my efficiency ratings (around
>30%) by fooling around with ZTerm settings? I'm using standard
>settings to make my SupraFAXv.32bis modem connect up (hardware
>handshake cable, default settings, etc.). I'm dialing in to my
>University's UNIX machine. Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Neil E. Mickelson
>n-mickelson@uiuc.edu
Try W2 in your config string. My guess is that when you connect, the
modem is saying Connect 38400 because that is the rate of connection
between your computer and modem. However, your modem only connected at
14,400 to the unix host. You are being told that your transfer rate is
30% of 38,400 which is good. W2 will tell the modem to show the connect
rate between the two modems and thus will report CONNECT 14400. Now when
you tansfer files you will be show a % of 14400 as apposed to % of 38400.
By the way, I have a Supra v.32bis and I switched from ZTerm to SITComm, I
also recomend that everyone else do the same. I still like ZTerm, but
SITComm is by far a better comm program.
--Brian
<| Brian M. Amira | Internet E-Mail: Brian@scs.unr.edu |>
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 09:08:42 EST
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <JFRITZ%WVNVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: MS Word 5.x PIM that supports the PlainTalk
Pete Chane (pchaneuw@vms2.macc.wisc.edu) asked:
PC> Anyone know where I can get the MS Word 5.x PIM
PC? that supports the PlainTalk TTS (text to speech)?
PC> I have seen it in use, but I have been unable to
PC> find it locally.
Tonya Engst replied:
TE> A rudimentary PIM was written by someone at MS to demonstrate
TE> PlainTalk on the AV Macs, and MS gave it to Apple for demonstration
TE> purposes. Somewhere along the line, a colossal misunderstanding
TE> arose, and the PIM was not only demonstrated at August Macworld,
TE> but also distributed through various BBSes and from friend to
TE> friend. This all sounds kind of warm and fuzzy, but wait! MS didn't
TE> really mean to release the PIM; in fact, I'm not sure they even
TE> meant for it to be demoed at Macworld.
Burners on, throttle up, flame on, let's go....
This is another case of Microsoft letting its users down. There is
little question that PlainTalk TTS (text to speech) capability
is badly needed in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. I have
found that using PlainTalk TTS to read back textual material is
extremely helpful. I can find errors much more efficiently than
by reading the documents myself. It's almost like having another
person there to help you proof the document.
It just figures that Microsoft would fail to follow through on something
that adds value to their product (and their users). They go for the
glitzy stuff instead. (Okay, I admit--glitzy is a relative term.)
I think Microsoft should develop and release a PIM for Word 5.x and
whatever it takes for Excel 4.0. (Copy and paste to a speech oriented
text editor isn't getting the job done in either case.)
Hey Microsoft, if you are not willing to do this, maybe someone in
Utah will!
(Before the flames come back in my direction--let me add that I am
a *big* user of Microsoft products. So I am flaming a company that
has both my corporate and private dollars. That sorta makes me a
shareholder, right? ;-)
Flame off, landing gear down, flaps out, touchdown!
Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
jfritz@wvnvm.wvnet.edu
The opinions expressed do not represent my employer. They come
entirely from my own little mind.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 15:32:31 EST
From: "Dave Griffin, Ferris State University" <YD65@MUSIC.FERRIS.EDU>
Subject: Need Mac net3270 Solution
I am in need of info regarding net3270 support for Macintosh. We have a
Mac IIcx that needs to be connected via thin-net to the campus
mainframe. Support for PROFS is needed.
The campus uses the McGill MUSIC system and net3270 for PC support of
PROFS, and the Student Info System+. Gateway services are provided via
Netware for the PC's.
If you have information about this that you'd like to share directly to
my net address, I'd greatly appreciate it. If I get enough info, I'll
compile responses for the list to save bandwidth. The new vice
president for academic affairs here at the university wants to have his
Mac connected to the network, mainframe services. This has not been
done here before. The Mac users on our campus want to see this happen
as soon as possible, so you would be helping many Mac users if you can
provide any info, help, or tips.
Again, please send a new message directly to me.
Thank you. Dave Griffin Ferris State University Big Rapids, Michigan
(616) 592-2485 YD65@MUSIC.FERRIS.edu
In this 10th year anniversary of the Macintosh, it is nice to see that
the university is finally accepting its use as a powerful tool.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 12:51:21 PST
From: Tom_M._Morrissey.LAX1B@xerox.com
Subject: New Hard Drive Needed (C)
Thanks to all who responded; there were so many that I chose to
respond back to the net rather than individually.
The response regarding both the La Cie and APS drives was positive
as far as the hardware is concerned. But there was an overwelming
opinion that APS` service is in better shape than La Cie`s.
My situation is that I have an SE/30 with the original 20MB HD
still installed and I had the 46MB external (that died on me), so after
some thought I decided to purchase the APS 170MB internal HD
(for $199, what a deal!). This will nearly triple the storage space I
previously had! La Cie`s 170MB internal HD cost is $179.
I`ll be ordering the drive today, and will inform anyone who inquires
about the drive (in about 30 days or so).
Thanks again,
Tom M.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 22:36:29 -0600
From: adamh@merle.acns.nwu.edu (Adam Hauerwas)
Subject: Newton Interests (Q)
I'm not sure if this has been discussed here before, but I have a friend
with a Newton who is interested in sharing experiences and frustrations.
Is there a digest/newsgroup for Newton-happenings, or something circulated
via NewtonMail?
Incidentally, if you or someone you know is using NewtonMail, please send
me an address; I will forward it on to my friend, who is just getting used
to NewtonMail...
Thanks in advance,
Adam
----
Adam Hauerwas, Macintosh Specialist | adamh@merle.acns.nwu.edu
Duff & Phelps Financial Consulting | 55 E. Monroe, Ste. 3600, Chicago 60603
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 12:25:16 -0800
From: davem@pangea.stanford.edu
Subject: NTSC video from a PB 165c...any suggestions, FAQs?
I'd like to run a TV monitor from my 165c's external video,
mirroring the 165's display.
Has anyone had any experience doing this?
I've been looking at encoders/converters in the $300-$1000
range.
Are there any suggestions as to what is the best box in this
price range?
If there's interest, I will summarize replies.....
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 02:23:23 -0800 (PST)
From: handel@sfu.ca
Subject: Of Fax Modems & Their Software (Summary & Comment)
Recent Info-Mac Digests have included several items about fax
software and/or technical support for various modems. This three-part
post may be helpful to persons in the market for these products.
1. Tracking capabilities of fax software
----------------------------------------
In Digest 239, Peter Chane <PCHANEUW@macc.wisc.edu> asked about
the ability of faxSTF and Delrina Fax PRO to log fax transmissions:
> I am using a GeoPort to send FAXes. I need some better FAX
> software to manage my FAX transmissions. Basically, I need to
> keep track of FAXes according to docuement and recepient.
> Apple's software does not track things this way. It would be
> even better if I could get some FAX software to plug into Now
> Contact to show me FAX activity per contact entry.
>
> Delrina's MacFAX Pro any good or FAXstf?
While I can't discuss how well faxSTF works with Geoports,
I can confirm that version 2.2.3 has the capacity to log
incoming and outgoing faxes in some detail, including both
successful and failed transmissions.
2. OCR capabilities of fax software
-----------------------------------
In Digest 236 I asked for recommendations about the same two
packages -- faxSTF and Delrina Fax PRO:
(1) How powerful is the OCR software of either vendor?
(2) How good is the Delrina Fax PRO package generally?
I received only one response, but it was very helpful:
> Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1993 13:10:38 -0500 (EST)
> From: Bernard Glassman <glassman@SunSite.unc.edu>
> Subject: FaxSTF OCR
>
> How you feel about faxSTF OCR is a function of what you are
> accustomed to. Having used the stuff that's designed for use
> with scanners, where you can define different regions, have
> it go automatically from page to page and put the recognized
> text into different fields, ignore graphics, etc, this is
> pretty limited. It converts to the clipboard, so you must
> then paste it somewhere before going on to recognize the next
> area. It's a memory hog (4 megs) so you are limited as to
> what you can paste into. But the greatest limitation is one
> that no software will ever overcome, the utter deafness of
> people to your heartfelt plea to set their fax machines to
> "fine" or "high resolution" before sending you something.
> Inevitably, it's lo-res, at an angle, streaked because
> someone tried to fax a peanut butter sandwich with it, and
> you get about 50% recognition if you are very lucky. Of
> course, I solved the problem of how to learn to read the
> stuff. I went out and bought a Newton MessagePad. Once you
> have learned to decipher your notes on the Newton, anything
> is legible. :-)
>
> Good luck. I have the highest respect for Delrina, BTW. I
> have their WinFax Pro and am delighted with it, to the extent
> that one can be delighted with anything under Windows.
>
> Bernard Glassman _ _ Vox 919-216-0393
> Managing Editor, On the Horizon OLO-) Fax 919-968-1610
> Bernard_Glassman@unc.edu \-/ BernardG3@AOL.com
3. Modem Technical Support
--------------------------
Don't expect much from _any_ vendor. According to the October issue of
MacWorld (in which fax modems are reviewed in detail), technical support
provided by the majority of modem vendors is "unacceptable" or "poor".
I've already had some first-hand experience with unacceptable technical
support. I purchased a US Robotics Mac&Fax modem which included
Microphone LT 1.0.1. Guess whose modem driver was _missing_ from the
Microphone LT modem folder! When I sent an email request to Software
Ventures <microphone@svcdudes.com> asking them to email me the missing
driver, they told me (1) it was USR's fault that the driver was missing,
(2) the only way I could get it was by downloading it from their BBS.
Long distance, of course. And no driver to dial their BBS. Great!
(I got a copy from a friend who had version 1.0 of MicroPhone LT.)
I must add, however, once I got the modem operational, it and both
Microphone LT and faxSTF have performed quite well. I just hope I
don't encounter any more technical problems.
Regards,
Jay Handel
handel@sfu.ca
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 23:34:21 -0500 (CDT)
From: THE ONE WHO WALKS <CB15009@academia.swt.edu>
Subject: PDA News Now Mailing!
Here is the latest from the people putting out the free PDA newsletter:
PDA Enterprises is proud to announce the mailing of the first issue of PDA
News!
Due to the tremendous response we received for our free newsletter, printing
time had to be extended and mailing put back a week. But wait no longer!
The first issue of PDA News contains:
A look at Slate's Day-Timer package
Software for Doctors and Teachers
Tips and Help
And much, much more!
If you haven't yet heard about us, PDA News is a free print publication for
everyone interested in PDAs. To subscribe, simply send us email directly or
write/call to the below address:
PDA News
Attn: Free Subscription
PO Box 142245
Austin, TX 78714-2245
(512) 392-4779
Thank you for your support and interest, and hey, don't forget, use your PDA,
not your mind! <g>
Jason Curtis
Editor, PDA News
-----
Bill
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 22:24:00 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Amira <brian@scs.unr.edu>
Subject: Personal Time Manager
From: Rick_Sutcliffe@faith.twu.ca (Rick Sutcliffe)
> Can any Personal Time Manager Do This?
>
> I have examined and discarded as useless numerous
> personal time managers over the years. Why? Because
> not one of them could allow an entry to be made on the
> basis of a teacher's timetable.
>
> * I want to be able to have an item repeat at a specific
> time either MWF or TuTh for a specified number of weeks.
>
> * Better, I want to be able to set up a weekly group of
> times (say, MWF 1000 - 1100 plus M1600-1700) and have
> that group repeat for a specified number of weeks or
> over a date range.
>
> * Even more better still, I want statutory holidays
> excluded automaticallyQbut if this is done, the holidays
> had better not be wired in USA holidays.
>
> * I want an alarm to go off 5 min before anything in the
> category of a "class" or a "meeting" but not necessarily
> before every category of appointment.
>
> So, does anyone know of one of these schedule
> thingys that can do it this way nowadays? NOW?
> PowerTeam, Reminder? etc, etc.
As strange as this may sould for a recomendation, the daily planner
series by Delrina does ALL of this. I use The Far Side Daily Planner, now
in version 3.0 release, and it is an excellent program! Version 3.0 add
even more features including an address book! It is an EXCELLENT program
and the Far Side daily cartoons dont hurt either! Befor you look at a
mega dollor, complex dail planner, I recommend you take a look at this
easy top use, rich featured, and don't forget the most important FUN,
daily planner.
--Brian
<| Brian M. Amira | Internet E-Mail: Brian@scs.unr.edu |>
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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 08:27:32 -0500 (EST)
From: bbedit@world.std.com (Bare-Bones Software)
Subject: PlainText editor for files >32K
> PlainText is the plain text editor people have been clammering for
> that will handle files larger than 32K and it is free.
With all due respect, I'd like to point out that BBEdit (2.2 and
earlier) and BBEdit Lite have filled this need for some time.
> It's got all
> the features considered necessary for a text editor plus a few more.
> Besides all the normal search and replace functionality you would
> want, it will also convert straight to curly quotes and back, strip
> or add linefeeds for conversions between Mac and DOS conventions,
> and substitute linefeeds for carriage returns for Mac/Unix conversions.
> It will word wrap and add or remove hard carriage returns within
> paragraphs.
>
> PlainText requires System 6.04 or greater and is System 7 friendly.
BBEdit Lite 2.3 contains a superset of this functionality.
It's a safe bet that either BBEdit Lite or PlainText merits
consideration if you're looking for a basic freeware text editor.
R.
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Date: 15 Dec 1993 10:40:15 U
From: "David Gutierrez" <drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu>
Subject: PopChar 2.*6*.2
PopChar 2.*6*.2
In Info-Mac Digest V11 #240, "dlawrence" <dlawrence@arpa.mil> writes:
>And I also discovered that PopChar doesn't show any of the control coded
>characters in Chicago. Not only do you have the command-key symbol, but you
>also have the shift, option, control, backspace, forward-delete, and lots of
>others.
This is strange. PopChar 2.5.2 (yes, _5_) shows me the Command-key symbol and
tells me that it's control-Q in Chicago. Does PopChar 2.6.2 no longer show
this?
David Gutierrez
drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu
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Date: 15 Dec 93 10:43:52 CST
From: Butch Kemper <Butch.Kemper@tamu.edu>
Subject: Powerbook-Duo-Enabler
I just looked in ftp.apple.com and found that the Powerbook Duo Enabler
V1.0 has been added. The path to the module is:
/dts/mac/sys.soft/7.1.system.enablers/powerbook-duo-enabler.hqx
I have used this version of the enabler since the end of October and I
found that it eliminated the problems I was having with mouse freeze-ups.
If you have a Duo and have been experiencing mouse freeze-ups, I highly
recommend you get this module and install it.
The Apple license restrictions prevents me from uploading the module to
Info-Mac. You can get it from ftp.apple.com, applelink, or in the software
shipped with the new Duo's.
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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 14:36:51 -0500
From: mo@uunet.uu.net (Mike O'Dell)
Subject: printing problem fixed....
thanks to those who sent me ideas to try.
I installed LW 8.1 - no change
I installed latest Appletalk - no change
Turned VM off - no change
Finally copied System file from a working machine and replaced it
on non-printing machine.
Presto - it works just fine now.
VooDoo - pure and simple
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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 10:58:20 -0500
From: mikeg@endgame.gsfc.nasa.gov
Subject: Problems with Dayna Ether Print boxes...
Has anyone had trouble with the Dayna ether print boxes?
the non plus version are running at v1.8 and the Plus versions are
running at v2.1 (or v1.5).
We have the problem with the boxes not showing up in the
correct zones. Sometimes the boxes will not even show up to the
etherprint Admin program (or etherperint setup (older version)).
We are beginning to wonder if these boxes were not built
with the large business in mind. I admit we torture them, but I
would still expect them to operate (or last) a little over 2 years
(which seems to be the average life).
Anyone else found this to be true? Any otehr large
organizations using someone else's ether print devices 24 hours
a day year round with no problem (for longer than 2 years) ??
If so Please e-mail me the type of box you are using.
TIA,
Mike mikeg@asylum.gsfc.nasa.gov
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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 15:41:23 GMT
From: jwm@world.std.com (Jon W McCombie)
Subject: share CD-ROM drive; Mac NFS server [A]
Thank you to all that responded to my request for info about how to
share a Mac-based CD-ROM drive with DOS boxes, and how to make my Mac
look like an NFS server. Many requested summaries; here they are:
The most frequent recommendation for sharing the CD-ROM drive was to
use Farallon Computing's Timbuktu. This package allows completely
transparent sharing of files between PCs and Macs over an AppleTalk
network. The CD-ROM that would be visible to another Mac via
AppleShare would also be visible to Timbuktu-equipped PCs. [Note:
there are many other features to Timbuktu; this is the only feature
I'd be interested in.] My problem is price: at $129/machine, I'd need
to spend $260 to get the first PC enabled to see my CD-ROM drive and
$130 for each additional PC. For $40 more, I'd just as soon buy
another CD-ROM drive.
Regarding having my Mac act like an NFS server, I received only one
reply: if I run AUX, I get an NFS server "for free." This is good to
know, but I don't want to spend the $$ for AUX just to get NFS server
capability.
Thanks again to all that replied. Any other ideas would be msot
gratefully received.
Jon McCombie
jwm@world.std.com
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Date: 16 Dec 1993 05:20:05 GMT
From: mateyg@rpi.edu (George J Matey)
Subject: Shareware keystroke saver???
Is there a shareware cdev (control panel) or some other system level hack which
can save every keystroke a user makes in seperate file which can be reviewed in
the event of a crash ?
I believe that there is a commercial program that does this: Now Utilities 4.0
NowSave. Is there any other utility that will do this (commercial or
otherwise)??
Please email me at mateyg@rpi.edu as can't access Usenet too often.
Thank you for your input.
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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 14:10:30 -0800
From: Leslie_Ballentine@sfu.ca
Subject: sticky mouse (A :-))
>Does anyone out there know of any Control Panels or Extensions that
>will change the default mouse behavior? Specifically, I need to make
>it so that when a user single clicks the mouse button and releases it,
>it behaves as though it is being held down, until the user clicks it again.
Get yourself a defective Maylasian mouse,
about which so much has been written. :-)
It behaves just the way you want, but unfortunately
does so only about half of the time, at random.
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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 09:01:36 EST
From: mhm1@zippy.ho.att.com
Subject: Terminal Emulator (Q)
can someone suggest a good public domain terminal emulator that
supports VT-100 emulation and kermit file transfer. It will be used
on a Quadra 840. thanks in advance.
Max Miller
AT&T Bell Labs
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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 19:11:17 -0700 (MST)
From: Shannon V Spires <svspire@somnet.sandia.gov>
Subject: Using BOTH ethernet and AppleTalk [A]
Seems to be time to address this FAQ again. There is a LOT
of misinformation out there.
Yes, you can run both at once, as many people have mentioned.
Your Network control panel determines which wire Appletalk
uses, and the MacTCP control panel determines which wire TCP/IP
uses. The two controls are completely independent of one
another. It's unfortunate the Network control panel
is not named "Appletalk," since that's the ONLY thing it
controls.
To repeat what others have said, if you stick to TCP/IP on
the Ethernet wire and Appletalk on the Localtalk wire
exclusively, you're done. Nothing else is needed.
If, however, you want to run Appletalk on your ethernet wire
as well as on your Localtalk wire (a very common situation),
or run TCP/IP on your Localtalk wire (less common), read on.
There are both software and hardware solutions to the problem.
SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS:
As others have said, Appletalk Internet Router can do what you
want, but it may bog down your machine and it won't help at
all with TCP/IP routing.
A better solution is to buy any of the following products:
Laserbridge: For attaching one or more laserwriters (but nothing
else) to your Mac via Localtalk, while still allowing your
Mac to speak Appletalk over the ethernet without having to
mess with the Network control panel. Also allows other users
on the Ethernet network to see your printer(s) in their Choosers
and print to them.
Powerbridge: Like Laserbridge, but only allows ONE localtalk device
(which can be a Powerbook or a Laserwriter) hooked to your Mac via
Localtalk. Your Powerbook can "see" the whole ethernet and share
files with others on the net. And likewise, other users can "see"
the Powerbook (or laserwriter).
Cheapest of the "-bridge" products. Around $100.
Superbridge: Best of both worlds. Allows a number of devices of
any kind to be attached via Localtalk. Also the most expensive
of the "-bridge" products.
Superbridge/TCP: Even better. Like Superbridge, but also routes TCP/IP
traffic through your Mac between the Localtalk and Ethernet
ports. Why do you need this? Let's say you have a desktop Mac and
a Powerbook. Install MacTCP on the Powerbook, plug the Powerbook
into the desktop Mac via the two machines' localtalk ports, and you
can use TCP applications on the Powerbook.
I lied. This is the most expensive of the "-bridge" products. About
$250 or thereabouts.
Powerpath: Like Powerbridge, but made by Farallon.
Laserpath: Like Laserbridge, but made by Farallon.
The "-bridge" products are made by Sonic Systems. The "-path" products are
made by Farallon. I have used both series of products extensively and know
them to work. All offer security for the Localtalk devices (your Localtalk
printer and/or Powerbook can be hidden or password-protected from users
of the Ethernet network. Or not.) All install only on the desktop mac (not on
the powerbook if one is used, and certainly not on the printer(s).) None of the
products is a CPU hog--you can work as usual on the desktop Mac and not even
notice when they are routing traffic. This may not be true with the Apple
Internet Router--I haven't used that product. The "-bridge" products are
the only ones that can route TCP/IP traffic via localtalk as an option,
at slightly higher dollar cost.
The disadvantage of the software products is that your desktop Mac has to be
turned on for traffic to route through it. And they are protocol-sensitive.
All route Appletalk, but not all route TCP/IP, etc.
HARDWARE SOLUTIONS:
There are many boxes available that route traffic between Localtalk and
Ethernet, but for my money the Etherwave products from Farallon promise to
be the most convenient. They're small, don't require an external power
supply (I think), communicate faster than Localtalk even though they use
the Localtalk port, (Farallon propaganda says they run even faster than
SCSI-ethernet adapters) and they continue to work even if you turn off any
Mac in the daisy chain (unlike the software solutions). And they route any
protocol--Appletalk/TCP/IP/Novell, etc.
PHONE NUMBERS:
Sonic Systems 408-736-1900
Farallon 510-814-5050
Hope this helps.
-Shannon Spires
svspire@sandia.gov
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