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TidBITS#179/07-Jun-93
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 Two new PowerBooks and some volume software pricing deals blossom
   a week early on the Apple tree, followed by an excellent article
   on those pesky hardware handshaking cables that you need for
   fast modems. We also review Peirce Software's Smoothie, and
   provide bits about Retrospect A/UX, MacIntercomm, QuickTime 1.6
   bugs, and phone line oddities. Finally, an announcement of the
   book I'm working on about connecting to the Internet from
   a Macintosh.

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Topics:
    MailBITS/07-Jun-93
    The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh
    New PowerBooks Ship
    Apple Volume Software Licenses
    Cable Conundrums
    Smoothie With A Capital SMOO
    Reviews/07-Jun-93

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MailBITS/07-Jun-93
------------------
  Sigh. It turns out that the Post Office added another ZIP code to
  our area shortly before we moved. Of course, no one told us about
  this, and we didn't notice right away. If you have our address in
  a database, the correct ZIP code is 98056. Sorry for the trouble.


**Retrospect A/UX**, which is almost identical to Retrospect 2.0
  but includes full support for both Unix and Macintosh file
  systems, was announced recently by Dantz Development. Retrospect
  A/UX requires Apple's A/UX 3.0.1 and should be available in early
  June. Dantz Development -- 510/849-0293 -- 510/849-1708 (fax) --
  [e-mail]


**The highlight** of the annual Computer Bowl occurred when Bill
  Gates, who was a judge, posed the following question to the
  contestants:

  "What contest, held via Usenet, is dedicated to examples of weird,
  obscure, bizarre, and really bad programming?"

  After a moment of silence, Jean-Louis Gassee (ex-honcho at Apple)
  hit his buzzer and answered "Windows."

  Mr. Bill's expression was, in the words of one who was there,
  "classic."


**Modem Follies** -- A number of people wrote in about Mark
  Anbinder's article in TidBITS #176_ concerning a strange line
  noise problem. It seems that this problem was big news in
  Australia some time back, as Ian MacColl <[e-mail]>
  reported, and some of the theories there included some phones
  drawing too much power from the line, a capacitor charging to
  maintain stored numbers, or the affected phones reporting to their
  superiors at Telecom Australia Headquarters (a popular choice,
  since the problem was cyclical).

  Ed Segall <[e-mail]> proposed an alternate
  theory based on a problem he had and solved. Apparently, if the
  phone creates Radio Frequency Interference (RFI), the RFI can
  wreak havoc on modem connections. Ed said the simplest solution
  (short of buying a new phone) is a $20 AT&T Radio Frequency
  filter.

  John Harkin <[e-mail]> had the best sounding theory, suggesting
  that the problem is caused by "the nonlinearities of the input
  impedances caused by cheap transformers." I don't know what it
  means, but I like the sound of it.


**MacIntercomm** and MacIntercomm Lite, originally developed by
  Mercury Computing, have been acquired by New World Computing
  (NWC). MacIntercomm is best known for its ability to transfer
  files at full speed in the background no matter what the
  foreground process. NWC -- 818/999-0607 -- [e-mail] --
  [e-mail]


**QuickTime 1.6 bugs** are popping up all over. Jon Pugh
  <[e-mail]> reported on Info-Mac that he isolated a conflict
  between QuickTime 1.6 and Now Toolbox 4.0.1p that caused problems
  when resolving an alias that mounts a network volume. In addition,
  two companies that I beta test for have mentioned that QuickTime
  1.6 conflicts with the latest betas of their software (and no, I'm
  not going to say who since it's not shipping software). Beware.


The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh
--------------------------------------
  It's time to let the electronic cat out of the proverbial bag. I'm
  writing my first book, although after 4.3 MB of TidBITS I suppose
  it's not quite a novel concept. As you may have guessed from the
  title above, the book is specifically aimed at providing
  information on how to find, set up, and use an Internet connection
  from a Macintosh without bogging down in Unix details or network
  protocols. To that end, the book will come with a free disk of
  informational files and the free and shareware Mac software that
  you need on the net. Along the way I hope to answer all those
  nagging questions about sending email to and from the commercial
  services, where to get what sort of feeds, and that kind of thing.
  And, of course, I want to write about the neatest Internet
  services (making sure to cover all the Macintosh services
  especially), and that's where I could use some help. If you come
  across something truly neat or weird, like an Internet horoscope
  server, or a way of telnetting to your inner child, please drop me
  a line.

  However, I ask that you please don't send me email asking
  questions like where you can get a feed in Cleveland (well,
  probably the FreeNet there) or how to set up MacTCP. As time
  permits, I do try to answer questions in public forums like Info-
  Mac or comp.sys.mac.comm on Usenet if more qualified people don't
  step forward.

  The book should be available this fall from Hayden, although I
  hope to excerpt parts of it in TidBITS before then. I'll let you
  all know when it's available, and we should of course have special
  pricing for TidBITS readers. In addition, I'm looking into
  different ways that the book can become an electronic resource for
  the Internet community.

  In the meantime, if you can't wait to buy a book about the
  Internet, I recommend Ed Krol's "The Whole Internet Users's Guide
  and Catalog" from O'Reilly & Associates (ISBN: 1-56592-025-2). Ed
  covers the technical details of how the Internet works and
  explores the necessary Unix programs like mail, nn, telnet, and
  FTP in great detail, all while retaining a light and readable
  style. I discovered much good information in those sections
  because I learned Unix by osmosis, which seldom provides a
  complete education. Ed also lists a whole slew of Internet
  services toward the end of the book - there's certain to be
  something of interest to everyone. However, the book's strength is
  also its weakness - because "The Whole Internet User's Guide and
  Catalog" is an unparalleled guide to the Unix programs in use on
  the Internet, it fails to provide the platform-specific
  information a Macintosh user would want, both in terms of software
  to use and resources to check out (it doesn't even mention
  TidBITS!). There's nothing that says if you use the Internet you
  have to use Unix when a Mac serves as well, if not better, for
  many people. So that's my bias, and I'm writing a book about
  it. :-) "The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog" lists for
  $24.95 and should be readily available from your local bookstore.
  You can also send email to <[e-mail]> for comments or
  suggestions on Ed's book.


New PowerBooks Ship
-------------------
  by Mark H. Anbinder, News Editor -- [e-mail]
     Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA Computers

  Apple today surprised the world by introducing two PowerBook
  models a full week earlier than had been expected (see TidBITS
  #174_). The new models mark the low and the high end, with a
  budget-priced PowerBook 145B and an active-matrix-color PowerBook
  180c.

  As we described in past issues (TidBITS #167_, #168_, and #174_),
  even though we had the name wrong early on, the PowerBook 180c is
  an active-matrix color version of the PowerBook 180. The active
  matrix LCD panel on the 180c stands out dramatically when viewed
  next to a 165c (Apple's previous color offering) and lives up to
  the expectations of brighter images and wider viewing angles. In
  addition, the 180c's display is a 640 x 480 pixel unit, making it
  80 pixels taller than the displays on previous PowerBooks. The
  180c comes in three configurations ranging in price from $4,159 to
  $4,769.

  The cost-conscious crowd will prefer the PowerBook 145B, a lower-
  price ($1,649-$1,899 retail - watch those street prices!) version
  of the PowerBook 145. This reduces the entry-level price for a
  PowerBook by about 25 percent, thanks to economizing measures
  taken by Apple's engineers and marketing folks. As we reported in
  TidBITS #174_, the 145B ships without system disks (which can be
  requested from Apple should they be needed) and without a
  microphone (though the sound input port is there, and you can add
  a microphone). The engineers also crammed 4 MB onto the logic
  board instead of the previous 2 MB, so the standard 4 MB version
  no longer requires them to ship a 2 MB expansion card in each
  unit.

  We're not sure we like the idea of a Macintosh shipping without
  system disks, but that has been the case with the Performas for
  almost a year, and apparently it works for most users. Since the
  vast majority of purchasers will never request a set of system
  disks, Apple will undoubtedly save quite a bit of money, thereby
  making the low purchase price of the 145B possible.


More news for PowerBook owners
  Apple today introduced PowerBook File Assistant, a collection of
  features (sort of a little cousin for Connectix PowerBook
  Utilities) that includes file synchronization, deferred printing,
  and backlight dimming, among other things. The software will ship
  later this summer for $79. We'll have more information on
  PowerBook File Assistant once we've seen it.

  Information from:
    Apple propaganda


Apple Volume Software Licenses
------------------------------
  by Mark H. Anbinder, News Editor -- [e-mail]

  Even more exciting (to some) than today's hardware introductions
  is Apple's announcement of the long-awaited Software Volume
  Licensing Program, enabling companies and other organizations
  needing multiple copies of Apple software to purchase them
  economically and efficiently.

  Starting today, products available for volume licensing are System
  7.1 upgrades, Macintosh PC Exchange, At Ease, Apple Font Pack,
  AppleTalk Remote Access (ARA) Client, Data Access Language (DAL)
  Client, TCP/IP Connection for Macintosh, MacX, SNA-ps 3270, and
  SNA-ps 3270 GC. Apple says that they plan to add more products to
  the list over time.

  The program includes tiered volume pricing based on the number of
  computers licensed per product, with a flat price within each
  tier. Apple's "up and running" toll-free technical support (within
  the U.S.) is included with each license acquisition, and special
  introductory pricing will be available as a promotional kick-off
  for the program.

  To make updates easier, Apple is offering the Apple Software
  Maintenance Program to licensees with fifty or more computers.
  This yearly subscription "will provide updates, upgrades, bug
  fixes, modifications, and/or software enhancements," and will be
  available for all above products except the Apple Font Pack.

  All authorized Apple resellers may participate, so contact yours
  for information. Education and state and local government
  purchasers should contact their Apple sales rep directly. As an
  interesting twist, U.S. customers may acquire volume licenses for
  site locations outside the U.S., though we suspect that certain
  export restrictions, mandated by the State Department, will still
  apply.

  Information from:
    Apple propaganda


Cable Conundrums
----------------
  by Maury Markowitz, SoftArc -- [e-mail]

  I draw attention to the article on high speed modems in TidBITS
  #163_.

> Incidentally, you need a special hardware handshaking cable for
> these modems to reach their true potential. This is something of a
> non-issue, since both companies bundle hardware handshaking cables
> with their Mac packages, but if your modem comes without one of
> those cables, you'll have to buy one separately (from the modem
> companies or from MacConnection) for about $15.

  Although it is true that both of these modems (the Practical
  Peripherals PM14400FXSA and Supra's SupraFAXModem v.32bis) ship
  with a hardware handshaking cable, we've found that these cables
  and the vast majority of "hardware handshaking" cables shipped for
  Mac owners are missing a single - but perhaps critical - pin. The
  pin I refer to is the infamous "GPi" pin, or "Pin 7," on your
  Macintosh. Apple defined this pin as a general purpose input
  (hence the name) but left it disconnected on a variety of low-end
  machines. The list of Macs that support this pin is, as far as I
  know, the SE, SE/30, II, IIx, IIcx, IIci, Quadra 700, 800, 900,
  950, and importantly, the LC III. None of the low-end Macs like
  the Plus, Classic, Classic II, Color Classic, LC, or LC II support
  GPi, and _some_ models of the IIsi support the pin, whereas others
  don't, seemingly at random. I don't know about the IIvi, IIvx, or
  Centris machines yet.

  The problem originates because the Mac serial port has too few
  pins for a full RS-232C implementation. Of the 25 pins defined for
  the RS-232C standard, only the following are needed when talking
  to smart devices like modems.

    Input              RD
    Output             TD
    Input Handshake    CTS
    Output Handshake   RTS
    Hang up            DTR
    Carrier Detect     CD
    Ring Detect        RI   optional, you can do this in software
    Ground

    Note especially the Handshaking and Carrier Detect
    requirements.

  It looks like you need only seven pins for a fairly good port, so
  the Mac should work fine, right? Well, keep in mind that Mac
  serial ports double as super high-speed RS-422 ports, and some of
  the pins are used to support this.

  In fact, the average Mac only guarantees five pins (perhaps six)
  that can be used, so in order to support RS-232, the modem cable
  has to shoehorn the _required_ RS-232C pins into the smaller Mac
  connector. Here's a list of the available pins and their
  functions, along with their expanded names in case you weren't
  sure what HSKi, HSKo, etc. stand for.

    Mac function    Mac name       RS    RS name
    ------------    ---------      --    -------
    RxD             receive data   RD    receive data
    TxD             transmit data  TD    transmit data
    Ground          ground               ground
    HSKi            handshake in   CTS   clear to send
    HSKo            handshake out  RTS   request to send
    GPi             gen purpose    CD    carrier detect

  In the past, it was easy to make a cable. Input and Output
  handshaking were not required for 2,400 bps operation, and Carrier
  Detect (CD) and Ring (RI) were rarely connected. The resulting
  cable looked like this.

    Mac function     RS-232 function   Mac pin    DB-25 pin
    ------------     ---------------   -------    ---------
    RxD (receive)    Receive Data      5          3
    TxD (transmit)   Transmit Data     3          2
    Ground           Ground            4 & 8      7
    HSKo             DTR               1          20

  This works well for most 2,400 bps applications. However, a few
  systems required Carrier Detect support in the cable as well,
  since there is no easy way to support Carrier Detect through
  software. Users have no major trouble, if the modem fails to hang
  up the phone, you just turn it off, but a BBS or ARA server has no
  such ability. You can look for RING in software (because RING can
  only come in when there is no one on the modem) but you can't look
  for NO CARRIER in software (because it could appear at any time in
  the serial stream). A number of programs required another cable
  with a slight modification for Carrier Detect.

    Mac function     RS-232 function   Mac pin    DB-25 pin
    ------------     ---------------   -------    ---------
    RxD (receive)    Receive Data      5          3
    TxD (transmit)   Transmit Data     3          2
    Ground           Ground            4 & 8      7
    HSKo             DTR               1          20
    HSKi             CD                2          8

  You can see the problem - both of the Mac handshaking pins (HSKo
  and HSKi) are already used, for DTR hang-up and Carrier Detect!
  These cables prevent using high speed modems at their full
  potential, something that the manufacturers didn't have to worry
  about at that time, because the handshaking pins are not needed
  for low speed. After a few years of this, the most common type of
  cable is the first of the two listed above, cables that are
  guaranteed to lead to confusion if you attempt to use them with
  any high speed modem! Worse, a number of these cables, the ones
  built for a BBS (the second of the two listed above), simply will
  NOT work with high speed modems because of a conflict between the
  need for handshaking and for Carrier Detect.

  In these days of high speed modems, the problems for the BBS
  operator are compounded. Older cables supporting Carrier Detect no
  longer work with faster modems. The solution for these high speed
  modems was a new "standard" cable layout.

    Mac function     RS-232 function   Mac pin    DB-25 pin
    ------------     ---------------   -------    ---------
    RxD (receive)    Receive Data      5          3
    TxD (transmit)   Transmit Data     3          2
    Ground           Ground            4 & 8      7
    HSKi             CTS               1          5
    HSKo             RTS & DTR         2          4 & 20
    GPi              CD                7          8

  The above layout sports all the same functions as the older
  cables, and also supports Carrier Detect. The problem is that only
  the upscale Macs support the GPi pin, so the vast majority of
  cable manufacturers simply leave off pin 7, and this includes both
  modems described in the TidBITS review, the PPI and the Supra (at
  least when we tested them a few months back). Once again all the
  BBS and ARA operators have been left out in the cold because
  Carrier Detect is on the GPi pin. Oddly enough, the above cable
  works with all modems, high or "low" speed, but many modem
  manufacturers still produce the two varieties of cables, muddying
  the waters further when they end up at stores where the
  salesthings seldom know the difference. Recently a friend of mine
  attempted to buy a "high speed Mac modem cable" from a local
  computer store and was given the old 2,400 bps pin-out cable. Be
  warned. [Cables from Celestin Company (800/835-5514 -- 206/385-
  3767 -- 206/385-3586 (fax) -- [e-mail]) do support the
  GPi pin properly -Adam]

  As I see it, any effort on the part of us Mac users may help in
  the long run. A simple email or fax to the manufacturers of
  improper cables goes a long way. If the majority of the modem
  makers switched to the newer cables, perhaps the problem would
  disappear in time. If you run a BBS, or are thinking about it,
  check your cables carefully; odds are they don't support Carrier
  Detect, leaving you hunting around for a cable that does.

  The problem is so bad that late last year we at SoftArc simply
  started to give out correct cables with all purchases of
  FirstClass. Believe it or not, it costs us a lot less to give away
  the cable with our program than it is to support the problems that
  arise when they attempt to use the cables they have. One common
  support question here can be solved almost instantly...

  "My modem doesn't hang up when someone with the VT-100 interface
  hangs up the phone," states the customer,

  "Switch over to the cable you found in the box and all with be
  fine," is my programmed reply.

  One sad fact remains, even the cable outlined above still doesn't
  have enough pins. The DTR pin in RS-232C is typically used to
  quickly hang up the phone, saving you some small amount on a long
  distance call. In order to support DTR it is cross-wired over to
  the Output Handshake pin on the Mac, the HSKo. The Mac pulls this
  pin when the modem is going too fast for the Mac, something that
  rarely happens with current modems. Unfortunately, v.fast (v.34)
  looms on the horizon, and some Macs can't run over 9,600 bps, so
  some setups may require this pin. If this is the case, you'll have
  to turn off DTR hang-up in your modem (typically by adding &D0 to
  your modem initialization string) and use it for handshaking
  instead. You'll note that the wiring above allows this single
  cable to support either function from the same pin.

  Information on the pin-outs, and speed limitations of the Mac
  serial ports can be found in the Knowledge Base area on our
  SoftArc Online BBS at 416/609-2250. If there is enough interest, I
  can post them as a FAQ as well.


Smoothie With A Capital SMOO
----------------------------
  I'm beginning to like one-trick ponies. I like Toner Tuner, which
  lets you reduce the amount of toner or ink or ribbon you use when
  printing, and although I personally don't have much use for it, I
  think those of you who do presentations will like Smoothie, from
  Peirce Software. As its name implies, Smoothie has but one task in
  life - to smooth the edges of onscreen images. Smoothie
  accomplishes this with software anti-aliasing, the technique of
  filling in the steps in the jagged edges with intermediate colors
  so it appears smoother.

  Needless to say, if you're planning to print something out on a
  high-quality printer, you won't want to use Smoothie since the
  printer will take care of smoothing for you. Also, if you're
  working on a draft, there's no need to waste time and disk space
  using Smoothie. But, if you want to give a presentation with
  class, you might think about using Smoothie to clean up the jagged
  edges.

  Smoothie works only on object-oriented PICT images. You start a
  new Smoothie document, import a jagged graphic via the clipboard,
  the Import PICT command, or by subscribing to a PICT edition,
  check some settings, and then click the Go button. Once Smoothie
  has smoothed the image, you can switch back and forth between the
  original and the result to see how well Smoothie has done. At that
  point you can export the file as a bitmapped PICT, as a one-frame
  QuickTime movie (for inserting into a multiple-frame QuickTime
  movie as a title or other static graphic), or save it in
  Smoothie's native format. You can also copy the image to the
  clipboard or publish it . It's that simple.

  Of course, there are a few settings to fool around with, so you
  can adjust the number of colors to save, the scaling of the image,
  the dithering, whether or not the image should be immediately
  updated (both subscribed and published editions, which makes
  working in several programs via Publish & Subscribe much easier),
  and if you wish to use QuickTime compression. It was all quite
  self-explanatory, and there is balloon help, although I always
  find balloon help extremely sluggish and prone to freezing my
  machine temporarily when I use it.

  Now, if you're being properly critical, you'd say that this is all
  fine and nice, but it sounds like a lot of work if you have a lot
  of images. That's true, and to answer your objection I'd say that
  Smoothie has a batch processing feature that lets you import a
  Scrapbook file containing a bunch of images or a folder full of
  PICTs, convert them in order, and then save the results out to
  another Scrapbook file, a freely-redistributable Smoothie
  SlideShow, or a QuickTime movie. The first and last are self-
  explanatory, but a Smoothie SlideShow is just that, a self-running
  slideshow application that you can configure for automatic or
  manual advance and give to anyone.

  Also, not having ever used a presentation program seriously, I
  didn't realize this, but Smoothie creator Michael Peirce tells me
  that a lot of Smoothie users like to export an entire presentation
  from PowerPoint or Persuasion as a Scrapbook file and smooth it
  all in Smoothie, exporting a Smoothie SlideShow. An advantage of
  this method is that once you've smoothed the presentation, it's
  all graphics, so you don't have to have the proper fonts installed
  to get a nice-looking presentation. Presentations with major
  jaggies are always so painful to watch, and it seems that machines
  used for presentations never have the proper fonts installed.

  Smoothie's manual is clean, clear, and explains why certain
  options are useful rather than just mentioning that they exist, as
  so many manuals do. Should you need additional help, Peirce
  Software provides free technical support for registered users and
  even maintains an Internet account for ever-useful email support.

  Smoothie requires a color-capable Macintosh, and you'd be a fool
  not to have a hard drive and a fair amount of RAM. It will run in
  as little as 1 MB, but prefers lots more if possible. Software-
  wise, you need System 7.0 or later (except for the Smoothie
  SlideShows, which only require 6.0.2 or later along with Color
  QuickDraw), and you need QuickTime if you wish to use it for
  compression.

  Smoothie 1.02 lists for $149, but most people will probably go the
  mail order route, where it costs about $100 from MacZone and
  possibly others as well. You can order direct from Peirce Software
  for purchase orders and the like.

Smoothie 1.02
    Peirce Software
    719 Hibiscus Place
    Suite 301
    San Jose CA 95117
    408/244-6554
    408/244-6882 (fax)
    [e-mail]


Reviews/07-Jun-93
-----------------

* MacWEEK -- 31-May-93, Vol. 7, #22
    ClarisWorks 2.0 -- pg. 35
    AsanteHub 1012 with AsanteView -- pg. 35
    LapTrack 1.0 -- pg. 38
    Vocabulary Virtuoso 1.0 -- pg. 40

* MacUser -- Jun-93
    addDepth and Adobe Dimensions -- pg. 46
    4th Dimension 3.0.1 -- pg. 49
    Now Up-to-Date 2.0 -- pg. 56
    TimesTwo -- pg. 57
    Painter 2.0 -- pg. 58
    Theorist -- pg. 59
    FileDuo and Fastback Plus 3.0 -- pg. 61
    Project Scheduler 5 -- pg. 65
    Peachtree Accounting for Macintosh -- pg. 72
    Peace of Mind -- pg. 79
    SafeLock -- pg. 79
    Lemmings -- pg. 79
    DragInstall -- pg. 80
    7th Heaven -- pg. 80
    Creative Writing Tools -- pg. 94
      Collaborator II 2.01
      Plots Unlimited 1.04
      StoryLine 1.4
      WritePro 2.1
    LCD Panels and Projectors -- pg. 134
      (too many to list)
    Kodak RFS 2035 Scanner -- pg. 147
    Windows for Macintosh Products -- pg. 171
      SoftPC with Windows
      OrangePC

* Macworld -- Jul-93
    Double-Speed CD-ROM drives -- pg. 98
      (too many to list)
    Desktop Calendars -- pg. 104
      (too many to list)
    LocalTalk to Ethernet Routers -- pg. 110
      (too many to list)
    Macintosh LC III -- pg. 134
    Fractal Design Painter 2.0 -- pg. 136
    PrintPartner 10W -- pg. 138
    Apple Color OneScanner; Ofoto 2.0 -- pg. 140
    7th Heaven 2.5 -- pg. 146
    MacWrite Pro -- pg. 148
    Apple Adjustable Keyboard -- pg. 150
    Macintosh PowerBook 165c -- pg. 152
    Alias Sketch 1.5 -- pg. 158
    VideoFusion 1.0.1 -- pg. 160
    Blueprint 4.0 -- pg. 162
    Virtus Walkthrough 1.1.3 -- pg. 164
    BestBooks 1.1 -- pg. 166
    Voyager II -- pg. 166
    DynoPage 2.0 -- pg. 168
    Billy Steinberg's PBTools 1.0.1 -- pg. 170
    Wingz 1.1ae -- pg. 170
    Helix Express 1.0 -- pg. 172
    Alki Seek 2.1 -- pg. 172
    Spyglass Dicer 2.0 -- pg. 174
    Hi-Rez Audio Volume 1.0 -- pg. 174
    FutureBASIC 1.0 -- pg. 176
    PG:PRO 1.0 -- pg. 176
    Object Logo Student Edition -- pg. 178
    Decimal & Fraction Maze 1.2 -- pg. 178
    Easy Color Paint 3.0 -- pg. 180
    Millie's Math House -- pg. 180


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