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Info-Mac Digest             Fri, 29 Sep 95       Volume 13 : Issue 110

Today's Topics:

      [*] A pig; a story
      [*] Chirac Attack; a game
      [*] Color Tags for Web Weaver 2.5.2: self-explainatory
      [*] Coordinates 2.4
      [*] Copland-Startup
      [*] Dots & Pixels; a C++ library
      [*] FreePPP 1.0; an enhanced version of MacPPP
      [*] GIFConverter 2.3.7
      [*] GIFConverter documentation in Acrobat format
      [*] Mac-FTP-list-html Version 4.0.3
      [*] MacFacts; a databse of Mac models
      [*] MacPPP-TIP
      [*] MacSense October 1995 BW
      [*] Movie Wave; a QuickDraw 3D utility
      [*] Onslaught updates
      [*] PrintUseMonitor 3.1
      [*] QuickDNS Lite 1.0 - A caching-only Name Server for the Macintosh
      [*] Roommates $$; a FileMaker Pro template that reconciles household
      finances
      [*] SkyDive; a game
      [*] Synchronize! Pro 3.3; a disk utility
      [*] Type-1-FAQ-9-28-95
      [*] YA-Mancala v1.0 - a classic board game
      [A] Security question (2 msgs)
      Apple Remote Access (ARA) Question (2 msgs)
      AtEase help needed
      Express Modem DAA-Unit
      Long spin up time
      MachTen 4.0
      paper save
      PPP speed and ethernet
      SpeedDoubler
      Suggestions needed

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:32:43 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Doug Walker)
Subject: [*] A pig; a story

This is a story written by my daughter.  I helped her enter the text, which
isn't much.  If you have a child under 6, or anyone who is just learning to
read, this story is appropriate for them.

File List:

A Pig - A Storybook Reader file
Storybook Reader - An app used to read the story.  This is v1.0 of the reader

If you download the story, drop me a line letting me know how you liked it.
If you have any problems with the files, lemme know that too.

[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/art/book/a-pig.hqx; 271K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:32:33 -0600
From: [e-mail] (David Greenland)
Subject: [*] Chirac Attack; a game

Thankyou for using Chirac Attack.  I am a Year 12 student.  This game was
made as my Three Unit Computers Major Work.  It is Freeware so feel free to
distribute it.  When passing this game around make sure that all files
(including this Read Me) are included.  I hope you enjoy the game.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/chirak-attack.hqx; 45K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:19:42 -0600
From: Rodolphe Paccard <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Color Tags for Web Weaver 2.5.2: self-explainatory

[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/web-weaver-color-tags.hqx; 5K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:19:45 -0600
From: "John W Robbins" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Coordinates 2.4

Coordinates 2.4 is a Macintosh application which allows the user to make
geographical coordinate transformations (geodetic to Cartesian and
vice-versa) and distance calculations (geodesics, baselines etc.). This
version essentially offers an upgrade to the interface (it is now menu
driven, too many buttons previously!).

The application was written in FutureBasic (from Zedcor, Inc.) and operates
successfully on 68040 Quadras. It has not been tested on PowerPC platforms, but
presumably will work in 68k emulation mode.

John Robbins email: [e-mail]  or  [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/coordinates-24.hqx; 102K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:32:42 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Pedro Terroba Jr.)
Subject: [*] Copland-Startup

This is a startup screen for a Mac that has a 3D Copland look.
Please post it where appropriate.

Thanks PJT

[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/copland-startup.hqx; 33K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:32:37 -0600
From: Reinder Verlinde <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Dots & Pixels; a C++ library

Dots & Pixels is a C++ library for the display of
random dot displays (say 500 white dots on a black background) and
random pixel arrays (say 256x256 pixels, 50% of which is black).
The random dot display part is extended with classes which make
it easy to show first order optic flow patterns. Freeware.
Needs: System 7, color display, Symantec C++ 7 or later,
CW 6 or later. PowerMac compatible.

Target audience: visual perception researchers

Reinder Verlinde

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/lib/dots-and-pixels-cpp.hqx; 369K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:32:39 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Steve Dagley)
Subject: [*] FreePPP 1.0; an enhanced version of MacPPP

FreePPP 1.0 is an enhanced version of MacPPP 2.0.1.  It is _not_ an official
Merit release and the name has been changed to avoid the confusion with all
the MacPPP derivatives.  It is the direct successor to the SD versions of
MacPPP.

It _requires_ System 7.1 and a Mac that supports Color QuickDraw. This
requirement for color may be addressed in a later release.

FreePPP 1.0 new features:
* CHAP Support - Jim Browne
* New Connection Status Window - Rick Reynolds
* Improved Virtual Memory Compatability - Alec Carlson, Yan Arrouye
* Disable Automatic Connect
* Long Re-dial Delay

Improved features/fixes from MacPPP 2.1.2SD:
1) Supports DTE rates of 115Kbps and 230Kbps on Macs w/GeoPort serial
   architecture. This can be useful for folks with 28.8 modems or serial
   ISDN Terminal Adapters
2) Open Transport compatible - includes guidelines for configuring OT.
   (The MacBel released MacPPP 2.2.0a is not based on the OT compatible code)
3) Works properly for rates other than 115K and 230K (was broken in 2.1SD).
4) Compatible with PSI's implementation of ISDN PPP service.
5) Timing change for modems that can't respond to commands quickly.
   (Code for 4 & 5 provided by John Stephen)
6) Displays modem connect info in MacPPP Status dialog.
   (Code provided by Steve Brecher)
7) Fixes problem with Config PPP not being able to access it's prefs file if
   the Finder closed the control panel on a low memory error.
   (Code contributed by Alec Carlson)
8) Terminal window is larger and scrolling of text off the top is cleaner.
9) Fixes problem with older terminal servers and header compression requests.
   (Code for 8 & 9 contributed by Tom Evans)
10) Now holds RTS for a full second after sending the modem a hang up command
    to solve a problem with USR Mac&Fax modems getting confused because they
    couldn't tell the Mac they had hung up. (Code contributed by Tim Steele)
11) Finally fixed problem with waking up PowerBook internal modems before
    dialing.

See the included Read Me files for configuration details, FAQs and known
problems.

Have Fun!

Steve Dagley
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/free-ppp-10.hqx; 199K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:32:27 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Kevin A. Mitchell)
Subject: [*] GIFConverter 2.3.7

This is GIFConverter 2.3.7. View GIF, JPEG, TIFF, RIFF, RLE, PICT,
Startupscreen, Paint or Thunderscan documents on any Macintosh!
GIFConverter allows you to save to any of these formats, plus EPSF, or
print them to any Macintosh printer.

This re-release of 2.3.7 includes information on the new lower-cost $30
registration fee. Since you probably already have the program, and can get
the documentation on the 'net, order just the license and save money.

GIFConverter may now also be registered with Kagi Shareware using the
enclosed Register program. Kagi takes email orders using credit cards,
NetCash and First Virtual, which makes it more convenient for you.

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/gif-converter-237.hqx; 488K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:32:30 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Kevin A. Mitchell)
Subject: [*] GIFConverter documentation in Acrobat format

This is the documentation for GIFConverter 2.3.7 in PDF (Adobe Acrobat)
format. This is the same exact documentation that is sent out with the $45
GIFConverter package. If you buy the $30 package, just download the
documentation and read the documentation online or print it yourself.

This document includes bookmarks and full hypertext in the Table of
Contents and Index.

Adobe has made Acrobat Reader available at no charge. Find it at:
   http://www.adobe.com/Software/Acrobat/
   ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/Acrobat/Macintosh/ACROREAD.MAC.hqx

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/gif-converter-doc-pdf.hqx; 305K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:32:41 -0600
From: bgrubb <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Mac-FTP-list-html Version 4.0.3

This is the latest {Oct 1,1995} version of the Mosaic/Newscape page for
accessing Bruce Grubb's list of ftp sites.  It should replace the
previous version of mac-ftp-list-html.hqx.

This is the updated {Oct 1,1995} HTML version to Mike Gleason's ftp list
{He gave me permission to continue it}.  It lists a good number of mac
anonymous ftp sites with notes on some and a little blurb on how to use
anonymous ftp.  It requires HTML Browser such as Mosaic or NetScape.
Needs StuffIt Expander or equivalent {unsitins.exe} to decompress.
Please note that this is actually three crosslinked files:
mac-ftp-list.html, ftp-list.html, and site-notes.html.

Please send newly discovered macintosh sites (with IP numbers and
directories to check if possible), bug fixes, and comments to:
[e-mail]

Changes:   fiji.wri.com is now mathsource.wri.com; ftp.maui.com is now
hookomo.aloha.net; format chart updated;

Added sites:  ftp.aloha.net; ftp.aladdinsys.com; uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu;
www.jumbo.com;

Defunct sites:  pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu; ftp.cso.uiuc.edu;
mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu;

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/mac-ftp-list-403-html.hqx; 34K]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/mac-ftp-list-403.hqx; 26K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:19:51 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Peter Galko)
Subject: [*] MacFacts; a databse of Mac models

[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/mac-facts.hqx; 186K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:32:46 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Don't Panic)
Subject: [*] MacPPP-TIP

Dear MacPPP user,
Here is probably the shortest file in the archive!
MacPPP has the following easter egg:

Normally when you disconnect a MacPPP connection over the modem, you have
to return to the Config PPP control panel to redial the connection.

If you "Soft Close", you can reopen the connection from the TCP/IP
application (Eudora, TurboGopher, Netscape, etc...) automatically.  One
cavaet: during reopening of the connection you have to apply the internet
command twice for it to relocate the domain nameserver.

Hope someone finds this tip useful.

Sincerely,
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/mac-ppp-tip.txt; 1K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:19:48 -0600
From: Alex Narvey <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MacSense October 1995 BW

Are you ready for 350k of news, views and reviews?

MacSense October is packed with the latest industry happenings! Read
about Apple's difficult month, learn about the new 5300/100 LC, and find
out if your 52xx/62xx may have a processor flaw. Get the scoop on the
just announced Freehand 5.5 and Illustrator 6.0, and find out where to
get QuickTime 2.1 free of charge. Create a dazzling scene with KTP Bryce.
Get the low-down on Power Computing's new Power 120. Laugh your self
silly at three hilarious Tech Support Tales. Learn just what the Escape
Key is for. Find out if Wacom's ArtZ II 6x8 tablet is for you. Take a
trip down memory lane with the Atari 2600 Action Pack. And, if you're
waiting for a Power Macintosh 7500 or 8500, find solace in the wise words
of Jim Hines.

MacSense: The Macintosh(R) E-Zine is a FREE monthly electronic magazine
which focuses on the mainstream Macintosh computer market. Each issue of
MacSense details the most significant news stories in the world of
Macintosh computing and explores how these new developments will affect
every-day Mac users. Packed with vibrant color graphics and in depth
product reviews, it is the founding goal of MacSense to shed light on a
rapidly evolving industry. Moreover, because MacSense is created and
distributed electronically, it is the most environmentally friendly
method of publishing. We hope you enjoy this issue!

The color edition of MacSense requires a Macintosh with at least 16
shades of grey. For optimal viewing, we recommend 16-bit color. The black
and white edition of MacSense can be viewed on any Macintosh.

[Archived as /info-mac/per/sns/mac-sense-v2-10-bw.hqx; 467K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:19:52 -0600
From: Chao Yang <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Movie Wave; a QuickDraw 3D utility

Movie Wave is a little program that would let you experience the true power
of Quick Draw 3D.  What it does is to create a wave animation and map a video
on it.  Very interesting.  In this release user can choose between two waves,
not only one as in previous release, and change the properties about the
wave.

Movie Wave requires a PowerPC Mac with both Quick Time 2.0 and Quick Draw 3D
1.0 installed.

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/mov/movie-wave.hqx; 16K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:32:31 -0600
From: "Stephen G. Grammont" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Onslaught updates

This update will make 1.0.5 versions of the main, Demo, and 68k Onslaught
1.0 applications.  The file is stuffed and binhexed (version 4).  You
will need UnStuffit or another suitable decompression program to use
these updates.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/onslaught-10-to-105-updt.hqx; 562K]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/onslaught-101-to-105-updt.hqx; 651K]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/onslaught-103-to-105-updt.hqx; 264K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:19:47 -0600
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] PrintUseMonitor 3.1

PrintUseMonitor monitors the pages printed on Quickdraw printers, including
all the StyleWriter series and LaserWriter 300 printer, and displays
a warning dialog when the print cartridge is about to run out.

PrintUseMonitor displays a progress bar indicating the Print Cartridge
wear and has many other features too.

If you refill ink cartridges then this application is useful for
determining when to do this, or if you always replace your ink cartridge,
this application can help you to determine when to order a new cartridge.

This version fixes some bugs that were present in version 3.0
and requires System 7 to run. It also has some handy new features,
including an option that makes it run just once per day.

Please delete all older versions of PrintUseMonitor and its predecessor,
SWIIPrintUseMon from the archives.

Please include this on CD collections if you wish.

Best Regards,

Steve Smith

[Archived as /info-mac/prn/print-use-monitor-31.hqx; 32K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:32:40 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Sigurdur Asgeirsson)
Subject: [*] QuickDNS Lite 1.0 - A caching-only Name Server for the Macintosh

QuickDNS Lite is a $49 caching-only Internet Domain Name Server that runs
on Macintosh computers. If you are running any other Internet server, be it
a WWW, Mail or Ftp server, then QuickDNS Lite is for you. QuickDNS Lite
running on the same machine as a WWW, Mail or FTP server can increase
server performance and network robustness, while also saving network
bandwith.

  See http://www.menandmice.is/ or email to "[e-mail]".

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/quick-dns-lite.hqx; 161K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:32:44 -0600
From: Rodolphe Paccard <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Roommates $$; a FileMaker Pro template that reconciles household
finances

[Archived as /info-mac/app/roommates-fm.hqx; 279K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:32:34 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Joe)
Subject: [*] SkyDive; a game

Here is SkyDive a almost arcade-like game with guns and death (included
free) with some nifty anti Bill gates stuff built in!

[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/sky-dive-10.hqx; 195K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:32:36 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Hugh Sontag)
Subject: [*] Synchronize! Pro 3.3; a disk utility

This is Synchronize! Pro 3.3, a professional-strength file server
mirroring, synchronization and backup utility, now accelerated (native) for
Power Mac! As a way of introducing you to Synchronize! Pro, you may use its
basic file synchronization and backup features FREE. Just download this
self-extracting archive and try it out, or if you've already purchased
Synchronize! Pro, use this as an updater.

As a way of introducing you to Synchronize! Pro, you may use its basic
file synchronization and backup features FREE. Decompress this
Compact Pro archive and try it out. The many advanced features
of the program may be demonstrated with folders which contain
less than 400K. Unlimited use of the advanced features requires
the purchase of the program, which is $99.95, plus shipping.

As an example, you can use Synchronize! Pro to mirror a file server to a
second file server, or locally-connected hard disk, including user and
group privileges for each folder. The second file server becomes a
network-accessible "hot backup", in case your main file server fails.

Synchronize! Pro mirrors can be scheduled to happen at night or at any
preset time, once or peridically, without anyone present.

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/synchronize-33-pro-demo.hqx; 556K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:19:49 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Don't Panic)
Subject: [*] Type-1-FAQ-9-28-95

Folks,
Anyone who has not heard the answer to this FAQ should read this:
Why does my ...
Application unexpectedly quit?
Finder report a Type 1, 2, 3, or 28 error?
Finder report an F-line error?
Finder report a BusError (Type 1)?

[Archived as /info-mac/info/type-1-faq-95-09-28.txt; 5K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:32:32 -0600
From: Keith Rose <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] YA-Mancala v1.0 - a classic board game

Attention all board game lovers: here is YA-Mancala v1.0
(Yet-Another Mancala).  This program is, as the name suggests,
an implementation of the classic board game Mancala.  For those
who don't know the game, it is one of the oldest known board
games.  It is traditionally played with stones on a carved
wooden board, or with a set of cups.  The game has very simple
rules, so it is easy to learn.  But like all good games, there
are subtlties of strategy lurking beneath the simplicity.  This
game is suitable for children of all ages.

There are a few other implemenations of Mancala floating around
the Net and some of them are cheaper than this one (Shareware
Can$10), so you may be asking yourself why you should bother
downloading YA-Mancala.  Well, quite simply, this program is
better (IMHO, of course).  Here's why:

-It supports multiple colour depths.  The graphics are optimised
for either black and white or 256 colours or grays, but it runs
fine at other depths.

-It should support all Macintosh models, under any version of the
operating system since 6.0.5.  (Be warned that as I am writing
this, the program has not been tested on any machines that don't
support Colour Quickdraw, and it is possible that this version
may not be well behaved on those machines.  If that turns out to
be the case, a b/w only version will be released that will run
on those machines.  However, I think this version should be okay
[touch wood].)

-It is perfectly happy on all monitors, including 9" displays,
so Classic users can rejoice.  It should be great on your
PowerBooks too.

-It features a multi-level artifical opponent that is fairly kind
to the novice, but is pretty competitive for advanced players.

-It has an (IMHO) attractive, uncluttered interface.  It is
pretty nice to look at, and tries to conform to the principle of
least annoyance.

Anyway, I think it's a good program, and a great game.  Try it
and I think you'll like it.

This version is a 68k binary.  I haven't forked out the bucks
for a PowerMac yet.  If you pay the shareware fee, I might be
able to afford one sooner.  :)  But you richer folks shouldn't
worry, the program shouldn't even hiccup under emulation.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/ya-mancala-10.hqx; 52K]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 01:41:22 -0700
From: [e-mail] (kee nethery)
Subject: [A] Security question

>        I don't understand how data that has been overwritten even once
>could be recovered. I assumed that data storage was a collection of
>locations that each took on a single value. When you replace those values,
>what remains? Could someone enlighten me?

>[It is my understanding that there is some hysterisis (sp?) in the material.
>That is, the media retains some knoledge of its previous state.  So, perhaps,
>if a bit on the disk is a changed from a 0 to a 1, it is really a 0.95.
>Someone with a lot of money could come along and detect that, perhaps.
>I'm not so sure about this -- others who actually know the facts? -Gordon]

You have to keep in mind that we are talking analog not digital. Imagine
what happens on a hard drive assuming you are the size of a molecule. This
big bulky magnet puts out a magnetic field as the platter is spinning and
each time it hits a location, it is just a bit off (intentional pun) so
that the effect of the magnitization is not at the same spot each time but
close, very close. Close enough to tell whether the spot is mostly on or
off.

Now, imagine that the spot where the magnet writes moves around. There are
many reasons why it could move around. The platter could have changed size
due to temperature, metal expands. The arm holding the magnet could have
some hystersis in it so that it is close but it varies where it writes
based upon where it came from. The chip controlling the timings varies when
it fires based upon temperature and other variables. Basically the bits are
written in the same general location but obviously not the exact atoms are
affected each time.

So as the magnet affects the platter, whatever offset from the exact spot
might exist will probably exist for most of the bits that it writes when it
writes one file. Imagine looking on the platter at the far edge of the
exact spot and you'll see the residue from bits that were written in the
past that were just a bit off center. If your reading magnet is much
smaller and much better than the magnet used to write the data, you'll be
able to map the magnetic force all around the spot where the bit should be
and you'll see variations or magnetic splatter.

I have a 16 inch hard disk platter from a DEC VAX that held a whopping 5 Mb
of data and now a 2 inch platter with a very tiny head allows a 2 inch
platter to hold 500 MB of data. If you used the head mechanism from that 2
inch platter to read the 16 inch platter you would see a much different
picture of whats on the 16 inch as compared to what the 16 inch head sees.
You would see lots of bits written in the same spot and the effect that
they had.

This is a simplistic explanation but basically you have to keep in mind
that it's an analog world and someone with better instruments can read very
small portions of each bit as analog data and reconstruct how the molecules
came to be the way they are.

So the multiple rewrites over and over tends to blanket the area of each
bit with enough changes to obscure the actual data. Same thing happens when
you mark over with a pen, stuff that you wrote with the same pen. Do it
enough times and even a microscope will not be able to see the original
writing patterns underneath all the ink you just laid down.

Kee Nethery

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Date: 29 Sep 1995 11:15:38 -0700
From: "ArmstrongT" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [A] Security Question

[e-mail] (Philip I. Levy) writes in V13 #108:

> I understand how simply deleting a file is not secure - all the
> information is still there on the disk, although the space is no
> longer reserved and it will eventually be overwritten.
>
> I don't understand how data that has been overwritten even once
> could be recovered. I assumed that data storage was a collection
> of locations that each took on a single value. When you replace
> those values, what remains? Could someone enlighten me?

I didn't see anyone address this in digest #109, so I thought I'd
just point out that the current issue of "Wired" contains an
interesting article on data recovery experts who can restore
data that has been overwritten up to ten times.  I don't have the
issue in front of me, but as I recall, the gist was that the act
of overwriting does not obliterate the magnetic traces of the prior
state of the media.  I'm not a technical expert and can't really
do more than direct your attention to the article, but it would
appear that a single overwriting may not suffice if one is
paranoid enough about sensitive data.

Tim

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 95 10:57:00 PDT
From: "Marczak, Ed" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Apple Remote Access (ARA) Question

Craig,
    ARA does not pass TCP/IP, just AppleTalk.  Therefore, your Internet apps
can't 'see' the Internet.  Sorry.  I unfortunately don't know of a cheap
solution.

 -Ed Marczak

> Apple Remote Access (ARA) Question
>
>  I've ARA loaded on my powermac at work, which is connected to a ethernet
> LAN.  The powermac can reach the internet via this LAN.  What i'm trying
to do
> is connect, from a remote Mac using a 14.4 internal modem, via ARA, to my
> powermac at work to gain access to the internet.  I'm using Netscape as my
> internet browzer.  I can make the electronic connection to the LAN server
> remotely but Netscape returns an error message that it can't find the name
of
> the internet host i'm trying to connect to on my Domain Name Server (DNS)
or
> that the server has refused the connection. i can connect to those same
hosts
> from my powermac at work without problem. Do i need a second IP address
for the
> remote Mac or is there something special i should be doing in MacTCP?
>
> Thanx
> Craig

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 09:05:27 -0600
From: Bruce Carter <[e-mail]>
Subject: Apple Remote Access (ARA) Question

What you're probably missing is an IP gateway.  You need hardware
(GatorBox or similar) or software (Apple IP Gateway or similar)
running on your network that is connected to the Internet to make
this work.  There may be other problems in configuring MacTCP, but
without the gateway nothing is going to happen.

I connect to the network here at BSU via this method all the time.  I
have the Apple IP gateway running on the Mac in my office, and a TAU
hooked to the campus modem bank.  I dial into my office machine from
home and can then access both the AppleTalk portion of the network as
well as the IP part of the network.  Anywhere I can get to from work,
I can get to from home, albeit slower.

My configuration is such that the IP gateway serves up IP addresses
for my dialups.  Thus, I have MacTCP at home set to obtain the
address from the server, and I have the gateway set to the server (my
Mac at work) IP address.  The rest of MacTCP is configured the same as
the system at work.  Make sure you have a valid subnet mask and at
least a couple DNS servers.

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 08:41:19 -0600
From: Bruce Carter <[e-mail]>
Subject: AtEase help needed

If you are the network manager, it is trivial to bypass AtEase at
startup and is documented in the manuals.  If you are not, you have
no business trying to bypass it.

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 08:46:42 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Walter Hintermann)
Subject: Express Modem DAA-Unit

I have a Powerbook 180C with internal Express Modem. This modem includes a
country specific external DAA-Unit. Now my question: Does somebody know if
it is possible to run the modem without this DAA-Unit? Can I use a printer
cable to connect the phone-line to the modem?
Thank's
Walter
[e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 30 Sep 1995 11:46:32 +1000
From: [e-mail] (Aristedes Maniatis)
Subject: Long spin up time

>My Mac IIsi gets to the "Welcome to Macintosh" screen,
>and then the light on the external drive goes on.  The light stays on
>continuously for almost 2 minutes (spinning up I presume) before the
>computer begins to load extensions and finish booting up.

This sounds more like a SCSI termination problem than anything else. It
certainly isn't the drive spinning up. Have you added any other external
SCSI devices? Try changing them around, adding and taking away termination
etc. Check there are no conflicting SCSI IDs. On the whole, I find it
better to keep the system on the internal drive (ID=0) which is where your
Mac will look first. This also means that you can remove the external drive
and still use your computer.
Also, (as another thought), try taking out all of your fonts. One may be
corrupted and causing the computer to hang while it is trying to read it.

Cheers
Ari

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:45:48 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Charles A. Patrick)
Subject: MachTen 4.0

Has anyone had any experience with MachTen 4.0 or earlier versions by
Tenon? I presume, based on the blurb on Tenon's Web page, that it runs much
in the same fashion as SoftWindows.

Thanks.


Charles A. Patrick
International and Professional Relations Division
Statistics Canada
25-F R.H.Coats Building, Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0T6, CANADA
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 00:47:32 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: paper save

I have a gig of data contained in 40 or so folders. My client needs to be
updated weekly as to the contents ofthese folders, so I have been opening
each folder and printing window in the finder to furnish him with this
information. I am wondering if their is a way to copy just the names of
these files to a floppy disk without the binary data that gives them their
size. I have tried make aliases and copy them to a disk, but even their 4K
adds up fast. Remote networking is not an option either. All I need to give
my client is the names of the files and the name of their respective
folder. I think that such a method would be helpful to other mac users and
help to reduce the consumption of paper.
Thank you for your efforts in helping me with my question.  -Russ

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 09:14:05 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Keith C. Fischer)
Subject: PPP speed and ethernet

Howdy,

I am having a strange problem with MacPPP and my ethernet config.  I am
running a Centris 610 (no built in ethernet) along with a Focus microSCSI
ethernet external card.  Our network consists of 3 computers all directly
connected via thinnet and Ethertalk (all 3 computers are in my house). I am
not using MacTCP here.  Whenever I have the "Ethernet Alternative" selected
in the Network Control Pane, my PPP conectiion via 14.4 modem to school
runs ultra slow (unusable).  It takes 5 minutes for Eudora to downlaod a 1k
mail!  I have the standard configPPP setup with MacTCP.

If I switch my Network contol panel from "Ethernet Alt." to "LocalTalk" the
PPPworks perfect.....However it kills my network connection locally.  Is
there anyway I can have both runnning at the same time?  Should I use
MacTCP for the ethertalk network at home?

Funny thing is, on of the other compuiters at home is a 6100/60 PM and it
is set up identical, except it has built in ethernet, and it works fine
with PPP on and Ethernet on!!!!

Any ideas????

Cheers,

Keith Fischer

Keith C. Fischer
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 06:36:00 -0500 (CDT)
From: "David Frederick [phone] x4109" <[e-mail]>
Subject: SpeedDoubler

> Just got SpeedDoubler 1.0.1 and installed it.  To my suprise, it seemed to
> slow down my non-native programs instead of speed them up!  Most operations
> took about 1.5 the time with it installed.
>
> Then I disabled Virtual Memory...and discovered why everyone says that
> SpeedDoubler is so great.  Operations took 1/2 to 3/4 the time.
>
> I then updated to 1.0.2.  Operation with Virtual Memory is a bit faster
> than with 1.0.1, but still not as fast as with Virtual Memory off.
>
> Has anyone had similar experiences?  I really enjoy the speedup, but is
> there any way to have Virtual Memory on without having it slow down
> SpeedDoubler?  I don't like the fact that my native programs take up so
> much more RAM with Virtual Memory off.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mark Lofdahl
> [e-mail]

    My guess is if you install RAMDoubler, from the same company, instead of
    using virtual memory, you'll be in good shape.  I use RAMDoubler and
    have liked it better than virtual memory.


    David Frederick
    [e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 95 00:47 CDT
From: [e-mail] (Michael E. Rubin)
Subject: Suggestions needed

>Hello!
>
>I am the Macintosh support tech for an Internet Service Provider in
>Chicago called WorldWide Access.  We have licensed a Mac Installer from a
>company in San Francisco called Farr Design.  The Installer comes in the
>form of a Stuffit InstallerMaker installer and is about 1.2 Mb.
>
>My problem is this: at the ISP, we want to have it so that a new user can
>download the Installer when they first sign up when dialing in with a term
>program (Micrphone, Zterm, etc.).  How can we upload the Installer so it
>will download correctly without needing Stuffit Expander?
>
>Many new to the Internet who are on Macs don't have Stuffit Expander.
>Thus, binhexx'ing the Installer wouldn't work because it would simply open
>up as a text file.  How can I upload the Installer so it will download
>correctly and all the person will have to do is double-click it to open
>and begin?  I've been told about uploading it in MacBinary, but this would
>again necessitate a decompression utility already on hand.  Would a .sea
>file work under these conditions?
>
>Any suggestions are most appreciated.  The question is this: if a user
>doesn't have Stuffit Expander, what is a way to upload an Installer so
>that when downloaded by the user, all they will have to do is double-click
>it to open and begin?
>
>Please reply via e-mail.  Thanks!  :)
>
>Sincerely,
>Michael E. Rubin

[e-mail]
Michael E. Rubin

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 08:16:06 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Paul Brians)

It's not really a fiendish plot, but RAMDoubler is your answer (if it
doesn't create conflicts on your system or if you aren't trying to run one
huge program like Photoshop which wants more real RAM than you have). Much
better performance than you get with Virtual Memory and a whole lot cheaper
than more RAM. Ask about discounts as the owner of another Connectix
program.

>Mark Lofdahl wrote:
>is there any way to have Virtual Memory on without having it slow down
>SpeedDoubler?  I don't like the fact that my native programs take up so
>much more RAM with Virtual Memory off.

Paul Brians, Department of English,Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-5020
[e-mail]
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians

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