Date: Wed, 9 Feb 94 18:37:01 PST From: The Info-Mac Moderators Reply-To: Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #22 To: info-mac-list Info-Mac Digest Wed, 9 Feb 94 Volume 12 : Issue 22 Today's Topics: [*] 2Way Talker 2.1 [*] Academic DataManager 2.0 [*] Aurora 3.0.1 [*] bolo-map-snugg-nads.hqx [*] CrossPuzzler [*] CrudFont [*] File(I/O) & PICT files [*] frog-ion-eaters21.hqx [*] Fudd 1.0 (source code) [*] Fudd 1.0 (text utility) [*] FunkyFresh Upload [*] GLMStat 1.0b1 [*] Graphplot II Upgrade/New Version package [*] Grunge Update Font [*] HyperMacro 1.1 [*] Icon Puzzle [*] KAWAI-K4-104.hqx [*] Kermit-099-190 [*] MDictUpdt.hqx [*] Movie Almanac 1.0 [*] MusicBox v2.0.2 update [*] new uploads from RichD! [*] Pathways Guide [*] PowerPC info [*] PRAM save/restore [*] Quadra 840AV startup 16" [*] RAM Doubler 1.0.1 Updater [*] REPORT: Repair options for internal FDHD [*] snd/jerky-boys-laser-surgery.hqx [*] Std Map Application for Archive Please [*] STool-10ur.sit.hqx [*] Submission of "Ultra" Random-Number Library [*] Teacher's Grading Program II 1.00 [*] TeleTarif v.1.0 [*] Torgo Screen Saver Module [*] Totoro icons [*] tube-bar-grp1.sit.hqx [*] useKEYBDled [*] UUParser1.71 replacement [*] WAREZ 1.0 (source code) [*] WAREZ 1.0 (text utility) [*] Wordstar to RTF Translator update ADRead 1.0a Aesops Fables+Our Fables submission Alias for BBS different settings Apple "Licenses" Bedrock; Symantec drops it apple/mac history Apple IIgs Monitors (A) Audio conferencing? CD ROM Creation Chain-Stor-Eaze submission Changing TIFF files into PICT files, How? (A) Early days of the Mac (A) Fetch Flopticals (C) Gopher problem Home & School Mac collection Home Internet Connections Hypercard 2.1 (A) Info-Mac Digest V12 #20 Info-Mac Digest V12 #21 (2 msgs) Internet email gateways Kudos for TechTool 1.0.3 (one.o.THREE)! MacSLIP on a network MacTCP networking stuff MacX and the Meta key---a puzzle (R) Mirror Sites MOD files for the Mac(?) Nisus mailing list [Q] nuntius replacement Old English font (Q) on-line dictionary PageMaker 5.0 and LaserMax Paging Sabastian Software........ PortShare Pro 2.0 Demo timeout (Q) posting question concerning MAC (A) Programming Editor for the Mac Puny floppy Redux Q610 monitor outlet switched or no? Q: MacTCP+SLIP+Ethernet (A) RAM Doubler (2 msgs) RAM Doubler and First Class RAMdoubler and First Class Client 2.0.9? Required Reading for Info-Macers Screenshots SCSI Searching a Smalltalk list SE HD doesn't mount... [A] Sending mail to aol or compuserve (A) serial or AppleTalk device on Ethernet (A) SOS APPL kudos Streamline Undocumented System functionality and you (C) Using serial in PowerBook UUCP News readers Wanted: Eduardo Mendez / XCMD Weather gifs (A) Weather gif site... (A) Weather gif site...(R) Where is Lists.src? (Q) The Info-Mac newsgroup is moderated by Bill Lipa, Gordon Watts and Liam Breck. The Info-Mac archives are available (by using FTP, account anonymous, any password) in the info-mac directory on sumex-aim.stanford.edu [36.44.0.6]. Help files and indices are in /info-mac/help. Mail articles for inclusion in the digest to info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu. Send binaries to be placed in the archives to macgifts@sumex-aim.stanford.edu. Send administrative mail to info-mac-request@sumex-aim.stanford.edu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 13:11:55 -0800 From: 2way@cerf.net (Leslie Burcham) Subject: [*] 2Way Talker 2.1 2WAY TALKER NOW COMPATIBLE WITH AV MACS San Diego-- 2 Way Computing Inc.'s voice communication software for Macintosh computers, called 2Way Talker, is now compatible with Apple's newest line of computers, the Quadra 840 AV and Quadra 660 AV. 2Way Talker 2.1 enables two Macintosh users connected over a network such as AppleTalk or EtherTalk, to have hands free, full-duplex, real-time, voice communication using the built-in speakers and microphone. Talker runs in the background and performs much like a speaker phone, allowing people to work in other applications while having hands-free, voice communication simultaneously. Demos can be found on most major electronic services. The introductory price is $49.95 per copy and may purchased directly from 2 Way Computing at any of the numbers listed. Requirements: Macintosh LocalTalk (lightly loaded) or EtherTalk. Talker also supports third party microphones such as MacRecorder. Minimum memory required 500K. Macintosh Plus and Original Macintosh do not have sufficient performance to run this program. The following machines do not allow full-duplex communication: LC, LC II, II vx, Performa 400, Performa 600. For more information contact: Leslie Burcham 2way@cerf.net [Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/two-way-talker-21.hqx; 91K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Feb 94 14:59:55 EST From: Tom Marx Subject: [*] Academic DataManager 2.0 Please post this program, Academic DataManager v2.0 demo, for FTP. Tom Marx KalMarx Software [Archived as /info-mac/sci/data-manager-20-hc-demo.hqx; 679K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 18:54:52 PST From: mpinkert@sdcc8.UCSD.EDU (Mike Pinkerton) Subject: [*] Aurora 3.0.1 This is an upgrade to Aurora 3.0 (posted last week) which now protects against crashes on Mac's w/out ColorQuickdraw. There is no new functionality except for this improved error handling. Please replace Aurora 3.0 with this new version. If it does not extract correctly, let me know as soon as possible so I can remail the binhex. Thank you very much. Mike Pinkerton pinkerton@ucsd.edu [Archived as /info-mac/gui/aurora-301.hqx; 31K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 15:22:13 -0800 From: condor1@netcom.com (Charles McMurrough) Subject: [*] bolo-map-snugg-nads.hqx "Snugg nads" is an inovative change in a well known bolo map. (Changes made with permission from the original author.) [Archived as /info-mac/game/bolo/shugg-nads.hqx; 3K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Feb 1994 16:56:43 +0900 From: steven@pollux.math.iastate.edu (Greg Stevenson) Subject: [*] CrossPuzzler Hey all you CrossWord Puzzle Maniacs! If you searching for the best crossword program on the market, THIS IS IT! CrossPuzzler is loaded with all the latest and greated features. I've also got some other great news! The creator of CrossPuzzler has now come up with a word search puzzle maker called WordPuzzler! So check them both out! CrossPuzzler is a new crossword puzzle generator that far surpasses anything on the market. It will automatically generate a puzzle from a list of up to 100 words. All you need to do is provide the words and clues. CrossPuzzler will print your puzzle in a number of professional-looking layouts using any Macintosh font. CrossPuzzler will also export your puzzle to a publishing or drawing program where you can add your own features. See also WordPuzzler. Greg Stevenson Computer Science Iowa State University steven@pollux.math.iastate.edu [Archived as /info-mac/game/cross-puzzler.hqx; 189K] ------------------------------ Date: 8 Feb 1994 09:20:33 U From: "Scott Yoshinaga" Subject: [*] CrudFont Crud font was made for a poster project that I had for a Halloween Flyer. I thought it was good enough to release so here it is. The font looks like a typewriter font that has been totally destroyed. It gives you the feeling that it has been used too much and cracked up. The Font was created with Fontographer, Freehand, and Adobe Streamline on a Macintosh Powerbook 160 (yes, believe it or not). Special thanks to all that paid for SassyFont and Grunge and for a lot of you who have given me encouragement and comments on my work. If you have any comments, good or bad I want to hear it! Check out my other font, FunkyFresh. [Archived as /info-mac/font/crud.hqx; 134K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 15:06:20 -0600 From: JRobert.Thibault%FORESTERIE%ULAVAL@REDIRECTEUR.ULAVAL.CA Subject: [*] File(I/O) & PICT files Hi Lingo fans This package contains some developer resources for Macromedia Director on the Macintosh. File(I/O) contains a not very well documented but very useful method. Instead of importing all your images in casts, you can leave then as is on the Finder thus permitting editing while you build your projects. I quickly prepared an example for you to see how it works. Hope you will enjoy because this is the first of a series. Enjoy! J.-Robert Thibault [Archived as /info-mac/app/director-file-io.hqx; 1357K] ------------------------------ Date: 5 Feb 94 07:07:00 PST From: "CHRIS MYERRS" Subject: [*] frog-ion-eaters21.hqx VERSION 2.0 AND HIGHER AVAILABLE AS OF Feb 94 - complete overhaul of previous versions One of the Hungry Frog educational same series, Hungry Frog Ion Eaters is a full color (or B&W) real-time animated multimedia game with 3D-rendered graphics. Ion Eaters is for students of introductory chemistry and teaches ion formulas, names and charges Like the other games, the game uses feedback loops to focus instruction on areas of difficulty, so that the user is not forever presented with known problems. All aspects of the game are fully adjustable by the user. System 7.0.1* or higher, any Macintosh, 32 bit compatible. [Archived as /info-mac/game/hungry-frog-ion-eaters-21.hqx; 964K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 1994 23:13:56 -0500 (EST) From: f8dy@netaxs.com (Mark Pilgrim) Subject: [*] Fudd 1.0 (source code) Fudd is a small utility to convert text files to Elmer Fudd talk, like the character of the same name in the U.S. cartoon "Bugs Bunny." Supports drag and drop of any number of text files of any length. This archive contains complete THINK C source code, project files, and resource files. Application also available; check ftp sites or e-mail f8dy@netaxs.com. Finger f8dy@netaxs.com for complete program list. Copyright (C) 1994, Mark Pilgrim. Please read enclosed file "GNU General Public License" for licensing details. [Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/fudd-10-c.hqx; 119K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 1994 01:56:40 -0500 (EST) From: f8dy@netaxs.com (Mark Pilgrim) Subject: [*] Fudd 1.0 (text utility) Fudd is a small utility to convert text files to Elmer Fudd talk, like the character of the same name in the U.S. cartoon "Bugs Bunny." Supports drag and drop of any number of text files of any length. C source code also available; check ftp sites or e-mail f8dy@netaxs.com. Finger f8dy@netaxs.com for complete program list. Copyright (C) 1994, Mark Pilgrim. Please read enclosed file "GNU General Public License" for licensing details. [Archived as /info-mac/text/fudd-10.hqx; 36K] ------------------------------ Date: 8 Feb 1994 08:48:20 U From: "Scott Yoshinaga" Subject: [*] FunkyFresh Upload FunkyFresh font is a really cool all capital letters font. I thought it would be cool to do a font in a way some graffitti artist write. It also goes well with all of the hip looking computer art that is coming out. The Font was created with Fontographer, Freehand, and Adobe Streamline on a Macintosh Powerbook 160 (yes, beleive it or not). Special thanks to all that paid for SassyFont and GrungeFont and for a lot of you who have given me encouragement and comments on my work. If you have any comments, good or bad I want to hear it! [Archived as /info-mac/font/funky-fresh.hqx; 99K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Feb 1994 10:41:08 +1100 From: FRUITCAKE Subject: [*] GLMStat 1.0b1 This release of GLMStat fixes a couple of bugs which caused crashes (fixing one problem resulted in a larger problem which wasn't found until after the initial release) and improves the graph selection dialog. GLMStat is a statistical program for analysing generalised linear models. It provides a macintosh interface but otherwise operates in a similar fashion to GLIM but with less features (most of which you probably won't miss). Features of GLMStat are - spreadsheet style data entry - Normal, Poisson, Binomial and Gamma models with appropriate links and specification of convergence parameters - Scatter and Residual plots - Output of deviance, parameter estimates, residuals and parameter correlations - Saving of data files complete with all model specifications. - Online Help (under the apple menu) unfortunately there is currently no other documentation. - includes example data files for most examples in two of the texts. This is a beta version of the programme. The fully tested (it already has had a signicant amount of testing) and slightly more tidied up version should be available within 1 month. The programme is shareware. Further details in "read me" file.Unregistered copies are fully functional but after June 1994 there is a short delay after each FIT operation with a reminder that the programme is unregistered. I would greatly appreciate any comments (good, bad or indifferent) on the programme. Ken Beath cgacb@cc.newcastle.edu.au [Archived as /info-mac/sci/glm-stat-10b1.hqx; 215K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 11:06:23 +0000 From: u9119523@sys.uea.ac.uk (Graham "Coxy" Cox) Subject: [*] Graphplot II Upgrade/New Version package Hi! Please could you replace the old (version 1.2) of Graphplot on your archive with the enclosed new version (1.3). Info header as follows: GraphPlot II is an application for generating graphs of mathematical functions. It was written to address the needs of students wishing to incorporate such graphs into coursework documents, and offers a cheap and easy to use solution for those studying science, engineering or mathematics. It is also useful for exploring mathematical functions in general. Version 1.3 adds the ability to plot multiple functions on a single graph and will now definitely work on 68000-based Macs. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/graph-plot-13.hqx; 197K] ------------------------------ Date: 8 Feb 1994 08:55:27 U From: "Scott Yoshinaga" Subject: [*] Grunge Update Font Please replace the Grunge Font with this updated version. This version fixes some bugs in the font and is a little bit cleaner. Thankyou! -scott yoshinaga MicroMouse Designs syoshinaga@mail.summer.hawaii.edu [Archived as /info-mac/font/grunge.hqx; 368K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 13:41:31 EST From: David Sumner Subject: [*] HyperMacro 1.1 HyperMacro is an INIT that makes it much easier to enter scripts in HyperCard. It contains the following features: 1. It responds automatically to many actions. For example, if you type: on BigHandlerName then after you press Enter, HyperMacro supplies the 'end BigHandlerName' There is a similar response to 'function,''if-then,' 'exit,' 'pass,' 'repeat' and more. 2. You can scroll back in your script as far as you like, and then have any selected text instantly copied to the point where you are currently editing. 3. There are ten extra paste buffers (Clipboards). 4. You can move around more easily. 5. There are numerous glossary macros that simplify entering text. 6. Holding down the Shift key while pressing Return or Enter will repeat the previous line. Or you may choose to repeat only a portion of the previous line. 7. HyperMacro can often anticipate your scripting actions using what are called 'Initial Macros.' For example, if you type 'g' and then press the space bar, HyperMacro will expand this to 'global.' And much more! HyperMacro 1.1 is FreeWare but NOT public domain. Changes in Version 1.1: 1. Version 1.1 is not sensitive to the name the user assigns to HyperCard. 2. Version 1.1 still works even when the Watch Variable and Watch Message palettes are open. 3. CBT or CHB will expand to "Choose Browse Tool" 4. HyperMacro 1.1 works if the scripting messages are French or German. 5. A few technical changes and minor bug fixes. 6. Portions of the manual were redone. [Archived as /info-mac/card/hyper-macro-11.hqx; 26K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 23:05:19 -0600 From: gas52r0@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Jay Boersma) Subject: [*] Icon Puzzle I c o n P u z z l e A forty-two piece time-waster for those moments at the Mac when you should probably be doing something much more productive... The image is an 1872 photographic illustration by O.G.Rejlander from "The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals" by Charles Darwin. It has been divided into 42 icon-sized pieces awaiting your re-assembly. Jay Boersma gas52r0@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu [Archived as /info-mac/game/icon-puzzle.hqx; 73K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 16:59:21 -0600 (CST) From: "Dale H. Marsh" Subject: [*] KAWAI-K4-104.hqx KAWAI-K4-104 allows one to save patch setting files from a Kawai K4 keyboard as a Macintosh file via a MIDI connection. This file updates the current KAWAI-K4 file with a better dialog box that does not cut off the source code address. This program is a simple patch librarian and comes with a number of banks of Kawai K4 public domain patches. The software is free to use and copy. For those interested in writing MIDI software the complete source code is available for $20. The source code is a good example of a simple Object-Oriented MIDI program. It is written with Think C 4.0 and uses the Think Class Library. Dale H. Marsh 2-8-94 marsh@rcf.mayo.edu CompuServe: 71530,676 [Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/kawai-k4-librarian-104.hqx; 112K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 94 15:25:21 GMT From: Michael Everson Subject: [*] Kermit-099-190 Apparently this fixes a bug which truncated the first two letters of downloaded files. I got it from kermit.columbia.ecu in kermit/test [Archived as /info-mac/comm/kermit-099-190.hqx; 528K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 05:32:40 -0600 (CST) From: Roger Stryker Subject: [*] MDictUpdt.hqx Downloaded from America Online - certainly of use to educators concerned about the kind of words that come up for children in the Claris spellchecker. >From the ReadMe file: (This is) a no-charge Main Dictionary update which is compatible with the following Claris products: ClarisWorks, Claris Resolve, FileMaker Pro, MacDraw II, MacDraw Pro, MacProject Pro, MacWrite II and MacWrite Pro. The dictionary contains important modifications to the original dictionary, as outlined below: % Expletives have been removed as alternative suggestions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ % Words that have been run together without a space are now split when run through the spell checker % Fixes problems related to possessives and hyphenated words Roger Stryker ...in far south Austin, TX [Archived as /info-mac/app/claris-dictionary-updt.hqx; 190K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Feb 1994 19:00:30 +0600 From: gendai@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Chris Peterson) Subject: [*] Movie Almanac 1.0 Dear Moderators, Included is a hypercard database of films. Users may search, print, etc through the selections of films included. This may be placed anywhere including hypercard, games, reference, utilities. Included text file and integrated help should further clarify this submission. Thank you for your time. Chris [Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/movie-almanac-10-hc.hqx; 249K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 15:24:43 PST From: Alex Metcalf Subject: [*] MusicBox v2.0.2 update This is a quick update to MusicBox to fix a couple of bugs: * HyperCard 2.0 users may have had trouble using the "Play MOD" example (That particular example script requires HyperCard 2.1 or later) * Realised goofy mistake which meant that the "Install" button wouldn't work for some people: now fixed. * Couple of minor changes to the documentation. The actual MusicBox external has not changed, just the stack. Enjoy! Alex Metcalf Best Before Yesterday -- Alex Metcalf, Mac programmer in C, C++, HyperTalk, assembler Internet, AOL, BIX: alex@metcalf.demon.co.uk AppleLink: alex@metcalf.demon.co.uk@internet# CompuServe: INTERNET:alex@metcalf.demon.co.uk Delphi: alex@metcalf.demon.co.uk@inet# FirstClass: alex@metcalf.demon.co.uk,Internet [Archived as /info-mac/card/music-box-202.hqx; 162K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 14:21:08 -0600 From: richd@okway.okstate.edu Subject: [*] new uploads from RichD! hey! Attached are (hopefully, if i'm doing this right) about 18 files containing freeware desktop patterns, icons, etc. from me, for Macintosh, compressed in Compact Pro format. enjoy! richd@okway.okstate.edu [Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/richs-enhancements.hqx; 2152K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 14:49:58 -0600 From: Colin C. Law Subject: [*] Pathways Guide This is a Guide for Pathways Into Darkness. It combines all the walkthrough info with a complete set of maps in one standalone document. It prints very nicely into a book which is quite helpful to use while you play. Colin Law claw@spacsun.rice.edu [Archived as /info-mac/game/com/pathways-guide.hqx; 336K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 11:58:42 +0100 From: a.c.vanderham@et.tudelft.nl (Andre' C. van der Ham) Subject: [*] PowerPC info For all of you excited about the new PowerPC Macs, here is info about some of the applications that will be available at the introduction of the machine (14th of March 1994). The file is in hyper-text format. You can view it using Mosaic. Choose open local from the file menu. Have fun, Andre' van der Ham. [Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/powerpc-applications.hqx; 19K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 94 09:35:36 -0600 From: oleg@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Kiselyov Oleg) Subject: [*] PRAM save/restore What: save the PRAM and extended PRAM and restore it on start-up Explanation: PRAM boss is a better version of DiskParam. The PRAM boss is a bundle of an application and an INIT resource. The application (when double-clicked) just dumps the contents of the 20-byte regular PRAM plus the contents of the entire Extended PRAM into a 'HEXA' resource. The INIT resets the regular PRAM and (a part of) the extended PRAM to the values saved into the 'HEXA' resource. The date/time is not spoiled! So, you can run the application on your computer and create a HEXA resource with some 'standard' settings. Then you can change the creator to INIT and drop the (now a 'System Extension') into the Extensions folder. From that moment on, whenever you restart your Mac, the PRAM and extended PRAM are reset to their "standard" values. You can even delete the code resource with the Resource editor: that way there is no way you can change the "standard" values. It's perfect for computers in the Lab. The INIT that resets the PRAMs does NOT patch the system, nor it takes any memory in the system heap, etc. After it resets the PRAM, it quietly quits without leaving any traces in the system. The distribution contains the compiled PRAM boss in the guise of the System extension. To run it as an application, change the file type to APPL. PRAM guard is my early experiment, it works only with the regular PRAM, but it's got a nice (I hope) user interface written in C++! [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/pram-save-restore.hqx; 151K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 94 18:49:14 GMT From: M.B.B.Bointon@lut.ac.uk (mbb Bointon) (mbb Bointon) Subject: [*] Quadra 840AV startup 16" Due to poular demand, here is a 16" version of my ray traced StartupScreen for 840AV owners... Just to add interest, there's an easter egg in the picture, with a prize of a render to order for the first to reply with the correct answer... Photoshop users will have a slight advantage here! And this time I included a readme... Marcus Bointon [Archived as /info-mac/grf/quadra840av-16in-startup.hqx; 464K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 12:17:00 -0600 From: Scott Fought Subject: [*] RAM Doubler 1.0.1 Updater [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/ram-doubler-101-updt.hqx; 80K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 1994 15:30:20 -0600 (CST) From: wrr3118@ariel.tamu.edu (Rick Russell) Subject: [*] REPORT: Repair options for internal FDHD A while back, I wrote: > My Mac IIfx's floppy drive has just given up the ghost, completely. I > don't think it's dust, or contamination, or anything easy to fix, and > it's beginning to look like replacement is the only real option. and I asked for some input. I haven't decided on a final solution yet, although I did find out that a company called "Pre-Owned Electronics" (check your favorite Mac magazine's small ad/classified section for details) offers a refurbished, 90-day-warranted replacement FDHD for $169, and they'll give you $40 for a trade-in of a damaged drive. That's a net cost of $129, which is the best net cost I've seen yet. The following (edited) messages contain information on repair/replacement of damaged FDHD drives. Thanks to everyone who replied. Particular thanks go to those who provided specific data on repair options, and to david randall for a fantastic message on the pros and cons of various repair options. If anyone wishes to add to their replies, or submit news ones, I'll be happy to update the report. Rick Russell *** rick-russell@tamu.edu ** IRCnick: Cobalt [Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/repair-internal-fdhd.txt; 7K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 09:44:16 -0600 From: (Dominik Hoffmann) Subject: [*] snd/jerky-boys-laser-surgery.hqx This is a sample of The Jerky Boys CD. The Jerky Boys make abusive prank phone calls. One of the milder and shorter ones is this one involving an inquiry about laser surgery. The CD has appeared under the Select Records label. The fan club address is The Jerky Boys 260 1st Av. So. #110 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 The sound is sampled at 22 kHz and mono 8-bit. Dominik Hoffmann [Archived as /info-mac/snd/jerky-boys-laser-surgery.hqx; 412K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 13:37:28 -0700 From: jdm@boulder.colorado.edu (James D. Meiss) Subject: [*] Std Map Application for Archive Please Std Map 3.0 by J.D. Meiss jdm@boulder.colorado.edu Std Map is a program that demonstrates Chaotic dynamics for several area preserving mappings. Area preserving mappings are examples of conservative dynamical systems. They model such things as a forced pendulum, the motion of a charged particle in several waves, the interaction of a comet with Jupiter etc. Std Map will also compute periodic orbits, invariant circles, cantori, and stable and unstable manifolds. A short introduction in MS Word format is included. It runs on any Mac with an FPU and System 6 or later. It will run in full color if you have a color mac. It requires 512K memory on a std 13" screen. Comments are welcome. Copyright by J.D.Meiss 1994 Std Map 3.0 is free. It may be distributed freely, and may not be sold or included in any commercial package. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/std-map-30.hqx; 82K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 15:24:59 -0800 From: johnc@flora.ruakura.cri.nz (John Curtis) Subject: [*] STool-10ur.sit.hqx The Serial Tool (S-Tool) is a keyboard wedge that allows data from the serial ports to enter directly into any open application as if it were typed. Data is processed by parsers that transform the raw data into any form before sending it to the application. Arrow keys can be selected to automatically relocate the cursor after data is entered. Bar Code Support Built into S-Tool are drivers for reading data from multiple field strings, such as those used in bar codes. Up to five fields of any size can be parsed as text or numeric fields and be inserted or ignored as necessary. Extensibility Programmers can add their own specialised parsers by linking in code resources. S-Tool automatically recognises the new parser and adds it to its menu. Summary of S-Tool Features * Reads data from serial ports directly into any application using key strokes * Each port configured independently with its own data rate etc, and its own device parser * Runs in the background (requires 300K memory) * Easy to use front panel for configuring the serial ports * Built in parser for multiple-field strings e.g. for reading bar codes * Appends arrow key/Tab/Return for cursor control (useful to use with spreadsheets) * Built in driver and parser for Sartorius balance * Custom devices and parsers can be added via code resources * Settings can be saved and recalled * System 7 only This unregistered version lacks code resource functionality and can only use the printer port. Full version is shareware NZ$50 (about US$25) Contact: John Curtis - curtisj@ruakura.cri.nz [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/s-tool-10ur.hqx; 143K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 12:18:30 -0600 From: M_P_McLaughlin%CAASD1@MWMGATE1.mitre.org Subject: [*] Submission of "Ultra" Random-Number Library This is an implementation of the "Ultra" pseudo-random number generator. Included are source code written in C/Assembly, a header file and a demo. The code REQUIRES a Macintosh (or other computer with a *Motorola* chip set, version 68020/68881 or higher). [Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/ultra-c.hqx; 14K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 11:57:44 PST From: jafl@Alice.Wonderland.Caltech.EDU (John Lindal) Subject: [*] Teacher's Grading Program II 1.00 Teacher's Grading Manage your student's grades quickly and easily. Program II Everything is organized into 3 simple worksheets. Point, click, and type! Unlimited number of students & assignments per class. Choose from 4 methods of computing final grades! 8 different printouts including Home Notices! This replaces the old TGP 1.50. John Lindal jafl@alice.wonderland.caltech.edu [Archived as /info-mac/app/teachers-grading-program-ii.hqx; 269K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 10:48:40 +0100 From: molinari@isis.u-strasbg.fr (Serge MOLINARI) Subject: [*] TeleTarif v.1.0 TeleTarif v.1.0 by Serge MOLINARI (molinari@isis.u-strasbg.fr) TeleTarif is a tiny tool intended for *french people* who want to know, in real time, the cost of their phone calls. TeleTarif est destine aux utilisateurs francais qui,lorsqu'ils telephonent, aimeraient savoir, en temps reel, ce que leur coute la communication telephonique. TeleTarif tient compte : - des zones d'appel (locale, nationale,...) - des differents tarifs (rouge, blanc, bleu, ...) en fonction des heures d'appel TeleTarif ne fonctionne que sous Systeme 7. [Archived as /info-mac/app/tele-tarif-10-fr.hqx; 116K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 18:53:50 -0800 From: lynsared@teleport.com (lynsa/mrhenry) Subject: [*] Torgo Screen Saver Module Attached please find "Torgo," an After Dark module featuring a character from Mystery Science Theater 3000. My friend Brandon the Mad Programmer put it together and it's quite worth the download for fans of the show. Lynn Siprelle aka Lynsa [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/torgo-ad.hqx; 351K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 10:18:42 -0600 From: kh@hk.super.net Subject: [*] Totoro icons Here is a collection of some Totoro Icons for Mac that I created myself to meet the demand of my MUG. But I thought it might be a good idea to let the world share them. So please include this into your library. Thank you rgds Kenneth Ho kh@hk.super.net [Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/totoro-icons.hqx; 9K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 94 17:33:56 PST From: (A Prastowo) Subject: [*] tube-bar-grp1.sit.hqx After hearing the B'ambulance sample, I was surprised to find that no has posted the infamous Red tape. This is a group of excerpts from the Red tape. If you don't already know, the Red tape is a tape of prank calls to the Tube Bar and its owner Red. A complete sample of the tape would be too big to post, so here is a selection of the best bits. There are 8 samples in all and they are numbered for continuity. ** Warning: Offensive language used. If this bothers you, don't listen! ** The samples are 22khz with 6:1 compression to save space. 1) ...hello is Mike Hunt there?... 2) ...Phil there?... 3) ...Phil DiGrave there?... (second time around) 4) ...where's my father?... [Archived as /info-mac/snd/tube-bar-grp1.hqx; 723K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 94 19:12:52 EST From: marcouet@edupac.qc.ca (M ARCOUET) Subject: [*] useKEYBDled Here is the latest version of useKEYBDled, compacted with CompactPro, and binhexed. This CDEV is an utility for all owner of extended keyboard. French and English documentation are included. useKEYBDled is free. Thank you. Alain Birtz via marcouet login [Archived as /info-mac/gui/use-keybd-led.hqx; 67K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 20:22:52 -0800 From: jsl@netcom.com (John S. Lee) Subject: [*] UUParser1.71 replacement NOTE: This version replaces ALL previous versions of UUParser. It contains updated docs (which previous versions did not have), and corrects a bug in the program which gave erroneous file errors. Also fixes problems with the memory saving option. Some items of interest are: - Parsing in the background. - Drag & Drop Join funtion (choose the files, drag them to the UUParser application while holding down the COMMAND key). - Parse large files without increasing the memory partition. - Can stop any operation by COMMAND-"." (period). - File extensions are no longer case sensitive (so if the file has a ".Jpg", or ".JPG" extension, UUParser will set the file type and creator according to what you've specified). - Better parsing algorithm gets rid of most uneeded header/footer/cut lines. - Change filenames to UPPERCASE on the fly. Please remember: IF you are using anything less than version 1.5, please get rid of your preferences file. Version 1.5 users have upward compatibility. The shareware fee is STILL $10. $15 for disk updates. [Archived as /info-mac/cmp/uu-parser-171.hqx; 102K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 1994 23:12:09 -0500 (EST) From: f8dy@netaxs.com (Mark Pilgrim) Subject: [*] WAREZ 1.0 (source code) WAREZ is a small utility to convert text files to WAREZ talk. Supports drag and drop of any number of text files of any length. This archive contains complete THINK C source code, project files, and resource files. Application also available; check ftp sites or e-mail f8dy@netaxs.com. Finger f8dy@netaxs.com for complete program list. Copyright (C) 1994, Mark Pilgrim. Please read enclosed file "GNU General Public License" for licensing details. [Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/warez-10-c.hqx; 144K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 1994 23:11:33 -0500 (EST) From: f8dy@netaxs.com (Mark Pilgrim) Subject: [*] WAREZ 1.0 (text utility) WAREZ is a small utility to convert text files to WAREZ talk. Supports drag and drop of any number of text files of any length. C source code also available; check ftp sites or e-mail f8dy@netaxs.com. Finger f8dy@netaxs.com for complete program list. Copyright (C) 1994, Mark Pilgrim. Please read enclosed file "GNU General Public License" for licensing details. [Archived as /info-mac/text/warez-10.hqx; 36K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1993 21:33:26 -0500 From: markf@POST.queensu.ca Subject: [*] Wordstar to RTF Translator update This shareware translator will converts WordStar file to MicroSoft Revisable Text Format (RTF). It will convert all wordstar font styles to selected macintosh types, and strip the extra spaces Wordstar uses for paragraph indentation. The following word processors can read the RTF format: Microsoft Word V3.0-V5.1 & Microsoft Works, MacWrite II, Claris Works and WriteNow. This program will not convert WordStar "Dot" commands they are automatically listed in the Apple File Exchange log file. Print the log file, and then use a word processor's search function to locate the imbedded "Dot" commands in the translated file. The AFE about box for this translator contains a description of these dot commands. History... V1.0 First Released. V1.0.1 Fix bug with closing off wrong resource file. V1.0.2 Fix bug where it would sometime enter into an infinite loop (reported by: almstrum@cs.utexas.edu thank you, your sample file helped!). Change the destination file name to end in: ".RTF", if 3rd or 4th from last character is period. Mark Fleming, Queen's University at Kingston Ont. K7L 3N6 E-mail: markf@post.queensu.ca AppleLink: CDA0448 Phone: (613) 545-2039 Fax: (613) 545-6798 [Archived as /info-mac/cmp/afe-wordstar-to-rtf-102.hqx; 33K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 01:41:32 -0600 From: werner@cs.utexas.edu (Werner Uhrig) Subject: ADRead 1.0a At 3:22 PM 2/8/94 +0000, Jim Tso wrote: > ADRead 1.0a >Hi, > >It's recently come to our attention that this program, ADRead 1.0a, will >reveal an user's After Dark password. Many of our users depend on this >feature and would be adversely affected by this program. > >We are in the process of changing our password feature so that it will not be >so easily broken but in the meantime, we would appreciate it if you would >remove this program from your archives. Please distribute this message to any >other sysops that you can. > >Thanks a lot, > >Berkeley Systems Hi Jim, I don't think I have this item in my archives on RASCAL, but if you know different and can point me to the file location, I would appreciate you letting me know. I will pass this note on to some other site-admins also. Cheers, ---Werner [Nor do we have it in our archives -Gordon] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 13:46:38 -0500 From: Venanzio@hookup.net (Venanzio Jelenic) Subject: Aesops Fables+Our Fables submission *Aesops Fables+Our Fables* a Group-A-Ware product by V. Jelenic Requires a Macintosh computer, Hypercard 2.x or Player, Printer (optional) and approximately 15 kids. This is a Group-A-Ware (tm) product. A simple presentation of over 300 of Aesop*s Fables, as extracted from the Gutenburg Project's E-text version (by G.F.Townsend). Laid out in a database form in Hypercard. (requires Hypercard 2.x or Player). Includes *Life of Aesop* and *Preface to the Fables*. Additional multi-user database where the users can write their own fables. Ideal for a classroom, library, or any location which sees a large number of users-browsers. It can easily be integrated into any unit you are doing on fables, short-story writing, or simple paragraph formation practice, and is non-intrusive into the daily schedule. Some instructions for educational use included in docs. Very good for using over extended periods of time with multiple writers, as almost 600 fables may be saved to single 800 K floppy disk. Educators, Teachers; this one is worth trying. A low-cost solution to using computers in a classroom creatively. One of the few models which allows for collaborative long-term work with computers in the classroom, yet requires little hardware or training. Demo version 1.0. Allows for 3 users, and 10 Fables. The complete version allows for unlimited number of users, and unlimited Fables. The Aesop*s Fables stack may be read by as many users as you wish, the limits only apply to the Our Fables stack (where you can write your own). Please direct email inquiries to: Venanzio@hookup.net Venanzio.Jelenic@Canrem.com Venanzio.Jelenic@f15.n229.z1.fidonet.org or/ Venanzio Jelenic Simulnet/Fables Plus 20 Chalmers St. North Cambridge, Ontario,CANADA N1R 5B7 (519)623-4050 AT Group-A-Ware, "We treat kids like MEMBERS, not NUMBERS." Macintosh, Hypercard are trademarks of Apple Computer Corp. *Group-A-Ware*, *Simulnet*, and *Aesop's Fables+Our Fables* are trademarks of V. Jelenic Venanzio.Jelenic@Canrem.com Venanzio.Jelenic@f15.n229.z1.fidonet.org Venanzio@hookup.net ------------------------------ Date: 07 Feb 94 08:49:00 -0500 From: Charles.McDermott@f204.n2603.z1.fidonet.org (Charles McDermott) Subject: Alias for BBS different settings Tim Neese asked, "...Is there some way (modifier key?) to keep such an alias from remembering guest connections while still retaining changes made when connecting as a registered user?" =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= If I understand the question, perhaps this will help: When I want to dial up America OnLine or one of the local usergroup BBSs, and I also want to provide easy access to do so by my wife, or my children, or my secretary -- each dialing up under their own name (perhaps even with their own password, depending on the BBS)-- I make multiple copies of the BBS or AOL dialup file, then change the name in the setting to "Guest" or "Mary Doe" etc. I then have multiple versions of the dialup file, one of which I label "Guest," while another dialup file label has my name on it. Then a guest or my wife, etc. can dialup under their own name with their own settings set specifically to their needs. The only use of an alias in this situation would be to throw one onto the desktop and or into the apple menu. I keep a folder on the desktop (accessed by the keyboard equivalent Command-Option-B) that contains the icons for our most used BBS dialup files; six of them in a folder use 50k. Hope this was useful or provoked you to creative problem-solving to devise an even better approach. If you come up with better, please post details of your approach. -Charlie ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Feb 1994 15:08:08 -0600 From: mccarthy@lpi.com (Jamie McCarthy) Subject: Apple "Licenses" Bedrock; Symantec drops it The newsletter/magazine "Apple Directions" appears in preliminary form on AppleLink in the month before its release. The March issue's text was made available on February 3rd, in "Developer Support:Developer Services: Periodicals:Apple Directions:Apple Directions March 1994". I'm specifically interested in the article "News-Apple Licenses Bedrock." The notice on that text reads "Reuse or reprinting without permission of the editor is forbidden," and my request for permission hasn't been answered yet, so I'm not going to quote it here. I am, however, going to summarize it. Keep in mind that the following is just the opinion of one gradually-becoming-cynical developer; if you want the sugarcoated version, I encourage you to log onto AppleLink yourself and read Apple's own story. If this is common knowledge by now, I apologize; please don't flame me. I've scanned all three of these newsgroups and haven't found any long threads of impassioned ranting, so I presume this is new information. The story says that, on January 24th, Apple and Symantec announced that Symantec's dropping the ball that we've come to know as "Bedrock." Their polite language is that Apple "has licensed the development rights." Symantec's going to continue to use Bedrock for their development efforts, but they're not going to pay anyone to work on it. My guess is that they had a falling-out over OpenDoc, which Apple is pretty hyped-up about. The article says that Apple's going to provide us with a framework that's OpenDoc-savvy. That's all well and good, but they had better make it possible to write _non-OpenDoc_ apps with Bedrock as well, or it's dead in the water, of course. No one wants mounds of OpenDoc code linked into an app that doesn't need it. Anyway, the article says that Apple decided to "redirect" the project because of OpenDoc (and, supposedly, other things as well). Symantec didn't want the hassle and bowed out. The article also mentions that Symantec will "develop tools for Microsoft's OLE 2.0." Okay, all together now: AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHH! It goes on to kindly reassure us that "this does not detract from the future of OpenDoc." How about the future of Bedrock, and programming the Macintosh in general?! How about this cross-platform environment that Apple's been promising for well over a year now?! Yes, hell yes, I think OpenDoc's a great idea, it's wonderful, all computers should work like that--but here in _1994_ we Apple developers are standing on a rapidly-eroding island! We have next to nothing. We have MacApp and the TCL, both of which will be abandoned in the near future. We have Bedrock, whose status has been _totally_unknown_ for the last year, and probably will be for the next year as well. All we know is a little glimpse at the header files and rough outlines of how it's laid out--and rumors that it's going to be priced in the four digits. Meanwhile, as Apple churns out thousands of reams of print telling developers to use ANSI C or C++, MPW's C and C++ compilers slowly melt into oblivion. The _single_ person working on the GNU C++ translation takes a job at another company, so _that_ fades away. Symantec C++ is still a piece of crap, after six months and _one_ revision. And as much as I like Mr. Kahl's object extensions to C, they aren't standardized, and I get every indication from Apple that they will be incompatible with future development environments. It's sounding like MetroWorks' C++ compiler may be the _only_ choice. I haven't seen it yet, and believe me I don't want to switch tens of thousands of lines of TCL code over into an unknown framework, but it's looking like I HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE. (I can't compile the TCL under any compiler besides Symantec's, even though I've paid for it.) Bedrock damn well better compile on MetroWorks' compiler (or any stable C++ compiler), it damn well better cost under $2000, and it damn well better support OpenDoc as an _option_. So long as any of those three conditions is not fulfilled, I'm sticking with Kahl's extensions to C, and native-mode apps will be only a fantasy to me. And if there are any developers who are thinking similarly, the PowerPC will die a miserable, painful death. People have been promised a giant leap in price/performance. Few native-mode apps means a small step, and a small step will kill PowerPC faster than you can say "Osbourne." -- Jamie R. McCarthy Director of Programming mccarthy@lpi.com (preferred) Lawrence Productions Inc. j.mccarthy@applelink.apple.com I speak only for myself. ------------------------------ Date: 8 Feb 1994 19:27:09 -0500 From: smhennin@news.delphi.com (SMHENNING@DELPHI.COM) Subject: apple/mac history Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes: >Im looking for info on the early days of apple macintosh. >Im researching the history of apple macintosh for the slave driver(comp inst). >any interesting info please >Tomas Grim, snowed in in Mankato. were originally developed at XEROX's Palo Alto Research Center and in 1981 led to the landmark XEROX Star(r), the first commercial computer with a visual interface. Apple's Lisa(TM), launched in 1983, brought the price of such machines below $10,000 -- much less than the Star, but still too high for most individuals and many businesses." The Macintosh (128k) came out in 1984 at a price considerably below the $10,000 level, closer to $2,000. It was an immefiate hitPC had surpassed the Apple as the leading personal- computer maker. IBM profited by a flood of software and by competition from many other manufacturers of PC clones. In 1984, the first Macintosh was not really competitive in terms of power since it just had MacPaint, MacWrite, MS Word, ThinkTank, Multiplan, MS Shart, MS File, MacTerminal, BASIC, Pascal and Logo. These were basic programs but very easy to use. This brought the power of the PC to everyone. Here is a feature by feature comparison of the PC and Mac. Feature IBM PC Macintosh (128k) Chip Intel 8088 8/16 bit Motorola 68000 16/32 bit Speed t.77 MHz 7.78 MHz RAM 256K (64K addressed) 128K plus 64K ROM Expansion 1 or 2 slots None Floppy Disk 360K 5.25 inch 400K 3.5 inch Screen Low resolution color Medium resolution b/w Learning time 15 to 30 hours 2 to 4 hours The "fat Mac" (512k Mac) gave hope for the Mac becoming a powerhouse and proved that Apple might pursue a policy of upward compatibili|y and upgrades. The MacPlus further demonstrated the policy of upward compatibility and of upgrades. It also brought out the SCSI port which provided a fast port to external hard drives. Mac's strengths were in desk top publishing, where it stole the market, and in networking. Also the closed architecture made sure that programs would work on all Macs and not just ones with certain exyansion boards. 1976 Apple I 1977 Apple II 1978 Apple II Plus 1980 Apple III 1983 LISA; and, Apple IIe 1984 Apple IIc 1986 Apple IIgs Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 94 15:56:40 -0500 From: clu@po.cwru.edu (Christopher L. Ursich) Subject: Apple IIgs Monitors (A) >cable. Can anyone tell me if the IIgs monitor is unique to the CPU, or >could any Apple II monitor do the job. Also, can anyone tell me anything >about monitor cable requirements. If anyone has any pertinent information, >please send it, it will really help the kids and their supervisors. A IIgs can use either an RGB monitor (I think it is called the "AppleColor RGB Display". Aye, how one's Apple II knowlege fades when one gets a Mac!) or any monitor which will plug into the monochrome-out port on the back of the IIgs. The monochrome-out port's cable is just standard stereo cabling as I recall. The RGB monitor has a big multi-pin connector like a Mac monitor does. If you get the RGB monitor (which by the way does have some radiation concerns if you work at nose-length from your computer), the power cable is built in and is not removable. The signal cable has two multi-pin connectors, as I have described. I hope that helps. Chris Ursich clu@po.cwru.edu "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." --Thomas Jefferson ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 20:39:13 -0600 From: soell@rice.edu (Oliver Soell) Subject: Audio conferencing? Does anyone know if there is an application which allows you to converse (using the built in microphone) to someone else on the Internet, given that both computers have ip addresses, etc.? I have seen a few packages like this for various unix machines, but none for the mac. Anyone? Thanks Oliver Soell Rice University soell@rice.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 14:44:14 -0500 From: Cory Myers Subject: CD ROM Creation Does anyone have information about how to create CD ROMs? Information either on equipment or services would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. ----- Dr. Cory Myers Lockheed Sanders, Inc. cory@rocket.sanders.com Room PTP2-C001 phone (603) 885-6845 P.O. Box 868 fax (603) 885-8288 Nashua, NH 03061-0868 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 13:46:32 -0500 From: Venanzio@hookup.net (Venanzio Jelenic) Subject: Chain-Stor-Eaze submission "Chain-Stor-Eaze" a Group-A-Ware (tm) product by V. Jelenic Requires a Macintosh computer, Hypercard 2.x or Player, Printer(optional) and approximately 15 kids. This is a Group-A-Ware (tm) product. Welcome to an easy to use chain-story network, only kids welcome. Each participant will be responsible for adding one paragraph and one main idea sentence to the story. The story will go to each participant with a new main idea sentence to be developed by that participant. When the paragraph is complete, that participant will be able to shape the next paragraph of the story by creating the new main idea for that paragraph and sending to the next participant on the list. (In the above, you can substitute "Individual", "group" or "Classroom" or "school" in place of "participant". The procedure is the same, just the recipient changes). Teachers,Educators; this one is worth trying. A low-cost solution to using computers in a classroom creatively. One of the few models which allows for collaborative long-term work with computers in the classroom, yet requires little hardware or training. Demo version 1.0. Allows for 3 users, and 5 chainstory links. The complete version allows for unlimited number of users, and unlimited chainstory links. Demo version is now available. (be sure to read the doc file for instructions for log-in procedure.) Please direct email inquiries to: Venanzio@hookup.net Venanzio.Jelenic@Canrem.com Venanzio.Jelenic@f15.n229.z1.fidonet.org or/ Venanzio Jelenic Simulnet/Chain-Stor-Eaze 20 Chalmers St. North Cambridge, Ontario,CANADA N1R 5B7 (519)623-4050 AT Group-A-Ware, "WE treat kids like MEMBERS, not NUMBERS." "Macintosh", "Hypercard" are trademarks of Apple Computer Corp. "Group-A-Ware", "Simulnet", and "Chain-Stor-Eaze" are trademarks of V. Jelenic Venanzio.Jelenic@Canrem.com Venanzio.Jelenic@f15.n229.z1.fidonet.org Venanzio@hookup.net ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 21:39:06 -0800 From: kee@kagi.com (Kee Nethery +1 510 843 6140) Subject: Changing TIFF files into PICT files, How? (A) Just about any paint program will open TIFF and PICT and save TIFF and PICT. Get your favorite paint program and open the files and save them as PICT. I use Color It! from MicroFrontier [mfrontier@aol.com] it cost less than US$9. Kee Nethery ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 94 15:46:29 -0500 From: clu@po.cwru.edu (Christopher L. Ursich) Subject: Early days of the Mac (A) An interesting article about the designing of the first Mac appears in the IEEE Spectrum journal, the December 1984 issue. "Design Case History: The Apple Macintosh" by Fred Guterl. Chris clu@po.cwru.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 11:41:18 PDT From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) Subject: Fetch In Regards to your letter <199402080010.AA23746@nwnexus.wa.com>: > I'm new to Internet and a virgin Fetch user. Are there any diagrams of how > Fetch finds its way through the net? The different fields make no sense to > me. What is the Host field in relation to the Directory field? Any good > books you can suggest? Thanks :-) wpb I explain the topic a bit in my book, and Fetch has good online help. Basically, the Host field is the name of the machine that you wish to connect to, such as ftp.tidbits.com Then the username is your username (if you have an account on that machine already) or more commonly, anonymous The password field always takes your email address for anonymous logins, and your password if you have an account on the remote machine. You can set defaults for the username and password fields in Fetch's preferences so that if you leave those fields blank, Fetch will fill them in for you with anonymous and your email address. Finally, the Directory field holds the path to the directory you want to enter. Whenever you hear directory, think folder. It's the same concept. So you could put /pub/tidbits in there to move to the tidbits folder inside the pub folder on ftp.tidbits.com cheers ... -Adam -- Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 18:25:29 -0600 From: forbes@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu (Graeme Forbes) Subject: Flopticals (C) Blake Sobiloff writes: "Apple *desperately* needs to set a new standard for removable media; CD-ROM would be fine by me (especially if Apple would release a System Reference disc every quarter or so), but even that is only a partial solution. What about writable media? IMHO, the Quadras should have incorporated the 2.88 meg mechanism, and the PowerPCs should use 20 meg flopticals." Here here to the idea of 20meg flopticals, most of which can read 1.4 meg floppies as well. In fact, if anyone knew of a floptical which could replace my internal floppies in a Quadra 700 and an 800, I'd seriously consider buying. Suggestions? (The drives I've seen advertised are all externals.) Graeme Forbes ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 19:30:34 PDT From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) Subject: Gopher problem In Regards to your letter <199402082236.AA02774@nwnexus.wa.com>: > I would greatly appreciate someone responding to a "rookie's" question... > > i have recently connected to the 'net through northwest nexus using SLIP > and MACTCP with software appl.'s FETCH and TURBOGOHER on a MAC POWERBOOK > 165c with internal modem (32bis). > > Seems everytime i use 'GOPHER, i can explore for about five minutes before > it gives me the error message "unable to resolve host". Of course, I > CHECKED ALL CONFIG's. I tried reinstalling MACTCP.. no go. I then > installed everything from scratch... same thing, nothing. > > Again, if anyone has ANY ideas, would greatly appreciate hearing them. Interesting. It sounds like you're losing domain name service at that point. I'd recommend downloading MacTCP Watcher and seeing if you have a Mac name to begin with in it, and then see if you have one after the error in TurboGopher. Also, check the draft of Dominating MacTCP at ftp.tidbits.com in: /pub/tidbits/ MacTCP Watcher is in: /pub/tidbits/tisk/mactcp/utilities cheers ... -Adam -- Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Feb 1994 13:24:53 CST From: "Michael Cook, 124-211, x2792" Subject: Home & School Mac collection I would appreciate more information about the Home & Mac collection of programs and tools. I have a Performa 475 at home, and have 2 grade school age children who use the Mac. I noticed several postings to info-mac about various Home & Mac collection items, and was curious as to what this is all about. Thanks, Michael Cook Internet: MLC@IBERIA.CCA.CR.ROCKWELL.COM These are not the opinions of my employer. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 11:37:51 PDT From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) Subject: Home Internet Connections In Regards to your letter <199402080010.AA23746@nwnexus.wa.com>: > I'm interested in finding out what exactly I would need to set up for > InterNet access from my home (probably through a SLIP connection; I need > to check with my university on that). I would love to be able to take > advantage of shareware wonders like Fetch, Eudora, Anarchive, TurboGopher, > and NewsWatcher; can I do this from a v.32bis SLIP connection? Basically, you need MacTCP, a SLIP implementation (InterSLIP is free), and a SLIP account. It all works fine over a v.32bis modem although it can take a bit of setup, depending on your provider and how careful you are. :-) > I'd like to avoid buying any expensive books if I can; however, if I need > MacTCP (I probably do, don't I?), I'll get Adam Engst's book. How can I > order it (I can't find it around here). Yup, you need MacTCP - there's no way around it. Sorry... If you need information on ordering my book directly from Hayden, send email to tisk@tidbits.com and my Mac will return the file to you automatically. The book should be available in good bookstores, although I keep hearing stories about how the stores continually sells out. Warms my heart, although I wish people could find it more easily. :-) cheers ... -Adam -- Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 21:39:13 -0800 From: kee@kagi.com (Kee Nethery +1 510 843 6140) Subject: Hypercard 2.1 (A) >I searched veronica and archie and I can't seem to find Hypercard 2.1. >Has it gone under a different name? HyperCard is not public domain or shareware or anything else that implies that you would find it on a server on the net. It is a commercial product that happens to periodically get bundled with every Mac sold. You'll need to order an upgrade to get the latest version. Talk to your Apple dealer or favorite mail order place. Kee Nethery ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 12:00:25 +1100 From: Gerard Hammond Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #20 info-mac-request@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU (The Info-Mac Moderators): > > First off, you want to get version 1.0.1 of InterSLIP since it fixed > some bugs that plagued 1.0fc3. > > Second, Fetch will crash if you are not already connected to your > provider since it expects a connection to exist. In theory InterSLIP > can see this request for MacTCP services and connect automatically, > but in practice this works badly. Always connect via InterSLIP manually, > then run Fetch. > Adam, Does the place were you ring need any special software or doI just set interSlip to log into my account on the mainframe. ie does the "annex" need to be configured for a SLIP connection? Thanks best regards, Gerard Hammond PostGrad Lab, Dept of Chemistry internet: ghammond@metz.une.edu.au University of New England Telephone: +61 67 73 2382 Armidale NSW 2351 Australia Fax: +61 67 71 1563 Shameless shareware plug: Linear Regression Pro v2.0, at all good Mac ftp sites. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Feb 94 15:03:40 ECT From: "John W. Steele" Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #21 O Fellow Netlings, I am a volunteer fireman in upstate NY. While dozing through training last week, I flashed on a concept: Is there any training/recreationa l software out ther involving the Fire Service? I can visualize a command-simu lator as either training software or just plain gaming. Anyone know of any? A nyone want to develop any? Any clues/hints greatly appreciated (be tehy PC or Mac) Thanks John Steele JSTEELE@BINGVMB.CC.binghamton.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Feb 1994 09:30:48 -0500 (EST) From: "Michael A. McGuire" Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #21 In Article <9402082026.AA00305@CAMIS.Stanford.EDU>, info-mac-request@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU (The Info-Mac Moderators) wrote: >Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 12:03:35 -0600 >From: courcoul@itesmcq1.qro.itesm.mx (Juan M. Courcoul) >Subject: (Q) PD/SW Screen dump utility for System 7.1 > >I need to prepare a pair of application manuals on my Mac and would like to >include snapshots of menus and windows. Is there some utility out there that >can >accomplish this ? I need it to: > >* Be able to dump menu and submenu images. >* Be able to dump the menu bar. >* Be able to dump any window or stacked windows. > >Color rendering is not needed; I'll be using only black & white. Naturally, it >would be nice for the image to be in PICT format, so it could be scaled >properly, if needed. PD or shareware is the only way to go, for I cannot >justify >purchasing this type of utility with my boss. > >TIA for any leads. > >Juan > >P.S. I tried Andrew Welch's Black Box, but it refuses to run on my PB 180. I use SnapJot and like it a lot. SnapJot by Mark Edel Wildflower Software 21W171 Coronet Rd. Lombard, IL 60148 (708) 916-9360 Michael A. McGuire, UTCC - User Services mcguire@utkvx.utk.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 19:41:21 PDT From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) Subject: Internet email gateways In Regards to your letter <199402082236.AA02774@nwnexus.wa.com>: > How can I send mail to someone with addresses for America Online and/or > Compuserve? I'm not on either list, but I do have Internet and BITNET > connections. Thanks for the help. To User Name on AOL - send to username@aol.com (if there are any spaces in the name, delete them). To 73333,333 on CompuServe - send to 73333.333@compuserve.com (note the comma changing to a period) cheers ... -Adam -- Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 94 17:00:02 +0100 From: "Ad Herweijer" Subject: Kudos for TechTool 1.0.3 (one.o.THREE)! Remember my warning in the Digest #16? I advised not to use software (i.e. TechTool or Zap!) to zap the PRAM, as this will trash the unique information stored there about the date of manufacture and the hours of use of your Mac. It turns out that I should have been more specific: I was referring to TechTool Version 1.0.2 and Zap! Version 1.0, downloaded from the Info-Mac Archives. Browsing around in the University of Texas Archives (rascal.ics.utexas.edu, /misc/mac/util) I hit upon *Version 1.0.3* of TechTool and, lo and behold: Problem solved! The newer version saves the manufacture date and the hours of use on disk before zapping the PRAM and restores it on the subsequent startup. She even is so kind as to display this information, making this utility more useful yet. I think it's only fair to the makers of TechTool - MicroMat Computer Systems, Novato, CA - to notify the members of the Internet community after I led them astray with my outdated information. IMHO, TechTool 1.0.2 should be removed from the archives. My objections against Zap! 1.0 remain, though! ir. Ad Herweijer Delft University of Technology Fac. of Applied Physics Pattern Recognition Group Lorentzweg 1 2628 CJ Delft the Netherlands Phone: +31 15 782408 FAX: +31 15 626740 E-mail:ad@ph.tn.tudelft.nl ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 11:44:16 PDT From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) Subject: MacSLIP on a network In Regards to your letter <199402080010.AA23746@nwnexus.wa.com>: > If I am using MacSLIP to connect to a remote network, is there a way for > other macs on my local network to use the network connection too? I'm not a network guru, but as I understand it, no, there isn't. The reason has to do with the fact that MacSLIP only establishes the connection for a single Mac and only creates IP packets for outgoing information >From that Mac. Everything that comes into that Mac over the network is in AppleTalk packets, and thus goes unseen by MacSLIP. The missing link is a router, which knows how to pass packets from one network to another, presumably performing the necessary translations along the way. This may not be completely accurate, but the upshot is the same... SLIP can't connect an entire network without some additional hardware (or software - I believe there are software routers that might work). cheers ... -Adam -- Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 19:37:15 PDT From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) Subject: MacTCP networking stuff In Regards to your letter <199402082236.AA02774@nwnexus.wa.com>: > I have a small home office net of: > > Mac IIcx [LE ] > Mac Q610 [LES] > Mac Duo 210 [L ] > Windows PC [ E ] > SPARC workstation [ E ] > LaserWriter IINT [L ] > > In the table, L=LocalTalk, E=Ethernet, S=SLIP modem. Nice setup. :-) > My problem is twofold. First, I'd like the two desktop Macs to be able > to AppleTalk over EtherTalk *without* excluding the Duo and LW from > their net ('cause they want to print, or sync files). My guess is that > this is what Apple's Internet Router is intended to do. Is that correct, > and is there a better/cheaper solution. The reputed performance hit of > the Router isn't an issue here. > > Second, I use MacTCP to communicate with the UNIX and PC boxes. But I also > use it to get to the outside world via SLIP. Not only can MacTCP not do > both at once, but it has to *restart* to switch. I'm trying MacTCP Switcher > to make that slightly less painful, but I'd really like simultaneous > access. > > Without going into detail about the reasons, I'm not in a position to use > the UNIX box as the TCP/IP router, attaching the modem to it. And a Cisco > box is beyond my budget. The latter seems silly anyway as a solution for > something that should be simply solved in software. It sounds to me like you really need a hardware router that can do LocalTalk and Ethernet and somehow get out to the Internet. I don't know if you can use SLIP out then, since when I've been investigating this it was in terms of a 56K Frame Relay line. Besides, that wouldn't solve the MacTCP switching problem. Hopefully someone here, (Kee?) knows enough more about networking than I do to help fill in the picture. cheers ... -Adam -- Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 08:08:31 -0600 From: brousseau%aaaca1@ann-arbor.applicon.slb.com (Robert Brousseau - Technical Translator) Subject: MacX and the Meta key---a puzzle (R) With either version of MacX, in the Miscellaneous Preferences, you can select how you want your mouse buttons simulated. This allows your arrow keys to always be set to meta (up arrow), middle mouse button (left arrow), control (down arrow), and right mouse button (right arrow). To use the arrow keys as arrow keys, you depress the option + arrow. This works fine for me, although I admit, I don't use emacs so I'm not sure how that would work. A good idea is to photocopy the page of the manual that shows these configurations. (It's on page 29 of the MacX 1.2 User's Guide.) I cut out the arrow keys preferenc option graphic and folded it in half, so each configuration is on a side. Then, according to my configuration, I taped it to my keyboard. This way I am always reminded of which arrow key or option + arrow key to use. Just my 2 pennies. Rob -- Rob Brousseau brousseau@ann-arbor.applicon.slb.com ------------------------------ Date: 9 Feb 1994 14:38:59 -0800 From: "John Rosborough" Subject: Mirror Sites Thank you to the moderators or whoever for the list or mirror sites of the Info-Mac Archives. What a shame that there are so few mirrors in North America. Just 4 that I could find. Wustl has no files just now, ftp.ucs.ubc.ca is far out of date, amug.org allows a whole 3 concurrent signons, and grind.icsa.uioa.edu allows a whole 20. Not a large number of possiblilities for getting files in North America. Perhaps this will spur someone to at least mirror the recent files directory. Please. [Yes. The more the better! -Gordon] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Feb 94 08:25:11 PST From: Arnie Keller Subject: MOD files for the Mac(?) Is there an FAQ list for MOD files? If so, could someone point me in the right direction? If there isn't such a list, could someone be good enough to answer these questions: 1) What's a good source for MOD files for the Mac? 2) How does one write MOD files? I'll summarize the answers and post them. Much thanks in advance. Arnie Keller U of Victoria akeller@uvvm.uvic.ca ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 01:49:30 +0100 (MST) From: raimund@fub46.zedat.fu-berlin.de (Raimund Lammersdorf) Subject: Nisus mailing list [Q] Hi there, Is there a Nisus mailing list somewhere out there? Thanks for the info and greetings to you all. Raimund@fub46.zedat.fu-berlin.de ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 21:44:07 -0600 From: jclark@UTm.EDu (Jim Clark) Subject: nuntius replacement Date: Mon, 7 Feb 1994 15:48:47 -0600 From: (Pete Chane) >Is it just me or does Nuntius 1.1.7 crash and hang your Mac too? >It always happens when it is doing stuff in the background and I > have more than 4 windows open. And I give it 1500K!!!! >Any help or recommendations for a replacement? Can I keep my > existing newsgroup file? About a week ago I downloaded Newswatcher 2.0d17 (I believe from umich.edu) and after using it for 15 minutes I through Nuntius away. The interface might not be quite as nice for reading threads but the speed difference on my ext/cp loaded machine was dramatic. You can mark messages read quickly, get a count of unread messages etc. Try it! I think you will have to rebuild you newsgroup lists, however...but am not sure Jim Clark (jim.clark@utm.edu) Math/CS UT Martin Martin, TN ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 94 15:16:52 EST From: ndiscenz@bach.helios.nd.edu (nicole discenza) Subject: Old English font (Q) Hi, I'm looking for a font that contains the Old English characters (specifically thorn, yogh, and edh) in both upper- and lower-case, in several point sizes (text and footnote sizes). Once upon a time I saw something like this, but can't remember where. It would be most helpful if the characters matched Times roman. Please respond via e-mail. If there is interest, I will post a summary. Thank you, Nicole Guenther Discenza ndiscenz@bach.helios.nd.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 23:25:56 +0000 From: cmszopin@students.wisc.edu (The Apothecary of Apostasy) Subject: on-line dictionary Does anyone know of an on-line dictionary somewhere in the internet? If so, I'd like to know how to get to it. Thanks. Corey Szopinski cmszopin@students.wisc.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 94 07:30:08 EST From: esmith@mailbox.syr.edu (Gene Wolf) Subject: PageMaker 5.0 and LaserMax For those of you out there who own LaserMax (LaserMaster) printers, the older models with the MX controller cards, you will be interested in this story. I upgraded to PageMaker 5,0 this weekend on my Mac. I'm running system 7.1, not that it makes any difference. I am very impressed with the new product but when I printed, using the Laserwriter 8.1.1 driver, my graphics printed looking less than acceptable. Let's put it this way, bitmapped art looked better. I tried everything I could think of including using the old laserwriter driver to no avail. When I printed the same graphics from PageMaker 4.01 they came out just fine. I called LaserMaster corporation and they told me they were aware of the problem and that there was a fix. All I had to do was replace my MX controller card with a newer KX model. It would only cost me $1,395. I talked to a local representative who has dealt with the LaserMaster Corporation in the past and he states that the problem is simply in the software driver. Apparently the company isn't interested in supporting the machine any longer so they will not upgrade the software. Instead the company wants to sell the much more expensive hardware to get the printer to be able to work with the LaserWriter 8.0 driver. To me this is absurd! Guess who will not be buying any more LaserMaster products in the future and who will be telling this same story on his computer talk show this coming weekend? For those of you who also have the LaserMax1000 MX machine, if you have had a different result I'd love to hear from you! As Always, Gene ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 94 08:53:34 -0500 From: daveh@msd.measurex.com Subject: Paging Sabastian Software........ Does anyone know if Sabastian Software (Bellevue,WA) is still in business ? They had a great little screen grabber utility called Image Grabber back in 1992. I'm trying to see if they ever came out with a System 7 friendly version or sold the rights to some other organization. Thanks. Dave Hirsh Cincinnati,OH daveh@msd.measurex.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 00:58:11 -0500 From: lt10@cornell.edu (Li-Hsiang Tu) Subject: PortShare Pro 2.0 Demo timeout (Q) I just downloaded the demo from the internet. It seemed to work OK with the terminal programs that are used for BBS, such as Zterm. However, it didn't work well with MacSLIP. I connected fine with the program, but I was constantly timed out, and there is no place in the CDEV to change the value of the timeout. Does anyone have similar experience? Is there any solution? Or is there any other similar program that will share serial devices on a localtalk (and/or ethernet) network? Thanks. P.S. I am on a localtalk with a MacIIx and a Quadra 610 connected with a SupraFax modem. Both Mac's are running in System 7.1. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 21:39:31 -0800 From: kee@kagi.com (Kee Nethery +1 510 843 6140) Subject: posting question concerning MAC (A) >Seems everytime i use 'GOPHER, i can explore for about five minutes >before it gives me the error message "unable to resolve host". Of >course, I CHECKED ALL CONFIG's. I tried reinstalling MACTCP.. no >go. I then installed everything from scratch... same thing, nothing. Your mac is trying to do a domain name query to find the IP address for some host name. It is trying to ask your local domain name server for the address of a host (for example kagi.com). If the owner of the host (for example Kagi.Com) has configured everything correctly you would get back the address of the host (for example 157.22.101.101). Gopher would then attempt to contact the gopher host at the TCP/IP address. The problem you are running into is that the host name can not be resolved into an address. Since Gopher cannot convert the host name into a TCP/IP address, it is telling you that it is "unable to resolve host". There is nothing wrong with your computer. The person responsible for the host you are trying to connect into has not properly registered their machine name. If you know the IP address for the host in question, you can attempt to connect to the host by substituting the IP address for the host name. For example, my e-mail address is Kee@kagi.com. You could resolve the host name yourself and send mail to me at Kee@157.22.101.101 and either way it goes to the same place. You are going down a gopher hole that has a host name that is not properly registered. Consider it a closed hole and go down a different path. Kee Nethery ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 14:57:46 -0600 (CST) From: "F. J. Van Wetering" Subject: Programming Editor for the Mac We are downloading COBOL files to the Mac, editing them there, then uploading them back to the mainframe. Can anyone suggest a decent programming editor for the Mac. Our programmers are used to Brief for DOS, SPF/PC for DOS, so any suggestions similiar to those would be a help. Reply directly, I will summarize to the net. fjvanwet@unomaha.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 17:19:08 -0500 From: clark4@nrlfs1.nrl.navy.mil (Daniel C. Clark) Subject: Puny floppy Redux Thanks to many of you who responded to my message about a)toaster mode when booting from a floppy and b)new, larger interchange disks. I see from some responses that maybe my original question could have been alot more clear, and I apologize for not taking more time to compose it. The problem came about when my internal powerbook drive crashed and I wanted to restore the backup from my tape drive. I needed to first reformat the hard drive then run Retrospect to recover the backup. The APS formatter was not on my boot floppy, so I used the "eject" command to eject the boot floppy and insert the formatter disk. Just inserting the disk took quite a few swaps back and forth between the two disks. Then starting the formatter was not without pain, either. Running Retrospect caused the same problems. Several people suggested Ramdisk+ as a way of booting from a floppy, copying the floppy system to RAM and then using the floppy as just an extra drive. I found I was also able to do much the same thing by taking a copy of the Disk Tools floppy and adding the Memory control panel to it, booting from it, creating a RAM drive, copying the system folder to it, and rebooting. I was then able to use the floppy drive like normal. Thanks to all for your valuable suggestions! The responses for the new floppy size were more divided, some supportive and some not. I didn't mean to plug the floptical drive; I've never even had any experience with one. It seemed to be the closest thing available today, although I know there have been a couple threads recently about their limitations. Sigh. I also got a rather strongly worded reply from Al Bloom here about presumably not even having a backup. Al, your post was insulting and uncalled for. The info-mac digest has been an indispensible part of my job in finding out about what's going on out there. If you feel the need bash a perceived newbie again, please have the good sense to take it off line first. Dan Clark - clark4@nrlfs1.nrl.navy.mil Naval Research Lab, Code 8211, Wash DC 202-767-6414 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 18:09:48 -0800 From: bjturner@lynx.cs.usfca.edu (Benjamin J. Turner) Subject: Q610 monitor outlet switched or no? I have a Quadra 610 with a 16" monitor, and, as per my understanding, I must switch the monitor on and off separately from the computer (don't even get me started on the power button). This procedure is confirmed in the manual. However, I recently was working on a friend's (slightly newer) Q610 with an Apple Color Plus monitor (or some such beast), and upon powering off the computer, the monitor also powered off. Is this an aspect of the Energy Star or power conservation features of the monitor, or his Q610 actually switching the monitor power outlet that my manual (as far as I can remember) says is not switched with the computer? Thanks for any info you've got, as I'd really like to know what's going on here. Benjamin Turner bjturner@lynx.cs.usfca.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 21:49:56 -0800 From: kee@kagi.com (Kee Nethery +1 510 843 6140) Subject: Q: MacTCP+SLIP+Ethernet (A) >My problem is twofold. First, I'd like the two desktop Macs to be able >to AppleTalk over EtherTalk *without* excluding the Duo and LW from >their net ('cause they want to print, or sync files). My guess is that >this is what Apple's Internet Router is intended to do. Is that correct, >and is there a better/cheaper solution. The reputed performance hit of >the Router isn't an issue here. Yep, that is what AIR is for. It's probably your cheapest solution. >Second, I use MacTCP to communicate with the UNIX and PC boxes. But I also >use it to get to the outside world via SLIP. Not only can MacTCP not do >both at once, but it has to *restart* to switch. I'm trying MacTCP Switcher >to make that slightly less painful, but I'd really like simultaneous >access. You need a SLIP to IP router somewhere if you want to stop switching between ethernet and SLIP. That's the only way you'll get simultaneous access. There is shareware SLIP to IP router software that will run on DOS platforms so maybe the same software will run on your Windows machine? Have never used the software and have no idea if it will run under Windows. I know of no SLIP to IP router software for the Mac. If there is some I'd sure like to know about it. Kee Nethery ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 19:38:10 PDT From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) Subject: RAM Doubler I continue to not have any troubles with it on my loaded 660AV... cheers ... -Adam In Regards to your letter <199402082236.AA02774@nwnexus.wa.com>: > I was wondering if anyone out there has been using RAMDoubler for a while > now (you listening, Adam?), and how stable it has been on the long term. > Also, who has the best price on this thing currently? -- Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 20:48:23 -0500 From: mxh160@psu.edu (Matt X. Herbison) Subject: RAM Doubler Hello all. I hate to make such an outright endorsement, but Connectix's RAM Doubler is the greatest thing I've ever bought to improve my computer's performance. I had Mathematica, Photoshop, and StuffitLite running above and beyond what I am normally able to run. I had a problem getting it to load so I called Connectix's support line (800 number) and the fellow there returned my call after about 15 minutes. He stayed on the line through 5 restarts (no "Try that and call us back"). It turns out that (on my 8/120 PowerBook 145 at least) it doesn't work with MacTCP 1.1. I replaced that with version 1.1.1 and all was fine. The bottom line is that I love it and it only cost me $50 (through their introductory offer I believe). It really does double your RAM. I guess I should say that I am in no way affiliated with Connectix, I am just a very satisfied customer. -Matt X. Herbison -Penn State University -mxh160@psu.edu -Apple Student Representative ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 19:37:38 PDT From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) Subject: RAM Doubler and First Class Nope, works fine for me. cheers ... -Adam In Regards to your letter <199402082236.AA02774@nwnexus.wa.com>: > I seen to get crashes and system hangs when I run First Class on a system > with RAMdoubler installed. Anyone else experience this? -- Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com ------------------------------ Date: 9 Feb 1994 01:19:43 GMT From: rjl@unlinfo.unl.edu (richard lee) Subject: RAMdoubler and First Class Client 2.0.9? >I seen to get crashes and system hangs when I run First Class on a system >with RAMdoubler installed. Anyone else experience this? Nope, I am using RD and FC2.0.9 at the same time without any problem. [Centris660av, 8M physical RAM] Richard Lee rjl@unlinfo.unl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 94 10:33:53 EST From: jensen@itd.nrl.navy.mil (Larry Jensen) Subject: Required Reading for Info-Macers For those of you who have bought or used your first Macintosh in the last five years, you might find reading an article in the IEEE Spectrum of Dec. 1984 titled "Design case history: Apple's Macintosh" by Fred Guterl, starting on page 34, very interesting. It "explains" why some of the Mac features are what they are. For example, why the first Macs had NO slots and how the sound generator can to have 4 voices. I do not belong to IEEE but a friend gave me a copy to read. Perhaps someone on the net is in IEEE and could request permission for IEEE to "reprint" the article by scanning it in and placing it in the Info-Mac archives for the benifit of the Info-Mac community. I'm sure many Info-Macers will not have access to the IEEE Spectrum of Dec. 1984 so the archives would be the only way they could read the article. Larry Jensen ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 19:39:47 PDT From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) Subject: Screenshots Flash-It is $15 shareware and will do this... cheers ... -Adam In Regards to your letter <199402082236.AA02774@nwnexus.wa.com>: > How can I capture the contents of a non-modal (doesn't have a window title > bar) dialog box? I need to make in into a PICT file for manipulation. Is > there anything better than cmd-shift-3? -- Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Feb 1994 00:52:08 -0500 (EST) From: TSEAGE%ALBION.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU Subject: SCSI As a colleague at work says' "I'd like to find the man who invented SCSI and bop him in the head" I have and SE 30, a 44mgb removable, AppleCD 150, a microtek ScanMaker IIG, and a personal laser writerSC. On a good day I can run two scsi devises together never 3 and god forbid 4. I've read everything I can possible read. Tried ever combination I can think of. Tried to eliminate problem cables. The 44mgb drive is the terminated devise. It is hugely frustrating to have all these wonderful pieces of hardware but have to plug, shut down, restart, unplug re plug et cetera ad nausium. Please someone help explain what is going on. Supposedly the other 3 devices are not terminated. And the scanner causes the most problems except when on it's own but even the printer has stopped working with the external drive (something I used to count on with 40 mgbs internal). Todd (about to make his computer a door stop) Seage T.D. Albion College Albion MI ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 14:40:06 --100 From: stef@sc2000.az.vub.ac.be (stefan kuypers) Subject: Searching a Smalltalk list Is there anyone out there who knows about a list on which they discuss Smalltalk? to inquire about this information. Please reply to me personally. Stefan Kuypers (stef@sc2000.az.vub.ac.be) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 15:33:48 -0500 From: ethan+@pitt.edu Subject: SE HD doesn't mount... [A] > I have a Mac SE whose hard drive no longer mounts.... just the "?" > showing that it doesn't see a valid startup disk... First Aid > doesn't see the HD, nor does HD Setup. > > Silverlining spots something on the SCSI chain, but doesn't > recognize the driver.... Does this mean the HD is trashed? I had a problem like this which turned out to be a fried board on the drive. It was assiciated with a power failure; I am sure that connecting or disconnecting a SCSI cable could do the same thing. The good news is that, in spite of being told by every tech, Apple-certified and otherwise, that the drive was toast and should be replaced, I found it to be (as far as I can tell) a blown fuse. Here's what I did: I looked at the board for obviously fried components and didn't see one. I did however see a tiny nondescript grey rectangular part marked F1. (It is an old Quantum 80, from a IIfx). I thought, what's to lose? So I jumped it from one end to the other with a little jumper cable and voila- perfect drive. Here's the rub. I can't find a replacement fuse. And of course in might not be a fuse, I know nothing about electronics- it might be a sub-etha sens-o-matic transponder; but jumpering it worked. Caveat: I didn't know what I was doing, and took my chances. If you choose to do the same and fry your drive, your computer, yourself, or anything else, on your head be it. Be careful. There's electrons in them-thar components. Ethan Benatan ethan+@pitt.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 21:50:05 -0800 From: kee@kagi.com (Kee Nethery +1 510 843 6140) Subject: Sending mail to aol or compuserve (A) >How can I send mail to someone with addresses for America Online >and/or Compuserve? Compuserve address is xxxx,yyy internet is xxxx.yyy@compuserve.com (notice the comma became a period) AOL address is Joe Blow internet address is joeblow@aol.com (notice any spaces in the AOL address are removed) Kee Nethery ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 21:55:11 -0800 From: kee@kagi.com (Kee Nethery +1 510 843 6140) Subject: serial or AppleTalk device on Ethernet (A) >Is there any software that will allow my Mac to use a serial or >AppleTalk device attached to another Mac on a ethernet? PortShare Pro from Stalker Software 1-800-262-4722 Kee Nethery ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 21:08:43 -0800 (PST) From: Brian Veenker Subject: SOS APPL kudos I can't beleive all the bad things I'm hearing about SOS APPL. I've had great luck with them! A little while after I got my PowerBook, I was a little hard on the top trackball button and broke it. I called SOS APPL and told them I broke it. They said: "OK, we're going to dispatch a delivery box to you today. It will arrive around 3:00pm. Put your computer in the box and give it back to the delivery man. Your computer will be returned in five working days." Whoa! I was impressed! As it turns out, I couldn't be without it that long, so I told them I'd wait for my local dealer to get the part I needed. But, that was some great service they were willing to give. Now, on the other hand, I HAVE had lots of trouble with campus dealers. In fact, NOTHING but trouble from campus dealers. It took over two months for me to get my Stylewriter II last year. I walked into a local Apple dealer (not the campus dealer, a REAL one) at about week six, and they told me I could have had one within a week if I had just ordered it from them. I learned my lesson, though. I ordered my Quadra 605 directly from the local dealer while asking for the student price. I got it that Friday.. Live and learn, I guess... Brian Veenker ------------------------------ Date: 9 Feb 94 22:18:23 GMT From: scott@ssvs.gsfc.nasa.gov (Tom Scott) Subject: Streamline info-mac-request@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU (The Info-Mac Moderators) writes: >> >Subject: Streamline >What is the current version number of Adobe Streamline? >Mack >Zu01988@uabdpo.dpo.uab.edu Streamline 3.0 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 22:12:28 -0800 From: kee@kagi.com (Kee Nethery +1 510 843 6140) Subject: Undocumented System functionality and you (C) Your comments were very good. May I make a suggestion. How about putting ALL retro patches into an enabler. In this manner, people can install a clean no patch system and it if doesn't work, they can add this huge monster enabler to their system folder to make it work. Maybe install into the "clean" system an error trap that tells the user that the software they are using "XYZ Software" uses unsupported system code. Advise them to either install the "Monster System Patch Enabler" or obtain a compatible version of "XYZ Software". In this way, people would stop blaming Apple for all the code that is wonky, the spot light would shine on the bad coders, we users would have a way of determining which programs will survive system upgrades (and which will cause problems), and lastly, coders will have a way to determine whether their code is clean or not. Coders can remove the Monster Enabler and see if the system barfs on them or not. Just a suggestion, Kee Nethery ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Feb 94 14:24:59 +0100 From: "Blanco, Eduardo" Subject: Using serial in PowerBook Using Think Pascal 4.0.2 for programming serial ports in PowerBook 100 and PowerBook 145B, the system crashed calling FSWrite. In Macintosh Plus, SE, LC, Mac II etc. this run perfect. Where is a source in pascal o {C} for management the serial ports on powerbook? Eduardo Blanco Aglio Universidad de Zaragoza Spain eblanco@maser.unizar.es Usando Think Pascal 4.0.2 para programar los puertos serie del PowerBook 100 y 145B, el sistema se queda bloqueado al llamar FSWrite, el mismo programa corre perfectamente en Plus, SE, LC, Mac II etc. Donde hay fuentes en pascal o {C} para manejar los puertos serie en PowerBook. Eduardo Blanco Aglio Universidad de Zaragoza Espaa eblanco@maser.unizar.es ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 19:28:12 PDT From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) Subject: UUCP News readers In Regards to your letter <199402082236.AA02774@nwnexus.wa.com>: > Hi netters, a friend in on the net using UUPC Mac to connect to > a local Internet provider. He seems to be receiving compressed > rnews files (can't remember what he subscribed on the net). > Where can I find a rnews reader for the Mac? At least he can > find out where those rnews files came from.... Let's see, there's TheNews, rnMac, and uAccess as far as news readers go, but I think your friend will also need ToadNews or uAccess to unbatch them. Not trivial stuff to set up, but if you've done UUCP, it's not too bad. uAccess is commercial, the rest are shareware and are at ftp.tidbits.com in: /pub/tidbits/tisk/uucp cheers ... -Adam -- Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com ------------------------------ Date: 09 Feb 94 09:34 GMT From: CH0461@AppleLink.Apple.COM (Computer Studio,Bern,CH,IBR) Subject: Wanted: Eduardo Mendez / XCMD Is there someone who can help me? I look for a HyperCard XCMD named RmveAbout programmed by Eduardo Mendez. Who knows the actual home or internet adress of Eduardo Mendez or can send me this XCMD? I couldn't found him under the old AppleLink adress. Dominique C. Haussener Kirchbergstr. 19 3421 Lyssach Switzerland Answers to: CH0461@AppleLink.Apple.COM ------------------------------ Date: 8 Feb 94 18:43:00 EST From: "Troen, Bruce" Subject: Weather gifs (A) In IM V12 #21, Larry Rymal notes that vmd.cso.uiuc.edu no longer posts hourly infrared and visible satellite gif images. Point your gopher client at "wx.atmos.uiuc.edu", port 70 and you will be back into the UIUC weather server. There is also info on UIUC weather mirrors and other independent weather gopher sites. Bruce Troen ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Feb 1994 11:44:40 +0100 From: edh@wn3.sci.kun.NL (E Hoenkamp) Subject: Weather gif site... (A) Another place to find regularly updated (twice a day?) weather maps (IR and Visual) is cumulus.met.ed.ac.uk, look under /weather/gifs. Edward. Ed[[u|w]ard] Hoenkamp +31 80 612605/612620, fax 615983 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Feb 94 12:21:55 PST From: Jerry Tangren Subject: Weather gif site...(R) Larry Rymal asks > During the summer of last year, I frequently downloaded weather >gif files from vmd.cso.uiuc.edu, converted them to .pics and used >PICS-to-Movie to combine them into a QuickTime movie for weather formation >animation. > Well, imagine my surprise to discover that vmd.cso.uiuc.edu no >longer posts hourly infrared and visible satellite gif images. > Does anyone know of a similar site? Apparently, there have been >recent changes at other weather image sites because all of my FAQs on the >subject are no longer valid (dead sites, images no longer there, etc.). Demand killed FTP to vmd.cso.uiuc.edu. A lesson for us all. During the hurricane season they were getting up to 90,000 requests a day. However, they have created mirror sites at (thanks to ABRODY@VAX.CLARKU.EDU for the info) early-bird.think.com (131.239.2.1) in pub/weather/maps ftp.uwp.edu (131.210.1.4) in pub/wx kestrel.umd.edu (129.2.110.31) in pub/wx (also see pub/wxsat) wmaps.aoc.nrao.edu (146.88.1.103) in pub/wx wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) in multimedia/images/wx wx.research.att.com (192.20.225.3) in wx These files are in .gif format and must be downloaded in binary format. Also, the images are not stored in the same format at all sites: ie. color vs. grayscale. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 17:08:39 PST From: "Dave Leiner" Subject: Where is Lists.src? (Q) I was just looking for the lists.src WAIS source, which contains many of the available mailing lists on the Internet, and it is no longer at wais.cic.net. It is also not in the directory-of-servers. Anyone know its status? --Dave ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 17:54:46 -0500 From: Glenn Fink What is the internet address of ZiffNet? I keep reading how easy it is to get ahold of them, but when I called them up believe it or not, the MacUser Customer Service rep said "Internet? What is that?" !!! AtDhVaAnNkCsE Glenn Fink gfink@relay.nswc.navy.mil ------------------------------ End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************