Date: Mon, 28 Feb 94 18:27:47 PST
From: The Info-Mac Moderators <info-mac-request@sumex-aim.stanford.edu>
Reply-To: Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #33
To: info-mac-list


Info-Mac Digest             Mon, 28 Feb 94       Volume 12 : Issue 33

Today's Topics:

      [*] Alt.sources.mac digest #03-94
      [*] Burglar 1.1
      [*] Chat 2.0.1 - Macintosh TCP/IP Chat Server
      [*] Chef 1.1 (source code)
      [*] CIncludesTool.sea submission
      [*] CRLF v.1.2.0
      [*] Default Folder 2.47
      [*] Even more Beavis & Butt-Head sounds (2 msgs)
      [*] FC2Clip2.0.cpt.hqx
      [*] GrafSys 2.0 Triangle Files [part 1 of 1]
      [*] Greg's Browser 2.0
      [*] Greg's Buttons 3.1.4
      [*] hermes-ii-regform-center-1.0.sit.hqx [part 1 of 1]
      [*] hermes-ii-safecracker-2.0
      [*] How to launch SITcomm with HC 2.2 and AS 1.1
      [*] Keyboard PLUS
      [*] MacWeather 1.0
      [*] Outland TCP Tool
      [*] pawpaw 1.4
      [*] PowerBar
      [*] ShortFinder 1.5b1
      [*] SimpleMerge Application
      [*] Synchronize! 3.0.6 submission
      [*] Tetris Max Stereo Music file
      [*] VoiceMail
      (R) Decline and Fall of Mac Software Base
      800K v 720K disks (the diff) & etc, reply to Joshua
      [Q] Serial Port and Zapping PRAM
      Adam Engst's bool
      Advice on buying a new monitor?
      ARA 1.0/2.0
      Async LaserWriter (fwd)
      Attention FullWrite users (C)
      Canon BJ10e on a Mac (A)
      Computer Insurance
      Computer Insurance (C)
      Computer Safeware Insurance (C)
      Dear Eric and everyone,
      Desktape demo 1.9 incompatible with stuffit expander [Q]
      DeskWriter 310 driver (Q)
      Digital Messiah 2
      Eudora Macro for Info-Mac posting (r)
      Externals for scanning
      FaberFinder [A]
      How to get Vector Graphics from PC to Mac (Q)
      How to read ATARI discs on Mac (r)
      Laserwriter Select 300 Problems
      LaserWriter V8.1
      LineLink 144e S Registers? (Q)
      LineLink Modem Hangups??
      Lotus on Mac
      Mac Power PC Chips Made in VT?
      MacWrite II help
      Microsoft QuickBASIC & System 7.x
      Monitors Problems
      More info on MacTCP problem
      Nasty problems with my hard drive (help)
      nice bitmap font printing
      Ofoto 2.0 to 2.02 upgrade ???
      Please Don't Write
      Popup Folder
      PPC and SCSI?
      Problems with ppat's - crash crash crash!
      Refilling HP Double size Ink Cartiges
      Serial clients
      SLIP problems
      sounds extracted from movies [Q]
      strange startup noise?
      Subscribe
      Summary: Copy MacDraw Pro into MS Word
      SupraFAXModem LC vs. V.32bis
      The decline and fall of the Macintosh software base
      TRS, RS232C info, and data acquistion
      Updating Stylewriter II driver (Q)
      Use of Scanners in Image Analysis
      Where is Network Launch Fix? [A]
      Writer of Internet Archivest - need e-mail address (Q)
      Z-term Auto-Dial (Q)

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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 23:04:35 -0500
From: dnebing@andy.bgsu.edu (Dave Nebinger)
Subject: [*] Alt.sources.mac digest #03-94

alt.sources.mac digest #3-94                      2/26/94

Today's Contents:

  [!] administrivia

  [*] a2hex.cpt.hqx
  [*] append.cpt.hqx
  [*] asciichartda.cpt.hqx
  [*] cellusoft.cpt.hqx
  [*] circlewdef.cpt.hqx
  [*] dimtextitems.cpt.hqx
  [*] dropftp.cpt.hqx
  [*] graphlib.cpt.hqx
  [*] morpion.cpt.hqx
  [*] ovalsdoodadd.cpt.hqx
  [*] readcd.cpt.hqx
  [*] spritemgr.cpt.hqx
  [*] ultraprng.cpt.hqx
  [*] waste.cpt.hqx

  [#] 12daysoxmas-1
  [#] 12daysoxmas-2
  [#] afpmount
  [#] bigscroll
  [#] countlines.lex
  [#] cstrtotype
  [#] defs.h
  [#] dialogfontsize
  [#] drawditlitem
  [#] encode-c
  [#] encode-p
  [#] filesystems
  [#] float2fract
  [#] float2price
  [#] float2tex
  [#] fsspecsnippets
  [#] getallvols
  [#] getqdglobals
  [#] hash-1
  [#] hash-2
  [#] hash-3
  [#] hash-4
  [#] hash-5
  [#] heapinit
  [#] isfileordir
  [#] jonsinitmac
  [#] launchcoderes
  [#] openwinds
  [#] packstr
  [#] pascalprintf
  [#] patchtrapselect
  [#] pbgetsetcatinfo
  [#] printerchange
  [#] pstrcpy1
  [#] pstrcpy2
  [#] pstrcpy3
  [#] pstrcpy4
  [#] randnums
  [#] restart
  [#] rotatestring
  [#] scratchditl
  [#] stackadj
  [#] strings
  [#] structpad
  [#] text-style-res
  [#] timemgr2
  [#] wdefstuff
  [#] whackhandle

  [!] Who's Who List

  The alt.sources.mac archive is at ftpbio.bgsu.edu
(129.1.252.66) in the /ftp/pub/alt.sources.mac directory.
Files listed with an [*] before them are in the main
directory.  Files listed with an [#] in front of them
are in the /ftp/pub/alt.sources.mac/00snippet directory.
Scripts are stored in the /ftp/pub/alt.sources.mac/scripts
directory.

  Also stored at the archive site are the FAQs for the
Mac newsgroups in the /ftp/pub directory.  Postings to
comp.sources.mac are archived in the /ftp/pub/comp.sources.mac
directory.  The alt.sources.mac digests are archived in the
/ftp/pub/digests directory.

  The alt.sources.mac newsgroup is for the distribution of
sources only.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/info/alt-sources-mac-digest-94-03.txt; 26K]

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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 11:07:14 -0500
From: Steven Frederick Hoover <hooves@rpi.edu>
Subject: [*] Burglar 1.1

Burglar 1.1:
	You are a burglar trying to gather gold, but it's
almost enough just to try to stay alive by jumping, climbing,
digging and pushing your way clear of the enemies.
	You may even design you own worlds with a wide range
of possible challenges, from high-action levels to very mind-
boggling puzzels.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/burglar-11-demo.hqx; 167K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 15:05:16 -0600
From: nneul@umr.edu (Nathan Neulinger)
Subject: [*] Chat 2.0.1 - Macintosh TCP/IP Chat Server

For those of you who have already downloaded 2.0 - this is a bug fix
release that gets rid of that problem with System Error 11 when application
is run.

Also added since 2.0 is the ability to turn off user passwords. To tell the
program not to prompt for a user password, simply remove all the passwords
>From the "User Passwords" string resource.


**** WHATS NEW ****

This is a new and improved version of Peter N. Lewis's Chat 1.1
Macintosh TCP/IP Chat Server. It now supports changing of channels,
changing of user names, and many other nifty features. To customize
it you will need to use ResEdit - most of the program's strings are contained
in resources so it can be customized rather extensively.

Use the /HELP command while connected to see a list of the command that are
now available.

For administrators: The \HELP command will list administrator commands.

The default TCP port to connect to: 1420
The default user password for Chat 2.0 is "permission".
The default admin password for Chat 2.0 is "admin".

The source code to chat 2.0 is available by request from nneul@umr.edu

If anyone would like to write some better documentation for Chat 2.0 -
please do so and send it to me - I just do not have the time to do it.

Thanks...

Email any comments/suggestions/complaints/etc. to:  nneul@umr.edu

This software is shareware - if you want to distribute it on any commercial
medium (information services, CD, etc.) contact me first - I would appreciate
a sample copy of the CD for example.

A sample telnet session to the chat server is enclosed.

-- Nathan Neulinger

BTW, I am a poor college student - send money if you think it's any good... :)

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/chat-201.hqx; 58K]

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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 23:31:07 -0500 (EST)
From: f8dy@netaxs.com (Mark Pilgrim)
Subject: [*] Chef 1.1 (source code)

Chef is a small utility to convert text files to mock Swedish, like the Swedish
chef on the Muppets.  Version 1.1 supports RTF files and fixes several
technical bugs.  This will be the last version of Chef; all future
enhancements will be part of the larger text conversion program, Dialectic.
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/chef-11-c.hqx; 135K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 22:45:37 -0600
From: b-clark@nwu.edu (Brian Clark)
Subject: [*] CIncludesTool.sea submission

Attached is an archive (CIncludesTool.sea) containing some MPW Shell and
ToolServer scripts and tools that will be useful to c programmers. They are
based on an older (included) script and tool that I got from CompuServe a
number of years ago,  that were used to find function and constant
definitions in c header files. The new versions included here add multiple
compiler and nested folder searching, as well as support for BBEdit,
CodeWarrior, and ObjectMaster. One advantage to using these scripts and
tools instead of 411 is that they create their own data file based on the
headers you're using, instead of the static (and obsolete - 411 hasn't been
updated for the new universal headers) 411 data files supplied with MPW.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/c-includes-tool.hqx; 130K]

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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 15:04:22 -0500 (EST)
From: SAKIMURA@sscl.uwo.ca (Natsu Sakimura)
Subject: [*] CRLF v.1.2.0

Attached please find the sit-hqx archive of CRLF
version 1.2.0. This version added the following features:

1) Balloon help
2) A bug fix for CR->CR conversion.

Hope it will be useful.

Best wishes,

Natsu Sakimura


 CRLF -- a CR<->LF<->CRLF file converter
 FILE: CRLF
 ver.: 1.2
 Type: Application
 Author: Natsu Sakimura
 Date: 1994.02.21
 System Requirement: System 7.0 or later
 Distribution: DONATEWARE(Freeware) (see Asking your favour:
	      section below for terms and conditions)

 Description:
	CRLF is a drag & drop application which performs
	the conversion of CR(Mac), LF(Unix) and CRLF(PC) files. It
	auto-detects the end of line code of the file which was
	dropped and converts to the desired file type. Once you
    have set up the preference, you will rarely need to make
    any interaction with CRLF later.

    CRLF converts the file "in place". The filename stays the
    same before and after the conversion. You will notice that
    it was converted just by looking at the icons. You can
    set up these icons by specifying the creator for each type
    of output file.

    Also, CRLF is capable of dealing with Japanese text, unlike
    some other similar utilities.

 New Features:
	Fixed the bug that did not process the file properly if
	the input and output EOL characters were the same.
	Thus, you can now use it to just change the creator.

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/crlf-120.hqx; 30K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 94 22:57:36 EST
From: gotow@ansoft.com (Jon Gotow)
Subject: [*] Default Folder 2.47

Following is the latest release of Default Folder, version 2.47.  It fixes
two bugs in the control panel which caused crashes under KanjiTalk 7.1.
The same bugs also caused the "Register" button to not function at all in
the help panel on rare occasions.  Problems which caused Claris Works
macros to slow down have also been fixed.

The rebound feature has been enhanced significantly - it now remembers the
last selected file in the last 20 folders you've been in, making it much
more useful.  This release also adds a switch to turn rebounding on and off
in the control panel.

Default Folder is a control panel that allows you to set up default folders
for applications and desk accessories. It also provides pop-up menus in the
standard file dialog (like Directory Assistance or SuperBoomerang) for
navigating between often-used folders and disks and for modifying the
current application's default folder.  It also provides a "rebound" feature
which reselects the last file you chose.  Default Folder is shareware.

Thanks - Jon Gotow

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/default-folder-247.hqx; 141K]

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 00:31:45 -40962758 (MST)
From: Matthew Grossman <the_nerd@id1.indirect.com>
Subject: [*] Even more Beavis & Butt-Head sounds

Here are even more Beavis & Butthead System 7 sounds:

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/beavis-n-butthead-grp4.hqx; 956K]

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 01:35:48 -40962758 (MST)
From: Matthew Grossman <the_nerd@id1.indirect.com>
Subject: [*] Even more Beavis & Butt-Head sounds

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/beavis-n-butthead-grp5.hqx; 968K]

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 01:39:01 -0500
From: peterb@tcc.oecn.ohio.gov (Peter Bierman)
Subject: [*] FC2Clip2.0.cpt.hqx

FC2Clip is an FKEY with a simple installer that copies the embeded file
comment in FirstClass and TeleFinder downloads to the clipboard. When
combined with TFCommenter, a drag and drop comment editor included, it
creates a simple and fast system of organizing and commenting files to be
uploaded offline. Comments are stored in the SitC resource, used by
FirstClass, TeleFinder, StuffIt, and on several CD-ROMs. $5 Shareware. (c)
1994, Peter Bierman
Email: peterb@tcc.oecn.ohio.gov

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/fc-to-clip-20-fkey.hqx; 31K]

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 94 21:18:57 +0100
From: cfranz@home.malg.imp.com
Subject: [*] GrafSys 2.0 Triangle Files [part 1 of 1]

     a few weeks ago I submitted GrafSys 2.0, a 3D Graphics Library and
animation tool. Many people have told me that I forgot to include the
library files for the triangle project. You need these files in order to
re-compile the library.

Well, here they are. Liva and in stereo :-)

Cheers,
Christian

cfranz@home.malg.imp.com                          Voice: + 1 / 261 26 96
Christian Franz  -  Sonneggstrasse 61  -  CH-8006 ZUERICH  -  Swizerland

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/graf-sys-triangle-p.hqx; 4K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 00:17:02 +0000 (GMT)
From: Greg Landweber <gdl@maths.ox.ac.uk>
Subject: [*] Greg's Browser 2.0

Greg's Browser v2.0 (26 February 1994)  (c)1991-94 Gregory D. Landweber
REGISTRATION FEE: US $20 or UK L12         Internet: gdl@maths.ox.ac.uk

Do you think the Finder is too slow and clumsy when navigating through your
folder structure? Do you perhaps use a hierarchical Apple menu utility but
are tired of zigging and zagging your mouse from submenu to submenu? Or
maybe you just like color icons. If so then you should try Greg's Browser.
Displaying multiple folders in a single window, Greg's Browser lets you
simultaneously see the contents of a folder, its parent, and a subfolder,
providing a quick and easy way of moving both up and down through your
folder hierarchy.

Greg's Browser requires System 7 and Color QuickDraw.

Changes since version 1.3

Lots of 'em. This version is a complete overhaul, and there are so many
improvements that it would be very boring for me to list them all. In fact,
it would be considerably simpler if you were to just download this version
and try it out for a few minutes. If you really want to know what's new,
here are the highlights...

o The Browser is now an application, supporting multiple windows and
  with a menu bar of its own.
o You can drag and drop files directly to and from the file lists and
  even between different Browser windows. If you are lucky enough to
  have Apple's new "Drag Manager" (available with System 7.5, I'm told),
  you can drag between the Browser and Finder, or between the Browser
  and other drag-savvy applications, too.
o The Browser shows the size, version, and creation/modification dates.
o The Browser supports various Finder commands, such as "Make Alias",
  "Duplicate", "Print", "Get Info...", "Sharing", etc.
o You now have much greater flexibility in resizing the Browser window.
o You can collapse/iconify the Browser window by clicking the zoom box.

"After a few hours...you begin to wonder how you managed without it"
  -- MacFormat, December 1993 (referring to version 1.0)

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/gregs-browser-20.hqx; 86K]

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 01:34:47 +0000 (GMT)
From: Greg Landweber <gdl@maths.ox.ac.uk>
Subject: [*] Greg's Buttons 3.1.4

Greg's Buttons v3.1.4 (28 February 1994)    (c)1991-94 Gregory D. Landweber
REGISTRATION FEE:  US $15  or  UK L10          Internet: gdl@maths.ox.ac.uk

Do you think your Mac's interface looks flat and boring?  Do you wonder why
the push buttons are still in black and white, while the scroll bars and
windows are shaded with color tinges?  Are your eyes tired of staring at
white windows?  Does the blocky Chicago font get you down?  Maybe you just
yearn for a red stop sign.  If so, then you should try Greg's Buttons.  If
not, you should still try Greg's Buttons, and after a week or two you'll be
shocked by how plain your Mac looks without it!

Greg's Buttons is a control panel and requires System 7 and Color QuickDraw.
It works fine with both color and gray-scale monitors, and although it will
still work on a black and white screen, the effect will not be as impressive.

List of Features

o Replaces the standard flat black and white push buttons, check boxes,
  and radio buttons with tasteful 3-D color ones.  These buttons are
  designed to complement the windows and scroll bars in the System 7
  interface, and in particular they use the color tints that you can
  select in the "Color" control panel.  You can choose from two styles
  of push buttons and three styles of radio buttons and check boxes.
o Lets you select the background color of dialog boxes, menus (both the
  text and background colors), and Finder windows.
o Substitutes a font of your choice (chosen two versions each of Palatino
  and Helvetica) for Chicago as your system font.
o Colorizes the mini icons in Finder list views (View by Name, etc.).
  (This feature is enabled only under Systems 7.0, 7.0.1 or 7.1.)
o Colorizes the stop sign, caution, and note alert icons.

Changes since v3.1.3

o Fixed the conflict with FaxSTF (which was caused by a bug in FaxSTF).
o Removed the check box for the Finder mini-icon colorization feature.
  The feature is still there, but only under Systems 7.0, 7.0.1 or 7.1.
o The buttons now revert to black and white on "16 color" monitors.
o Translated all the trap patches from 680x0 assembly to C in order to
  facilitate transfering them to PowerPC native code later this year.
o The text in the dialog colorization warning box is no longer clipped.

Macintosh Easy Open

Users of Macintosh Easy Open will know that the Open... and Save... boxes
now use small (16x16) instead of mini (12x12) icons in the file lists.
However, unless the application provides certain color resources, these
small icons remain black and white.  Some applications do, but most do not.
o Greg's Buttons automatically provides these color resources in some (but
  not all) cases, in which case the system will use full color small icons.
o If you turn on the "Alerts and Dialog Boxes" background color feature,
  then ALL your Open... and Save... boxes will use color small icons.
  If you are not partial to color dialog boxes, set the color to white.

"They don't look like buttons unless they're Greg's Buttons."

"Apple should have included it in the Macintosh system software."
(According to MacWeek 28/2/94, Apple is planning to do just that and much
 more in the not-too-distant future, albeit with their own code, not mine.)

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/gregs-buttons-314.hqx; 70K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 94 13:14:26 -0500
From: michael.krause@exchange.wariat.org (Michael Krause)
Subject: [*] hermes-ii-regform-center-1.0.sit.hqx [part 1 of 1]

A Hermes II external written by myself with the following description

RegForm Center 1.0  :     4k+:User external that displays customizable
			Registration Form/info text files for display to new
			users who wish to have registration forms with easy
			ways. A high quality external of Master_Your_Domain
			Concepts. Try it out!

E-mail-ware, send e-mail to:

michael.krause@exchange.wariat.org

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/hermes-ii-regform-center-10.hqx; 6K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 94 13:16:19 -0500
From: michael.krause@exchange.wariat.org (Michael Krause)
Subject: [*] hermes-ii-safecracker-2.0

Hermes II external game with the following description:

SafeCracker 2.0     :    22k+:Hermes II external SafeCracker game.
			You're a thief trying to open safes and steal the
			money. Buy equipment and take classes to learn your
			trade and advance to higher levels. Don't get caught or
			you'll spend time in jail and won't be able to play for
			a while. This version includes more SysOp access
			functions, more toys for the thief, and more. Based on
			the old MasterMind game.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/hermes-ii-safecracker-20.hqx; 31K]

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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 94 12:53:07 PST
From: "Harry Myhre" <harrym@netcom.com>
Subject: [*] How to launch SITcomm with HC 2.2 and AS 1.1

This is a simple HyperCard 2.2 stack that shows how to launch Alladin
Systems, Inc. SITcomm (a terminal emulator) using AppleScript version
1.1

The card button with the SITcomm icon calls handler PlayScript
(located in the card script). The PlayScript handler uses the
AppleScript in card field 'theScript'.

Happy Scripting!

Harry Myhre <harrym@netcom.com>

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/sitcomm-launch-hc.hqx; 38K]

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 22:04:19 +0100
From: Berrie.Kremers@kub.nl
Subject: [*] Keyboard PLUS

Enclosed you'll the control panel file 'Keyboard PLUS v1.1.1'.
It is a replacement for v1.1. It fixes a bug that causes unwanted
keypresses to happen.

Berrie Kremers


Description:
Are you stuck with an ISO or Powerbook Keyboard, and missing the
extra keys from the Extended Keyboard? Then Keyboard PLUS might
be the solution. It let's you install emulators for most of those
extra keys. These emulators can be used troughout all the programs
you work with. The keys you can emulate include: F1 to F15, Page Up,
Page Down, Home, End, Delete and Insert/Help.

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/keyboard-plus-111.hqx; 34K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 10:20:34 -0500 (EST)
From: Christopher Bruce Kidwell <kidwell@wam.umd.edu>
Subject: [*] MacWeather 1.0

MacWeather 1.0 displays current weather conditions and forecasts for a
selected city in the United States. Despite several requests, MacWeather
does not get satellite or radar images, and I have no plans to add those
features. Future versions will, however, support international weather
data. MacWeather requires a MacPlus or higher with System 7.0.

Chris Kidwell      kidwell@wam.umd.edu

[Archived as /info-mac/app/mac-weather-10.hqx; 87K]

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 17:36:28 PST
From: Bill Lipa <lipa@camis.stanford.edu>
Subject: [*] Outland TCP Tool

Outland TCP Tool
Copyright ) 1994 Outland, Inc.
All Rights Reserved

The Outland TCP Tool is a connection tool for the Communications
Toolbox.  It uses the MacTCP driver to communicate over TCP/IP networks.
The tool supports synchronous and asynchronous open, close, listen, read,
and write.

In the settings dialog, you can enter an IP address and port number.  If
you are using the tool to open a connection, the address and port number
are of the TCP port you are connecting to.  If you are using the tool to
listen for an incoming connection, the address is ignored (it is always
the local machine), and the port is the port number to listen on.  The
port number 0 has a special meaning to the MacTCP driver; using it is
not recommended.

You may be freely copy and use this tool for personal, non-commercial
activities.  For all other uses, contact Outland.

Bill Lipa
outland@aol.com
415-328-5659


Notes:

- Requires System 7 running on a 68020 or better Macintosh.
- To connect two ports on the same computer, your application may need
  to call CMListen and CMOpen asynchronously.  Otherwise the receiving
  application will not get time to accept the call, and the system will hang.
- This release does not report errors to the user.  Instead, a debugging
  file is produced called "Code Resource Debug".  If you are reporting a bug,
  please include the contents of this file if it is in the same folder as your
  CTB application.
- This release does not support timeouts or any CTB 1.1 functionality.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/outland-tcp-tool.hqx; 67K]

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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 17:55:12 -0500
From: barnett aaron <abarne1@gl.umbc.edu>
Subject: [*] pawpaw 1.4

pawpaw is an after dark module that simulates various
creatures making tracks across your monitor(s).
v1.4 is more intuitive with b&w monitors, mixed monitors,
and runs a little cleaner.
btw- does anyone know who won the afterdark module contest.
do we have to wait for the next realease to find out?
anyway, enjoy...

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/paw-paw-14.hqx; 14K]

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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 08:32:31 -0700 (MST)
From: wilcox@triton.unm.edu (Sherman Wilcox)
Subject: [*] PowerBar

This is the latest version (1.1.1) of PowerBar, a very nice
file launch utility (and much more). I am posting it for
the author.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/power-bar-111.hqx; 333K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 94 22:15:11 EST
From: brg@cscns.com (Brian R. Gaeke)
Subject: [*] ShortFinder 1.5b1

This is a beta release of an upgrade to my ShortFinder program.
ShortFinder is a program that lets you run programs, do various menial
file tasks, and shutdown/restart the machine without the Finder. You can
also use it and the Emergency Disk Maker to make room on a startup disk
for a program like Disinfectant or CP DiskFix.

Some of the features in this program aren't implemented yet; that's why
it's called a beta version :)

ShortFinder is shareware, see inside for details.

Brian Gaeke -- The Dimensional Gate Company -- brg@dgate.org

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/short-finder-15b1.hqx; 100K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 94 22:18:54 PST
From: wkc@cup.portal.com
Subject: [*] SimpleMerge Application

SimpleMerge:  Generic mail merge for use with text file transfer formats.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/simple-merge.hqx; 28K]

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 09:11:07 -0600
From: hdsontag@mmm.com (Hugh Sontag)
Subject: [*] Synchronize! 3.0.6 submission

This is Synchronize! 3.0.6, a file synchronization utility.
As a way of introducing you to Synchronize!, you may use its basic
file synchronization and backup features FREE. Decompress this
Compact Pro archive and try it out. The many advanced features
of the program may be demonstrated with folders which contain
less than 400K. Unlimited use of the advanced features requires
the purchase of the program, which is $29.95, plus shipping.

Features include:
> Hierarchical display of files to be copied, like the Finder
> Selection of files or folders, by full or partial file name,
  file type, creator, and label.
> Easy one-way backup, with deletion of old files
> Copy AutoDoubler files without expanding them
> Conflict checking
> Synchronization of deleted files
> Use aliases to group certain files and folders to sync
> Optional verification
> Automatic synchronization at any time, once or periodically
> Launch Synchronize! automatically, when sync is needed
> Automatic connection to server disks, using File Sharing
  or AppleShare
> Automatic entry of Remote Access and server passwords, so you
  don't have to be there to enter them
> Automatic unmounting of remote disks
> Automatic disconnection of AppleTalk Remote Access
> Automatic shutdown or sleep when done
> Activity log
> AppleScript support
> FREE Upgrades, when downloaded from an online service

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/synchronize-306-demo.hqx; 217K]

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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 19:54:48 -0600 (CST)
From: "Larry Rymal:T.E.M.U.G.-EAST_TEXAS-" <lrymal@tenet.edu>
Subject: [*] Tetris Max Stereo Music file

	If you are a fan of Tetris Max 2.3, and have a stereo Mac,
then you are bound to wish for stereo background music to
supplement that which was supplied, especially if you have your
Mac connected to a stereo sound system.
	Tetris Max 2.3 allows you to select your background music.
I was impressed with one of the selections, moaned over the fact
that it was not in stereo, and decided to replace it with a stereo
version.
	This contribution supplements the "Alternate Music" sound file
provided by Tetris Max 2.3.  After deHEXing and unstuffing it with StuffIt
Expander, place it in your Tetris Max Music folder, boot the game, use the
'select background music option', click on the file you just placed in the
folder and enjoy the game.
	As an added benefit, the fidelity is much better than the
original Alternate Music file (no added hiss, distortion,
rasp, and other attributes of over-driven sound input).
	NOTE:  You should increase Tetris Max 2.3's preferred memory
allocation to 2,000 from the original 1200.
	This file was pieced together on a Mac LC475 using Movie Player,
Sound Extractor and the Apple CD300 CD ROM drive.

--Larry Rymal <lrymal@tenet.edu>

[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/tetris-max-23-stereo-music.hqx; 789K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 94 22:20:58 PST
From: wkc@cup.portal.com
Subject: [*] VoiceMail

VoiceMail:  Easy interface for creating voice and sound
	    recording files.

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/voice-mail.hqx; 50K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 94 12:47:41 CET               Message-Id: <AA04491>
From: cc@cs.avi.af.mil
Subject: (R) Decline and Fall of Mac Software Base

David Wittenberg wrote:

>A friend at Lotus tells me that they think the Mac is dead, so they
>will not be bringing out anymore Mac software. His belief is that
>everyone will move to IBM-compatibles. This isn't an official
>announcement, but he's in a position where he should know.

IMHO, I have little or no faith in Lotus' ability to find it's rear
with both hands and a head start, much less accurately judge the
Mac software market. Anyone else remember Lotus Jazz? Probably not,
and for good reason. 1-2-3 for the Mac is likewise too little, too
late.

Lotus probably is going to dump the Mac market, but the main reason
is not the lack of Mac installed base; it's their consistent inability
to get into that market. The line about "everyone is moving to IBM
compatibles" appears to be sour grapes.

If you want a measure of the Mac market, try these: (1) last time I
checked, Apple was the single largest maker of personal computers, with
about 20% of the market. That's amazing market penetration for a
machine which is not inherently compatible with the majority of the
machines being sold (you know what I mean, no flames necessary!).
(2) The Mac shareware/freeware community (as represented by Info-Mac
and it's MS-DOS companion, MS-DOS Announcements), is larger than
the MS-DOS community. For example, I subscribe to both Info_Mac and
MS-DOS Ann; I get a new MS-DOS Ann every day with 10-12 new files in
it; Info-Mac shows up every other day with 25-30 files in it. The
math is good, even if I don't have the total population. Fact: The
Mac mavens are a very lively bunch.

A final comment: Windows NT is a loser. OS/2 is a niche app,
will do well for folks who have silicon to spare, but will not catch
on. Windows 3.1 is a mature product which will be around for a long
time; in that sense, it's much like the Mac. PPC may be the new
breakthrough architecture; if so, Apple will continue to climb. And it
will run Mac software!

I'm keeping my Macs.

Pete Jones

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 94 10:42:55 EST
From: Allan Hunter <AHUNTER@CCVM.sunysb.edu>
Subject: 800K v 720K disks (the diff) & etc, reply to Joshua

Joshua <stuhart@acs.eku.edu> asks the difference between 800K Mac disks
and 720K disks, and is considering having his students format disks to
720 K for Mac use at school and at home...

The 800K disk (and the 400K single-sided Mac disk, too, for that matter)
is formatted according to a standard called GCR.  A GCR disk, if you
could see its tracks and sectors, ignores the radial or wedge distance
when measuring how "far" the disk has traveled as it spins; instead, it
is watching the linear distance.  Imagine that a given document takes
up a certain linear distance on a linear medium such as tape.  Now save
it to 800K Mac disk, and it doesn't matter whether it is being saved on
the part of the disk closest to the center or the part closest to the
edge--it is going to use up more or less the same amount of actual
electromagnetic disk medium, the same number of curved inches.  If it
gets saved in a spot close to the center of the disk, it will wrap
around the circle for more radial degrees than if it were saved in a
spot close to the edge.  So far, every Mac made can read a GCR disk
and they are solid, dependable disks.  Recovery utilities can scan them
easier for file recovery, too.  They are not, however, compatible with
non-Mac computers such as MS-DOS machines, which have never used GCR
disks.

The 720K disk is the double-density (DD) incarnation of the other major
standard for formatting, the MFM format.  Hi-density disks of 1.44 MB
are also MFM disks, whether Mac or DOS.  The MFM disk ignores linear
travel distance and concentrates instead on radial distance covered.
Going back to that file that we were saving, if we save it onto an MFM
disk, the document is going to take up the same wedge-shaped area of
rotation no matter what part of the disk it gets saved onto:  it could
be close to the center, in which case it gets saved onto less actual
electromagnetic medium, or close to the edge, in which case it gets to
hog considerably more of the medium.  MFM drives do not have to change
speed depending on how far in or out from the center of the disk they
are reading, so they are fixed-rate drives; GCR drives, on the other
hand, have to be variable-rate drives so that the RPM slows when the
drive's read head is closer to the edge, and speeds up as it moves in
towards the center.  The 128K Mac, the 512K and 512Ke, the Plus, and
the early models of the SE cannot read MFM disks of 720K or 1.44 MB
size.  More recent Macs can read the 1.44 MB Mac-formatted MFM disks
right out of the box, and can read 720K and 1.44 MB DOS-formatted MFM
disks with the aid of software such as DOS Mounter or PC Access.  The
newer Floptical drives are also MFM drives and therefore can read the
720 and 1.44 DOS and Mac MFM disks, but not the 800 or 400 K GCR disks.

I think putting Mac documents on 720K disks is probably an invitation
to confusion.  Some Macs won't be able to read them at all.  If the
utility of which you spoke (Hardware System Update 720K extension)
causes the Mac to format DD disks as 720K Mac (not DOS) disks, most
Macs will be able to read them (the modern Macs can) but such a weird
hybrid disk could confuse people, hardware, and software that aren't
expecting to meet a 720K Macintosh disk.  If it formats them as DOS
720K disks, no one will be able to read them on a Mac without addi-
tional software.

If I were you, I'd format those DD disks to 800K and be glad you have
a Mac and a variable-speed drive, because the GCR disk is inherently
a more stable formatting pattern.


-Allan Hunter
<ahunter@sbccvm>
<ahunter@ccvm.sunysb.edu>

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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 12:42:31 -0500
From: tanju@wakeup.org (Tanju Cataltepe)
Subject: [Q] Serial Port and Zapping PRAM

Hello,

I am having freeze-up problems with my iifx. I verified that
it is not software related. My logic board has been replaced
already. Now, I suspect it is a problem with the serial port.
Some comments in an APS installation manual led me to believe
this.

First of all, does this diagnosis make sense?
Then, what can I do to fix it? Again according the APS manual
zapping the PRAM may help, but command-option-P-R is not
the effective way to do it. Where can I find the utilities that
will do a more thorough job?

-Tanju

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

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 94 09:32:08 PDT
From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: Adam Engst's bool

In Regards to your letter <199402280819.AA20571@nwnexus.wa.com>:
> I've heard that Adam Engst's book on the internet is available
electronically.
> Is this true? If so, where can I ftp it? If not, how can I buy it? Adam, are
> you out there?
> Thanks,
> Glenn Fink
> gfink@relay.nswc.navy.mil (Please send a copy of your response to this
> address since I don't regularly read the list. Thanks.)

Sorry, but my book is only available in paper form for the time being.
You should be able to find it at any decent bookstore, and if you
wish to get more information about the book (it's about connecting
to the Internet with a Macintosh and includes MacTCP 2.0.2 - there's
a free updater to 2.0.4 on ftp.tidbits.com:/pub/tidbits/tisk/mactcp/)
please send email to tisk@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

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 01:46:13 -0800
From: Dark M00se Rising <wrd@beer.wa.com>
Subject: Advice on buying a new monitor?

Hey there,

I'm hoping to buy a monitor soon, and would love to get recommendations.
I've got an Apple 14" at home, and an Apple 16" at work. The 16" is great,
I'm very fond of it, but it appears to be quite pricey compared with other
comparably-sized monitors. I've seen a couple of the NEC 15" monitors, and
they seem quite nice. I gather tht they display as much as the Apple 16",
in a slightly reduced size.

Can anybody recommend the NECs, or tell me why I shouldn't buy one? Are
there any other largish monitors I should consider?

I'm writing a book on the Internet, and, as with my hard drive question,
this is a good example of the sort of information you can get here. If you
answer, and don't want to be quoted in print, kindly let me know when you
respond. (The question is real, though...I hope to use part of the advance
for the new monitor :).

Thanks in advance,

Bill
wrd@beer.wa.com

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Date: 27 Feb 1994 11:49:53 U
From: "Mikael Hansen" <meh@admin.kb.bib.dk>
Subject: ARA 1.0/2.0

Mail*Link(r) SMTP               ARA 1.0/2.0
Because I'm not quite sure ...

1. is the ARA 2.0 client compatible with the ARA 1.0 set up as a server?
2. is the ARA 1.0 set up as a client compatible with the ARA 2.0 server?

Thanks,
Mikael Hansen meh@admin.kb.bib.dk

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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 18:06:27 -0600 (CST)
From: "Traci J. Ingram" <tingram@services.dese.state.mo.us>
Subject: Async LaserWriter (fwd)

Gentlemen:

I am forwarding to you my message to the Washington University Mac
Archives, in hopes one of your readers might be able to send me the Apple
Asyncronous LaserWriter driver.  The "mishap" refers to when, on January
13, 1994 (I believe), "the entire archives were destroyed...due to a bug
in the system crash dump routines."

If they have been fully restored, it is not yet evident to me.

Traci J. Ingram

tingram@services.dese.state.mo.us      |      101-8673@MCIMail.com

 --------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 17:12:01 -0600 (CST)
From: "Traci J. Ingram" <tingram@services>
To: archives@wugate.wustl.edu
Subject: Async LaserWriter

Gentlemen:

For several years (off and on) I have been looking for Apple's Asyncronous
LaserWriter driver, but did not have access to any of the online services.

Recently, when I finally became an Internet user, I did an Archie search
that said you had this item in your Macintosh archive - as of Dec. 23, 1994.

However, my search was in late January, and I subsequently perused your
README.NOW file that described the "mishap" with your archives and their
backups.

Is there anyone around your site who could repost this item, or else send
it to me?  My system uses the PINE Mail system, which can accept (and
send) MIME-compatible files as attachments to E-mail.

Any help you can provide will be most appreciated.

Traci J. Ingram

tingram@services.dese.state.mo.us      |      101-8673@MCIMail.com

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 06:48:49 -0800 (PST)
From: John Thoo <jbthoo@ucdavis.edu>
Subject: Attention FullWrite users (C)

Hello, all FullWrite users.  Just wanted to encourage you to vote for
FullWrite in the 8th Annual Macworld World-Class Awards.  Ballots are in
the April94 Macworld.  Here's to FullWrite's return!  :-)

--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis <jb2@math.ucdavis.edu>

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

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 21:21:48 -0500
From: rjenning@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Robert Jennings)
Subject: Canon BJ10e on a Mac (A)

>My girlfriend has been offerred a Canon BJ10e (think thats the right code) and
>I want to know if anyone knows how it might be connected to a Mac. I believe
>this is the same print engine used in the Stylewriters. Problem is, the canon
>badged one has a PC type parallel printer port on it. Is there a box and
driver
>that will allow this to be used? or an upgrade of some form that will add
>a localtalk port onto it so's the Stylewriter driver will work?
>
>Can't sneer at a free printer, so any advice appreciated.

Jonathan:

I have had good success using Power Print (by GDT Softworks) to connect my
Mac to an HP Deskjet 500 (another printer with a PC-type parallel printer
port.) The software comes with the appropriate Mac -> Parallel cable and
drivers for over 1,000 different printers. I have checked my manual and yes
Power Print supports the Canon BJ10e.

GDT Softworks advertises in most of the consumer magazines and sells
through most of the more common mail order firms (at least they do here in
the U.S.)  You can contact GDT directly at:

	GDT Softworks Inc.
	4664 Lougheed Highway
	Suite #188
	Burnaby, BC
	Canada V5C 6B7
	800-663-6222
	(604) 291-9121
	(604) 291-9689 FAX

The current advertisements for Mac mail-order firms lists Power Print for
approximately $99 (U.S.) plus appropriate shipping/taxes. Not a bad price
to get a free printer up and running.

****Bob****


--
Robert Jennings                  rjenning@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
The Ohio State University        VOICE  (614) 292-5235
Department of Industrial Design
128, N. Oval Mall, 380 Hopkins Hall, Columbus, OH 43210

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 94 09:41:14 PDT
From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: Computer Insurance

In Regards to your letter <199402280819.AA20571@nwnexus.wa.com>:
> Let me toss a minor wet blanket on the subject. If your computer is not
> used in a business, your homeowner's or renter's insurance already
> covers your computer. The difference with special computer insurance is
> that it is "all hazards." If you spill your can of Jolt Cola onto the
> keyboard, the special computer insurance covers it. Your normal insurance
> doesn't.

Actually, you want to be very careful about this. Some
homeowner's insurance covers computer equipment appropriately
and other do not, from what I've heard. Specifically check with
your insurance agent (since insurance policies usually aren't
written for the English speakers among us) to make sure of this
one way or another.

The other advantage I believe that Safeware has is that they
will replace software - not just the cost of the disks, but the
actual cost of the entire packages. Many people spend thousands
of dollars on software, and it's good to make sure that's
covered as well.

I've only dealt with Safeware once, when I had a hard drive
spend a week dead for tax reasons (it was hit with a massive
power surge and had to spend a week resting before it would
work again). I filed the claim and Safeware was quite
reasonable, although they of course needed a note from the
vendor (APS) saying that the hard drive was indeed dead. I had
been seeing SCSI self test errors from that drive whenever I
tried to recover the data on it - there was just nothing there.
I called APS and the tech asked me to run their formatting
and testing software, which I hadn't done because I normally
use Silverlining. So I hooked up the drive one more time to
prove finally that it was dead and.... it worked. I lost one of
three partitions, but the other two were completely intact. I
was astonished. In any event, I couldn't very well get the
drive replaced by Safeware, so I just let the claim drop. They
sent me a note a few weeks later making sure I had meant to do
that, and that was the end of the story. The drive has worked
fine since... :-)

cheers ... -Adam

--
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com
Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 17:39:36 -0800
From: Jerry Wilcox <Jerry.Wilcox@ucop.edu>
Subject: Computer Insurance (C)

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 94 19:51:07 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <IRBLOOM@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: Computer Safeware Insurance (C)

On Fri, 25 Feb, Al Bloom wrote

> Let me toss a minor wet blanket on the subject. If your computer is not
> used in a business, your homeowner's or renter's insurance already
> covers your computer. The difference with special computer insurance is
> that it is "all hazards." If you spill your can of Jolt Cola onto the
> keyboard, the special computer insurance covers it. Your normal
> insurance doesn't.

Before someone runs off and does something stupid, here, be aware that just
like computers, not all insurance companies are created equal. Al's
homeowner insurance may conver his personal computer. That's wonderful.
Mine explicitly does not (I have State Farm). First of all, my toys are way
above the (miniscule) coverage limits for what they consider PCs. Secondly,
they know that I make my living working with the little beasties, so no
matter what I do, they consider my machine a "business machine." If I had
an Apple II or a Commodore 64 for the kids (and me) to play games on,
they'd cover that, but not a full-blown Mac system with CD-Rom, laser
printer, etc. etc.

The moral of the story is to check with your agent before making any
decisions. Be sure to look at the coverage limits and the deductible also.
AND look at the coverage for software and accessories. My master disks are
all in a (hopefully) fireproof safe and I have an off-site backup, but my
manuals, reference books, and the like are all (surprise) by the computer.
Remember the tale on the net a few months ago about the folks who lost
their manuals in the midwest flood? Several companies declined to replace
just the manuals -- told the folks that they'd have to buy new packages.
Safeware covers all of my software, so if the house goes up in smoke, I can
replace the manuals, etc., even if I have to buy new packages.

Given that Safeware only costs me a few hundred a year, I consider it
pretty good coverage.

Jerry

-----
Jerry Wilcox - Jerry.Wilcox@ucop.edu
All opinions are mine alone - the University can speak for itself.

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

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 11:00:12 -0500 (EST)
From: Wink <wink@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu>
Subject: Computer Safeware Insurance (C)

On Fri, 25 Feb, Allan M. Bloom wrote

> Let me toss a minor wet blanket on the subject. If your computer is not
> used in a business, your homeowner's or renter's insurance already
> covers your computer. The difference with special computer insurance is
> that it is "all hazards." If you spill your can of Jolt Cola onto the
> keyboard, the special computer insurance covers it. Your normal insurance
> doesn't.
>
> If you, like me, have this thing against calling the insurance company
> and telling them that a can of Coke killed your keyboard (Hey, even I
> can be embarrassed), special computer insurance is a waste of money. My
> insurance company (USAA) said I might want to increase my "contents"
> coverage to handle my high priced toys, but that increase was pretty
> small compared with separate computer insurance.

Allan is quite correct that your homeowner's or renter's insurance
covers your computer BUT ONLY IN YOUR HOME. The moment you walk out
the door with your PowerBook, for whatever reason, (or if you keep a
personal desktop machine at your place of employment), you're on your own
- as my insurance company (USAA) made clear to me when I tried to increase
my "contents" coverage after purchasing a PowerBook. "All hazards"
protection from a company, such as Safeware, is essential in these
situations. ("all hazards" BTW does NOT cover theft from an unoccupied
car.)

As to being too embarrassed to tell an insurance company about
killing a keyboard with a Jolt Cola, MY embarrassment stops where my
wallet begins.

--Larry Wink <wink@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu>
		 or <larrywink@aol.com>


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

Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 14:52 EST
From: "Michelle H. Mamberg" <MMAMBERG@vax.clarku.edu>
Subject: Dear Eric and everyone,

Hi,
I am brand new to this INFO-MAC stuff, and have a question [it's
addressed to Eric, since I thought I'd find oiut about his font
e-mailware].  I know this is incredibly rudimentary to all you
pros, but, how do I get at the archived files?  I take it
they are designated by [*] in the subjet, did I read that sign
right?  But how do I access?
Thanks.
-- Michelle
mmamberg@vax.clarku.edu

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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 22:41:32 -0800
From: robk@stack.urc.tue.nl (Rob Kouwenberg)
Subject: Desktape demo 1.9 incompatible with stuffit expander [Q]

Hi !

I just tried out the desktape 1.9 demo, only to find out that it is
incompatible with the stuffit expander application.

Somehow a binhexed archive dropped on the expander application with
desktape running in the background ( even when no tape is inserted ! )
can't be expanded, only a type 1 error is generated.

As this error is also present in the 1.6 demo and the 1.6 commercial
product, I think it wiser NOT to buy this product without having tried the
demo !

Greetings, Rob Kouwenberg

PS the best way to buy desktape is probably maczone, I was trying to buy it
for about 18 months both in England @ Icicle , Germany, The Netherlands @
apple breda, USA @ optima. Lousy distribution ...

[  robk@stack.urc.tue.nl,Gr.Adolfstraat86,5616BX,Eindhoven,Holland  ]

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 06:52:19 -0800 (PST)
From: John Thoo <jbthoo@ucdavis.edu>
Subject: DeskWriter 310 driver (Q)

Hello, all!  I recently purchased a DeskWriter 310.  Very nice little
printer; however, it doesn't appear from the documentation that the DW310
driver can print pages 2-up,  something the LW8.x driver can do.  Hence,
I was wondering if someone out there could cook up a (ResEdit?) recipe
for me to hack the DW310 driver to allow 2-up printing?  (I don't mind
using ResEdit as long as I'm given specific instructions.)  Thanks much.

--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis <jb2@math.ucdavis.edu>

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

Date: Sat, 26 Feb 94 14:47:06 EST
From: rjkmehta@acs.bu.edu (Ravi Mehta)
Subject: Digital Messiah 2

	I recently mailed two files (Digital_Messiah_2.Hqx and
DM_Sound_Installer.Hqx).  I have found an extremely detremental bug in both
applications and would appreciate it if you did not add them to the archives.
If you have already placed them on info-mac, could you please remove them.

Sorry for any inconvenience.  Thank you.

Ravi J. K. Mehta
Terminal Sunset Software

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

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 21:03:53 +0200
From: mhaveri@phoenix.oulu.fi (Matti Haveri)
Subject: Eudora Macro for Info-Mac posting (r)

On 14 Feb 1994 Juan M. Courcoul wrote:

>Using Easy View to read the Digest and Eudora to reply selected
>articles, side by side, is great, but I was wondering if someone had
>ever automated the process.
>
>My idea is a macro for Eudora, if such a thing is possible, that
>takes the entire text of an article in the clipboard (placed there by
>doing a Select All and a Copy in Easy View), extracts the subject
>from the header, inserts a "On <date>, <name> wrote:" line at the
>beginning, taking the name and date from the header, then inserts the
>entire article body, prepended with >, and places the cursor right
>after.

Well, I use a semi-automatic solution:

1. I read the InfoMacs with EasyView and clip interesting articles in one
file using EasyView's clip-command (it can append to existing clip-files
too).

2. Eudora doesn't consider this file to be a mailbox so the next I do is to
paste the following lines (without quotes) to the beginning of each
message's original header:

"From Mon Jan 04 00:00:00 1904"
"To: InfoMac digest"

The second line isn't necessary but it indicates where I have got the
message from.

3. Then I open the file with Eudora and transfer individual messages to
appropriate mailboxes.

This way I can easily reply to the right people because Eudora indexes the
messages with the right dates, subjects and senders.

The procedure is somewhat tricky and I hope to find a better solution to
transfer various digests to Eudora.


-Matti Haveri <mhaveri@phoenix.oulu.fi>

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

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 12:06:40 +0200 (EET)
From: Guy Zaslavsky <s3450158@techst02.technion.ac.il>
Subject: Externals for scanning

I'm looking for a way to use an Apple Color OneScanner from inside
HyperCard. The 'HyperScan' software that came with the scanner only
supports black and white scanning. An applescript-scriptable scanning
application would also be helpful. Any information would be greatly
appreciated.
				Thanks in advance
				Guy

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

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 94 09:39:42 MST
From: jlundell@skull.opus.com (Jonathan Lundell)
Subject: FaberFinder [A]

There has been some discussion of FaberFinder recently on info-mac; I
haven't seen many answers. I have just gone through the process of
building a FaberFinder-based boot disk. Here are some of the details.

1. Where is FaberFinder? In the info-mac archives, it's under gui/.
   You can find it with archie as well; search for "faber-finder".
   The current rev is apparently 4.1.1.

2. Why doesn't it work? First, read the docs. The business about leaving
   folders open is important. There's a kind of catch-22 in making the
   disk: FaberFinder can't be named "Finder", or it hangs trying to
   launch an app when you use it [why is that?]. But the finder on the
   system you use to make the boot disk insists that a genuine System
   Folder contain both a System and a Finder, by those names. If you
   let your finder get too involved, it will decide that your boot disk's
   System Folder isn't *really* a System Folder, with two consequences.
   1) you won't have the little Mac icon on the boot disk's System Folder
   when you mount it, and 2) your Mac will spit it out when you try to
   boot from it.

3. An alternative approach. The problem with Fabrizio's procedure is that
   it's easy to get your System Folder "turned off" when you mess with
   the boot disk--adding enablers and all the stuff that FaberFinder now
   makes room for. Try another approach: don't use a System Folder at all.
   Here's the procedure, using System 7.1.

   a. Using your system disks, build a "minimum system" diskette.
      Don't add stuff to it; you can add enablers, etc, later.
      Or start with a copy of your "Disk Tools" diskette.

   b. Mount (don't boot from) the new diskette. You'll find that all
      the folders inside the System Folder are empty. Trash them (not
      forgetting to empty the trash). Move Folder and System and any
      enablers to the top level of the disk (not the desktop). Trash
      the now-empty System Folder. (If you find a Finder Prefs, trash it
      along with the Preferences folder.)

   c. Copy the version of FaberFinder named Finder to the boot diskette,
      allowing it to replace the "real" Finder. Rename it "FaberFinder".

   d. Using a low-level disk editor (I used Norton Utilities for Mac's
      Disk Editor), change the Finder Name to FaberFinder. Two notes here:
      there will be two "Finder" strings in the boot block; you want the
      first one. The string is a Pascal string; you'll have to change the
      first byte (string length) from 6 to 0xb.

4. Depending on how you built your minimum system, you'll have 3-400KB
   free to play with. You need about 350KB for Disinfectant, much less
   for Disk First Aid, somewhat more for NUM. [For NUM, check your
   Emergency Disk for a smaller version.]

5. If you have extra space, you may want the current hardware update.
   If you're short, restrict yourself to one enabler (assuming you're
   using more than one) and build a separate disk for each enabler type.

6. If you're *really* cramped, and only need one app, forget FaberFinder
   and make the app itself the Finder; that'll give you an extra 3KB.

7. I haven't tried it, but this should all work with earlier Systems.

Fabrizio, this whole procedure would be lots simpler if FaberFinder could
retain the name "Finder"; no problem with the System Folder, and no need
for a boot-block editor.

/Jonathan Lundell.
jlundell@opus.com

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

Date: 27 Feb 94 15:41:33 EST
From: Hans Kroeger <100136.3052@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: How to get Vector Graphics from PC to Mac (Q)

I need your help:

How do I get Vector Graphis files being created with Micrographics Designer
>From the PC to MacDraw Pro on my Mac (e.g. as PICT format). I couldn't
identify a feasable format on the PC which would be recognized by Mac Draw
Pro. Any idea ?

Thanks in advance !!

Hans

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

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 06:38:11 -0600 (CST)
From: "Larry Rymal:T.E.M.U.G.-EAST_TEXAS-" <lrymal@tenet.edu>
Subject: How to read ATARI discs on Mac (r)


jbt@lulea.trab.se (J|rgen Bergstedt) writes:

> I have some discs fom a ATARI machine with some files I would like to read
> on my Mac LC. PC disc are no problem to read with Apple Filekonverter but
> it can`t read ATARI discs. ATARI discs should be quite close to PC disk
> because ATRI machines can read and write on PC discs. Is there someone who
> has managed to do this? Maby there is someone who has made a program which
> does this. Please mail me any solution to my problem.

	For some reason, I keep bouncing my replies to J|rgen Bergstedt's
address...
	That Atari definitely has not been updated in a very long time.
Any Atari ST with an operating system of at least TOS 1.0.4 should format,
read/write to standard DOS format disks.  TOS 1.0.4 was released, I think,
about 1988.
	In lieu of that, try to find *somewhere* DoubleClick's DC Format
software.  It will write a DOS boot sector to STANDARD DOS-sized disks, i.e.
720K.  Extended Atari format disks, such as those with 920k sizes on double-
density disks will not work.
	If you can't find DC Format, go to a DOS clone (like roaches, they
are everywhere), format a 3 1/2' disk to 720k format, and use that on the
ST.  Transfer your files from the Atari disks to the DOS disks.  You can
then get your files to the Mac.
	Your mileage may vary.  I haven't thought about this in six years!

--Larry

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

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 08:39:38 -0600 (CST)
From: Eric Durbrow <edurbrow@bigcat.missouri.edu>
Subject: Laserwriter Select 300 Problems

I have two frequent problems with the Laserwriter Select 300.

(1) PrintMonitor reports that the paper tray is empty when, in fact, it is
3/4 full. The Apple authorized technician cannot duplicate the problem. I
am using regular laser printer paper.

(2) PrintMonitor reports that the page size is smaller than what is set.

I would be grateful for any suggestions. I am really fed up with this printer.
Thanks.

Eric Durbrow, Ph.D.
Dept of Anthropology
University of Missouri-Columbia

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

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 21:25:25 -0600
From: Paul@gac.edu (Paul Kleeberg)
Subject: LaserWriter V8.1

Does anyone know where I can get LW v8.1?  V8.0 came with PageMaker 5.0 and I
have seen 8.1 fixes here on InfoMac but no 8.x either here or in the Apple
Archives.  Can anyone help?

Paul Kleeberg
Paul@gac.edu

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

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 94 13:14:59 EST
From: alan@kaman.com (Alan Piszcz)
Subject: LineLink 144e S Registers? (Q)

Did anyone get or determine the meaning of the S registers
for the LineLink 144e Modem from MacWareHouse?

Thanks in advance.

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

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 94 14:37:19 EST
From: rsmullen@tecnet1.jcte.jcs.mil
Subject: LineLink Modem Hangups??

Gentlemen,

Like many who read the mail posted to this net, I usually only read it
with a bit of curiosity and seldom find find major issues to identify
with.  Such is the case with my LineLink 144e Modem.  I am one of the
"happy" ones who, till now, have had little or no problems with the
modem.  In fact I have even responded to a few posts from "unhappy"
owners who have seen fit to complain here.  But alas, I now have a
problem that I'm sure I've seen alluded to on a previous post.  Recently
my LineLink has begun to "hangup" unexpectedly during a session.  There
have been a number of sessions when this has occurred with a wide
variety of hosts.  The duration has varied from about 10 minutes to
about 60 minutes.  Sometimes a transfer was in progress, sometimes not.
I have tried several changes to my init string, but so far to no avail.

Has anyone else seen,and or resolved a similar problem with the LineLink
144e?  I would appreciate any help.

P.S.  I went back and read the posting to Info-mac on the LineLink and
also reread the "high speed modem musings" post to the net.  I didn't
get anything I haven't already tried from these.

My current init string is:

ATL3M1X4Q0V1W1E1S0=0H0^M

I took this from MacAckNowledge after doing a "configure modem" in its
setup.  I generally use Zmodem 0.9 as my comm software.

Thanks in Advance,
J.R. Smullen

rsmullen@tecnet1.jcte.jcs.mil

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

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 94 09:58:02 -0800
From: Bill Rausch <t9365@cis13.nfuel.com>
Subject: Lotus on Mac

Regarding the recent comments about Lotus software on the Mac and "the Mac
is dead":  it's too bad they feel that way because they finally got it right
with the current version of Lotus 1-2-3 for the Mac. I bought it from
MacWarehouse as part of a bundle with Deltagraph Pro for $99 and am very
pleased with both products. I use the Lotus built-in graphics and find them
very convenient; my wife was already a Deltagraph user at work and loves
having it on our home machine.

I certainly hope that they continue in the Mac business - Microsoft could use
all the competition they can get (we users will be the winners).


----
    Bill Rausch, SW Engr, wnr@fred.nfuel.com, 509-943-0861
    Numerical Applications, 825 Goethals #A, Richland, WA 99352

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

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 08:16:40 -0500 (EST)
From: "Russell S. Aminzade: Trinity College of VT" <aminzade@moose.uvm.edu>
Subject: Mac Power PC Chips Made in VT?

Some help for a Vermonster.  I know they are making a lot of Power PC
chips at the IBM plant here in Essex Jct., Vermont.  My question is, are
they making any of the ones that are going into the Power Macs?

A friend who works in the chip factory invited me to see IBM's COMDEX
exhibit which they had set up in the cafeteria.  I was delighted to note
that the only working CPU with a PowerPC chip on exhibit was a Macintosh.
Yes, at the IBM exhibit inside the IBM plant! Does this mean the cold war is
over?

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

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 13:51:08 -0500 (EST)
From: Winnie-the-Pooh <bs26@columbia.edu>
Subject: MacWrite II help

I am seeking some assistance concerning MacWrite II.  It seems as if every
time I hit the help key on the extended keyboard the help file loads fine,
but exiting by clicking the close button fails.  Before installing Macsbug
it displayed a box claiming a "F-line instruction error, then froze."
After installing the debugger, it would MacWrite II would crash into
Macsbug which displayed "Bus Error at 40810392 _vDtrmV2+0336 {Move.B
(A2)+,(a1)+ }.  Does anyone know exactly what this means or how to correct
the problem.  Any help would be most appreciated.

System: Quadra 650 (8/230) with CD
	Assortment of Inits etc.
	Not using 32-bit addressing or RAM disk

Thanks in advance.

Benjamin Smith       Columbia University Junior, Engineering Mechanics Major
bs26@columbia.edu



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

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 09:18:10 -0600
From: Kathy A Graff <kgraff@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu>
Subject: Microsoft QuickBASIC & System 7.x

> Dvorah Weisman asked about compatibility between MS QBASIC and System 7.
> There is a fix available free from MS -- version 1.00E.  This version
> works okay with 7.x, but does _not_ like 32-bit addressing.
>
> Doffie Hochreich
> Here and 72567.1760@compuserve.com

I ordered 1.00E from Microsoft last month and it was $10 shipping
and handling. You still have to turn off 32 bit addressing but the
compiled programs work OK.

Kathy Graff
kgraff@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu

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

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 14:44:42 -0600 (CST)
From: Russell Cotton <rcotton@tenet.edu>
Subject: Monitors Problems

Hello Net,

	I have had a problem with my computer for about a year and thought
nothing of it until I found something I really needed it for. In my
Monitors control panel (7.1 & 7.0.1) whenever I click on the Options
button, the computer tells me I don't have enough memory to do this right
now. I have tried starting with all extensions off, Zapping the PRAM,
reinstalling system software, changing to black-and-white... Can anyone
out there tell me what is wrong with my computer (Mac LC II 4/40)?

Please Help
Russell Cotton rcotton@tenet.edu

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

Date: Sat, 26 Feb 94 14:52:18 EST
From: cwiltgen@aol.com
Subject: More info on MacTCP problem

Hello,

I have more specific info concerning my problem with getting any of the Mac
internet front ends to work.  Any help or suggestions are appreciated more
than you know!

My problems seem to revolve around a MacTCP error -23004, which appears to be
an error getting an address from the server (or a duplicate address).  And I
can't tell whether this is my problem or something I should be talking to the
internet provider about (it's a trial Northwest Nexus account, and I'd hate
to take their time if it's a stupid newbie error on my part).

I have MacTCP 2.0.4, and have set it to obtain the address from the server
and set the name server info as Mr. Engst suggests.  I also believe that my
InterSLIP 1.0.1 is set up correctly, and seems to connect fine using my Supra
modem.

Eudora 1.4.1:  I click the Send button and the "Opening MacTCP" dialog
appears.  After a couple minutes, I get "Error: -23004.  Error in getting
address from this server or the address is already in use by another
machine."

Fetch 2.1.1: "Error:  MacTCP couldn't obtain an IP address (the address may
be in use)."

TurboGopher: "-23004.  Could not initialize the MacTCP drivers."

I found how to subscribe to this newsgroup through the list server there, but
would you mind also sending your responses to cwiltgen@aol.com (just in
case)?  I'll be sure to summarize the problem and (hopefully) solution to
this newsgroup as well.

Thank you,

- Chuck Wiltgen

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

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 01:45:59 -0800
From: Dark M00se Rising <wrd@beer.wa.com>
Subject: Nasty problems with my hard drive (help)

Hi there,

I've been having some distressing problems with my hard drive. If anybody
could help out, I'd really appreciate it. Here's the story:

I've got a PowerBook Duo 210, which originally came with an 80 meg drive. I
recently upgraded to a 203 meg drive from APS, and I decided to keep the
old drive as a backup. So I ordered a portable case and a cable for it,
assembled everything, and hooked it up.

The documentation that came with my new drive claimed that the APS driver
software was better and faster than most, so I reformatted the drive before
backing my software up to it with Norton Backup. Everything worked fine; I
kept it turned on for a few days to make sure all was well, and had no
problems.

However, when I tried to back up the drive again a month later, I got some
bad block errors. The drive had never given me any problems before, and
it's only about a year old, so I found this peculiar. I tried reformatting
it again, and the software reported errors, so I ran the complete,
multi-hour APS battery of tests on it. Every test succeeded; about four
defects were reported, but the software said this was well within normal
tolerance levels. So I tried doing the automatic setup again, and it went
flawlessly -- the disk formatted and partitioned okay, and the driver
installed.

However, when I tried to back up my system again, Norton once again
reported bad blocks and refused to finish. When I rebooted, the drive
failed to mount, and now neither the APS software nor SCSI Probe can seem
to force it to mount without crashing my machine.

There's no SCSI conflict, I'm sure, and the cable's good, because I've now
got a CD-ROM drive hooked up with the same cable and SCSI ID as the hard
drive had, and it's working perfectly. Can anybody suggest any reasons or
cures for this problem? Is my drive hopelessly hosed? Is there any chance
the problem lies with the portable case rather than the drive itself?

If you've got any answers, kindly email me directly at wrd@beer.wa.com.
And, as it happens, I'm in the middle of writing a book on the Internet,
and this'll be a nice example of the sort of information you can get here.
So I may be using the answer in a book (if you answer, and don't want to be
quoted in print, kindly let me know when you respond).

Thanks in advance,

Bill
wrd@beer.wa.com

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

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 21:45:34 -0600
From: gibhenry@cscns.com (Gib Henry)
Subject: nice bitmap font printing

On Thu, 17 Feb 94, Allan Hunter (AHUNTER@CCVM.sunysb.edu) asked:

>Question is:  What is the secret that is used by LaserPrinters (at least
>circa 1988) to print bitmap-only fonts in such a way that significantly
>larger point sizes than anything installed in the system still come out
>looking nearly as nice as if they were TrueTypes or PostScripts?
>...
>Is it perhaps the driver-level checkbox for "font smoothing"?

You were on the right track:  it was the font smoothing option.  Trick is,
Apple's LaserPrep would *only* do it on Apple laser printers!

Then someone came out with ResEdit modifications to LaserPrep to allow it
to do smoothing on *any* PostScript printer.  However, the exact location
and form of the change varied from version to version.  I happen to still
have the change for two of the versions, but it certainly won't work in
version 8 (LaserPrep doesn't exist anymore) and possibly version 7 either
without some investigation:

Edit POST resource #-8192, loc {$20D in LaserPrep 6.0, or $898 in LaserPrep
5.2} "{0}ifelse exch":  change 0 to 2.

If anyone knows of a comparable change to the LaserWriter 8.1.1 driver,
please e-mail me and I'll summarize to Info-Mac.

Hope this helps!

--
--Gib Henry

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

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 13:25:26 +0200
From: zviki@techunix.technion.ac.il (Zviki Cohen)
Subject: Ofoto 2.0 to 2.02 upgrade ???

	Hello !

	I encounterd some bugs in Ofoto version 2.0 that I got with my
Apple Color OneScanner and since I know there's a newer version I want to
upgrade. Being in Israel it is quite a problem to contact LightSource for
the upgrade so I wonder if anyone can has their E-mail address, or even
better - has anyone got an updater to Ofoto ?   Any help would be most
welcome.

		 TIA,

			  Zviki Cohen <zviki@tx.technion.ac.il>

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

Date: Sat, 26 Feb 94 18:33:52 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <IRBLOOM@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: Please Don't Write

I realize this sort of thing is mostly only done by the big kids on
the net, but I've been getting a lot of mail from y'all lately. So it
may not be the hubris it seems.

Please don't try to contact me over the next two weeks. After getting up
close and personal to our first ice storm of February, I hied myself to
our local travel person and told her to "Get us out of here!" Hobbling
about on an ice-induced broken ankle herself, she sympathized.

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

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 94 13:01:38 -0500
From: Norm Weiner <weiner@oswego.Oswego.EDU>
Subject: Popup Folder

Dear Netters:

I see in the current MacWorld that Inline Design has a new product called Popup
Folder, which creates hierarchical menus (like NowMenus and BeHierarchic) for
all FOLDERS in the finder window (not just from the Apple menu), allowing you
to
get to your documents without having to double-click your way through a maze of
nested folders. A wonderful idea and a decent price (lists for $60). But I
wonder if there's already shareware on the net that does this. If you know of
any, please let me know. Thanks for everyone's help, as always.

Norm Weiner
weiner@oswego.oswego.edu

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

Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 17:20:25 -0500
From: barnett aaron <abarne1@gl.umbc.edu>
Subject: PPC and SCSI?

 Has anyone heard wether apple will continue to support SCSI devices
in the future of PowerPCs. I had heard later PPCs would abandon
NuBus for PCI.
 Curious because i want to get another hard drive soon.

.
aaron | abarne1@gl.umbc.edu
"It's a safety mechanism, the mind shuts off."

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

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 15:57:27 -0500 (EST)
From: kim3@husc.harvard.edu
Subject: Problems with ppat's - crash crash crash!

I crashed Chameleon (commercial Before Dark) trying to install the Steak
Face Before Dark ppat's, and again while importing the Turnaround Textures.
The second time was fatal. I now get an error -39 when attempting to run
it and even Resedit won't touch it (too corrupted).

Opening either of those ppat files with Resedit works but I cannot open
any of the ppat's for editing because they are "corrupted."

The same is true for a ppat from Turnaround Textures which I managed to
install into my System file before losing Chameleon forever.

I got a fresh copy of Before Dark and found that I could not import the
dozens of ppat's I had stored inside Chameleon.

What's worse, I could not delete some of the ppat's that come with Before
Dark without encountering a self-destructive system freeze-up. Thank god
I had made a copy of Before Dark on a whim, or else I would have had to
download it again.

I run a Centris 610 with quite a few extensions. I don't really see how
any of them could be affecting Before Dark or Chameleon. If anyone has
any insights, or has had similar problems importing the Steak Face or
Turnaround ppat's please email me.

Thanks,


			      ~  Jason Y. Kim  ~
				     ~=@=~

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

Date: Sat, 26 Feb 94 23:28:26 EST
From: Jeff Kline <EGKLINE@indst.indstate.edu>
Subject: Refilling HP Double size Ink Cartiges

Hey Folks, I am interested in how to go about filling the double
capacity cartidges with ink.  I have filled quite a few of the old cartridges,
but
they took away the hole
and have a warning that if you puncture the hole, it will leak.

So how is it done (Or point me to a document or FAQ).

Jeff

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

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 94 09:48:53 PDT
From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: Serial clients

In Regards to your letter <199402280819.AA20571@nwnexus.wa.com>:
> So, are there other programs out there. I would like to find gopher, ftp,
www,
> and telnet software.  I'd appreciate any information on this.

There are several other newsreaders, but no serial implementations
of gopher, ftp, www, or telnet that I know of. Well, telnet's a bit
odd since it's just terminal emulation anyway, so there's no need
for a special client for it - just use a terminal emulator.

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: Mon, 28 Feb 94 09:46:21 PDT
From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: SLIP problems

In Regards to your letter <199402280819.AA20571@nwnexus.wa.com>:
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm a newbie that's taken advantage of Northwest Nexus' special two-weeks
> free access offer through Adam Engst's Internet Starter Kit.  So far I've
> been able to use ftp, gopher, wais, etc. with relatively few problems (in the
> Unix shell -- blechh! <g>).
>
> My problem is getting Fetch, Eudora, and TurboGopher to work correctly with a
> SLIP connection, and if anyone has any ideas why I'd love to hear them.

Simple solution, Chuck. If you can call up Northwest Nexus with a
terminal emulator and use all the command line progrmas from the shell,
you don't have a SLIP account! :-) Just call the folks at Northwest
Nexus or send them email and ask them to switch your account over
to a SLIP account from a shell account. Note that at that point, you
will ONLY be able to connect with InterSLIP or another SLIP program.
No more terminal emulation (actually, you can login and send your
password, and then it will say SL/IP session beginning...).

On occasion, they've made a mistake in setting up an account, or if
you didn't specify what you wanted when you signed up, they would
have given you a shell account by default.

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: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 11:23:06 EST
From: Jim McClellan <mcclella@gauss.eedsp.gatech.edu>
Subject: sounds extracted from movies [Q]

 Looking for a little utility to convert the sound track
 in a Quicktime movie file to a raw data file.

 I can do this with Scott Lindsey's Movie2Snd, followed
 by Soundedit Pro reading the snd resource in and writing
 an AIFF output.
 ..but I would like to do this in one step, on rather long
 files,...and for stereo, 44.1kHz, 16-bit data.

 In particular, I'm trying to get from an audio CD
 directly into MATLAB and other C programs for analysis.



........jim mcclellan   <mcclella@eedsp.gatech.edu>   (404)894-8325
FAX:(404)853-9171

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

Date: Sat, 26 Feb 94 17:55:46 -0500
From: stevep@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca (Steve Portigal)
Subject: strange startup noise?

 I turned on my IIsi early one morning, and the monitor went on, but did
not show anything. The machine went "ba ba BING" (a very musical sequence)
and just sat there.

 Anyone know what's up with that? Kinda scary stuff...

Steve

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

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 16:32:55 -0600
From: abrohams@facstaff.wisc.edu (Tim Onosko)
Subject: Subscribe

How do I subscribe to Info-Mac Digest via e-mail?

-- Tim Onosko
-- internet:abrohams@facstaff.wisc.edu

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

Date: 27 Feb 94 15:41:24 EST
From: Hans Kroeger <100136.3052@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Summary: Copy MacDraw Pro into MS Word

Here is a summary of the answers I received to my question below:

>If I copy and paste a drawing from Mac Draw Pro into Microsoft Word, and
>then print the Word document I get the text characters with odd spacing.
>
>Other shortcomings are that underlining of text is partly missing.
>I am using standard fonts like Helvetica 10....
>
>Any idea how to resolve this problem ....?
===========================================================================
Andy Scheck (aes@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu) wrote:
I've also had strange results from pasting MacDraw Pro documents into Word.
My work-around is to save the picture as an EPS (an option from "Save As ..."
dialog) then import that into Word. It seems to retain all of the subtle
MacDraw Pro details that converting to a PICT loses. Be sure to save the
picture as a normal MDPro document also because the EPS version is useless for
making changes.
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Gerald Osthe (gerald@cs.st-andrews.ac.uk) wrote:
I am surprised not to see this kind of question more often. I've had a ton
of problems of this sort, and they are not restricted to either MacDraw Pro
or Microsoft Word. Other instances of the same problem are, for example,
misaligned arrow heads, gaps between what appear to be touching lines on
screen, etc.
As I understand it, the cause of the problem is the fact that the 'pict'
data on the clipboard stores 'control points' only at 72 dpi resolution.
While lines, curves, and characters are printed at any resolution the
printer provides, truncation of the control point coordinates makes the
object 'jump' to align to a 72 dpi grid. You can't see this jump on screen
which only has 72 dpi resolution.

Here are two solutions

1.  Export your drawing in encapsulated postscript (EPS) form

MacDraw Pro can produce EPS files and Word 5 (don't know about older
versions) can import them. This solution is cumbersome and requires a lot
of space for EPS data but works perfectly every time.

2.  While in the drawing package, make sure the 'autogrid' is switched on.

As long as the resolution of the grid you use is a divisor of 72 (e.g. 8,
9, 12 etc.) this will work fine. The maximal grid resolution of 72 dpi of
this method is really sufficient for most needs.

The whole thing is a serious flaw in the Mac interface IMHO (what you see
is almost what you get?) Simple 'cut and paste' shouldn't get you into
trouble like this. Hopefully, Quickdraw GX will make this problem go away.
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
N. J. Taber wrote:
We've had good success here in pasting MacDraw Pro drawings into MSWord 5,
by using the "Paste Special..." command and selecting "Picture" as the
type.  Even then we occasionally still have problems, so we'll keep Andy's
suggestion handy - thanks!
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David Carson, Word Support at Compuserve wrote:
Hans,
What exact version of MacDraw Pro is it? Also, this article from our
Knowledge Base might help, as this is often a problem with MacDraw II
and Pro (that's been around for ages). I believe that it should fix it. Let
me know what you find...

Word: MacDraw Graphics Text Appears Cut Off

Summary:
If the text from MacDraw II graphics seems to be cut off or missing
characters when printed in Microsoft Word versions 1.x, 3.x, and 4.0,
but prints correctly in MacDraw II, Fractional Character Widths was
selected (default) in MacDraw before the graphics were copied to the
Clipboard.

Microsoft has been unable to duplicate this problem with Word 5.0 and
MacDraw II version 1.1.

With MacDraw II version 1.0v4 or later, do the following to correct
the problem:

1. In MacDraw II, choose Preferences from the Layout menu.

2. Clear the Fractional Character Widths option. Click the OK button.

3. Copy the graphics to the Clipboard by choosing Copy from the Edit
   menu. Quit MacDraw II.

4. Open Word. From the Edit menu, choose Paste.

For more information about MacDraw II, call Claris Technical Support
at (408) 727-9054.
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Alan (aheflich@fc.mcnet.com) wrote:
In Info-Mac Digest V12 #25 Hans Kroeger reported problems in copying from
MacDraw Pro and pasting into MS Word 5,x

The problem in pasting from MacDraw Pro into MS Word is due to the fact
that MS Word does not handle the PICT2 resource well.

The fix is to go to the MacDraw Pro preferences and turn off Fractional
Widths.  You will notice that the text in MacDraw Pro will 'mess up'
like it does in word.  Fix it in MacDraw Pro before coping to the
clipboard.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you all for your help !!

Hans

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 01:46:41 -0800 (PST)
From: Jason Simon Stone <2gitarz@uclink.berkeley.edu>
Subject: SupraFAXModem LC vs. V.32bis

I have seen the SupraFAXModem advertised in many catalogs and other
places and I always see two different modems with a price difference of
about $60. One is the SupraFAXModem LC, the other is the SupraFAXModem
V.32bis. For the life of me I can't figure out      6-`

  /reA}Ilj:rB4
BI9eT<k

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 94 23:13:42 JST
From: attjp4!lss@attjpn.att.com
Subject: The decline and fall of the Macintosh software base

> A friend at Lotus tells me that they think the Mac is dead, so they
> will not be bringing out anymore Mac software.  His belief is that
> everyone will move to IBM-compatibles. This isn't an official
> announcement, but he's in a position where he should know.

Someone please tell me why they would finally port Lotus 1-2-3 to the Mac if
only to dump it a couple of years later?!?
--
Larry Staples                                      Email: lss@attjpn.att.com

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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 94 14:03:37 EST
From: "Leslie F. Marcus" <LAMQC%CUNYVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: TRS, RS232C info, and data acquistion

I am involved with data acquisition from digital calipers which send an
ASCII string of numbers compatible with RS232C protocol.  On IBM PC and
clone platforms Terminate Stay Resident (TSR) software has been developed by
a number of people to intercept the data coming from the caliper when
a button or foot pedal is pressed on the device, and put the value where
the cursor is - in Lotus, DBase, or whatever your favorite application is.
I am trying to find the same capability - i.e. a TSR procedure for the Mac
so we can take data in Excel, or whatever.
I also have heard of a "keyboard wedge" which takes data from a RS232 or
RS422 device and puts the data in a form compatible with the ADB port, or
directly into the keyboard stream (keyboard plugged to box, caliper to box,
and box to keyboard port on the Mac)
I have been searching and asking, looking at catalogs etc. and am quite
frustrated.  If anyone can tell me of products or solutions to this problem
I would be much appreciative.  Some of the "black boxes" which take Analog
signals etc. and convert to serial can do this, but they are expensive and
overkill for this simple application.  Thanks in advance.  Please answer
me directly, as I am not on the list.  Will be glad to summarize and distri-
bute what comes my way.
Les Marcus

Leslie F. Marcus      Send mail to: Department of Invertebrates
Professor of Biology                American Museum of Natural History
Queens College of CUNY              CPW at 79th, New York, NY 10024
BITNET:LAMQC@CUNYVM Internet:LAMQC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU or MARCUS@AMNH.ORG
Telephone: 212-769-5721 (answer phone after 4+ rings) FAX:212-769-5495

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 20:59:34 -0500 (EST)
From: 2d Lt Avram Dorfman <adorfman@cs.tufts.edu>
Subject: Updating Stylewriter II driver (Q)

Please respond directly - will post summary.

Does anyone know how to update the stylewriter II driver from v1.0 to
v1.2? I got the "install disk" from Apple, but it is only one disk, and
there are four disks to the stylewriter II installation package.

It asked me to insert my second disk, so I gave it the one that came w/
the printer. It said "this isn't the correct 'Disk 2 Printer Software'."

The only thing it needs from disk 2 is "printer share." Does anyone know
if the printer share w/ v1.2 is a different version than the the one with
v1.0? v1.0 comes with printer share v1.0. If anyone out there has v1.2 of
the printer driver, could you please tell me what version you have of
printer share?

-Avram Dorfman (adorfman@cs.tufts.edu)

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Date: 26 Feb 94 13:03:58 -0500
From: eric.larson@f620.n2605.z1.ieee.org (eric larson)
Subject: Use of Scanners in Image Analysis

Please include the following request for assistance in the next issue of Info-
Mac Digest. Thanks.

---

I am considering recommending the purchase of a scanner for use in an image
analysis application -

Currently we use a 750x450 pixel CCD based camera in conjunction with a 25x
microscope and PC with dedicated software to detect surface defects on sheet
goods. The problem is that this setup can only scan 35 mm^2 at a time at the
resolution we really want, and we are having to take a large number of
measurements to get an accurate defect rate. Automation of this equipment to
take a large number of samples using a motorized stage is possible, however
this will cost at least $15,000. This may be only a stopgap, however, as I
suspect that as this project progresses we will make great stides in reducing
defect rates.

Some back of the envelope calculations tell me that this resolution is
equivalent to about 1600-2400 dpi. I have seen a nuber of scanners on the
market priced at $2000 or so that claim this sort of resolution. Obviously the
scanner would be capable of handling a larger image size than I can capture
with the CCD, and is far less costly than a motorized stage. Software like NIH
Image seems to have the analysis capability that I need - the problem with
Image is that it is not really great at handling images this large, so I might
have to write custom software. This, I can handle if need be.

The major question is how comparable these resolution figures are - will a 2400
dpi scanner resolution figure really be comparable to a resolution figure based
on CCD pixel counts, or is there some problem I am missing? A secondary
question is if I have to write my own analysis software, are there any standard
texts that cover topics like particle measurement in image analysis? Surely
there must...

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 94 15:17:25 MEZ
From: "Dr. Stefan P. Mueller"
<ONM010%vm.hrz.uni-essen.de@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Where is Network Launch Fix? [A]

Thanks to all who responded to my inquiry! Network Launch Fix seems to
be incompatible with MPW and was withdrawn from ftp.apple.com. I wish
Apple could announce things like this!

Stefan

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 01:18 EST
From: Don't Panic! <ABRODY@vax.clarku.edu>
Subject: Writer of Internet Archivest - need e-mail address (Q)

Dear Netters,
The author of the Internet Archivest hypercard stack left on his post to the
archive an invalid internet address:

jrthibauly@campus.ulaval.ca

Does anyone know where he may be reached.  I would like to be able to offer
some suggestions as to how he can improve his hypercard stack.

I say this is an invalid internet address as my VAX/VMS mailer does not
recognize the address as a valid internet address and the postmaster sends me
back a message saying it couldn't be delivered.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
ABRODY@VAX.CLARKU.EDU

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 12:42:44 -0600 (CST)
From: "F. J. Van Wetering" <fjvanwet@cwis.unomaha.edu>
Subject: Z-term Auto-Dial (Q)

I have recently tried Z-term on my Mac.  In general, I like the software
and would like to send in my shareware fee, however, ... I cannot get
Z-term to automatically re-dial the number if it gets a busy signal.  The
documentation does not address this at all, it only states that "Z-term
will continue trying until it gets a connection".  It does not.  When I
first boot up Z-term, my first attempt to dial is repeated ONCE.  After
the second attempt, the dialog box goes away and Z-term just sits there.

If anyone has any suggestions, please drop me a line.  If this helps, my
configuration is the following:
MacPlus w/ 4M RAM
Novy Quik'030 accelerator board
System 7 + TuneUp 1.1
LineLink 144e faxmodem

fjvanwet@cwis.unomaha.edu

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 00:07:28 -0500 (EST)
From: Norman Friedman <norm@helix.nih.gov>

	Can anyone tell me why - in the middle of innocently reading
mail, I would get an "illegial instruction" bomb?
What are the causes for illegial instruction? WHAT DID I DO?
Thanks in advance
norm@helix.nih.gov

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