Date: Wed,  9 Mar 94 01:08:29 PST
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Info-Mac Digest             Wed,  9 Mar 94       Volume 12 : Issue 37

Today's Topics:

      (A) RAMDoubler on an LC?
      (C) Applications "lost" after desktop rebuilt
      (C) RAMDoubler on an LC? (2 msgs)
      .gz extensions!
      14.4 rates
      A calm request for HEEELLLLLPPP!!!!!
      Animated graphics program for video design (fwd)
      ARA 2 better than ARA 1?
      A success story TCP/IP over LocalTalk
      Cheap PowerTalk Mail?
      ClarisWorks Logon Macro [Q]
      Classic II Clip-On Processor (2 msgs)
      Contacting Military Addresses via Internet
      Crash sounds [J] (2 msgs)
      DECLaser 1152 (2 msgs)
      DEClaser 1152 comments
      Disinfectant 3.4 Problem
      eDisk (A)
      eDisk (R) (2 msgs)
      FileMaker Record-By-Record Synching
      First WUArchive, now Sumex...
      Formatting/Partition Software (2 msgs)
      Free Mac Offer
      Handeze gloves - here is UK address (2 msgs)
      HD on PowerBook 140 (2 msgs)
      help with directory problem
      HP 500C vs. Cannon 600
      Info-Mac Digest V12 #36 (2 msgs)
      IPC / IAC
      laserwriter IInt
      MacHandwriter - an update
      MacPost Send Log (2 msgs)
      mactcp and ara
      MacTCP and ethernet (A)
      MacTCP over ARA?
      MailOrder Apple Color OneScanner
      Microphone II
      NetWare for Macintosh & ATPS
      old softwares
      Photoshop Copy transgression
      Photovoltaic power in J
      Power cords (R)
      Printer tests (R) (2 msgs)
      Problem with Newswatcher and .newsrc file
      Purity Test
      Q610 DOS Power PC Upgrade?
      Q840AV and patch for disk hits
      Question on Laserwriter Pro 810 (2 msgs)
      QuickTime 1.6.2
      QuickTime FAQ?
      RAM Trippler. How to.
      Sonic Systems' "The Diskless Mac" ... trade experiences? (Q)
      Speech Manager, MacIntalk (Q)
      SYQUEST 270MB 3.5" (Q)
      Tacoma Narrows Bridge movie
      TT Font Won't Trash
      TUTSIM simulation
      Updating Stylewriter II driver (located)
      Vendor for 10mb floppies (Jasmine MegaDrive)?
      Video Output To VCR
      Wishing for a SpreadBase/DataSheet...

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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 12:28:23 -0500
From: "Tom Scott" <Tom_Scott@qmengr.mail.cornell.edu>
Subject: (A) RAMDoubler on an LC?

     (A) RAMDoubler on an LC?
When I asked...

>>Isn't the Apple MMU the PMMU that RAMDoubler requires?  Why does
MacCheck
>>report an MMU if one isn't supposed to exist?  I don't want to buy
>>RAMDoubler if it isn't going to work.  Any insight to what the heck's
going
>>on would be appreciated.


Arthur Darren Dunham <add@is.rice.edu> quickly responded with:

>No.  The MMU is not a PMMU.  The '020 machines add an MMU on the
>motherboard.  The Mac II could take advantage of a PMMU if it
>replaced the MMU.  (The 'P' is for Paged.)
>
>EVERY machine has something that acts like an MMU (even the 68000
>machines).  The 020 and up have more functional ones, being able to
>address 4G of memory.
>
>The MMU simply allows a mapping of address space to physical
>structures (RAM, ROM, I/0, Slots, Chips, etc...).  The PMMU adds
>additional intellegence, and can handle paged memory by itself.  The
>ability to page memory in and out is required for VM and RamDoubler.

Which answers my original question.  RAMDoubler will *NOT* work on the
original LC, since it lacks a PMMU.  I might need to swap a few
machines
around -- there's an LC II that's not being used to it's full potential
that could make use of RAMDoubler since it has an '030 processor with
the PMMU built-in.  Thanks all for your helpful responses.


Thomas Scott, Systems Manager, College of Engineering
Cornell University, Carpenter Hall Annex, Ithaca, NY  14853

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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 12:59:17 -0600
From: courcoul@itesmcq1.qro.itesm.mx (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: (C) Applications "lost" after desktop rebuilt

>Bill Brideson <saswlb@unx.sas.com> says:
>>>"document can't be opened because the application that created it can't
>>>be found" would appear. This happened with ...
>and Bill Rausch <t9365@cis13.nfuel.com> replied:
>>I've had this problem, caused by an incomplete (i.e., interrupted) desktop
>>rebuild. The old desktop got erased but the new one was not completely
>>built.
...
> I used TechTool to erase my desktops from both
>drives, and rebooted.  Both desktops rebuilt beautifully and all my
>icons came back.  Get it from sumex:
>info-mac/cfg/tech-tool-102.hqx.  Hope this helps!!  :-)
			^^^
If you get TechTool, be sure to get version 1.0.3, especially if you ever
plan on using the utility to reset the PRAM on your Mac. Versions prior to
this one literally ZAP the whole PRAM, wiping out important info (such as
the amount of time the machine has been operating and other diagnostic
data). 1.0.3 only blasts away the "user portion" of the PRAM.

JMC

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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 11:59:20 -0500
From: "Tom Scott" <Tom_Scott@qmengr.mail.cornell.edu>
Subject: (C) RAMDoubler on an LC?

     (C) RAMDoubler on an LC?
I originally asked:

>I've heard stories that RAMDoubler only works on '030 machines.  I
also
>heard that it's not the processor that's important, but the presence
of a
>PMMU.  Which leads me to the question:  Will RAMDoubler (an original)
'020
>LC with a PMMU?

And I had a few people write back and essentially say "... there ain't
no such beast..." as an LC with a PMMU.  The reason I thought there was
is because of the results of a MacCheck scan on the volume.  Here's a
couple of excerpts from the report:

     Hardware Info

     Macintosh Model:
	 Macintosh LC (ID = 19)
     Physical Ram Size:
	 4 Mb (4096 Kb)
    Logical Ram Size:
	 4 Mb (4092 Kb)
    ROM Version:
	$67C
    ROM SubVersion:
	$13F1-7.10
    NuBus Slot Information:
	NuBus Slot Number: $E
	Card Name: LC Dual Page Video
	Board ID: 589

    SCSI Information:
	SCSI ID: 0
	Device Type: Hard Drive
	Device Name: Fran's HD
	Device Size:  40 Mb (42030592 bytes)
	Vendor ID: QUANTUM
	Product ID: LP40S  940409404
	Revision: 2.9
	Device Serial Number: 4106300527

    .
    .
    .

    oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
    Additional Hardware Info

    Processor:
	68020 at 16 MHz
    Co-Processor:
	None
    Memory Manager:
	Apple MMU


Isn't the Apple MMU the PMMU that RAMDoubler requires?  Why does
MacCheck report an MMU if one isn't supposed to exist?  I don't want to
buy RAMDoubler if it isn't going to work.  Any insight to what the
heck's going on would be appreciated.


Thomas Scott, Systems Manager, College of Engineering
Cornell University, Carpenter Hall Annex, Ithaca, NY  14853

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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 94 12:43:28 EST
From: "Lee Larson" <lmlars01@homer.louisville.edu>
Subject: (C) RAMDoubler on an LC?

If the LC is anything like the old Mac II, the MMU in the machine is not
really a PMMU, but rather a chip Apple cobbled together on the cheap to do a
few of the PMMU functions. On the original Mac II you had to pull this out
and replace it with a real PMMU to get virtual memory working. My original
copy of Connectix' Virtual came with the chip way back when.

 2
L

>     (C) RAMDoubler on an LC?
>I originally asked:
>
>>I've heard stories that RAMDoubler only works on '030 machines.  I
>also
>>heard that it's not the processor that's important, but the presence
>of a
>>PMMU.  Which leads me to the question:  Will RAMDoubler (an original)
>'020
>>LC with a PMMU?
>
>And I had a few people write back and essentially say "... there ain't
>no such beast..." as an LC with a PMMU.  The reason I thought there was
>is because of the results of a MacCheck scan on the volume.  Here's a
>couple of excerpts from the report:

stuff deleted

>Isn't the Apple MMU the PMMU that RAMDoubler requires?  Why does
>MacCheck report an MMU if one isn't supposed to exist?  I don't want to
>buy RAMDoubler if it isn't going to work.  Any insight to what the
>heck's going on would be appreciated.
>
>
>Thomas Scott, Systems Manager, College of Engineering
>Cornell University, Carpenter Hall Annex, Ithaca, NY  14853
>
>
>
>


Lee Larson    //    lmlars01@homer.louisville.edu     \\    (502)852-6826
Department of Mathematics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292

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Date: 8 Mar 1994 23:06:21 GMT
From: petersen.9@popmail.acs.ohio-state.edu (F. L. Petersen )
Subject: .gz extensions!

I've been looking for a program to uncompress .gz extensions!  Nearly all
the FTP site use it...someone please help!


--
F.L. Petersen
Gamma Pack - Sgt. at Arms
petersen.9@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu
"Werewolves ride in pick-up trucks, you can be your life on it!"

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Date: Mon, 07 Mar 94 09:45:00 PST
From: Wyatt Webb <wyattw@MAILPO2.ASYM2PO.asymetrix.com>
Subject: 14.4 rates

Misdirected to owner-info-mac@ricevm1.rice.edu:

 ---------------------------Original message----------------------------

Jonathan Lundell sez:

>I've seen Fetch report transfer rates of over 2500 cps on a 14.4
>compressed connection. That would suggest that if you can you should
>use at least 38400 for 14.4 modems.

Careful.  It depends on the file you are transferring.  If it's a text file
or a .hqx file then the compression really helps.  In the case of compressed
files (i.e. .sit, .cpt, .sea) the compression has no effect (or in some
cases makes the transfer slower).  With compressed binary files, my best
throughput has been 1300-1350 cps on a 14.4 connection.  Also remember that
error correction tends to slow the connection down as well.
     -Wyatt

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Date: Tue, 08 Mar 1994 17:00:15 -0500 (EST)
From: "William P. Krauthammer" <F2EHG786@umiami.ir.miami.edu>
Subject: A calm request for HEEELLLLLPPP!!!!!

This is a humble plea for help from any Mac gurus who can spare a
moment to reply. On a IIsi (17/240, system 7.1/HSU 2.01, no VM, lots
of CPs and INITs), I've been experiencing a variety of system errors
that has me fearing the possible need to reinitialize the entire HD.
I've already performed a clean reinstallation of the system and finder
but the problems persist. Symptoms include:

 --Corrupted applications that won't launch due to system error #15
   (segment loading error)

 --Crashes giving MacsBug error message: User break at 00D2AF44 (and
   F30] 'CODE 003 131A' + 0254  *MOVEM.L  (A7)+,A3/A4  14CDF 1800

 --Download error: Not enough memory for segment #19

I ran Norton Utilities 2.0 and MacTools 2.0, each of which found
some confused bundle bits (and fixed them) but nothing more serious
than that. DFA 7.2 says the disk is OK. I've tried optimizing the
drive and rebuilding the desktop, to no avail.

A tech. at La Cie support said he would look into the error #15 and
get back to me, but he never did. His initial reaction, however, was
that there were unfixable problems with the disk directory and related
stuff and that I'd have to reformat the drive and reinstall everything
>From scratch.

Now, I've got all my important stuff backed up on floppies (I can't
afford a backup device yet, though it's on the list) but setting up my
entire system anew will take me two full days. Clearly, I'd like to
exhaust all other possible solutions before I do that.

If anyone could shed some light here, I'd be extremely appreciative.

Millions of TIA,

Bill

--
William P. Krauthammer
f2ehg786@umiami.ir.miami.edu

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Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 22:26:55 -0500 (EST)
From: Paul Koch <pkoch@cdcnet.uniandes.edu.co>
Subject: Animated graphics program for video design (fwd)

 --------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 17:28:55 -0500
From: LINDA CRESCIMANO <CRESCIL@delphi.com>
To:  <@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu:pkoch@uniandes.edu.co>
Subject: Animated graphics program for video design

Is there an animated graphics program for video designed for a Macintosh
computer that will allow us to transfer computer graphics to VHS or
3/4 inch video tape from a floppy disk?  We are looking to design our
own graphics for video production.
Thank you in advance for all your help.
		 LIinda Crescimano                    crescil@delphi.com

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Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 21:25:30 -0600
From: kwgs_fc@vax1.utulsa.edu (Frank Christel)
Subject: ARA 2 better than ARA 1?

Is ARA version 2 faster and more forgiving than version 1?

We're using ARA version 1 with a Powerbook & Global Village Gold connecting
to a SE/30 server & Zoom 14.4 modem. The modems always connect, no matter
the speed, but ARA only works reliably with a 9600 baud script.

Does the upgrade help?  Have those who have switched to SLIP or PPP been
pleased with the performance?

Frank Christel
The University of Tulsa
kwgs_fc@vax1.utulsa.edu

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Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 07:29:56 +0100 (MET)
From: bach@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de (Michael Bach)
Subject: A success story TCP/IP over LocalTalk

Dear colleagues:

Assuming this is be a topic of general interest, I would like to share
my experiences to access TCP/IP services from macs connected via LocalTalk.
I know this has been done successully by lots of other people, but the question
crops up often enough.

Our situation: 40 odd Macs, all connected via PhoneNet in 3 Zones (PhoneNet
is very cheap, fast enough yet, and extremely versatil in allowing a backbone
with many branches. Now all the Macs want internet access, not necessarily
the Internet, but campus services that run on TCP/IP protocols.

For this, TCP/IP packets have to be wrapped with an AppleTalk layer. This can
be done by boxes like gatorbridge or via software. I first opted for software.
I am aware of 2 solutions: One on a PC with a LocalTalk card, the other
with the software "EtherBridge/TCP" from sonic systems, running on a Mac with
both an ethernet and phonenet connection. As the name implies, "EtherBridge"
is a true bridge. This is not what you would want when connection an in-house
network to a campus-wide network. I would rather not go into the details,
suffice to say that it worked occasionally, but slowed down our network
immensely
and many strange workstations and printers from the campus popped up in all
(or none) of our zones.  EtherBridge ist not a bad product, it seems just not
suitable for this.

So much for the software solution. Now gateways, or multiprotocol routers,
or whatever they are called are still very expensive IN GERMANY. But then I
hit on "Ether.Route/TCP II" from Compatible Systems. They offer, in this
country
at least, currently the most cost effective solution. Before buying, I had
a couple of questions that were rapidly answered via email from Dan Angst
at Compatible Systems. (Well, you would expect them to be nice before you buy
:-)).
Well the box arrived, with the wrong voltage and power connector (you would
expect MacWarehouse, German section, should get this right in the first
place).
They promised to send a transformer/adaptor, and I hooked up an interim
solution. Within 10 minutes it worked! Ether.Route/TCP II also has two
LocalTalk connectors, so I could use it as a zone router within LocalTalk
as well, freeing up one server that had previously done this using Apple's
Internet Router.

All Macs on LocalTalk must have MacTCP installed, not a trivial task, but it
can be done (there is nice documentation on this at sumex, or was :-( ). Then I
had a problem: TCP/IP protocols would not hop across zone boundaries! After
several attempts I contacted Compatible Systems. They were very helpful and
studied our setup, but found no solution right away. Then they suggested I
retrieve
the latest software running within the router via ftp. Did that, downloaded
it into the router's flash memory, and, voila, it worked!

With the freeware "NCSA telnet" now all our macs can access Internet services.
It would be even nicer if this program were scriptable, I have heard that
its DOS cousin is; arghh! Does anyone know of a scriptable (auto-login)
telnet program? I am currently using Microphone pro, which is fine, but
too expensive to distribute to all our users.

Anyway: TCP/IP access by LocalTalk networked macs is fairly easy, and, once
installed (and no double IP numbers etc!) reliable.

Greetings, Michael.
--
Dr. Michael Bach, Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Freiburg,
D-79106 Freiburg, Germany. ++049(761)270-4060 <bach@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de>

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 94 09:07 PST
From: Bradley_Lane@mindlink.bc.ca (Bradley Lane)
Subject: Cheap PowerTalk Mail?

I work for a small real estate appraisal firm. We have nine Macintosh
machines in our office--four desktop, and five PowerBooks. All of our
machines are connected to a simple AppleTalk daisy chain, and one of our
desktop machines is set up as an AppleTalk Remote Access Server.

I was wondering if there was a simple, inexpensive way to set up a PowerTalk
desktop mail system that would store mail for our PowerBook users and allow
them to collect it when they call in via AppleTalk Remote.

We donUt have the resources to dedicate a Mac to mail serving, I would like
to find something that would run in the background on one of the desktop
machines--usage would be very light.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Bradley Lane
Lane Appraisals Limited
bradley_lane@mindlink.bc.ca

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Date: 7 Mar 1994 23:48:25 -0500
From: radix@news.delphi.com (RADIX@DELPHI.COM)
Subject: ClarisWorks Logon Macro [Q]

Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes:

>I've tried several times to record a ClarisWorks macro that will dial up and
>log me into my accounts on several systems, and despite following the
>instructions, the most I can get it to do is to dial the number (big deal).
>Having it answer the different screen prompts just isn't working.  Is it
>just me or have other people had this problem?  What am I doing wrong?

>* kgatling@mailbox.syr.edu   I've got plenty of opinions.  Just ask my wife! *

According to Claris Tech Support, ClarisWorks macros can include only
one "wait for" action. I've tried this, too. Now I use ZTerm...

Greg Jorgensen

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Date: Tue, 08 Mar 94 12:06:17 CET
From: cc@cs-po.avi.af.mil (cc)
Subject: Classic II Clip-On Processor

     John, this does not answer your question... but I am using an
     accelerator with clip-on processor for my Classic (_not_ Classic II).
     The accelerator was made by Focus Technology and I am very pleased
     with it ... it provides 68030/40 MHz with FPU. Cost was US$595 plus
     4MB of 72-pin SIMM memory (approx US$199 plus shipping).

     I don't know if they make an accelerator for the Classic II or if the
     one I got can be used ... but the Focus accelerator worked first time,
     no problems. Recommended.

     Pete Jones

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Date: Tue, 08 Mar 94 12:06:17 CET
From: cc@cs-po.avi.af.mil (cc)
Subject: Classic II Clip-On Processor

     John, this does not answer your question... but I am using an
     accelerator with clip-on processor for my Classic (_not_ Classic II).
     The accelerator was made by Focus Technology and I am very pleased
     with it ... it provides 68030/40 MHz with FPU. Cost was US$595 plus
     4MB of 72-pin SIMM memory (approx US$199 plus shipping).

     I don't know if they make an accelerator for the Classic II or if the
     one I got can be used ... but the Focus accelerator worked first time,
     no problems. Recommended.

     Pete Jones

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

Date: Tue, 08 Mar 94 11:07:06 EST
From: smiekicki@aol.com
Subject: Contacting Military Addresses via Internet

Does anyone know if there are special addressing procedures required to send
Email from commercial (.com) services to military (.mil) addresses?

I've made several unsuccessful attempts to send mail to military addresses.
I've alerted the intended recipients that mail is on its way and advised them
to acknowledge receipt.  However, they never receive my test messages.  I
have each recipient's correct Email address.

My test messages seem to just disappear into thin air--I never  receive an
error message advising me that my message is incorectly addressed, or can't
be delivered to the addressee or that the host is unknown.

I'd appreciate any advice anyone might be able to give.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Stan Miekicki
Memphis, TN (USA)
smiekicki@aol.com

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Date: Mon, 07 Mar 1994 23:41:32 PST
From: "Don W." <webbd@CCVAX.CCS.CSUS.EDU>
Subject: Crash sounds [J]

Does anyone have a beep for a systems crash?  Maybe
something like Fibber McGee & Molly's overloaded closet,
when the door was opened.  (Is that the right radio show?
I forget...)

On an unrelated topic, RamDoubler can apparently be made
RamTripler with a simple hack.  Are we on the verge of
ramtupling contests?  How much of it can a Mac take before
it transmigrates to another plane of existence?  Or has
an out of body experience?

School should be out, even if it's not.

Don W. (DonWebb@CSUS.Edu)

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

Date: Mon, 07 Mar 1994 23:41:32 PST
From: "Don W." <webbd@CCVAX.CCS.CSUS.EDU>
Subject: Crash sounds [J]

Does anyone have a beep for a systems crash?  Maybe
something like Fibber McGee & Molly's overloaded closet,
when the door was opened.  (Is that the right radio show?
I forget...)

On an unrelated topic, RamDoubler can apparently be made
RamTripler with a simple hack.  Are we on the verge of
ramtupling contests?  How much of it can a Mac take before
it transmigrates to another plane of existence?  Or has
an out of body experience?

School should be out, even if it's not.

Don W. (DonWebb@CSUS.Edu)

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 11:28:42 +0100
From: Hans Magnus Aus <aus@vax.rz.uni-wuerzburg.d400.de>
Subject: DECLaser 1152

Is anyone using the DECLaser 1152 in a Vax and Mac environment,
especially mixed with LN03's and LN08's?

Hans Aus, Wuerzburg, aus@vax.rz.uni-wuerzburg.d400.de

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Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 11:28:42 +0100
From: Hans Magnus Aus <aus@vax.rz.uni-wuerzburg.d400.de>
Subject: DECLaser 1152

Is anyone using the DECLaser 1152 in a Vax and Mac environment,
especially mixed with LN03's and LN08's?

Hans Aus, Wuerzburg, aus@vax.rz.uni-wuerzburg.d400.de

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

Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 12:43:40 -0500
From: Nicolas Tamburri <nick@sw.stratus.com>
Subject: DEClaser 1152 comments

Just a couple of quick comments on the DEClaser 1152, which I've owned
for about 15 months or so.

The printer has been very  reliable, although we've  used it for  very
light printing,  maybe  about 100 pages-per-month,   and end  of month
check  printing through Quicken.  I  have yet to get regular envelopes
to print though the  front paper tray.  I  bought some "laser printer"
envelopes,  but haven't tried  them  yet.  I thought the documentation
was geared  toward non-techs,  and  so  works  well for  the perceived
office market.  I run it attached locally to a Quadra 650 with system
7.1 and the LaserWriter 8 driver.

3 comments:

1. If you're going to buy it, it is worthless without spending the
   extra $100 and getting the memory upgrade bringing it to 4M.  It is
   still a good buy for 4MB $799 list price, IMO.  With just 2 MB we
   were waiting forever trying to print moderately complex PageMaker
   files (files with 4 or 5 downloaded fonts, no graphics,) because
   fonts were getting downloaded each time they were requested.
   Sometimes the printer would just hang.  Since upgrading we've had
   no problems at all.

   Upgrading was its own small ordeal, partly through my fault, partly
   through DEC's and it's distributors: My wife is the primary user of
   our Mac and the printer, doing free-lance copywriting from home.
   Her last job caused such font trashing that we finally decided to
   upgrade the memory.  I figured it probably used some standard
   memory module, so I started to call all my usual retail suppliers,
   (CompUSA, Computer City, etc.); they had either not heard of the
   printer, or in the case of a retail store which actually carries
   the printer, did not carry the memory upgrade.  So I broke down and
   called DEC, hoping for next day delivery.  No good; they send
   everything via UPS 3-day delivery with no option for next day
   delivery.  I needed the part right away; could they point me to a
   local distributor which might carry the part.  I could drive to one
   of them and pick it up.  The courteous tech rep happily gave me the
   number for 3 of them.  The distributors are not really set up to
   deal with individual customers, but rather with DEC's normal
   corporate customers.  (When I told one of them I was calling about
   the DEClaser 1152, he asked how many I wanted to order. :-) One of
   them didn't really want to deal with me.  One had a week
   turn-around time, and one (who was generally very helpful,) had an
   elaborate credit card validation procedure which involved my
   sending my card # and signature before I could make the purchase.
   I'm sure the last was OK, but I didn't feel good about it, so I bit
   the bullet and called DEC back, resigned to waiting the 3 days.
   The courteous tech rep took my name, card # and told me it would
   ship the next day.  The very NEXT afternoon UPS delivered the
   package to my wife.

2. Photoshop 1.5 supposedly understands the printer's enhanced mode,
   (as indicated by it's print dialog box,) but I don't know if it
   works (I don't have Photoshop at home.)  Someone posted that this
   feature doesn't work under LaserWriter 8 anyway.

3. Someone posted that the optional paper tray cost in the
   neighborhood of $150-$200.  When I called, I was told it was $49.
   If it will allow the printer to print with the front panel closed,
   it would be worth getting, (especially if you have a kid who thinks
   that paper in the front tray is free for the taking. :-)

In summary (finally): I like the printer.  If you buy it, buy the
memory upgrade before you need it, it's worth it.  DEC should finally
realize that there is a growing personal computer market out there,
and address it.  (As a stock holder, that would make me very
happy. :-)

						/nt

I don't speak for Stratus Computer Inc.

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

Date: Sat, 5 Mar 1994 19:04:46 -0600
From: j-norstad@nwu.edu (John Norstad) (by way of werner@cs.utexas.edu (Werner
Uhrig))
Subject: Disinfectant 3.4 Problem

I have received several reports of unexpected error number -192 when
scanning enabler files with Disinfectant 3.4. This doesn't happen on all
Mac models, only on some Mac models running System 7.1 with an enabler. In
particular, this error happens when scanning on Macs with enabler versions
003 (the LC III) and 040 (the Centris/Quadra 610, 650, and 800), and with
the 32 bit system enabler.

This error is the result of a failed attempt to fix a similar but much
less common error in the previous version. Unfortunately, I made the
problem worse instead of better.

I have discovered the cause of this error, and will be releasing a new
version 3.4.1 to fix it. Unfortunately, the proper solution to this
problem is rather complicated, and it will take at least several days to
develop and test it. I will not release 3.4.1 until it has been thoroughly
tested.

Once I have finished developing the the new version and have tested it
myself, I will offer a beta version 3.4.1b1 via anonymous FTP, and I'll
ask for help from the Mac Internet community to do more testing on as many
Mac models and configurations as possible. When I am reasonably satisfied
that the new version works correctly, I will release 3.4.1 to the general
public.

In the meantime, please do not be concerned about this unexpected error
message. It's a problem in Disinfectant, not in your enabler file. There
is nothing wrong with your system. Disinfectant 3.4 will not damage your
enabler file or any other part of your system. There are no known problems
with the Disinfectant 3.4 protection INIT, and you should definitely
install it and use it. Both the Disinfectant 3.4 program and the
protection INIT still provide full protection against all the known Mac
viruses, including the new INIT 9403 virus.

I apologize to the Mac community for this problem with the new version of
my program. It is unfortunate that when a new virus appears, I do not have
the luxury of an extended testing period for my new versions. I try to
minimize this kind of problem, but it does happen sometimes.

I encourage people to cross-post this announcement to other bulletin board
systems, online services, etc. It is important to inform and reassure
Disinfectant users about this problem.

--
John Norstad
Academic Computing and Network Services
Northwestern University
j-norstad@nwu.edu

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

Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 19:44:51 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Veenker <veenkerb@seq.oit.osshe.edu>
Subject: eDisk (A)

I've had a little experience with it. Didn't like it at all. Seemed
pretty hokey to me. Personally, I really don't like those on-disk
compression programs to begin with. Don't trust 'em. I've seen too many
of my PC friends' hard drives bite the big one because of such programs.

Brian Veenker

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 12:17:57 +0100
From: cbuser@ezinfo.vmsmail.ethz.ch (Christian F. Buser)
Subject: eDisk (R)

FNELSON@ocvaxa.cc.oberlin.edu asked:
>Does anyone have experience or comments about the eDisk utility?

I've got an evaluation copy (of version 1.2) for a review which is to be
published in our newsletter, and I installed it on my Mac Portable which
has only 40mB disk space.

Installation is not too easy if you don't have a second hard disk (or
removable, etc.), since eDisk requires that the whole disk must be
re-initialized which means that any data on the drive is lost. The same
applies if you want to remove eDisk expansion, so be warned....

eDisk works together with most HD formatters. There are no problems with
the Apple formatter (HD SC Setup) and with Silverlining 5.42; if you use
another, you should inquire beforehand.

I had the (subjective) impression that eDisk slows down operation of the
computer, but I did not measure it.

The manual seems to cover all aspects of operation and installation.

I have seen eDisk software floating around BBS systems - this is the same
version as the "commercial" one, but allows only compression by a factor
of 1,5, while the "original" version allows higher compression. The
BBS-version can be registered with Alisys, and they give you a code to
enable the additional capabilities.

Hope this helps,
		 Christian

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 12:17:57 +0100
From: cbuser@ezinfo.vmsmail.ethz.ch (Christian F. Buser)
Subject: eDisk (R)

FNELSON@ocvaxa.cc.oberlin.edu asked:
>Does anyone have experience or comments about the eDisk utility?

I've got an evaluation copy (of version 1.2) for a review which is to be
published in our newsletter, and I installed it on my Mac Portable which
has only 40mB disk space.

Installation is not too easy if you don't have a second hard disk (or
removable, etc.), since eDisk requires that the whole disk must be
re-initialized which means that any data on the drive is lost. The same
applies if you want to remove eDisk expansion, so be warned....

eDisk works together with most HD formatters. There are no problems with
the Apple formatter (HD SC Setup) and with Silverlining 5.42; if you use
another, you should inquire beforehand.

I had the (subjective) impression that eDisk slows down operation of the
computer, but I did not measure it.

The manual seems to cover all aspects of operation and installation.

I have seen eDisk software floating around BBS systems - this is the same
version as the "commercial" one, but allows only compression by a factor
of 1,5, while the "original" version allows higher compression. The
BBS-version can be registered with Alisys, and they give you a code to
enable the additional capabilities.

Hope this helps,
		 Christian

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 12:12:12 -0600
From: adamh@merle.acns.nwu.edu (Adam Hauerwas)
Subject: FileMaker Record-By-Record Synching

I recently learned about a product from a Claris developer that will synch
FileMaker *records* across two files, and I was wondering if there would be
interest for such a product from the net.

In the latest Claris Solutions Alliance book there's a listing for a
product called InSynch.  Essentially, if you have two files that at one
point in time started with the same data, InSynch will do a
record-by-record comparison to figure out which record has the "more up to
date" data, and massage the records together.

This is *not* an instance of file-by-file synchronization (for instance,
between a PowerBook and a desktop system) -- that generally takes the more
recent file as "valid" and replaces the older file.  This is within-file
comparison, and makes the two databases equivalent -- even if information
has been changed both in file A and file B!

I will be beta testing a copy soon -- this is perfect for me, since I have
a copy of a file in my Los Angeles office which periodically needs to be
updated with the "master copy" in my Chicago office.

The developer is TEC Computer Consultants, and the author's name is John
Thorsen.  He can be reached at 76166.1630@CompuServe.COM.  He is
considering pitching this to a software house and ship it as a marketed
product.

So, is there interest?
----
Adam Hauerwas, Macintosh Specialist | adamh@merle.acns.nwu.edu
Duff & Phelps Financial Consulting  | 55 E. Monroe Suite 3600, Chicago 60603

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

Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 12:33:36 -0600
From: Bienvenu Jay  <sjb8502@usl.edu>
Subject: First WUArchive, now Sumex...

First the WUArchive mirror goes now.  Now Sumex-aim has been crashed as well.

Someone better warn the guys at UMich. :)               -- Jay

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 94 11:56:44 CET
From: Carlo Viviani <MC3687@mclink.it>
Subject: Formatting/Partition Software

Hallo,

does anyone know of a PD/SW utility to partition a 160 Mb HD on an LCIII?
I tried Apple HD SC Utility, vers. 7.2, and it only allows me to create a
combination of Mac/Unix partitions, but not just two Mac partitions. Or
did
I miss something?

Thanks in advance,

Carlo

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 94 11:56:44 CET
From: Carlo Viviani <MC3687@mclink.it>
Subject: Formatting/Partition Software

Hallo,

does anyone know of a PD/SW utility to partition a 160 Mb HD on an LCIII?
I tried Apple HD SC Utility, vers. 7.2, and it only allows me to create a
combination of Mac/Unix partitions, but not just two Mac partitions. Or
did
I miss something?

Thanks in advance,

Carlo

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

Date: Tue, 08 Mar 94 17:51:29 CET
From: cc@cs-po.avi.af.mil (cc)
Subject: Free Mac Offer

Ladies and Gents:

	I was both overwhelmed and humbled by the number of folks who were
ready to take me up on my offer of a used Mac to a good (non-profit) home.
I figured I'd get two or three takers. At last count I got eighteen, and I
wish I could give a Mac to every one of them.

	There were so many good charitable uses for a used Mac that I gave
up trying to tell who was "more worthy." Instead, I decided to go with
"first come, first served." The first request I got was from the Germantown
Baptist Church of Germantown, Tennessee, to be used with their work
providing communications to disabled citizens; the Mac will be sent to
them.

	To all the Info-Mac readers, if you have a used Mac, you might
consider a donation. Beats heck out of throwing it away.. or selling it for
peanuts!

Pete Jones
cc@cslan.avi.af.mil

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 15:09:50 +0000
From: bebb@ferndown.ate.slb.com (Malcolm Bebb)
Subject: Handeze gloves - here is UK address

I haven't seen a UK contact address for Handeze gloves on the net, so here
it is, courtesy of Dome Publishing:

Handeze U.K. Ltd
Nathan Court,
Redbrook Lane
Brereton,
Rugeley,
Staffordshire   WS15 1QU
England

Tel (44) 0889 576171  Fax 575328

If you ask them nicely they will send you a leaflet, which has a measuring
chart on it.

Cheers,


Malcolm     bebb@ferndown.ate.slb.com  (Usual disclaimers apply)
	   mbebb@cix.compulink.co.uk

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 15:09:50 +0000
From: bebb@ferndown.ate.slb.com (Malcolm Bebb)
Subject: Handeze gloves - here is UK address

I haven't seen a UK contact address for Handeze gloves on the net, so here
it is, courtesy of Dome Publishing:

Handeze U.K. Ltd
Nathan Court,
Redbrook Lane
Brereton,
Rugeley,
Staffordshire   WS15 1QU
England

Tel (44) 0889 576171  Fax 575328

If you ask them nicely they will send you a leaflet, which has a measuring
chart on it.

Cheers,


Malcolm     bebb@ferndown.ate.slb.com  (Usual disclaimers apply)
	   mbebb@cix.compulink.co.uk

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 08:54:29 -0500
From: tld1@cornell.edu (Terri Denman, Math Dept.)
Subject: HD on PowerBook 140

My 40MB Hard Drive recently crashed on my PowerBook 140.  When I took it
for repair I was informed that it would cost $318.00 for a replacement 40MB
hard drive + $60.00 labor charge.  I have found an 85MB drive for $199.00
>From La Cie and am considering changing the drives myself.  Has anyone had
experience changing hard drives in Powerbooks?  I am aware that I will need
a Torx T-8 screwdriver to get the computer open, but am wondering if there
are further complications that I should be aware of before I make this
decision.  Warranty on the computer is not an issue since it is 2 years old
now.

Please send all comments/suggestions directly to me and I will post a summary.

Thanks,
Terri Denman
Department of Mathematics
Cornell University
tld1@cornell.edu  OR  terri@math.cornell.edu

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 08:54:29 -0500
From: tld1@cornell.edu (Terri Denman, Math Dept.)
Subject: HD on PowerBook 140

My 40MB Hard Drive recently crashed on my PowerBook 140.  When I took it
for repair I was informed that it would cost $318.00 for a replacement 40MB
hard drive + $60.00 labor charge.  I have found an 85MB drive for $199.00
>From La Cie and am considering changing the drives myself.  Has anyone had
experience changing hard drives in Powerbooks?  I am aware that I will need
a Torx T-8 screwdriver to get the computer open, but am wondering if there
are further complications that I should be aware of before I make this
decision.  Warranty on the computer is not an issue since it is 2 years old
now.

Please send all comments/suggestions directly to me and I will post a summary.

Thanks,
Terri Denman
Department of Mathematics
Cornell University
tld1@cornell.edu  OR  terri@math.cornell.edu

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 94 16:41:08 -0500
From: mrozek@pms064.pms.ford.com (paul mrozek)
Subject: help with directory problem

I need some advice on recovering some lost files. The directory
on my external hard disk was recently currupted. Norton Utilities
said that "a sector of the disk's directory was found to contain
some invalid information (invalid BTree offset)." An icon view
of the root window shows 0 items, but get info says there are 233 MB
on disk for 5,254 items. Most of the files are software, so the
only backups are the original floppies (for now). Is there any way
I can do a quick recover?

paul mrozek
mrozek@pms064.pms.ford.com

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

Date: Tue, 08 Mar 94 13:07:40 EST
From: Pete Tamas <GNOME%TEMPLEVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: HP 500C vs. Cannon 600

Someone asked me whether the Cannon 600 was a better buy than an HP
550C. The Cannon 600 is supposed to have a seperate carteridge for
each color. I have a 550C and I am satisfied with it. Also, I understand
that the 550C comes with a Postscript interpreter in the form of a Mac
program. Anyone care to recommend the Cannon?-Pete Tamas
Gnome@VM.Temple.edu or TempleVM.bitnet

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 04:34:42 -0400
From: swalker@physix.mta.ca (Stewart Walker)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #36

In article <9403071517.AA25404@CAMIS.Stanford.EDU>, you write:
>Richard.Wolf@uic.edu
TDM
I use a Mac IIfxrunning A/UX I think my boot times are shorter tahn those
you mention. We are booting LCs. Boot time depends on the number of Macs
booting at once. Our lab is random access for the most part so its not a
serious problem. Folk are used to the delay.
I use a PRAM solution developed in Australia. Talk to
Quinn@redback.cs.uwa.edu.au This address may be wrong, but FTP to this host
and there will be info about the administrator. Everytime our Macs shutdown
the PRAM is reset to standard values and all works fine.
I put fonts and many control panels on the server and not in the boot
image. I use Carpetbag for the fonts and just aliases to the server for the
control panels. some control panels such as MacTCP and most extensions have
to be in the boot image.

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 04:34:42 -0400
From: swalker@physix.mta.ca (Stewart Walker)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #36

In article <9403071517.AA25404@CAMIS.Stanford.EDU>, you write:
>Richard.Wolf@uic.edu
TDM
I use a Mac IIfxrunning A/UX I think my boot times are shorter tahn those
you mention. We are booting LCs. Boot time depends on the number of Macs
booting at once. Our lab is random access for the most part so its not a
serious problem. Folk are used to the delay.
I use a PRAM solution developed in Australia. Talk to
Quinn@redback.cs.uwa.edu.au This address may be wrong, but FTP to this host
and there will be info about the administrator. Everytime our Macs shutdown
the PRAM is reset to standard values and all works fine.
I put fonts and many control panels on the server and not in the boot
image. I use Carpetbag for the fonts and just aliases to the server for the
control panels. some control panels such as MacTCP and most extensions have
to be in the boot image.

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 94 10:36:04 PST
From: hallett@keanemw.mixcom.com (Jeffrey A. Hallett)
Subject: IPC / IAC

Hi there.

We are looking at an application set that would combine Macs and UNIX
workstations (oooh, something new there, huh? :^) We have a compute
engine running on a large UNIX workstation and want to create a user
interface/presentation 'client' on a Mac.

Does anyone have information on accessing UNIX sockets for IPC from a
Macintosh application? (The compute engine has a well-known port
number and will accept interprocess communication over a stream
socket.)

It will be important for the Mac to accept responses from the compute
engine on an event-driven basis.

Any help is appreciated.

Jeffrey A. Hallett, Keane, Inc. (414) 797-4980

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

Date: Tue, 08 Mar 1994 12:41:54 -0600 (CST)
From: BILL SIMPSON <WSIMPSON%UWPG02.UWINNIPEG.CA@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: laserwriter IInt

1.  Is there a simple way to permanently stop the printer from printing
a test page every time I turn it on?  (Currently I just pull out the
tray for a while).  I run system 7

2.  Is there a way to ask the printer how much memory it has?

3.  I found the manual very poor at describing memory installation.
Has anyone done this?  Easy?  (I have installed simms in a IIsi and found
that very easy)

Thanks for your help!

Bill Simpson
wsimpson@uwpg02.uwinnipeg.ca

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

Date: Mon, 07 Mar 94 14:20:20 EST
From: Charles.Patrick%NRC.CA@VM.NRC.CA
Subject: MacHandwriter - an update

An order for MacHandwriter was placed this morning. The special introductory
offer must be paying off, they seem to have run out and are now promising to
ship in 4 to 6 weeks. Well, so much so for ordering additional units before
March 31!

Cheers.

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 94 10:37:36 +0100
From: "vidal ibaez, juan carlos" <jvidal@MSF.UNIZAR.ES>
Subject: MacPost Send Log

HELP

I am interested in a specific plotting software for macintosh :
where could I get it or contact to by e-mail?. Have you any
information?. Do you known any e-mail addresses of scientific user`s
group?

Thank you.

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 94 10:37:36 +0100
From: "vidal ibaez, juan carlos" <jvidal@MSF.UNIZAR.ES>
Subject: MacPost Send Log

HELP

I am interested in a specific plotting software for macintosh :
where could I get it or contact to by e-mail?. Have you any
information?. Do you known any e-mail addresses of scientific user`s
group?

Thank you.

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

Date: Mon, 07 Mar 94 18:28:45 EST
From: netromancr@aol.com
Subject: mactcp and ara

I have been trying to get MacTCP and ARA working
together from home to the office. Now that it works,
here's the deal for the rest of the masses, should that
they wish to attempt it for themselves.

History (or what I have as equipment):
1)Mac at home w/Modem, ARA, and MacTCP
2)Mac network at work, with macs on localtalk,
 and ethernet, with a GatorBox connecting the
two and providing a number of logical zones.
3)Mac on the network at work, connected to
thinnet, with modem and ARA and MacTCP as well.
4)all of the stuff at work connected via a
cabletron box to the internet. Yippee!

The Solution:
I had initially had a good ARA connection to the
AppleShare stuff at work, but it seemed like
_none_ of the TCP/IP stuff was getting routed
>From home across the modem to work. I tried
various diagnostics and sure enough, nothing.
I had a unique IP address, and was in an
ethernet based AppleTalk zone, so what was wrong?
After asking around on the 'net, the solution
appeared before me:

Choose whether you wish to have a server-provided
or manual (static) IP address, since it doesn't really
matter as long as you can guarantee that it is
unique on the 'net. Next, bring up the ARA connection
good and solid. Now, hop over to the chooser and
place yourself into a _localtalk_ zone, so traffic
_must_ go via the GatorBox (or fastpath or whatever
you might have out there). This isn't obvious at first,
since you might think, as I did, that "well, the GatorBox
connects localtalk and ethernet together, and i'm already
on ethernet, so skip it." Wrong. Even though you are
metaphysically on ethernet (at the server's end of things),
your mac isn't _really_ on ethernet, so it can't generate
the proper packets. By choosing a zone that must go
via a router, all is made well.

I have tested this and it works. Thanks go to all of those
who helped and hinted in the process. My humble
set-up is as follows for the experiment:

Home: Mac II, 32Mb, too many disks, ARA 1.0, MacTCP 2.0.4, 2400baud modem (I
know, don't razz me on that one!)
Work: Mac IIfx, 32Mb, some disks, ARA 1.0, MacTCP 2.0.2,
19.2k ZOOM modem, GatorBox classic (we're talking antiques
here gang!)

It all works, albeit slowly. I had to increase the timeout
on my home end of things for TCP/IP; Xfer-it has been
increased from 15 seconds to 60 seconds timeout and is
quite happy.

george (ty) tempel
netromancr@aol.com
tempel@monmouth-etdl1.army.mil

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

Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 16:24:05 -0800
From: kee@kagi.com (Kee Nethery +1 510 843 6140)
Subject: MacTCP and ethernet (A)

>I want to make sure I'm on the right track. If I wish to
>connect to a Unix box over Ethernet I need MacTCP. Do I
>need anything else?

MacTCP just lets your Mac speak TCP/IP. To talk to a Unix box you need
client software for your Mac. You can open a terminal session with Telnet
and grab files through NFS with Fetch. There are other Mac clients for use
with other server software running on your Unix box. Fetch and Telnet are
the basics.

Kee Nethery

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

Date: 7 Mar 1994 11:18:15 U
From: "Laird Popkin" <laird@marble.com>
Subject: MacTCP over ARA?

I have used TCP over ARA 1.x.  I think the question is whether the ARA server
you are using knows how to properly route (and encapsulate, etc.) TCP/IP
packets over ARA.  So I don't know why your setup isn't working, but I wanted
to let you know that it *can* work.

 ------ From: George Tempel, Mon, Mar 7, 1994 ------

		      MacTCP over ARA?
I've got a question that seems to beg an easy answer:

Can I run MacTCP packets over an ARA connection?

Here's the setup:

Mac at home with ARA 1.x, MacTCP 2.0.4, modem.
Ethernet/LocalTalk network at work, with macs on both.
GatorBox classic connecting Ethernet/LocalTalk at work.
Mac at work on ethernet, ARA 1.x, modem, use allowed
access to entire network.
Working internet connections at work (do it every day).

My mac at home has a unique IP address (but not one
in the range of GatorBox "LocalTalk" addresses). I can
dial up the Mac with ARA and ethernet just fine, and
can do AppleShare stuff just fine, but _cannot_ even
ping _anything_ at work from home. What gives? Is
this possible? My mac from home is placed into
the same zone as the ethernetted/ARA mac i'm
calling, which seems fine.

Any suggestions? We _cannot_ use SLIP or PPP right
now, and have only ARA 1.x in house (2.x is coming
in the mail).

I've asked Adam Engst (thanks Adam), but we're both
stumped. Any input from the masses?

thanks in advance

george (ty) tempel
tempel@monmouth-etdl1.army.mil
- Laird Popkin         internet:   laird@marble.com
  Marble Associates                laird@io.com
  617/891-5555         NewtonMail: laird@online.apple.com

"Typecasting is the goto of the nineties" - Waldemar Horwat

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

Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 17:04:34 -0600
From: Paul@gac.edu (Paul Kleeberg)
Subject: MailOrder Apple Color OneScanner

I am accustomed to getting an academic discount and this is the first
purchase I must make on the open market.  I wish to get an Apple Color
OneScanner and thought I should check here before taking the plunge.

I have gotten a significantly lower price from Computer Pros in Fort
Lauterdale Florida (Add in back of MacUser).  Anyone able to comment on that
company or have another place to suggest?

Paul Kleeberg
Paul@GAC.Edu

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

Date: Mon, 7 Mar 94 08:43:15 -0800
From: osner@koko.csustan.edu (George Osner)
Subject: Microphone II

Has anyone else had difficulty (and hopefully a solution) with Microphone II?
Actually the PRO update.  I bought the update especially with the Internet
capabilities in mind.  I find that the Mail interface does not work.  Specific-
ically, When I use the Mail script to connect to my server (via dial-up), it
does a kermit d/l of the mail but does not parse the individual messages--
I wind up with one big file which the mail script of cours does not recognize.
Help!  Any suggestions?

>>>George Osner <osner@koko.csustan.edu>

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

Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 14:28:00 -0500 (EST)
From: LAN Supervisor <COLMENARES@MURRAY.FORDHAM.EDU>
Subject: NetWare for Macintosh & ATPS

Help!

I'm having the following problem with NetWare for Macintosh and ATPS (AppleTalk
Print Services). If I've left out some important info, please let me know. I'm
relatively new to LANs.

We have 5 LaserWriters: an original LaserWriter, a Plus, an NTX, a IIg and a
IIf. It seems that the Plus queue has been corrupted. Not only can our IBM
users NOT print to it, but when attempting to print from a Mac, the queue name
never appears in the chooser (although the printer name does). I have deleted
and re-created the queue, but to no avail.

The manual suggests that there may be a printer or cable problem. But I can
print via AppleTalk (which leads me to believe there is no hardware problem.)
Can anyone suggest anything else?

Thanks in advance,

Josephine Colmenares / Fordham University
colmenares@fordmurh.bitnet / colmenares@murray.fordham.edu

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 14:44:08 -0700
From: lorieux@biom.cirad.fr (Mathias Lorieux)
Subject: old softwares

	Do you know where I can find prehistoric softwares such as MacWrite
or MacDraw for a Mac 512 without hard disk (it's for a very poor friend) ?
	Thank you very much
Mathias Lorieux

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

Date: Mon, 07 Mar 1994 18:54:14 -0400
From: mleblanc@HUSKY1.STMARYS.CA (Michael LeBlanc)
Subject: Photoshop Copy transgression

Here's a problem for you Mac graphics gurus out there...

Try this:

Open Photoshop 2.5 and make a new 1-inch by 1-inch document at 150 dpi.
Draw in it, Select All and Copy.
Close Photoshop.
Open the Scrapbook and Paste.  (notice that the image in the Scrapbook
appears only half as big)

Now open PainterX2
Make a 1-inch by 1-inch document at 150 dpi.
Paste.  (your pasted image will NOT appear, even though it will be listed
as a floating selection).
Now try Paste Into New Picture. (your pasted image will appear, but at half
the original size and only at 72 dpi)

Let's now try going the opposite way:
In Painter make a new 1-inch by 1-inch document at 150 dpi.
Draw in it, Select All and Copy.
Close PainterX2.
Open the Scrapbook and Paste.  (the image in the Scrapbook will be
UNCHANGED in size!)

Now open Photoshop.
Select New... and be sure to choose 150 dpi.
Paste.  (the pasted image is NOT changed in size!)

What goes here?  Here's the executive summary:
Adobe's Copy function reduces the size of copied images which are denser
than 72 dpi.

What is Adobe doing with its Copy that is wreaking havoc with images to
other applications?  This behaviour is against the Macintosh interface
rules.  Copied images should not be changed when they are moved between
applications.  Other bitmap editors seem to be able to handle this, why not
Photoshop?

What say ye all?



Michael LeBlanc, mleblanc@husky1.stmarys.ca
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
5163 Duke Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3J 3J6

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

Date: 7 Mar 1994 22:45:09 GMT
From: jcasman%ariel.unm.edu@lynx.unm.edu (Jesse S. Casman)
Subject: Photovoltaic power in J

(Posted for an acquaintance)

I am doing a research paper comparing the U.S. and Japanese approach to
Utility based Photovoltaics. Is there anyone out there with information
about the following:

1. Gov't or private sector funding of photovoltaic projects for utilities
2. Papers or projects done on economic costing models for renewable energy
3. Cross country comparisons (preferably U.S. - Japan) on PVs
4. Regulatory structure in Japan regarding electric utilities
or
5. DOE, NREL, EPRI, PV4US, IMF,   NEDO, AIST,MITI,  etc., etc.

I can reciprocate with my own sources and research.
Thank you.
"adw1@hydra.unm.edu"  Andrew Wolf

(also, any suggestions about where to cross-post or where to dig
around on the 'net are appreciated)

--
Jesse S. Casman
UNM US-Japan Center
Mechanical Engineering Bldg. rm 432
Albuquerque, NM  87131-1361
tel. (505) 277-1490  fax (505) 277-1425

"Fish common in Japanese diet, pork prevelant in American Congress."


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

Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 11:59:05 EST
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <JFRITZ%WVNVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Power cords (R)

Geoff Hoffman <gch2@cornell.edu> said:

GH> I have a IIsi with a syquest and an external hard drive. I was
GH> wondering if there was a cord splitter or any other way to get both
GH> the syquest and the hard drive to be powered through the IIsi's
GH> slave power plug, so that It will turn it all off and on with the
GH> computer.

I use a power sensitive outlet from Radio Shack.  It has eight or nine
outlets in it.  One is a master that I plug my Quadra 700 into.  When
I turn on the Quadra, the power outlet senses it and turns on all the
other outlets.

This keeps me from pulling power through the AC outlets of the
Quadra (except for the monitor).  It has worked well for me for
two or three years now.

I don't remember the part number, but any Radio Shack store should
be able to help you find the device.

Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
jfritz@wvnvm.wvnet.edu

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 11:32:02 +0100
From: cbuser@ezinfo.vmsmail.ethz.ch (Christian F. Buser)
Subject: Printer tests (R)

vsalon@weizmann.weizmann.ac.il (Sharfi Alon) asked
> I want to make some tests to a postscript printer.tests like: printing
> speed, quality of the output etc. Does anyone familiar with any "test
> packet" for postscript printer or somthing like that ?

Hi,

I had ( a while ago) a printer test program which was distributed by
"PIGS, the PostScript Interest Group of Switzerland". Not sure wether I
can find it under my mountains of old floppies, but I'll try. If I find
it (and if there are no copyright problems; I'll check before), I can
post to sumex if this is allowed.

There are some shortcomings you should know of:

- Does NOT work with printer drivers in the Extension folder
- Does NOT work with LW 8.x drivers
- Probably best to be used with system 6.x and the older LW drivers
  which had the separate LaserPrep file 6.05 thru 6.08).
- I had asked them some time ago of there's a new version planned, and
  they said that it's not.

The program produces a test page (with circles, lines, etc.) and also
prints the time needed by the processor of the laser printer to make up
the page.

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 11:32:02 +0100
From: cbuser@ezinfo.vmsmail.ethz.ch (Christian F. Buser)
Subject: Printer tests (R)

vsalon@weizmann.weizmann.ac.il (Sharfi Alon) asked
> I want to make some tests to a postscript printer.tests like: printing
> speed, quality of the output etc. Does anyone familiar with any "test
> packet" for postscript printer or somthing like that ?

Hi,

I had ( a while ago) a printer test program which was distributed by
"PIGS, the PostScript Interest Group of Switzerland". Not sure wether I
can find it under my mountains of old floppies, but I'll try. If I find
it (and if there are no copyright problems; I'll check before), I can
post to sumex if this is allowed.

There are some shortcomings you should know of:

- Does NOT work with printer drivers in the Extension folder
- Does NOT work with LW 8.x drivers
- Probably best to be used with system 6.x and the older LW drivers
  which had the separate LaserPrep file 6.05 thru 6.08).
- I had asked them some time ago of there's a new version planned, and
  they said that it's not.

The program produces a test page (with circles, lines, etc.) and also
prints the time needed by the processor of the laser printer to make up
the page.

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

Date: 8 Mar 1994 19:32:04 GMT
From: kerr@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Stan Kerr)
Subject: Problem with Newswatcher and .newsrc file

I'm having a peculiar problem with Newswatcher 2.0d17 related to the
Unix .newsrc file. John Norstad hasn't had other reports of it, so I'm
inquiring here whether someone else might have seen it.

I'm using Newswatcher's ability to automatically retrieve the .newsrc
file from a host; thanks to someone else's recent suggestion of preceding
the host password with a minus sign (to make the host suppress extended
response text), this now works like a charm. However, when I tell
Newswatcher to send the .newsrc file *back* to the host, it appears that
sometimes a chunk of the tail gets repeated, as with this piece from the
end of my .newsrc file:

uiuc.sys.ibm-pc: 1-79
uiuc.sys.mac: 1-466
uiuc.trek: 1-112
uiuc.windows.x: 1-21
.trek: 1-112
uiuc.windows.x: 1-21

It makes me wonder if an ftp packet was sent twice, but I'm no TCPIP expert
so it's probably no use to speculate.

The problem becomes noticeable the next time Newswatcher gets the .newsrc
file, since there may be lines (such as .trek above) that would cause it
to complain.
--
-----
Stan Kerr <stankerr@uiuc.edu>  Phone:217-333-5217  Fax:217-244-7089
Computing & Communications Services Office, U of Illinois/Urbana

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 00:30:07 -0500
From: gch2@cornell.edu (Geoffrey Christopher Hoffman)
Subject: Purity Test

Does anyone know about a little random thing called the "purity test?"  Is
there a newsgroup that posts it?  or if anyone has the 1500 question, let me
know?  I may ask you to mail it to me.
For future reference, is there a way to easily find files like this (in
newsgroups or otherwise)?
Thanks
	Geoff Hoffman
	gch2@cornell.edu

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	(__/ / (_(<_(_(_/ /__-<_(_/_(_/_
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Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 16:16:14 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.COM>
Subject: Q610 DOS Power PC Upgrade?

Does anyone here know if a Power PC logic board upgrade will be available
for the Quadra 610 DOS Compatible Mac?

Thanks?

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

Date: Tue, 08 Mar 1994 17:26:24 -0500 (EST)
From: MARQUETTE_RYAN_E@Lilly.com
Subject: Q840AV and patch for disk hits

Our dept. recently acquired a Q840AV to use as our 4D server.  I think I
remember some months ago that someone posted a patch or fix to reduce the
excessive disk hits on AV class machines.  Can someone point me to that
patch or send it to me in e-mail?  Mail replies appreciated.

Thanks,

Ryan Marquette,  EB82889@Lilly.com

From: MARQUETTE RYAN E              (ENGVAX::EB82889)

To:   VMS MAIL ADDRESSEE
(IN::"info-mac-request@sumex-aim.stanford.edu")

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

Date: Mon,  7 Mar 94 10:36:13 PST
From: lingenjs@biola.edu
Subject: Question on Laserwriter Pro 810

I had posted some comments about the Laserwriter Pro 810
before. Now I have a question:

We have a Pro 810 with the fax cartridge. It is named "Laser
Pro Rm218". The printer was freaking out on us the other day
and kept trying to send a fax every time a user printed his
spreadsheets... Needless to say, we tried everything to
correct this problem, including restoring factory defaults.
This is when things got weird:

The name on the startup page no longer matches the Appletalk
chooser name. The printer still shows up as "Laser Pro Rm218"
, but the printer claims that it is named "Laser Pro 810f."
Nothing I can do seems to change this fact. I have renamed
the printer something else, to no avail. I have tried
changing the name from the terminal port on the ethernet
card, and couldn't get that to work. (BTW: Hooking a terminal
up to this thing was one FUN operation (insert intense
sarcasm here))

So, any suggestions? Anyone know how to make this thing work
like it's supposed to?

Thanks in advance...

Joel Lingenfelter
lingenjs@biola.edu

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

Date: Mon,  7 Mar 94 10:36:13 PST
From: lingenjs@biola.edu
Subject: Question on Laserwriter Pro 810

I had posted some comments about the Laserwriter Pro 810
before. Now I have a question:

We have a Pro 810 with the fax cartridge. It is named "Laser
Pro Rm218". The printer was freaking out on us the other day
and kept trying to send a fax every time a user printed his
spreadsheets... Needless to say, we tried everything to
correct this problem, including restoring factory defaults.
This is when things got weird:

The name on the startup page no longer matches the Appletalk
chooser name. The printer still shows up as "Laser Pro Rm218"
, but the printer claims that it is named "Laser Pro 810f."
Nothing I can do seems to change this fact. I have renamed
the printer something else, to no avail. I have tried
changing the name from the terminal port on the ethernet
card, and couldn't get that to work. (BTW: Hooking a terminal
up to this thing was one FUN operation (insert intense
sarcasm here))

So, any suggestions? Anyone know how to make this thing work
like it's supposed to?

Thanks in advance...

Joel Lingenfelter
lingenjs@biola.edu

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 94 18:04:31 +0100
From: simula3@di.unito.it (Alex Rodella)
Subject: QuickTime 1.6.2

Does QuickTime 1.6.2 exist?
What's new?
Waiting for ftp.apple.com... :-)

Fabrizio Oddone

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

Date: 8 Mar 94 08:41:51 EDT
From: "Randy Nieuwsma, Calvin College"  <NIEUWR@legacy.Calvin.EDU>
Subject: QuickTime FAQ?

Hi Mac-ophiles,
 Could someone point me to a FAQ on QuickTime?
 I am wondering if there is a way to display (and copy & paste) a
moovie's audio track using the Simple Player.

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

Date: Mon, 7 Mar 94 23:53:44 MET
From: pope@imv.aau.dk (Povl H. Pedersen)
Subject: RAM Trippler. How to.

It is very easy to tripple your RAM, as RAM Doubler is just another sort of
Virtual Memory. First it tries different things to keep things in RAM, but
when this is no longer possiblke, it starts to use harddisk space like
plain old Apple virtual memory.

My own Mac is down, so currently I run on a borrowed SE/30 with 5MB RAM,
RAM trippled to 13MB (All I can do without enabling 32-bit adressing, and I
am too lazy to download MODE-32).

Sometimes, it is real slow when RAM Doubler has to use disk a lot.

The way to triple memory is to open your RAM Doubler extension (in
extension folder) with ResEdit, and edit the pref resource. It requires
version 1.01 or later of RAM Doubler to work.

PS: I am not the legal owner of RAM Doubler myself, as I have 17MB of
memory in my own Mac. I am currently evaluating a copy for some place that
considers buying a two digit number of copies.

---
Povl H. Pedersen  -  Macintosh Consultant and Programmer
System Administrator at the Aarhus Engineering School
pope@imv.aau.dk (preferred)  /  povlphp@uts.uni-c.dk

"Macintosh...for those who can see through Windows!"

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 16:25:52 GMT
From: sonicsys@netcom.com (Sonic Systems)
Subject: Sonic Systems' "The Diskless Mac" ... trade experiences? (Q)

Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes:

>We, the University of Illinois at Chicago, are experimenting with
>Sonic Systems' "The Diskless Mac" (TDM) in one of our most heavily
>used public-access computer labs.  Thus far, we've had what I'd
>consider to be mixed results, but we are just using it for the first
>time in a production environment.

[stuff deleted]

>Okay, here goes:

>1.  We'd like to decrease the time it takes to TFTP a boot image.  In fact,
>    this is our largest problem.  It takes about three to four minutes to
>    boot a Centris 650 with a 3072K disk image.  Failing that, is there
>    a cheap way to get TDM to post messages on a client Mac so that users
>    do not become discouraged during the TFTP process.
>2.  Does anyone have exerpience using Sonic Systems' Novell BOOTP and
>    TFTP NLM's?  We are considering moving to these if they will increase
>    TFTP speed and reliability.
>3.  Same as above, but under Unix.

The speed of TDM depends on a number of factors, and I will list them
in decreasing order of importance:
1. Use TDM's internal TCP/IP stack instead of MacTCP, because our
own stack does a much better job of caching the download files.  This should
give you a substantial improvement right away.
2. Use built-in ethernet on the TDM server since this is much faster than an
add-in card on the TDM server.
3. If you can move to a Novell or Unix server, this will speed things
up even further.
4. Segment your network (with a bridge or router) so that TDM has its
own little subnet, because your utilization levels will get pretty high
during TDM downloads (around 25-35%), and you don't want to contend
for the network with non-TDM traffic.
5. Make sure you have a fast enough disk drive on your TDM server to
keep up with the network download.  Sometimes, this ends up being a big
bottleneck.

Your 3072KB image shouldn't take more than 30sec to a minute with a little
optimizing.

>4.  Our current TDM server occaisonally runs "out of connections."  Does
>    anyone have a clear idea of what this implies?  Our current TDM server
>    is configured for ten more connections than actually exist.  We are
>    using TDM under the MacTCP TCP/IP kernel.  Is the built-in TCP/IP
>    kernel more reliable?

It sounds like you're using dynamic IP on the TDM server.  One way
to never run out of connections is to use static IP addresses for each
client, which would be entered into a boot table.  This is recommended
especially if you'll be connecting to TCP/IP services outside your lab.
The dynamic IP shouldn't run out of connections if you've given it
ten extra addresses than the number of Macs you're booting.  Is there
any other diskless booting (non-Mac) going on in the same ethernet
as your TDM?  This could take up an address temporarily since you've
configured TDM for dynamic IP.

>5.  Is there a sneaky way to prevent someone from resetting PRAM?

We're looking into a way around this, maybe in the next version of the ROM.

>Yours,
>Richard K. Wolf
>Richard.Wolf@uic.edu
>Small Systems Group/Computer Center
>University of Illinois at Chicago

If you still have problems, don't hesitate to give our tech support
a call: (408)736-1900.


Sudhakar Ravi
VP Engineering
Sonic Systems

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

Date: Mon, 07 Mar 1994 21:15:31 -0600 (CST)
From: BENSMANM@MSUVX1.MEMST.EDU
Subject: Speech Manager, MacIntalk (Q)

I'm frustrated. Why can't we common folk get our hands on Speech Manager,
Macintalk or MacintalkPro. I'd like to use some of the little programs
being written for making speech on non-AV Macs. Yet, nowhere I have looked
does Apple have posted. Are they charging (lots?) for this stuff?
Dr. MR Bensman, University of Memphis (formerly Memphis State Univ) -
don't blame me; we didn't want to look like a two yr college?

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

Date: Mon, 7 Mar 94 12:22:12 EST
From: alan@kaman.com (Alan Piszcz)
Subject: SYQUEST 270MB 3.5" (Q)

Has anyone connected the new SYQUEST 270MB drive to a
Macintosh yet?  If so would like any
information/problems discovered you would care
to offer.

1) Can it be a boot volume?

2) Does it have an extension which must be present in the
system folder?



Thanks.

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

Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 21:50:29 -0600 (CST)
From: "Larry Rymal:T.E.M.U.G.-EAST_TEXAS-" <lrymal@tenet.edu>
Subject: Tacoma Narrows Bridge movie

Folks,

	I am in dire need for a QuickTime movie clip of the failure of the
Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940.  Apple showed a clip of this a few years
back from a video disk.  The oscillations of the bridge are spectacular
and the movie clip contributes to classic studies in physics classes.
	If anyone has a QuickTime clip of this incredible failure, please
either let me know or send it up to the common archive sites.

--Larry Rymal <lrymal@tenet.edu>

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 02:29:46 GMT
From: tlindner@netcom.com (Tim Lindner)
Subject: TT Font Won't Trash

Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes:

>I have two TT fonts that are not in suitcases that are damaged, and I can't
>trash them.  I keep getting the not enough memory, and close windows
>to free up some.  I have tried resedit, the the wrong way I assume, to
>try and get rid of it.  It must be a font from hell.  Are there any
>suggestions that you have?  BTW - they are in the sys7 font folder.

>Mack

Drag the font folder to the desktop and _THEN_ move the font in to the trash.
Now return the font folder into the system folder.

Timothy John Lindner
tlindner@netcom.com

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

Date: Mon, 07 Mar 94 19:30:00 EST
From: aedwardp@aol.com
Subject: TUTSIM simulation

I'd like to find a Mac version of TUTSIM or similar app that simulates
dynamic processes (electrical, and well as mechanical, etc.) withj some
speed, and preferably a GUI. TUTSIM is DOS based and conversion by SoftPC etc
would be too slow. Dynamics simulator works like analog computer with
integrators, summers, multipliers and such to solve differential equations as
you go. Also need output tables and graphs, and would like to program system
like a block diagram. connecting with "wires".
aedwardp@aol.com

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 23:59:57 -0600
From: glenhoag@nuance.com (Glen C. Hoag)
Subject: Updating Stylewriter II driver (located)

>Recently, I asked about getting the remaining files for updating the
>stylewriter ii driver to v1.2, since ftp.apple.com only has disk 1 out of 4.
>
>All I found out was this: there IS a new version of Printer Share to go
>with the update: v 1.0.1. Some very nice people (thank you) sent me
>binhexed copies of it. Unfortunately, the Apple liscence agreement
>prohibits its submission to archive sites.
>

PrinterShare 1.0.1 is available at
ftp://ftp.austin.apple.com/pub/Apple_SW_Updates/Printing/Printer Share
v1.0.1.sea.Hqx

and in Gopherspace at info.hed.apple.com under USA Service, Support... in
the Printing Software folder.

>Fortunately, you only need this extension if you actually share your
>printer. If you don't, you can do the update manually by dragging in the
>new version of the Stylewriter II driver. The disks come with a renamed
>chooser, but it says that it is the same version (v7.3) as the one that
>came with the stylewriter ii 1.0 disks.
>
>-Avram Dorfman (adorfman@cs.tufts.edu)

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 94 14:52:24 MST
From: pothiers@aries.saic.com (Steve Pothier)
Subject: Vendor for 10mb floppies (Jasmine MegaDrive)?

Does anyone on there know where I can buy that magnetic media that is
read/written by the old Jasmine MegaDrives?

The disk I can read has this on the label:
MD/HD 12MB
Double-sSided/High Density
Servo Written Disk Cartridge
78 Sectors/333 TPI

Basically its a hardcase floppy similar to a standard 3.5 inch floppy
except this is 5.25 inches.

Any hints would be much appreciated.
-Pothier-

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

Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 16:45:41 EST
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <JFRITZ%WVNVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Video Output To VCR

I have the strange feeling that this may be an FAQ, so forgive
the extra bandwidth.

I am using a Quadra 840av (1 GB HD, 24 MB RAM).

What is the best way to output screen video to a VHS VCR? I used
the Monitors control panel to switch screen resolution to 512 X 384,
used the Flicker-Free option and fed the video to my VCR. The
image quality was awful. Lots of color bleed, poor focus, etc.

I certainly don't expect 16" monitor quality from a TV set, but
the quality seemed much lower than I would have thought. Are my
expectations too high or is there better settings to use?

I am trying to output a PowerPoint 3.0b presentation to tape.

Jeffrey Fritz
Telecommunications and Network Services
jfritz@wvnvm.wvnet.edu

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

Date: Mon, 07 Mar 94 21:07:00 EST
From: Allan Hunter <AHUNTER@CCVM.sunysb.edu>
Subject: Wishing for a SpreadBase/DataSheet...

Upon the surface of my hard drive is a holdout to what would otherwise
be a Microsoft Free Zone.  Yes, of course, it is Excel.  (Well, in my
defense, let me point out that I acquired it along with my used SE--
version 2.2 to be precise.)

I am not in love with Excel, although I am glad I have it on hand.  I
would like to meet a REAL data-cruncher with some inbuilt common sense,
though.  I have to admit I have not had the opportunity to take much
software for a test drive, so perhaps what I want has been out there for
years (it may even be none other than a more recent version of Excel for
all I know).  Anyway...

1.  I should be able to enter the data in spreadsheet form, with simple
    rows and columns, and then design a database-type appearance with
    fields I can shape and customize any-whichaways and logos, at least
    as versatile as a Hypercard 1.1 sort of interface; and it should be
    printable as either a database or a spreadsheet.

2.  The Search/Find command should bring up a dialog box that allows me
    to tell it where to look, what to look for, supporting wildcards,
    and with the option of sorting the records in such a way that the
    ones that fit the category rise to the top.  A keystroke should give
    me that dialog box instead of acting like "Find Again" as per Excel
    2.2.  Search/Find options should include both "union" and "inter-
    section" Finds with several parameters, e.g., "I want the union of
    'lives street higher than 248th' plus 'zip code 87131' intersected
    with 'ethnicity=black', sort by found vs. nonfound entries.  The
    Search/Find dialog box should give the option of returning to the
    last saved Sort order before resorting/searching or doing a new
    sort/search on the current order--that's minimal; an improvement
    that I wouldn't object to is multiple sort-undos from which sub-
    sequent sorts are possible.

3.  If in column G of my dataset I have record entries reading, let's
    say, "Republican, Republican, Democrat, Democrat, Democrat, Demo-
    crat, Republican, Independent, Democrat..." and I select that
    column and ask for a pie chart, I want a program that's not too
    stupid to guess that I might want all the Republicans in one total
    category, the Democrats in another, and so on, broken down by
    percentages of total entries; if I also highlight column H, which
    is "number of greasy widgets connected to Quadra-driven MIDI ports"
    I want the program to guess that I might want it to total the
    quantities in column H for each category in column G and give me
    a pie chart divided up by political party so I know and can see
    what percentage of the greasy widgets are controlled by Democrats
    using Quadras, and can tell at a glance whether or not they would
    constitute a greasy-widget '040 MIDI leftward-leaning mandate.

4.  I should be able to save the spreadsheet in a space-delimited format
    in such a way that for each field the longest entry in characters
    becomes the length of a monospaced-text field-space, with one space
    separating that field from the next; and it should give a summary
    telling me that what used to be column AF is now the range of
    character-spaces 1498-1557.  This is so I can upload the results to
    powerful but brain-dead IBM-VM mainframe which can SAS the hell out
    of my data if need be.

5.  I should be able to merge several files "by" one category in such a
    way that the result is a single file with a single record for each value
    of the chosen merge category, and whatever info exists for each record in
    all of the other categories appended, with blank spaces when necessary
    (have I just described a "relational database?")

6.  For the values in any column, as they change across any sequence of
    rows, I should be able to tell the program to graph not only the
    values, but also the RATE OF CHANGE.

5.  If it takes up more than 1.5 MB on my hard drive, it had better have a
    damn good reason.  Let's say, one 900K app file plus a couple of
    folders of extentions and elaborations that I can trash if they aren't
    things I use very often.  But no 4.5 MB whale-sized bloated application
    with so many menu bars that it looks like a video arcade, thank you.

6.  For me it would not be a truly big deal, but in the name of better
    software, it should give the option of emulating either Excel or Lotus
    1-2-3, with the same keyboard and menu commands that addicts of those
    programs are addicted to.  [Lotus for the Mac provided this for Lotus
    classic users, for which they deserve credit.  Too bad Lotus Mac is
    a whale-sized program with menu bars from a video arcade.]

7.  A manual of less than 70 pages describing how to set up all the mathe-
    matical functions that aren't obvious right out of the box, not written
    by whoever would otherwise have his or her fingers up their nose, but
    instead by someone who CARES about the program and what it is supposed
    to do for its users.  The manual + program should take no more than a
    week max to get the hang of; it should be intuitive, simple, elegant,
    and therefore Mac-like.  Sort of like if SuperPaint did numbers and text
    entry.  It should be simple enough that most people could get the basic
    hang of it just by mousing around the menus and experimenting.


Anyone with a strong feeling of "Oh, you've just described ______", please
let me know.  Right now I'm burbling along with Excel and FileMaker Pro and
getting the mediocrity of one world split into two half-programs.


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

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

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 14:45:59 -0700
From: lorieux@biom.cirad.fr (Mathias Lorieux)

I'm looking for a shareware or freeware which emulates X-windows on a Mac.
Does it exist?
mathias

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