Date: Mon, 25 Apr 94 07:33:10 PDT From: The Info-Mac Moderators Reply-To: Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #64 To: info-mac-list Info-Mac Digest Mon, 25 Apr 94 Volume 12 : Issue 64 Today's Topics: [*] 3-Channel Timer with audio and visual feedback [*] Audio Interface: Software for Mac users with sight difficulties [*] AVTEK ARA Scripts [*] BatteryMinder 1.1; monitors remaining battery life [*] BijouPlay v1.2.1; a QuickTime uitility [*] Book Inventory Stack; a Hypercard database for books [*] Cheshire; a completely esoteric, uncategorizable program [*] CommConnect XFCN: Communications Toolbox support for HyperCard [*] csmp-digest-v3-018 [*] DeepDischarge 1.1.0; a Powerbook battery utility [*] DuoFAQ; frequently asked question about Powerbook Duos [*] Faraday. A battery status monitor. [*] GoldPusher; a game of puzzles, strategy and action [*] How to Print Crop Marks Only in PageMaker 5 Documents [*] HyperTable 1.2; a periodic table [*] Indy FOA bug fixl; a LucasArts game [*] Leytte 1.0.x to 1.0.2 update (a game) [*] MacFactsTwo 4/22/94; a list of all Apple Macintosh Models [*] MIDI2TeX; translates MIDI data files into MusicTeX [*] Nancys-ppats1-4; some desktop textures [*] NetComm ARA Scripts [*] newt-turt-21; Logo for the Newton [*] NextPrevSection; BBedit LaTeX extensions [*] photctrl; camera exposure-controls tutorial [*] PowerStrip 3.1; a status indicastor for PowerBooks [*] quark-printing-patch (Quark Xpress 3.3) [*] Return-to-Womb1.1; a 32-16-8-bit Mac game [*] runewt-21; executes Newt applications (Logo-like env.) [*] Sample SCSI code [*] SpeakAlert103; hear your alerts (requires Speech Manager) [*] Speak Note 2.0.1; hear your alerts and notifications [*] Vocalise XCMD: Add high quality speech to HyperCard 6100--Crippled FPU? anyone try "stop and go" by Engram yet (Q) Apple CD-ROM Set-up 5.0.1 $@)@$)( A question about KaleidaGraph Archie client for Mac Automatic Application Quitter? (Opposite of cron) bbs BinHex and IBM's (A) BinHex for IBM Caution: Do shut off all inits before running PageMaker updater Connect to WordPerfect Mail? Corrections to MacWeek article: Apple Supt Info on Internet Customizing Mac to act like Windows (Q) Error type 28 Excel 4.0 Quits?? FileShare Slider; sets CPU load dedicated to FileSharing Foreign Language Interpreter Software for the Mac or Windows Loading a RAM Disc at start-up (A) looking for a typewriter-teaching program (a) Mac screens for the masses? macsee4d.zip demo info MacX X-windows-like software? MaxFax/File Sharing: apparent incompatibility Need help from the UK. Neural Networks Simulator for the Mac? Now Menus & PageMaker solved Optimem (Q) PowerMac MS-DOS RAM Doubler Response from Connectix (A) (2 msgs) Removable drives SE/30 upgrade options Serbocroatian fonts Tape Drive and Retrospect(summary) Telnet 2.6 version # and setting transfer directory Where can I find "ChipWits" (by BrainWorks) The Info-Mac newsgroup is moderated by Bill Lipa, Gordon Watts and Liam Breck. The Info-Mac archives are available (by using FTP, account anonymous, any password) in the info-mac directory on sumex-aim.stanford.edu [36.44.0.6]. Help files and indices are in /info-mac/help. Mail articles for inclusion in the digest to info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu. Send binaries to be placed in the archives to macgifts@sumex-aim.stanford.edu. Send administrative mail to info-mac-request@sumex-aim.stanford.edu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 23 Apr 1994 18:16:28 -0400 From: "Tzuen-Rong Tzeng" Subject: [*] 3-Channel Timer with audio and visual feedback Please enclosed a copy of 3C Timer 1.0. It is a 3-channel stopwatch/timer with audio and visual feedback which is guite useful for research laboratories. Please kindly evailuate and put it into your software archive for Macintosh. Sincerely, Tzuen-Rong Tzeng [Archived as /info-mac/sci/three-channel-timer-10.hqx; 1009K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 19:48:41 -0400 From: Alex Metcalf Subject: [*] Audio Interface: Software for Mac users with sight difficulties Audio Interface is a free control panel, designed to make Mac computer use easier for those with sight difficulties. Audio Interface enables the user to move the mouse over a menu item or dialog box item and have it spoken out using Apple's PlainTalk software technology. Most menus and menu items can be read, and Audio Interface recognises such menu attributes as "unavailable", "checked", and "marked with a diamond". An option is provided to choose the desired length of description for each item. When dialog boxes appear on the screen, Audio Interface attempts to read the main message in the dialog box. Similarly, the mouse can be moved over text descriptions and button names in the dialog box to have them spoken. With enough interest in the software, future improvements and enhancements will be planned. Support may be extended to other parts of the Mac interface, with the aim of making the Mac a more accessible computer to visually impaired users. If you have any compatibility problems, please let me know. Some testing has been done, but it is impossible for me to test the software on every possible configuration. Alex Metcalf alex@metcalf.demon.co.uk UK Fax: (0570) 45576 US/Canada Fax: 011 44 570 45636 [Archived as /info-mac/gui/audio-interface.hqx; 31K] ------------------------------ Date: 23 Apr 1994 00:35:38 +1100 From: "Andrew Jeffrey" Subject: [*] AVTEK ARA Scripts These are the latest (v1.1) ARA scripts written for the AVTEK brand of modems sold in Australia. They were downloaded from the NetComm BBS and will suit nearly all Avtek modems. If you didnt already know, Avtek are basically cheap (less featured) NetComm modems. Cheers Andrew Jeffrey [Archived as /info-mac/comm/ara-avtek-11.hqx; 27K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Apr 94 22:04:45 PDT From: hvoth@cln.etc.bc.ca Subject: [*] BatteryMinder 1.1; monitors remaining battery life BatteryMinder is a tiny program that helps you predict how much time you have left on your PowerBook battery. It allows you to toggle Appletalk and Sound with convenient buttons in its unobtrusive little window and is smart enough to optionally turn Appletalk OFF when it is run and back ON when quit. This makes Appletalk always load at startup if you put the program into your Startup folder. Double-clicking BatteryMinder's window puts your PowerBook to sleep. Version 1.1 adds better handling of Appletalk being in use. (Thanks to Steve Ashcroft) It also has the added benefit of being entirely free! Written by Randall Voth, copyright C 1994 (e-mail c/o hvoth@cln.etc.bc.ca) [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/battery-minder-11.hqx; 15K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Apr 94 1:34:23 CDT From: denboer@CC.UManitoba.CA Subject: [*] BijouPlay v1.2.1; a QuickTime uitility Enclosed you will find BijouPlay v1.2.1, which is a maintenance release for BijouPlay 1.2, which was submitted last weekend. This version fixes a bug where OpenDoc appleevents were not being properly executed on 68k machines (ie, no doc was opened). Please replace v1.2 with this corrected version, compressed with Stuffit 3.0.7, and BinHexed. For more information, please see the enclosed readme. [Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/bijou-play-121.hqx; 30K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Apr 1994 11:30:03 -0800 From: Jim Emmons Subject: [*] Book Inventory Stack; a Hypercard database for books Hi y'all - Attached is a binhex'ed, sea'ed HyperCard stack (Books 1.0) to keep track of your books. It is much simpler than some of the other, academic stacks I have seen. Frankly, I like those, but they have too much information for my purposes, so I wrote this one. This stack is, as are almost all stacks, simple to use; I do, however, recommend reading the intro card. Enjoy, and let me know what you think. $8.00 Shareware. Permission is granted for this stack to be distributed; however, I hold copyright. Do not distribute modified copies of this stack. Thanks to sumex-aim and the great people running Info-Mac (and the mirror sites!) [Archived as /info-mac/app/book-10-hc.hqx; 78K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 15:17:39 -0500 From: Andrew Neal Brandt Subject: [*] Cheshire; a completely esoteric, uncategorizable program The application "Cheshire" is neither a game nor a utility. Rather, it is an anomaly: a completely esoteric, uncategorizable program. The idea is simple: the program creates a picture of the cheshire cat which, as cheshire cats are wont to do, smiles. The cat disappears, leaving just a floating smile. Then, the application erases itself. Just so you don't go accidentally erasing the cat, there are two identical copies of Cheshire in the archive. Both copies, according to Disinfectant 3.5, are virus free. I am not the author of "Cheshire." I'm not sure who the author is. I have only owned this program since I first had a Mac in 1988, and occasionally run it because I find it mildly intriguing. [Archived as /info-mac/game/cheshire.hqx; 13K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 19:51:55 -0400 From: Alex Metcalf Subject: [*] CommConnect XFCN: Communications Toolbox support for HyperCard CommConnect is an XFCN for HyperCard which lets you use the Communications Toolbox for sending or receiving data. What makes CommConnect different from other communications externals is that CommConnect works on all the new Macs, such as PowerBooks, Duos, and the AV Macs' GeoPort. Using a configuration dialog box, the user can select a communications tool, such as the Serial tool (for the data or modem ports, for instance) or the Apple Modem tool, such as for dialing up to another computer. CommConnect requires either System 7, or System 6 with the Communications Toolbox software installed. You will also need at least one connection tool, such as the Serial tool. Alex Metcalf alex@metcalf.demon.co.uk UK Fax: (0570) 45576 US/Canada Fax: 011 44 570 45636 [Archived as /info-mac/card/comm-connect.hqx; 26K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 94 12:17:36 MET DST From: pottier@clipper.ens.fr (Francois Pottier) Subject: [*] csmp-digest-v3-018 C.S.M.P. Digest Fri, 22 Apr 94 Volume 3 : Issue 18 Today's Topics: CD-ROM of Mac source code? Color Quickdraw Intimcay Custom popup menu Editable pop-up menus Females who answer questions? HELP - PICT File ColorTables and Palettes Max # of open files Proper QT PICT creation? Q: Changing font & size of dialog items Removing PowerPC code from a fat binary Roman Numerals SCSI Drivers The Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Digest is moderated by Francois Pottier (pottier@clipper.ens.fr). [Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-v3-018.txt; 85K] ------------------------------ Date: 22 Apr 1994 07:29:58 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jeremy Kezer, (203) 676-6151" Subject: [*] DeepDischarge 1.1.0; a Powerbook battery utility Keywords: POWERBOOK BATTERY DISCHARGE NICAD CHARGER ADAPTER DeepDischarge 1.1.0 for PowerBooks (by Jeremy Kezer) DeepDischarge is a utility for any PowerBook that uses a nickel-cadmium (NiCad) or nickel-hydride (NiHy) battery. Over time, these batteries are susceptible to a "memory effect", which can reduce their battery capacity. The memory effect can be cured by fully discharging the battery before recharging it. DeepDischarge provides a safe, fast and automatic way to deep discharge your PowerBook's battery. DeepDischarge automatically bypasses the low battery warning dialogs, and prevents the "soft" sleep brought on by those dialogs. Instead, DeepDischarge will run your PowerBook's battery down until the "hard" hardware shutdown occurs, which is at a lower voltage. This provides the best discharge possible. Version 1.1.0 adds support for Duos, as well as a "terminal discharge" feature to prevent aborting program if battery voltage is too low to operate normally. Shareware; $5 registration fee suggested. See enclosed docs for more information. Jeremy Kezer 143 Songbird Lane Farmington, CT 06032-3433 (USA) jbkezer@aol.com [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/deep-discharge-110.hqx; 111K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 17:46:11 -0300 From: " nick.c " Subject: [*] DuoFAQ; frequently asked question about Powerbook Duos People: Included is the latest revision of the Duo FAQ (4/21/94). It includes information usefull for all Powerbook owners but focused on the macintosh Duo. -- nick [Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/duo-faq-94-04-21.txt; 84K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 1994 14:19:49 +0100 From: phardman@ssci.liverpool.ac.uk (Peter Hardman) Subject: [*] Faraday. A battery status monitor. Here is Faraday v1.0. A battery status monitor for portable Macintoshes. Only requires 35K RAM and 17K on disk. Displays the battery voltage and Charging status, CPUspeed, and also a counter for monitering battery life. This software is free. (C) Peter Hardman 1994. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/faraday-10.hqx; 16K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 14:37:19 +0200 From: wimv@fwi.uva.nl (Wim Vree) Subject: [*] GoldPusher; a game of puzzles, strategy and action GoldPusher by Daniel and Willem Vree VreeWare* GoldPusher is a game with a mixture of puzzles, strategy and action. It is strongly inspired by a commercial game named "Leprechaun". However, it has quite different rules, graphics and features. And this game is VreeWare*! Features: - 45 rooms with action, strategy and difficult puzzles. - make your own rooms with the graphical editor - choose your own order to complete the puzzles - save feature remembers which rooms you have completed - topscore - fast color animation and very fast BW-animation for old-mac users. - multi-channel sound (SoundManager 3.0) otherwise single channel sound System Requirements. When Color-QuickDraw is available and the monitor is in a color-mode, the game runs in 8-bit color. In that case GoldPusher requires 900k of memory. Otherwise the game runs in black-and-white and only requires about 400k of memory. In black-and-white mode the game is optimized with assembler-code for old-mac+ users. Hopefully this assembler-code also runs on other macs in BW-mode yielding blazing speed. When system 6.0.7 or later is available, with SoundManager 3.0, the game uses multi-channel sound, otherwise it uses the old mac+ style sound procedures. GoldPusher can run on very old mac's with very old systems. [Archived as /info-mac/game/gold-pusher.hqx; 356K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 12:15:32 PST From: Paul Brians Subject: [*] How to Print Crop Marks Only in PageMaker 5 Documents Aldus made the dubious decision that most people using PageMaker print documents containing either gray-scale or color information. Therefore in PageMaker 5.0 checking "Printer's Marks" in the Print Dialog inserts not only crop marks but color/grayscale bars and registration marks on every page. Even checking "Print all colors as black" (the only option to tell PM5 that the document is B&W) does not suppress these extra marks, which are distracting and use up extra toner. [Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/pm5-how-to-print-crop-marks-only.txt; 5K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 1994 22:31:54 -0500 From: browe@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Barry Rowe) Subject: [*] HyperTable 1.2; a periodic table This stack was done as a project for a HyperMedia project at Champaign Centennial High School in Champaign, IL. The three students involved did a lot of work, including using ResEdit, which is scary to any teacher in a Mac lab! This stack is free. If you have any questions, corrections, or bugs, please send me email at: browe@ncsa.uiuc.edu It should run on HyperCard 2.0 and later. This can be distributed on any InfoMac CD ROM. Others, please contact me for permission. Addendum: We fixed some bugs and resubmitted it. Of all things to screw up? -- we had the wrong atomic mass of Hydrogen! And we fixed some other things. If you find any more bugs, please let us know. Addendum to the Addendum: We didn't screw up Hydrogen -- I did! It was late at night, uh my dog ate it, uh . . . and we removed an element (Flourine) and replaced it with Fluorine). I hope this is the last correction. barry [Archived as /info-mac/sci/hyper-table-12-hc.hqx; 238K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 13:08:58 EDT From: schulman@michael.nmr.upmc.edu (Christina Schulman) Subject: [*] Indy FOA bug fixl; a LucasArts game This is a fix for the bug in the Team Path in the Mac version of the LucasArts game "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis." In the buggy version, when you try to land the balloon on the "X" in the desert, the game hangs and a particularly nasty buzz comes out of the computer's speaker. To fix it, replace the old application file with the new one in this archive, "Indy 12/15/92." You can throw out the old application. Permission to make this patch publicly available on the Internet was granted by Mara Kaehn, Product Support Supervisor at LucasArts Entertainment. LucasArts provides on-line support by email at 75300.454@compuserve.com for those who need additional assistance. Christina Schulman schulman@michael.nmr.upmc.edu Pittsburgh NMR Institute schulman@clarity.princeton.edu [Archived as /info-mac/game/com/indy-foa-updt.hqx; 147K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Apr 1994 13:11:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Russ Blaine Subject: [*] Leytte 1.0.x to 1.0.2 update (a game) This will update all versions of Leyte Gulf to version 1.02. You already have an updater that will only update version 1.01 to 1.02, but this new updater will work on all versions. Thanks... -Russ rblaine@max.tiac.net [Archived as /info-mac/game/com/leyte-10x-to-102-updt.hqx; 137K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 17:08:01 -0400 (EDT) From: "J. D. Sterling Babcock" Subject: [*] MacFactsTwo 4/22/94; a list of all Apple Macintosh Models This is a list of all Apple Macintosh Models: past, present, or rumored. The original purpose of this reference sheet was to get as much information as possible about each model that would fit on one line. [Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/mac-facts-ii-94-04-22.txt; 59K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 94 06:39:09+080 From: smoliar@iss.nus.sg (Stephen Smoliar) Subject: [*] MIDI2TeX; translates MIDI data files into MusicTeX I have been asked to transfer the cpt.hqx file of the Macintosh version of MIDI2TeX to the "standard" archives. Here is the authors' summary of the program: "MIDI2TeX translates MIDI data files into MusicTeX source code. We have uploaded new versions of this package: C 1.1. and P 1.3 Version C 1.1 is a port from the original Pascal code to C. The C source of this version is also available and we were able to compile it on several platforms including VAX, HP-UNIX, PC, Mac. We have uploaded executables of these versions for the PC and the Mac." This is the Macintosh version in a Compact Pro archive which includes documentation. The Macintosh code is being maintained by Ad Verbruggen. He will probably appreciate receiving bug reports and the occasional word of praise at ahv@DIMES.TUDelft.NL. BinHex to follow, Steve Smoliar [Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/midi-to-tex.hqx; 113K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 19:16:48 -0700 (PDT) From: nschneid@netcom.com (Nancy Schneider) Subject: [*] Nancys-ppats1-4; some desktop textures Herein are Nancy's ppats Editions 1 through 4! The file contains a Read Me (Please!) document and four ResEdit files each containing two dozen color ppats which can be installed with ResEdit, BeforeDark, or DeskTop Textures. The ppats are 64 x 64 pixels, 256 colors. All of the patterns look good in 256 greys, and most are okay in 16 greys/colors; 4 greys/colors is pushing it, but a few are passable. I really recommend they be viewed as they were created, with 256 colors, to enjoy them the most. These ppats are FREE!!! They may be included on any shareware/ public domain archive media. Nancy Schneider Internet: nschneider@netcom.com [Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/nancys-textures-grp1-to-grp4.hqx; 209K] ------------------------------ Date: 23 Apr 1994 00:40:41 +1100 From: "Andrew Jeffrey" Subject: [*] NetComm ARA Scripts These are the latest (v1.1) ARA scripts for NetComm brand modems sold in Australia. They support all modems including the new vFast modem (SmartModem M11F) although I have yet to get it to work at 28.8K :( They were downloaded from the NetComm BBS. Cheers Andrew Jeffrey [Archived as /info-mac/comm/ara-netcomm-11.hqx; 52K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 11:58:42 PDT From: Steve Weyer Subject: [*] newt-turt-21; Logo for the Newton Newt 2.1 (aka Newt Turtle) [newt-turt-21.hqx] a native environment for developing simple applications using NewtonScript, and for creating graphics using gestures, buttons, and NS. Keywords: object-oriented programming, application development environment, NewtonScript, NTK, learning, graphics, mathematics, Logo. Newt is shareware ($25 before 6/1/94) -- registered users receive a manual describing additional features and NewtonScript syntax, along with source examples. See NewtNews.txt for further info. Changes in version 2.1: - support and examples for additional system prototypes: protoBorder, protoCloseBox, protoDivider, protoFloater, protoFolderTab, protoGauge, protoGlance, protoLabelInputLine, protoLargeCloseBox, protoPictIndexer, protoPictRadioButton, protoPictureButton, protoRoll, protoRollBrowser, protoRollItem, protoSetClock, protoStatus, protoStatusBar, protoTable protoTableDef, protoTableEntry, protoTitle - support for user prototypes and better access to subviews ("linked layouts") - changes to interface, bug fixes - better handling of low frame heap situations - extended Hello World application example - Color (penPattern) option for Newt drawing Also see RUNewt (aka Run,Newt,Run) -- an application for running, beaming and mailing applications created by Newt 2.1. See RUNewt.txt for further info. [runewt-21.hqx] Steve Weyer weyer@guest.apple.com [Archived as /info-mac/nwt/app/newt-21.hqx; 77K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 22:07:42 -0500 From: "Kelvin K. Yue" Subject: [*] NextPrevSection; BBedit LaTeX extensions This package is for: - people who cannot afford to pay the shareware fee, and - people who use BBEdit to edit LaTeX files, or - people who use Alpha to edit LaTeX files but want to switch to use BBEdit, This package contains two BBEdit extensions: NextSection and PrevSection. - NextSection : go to the next section (or subsection, or subsubsection) of a LaTeX document and highlight the section heading. - PrevSection : go to the previous section (or subsection, or subsubsection) of a LaTeX document and highlight the section heading. Installation: - Put these two extensions in the BBEdit extension folder. - define a key for each extension (this is optional but this makes life much easier). suggested keys: cmmd-z for NextSection, option-cmmd-z for PrevSection. This is a postcard-ware. If you use it, please send me a postcard or an email. The more postcards/emails I get, the more excuses for me to do more programming. Feel free to send me any question/comment/suggestion. The source code is also available for US$5. Kelvin Yue Department of Computer Science University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455 yue@cs.umn.edu [Archived as /info-mac/text/bbedit-next-prev-section.hqx; 4K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 13:53:51 CST From: DKAHOE%CMSUVMB.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU Subject: [*] photctrl; camera exposure-controls tutorial In order to upgrade the general communication-technology-literacy, new instructional materials have to be made available to instructors. Computer presented graphics offer opportunites for simulation, animation, and interactive presentation in the school lab or classroom. I developed this stack for instruction in the basic exposure controls for photography. This program could be used as a tutorial in a lab, or as lecture support graphics in the classroom utilizing an overhead projec- tor with an LCD panel. Ancillary materials are provided in a companion stack, which can be accessed through the Extra menu in the stack. The accompanying stack provides activities, quiz questions, references, and other user editable instructional materials. The stacks are not intended to replace a lecture or classroom activity, but to provide support materials for the instructor. Dick Kahoe Instructor, Dept of Graphics G152A Central Missouri State University Warrensburg, MO 64093 DKAHOE@CMSUVMB.CMSU.EDU [Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/photctrl-hc.hqx; 238K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Apr 1994 01:16:11 -0600 From: mlbizer@bongo.cc.utexas.edu (Marc Bizer) Subject: [*] PowerStrip 3.1; a status indicastor for PowerBooks Here's a later version of PowerStrip 3.1, the wonderful status indicator bar for PowerBooks. Yours truly, Marc Bizer [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/power-strip-31.hqx; 112K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Apr 1994 16:31:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Rauschelbach Subject: [*] quark-printing-patch (Quark Xpress 3.3) This file contains a patch for Quark XPress 3.3 to fix problems related to printing with the LaserWriter driver versions prior to 8.0. These problems are related to linescreen settings and EPS files. The enclosed readme gives complete details. [Archived as /info-mac/app/quark-xpress-33-printing-updt.hqx; 51K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 21:01:39 -0700 From: Jack Copeland Subject: [*] Return-to-Womb1.1; a 32-16-8-bit Mac game Minor Bug fixed --> sys 7.0 and higher now can play Return to the Womb 1.1 is a 32-16-8-bit Mac game. The user finds himself lost in a maze of rooms and must find his way to the womb to be fertilized. To complicate matters millions of mutant sperm try to fertilize you prematurely. Excellent graphics and interface. The best game you'll ever download >From here. It may be included on a CD and distributed freely. Pat Copeland [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/return-to-womb-11.hqx; 1746K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 11:59:03 PDT From: Steve Weyer Subject: [*] runewt-21; executes Newt applications (Logo-like env.) RUNewt 2.1 (aka Run,Newt,Run) [runewt-21.hqx] runs native applications created by Newt 2.1 or beamed/mailed from RUNewt. Keywords: native Newton application delivery and transfer, Newt. RUNewt is freeware to end-users, licensable to developers or others who wish to distribute it. See RUNewt.txt for further info. Changes in version 2.1: - support for additional system prototypes (see Newt 2.1) - several bug fixes and cosmetic improvements Also see Newt (aka Newt Turtle) -- an environment for developing simple applications using NewtonScript, and for creating graphics using gestures, buttons, and NS. See NewtNews.txt for further info. [newt-turt-21.hqx] Steve Weyer weyer@guest.apple.com [Archived as /info-mac/nwt/util/runewt-21.hqx; 22K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Apr 94 10:56:30 PDT From: david@CS.UCLA.EDU (David Dantowitz) Subject: [*] Sample SCSI code Someone recently requested sample SCSI code. This was pulled from AppleLink two years ago... Here is a Sample SCSI routine found on AppleLink from D0430 that was posted a while back. The library pointer posted for the Atari ST has lots of useful info, but you'll have to integrate it with the SCSI Manager (see the code below). [Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/sample-scsi-code.hqx; 27K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 15:32:54 CDT From: jaeger@kunikpok.icus.com (Jaeger) Subject: [*] SpeakAlert103; hear your alerts (requires Speech Manager) SpeakAlert Version 1.0.3 March 1994 SpeakAlert is a control panel/system extension that uses the new Speech Manager to speak the text in alerts. The control panel allows you to choose the desired voice and to turn SpeakAlert off or on. SpeakAlert requires that the Speech Manager be installed on your machine. It is also compatible with PlainTalk and allows you to use the MacInTalk voices (Boris, RoboVox and the others) as well as the Gala Tea voices (TTS Male voice and the others). Brian Stern :-{)} Jaeger@fquest.com [Archived as /info-mac/gui/speak-alert-103.hqx; 21K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Apr 1994 15:51:50 -0600 From: grhowes@students.wisc.edu (Glenn R. Howes) Subject: [*] Speak Note 2.0.1; hear your alerts and notifications There was some confusion over my recent submission of Speak Note GH 2.0.1. This resubmission is identical with the exception that the daemon has been modified slightly. Enclosed for your enjoyment is version 2.0.1 of Speak Note GH, which I recommend you store under the name SpeakNote_gh_201.hqx. It is stored in Stuffit Install Maker format (thanks Leonard R.), so installation is a three click process. Description: Speak Note GH is a control panel, init, and background only application (daemon) which uses the Speech Manager to speak the contents of alerts and notifications. Featuring: * Speaks the text of Alert dialogs and Notifications * Configurable voices * AppleScriptable daemon * Balloon Help * Option to be quiet on dismissal * Option to not speak on quickly dismissed Alerts * Subscribers can use the daemon over AppleTalk networks Caution (have some): People who have beta versions of this software should throw all previous versions out (including preference files). For goodness sake, read the read me files if you plan on using Macintalk Pro voices. There seems to be some conflict with Star Trek the 25th Anniversary game. Requirements: System 7, and the Speech Manager required; Sound Manager 3.0 recommended. Cost: $10 Shareware. Subscribers will get a stand alone program which allows using the Speech Manager over AppleTalk networks. (See IRS, I am trying to make a profit, those Section 179 deductions of computer equipment were not a tax dodge.) Glenn R. Howes grhowes@students.wisc.edu [Archived as /info-mac/gui/speak-note-gh-201.hqx; 140K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 19:48:16 -0400 From: Alex Metcalf Subject: [*] Vocalise XCMD: Add high quality speech to HyperCard Vocalise is a free XCMD which takes advantage of Apple's new Speech Manager and PlainTalk software to let you use high quality speech in your HyperCard stacks. Vocalise lets you use any of the new voices available, including the high quality male and female voices, and lets you speak any text you want, such as text you've entered into a field. Speaking any text is as simple as adding one line to your script. Alternatively, you can have more control over the speech, since you can change both the speaking speed and pitch independently of each other. You can also pause the speaking immediately, at the end of the word, or at the end of the sentence. All vocalise commands are simple to use: for example, you can use commands such as "speak faster", "speak lower", and "pause, end of sentence". Full documentation and example scripts are included with the stack. Vocalise is free for use in any public domain or shareware stack. People interested in commercial use should contact me for more information. Alex Metcalf alex@metcalf.demon.co.uk UK Fax: (0570) 45576 US/Canada Fax: 011 44 570 45636 [Archived as /info-mac/card/vocalize.hqx; 23K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Apr 1994 23:19:51 -0500 From: Fred Berg Subject: 6100--Crippled FPU? I was looking at the May '94 issue of MacHome Journal which has an article on the new PowerMacs. In describing the 6100, the article says that "unlike the other models, the 6100 does not have enhanced FPU technology." Has anyone seen a similar statement from Apple? I thought the 601 processor in the 61/71/8100 was the same (except for mhz rate). Is there any other info out there about this? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Apr 1994 20:39 EST From: "Don't Panic!" Subject: anyone try "stop and go" by Engram yet (Q) Dear Netters, The subject says it all. Is it everything it says it is? Will it work on an LC with 10 MB of RAM and 10 MB hard disk space free? If I change my extensions setting will it take longer to boot up? The product is commercial and listed in Mac'sPlace catalog. Just curious, as it sounds like the solution to not having the Powerbooks wonderful SLEEP capability on a desktop. Thank you for any opinions you might have. Sincerely, ABRODY@VAX.CLARKU.EDU ------------------------------ Date: 22 Apr 1994 09:45:03 -0500 From: jfhoeme@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu (joseph f hoeme) Subject: Apple CD-ROM Set-up 5.0.1 $@)@$)( Running an LCIII with 12 MB RAM hooked into a PowerUser Pro 3x cd-rom player. The version of Apple's cd-rom audio player before the v2.0 came out worked fine for me. The new vewsion only plays the first 0.51 seconds and then cuts out. I know I installed it correctly from the image file. Why is Apple screwing those of us who didn't purchase a Apple cd-rom player? They've already made their mint off of us when we purchased our Mac! If any of you gurus out there c ould PLEASE make a patch of some sort for this program, I for one would be eternally greatful...and I'm quite sure many countless others would be to. Thanks!; jfhoeme@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 94 10:38:06 +0100 From: "vidal ibaez, juan carlos" Subject: A question about KaleidaGraph A question about Kaleida graph : I want to place the X and Y axis lines of a graph in a form that they do not intersect (i. e. do not cut) in the origin. I am working with version 2.1, and I don`t known if this is possible (I have not much used up to day this application). Please help me. E-mail : jvidal@msf.unizar.es. Thank you in advance. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 94 14:10 AST From: F_RAMOS@UPR1.UPR.CLU.EDU Subject: Archie client for Mac Do somebody tell me where I can FTP an archie client for Mac. I have tried many FTP sites without success. Please send any suggestions to: f_ramos@upr1.upr.clu.edu Thanks Felix G. Ramos University of Puerto Rico ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Apr 1994 10:48:03 -0500 From: miles@mail.utexas.edu (Miles Abernathy) Subject: Automatic Application Quitter? (Opposite of cron) Is there an application out there which will cause Eudora to Quit each day at 5 PM? If I forget to shut it down on the Mac at work, I cannot reliably get e-mail at home in the evening. The app cron (available at sumex) will launch Eudora on a schedule...is there something that will quit it (but not the whole Mac)? Thank you. Miles Abernathy, miles@mail.utexas.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 94 11:16:50 EDT From: dimitri@au-bon-pain.lcs.mit.edu (Dimitri J Panagiotou) Subject: bbs Hi, I have some friends that are interested in running a Mac BBS. Are there any shareware/freeware host programs available? What would the hardware requirements be? Thanks, -dimitri ------------------------------ Date: 24 Apr 94 15:18:12 EDT From: Hans Kroeger <100136.3052@CompuServe.COM> Subject: BinHex and IBM's (A) wrote: >I recently posted a question to comp.sys.mac.misc, and someone mailed me >saying that I might find the answer here. What I want to do is take some >BinHexed files that I got over a modem from a Mac and then decode them on >my IBM. What I need is a program that can decode the BinHexed files on >the IBM. >Is their such a thing that can accomplish that feat? Todd, I recently downloaded BINHEX.EXE which is a program that can code and decode the BinHexed files on an IBM PC. I can check where I got it from when I am back in my office on monday. Let me know if you still need this information. Hans kroeger@stsci.edu 100136.3052@compuserve.com kroe@eds.dofn.de kroeger@dornier.de ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 17:08:27 -0500 (CDT) From: "Traci J. Ingram" Subject: BinHex for IBM Todd, I use a freeware IBM program for this that came from the university of Minnesota. Below follows the README file. Traci J. Ingram tingram@services.dese.state.mo.us | or | 101-8673@MCIMail.com __________________________ PC BinHex 1.3 University of Minnesota 1992-1993 Overview: This Utility encodes binary files into a plain text format and decodes the resulting files into their original state. The encoding method used is called BinHex. This encoding method works on any type of file, including formatted word processing and spreadsheet files, graphics files, and even executable files (i.e. programs or applications). The encoded file can also be passed from computer to computer in its encoded form. The encoding will remain intact and it will be equally meaningless on all the machines until it is unencoded. To be usable or readable it must be converted back to its original format and be run on a compatible computer. This program is compatible with the Macintosh version of BINHEX and with POPMail (tm). Functions: F1: Access online help. F2: Bin2Hex - Converts a Binary File to a BinHex encoded File. F3: Hex2Bin - Converts a BinHex encoded File to a Binary File. Alt-X: Exit the program. _________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 94 14:30:19 PDT From: Paul Brians Subject: Caution: Do shut off all inits before running PageMaker updater I incautiously ignored the warning in the PageMaker 5.0 updater to shut off all my inits. The result: PM itself was trashed and had to be replaced, and FileMaker refused to run because of some garbage being created by DarkSide of the Mac, which it turns out had also been corrupted. Replacing DarkSide with a clean copy solved the problem; but it took two of us all day to track it down. The moral: that updater REALLY doesn't like extensions running. Paul Brians, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-5020 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Apr 94 23:17 MST From: JWILLDEN@cc.weber.edu Subject: Connect to WordPerfect Mail? How would a Macintosh User go about connecting to a modem dialup to access WordPerfect Mail? (Typically a DOS thing...) Is it special software that only runs on DOS machines, or will any old terminal emulator work? Thanks in advance. Jeff Willden ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Apr 94 15:15:09 PDT From: Cmccabe@eworld.com Subject: Corrections to MacWeek article: Apple Supt Info on Internet The recent MacWeek article titled: "Apple to put support info on Internet" written by David Morgenstern had a few errors. I've supplied the correct information below: 1) Correction to first paragraph: Apple is currently publishing information and software on the Home Gopher Server on the internet. We will also publish similiar subsets of information to other online services, including an expansion of our offerings on the internet. 2) Correction to second paragraph: A subset of approx. 3700 existing Tech Info Library articles is currently being published to the Home Gopher Server. The subset is updated monthly, can be searched using the built-in Gopher Search engine, but do not employ the use of keywords. The complete Apple Tech Info Library, comprised of over 10,000 articles, is available on AppleLink and shortly on eWorld, the latter currently in beta testing. 3) Correction to third paragraph: The Apple Tech Info Library is found in the COMPUTER INFORMATION folder at the top level of the Home Gopher Server. Apple Software Updates and other Apple support information is found in the Apple Support Area, located on the Apple Computer Higher Education gopher server. * Connecting to the Home Gopher Server: The host address is: consultant.micro.umn.edu The IP number is: 134.84.132.4 * TurboGopher Client software for easily accessing the Home Gopher Server is available via anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to boombox.micro.umn.edu in the /pub/gopher directory. Charles McCabe Team Leader, Online Support Areas Customer Service Division Apple Computer, Inc. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Apr 94 00:41:45 EDT From: amarcin@MIT.EDU Subject: Customizing Mac to act like Windows (Q) I was finally forced to use Windows. (Yes, it was for money.) Although the feel of the interface was as bad as I had feared, there was one thing I really liked: the menus. I've been combing the net for something that could make Mac menus stick like Windows, but I haven't found it yet. Some come close, but they still hold the mouse button down as you drag down the menu. I want the submenus to remain inactive until you click on them; that would be truly useful. None of the worry about timing the drag so that you don't linger over a submenu too long and activate it-- it would stay dormant until you specifically requested it with a mouse click. Does such an extension exist? -Bret Aarden amarcin@mit.edu ------------------------------ Date: 22 Apr 1994 12:58:25 GMT0BST From: mlj2@leicester.ac.uk Subject: Error type 28 I have a Mac classic II connected to a maclab running the program 'Scope'. Occasionally when I'm trying to save a file I get the error message 28 and the program crashes, taking with it all my hard earned data! Any advice would be appreciated, Many thanks, Magnus ps I dont suppose you would also know where I could get information about an archive searcher for internet? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 09:54:55 -0400 From: "Tom Scott" Subject: Excel 4.0 Quits?? Excel 4.0 Quits?? I've had a few users that seem to be having a common problem. They're using Excel 4.0 (most on System 7.1, one on System 7.0.1; on a variety of CPUs, from a Mac II with an accelerator to a Mac Quadra 650) accessing faculty/staff databases in Excel spreadsheets having a lot of tables and calculations from a Mac IIcx running AppleShare 2.0.1. The apps are on the individual's machines while the datafiles are on the server. Quite often they're getting one of the "The application 'unknown' has unexpectedly quit" with a type 1 error. According to Ted Landau's book "Sad Macs, Bombs, and Other Disasters" (which IMHO is a fantastic resource for troubleshooting local software and sometimes hardware problems), these unexpectedly quit error messages usually occur due to software bugs that affect memory management. His solution is to restart and then increase the preferred size of the memory requirements in the app's Get Info window. OK, I'm trying that. It might be a few days before I know if that going to work. My question to the lists is: Is anybody else consistently experiencing this in Excel 4.0? Could there be a software glitch in Excel that could be causing this? I'll use Extensions Manager to make sure that there's no INIT conflicts going on, but these machines are using pretty standard INITs: Disinfectant 3.5, QuickMail, Retrospect Remote, After Dark, and a smattering of other minor ones. Please let me know if you're getting the same thing happening to you with Excel 4.0, and what, if anything, you've done to solve it. TIA! Thomas Scott, Systems Manager, College of Engineering Cornell University, Carpenter Hall Annex, Ithaca, NY 14853 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 10:25:06 -0800 From: robg@netcom.com (Rob Griffiths) Subject: FileShare Slider; sets CPU load dedicated to FileSharing I recently downloaded this file from UMich, and, much to my surprise, found it was a package I put together when I worked for Apple. It was intended to be distributed only within Apple; obviously, it somehow got out to the net. This doesn't really bother me (since I don't work there anymore :-), but the Read Me file contains a line about "don't distribute outside of Apple." I've updated the Read Me to reflect my new location, and made sure that this mod still works with 7.1 (it does). I would appreciate it if you could replace the current file with this new version. Also, is there a way to distribute this to the other archives? I'd like to make sure that old version vanishes. Thanks! - -rob. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/fileshare-slider.hqx; 4K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 17:50:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Ellen Ricca Subject: Foreign Language Interpreter Software for the Mac or Windows Hi INFO-MAC, Does anyone know of any software(free or commercial) that will interpret or translate an english language file created in a word processor into a foreign language, specifically Spanish, Mandarin, and Russian? I briefly searched the Internet and came up with only one lead, a product called "The Berlitz Interpreter". However, it only has French, German, Spanish, and Italian dictionaries, not the other two mentioned above. Plus, it didn't get a rave review from users. If anyone has any info, please e-mail me at: ricca@admin.mcc.mass.edu I will post a summary of replies back to INFO-MAC. Thanks! Ellen Ricca ricca@admin.mcc.mass.edu Middlesex Community College Information Tech. 33 Kearney Square, Lowell MA 01852 (508-656-3306) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 1994 22:33:25 -0500 From: mingo@panix.com (Charlie Mingo) Subject: Loading a RAM Disc at start-up (A) "Charles A. Patrick" writes: >I have defined a 4MB RAM Disk. Every morning I copy Word 5.1 and MORE 3.1 >onto the RAM Disk and start them up. I assume you are using the Ram disk provided in Apple's "Memory" control panel? That program doesn't provide for automatic copying-over of files, but many other RamDisks do. Since you only have a 4Mb RamDisk, I am assuming you do not want to put the System Folder on the ramdisk and run off of it. That being so, you should consider using AppDisk or RamDisk+, two shareware ramdisk programs in sumex-aim:/info-mac/util. Or you could consider Connectix Maxima, which costs $50. Any of these programs should fit your needs. >My configuration is a PowerMac 7100/66AV with 40MB of RAM and the Apple >level-2 cache card. I also have ver. 2.1.3 of QuicKeys installed. 40 Mb of real RAM? Wow! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 07:55:45 +0300 From: mhaveri@phoenix.oulu.fi (Matti Haveri) Subject: looking for a typewriter-teaching program (a) Greg Griffin wrote recently in info-mac: >i'm wondering if there is a typing teacher program available for the mac Novice typist 2.0 is one FTPable typing tutor that I'm aware of. The stack needs at least HyperCard 2.1 (or FTPable version of HyperCard Player 2.1). There are also commercial programs such as Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing. 31.7.1993 plaza.aarnet.edu.au /micros/mac/umich/hypercard/organization/novicetypist.cpt.hqx 1.8.1993 nic.switch.ch /mirror/umich-mac/hypercard/organization/novicetypist.cpt.hqx 31.7.1993 ftp.wustl.edu /systems/mac/umich.edu/hypercard/organization/novicetypist.cpt.hqx 31.7.1993 ftp.sunet.se /mac/mirror-umich/hypercard/organization/novicetypist.cpt.hqx 1.8.1993 nctuccca.edu.tw /Macintosh/umich-mac/hypercard/organization/novicetypist.cpt.hqx 1.8.1993 ftp.uni-paderborn.de /pcsoft3/mac/hypercard/organization/novicetypist.cpt.hqx -Matti Haveri ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1994 08:39:34 -0400 (EDT) From: "Mark Nutter, Apple Support" Subject: Mac screens for the masses? Our school is going to need a good system for presenting live Macintosh screen images so that large classes of students can all see what is going on. Ideally, we'd like to be able to present nifty, color, animated presentations for audiences ranging in size from about 30 to about 200. If someone has some experience in this, I'd appreciate hearing what kind of equipment is out there that will do this kind of thing. We have some AV machines that we would like to use for this. Please send Email directly to me, and I'll summarize (if anyone else is interested). Thanks much. Mark Nutter manutter@grove.iup.edu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Apr 1994 14:51:52 -0800 From: "Jeffrey L. Needleman" Subject: macsee4d.zip demo info Saw this announcement of a new version of MacSee and thought it worth passing on to this list... Date: Sun, 17 Apr 94 23:49:07 EDT From: areeve@cs.clemson.edu (Alan Reeve) To: MSDOS-Ann@SimTel.Coast.NET Cc: areeve@cs.clemson.edu Subject: macsee4d.zip - Read/write Mac disks on PC. DOS & WIN3.x. DEMO Message-Id: <11649.w8sdz@SimTel.Coast.NET> Summary: Reposted by Keith Petersen I have uploaded to the SimTel Software Repository (available by anonymous ftp from the primary mirror site OAK.Oakland.Edu and its mirrors): pub/msdos/diskutil/ macsee4d.zip Read/write Mac disks on PC. DOS & WIN3.x. DEMO MacSEE v4.0 will read/write Mac disks on your PC in addition to format, delete, rename, make/remove folder and more. Includes both DOS and Windows versions. Supports 3.5" floppies, hard disks such as SyQuests and Bernoulli, and CD-ROM disks (any ASPI SCSI drive such as Magneto Opticals too). Requirements: The DOS version requires 640K and some from of device with which to mount Mac disks whether it be a standard 3.5" floppy drive, hard drive, or CD-ROM drive. The Windows version requires Windows. Changes: New features in v4.0 include the Resource Inspector for analyzing Mac resources, formatting Mac hard disks such as SyQuests, and tagged multi-file xfers. Also no longer needs WinASPI drivers for the Windows version improving compatibility with ASPI hard disks. This ShareWare demo limits file xfers to 16K. Uploaded by the author. Alan Reeve areeve@cs.clemson.edu Jeff Needleman ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 00:38:16 -0500 From: Harold Brown Subject: MacX X-windows-like software? Does anyone know of a public domain or shareware package that has some of the functionality of the MacX program, in particular, color capabilities, or is MacX "the only kid on the block?" The NCSA Telnet package from NCSA at the University of Illinois-CU does Tektronics 4014 and 4015 emulations, suggesting that some X-windowing to a UNIX server is possible, but the documentation is sketchy on details (and, boy, does X-windows have those). Whether or not the NCSA Tektronics emulation is color-capable remains to be determined (RTBD would be a good usenet acronym; wonder if it is...WIII...hmmm...not a good acronym...). Thanks, Harold Direct responses to kayroger@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu are welcomed. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 94 09:37:58 MDT From: "Roger B. Marks" Subject: MaxFax/File Sharing: apparent incompatibility Recently, my MaxFax software (ver. 3.3.1s) went all nuts on me. At some random time period into the reception of faxes [typically on the second page], the Quadra 650 will hang and need to be rebooted. Some might consider this behavior unacceptable. I called MacWarehouse for technical support, since they take responsibility for the LinkLink modem, with which they bundle MaxFax. They told me to delete all of my old faxes, which didn't help [and didn't make a lot of sense to me anyway]. Since I'd recently started running File Sharing, I did some experimentation and found that File Sharing indeed seems to be the limiting factor. On a second call to MacWarehouse, I was told that the problem is due to the fact that MaxFax is not 32-bit clean. However, my later experiments indicated that the symptom occured independently of whether 32 bit addressing was on. MacWarehouse also told me that they have not heard about an incompatibility with File Sharing. Considering the others problems I have with MaxFax [won't allow discrimination between incoming data and fax; not compatible with Now Contact], what I'd really like to do is to find a replacement. The last time I asked, I couldn't find anyone using any other fax software with the LineLink modem. Let me try again. In particular, does FaxSTF work with it? Roger Marks@bldr.nist.gov NIST/Boulder, CO phone 303-497-3037 fax 303-497-7828 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 94 08:57:02 -0400 From: mikeg@endgame.gsfc.nasa.gov Subject: Need help from the UK. At a local bookstore (Barnes & Noble) I ran into a copy of a really neat looking Mac Magazine called Mac Format. Since I am tired of Macworld and MacUser's cookie cutter feel, I purchased this one. It's layout sort of feels like Wired, of course neither are similar, but the feel I got from the layout was similar. My problem is I got the April issue, but someone had taken the disk off of it. So... I was wondering if some kind person in the UK would either mail me a diskcopy, compressed, & binhqx'd file of the disk? Or would call the publisher over there on my behalf. Thanks. Take care, Mike Michael.E.Grabenstein.1@gsfc.nasa.gov ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Apr 94 16:05:56 +0200 From: sz0374@cd4680fs.rrze.uni-erlangen.de Subject: Neural Networks Simulator for the Mac? Hello, is there anybody who knows of a neural networks simulator for the Apple Macintosh? A few days ago, I found a neural networks library for a programme named "Extend" on sumex-aim, but I'd prefer a stand-alone application. By the way, can anybody tell me the address of ImagineThat!, the company which distributes "Extend"? TIA, Martin Fleischer ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 08:29:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Stephen Grady Subject: Now Menus & PageMaker solved In Info-Mac v12-062, asked about Now Menus and PageMaker >>This is for a colleague at work. She would like to know if there is >>a conflict between PageMaker 5.0 and Now Menus. >> >>What has happened is the following: >> >> 1. PageMaker 5.0 is running nicely. >> 2. Installs Now Utilities. >> 3. Soon after, command-Q disappears from PageMaker menu. It is >> still there in other applications such as FreeHand, Word. >> 4. Updates PageMaker 5.0 to 5.0a >> 5. Loses command-P from PageMaker menu. Again, it is still >> there in other applications. >> >>If she disables Now Menus, the command keys reappear in PageMaker. >> I don't know anything about Now Utilities or Now Menus, but she >>doesn't seem to want to live without them. Living without the >>command-Q was bearable, but now that the command-P is gone, the >>situation is unbearable. >From Stephen Smith, 70714.512@compuserve.com >I believe your friend has stumbled on one of the features of NowMenus. >NowMenus will allow you to define any command-key to almost >anywhere (some programs don't support this, noticeably, Quark and >Illustrator). To do this, one holds the mouse key down, goes to the >appropriate menu item, and types a command key. > >What sometimes happens, and I haven't figured out quite why, is people >accidently remap the command-Q key to something in the Application >Menu (the app-icon menu on the right). To get rid of this, delete either >find the new location of command-q and, while holding down the >mouse key, strike the delete key. Or if you can't find the new location of >command-q, delete NowMenu Prefs from Preferences->Now Utility >Prefs and restart. > >There is some common click-keyboard combination that causes this to >happen with command-q, but I don't know what it is. It certainly can >happen with others (command-p) but I haven't seen it nearly as often. She deleted the PrefUs file, and now has her hot keys back for PageMaker! Thank you very much. Stephen Grady sgrady@sfu.ca ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Apr 1994 22:22 EST From: "Don't Panic!" Subject: Optimem (Q) Dear Netters, before I proceed, PLEASE ANSWER VIA E-MAIL, my digest listserv has not delivered the past 10 digests! The question I have is this: Does Optimem work on a 68020 Macintosh LC? Also where do I get it? It doesn't appear in the Computer Outfitters or Macconnection catalogs. Is Optimem's function the same as RAMDoubler? And finally has anyone with an LC (if it works on one) seen more than 10 MB of RAM addressable? Thank you. P.S. When I realized the listserv discrepency, 10 digests too late, I downloaded them from an info-mac mirror. It will take me some time to read through those digests. Sincerely, ABRODY@VAX.CLARKU.EDU - current issue for anyone seeing this through a VAX/VMS newsreader is digest #64 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Apr 94 15:24:57 GMT From: gpoulos@nyx.cs.du.edu (Greg Poulos) Subject: PowerMac MS-DOS Can the PowerMacs run 100% of msdos applications? Also, can the CD-ROM on PowerMacs read from msdos CD-ROM applications? I'm debating between a PowerMac and a 486. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 11:37:48 -0600 From: mulle009@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Desmond K. Mullen) Subject: RAM Doubler Response from Connectix (A) I asked Info-Mac Digest and Connectix... "I'm not jumping to conclusions, but it APPEARS that RAM Doubler is causing my Centris 650 to crash when I'm copy stuff across our ethernetwork. It does not crash with EVERY copy, but is sure to happen over the course of copying a few files." and Connectix replied... >Desmond - > >The most likely culprit for network problems under extended memory is an older >version of the AppleTalk driver. Check your version of appletalk by looking at >the network control panel. If it does not list a version for appletalk or the >version listed is less than 58.1.1, then you should update. > >You can update by using Network Software Installer 1.4.1 or greater (from >Apple). You can get the NSI 1.4.1 from AppleLink, Internet, local Apple >Dealers, or Apple directly; it is free distribution. > >If you already have 58.1.1 or later, let me know. > >Brian Grove >Tech Services I have AppleTalk v 57 and I will update it right now. Thanks Connectix! -DM Desmond K. Mullen - University of Minnesota, Office of Admissions mulle009@maroon.tc.umn.edu - 612/625-0824 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 11:42:52 -0600 From: mulle009@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Desmond K. Mullen) Subject: RAM Doubler Response from Connectix (A) P.S. Network Software Installer 1.4.3 is already available from the usual places - it has AppleTalk 58.1.2 -DM Desmond K. Mullen - University of Minnesota, Office of Admissions mulle009@maroon.tc.umn.edu - 612/625-0824 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 16:53:34 -0500 (CDT) From: "Traci J. Ingram" Subject: Removable drives Jamie, here follows an earlier request about removable drives, and my response to it. Traci J. Ingram tingram@services.dese.state.mo.us | or | 101-8673@MCIMail.com ________________________________ Date: Fri, 8 Apr 1994 14:56:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Arlen Carey Subject: removable vs permanent drives I'm trying to talk my boss into buying some more storage space for my IIsi (right now i have only an 80meg internal hd). I'm enticed by the removable drives because they would meet my storage needs in the foreseeable future and it would afford me the opportunity to keep large data sets close at hand (no more carrying a tape to the mainframe for mounting). Also, the removable setups have the advantage of relatively cheap expansion in the more distant future. Are there any pros and cons in the removable/permanent arena that are crucial? Are there better deals on removables than MacWarehouse's poweruser/Syquest 105 meg external for about $400? I would appreciate direct replies, although if there is interest I will gladly post a summary to the net. Thanks. Arlen D. Carey * e-mail: carey@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu * ----------------------------- Mr. Carey, for nearly two years I have been a *very* satisfied user of the Quantum Passport XL removable series of hard drives (which was also marketed by La Cie under the Express label, as I recall). The cost per megabyte is higher than for a Syquest-type device, but you have a *real*, fast and rugged hard drive that is useful for much more than simply moving large files. The same external chassis can be used with DOS computers (having SCSI host adapters), and DOS-formatted drive cartridges can even be mounted, and files accessed, on the Mac desktop. This is especially handy for storing files that are directly portable across platforms. The Passport product line was recently acquired by Lockheed MountainGate (Reno, NV), and for sales brochures and retail price lists, call: 800-556-0222. ____________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Apr 1994 10:18:42 -0400 (EDT) From: rickt@gnu.ai.mit.edu Subject: SE/30 upgrade options Hi folks, I've recently come into a (little) windfall, and I'm thinking about upgrading my SE/30. Currently, it has 8MB RAM, a 40MB (internal) HD and a 105MB external HD. I'm not really needing any more HD space, but what I would like is more monitor real-estate, and maybe some colour too. I ftp'd a few files from sumex outlining monitor options for the SE/30, but they were up three years old, so I was wondering what sort of kit is around now. I *have* been to the authorised Applecentres in my area of the UK, but they were only interested in getting me to upgrade to an LC 475 or similar - which I don't want to do - I like my little SE/30, and I want to keep it. So, what sort of options do I have? I'm *not* interested in 24-bit colour; 256 colours would be fine for me, as would 256 greyscales. A large(ish) monitor would be mandatory (something like 15"-17", though 19" at a push) and decent speed screen redraws. Please bear in mind I'm in the UK, so specific product names would be great since all the dealers here seem to have forgotten about "old" Macs and only know about "new" peripherals. Thanks in advance, /rmt --- main(v,c)char**c;{for(v[c++]="Rick Tait \n)";(!!c)[*c] &&(v--||--c&&execlp(*c,*c,c[!!c]+!!c,!c));**c=!c)write(!!*c,*c,!!**c);} ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Apr 1994 15:15:08 +0100 (MET) From: Gine Jarner Subject: Serbocroatian fonts Dear folks For some time I have been checking your and various other FTP-sites in a desperate attempt to find a serbocroatian font, but I just can=ABt seem to get lucky. On the other side it is really a drag trying to create the necessary graphic symbols through Page Maker or Word Perfect,and it doesn=ABt necessarily looks good. Could You help me with that? Sincerely Gine Jarner asimov@inet.uni-c.dk =20 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Apr 94 10:04:17 EDT From: Gene Mayro Subject: Tape Drive and Retrospect(summary) Thanks to the many people who have responded to my question about TEAC 155 -mechanism tape drives, and retrospect software. Those who own these drives are happy with them, as they are reliable and fast (when not compressing the data through the software). Many said that if given the option, they would prefer a DAT drive (like the APS DAT drive, selling for under $800!) to the TEAC 155, but they are satisfied with the TEAC. Retrospect is, from all respondents, the best tape backup program today. Thanks again to all who responded. - Gene Mayro (geno@vm.temple.edu) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Apr 94 14:11:31 +0200 From: simula3@di.unito.it (Alex Rodella) Subject: Telnet 2.6 version # and setting transfer directory Y S Chee wrote: > We used to be able to set the transfer directory in version 2.5 but I can > no longer find a way to set this parameter in version 2.6. tom coradeschi wrote: > You set the default directory for ftp transfers in the 'FTP Users' dialog. It does not work for me. It did not work with the Final Candidate 1 version, nor it works in the released version. I mailed the bug report to the e-mail address mentioned in the docs before Telnet went final, but got no reply. Luke Stein (lstein@panix.com) wrote: > I can't tell which > version is newer: NCSA Telnet 2.6FC1, or NCSA Telnet 2.6. The former is the Final Candidate, the latter is newer (the official released version). -- Fabrizio Oddone simula3@di.unito.it ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Apr 94 09:44:00 MST From: pothiers@aries.saic.com (Steve Pothier) Subject: Where can I find "ChipWits" (by BrainWorks) Does anyone know where I can buy ChipWits (an educational game)? advTHANKSance, -sp- ------------------------------ End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************