Date: Thu, 5 May 94 08:02:20 PDT From: The Info-Mac Moderators Reply-To: Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #69 To: info-mac-list Info-Mac Digest Thu, 5 May 94 Volume 12 : Issue 69 Today's Topics: [*] "Space Station" Educational HC Stack [*] 2D_tool_kit; estimates molecular weights [*] Amy's Recipes v2.1, "a great cookbook program." [*] April MacScripting Digest [*] BatteryMinder1.2.0; keeps track of battery life [*] BBEdit 2.5 Demo Repost; a text editor [*] Blur and Twisture 1.0b1 for After Dark [*] Comp-Sys-Mac-Comm FAQ [*] Crusader Demo (Mac); a startegy/war game [*] csmp-digest-v3-023 [*] Faster Finder 7 Resources; make the Finder more convenient [*] Five Dice v2.0; a yahtzee type game [*] foil-102b; an airfoil generation and display program [*] HyperCuber 2.0; rotates hyper-dimensional objects [*] Icon Vault Package 1.0; for Desktop icons [*] JMP 3.0 Demo; an interactive statisical graphics package [*] Launch Remote 1.0; kaunches app on another Mac [*] ListProcesses XFCN 1.0 Demo; active processes information [*] Menu Commands Script [*] Myst Hints 1.0 (for the commercial game MYST) [*] Native Power PC Compact Pro; file compression utility [*] Nautilus-CD 14 month index [*] NET_Mac2.3.40; implements TCP/IP over packet-radio [*] OmegaWindow 1.1; a mouse-free window access program [*] Script Optimizer 1.0.1; for HyperCard developers [*] Shutdown Remote 1.0.3; shuts down another Mac [*] System Error Patch version 1.2; logs system errors [*] textNumber XFCN 1.0; turns numbers into full-length phrases [*] UpdateMaker 1.3.4; a shareware update-generator [*] Worldscript-Info; Apple's multi-lingual system *Big* system problems (R) [?] Metric Conversion [A] Accessing individual entries of a repeating field in FMPro [Q] Ethernet connectors for PB 145 Assault my Battery avi players for the Mac Black Screen on Quadra Decent optical formatting? DXF to PICT convertor Information on Symantec C++ 7.0 package wanted (Q) is there an e-mail address for MacWrite Pro? (A) Joystick for PowerBook (R) Latest Network Software Installer is 1.4.4 LC/Performa 575 w/68040 (R) MAC USER GROUPS Nisus 3.4 Problem (result) PROMETHEUS HELP (modem) Quadra 840AV allocation blocks (A) repeating fields in FM Pro (A) Scrapbook upgrades [Q] Segment Joining Sleep option Startup Printer SuperCard, Where Are You? Voice-Capable Modem Recommendations (A) Wanted: the perfect launch pad [R] Windows SUMEX The Info-Mac newsgroup is moderated by Bill Lipa, Gordon Watts and Liam Breck. The Info-Mac archives are available (by using FTP, account anonymous, any password) in the info-mac directory on sumex-aim.stanford.edu [36.44.0.6]. Help files and indices are in /info-mac/help. Mail articles for inclusion in the digest to info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu. Send binaries to be placed in the archives to macgifts@sumex-aim.stanford.edu. Send administrative mail to info-mac-request@sumex-aim.stanford.edu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 15:29:37 +0000 From: jcounsil@umr.edu (Joseph A. Counsil) Subject: [*] "Space Station" Educational HC Stack Hello, Enclosed you will find a bin-hexed Compact Pro archive of "Space Station: A Tour Through the Universe for Elementary Children" by Dr. Karl Matz at Mankato State University. This is an educational stack at the elementary-school level giving some fundamental information about space, space exploration, and our planetary system. I am transmitting this program to you per the request of Dr. Matz. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Matz at: drlit@vax1.mankato.msus.edu Thanks, -Joe Counsil- jcounsil@umr.edu [Archived as /info-mac/game/space-station-hc.hqx; 437K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 May 1994 11:23:35 +0200 From: lho@biobase.aau.dk (Lars Henrik Oestergaard) Subject: [*] 2D_tool_kit; estimates molecular weights An HyperCard (version 2.1) stack for estimation of the molecular weight and the isoelectric point of an amino acid sequence. Best regards Lars Henrik Oestergaard. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/two-d-tool-kit-hc.hqx; 42K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, May 3, 1994 11:24 AM From: Kent Pilkington Subject: [*] Amy's Recipes v2.1, "a great cookbook program." Amy's Recipes 2.1 is a great cookbook program. It is distributed as shareware for $3. Send comments to : Tim Bobo 8124 Cross N. Richland Hills, TX 76180-3536 [Archived as /info-mac/app/amys-recipes-21.hqx; 1069K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 May 94 17:02:40 -0500 From: Fred Terry Subject: [*] April MacScripting Digest This is the April digest of the MacScripting mailing list. [Archived as /info-mac/per/script/mac-script-94-04.txt; 565K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 94 02:26:13 PDT From: hvoth@cln.etc.bc.ca Subject: [*] BatteryMinder1.2.0; keeps track of 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. BatteryMinder 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-12.hqx; 28K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 14:30:26 -0400 (EDT) From: bbedit@world.std.com (Bare Bones Software) Subject: [*] BBEdit 2.5 Demo Repost; a text editor Attached is a BinHex archive which contains a demo version of BBEdit 2.5, the poplar and critically acclaimed text editor for programmers, on-line service users, and anyone else who needs to edit, search, and process plain-text files. BBEdit 2.5 features integrated support for THINK C/Symantec C++ 6.0 and later, MPW ToolServer, THINK Reference 2.0, On Location 2.0, multi-file searching with optional 'grep' pattern-matching, split-window editing, and more. This updated demo package contains the press release which announces the feature set and upgrade policy for BBEdit 3.0, the upcoming release which features support for PowerPC, AOCE, Macintosh Drag and Drop, and other new technologies. Bare Bones Software Internet: bbedit@world.std.com [Archived as /info-mac/text/bbedit-255-demo.hqx; 447K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 May 94 21:22:04 BST From: Lloyd Wood Subject: [*] Blur and Twisture 1.0b1 for After Dark Blur and Twisture 1.0b1 are two modules for After Dark 2.0x and compatibles. I am not not the author. Steve Bushell can be contacted as . -- L. L.H.Wood@student.lut.ac.uk Email me for a copy of the Mac screensaver FAQ [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/blur-and-twisture-10b1-ad.hqx; 20K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 May 1994 08:47:40 EDT From: davido@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (David Lawrence Oppenheimer) Subject: [*] Comp-Sys-Mac-Comm FAQ Last-modified: Tue May 03 1994 This is the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list for comp.sys.mac.comm [Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/csm-communications-faq.txt.txt; 126K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 May 1994 17:40:44 -0500 From: keithz@neosoft.com (keith) Subject: [*] Crusader Demo (Mac); a startegy/war game Please place this demo in a Macintosh Strategy/War game section. I represent to you that I own this demo and have the right to make it public. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you. [Archived as /info-mac/game/crusader-demo.hqx; 617K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 94 12:25:07 MET DST From: pottier@clipper.ens.fr (Francois Pottier) Subject: [*] csmp-digest-v3-023 C.S.M.P. Digest Wed, 04 May 94 Volume 3 : Issue 23 Today's Topics: CCollaborator bug Embedding PICTS in TextEdit? How did YOU learn to program? How do I get machine-user name? How to: Aladdin-aware ResEdit (was Re: ResEdit + dctb = ID=01?) Window -> PICT question The Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Digest is moderated by Francois Pottier (pottier@clipper.ens.fr). [Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-v3-023.txt; 67K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 23:35:36 +1000 (EST) From: jason@jolt.mpx.com.au (Jason Haines) Subject: [*] Faster Finder 7 Resources; make the Finder more convenient Faster Finder 7 is a free ResEdit document that contains resources to help make using System 7's Finder a little more convenient. About The File This file came about because I wanted some of the enhancements to the Finder that some public domain control panels or extensions gave me, but I didn't want the whole heap of new system errors which they also gave me. Permanently changing certain resources in the Finder has proven far more stable in daily use. This is a quick and simple 'hack' which contains resources that, when copied into System 7's Finder file (using ResEdit), inhibit the 'zoom rectangles' that usually appear whenever an item is opened or closed in the Finder. They also add a Quit command to the File menu, and these command key equivalents: M for Make Alias; J for Clean Up; and T for Empty Trash. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/faster-finder7-rsrc.hqx; 13K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, May 3, 1994 7:30 PM From: Kent Pilkington Subject: [*] Five Dice v2.0; a yahtzee type game This is a great color rich and sound rich yahtzee type game. You can= play=20 single, double, or triple five dice with 1 - 3 players. This game is= FREE from=20 Image Works Plus. Sends comments, praise, and bug reports to...=20 Image Works Plus Software Attention: Tim Bobo 8124 Cross N. Richland Hills, TX 76180 [Archived as /info-mac/game/five-dice-20-hc.hqx; 980K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 May 1994 16:18:50 -0700 From: Kris Anne Hulburt Subject: [*] foil-102b; an airfoil generation and display program This is the ReadMe file for Foil 1.0.2, a Macintosh airfoil generation and display program. Foil 1.0.2 is System 6/7 happy, meaning it should run equally well under both systems. Foil is free, but not public domain. I retain all rights, and it may not be distributed in modified form, or without any of the files. Since it's free, please read the file "A Note About the Author". This version fixes several read/write bugs and should work on all Macs. Several new airfoils have been included from various sources. As an added feature to ease the task of entering airfoils, airfoil coordinates can now be separated with an asterisk (*). I use TeachText to type them in, and I find its easier to hit the asterisk key on the numeric keypad than to go searching for the tab or comma keys. I can be reached at: hulburt@leland.stanford.edu -or- Abrams 4F, Escondido Village Stanford, CA 94305 [Archived as /info-mac/sci/foil-102b.hqx; 348K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 May 1994 19:34:53 -0400 From: gregt@math.ohio-state.edu (Greg Ferrar) Subject: [*] HyperCuber 2.0; rotates hyper-dimensional objects HyperCuber 2.0 by Greg Ferrar HyperCuber is a program which displays and rotates higher-dimensional objects (like four-dimensional "hypercubes"). It requires a 68020 processor or better, a math coprocessor, and System 7 or better. Complete documentation for the program is contained in the HyperCuber Manual file, which is a stand-alone document created with DocMaker. Comments, suggestions, and error reports to Greg Ferrar by email at gregt@math.ohio-state.edu or by snail mail at Greg Ferrar 2300 N High Street Columbus OH 43202-2902 Here's what's been added since the last world-wide release (version 1.1.1): Version 2.0 (released May 3, 1994) * Changed manual format from Word to DocMaker. * Added user-defined objects (using object file). * Added support for objects of arbitrary dimension. This was the biggie, and much of the code had to be rewritten. A lot of the other changes were a direct result of this one. * Added support for viewing multiple objects simultaneously. * Totally changed and improved Keyboard Controls... window * Totally changed and improved Mouse Controls... window * Added "Create N-Cube" command * Split controls into multiple windows, one dimension per window * Changed the way the Perspective works * Lost the ability to display axes (sigh...I'll try to add it back later). * Improved Copy command so it copies object-oriented pictures if antialiasing is turned off, and copies bitmap pictures if antialiasing is turned on. * Lots of other minor changes Version 1.2 (limited release) * Added fast antialiasing of line segments. * Added an offscreen bitmap for fast window updating * Slightly changed default left eye color so it won't cancel itself out. * Added "click and drag"-style control of the viewpoint (like MacMolecule). Added Mouse Controls... menu item for customizing this. * Made scroll bars "live," so the images changes dynamically while the bars are dragged. Along the same lines, improved the "dynamicness" of the number to the left of each scroll bar. Basically, whatever you do, the number, the scroll bar, and the image will agree at all times. * Made scroll bars wrap around, so that an attempt to go beyond the range of the scroll bar will wind up at the other end. Shortened range of scroll bars to eliminate redundant angles (necessary before in order to allow long rotations; wraparound bars allow infinitely long rotations, if desired). * Added Keyboard Controls... menu item for customizing keyboard rotation control. * Gamma-corrected the antialiasing table-- yields MUCH better looking lines, with no affect on speed. * Added menu item to make windows full-screen * Added menu item to hide or show the menubar. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/hyper-cuber-20.hqx; 288K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 23:41:39 +1000 (EST) From: jason@jolt.mpx.com.au (Jason Haines) Subject: [*] Icon Vault Package 1.0; for Desktop icons What are icon vaults? Icon vaults are a little-known feature of System 7's Finder. They can replace an item's Finder icons without modifying the original item in any way. When the Finder rebuilds its desktop files, it uses the icons within an icon vault in preference to the icons attached to the item, whether an application, control panel, extension, or document. You can add as many icon vaults to your Macintosh as you like! About This Package This free package contains 17 icon vaults for a variety of applications, games, control panels, and extensions. Each package includes full instructions on installation and useage. Perhaps the most useful are the ClarisWorks 2.x/Font Drivers icon vaults. If you have any ideas for other icon vaults that you feel could be useful, please drop me a line. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/icon-vault-10.hqx; 292K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 May 1994 11:41:45 -0500 From: "Patrick Ford" Subject: [*] JMP 3.0 Demo; an interactive statisical graphics package This is a self-extracting of JMP Demo from SAS. JMP is an interactive statisical graphics package. AppleScripts needs to be installed to use the AppleScripts demo. Any distribution of this demo must include the entire contents. Patrick Ford, MD Department of Radiology Baylor College of Medicine pford@bcm.tmc.edu [Archived as /info-mac/sci/jmp-stat-visualization-30-demo.hqx; 1836K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 May 1994 17:21:49 -0500 From: lewis.anderson@health.state.mn.us (Lewis Anderson) Subject: [*] Launch Remote 1.0; kaunches app on another Mac This program is simple yet effective. It allows you to launch an application on another networked Macintosh so the application is running on THAT machine. Requires AppleTalk network and System 7 Finder. This file can be included in the CD-ROM of the archives. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/launch-remote-10.hqx; 31K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 May 94 14:44:53 EDT From: j5rson@aol.com Subject: [*] ListProcesses XFCN 1.0 Demo; active processes information An XFCN which returns a list of processes (applications, desk accessories, daemons) and the amount of memory used by each process. Useful mainly in programs that do not have HyperCard's ability to get the programs, (such as Director or Authorware). Plus the memory usage sheds some light on the users situation so that intelligent decisions can be made. Includes my new telephone and address, so should be valuable for that as well! Demo version returns information on 3 processes only. [Archived as /info-mac/card/list-processes-10-xfcn-demo.hqx; 9K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 94 14:04:50 PDT From: ai158@freenet.buffalo.edu (Matthew Ahrens) Subject: [*] Menu Commands Script Please replace the previous copy of Menu Commands with this version. some people had complained about the script asking them for an app which they did not have. this version is saved as text, not complied, so that should not be a problem now. feel free to email any additional problems, suggestions, thank-yous, etc. [Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/menu-commands-library-as.hqx; 4K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 23:40:26 +1000 (EST) From: jason@jolt.mpx.com.au (Jason Haines) Subject: [*] Myst Hints 1.0 (for the commercial game MYST) Myst Hints is a free HyperCard stack for people who may be stuck in some part of the CD ROM game, "Myst" by Broderbund and Cyan. It allows you to view progressively more obvious clues to specific questions in 7 separate topics. Because it remembers the clues you have already viewed, you can refer to it only when you are truly stuck, so that the pleasure of problem-solving remains as 'untainted' as possible. [Archived as /info-mac/game/com/myst-hints-10-hc.hqx; 60K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 May 94 09:21:45 -0400 From: knowlden@ll.mit.edu (Bob Knowlden) Subject: [*] Native Power PC Compact Pro; file compression utility This is the native version of Compact Pro, 1.35P. It works only on PPC Macs. It was given to me by Chris Nicholson (chrisn@uclink.berkeley.edu) with the request that I forward it to the major FTP sites. It is a binhexed Compact Pro self-extracting archive. (I hope that the mailer does not uuencode it as well.) Disinfectant 3.5 does not find any viruses in the expanded version; I have not yet had any chance to otherwise test it. Bob Knowlden MIT/Lincoln Laboratory [Archived as /info-mac/cmp/compact-pro-135-ppc.hqx; 186K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 May 94 13:54:18 EDT From: Info-Mac Moderator Subject: [*] Nautilus-CD 14 month index NautilusCD is a monthly publication on CD-ROM. This file is a catalog of the past 14 months that has been archived with the shareware utility CatFinder v1.32 which is included in this package. Happy browsing! [Archived as /info-mac/per/nautilus-cd-catalog-94-05.hqx; 943K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 May 1994 09:13:45 +0200 From: adam@gg.TNO.NL (Adam van Gaalen PA2AGA) Subject: [*] NET_Mac2.3.40; implements TCP/IP over packet-radio The Netherlands, May 3, 1994. Hello dear reader, Today I distributed NET_Mac2.3.40.sea.hqx... For those who don't know NET/Mac... NET/Mac is the application that supports TCP/IP over packet-radio, which means, that hamradio operators can use NET/Mac for their wireless TCP/IP network... In this version of NET/Mac I implemented the following: - Added 'chat' command - Enhance syntax-checking for 'IP-number'-style parameters - Make sure the mailaddress looks like: ...%...%...%...%...@... - Improved the generation of From addresses for hop-to-hop This release also includes a new NET/Mac Syntax DA. Kind regards, Adam PA2AGA (e-mail: adam@gg.tno.nl ) ( or: pa2aga@gg.tno.nl for letters only, NO BIG files here) [Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/radio-net-mac-2340.hqx; 304K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 May 1994 14:55:27 -0600 (MDT) From: "Hyo E. Ahn, Los Alamos National Laboratory" Subject: [*] OmegaWindow 1.1; a mouse-free window access program OmegaWindow 1.1 is a mouse-free window manipulating and application managing program for Apple Macintosh. OmegaWindow provides keyboard shortcuts for things that normally have to be done using the mouse. The heart of the OmegaWindow package is a system extension. The package also includes an application for customizing OmegaWindow's features. Currently OmegaWindow has the following features implemented using keyboard shortcuts: - Move and resize windows. - Zoom window. - Close one or all of the windows. - Bring the back-most window to the front. - Send the front-most window to the back. - Swap the two front-most windows. - Hide/Show the front-most window (Up to 7). - Hide/Show the front-most application. - Switch to the next or previous application. - Go to the Finder. - Switch from one application to another: allows direct switching to other applications. - Activate a specific window: when bringing an application to the front you can select a window to be brought to the front with the application. - Automatically hide windows belonging to other applications. System requirements - System 7.0 or later. - Macintosh Plus or higher. If you find bugs, have comments, or want to see any new features added to OmegaWindow, please report it to me by E-Mail (Internet: ahn@dac.lampf.lanl.gov, America Online: HyoAhn) or by regular mail (Hyo E. Ahn, 600 San Ildefonso Rd. #142, Los Alamos, NM 87544, U.S.A.). You can also call me any time at (505) 665-1483. Thanks. New plan for the next version: I am planning to drop the feature of "Hide/Show Front Window 1 to 7" since it seems that not many users are using. If you object to this plan, please let me know as soon as possible. New features and bugs fixes: Version 1.1 (5/1/94) - Now you have 30 days of a free trial time. - Initialization time is extend from one week to two months. - All of buttons and check boxes are changed to 3D. - Default setting changed not to hide other applications automatically. - Memory problem occuring on a monitor with more than 256 colors eliminated. Now you don't need to give more memory on OmegaWindow application when you are using a monitor with thousands or more colors. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/omega-window-11.hqx; 285K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 23:39:27 +1000 (EST) From: jason@jolt.mpx.com.au (Jason Haines) Subject: [*] Script Optimizer 1.0.1; for HyperCard developers Changes Since 1.0 * Script Optimizer optimizes "Can't Modify"-protected stacks; * Sample script display shows effects of each option; * Reports are more accurate and more detailed; * Save and Report buttons have been removed (not needed); * Interface has been tidied up somewhat. What is Script Optimizer? Script Optimizer 1.0.1 is a HyperCard stack that can analyze other stacks' scripts and perform one to three optimizations on them: * keyword abbrevation * comment removal * global checking Keyword Abbreviation HyperCardUs long-format keywords, such as "background" can be abbreviated to their shortest equivalent, such as "bg." (Any keywords within quotation marks are left as-is.) Comment Removal Removes lines that begin with "--", and 'embedded comments' within a line, such as "on mouse up -- user stops". (Comment characters inside quotation marks are not removed.) Global Checking Often during the development cycle of a stack, some global variables remain within handlers, even though they are not used any longer. These unused globals can be removed. (Global variables that are declared within quotation marks are not checked.) Script Optimizer also generates detailed reports on all optimization that it makes to a stack. [Archived as /info-mac/card/script-optimizer-101.hqx; 45K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 13:06:49 -0500 From: lewis.anderson@health.state.mn.us (Lewis Anderson) Subject: [*] Shutdown Remote 1.0.3; shuts down another Mac Shutdown Extension & Shutdown Remote were developed to restart or shutdown a Macintosh over a network. They were first intended to be used with ARA servers that activate with a phone call, but will work on any networked Macintosh running System 7 Finder. Shutdown Remote, or rather Shutdown Extension, will not work on machines running AtEase. This version improves handling of certain shutdown situations, includes some additional comments in the read me file, and includes my updated e-mail address. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/shutdown-remote-103.hqx; 45K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 May 1994 20:45:51 -0700 From: -= Godfather Moof =- Subject: [*] System Error Patch version 1.2; logs system errors System Error Patch now saves the time and date of the system error to disk. Whoopie! [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/system-error-patch-12.hqx; 46K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 23:38:12 +1000 (EST) From: jason@jolt.mpx.com.au (Jason Haines) Subject: [*] textNumber XFCN 1.0; turns numbers into full-length phrases textNumber is a freeware HyperCard external function that turns numbers into full-length phrases. So, 43283 becomes "fourty-three thousand, two hundred and eighty-three." textNumber can also handle fractions and divisions, so that it can change "1.42" into "one point four two" and "2/3" into "two thirds." [Archived as /info-mac/card/text-number-10-xfcn.hqx; 16K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 14:56:30 +1300 From: Analog Digital Instruments Subject: [*] UpdateMaker 1.3.4; a shareware update-generator UpdateMaker 1.3.4 is a shareware update-generator that will make documents or stand-alone applications that convert one version of a Mac file into another. This version replaces version 1.3.1 - it fixes a problem with updating FONT resources, raises a resource limit to the system maximum, and updates the help text, including our mailing address and information on UpdateMaker 2.2. anadig@otago.ac.nz [Archived as /info-mac/disk/update-maker-134.hqx; 163K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 17:26:46 -0500 From: hawkins@husc.harvard.edu Subject: [*] Worldscript-Info; Apple's multi-lingual system Enclosed is a document recently put out by Apple describing its worldscript technology and listing the applications optimized to use it. It discusses the nature and future of multi-lingual computing on the Mac as well as issues related to the Japanese and Chinese Language Kits. [Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/world-script.hqx; 25K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 94 22:27:59 PDT From: jbthoo@ucdavis.edu (John Thoo) Subject: *Big* system problems (R) On 3 May 1994 jkriens@cc.bellcore.com (kriens,john) wrote: > I just got a Quadra 650 and I'm experiencing the system taking up a *lot* of > memory as it runs. When I pull down "about the Finder" it tells me that the > system is taking up ~13M of RAM. My only suggestion is to make sure that you have 32-bit addressing ON. Good luck! --John. J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633 Internet: or ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 1994 13:43:56 GMT From: clint.laskowski@mixcom.com (Clint Laskowski) Subject: [?] Metric Conversion Can anyone point me to a good metric conversion calculator for the Mac? I'd prefer shareware or freeware. I need all kinds of conversions (i.e., lengths, weights, volume, etc.). Thanks! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 1994 15:32:53 +0000 From: wlt@mercurio.uc.pt (Wagner Luiz Truppel) Subject: [A] Accessing individual entries of a repeating field in FMPro Greetings, everybody. Regarding my recent posting about how to access individual entries of a repeating field in FileMaker Pro, I'd like to express my appreciation for the following people bach@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de (Michael Bach), CSCAIFE%IRLEARN.UCD.IE@PTEARN.CC.FC.UL.PT (Caitriona Scaife), npolk@mmedia.fjc.gov (Noreen), RodmanG@mac.ripon.edu (RodmanG), WMPORTER@Jetson.UH.EDU (William M. Porter) who, in the best tradition of Info-Mac, have found the time to send me a reply. The overall response was that, regrettably, FileMaker Pro does not have any straightforward way to access, search for, or sort by, individual entries in a repeating field. I personaly find the lack of such functions a major problem in an otherwise excellent program. Two workarounds were suggested: 1. Create a second database, virtually identical to the first, except that in this second one *each* entry of the repeating field in question is turned into a separate record. This can be easily accomplished using the option, in the export dialog box, to split repeating fields into separate records. This way, if my database has, say, 200 records and the repeating field has 30 repetitions, the second database will have 30 x 200 = 6000 records, all of them differing *only* on the value of that field which was originally a repeating one. Then, we can access, search or sort by the value of individual entries. Also, we can use FMPro's lookup facility to connect the two databases. The problem I see with this approach is the size of the second database. Imagine 2 or 3 50-repetition repeating fields in a database with 2000 records... (Ok, I know what you're going to say: redesign your database! Notice, though, that sometimes that's not practical or possible. Then, you'll say, switch to a relational database. My answer is... Hey, I've already spent money on FMPro!) 2. Use the script function Go to Field. When you specify the field you want to go to, there's an option to choose what repetition to go to if the field is a repeating field. The only problem is that you have to know which repetition you want to go to beforehand; you can't set that as a variable. Well, thanks again to all the respondents and I hope this information is going to be helpful to others as it was to me. Wagner Luiz Truppel WLT@MERCURIO.UC.PT ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 1994 15:35:21 +0000 From: wlt@mercurio.uc.pt (Wagner Luiz Truppel) Subject: [Q] Ethernet connectors for PB 145 Hello net friends, I'd like to ask if anybody out there has any suggestions or comments on Ethernet connectors for the Powerbook 145. Please reply directly to me and I'll summarize to the net. Thanks a lot. Wagner Luiz Truppel WLT@MERCURIO.UC.PT ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 94 12:30:51 EDT From: Byron C Mayes Subject: Assault my Battery Hi folks! The battery in my IIsi is going. I opened up the case and located it and the battery type (3.6V 1/2AA), but I can't figure out how to get it out of its little nest. Naturally, the manual tells me to get an Apple-certified technician to do this. Is this really necessary (It's a IIsi, so there are no warrantly concerns)? I crack computers open for a living, so I know my way around inside: how to ground, what not to touch, etc. Are there any special tools needed? I am not a hardware novice, I just don't know this particular operation. Anyone with hard info, please answer directly to me at the address below. You may talk techie if you wish (but plain English won't offend!). Thanks for any help. Byron C. Mayes University of Delaware -- Newark bcmayes@admin.udl.udel.edu ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 1994 02:24:25 -0800 From: lkchun@heartland.bradley.edu (Lance K. Chun) Subject: avi players for the Mac Anyone know if there is an avi player for the Mac? If so, will you please send me a copy or tell me where to ftp it from? Thanks very much in advance. Lance ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 94 14:51:28 EDT From: wmay@aplcore.jhuapl.edu (Wendy L. May) Subject: Black Screen on Quadra Hello netters, I've just had an unfortunate disruption and wondered if anyone has experienced anything similar. I have a Quadra 800 that had 8 MB of memory. One day I had an additional 8 MB installed to bring the total to 16. The machine worked fine for about a day, then I had an application crash. But when I went to reboot the Quadra, it never came back up. All it gave me was a black screen, no picture, like the monitor wasn't turned on. I could hear the hard drive spin up but could tell it wasn't loading all the extensions. A technician came and played all the usual diagnostic/swapping games and finally concluded that we needed to order a new system board for it. I find it hard to believe it would just go bad like that. Can anyone offer any insights or am I just the victim of bad luck? Thanks, Wendy L. May Fleet Systems Department Johns Hopkings University Applied Physics Laboratory wmay@aplcore.jhuapl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 1994 00:43:52 -0400 From: ernie@access.mbnet.mb.ca (Ernie Nathaniel) Subject: Decent optical formatting? Any suggestions on formatting software for optical media. I have a Pinnacle Micro drive and have used Pinnacle, FWB, Drive 7, formatting software and still have failure mounting the disk, especially after others have used a disk in their optical drives (often other makes). Is there a driver/formatting software combination that works consistently? P.S. e-mail responses would be appreciated. Thanks. Ernie Nathaniel Interlace Media ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 94 11:00:41 EDT From: beeson@rls2.bal.mmc.com (YP Guest - Beeson) Subject: DXF to PICT convertor As one of the largest any-access mac bulletin board, I'd like to know if you've come across a conversion utility that will take a DXF file (the AutoCAD drawing file exchange format) and convert it to a PICT file. I'm interested from the standpoint that I have some CAD files generated on an old CAD system that I can translate to DXF, but no way to view them via any of my mac resources. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 May 1994 11:26:22 EDT From: bouldin@anvil.nrl.navy.mil Subject: Information on Symantec C++ 7.0 package wanted (Q) Today I got a $150 offer from Symantec to upgrade to their C++ 7.0. Anyone have this yet? Reactions, please! Some of this *sounds* good but the 6.0 had its problems and it sounded good also!! Particularly: How good is the Visual Architect? How good is the PowerPC C++ "translator"? Can anyone compare this with the Metrowerks CodeWarrior products? Chuck Bouldin Naval Research Lab ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 11:34:16 -0500 From: sebstein@netcom.com (Steve Ebstein) Subject: is there an e-mail address for MacWrite Pro? (A) >I've got some more complaints about MacWrite Pro, this time about the spelling >checker. Is there an e-mail address at Claris that I can drop a line to to >address these problems? >From info/vendor-emails.hqx: applelink, compuserve, internet, aol CLARIS.TECH 76004,1614 Claris@claris.com Claris or Claris CR See instructions in that archive on how to (internet) mail to different networks or consult comm/info/e-mail-gateways.txt. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 13:04:13 -0600 From: vinko@spss.com (Vinko Tsui (312) 329-3455) Subject: Joystick for PowerBook (R) >I am looking for a joystick that will work with a PowerBook 180. I am >looking for a joystick to use with Microsoft Flight Simulator. I understand >that The Gravis MouseStick does not work on a PowerBook, has anyone out >there mangaed to get it to work? > Tony, I've been using the Gravis MouseStick II for a number of months now without any problems. I did have to install the ADB patch from Gravis/Apple before it worked. With the ADB patch they also sent me a more recent driver than the one which came with the MouseStick. -- Vinko Vinko Enterprises, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, VinkoT@eworld.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 16:45:31 +0100 From: simula3@di.unito.it (Fabrizio Oddone) Subject: Latest Network Software Installer is 1.4.4 Some people recently talked about the Network Software Installer. Network Software Installer 1.4.4 is the latest - it has AppleTalk 58.1.3. =46rom the Read me doc: You can use this Network Software Installer to install the following= networking products: * Update to AppleTalk version 58.1.3 * Network Control Panel version 3.0.2 * AppleTalk Internet Router 2.0 (requires router installation disk) * EtherTalk version 2.5.6 * Ethernet driver version 1.1.1 for the Apple Ethernet NB Card * Ethernet driver version 6.0.5 for the Apple EtherTalk NB Card * Ethernet driver version 1.1.1 for the Apple Ethernet NB Twisted-Pair Ca= rd * Ethernet driver version 1.1.1 for the Apple Ethernet LC Card * Ethernet driver version 1.1.1 for the Macintosh Quadra 700/900/950/800,= Centris 610/650, built-in Ethernet port. * Ethernet driver version 1.0.1 for the Macintosh Quadra 840AV and= Centris 660AV * Ethernet driver version 1.1.1 for the Apple Ethernet LC Twisted-Pair Ca= rd * Ethernet driver version 1.1.1 for the Apple Ethernet CS Twisted-Pair/Co= axial/AAUI Card * TokenTalk version 2.5.6 * Token Ring Control Panel version 1.0.1 * Token Ring driver version 2.5.2 for the TokenTalk NB and Token Ring= 4/16 Cards In addition, this Installer installs the following related products: * A/ROSE 1.2.1 This installer works on either System 6.0.5 or later, or System 7 Macintosh = computers. NOTE: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D On Macintosh computers with a 68040 microprocessor (Quadra, Centris, and= Performa 470 series), some programs may quit unexpectedly or cause the= computer to freeze when you attempt to open them over the network. This= problem is fixed by using the Network Launch Fix available from AppleLink= or the InterNet (ftp.apple.com). Restrictions: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D This software should not be installed with AppleTalk Internet Router and= AppleShare client on a Macintosh with only 1 Megabyte of memory. If this release of the Network Software Installer is being used in= conjunction with an Apple Internet Router v. 3.0 Installer, Router 3.0= _must_ be installed first. This will ensure that the Router installation= does not overwrite the newer AppleTalk software contained on NSI 1.4.2. Release notes for each item follows: AppleTalk version v58.1.3 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D The ADSP probe timer won't be reset for every attention packet. This keeps= the window sizes updated on each end. SCC LocalTalk Driver v58.2.2 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D A fix was made for a slowdown that occurred when using FileShare and ARA= Personal server on 68K Macs while communicating with Power Macs. -- Fabrizio Oddone simula3@di.unito.it ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 94 22:33:41 PDT From: jbthoo@ucdavis.edu (John Thoo) Subject: LC/Performa 575 w/68040 (R) On 3 May 1994 "Rich Klopp" wrote: > Is it possible to change the 68LC040 in a Performa/LC 575 for a full-blown > 68040? Please reply directly to me, as I'm not a subscriber. I might be wrong here (wouldn't be the first---or last---time) but I think that the LC575 uses a 68040 without FPU, not a 68LC040. (Are they the same thing? ... hmm ....) If this is so, then I'd like to know if one can add an FPU, and how much that might cost. Thanks. --John. J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633 Internet: or ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 94 17:55:20 -0400 From: provan@mbcrr.harvard.edu (Andrew Provan) Subject: MAC USER GROUPS Can anyone tell me the names, phone numbers and email numbers of BOSTON based MAC user groups? Many thanks. Andrew Provan ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 1994 08:33:14 +0100 From: (Dave (Dave) Smith) Subject: Nisus 3.4 Problem (result) Many thanks to all those who responded to my earlier post saying I couldn't get Nisus to run it 32-bit mode on my IIsi. Suggestions ranged from tossing the Preferences file in the bin to doing a complete re-install! I tried just about everything, with no effect. I even tried old versions of Nisus and a demo copy that I managed to get hold of. No better. So I'm forced to the conclusion that the fault lies somewhere deep in my IIsi. Which leaves me a choice of 2 solutions. Get a new Mac, or a new word processor. While Power Mac prices are falling over here, and a 7100 looks very tempting, I fear that is still a bit much at the moment. So I'm forced to the second solution. I need a word processing package that will read Nisus native files and serve as a competant light drawing & DTP package. Reccomendations anyone? Regards, Dave Smith UK Science Centre From: david@oak.hursley.ibm.com (Dave Smith) Reply-To:dave_smith@vnet.ibm.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 1994 09:10:23 +0000 From: romeyn.prescott@potsdam.edu (Romeyn Prescott) Subject: PROMETHEUS HELP (modem) Does anyone out there in Netland know a phone number for Prometheus, the makers of modems and such? I have one and can't get Fax software to work with it. I do not have any of the literature that came with the modem. TIA, ...ROMeyn romeyn.prescott@potsdam.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 16:47:04 +0100 From: simula3@di.unito.it (Fabrizio Oddone) Subject: Quadra 840AV allocation blocks (A) > However we've recently been using a Quadra 840AV with a one gig > internal drive and this seems to be using a minimum allocation block > as 16k. Has anyone else noticed anything like this, and if so, is > there a way of reducing this? Partition the drive. Brief explanation: Partition size (s) | File Size | Disk Space used ------------------+------------+----------------- s < 32 Mb | 512 bytes | 512 bytes s < 32 Mb | 1024 bytes | 1024 bytes s < 32 Mb | 1025 bytes | 1024+512 bytes 32 Mb < s < 64 Mb | 512 bytes | 1024 bytes 32 Mb < s < 64 Mb | 1024 bytes | 1024 bytes 32 Mb < s < 64 Mb | 1025 bytes | 1024+1024 bytes 64 Mb < s < 96 Mb | 512 bytes | 1536 bytes 64 Mb < s < 96 Mb | 1024 bytes | 1536 bytes 64 Mb < s < 96 Mb | 1025 bytes | 1536 bytes and so on... BEGIN Shameless plug: To partition your drive, you do not need third-party formatters. Just use my shareware utility SetupPartitions, available at the usual sites (sumex, umich, etc.) END Shameless plug. -- Fabrizio Oddone simula3@di.unito.it ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 May 1994 10:47:07 -0500 (CDT) From: "William M. Porter" Subject: repeating fields in FM Pro (A) In response to two questions concerning repeating fields in FileMaker Pro posted by wlt@mercurio.uc.pt. 1) Yes, you can select a given repetition of a repeating field--using a script. I don't have FileMaker open, but if memory serves, you use the "select/play" command (or perhaps it's the "go to field") and if the field you select is a repeating field you'll be given a chance to specify a repetition. I almost never find this useful, since I very seldom know for sure which repetition I want (unless I know I want #1), but it's there. 2) Read the manual to understand how FileMaker searches repeating fields. There is nothing screwy here, nothing being done other than the way it's supposed to. A repeating field is SIMPLY A FIELD that allows you to enter more than one line of data in a very structured way. When you search a repeating field, FileMaker finds all the records that contain the search value in any repetition: in other words, for the purpose of searches, the repetitions in a repeating field are irrelevant. You confused yourself in your test (which you reproduced in your posting) by putting identical values ("0") in more than one repetition of the same record. FileMaker does NOT search only repetition 1: it searches all the repetitions. The test you conducted produced exactly the conclusion it should have produced: it found every record that had a value of "0" in it, anywhere. If you want more precise control over the separation of data, don't be afraid to abandon the repeating field approach and define a bunch of separate fields. It takes a little practice and experience to figure out what sorts of things repeating fields are good for and what sorts of things they're not good for. Will Porter / University of Houston ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 May 1994 12:29:43 -0600 From: Earl Misanchuk Subject: Scrapbook upgrades [Q] I have on a number of occasions been both perturbed and inconvenienced by the fact that every new version of QuickTime Apple issues apparently requires the replacement of the existing Scrapbook. That in itself is not so bad but losing everything I already had in my scrapbook (or alternatively, switching scrapbooks around, new for old, and vice versa, whenever I want to make use of their contents) seems to me to be just poor practice. Can any of you gurus tell me: is there something endemic to the design of the operating system that prevents Apple from providing a user-friendly way of upgrading scrapbooks, or it just poor practice on their part? Or am I missing something? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 10:22:35 -0500 (CDT) From: "Traci J. Ingram" Subject: Segment Joining I know this is undoubtedly a FAQ somewhere, but without access to a newsreader, it can be hard to find and follow threads. So, if Info-Mac readers will bear with me: Files e-mailed to Apple's e-world subscribers are being split into something like 11k chunks, including headers and "cut here" lines ("Mail Split By AOS Gateway," says the wiser-than-thou operating system). I tried Chunk-Joiner on seven such segments, but afterward it was still necessary to manually remove the chaff before Unstuffit, et al., would accept the resulting file. What PD or commercial program will handle this by a drag-and-drop of the entire group of split files? Traci J. Ingram tingram@services.dese.state.mo.us | or | 101-8673@MCIMail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 12:31:29 -0400 (EDT) From: ADAMS KATHERINE Subject: Sleep option I recently went from PowrBook to LC, and boy do I miss the sleep option that was available on the PB. Any way it could be added to my "big" system ? Laurent Imbault ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 94 10:41:08 -0400 From: gap@astro.ocis.temple.edu (George A. Piotrowski Jr.) Subject: Startup Printer I am trying to find an extension or application that will let me set the chooser on a Mac to a certain printer at startup. I have a classroom of Macs that I would like to have all of them set to print to the same printer in that classroom at startup. I have some people come in and print to the LaserWriter and and next person comes along and prints a 20 page report on the laser without ever noticing that the computer is set up to print on it, and doesn't want to pay for the printout. Any help in finding a program that will do this would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance, George A. Piotrowski, Coordinator | gap@astro.ocis.temple.edu Educ Comp Ctr, Temple University | OH BOY! - Sam Beckett, QL ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 14:21:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Jonathan Jaffe Subject: SuperCard, Where Are You? What's going on with SuperCard? I remember reading somewhere that Aldus sold the application to some other company. Who is presently providing support for SuperCard? Is there a version 1.7 out yet? Is anyone selling SuperCard anymore? Is it being discontinued in light of HyperCard's new color capabilities? J. Michael Jaffe jmjaffe@umich.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 16:48:30 +0100 From: simula3@di.unito.it (Fabrizio Oddone) Subject: Voice-Capable Modem Recommendations (A) I bought from Supra the SupraFaxModem v.32bis in August 1992. Until now, no= problems related to the non-voice capabilities. The modem works without a= hitch; they even supplied a new ROM version able to fine tune the detection= of the BUSY signal. Here in Italy I have a different busy signal on the= phone line; my previous modem (and previous ROM versions) were not able to= detect the BUSY, so I was forced to set the modem to X1. Now the modem is= set to X3 (I cannot set it to X4 because the dial tone is different: the= modem says NO DIALTONE). Now the bad news. I happily ordered the Supra Voice Upgrade Kit.= Unfortunately, it does not work at all. Well, the modem with the new ROMs= apparently works very well as always. I e-mailed Supra on 5/3: BEGIN QUOTE I received a week ago your Supra DMS software. I appreciate the $10 deduction, but the software unfortunately "does not= work as advertised", to say the least (in fact, it does not work at all). As a summary: the installation process was painful; the user interface is not very user friendly and has implementation flaws; the software hangs. Let us start with the Diagnostic Report: [... removed the report not to bore the audience...] 1) Painful installation I had previously installed the Telephone Manager (got from the= info.hed.apple.com gopher server) and had the Apple ISDN Telephone Tool= installed in my Extensions Folder. The SDMS application started up and= showed me a clueless alert box saying: Telephone Manager error -xxxxx Terminal Hdl bad (No Prep INIT?): Must restart Mac Telephone Manager must be restarted due to Apple architecture design flaw After restarting and trying everything, it still did not work. Fortunately I= tried removing the Apple ISDN Telephone Tool from the Extensions folder and= it instantly worked. 2) the user interface - is not user friendly the interface is very "modal", with several modal dialog boxes one after the= other; the same dialog is used to edit the messages AND the sounds, so that (for= instance) the remove button works on both the message and the sound. This= is confusing. - has implementation flaws the dialogs flicker annoyingly even on the Quadra 700. You may want to associate a 'dctb' resource with the dialogs containing= dimmed (grayed) items, so that they appear in true gray (vs. patterned= gray) on color monitors. You may also want to use the System 7 popup CDEF in order to display= better-looking popup menus. 3) the software hangs =46irst problem: if PowerTalk is not active, the Supra DMS jumps into Macsbug because it= tries to execute an Unimplemented trap ($AA5D). If Macsbug is not present,= a bomb occurs. Here is the Macsbug log: Disassembling from 0126E122 INIT_COMPONENT_MGR +00CA 0126E122 DC.W $C4FE ; ???? | = C4FE +00CC 0126E124 TST.W -$3B02(A5) |= 4A6D C4FE +00D0 0126E128 BNE.S INIT_COMPONENT_MGR+00FE ; 0126E156 | = 662C +00D2 0126E12A SUBQ.W #$2,A7 | = 554F +00D4 0126E12C MOVEQ #$01,D0 | = 7001 +00D6 0126E12E MOVE.L D0,-(A7) | = 2F00 +00D8 0126E130 MOVE.L #$00021285,D0 |= 203C 0002 1285 +00DE 0126E136 TB D | = AA5D +00E0 0126E138 *MOVE.W (A7)+,-$3B02(A5) |= 3B5F C4FE +00E4 0126E13C TST.W -$3B02(A5) |= 4A6D C4FE +00E8 0126E140 BEQ.S INIT_COMPONENT_MGR+00FE ; 0126E156 | = 6714 +00EA 0126E142 PEA 'CODE 0002 125E'+45A6 ; 0126E176 |= 487A 0032 +00EE 0126E146 MOVE.W -$3B02(A5),-(A7) |= 3F2D C4FE +00F2 0126E14A MOVE.L #$49524D31,-(A7) ; 'IRM1' |= 2F3C 4952 4D31 +00F8 0126E150 JSR GE_ERROR_ALERT |= 4EB9 012B 549A +00FE 0126E156 MOVEM.L (A7)+,D6/D7/A4 |= 4CDF 10C0 +0102 0126E15A UNLK A6 | = 4E5E +0104 0126E15C MOVE.L (A7)+,(A7) | = 2E9F +0106 0126E15E RTS | = 4E75 CHECK_TO_SEE_IF_CAPTIVE_APP Address 0126E138 is in the Application heap at 00FB1FE0 at INIT_COMPONENT_M= GR+00E0 It is 00004568 bytes into this heap block: Start Length Tag Mstr Ptr Lock Prg Type ID File Name * 01269BD0 00004A54+00 R 00FCB5F0 L P CODE 0002 125E Second problem: a phone call comes in, the modem picks up the phone and sends the voice= message; the status window says: "Recording message"; when the software is= supposed to save the message, the Mac jumps into Macsbug with a bus error= inside the _StripAddress trap. The active app is the Finder, so I suppose= the bus error occurs inside the driver, not the Supra application itself.= BTW, I have Sound Manager 3.0 installed. I previously said that the software does not work because of this bug, which= is perfectly reproducible. END QUOTE -- Fabrizio Oddone simula3@di.unito.it ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 11:57:50 -0600 From: vinko@spss.com (Vinko Tsui (312) 329-3455) Subject: Wanted: the perfect launch pad [R] >I would love to replace the string of aliases across the bottom of my >screen with a nice-looking launch utility, but none of the ones I've >tried combine all the features built in to Apple's aliases: ability >to mix application, document, and folder icons and support for drag- >and-drop document launching (i.e. dropping a text document onto Word's >icon to launch it and Word). Drag-and-drop launching is crucial to me, >but I haven't found it in any of the shareware launch pads. Any >suggestions? > Paul, Try PowerBar. -- Vinko Vinko Enterprises, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, VinkoT@eworld.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 May 94 08:37:53 CET From: "cc" Subject: Windows SUMEX Pete Chane: I don't know if anyone answered your question or not, but the preeminent DOS/Windows repository on Internet is the "SIMTEL" collection. The best ftp path is throught oak.oakland.edu, although there are multiple mirrors around the world. (The SIMTEL collection is so named for the host which is the prime repository, but, for security reasons, you can't ftp into it, only send submissions to it. For getting stuff out, you have to go to the mirrors.) ftp://oak.oakland.edu//pub/msdos/windows MS-DOS Announcements (MSDOSANN) is the MSDOS equivalent to Info-Mac. To subscribe, send email to the robot at listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this command in the body of the message: "subscribe msdos-ann" (of course, no quotes) to add yourself to the list. MSDOSANN is published almost daily, with about 10-15 files per day, but there is no "comment" or help section as we have with Info-Mac. Pete Jones cc@smtpgate.avi.af.mil Pordenone, Italy ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 May 94 7:32:29 PDT From: Info-Mac Moderator (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu); Tue, 3 May 1994 02:05:17 -0700 Received: by tidbits.com (uA-1.6v2); Mon, 2 May 94 23:29:16 PDT From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) To: info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu, MAC-L@YALEVM.BITNET Subject: [*] TidBITS#224/02-May-94 Date: Mon, 2 May 94 23:29:16 PDT Organization: TidBITS Reply-To: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) Message-Id: X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.6v2 TidBITS#224/02-May-94 A few fruits of our labor appear this week with announcements of a TidBITS World-Wide Web site and of Tonya's book about Word 5. The issue swells to its usual size with information about what degrees Kelvin means in relation to a monitor, a quick look at an updated version of In/Out, a review of Robin Williams's book about fonts, and details about PowerPC-based Workgroup Servers and a PowerPC upgrade for the Quadra 900/950. Topics: MailBITS/02-May-94 TidBITS Reaches the World-Wide Web The Word Book In/Out Server System 7 Compatible Degrees Kelvin? Robin Williams Shows Who's Boss Workgroup Servers Get PowerPC Boost Reviews/02-May-94 [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-224.etx; 30K] -- Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com ------------------------------ End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************