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Abstracts from files in info-mac/dev/info as of Sun Dec 26 00:43:24 PST 1993


#### BINHEX     ad-programmer-package.hqx   ****

From: [e-mail] (Povl H. Pedersen)
Subject: After Dark programmer's docs
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1993 12:41:13 -0600



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Here are the After Dark programmers documentation as downloaded from AOL.
It is posted with permission from Berkeley Systems, and they encourage
widest possible spread, as new modules sells more copies of AD.


Povl H. Pedersen  -  Macintosh Consultant and Programmer
[e-mail] (preferred)  /  [e-mail]





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#### TEXT       beginning-mac-programming.txt   ****

Date: Thu, 04 Jan 90 08:56:05 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: SUMMARY: Intro Material for Mac Resources & Programming

Date: 4 January 1990, 08:43:49 EST
>From: KESLER   at OUACCVMA
To:   INFO-MAC at SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU

Dear Moderators,

I'm not sure whether I should have sent this as mail or not, but here goes.
The following article is an edited collection of information that I
received in answer to my request for details regarding some beginning level
info on Macintosh Resources and Programming.  At the end of the summary
is a *reading list*, of sorts, for those who want to delve deeper.
I received a number of requests for this summary so I believe there may be
many more out there who could use the info.  I suggest, because of its
length, that you put it in the archives somewhere instead of inserting it
into an issue of the digest.  The article is just in standard ASCII.


#### TEXT       binhex-40-specs.txt   ****

Date: Tue, 13 Aug 91 09:18:07 WST
From: Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>
Subject: info-mac/tech/binhex-definition.txt

Hi All,
   This is a definition of the BinHex 4.0 standard as I see it.  When I
first tried to write DeHQX, I had to post several questions to the net
to get a full definition of this standard.  Hopefully this file will
make it easier for anyone who wants to add BinHex compatability to there
application.

Have fun,
   Peter <[e-mail]>

__________________________________________________________________________
BinHex 4.0 Definition by Peter N Lewis, Aug 1991.

    For a long time BinHex 4.0 has been the standard for ASCII encoding of
Macintosh files.  To my knowledge, there has never been a full definition
of this format.  Info-Mac had an informal definition of the format, but

#### TEXT       comp-sys-mac-programmer-faq.txt   ****


                     +---------------------------------+
                     | Frequently Asked Questions List |
                     |   for Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer   |
                     |         August 3, 1992          |
                     |            PART  ONE            |
                     +---------------------------------+


This FAQ list is automatically posted once a week to comp.sys.mac.programmer.
It is also available via anonymous ftp from ftp.cs.uoregon.edu [128.223.8.8]
(user name 'anonymous', your internet address as password) in the files
/pub/mac/csmp-faq-1 and /pub/mac/csmp-faq-2.

This FAQ list is maintained by Michael A. Kelly.  He can be reached at the
following addresses:

   Internet:  [e-mail]
   SnailMail: Computer Science Dept.
              University of Oregon

#### TEXT       compactor-file-format.txt   ****

Date: Sun, 14 Apr 91 12:45:25 EDT
From: Johnny Lee <[e-mail]>
Subject: Compactor file format...


A few people keep posting questions on this.
By examining the files Compact Pro produces
I was able to discern the file format which corresponds very
well to the file format which Compactor's authour send out to
developers.

I thought you might want the file containing the file format.
It contains the file format description as given by Compactor's
authour and by me. It doessn't contain info on how to extract
files from Compact Pro archives.
If you decide not to, that's fine with me.

Sorry about the first desciption (from Compact Pro's authour).

Johnny

#### BINHEX     data-translation-stack.hqx   ****

Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2039 03:18:19 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: HC Information on File Exchange

Here are two HyperCard V1.25 format stacks, but run fine under HyperCard
V2.x.

1) Data Transfer Info.:
 - is a stack which start to address the issues involved in exchanging data
from IBMpc to/from Macintosh and file translation.
 - It has informatin on Word Processors, SpreadSheet, Graphics and database
file formats and list some problems and solution to translation between
file formats.
 - it has a section on MS-DOS file extensions and what they mean.
 - it has soem screen clips from Claris XTND (MacWrite II), AFE, MacLink
Plus, MicroSoft Windows Paint program.
 - it list from free unix bitmap graphics translation packages
 - it list a shareware IBMpc bitmap translation package

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2) Program Import/Exports:

It contains cards listing applications and formats they can import or
export directly.  Where separte translation utilities are available they
are listed on separate cards with refereces to them.

Each card has four text fields:
"title" - Product name, Version, & Operating System.
"Import" - Import formats
"Export" - Export formats
"Problems" - Known problems, limitations, references & other information.

Permission is granted to use these stack for electronic presentations in
the educational community free of charge, as long as credit information is
left unchanged and is displayed.

Printed copies must include following information:

By Mark Fleming
Copyright 1992, All Rights Reserved
521 Albert Street, Kingston, Ont.
Canada, K7K 4M5

Phone: [phone]  Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

The information is "as is", since I have collected the information from may
sources.  If you find errors, omissions, or addition, please send the
information to me to be included.

All trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

NOTE: Text of changes as a note or the "New hypercard cards" are find with
me,
      [graphics to be added B&W only please, PICT or MacPaint format!]
Cheers, Mark

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Macintosh Support, Computing & Communications Services
Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario Canada, K7L 3N6
Phone: [phone],   Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]  AppleLink: CDA0448


#### TEXT       fortran-compilers.txt   ****

Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 14:55 WET
From: "Alun J. Carr" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] FORTRAN compiler report

Here is the collection of responses I received in response to my
query about the 'best' (most VAX-compatible, fastest) FORTRAN
compiler for the Mac. It looks like the Language Systems
compiler is the most often recommended.

Many thanks to all those who responded, especially to those who
I didn't manage to reply to individually.

Dr Alun J. Carr
Mechanical Engineering Department
University College Dublin
Belfield
Dublin 4
Ireland

Internet: [e-mail]

#### TEXT       fox-base-plus.txt   ****

From: [e-mail] (Andrew Dent)
Subject: tips for Fox programmers
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 21:05:07 WST

The following is a long list of tips for FoxBase+/Mac programmers
(although many are generally applicable to Foxbase).

ABOUT THESE NOTES
All copyright to these notes is hereby relinquished and I transfer them to the
public domain. However, please leave this message at the top of the notes. If
you have any corrections or additional hints, forward to me and I will
incorporate them in the notes for future release.

Some of these notes may be a bit cryptic - they were written as more of a
reminder to me when coming back to FB from other environments. Feel free
to call for explanations, or mail me improved descriptions!

16th March 1993

Andy Dent

#### BINHEX     future-basic-tn-vol1.hqx   ****

Date: 29 Jun 1993 09:09:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: "John B. McVey [phone]" <[e-mail]>
Subject: FB Tech Notes Posting


To: Info-mac.Stanford

From: McVey.John on Fri, Jun 25, 1993 6:51 PM
Subject: FB Tech Note Posting
To: Info-mac.Stanford

The attched areTechnical notes of interest to Future Basic prog rammers.
Suggeststed file name  is FBasicTN.Vol1. Suggested directory is /tech/.
The notes are Vol1 of a 3 volumes published to date and were furnished by
the Future Basic publisher technical help department with the understanding
that the notes would be made available on the Net.

 This file contains technical notes that provides solutions to some
problems encountered when programming in FutureBASIC.

#### BINHEX     future-basic-tn-vol2.hqx   ****

Date: 15 Jul 1993 11:55:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: "John B. McVey [phone]" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Future Basic Technical Notes - Vol 2


The attached are Technical notes of interest to Future Basic programmers.
Suggested file name  is future-basic-tn-vol2.hqx;. Suggested directory is
/dev/info/  The notes are Vol. 2 of 2 volumes published to date and were
furnished by the Future Basic publisher technical help department with the
understanding that the notes would be made available on the Net.

 This file contains technical notes that provides solutions to some
problems encountered when programming in FutureBasic.

#### BINHEX     gestalt-selectors-22.hqx   ****

From: "Rene G.A. Ros" <[e-mail]>
Subject: gestalt-selectors-list-22.sit.hqx
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 93 15:36:15 MET



Today I have released version 2.2 of the


                    Supplemental Gestalt Selectors List


It lists all sorts of information about the Gestalt Manager, but mainly
about selectors and the meaning of the returned values.
This is done to supplement the Gestalt Manager chapter in Inside Macintosh
part VI.

You can obtain the new version in several ways:
- by sending an email to:
      [e-mail]
  with as subject:
      archive get recent/gestalt-selectors.etx
  or to get the compressed version:
      archive get recent/gestalt-selectors.sit.hqx
- FTP to the info-mac archives at sumex-aim.stanford.edu and get the file
      /info-mac/dev/info/gestalt-selectors-22.hqx
  You can also use any of its mirror sites.
- CompuServe members can find it at the Macintosh Developers Forum
  (GO MACDEV) in the Tools/Debuggers section.
- Subscribers of the maillist already have received their copy.
  If you want to join this list you will need to send an email to:
      [e-mail]
  with in the subject line 'subscribe'.

Please, be aware that it may take a couple of days before the new version
is available at all these locations.

Beside a large number of new and changed selectors, these are the major
changes since the previous version:

****
There is now an official mailing list to send updates around and receive
your contributions. And perhaps for discussions regarding Gestalt.
Some parts of the list have been changed to include guidelines on how to
use the mailing-list.
Contributions can be send to:
    [e-mail]
To subscribe/unsubscribe send an email with that command in the subject line
to the normal email address:
    [e-mail]
The mail archive is reachable at:
    [e-mail]
You can get the abstracte file by using this command in the subject line:
    get ABSTRACTS

Mark Dawson, Michael Hecht and Roland Mansson provided the machine types of
the new Macs. Everyone of them had a piece of the puzzle.
I also received a Gestalt! file about a new PowerPC prototype with machine
type 100. The data suggests it emulates a M68020 CPU and has a PPC601.
Thanks to the anonymous contributor.

Rodrigo Torres (Macintosh Tech Support, Berkeley Systems) provided the
AfterDarkGestalt.h file listing all selectors installed by After Dark.
Including the SAVC and SAVR selectors for controling screen savers,
which is becoming a standard for different screen savers.
The file is available at the archive mailer as src/AfterDarkGestalt.h

I had made an typo with the bit number when an additional bit was reported
for the gestaltAppleEventsAttr selector. This error stayed around until
the correct info appeared. And even then I thought it was correct until
Lawrence D'Oliveiro said he'd never seen bit 2 set. A look into the
contributions archive revealed my error. Changed!

The gestaltMachineType entry has changed a bit. It now includes unreleased
machines as well, although with most of them the return value is still a
mystery.
****


Regards,
Rene Ros

replaces: /info-mac/dev/info/gestalt-selectors-21.hqx
archive as: /info-mac/dev/info/gestalt-selectors-22.hqx



#### TEXT       gif-format-gif89a.txt   ****

Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1993 21:56:58 -0700
From: Alan Coopersmith <[e-mail]>
Subject: GIF 89a format


dev/info/gif-format.txt is the 1987 (GIF87a) version of the format description.
Enclosed is the July 31, 1990 revision which covers the GIF89a version.

Note: GIF & Graphics Interchange Format are trademarks of Compuserve.

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    Cover Sheet for the GIF89a Specification


    DEFERRED CLEAR CODE IN LZW COMPRESSION


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From: Reed Rector                      <[e-mail]>
Subject:  GIF specifications

    A few weeks ago, I asked for someone to send me the Graphics Interchange
Format (GIF) specifications. The replys were mixed.... half of the people had
the specs, and the other half wanted a copy, so it seems that the Archive
is a good place for it.

    I also recieved some 'C' source code to do the encoding and decoding,
but it is not specifically for the Mac. If there is sufficient demand,

#### BINHEX     inside-mac-da-12.hqx   ****

Date:       Fri, 8 Dec 89 10:28:27 PST
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

I recently reposted the Inside Mac DA, but somehow managed to include an old
version of the DA itself (1.1 instead of the proper 1.2), so here is a repost
to fix that.

Included is the most recent Inside Mac DA (version 1.2), the most
comprehensive manual (including some additions and corrections I have made)
and its index, a miniature manual for floppy users, and all the tools
necessary to modify the manuals and index yourself. There is even
documentation.

It's pretty simple to use, just toss the files Manual and MMIndex into your
System Folder and use your favorite technique to install the DA.  You will be
in business.   If you want to use the small manual, rename it to Manual, use
the enclosed index program to build a new MMIndex and toss these in your
System Folder.  Modifications to the manuals are handled accordingly.  The
Manuals are straight TEXT files.

Share and enjoy...

Jon

   N         L                  [e-mail]
    M    A    L   National Magnetic Fusion Energy Computer Center
     F    T    N      Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
      E         L                PO Box 5509 L-561
       C                    Livermore, California 94550
        C                         [phone]





#### TEXT       lisp-for-mac.txt   ****

Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 20:31:04 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Steve Strassmann)
Subject: reposting: lisp-for-mac.txt

Here's some info for the info-mac archives, specifically
info about development in dynamic languages for the mac...

1) I recently explored around the Information/Development and
Development/Information folders on sumex. To my chagrin, the
entry for lisp I posted has somehow disappeared. I'm enclosing
another copy below in the hopes of correcting that.

2) It seems that MacGambit 2.0 (also described below)
has disappeared. It's available by anonymous ftp from
trex.iro.umontreal.ca - would you be interested in snarfing
it to the info-mac archives?

3) The file smalltalk-for-mac.txt should be updated to
include info about the very cool new smalltalk, SmalltalkAgents.
It's available from Quasar Knowledge Systems, Bethesda, MD

#### TEXT       mac-binary-ii.txt   ****

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1993 09:05:39 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>
Subject: dev/info - MacBinary II Specs

Hi,

The specs for MB2 seem to have disappeared from the various sites, so here
it is, reposted.  I didn't write this, I have no connection with it, I'm
just posting it.
   Peter.
These are the new changes to the MacBinary Standard, as generally agreed
upon in the MacBinary II Conference 6/21/87, and as changed in the followup
conference 6/28/87.  Revised 7/24/87 to reflect suggestions and clarifications
that came later, and to include all necessary information needed from the
original MacBinary standard document to implement MacBinary II.

The new standard will be very similar to the original MacBinary standard as
described in [MacBinary Standard].  (Reading the original standard is
recommended for a full understanding of implementation and philosophy
behind the MacBinary I and II formats.)  The binary format consists of a

#### TEXT       mac-hack-93.txt   ****

From: [e-mail] (Waldemar Horwat)
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 17:52:59 EST
Subject: MacHack '93 Call for Papers


                                Call for Papers

               Technical Conference for Macintosh Developers '93
                              June 16 - 19, 1993
                              Ann Arbor, Michigan


The MacHack '93 Proceedings Committee is soliciting papers for the eighth
annual Technical Conference for Macintosh Developers (MacHack '93).  The
conference is a technical forum on the Macintosh computer and personal
computing in general and includes programming, networking, operating system,
tools, novice, business, and research tracks.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:


#### BINHEX     mac-prog-secrets-101.hqx   ****

Date: Fri, 7 May 1993 17:27:31 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Igor Livshits)
Subject: Mac Pgming Secrets sources

Attached are the sources to examples from Scott Knaster's and Keith
Rollin's book _Macintosh Programming Secrets_, 2nd edition.

Keith mentioned that he did not know how to send stuff to sumex-aim; so, I
assumed he wanted it here ;-)

Anyway, here's what he had to say:

A few days ago, people were asking about the possibility of making the
source code to Macintosh Programming Secrets (2nd Edition) available via
ftp. Among the reasons against this, I cited that I really didn't have
access to an ftp site.

Oddly ( :-) ), this prompted at least three ftp site administrators to send
me mail saying "You can use mine!" So I've sent the source to them.
Already, it's shown up on two of them. Here are the locations:

    ftp.apple.com (/dts/mac/sc/mps-disk-v1-0-1.hqx)
    mac.archive.umich.edu (I don't see it there, yet)
    ftp.gmd.de (/mac/books/mps-examples-1.0.1.hqx)

I don't know how to submit things to sumex-aim, or I'd send it there, too.

In case you're curious as to exactly what the source code is I'm talking
about, I've appended a summary of the book I posted last June.

Scott Knaster and I wish you all the best with this sample code.

----------

The second edition is almost entirely new.

As you may recall, the first edition was split into two parts. The first
part was a historical background and philosophy section. The second part
was a technical section (but, alas, lacking in source code samples). The
two sections were divided by a cartoon showing how the event manager
worked.

In the new edition, the book is still split up into two parts. The first
section is mostly the same, updated to take out anachronisms (like
references to the possibilities of multi-tasking and 32-bit cleanliness)
and add current information (like System 7.0 stuff).

The cartoon has been replaced by famous Apple About boxes. The first is the
unexpurgated MultiFinder 1.0 about box (the official release version had
all the good parts bleeped; we've put them back in for the book). The
second is the text from the circus parade from one of the preliminary 7.0
release CD's.

The second section is where all the new information are.

Chapter 3 shows the application skeleton used for all the samples in the
book. Rather than duplicate the same code that handles initialization,
windows, and menus in each chapter, we show it just once. All the
subsequent chapters tweak the skeleton a little and then get on with the
interesting stuff.

Chapter 4 is on dialogs. It shows how to handle modal, modeless, and
movable-modal dialogs. The sample for the modal dialog is based on an idea
in the first book, where command-key equivalents are assigned to all the
dialogs items. The modeless dialog shows a sample "Find" dialog that uses
the 7.0 popupmenu control. The movable-modal dialog shows how to do a
progress indicator like the Finder's.

Chapter 5 talks about QuickDraw. It starts off a lot like the QuickDraw
chapter of the first edition, but then delves a little more into current
color issues. The second half of the chapter implements an idea put forth
in the first edition, where offscreen buffers are used to save the contents
of background windows when a dialog is displayed, and then used to restore
the contents of those windows when the dialog is dismissed.

Chapter 6 deals more with QuickDraw and shows how to do mouse tracking. The
sample program reads in a MacPaint picture. The user can then use the mouse
to etch out a rectangular selection that does the "marching ants"
animation. The selection can then be clicked on and dragged around.
Offscreen buffers are used for this, too.

Chapter 7 gets into window management. We show how to implement Tile
Windows and Stack Windows menu items, and show how to do a Window menu that
keeps track of all the open windows. The algorithms for tiling and stacking
work across multiple monitors.

Chapter 8 delves into the File Manager. A simple program is shown that
allows the user to select a file (using Standard File), and target
directory (again, using Standard File) and then copies the file to the
destination in small chunks. The reader is encouraged to integrate the copy
routine with the progress indicator shown in Chapter 4.

Chapter 9 develops different kinds of standalone code. The first sample is
a simple INIT that beeps at startup. Then a more realistic INIT is given
that causes a command-key sequence to zoom the frontmost window (I actually
use this INIT in my everyday work). Next, we show how to implement an LDEF
that draws icons and grays out disabled items. Finally, we give the source
code to a windoid WDEF (the kind of window usually associated with floating
windows). Note that we don't actually show how to do floating windows
(bummer).

Chapter 10 is a collection of little routines that aren't large enough to
qualify for chapters of their own. We show how THINK programmers can do
spinning cursors based on MPW's 'acur' resources. We even show how such
animation can be done an interrupt time (even though I personally don't
approve of the practice). We show how applications can check for
Command-Period without calling WaitNextEvent, and how to implement a
password-entry dialog box with the little bullet characters. We also show
how to hide the menubar.

In summary, chapters 1 and 2 are a lot like the first edition. Chapters 4,
5, and 7 are partially based on information and ideas in the first edition.
The remaining chapters (3, 6, 8, 9, and 10) are totally new. If you get the
second edition, keep the first edition handy, because there's a lot of
material we threw away (like a lot of stuff dealing with printing and the
Finder desktop database).

All of the chapters include complete source code (in THINK C) to all of the
interesting stuff we talk about. Two people have complained about our not
including and resource dumps, but all of the resources we use are
straightforward enough that we didn't want to fill up pages and pages with
blocks of data (Like icons. I used to hate that about the old MacTutor -- I
hope the new MacTutor is better). Besides, we used ResEdit exclusively, and
there were no .r files.


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Keith Rollin      ---      Phantom Programmer      ---      Taligent, Inc.
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Date: Mon, 18 Jan 93 14:47 N
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] New Inside Macintosh Books Report

Greetings,

Recently i asked about the new Inside Macintosh books on the digest.
I got many replies from many helpful people. Many thanks to them!
I compiled all replies in a report, it might be helpful for other
people too !

Enjoy !

Dimitri Boone
Belgium / Europe
[e-mail]

BTW : Could someone tell me the correct path and filename for obi-wan
4.0. I have no direct ftp-possibilities and have to retrieve all files
by ftpmail. I have succesfully downloaded the obiwan database but the

#### TEXT       nic-source-package-update.txt   ****

Date: Fri, 7 May 93 11:17:36 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Info-Mac Moderator)
From: [e-mail] (Matthias Neeracher)
Subject: New and Updated Files at nic.switch.ch
Date: Fri, 7 May 1993 12:36:09 GMT

The ftp archive at nic.switch.ch [130.59.1.40] contains in the directory
software/mac/src a collection of source packages for the Apple Macintosh.
This posting lists files that have changed in April 1993. All pathnames
are relative to ~ftp/software/mac/src.

New Entries:

Name:          Application Killer
Description:   Code demonstrating how to kill an application
Think C:       think_c/AppKiller.cpt.bin
Application:   think_c/AppKiller.cpt.bin

Name:          BYacc (Berkeley Yacc)
Description:   Yacc generating C

#### TEXT       one-liners.txt   ****

Date:    Wed, 17 Jan 1990 12:59:24 EST
From: [e-mail] (Eric Pepke)
Subject: Macintosh One-Liners

Here is the latest version of the Macintosh One-Liners.  It's now two pages
long.

The Macintosh One-Liners are intended to condense onto a couple of sheets of
paper information about some of the most common Macintosh problems and
programming pitfalls.  Each one-liner is a single line of text, shorter than 80
characters, which informs about one aspect of Macintosh use or programming.

The one-liners are brief and do not give complete information about their
topics.  This is intentional.  Detailed documentation exists elsewhere, mostly
in Inside Macintosh and in the Technical Notes.  If you need more information
than is provided in a one-liner, you should be able to determine it by a little
experimentation or by looking it up using the words in the one-liner as hints.

One-liners give either facts or advice.  The facts may be obvious to some
people and obscure to others but are important for all.  The advice is

#### BINHEX     power-pc-chat.hqx   ****

From: [e-mail] (Brad Ackerman)
Subject: [*] PowerPC Chat (21 June 1993) from AOL
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 93 18:06:48 EDT


Fellow Netters:

Attached to this message is a chat log from America Online.

The log was taken on 21 June 1993, and is from the Mac Development (MDV) forum.
It features guest star Jordan Mattson of apple.com, who talks about the PowerPC.

Since I'm a bit paranoid, here goes the legalese:  This document might possibly
be (C) 1984-1993 Apple Computer, Inc.  All copyrights that might possibly be
infringed are applicable under international and interplanetary law.  The
opinions of the people in attendance at the time the enclosed was logged, as
well as the disposition of any and/or all computer systems this information
passes through, are not necessarily the opinions of Brad Ackerman, AOL,
Stanford, UMichigan, UTexas, Dr. Samuel Beckett, and/or God Almighty, King of
Kings, Lord of Lords, etc.  This file will self-destruct in 30 seconds, causing
all quarks on which it is stored to abandon their bonded arrangement and proceed
to Bermuda for a week's vacation.  Resistance is futile.  You will be
assimilated.  Have a nice day.



#### BINHEX     powermodules.hqx   ****

From: macmod (Info-Mac Moderator)
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 93 7:16:40 PDT

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About the PowerModule Developer Information Package
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This binhexed file contains information about developing PowerModules,
which are extensions for use with PowerBar (uploaded separately).
PowerBar is required to use any extensions developed using these guidelines.

Send inquiries to Scott Johnson via the following channels:

AOL: DevScott
AppleLink: johnsos
CIS: 71035,3273
Internet: [e-mail] (preferred) or [e-mail]

Enjoy!
Scott A. Johnson



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#### BINHEX     powerpc-white-paper.hqx   ****

From "[e-mail] (Lance K. Chun)" Tue Aug 31 07:11:22 1993
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1993 03:41:49 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Lance K. Chun)
Subject: [*] PowerPC.Dev.White Paper.sit



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PowerPC Technology
The Power Behind the Next Generation of Macintosh Systems

An Overview for Apple
Third-Party Developers



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#### BINHEX     programmers-paradise.hqx   ****

Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 04:00 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: ProgrammerParadise.hqx

Information on the ProgrammerUs Paradise Pascal Source Code Package. Tells you all about the programs and how to order!


#### TEXT       programming-in-basic.txt   ****

Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 13:48:38 PST
From: "Anthony E. Siegman" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Programming the Mac in BASIC


   Here for what it's worth is an annotated list of books and other
references on programming the Mac in QuickBASIC and other BASICs.
Most of these are several years or more old, but some of them could
still be useful, especially for more novice or amateur programmers.

   Publish, archive, or ditch as you see fit (about 150 lines total).

**********************************************************
Programming the Macintosh in BASIC (Recent References)
**********************************************************

%    Harvey M. Deitel and Paul J. Deitel, Microsoft Macintosh
QuickBASIC: A Structured Approach (Prentice Hall, 1991).

    One reviewer says: ``This (might be) a good book for a person

#### BINHEX     resedit-tmpl-types.hqx   ****

Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 19:06:53 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail] (Dave Martin, Geochemical Research, Texas A&M)
Subject: [*] ResEdit TMPL Types DA

This is a desk accessory which contains the field type info for creating
TMPLs in ResEdit 2.1. Very simple, very small. Downloaded from AOLs Mac
Utility (MUT) forum.



#### BINHEX     rich-text-format.hqx   ****

From: [e-mail] (Leo Breebaart)
Subject: Re: Microsoft Rich Text Format Description
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 20:29:39 MET

> Could you resubmit?

Sure, no problem.

Congratulations, by the way, on your new hard disk -- I wish I had
known earlier that your fundraising drive accepted credit cards, or I
would have donated some money myself (let me know if can still use
donations). Sumex has been a wonderful resource the past few
years. I couldn't have survived without the services you people and
the umich guys have been supplying. Thanks for everything...

Leo

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This is the description of Microsoft's Rich Text Format (RTF).

Additional (Unix-format) software for building simple RTF
translators has been written and made available by Paul DuBois
([e-mail]) on ftp-site ftp.primate.wisc.edu in the
pub/RTF directory.

--
Leo Breebaart (leo @ cp.tn.tudelft.nl)

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#### TEXT       smalltalk-for-mac.txt   ****

Date: Tue, 27 Oct 92 16:25 BST
From: Raza Rizvi x320 <[e-mail]>
Subject: (Summary) Smalltalk on MAC

This is a summary of the *excellent* response I received about Smalltalk on
Macintosh which I thought I should post back to INFO-MAC. I have also
individually posted the people who actually sent the replies.

All replies have been edited by me for clarity, so I take responsibility
for errors etc. Opinions expressed belong to the original author.

Between posting and getting the replies back, I contacted Xerox EuroParc and
Xerox Parc to find out whether the 'inventor' of Smalltalk (Adele Goldberg)
still worked for them. They pointed me to her new company, ParcPlace Systems.

Below are some comments about ParcPlace Systems version of smalltalk, including
a reply direct from a ParcPlace Systems employee (good to know they are on the
net!)



#### BINHEX     think-c-guide-stack.hqx   ****

Date: Thu, 28 Feb 91 17:42:18 EST
From: [e-mail] (Ralph Gonzalez)
Subject: lang/think-c-prog-guide10.hqx

The Think C Programming Guide is a $15 shareware HyperCard stack
which teaches how to use Symantec Corp.'s object-oriented Think
C compiler.  It also serves as an introduction to the basic
features of the C++ language.  It contains examples which may
be pasted directly into source files for compilation.  It does
NOT assume C programming experience.  It does NOT cover Macin-
tosh programming per se, nor how to use the Think Class Library.

The Guide comes with two free libraries of Think C/C++
compatible files.  One library contains classes for creating
3D graphics and animations.  This presently supports portability
>From the Macintosh to IBM PC computers (the latter using
Turbo C++).  The other library is for experimenting with
changeable textual user interfaces, and works on any computer
with a suitable compiler.

-Ralph Gonzalez, [e-mail]


#### BINHEX     tiff-revision-60.hqx   ****

Date: Wed, 1 Jul 92 08:11:56 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Daniel Sears)
Subject: tiff6.hqx

Aldus recently published a new version of its Tagged Image File Format (TIFF).
The specification is titled "TIFF Revision 6.0" and it is dated June 3, 1992.
This file contains a PostScript version of that specification in a BinHex-ed
self-extracting Compact Pro archive.  If you have trouble extracting the archive
or printing the file, try calling Aldus at [phone] for a printed copy.


#### BINHEX     usenet-mac-prog-guide-hc.hqx   ****

Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1992 09:33:33 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: UMPG Hypercard Stack

Enclosed is a copy of the UMPG hypercard stack. It was sent to me by
Michael
Schurig from Germany. He spent a great deal of time and effort creating
this
stack and has came out with a good looking product. This is not the only
UMPG stack I have received, and by no means does it mean that this is the
only one I like. I am posting this stack as a favor to Michael because he
has no way to do it himself. If you have your own version of the UMPG stack
feel free to to post it also. The farther we get the word out the better.

Now some of you might be asking "What the heck is a UMPG and why would I
care?"
The UMPG stands for Usenet Macintosh Programmers Guide and is targeted for
Macintosh programmers and developers. It is full of tips and source code
from some of the best Macintosh programmers. I released Volume I a few
years ago
and am working on Volumes II and III.

So, enjoy this stack. I believe its freeware.

Matthew Xavier Mora
Keeper of the UMPG.

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_____________________________________________________________________
   Matthew Xavier Mora                   |  The keeper of the UMPG
   SRI International                     |  [e-mail]
   [sent using Eudora 1.3b28]            |  [e-mail]
_____________________________________________________________________


#### BINHEX     usenet-mac-prog-guide-msw.hqx   ****

Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 14:00:04 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Matthew Xavier Mora)
Subject: USENET Macintosh Programmers Guide

Enclosed is the USENET Macintosh Programmers Guide in MSWord 4.0 format.

I and resubmitting this because some people can't seem to download the
files and I updated the ordering information. This is not a new version.
Also it should be on all the mac archives.

Thanks


Matt Mora
__________________________________________________________________
Matthew Xavier Mora                         The keeper of the UMPG
SRI International                             [e-mail]
[Sent using Eudora 1.3b102]                    [e-mail]
__________________________________________________________________


#### TEXT       vivi-star-qd3d-20-pr.txt   ****

Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1993 13:15:14 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: qd3d-20-press-release.txt

Qd3d/3dPane 2.0 and SmartPane 1.0 Ship!

6 July 1993, Scottsdale Arizona -- ViviStar Consulting announced its release
of the Qd3d/3dPane 2.0 source code library.  Qd3d/3dPane provides three
dimensional graphics for the C++ Macintosh developer.

"ViviStar considers three dimensional graphics an enabling technology," said
Jonathan Hess, Product Manager at ViviStar.  "We're enthused by recent
interest in visualization and virtual reality.  It is this enthusiasm that
will drive advances in 3d applications and 3d hardware.  Users find 3d
graphics a natural medium for conveying the ever increasing complexities of
their work.  Not just for fancy business bar charts but for applications such
as visualizing complex information hierarchies, biomechanics, entertainment,
geological research, simulation, and the list goes on.  Now, with Qd3d/3dPane
version 2.0, the Macintosh developer has a much stronger foundation to build
such applications."

#### BINHEX     vivi-star-qd3d-info.hqx   ****

Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1993 13:17:11 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: qd3d-20-info.hqx

Product information for ViviStar Consulting's Qd3d/3dPane v2.0 and SmartPane v1.0 source code libraries.QD3D provides 3d graphic primitives with: stereoscopic projections; Gouraud shading; z-buffering; depth cueing; fast wireframe and OnlyQD modes; and full clipping.3DPANE integrates Qd3d into the TCL and provides view orientation control.SMARTPANE extends TCL's CPane with animation, and QuickTime movie recording.(MS Word format)