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Abstracts from files in info-mac/info/sft as of Sun Dec 26 00:50:58 PST 1993


#### TEXT       adobe-acrobat.txt   ****

Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1993 14:45:38 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Adobe Acrobat Report

attached is a report/blurb from Adobe regarding Acrobat and its place in
the Grand Scheme.  FYI.

Paul Baim

-- cut here --
From: [e-mail]
Subject:      Re: Acrobat
To: Multiple recipients of list GUTNBERG
<[e-mail]>

Overview

In the last decade, personal computer users have come to depend on their
machines for a variety of tasks, nearly all of which culminate in the creation
of documents. These can range from one-page spreadsheets or simple letters to

#### TEXT       aldus-fetch-comments.txt   ****

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 93 14:04:10 PDT
From: "Anthony E. Siegman" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Review of Aldus Fetch (multimedia cataloging program)

The following is an informal review and collection of user comments
concerning Fetch, a multi-media cataloging program from Aldus that can
be used for building and searching catalogs of images, sounds, and
QuickTime movies, and previewing the contents of the catalog, either
for single users or multiple users on a network.  The review is in
ASCII text format, about 500 lines long, or 24 KB.  Reactions or
additional comments welcomed; email to [e-mail].

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FETCH: A MULTI-MEDIA CATALOGING PROGRAM

Some time back I posted queries on several Mac-related
newsgroups asking about programs for cataloging collections
of images, largely PICT files. Based on replies I received,

#### TEXT       apple-pr-macx.txt   ****

Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 10:51:21 +0000
From: Robert Hess <[e-mail]>
Subject: Apple Ships New Release of MacX Press Release

CUPERTINO, California--October 19 1992--Apple Computer Inc.
today announced availability of MacX 1.2, a new version of
Apple's X Window System display server that offers support for
Apple Macintosh computers running System 7.1 system software and
adds the Backing Store and Save Under capabilities of the X
Window System.

MacX enables MIS managers to integrate Macintosh computers into
organizations that use equipment from multiple vendors in a
standards-based environment.  MacX 1.2 runs on any Macintosh
computer using A/UX, Apple's industry-standard UNIX for the
Macintosh, or Macintosh Operating System 6.0.5 or later.

The MacX software provides X Window System access and
functionality for customers using Macintosh computers, giving
them simultaneous access to both X Window System and other

#### TEXT       apple-pr-sys71.txt   ****

From: [e-mail] (Mark Anbinder)
Subject: Apple Ships System 7.1
Date: 19 Oct 1992 19:13:47 -0500


MOVED OVER PR NEWSWIRE AT 8:43 AM EDT, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1992.


Contact:
Nancy Morrison
Apple Computer, Inc.
[phone]


            Apple Ships System 7.1

With the Incorporation of WorldScript, the Macintosh is Now World-
Ready

CUPERTINO, California--October 19, 1992--Apple Computer, Inc. today

#### BINHEX     apps-with-apple-events.hqx   ****

Date: 10 Jul 1992 11:11:05 -0700
From: "Apgar, Eric" <Apgar#m#[e-mail]>
Subject: AppleEventAppsWord

Enclosed find a word document that has information
about a bunch of applications that support Apple Events.
I found it on AppleLink. I don't remember seeing it submitted...

[e-mail]                   I said it, NOT Apple.


#### TEXT       as-scripters-kit.txt   ****

From: macmod (Info-Mac Moderator)
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 93 11:15:48 PST
Subject: New AppleScript Kit

MOVED OVER PR NEWSWIRE AT 8:16 AM, EDT MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1993.


Contact:
Emilio Robles
Apple Computer, Inc.
[phone]

or

Toni Giusti
Cunningham Communication, Inc.
[phone]


Apple Delivers New AppleScript Scripter's Kit for Solution Providers

#### BINHEX     bc-encyclopedia-hc-demo.hqx   ****

Date: Thu, 3 Jun 93 17:36:08 CDT
From: Troy D Evans (SESInc)876-2291 <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] B&C Encyclopedia

Dear Moderators:

  I have been requested to re-submit this stack due to complications in the
previous one submitted.  I am not yet familiar with how the archives new folder
layout, so please place this in the proper folder.
  As a reminder.  This demo hypercard stack by MacSpect will help user figure
out what some of these system type errors are and how to deal with them.

Take Care
Troy










#### TEXT       calculators.txt   ****

From: Sven Guckes <[e-mail]>
Subject: Calculators Summary (Re: Currency Converter)
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 02:07:06 GMT

[e-mail] writes:

>I am looking for a currency converter.

How about a calculator?

I will append a list of calculators I found on UMICH looking at the file
UMICH:00help/index.text.

Just one question:
Where would you get the up-to-date info on currencies?

Sven :)

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#### TEXT       circuit-analysis-software.txt   ****

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1993 23:52:33 -0500
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 93 13:22:45 EDT
From: Tom Coradeschi <[e-mail]>
Subject: PSPICE

Wally Patterson <[e-mail]> wrote:
>I'm looking for a MAC-based circuit simulator call PSPICE.
>Please, tell me where I can find it.

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE MACINTOSH

[These opinions are posted by Professor A. E. Siegman, E. L. Ginzton
Laboratory MC-4085, Stanford University, Stanford CA 94305. Email responses
directed to [e-mail] on Internet or RW.AAP@STANFORD on
Bitnet will be welcomed.]

                 -----

Messages keep appearing on Mac newsgroups asking about analog and digital
circuit analysis programs and other EE-related educational programs for the

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

Date: Sun, 28 Feb 93 16:28:11 EST
From: [e-mail] (Elliotte Rusty Harold)
Subject: Macintosh system software frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Archive-name: macintosh/system-faq
Version: 2.1.1
Last-modified: February 27, 1993

Copyright 1993 by Elliotte Harold

What's new in version 2.1.1:

Question 1.1:  Why is my system taking up so much memory?

    I've corrected the cross-reference to the info about reinstalling
    the system software.  The assertion in earlier releases that a
    Mac II required a PMMU to use 32-bit addressing and more than
    eight megabytes of RAM was incorrect.  Contrary to misinformation
    in earlier versions of this FAQ The Mac II can use up to
    sixty-eight megs of real RAM without a PMMU.  Bank A can only use

#### TEXT       databases.txt   ****

Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 08:55:19 +0000
From: Graham Allsopp <[e-mail]>
Subject: Databases

In response to Bill Sawrey's dismay at FileMaker Pro, I post the replies I
received last week. I requested some information on databases for storing
information concerning the maps, diagrams & drawings we produce. Thanks for
all the replies folks - they don't reach any real conclusion though. From
the replies, and talking to a few fellow cartographers over here, FileMaker
Pro seems favorite, but sometimes I almost feel that it was easier in the
days of drafting film & pens ...

Apologies in advance for the length of this posting,

Graham

Message from Stuart Greenfield <[e-mail]>
>I'd highly recommend FileMaker Pro. It's easy to setup and modify. You can >even include graphic images as a field. It also is easy to modify on the >fly, e.g., you decide additional information (fields) need to be added at >some later date. Setting up reports is also excellent.



#### TEXT       educational-medical-software.txt   ****

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 93 13:22 +0200
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Educational Software for Medical Sciences (Summary)

Resubmission of SUMMARY of responses.

With the help of:

Timothy Cera  <[e-mail]>
[e-mail] (Irka)
[e-mail] (Medico Dental Software Development)
Barry Markovitz, [e-mail]
Graeme Forbes <[e-mail]>

Thank you all

Ilan Szekely, Compter Lab, Faculty of Dentistry
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. internet: [e-mail]

Please archive as /info-mac/report/educational-medical-software.txt

#### TEXT       educational-software-kids.txt   ****

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 93 13:30 +0200
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Educational Software for Disabled children (Summary)

Resubmission of SUMMARY of responses.

With the help of:

Jay Kahn, [e-mail]
Graeme Forbes, <[e-mail]>
[e-mail] (Harry Wolfson)

Thank you all

Ilan Szekely, Compter Lab, Faculty of Dentistry
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. internet: [e-mail]

Please archive as /info-mac/report/educational-software-kids.txt
and delete /report/disabled-children-software.txt


#### BINHEX     educational-software-list.hqx   ****

Date: Wed, 26 May 1993 13:49:24 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Willem Nijenhuis)
Subject: EduSoftware.hqx

Descriptions of 300 educational software programs as I found them on the
Gopher server at info.hed.apple.com.
There are brief descriptions of software concerning: 1) art and fashion; 2)
business and economics; 3) computer science; 4) education and counseling; 5)
english and foreign languages; 6) life sciences; 7) math, statistics and
logic; 8) physical science and engineering; 9) social science; 10) tool and
reference.
The file has to be debinhexed and then decompressed with StuffIt. The
descriptions themselves are in BBEdit-text-only format.
I have had some problems sending this file to Infomac. The problems are
solved and this is the file I mentioned in an earlier message.


Willem Nijenhuis | Internet: [e-mail]
Korenmolenweg 15 | CompuServe: 100022,1131
7391 ZA Twello   | Phone: [phone]
THE NETHERLANDS  | Fax: [phone]







#### TEXT       electronic-dictionaries.txt   ****

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1993 23:09:44 PDT
From: Kee Nethery <[e-mail]>
Subject: CD ROM Dictionary (S)

Survey Says:

No one had tried the OED and several commented that it was way too
expensive. The American Heritage Dictionary Professional version seems to
be the current choice (and it's not a CD ROM). Random House might put out a
CD ROM with their dictionary but not yet available.

Thanks to all that replied. Highlights follow from some of the replies.

Kee Nethery

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[e-mail]
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I just found a telnet site that has the Webster dictionary without to much
hassle:

#### TEXT       fax-stf-30.txt   ****

Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1993 18:28:32 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Amira <[e-mail]>
Subject: Fax STF v3.0 Info (By Request)

I have now used every Fax program made for the Mac and think Fax STF 3.0
is by far the best. Thus I will not talk about the others.

Is Fax STF Pro worth the extra moeny?
-------------------------------------
Hummm, well the PRO version is not out yet so it is kinda hard to tell.
STF Pro adds AutoOCR - if you need fax OCR then this is good, if not is
is a waste. AutoPrint - Auto printing of faxes, I don't really need this.
Bacground Fax Imaging - Something nice to always have, but it will be
slower. FaxView - Improved on screen viewing of faxes, the one thing I
feel I would use most often. System 7 PRO PowerTalk Support - Useless to me.

As you can see it is really on a do you need it basis. I don't need PRO,
but I might get it if it is a VERY CHEEP upgrade from normal STF.



#### TEXT       fea-query-summary.txt   ****

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1993 21:19 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Dr Alun J. Carr)
Subject: [*] Summary of responses to FEA query



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Well, I finally got around to hacking a mail file that was corrupted by
Pegasus Mail some time ago (twice!). It contained all the responses to
replies I
got to the following query which I put out around April time:

> Does anybody out there know if there are any finite element analysis
> packages available for the Mac (preferably 3D)? Please let me have the
> manufacturers name and if possible (in order of preference) e-mail address,
> fax number (not toll-free, as we can't use them from Europe), snail-mail
> address and/or phone number.


#### TEXT       genealogy-programs.txt   ****

Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1993 13:41:41 +0000
From: Richard Rathe <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Family Tree Software Report

Thanks to all who responded to my appeal for information. Please place this
upload in the reports subdirectory. It contains comments on three genealogy
programs for the Mac: MacRoots, Personal Ancestor File, and Reunion.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Richard Rathe, MD
[e-mail]

------CUT HERE------

Report on Macintosh Genealogy Programs
Compiled by Richard Rathe 3/93

=== MacRoots ==============================

This is a basic, no frills genealogy program. The program is structured around

#### TEXT       goodies.txt   ****

Date: Wed, 18 Sep 91 14:26:36 EDT
From: Clare Durst <[e-mail]>
Subject: System 7 goodies


Thanks to everyone who contributed their information on System7 special
goodies: to Murph Seawall (of course!), George Wittenberg, Jonathan Helton,
Dan Goldman, John Morgan, Nathan Gasser, Jill Williams. Hope I haven't
fogotten anyone.

Forgive me for taking so long to report on them - a lot of things can come
up at this time of year in a university, as we all know.  In submitting
these, I can only vouch that a) they all work together for me on my IIcx
and portrait monitor; b) they all seem to work together on a small screen
SE with 4 meg of memory and c) almost all are almost free.  Almost the
only other thing I have in memory besides these apps is Suitcase.
  Several (marked with an *) do much the same thing. Take your pick.

Someone suggested the NOW utilities but since they're not shareware I
didn't check them out. Popover and ViewPaint both were recommended,

#### TEXT       hidden-features.txt   ****

From: [e-mail] (Hartong)
Subject: Command - Option and Other tricks.
Date: 22 Oct 87 08:53:52 GMT


About hidden Mac features .........

Okee here he goes:

Finder Enhancements:
--------------------

Option        Close        Close all windows from the desktop
        (box or menu)

  "        Clean up    Align all of icons in the active
                    window with the grid used by clean up
                windows

  "       Double click on     Opens the icon; but after you open an

#### TEXT       human-interface-research.txt   ****

Date: Tue, 11 Feb 92 15:14:49 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Mac interface experiments

Over the past few weeks I have received numerous requests for
information regarding human factors experiments which were conducted
in order to develop the Macintosh computer. This was in response
to the question I had posted several weeks before. I am sending
all of the e-mail I received related to this issue.

I did find on my own some fairly good information, but it seems
as though much of the Mac development was first of all based on
the Xerox Star, and secondly not very emperically, but rather
based on common sense. One good information source containing some
early Star experiments is "Readings in Human-Computer Interaction
A Multidisciplinary Approach" by Ronald M. Baecker and William
A.S. Buxton. This book contains, "Human Factors Testing in the
Design of Xerox's 8010 Star Office Workstation" by William
L. Bewley, Teresa L Roberts, David Schroit and William L. Verplank
also "Designing the Star User Interface" by David Canfield Smith,

#### TEXT       hypercard-22.txt   ****

Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1993 11:01:58 -0800 (PST)
From: John Thoo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Apple Ships New Hypercard (long)

I haven't seen this appear in imdigest, yet, and thought some folks might
find it interesting.

[Gordon---I have two more related press releases.  Should I submit them,
too, or not?  Please let me know 'fore I delete them.  Thanks.  --T.]

J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis <[e-mail]>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 93 02:07:32 EST
From:
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Apple Ships New Hypercard

MOVED OVER PR NEWSWIRE AT 8:18 AM, EDT MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1993.


#### TEXT       igor-archive.txt   ****

Subject: Igor (R)
From: [e-mail] (Jim Prouty)
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 93 14:55:27 -0800

> Does anyone know if there is a demo version of Igor. I need a good plotting
> program and I read some people talking about Igor. I havent seen it
> and would like to do so. I would also like to know how to get in touch with
> the people who make it for ordering it if it is what i am looking for.
> Thanks,
>        joao

The demo version of Igor is available from the Igor FTP site:

       ***** Announcing a new Archive for Igor Users *****

We would like to announce a new archive for Igor users on
d31rz0.stanford.edu.  This archive may be reached via anonymous FTP.

To access the archives (from most mainframes), use the command:
   "ftp d31rz0.stanford.edu" OR "ftp 36.76.0.151"

#### TEXT       indexing-in-word.txt   ****

Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1993 19:17:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: "J. David Stradley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Word indexing (fwd)

Thanks for all the responses to my query about indexing in Word.

The question was "How do you get Word to index every occurence of a given
term without having to hand code each occurence with the "Insert index
entry" command?"

I got a variety of answers. The most economically sound solution was "Use
Nisus." After all, it would serve Microsoft right for not including this
capability.

But, hark, what light through yonder window breaks? Yep, it's another
undocumented feature, courtesy of the boys and girls at Microsoft.
TIDBITS editor Tonya Engst suggested a Word-only solution to the problem.
While I haven't tried it, coming from such a reputable source, it has to
work. See below.


#### TEXT       isv-commitment-for-as.txt   ****

From: macmod (Info-Mac Moderator)
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 93 11:15:41 PST
Subject: ISV Commitments to AppleScript

MOVED OVER PR NEWSWIRE AT 8:17 AM, EDT MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1993.


Contact:
Emilio Robles
Apple Computer, Inc.
[phone]

or

Toni Giusti
Cunningham Communication, Inc.
[phone]


Apple Gains Wide-Spread ISV Commitment for AppleScript

#### BINHEX     kais-photoshop-tips.hqx   ****

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From: macmod (Info-Mac Moderator)
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 93 17:24:53 PDT

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Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1993 21:49:04 +0100
To: [e-mail]
From: [e-mail] (M.J. Ratcliffe)
Subject: Kai Krause's Tips for using Photoshop



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Please find a submission for the archives attached to this email. Enclosed
is a compressed binhexed file containing the set of tips for using Adobe
Photoshop published by Kai Krause on AOL.

This file is being uploaded with the permission of Kai Krause and may be
distributed elsewhere with the understanding that:

       - they may not be distributed for money
        - copyright remains with Kai Krause

Many thanks to Marc Cardwell ([e-mail]) for his
invaluable help in making this submission possible.

--michael




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#### TEXT       large-text-file-editors.txt   ****

Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1993 01:24:32 +0200 (EET)
From: Matti Haveri <[e-mail]>
Subject: Text editor for large files (S)

I asked what is the best application to view and edit large text-files
_without huge amounts of memory_ and with the option to automatically
wrap lines longer than the screen _without adding LF/CR_ (auto-wrap)?
Search and replace would be nice too.

**TeachText** and **TexEdit** have auto-wrap but they can open only
<30K files. **SaintEdit** has auto-wrap but it needs much application
memory when opening big files. **Edit II** is also memory-hungry with
large files. It has auto-wrap-option but there it means that it just
inserts CR's at the right margin automatically.

It turns out that **BBEdit** is also memory-dependent so it can't open
huge files with little available memory. Even though its application
memory is only 300K it uses System memory when dealing with large
files. BBEdit 2.2.2's manual says:


#### TEXT       mac-as-xterm.txt   ****

From: [e-mail] (Josh Hayes)
Subject: Mac as Xterm: summary of responses (LONG)
Date: 17 Mar 93 17:05:57 GMT

A little while ago I asked for information about setting up my mac
at home as an Xterminal; here is the summary I mailed out to those
who mailed me asking for a summary....

Sorry I have not summarized earlier. I did not get much information
>From the net - in fact, I got about ten posts asking me to keep
the author posted on what I found, for every post I got from someone
who already knew something!

But the trickle of info has dried up completely, so I'll send you
what I have, which isn't much. What follows are extracts from the
mail people sent me; I'll try to provide a quick summary at the
bottom of this mail, so skip to that if you just want the punchline.

---------begin included text-----------
From: Samuel Herschbein <[e-mail]>

#### TEXT       mac-secret-trick-list.txt   ****

Date: Fri, 1 Jan 93 19:55:32 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Brian Kendig)
Subject: The Macintosh Secret Trick List

Here is my New and Improved Macintosh Secret Tricks List.
Enjoy, and I'll see you at MacWorld in San Francisco!

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

                                                          .__________.
  .__________________________________________________.    | Contents |
  |                                                  |    |================|
  |  The Macintosh Secret Trick List                 | .  | Hardware       |
  |  compiled by Brian Kendig ([e-mail])  | .  | System         |
  |                                          ____    | .  | Other software |
  |  All-new for 1993!  January edition.    | OK |   | .  | Useful tips .  |
  |                                         `----'   | .  `-------------|\-'
  `--------------------------------------------------' .                |_\
      .................................................    (c)1993 bsk    \


#### BINHEX     mac-shareware-catalog.hqx   ****

Date: Tue, 23 Mar 93 10:37 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: MacSharewareCatalog - March Issue

The MacSharewareCatalog is a catalog offering from Insanely Great Software with complete descriptions of top-quality shareware that can be ordered directly from the catalog. United States and international orders are welcome.

The March issue contains the following products:
Alias Director, File Buddy, TEXT <> ttro, & Finder Sets
Biorhythms 2
DOCMaker & GMC Calendar
File Sharing Toggle
MenuChoice & EasyKeys
ProgrammerUs Paradise
Quotable Quotes & Delicious Desserts
System 7 Pack!
System 7 Pack! & Companion Pack!
System 7 Productivity & Fun Pack!
SuperFontPack
TownMeeting

Also includes information on the new MacSharewareCatalog UserGroup and BBS Program.

The catalog was specially designed for on-screen viewing and is totally self-contained in a DOCMaker document.


#### TEXT       midi.txt   ****

Date: Sun, 1 Aug 93 07:04 CDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] MIDI software for the Mac - Report

This document (perhaps most useful for those about to fritter
away their hard-earned paychecks for MIDI software on the
Macintosh :~), provides a short description of some of the
more common commercial MIDI software available for the Mac.
The reviews are organized in this document under three
extended categories:

 1. Sequencers and Notation Editors
 2. Music Training, Algorithmic Composition and Accompaniment
 3. MIDI Control

Cheers- Shekhar Govind            [e-mail]

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

             MIDI Software for the Mac

#### TEXT       msword-v-nisus.txt   ****

From: [e-mail]
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1993 17:58:18 -0400
Subject: Word or Nisus(Summary of answers)


Hi! Netters.

Few weeks ago I sent a message at info-mac about word
processors.
I received so many answers that I cannot send a personal reply to
each of them. I received so many answers and so many of them were
full of attention, full of details and explainations that it make me
feel great.

So I think the best way to say a usefull "Thank you" is to give you a
summary of answers. ( Upon request I could send all the complete
answers I received to personal e-mail address)

It is not possible to summarize all the comments, details and
explaination about each word processor. So I decided to give you a

#### TEXT       newage-software-list-02.txt   ****

Date: Fri, 28 May 93 11:12:30 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Chet Niewczyk)
Subject: Macintosh New Age Software List Volume 0.2



Macintosh NewAge Software List Volume 0.2

This is a major report I put together on NewAge software for the Macintosh.
I created this list in response to a need for the alt.astrology Usenet news
groug but it has grown in popularity beyond that group.  It now includes other
items besides Astrology software.  This list is posted regularly to the
alt.astrology newsgroup.  Look there first for updates (which will now be
few and far inbetween).

This is a teachtext doc compressed and BinHexed.  it is formatted for monaco
or any other mono-spaced font for online viewing.  However it should be
easily readable within any word processor with any font including teachtext
itself.


#### TEXT       on-location-index.txt   ****

From: [e-mail] (Joseph Skudlarek)
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 93 22:51:09 -0700
Subject: missing posting?

I think I sent this message to you about 12Aug93, yet I have not
seen it posted yet.  I may have sent it to the wrong address
(info-mac-request instead of info-mac maybe), or I may have missed
the posting, but would you please check to see if you got this
posting? If so, please let me know.  If not, please consider this
a request to post.  Thanks.  /Jskud

In-reply-to: [e-mail]'s message of 12 Aug 93 06:09:16 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest
Subject: info-mac CD II OnLocation Summary
References: <[e-mail]>
Distribution: world
--text follows this line--
This is a follow up to my original posting:

    >------ Begin Included Message ------

#### TEXT       pc-emulation.txt   ****

Date: Sun, 3 Oct 93 6:35 +0200
From: [e-mail]
Subject: PC emulation on MAC (summary)

Hello netters

To the following post I hereby summarize.
> Is SoftPC the only option? I heard it emulates only a 286. Does anyone
> know of a better version in the works?

Thanks for those who responded directly to me:
[e-mail] (Insignia Solutions,PJ Cotton,PRT - Jason Harris)
[e-mail] (Eric Burger)
Don't Panic! <[e-mail]> (anonymous)

The subject widened a little, so there is more than just about emulators.

There are 5 different approaches, only 2 of them really run PC software:

1. Software emulation - Only by Insigna. Only 286, 3 levels of sophistication

#### TEXT       screensaver-faq-18.txt   ****

From: Lloyd Wood <[e-mail]>
Subject: Screensaver/After Dark FAQ 1.8
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 93 18:45:29 GMT

Please replace all copies of 1.7 and earlier with this. Thanks,

 -- L.
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[e-mail]    Got a Mac? Got a screensaver? Read the Screensaver FAQ!


COMP.SYS.MAC FAQ: Screensaver/After Dark answers

CONTENTS

REVISIONS

INTRODUCTION

DO I NEED A SCREENSAVER? (0.0)

#### TEXT       server-tools.txt   ****

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 10:01:03 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Karl Pottie)
Subject: Server Tools Press Release

SERVER TOOLS(TM) SHIPS

Contact:
Philip Zarboulas

Santorini
2147 Union Street
Upper Level
San Francisco, CA   94123

Voice: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
AppleLink: SANTORINI
Internet: [e-mail]



#### BINHEX     share-disk-134.hqx   ****

Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 10:30 GMT+1
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Shutdown Delay

ShareDisk 1.34
by Alessandro Levi Montalcini
uploaded by Alberto Ricci

This archive contains the documentation of the ShareDisk. It's an offer
that lets you register various utilities, AfterDark modules, extensions
and control panels by Alessandro Levi Montalcini, for a low, low, price.
Convenient in case you want to register 2 or more of his programs.


#### TEXT       shareware-FAQ-draft.txt   ****

Subject: Shareware FAQ in development
From: Steve Franklin <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 18:50:53 -0400

   The following file discusses my proposal for the development of a
Shareware_faq for the internet Macintosh community. The FAQ is not intended
to be a pointer to the LATEST versions of software, nor is it geared to the
well-weathered or experienced Macintosh user. Rather, it is a starting point
to the new-users that are introduced to Internet, that might be somewhat
intimidated by the volume and size of sumex-aim or mac.archive. Finding
files on internet is no problem, but sometimes finding 'good' or popular
files is more challenging.

    Please read the following article carefully, and do not hesitate to put
forward any recommendations or suggestions pertinent to this file's
development. I apologize if you feel this mail is unwarranted, and if
you are offended I recommend that you delete the mail and send me a nasty
note in response. Thank you in advance for your time, and I look forward
to any response you might have.


#### BINHEX     software-distribution-packages.hqx   ****

Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 13:39:02 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Marc Dionne)
Subject: [*] Software distribution (Quota, KeyServer) (Summary)

This message contains a summary of answers I got on my question about
software distribution package.

I would like to thank everybody who answer me.

My original question was:


>We plan to install a licence server to distribute all Macintosh software use in
>our University. To control the server, I plan to use Quota or KeyServer. Does
>some boby have experience with one of this software for managing a complet
>campus. What are the disadvantage of this approach? Does somebody have
>experience with a package who do same thing in PC world?

Marc Dionne                                 Email: [e-mail]
UniversitÈ du QuÈbec ‡ Trois-RiviËres       TÈlec: [phone]


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Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1993 11:40:25 -0400
From: Joe Campbell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Speech Manager/MacInTalk Pro/PlainTalk aware apps 6

Listing of Speech Manager/MacInTalk Pro/PlainTalk aware applications, 6e

(Display in small monofont, e.g., 9pt Courier)

Here are some of the Speech Manager aware text-to-speech (TTS)
applications that I know of (there are more on the Apple Developer
CD-ROMs). If I've missed some, please feel free to add to the list
and also let me know if you disagree with my "Comments." You'll
probably need to increase the memory allocations of Speech Manager
aware applications if you want to use the high quality voices (I
generally add a Meg or two because the high quality voices need a lot
of RAM). As for some applications, the ones I've been playing with
follow.

Apple's Speech Manager, with the high quality voices, has a
synthesized voice quality and pronunciation that are among the best

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#### TEXT       sys701-71-speeds.txt   ****

From: [e-mail] (Mel Martinez x8378)
Subject: [*]sys70_vs_71_speed.txt
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 92 18:15:59 EST

report/sys71_vs_70_speed.txt

This submission is a compilation report on the speed of the Mac OS System
version 7.1 versus System version 7.0.1 on various Mac models.

The motivation for this report was the many rumours going around about a
performance decline in SANE performance on some machines.  Since changes in
performance of the System has a direct effect on users' productivity, I
thought it would be useful to compile actual tests so that people could refer
to actual facts when making the decision on whether to upgrade to Sys7.1 or
not.

The tests used are the suite of benchmarks performed by the program
info-mac/util/speedometer_31.hqx.  These benchmarks are only valid for
comparison purposes between mac models and should not be used to compare to
other platforms.  Also, when looking at ANY benchmarks, you should always keep

#### BINHEX     sys71-new-features-msw.hqx   ****

Date: 23 Oct 1992 20:31:02 -0700
From: "Apgar, Eric" <apgar#m#[e-mail]>
Subject: Sys 7.1 Notes word

Hello,

Connectix says MODE32 does work under 7.1, so here is a revised
7.1 Notes in Word format.

[e-mail]   |   Eric Apgar  alias  Gar   |   I said it, NOT Apple.


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Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1993 11:09:16 -0500
From: "Andrew E. Scheck" <[e-mail]>
Subject: re :Water marks in MS Word 5.1 (I did it!)

    Thanks to those who responded to my "watermark" request. I must not
have made myself clear enough that I knew I could do the PostScript method in
the header, because I got some responses that said I could do it with
PostScript in the header. Some told me where to find the code and some even
sent me the code for doing "Draft".

    My "Draft" example was just so that people knew what I was talking
about--I really wanted to be able to use any arbitrary graphic. While again,
I know (think) that I could convert the graphic to PostScript and include it
in the header, it becomes somewhat more complex because, other than
extracting the text from an EPS(F) version of the picture generated by
MacDraw Pro or using that capability with the new print drivers, I don't have
a good way of generating real, arbitrarily-positionable(?) PostScript code to
use in the header. I would really just like to place the picture in the
header.

    Two of the responses I received lead me to believe that this was
still possible, although without being able to see the combined image except
in the page layout view...

Dwight Lemke writes...
    "... If you want to print to a quickdraw device, you create the
    watermark in a drawing package, rotate it 45 degrees, and adjust
    the header so it overprints the text. This WILL appear in page
    layout view."

Tonya Engst writes...
    "... So, if you want text to overlap some item in Word (4 or
    5), you can stick the item in the header and set the top margin
    (Format/Document) to an exact measurement (you have to set it
    to exact so that the header doesn't push the text down too far).
    In Word 5, you can choose exact from a popdown menu; in Word
    4, you enter a negative number in the top margin box, say -1
    for "exactly one inch." You can then stick postscript code in
    the header to print a largish, grayed out DRAFT (or whatever
    text you desire) or you can put a graphic (or a large, bordered,
    table cell to make a full-page border) or what have you in the
    header. Word (like most Mac programs :-)) can't do display PostScript,
    so if you use the PostScript code method - as Andy notes - you
    can't see the result of the code until you print to a PostScript
    printer. If you use non-PostScript code - a graphic of some sort
    perhaps - you are likely to see a decent representation in Print
    Preview, though not normal or page layout view.

    Conclusion? For Andy (or anyone like Andy) to solve the problem,
    you can either:

    1. Use a different program...
    2. Consider making a graphic having the word DRAFT and placing
    that in the header.
    3. Experiment with frames, but prepare for frustration.
    ..."

Well, after following Tonya's instructions carefully (and not using a
"framed" graphic in the header) just positioning the graphic using the ruler,
"Format/Section..." and "Format/Document" I was able to get essentially what
I wanted: arbitrary graphic, easy positioning and perfect printing (yellow
objects come out a nice light gray)--I'm just not able to see both graphic
and text simultaneously on the screen.

Here is my result ...