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Date: Wed, 5 Jan 94 14:02:41 PST
From: The Moderators <info-mac-request@sumex-aim.stanford.edu>
Reply-To: Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #3
To: info-mac-list
Info-Mac Digest Wed, 5 Jan 94 Volume 12 : Issue 3
Today's Topics:
[!] Netter's Dinner @ MacWorld
[*] 3-Button Power 2.5.1
[*] Animaniacs' Snds 3
[*] BMAPEdit1-4.hqx
[*] BoringClock? 2.0
[*] Expo Event List "Final"
[*] fa18-10-to-11.hqx
[*] fa18-101-to-11.hqx
[*] fa18-11-readme.txt
[*] fa18-data-11.hqx
[*] HyperFinger (Pro?)
[*] MacSLIP 2.0.2->2.0.4 updater
[*] MacSLIP 2.0.3->2.0.4 updater
[*] MacWeek 1993 Product Review Index
[*] Pager Alarms BETA 0.4
[*] Renote Access (Summary)
[*] Replaces USZIPCODE.HQX
[*] Resubmission - NSFNET.MOV internet QT movie
[*] Shutdown Items 3.0
[*] Shutdown Remote 1.0.1
[*] Take Note
[*] TidBITS#207/03-Jan-94
(Q) How to let FirstClass, ARA and FAXstf coexist ? (2 msgs)
14 Apple color display (hi res)
2 drives in a II
3M Disks (followup)
8.1 laserwriter utility
[Q] System Memory Hog on Q950
Adjust folder views?
Apple Support Professional Program
ask you
Battlesets for V for Victory? (Q)
BigFont Collection--comments on quality?
Contact Management Software
Contact Management Software - Help!
DeltaGraph Pro 3 bugs?
Does rebuilding the desktop destroy custom icons? (C)
Dr. Mario for the Mac?
Error type 1?
Followup to Tales of Woe
Golf Games (A)
help! PB trackball stuck!
icons and bndl bits
Ink cartridges for Canon Bubblejet?
Installing LaserWriter8 (R)
Invoicing/bookkeeping app?
LaserWriter
LaserWriter Utility doesn't see 8.1 selected printer [R]
LCII video RAM and CD-ROMs (Q)
Lisas in the UK
Looking for financial packages on the Mac
Mac <--> PC Connectivity
MacTCP 2.0.4
MS Word Find command (was WP 3.0 is a dog) (R)
NEC 5FGe and Quadra 650
Nisus scroll speed
Q: Missing SCSI drive, "partition map invalid"?
Quadra 605 vs LC 475
Spanish 6.07
startup screen weirdness/help!
thin grey line FAQ
Trouble closing RAM serial driver (A)
Who is sharing my Mac
Work shift scheduling software?
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.
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 20:45:54 -0800
From: jonpugh@netcom.com (Jon Pugh)
Subject: [!] Netter's Dinner @ MacWorld
It is time once again for the Netter's Dinner @ MacWorld. This is the
last of three calls for reservations. Feel free to invite your friends.
> We can still use nominations for stupid awards for the show. It'll be
> an action-packed hastily-organized nightmare which should be fun to
> watch if you are a sadist. ;)
MacWorld is Wednesday, January 5 through Saturday, January 8. The dinner
will be held Friday the 7th at the Hunan on Sansome at Broadway at 7:00
after the show. We will meet in the lobby of Moscone Hall at 6:00 (the time
the show ends) and will begin the walk to the restaurant at 6:30. It can be
cold, so bring your coat. It's about 15 blocks (if that) and only takes
about 20 minutes to walk. It's quite a sight seeing a line of net.geeks
wandering across town, but of course geeks are tame in San Francisco. ;)
Dinner should start around 7:00 and there will be a no-host bar available
before and after dinner.
The buffet won by a narrow margin and I was able to get assurances that the
meal would be up to the standards of the sit down meal last year. It will
be cheaper too, at only $14 a head, and there should be more food available
too. We'll be charged per our reservation count though, so don't RSVP if you
can't come. I'll be taking names and numbers of no-shows!
Our awards show will frivolous and silly, in true Usenet tradition, but we
need more categories and nominees or I will be forced to do it all myself
and the fun will wear thin quickly.
If anyone is bringing a portable printer, I could print labels off my
PowerBook and we could have email address nametags for the affair. How
totally geeky, eh?
For that matter, if you have a PowerBook I recommend bringing it, as I hope
to set a record for the largest all-PowerBook Bolo game. We'll be running
PhoneNet and LocalTalk wiring (I have a conversion cable so we can link the
two and put people on whichever side they are equipped for), so feel free to
bring whatever connectors you have, as long as they are not terminated end
connectors (since we need to hook people together and only 2 people can be
the ends). If you have extra connectors then bring them, as there are
always problems and more is better.
As usual, this is a gala affair, so dress casual. ;)
Tell your friends and acquaintances. I will be accepting reservations up
until Wednesday night.
Jon
jonpugh@netcom.com
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 16:54:43 +0100
From: Martin.Jourdan@inria.fr (Martin Jourdan)
Subject: [*] 3-Button Power 2.5.1
This is version 2.5.1 dated November 1993 of the "3-Button Power" control
panel, for use with Mouse Systems' A3 Mouse and A3 Trackball. It's supposed
to work on all Macs (I tested it on my brand new Duo 250/DuoDock and a
Quadra 840AV running Sys7.1), however it brings no new feature w.r.t.
version 2.0. The mouse is fine (optical mouse, very comfortable) but the
software is very poor, much inferior IMHO to Logitech's MouseKey.
Enjoy, nevertheless. Note that I'm not the author of the software, just a
user.
Martin Jourdan -- INRIA, Projet ChLoE, Rocquencourt, France
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/three-button-power-251.hqx; 33K]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 94 22:35:55 MST
From: John Woodburn <woodburn@indirect.com>
Subject: [*] Animaniacs' Snds 3
Greetings Animaniac Fans,
This archive contains some sounds (in system 7 format) that I gathered
>From an episode of Warner Brothers' Animaniacs. This is the third of such
archives. Any questions, comments, or requests can be sent to John Woodburn
at woodburn@indirect.com. Enjoy, and remember that you are never too old for
cartoons!
Woodrow
Contains the following sounds:
"Bouinsey, bouinsey, bouinsey." -- Wakko, Yakko, and Dot
"And remember, Yakko spelled backwards is 'okkay'." -- Yakko
"You forgot Uranus." -- Wakko
"Buttons funny." -- Mindy
"Silly puppy." -- Mindy
"Okay space lady. I love you, bye bye!" -- Mindy
"Why? Why? Okay, I love you, bye bye." -- Mindy
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/animaniacs-v3.hqx; 412K]
------------------------------
Date: 3 Jan 1994 19:23:18 -0700
From: "Carl O" <cro@br213mail.nrel.gov>
Subject: [*] BMAPEdit1-4.hqx
Enclosed is version 1.4 of BMAPEdit, an editor for Bolo maps. This is a
replacement for BMAPEdit 1.3, currently located in the game/bolo directory.
It should be placed in the same location (game/bolo) as the Bolo game
application.
Please read the documentation files for complete information about
using BMAPEdit effectively.
It features:
+ Complete control of bases, pillboxes, and start squares, including:
start square direction and location; base and pillbox logical order;
initial owner, armor, and stocks of bases and pillboxes.
+ Complete set of drawing facilities, including:
patterned line drawing, filling and framing; rectangle, round-rectangle,
oval, and polygon selection tools; random fills; random map, island, maze
and city generators; random walks
+ Copy and paste of PICT information to and from Bolo maps.
+ Export of Bolo maps as PICT files.
+ Display of Bolo maps in both B&W and color from 16x16 squares/pixel down
to 1x1 squares/pixel.
+ Printing in B&W and color.
+ Import/export of map terrain in standard ASCII format
Requirements:
+ Color Quickdraw (not available on Macs with 68000 CPUs such as
Classics or SEs)
+ Color monitor is NOT required
+ 750 kBytes of memory (prefers 1 MByte)
+ System 6.0.4 or greater
+ B&W printing requires a PostScript printer
+ Color/grayscale printing requires a PostScript Level 2 printer
New for version 1.4:
+ 1x1 and 3x3 B&W display modes
+ Completely new rotation and reflection tools
+ Import/export of map terrain as text
+ Snap-to-grid
+ Revised documentation files
+ Customization of display colors in magnifications below 8x8
+ ToolBox zooming to small-sized bar
+ Random base-PB placement utility restricted to land terrain only
+ Positioning of bases and PBs outside of the terrain limit rectangle
+ Many small improvements and bug fixes
See Change History file for complete information.
Thank you,
Carl R. Osterwald
carl_osterwald@nrel.gov
[Archived as /info-mac/game/bolo/bmap-edit-14.hqx; 340K]
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 19:34:54 +0100
From: Adriaan.Tijsseling@phil.ruu.nl (Adriaan Tijsseling)
Subject: [*] BoringClock? 2.0
Enclosed you will find the binhexed compact.pro archive containing version
2.0 of BoringClock?.
Description:
BoringClock? 2.0 is a little application which displays the time in a small
coloured window. It includes several options like colours, bringing finder
to front, switching to other running processes, time format.
Just take a look,
Enjoy it,
Adriaan Tijsseling
adriaan@phil.ruu.nl
snail mail: Balijelaan 71-bis, | cybermail: adriaan@phil.ruu.nl
3521 GN Utrecht |
The Netherlands | aerial: 030 - 948373
[Archived as /info-mac/app/boring-clock-20.hqx; 19K]
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Date: 3 Jan 1994 17:30:21 U
From: "Robert Hess" <robert_hess@macweek.ziff.com>
Subject: [*] Expo Event List "Final"
Expo Event List "Final" via Mail*Link(r) for PowerTalk(tm)/QM
Since it can take a while for files submitted to Sumex to become public,
[If you send files to macgifts@sumex-aim.stanford.edu, intact and complete
submission will be archived within 24 hours. That is, unless someone
shoots me in the head or our machine is down. --isl]
I'm uploading this version of my Expo Event List now even though the
"final" version will be completed tomorrow night. If you want the final
version, look Tuesday night, January 4 in any of the following three
locations on CompuServe:
* ZMC:MACWEEK (MacWEEK Forum)
* ZMC:DOWNTECH (ZMAC Downloads Forum)
* MAUG Community
[Archived as /info-mac/info/expo-event-list.txt; 12K]
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 08:07:57 PST
From: bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig)
Subject: [*] fa18-10-to-11.hqx
I've finally got all of the correct FA-18 Hornet patches. Please ignore
any F/A-18 patches I've sent before today, and put up the four files I'm
sending now. Thank you!
The F/A-18 1.1 patch consists of four files:
fa18-11-readme.txt
fa18-10-to-11.hqx (this file)
fa18-101-to-11.hqx
fa18-data-11.hqx
A note to the user: Please download and read "fa18-11-readme.txt" before
you download any of these files! You don't need all of them!
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/fa18-10-to-11-updt.hqx; 625K]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 08:09:00 PST
From: bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig)
Subject: [*] fa18-101-to-11.hqx
I've finally got all of the correct FA-18 Hornet patches. Please ignore
any F/A-18 patches I've sent before today, and put up the four files I'm
sending now. Thank you!
The F/A-18 1.1 patch consists of four files:
fa18-11-readme.txt
fa18-10-to-11.hqx
fa18-101-to-11.hqx (this file)
fa18-data-11.hqx
A note to the user: Please download and read "fa18-11-readme.txt" before
you download any of these files! You don't need all of them!
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/fa18-101-to-11-updt.hqx; 624K]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 08:06:10 PST
From: bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig)
Subject: [*] fa18-11-readme.txt
I've finally got all of the correct FA-18 Hornet patches. Please ignore
any F/A-18 patches I've sent before today, and put up the four files I'm
sending now. Thank you!
The F/A-18 1.1 patch consists of four files:
fa18-11-readme.txt (this file)
fa18-10-to-11.hqx
fa18-101-to-11.hqx
fa18-data-11.hqx
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/fa18-11-readme.txt; 10K]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 08:10:26 PST
From: bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig)
Subject: [*] fa18-data-11.hqx
I've finally got all of the correct FA-18 Hornet patches. Please ignore
any F/A-18 patches I've sent before today, and put up the four files I'm
sending now. Thank you!
The F/A-18 1.1 patch consists of four files:
fa18-11-readme.txt
fa18-10-to-11.hqx
fa18-101-to-11.hqx
fa18-data-11.hqx (this file)
A note to the user: Please download and read "fa18-11-readme.txt" before
you download any of these files! You don't need all of them!
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/fa18-data-11.hqx; 1639K]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1993 11:22:32 -0400
From: Frank Tito <Frank_Tito@unixlink.uscga.edu>
Subject: [*] HyperFinger (Pro?)
I modified the original HyperFinger to learn how it worked. In the process, I
untangled and streamlined the code. One no longer needs to be a codehead to
understand it or modify it for his or her own use. Enjoy.
Please send comments and job offers to:
ftito@dcseq.uscga.edu until 1/15/94
ftito@delphi.com
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/hyper-finger-pro-hc.hqx; 22K]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 1994 21:13:24 -0600
From: rick@hydepark.com (Rick Watson)
Subject: [*] MacSLIP 2.0.2->2.0.4 updater
The enclosed update program updates MacSLIP from version 2.0.2
to version 2.0.4.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/macslip-202-to-204-updt.hqx; 92K]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 1994 21:16:28 -0600
From: rick@hydepark.com (Rick Watson)
Subject: [*] MacSLIP 2.0.3->2.0.4 updater
The enclosed update program updates MacSLIP from version 2.0.3
to version 2.0.4.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/macslip-203-to-204-updt.hqx; 92K]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 14:00:51 -0800
From: errera@ese.ogi.edu (Claude Errera)
Subject: [*] MacWeek 1993 Product Review Index
The 1/3/94 edition of MacWeek included an index to all
products reviewed in 1993. It noted that a tab-delimited
version is available on ZiffNet/Mac, but since I don't
have access to that service, I scanned the printed review
and saved it as tab-delimited text myself. It looks okay
with a left tab at 3 in. and a right tab at 6.5 in.
Hope this is useful to some of you!
[Archived as /info-mac/info/macweek-reviews-93.hqx; 19K]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 94 20:38:15 EST
From: darrylw4@aol.com
Subject: [*] Pager Alarms BETA 0.4
Keywords: PAGER ALARMS MODEM
This is a beta stack (version 0.4) being used as a prototype for an
application which we will be writing soon. I would appreciate all input on
this system. Please E-Mail to either DarrylW4 (on AOL) or darrylw4@aol.com
(from the InterNet). This stack is not protected so that people can hack
around the scripts. If you make changes however, I would like to see your
work.
REQUIREMENTS:
Macintosh which could run this stack in the background
HyperCard 2.0 or better
Almost any AT compatible modem
An available line with touch-tone dialing
Numeric pager(s)
DESCRIPTION:
This stack allows the user to set-up auto pages. These "alarms" could dial
any number and send any message. These alarms are activated by at a certain
time by either day (S,M,T,W,T,F,S) or a date.
(We also hid a couple of Easter Eggs in there for those who like to search.)
HELP:
There is basic help in the stack (new in version 0.4). If there are any
questions or help issues, contact me by voice, fax or E-mail.
HISTORY:
0.1 Started with just the basics
0.2 Clean-up of scripts and interface
0.3 Addition of the Date Option, fixxed multiple page problem
0.4 Addition of Help -- from AOL forum leader comment
FEES:
This stack is free, provided you send me a quick message. I want all the
feedback that I can possibly get before we create the final application.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/pager-alarms-04b-hc.hqx; 16K]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 08:46:11 -0600
From: monty-hampton@uokhsc.edu (Monty Hampton)
Subject: [*] Renote Access (Summary)
Thanks to all of those who responded to my inquiry regarding remote access.
Special thanks to Alan Hewat, Bruce Goldstein, Matthew Ahrens, Subbarayudu
Darisipudi and Dennis D. Davison.
The results are summarized below.
>Is there an A/B switching device available that will automatically switch
>to the modem for incoming calls or is there another solution to the A/B
>situation (short of always having to switch back and forth each day)?
Mixed reviews here. Some suggested manual switching (which I wanted to
avoid). There are auto-switching devices, but no on responding had
experience with them.
>Is it best to purchase a modem capable of booting the system or should I
>leave my system on and just turn off the monitor (or leave the monitor on,
>too)?
Suggestion here was to go with PowerKey/PowerKey Remote for turning the CPU
on/off. If not and the host CPU is to stay powered, it has been suggested
that the monitor be turned off.
>Should I go with ARA or Timbuktu?
Most of the respondents explained that there is a difference between these
two apps.
Alan Hewat reprinted a previous post:
>I use ARA and have tried ScreenLink and Timbuktu, which is similar but
>(much) more expensive and (a little) more powerful.
>
>Neither ScreenLink nor Timbuktu are meant to replace ARA. You can
>use them without ARA, but you can also connect with them through ARA.
>They allow you to see and control the desktop of another Mac over
>Appletalk or a modem connection (or even ethernet). With a 14.4k
>modem they are quite usuable when you get used to the slow screen
>re-drawing and mouse movement.
>
>ARA is different. It allows you to connect to appletalk via a modem.
>Then you can mount the disk of the remote Mac on your local Mac's
>desktop using system 7 filesharing. You still have to transport files
>over a relatively slow modem, but you can use applications on the
>local Mac to edit them etc, which is usually much faster than
>transmitting the quickdraw screen re-drawing via the modem.
>
>ARA is extremely useful if you want access to files on your remote
>Mac. If you put Appletalk on your Unix machines, you can also manage
>and edit Unix files remotely. You can simultaneously connect a terminal
>emulator (Versaterm) through ARA. Apple have announced ARA 2 and
>an ARA server nubus card that will serve up to 4 remote users - you
>can put up to 4 such cards in nubus slots in the server Mac.
>
>So get ScreenLink - at $30 its a great deal - but think about getting
>ARA as well. (If you need to see the remote screen in color or to
>connect to PCs, you'll need Timbuktu instead of ScreenLink).
I might add that it has been further explained to me that ARA works like an
extension of the MacOS, whereas the other programs operate on top of the
MacOS at both locations and since they transmit quickdraw screens, they are
slower and clumsier than ARA.
Hope this helps others as well. I will now embark on the expensive and time
consuming process of trying to setting something up.
Cheers!
[Archived as /info-mac/info/remote-access.txt; 3K]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 1994 16:33:09 PST
From: "KEVIN S. CORLETT -- BOEING (BCSS) -- 619-499-5654"
<corlettk@SCFE.CHINALAKE.NAVY.MIL>
Subject: [*] Replaces USZIPCODE.HQX
This package contains US Zip Codes v2.0.2d in a Compact Pro
archive. US Zip Codes v2.0.2d is a tab delimited text
file containing a complete zip code list for several US states and
territories. The file can be imported into almost any data base or
spreadsheet program, or the user can use the FIND command of MS Word
or MacWrite to locate any City or Zip code. A complete file with over
42,000 Zip Codes for all 56 US states and territories is available
>From Express Business Information Plus for only $15.00 (including tax
& S/H).
[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/us-zip-codes-202d.hqx; 16K]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 1994 14:36:14 -0600 (CST)
From: "Michael W. Wheeler" <MWW@tntech.edu>
Subject: [*] Resubmission - NSFNET.MOV internet QT movie
Here is NSFNET.MOV. This is a resubmission.
This is a QuickTime movie about the evolution of the internet.
It is very interesting and large. ~4.5MB
Michael Wheeler, mww@tntech.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/nsf-net.hqx; 4629K]
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Date: 3 Jan 1994 16:30:39 -0800
From: "John Covele" <john_covele@smtp.esl.com>
Subject: [*] Shutdown Items 3.0
[*] Shutdown Items 3.0
Shutdown Items is a software package with many options. Here are some of the
features (Note: System 7 is required!):
--Program your mac to shutdown (or restart) automatically based on various
conditions, including once a day, once a week, minutes after startup, or
minutes after inactivity.
--During a system shutdown, launches any items (sounds, applications, etc.)
that are contained in your "Shutdown Items" folder (this folder is found in
your System folder, just like the "Startup Items" folder) . Useful for
automatic backups or lab utilities such as RevRDist.
--Background-only operation doesn't patch any system traps and runs invisibly
to the user
--You may shut down remote macs over a network
--You may empty your trash automatically before shutdown
John Covele
Keymaster5@aol.com
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/shutdown-items-30.hqx; 205K]
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Date: Mon, 3 Jan 1994 10:46:38 -0600
From: ANDERSOL@server2.health.state.mn.us
Subject: [*] Shutdown Remote 1.0.1
Shutdown Remote and Shutdown Extension shutdown/restart a Macintosh over a
network. I wrote this program to work with an ARA server that activated
with a phone call using Sophisticated Circuits PowerKey Remote, but it will
work with any networked Macintosh running System 7.
This software is SHAREWARE but may be freely distributed together with the
read me file. I give my permission for this file to be included on the
CD-ROM of the archives.
(Version 1.0.1 includes the BNDL resources for both files and should
replace version 1.0 in the archives.)
Submit comments or questions to:
Lewis Anderson
ANDERSOL@server2.health.state.mn.us
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/shutdown-remote-101.hqx; 30K]
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Date: Mon, 3 Jan 1994 13:15:52 -0800
From: nodrog@itsa.ucsf.EDU
Subject: [*] Take Note
Enclosed is Take Note. This shareware program written by Vik Rubenfeld
will append what is on your clipboard to any designated file without
opening the file or going through a word processor.
It is binhexed and compacted. A help file is included.
Enjoy.
nodrog@itsa.ucsf.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/take-note.hqx; 196K]
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Date: Mon, 3 Jan 94 22:18:20 PDT
From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#207/03-Jan-94
TidBITS#207/03-Jan-94
Welcome to 1994! Craig O'Donnell demystifies (or at least provides
more details on) the Macintosh microphone situation, Matt
Neuburg peers over your shoulder to talk about the new
technologies treadmill used in the Macintosh developer rat race,
and we review an unusual keyboard that could help folks in pain
from repetitive stress injuries. Finally, we note a couple of
Macworld events that you might want to attend with us.
Topics:
MailBITS/03-Jan-94
Microphone Details
Keyboard Common Sense
The User Over Your Shoulder: The New Technologies Treadmill
Reviews/03-Jan-94
[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-207.etx; 30K]
Happy New Year!
--
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com
Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 94 20:32:48 EST
From: stoutepf@chemsci1.es.dupont.com (Pieter Stouten)
Subject: (Q) How to let FirstClass, ARA and FAXstf coexist ?
I have just installed FAXstf 3.0, which creates virtual ports to allow
ARA and fax software to share the same line. ARA and fax software are
connected to their own virtual ports and when a call comes in or goes
out the appropriate virtual port gets connected to the actual modem
port. The Line Manager that establishes the connection between actual
and virtual ports is connected to the actual port all the time. This
works fine when one just uses ARA and fax, but not when one also uses
FirstClass and InterSLIP. The latter programs complain that the port
is not free. My idea was to connect FirstClass and InterSLIP to the
virtual data port. In case of InterSLIP this is straightforward, but
I have no idea how to do this with FirstClass.
I assume I should use the Comm Toolbox with the Serial Tool
(alternatives are: Apple Modem Tool, AppleTalk ADSP Tool, Versaterm
Driver Tool and Versaterm Telnet Tool). Correct so far ? Having
selected the Serial Tool, the options for handshake are: XOn/XOff,
none, DTR, CTS and DTR+CTS. Which one to take knowing that modem
settings that worked in the past are: hardware handshake, auto speed
and DTR hangup ?
My system is a Centris 650 with System 7.1 and ZyXEL U-1496 Plus (aka
U-1496 S+) modem.
Thanks very much for your help !
Happy New Year,
Pieter Stouten
Du Pont Merck
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 09:08:13 -0500
From: stoutepf@chemsci1.es.dupont.com (Pieter Stouten)
Subject: (Q) How to let FirstClass, ARA and FAXstf coexist ?
I have just installed FAXstf 3.0, which creates virtual ports to allow
ARA and fax software to share the same line. ARA and fax software are
connected to their own virtual ports and when a call comes in or goes
out the appropriate virtual port gets connected to the actual modem
port. The Line Manager that establishes the connection between actual
and virtual ports is connected to the actual port all the time. This
works fine when one just uses ARA and fax, but not when one also uses
FirstClass and InterSLIP. The latter programs complain that the port
is not free. My idea was to connect FirstClass and InterSLIP to the
virtual data port. In case of InterSLIP this is straightforward, but
I have no idea how to do this with FirstClass.
I assume I should use the Comm Toolbox with the Serial Tool
(alternatives are: Apple Modem Tool, AppleTalk ADSP Tool, Versaterm
Driver Tool and Versaterm Telnet Tool). Correct so far ? Having
selected the Serial Tool, the options for handshake are: XOn/XOff,
none, DTR, CTS and DTR+CTS. Which one to take knowing that modem
settings that worked in the past are: hardware handshake, auto speed
and DTR hangup ?
My system is a Centris 650 with System 7.1 and ZyXEL U-1496 Plus (aka
U-1496 S+) modem.
Thanks very much for your help !
Happy New Year,
Pieter Stouten
Du Pont Merck
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 08:55:13 PST
From: Hassan_Abu-Hassanyn.El_Segundo@xerox.com
Subject: 14 Apple color display (hi res)
I am curious to find out if there is a way to use the 14`` color monitor
trinitron from Apple with an IBM PC or clone. Neither IBM nor Apple would give
an answer, still trying to contact Sony.
Hassan Abu-Hassanyn
Hassanyn.el_segundo@xerox:com
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 1994 16:16:03 +0000 (U)
From: George Tempel <tempel@MONMOUTH-ETDL1.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: 2 drives in a II
2 drives in a II
i know it is physically possible, but has anyone ever
figured our the logistics of plopping two 3.5" hard drives
into a mac II chassis? The drive platform in the back
can hold 2 units side by side, but how long should
the cables be? Any problems encountered?
I should point out that the II already has 2 floppies
(HD), so the drives _must_ live on the back of the
platform.
thanks in advance
george
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 14:39:35 +0000
From: P.Kay@hertfordshire.ac.uk (Peter Kay)
Subject: 3M Disks (followup)
Gisli Leifsson writes:
> I just wanted to say what my experience is with 3M disks. I recently bought
>a pack of them (10 HD) and at least half of them didn't even survive the first
>format and most of the rest were unreadable in a few days. I think I only
>have one of them working now.
> So if you're thinking of buyimg them, have a chocolate instead!!
If this happened to me, I would be more inclined to suspect my own disk
drive(s), rather than the 3M floppies. I know nothing about 3M floppies,
but it hard to imagine any major supplier staying in business for more than
a week with this rate of failure.
Peter Kay, School of Information Sciences, (tel. no. 0707 284 358)
University of Hertfordshire, UK, AL10 9AB (P.Kay@herts.ac.uk)
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 94 16:55:13 MST
From: jlundell@opus.com (Jonathan Lundell)
Subject: 8.1 laserwriter utility
Check the 8.1 install-disk image. I think there's a LW Utility there, but
it doesn't get installed by the installer. Just copy it....
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 94 14:55:12 EST
From: Bull Durham <WCD%VTVM1.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: [Q] System Memory Hog on Q950
While my IIx is in the shop I'm using a brand new Quadra 950. Out of the
carton, the system is using almost 10 Meg of the 16 Meg RAM installed.
Question:
Is this normal? I've run MemMapper 1.1.1, and 8 Meg of the usage is
in High Memory (debuggers, sound & video buffers, etc.). But I'm not
using it for anything different than I did with the IIX, which with 7.0
used less than 2 Meg. Could it be this obscenely large 21" monitor?
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 94 16:21:21 MST
From: jlundell@opus.com (Jonathan Lundell)
Subject: Adjust folder views?
Is there a way under 7.1 to get the Finder to use a wider field for
folder views by name, date, etc? My long names are getting trimmed, and
I haven't found a way short of icon view to see them.
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 94 19:15:16 CST
From: edward@pro-ren.cts.com (Edward Floden)
Subject: Apple Support Professional Program
I've found, in a newsletter, the mention of a "Support Professional
Program" that Apple announced at the mid-November Mac IS conference; but
the article doesn't give any details as to whom at Apple is the contact for
this program. Does anyone have further information about this program,
especially the contact at Apple? An e-mail address would be appreciated.
Thanks!
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 94 20:31:39 CDT
From: pubeda@cec.uchile.cl (UBEDA ZURITA PEDRO LUIS)
Subject: ask you
Hello user's Mac of my country Chile
( thanks by you read my bad English mail... It is bad, by the languaje)
I am learn the Macro's Excell.
Does anyone know the instruccions for move the cursor in the
window...?
I know that these are 3. what are these ?...
For move to the left, right, up, down, in the F56, etc
Thanks muchly!
Pedro Ubeda (pubeda@cec.uchile.cl)
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 1994 02:45:15 PST
From: "Don W." <webbd@CCVAX.CCS.CSUS.EDU>
Subject: Battlesets for V for Victory? (Q)
Are battlesets still purchasable for V for Victory?
I'm particularly interested in the Gold-Juno-Sword
set. The Arnheim set would be good, too. Not too
int'd in the Eastern Front set.
I understand that Electronic Arts no longer markets
Three-Sixty software. I just hope these games don't
become collectors' items before I get a chance to
lose WW II. Humiliating lessons in strategy, they are.
Any info appreciated, please copy to me offlist.
Thanks in advance,
Don W. (DonWebb@CSUS.Edu)
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 1994 15:28:51 -0500 (EST)
From: "William P. Krauthammer" <F2EHG786@umiami.ir.miami.edu>
Subject: BigFont Collection--comments on quality?
New Year's greetings to all.
I was wondering if anyone has bought any of packages offered by TigerSoftware
in their BigFont Collection? If you have, would you care to give your appraisal
of the quality of the typefaces included? A blurb in the Feb. 94 MACWORLD
says these fonts compare well to offerings by Adobe, MonoType, etc. Is this
true? Are they really top quality?
I ask because I was previously disappointed by another inexpensive font
package offer (KeyFonts), which I returned immediately upon discovering that
the kerning was quite funky in comparison to, for instance, most Adobe fonts.
TIA for any comments you may have. If I get a few responses and there's
interest, I'll gladly summarize in the near future.
Bill
--
William P. Krauthammer
f2ehg786@umiami.ir.miami.edu
------------------------------
Date: 05 Jan 1994 15:42:24 -0500 (CDT)
From: Dwight Lemke at Wisconsin Oshkosh <LEMKE@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu>
Subject: Contact Management Software
My sister is a salesperson for a commercial cleaning concern, and she
has asked about using a laptop (of course I recommended a PowerBook) and
contact management software to track her clients. Does anyone have
any experience with these? She needs to be able to track not only
clients but also potoential clients for cold calling.
Has anyone use ACT or something similar that they'd recommend?
Thanks!
-Dwight Lemke
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 13:50:52 -0400
From: mcduffee@odi.com (Keith W. McDuffee)
Subject: Contact Management Software - Help!
I'm looking for the best contact management software package that includes
to-do lists, calendars, and ability to add information about various
contacts and upcomming activities, and will also allow the user to EXPORT
and IMPORT the contact information from a server of some sort.
The main feature I am looking for in this package is this: I need to be
able to allow PowerBook users to use this program to keep track of their
contacts LOCALLY (i.e. their own hard disk) AND be able to export any new
data from their local database into a CENTRAL database, where all users of
this program can access the data in it. This will allow the users to share
contacts and also allow other "non-sales" people in the company add to the
database.
I've gone through MANY different packages (including ACT! to name one of
many), and I haven't found the right one yet. If anyone can help, I would
be most appreciative! Thank you for your time!
Keith W. McDuffee
Systems Administrator
Object Design, Inc.
(617) 674-5115
mcduffee@odi.com
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 94 22:28:04 CDT
From: Paul Koch <BSEN046@UNLVM.UNL.EDU>
Subject: DeltaGraph Pro 3 bugs?
I've been using DeltaGraph Pro 3 for less than a month.
I like the features alot. Problem is, tho, that even with
gobs of memory allocated to this package, menu options
get greyed out for no apparent reason, the slides cannot
be properly placed in order, and as the presentation document
increases in size, the file eventually becomes corrupt or
the application quits with a Type 1 error whenever I try to
edit the document. IMHO, these are not good things for an end
user to experience.
So whenever I'm baffled I turn to the experts on Info-Mac,
where the combined brain power and knowledge bank are of truly
awesome proportions. If someone could help enlighten me
on some of the problems occurring here, I would be grateful.
I am running Deltagraph on an LC III with System 7.1 with RAM
to spare. Just two extensions: Sound manager and Disinfectant.
What can the matter be? Are there some serious problems with
DG Pro 3, or is it just my own system? I don't want to give
DeltaGraph bad press, but I have never seen
files of any kind mangled so badly as these.
Thanks in advance for any and all assistance. Posts directly
to bsen046@unlvm.unl.edu will be much appreciated.
Paul Koch
bsen046@unlvm.unl.edu
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 94 13:36:31 +0100
From: "Fabrizio Oddone" <simula3@pianeta.di.unito.it>
Subject: Does rebuilding the desktop destroy custom icons? (C)
Sven Guckes <guckes@inf.fu-berlin.de> writes in Info-Mac #247:
> But I always wondered why naming a (visible) folder "Icon" does not
> clash with a custom icon file.
That is because the Finder cleverly puts a ASCII 13 code after "Icon". The 13
code corresponds to the return key. You cannot add a return character to the
end
of the name because the Finder "thinks" you want to confirm the name you
entered.
A one-shot custom icon kill can be obtained using my Folder Icon Cleaner
utility. Other info on the subject is found in the document accluded with
Folder
Icon Cleaner.
--
Fabrizio Oddone
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 1994 11:41:36 -0600 (CST)
From: SWAECHTER@UTMEM1.UTMEM.EDU
Subject: Dr. Mario for the Mac?
While home for the holidays, I got hooked on playing Dr. Mario, a Nintendo
game. Does anybody know if this exists for the Mac? Thanks for the help.
Steve Waechter
swaechter@utmem1 (bitnet)
swaechter@utmem1.utmem.edu (internet)
P. S. And what about Super Mario?
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 94 12:12:32 -0500
From: garmenjm@sptyv4.dnet.dupont.com (Jaime M. Garmendia)
Subject: Error type 1?
I've just got a new Centris 610, and it runs very nicely, except for a
few applications that keep on quitting at startup with "type 1" errors. One
such is Versaterm-Pro. The funny thing is that if I double-click it after
the
error message, it starts and runs fine. Anyone out there with clues?
My system :
Centris 610 - 68040LC - 8 Mb Ram
System 7.1 + system update 2.0.1
INITS : Moire 4.01
SoundMaster
Extensions Manager
QLII Fax
Gatekeeper 1.3
DosMounter 3.0
Jaime M. Garmendia
sptyv4::garmenjm
garmenjm@sptyv4.dnet.dupont.com
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 94 00:07:34 EST
From: Allan Hunter <AHUNTER@CCVM.sunysb.edu>
Subject: Followup to Tales of Woe
Well, I now have my little Mac back. I took it to a different dealer
who is a licensed Apple tech person and an Applied Engineering dealer
as well. It took him less than 3 hours to get the problematic TransWarp
accelerator board working in a klutzy way; less than a day to figure out
that the local yokels who had installed it first-time-around and sold me
a hard drive had misconnected the hard drive.
I am still a long way from pleased with Applied Engineering, but I can
now honestly say I have a 16 MB SE running under system 6, which ain't
bad, and it does fly. Well, it flew before, but it flew into brick
walls and crashed. Now it steers a bit better.
It still has some glitches which almost led me to post a note about
More Tales of Woe--at first, I couldn't get Photoshop, GIF Converter,
SuperPaint, or other programs that do cute things with memory and disk
space inorder to do their thing, to run. This did not please me. But
later, while running under MultiFinder in order to play in the big big
memory field, I discovered that those programs run just fine as long as
one is in MultiFinder instead of the old MonoFinder. And of course I
was (finally) planning to actually USE the MultiFinder now that there's
16 MB to sprawl out in, and it probably didn't occur to AE that anyone
would be so accustomed to life within the MonoFinder that they'd start
off from there. But old habits borne of a shortness of memory, they do
die hard.
OTHER THOUGHTS, MAINLY UNRELATED...
1. About those 3M disks--yeah, pretty horrible, but so are Verbatims
and even Maxells in the 1.44 MB capacity variety. Frankly, I have yet
to find the MFM-style disks of any manufacturer to have the same solid
dependability of the GCR 800K disks. I still own the very first disk I
ever bought, and while I admit I don't use it often, I wrote a whole book
on it and booted from it until bigger systems and dual-drive SE's made
that unnecessary and impossible. Somtimes I wish Apple had come out with
a high-density GCR-based disk (but on the other hand I like the compati-
bility of my SuperDrive).
2. My girlfriend's Amiga has that A-MAX II emulator on it; she's been
running Mac programs in black and white with it for a year or so now.
It uses the Mac Plus's 128K ROMs and ports to the Amiga's own Motorola
processor and SIMMS, which in this case means it thinks it's a 33 MHz
ok030-based Mac Plus. Well, they sent a note saying they're upgrading the
emulator so as to provide color. She'll need system 7.1 with 32 bit
QuickDraw, she told me, and was asking me about what all that means and
how it works, and as I pontificated, it occurred to me to wonder just
how, INDEED, they're getting color out of a machine backed by those
128 K chips? There's no ROM upgrade involved. Hey, if she can get
color out of this setup, why can't I get color out of my SE's 256 K
ROMS (which also don't know from color QuickDraw)? Anyone got a clue?
-Allan Hunter
<ahunter@sbccvm>
<ahunter@ccvm.sunysb.edu>
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 1994 13:25:57 -0500 (EST)
From: 00bkpickeril@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
Subject: Golf Games (A)
On Wed, 29 Dec 93 23:13:15 EST, L.G. Leduc said:
> A few days ago I asked a question (see below) about golf games for the Mac.
> Unfortunately, only two kind souls replied to my messages. Can anyone else
> help me, please?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Leo G. Leduc
> leo@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca
You might want to wait a month. The following is a rumor from "Inside Mac
Games" free preview for december: Mac games release list...
>"February (1994)
> PGA Tour Golf 2 - Electronic arts (reported to include a better looking
> interface, four different golfers to choose from, a "skins" game, new
> courses, speed imporvements, and 13" monitor support.)"
--Brian Pickerill <00bkpickeril@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu>
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 94 21:57:52 EST
From: "Christopher B. Hopkins (Wesley)" <HOPKINS@american.edu>
Subject: help! PB trackball stuck!
I'm one of the few (proud) owners of the PB165 (sans color). It's
a great machine that I use at home hooked up to a color monitor so
its just like a Mac IIwhatever... One problem: a few weeks ago, the
trackball started acting funny. It moves the pointer left and right
without a problem but doesn't work too well moving up and down.
Currently, it's so frustrating to use I'm about to take it in for
service but then it dawned on me that there may be a simpler solution
that someeone here has come up with.
It's possible that something got into the trackball but I keep my desk
pretty clean -- also, I've taken the trackball out a couple of times
and cleaned it (which helps for a few minutes but then it deteriorates
again).
Any email help would be appreciated. I hope I was clear. Thanks
Christopher HOPKINS@AMERICAN.EDU
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 94 16:48:25 MST
From: jlundell@opus.com (Jonathan Lundell)
Subject: icons and bndl bits
I gather from prior messages that the BNDL bits are required in order to
get proper icon display. Makes sense. For what it's worth, running Norton
Utilities disk doctor on my IIcx over the last year or so has periodically
turned up turned-off BNDL bits, which it goes ahead and fixes. Is this a
common problem? Do they get turned off, or is this a one-time fix for
improperly built apps?
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 22:30:58 -0600
From: mjkobb@apple.com (Michael J. Kobb)
Subject: Ink cartridges for Canon Bubblejet?
Heyho!
I recently had the opportunity to pick up an Apple Color Printer for a
very attractive price. Since my Mom needed a printer, I gave her my old HP
DeskWriter and replaced it with the Color Printer.
The Color Printer uses a Canon Color BubbleJet engine, and is overall a
really nice printer. I like it a lot. My one complaint is that the black
ink is not as dark as the 2d-generation DeskWriter ink I had been using in
the HP. The result is that for a page of simple printed text, the contrast
is not as high, and readability suffers a bit.
Does anybody know of third-party ink cartridges, refills, or newer inks
>From Canon that might give me blacker blacks?
Thanks!
--Mike
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 94 13:36:06 +0100
From: "Fabrizio Oddone" <simula3@pianeta.di.unito.it>
Subject: Installing LaserWriter8 (R)
The right way to fix the LaserWriter Install disks and...
--- BEGIN QUOTE
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Item 6706405 15-June-93 07:27
From: SIMULA3@DI.UNITO.IT@INTERNET# Gateway to Internet/BITNET/UUCP
To: MJOHNSON Johnson, Mark
INTERNET# Document Id: <9306151227.AA06889@pianeta>
-----------------------------------------------------------
Sub: LaserWriter 8.0 Installer BUG
---- Internet E-mail Header ----
From: simula3@di.unito.it
To: mjohnson@apple.com
Dear Mark B. Johnson,
there is a BIG BAD problem with the Installer script in the LaserWriter 8.0
disks, at least for people using non-US System Software.
The installer states (for my Italian System) error -43 (file/folder not found)
before decompressing the LaserWriter driver, and the whole installation
process fails.
I have fixed the problem removing the resource "fld#" in the Installer Script
document coming on the disk. That resource bears the names for the special
folders inside the System Folder, which are different across the world.
I hope you are the Apple employee dealing with these problems. If not, can
you please tell me where should I send this message?
Thanks,
Fabrizio Oddone
Date: 15 Jun 93 13:50 GMT
From: MJOHNSON@AppleLink.Apple.COM (Johnson, Mark)
Subject: Re: LaserWriter 8.0 Installer
To: SIMULA3@di.unito.it
Message-Id: <740152514.3497218@AppleLink.Apple.COM>
Fabrizio,
Thank you for your Link. This is actually not a bug, but to be expected for
installations for English systems. Since you were using the English version
and not a localized version, that does happen. I will, however, pass it along
to the engineering team in the event they can do something to change it in the
future so the English version installs worldwide.
Regards,
Mark
--- END QUOTE
Have you looked at the time stamps of these messages?
The engineering team is not caring, I think... :-(
--
Fabrizio Oddone
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 94 22:37 WET
From: strote@io.org (Andy Strote)
Subject: Invoicing/bookkeeping app?
Hi. I wonder whether anyone knows of an application that works well for simple
invoicing and keeping a running total of invoice and tax amounts. Currently I
write about 150 invoices a year. I do them in Word. When it comes time to
prepare my records for my accountant, I have to go through all my invoices
which I enter into Quicken and then print out reports. Is there one
application that can do this? I'm sure it's possible in Excel (although I've
never tried and don't have it) but that seems like taking a 747 to the corner
store. Shareware or commercial would be fine. Thanks in advance.
Andy
Toronto
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 94 10:01:44 +0100
From: vecoven@montefiore.ulg.ac.be (Vecoven Frederic)
Subject: LaserWriter
Hello !
We have a LaserWriter //g connected to an ethernet network. Our problem is
that *any* Mac connected to this net can print, without any security. We
are looking for a tool which can prevent user from printing to our printer !
Does anybody know about such a tool ?
Best regards to all !
-Frederic Vecoven
(vecoven@montefiore.ulg.ac.be)
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 94 08:32:50 EST
From: Bob Anzlovar <anzlovar@usasoc.soc.mil>
Subject: LaserWriter Utility doesn't see 8.1 selected printer [R]
Thanks for pointing out what was right in front of me.
-bob
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 JAN 94 14:04:03 GMT
From: EFE@V1.PH.QMW.AC.UK
Subject: LCII video RAM and CD-ROMs (Q)
I have a Mac LCII with 512K video RAM and a DayStar PowerCache accelerator.
Is there any way to increase the video RAM to permit "thousands" of colours
on a 14" monitor, or is 512K an absolute limit like the 10M RAM limit on
LCs and LCIIs?
I am about to add a CD-ROM drive and would also be interested to know
whether many of the CDs currently available require "thousands" of
colours, particularly ones needing fairly high-quality reproduction
such as Microsoft Art Gallery.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Eric Eisenhandler, Physics Dept., Queen Mary & Westfield College,
University of London, England. EFE@V1.PH.QMW.AC.UK
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 94 17:26 GMT0
From: Pindar Infotek Ltd <pindar3@cix.compulink.co.uk>
Subject: Lisas in the UK
>From Pindar user Richard Parker
Subject: _Lisas in the UK
Hi Mac People,
Part of the company I work for has a working Lisa in the foyer,
and... I'm in love! Does anyone in the UK (or Europe as a (w)hole)
have a Lisa they would be prepared to part with??? I'll pay for
it in any currency, within limits, and don't even care if it works
Also... searching for the history of home computing. Does anyone
have redundant, historical pieces of hardware i.e ZX80's,
81's,Sinclair QL's, Dragons, Research Machines, BBC Model
A's,Sinclair Calculators, Altair 1s, Orics, Electrons, Jupiter
Ace's, Pets, Aquairius's's's, MSX's, TRS 80's ???etc. that they
would like to contribute to my private little (VERY little at the
mo') museum??? Again I will pay for items, but let's face it whats
a ZX80 worth now????
Ta,
Rich (just a crazed technophile!)
---
Please make 'Attn:<space>Richard Parker' the first line of your reply
(not the subject) to ensure automatic forwarding to the correct
Pindar user.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 94 17:57:57 EST
From: raj@gdstech.grumman.com (Rajesh Chawla)
Subject: Looking for financial packages on the Mac
I am looking for financial packages on the mac that will be
able to read data that has been downloaded from Genie, and act
as a general portfolio manager for my stocks and mutual funds.
Any help would be appreciated,
Regards,
--
------------------------------
Date: Tue Jan 04 07:51 EST 1994
From: nibeck@Pentagon-EMH6.army.mil (MNibeck)
Subject: Mac <--> PC Connectivity
I've got a question?? A friend of mine has a fully loaded 486
and he just got a IICX. We would like to share resources(hard
drives, modems). I guess a simple network is in order?? What
would be a good minimal configuration so that the Mac could
access the PC's drives?, or can this not be done. I know
Farralon has quite a few products of this vain, but I am not
very familiar with them. We can get an inexopensive card that
will allow the PC to "speak" localtalk, what software would I
need on the PC to act as a "server". I know I have thrown a lot
of stuff in this question, but I would appreciate any help.
Mike Nibeck
President Digital Horizons Incorporated
"The future of Computer Visions"
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 94 10:02:23 PDT
From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: MacTCP 2.0.4
In Regards to your letter <199401030753.AA06317@nwnexus.wa.com>:
> Maybe I ask you a silly question :-), but I couldn't find any answer
> in a FAQ file and a search in ftp.tidbits.com was also fruitless...
>
> Where can I always obtain the newest version of MacTCP?
> (I believe its 2.0.4 now)
You must purchase MacTCP 2.0.4, either from Apple for about $60 or
as included with my book, Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh, for about
$30. The version that comes with my book is actually 2.0.2, but there's
a free updater on ftp.tidbits.com in:
/pub/tidbits/tisk/mactcp/
cheers ... -Adam
Happy New Year!
--
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com
Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 94 14:26:36 MST
From: sharmony@nova.ta52.lanl.gov (Stephen C. Harmony)
Subject: MS Word Find command (was WP 3.0 is a dog) (R)
In infomac v12 #2 Claude Errera writes:
> In infomac v12 #1 mem@jhufos.pha.jhu.edu (Mel E. Martinez) writes:
>> 1--When you activate the 'Find' dialog in Word and it has a previous
>> item in it's text field, Word always has the field UNselected and leaves
>> the cursor at the end of the field, forcing you to backspace over the
>> whole string to erase and then enter a new word. EVERY OTHER SINGLE MAC
>> APPLICATION that I know of with a 'FIND' feature comes up with the
>> previous search target selected (highlighted) so you can just start
>> typing the new target in and hit return.
> I just tested this, because I couldn't believe it. Comes up selected in
> both Find and Find&Replace dialog boxes. I tried calling them up using
> both the mouse and the command-key equivalents. Worked for both. I
> checked the preferences to see if maybe there was some weird flag I've
> got set that makes it work right. There weren't any that I could find.
Well, to quote the old Certs commercial, "Stop! You're both right!"
It all depends on how you exit from the Find dialog. If you close the
dialog box with the close box or the cancel button, it works like Claude
said. OTOH, if you just click on your document window and leave the dialog
box on the screen, it works like Mel said.
When I run up against Mel's problem, I just hit the tab key in the Find
dialog, which (per Mac convention :-) cycles you among the text entry boxes
in the dialog box. The Find dialog only has one text entry box, so one tab
selects the previous find string.
Steve Harmony
Los Alamos, NM
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Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 13:04:00 +1000
From: John.Kalish@anu.edu.au (John Kalish)
Subject: NEC 5FGe and Quadra 650
I'm having trouble running DPI-on-the-fly (Version 2.5) with an NEC 5FGe on
a Quadra 650 (System 7.1). I've got the same monitor on a Centris 650
(System 7.1) and DPI-on-the-fly runs beautiful; I can switch between 3
resolutions without any problems. In both cases the adaptor between the
monitor and the computer is an NEC FG/Mac 640x480.
When I boot up the Quadra 650, the system tells me that the extensions have
been turned off and I can't run DPI-on-the-fly, not to mention the other
extensions. I imagine there is some difference between the video on the
Centris 650 and the Quadra 650 and that NEC has to play catch-up with their
versions of DPI-on-the-fly, but there must also be some kind of problem
with the wiring of the FG/Mac adaptor as far as the Quadra 650 goes. What
is the problem and when or how can it be solved?
Please reply directly to me on email
John Kalish john.kalish@anu.edu.au
Division of Botany and Zoology
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 0200
Australia
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Date: Mon, 3 Jan 94 10:00:36 PDT
From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: Nisus scroll speed
In Regards to your letter <199401030753.AA06317@nwnexus.wa.com>:
> Observation: Seems to me that while slower in some areas, WP is faster in
> others, notably scrolling (which I personally consider a pretty important
> thing!). If you discount the arrow key scrolling as not being a true
> benchmark (since toolbox routine seems to run with a 'governor'), then
> Nisus is the clear winner in overall speed
One thing you didn't note in your tests, Mel, is that Nisus has configurable
scrolling. There's a Scrolling option in the Preferences that lets
you set the maximum scroll speed. I don't much mess with it, since
I would never use the arrow key or scroll arrow to scroll through
an entire document when I can flip to the end with option-down arrow.
I don't know what your setting was set to, but you might want to up
it and see if that allows Nisus to compete even better in the scrolling
department. :-)
cheers ... -Adam
Happy New Year!
--
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com
Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- tisk@tidbits.com
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 10:42:15 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Q: Missing SCSI drive, "partition map invalid"?
Excuse me folks,
Last night I had a relatively routine system crash. I rebooted from
inside MacsBug and was greeted with the dreaded "Where's your boot floppy?"
icon.
HD Setup (7.0) doesn't recognize the drive as initialized. It can
test it and says that the disk is either "not initialized or partition map
invalid".
Disk First Aid (7.0) doesn't recognize the drive as there either,
so it can't do anything.
Norton Utilities (2.0) initially doesn't recognize the drive. Then
I force it to open SCSI 0 and guess the parameters for the HFS and it is
able to open it, but not mount it. Norton Disk Doctor fixes some trivial
items, but the file system still remains unmounted.
I'm running a Mac SE/30, 4 MB RAM, 80 MB internal hard disk, System
7.1. No "exotic" or "excessive" numbers of extensions.
This is the first time this sort of thing has happened in years.
Can anyone give me any pointers/advice/PD utilities/descriptions of
payware that can help me out?
Any help will be very much appreciated.
VTY, Rob Blasi
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Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 10:13:11 -0500
From: clark4@nrlfs1.nrl.navy.mil (Daniel C. Clark)
Subject: Quadra 605 vs LC 475
Can anyone tell me the difference between the Quadra 605 and LC 475 aka
Performa 475 or 476, depending on where you shop? I know the LC is aimed
more at the educational/home market, but the specs appear to be virtually
identical.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Dan Clark - clark4@nrlfs1.nrl.navy.mil
Naval Research Lab, Wash DC 202-767-6414
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 09:04:09 -54374224 (EST)
From: Diane Bertolo <twister@echonyc.com>
Subject: Spanish 6.07
Can anyone tell me where I can find a copy of System 6.07 in Spanish?
I've located 7.01 in Spanish at Apple's FTP site...unfortunately I
need 6.07.
Thanks
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Date: Mon, 03 Jan 94 00:03:21 PST
From: "m.c. schraefel" <MSCHRAE@UVVM.UVic.CA>
Subject: startup screen weirdness/help!
if you can help, please
mail direct.........
--------------------------- ---------------------------
yesterday, the pb started doing somethig weird:
the extension icons on startup now come on AFTER the startup screen
but before the desk top.
this happened immediately after i had restarted the pb and it
tried to re-initiate a shiva network connexion i'd deliberately cut.
the shiva restart happened before the icons came on, but on the desktop
once i cancelled the network restart, the icons danced across
the desktop! and restart proceeded as per usual.
now i've got this delayed ext icon start and it ain't pretty: 13 or
so icons parading across a grey field. yick.
what i've tried:
-disk doctor
-pram zapping
-desktop rebuilding
-all extensions etc on
-all off (with extension manager)
-holding com/shift key down on restart.
none of this has changed a thing. this did happen once before - before i
had extension manager. dropping that ext in solved the problem. (it's
version 2) but it ain't working this time.
thanks for any help
please feel free to mail me direct at
mschrae@uvvm.uvic.ca
many thanks in advance
m.c. schraefel o mschrae@uvvm.uvic.ca
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 94 15:15:05 EST
From: Kim Roberts <kim@harpo.aaec.com>
Subject: thin grey line FAQ
In response to melczer@sfu.ca FAQ on the thin grey line, here is the answer
>From the archives - info-mac/per/underground-mac-v1-06:
"Q: I just purchased my first Mac and my 14" Apple monitor has a thin gray
line running horizontally through the screen. My dealer says this is
normal. Can it be?
A: This is one of the most frequently asked questions from new Mac owners,
and one I thought everybody had figured out by now. Since it's almost
Christmas I may as well explain this for all the new Mac owners.
That thin line is actually a piece of wire, and it's only present on Sony
Trinitron tubes, which the Apple 14" monitor uses. The wire is a support
for a very fine metal grid (screen) which aligns the red, green, and blue
signals from the electron gun in the back of the tube. This grid is called
the aperture grill and is largely responsible for the excellent image
produced by Trinitron tubes.
Incidentally, the larger monitors that use Trinitron tubes, such as the 16"
and 21" models, have two wires, one near the top and one near the bottom.
And yes, Trinitron TV sets also have these wires."
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Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 16:31:26 EST
From: bob@hobbes.dtcc.edu (Bob Rahe)
Subject: Trouble closing RAM serial driver (A)
Jim Schenk wrote:
|>I am getting the message "Trouble closing RAM serial driver" with
|>MacKermit on a Mac LCIII with System 7.1. Has anyone come across
|>this problem? What does it mean and how can I fix it?
I heard of this problem from some of our users when they went to 7.1. It
would appear that Apple has finally de-implemented a couple of calls that
they
said would go away 'someday' way back in the 6.x or earlier days. The
error just means that the call failed but it is harmless as far as I can
tell.
I patched that stuff out of the source and recompiled it. I can probably
mail you a binhexed version if you really need it, tho it might have other
problems with the higher level macs - there was an interim version of Kermit
that fixed some odd problem and I'm not sure I have that fix in my version.
The alternative is to just ignore it for now and/or wait for the next
release which is coming (and has been for a couple of years....) RSN. Or
maybe one of the binary-patch gurus out there can whip up a patch..???
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 94 10:27:57 GMT
From: THOMPSONP@UKFM31.SINet.SLB.COM (Peter Thompson X342...PDS)
Subject: Who is sharing my Mac
Does anyone know of a utility to show me who is connected by appleshare
to my mac. Using the File Sharing Monitor I can only see that connected
users are "Guest", but I don't know who they are. I need to re-start and
I would like to phone users to ask them if it is a convenient time or not.
Ideally I would like to know their MAC names.
Thanks
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Date: Tue, 04 Jan 1994 15:12:05 -0800 (PST)
From: "Phil Jung, KD6SWQ" <PJUNG@SCUACC.SCU.EDU>
Subject: Work shift scheduling software?
Hi everyone,
A friend of mine works in a bank, and will soon be in charge of setting up
the work schedules for the tellers. This will entail fixed blocks of hours,
making sure that any one teller won't work more than a given number of hours
per week, making sure that there are at least two or three tellers on duty
at all times, things like that. There are about 20 tellers total...
Is there any application that will work better than her bank's present system
of paper and pencil on graph paper? She's only recently been using a Mac, so
hopefully something that isn't too technical/complicated, please...
Thanks,
Phil Jung, KD6SWQ 8-)
Institute for Information Storage Technology, Santa Clara University
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Date: Tue, 04 Jan 1994 09:34:35 UTC+0100
From: moreaut@UNIV-TOURS.FR
dear netters,
I am looking for two things for the Mac:
1) I would like to find a police or very small outlines representing animals
I already know the "animal dingbats" police which is pretty nice but I
would like to have additionnal ones.
2) I am also looking for a graphic soft able to generate marbling effects
such as marbling papers used for covers or backgrounds.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions
Thierry MOREAU
E-mail: moreaut@univ-tours.fr
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