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Date: Thu,  3 Feb 94 15:11:23 PST
From: The Info-Mac Moderators <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #19
To: info-mac-list


Info-Mac Digest             Thu,  3 Feb 94       Volume 12 : Issue 19

Today's Topics:

      [*] 1993 Canadian Tax forms
      [*] 1993 tax form for Quebec
      [*] CatWalk-1.0.hqx
      [*] comm/the-news-233.sit.hqx
      [*] dev/src/mac-starter-c.hqx (new version)
      [*] FactorHopperV34
      [*] gestalt-pro-111.sit.hqx
      [*] graphic-converter-177.hqx
      [*] grimoire-10-hc.hqx
      [*] Jewish Calendar 2.0
      [*] Mac & IBM compare-Version 1.9.2
      [*] mac-facts-94-02-02.txt
      [*] mac.ftp.list Version 3.8.2
      [*] Mac Attack Upgrade to 1.1
      [*] Manitoba tax form for 1993
      [*] MikePack Update!
      [*] mt-pack-101R-ext.hqx
      [*] New Version SchoolStat 1.0.8
      [*] Nova Scotia tax form for 1993
      [*] PullProcess20.sit
      [*] Radius software under /info-mac/cfg?
      [*] read-time.hqx
      [*] speech-pack-21.sea.hqx
      [*] Tax form for Ontario 1993
      [*] taylorology-4-to-14.hqx
      [*] TIFF_a-n.cpt.hqx (TIFF clipart imagess)
      [*] u-send-me-swingin.hqx
      [*] violate-10.sit.hqx
      $MACARCH ?  Is is working?
      128 Mac - Did you buy one?
      [R] INIT icons running off the screen
      Additional Memory kills network printing?
      adjusting frame speed of QT movie (Q)
      Amiga disks on a Mac (A)
      Another Simm question
      Apple 12" B&W monitor
      AppleScript support in apps
      Apple Stupidity
      [e-mail] (Arinbjorn Bjornsson)
      Async Appletalk on a Centris 650 (A :-)
      Autodoubler (R)
      Autodoubler problems (C)
      Battery life of a PowerBook Duo 270c (Q)
      Boot Block Fix???
      C650 hard drive problem - help!
      Canvas Updater (Q)
      Cheap CD-ROM
      DeskPict replacement (A)
      Deskwrite 550 C with postscript
      Disappearing Icons (R)
      does Writenow 3.0 a file's Killer?
      emacs/Textures
      Energy Star
      ethernet for Quadra 610 and MacIIcx (A)
      ethernet for Quadra 610 and MacIIx(R)
      Experience with Mercury 68030 Accelerator for SE/Plus
      FDHD replacement for Mac IIfx?
      First Class and Ethernet
      Free Managing Your Money 5.0 (1 copy)
      ftp-mail server
      Geoport & Sound (Q)
      Has anyone carked and LCIII's clock? (Q)
      HD Stiction
      HELP! Weird PowerBook problem
      Help locating appl & font
      HP FTP site for drivers
      HP printer + 660 = S L O W???
      INIT icon running off screen (R)
      Internet providers 'Mac-aware' in Europe? (q)
      Interslip and Fetch
      Investment portfolio analysis & market simulation programs ?
      IPX and the Mac
      LCIII floppy problem
      Looking for text processor...
      Mac-DEC connectivity
      MacTCP may be available to you free under a site-license
      Mac utility for decompressing .ARC files (Q)
      Mangia! files not found (A)
      Mapping 3-D geological maps
      MaxFax and LineLink modem
      MIME and Macs
      Mindvirus:Digital Inteactive Magazine
      Mystery Science Theatre 3000
      new Macs anytime soon? (R)
      New Mice Sticking
      PowerMac card upgrade vs. real PowerMac computer [Q]
      Power on/off switches for macs? (A)
      Puny Floppy Drive Capacity (C)
      Recycling PowerBook Batteries (R)
      Request regarding Powerbook DUO Fax
      SFD Pop-up Menu Doesn't
      Showing off the Internet on a Mac (C)
      Showing off the Internet on a Mac (R)
      SkyWay Shipping Problems
      SLIP info request
      Sound balance (Q)
      Sound Recording Software
      Speech Macro editor failed
      StyleWriterII Driver/Chooser7.3/Orig SW Problem
      Supercard XCMDS
      System Boot Logger
      System Software Memory Usage (R2)
      Ted Howard Question (A?)
      ThinPack and PowerPlate
      Timbuktu 5.0 (Q)
      Upgrading the Macintosh version of Mathcad
      uploaded files.
      Using aliases with Appleshare
      Wanted:  Tone dialer wanted
      Wanted:  Wedding clip art
      What is the current HyperCard version?

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 94 9:27:46 EST
From: Robert Szarek <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] 1993 Canadian Tax forms

Well, it's that time of the year again.

Icicle Computer has released it's 1993 shareware tax templates that can
be used with Microsoft Excel version 3 and higher. The forms includes
the following schedules and are Revenue Canada approved.

T1 general
Schedules 1 to 9
Child Car and Capital gains.

The shareware fee is $15 for past users. $25 for newcomers.

For more information contact:
Icicle Computer
Box 20093, Rideau East P.O.
Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 9N5
[phone]

[Archived as /info-mac/app/tax-forms-93-ca-excel.hqx; 180K]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 94 9:31:35 EST
From: Robert Szarek <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] 1993 tax form for Quebec

Canadian tax form for Quebec. 1993 edition.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/tax-forms-93-ca-qc-excel.hqx; 168K]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 13:44:34 -0800
From: [e-mail] (friedman_hill ernest j)
Subject: [*] CatWalk-1.0.hqx

     "The fast, fun game of skill and fur..."

     CatWalk is an arcade-style game with a difference.
It will appeal to cat lovers, mice haters, spider haters,
and to anyone who enjoys running, jumping, and cleaning up
after themselves.
     The action takes place in a house (maybe your house)
where evil rats and spiders are threatening to take over. It
will take our heroine, Zisa the Devil Cat, a lot of cunning, energy,
and work to make the house safe before her owners come home...

     CatWalk 1.0 will run on any Plus-or-better Macintosh running
any system version since 4.1. It will take advantage of many
features of higher end Macs, if available.  It is supplied as a
self-extracting archive.  I am the author.  CatWalk is shareware;
the fee is $10.00. CatWalk may be included on the info-mac CD if the
"About CatWalk 1.0" file is included unaltered.

Ernest Friedman-Hill                      [e-mail]
Montezuma Software Works 400 Montezuma St., Rio Vista, CA 94571

[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/cat-walk-10.hqx; 116K]

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Date: Mon, 31 Jan 1994 19:59:09 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (William D Cramer)
Subject: [*] comm/the-news-233.sit.hqx

And now, TheNews ...

TheNews V2.33 is a Usenet news reader for the Macintosh. With it, you
can read news articles from among the thousands of news groups
available, post new and followup articles, and mail followup
messages to the article posters.  The program requires a link to
your news server via MacTCP (Ethernet or LocalTalk), UUCP (using
UUPC 3.x and ToadNews), or the CommToolBox (over your modem).

The last major release of TheNews was V2.3.  That version included
the CommToolBox support, subject-threading, and multiple-article
saves and appends.  This version is primarily a bug-fix release,
with a few small enhancements thrown in for good measure:

Enhancements
* Added an option to flush the input queue (CTB version)
* Reposition the "Too many articles" dialog so that it doesn't
  cover up the "Fetching articles" dialog
* Make the ">" followup prefix changeable (via ResEdit)
* Don't line-break followup lines (ie, those beginning with ">"
* Close the article subject list window a little faster
* Added the clipboard to the "Windows" menu.

Bugs fixed
* Read next/previous/next-unread sometimes caused a problem where
  the header would change but the article text would not change
* Save/Append from the article subject list would never free up
  the memory used to perform the save/append
* "Beeping" on attempts to read past the beginning or end of the
  article list would confuse the menu bar when the sound was turned
  off
* Read next/previous/next-unread sometimes caused a crash (but not
  right away:-(
* CTB version gave up too quickly when used on a sluggish server
* A "read" failure while reading an article message would hang the
  program forever
* Mail/post followup to very short articles would cause crashes on
  some systems
* Posting an article created a "Date:" header line which included
  a mis-formed time (UUCP version only)
* Cutting from the Article Text window occasionally copied text from
  the wrong pane.
* Selecting the clipboard confused selection of other windows.
* Using <RETURN> or <ENTER> to select a group or article from an
  empty list resulted in a crash or confusing error message.

If you like the program, please send $25 to:

    TheNews
    1257 Worcester Road, Suite 196
    Framingham, MA  01701  USA

(Of course, as always, if you have already registered an earlier
version, this new version is free.)  If you *really* like the
program and are interested in getting a site license, have a
look at the README document -- you'll like the discount prices,
I'm sure.

Enjoy,
Bill Cramer

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/the-news-233.hqx; 321K]

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Date: 01 Feb 1994 10:50:28 -0500 (EST)
From: David Eck <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] dev/src/mac-starter-c.hqx (new version)

I have heard from several people who had trouble using
MacStarter with THINK C 6.0.  The problems seem to be caused
by stricter type-checking of pointer types in version 6.0.
The error messages will go away if you turn off the "Check Pointer
Types" option in the options box for THINK C (under the
Edit Menu), but there turn out to be a few actual errors
(not just type problems) that should be corrected.
So, I have updated MacStarter to work with THINK C 6.0,
as well as with version 5.0, and corrected known errors.

                  David Eck
                  [e-mail]
                  February 1, 1994

MacStarter is an application shell for writing quick, small programs
in THINK C (5.0 or 6.0).  If you are already a Mac programmer, you
probably have written your own such shell.  However, I am
posting this to info-mac because:
   -- it might be useful for a C programmer who wants to
get started writing programs with Mac interfaces without
facing the darker parts of Inside Macintosh or the THINK
Class library
   -- it uses a window class to provide the basic functionality
of windows (This provides a concrete example of how objects can
be used in THINK C.  It is also a neat way of localizing the
changes you need to make in the shell to produce a working
program.)
   -- I have actually put in the time to write fairly detailed
comments explaining how to use the shell

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/mac-starter-c.hqx; 110K]

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Date: 1 Feb 94 23:27:00 PST
From: "CHRIS MYERRS" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] FactorHopperV34

Dear Sumex-Aim,

To be uploaded as: FactorHopper3.4.hqx

This file contains an updated v3.4 Factor Hopper game (archived with a readme
as
a .sea archive), an earlier version of which is currently on sumex. The game is
a multiple level brain teaser for practicing multipication and division
(factoring).

[e-mail]

Thank you

[Archived as /info-mac/game/factor-hopper-34.hqx; 48K]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 18:50:53 +0100 (MET)
From: "Rene G.A. Ros" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] gestalt-pro-111.sit.hqx

4D Gestalt Pro 1.1.1.ext           BUG FIX
Freeware.

Allows access to the System Software's Gestalt Manager to
obtain information about installed software and hardware.
Includes additional code to obtain information about 4D and
version of modules like 4D Write.

Regards,
Rene Ros
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/a4d/ext/gestalt-pro-111-ext.hqx; 28K]

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Date: Wed, 02 Feb 1994 08:52:31 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] graphic-converter-177.hqx

GraphicConverter 1.7.7/1 (US)
(compressed with CompactPro 1.34)

New features:
- SGI (Silicon Graphics Image) import
- FITS import (all five kinds)
- QT movie export for FLI/FLC to QT and PICS to QT
  conversion
- TIFF export in Motorola or Intel file format
- JFIF import works now correct on machines with
  24 bit addressing mode
- improved documentation
- bug fixes

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/graphic-converter-177.hqx; 445K]

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 11:27:36 +0000
From: Toby Morris / EUCS <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] grimoire-10-hc.hqx

This is a posting of the hypercard file Grimoire 1.0, a cross between a
book and a virtual world. It has been compressed with Compact Pro

[Archived as /info-mac/game/grimoire-10-hc.hqx; 961K]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 22:09:20 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Jewish Calendar 2.0

This is version 2.0 of Frank Yellin's online Jewish Calendar program. Main
additions include printing ability, an option to display the Torah portion
of the week, and an option to switch between holiday schedules for Israel
and the Diaspora (i.e. whether or not to include the extra day in the Galut).
Totally free, and only 27K uncompressed! Downloaded from the Jerusalem One
server (jerusalem1.datasrv.co.il). This should replace the previous version
archived on sumex. Source code available on jerusalem1.
Live long and prosper,
Jan M.L. Martin --- [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 13:13:42 -0600
From: bruce grubb <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Mac & IBM compare-Version 1.9.2

Archive name: mac-ibm-compare192.txt
category: general information, text

This is version 1.9.2 of this report & should replace mac-ibm-compare191.txt.
Changes: Pentium and PowerPC info updated. Due to the rapid changes in
computers I am interested in contributions from Digest and other readers to
flesh out, correct, or point out confusing parts in the report.  Send comments
and information to CompuServe: 72130,3557; AOL: BruceG6069; or Internet:
[e-mail].
This report compares the Mac and IBM machines CPUs, hardware {monitor
support and expansion}, operating systems {includes number crunching},
networking & printing; it covers not only present hardware/software
statistics and features but also future possibilities.
Despite its condensed and generalized format it still provides some thought-
provoking reading on the relative merits, problems, and deficiencies of Macs
and IBM PCs.  It also contains some FAQ answers about both machines and the
upcoming PowerPC line.
Note:  for proper reading off line this document should be in 9 point Monaco.

[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/mac-ibm-compare-192.txt; 52K]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 94 14:22:45 EST
From: "J. D. S. (Sterling) Babcock" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] mac-facts-94-02-02.txt

Dear Readers:

   Enclosed please find my collection of lists of Apple Macintosh Models.

   Model List I is my regular list which provides as much information on the
configuration of each model that can fit on one line.
   Model List II is additional information.  It contains minimum and maximum
system versions, dates of manufacture, suggested retail prices and model of
case.
   Model List III is from Kevin D. Connery.  It contains Speedometer 3.11
speed ratings for each model as well as upgraded machines.

Please email to [e-mail]    any corrections to Model List I or II.
Please email to [e-mail]       any corrections to Model List III.

   Sterling

[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/mac-facts-94-02-02.txt; 47K]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 13:13:47 -0600
From: bruce grubb <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] mac.ftp.list Version 3.8.2

Archive name: mac-ftp-list382.txt
category: communication, text

This is the latest {Feb 1,1994} version this report and should replace the
previous version of mac-ftp-list.txt.

Changes:  rusmv1.uni-stuttgart.de is now ftp.uni-stuttgart.de;
      wuarchive.wustl.edu information is changed.  pomme.src.umd.edu
      moved to the 'These sites have a lot of files, but do not get much
      new' list.  gzip {.z/.gz} format added to table.

Added sites:  ftp.cc.umanitoba.ca; ftp.cnr.it; ftp.gte.com;
          hensel.mathp6.jussieu.fr

This is a update to Mike Gleason's ftp list {He gave me permision to continue
it}.  It lists a good number of mac anonymous ftp sites with notes on some and
a little blurb on how to use anonymous ftp.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/mac-ftp-list-382.txt; 36K]

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 13:50:00 PST
From: Bob Andris <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Mac Attack Upgrade to 1.1

This updater was sent to me by Bobby King of GameTek. He requested wide
dispersal of it.  The accompanying note said:

Here is the Mac Attack 1.0 to 1.1 update.  The new sound manager 3.0 is
included for 7.1 users that are having sound problems.  The data file
should be copied to the Mac Attack folder to give the new level
configurations.  The updater is a patchworks file that converts the old
version of the application to Mac Attack 1.1.  The new application has a
better ending sequence and can now be turbo charged to increase the
speed of loading levels.

           Bob Andris

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/mac-attack-11-updt.hqx; 361K]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 94 9:37:49 EST
From: Robert Szarek <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Manitoba tax form for 1993

This is the Canadain tax for the province of Manitoba for 1993.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/tax-forms-93-ca-mn-excel.hqx; 184K]

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Date: Wed, 12 Jan 1994 15:08:54 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Mike Jimenez)
Subject: [*] MikePack Update!

This file contins MikePack 1.65 external package
For more information please contact Mike Jimenez at [e-mail]
or on Compuserve [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/a4d/ext/mikes-pack-165-ext.hqx; 297K]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 18:51:30 +0100 (MET)
From: "Rene G.A. Ros" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] mt-pack-101R-ext.hqx

4D MountPack 1.0.1R.ext            BUG FIX
Shareware $20.

Mounts shared AppleShare volumes from fileservers (with and
without user interaction). Also some related functions to
unmount or eject volumes and for obtaining information.

Regards,
Rene Ros
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/a4d/ext/mount-pack-101r-ext.hqx; 36K]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 16:22:43 -0600
From: David Darby <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] New Version SchoolStat 1.0.8

SchoolStat 1.0.8
Updates the popular shareware statistics application intended primarily for
late school and introductory college level statistics. This update adds the
ability to save one's preferences, adds Kruskal Wallis tables and fixes
several annoying bugs. THe next release will be an upgrade with more
advanced statistical modules.

Yours sincerely
David Darby
(author)

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/school-stat-108.hqx; 791K]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 94 9:35:09 EST
From: Robert Szarek <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Nova Scotia tax form for 1993

This is the 1993 tax form for Nova Scotia.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/tax-forms-93-ca-ns-excel.hqx; 175K]

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 12:50:05 -0600
From: "Paul Lemieux" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] PullProcess20.sit

                     PullProcess20.sit
Enclosed is PullProcess20.sit, a utility to force a selected process to the
foreground at user-specified time intervals.

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/pull-process-20.hqx; 29K]

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Date: 5-Jan-1994 15:29:35 -0800
From: warren leggett <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Radius software under /info-mac/cfg?

I was browsing around you ftp site and found this software posted there
This version of software is old and should be removed.
We currently have an ftp site at ftp.radius.com which has the latest version
with the appropriate license information.  If you have any questions I can
be reached via email at [e-mail] of by phone at [phone]
Thanks for handling this matter, warren.

[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/radius-software-site.txt; 1K]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 94 14:40:54 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Karl Pottie)
Subject: [*] read-time.hqx

ReadTime is a hack which shows you the Total Power On Time of your Mac,
i.e. the total time your mac has been on EVER.

Older types of Macs don't keep track of the power on time and the Total
Power On Time for these macs is zero.

Freeware ! Distribution unlimited

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/read-time.hqx; 5K]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 18:52:12 +0100 (MET)
From: "Rene G.A. Ros" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] speech-pack-21.sea.hqx

4D SpeechPack 2.1.ext            MINOR UPGRADE
Shareware $15 (was freeware!)

Minor upgrade to the previous 2.0 version. Allows
converting text into phoneme-code and sound files and
fixes some bugs and improved code.
Needs the Speech Manager extension from Apple.

Changes since version 2.0:
- Now able to store converted text as (compressed)
  sound into 'snd '-resource for use with PLAY command or
  as Finder sound file.
- Added more features to existing functions.
- New functions: SP Voice code, SP Voice sound,
  SP Voice reset, SP Voice Type, SP Language, PARLE.
- Increased maximum number of open voices/speech channels.
- Looks if the speaker volume is set to 2 or higher,
  otherwise refuses to speak.
- Added dictionary ('dict' resource) which is passed to the
  speech channel when calling SP Open Voice.
- A number of bugs fixed and un-intended behaviour changed
  in the code. One major bug was corrected, you really need
  to upgrade if you use a previous version.
- Improved and corrected the documentation.
- Includes a separate external (4D Violate) to read and set
  the speaker volume.

Regards,
Rene Ros
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/a4d/ext/speech-pack-21-ext.hqx; 164K]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 94 9:29:31 EST
From: Robert Szarek <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Tax form for Ontario 1993

This is the 1993 Canadian form for the province of Ontario.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/tax-forms-93-ca-on-excel.hqx; 186K]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 07:55:04 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Bruce Long)
Subject: [*] taylorology-4-to-14.hqx

Subject: Taylorology4-14.hqx

Taylorology is newsletter/zine focusing on the life and death
of William Desmond Taylor, a top film Paramount film director
in early Hollywood who was shot to death on February 1, 1922.
His unsolved murder was one of Hollywood's major scandals.
Here are issues #4 through #14, in text format, including the
following--
  The Humor of a Hollywood Murder --full length book with
                    foreword by Kevin Brownlow
  The Truth about Hollywood -- 1922 investigative report
  Why Taylor's Servant Thought Mabel Normand was the Killer
  The Case Against Thomas Dixon
  Did a Canadian Army Veteran Kill Taylor?
  Charlotte Shelby's Last Two Interviews (1937)
      --and much, much more

Bruce Long  [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/per/taylorology-4-to-14.hqx; 466K]

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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 94 06:23:36 GMT
From: [e-mail] (steve harley)
Subject: [*] TIFF_a-n.cpt.hqx (TIFF clipart imagess)

[e-mail] writes:
>This is first of two files containing a collection of TIFF images.
>They are converted from the PC format. The readme file contains the
>description of the files by the original contributor. I converted for
>myself and thought I share them with the rest of the world.

to whomever sumarizes these items for posting to comp.sys.mac.digest:
your toil is greatly appreciated, but postings like the above are
troublesome. without one word about what is depicted in this clip art,
it's impossible to know whether it's something i want. perhaps
this is an issue for submitters. in any case, please note that i'm
unlikely to download the above due to vagueness. (maybe that's a
good thing?)

steve harley     [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 94 20:18:37 EST
From: [e-mail] (David Brooks ('93))
Subject: [*] u-send-me-swingin.hqx

U SEND ME SWINGIN'
Performed by Mint Condition

   This is a great startup, shutdown or disk eject sound featuring the
latest release by R&B group Mint Condition (called "U Send Me Swingin') -- a
great ballad!!  This sound is approximately 7.5 seconds long.

   Enjoy it.  You may see other sounds from me.

  -- David Brooks ([e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/u-send-me-swingin.hqx; 108K]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 18:52:41 +0100 (MET)
From: "Rene G.A. Ros" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] violate-10.sit.hqx

4D Violate 1.0.ext
Freeware.

Allows you to obtain and change the:
- speaker volume,
- monitor type and colour depth and
- Balloon Help state
from within a 4th Dimension data-base.

Also included with the Speech Pack 2.1 archive.

Regards,
Rene Ros
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/a4d/ext/violate-10-ext.hqx; 22K]

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 94 16:30:30 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Christopher L. Ursich)
Subject: $MACARCH ?  Is is working?

I have noticed that some files "advertised" in IFMD
aren't in the archive.  I get back the message
"File '/info-mac/per/what-ever-the-file-is' is
not in these Info-Mac Archives."

I get the files from Listserv.  Is there just a
backlog of files to be saved or is something else
going wrong?

Thanks,

Chris Ursich
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 94 11:34:16 GMT
From: Sak Wathanasin <[e-mail]>
Subject: 128 Mac - Did you buy one?

In Info-mac digests vol 12 no 17, Graham Allsopp
<[e-mail]> writes:

> Just a casual query: How much did a 128 Mac originally cost ?

I remember writing a cheque (or even a check) for US$2300 and something
for the "100 day" special package of Mac and ImageWriter. I also
remember upgrading to a 512K Mac and wondering how I would use all
that memory (:-).

Sak Wathanasin
Network Analysis Limited
178 Wainbody Ave South, Coventry CV3 6BX, UK

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 20:49:19 -0600
From: Bienvenu Jay  <[e-mail]>
Subject: [R] INIT icons running off the screen

IUd like to give my 2c on how to solve this problem.

I personally use Symbionts.  Not only does Symbionts arrange icons into neat
rows regardless of whatever display mechanism the extension use, it also can
display the name of the extension (below the extension and/or in the menubar)
and how much memory it uses.  Once all extensions are loaded, Symbionts can
display the total memory used.  PLUS, the accompanying control panel includes
a simple extension manager.

(One small problem: the control panel changes the Symbionts INIT to type
`scri` so that it will load first.  Thsi will prevent Symantec Anti-virus`s
control panel from starting up first and thus loading.)

                    -- Jay

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 94 22:58:33 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Christopher L. Ursich)
Subject: Additional Memory kills network printing?

You remember my problem with programs crashing since
I upgraded to 24 megs of RAM?  Could the same thing
cause me to not be able to print to a network printer?
I use the LaserWriter driver, and PrintMonitor tells
me that due to a communication error, the file could
not be printed.  However, if I go to my friend's IIci
and mount my hard drive onto his computer and open
the documents AppleShare-wise, I have no problems
printing.

Any comments other than "Yeah, man, you're up a creek."?

Thanks again,
(I know you're probably sick of me already :)

Chris Ursich
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 13:08:33 -0800 (PST)
From: John Thoo <[e-mail]>
Subject: adjusting frame speed of QT movie (Q)

I can create an animated graph in Maple V Release 2 and save it as a QT
movie.  The problem is that the animation often plays much too fast for
my liking, and MVR2 doesn't provide a means to specify saving the movie
at 4 fps, say.  Is there any way to set the rate at which a QT movie
plays using tools that are commonly available, e.g. ResEdit or
MoviePlayer or some such?  Thanks.

(BTW, Theorist allows one to specify the rate---from 1/2 fps to 8(?)
fps---at which a QT movie of an animation should be saved.  Very nice.)

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

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 11:37:29 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Malcolm Bebb)
Subject: Amiga disks on a Mac (A)

>
In Info-Mac Digest V12 #18, Fergus Sullivan (ITL Temp) <[e-mail]>
asks:
>
>Is there any utility that will allow me to read Amiga floppy disks on a
>Mac--or, for that matter on a PC?  Failing that, is there any Amiga
>utility that will allow them to handle  Mac floppies?

You can use PC format. There are a choice of Mac applications to read PC
disks, including AFE at a pinch.

On the Amiga "Cross-DOS" is a good bet. It is available as an extra for
Workbench versions prior to 3.0 (commercial, I think) and is built in to
Workbench 3. There are others, try an Amiga group for info.

Make sure you format double density (DD) not high density - the Amiga
probably won't be able to read HD.

Since you can get the files on to a Mac, you won't need to get them on to a
PC <g>.



Malcolm     [e-mail]  (Usual disclaimers apply)
       [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 03 Feb 94 00:09:49 CST
From: Mack Willingham <[e-mail]>
Subject: Another Simm question

This may be a gaq, but was not in the my last faq list:  Is there a way
to look at a 72-pin simm and tell if it is a composite ot non composite
simm?

Mack

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 94 15:42:13 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Karl Pottie)
Subject: Apple 12" B&W monitor

At the University Hospitals of Leuven, Belgium, we're having a lot of
trouble with the Apple 12" B&W monitors. We have an unusual high number of
break-downs. In total we have 97 B&W monitors, 20 of which have failed over
the past year. Most of the failed monitors needed a motherboard
replacement.

The warranty on most of these monitors is running to an end, and repairing
a monitor costs almost as much as buying a new one.

Apple is denying there is anything substantially wrong with the B&W monitor.

Is there anybody out there who also has an unusual number of breakdowns with
the
Apple 12" B&W monitors ? If so, I'd like to hear from you !! Please e-mail
me directly and I will summarise for the net.

[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 22:26:01 -0600
From: (Pete Chane) <[e-mail]>
Subject: AppleScript support in apps

Is there an easy way to tell if an app is supported by AppleScript and to
what extent - recordable, scriptable, etc?  ResEdit and other methods
welcome.

Thanks

PETER CHANE
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Home of the 1994 Rose Bowl Champions.

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 94 16:27:01 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Christopher L. Ursich)
Subject: Apple Stupidity

JEFFREY, more correct you cannot be!

*** FLAME ON ***

My name is Chris Ursich and I have had more problems
with my Duo 230 than anyone has ever had with a Mac
to my knowlege.

One thing is abundantly clear to me:  Although the
salespeople and demonstrators who work for Apple are
usually pretty knowledgeable, the "SERVICE" people
at Apple are S.T.U.P.I.D. --Stupid!

I have written a seven-page letter to Apple Computer
recently detailing the LEMON I purchased, and the
BUNGLING Apple reps on the SOS-APPL line.  I will
give you ONE example of how ridiculous their service is:
When they FINALLY *condescended* to *allow* me to send
it in for repair, (as opposed to their usual "Take-out
the-battery-and-reset-the-pram) they said they would
send a shipment-box to Micro Center where my powerbook
was. A couple of days later, I investigated to find that
the box was sent to Micro Center's store in Columbus
when I live in *Cleveland*.  So they dispatched a second
box to Micro Center.  Again a few days pass--no box.
To this day, no one knows where that box is.  So they
dispatched a *third* box (This is now over a week since
I called in the repair, and my powerbook was still sitting
at MicroCenter.)  That box finally arrived because I
gave the Apple rep the address MYSELF.  Also, *that* much
wouldn't even have been done without my persistent nagging.  I had
to call Apple *every day* to make sure they weren't
screwing up, and every day it was a new story.

** My advice to anyone who calls Apple's tech support. **

1) Before you call, (or while you're waiting on hold for
sixty hours), remove the battery of your powerbook to
reset the power manager.  Also, try zapping PRAM and/or
rebuilding the desktop.  This prevents them from saying
things like "Oh, just take out your battery for 10 mins and if it
doesn't work then, then call back."

2) Explain the problem as YOU see it.  Tell them what YOU
think the problem is.  If you have one single piece of
non-Apple hardware or software in your Mac, then it is
automatically that pieces' fault that something went wrong.
Apple WILL NEVER ADMIT that something that *they* made would
ever malfunction.  Be prepared for this, and don't let
them talk you out of what you know is true, especially
if you are a seasoned SOS-APPL caller like myself.

3) ALWAYS take notes while you are on the phone with
the rep.  Take down his/her name (Make them spell it if
you have to.), note the date and time, etc.  Write
down what the rep says so that you can use it in the
letter of complaint you will probably write and also
if you have a recurrent problem.  You then have EVIDENCE
(and that is SOoooo important) that the problem was not
solved.  Each case of trouble is given a codenumber, called
the "reference number."
ALWAYS record the reference number and ASK FOR IT if
they don't tell you.

4) Be insistent if you must.  If they try to give you
the run-around, do not hesitate to ask to speak to their
supervisor.  Have your previous notes with you so that
you can reference them.

5) For persistent problems, insist that the rep take note
that you want this covered by out-of-warranty repair
because the problem keeps returning/never goes away and
you don't want to be stuck paying the bills for a problem
which should have been fixed long before your warranty
ran out.

Remember, you made a big investment in your computer and
you deserve to have it serviced when it is under warranty.
Don't get pushed around.  You are the customer and insist
upon being treated like one.  Have your facts in front of
you.  In fact, I suggest writing problems on paper as
they occur so that you will know exactly the situation.
Sometimes they ask you a question like "Well do your system
crashes usually occur when you are running such&such?"
Well after months of crashes, who can remember?  Always
write them down.  Most importantly, remember that you
are responsible for keeping information--it is your
most powerful tool.

Currently I am awaiting a response to my letter to Apple.
I received two phone calls from someone from Apple, but I
wasn't at home and they don't try to call me at school.
The person said they were calling about my *monitor*.
There is nothing wrong with my *monitor*!  It's my
*PowerBook* that's screwed up! Aye!
I am still having problems with my 20-meg memory upgrade
including 32-bit addressing, and now PowerBook Duo Enabler
1.0 is crashing my Mac every once in a while.

I don't mean to imply that all the people at Apple service
are there to trick you or direct you down blind alleys.
I am sure that that is not the case.  However, in my unfortunate
experience, that has been my feeling about many.  Remember:  When dealing
with companies (ESPECIALLY APPLE) it is "Caveat llamador"
--caller beware.  If all else fails, write a letter and send
it all the way up and down the chain of command. Someone
will have to respond then.

Chris Ursich
"I will not equivocate; I will not back down;
 I will not retreat a single inch, and I WILL BE HEARD."
--William Lloyd Garrison, "The Liberator" c1861.

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Date: Thu, 03 Feb 94 03:02:46 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [e-mail] (Arinbjorn Bjornsson)

Subject: Medical Software

I don't know if this company will have everything you want, but they do have
an extensive selection of medical software, CD-ROM based and otherwise for
Macs, Windows, and DOS.

Alpha Media
1245 16th Street, Suite 100
Santa Monica, CA 90404-1239
USA

Phone: [phone]

Call or write for their catalog.

[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 11:47:33 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Kee Nethery [phone])
Subject: Async Appletalk on a Centris 650 (A :-)

>I'm wondering if anyone can help me out with a problem I've been having with
>Async Appletalk. ... however, when I try to run the program, I get a "Type 1
>error" message and then my computer (Centris 650) revolts and ... Might this
>be because I'm using a Centris 650?  Does anyone know anything about Async
>Appletalk?

Wow, someone is still using AsyncAT! Amazing. Yes, I'd say that it might be
due to the Centris 650. Your have two possible options. Maybe Dartmouth
University has a newer version, maybe not. The other option is to switch to
a more up-to-date scheme such as ARAP or SLIP or PPP. It's been years since
I've heard that oldie mentioned.

Kee Nethery

____________________________________________________________
Kee Nethery, Kagi Engineering, [phone], [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 19:54:03 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Vinko Tsui [phone])
Subject: Autodoubler (R)

    [e-mail] writes:

>I know I have asked about compression programs before.  I just wondered if
>there is any reason to buy DiskDoubler or CopyDoubler if I am buying
>Autodoubler?
>Is the compression rate any higher with DiskDoubler or CopyDoubler?
>Do I save more disk space than with  Autodoubler alone?
>
Let first explain the difference between the three product you mentioned
from Fith Generation (Symantec). DiskDoubler is a file compression utility
similar to Compact Pro and StuffIt. It is not intended to be a background
compression utility that runs all the time looking for files and
application to compress. That's what AutoDoubler is for. When you buy
AutoDoubler you will get an old copy of CopyDoubler. You can then have the
option to upgrade to the newer stand alone version. I find that CopuDoubler
one of the best utility I've ever used. Its purpose is to speed up the
copying (almost doubles) and trashing (feels like triples) of files. After
using CopyDoubler, I don't think I can live without it any more. So with
the purpose of these utilities outlined above, you can see that the answers
to your questions are relative. It all depends on whether you already use a
file compression utility to compress files for archiving and/or
transmitting. If you do then don't bother getting DiskDoubler.


>Are DiskDoubler's and CopyDoubler's space still more than a MB on the hard
>drive after compression?
>
I don't understand you question.


>BTW other than MS Word, what other bugs has anyone encountered using the above
>products?
>Is there anything faster than Autodoubler that still works in the background
>and is non-driver level compression?
>I have a Mac LC with 10 MB or RAM and a 40 MB hard disk if that makes any
>difference in the above answers.

The one other applicaiton that I know of which don't like AutoDoubler or
any other similar type utility is Jasik Design's "The Debugger" and Control
Panel "ClickChange".

I hope this helps!

-- Vinko

Vinko Enterprises, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 01 Feb 94 19:02:20 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Autodoubler problems (C)

>Help!!!  I have Auto-doubler by Fifth Generation (Symantec?) which works
>reasonably well on my PLI Infinity 40 Turbo drive.  However, it doesn't
>want to compress files on my IIfx hard drive.  I assumed it was in Init
>conflict so I turned most of them off with Extension Manager.  Still, no
>stuffing.  As a last resort I called the 800 number and I got a large
>"I dunno!"  They suggested downloading the latest version 2.03, though
>it had no improvement. I have 897 files (packrats unite) waiting to be
>compressed.

Vinko is right. Not quite enough information. I doubt you got "a large
I dunno" from those folks. I've never known them to be that useless for
questions that were even reasonably well posed. No offense.

That said, the last AutoDoubler bug I know about arose on a IIfx. A
friend of ours had a file that caused AD to go plunk and turn itself off.
It'd scan a disk and happily scrunch files until it ran across that one,
then bang. The AD control panel afterwards showed that drive unchecked.
As in "I ain't touching that sucker." It wasn't a IIfx problem. AD did
the same thing when I put the file on my IIci and installed AD for the
sole purpose of seeing what'd happen (Our copy of AD is on Leslye's
machine. I don't have any use for it). We sent the file on floppy to
Salient, and it resulted in what I call the Joyce Johnstone Memorial
version of AD a week later. It was a particularly subtle bug, and the
folk at Salient needed that particular file to get a symptom with which
to work.

The finest computer jocks in the world can't do beans to fix a problem
if they can't see it. And the worst wouldn't recognize a problem if it
stepped up and introduced itself. The AD folk (Symantec, nee Salient) are
in my opinion among the best. If you go the extra yard and nail down the
problem, they'll go the extra mile and find a solution. Fast.

If you're not wild about helping the helpers, do what my wife does with
her Triumph TR/7. She takes it to our mad Hungarian mechanic who speaks
her language. Is broke. When'll it be ready? When is fix. Just put your
computer in a box, send it to Symantec, and tell them "Is broke. Send it
back when is fix."

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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Date: Thu,  3 Feb 94 08:36:38 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Steve Davidson)
Subject: Battery life of a PowerBook Duo 270c (Q)

Next week, I will be buying a Duo (but not a Dock).  It will either be
a 250 or a 270c.  The 270c has a math coprocessor (FPU) that the 250
lacks (and I need).  However, reduced battery life of the 270c may
make it impractical for me.

Apple claims "2 to 4 hours on a single charge" (vs. "2.5 to 6 hours"
for the 250).  My question to the net:
   "What battery life do real people doing real work get with the Duo 270c?"

My purchasing decision hinges on your reply.  Thank you.

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Date: Wed, 02 Feb 1994 15:09:07 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Boot Block Fix???

Hello out there,

Anyone know of shareware or freeware that will correct my boot block problem.

I am unable to  rebuild the desktop on my classic...I get an error message
& Bomb ...."Address error"

............................................

Public Utilities (Demo) says "An error was found on the boot blocks.
The boot blocks on this disk are unrecognizable. You will not be able to
startup from this disk.  Do you want to Fix this?"

I Select "Fix"  It says "Can't Fix"  (sounds like a conversation with
my mother in law)   And yes...I... CAN... boot up from this disk.

.............................................

Norton Utilities says Boot blocks OK.
.............................................

Any ideas....Thanks



Mark Smith      [e-mail]
        FSMITHM@CERAMICS

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Date: Thu, 03 Feb 1994 10:31:24 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: C650 hard drive problem - help!

I've been having a problem with my 650's hard drive lately and can't figure out
what is going on.  First off, my set up is: Centris 650 8/80, 1 meg VRAM,
Tsunami 240 meg external hard drive, Apple CD 300 CD-ROM drive.

Problem:  My internal 80 meg hard drive will sometimes just stop spinning.
I've restarted with inits off (holding shift key), reformatted the drive, and
reinstalled the system software.  Nothing seems to work.  Here is an example of
what happens.  Last night, after doing all of the above, I decide to defragment
the internal drive.  Everything was going merrily along, then all of a sudden,
the drive just stops.  No warning, no nothing.  My system folder is on this
disk, so it has the effect of freezing the Mac and I have to hit the reset
button to get things back, at which time the drive works fine (for a while).  I
am about ready to take this thing into the repair shop, but wanted to see if
anyone has had this sort of problem before I do.

Any input would be appreciated.

Butch Weber

From: WEBER MARLIN                  (MCDEV1::QC03525)

To:   VMS MAIL ADDRESSEE            (IN::"[e-mail]")
cc:   WEBER MARLIN                  (INDYVM1::QC03525)

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 08:54:21 +0800 (WST)
From: Tony Barr <[e-mail]>
Subject: Canvas Updater (Q)

Hello All

I've got hold of the Canvas Updater 3.5.1 and I am trying to update my
copy of Canvas 3.5.  Are there any instructions on how to do it.  I've
updated my old version and a newly installed version and each time, Canvas
goes through the startup process and then hangs (& screech-beeps) at the
end of this process.  Is the Updater meant to work on the master disks?
Has anyone managed to update canvas using the Updater?

I have a Centris 660AV using System Enabler (088) 1.1 and system 7.1.

Thanks for any help

Tony

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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 1994 10:19:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Veenker <[e-mail]>
Subject: Cheap CD-ROM

I've been thinking about buying one of those older single-speed CD-ROM
drives. I know they're slow, but are there any incompatibilities? Do any
programs *REQUIRE* a double-speed drive? What effect will having a slow
drive have on animation, etc.? What about those CD-ROM caching programs I
see around?

Brian Veenker

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Date: Tue, 01 Feb 94 19:26:50 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <[e-mail]>
Subject: DeskPict replacement (A)

DeskPict has gone commercial. I forget which utility package it is now
a part of. Oh right. Some University of Virginia yuppie is going to tell
me not to end a sentence with a preposition. OK. I forget which utility
package it is now part of, a--hole. But I digress.

For a freeware equivalent to DeskPict that is marvelously stable under
System 7 and the new machines, nothing beats the "ZMac Exclusive" (It
may not be posted, but it may be shared) BackSplash. IMHO. When it came
out last year, I freely shared it with individuals who asked for a copy.
I renew my offer for those of you who missed last year's.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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Date: 01 Feb 1994 17:38:09 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail] (Prof. Dwight K. Lemke)
Subject: Deskwrite 550 C with postscript

[e-mail] said:

>The HP deskwriter 550 C can be had with postscript for ~$1000

I saw an add in last week's NY Times fro JR's Music World for the printer AND
postscript package for $500.


|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>| Dwight K. Lemke <[e-mail]>
|<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 19:22:39 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Vinko Tsui [phone])
Subject: Disappearing Icons (R)

TIA,

>...I came back to it, and the mac was shut down. I restarted
>it, and all icons were generic including the documents. I no
>longer am able to double click the document. I've done everything
>I could do get the icons back. I zapped the ram, deleted the
>desktop installed new system software. Nothing. Finally. I
>deleted my entire hard drive. All the icons worked. Just as I
>finished up. I used Techtool to delete my desktop file, and then
>

Why are you using "Techtool" to delete the desktop file? The Desktop file
contains the mapping of file types and their icons.

>I used filetyper to set a namelock on my hard drive. I used a
>defragmentation programme to clean up my hard drive. I rebooted -
>everything went well, the desktop was rebuilding but the icons
>disappeared again. I'm doing something wrong. It's not the
>desktop file although I know for sure that it's not being rebuild
>properly. I am not sure if it is the finder, I've tried
>reinstalling system software.  Oh, there's one thing I forgot to
>mention. When I rebuild my desktop with system 6, commandxo, the
>icons come back. But as soon as I go back to system 7 either with
>disk tools or my hd, the icons disappear again. There's something
>wrong. I'm either doing something wrong or there's a bug in
>system 7.
>

Do you have copies of all the applications which created the files on your
hard disk? If so after you have executed each of the respective application
the corresponding icons should reappear. If you do not have the application
on your drive then the icons will never come back.

BTW: there are only a few situations where you have to Zap the PRAM, doing
so will cause you to have to reset the desktop pattern, location of your
Mac, sound level, mouse settings, etc.

I hope this helps!

-- Vinko

Vinko Enterprises, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, [e-mail]

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Date: Thu,  3 Feb 1994  9:02:39 UTC+0100
From: "Pedro J. Martinez Ovejas" <[e-mail]>
Subject: does Writenow 3.0 a file's Killer?

Hey, greetings from Spain

Recently I have had some bad experiencies with Writenow 3.0.

Through last weeks some documents (1 chapter of a thesis, 2 articles, 1
curriculum, etc) of this application were impossible to open.
The reasons were one time "an unexpected error occ......" (typically) othe than
the file was corrupted and other the application "was obsolete for this file".
Anyway we loose everyone.

Have you had some similar experiency? do you know some repairing procedure?

PS: all of this happened in different Macs, and neither reinstalling nor NOrton
tools, Mactools, XXXXtools were able to repair the files.


Thanks in advance
                Pedro

                [e-mail]
                [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 94 09:24:57 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: emacs/Textures

Does anyone know how to set the new Mac version of emacs as the default
editor in BlueSky's Textures? I tried searching the documentation, but got
nowhere.
Thanks for any help. Please email me directly.

Susan J. Luckel
Computer Systems Consultant
Brown University
Division of Biology and Medicine
Box G-A317
Providence, RI 02912
[phone]

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 17:09:25 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Daniel C. Clark)
Subject: Energy Star

Netfolk,
Many thanks to all of you who replied to my post concerning the differences
between a Quadra 605 and an LC 475.  They are, in fact, nearly identical,
and last week we took delivery of a brand new baby LC 475 with the Apple
Color plus 14" monitor.

So far it has been a wonderful machine, zipping along at a speed that makes
my IIci at work seem pokey.  However, I have a question about its Energy
Star rating.  I remember some discussion a while back about technically
what this does, i.e. slows the processor down after periods of inactivity,
etc, but since no mention is made of it in the manual, what's this mean in
practice, besides making us buzzword-compliant?  I'd love to set it up so
that it could be left on most all the time and when my spouse or daughter
wanted to use it they could just hit a key and be back where they left off.

I had a copy of the monitor energy saver, but the installer wouldn't even
let me put it on (I know, it can be forced).  Any suggestions would be
welcomed, in addition to an explanation of what the energy star specs are.

Thanks,



Dan Clark - [e-mail]
Naval Research Lab, Code 8211, Wash DC 202-767-6414

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Date: Tue, 01 Feb 94 20:34:43 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <[e-mail]>
Subject: ethernet for Quadra 610 and MacIIcx (A)

On Tue, 1 Feb, Li-Hsiang Tu wrote

>I want to connect a MacIIx to a Quadra 610 using ethernet.  Any comment
>or advice on what ethernet card that I should buy for the MacIIx?  Do I
>need an adapter for Quadra 610 to connect the wire?  What kind of wire
>should I buy?

Last year I was looking for a similar solution for our home netlet. Jon
Pugh pointed me to "thin" ethernet. Unlike 10baseT, you don't need to buy
a hub. I don't know anyone who has tried Farallon's hubless 10baseT toy,
so I can't comment on it. You do have to buy a nubus card for the IIx. A
lot of vendors provide cards that are plug compatible with Apple's, so
go on price. I got the Focus cards. Some of y'all may recall the thread
of last year when I irrigated on Focus, and Focus yelled "Foul," and I
proved their installation disk sucked toads because some yummie renamed
it and "install" was looking for a disk with another name. But that is
another matter. With that exception, Focus is pretty good. I've dealt
with them since to good advantage. I'm digressing again, aren't I?

OK, you have a nubus card in the IIx. You also need a T-connector and
a terminator. You might think you could just plug the coax wire into
the card. I just tried that. Killed my network. Nope. Put the base of
the T into the card, put the terminator on one arm of the T, and put the
cable into the other arm. No, I've no idea.

On the Quadra side, you need a transceiver to convert from the utterly
non-standard AAUI (Friendlynet) connector to anything. If you get one
that is not self-terminating (Focus is the only outfit I know that sells
self-terminating transceivers), you need another terminator. Put the
terminator on one side of the transceiver's "T" and connect the other
side to the coax cable.

Did you get that? One nubus card, one T-connector, two terminators, one
AAUI transceiver, and one coax cable of suitable length. $250 or so.

If you're interested, I can maybe save you a few bucks. Our ethernetlet
originally included Leslye's goosed Mac II, which is ready to go out the
door since arrival of her Q650. Focus 64K nubus card and a bit of wire
and connectors are on the block. We could maybe make a deal. No. I don't
have any spare transceivers.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 16:24:02 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Ron Beloin)
Subject: ethernet for Quadra 610 and MacIIx(R)

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail]
(Li-Hsiang Tu) writes
> Subject: ethernet for Quadra 610 and MacIIx(Q)
>
> I want to connect a MacIIx to a Quadra 610 using ethernet.  Any comment or
> advise on what ethernet card that I should buy for the MacIIx?  Do I need
> an adapter for Quadra 610 to connect the wire?  What kind of wire should I
> buy?
If these are the only machines on the network, i.e., a network of two, then
there are
two basic approaches. Either way, you need a nubus ethernet card and a
transceiver and
some cable (total cost roughly $300).
1) use coax cable ('thin net wiring'). The nubus card and the transceiver
must have
   thinnet connectors. You'll need coax cable and (I think) two
T-connectors and two
   terminators. Lots of companies, Asante for example, sell these parts.
2) use the new daisy-chainable 10-base-T (UTP, or unsheilded twisted pair)
cards and
   transceivers, which are self terminating. We have been happy with Farallon's
   Etherwave products. If the machines are close to each other, the cable
supplied
   by Farallon will be all you need.
Option 2 may cost a bit more, but is a simpler setup. If you have a long
cable run,
you may need the coax. I don't know the distance limitations of these options.
Either way, your network is expandable.

Ron Beloin ([e-mail])
Boyce Thompson Inst. for Plant Research
Ithaca, NY 14853

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Date: Wed, 02 Feb 94 02:13:45 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Experience with Mercury 68030 Accelerator for SE/Plus

Hello,
    I was wondeirng if any info-mac reader have had experience with this
accelerator, being advertised in MacWeek (Jan 24, 94, p.64) If it does even
half
of what the ad claims, the $99 price would be a bargain.
    Thanks in advance.

Bilal A. Bhutta
---
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 13:52:28 -0600 (CST)
From: [e-mail] (Rick Russell)
Subject: FDHD replacement for Mac IIfx?

My Mac IIfx's floppy drive has just given up the ghost, completely.  I
don't think it's dust, or contamination, or anything easy to fix, and
it's beginning to look like replacement is the only real option.

So my question is: what are my replacement options?

I checked the local academic computer store, and their base
replacement cost is $239 + $30 installation fee. $269 + local sales
tax seems like a lot to spend for a little old disk drive.

Careful examination of MacUser suggests that there are a few more
options.

There's an Applied Engineering 1.44Meg drive for ~$200, but as far as
I can tell that's only an external device. Of course, the IIfx has no
external FD port.

Various sources advertise used, refurbished and warranted
replacements for as low as $225. Any opinions?

There's obviously the option for floptical upgrade for ~$400.

Anyone have anything to add, or any experiences they would like to
relate? Prices, names and numbers would be helpful.

If I get some good replies, I certainly will compile them into a
summary posting for the net, possibly for submission to info-mac.

Thanks!

Rick Russell ** [e-mail] ** Cobalt on IRC

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 94 20:24:13 PST
From: [e-mail] (Gary Noack)
Subject: First Class and Ethernet

Hi all,

I sent the following message to the Mac-Managers Mail list in
search of some assistance. Although I received several replies, I
need to hear from people who have experience using some of these
products!

>I am running a First Class Server on my Ethernet network and have
>the need to make more incoming lines available for remote
>connections. Unfortunately, the SE/30 that is acting as the server
>(And no, there is no Nubus alternative for the Server) has only the
>one useable serial port and this is already in use!
>
>Can anyone offer constructive comments on any of the following
>possible solutions:
>
>1. Use of the serial ports of other machines on the network - I
>imagine that this is a software only solution.
>
>2. Some sort of multiple serial port solution that can be used with
>an SE/30.
>
>3. Network modems - Must be 10base2 (Thin coax) Ethernet compatible.
>
>4. Some sort of Network Serial server device - Must be 10base2
>(Thin coax) Ethernet compatible.
>
>5. A solution that makes the printer port available for another
>modem even though AppleTalk is on.
>
>Of particular interest is cost, compatability with Systm 7.x,
>compatability with 040 based machines, and a pointer on where to
>contact someone who can sell me this thing! (They're not so flash
>on range down here in Aust!)

Options 1 and 2 are most prefered! (But any help will be of great
assistance so don't hold back!) I'll summarise if I get some
worthwhile answers - by any means!

Thanks in advance,
Gary Noack
([e-mail])

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Date: Wed, 02 Feb 94 13:56:17 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Free Managing Your Money 5.0 (1 copy)

Is anyone interested in a FREE copy of Managing Your Money 5.0? I have a copy
that I bought as part of a bundle with TaxCut last year and I never use it.
If you are interested, just send me an email message (include your name and
snail-mail address).

I will decide who to send it to based on either 1) first-come-first-served OR
2) the best story of why you want it. The package includes the original box,
disk, and all documentation.

Sorry, but I won't be responding to everyone who emails me, only the person I
will be sending it to.

Tom Burris

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 94 19:03 CDT
From: [e-mail] (Eduardo Millar)
Subject: ftp-mail server

Do you have ftp-mail server? If so that, could you send me information
about thit?..

Eduardo Millar C.

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

Date: Wed, 02 Feb 94 11:58:19 EST
From: Denis Gauthier <[e-mail]>
Subject: Geoport & Sound (Q)

Hi info-mac readers

I have a centris 660AV and a Geoport

WHY , if i use the geoport , I cannot use the sound input device
(example : speech recognition in the same time that communicating
with ARA ?)

Is there a hardware imcompatibility or it's software design ??

Please open my light

Denis Gauthier
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 23:12:19 +0500
From: [e-mail] (2d Lt Avram Dorfman)
Subject: Has anyone carked and LCIII's clock? (Q)

Please respond directly, will post summary:

For those of you who missed it, there is an extensive article in MacWorld about
changing the clock chip in your Mac to make it faster. The general conclusion
was that if you are careful, there is no risk to your computer, as long as you
can put the original speed clock back in, as a last resort (oh, and the small
fact that your warranty will mean as much as the Geneva Convention if you
try).
This is not my opinion - I got it straight from the article. The biggest risk
is that of your time because it might not work (or not work well).

My question is: Has anyone tried this trick with an LC III? Does anyone know
of any reason why it isn't possible? Does anyone even know where the LC III's
clock is? I couldn't find anything in mine that resembled the clock chips
shown in the article.

Thanks,

-Avram Dorfman ([e-mail])

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 94 13:55 EST
From: [e-mail] (Pat Guide)
Subject: HD Stiction

Someone Please Help,

I've got an Ehman Hard Drive that has had a stiction problem for some time.

Could someone please tell me how to do it myself rather than sending it in.

Thank you.



Patrick Guide
Research Specialist
Center for Aviation/Aerospace Research (CAAR)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FL  32114-3900
[phone]

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 16:33:51 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: HELP! Weird PowerBook problem

Dear fellow netters,

since a few weeks my faithful PowerBook 170 has the following behavior.
When I turn it on or wake it up, about half the time the screem image is
fluttering all over the place. I give the machine a good shake, and lo!
Everything is peachy.
(Sounds like some connector or cable is hanging loose or has a bad joint?)
A behavior that seems to be related: occasionally the hard drive, asleep or
awake, gives a short clank like when spinning up and... the Mac freezes.
Both problems occur regardless of any INITs being loaded. Hardware
configuration? PB170 with 8 MB RAM, Global Village PowerPort Silver, and
160 MB Quantum GoDrive. Anybody ever run into similar tzuris? MTIA for any
comments!

Jan M.L.Martin, Ph.D.
[e-mail]

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

Date: Thu, 03 Feb 1994 10:31:58 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Help locating appl & font

Hello,

I am usually a lurker and rarely ask for your help.  So please indulge
me with 2 mundane questions if you will.

1) Are their any other fonts beside Monaco & Courier that will retain
    original text formatting after downloading and conversion to a
    Word Processing Doc.?  (any on sumex?)

2) Is there any sumex share/freeware that will replace the "Find File" DA
    on System 6.0.8?  Find Pro III works great on my Sys. 7 box at work,
    but I would like to locate an enhanced File Finder
    for my Classic on Sys 6.

Thanks friends for any assistance you can give.  Please feel free to email a
reply.  Thanks Again.


MARK SMITH

[e-mail] - INTERNET
Fsmithm@Ceramics - BITNET

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

Date: Thu, 3 Feb 1994 16:03:59 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Eric Hoffmann)
Subject: HP FTP site for drivers

I just saw this small announcement in comp.sys.mac.hardware and thought
that it deserved wider distribution.

"Hewlett-Packard is now (as of 2-1-94) offering an official anonymous
ftp site that contains the latest drivers and information for HP
printers and scanners.  It's located at: ftp-boi.external.hp.com *or*
(192.6.71.2)."

---

This is welcome news!

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

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 94 15:16:42 PDT
From: Nelson Byrne <[e-mail]>
Subject: HP printer + 660 = S L O W???

IUm having trouble with my HP DW 550C; perhaps someone out there will know what
to
do. I recently upgraded my C610 to a 660AV and since then the printer
misbehaves
if VM is on. IUve spent hours on the phone with HP tech support - they claim
there
is no problem because itUs not in their database (RYouUre the only one who
reports
thisS) and suggest I call Apple. Hmmm.

HereUs where itUs at: with VM enabled the printer makes a few passes over the
paper (many fewer than a full bufferload), then abandons the effort, goes to
the
right corner and blows its nose, shivers a little, waits, then repeats. It
takes
hours to print a page.

With the 610, VM was no problem. With the 660, VM makes the printer unusable.
Why?

Please help if you can. Thanks in advance.

>>>>>[e-mail]
     Nelson Byrne
     SAIC  LOC#001/MS#C2
     10260 Campus Point Drive
     Sandy Eggo, CA 92121
>>>>>[phone]

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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 19:33:09 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Vinko Tsui [phone])
Subject: INIT icon running off screen (R)

Jim,

>I have so many extensions, etc. that the icons form two rows
>across the bottom of the screen. The problem is that the bottom
>row icons run right off the screen before continuing on the top
>row. What is causing this? And, how can I fix it?

You are correct to assume that this is not normal. Do you know which Init
(Extension) was loading that display its icon off screen? Do you know how
many icons were display off the screen? How do you know that icons are
displayed off the screen? Is half an icon showing? Are you using any sort
of utility that will show Extension icons that are normally invisible? Are
you using any utility that forces Extension icons to be displayed in a row
formation?

As you can see there are some questions that need answered before I can
even attempt to help. Hopefully the questions will spark some ideas for
you.

Let me know if I can be of help!

-- Vinko

Vinko Enterprises, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, [e-mail]

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

Date: 2 Feb 1994 01:56:28 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Paolo Pizzi)
Subject: Internet providers 'Mac-aware' in Europe? (q)

>Are there any Internet providers (that is: entities selling use
>of their computers to access Internet services) here in Italy or at
>least in Europe, that are Mac-aware so to give the users software and
>assistance to get the Mac interface working while connecting to Internet?
>In alternative: are there at least plain Internet providers (entities
>that sell access to Internet services without a special eye onto Mac
>users) here in Europe, and particularly in Italy?
>Many thanks; and more, if you CC: your answer directly to me
>Maurizio.

>Maurizio Lana - CISI - Universita` di Torino - Italia
>e-mail [e-mail].


I don't know about providers in Europe, but all the software you need,
included MacTCP v.2.02 (available from Apple at $59.95), for a SLIP/Mac
TCP connection comes with a great book entitled "Internet Starter Kit
for Macintosh" by A.Engst (published by Hayden books.) Here in the US
the price is $29.95 and it's available everywhere. I don't know if
you can find it in Europe but you might as well get someone buy it for
you here and send it over.

Ciao.

P.

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

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 23:23:27 -0500
From: "James R. Chard" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Interslip and Fetch

I have version 1.0fc3 of Interslip and version 2.1.1 of Fetch.
Both seem to be giving me problems on my Mac.  Fetch freezes
and locks up the Mac.  Interslip connects to my service
provider but doesn't seem to be "aware" of it and highlights
the Connect button again.

Any help would be appreciated
Jim Chard

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

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 20:30:27 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: Investment portfolio analysis & market simulation programs ?

One of our professors is currently teaching his students the intricacies of the
stock market and would like to be able to simulate the stock market in order to
analyze different investment portfolios' behavior and returns.

Is there any program available to do this, preferably PD or Shareware ?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

Juan

---
Juan M. Courcoul                          Net: [e-mail]
Tech. Supp. / Queretaro Campus                 [e-mail]
Monterrey Institute of Technology   Voice/Fax: [phone]

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

Date: Thu, 3 Feb 94 07:57:43 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Lars Bertelsen)
Subject: IPX and the Mac

IPX for the Mac seems to be a fact now. Novell has released a developers
kit for people wanting to do programs that use the IPX protocol directly.
This of course should allow a Mac to participate in a Novell network on
equal terms with DOS-PC's. Today you have to set up the server particularly
for the Macs. This scheme is restricticng the access of the Macs and there
is a definite speed difference too.

Now, would anybody out there know of any ongoing work, or maybe be inspired
to start something? What I personally dream of is a plug-in module like the
EtherTAlk extensions that would allow a Mac user to enter the Network cdev,
choose IPX and then, usig the chooser and either ApplseShare (that would be
elegant!) or a workalike, getting in direct contact with the Novell servers
on the net.
Possible?

Lars Bertelsen

[e-mail]
Lars Bertelsen
Gartnervang 29 Roskilde, DK

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

Date: Thu, 3 Feb 94 11:23:29 CET
From: Carlo Viviani <[e-mail]>
Subject: LCIII floppy problem

Hi netters,

I have a BIG problem: I got an LCIII 8/160 FPU, and the floppy drive seems
not to work anymore! When I insert a floppy, it asks to format it, then
initialization fails and the floppy remains in, without showing its icon
on
the Desktop. I tried almost anything, also ran MacCheck, without results!
(already zapped the PRAM, ran Norton Utils, Disk First Aid, no results)...

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!!

Carlo Viviani
<[e-mail]>

PS Answer to my mailbox, please, as I don't read digests regularly!

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

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 18:48:19 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Matt X. Herbison)
Subject: Looking for text processor...

Hi.  I am in need of a program that can open (or just look inside of) short
text documents in order to find a word.  When it finds that word, it has to
alert me with a sound.  If it doesn't find the word, nothing happens.  I
know this is a pretty specific request, but if anyone has any info, please
email me.  Thanks.

-Matt X. Herbison                       -Penn State University
[e-mail]                         -Apple Student Representative

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

Date: Thu,  3 Feb 1994 10:01:45 UTC+0100
From: "Pedro J. Martinez Ovejas" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mac-DEC connectivity

hello.

We have a VAXSTATION 4000 model 60 with a b/w VR319 monitor (19 inches).

We use it in order to make some calculations related with physics problems.

In fact we usually work  with it from our macs or PC through some emulation
app.
So the monitor of the station is turn off most of time. We would like to
connect
the monitor (19 inches) to some of our PC or Macs, in order to do it we collect
the Centris/quadra 800 video report from DALE ADAMS (designer of the video
hardware of those ma
cs machines) but we do not know if it is possible.

In principle I have a Mac LC 10Mb RAM/512 K VRAM on my desk and I would like to
connect with the 19 inches monitor.

Do you know if the monitor is NTSC or PAL or SECAM or whatever?

It is possible to connect them.

We also have some PC 486 machines and maybe the solution should be to know how
to connect the big monitor with an VGA equipment (because the LC has this
capability). Please, any help will be wellcome.

If there are enough answers I will summarize to the net.

                Pedro
                [e-mail]
                [e-mail]

PS: I am completely sure that Dale Adams will know the answer, but I dont Know
his e-mail address

Thank in advance

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

Date: Wed, 02 Feb 94 21:34:28 PST
From: Paul Brians <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacTCP may be available to you free under a site-license

It is not strictly true that the only way to get MacTCP is by
purchasing it, whether separately or bundled.  If you are lucky
enough to belong to an organization (like a university) which has
a site-license, you may qualify for a copy for your Mac (so long as
it's part of the organization and not your personal at-home computer).
Ask the appropriate administrator at your institution.

Our university has a site license, but far from everybody knows about
it. It would be a shame to fork over cash for something that's already
been paid for.

There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but you can often find
somebody willing to treat.

Paul Brians, Washington State University, Pullman, WA  99164-5020

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

Date: Wed, 02 Feb 94 17:39:04 -0500
From: Paul Schwarz <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mac utility for decompressing .ARC files (Q)

Folks,

Is there a Macintosh utility out there for decompressing .ARC files?

Thanks.

-Paul Schwarz
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 94 16:08:44 EST
From: Byron C Mayes <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mangia! files not found (A)

Wendy Farkas <[e-mail]> asked about the location of some Mangia! recipe
files in Info-Mac Digest 12/12.

Wendy: The Mangia! files you seek were recently moved into the /info-mac/nms
directory.  Also, they no longer begin with "mangia-" as they used to, but
end with "-mangia.hqx" so they don't sort together when you issue a dir
command.
Look for them beginning with "harveys-", "bacardi-", and "irish-mist-".

Moderator: I have a couple more of these forthcoming.  It might be helpful if
the files were all given names that begin with "mangia-" rather than ending
with same so that they can all sort together.  This would help users locate
them more easily and would be in keeping with the info-mac "standard" for
similar products (e.g., Pyro! modules all begin with "pyro-" and BBEdit
extensions all begin with "bbedit-").  It might also be helpful if the recipe
files were in the same place as the Mangia! demo, but this is less important
than having them all in the same place together.

Byron C. Mayes
University of Delaware

[I've forwarded this to the archivist to see what he sais.  If you are
accessing ftp from a line interface you can issue the command ls *mangia*
and that will list all files containing the string mangia. -Gordon]

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

Date: 03 Feb 1994 13:28:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Mapping 3-D geological maps

Does anyone know of a product which would be good for the following project?

    A geologist has 120 core samples ranging from 5 meters to 100 meters
in depth.  He also has the seismic data which fills in the gaps between cores.
What he wants to do is layout all of the data in a spreadsheet-like manner,
and from that create three dimensional maps of the land.  It would be great if
he could do it for any range of depth so that the top of the map is not the
surface, but could be, for example, the range 100 ft deep to 200 feet deep.
Also the ability to rotate the map would be very helpful.

    He has presently a IIsi, but with the amount of graphics he wants to
do, he may very well need to upgrade so don't limit suggestions to those
programs which will run on a IIsi.

Thanks for your help.

Alan Brown
[e-mail]





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

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 20:11:43 -0600 (CST)
From: Eric Durbrow <[e-mail]>
Subject: MaxFax and LineLink modem

Is anyone having trouble with the MaxFax and LineLink modem? I can send
okay but I can't receive. Prometheus support line is always busy. I would
greatly appreciate tips. I've tried reseting the  software Option restart
and it still does not work. Also, does anyone have trouble with the
LineLink understanding the difference between a voice incoming call and an
incoming fax. Thanks for any help.

Eric Durbrow
Dept of Anthropology
University of Missouri-Columbia

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

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 16:53:50 -0500 (EST)
From: Joseph Alan Cerro <[e-mail]>
Subject: MIME and Macs

Is there a Macintosh utility that can convert MIME-encoded email messages
to a Mac-readable form? My UNIX mailer wont convert the files, but I can
get them to my Mac (the MIME portion is a MS Word document attachment).

TIA,
Joe Cerro

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

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 23:46:09 -17634834 (DST)
From: Mark Simpson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mindvirus:Digital Inteactive Magazine

Mindvirus is an interactive, multimedia, electronic meme.
It will be released onto the internet and allowed to transfer freely. It
is *not* a computer virus but carries cultural viruses from host to host,
affecting some as they read, watch and understand new and different cocepts.
Through an integrated format of sound, text and graphics Mindvirus
explores the realms of techno-shamanism, mind-machine interfaces, new
technologies and
processes of associated exploration. As these topics become more and more
prelevant in our society, Mindvirus will show itself to be the vital link
to a forum of developing and quickly expanding topics.
If internet access is a problem for some, subscriptions are avaliable and
can be easily arranged. We are calling for contributors from around this
world to join the forum and to add some of their traits to this meme. It
runs on the mac, but if anyone can put it on PC or Aminga format, this
would be good.
 We are currently calling for: Hosts (sites or individuals), internet
phriends, contributors and subscribers. If you think you can fulfill any of
these
roles email us. Email us anyway.
If you want it, you can have it. Is good.

love Mindflux.

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

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 14:19:37 -0500 (EST)
From: LAN Supervisor <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mystery Science Theatre 3000

The hypercard stack mentioned in the subject line has been binhexed TWICE!
It was a nightmare downloading it!

Josephine Colmenares
Fordham University
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 20:02:41 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Vinko Tsui [phone])
Subject: new Macs anytime soon? (R)

>I am thinking buy a Quadra 610.  But I don't know if there is any desktop
>Mac  that Apple is going to announce anytime soon.  If there is, the price
>of Quadra 610 may drop a little.  Does anyone think that the introduction
>of PowerMac on March is going to affect the prices of the 68000 Macs?
>
Li-Hsiang,

I do think that the release of PowerPC Macs will definitely affect the
prices of some of the 68K Macs. But I don't think that the Quadra 610
prices will be change too much. I belive that the most significant changes
will be in the higher end Quadras.

I don't think that you will see any more significant 68K Mac releases from
now on. The only thing that may be on the horizon is the '040 PowerBook
later this year.

PS: all of the above are my own personal opinions, I have no official
confirmations from Apple or any other sources.

:-^)

-- Vinko

Vinko Enterprises, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, [e-mail]

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

Date: Thu, 3 Feb 94 10:13:53 EST
From: "Mr. Troy Kelley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: New Mice Sticking

My new Quadra came with a fancy new style mouse and it seems to be sticking.
It is not a hardware problem, I mean it does not physically stick, but it
sticks on the screen, which makes me think that it is a software problem.
Or maybe it is a hardware problem that manifests itself on the screen.
Whatever, it is getting worse. Anyone heard of this? Is this covered under
my warrenty? Is it a software fix kinda problem? Maybe just a patch routine
would fix it.

Thanks

Sick mouse guy

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

Date: 2 Feb 1994 17:42:22 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Paolo Pizzi)
Subject: PowerMac card upgrade vs. real PowerMac computer [Q]

[e-mail] writes:

>Hi everybody,
>there is a special offer from Apple Canada for a "PowerPC upgrade"...
>my question is: what are the limitations of, let's say, a Quadra 610 with this
>card in comparison to a PowerMac 6100 ?
>Does the PowerMac 6100 has many different hardware pieces more, like PCI slots
>or strange DSP processors like the AVs ?
>Will I be able to run every application (and OS) on the 610 with the card ?

>And... does anyone know the telephone number of Apple Canada ? (I live in
>Europe!)

>Thanx
>       Paolo

The card doesn't run at 66-80Mhz, it just doubles the 040 clock, so if
you have say a Quadra 610 you get a PowerPC601 running at 50Mhz. If, on
the other hand you have a Quadra 800-650 etc.... you get 66 Mhz.
No, before you ask me, you don't get 80Mhz with the 840av, it just isn't
supported. :-)
The CPU swap is definitely a better solution with 50% more performance
than the card with the 610. if I were you I'd spare few hundreds more and
get the real thing.

The AV will be an OPTION for every PowerPC.

As for PCI Apple is planning to include it with future powermacs, for now
they'll stick with good ol' nu-bus... (users would have to dump their
existing high-end  video cards, digitizer, whatever...)

To run other OS you would need an emulator as the only thing that power-
macs emulate is, well...the mac :-) Insignia Software is going to release
SoftWindows as soon as the first powermac rolls out. But don't expect top
notch performance as it will be somewhere between a good 386 and a lousy
486.

 (This information is first-hand from the MacWorld)

P.


BTW Why Canada? They're NOT going to have the card before the time, maybe
they just started advertising and will put callers on a waiting list.

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

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 15:30:08 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Kee Nethery [phone])
Subject: Power on/off switches for macs? (A)

>I'm looking for information about three products, and haven't been able to
>track down contact numbers for the companies that produce them...can anyone
>help?

>Radiant Enterprises' "Powerswitch LT"

Radiant Enterprises Inc.
1714 Stockton St
San Francisco CA 94133
415-296-8040
fax [phone]
[e-mail]


>Sophisticated Circuits' "Powerkey"

Sophisticated Circuits Inc.
19017 120th Ave. NE, Suite 106
Bothell, WA 98011
206-485-7979
couldn't find their e-mail address in my PowerKey manual.


>Sequence Electronics' "Smartbar"

I remember reading about it but did not save any address information.

Kee

_________________________________________________________________
Kagi Engineering, 1442-A Walnut #362, Berkeley, CA 94709-1405 USA

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

Date: Tue, 01 Feb 94 21:49:25 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Puny Floppy Drive Capacity (C)

On Mon, 31 Jan, Daniel C. Clark wrote

>The other day, I was trying to resurrect a crashed Mac, and I needed to
>copy an application to the newly formatted hard disk which wouldn't also
>fit on my emergency boot floppy.  So I "ejected" the boot disk from the
>Special menu and started to copy the application from the its disk.  Well,
>I go into "Toaster" mode, and finally, 30 or 40 disk swaps later, I'm done.
>Any suggestions as to how to avoid this in the future would be very
>welcome.

You want a suggestion, Daniel? Back up your hard disks.

Sheesh! If you do not (like voting in Chicago) do it early and often,
why bother us with your complaints and/or wish lists?

Any sentient being who has been in this racket more than five minutes
knows that it is "when a hard disk dies," not "if." He or she uses a
real backup program from which the HD can be recreated in minutes.

The whole HD. Not just one piddling program.

And if you (1) don't back up and (2) don't like a bunch of floppy copies,
why not just reinstall the program?

So what's your problem, Daniel?

And what does it have to do with Apple's standard floppy sizes?

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 18:18:36 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Gabriel M. Schuyler)
Subject: Recycling PowerBook Batteries (R)

Last time I checked, Apple Dealers are supposed to handle the recycling of
dead Powerbook batteries.  Whether they ship them to Apple or not, I don't
know, perhaps they just throw them in their own trash can (with the way
service is going these days, I wouldn't doubt it) but it's not on your
conscience.

--
Gabriel M. Schuyler                    VoiceMail/Pager: [phone]
[e-mail]                               RIPEM & MIME Welcome

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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 94 02:45:25 EST
From: "rocbi::mrgate::a1::krausp"@rocbi.DNET.roche.com
Subject: Request regarding Powerbook DUO Fax

From:   NAME: Pavel Kraus
    FUNC: DD
    TEL: [phone]                   <KRAUSP@A1@ROCBI>
To:     "[e-mail]"@inet@mrgate

Dear Sirs,

I hope I am on the correct address with my request. If not please
tell me where I could find help.

I have recently bought a Powerbook Duo 250 with the Apple Duo Express
Modem. The fax software that was accompanying the modem was not FAX STF. My
whole department is working with FAX STF and we have centrally maintained
fax-number files for all our international contacts.

For this reason I would like to use FAX STF with my Powerbook Duo. Please could
you tell me where besides STF Technologies could give me the initializing
command / modem driver and all the other necessary settings I need to install
and work with FAX STF on the Duo?


I have tried to contact STF distributor, but they do not know... STF
Technologies number for technical support is allways busy and their sales
department do not know... So I keep trying to get help somewhere. Apple
distibutor told me all I need is the modem driver sequence and I think that
somebody had to write it already.

May be you know the answer. Thank you.

Pavel Kraus

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

Date: Thu, 3 Feb 94 14:17:39 -0600
From: Robert Cradock <[e-mail]>
Subject: SFD Pop-up Menu Doesn't

    I'm having a problem with the Standard File
Dialogue box pop-up menus. The folder heading above
the file list does not have a pop-up triangle in it, and
clicking on it has no effect.  I *can* use Cmd-up-arrow
to move up one folder level, but I can't do it with the
mouse.
    I'm using System 7.0.1, tune-up 1.1.1, on a Mac IIci
5/80.  I have tried starting up without extensions, and
that does not help.
    I thought maybe I had a corrupted system file, so I
backed up my current system and installed a clean one.
This cured the SFD pop-up problem, but I could not get this
system to recognize the Comm Toolbox tools I use to connect
to our network via DEC's PathWorks.The original,
non-popping, system connects with no problem.
    I also noticed that the new system file (1,733k) is
smaller than the old one (1,823k). Using ResEdit, I found
that the old system has some resources that the new one
does not (several named "ctb[*]", and others).
    At this point, I'm open to any suggestions. Is there
anybody who uses PathWorks who's had trouble after a clean
system install?  Anybody who's fixed popup menu problems?
Anyone?  Anyone?  Thanks in advance.

Bob Cradock               [e-mail]
Dept of Sociology.   Univ of Wisconsin-Madison

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

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 15:37:37 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Kee Nethery [phone])
Subject: Showing off the Internet on a Mac (C)

>Okay gang, if you had to show off the potential of the Internet on a
>Mac, what combination of hardware, software and net access would you
>use?

TurboGopher, Mosaic and MacWAIS are the tools I use.

The biggest WOW factor I've seen is to take some obscure question from the
WOWie and then use the internet tools to find answers. My son needed
research info on Yurok Indians and within about 30 minutes I had found and
downloaded tons of information. He was impressed. (Difficult to impress a
teenager.) Who knows, next time he needs to look up a topic, I might be too
busy ;-) and he might want me to teach him how to do the searching on his
own. ;-)

Kee


_________________________________________________________________
Kagi Engineering, 1442-A Walnut #362, Berkeley, CA 94709-1405 USA

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

Date: Thu, 3 FEB 94 11:43:0 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Showing off the Internet on a Mac (R)

On 1 Feb 94 Alan D. Bulley wrote:

>Okay gang, if you had to show off the potential of the Internet on a
>Mac, what combination of hardware, software and net access would you
>use?

>A certain "wow value" for the demonstration is desirable, but it can't
>be the whole focus of the demonstration. It will also be important to
>show the research and teaching potential of the Internet.
>
>Turbogopher and NCSA Mosaic are already on the list -- what would you
>add?

Some random thoughts in no particular order:

    1.  Ensure you have the Apple-Event aware helper applications to go
along with NCSA Mosaic, especially JPEGView (ver. 3.0 is the latest, I
believe), Simple Player (a QuickTime app) and ULAW players.  Lots of "WOW"
value in these.

    2.  Look at the server software available for Macintosh.  I just got a
copy of MacHTTP 1.2.3, a World-Wide-Web Server application that looks
fairly complete and easy to use.  I'm considering using this for access to
reports and data from our materials research.  There is also Gopher Surfer
from U-Minnesota (I have ver 1.0b3) and FTPd by Peter Lewis, but I haven't
tried these much.

    3.  Other clients you might consider are Fetch from Dartmouth, a very
easy-to-use FTP client, Finger by Peter Lewis, and Anarchie, an archie
client, also by Peter Lewis.  Both Fetch and Anarchie are very useful for
filling up hard disks rapidly.

These comments represent my own opinions;  I am in no way connected with
Peter Lewis :->

Bill Cameron
[e-mail]
[e-mail]


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

Date: Thu, 3 Feb 1994 16:07:08 EST
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: SkyWay Shipping Problems

We have recently encountered problems with damaged shipments from
Apple.  Some of these shipments arrived in boxes that were severely
damaged as was the equipment inside.  All came from Apple through SkyWay.

We are curious if any others have encountered shipment problems
with Apple shipments from Skyway.   If you have had this problem,
please let me know some brief particulars.  We may have an ear in
Apple regarding this problems.

Thanks,

Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 94 19:10:31 EST
From: [e-mail] (Ted Thibodeau Jr)
Subject: SLIP info request

I'm looking for implementations of SLIP, CSLIP, or PPP for the Mac.  Cheap or
free is preferred, of course, but a good implementation that costs Real Money
is certainly welcome if it does things that others don't.

In particular, I'd like to use the Mac as a serial-to-Ethernet packet gateway.
This means taking a packet in on the serial interface and then spitting it out
on an Ethernet interface (given a Mac that is suitably equipped, either with
builtin Ethernet or a card), and vice versa.  Implementations of the above
that cannot do this (e.g., the Mac can only be an "end node" and all packets
to or from the serial link must be for it and it only) are NOT useful to me
(though I suppose you might as well tell me about them, but please note if
they can only be used as end-node systems).

Thanks much!

[This should go without saying, but please respond directly to me even
if you follow up to the group; I'll summarize everything I receive in my
mailbox, but nothing that is posted is guaranteed to even reach me...
This request is being posted after checking over the relevent FAQs; forgive
me if I missed a recent revision. ]

Thud
--
   Ted Thibodeau, Jr    a/k/a    Thud, Fyodor Ilyich Lobachevsky, Zamel
     187 Arsenal Street       Watertown, MA  02172       617-923-8113

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

Date: 2 Feb 1994 10:42:16 U
From: "Kauffman James" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Sound balance (Q)

I got a new Apple Multimedia Kit for my old IIcx just before Christmas and
started hearing the stereo sound from the sound jack on the back of the
computer for the first time. All was well until several weeks ago when the
sound balance shifted almost totally to the left for sound from the computer.
Stereo input which does not go through the computer, i.e. directly from the CD
ROM drive, is still normally balanced with the speaker balance control
centered. I can just barely balance the sound from the computer by turning the
balance adjustment on the speaker system all the way to the right.

After experimenting with a walkman and its earphones, I determined that the
problem is in the IIcx, not the new speaker system or its cables. My question:
do I have a hardware problem in the IIcx, or might there be a software
problem?
(I'm running System 7.0*) I have zapped the parameter RAM and looked for stereo
balance adjustments in control panels to no avail.

Jim K.

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

Date: Wed, 02 Feb 1994 23:07:39 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Sound Recording Software

I'm looking for your recommendations for a good sound recording/editing program
for the Mac. I'd like to record sound clips and edit them together. I know
MacRecorder used to be a popular product. Is it still a good buy? I would like
to spend less than $300.

I have a Duo 230 with a Duo Dock and a Centris 660AV.

Thanks,
Rick
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 4 Feb 1994 00:01:07 +0800
From: [e-mail] (David Chiu)
Subject: Speech Macro editor failed

Dear netters,

I have just acquired PlainTalk and its software for my 840av. It works
fine, except.....

When I want to record a speech macro using the speech macro editor, after I
press the stop button, nothing appears. No translated script for my action.
Pressing the run button (or tell Vivien to run my script) yields
nothing....Sigh!

I have tried reinstalling everything. From plaintalk s/w to system itself. :~(
Would someone show me the way??! Thank you

Rgds,
David Chiu
([e-mail])
Dept. Biochem.,
Hong Kong U. of Sci & Tech

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

Date: Thu Feb 3 07:55:50 1994
From: [e-mail] (Capt Jon Dagle;86OSS/DOW;480-2822;93-6194)
Subject: StyleWriterII Driver/Chooser7.3/Orig SW Problem

I am having problems with the StyleWriter II driver v1.2 with a StyleWriter
(I). Hopefully someone out there can assist:

-- I  downlowded the StyleWriter II install disk image from ftp.apple.com.
The first problem is that the file "stylewriter-ii-intall.hqx" is a compressed
disk image for the first of several install disks. I tried to install just the
driver and new Chooser 7.3, but even this requires the second disk. So I
resorted to drag-copying the driver and Chooser to my system.

-- Now, when I print to the SW II driver (attached to the printer port), my
internal modem is activated and print monitor eventually returns with "a
prining error". I have tried deactivating all (except SW II) extentions and
various combinations of extensions with no luck.

-- Here's where it gets weird: When I attach the printer to the ext modem port
and select external modem from PowerBook control pannel I can print. It seems
that the Chooser is not recognising my instruction to choose the printer port.

My system is a Mac PB 165c w/8MB RAM, internal GV PowerPort Gold, with many,
many extenstions and CPs. As I mentioned, I tried with the min ext's required
to run my system with no luck. HELP!

TIA

Jonathan Dagle
Ramstein Air Base, Germany
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 01 Feb 1994 20:55:17 EST
From: acpwvw!wvwc!wvwc.![e-mail]
Subject: Supercard XCMDS

I am trying to record from Supercard.  I have not had much luck.
Has anyone succeeded at the task of getting the audio palette from
Hypercard to work with Supercard?  Or, does anyone know of any XMDS
that will allow sound manipulation with Hypercard or Supercard?

Thanks in advance..  Neil..

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

Date: 3 Feb 1994 10:36:37 U
From: "Benjamin Grossman" <[e-mail]>
Subject: System Boot Logger

               Subject:                               Time:10:16 AM
  OFFICE MEMO          System Boot Logger                     Date:2/3/94
I am looking for some piece of software that will create a log showing
entries for just these two things:
       SYSTEM STARTUP with Date and Time
       SYSTEM SHUTDOWN/RESTART with Date and Time

This would be an invaluable tool for me to use in trying to figure out if
something is actually wrong with the 200+ assorted File Servers, Routers,
Mail Servers and other network service Macs that I support.

If anyone knows of a package that will do this (FreeWare is best, but we will
pay for it if necessary), please reply directly to me.

Benjamin k Grossman
Network Administrator, Lake Washington School District, Kirkland WA  USA
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 19:37:35 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Vinko Tsui [phone])
Subject: System Software Memory Usage (R2)

>> If you do "About this Macintosh", you only get a total of the memory
>> used by the system. Is there some way to get more detail?? I am
>> trying to figure out which INITS, etc take up memory, how much, and
>> so on. Any utils that give more detail than the Finder provides???
>
>Now Software's Startup Manager (part of Now Utilities) does provide
>information on INITs.  It gives size (which I think is the file size
>on disk), amount of memory used and where that memory is being taken
>from (system heap, high RAM, etc.)
>

Jeffery is correct in pointing out the Now Software utility. The stand
alone application from Now Software that does what you want is called "Now
Profiler" which is also part of Now Utilities at one time.

I hope this helps!

-- Vinko

Vinko Enterprises, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, [e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 01 Feb 94 21:03:43 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Ted Howard Question (A?)

On Tue, 1 Feb, Ted Howard <[e-mail]> wrote

>Need help on address for 'tell' command from IBM to get Info-Mac files.

[You need more help that that, Ted. Mercury.cs.utc.edu says mail svc is
unavailable to you. You are obviously a very naughty boy. Here is what
I tried to send you direct -- Al]

Say what, Ted? If you mean from an IBM mainframe on BitNet, I can help.

TELL LISTSERV AT RICEVM1 $MACARCH INDEX ALL

will get you a directory of the info-mac archives. It may be a day or so
behind what the I-M digest says has been posted. Have patience. Rice also
doesn't have the whole IM archive. Some files will be listed as TOO-OLD.
Tacky, but space is limited.

Once you have the directory of files, get one you're fond of by

TELL LISTSERV AT RICEVM1 $MACARCH GET filename

You don't need the full pathname. Just the file name.

Hope this helps.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

PS: I was in Chatanooga last year. Never saw the Rock of Chickamauga.
I was terribly disappointed. Need I add a <grin> here?

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

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 14:54:49 -0500 (EST)
From: STACEY Donahue <[e-mail]>
Subject: ThinPack and PowerPlate

I erased my Info-Mac posting without getting the name of the person
collecting the info comparing these two products.  Would send me what
you've found out so far.

Thanks
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 22:39:25 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Li-Hsiang Tu)
Subject: Timbuktu 5.0 (Q)

Does Timbuktu 5.0 work with ethernet, or just LocalTalk?  If it does woth
with ethernet, how smooth is the control?

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

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 94 15:20:40 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Upgrading the Macintosh version of Mathcad

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CC:Mail To SMTP Converted Message.......vjd 9/27/93.................Version 1.1
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------- Forwarded with Changes ---------------------------
From: STRAURIG at NCALAN2
Date: 2/2/94 3:01PM
To: [e-mail] at INTERNET
Subject: Upgrading the Macintosh version of Mathcad
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi folks,

    Attached below is a copy of an electonic mail message that I have sent to
MathSoft.  What prompted me to do this was a mailing I received announcing the
latest version of Matchcad for Windows, and rather arrogantly suggesting that I
should switch to a Windows machine to run it.

    Needless to say I was somewhat taken aback, and certainly not pleased,
since I was already angry with MathSoft from the last time they upgraded
Mathcad for Windows, but not for the Mac.  Now us Mac users are two versions
behind.

    I will give them a lot of credit for listening, though.  In fact, their CEO
personally returned the phone call I made to them to inquire about the above
subject.  He suggested it wouldn't be a bad idea to see if the network really
thought that Mathsoft was making a mistake by not pursuing the Mac market
anymore.

    So, if anyone is upset by this, drop a line to Ms. Betty Nugent, the
Matchcad marketing director, at [e-mail].

Thanks,

Scott Traurig ([e-mail])

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
attachment follows:

2 February 1994

Scott Traurig
Principle Systems Engineer
Lockheed Sanders, Inc.
[e-mail]


Betty Nugent
Mathcad Marketing Director
MathSoft, Inc.
[e-mail]

Dear Ms. Nugent,

I am writing to you at the suggestion of your CEO, who was extremely kind to
return my telephone call inquiring as to why MathSoft has now produced two new
versions of Mathcad for Windows, but with no accompanying upgrades to the
Macintosh version.

Your CEO agreed with me that in this age of object oriented programming
languages and multi-platform development environments, developing for multiple
platforms was not an issue.  However, he explained that marketing for multiple
platforms is the major expense involved in selling a piece of software.
Obviously, either the Mac market for Mathcad is too small, or us Mac Mathcad
users are simply a quiet enough bunch to make it appear that way.

In the hope that the latter is true, I am sending you this letter as a
concerned Mac user, and will be posting copies to various newgroups on the
internet in the hope that others will write and express their desire for an up
to date version of Mathcad for the Mac as well.

I think that Mathcad, although perhaps not the most powerful math program
available for the Mac, is one of the most useable, and tools that are easy to
master get used more often.  Certainly your new version for Windows is easier
to use still.  It would be a shame to have to switch to a competitor's product,
because I am certainly not going to switch to a Windows platform that takes
more time to maintain than learning to use all the other competitor's products
put together.

Clearly, to purchase a Windows machine for the sole purpose of running Mathcad
also does not make sense, and few of us have the luxury of multiple computers
on our desktops.  Please let me know if I should soldier on with my copy of
version 3.1 until a new Mac version comes out, or if I should start looking for
a new symbolic math program.

Regards,

Scott Traurig

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

Date: Thu, 3 Feb 94 09:00:04 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Karl Pottie)
Subject: uploaded files.

>Date: Mon, 31 Jan 1994 17:21:12 -0600
>From: [e-mail] (JOSHUA GOLUB 708-304-7573)
>Subject: [*] ZoneRanger 1.0.0
>
>enclosed is version 1.0.0 of the ZoneRanger utility. a description of the
>utility is below, followed by a list of the new features and bug fixes in
>this version.
>
>please send any bugs, comments or suggestions to:
>
>joshua golub
>62 timber hill road
>buffalo grove, il 60089-1925
>708-304-7573
>[e-mail]
>
>[Archived as /info-mac/dev/zone-ranger-100.hqx; 161K]


I quite understand the info-mac moderators want to shorten the headers of
uploaded files to make the digest smaller, but this is too short to know
what the archive is all about. When I downloaded the file and read the full
header, I discovered I didn't need this file.
Moderators: please make sure we can still determine from the description
what the file is all about.

[Actually, we rarely edit the blurbs that come in with postings.  The blurbs
are up to the submitter of the posting.  We also have no desire to remove
useful information from the digest.  A longer description (there have been
descriptions that have gone on for pages) would not be excised for that
reason alone. -Gordon]

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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 1994 08:21:31 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Tim Neese)
Subject: Using aliases with Appleshare

Good morning,

One of the things I like best about aliases is to make an alias of an
Appleshare server and put it in the Apple Menu so that you can log onto a
server with one step rather than the three required by do so through the
Chooser.

I also like the fact that the alias remembers when someone changes the
username so that people sharing a machine can still use the alias.  The
nuisance, however, comes when someone logs on as a Guest with the alias
because it only logs on as a guest when selected from that point on.

Am I missing something here?  Is there some way (modifier key?) to keep
such an alias from remembering guest connections while still retaining
changes made when connecting as a registered user?  Could this be done with
an extension and does anyone know someone who might be interested in
creating one?

Thanks for any suggestions.
Tim

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

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 94 11:40:13 PST
From: "Jef Kennedy" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Wanted:  Tone dialer wanted

I've seen any number of phone dialer submissions that use an attached modem to
dial a phone, but with a Powerbook-on-the-go with no modem or available phone
line, these programs don't work.

I have seen a couple of commercial programs that dial the phone using the
speaker.  One simply holds a phone's handset close to the computer and tells
the computer to dial.  Pretty cool.

Does anyone have a program similar to Matthew Blain's QuickDial 1.4 submission
that will tone dial (is DTMF the right acronym to use?) a number sitting in the
clipboard?  Anyone want to write one?

Added value:  make it smart enough to be able to be told the current area code
and preface dialed numbers with appropriate long distance access stuff.  That
would be *really* cool!

Jef
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed,  2 Feb 94 12:46:44 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Jennifer Eastman)
Subject: Wanted:  Wedding clip art

Does anyone know where I can find any wedding-
related clip art?  I'm willing to look at commercial
products as well as shareware and freeware.

Please, no CD-ROM commercial titles, since I don't
have access to a CD-ROM drive.

Thanks in advance,
Jen Eastman
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 94 15:17:57 MST
From: [e-mail] (Steve Pothier)
Subject: What is the current HyperCard version?

What's the latest version of HyperCard?  What does it provide over the
previous version?  Is someone providing a low cost upgrade?

I know this is probably on a FAQ somewhere but that would require
getting connected to something and the net seems to be more than a
little busy lately.

Thanks,

-Pothier-

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

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 94 10:16:34 PST
From: macmod (Info-Mac Moderator)

(5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for [e-mail]); Tue, 1 Feb 1994 02:23:47
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Received: by tidbits.com (uA-1.6v2); Mon, 31 Jan 94 21:42:28 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
To: [e-mail], [e-mail]
Subject: [*] TidBITS#211/31-Jan-94
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 94 21:42:28 PDT
Organization: TidBITS
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TidBITS#211/31-Jan-94

More details about Apple's new technologies this week, followed by
   problems with the Newton OS 1.05 upgrade, a new stylus for the
   Newton, a new internal CD drive style, and some pointers to
   repetitive stress injury resources on the Internet. Finally we
   review Anarchie, a fabulous piece of shareware from Peter Lewis
   that simplifies searching for and retrieving files on the
   Internet.

Topics:
    MailBITS/31-Jan-94
    RSI News
    New Technology Comments
    Caveat Emptor, or What's Weak This Week
    Newton 1.05 Upgrade "Sucks"
    Apple Improves CD Drive
    Stylish Stylus
    Anarchie Rules
    Reviews/31-Jan-94

[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-211.etx; 30K]

--
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- [e-mail] -- [e-mail]
Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- [e-mail]

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