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Date: Fri,  4 Mar 94 08:27:27 PST
From: The Info-Mac Moderators <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #35
To: info-mac-list


Info-Mac Digest             Fri,  4 Mar 94       Volume 12 : Issue 35

Today's Topics:

      [!] Sumex is down...
      14.4 modem Software (R)
      16/17" Monitors
      Another Message from Oxford, UK
      any help-desk software?
      Appletalk tunnelling through IP
      Arabic  & DTP
      ATM and Microsoft Office
      CD's 'n' file sharing (A)
      Change default font in Endnote plus?
      DEClaser-1152
      decompressing .lha files from amiga (A)
      easydemo.sit.hqx
      Error type 41 (Help??) (Q)
      Font Smoothing on-screen in MS-PowerPoint
      FrameMaker
      How to copy a busy file on the net?
      How to read ATARI discs on Mac (A)
      IntelliDraw
      IRC
      Laserwriter Pro 810 Comments
      Line Link
      LW8 Default tray settings (S)
      Mac-based SMTP/POP3 host?
      MacHandwriter opinions *wanted*
      multipule lanches (R)
      Music CD on Mac speaker?
      Network suggestions !!
      Oberlin Computer Music Workshops
      PageMaker Acquire Image Addition
      Permanently setting "Copies" with Laserwriter driver
      Photoshop plug-in for scanjet IIc
      PopUp Folder
      PPC & Games
      Problem with CD Setup 5.0 software
      PU/DD upgrades available
      RamDoubler = WOW!!! (C)
      Request for information about ADB
      request Handeze Gloves information
      RESEDITing LaserWriter8
      SAM VIRUS DEFS (R)
      Sunrise/Sunset data
      What's Missing Microsoft?
      Word 6.0 (PC) to Word 5.1 (Mac) converters

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Date: Fri, 4 Mar 94 8:23:22 PST
From: The Moderators <[e-mail]>
Subject: [!] Sumex is down...

Hi there,
  Sumex-aim was broken into last night, and all of the info-mac archives were
deleted.  We will be able to recover almost all the files.  Chris Myers at
wuarchive has kindly made available his info-mac mirror which is up to date
to march 1.  We will probably restore info-mac from there.  Time frame is a
little scetchy right now.  Hopefully things will be back to normal by the
end of the weekend (if not sooner, damm it!).

    Cheers,
        Gordon (one of the info-mac moderators)


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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 14:32:11 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Steve Ebstein)
Subject: 14.4 modem Software (R)

>Funny thing about 14.4 modems, there seems to be no software that supports
>14.4 transmission [That I Know Of!]. I have a copy of Z-Term (v.0.9) that
>supports 9600 and 19,200 so with a 14.4 modem I end up running at 9600.
>Hardly seems worth the price.  Anyone know of software (shareware
>particularly) that supports 14.4?

Most communications programs will work fine with a modem that transmits at 14.4
kbaud.  That speed refers to the fastest modem-modem connection for raw,
uncompressed data transmission.  Your software sets a separate speed for the
computer-modem connection that must be at least as fast as the maximum modem
speed in order to achieve it.

I think the 9600 and 19,200 speeds you refer to are for the computer-modem
connection.  Try ZTerm at 19,200 or higher and your computer will talk to
a 14.4 modem faster than the modem can talk to the other modem.  For example,
I run Microphone LT with a 57,600 computer-modem speed with a 14.4 modem.

You also need to be sure that the modem initialization has the modem connect
at the highest possible speed (it negotiates with the other modem, starting
fast and working down).

Steve Ebstein    [e-mail]

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Date: 04 Mar 1994 08:28:08 EST
From: "DGartzke" <[e-mail]>
Subject: 16/17" Monitors

With the advent of PowerPC, I am getting the urge, as many others, to upgrade
my IIci and its original 13' Mac monitor beginning with a new 16/17" color
monitor.  Putting dollars aside for the moment, which 17" monitor, you astute
Mac folks, do you think is the best on the market today?  I have been studying
various models, in MacUser, MacWorld, and other journals.  The two that seem to
get consistent kudos are the Nanao T560i 17' monitor and the new Sony GDM-17SE1
17" monitor.  If some of you have first hand experience with these monitors, I
would like to hear from you.  What do you like and dislike about your
selection?  What cable adapter was required?  Is there any compatibility issues
you found?  How are you accomplishing DPI-on-the-fly?  Is there a better choice
than the Nanao or Sony in your opinion?
Thanks in advance for your input and I will summarize your comments on Info-mac
at a later date.

Dana Gartzke
Palm Bay, Fla.
Staff Engineer
Harris Corp.
Internet: [e-mail] (130.41.13.30)

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Date: Fri, 04 Mar 1994 15:47:23 0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Another Message from Oxford, UK

Hello All Reading Info-Mac,

These are two repeat questions from about a month ago. Just in case they
were missed...

1.  Has anyone successfully hacked the MEMORY Control Panel found in
System 7.x and at the sametime used the DRVR resource No.51 ".EDisk" found
in the ROMs of all PowerBooks, Vi's, Vx's, LCIII's and above and all Centris's
and Quadra's. so the System 7's RAM Disk can be used on a ClassicII, Si, Ci
or Cx etc....

(thanks to the two people who did respond to my question last time!)

2.  Has anyone heard of a Clip on 68030 processor that can clip onto
the original processor of a ClassicII.  I'm looking for a 32MHz or 64MHz
68030 with can clip on with a Killy Clip or similar... The later
speed would reqire a clock divider.  Can someone give me the address of
Dove who I believe produce a 32MHz version?  Can anyone Confirm this?

Thanks in advance

James Smith  ([e-mail])

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Date: Wed,  2 Mar 94 12:57:33 PST
From: "Louis J Bookbinder"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: any help-desk software?

Help Desk

Anyone out there know of cheap help desk utilities? Something which can
maintain contact and equipment databases with coordinated ticklers and
definable reports. I may be missing something. The only product I know
of runs about $5K which is somewhat outrageous.

Thanx in advance
Louis Bookbinder    [e-mail]    [phone]

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 1994 16:44:25 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Bryan Walls)
Subject: Appletalk tunnelling through IP

>I own two Macintosh computers, one in Minnesota("MinnHD") and the other in
>Iowa("IowaHD"), and both are connected to Internet and have their own IP
>addresses.  IowaHD is serving as one of hundreds of campus-wide fileservers
>in a network containing several Appletalk Zones.
>
>Is it possible to somehow incorporate MinnHD into the Appletalk network in
>Iowa State via Internet and thus allow me easy remote access to IowaHD and
>other fileservers at Iowa State?

I've been using a product that allows what you mention. It does take a unix
box to act as a server, though. Do you have a Sun or SGI somewhere on the
same network as a Mac?

The product is called ARNS, and is associated with CAP, the Columbia
AppleTalk Package. CAP allows you to use a unix box as an AppleShare file
server, and for unix printers to look like AppleTalk printers and vica
versa. ARNS allows AppleTalk to use the ARNS driver as the connection (you
choose it in the Networks control panel), which sends AppleTalk out over IP
using MacTCP. The unix box runs a server which converts back to AppleTalk
protocols on it's local Ethernet.

Both CAP and ARNS are available on a machine somewhere in Australia. Here's
a local source for ARNS:
Host world.std.com

    Location: /src/unixmac
      DIRECTORY drwxrwxr-x        512  Oct 27 1992  arns
    Location: /src/unixmac/arns
       FILE -rwxrwxr-x      57344  Oct 27 1992  arns


Bryan Walls                             My words are not NASA policy.
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 94 22:49:02 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Arabic  & DTP

Hello,

I have some questions on desktop publishing with Arabic.
We are working with Quarck 3.2 (NL). I have heard there are extensions
available.

Can anyone give me information on the Arabic extension for Quarck?

I know Quarck is quircky with the localisation of the system software. Will I
experience any such problems using the Quarck extension?

Where can I get the best Arabic typefaces? What are their names and who makes
them?

Are there any good non-Arabic wordprocessors that allow you to use Arabic?
The version of Wintext I used was too limited for me. I have have heard good
things about Nisus. Has Wordperfect been upgraded yet to a decent Macintosh
program?

Thanks in advance,
Hjalmar Dijkstra
[e-mail]        [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 02 Mar 1994 16:42:03 -0500
From: Tom Wilson <[e-mail]> (Tom Wilson)
Subject: ATM and Microsoft Office

I just spoke with a another engineer who pointed out that his Adobe Type
Manager (Version 2.02, like mine) appear to stop working after installing
Microsoft Office.  Thinking back, that's about the time mine stopped
working as well.  Does anyone know what's happening?  I recall that
PowerPoint had gobs of TrueType fonts to install.  Could these have written
over all of the ones that ATM used to work with?

If you know what's going on, respond directly to me
<[e-mail]>

Thanks

Tom Wilson


Tom Wilson <[e-mail]>
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Voice:  615-574-3927

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 94 22:37:49 -0800
From: Claude Errera <[e-mail]>
Subject: CD's 'n' file sharing (A)

In a recent Info-Mac Digest, John Nash ([e-mail]) writes

>I have noticed that from time to time, my Centris 610 refuses to eject a
>CD, complaining that it has been shared.  File sharing is on, but the disc
>itself is not shared (as confirmed by the "Sharing..." menu item).
>Manually disabling sharing from the Sharing control panel allows me to
>eject the disc, but why is this happening in the first place?

If the disc is in the drive when you boot up, you will be unable to eject
it if file sharing is on. (This is true of all removable media over 2 MB,
not just CD's.) The easiest solution is to grab the file fsid.hqx at
ftp.apple.com, in the directory /dts/mac/hacks. This is a small collection
of network-related utilities (the file is 76k) that work only with system 7.1.
The one of interest to you is a 13k program called UnmountIt, and it's quite
simple. You leave it on your desktop, and when you want to eject a CD or
removable cartridge or optical disk that was in when the system was booted, you
simply drag it onto UnmountIt, and out it comes. Slick. Free. What more could
you want?

Hope this helps!


Claude
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 02 Mar 1994 19:34:07 -0500
From: "YONGMING SUN [phone]" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Change default font in Endnote plus?

Hi, everybody:
Endnote seems use Chicago font as default font to display. It is too big.
Is there a way to change it to Geneva 9 or 10 point? With Resedit?

Thanks for any help

Y S

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Date: Wed, 02 Mar 94 11:54 HST
From: Bill Soong                           <[e-mail]>
Subject: DEClaser-1152

Please post the following query:
 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Regarding article below, would DEC-1152 owners please comment about --
   DEC support for the printer driver software, built-in fonts,
   User experiences, or any related matter?


> Sender:  TidBITS - a newsletter for Mac users <[e-mail]>
> From:    "Adam C. Engst" <[e-mail]>
> TidBITS#215/28-Feb-94
> =====================
> The Hidden Printer
> ------------------
>   by Mark H. Anbinder, News Editor -- [e-mail]
>      Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA Computers
>
>   What's the bargain of the decade? Rumors of the upcoming Apple
>   PowerPC accelerator cards aside, a remarkable deal I'm surprised
>   isn't talked about more is the DEClaser 1152 laser printer, at
>   $699.
>
>   Okay, so that's a bit of a convoluted sentence. My apologies. To
>   rephrase: Digital Equipment Corporation offers a 300 dpi,
>   PostScript Level 2 laser printer at a retail price of $699. It
>   uses a four-page-per-minute Canon laser marking engine, supports
>   Hewlett-Packard's PCL4, and has serial, parallel, and AppleTalk
>   ports to support Macs, DOS, Windows, and other platforms. It's
>   been available since 1992, but we must have been napping.
>
>   The AppleTalk port doubles as a second serial port, and in that
>   configuration all three ports are active at once. With the port in
>   AppleTalk mode, that and the parallel port can be simultaneously
>   active. The printer automatically selects PostScript or PCL4 for
>   each job it receives.
>
>   Apple's closest-competitor offerings are the Personal LaserWriter
>   320, which has PostScript but lacks PCL4 and costs an extra few
>   hundred dollars, and the LaserWriter Select 360, which has all of
>   the 1152's features, offers 600 dpi instead of 300, and sells for
>   more than twice as much. Hewlett-Packard, also a big player in the
>   Mac printer market, has its LaserJet 4ML in the same range as the
>   Personal LaserWriter 320, and the LaserJet 4M costs even more than
>   the LaserWriter Select 360.
>
>   Is the DEClaser 1152 the printer for everyone? Hardly. It's not
>   particularly fast, its font selection is reminiscent of a 1985
>   LaserWriter (though it fully supports PostScript or TrueType fonts
>   you might install on your Mac or PC), and 300 dpi isn't exciting
>   these days. But as an entry-level printer - with inkjet or non-
>   PostScript laser printers as the only competitively-priced options
>   - it's worth a peek, especially if you need cross-platform
>   capabilities.
>
>     Digital Equipment Corporation -- 800/332-4636 -- 508/493-5111
>       508/493-8780 (fax)

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 1994 15:03:23 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Darrah Chavey)
Subject: decompressing .lha files from amiga (A)

Luc Patiny <[e-mail]> asks:
>Can somebody tell me how to decompress files from the amiga computer with
>.lha at the end.

The program is called MacLHA, last version I know of is 2.10.2.
This is a freeware program from [e-mail].
You should be able to find it either in sumex (compress-translate directory)
or Umich (/util/compression directory).

--Darrah Chavey            Department of Math & Computer Science
  [e-mail]        Beloit College; 700 College St; Beloit, Wisc.

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 1994 16:32:40 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Kourtney Katalyst)
Subject: easydemo.sit.hqx

EasyTime runs in the background of your Macintosh and automatically
records the amount of time that you spend working on your business-
related files. You can associate the files with "Projects", or clients, and
generate sorted, formatted, reports on your work.

The application I have uploaded is a demonstration version of
EasyTime. It does not contain all of the features found in the
commercial release of EasyTime.This is the first time I have
uploaded an application to sumex-aim. Please drop me a brief
line and let me know if I did this right.

Thanks,Corby Page
Blue Delicious Software
[e-mail]

(This BinHex file created by DownLine 1.1)

(This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0)

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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 10:19:45 +0000
From: A.D'[e-mail] (Antony D'Emanuele)
Subject: Error type 41 (Help??) (Q)

Does anyone know what this error means. It seems to happen when I quit
excel whilst something is printing to my stylewriter. The computer is a
Colour Classic and is networked via ethernet. Excel is on the file server.
Look forward to any useful suggestions.

Regards, Tony D'Emanuele

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Date: Wed, 02 Mar 1994 15:50:12 -0500
From: Tom Wilson <[e-mail]> (Tom Wilson)
Subject: Font Smoothing on-screen in MS-PowerPoint

I do PowerPoint 3.0 screen presentations occassionally and although it
doesn't seem to bother my audience, those jaggies drive me crazy. Is there
something I can do about it.  I have ATM with PhotoShop and it's quite
nice, but there isn't any indication that it works with anything else.
What's the story?


Tom Wilson <[e-mail]>
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Voice:  615-574-3927

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 1994 15:12:23 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: FrameMaker

I would appreciate if anyone with experience using the word-processor
FrameMaker can tell me how this package compares with TeX in terms of
typesetting equations.  Comments on any other features of FrameMaker would
also be appreciated. Please reply directly to my e-mail address:
[e-mail]

Raman Uppal
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 01:40:45 -0800
From: Charles Chia-Hsing Hsieh <[e-mail]>
Subject: How to copy a busy file on the net?

Well, how does one copy a busy file on the net?  Please respond to me
directly.

[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 03 Mar 1994 10:06:02 +0100
From: [e-mail] (E Hoenkamp)
Subject: How to read ATARI discs on Mac (A)

On the Atari side: simply drag your files to a DOS formatted disk. For
files written in First Word there is a (more or less) translater to WP that
you could use first.
On the Mac: Read into the Mac with apple file exchange. Edward.

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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 23:12:55 -0800
From: [e-mail] (James Freeman)
Subject: IntelliDraw

[e-mail] writes:

>MacWarehouse is advertising a special deal on IntelliDraw for only $39. Has
>anyone any insight to offer into this program?  I am currently using
>Deneba's UltraPaint for drawing tasks.  I'm really not in need of the power
>of something like Canvas, or that would be my first choice.  How would
>Intellidraw do?

>-Dwight

I just got Intellidraw 2.0 from this offer because I wanted a decent
draw program (like Canvas, which I use at work, but I couldn't afford
for home). My comments:

- Powerful, but the manuals tend to overemphasize the "power" functions.
  You end up trying to use the power functions too much and get overwhelmed.
  There is plenty of good basic functionality there if you can steer around
  the complex linking capabilities that bog you down (presumably just until
  you are fluent). I'm sure the linking is incredibly useful for some
  applications, but merely superfluous for many.
- Better have 20 MB of disk available (mostly nice clipart) and at least
  3 MB of RAM just for it (3.5 is better). VM works, but isn't pleasant.

I don't regret getting it, but I have to be sure I don't get distracted
with all the linking function it offers. Nice for $40 I guess.
--
.            .            .            .            .            .
.
.                                Jim Freeman
.
.                       [e-mail]
.
.            .            .            .            .            .
.

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 1994 21:35:50 -0600
From: (Pete Chane) <[e-mail]>
Subject: IRC

Does anyone have a list of irc servers on the net?  If so, I would like a
copy.

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Date: Tue,  1 Mar 94 08:37:09 PST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Laserwriter Pro 810 Comments

Just wanted to make a few unsolicited comments about the Apple
Laserwriter Pro 810. If anyone is considering this printer, hopefully
these will help you out.

The good:
These things are fast. They print a lot of pages in a hurry and the
processing of complex documents seems to be pretty good.

They print tabloid: No other printer from Apple does this.

They work with a bajillion protocols: This thing will print from DOS,
Windoze, Mac, TCP/IP, IPX etc. We use it currently only on the Mac
side, but plan to use it to print from the Sun very shortly.

The bad:
800 dpi output it may be, but better than the Laserwriter Pro 630 at
600 it is not. The output from this printer has been the biggest
dissapointment for us. Side by side, the output from the Pro 630
buries it. As a result, we returned one of the 810's we had purchased
because we couldn't give up the superior print quality of the 630.
This printer is a 400 dpi printer, and although pushing the engine can
improve the print somewhat, it does not compare to a *true* 600 dpi
engine.

This thing takes a *lot* of space. Be prepared to have a large work
area for the printer, as the tabloid size trays take a lot of space.
Remember, you have to be able to take the tray out of the printer...

Our dealer didn't install the ethernet cards (they weren't aware they
were supposed to), and of course there is no documentation as to
how to do this.

Pagemaker 4.01 REFUSES to print to this printer without postscript
errors galore. Option printing helps, but is not foolproof.

Finally, the manual feed tray is not as sophisticated as the Pro 630.
You must feed one sheet at a time, and the printer cannot print on
paper from the paper tray while there is paper in the manual feed
tray. This is quite a problem for a workgroup printer in my opinion.
If you have any questions about these printers, feel free to e-mail
me at [e-mail]. I am happy to answer any questions that I
can answer from my experience with them.

Joel Lingenfelter
[e-mail]
All views expressed are the opinion of the author only...

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Date: Thu, 03 Mar 94 10:55:39 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Line Link

    S95...I find ATW2 works fine. If I remember the S-register
correctly it has the same function over what is reported when the modem
connects, right? Note W0 and W1 are in the manual, W2 is not. But works just
like W2 is suppose to.

    You can use FaxStf v2.x(.x) if you select the modem by chipset and
use the Sierra (sp?) High-speed chipset. Yes, this is class 2 (as well as
class 2 has been defined...). I got the High-speed rockwell chipset to
work, but only for sending faxes, not receiving them. the Sierra works both
ways.
    V3.x of FaxStf supposedly supports the Line Link as a modem
selection. (Dunno for sure, don't have it.)

    I have only owned inexpensive modems and I have found them all to
be a little picky about what they store in Non-volatile ram. The LineLink
is not exception.

    For more info Join the Line Link mail-list, and/or consult the
archie server listed below for the FAQ.

   To send a message to the digest address it to:
      <[e-mail]>

   To contact the list server (to JOIN, UNJOIN, etc) send your commands to:
     <[e-mail]>

   To contact the archive server (back issues, etc) send your commands to:
      <[e-mail]>

   To reach the list administrator send to:
      <[e-mail]>


Take care,
    Mike    [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 11:27:02 -0600
From: "Earl Misanchuk"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: LW8 Default tray settings (S)

A few days ago I asked for help in setting the default paper tray on a
LaserWriter Pro 630 to our newly-added 500-sheet tray. I wanted the 500-sheet
tray to be the default, so that I could put letterhead in the 250-sheet tray.

I received suggestions from quite a number of people. Thanx to those listed
below. If I missed someone, please forgive me: we've been having severe
mail-server problems recently.

The best solution seems to lie in sending PostScript commands to the printer to
modify its non-volatile RAM (NVRAM). Below I've reproduced part of the
information sent to me by [e-mail] and elaborated upon by
Joshua
Geist from Apple Canada.  [e-mail] also sent me a copy of a
lengthy suggestion he made to Apple about the whole situation, and indicated
that he would prepare a summary for INFO-MAC when he has the time. I hope he
can, as he makes a number of excellent points. I hope Apple takes his
suggestions seriously, as the workaround described below addresses the problem,
but is far from intuitive, and perhaps not even reasonable.


The pro tem solution is this: Use the LaserWriter Utility to send a PosttScript
text file (created with a word processor (text oly format) or TeachText) to the
printer, containing the following text:

serverdict begin 0
statusdict begin 2 setdefaultpapertray end

The second digit (2) defines the default tray. Alternatives are:

0   250 sheet cassette
1   multi-purpose tray
2   500 sheet cassette
3   envelope tray

>>>THEN, turn Tray switching OFF under Paper Handling in LaserWriter Utility.
(Failure to do this will cause docs to be printed on letterhead if the
500-sheet
default tray runs out of paper!)

Users will have to be told that although their print drivers still show Auto
Select as the default setting, the 500-sheet cassette will, in fact, act as the
default.

Kudos and thanx to

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Apple, if you're listening, this problem really needs to be addressed!

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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 94 15:41:40 -0700
From: Bruce Carter <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mac-based SMTP/POP3 host?

Greetings all,

Are there any SMTP/POP3 servers that will run on a Macintosh as a host?  We
have been using MacPost as an email server for our Mac network for some time
now, but circumstances are pushing us toward considering a POP3 capable host so
that PowerTalk can be used to receive mail on the desktop.  I'd appreciate any
references.  We have looked at MailStop, but it appears that it only supports
POP2.

Thanks for your help.

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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 94 08:16:59 PST
From: "Steve Marsh" <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacHandwriter opinions *wanted*

First, I apologize but this is a "blind" post. I have not been able to ftp or
gopher into the Info-mac archives for weeks so I'm way behind on reading the
Digest. (I connect during work hours, 7:30 am thru 4 pm or so, and the system
is
always "busy.") In light of this, please e-mail responses directly to me
<[e-mail]>. Thanks!

I'd like to know if anyone has experience with (or can point me to a review of)
the MacHandwriter pen-based input tablet. Its from Communication Intelligence
Corporation, and has been featured in full-page ads near the front of recent
MacUser/MacWorld issues. It's on sale for $199, and claims to have good
handwriting recognition. I'm interested in using it for the extensive
editing/rewriting of papers that I do, which is somewhat awkward going between
the mouse and keyboard constantly. Any experience with this? Thanks in
advance...  $^)

--  Steve Marsh    [e-mail]   $^)

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 94 23:16:55 PST
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: multipule lanches (R)


On 1 Mar 1994 Corey [e-mail] (infidel) wrote:
> This may be an faq, but.... is there a way to launch multiple programs by
> double-clicking on one icon.  For example, I'd like to launch DownLine
> whenever I double-click on Fetch.  Granted, I may be just overly lazy, but
> I'd be interested in a way to do this... it would be awefully versitile and
> handy.

Try [util/stapler-11.hqx] at <sumex-aim.stanford.edu>.  Stapler allows
one to staple together several apps/files so that you can open them all
>From one icon.

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

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 1994 23:07:19 +0100
From: " (Martin Josso)" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Music CD on Mac speaker?

Is it true one cannot play a music CD directly on the Mac speaker?
It seems to be the case on my Mac IIfx but I thought it was because it had
no microphone, so no sound imput.
Can anything be done?  Thanks in advance.

                        Martin Josso, [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 94 08:58:43 PST
From: Victor Zeve <[e-mail]>
Subject: Network suggestions !!

I need some help re-configuring our Apple Talk network. We currently have old
style Apple Talk which is dasiy chained. I was thinking of going to a trunk
topology using PhoneNet. We are connecting our Apple Talk to FastPath4's and
then
connecting on to the ethernet. The problem is that the daisy chains have become
so large (25+ nodes per zone) that even added a new user or printer becomes a
major undertaking. I really want to get ride of the daisy chain and go to a
morestable topology one that is more suited for larger zones. If anyone has any
suggestions please contact me.
e-mail me at [e-mail]
or
call me at [phone]

Thank You,

Victor Zeve
 ------

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Date: Wed, 02 Mar 1994 17:38:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Oberlin Computer Music Workshops

Two Workshops in Electronic and Computer Music
TIMARA Program
Conservatory of Music
Oberlin College
July 17-24 & July 25-30

Gary Lee Nelson, Director

The Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College invites you to
participate in the 1994 workshops in electronic and computer music.
We started these workshops in 1986 so this will be our ninth
year.  Our students have ranged from high school age to retirees.
We welcome people from other colleges.  We also invite professionals,
teachers, and hobbyists . These workshops are for anyone who wants
to enrich their understanding of new music media.

Daily lectures and demonstrations will introduce you to each topic.
Supervised laboratories will guide you through hands-on experience
with new technology.  Listening and discussion sessions will
expand your familiarity with the literature of electronic music.
We will give special attention to the esthetic issues raised by this
new way of making music.

The workshops are progressive and focused on original composition.
The program provides continuity with minimal overlap or repetition
in the two weeks.  Former students have benefited most by attending
both weeks.  If you enroll for only one week it must be the first week.
In the second workshop we build on the skills you acquire in the first.

The workshops are Macintosh based and the topics we cover include:

    sequencing (Vision, MusicShop, Performer)
    music printing (Finale)
    synthesizer programming (Galaxy)
    sampling (Sound Designer, Alchemy, TurboSynth)
    alternate MIDI controllers
    algorithmic composition (M, MAX)

If you want a more detailed description via email, send a message to:

    [e-mail]

If you want a brochure and registration forms, include your snail
mail address or write directly to the address below.

Office of Outreach Programs
Conservatory of Music
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH 44074
[phone]

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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 09:58:02 -0600 (CST)
From: "Traci J. Ingram" <[e-mail]>
Subject: PageMaker Acquire Image Addition

I have it direct from Aldus that they just released a (supposedly)
fixed version of Pagemaker 5's Acquire Image addition, including a new
TWAIN scanner driver.  They have uploaded the archive file to AOL and
Compuserve, but at present do not have the ability to do so on the Internet
(at some point in the future they will, according to my source).

Is it proper for someone to download this, and then repost it to the
appropriate places?  If so, would someone with the account(s) be willing
to do this?

Best regards,

Traci J. Ingram

[e-mail]     | or |     [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 12:33:56 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Bonnie Gable)
Subject: Permanently setting "Copies" with Laserwriter driver

I am looking for w way to "permanently" set the number of copies (in the
Laserwriter dialog) to 1.  This is for Laserwriter use in one of our
student labs and we are hoping that this will cut down on students using
the laser printer as a photocopier.  (We realize they can issue the print
command numerous times to get multiple copies.)

Does anyone have any experience with changing this?  Was it in a lab and
did it seem to help?

I figure there must be a way to use ResEdit to do this but I am not sure
which resource to edit.  I know that I can modify the default number of
copies by modifying resource -8191 of DITL but am not sure how to LOCK this
number.

Thanks!
Bonnie Gable
[e-mail]

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Date: 4 Mar 1994 14:41:47 GMT+2
From: "Jean-Michel Vedrine" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Photoshop plug-in for scanjet IIc

I use Adobe Photoshop 2.51 and a Hewlett Packard Scanjet IIc color
scanner.
The scanner is shipped with the DeskScan II aquisition program, but
I want to make the acquisition directly in Photoshop. What I need is
a plug-in to operate the scanner from Photoshop. Is such a product
available ?
Somebody speak to me of SilverScan but I don't know if it works with
the Scanjet IIc and  I was not able to locate a resseller in Europe.
I was also told that it is possible to use the Adobe TWAIN plug-in
with the Scanjet IIc but when I select it I get an alert that "no
TWAIN source is available"
Thanks for your help.
Jean-Michel VEDRINE     Universite Jean Monnet St-Etienne
Centre Informatique Trefilerie         2, rue Trefilerie
42023 ST ETIENNE Cedex 2    FRANCE   tel [phone]

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Date: 2 Mar 1994 14:36:32 -0500
From: "dlawrence" <[e-mail]>
Subject: PopUp Folder

} I see in the current MacWorld that Inline Design has a new product
} called Popup
} Folder, which creates hierarchical menus (like NowMenus and
} BeHierarchic) for
} all FOLDERS in the finder window (not just from the Apple menu),
} allowing you
} to
} get to your documents without having to double-click your way through a
} maze of
} nested folders. A wonderful idea and a decent price (lists for $60). But
} I
} wonder if there's already shareware on the net that does this. If you
} know of
} any, please let me know. Thanks for everyone's help, as always.
}
} Norm Weiner
} [e-mail]

Been beta testing it for several iterations...it shipped yesterday. Sort of
NowMenus' darker twin. If you get it, I recommend using it in conjunction with
NowUtilities, and turning off Popup Folder's Apple Menu options. Together, you
should have *no* probelm finding (and putting away) anything! It's fantastic!

David Lawrence -----> [e-mail]   CIS:75300,2460   AOL: OLTDavid
ARPA Macintosh Product Evaluation Manager <--- coolest job *in* the world

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Date: Thu, 03 Mar 94 13:21:08 CST
From: Mack Willingham <[e-mail]>
Subject: PPC & Games

I just had a thought.  With the PPC and SoftWindows, this open up the
the mac for use all of those DOS games that you wanted to play on your
mac!!!

Mack

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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 94 14:48:36 +0100
From: "Fabrizio Oddone"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: Problem with CD Setup 5.0 software

I just discovered a weird problem in the CD software.
The AppleCD Audio Player causes a continuous flow of keyUp events; the events
are directed to the frontmost application, which supposedly gets a lower rate
of
null events.
The AppleCD Audio Player does this because it fiddles with the SysEvtMask low
memory global variable. (Wasn't Apple telling us not to use low mem global
variables?)

I do not know any e-mail address for the Apple guys working on the CD
software.
Anybody?

--
Fabrizio Oddone

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 1994 16:13:55 -0800
From: Jeffrey L. Needleman <[e-mail]>
Subject: PU/DD upgrades available

I remember reading in TidBITS #212 about the upgrade of Symantec's Disk
Doubler (formerly Fifth Generation's Disk Doubler and formerly Salient's
Disk Doubler) to version 4.0 ($39.99). But I don't recall seeing a mention
that Symantec also has a new version of Fifth Generation's Public Utilities
(version 2.0) out now. It is shipping, priced for registered users at
$29.99 plus $8.00 shipping/handling plus sales tax if any.

You can order anytime from 800-441-7234. I'm just a happy user of both
products, and this note is written only to add some information, namely:

1) If you order an "upgrade" you'll get it, regardless of whether or not
you are a registered user or actually have the program at all. Apparently
Symantec doesn't have Fifth Generation's records merged into its order
system as yet. I placed my order a few moments ago with no questions asked
about previous versions or serial numbers. I'm not debating the ethics of
ordering this way if you're not a current user of the products; seems to me
it's up to the company selling the stuff to verify that you are a current
legitimate user and, if it doesn't want to bother to do that, you do
nothing wrong to take advantage of its laziness. But I AM a legitimate
registered user of both products, so my own conscience is clear! Do with
ths information what you will.

2) SuperLaserSpool has been discontinued. Apparently it's NOT being updated
to work properly with the new 8.1.1 Laserwriter driver. I'll miss it!


Jeff Needleman  <[e-mail]>

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 1994 17:15:36 -0600 (CST)
From: "Larry Rymal:T.E.M.U.G.-EAST_TEXAS-" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RamDoubler = WOW!!! (C)

Folks,

    I've been reading with interest the tweaking being done on RamDoubler,
making it into "RamTripler".  grin.  I love utilities like these, in which
hidden nuggets can be found.
    I am continually amazed at this product. I returned my
RamDoubler back to its original 'doubler' status (from the tripler) since
I honestly have no need for 25 meg of ram (at least this year!  Somebody
quote me in about ten years when we are all running 5 gigabyte ram
machines!).  However, I have not seen much of a performance hit whether I'm
using the "tripler" mode or "doubler" mode.
    At any rate, this is really a remarkable product.  After the body
of this message is a capture of my 'About This Macintosh" window, as per
the F-Key, Text Capture.  I loaded my LC475 up with a lot of ram sapping
applications.  I then loaded in the 1984 Mac movie (no, I can't send it
to you! Too big!).  My copy of the movie has always been jerky.  I just
knew that with all the junk I put in this machine for my test, that the movie
would truly choke.
    Well, it didn't!  The movie ran smoothly.  RamDoubler did not penalize
the movie's playback speed at all.  I am MOST impressed.
    I then fooled around with text scrolls.  Ah, a performance hit.
I'd say that my text scrolling is equivalent to that of a Centris 610.  At
one time, my 475 was much faster in scrolls.  Golly...
    (Perhaps someone could write a soft QuickDraw accelerator for the Mac
similar to the products available for the ATari ST???)
    But, other than that....  Amazing product.  BUY it, folks!  This is
a great utility!

--Larry Rymal <[e-mail]>

Macintosh LC 475
System Software 7.1
Apple Computer, Inc. 1983-1992
Built-in Memory:        12,288K
Total Memory:           24,576K
Largest Unused Block:   5,475K

 FreeSpace! 2.1.2       75K
Adobe PhotoshopI        5,120K
BBEdit Lite             512K
FullWrite 1.7           3,000K
JPEGView                1,024K
MoviePlayer             1,000K
ResEdit 2.1.1           2,000K
SoundEdit Pro* I        1,200K
System Software         3,669K
ZTerm 0.9               1,500K

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 1994 11:40:00 +0100 (WET)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Request for information about ADB

Hallo!I'm an italian student of the University of Trieste ; I'm preparing a
task concerning the APPLE DESKTOP BUS for the "Electronic Calculators II" exam
with theacher named M. Hmeliak. I need info about ADB and I'm searching for it
using my Email.Can you help me ? Thank you !

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 94 10:36:06 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: request Handeze Gloves information

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> Adam Engst wrote about the Handeze Gloves in issue 199 of the wonderful
> TidBits publication. At the time he gave them the thumbs up (hopefully
> without too much pain :-)).

I still can't live without them, and we've heard nothing but good
reports from others so far.

> Also, can anyone supply an address or non-800 phone number (of use to
> overseas callers) for the makers of Handeze, a company called Dome. Or even
> better, an international Fax number.

>From TidBITS#200...

RSI & Handeze Gloves
 -------------------
  My article on the Handeze gloves in TidBITS #199_ provoked a
  number of comments and questions, the most common of which was a
  request for a non-800 number for Dome Publishing. Sorry about
  that - I realized I didn't have the non-800 number too late in
  the day. The numbers are:

    Dome -- 800/432-4352 -- 401/738-7900 -- 401/732-5377 (fax)


cheers ... -Adam

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

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 94 07:53:52 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: RESEDITing LaserWriter8

I'm not sure if you've seen this before elsewhere, but there is a hack or two
to change things like the 630's default sleep setting, to conform to the
government's Energy Star program.  You may want to investigate how THAT's
done, because it's sure to be the same kind of hack.  I remember that it
involved downloading a postscript-form file to the printer, but I'm afraid
I don't have it anymore.  You can find it in the Info-Mac archives, I'm sure.
Look for something under EnergyStar or similar.  All you'd need (no big deal,
right?) is to get (from Apple) info on which registers (or whatever) need
changing.

Just a thought.

Brandon Munday
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
---> Drive Defensively:  Buy a tank <---
>The following is the message that was responded to.
>
>To: [e-mail]
>From: [e-mail] (Jason Coleman)
>Posted: Feb 25 16:33
>Cc:
>Subject: RESEDITing LaserWriter8
>
>>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 1994 15:32:58 -0600
>>From: "Earl Misanchuk"  <[e-mail]>
>>Subject: RESEDITing LaserWriter8
>>We recently added a 500-sheet tray to our LaserWriter Pro 630. We would like
>to>>keep letterhead in the 250-sheet tray and regular paper in the 500-sheet
>tray.
>>Since the vast majority of our printing is on regular paper, it is
>inconvenient
>>to have LaserWriter8 default to the 250-sheet
>>tray setting. We would like it to
>>default to the 500-sheet tray setting instead.
>>I have a bit of experience with ResEdit and am not afraid to try fiddling a
>>copy
>>of LaserWriter8 until I get what I want, but I have no idea where to look for
>>the proper resource to edit. Can someone provide me with a starting point:
>>dFlt?
>>DLOG? hdlg? TMPL? ARgh? HeLp?
>>
>>ADVthanxANCE
>
>You can do this without ResEdit using LaserWriter 8.1 (Laserwriter 8 won't
>do it).  To do this, select the printer in the Chooser and then hit the
>setup button.  In the setup mode, you'll need to select the LW Pro 630 PPD
>by hitting either Auto Setup or Select PPD.  After this, all that needs to
>be done is to hit the Configure button in this same dialog.  Tell it that
>the 500-sheet feeder is "Installed and Preferred".
>
>I had this same problem, and while this fix works, it seems to me that
>there should be a way to change the default paper tray by configuring the
>printer itself instead of the Laserwriter 8.1 driver on each machine (which
>might not be wanted on each machine).  As a matter of fact, by printing the
>configuration sheet for the printer with the Laserwriter Utility, it
>actually lists a "Default Tray" setting, which is set to the 250 sheet
>tray.  Does anyone know how to change this setting on the printer?  I can't
>find it in the LW Pro 630 manual or in the Laserwriter Utility.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jason Coleman
>[e-mail]
 -------------------------------

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 94 23:15:58 PST
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: SAM VIRUS DEFS (R)


On 1 Mar 1994 [e-mail] (Matt Bancroft) wrote:
> Which ftp sites carry the updates of Sam Intercept virus definitions and in
> which directories are they located?

Well, at least <sumex-aim.stanford.edu> in [vir/sam-defs-93-11-04.hqx].

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

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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 94 10:46:32 MST
From: Jim Powlesland <[e-mail]>
Subject: Sunrise/Sunset data

I would like to obtain sunrise/sunset data for certain areas in
western Canada. Is there a Mac program or stack that will do
this?

--

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 1994 16:04:52 EST
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: What's Missing Microsoft?

I just purchased a copy of PowerPoint 3.0.  Good citizen that I am,
I immediately filled out the registration card.  Low and behold
there is an item that reads:

Which processor is in your PC?
1__ 8086/8088       4__  286    2__ 386   5__ 486    6__ Don't know

Besides the fact that the numbers are out of order, does anyone
see something else wrong?  Sure.  According to Microsoft the Mac is
officially now a "Don't know" machine.  There is no other choice!

If this isn't a signal for corporate direction I don't know what is!
Hey Microsoft, it says "Macintosh Series Requires System 7" right
on the box.  Get with the program, Bill and add Macintosh (or 68K
if you like) to the registration card!

Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 02 Mar 94 18:48:44 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Word 6.0 (PC) to Word 5.1 (Mac) converters

Does anybody know if Microsoft has put out any fixes
to convert a Word for windows 6.0 (PC) file to Word 5.1 (MAC)?
I was very dissapointed to find that I could not read the new
format from the windows version.

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 1994 19:37:50 -0500
From: <[e-mail]>

Hello there,

  I would like any information about becoming a onenet node. I am currently
  in the planning stages of setting up an internet node, and have yet to
  decide on basic hardware issues. Personally I'm a UNIX type. However
  I have been thinking about going Mac-Based primarily because of the
  nature of the node.
  In a nutshell it's going to be the cyberspace branch office of an
  independant record label in London, Ontario. (The actual node, will
  be in Toronto).

We are: Private World Entertainment
    Box 1165, Station B
    London, Ontario
    N5W 5K2
    [e-mail]

I am:    [e-mail]

ttyl

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