Info-Mac 4/Info_Mac IV CD-ROM (Pacific HiTech Inc.)(August 1994).iso/Periodicals/InfoMac Digest volume 12/infomacv12-041.txt

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Date: Sun, 13 Mar 94 17:57:02 PST
From: The Info-Mac Moderators <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #41
To: info-mac-list


Info-Mac Digest             Sun, 13 Mar 94       Volume 12 : Issue 41

Today's Topics:

      [!] Recent Directory is back...
      [*] 16" H.R. Giger Screens - Group 4
      [*] 19" H.R. Giger Screens - Group 3
      [*] 2nd Resend of Trillium Remus Demo
      [*] 3-D Viewer 0.1a
      [*] A2D (submission)
      [*] A FAQ for the Linelink modem ($99 Macwarehouse)
      [*] ambient.hqx
      [*] Babylon 5 interactive presentation
      [*] BlackOut 1.1
      [*] bookbinder.hqx
      [*] CalTech PowerPC Intro Invite
      [*] Castles-Siege & Conquest Demo
      [*] Cheese Toast 1.0.1 (Game + Source)
      [*] CSMP Digest, issue 2
      [*] Disinfectant 3.4.1
      [*] EX-MacTCP Netswitch 1.0.2
      [*] Graphic Elements Resubmission
      [*] Intel-Outside Desktop Patterns
      [*] JPEGView 3.2 for 680x0 and PowerPC Macintoshes
      [*] JPEGView 3.2 for 680x0 Macintoshes
      [*] JPEGView 3.2 for PowerPC Macintoshes
      [*] link2-simulnet-1.0demo.sit --file submission (2 msgs)
      [*] louie-toons.hqx
      [*] More Beavis & Butt-Head sounds...
      [*] MovieTrilogy1.0b2.sit.hqx
      [*] MuEdit1.2, Part 1 of 2
      [*] MWANSI.hqx (2 msgs)
      [*] MWCodeRes.hqx (2 msgs)
      [*] Pairs 1.0.sit submission
      [*] Popolous Demo
      [*] PostScript Printer test program
      [*] Puzzler 2.0
      [*] Re: [*] Drop Text 1.4
      [*] Re: your mail
      [*] Replica for Macintosh Free Trial
      [*] RSI Newsletter 16 .sit
      [*] RSI Newsletter Full Archive .SEA
      [*] SAD 1.0 - 18 sound-aware AD modules
      [*] StereoGram Maker
      [*] storybook.hqx
      [*] submission-PICTify 1.5
      [*] submission-shanghai II 1.0.5 update
      [*] synchronize-307-demo.hqx
      [*] Tacoma Bridge QuickTime movie clip
      [*] te3click-10.hqx
      [*] technobats.hqx
      [*] the-orb.hqx (2 msgs)
      [*] The Gradebook Stack V1.8
      [*] think-c-from-scratch.hqx
      ClarisWorks comm (Q) (2 msgs)
      Communications Software with AutoLogin and Kermit [?]
      Damaged Word File
      Font troubles
      Formatting/Partition Software (R) (2 msgs)
      General Magic on CNN Headline News
      hardware handshaking (2 msgs)
      Internet Connection via ARA
      Limit of Fonts in Sys 7.1 Fonts folder
      Maven (3 msgs)
      OCR (2 msgs)
      PageMaker Canadian Update (2 msgs)
      PC? (was: MDictUpdt.hqx) (2 msgs)
      PowerCD $199.00!? (R) (2 msgs)
      Purity Test [A] (2 msgs)
      RAM Tripler, Quad, ETC. (2 msgs)
      Resedit & PPATs (2 msgs)
      Scanner
      Sunrise/Sunset data (A)
      TT Font Won't Trash (A)

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Date: Sun, 13 Mar 94 17:47:52 PST
From: The Moderators <[e-mail]>
Subject: [!] Recent Directory is back...

Hi all,
  Slowly, in bits and pieces!  The /rec directory is back online again. :)
Some of the dates are a little screwed up because all files got the same date
when we restored them.  That will fix itself in about two weeks or so.
  The last bit to return will be the all-files.txt.  We hope to have that up
and running a little later this week (we'll keep you posted!).
  Sorry it is taking so long to recover!

    Cheers,
        Gordon (info-mac moderator)

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 17:11:16 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Ken B Kirksey)
Subject: [*] 16" H.R. Giger Screens - Group 4

This archive contains scans of the following works by H.R. Giger, suitable
for use as backgrounds screens on 832x624 (16") monitors:

434 - Biomechanical Soul Journey
483 - Doppeltorso mit Haken
597 - Biomechanical Landscape I
603 - Biomechanical Landscape

All the images are in JPEG compressed PICT format.  You should be able to
use these files as-is with DeskPict, Decor, DeskPicture, or Fun Pictures IF
you have QuickTime 1.6 or later installed.  If you do not have QuickTime
installed, you'll have to convert the image to an uncompressed PICT before
use.

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/hr-giger-grp2.hqx; 416K]

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 17:08:37 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Ken B Kirksey)
Subject: [*] 19" H.R. Giger Screens - Group 3

This archive contains scans of the following works by H.R. Giger, suitable
for use as backgrounds screens on 1024x768 (19"/20") monitors:

303 - Necronom IV
350 - Hommage a Bocklin
434 - Biomechanical Soul Journey

All the images are in JPEG compressed PICT format.  You should be able to
use these files as-is with DeskPict, Decor, DeskPicture, or Fun Pictures
IF you have QuickTime 1.6 or later installed.  If you do not have QuickTime
installed, you'll have to convert the image to an uncompressed PICT before
use.

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/hr-giger-grp1.hqx; 454K]

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 14:11:27 -0800 (PST)
From: [e-mail] (Sterling Ledet)
Subject: [*] 2nd Resend of Trillium Remus Demo

>>
>>RAID Software Demo (Trillium Remus 1.1)
>>
>>Please put this in the commercial software demos section. It's fine to
>>include it on the CD as well.
>>
>>Remus is a formatting utility which allows multiple hard drives to be
>>combined into a disk array. This can provide high speed for disk-intensive
>>applications, such as desktop publishing or digital video, and RAID data
>>protection to continuously protect against drive failures.
>>
>>This demonstration has the full functionality of Remus, with three
>>exceptions. The maximum partition that can be created is 40 megabytes in
>>size, and at most three partitions can be created at a time. In addition,
>>all partitions created with this version will "expire" in one week and
>>become read-only at that time.
>>

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/remus-11-demo.hqx; 287K]

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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 16:28:37 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Brian Todd Smith)
Subject: [*] 3-D Viewer 0.1a

This is a three-dimensional object viewer/manipulator.  It allows a user to
crea
te an object with geometric primitives, and then rotate and resize them.

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/3-d-viewer-01a.hqx; 13K]

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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 18:09:08 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Nick Schneir)
Subject: [*] A2D (submission)

A2D is a little drag-n-drop application that converts UNIX carriage
returns to Macintosh (ASCII) carriage returns. It is freeware.

System 7 is required.

[Archived as /info-mac/text/a2d.hqx; 13K]

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Date: Wed, 9 Mar 1994 04:13:26 -0600
From: Loudon Campbell <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] A FAQ for the Linelink modem ($99 Macwarehouse)

The following is a Frequently Asked Questions for the
14.4K modem sold by Macwarehouse for $99. It may be
freely distributed including the commercial CD-ROM
of info-mac archives.
Probably best filed either in info/hardware info/communication
The file size is about 100K so if its well under that the
mailer choked and I will send it in pieces.
LineLink144e Frequently Asked Questions VERSION 1.3.1

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/line-link-modem-faq-131.txt; 96K]

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Date: Sun, 13 Mar 94 13:50:25 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Wonko the Sane)
Subject: [*] ambient.hqx

Subject: Ambient Font

Yet another album-cover inspired font from Kiwi Media!  This
time it's Moby's "Ambient" album.  Truetype and Type 1, $5
shareware.

Eric Oehler             [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/ambient.hqx; 67K]

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Date: Tue, 01 Mar 1994 12:12:42 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Babylon 5 interactive presentation

Here is an interactive program for Babylon 5 that I downloaded from
AOL.  It gives some details about the characters, background, creators,
etc.

Kind of interesting if you like the show.  Hope you enjoy it.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/babylon-5.hqx; 1047K]

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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 11:17:30 +0100 (MET)
From: Wolfgang Milszus <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] BlackOut 1.1

"BlackOut" is a screensaver for those who use two screens and
want to save their extensions screen.

"Normal" screensavers cover the whole visible area of the
srceen(s) and do their work in idle-times.  BlackOut is an
application, which works task-friendly in the background
while it blanks the second screen (and shows the current time).
Windows on this screen are shown as usual. This application
takes 34 Kb in RAM and 18 Kb on disk.

"BlackOut" is free of charge.

New features:

- the startup-animation now can be switched off in order to
accelerate  the startup-process.

Old features changed (Bugfixes:-):

- fixed a handle which was dereferenced twice,

- added a 'mstr'-resource to enable the Finder to quit the
program with non-German system software;

- the preferences file will now be named as "BlackOut Prefs";
(instead of "BlackBox Prefs" - for those, who wondered. This
name came from an earlier stage of development and remained
incorrect).

Thanks to Leonard G. Burton, California, for his comments and
suggestions.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/black-out-11.hqx; 20K]

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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 94 09:11:58 EST
From: [e-mail] (Ralph Gonzalez)
Subject: [*] bookbinder.hqx

*** This is a Macintosh HyperCard stack authoring tool ***

FILE    bookbinder.hqx
TYPE    binhex encoded Macintosh
SIZE    48k
DATE    Feb. 9, 1994
FROM    [e-mail] (Ralph Gonzalez)

Bookbinder is for creating electronic textbooks, and includes
clickable Table of Contents and Index, footnotes, bookmarks, etc.
HyperCard 1.2 or later. $15 shareware.

[Archived as /info-mac/card/book-binder.hqx; 47K]

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Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 08:51:19 -0800 (PST)
From: [e-mail] (Harry Myhre)
Subject: [*] CalTech PowerPC Intro Invite

This Macintosh application allows you to view and print a map to the CalTech
introduction of the Macintosh PowerPC.

[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/caltech-ppc-intro.hqx; 91K]

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Date: 1 Mar 1994 17:02:22 +1100
From: "Andrew Jeffrey" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Castles-Siege & Conquest Demo

Hi, here's the newly release demo version of Castles. Its similar in style to
Warlords (from SSG) I guess. The following is from the very extensive readme
that accompanies it. The file is a binhexed self-extracting archive.

Enjoy

Andrew Jeffrey
Uni of Wollongong
Australia

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Introduction

Welcome to the world of CASTLES: SIEGE AND CONQUEST. This game is intended to
test your skills as an administrator, a military leader, and a politician.
During the course of play, you must maintain the delicate balance between the
administrative, military and political functions of your dominion.  The names
of the Lords and the territories in Castles are based on 14th century France, a
tumultuous period in European history, which featured the prolonged conflict of
The Hundred Years War. This century was marked by chaos, as the struggle for
land in France had a high cost in human life. The blood of English and French
soldiers saturated the soil and the peasants of these lands were forcefully
removed from their homes, raped or killed. The Lords of territories battled
each other in an attempt to expand their realms. When a Lord conquered new
lands, he would build castles there to substantiate his power over the newly
acquired territory.

Your mission is to unite the territories of the mythical land of Bretagne in
the midst of this bloody turmoil and eventually become King.  It is a
formidable task, one that requires intestinal fortitude, cunning and risk
taking. If you possess these qualities then you are ready to accept the
challenge of Castles: Siege and Conquest!

This Demo Program

This demonstration version of Castles: Siege and Conquest will last for about a
year and a half before the game stops.  You won't be able to save or load your
progress, as you can in the real game.  This demonstration version includes
only one plot to test your kingly worthiness, and only one QuickTime(tm) movie
to
enhance the game playing ambiance.


System requirements

To run Castles: Siege and Conquest, you need a color Macintosh running System
6.0.7 or later.  Your monitor should be set to 256 colors.  If you are running
a version of System 6, you should have the fonts "Helvetica 9" and "Helvetica
18" installed in your System.  (If you are running a version of System 7 or
later, these fonts are probably already present.)  The sample movie included
will run if you have QuickTime 1.5 or later.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/castles-demo.hqx; 1812K]

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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 11:00:25 -0800 (PST)
From: [e-mail] (Jim Bumgardner)
Subject: [*] Cheese Toast 1.0.1 (Game + Source)

This is an update of my asteroids-inspired game Cheese Toast.  This
archive includes both the game and the source code.  It should replace
the following Merit Macintosh archive files:

game/arcade/cheesetoast1.0.sit.hqx
development/source/cheesetoast1.0.sit.hqx

The *only* significant change is that I have fixed the game to
work on 12 inch monitors, and to work better on large monitors.

- Jim Bumgardner
 --------------------------------------------------------------
CheeseToast 1.0.1            Copyright (c) 1993 Jim Bumgardner

Internet: [e-mail]
America Online: [e-mail]

CheeseToast is a Maelstrom/Asteroids-inspired game I wrote to teach
myself how to do sprite-movement on the Macintosh.  I hope you like
it.  Feel free to replace the sprites and/or sounds.

This archive contains the (uncommented, undocumented) Think C source
code as an aid to Programmers who are interested in such things.

To run the game, you only need the application "Cheese Toast" and the
file "CT Resources".

CheeseToast requires a color mac with a 12" monitor or larger and
32-bit Quickdraw.

CheeseToast is free.  The reason CheeseToast is free is because I
don't have time to a) Polish It and b) Handle technical support or
programming questions.

Please don't include CheeseToast or it's source code in Shareware
collections that cost money without receiving my permission.

If you would like to do a major revision of CheeseToast, let me know!

Changes for version 1.0.1:

Cheese Toast now runs correctly on 12 inch monitors, and it centers
properly on monitors larger than 13 inches.

I fixed an opening audio glitch that was happening on machines with
Sound Mgr 3.0.

Sprite rendering has been sped up a bit.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/cheese-toast-101-c.hqx; 747K]

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 94 16:36:28 MET
From: [e-mail] (Francois Pottier)
Subject: [*] CSMP Digest, issue 2

C.S.M.P. Digest             Sat, 12 Mar 94       Volume 3 : Issue 2

Today's Topics:

    Any demo code using PowerPlant out there?
    Converting Str255 to float
    Creating-removing alias files
    Help! Mac Dialog Box Questions
    PackBits for resource compression?
    Problems with serial routines on AV Macs?
    Universal Headers vs. Old Headers
    Using handles to purged-unloaded resources
    Using the serial ports as an input for a SPDT switch.
    WDEF Problems, driving me crazy...
    ZcbFree Goes Negative (Error Number 33)
    any good magazines?


The Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Digest is moderated by Francois Pottier
([e-mail]).

[Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-v3-2.txt; 86K]

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 94 18:41:12 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Disinfectant 3.4.1

The latest disinfectant.  Beta testing is done.

[Archived as /info-mac/vir/disinfectant-341.hqx; 238K]

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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 07:27:24 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (david walton)
Subject: [*] EX-MacTCP Netswitch 1.0.2

This is a new release of MacTCP Netswitch, which replaces version
1.0.1 that I posted just last Tuesday.  My sincere apologies to any
archive administrators who already put in time to post version 1.0.1,
and to any users who already downloaded it.  Version 1.0.1 fixes a
bug, which while not dangerous (it would not crash a machine), it was
significant enough to warrant a fix release.  The accompanying binhex
file is a compactor archive (not self-extracting).

MacTCP Netswitch 1.0.2 (10 March 1994)
Copyright 1994, University of Notre Dame, Office of University Computing
Written by David Walton, [e-mail]

MacTCP Netswitch 1.0.2 is a replacement for both version 1.0b2 and
1.0.1.  Version 1.0.2 corrected a bug in 1.0.1 that caused AppleShare
volumes not to be unmounted.  Version 1.0.1 added support for
resolving alias files within the Prep files folder.  It also corrected
some bugs and added better support for System 6.0 users.  All versions
requires a Macintosh Plus or better, System 6.0.3 or later, and
AppleTalk version 53.

MacTCP Netswitch is an extension that will swap in a MacTCP Prep file
>From a group of pre-configured prep files, based on the status of your
AppleTalk connection.  It chooses a file based on a) whether a network
is connected; and b) the name of the AppleTalk zone you are in.  It
does not require the user to reboot after choosing a configuration
file; the correct file is chosen automatically at startup.  It will
resolve any alias files, making it possible to store some prep files
on a centrally-maintained file server; aliases also may be mixed with
actual files, allowing a single set of prep files for both on- and
off-network configurations.  For more information, read the guide that
is distributed with this package.

This package should include five items:

1.  A README file.
2.  The MacTCP Netswitch extension.
3.  An installation instruction example/template called "User
    instructions."
4.  The MacTCP Netswitch Guide, in Microsoft Word 4.0 format.
5.  The same guide, in MacWrite II format.

This software is free of charge, and you may re-distribute it, but
please read the distribution restrictions in the accompanying Guide
before you do so.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/mactcp-netswitch-102.hqx; 47K]

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 94 6:49:17 CST
From: Al Evans <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Graphic Elements Resubmission

Jonathan,

Sorry I got so clueless. I had no idea Stuffit's binhexer would
create a file that wasn't binary-compatible with unix systems.
I still can't figure out WHY it would do such a thing:-) Anyway,
here it is again.


Enclosed is the first release of my Graphic Elements system for the
Macintosh. If it matters, the original filename is

GENetRelease.sit.hqx.

Here is a brief description of Graphic Elements:

Graphic Elements is a paradigm and a library for programming high-performance,
framework-independent interactive graphics for the Apple Macintosh. This
version of Graphic Elements includes a linkable library, documentation,
and several example programs with source code. Graphic Elements requires
a 68020 or better and 8-bit color capability. The example programs require
System 7 or better. Think C 6.0 is required to modify and rebuild the
example programs.

The binhexed file follows.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/graphics-elements.hqx; 552K]

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 17:18:43 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Kevin Lesniewicz)
Subject: [*] Intel-Outside Desktop Patterns

Based on my popular StartupScreen, these are "revised" versions of the
Intel Inside logo which will go nicely with your black & white, color, or
especially your new Power Mac! Use Desktop Textures, BeforeDark, Chameleon
or another utility to make one your desktop pattern.
Enjoy,
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/intel-outside-desktop.hqx; 24K]

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 16:59:27 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Aaron Giles)
Subject: [*] JPEGView 3.2 for 680x0 and PowerPC Macintoshes

Enclosed is version 3.2 of my postcardware application JPEGView, a fast,
powerful image viewer for both 680x0 and PowerPC Macintoshes.

JPEGView can open and display images in JPEG, PICT, GIF, TIFF, BMP,
MacPaint, or Startup Screen formats.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
   JPEGView *requires* System 7 and a 68020 or better processor to run.
   JPEG decompression in JPEGView also *requires* some version of
   QuickTime.

Briefly, here are the important new features in version 3.2:
   * now comes in both 68k Macintosh and native Power Macintosh versions
   * added support for Baseline and LZW-compressed TIFF decoding
   * added support for Windows BMP decoding
   * added support for StartupScreen decoding (both old style and Mac II)
   * added support for MacPaint decoding
   * added the ability to save previews and icons with *any* format
   * added rudimentary support for printing images
   * enabled copying to the clipboard
   * incorporated the QuickTime VM extension directly into JPEGView
   * more reliable slide show operation, esp. when reversing or hiding
   * various minor bug fixes and changes

And a general JPEGView overview:
   * it's essentially free (postcardware), simple, and easy to use
   * requires only 800k, but will effectively use more memory to run faster
   * produces some of the highest-quality images available on the Macintosh
   * decompresses images faster than almost any other Macintosh image software
   * provides an excellent user-configurable slide show
   * automatically scales images to fit on your monitor
   * has handy full screen windows (without the menubar) for large images
   * supports multiple-monitor systems extremely well
   * includes exhaustive on-line documentation and balloon help
   * is System 7-studly, with full AppleScript support
   * native code takes full advantage of Power Macintosh systems
   * comes with a cool colorful JPEG test image :-)

Enjoy!
Aaron Giles
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/jpeg-view-32-fat.hqx; 672K]

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 16:57:30 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Aaron Giles)
Subject: [*] JPEGView 3.2 for 680x0 Macintoshes

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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Enclosed is version 3.2 of my postcardware application JPEGView, a fast,
powerful image viewer for both 680x0 and PowerPC Macintoshes.

JPEGView can open and display images in JPEG, PICT, GIF, TIFF, BMP,
MacPaint, or Startup Screen formats.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
   JPEGView *requires* System 7 and a 68020 or better processor to run.
   JPEG decompression in JPEGView also *requires* some version of
   QuickTime.

Briefly, here are the important new features in version 3.2:
   * now comes in both 68k Macintosh and native Power Macintosh versions
   * added support for Baseline and LZW-compressed TIFF decoding
   * added support for Windows BMP decoding
   * added support for StartupScreen decoding (both old style and Mac II)
   * added support for MacPaint decoding
   * added the ability to save previews and icons with *any* format
   * added rudimentary support for printing images
   * enabled copying to the clipboard
   * incorporated the QuickTime VM extension directly into JPEGView
   * more reliable slide show operation, esp. when reversing or hiding
   * various minor bug fixes and changes

And a general JPEGView overview:
   * it's essentially free (postcardware), simple, and easy to use
   * requires only 800k, but will effectively use more memory to run faster
   * produces some of the highest-quality images available on the Macintosh
   * decompresses images faster than almost any other Macintosh image software
   * provides an excellent user-configurable slide show
   * automatically scales images to fit on your monitor
   * has handy full screen windows (without the menubar) for large images
   * supports multiple-monitor systems extremely well
   * includes exhaustive on-line documentation and balloon help
   * is System 7-studly, with full AppleScript support
   * native code takes full advantage of Power Macintosh systems
   * comes with a cool colorful JPEG test image :-)

Enjoy!
Aaron Giles
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/jpeg-view-32.hqx; 491K]

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 16:58:19 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Aaron Giles)
Subject: [*] JPEGView 3.2 for PowerPC Macintoshes

--========================_23585528==_
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Enclosed is version 3.2 of my postcardware application JPEGView, a fast,
powerful image viewer for both 680x0 and PowerPC Macintoshes.

JPEGView can open and display images in JPEG, PICT, GIF, TIFF, BMP,
MacPaint, or Startup Screen formats.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
   JPEGView *requires* System 7 and a 68020 or better processor to run.
   JPEG decompression in JPEGView also *requires* some version of
   QuickTime.

Briefly, here are the important new features in version 3.2:
   * now comes in both 68k Macintosh and native Power Macintosh versions
   * added support for Baseline and LZW-compressed TIFF decoding
   * added support for Windows BMP decoding
   * added support for StartupScreen decoding (both old style and Mac II)
   * added support for MacPaint decoding
   * added the ability to save previews and icons with *any* format
   * added rudimentary support for printing images
   * enabled copying to the clipboard
   * incorporated the QuickTime VM extension directly into JPEGView
   * more reliable slide show operation, esp. when reversing or hiding
   * various minor bug fixes and changes

And a general JPEGView overview:
   * it's essentially free (postcardware), simple, and easy to use
   * requires only 800k, but will effectively use more memory to run faster
   * produces some of the highest-quality images available on the Macintosh
   * decompresses images faster than almost any other Macintosh image software
   * provides an excellent user-configurable slide show
   * automatically scales images to fit on your monitor
   * has handy full screen windows (without the menubar) for large images
   * supports multiple-monitor systems extremely well
   * includes exhaustive on-line documentation and balloon help
   * is System 7-studly, with full AppleScript support
   * native code takes full advantage of Power Macintosh systems
   * comes with a cool colorful JPEG test image :-)

Enjoy!
Aaron Giles
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/jpeg-view-32-ppc.hqx; 547K]

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Date: Wed, 9 Mar 1994 20:52:04 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Venanzio Jelenic)
Subject: [*] link2-simulnet-1.0demo.sit --file submission

Please remove the older version of Link2 found at your archives.
=46ile was called:  link2-simulnet-demo-hc.hqx  :uploaded in October 1993

This Archive contains a demo version of LINK2-Simulnet(tm).     You will
need Hypercard Player or Hypercard 2.1 to run these stacks.
Macintalk, a system extension enabling speech synthesis is also
necessary.  The LINK2 system will function without Macintalk, but
uses speech extensively.

Updated version 1.0 :  changes---
there were some minor problems when using the Math Puzzles stack
with the Hypercard Player.  This has been fixed.

This is a series of Hypercard stacks which were designed for
educational use with two specific objectives in mind.

A.   To act as a primer with which to enable children to learn some
basic networking and messaging skills.  The stacks are comprised of
regular log-in procedures, password protection.  This system goes
beyond regular text messages in that it allows the users to access
sounds, graphics, databases from within their prime documents.  The
documents are presented as stories for the students to build.  The
document may also be a project or presentation.  These documents are
collaborative efforts on the parts of any users on the net. LINK2=A9
handles these documents much in the same way as PowerTalk and
Object-Oriented Operating Systems will in the near future.  LINK2=A9,
in essence, is a document-based network operating system with
characteristics akin to a distributed hypermedia system, albeit
simulated.  Up to 60 users may participate.   The problem often
confronted by teachers and students is that sometimes the hardware
becomes available BEFORE there is a foundation for it's use.  Thus
many a time networked systems are introduced that act as no more than
simple file and printer servers.  LINK2=A9 is designed to instill in
the students the basic desire and thinking habits necessary for
effective messaging between participants.

B.   To enable both the teachers and students who do not have access
to modems, phone lines, networked computers, or funds, to start in
the excitement of networking.  Because LINK2=A9 functions on a single
computer, (it is a multi-user asynchronous network model), it
requires little investment in terms of hardware, nor training.  With
a simple Mac Plus, a hard disk and printer, the students and teachers
can start to investigate some of the techniques and problems
encountered with network use.  LINK2=A9 does not simulate any single
networking scheme.  Rather it provides a simple model which allows
the users to network together , now, without having to worry about
learning techniques required with specific systems, nor face the
hardware constraints which are often inevitable.  It is more a model
to develop the *culture* of networking than a specific training tool.
 As such, it is also useful in the situation of being a primer for
the students so that they do not eat up too much bandwith nor time on
the real nets until they learn some basic skills.

This Demo version has a few parts disabled or missing.  Conferences
in the BBS section are reduced to only 3.  Only 3 users are allowed
on the system.  Only One story is allowed.  All administrator
functions have been deleted.  Otherwise the system *looks and feels*
whole.

You are welcome to use it in any private capacity so long as it is
non-renumerative nor commercial.  Link2=A9 is not public domain, nor to
be considered freeware, it is copyrighted with all rights reserved to
Venanzio Jelenic.

I would welcome the distribution of this Demo version by any
non-commercial means you wish.

Venanzio Jelenic LINK2=A9 Simulnet 20 Chalmers St. North
Cambridge,Ontario CANADA   N1R 5B7 [phone]
Venanzio @Hookup.net      or     [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/app/link2-simulnet-10-demo-hc.hqx; 1039K]

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Date: Wed, 9 Mar 1994 20:52:04 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Venanzio Jelenic)
Subject: [*] link2-simulnet-1.0demo.sit --file submission

Please remove the older version of Link2 found at your archives.
=46ile was called:  link2-simulnet-demo-hc.hqx  :uploaded in October 1993

This Archive contains a demo version of LINK2-Simulnet(tm).     You will
need Hypercard Player or Hypercard 2.1 to run these stacks.
Macintalk, a system extension enabling speech synthesis is also
necessary.  The LINK2 system will function without Macintalk, but
uses speech extensively.

Updated version 1.0 :  changes---
there were some minor problems when using the Math Puzzles stack
with the Hypercard Player.  This has been fixed.

This is a series of Hypercard stacks which were designed for
educational use with two specific objectives in mind.

A.   To act as a primer with which to enable children to learn some
basic networking and messaging skills.  The stacks are comprised of
regular log-in procedures, password protection.  This system goes
beyond regular text messages in that it allows the users to access
sounds, graphics, databases from within their prime documents.  The
documents are presented as stories for the students to build.  The
document may also be a project or presentation.  These documents are
collaborative efforts on the parts of any users on the net. LINK2=A9
handles these documents much in the same way as PowerTalk and
Object-Oriented Operating Systems will in the near future.  LINK2=A9,
in essence, is a document-based network operating system with
characteristics akin to a distributed hypermedia system, albeit
simulated.  Up to 60 users may participate.   The problem often
confronted by teachers and students is that sometimes the hardware
becomes available BEFORE there is a foundation for it's use.  Thus
many a time networked systems are introduced that act as no more than
simple file and printer servers.  LINK2=A9 is designed to instill in
the students the basic desire and thinking habits necessary for
effective messaging between participants.

B.   To enable both the teachers and students who do not have access
to modems, phone lines, networked computers, or funds, to start in
the excitement of networking.  Because LINK2=A9 functions on a single
computer, (it is a multi-user asynchronous network model), it
requires little investment in terms of hardware, nor training.  With
a simple Mac Plus, a hard disk and printer, the students and teachers
can start to investigate some of the techniques and problems
encountered with network use.  LINK2=A9 does not simulate any single
networking scheme.  Rather it provides a simple model which allows
the users to network together , now, without having to worry about
learning techniques required with specific systems, nor face the
hardware constraints which are often inevitable.  It is more a model
to develop the *culture* of networking than a specific training tool.
 As such, it is also useful in the situation of being a primer for
the students so that they do not eat up too much bandwith nor time on
the real nets until they learn some basic skills.

This Demo version has a few parts disabled or missing.  Conferences
in the BBS section are reduced to only 3.  Only 3 users are allowed
on the system.  Only One story is allowed.  All administrator
functions have been deleted.  Otherwise the system *looks and feels*
whole.

You are welcome to use it in any private capacity so long as it is
non-renumerative nor commercial.  Link2=A9 is not public domain, nor to
be considered freeware, it is copyrighted with all rights reserved to
Venanzio Jelenic.

I would welcome the distribution of this Demo version by any
non-commercial means you wish.

Venanzio Jelenic LINK2=A9 Simulnet 20 Chalmers St. North
Cambridge,Ontario CANADA   N1R 5B7 [phone]
Venanzio @Hookup.net      or     [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/app/link2-simulnet-10-demo-hc.hqx; 1039K]

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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 94 09:11:59 EST
From: [e-mail] (Ralph Gonzalez)
Subject: [*] louie-toons.hqx

*** This is a Macintosh HyperCard stack authoring tool ***

FILE    louie-toons.hqx
TYPE    binhex encoded Macintosh
SIZE    56k
DATE    Feb. 9, 1994
FROM    [e-mail] (Ralph Gonzalez)

Louie Toons lets kids and HyperCard novices create "flipbook"
animations, and includes an "onionskin" feature to make this
easier. HyperCard 1.2 or later. Freeware.

[Archived as /info-mac/card/looie-toons.hqx; 56K]

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 01:21:31 -40962758 (MST)
From: Matthew Grossman <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] More Beavis & Butt-Head sounds...

Even more sounds from MTV's Beavis & Butt-Head...

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/beavis-butt-head-grp6.hqx; 1009K]

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 07:54:12 -0500 (EST)
From: paulcho <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MovieTrilogy1.0b2.sit.hqx

To: [e-mail]
Attached is an archive MovieTrilogy 1.0=A72.sit
MovieTrilogy is a set of 3 applications designed to do video subtitle on AV=
 class Macintosh. However, they also work on other Mac with some unique fea=
tures.

This version will expired on May 1, 1994. Version 1.0 should be ready by th=
en.

System Requirements
-System 7or later.
-QuickTime 1.6.1 or later
-Sound Manager 3.0 or later recommended
-Mac II (68020) or later.
-Some features required AV class Macintosh.
(Tested on a Mac II and a 660AV)


DeskTopTV
On AV Mac
-Watch TV in the background. Make video semi-transparent.
-Superimpose Graphics from any other application on top of the video with c=
hoice of "Transparent Color".

DeskTopMovie
-Design to play movie in front of DeskTopTV. Blockout the whole desktop and=
 all other program.
-MultiSpeed Play: Fast/Slow Motion.
-Make video tracks color transparent.
-Add background Picture to movie.
-Superimpose video tracks.
-Superimpose text on video tracks.
-Add sound tracks to movie.
-Direct to disk audio recording (AIFF).=20
-Direct to memory audio recording (system 7 sound file).
-Import and /or Export TEXT, PICT, PICS , sfil/snd , AIFF, Audio CD tracks.
-High quality dithering for better (but slower) 1 bit play back.
-Remove Video, Audio or Text tracks from movie.

TextMovie
-Text Editor is a multi-window, styled colored text editor
-Make Text Movie track. (Try option, Command or Control key for some more v=
ariation.)

Copyright=A91993-94 Paul C.H. Ho and Pink Elephant Technologies. All rights=
 reserved.
This is shareware.

Uploaded by Paul C. H. Ho
MovieTrilogy author
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
CompuServe: 74020,772

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/movie-trilogy-10b2.hqx; 231K]

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 21:36:45 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Kamal Abdali)
Subject: [*] MuEdit1.2, Part 1 of 2

This stuffed, binhexed file contains MuEdit1.2, a freeware Mac program
to edit text containing multiple styles and multiple scripts.  This
application has been successfully used for Roman/Arabic/Farsi/Urdu
and Roman/Hebrew editing.  Pls discard earlier versions.

Kamal Abdali, [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/text/mu-edit-12.hqx; 46K]

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 13:22:08 -0500 (EST)
From: Dan Podwall <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MWANSI.hqx

MWANSI.hqx

Additional configurations of the ANSI library for Metrowerks
CodeWarrior DR1, including an A4-based version. Will be
superseded when the DR2 CD is released.

TEXTBNHQ

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/mw-ansi.hqx; 281K]

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 13:22:08 -0500 (EST)
From: Dan Podwall <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MWANSI.hqx

MWANSI.hqx

Additional configurations of the ANSI library for Metrowerks
CodeWarrior DR1, including an A4-based version. Will be
superseded when the DR2 CD is released.

TEXTBNHQ

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/mw-ansi.hqx; 281K]

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 13:22:42 -0500 (EST)
From: Dan Podwall <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MWCodeRes.hqx

MWCodeRes.hqx

Header file, documentation, and example for producing
code resources with Metrowerks CodeWarrior DR1. Will be
superseded when the DR2 CD is released.


TEXTBNHQ

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/mw-code-res.hqx; 8K]

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 13:22:42 -0500 (EST)
From: Dan Podwall <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MWCodeRes.hqx

MWCodeRes.hqx

Header file, documentation, and example for producing
code resources with Metrowerks CodeWarrior DR1. Will be
superseded when the DR2 CD is released.


TEXTBNHQ

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/mw-code-res.hqx; 8K]

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Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 13:54:48 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Brian Clark)
Subject: [*] Pairs 1.0.sit submission

Pairs 1.0.sit contains both a BBEdit extension and an MPW tool that will be
useful to C programmers. The extension checks the current editable BBEdit
window (assumed to contain C source code) for mismatched parentheses,
square brackets, curly brackets, /* */ comments, and single or double
quotes. The extension is smart enough to recoginize and deal with escaped
quotes, braces within comments or quotes, etc. Full source code (as a
Metrowerks CodeWarrior project) is included. The MPW tool provides the same
functions for MPW shell text windows, and full MPW C source is also
included. The BBEdit extension requires BBEdit version 2.2 or later; both
require System 7.0 or later.

[Archived as /info-mac/text/bbedit-pairs-10.hqx; 105K]

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 15:01:38 +0000 (GMT)
From: "KN. Harrison" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Popolous Demo

To sumex-aim info-mac and internet

Here is the demo of the commerical game popolous, this demo was given away
free here in the UK. It has been compacted and binhexed. Its 700K long and
should be placed in games/com.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/popolous-demo.hqx; 716K]

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Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 21:22:09 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Christian F. Buser)
Subject: [*] PostScript Printer test program

Here is a PostScript printer test program which was distributed by "PIGS,
the PostScript Interest Group of Switzerland".  The program produces a
test page (with circles, lines, etc.) and also prints the time needed by
the processor of the laser printer to make up the page.

There are some shortcomings you should know of:

- Does NOT work with printer drivers in the Extension folder
- Does NOT work with LW 8.x drivers
- Probably best to be used with system 6.x and the older LW drivers
  which had the separate LaserPrep file 6.05 thru 6.08).
- The included documentation is in German
- I had asked them some time ago of there's a new version
  planned, and they said that it's not.

The program produces a test page (with circles, lines, etc.) and also
prints the time needed by the processor of the laser printer to make up
the page.

If you need more info on the Test program or on PigS, please contact
them directly at the address mentioned in the ReadMe file.

[Archived as /info-mac/prn/ps-printer-test.hqx; 133K]

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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 1994 18:20:36 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Puzzler 2.0

Here's the latest version of the Puzzler, a quality jigsaw style game with
great sound (Plays Mod Files), and graphics. Requires System Seven, and
QuickTime.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/puzzler-20.hqx; 3521K]

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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 15:23:45 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Jasna M. Arezina-Wilson)
Subject: [*] Re: [*] Drop Text 1.4

--========================_15786796==_
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"


 -------------------
About Drop Text 1.4:
 -------------------

This is a drag-and-drop text file converter. It can convert between
Mac, Unix, and MS-DOS files, and can convert AppleWorks AWP files
into text. It has lots of nice features and safty checks, and can
convert more than one type into the target type at a time
(ex: Mac and Dos into Unix).

Packed with StuffIt; docs included; source code available (just ask).

============
Please note:
============
THE UPLOADER IS **NOT** THE AUTHOR! However,
all email will be forwarded to the author.


Stuff new with this version (1.4):

* Corrected dialog problems.
* Corrected a compile problem with Think C.
* Changed the program so that it creates the workfile in the same
  directory as the file being changed. This allows files on floppies
  to be changed.
* Added option to always go into the Options dialog for each file (as
  if the Option key was always held down).
* Changed About box and Creator type.


Stuff new with version 1.3:

* Updates Finder info faster.
* Converts AppleWorks Word Processor files to text.
* Allows optional stripping of the high bit of text.
* Dialog fixes.

Stuff new with version 1.2:

* doesn't wreck with buss error in dialogs any more.
* can change file/creator type of file(s) processed.
* can remove trailing spaces/tabs from lines.

Stuff new with version 1.1:

* strips bit 7 from text files.
* can handle more than 40 files at a time.
* works better with b&w systems.
* less occurance of "buss error" on startup.
* progress dialog doesn't whip in and out.
* faster overall.


--========================_15786796==_
Content-Type: application/mac-binhex40; name="Drop_Text_1.4_=.sit"
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Drop_Text_1.4_=.sit"

[Archived as /info-mac/text/drop-text-14.hqx; 34K]

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 17:07:18 +0000 ()
From: [e-mail] (Michael Rohleder)
Subject: [*] Re: your mail

Ok, here it comes again, this time with a describtion and hopefully
in correct order...

Describtion:

Scriptrunner is a tool, which may help you to do repeatedly things
on your mac. It has many modules to search files and then copy/move
them. Its intention is to do something like *IX Shell Scripts or
Dos Scripts.
For example you can search for file whose names are "*Text*" then
filter out of these files, which are older than 1992, and move them
to xy.

End of Description.


Greetings
  Mike
  [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/script-runner.hqx; 441K]

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 09:20:14 PST
From: [e-mail] (Rob Dewhirst)
Subject: [*] Replica for Macintosh Free Trial

This is the Free Trial Version of Replica for Macintosh Version 1.0

Try this full functioning application 5 times at no cost, to see how easy
it is to share any document, regardless of application, font, graphics or
computer platform.

This archive also includes an unlimited-use Replica Viewer to read any
Replica document. Info on how to use Replica is included. Requires System
6.0.7 or later and 2 MB (4MB for System 7 users).

This is a self-extracting installer.  No other compression is needed.

[Archived as /info-mac/text/replica-viewer-demo.hqx; 864K]

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 14:01:43 -0500 (EST)
From: "Craig O'Donnell" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] RSI Newsletter 16 .sit

Attached is Issue 16's Stuffit archive file.

[Archived as /info-mac/per/rsi/rsi-network-news-16.hqx; 24K]

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 14:03:13 -0500 (EST)
From: "Craig O'Donnell" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] RSI Newsletter Full Archive .SEA

Attached is the full 16-issue archive of RSI Network Newsletters to date.
Supersedes the previous file of the same name.

[Archived as /info-mac/per/rsi/rsi-network-news-1-16.hqx; 241K]

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 94 0:25:23 GMT
From: Lloyd Wood <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] SAD 1.0 - 18 sound-aware AD modules

Enclosed is a package of eighteen (!) sound-aware modules for After Dark.
These modules will take sound input from a microphone and display it
graphically in a number of ways. I've had reports from Macrecorder and av
owners that these modules don't work, although they do work on my IIsi with
internal microphone

Since there are so many, I'm not interested in bug reports for my FAQ - send
all feedback to the author, [e-mail]
            ComputerServe: (sic) 71664, 157

if you're interesteed in improving these. They seem kind of rough.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/sound-modules.hqx; 342K]

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Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 08:48:29 -0800 (PST)
From: [e-mail] (Harry Myhre)
Subject: [*] StereoGram Maker

This is the shareware program "StereoGram" Maker in a compactor archive.

Ever see people standing around gazing at a poster made up of thousands of
colored
dots? This program enables you to create those pictures on your Macintosh.

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/stereo-gram-maker.hqx; 231K]

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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 94 09:12:00 EST
From: [e-mail] (Ralph Gonzalez)
Subject: [*] storybook.hqx

*** This is a Macintosh HyperCard authoring tool, for kids ***

FILE    storybook.hqx
TYPE    binhex encoded Macintosh
SIZE    73k
DATE    Feb. 9, 1994
FROM    [e-mail] (Ralph Gonzalez)

Storybook lets kids and HyperCard novices create stories,
like Amanda Goodenough's "Inigo Gets Out". You can also create
presentations easily. HyperCard 1.2 or later. Freeware.

[Archived as /info-mac/card/story-book.hqx; 72K]

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 94 3:27:39 EST
From: Alan D Earhart <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] submission-PICTify 1.5

 This was downloaded from a commercial service and there were
 not any distribution restrictions so I have mailed it to macgifts.

>From the README-

PICTify is a control panel that provides you with screen capturing capabilities
and is provided FREE of charge.  You may capture the entire screen, a selection
that you define, the frontmost window, or a pulled-down menu (including popup
menus) to a file or to the clipboard.  If you choose to save the snapshot to a
file, you have the option of saving it to a TeachText" PICT file or to a
ResEdit" file which will contain a 'PICT' resource and a couple of other
resources which define the dimensions of the PICT.  I find the latter option
essential for capturing pictures I've drawn to include in about boxes or other
parts of my programs.

[e-mail]

*****

I've tried this and it seems to work very well. Best of all it is FREEWARE!
It has been stuffed and binhexed with StuffIt! 3.0.7. It is about 96KB
 after expansion.

Alan Earhart
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/pictify-15.hqx; 59K]

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 94 2:10:19 EST
From: Alan D Earhart <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] submission-shanghai II 1.0.5 update

This is an update for Shanghai II to 1.0.5. It was obtained
 from a commercial service.

Here is the portion about the bug fixes from the README-

BUGS FIXED IN SHANGHAI II 1.05
*After Dark, QuickMail, Eudora and SuperClock will no longer crash when they
 try to beep or play sound while Shanghai II is running.
*Version 1.0 crashed under A/UX due to sound driver incompatibilities.  Sound
 and music are now disabled under A/UX.
*Dragon`s Eye games will no longer end if a Slayer`s hand is empty and the
 Slayer still has legal moves on the board.
*Several small bugs that might have caused seemingly random crashes have been
 fixed.  This includes the occasional crashes after the fourth tournament game
 or while showing scores during a tournament on certain configurations of
 Macs.
*Sound now works with Sound Manager 3.0 (required on AV Macs)
*The program no longer crashes after the second game of a tournament on the Mac
 Classic II.  The problem may have occurred on other Macs as well.

This archive is 356KB unstuffed. StuffIt! v3.0.7 was used to archive and
 binhex it.

Alan Earhart
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/shanghai-ii-105-updt.hqx; 341K]

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 15:55:36 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Hugh Sontag)
Subject: [*] synchronize-307-demo.hqx

This is Synchronize! 3.0.7, which should replace version 3.0.6, currently
in your archives.

Hugh Sontag

This is Synchronize! 3.0.7, a file synchronization utility.
As a way of introducing you to Synchronize!, you may use its basic
file synchronization and backup features FREE. Decompress this
Compact Pro archive and try it out. The many advanced features
of the program may be demonstrated with folders which contain
less than 400K. Unlimited use of the advanced features requires
the purchase of the program, which is $29.95, plus shipping.

Features include:
> Hierarchical display of files to be copied, like the Finder
> Selection of files or folders, by full or partial file name,
  file type, creator, and label.
> Easy one-way backup, with deletion of old files
> Copy AutoDoubler files without expanding them
> Conflict checking
> Synchronization of deleted files
> Use aliases to group certain files and folders to sync
> Optional verification
> Automatic synchronization at any time, once or periodically
> Launch Synchronize! automatically, when sync is needed
> Automatic connection to server disks, using File Sharing
  or AppleShare
> Automatic entry of Remote Access and server passwords, so you
  don't have to be there to enter them
> Automatic unmounting of remote disks
> Automatic disconnection of AppleTalk Remote Access
> Automatic shutdown or sleep when done
> Activity log
> AppleScript support
> FREE Upgrades, when downloaded from an online service

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/synchronize-307-demo.hqx; 219K]

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 19:52:03 -0600 (CST)
From: "Larry Rymal:T.E.M.U.G.-EAST_TEXAS-" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Tacoma Bridge QuickTime movie clip

Folks,

    A few weeks ago, I asked if anyone knew if the Tacoma
Narrows Bridge Disaster movie had a QuickTime version.  Well, it
does---all 13mb worth!  That just won't do!
    This version of this rather interesting disaster is
the lead-in of the newsreel, has narration and pre-WWII type
background music.  Some editing out of 'fluff' was done and the
size of the clip is about two meg.  When viewing it,
one can see the swaying of the roadway and the trapped
automobile on the deck.  I am very surprised that this classic
is not included with Grollier's or other animated encyclopediae.
    Use StuffIt Expander to process this file and turn it
into a QuickTime movie clip. It IS two meg, so be forewarned.

--Larry Rymal <[e-mail]>

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/tacoma-bridge.hqx; 2375K]

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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 16:08:33 +0100 (MET)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] te3click-10.hqx

TE3Click is a tiny extension that makes it possible to select
lines of text by triple-clicking them in many TextEdit-based
applications.

A short read-me document and the full asm source code are included.

                    -- marco

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/te3-click-10.hqx; 7K]

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Date: Sun, 13 Mar 94 13:50:38 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Wonko the Sane)
Subject: [*] technobats.hqx

Subject: Technobats font

Kiwi Media presents yet ANOTHER font based on techno/industrial
synthpop album covers.  This time, it's the mother of all of
the album cover fonts.  Technobats!  Featuring loges and pictures
for dozens of groups and record labels.  $5 shareware, trutype and
type 1.

Eric Oehler             [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/technobats.hqx; 141K]

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

Date: Sun, 13 Mar 94 13:50:48 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Wonko the Sane)
Subject: [*] the-orb.hqx

Oh goodie!  ANOTHER album cover font from Kiwi Media!  This time it's
the writing from the cover of the latest albums by The Orb.  A cool,
big, bold, roundish font.  $5 shareware, Truetype and Type 1.

Eric Oehler             [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/the-orb.hqx; 57K]

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

Date: Sun, 13 Mar 94 13:50:48 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Wonko the Sane)
Subject: [*] the-orb.hqx

Oh goodie!  ANOTHER album cover font from Kiwi Media!  This time it's
the writing from the cover of the latest albums by The Orb.  A cool,
big, bold, roundish font.  $5 shareware, Truetype and Type 1.

Eric Oehler             [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/the-orb.hqx; 57K]

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

Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 00:16:48 -0600
From: [e-mail] (J. Witte)
Subject: [*] The Gradebook Stack V1.8

Here is v1.8 of the Gradebook Stack.

The Gradebook stack is a Hypercard 2.0 stack which keeps a grade book on
your Mac. Entering grades is quick and easy, and you'll really appreciate
the work it does for you at the end of the semester!


The Gradebook stack calculates averages averages based on your grading
system. With GB, you can easily add/remove students, change scores, or
print reports for you or your students.

Version 1.8 features:

* Redesigned printing interface includes new report options.

* New "class report" tells you how your class is doing in each grade category.

* Generally faster performace compared to v1.7


Shareware, $15

Jim Witte
Teaching assistant -- Univ. of Illinois
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/app/gradebook-18-hc.hqx; 171K]

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

Date: Thu, 10 Mar 94 09:12:03 EST
From: [e-mail] (Ralph Gonzalez)
Subject: [*] think-c-from-scratch.hqx

*** This is a Macintosh HyperCard tutorial for C++ programmers ***

FILE    think-c-from-scratch.hqx
TYPE    binhex encoded Macintosh
SIZE    193k
DATE    Feb. 9, 1994
FROM    [e-mail] (Ralph Gonzalez)

Think C/C++ From Scratch is a Bookbinder-based HyperCard (2.0
or later) tutorial on object-oriented programming. It uses a
subset of C++. Examples are compatible with Symantec Think C 5
(or later) and any C++ compiler. TCFS also serves as an on-line
C reference. $20 shareware, 10 copies/$100.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/info/think-c-from-scratch.hqx; 189K]

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

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 16:26:15 -0800 (PST)
From: John Thoo <[e-mail]>
Subject: ClarisWorks comm (Q)

I just ordered ClarisWorks.  I understand that the CW comm module uses
the Comm Tool Box.  I downloaded Communicate Lite the other day, and
found that it has a VT102 tool.  Q1: Can I use the VT102 tool from
Communicate Lite with CW?  Q2: Where can I find a (free) ZModem tool?
(I can't really afford the $30 Mark Space is asking.)  Thanks for your help.

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

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

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 16:26:15 -0800 (PST)
From: John Thoo <[e-mail]>
Subject: ClarisWorks comm (Q)

I just ordered ClarisWorks.  I understand that the CW comm module uses
the Comm Tool Box.  I downloaded Communicate Lite the other day, and
found that it has a VT102 tool.  Q1: Can I use the VT102 tool from
Communicate Lite with CW?  Q2: Where can I find a (free) ZModem tool?
(I can't really afford the $30 Mark Space is asking.)  Thanks for your help.

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

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

Date: Sat, 12 Mar 94 18:45:45 -0500
From: "Keith E Gatling" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Communications Software with AutoLogin and Kermit [?]

The subject line says it all.  I'm looking for a piece of Shareware that
supports both the Kermit file transfer protocol and allows login macros.
So far, Kermit's been fine for me, except that the version I have doesn't
support login macros (is there a version out there that I'm unaware of
that does?).  I've been trying out ZTerm, which has wonderful login macros,
but I don't think it supports the Kermit protocol (please tell me I'm
wrong about this one).  I've also got ClarisWorks, which supports Kermit
(in a weird way) and *sort of* supports login macros (but I'm not happy
about its implementation...film at 11 when I give you the results of
what everyone has told me about that).

So...is there any hope for me, or am I doomed to using ZTerm for reading
and sending mail, and Kermit for downloading the stuff.

I really hope I'm wrong about ZTerm, and that it *does* support Kermit.

keg

* [e-mail]   I've got plenty of opinions.  Just ask my wife! *

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

Date: Sun, 13 Mar 94 12:29:25 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Damaged Word File

Someone posted this Word-related problem about a month ago:

>Unrecoverable disk error on file:
>
>Unless I quit myself Word usually quits spontaneously at this
>point. Norton Utilities finds nothing amiss. Can anyone tell me
>what might have caused this problem and whether there is any
>way of fixing the file?

I have found that Public Utilities can recover data from damaged
Word files much better than Norton, MacTools 2 (haven't worked
with MacTools 3 yet), or even Can Opener.

Incidently, Word Settings files (in System Folder:Preferences)
is easily corrupted and can solve various problems.

Pete Tamas [e-mail] or TempleVM.bitnet

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

Date: Sun, 13 Mar 94 05:08:26 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Font troubles

Greetings:

I have a problem that I'm hoping someone out there can help me with.  My
fonts keep losing their viability.  Let me explain.

My system is a Duo 230, 12Mb RAM, 80Mb drive in the Duo, 230Mb in the
DuoDock.  I operate on 7.1 and have used Software Update 2.0.1 from Apple.
My enabler is v1.0.  My primary word processors are:  Microsoft Word 5.1a,
ClarisWorks 2.1v2, Nisus Compact 3.4 and MicrosoftWorks 3.0.  Seems like a
lot, but I receive many files weekly that are in these different formats and
it seems easier to just open the document in the native program.

Problem:  I recently cleaned up and out my drives and in so doing created a
Master Font file on the secondary drive that is now at 15.7Mb.  Virtually all
are TrueType fonts.  I do not have ATM installed (what's the current version,
anyway?) so do not use PostScript.  I do a lot of documents for work and
school environments (I am employed in a bank and attend Coe College in Cedar
Rapids, IA) and so like to have many different typefaces available for
different needs.

When I reorganised my fonts in the new folder, I deleted the old Fonts folder
and reloaded only the original Apple fonts until I could decide which other
fonts to re-load.  Upon doing this, I expected my font menus to shorten
appropriately.  They did not.  All the processors tried to find fonts that
were not in the system folder anywhere.  I tried Font/DA Mover 4.1 to see if
I could remove them that way.  Font/DA Mover told me that there were fonts
attached to the system itself (though they were not visible in the System
suitcase) and would not allow me to remove them.  I removed the preferences
folders for the appropriate programs as well as deleting Claris' font file.
This didn't work, either.  Next step?  I performed a clean install of the
system and wordprocessor software.  Now the font menus finally recognize only
those fonts that are actually installed.

Here's the tricky part.  My fonts folder is divided up 1 suitcase for each
letter of the alphabet (total=26).  I should then be able to place a given
font in the alphabetically appropriate suitcase and the system should be able
to handle it.  However, using Font/DA Mover, which I was led to understand
can eliminate font id problems, was unable to do so, and some fonts were
appearing in default mode (Geneva).  I understand that ResEdit can be used to
change ID nos. for fonts, but one reference I looked at suggested that for
TrueTypes, font IDs shouldn't be an issue anyway.

My questions are these:
1)  Though the system can only handle 120 or so suitcases of fonts, is there
a limit on the actual number of fonts you can utilise other than the amount
of RAM you have to work with?

2a)If indeed Font IDs are a problem for TrueTypes, how do I go about changing
them?  2b)  How many ID nos. are available and is there a particular way to
determine a valid ID no?  2c)  Is there a program(s) that can change them
automatically upon installation?  [I used Suitcase 1.0 when I ran 7.0.1 on a
IIsi and it didn't seem satisfactory--has it been improved?--I also have
ResEdit 2.1.1, but not much info on how to use it with Fonts].

I realise this is a complex-sounding problem, but any help will be
appreciated.  Please write to me personally at the indicated address.  Thanx.

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

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 19:05:11 -0600 (CST)
From: "William M. Porter" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Formatting/Partition Software (R)

You're right: Apple's HD SCSI Setup will only allow you to make a single
Macintosh partition. However, there is a shareware program that will
allow you to use HD SCSI Setup to create more than one Mac partition. I
think that it's called SetUpPartitions. Check in Sumex.

Will Porter / University of Houston
[e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 19:05:11 -0600 (CST)
From: "William M. Porter" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Formatting/Partition Software (R)

You're right: Apple's HD SCSI Setup will only allow you to make a single
Macintosh partition. However, there is a shareware program that will
allow you to use HD SCSI Setup to create more than one Mac partition. I
think that it's called SetUpPartitions. Check in Sumex.

Will Porter / University of Houston
[e-mail]

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

Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 19:53:29 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Harry Myhre)
Subject: General Magic on CNN Headline News

To people who watch CNN Headline News, I turned on my Television at
11:48a.m. Sun, Mar 13, 1994 and caught the tail end of a story about General
Magic. Knowing how CNN works, the story may be re-broadcast later or it may
not. The story showed Bill Atkinson working on a PDA. Looked like he was
programming an agent to buy some theatre tickets.
--
Harry Myhre     \  Weather: Sunny, Warm, No Wind
Los Angeles, Ca  \   Music: South Pacific

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

Date: Sat, 12 Mar 94 09:49:58 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: hardware handshaking

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> The problem is that, since Mac has but one modem control output, you can
> control DTR or RTS but not both. A good modem cable (like Paul Celestin's)
> connects Mac's modem control output (DIN pin 1) to both DTR and RTS at
> the modem end. Then you (the user) must decide, typically for each piece
> of comm software, how to set things up.
>
> Some comm software gives you no choice. MacPPP and MacSLIP (and probably the
> other PPPs & SLIPs) *require* hardware flow control. So you must tell your
> modem to use hardware flow control *and* to ignore DTR.
>
> The bottom line on flow control is to 1) know your cable, 2) know your
> comm software (even more difficult than it sounds), 3) make sure
> your modem and comm software agree on what's in use, and 4) don't use
> DTR for hangup and RTS for flow control at the same time. himself.

Well, as I have come to understand it, setting DTR hangup with &D2
on most modems will indeed drop the line incorrectly IF the input
buffer fills up. However, I've used both hardware handshaking and
DTR hangup within a number of applications and a number of hosts with
no troubles whatsoever. In addition, the &D2 part of the init string
is often the only way a given application can hang up the modem after
the host disconnects in InterSLIP (there are other ways, most notably
a dialing script, but &D2 is the simplest to tell people).

So I'm not arguing with the theory here - you're right. But in practice
it seems to vary from application to application and from remote host to
remote host. A friend recently said that he had two line drops while
retrieving a file with Anarchie, and that was the first time he had
ever had any trouble with the &D2 setting in favor of &D0.

And if anyone is having this hangup trouble in InterSLIP, try this
dialing script - it's short, sweet, and seems to work with all the
modems that have tried it so far. It does rely on a proper init string
though... One note - not all modems are configured to return extended
result codes, which for some means that they will never return BUSY.
I had to set X2 on my WorldBlazer to get the redial to work because
of this.

cheers ... -Adam

! Original script by Fred Morris
! Modifications and comments by Adam C. Engst
! 21-Feb-94 = Added redial feature (ACE)

@originate
! Initialize mode from string in InterSLIP configuration
note "Initializing modem"
write "^4\13"
pause 20
! Dial modem from number in InterSLIP configuration
note "Dialing ^1"
write "atdt^1\13"
! Check only for BUSY or CONNECT, then redial or connect
matchstr 1 10 "BUSY"
matchstr 2 20 "CONNECT"
matchread 500

@label 10
! The line is busy, so let's redial the modem indefinitely
! This will also redial after the (matchread 500) timeout if you get endless
rings
note "Line busy, redialing ^1"
! First hang up and reinitialize modem from string in InterSLIP configuration
write "+++"
pause 60
write "ath\13"
write "^4\13"
! Then go back and dial again using phone number in InterSLIP configuration
jump originate

@label 20
! Everything worked fine, you're connected now
note "Dialed successfully"
exit 0

@answer
@hangup
! Hang up the modem and reinitialize from string in InterSLIP configuration
! The only way to get here is to manually click the Disconnect button
note "Hanging up modem"
write "+++"
pause 60
write "ath\13"
write "^4\13"
exit 0

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

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

Date: Sat, 12 Mar 94 09:49:58 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: hardware handshaking

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> The problem is that, since Mac has but one modem control output, you can
> control DTR or RTS but not both. A good modem cable (like Paul Celestin's)
> connects Mac's modem control output (DIN pin 1) to both DTR and RTS at
> the modem end. Then you (the user) must decide, typically for each piece
> of comm software, how to set things up.
>
> Some comm software gives you no choice. MacPPP and MacSLIP (and probably the
> other PPPs & SLIPs) *require* hardware flow control. So you must tell your
> modem to use hardware flow control *and* to ignore DTR.
>
> The bottom line on flow control is to 1) know your cable, 2) know your
> comm software (even more difficult than it sounds), 3) make sure
> your modem and comm software agree on what's in use, and 4) don't use
> DTR for hangup and RTS for flow control at the same time. himself.

Well, as I have come to understand it, setting DTR hangup with &D2
on most modems will indeed drop the line incorrectly IF the input
buffer fills up. However, I've used both hardware handshaking and
DTR hangup within a number of applications and a number of hosts with
no troubles whatsoever. In addition, the &D2 part of the init string
is often the only way a given application can hang up the modem after
the host disconnects in InterSLIP (there are other ways, most notably
a dialing script, but &D2 is the simplest to tell people).

So I'm not arguing with the theory here - you're right. But in practice
it seems to vary from application to application and from remote host to
remote host. A friend recently said that he had two line drops while
retrieving a file with Anarchie, and that was the first time he had
ever had any trouble with the &D2 setting in favor of &D0.

And if anyone is having this hangup trouble in InterSLIP, try this
dialing script - it's short, sweet, and seems to work with all the
modems that have tried it so far. It does rely on a proper init string
though... One note - not all modems are configured to return extended
result codes, which for some means that they will never return BUSY.
I had to set X2 on my WorldBlazer to get the redial to work because
of this.

cheers ... -Adam

! Original script by Fred Morris
! Modifications and comments by Adam C. Engst
! 21-Feb-94 = Added redial feature (ACE)

@originate
! Initialize mode from string in InterSLIP configuration
note "Initializing modem"
write "^4\13"
pause 20
! Dial modem from number in InterSLIP configuration
note "Dialing ^1"
write "atdt^1\13"
! Check only for BUSY or CONNECT, then redial or connect
matchstr 1 10 "BUSY"
matchstr 2 20 "CONNECT"
matchread 500

@label 10
! The line is busy, so let's redial the modem indefinitely
! This will also redial after the (matchread 500) timeout if you get endless
rings
note "Line busy, redialing ^1"
! First hang up and reinitialize modem from string in InterSLIP configuration
write "+++"
pause 60
write "ath\13"
write "^4\13"
! Then go back and dial again using phone number in InterSLIP configuration
jump originate

@label 20
! Everything worked fine, you're connected now
note "Dialed successfully"
exit 0

@answer
@hangup
! Hang up the modem and reinitialize from string in InterSLIP configuration
! The only way to get here is to manually click the Disconnect button
note "Hanging up modem"
write "+++"
pause 60
write "ath\13"
write "^4\13"
exit 0

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

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

Date: Sun, 13 Mar 94 13:36:45 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Internet Connection via ARA

Gentlepersons,

I've been trying for some weeks to access Internet services from by home
Mac via my work Mac using ARA.  To date I have failed miserably and grit
my teeth every time I read of people talking about Fetch rates of xxxx
over a similar connection.  If someone could help, I'd be immeasurably
greatful.

Here's the setup:

Work- Quadra 800 with an ethernet connection running MacTCP, ARA, and a
14.4 Kbps modem. (dedicated IP address)

Home- Quadra 605 running MacTCP, ARA and a 14.4 Kbps modem.

Once the ARA connection is made I can access all the zones that I can
access at work and I can see all the resources.  When I run Fetch, it
comes back with a message that it can't find a name server and if I know
the IP numeric address to enter it.  I tried that, and Fetch just goes
off into never never land until the connection times out.

I can run Fetch on the work computer, no problem.

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

Date: Sun, 13 Mar 94 14:57:42 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Limit of Fonts in Sys 7.1 Fonts folder

What is the limit of Fonts in Sys 7.1 Fonts folder? I understand
that it is 128 icons. Is that right? Thanks-Pete Tamas
[e-mail] or TempleVM.bitnet

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

Date: Sat, 12 Mar 94 09:52:53 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: Maven

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> From: Jane Dunlap Smith <[e-mail]>
> Subject: Maven via ftp
>
> Maven, real-time Internet audioconferencing software for the Macintosh, is
> now available via anonymous ftp from k12.cnidr.org.
>
>   ftp://k12.cnidr.org/pub/Mac/Maven-2.0a11.sea.bin
>
> Thank you, Charley Kline, for the release.

One warning, Maven does NOT appear to work over SLIP
connections currently. A friend and I spent about half an hour
trying all the settings, and all we could get to come through
were parts of words...

Neat idea though, and I hope it becomes more stable and usable
(it also crashed on my 660AV every time I hit cmd-Q, but not if
I chose Quit from the menu).

cheers ... -Adam

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

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

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 17:01:08 -0600
From: (Pete Chane) <[e-mail]>
Subject: Maven

I have been unable to get Maven to work on an AV Mac when the DSP is busy
with the GeoPort.  It seems that all microphone activity is also routed
through the DSP.  This sucks since AV was 1/2 AUDIO.  Maven sounds like a
must-have for AV users too.

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

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 17:01:08 -0600
From: (Pete Chane) <[e-mail]>
Subject: Maven

I have been unable to get Maven to work on an AV Mac when the DSP is busy
with the GeoPort.  It seems that all microphone activity is also routed
through the DSP.  This sucks since AV was 1/2 AUDIO.  Maven sounds like a
must-have for AV users too.

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

Date: Tue, 08 Mar 94 09:58:52 EST
From: "Charles A. Patrick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: OCR

 ---------------------------Original message----------------------------
"Sendhil Revuluri" <[e-mail]> asks about OCR software.

For a variety of reasons, I chose to go with Calera's WordScan Plus. My
scanner is a Canon L770 plain paper fax which is hooked up to our LocalTalk
network. I have not yet had occasion to make extensive use of the software, in
part because the process is somewhat slow on stock SE30's. I have also had a
passing encounter with OmniScan (a demo with an HP scanner!), and found the
speed constraint equally evident. My general impression, based on limited
experience to date is that they are very similar in performance. Some reviews
have essentially made the same point. Apart from cost, I chose WordScan for two
other reasons: A user in San Francisco with a similar hardware set-up, and with
 very extensive daily usage experience was high on WordScan. And, as I recall
the reviews, they all rated it very highly for its fax reading capabilities.

I purchased it last September from MacConnection.

Hope this is of some help. Cheers.

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

Date: Tue, 08 Mar 94 09:58:52 EST
From: "Charles A. Patrick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: OCR

 ---------------------------Original message----------------------------
"Sendhil Revuluri" <[e-mail]> asks about OCR software.

For a variety of reasons, I chose to go with Calera's WordScan Plus. My
scanner is a Canon L770 plain paper fax which is hooked up to our LocalTalk
network. I have not yet had occasion to make extensive use of the software, in
part because the process is somewhat slow on stock SE30's. I have also had a
passing encounter with OmniScan (a demo with an HP scanner!), and found the
speed constraint equally evident. My general impression, based on limited
experience to date is that they are very similar in performance. Some reviews
have essentially made the same point. Apart from cost, I chose WordScan for two
other reasons: A user in San Francisco with a similar hardware set-up, and with
 very extensive daily usage experience was high on WordScan. And, as I recall
the reviews, they all rated it very highly for its fax reading capabilities.

I purchased it last September from MacConnection.

Hope this is of some help. Cheers.

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

Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 08:16:07 -0600 (CST)
From: "Traci J. Ingram" <[e-mail]>
Subject: PageMaker Canadian Update

Eric  P. wrote:

>Date: Thu, 10 Mar 94 10:56:00
>From: [e-mail]
>Subject: PAGEMAKER V5.0

>I've noticed that someone has been kind enough to upload the v5.0a
updater for
>PageMaker to the Info-Mac archive, but am not able to use it because I
own a
>Canadian version of the program.

>Could someone please advise the Aldus Tech BBS number, and I'll get the
file
>and upload it to Info-Mac, or upload the Canadian updater to the archive?

>Many thanks!

>Eric

Aldus has a new Tech Support BBS at:  206-623-6984.  In the meantime, I am
working on making a full disk image of the PageMaker Filter/Driver Pack,
which includes the proper updaters for Canadian and International English
versions of the program (and a lot more besides).  Hope to have it sent to
sumex.aim by 3-14-94.

I'll send you a cc of the submission.

Traci J. Ingram

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

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

Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 08:16:07 -0600 (CST)
From: "Traci J. Ingram" <[e-mail]>
Subject: PageMaker Canadian Update

Eric  P. wrote:

>Date: Thu, 10 Mar 94 10:56:00
>From: [e-mail]
>Subject: PAGEMAKER V5.0

>I've noticed that someone has been kind enough to upload the v5.0a
updater for
>PageMaker to the Info-Mac archive, but am not able to use it because I
own a
>Canadian version of the program.

>Could someone please advise the Aldus Tech BBS number, and I'll get the
file
>and upload it to Info-Mac, or upload the Canadian updater to the archive?

>Many thanks!

>Eric

Aldus has a new Tech Support BBS at:  206-623-6984.  In the meantime, I am
working on making a full disk image of the PageMaker Filter/Driver Pack,
which includes the proper updaters for Canadian and International English
versions of the program (and a lot more besides).  Hope to have it sent to
sumex.aim by 3-14-94.

I'll send you a cc of the submission.

Traci J. Ingram

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

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

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 22:37:01 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: PC? (was: MDictUpdt.hqx)

Juan Courcoul sighs that the removal of expletives from the dictionary is "ANOT
HER piece of politically correct software!" I think this revised dictionary is
a GREAT idea for use in classrooms. Just remember when you were a kid, and any
school assignment requiring a dictionary involved turning first to the pages wh
ich fell open on their own anyway. Of course our students are going to be expos
ed to these words, but since they are not acceptable in most public-school writ
ten assignments, I think these revised dictionaries are a great idea for increa
sing student productivity and keeping them on task.

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

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 22:37:01 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: PC? (was: MDictUpdt.hqx)

Juan Courcoul sighs that the removal of expletives from the dictionary is "ANOT
HER piece of politically correct software!" I think this revised dictionary is
a GREAT idea for use in classrooms. Just remember when you were a kid, and any
school assignment requiring a dictionary involved turning first to the pages wh
ich fell open on their own anyway. Of course our students are going to be expos
ed to these words, but since they are not acceptable in most public-school writ
ten assignments, I think these revised dictionaries are a great idea for increa
sing student productivity and keeping them on task.

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

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 16:14:01 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Kee Nethery [phone])
Subject: PowerCD $199.00!? (R)

>I noticed in the latest catalog from MacWAREHOUSE that the Apple PowerCD
>without any CDs, the portable CD-ROM/AudioCD/PhotoCD player is only $199. I am
>assuming that it is discontinued and that there is something in the wings. Has
>anyone purchased one and care to share their opinion?

I bought one so that I could play music without turning on my computer, and
so that I could haul it down to the TV set to allow a group to view my
photos on PhotoCD. Hey, it's a CD ROM and it works. It supports
multi-session PhotoCD which was a big consideration for me. I like mine.

>1) Does anyone know of a better price?

Best I've seen

>2) Does anyone know what may be replacing it?
>3) Are there any other limitations in addition to:
>  a) It needs to be the end of the SCSI chain.

True

>  b) It requires a mini SCSI connector (I guess they planned for it to be used
>exclusively with PowerBooks.

What? Mine has the normal 50 pin huge SCSI connector. Nothing mini about it.

>  c) It is a single speed (150kb/sec transfer rate) CD-ROM drive.

True

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 16:14:01 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Kee Nethery [phone])
Subject: PowerCD $199.00!? (R)

>I noticed in the latest catalog from MacWAREHOUSE that the Apple PowerCD
>without any CDs, the portable CD-ROM/AudioCD/PhotoCD player is only $199. I am
>assuming that it is discontinued and that there is something in the wings. Has
>anyone purchased one and care to share their opinion?

I bought one so that I could play music without turning on my computer, and
so that I could haul it down to the TV set to allow a group to view my
photos on PhotoCD. Hey, it's a CD ROM and it works. It supports
multi-session PhotoCD which was a big consideration for me. I like mine.

>1) Does anyone know of a better price?

Best I've seen

>2) Does anyone know what may be replacing it?
>3) Are there any other limitations in addition to:
>  a) It needs to be the end of the SCSI chain.

True

>  b) It requires a mini SCSI connector (I guess they planned for it to be used
>exclusively with PowerBooks.

What? Mine has the normal 50 pin huge SCSI connector. Nothing mini about it.

>  c) It is a single speed (150kb/sec transfer rate) CD-ROM drive.

True

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 18:10:41 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Geoffrey Christopher Hoffman)
Subject: Purity Test [A]

I did find the purity test, thanks.  Actually, I found ALL of them.  Thanks=
 to Gabriel M. Schuyler for telling me that every version of it, plus=
 history is stored on the Gopher site etext.archive.umich.edu in the=
 directory "Quartz."  This site has a lot of other good files, too,=
 including jokes, a file of ascii pictures, and the complete scripts of a=
 couple of Monty Python's movies.  I didn't even begin to get through much=
 of it.  Have a look if you have time.  Thanks to all who replied.
    Geoff Hoffman   [e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 18:10:41 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Geoffrey Christopher Hoffman)
Subject: Purity Test [A]

I did find the purity test, thanks.  Actually, I found ALL of them.  Thanks=
 to Gabriel M. Schuyler for telling me that every version of it, plus=
 history is stored on the Gopher site etext.archive.umich.edu in the=
 directory "Quartz."  This site has a lot of other good files, too,=
 including jokes, a file of ascii pictures, and the complete scripts of a=
 couple of Monty Python's movies.  I didn't even begin to get through much=
 of it.  Have a look if you have time.  Thanks to all who replied.
    Geoff Hoffman   [e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 13:23:23 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Amira <[e-mail]>
Subject: RAM Tripler, Quad, ETC.

A Program was just released on AOL that automates the process of turining
RAM Dubbler into RAm Tripler or any other X you want.

--Brian

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 13:23:23 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Amira <[e-mail]>
Subject: RAM Tripler, Quad, ETC.

A Program was just released on AOL that automates the process of turining
RAM Dubbler into RAm Tripler or any other X you want.

--Brian

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 01:58:57 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Amira <[e-mail]>
Subject: Resedit & PPATs

I have a Destop Textures file that has around 250 textures. I have been
unable to determine the system by which DesktopTexture numbers (IDs) for
the PPATs in the texture file. I would like to renumber all the IDs in
the file so that they are sorted into alphabetical order, and thus are
displayed in alpha. order in DesktopTextures. Can this be done?

--Brian

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 01:58:57 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Amira <[e-mail]>
Subject: Resedit & PPATs

I have a Destop Textures file that has around 250 textures. I have been
unable to determine the system by which DesktopTexture numbers (IDs) for
the PPATs in the texture file. I would like to renumber all the IDs in
the file so that they are sorted into alphabetical order, and thus are
displayed in alpha. order in DesktopTextures. Can this be done?

--Brian

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Date: Sun, 13 Mar 94 20:27:03 CET
From: Marco Ridoni <[e-mail]>
Subject: Scanner

Is there anybody who knows if exists such a thing as a PD/SW program to
control a scanner connected to one of the Mac's serial ports ? Even a
Photoshop plug-in would do.

Thanks

Marco Ridoni ([e-mail])

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Date: Sun, 13 Mar 94 18:24:50 MST
From: [e-mail] (Philip Sharman 232-6211)
Subject: Sunrise/Sunset data (A)

Jim Powlesland <[e-mail]> asks...
>I would like to obtain sunrise/sunset data for certain areas...

In ftp.wusl.edu under /systems/mac/rascal/astro you will find
       FILE -r--r--r--     172188  Oct 24 1992  MacEphem4.21c.cpt.hqx
       FILE -r--r--r--        479  Oct 24 1992  MacEphem4.21c.intro
which does that and much much more.
 Regards,  Philip Sharman ([e-mail])

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Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 11:06:08 -0500 (EST)
From: 2d Lt Avram Dorfman <[e-mail]>
Subject: TT Font Won't Trash (A)

>
>I have two TT fonts that are not in suitcases that are damaged, and I can't
>trash them.  I keep getting the not enough memory, and close windows
>to free up some.  I have tried resedit, the the wrong way I assume, to
>try and get rid of it.  It must be a font from hell.  Are there any
>suggestions that you have?  BTW - they are in the sys7 font folder.
>
>Mack

I also had this problem. It turned out not to be the fault of the fonts.
The solution I found was to drag the fonts folder out of the system
folder. Then it was no longer a "special" folder, and I could trash
things in it at will. After I cleanse up, I put it back in the Sys folder
and all was fine.

I actually had booted from a different system disk when I did this, but I
suspect that it would work even on the boot disk.

-Avram Dorfman ([e-mail])

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Any help will be appreciated.

Regards,
J.R. Smullen     [e-mail]

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