Info-Mac 4/Info_Mac IV CD-ROM (Pacific HiTech Inc.)(August 1994).iso/Periodicals/InfoMac Digest volume 12/infomacv12-046.txt

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Date: Mon, 21 Mar 94 13:33:23 PST
From: The Info-Mac Moderators <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #46
To: info-mac-list


Info-Mac Digest             Mon, 21 Mar 94       Volume 12 : Issue 46

Today's Topics:

      [*] Alias Dragon 1.1; a fix for remote volume aliases
      [*] bone-factory-icons.cpt.hqx
      [*] Crystal Ball 2.0.1; a helpful decision maker
      [*] F/A-18 demo; an air combat simulation
      [*] Graphic Elements; development tools amnd examples
      [*] Hearts-121; a card game
      [*] Ibo Textures; desktop patterns
      [*] infomac-ppat; a desktop pattern with Info-mac in stone
      [*] Ismini Greek font
      [*] LaunchPad 3.0.2; a file launching utility
      [*] Lemmings Data sheet (copy protection data)
      [*] macgzip 0.2.1
      [*] next-step-icons-color-stack
      [*] PhotoShop PPC plug-in
      [*] ProGen for Macintosh v1.1 Genealogy Demo
      [*] rnMac 1.2b (offline newsreader)
      [*] rtftohtml V2.5; RTF to HTML converter
      [*] update appsfaq; macintosh/apps-faq 2.2.3
      [*] update sysfaq; macintosh/system-faq 2.2.6
      [*] update wantfaq; macintosh/wanted-faq 2.2.4
      "Unrecoverable Disk Error on File ...." WHY??
      (Q) Non Documented Error 903
      [Q:]PowerMac LogicBoard upgrade $?
      all-day calander
      Apple 16" Monitor Popping!!
      apple II+ board midi kbd out to mac fried
      Benefits of SCSI 4.3 on Q610?
      Best way to clean/lube FDHD?
      dialup access and MacTCP programs
      FoxPro:  A wake-up call
      FTP file transfer from 4th Dimension?
      Heizer software
      how to hook up two Macs by modem
      Image Management S/W?
      Letter Gothic Font
      Letter Gothic Font (R)
      MacTCP and SLIP (R)
      MacUser special edition for PowerPC (Where is it?)
      memory prices
      My AutoDoubler Probs
      News For InfoMac
      PAL from a Quadra 950 [A]
      Performa 600CD memory unlock
      Personal LW LS Grayscale
      Player Pro Users Electronic Mailing List
      PPC & GeoPort
      SCSI Manager 4.3
      SCSI tape drive for DC 6150
      Sharing Monitor, Disabling MonitorB
      si sound bug
      si sound bug (reply)
      SLIP Connection Help
      Strange Mac behavior (reply)
      SupraFAXModem 144LC (Q)
      utilities to block out bad sectors on a floppy (Q)
      Video cards with very high refresh rates (Q)
      video switches
      Viewing PostScript
      WriteNow 4.0 (A)

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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 13:45:30 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Walker <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Alias Dragon 1.1; a fix for remote volume aliases

When you rebuild your desktop, an alias to an application on a different
volume loses its ability to support drag-and-drop.  Alias Dragon fixes this
by copying desktop information from the target volume to the volume
containing the alias. Freeware by James W. Walker.

You can drop a volume or folder on the AD icon, or select a volume or folder
with the menu.

V. 1.1: Scriptable; modeless dialogs.

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/alias-dragon-11.hqx; 14K]

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Date: Sat, 19 Mar 1994 22:12:16 -0600
From: Michael M Eilers <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] bone-factory-icons.cpt.hqx

here is a collection of icons for the grf/gui section of the archive...
they are not my creation, but were found on public (non-profit
non-pirate) BBS during the late 80's-early 90's. The artwork is quite
astonishing, and shows a true artists flair, with a truly eclectic choice
of subject matter and an emphasis on artwork vs. "usefulness."

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/bone-factory-icons.hqx; 95K]

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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 10:24:52 -0500 (EST)
From: "ICONtact Comm. Database Asst. Mgr. and Internet Mgr." <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Crystal Ball 2.0.1; a helpful decision maker

This is Crystal Ball 2.0.1. Crystal Ball is a program which
helps people make decisions. Crystal Ball is a computer
generated facsimilie of the physical Magic 8-Ball.

Crystal Ball runs on any system running System 7.0 or higher
(really!). It's 32 bit clean and 68040 cache compatible.

Change since 2.0:

Fixed a single boolean operator which prevented Crystal Ball
>From running on a system 7.0.0 machine. I can't believe I
missed it!!!!!!!!

If you want to conact me, please send email to:

[e-mail] or (preferred) [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/game/crystal-ball-201.hqx; 123K]

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Date: Tue, 01 Mar 1994 12:16:02 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] F/A-18 demo; an air combat simulation

Here is a playable demo of F/A 18 Hornet, a fighter simulation game, that
I downloaded from AOL.  It has a short read-me file that explains pretty
much what do do.  It is a self-extracting file.

The demo doesn't list minimum system requirements.  I believe at least a color
Mac is required, but have no idea about memory, screen size, etc.

Butch Weber

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/fa18-demo.hqx; 1555K]

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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 94 15:34:57 CST
From: Al Evans <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Graphic Elements; development tools amnd examples

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.

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

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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1994 19:50:02 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Hearts-121; a card game

This is the latest shareware version of WWI Inc.'s Hearts (1.2.1) and
corrects the bug which screwed up the animation on smaller monitors (LC's
etc.). This version may be played on any size monitor. Have fun!

[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/hearts-121.hqx; 541K]

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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 94 08:24:54 -0600
From: John C Seemann <[e-mail]> (Joel Kruse)
Subject: [*] Ibo Textures; desktop patterns

More ppats from the creator of the Huge pppat archive and Joel's ppats!
These require at least an 8-bit color capable mac running System 7 and any
program that can read ppats from a resource file.  In Desktop Textures
format.

Joel Kruse
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/ibo-textures.hqx; 54K]

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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 94 11:17:20 -0600
From: John C Seemann <[e-mail]> (Joel Kruse)
Subject: [*] infomac-ppat; a desktop pattern with Info-mac in stone

Here is an 8-bit ppat for the archives.  Info-mac Digest appears to be
carved into stone.  In a Desktop Textures file.  Hope you all like it!

Joel
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/info-mac-texture.hqx; 14K]

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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 13:20:24 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Nikos Goulandris)
Subject: [*] Ismini Greek font

Greeting,
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/font/ismini-greek.hqx; 199K]

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Date: Sat, 19 Mar 94 0:07:15 EST
From: J S Greenfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] LaunchPad 3.0.2; a file launching utility

Application: LaunchPad(tm) 3.0.2
(Shareware, $11)

Changes from version 3.0.1:

LaunchPad 3.0.2 corrects an error introduced in 3.0.1 that
prevented LaunchPad Valet from displaying an informational
dialog when launched from the Finder.

Description:

System 7's drop-launching features are a nice idea, but
there is a catch: in order to drop documents onto an
application, you need to have the application on the
desktop, or in some other open window.  This one problem is
probably the single greatest impediment to realizing the
full potential of drop-launching.  In the past, you had
basically two choices: either fill up your desktop with an
array of various application icons, to keep them available
for drop-launching, or keep your desktop clean, and limit
your use of drop-launching to rare occasions.

LaunchPad(tm) changes all that.

LaunchPad is a simple utility designed to let you keep a
clean desktop, but still maintain convenient access to
System 7's drop-launching features.  LaunchPad serves as a
drag-and-drop dock for any applications that you choose.
You simply drag documents to the LaunchPad icon, and then
select an application to launch from the "get file" dialog.
The dropped documents will then be opened using the selected
application (if possible).

LaunchPad also facilitates automated drop-launching with Valet
Launching(tm).  With the included utility, LaunchPad Valet(tm),
you can configure LaunchPad to automate your most frequent drop-
launching tasks.

With LaunchPad, you keep your desktop clean and take
advantage of System 7's drop-launching.

So why use drop-launching or LaunchPad?  If this question
comes to mind, then you are probably one of the many people
who have yet to experience just how convenient drop-
launching can be.  Drop-launching makes many tasks much
easier.  See the enclosed documentation for useful examples.

Specifications:

LaunchPad(tm) requires less than 35K of disk space, and as
little as 45K of RAM.  LaunchPad Valet(tm) requires less than
25K of disk space.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/launch-pad-302.hqx; 94K]

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Date: Sat, 19 Mar 1994 21:44:39 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Stephen Gamblin)
Subject: [*] Lemmings Data sheet (copy protection data)

The lemmings copy protection really pissed me off. I usually lose the
manual and I found it tiresome trying to find the little guys to figure out
the codes. So, I spent a few hours scanning and compiling all of the codes
and came up with an excel 4 spead sheet. If anyone wants a copy in a
different format email me

Thanks- Steve

[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/lemmings-data.hqx; 146K]

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Date: Sat, 19 Mar 94 21:03:44 +0100
From: Jose A. Gutierrez <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] macgzip 0.2.1

Hello

Uploaded 19 marzo 1994, macgzip update to 0.2.1

Fixed a bug which crashed Mac AV's and added documentation

Bye...
                            J.A. Gutierrez E.
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/mac-gzip-021.hqx; 31K]

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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 10:39:32 -0800 (PST)
From: [e-mail] (Harry Myhre)
Subject: [*] next-step-icons-color-stack

This HyperCard stack requires HyperCard 2.2 to run properly,
because it uses color. The stack contains most of the color
icons from the info-mac file "next-step-icons".

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/next-step-icons-hc.hqx; 66K]

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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1994 19:23:47 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Igor Livshits)
Subject: [*] PhotoShop PPC plug-in

This plug-in speeds all built-in Photoshop functions on the Power Macintosh,
such as effects, resizing, rotating, compositing, feathering, color conversion,
and all built-in filters including the Blur, Blur More, Gaussian Blur, Motion
Blur, Add Noise, Despeckle, Median, Sharpen, Sharpen More, Sharpen Edges,
Unsharp Mask, Emboss, Facet, Find Edges, Fragment, Mosaic, Trace Contour,
Custom, High Pass, Maximum and Minimum filters. The accelerator does not,
however, accelerate plug-in filters, such as the Color Halftone, Crystallize,
Wind, Wave, Sphereize, Extrude, Twirl, Tiles, and Pointillize filters.
Similarly, the PowerPC Accelerator does not affect third-party plug-ins, suchas
Aldus Gallery Effects and Kai's Power Tools. Note that the Lens Flare filter
currently does not work on the Power Macintosh. Adobe Systems will post an
update to this filter when it is available.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/photoshop-ppc.hqx; 239K]

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Date: Sat, 19 Mar 1994 00:06:53 -0600
From: Biggs <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] ProGen for Macintosh v1.1 Genealogy Demo

ProGen is an application designed for storing Family History records. It
fetures entry of unlimited personal records in a Family Tree structure,
with unlimited user definable event types for each record. High quality
reports with criteria searching can be printed of the data. GEDCOM
standard data transfer is supported for users wanting to move data
between ProGen and other Family History applications. It's files are also
directly compatible with ProGen for Windows.

ProGen won the Young Software Designer of the Year competition in 1991,
and its student author was awarded a cash bursary prize to develop the
application to commercial standards.

This special demonstration version will allow entry of up to 30 records,
and GEDCOM data transfer is disabled.

Please put this demo onto your site for free distribution.

Any queries or problems, please respond to:

[e-mail]

Alan Biggs, GenSoft

[Archived as /info-mac/app/pro-gen-11-demo.hqx; 1171K]

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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1994 15:07:02 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] rnMac 1.2b (offline newsreader)

Here's rnMac 1.2b, the latest version of this offline newsreader.  It is
designed to be used in conjunction with ToadNews and either UUPC or MacSlurp.

-Roy Wood ([e-mail])

p.s. I'm glad to see that sumex is back up!

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/rn-mac-12b.hqx; 161K]

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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1994 18:48:59 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Henry Rzepa) (Henry Rzepa)
Subject: [*] rtftohtml V2.5; RTF to HTML converter

I enclose V2.5 of Chris Hector's rtf to html converter. This supports
many more conversion features, including tables.

[Archived as /info-mac/text/rtf-to-html-converter-25.hqx; 90K]

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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 94 16:55:47 EST
From: [e-mail] (Elliotte Rusty Harold)
Subject: [*] update appsfaq; macintosh/apps-faq 2.2.3

Archive-name: macintosh/apps-faq
Version: 2.2.3
Last-modified: March 17, 1994

Frequently Asked Questions about Macintosh Application Software

          comp.sys.mac.faq, part 4:
          comp.sys.mac.apps
          Copyright 1993,1994 by Elliotte Harold
          Archive-name: macintosh/apps-faq
          Version: 2.2.3
          Last-modified: March 17, 1994

What's new in version 2.2.3:

    1.1: What's the best text editor?

    Text Editor Patches is at version 1.3.1.

    I've added two new questions,

    1.10: What's the best typing tutor?
    1.11: What's the best OCR software?

[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/csm-applications-faq-223.txt; 39K]

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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 94 16:54:12 EST
From: [e-mail] (Elliotte Rusty Harold)
Subject: [*] update sysfaq; macintosh/system-faq 2.2.6

Archive-name: macintosh/system-faq
Version: 2.2.6
Last-modified: March 17, 1994

Frequently Asked Questions about Macintosh System Software
          comp.sys.mac.faq, part 2:
          comp.sys.mac.system
          Copyright 1994 by Elliotte Harold
          Archive-name: macintosh/system-faq
          Version: 2.2.6
          Last-modified: March 17, 1994

What's new in version 2.2.6:

    1.1: Why is my system using so much memory?

     The Mac II needs a PMMU to use more than eight megabytes of
     RAM and the FDHD upgrade to use large capacity SIMMs in Bank A.

[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/csm-system-faq-226.txt; 39K]

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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 94 16:49:59 EST
From: [e-mail] (Elliotte Rusty Harold)
Subject: [*] update wantfaq; macintosh/wanted-faq 2.2.4

Version: 2.2.4
Last-modified: March 17, 1994

Buying and Selling Macintosh Computers, Software and Peripherals
      comp.sys.mac.faq, part 5:
      comp.sys.mac.wanted & misc.forsale.computers.mac
      Copyright 1993,1994 by Elliotte Harold
      Archive-name: macintosh/wanted-faq
      Version: 2.2.4
      Last-modified: March 17, 1994


What's new in version 2.2.4:

    I've added question 3.7, Auctions.

  2.3: Going prices?

       As usual prices on used computers drop by about $25-100 on
  various models.  In particular continuing price cuts on the
  Quadra 605 are really pushing the value of a used Mac down.  Also
  note that printer prices are also coming down, driven both by newer,
  cheaper printers (HP DeskWriter 520, HP DeskWriter 560C, and the
  Apple LaserWriter Select 360) and by the old stock Apple is
  dumping into the market.


  3.9: New Equipment Prices

       Prices are dropping faster than I'm able to keep up with as
  Apple dumps inventory and prices in preparation for the PowerMacs.
  Quadra 605, 610 and 660AV prices are already down $100-$200.
  Expect further across the board cuts of $50 to $500 on current
  models in the very near future.  Some models may be discontinued
  but dealers should till have stock (and good deals) for some time.
  After all, many still have Centris's in stock.

       PowerMacs have arrived and as expected Apple is having trouble
  meeting demand.  Pricing is a little high initially but should ease
  up some by summer.

       The color StyleWriter Pro and the Houdini DOS compatibility
  card are beginning to arrive at dealers.  Pricing is quite reasonable
  for both.

[Archived as /info-mac/info/csm-wanted-faq-224.txt; 53K]

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Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 10:47:58 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Anders Stegen)
Subject: "Unrecoverable Disk Error on File ...." WHY??

"F.J. Lalor" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>However: No-one addressed the second part of my query
>- which was basically "What exactly does this error
>message mean, why did it happen and how can I prevent
>it from happening again"? And before the helpful Mac-
>gurus out there reach for their keyboards I should
>explain that I can be pretty nifty at using applications
>but I don't know the first thing about computing and
>little enough about how the hardware does its stuff.
>Hopefully there is someone out there who is twisted
>enough to enjoy this sort of pedagogic challenge 8-).

I'll give it a try:

Basically this error means that Word gets confused beacuse it cannot
understand the information in your file.
How can that be? Word itself have written the file so it should be
able to read it?
Correct, but your Mac have somehow managed to save some other data
in the middle of your file.

How can that happen?

First a simplified description of how files are stored on your Mac (skip
to next paragraph if your head starts spinning :-):

A Mac disk holds quite a large number of data chunks called "disk blocks".
They each hold 512 bytes (characters) of data and are numbered 0..x
(where x might be, say 81919 for a 40MB drive).
Since each block only holds 512 bytes you usually store your file
in several blocks linked together.
To save you from the trouble of remembering which blocks hold your data
there is a "file system" on the disk. The file system stores file
information like name, start block, filesize (in number of blocks) etc.
in special "folder" files (called directories on non-mac machines).
It also keep a record of which disk blocks are used by file data and
which are free.
(Side note: when you trash a file you simply changes its blocks to the
"free" area. That's why you can recover a trashed file as long as it's
blocks haven't been used for some other file.)

Now, sometimes the file system tables get corrupted and your Mac will store
disk blocks in the wrong places.
This can be caused by; program bugs, hardware hickup like power line glitches
or yourself switching off the power to your Mac instead of using the
shutdown menue.

Unfortunately there is not much to do to prevent this. Maybe install a
line power disturbance filer and always use the shut-down command before
powering off.

What you *can* do, and should do regulary (or when suspicious) is to run the
DiskCheck utility that came on your Mac system disk. There are also disk
utility packages (like Norton Utilities) including a "disk doctor" which
peeks through your disk.
These utilities will detect (and more important: repair) disorders and
errors on your hard disk. Altough sometimes errors are so serious that
the file data will be lost anyway.

How can you tell that your file system is bad? Well, most of the time you
can't! A computer can (seem) to function pretty well with a damaged file
system. The signs are: errors of the kind you reported (strange file contents)
or program hangups (not too uncommon anyway :-/).

Hope this helps

/Anders

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Date: 21 Mar 1994 07:24:00 +0100 (MET)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (Q) Non Documented Error 903

Hello,

I'm currently programming a small application that deals with sending data to
other apps via apple events. I have implemented two counterparts, a sender and
a receiver, which so far work well. (Compiler Think C 6.0.1)

After applying some changes in the programs hierarchy (just moving some parts
of the code of the sender to subroutines for better readability) the
communication between the components now fails. The sender now is able to
startup the receiver, but sending data to the receiver fails. The data never
arrive on the receiver's side. The whole programs crash.

the program ... unexpectedly terminated .... ERROR 903

The nice thing is that error 903 is neither documented in the think reference
nor in Inside Macintosh Vol. 1 to N.


Any ideas, hints, background info?


Jens Eickhoff
([e-mail])

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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 07:19:54 GMT
From: oracle!sbuchan@.us.oracle.com (Steve (Oracle-CA) Buchan)
Subject: [Q:]PowerMac LogicBoard upgrade $?

Has anyone heard about the availability and price of the logic board upgrades
for the VI/VX?  also, does this upgrade come with SoftWindows?  How much memory
comes on the logic board?  any other goodies (more mother goose CDs!)?

Thanks

-- Steve

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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 11:59:43 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Norman Friedman)
Subject: all-day calander

Please, is there a "all-day" for us old system 6.x users.  Sounds like a very
nice application to have, but cannot be loaded into system 6. Answer please
to:
[e-mail]

thanks

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Date: Mon, 21 Mar 94 07:31:37 CST
From: Mack Willingham <[e-mail]>
Subject: Apple 16" Monitor Popping!!

Help!!!1   My 16" color display is popping like it is arcing.  It comes
and goes, and only lasts a min or so.  The displayed image kindof shrinks
then returns to normal.  Has anybody else had this problem?  Is it serious?

TIA
Mack Willingham

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Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 12:04:05 -0600
From: Paul M Sheldon <[e-mail]>
Subject: apple II+ board midi kbd out to mac fried

    I have long used a tandem configuration of mac and apple to make midi
music sequences and compositions. It is a syntauris system and I don't
have their current phone number. Syntauri, I believe, went amiga and I
hope the user group will help me diagnose what is wrong, so I know what
to replace or repair.
    Capacitor 6 burned up on this board and now the metratrak sequencer
player software freezes after loading so I can't use my 5 octave keyboard.
I replaced the capacitor, which I assumed the same as all the others
(guessed). Whether there were surrounding catastrophic effects from
voltage shifts on transisitors might be in question, so maybe replacing the
capacitor happened too late after the capacitor did other damage.
Even when I remove this whole board, metatrack freezes (but it may very well
expect boards to be in certain places from my responsibility in a setup
program, so this isn't surprising. I have a lot of music software that
doesn't involve keyboard or midi out and I could go back to those
instructions and do further isolations on what boards are involved.
    For example, I would like to see if the syntauri piano kbd into the apple
card right next door got fried or something in the apple motherboard got
fried. That capacitor completely burned up.
    Isolations make something a smaller problem and then you can cod from
someone in the world who wanted cash for a real upgrade, pretty cool. I
like my old apple, it has some cherished memories about my growth with
computers.
    Well, maybe someone has some facts for me. Send and I'll summarize to
the net. Thanks in advance.

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Date: Sat, 19 Mar 1994 20:38:45 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Benjamin J. Turner)
Subject: Benefits of SCSI 4.3 on Q610?

    I recently ascertained that my Quadra 610 has the new SCSI
chip which supports SCSI Manager 4.3, but I'm wondering what good
I would be likely to see if I were to use Apple's drivers rather
than SilverLining. Since the Q610 doesn't have DMA like the AVs
do, is there really much to gain by using it? If so, what? Thanks.
        Benjamin Turner
        [e-mail]

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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 18:03:42 -0600 (CST)
From: [e-mail] (William Richard Jr Russell)
Subject: Best way to clean/lube FDHD?

I'm currently prepping my old SE/30 for my little sister, and
while I'm opening the case anyway to exchange some memory and
effect repairs to the analog board, I thought I'd clean out the
floppy disk drive.

Various sources have claimed that using a vacuum cleaner near
digital components is a major error... drawing air over the
components is a quick ticket to electrostatic destruction. At
the same time, blowing air into a disk drive could create all
sorts of problems; dust could be forced into cracks and corners,
and small parts could be bent.

So what's the best way to clean out an old FDHD drive? Brushing?
Careful vacuuming? Air-blowing?

And, in addition, I want this drive to last several more years.
Are there any points on the drive which might need additional
lubrication (the drive is almost 5 years old now)? What would be
a good lubricant (WD40? Graphite dust? Heavy grease?)

Experienced help would be appreciated.

Rick Russell  ***  [e-mail]  **  IRCnick: Cobalt

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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 94 23:01:24 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: dialup access and MacTCP programs

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> Point 2:  I understand that on dial-up access accounts for the Internet,
> Fetch, TurboGopher and like programs do not function.  These require a SLIP
> account to operate.  My question is this:  Is(are) there programs that
> operate in a similar fashion on dial-up accounts?  Is this even possible
> given the way TCP/IP operates on the Macintosh (or other platforms for that
> matter)?

Right. There are a few programs that provide email and news (most
notably Eudora and MicroPhone, although several others exist as well)
via a dialup connection, but there is nothing I know of that does
FTP or Gopher or WAIS or WWW... Sorry!

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: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 15:58
From: [e-mail] (Ron Webster)
Subject: FoxPro:  A wake-up call

Dear Mac users,

     Microsoft's FoxPro database management program is an IQ test.  If Mac
users are as bright and perceptive as they profess to be, then FoxPro will be
Microsoft's undoing.

     It's embarrassing enough that we have adopted Word as the premier word
processing application--so doing conveys the impression that Mac users are,
collectively, a bunch of toy addicted geeks who consider toolbars and table
layout features as essential word processing tools, wherease margins, headers
and footers, and page numbering are frills.  But the success of Word is merely
an embarrassment; if Mac users endorse FoxPro, however, then we deserve to be
run roughshod over by DOS and Windows.

     FoxPro is one of Microsoft's first true dual-platform releases.  As such,
it is a stellar example of just how much of what is good about the Mac must be
sacrificed in order for a Mac program to mirror its Windows counterpart.  With
a single product, Microsoft has (a) revealed that what it knows about DBM
could fit inside a thimble, with enough spare room to turn cartwheels,
(b) demonstrated beyond question that its primary strategic emphasis is to
focus its considerable financial clout on marketing rather than on product
development (with the exception of Excel, Microsoft doesn't have a single Mac
product that would have achieved popularity had it come from any other house),
and most notably, (c) provided the clearest demonstration to date of the
inherent inferiority of the Windows platform.

     With FoxPro, gone is the friendly and familiar File Save dialog box,
replaced by the horrors of full-path specifications, which DOS users will
recall with unlimited displeasure:  The user no longer merely types a name
into a text box after maneuvering through the Mac's HFS via the File Save
dialog box's pop-down directory menu--rather, the user must enter or edit a
cumbersome string of the sort

     Macintosh HD:Ron's folderLibraries folderBooks folderquery.frx

Gone, too, are Cut, Copy, and Paste, at least as useful and practical
functions.

     And what is it about DBM software that compels its developers to impose
fixed field lengths on the user?  There must be some sort of cosmic radiation
that emanates from the words *database management software* and turns
intelligent humans into idiots (and idiots into who knows what).  There are
exceptions, there are DBM programs that permit variable-length fields,
but these are rare, and FoxPro is not among them.

     The documentation will also revive DOS nightmares in those who came to
the Mac from that camp, as it all too often seems irrelevant to the software
it purports to explain.  For example, the Expression Builder, which is the
syntactically delicate foundation of report formatting, is barely mentioned--
it warrants a chapter, but it gets two pages.  In fact, the documentation of
various key features is scattered, sparse, vague, and sometimes non-existent,
and what is documented doesn't always function as described.

     But the most flagrant and perplexing deviation from Apple's Human
Interface Guidelines involves file management.  For whatever reason, there is
a growing trend among Mac software developers to reduce the user's control
over events, and the first to go is usually control over saving files.
Intuit's Quicken is the earliest prominent perpetrator of this crime, and DBM
software seems to carry with it the mind-set that users shouldn't have direct
control over when a file gets updated.

     As it happens, my IQ is greater than the number on Warren Moon's jersey,
so I can't be expected to comprehend why certain Mac software developers think
they are doing Mac users a favor by "freeing" us of the need to save changes
when a file is edited.  The perception seems to be that selecting Save from
the File menu is just too taxing for us, given our frail and fragile nature.
For these software developers, perhaps the Tab key should be renamed Save,
because merely pressing the Tab key in some applications can result in the
file being updated.  At the most rudimentary level, what is being overlooked
is that this plays hell with file synchronization and back-up.  This is such a
serious design flaw that it largely negates everything else about a program,
no matter how good.

     In sum, if you insist on trying FoxPro for yourself, do it now while it
is only $99.00.  But be warned, at $99.00 it is overpriced by several hundred
dollars.  FoxPro is only adequately conceived, and it is very poorly
implemented.

Ron
=============

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

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 94 17:29:08 CET
From: Alfred Mayer <[e-mail]>
Subject: FTP file transfer from 4th Dimension?

We are currently developing a 4D database application and need a way
to transfer files between the Mac and a Unix host under program
control (preferably using the FTP protocol). Does anyone know of
a product that lets you do FTP transfers and does NOT requires
interaction with the user? We would be interested in either
4th Dimension Externals or a C Library.

Thanks,
Alfred

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

Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 15:59:43 -0500 (EST)
From: LAN Supervisor <[e-mail]>
Subject: Heizer software

> I need to contact Heizer software, the guys that do/did all the Excel
> stuff. I used to have a catalog, but it's gone...

Heizer Software
P. O. Box 232019
1941 Oak Park Boulevard, #30
Pleasant Hill, CA  94523
800/888-7667
510/943-7667

Josephine Colmenares / Fordham University
[e-mail] / [e-mail]

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

Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 18:49:01 -0600
From: Bienvenu Jay  <[e-mail]>
Subject: how to hook up two Macs by modem

My mom wants to hook up modems to her Performa 600 at work and LC (soon to be
LC II) at home and establish file sharing between the two computers, including
using applications on one Mac that reside on the other Mac's hard drive.

How would she go about setting this up, and what products (software) does
she need?  (As specific details as possible would be appreciated.)

TIA.                                                    -- Jay

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

Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 20:07:15 GMT
From: Clint Laskowski <[e-mail]>
Subject: Image Management S/W?

Can anyone tell me of software for use on Macinosth which helps
a group manage all of its images (photos, logos, line art, etc.)?

We already know of Aldus FETCH and Apple's PhotoFlash!

Is there a better place to ask this question?

Thanks!


--
* CLINT LASKOWSKI
* Internet: <[e-mail]>

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

Date: Sat, 19 Mar 1994 23:36:21 -0500 (EST)
From: Byron C Mayes <[e-mail]>
Subject: Letter Gothic Font

> I am looking for a shareware or freeware version of Letter Gothic (or
> something similar), which is the fixed-pitch face found on many IBM
> Selectric typewriters.  Type 1 is preferred, TrueType is OK.
>
> I need a 12-point type that spaces at 12-pitch (Elite) *monospaced*.  A
> scan of the archives and summaries has yielded no likely suspects.
>
> Any suggestions?

Oddly enough, no one seems interested in making a decent monospaced
typeface anymore.  The better for typography in general, I say. :)

But seriously...

Since you say "shareware OR freeware" I assume that you're willing to pay
a small fee.  Adobe's Type Set Values Pack includes Letter Gothic and can
be had from the major US Mac software mailorder houses for about $40 (Mac
Zone is having a 5% off sale for new customers this month).  That's not
much more than what some of the better shareware fonts are asking, and you
get 29 other typefaces (including Prestige Elite), ATM, and Adobe quality
in the bitmap screen fonts (I've got some other fonts from other type
houses [MAJOR type houses] and the bitmaps look dreadful!).  It only
includes regular (no bold or slanted), but from your description, this
might not be important to you.

For some REALLY cheap-*ssed fonts, you can get the KeyFonts collection for
about $50.  Its 100-font count includes Letter Gothic in regular, bold,
slanted, and bold slanted styles plus 96 other fonts (each style of a
family counts as ONE font), including a clone of Orator -- another
monospaced face -- called "Oracle".  I cannot vouch for these as I refuse
to buy clones, but they are cheap.

There's a section on Compu$erve called FontBank online which sells fonts
for about $12.50 a piece (that's ONE style from a family) and you can
download them and have them whenever you need them.  You're billed for
them through CIS so it's ALMOST like getting them for nothing!  I don't
know if they have a Letter Gothic, but it's worth checking out.

Commercial really seems to be the only way to go if you REALLY must have
Letter Gothic.  Otherwise you're stuck with Courier and <gasp!>
Monaco.  Best of luck.

Byron C. Mayes
University of Delaware
Pleae reply to:   [e-mail]
...and NOT what it says in the "From:" line


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

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

Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 13:21:46 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Christian F. Buser)
Subject: Letter Gothic Font (R)

[e-mail] asked:
>I am looking for a shareware or freeware version of Letter Gothic (or
>something similar), which is the fixed-pitch face found on many IBM
>Selectric typewriters. Type 1 is preferred, TrueType is OK.
>
>I need a 12-point type that spaces at 12-pitch (Elite) *monospaced*.  A
>scan of the archives and summaries has yielded no likely suspects.

If you don't find something as freeware or shareware, you can still
buy the

   "Adobe TypeSet Value Pack" (version 3.6)

It was 109 Swiss Francs here in Switzerland, and I guess you can get
it for US$ 50 (or less?) over there. It includes many decorative headline
fonts, 3 ornaments and symbols fonts, and the following text fonts:

- Gill Sans Condensed
- Joanna Regular
- Joanna Italic
- Letter Gothic
- Prestige Elite

(all are type 1 Postscript fonts).

Hope this helps. Best regards, Christian.

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

Date: Mon, 21 Mar 94 02:20:58 PST
From: [e-mail] (Sandro Menzel)
Subject: MacTCP and SLIP (R)

> Here is the problem : we want to set up a FirstClass BBS (on a Mac :-) )
> with a access to the Internet. At our college, we have a dial-up access
> to a Sun Unix workstation already on the net. BUT, that machine does not
> know nothing about a SLIP or PPP connection.
>
> Is it possible to get access to the net with MacTCP and a SoftArc UUCP
> gateway thru this dial-up connection?

Setting up FirstClass on an Internet connection (IP address) enables users to
connect to the server via the Internet. It would a an Internet BBS, if you
follow the direction - into the server.

An advantage to having your FC server on the net is that there is no delay with
incoming and outgoing Internet-based e-mail.

Unfotunately, there is no way to do the 'cool' Internet stuff (Telnet, FTP,
Gopher, WAIS, etc) from within FirstClass. Even worse, I don't see any way to
do
this in the future of FC - without some serious re-writing of the
code/interface.

To answer your question more directly, nothing is available beyond the ability
to send and receive mail-based files and news groups. Period.

> If not, how much can it cost to install a SLIP connection on a Sun
> Workstation?

Dunno.

Take care.

Sandro Menzel      |  Network Administrator
[e-mail] | Media Technologies, Inc

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

Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 15:46 EST
From: Don't Panic! <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacUser special edition for PowerPC (Where is it?)

Dear Netters,
Did I misunderstand a former post in the digest,
 or was there supposed to be a MacUser
special to come out on the newsstand when the PowerPC was released a week ago?
Being a MacUser subscriber, I wonder if they will or have already released
such a special edition to other subscribers.
Just curious, as I haven't seen anything from them since the April 1994
edition with the Color Printers article.  This is true of both the newsstands
I go to, and my mailbox.
Am I missing something, or will the next MacUser be the May edition?
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 21 Mar 94 10:06:34 -0500
From: [e-mail] (David B. Reiser)
Subject: memory prices

Does anyone know the cause of the latest bit of nonsense in memory prices? I
finally decided I couldn't live in 8MB any more (primarily a FoxPro ailment,
but there are other offenders). Last Tuesday or Wednesday I called one of the
nationally known vendors and got a price that still seemed a little high from
the epoxy plant scare. After I decided that I'd live with it, I called back
Thursday, and prices had jumped almost 15%!

Any time a commodity jumps that much that quickly, somebody is jerking my
chain. I haven't heard any rumors elsewhere, so I turn to the usually-
all-knowing-net for enlightenment.

Dave
[e-mail]

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

Date: Sat, 19 Mar 1994 19:36:51 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Brian Kim)
Subject: My AutoDoubler Probs

    Please disregard my previous request for help with AutoDoubler. I
tracked the problem down to some newly installed Adobe Multiple Master
fonts. They seem to interact in some strange way with AutoDoubler. When
both AD and MM fonts are installed, they collectively take up somewhere
over 1MB of RAM. But, when AD doesn't load, the MM fonts don't seem to take
up much more memory than should be expected and vice-versa. Anyone have a
clue as to why this happens? 'm running Sys. 7.1, AutoDoubler 2.0.3 and
used to have the Adobe Minion Expert and Myriad Multiple Master fonts
installed.

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

Date: Sun, 20 Mar 94 19:40:08 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: News For InfoMac

To: InfoMac Digest

Please post the following information in your discussion area on InterNet.
This information concerns a series of real cool products that we recently
began shipping - solar panel charging units/carrying cases for use with
Apple's PowerBook or Newton computers.

Thanks for your
help!!!

PRODUCTS OFFERED BY KISS:

1) Solar panel charging units for all-in-one PowerBooks (models 100, 140,
145, 145B, 160, 165, 170, 180, 165C, & 180C). This product is known as the
SunPack PB. The suggested retail price for a SunPack PB is $229. They are
available direct from KISS for only $189.
The two solar panels produce 6.75 volts of power at .9 amps. Enough juice to
run your PowerBook as long as you practice good battery conservation
techniques.

2) Solar panel charging units for Apple MesagePad or Sharp ExpertPad (they
work well with original MessagePad, MP 100, and MP 110). Two products;
SunPack provides a solar panel that can run or recharge your MessagePad, plus
a unique carrying case that provides enough room for your Newton plus all the
accessories that you need; SunPack Jr. provides the same solar panel
technology as the SunPack but does not provide the carrying case aspects of
SunPack.
Both products produce 6.75 volts of DC power at .45 amps. Enough power to run
your Newton as long as the Sun shines!
SunPack carries a suggested retail price of $199, SunPack Jr. has a suggested
retail price of $159. The products are available direct for only $149 and
$119 respectively.

3) The PAD Pouch is a great alternative carrying case for the Apple
MessagePad or Sharp ExpertPad. The PAD Pouch can be carried over your
shoulder, strapped to your belt or on the strap that is included.
It provides two pockets, one for the MessagePad, one for accessories such as
fax modem, PCMCIA cards, extra batteries, or the AC adapter.
The PAD Pouch carries a suggested retail price of $32.95. It is available
direct from KISS for only $25.00

A more complete description of all products is included in the SunPack Info.
stack or SunPack Newton Book which are available in this folder.

To order any of these products or to receive literature on them,
 send us an Apple Link, or call us at 1-800-FAR-OUT 2 (800-327-6882)

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

Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 13:42:00 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Rob Kouwenberg)
Subject: PAL from a Quadra 950 [A]

Hi !

Dataman ( WHO ? ) wrote :
>I've heard rumors that NTSC or PAL can be achieved on Quadra 950 built in
>video.
>Can anyone give me some details on how to do this? Thanks.

>From Macintosh Quadra Built in Video ( could be the file
./mac/sys.soft/video/quadra-extra-1-0.hqx @ ftp.apple.com  ? ):

NTSC : 4&7 grounded
PAL : 4 - 7 - 10 all connected ( not grounded ) or just 4-7 connected

Gray video is then at pin 5 with 6 the ground shield.

For color an rgb to pal converter is necessary.

Adios !

RK

[  [e-mail],Gr.Adolfstraat86,5616BX,Eindhoven,Holland  ]

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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 08:48:32 -0500 (EST)
From: Robert Twichell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Performa 600CD memory unlock

My Performa 600CD has a bad habit, seldom happens, maybe once per month.
1st noticed when using the latest version of SuperSpool about 1 month ago,
maybe 2. When printing a large document, generally graphics, print speed
would be very slow so pulled down "About this MAcintosh" to check the
spool memory usage and it wouldn't open getting the dialog box requesting
that I quit some applications. One by one I had to quit all the
applications before I could read "About this Macintosh". Apple customer
service told me that Superspool wasn't " unlocking RAM". I trashed
SuperSpool and went back to Apple's Print Monitor. Yesterday I had exactly
the same problem with Print Monitor when trying to print a screen shot, 2
pages worth of graphics. Printer went at a crawl. I tried to open "About
this MAcintosh", and got the same dialog boxes about quitting
applicationas until I quit all 4, then I could read the RAM usage. Noticed
that the RAM allocated to the system was about 1 meg more than normal;
3833k which dropped back to 2885k when printing stopped.
Who can help me?  tnx, Bob




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

Date: Sun, 20 Mar 94 22:26:08 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Personal LW LS Grayscale

  More neat stuff found at the info.hed.apple.com gopher ...

  The Laserwriter Select 300 printer driver works on a Personal
Laserwriter LS as well, and best of all, supports grayscale printing on
the LS.  Results aren't as nice as on a 600 dpi HP Laserjet 4M, but I
don't have another 300 dpi printer around to compare apples with apples
rather than oranges, and I certainly can't argue with the upgrade price.
  In black and white mode, printing speed with the LW 300 driver is
definitely slower than with the LW LS 7.2 driver, though, so I'm keeping
the LW LS driver for normal usage and reserving the LW 300 driver for
grayscale images.  The LW 300 driver also seems to support printer
sharing, but I haven't tried that yet.  I imagine there will be another
performance hit, too.
  The path is:
     USA Service, Support and Training/Apple SW Updates/
      Printing Software/LW 300 v1.2.sea.Hqx

  at the info.hed.apple.com gopher (NO anonymous ftp). Version 7.3 of
the Chooser is required, also, so pick that up at the same directory, if
you need it.

Shih Tung
Chem E
Best l'il Tech School
on the Charles

p.s. Has anyone tried the Xante Accel-a-Writer Printer upgrade that
claims to add 600x600 dpi and Postscript compatibility to any
Laserwriter ?

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

Date: Sun, 20 Mar 94 18:41:45 WET
From: [e-mail] (Jamal Hannah)
Subject: Player Pro Users Electronic Mailing List

For users of the shareware music "module" editor called "The Player Pro",
there is now an email mailing-list, offering help with bugs, features,
and information about updates, as well as general discussion of MOD file
editing on the Mac.

This list is stable and currently has a low-volume of traffic, though
it may grow in time.  (probabaly will be mostly active when a new
version of the software comes out.)

The author of the Player Pro, Antoine Rosset, is on the list,
as well as the authors of such programs as "The Sound Trecker 2.0.1"
and "MacTracker 1.1.1"

To request to join the list, please send your desired email-address to:
[e-mail]

The sound-trackers mailing list is still on hold. (sorry)

  - Jamal Hannah

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

Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 12:09:49 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (W.K. Fry)
Subject: PPC & GeoPort

I just downloaded the GeoPort Install disks for the PowerMac from
ftp.apple.com.  I'm currently using a LineLink 144e on my PowerMac and
was considering whether the GeoPort Telecom Adapter was worth the
purchase.

I tried (so correct me if I'm wrong), I cannot currently use the Express
Fax software with my LineLink, although I can setup the control panel to
use my external modem.  (If there is a way to use the Express Fax
software with a third-party modem, PLEASE let me know.)

I also noted a comment in the Read Me that said it does NOT due V.17
(14400 bps).  So what does the Express Modem do?  9600 with V.42 and
V.32?

How much does using the Express modem slow down the system?  How
reliable is it?  How much memory will it eat up?

Gee, Apple seems to miss a lot of opportunities by trying to be
proprietary.  I would be thrilled if they integrated the fax software in
and allowed scripts (like those for ARA) for third parties to be able to
share the common interface.  Apple always gets SO close. . .

                    - William K. Fry

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

Date: Sat, 19 Mar 1994 19:36:42 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Jason Stone)
Subject: SCSI Manager 4.3

Hi everyone,

Could someone please tell me where I could obtain a copy of SCSI Manager
4.3? I have looked in ftp.apple.com as well as sumex and I can't seem to
find it. Please send replies to me directly.

Thanks in advance,

Jason Stone
[e-mail]

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

Date: Sat, 19 Mar 1994 23:35:04 -0500
From: "Marc D. Field" <[e-mail]>
Subject: SCSI tape drive for DC 6150

>>I have what probably amounts to a lifetime supply of DC6150 tapes. What I
>>can't find is a SCSI based tape drive that connects to a MAC and supports
>>these tapes. I've seen the drives for Sun SCSI (there's one on my desk).
>>Could this be used with a special cable? Any leads woudl be appreciated.

>I'd say that ANY SCSI device can be used with a Mac, if you have a SCSI
>cable. Does SUN SCSI look different from Mac SCSI at the drive?

Many higher capacity drives will support lower capacity tapes.  If you need
to buy another drive for your Mac, you don't necessarily have to find a 150
MB drive.

...MF

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Marc D. Field                                     School of Law
[e-mail]                      University of Virginia
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 10:08:45 -0500 (EST)
From: "Russell S. Aminzade: Trinity College of VT" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Sharing Monitor, Disabling MonitorB

Charles C. Hsieh wrote:

> I have a PC and Mac sitting on my desk and I know of monitors that would
> work with both.  Now, is there some kind of switcher that would connect
> the monitor to both Mac and PC and allow me to see either with a dial, much
> like a printer swticher?  Or am I dreaming?

We have someone here who is doing this.  It's a simple matter to set up
the switch if you have a multiscan monitor.  Bob is constantly flipping
back and forth.  It's just an ordinary 9-pin switchbox that you might
use for a modem.  Of course, we don't know for sure we aren't frying the
monitor or the motherboard, but he's been using it for a year :-)

He uses a shareware init to disable the internal monitor.  I can't
remember the name, but write him ([e-mail]) for details.  I
think it's called "blackout" or something similar.

And by the way Adam, there is one situation where you might want to
disable the SEs internal monitor and where just having it "connected at a
corner" won't do -- Bob has the SE on the floor, and the monitor on his
desk.  Before he found this shareware package the cursor had a habit of
getting "lost."  It was down on the floor, of course.

Russell Aminzade: Academic Computing Coordinator, Trinity College of Vermont

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

Date: Mon, 21 Mar 94 10:03:05 -0800
From: Bill Rausch <[e-mail]>
Subject: si sound bug

The IIsi speaker uses a very simple method to get the electrical signal
from the motherboard to the speaker - sort of spring loaded contacts. The
problem is that the contacts don't stay in contact very well. You can open
the box, remove everything including the motherboard, and then clean the
contacts (with a pencil eraser for example) and reassemble, but the problem
will come back. You can pound the table hard enough to bounce your Mac
and that also works sometimes - plays hell with your monitor's lifespan though
:-)  The best thing is to disassemble your Mac and solder a couple of little
tiny wires between the bottom of the motherboard and the speaker to make a
solid electrical connection between them.

Note: there are some other leads coming off the motherboard at the same place.
These are used to turn on the little power/disk access light on the front of
the IIsi. I didn'
t bother soldering them.

----
    Bill Rausch, SW Engr, [e-mail], 509-943-0861
    Numerical Applications, 825 Goethals #A, Richland, WA 99352

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

Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 12:57:39 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Dick Lang)
Subject: si sound bug (reply)

Miron,

I read you note in the info-mac digest#45 regarding an F-key to blast the
audio port to get it working again.

Not exactly an elegant solution...

I remember reading somewhere that this problem was caused by bad contacts.
Since this bug was not bothersome to me; I forgot about it.

Then one day while I was disassembling my si (to install a faster clock
chip),I noticed that the speaker wires and the power-on LED are connected
to the mother board by metal fingers!! Nice design...

Have you noticed that your power-on LED blinks on and off intermittently?

Same problem!!

So when I replaced the mother board I cleaned these contacts and just for
good measure I bent the metal fingers up a little to increase the contact
pressure.

VOILA! No more sound bug; and as a bonus my power-on LED stays on too.

Good luck, and remember to ground yourself.(careful where you attach the wire!)

 - Dick -

_____________________________________
Stony Brook, LI, NY 11790
If the wind is howling; I'm not here!

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

Date: 21 Mar 1994 01:51:16 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Scott Wilton)
Subject: SLIP Connection Help

[I really should be able to get the answer to this question from the vendor
but they don't seem to be very knowledgable about MacTCP and I have gotten
very frustrated experimenting to try to figure out what's wrong...]

I have a SLIP account setup with Northwest Nexus thanks to the hand-holding
provided by Adam Engst in his wonderful book "The Internet Start Kit."  This
works great except for the fact that using this connection requires a long
distance call to Washington.  Until recently, this was the best and cheapest
option for my area (St. Louis, MO) because there weren't any vendors with
local POPs.

A company called CRL from Larkspur, CA, has recently established a POP in St.
Louis and I am trying to get a SLIP account working through them.  They have
assigned me an IP number and I have set the gateway address and DNS servers
according to the info which they provided.  When I try to login via NCSA
Telnet, I get connected and provide my login name and password.  Their system
[which runs Sun OS if that matters] responds with "Establishing a SL/IP
connection" but I get no further.  When I try to use InterSLIP, I seem to
establish a connection and get logged in correctly, but cannot use Fetch,
Turbo Gopher, etc. so it is hard to tell what the problem might be.

Has anyone established a SLIP connection through CRL?  Any thoughts on what I
might have configured wrong?

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

Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 12:57:53 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Dick Lang)
Subject: Strange Mac behavior (reply)

Paul Koch writes in behalf of his father, who has this problem.

> Date: Thu, 17 Mar 1994 23:05 EST From:[e-mail] To:
> [e-mail] Subject: Mac symptoms
>
> OK, I have the Mac. When I turn it on, I get the usual smiling Mac icon,
> then the "Welcome to Macintosh" window. Next, along the bottom I get an
> icon of a Mac with a disk in front of it, then to the right of that I
> get a second icon. I can't really describe this icon because it only
> appears for a fraction of a second before both icons disappear.
>
> Then, where the "Welcome to Macontosh" once was, there is now a blank
> white window against an otherwise greyish screen. The black borders of
> this window is flashing as if it's in a perpetual state of redrawing it.
> Across the top of the screen, there is a blank white bar but there's
> nothing there to click on - no icon, no verbiage, just empty white bar.
>
> So that's all I have: a blank screen with a white window and a white bar
> across the top. The arrow does indeed move in response to the mouse.
> But, of course, there's nothing to click on.

WOW!! Same thing happened to me. Nearly tore my hair out over it since the
Mac is my primary machine.

Sounds from your description like you are new to using a Mac. You probably
have access to the net via a different type of machine. A PC perhaps?
That's OK of course...since your probably not going crazy waiting for an
answer to your question.

I quess your newness from your description of the icons at the bottom of
the screen. These are called inits which are small extension programs that
enhance the operating system of the Mac; similar to TSR programs on the PC.
These things load before the user interface program called the Finder
loads. The Finder builds the desktop display screen that we use to manage
files and programs during a Mac session.

Your problem is that something has messed up the Finder program.

You are going to need a floppy disk with a System file and a good Finder file.
You might not have this if you got this Mac from your son. We call this
disk an emergency startup disk that will allow the Mac to start using the
system file and the finder file that are on it; instead of the hard drive.
This disk should be in the floppy drive before you press the start button
or switch.

Now that you have the Finder running you can make a copy of it (drag the
icon onto your hard disk) and replace the bad one that is lurking in the
system folder of your hard drive. The safest way to do this is to drag the
old Finder to the trash. Then drag the new Finder to the system folder

This will fix your problem. When you restart, the floppy will eject and the
Mac will load and run the new Finder from your hard drive.

Good Luck

 - Dick -

_____________________________________
Stony Brook, LI, NY 11790
If the wind is howling; I'm not here!

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Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 14:59 EST
From: Don't Panic! <[e-mail]>
Subject: SupraFAXModem 144LC (Q)

Dear Netters,
I was considering trading my old QuickTel Xeba 9696XV for a SupraFAXModem
144LC, or a modem that has some things I would need.  I would like to know if
the SupraFAXModem 144LC or other modems have the following capaibilities:
1. It would have to be able to use the call-waiting feature to redirect phone
calls to my answering machine when I am logged in from my modem elsewhere -
i.e. so people don't get a busy signal when I use my modem.
2. V. 42bis MNP 5 compression, equivalent or better reliability
3. Hayes Command set compatibility (such as AT%Q%L, and +++)
4. FaxSTF v. 2.2 compatible.

Please let me know via e-mail if there are modems that you know of that can do
all of the above.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 15:55:01 -0500 (EST)
From: LAN Supervisor <[e-mail]>
Subject: utilities to block out bad sectors on a floppy (Q)

> Is there any utility that will block out back sectors on a floppy better
> than Finder?  Somehow, I don't feel that Finder is very reliable in doing
> this job.

I recall an init called BAD. I believe it's available in the archives.

Josephine Colmenares / Fordham University
[e-mail] / [e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 19 Mar 94 20:15:34 EST
From: [e-mail] (Hisham A. Abboud)
Subject: Video cards with very high refresh rates (Q)

Dear netland,

Does anyone know of a video card that supports very high refresh rates?
Something as high as 120Hz would be great, but I'd like to know about
any monitor that has a higher refresh rate than 75-80 Hz.

Thanks in advance.

Hisham A. Abboud, Cedrus Corp.  [Internet: [e-mail]]

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Date: Mon, 21 Mar 94 09:56:42 -0500
From: [e-mail] (David B. Reiser)
Subject: video switches

A friend of mine has his NEC 4xx monitor hooked up to both a IIci and a
486 box. He uses a switch from Black Box Corp. (412-746-5500) to connect
them. NEC provides an adaptor which converts the standard VGA video plug to
one that's compatible with the Mac. If I'm reading the catalog right, the
part number for the switch is SK-SW780A ($139). You'll also need an extra
video cable, which will add some more to what seems to me to be an
expensive switch box. But it's still cheaper than a second monitor.

There may be cheaper sources of video switches, but when we were looking a
year or two ago, I couldn't find one.

I have no connection with BB, other than as an occasional customer (satisfied
with the quality on every occasion).

Dave
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 01:58:09 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Veenker <[e-mail]>
Subject: Viewing PostScript

What's the easiest way to look at a postsript file. I don't have a
PostScript printer..

Brian Veenker

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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 19:13:32 -0500 (EST)
From: "Tad Davis" <[e-mail]>
Subject: WriteNow 4.0 (A)

John Thoo asks:

> (1) How do you find WriteNow overall?

I like it a LOT. But don't get it if it doesn't do what you need, because
otherwise you'll just be frustrated and mad at all the people who bragged
about it. WN does a terrific job within a limited compass; the emphasis is
on composition of text rather than desktop publishing or organization of
long, complex documents. Based on some of your questions, I'm not sure it
would be appropriate.

> (2) Can one paste PICTs, etc., in the new tables of version 4.0?

Haven't tried this myself, and can't vouch for how well it works. But the
manual says you can insert MacPaint, EPS, and PICT graphics into WN, and
into table cells as well.

> (3) Can one adjust the amount of super- and subscripting (e.g. by points)?

Yes. Actually WN has been able to do this at least since version 3, maybe
earlier (I don't remember).

> (4) Can one super- and subscript a PICT, etc.

Yes. But the reason you can do this is actually bad news for what you want
to do. WN treats a graphic as a single text character. So ruler settings
and other character operations apply. But many other operations don't.

> (5) Can WriteNow flow text around (irregular) objects?

No. A graphic is a single character. With some patience and ingenuity, you
might be able to arrange table cells in such a way as to create the
"effect" of flowing text. But it's not a project I would encourage.

> (6) Does WriteNow suppoprt sidebars?

Again, you might be able to figure out a way to do this with tables.
There's no explicit function for sidebars.

> (7) Can WriteNow create indexes, TOCs, etc., and cross-reference?

No.

> (8) Does WriteNow have a (simple) draw module?

No. All it can do are borders (around table cells) and horizontal lines.

> (9) Can WriteNow import EPS files?

Yes.

WN is a great program. But if you're doing real page layout stuff, it
isn't the program you need.

     Tad Davis
     [e-mail]

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