Info-Mac 4/Info_Mac IV CD-ROM (Pacific HiTech Inc.)(August 1994).iso/Periodicals/InfoMac Digest volume 12/infomacv12-062.txt

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 17:22:25 PDT
From: The Info-Mac Moderators <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #62
To: info-mac-list


Info-Mac Digest             Wed, 20 Apr 94       Volume 12 : Issue 62

Today's Topics:

      [*] Acid Jazz 1.2v1; a phone dialer
      [*] At-Your-Service 2.0; a HyperCard communications package
      [*] calculator-ii-125; a calculator for your desktop
      [*] Chiral 1.0; a new game from Ambrosia
      [*] CivEditor; patches for commercial game Civilization
      [*] csmp-digest-v3-017
      [*] Digital Oscilloscope 1.1.1; turn your Mac into an o-scope
      [*] Eagle GradeBook 1.7; a spreadsheet-type grade database
      [*] EveryMansDreamIconsSampler; some color icons
      [*] FA18 1.1.2 to 1.1.3b1 updater (a flight combat game)
      [*] FA18 11x to 112 updater (a flight combat game)
      [*] flame 1.0; an AfterDark screen saver module
      [*] Flynn's Castles Bolo Map
      [*] ForcePRAM; reset your PRAM at will
      [*] FrontDoor v1.1.6; password protection for data
      [*] Hornet 1.1.X to 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 Updaters (a game)
      [*] JPEG Convert 1.0 for PowerPC
      [*] LanSatellite 1.0.5; network sensus utility
      [*] LEU 3/94; Low End User March issue
      [*] Lost Crystal; an adventure game
      [*] mac-updt-cw-09-Apr-94; software updates from Apple database
      [*] mac-updt-etx-09-Apr-94; software updates from Apple database
      [*] mac-updt-txt-09-Apr-94; software updates from Apple database
      [*] MacAngband 2.0.2 -- an ASCII-graphics adventure game
      [*] NoDesktopCleanup 1.0; add confirmation dialogs to menus
      [*] Planet 5.1 Color; a program for computing locations of planets
      [*] powerenigma01.hqx; a data encryption utility
      [*] Screen Refresher; an FKEY to force screens redraws
      [*] sculptor-10; a free-form 3D modeling program
      [*] SoundVol XCMD 1.0; a HyperCard external command
      [*] Teacher's Grading Program 1.04
      [*] Tester 1.01; a test editor
      [*] USDebt 5.3; see how much the US governmet owes
      [*] vista-pro; a terrain rendering utility
      [Q] HyperCard Error 5454?
      A: SoftWindows and PowerPC - only available as a bundle?
      About DiskCopy
      Apple Catalog Disappeared (QC)
      Apple Support on Internet (LONG)
      BinHex and IBM's
      Bootable International system 6 disk.
      Color StyleWriter-positive comments
      Deskwriter drivers & 'Economode'
      downloading uuencoded binaries
      Fax Modems
      FTPd Virus: False Alert!
      Inside Is Stacked
      Keep Your Hands Off
      Native American Religion
      NetWORKS
      Now Utilities and PageMaker
      Open Dialog Box Preview
      Password restriction on Macintosh (2 msgs)
      PATHWORKS for PowerMacintosh
      Problem with large BinHex files
      protection
      Return to the Womb too big!  Worth getting?
      SoftWindows for Power PC not available outside bundle?
      Sumex
      TelNet 2.6 (scrollback buffer)
      Telnet 2.6 and setting transfer directory
      Wanted:Low cost backup system!
      Way to Kill INIT Icons
      Windows sumex and Info-Mac
      WriteThrough INIT source code; bypasses the disk cache

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Date: 19 Apr 1994 17:53:28 U
From: "Kevin Jundt" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Acid Jazz 1.2v1; a phone dialer

Acid Jazz is an Apple Event based phone dialer for use with such applications
as FileMaker Pro, HyperCard and QuicKeys.  It is a simple application that
can be controlled via the AppleEvent sending capabilities of these
applications.  It can be used with any application that has the ability to
send custom events or the standard "Do Script" event.

Acid Jazz can also be used with Apple Script.  It is both scriptable and
recordable.

WHAT'S NEW IN 1.2v1:

*  Long Distance Prefix - Version 1.1v1 had a problem in that, if the phone
number contained less than 10 digits, the long distance Prefix would be added
even though it was not a long distance number.  This version corrects this
oversight.  Acid Jazz does not check for area codes unless the number
contains at least 10 digits.

*  Long Distance Postfix - This version adds a new field in the Preferences
dialog box (Long dist. postfix).  The contents of this field will
automatically be added to the end of all long distance numbers.  There is
also a new script command (post) that allows you to control this feature via
the Do Script Apple Event.  This feature was added due to a request by some
users who need to append a code onto long distance numbers for tracking
purposes.

$15 shareware with a 15 day evaluation period.

Virus checked with Disinfectant 3.5

[Archived as /info-mac/app/acid-jazz-12v1.hqx; 138K]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 14:48:32 +1000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] At-Your-Service 2.0; a HyperCard communications package

At-Your-Service --  Major Upgrade

At-Your-Service 2.0 is a HyperCard communications package that -

* provides a toolkit for installing self contained communications
capabilities into new or existing stacks. The installed facilities provide
a fast, simple and secure way of launching multiple, simultaneous
communication sessions.

* is based upon Apple's Communications Toolbox technology, consequently
connectivity is only limited by the range of Connection and Terminal
Emulation tools that are available on your machine.
(N.B. The package comes bundled with several tools including a public
domain tcp/ip/telnet tool and Apple's VT102 terminal emulation tool).

* includes 'communications' extensions to HyperCard's scripting language
(HyperTalk) to provide an extremely powerful communications scripting
facility.

[Archived as /info-mac/card/at-your-service-20.hqx; 949K]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 07:56:30 -0700
From: Joe Cicinelli <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] calculator-ii-125; a calculator for your desktop

Calculator II v1.25
Copyright (C)1991-94. Joe Cicinelli.

Purpose:
Calculator II is a pleasant looking color multi-function calculator
that runs as an application under system 6.x or System 7.  The calculator was
written as an application to be run under MultiFinder or System 7 alongside
other applications.  It improves on AppleUs original calculator by adding
trigonometric functions, functions for base 10 and natural logorithms and their
inverses, hex-to-decimal and decimal-to-hex conversion, a percent
increase/decrease key, a memory function for storing values across uses of the
program, and all of these functions can be invoked by using the F-Keys on the
Apple Extended keyboard (F5 - F15).  The calculator also allows users to
correct
trailing digits of values entered on the display of the calculator through the
use of a backspace key.  A Ticker Tape is also provided to display the results
of past calculations.  Balloon help and general information about the program
is
available under either the Help menu under System 6.x or the Balloon Help menu
under System 7.  This software is being distributed as FREEware so give it a
try
and let me know what you think!

This version of the calculator contains the following bug fixes and
enhancements:
- Fixed a nasty bug that caused the calculator to crash when the Ticker
Tape window was opened.
- Revised the format of the preferences file to accommodate future expansion.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/calculator-ii-125.hqx; 77K]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 10:51:56 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Derek Chee)
Subject: [*] Chiral 1.0; a new game from Ambrosia

Ambrosia Software's Chiral to give Mac gamers fission vision.

Contact: John Haley
Ambrosia Software, Inc.
P.O. Box 23140
Rochester NY 14692
Tel.: [phone]
Fax.: [phone]

Rochester, N.Y. -- April 20, 1994 -- Today Ambrosia Software, Inc. (the authors
of Maelstrom) announced the launch of Chiral 1.0.0, its dynamic new $15
chemical conundrum for Macintosh. This latest Ambrosia program is the fruit of
a collaboration between Macintosh developer Trevor Powell and Ambrosia
Software's prolific founder Andrew Welch. Chiral is an amalgamation of high
resolution 256 color graphics, funky digitized sound effects and addictively
puzzling game play.

A fusion between the scientific concept of atomic bonding and the addictive
game play of Tetris, Chiral is based upon the ill fated tale of Molecular
Tendencies Laboratories. After navigating through Ambrosia's user friendly
shareware notice and detailed control panel/title screen a player is confronted
with the molecular arena and a glass vial. Points are scored by positioning
atoms on the screen, building molecules out of the atoms provided.

A doctorate in atomic chemistry is not needed to quickly grasp the strategy of
game play. The number matching concept is very similar to dominoes: An atom
with four dots needs to be aligned with four other atoms.

Price: $15.00

Requirements: Color capable Macintosh with at least a 256 color monitor, and
System 6 or above.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/chiral-10.hqx; 1677K]

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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 13:08:42 -0700
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] CivEditor; patches for commercial game Civilization

    This is a program which patches civilization to do many things.
I am Robin Emig [e-mail]

This program simply applies a series of cracks that have been collected
since Civilization came out. These all work on Civ 1.08. The one problem is
that some cracks crack the same area that others do making things unreliable.
To be on the safe side don't crack two things that are similiar, such as
Everything
cost $0 and everytime you buy something you get $32000.

                            Robin Emig
                            4010 Jefferson St.
                            Napa, CA 94558

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/civ-editor.hqx; 77K]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 13:09:01 MET DST
From: [e-mail] (Francois Pottier)
Subject: [*] csmp-digest-v3-017

C.S.M.P. Digest             Wed, 20 Apr 94       Volume 3 : Issue 17

Today's Topics:

    'aete' and AppleScript
    Help on recursive read of directory catalog..?
    How can I display TIFF?
    Inverting a button in a dialog
    Looking for styled TE replacement?
    Mounting AFPServer volume...
    PPC ThreadManager w-CodeWarrior
    RJW: Retrieving application name from OSType Creator
    Range of OSErr's for private use?
    Simple Q: Assigning char * to char []. How?
    [Q] Validity of a memory address
    textedit bounds


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

[Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-v3-017.txt; 72K]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 94 00:32:38 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Hansruedi Baer)
Subject: [*] Digital Oscilloscope 1.1.1; turn your Mac into an o-scope

Digital Oscilloscope
version 1.1.1

This small application enables you to use your Macintosh as an
oscilloscope. Although this digital oscilloscope cannot be
compared with the power of real oscilloscopes, it may be useful
for a variety of tasks in the lower frequency domain. All you
need for this application to work is a sound input device.
Systems software 6.0.7 or later is required.

This application includes a Word document with a description
of all features. For those who have ever used an oscilloscope,
everything will be self-explanatory.

You may freely use this application. Of course, I would be glad
to learn what you are using it for. I know that there are lots
of useful features more in real oscillo scopes that have not
been implemented.

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions feel free
to contact me:

Hansruedi Bar
Department of Geography
University of Zurich
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zurich

e-mail: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/digital-oscilloscope-111.hqx; 102K]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 94 08:14:26 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Rex Evans)
Subject: [*] Eagle GradeBook 1.7; a spreadsheet-type grade database

    Eagle GradeBook is free. However, if you use it please send me a postcard.
Knowing the program is being used inspires me to keep it up to date. I also am
willing to consider suggestions for improvement.

Introduction
    Eagle GradeBook is written for school teachers to track a class of
students. The three basic functions of the program are to record assignments
and
grades, compute student grades, and produce reports. A spreadsheet is used as
the
primary method of entering and maintaining data. The objective was to make the
spreadsheet look much like the ones used in typical grade books. There are over
a dozen different reports available. I have attempted to make the interface as
friendly as possible and hope it is intuitive.

    Grades may be entered using a letter grade, points, pass/fail, or
plus, check, minus. Calculation of grades may use a straight average, even
average, or weighted average.

    Since posting the Eagle GradeBook program I have heard from teachers in
over a dozen states. The program has been used from elementary school through
college.

Limited Warranty on Media and Manual
    Rex Evans makes no warranty, either explicit nor implied, with respect to
this software, its quality, performance, or fitness for a particular purpose.
Permission to use, copy, and distribute this software and its documentation for
any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
copyright
notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. This
software is provided Ras isS without express or implied warranty.

Copyright
    Copyright ) 1992,1993,1994 Rex Evans. This manual and the software
described in it are copyrighted with all rights reserved. I used THINK Pascal*
to
write this program, so portions of this program are )1991 Symantic
Corporation.

Author
Rex Evans
840 Oak Street
Brentwood, CA 94513-1241
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/app/eagle-gradebook-17.hqx; 346K]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 00:45:57 -0400
From: Mad Dog <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] EveryMansDreamIconsSampler; some color icons

Every Man's Dream Icon Collection Vol.1
by
MD Concepts

This is the SAMPLER set only. To utilize password, you need the COMPLETE set.

Finally your dream icons are here! A collection of the finest quality icons to
decorate your desktop (and make you happy)!  Each icon is meticulously created
and includes previews for all supported bit depths and both large and small
format (IcL8's, IcS8's, IcL4's, IcS4's, IcN#'s, ics#'s). You'll agree that they
are some of the best icons you've ever seen. You'll wonder how we crammed so
much detail in a 32X32 square!

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/every-mans-dream-icons-grp1.hqx; 51K]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 94 10:35:18 EST
From: [e-mail] (Ken Simpson)
Subject: [*] FA18 1.1.2 to 1.1.3b1 updater (a flight combat game)

Her is an updater for GSC's FA18 Hornet from version 1.1.2 to version 1.1.3
BETA 1. Thsi was downloaded direct from Compuserve and carries all the warnings
that should go with BETA software.

USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!

I am in  no way connected with GSC other than as a satisfied customer.

Regards
Ken

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/fa18-112-to-113b1-updt.hqx; 59K]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 94 10:32:50 EST
From: [e-mail] (Ken Simpson)
Subject: [*] FA18 11x to 112 updater (a flight combat game)

Here is the updater for GSC's FA18 hornet from version 1.1.x to 1.1.2.

I am in no way connected with GSC other than as a satisfied user of their sof
software.

Regards
Ken

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/fa18-11x-to-112-updt.hqx; 236K]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 94 01:43:58 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] flame 1.0; an AfterDark screen saver module

    Archive folks -

    This is the AfterDark screensaver module, flame. This version (1.0)
    should replace the previous (developmental) version I had submitted.

    Flame is based on the xlock module of the same name. It works under
    *all* screen depths (tested down to a Mac plus!) and with multiple
    monitors. It's postcardware (see the about box for details). Sorry,
    I didn't include source this time.

        - [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/flame-10-ad.hqx; 55K]

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Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 03:17:40 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Flynn's Castles Bolo Map

Flynn's Castles

  This Bolo map is called "Flynn's Castles" to distinquish it from the
totally seperate
"Castle" Bolo map of a different creator.  Some of the castles in this
map are the same
layouts of actual castles in Ireland.  The map is different because the
bases come in pairs
of twos, which are also surrounded by the walls of the castle.  The
pillboxes are nicely
guarded by both the walls and the bases: remember, you can't shoot
through an enemy base and
hit the pillbox.  Even though there are more bases than pills in this
game, it still poses a
challenge; if there were any more pill boxes, the game might be
impossible.  Also remember
that when you're blocking in your opponet's castle, he may be
blocking in yours as well.

(*) Flynn
[e-mail]

Map Specs:
Size:       80 x 96
Pillboxes:  10
Bases:      16
Starts:     16

[Archived as /info-mac/game/bolo/flynns-castles.hqx; 7K]

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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 21:55:11 -0400
From: Ben Cranston <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] ForcePRAM; reset your PRAM at will

Force Parameter Ram INIT

In many environments, especially public access labs, it's critical
for easy maintenance to be able to automatically reset settings
controlled by the Macs' parameter ram (PRAM), instead of manually
via the Chooser and various control panels.  Here at the University
of Maryland, we use Sonic Systems' TDM (the Diskless Mac) Ethernet
boot prom extensively, which depends on certain PRAM settings to
be able to boot.  Despite removing various control panels, users
still frequently manage to mess up these settings by actions like
booting from a floppy without an Ethernet driver, and zapping the PRAM.

This extensible INIT allows us to automatically reset these settings
without any need for lab attendant training.  It should be useful not
only to other labs using Sonic's diskless boot mechanism (which we
recommend heartily, though as codevelopers we're hardly disinterested
parties), but also to any site that needs to maintain certain PRAM
settings automatically.  It consists of a driver resource (the INIT 128
resource) and various extension resources (FoRc 128 and up).

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/force-pram.hqx; 65K]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 10:14:44 --100
From: [e-mail] (Brian K. Jacobsen)
Subject: [*] FrontDoor v1.1.6; password protection for data

FrontDoor v1.1.6 (C) 1994 by Brian K. Jacobsen

Features:
* Asks the user for username/password, and mount the volumes, which
  the user have access to, from up to 16 preselected servers.
  - which can be placed in different zones !!!!! -
* ChangePassword on all servers which supports this
* Password protected preferencepart
* Optional: Paste ownername into username
* Optional: Allow guestaccess
* Optional: Change name of booting harddisk
 - the Optional's are set on/off in the preference-part

Shareware:
1 Licens: US$25 - Site Licens: US$100

System requirements:
* System 7
* A network with access to one or more AppleShare servers
  (Supports AFPVersion 1.1, 2.0 & 2.1)
* If using zones, then Phase 2

Changes from v1.1.5:

* If FrontDoor couldn't unmount a network-disk, it ended in a deadlock - fixed,
  now it unmounts ALL network-disks
* Ups (or Oops, as I was told it's called in english), I wrote uiuc instead of
  "University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign" - Sorry Matt
* A few beauty things corrected (Ups->Oops, Admin->Setup, etc...)

Doc in Microsoft Word v5.1 & ASCII

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/front-door-116.hqx; 47K]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 16:49:01 +1200
From: [e-mail] (Joe Accurso)
Subject: [*] Hornet 1.1.X to 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 Updaters (a game)

    I have enclosed here the F/A 18 Hornet 1.1.x 1.1.2 and 1.1.x to
1.1.3b updaters.  I received them from AoL today and am uploading them as a
service to the public.  I am not the author, just a happy customer.  1.1.2
is supported by GSC and is mainly some bug fixes in scoring and engine
thrust.  1.1.3b is a beta version GSC has released for testing a more
accurate roll rate for the F/A 18 of 230 degress/sec.  Files are sea and in
Bin Hex form, readmes included, and total size is 336 KB.

Joe Accurso, [e-mail]
McMurdo Station, Antactica

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/hornet-11x-to-112-113b-updt.hqx; 332K]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 10:41:04 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Aaron Giles)
Subject: [*] JPEG Convert 1.0 for PowerPC

This is a native PowerPC version of JPEG Convert 1.0.  It is identical in
function to the current 680x0 versions of JPEG Convert, only it runs a wee
bit faster.  This port was done by Aaron Giles, with the permission of the
original author, Jim Brunner.  The source code for JPEG Convert is
available, though the changes needed for the PowerPC are not yet included.

JPEG Convert is a Macintosh application that acts as an interface for the
Independent JPEG Group's code.  The Independent JPEG Group's code supports
JPEG conversion to different formats.

This is NOT a JPEG viewer.

Features:
    * Converts JPEG file to/from GIF, PPM, & TARGA
    * RLE support available (not in default distribution)
    * Supports quantization, dithering, smoothing, grayscale
    * Supports batch drag & drop conversion with system 7
    * Balloon help and nifty dialogs
    * SOURCE CODE IS AVAILABLE (separate distribution)

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/jpeg-convert-10-ppc.hqx; 119K]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 01:50:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail] (Trygve Isaacson)
Subject: [*] LanSatellite 1.0.5; network sensus utility

Here's version 1.0.5 of LanSatellite, my network monitoring/mapping
application. Please see the User Guide document for detailed information.
LanSatellite requires System 7 or later and is $20 shareware. Feel free
to re-post to other sites with this info intact.

Send me any custom recognizers you'd like to see included in the next
release!

Recent revision history highlights:
1.0.5 (Apr 18 1994):
- Added call to PSetSelfSend to fix problem on some configurations where
LanSatellite couldn't see the machine it was running on.
- Added recognizers for Power Macs and new PowerBooks.
- Tweaked some icons and recognizers.

Enjoy!

Trygve Isaacson
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/lan-satellite-105.hqx; 413K]

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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 18:50:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Barbara A. Bender" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] LEU 3/94; Low End User March issue

Hello,
   Here is the March Issue of the Low-End User. This EMag is dedicated to
meeting the needs of the "average" Macintosh user and is distributed in
DOCMaker format.
The LEU Staff

[Archived as /info-mac/per/low-end-user-94-03.hqx; 63K]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 15:21:29 EDT
From: Solaris <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Lost Crystal; an adventure game

Lost Crystal

Lost Crystal is an adventure game with graphics and sounds.
It is intended to be the sequel to one of the first good
graphics, text and sound adventure game on the Macintosh:
Enchanted Scepters.

Note: 32-bit adressing must be desactivated before playing
      Lost Crystal

Sylvain Beaudry
14 du Tisserand
Levis, Quebec
Canada
G6V 7E4
Internet: [e-mail] (until May 1st 1994)

[Archived as /info-mac/game/lost-crystal.hqx; 2185K]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 16:07:17 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] mac-updt-cw-09-Apr-94; software updates from Apple database

This file contains a huge amount of information regarding all of the
Macintosh software updates from Apple that we know about currently.
Although not historically complete, the database contains most everything
>From System 6.0.7 on up, including intermediate versions of things like
System 7 Tune-Up. Included in the database are things like which Mac models
the update applies to, what versions the update supersedes and is
superseded by, what the new functions are, what the fixes are, when it was
released, where the files are located online, and other good stuff.
Frankly, anyone who deals with the Macintosh seriously should snag a copy
of this database since you never know when you'll want to find out what the
latest version of the Network Software Installer is, or what version of
which Enabler you need to get for your buddy's new Mac.

As with anything that attempts to track a moving target like Macintosh
software updates, this database is constantly in flux. There are plenty of
typographical errors and things we couldn't find in time - don't worry
about the typos, but if you find errors or have updates - send them to
<[e-mail]>

This version is in ClarisWorks database format. Other formats uploaded
separately include setext (suitable for viewing with Easy View) and
straight tab-delimited text if you wish to import into HyperCard or
FileMaker Pro or something similar.

The database was created by Tim Levy <[e-mail]> with help
>From Alex Sirota, and I've done the setext conversions in Nisus. Look for
an article in TidBITS#223 for more information - I'll announce it
officially next week.

cheers ... Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor

[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/mac-updates-94-04-09-cw.hqx; 64K]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 16:08:50 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] mac-updt-etx-09-Apr-94; software updates from Apple database

This version is in setext format, suitable for browsing in Easy View or in
any word processor. Other formats uploaded separately include ClarisWorks
database format and straight tab-delimited text if you wish to import into
HyperCard or FileMaker Pro or something similar.

cheers ... Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor

[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/mac-updates-94-04-09-etx.hqx; 42K]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 16:10:06 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] mac-updt-txt-09-Apr-94; software updates from Apple database

This version is in straight tab-delimited text if you wish to import into
HyperCard or FileMaker Pro or something similar. Other formats uploaded
separately include ClarisWorks database format and setext format, suitable
for browsing in Easy View or in any word processor.

cheers ... Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor

[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/mac-updates-94-04-09-txt.hqx; 31K]

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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 16:24:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: James Loats <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MacAngband 2.0.2 -- an ASCII-graphics adventure game

This is the latest version of Angband for the Macintosh.  Angband is
an ASCII-graphic dungeon-adventure game in the tradition of Rogue
and Moria, with many new features and monsters.  Version 2.0.2 is a
significant improvement over previous versions, especially in terms
of speed (this version has been re-worked by Richard Knuckey, of
PurpleX Moria fame).

Release Notes
2.0.2:
* Added Cursor for targeting and looking.
* In Rogue-like mode, Control-U was tunneling right instead of up-right.
* In Rogue-like mode, It was impossible to give a tunnel-left a count as
Control-H matched the delete key.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/mac-angband-202.hqx; 554K]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 15:59:15 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Fabrizio Oddone)
Subject: [*] NoDesktopCleanup 1.0; add confirmation dialogs to menus

This is a shareware control panel by Alessandro Levi Montalcini.
(I am not the author)
>From the readme doc:

NoDesktopCleanup is a cool control panel that lets you add a confirmation
dialog to any menu item in any application. The unusual name comes from the
original task I wrote this control panel for: disabling the annoying "Clean
Up Desktop" and "Clean Up All" menu items in the Finder, which often make
one's life miserable by moving all the icons on the desktop away from their
carefully chosen locations.

Author: Alessandro Levi Montalcini
Shareware - $5

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/no-desktop-cleanup-10.hqx; 28K]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 16:23:52 +0200
From: Lars Gislen <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Planet 5.1 Color; a program for computing locations of planets

Planet is a program for computing the locations of the visible planets for any
time and any place on earth. It also contains a very sofisticatd interface for
eclipse computations. Planet Color is intended for Macs with a color screen and
FPU. For other machines use the program archived in app/planet-50.hqx.

Sincerely  Lars Gislen           [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/planet-c-51.hqx; 113K]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 94 19:38:36 MDT
From: [e-mail] (Mike Watson)
Subject: [*] powerenigma01.hqx; a data encryption utility

This is a beta test release of Enigma for the Power Macintosh. It absolutely
will not run on a 680x0 Mac.

Enigma is a data encryption application which provides a very easy to use
interface. You can create vaults to protect multiple files. The method of
Encryption is a varient of the Data Encryption Standard with its capabilities
reduced to conform to US Export Law.

Please look for Enigma 2.3.2 elsewhere in this archive which is a fully tested
and released 680x0 version of Enigma if you either don't have a Power Mac or
aren't interested in a beta-test version.

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/power-enigma-01.hqx; 210K]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 10:01:12 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Robert C. Best III)
Subject: [*] Screen Refresher; an FKEY to force screens redraws

Refresher does one thing... It redraws everything on the screen.

Why?  What for?
Have ever had your screen not get redrawn (or completely redrawn), usually
after a recoverable crash or just some fluke or bug in the application your
were using at the time?

Well, with "Refresher", all you have to do is press Command + Shift + 4,
and whoa-la, everything on the screen is redrawn, and windows refreshed!

Try it out!
A demo of Refresher is incuded so you can try out Refresher BEFORE you
install.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/screen-refresher-fkey.hqx; 6K]

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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 14:11:15 -0700
From: Michael Clifton <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] sculptor-10; a free-form 3D modeling program

Sculptor 1.0 by Mike Clifton
Posted 4/18/94

Sculptor is a free-form 3D modeling program. It generates DXF
model files that are readable by virtually every commercial
3D program. With Sculptor you can create objects that would be
difficult or impossible to make with traditional modeling tools.

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/sculptor-10.hqx; 613K]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 01:57:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] SoundVol XCMD 1.0; a HyperCard external command

[Archived as /info-mac/card/sound-vol-10.hqx; 9K]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 13:04:47 PDT
From: [e-mail] (John Lindal)
Subject: [*] Teacher's Grading Program 1.04

Teacher's Grading     Manage your student's grades quickly and easily.
Program II 1.04       Everything is organized into 3 simple worksheets.
              Point, click, and type!
              Unlimited number of students & assignments per class.
              Choose from 4 methods of computing final grades!
              8 different printouts including Home Notices!


John Lindal
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/app/teachers-grading-program-ii-104.hqx; 270K]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 13:11:00 PDT
From: [e-mail] (John Lindal)
Subject: [*] Tester 1.01; a test editor

Tester 1.01           Complete test editor.  Type in the questions,
              add pictures where necessary, then print multiple copies
              of the test, with each copy having a different question
              ordering, and with an answer key for each copy.
              You can even practice taking the tests.

John Lindal
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/app/tester-101.hqx; 241K]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 94 21:47:52 EST
From: [e-mail] (Chris Riley)
Subject: [*] USDebt 5.3; see how much the US governmet owes

This is USDebt 5.3 for the Mac.  It shows the current US National debt, your
share, the US Population, World Population etc.  (Fully configurable, free,
since 1988 bring USDebt to the Mac).

WARNING: MAY INCREASE BLOOD PRESSURE WATCHING THE CLOCK TICK SECOND BY SECOND
UPWARDS.
:)

[Archived as /info-mac/app/us-debt-53.hqx; 79K]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 10:54:24 -0700
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] vista-pro; a terrain rendering utility

Vistapro is a visually stunning terrain rendering program.  It uses
real world data to create realistic views of an area.  This demo
comes with the El Capitan region of Yosemite valley.

Possible usages: Art, multi-media, virtual reality, exploration

Submitted by: Michael Bass
[e-mail]
Virtual Reality Labs, Inc.

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/vista-pro.hqx; 419K]

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Date: 20 Apr 1994 09:54:00 -0700 (MST)
From: Alan Levine 731-8297 <[e-mail]>
Subject: [Q] HyperCard Error 5454?

I receive an alert "Unexpected Error 5454" when I go
to 2 particular cards in a HyperCard 2.1 stack. Is
there any way to remove the offending cards? The
stack also fails to stack with a message that it
is corrupt. It would be awful to recreate this
stack.

Please send/copy responses directly to me:

    [e-mail]

Thanks,
{-- alan levine       maricopa community colleges

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 14:44:14 GMT
From: A J Cunningham <[e-mail]>
Subject: A: SoftWindows and PowerPC - only available as a bundle?

[Note: I'm posting this for one of our sales team. Please contact him
for further information. TonyC]

SoftWindows is available as a separate retail product.  The product has
been available since the launch of Power Macintosh and can be purchased
through your Apple dealer.

If you have any difficulty quote our product code  01-700-1.0 for disk
product and 01-705-1.0 for CD product.  For information on your nearest
dealer or further assistance with purchasing SoftWindows please contact
either of our UK distributors; Principal on 081 813 5656 or Frontline on
0256 463344.

Should you have further problems please let me know.

Best regards

Anthony Fulgoni
European Sales

--
Tony Cunningham, Insignia Solutions Ltd. [e-mail] or [e-mail]
This explains a lot about me. I thought it was the heavy drinking, the
late hours, the barking mad women, the lying around in bed reading novels and
eating Nescafe out of a jar with the  spoon. But it's because of the Mac.

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 09:31:40 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: About DiskCopy

On Info-Mac 12-58, (Mac)world famous Jon Pugh typed:
>I've never seen any DiskCopy newer than 4.2, and I'm damn good about
>staying up to date.  So I don't believe that one exists, although I would
>certainly change my mind in the face of any new facts and would welcome
>those facts.

Judging from the README on the 1.5.3 release of DART, found on the Apple
Higher Education Gopher Server in Software Updates, it seems that DiskCopy
will be phased out. The DART release comes complete with a Hypercard stack
that automates the conversion of DiskCopy image files to DART format, and
the documentation strongly urges you to use this "new format". Also, it
seems that DART is now scriptable (at least recognizes AE's).

JMC

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 13:03 EST
From: "Don't Panic!" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Apple Catalog Disappeared (QC)

Dear Netters,
It appears Apple Catalog has been sold to two separate mail order houses.  My
question is, has anyone found a place that still carries the wonderful Disk
Carousel that Apple used to sell through its Apple Catalog department?  The
Disk Carousel is a modular floppy disk holder/organizer that holds 20 floppies
on each of its four sides (total of eighty) and could have another one on top
of it spinning above it.  Does such a device still exist through some
mail-order or regular computer store?
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 09:31:43 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: Apple Support on Internet (LONG)

Browsing around the USENET News, came across this gem of an announcement by
Werner Uhrig, regarding Apple and the Internet. It hasn't appeared in the
past month and a half on the Digest, so this will probably will be fresh
information for many of you.

All I can say is, Way to go, Apple !!

Enjoy (but don't abuse),

JMC

P.S. The names of some subfolders have changed in the Apple HED gopher
since this announcement, but everything is essentially there. Also, this
server is also accesible via Mosaic. This is its URL:

gopher://info.hed.apple.com/11/Apple%20Support%20Area

--- Included announcement follows ---
From: [e-mail] (Werner Uhrig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.announce
Subject: Apple Support on Internet
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.misc
Date: 9 Apr 1994 12:09:14 -0500
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
Lines: 141
Sender: [e-mail]
Approved: [e-mail] (Comp.sys.mac.announce Moderator)
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

    [ forwarded by several netters (thanks), this originates
      from the good folks at the Apple User Group Connection ]

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

February 28, 1994 Apple will  begin publishing support  information to
the    Internet, launching Apple's    initiative  to  publish  support
information to many online services over the next few months.

Apple will publish support information, including a subset of the Tech
Info   Library (all articles for  the  general public added or updated
since February 1, 1994), and Apple software updates to the Home Gopher
Server  at the   University of   Minnesota.  Gopher is  a  method   of
publishing information   on the Internet  in an  easy-to-use hierarchy
structure.

Gopher   and its Macintosh  client   software  called TurboGopher were
developed   by  the  University  of   Minnesota.   With  this   freely
distributed application, Internet users  can browse through  published
information, search the  Tech Info Library  using keyword searches, or
download Apple software updates.

Apple  chose the  Home Gopher Server  as  the first Internet "site" to
publish  information because Apple's Higher  Education Marketing group
has had a presence there for nearly a year.  Further, a recent article
in MacUser magazine  referred readers   to the  Home Gopher Server  to
browse the limited Apple information which  was there  from the Higher
Education marketing group.

Apple plans to publish support information to  many online services in
the next few months.


THE APPLE TECH INFO LIBRARY

The  Tech Info Library,  located in the Home Gopher  Server inside the
Computer Information folder, is Apple's official technical and support
database.  Over 2,300  articles,  created or updated  within  the last
year, cover  specifications, frequently  asked questions, upgrades and
problem troubleshooting.  Users can either browse  through the library
by topic folder or search through the library using keywords.


Locating the Apple Tech Info Library

Apple recommends using the TurboGopher client software  to  access the
Apple Tech Info Library. The library is located in the following path:

    Home Gopher Server
     Computer Information
      Apple Tech Info Library


TurboGopher Client software  is available via anonymous File Transfer
Protocol (FTP) to boombox.micro.umn.edu in the /pub/gopher directory.


Connecting to the Home Gopher Server:

  The host address is: consultant.micro.umn.edu
  The IP number is: 134.84.132.4


THE APPLE COMPUTER HIGHER EDUCATION GOPHER SERVER

Apple is  also publishing   support  information  and Apple   software
updates on the Apple  Computer Higher Education Gopher  Server  in the
"USA Service, Support & Training folder."

The following is posted in the USA Service, Support & Training folder:


Apple Support Products, Services

 - Information on Apple's fee-based support products and services,
   including the Support Professional/Help Desk series and the
   HyperCard & AppleScript fee-based support program.


Apple Tech Support Alliances

 - Information on technical support alliances to which Apple belongs


Apple Software Updates

 - The  Apple  Software  Updates folder includes  all  of  the latest
   versions of Apple software, including most printer drivers, System
   Enablers, and updates to utilities, networking,  and communication
   software.  Users should be sure to read the Apple Software License
   Agreement, as well the  "Contents of this folder" documents before
   downloading. All files have been uploaded as SEA  (self-extracting
   archive) files converted to BinHex (HQX) format.


Frequently Asked Q's about this folder

 - Frequently asked questions on where to find Apple support
   information on the Home Gopher server, as well as the support
   services Apple offers online are published here.


Latest Product and Support News

 - Apple posts the latest news on product updates, support products,
   and services to this folder.


MacIS Information

 - Information on the independent MacIS organization,  a  professional
   organization of Information Systems professionals who support Apple
   products in their organizations.


Training Products

 - Information on Training products available from Apple Computer, Inc.


LOCATING THE "USA SERVICE, SUPPORT & TRAINING" FOLDER:

Apple recommends using TurboGopher client software to access the Apple
Computer Higher Education Gopher Server.   The "USA Service, Support &
Training" folder is located in the following path:

    Home Gopher Server
     Computer Information
      Apple Computer Higher Education gopher server
       USA Service, Support & Training


TurboGopher Client software is available via anonymous  File Transfer
Protocol (FTP) to boombox.micro.umn.edu in the /pub/gopher directory.


Connecting to the Apple Computer Higher Education Gopher server:

  The host address is: info.hed.apple.com
  The IP number is:  34.84.132.13

--- End of Announcement ---

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 15:47:18 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Anders Stegen)
Subject: BinHex and IBM's

<[e-mail]> wrote:
>I recently posted a question to comp.sys.mac.misc, and someone mailed me
>saying that I might find the answer here.  What I want to do is take some
>BinHexed files that I got over a modem from a Mac and then decode them on
>my IBM.  What I need is a program that can decode the BinHexed files on
>the IBM.
>Is their such a thing that can accomplish that feat?

PC-Eudora, available for free from QualComm, can decode BinHexed files.
Assuming that you fetch your email over TCP/IP from a Unix box with a POP3
server
nearby.

/Anders

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 94 17:42:36 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Bootable International system 6 disk.

    I am looking for a copy of the Dutch system 6.0.8 on a 800k disk.
I looked at ftp.apple.com, but they only had the system 7.0.1
international disks.

    Can anyone lend me a hand? (electronically ;-)

Later,
    Mike
    [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 09:16:04 EDT
From: Ken Davignon <[e-mail]>
Subject: Color StyleWriter-positive comments

Jeez, I was quite satisfied with my Color StyleWriter and then I start-
ed seeing negative comments on Info-Mac. Silly me, I had neglected to
time the printer with a stopwatch. :)
In my HO, its what you compare it with and what you use it for that
matters. I use mine at home with an LCIII and my feeling is that it
it quite fast relative to my StyleWriter I. If I had wanted speed,
I could have gotten a laser printer for a few dollars more. My sus-
picion is that people don't particularly expect speed when the buy
a color printer, they want color. I have not seen any printer with
this quality of color that is priced anywhere near the Color
StyleWriter and therefore, I recommend it, highly. My opinion is
quite subjective. If you would rather trust a stopwatch, be my guest.
Ken Davignon
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 09:15:02 +0900
From: [e-mail] (S. Kukula)
Subject: Deskwriter drivers & 'Economode'

I may be late with this, but I've just installed the new(ish) 5.0
driver for my old Deskwriter and have noticed I can no longer print
in 'draft', only in something called 'Economode'. Am I alone in
finding this overly twee/asinine/ridiculous? Or has HP's market
research done its job, and I'm an oddity in a user base that likes
to print in 'Economode' so they can feel GOOD about themselves?
Any response from anyone before I attempt to ResEdit out the offending
nonsense? (Or switch back to 3.9.)

    Dr. Stefan Kukula,   Strength & Performance Analysis Research Section
   Kobe Steel Ltd, MERL, 1-5-5, Takatsukadai, Nishi-ku, Kobe, JAPAN 651-22
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 94 14:50:08 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: downloading uuencoded binaries

To: [e-mail]
From: Titterington, Christopher I
Date: Tue, Apr 19, 1994 1:50 PM
Subject: downloading uuencoded binaries
I'm new at this, so I hope this arrives in the right place.  Assuming that it
does:
I'm trying to download a uuencoded binary from jade (one of the sttng qt
movies posted there recently).  As I am not attached to anything as far as I
can figure, I am doing it using ftpmail.  Everything works fine, except that
the first part of the chunked response comes as an attachment to a mail
message "Type=PC Data" (all of the other chunks come as received messages, not
attachments) This enclosure resists all attempts to copy to my mac.  What am I
doing wrong?  Please respond to me direct, as (as noted above) I am not
attached to anywhere that I can reliably read digests.  Thanks in anticipation
(advance?) - Chris. T.

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 18:02:25 GMT
From: [e-mail] (David Bengtson)
Subject: Fax Modems

I have been asked to find a Fax Modem and software for a Mac that handels
incoming faxes well. What we are interested in is forwarding our fax
machine to a Mac after hours so that incoming faxes are not pawed through.
This would likely be on the departmental secretary's Mac. The faxes could
be printed out and copied for distribution. We get 50 to 60 page incoming
faxes on occasion, so disk space would be a consideration.

--
David Bengtson                               All Standard Disclaimers apply
Motorola Paging and Wireless Data Group      Sorry, no witty quote.
MS 98                                        [e-mail]
1500 Gateway Boulevard
Boynton Beach, FL 33426-2341

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 09:31:50 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: FTPd Virus: False Alert!

On Info-Mac 12-60, Brandon Munday wrote:
...
>-rw-r--r--   1 34       archive       103 May 18  1993 .message
>-rw-rw-r--   1 34       archive     21436 Apr  4 00:16 .mirror
>-rw-rw-r--   1 34       archive       318 Apr 14 11:40 CHECKSUMS
>-rw-rw-r--   1 34       archive      7761 Apr 14 11:40 patch_2.3-2.4.Z
>-rw-rw-r--   1 34       archive    184907 Apr 14 11:41 wu-ftpd-2.4.tar.Z
>
>As you can see, it appears to be an IBM file.  So all you users of FTPd,
>take heart.  Not your problem.  Besides, whoever wrote that article in
>the Journal of Higher Education ought to have provided some REAL information,
>like who wrote the software, what platform it supports, etc.

Not exactly... ftpd is the Unix FTP daemon code which gives Unix machines
the capability to be ftp servers. What's more, the wu version (from
Washington University, aka wuarchive) is probably the same one we all talk
to when we go leech our favorite Mac watering hole (aka Sumex) ;-)

Perhaps part of the misunderstanding stems from the fact that most people
don't know what the CERT is. All of us who have had to manage an Internet
host for some time have come in contact with the Computer Emergency
Response Team one time or another. These folks are dedicated to making the
Internet a safer place to live and they do so by detecting, stopping and
preventing computer misuse and crime, such as hacking, spread of viruses
and trojans, etc.

As is to be expected, the targets they have to protect are, by and large,
Unix machines, which constitute the bulk of Internet hosts. After knowing
these folks, when you see a CERT advisory, you know that they are referring
to multiuser machines (which might be, conceivably, large Macs running
A/UX).
Given the highly technical nature of the advisories and the fact that they
are meant for system administrators (fluent in the technical lingo),
they're usually short, terse and to the point; this can be quite mystifying
for the layman, who doesn't have to worry about this esoterica.

So, in summary: yes, there is a security problem with a program called ftpd
(and NOT FTPd). No, it will not harm your Mac (unless you happen to run
A/UX on it, but then you know what we're talking about). And, no, there was
nothing wrong with the wording of the advisory, just that it was meant for
a different audience and the key words FTPD and Washington University
triggered an unnecessary reaction. Betcha if Nathan Neulinger hadn't posted
his FTPd update recently, you would't even had noticed the advisory.

Matter of fact, I'm checking out my Unix box first thing tomorrow....

JMC

P.S. If anyone cares for more info, I can publish a few pointers to the
CERT. Had a brush with them recently, cause one of my users was hacking up
North: the clown is history now... >:-)

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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 1:43:20 CEST
From: Marco Ridoni <[e-mail]>
Subject: Inside Is Stacked

Hi !
I've been told that on FTP.APPLE.COM there should be an Hypercard stack
containing the first five "Inside Macintosh" books. Does anybody happen to
know what's the full path to it?

And, BTW, what's the Hypercard related directory on FTP.APPLE.COM?

Thanks

Marco

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 15:37:44 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Anders Stegen)
Subject: Keep Your Hands Off

"Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Adam I. Harris, M.D. <[e-mail]> said:
>
>AIH> Our "server" mac is also used by a less than wonderful secretary
>AIH> who does things like turn off file sharing and disable routers.At
>AIH> least some of it seems intentional.
>
>If a warning and a "keep you hands off" sign doesn't work, could you
>break the secretary's fingers?

A less brutal way might be to buy him/her a Mac of his/her own?  :-)

/Anders S

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 94 20:59:28 PDT
From: "JANET D HOPKINS" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Native American Religion

Hi everyone!

My daughter Jennifer goes to De Anza and is taking the Native
American Beliefs and Philosophy class.  She wants to know where she
can get information on the Kuksu Religion.  It's origin is
California.  Send any responses to [e-mail]

Thanks!

To:  BBOARD([e-mail])

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 94 15:04:23 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Stuart Myles)
Subject: NetWORKS

I've heard tell of something called NetWORKS.  It runs under Windoze or MacOS
and can be used to monitor the health of a network.  For example it can "ping"
a set of machines and, if one of them goes down, it can send an appropriate
message to a pager.  It can also do more exotic things via SNMP.

My question is:  do any of you have any experience with NetWORKS (or any
similar
product)?  Do you have any recommendations or warnings?

Please email me directly at [e-mail] and I'll summarise back to the
list.

TIA!

Stuart Myles
Systems Administrator
Cooper Neff Technologies, LP
3 Radnor Corporate Centre
Radnor, PA 19087

P.S.  NetWORKS is produced by Caravelle 1-800-363-5292.

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 08:30:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Stephen Grady <[e-mail]>
Subject: Now Utilities and PageMaker

This is for a collegue at work. She would like to know if there is
a conflict between PageMaker 5.0 and Now Menus.

What has happened is the following:

   1. PageMaker 5.0 is running nicely.
   2. Installs Now Utilities.
   3. Soon after, command-Q disappears from PageMaker menu. It is
      still there in other applications such as FreeHand, Word.
   4. Updates PageMaker 5.0 to 5.0a
   5. Loses command-P from PageMaker menu. Again, it is still
 there in other applications.

If she disables Now Menus, the command keys reappear in PageMaker.
 I don't know anything about Now Utilities or Now Menus, but she
doesn't seem to want to live without them.  Living without the
command-Q was bearable, but now that the command-P is gone, the
situation is unbearable.

Please respond via email at CompuServe 73112.2212 after Saturdy,
23 April. I lose direct internet access next week :-(

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 15:43:31 -0500
From: Norm Weiner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Open Dialog Box Preview

I recently saw a description of WordPerfect 3.0. When you select a document in
its Open. . .  dialog box, you can get a preview of the document. Very handy.
Does anyone know of a utility (or control panel device or extension) that will
do the same thing for other applications? Please send replies directly to me,
since Info-Mac doesn't always get through. Thanks in advance.

Norm Weiner
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 16:05:34 -0600 (CST)
From: "Vivian L. Nazario-Rodgers" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Password restriction on Macintosh

We have some Macintosh LC III, running System 7.1, connected to the
Novell LAN (Netware v 3.11).  When a user tries to log in to the
network, from a Macintosh, they are prompted with a box asking for a
username and a password.  Novell Netware will allow them to have a
password greater than 8 characters, but the Macintosh will not allow
a password greater than 8 characters.  Is there a way to change the
password length in the Macintosh?

Please reply to:    [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 16:05:34 -0600 (CST)
From: "Vivian L. Nazario-Rodgers" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Password restriction on Macintosh

We have some Macintosh LC III, running System 7.1, connected to the
Novell LAN (Netware v 3.11).  When a user tries to log in to the
network, from a Macintosh, they are prompted with a box asking for a
username and a password.  Novell Netware will allow them to have a
password greater than 8 characters, but the Macintosh will not allow
a password greater than 8 characters.  Is there a way to change the
password length in the Macintosh?

Please reply to:    [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 17:25:12 -0500
From: [e-mail] ( =?iso-8859-1?Q?Eir=EDkur?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?_?=
=?iso-8859-1?Q?Hallgr=EDmsson?= )
Subject: PATHWORKS for PowerMacintosh

    PATHWORKS for Macintosh V1.2 and greater work fine with the current
PowerMacintosh systems.  We have tested and seen performance gains,
particularly where network throughput (as opposed to protocol overhead) was
the limiting factor.  I've seen snappier user interface performance, too,
which I attribute to toolbox routines that have gone native.

This is an infinitely smoother transition than the System 7 one was for us.

We will go native in the next major version, according to current plans.

I can't comment on dates or version numbers.

Eirikur


P.S. Here's some of the official words on the subject:

In mid March, Apple will be announcing the shipment of the PowerPC, Apple's
RISC
based Macintosh.  In anticipation of this release, PATHWORKS Engineering has
been testing the PATHWORKS for Macintosh client software using a PowerPC.

Based our findings, we can make the following statement to our customers:

"The PATHWORKS for Macintosh V1.2 client works on a PowerPC in emulation mode
with some performance gains."

On the PowerPC, Apple has emulated the 680x0-based Macintosh systems, but
implemented many of the core toolbox routines in native mode. Applications such
as PATHWORKS Mail gain performance because they  make many calls to the
Macintosh toolbox.

If your customers are experiencing problems using the PowerPC they should be
escalated to the Digital Support organization through the CLD process.

We plan to support the PowerPC in native mode with the next major release of
the
PATHWORKS for Macintosh client.

Eirikur Hallgrimsson  [e-mail]  Generic Epistemologist

Being afraid of monolithic organizations especially when they have
computers, is like being afraid of really big gorillas especially when they
are on fire.

...I've seen scarier secret police agencies than his completely destroyed
by a Czech hippie playwright with a manual typewriter.  --Bruce Sterling

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 16:02:53 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Anders Stegen)
Subject: Problem with large BinHex files

<[e-mail]> (Dave (Dave) Smith) wrote:
>I have some large BinHex files (.hqx) that I have obtained by ftp.
>They are currently on a Unix machine and my usual procedure in such
>cases is to copy them to floppy and read them onto my Mac via AFE. But
>these files are too big to fit on one floppy!
>
>Does anyone know of a way of either re-assembling the files if I run
>the Unix 'split' command on them (breaks the files into arbitrary
>sized chuncks - in this case1.4 meg ones) or of unBinHexing the files
>under Unix, safely regrouping the contents and re-BinHexing them
>before transfer?

BinHexed files can be handled as ordinary text files, altough big
ones. 'split' should work fine in dividing them.

Re-assembling on the mac is another matter, hm. Try using your favorite word
processor but be prepared for disappointment.

I'm using an implementation of micro-Emacs on my Mac which can handle
pretty large files. Although 1.4 M might be too much for it.
(Not to mention the emacs control-meta-this/that user interface which probably
will drive anyone else than computer-nerds, like me (:-), nuts.)

/Anders

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 08:44:51 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Wei Yang)
Subject: protection

I'm looking for a "folder protection" program that would allow the user to
set up a password on the System Folder or simply hide the folder while not
affecting system bootup and normal operation. Information may be sent to
[e-mail]. Thanks.

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 10:06:42 EDT
From: Dean R Money <[e-mail]>
Subject: Return to the Womb too big!  Worth getting?

In a recent digest, I saw that a game called Return to
the Womb had been uploaded to the sumex archives.  It
sounded interesting, so I downloaded it to my PC at
work.  Unfortunately, it's appr. 1.7 Mb, and won't fit
on one HD disk.  It's in .hqx format, so I tried to
use a DOS editor to split the file, then used AFE to
transfer the files to my mac.  There, I tried to use
Word and WordPerfect to put the pieces back together.
Then, whn I attempt to unbinhex it, it always fails.

I have two questions:  1. Is there a better way I could
be doing this (BTW, NO macs here at work, where I have
internet access)?  2. Could someone that has it working
on a mac compress it and split it and binhex it and
send it to me?

I guess I have one more question:  Is the game worth
this effort?  I had the same problem with SimBeavis&
Butthead, and decided it probably wasn't worth the
effort.

Dean.

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 15:15:40 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Rob Forsyth)
Subject: SoftWindows for Power PC not available outside bundle?

Some members of our department have just taken delivery of two PowerPC
8100's, without purchasing the bundled SoftWindows emulation software option.

They had assumed (as would I) that SoftWindows was available separately and
could be purchased later. This is apparently not the case at present, in
the UK at any rate. They have been told that there is not yet even an
announcement
date for the release of SoftWindows as a standalone product.

I mention this (i) in case anyone else was planning to buy a PowerPC now
and SoftWindows later and (ii) more importantly has anyone else come across
this problem and found a solution?

We have one particular Windows-only application that we need to run, and
bought the PowerPCs in the expectation we'd be able to run it!

Any solutions greatly appreciated!

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 14:15:12 -0400
From: "Charles A. Patrick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Sumex

Of recent my attempts at logging on to Sumex have encountered two "new"
rebuttals:

"Service not available, remote server has closed connection"

'Server load too heavy' (a paraphrase!)

The familiar

'too many users, try again'

seems to have gone off the air.

I am querying this because I seem to be faced with one or the other of
these rebuttals with depressing regularity. I have been successful in
penetrating this barrier only twice in the last two weeks. By way of
contrast, my access to mac.archive.umich.edu seems to have improved
dramatically. Can anyone recommend a good sumex mirror site?

Thanks.


Charles A. Patrick ([e-mail])
International and Professional Relations Division
Statistics Canada
Ottawa, ON  K1A 0T6
CANADA
Tel: [phone]           FAX: [phone]

[Yes -- we have installed new load management software.  We now kick people
off the machine *before* an ftp process gets started up.  This saves on
system resources and cpu time.  Best bet is for you to connect to a mirror.
For a list of mirrors, look in the help directory in sumex-aim (if you can get
in), in the usenet newsgroup comp.sys.mac.digest (last one was mailed on the
first of april), or send mail to info-mac-request asking for a list of the
mirrors. -Gordon]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 03:19:55 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Charlie Mingo)
Subject: TelNet 2.6 (scrollback buffer)

"Charles A. Patrick" <[e-mail]> writes:

>How does one increase the scrollback in v2.6? I cannot seem to find
>anything in the Beta documentation for 2.6.

Select Edit:Preferences:Terminals.  Normally you would want to 'change'
your "<Default>" terminal.  Set the scrollback buffer to whatever size you
want.

> I cannot seem to find anything in the Beta documentation for 2.6.

Look at section 2, page 6, under "Terminal Configuration Records".

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 07:12:44 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Vic Norton)
Subject: Telnet 2.6 and setting transfer directory

Well I've finally given up and trashed MCSA Telnet 2.6. When I define a
new FTP user (Edit->Preferences->FTP Users), spelling out a password
and changing the default directory, it is just an exercise in
futility. The default directory is immediately lost. When that user
logs in, using the correct name and password, "ftp> pwd" reveals his
current directory to be "/System B/" (the name of my system partition)
regardless of how the default directory was set.

Now I say "bye" to FTP, call up the FTP Users dialogue box and see that
the new user's default directory field is blank. I change the default
directory to what it was supposed to be in the first place, ok
everything, and try logging into ftp again. After entering the user's
name and password I get a "Login failed" message. Apparently the
password I set a minute or so ago is no good anymore. God only knows
what the new password is!

I've wasted a lot of time trying to straighten out this kind of problem
with Telnet 2.6. First I thought I was missing something. Now I'm
convinced the software is hopeless. I'll stick with Telnet 2.5.


Vic

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Date: 20 Apr 1994 01:12:04 -0400
From: [e-mail] (MLindower)
Subject: Wanted:Low cost backup system!

What's the average guy to do??!!

  I'm really frustrated by the total lack of inexpensive single-user backup
solutions available for the Mac. I've got a 120 meg HD in my PowerBook, and
here are the currently available methods available for backup:

1- Floppy disks (1.4 meg)
     86 needed @ $0.75 (more or less) = $64.50
     Inconvenience factor: high

2- Tape drive (155 meg LaCie)
     Drive= $569, includes 1 tape
     Inconvenience factor: low

3- Syquest removable (44 meg comes out least expensive)
     Drive= $239
     Cartridges: 4 @ $50 = $200
     Total= $439
     Inconvenience factor: medium (can't backup unattended)

4- External hard drive (non-removable)
     Drive: varies by size
     Inconvenience factor: low
     Disadvantages: non-removable, needs backup itself, can't be stored
off-site for safety

  Why can't some company take one of those 120 or 250 meg PC-type (ie,
Colorado Memory Systems) tape drives, add a SCSI interface and case, and sell
it for a reasonable price? I can buy a 120 for $89 or a 250 for $169!!!
(4/19/94 NY Times ad) I can't believe that the case and electronics would
cost $400. There must be a huge market for something like this - I can't
believe that all owners of the Performas, LC's etc need 2 GB of storage, or
are backing up to floppies every week. Can anyone explain?

Marty
[e-mail]

cc: Focus Enhancements
    comp.sys.mac.hardware
    comp.sys.mac.digest


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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 12:31:26 JST
From: Takashi Tokunaga <[e-mail]>
Subject: Way to Kill INIT Icons

Hello from Japan.

Are there any ways to kill startup icons from appearing?  I want to kill
INITs like Quicktime or Apple Photo Access to not to show their icons when
starting up.  I've hacked them with ResEdit but I didn't have a clue.
I would appreciate if someone could tell me some PDS to kill all the INIT
/CDEV icons from appearing or tell me how to hack them with ResEdit.

Thanks much in advance.

Takashi
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 09:31:54 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: Windows sumex and Info-Mac

>From (Pete Chane) <[e-mail]>:

>Can any Windows users direct me to similar Internet resources as sumex-aim
>and Info-Mac for Windows?  I am going cross platform and need all the help
>I can get....only a 6 mo. waiting list on ThinkPads!

HISS BOO !

Going to bed with the enemy disqualifies you from any help bonuses you
might have accumulated... ;-)

Us Mac folks will wait for the 2-3 months it will take for you to see the
errors in your ways and return to the fold.... :-)

JMC

P.S. And, yes, you WILL need ALL the help you can get !

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 09:31:47 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Juan M. Courcoul)
Subject: WriteThrough INIT source code; bypasses the disk cache

...
>Stuart Cheshire <[e-mail]>
> * <A HREF="file://brubeck.stanford.edu/www/cheshire-bio.html">WWW</A>
> * Stanford Distributed Systems Group Research Assistant
> * Escondido Village Resident Computer Coordinator
> * Macintosh Programmer

... and, one might add, instigator of one of the classics: Bolo. But, then,
all Bolo fans already knew that... ;-)

JMC

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 94 14:57:45 PDT
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RECLAIM YOUR SELF - A DOCMaker document

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Recovery from the effects of sexual victimization is possible. This
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assistance to many people. We are endeavoring to make it accessible
and affordable. We have strived to make it practical,  easily read
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Very best regards to all users of this electronic manual. I welcome
your comments.

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You can reach me at:

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or via E-mail:
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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 94 7:13:20 PDT
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TidBITS#222/18-Apr-94

With our 222nd issue, TidBITS is officially four years old. Read
   on for a rambling history of the last four years, and for more
   up-to-date news, check out Tonya's article about the new
   Blackbird PowerBooks, the 520 and 540, and the new 68040 Duos.
   The software industry continues to implode, with Symantec and
   Central Point merging, and last but not least, Chris Holmes of
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Topics:
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