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Date: Fri, 27 May 94 13:08:29 PDT
From: The Info-Mac Moderators <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #79
To: info-mac-list


Info-Mac Digest             Fri, 27 May 94       Volume 12 : Issue 79

Today's Topics:

      [*] 3C Timer 1.21; a scientific timer
      [*] A new version of Malph (v2.0); an application switcher
      [*] A prototpye cybernetic magazine
      [*] calculator-ii-15; a scientific calculator
      [*] complete Amtrak schedules amtrak_may_94.hqx
      [*] data-parser-41; transforms column data to delimited data
      [*] Drop*PS 1.1.1; sendws PostScript files to the printer
      [*] FiveDice v2.1; a game
      [*] ges-spectre MCA update; a data acquisition program
      [*] good-morning sond; from the Beatles song
      [*] Halma 1.1 (board game)
      [*] Halma 1.1 (source code)
      [*] Journey Project Walk-thru 5/26/94
      [*] JPEGView 3.3 (fat binary); a graphics converter/viewer
      [*] Login 1.0 system - network tracker
      [*] MacHistory-4-94; the history of Mac models
      [*] MALgorithms, mathematical problems solver for the Mac
      [*] Mirage.Demo; a PhotoShop filter
      [*] Missions! v1.0->1.1 Updater; a Start Trek game
      [*] PowerCheck; checks an app for PPC native code
      [*] PowerStrip v3.3.1b; a PowerBook status indicator
      [*] RailIcons; icons of railroad vehicles
      [*] red-sked; displays team schedules
      [*] SIMMStack421*; info about RAM upgrades
      [*] SoundApp 1.1.1; a sound player
      [*] speaker114; a text editor with speech
      [*] TwiLight 7.2.1; a screen saver
      [*] UPS Monitor 1.52; for Uninterruptable Power Supplies
      [*] XTLite Macintosh; a development library for Quark
      A.M.U.G. Hellas Changes To Ath.M.U.G.
      Aldus upgrade charges
      Apprentice CD-ROM of Mac Source Code and Utilities
      Cable modems (C)
      ColorIt/MicroFrontier Inc. E-mail address?
      Communications Software for the Mac
      Compressed menu bar for SE-type screens?
      Creating AppleShare users from a text file
      Dial-up Eudora help
      Disobedient Laserwriter Select 360 !
      Eudora mail upload problems
      Hornet Crash Info
      Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR)
      looking for a copy of Polar
      Looking for be-hierarchial
      Mac 660 AV & VTR connection problem
      Menubar cruncher for SE-type screens ?
      MIDI Mac
      MountImage <-- MungeImage; Works great!
      Musician needs Mac advice (Q)
      Non-networked Offline mail reader?
      Norton Disk Doctor 2.0
      Playing audio CDs thru internal speaker
      Printer Selection without Chooser (R)
      SCSI Cable (R)
      SCSI Cable ??
      Second diplay on Power Mac AV [Q]
      sources of guidance when wielding low-level disk editors?
      square note application software
      System Update 3.0 Net Install? (Q)
      Versaterm and printers
      What is wrong with FoxPro (R)
      Wired
      word 5.1.a help
      WordPerfect 6.0 Translator (?)
      WriteNow 4.0

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Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 17:34:02 -0400
From: "Tzuen-Rong Tzeng" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] 3C Timer 1.21; a scientific timer

Please find enclosed a copy of 3C Timer 1.21.sit.hqx. This is a 3-Channel
timer which provides stopwatch and timer functions with audio and visual
feedbacks. Version 1.21 fixed a misspelling in the script for channel 1 timer.

Thanks,

Jeremy

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/three-channel-timer-121.hqx; 295K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 94 19:26:00 -0700
From: Nitin Ganatra <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] A new version of Malph (v2.0); an application switcher

Enclosed please find the latest version of Malph.  If you have
version 1.0,  please replace it with this one.

Use Malph to switch between applications under System 7 instead of
pulling down the application menu.  To switch to another app,

Use Malph to switch between applications under System 7 instead of
pulling down the application menu.  To switch to another app,
simply click on the application icon.  Malph also has a small
indicator showing what process is currently frontmost, which
updates even if you click in application windows to switch between
processes.

If you have the Drag Manager installed on your Macintosh, you can
drop Finder icons on an application icon, and the files will open
with that application.  This is handy when you want to quickly open
a file without using the "Open." command from within the
application.  Currently, the Drag Manager is only available through
APDA (1-800-282-2732) or with an application that licenses it for
distribution with their product.  Hopefully someday it will be
rolled it into System software.

Check out the README file included for information on the rest of
the features, and for a list of features added since 1.1.

==NEW WITH v2.0===
Malph now supports 'launchers' in order to quickly launch apps and
desk accessories.  You can either include new launchers through
the "Add Launcher" menu item, or (if you have the Drag Manager)
by dropping their Finder icons on the control bar.  The control bar
currently has four controls; Add a launcher, Remove a launcher,
hide a running process, and Show Finder window.  You can use
any of these by dropping either Finder icons or Malph icons on them.

This program is freely distributable, but do not
alter it, and please include the README.  I'd appreciate a postcard
showing either your hometown or some strange art, but this is not
a requirement for using Malph.  If you have any questions
or feedback, I`d love to hear it.  Enjoy!

--Nitin Ganatra

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/malph-20.hqx; 65K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 17:09:13 -0500
From: Jim McCarthy <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] A prototpye cybernetic magazine

please post this file in your ftp site.  The last one I sent was encoded
wrong.  Sorry for the inconvience.  This file is encoded binary.hqx and
works and has been test with disenfectant 3.5

   Jim McCarthy ... [e-mail] ... Academic Computing Services, UNR

[Archived as /info-mac/per/gz-cyber-mag-10beta.hqx; 121K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 08:44:55 -0700
From: Joe Cicinelli <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] calculator-ii-15; a scientific calculator

Calculator II v1.5
Copyright 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 the mechanism for producing error dialogs.
- Added an option in the preferences dialog for showing the thousands separator
  on both the display and ticker tape of the calculator.
- The Ticker Tape now will automatically open when the program launched if it
  was left open the last time the calculator was used!
- Fixed an annoying flash in the help window when opened from About dialog
box.
- Changed the format of the Preferences file (again!).  Throw out your old
  Calculator II Prefs file before using this version of the calculator.
- Fixed a bug that permitted the entry of a decimal separator in a Hex value.
- Fixed a bug that permitted the entry of Hex values as input to the Hex
  function.
- Added support for non-U.S. formatted decimal and thousands place separators
  (finally!).  These characters can be changed from the Numbers control panel
  under System 7.
- The calculator now does a better job remembering and restoring windows on
  multiple montior systems.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/calculator-ii-15.hqx; 100K]

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Date: 25 May 94 14:14:00 EDT
From: "MATTHEW MITCHELL" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] complete Amtrak schedules amtrak_may_94.hqx

Attached is a compacted, binhexed archive containing
a complete set of Amtrak schedules, compiled by the members
of the Railroad List and rec.railroad.

The files are in straight ASCII text and are arranged
in a hierarchy of folders suitable for dropping into a gopher server
or other public information system.

If you download these files and make them publicly available,
please send me a message, so I can inform you of any changes.
These schedules are effective May 1, 1994; the next anticipated
schedule change is October 30, 1994.

For more information, please see the "About the schedules"
and "About Amtrak" files in the top-level folder.  You can also
obtain a copy of the internet railroad resources list from
wuarchive.wustl.edu, directory graphics/trains/incoming or
graphics/trains/text.

Produced by DVARP as a service to the online community
May be freely distributed, as long as the package remains intact.
May be included on the Info-Mac CD, but note possible expiration Oct 94
Does not replace the Northeast Corridor timetable poosted here previously.
No charge for use of the computer-format schedules, but you are
asked to consider joining the National Association of Railroad
Passengers, or your local rail passenger organization.

Matthew Mitchell  <[e-mail]>
Delaware Valley Association of RR Passengers   215-222-3373, message box 3
PO Box 7505, Philadelphia, PA 19101

[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/amtrak-schedules-94-05.hqx; 153K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 18:06:27 +0100 (MET)
From: Jasper Kips <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] data-parser-41; transforms column data to delimited data

Data Parser 4.1

Data Parser is a nifty little stack for transforming data
>From Column format to Delimited format or to change the
delimiter of your data file.

Why should you want to do that? Well, basically because the
statistical software you use wants the data in a specific
format. E.g. a certain widely used statistical package for
mainframes likes its data to be in column format, while a
widely used spreadsheet for the Macintosh wants its data in
Tab or comma delimited format. (OK, a spreadsheet is NOT
statistical software, but it just goes as an example.)
Although most statistical software offers services for the
exchange of data between packages, usually, at least in my
experience, the one you need just isn't there. So faced with
the need to move data from a mainframe to my Macintosh, and
the complete lack of portability of the data files I
conceived, created and wrote Data Parser.

Do NOT rename data parser, at least ont function in it
relies on the fact that the stack is named "Data Parser 4.1"

Data Parser NEEDS Hypercard 2.1 or later. It has been tested
 on a Classic running system 6.0.7 with 2.5 Mb of RAM and
Hypercard 2.1

Data Parser is Use ware, if you find it usefull USE it.

Jasper Kips

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/data-parser-41-hc.hqx; 47K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 11:55:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail] (Bare Bones Software)
Subject: [*] Drop*PS 1.1.1; sendws PostScript files to the printer

Attached is a Binhex-encoded StuffIt Deluxe archive which contains the
latest version of Drop*PS.

Drop*PS is a freeware utility that downloads PostScript or EPS text
files to the network-connected PostScript printer of your choice. It
requires System 7, and is '040 and Power Mac-compatible.

Drop*PS does not rely on the LaserWriter driver to do its downloading,
and can download in the background.

Version 1.1.1 fixes a bug in which an error alert would be brought up
off screen, leading users to believe that Drop*PS had hung.

Bare Bones Software                     Internet: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/prn/drop-ps-111.hqx; 41K]

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Date: Thu, May 26, 1994 11:02 PM
From: Kent Pilkington <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] FiveDice v2.1; a game

This is a great color rich and sound rich yahtzee type game.  You can play
single, double, or triple five dice with 1 - 3 players.  This game is FREE from
Image Works Plus.

Sends comments, praise, and bug reports to...

Version 2.1 fixes some sound and color problems

Image Works Plus Software
Attention: Tim Bobo
8124 Cross
N. Richland Hills, TX 76180

[Archived as /info-mac/game/five-dice-21-hc.hqx; 978K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 09:37:11 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Henri-Pierre GARNIR)
Subject: [*] ges-spectre MCA update; a data acquisition program

Update to GesSpectre (V6 may 94) - an  MCA emulator.
GesSpectre is a data acquisition program which visualizes and analyses
spectra obtained from nuclear particle detectors. It emulates the display
of a multi-channel analyser (MCA). The acquisition is made by an external
MCA connected to the Macintosh through a serial RS422 line or with a direct
connection to an ADC via a PIA interface. Data can also be imported from
text files.

The program has been developed in our laboratory and could be freely
distributed. The source code (in Think Pascal 4) may be obtained on
request.

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/ges-spectre.hqx; 178K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 94 9:47:19 CEST
From: Carlo Viviani <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] good-morning sond; from the Beatles song

Hi all,

this is a second try :-)). Included you will find a sound
extracted from the Beatles' song "Good Morning", that could
be a nice startup sound. I hope you like it.

I had to split it in three parts because of my mailer's
limitations to 30k messages... This is part 1.

I hope you like it... if you do, just drop me a mail to
[e-mail]

Bye from Italy,

Carlo Viviani
<[e-mail]>

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/beatles-good-morning.hqx; 78K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 13:22:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail] (Mark Pilgrim)
Subject: [*] Halma 1.1 (board game)

Halma 1.1 is a solitare board game in which you must move nine tiles from one
corner of the board to the other in the minimum number of moves.  21 unique
boards in all.  Changes from version 1.0: deBinHex temp files no longer have
"Demo" in their name (that's what I get for blindly copying my own code);
the snow resets properly when switching back and forth between grayscale and
color; added a "snow" menu and greatly expanded snowing capabilities; added a
new-and-improved help section; and, as an added bonus, Halma should no longer
crash and burn on monitors with greater than 8 bit color.

C source code also available; check ftp sites or e-mail [e-mail].
Finger [e-mail] for complete program list.  Copyright (C) 1994, Mark
Pilgrim.  Please read enclosed file "GNU General Public License" for
licensing details.  640K memory, 140K disk, B/W or color monitors, system 4.1
or later.  Sounds require system 6.0.7 or later.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/halma-11.hqx; 119K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 13:22:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail] (Mark Pilgrim)
Subject: [*] Halma 1.1 (source code)

Halma 1.1 is a solitare board game in which you must move nine tiles from one
corner of the board to the other in the minimum number of moves.  21 unique
boards in all.  This archive contains the complete THINK C 7 project and
resource files.  Application also available; check ftp sites or e-mail
[e-mail].  Finger [e-mail] for complete program list.
Copyright (C) 1994, Mark Pilgrim.  Please read enclosed file "GNU General
Public License" for licensing details.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/halma-11-c.hqx; 243K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 02:55:50 -0400
From: Adam Schenker (GE) <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Journey Project Walk-thru 5/26/94

     Enclosed you will find the newest version of the Walk-Thru for
the CD-ROM game "The Journeyman Project" by Presto Studios which I
maintain. This version, dated 5-26-94 supercedes all previous versions
and should replace them. Information has only been added; nothing has
been deleted.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/the-journeyman-project-walk-through.txt; 15K]

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Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 17:52:31 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Aaron Giles)
Subject: [*] JPEGView 3.3 (fat binary); a graphics converter/viewer

Announcing the release of JPEGView 3.3 -- May, 1994

Enclosed is version 3.3 of my postcardware application JPEGView, a fast,
powerful image viewer for both 680x0 and PowerPC Macintoshes.  JPEGView can
open and display images in JPEG, PICT, GIF, TIFF, BMP, MacPaint, or Startup
Screen formats.

This latest release of JPEGView adds some new functionality and fixes a few
bugs that were in the previous (3.2.1) release; users of previous versions
are strongly encouraged to upgrade to this latest version.

IMPORTANT NOTE: JPEGView *requires* System 7.0 or later to run.

Users of JPEGView are encouraged to register by sending in a postcard.  If
you would like a printed, bound copy of JPEGView's extensive documentation,
along with an official JPEGView 3.3 release disk, you can send in US$20
(adding US$3 if you are overseas).  Full details are given in the on-line
help (available from the help (a.k.a. "balloon") menu).

Please note that purchasing the manual is optional; individual use of
JPEGView obligates you only to send me a postcard.

Briefly, here are the important new features in version 3.3:
    * much more stable memory management with QuickTime and virtual memory
    * JPEG decompression now available even when QuickTime is not installed
    * full drag-and-drop support, for "Drag-aware" systems
    * rewrote high quality drawing for a significant speedup
    * added the ability to remember cropping on images
    * added new icon styles, plus ability to specify icon area
    * improved operation of the JPEGView JFIF Preview QuickTime extension
    * numerous bug fixes

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

Enjoy!
Aaron Giles

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/jpeg-view-33.hqx; 776K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 16:29:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: RTK <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Login 1.0 system - network tracker

This is Login 1.0.  A system for tracking the users of a Mac
network.  It includes the login program, administration program,
a few other support programs and documentation in TeachText and
PostScript.

Comments to Ron Kneusel  ([e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/login-10.hqx; 324K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 08:19:34 -0500 (EST)
From: RYAN MARQUETTE <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MacHistory-4-94; the history of Mac models

Here is an updated version of MacHistory by Harry Phillipo.  The
original files are on AOL.  I am uploading these files with his
permission.

MacHistory is a series of documents that can be opened in Teach
Text and shows the evolution of the various Macintosh models.
The tables show processor, MIPS rating, Memory Cache, Expn. slots
, SCSI transfer rate, Video Display, Max. Color Density, Max.
Watts, Date of introduction and Date of discontinuation.

These documents can be printed on laser printers or color printers.

Harry is working on obtaining the specs. for the power workstations
and newly announced "Blackbird" powerbooks.  Look for another
soon.

Ryan Marquette

[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/mac-history-94-04.hqx; 142K]

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Date: Fri, 27 May 94 11:56:33 EST
From: "Dr. Dave Winkler" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MALgorithms, mathematical problems solver for the Mac

Please find enclosed a binhexed, compressed (Compact Pro) submission for the
info-mac archives.
This is being subitted on behalf of a third party, not CSIRO.

    MATHS ALGORITHM computer LIBRARY = MAL, AUSTRALIAS' FIRST
       ULTIMATE WIDE RANGE BUDGET MATHS PROBLEM SOLVER MADE EASY on
         MACINTOSH. Includes DEMO & SHAREWARE.
             ** ABSTRACT **
Fast, internationally tested, portable, very powerful, menu-driven, for
every professional + student + expert in most fields who simply MUST solve
nasty maths routinely & rapidly, but who don't have time to learn how. Only
seconds to enter problems without program skill. Descriptive help on disk.
MALgorithms include: VARIED GRAPHING - DATAFITTING - STATISTICS
- POLYNOMIAL MATHS - FACTORS, FRACTIONS, PRIMES, BASE CONVERT,
PRINT"RANDOMS - LONG ARITHMETIC - 0N/SCREEN CALCULATOR - FOURIER -
DIFFERENTIATE,INTEGRATE - MATRICES,DETERMINANTS - INTERPOLATION
- TIME SERIES - ALPHA/NUMERIC SORT - TURN POINTS - DIFFERENTIAL &
ALGEBRAIC LINEAR & NONLINEAR EQUATION  SYSTEMS + + +.
         Requires MS Basic to run.

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/malgorithms-ms-basic.hqx; 118K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 02:26:00 -500 (EDT)
From: Colin Hunter <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Mirage.Demo; a PhotoShop filter

The following binhexed archive contains a Shareware subset of a commercial
release of PhotoShop displacement filters.  It was obtained from America
Online via its new Internet access node (thanks to the info I saw in a
recent Tidbits) and after I de-sea'd it, Compact Pro'd and Binhexed it, I
sent it on its merry way to you.  It comes with full instructions on how
to use PhotoShop displacement filters and teh effects (I've only tried 5
so far) can be quite interesting.

Colin Hunter
Virology Laboratories, University of Maryland at Baltimore

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/photoshop-mirage-demo.hqx; 1108K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 00:56:20 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Michael Rubin)
Subject: [*] Missions! v1.0->1.1 Updater; a Start Trek game

Greetings...

I am contacting you to submit an updater for my game, The Missions of
Starship Reliant! The updater will convert version 1.0 of the game to
version 1.1.

I submitted it to America Online a few days ago, so someone there may have
tried submitting it to you already. There is no difference between this
file and the one uploaded to America Online.

Feedback from those who downloaded it revealed some problems which are
addressed in this update. These are:

- Problems on some machines running System 7.1. This is corrected by
Apple's Hardware System Update extension version 2.0.1 or later. An Apple
representative has given me permission to distribute a copy of this
extension with my game, as long as the ReadMe file is included. I am
including it with the update since so many people wrote to me about the
problem.
- Problems on systems with multiple monitors. Version 1.0 would crash on
some systems with two or more monitors, particularly if the startup screen
is monochrome. Version 1.1 fixes but does not solve the problem entirely.
The new version will no longer crash on multiple monitor systems, but will
only run if the color-capable monitor is the startup screen. Otherwise, an
alert box will notify the user of this.
- Potential problems with Paramount. Since some sounds were taken from Star
Trek, these were replaced with original sounds. Also, the term "phaser" was
replaced with a different name.

Some other minor problems were also fixed; all changes are summarized in a
Read Me file that comes with the update.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/missions-of-reliant-10-to-11-updt.hqx; 303K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 11:00:55 -0800 (PDT)
From: [e-mail] (Jamie Osborne)
Subject: [*] PowerCheck; checks an app for PPC native code

This Macintosh application is a utility that determines whether or not
an application is PowerPC Native.  The application itself is a 'fat'
binary. Please see the ReadMe for a full
description.  This application may be freely distributed by
non-commercial means, but I retain the copyright.  I hereby grant
permission for this to be included on the commercially available
CD-ROM of the info mac archive.

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/power-check.hqx; 31K]

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Date: 26 May 94 05:48:24 EDT
From: Michael Caputo <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] PowerStrip v3.3.1b; a PowerBook status indicator

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/power-strip-331b.hqx; 64K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 19:36:32 -0700
From: BENJAMIN COIFMAN <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] RailIcons; icons of railroad vehicles

 I recently submitted a file called RailIcons.hqx. There were some problems
with the extraction routine. For some reason, Compact Pro did not want
to bind the icon files to the folders. Please replace the RailIcons.hqx
file with the following file. By using Stuffit, I have avoided this
problem.

 Thank you!

 To repeat my header from the last mailing:
Railroad Icons

 This file contains a collection of Railroad icons. Most are head on
views and two part side views of f-7's (passenger locomotives). There
are also a few heralds, a steam engine, a caboose and one or two other
things.

 Enjoy!

Benn Coifman        [e-mail]
            [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/railroad-icons.hqx; 112K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 94 14:42:32 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Mark Malson)
Subject: [*] red-sked; displays team schedules

RedSked is an app that displays where and when the Cincinnati Reds
are playing today. I can also CUSTOMIZE a version of this for your
favorite team. Free.

Mark Malson
Internet: [e-mail]
CIS: [71561,1313]

[Archived as /info-mac/app/red-sked.hqx; 57K]

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Date: Wed, 18 May 94 15:34:45 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Thomas R. Blake)
Subject: [*] SIMMStack421*; info about RAM upgrades

    I noticed that the version of Mark Hansen's "SIMM Stack" in the
archives (4.1.1) seems to be out of date.  Please find attached here a
newer version (4.2.1*) which I recently downloaded from ftp.apple.com.

    SIMM Stack is a HyperCard stack describing appropriate RAM upgrades for
the various Apple machines (Macs, PowerMacs, PowerBooks & LaserWriters)

                        Tom Blake

[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/simm-stack-421s-hc.hqx; 187K]

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Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 19:54:53 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Norman Franke, III)
Subject: [*] SoundApp 1.1.1; a sound player

Enclosed you will find SoundApp 1.1.1, the latest version of my sound
playing program. If you are not familiar with SoundApp, it can play and
convert to System 7 or suitcase files, the following sound formats:

SoundCap (including Huffman compressed files),
SoundEdit (including stereo files),
AIFF,
AIFF-C,
System 7 Sound,
Sun Audio (AU),
NeXT .snd,
Windows WAVE,
Sound Blaster VOC,
Amiga MOD,
Amiga IFF (8SVX),
Sound Designer=81,
DVI ADPCM, and
any 'snd' resource file.

Large sounds can be played with minimal memory.

Version 1.1.1 is a minor bug fix to 1.1. New things in the 1.1 release:

- True 16 bit sound file playback (including AU/ADPCM files) using Sound
Manager 3.0 and appropriate hardware;
- Can now convert 16-bit sound files into 16-bit snds;
- Added support for Sound Designer and stereo SoundEdit files;
- Can now convert 16-bit AIFF files and AIFF-C files;
- Convert as suitcase option;
- Enhanced status window.

As before, SoundApp remains Freeware. For more information, please see the
built-in help and About window.

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/sound-app-111.hqx; 122K]

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Date: Wed, 18 May 1994 12:35:56 -0700
From: Eric Shieh <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] speaker114; a text editor with speech

Speaker is a simple text editor which takes advantage of Apple's
Speech Manager.  It supports AppleEvents and can create/use
dictionaries.

Originally I was going to make a version 1.2 with many added features.
 As it is, I was fixing one minor bug someone reported, and finally
got a bug (that many people have been complaining about) to appear on
my machine. So, I finally fixed it, and since 1.2 will be a ways off,
I am releasing this version.

Apparently, Apple's Macintalk Pro voices spit out not so nice
phonemes, and is pickier about its dictionary entries.  This version
takes care of the not-so-nice phonemes, but as a user, you should
avoid the usage of capital letters in the text part (as oppose to
the phoneme part) of a dictionary entry.

Version 1.14 changes
-Dictionary entry list is sorted using (the much faster)
Quicksort.

-Fixed major bug concerning creation of dictionary entries which
either caused speaker to freeze, or not recognize the new dictionary
entry.

-Speaker now quits immediately if it's window is not showing (it used
to wait for a click).

[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/speaker-114.hqx; 30K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 11:24:02 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Robert Lukassen)
Subject: [*] TwiLight 7.2.1; a screen saver

This is a screen saver for macintoshes. It dims the screen to a user
brightness level that the user can set via a user-friendly control panel.
It uses almost no memory, runs completely in the background and uses little
CPU time. While dimmed, programs continue to run, so print-jobs are not
interrupted. As a bonus, it allows the setting of the screen brightness
using the numerical keys 0-9 with some user-definable modifiers (not on
most portable macs though).

Full balloon help is implemented and documentation is included in the
package (a TeachText/SimpleText document).

Needed:

A Macintosh computer running system software version 7.0.1 or higher and
with special screen brightness hardware (Classic, Classic II) or with
support for gamma correction of color tables. Compact Macintoshes older
than the Classic can't run TwiLight, and for most portable macs, the
option of setting the brightness with the keys is not available. Sorry.

A postcard of your home town, since this software is postware.

Thanks for all who sent me a postcard so far. They keep me happy!

Robert J. Lukassen

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/twilight-721.hqx; 51K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 15:36:30 +0200 (WET)
From: [e-mail] (Yair Elharrar)
Subject: [*] UPS Monitor 1.52; for Uninterruptable Power Supplies

Version 1.52 fixes two bugs that caused UPSMon to crash on extra-loaded
systems and showed port names dimmed. It should also run on Power Macs now.
See the Readme for more info.

UPS Monitor 1.52
by Yair Elharrar, [e-mail]

UPS Monitor is a small hack, used to determine the status of a
serial-connected UPS. Many UPSes come with a DB-9 serial port, which serves
as a status line.

If you don't know what a UPS is: UPS stands for Uninterruptible Power Supply,
basically this is an external power supply for your Mac with a battery, so that
if you have a power failure, you have 10-15 grace minutes to save all your work
and shut down, which might be a bit hard if you're not near the computer at
the time. UPSMon takes care of this for you!

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/ups-monitor-152.hqx; 14K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 13:56:43 -0600 (MDT)
From: "Matthew E. Walworth" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] XTLite Macintosh; a development library for Quark

XTLite  for Macintosh Toolkit
Version 1.0 Release Notes

XTLite is a publicly available toolkit that allows you to write add-on
software modules for QuarkXPress and Quark Publishing System.

This toolkit contains files and documentation for the Macintosh QuarkXPress
version of XTLite, the Power Macintosh QuarkXPress version of XTLite, and
the Quark Publishing System (QuarkCopyDesk) version of XTLite.  See the
corresponding User's Guide for documentation and more information about how
to use XTLite.

For additional information and details on upgrades to XTLite, please refer
to the sections in the documentation regarding Technical Support and the
XTensions Developer Program.  Print and fill out the enclosed XTension
Developer Application (which is also a QuarkXPress document) to apply for
this program.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/xt-lite-10.hqx; 409K]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 94 01:47:07 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: A.M.U.G. Hellas Changes To Ath.M.U.G.

 A.M.U.G. Hellas (Apple Macintosh User Group Hellas) is from now
on Ath.M.U.G. (Athens Macintosh User Group)...!
For more info about our MUG send mail to:

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             [e-mail]

 (To All MUGs: Please send us a mail with your inet address)

 ---------------------------------------------------------
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 E-mail replies to this user should have the following on the first line
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Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 09:50:18 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Dave Martin)
Subject: Aldus upgrade charges

Just a word of warning to anyone ordering upgrades for Aldus products (not
just PM5) through their toll-free upgrade line. Aldus charges sales tax if
an Aldus or Microsoft (huh?) distributor is in the area you are shipping
to.

Charging sales tax is not the main problem--it is how they do it which
needs to be noted. The tax is added *AFTER* the shipping/handling fee, so
the S&H charge is taxed. In addition, they do not follow the sales tax laws
(at least in Texas). I live outside of city limits, but the zip code that I
am in covers areas both in and outside the city. By Texas law, sales tax is
charged at point of service, not point of origin or other location, so any
tax charged me should only be at the state/county rates. Aldus, however,
charges at the city rate, saying that I would have to give them a different
zip code for them to not charge the higher rate.

I am not sure whether Aldus is submitting all monies collected in the guise
of sales tax to the appropriate states, but I doubt it. Most businesses do
not keep track of tax collected--they determine total taxable sales and pay
>From that. True, the total difference between what they would charge me and
what the total *should* be is only about $3.75, but if they are doing this
with most every upgrade (especially if they are NOT remitting all tax
collected) then they are raking in quite a bit.

If this sounds more flame than info then sorry. I had placed my order for
the upgrade and then realized the discrepancy in the total they gave me. I
figured out what they were doing to get that total and called (about an
hour later) to cancel the order--I figured I would wait for MacConnection
to get it--and was told that the upgrade would be cancelled. Yesterday I
received the upgrade from them, despite my cancelling the order. I was told
that I would have to write a letter explaining why I was sending the
upgrade back, and send it with the package COD back to them. They would
then (at their leisure) remove the charge from my credit card. So yes,
there are definitely flames included with the info--I now have to waste my
time sending back an order that I had cancelled because of questionable
charging practices on their part, with the promise of more headaches in the
future trying to get the charge reversed.

-- Dave Martin - TAMU/GERG - [e-mail] - [e-mail] --

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Date: Thu, 26 May 94 16:40:52 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Paul Celestin)
Subject: Apprentice CD-ROM of Mac Source Code and Utilities

For Immediate Release

Contact: Christine Convy
Celestin Company
1152 Hastings Avenue
Port Townsend, WA  98368
Phone: [phone] or 206 385 3767
Fax: [phone]

APPRENTICE: CD-ROM OF OVER 450 MEGABYTES OF MAC SOURCE CODE AND UTILITIES

Port Townsend, Washington -- May 26, 1994 -- Celestin Company releases
Apprentice, an attractively priced CD-ROM compilation of Mac source code
and utilities. Many Macintosh programmers have been frustrated by the lack
of an inexpensive collection of sample source code. The few collections
that are available are not only out of the price range of many people, but
contain outdated examples that may no longer demonstrate effective
programming techniques. Apprentice contains over 450 megabytes of
up-to-date source code, as well as quality programming utilities to assist
novice as well as experienced developers.

In order to compile such an exhaustive collection of quality source code,
Celestin Company contacted over 200 Macintosh developers and received their
permission to include some of the best programming examples available.
Users will find complete working examples of applications, games, control
panels, extensions, utilities, and much more. Most of the source code is in
C, C++, and Pascal.

PROGRAMMING THE EASY WAY

Those new to Mac programming, will find the included "shell" programs very
useful. These are complete application frameworks that take care of many of
the tedious tasks associated with Mac programming, including menus,
standard dialogs, file handling, and the like. A complete Mac application
can be built in no time, by simply providing the code to perform specific
activities. All other aspects of the Macintosh environment are handled by
the shell utilities.

Apprentice contains dozens of libraries, routines designed around a
specific task, from graphics and sounds to menu management and serial
communications. Many of these libraries include complete source code. Also
included are hundreds of code "snippets", small routines that perform
specific programming tasks. From displaying a color icon or resolving a
file name alias, developers will find what they are looking for in this
definitive collection.

GOOD NEWS FOR MPW USERS

MPW users will find dozens of new and interesting tools, languages, and
utilities, many with complete source code. And developers looking to learn
a new language, or just dabble, will find more than 20 complete standalone
programming environments. Ada, C, Forth, Lisp, Modula-2, Oberon, and Prolog
are only a few of the languages included. Most come with complete
documentation and programming examples, and some include complete source
code to the language itself.

INFORMATION, INFORMATION, INFORMATION

The information hungry will find technical specifications, language
guidelines, programming hints, as well as a complete collection of the
comp.sys.mac.programmer digest, a compendium of information from one of the
best Mac programmer discussion groups on the electronic networks. Also
included are demonstration versions of commercial programmer utilities,
including installers, code and resource editors, database libraries, and
much more.

Everything on the disc is indexed using several different utilities, so
users will find what they are looking for quickly and easily.

Apprentice comes with an unconditional 30-day money-back guarantee, and
customers who for any reason are dissatisfied with their purchase, are
entitled to an immediate refund.

-- END --

For more information about Celestin Company and its products, call 206 385
3767, fax [phone], or email [e-mail]. Apprentice is a
trademark of Celestin Company. All other product names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.

--
[e-mail]              (Paul Celestin, Celestin Company)
Home of Apprentice - the Mac Programmer Source Code & Utilities CD-ROM
Check out my URL:   file://speedway.net/pub/celestin/www/Celestin.html

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 11:55:07 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Murph Sewall)
Subject: Cable modems (C)

On Tue, 24 May 1994 16:38:55 -0500, Graeme Forbes wrote:
>One interesting comment concerned cable modems, which
>the article said were available for around $400 for PCs and had up to 40
>times the throughput of tele-modems (the general point was that cable
>companies might be better positioned to develop the infobahn than telephone
>companies).
>
>Over the summer I want to set up some kind of connection between my home
>and our campus fibre-optic network so that I can access the RS6000 cluster.
>I was looking at using PPP across a telemodem, but if these are about to
>become dinosaur technology, I should change my plans.

Is there two-way cable in your vicinity yet?  If you hold your breath
waiting for the cable connection between your home and your RS6000 cluster
to become available you may turn blue.  Telemodems are obsolete, but the
phone companies are laying, or planning to lay, fibre to your front door
just as fast as they can.

There's going to be a battle royal between the phone companies (who'll be
offering entertainment and information services over their upgraded service
lines) and cable companies (who'll be offering communications services over
their upgraded cable systems).  In short, the phone companies will offer
the same services as the cable companies and verse vica.

If we're very, very good this competition will drive down the cost (to us)
of cruising the information highway.  The big problem isn't the technology;
it's the financing.  If private industry is going to build the information
superhighway as envisioned, there has to be something out there to generate
the revenue to pay for it.  So far, the only mass market application that's
being taken seriously is movies on demand, and any hardnosed business
analysis of that service indicates that it will only cover a few percent of
the expenses.  Converting all those plans into tangible reality will
require a "killer app," and I haven't seen a hint of one so far.

Maybe the bills will get paid by having lots of "green card lottery" and
"Skinny Dip" ads interspersed with our mail? ;-)

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Date: 26 May 1994 18:21:10 +0000 (GMT)
From: "F.J. Lalor" <[e-mail]>
Subject: ColorIt/MicroFrontier Inc. E-mail address?

In response to a query someone on this list gave me the
e-mail address of Kevin (family name unknown) at Micro-
Frontier, manufacturers of ColorIt. However my last 2
messages to this person have bounced. Can anyone help me
to re-establish e-mail contact with this company? I have a
long-unfulfilled credit card order with them and am getting
rather uneasy about it.
Thank you for your help -
Fergus Lalor, Chemistry Dept., University College, Cork,
Ireland.
[e-mail]


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

Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 8:16:51 -0600 (MDT)
From: "ROY E. BREILING" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Communications Software for the Mac

I looking for recommendations on communications software for the Mac C;lassic
II. Is there a program that will translate right into MicroSoft Word 5.1? Thank
you.

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Date: Fri, 27 May 94 11:14:32 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Compressed menu bar for SE-type screens?

On Thursday, 19th May 1994, Ulf Dittmer asked:
>Back when I had an SE I used an INIT that would set the menubar in
>condensed letters to let you see all the menus in programs like
>Excel and Word that go wild on menus. Now I'm searching this INIT
>for a friend and cannot remember the correct name.

On Tuesday, 24th May 1994, Murph Sewall replied:
>I can't remember its name either (nor whether it continued to work under
>System 7), but you may want to take a look at MICN 1.8 (Menu icons), a
>control panel that saves space on the menu bar by using icons (and you can
>create and add your own) which take up LOTS less space than some text
>headings.  I have a 14" display, but take up menubar space with Shamon,
>Window Picker, Popchar, ColorSwitch, AlarmsClock, Eyeballs, and Apollo--so
>I need to 'conserve' too :

I reckon the utility Ulf Dittmer needs is Menuette. It's shareware (with a
30-day trial period) and it allows you to choose the font you use for all your
menus, as well as giving you the option to use mini-icons for your menubar
options. For example, the top of the Tools menu looks like the top of a
wrench. It's fully customisable, and you can create your own sets for
applications that have weird menu names etc. It works great on my SE/30
running 7.1. Recommended (as Jerry Pournelle would say).

Rick

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Date: 26 May 1994 9:27:33GMT-6
From: "Matt Dempsey" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Creating AppleShare users from a text file

Dear Info-Mac Readers:

I am currently looking for a couple of things:

1)      Is there some utility or program that will convert a text file
containing a list of names into AppleShare users? I am at a small
college and would like to automatically take a list of students'
names and make them all into AppleShare users.

2)      Is it possible to share other printers over a network like the
Stylewriters? (This is a question from a friend, I don't know
exactly what printer he has only that it is an Apple product)

Direct email answers are preferred. I will post any answers I get.

Thanks in advance

Matt Dempsey
Saint Mary's College of Minnesota
Department of Mathematics and Statistics

[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 09:47:14 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Menko Johnson)
Subject: Dial-up Eudora help

Hello all,

I have been trying to get Eudora 1.4.2 to work as an offline mail
reader through a dial-up modem, and have been unsucessful.  The main
hangups are getting the scripting to work properly.  I have run into a
couple of problems.

1. the first prompt I get is from an Annex Command Line interpreter,
and from there I need to telnet or rlogin to a Unix (Athena)
workstation.  The two problems I have encountered at this point are:
the terminal server prompt changes for each modem in the pool (eg:
comm-tsa, modem B6 :) and thus I haven't been able to write the script
to allow for this.  The other, related problem, is that between the
time you connect and this prompt, there is about 30 lines of
introduction text that seems to interfere with the script too (since
it starts executing once I connect).

--I haven't gotten past this point, and I assume that it would work
after this, since it just prompts me for my login, password and a
terminal type (which could be a problem?)


anyway, I was also worried about Eudora's telnet command once it
connects, but I guess I will worry about that once I CAN connect :)
If anyone can help me by telling me how to *sucessfully* modify a
navigation script I would REALLY appreciate it.  Please mail me and I
will summarize the results if others would like them...

Thank you very much

Menko Johnson [e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 10:14:26 +0100
From: [e-mail] (John Williams)
Subject: Disobedient Laserwriter Select 360 !

    Anybody else had this problem?  My Laserwriter Select 360 doesn't
always do what I want it to when I need to use, say, the multipurpose tray
to print the first copy of a letter on headed notepaper and the main
cassette to print copies on plain paper.  In fact, once you start to use
the multipurpose tray, it seems to stick on that and won't go back to using
the main paper tray.  Switching the machine off and on again enables one to
use the main tray, and another user printing to the same printer can select
the main paper tray even when I can't.

    This is happening on a Centris (Quadra) 650 w 8 MO RAM, system
F1-7.1 and Laserwriter 8.1.1.



John Williams

INRA Station de Recherches Avicoles, Centre de Recherches de Tours, 37380
Nouzilly, France

Tel [phone]    Fax/telecopie (33) 47 42 77 78

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Date: Thu, 26 May 94 11:36:25 -0400
From: "Ray Kallman" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Eudora mail upload problems

Can anyone help with a problem I'm having uploading mail from Eudora
using SMTP.  I get a good logon but SMTP rejects SMTP commands after
HELO.  If you can help, a note to the address below would be
appreciated.
                Regards, Ray

| Raymond Kallman   [e-mail] |

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 16:15:35 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hornet Crash Info

I noticed a little quirk with F/A-18 Hornet 1.1.3b2 and
thought I should pass it on.  Not a major problem to be
sure, but something you might be interested in hearing
about.

I attempted to run FA/18 on a Quadra 840av that has two
monitors (16" and 14"). I had too many other applications
running, so F/A-18 was a little memory starved. It told
me to increase the memory.

I quit F/A-18 and several other applications so that
F/A-18 could get the full 6 MB that I had allowed it in
the preferred size dialog box

This confused F/A-18. Every time I launched it, it insisted
that there was another version with the same serial number
in operation. (Perish the thought!) I finally got around the
problem by rebooting the Quadra. That seemed to make
F/A-18 happy.

I asked Jon Blum about the problem.  Jon response will be
helpful to others who might run into the same problem:

JB> Yes, if Hornet ever crashes or force quits, it will see itself
JB> still running in the event queue. You always need to restart if
JB> Hornet quits abruptly for any reason.

So if this happens to you, simply reboot and FA/18 will be fine
again.

Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 12:06:36 -0400
From: "Charles A. Patrick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR)

I understand that ICR is an emerging successor technology to OCR. The only
reference I have to developers seem to be in the PC or Mini or Mainframe
(but not Macintosh) platforms. They are Symbus Technology, which is
developing scalable systems, with desktop systems available at the "small"
end. Then there is National Computer Systems (NCS) which seems to be
developing bells and whistles systems for minis or mainframes, but not for
desktop machines. Lastly (as far as my information goes!) there is Scan
Optics which is just moving into ICR, but I do not know on which platforms.

I gather that ICR, using Neural Network technology, goes beyond OCR in
being able to read hand written characters (or even handwriting?!?).

I wonder if the Newton uses some variant of this technology? The NCS
offering seems to be quite mature. Is there something analogous being
developed for the Mac?

Cheers.

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

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

Date: 26 May 1994 10:44:11 U
From: "Potts, Paul" <[e-mail]>
Subject: looking for a copy of Polar

Hi all,

I'm looking for a copy of an old game called Polar. As I recall it was a
desk accessory, where you got to play a penguin on a small frictionless
world, with trees, bombs, houses, and hearts. I think it had some problems
under system 7.

I've been unable to locate this on any of the ftp sites; if anyone has a
copy, could they drop it in the mail? I'm hoping to create a Newton version
of the game.

-Paul-

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Date: Sat, 27 May 1995 08:39:55 -0500 (EDT)
From: [e-mail] (Marc Friedman)
Subject: Looking for be-hierarchial

    I used to have program for my Mac which allowed me to
traverse through the hierarchies of a menu.  I believe it was
called be-hierarchial.  Unfortunately I have not been able to
find it for my new Mac.  I would appreciate it if someone could
direct me to it.

Thanks much in advance.

Marc Friedman
E-mail: [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 12:25:46 +0200
From: SEHAGBERGL </I=H/G=Lennart/S=Hagberg/OU=VAX/@tetrapak.400net.tip.net>
Subject: Mac 660 AV & VTR connection problem

I have a Centris 660 AV to which I have connected a video tape recorder. On the
VTR there is a SCART connection that is then divided into sound Left & Right
and
Composite video signal.

On my Mac I have plugged the sound into the Microphone jack and the video
signal
into the Composite video input port. The video signal I can get into the Mac
(with Video Monitor or FusionRecorder) but the sound from the video is too
weak.
The sound is there, I've plugged the sound into an amplifier just to check.
There
is nothing wrong with the Microphone jack, if I plug my PlainTalk microphone
into
it it works. I have tried every possible software setting I could think of but
it
won't work and I even brought a second VTR just to check.

Why doesn't it work? I thought it was plug-and-play?

Brgds,
Lennart Hagberg
Senior Human Interface Designer
Tetra Pak Data Systems AB
221 86 Lund
Sweden
AppleLink: SW0159

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

Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 09:51:41 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Martin Jourdan)
Subject: Menubar cruncher for SE-type screens ?

On Thu, 19 May 1994 23:11:01 +0200, Ulf Dittmer wrote in Info-Mac:

>back when I had an SE I used an INIT that would set the menubar in
>condensed letters

I think you refer to CramBar. I don't know whether it's available on
Info-Mac but I have it in some corner of our AppleShare server so I can
send it to you.

I don't use CramBar myself. Instead, on my Duo, I use MICN, which allows
you to replace menu titles by icons. Very cool. Menuette also does that but
I didn't try it. Both MICN and Menuette are available on Info-Mac.

Martin Jourdan -- INRIA, Projet ChLoE, Rocquencourt, France

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

Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 11:09:46 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Traci J. Ingram" <[e-mail]>
Subject: MIDI Mac

> Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 04:57:37 -0700
> From: [e-mail] (Mark Edward Zimmerman)
> Subject: Musician needs Mac advice (Q)

> A professional musician friend asks for advice on what are the
> most cost-effective Macs to look for nowadays in the used
> market, for her needs (music software, writing/graphics for
> lessons for her students, plus standard online activities, word
> processing, etc.) --- tnx for any comments or caveats!
> - (Mark Zimmermann, [e-mail])

Mark,

Whatever CPU your friend gets, I suggest a portrait-sized or larger
*monochrome* monitor for MIDI sequencing and scoring.  Fast screen redraws
are nice, although the comparatively slow built-in video on our IIci (with
a *very* sharp Apple Portrait display) is satisfactory, even with Adobe
Type Manager 2.03 running (but ATM 3.0 and above is another story).
System 6.x.x is definitely snappier in this regard, if you can tolerate
it.

I have also used a Mac IIcx, with an Apple 21-inch monochrome monitor and
video card, for score editing - with quite satisfactory results.  This
particular machine's 8 mb of RAM, along with a 240-mb external hard drive,
is more than adequate for creating student lessons, as well as ensemble
and orchestral scores.  Word processing is of course more convenient on a
large, sharp, monitor; and telecommunicaitons work very well on this class
of machine.

There are many options for keyboards, sound modules and Mac MIDI
interfaces, most of which depend upon personal preference and need.  A
professional musician, however, would seem to require professional-level
gear.

As to software, for several years I have used Passport Designs' Master
Tracks Pro (V) for sequencing, and Encore for scoring (see recent
_Electronic Musician_ for review of the latter).  (I also own Finale, but
Encore is easier to use, and has therefore been my mainstay.)  These
programs run adequately on the SE.

There are much more powerful seuencers available now, including those with
digital audio recording and editing capabilities, but the Passport
offering, with updates, has been more than adequate for my needs.  Again,
check out _EM_ (and probably _Keyboard_) for reviews of the latest
software and hardware offerings.

Regards,

Traci J. Ingram

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

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 16:41:05 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Brad Cox @ GMU/PSOL)
Subject: MountImage <-- MungeImage; Works great!

This little gem seems to be a gold-plated solution to the longstanding
fiasco surround MountImage (doesnt work), DiskDup+ (doesn't work as
advertised unless you pay a shareware fee), and so forth for us forgotten
and ignored MacII/Duo users for whom Apple provides absolutely no way of
loading software (no 1.4mB floppies in sight...anywhere).

I've just used MountImage to mount the System 3.0 upgrade and severage
other image files. Worked flawlessly as near as I can tell.

This ought to be more widely know. Mungeimage is *great*! Pascal source is
included; just junk it.

Not sure where I got this; almost certainly umich or sumex.

    Brad

MungeImage 1.0.1 ) Quinn & Peter N Lewis, 21:30 6 May 1994 - 5:30 7 May 1994

This mounts DiskCopy images as disk icons.
It's free, do whatever you want with it.

To use image(s), drop them onto MungeImage.

To get rid of them, throw them in the trash.

Hints & Tips:
  Don't eject the disk(s).
  It won't work in System 6.
  Requires as much memory as mounted disk space.
  Background only version can't mount images after it is launched.
  Foreground version has *no* user interface.
  You can convert between these two versions by toggleing the SIZE bit.

Warning: Version 1.0 was written in eight hours.

Quinn <[e-mail]>
Peter N Lewis <[e-mail]>

Version History

1.0b1  7 May 1994 Original (8 hour) Release
1.0.1 12 May 1994 Some Improvements and Bug Fixes
  + change creator to MUIM, this one is registered!
  + double dispose problems fixed
  + new colour icons

--
Brad Cox; Coalition for Electronic Markets
George Mason Program on Social and Organizational Learning
[e-mail]; 703 968 8229 Voice 703 968 8798 Fax

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 11:45:02 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Musician needs Mac advice (Q)

Not an answer, a source suggestion.

I am a satisfied customer of MacBeat; they are knowledgable, friendly
and have been known to be mind-bogglingly helpful even if you call
them at their 800 number just for advice! (This said by me who refuses
to buy anything at MacWarehouse because they answer the phone with
"May I take your order?").  Also, their prices and service are good.

You can call them at 1-800-mac-beat in the USA.  To those in other
countries: if you need a regular number, send me mail, I'll find one
and post it.

>>> "MEZ" == Mark Edward Zimmerman <[e-mail]> writes:
 MEZ> A professional musician friend asks for advice on what are the
 MEZ> most cost-effective Macs to look for nowadays in the used
 MEZ> market, for her needs ....(etc)

Ethan Benatan
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 27 May 94 11:14:32 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Non-networked Offline mail reader?

Hi folks,

I was wondering if anyone out there uses their Mac to read and reply to
electronic mail, even though their Mac may not be on a network (ethernet or
modem or whatever). My predicament is this: I have several email accounts,
all of which have very slow connections, so reading mail using elm or VM
is a right pain. If I could just transfer the Unix mail spool file to my Mac,
read it at home, reply to it if necessary, then upload the file to the Unix
box and get the mail sent, it would save me a lot of time. Is anyone doing
something like this?

I'd be interested to hear what anyone has to say on this matter.

Rick

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 11:59:05 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Traci J. Ingram" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Norton Disk Doctor 2.0

I sent the following message to Norton Tech Support, but a similar
problem earlier did not yield a satisfactory solution.  Thus, if any of
you 'netters have some ideas, please reply.

################

To:  Symantec Tech. Support

Gentlemen:

When I periodically run Disk Doctor (Mac) on my Quantum Passport 525XL, I
get the following information in the Report:

Technical Summary of Repairs:

306:1306, The Catalog BTree Header contains some invalid information.
Error=invalid free nodes.
Status: Fixed.

Running the program again after the fixes shows the problem no longer
existing .

This partition was re-initialized two days ago, in an attempt to eliminate
this behavior.  However, after a short time, running the Disk Doctor again
shows that the problem has returned.  (Mac Tools CP DiskFix says that
there are no problems with the drive.)

Do you have any suggestions as to how to eliminate this?

Very truly yours,

Traci J. Ingram

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

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 19:07:30 +0100 (BST)
From: "J.G.Heng" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Playing audio CDs thru internal speaker

Hi all,

I have a PowerBook 165c and an CD300e (old, caddy model) and was wondering
if you can play audio CDs directly through the PB's internal speaker. I am
using v5.0 of the CD software.

TIA,

John.

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 09:51:01 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Martin Jourdan)
Subject: Printer Selection without Chooser (R)

On Wed, 18 May 1994 19:58:12 +0200, Christian F. Buser wrote:
>PrintChoice puts a menu item on the first line of the Apple Menu with
>a sub-menu list of all your pre-defined printers. Just select the one
>you like to use from there - no need to go to the chooser.

Warning: PrintChoice does not work well with the LaserWriter 8.x driver and
its cousins. The author knows about the bug.

Another really neat alternative is PrintJuggler. It installs a menu to
switch pre-defined printers, and also icons on the desktop showing the
status of these. It's commercial software. Try the demo available on
Info-Mac.

Martin Jourdan -- INRIA, Projet ChLoE, Rocquencourt, France

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Date: Thu, 26 May 94 09:13:56 -0400
From: [e-mail] (David B. Reiser)
Subject: SCSI Cable (R)

>Can one leave SCSI cables attached to the computer, but unattached at the
>other end?
>Any termination problems?

I leave an unterminated 6 ft. SCSI cable plugged into my IIci nearly all the
time, with no apparent problems. The only time it isn't unterminated is when
I'm using one of the outboard devices (CDROM, scanner, external drive, or
tape unit).

>Can one disconnect SCSI devices (the last in the chain) without the power
>being off to all devices and the computer?

I have been unwilling to risk my equipment on this point. I _always_ shut
down and turn off all devices before making or breaking an SCSI connection.
One of these days I'm going to call APS and ask if their recently released
DATerm beast can overcome unpowered device termination problems...

Dave
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 10:44:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: High School <[e-mail]>
Subject: SCSI Cable ??

> Can one leave SCSI cables attached to the computer, but unattached at
> the other end? Any termination problems? Can one disconnect SCSI devices
> (the last in the chain) without the power being off to all devices and
> the computer?
>
> -Bob D.
well, i leave a scsi cabel attached to my computer pretty often with
nothing at the other end (a Quadra 605) and I know others who do the same
(quadra 660av's)

but i wouldn't try disconnecting scsi devices without powering down
everything on the chain. SCSI is really weird, especially when it comes
to stuff like that.

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 16:31:59 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Marc Dionne)
Subject: Second diplay on Power Mac AV [Q]

I have a Power Mac AV with two monitor.  Is it possible to display the same
image on both screen wish is possible on a PowerBook?


Marc Dionne                                 Email: [e-mail]
Universit du Qubec  Trois-Rivires       Tlec: [phone]

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Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 13:54:30 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Rob Forsyth)
Subject: sources of guidance when wielding low-level disk editors?

I wonder if someone could advice on suitable books etc that one can turn to
for guidance in using low level disk editors such as the one provided with
Norton Utilities, especially in the context of trying to resurrect sick
floppies etc.

The Norton manual (wisely) says write nothing unless you know what you're
doing, but doesn't tell you where to go for enlightenment and
self-improvement :-)

Are there any suitable guides? Or is it a case of a little more knowledge
being just too dangerous? I have a floppy with a sick node in the extents
tree that's beyond Norton's Disk Doctor. I can see the sick node - but what
do I write into it?

Thanks (please reply directly to me as I don't get to read info-mac often.
I will summarise)


Rob Forsyth
Department of Child Health
Medical School
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Framlington Place
Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH
Tel [phone] ext 6936        Fax [phone]        email
r.j.forsyth@ncl

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Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 12:02 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: square note application software

Hello, I'm trying to contact the vendor of a note-taking
software program called Square Note, which runs on a Mac
(I hope).  The company used to be based in Union Square
in Somerville, Mass.  Does anyone have a phone # or address
of the vendor, or name of retail outlet.  Thank you.
Becky Ikehara, Clark University
internet:  [e-mail]
internet:  [e-mail]
bitnet: bikehara@clarku

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Date: 26 May 1994 08:22:52 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Michael Edmondson)
Subject: System Update 3.0 Net Install? (Q)

[e-mail] writes:

>Help!  I downloaded the new System Update 3.0 disk images and tried setting
>up a network install folder in a shared folder according to instructions in
>the README file but the installer reports that it can't find the files
>needed for the installation and won't run.

>Anyone know if there's a trick to this?          [[e-mail]]

No trick.  All you do is put the copy the two disks onto your server (then
you should have two folders, one for each disk, with the same exact names of
the disks), and then pull the Installer and the Install System Update out of
the first folder and into the folder containing the two instalation folders,
IOW one directory back.

Just do what it says in the instructions.  It worked for me.

--
Michael Edmondson  -=-  [e-mail]  -=-  Macintosh User Assistant
    Georgia Tech:  Where the people work, and the computers don't.

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Date: Fri, 27 May 94 15:30:35 -0400
From: [e-mail] (David B. Reiser)
Subject: Versaterm and printers

We've been migrating, somewhat slowly, to an ethernet based communication
structure. Along the way, some of us were able to maintain the ability to
print from Versaterm, even though the Network cp was set to ethertalk and
our Deskwriters were set up as appletalk devices. We were told that such
behavior was not possible, so MIS certainly wouldn't support it. But it did
work. Now it seems to be working less frequently, and re-establishing the
behavior is beyond my grasp.

Have I been hallucinating? Can anyone define the appropriate incantation
that will allow the printer connection while ethertalk is active?

Thanks.

Dave
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 94 09:23:03 -0400
From: [e-mail] (David B. Reiser)
Subject: What is wrong with FoxPro (R)

In the US, FoxPro 2.5c (the version that purportedly fixes the memory leak
bug in all earlier versions) is shipping. I have a copy of 2.5b, and have
been too lazy to upgrade yet.

>From my lurking on CI$ Foxforum, I infer that your problem is probably that
Microsoft's international distribution chain is an absolute mess. The US
MS people regularly tell the non-US customers that they (the MS employees)
can't help the stricken international users. Non-US folks must _always_ go
through the "appropriate" "local" distributor. [by help I mean actually send
a disk with an upgrade. the forum folk will always answer a question that
can be answered in text.]

Unfortunately, I think this is a case of: Congratulations, you've been
Microsofted.

Dave
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 94 21:54:30 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Wired

Those interested to know about the magazine WIRED should send a message to:
[e-mail].  Leave the subject blank and type only HELP. You will
receive some informations guiding you to the articles that you can download
even
the one which was recently banned in Canada. (as a Canadian I'm not very proud
of our justice departement on that one). The article is rather inoffensive.
Louis Bergeron

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Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 15:17:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: Seth Ness <[e-mail]>
Subject: word 5.1.a help

help,

on a quadra 610, system 7.1, SU 3.0
after a system reinstall, and a pram zapping, word 5.1a no longer starts up.
it quits on startup with a type 3 error.
any suggestions?


--

Seth L. Ness                         Ness Gadol Hayah Sham
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 09:48:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: Peter Macdonald <[e-mail]>
Subject: WordPerfect 6.0 Translator (?)

Has anyone seen a translator for importing DOS WordPerfect 6.0 binaries
into Macintosh MS Word 5.1 or ClarisWorks 2.0? The WordPerfect 5.0/5.1
translators don't seem to work very well. Thanks for your help!

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 12:06:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: High School <[e-mail]>
Subject: WriteNow 4.0

i jsut got an offor to get WriteNow 4.0 for $45. is this a good program?
i currently use word 4.0 and ClarisWorks.

so what have your experiences with WriteNow been like?

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