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Info-Mac Digest             Thu, 18 Jun 92       Volume 10 : Issue 147

Today's Topics:

      [*] CCL Modem Tool 1.0
      [*] TidBITS#129/ClarisWorks
      Added torque start-up ROMS for old Quantum drives (Q)
      Aladdin & Alysis (C)
      Aladdin & Alysis: miscommunication (A)
      Apple's New Ad Campaign
      Apple RAM disk option only on Quadras...
      AppleShare 3.0
      Audio CDs (C) (2 msgs)
      Booting on Powerbooks
      Boston MacWorld Expo hotel info
      CIS/Internet File Transfers (Q)
      Color Monitor on a Mac IICI
      Communications Interface for Modem Connection (Q)
      concatenation (Q)
      Cricketgraph - Sideways Text
      Excel & Courier9 problems
      Excel and PostScript???
      Eyeballs (C)
      fax modems
      FAXModem software for Macs
      french with Zterm
      Funny Sys. 7 problem?
      HD not booting (Q)
      How to make PowerBook Power-On Chime go Away? (Q)
      How to share a System 6 Volume with other machines?
      Identifying guests in appleshare (A)
      Info-Mac Digest V10 #146 (3 msgs)
      inside mac files
      mac appl on suns (R)
      MacWeek
      network problems
      PageMaker/WriteNow 3.0 Filt
      Pop-mail client software
      Postscript to PICT convertion utility
      Power supply for external hard drives
      protecting folders from pirates
      RAM disk only for 69040...NOT!
      Re. NetAgent
      SCSI Ethernet?
      Startup sheet blues
      Sun Remarketing
      System_Crash_with_FlashWrite?
      TrueType bitmaps
      truetype vs. bitmap
      TT vs other fonts
      Upgrading a Mac Classic II (Q)...

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 92 22:46:09 +0400
From: Vladimir Butenko <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] CCL Modem Tool 1.0

CCL Modem Tool 1.0

The CCL Modem Tool is a Connection Tool for Communications Toolbox.
It lets you establish a connection with a remote computer through
a modem attached to your Macintosh (or through shared network modems).
It uses CCL script files (the same files as ARA uses) for controlling
the modem, thus the user interface is as clear and simple as it is in
the Apple's Remote Access Setup control panel. The tool can also trace
CCL scripts. Balloon Help(tm) supported.

The CCL Modem Tool can be freely distributed on non-commercial basis.

If you want to bundle the CCL Modem Tool with your products, contact:

Stalker Software, Network Group
Moscow State University, NIVC,
Moscow, 199899, Russia
Fax:[phone]
Internet: [e-mail]

Vladimir Butenko,
Stalker Software

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/ccl-modem-tool.hqx; 36K]

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 92 23:00:32 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#129/ClarisWorks

TidBITS#129/ClarisWorks

 If you're a power user and won't use anything but high-end
   software tools or ResEdit, don't read this review. If you have
   more modest needs and you're interested in being able to use a
   number of different types of software packages, read on for an
   excellent discussion of ClarisWorks, perhaps the best of the new
   breed of integrated packages.

Topics:
    ClarisWorks Review
    Basic Facts
    Integration
    Page Layout Capabilities
    Import/Export Features
    Macros
    Word Processing
    Graphics
    Spreadsheet and Charting
    Database and Mail Merge
    Communications
    Learning ClarisWorks
    What's Not There
    The Bottom Line
    ClarisWorks Details

[Archived as /info-mac/digest/tb/tidbits-129.etx; 29K]

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 08:12:16 CDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Added torque start-up ROMS for old Quantum drives (Q)

A few weeks back, someone posted information suggesting that for
those of us with old Quantum drives which appear to have problems
starting when cold, there is a ROM update available.
I would appreciate any specifics anyone has on this, since I can
envision right away the shrugged shoulders on the other end of the
phone line when I try to discuss this problem with a service person.
Please reply to address below.  Thanks.
    Greg

[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 92 19:44:16 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Aladdin & Alysis (C)

On Wed, 17 Jun, [e-mail] (Paul) castigated Jeff Needleman

>Huh?  A problem with an ancient version of Stuffit means there "must" be an
>ongoing problem?  Phooey!  Does the problem occur with Stuffit Classic, the
>now current shareware package?

C'mon, Paul. Jeff only mentioned Stuffit 1.5 because (1) Alysis mentioned
beta software problems and (2) AOL still distributes 1.5 to new members.
Jeff's point was that the problem is not just with beta software. It is
with pretty standard pre-existing well-established software, too. Jeff
was being rather gentle with Alysis. An all-out "Jane, you stupid slut"
posting would have been more *my* style. Jeff is, however, a gentleman.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 92 22:37:00 -0400
From: Jeffrey L. Needleman <[e-mail]>
Subject: Aladdin & Alysis: miscommunication (A)

In 10-146, Paul Baim takes me to task for the comments I made about the
conflict between StuffIt and MDS. He says my comments are "unsubstantiated
fluff," "irresponsible," asks why Alysis "gets the blame" for conflicts
with other programs and wonders whether I have some hidden agenda.

The curious should go back to 10-145 and reread what I wrote. I said quite
clearly that I did not think Alysis was lying. I did not "blame" Alysis for
the problems; I just spread the word that the conflict was widespread and
affected versions of StuffIt that many Mac owners have. Since AOL
distributes 1.5.1 to all of its subscribers (even today), I thought it was
important to point out the conflict with that version.

Paul asks if the problem affects version 1.6 of StuffIt. I don't know,
Paul, but I'll bet you five bucks it does. Aladdin's letter didn't indicate
the existence of any version of StuffIt without the conflict. I don't own
or use MDS; I don't own or use version 1.6 of StuffIt. I can't check. I
thought it a safe assumption that if the older versions of StuffIt don't
work with MDS and the latest beta version of StuffIt still doesn't, that
all inbetween versions didn't work as well. The assumption is hardly
far-fetched. Did the inner workings of StuffIt for constructing archives
change so dramatically between 1.5.1 and 1.6? Is it likely that 1.5.1
creates corrupt archives with MDS files, the latest beta version creates
corrupt archives, but 1.6 does not? And how is it irresponsible to make
such an assumption in a note? I clearly stated it was an assumption; I did
not state the conclusion as a fact.

So let's just change the sentence. Rather than saying I was making "a safe
assumption" let's instead say "to be safe, assume..."  There. Much better.
Since this conflict causes data loss, better safe than sorry.

Paul wonders about my agenda. I got involved in this very simply. I was
browsing through the MacSeven section of CompuServe and found buried in the
posted messages a note from Aladdin pointing to a problem. I reposted it
here and on Prodigy, since the warning looked serious to me. Two Prodigy
members who use MDS started a discussion with me, with one posting a reply
>From Justin Gray (which I reposted in 10-145) talking only of a problem
with the beta version of StuffIt--and another telling me he called Alysis
technical support and was assured the problem was only with the beta
version.  I thought the Aladdin warning applied to all versions, so I asked
both to test their versions of StuffIt; both had 1.5.1; both wound up with
corrupted files. I then logged on to AOL and read through all the messages
on the Alysis and the Aladdin boards. No further word about the problem
>From Aladdin; no message from Alysis hinting of any problem with any
version of StuffIt other than the beta version. Hence my note here.

Paul ends by lecturing us on the duty of a beta tester to a vendor. Huh? I
wouldn't care about a problem involving only programs in beta test--and
I've never beta-tested any of the products mentioned. My warning was about
released versions: a widely-owned product like StuffIt and an
aggressively-promoted product like MDS. As far as I know, all versions of
both programs have the problem when used together. That warning is
important. Right?

Jeff Needleman  <[e-mail]>

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 10:55:12 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Terry Thiel)
Subject: Apple's New Ad Campaign

[e-mail] writes:
>Who are these ads targeted towards?  Certainly, you can't expect someone after
>seeing that ad, to sell their PC and get a Mac instead.  Most PC users believe
>that what they have is the leader in technology and they love to say things
>like, "My PC runs at 33 MHz, how 'bout your Mac?"  An ad won't change their
>mind.  (Don't get me wrong; Mac users are pretty much the same way in reverse)
>Likewise, most PCs come installed with Windows now (Windows Ready!) and the
>lack of ease of installation isn't too much a concern.  When someone walks
>into a computer store to buy a computer (with nothing else decided except the
>fact that they WILL buy a computer) the salesperson will make sure they leave
>the store with a PC.  Will these ads decrease the number of people buying PCs
Perhaps Windows is already installed on alot of these machines but the
peripherals and any appliations that people buy later aren't.  Installing
peripherals and even apps on machines running Windows can really be a pain.
Windows also still crashes constantly.  File management is still lousy too.
There is also a big problem with apps conflicting with each other, much more
than conflicts on the Mac and the Mac is still far easier to use in many
different ways.  I used a Windows machine at work for about a year and thought
it was crap compared to a Mac.  Its about time Apple pointed this out.
-Terry

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 1:24:14 EDT
Subject: Apple RAM disk option only on Quadras...

> From: "Brian K. Pickerill" <[e-mail]>
>
> My question for you macphiles out there is this:  Why doesn't
> Apple's RAM disk work in lesser (68030 or 68020+PMMU) Macs?
> I assume it has something to do with the 68040, but if you could
> enlighten me on this, please do so!

I believe that the PowerBooks also support the Apple RAMDisk option.

I remember being told that the reason the RAMDisk wasn't available on
lesser platforms was because the RAMdisk designers wanted the RAM disk to be
able to survive restarts and system errors without losing any data on the
RAMdisk.  (try it and see...I was surprised the first time I used a ram disk
and the Quadra crashed... the RAMdisk came back up in the Finder, no problem!)

Apparently earlier versions of the ROMs execute a destructive memory test
upon all startups or restarts. This destructive memory test overwrites
all previous data in RAM as part of the test.

Starting with the Quadras and the PowerBooks, the new ROMS run a
non-destructive test instead, so your RAMDisk is ready and waiting for you
when you finish restarting.

Hope this helps,
  Kelvin

--
Kelvin Edmison, [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 12:33:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: Christopher Bruce Kidwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: AppleShare 3.0

The security problem mentioned about Appleshare 3.0 is mainly
just for people who aren't careful.  It is possible to leave
your desktop folder with full access without noticing.  Best
thing to do is make sure you have every folder including
desktop and trash with the proper access levels, not just
the ones that show up on your screen.  Also, just to appease
those people still connection using System 6, it's a good
idea to make the desktop and trash folders invisible even
though System 7 does it automatically.

Chris Kidwell
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 92 23:15:02 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Audio CDs (C)

>...there is also a "header file" on the disk which contains a unique
>CD code, number and length of songs (and movements for classical
>music - only top-of-the-line players decode this information), as
>well as other information (some of which was meant to help prevent
>piracy).

>An example of how this information is used is that on some players
>you can program them to recognize the CD and display a name on the
>front panel, then only play the songs you like on the CD. All it
>takes is money to get all the features ;-)

Given the fact that there is some header information on a CD, it
really BUGS ME BIG TIME that the performer, composer, and name of
song are not included. It would take up a trivial amount of space
and would be really cool with players that read the header and have
an LCD display. It's not easy remembering which disk is in which
slot in my changer, let alone what the names of all the songs are.

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 92 23:32:36 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Audio CDs (C)

Hmmm, I just spewed off about how CDs don't have the performer,
composer, and song title info on the disc, but others have indicated
this information is there. I haven't seen a player that displays
this information, but I haven't shopped for one lately either.

I have seen players that let you type in this information, but that
seems like more trouble than its worth. Like, I really want to enter
all this information in my home and in my car unit! But if the
information really is on the disc, then I'm gonna make sure my next
player can display it!

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Date: 18 Jun 92 17:41:03 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Booting on Powerbooks

Hey all,

I heard over the nets that the Classis has a neat-O feature whereby one can
start the sucker up without a system by holding down command-option-x-o and
letting the 'puter start up by a pre-installed system 6.0.3 rom disk.

My question is this: Is there a key combination that will do something of
this ilk with my  Powerbook 170?

When I'm out on the road or in class without disks (read most of the time) I
need someting exactly like this for those times when Mr. Hard Drive decides
to be petulent.


Thanks,
-tig

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 12:12:54 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Boston MacWorld Expo hotel info

I've just got the approval to attend the Expo and I'm wondering if any
experienced Expo attendees can pass on some advice about which hotel/area
will be best.  Some hotels are providing their own shuttle service to the
Expo, some are within walking distance of the Copley Square Shuttle location,
and others are within walking distance of the Boston Common Shuttle location.
Thanks.

Ann Woods
The MITRE Corporation
7525 Colshire Drive  McLean VA  22102
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 08:22 CDT
From: "Dwight Lemke @ Wisconsin Oshkosh" <[e-mail]>
Subject: CIS/Internet File Transfers (Q)

I have been using the facilities at Michigan State via telnet to log into
Compuserve.  I am using NCSA Telnet 2.5 and log in directly to the 'net
via a data jack and not going through a server.  Is it possible to
download files from Compuserve to my Mac?

Thanks!

-Dwight

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 15:50 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Color Monitor on a Mac IICI

We have a Mac IICI with a Sony Trinitron Super Fine Pitch Multiscan HG
color monitor on it.  When we change the number of colors to 256 the screen
looks washed out.  Does anyone have any ideas as to what the problem might be?
Where should we look?  Also, we have a video adapter from a DB15 TO HD15 which
connects the Monitor cable to the Mac video port.

Thank you for any assistance you can offer.

Lisa Besko
Michigan State University
Cyclotron Lab

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 92 22:56:48 CDT
From: Jay Poutinen <[e-mail]>
Subject: Communications Interface for Modem Connection (Q)

Can some of you experts give me advice?  I am using a modem to dial
into our university UNIX server.  Then, from there, go out on the
Internet.  The "connection routine" goes like this, after I dial--
    CONNECT 2400
    <I must wait for several seconds, then give two returns>
    DIAL: <I then type in the host machine name>
    login: <I type my login name>
    password: <I type my password>
    <About six lines of text scroll by.>
    TERM=<I type vt100>
    <more text scrolls by, and I get the UNIX prompt "$">

My question is this:  Is there a more user-friendly interface I can
use for telnet, ftp, (and, perhaps, mail) than I currently have with my
cheap Zoom modem software?  (I do like the Fetch interface, but my
current understanding is that you need MacTCP, but that MacTCP is for
networked Macs.)

I would very much appreciate your suggestions for a solution--freeware,
shareware, or commercial.  Thank you.

Jay E. Poutinen
Internet:  [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 16:01:50 EDT
From: JF <[e-mail]>
Subject: concatenation (Q)

Naive question:  Is there a mac utility allowing the concatenation
of very large files (i.e., like the UNIX cat)?

John Fyfe

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1992 23:34:27 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Garry Russel Burgess)
Subject: Cricketgraph - Sideways Text

Hi Cricket people.

I have a problem with CricketGraph when I try to label axes with vertical
labels.  The text appears jagged when laserprinted.  I think that it is at
that point no longer text.  This means that the program is useless for
getting publication quality graphs.

Is there a way around this problem, maybe by exporting the graph to
another program.  If so, what would be the best way around this problem.

Garry

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 14:06:51 CDT
From: Larry Pickett <[e-mail]>
Subject: Excel & Courier9 problems

In Excel when I set the font to Courier 9 the text prints wider than
it displays on the screen.  That is if I snap the column to fit exactly
on the screen when it prints (and in print preview) the text overflows
into the next column.

Also when I set up a sheet in Geneva 9 and resize it it prints in Courier.
The font sub parameter is off.

System 7.0.1 with the 4/8 tuneup.

Any clues or solutions??

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 16:19:14 -0400
From: Eric Conger - Microcom <[e-mail]>
Subject: Excel and PostScript???

Does antone know how to generate a PostScript file from EXCEL 3.0a on
the Mac?  I know you can click on Save As PostScopt file.  But, how can I
get it to (save or print) just the PostScript and not the LaserWriter
dictionary and Prep Data?  I am using System 7.0.1 so the the Command-F
in Excel does not work.

Thanks,
Susan Conger
Burroughs Wellcome Co.
[phone]
[e-mail]

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Date: Thursday, 18 June 1992 1:44am CT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Eyeballs (C)

>In MacWorld I read about a shareware program called: eyeballs, or
>something like that, that one installs on powerbooks, where the eyes
>always looks in the direction of the cursor.  Does anyone know where
>this can be obtained via the internet?
>
Try BobsEyesPro_1.33 at rascal (128.83.138.20) in mac/pranks/.
Have seen an older version; don't know much about the newer one.
Also remember asimilar one called Reagan'sWatching (or something like
like that) at info-mac.
BTW, if this is your first visit to rascal, note that unlike info-mac,
it requires binary mode to ftp etc.

Cheers - Shekhar Govind,   Lafayette College,   [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 14:12-0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: fax modems

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 From: [e-mail] (Dave Bursik)
 Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
 To: [e-mail]
 Subject: Re: fax modems


 Bob,
 I don't have the v.32bis version (yet :-) but I have Supra's FAXmodem
 Plus (2400 V.42bis/9600 FAX) and am quite satisfied with it.

 The fax software (FAXstf) is good but not fantastic; it is missing a few
 features that are present in Quick Link II (which I had when I owned a
 Quicktel Xeba fax/data modem), e.g., a separate utility for converting
 common document formats into fax documents (i.e., in addition Print-ing
 from an application), the ability to "bundle" several documents together
 for transmission under a single cover sheet, etc.

 On the other hand, I had *major* problems getting the Quick Link II software
 to work properly (e.g., had to reconfigure & reboot between printing to fax
 from an application and sending the fax and then reconfig & reboot to get
 back to where I started from; the chooser device and background modem device
 driver couldn't peacfully coexist)[*], whereas I've had very few problems with
 the FAXstf software (fewer features, but they >work<).

 Also, the hardware construction of the Supra modems is superior (esp. when
 compared to the Xeba modems).  They are very compact, sturdy (metal cases),
 have clearly marked indicators on the front-panel (vs. cute little icons on
 the Xeba modems) and the tech support is very good (they respond quickly,
 esp.
 to FAXed questions :-).

 Based on my experience with the Supra FAXmodem Plus, I would expect the
 V.32 modem(s) to be an excellent choice.


 -Dave Bursik
 LCC, Inc. / Arlington, VA / [phone] / uunet!lccinc!bursik

 [*] I am running System 6.0.7 on a IIsi with 17MB/100MB & a Portrait monitor.

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 10:32:25 -0400
From: Kelvin Edmison <[e-mail]>
Subject: FAXModem software for Macs

I am looking for comments on the FAX sofware out there...how easy
is it to use, what kind of features does it have, what the quality
of the transmission is, etc.  I would appreciate any reply and will post
a summary if requested.

Thanks for your help,
  Kelvin

--
Kelvin Edmison, [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 00:47:47 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Charlie Mingo)
Subject: french with Zterm

Francois Brillon <[e-mail]> writes:

 >   I use Zterm to connect on some BBS. These BBS use IBM ascii code and
 > the accents are not correct on my screen. Do you know a way with Zterm 0.9
 > or a new version of a communication program that support IBM french ascii
 > code??

   Zterm 0.9 supports both the IBM-PC extended character set and the regular
Mac character set.  For the the IBM-PC characters, you should ANSI-PC under
the "Terminal..." item on the settings menu.


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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 13:14:18 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Marc Friedman)
Subject: Funny Sys. 7 problem?

    I'm not sure if I'm experiencing a feature of system 7,
an extension someone has put on my system without my knowledge,
or a virus.  Whenever I press the shift key a few times
consecutively (about 5 times), a small object appears in the upper
right hand corner of my screen (to the right of the application
menu).  The small object looks like a small cup.  Once it appears,
pressing the shift key additional times causes an arrow to appear
that points down into the cup, the cup fills, empties, and then the
arrow and cup disappear.  During all of this, an unusualy
arcade-type sound is made (provided your sound is on).

    Does anyone have any insights as to what I'm experiencing?
I've checked my hard drive with Virex 3.7 and some recent version
of disinfectant, and neither one of them found anything unusual.

Marc Friedman - The MITRE Corporation (e-mail: [e-mail])

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 14:13:37 EDT
From: JF <[e-mail]>
Subject: HD not booting (Q)

Here is an old problem back to haunt me.

I have an SE/30, running with System 7.0, which was upgraded
>From an SE.  Last night I re-formatted (setting the interleave
factor to 1) and re-partitioned my EMAC 105 mb external hard
disk.  The problem is that I now cannot boot off that disk.

Thanks in advance,
John

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 03:02:32 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Dale Parkyn)
Subject: How to make PowerBook Power-On Chime go Away? (Q)

This was dicussed but I don't remember there being any solution of the
type you wanted, the tone indicates that your 'baby' is healthy...

Some suggestions anyway...
  Someone said that zero volume acutally made the startup tone loud but
  you can set the volume low.

  Put your thumb over the speaker outlet when starting

  Leave your PB in SLEEP more often - NO startup sound waking.

Dale

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 92 21:17:59 -0700
From: [e-mail] (David Dantowitz)
Subject: How to share a System 6 Volume with other machines?

How does one share a System 6 volume with other machines.  Sharing
a System 7 volume with a System 6 machine is easy right out of the
box, but how about the other way around?

David

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 13:18:11 PDT
From: Kee Nethery <[e-mail]>
Subject: Identifying guests in appleshare (A)

The best way to find out who are the guests logging into your System 7
Personal File Sharing is to TURN OFF GUEST and see who complains. Why would
you want anyone on the net accessing your machine and causing you this
grief?

Kee
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1992 16:51 PST
From: "LARRY NELSON, PLU INST. RESEARCH & PLANNING"
<[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V10 #146

>Date: Tue, 16 Jun 92 17:51 EDT
>From: [e-mail]
>Subject: MacWeek
>
>I have a question regarding the tabloid, MacWeek.
>
>  -How long did it take any current MacWeek recipients to start receiving
>    MacWeek once "approved"; or turn-downees to recieve the offer to buy?
    In the past year or so, I have received two "applications" for
a free subscription and have completed and returned both.  I have
received no response whatsoever.  However, like you, I have started
to receive PC week.
    I am very interested in getting MacWeek and purchase software
regularly and hardware as funding permits.  But I have about given up
on receiving this publication.
        Larry Nelson, Director
        Institutional Research & Planning
        Pacific Lutheran University
        Tacoma, WA  98447

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 92 19:09:23 PDT
From: [e-mail] (David Sternlight)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V10 #146

In Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1992 10:12:06 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Aladdin & Alysis: miscommunication

there is a long flame at the criticism of Alysis with respect to a
bug (since fixed) in MDS. This issue was discussed for several weeks
on Compuserve. What happened is that Alysis violated Inside Mac
guidelines for the value of a particular inter-program communication
variable, by passing the compressed size of files instead of the
expanded size. When Aladdin went to process those files, it was
told of the compressed length, but given the expanded file. It
stopped processing after <compressed length> bytes and this caused
users to lose information.

Alysis first attempted to make this look like a bug in Aladdin's
product. Then it argued about the value passed. Then, when Inside
Mac was quoted to it, it argued talmudically about exactly what
Apple meant, and argued historically that if Apple only knew what
conditions were today they wouldn't have said what they said.

All this highly offended a number of members, including some of
the most famous Mac gurus with no connection to either Alysis or
Aladdin. In addition, Alysis took the disingenuous position that
it wanted communication, and wanted to argue with Aladdin over
whose bug it was. At a low point, Alysis even threatened to patch
Aladdin's application. Alysis continually posted misinformation
during this process: at one time they told me the "problem was
solved" when nothing of the kind was true--all that happened is
that Aladdin spoke to them on the phone and Alysis concluded it
was Alysis' bug and they'd have to fix it. But it wasn't fixed,
and Alysis subsequently retracted their statement that the problem
was solved. Finally, after much yelling and screaming from users,
Alysis fixed it (in the upgrade that came out last week).

Let's not repeat this rain dance here. Nobody who criticized
Alysis has a hidden agenda. Alysis, after much evasion and
resistance, fixed the problem. It's over. Let's move on.

David

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 11:37 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V10 #146

Where can I get hold of THINK C v. 5.0?
Is it available in the UK, and how different is it to THINK C 4?
Any comments form THINK C 5.0 users awaited with intereest.
Bill Newell, Chemistry, Leeds Uni, U.K.

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 12:28:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: inside mac files

I am having trouble downloading the inside-mac files to my system. I get EOF
errors amoung other probems. I have binhex and stufit and have been able to
use other files, so I don't think they are the problem. Can you help?

Thanks,

Linda

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 13:08:11 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Marc Friedman)
Subject: mac appl on suns (R)

    In response to the question concerning running Mac
applications on a sun:

> From: JF <[e-mail]>
> Subject: mac apps on a Sun

> I am looking for any information on software that allows one to
> run Mac applications on a Sun (e.g., vendors, speed, cost ...).

    There is a program called LIKEN which claims to do exactly
what you desire.  It claims to perform as a 16 Mhz Mac with a
68030 on a 24MB SPARCstation IPX.  It is made by ANDATACO -
1-800-334-9191.  My office mate recently ran across their
advertisement in: SunExpert - June 1992, Vol. 3, No. 6, P.15 ....
We don't have any personal experience with the product.  I hope
this helps.

Marc Friedman - The MITRE Corporation (e-mail: [e-mail])

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 10:14:12 EDT
From: Charles <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacWeek

I sent my application for MacWeek in well over a year ago (it may even be
getting on to 2 years!) and have yet to have the courtesy of a reply in any
form or shape from Ziff-Davis. So don't hold your breath!
By the way, if anyone has an e-mail address for MacWeek or Ziff-Davis or
anyone responsible within either organisation, please forward it to me so I can
 forward this message to them.

Cheers.

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 10:46:20 EDT
From: Seth Ness <[e-mail]>
Subject: network problems

heres the setup.
3 SE/30's- 2 with system 7, i with system 6.x(only one MB ram)
1 mac IIx- system 7

the IIx and 2 of the SE/30's(the system 7 ones) are on an ethernet network,
and constitute one zone.

the IIx and the non-networked SE/30 are attached by local talk to a
laserwriter IINT (i think its local talk, for the IIx to use the printer
i have to go to the network control panel and change from ethertalk to
local appletalk(or local talk or something like that)

i'd like to have filesharing between all the networked computers but this
omly works for the IIx when ethertalk is chosen in the network control
panel. and then it can't use the printer.

so, how can the the IIx be both accessible to filesharing and able to use
the printer without having to go to the control panel?

and if the printer is put on the network is there a way to restrict its
use to just people in our zone?
thanks

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

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Date: 18 Jun 92 14:50:44 U
From: "Tom Scott" <[e-mail]>
Subject: PageMaker/WriteNow 3.0 Filt

               Subject:
               PageMaker/WriteNow 3.0 Filter
Does anybody know if a new filter is needed for using WriteNow 3.0 documents in
PageMaker 4.x files?  If so, when will it be available?

 From the desk of:
Tom Scott

 Cornell University

 Carpenter Hall Annex
 Phone: [phone]
 [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 09:03:36 CST
From: Isidro Gerardo Avila-Calderon
<[e-mail]>
Subject: Pop-mail client software

Hi,
I am looking for Pop-mail client software: what I want is to use the
software with a PowerBook 170, AppleTalk Remote Access and a FastPath
. I would like to hear from commercial and shareware options.
May be Mr. Pugh or Mr. Bloom have some idea? =-)
Thanks in advance... (please respond) =-)

Isidro Gerardo Avila-Calderon
--
pl205102@tecmtyvm           (Bitnet)
[e-mail]  (Internet)

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 09:50:35 -0400
From: Mark Halliday <[e-mail]>
Subject: Postscript to PICT convertion utility

Is there a utility available that converts a Postscript graphics file (line,
point, draw commands) to PICT file for display in a programme such as
HyperCard? We have ETAK maps created on a PC in Postscript format that
we want to use in Hypercard.
Mark Halliday

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 17:26:21 EDT
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Power supply for external hard drives

I blew the power supply on an external hard drive. Any suggestions on
getting it replaced?

I heard that you can get the plug-in-the-wall type power supplies and
just run the wires into the right location. Any ideas as to what kind
these may be and any suggestions on where I can read more about this? Thanks.
Pete Tamas [e-mail] Temple University, Philadelphia (Eastern US)

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 13:53:49 CDT
From: "Eric H. Durbrow" <[e-mail]>
Subject: protecting folders from pirates

I'm trying to prevent pirates from stealing software from non-networked
Macs. Can someone tell me where I can get a shareware/low cost program for this
. Specifically, I would like to get a shareware program called Protect and I
don't have access to CompuServe. Thanks for any help.

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Date: Thursday, 18 June 1992 1:55am CT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: RAM disk only for 69040...NOT!

>My question for you macphiles out there is this:  Why doesn't
>Apple's RAM disk work in lesser (68030 or 68020+PMMU) Macs?
>                                 ~~~~~
Apple's RAM disk works just fine on a 68030 based PB170.

Cheers - Shekhar Govind,   Lafayette College,   [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 12:53:13 -0700
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re. NetAgent

The recent upload to Info-Mac of MetAgent looks like it should be really
neat. However when I tried to run it, it gave me the message "Not enough
memory needs 13K to run, 0K available" This is spite of having 4megs
available and NetAgent get info showing it wants 1,600K.

This is on a MacIIfx, System 7, tuneup 1.1.1, MacTCP 1.1, and misc other
stuff.

Anyone with a similar system got it to run?

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Date: Thu, 18 June 1992 09:59:29 -0500
From: Jill Williams <[e-mail]>
Subject: SCSI Ethernet?

I'm looking for people's experiences, good or bad, with SCSI Ethernet
connectors. I know that speed isn't up to a "normal" Ethernet connection, but
I'm more concerned with possible SCSI conflicts and interference between the
network connection and other SCSI devices, especially hard disks. Has anyone
ever had a network problem cause data loss or other headaches with a hard
drive?
Thanks for anything you can tell me.

Jill Williams
Academic Information Systems
Columbia University
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1992 20:57:04 -0800
From: Scott Allen Gruby <[e-mail]>
Subject: Startup sheet blues

"David C. Garrett" <[e-mail]> asks how to turn off
his startup sheet on his LaserWriter IINT.

Here is the simple solution. FTP to ftp.apple.com and get the latest
LaserWriter utility. It has an option to turn off the startup sheet.

Scott Gruby
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 09:26:38 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Bo Holst-Christensen)
Subject: Sun Remarketing

I'm trying to get in contact with Sun Remarketing. I have an 800 number,
but as I'm in Denmark, I cannot use it. Does anyone have a non 800 number,
voice or fax ?

Thanks

   Bo Holst-Christensen
   [e-mail]     [e-mail]     FAX: [phone]

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 1:18:36 GMT
From: Lars H Andersen <[e-mail]>
Subject: System_Crash_with_FlashWrite?

Flashwrite.text

info-mac.text

I have been using FlashWrite ][ v. 1.1 for a while now and sent off my
registration fee to the author a few days ago.

Unfortunately I haven't got Dan Welch's, the authors, e-mail address.

Now I am having days with the accessory.  Whenever I launch it from within an
application two or three times my Mac crashes with the bomb message (the
Icelandic equivallent of) O!no co-processor installedO' O!memory lowO' or
O!unallowed
commandO'.  When I press the restart-button in the dialogue the system hangs
and
shifts to another of the three messages and the machine doesn''t restart.  This
is of
course very annoying.  I run a Mac SE 2/20 with system 6.0.7.

Does anybody know Dan Welchs, the authors, e-mail address, or even better, does
anybody know of bugs behaving as described above. Otherwise I will have to
search for a sinner among my INITs.

Thank you

Lars
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 92 17:52:15
From: [e-mail] (Dieder)
Subject: TrueType bitmaps

Regarding the suggestion of throwing away the bitmaps, I have found that
by carefully going through the lists of fonts that I use everyday, that
by eliminating those bitmaps of font sizes that I don't use, and
including those that I use everyday that the actual speed of scrolling
and whatnot is much better. However, better is relative since scrolling
speed in System 6 is still substantially better than in System 7, having
bitmaps pre-generated does make scrolling less odious. TrueType and ATM
I acknowledge do have caches, but as with all caches they get flushed
when a new font size or new font is needed to be generated. Thus, keep
the bitmaps of the sizes you use most often, and turf the rest.

Works for me anyhow

Dieder

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1992 21:46 EST
From: Mark Cornick <[e-mail]>
Subject: truetype vs. bitmap

>>Once you've added TT fonts to your system file under Sys. 7, does it
>>make sense to still keep the older BitMap fonts in there?  Will TT
>>overide the bitmapped fonts, or will the system use whatever is best
>>a particular purpose (e.g., printing or screen display?)

>Neither, Jonathan. If there is a bitmapped font of the proper size, the
>system will use it for screen display. Otherwise the TT font is used. If
>you have a PostScript printer with the proper font, the PostScript font
>is used, else the TT font is used. Bitmap/TT is (generally) a screen
>display question. I tossed all my bitmaps when I got all the TT fonts
>built into my LaserWriter IINT. Others chose to keep the smaller bitmap
>sizes for aesthetic reasons -- easier to read than TT in small sizes. I
>suggest trashing your bitmaps and seeing how well you can live with the
>TT display in small sizes. Put the little ones back as needed.

If you run a 68000 kludg-o-matic like my Mac Plus, it makes a lot of sense
to keep the bitmaps around; else you have to wait several seconds for the
system to scale the TT font. So if you're running an older mac, I'd keep those
bitmaps around. (Yes folks, that's right, I run System 7 on my Mac Plus. I
always was the sadist :-)

Mark Cornick
James Madison University
[e-mail]
P.S. Thanks Al.

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 09:25:53 IST
From: "Dr. Michael Silverstein" <[e-mail]>
Subject: TT vs other fonts

Now I am all confused...since a long time ago a read
a posting that said that if you use a laser printer
you should throw out all your true type, and now
Al Bloom's posting indicates that they are preferred
for the screen.  On top of that, in the FONT directory
at SUMEX there are replacement bitmaps(?) that are
supposed to be better....if the above sounds confused
then it accurately reflects the situation.

To put it simply...I use a MacIIci, 13" colour monitor,
and a laser printer...which fonts should I install
in my system (assume I am talking about standard fonts, Times, Helvetica...)
a) several sizes of bitmaps that come with the Mac;
b) TT;
c) several sizes of bitmaps that are available at SUMEX.

Thanks in advance for your replies
I will post and summarize
Thanks again for all your time
(I didn't know that this would rhyme)

mike

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1992 08:24:37 CDT
From: "If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we know?"
<[e-mail]>
Subject: Upgrading a Mac Classic II (Q)...

This question might seem silly, but can you upgrade a Mac Classic II to more
than 4 M of RAM.  I've looked through tons of catalogs and can't seem to find
anything mentioning an upgrade larger than 4 megs. Any help will be
appreciated.

Jorge Fraser
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN
Internet: [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 92 23:19:11 CDT
From: Jay Poutinen <[e-mail]>

Subject: Dove Computer Rip-Off
Status: ON 32768
Mailed To: [e-mail]

I don't want to get down on a company that apparently is already down
(it was stated in a recent issue here that Dove Computer was in
Chapter 11 bankruptcy), but I thought that people dealing with Dove
should know--
    --in February, Dove repaired my Dove 030 SE Upgrade processor
because it didn't allow Excel to run because of the processor.  They
overcharged me (by $29.00), but a nice employee (Denise) apologized
for their mistake, and said I would get a refund.  In April, I wrote
to them stating I had not received my refund.  Please send it.  Still
nothing.  In early June, I wrote to them again asking for my promised
refund.  Still nothing.

I guess that's all there is to the story, unless someone knows how to
get a refund from Dove Computer for a mistake they made, and admitted
they made.  Otherwise, just thought you netters should know who you're
dealing with.

Jay

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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 10:27:42 -0500
From: Tron <[e-mail]>

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest
Path: tron
From: [e-mail] (Tron)
Subject: Re: Quadra/OverDrive (C)
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 15:27:38 GMT
Lines: 6

Last time I talked to Newer Technologies, they said that the OverDrive for
Q700 is not out yet and won't be until the end of June.

They OverDrive comes with a fan you can clip onto the 040.

Chuan

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