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Info-Mac Digest             Tue,  5 Jan 93       Volume 11 : Issue 3

Today's Topics:

      [*] Font names listed in own font
      [*] MacAssem.hqx
      [*] ROT13 BBEdit Extension
      [*] TidBITS#157/04-Jan-93
      !!!Help!!! with ScanShare
      (A)Old MACs  Keyboard replacement/fixing
      Adjusting CPU load amongst applications (r)
      Bad F-LINE Instructions
      Baystate Computer Repair (Q)
      Can cards used in FXs be used in Quadra 950s?
      Chinese chess
      Color Icons displaying in B&W
      command/clover leaf character wanted
      Ethernet Printing (Q)
      Ethernet vs scsi speeds
      European Software (C)
      Hard Drive Rename (A)
      Help with missing icons (Q)
      how to zap de PRAM
      HP scanjet IIC
      IIvx can't run A/UX?
      IIvx RAM config
      Imagewriter cable instead of Phonenet?
      Is this some sort of virus?
      LaserWriter IINTX Memory?
      Macintosh Draw Programs With Direct Coordinate Editing?
      Mac medical billing (A)
      Metamorphisis Is Like Morph
      Michel/Michele
      MiniCad+4 vs. DesignCAD 3D
      MultiMedia development requirements quest
      music downloads
      network help (thanks)
      New Trojan Horse
      New VD Support Policy
      Norton partition
      Now Up-To-Date Demo
      PC to Mac transfers of large files
      Photo CD
      Please post as a troubleshooting question
      Powerbooks by mail?
      Remote aliases and remote Finders
      ROM into RAM
      sad mac (Q)
      Screen scroll and screen refresh
      Script writing programs?
      Shhh...does it work for you?
      Signature Flames
      Simcity Supreme (A)
      Some sort of virus? (R)
      Spooler for StyleWriter?
      Spooler for StyleWriter? (A
      System 7.1 Compatibility Revisited (Q)
      Telephone for Dovefax (A)
      Weather Images (R)
      what is the best C compiler

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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 00:34:11 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Font names listed in own font

In V11 #2, Lyman Chapin <[e-mail]> writes:
>Thanks to all who replied to my question about how to cause the font
>names in a "fonts" menu to be shown in their own font.  The responders
>knew of no currently-available shareware init or extension that would
>do this, and all suggested WYSIWYG Menus, part of the NOW Utilities
>package, which *does* do this.

There *IS* a shareware (freeware?  I forget) init that does exactly this.
It is now available by anonymous ftp from mac.archive.umich.edu as
/mac/system.extensions/init/wizzyfonts0.5.cpt.hqx

                    jonathan brecher
                    [e-mail]
                    assistant mac.archivist

[Archived as /info-mac/ex/wizzy-fonts-05.hqx; 10K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 20:00:18 -0800 (PST)
From: William Ford <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MacAssem.hqx

MAS is a complete interactive system for assembly language programming. The
MAS system includes a full featured editor, file handling utilities, an
assembler, and an extensive runtime system with an excellent source level
debugger. Multifile search and replace is included along with routines to
dynamically maintain window lists. An on-line help facility includes a
description of most MC68020/30/40 instructions. The distribution package
includes the system, a complete User Manual to describe the features of MAS
and direct users through a series of hands-on tutorials.  The package also
includes a listing of over 200 programs from "Assembly Language and Systems
Programming for the M68000 Family" by Ford  and Topp, D.C. Heath, 1992. The
programs illustrate the MC68020/30/40 instructions and the use of assembly
language for extended arithmetic, character handling, system run time
environments, data structures,  exception processing, interrupt handling,
concurrent programming, and coprocessor interface. Standalone and
interrupt-driven I/O libraries are included.

The assembler emits MC68020/30/40 code. Redefinable labels and include files
are added as enhancements. MAS provides an editable error window indexed by
line number. Options exist to generate listing files with cross referencing
and source/object information. Code execution is supported by a menu driven
run time environment. The interactive system features a source level
debugger.
The value of all 68000 registers and user selected labels are displayed at
each break. A memory display facility lists the contents in memory at any
label or absolute address. The runtime environment supports I/O redirection.
The system implements linking of separate source or object modules through
the Project Menu. MAS supports a full-featured help system. For code
generation with standalone systems, absolute addressing and S-records are
implemented.

This release is for demonstration purposes only. The self-extracting file
includes the MAS assembly system, and a set of tutorials that highlight its
main features. The software is fully functional, except that files may
not be saved or printed and access to the external clipboard is not
available.
The Help system only illustrates a sample of options and instructions.
Order information is included in the distribution.

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/mac-assem.hqx; 370K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 18:48 PST
From: [e-mail] (Daryl Spitzer)
Subject: [*] ROT13 BBEdit Extension

This is an extension to BBEdit I've written that will ROT13
the selected text.  I've included the source.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/bbedit-rot13.hqx; 18K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 08:02:44 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#157/04-Jan-93

TidBITS#157/04-Jan-93

 Our New Year's resolution is to clean out our article database, so
   this week brings you lots of little bits, including news of
   LaserWriter upgrades, a Lotus upgrade deal, an ATM patch, IIvx
   and A/UX incompatibilities, assorted bugs, random rumors, and a
   few fun notes. There's something for everyone in here, so dive
   in and enjoy. Next week, Macworld SF! NOTE: If you get this as a
   StuffIt file, it is now in 3.0 format, so use the free Expander.

Topics:
    MailBITS/04-Jan-93
    DAT Note
    ATM Patch
    LaserWriter IIf/IIg ROM Upgrade
    ShadowWriter networks 'em all
    A/UX Follies
    Compatibility Checker 2.0
    PhoneNet Talk Upgrade
    Newton Notes
    Lotus Upgrade
    Apple & AOL
    AutoDoubler 2.0
    FirstClass Deal
    Copying Utilities
    Likewise
    Nisus XS Rumors
    WriteNow Bugs
    Apple Multimedia Program
    Cancellations
    User Group 7.1 Pricing
    Reviews/04-Jan-93

[Archived as /info-mac/digest/tb/tidbits-157.etx; 29K]

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Date: 5 Jan 1993 08:46:18 -0500
From: "Tom Scott" <[e-mail]>
Subject: !!!Help!!! with ScanShare

     !!!Help!!! with ScanShare
I tried writing to Vladimir at Stalker Software for some help with the
ScanShare demo, and received no response.  When I saw his recent posting
about the scripts for his LineShare product, I thought I'd send him and
everyone else out there these problems/questions I've had with ScanShare.

I can't get the ScanShare (1.2) demo to completely work for me.  Let me
explain
my setup and what I'm trying to do:

A Mac II running System 7.0.1 + Tune-Up 1.1.1, 8 MB RAM.  An Apple
OneScanner is attached to this Mac, with the Ofoto software residing in
a shared folder on this Mac.  ScanShare is installed in the Extensions
folder.

A Mac IIcx running System 6.0.7 with 5 MB RAM.  This person has an
account on the shared Mac II.  They log on to the shared folder (with
the Ofoto software).  Then they connect to the remote scanner using
ScanShare.
It takes almost a minute to open the Ofoto app.  We quickly
tried to do an AutoScan.  Result: the IIcx locked up and had to be
rebooted.  We tried to repeat the process:  log onto the shared folder,
connect to the scanner, launch Ofoto, and quickly tried to perform a
Pre-Scan.  Result: a system bomb on the IIcx with a "coprocessor not
installed" message (the error dialog was flashing too, making it
impossible for us to click on the Restart button).

Some questions:

o Do you know what the problem might be?

o I've set up a remote password, but whenever I try to connect to the
remote scanner by selecting it, and choosing Options, I can either type
no password, the correct password, or an incorrect password and click
OK, and all it does is return me to the Chooser window.  There's no
verification that you are connected to the scanner or not.  At the very
least, there should be an error message when no password or an incorrect
password is entered.

o To your knowledge, does ScanShare work okay under System 7?

o Can I get a demo that works for longer than 1 minute?  Or is disabled
in some other way (like being unable to save)?  One minute is really an
inadequate time for any type of testing of your product.

o What is the shareware fee for ScanShare?

Please respond ASAP.  We're trying to get this set up to be able to do
this relatively soon.  Thanks for any advice you can give me.


Thomas Scott, Systems Manager, College of Engineering
Cornell University, Carpenter Hall Annex, Ithaca, NY  14853
E-Mail:  [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 12:36:46 PST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (A)Old MACs  Keyboard replacement/fixing

This is a summary of the replies from the net about my query.

A few weeks ago I wrote to the net about a problem of (some) intermitten keys
on ane old keyboard (MAC 512E) with a phone-plug jack.  The answers in general
suggested replacement with the Keytronics MacPro plus or the Datadesk 101E
keyboard.

I was able to fix the original Kb by squirting some WD-44 into the problem
switches.  I wiped off the excess oil as best as I could with cotton swabs
around the metal structures attached to the PC board.  So far, they work
perfectly.  So being a cheapskate I will hold off buying a replacement for a
while.

Here are some pertinent details I received in the mail:

I replaced my Mac Plus keyboard about a year and a half ago with a
Keytronics MacPro plus keyboard.  This excellent keyboard has
BOTH the RJ-11 (phone-plug) and ADB jacks, so it will migrate
with me to whatever machine I (eventually!) replace my 7 year old
plus with.  It is basically an extended keyboard (15 function keys,
a control key, an esc key, keypad, cursor keys, and help/del/home/end/
pgUp/pgDn keys).  Really it is a vast improvement.  Especially since
I use unix (how did I ever do it without a control key and esc key?).

The layout is slightly different from Apple's extended keyboard,
I think better.

David S. Meyers ([e-mail]):
 ---------
The Datadesk 101E keyboard is an excellent extended replacement keyboard that
works with all Macs (ADB and the old telephone type connectors).

David Bosso ([e-mail]):
 ---------
I have repaired my Mac 128K keyboard by cannibalising a spare numeric keypad I
bought for cheap (about a dollar) at a computer 'dump'. It is not really easy
to
remove the keys, but it worked for me. I also tried taking individual keys
apart (they have lots of parts) and cleaning the metal switches. That only
helped
for a couple of weeks, though).

Reinder Verlinde ([e-mail]):
 ----------
I would recommend the Keytronics MacPro plus keyboard.
It's around $110 (check out ads in MacUser or MacWorld;
if you need a place, let me know).  It is compatible
with all macs, including the ones with the phone jacks.

[e-mail]:
 ---------

Thanks to all that answered.  Hope this helps some other cheapskate.
Andy

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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 20:09:59 +0100
From: "Hr.Enkner" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Adjusting CPU load amongst applications (r)

>is it possible to adjust the proportions of CPU time allotted to background
>applications?

There is no way of doing that on macintosh!
Concerning Mathematica I've found it to be very quick in background, as no
rendering is done!
As background time is shared between all background applications, it is very
important not to open more than mathematica, the second app for text editing,
and the finder. (the finder can be quitted also if most performance is
wished).
Maybe you should by a faster Mac, more menmory, or both! :-) Mathematica
always
needs plenty of it!!!
Hope this coudld help you!
Stefan Enkner
University of Mining, Leoben Austria

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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 15:39-0400
From: Steve Lawrence <[e-mail]>
Subject: Bad F-LINE Instructions

About 6 months ago we upgraded our IIx's to IIfx's with 32 MB RAM.  At
the same time we also switched to System 7.0.1, and upgraded our
applications to System 7 compatible versions.  When starting-up various
applications such as Word 5.0, Canvas 3.0 etc, we sometimes get a dialog
box that appears with the message "Bad F-LINE Instruction".

Any explanations ?

Thanks, Steve

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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 11:04 EDT
From: "DAVID A. BELSLEY" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Baystate Computer Repair (Q)

Does anyone out there know anything (good or bad) about Baystate
Computer Repair, located in Newton Highlands, MA.?  I would appreciate
any information any may have.

thank you,

david a. belsley

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Date: Mon, 04 Jan 93 22:51:19 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Can cards used in FXs be used in Quadra 950s?

Can cards used in FXs be used in Quadra 950s? In other words, if someone
has bought an FX and puts cards in it, and then later sells the FX, can
he use the same cards in the 950? Thanks, Pete Tamas
[e-mail], Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)

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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 15:26 MET
From: "KUN - Phil. of Language dpt" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Chinese chess

I once saw board and pieces for Chinese chess on info-mac. Now I can't
find anything like it for the Mac anywhere, using the - slowly updated -
Archie
in Finland. Does anybody has anything for Chinese chess on the Mac? Henk.

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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 13:02:05 PST
From: [e-mail] (Barry Moss)
Subject: Color Icons displaying in B&W

Recently several color icons have begun appearing only in B&W on
my Mac LC. This seems to affect both the application and document
icons for AtOnce and MS Excel 3.0. I have tried rebuilding the
desktop and running with all extensions turned off but nothing seems
to make a difference. Has anyone else come across this problem before?
Cured it even?

BTW, I am running System 7.0 w/tune-up 1.1.1.

Barry Moss

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Date: 5  Jan 93 12:25 +0100
From: Ulf Dittmer <[e-mail]>
Subject: command/clover leaf character wanted

Hi netters !

The subject says it all: I need the command/clover leaf or
whatever it is called character and can't find it. I know
this is a FAQ and I promise to write it down this time but
neither KeyCaps nor Norton KeyFinder gave me a clue.
Thanks for all hints.

Ulf Dittmer

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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 12:09:24 -0800
From: [e-mail] (David Hartmann)
Subject: Ethernet Printing (Q)

Hello!

Here at Mills we are switching a building of Macs from LocalTalk to
Ethernet and are struggling with the wide variety of methods for
providing laser printing for them.

To complicate the matter, we also have a few NeXTs and an SGI Crimson
on that Ethernet and would like to provide printing for them as well.

The final constraint is that we need to do this without replacing our
printers.  Currently we have two LaserWriter Pluses and an HP IIIsi.

If anyone has experience setting up printing over Ethernet from Macs
and/or UNIX machines, whether the solution was hardware, software, or
both, I would greatly appreciate your advice.  Please send mail to me
and I will summarize for the digest.

Thanks,
David Hartmann
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 04 Jan 93 22:49:23 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Ethernet vs scsi speeds

Is ethernet faster than scsi? In other words, would a scsi device which
provides ethernet be slower than an ethernet card? Thanks, Pete Tamas
[e-mail], Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)

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Date: Tue, 05 Jan 93 14:04:05 MEZ
From: David Steiner <[e-mail]>
Subject: European Software (C)

Well, I though I might throw another log on the fire concerning the
recent discussion of the marketing of software in Europe.

I, like Elliot Bennet, am a transplanted American and I was a bit stunned
by the difference in prices between here and the US. Jussi-Pekka Mantere
made a good point that it costs a lot of money to translate the manauls
and other paper documents, but that does not explain why the English
versions of the software that I buy (some by choice and some because the
publisher does not have foreign language versions) is as expensive or,
sometimes, more expensive than the German one.

We have also experienced the lack of attention that the publishers seem
to have for European users. In the past several months, we have purchased
a number software packages including Word 5.0 (English), 4.0 (German),
Excel, Norton Utilities and some others. We have dutifully sent in all of
the registration cards and have yet to hear anything from any of them
about upgrades, etc.

Word 5.0 users in the US can upgrade for less than $20, I haven't seen
anything or heard anything about it here (if anyone else has, please let
me know).

Shortly after we installed Norton, I tried contacting (by fax) Symantec
about a problem we had. I sent the fax to the nearest European office
(The Netherlands) and still have received no reply (luckily I managed to
find the problem on my own).

Yes, there are added costs for U.S. companies doing business in Europe,
but, IMHO, the prices for the end users are too high and the level of
service is too low.

David R. Steiner
Research Assoc. - Remote Sensing & GIS
ISPA - Uni. Osnabrueck, Vechta Germany

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Date: 5 Jan 1993 08:25:55 -0500
From: "Tom Scott" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hard Drive Rename (A)

     Hard Drive Rename (A)
"Jeff Mealiffe, Net Admin" <[e-mail]> asks:

>Why can't I rename the Hard Drive on my Macintosh LCII?  Please respond
>to me directly at [e-mail].  Thanks :)

Make sure you have file sharing turned off before you try renaming the
hard drive.  It makes sense that you can't rename a volume that people
might already be connected to.

If you still can't rename the volume, download from sumex:
info-mac/app/system7-unlock.hqx.  Here's the blurb from
system7-unlock.hqx:

"Unlock Folder: System 7 required. This can help System 7 users who've
come across the "Name Locked Hard Drive" issue that occurs after having
a System 6 user log onto the System 7 File Sharing server. The symptoms
of this issue are that you cannot change the name of the hard drive even after
you've turned off the personal File Sharing. Additionally, you will unable to
paste a custom icon on that hard drive. This program has no
documentation, but simply select UNLOCK from the File menu and select
a folder or hard drive to have it make its magic upon."

Good luck!!  :-)



Thomas Scott, Systems Manager, College of Engineering
Cornell University, Carpenter Hall Annex, Ithaca, NY  14853

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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 15:45:35 PST
From: [e-mail] (Brian Gordon)
Subject: Help with missing icons (Q)

I know it's been asked before, but since I didn't need it then, ... :-(

It had been literally years since I reformatted my disks and, feeling
virtuous,
I did it over New Years'.  Environment: Mac II, OS 7.0.1/1.1.1 on the external
100 MB disk, OS 6.0.7 on the internal 40 MB.  After using DiskFit Pro 1.1 to
dump the 100 MB to 130+ floppies, I used the vendor's formatting program
running from floppy and reformatted the external disk, then rebooted off the
internal disk (under 6.0.7) and used DiskFit to restore to the external disk.
As far as I know, all went well.  (I don't have a lot of fancy icons on that
disk, so there could be icon problems I haven't noticed.)

Then I dumped the 40MB internal to floppies, used Apple's reformatter on it,
booted 7.0.1 on the external disk and used DiskFit Pro to restore to the 40
MB.  All went well -- except that all the "neat icons" for the various games,
etc. have all reverted to bland "executable" icons.  Can the old ones be
recovered?

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Date: Mon, 04 Jan 93 16:52:07 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Brian Gaeke)
Subject: how to zap de PRAM

>Here's a dumb question:
>                        How do you zap the PRAM?

In system 7: Hold command-option-P-R when you are first booting up.
you'll hear the boot-up sound again, and that lets you know it's done.

In system 6: (Who cares? <grin>) I think you hold command-option when
you open the Control Panel. Anyone who actually runs sys6 want to
verify/flame that?

Brian

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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 17:44:43 -0500
From: [e-mail] (David B. Reiser)
Subject: HP scanjet IIC

Is there any reason to expect problems using a Scanjet IIc with a Quadra 950?
HP doesn't usually include cables with their printers. Is that the case with
scanners, too. How extensive is the software that comes with the scanner? Has
anyone used Omnipage with the scanner output files?

I wouldn't expect any problems, but an acquaintance asked for information,
and I offered to query the net.

Thanks.
Dave

[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93  21:59 BST
From: RICHARD LIM <[e-mail]>
Subject: IIvx can't run A/UX?

Yesterday I entered into some correspondence with someone after seeing
his posting on comp.sys.mac.system to the effect that the IIvx is not
A/UX-friendly.  As we're in the process of buying a IIvx which we may
wish to run A/UX on in the very near future, I'm submitting (with
permission) excerpts from one of his messages, to see what the wider Digest
community makes of this.  (Lines that start with ">" are mine.)

From: [e-mail] (Mike Cederholm)

> Maybe you could clarify just why the IIvx is so unsuitable for A/UX, in
> your opinion:

> (1) Video.  Yes it basically has the LC video but why should that be a
problem?

May or may not be a problem, but since the LC will not support aux this may
be a reason...

> A/UX doesn't require fancy video surely.

Try to put a third party or apple card that is not supported by aux in a
a system like the IIci that will run aux with internal video and see what
happens.. The new APPLE 16" monitor is currently being bundled with an
E-Systems card (accellerated 8 bit controller) as an APPLE pruduct, and it
will not even work in the IIci which is a supported system for aux...
Being supported by apple is not equivalent to being supported by aux... even
for Apple products.

> (2) CD-ROM.  When you say A/UX doesn't support CD300, why is that an issue?
> Surely you can switch a CD300 player back down to 150 - I mean, it's sort
> of backward compatible.

This issue is that while the cdrom will work in the backward compatible mode
to install aux, the drivers for the cdrom once aux is installed, are not
compatible.. remember you are no longer using the apple driver you are using
an aux driver...  That means that backward compatibility may not be the issue
but rather the drivers forward compatibility...According to AUX support
hotline the new cdrom will work on the Quadra somewhat...no more said.. could
it just be a timing issue? who knows.

> (3) IIvx requires 7.1.  Again, why is this an issue?  I thought that
> basically you just get A/UX on a CD-ROM and copy it on to your hard disk.

You do not copy anything... the aux kernel (micro or mini kernel, to be
precise) in conjuction with the apple rom run installation scripts in a
psuedo apple finder environment to install unix... The operator only
selects the pieces to install. Without an operational unix kernel, you can
not recognize the file system structure on the cdrom in order to copy it.
This is one of those chicken or egg; which was first issues.. You cannot
recognize the aux partion without aux running, you cannot run aux without
loading the files from the aux partition on the cdrom... so you have to pull
some real trick maneuvering to get done.. When you do you usually restrict
yourself to a small set of "supported hardware" situations.  The new
cdrom300 does not fit into the situation.  Once unix is running on the mac
you have the new problem of a unix driver not recognizing or handling the
new cdrom correctly.

Hope this helps.. I have spend the last 6 weeks trying to get a IIvx to
run aux and then a IIci to run it with a 16" monitor... my conclusion:
Get one of the following systems if you want aux:

    se/30 without any additional monitors
    macIIci with 13" rgb monitor, or internally supported monitors
    mac quadra with internally supported monitors


Do no use anything out of the ordinary if you do not want a high level
of frustration

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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93  21:32 BST
From: RICHARD LIM <[e-mail]>
Subject: IIvx RAM config

I think this question has been asked recently, but I missed the answer
first time round.  Does the IIvx accept 2 Mb SIMMs?  We're in the process
of buying one and the dealer will not supply it with 12 Mb of memory
(4 on board + 4x2 Mb) because they say it's not a supported configuration.
But they sounded distinctly unsure...

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Date: 05 Jan 1993 12:05:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Imagewriter cable instead of Phonenet?

    In a recent posting on the Duos, someone argued in favor of connecting
nearby Macs together using an Imagewriter cable in place of Phonenet cables.
As Phonenet cables are more cumbersome and expensive, is this a viable
option.  I had heard that using an Imagewriter cable in this way might
damage the machines.  is this danger real?  how might it damage the macs?
would the printer cable be sufficient to allow 2 macs to share files under
system 7.1?

    thanks for the help!

    glenn tiffert
    ([e-mail])

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Date: 4 Jan 1993 13:11:36 -0800
From: "Anker, Andrew" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Is this some sort of virus?

>Suddenly this morning when I try and type the first letter of the alphabet
>on its own (e.g. followed by space, or quotes) the word "Apple" (sans
>quotes) appears on my screen? Anybody else notice this?

Sorry.  This isn't Apple problem I have seen.  Are you sure you don't have
Apple
program like Quick Keys or Macro Maker or Apple program similar that might
redefine
key strokes?

Just Apple thought.

Andrew Anker
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 20:52:45 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Brett Bobley)
Subject: LaserWriter IINTX Memory?

Digesters,

We have a LaserWriter IINTX with 3mb of RAM. We would like
to upgrade the RAM.  I am planning on purchasing SIMMS
for the Mac IIfx, as I understand these will work in the IINTX.

My question is, what increments can I upgrade in?  For
example, if I buy 4 one meg SIMMS, will I have 6mb total
or 7mb?  What are the "legal" increments for upgrading?  By
the way, the IINTX manual doesn't seem to have this information...

thanks,

Brett
Internet:   [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 21:54:55 -0800
From: [e-mail] (C. Brandon Gresham, Jr.)
Subject: Macintosh Draw Programs With Direct Coordinate Editing?

I've just started using Aldus IntelliDraw.

It may fill the bill for you.

What it won't do is read in or export a list of items which can be edited
in text.

But, you can call up a dialog box for Size and Position of objects and
input width, height and position in a variety of scales.
 -------------
Randy

[e-mail]* * * Data is not information is not knowledge is not
wisdom.

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Date: 5 Jan 1993 08:09:49 -0500
From: "Tom Scott" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mac medical billing (A)

     Mac medical billing (A)
"Matt McConnell "  <[e-mail]> asks:

>Are there any software packages out in the Mac world that do billing
>and accounting for medical practices?  Being more specific
>psychiatric practices?
>
>Is the Mac suited to the above task?  Or would it be easier to buy
>SoftAT and a package designed for the PC?  Please say it ain't so.
>
>If not how difficult would it be to use off the shelf software to do
>the above.  Keeping track of patient hours, billings to insurance
>companies, incoming accounts, patient charting/discharge summaries,
>printing up invoices and whatever else might be related.

>Is the Mac up to this task or does it fail miserably?  What's your
>guess at the cost of this idea?  More than a $1000?

I checked the back of the February MacUser magazine (p.360, to be exact), and
I
found something that might be what you need.  Here's the blurb:

----
MEDICAL PRACTICE MGMT.

The leader in medical practice automation with 5,000 users nationwide.
Automate both business and clinical information for your practice in one
integrated system.  Call for FREE in-office demonstration today!

Healthcare Communications
P.O. Box 5846; Lincoln, NE  68505-5846
[phone]    [phone]

Hope this helps!   :-)


Thomas Scott, Systems Manager, College of Engineering
Cornell University, Carpenter Hall Annex, Ithaca, NY  14853

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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 15:21:45 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Sven M. Sorensen)
Subject: Metamorphisis Is Like Morph

Someone asked about Metamorphisis - another one answered about Metamorphosis.

Metamorphisis (with 2*is) is like Morph - it makes QuickTime movies from a
starting and a finishing PICT. It was written by Mark Krueger and can be
found on the QT 1.5 CD. It is free "... and is definitely worth the price"
to quote the ReadMe-file! I have tried it and found it quite usefull.

Metamorphosis (with os+is) is not like Morph - it is for making font
outlines.

Sven M. Sorensen
Odense University
Denmark

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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 17:29:16 -0800
From: Michael Ross <antigone![e-mail]>
Subject: Michel/Michele

> Actually, the feminine version of Michel is Michelle. Michele
> is the masculine Italian version of Michel (Michael),
> pronounced Mickelay (accent on the second syllable).

>


Wrong!

Mich`ele and Michelle are BOTH correct spellings of the feminine
Michel.

---
Michael Ross
Antigone Press, San Francisco, California
e-mail: [e-mail]
FAX: [phone]
---

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

Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 14:58:29 PST
From: Bill Lipa <[e-mail]>
Subject: MiniCad+4 vs. DesignCAD 3D

Has anyone compared MiniCad+4 and DesignCAD 3D? I am considering getting one
of these applications for some CAD work, primarily engineering. While 3D
support is desirable, the 2D support must be excellent.

If anyone has either a positive or negative reaction to these products, I'd
really appreciate hearing about it.

Bill

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

Date: 04 Jan 1993 23:44:55 -0500 (EST)
From: Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai <[e-mail]>
Subject: MultiMedia development requirements quest

Hello and Greetings to All, especially those working on/with MultiMedia
applications, programs that contain video, animation, text,
diagrams, audio and would be interactive.

I would like to compile a survey on multimedia development: what
issues to consider, which could be easily decided upon, which ones
cannot, what equipment is a must, what could wait, what are the
limitations posed by equipment, software or other factor(s).

Our application paradigm is a computer-based lecture-notes series for
Medical School.

Would you kindly fill the following question sheet and add further items
you think relevan, as well as all the comments you could pass on.

I created a database and will load all the material to be able to produce
all kinds of summary reports which I will gladly share with everyone on
the Net.

Thank you.
 -----------------------------
MultiMedia Development issues.
 -----------------------------
1.  How long have you benn involved with MultiMedia application:

I. Hardware
     1.  Computer model:
     2.  RAM:
     3.  Storage devices/capacity:
     4.  Graphics card:
     5.  VRAM:
     6.  Monitor type:
     7.  Video capture board:
     8.  Audio board:
     9.  SCSI interface (Y/N):
    10.  Video compression board:


II. Software
     11. Operating system/version:
     12. Frame grabber:
     13. Compression:
     14. Video edit tool:
     15. Video play tool:
     16. Animation tool:
     17. Authoring tool:
     18. Drawing tools:
     19. Programming language:
     20. Audio tool:

III. Developed application
     21. General category:
     22. Level of interactivity:
       ALL = text+figure+animation+video+general control
     23. Application can run through network:

IV. Comments including help on issues I did not bring up in this Q'nnaire but
you think it should be considered.
 ------------------------------------


 ------------------------
Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
[e-mail]
Medical Computing/ McGill U/ Montreal

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

Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 11:53:28 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Michael Roman)
Subject: music downloads

Is anyone interested in music files produced by Deluxe Music Construction
Set and/or Finale? Also, if there are any legalities involved, could
someone advise of what they might be?

Mike Roman
[e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 05 Jan 93 14:27:05 MEZ
From: David Steiner <[e-mail]>
Subject: network help (thanks)

I would like to thank all those who responded to my post before
Christmas. I received a lot of good advice which will enable us to come
up with a workable (and inexpensive :-)) solution. We'll know for sure
sometime next month when they deliver the Novell stuff.

Just one quick question: Sean Graham mentioned software from FTP Inc.
and gave me a phone number. He also said they were reachable by email but
didn't have the address. Can anyone there post it for me?

Thanks again, everyone!
David

David R. Steiner
Research Assoc. - Remote Sensing & GIS
ISPA - Uni. Osnabrueck, Vechta Germany

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

Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 17:54:51 PST
From: [e-mail] (Jeffrey S. Shulman)
Subject: New Trojan Horse

There is a version of "CPro 1.41.sea" that is really a trojan that will
attempt to erase your startup volume and any floppy in disk drive 1. We
haven't finished fully analyzing it yet so it is possible it *may* do more.
So far it has only been sighted in Michigan.

You can tell it from any legitimate version by a 312K snd resource called
"log jingle."

 Jeff Shulman
 VirusDetective / VirusBlockade II author
 [e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 17:56:06 PST
From: [e-mail] (Jeffrey S. Shulman)
Subject: New VD Support Policy

Effective immediately new search strings for viruses and Trojan Horses will
only be available to registered owners of VirusDetective and VirusBlockade
II.

Virus Alert postcards will continue to be mailed to registered users when a
new virus appears. Due to the expense and relative risks involved we do not
do this for Trojan Horses.

Registered users, who have Internet email addresses (virtually everyone who
is online does), may elect to receive their notifications (including Trojan
Horse search strings) via Internet. To request this service, in lieu of
postcards, you should email me your name, current mailing address & phone
number (for verification of my records), your registration number or
customer ID, and your email address. I will email you back confirmation. If
you do not receive confirmation it probably means you gave me an invalid
Internet mail address.

 Jeff Shulman
 VirusDetective / VirusBlockade II author
 [e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 04 Jan 93 22:47:32 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Norton partition

One of my students has a Mac which is partitioned (allegedly) with
Norton partition. However, only one partition appears. How does one
access the other partitions, or is it probable that this HD has not been
partitioned? My REAL question is, how stable/reliable are partitions
created with Norton? I believe they are soft partitions? Are soft
partitions to be avoided in favor of hard partitions? Thanks-Pete Tamas
[e-mail], Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)

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

Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 12:47-0700
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Now Up-To-Date Demo

I was informed that Now Software has a demo version of their
Up-To-Date calendaring software on Applelink and CompuServe. Can someone
who has access to those networks please upload a copy of this to the
Sumex archives for the benefit of myself and others who don't have
access to those networks.

Thanks in advance,

Marcos Paz
[phone]
[e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 04 Jan 93 22:46:46 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: PC to Mac transfers of large files

One of my students needs to transfer large files from PCs to Macs.
By large I mean 10-30 meg Photoshop-type color files. He currently
has an LC, a IIcx and a PC of some kind. The PC has an internal modem
that's 2400 baud. I suspect that of the several ways he can approach his
problem, one may be a cable hook up from Mac to PC with modem
software at either end. Can someone refresh my memory as to whether
hi PC modem would be of any use and if not what kind of cable will be
used between the machines and where will they be hooked up. In other
words phone port of printer port? To which port on the PC?

If someone in a similar situation wanted to use Appletalk on the PC,
I believe he needs a Tops Appletalk card and Appleshare for the PC
to do file sharing with the Mac. Is this correct?

Finally, am I correct in my assumption that an internal PC modem is
useless on a Mac? Thanks, Pete Tamas
[e-mail], Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)

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

Date: Mon, 04 Jan 93 22:48:31 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Photo CD

I've been told that using Photo CD technology, you can take a high
quality scanner owned by a service bureau or certain camera shops
and have the photos imaged onto a CD. Then with Apple's new CD
ROM drive, you can access and use these disks. Anyone have any first-
hand experience with this, or at least verify that what I said above is
correct? Any ideas on how much such a system would cost for a
service bureau to set up? Thanks, Pete Tamas
[e-mail], Temple Univ, Philadelphia (betw New York & Wash DC)

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

Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 20:56:15 -0500
From: "Cedric Bhihe" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Please post as a troubleshooting question

Dear Moderators,
[ This is a question to fellow networkers (maybe a FAQ but I don't think so)
  I would like you to post in the help or tips folder of info-mac.
  The question has to do with *possibly* a malfunctionning keyboard.]

Hello,

This is a request for help on a problem I have never heard of before under
any circumstances. Bear with me for I don't even know whether the problem is
hardware or softwre related. My intuition is that it is not hardware but ...

I recently started to notice something peculiar on my monitor.
Somehow whichever screen window is active may suddendly start to
a) fill with a's as in "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaa..." if it is a window which will accept character input,
b) flicker insanely when it does not accept character input such as in a
pointing mode in Hypercard or drawing mode in Canvas or anything like it
etc...

Of course when I run NCSA Telnet as now to use VI on my mainframe this does
pose an enormous problem. Namely my vi files are all messed up. However if
I type faster than about half a character a minute (which is only sligthly
slower than what I can average ...) nothing happens.

The problem occurs when I have left the keyboard alone for say two minutes.
It stops as soon as I move the mouse or touch any key, including a non ASCII
key such as CR or ESC or DEL. The slightest mouse movement or any click will
immediately stop the problem. Then sure enough if I don't do anything else,
it starts again a minute or two later ! I have tried it with an extended
keyboard and with my own 81 key oldy. Makes absolutely no difference !
I also verified that all ADB cable were properly connected while the thing
was happening. Moving them slightly in their pin sockets did not do nit.
In fact disconnecting the keyboard entirely during the thing did not do
anything either, except for the flashing of the Num Lock,Caps Lock and
#3 LEDs on the extended keyboard.

Does anybody have any idea yet about the possible cause of this annoyance ?
Is it possible that the Unix computer or the server I am connected to via
Ethernet may in fact be sending the signals ? Since removing the keyboard
completely or replacing it with one that is known to be in perfect condition
does not modify the strange things I see, is it possible the handshaking
process constantly going on when I send and receive packets to it may go
bersek after a couple of minutes of inacivity on the ADB ports ? or what ?
I am stumped. Any suggestion will be grrrrrrrreatly appreciated. (that was
meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, not to worry)


Cedric Bhihe .............................  [e-mail]
University of Florida

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

Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 13:38:45 JST
From: [e-mail] (Paul Fons)
Subject: Powerbooks by mail?

  I am interested maybe purchasing a powerbook of some type in
the next half year or so.  As I currently live in Japan, one option
would be to mail order it.  I could also have a relative buy it and
send it after the fact if necessary.  Can anyone offer any suggestions
as to which outfit has the best blend of trustworthyness and good price?
Thanks.

                    Paul Fons
                        [e-mail]

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

Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 14:48:31 PST
From: Bill Lipa <[e-mail]>
Subject: Remote aliases and remote Finders

I am having a problem with Finder aliases on a remote volume accessed by
AppleTalk Remote Access.  I want to install a new program on the remote
volume and then put an alias to the program in the Startup Items folder,
so that the program will run the next time the remote machine is
restarted.

I copied the program out there, then had the Finder make an alias by
selecting the icon on the remote disk and saying Make Alias.
Unfortunately, the remote machine could not handle this alias correctly
when rebooting.  The alert message below appeared:

The alias "CSRavn" could not be opened because the shared disk "Codar
Data" which contains the original item could not be found on the network.

I don't want it to look on the network -- Codar Data is its own hard disk!
How can I create an alias remotely that will be valid for the remote
machine?

Bill

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

Date: 04 Jan 1993 14:26:43 -0500 (EST)
From: Jerry LeVan <[e-mail]>
Subject: ROM into RAM

Hello,

I recently upgraded my old mac II with an FDHD floppy and roms, this
apparently has caused some problems for me. Main, I can't enable
the cache on my Daystar 40 mhz accelerator without causing an
eventual crash. (Might take up to 40 minutes but if the cache is
enabled a crash will occur!). DayStar cannot find anything wrong
with the card and they are pointing a finger at the rom chips.

Since it took 3 months to get the FDHD kit initially, I am looking
for something quick and dirty:

Is is possible to copy ROM into RAM and not have the CPU access the
ROM address? I have lots of room ( 20 MB of real memory) and if
the cache did not cause a crash with the ROM installed in RAM
memory then I would feel more confident that the ROMs were somehow
defective.

Thanks
Jerry LeVan ( [e-mail] or [e-mail] )

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

Date: 05 Jan 1993 10:35:11 -0700 (MST)
From: ALAN LEVINE <[e-mail]>
Subject: sad mac (Q)

Can someone help identify a Sad Mac which on start-up displays:
     0000000F
     00000028
The victim is a Quadra 900, running Sys 7.0.1, Tuned. It could be booted
fine off a floppy. The remedy has been to trash the affected system and
re-install. It goes "sad" after trying to change the desktop pattern in
the "General" Controls Panel. After clicking in the new desktop area, the
whole thing freezes, and upon restart the Sad MAc appears. However, after
this morning's re-re-re-re installation of the system Software, it appears
to be happy. Any insight is appreciated. Thanks muchly, alan.

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

Date: Tue, 05 Jan 93 00:29:33 EST
From: "P. Hutchinson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Screen scroll and screen refresh

Running Word 5 on my Classic I've noticed that occasionally the scrolling
arrows don't give me a true scroll, but more like a one-at-a-time screen
"refresh"." For monthsI thought I had insufficient memory or something, until
I
 noticed that I had expanded the screen area via the double-square doodah in
the corner below the bottom edge of the screen--I could still reach the
square,
 and I needed the extra half-inch. So now my question is this: why, when the
scroll bars are bisected by the screen edge, does the scroll not work as it
should? It happens with the right-hand side scroll bar too. Thanks.

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

Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 04:09:37 -0600 (CST)
From: Giles Bateman <[e-mail]>
Subject: Script writing programs?

I need a word processor of sorts that will aid in writing
scripts. A friend is teaching a theater writing course this upcoming
semester and wants to have the students use Macs. What we're looking for is
a simple word processor that can automatically format things like slug
lines, action, dialogue, characters, etc. We heard of one program (now I've
forgotten the name, drat!) that does this, but as a commercial
application, it would cost about $250 per copy at the student rate, and
each student is going to need their own copy. So something of the shareware
flavor (or even inexpensive commercial software) would be far preferable.
Does such a program exist and where would I find it?
Any information on this would be greatly appreciated.
Help me Obiwan Kenobi...you're our only hope...
Thank you very much IA.

Adios
Giles Bateman ([e-mail])


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

Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 23:57:48 EST
From: [e-mail] (Steve Portigal)
Subject: Shhh...does it work for you?

 I downloaded the Shhh! extension which purports to stop the annoying
PowerBook sound chip click. It doesn't work for me. Has anyone else
either noticed it working or not working?

Steve Portigal
--
|  Steve Portigal  University of Guelph  Guelph, Ontario      |
|  [e-mail] [phone] x 3580      |

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

Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 22:45 CST
From: "Robert E. Front" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Signature Flames

mea culpa, mea culpa.

I can assure you I was as shocked and chagrined (want to crawl under a
bed) as I'm sure many readers were when I saw my last posting with 27
lines in the signature block. That was *not* what I saw on screen when
I pressed control-z otherwise I naturally would not have sent it. I
have been a regular reader (and sometimes contributor) to the digest
for the past three years and those who know me I'm sure were as
surprised as I was and probably chuckled wondering how the dickens I
fubbed up. I'll still wondering myself. I reopened my original letter
which was created in Vantage and on screen there's nothing wrong
(unless centering my name using tabs causes indigestion going through
our Vax mail output).  I don't want to waste more bandwidth but the
reign of terror which my note incurred is in itself quite interesting.
I would suggest readers not to be too quick on the draw when someone
*apparently* screws up.  A *brief* sampling:

> at info-mac, we keep our signatures to a minimum. Yours is
> particularly obnoxious.

(I would hope that hegamonic tone of 'we' still includes me)

> Isn't this a bit excessive? I know I'm usually the last one to
> complain about the net being 'abused' but ....I thought Bill L.
> rejected articles with funky sigs!

Think about it: anyone who can get it together to send and receive messages
over the net can't be too featherbrained. Cast not the first flame.

Again, my sincerest apologies
r o b e r t

[I normally do filter out long sigs, but missed Robert's. Oh well, we can
 forgive one mistake! (but only one :-))

 I will be at MacWorld on Friday and at the netter's dinner (assuming I can
 find the restaurant). Keep an eye out for me -- I'd love to meet some
 real live netters at the show as well. -Bill]




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

Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 17:45 EST
From: E=MC^2 <[e-mail]>
Subject: Simcity Supreme (A)

To answer Troy Kelley's earlier question,
Supreme version of Simcity may be slightly faster, but it only runs on color
screens.  Also the color version works best with 16-color mode, and no other
modes are all the features visible.  Sincerely, ABRODY @ CLARKU

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

Date: 5 Jan 1993 08:09:23 -0500
From: "Tom Scott" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Some sort of virus? (R)

     Some sort of virus? (R)
[e-mail] asks:

>Suddenly this morning when I try and type the first letter of the
>alphabet on its own (e.g. followed by space, or quotes) the word
>"Apple" (sans quotes) appears on my screen? Anybody else notice this?

And I have to ask:

Are you sure you don't have some typeahead program installed?  TypeIt4Me
is one example of this type of program.  This is also a feature in the
spell-checking program Thunder 7.  You can set up "shortcuts" to
frequently-typed words or phrases, like what you describe.  I usually
use a space or a return to generate my word or phrase, but I checked,
and the quotes work too!  :-)

I use "tsadd" to generate my address line, like so....


Thomas Scott, Systems Manager, College of Engineering
Cornell University, Carpenter Hall Annex, Ithaca, NY  14853

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

Date: 05 Jan 1993 02:38:10 +0100 (CET)
From: ALEXEI TSVETKOV <[e-mail]>
Subject: Spooler for StyleWriter?

>Is there a shareware or PD spooler for the StyleWriter?

What's wrong with the commercial one you've got for free, the
PrintMonitor? Works fine for me.


A. Tsvetkov
Munich

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

Date: 5 Jan 1993 08:08:33 -0500
From: "Tom Scott" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Spooler for StyleWriter? (A

     Spooler for StyleWriter? (A)
[e-mail] asks:

>Is there a shareware or PD spooler for the StyleWriter? I have tried
>PrintAid, but this is only an almost-spooler, since one cannot work
>in the word-processing application one is printing from...


Funny, I just use PrintMonitor whenever I use my StyleWriter at home.
Setup:  PowerBook 170, System 7.0.1+TU 1.1.1, StyleWriter driver 7.2.2,
PrintMonitor 7.0.

Try it, you'll like it!  ;-)


Thomas Scott, Systems Manager, College of Engineering
Cornell University, Carpenter Hall Annex, Ithaca, NY  14853

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

Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 14:52 EST
From: [e-mail] (Charles J. Wertz)
Subject: System 7.1 Compatibility Revisited (Q)

If my memory were better I might not have to ask this. I apologize for that.
I did check the latest faq I have before sending this.
I do figure I'll probably get the best answers here.

I figured it would be a good idea to upgrade from system 6.0.7 to 7.1. Since
running the "before you install" program I'm not so sure!

It tells me that the following are incompatible.

    Aldus Freehand 3.0
    Aldus Installer 2.0.3
    Pagemaker 4.0.1
    WordPerfect 2.0.3
    Adobe Illustrator Installer 3.2 (but not Illustrator itself)
    Hypercard 2.0 (I have the part that came bundled with 6.0.7)
    LapLink MAC III 3.      (It says this is obsolete and may safely be
                thrown in the trash. Does 7.1 include a
                way to copy files from my pc?)

Interestingly, it likes ATM 2.0.3 just fine even though I just read here that
it doesn't work! (I did call for the $8 upgrade to 3.0 but have not installed
it yet.)

    I also have a Suitcase 2.1.1 here that I have not yet installed. I
    wasn't surprised the checker didn't like 1.1. But I wonder if 2.1.1
    will work.

I seem to remember a flurry of discussion about all this when 7.0 first came
out. I also think I remember that the consensus was it wasn't necessary to
upgrade many programs that the checker did not like. But I'm really not sure
I remember right.

Anyway, that's my question. Do I have to upgrade all this stuff to go to 7.1?
I
will be very tempted to write off the $80 and forget the whole thing if that
is
the case. (I hate to say this but I have software written for MS DOS
1.0 and 2.0 that runs fine under 5.0 and even Windows 3.1 and OS/2.) I have a
pretty simple system here with few extras. The versions I have of the above
programs do everything I need to do for now.

If you prefer to reply directly to me instead of to the list -

        [e-mail]
        [e-mail]

Thanks for any advice.

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

Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 21:55:09 -0800
From: [e-mail] (C. Brandon Gresham, Jr.)
Subject: Telephone for Dovefax (A)

A while ago someone posted me the telephone number of the company
that writes the software for the DoveFax Plus fax modem. I have misplaced
it somewhere and need it as my fax doesn't work with my Powerbook 140.

Page Gilley, Dove Engineering Project Coordinator, Phones: [phone]
and 919-343-5678, Fax: [phone] and 919-343-5608; BBS 919-343-5690
or  [e-mail]

for the Fax software:

STF Technologies
Jct I-70 & Hwy. 23
Concordia  MO  64020

Phone & Fax: [phone]
APPLELINK: D1870
 -------------
Randy

[e-mail]* * * Data is not information is not knowledge is not
wisdom.

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

Date: Tue, 05 Jan 93 13:46:33 MEZ
From: David Steiner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Weather Images (R)

In v10:304 Stephano Pelli asked about obtaining weather images.
Several folks have responded with info about databases (which probably
is sufficient for most hobbists). Awhile back, I received some information
about a product(s) that may be of interest for the really hard-core, serious
weather enthusiast.

A company called Newcastle Computer Services Ltd. in England is world-wide
distributor for a product called MacSat. It includes software, receiver,
converter, and acquisition board (a some other miscellany) to allow one to
receive weather satellite (METEOSAT, GOES and others) images directly
with their Macintosh.

Their address is:
     Newcastle Computer Services Ltd.
     Belville House, Ponteland
     Newcastle on Tyne, England NE20 9BD
     Tel: [phone]
     FAX: [phone]

 Caveat:
-  The info I have is old (at least a year)
-  I know nothing about the product other than what I received in the
   mail.
-  It doesn't come cheap (but some of us have been known to spend a
   great deal of money on what some may consider a frivolous pasttime
   ;-) ).

Have fun!

David R. Steiner
Research Assoc. - Remote Sensing & GIS
ISPA - Uni. Osnabrueck, Vechta Germany

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

Date: 5 Jan 93 18:54:12 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Stan Shebs)
Subject: what is the best C compiler

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Jim
Lynch) wrote:
> Keith Rollin sed:
> GNU C lost a lot of ground because it was unable to convert normal
> branches into short branches when appropriate.
>
> One of the beautiful parts of GNU c is that you can change this, and
probably
> Keith's other complaints as well... How? by editing the machine description
> and recompiling.

Actually, short branches can't be handled easily by GCC, because the
compiler doesn't normally keep track of the lengths of instructions;
instead, it has huge numbers of fprintf calls that build up the asm
text in a single pass.  So although GCC supports many wonderful
features, shortening branch addresses is not one of them.

Fortunately, the MPW Asm has an amusing quirk, which is that it
reliably identifies short branches without being able to actually
generate them.  So, Keith put together some code a year ago that
just collects the warning messages and bashes the asm code, then
reruns the assembler.  You can keep rerunning until the assembler
no longer issues any warnings...  Anyway, it's incorporated into
a new release of MPW GCC 1.37.1 that I've been preparing over the
past month, as an interim release until 2.x is available.  Should
be ready any day now! (yeah yeah, promises promises :-) )

Stan Shebs
Apple ATG System Software
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 13:36 EST
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From: [e-mail]. (Beatrice M Hwong)
Subject: Re: StyleWriter Cartridges
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[e-mail] writes:

>Apple* StyleWriter cartridges cost me about $25 a piece here in
>Taiwan. I eat these things up like hot biscuits with butter, which
>amounts to a tidy sum over a year. I am not keen on refilling used
>cartridges but would like to be able to buy them at a better price
>(perhaps in bulk). So, (1) Who presently offers the best deal (i.e,
>best quality at the lowest price) on such cartridges? (2) What's their
>fax number?

>
Thanks,

Contact dgr technologies of Austin, TX. 800-235-9748.  Costs about
$20 for 2 cartridges, including shipping cost.  I've been happy with
the cartridges.  They even have colors.

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