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Info-Mac Digest             Sun,  8 Nov 92       Volume 10 : Issue 268

Today's Topics:

      [*] 1992-Fischer-Spassky Chess Tourney, Pt. 2
      [*] BMT Bolo Map Collection v1.0
      [*] Boxes 1.20 (part 1 of 3)
      [*] Carp 2.0 (hqx)
      [*] Chassis 4.3.1 part 01 of 11
      [*] CoinMaster 1.0.1, *The* Hypercard coin collector!
      [*] Digit 1.0.2
      [*] DiskParam
      [*] dmm-lw-56-stuff-131.hqx
      [*] dmm-lw-7-stuff-131.hqx
      [*] driver 2.1.6.sit - Source code for programming Device Drivers
      [*] enigma-11
      [*] euclid11b14
      [*] first-things-first.hqx
      [*] FORTRAN compiler report
      [*] info-mac/report/comp-sys-mac-comm-faq.txt
      [*] macfacts-ii.txt
      [*] Members Only 1.1
      [*] MinSystemInstaller 1.0 final
      [*] NEW-teeny-deriver-1.1.sit.hqx
      [*] Now Utilities 4.0.1 updater
      [*] pierkiroul-20.hqx
      [*] Resubmission - Bongo Bob 3.0
      [*] Resubmission - PowerLaunch 1.1
      [*] REVIEW: SimLife
      [*] submission, sound
      [*] Submission for /info-mac/art/qt/RTrace-Fly-Thru.cpt.hqx
      [*] Super MANDELZOOM 1.06
      [*] System 7 Pack! 3.1 Release
      [*] The Politically Correct Dictionary 4.0.1
      [*] UPLOADING suntar1.3.2.sit.hqx
      [*] UPLOADING suntar1.3.2.uu
      [*] WineStack
      .BIN suffix--thanks!
      24-bit to 8-bit
      2 X Quicktime cards on one machine?
      Apple 13" Color Monitor Whining and Buzzing
      Apple Educational Sales
      Cost of computers
      Deleting lots of files, carefully
      Desktop files: Trashing and rebuilding (A)
      Desktop Rebuilding
      Duos (C)
      FlashWrite ][ 1.1
      Grayscale on internal 9" of my SE/30?
      IIsi at 25MHz Info
      ImageWriter with DOS PC (C)
      ImageWrtier with DOS PC (A)
      Info-Mac Digest V10 #266
      laser utility?
      LC III
      Lithium Ion batteries?
      Mac interface and power (C)
      MacMoney, Anyone?
      MacTCP 1.1.1 & Disk Tree viewers (A)
      MAZ & Zoom V.32bis Question
      MAZ--Found It
      More questions
      Mount Volumes Before Finder Loads
      Naming printers (A)
      New HP IV Laser Printer
      NOW Utilities 4.0.1 and Word 5
      Now Utilities Updater - Details
      PB100 and SE/30 using different amounts of System RAM
      QT movie request
      RasterOps (C)
      Rebuilding the Desktop
      Rebuilding the desktop and lost icons (Q)
      Replacing a Mac II with something faster
      Text File Converter Wanted
      Trouble with Timbuktu Remote Wake up
      use special gamma in built-in video
      White Knight vt100 emulation problem?
      Word List

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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 16:18 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] 1992-Fischer-Spassky Chess Tourney, Pt. 2

  Attached are the final 19 games from the Fischer-Spassky
Chess Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia.  Fischer defeated
Spassky for the 10th time in Game 30 to clinch the $3.35
million prize, winning 10 - 5.  Games 1 - 11 are posted to
Sumex-aim.stanford.edu as:

    /info-mac/game/1992-fischer-spassky-chess.hqx

  The games have been entered via Sargon III, but I understand
that Sargon IV will open the games without difficulty.  They
have been compressed with Compact Pro and converted to text with
BinHex 4.0.  I have also included an information (text) file
and an excerpt from a Robert Byrne "Chess" column in the folder.

-shane
"[e-mail]"

[Archived as /info-mac/game/1992-fischer-spassky-chess-ii.hqx; 17K]

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Date: Thu, 05 Nov 92 21:41:24 -0600
From: "Mark D Larimer" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] BMT Bolo Map Collection v1.0

A small collection of Bolo maps from Ben, Todd, & Mark.

Mark Larimer
Internet: [e-mail]
Mpls/St. Paul

[Archived as /info-mac/art/bolo-BTM-maps.hqx; 8K]

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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 10:55:07 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Steve Easterbrook)
Subject: [*] Boxes 1.20 (part 1 of 3)

This is Boxes 1.20, an educational HyperCard stack for exploring and
playing with
language

By      Mike Sharples,
    email: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/card/boxes-12.hqx; 279K]

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Date: Tue, 03 Nov 92 11:07:18 PST
From: David Barto <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Carp 2.0 (hqx)

My first submission.  I have been a happy user for many months
now.

You have to pay the shareware (worth it) to unlock it.

(I don't know what is is unlocked when you pay, I got this
copy by paying for Carp 1.2)

Smashed with Stuffit 1.6
Project: A decent audio CD ROM  interface.
Code Name: CARP (Craig's Audio ROM Player)

Features

 1. Designed for System Seven and systems with Color!
 2. Eject, Stop, Play, Pause, Previous, Next, and Scan functions.
 3. NO INITUs or CDEV's
 4. Small Convenient Display.
 5. You can quit the app without interrupting the play.
 6. Wrap around direction buttons.
 7. Only uses 256K of RAM, you can quit if you need the memory!
 8. Runs in background with NO noticeable decrease in system performance.
 9. Auto Start Play when Audio CD is mounted.
10. Auto repeats CD
11. Works with screen savers.
12. 32 bit Clean.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/carp-20.hqx; 60K]

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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 09:18:36 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Charles Hoffman)
Subject: [*] Chassis 4.3.1 part 01 of 11

This file was created with the Stuffit "Segment..." command
on a BinHex file.

Chassis is a sample application which you can use as the
basis for your own simple applications on a Macintosh.  It is
written in THINK C (all source provided).  It is not object
oriented, but is highly structured.  A flowchart is provided
in MacDraw format.  Chassis is helpful for small applications
such as calculations, simple text processing, or adding a Mac
interface to an existing program.

Release 4.3.1
Contians a small fix to enable running on a Mac Plus, major
changes to print routines, small fixes for cursor behavior,
and some changes to scrolling in Help routines.

Previous versions of Chassis should be discarded.

[Archived as /info-mac/source/c/chassis-431.hqx; 592K]

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Date: 05 Nov 1992 11:19:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Oak Ridge: Atomic City USA!" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] CoinMaster 1.0.1, *The* Hypercard coin collector!

It's version 1.0.1 of CoinMaster, the coin collection specialist! Not much new
added to the old thing, but a few problems have been addressed, and
corrected.  Version 2 (the registered version) supports Fkeys, more options,
and faster access!  So check this out and see what you think.

This package includes support for Macintalk.  If you find a copy, put it in
and see what you think! :-)

Compact Pro archive

Neil Schulman     [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/card/coin-master-101.hqx; 142K]

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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 23:14:32 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Digit 1.0.2

Digit helps System 7 users keep a handle on how many applications
they have open by displaying a count in the menu bar near the
applications menu. Version 1.0.2 adds color support, 68000
compatibility and selectable digit position. A user in Texas
says, "Digit's about the slickest thing going."  A New York City
user says, "With the time and money I saved, it's way
underpriced."  Compactor.  Shareware $5.  Michael D. Moore

[Archived as /info-mac/ex/digit-102.hqx; 17K]

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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1992 11:03:04 -0800 (PST)
From: Les Ferch <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] DiskParam

Recently, I posted a copy of DiskParam but forgot to include the
documentation. Here is a resubmission with documentation...

DiskParam is a program that can reset the PRAM (Control Panel Settings) to
standard defaults at startup. Once you have the settings the way you like,
just lock the Param file created by DiskParam. This way, users can change
PRAM settings the way they like, but they all go back to your defaults on
next restart. I have only tested it thoroughly on Mac Plus and Mac SE
computers in our lab. It seems to work alright on other models as well.

I have found one obscure problem that prevents it from being useful on a
machine that is running MacTCP *and* is running from a completely locked
disk (this is the case with a file transfer Mac we have in a public area).

[Archived as /info-mac/util/disk-param.hqx; 18K]

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Date: Thu, 05 Nov 92 17:36:28 EST
From: Don Markuson <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] dmm-lw-56-stuff-131.hqx

DMM LW 5/6 Stuff v. 1.3.1 is a FREEWARE supplement to the DMM LW 7.x Stuff
package tailored to users of older System 6 LaserWriter drivers.  The included
goodies and documentation explain how to get the most out of these older
LaserWriter drivers and allow you to incorporate many of the features that
DMM LW 7.x Stuff makes available to System 7 LaserWriter driver users:

    - Non-conflicting drivers that work in harmony with other versions of the
      LaserWriter driver--eliminating the dreaded "Printer Reset" wars of
      incompatible driver versions.

    - Generation of safe, portable, and embeddable PostScript code that is
      suitable for printing without modification even on non-Apple printers.
      Throw away that outdated macps!

    - The ability to build Serial LaserWriter drivers which talk
    asynchronously
      through the Modem or Printer Serial Port rather than using AppleTalk.

    - N-up thumbnail printing support built right into the driver.

    - A PostScript file checkbox right in the Print dialog.

New at version 1.3.1:

    - Corrected a problem introduced at version 1.3 having to do with
    embedding
      generated PostScript in other documents which would not work when
      printed
      to certain printers.

DMM LW 5/6 Stuff is distributed as a Compact Pro self-extracting archive.
Uncompressed, it requires 222 KB of disk space.  Don't forget to pick up the
DMM LW 7.x Stuff package as well!

Comments, questions, and suggestions may be directed to:

..Don Markuson
  [e-mail]     <-- Best method
  Version 1.3.1            22-October-1992

[Archived as /info-mac/util/dmm-lw-56-stuff-131.hqx; 135K]

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Date: Thu, 05 Nov 92 17:34:26 EST
From: Don Markuson <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] dmm-lw-7-stuff-131.hqx

DMM LW 7.x Stuff v. 1.3.1 is a FREEWARE package of goodies and documentation
that explains how the System 7 LaserWriter driver works and what you can do
to overcome some of its more annoying anomalies.  It includes the ability to:

    - Build LaserWriter 7.x variants which do not conflict with other Laser-
      Writer drivers, ending forever those annoying "LaserWriter Reset Wars".

    - Build Serial LaserWriter drivers which talk asynchronously through the
      Modem or Printer Serial Port rather than using AppleTalk.

    - Generate safe, portable, and embeddable PostScript code that is suitable
      for printing without modification even on non-Apple printers.

    - Incorporate N-up thumbnail printing support right into the driver.

    - Incorporate Adobe's error handler dictionary right into the driver to
      eliminate the "I sent it to the printer but nothing came out" syndrome.

    - Understand certain aspects of how the LaserWriter driver operates and
      modify its behavior to suit your needs with the detailed documentation.

New at version 1.3.1:

    - Corrected a problem introduced at version 1.3 having to do with
    embedding
      generated PostScript in other documents which would not work when
      printed
      to certain printers.  Also corrected a problem which caused a PostScript
      error when printing from Mathematica.

DMM LW 7.x Stuff is distributed as a Compact Pro self-extracting archive.
Uncompressed, it requires 1.2 MB of disk space.  A supplemental package of
goodies for older System 6 LaserWriter driver users (DMM LW 5/6 Stuff) is also
available separately.

Comments, questions, and suggestions may be directed to:

..Don Markuson
  [e-mail]     <-- Best method
  Version 1.3.1            22-October-1992

[Archived as /info-mac/util/dmm-lw-7-stuff-131.hqx; 767K]

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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 13:45:54 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Pete Resnick)
Subject: [*] driver 2.1.6.sit - Source code for programming Device Drivers

Attached please find the latest version of Pete Resnick's device driver
code. Please replace any older version that you may have with this.

This source code is intended to help you install device drivers that you
may write into the system heap properly. Though it is primarily aimed at
users of THINK C, it can be used in MPW 3.x and is easily adaptable to
other enviroments. This source code is freely distributable, though I do
ask that you give me credit if you use the code in any software.

Changes in driver 2.1.6 (6 November 1992):
 ------------------------------------
1. All global references removed; no more initializers.
2. Now uses inline Device Manager calls.

pr

[Archived as /info-mac/source/c/driver-216.hqx; 25K]

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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 23:24:53 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Michael D. Watson)
Subject: [*] enigma-11

This is a significant update of enigma. This application will protect your
privacy and your data by encrypting your data using the DES standard.

This update provides the following:

  - System 7 friendly including drag-and-drop for quickly encrypting multiple
    files.

  - Additional features which make muliple file encryption and decryptiong
  even
    easier.

  - Some minor bug fixes in the user interface.

  - Resource forks can now be encrypted (including applications).

This version of enigma is compatible with the 512Ke and new macintoshes.  It
is system 7 friendly and has been tested on systems as early as 5.3 and should
work on earlier systems as well.  It requires only about 256K of ram.

This version of enigma is freeware with this caveat:  US export law does not
allow the export of DES outside of the united states.  Therefore this program
implements a subset of the full DES.  It still provides substantial protection
but it is not as great as would be achieved using full DES.  I will send a
version of this program with full DES to US and Canadian addresses for $10.
(Address in the docs.)  Sourcecode (in Think C 5.0.3) is available for an
additional $10.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/enigma-11.hqx; 55K]

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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 10:25:43 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Bernie Bernstein)
Subject: [*] euclid11b14

Euclid is a collaborative hypertext system which supports argumentation. It
is an academic project which is useful for developing academic papers and
other reasoned arguments.

Version b14 fixes a 32bit incompatability and several other bugs.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/euclid-11b14.hqx; 223K]

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Date: Tue, 3 Nov 92 17:20:21 -0800
From: [e-mail] (drew)
Subject: [*] first-things-first.hqx

First Things First is an alarm/to-do list utility.  very fast, simple, easy
to use.  i can't handle waiting for something big and fancy, like daymaker
or addressbook plus, to come up when i'm on the phone and want to make an
appointment, so i like this.

it's a freeware demo of a commercial product.  includes (800) number:  give
'em your credit card # and they'll give you a serial number.  (limited
functionality until you do.)  see if you get hooked.

puts up floating clock/calendar icon (floats over other windows, or in
menu bar).  set text with reminder, recurring events, priorities, categories,
alarm ahead of time, preferences to set initial/default values for
new reminders.  just double click (or pres hot key and it instantly pops up.

-drew wade
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/first-things-first.hqx; 364K]

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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 14:55 WET
From: "Alun J. Carr" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] FORTRAN compiler report

Here is the collection of responses I received in response to my
query about the 'best' (most VAX-compatible, fastest) FORTRAN
compiler for the Mac. It looks like the Language Systems
compiler is the most often recommended.

Many thanks to all those who responded, especially to those who
I didn't manage to reply to individually.

Dr Alun J. Carr
Mechanical Engineering Department
Internet: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/report/fortran-compilers.txt; 15K]

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Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1992 22:46:01 -0800
From: Eric Rosen <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] info-mac/report/comp-sys-mac-comm-faq.txt

Last-modified: Thu Oct 29 1992
This is the Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) list for comp.sys.mac.comm

This list of frequently asked questions and answers is intended to help
reduce the number of "often asked questions" that make the rounds here
in comp.sys.mac.comm. Since comp.sys.mac.comm is intended as a forum to
discuss telecommunication (and related issues) that are specific to the
Macintosh, most questions about modems, telecommunications in general,
and other non-Macintosh specific communication questions are not listed
here. The proper place for such questions is usually comp.dcom.modems,
which has an excellent FAQ-file.

[Archived as /info-mac/report/comp-sys-mac-comm-faq.txt; 104K]

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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 10:54:03 -0500
From: J. D. S. Babcock <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] macfacts-ii.txt

   An extended chart of macintosh models providing all the information
   possible on one line for each model.  It covers old models, current
   models, and rumored future models with notes on CPUs, expansion,
   memory, etc.  This is Sterlings One Liner List.  This is different from
   Dave's Mongo List (macfacts3.0a.txt) which covers different data.
   Version 10/30/92.

This is version 10/30/92 of the list and includes the models announced
on October 19, 1992 by Apple.

   The purpose of this list was a reference sheet for myself.  The premise
was to get as much information as possible about each model that would fit
on one line.  Where needed, I have included an additional line of
explanation.
The list is not perfect and it has so much information that it can be
confusing
at times, but I think it provides the most information for reference in the
least space.  Please email me any corrections or additions to the list.

[Archived as /info-mac/report/macfacts-ii.txt; 17K]

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Date: 4 Nov 92 14:29:22 U
From: "Michael Hecht" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Members Only 1.1

Members Only 1.1

Here's the latest version of Members Only, a FREE utility that will scan your
network for other Macintoshes, and build a list of their users' names. You can
select users from this list and add them to your Users & Groups.

Version 1.1 adds support for AppleShare 3.0, and an Import command that lets
you easily add the same users and groups to multiple file servers. There are
also several other minor bug fixes and enhancements.

--Michael

[Archived as /info-mac/util/members-only-11.hqx; 40K]

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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 17:32:59 +0100
From: Frank Probul <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MinSystemInstaller 1.0 final

This is the final release of the Min-System-Installer.

It removes any unneeded resources in the System, Finder,
System 7 Tuner, CapsLock, and in the System Enablers for the
IIvx/vi, PowerBook 160/180 and Duo 210/230.

 - Balloon Help
 - AppleTalk & Printing resources
 - AppleEvents
 - Color Icons
 - Fonts
 - Sound drivers, sound input, sound synthesizer...
 - any some other things.

It supports System 7.0, 7.0.1 and 7.1 and all machines and all
languages (At least roman-writing languages like english,
german, french, italian,... I didn+t test non-roman languages
like japanese, hebrew, arabic, farsi,...)

The following bugs of the 1.0 b1 release are fixed:
 - "Live Install" now possible
 - No more crashes when installing with System 6 running
 - Mac Plus/SE/Classic now will work with this installer.
   Due to a "special feature" these machines need some
   COLOR ICONS! (icl4 and ic8).
 - a bug was fixed: the unneeded keyboard-resources were  never
   deleted.
 - Some resources were added (I found some unneeded drivers etc.
   by disassembling the system resources)

This is a bin-hexed Stuffit 1.5.1-Archive.
Shareware $15. Please send only cash, no checks. The cheque-fee
for foreign countries is about 8$.

Thanks
Frank Probul
Internet: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/util/min-system-installer-10.hqx; 76K]

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Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 00:37:21 +0300
From: [e-mail] (amit ailon)
Subject: [*] NEW-teeny-deriver-1.1.sit.hqx

I send you a useful program of symbolic function derivation.  I programmed
it in turbo-pascal on MacintoshPlus.
The program is encoded in BinHex4 format.  Once you decode it, a stuffit
archive will be created with two files:
1. NEW-teeny-deriver - the application
2. HELPME.DER        - the help file
Please read the help file before you use the application.
If I get requests for improving the application (if it is used..)
I might add symbolic integration to the program and send an update (I
am now working on making an update).

[Archived as /info-mac/app/teeny-deriver-11.hqx; 20K]

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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 16:14:17 -0600
From: David Hull <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Now Utilities 4.0.1 updater

Here is the NOW Utilities 4.0.1 updater.

-David Hull

[Archived as /info-mac/app/now-util-updater-401.hqx; 621K]

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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 92 19:30:18 +0100
From: [e-mail] (leleu xavier)
Subject: [*] pierkiroul-20.hqx

Here is version 2.0.0 of Pierkiroul, a very addicting game.
You control a man who has to push boulders and get pieces of
gold to find the exit.
Version 2.0.0 works on monochrome and color Macintoshes under
system 6.0.7 or later (but sound is only available under system
7 or later).
Pierkiroul version 2.0.0 is Freeware.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/pierkiroul-20.hqx; 97K]

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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 18:51:19 EST
From: Roby Sherman <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Resubmission - Bongo Bob 3.0

--- About Bongo Bob v3.0 ---

Bongo Bob is a system extension (INIT) that will display a
wacky, obnoxious, or meaningful saying when your Macintosh starts
up your Macintosh.

Bongo Bob is PHOTOWARE! If you decide to keep Bongo Bob in your
software library, please send the author a funny, odd, strange,
weird, or wild picture of yourself (Please be sure to put your
name, city, and state on the back of the photo.) Your picture will
be added to the author's "Bongo Bob Registered Owners Collage"
which is on display at his apartment.

PhotoWare payments and any additional comments should be mailed to :

                     Roby Sherman
                    P.O. Box 63-04
                   Miami, FL. 33163
              Re: That Wacky Bongo Bob Guy

Other comments or fortune submissions may be directed electronically to :
[e-mail]

--- Changes from previous version ---

3.0 - Added color support for System 7 users.

3.0 - Bongo Bob now changes facial expressions.

3.0 - Bongo Bob's fortunes are now stored in a standard text file.

3.0 - Bongo Bob now contains several different types of fortune files,
including General Fortunes, Children's Jokes, Deep Thoughts, and Blond Jokes.

3.0 - The "general" fortune file now contains over 3,000 sayings.

3.0 - Cleaned up a few bugs in the code to make Bongo Bob more
stable.(Quadra Compatible!)

--- System Requirements ---

Bongo Bob will work on any color or B & W Macintosh and requires
system 6.0.5 or higher. NOTE: For best performance results, Bongo
Bob SHOULD be used on a Mac running System 7.

--- Special Features ---

Bongo Bob may be "paused" by holding down the mouse button. The
boot process of your machine will remain "paused" until the mouse
button is released, thereby allotting more time to read extremely
LARGE fortunes.

Bongo Bob is "roommate friendly." The startup sound that
accompanies Bongo Bob will not play between the hours of 11 P.M.
and 11 A.M.

--- Editing Fortunes ---

The "Bongo Bob Data" file is simple text file that may edited by
Microsoft Word and any other word processor that can export the
data back into an ASCII text file (MS Word refers to this file
format as "Text Only.")

--- Legal Mumbo Jumbo ---

Bongo Bob v3.0 - 1992 by Roby Sherman

Bongo Bob may be freely distributed through colleagues, friends, internets,
love
interests, online services, user groups, or any  non-profit organization.
Unauthorized commercial distribution of this product, without prior written
consent of the author,  is STRICTLY prohibited.

--- DISCLAIMER ---

The author is not responsible for the contents of Bongo Bob's fortune files.
Some material may be considered offensive. Please view these fortunes at your
own risk!

--- SPECIAL THANKS ---

Special thanks to David Pincus for supplying the "Deep Thoughts" fortune
file.

[Archived as /info-mac/ex/bongo-bob-30.hqx; 457K]

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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 18:57:06 EST
From: Roby Sherman <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Resubmission - PowerLaunch 1.1

If HAMs make you ill, the Finder makes you gag, and At Ease is too
idiotic for you, give PowerLaunch a try. If you are tired of File
Launcher INITs that crash your system and use too much system RAM, give
PowerLaunch a try. If you are bored and have nothing better to download,
give PowerLaunch a try! <grin>

Enjoy!


PowerLaunch is Shareware. Details enclosed in the archive

[Archived as /info-mac/util/power-launch-11.hqx; 145K]

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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 0:20:39 CST
From: Rick Russell <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] REVIEW: SimLife

The following is a review I posted to comp.sys.mac.games right after I bought
Maxis' latest, SimLife. I thought you might like a copy for the archives.


SIMLIFE - The Review
8 Oct 1992
William R. Russell, Jr.
[e-mail]

SIMLIFE - What is it?

While I suppose it begs comparison to other MAXIS products, I'll try
to succintly describe SimLife without using previous MAXIS releases as
my guideline.

[Archived as /info-mac/report/sim-life.txt; 7K]

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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 92 11:56:47 EST
From: chronos![e-mail]
Subject: [*] submission, sound

A sound beep: "Bababooey", from the Howard Stern radio show.
Also, a bonus beep, my grandmother answering the phone.

    Hank

[Archived as /info-mac/sound/bababooey.hqx; 45K]

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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 92 12:57:36 EST
From: [e-mail] (Reid Judd - Sun NC Development Center)
Subject: [*] Submission for /info-mac/art/qt/RTrace-Fly-Thru.cpt.hqx

RTrace-Fly-Thru.movie

  NOTE:  QuickTime-1.5 is required to play back this movie.
        It was created with the new "Compact Video" compressor using
        the "high quality" setting.

  This animation was created by a new freeware photorealistic rendering
  and animation application called "RTrace".  Full source code is included
  with the release.

  RTrace was written by Antonio Costa at INESC-Norte in Portugal.  The
  MacIntosh version was written by Greg Ferrar at Ohio State and myself
  (Reid Judd at Illuminati).

  RTrace supports these capabilities:
    point lights, directional lights, spot lights with fall-off, extended
    lights, 2 ways of defining surfaces, spheres, axis-aligned
    parallelipipeds, cylinders, cones, bicubic patches, polygons,
    polygonal patches, high quality 3D text, CSG operations,
    4x4 matrix transformations, textures, depth of field, diffuse
    distribution, stereoscopic pair creation, ...

    Procedural textures (with 4x4 matrix transformations) are also
    supported: checkerboard, color blotches, marble, bump map,
    fractal-brownian-motion, wood, glossy, image mapping, waves,
    and many others.

  Mac-RTrace uses parametric equations (using an algebraic equation
  parser) to define animations and it outputs PICT images, PPM images,
  and (of course) QuickTime movies.

  Enjoy,
        -- Reid Judd

     [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/art/qt/rtrace-fly-thru.hqx; 1122K]

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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 21:17:17 PST
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: [*] Super MANDELZOOM 1.06

This is Super MANDELZOOM 1.06 with (I'm sorry) docs for version 1.0.
Super MANDELZOOM is a nifty *public domain* program by Robert P. Munafo
that plots the Mandelbrot set fairly quickly.  The program also allows
one to zoom in on specific regions, as well as plot the Julia sets for
chosen complex values.

I haven't used Super MANDELZOOM in ages, but ran across it recently
while cleaning out some old discs.  It's really quite a fun program to
play with.

Enjoy!

[Archived as /info-mac/app/super-mandelzoom-106.hqx; 97K]

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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 21:32 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] System 7 Pack! 3.1 Release

System 7 Pack! 3.1 - the System 7 Customizer!

Now works with System 7.1!

(See David Pogue's December MacWorld article for a great review of the System
7 Pack!)

System 7 too slow? Too inflexible?

You need the System 7 Pack!

-Increases speed of Finder copies by 300%
-Increases speed of Finder by removing ZoomRects.
-Change Finder's menu command keys!
-Add application-document links. (e.g. MacWrite ---> MS Word.)
-Includes ATM Fixer application which fixes ATM 2.0x so that it can use System
7.1Us Font Folder.
-And More!

Copies can also be ordered for $29.95 each from the Public Software Library at
800-242-4775. Comments/questions: [e-mail] or 908-548-5107.

[Archived as /info-mac/util/system-7-pack-31.hqx; 84K]

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Date: 05 Nov 1992 11:21:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Oak Ridge: Atomic City USA!" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] The Politically Correct Dictionary 4.0.1

It's The Politically Correct Dictionary 4.0.1.  This version corrects a few
problems some have seen with pc dictionary.  The purpose of this dictionary is
not to educate, but to make fun at this 'pc' movement we see everyday.

It's fun, harmless, and safe for the environment, so don't be a cognitively
deprived individual, get this file now!!!

Compact Pro archive

Neil Schulman     [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/card/pc-dictionary-401.hqx; 19K]

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Date: Tue, 3 Nov 92 13:29:56 MET
From: [e-mail] (Sauro Speranza)
Subject: [*] UPLOADING suntar1.3.2.sit.hqx

Which file to get among suntar.sit, suntar.uu and suntar_from_msdos ?

 If you can download the .sit (or .sit.hqx) file to a Mac and extract
it, get it.
 Otherwise, you have the "bootstrapping" problem of downloading your
first downloading application and suntar.uu is the file for you:
if you may download it to a UNIX machine with a 3.5" floppy disk
drive, by following the instructions and using universally available
UNIX tools you may use that UNIX disk drive to create a Macintosh
disk containing suntar, a Mac <-> UNIX communication program, which
has the same hardware requirements needed to create that disk and
is much more reliable and easy to use than this first transfer.
 By using suntar, to transfer data between a UNIX machine and a Mac
becomes easy, even in conditions which exclude the most common
solutions, modems and LANs. And a freeware program requiring as
extra hardware only a floppy disk is very cheap...
 Suntar and the method to rebuild a Mac disk under UNIX were tried
with SPARCstations and IBM RISC/6000, but others machines should
work as well.
 The file suntar_from_msdos allows you to decode the suntar.uu file
on an MS-DOS machine, creating the Mac disk containing suntar on a
PC with a 3.5" disk drive. Probably an MS-DOS user will not need a
tar application for the Mac, but since Apple File Exchange can't be
used to transfer a Mac application without a MacBinary or BinHex
converter, Mac owners who may access public domain archives through
an MS-DOS machine may have the same "bootstrapping" problem of UNIX
users and since suntar can convert MacBinary and BinHex files, using
it may solve their problem until they download something which is
more suited to the job.

[Archived as /info-mac/util/suntar-132.hqx; 139K]
[Archived as /info-mac/misc/suntar-132.txt; 19K]

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Date: Tue, 3 Nov 92 13:31:02 MET
From: [e-mail] (Sauro Speranza)
Subject: [*] UPLOADING suntar1.3.2.uu

 Get this if you have no way to download the .sit (or .sit.hqx)
file: this file can be used on an UNIX machine by universally available
UNIX tools to create a Macintosh disk containing a Mac <-> UNIX
communication program. We have been reported some problems in the use
of this file, but if you succeed to perform the unreliable operation
only once, you'll get a reliable communication path from the Macintosh
(with a 1440k disk drive) and an UNIX machine with a 3.5" floppy disk
drive: we've received success reports from users of many kinds of
workstations including SPARCstations, IBM RISC/6000, NeXTstations and
Sony News. (There is also a way to do that from MS-DOS, see later).

 This file contains suntar 1.3.2, a freeware program which running on the
Macintosh can read and write floppy disks in the format used by tar,
a backupper and archiver bundled with every copy of UNIX.
 Its hardware requirements are a Mac with a Superdrive and a UNIX
workstation having a 720 or 1440 Kbytes, 3.5 inch, MFM floppy disk drive.
 For the skeptics, almost all 720 and 1440k drives are compatible with
the IBM format, it's cheaper and simpler to use an already known
technology, hence they are all reciprocally compatible.

 It's easy to download public domain software from all those ftp-able
places accessible from UNIX computers in the Universities, but there
is a problem: one gets UNIX files on UNIX machines, they must be
downloaded to your Mac and converted to a Mac format: suntar solves the
problem by performing this final download and the simplest (and most
common) conversions. But if I need a downloading program to download
anything, how can I download my first downloading program ? Suntar
could be used to download suntar itself in the .sit format, and to
download the StuffIt program needed to extract it, but what happens
if you have just got your Mac and you have only the software bundled
with it ? It looks like a recursive problem. Apple File Exchange can't
help, since its only output format is a data fork-only file, while an
application is a resource fork-only file (however, you may solve the
problem if you get StuffIt from a friend and download mtools, a public
domain UNIX package which reads and writes disks in the MS-DOS format:
then you must copy the .sit.hqx (BinHex) file, or get a .sit or .sit.bin
(MacBinary) file and have the (shareware) MacBinary translator for AFE
(beware, many archives store only the upload translator), or pass it through
a MacBinary converter such as BinHex 5.0 or suntar: not an easy task anyway,
if you haven't an earlier version of suntar or a network or modem
connection between UNIX and a Mac you should prefer to use this file).

  We've found another solution, which is lengthy and unusual but works:
this file is NOT a .hqx file, it has a format of its own which allows
you to perform the magic. You must just follow the instructions
carefully.

a) download this file to a UNIX machine (if you are reading here, you
   should have already done that)
b) at the UNIX prompt, type
     uudecode name-of-this-file
   (you'll notice that a file "suntar.dump" was created by this
   command)
c) get a 720k or 1440k formatted disk. You may format it on the UNIX
   workstation (by fdformat), on a IBM PS/2 or, on the Mac, under Apple
   File Exchange (the command just above Quit in the file menu).
   Initializing it under the Finder limits you to the 1440K format, and
   decreases your probability of success.
d) discover the device name of your floppy disk drive: it's "/dev/rfd0"
   on a Sun 3, SPARCstation or IBM RISC/6000 (which autosense the density),
   on Sun 386i it's /dev/rfd0 or /dev/rfdl0 according to the density (1440
   or 720k), on other machines it might be /dev/rdsk, /dev/rfp, /dev/rflp,
   and other characters may be optionally appended meaning the currently
   used density. That initial 'r' is another attribute (raw) and may be
   suppressed. UNIX should tell you the right name when you type
   "man fdformat" or  "man -k disk", otherwise you may ask to your system
   administrator.
    On the NeXTstation things are more complex, probably a beginner should
   not try that. On it, disk devices require root privileges, and if you
   simply
   insert a disk, the system will try to mount it. To use tar, you must launch
   it, wait for a dialog which asks for the disk, and now insert it. Under
   NeXT
   OS 2.0 and 2.1 the device name was /dev/rfd0h for the internal drive and
   /dev/rsd1h for an external SCSI drive: BEWARE that /dev/rsd0h is the hard
   disk, and since you must do that with root privileges a mistyped character
   may cause horrible things: you should try to read from the device (e.g. by
   "cat /dev/rfd0h") and be sure that's accessing the floppy disk, before
   trying to write. Under later versions the device is /dev/rfd0b (the digit
   may be 0 to 7 and is not a drive number, it's dynamically assigned to disks
   when they are mounted and any number should be good).
e) Insert the disk in the drive in the UNIX workstation
f) type
    tar cvf /dev/rfd0 suntar.dump
   (obviously, using the right device name)
g) eject the disk (by typing "eject" or, on the NeXTstation,
   "disk -e -f /dev/rfd0b", or pressing the eject button) and take it
   to your Mac
h) insert the disk in the floppy drive: you thought that it was a disk
   in UNIX format, but you'll discover it is a Macintosh disk too,
   containing a file "suntar1.3.2.sea" (yes, suntar.dump is a byte to
   byte copy of a valid Mac disk, including all system information, but
   excluding sector 0 which anyway is not essential: we could have
   included sector 0 so that you could use cat to put it on the disk,
   but you must get used to using tar)
i) double click on suntar1.3.2.sea (maybe after copying it to your hard
   disk) and you'll be prompted for a destinaton folder, where the
   program puts an executable version of suntar and two files of
   documentation readable by TeachText (which was in one of your system
   disks)
j) if something goes wrong, you may try with another Macintosh, another
   disk formatted in a different way, or a different version of the
   Finder. If things still go wrong, and you are sure that your Mac has
   a SuperDrive, check that the disk is really a tar archive containing
   suntar.dump, and that you have followed every step in the
   instructions: your unexperience could be the source of the problem,
   everybody may make errors when doing a thing the first time...
k) remember that the disk used for the transfer is NOT a 100% Mac disk:
   sector 1598 and the disk size information are invalid, you
   could have some problems with it, and you will surely have if
   you continue to use it on the Mac, hence reformat it, or choose to
   use it as a UNIX disk.
l) use suntar as you wish. Suggestion: start by downloading some
   compactors and file format converters, that will be useful also to get
   experience in to use of ftp, e.g. you'll learn quickly what happens
   when downloading a binary file in ASCII mode.

For MS-DOS users, who can't use uudecode nor tar, the instructions are:
a) get the file suntar_from_msdos (renaming it to uundump.hex) and this
   file (suntar.uu)
b) at the DOS prompt, type "DEBUG < uundump.hex" (that creates a file
   uundump.com)
c) now, type "uundump suntar.uu A:" (with a formatted, empty disk in
   3.5" drive A; obviously B: is supported too) and confirm by typing Y
   and a carriage return
d) continue from step g of the instructions for UNIX
However, who must follow this way probably will not need a tar application,
in suntar they will appreciate only the "Open file" command (which decodes
both MacBinary and BinHex, overcoming the "data fork only" limitation of
AFE).

E-mail in INTERNET
     Sauro Speranza
     [e-mail]
     or: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/unix/suntar-132.uu; 135K]

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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 92 18:05:08 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Gauthier Robert)
Subject: [*] WineStack

      You might have already noticed how some people like to talk about wine.
      They can go on for hours. Using this stack will give you an idea of a
      much that person knows what he is talking about.
      Moreover, you will also be in a better position to do the same if you
      feel like it, but more importantly, you will be able to make the most of
      your wine. You will learn how to keep it, how to serve it and the best
      part is that you will enjoy drinking it.
      Don't hesitate then to wander about in this stack !!!

[Archived as /info-mac/card/wine.hqx; 169K]

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Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 17:21:51 CST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: .BIN suffix--thanks!

A very large thank-you to all the nice folks who answered my question
about why Binhex wouldn't decompress a .BIN-suffixed file. I was assuming
that .BIN meant it had been compressed with Binhex (yeah, I know .hqx
means Binhex also, but I thought maybe .BIN was an older version, or
something). Seems that it really indicates a Binary file, which explains
why I couldn't decompress and read it with anything I had. A couple of
people pointed out that QuickBack had been posted to umich, and I got
an hqx-ed copy of it there.

Thanks again for the kind assistance! :)

Pat Ullmann  [e-mail] or PULLMANN@TRINITY (BITNET)

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Date: 06 Nov 1992 23:05:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: 24-bit to 8-bit

What's the best way to convert a 24-bit picture to an 8-bit one, without
losing
too much detail or colors? I have Photoshop, but have in no way mastered it.
Also, does anyone know anything about a program called Fast Eddie, which
supposedly does this for you? What I want to do is turn some of my scans into
8-bit StartupScreens, but they usually come out having a strange dithering
pattern or looking as if they use an altogether different palette. Thanks for
the info.
                            --Greg Hinson

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Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 15:39:17 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Terry Thiel)
Subject: 2 X Quicktime cards on one machine?

Is it possible to put two Quicktime cards in a mac and have the video
input from two camers play on one monitor simultaneously?
-Terry

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Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 09:55:25 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Mark Hayes)
Subject: Apple 13" Color Monitor Whining and Buzzing

After about a year and a half of silent operation, my Apple
13" color monitor has started driving me crazy, making a
variety of soft but maddening sounds at irregular intervals.
These vary from a steady, high-pitched whine to a choppy
buzzing that reminds me of a fly.

The tech services people tell me the only thing to do is replace
the entire logic board assembly. Big bucks, of course. Does
anyone else have any knowledge about this type of problem?

Muchas gracias if you can help,

Mark

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Date: 7 Nov 1992 00:54:34 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Alan H. Stein)
Subject: Apple Educational Sales

I volunteer for an organization that operates several religious schools.
One is a nursery school, another a two afternoon and Sunday morning school
for children in elementary and middle school, and a Sunday morning school
for high schoolers.  In the past, it has taken advantage of Apple's
educational sales to purchase computers both for its schools and its
office.

We were ready to purchase another Mac, but when the director called Apple
prior to placing the order, he was told that Apple had changed its
requirements so that only government sanctioned, degree granting schools
qualified, and after regular school religious schools like ours no longer
qualified.

I'm wondering whether anyone else has run into this problem.  Given the
lack of knowledge of computer dealers, I'm wondering whether it has rubbed
off on Apple itself, and perhaps we were given the wrong information.
--
[e-mail]----Alan H. [e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 00:08:36 EST
From: Murph Sewall <[e-mail]>
Subject: Cost of computers

On Thu, 5 Nov 92 12:23:48 CST you said:
>The study tells us again that the cost of a machine is very different
>From its purchase price. It also suggests intriguing questions about
>the importance of user-friendliness. Does user-friendliness translate
>into lower computer costs? If so, is the Mac, despite its higher price,
>the low-cost computer?

You bet, which is PRECISELY the point of Apple's latest TV commercials
(showing, for instance, the two guys spending three days configuring
Windows so they can "be more productive" with the secretary saying "if
you this productive much longer we'll be out of business" or the two
guys answering Windows support calls <and having to put subsequent
callers on hold> while the Mac guy get only one call which turns out to
be a wrong number--it's another Windows question ;-)

The University of Minnesota did a study more than a decade ago (one of
the first studies of microcomputing) indicating that normal system
support costs in the first year add up to about the cost of the
hardware.  I've been tracking mine (I bought a Quadra and PowerBook 170
just under a year ago).  My costs have only been about one-third of the
hardware cost.  However, 1) they are Macs, after all ;-), 2) some, but
not all, costs could be shared across two systems, 3) high end Macs cost
more (my first year costs exceeded the cost of a single IIci system at
today's prices if not last year's), 4) I already owned a library of Mac
software (I'd rented a Mac+ for eight months awaiting the release of the
new hardware) and many of my costs were for upgrades rather than new
purchases.

Moral: serious computing costs serious money.  To the extent time is
money inexpensive computers can be a false economy.

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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 09:50:49 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: Deleting lots of files, carefully

In Regards to your letter <[e-mail]>:
> Probably an ultra-faq, but here goes ...
>
> Is there a nifty way of doing a global delete of all files with
> names containing a certain string?
>
> Before I saw the light, when I was still using a DOS PC, I had a
> tiny program that let me type e.g. GLOBAL DEL *.BAK, and hey presto
> every .BAK file in every directory got deleted.
>
> Now, I accumulate "Backup of ...." files in various directories, and
> would like every so often to trash them all at once.  Any suggestions?
>

This is a good thing for someone to write for Frontier Runtime. You
could very easily have a Frontier script, working with the $25 shareware
Runtime, pop-up a dialog asking for the wildcard, and then search
the entire disk for matching files. Since you never quite know what
might match your name, the script should just move all the files into
a Junk Me folder on your desktop. You could then take a quick glance
through to make sure "recipe.baklava" wasn't deleted along with
"stupidWordFile.bak" (since they share the .bak string, although it
would be possible to limit the strings to extensions, I suppose).
Once you were sure, you could trash the Junk me folder...

Then you could have the script install itself in your Finder's Scripts
menu (using FinderMenu that works with Frontier and Frontier Runtime)
so it is always at your fingertips.

We'll have a review of Frontier and another of Runtime coming soon
in TidBITS, and frankly, I think Runtime is more important. :-)

cheers ... Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor

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Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 12:08:03 PST
From: Les Ferch <[e-mail]>
Subject: Desktop files: Trashing and rebuilding (A)

> Another way to rebuild the desktop [in System 7]:  Close all active
> aplications, then force quit the FInder (command-option-esc) and hold down
> command-option as the Finder re-launches. You'll get the usual "Do you
> wish to rebuild the desktop..." dialog.

That is risky because the Finder then doesn't get to close everything
properly.

It is just as easy and much safer to use info-mac/util/anti-finder-101.hqx
to close the Finder. Then you just hold down command-option as you select
"Back to Finder" from the Anti-Finder file menu.

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Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 00:43:37 CST
From: Jay Poutinen <[e-mail]>
Subject: Desktop Rebuilding

Just an observation -> I have three partitions on my hard drive. When I do
a desktop rebuild, and the "A" partition is done, it presents the dialog
box asking if I want to rebuild "B," meanwhile there is still some hard
disk activity going on. If I check "OK" to rebuild "B" before the hard disk
activity is finished from rebuilding "A," it seems that the thermometer
showing progress for rebuilding "B" will "overrun" it bounding box.
However, if I wait until the hard disk activity is finished after rebuilding
"A," the thermometer will NOT exceed its bounding box. Hmmm.

Jay

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Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 22:56:51 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Duos (C)

Greetings,

  I don't want to waste a lot of bandwidth on this, but I just had
to say something.  I finally got to hold an actual, production-model
Duo in my hands today, and it was an experience.  My sincerest
admiration to the Apple folks who designed this beauty!  It's really
a slick-looking, small, light, powerful little machine.  I guess
I'll have to start saving.  Hopefully, by the time I have the money,
they'll have one based on the low-power PowerPC chip MacWEEK keeps
talking about.  Can you say laptop supercomputer?  ;-)

Hats off,
--Mike

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Date: 07 Nov 1992 19:19:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Me? Graduated? Nope. Not yet." <[e-mail]>
Subject: FlashWrite ][ 1.1

    Word processors do a good job of managing larger works - reports, papers,
theses. What most people need is an application or DA for handling small bits
of information quickly and easily. Enter the aptly-named FlashWrite ][ DA, the
shareware successer to Apple's own NotePad DA.

     Better than a word processor for small amounts of information:
     *launches faster, and launches with a keypress thanks to a control panel
     *doesn't require opening any files. uses pages instead
     *new pages and changes to old pages are automatically saved when you quit
     *only uses 20K, and can be used in System 6 without MultiFinder

     Advantages over NotePad DA:
     *unlimited number of resizable pages with up to 32,000 characters per
     page
     *can use any font or style, with point sizes from 9 to 24
     *pages can be printed, text files imported, and text exported with the
      creator code of your favorite word processor.
     *menu for switching between pages. pages are named
     *lightning-fast word count
     *word find and find again

     I use FlashWrite every time I turn on my Mac. I use it to keep track of
books, movies, CDs, and software I'm interested in. One page stores the serial
numbers for my electronics, one has ftp sitess and user names, and I use
another
to store interesting .sigs. For the person who wanted a monospaced text editor
for online messaging, use FlashWrite with the font for a given page set to
Monaco.
     FlashWrite ][ 1.1 is shareware, $15, by Andrew Welch, author of ToDo! and
Easy Envelopes Plus. This latest release is 32 bit clean, Quadra cache
compatible, and has Andrew's new address.

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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 09:27:17 GMT
From: Stefan Schmiedl <[e-mail]>
Subject: Grayscale on internal 9" of my SE/30?

Some time ago I have heard a rumour about some
seemingly ingenious device that you could put
somewhere into your SE/30 -- one of those great
little machines from Apple that really *LOOK*
like being a Macintosh and not some clone --
and use it for either an external color monitor
or with something even more tricky make the
good old internal 9"-monitor use 16 (256?) gray
levels.
It may be that I read it somewhere in the
tidbits, when they were HyperCard stacks.

Does anybody know something about this, eg
 -- does it exist?
 -- is it still available?
 -- how much i$ it?
 -- how can I obtain it in Germany?
 -- who is to be contacted to obtain answers
    on the questions above?

Thank you for reading up to this point.
If you want to answer to any (or ALL?) of my
questions, please use the following address,
since I can not read the digest regularly.

Please promote my greetings to your families,

        Stefan Schmiedl
        [e-mail]

PS: After a look at the new vx or vi or whatever
it is called, I have one question:
Does Apple sell these machines just for
righthanded people? What about a box with the
drives on the left hand side?

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Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 13:18:38 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: IIsi at 25MHz Info

Here's some information for those of you curious about upgrading your IIsi
to run at 25MHz.

The procedure is fairly simple and costs only about $4 in parts.  The result
can be a 25% increase in speed--making your IIsi as fast as a IIci.  The speed
gain in video processing is even greater, ranging from 33% to 50% in 8-bit
mode.

HOWEVER, the upgrade is NOT GUARANTEED TO WORK!  About 20 people have reported
doing the upgrade, and it FAILED for about 5 of them.  It failed for me.
Some people reported that adding a heat sink to the CPU made it work, but
even that didn't help me.  Problems seem to be more likely to occur if you
have a NuBus adapter card; in my own case the upgrade works perfectly until
I put my NuBus adapter in and then I'm lucky to get a successful boot.  Others
have reported having no problems at all with a NuBus adapter.

The best thing to do is to solder a socket into the motherboard where the
40MHz oscillator goes.  Then you can drop in a 50MHz oscillator, see if it
works, and put your 40MHz oscillator back in if you have problems.  Better
yet, if you can get your hands on crystals with intermediate frequencies you
can keep trying until you find the fastest that works.

If anyone wants detailed instructions on the upgrade or more information on
my experience with it, e-mail me.

-- Shannon Thornburg

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

Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 10:06:07 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Ben Fowler)
Subject: ImageWriter with DOS PC (C)

> As far as I know it should not be a problem to redirect the output of your
> MesSy-DOS computer to the serial port. You would add to your  AUTOEXEC.BAT
> file the line
>
>   MODE LPT1 = COM1

This may or may not work. You would also need to set the characteristics of
the serial port (PARITY, SPEED, HANDSHAKE and so forth), and to be aware
that the DOS PRINT command has its own unique scheme for 'END OF JOB'.

Last time I tried this, I found that the simple approach given here was not
reliable, and I used kermit to transmit the file to a serial printer (a
LaserWriter).

Ben Fowler

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

Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 12:40:07 PST
From: Les Ferch <[e-mail]>
Subject: ImageWrtier with DOS PC (A)

> Does anyone know of an imagewriter II driver for Windows 3.1 or even
> just DOS.

The first thing you need is a null modem cable. A Mac to Modem cable with
a DB25 female-female null modem adapter will work. You may also need a
9-25 pin adapter depending on your PC serial port. I will assume you are
using serial port one, but if you are using serial port two, substitute
COM1 with COM2 in the following.

Dip switches on the ImageWriter may need changing. It's been a long time
since I've done this, so I don't remember for sure.

For WordPerfect 5.1 DOS, all you need to do is select the ImageWriter
driver (it comes with 5.1 unless you have a really early release of 5.1)
and the setup should be COM1:, 9600 baud, no parity, one stop bit.

For other DOS programs, you will probably need to use the follwoing DOS
mode commands (in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file):

MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P
MODE LPT1:=COM1:         (only if you want LPT1 redirected to COM1)

There is an ImageWriter driver for Word 5.0 and 5.5 for DOS but I don't
think it comes with the package. It has been posted to various on-line
archives, so you should be able to find it.

I have not seen an ImageWriter driver for any other DOS software, but you
can usually get away with setting the application for a "standard",
"dumb", or "undefined" printer and get plain text output. If the
application lets you define your own driver or enter control codes for
bold, underline, etc. you will need to refer to your ImageWriter manual
for these codes.

For Windows, it is pretty much hopeless unless you can find an ImageWriter
driver for Windows that supports the ImageWriter graphics mode. I have not
seen one, but maybe somebody out there has written one. I once tried the
DOS Word driver with Windows 3.0 and the Windows PRD Driver. It worked a
little bit but was very flakey (printed partial jobs a lot). I don't even
think this is an option in Windows 3.1. Running a printer in non-graphic
mode with Windows 3.1 is next to useless (just about impossible to get
anything near WYSIWIG even if you use the Courier font).

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

Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 15:01:00 EST
From: Murph Sewall <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V10 #266

On Fri, 06 Nov 92 11:26:01 EST you said:
>I have a Powerbook 100 and an old version (evidently very old) of
>MacBugs. I cannot find a recent, version of MacBugs anywhere.

ftp ftp.apple.com and get dts/mac/tools/macsbug/macsbug-6-2-2.hqx

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

Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 23:57:25 -0600
From: Arvid Burns <[e-mail]>
Subject: laser utility?

I remember seeing a posting about a utility that allows you to limit
the number of pages to be printed on a network laser. If this rings a
bell with anyone, I'd appreciate it if you could let me know about it.

Thanks

Arvid Burns ([e-mail])

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

Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 00:09:38 EST
From: Murph Sewall <[e-mail]>
Subject: LC III

On Thu, 05 Nov 92 08:09:06 IST you said:
>I was thinking about buying an LCII but am willing to wait for a few
>months as I am in no great hurray if it is worth it for an LCIII...is it
>worth it? ie is a significant boost in performance expected?

The "LC III" (I'm not convinced the name won't change before
mid-February) WILL be a significant boost in performance.  32-bit bus
and one-third faster processor should add up to about 2.5 times better
performance (unless there's a catch as there is in the IIvx).  Whether
it's worth it to you depends on you; from what you say, it is likely to
be worth it (the expected price of the new LC is the same as the current
price).

>Would the FPUs avaiable for the LCII suit the type of machine that the
>LCIII will be or will there be a whole new generation of FPUs?

You'll need a 25 MHz FPU instead of the current 16 MHz one.

>WIll I be able to use a A4 size (15 inch?) monochrome monitor to its
>full advantage on such a beast without buying a graphics card?

Since the IIvx does NOT support larger monitors, don't expect the LC III
to support one.  The PDS slot may or may not be compatible with the
current LC slot (it may be awhile before you can get a graphics card,
especially one that includes an FPU).

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

Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 23:44:28 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Lithium Ion batteries?

Greetings!

  I was just reading a new press release from Sony about their new
camcorder.  The thing that caught my interest is that they have a
new kind of battery, which the press release calls "Lithium Ion".
They claim that it has 30% more life for the weight and,
significantly, it experiences none of the "memory" effects NiCd
batteries do when recharged before being completely drained.

  Anybody know anything about this technology?  Is it being used in
any laptops now?  What do the charging characteristics look like?
Any chance somebody could build a PowerBook replacement battery
using that technology to give another hour or so of life?

--Mike

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

Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 22:11 GMT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mac interface and power (C)

From:   Mark Lankton ([e-mail])
Subject: Mac interface and power (C)

In the recent discussions of whether the Mac interface is too
simple for its own good, several people have complained about not having
a way to do jobs that can be properly done with scripts, wildcards and
other traditional computer-expert tools.

One excellent solution to this problem is MPW, the Macintosh Programmers
Workshop. In addition to being a nice environment for writing software,
the MPW environment provides all the scripting, wildcards, recursive-
directory-searching, piping, redirecting et cetera et cetera goodies
one is likely to need. It really is a good way to deal with the kinds of
repetitive tasks that are a pain using  point-and-click methods.

However, just as a reminder that point-and-click methods have some serious
advantages: today I needed to print 12 randomly-named files from a 30-file
directory. Selecting the 12 files and choosing "Print" from the Finder's
File menu was really quick.... doing the same job with nothing but a
powerful command-shell interface would have been truly annoying.

More fuel for the fire,
Mark Lankton ([e-mail])

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

Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 14:56:42 PST
From: "Anthony E. Siegman" <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacMoney, Anyone?

   Anyone tried a home money management/small business accounting
program called "MacMoney"?  Or the latest version of Quicken? Or any
similar programs?  Email contact would be appreciated.  (I'm *not*
after just a simple check-writing program.)

   [e-mail]

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

Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 12:01:26 PST
From: Les Ferch <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacTCP 1.1.1 & Disk Tree viewers (A)

> Let me clarify my stance on this issue.  Our network 'guru'
> claims that he has in the past been able obtain MacTCP either through
> AppleLink or bundled with Eudora.

That only licenses you to use MacTCP with Eudora, not with other
applications. If you wish to use MacTCP with other applications, you must
buy a license. The cheapest way to do this is via a site license. Contact
Apple for details.

>find a program which allows one to view a drive/floppy/server with its
>contents and disk size for folders and place this info in a text file.

To do one folder at a time, you do not need any software. Using System 7
(not sure if this works with System 6) view the folder by name, size, or
kind, select all, and select Copy from the Edit menu. Then Paste into any
application that supports copy and paste.

For a more complete disk listing, try:

  info-mac/util/file-list-plus-10b20.hqx

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

Date: 06 Nov 1992 20:00:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kevin Lesniewicz <[e-mail]>
Subject: MAZ & Zoom V.32bis Question

Greetings,

I would like to know exactly what Max Apple Zoom is, pros and cons, and where
I
can find it. I'm using the new Macintosh Color Display 14" monitor with an old
8-bit Apple Nubus card. By the way, TattleTale says my monitor is "72
pixels/inch" but this does not match the 69 or 70 dpi of it's specs...Could I
be
screwing up something by trying to use this new monitor with the old video
card.
It seems okay, but would such a mis-match even produce an output?

Also, does anyone know if the Zoom V.32bis modem is reliable (not the fax
model,
just the vanilla one)? I thought I heard some negative comment, but can't be
sure. Thanks a bunch!!

--Kevin  <Internet: [e-mail]>

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

Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 15:16:03 -0500 (EST)
From: Kevin R Lesniewicz <[e-mail]>
Subject: MAZ--Found It

Info-Mac'ers:

Please disregard my earlier request for MaxAppleZoom info; I tried again
and found it. My original Archie search was invalid.

I'm still wondering about the relationship between video cards and
monitors with regard to resolution and other things. I'm driving a new
Macintosh Color Display 14" monitor with an old 8-bit Apple card. It seems
to work, but I wonder if I'm screwing up the monitor's specified 70 dpi by
trying to run it with a card that produces a different resolution.
TattleTale says my monitor is 72 dpi, which doesn't match up. Should I
worry about using this old video card, which wasn't designed for my
monitor? Or if they were incompatible would it simply not produce ANY output?

Thanks in advance for any help in understanding this issue!

--Kevin Lesniewicz  (preferred email address:  [e-mail])

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

Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 00:13:12 EST
From: Murph Sewall <[e-mail]>
Subject: More questions

On Fri, 6 Nov 1992 10:30:07 EST you said:
>"Apple has announced that it will offer an upgrade path for the IIvx...
>Unlike the LC and IIsi, the IIvx has a straightforward upgrade path, and
>you can expect to hold onto your II investment for years." p.207 Dec/'92

OK, appears that the Centris 650 (same form factor) will be the
"straightforward" upgrade path.  I'd worry that it'll be TOO
straighforward--pop the 25 HMz '040 in place of the 32/16 '030.  Will
the bus then stay at 16 MHz (if that's the case, I'll REALLY chortle at
having a superior Quadra 700 after 15.5 months of enjoying it to boot!)?

/s Murph Sewall <[e-mail]>

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

Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 16:58:54 -0800 (PST)
From: Les Ferch <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mount Volumes Before Finder Loads

I'm looking for a freeware init that will mount all hard drive volumes at
startup before Finder loads. I already tried SCSI Probe. It will not do
it. SuitCase II works, but it is commercial software.

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

Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 00:10:48 EST
From: Murph Sewall <[e-mail]>
Subject: Naming printers (A)

On THU, NOV 05 1992 12:48:33 you said:
>For those who are interested:
>    How to Name AppleTalk Printers
>
>Use Namer. It is a little application that comes with your system disks
>(Print Tools), except for System 7.x. Why?? Because Namer doesn't work
>with System 7. So boot up with a lesser version, and use Namer.

First, there IS a Namer 7.0 (works fine with System 7).  I got mine
>From ftp.apple.com a little over a year ago, but it's no longer there.
Maybe Mark Johnson can put it back as there seem to be a fair number of
people who want to rename Image Writers?

Some Mac CAN'T use a "lesser version" (neither of mine can run System 6,
for example).  The old Namer CAN be made to work.  The trick is to put
the Image Writer extension in the System Folder proper (so the older
Namer can find it).  After the printer is renamed, the extension can be
put back into the Extensions folder.

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

Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 22:48:08 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: New HP IV Laser Printer

I am very interested in the new HP IV Laser Printer with 600 x 600 dpi and
RET.  I understand that like the HP III you need to add AppleTalk and
PostScript to make it work with the Mac.  Does anyone have any experience
with this new printer?

I am particularly interested in finding out if HP plans to release a less
expensive HP IVp version anytime soon.

Please reply to me directly and I will sumarize for the net if there is
sufficient response.

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

Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 12:58:35 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Tony Huang)
Subject: NOW Utilities 4.0.1 and Word 5

I upgraded NOW Utilities to version 4.0.1 a few days ago. It works fine
except Microsoft Word 5.0 now conflicts with SuperBoomerang 4.0.1 and much
be added to the SuperBoomerang's exclusion list - I didn't have to do this
with SuperBoomerang 4.0.

I assume the same problem exists with Word 5.1 (which I just received but
have not installed yet).

Tony Huang
msc.cornell.edu

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

Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 00:19:48 -0500
From: "Alan D. Danziger" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Now Utilities Updater - Details

Below is the (reformatted to 70-something chars) information sheet
>From Now Software about the Now Utilities 4.0.1 upgrade.

Below is a list of changes that have been made to Now Utilities 4.0.1

Installer
 -------
%  The Installer properly installs the Sample Catalog and Movie files.
%  The Installer no longer updates PictureBook+ if it is found.
%  The Installer allows for network installations when all components
   and the Installer are in the same folder.
%  The Install has better error-checking when certain files are not found.


Now Scrapbook
 ------------
%  Now Scrapbook now opens and converts SmartScrap* files.
%  Now Scrapbook now releases all allocated memory after quitting.

Now Profile
 ----------
%  The initial settings in the Now Profile Preferences dialog box have
   been changed so that only System, CPU, Memory, Drivers, and Extensions
   information are selected.
%  Now Profile is now compatible with Complete Undelete*.
%  Now Profile recognizes and lists extensions that load before Now Toolbox.

WYSIWYG Menus
 -------------
%  Double-clicking in certain areas of the control panel no longer
   causes a system error.
%  Menu pull-down is no longer delayed when WYSIWYG Menus is installed.
%  WYSIWYG Menus handles larger numbers of installed fonts more
   efficiently.
%  WYSIWYG Menus handles low disk space more effectively.
%  The WYSIWYG Menus Prefs file handles the occurrence of damaged fonts
   more smoothly.  You should be prompted if WYSIWYG Menus encounters a
   damaged font.

Now Toolbox
 ----------
%  Now Toolbox now loads at the same time as other extensions. In order
   to ensure that it loads early in the startup process, Now Toolbox now
   has two (2) spaces before its name; however, an extension or control
   panel which requires `first-load' status can be placed before Now
   Toolbox 4.0.1 simply by typing spaces at the front of its name so that
   it comes before Now Toolbox alphabetically. Items configured to load
   before Now Toolbox will not be recognized by Startup Manager, and as a
   result they will not be listed in the Startup Manager control panel.
< Garbled -- Something about the Toolbox Prefs file. >
%  Now Toolbox 4.0.1 no longer requires the presence of the System 7
   Tuner 1.1.1 in order to load at startup.  However, we recommend that
   this extension be used, since it was developed by Apple to correct
   problems in System 7.0 and 7.0.1.  It also helps the system software
   manage low memory situations better.
%  Deleting keyboard shortcuts in applications is more effective.
   Please note that keyboard shortcuts apply to those applications that
   use standard menu definitions.  If you find that an application is
   having difficulty with keyboard shortcuts or custom menu font
   settings, you may elect to exclude it using the `Exclude' button in
   the NowMenus Preferences dialog box.
%  Arrow keys now also require a modifier key in order to be used as
   keyboard shortcuts.
%  The pathname display (activated by pressing `P' or `W' while
   highlighting a filename in a menu) now appears properly on
   black-and-white monitors.
%  Launching aliases of desk accessories, no matter where they are
   located on the hard disk, now functions properly.
%  Compatibility problems with Quark Xpress and Aldus Freehand have
   been resolved.

Startup Manager
 -------------
%  The following file types are recognized by Startup Manager:
     INIT,  cdev,  RDEV,  cbnd,  fbnd,  tbnd,  adev,  ddev,  appe,  fext,
     pext,  vbnd
%  Accommodates the `stutter restart' generated by MAXIMA, Virtual and
   MODE32.
%  Deleting the first two Links no longer causes a system error.
%  Compatibility problems with DataClub have been resolved.

NowMenus
 --------
%  An EXCLUDE feature has been added to the Preferences dialog box.  If
   you experience difficulties in setting keyboard shortcuts or menus
   don't look the way you think they ought to, you may wish to exclude
   the application from NowMenus customization.  To do so, click
   "PreferencesI" in the NowMenus control panel, then click "ExcludeI",
   select the application and click "Open."  When you exclude an
   application from NowMenus customization, you are preventing NowMenus
   from applying a custom menu font or any custom keyboard shortcuts to
   the application's menus.
%  The following functions can now be enabled or disabled in the
   Preferences dialog box:
    Application substitution
    Automatic Memory Sizer when memory is low
%  An option for drawing icons in color in all menus has been added to
   the Preferences dialog box.  NOTE THAT THIS OPTION USES A LOT OF
   SYSTEM MEMORY, typically 100 to 200K.
%  An option for displaying only permanent applications in launch menus
   and permanent files in application submenus has been added to the
    Preferences dialog box.  If you were a user of MultiMaster from
   version 3.0, and find that you wish NowMenus acted more like
   MultiMaster, you will want to try this option.
%  Compatibility and menu display difficulties with Microsoft Word have
   been resolved by excluding NowMenus from Word automatically.
%  Functionality issues with CE Software's CEIAC* and worksets have
   been resolved.
%  Palette-type menu functionality in Aldus Persuasion, FileMaker Pro,
   MacWrite II, and Canvas has been restored.
%  Compatibility issues with Timbuktu have been resolved.
%  NowMenus now works around a file system bug in Virex.
%  NowMenus is now compatible with Thunder 7.
%  Microsoft Mail compatibility problems have been resolved. In
   particular, closing MS Mail and then choosing another item from the
   Apple menu no longer causes problems.
%  MenuFonts now works with NowMenus running.
%  Compatibility problems with TypeIt4Me have been resolved.
%  Compatibility problems with PopChar and the typing or insertion of
   special characters (, ) have been resolved.
%  Compatibility problems with Nisus have been resolved.
%  Compatibility problems with Microsoft Works have been resolved.
%  Printing to a PostScript file no longer causes a system error.
%  All menus (NowMenus pull-down and regular menus) drop without a
   mouse click when both `Automatically pull menus' and `No click needed'
   are selected.
%  Deleting keyboard shortcuts in applications is more effective.
   Please note that keyboard shortcuts apply to those applications that
   use standard menu definitions.  If you find that an application is
   having difficulty with keyboard shortcuts or custom menu font
   settings, you may elect to exclude it using the `Exclude' button in
   the NowMenus Preferences dialog box.
%  Arrow keys now also require a modifier key in order to be used as
   keyboard shortcuts.
%  The pathname display (activated by pressing `P' or `W' while
   highlighting a filename in a menu) now appears properly on
   black-and-white monitors.
%  Launching aliases of desk accessories, no matter where they are
   located on the hard disk, now functions properly.

NowSave
 ---------------
The following changes have been made in NowSave 4.0.1:

%  NowSave's Key Capture function no longer captures pasted text when
   it is turned off.
%  NowSave better handles the auto-deletion of Saved Work files after
   Key Capture has been turned off for an extended time and then turned
   back on.

Super Boomerang
 ------------------------
%  The following options have been added to the Preferences dialog box:
       Add volume name to file list
       Clear Temporary Files and Folder on restart
%  The Groups feature has been re-implemented in version 4.0.1. Please
   refer to the Now Utilities Manual Addendum for further information.
%  Compatibility problems with Aldus Freehand, Quark Xpress, FileMaker
   Pro and WordPerfect in Open and Save dialog boxes have been resolved.
%  Compatibility problems with MasterJuggler have been resolved.
%  Super Boomerang no longer causes an application to quit unexpectedly
   when you are using the Edit dialog box.
%  Super Boomerang Extractor is now compatible with 68000-class
   Macintoshes.
%  Super Boomerang now properly opens Adobe Illustrator files from the
   DirectOpen submenu.
%  Super Boomerang will generate a system beep when it creates, or when
   it cannot locate, its Preferences file.

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

Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 18:21 EST
From: ROBERT_BROCKMAN <[e-mail]>
Subject: PB100 and SE/30 using different amounts of System RAM

I recently put System 7.1 on both my SE/30 and my Powerbook 100. They are
running virtually the same INITs, and have the same "Memory" settings (disk
cache at 192k).

When doing a restart with all extensions off, I get the following:
     PB100 - - - 940k System Software
     SE/30 - - - 1441k System Software

And when I let all the INITs load, I get this:
     PB100 - - - 1680k System Software
     SE/30 - - - 2311k System Software

Why is my SE/30 using so much more RAM? A call to Apple's 1-800 number
proved sorta fruitless, I was told to keep condensing all my fonts into
fewer suitcases. Good idea, I suppose, but even when I completely remove
the Fonts folder from my boot folder and restart my SE/30 is using about
250k more than my fully loaded PB100.

Is this all due to the extra amount of code needed to support the SE/30?
Any help or illumination would be appreciated!

Robert Brockman, [e-mail]  or  [e-mail]

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

Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 21:35:47 PST
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: QT movie request

This is a request directed to those of you who enjoy making QT
movies of stuff seen on the telly:

  How about a QT movie of the Listerine Mint mouthwash
  commercial that shows a bottle of blue Listerine Mint
  swinging through a jungle on vines, just like George
  of the Jungle?

IMHO the graphics and soundtrack in this commercial make it worth
recording on a QT clip.

Just a polite request.
--John.
<[e-mail]>

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

Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 11:06:28 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Ben Fowler)
Subject: RasterOps (C)

> I  can't  say  anything  about  RasterOps  in  the  U.S.,  but their Swiss
> distributor, Comac, offers fast, reliable  service...

Similarly in the UK, RasterOps UK Limited of Basingstoke has an excellent
reputation. Their products are good too.

Ben Fowler,
Troublemaker, saboteur and mole

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

Date: 6 Nov 1992 18:39:56 -0600
From: "Glockzin Donald" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Rebuilding the Desktop

There has been some comments about rebuilding the desktop. I have a small hint
that I have used about 5 times with zero problems (I make no promises to your
success or failure rate). I use System 7 and this exact method won't work on
earlier versions since you can't quit the Finder.

When I have only one application that has lost its icon, I don't want to wait
for the (can be) lengthy desktop rebuilding process of a large hard drive. I
just move the file to a floppy and delete the old copy (backup, backup).  Keep
the floppy with your file in the Mac. Then quit Finder (and other apps of
course) with CMD-OPT-ESC and hold CMD-OPT to rebuild the desktop (this is the
same as others have said).

When it prompts to rebuild the desktop on your booting hard drive, say NO. It
should then prompt you to rebuild the other connected drives including your
floppy. Say yes to rebuilding the desktop on your floppy. You should now have
the correct icon again. All that is left is to copy the file back to the
desired hard drive.

This can be a time saver depending on your file size and your hard drive
size.
My only claim is that it has worked for me and saved me some time. And of
course time is money and money can be spent on Mac stuff and the more Mac
stuff
you have ...

THANKS -- DG
[e-mail]

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

Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 18:35:35 EST
From: Loren Ryter <[e-mail]>
Subject: Rebuilding the desktop and lost icons (Q)

Out of curiousity, I rebuilt my desktop by quiting the finder.
In the process, I lost the icons on an entire partition.
I have two drives, one of which is partitioned. After rebuilding the
desktops on all three "drives," I found that on one partition,
but not the other two, all of the icons were lost, changing to
generic application or document icons.

Does anyone have any idea why this happened, or how I can get them
back?

Please mail me a copy if you post to the list, as I sometimes miss responses.

Thanks,
Loren [e-mail]

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

Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 00:12:43 EST
From: Murph Sewall <[e-mail]>
Subject: Replacing a Mac II with something faster

On Thu, 5 Nov 92 15:35:34 MST you said:
>We use a Mac II (no letters) for the telescope operators to keep a log
>of each observing program and document our procedures. The telescope
>operators spend some 30% of their time at the Mac II running an
>observing log program using Excel 4.0. Updating documentation is another
>chore and we use WordPerfect 2.1. Summed up, they want a faster
>machine.What should we do; upgrade, buy a new machine. My boss says that
>money will be a factor and that a factor of 2 speed increase is #not
>worth it# and to look for a factor of 5 or so.

You can keep the keyboard an monitor and buy a IIci for just over $2K
or a Quadra 700 for around $3,500 (educational prices).  The IIci in
one-bit mode (or in color if you scrap the II and put the video card in
the IIci) will be on the order of four times as quick as the II.  A
Quadra on the other hand, is about 8 times as fast.  If $3,500 breaks
the budget, wait until Feb 15 and you should be able to get the power of
a Quadra 700 for around $2,500.

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

Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 15:43:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Les Ferch <[e-mail]>
Subject: Text File Converter Wanted

I need a SIMPLE, FREEWARE utility for a Mac lab for converting TEXT files
among Mac, PC, and Unix format. I've considered Apple File Exchange, but
it is too complicated for the average lab user. It also does some other
things that I don't want the users doing.

What's needed is an application that just provides an "Open" or "Convert"
menu and then presents the following options:

    Convert TEXT file to:

      -  Mac format (CR)
     PC format (CRLF)
     Unix format (LF)

By default, "Mac format" would be checked. Once the correct format is
chosen, the user would click OK and get a standard file dialog which
should have a "Convert" rather than "Open" button and just show files of
type TEXT.

It would also be handy if it supported drag and drop of multiple files for
System 7 users.

Anybody seen such a program or care to whip one up?

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

Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 22:22:03 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Trouble with Timbuktu Remote Wake up

Howdy Folks!

Does anyone have any experience with Timbuktu Remote Wake Up? I have a
Quadra 700 connected to an Ericsson MD110 digital phone system via a
TAU-2620 unit.  Timbuktu remote works quite well, but if I have my Quadra
turned off and then call in to wake it up remotely, it will not shut down. The
only way I can get the machine to shutdown is to pull off the Remote Wake
Up cable.  As long as the cable is attached it continues to restart instead of
shutdown (even if the TAU box is turned off!!!).  In an attempt to trouble
shoot this problem I replaced the cable, the Autoshut Down cdev and the
TAU box.  I also switched ADB ports to eliminate the possibility of a bad
ADB. The problem persists.  Has anyone experienced a similar problem or
have any suggestions on what to try next?

I spoke to the people at Timbuktu and they suggested that the TAU may have
a voltage leak, but they could not tell me what the voltage should be to start
the computer.  I doubt this is the problem anyway, since changing the TAU
box should have eliminated anything faulty with the first TAU.

Another interesting observation is that sometimes, even with the TAU box
turned off, just disconnecting the remote cable at the TAU box sends a false
ring signal to the computer causing it to start up.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance!  I'd be happy to
summarize for the net if there is interest.

Ron Etter
Biology Department
UMass
Boston
[e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 15:57:53 CST
From: [e-mail] (Gary L. Gray)
Subject: use special gamma in built-in video

In the monitors control panel on my IIci I get an interesting
option when I hold down the option key and click the Options...
button in the control panel.  An extra box shows up that allows
me to check a bullet called "Use Special Gamma".  When I check
it, I can select between "Mac Portrait Std Gamma" and
"Uncorrected Gamma".  I am using a portrait monitor with built-
in video.  What are these things?  I tried enabling this option
and then restarting (with the Mac Partrait Std Gamma) and
nothing seems any different.  Any suggestions, info, or advice
on what to do with this?

Thank you.

Gary L. Gray                *  Engineering Mechanics & Astronautics
[e-mail]  *  University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 13:59:19 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: White Knight vt100 emulation problem?

I use my Mac and White Knight 11.12 to dial up to my school's unix
boxen and (mostly) run emacs.  White Knight claims to emulate vt100
and vt102.  I have a Mac 12" monitor which is kind of small and I'd
like to cram as many lines onto it as possible so I'm trying to get
unix, emacs and White Knight to cooperate in giving me 40 lines
instead of the usual 24.  I've been told by the system administrators
that it should work if I use vt102 emulation and do "stty rows 40" and
if it doesn't then it's a bug in White Knight.  Well it doesn't work.
While some programs recognize that I have 40 lines (e.g. man) emacs
still insists on using 24 lines.  Actually emacs does seem to believe
that I'm using 40 lines but it tries to display all 40 lines in the
bottom 24 lines of the screen.

Anyone else have this problem, or know how I might fix it?

Please email replies.  Thanks.
-Carl

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Date: SAT, 07 Nov 92 14:44:18 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Word List

I tried subscribing to the address for the Word List that was given in
Info-Mac
a few months ago and it didn't worked. Can someone who is a subscriber to such
a list indicate the address to me directly?

Thanks.

[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 15:07:43 PST
From: [e-mail] (Jeff Wong)
Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Cheers-grp2.sit.hqx
Resent-To: info-mac@sumex-aim
Resent-Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 22:45:09 PST
Resent-From: Backup Moderator <[e-mail]>


Dear Readers,
  Here is the second cheers file.  It has a lot of Norm sounds
as well as a Cliff and Dr. Crane sounds.  The sounds are:
   "Afternoon everybody.....NORM!!!!"
   "I Promised Vera I would pick up some Chinese Food"
   "Its a doggie dog world...."
   "Hello in there Cliff...."

I hope that everybody enjoys these sounds, and that they all work.
The file is BinHexed and Stuffed using Stuffit Delight...

P.S. Thank you Kurt Whitmore for urging me to submit these next
batch of sounds.

If you like these sounds please tell me, I like to know!!!!

[Archived as /info-mac/sound/cheers-grp2.hqx; 435K]

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