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Info-Mac Digest Wed, 09 Feb 00 Volume 17 : Issue 17
Today's Topics:
[*] TidBITS#516/07-Feb-00
(A) iTools plugin only works on Explorer
[*] ahson-10.hqx
[*] Aladdin DropZip
[*] DeskTray 1.2.1
[*] Helen of Troy Kaleidoscope Scheme
[*] InstallerMaker 6.5
[*] Intellinews 2.0
[*] MacJDic 1.3.4
[*] MacOS Items Manager 1.6
[*] MatchWord
[*] MI Convert 1.0.4 Light ( Espanol )
[*] NCAA Basketball Tournament Pool Mgr 2000
[*] NixIcons v2.2
[*] Periodic Table of Elements 1.1.1 68K
[*] Program Switcher v5.0.1
[*] ScreenCloze 1.3
[*] Slide Show 5.2.6 - presentation tool for multimedia & MP3files.
[*] Smart Window 1.0 (68k)
[*] Smart Window 1.0 (PPC)
[*] Software & Hardware Tracker 3.3.5
[*] Star Wars Racer Setup 1.0.3
[*] Talking Blocks
[*] The Age of Discovery
[*] Update-Virex Definitions
[*] Vocab 1.6 with Vocab Scheduler - Foreign language vocabulary madesimple
[*] WineBook 1.0b7 -- Cellar management software for wine enthusiasts
[*] WWW Sites 2.1.1
[*] ZAGAT Restaurant Guide for Palm OS
[Q] boot to 8.0 but not to 8.5
Acorn RiscPC 600 to Macintosh
booting -up from a ZIP
can not boot
Mac OS X and Unix
need help! disk not found!
Networking Question
New Info-Mac addresses
PowerPoint
Problem reading SimpleText text file
Quantum firball TM 2.0 FBTMA 655 - 0410 for performa
Wiper Malfunction
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Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 21:00:00 -0800
From: TidBITS Editors
Subject: [*] TidBITS#516/07-Feb-00
TidBITS#516/07-Feb-00
Adam packages up the topic of email attachments in this week's
issue, passing on tips and looking at how you set attachment
formats in the major Macintosh email programs. We also present an
overview of the most popular Macintosh graphics programs (you'd be
surprised by the age of some of them), note the release of AirPort
1.1, call for more translators, look at the iTools user agreement
brouhaha, and ask how many Macs you've purchased over the years.
Topics:
MailBITS/07-Feb-00
Poll Results: They Come in Colors
Email Attachments: Who Does What
[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-516.etx; 32K]
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Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 12:36:07 -0500
From: "[email protected]"
Subject: (A) iTools plugin only works on Explorer
Dear Digest readers,
It may come as a shock, but Netscape 4.7.1 does not communicate to
Apple's server the existence of the iTools plugin in its plugins
folder. Internet Explorer 4.5.1 does. Has anyone gotten the
iTools plugin to work in any version of Netscape?
Sincerely,
[email protected]
Check out over 700 internet sites updated monthly at:
http://www.index-site.com
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Date: 5 Feb 2000
From: RoboDog
Subject: [*] ahson-10.hqx
The Ahson is a toy puzzle. The aim of this game is to make some
symmetrical configurations of pieces.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/ahson-10.hqx; 2669 K]
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Date: 5 Feb 2000
From: Aladdin Systems Public Relations
Subject: [*] Aladdin DropZip
Real Name: Aladdin DropZip
Size: 2771095 bytes
Encoding: BinHex
Release Date: 05-January-2000
Requirements: MacOS 7.5.3 or later
License: Shareware
Price: $30
Description:
Send Files Faster, Save Time and Money
Aladdin DropZip uses Zip compression to compress files and folders
smaller than their original size. Smaller files transmit faster, saving
you time and money when sending or posting files over the Internet.
Plus, compressed files save you megabytes of disk space to help give
your computer faster overall performance. Learn how Aladdin's StuffIt
compression technology compresses files and folders up to 20% smaller
than Zip.
Drag, Drop, Done!
DropZip is the easiest Zip compression utility available. If you know
how to use your mouse to drag items to a desktop icon, you know how to
use DropZip. You'll be saving time and disk space in no time.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/aladdin-dropzip-55.hqx; 2707 K]
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Date: 8 Feb 2000
From: Jerome Foucher
Subject: [*] DeskTray 1.2.1
DeskTray is a floating tray that displays all the items on the desktop.
DeskTray can be minimised to a small bar that floats over all windows
just below the current application name. Clicking on that bar will
expand the tray. Clicking back to the small bar or double-clicking in a
unused part of the tray will reduce it.
If you've even been in the situation where you had lots of opened
windows in the Finder, covering the desktop itself, and you wanted to
drag an item onto your hard-drive icon, then DeskTray can help you.
Clicking on an item in the palette will open the corresponding window in
the Finder.
DeskTray fully supports drag&drop. You can drag&drop items onto DeskTray
like if you were dragging them on Finder items : dragging an item will
move it to the desired folder. Holding down the option key while
dragging will copy the item, and holding down option and command keys
will create a shortcut. You can also drag&drop items from the palette.
You can resize the tray when it's opened. Move the mouse on the left
edge of the tray. The cursor will change in a double-arrow. Click and
drag to resize.
DeskTray is 100% Appearance-compliant.
Mimimum requirements :
Mac OS 8.5 and PPC
Price : $10
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/desktray-121.hqx; 168 K]
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Date: 8 Feb 2000
From: royerm
Subject: [*] Helen of Troy Kaleidoscope Scheme
Helen of Troy is a Kaleidoscope 2.0+ scheme that celebrates the "face
that launched a thousand ships". It is a dark green and brown scheme.
-Martha Royer
See and download my Kaleidoscope schemes here:
http://www.kaleidoscope.net/schemes/com ... ting.shtml
Click the letter "R" and find my schemes there
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/helen-of-troy.hqx; 791 K]
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Date: 5 Feb 2000
From: Aladdin Systems Public Relations
Subject: [*] InstallerMaker 6.5
Path: ftp.aladdinsys.com/pub/mac/InstallerMaker/
Real Name: InstallerMaker 6.5 Installer
Size: 8708178 bytes
Encoding: BinHex
Release Date: 29-November-1999
Requirements: Mac OS 7.1 or higher, 8MB of RAM, 68020 or better processor
License: Contact [email protected] for licensing info
Description:
Why You Need the New InstallerMaker 6.5:
Create Complex Installers in a Snap. InstallerMaker's time-saving features
build smart, complex installers in a flash. Version 6.5 includes a new Archive
Freshening feature to automatically update installer archive files, supports
multiple Gestalt conditions and up to 224 packages, adds 33 new Destinations
for Apple's new system defined folders, is PowerPC native and Mac OS 9
compatible, to help you be as productive and thorough as possible.
Small Installers Save Time and Money. InstallerMaker builds the smallest
installers in the industry to give you added time and cost savings. Using
the StuffIt Engine, InstallerMaker creates installers faster and smaller
(up to 15% smaller) than any other software installation utility. Smaller
installers download faster and easier, give you more space on your CD or
diskette, increase hard disk space for fewer hardware upgrade needs, and
broaden network bandwidth. These time and cost savings go straight to your
bottom line!
Nothing's Easier to Use. InstallerMaker's intuitive point-and-click
interface makes setting destinations and installation conditions
practically effortless. It's fully scriptable and recordable, allowing you
to automate the build process to save labor and improve quality through more
consistent and faster installer builds. Record actions as scripts, or build
your own, to automate future builds and reduce the workload of your
engineering staff. Install files from FTP or HTTP sites easily and create
demoware or trialware in minutes.
InstallerMaker is designed to give you all the powerful features you need
in one easy-to-use package.
Requirements:
InstallerMaker and its installers require a Macintosh with a 68020 or
better processor. The InstallerMaker application requires System 7.1 or
higher and 8 MB of allocated memory.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/installer-maker-65.hqx; 8506 K]
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Date: 5 Feb 2000
From: Aladdin Systems Public Relations
Subject: [*] Intellinews 2.0
Path: ftp.aladdinsys.com/pub/mac/IntelliNews
Real Name: IntelliNews
Size: 1262343 bytes
Encoding: BinHex
Release Date: 05-January-2000
Requirements: PowerPC Processor or better, MacOS 8.0 or better, including
MacOS 9, Open Transport 1.1.2 or later, A Minimum 6 MB of available
application RAM, Internet Config (or the Internet control panel under
MacOS 8.5 and later), An IP connection to the Internet. IntelliNews 2.0
now supports connections via Compuserve 3.0.3 or later, and AOL 4.0 or
later.
License: Shareware, 30-day
Price: $20
Description:
The Day's News Delivered To Your Desktop!
IntelliNews, a specialized Web browser, gathers headlines from all the
premier Internet news sites and delivers them directly to your desktop,
eliminating the need to jump from site to site. With updates occurring as
often as every 15 seconds, you can follow the breaking news as it happens!
Access The Information You Need, All From One Place!
Gathering information online has never been easier or more effective. All
the information you need is available in a single location: watch your
stocks, the weather, the latest developments in the Macintosh community,
and keep up-to-date with instant scores from all the top sports teams.
From the latest Dow numbers, to the weather in Miami, IntelliNews has
the answer! Save Time Online With IntelliNews!
* Stay up-to-date with headlines gathered from the leading Internet
news sources
* Receive up-to-the-minute scores from all the top games
* Stay on top of the Mac world, with articles and columns in
IntelliNews stations
* Get detailed weather reports from cities across the U.S.
* Get detailed stock quotes, and company profiles
* Eliminate searching the Web for news, sports, weather, and stock
information
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/intellinews-20.hqx; 1234 K]
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Date: 6 Feb 2000
From: Dave Oshel
Subject: [*] MacJDic 1.3.4
This archive contains Dan Crevier's MacJDic
Japanese-English/English-Japanese dictionary lookup engine -- plus Jim
Breen's CURRENT edict and kanjidic Japanese dictionaries, as downloaded
this morning from Monash University in Australia (5 February 2000).
I have taken the liberty of pre-creating (and including) the .jdx index
files for both dictionaries.
To use this program you MUST have Mac OS 9 with the Japanese language
option installed, or Mac OS 7+ with Japanese Language Kit 1.2 installed,
the corresponding Langage Kit Update in place, PLUS Apple's * m a n d a
t o r y * font fix if you are running OS 8 or better.
You must also be able to read hiragana/katakana, at least. MacJDic does
not support romazi, naturally (^^;)
Contains the full MacJDic distribution unmodified. If you prefer, Jim
Breen's WWW JDIC is the on-line version of this program.
Students of Japanese language know what this is about -- all I have done
is assemble the pieces and make them available. The immense knowledge
of spoken and written Japanese encapsulated here fully justifies the
enormous file space. Jim Breen is God.
Dave Oshel
Cedar Rapids, IA
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/mac-jdic-134.hqx; 4309 K]
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Date: 9 Feb 2000
From: Vincent Jalby
Subject: [*] MacOS Items Manager 1.6
MacOS Items Manager 1.6 [2000/01/11]
by Vincent Jalby, [email protected]
Japanese, French, Dutch, German and Italian versions
are available at http://members.aol.com/vjalby/
Product description
--------------------
MacOS Items Manager is a friend of Extensions Manager.
It allows to enable/disable Contextual Menu Items, Control Strip Modules
and Fonts,in the same way Extensions Manager does for extensions
and control panels.
New in this version
-------------------
It fixes several small bugs and improves fonts support:
* preview available for all fonts (enabled or disabled at startup)
* suitcase version numbers are set at launch
* ÒScanÓ of fonts suitcase is faster
Turkish MacOS support
System Requirements
-------------------
MacOS Items Manager runs on any PowerMacintosh with MacOS 8.5 or later,
in one of the following languages: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German,
Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.
It is available in Dutch, English, French, German Italian, Japanese.
Shareware Fee
-------------
MacOS Items Manager is distributed as Shareware.
A license for a single user will cost $5
($25 for a Site License, $50 for a WorldWide License).
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/mac-os-items-manager-16.hqx; 804 K]
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Date: 8 Feb 2000
From: sgandy
Subject: [*] MatchWord
MatchWord is a simple game for matching some first and second grade words
(most are from the "100 nouns" list) with pictures. There are 5 screens
with 20 words on each. Click the word and click the matching picture and
it is clear that you made the correct match. This game is appropriate for
beginning readers of all ages.
MatchWord is a HyperCard stack and thus requires HyperCard or HyperCard
Player to be installed. It is shareware. The cost is $5. School site
licenses are the same price.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/match-word-10.hqx; 78 K]
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Date: 7 Feb 2000
From: Mike Brackenridge
Subject: [*] MI Convert 1.0.4 Light ( Espanol )
MI Convert Light 1.0.4 es un pequeno programa para convertir el
sistema metrico al sistema imperial o vice versa en: Kms & millas,
Metros & Pies, Peso, Medidas cuadrados y Temperatura.
MI Convert Light:
- funciona con OS 7.5 o mejor.
- funciona con ordenadores de 68k y Power PC.
- es gratis (freeware).
- es disponible en versiones Ingles y Espanol.
- tomano de archivo hqx es 936k
Cambios entre version 1.0.3 y 1.0.4:
- anadi conversion de unidades en la ventana de superficia.
- anadi opcion de conversion en galones EU, en la ventana de Liquidos.
- reduje las ventanas de conversion y eligir.
MI Convert 1.0.4. May be distributed on AMUG, Info-Mac and UMich CDs.
Pagina web: http://personal5.iddeo.es/mikebr/econ.html
E-mail: mailto:[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/mi-convert-light-104-sp.hqx; 972 K]
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Date: 9 Feb 2000
From: "Morris Timothy NMN (Tim) PHLO"
Subject: [*] NCAA Basketball Tournament Pool Mgr 2000
Title: NCAA Basketball Tournament Pool Mgr 2000
Description: Filemaker Pro (v3.0 min) Program used for managing the NCAA
Basketball Tournament pool Bracket which automatically keeps score of
all Participants. Menu/Button driven which utilizes several
Layouts/Scripts for data input ease and issuing of status reports.
Current file reflects 1999 NCAA Tournament.
Registered Users will rcv an updated file containing the new pairings directly
following next year's Selection Committee's parings announcement.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/ncaa-pool.hqx; 111 K]
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Date: 7 Feb 2000
From: Nick Longrich
Subject: [*] NixIcons v2.2
Nix Icons v2.2 is the latest and perhaps final installment of a
series of icons under continuous development since 1994. It includes about
175 icons of animals, plants, protists, smiley faces, fungi, and a set of
aliens. It contains the entire set of icons found in versions of
NixIcons2.0 and 2.1, and includes various new icons including a set of
dinosaur icons.
updates can be found at:
http://home.uchicago.edu/~nrlongri/icon.html
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/nix-icons-22.hqx; 731 K]
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Date: 8 Feb 2000
From: Josh Hague
Subject: [*] Periodic Table of Elements 1.1.1 68K
Periodic Table of Elements 1.1.1
by Josh Hague of Koingo Software (r)
What is it?
Periodic Table of Elements (PTE) is a chart of all the elements on the
periodic table. Not only that, but it also tells you each elements
ionic charge, symbol, name, standard state, color,
atomic mass, and finally if it was synthetically prepared.
Fixes Since Last Release:
Minor graphical glitches fixed.
Mercury now listed as a liquid.
Fixed memory problems for 68k Macs.
Features to come:
Melting, Boiling, and Freezing point for each element.
Possibly Bohr model diagrams for each element.
Table to be printable.
Table to be scaleable.
Price (Canadian):
$5 - Single User License
$20 - Five User License
$50 - Fifteen User License
$75 - Lab Pack (Educational License), 30 Copies
$200 - Site License (Unlimited Copies)
$500 - Worldwide License (For use in your company/facility in all
locations around the world)
Comments/Suggestions:
[email protected]
Contact Info:
http://koingosw.home.dhs.org
Josh Hague
#132 22150 48th Ave
Langley, BC
V3A 8R5
Canada
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/pte-111-68k.hqx; 477 K]
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Date: 7 Feb 2000
From: "Michael F. Kamprath"
Subject: [*] Program Switcher v5.0.1
Program Switcher is a convenient timesaving control panel that allows you to
switch between the applications running on your System 7.1 or greater
Macintosh via a simple two-key keystroke. It was inspired by the same
function found in "Windows," but has been improved and transformed into a
unique and fully configurable control panel that makes switching
applications on the Macintosh as simple as pressing a couple of keys.
Key features include:
- The ability to switch, launch, quit, or hide any application with a
simple keystroke
- The ability to switch, hide, or close windows with a simple keystroke
- Full support for the latest MacOS technologies, such as Appearance,
Navigation Services, and Multiple Users.
- Elegant, unobtrusive interface that makes the seemingly simple task of
switching applications truly simple and easy to do.
Program Switcher can be downloaded from it's web page at:
http://www.programswitcher.com/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/program-switcher-501.hqx; 732 K]
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Date: 7 Feb 2000
From: John Johnston
Subject: [*] ScreenCloze 1.3
ScreenCloze is a Macintosh (tm) application for making and completing
on-screen Cloze procedure passages.
ScreenCloze can be used in many situations in the primary school
classroom.
Cloze procedures (fill in the missing word exercises) are a very powerful
tool in many aspects of language teaching.
With ScreenCloze you can use this powerful technique on you Macintoshª
Computer.
In cloze procedures children use language cues to insert words to
complete text in a meaningful way.
Cloze procedures:
Improve children's understanding of reading process.
Reinforce knowledge of language patterns.
Strengthen word recognition skills.
Encourage Children to read for meaning.
Develop children's use of semantic and syntactic cues.
ScreenCloze Features
* Simple creation of cloze passages for on screen use.
* Easy creation of cloze worksheets click'n cloze!
* Text to speech, children can listen to the passage they have answered
and then make corrections.
* Recording of childrenÕs scores for on screen work.
ScreenCloze Requirements:
* An Apple Macintosh, Power Mac or Powerbook with a 68020 or later
processor.
* System 7 or later.
* 2mb of free ram and a 2 mb of Hard Disk space.
* ScreenCloze will run best with at least 3050k of memory allocated.
* Apple's Speech control panel and MacInTalk in your extensions folder to
hear passages read.
More Information
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/screen-cloze-13.hqx; 1020 K]
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Date: 5 Feb 2000
From: OneApp
Subject: [*] Slide Show 5.2.6 - presentation tool for multimedia & MP3files.
OneApp Slide Show 5.2.6
OneApp Slide Show is a easy-to-use slide show and presentation tool for
multimedia files, QuickTime movies, sounds and images. The application
includes MP3 and MPEG files support, option for automatically sizing each
image and movie to 'Half', 'Double', 'Fill Screen' or 'Normal' and the
possibility to specify folders to insert into a projection.
OneApp Slide Show lets you personalize the presentation to adapt it to the
most varied needs. You can create presentations and slide shows that are
controlled manually or automatically. You can personalize the presentation
environment with colored backgrounds or patterns, use a soundtrack during
presentation, and display the names of the images and movies that are
showed.
System Requirements:
Macintosh, PowerBook, Power Macintosh or iMac.
Ê
OneApp Slide Show is shareware.
OneApp Software Home Page: http://www.oneappsoftware.com
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/one-app-slide-show-526.hqx; 1599 K]
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Date: 9 Feb 2000
From: Vincenzo Fazzi
Subject: [*] Smart Window 1.0 (68k)
System Requirements
A 680x0 Macintosh (there's also a PowerPC version) with Mac OS 7.5 or
later.
Description
Smart Window helps the user to navigate the Finder's windows during a
drag&drop operation.
Moving a drag selection over a collapsed window's title bar, Smart Window
will expand that window automatically, letting the user choose the drop
location exactly (or continue the navigation using the Finder
"spring-loaded folders" feature); as soon as the drag is completed or the
user moves the drag selection over another window, the auto-expanded
window will be collapsed again automatically.
If the user moves the drag selection over a partially hidden Finder's
window and the Finder is in the foreground, Smart Window will put in
front that window, letting the user see its content entirely.
Smart Window is an application that works transparently and does not
require a particular installation, so the user will never face extension
conflicts.
Author: Vincenzo Fazzi, [email protected]
Cost: shareware fee, US$ 6
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/smart-window-10-68k.hqx; 109 K]
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Date: 9 Feb 2000
From: Vincenzo Fazzi
Subject: [*] Smart Window 1.0 (PPC)
System Requirements
A Power Macintosh or compatible (there's also a 680x0 version) with Mac
OS 7.5 or later.
Description
Smart Window helps the user to navigate the Finder's windows during a
drag&drop operation.
Moving a drag selection over a collapsed window's title bar, Smart Window
will expand that window automatically, letting the user choose the drop
location exactly (or continue the navigation using the Finder
"spring-loaded folders" feature); as soon as the drag is completed or the
user moves the drag selection over another window, the auto-expanded
window will be collapsed again automatically.
If the user moves the drag selection over a partially hidden Finder's
window and the Finder is in the foreground, Smart Window will put in
front that window, letting the user see its content entirely.
Smart Window is an application that works transparently and does not
require a particular installation, so the user will never face extension
conflicts.
Author: Vincenzo Fazzi, [email protected]
Cost: shareware fee, US$ 6
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/smart-window-10-ppc.hqx; 109 K]
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Date: 9 Feb 2000
From: DXoft Technical Support
Subject: [*] Software & Hardware Tracker 3.3.5
Software & Hardware Tracker 3.3.5
by DXoft
A CNET/Download.com "Premiere" and "Top Pick" and a BizProWeb "Pick of the
Day", Software & Hardware Tracker is a collection of FileMaker Pro 3.0/4.0
relational databases which will help you collect, store and organize useful
information (such as registration codes, serial numbers, product notes,
etc.) about all your computer products (hardware and software). Relying on
the standard Internet Config system, Software & Hardware Tracker is
perfectly integrated with your other Internet software. It also keeps track
of all your contact information for software and hardware developers,
distributors and places of purchase, turning it into a powerful contact and
Internet bookmark manager.
Software & Hardware Tracker is compatible with FileMaker Pro 5 once
converted to the new version's file format. The conversion happens
automatically when one opens Software & Hardware Tracker using FileMaker Pro
5 or later.
Software & Hardware Tracker is being distributed as shareware. Several
registration and upgrade options are available. Registrations are handled by
Kagi Shareware.
For the latest versions of DXoft shareware, visit our home page located at
.
Thanks for supporting shareware!
[Archived as /info-mac/data/soft-hard-tracker-335.hqx; 2646 K]
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Date: 5 Feb 2000
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Star Wars Racer Setup 1.0.3
Star Wars Racer Setup 1.0.3 is a utility wich can be used to create a
setup file for Star Wars Pod Racer.
I created it because I think that editing a text file is a clumsy way to
setup a game.
Version history 1.0.3 I changed the way the file is found again because
the last version had a bug there, I now create a prefs file which is a
much better solution, I added the extra features of StarWars Racer 1.0.1
1.0.2
I changed the way I find the file, all you have to do now is set your
podracer folder, then the file is replaced, the original is trashed but
then again you can set everything that is in the file with my setup
program. Added a help button (and some help too) Put a version number in
the Setup dialog.
1.0.1
Added my email adress and website to the readme
1.0 There is one thing I could not do, find out where the file
Switches.txt, which it creates, is on your hard disk so instead I place
it directly at your startup disk.
You should copy the file to the data folder inside the copy of podracer
on you harddrive.
This is a freeware app.
happy Pod Racing.
regards,
Wim van Ommen
[email protected]
www.applescript.tmfweb.nl
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/star-wars-racer-setup-103.hqx; 916 K]
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Date: 8 Feb 2000
From: Richard Gleaves
Subject: [*] Talking Blocks
Talking Blocks is a freeware educational simulation/game based on
traditional wooden alphabet blocks. Players use the mouse to move the
talking blocks around on the screen and spell words.
The intended users are first-grade students who are learning to spell.
The learning prerequisites are computer mouse skills, the ability to
recognize the letters of the alphabet, and a basic knowledge of spoken
English.
Talking Blocks requires a Macintosh with Apple Speech Manager software
installed and screen display set to 800 x 600. It was developed in
Macromedia Director 5.0. Source code included.
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/talking-blocks.hqx; 1133 K]
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Date: 8 Feb 2000
From: sgandy
Subject: [*] The Age of Discovery
The Age of Discovery is a resource for teaching about the early explorers
in the new world. It contains maps, articles, and a quiz.
The Age of Discovery is a HyperCard stack and thus requires HyperCard or
HyperCard Player to be installed. It is shareware. The cost is $5. School
site licenses are the same price.
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/the-age-of-discovery.hqx; 202 K]
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Date: 5 Feb 2000
From: Keith Rickett
Subject: [*] Update-Virex Definitions
Update-Virex Definitions is an AppleScript that does exactly what it
implies. It mounts the server volume, takes the Virus Definitions file
from a server volume and places it in the Virex Preferences folder on
your computer and unmounts the server volume. It will check the
creation date of the new file and compare it to the creation date of the
current Virus Definitions file. If they are different, the new file will
replace the older one. If they are the same, it will stop.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/update-virex-definitions.hqx; 9 K]
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Date: 5 Feb 2000
From: "'Cab software"
Subject: [*] Vocab 1.6 with Vocab Scheduler - Foreign language vocabulary madesimple
With Vocab, mastering a foreign language was never so easy, and with Vocab
Scheduler's proven test schedules, you can learn up to 90% of a word
list... for life!
Learning vocabulary is one of the hardest aspects of a foreign language.
Easy and enjoyable to use, Vocab helps you quickly build the vocabulary you
want. It has won praise from language-learners and teachers the world over.
New in Vocab 1.6.1 is Vocab Scheduler. Scheduler uses proven research into
memory psychology to create a scheduled pattern of tests. By following this
pattern, word lists are effectively learnt and carried into long term
memory - you can memorise entire lists for life!
Vocab's intelligent test modes will help you learn words faster and more
easily. Statistical analysis and problem word tracking options help you
follow your progress. Vocab works with any language, and supports languages
with non-Roman scripts - including double-byte languages such as Japanese.
For more information on Vocab or Vocab Scheduler, visit http://www.cabsoft.com/
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/vocab-161.hqx; 6049 K]
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Date: 7 Feb 2000
From: Edwin Buehler
Subject: [*] WineBook 1.0b7 -- Cellar management software for wine enthusiasts
WineBook is a wine cellar management software for wine enthusiasts.
You can manage your wines and your own wine-tasting notes. You can note
sight, smell, taste and the quality of a wine with WineBook. WineBook manage
the wine cellar, winery and supplier addresses.
System requirements:
* System 8.1
* Power Macintosh with at least 3 MB of free RAM
(68k version at www.winebook.de)
* 3 MB on harddisk
* 15" Color Monitor
Edwin Buehler
http://www.winebook.de
[Archived as /info-mac/data/wine-book-10b7.hqx; 1424 K]
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Date: 8 Feb 2000
From: sgandy
Subject: [*] WWW Sites 2.1.1
WWW Sites is a simple database for keeping track of Internet URL's
outside of the browser's bookmark list. It will keep, sort, print, and
launch URL's that are entered. There is room for notes on the addresses
and it will publish an html file with all the addresses and notes ready
for clicking.
WWW Sites is a HyperCard stack thus it requires HyperCard or HyperCard
Player to be installed. WWW Sites is shareware. The cost is $5. The price
is the same for school site licenses.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/www-sites-211.hqx; 11 K]
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Date: 6 Feb 2000
From: Ken Landau
Subject: [*] ZAGAT Restaurant Guide for Palm OS
Zagat restaurant guide for Palm connected organizers provides instant
access to reviews, ratings, costs and features for thousands of popular
restaurants. Whether you are looking up a restaurantÕs phone number or
just browsing the collective experiences of over 100,000 regular
restaurant-goers you will find the Zagat restaurant guide as entertaining
as it is informative. Just enter the first few characters of the
restaurant's name and it will be instantly displayed. Your inital
purchase includes your choice of ONE city from the following: Boston,
Chicago, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York, Paris, San
Francisco, Seattle or Washington DC.
This is a fully functional 14-Day Trial Copy.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/zagat-palm.hqx; 2318 K]
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Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 16:32:24 -0500
From: Ken Laskey
Subject: [Q] boot to 8.0 but not to 8.5
I look forward to getting regular Info-Mac mailings again, so I'll
submit a challenge. Power Tower 240 running OS 8.6. One day the
machine crashes and hangs on restart. I boot off the system CD with
OS 8.0 and the internal drive mounts fine. I try to reboot off an
external drive with OS 8.6 and where I have Norton Utilities, but it
hangs again on boot. I try rebooting off the Norton CD (OS 8.5) and
that hangs too. I reboot off the OS 8.0 CD and go to a partition on
my external drive where I have some space and install OS 8.0. I
reboot off that 8.0 partition, come up clean and can see the internal
drive. I run Norton which finds an unrecoverable error. I do a full
backup using Retrospect. When verifying the backup, it has problems
with 3 ColorSync data files (I think connected with my Umax scanner).
To be doubly sure, I also copy my system folder to the external
drive. Copy is successful EXCEPT FOR THE SAME 3 FILES!!! I reformat
the internal drive and do a complete restore from Retrospect, except
for the 3 trashed files. Everything now works fine.
OK, what is OS 8.5+ doing that OS 8.1- didn't so that damage on a
drive other than the one identified for boot can interfere with the
boot?
Ken Laskey
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 16:04:12 -0800
From: Barb Lange
Subject: Acorn RiscPC 600 to Macintosh
Does anyone know of a way I can read, on my Mac, diskettes that were=20
created on an Acorn RiscPC 600 computer?
Or, is there a way to convert files created in "Artworks" (drawing=20
app.), "Impression" (word app.), and "Squash" (condensed app.)?=20
These three applications run on the Acorn; we now need some way of=20
converting/teleporting the files into Macintosh applications.
thanks for any assistance you can give.
Barb Lange
Centre for Distance Education
Simon Fraser University
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=B0=B0=B0=B0=B0=B0=B0=B0=B0=B0
Barb Lange
Distance Education
Simon Fraser University
(604) 291-4776 / 3525
(604) 291-4964 [fax]
http://www.sfu.ca/cde/
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Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 11:31:37 +0000
From: [email protected] (Lobo)
Subject: booting -up from a ZIP
In article ,
[email protected] (The Info-Mac Moderators) wrote:
> I've got an iMac with an external iomega Zip drive and cannot get
>it to boot up from the Zip. Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance!
Have you tried holding down the following keys on startup
command/option(alt)/shift/delete(backspace).
Lobo.
ta reply, rub oot -Lobo- from... [email protected]
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Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 01:33:11 +0100
From: "L M RECORDS"
Subject: can not boot
Hi,
first I got in trouble with an external disk that would not mount, tried to
fix with norton disc doctor, the program crashed and I tried to reboot, but
the mac will not start, not even from a
CD! no sad mac is shown on the screen. 9600/G3 366 + 2 ext disks connected
to a 3940 UW-2 card.
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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 11:48:00 +0100
From: Jacob Palme
Subject: Mac OS X and Unix
According to the trade papers, Apple will in the next year switch
to Mac OS X, which is an operating system based on Unix.
Here are some incompatibilities between Unix, as I understand
it, and Mac OS 8. How are these incompatibilities resolved in
Mac OS X?
Mac OS 8 Unix
Character set Own, non- ISO 8859 or
standard Unicode/ISO 10646
Line breaks CR LF
Separator in : /
directory paths
File model Forked Bytestream
OS Command method Finder Multiple line-
oriented and
graphic shells
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Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 22:36:47 +0100
From: "L M RECORDS"
Subject: need help! disk not found!
Hi,
my mac froze and when I rebooted one of my disks, connected to a 3940 UW-2
card was not found, when trying to mount it, harddisk toolkit says this is
not a HFS disk. I have impotant data on this disk. What can I do? It seems
like the data is stíll on the disk, but I can't get access to it. I have
rebuilt the desktop withou any success.
Please help me!
thanks
Lasse
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Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 20:01:50 -0600
From: Will Wagers
Subject: Networking Question
Hi,
I am going to set up a Linux PC server on a cable modem.
Then, I want to access the web through the Linux server. What hardware
and software would I need for this part? How would I set it up?
Thanks for any help.
Will Wagers [email protected] "Reality is the best metaphor."
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Info-Mac Digest Fri, 04 Feb 00 Volume 17 : Issue 16
Today's Topics:
(Q) Does iTools work?
[*] BetterPlayer
[*] BOOM 1.2b1
[*] Free Backup 1.0
[*] LSQL111.sit.hqx
[*] MacTicker 1.6.2 Full Installer
[*] MacTicker 1.6.2 Updater
[*] MacTypingTutor 4.7.4
[*] MI Convert 2.5.1 ( English )
[*] MI Convert 2.5.1 ( Espanol )
[*] Navi iRae 1.7
[*] Screamer 1.0: Strong free chess program
[*] ShrinkWrap 3.5.1 Updater
[*] Substitute Pro 1.8.0
[*] Update:BirthdayChecker 2.2.1
[*] Uptime 1.0 - 68K
[*] Uptime 1.0 - PPC
[*] Wapp pro 2.5
[*] YaCa 2.3
booting -up from a ZIP
LaserWriter print driver modification
Modem/ISP problems
netscape crash
New Info-Mac addresses
Recommendations for 7600/120 system
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Date: 2 Feb 100 19:14:06 -0500
From: "D. Scott Beach"
Subject: (Q) Does iTools work?
InfoMac Folk:
Has anyone successfully set up the iTools? I've tried several times on a
couple different systems and I can get mail at my mac.com address but the
desktop iDisk access remains elusive. Every time I try to log in the iTools
site claims that I've got to reinstall the software because I've got to
reinstall the software or something equally senseless.
There's no help or contact information in the intro mail message they send
or on the web site.
Help.
- Scott
Remove the "spamless" to return eMail to me.
Scott Beach Toronto, Canada
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Date: 4 Feb 2000
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] BetterPlayer
BetterPlayer 1.0 was FTP to infomac.org as betterplayer.hqx, below is the
press release that went with the file.
contact: Matthew Beedle @ [email protected]
President of Foxchange Shareware @ http://www.foxchange.com
Foxchange Shareware announces
BetterPlayer 1.0, the alternate QuickTime Player
February 1, 2000, Battle Mountain, NV - Foxchange Shareware announces the
release of BetterPlayer 1.0.
BetterPlayer is a freeware open source utility that plays QuickTime movies
without the clunky UN-Mac like interface that was introduced into QuickTime
Player and Sherlock 2.
BetterPlayer plays QuickTime movies that are either dropped onto the
application or opened within. Once a QT movie has been opened, users can
change the file type and creator so that the file will open with BetterPlayer
by default. Other useful options that have been added are automatically play
and loop options that can be applied to every file individually. This is
especially cool for those that have a favorite MIDI file they like to listen
too, just double click and the file will start to open.
To make life easier, these settings can become default settings as well as
the option to automatically change the file type and creator to that of
BetterPlayer. Just as important as applying these settings, they can also be
removed restoring the file to it's natural state. Since the only thing that
BetterPlayer adds is a STR# to the resource fork, no data can be damaged by
the application.
Foxchange Shareware has released BetterPlayer as open source software so that
other programmers can extend the application's functionality. Several things
are planned for future releases, the ability to add a resource fork to a file
that doesn't have one so BetterPlayer can work with it, sizing options,
remembering window positions as well as basic editing features.
BetterPlayer is the foundation for another unnamed application that Foxchange
Shareware may be developing in the possible future.
Currently BetterPlayer 1.0 is available for download at
ftp://ftp.foxchange.com
The latest version of BetterPlayer can be found at http://www.foxchange.com
As well as the goal of producing high quality games for the Mac market,
Foxchange Shareware is also going to be introducing utilities into the Mac
market.
********** ABSTRACT CROPPED **********
[Archived as /info-mac/app/better-player.hqx; 282 K]
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Date: 4 Feb 2000
From: Federico Filipponi
Subject: [*] BOOM 1.2b1
Dear Info-Mac moderators,
I'd like to submit for inclusion on your archives the following software:
BOOM 1.2b1 (beta release 1)
What is BOOM?
BOOM is an arcade game in the grand tradition, bringing the
playability and feel of the glorious 8-bit consoles on the
Macintosh. It can be described as "Bomberman meets Doom".
Actually, I took the basic Bomberman idea and dropped it in a
"Super-Deformed Doom" scenario (whatever this means).
As a space marine your mission is to penetrate 8 alien infested
areas, each one divided in 10 sub-zones, eliminate all enemies
using your bombs and finally kick the Big Alien Boss back to
where he came from.
System Requirements:
PowerPC processor;
5.5 MBytes free memory;
Mac OS 7.0.1 or later;
640x480 or larger monitor supporting 256 colors;
Sound Manager 3.0 or later.
Recommended Configuration
Mac OS 8.1 or later;
Sound Manager 3.2 or later;
InputSprocket 1.1 or later.
What's new in BOOM 1.2?
* Completely rewritten in C/C++.
* Recompiled with the latest updates of the Sprite Animation Toolkit
and the MADLibrary (music drivers).
* Highly improved all standard application interface elements.
* The Preferences dialog (formerly called Options) has been
completely redesigned using tab panels.
* The Preferences dialog is now directly accessible when in pause
(the relevant menu item has been moved to the Edit menu).
* The "Quick Settings" menu is now called "Options" and is located on
the menubar for easier access.
* Now the game automatically hides the Control Strip (if active) on
startup and shows it again on quit (and when switching to the Finder).
* Added an option for automatically setting the monitor resolution to
640 x 480 on startup.
* Added support for external input devices like joysticks and game
pads (requires InputSprocket 1.1 or later installed).
* Added transparency effects to visually enhance some animation details.
* Introduced a frame-skipping mechanism to speed-up animation on
slower machines.
********** ABSTRACT CROPPED **********
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/boom-12b1.hqx; 3106 K]
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Date: 4 Feb 2000
From: John Rethorst
Subject: [*] Free Backup 1.0
Powerful and flexible backup program. Back up anything to anywhere;
optionally update at an automatic interval. Many convenient options.
Eliminates an Apple RAM disk's "contents will be lost" warning at shutdown.
Unsolicited comments from users on the forerunner, RAM Disk Backup, include:
"this thing is great! . . . cool . . . . excellent . . . most easy to use .
. . thanks a bunch for writing it . . . a great idea . . . a very handy
applet . . . the scripts all worked flawlessly . . . thanks for a great set
of AppleScripts! . . . thanks a lot for your excellent work . . . very
helpful . . . simple and reliable . . . it's GREAT. I don't know how I
lived without it . . . thanks, John!!"
Free. May be distributed on AMUG, Info-Mac and UMich CDs.
John Rethorst
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/free-backup-10.hqx; 195 K]
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Date: 4 Feb 2000
From: "Hao Li"
Subject: [*] LSQL111.sit.hqx
LSQL 1.1.1 is a new version of LSQL on your sites.
LSQL is a replacement of isql from Sybase. System 8.5 or higher and
PowerPC are required. LSQL is threaded, and a long query won't block
other queries or other running softwares. It works on MacOS 8.6,
which was the primary reason to develop the software, since isql
can run due to the font bug on MacOS 8.6.
LSQL is distributed as freeware for non-commercial use. For commercial
use, please contact me at: [email protected].
For lateste version,mount the public folder on my iDisk "li_hao_"
using Apple's iTools at www.apple.com.
Best Regards
Hao Li
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/lsql-111.hqx; 1691 K]
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Date: 3 Feb 2000
From: Aladdin Systems Public Relations
Subject: [*] MacTicker 1.6.2 Full Installer
MacTicker is a simple Internet application that lets you view
the free stock market information provided online by financial websites
around the world. You can watch any number of your stocks roll by on the
ticker, or call up a detailed report for each of your favorites.
MacTicker updates this information once a minute right on your desktop.
You can configure it to alert you to stocks that are doing particularly
well, or warn you to sell that stinker.
MacTicker gives you all the charms of the stock market, without the traders.
This version of MacTicker will operate in demo mode for 30 minutes, and
will unlock to the full unlimited application once a registration number
is entered.
To run MacTicker you need the following things:
- A PowerPC-based Macintosh computer.
- System 7.5 or better.
- Open Transport. Open Transport has been part of the Mac OS for a few years
now, but in its early days it was presented as an optional way of connecting
to the Internet. If you are running System 7.5, make sure you're running the
final version for that system, Open Transport 1.1.2. If you do not have this
version on your original installation disks, you can download it from
. More recent versions
of the Mac OS include Open Transport as the standard way of connecting to
the Internet. If you are running System 8 or later, you should already be
running Open Transport.
- 4 MB of application RAM
- Internet Config (or the Internet control panel under Mac OS 8.5 and later).
If you are not running Mac OS 8.5, it's likely that you already have Internet
Config installed on your computer, since almost every Internet application
includes it as part of its installation. You can also download the latest
version from .
- A connection to the Internet. MacTicker supports modem or direct
network connections.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mac-ticker-162.hqx; 1710 K]
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Date: 3 Feb 2000
From: Aladdin Systems Public Relations
Subject: [*] MacTicker 1.6.2 Updater
MacTicker is a simple Internet application that lets you view
the free stock market information provided online by financial websites
around the world. You can watch any number of your stocks roll by on the
ticker, or call up a detailed report for each of your favorites.
This updater requires version 1.6 or 1.6.1 of MacTicker.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mac-ticker-update-162.hqx; 1304 K]
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Date: 4 Feb 2000
From: "Wm. Rogers"
Subject: [*] MacTypingTutor 4.7.4
Now includes optional free delivery by email (or by mail) for registered
copies. Program is Y2K safe.
MacTypingTutor is a great program for beginning typing students. It uses
five integrated work areas that together teach correct finger placement and
memorization of the keyboard keys. Practice exercises focus on single
letters, letter and number sequences, words, sentences,m paragraphs, and
free typing. The program offers a spelling checker, user-defined speed
goals, score sheets, time tracking with rest signals, and many other
helpful features. MacTypingTutor can be used for regular typing or Dvorak
typing. The program also now offers "spoken prompts" and "talking keys" as
an option. There also are one hand versions for left- or right-handed
typing.
MacTypingTutor4.7.4 is for Power Macs only; download MacTypingTutor4.3 or
earlier for use on regular Macs. Windows-TypingTutor version is also
available for PC computers.
Ask for details about all program versions at [email protected] or visit site
at www.tiac.net/users/wroger
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/mac-typing-tutor-474.hqx; 467 K]
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Date: 3 Feb 2000
From: Mike Brackenridge
Subject: [*] MI Convert 2.5.1 ( English )
MI Convert 2.5.1 consists of six conversion windows, Length & Distance,
Square measurement, Weight, Capacity, Temperature and Velocity.
Changes to version 2.5.1
Added a velocity calculation window. Various calculation units added to
the Distance & Length, Liquid, Square, Weight & Capacity windows now
giving the user over 300 different types of unit conversions and
calculations. Cosmetic overhaul on all calculation windows.
January 25, 2000
MI Convert 2.5.1 is shareware
Web site: http://personal5.iddeo.es/mikebr/econ.html Attachment
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/mi-convert-251.hqx; 1312 K]
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Date: 3 Feb 2000
From: Mike Brackenridge
Subject: [*] MI Convert 2.5.1 ( Espanol )
Esto es un programa de conversion con sies tablas de conversion, de
longitud, de distancia, de peso, de capacidad, de temperatura, de
velocidad y de medidas cuadrantes.
Cambios en versio—n 2.5.1
Anadi ventana de conversion de volocidad.. Various nuevos posibilidades
de conversion en las ventanas de distancia, de peso, de capacidad y de
calculaciones de medidas cuadrantes. Cambios "Cosmetica" en todo las
ventanas.. Ahorra hay mas de 300 posibilidades de conversion.
Enero 25, 2000
MI Convert 2.5.1 es "shareware"
Pagina web: http://personal5.iddeo.es/mikebr/econ.html Attachment
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/mi-convert-251-sp.hqx; 1313 K]
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Date: 4 Feb 2000
From: Jerome Foucher
Subject: [*] Navi iRae 1.7
Navi iRae is a control panel that provides menus, when you command-click
in a window's title region, that lets you navigate through the path of
the file, just like in the Finder. "Navi iRae" just looks for an opened
file with the same name as the window's one.
If it finds several opened files with the same name, it displays a menu
with every file match in submenus.
Some applications, when opening a file, copy its content in a temporary
file, and then close it (eg. Photoshop, Illustrator, Canvas,
GraphicConverter·). In version 1.1.x it made them impossible to see for
Navi iRae. But not anymore ! Now Navi iRae now looks for recently opened
files to find them. Beware ! There's not complete guarantee this is the
real file.
Beware, for best results you'll need an utility that keeps track of
recently opened files. You have several choices supported by Navi iRae :
Apple Menu Options : no special setting required
OtherMenu :no special setting required
BeHierarchic 4.0 : be sure to check the option "Apple Menu
Option Compatible"
Minimum requirements :
Mac OS 8.5 and PPC
Price : free !
New to this version (1.7)
Navi iRae is now multi-users saavy.
Added support for Corel PhotoPaint.
Corrected problems with Jade and FrameMaker.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/navi-irae-17.hqx; 118 K]
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Date: 4 Feb 2000
From: "Richard A. Fowell"
Subject: [*] Screamer 1.0: Strong free chess program
Screamer is a FREE! master strength, ExaChess compatible chess program.
For updates and more information, see the Screamer web site at:
http://pweb.netcom.com/~wbryant/screamer.html
Screamer 1.0 can be run standalone or as a chess engine under ExaChess Lite
to perform analysis or play against other ExaChess compatible engines.
Exachess Lite is freeware, at http://www.exachess.com
Major features of Screamer 1.0:
* Outscored Crafty 14.11 in a 124 game match under ExaChess (62.5-61.5)
* Includes documentation file with screenshots
* Unlimited move takeback
* Two piece sets
* Move by Point & Click or Click & Drag
* Handicap computer by search time or search depth
* Copy/Paste positions in standard Extended Position Description (EPD) text format
* Analyze files of EPD positions in batch mode with logging
(c) 2000 William Bryant
Requires Power Macintosh, 5.0Mb free RAM, and System 8.5 or higher.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/screamer-chess-10.hqx; 451 K]
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Date: 3 Feb 2000
From: Aladdin Systems Public Relations
Subject: [*] ShrinkWrap 3.5.1 Updater
Welcome to ShrinkWrap 3.5.1
Aladdin Systems provides you the complete solution for your disk image
needs with ShrinkWrap 3.5.1.
This release is a free upgrade for registered users of ShrinkWrap 3.5
and fixes a few issues that were found after we released version 3.5.
Bug fixes in 3.5.1
* Now creates StuffIt v5.5 archives.
* Fixed a bug where a user would crash if they chose the destination panel
in the Preferences option and then after choosing a destination went back
to the preferences and chose another panel.
* ShrinkWrap images (SMI's) now mount with color icons.
* Dropdown menus now update correctly due.
* Users now get significantly smaller images when using the "Don't copy
unused blocks" preference and StuffIt Compression when using HFS+ volumes.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/shrink-wrap-update-351.hqx; 875 K]
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Date: 4 Feb 2000
From: Yellowsoft
Subject: [*] Substitute Pro 1.8.0
Substitute Pro is a useful general purpose utility, it has a lot of options:
- Version checking. It checks, automatically, the contents of many folders
class. It may also check the version of any object you want.
- Extension Manager. It may enable/disable lots of System Objects, not only
the contents of usual folders.
- Removes extra code from FAT application, allowing you to select the code
you want to remove. It can also scan disks and folders, searching for FAT
objects to optimize.
- File conversion by means of QuickTime (tm).
- File comparison.
- Processes management: tracks the foreground process reporting useful
infos onto its main window; switches to foreground any individual process;
closes any individual process; gathers accurate infos about any individual
process; closes all processes but itself.
- Scripts. It checks for compiled scripts, or aliases, inside a proper
folder to build a menu from where may launch the scripts.
- Yellow Extensions. It may use this kind of external file. The Yellow
Extension Development Kits is enclosed.
- Numeric conversion. It may convert integer values (signed and unsigned)
to diverse format (decimal, octal, binary, hexadecimal, ascii).
- Launches Applications, Desk Accessories and files having type APPC, appe,
adrp, APPD, FNDR with the skill to make a permanent, but alterable, lists
of these files and run them from a proper menu. It can restart-launch the
Finder and At Ease.
- Desktop rebuilding.
- Monitor depth changing.
- Sound level changing.
- Gathers accurate informations about files, folders and disks.
- Mouse tracking: it shows onto its main window the global and local cursor
coordinates. Also displays the graphic area, enlarged, around the cursor.
- TransStyle: to simplify 'styl' resources for a faster text drawing
between script systems. Many options available, 'styl' deletion also.
- Compacts the System Heap as well as the free System memory.
- Files and folders copying (even in background).
- Files and folders moving, even to trash.
- Tracks all online volumes and can unmount/eject them.
- Reports any Keyboard Layout available.
- Shows all installed fonts (it may also change its own window font).
- Mac Shutdown/Restart.
- Current and International Clock. It displays, into its main window, the
local and an international Date/Time. You may select one city among a lot
of preset cities.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/substitute-pro-18.hqx; 462 K]
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Date: 4 Feb 2000
From: "Benno Eberle"
Subject: [*] Update:BirthdayChecker 2.2.1
BirthdayChecker is a small and ultra fast program which scans a
TEXT-file and searches for birthdays which will be interesting in the
next few days. If you put an alias in the startup-folder, your mac will
check the birthdays every day for you!
The number of days to warn before is adjustable. In the same way you can
choose, if you want to use the German-date-format
(DD.MM) or the American-format (MM.DD). The header displayed in the
birthday window and the width of the window is adjustable, too.
Also the maximum number of starts per day.
Hope you'll enjoy it!
1.0 First release, works fine with 68k and PPC!
1.1 Will now work with no-color Quickdraw machines such as the MacPlus
and SE!
1.2 Added handling routines for the standard Apple-events such as
kAEQuitApplication, to have a "clean" shutdown.
1.3 Fixed a little bug in the display procedure.
1.4 Added calculation of age. Added display of date.
Now plays the sound asynchronously. Compiled with CW7.
1.5 Added display of the day of week. Window width is now adjustable.
Added additional seperators.
1.6 [15.12.95] Fixed a bug so that the automatic termination of the
program now works correctly.
No longer a Fat version but two seperate versions for both processor
types for a better performance and use of memory.
Added the "E" option for "EuropeanÓ date format so that English
titles can be used the with the "German" date format!
Fixed a stupid bug in the age calculation procedure!
Fixed a bug which prevented recognition of events occurring in
the next year!
2.0 [24.02.96] Partly newly written code. Complete new interface for
adjusting parameters. Handling is somewhat more Mac-like! New
functions. Minor bugfixes.
2.01 Fixed a silly bug which sometimes bring out a registration box
although
it is registered.
2.02 New email address. Adjusted ReadMe. Compiled with CW8
2.1 New address. New functions: Choose sound and volume.
Remember last window position.
Fixed a bug sometimes crushes the sound. Compiled with CW9
2.2 [28.09.97] Added the sorting of the shown entries. Makes entries
with
date of today bold.
Added optional warning time for each entry in the list.
2.2.1 [02.02.2000] New Address. Corrected the display of the date.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/birthday-checker-221.hqx; 189 K]
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Date: 4 Feb 2000
From: Josh Hague
Subject: [*] Uptime 1.0 - 68K
Uptime
by Josh Hague of Koingo Software (r)
What is it?
A display of how long your computer has been running since the last
restart.
Price (Canadian):
Shareware $5
If you use this program for over 2 weeks, please pay.
Comments/Suggestions:
[email protected]
Contact Info:
http://koingosw.home.dhs.org
Josh Hague
#132 22150 48th Ave
Langley, BC
V3A 8R5
Canada
Legal:
The software are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The
author Josh Hague do not warrant, guarantee, or make any representations
regarding the use or, or the results of the use of the software in terms
of correctness, accuracy, reliability, currentness, or otherwise. The
entire risk as to the results and performance of the software is assumed
by you. If the software is defective, you, and not Josh Hague, assume
the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/uptime-10-68k.hqx; 318 K]
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Date: 4 Feb 2000
From: Josh Hague
Subject: [*] Uptime 1.0 - PPC
Uptime
by Josh Hague of Koingo Software (r)
What is it?
A display of how long your computer has been running since the last
restart.
Price (Canadian):
Shareware $5
If you use this program for over 2 weeks, please pay.
Comments/Suggestions:
[email protected]
Contact Info:
http://koingosw.home.dhs.org
Josh Hague
#132 22150 48th Ave
Langley, BC
V3A 8R5
Canada
Legal:
The software are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The
author Josh Hague do not warrant, guarantee, or make any representations
regarding the use or, or the results of the use of the software in terms
of correctness, accuracy, reliability, currentness, or otherwise. The
entire risk as to the results and performance of the software is assumed
by you. If the software is defective, you, and not Josh Hague, assume
the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/uptime-10-ppc.hqx; 585 K]
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Date: 4 Feb 2000
From: Jerome Foucher
Subject: [*] Wapp pro 2.5
Wapp pro is the ultimate windows/applications switcher.
It displays a menu that lists the windows of the frontmost applications,
the background applications and their rescpective windows in submenus.
You can activate any window, even it's hidden by several other windows,
or if the process is hidden. Finder windows display their content in
submenus up to 5 levels.
But that's not all : Wapp pro is more than a simple windows switcher. It
lets you quit, or hide any application, quit all the applications, or
hide them all. You can also exclude some applications from being quitted
or hidden by these commands, like for example SpeedDoubler that you
don't want to quit, or QuickTime player that you don't want to hide...
Wapp pro lets you also navigate through the windows of the front process
by keyboard shortcuts. You can exchange the 2 frontmost windows, send
the frontmost window to the back, or bring the last window to the front.
It also lets you cycle through the applications list.
Wapp pro enhances the Navigation Services dialogs. It brings the Click
There It Is concept to the Navigation Services open/save dialogs.
Clicking with some modifier keys in a Finder window will display its
content in the open/save dialog. If a Finder window is hidden you can
also use the menu Wapp pro adds when a Navigation Services open/save
dialog is front.
Minimum requirements :
Mac OS 8.5 and PPC
Price : $10
New to this version (2.5):
Wapp pro failed to load at startup if its preferences were corrupted or
too old (before version 1.5). Fixed.
Wapp pro sometimes failed to save the preferences. Fixed.
Wapp pro could loose your registration. Fixed. Maybe you'll have to
enter it again. Sorry.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/wapp-pro-25.hqx; 203 K]
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Date: 3 Feb 2000
From: Simon Richardson
Subject: [*] YaCa 2.3
YaCa is a scientific calculator that feels a lot like a real one. It is
one of the few calculators for the mac that evaluates precedence
correctly. It's features include a full range of scientific functions,
lots of conversions and a saveable log (like a printing calculator).
YaCa is shareware.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/yaca-23.hqx; 146 K]
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Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 22:38:18 -0500
From: "Ricardo J. Seijo"
Subject: booting -up from a ZIP
I've got an iMac with an external iomega Zip drive and cannot get
it to boot up from the Zip. Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance!
- R
___________________
Fanaticism consists of
redoubling your efforts
when you have forgotten
your aim.
-George Santayana
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Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 12:34:58 -0400
From: [email protected] (Jeffery Scott)
Subject: LaserWriter print driver modification
I want to print a banner on a LaserWriter IINT using the continuous feed
paper normally
used for an ImageWriter.
•Is there an update for the LaserWriter 8 print driver (or a modification
to the driver) that
makes this possible (after tearing off the feed strips )?
•Could the specifications from the resource from the ImageWriter print
driver be used?
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Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 21:10:24 GMT
From: "gary pine"
Subject: Modem/ISP problems
I recently purchased a new G3 and have problems connecting to the internet
using UKONLINE (but that shouldn't be important).
The modem dials and the DTMF tones can be heard. It then gets disconnected
before the WWW (and browser) is reached.
Anyone experienced this before ?
Thanks
Gary
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 09:55:59 +0100
From: sabrina ludovico
Subject: netscape crash
I have installed netscape 4.06 on my work station (sun solaris 2.5.1) ,
but i have a problem.
If I read a particular page and then ckick the back botton to see the
previuose , netscape crash.
Why? The page that cause the crash is written with fronte page.Netscape
crash only if i go in that page with bach botton.
thank you
Sabrina
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Today's Topics:
[*] JChecker 2.1
[*] MacPopUp 1.0
[*] Pannini Kaleidoscope Scheme
[*] PTE 1.1 - 68K
[*] PTE 1.1 - PPC
[*] Security/Password protection program: TriVectus SuperLock 4.0.2Pro
[A] Applications for capturing websites
[Q] Location Manager
[Q] PB 170 screen
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Date: 2 Feb 2000
From: MATSUMOTO Satoshi
Subject: [*] JChecker 2.1
HTML Validation & Link Checker
JChecker2.1 Rev.2.1.1
JChecker checks lost links, hierarchical relations of elements, end tag
matching, tag ordering, spellings of tags and attributes, and so on.
You can correct these detected errors immediately with a powerful built-in
editor.
You can write HTML without concern to minor rules or mistakes. JChecker will
do the checking for you.
Also it supports the beatifying of HTML which will make your HTML more
comprehensible and the minimization of HTML which will bring shorter loading
time and smaller saving space in your web server.
Hardware Requirement:
Ç MacOS 8.0 or later
Ç Power Macintosh
Ç Needs vacant memory of more than 2MB.
Features:
Ç Checks over fifty varieties of items such as lost links, hierarchical
relation of tags, corresponding ending tags, order of tags, types of
attribute values and spellings of elements and attributes based on the "Tag
Dictionary" and the "Attribute Dictionary."
Ç Supports a built-in text editor. You can correct errors immediately
with this powerful editor which supports HTML coloring, line number display,
search and replace, drag and drop, Internet Config and multiple-Undo.
Ç Supports beautifying HTML texts. Options such as indents corresponding to
tag hierarchy, or the deletion of line feed codes may be specified.
Beautifying options for each tag can be specified in Tag Dictionary.
Ç Supports minimizing HTML texts. It may reduce the size of HTML texts by
stripping needless spaces, tabs, line breaks.
Ç Supports 28 character code sets such as Western, Japanese, Chinese,
Korean, Cyrillic, UTF-7, UTF-8 and so on.
Ç The "Tag Dictionary" and the "Attribute Dictionary" may be customized.
User defined tags and attributes may be added later.
ÇThe validity of elements and attributes will be checked for each version of
HTML specifications , Netscape Navigators and Internet Explorers.
ÇBoth remote and local links will be checked in the link checking,
Ç By linking function to Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer, HTML texts
may be checked and modified while browsing in web browser.
Ç Compatible with Word Service protocols. JChecker can check the HTML
documents in other applications which are compatible with Word Service such
as Jedit3.0 or BBEdit.
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[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/jchecker-21.hqx; 1543 K]
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Date: 2 Feb 2000
From: Alex Grec
Subject: [*] MacPopUp 1.0
MacPopUp is a program that allows Mac users to exchange instant messages
with other users on any local area network (LAN). With MacPopUp, you can
send and receive messages from different operating systems such as Mac
OS, Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups, Linux and other
UNIX OSes. MacPopUp is compatible with the Microsoft WinPopup
application and the similar clients in other operating systems.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/mac-pop-up-10.hqx; 1232 K]
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Date: 2 Feb 2000
From: royerm
Subject: [*] Pannini Kaleidoscope Scheme
Pannini Kaleidoscope 2.0 scheme is based on a painting "Views of Modern
Rome" by The Italian artist Giovanni Pannini (1691-1765). It is a
simple, classical scheme featuring columns and marble.
-Martha Royer
See and download my Kaleidoscope schemes here:
http://www.kaleidoscope.net/schemes/com ... ting.shtml
Click the letter "R" and find my schemes there
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/pannini-ks.hqx; 576 K]
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Date: 2 Feb 2000
From: Josh Hague
Subject: [*] PTE 1.1 - 68K
Periodic Table of Elements
by Josh Hague of Koingo Software(r)
What is it?
Periodic Table of Elements (PTE) is a chart of all the elements on the
periodic table. Not only that, but it also tells you each elements
ionic charge, symbol, name, standard state (state at 25íC), color,
atomic mass, and finally if it was synthetically prepared.
Features to come:
Melting, Boiling, and Freezing point for each element.
Possibly Bohr model diagrams for each element.
Table to be printable.
Table to be scaleable.
Price (Canadian):
$5 - Single User License
$20 - Five User License
$50 - Fifteen User License
$75 - Lab Pack (Educational License), 30 Copies
$200 - Site License (Unlimited Copies)
$500 - Worldwide License (For use in your company/facility in all
locations around the world)
Comments/Suggestions:
[email protected]
Contact Info:
http://koingosw.home.dhs.org
Josh Hague
#132 22150 48th Ave
Langley, BC
V3A 8R5
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/pte-11-68k.hqx; 476 K]
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Date: 2 Feb 2000
From: Josh Hague
Subject: [*] PTE 1.1 - PPC
Periodic Table of Elements
by Josh Hague of Koingo Software(r)
What is it?
Periodic Table of Elements (PTE) is a chart of all the elements on the
periodic table. Not only that, but it also tells you each elements
ionic charge, symbol, name, standard state (state at 25íC), color,
atomic mass, and finally if it was synthetically prepared.
Features to come:
Melting, Boiling, and Freezing point for each element.
Possibly Bohr model diagrams for each element.
Table to be printable.
Table to be scaleable.
Price (Canadian):
$5 - Single User License
$20 - Five User License
$50 - Fifteen User License
$75 - Lab Pack (Educational License), 30 Copies
$200 - Site License (Unlimited Copies)
$500 - Worldwide License (For use in your company/facility in all
locations around the world)
Comments/Suggestions:
[email protected]
Contact Info:
http://koingosw.home.dhs.org
Josh Hague
#132 22150 48th Ave
Langley, BC
V3A 8R5
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/pte-11-ppc.hqx; 736 K]
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Date: 2 Feb 2000
From: TriVectus
Subject: [*] Security/Password protection program: TriVectus SuperLock 4.0.2Pro
SuperLock Pro--the premier shareware security utility for
Macintosh--supports many powerful features, including:
* Supports thousands of users and three levels of access
* Protects the hard drive even when a CD or floppy is used to start up
the Mac
* Immune to force-quitting
* Immune to shift key extension bypassing on startup
* Full activity logging, including process tracking (log when apps are
launched and terminated)
* Full-featured break-in attempt notification, including alarm sounds
and forced delays between attempts
* Built-in screen saver used when login dialog is displayed
* Instant hot-key activation of login dialog, no matter what program
is active
* Auto-activation of login dialog after a period of user inactivity
* Auto-activation of login dialog during wake-up from sleep
* When login dialog is displayed, all background windows, the desktop,
and the control strip are hidden
* Supports forced-shutdown of Mac after too many login attempts
* Supports forced-sleep of Mac after too many login attempts
* Offers customizable login dialog
* ...And much more
Version 4.0.2 fixes several bugs as documented in the package, the
most important being:
* Fixed a compatibility problem with the control strip on some
8.0/8.1 systems.
* Fixed a couple of Type 3 crashes in Client on some systems.
* Fixed a minor incompatibility with Mac OS 9.
* Fixed a problem where Client would sometimes crash the first
time it was run after startup.
SuperLock 4.0 Pro requires a PowerPC processor and Mac OS 8 or
higher. It is sold as shareware at a price of $35 for a single-user
license. Site and worldwide licenses are also available.
SuperLock 4.0 Lite, a slimmed-down version of Pro, is also available
beginning at $25 for a single-user license.
For more information, visit SuperLock's home at:
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/super-lock-pro-402.hqx; 1584 K]
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Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 13:32:52 -0500
From: [email protected] (Joni Hope)
Subject: [A] Applications for capturing websites
> DataViz has announced the cessation of development of Web Buddy. Does
> anyone have any recommendations for other applications that can
> download a whole site (homepage and lower level pages plus graphics)
> at once? I'm using Netscape Communicator v. 4.7 under OS 8.6 on a G3.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark Allen
I haven't found the "perfect" page sucker yet, but look at your choices at
. I think Web Retriever
looks promising! But if you want a product still being developed then
look at the other choices.
- Joni
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Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 14:39:22 -0500
From: [email protected] (Joni Hope)
Subject: [Q] Location Manager
I *love* the Location Manager in OS8, but I was wondering if anyone knew
of software to accomplish the same sort of thing (switch groups of
preferences at once) under System 7. Not to be TOO out-moded, but I do
enjoy seeing old Macs tick along. I use an old one at work when I need my
nice Mac interface to do my work more quickly. Suggestions?
- Joni
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Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 13:56:20 -0500
From: [email protected] (Joni Hope)
Subject: [Q] PB 170 screen
I have a PowerBook 170 that is sufficiently souped-up that I don't want to
say goodbye. (Battery life with a monochrome display is phenomenal
because I can turn the backlight off. The screen has no filters for color
or grayscale, so I can see on and off pixels without a backlight. I added
an Envisio video-out card and an internal modem, and it has max RAM of 8
Meg. When the power goes out, as in last week's record-setting snow storm
in central NC, I am NOT out of luck. I don't use it for heavy-duty work,
but I can't beat it for battery life and dependability.) Last week I
opened it up to check on the video card since I was having an external
video problem. The answer turned out to be RTFM and use software, but I
looked at the hardware first. It was fine for several restarts after that
while I was testing monitors. It got too cold to startup at one point
last week, but then came up fine when it warmed up. What a trouper! And
then it did something funny, AFTER all those chances last week for which I
wouldn't blame it for having problems. The video is all screwy.
Basically the screen is divided into about 5 pixel columns. The top half
has every other column and fills in with gray checkerboard (one pixel on,
neighbors off), and the bottom half has the columns the top half didn't
show, and I can only barely access the top half and left half of my
screen; only one-quarter of my screen shows in this odd manner! Now, I've
seen weird video on my PowerBook 170 years ago when I first bought it and
it needed its floppy drive replaced, and it was my fault for not seating
the video connector tightly when putting it back together. So I thought I
had not been careful enough, and I opened the case and reseated the
connector. Well, I've checked my work 4 times, and nothing I do
(including setting it in the coziest warmest place in the house, since it
didn't like getting cold) fixes the video. Please, does anyone have any
ideas? I think I'll try contact cleaner, but really the contacts look
very clean.
Thanks for any tips!
- Joni
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Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 09:18:19 +0000
From: "F.J. Lalor"
Subject: Default Page Size/OS 8.6/ Problem Solved! (Errata).
Apologies - in my previous posting references to Control-clicking
should, of course, have been to Option-clicking.
Fergus Lalor
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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 11:22:29 +0000
From: Tim Hodgson
Subject: Recommendations for 7600/120 system
Michael S. Silverstein wrote:
>I have a 7600/120 (604 processor) with plenty of RAM running system 7.5.5
>but none of the newer netscapes run under this system.
>
>I would like to upgrade to a newer system. My local Apple rep said that he
>does not recommend 8.5 on such a machine but would stick to 8.
>
>Can anyone recommend which would be the best system to install?
Sounds strange advice to me; I ran 8.5 on a 7200/120 (601) with no
problems. It should be fine on a 7600. OS 8.0 _might_ be marginally
faster on an older Mac I suppose, but I doubt if there's much in it.
Tim
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Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2000 08:08:05 -0500
From: "Ricardo J. Seijo"
Subject: PowerPoint
hi
i'm using MacOS 8.6 on two different machines (a G3 with 128MB of RAM and
an iMac with 96MB of RAM) and i'm encountering the same problem with
PowerPoint 98 on both machines.
When viewing a slide show using only the Whirlpool or Serene templates,
everything is OK. however, if the slide show is run more than once, it
begins to overwrite the text and has trouble drawing the backround. When
the show is finished, it cites the warning message "Memory was too full to
draw everything during the slide show." Increasing the memory allotted to
powerpoint seems to do no good.
Is there a fix to this problem? Can these 2 templates be removed without
ill effects?
thanks
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Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 16:38:21 -0500
From: Joseph Kruskal
Subject: Problem reading SimpleText text file
To: Phil McIntosh
In Info-Mac Digest for Tue, 29 Dec 98, Volume 16:Issue 226, you described a
problem reading SimpleText text files, and getting an error message. (Your
letter is enclosed below.) If you ever figured out what your problem was or
how to do something about it, I would appreciate your telling me what you
learned, because I have a very similar problem and am getting exactly the
same error message.
In case it is relevant, I describe my problem symptoms and my computer
setup. In my case, double clicking on a SimpleText text file does not open
the file, and I get exactly the same error message you described. This
happens even if the SimpleText application is in the applications menu at
the time (just as you mention). On the other hand, using the menu item
"File: Open..." I CAN open text files. Also, double clicking on 5 OTHER
types of SimpleText files opens them fine (namely, file types "PICT",
"3DMF", "MooV", "ttro", and "sEXT").
You mentioned that Disk First Aid could find nothing wrong in your case. In
my case, neither Disk First Aid, Norton Disk Doctor, nor TechTool 2.5.3
finds anything wrong with the Desktop file nor with several other things I
checked.
I also found what appears to be a preferences file for SimpleText (namely,
the file "Release Data" in the "System Folder:Preferences" folder, which has
creator code "ttxt" and file type "pref") and thought that maybe the error
was there, so I removed that file hoping a clean version would get created
on Restart and clear up the problem. The file didn't get recreated, and as
far as I can tell SimpleText works exactly the same now that it is missing.
On two occasions, I inserted my iMac "Software Install" CD-ROM, and replaced
the SimpleText application file by a SimpleText application file from the
CD-ROM, and that didn't help.
My problems started after I experimented with making certain files and
folders invisible and applying the "FindByContent" indexer, to see whether
the indexer skipped invisible files or directories. During the course of
these experiments, I got some very weird errror messages concerning the
files and folders I was experimenting with, and I suspect that the damage to
SimpleText was done somehow at that time.
I have an iMac, old version B (233 MHz), with a 6 gigabyte hard disc, 64
megabytes of RAM, and am running Mac OS 8.6.
Many thanks for any help you can provide. Sincerely, Joseph B Kruskal
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Joseph B Kruskal
[email protected]
42 Oakland Road Bell Laboratories
Maplewood, NJ 07040 600 Mountain Avenue
973-763-2516 Murray Hill, NJ 07974
cm.bell-labs.com/cm/ms/former/kruskal 908-582-3853
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> Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 14:19:38 -0500 From: Phil McIntosh Subject: can't find
> SimpleText
>
> I have been having a recurring problem since installing the 8.5.1 updater (and
> updating the disk driver using the supplied version of Drive Setup). On my
> Starmax 3000, double-clicking on a file belonging to SimpleText brings up an
> error message: The document "Readme" could not be opened because the
> application "SimpleText" could not be found. The document could not be
> translated because an unexpected problem occurred (-2048).
>
> Disk First Aid finds nothing wrong. Rebuilding the desktop cures the problem,
> but only temporarily. Today it recurred even though SimpleText was still
> running in the background from reading another file.
>
> Starmax 3000/240/64MB/ramdoubler8/4.3Gb HD
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA Phil McIntosh
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Date: 6 Feb 2000 13:18:12 -0500
From: "D. Scott Beach"
Subject: Quantum firball TM 2.0 FBTMA 655 - 0410 for performa
[email protected] wrote:
>Hi I just bought a firball 2.0 gig hardrive and I am getting "no ATA
divice
>found in the drive queve" i can't install or mormate the drive with my
>system CD what do I do it was in a PPC 7200 and working fine I bought it
on
>ebay thinking it was a good deal My one gig hard drive works why wont this
>one work???? please help
Wnba:
Have you set the slave/master jumper to the approprite setting?
- Scott
Remove the "spamless" to return eMail to me.
Scott Beach Toronto, Canada
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Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2000 22:44:27 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: Wiper Malfunction
What's the emoticon for a red, embarrassed face? That's the one I
need to post here for that's how I feel about posting something meant for
the BMW Digest to the IOMUG Digest.
Mea culpa,
Bob G.
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