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Info-Mac Digest Thu, 25 Jan 96 Volume 14 : Issue 23
Today's Topics:
[*] Acme Script Widgets 2.5.1 (update)
[*] Car Font 1.0
[*] CDClubsDeluxFMPRO3
[*] Cindy's FC HyperAnalyzer v2.2
[*] Cindy's Hyper Finder
[*] Cindy's Recipes
[*] Cityof Font 1.0
[*] Claris Emailer v1.0v2 Sound Replacer (Updated)
[*] Crossword Font 1.0
[*] ElectroSymbols
[*] FirstClass Utility Stack v1.2
[*] Game w/Fields
[*] Giza 3D adventure game
[*] Heavyweight Font 1.0
[*] HTML ColorSelect v1.2
[*] Intercom!
[*] MacStim 2.2.0
[*] Road Sign Font 1.0
[*] SingleNumber 1.1.4
[*] SpeakEasy Automatic Dialer
[*] Text files to HTML Tables
[*] The Ultimate Warrior 2.02
[*] WindowMenu v1.0: Lets you select windows directly
(A) Global Village Disconnects
(A) LC's capability
> Subject- Q- How to Launc
[A] 2 Macs; 1 Printer
[A] Form Filling Software
[A] LC's capability
[A] Pagemill Technical Support - where, how?
[A] SF MacWorld Expo? (PIC UTILITY)
[A] sound on a IIsi
[Q] How to RECEIVE faxes by internet as if email
[Q] System hogging RAM after upgrade
A journalist wonders...
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ClarisWorks and Equation Ed
Crossplatform format issue (Q)
DropStuff for Compact Pro?
File Sharing/RamDoubler Conflict (A)
File Sharing/RamDoubler Conflict?
Heap questions...
HP 550C and Serial DMA 2.0.2.
http://www.fwb.com/ds-cdt2.0.html
LC's capability
M.P.D. - Don't buy anything from them.
MacPPP/FreePPP
Patching MacTCP and manuals
PB5300cs and Plaintalk
Previewing PostScript
Ram Doubler 1.6.1 and PB5300
Rasterops 264 cards for SE30s
Screen capture util. at MacW.
SF MacWorld Expo?
sound on a IIsi
Speaker noise
synchronization program
System init or cp for hiding start-up apps?
Three-button mouse for use with MacX?
Upgrading a Performa 550
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:41 -0600
From: [email protected] (Wayne K. Walrath)
Subject: [*] Acme Script Widgets 2.5.1 (update)
This release fixes a bug in the Change Case command and updates some of the
support materials. The version number for the package was not changed, but
please replace all existing versions of Acme Script Widgets (including
vers. 2.5.1) with this one.
Acme Script Widgets are a collection of powerful Scripting Additions for
AppleScript providing text and list manipulation tools, as well as commands
for parsing html form arguments as passed from Mac Web servers to CGIs.
Acme Script Widgets are $29 per installed machine. More info is available
from [email protected], or http://www.acmetech.com/ .
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/osa/acme-script-widgets-251.hqx; 500K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:31 -0600
From: BENJAMIN COIFMAN
Subject: [*] Car Font 1.0
I was trying to create an overhead view of a turning car in a
document. I spent hours trying to draw a reasonable looking car in my
paint program, with no luck. So I turned to my font editor and created
a set of 24 cars, each one turned 15! from the last.
[Archived as /info-mac/font/car-10.hqx; 121K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:45 -0600
From: Jason Hirschhorn
Subject: [*] CDClubsDeluxFMPRO3
This was made for Filkemaker PRo 3 for Mac but I assume that Filemaker Pro
3 for Windows
can convert it.
Logo Artwork by:Javier Alzerreca, [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/data/cd-clubs-30-fm.hqx; 936K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:50 -0600
From: [email protected] (Cindy M. Carney)
Subject: [*] Cindy's FC HyperAnalyzer v2.2
FirstClass HyperAnalyzer is log and stats analyzer software for
FirstClass administrators. It will track a variety of useful information
including user logons, uploads, downloads, messages, and will create
charts and customized monthly billing forms.
Requires HyperCard 2.1.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/bbs/cindys-fc-hyper-analyzer-hc.hqx; 134K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:39 -0600
From: [email protected] (Cindy M. Carney)
Subject: [*] Cindy's Hyper Finder
This HyperCard stack creates icons pointing to all of your applications on
your hard drive quickly and easily. The resulting stack can be used as a
"Finder"-like way to access your programs from within HyperCard.
If you are running under System 7, the icon will be the actual icon of the
application. If you are running under System 6.X or lower, the icon will
be the default application icon.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/cindys-hyper-finder-hc.hqx; 28K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:47 -0600
From: [email protected] (Cindy M. Carney)
Subject: [*] Cindy's Recipes
Cindy's Recipes is a HyperCard stack containing almost 1000 recipes for
you to search and enjoy! It comes with a variety of features, including
the ability to add your own recipes, print a section of a cookbook or the
entire cookbook, calculate calories in a recipe, and find recipes based on
certain criteria. Following is the unsolicited review of this software
published by David Pogue in MacWorld in the January 1994 issue:
"... Cindy's Recipes, on the other hand, has very few recipes - only
25 - but the stack is absolutely charming and beautifully executed
(free, Cindy Carney). Cindy's only into desserts - cookies, pies,
cakes, and candies. (You can add your own, of course.) But with its
friendly shopping list feature and attractive design, this stack
should serve as a model for the commercial programs."
Note that it has many more than 25 recipes now! At the time this review
was written, I had only my favorite few recipes in there.
Requires HyperCard 2.1 or higher.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/cindys-recipes-hc.hqx; 501K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:32 -0600
From: BENJAMIN COIFMAN
Subject: [*] Cityof Font 1.0
This font captures the letterface used by the Union Pacific Railroad
on its freight and passenger trains since the late 1930's. It is
versatile enough for modelers and documents alike (small caps, accents
and punctuation).
[Archived as /info-mac/font/city-of-10.hqx; 139K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:49 -0600
From: Jeff Click/CLIXSOUNDS
Subject: [*] Claris Emailer v1.0v2 Sound Replacer (Updated)
This is an updated version of the Email Sound Replacer released last week
for Claris Emailer v1.0 - v1.0v2. The last version worked for v1.0 but
would not work for those who use v1.0v2. This new file has been updated
and tested and now works for v1.0v2. (It works ONLY for this version,
and not for v1.0)
To replace your emailer's sound: with your extensions off, simply drag
your Claris Emailer program on top of the Sound Replacer's icon. The
update will automatically take place. The new sound is a stereo, deep
male voice with cool effects that says "New mail has arrived."
My apologies to those who took the time to download the first version and
could not get it to work properly. The file size of this new updated
version has been kept to a minimum for quick download.
You can reach CLIXSOUNDS at:
WWW: http://www.edmondsun.com/clix/
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mail/claris-sound-replacer-102.hqx; 202K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:34 -0600
From: BENJAMIN COIFMAN
Subject: [*] Crossword Font 1.0
A must for puzzle fans everywhere, this font allows you to create
real crossword puzzles or snippets of fake crossword puzzles for your
documents. All of the letters fit together perfectly in your printed
document. A simple change of case hides the solution. Includes numbers
1-124.
[Archived as /info-mac/font/crossword-10.hqx; 148K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:55 -0600
From: bref
Subject: [*] ElectroSymbols
"ElectroSymbols" is an archive containing a library of objects that can be
used to draw
electronic circuit diagrams, such as filters, amplifiers, signal
generators, digital counters
and so on.
Some time ago, I needed such symbols to render simple circuits as figures
in a book on
electrophysiological methods *). Since I couldn't find a suitable set in
the Mac ftp archives,
I decided to draw my own. After finishing the symbols needed for the book,
I could not resist
the temptation to make it more complete, and useful for electronics in
general.
The file contains the most common symbols such as:
- basic components such as resistors, capacitors and inductances.
- semiconductors, such as diodes, Zeners, transistors, FETs, TRIAC and UJT.
- transformers, batteries, current and voltage sources.
- meters, loudspeakers and lamps.
- op-amp, gates, flip-flops and a few other digital components.
- ground symbols, connectors, switches and relays.
- symbols used in block diagrams, such as sine generator and oscilloscope.
- basic signals, such as sine, square, triangle and pulse(s).
- video signals, such as frame, line, sync.
Although drawing programs can rotate an object, some of the symbols are
included both in
horizontal and vertical position to save time. For some symbols, more than
one alternative is
represented, such as the rectangular vs the zigzag resistor symbol. The
presence of some
strange symbols, that bear resemblance to electrodes used in
electrophysiological measurements,
reveal the original purpose of this symbol set.
The file "ElectroLibrary" is an object library in Claris Draw Library
format. Claris Draw is
the successor of MacDraw Pro. For those who did not upgrade, I included an
older version,
called "ElectroLibrary.MDP", in MacDraw Pro Library format. If you have
neither Claris Draw
nor its predecessor, try to find someone who has, and convert the desired
symbols into PICT
form. Unfortunately, however, this will be a tedious task, whereas some
precision and
information on line thickness and position is likely to get lost. To get an
impression of how
the symbols look, I included a sample PICT file.
ElectroSymbols is freeware, but not in the public domain.
Users are free to use and modify ElectroLibrary to suit their own purposes,
provided the name
of the original author, F. Bretschneider of Utrecht University, is not
removed from the file.
Enhancing ElectroLibrary by the addition of components and re-uploading to
any Mac ftp archive
is welcomed.
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/electro-symbols.hqx; 138K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:52 -0600
From: [email protected] (Cindy M. Carney)
Subject: [*] FirstClass Utility Stack v1.2
FirstClass Utility Stack v1.2 is a HyperCard utility stack I've written
for the use of administrators of FirstClass systems.
It does the following:
1. Searches through your server logs looking for a particular phrase.
2. Compares lists of FirstClass conferences.
3. Convert gateway desktop listing into FC UUCP "alias" file.
4. Convert gateway desktop into text file.
5. Create a "batch admin" file that will create all the conferences in
the list, and give an alias to gateway desktops.
6. Create a "batch admin" file that will give an alias of existing
conferences to gateway desktops.
7. Sift through the FC UUCP "To:" folder, looking for mail.
8. Count the number of times an attachment has been saved.
-- Cindy M. Carney
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/bbs/first-class-utility-hc.hqx; 25K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:27:41 -0600
From: [email protected] (Cindy M. Carney)
Subject: [*] Game w/Fields
Game w/Fields is a "shell" for developing your own games. It has a
graphic interface, and is similar to the "Deja Vu" game that came out
years ago. I finished the shell, some simple objects, and basic room
descriptions eons ago, but never finished it, because of lack of artistic
ability on my part. ; ) By giving this to the HyperCard public, I hope
to inspire some kid (or game-loving adult!) to "flesh it out" and give it
life, and have them experience the thrill of programming their OWN
adventure game!
-- Cindy M. Carney
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/game-with-fields-hc.hqx; 54K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:28 -0600
From: [email protected] (Isaac Church)
Subject: [*] Giza 3D adventure game
This is a First Person perspective 3D game like DOOM and Marathon. However
the goal of this game is not to hunt and destroy, but to solve intricate
puzzles. Giza requires a 256 color capable Macintosh Computer with at least
a 68020 (030 or higher recommended) processor. It requires 3.5 megabytes of
RAM.To get started you should have the following files: Giza and Map. You
should also have about 600k of free disk space for Giza to create a file it
needs to run the game. Sound Manager 3.1 is required for sound and
QuickTime=81 2.0 and QuickTime=81 Musical Instruments is required for music
(also QuickTime=81 PowerPlug on a PowerMac). Giza is PowerMac native. You ca=
n
reach the author of the game at [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/giza.hqx; 2164K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:35 -0600
From: BENJAMIN COIFMAN
Subject: [*] Heavyweight Font 1.0
A picture font of silhouettes depicting the golden age of passenger
trains (ca. 1920). For example, if you type "qgv" you get a locomotive
and two passenger cars coupled together in your document. Fully
compatible with my other silhouette fonts.
[Archived as /info-mac/font/heavyweight-10.hqx; 301K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:26:51 -0600
From: [email protected] (Janice Arakaki)
Subject: [*] HTML ColorSelect v1.2
Shareware US$5 (optional)
needs: color monitor (13" minimum)
HTML ColorSelect v1.2 is a simple application that allows a user to
open a PICT file and select a single pixel color. It then displays
the hexadecimal value for it. The user can also use the color
wheel to pick a color and get its hex value. I wrote this little
utility out of my own need in constructing web pages.
This version includes command keys and fixes an error message bug.
Please see the ReadMe for more info. Thanks!
Janice Arakaki
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/html-color-select-12.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:54 -0600
From: [email protected] (Cindy M. Carney)
Subject: [*] Intercom!
Intercom! is a "poor man's" voice intercom, usable by any machine that is
capable of running HyperCard 2.1. It offers "near real-time" text AND
voice communications, for those with older Macintoshes that don't have AV
capability. It allows people to send voice and/or text messages over an
Appletalk network, by recording a sound in HyperCard, saving it to a file,
and copying the file over the network. When it hits its destination, the
file is automatically opened, and the sound automatically played. This
creates a "near real-time" environment, that is quite acceptable for those
with lower-end Macintoshes.
-- Cindy M. Carney
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/atlk/intercom-hc.hqx; 95K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:27:25 -0600
From: David Gordon Darby
Subject: [*] MacStim 2.2.0
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/mac-stim-22.hqx; 474K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:37 -0600
From: BENJAMIN COIFMAN
Subject: [*] Road Sign Font 1.0
Now you can easily include your favorite road sign in your documents.
"Stop", "Curves ahead", "Slippery when wet", there all here. Great for
modelers too!
[Archived as /info-mac/font/road-signs-10.hqx; 338K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:27:36 -0600
From: [email protected] (Kanai Yoshimitsu)
Subject: [*] SingleNumber 1.1.4
Single Number is a puzzle game for one player, specifically, one
who is familiar with puzzle books or with the games found in the
puzzle pages of weekly magazines.
In this program, mac shows puzzles which the player solves.
-Fixed bug, which flickers the menu bar. (This bug was introduced
in v.1.1.3)
-Introduced "Mark mistake" and "One hint" commands. "Mark mistake"
command marks the wrong "number(s)" and "One hint" command gives
a correct "number" where the player indicates. Both of these, including
other help commands, are not available in book mode.
Yoshimitsu kanai
[Archived as /info-mac/game/single-number-114.hqx; 156K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:57 -0600
From: [email protected] (Cindy M. Carney)
Subject: [*] SpeakEasy Automatic Dialer
SpeakEasy is a HyperCard stack that will automatically dial a list of
numbers, and play either a sound, speak text, or a combination of both, to
the person that picks up the phone. It will automatically repeat itself
one time, so people that have answering machines turned on will still get
the message, even if it takes a while to answer the phone!
Have fun with it! In the spirit of Jay Rose, who kindly uploaded his
plans for that neato telephone circuit for free, this software is provided
free of charge to the Macintosh community at large.
-- Cindy M. Carney
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/speak-easy-dialer-hc.hqx; 556K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:26:58 -0600
From: nate cook
Subject: [*] Text files to HTML Tables
A simple stand-alone app for converting a tab-delimited text file to an
HTML table. Customizable border size, cell padding and spacing, and
caption.
Text->Table is freeware, copyright 1996 Montgomery County Public Schools
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/text-to-table.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:40:29 -0600
From: [email protected] (Erick Ritchie)
Subject: [*] The Ultimate Warrior 2.02
Hello again,
I just uploaded my last (hopefully) shareware version of The Ultimate
Warrior, version 2.02.
Thank you,
Erick Ritchie
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/ultimate-warrior-202.hqx; 2027K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:27:30 -0600
From: Mark Aran Aiken
Subject: [*] WindowMenu v1.0: Lets you select windows directly
WindowMenu is a small utility that exists to let you do one thing:
jump directly to a specific window in an application. Although I have
a big monitor, I often find myself going through all kinds of
contortions to get to a window I know is open but that is buried under
a hundred others. Applications with "Windows" menus help things
somewhat, but you still have to make the trip to the menu bar.
WindowMenu will pop up a menu of all open windows in the current
application and let you select one directly when you click anywhere
while holding down control keys that you choose. It also lets you
define a hotkey to cycle forward and backwards through all open
windows. I use it every day and I think if you give it a try, you may
too.
WindowMenu is $10US shareware. Visit WindowMenu's Home Page on the
WWW at http://www.kagi.com/authors/marka/WM.html
Mark Aiken, author
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/window-menu-10.hqx; 239K]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 18:53:16 -0600
From: "Jason P. Torrey"
Subject: (A) Global Village Disconnects
At my former university, students with GV Platinum modems having problems
with getting on to the network have been told that random disconnects can
be solved by using version 2.5.5 of the GV software. I would suggest
getting it if you have disconnection problems.
Jason
Jason Torrey
e-mail: [email protected]
web: http://www.qni.com/~jtorrey
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 13:01:15 +0200 (EET)
From: [email protected] (Kauko Saarinen)
Subject: (A) LC's capability
>From: [email protected]
>Subject: LC's capability
>
>Every time I turn off my"LC" I loose all control panel memory(i.e.
>color,backround color,time,mouse speed,etc.) Can you please help as to why
>this is happening. Possibly a solution? Also I'm currently running 16 colors
>is it possible to upgrade via a simms board, maybe 256 colors?
This seems to be a common problem with the LC macs. The battery inside your
Mac has lost its power and should be replaced by a new one.
- Kauko
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Date: 25 Jan 1996 12:41:09 -0600
From: "WJ Shack"
Subject: > Subject- Q- How to Launc
> 6 totally out of commission. Is there some quicker, easier way to ensure
> that double-click on a Word 5.1 or 6 file will launch only Word 5.1?
I believe the application AppHider which is available on info-mac will do what
you want.
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 21:09:44 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jerry Irvine)
Subject: [A] 2 Macs; 1 Printer
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 03:25:03 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: 2 Macs; 1 Printer
>I have an old faithful Mac II ci & a *very* new faithful (I hope!)
> PowerWave 604/132. I plan to set up a TAN (tiny area network), but for
> reasons with which I won't bore you, I can't just yet.
>
Why not use an appletalk connection through the AC outlets. I do not have
the source of the equipment here but I am sure a well connected person
will speak up. Sneakernet might be practical with a zip drive to connect
to them one at a time, but just as costly or more so than the more
universal suggestion I made first.
--
Jerry Irvine - [email protected], [email protected]
Box 1242, Claremont, CA 91711 USA ^^^^^^^^
Opinion, the whole thing.
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 96 14:45:52 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [A] Form Filling Software
Dear Dick.
There is a program called Informed Designer that
allows you to create custom forms and use them
as templates. I am not sure if it is what you
want. I do know that they were giving away
free (trial?) working versions of the software
recently. Try to look them up or if you can not
find them I can try to dig up their address.
Romulo Romero
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 11:38:17 -0800
From: [email protected] (Maurice "Mike" McNeil)
Subject: [A] LC's capability
>Every time I turn off my"LC" I loose all control panel memory
The battery on your motherboard is dead...not bad considering how many
years you got out of it...simple to replace...open up the case, find the
battery, remove it, get a replacement, pop it back it.
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 16:11:28 -0600 (CST)
From: "Mark E. Ingram"
Subject: [A] Pagemill Technical Support - where, how?
> From: [email protected] (Don't Panic!)
[....]
> I have several suggestions I'd like to e-mail Adobe for new
> versions of Pagemill, and without an e-mail address I can't do that.
> I would like either an 800 number technical support or e-mail address....
The Adobe BBS is a FirstClass server that can also be accessed using
conventional terminal communications programs (MicroPhone, ZTerm,
ClarisWorks, etc.). The high-speed modem-connect number is unfortunately
a toll call: 1-206-623-6984.
On the BBS there is a PageMill conference that is beginning to receive
posts, and Adobe Tech Support will usually answer questions left there.
They also welcome bug reports and suggestions for improving their
products.
According to the Adobe BBS administrator, however, the service "... is
only available via dialup modem at this time. It is not on the internet.
"However, most of the files from the BBS are available at the Adobe ftp
site and/or home page (ftp.adobe.com and www.adobe.com)."
Perhaps if enough people request it, Adobe can be persuaded to activate
FirstClass access to their BBS over the Internet (which FC already
supports, BTW).
Mark E. Ingram
[email protected] | or | [email protected]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 18:05:18 -0800
From: Romulo Romero
Subject: [A] SF MacWorld Expo? (PIC UTILITY)
David wrote:
> I saw a utility at the SF MacWorld that I'd like to buy...
>to clip any portion of a graphic off the screen in any application and in
>one step to save it in one of several graphic formats including TIFF and
>GIF.
Although I don't know the one you want I would recommend, I would try
ZMac's Pics. It Ziffware (available as a Macuser Utility of the Month).
It is availble in eWorld and maybe Macuser's web page.
Romulo Romero
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 09:46:47 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [A] sound on a IIsi
KL> The speaker on my IIsi works intermittently and I am getting
KL> ready to crack the case and do something about it. I know this
KL> is a generic problem and I'm looking for the recommended
KL> solution. All input is appreciated.
The contacts on the speaker corrode. It is easy to fix but the fix
doesn't seem to last; it's a pain in the behind. If I recall
correctly, the speaker is under the hard drive.
The si is way cool- you need NO TOOLS to take it apart- but be really
careful about static around any of the digital components, especially
if the air is dry where you are (as it is here in Pittsburgh this time
of year- usually, that is, when we aren't having floods). All sorts
of warnings apply here, I'm not going to get into them; but if you
screw up you could hurt yourself or the machine.
Just pop out the speaker, clean the contacts with fine sandpaper, wipe
them so you don't get filings in the Mac, and put it all back
together. It should work for about a week
There are variousproducts out there that are supposed to help prevent corrosion on
contacts, but I haven't tried them; I just use external speakers!
Cheers,
Ethan
_____________
Ethan Benatan [email protected] http://www.pitt.edu/~ethan
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 23:32:46 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jerry Irvine)
Subject: [Q] How to RECEIVE faxes by internet as if email
I would love to see a fax receiving service develop which would allow
dial-in or more practically "[email protected]_of_universe.way".
It would use modem time but have no phone charges except the lines
themselves and the faxes could either be distributed by keyword (which
would have to be scanned) or by a unique phone number ala voicemail for
each receiver.
Just Jerry
I already formed the LLC, now who wants to offer the initial hardware.
Jerry Irvine, Box 1242, Claremont, CA 91711
Opinion, the whole thing. [email protected]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 12:08:34 -0600 (CST)
From: Cud
Subject: [Q] System hogging RAM after upgrade
i recently upgraded my iisi from 5 to 17 megs of RAM. the system file has
now decided that it gets to gobble up over 10 megs of this! in the past,
it was content to run in about 1.7 megs. do i need to reinstall the
system?
thanks,
devin
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Date: 24 Jan 1996 16:48:55 GMT
From: Hiawatha Bray
Subject: A journalist wonders...
I'm with the Boston Globe, and I'd like to hear from Boston-area
Mac users. Please phone me at 617-929-3115, or e-mail me at
[email protected]
Hiawatha Bray
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 13:05:03 -0800
From: Jason Snell
Subject: Archives =?iso-8859-1?Q?=2DW=FCnderBar?=
W=FCnderBar was a Ziff-Davis/MacUser Exclusive Utility, and is available onl=
y
from ZDNet on eWorld and CompuServe. Restriction is limited to those areas
-- it's a commercial utility, not shareware.
Hopefully we'll find a way to make this available on the Web via the ZD Net
web site in the future; stay tuned.
-jason snell @ MacUser
--
Jason Snell | Editor, InterText -- [email protected]
[email protected] | Associate Editor, MacUser -- [email protected]
[email protected] | http://www.etext.org/Zines/InterText/jason.html
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 12:34:45 -0500
From: Norman Friedman
Subject: BOMB
Could anyone please tell (explain) what a CHK error is.. Usually occurs when
I am retrieving e-mail
Thanks in advance for all info.
[email protected]
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Date: 24 Jan 1996 14:38:24 -0600
From: "David Gutierrez"
Subject: ClarisWorks and Equation Ed
ClarisWorks and Equation Editors
Michael Kazlow writes:
> The only equation editor that supports EGO is Expressionist by
Waterloo Maple
> Software.
MathType also supports EGO, as of versions 3.0e and later. It works
fine with ClarisWorks and WordPerfect.
David Gutierrez
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 15:29:03 -0500
From: [email protected] (Graeme Forbes)
Subject: Crossplatform format issue (Q)
In the near future I'll be uploading a preprint to a server that Mac,
Windows and Unix users all download from. I intend to upload the file in
two formats, Acrobat pdf (for those with Reader or Exchange) and rtf (for
those with wordprocessors that can interpret rtf). I'll be using Fetch to
upload the files.
My question is how to prepare and upload the files so that they can be
opened and read on the three platforms with the least hassle.
Should I provide each file in two versions, one compressed for the Mac and
the other for Windows? If so, what Windows compression scheme (I have
Stuffit DeLuxe)? I'm hoping that at least as far as the pdf version is
concerned, only one copy need be stored, and it'll be equally usable on all
platforms. But what should I tell Fetch to put it as? Text? Raw Data?
In Fetch, should I Binhex all the files, just the Mac ones, or use the Raw
Data or Text options for Fetch uploading?
The original file, created in FrameMaker, uses the standard Palatino,
Helvetica and Symbol fonts. Does anyone know what will happen on a Windows
machine if someone opens the rtf file in Word or Wordperfect and doesn't
have the Type 1 fonts installed? Is there some kind of default substitution
that uses standard Windows TrueType equivalents?
Any advice at all very welcome.
Graeme Forbes
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 14:58:13 -0600 (CST)
From: Lanny Chambers
Subject: DropStuff for Compact Pro?
>Can anyone out there tell me where to find a drag-and-drop program that
>will use Bill Goodman's Compact Pro program to create a .cpt archive?
>
>If it doesn't exist, could someone out there write one?
>
>I would prefer to use Compact Pro because I can browse the archives
>easily and selectively expand sections of it. With Stuffit (.sit)
>I can't do this.
Ah, but you can! Get Greg's Browser, a file manager that, when the
StuffIt Engine and DropStuff w/Expander Enhancer are installed, can peer
into .sit archives, add to them, and extract from them by dragging.
Lanny Chambers ([email protected])
Creative Services, St. Louis, USA
Visit the Hummingbird Page:
http://www.inlink.com/~creative/hummers/welcome.html
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Date: 25 Jan 1996 11:28:19 -0800
From: "Leiner_Dave"
Subject: File Sharing/RamDoubler Conflict (A)
I previously posted the following problem:
>I seem to have a conflict between File Sharing and RamDoubler 1.6.1 on my
>PowerMac 8100/80AV running System 7.5.1. When File Sharing is turned on and
>RamDoubler is enabled, I get intermittent freezes where the cursor can be
>moved but no other processing takes place. The freezes happen only every hour
>or two and seem to occur most often when network activity is taking place.
Has >anyone else seen this problem?
I think I've finally found the answer! Turning Modern Memory Manager back on
seems to solve the problem. Previously, I had been advised by several people,
including Apple tech support to turn it off since it was known to create
problems. Well, that may still be true, but this is one problem it fixes. I
have seen no other ill effects from turning it on.
--Dave
[email protected]
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Date: 24 Jan 1996 11:18:10 -0800
From: "Leiner_Dave"
Subject: File Sharing/RamDoubler Conflict?
I seem to have a conflict between File Sharing and RamDoubler 1.6.1 on my
PowerMac 8100/80AV running System 7.5.1. When File Sharing is turned on and
RamDoubler is enabled, I get intermittent freezes where the cursor can be
moved but no other processing takes place. The freezes happen only every hour
or two and seem to occur most often when network activity is taking place. Has
anyone else seen this problem?
--Dave
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 12:30:10 +1100
From: [email protected] (Bill Stanford)
Subject: Heap questions...
In Info-Mac Digest V14 #21, [email protected] (Steve Zavala)
wrote:
>I have recently set up a new drive on a system, and it seems that
>the System Software is always very close to using all of it's allocated
>memory, and this seems to be the source of some random crashes. There used
>to be a way to capture more memory for the system to grow into, something
>like "BootMan" or"Expand Boot Blocks", but these were for pre-Sys7
>configurations. I am willing to dig in with Resedit, but would rather not
>have to experiment too much. If any one knows the hack, I will be very
>thankful if they can share.
A nice way of doing this if you have Now Utilities is the preferences in
Startup Manager. You can set a percentage/absolute value of heap to keep
open. (I'm not smart enough to mess with the boot block setting...doing
this with Now has worked well for me for years. In itself a good reason
for having Now Utilities...
>Also, I heard word of a program to purge and compress the System
>Heap, to provide the similar benefit of more unused system memory space.
>Pointers to the location of this program will be extremely appreciated!
This is probably Mac OS Purge, by Kenji Takeuchi. It's at version 1.0.1,
seems not to cause attacks of the nasties, and until Copeland...is well
worth having. I'd say to run it for a couple of weeks w/o changing
anything else on your Mac, just in case... It should be on sumex in
config.
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Date: 24 Jan 1996 20:04:03 +0200
From: "Javier Llavador"
Subject: HP 550C and Serial DMA 2.0.2.
In Info-Mac Digest V14 #18, Joe Holly wrote:
> I tend to design complex pages, many photos and graphics and
> -- when printing
> to the HP -- find it necessary to print, not only with
> background printing
> off, but also one page at a time. A recent example: two
> pages, several
> photos, graphics, etc. Send to HP and wait...and wait.
> Finally, get a message
> that disk is full and it can't print. This with background
> printing off and
> 26 mgs of space on disk. Blaugh!!! Come to think of it, the
> same thing
> happened when trying to tile a single page automatically.
> Double Blaugh...!
>
> I have learned to NEVER print a QuarkXPress document to HP,
> particularly a
> complex one without first saving a healthy copy.
> Additionally, the HP refuses
> to live with Apple's SerialDMA 2.0.2 extension under any
> configuration.
Hi Joe:
I have the HP 550c printer, with his 6.0 driver (spanish), I have a
Centris 660AV, system E1-7.5.1 with the Apples SerialDMA 2.0.2 extension. I
dont have QuarkXPress but my printer works well with several graphics and big
documents.
May be, the problem is that your hard drive needs to be optimized, or you
have another problem that I dont know.
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 05:00:47 -0500
From: [email protected] (Mike Alexander)
Subject: http://www.fwb.com/ds-cdt2.0.html
[email protected] (Christian F. Buser) wrote:
>>Are there others currently available?
>
>The "MouseMan" from Logitech is a 3-button mouse. Nice "look and feel",
>but I don't know whether it works with MacX.
I used a MouseMan with an old version of MacX a year or so ago and it
worked fine. I don't use MacX anymore, but I presume MouseMan still works
with the current version too.
Mike Alexander Internet: [email protected]
University of Michigan America Online: MAlexander
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 15:04:33 -0600 (CST)
From: Lanny Chambers
Subject: LC's capability
>Every time I turn off my"LC" I loose all control panel memory(i.e.
>color,backround color,time,mouse speed,etc.) Can you please help as to why
>this is happening. Possibly a solution?
Sounds like your PRAM battery is dead. I believe that Radio Shack sells
them, or if you're not comfortable replacing it yourself your Apple
dealer will install a new one for you.
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 11:29:47 -0600
From: [email protected] (Perapong Tekasakul)
Subject: M.P.D. - Don't buy anything from them.
Fellows,
Here is a story of a friend of mine who got traumatized by mail order
company for the first time she attempted to buy a computer. The Company
name is M.P.D. which you can find its ads in the MacWorld magazine. The
phone number is (800)993-5673. Since this is the first time for her to
buy a computer and she doesn't know much about it, I volunteered to find
the information for her. I called a couple of companies and I found that
M.P.D. offered a pretty good deal on the computer she is looking for. BTW
the system is PowerMac 7200/90 with 8/500CD. I talked to the guy names
Phillips and he offered me the CPU for the price of $1,450 which was
about $25 cheaper than the other. I told her what I got and she decided
to purchase it. She called the guy back and ordered it. She then went to
the bank and bought a cashier check for the C.O.D delivery and faxed the
copy to them. She was happy and excited that she would get the computer
in couple of days.
Later of the day, the guy (Phillips) called her and told her that he
misquoted the computer. He said that she had to pay $150 more to get
this computer. I told her this is the trick they wanted her to pay more
money. She declined to pay more and then cancelled the order. She was
so depressed and could not believe that after all day she wasted, she got
nothing. I, myself, am not surprised by this bullshit salesman since I
experience something even worse before from other mail ordering company.
My deep wonder is why can't they do business straightforward with honesty
to customers? I'm really sick of this. And this make me very careful
before buying anything from them.
I told her that I would write a letter telling all you guys out there so
that nobody would buy anything from them again and here I did.
The following is the list of companies I bought the macintosh merchadises
form. Some are good and some are bad. If possible, avoid those bad
companies.
BAD COMPANIES
1. Dartek's Macwholesale-My worst experience! Lied that they
had product I wanted (DayStar PowerPro601) and tried to hold me off for
2-3 weeks. Their trick was that my address on credit card couldn't be
verified and need to verify it first. They claimed that they had a product
I wanted. It was 3 times that I had to call them back to verify my
address. Finally, I was really pissed off and they accepted they did not
have what I wanted. It had to be backordered. I was so mad. I cancelled
the order, torn their catalog and posted the story in the newsgroup. It
was about 3 weeks that I wasted.
2. M.P.D.-Above.
3. Others that I don't recalled.
GOOD COMPANIES
1. DMS-Memory. Never had a bad time with them. Ordered memory
from them 4-5 times.
2. MacConnection-Higher price but nice and honest to customers.
3. MacMall-This maybe a surprise. I heard a lot of complaints
about them. I had a problem on my modem I bought from them. However, it
was more than 30 days and they did not need to be responsible but they
replaced me with a new one after I begged them for a while since I did not
want to contact manufacturer.
Any experience? Please share with us.
Perapong Tekasakul
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 12:30:07 +1100
From: [email protected] (Bill Stanford)
Subject: MacPPP/FreePPP
In Info-Mac Digest V14 #21, Capt J Dagle wrote
>Would someone please tell me which PPP software is "better", MacPPP 2.0.1
>or the newest FreePPP, which I think is 2.5.something? I have a PM6100
>with Geoport. Thanks.
There's not really a better PPP, it's really a matter of which system & Mac
you're running...
MacPPP 2.0.1 is the last official Merit version. It's good on 68K Macs,
though on mine I'm using the MacBel version at 2.2.0a--nicer interface, a
Japanese version (which I need sometimes), and despite some other people's
experience never a moment's trouble for me.
FreePPP 1.04 is the latest version of a project headed by Steve Dagley,
which began life as Mac PPP SD versions. If you're using Open Transport
1.08/1.1b then you definitely want FreePPP. On your 6100 I imagine you're
still using MacTCP 1.06, but as I remember all the Read Me's I think you
should be using FreePPP.
I don't keep TidBITS, but a few issues back in December there was an
excellent review of all the PPP's--if you do a search you'll come up with
it.
hth
--Bill Stanford
------------------
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:37:38 -0400
From: [email protected] (Andrea A. Cortinois)
Subject: Patching MacTCP and manuals
Hi Mac lovers, just a couple of questions from a naive fellow:
1) I am trying to patch the MacTCP 2.0.4 I got with the second edition of
the Internet Starter Kit to a 2.0.6 version but I get an
error message (unrecoverable error while verifying DRVR 22 (".ipp") This
resource needs to be patched, but its attributes aren't what was expected).
What could the problem be (no anti-virus active)? Is there any other
alternative to upgrade the program?
2) Where could I find manuals / FAQs files for the most common Internet
programs, such as Anarchie, MacWeb, MacWais, TurboGopher, Telnet, Finger,
etc.?
Thank you very much for your help. I also want to thank all the people who
answered my previous message about powerbooks dedicated mailing lists.
Bye, Andrea
*** Andrea A. Cortinois - [email protected] ***
** Have a nice day **
** Que tengas un buen dia **
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:32:34 -0400
From: [email protected] (Dwight Lemke)
Subject: PB5300cs and Plaintalk
Hi!
Could one of you gurus tell me why I cannot seem to get the voice
recognition part of Plaintalk 4.1 to run on my PB5300? It has a PowerPC
processor and a 16-bit mic...those are the main requirements in the Apple
spec sheet on PlainTalk.
Thanks!
-Dwight
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 13:32:04 -0500 (EST)
From: Paul Koch
Subject: Previewing PostScript
Information about previewing PostScript documents can be found at
ftp://ftp.inforamp.net/pub/users/poynto ... on_Mac.txt
Paul Koch
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:32:36 -0400
From: [email protected] (Dwight Lemke)
Subject: Ram Doubler 1.6.1 and PB5300
>The problem is this: Although he has 16Mb of REAL ram and 32MB
>using RAM Doubler, he gets "out of system memory" errors all the time.
>
>A typical example - on reboot, freePPP 1.0.4 doesn't load because of
>an out-of-memory condition (I forget the exact error right now).
>
>Has anyone else seen this kind of behaviour?
James-
On my 5300cs, I've only been able to get MacPPP 2.0.1 to run reliably with
RamDouber. Go to that version.
-Dwight
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Date: 24 Jan 1996 09:49:37 U
From: "UpdegraffW"
Subject: Rasterops 264 cards for SE30s
Folks,
We are having great difficulty finding some replacement Rasterops 264 color
monitor video cards for SE-30s. If anyone knows a source or is willing to
part with one or two, please contact me directly with info and pricing.
Thanks!
-Bill Updegraff
Ripon College
(414) 748-8171
(414) 748-7343 (FAX)
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 01:02:24 +1100
From: [email protected] (Bill Stanford)
Subject: Screen capture util. at MacW.
In Info-Mac Digest #14, 22, [email protected] (David Van Nuys) wrote:
>I saw a utility at the SF MacWorld that I'd like to buy. I thought I had
>their flyer in my bag of goodies but it is nowhere to be found and I can't
>remember the name of the product or the company. Maybe someone out there
>will recognize it by description. It was a simple utililty that allows you
>to clip any portion of a graphic off the screen in any application and in
>one step to save it in one of several graphic formats including TIFF and
>GIF. I know there are a variety of ways to accomplish this result, but
>this utility made it look especially quick and easy. At the show, the
>price was $49.
David, I wasn't there...[sigh]... but one candidate which fits your
description is Yves Lempereur's Capture, from Mainstay, now at V.4.5. The
price sounds about right. And I guess Mainstay could have been there...
I've mislaid Mainstays contact details, but I've used Capture for years
now. It never gets top marks in reviews of these products, but it
continues to work, and it's well supported, to this point at least. It's
outlived lots of its competitors:-) It even saves shots from screensavers
like AfterDark, I used to use it to make pseudo-Venutian landscapes... I
think it's still in the mail-order cats, though I've not looked recently...
I've quite an affection for it.
Good luck in your quest...
--Bill Stanford
---------------------
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 04:52:23 +0100
From: [email protected] (muki pakesch)
Subject: SF MacWorld Expo?
[email protected] (David Van Nuys) asked:
>I saw a utility at the SF MacWorld that I'd like to buy. I thought I had
>their flyer in my bag of goodies but it is nowhere to be found and I can't
>remember the name of the product or the company. Maybe someone out there
>will recognize it by description. It was a simple utililty that allows you
>to clip any portion of a graphic off the screen in any application and in
>one step to save it in one of several graphic formats including TIFF and
>GIF. I know there are a variety of ways to accomplish this result, but
>this utility made it look especially quick and easy. At the show, the
>price was $49.
sounds like you're talking about "ScrapIt Pro".
a very cool text/image/editor/database like utility
with full drag&drop support, import/export of pict, jpeg, gif
it even supports Quickdraw3d
i dunno if it supports tiff...
it should be available at info-mac
hope this helps & good luck
cheers,
muki pakesch [email protected]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 13:56:57 -0500
From: [email protected] (Peter J. Paul)
Subject: sound on a IIsi
>Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 09:24:11 +0100
>From: [email protected] (Ken Laskey)
>Subject: sound on a IIsi
>
>The speaker on my IIsi works intermittently and I am getting ready to crack
>the case and do something about it. I know this is a generic problem and
>I'm looking for the recommended solution. All input is appreciated.
>
>TIA,
>
>Ken Laskey
>[email protected]
There are several temporary solutions (clean the speaker leads, raise and
lower the volume, etc.) but the only permanent one is to use external
speakers.
Peter J. Paul
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 11:38:12 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dale Goodvin)
Subject: Speaker noise
I have a Performa 460 with Koss external speakers. When the hard drive
chugs away, I sometimes hear noise coming through the speakers, both when
the speaker controls are set for playing audio CD's and when they are set
for transmitting sounds from the computer itself or CD-ROMS. Any ideas for
a solution would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dale
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 12:30:03 +1100
From: [email protected] (Bill Stanford)
Subject: synchronization program
In Info-Mac Digest V14 #21, "Mark Allen"
wrote:
>I have 2 Power Mac 7500's connected to the Internet, both running Open
>Transport 1.0.8. Periodically I wish to synchronize selected folders that
>exist on both machines. In other words, I wish the folders to become
>identical with the updating done on either machine being communicated to the
>other machine.
>
>I am seeking recommendations from those of you who are doing/have done a
>similar synchronization process. I'm interested in hearing about freeware,
>shareware, and/or commercial software that has proven to be reliable and
>relatively efficient.
Mark, both for Macs kept // in an office network environment, and for
syncing this 540c to our desktop machine, I've used Synchronize! from Qdea,
$30 well spent.
Tried other things like Apple's File Assistant and Zync, but in terms of
speed, reliability, remote operation and filtering choices Synchronize!
seemed hands down the best choice. Synchronize! comes set for quite a
small memory partition--the one thing I've every really had to do with it
was turn up its memory setting in Get Info.
There's a demo copy, pretty much fully featured except for the size of the
job it will tackle, on sumex in Disk & File. There's also a Pro version,
which at my volume level I didn't need.
Recommended...
--Bill
-------------------------
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 16:34:23 -0500
From: [email protected] (Howard M. Fried)
Subject: System init or cp for hiding start-up apps?
This _must_ have been asked before so apologies for being redundant...
Anyone know of a system extension or control panel that will hide
applications automatically following start-up, i.e., the applications whose
aliases reside in the Startup items folder? Even better, something that
will hide just the apps one designates. I'm using System 7.1.
Thanks in advance.
Howard M. Fried
Department of Biochemistry
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
http://www.unc.edu/~refried/
(Just a roadside stand on the information highway)
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 09:52:05 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: Three-button mouse for use with MacX?
JW> I'm using MacX with Un*x clients more frequently now, so I'd like
JW> to get a 3-button mouse for the Mac so that I can do X windows
JW> mousing in the traditional manner.
I use an A3 trackball, and though I don't much like the construction
(it is sort of wimpy, and I've had to do a jury-rigged repair to one
roller), the software works fine with MacX. It doesn't let you do
much really clever stuff, but it works fine as a Mac pointing device
(with a click-lock on one button) and with MacX version 1.2.
Cheers,
Ethan
_____________
Ethan Benatan [email protected] http://www.pitt.edu/~ethan
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 96 12:22:04 -0800
From: bdano%[email protected] (Barry F. Dano, CIM Development, 207 775-8175
NSFM)
Subject: Upgrading a Performa 550
Hi Rob,
I'm writing in response to your request for information on upgrading your
Performa 550. I doubt if adding a math coprocessor will help unless you are
using an application that make extensive use on one.
I bought a Performa 550 last January, and also found it to slow to run some of
the newer software. So looked into my options for upgrading the system. There
are two ways you can do it.
1) Trade in the Performa 550 for a new PowerMac. You might be able to get $500
or $600 toward the purchase of a new PowerMac. You can find several places
that do this in the back of MacWeek (ICN 310-445-6600, or Pre-Owned
Electronics 800-274-5343).
Since you would also need a Monitor too, it would cost you about $1800 for
the new PowerMac. Minus your exchange your total cost would be about
$1200. But you would also get a 1GB Hard drive (compared to the 550's
170MB), a quad speed CD-ROM (compared to the 550's Dual speed), and 8 MB of
RAM (campared to the 550's 5 MB). So you do get more than a just a
processor
upgrade.
2) Upgrade your logic board to LC 575. This logic board exchange can be done
through DT & T (800)-622-7977 for about $350
$295 for the logic board upgrade
$ 25 for 512KB VRAM SIMM (be sure to keep the 512KB VRAM and
1MB RAM SIMM from your 550 logic
board)
$ 30 for a new back panel (the cable ports are slightly different
between the 550 and 575. This panel is
the
one you open to side the logic board out)
You need to order the extra 512KB VRAM simm because the 550 has 515KB VRAM
built into the logic board while the 575 has none built-in. (Otherwise, if
you
use only the one 512KB VRAM simm from the 550 in the LC 575 you will only be
able to display 256 colors, instead of the thousands like you do currently on
your Performa 550.
The above pricing assumes you send DT & T a bare working 550 logic board (no
RAM or VRAM SIMM's and the old back 550 back panel.
Doing the swap is not to complicated. You just slide out the logic board,
remove the VRAM and RAM SIMMs from the logic board, then send the board and
the back panel to DT & T. Wait for them to send the board, VRAM and panel.
As soon you get the board, insert the two 512KB VRAM simms and 1MB RAM simm
on the new logic board, slide it in slot and put the NEW back panel on.
Then you be running with a new 68040 33Mhz processor. I found it to be about
3 to 4 times as fast as my 68030 33Mhz performa 550. I also now have the
option to upgrade my system to a PowerPC with Daystar's PowerCard 601 (for
about $629). However, I've been told that Copland may not run with PowerMac
upgrade cards. Maybe if Daystar drop's their price for the card I might buy
one anyway. Otherwise, my next upgrade might be a wholesale swap......
If you decide to have an authorized Apple Service center do this for you,
it will end up costing more than $600 !!!!
I also had trouble locating spare LC575 logic boards. So, another place you
might want to try is Shreve Systems (800)-227-3971.
I got my upgrade from DT & T last June and haven't had a problem yet. So,
if you don't have the cash to upgrade all the way to a PowerPC, option #2
can give you a good preformance increase for a few hundred dollars.
If you have any more questions, drop me a line.
Barry F. Dano
-----------------------------
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 01:45:32 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: Upgrading a Performa 550
My girlfriend owns a Performa 550. I use it very infrequently, but when I
have to use, it runs very slow. I need some information on making it faster.
I read somewhere about Math-Co-Processors, will one help me? I also read
that I could do a motherboard swap up to a Performa 575 (The 575 runs a 68040
chip, while the 550 runs a 68030 chip). I also read that if I get the
upgrade to a 575, I can go power PC later if I wish.
If anyone has done this upgrade, or knows anyone that has, please e-mail
me. Also, if anyone knows where I can get the parts, please e-mail me as
well.
I would prefer e-mail responses, but please send a reply to the list as
well. I am sure that there are others somewhere that want to do this as
well. I will post to the list when I am done with the upgrade to tell if it
has gone well
Thank you
Robert N. Bowen
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 16:15:01 GMT
From: [email protected] (Yves Roy)
Subject: VisualHelp for Mac
Hello,
I know the VisualHelp program for windows exists on the market. But
does exist this program for Mac?
Thanks! Yves
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 14:12:09 +0900
From: [email protected] (M. Hart Larrabee IV)
I asked a few weeks ago for advice in choosing font develpment software and
said I would summarize private replies to the list. This will be a short
summary because of the unanimity of the responses I received: everyone
recommended Macromedia's Fontographer!
For details: http://204.162.16.3/Tools/Fontographer/index.html
Thanks for the help.
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 17:14:23 MET DST
From: [email protected]
From: Gerhard Indlekofer
Laboratoire LURE
Universite Paris-Sud
e-mail: [email protected]
Subject: [Q] File size management corrupt on PPC 8100 ?
We have received a new Power Macintosh 8100/100 a few weeks ago.
Creating a new file with simple text (F1-1.1.1) and saving it without any text
inside on the internal (1G) hard disk reveals in the get info dialog: Size 17
K,
332 bytes. Putting 1 character inside reveals Size 33 K, 333 bytes. 2
characters:
Size 33 K, 333 bytes. Copying the same (empty) file onto a HD flobby disk
inside
the internal drive reveals:
1 K, 332 bytes. This seems ok. There is an apparent problem with the file size
management on the internal hard disk..
Our local University computer service could not fix the problem but thought
about
reformatting the disk with an upgraded (french!) system, which we don't not
have
available yet. Is there any warranty by Apple for such problems?
Any help is appreciated.
Our system in short:
Machine = Power Macintosh 8100/100 (ID=55g)
Date Manufactured = 7/26/1995
System Version = F1-7.5 (french system, not upgraded)
Hard disk:
Capacity = 1,092,763,648 Bytes
Manufacturer = QUANTUM
also included:
Apple CD drive,
1.4 MB flobby drive.
Thanks in advance and
best regards
Gerhard ([email protected])
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