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Info-Mac Digest Fri, 8 Mar 96 Volume 14 : Issue 59
Today's Topics:
[*] =?iso-8859-1?Q?ENIGMA=81?= 1.0
[*] AKountKeeper 5.3
[*] Bujardet Freres TrueType/Type 1 font
[*] DinosoType TrueType/Type 1 font
[*] Extensionitis--The Ultimate Screen Shot
[*] FastGun
[*] IP Monitor 1.0.2
[*] PageSpinner 1.0.1
[*] Pathfinder HC v1.0
[*] SokobanEditor new version 1.2
[A] Help with choosing new Mac
[A] IOMEGA Query
[A] PowerBook 100 and ZIP
[Q] .CDR files on Mac?
[Q] Downloading PostScript files
[Q] Multinational character sets
AutoMenus II
Eudora ack (Q)
Forms and web browsing
HP deskjet printer drivers
jumping digests?
Keystrokes for special characters
LaserBridge and 7200
line numbers in word 5.1a
Need These Extensions?
Netscape Freezes
Netscape saving text/images to view together, Help
Network Problems--PM8500/7.5.2/OpenTransport
OpenTransport 1.1b16 & GV Platinum
Other mail subscriptions
Photoshop and RAM (2 msgs)
prbabble
Recommended Servers in Seattle
SUMMARY: Has anyone got CRAB, the Scrabble program?
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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 00:45:51 -0800
From: [email protected] (FreeVerse Software)
Subject: [*] =?iso-8859-1?Q?ENIGMA=81?= 1.0
Subject: Enigma Game v1.0
ENIGMA=81 1.0
ENIGMA=81 is a professional code breaking game that will test your problem
solving abilities to their fullest. Remember the classic game "mastermind"
you played as a kid? Imagine it MYST-ified and with an attitude problem!
You'll have to solve a series of codes to unlock the Enigma Briefcase and
find out what's inside. All the while you'll have to endure savage taunts
>From strange little people! (Don't be offended if they call you a "monkey,"
they do it to everyone).
If you like puzzles and have a sense of humor, you'll love ENIGMA with its
colorful graphics, talking adversaries and seamless interface.
=46reverse Software's previous release, Hearts Deluxe, (check it out if you
haven't played it yet), garnered raves from the critics:
*** Highest Rating (5 out of 5) ***
Ziff-Net On-line
*** The Best Option ***
Inside MacGames Magazine
*** One of the top shareware games of the year ***
The MacUser Shareware Awards
----------------------------------------------
ENIGMA=81 is guaranteed to give you a mental workout and the buffest cerebra=
l
cortex on the beach this summer!
Download Right Now!
[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/enigma-10.hqx; 1263K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 01:31:05 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] AKountKeeper 5.3
AKountKeeper 5.3 is a flexible accounting system with many of the features
of commercially available software packages. There is a Journal from which
Totals (and Sub-Totals) and a set of Ledgers are made. The user creates
his/her own Codes and can change them at any time. It's free provided you
register and have access to Excel 5.
Since AKountKeeper is not locked up and protected, it can be customised to
suit your needs. It was developed in fits and starts over several years
for practical account keeping for a couple of small companies and for a
charitable organisation.
Version 5.3 fixes a bug with the macro commands.
AKountKeeper may be included on the commercially available CD-ROM of the
archives.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/a-kount-keeper-excel53.hqx; 74K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 00:46:30 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Bujardet Freres TrueType/Type 1 font
BUJARDET FRERES - MAC TRUETYPE FONT
This font reproduces characters used by the author's ancestors for the Paris
World Fair, back in 1900. Very original, looking genuinely ancient. V2,
replaces all previous versions. All accented and punctuation characters.
Shareware 5$. Upon registration, you can receive many more fonts, including
dozens of other original fonts, or foreign (Czech, Japanese Kanas, Turkish,
Polish, Russian, Roumanian, Slovak, Armenian, Greek, Hebrew,etc.). Abundant
documentation enclosed, and extensive Q&A troubleshooting information.
[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/bujardet-freres-tt.hqx; 267K]
[Archived as /info-mac/font/ps/bujardet-freres-t1.hqx; 284K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 00:46:39 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] DinosoType TrueType/Type 1 font
DINOSOTYPE - MAC TRUETYPE FONT
In place of dull usual characters, get these very live DINOSAURS. They now
pop up under all the keys of the keyboard. Looks great at all point sizes,
even 200 or 400. Better outlines, and more dinosaurs. A real best-seller,
tens of thousands downloads on on-line services ! Version 2, replace all
previous versions. Shareware $5. Upon registration, you can receive more fun
fonts (Hieroglyphs, Mr Potato, Alphabetizer, etc.), or many more fonts,
including dozen of other original fonts, or foreign (Czech, Japanese Kanas,
Turkish, Polish, Russian, Roumanian, Slovak, Armenian, Greek, Hebrew,etc.).
Abundant documentation enclosed, and extensive Q&A troubleshooting
information.
[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/dinoso-type-tt.hqx; 287K]
[Archived as /info-mac/font/ps/dinoso-type-t1.hqx; 322K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 00:46:47 -0800
From: Dale Lowdermilk
Subject: [*] Extensionitis--The Ultimate Screen Shot
Here is a screen shot of 165 extensions actually loading up
with Sys 7.5.1. Mac-OS
Thanks!!
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/extensionitis.hqx; 63K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 00:45:46 -0800
From: Harley Bradley
Subject: [*] FastGun
FastGun is a western style shootout with a town full of badguys.
Start by shooting bottles for target practice (lot's of fun). Then take on a
few of the badguys at the local saloon, bank, or meet them in the alley.
Should you survive.....you'll be "called out" by one of three brothers for a
gunfight. Test your quickdraw skills. Better be fast though. In this game
it's be quick, or be dead. (OK OK ya got three lives...)
This game is in 256 color and loaded with sounds (some hidden) and music
>From a royalty free multimedia development CD.
Beware......this game is TOUGH !!!
Shareware $10.00
[Archived as /info-mac/game/fast-gun.hqx; 933K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 01:31:06 -0800
From: "Erik C. Thauvin"
Subject: [*] IP Monitor 1.0.2
IP Monitor
Version 1.0.2 -- March 1996
Copyright (C) 1995-1996 Raven Systems Ltd.
All Rights Reserved.
IP Monitor is a handy application which displays the current IP network
address of your Macintosh right onto your desktop.
With IP Monitor, you'll no longer have to open the MacTCP/OpenTransport
control panel in order to view your Macintosh's IP address.
Additionally, IP Monitor allows you to copy the current IP network
address to the clipboard, where it can be pasted directly to most
applications and documents.
IP Monitor is especially useful to people connected to the Internet via
the PPP or SLIP protocols, whenever IP addressing is provided dynamically
by the host' server.
IP Monitor requires System 7 as well as an IP network driver such as
MacTCP or OpenTransport.
IP Monitor is scriptable. AppleScript, QuicKeys 3 and UserLand Frontier
example scripts are included.
Enjoy!
Erik C. Thauvin
Raven Systems Ltd.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/ip-monitor-102.hqx; 41K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 00:47:24 -0800
From: [email protected] (Optima System)
Subject: [*] PageSpinner 1.0.1
PageSpinner is a semi-WYSIWYG HTLM Editor for Macintosh. It supports both
HTML 2.0, parts of HTML 3.0 plus several Netscape extensions and is useful
for both the beginner and the more advanced web writer. The editor gives
you quick access to often used formatting and also supports interactive
help with AppleGuide and a HTML Assistant to help you create your own HTML
pages.
PageSpinner also includes support for the latest Web technologies such as:
Embedded Objects, Autoload of HTML files, Text Color, Limited JavaScript,
Form File Upload...
More information can be found at PageSpinners Homepage:
PageSpinner by Jerry Aman, Optima System
Current version: 1.0.1 March 6, 1996.
PageSpinner is Shareware, 25 US$.
- - - -------------------------------
PageSpinner may be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/page-spinner-101.hqx; 853K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 00:47:00 -0800
From: "J.R. Mooneyham"
Subject: [*] Pathfinder HC v1.0
Pathfinder HC v1.0 requires Mac/HyperCard Player 2.1, and is
an integration/distillation of three ancient Chinese
classics of knowledge and philosophy: the I Ching, Tao of
Power, and Art of War. Pathfinder answers your questions
about life, love, money, the cosmos and the future, with an
intelligence first born 3000 years ago...WARNING! Highly
seductive!
[Archived as /info-mac/art/book/pathfinder-10-hc.hqx; 277K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 00:55:16 -0800
From: Miguel Frias
Subject: [*] SokobanEditor new version 1.2
SokobanEditor 1.2
Fixes some more bugs over version 1.05 / 1.1r.
Check the README file included in this archive for further info
on corrected bugs.
More info:
email: [email protected]
http://pobox.com/~mac
[Archived as /info-mac/game/sokoban-editor-12.hqx; 22K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 09:20:52 -0600 (CST)
From: Kent G Shook
Subject: [A] Help with choosing new Mac
>Now there are so many Macs that
>I don't know where to begin. I have limited funds, so I don't want to make a
>mistake. Is there anywhere I can find the information on, and comparisons of
>the
>models being produced today?
You could try either your local Apple dealer, or http://www.info.apple.com/
for more info such as spec sheets.
>I realize that choosing a computer has to be a
>personal choice, but I have some general questions:
>1. What is a Performa and how does it differ from a regular Mac (or does it.)
A Performa is usually physically either identical or very close to the
similar-numbered Mac. For instance, the only difference between the Quadra
630 and the Performa 63x (630, 631, 635, 636, etc...) is that the Quadra
uses the 68040 chip as its main processor and the Performa models use the
68LC040 (which do not have the special math circuitry of the full 68040).
Most of the PowerPC Performas are identical to their Power Mac cousins,
although there are some Performa models that do not have a corresponding
"normal" Mac.
The other differences between the Performas and the rest of the Mac line:
* They are in most cases sold at consumer electronics and department
stores, although some dealers sell them as well.
* They are a "package deal," they include a lot of bundled software and a
monitor and keyboard. If you want a 17-inch monitor, for instance, don't
buy a Performa (none of them come with monitors larger than 15").
>2. I have read some things in Info-Mac about backward and forward
>compatibility
>of operating systems in Macs. It sounds like System 7.5 has a lot of
>conflicts.
>I am pleased with 7.1 on my Classic and would like to run this OS. What
>machines
>will run it, and which ones won't?
You cannot buy a new machine and run 7.1 on it any longer. Not to worry,
though... In my experience, 7.5 (and 7.5.1) are much more stable than 7.1.
And 7.5 is actually slightly faster than 7.1. (Do some benchmarks on both
sometime...)
>3. What about Power Macs. What are the advantages and disadvantages of them.
>Will my programs run on them?
There are VERY few programs which will not run on Power Macs. Most people
upgrading from older machines will have to replace a lot of software
anyway, but this is due to the transition in system software, not the fact
that the machine is a Power Mac. This is especially true for people who are
still using System 6.
>4. My first priority in purchasing a new computer is that it not become
>obsolete
>several years down the road like my Classic apparently has.
Well... Dream on. That's the way the computer industry goes.
HOWEVER... The Power Macintosh 7500, 8500, and 9500 all have their
processor and clock chip on a daughterboard, making them easily upgradable
down the road. They will probably last you the longest.
>5. Is it a good idea to buy a Mac that can run DOS and Windows since the news
>seems to have new information everyday about the problems at Apple?
Don't worry about Apple dying. People have been saying that for 15 years.
The press is quick to jump all over Apple because they lost $69 million
last quarter. What they fail to mention is that in that same quarter Apple
gained market share and couldn't make machines fast enough, and that they
have 1.1 BILLION sitting in the bank! $69 million is a drop in the bucket,
and is part of the small ups and downs that every company has.
Buy a Power Mac, and if you ever have a real need to actually run a DOS or
Windows application, you can buy SoftWindows.
>6. My primary uses for a computer are word processing, records and grading for
>my teaching, and e-mail. I am thinking about getting a Power Macintosh 7200
>with
>a 75 MHz 601 microprocessor. Will this run with 7.1 OS, and will it run any
new
>OS to come, like copland? Can it be upgraded to run DOS and Windows? Does
>this sound like a good choice?
The 7200, like any new Mac, can't run 7.1. To run Copland when it comes
out, you will need a PowerPC based Mac. The only machines that can run 7.1
now and Copland when it comes out are the 6100/60 (and Performa 61xx),
7100/66, and 8100/80. The faster versions of these models (6100/66,
7100/80, 8100/100, 8100/110) requre 7.5. But like I said, 7.5 is nothing to
be afraid of, I've found it to be faster and much more stable than 7.1.
Although your other requirements for a machine would be met by any new
model out right now, and the 7200 is a great choice, I'd recommend the 7500
if you can afford it at all... It comes with 16 megs of RAM instead of just
8, and it is easily upgradeable for greater longevity.
Happy shopping,
Kent Shook
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 14:20:57 -0500
From: [email protected] (Daniel Lallouz)
Subject: [A] IOMEGA Query
>In a word, HELP!
>
>Two days ago I used a cartridge on my Zip drive. Today, I push it
>back in
>(it was ejected but not removed) and it asks whether I want to
>initialize
>it! Suddenly, THE DISK IS UNREADABLE!!??? What happened? Can it
>be
>fixed?
>
>
>I've used a Zip on my Quadra 660AV sinse they came out.
>Occasionally I would have the same problem, which I was always able
>to solve via a simple restart. I believe the Iomega driver is just
>a bit "buggy." I also have a SyQuest EZ 135 and I've found that the
>La Cie Silverlining Lite driver packaged with the SyQuest mounts the
>Zip with fewer problems. In short...you probably have a driver
>problem, not a media problem.
>
I had the same type of problem with 2 of my Zip disks: I put them in and
was told they were not Mac disks, and was asked if I wanted to erase them.
I managed to recover ALL files using Norton 3.0,and then tried to reformat
them using Iomega Tools. Both the low-level and deep-level formatting
DIDN'T work! I called Iomega directly, who of course guided me through the
same steps, but to no avail. They then told me to return the disks to the
retailer where I bought them, who exchanged them.
-Dan Lallouz
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 08 Mar 96 08:22:10 CST
From: [email protected]
Subject: [A] PowerBook 100 and ZIP
The Zip will work on any Mac from the SE on, as I understand it. I KNOW that it
works with an SE, as I installed one on a friends machine some months ago and
it's been working steadily ever since.
I believe it won't work on the Plus because of the way the Plus's SCSI port is
set up (no termination). As for the PB 100, well, PowerBooks have some pretty
weird termination, but it should work.
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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 17:47:16 -0500 (EST)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: [Q] .CDR files on Mac?
Hi all,
Does anyone know if there is a Mac program able to read CorelDraw (.CDR)
files? Graphic Converter doesn't; and the Mac version of CorelDraw isn't out
yet.
TIA
--
Florin Neumann
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 14:21:02 -0500
From: [email protected] (Daniel Lallouz)
Subject: [Q] Downloading PostScript files
I've had a postscript printer for almost a year now, and daily download
fonts to my printer. When I'm proofing a document printed form Quark,
however, it frequently has to download an eps file to the printer to print
the document.
Is there a way to download an eps file to the printer's memory, as I would
a font, so it doesn';t have to be dloaded at every print job?
I have a LW Select 360 with (standard) 7MB of RAM.
Thanks in advance, and I'll summarize answers on Info-Mac
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Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 23:34:36 -0500 (EST)
From: "DR. L.G. LEDUC"
Subject: [Q] Multinational character sets
I hope that someone on the net can help me with displaying multinational
characters on my Mac when connected to a Vax computer by modem. I'm
using White Knight 12.x for the connection. At work, there is no problem
because I have a direct connection and I use NCSA Telnet. However, at
home, I can't get those characters with accents to be displayed on my
screen.
Does anyone out there have any experience with WK 12.x and characters
with accents? I'm particularly interested in displaying French
characters.
I would appreciate any suggestions.
Please email me directly.
Thanks in advance.
Leo G. Leduc
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 18:46:32 -0500 (EST)
From: [email protected]
Subject: AutoMenus II
Does anyone know how I can get in contact with Michael Conrad, the
author of AutoMenus II? It's a wonderful program that eases menu
navigation. I wanted to buy it for my secretary (whose hand muscles no
longer get along well with her mouse) but my snail mail effort returned
my check from the post office and I can get no response in my efforts to
email him. I am in favor of supporting shareware but I wish the authors
would make it easier on us. If you know his whereabouts, please contact
me.
Reid Luhman
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 07 Mar 96 20:51:38 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom"
Subject: Eudora ack (Q)
This is my week for Eudora questions.
When I use the Rice VM Mailer (a command line thingie, but what can one
expect from a mere mainfame) I can request acknowledgement that a missive
has been read via the "ack" option.
I just spent maybe five whole minutes looking over Eudora Light (1.5.3)
menus in a vain attempt to find an equivalent to "ack."
Granted, my eyes aren't what they were. I didn't find a way to "ack" a
note. Ah c'mon. There must be a way. Could y'all help?
Thanks much
Al Bloom
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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 96 20:56:03 EST
From: "Robert W. Bland"
Subject: Forms and web browsing
Dear All,
I am thinking of doing web development, and my question is in
regards to what you need to use forms. If you have a form in a
page, what program do you have to have that the form feeds
into. So if I want to make a mailing list of all the people
that stop by my page, what do I need other than the proper HTML?
Thanks,
BTW: please respond by regular e-mail to me...thanks,
--
Rob Bland Phone:(703)879-9974
4264 Countryside Dr. Internet: [email protected]
Bridgewater, Va 22812 First the Sword, Now the PEN
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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 09:59:22 PST
From: [email protected] (Sam Kaplan)
Subject: HP deskjet printer drivers
1. I am looking for an HP Deskjet driver that works on a 68000 machine using
AppleTalk. Although I am driving an HP 855C color printer, B&W is all that I
need to print from the 68000 machine. Can anyone point me to one?
2. Does anyone know why printing from my PowerPC 700/66 (with 24 MB actual RAM
+
RAM doubler) to the HP855C is so slow? A color PowerPoint slide with line art
takes 5 3/4 minutes from the time I issue the print command to completion.
QuickDraw GX is not installed. RAM doubler appears to have negligible effect on
the speed. Pentium PC's appear to print much faster, so I suspect a problem
with
the driver.
Sam Kaplan
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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 18:33:48 +0100
From: [email protected] (Riccardo Canetta)
Subject: jumping digests?
It happens to me, every now and then, that I miss an issue of the digest:
today for example I received in my mailbox issue #56, while #55 has never
arrived...
Has anyone experienced the same problem or is it my provider's fault?
TIA,
Riccardo
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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 96 21:37:07 EST
From: [email protected] (Shih-Tung Ngiam)
Subject: Keystrokes for special characters
I'm looking for a program that will generate a list of special characters
and the keystrokes required to type them. There are a number of programs
(KeyFinder, Keycaps, etc.) that will help you find the keystroke for a
specific character, but I'm trying to make up a list of all the characters
in a particular font. (Even in this electronic age, I like to look at paper
references
Alternatively, if someone has a word processor document which has a list
of characters and key strokes, I could simply change the font of the
special characters, and that would generate the list that I want.
Thanks in advance.
Shih Tung
Chem E
Best li'l Tech School
on the Charles
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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 09:09:40 -0500 (EST)
From: [email protected] (Dana S. Nau)
Subject: LaserBridge and 7200
>Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 19:49:32 +0100
>From: [email protected] (Antonio Fernandez Martinez)
>Subject: [A] LaserBridge and 7200
>
>It seems by Peter Schoenrank's answer that LaserBridge will not work with
>OpenTransport; then, why don't you use the old trusty MacTcp?.
Sorry, that doesn't work. Even with MacTCP installed, LaserWriter
Bridge doesn't work on the PCI-bus machines.
One possibility would be to check with Sonic Systems. According to
their web site, they sell a replacement for LaserWriter Bridge that
runs on PCI-bus machines. I haven't tried it, so I can't comment on
how well it works.
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Date: 08 Mar 96 08:51:16 EST
From: Jos Verkroost
Subject: line numbers in word 5.1a
Can anybody tell me if the automatic line numbers-option in Word 5.1a also
works with indented paragraphs (without great gaps between the line numbers and
the text)? WordPerfect 3.0 can but refuses line numbers in multiple columns,
which is no problem in Word 5.1a.
Thanks in advance,
Jos
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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 06:46:06 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: Need These Extensions?
Hi-
Looking around my hard drive, I found these extensions... anyone know
if they are useful, i.e., if I need them?
CityBol
CityMed
FuturConExtBol
MinioMM$DGH$EHA$BA$
MinioMM$DGH$EHA$BI$
MinioMM$EFF$EFA$BB$
MinioMM$FBA$EHA$BA$
MinioMM$FJA$EHA$BI$
MinioMMIt$DGH$EHA$BA$
MyriaMM$GAA$DAA$
MyriaMM$HAA$DAA$
MyriaMM$IBA$ECF$
MyriaMM$IDA$HAA$
SyntaUltBla
Thanks for your help!
-Rob C.
[email protected]
http://www.nworks.com/Rob/index.htm
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Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 15:47:56 +0000
From: "Paul M. White"
Subject: Netscape Freezes
I'm running the released version 2.0 of Netscape and yet on both a
6100/66 with 24mb and a 7100/80 with 40mb I experience intermittant
crashes. Netscape is the common variable on both machines. The 6100
seems to crash more often, but I don't work on that one. Could be other
factors.
I believe it has something to do with the length of time we are using
it. Crashes seem to occur after lengthy sessions on the web.
I can't put my finger on anything of substance, however.
paul
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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 96 15:33:29 -0600
From: Lanny Chambers
Subject: Netscape saving text/images to view together, Help
>I`m trying to save whole web pages (text and inline/external images)
>onto my hard disk, to reproduce exactly as they appears from the web
>and view all together.
>
>With Netscape navigator I save text as source (HTML format, same name
>xxx.html) and images (inline and externals), separately as it permits.
>I`ve tryed changing the images links and/or its names, but the readed
>whole page is unfinished (images are replace by icons, and icons with
>a question mark when I try to load it).
>
>I don`t known how to reorganize names and links of page and images to
>view all together from the hard disk (the on-line Netscape navigator
>Handbook/help don`t clarifies me this aspect, although it speaks
>about).
The problem is most likely caused by your directory (folder) structure
being different from that of the server from which you got the files. You
will have to analyze the images' URLs in the source HTML code, and create
an identical hierarchy of folders on your Mac, moving each image to the
appropriate folder (it's often a single directory called "/images"). If
the HTML uses absolute addressing (), you'll have to edit the HTML to
refer to your local hierarchy using relative addressing (, or whatever). All of this assumes a basic
knowledge of how to read UNIX directory names, and how to translate that
into a local folder hierarchy.
For starters, know that "/filename" means the file is in the root (top
level) directory, "../" means "go up one directory level," and
"../images/filename" means "go up one level, then down to the images
subdirectory and look for [filename]."
Good luck.
Lanny Chambers ([email protected])
Creative Services, St. Louis, USA
Visit the Hummingbird Page at:
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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 14:28:34 -0600 (CST)
From: Dave Martin
Subject: Network Problems--PM8500/7.5.2/OpenTransport
I've just started in a new position and am trying to determine the source of
some problems which the department has been having for some time before my
arrival here.
They've got a Power Mac 8500/120, MacOS 7.5.2, and OpenTransport 1.0.8
(using MacTCP 2.0.6 rather than the TCP/IP stuff from OT, since it
reduced--though didn't completely eradicate--the network problems they had)
running MacHTTP 2.2 for web serving (yes, I know, WebSTAR...). The server is
very slow to respond to requests, often dropping connections, and trying to
work on the machine while the server is running (to check configuration,
etc.) is difficult due to short bursts of non-responsiveness. Also, the
system occasionally freezes, requiring rebooting.
I've made a few modifications to the MacHTTP config that has improved
performance a little, but it's still not very responsive (though it has not
yet frozen up). I've recommended upgrading to WebSTAR 1.2.4 and possibly
trying the beta of OpenTransport (1.1b16), but they don't want to upgrade
until they know it will work, since they have tried the evaluation of
WebSTAR 1.2.4 with the same results as with MacHTTP.
I know that WebSTAR 1.2.x isn't OpenTransport-native, and that the OT beta
does include some fixes for WebSTAR-related problems, but wanted to know if
anyone can verify that the problem lies in the MacHTTP/OpenTransport 1.0x
combination and that there isn't a higher probability that the problem lies
elsewhere (network wiring, hubs, other software conflict, etc.).
Thanks in advance.
Dave Martin ([email protected])
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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 96 17:25:48 -0500
From: "Jason P. Torrey"
Subject: OpenTransport 1.1b16 & GV Platinum
I have recently installed Open Transport 1.1b16 (replacing 1.0.8) and
have noticed that the Global Village software does not load...gives me a
-108 error at boot time (just as the Finder is loading...after extensions
and control panels are loaded).
Has anybody else experienced this problem? I am talking to someone at
Global Village but we have not yet resolved the issue.
TIA,
Jason
[email protected]
Jason Torrey
e-mail: [email protected]
web: http://www.qni.com/~jtorrey
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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 96 11:24:55 EST
From: Tom Coradeschi
Subject: Other mail subscriptions
>Greetings from England! Does anybody know where I can find more useful mail
>subscription services? There seems to be no guides over here - our internet
>magazines don't list any.
I assume that you're looking for an Internet Service Provider, right? Try
.
Or are you looking for lists of mailing lists? In that case, try
.
tom coradeschi [email protected]
http://k-whiner.pica.army.mil/
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Date: Thu, 07 Mar 96 14:29:48 CST
From: Pat Ullmann
Subject: Photoshop and RAM
>From: "Robert W. Bland"
>Subject: Photoshop and RAM
>
>To:
>
>I am considering buying a macintosh to do some web page
>development and I was wondering if you think that 16 Mb RAM is
>enough to use Photoshop with since i am not going to be editing
>huge files?
In a word: no.
.Pat
Pat Ullmann ([email protected])
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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 96 00:03:50 -0600
From: Lanny Chambers
Subject: Photoshop and RAM
>I am considering buying a macintosh to do some web page
>development and I was wondering if you think that 16 Mb RAM is
>enough to use Photoshop with since i am not going to be editing
>huge files?
Photoshop 3.0.5 *might* launch on a 16 MB Power Mac--if you load no
system extensions at all--but it will be extremely fragile, and some
filters won't run. RAM Doubler will help, by lowering Photoshop's memory
requirement from 13 MB to around 8 MB (no rumors about RAM Doubler not
working with Photoshop, please--I use them together every day for a
living, with no problems). If you buy a PCI Mac, you'll need RAM Doubler
1.6.1; NuBus models work better with 1.5.2. Don't even think about buying
a 68040 machine.
But do yourself a big favor and get at least 24 MB total (i.e., add at
least 16 MB of aftermarket RAM): with RAM Doubler active, you'll be able
to allocate 16 MB to Photoshop, and the typical WWW graphic will never
trigger Photoshop's virtual memory. Plus, you'll be able to keep your
browser and text editor open in the background so you can evaluate your
work as you go. You will still probably not be able to use stuff like
speech recognition, Megaphone, or similar non-productivity toys.
With 24 MB and RAM Doubler on my 6100, I run Photoshop all day with
perfect stability and a useful set of extensions, although those
occasional 30 MB hi-res files hit the scratch disk pretty hard.
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Date: Thu, 07 Mar 96 14:41:15 CST
From: Pat Ullmann
Subject: prbabble
(From the 12 February 1996 issue of Information Alley, v2, Iss20)
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Copland Hardware Requirements
> ----------------------------
(snip)
>Question: What will the performance be like on an 8 MB system?
>
>Answer: Our goal is that you will be able to launch your applications as
>usual, as well as the OS. We expect that performance will scale directly
>with the amount of additional memory installed, since more memory means
>less time transferring data between the system's hard disk and physical
>memory.
>
>Question: Will Copland work on all types of Macintosh systems?
>
>Answer: Copland is being designed to be an uncompromised PowerPC operating
>system, that will fully exploit the advanced capabilities of this acclaimed
>RISC architecture. Apple is currently targeting current and future
>PowerPC-based Macintosh and Macintosh compatible computers. Also, Copland
>will run on computers based on the Apple-IBM-Motorola common hardware
>reference platform (CHRP) which are expected to be available in 1996.
>
>Apple is currently exploring options for the millions of 680x0-based
>Macintosh models. While it would be possible to program Copland's actual
>software for a 680x0-based system, many features (such as PowerPC-optimized
>code) will not provide any benefit to these customers. We are approaching
>this issue from the perspective of "What do we need to do for our 680x0
>customers?" rather than "What is Copland on 680x0?".
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Boy, whoever scripted these answers oughtta run for political office!
.Neither of these "answers" answers the question posed at all.
As for the first question above, I for one devoutly hope that by the
time Copland debuts Apple will have stopped shipping Macs with only
8 MB of RAM. These are essentially crippled right out of the box--
8 just isn't enough anymore. (Hmm. Wonder if there's a TV series
title in there somewhere: "Eight isn't enough"
.Pat
Pat Ullmann ([email protected])
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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 18:44:26 -1000
From: [email protected] (Ed Cesar)
Subject: Recommended Servers in Seattle
Hi Netters in the Seattle area,
Since eWorld has decided to fold, my son who lives in Seattle is looking
for another server. About a year ago, I heard there were smaller outfits
that give better service at more reasonable rates than giants like
Compuserve, America On Line, and Prodgy. Also,that they cater more to
their clientele and don't continually increase their prices like the giants
do (perhaps to pay for their heavy advertisement and all those promotion
disks they keep handing out).
We would welcome any recommendations of servers you consider to be
top-notch and very affordable at low usage rates.
Suggest you respond by email direct to [email protected] instead of posting on
the Net.
Many thanks,
Ed Cesar
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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 03:18:59 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: SUMMARY: Has anyone got CRAB, the Scrabble program?
Three people responded almost immediately with help:
Matthew Manuel
christopher jones
Michael Finn
While looking at Michael's ftp location I realized that I'd missed the
info-mac/game/word sub-directory where Crab lived. How embarrassing! Well,
Archie missed it too.
Needless to say, I had the program on my HD soon after. Thanks everyone!
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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 07:57:35 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dave & Lael Cole)
Subject: The School Administrator
I don't know if this is the right place to ask this but I need some input
and I have noticed that there are more than just a few teachers out there.
We are looking at new administration software for our junior high school.
Has anyone out there had any experience with "The School Administrator" by
Trevlac Software?
We are looking for something that is friendly and cross platform and this,
if the advertising is to be believed, seems to fit the bill.
Thank you
Dave Cole
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