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Info-Mac Digest Sat, 29 Jun 96 Volume 14 : Issue 156
Today's Topics:
[*] Beehive 1.1
[*] Clipfolio 1.5.1
[*] CPUStat 1.03 - spy yourself!
[*] Disk Wizard 2.0 [fat]
[*] Duplex Helper 1.1
[*] Easy Installer 1.0
[*] Elleair Icons Volume I
[*] IMG April 1996
[*] Johns WP Character Styles 1.1.1
[*] Mac Tips & Tricks 1.0
[*] MSDWT Manu 1.0.2 TT
[*] Namer 1.0.0
[*] Net-Print Version 6.1
[*] Quilts 3.11
[*] Romtypewriter Font
[*] Sibling Rivalry 2.01 - Another "The Chooser Sux" Program
[*] Sim City City
[*] Sleeper 2.0.4
[*] Star Flick
[*] SysMenu 1.4 - Sample C Project + Source
[*] The Musician 2.2.0; sound utility.
[*] TidBITS#334/24-Jun-96
[*] WakeUp Items 1.0.1
[*] WarpSearch CGI 1.5
[*] WebLife 1.0 - Add life to your web site!
[*] Windows95 Icons (Complete Set)
[*] YA Base64 1.2.3
[*] YA Filter to TEXT 1.0.1
[*] YA TEXT to Filter 1.0.1
[*] Yet Another NewsWatcher 2.2.0b13
(Q) Why forget sound settings after sleeping?
[A] Ram Leak and...
[A] Ram Leak and extra serial ports
[Q]floppy photo & kodakcd
[Q] Hierarchical Chooser Replacement
[Q] Medical software?
[Q] Soft windows on Performa 6300?
AN APPEAL for ANY and ALL PRO Apple articles
Comm Programs
icon graphics questions
Info-Mac Archive news and recent file summary
libmoto available...
MacTESS/Microsoft FoxPro 2.5c
Mac to NT Ethernet software?
Noisy fan on Powermac 7100??
ProMAX and all that JAZ
Shareware RAM Disk Software for Mac PowerBook
Sys 7.5.3 and Sound Bleed
Turning off startup items?
Using DOS Cards in clock chipped 6100s
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 23:47:40 -0700
From: (Brian Hill)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Beehive 1.1
A lighthearted game requiring the player to maneuver healing bees through a
hexagonal hive, along the way healing opposing dysfunctional bees controlled by
the computer, with the aim of healing the source comb of the dysfunctional
bees.
The resolution of bee social interaction is based on cellular automata
neighbor-rule principles.
Sincerely,
Brian Hill
[email protected]
http://www.bdt.com:80/home/brianhill/index.html
http://www.bdt.com:80/home/brianhill/elsewhere.html
[Archived as /info-mac/game/beehave-beehive-11.hqx; 33K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 23:47:46 -0700
From: (SingleTrac Software)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Clipfolio 1.5.1
System 7.0 or greater required.
WHAT DOES CLIPFOLIO DO
-----------------------
Clipfolio watches your work and every time you cut or copy
information to the clipboard, Clipfolio copies that information. Your
information is saved and you can come back later to use it over and
over while you continue copying new stuff (which is also being saved).
Clipfolio will save up to 60 of your most recent cuts or copies,
automatically!
When you want to access something that Clipfolio has saved,
simply bring up Clipfolio's window and select the desired item. It
will be put back on the clipboard in its original form!
Both PowerPC and 680x0 versions of Clipfolio are included.
Designed and written by Eric Stadtherr
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/clipfolio-151.hqx; 134K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:30:25 -0700
From: (Philippe Caudron)[email protected]
Subject: [*] CPUStat 1.03 - spy yourself!
This little application/extension allow you to keep track of:
-the time your computer is on,
-how much keystrokes you pressed,
-how much mouse click,
-and for developers, how many time you restarted your computer during the day!
The total and current values are displayed in the window. Values are also
stored for every day in a log life. You can use the "export" item of the
file menu to generate a complete report of everyday life since you
installed CPU Stat Extension!
*** NOW compatible AppleScript!!! ***
Feel free do distribute it or to put it on CD ROMs, servers, etc...
thanks!
Philippe Caudron
email: [email protected]
http://www.netinfo.fr/ObjectLand/Caudron/
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/cpu-stat-103.hqx; 34K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 23:47:58 -0700
From: (Francois Pottier)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Disk Wizard 2.0 [fat]
I'm submitting my shareware disk cataloger "Disk Wizard" again,
as it seems that only the Italian version appears in the Info-Mac
archives. Here is the original English version. Thanks!
Francois Pottier
[email protected]
http://pauillac.inria.fr/~fpottier/
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/disk-wizard-20.hqx; 286K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 23:48:03 -0700
From: (Lawrence_D#213#Oliveiro)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Duplex Helper 1.1
Enclosed is version 1.1 of my Duplex Helper printer extension for
QuickDraw GX, which is an aid to doing double-sided printing on
single-sided printers. This update allows you to control default
settings individually for each desktop printer at the Finder level.
Thank you.
Lawrence D'Oliveiro
University of Waikato
Hamilton
New Zealand
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/prn/duplex-helper-11-gx.hqx; 22K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 23:48:08 -0700
From: (elliot smith)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Easy Installer 1.0
This upload is to save you the time of creating the installer
yourself and also to give you the idea. This self-installing
archive installs control panels, extensions, preferences, etc. into
the system folder, and can install stuff into root as well. It's not
as refined or as idiot-proof as a Stuffit Installer Maker installer
but it does work, is easier to create, and I believe Compact Pro is
also cheaper.
What it's good for:
*Creating a product installer
*ORGANIZING YOUR COLLECTION OF INITS AND CDEVS.
The sysem folder is not a good place to keep anything you plan on
keeping beyond the next system melt down. Put your inits/cdevs into
this installer once and for all. Double click and they're installed.
If you do use Compact Pro, please pay the [inexpensive] Compact Pro
shareware fee. Note: I have nothing to do with Compact Pro - I'm
just a satisfied user.
May be included on the CD-ROM. It's freeware, but it
requires the Compact Pro shareware program.
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/easy-installer-10.hqx; 20K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 23:48:18 -0700
From: (Mike McGee)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Elleair Icons Volume I
What is "Elleair Icons Volume I"?
Elleair Icons are all original icons, in a 3D =84Copland-esque=BE style. Ho=
wever,
unlike the other icon sets that merely place the application=BCs logo onto a=
3D
folder, Elleair Icons are a true original.
There really isn=BCt a theme to this icon set at all. I simply drew icons of
hardware items I saw around me. Thus, this icon set includes the following
hardware items:
Zip Drive (Flat View)
Zip Drive (Side View)
SyQuest EZ 135 Drive
Apple External Hard Drive
Gravis MouseStick II
Nikon LS 1000
Portable CD-ROM Drive
=46WB Hammer PE 2GB External HD
ProDirect PDC 2400
Tsunami 1280MB Hard Drive
However, also included in this icon set are a few =84extra=BE icons that cou=
ld
not be
associated with any other icon theme. They are:
Happy Macintosh
Scared Macintosh
Sad Macintosh
National Pencil Sharpener
...and of course the Elleair Tissue Box that inspired this set.
These icons are FreeWare! This means that you are free to use them and
give them
to your friends at no cost whatsoever! You are also encouraged to upload th=
ese
icons to any BBS=BCs, Online Services, Internet FTP or WWW sites as well! =
If you
use them, please drop me some email at, , and tell me so! I=
f
there is a nice response to this set, you can look forward to Volume II!
(However, I retain all the rights to this icon set, and this documentation m=
ust
accompany the Elleair Icons when distributed.)
If you need an icon set for your yet to be released FreeWare, ShareWare, or
Commercial product, please contact me by email with your request.
Sincerely,
Mike McGee / Toyama, Japan
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/elleair-icons-vol-i.hqx; 48K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:26:52 -0700
From: (Tuncer Deniz)[email protected]
Subject: [*] IMG April 1996
The Free Preview version of the April issue of Inside Mac Games is now
available. Each month make available a small demo version of IMG on our
web site, America Online, CompuServe, and other FTP sites.
In the April FREE PREVIEW issue of IMG, sneak previews of Origin's Wing
Commander IV and Pulse's Bad Mojo! Also in this issue, reviews of Star
Trek: The Next Generation, Shockwave: Assault, Outpost, System Shock, The
Legend of Kyrandia III, the Gravis Firebirrd and more. Lastly, the IMG
game poll, the latest games release list and much, much more.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/img/inside-mac-games-96-04.hqx; 1957K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 23:48:21 -0700
From: (John Rethorst)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Johns WP Character Styles 1.1.1
These WordPerfect macros create a menu of up to 26 styles that you can
apply (by mouse or keyboard) to any amount of selected text or, if no text
is selected, the style will apply to what you subsequently type. Supports
all WordPerfect attributes.
Easy to use, promotes accuracy, saves a lot of time and steps. By defining
10 character styles in addition to 10 paragraph (regular) styles, you have
the flexibility and power in formatting that would require 100 paragraph
styles alone. "Incredibly useful." - UMich Mac Archives
May be included on UMich and Sumex CD's.
John Rethorst
[Archived as /info-mac/text/wp/johns-char-styles-111-wp.hqx; 34K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:26:54 -0700
From: (Haakon Stoedle)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Mac Tips & Tricks 1.0
Mac Tips & Tricks is a HyperCard stack that contains useful tips and tricks to
make using your Mac even easier than it already is.
You get tips on how to free up more memory (and not just by turning extensions
off), how to use MacsBug to get out of a crash, why the shift key is so
invaluable and much, much more.
Mac Tips & Tricks is NOT a compilation of easter eggs. For that I would
recommend Apple Easter Eggs, by Daniel Fanton.
Mac Tips & Tricks is freeware, all I ask is that if you discover a useful
feature on your Mac that is not included in this release, send it to me. My
e-mail adress is [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/info/mac-tips-and-tricks-10-hc.hqx; 102K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:27:08 -0700
From: (Steven L. Wood)[email protected]
Subject: [*] MSDWT Manu 1.0.2 TT
MSDWT Manuscript is a slant print manuscript handwriting font. It includes
the basic upper and lower case alphabet as it's taught in many schools, and
a few special characters. I use this font for "handwriting" and spelling
papers for my students. It comes from an old handwriting packet I've had
for years from a school corporation I used to work for in Indianapolis. I
scanned it into the computer and used Fontographer 4.1 to autotrace and
fine-tune it. This 1.0.2 release reflects some minor changes in letter
shape and spacing. As I have time, I hope to continue to improve the font.
Both Postscript and TrueType versions are available. This file includes
only the TrueType version. This font is shareware/charityware. If you keep
and use this font, please use the Register program to register it through
Kagi Shareware (who handle all my registrations). All registration fees
>From MSDWT Manuscript will be forwarded to: Light of the World Ministries,
Inc. I have a brother on the mission field in Kenya who is funded by this
organization.
You can reach me at:
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/msdwt-manuscript-102-tt.hqx; 148K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:30:32 -0700
From: (Christoph Schaffhauser)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Namer 1.0.0
With Namer 1.0.0 you can edit the username and the name of your computer.
You can also rename the computername shown in the finders about box.
Namer 1.0.0 requires sys 7.x.x and a color/grayscale display.
Future Plans: Adding a dialog to change the icon of the computer.
Christoph Schaffhauser
Darkeagle Software
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/namer-100.hqx; 68K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:28:39 -0700
From: (John Moe)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Net-Print Version 6.1
This extension allows you to easily print or save selected text from
Netscape/Mosaic/Internet Explorer. This extension will be especially
useful to libraries and schools who would like to save on paper. To use
this extension just hilite the text and choose "print selection" or "save
selection" from the Net-Print Menu.
PLEASE READ THE README.
Many bug fixes and new features in this version.
Thanks,
John Moe
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/net-print-61.hqx; 48K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:27:10 -0700
From: (Thomas Bretl)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Quilts 3.11
Attached is my latest version of Quilts, a Mac shareware program which allows
students to investigate the patterns of mod arithmetic, base arithmetic, and
the divisibility of natural numbers. It is appropriate for grades 3 and up.
A free disk with teacher's manual (in ClarisWorks file format), and any
program upgrades, will be sent to those who pay the registration fee - $15 for
an individual, $45 for unlimited use within a single school building. The
program should run on any color Macintosh.
Thomas C. Bretl
[email protected]
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/quilts-311.hqx; 163K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:27:06 -0700
From: (Florin Neumann)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Romtypewriter Font
Romtypewriter is a Romanian font which includes the six characters
required by the Romanian language not present in the standard Mac
character set (a-breve, s-comma, t-comma), loosely based on American
Typewriter.
Romtypewriter is one in a series of Romanian fonts designed in 1993-94,
prior to the release of the Romanian localization of the Mac OS; hence
it follows a different encoding from Apple's Mac OS Romanian character
set.
The package includes both TrueType and PostScript Type 1 versions. It
also includes a custom keyboard layout which makes typing Romanian text
on US (qwerty) keyboards much easier.
Romtypewriter is free, but not in the public domain; it is copyright
(c)1994 Florin Neumann.
[Archived as /info-mac/font/romtypewriter.hqx; 570K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 23:47:29 -0700
From: (Matt Slot)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Sibling Rivalry 2.01 - Another "The Chooser Sux" Program
How often do you use the Chooser to connect to an AppleShare server
volume, and then realize that you need another volume on that same
server? Often if you mount one volume, you will want to mount the
related volumes at some time.
Enter Sibling Rivalry. After it is installed, you can Command-Click on
the Finder icon for an AppleShare server volume (not an alias) and a
popup menu will appear that lists the other volumes on that server
(it's "siblings"). If you select the name of a sibling from the menu,
Sibling Rivalry will automatically mount that volume on your computer.
Notes:
* Sibling Rivalry has no interface... it takes up no space on your
screen, since it only appears after you specifically invoke it.
* You can mount *every* sibling on a server by adding the Option
key to the Command-Click sequence, and selecting "All Volumes".
* Its FAT software (both 68K and PPC native).
* Requires System 7.0 or later and the Finder Scripting Extension.
FSE comes bundled with AppleScript 1.1, with System 7.5.x, or
standalone at:
http://www.info.apple.com/Apple.Support ... e.Updates/
US/Macintosh/System/Other_System/Finder_Scripting_Ext1.2.sea.hqx
Changes from 2.0 to 2.01:
* Fixed crashing bug under 7.5.3 and certain other 7.5.x systems.
* General code cleanup.
Sibling Rivalry is free to use and redistribute on any medium. Mail me
any comments or suggestions that occur to you.
Matt Slot ([email protected]) - 6/24/96
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/atlk/sibling-rivalry-201.hqx; 42K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:27:01 -0700
From: (Dave Lockyer)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Sim City City
A small Sim City City I made myself. Great starter City.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/sim-city-city.hqx; 16K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:30:34 -0700
From: (Jon Gotow)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Sleeper 2.0.4
Here is minor revision to Sleeper. Version 2.0.4 adds support for St.
Clair Software's recently released WakeUp Items control panel, as well as
enhancements in the About box. Sleeper 2.0.4 should replace any older
versions in the archives.
Sleeper is a control panel for desktop Macintoshes and Power Macintoshes
that dims the screen, powers down Energy Star compliant monitors, and spins
down disk drives after periods of inactivity. This saves energy, reduces
noise levels in your work area, and decreases wear to your monitor and hard
disk
In addition to working well on the desktop, Sleeper is well suited for
unattended operations. For file servers, ftp and http hosts, and unattended
telephony such as fax and BBS systems, Sleeper will wake the drives up when
they are needed and put them to sleep when they are idle. Sleeper is
easily configurable; it provides hotkey control for on-demand activation of
its sleep features, and separate delay settings for screen dimming, monitor
power down, and disk sleep.
Sleeper will work on any Macintosh running System 7 or higher, including
System 7.5.3, and will spin down both IDE and SCSI hard drives. The screen
saver feature requires a color-capable Macintosh, and Energy Star monitor
support requires an Energy Star compliant Macintosh (any Mac on which
Apple's Energy Saver control panel works) and an Energy Star capable
monitor. Sleeper is both 680x0 and PowerPC compatible. It supports SCSI
Manager 4.3 in native mode on all machines and requires only 25K of memory
when operating.
In addition to the standard internet archives, information and updates are
available at:
Sleeper may be included on the Info-Mac and UMich CD-ROMs.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/sleeper-204.hqx; 241K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:27:04 -0700
From: (Scott Shertzer)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Star Flick
Star Flick is a silly little space-shoot 'em up game where you are on the
Enterprise. Freeware.
[email protected] OR [email protected]
Web site: http://www.aristotle.net/~sshertzer
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/star-flick.hqx; 500K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:27:12 -0700
From: (Matt Slot)[email protected]
Subject: [*] SysMenu 1.4 - Sample C Project + Source
SysMenu is a shell project that demonstrates how to create and manage a system
menu next to the Balloon Help menu. The project has been updated to compile
under Metrowerks compiler using Universal Headers.
Since the initial release was designed for CW6, I have updated the code for
CW8. This means that most of the Custom Code Resource stuff is gone (yes!!!),
and the code uses their standard code headers which are now much prettier.
There are other things I could have added to this project, but I think this
stuff is general and clean enough for others to use. Drop me any comments and
suggestions... heck, I may even use 'em!
Changes from 1.3 to 1.4
Recompiled SysMenu and INIT Dispatcher under CW8. Fixed crashing bug in
INIT Dispatcher on certain PowerPC systems at startup.
Matt Slot ([email protected]) - 6/24/96
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/sys-menu-14-c.hqx; 34K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:26:58 -0700
From: (Rocco Moliterno)[email protected]
Subject: [*] The Musician 2.2.0; sound utility.
The Musician 2.2.0 is a Drag&Drop application to play 'snd ' resources
>From each
dropped file. The Musician 2.2.0 is able to scan, quickly, many HD, CD,
floppies,
folders, to find 'snd ' resources to play and returns a lot of informations,
while it's working. The Musician 2.2.0 can also work, very fast, in background
and supports the Command-period/escape key tracking. DropKey: if you drag one
or
more items on its icon, while option key is down, when The Musician 2.2.0 finds
'snd ' resources in a file, tells you how many sounds that file contains
and asks
for consent, before to play them.
The Musician 2.2.0 package contains a version for 68K Macs and a version
for Power Macs, it requires at least System 7 to run.
New since version 2.1.0
PowerPC version.
The Musician use now temporary memory to manage very large 'snd 'resources.
Added tri-dimensional buttons.
All modal dialogs are now movable.
Improved many code's parts.
Improved registration form.
Improved registration procedure.
Changed desktop icon.
Lot of minor changes.
Author: Rocco Moliterno
e-mail: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/the-musician-220.hqx; 86K]
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Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:24:09 -0700
From: [email protected] (TidBITS Editors)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#334/24-Jun-96
TidBITS#334/24-Jun-96
As Adam and Geoff put the finishing touches on the CD-ROM for the fourth
edition of the Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh, I'm wrapping this issue
and making sure they eat. This week we bring you news of updates to
Claris's Emailer and FileMaker Pro, as well information about LibMoto,
Motorola's PowerPC math library. You'll also find the start of a multi-part
article about the PowerPC chip and a detailed review comparing Suitcase and
MasterJuggler.
Topics:
MailBITS/24-Jun-96
Font Outfitters
Fishing for Chips: Part 1
[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-334.etx; 28K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:30:36 -0700
From: (Jon Gotow)[email protected]
Subject: [*] WakeUp Items 1.0.1
This is an update to WakeUp Items that fixes a crash that could occur when
closing the control panel if WakeUp Items was not installed at startup.
WakeUp Items is a control panel that gives you the ability to automatically
open applications or files whenever your Macintosh wakes up from sleep
mode. Just as you put items and aliases into the StartUp Items folder when
you want them launched at startup, you place files and aliases in the
WakeUp Items folder to launch them when your Mac wakes up.
WakeUp Items will work on Macintoshes that have built-in sleep capabilities
(PowerBooks and PCI PowerMacs), or any Mac running version 2.0.4 or later
of St. Clair Software's Sleeper control panel. WakeUp Items requires System
7 or higher to operate.
In addition to the standard internet archives, information and updates are
available at:
This program may be included on the Info-Mac and Umich CD-ROMs.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/wake-up-items-101.hqx; 163K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:30:14 -0700
From: (Glen Stewart)[email protected]
Subject: [*] WarpSearch CGI 1.5
WarpSearch is a *fast* non-indexed TEXT and HTML search utility that
functions in both local and CGI mode. It works with any CGI-compatible
Macintosh web-server, including NetPresenz, MacHTTP, WebSTAR, and many
others. Speed tests on an old Mac IIci measure WarpSearch at over
500kb/sec and the newer PowerPC Macs perform far better. Unlike other
applications of its type, WarpSearch will perform blazingly fast searches
on text files of any size without adjusting its RAM requirements!
WarpSearch consumes a mere 400k of RAM. This version adds support for
recursive folder searches and enhanced local file launching.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/warp-search-cgi-15.hqx; 235K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 23:47:31 -0700
From: (Philippe Caudron)[email protected]
Subject: [*] WebLife 1.0 - Add life to your web site!
If you want to add life to your page without editing your HTML source every
day, let's have a look to WebLife:
WebLife is updating content of an HTML page by replacing special tokens.
Available features in this version are:
* You can add or remove a message in your html page, just by sending an email.
the email can contain HTML tokens... (You also need Apple Internet Server
on the web server). Useful to add special info in a web page.
* You can change a sentence every day (or n minutes). You provide a text
file with the list of sentences you want to add in your HTML page.
Sentences can contain HTML tokens too. Useful to add a "sentence of the
day", advertising, pictures...
* Just add the date of the day. Simple but useful to show that your page is
not becoming old!
* FAT code for 68k&PowerPC
WebLife is useful for such kind of data that are not changing all the time
(or from time to time only) so that the web server can serve the same
document for everybody without calling a CGI each time.
It's just a beginning!
You can put this shareware on CD ROMs or other servers.
thanks
Philippe Caudron
http://www.netinfo.fr/ObjectLand/Caudron/WebLife.html
[email protected]
- Philippe Caudron - BCDL -
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/web-life-10.hqx; 118K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:26:55 -0700
From: (David L. Hill)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Windows95 Icons (Complete Set)
These are the complete set(so far) of icons taken from the operating
system, Windows95, and made into Mac icons. These were not drawn
originally by me. The people at Microsoft did these first. These are
icons found on Windows95, but have been found useful, by my panel of
experts, on the Macintosh. They are not the exact thing but they are
pretty darn close.
Joe Hill
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/win-95-complete-icons.hqx; 194K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:30:16 -0700
From: (Brian Clark)[email protected]
Subject: [*] YA Base64 1.2.3
Yet Another Base64 Decoder version 1.2.3 is a simple droplet designed to
decode MIME Base64 encoded as well as uuencoded files that are dropped upon
it. It assumes that all segments of the original MIME or uuencoded document
have been concatenated into the file being decoded, and that the segments
are in order. It will optionally attempt to recursively decode files until
no further Base64 decoding or uudecoding is possible.
This is intended primarily as a helper application for Yet Another
NewsWatcher, for which it is the recommended Base64 decoder AND uudecoder
helper application. It is not a general purpose MIME document decoder.
However, it does handle most usenet Base64 and uuencoded binaries fairly
well, and it can deal with multiple attached files.
It requires, but does not test for, System 7 or later.
Version 1.2.3 fixes some minor bugs.
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/ya-base64-123.hqx; 67K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:27:57 -0700
From: (Brian Clark)[email protected]
Subject: [*] YA Filter to TEXT 1.0.1
Filter to TEXT is a utility application for YA-NewsWatcher 2.1.x and 2.2.x.
It converts filter files used by YA-NewsWatcher into plain text files so
that they can be edited using a text editor. The companion application,
TEXT to Filter, reconverts the text file back to a YA-NewsWatcher filter
file.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/ya-nw-filter-to-text-101.hqx; 39K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:28:09 -0700
From: (Brian Clark)[email protected]
Subject: [*] YA TEXT to Filter 1.0.1
TEXT to Filter is a utility application for YA-NewsWatcher 2.1.x and 2.2.x.
It converts text files (previously created using the companion application
Filter to TEXT, and presumably edited using a text editor) into filter
files used by YA-NewsWatcher.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/ya-nw-text-to-filter-101.hqx; 45K]
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:27:32 -0700
From: (Brian Clark)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Yet Another NewsWatcher 2.2.0b13
Yet Another NewsWatcher is a Usenet newsreader application for Macintosh,
featuring binary and anonymous remailer posting, flexible article
filtering (kill files) and sorting, support for PGP via AppleScript,
reference-based threading, and multiple character set support.
Version 2.2.0b13 replaces all previous versions. This is a feature
addition and bugfix release. A list of changes and fixes is included in the
"YA-NW Revision History" document that is part of the distribution.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/ya-nw-220b13.hqx; 1117K]
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Date: Wed, 26 Jun 96 09:02:02 MDT
From: "Mark Allen"
Subject: (Q) Why forget sound settings after sleeping?
I have a Power Mac 7500 running System 7.5.3 rev. 2. I'm using the Energy
Saver control panel to sleep the system over night, rather than shutting
down. I do this so I can access my system from home. I've found that, after
the system sleeps overnight, it forgets the sound level setting for the
internal speaker and is typically mute when I get in the next morning. (I've
been setting the sound level using the sound control strip.) BTW, after
sleeping for only a short time, the sound level is preserved.
Apple telephone support says they have no information on this particular
problem. Under their direction, I've removed lots of different preference
files and had the system recreate fresh files. The problem is still not
resolved.
Has anyone else found this problem? Has anyone identified a solution other
than disabling Energy Saver?
Thanks for whatever help can be provided!
Mark Allen
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Date: Mon, 24 Jun 96 09:22:52 -0400
From: Romulo Romero
Subject: [A] Ram Leak and...
Dear Bailey:
It is not a bug, it is a feature
You wrote: After starting and quiting many apps throughout the day, I
can quit out of everything (so that only the Finder is running) and look at
the "About this Macintosh" window. The numbers reported for System memory
and unused memory do not add up to my 32 megs of real RAM.
What you see is memory fragmentation, which will occurs as a resuylt of you
quiting applications in an order different than that in which they were
launched.
This will persist even when the finder is the only active application
(at least according to apple tech support). So I'd say don't lose any sleep
over it.
Romulo Romero
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 10:11:36 +0200
From: [email protected] (Oliver Hammrich)
Subject: [A] Ram Leak and extra serial ports
Hello Bailey, hello Wayne,
>>1) I have noticed recently that the amount of RAM my 8100 reports doesn't
>>always add up. After starting and quiting many apps throughout the day, I
>>can quit out of everything (so that only the Finder is running) and look at
>>the "About this Macintosh" window. The numbers reported for System memory
>>and unused memory do not add up to my 32 megs of real RAM. Sometimes there
>>is a discrepency as large as 10 megs! I am running 7.5.3r2 on an 8100/80. I
>>use OptiMem (which has made my Mac MUCH more stable), Conflict Catcher, and
>>the True Finder Integration from Stuffit Delux 4. Everything else is pretty
>>much straght Mac.
>>
>>Does anyone have any ideas before I start testing via Conflict Catcher?
>
>Read that dialog box more closely. It says "LARGEST Unused Block", not=
> TOTAL Unused Memory. The unused blocks can't be merged together because=
> they're separated by used blocks containing programs that are still running=
>=2E
>
>If you quit all running programs, their memory can usually be merged=
> together into one large unused space again. But there's a catch: some=
> programs will use some shared library code or system extension that doesn't=
> get loaded until it's needed, and after the program quits, that shared code=
> is still sitting there waiting for another program that needs it. That bit=
> of memory is now permanently used and cannot be freed until you shut down=
> or restart your Mac.
No. That's not correct. If the last program quits that has used a shared
library, the memory used by this library is released. (That's done by the
Code Fragment Manager of the Mac OS.) So if all programs are working correctly,
the situation described above should never happen.
If it happens though, it's an undoubtly sign that some applications you use
have a bug: They don't correctly free up the memory they were using.
So identify these applications and report this to their manufacturers.
Happy Macing,
Oliver Hammrich.
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Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 20:06:42 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [Q]floppy photo & kodakcd
hi all fellow info-maccers -
perhaps some of you have had experience with this kind of stuff?
i run a youth group from my centris 650 - and for years have put out great
fliers - not _professional_ (300 dpi, etc) but good.
anyway, i have a nice font and clip art collection but recently i've wanted
more - specifically ive wanted pictures of the kids themselves. imagine if
the flier announcing the next event had pics from the last event. cool huh
im not ready to change much of the process of flier making - it will be
designed on my 650 (24 mg ram) and preferably printed on my 300 dpi laser.
It will certainly be black & white (color copying is just not quite in our
mass market budget yet)
im having a bit of a problem though deciding on how to get the pics into my
system - and how to get them printable. there are a few options
1a. scanning (me) - well i dont have a scanner, but i could go to kinkos
and use theirs. how long will it take to get printable results? what MUST i
know before i start. etc
1b. scanning (friend) - my ibm friend has a scanner, and we seem to be able
to get gif and jpegs onto my side, but somehow the size seems to get messed
up in transfer. eg he scanned his signature and on my machine it opened as
a 8.5 * 4 inch image - somehow the signature grew???
2 quicktake - kinkos rents them do they work? how?
3 photo cd - the sample cd i have seems to show nicely on the screen but
print in unrecognizable blobs. also it seems to open at 72 dpi and if i try
to change that to 300 or 600 dpi - the printed picture seems incredibly
small. what am i doing wrong?
4 floppy photo (or some such) - seems to be the cheapest option among the
easy ones. wolf camera (a national chain) will put my pics on disk for
pretty cheap - but they use a proprietary format and im clueless about how
they look et al.
ill summarize to the list with all the billions of answers i get
tia
binyomin
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 13:58:28 -0400
From: [email protected] (Sterling Ledet)
Subject: [Q] Hierarchical Chooser Replacement
I have heard of a Macintosh utilitity that replaces the chooser with a
Hierarchical menu. I think it was called Silver Platter or Silver Cloud or
something like that. Does anyobdy know what I am talking about or how to
get in touch with the software vendors who made such a beastie?
(Email answers appreciated)
Sterling
Sterling Ledet & Associates ph.404-325-3338
2176 Heritage Drive fax.404-636-8477
Atlanta, GA 30345 http://www.ledet.com
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Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 17:54:03 -0700
From: Romulo Romero
Subject: [Q] Medical software?
Greetings all.
I have a friend who just graduated from Med school. He wants to
buy a Mac, but he is concerned about the availability of Medical
software.
Although we do realize that there is probably more stuff availble for
PC's,
does anyone have any idea of what's available for the Mac in his field?
I will summarize replies to the list.
Thanks
Romulo Romero
[email protected]
Windows 95: Proof that you can be 10 years late and still
get most of the credit.
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Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 17:53:56 -0700
From: Romulo Romero
Subject: [Q] Soft windows on Performa 6300?
Greetings. On the lines of my previous question (about medical software
for the Mac), my friend asked me about how will Soft Windows run on a
Performa 6300 (the machine he wants), does anyone have any experiences?
I think the native Soft Windows will run fine, but I am not sure.
Thanks
Romulo Romero
[email protected]
Windows 95: Proof that you can be 10 years late and still
get most of the credit.
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 14:01:54 -0600
From: Greg Jewett
Subject: AN APPEAL for ANY and ALL PRO Apple articles
A colleague of mine has passed this my way. She has requested to be sent
anything that will help her defend the platform.
..Greg
>From: [email protected] (Sarah Lindahl)
>Subject: AN APPEAL for ANY and ALL PRO Apple articles
>
>You folks are in a special lot, you are Apple people and heavy supporters.
>I DESPERATELY need to appeal to each of you to forward as much pro Apple
>material, articles, whatever to me asap. I have a real idiot
>(unfortunately
>a very powerful idiot who shall forever remain nameless) who is telling
>EVERYONE at Rice that Apple is going out of business (like for sure) and
>that Apple has officially announced that they will no longer be developing
>any desktop computers - that Apple will only be selling in the high end
>server market. Misinformation and pathetic opinion IMHO to boot.
>
>This individual is also working on putting PCs in EVERY office so that we
>can implement a Microsoft based proprietary document management system and
>he's winning. I need as much material as you can give me to quell the
>rising fears of some of the employees in the areas that I support. Once
>this PC based system is in place, I'll be powerless and will probably have
>to be hospitalized due to the stress involved with having to become a DOS,
>Windows 3.x, Windows 95.x, and Windows NT.x wizard.
>
>So if you don't help, I might become a vegetable and you wouldn't want
>that!
>Thx for your support.
>
>
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>--
>
>PowerPC down OT off the IP through | Sarah L. Lindahl
>the ATM out the T-3 to the MAE | LAN Specialist
>--- Nothing but net | Email: [email protected]
>
> | Voice: 713.527.6079
>May the forces of evil become | Fax: 713.285.5163
> confused on the way to your house. | Rice University
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>--
** Gregory Jewett
** [email protected]
** http://www.interlynx-solutions.com/jewettg/
[Yeah, I know -- long .sig. But it was so good, I couldn't resist (hey, I
live in Chicago right now) -Gordon]
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Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 13:10:10 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: Comm Programs
Can anybody give any suggestions as to the best communications program,
Shareware and Commercial?
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 09:13:08 -0500
From: John Cooper
Subject: icon graphics questions
Edited a few icons and realized I don't know how to control / specify the
transparent parts (where the desktop pattern shows through) or the parts
that become greyed on selection.
Copied icons out of the Get Info window, pasted in Canvas, and edited using
pencil and other tools. When paste back the edited version, often have
parts that are transparent that were not originally so. Cannot find an
aspect of the graphic in Canvas that correlates w/ transparency or greying.
TIA.
For efficiency, suggest e-mail to me and will post compilation of responses.
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Date: 25 Jun 1996 02:05:58 GMT
From: Thomas Field
Subject: Info-Mac Archive news and recent file summary
I would like to know which PowerMacs will run a PCboard and which is the
best for the job?
Thank you
Tom
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Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 12:50:36 -0500 (CDT)
From: David Zack
Subject: libmoto available...
Hi,
LIBMOTO for Mac OS and Windows NT PowerPC users is available!
Motorola's LIBMOTO is a highly optimized memory, string, and math
library. LIBMOTO replaces several commonly used functions provided by
the standard C library. Many customers see tremendous performance
gains for some operations when using this library.
LIBMOTO is available for Mac OS PowerPC end users, Mac OS PowerPC software
developers and for Windows NT (PowerPC Edition). And it is FREE!!
Download it at:
http://www.mot.com/SPS/PowerPC/library/ ... bmoto.html
and check out the Motorola PowerPC home page at:
http://www.mot.com/PowerPC/
Thanks!
--
David M. Zack || Motorola RISC Software, Austin, Texas || (512) 891-6491
[email protected] ====> I don't speak for Motorola, nor they for me
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Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 11:32:10 -0500
From: Joseph Dorsey
Subject: MacTESS/Microsoft FoxPro 2.5c
Help! I found an application on my Mac Performa 6214 called MacTESS.
When I open it, it appears to be a database that utlizes Microsoft
FoxPro 2.5c. Frankly, I have no idea how it is connected to any of my
other applications. Can you give me some insight, please? I've tried
Microsoft, but without success. I've contacted Apple but I've
received no response at this time. I will appreciate any leads or
information that you can provide.
Thank you - Joseph Dorsey
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 96 22:24 PDT
From: Ed Keith
Subject: Mac to NT Ethernet software?
Is anyone aware of any software (commercial or shareware) that will allow a
Mac to talk to an Ethernet network served from a Windows NT machine? I have
access to an Ethernet card(10baseT) and a hub connection.
Thanks
->Ed
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 19:15:18 +0000
From: Tim Long
Subject: Noisy fan on Powermac 7100??
Noisy fan on P/mac 7100??
Since I have been leaving my CPU on all day it has started to make
more noise at the back. I assume this is the fan and would like to
know if I can fix it or if there is a manual I could refer to. The
machine is two years old and has had moderate use, but I don't like
the whining sound its making. Can you help please?
Thanks, Tim
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Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 16:29:40 -0400
From: [email protected] (Scott Besman)
Subject: ProMAX and all that JAZ
In reply to:
[email protected]
As reluctant as I am to buy into new, untested technology, request for info...
----------------
I recently obtained the ProMax version of the Iomega Jaz drive... very,
very glad I did. I would have been waiting at least a month for Iomega
brand name version. Still having trouble obtaining 1/2 gig media. I now
live in happy synergy with my 1 gig divided into two neat partitions each
equalling the size of my internal HD... one partition for b/u, one for
STUFF (mostly games and internet miscellany). My machine is a Perfoma
640CD DOS.
However, there are TWO major caveats in the use of this drive:
1) Automatic Spin Down - Factory configured at 30min inactivity (alterable
by software... which I don't use)... This (probably necessary) "feature"
can lead to REALLY slow access of the drive while re-spinning. Although
the process has been bug-free for me so far. I can't help but think that
there are some app's out there which might cough on the re-spin delay. In
particular, internetting is affected with some frequency because the
internet is an intensly verbal medium and therefore I find myself reading
downloaded data for more than 30min quite often between my intermittent
accesses. Similarly, downloading some very large files are affected when
it comes time to de-compress... Though, like I said, no problems so far...
2) INCOMPATIBLE with RAM Doubler from Connectix - As per ProMax! I have
contacted Connectix and they claim that ProMax/Iomega software may have
problems with SCSI 4.3.1 (included in 7.5.3)... who knows? ... Who cares...
just doesn't work! Luckily, RAM prices have nosedived recently and I was
able to upgrade sufficiently to alleviate the problem, however, I feel that
there should have been some EXPLICIT warning about this issue from my
supplier (MAC/PC Connection)... I still wan't my RAM Doubler back!
VTY, Scott Besman, appreciative iomuger
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 18:07:48 +0000
From: "Stephen C. Hadden"
Subject: Shareware RAM Disk Software for Mac PowerBook
I am trying to find a shareware RAM Disk program for a Mac
PowerBook 190. I have been a regular user of Connectix
Maximia on my Mac IIvx, and have been very satisfied. It
gives a very significant performance improvement to have the
system and MS Word 6.0.1 in a RAM disk.
Now I have a PowerBook 190 and want to do the same thing,
both for performance and to preserve battery power. I called
Connectix, but Maximia doesn't work on the PowerBook 190.
They recommended that I search Info-Mac for either of two
shareware programs: AppDisk or RamDisk Plus. They told me
that if I just search (say, with Alta Vista) for Info-Mac,
that I would easily find Info-Mac's search engine, and it
would lead me to these programs, which I could then
download.
Well, I can't find Info-Mac's search engine. Can you please
help me?
Thanks,
Steve Hadden
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 22:08:32 +0100
From: [email protected] (John D. Davis)
Subject: Sys 7.5.3 and Sound Bleed
Has anyone noticed a sound bleed over with System 7.5.3. Since the update
my speakers crackle at a low level during heavy net traffic and harddrive
access?
Has anyone else noticed this? Is it and "official" problem noted by Apple?
John D. Davis
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 07:41:30 -0400
From: [email protected] (Michael Cramer)
Subject: Turning off startup items?
Hi there!
Does anyone know of an easy way to skip starting up the startup items?
Usually I like to have these several applications running, but sometimes I
want to skip all that. The first version of the Extension Manager did
this, but, alas, no longer....
Mike Cramer
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 10:51:13 -0700
From: [email protected] (Kevin Purcell)
Subject: Using DOS Cards in clock chipped 6100s
I'm curious if there is anyone out there using a DOS Cards in clock chipped
6100?
The reason I ask is that a collegue, who homebrewed his clock chipper is
installing a DOS card and finds the two heatsinks on the x86 and 601 are
back to back. So the x86 heatsink interferes with the fan, which is mounted
in the 601 heatsink and is proud of the top of the fan by a few
millimeters.
How are the fans mounted in the commercial clock chippers?
Are they placed so that they're flush with the top of the heatsink (and so
have very little room undearneath them for ventilation)?
I have a DOS Card in a 6100/60 and I'm planning on clock chipping it.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
--Kevin Purcell, [email protected]
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