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Info-Mac Digest Mon, 5 Aug 96 Volume 14 : Issue 180
Today's Topics:
[*] =?iso-8859-1?Q?SunPosition=81?= v1.0
[*] Aaron 1.4.1
[*] Albrecht 101 - Los Alamos book exemplifies newton press outlining
[*] Aliassistant 2.0
[*] AutoBoot 1.5
[*] BeView 1.0
[*] Charting Coach V1.6
[*] Collect HTML 1.3.4
[*] ConvertUnits Pro v1.3 Lite
[*] Convert v1.0B2 =?iso-8859-1?Q?=9F.sit.hqx?=
[*] Decider 1.0: A Simple Creative Writing Tool
[*] DiskExpress II Helper Extension #1
[*] DiskExpress II Helper Extension #2
[*] DNA 003
[*] ePress 4.0b3
[*] ISO Issue Release - #15
[*] Jade 1.1 -- an image viewer/processor
[*] Johns WP Bookmarks 1.1
[*] Joint 1.0.2
[*] Jon's Commands 1.7.1
[*] Lets Talk! Demo v1.0b
[*] MenuBall 2.3.1J (Japanese version)
[*] NeuroSim 1.0.1 - a freeware Mac app (fat binary)
[*] NeuroSim 1.0.1 Source Code
[*] News4U version 1.1 (replaces version 1.0)
[*] Personal Holiday Calendar
[*] PictSort1.5 picture management utility
[*] Power Windows 1.2
[*] PowerXplorer 1.0.5J FAT (Japanese version)
[*] SafeDelete 1.2.6 - Secure file deletion
[*] SimpleText Color Menu 2.1.4J (Japanese version)
[*] SmoothType 1.0.1
[*] Spectrum Analyser 1.0
[*] Speed Doubler 1.3 Updater
[*] TattleTech 2.51
[*] WebSTAR Super Settings 1.0
[*] XEarth for Mac v1.0.1
[*] XTimer 1.9.4
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 17:17:45 -0500
From: (Eric Rojo)[email protected]
Subject: [*] =?iso-8859-1?Q?SunPosition=81?= v1.0
SunPosition=81 v1.0
Sun Position and Shading Analysis Tool
SunPosition=81 will quickly and easily calculate and graphically indicate, i=
n
sectional view, the shading effects for an overhang of a user's design, for
any time, day, and location on earth. It will also calculate and display
sun path diagrams and position tables.
SunPosition=81 allows architects and building designers to evaluate many
overhang designs in a matter of minutes with much more convenience and
accuracy than the conventional sun path diagrams most designers now rely
on. SunPosition=81 has more
than 50 major cities in its database and new locations can be easily added
by the user. Solar, Standard, and Daylight Savings time systems are built
in.
Multiple shadows at two hour intervals can be displayed for overhangs, as
well as shadows cast on the ground plane by a 'gnomon' at one hour
intervals. Sun charts can be generated showing sun position in the sky at
one hour intervals. Shadow length and sun position data can be generated in
tabular form and saved as tab delimited text files for export to
spreadsheets and word processors. A 'must have' for any building designer
concerned with energy efficiency and comfort.
SunPosition=81 is also valuable to anyone who is affected by the changing
location of the sun: photographers, farmers, gardeners, solar heating
engineers, lighting engineers, amateur astronomers... the list goes on.
This demo can be upgraded to a fully functional version by sending $19.95
check or money order to us, and we will communicate the key code to you to
enable the city selection function. SunPosition=81 requires 1.6 MB of RAM,
system 6.0.4 or later and will run on a PowerMac.
Send $19.95 U.S. (check or money order) to:
GTA Inc.
#202-1260 Hamilton St.
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 2T2 (Canada)
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/sun-position-10.hqx; 347K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:14 -0500
From: (Gregory D. Landweber)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Aaron 1.4.1
Aaron 1.4.1 (July 15, 1996) by Greg Landweber and Edward Voas (c) 1996 Greg
Landweber and Amargosa Software, Inc.
>From the authors of Greg's Buttons, Greg's Browser, and DoubleScroll.
Why wait for eight? Your Mac can have the Copland user experience today!
Just drop Aaron into your Extensions folder, and your Mac will look just
like the Copland Default Theme will (Aaron is based on Apple's official
Copland interface specs). Aaron gives you 3D Copland-style windows, scroll
bars, buttons, folder icons, menus, fonts, pop-ups, progress boxes, Finder
window headers, and more. Aaron is a fat binary for Macs and PowerMacs.
Version 1.4.1 fixes various bugs and conflicts, including problems with
some QuicKeys "mousies", the Mac OS 8 Tour CD, and Microsoft Project.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/aaron-141.hqx; 190K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 12:38:39 -0700
From: (Paul M. Sheldon)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Albrecht 101 - Los Alamos book exemplifies newton press outlining
Herein find an example of what newton press can do. The book I made
>From Albrecht's electronic research paper might not be interesting in
content, except to an expert in quantum mechanics interpretation, but it
best exemplifies what anyone can do with a latex program and newton press,
so I thought it might be appropriate here.
I might have put my own, much shorter, paper to Los Alamos up instead
for less bandwidth, but then you wouldn't see the outlining power of newton
press both needed and implemented.
For those experts amongst you, "naughtyword 7.1 is gooooooood".
So, here again is what I did in order illustrating how easy it is.
With textures, a typesetting program, I retypeset in the latex source
to produce pages the size of newton screen and then printed these to
picture-files with print to pict. Then I dragged ordered page-pictures in
folders into the newton press ap to get a book. Very easy. Then, I built an
outline to navigate in the book.
I can enjoy long dog walks in cool nights (here in hot day Dallas,
Texas) while reading science research on the new glowing mp130.
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/info/albrecht-101.hqx; 356K]
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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 14:31:13 -0500
From: (Kevin Michael Vail)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Aliassistant 2.0
Aliassistant is a utility to help make the most effective use of aliases
under the Apple menu and elsewhere. Drag anything on top of Aliassistant
and a standard Save box pops up, already defaulting to the Apple Menu Items
folder.
Version 2.0 adds a Save All button, useful for dropping a large number of
aliases into the same folder at the same time, and the capability of
opening the Apple Menu Items folder by double-clicking on the Aliassistant
icon. See the ReadMe file for details.
Aliassistant is "ACKware"--send me an e-mail message or a postcard if you
like it.
Kevin Vail
[email protected]
4519 Sangamore Road #202
Bethesda, MD 20816
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/aliassistant-20.hqx; 29K]
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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 14:31:18 -0500
From: (Karl Pottie)[email protected]
Subject: [*] AutoBoot 1.5
Are you running a Web server, BBS, kiosk, file server or any other kind of
server ? Do you use a remote access package (Timbuktu, ARA, ...) or do you
use your Mac for receiving faxes ? Do you depend on your Mac being
available all the time ? Unfortunately, your Mac is not always as reliable
as it should be. Crashes and system freezes can make your life a horror.
Have a look at AutoBoot. AutoBoot is a Control Panel which will restart
your Macintosh after a System Error or a Freeze-Up has occurred. AutoBoot
ensures maximal availability of unattended Macs.
As many users can testify, AutoBoot can be a real life saver. No Mac server
should be without it !
AutoBoot is $20 shareware. Non commercial distribution unlimited. AutoBoot
may be put onto the info-mac CD ROM. You may upload this archive to all
internet ftp sites and online services like AOL, Compuserve, NiftyServe,
etc..
Version 1.5 changes: AutoBoot now consists of a control panel and an
extension. It fixes a bug on PCI Macs.
The AutoBoot web pages: http://www.vl-brabant.be/mac
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/auto-boot-15.hqx; 56K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:15 -0500
From: (Gregory D. Landweber)[email protected]
Subject: [*] BeView 1.0
BeView 1.0 (July 15, 1996) by Greg Landweber and Edward Voas (c) 1996 Greg
Landweber and Amargosa Software, Inc.
>From the authors of Aaron, Greg's Buttons, and DoubleScroll
BeView is an extension that transforms your Mac's user interface to
resemble that of the BeBox, a new computer from Be, Inc. (For info on Be
and the BeBox, look at .) BeView patches your buttons,
windows, scroll bars, menu colors, and Finder icons. BeView is a "fat
binary" for use on both Macs and Power Macs. Shareware $10.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/be-view-10.hqx; 130K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 17:17:50 -0500
From: (Family of the Americas)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Charting Coach V1.6
Replaces Charting Coach V1.5
Introducing an alternative to contraceptives: The Charting Coach. Did you
know that a woman is only fertile about 100 hours during her menstrual
cycle? You can now confidently identify these hours using the 100% natural
Ovulation Method of NFP. This scientifically proven method of avoiding or
achieving pregnancy eliminates all health risks associated with
contraceptives, and it is 99% effective. ...
[Archived as /info-mac/app/charting-coach-16.hqx; 847K]
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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 14:31:11 -0500
From: (Kris Coppieters)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Collect HTML 1.3.4
XTension by Kris Coppieters.
e-mail: [email protected]
Portions Copyrighted 1988-1994 Quark, Inc. All Rights reserved.
Change history, pricing, and complete contact info near the end of the Read
me.
* What is it ? *
Collect HTML is an XTension for XPress 3.1 or higher that allows you to
convert text from Quark pages into HTML format.
- Styles can be converted into HTML pre- and suffixes. - Collect creates
GIF, JPEG or PICT previews from Quark pages or from text or picture boxes.
- You can put links to local or remote URL's on selected text from within
Quark; these links are stored within the Quark document for subsequent
collections.
Collect is not well suited to convert complete Quark pages; it better for
'clipping' articles from large pages (e.g. a newspaper) for Web
publication.
HTML is not as rich in features as Quark is, so do not expect a WYSIWIG
behaviour in HTML. Collect just tries to help you to create good-looking
HTML documents from Quark pages.
The demo version time limited in two ways: it is usable until the end of
December,1996, and each time disables itself 5 minutes after startup of
Quark.
* Pricing *
- 149 US$ single user version.
- 599 US$ 5-user version.
This XTension is for use with a valid, registered copy of QuarkXPress 3.1
or higher.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/collect-html-134-quark.hqx; 98K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 17:17:46 -0500
From: (Eric Rojo)[email protected]
Subject: [*] ConvertUnits Pro v1.3 Lite
Minimum requirements: Macintosh Plus, System 6.0.4, 1.6 MB RAM
ABOUT CONVERTUNITS PRO=81 'LITE':
CU Pro 'Lite' is a shareware measurement unit conversion program with a
built in limit of 25 conversions that can be performed on any of the over
1500 units in the database. After this initial period a reduced data set of
57 units will remain operational indefinitely. The full version of
ConvertUnits Pro=81 has the capability to add and delete units from the
database, export and import from the journal, and add password protection
to the program.
If you find ConvertUnits Pro=81 'Lite' to be useful but aren't interested in
the full version, please send $10 to us to register it. $15 will be
credited to your upgrade price should you ever decide to do so, as a reward
for being so honest.
ABOUT CONVERTUNITS PRO=81 (full version):
ConvertUnits Pro=81 is a powerful measurement conversion utility for anyone
needing to do measurement conversions of any type. ConvertUnits Pro is also
an excellent educational reference, with on-line bibliography and sections
on the history and methodology of measurement. Other features include:
* 1500 measurement units organized hierarchically in 100 "modes" (Length,
Volume, Area, Force, Pressure, etc.) and nine "categories" (Basics,
Electricity, Heat, History, Mechanics, Light & Radiation, Time, Unit Costs
& Quantities, and Whimsy).
* Over 120,000 different conversions are possible.
* Easily add and remove units from the database
* Compound units such as: "tons, pounds, and ounces" and "feet, inches and
fractions"
* 58 physical constants such as: "speed of light" and "gravitational
acceleration".
* Convert clock times between any two of over 200 locations in the world
* Trivia conversions such as: "How many times higher is Mount Everest than
the Washington Memorial?", or "How much would I weigh on Jupiter?"
* Currency conversions
* Significant figures vs. "calculator" display.
* U.S./English vs. International number formatting (commas vs. spaces).
* Scientific vs. standard notation.
* Export conversions to a journal
* Customized conversion table generation
* Store up to 30 often-used conversions in a pull-down menu for quick access=
.
US$44.95 (US$36.95 for MacSciTech members)
US$10.00 shareware fee for 'Lite' version
GTA Inc.
#202-1260 Hamilton St.
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 2T2 (Canada)
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/convert-units-pro-13-lite.hqx; 501K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:12 -0500
From: (Five Horsemen Of The Apocalypse Software)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Convert v1.0B2 =?iso-8859-1?Q?=9F.sit.hqx?=
(First Public Beta Release - Please send reports to the addresses below)
=A9 1996 Five Horsemen Of The Apocalypse Software
About Convert Demo
Convert Demo provides the following conversions:
Decimal to Binary and Hexadecimal
Hexadecimal to Decimal and Binary
Binary to Hexadecimal and Decimal
=46ahrenheit to Celsius
Celsius to Fahrenheit
The full version will provide other conversions - why not suggest a few?
Please use the addresses below.
Distribution
Convert Demo may be freely distributed as long as the software and this
ReadMe are not modified.
System Requirements
68030 or better, System 7.5, AppleScript 1.1, minimum 14 inch monitor with
256 colours.
Contact Information
Internet : [email protected]
WWW. http://users.colloquium.co.uk/~mykytyn/5HOTA.html
Beta Testers Information
Please send bug reports and comments to [email protected]. Beta
testers on CCIS can send reports to Betas for 5HOTA.
Please include details of the machine that you are running the Beta on and
include a list of any "Third Party" extension. This will help us check for
any compatibility problems.
http://users.colloquium.co.uk/~mykytyn/5HOTA.html
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/convert-10b2.hqx; 263K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:06 -0500
From: (James Kass)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Decider 1.0: A Simple Creative Writing Tool
Decider 1.0
by James Kass
Decider is a Creative Writing Aid based on an Idea in Keith Johnstone's
groovy book "Impro". Basically, you build a story by asking simple
questions that can be answered with a "yes" or "no". Decider will make
choices for you based on your questions. You can either use Keith's method,
which only really works if you don't know the specifics, or by purely
random answers to your questions. The trick is to be as outlandish with
your imagination as possible!
As soon as you type the question mark to your sentence, Decider will answer
your question. You can save your stories as TEXT files.
Decider is Shareware. If you use it for thirty days, please send US$7.00 to:
Decider Registration
C/O James Kass
P.O. Box 6551
East Brunswick, NJ 08816-6551
If paying by check or money order, please make it payable to "J. Kass"
Please report all questions or bugs to:
[email protected]
...and check out my web page!
http://village.ios.com/~kassj
[Archived as /info-mac/text/decider-10.hqx; 157K]
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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 14:31:14 -0500
From: (John Bodnar)[email protected]
Subject: [*] DiskExpress II Helper Extension #1
MANUFACTURER: ALSoft, Inc
The DiskExpress II Helper Extension #1 fixes a problem with AppleShare v3 and
4.
If you open the AppleShare Administrator program and rapidly select a
number of different files (not volumes) in the Access Information window,
the server will hang. The mouse pointer will continue to move but nothing
on the screen responds to mouse clicks or keystrokes.
A permanent fix for this problem will be incorporated in to the next version.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/diskexpress-helper-1.hqx; 5K]
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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 14:33:59 -0500
From: (John Bodnar)[email protected]
Subject: [*] DiskExpress II Helper Extension #2
MANUFACTURER: ALSoft, Inc
The DiskExpress II Helper Extension #2 fixes a problem on all PowerMacs
running System 7.5.2 or 7.5.3.
If you experience a "Memory is corrupted error", simply put the Helper
Extension into your System folder and restart.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/diskexpress-helper-2.hqx; 5K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:24 -0500
From: (Jeff Baudin)[email protected]
Subject: [*] DNA 003
This is version 003 of the DNA file. This now covers systems up to 7.5.3
Rev 2 of the system test at the FILE panel tests. The DNA file is kept in
the "TechTool Support Files" folder and contains the system database that
allows the tests in the FILE TESTS panel to operate. Version 1.0.1 adds
support for system 7.5.3 (aka System 7.5 Rev 2.0). Simply drop the new DNA
file into your "TechTool Support Files" (replacing the old DNA file) and
your copy of TechTool Pro will be able to test the new system version.
To install and test:
* Unstuff the file.
* Open your TechTool application folder and then open the TechTool Support
Files folder.
* Replace the existing DNA file with the new one.
* Launch TechTool Pro.
* Go to the FILE panel. Most, if not all of the tests should be enabled.
* Run the panel.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/tech-tool-pro-101-dna-003.hqx; 155K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:22 -0500
From: (Gabriele de Simone)[email protected]
Subject: [*] ePress 4.0b3
ePress is an application that lets you create electronic business cards,
eCards, which can ease the exchange of personal informations over messaging
systems (Internet Email, FirstClass Bullettin Boards, etc...).
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/e-press-40b3.hqx; 280K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:13 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] ISO Issue Release - #15
DATELINE: Friday, July 19, 1996 ISO Issue#15 Released
And you thought we might miss you this month. Well, here we are jam packed
with more FileMaker information! We've got batch printing in this issue.
You can read about the complexities of the Internet and how it relates to
FileMaker. Find information about Tango & Marionet, two Internet related FM
tools.
Bob Cusick shows you how to create a new record in a related database
without external scripts. Some super layout tricks on the Macintosh side
and we show you how to implement user preferences in your databases.
Professional Subscribers will be picking up an ASCII.FP3 file that has all
the ASCII characters from 0 to 255. It also contains a calculation
generator for working with ASCII tables.
Remember, if you are not already a paid Professional Subscriber then send
email to [email protected] and request the "Professional Subscription Form".
FileMaker ISO is an I&I production. You can find ISO on all of the major
online services as well as the Internet. ISO offers two forms of
subscriptions. Our freebie version and our power packed "Professional
Subscription" Send to [email protected] for more info.
--ISO site--
--Claris Web--
ftp://ftp.claris.com/pub/USA-Macintosh/ ... akerPro3/F
ileMakerPro_ISO/
--Info-Mac-- or URL =
ftp://mirror.aol.com/mir02/INFOMAC/info-mac/per/ISO/
--On AOL-- You will find ISO in the Claris area on AOL. Use the keyword
"Claris" and enter the software area. From here you want to go into the
Solutions Showcase and you will find the issues and ISO Browser. (You may
need scroll down the list)
--On CompuServe-- GO CLARIS and you will find ISO in the Claris Support
area for FileMaker Pro.
--Subscriptions-- ISO is sent out as an attachment to subscribed readers of
the magazine. With subscription notification you are also entitled to
occasional "extras" that ISO sends out.
ISO is Copyright (C) 1995 by I&I Productions
http://www.kudosnet.com/ISO/ISOmain.html
[Archived as /info-mac/per/iso/iso-015.hqx; 445K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 17:17:47 -0500
From: (Eric Shieh)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Jade 1.1 -- an image viewer/processor
Jade is an image viewer which specializes in JPEG images (although it also
supports PICT, GIF, and BMP). It sports various features which sets it
apart from other image other applications for further processing.
--Delete hotkey. Allows you to quickly delete unwanted images.
--Index creation.
--Batch image decompession. Drop a folder full of JPGs, get a cup of coffee
and voila! (this is especially useful for slower machines)
--It's Free!
New in version 1.1
--Filing (for serious image junkies)
--Indexing
--Ability to set all images to a viewing mode
--GIF/BMP/PICT images can now me viewed in preview mode
Jade requires a 68020 (or better) or a PowerPC running either System 7.0
w/Thread Manager (available from Apple) or just System 7.5.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/jade-11.hqx; 288K]
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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 14:31:10 -0500
From: (John Rethorst)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Johns WP Bookmarks 1.1
These let you set up to five bookmarks in any WP document, and you can go
to any one from a menu. Bookmarks are saved with the document.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/wp/johns-bookmarks-wp-11.hqx; 13K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 13:54:46 -0700
From: (Gregor Pavlin)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Joint 1.0.2
-"Joint" is a new computer program for position analysis (kinematics) of
spatial mechanisms.
-"Joint" supports various types of joints.
-"Joint" features a graphical user interface (easy to use and powerful).
-"Joint" is a FREEWARE for research, engineers and students.
-"Joint" has been designed at the "Department of Mechanics" at the
University of Technology in Graz (Austria). It has been used extensively in
research at our institute and it proved to be a powerful, flexible and
reliable tool for analyzing simple as well as very complex mechanisms.
This package contains:
1.) Application "Joint", an improved version 1.0.2 (the actual program).
2.) Short manual (Simple text).
3.) Introduction Movie (Qick-Time movie).
4.) Full manual "pdf" format for the "Acrobat Reader")
5.) Examples
System requirements:
- Any Macintosh computer (Power Mac included).
- System software version 7.0.1 or later.
- The application itself requires at least 7MB of free random access memory
(RAM).
- At least 5 MB of disk space. Files produced by the Joint can be large
(sometimes a few MB) and there should be enough space left on the disk to
save them.
For more information visit the "Joint's Home Page" at:
http://fmechds01.tu-graz.ac.at/gregor/J ... ePage.html
Thanks,
Gregor
We give permission for our program to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/joint-102.hqx; 3299K]
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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 14:31:16 -0500
From: (Jon Pugh)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Jon's Commands 1.7.1
This is a maintenance release of Jon's Commands, a set of AppleScript
scripting additions. This version fixes a bug in the "moveFile" command
affecting lists of files and the "Put Away" feature in the Finder.
The latest version of all my software can be found on my home page at:
http://www.infoworkshop.com/~jonpugh/
Jon's Commands is free for noncommercial use and $25 shareware for
commercial distribution.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/osa/jons-commands-171-osax.hqx; 148K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 19:41:23 -0500
From: (Five Horsemen Of The Apocalypse Software)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Lets Talk! Demo v1.0b
(First Public Beta Release - Please send reports to the addresses below)
=A9 1996 Five Horsemen Of The Apocalypse Software
About Lets Talk! Demo
Lets Talk! Demo provides a framework for pupils to develop dialogue writing
skills through practical experience. Pupils can create and save dialogues
allocating different MacInTalk voices to different colour coded sections.
The full version will provide other features - why not suggest a few?
Please use the addresses below.
Distribution
Lets Talk! Demo may be freely distributed as long as the software and this
ReadMe are not modified. The package should include:
This ReadMe
Lets Talk! Application
5HOTA Speech OSAX(FAT)
Lets Talk! Installer
System Requirements
68030 or better
System 7.5
AppleScript 1.1
Macintosh Speech Manager (MacInTalk)
5HOTA Speech OSAX(FAT)
http://users.colloquium.co.uk/~mykytyn/5HOTA.html
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/lets-talk.hqx; 289K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:16 -0500
From: (Haruka ISHI)[email protected]
Subject: [*] MenuBall 2.3.1J (Japanese version)
MenuBall 2.3.1J is the Japanese version of Alessandro Levi Montalcini's
MenuBall 2.3.1. It always reminds me of the good old previous days. Yes, it
is a good memory recaller for me.
* MenuBall is an absolutely useless control panel that puts a bouncing ball
in your menu bar. It won't slow down your Mac and it shouldn't crash (but
use it at your own risk).
* There's only one smart use for MenuBall: since the ball moves one step at
each WaitNextEvent call, you can use it to monitor the system activity. If
it moves slowly, the front application is being friendly to other processes
and giving up a lot of processor time.
* MenuBall has a complete online documentation you can access with the
button in the control panel. You may save it as a text file and read or
print it with a text editor.
New in version 2.3.1:
- Updated documentation and recompiled with CodeWarrior 9.
Thanks to Alessandro, for permission to localize his excellent programs.
This is freeware. Have fun!
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/menu-ball-231-j.hqx; 34K]
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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 14:31:12 -0500
From: (Timo Eloranta)[email protected]
Subject: [*] NeuroSim 1.0.1 - a freeware Mac app (fat binary)
This is a maintenance release which replaces the initial 1.0 release.
Description
NeuroSim is a simple neural net simulator. A neural net is formed by a
matrix of connected neurons. Every neuron has a state which is described
with an integer. Every neuron also has a border value, which equals the
number of connections starting from the neuron. When the state of the
neuron exceeds the neuron's border value, the neuron lights up and sends an
impulse to all the neurons it's connected to. The impulse increases the
state of every connected neuron by one. After lighting up the neuron's
state returns to zero.
NeuroSim allows the user to create new neural nets with specified
characteristics and to "play" with the nets by manually lighting up certain
neurons (known as receptors). There's also a demo mode...
System Requirements
* a Mac equipped with a 68020 or greater CPU
* MacOS 7.0 or later
* about 500 K of free RAM
* a color monitor
* ObjectSupportLib (only PowerMacs need this)
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/neuro-sim-101.hqx; 216K]
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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 14:31:15 -0500
From: (Timo Eloranta)[email protected]
Subject: [*] NeuroSim 1.0.1 Source Code
This is a maintenance release which replaces the initial 1.0 release.
Description
This package includes the full PowerPlant based C++ source code for
NeuroSim - a simple freeware neural net simulator for Macintosh. The code
should be well enough documented for most Mac programmers.
Requirements
* CodeWarrior (the projects included are for CW9)
* some sort of C++ skills...
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/neuro-sim-101-cp.hqx; 118K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:21 -0500
From: (Jan Dockx)[email protected]
Subject: [*] News4U version 1.1 (replaces version 1.0)
News4U is an AppleScript. It gets URL's pages in batch using Netscape
Navigator=81.
The URLs to get should be listed in a TEXT-file.
Prerequisites:
You need 1 thing, other than the standard AppleScript 1.1 installation
(included in system 7.5), to be able to use this script: Netscape
Navigator=81 (tested with version 2.02).
News4U is freeware and I don't even care for the copyright. But I'd be
pleased if you would mention me if you use parts of the script.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/ntscp/news4u-11-as.hqx; 17K]
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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 14:31:17 -0500
From: (Jim Kotka)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Personal Holiday Calendar
Auto generating calendar, with the holidays you enter. Must have Excel 5.0
Stuffed and binhexed.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/holidays.hqx; 79K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 17:17:48 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] PictSort1.5 picture management utility
What is PictSort?
PictSort is very useful for sorting large number of pictures. For users who
spend a lot of time organizing pictures and other files downloaded from the
internet PictSort can help them save a lot of time by automating this
sorting process.
Features
PictSort has 4 major functions: Sort, Filter, Label Duplicates, Browse. You
can configure PictSort to activate these functions for batch processing of
files. Drop a folder with hundreds of pictures onto PictSort and let it
filter out unwanted files, label duplicate files and have PictSort look for
series of files with similar prefixes create sub-folders for them.
The new "Browse" function allows users to flip through picture previews and
redirect each picture to predesignated folders with a single key-stroke.
http://www.primenet.com/~ericy/
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/pict-sort-15.hqx; 88K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:17 -0500
From: (Gregory D. Landweber)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Power Windows 1.2
Power Windows 1.2 (July 16, 1996) by Gregory D. Landweber (c) 1996 by
Gregory D. Landweber, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED By the coauthor of Aaron and
author of Greg's Buttons and Greg's Browser.
Power windows is a tiny extension that lets you drag the entire contents of
windows instead of a dotted outline. It also includes a "Translucent Power
Windows" variant that drags a partially transparent window. Unlike other
similar extensions, Power Windows uses backing store to preserve the
contents of the screen and avoid the "giant eraser" effect. Shareware $5.
Version 1.2 affects window dragging in nearly all applications, not just
those that use the standard window dragging routines.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/power-windows-12.hqx; 77K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:08 -0500
From: (Haruka ISHI)[email protected]
Subject: [*] PowerXplorer 1.0.5J FAT (Japanese version)
PowerXplorer 1.0.5J is the Japanese version of Alessandro Levi Montalcini's
PowerXplorer 1.0.5.
NOTE: REQUIRES MATH COPROCESSOR OR POWER MACINTOSH
* PowerXplorer is a small application written to test the Power Macintosh
speed in native floating-point calculations. It draws the Mandelbrot set
and lets you explore it by zooming in and out at will.
* PowerXplorer is a FAT application: it contains code for both the 680x0
processors and the new PowerPC chip. The 680x0 code requires at least a
68020 and a 68881 coprocessor; it doesn't run on a 68LC040 because that
chip has no math coprocessor.
* PowerXplorer requires 256 colors (or grays) to display the images
properly; with thousands or millions of colors the image is correct, but
there's no color animation.
* PowerXplorer has a complete online documentation you can access with the
button in the main dialog. You may save it as a text file and read or print
it with a text editor.
New in version 1.0.5:
- More optimizations for the BeBox port, recompiled with CodeWarrior 9.
Thanks to Alessandro, for permission to localize his excellent programs.
This is freeware. Have fun!
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/power-xplorer-105-j.hqx; 65K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:19 -0500
From: (Helen & Paul Thow)[email protected]
Subject: [*] SafeDelete 1.2.6 - Secure file deletion
SafeDelete is a file deletion programme for any Macintosh running System 7
or above. AppleScriptable and recordable. Uses cryptographically secure
pseudorandom number generation and user variable overwrites to achieve
security. Users can optionally pre-encrypt a file with DES in CFB mode and
a random key and initialization vector to enhance security.
http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~pathow/
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/safe-delete-126.hqx; 131K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:07 -0500
From: (Haruka ISHI)[email protected]
Subject: [*] SimpleText Color Menu 2.1.4J (Japanese version)
SimpleText Color Menu 2.1.4J is the Japanese version of Alessandro Levi
Montalcini's SimpleText Color Menu 2.1.4. I was asked to make this by many
Japanese using SimpleText-J. No one seems to have done this job so far, so
I do it. This is freeware as you know.
* SimpleText Color Menu is a free drag & drop utility that installs an
extra cool Color menu and an extra useful Goodies menu inside Apple's
SimpleText text editor (versions 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.3.1 only).
* You get color, a Find/Replace command, a Windows submenu, document
statistics, printing margins and default font/size/style/color settings for
unstyled documents.
* SimpleText Color Menu comes with a complete online documentation that can
be displayed at any time or saved as a SimpleText document.
New in version 2.1.4:
- Added support for non-US versions of SimpleText 1.3 (the U.S. version
resource reads 1.0.3, whereas some international resources have been
properly fixed to 1.3.0).
Thanks to our Alessandro, for permission to localize his excellent
programs. All praise should go to Alex, and all complaint should be sent to
me.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/simple-text-color-menu-214j.hqx; 80K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:18 -0500
From: (Gregory D. Landweber)[email protected]
Subject: [*] SmoothType 1.0.1
SmoothType 1.0.1 (July 15, 1996) by Gregory D. Landweber (c) 1995-1996 by
Gregory D. Landweber, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED By the coauthor of Aaron and
author of Greg's Buttons and Greg's Browser.
SmoothType is a tiny extension that makes your screen look more like the
printed page. Using a technique called anti-aliasing, SmoothType blurs the
jagged edges of bitmap fonts with shades of gray, effectively doubling your
screen resolution. SmoothType requires a fast machine, a high resolution
monitor, and TrueType or PostScript (with ATM) fonts. Shareware Fee: $5.
SmoothType 1.0.1 no longer anti-aliases the New York font. This font did
not anti-alias well, and it could cause problems with America Online.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/smooth-type-101.hqx; 75K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:09 -0500
From: (Jerome Genest)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Spectrum Analyser 1.0
Spectrum Analyser is an application that shows the frequency content of the
audio data currently recorded by the sound input device you select. You can
choose to analyse any sound input available on your computer. Common ones
are the microphone, internal CD and AV connector. It makes use of real-time
signal processing algorithms to display the spectral data as the sound is
grabbed by the computer. It can be useful to musicians for tuning and
viewing the harmonic content of any instrument. Engineers and students who
need a Spectrum Analyser in the audio frequencies can also plug a wire
terminated audio jack in the microphone input and probe a circuit. Note
that because of the important number of mathematical computing required to
calculate spectra in real-time, Spectrum Analyser runs only on Power
Macintosh computers.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/spectrum-analyser-10.hqx; 139K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 17:17:49 -0500
From: (Eric Sands)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Speed Doubler 1.3 Updater
The enclosed Speed Doubler Updater can update both the master disk and
installed Speed Doubler extensions from version 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1, or
1.1.2 to version 1.3.
IMPORTANT: We recommend all Speed Doubler users update to version 1.3
This updater is available for free distribution to local BBS online services.
This updater is for Connectix Speed Doubler registered users only. If you
have not sent your registration card to Connectix, please do so that we can
notify of future product information.
(c) Copyright 1996 Connectix Corporation
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/speed-doubler-13-updt.hqx; 239K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:23 -0500
From: (John Mancino)[email protected]
Subject: [*] TattleTech 2.51
TattleTech 2.51 is a bug fix. It corrects the following problems:
- No longer crashes with certain PCI cards installed
- Memory problems during File Integrity checking resolved
- Mistakenly disabled Traps Patched by INITs report now works
- other minor fixes
TattleTech is a system Profiler, Tech Support tool, and Bug Reporter
application. It replaces TattleTale.
2.50 adds PCI, PC (PCMCIA) Card, ATA/IDE Devices, Mult Processors/L2 Cache,
PRAM dump, Gestalt dump, etc.
TT reports over 850 info items regarding your system and its hardware
including the following: General CPU/HW attributes; Volumes/Drives;
Monitors; Nubus/PDS, ADB, SCSI devices (incl Manufacturer,ROM
revisions,etc); Traps ; Application versions; DAs, Fonts, INITs, CDEVs,
etc; Also Mount volumes; Close files, check file integrity.
Uses include learning about your Mac, pre-purchase feature verification,
reporting problems to vendors/product support, beta testing, disk-based
surveys, etc.
REQUIRES:
Mac+ or >
System 7.0 or >
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/tattle-tech-251.hqx; 528K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 19:41:24 -0500
From: (Eric Zelenka)[email protected]
Subject: [*] WebSTAR Super Settings 1.0
WebSTAR Super Settings does several things.
- Duplicates almost all the functionality of the WebSTAR Settings file.
- WebSTAR Super Settings plug-in stores a backup listing of Suffix Mapping
entries, Allow/Deny tables, user defined Actions, Realms entries and Log
Format options in its own resource files. Thus if you ever trash your
WebSTAR Settings file, WebSTAR Super Settings plug-in will during the
launch of WebSTAR restore your Suffix Mapping entries, Allow/Deny tables,
user defined Actions, Realms entries and Log Format preferences to their
state.
- Contains a new more complete listing of Suffix Mapping entries for use
with WebSTAR. Includes predefined Suffix Mapping entries for Java,
JavaScript, Shockwave, DOS .EXE files, and many many more!
Installation
NOTE: Before installing you should copy down any custom settings or entries
that you may have in the Suffix Mapping, Allow/Deny, Actions, Realms or Log
Format screens as WebSTAR Super Settings will replace them.
Copy the WebSTAR Super Settings plug-in into the WebSTAR Plug-Ins folder.
Launch WebSTAR 1.3. Then using the WebSTAR Admin connect to your WebSTAR
server and notice the updated Suffix Mapping entries. From now on all
changes you make to the Suffix Mapping, Allow/Deny, Actions, Realms or Log
Format screens will automatically be saved in WebSTAR Super Settings. If
you ever have to trash your WebSTAR Settings file in the future, WebSTAR
Super Settings will auto-restore those settings.
Disclaimer
Quarterdeck/StarNine makes no guarantee as to quality or stability of this
software. If problems are encountered we will try to address them in a
future update. No Technical Support will be provided for WebSTAR Super
Settings so use it at your own risk.
Upgrades
Upgrades to WebSTAR Super Settings will be posted at
.
Reporting Bugs
To report a bug with WebSTAR Super Settings, DO NOT send email to
[email protected] or call Quarterdeck/StarNine. Bug reports should be
sent to only!
Enjoy!
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/webstar-super-settings.hqx; 29K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:12:25 -0500
From: (Johan Lindvall)[email protected]
Subject: [*] XEarth for Mac v1.0.1
XEarth for Mac v1.0.1 is based on the UNIX xearth v1.0 by Kirk Johnson. The
program displays a rendered image of the Earth on your screen in different
ways.
New in version 1.01:
A couple of bugs fixed. Better multitasking. Faster drawing engine.
Optionally uses "flat" bitmaps which require less memory. Can use cities
>From Map Control Panel.
Known bugs:
Finder desktop drawing does not work with System 7.1.
The program requires a Power Macintosh or a Macintosh with a FPU.
This program may be freely distributed.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/x-earth-101.hqx; 292K]
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Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 17:17:51 -0500
From: (Eric Long)[email protected]
Subject: [*] XTimer 1.9.4
No timer tracks like XTimer! Automatic FreePPP/MacPPP tracking. Open/Close
PPP connections. Automatic AOL & CompuServe tracking-- and NOW TRACKS WITH
EMAILER! Automatic Rate and Log management. Detailed Session Logging.
Auto-Launcher. Localizable formatting. And Much more! This is the online
time & expense management utility to have! Powerful & versatile. Needs Sys
7. Compatible with older Macs. Shareware $15 (Kagi Available)
[Archived as /info-mac/app/time/xtimer-194.hqx; 364K]
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Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 05:58:18 +0000
From: [email protected] (Jesus Gerardo Camarillo)
Subject: help!!! Faxsoftware
Hi to all
from Gerardo:Somebody knows whats wrong?
I have a SupraFax Modem 288, is a very fast and good modem, but since
I delete all the software it came whit (faxcilitate 1.7.2), and
reinstall the same software, the icon of the Fax extension at start up
shows up with a big X on it, when the Finder desktop shows up, there
is no icon at the menu bar, This icon is a little faxphone ( a popup
menu were I can configure the software and turn it of end on) I
already try everything, you name it!
1.- I reinstall systems 7.1, 7.5, 7.5 up date 2.0, and reinstalling
the Faxcilitate software with each one of them and work around it,
taking all the extensions, control panels and preference folder out of
the system folder and every thing that it might conflict with
Faxcilitate 1.7.2, and the icon at startup keeps on showing whit a big
X.
2.- When a go to the Chooser and double click the FaxPrint extension,
and then choose a modem port it shows this message ->
Please make sure the modem is connected to the modem port.
I click oK ( God! I already check the connections a few hundred
times!)
Then a second alert box comes and shows this message ->
Error In updating the settings information.
please check your connections and then turn the Fax Software
on.
Error = 2
(check the connections again? I cant turn the faxsoftware ON cos no
fax icon appears in my menu bar, so I double click the control panel
(FaxPreferences) so I can turn it ON from there, guess what! the
faxsoftware shows that is ON.
3.-I already rebuild the Desktop, Zap the Pram,I have already look for
invisible Docs,that my not let the FaxPrint or FaxMonitor load.
I can keep on numbering more things a have already done, I been
working on it for more than 4 days now
Days ago a friend disconnected the modemcable from his computer and
we think now it has the same problem cos his computer shows at start
up the icon with the big X on it. Does this happen with all the
Faxsoftware, he has a Motorola modem 28.000 bps.
Here are some tips that I have come with, maybe you can help me more
easily if you have this tips in mind.
My computer is a Macitosh IIci with a DayStar Turbo 040 ( it
upgrades my CPU 68030 --> 68040)it includes a built in Floating Point
Unit.
The connection to my Internet server is ok, (is the same Modem) is
the faxsoftware that is not loading at startup.
It already happen one time, but that occasion I just disconnect the
modemcable from my computer, and when a connect the modemcable to my
computer again
it show the same symptoms that are showing now, Ifix it throwing one by one all of my software, applications,
utilities, control panels, preferences docs, fonts, etc. until it was
just the Finder, the System (with no control panels, extensions, pref,
etc.), the faxsoftware Faxcilitate 1.7.2, and me, with my computer as
the scenario, Wolfenstein?.
I end up dead, I never found (the exit door From Wolfenstain Castle)
the problem, so in revenge I Erase my Hard Disk!!!! >:)
Next I reinstall the system 7.1 again, and then reinstall The
faxsoftware and.......
it was working again!!!!!!!
The problem is that now a have a lot of things, I just cant erase the
Hard Disk.
Does anybody knows what is wrong? does anybody have run in to the same
problem or something similar?
A will appreciate any comment on this problem, and thanks for your
time.
my email is --> [email protected]
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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 11:06:31 -0400
From: [email protected] (VX Enterprises)
Subject: Russian fonts: KOI8
Help. I'm trying to use Russian fonts on Netscape and Eudora.
I have contacted someone in Russia named Ilya Moiseev, but he
could not help.
I have downloaded KOI8 but cannot unzip it.
I have a Performa6300. I'm not computer illiterate, but I am
not a wizard either. Can you give me simple information about
how to read Russian fonts (on WWW sites) and read/write in
Eudora?
Thank you,
Ann Dix
[email protected]
VXE
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