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Info-Mac Digest Wed, 18 Sep 96 Volume 14 : Issue 214
Today's Topics:
[*] Alien Voice Mail Snd Replacer (Claris & Eudora Pro)
[*] Alien Voice Mail Snd Replacer (Eudora Light)
[*] Burst: a Eudora 3.0 Extended Message Service
[*] CDateTimeControl, A Power Plant Class
[*] ChordBook v1.5 -- An Interactive Chord Book for Guitar
[*] CopyPaste Tools
[*] Count WWWebula CGI 1.3
[*] Dialog View 2.2.1 (enhances open/save dialogs)
[*] DXF Comment Stripper (DXFCS) 0.9b1
[*] gd gif-manipulating library, version 1.2
[*] Hel sound
[*] ICFileDiverter 1.0
[*] Kent's FileMaker Pro 3.0 Organizer (No Password)
[*] MacTravesty
[*] McTWILIGHT 2.0.9 r5
[*] Narrator Demo 4.1
[*] PageSpinner 1.2 Beta 3
[*] pane windows for supercard
[*] Riff Beeps vol 3
[*] Robert's Custom Icons 2
[*] Screening =?iso-8859-1?Q?Room=F4?= submission
[*] Sheet music v1.1
[*] SIDPLAY 1.17b2
[*] SuperGraph 1.5 - implicit grapher
[*] The Gray Council 1.1 - AGA / MacApp / PowerPlant
[*] Web Grabber1.0b3
[*] Windows95 Icons (Supplement Set)
[*] Words Hypercard game
(A) Universal System Floppy
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ftp and mailto helpers for navigator?
FTP between 2 remote machines (Q)
How can I make interactive AppleScripts with PlainTalk
MacGS Viewer
Macintosh Portable / System 6
Network Time Servers
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:35:14 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jeff Click)
Subject: [*] Alien Voice Mail Snd Replacer (Claris & Eudora Pro)
Alien Voice Mail Replacement Sound
Replace that boring mail tone with the new "Alien Voice" mail sound, a
great stereo sound file that informs you of your new communications. The
Alien Voice is of a cosmic being who says "You have received new
electronic communication" in an ethereal style. Whether your email is
sent from Mars, or just good ol' Earth, the "Alien Voice" mail sound
makes an extra terrestrial mean of making the arrival of email more
enjoyable.
The Alien Voice Replacement sound comes in both 16-bit/44kHz and
8-bit/22kHz stereo versions and is available in System 7 format for
Claris Emailer and Eudora Pro, and is also available in an automatic
updater for Eudora Light, which installs the sound automatically. All
versions can be downloaded at the Clixsounds WWW site at:
This sound is freeware and redistribution of the archive in its entirety
is welcome. Instructions are included with the file for proper
installation. Please note that a portion of this file is a catalog
containing information about the Clixsounds CD-ROM.
Clixsounds can be reached at:
Internet: [email protected]
America Online: CLIXSOUNDS
Clixsounds
7301 Skylark Lane
Oklahoma City, OK 73162
Phone: (405) 721.3283
FAX: (405) 495.7004
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/alien-mail-snd-8-bit.hqx; 252K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:35:21 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jeff Click)
Subject: [*] Alien Voice Mail Snd Replacer (Eudora Light)
Alien Voice Mail Replacement Sound
Replace that boring mail tone with the new "Alien Voice" mail sound, a
great stereo sound file that informs you of your new communication. The
Alien Voice is of a cosmic being who says "You have received new
electronic communication" in an ethereal style. Whether your email is
sent from Mars, or just good ol' Earth, the "Alien Voice" mail sound
makes an extra terrestrial mean of making the arrival of email more
enjoyable.
The Alien Voice Replacement sound comes in both 16-bit/44kHz and
8-bit/22kHz stereo versions and is available in System 7 format for
Claris Emailer and Eudora Pro, and is also available in an automatic
updater for Eudora Light, which installs the sound automatically. All
versions can be downloaded at the Clixsounds WWW site at:
This sound is freeware and redistribution of the archive in its entirety
is welcome. Instructions are included with the file for proper
installation. Please note that a portion of this file is a catalog
containing information about the Clixsounds CD-ROM.
Clixsounds can be reached at:
Internet: [email protected]
America Online: CLIXSOUNDS
Clixsounds
7301 Skylark Lane
Oklahoma City, OK 73162
Phone: (405) 721.3283
FAX: (405) 495.7004
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/alienmail-rplcr-eudora-lite.hqx; 347K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:35:28 -0700
From: [email protected] (R Shapiro)
Subject: [*] Burst: a Eudora 3.0 Extended Message Service
Burst is an Extended Message Service for Eudora 3.0 which bursts various
non-MIME digests (Eudora already handles MIME digests). That is, it takes
a message digest as input and produces a new mailbox as output which will
contain one message for each component of the digest. It can also be used
to extract a forwarded message if (and only if) the full rfc934 spec was
followed in the forwarding.
rs/[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/burst-14.hqx; 66K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:34:52 -0700
From: [email protected] (Michael F. Kamprath)
Subject: [*] CDateTimeControl, A Power Plant Class
CTimeDateControl is a drop in module to give your Power Plant based
application an easy to use, graphical time and/or date picker. The user
interface of CTimeDateControl allows a user to click on a portion of a
date and/or time string, and then change it's value by clicking on an
arrow or with the arrow keys.
Michael F. Kamprath
mailto:[email protected] | http://www.leonardo.net/kamprath/
mailto:[email protected] |
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/lib/c-date-time-control-cpp.hqx; 22K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:35:42 -0700
From: [email protected] (DRS Digital Image and Sound, Inc.)
Subject: [*] ChordBook v1.5 -- An Interactive Chord Book for Guitar
This function is distributed as a Fat Binary--that is, this function runs
on both 68k based Mac's and native on PPC based Mac's.
ChordBook v1.5 provides chord lookup for guitar in standard tuning, and
additional chord processing for 39 non-standard guitar tunings. In the
standard tuning library, 23 chord types are supported with 3 or 4 different
fingerings each, depending upon the chord. To plot a chord diagram,
select the root of the chord from the Root menu, and the type of the chord
>From the Type menu. Then, diagram it with the Form 0,1,2,3 buttons from
the tool bar. Non-standard tunings do not contain these built-in chords,
but full use of the Neck Window functions are supported (see below).
In standard tuning, Form 0 chords are available for Major, Minor, Major
7th, and Dominant 7th chord forms and are generally the open or common
forms of the chord. Form 1 chords generally have the root on the 6th
string. Form 2 chords generally have the root on the 5th string, and Form
3 chords generally have the root on the 2nd and/or 5th string.
The Neck Window provides additional chord lookup functions. This window
allows the browsing of chord fingerings over the neck and has a
Name-that-Chord function which recognizes 54 different chord types in
standard and non-standard tunings. These user-created chord voicings may
then be diagramed in the chord editor window.
This function requires either a 68k-based Macintosh with System 7.1 or
higher and a 68020, 68030, 68040, or a Power Macintosh with System 7.5 or
higher. A color monitor with at least 400 lines is highly recommended.
QuickTime with the QuickTime Musical Instruments extension is required for
sound output.
A mandolin version is also available.
Shareware fee: $25.00
Contact info: DRS Digital Image & Sound, Inc.
http://www.sodak.net/~drstein/
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/chord-book-15.hqx; 399K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:34:44 -0700
From: [email protected] (julian miller)
Subject: [*] CopyPaste Tools
These source code examples are for creating CopyPaste Tools. CopyPaste is
an extension that can be found on shareware sites on the net. CopyPaste
adds more clipboards and clipboard tools to the Mac. CopyPaste Tools are
actually FKey coderesources created with Metrowerks Pascal. These
Fkey/code resources are what we use in CopyPaste as tools to work on the
clipboard contents. Now you can use these examples to make new tools and
install them in CopyPaste. Add new abilities to the Mac with CopyPaste
and tools that you create. We would enjoy seeing your creations. Feel
free to send them to one of us so we can add them to this library of FKey
source code examples and perhaps include some of them in the next version
of CopyPaste.
Place clipboard text or picture processing at users fingertips.
-\/ Julian Miller
-/\ Script Software International
-\/ http://www.svr.com/scriptsoftware/
Check out our popular shareware clipboard utilitly CopyPaste at
http://members.aol.com/copypaste1/index.html
choosen by MacUser as the utility of the year 1996
http://www.zdnet.com/macuser/mu_1096/ha ... eware.html
also see the MacWeek article about CopyPaste at
http://www.zdnet.com/macweek/mw_1021/ne ... paste.html
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/copy-paste-tools-p.hqx; 137K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:35:06 -0700
From: [email protected] (Gregory S. Combs)
Subject: [*] Count WWWebula CGI 1.3
Count WWWebula is a Macintosh CGI for use with WebStar, Boulevard,
NetPresenz, or MacHTTP 2.2. (i.e. a Macintosh WWW Server). (READ: THIS CGI
IS *NOT* FOR UNIX MACHINES, NOR WILL IT RUN ON ANY UNIX INTERNET SERVICE
PROVIDERS' WEB SERVERS)
Count WWWebula is a graphical access counter. It will display the number of
"hits" your web page has received in the form of a gif image.
Count WWWebula was created using Greg's PowerPlant CGI Framework, which in
turn was based on Grant's CGI Framework, as a shell CGI application. It
was written using Metrowerks Codewarrior C++ and PowerPlant, so it is
blindingly fast. The installer will install either a PPC version or a 68K
version, depending on the machine you run the installer on.
Count WWWebula is shareware. Commercial (and Government) entities need to
send me $25 dollars c/o Kagi Software per server running the counter, if
you are planning on using it (Please read the enclosed license agreement
for complete details). You can do this via the included "Register"
application. Individuals, educational institutions, and non-profit
organizations need not send in the registration fee, but if you choose to
you will get added technical support. (otherwise only limited
trouble-shooting will be available to you).
Many changes have occured since version 1.2.3, please update any previous
releases you may have.
*** 1.3 Changes
* Written in PowerPlant, so it's easier to keep up, add features/etc.
Also, it feels more stable and seems friendlier to other applications and
the System. Draw back is that it's a little bigger, requires a little
more memory, and only runs on 68020s and above (including PPC of course).
* Stable SIVC code. (***Finally!!!!***) Now uses the SIVC engine, so that
the CGI no longer contains SIVC code... the engine will sit in your system
folder, and receive events from SIVC supporting applications. I'm the only
one that I know of that supports this so far, but Peter Lewis has expressed
interest in it; so it's possible Anarchie 1.7 (or whatever) will also be
using the same SIVC engine, along with NetPresenz, and others.
* As a result of the new SIVC Engine, you can now cancel SIVC queries,
instead of crashing if the SIVC Server is down.
Additional counter digits, an FAQ, more documentation and information, as
well as current versions can be found at:
Greg Combs
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/count-wwwebula-13-cgi.hqx; 801K]
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 23:58:02 -0700
From: [email protected] (James W. Walker)
Subject: [*] Dialog View 2.2.1 (enhances open/save dialogs)
Dialog View allows you to change the appearance of directory dialogs (Open
and Save dialogs). You can control what kind of icons are used, increase
the height and width of the file list, and set the font for the file list.
Requires System 7. Not compatible with Norton Directory Assistance. Some
PowerPC code. Shareware, $10.
V. 2.2.1: Fixes cosmetic bugs with Aaron and Publish & Subscribe.
-- James W. Walker
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/dialog-view-221.hqx; 154K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:36:25 -0700
From: [email protected] (Torsten Alm)
Subject: [*] DXF Comment Stripper (DXFCS) 0.9b1
This small Drag and Drop utility removes the 999 Comment entry from some
DXF files so they can be imported into Bryce2. Some 3D applications,
Like Strata Vision 3D make use of the Release 10 DXF standard where to
file starts with 999 Comment.
Fat Binary, FreeWare.
Submitted by: Tosten "Totte" Alm
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/dxf-comment-stripper-09b1.hqx; 264K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 01:49:43 -0700
From: [email protected] (Stefan W. Pantke)
Subject: [*] gd gif-manipulating library, version 1.2
Tom Boutell's original abstract on his GD library:
This is the gd gif-manipulating library, version 1.2. It was
created to allow graphs, charts and the like to be generated on the
fly for use on the World wide Web, but is useful for any
application in which custom .GIFs are useful. It is not a paint
program; it is a library.
GD's homepage: http://sunsite.unc.edu/boutell/index.html
I adapted the program for CW 9, which was pretty easy due to
Tom's fine use of ANSI C.
"Stefan Pantke"
+++
Thanks,
Stefan Pantke
EMail: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/lib/gd-library-12.hqx; 141K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 01:06:19 -0700
From: [email protected] (Robert Ehlinger)
Subject: [*] Hel sound
Hi, there!
This is Hel, a sound which became corrupted.
Since then it sounds better than the original.
Enjoy this free sound.-
[email protected]
Robert Ehlinger
14, Nassaustreet
L-2213 Luxemburg/Europe
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/hel-sound.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 01:49:47 -0700
From: [email protected] (Marc Boon)
Subject: [*] ICFileDiverter 1.0
Attached please find the first release of ICFileDiverter. Files dragged on this
application's icon will be opened in the application based on the file name
extension and the setting in Internet Config. For example, you may have set
the creator of a file with extension .html to be BBEdit but if you have set
to post-process it by Netscape it will be opened in Netscape when dragged onto
this application. Anyway, it's a small download, play with it and you will see
that it certainly reduces desktop clutter and the need for all sorts of
launch pads. ICFilediverter is free and takes about 21k of disk space.
Marc
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/ic-file-diverter-10.hqx; 22K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 01:16:32 -0700
From: [email protected] (inkwell)
Subject: [*] Kent's FileMaker Pro 3.0 Organizer (No Password)
Here is an updated version of "Kent's Organizer". There are no passwords on
this file (after the last fiasco with the password)
Kent's FileMaker Pro 3.0 Organizer was created for people with the need to
track their time.
It contains parts that let you track your daily tasks quickly so you know
how much time you've been at work, how many hours you've put on a certain
project, etc. You can print off reports as well.
The organizer will also keep track of contacts, journal entries, upcoming
events and hourly freelance invoicing.
This version is a single user version. A networkable version will soon be
available.
Please read the "Read Me" file for instructions and contact information.
Kent Bulmer
Inkwell Productions
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/data/kents-organizer-fm3.hqx; 479K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:35:52 -0700
From: [email protected] (Bertil Holmberg)
Subject: [*] MacTravesty
MacTravesty is a small program that analyses a text file and lists all
the character groups contained in the text. A new pseudorandom text
based on the language specific character frequencies can then be
generated.
This version updates the authors address.
--
Bertil Holmberg, M.D. Dept. of Anesthesiology
Malmoe University Hospital S-205 02 Malmoe, Sweden
[email protected] Fax +46 40 33 70 70
[Archived as /info-mac/text/mac-travesty-111.hqx; 37K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 01:06:05 -0700
From: [email protected] (Andrew Lee)
Subject: [*] McTWILIGHT 2.0.9 r5
TwiLIGHT is a text-based virtual world on the Internet.
It is an open gathering place for anyone and everyone.
McTWILIGHT brings TwiLIGHT and other worlds
into your reach seamlessly from a Macintosh computer.
The doors are open... Enter... Experience...
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
System 7 or higher
Internet connection
MacTCP or Open Transport, OR
SLIP/PPP connection
2 Mb of Free Memory
1 Mb of Free disk space
13 inch Monitor or larger
Macintosh (preferably 68030 or better), Power Macintosh
or MacOS-compatible computer
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mc-twilight-209r5.hqx; 591K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 01:49:51 -0700
From: [email protected] (tom wilson)
Subject: [*] Narrator Demo 4.1
This file contains a demo for the Narrator, a Macintosh application which
narrates a story using Apple's Macintalk 3 and Speech Manager.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/narrator-demo-41.hqx; 688K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:36:05 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jerry Aman)
Subject: [*] PageSpinner 1.2 Beta 3
PageSpinner is an HTML Editor for MacOS. It supports HTML 2.0, most parts
of HTML 3.2 plus additional Netscape extensions and is useful for both the
beginner and the more advanced web author. The editor gives you quick
access to often used formatting and also supports interactive help with
AppleGuide and an HTML Assistant to help you compose your own Web pages.
Shareware $25.
Version 1.2 Beta 3 features a new Floating Menu palette, an integrated
Notebook and option for saving to an FTP Server. In our ongoing mission to
support the latest Web technologies we also added support for QuickDraw 3D,
dynamic JavaScripts and Web Robots tags.
More JavaScript examples are also included in this release; learn how to
use Cookies and to create documents with dynamic contents. This version
also includes a few bug fixes.
New in version 1.2 are also support for Frames, the new Netscape Layout
tags, Netcloak, Spellswell Clipboard spellchecker, Text-only pages,
WorldScript input and Apples new QuickTime and QTVR plug-in. Other
additions are improved preview option & Web Tools menu, support for
lower/upper case tags conversion, paragraph containers and source code
editing. This version also includes some bug fixes and an updated
AppleGuide.
More information can be found at PageSpinners Homepage:
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/page-spinner-12b3.hqx; 1005K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 01:06:47 -0700
From: [email protected] (Nick Iozzo)
Subject: [*] pane windows for supercard
The attached file is an example on doing pane windows within supercard.
This will allow you to create a tool bar region and a scrolling working
region. Either region can have any type of interactive objects.
This is a common type of window within the mac world and this project is an
aid in teaching scripters how to do this within supercard.
thanks,
-Nick
Nicholas F. Iozzo
Dept of Mech & Ind Engin
U of Illinois U-C
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/pane-windows-for-sc-11.hqx; 24K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 01:06:25 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jeff Ulicny)
Subject: [*] Riff Beeps vol 3
1. Seven Days: From Sting's "Seven Days" from"Ten Summoners' Tales".
One of my faves.
2. Baba O'Riley: Quite possibly the most misnamed song in the history of
popular music. You may know it as "Teenage Wasteland", but this is the
real title.
3. Suck: A short little beep from the beginning of a song Trent Reznor
wrote for Pigface, but later recorded on his own.
4. Whiplash: Hey all you teenagers, Metallica has been around since the
early 80's. I was listening to them when you were teething! This one's
>From the album "Kill 'em All".
5. You Really Got Me: The classic riff, redone by Van Halen.
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/riff-beeps-vol-3.hqx; 259K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:36:18 -0700
From: [email protected] (robert.e)
Subject: [*] Robert's Custom Icons 2
Here are more icons I=BCve created.
include, paste, etc wherever you want; they are absolutely free.
[email protected]
Robert Ehlinger
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/roberts-custom-icons-2.hqx; 35K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 01:49:55 -0700
From: [email protected] (Nixy Varghese)
Subject: [*] Screening =?iso-8859-1?Q?Room=F4?= submission
Please distribute the attached binhexed stuffit archive of Screening
Room for PPC's. Screening Room is a shareware video screensaver
package.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Nixy Varghese ([email protected])
Author of Screening Room
[Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/screening-room.hqx; 271K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:35:36 -0700
From: [email protected] (Matthias Ellinger)
Subject: [*] Sheet music v1.1
Sheet music v1.1 is a small HyperCard stack that keeps track of your
music scores - and of the people you lent them!
Matthias Ellinger, violin
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/art/sheet-music-11-hc.hqx; 6K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 01:06:32 -0700
From: [email protected] (Andreas Varga)
Subject: [*] SIDPLAY 1.17b2
'SIDPLAY for MacOS 1.17b2' is a public beta version of SIDPLAY.
SIDPLAY is a port of the great music player from the PC.
It emulates the sound chip (SID) of the COMMODORE 64 and therefore is able to
play musics that were composed and programmed on the COMMODORE 64.
More than 3700 musics are available from several different sources on
the Internet, ready to be used with SIDPLAY.
Other versions of SIDPLAY are available for: DOS, Windows 3.1, WinNT, Win95,
OS/2, SunOS, Solaris, SGI, Linux and FreeBSD.
Please note, that the current version of SIDPLAY is PowerPC-native only, a
68k version might follow later.
Changes in this version include:
- Based on the 1.17.3 version of the Unix source.
- Compiled with Codewarrior 9.
- Completey new and improved filter emulation, including resonance.
- Added a dialog to adjust the filter strength.
- Added an option to record AIFF from the current position onward.
- Added framerate measurement for the oscilloscope window (press CONTROL to
activate).
- The AIFF export function did not use the current mixer settings. This has
been
fixed now.
- Splitted the documentation into 'quick info' and 'manual' because 32K limit
of
TE has been reached.
- Implemented a 'random music' selection.
- Restructured the menu bar.
- The name of the currently loaded music is now shown at the bottom of the list
window.
- Fixed a bug which caused the LED bars to not redraw correctly when they were
turned off.
- Fixed a little bug with the SID register view.
- Added three little LEDs, to show which channels are being filtered.
- Fixed a bug that caused the SID register view to not work if
PlaySID compatibility was turned off.
The latest version is always available at:
http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9426444/sidplay/
Regards,
Andreas Varga
e-mail: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sid-play-117b2-ppc.hqx; 419K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:36:11 -0700
From: [email protected] (Mike Epstein)
Subject: [*] SuperGraph 1.5 - implicit grapher
SuperGraph is a powerful, easy-to-use, inexpensive program to graph
explicit and implicit mathematical functions. Implicit expressions, ones
that cannot easily be solved for either x or y, have presented a
challenge to visualize. SuperGraph makes that a thing of the past.
For example, SuperGraph can graph complex expressions in two variables
like y^2(y-1)-x^2(y^2-1)+2xy^2-x^4=0. And it's only $15 shareware
(payable through Kagi Shareware or directly to the author at 90 Maple
Drive, Great Neck, NY 11021).
SuperGraph differs from Apple's Graphing Calculator in its flexibility
and customizability when dealing with implicit expressions (which
Graphing Calculator does not directly support) and in its ability to run
on 680x0 (non-PowerPC) Macintosh computers.
SuperGraph is especially suited to demonstrating various implicit
expressions and techniques of sketching them in a classroom situation.
SuperGraph requires a Macintosh with a 68020 or higher processor and
System 7.
More information about SuperGraph is available at
.
Changes since 1.1.1:
New graphing method is 20 to 50 times faster and produces
better-looking results for nearly all curves.
Has zoom-in, zoom-out, and arrows buttons in each graphing window.
Adds live dragging of window contents.
Windows keep their scale when they are resized.
Abs(), Min(), and Max() functions are supported.
Doubles precision for calculations.
Pictures can be dragged to the desktop or to other applications
(requires appropriate system software).
Adds option for online registration on the Web.
The minimum display is 2-bit instead of 4-bit.
Includes assorted bug fixes and cosmetic changes.
And more!
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/super-graph-15.hqx; 358K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:36:32 -0700
From: [email protected] (Trygve Isaacson)
Subject: [*] The Gray Council 1.1 - AGA / MacApp / PowerPlant
The Gray Council C++ classes implement the "Apple Grayscale Appearance"
for System 7. Apple has published the visual specifications for grayscale
user interface components under System 7 that are consistent with the
Copland (MacOS 8) default Apple appearance. But there is a lot work to
actually implement these specifications; that's what the Gray Council
does for you by providing a complete set of core C++ classes that
implement the AGA, plus a set of "adapter" classes for MacApp and
PowerPlant programmers.
Example/test applications are included with project files for building
with CodeWarrior 9, MacApp 3.3, and PowerPlant 1.4.
For more information, please read the detailed documentation or browse to
.
Thanks,
Trygve Isaacson
[email protected]
I give permission for my submission to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/gray-council-11.hqx; 530K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 01:06:12 -0700
From: [email protected] (Richard Burgess)
Subject: [*] Web Grabber1.0b3
As you probably quickly realized when you first tried to save a web page,
all that is downloaded to your hard drive is the html document itself, not
the graphics or other documents that the page is linked to. Web Grabber
allows you to copy the complete web page, graphics, links, and all. By
using Web Grabber at a site like Yahoo!, for example, can also be used it
as a very rudimentary WWW "worm" to scour the Web.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/web-grabber-10b3.hqx; 107K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 01:50:00 -0700
From: [email protected] (David L. Hill)
Subject: [*] Windows95 Icons (Supplement Set)
These are the supplement set to the best set of icons out there. These
are a set of icons taken from the operating system Microsoft=AE Windows95
Plus! They are icons taken from desktop themes, which is a kind of user
interface control panel, and converted for use on the Macintosh. These
supplement the Windows95 Icons(THE COMPLETE SET). They are used on Windows
to replace the trash(recycle bin), computer, and network icons. This is
the best use for Macs also, but of course they can be used to replace any
icon.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/win-95-icons-supplement.hqx; 138K]
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 01:52:06 -0700
From: [email protected] (Richard Sweeny)
Subject: [*] Words Hypercard game
Words is a very graphic oriented guessing game, in the tradition
of Hangman. There are eight categories, with seventy-five words in each
category. You have eight chances to guess the word, and a description of
the word is given in the end of each round.
I have used this stack on a variety of macs from a IIci to a Power
Mac 9500, without any problems. The only problem I have had is running it
with Hypercard player. It is a colorful stack with placed graphics, and
none of this would show up using the player. So for best results, if you
can use Hypercard 2.3, this is what I made it with.
Richard Sweeny
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/word/words-hc.hqx; 643K]
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 96 19:43:24 -0700
From: Dan & Melissa Becker
Subject: (A) Universal System Floppy
Well, one ugly & expensive way to get two floppies that should boot just
about anything is to purchase the system 7.5.3 retail. The CD version
comes with two Disk Tools disks, one for PPC macs, and one for other
macs. I work as a technician at a computer store that sells Macs, and
haven't run into anything in the past few months (including CPUs as old
as Mac II's) that I couldn't boot using one of these disks.
Of course, if the CPU wasn't previously running 7.5, the hard drive's
desktop will be rebuilt, and if you don't upgrade to 7.5 on the hard
drive, it'll rebuild the desktop next time you boot, but that shouldn't
be a big problem.
-Dan
>Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 04:11:31 -0500
>From: [email protected] (Pilfered Publishing TM)
>Subject: Universal System Floppy
>
>I am trying to make a Universal System floppy for as many Macs as possible.
>Is there a way to make a 7.5 boot disk that will boot all Macs made before
>7.5? I have a universal hard drive (7.5.3) which boots ANYTHING - but I
>want to get the older machines on floppy boot.
> ....
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 01:36:16 +0200
From: Stefano Pelli
Subject: [Q] Superdrive not working anymore
(Dear Info-Netters,
I seek for your kind help once again...
I feel (and fear...) my question is going to be very similar to that
submitted a few days ago by Jim C. Smith.
Let's come to the facts.
Coming back from holidays I found that my Internal floppy (Mac IIci),
could not read neither floppies coming from other computers (mainly, urgh,
DOS), nor previous floppies coming from my own computer. It can however
format and work on new disks; it seems I have lost compatibility with the
rest of the world, including my old disks.
As far as I can understand, maybe the heads of the drive are somehow
misaligned.
The questions:
1) Is there a simple way to put things back in order ?
2) If not, I fear I have to replace the disk drive. I asked my city
representative the cost for a replacement. It adds up to about 200$ + just
for the drive, and I am not pretty sure that they will allow me to replace
it myself, adding another 100$ on the final cost
((.Considering that I can find a drive for (urgh again) DOS machines for
about 40$ (though without automatic eject mechanism, which contributes of
course a bit to the cost), I think that this price is much too high.
I would be grateful if someone well informed could advise me on possible
sourcess of Superdrive disks (internal or external, but price is of course
an issue...), possibly based in Europe to save a bit on shipping, which on
such a low-cost equipment would have a strong impact. As far as I have
understood, Apple representatives seem to be a no-no in Italy... (but if
you have better news I will be glad to hear about it!).
If I have to pay 300 $ for the drive, I think I will buy something like
an Iomega drive, instead. It will not be exactly the same in terms of
compatibility, but at list it is portable, has much greater storage, and I
will buy something I can use also on a future computer (time to change
seems to be approaching, though my bank account disagrees a bit...).
I thank you in advance for your help!
Have a nice clicking!
Stefano Pelli [email protected]
Firenze-Italy
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 20:59:11 -0400
From: [email protected] (Jonathan Asher Greenberg)
Subject: DAILY MAC UPDATES!
Tired of searching the web for updates to your favorite software? Don't
like hearing about new products six weeks later? Check out out new
Macintosh site, the Apple Tree:
http://www.smart.net/~green/mac/tree.html
Do you have a Mac site or want to inform us of new software? E-mail me at
[email protected]-- I'd be happy to include your info!
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 96 19:43:21 -0700
From: Dan & Melissa Becker
Subject: ftp and mailto helpers for navigator?
Hello, all!
Is there a way to set Navigator 3.0 to send mailto and ftp links to other
applications? I currently use drag and drop, but I'd love to just click
and have E-Mailer or Anarchie launch automagically. I did not see ftp and
mailto as links you could define helpers for in Navigator, and it doesn't
seem to check with Internet Config, either. I've asked a few of my
friends, and they haven't figured out a way to do it. Is it possible, or
is Netscape trying to make it really easy to not use any other company's
programs?
Thanks in advance; I'll summarize any e-mailed responses back to the list.
-Dan
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 19:09:26 -0500 (CDT)
From: Paul M Sheldon
Subject: FTP between 2 remote machines (Q)
Tried this with mac8500 anarchie 1.6 and open transport and couldn't
do ftp from one remote to another by dragging between windows.
I'd like to do that because with one internet bounce from my unix box
it would go faster and I would use a t1 for the remote connection.
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 13:02:56 -0500 (CDT)
From: Paul M Sheldon
Subject: How can I make interactive AppleScripts with PlainTalk
I've checked out sdk2 of april developers cd series and believe that
you need a simple language model.
I wish that apple would give the joke
script's language model! I mean, how complicated could the bnf be with
only having to recognize "who's there" and "knock knock". Would really get
the nerve up to read the sdk instructions.
I think if you take out speech scripting addition and reboot and then
run the joke script you will see a small windowed thing that will give you
a clue as to the joke code as it complains that it doesn't have the speech
scripting addition. I couldn't open it with command option on script
editor nor bbedit anyfile (with sensible ascii).
Why don't I try it. Well, it was more fun writing and seeing a bunch of
people try things. That's why.
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 18:00:28 -0400
From: [email protected] (Michael J. Longo)
Subject: MacGS Viewer
Does anyone know of a recent version of the Ghostscript (Postscript) viewer
for the Macintosh? The only one I've seen is MacGS Viewer 1.0 which is
about 2 years old and it crashes often. There have been a couple of new
versions for the PC since then.
I've checked the official GhostScript page at www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost, and the
Mac listing there hasn't changed for a year. Is Aladdin discrimination against
Macs?
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 22:56:09 +0200
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Bj=F6rn?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?_?=
=?iso-8859-1?Q?Buckwalter=2DMob=E4ck?=
Subject: Macintosh Portable / System 6
Hi
A friend of mine has a Mac Portable which got abused during transportation.
Now it's malfunctioning and among other errors it won't boot from it's
internal drive.
Experiments have shown however that it will boot from my external drive.
The problem is that I only have system 7.1 and when the "Welcome to
Macintosh" box is supposed to show the computer says that it dosen't have
enough memory to boot with system 7.1.
The owner has understood that his mac will never work properly again but he
has some pretty important documents on the harddrive. So I would need
system 6.x.x or earlier to boot the computer and then copy all the
important files before trashing the computer for good.
Could somebody help me get hold of sys 6?
Bj=F6rn Buckwalter-Mob=E4ck
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 20:18:33 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Network Time Servers
Dear Digest readers,
Anybody know of a network time server that the freeware Network Time can get
the current time from in the east coast of the U.S?
It would need to be an IP address.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 13:24:14 -0500 (CDT)
From: Paul M Sheldon
Subject: project x
I fooled with it. The starry space background flying through url
headlines and opening headlines underneath into appearance was an
interesting idea.
I think that having hidden sub-headlines is great for bandwidth, but
2D html can do that with web subpages. Some visual algorithms built in us
might like hidden surfaces notion for a natural desktop metaphor for the
hidden nature of outlining and outline depth.
Considering that one views surfaces only, 3D means one takes advantage
of hidden surfaces that one flies to get a view of. Neat metaphor.
One gains the impression of higher dimensionality with 3D, but the
idea of hypertext is much higher than 3D dimensionality with everything
being a nearest neighbor to everything else as the ultimate goal.
The neandrathal metaphor might hide in its emphasis something more
wonderful about to emerge and not already "evolved".
Dolphins or whales (don't recall which) with the melon organ see in 3D
without surface hiding and think very differently. Project x may miss that
way of thinking in their metaphor.
While a 3D representation buys you of the ultimate goal is
questionable but I am constantly peeking at this place on the net to see
what goes on. So, my critical nature is hypocritical!
I think that apples qt virtual reality also has built in hotspots and
there are also image maps that run scripts based on where you click. So
there is precident investment by apple.
We shall see, however way we shall see...
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 15:59:40 +0100
From: Howard Fillingham
Subject: Startup from an external drive ?
Can someone please advise how to startup from an external drive, provided a
sytem folder is present ?
Many thanks in advance.
HF
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