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Info-Mac Digest Mon, 18 Nov 96 Volume 14 : Issue 264
Today's Topics:
[*] BeView Xtras 1.1
[*] Blitz v1.1 (68k)
[*] Blitz v1.1 (PPC)
[*] ChessMate
[*] CLImax 1.0 - AppleScript client in a floating window
[*] ColorGamma - public domain gamma fading library w/source
[*] Cool Cursor Left 2.0.1
[*] CS Tester 1.0
[*] DEM Reader 1.4 (68K)
[*] File Buddy 3.4.4JP3
[*] Find Stuff version 2.0.3
[*] Homers Cyber Rampage
[*] HyperSlider 1.8.1 (FAT) - creating interactive slide shows
[*] io.folders.chess 1.1 - folders which double as desktop chess sets
[*] Johns WP File Manager 2.0
[*] LogoMation 1.1.4 -- A Programming Language and Environment (2 msgs)
[*] MacUpdate 4.0b6 - File Synchronization
[*] MADE - Macintosh Application Development Essentials
[*] Mailto Converter 1.4.1
[*] NuisanceNullifier for Navigator 1.0
[*] ShrinkWrap 2.1 Release
[A] External modem on a Performa
[Q] How do I "turn on" Apple Guide?
[Q] Hypercard plugin for a Web browser ?
[Q] Printing ASCII Postscript
[Q] X-Sender in Eudora lite
Appleguide and Networking
AT&T Worldnet (Q)
Clipboard to txt.file
Colorsync Plugins SW 2200 (Q)
Help with getting online with SE/30
How do I simulate windows gamma?
Info-Mac Digest V14 #262- AVI to QuickTime
Mac 'Get Info' util for Windows
Mac Performa 6400/180 external modem?
Mac reading PC files on PC Zip disk (2 msgs)
Memory recognition question...
New Alternative to the MacOS take a look at OpenOS
ResFork-Killer
SCSI termination info request [R]
Software demonstration solutions
System software B1-7.5.3
Untracable modem
Windows PCMCI Modem Cards working in PB 190 (fwd)
Your comments on old software....
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 14:43:48 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dale Gillard)
Subject: [*] BeView Xtras 1.1
BeView Xtras is a small package (130k) featuring almost all of the latest
Be icons (DR8), and left & right Hand Pointer system extensions that
complement the BeView system extension. Visit
to the latest release of Gregory
Landwebber's superb shareware.
The package is free, but Icons are copyright to Be, Inc. The Hand Pointer
system extensions are courtesy of Stefan.
Also available at the Info-Mac archives is BeView Screens. A package
featuring a BeView Startup screen.
If you have any suggestions or would like to contribute Startupscreens or
other reources pls email me.
Dale Gillard
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/be-view-xtras-11.hqx; 131K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 14:44:08 -0800
From: [email protected] (Matthew Bickham)
Subject: [*] Blitz v1.1 (68k)
November 1996-----This is version 1.1 (68k) of Blitz - the latest upgrade
to the high performance, low cost removable storage cataloguing software.
Available for the first time in a version accelerated for Power Macintosh,
searches on Power PC systems are approximately 50% faster than version 1.0.
Cataloguing is now an average of 40% faster (on all systems), and in some
cases 60% faster.
What's New In 1.1 ?
-------------------
-now accelerated for Power Mac
-create a catalogue by dragging a volume onto the Blitz application icon
-ability to save find results to a text file
-move a catalogue to the trash within the program
-the ability to change the name of a catalogue before cataloguing
-now can be used with displays set to 2 (b/w) or 16 colors.
-all bugs fixed, fully compatible with Mac OS 7.5.3 & 7.5.5
-a Power Mac (PPC) version is also available
What is Blitz?
--------------
Blitz is a high performance file cataloguing utility, featuring ultra fast
searching and using small amounts of disk space for catalogues. Blitz is
ideal for use with CD-ROMs, Zip Drives, Jazz and Syquest cartridges.
Blitz is distributed as shareware. The standard cost is $US15.00.
General enquiries should be directed to the author of Blitz, Matthew
Bickham at the address below; more information can be found at the web
page.
web page: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~bickham/
email: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/blitz-11.hqx; 748K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 14:44:05 -0800
From: [email protected] (Matthew Bickham)
Subject: [*] Blitz v1.1 (PPC)
November 1996-----This is version 1.1 (PPC) of Blitz - the latest upgrade
to the high performance, low cost removable storage cataloguing software.
Available for the first time in a version accelerated for Power Macintosh,
searches on Power PC systems are approximately 50% faster than version 1.0.
Cataloguing is now an average of 40% faster (on all systems), and in some
cases 60% faster.
What's New In 1.1 ?
-------------------
-now accelerated for Power Mac
-create a catalogue by dragging a volume onto the Blitz application icon
-ability to save find results to a text file
-move a catalogue to the trash within the program
-the ability to change the name of a catalogue before cataloguing
-now can be used with displays set to 2 (b/w) or 16 colors.
-all bugs fixed, fully compatible with Mac OS 7.5.3 & 7.5.5
-a 68k (standard) version is also available
What is Blitz?
--------------
Blitz is a high performance file cataloguing utility, featuring ultra fast
searching and using small amounts of disk space for catalogues. Blitz is
ideal for use with CD-ROMs, Zip Drives, Jazz and Syquest cartridges.
Blitz is distributed as shareware. The standard cost is $US15.00.
General enquiries should be directed to the author of Blitz, Matthew
Bickham at the address below; more information can be found at the web
page.
web page: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~bickham/
email: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/blitz-11-ppc.hqx; 1005K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 14:43:59 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jeff Quade)
Subject: [*] ChessMate
ChessMate is a one of the greatest Shareware chess games every written for
the Macintosh.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/chess-mate-634.hqx; 239K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 14:44:19 -0800
From: [email protected] (Drew Thaler)
Subject: [*] CLImax 1.0 - AppleScript client in a floating window
CLImax is an AppleScript client designed to bring a kind of command-line
interface to the Macintosh. It uses a TSM (read: "magic floating")
window as an interface, which is always the foremost window no matter
which application you might be in. A flip of a hotkey toggles the
window's visibility, so you can execute quick AppleScript commands from
anywhere!
No extra extensions or control panels are required; CLImax is entirely
application-based. There are no system patches, and no need to restart to
install it! And since CLImax doesn't care whether it's a normal
application or not, you can run it as an invisible background-only
(daemon) process and still get the interface.
CLImax is $15 shareware. See the file "Register Me" for details on how
to register.
Enjoy!
Drew Thaler
[email protected]
Developer-at-large
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/climax-10.hqx; 331K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 16:02:59 -0800
From: [email protected] (Drew Thaler)
Subject: [*] ColorGamma - public domain gamma fading library w/source
ColorGamma 1.0 is a public domain library -- with full C source code and an
example project included -- to perform gamma fades to a color. Gamma
fades are typically faster than clut fades, and work in all color modes,
>From 1-bit to 24-bit, unlike clut fades. It's a great effect for games;
Marathon II is probably the most popular example, in the underwater
scenes. Both a high-level API and a more flexible low-level API are
provided.
This library and corresponding source are public domain. Enjoy!
Drew Thaler
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/lib/color-gamma-10-c.hqx; 138K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 14:43:51 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jess M. McCarter)
Subject: [*] Cool Cursor Left 2.0.1
Re-designed for use with Cursor Animator 2.0.1 by Jess McCarter
Good for Color monitors on any computer with the ability to run Cursor
Animator.
[email protected]
FREEWARE ONLY
NOT FOR USE ON FOR PROFIT CD-ROMS, BBS, ETC...
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/cool-cursor-left-201.hqx; 7K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 14:44:22 -0800
From: [email protected] (Eric Forget)
Subject: [*] CS Tester 1.0
The product CS Tester is a Control Strip Module. It allows to launch and clo=
se
another Control Strip Module without having to restart your computer. This i=
s
really useful when you want to try a new module or for developers who have t=
o
make thousand of tests.
*** Il existe =E9galement une vesion fran=E7aise: "Testeur de CS" ***
Price and registering
CS Tester is distributed with the Shareware principle. There is a 10 day tri=
al
period, after which you must register your copy using the "Register" applica=
tion
that came with this module. The cost is only US$ 15.
Contact
Copyright =A9 1996, Caf=E9 d'=C9ric. All rights reserved.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/cs-tester-10.hqx; 89K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 14:43:31 -0800
From: [email protected] (Brian Wagner)
Subject: [*] DEM Reader 1.4 (68K)
This is lastest version of DEM Reader for 68K Macs. Improvements in
version 1.4 include faster drawing, a cursor coordinate display and
multiple color palettes. There is a seperate version for Power Macs.
DEM Reader is now shareware. ($20.00) The shareware fee covers future
versions of
DEM Reader. Details are in the 'About file' included in DEM Reader 1.4.
Brian Wagner
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/dem-reader-14.hqx; 72K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 16:02:41 -0800
From: [email protected] (Yoshimichi Kawamoto)
Subject: [*] File Buddy 3.4.4JP3
MuON ( Macintosh Users' group On Network) Japanization Team
as part of "Shareware Project"
P R E S E N T S
File Buddy 3.4.4JP3 ( The original author: Laurence Harris )
* Localized for Japanese Macintosh community with permission from
the author of the original
* Requires Japanese system (either KanjiTalk or Japanese Language Kit)
This is a Japanese version based on File Buddy 3.4.4 by Laurence Harris. Its
resources which are necessary for Japanization have been perfectly translated.
This version (3.4.4JP2) is NOT an updated version of 3.4.4.
File Buddy 3.4.4 is a general utility for working with files and folders.
It can: an extensive Get Info, a powerful file finding capability,
file manipulation (moving, copying, and deleting), helps you clean your hard
disk and much more.
Drop items onto File Buddy to get an extensive Get Info, file finding, group
sizes, move files, make aliases, and much, much more.
File Buddy is shareware; $25.
Yoshimichi Kawamoto
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/file-buddy-344-jp.hqx; 365K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 14:44:11 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dave Sugar)
Subject: [*] Find Stuff version 2.0.3
Program to find files that have been misplaced on mounted volumes. Can
find by partial file name, date created/modified, type, creator, size,
get info comment, content and finder flags.
Multiple searches can run at the same time with the Thread Manager. The
ability to save the find parameters and use them again later. The
ability to save and print the find results for later reference.
Dave Sugar
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/find-stuff-203.hqx; 493K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 16:02:38 -0800
From: [email protected] (Clarity Photographic)
Subject: [*] Homers Cyber Rampage
This is a game called Homers Cyber Rampage
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/homers-cyber-rampage.hqx; 287K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 14:43:54 -0800
From: [email protected] (Bernd Thaller)
Subject: [*] HyperSlider 1.8.1 (FAT) - creating interactive slide shows
HyperSlider 1.8.1 (FAT) (Copyright 1996 by Wolfgang Thaller)
-- creating interactive slide shows
-- many transitions effects
-- simple multimedia authoring (combine graphics, sounds, movies..)
(Version 1.8.1 is a bug-fix upgrade to 1.8. It is a fat binary that
runs native on both Power Macs and 68k Macs.)
HyperSlider is a shareware-program ($10) written by
Wolfgang Thaller. It is a tool for creating and viewing
interactive (and serial) slide shows and presentations
with hyperlinks between the slides. Just command-drag
a rectangle on a slide to create a hyperlink!
In addition you can
- add movies to your shows
- place text and graphics on your slides
- link sounds to the transitions
- create stand-alone players (registered users only)
- choose among many transition effects
- and much more
HyperSlider tries to preload slides into memory for
better performance.
Note: The slides cannot be created or changed with HyperSlider,
they have to be prepared in PICT-format by another program
(it is also possible to view slides directly from a Photo CD).
The file hyperslider-18.hqx is a BinHexed
self-extracting archive. It contains the application,
a user-manual and an Apple Guide file for on-line help.
If you want to view the demo show described in the
manual you should get the demo slide collection
"hyper-slider-demo-show.hqx", which is posted separately.
*** New in 1.8 ***
47 new effects
circular iris in and out effects
new types of graphic elements (lines, rectangles, ovals)
new tools for cropping and displacing slides
many bug fixes
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/hyper-slider-181.hqx; 662K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 16:02:35 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dwayne Petrey)
Subject: [*] io.folders.chess 1.1 - folders which double as desktop chess sets
Custom folders and desktop patterns which double as functional chess sets.
Chess
pieces move freely on the desktop, hold captured pieces, are set up
automatically
with scripts, and accept Label colors. One of the chess sets contains fire
breathing dragons and a queen with billowing scarf. One set contains more
traditional pieces that take on a neon look when modified with Label colors.
This version of io.folders.chess is being distributed 11/7/1996 and adds
several,
new, 256-color chessboards and the Traditional/Neon Chess Collection to the 1.0
version of io-folders-chess. Will Io is a pseudonym of Dwayne Petrey.
Registration information: Shareware ($10)
[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/io-folders-chess-11.hqx; 296K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 16:02:29 -0800
From: [email protected] (John Rethorst)
Subject: [*] Johns WP File Manager 2.0
his set of enhancements for WordPerfect 3.x includes:
*Run a macro on all open files or on all files in a folder.
*Global Find and Change: change text (and attributes) for all open
files, or for all files in a folder.
*Frequent Filer: a dynamic menu of all files or aliases in a folder,
for quick access.
*Workset: opens all files in a folder.
*Save, print, or save and print all open documents.
*Rename all files in a folder (append any string to existing names).
*Rename folders according to day of the week - for rotating backups or
other date-relevant operations.
New in this version: batch macro processing. That, and find/change, can
operate on all open files, as well as files or aliases in a given
folder. Save All and Save & Print All are new.
Free for non-commercial distribution and use. May be included on UMich
and Sumex CD's.
John Rethorst
[Archived as /info-mac/text/wp/johns-file-manager-20-wp.hqx; 31K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 14:44:28 -0800
From: [email protected] (Chuck Shavit)
Subject: [*] LogoMation 1.1.4 -- A Programming Language and Environment
[LogoMation 1.1.4 [7-Nov-95] is an enhancement+maintenance release]
Are you interested in an introduction to computer programming? LogoMation
is programming language that you can learn all by yourself.
Or perhaps you are an experienced programmer, and just want to find out
what LogoMation is all about and what can be done with it.
LogoMation is used by individuals at home, in schools, and in universities.
It has registered users in the North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Version 1.1.4 runs on 68020-based Macs and higher. It runs in native mode
on PowerPC. The package comes complete with a tutorial, a reference manual
and many examples.
LogoMation is not Logo.
Shareware.
You are welcome to include the LogoMation 1.1.4 package, in its entirety,
on CD-ROMs.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/logo-mation-114-.hqx; 1201K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 16:02:53 -0800
From: [email protected] (Chuck Shavit)
Subject: [*] LogoMation 1.1.4 -- A Programming Language and Environment
[LogoMation 1.1.4 [7-Nov-95] is an enhancement+maintenance release]
Are you interested in an introduction to computer programming? LogoMation
is programming language that you can learn all by yourself.
Or perhaps you are an experienced programmer, and just want to find out
what LogoMation is all about and what can be done with it.
LogoMation is used by individuals at home, in schools, and in universities.
It has registered users in the North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Version 1.1.4 runs on 68020-based Macs and higher. It runs in native mode
on PowerPC. The package comes complete with a tutorial, a reference manual
and many examples.
LogoMation is not Logo.
Shareware.
You are welcome to include the LogoMation 1.1.4 package, in its entirety,
on CD-ROMs.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/logo-mation-114-.hqx; 1201K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 16:02:49 -0800
From: [email protected] (Richard E. Fiegle)
Subject: [*] MacUpdate 4.0b6 - File Synchronization
MacUpdate is a general-purpose file synchronization utility
that is simple enough to be used for every-day backups, yet
is flexible and powerful enough for specialized backup needs.
Changes to this updated version include options for what
actions to take when finished auto-synchronizing, ability to
process locked files, option to maintain a log file of the
actions performed, better error reporting, and an option to
run in "quiet" mode, which supresses error messages.
MacUpdate can be configured to create items on the backup
disk that are new on the original disk. Similarly, MacUpdate
can be set up to delete items from the backup disk that were
deleted from the original disk.
MacUpdate works with Zip, SyQuest, floppy disks, hard disks,
and AppleTalk networks. Pretty much any Hierarchical Filing
System (HFS) disk. MacUpdate requires System 7, and a 68020
or better, or Power PC processor. MacUdpate is a Fat binary.
MacUpdate can also do graphical comparisons of the contents
of two folders -- similar to a Finder list view. You can
visually "Preview" what will be updated before actually
performing a synchronization.
MacUpdate fully supports drag-and-drop from the Finder.
MacUpdate includes automation tools and good documentation.
$20.00 shareware. Released: 11/9/96
Author: Richard E. Fiegle, FIGLEAF Development.
[email protected]
I give permission for my program to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/mac-update-40b6.hqx; 554K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 16:02:55 -0800
From: [email protected] (Gideon Greenspan)
Subject: [*] MADE - Macintosh Application Development Essentials
You program the Mac, and want to develop exciting new applications without
having to write those boring generic routines again. Introducing MADE...
MADE - Macintosh Application Development Essentials
MADE is a tiny package of C/C++ code which provides all the lowest-level
needs for a Macintosh application. It is designed for people who are
learning, or know how to program Macs, but don't have the time, energy or
desire to write basic menu, event, memory and error handling routines.
Despite its small size, MADE includes several features specifically
designed to help the development process; allowing potential crashes to be
caught before testing, and various methods to turn intermittent errors
into ones that happen every time (perhaps you think that's a bad idea!)
The other two areas in which MADE helps are AppleEvents and the Drag
Manager. Despite the fact that some projects won't need these, they can be
tricky to implement so I've put them in as switchable options.
If you add the resource and six source files to a Mac 680x0 or PowerPC
project, you'll have a compilable and runnable application, containing
just 3K of 680x0 code, 5K of PowerPC code, and 2K of resources under
CodeWarrior. You won't notice the overhead, and you'd need it all anyway.
Macintosh Application Development Essentials is shareware.
(c) Gideon Greenspan - 10th November 1996 - [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/made-app-dev-essentials.hqx; 92K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 16:03:10 -0800
From: [email protected] (Carl =?iso-8859-1?Q?B=E4ckstr=F6m?= )
Subject: [*] Mailto Converter 1.4.1
(Nisseb softwares / Carl B=E4ckstr=F6m) Mailto Converter 1.4.1 makes it
possible to use forms on your pages without any access to a CGI-script!
Usually when you send forms via email, the result will be encrypted and
hard to read. Mailto Converter can read a single file, a folder of files,
the clipboard or Netscape and Eudora mailboxes, convert the text and save
into files, in the clipboard or send the text to a printer. All results can
be merged with each other into one text and duplicates can automaticly be
removed. With only one click, all your form results can be saved into one
single file, ready to import into your favorite datebase! Mailto Converter
supports both the standard BinHex convertion method and ISO Latin-1, used
in the western Europe. One of the first programs of its kind for the Mac!
*** [email protected] ***
*** http://www.calles.pp.se ***
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/mailto-converter-141.hqx; 518K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 16:03:14 -0800
From: [email protected] (Maurice Volaski)
Subject: [*] NuisanceNullifier for Navigator 1.0
NuisanceNullifier for Navigator 1.0 is a shareware system extension that
eliminates the nuisance caused by Netscape Navigator's error alerts, replaci=
ng
them with a self-dismissing horizontal strip below the menubar.
NuisanceNullifier for Navigator is not crippled in any way, nor does it pose
registration reminders. The shareware payment requirements parallel the paym=
ent
requirements for Netscape Navigator=81. Thus, for educational institutions a=
nd
non-profit organizations and those directly affiliated with them, no sharewa=
re
payment or registration is necessary. For everyone else, try out
NuisanceNullifier for Navigator for thirty days for free. If you like it, pl=
ease
pay the shareware fee of $5 (US).
Web-surfers, visit our site at http://www.fluxsoft.com/.
--
Maurice Volaski, Flux Software [email protected]
http://www.fluxsoft.com/ ftp://ftp.fluxsoft.com
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/ntscp/nuisance-nullifier-10.hqx; 74K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 14:44:14 -0800
From: [email protected] (Chad Magendanz)
Subject: [*] ShrinkWrap 2.1 Release
ShrinkWrap is a utility made to manipulate all types of disks and disk
images on the Macintosh. It incorporates the functionality of DiskCopy and
DropDisk into one easy to use application, then improves on these products
by adding on the fly compression/decompression with the StuffIt Engine,
implementing extensive drag and drop and AppleScript support, and
supporting almost all known image file formats, including its new
self-mounting image files.
Using ShrinkWrap, you can create disk images by simply dragging and
dropping your drive icons onto the ShrinkWrap icon. To mount image files on
the desktop, just drag and drop the image files onto the ShrinkWrap icon. A
normal application front end just like StuffIt Expander is available for
those who don't prefer drag and drop functionality. If you have the StuffIt
Engine installed, ShrinkWrap will automatically compress, decompress or
encrypt the image files as they're created, mounted, copied or converted
according to the options you set in preferences.
Version 2.1 - 05 Nov 96
----------------------
- Eliminated system hang that could occur when a disk image on a network
share is mounted and the driver is called with interrupts disabled.
- Worked around a bug in Speed Access versions 1.3.1 and earlier that
caused some dirty cached blocks not to be flushed back to disk after
mounting a DiskCopy image file as an unlocked volume.
- Worked around a bug in StuffIt Engine versions 4.0 and earlier that was
fragmenting the heap and causing out-of-memory conditions when reading an
HD image after stuffing an 800K or 720K disk image.
- Fixed bug preventing many Disk Image Mounter and DiskCopy 6.0.1 (NDIF)
disk images from mounting on desktop.
- Fixed bug that could cause bogus data to be read from the last block in
a mounted disk image.
- ObjectSupportLib is no longer required to launch the application.
- Improved support for Windows .ima disk images. ShrinkWrap now
recognizes non-PC images in this format.
- Improved overall performance due to more intelligent use of cache hints
for large block transfers.
- Converted remaining drivers and supporting code over to Metrowerks
CodeWarrior.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chad Magendanz Internet: [email protected]
Author of ShrinkWrap and ImageMaster AOL/MSN: Magendanz
http://www.halcyon.com/shrinkwrap/
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/shrink-wrap-21.hqx; 381K]
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Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 09:03:41 +0100
From: Peter Peldan
Subject: [A] External modem on a Performa
>
> From: [email protected] (Greg Tomlinson)
>
> Subject: Mac Performa 6400/180 external modem?
>
> I have just purchased a Mac Performa 6400/180 with a Internal 28.8 Modem.
> Is there a way to use a external modem and still leave the internal Modem
> Installed. There is a port on the back for hooking up a external modem but
> the manual says not to use it.
I have successfully connected an external modem to the printer port on
my Performa 5200 with the internal modem still connected. The only thing
you have to check is that your PPP utility (FreePPP, MacPPP, OT/PPP) is
set to use the printer port. And if you're using a printer on your mac I
guess you'll have additional trouble with all the
connecting/disconnecting cables.
Peter
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Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 12:29:17 -0500
From: Chaz Larson
Subject: [Q] How do I "turn on" Apple Guide?
At 1:40 PM -0500 11/13/96, Gary Mason wrote:
>I have had Apple Guide installed since day one, though I never used
>it.
>
>In the last version (with 7.5.5 install), and now with the new 2.1
>version just released, all I get in the menu - right hand side of the
>bar with the "?" in the light bulb - are the balloon help and Finder
>Shortcuts. I get no other options, but I need it for OT 1.1.1, among
>other things.
>
>What have I done/forgotten to do? Do I have to "turn it on"?
YOu've apparently moved or deleted some Guide files. My help menu in the
FInder looks like this:
About Apple Guide
-
Show Balloons
-
Macintosh Guide
Shortcuts
-
PowerTalk Guide
And my extensions folder contains the following Guide files:
About Apple Guide
Macintosh Guide
Networking Guide Additions
Open Transport Guide Additions
PowerTalk Guide
Shortcuts
[and some others...]
You are apparently missing at least "About Apple Guide" and "Macintosh Guide".
The ones labelled as "Additions" get rolled into other Guide files. For
example, the Open Transport stuff gets rolled into "Macintosh Guide".
chazl
11.15.96
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Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 10:26:40 -0500 (EST)
From: Sander Stern
Subject: [Q] Hypercard plugin for a Web browser ?
For Supercard by Allegiant there is a Web browser plugin
called Roadster. (And probabaly a special way to write supercard
files so they play to Roadster)
Is there an equivalent product for Hypercard?
-sander
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Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 12:54:19 -0500
From: Chaz Larson
Subject: [Q] Printing ASCII Postscript
At 4:23 PM -0600 11/13/96, Jason P. Torrey wrote:
>Is there a general purpose utility that will take a Postscript file
>(specifically a Level 1 ASCII file) and convert it to something readable
>and printable? Drop*PS doesn't appear to be able to handle such a format.
I assume you mean "printable" on a non-PostScript printer, since PostScript
files are most definitely printable.
Drop*PS "handles" ASCI PostScript files just fine. Its whole purpose is to
send PostScript files to PostScript printers.
You have a few options, and here's a quote from a recent message of mine
that describes them...
>Adobe Distiller will convert PostScript file to PDF, which can then be
>printed
>from Acrobat Reader. This approach has the advantage of retaining the high
>resolution of the original document [for the most part]. It has the
>disadvantage of requiring you to buy software. Distiller as a separate
>product
>costs around $200 last I looked*. However, it comes with some other Adobe
>products, if you have Illustrator or PageMaker, you may already have it.
>
>GhostScript will convert from PostScript to a variety of bitmapped graphics
>formats, which you could then print from some other program like
>GraphicConverter. This approach has the advantage of being free. It has the
>disadvantage of requiring the use of a tool [GhostScript] that apparently
>many
>people have problems getting to work [it has always worked fine for me].
>Further, it will probably not retain the high resolution of the original,
>unless you have oodles of RAM and a fast machine.
>
>Transverter Pro converts between PS and other graphics formats. I've never
>used it, so can't offer much more than that. Disadvantage: costs money.
>
>There may be other commercial solutions similar to Distiller and
>Tranverter Pro.
*Adobe is currently distributing a version of Distiller that will run until
11/30/96 for free. Details here:
Some other options would be StyleScript, a PostScript preprocessor for
StyleWriters, and Image Alchemy, a PS/EPSF/PDF to 75+ image formats
translation utility. YOu can get more info on the latter at
chazl
11.15.96
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Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 20:01:43 +0000
From: [email protected] (Quentin North)
Subject: [Q] X-Sender in Eudora lite
Im using Eudora lite (1.5.4) and recently (or perhaps I never noticed it
before) it has started including a X-Sender header which gives my actual
POP address in addition to the reply address. I would like to disable this,
can anyone help?
Thanks in advance.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 08:51:04 -0700
From: Chuck Garrett
Subject: Appleguide and Networking
>In the last version (with 7.5.5 install), and now with the new 2.1
>version just released, all I get in the menu - right hand side of the
>bar with the "?" in the light bulb - are the balloon help and Finder
>Shortcuts. I get no other options, but I need it for OT 1.1.1, among
>other things.
>
>What have I done/forgotten to do? Do I have to "turn it on"?
To use appleguide for an application, you must be in the application. For
Open Transport, the control panel must be open. For appleguide in the
finder, you should have a file called Macintosh Guide in your extensions
folder.
[email protected]
Youth is a gift of nature, age is a work of art
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 18:09:25 -0800
From: [email protected] (Julius Friede)
Subject: AT&T Worldnet (Q)
Mr. Bloom,
I've read many of your postings and usually find them well thought out and
informative. This must have been a bad day:-). I am using ATT WorldNet for
the same reason you would, as a national access point when on the road. I
use my no cost work account when I'm at home. I'm not defending ATT, nor am
I affiliated with them, but I had a totally different experience than you
did. Their software package is geared towards complete newbies and the
installation was quite flawless, and there was never an issue re: my non
"Macintosh HD" drive. They supply Netscape 2.x, and FreePPP v2.5v1 (at
least on my CD). I don't have the pamphlet any longer (it's probably been
swallowed by my desk), but I believe they said to start up with only Apple
extensions on (or conversely non-Apple extensions off). They do some
unexpected things during the registration process, like assign randomly
generated username and password in the PPP authentication registers, not
the names/passwords you pick during the registration process. Since I
didn't want to use their supplied software (I had more current versions),
it took one call to them and a friendly and knowledgeable support person
told me how read the password that was assigned (*******). Everything was
really a breeze. The service has been quite good too, although they are as
subject as any ISP to a mail server brownout.
As to them not having a toll free access number in your area, well, not
every ISP covers every exchange. As to the one year/1 hour limits, that's
what their marketing studies told them would lock in a large number of
subscribers and eliminate people that really have no interest in being
online (I guess. I'm no marketing wiz). After all, they didn't get to where
they are by giving away long distance service.
I would suggest waiting until they have a local access number for you, or
don't. No big deal. I wouldn't pay toll calls to get online either. But if
they do have local numbers in the places your likely to travel to, give
them a try. The price is right. In a year somebody else may be making a
similar offer, why worry about it now?
Enjoy,
Julius Friede
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 16:22:07 -0600
From: Charles Stang
Subject: Clipboard to txt.file
Does anyone know of a simple control panel or whatever that can save the
contents of the clipboard directly to a text file; without having to
paste to an application document first?
Thanks
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Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 21:25:41 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: Colorsync Plugins SW 2200 (Q)
Dear comp.sys.mac.digest readers,
It seems after reinstalling the Apple Stylewriter 2200 software I for some
reason didn't install the ColorSync 2.0 Plug-ins folder.
I found it on my backup, but not in a system folder folder!
Does anybody know where these plugins should be stored?
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[email protected]
-------
Check out my web page at http://www.bayserve.net/~abrody
Suggestions appreciated.
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Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 18:43:47 -0800
From: Julius Friede
Subject: Help with getting online with SE/30
Hello folks,
I hope someone can help me with a problem that has me stumped. I
decided to use my old SE/30 at work for exchanging email quickly (not
having to go home first). I used to use it all the time pre-PPC, but
not thinking I'd ever do that again, I made it as lean and mean as
possible. Now I can't get FreePPP (1.05, 2.5v2, or MacPPP/ConfigPPP to
allow a connection. The connect button is grayed out. In restarting,
FreePPP often, but not always, informs me that I'm missing necessary
resources.
Here's my setup. System 7.1.1 (Update 3.0), 5M RAM and RamDoubler 2.
MacTCP has FreePPP selected. MacTCP v2.0.6 is installed. MacTCP DNR is
at the root level of my System Folder. MacTCP Prep is in my Preferences
folder. All Domain name and IP addresses are correct. I even
reinstalled the system software from scratch. I appear to have all the
necessary files, but I'm missing something and can't figure out what. I
have zapped the PRAM and rebuilt the desktop. Apple couldn't help me
and neither could my ISP. I have searched the
site and could find no obvious files
that I didn't have. The only other clue I have is that TechTool 1.1.2
System Analyzer tells me that:
MonacoResource Manager:
Partial Resources Exist.
Connection Manager:
Present
Fix to CMAddSearch
Has CMGetErrorString()
Has Multi-Async IO
Comm Resource Manager:
Present
If anyone can offer any suggestions, I would greatly
appreciate it. I'm sure that it is something so basic that I'll just
slap my head and say "Duh!" as soon as I find out what the deal is.
TIA,
Julius Friede
Mishawaka"Watch each card
you play, and play it slow"
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 96 11:51:38 -0600
From: Lanny Chambers
Subject: How do I simulate windows gamma?
>I've heard that windows's gamma and color temperature are different than
>the Mac's. How can I change these so I can see what my images will look
>like on a wintell machine?
First, know that Mac video aims for a target gamma of 1.8, which may be
fine-tuned with the Gamma control panel that ships with Photoshop. Some
PCs with high-end video cards have software that can perform gamma
correction in a similar manner, system-wide. But the vast majority of PC
monitors have no gamma correction at all.
You can use the Gamma control panel to partially simulate PC video by
first calibrating your own monitor to an accurate 1.8, then selecting the
highest-value radio button, 2.2. But most PCs are even darker than that,
with gamma values typically between 2.5 and 3, so you'll need to use your
imagination a bit.
Assuming you're referring to Web images, the key is to maintain enough
contrast between foreground and background that your images (and HTML
text) are still recognizeable across platforms. Don't use dark green
type, e.g., on a brown background. If you use a JPEG with a white
background on a white page, the inevitable peppering of gray pixels may
not show up on a Mac screen, but it surely will on a PC.
Lanny Chambers ([email protected]) St. Louis, USA
Visit the Hummingbird Page:
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Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 19:53:26 -0400
From: KrishnaMohan & Bhuvaneswari
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #262- AVI to QuickTime
Jon Fullmer wrote:
> I'm in desperate need of a _good_ AVI to QuickTime converter! Now
> before I
> get the wrong kind of e-mails, I am well familiar with the
> "AVI->Quicktime"
> utility. The problem is that it doesn't always work, it can sometimes
> cause
> my computer to freeze, and the designer himself tells us that this isn't
> necessarily the best tool for the job but it might work.
>
> Bottom line, I need something good. Something reliable. Is there
> perhaps a
> commercial program? Obviously, freeware/shareware would be best, but if
> I
> have to commercial for reliable conversion, I'll do it. Thanks.
This tip is from MacUser January issue:
Just open an AVI file in Internet Explorer and drag the movie box to the
desktop. When you do so, the file is converted to a QuickTime movie
clip. To complete the conversion, open the clip with MoviePlayer or
SimplePlayer and save it as a self-contained movie.
HTH. - KrishnaMohan.
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 11:36:54 +0100
From: Christian F Buser
Subject: Mac 'Get Info' util for Windows
"Hans W. Jannasch" wrote:
> Does anyone know of a Windows utility that can access the file
> information from a Macintosh file (i.e., creator, application, etc)? I
> get Mac files on my Windoze machine at work which have no extension
> after I decode/decompress them, making it difficult to know whether they
> are a Canvas drawing or an Excel spreadsheet.
The cheap and easy solutions are one of these three:
1- Tell your Mac "correspondents" to append the correct DOS
extension and use the 8.3-letter naming scheme.
2- Tell your Mac "correspondents" to append an extension
to the filename, which makes clear which application
they used. It needs not to be the proper DOS extension,
but it must make clear what format the file is
3- Tell your Mac "correspondents" to put the files into a
folder (= directory in DOS-speak) which carries the name
of the program they used. The name of the folder must
not exceed 11 characters and contain no spaces or other
funny characters; otherwise you'd have problems to read
it on zour Windows machine.
There may be a possibility to add the proper extension to a
file name when the Mac users have DOS mounter 95 installed.
Apparently, DOS mounter 95 assigns Mac filetypes based on a
file's DOS extension. It might also do it the other way round.
However, I can't confirm this because I don't have it.
But if you have more than 1 "correspondent" sending you files
they all would have to spend $$$ to buy DOS mounter 95 (if DOS
mounter really does address your problem).
Best wishes, Christian
[email protected] -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 96 01:53:17 -0800
From:
Subject: Mac Performa 6400/180 external modem?
Greg- The "modem" serial port is disabled while an internal modem is
installed in the comm slot. To enable it, you must remove the internal
modem.
You could use the "printer" serial port, assuming you don't have a
printer. Or you could get a serial device switcher (they run around $90,
>From MacConnection/Zone/Warehouse etc).
>I have just purchased a Mac Performa 6400/180 with a Internal 28.8 Modem.
>Is there a way to use a external modem and still leave the internal Modem
>Installed. There is a port on the back for hooking up a external modem but
>the manual says not to use it. Please reply to
>Thanks in advance,Greg.
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 03:43:49 -0700
From: [email protected] (Stephen Grady)
Subject: Mac reading PC files on PC Zip disk
>Hi Stephen,
>
>
> A few days ago, a letter I got from an Iomega person clarified the
>problem: I was using PC-formatted Zips (unknowingly - stupid of me, of
>course), which led to a PC-Exchange problem. Re-formatting the Zips to Mac
>will solve it (I hope).
>
> In any case, I will sum the whole subject in one of the following
>digests.
>
I have found a part solution/answer:PC Exchange. I am using system 7.5.5,
by the way, so I assume that I have the latest version of PC Exchange
(version 2.0.5).
When I loaded Access PC (came with my old, still running version of SoftPC
>From Insignia Solutions), the Zip disk read fine, with the 'wierd system
folders' gone.
I my case, I must use PC formatted disks, since they are being used on
PC's, and only on my Mac for occasional checking.
Looks like I will have to use Access PC when I want to look at the PC Zips!
Stephen Grady
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 01:29:25 -0700
From: [email protected] (Stephen Grady)
Subject: Mac reading PC files on PC Zip disk
Ariel,
> Although I haven't got any answers yet (other than using Norton to
>fix it), your question made it appearant that the problem is in the Mac Zip
>driver, and that its a real bug on Iomega side. (I wasn't sure its not
>something with my system).
> Although I tried eMailing Iomega (after extensive search on their
>site to find the support address), all I received was a robot-generated
>faq-list (which of course does not have an answer).
I haven't had any responses (other than yours), but I was talking to a
computer lab guy at a local university, and he said he as seen the same
thing on floppies. It does not seem to be a problem with just Zip. He had
no solutions or suggestions to locate the reason. He feels it is a problem
with the Mac (perhaps PC Exhange) reading PC formatted disks (floppy or
Zip).
Stephen Grady
[email protected]
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 15:10:35 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jon Froines)
Subject: Memory recognition question...
I have a PowerMac 7500 with system 7.5.3, and I just got some more RAM and
a 512K cache card. I do indeed have one of the dreaded VAL-4 markings on
my motherboard, so I made sure I got the cache card from a place that will
take it back even if it's simply incompatible, not defective. I'm not even
sure what brand it is for sure, but my two 16M RAM cards are made by
Viking, so maybe the cache is too. Well, it started up ok (I'm using it
right now), but my question is this: How do I tell if my computer is
recognizing it or not? I used Apple System Profiler and Techtool 1.1.2,
but I can't figure out if that information is in the analysis or not. I
guess I should see a small performance increase, but I've been using the
computer for about 3 minutes since I put it, so I can't tell yet. I put
the RAM in slots A3 and B3 (my original 16M was in A4 and B4, unlike A1 and
B1 which I expected), so I hope the memory interleaving thing will do it's
thing. Anyone know of any other shareware things to check cache memory
presence? Thanks!
- JonYo ([email protected])
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 21:29:19 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jared Anwyl)
Subject: New Alternative to the MacOS take a look at OpenOS
OpenOS is a new OS being developed by mac enthusiasts. If you want to help
with anything even if you can't program we will find something for you to
do. Take a look at it at http://www.sb.net/Kevin/OpenOS It is growing
with support it was just mentioned on the MacInTouch home page
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 14:01:27 -0500
From: Scott Sarama
Subject: ResFork-Killer
> One good way to reduce the size of GIF images is to save them without the
> resource forks (just the image data). I couldn't get Graphic Converter to
> do this, and I don't use Photoshop, so I can't help you there. However,
> there is a neat little drag and drop shareware available on info-man called
> "ResFork Killer". It will take a 44K Graphic Converter GIF file and strip
> it to 11K (depends on the image). The difference is the resource fork which
> is unnecessary for HTML documents. Hope this helps.
What are the implications of doing this? Can the file be further
modified? What does this mean practically?
Scott
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 11:37:07 +0100
From: Christian F Buser
Subject: SCSI termination info request [R]
[email protected] (Mario Puerta) wrote:
> If I connect external SCSI devices to the Mac I have to put
> a terminated one on the end of the daisychain, right?
> Now the question: What happens to the termination on the motherboard?
Not sure. I think, the first device on the chain is not the
motherboard (or SCSI controller), but the internal drive. This
has probably terminationg resistors set (or switched termination
on for newer drives).
If this applies, the internal drive is the first AND the last drive
if no other is attached externally. And then, the rules seem adhered
to: it is terminated, it is the first drive AND the last drive. So
the first and the last drive on the chain are terminated (even if it's
the only physical device).
Cheers, Christian
[email protected] -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 10:31:58 -0500
From: Randy Alan Yeip
Subject: Software demonstration solutions
At 1:30 PM -0500 on 11/12/96, Ethan Benatan pounded out the following:
> > I am looking for a solution that would allow demonstration of applications
> > in a classroom situation from an instructor's station and have the
> > instructor's display contents displayed on student positons.
>
> Mirroring displays over a network is possible. The tool we use to do
> it is Apple's Network Administrator's Toolkit; many of the functions
> require the use of an Appleshare server, but screen sharing does not.
>
> I fear, however, that you have a problem: you mention that the
> machines are all connected by an Appletalk network but you don't
> mention what kind of hardware. I suspect that you have LocalTalk (the
> kind that plugs into the printer port) which is very slow. Any
> attempt to share screens over LocalTalk is going to be very painful.
> I'm not even sure that ANAT allows screen sharing at this speed.
Have you thought about a Robetel? Or is it Robotel? Anyway, that's what our
instructors here use, and it simply seizes the screen of every computer in
the room. We have an EtherTalk network, if that makes any difference.
Randy A. Yeip [email protected]
http://pilot.msu.edu/user/yeiprand
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 11:36:47 +0100
From: Christian F Buser
Subject: System software B1-7.5.3
> >i use 6100/60. what B1 in "System softwareB1-7.5.3" means?
>
> Boy, I don't know. Maybe a language designator? Maybe a beta designator
> [though I've not seen one like that before]? If I had to guess I'd say
> you're using the Belgian OS or something like that.
Seems to be the European version of the English language system software.
(European English = "British").
Cheers, Christian.
[email protected] -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 96 19:06:57 +1100
From: Pikuan Susanto (USSS)
Subject: Untracable modem
How to make Modem untraceable from being picked up? I know there is a
program for IBM to do this but i don't know for mac
Thanks in advance
PNS
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 10:17:46 -0800 (PST)
From: "Patrick WONG"
Subject: Windows PCMCI Modem Cards working in PB 190 (fwd)
Hi Mac Folks,
I am in the market for a PC Modem Card for my PB190. I have noticed a
large price difference between the Windows vs Mac modem cards.
Is it possible to use a Windows PCMCI Modem Card in a Mac PB190? I guess
that most PCMCI cards would be Hayes Command Set Compatible and therefor
be able to use general terminal software like z-term, etc?
Has anyone use a Windows PCMCI Modem Card in their PB?
Thanks for any info.
Pat Wong
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:27:56 -0700
From: [email protected] (B.J. Major & Dennis J. Gorin)
Subject: Your comments on old software....
>Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:20:51 -0700
>To:Chaz Larson
>From:[email protected] (B.J. Major & Dennis J. Gorin)
>Subject:Your comments on old software....
>
>In regard to:
>
>
>On the more general question:
>I got my copy of Photoshop 3.0.5 in the same way. I found a copy of 1.0.7
>still shrinkwrapped for $50, and then upgraded it to 3.0 for $10. Once
>upgraded, the older version is "dead". It cannot be transferred to another
>person, nor can it be upgraded again. According to the letter of the
>license agreement, it should be destroyed.
>
>---------
>
>There is a chain of stores in the Seattle/Tacoma, Washington area called
>Half Price Books. One of their mainstays is selling old versions of
>software, whether or not it has ever been "used" (i.e., registered and
>taken out of the shrinkwrap). I would say that at least 90 percent of
>their used software has indeed been used and is out of the shrinkwrap.
>Their policy is that the original registration goes with the new owner
>(transferred), and no laws are being violated in this regard. They have
>been selling used software for years, and I do believe that if they were
>doing something wrong, they'd be out of business by now!!
>
>--bj
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 20:06:48 +0900
From: [email protected] (Arnold P. Siboro)
I realized how bad is Apple quality control nowadays when I just got a new P
erforma 6260 out of the box and it doesn't always start when I press the pow
er button!
I tried both the small power button at the back and the one on the keyboard.
I sometimes starts up, sometimes doesn't. The time when it doesn't, it only
make a small sound through the speaker everytime I press the power button.
Anybody ever has this problem?
I don't think I will ever suggest anyone to buy performas anymore... I hope
the condition is better with higher priced PowerMacs.
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