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Info-Mac Digest Fri, 9 Sep 94 Volume 12 : Issue 120
Today's Topics:
[*] Aliassistant; an alias creation/placement utility
[*] BMAPEdit 2.0; a BOLO map editor
[*] Comp-Sys-Mac-Communications FAQ
[*] csmp-digest-v3-054
[*] csmp-digest-v3-055
[*] DeskTopTV 1.2 ; A QuickTime Video digitizer/subtitle maker
[*] Fernmail 1.2.1; a UUCP mail client
[*] File-Tracker-15; a file/folder watching utility
[*] Freedom Trail Newton Book
[*] gradebook v1.91; a HyperCard stack for keeping grades
[*] Hermes and UUPC setup
[*] Jeremy's Control Strip Modules 1.2.1
[*] jyhad-list-11-fmpro; a database for the card game Jyhad
[*] Ladmo-060.hqx (A Bot for Bolo)
[*] Mac Identifier 1.0; helps System 7.5 identify models
[*] niosh-lifting-calculator.hqx
[*] nShell(tm) Programmer's Guide v1.0.2
[*] nShell(tm) v1.0.2; a programming environment
[*] radio-environment; for NET/Mac and IM/Mac
[*] Reading is Power commercial as a QT movie
[*] SchoolStat 2.0.1; a statistics application
[*] Screen Movie1.1.0 ; A QT monitor recorder
[*] ShrinkWrap 1.1; a disk image utility
[*] StickyClick1.2; a mouse "lock" utility
[*] Think C dcmd 1.0.1; glue for wirting debugger commands
[*] uupc 3.1; a uucp-compatible mail transport engine
[*] uupc 3.1 BBS connectivity utilities
[*] uupc 3.1 source code
[*] Waves in Motion demos
"Sticky Spaces" in WordPerfect?
"Type it for me"?
[A] HP LaserJet PPDs and PDFs
[Q] Multiple Enablers
[Q] System 7.5 and MacPPP
Apple Search
Appletalk Always ON??
Bach tune in Hypercard
CD ROMs For Trade/Sale
Compressed PICTs in Quicktime for Windows
deMIMEing
discontinued quadra?
Electronic Design Programs
Eudora and POP Server error
Eudora at Home (Q)
Hard drive and FAX modems (1A)
Hard Drive Spin Down
Hard Drive Spin Down [resubmision]
Initialisation string for VFX 28.8 Faxmodem
left-handed text
Mac Portable Batteries (R)
mail programs
MIME format
Newton mailing lists?
norton Utilities
Novell Group wise (formerly WordPerfect Office)
Opinions on Grant Tracking Software
Pecking order (C)ont ad nauseum
QUESTION: APPLE's 17" MultiScan Monitor and IIci?
Quicktime converter
Recording Sound from Apple CD 300 (Q)
Simultaneously Scrolling texts
slowwwwww PowerPC
software LocalTalk-to-Ethernet router (Q)
spread sheet for words
Stripping Text Files
System 7.0 USA --> System 7.5 Spain (Q)
System 7.5 & Chinese/Japanese Langauge Kits (A)
System 7.5 Preformance Problem...
Trackpad too slow!!!
Where to find System 6.0.8L?
ZModem wanted (R)
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Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 23:53:36 -0400
From: [email protected] (Kevin Vail)
Subject: [*] Aliassistant; an alias creation/placement utility
Aliassistant is a drag'n'drop application that allows quick installation of
aliases into the Apple menu (or anywhere else) by using the standard Save
dialog. Freeware.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/aliassistant.hqx; 11K]
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Date: 8 Sep 1994 11:46:34 -0700
From: "Carl O"
Subject: [*] BMAPEdit 2.0; a BOLO map editor
Enclosed is version 2.0 of BMAPEdit, an editor for Bolo maps.
Please read the documentation files for complete information about
using BMAPEdit effectively.
It features:
+ Complete control of bases, pillboxes, and start squares, including:
start square direction and location; base and pillbox logical order;
initial owner, armor, and stocks of bases and pillboxes.
+ Complete set of drawing facilities, including:
patterned line drawing, filling and framing; rectangle, round-rectangle,
oval, and polygon selection tools; random fills; random map, island, maze
and city generators; random walks
+ Copy and paste of PICT information to and from Bolo maps.
+ Export of Bolo maps as PICT files.
+ Display of Bolo maps in both B&W and color from 16x16 squares/pixel down
to 1x1 squares/pixel.
+ Printing in B&W and color.
+ Import/export of map terrain in standard ASCII format
Requirements:
+ Color Quickdraw (not available on Macs with 68000 CPUs such as
Classics or SEs)
+ Color monitor is NOT required
+ 750 kBytes of memory (prefers 1 MByte)
+ System 6.0.4 or greater
+ B&W printing requires a PostScript printer
+ Color/grayscale printing requires a PostScript Level 2 printer
New for version 2.0:
+ Many bug fixes
+ Destination square now highlighted when pencil & bulldozer cursors in use
+ Active numeric feedback while adjusting settings scroll bars in dialogs
+ Ability to launch Bolo with a specific map file
+ Open file dialog now displays a preview of the selected map prior
to opening
+ Pave craters utility replaced with general terrain substitution utility
+ Reorganized ToolBox
+ Completely new reflection and rotation of special squares
+ Lasso tool added to ToolBox for selecting existing regions
+ Improved selection framing
+ PB and bases with ownership of 1 now drawn in green
+ Undo restores previous selections
+ Random base-PB positioning in adjacent pairs
See the Change History file for complete information.
Thank you,
Carl R. Osterwald
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/bolo/bmap-edit-20.hqx; 367K]
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 10:08:53 EDT
From: [email protected] (David Lawrence Oppenheimer)
Subject: [*] Comp-Sys-Mac-Communications FAQ
Last-modified: Thu Sep 8 1994
This is the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list for comp.sys.mac.comm
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/csm-communications-faq.txt; 145K]
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 18:19:19 +0200 (MET DST)
From: [email protected] (Francois Pottier)
Subject: [*] csmp-digest-v3-054
C.S.M.P. Digest Wed, 07 Sep 94 Volume 3 : Issue 54
Today's Topics:
How to use AESuspendTheCurrentEvent?
Learning Macintosh Programming
Should function order be conserved? (CW vs. GestaltValue)
Sound Manager headaches (again)
Stopping a 'snd ' resource dead
[Q] What does "_Xxxxx ,Sys,Immed" mean?
jGNE from an INIT
The Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Digest is moderated by Francois Pottier
([email protected]).
[Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-v3-054.txt; 87K]
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 18:50:13 +0200 (MET DST)
From: [email protected] (Francois Pottier)
Subject: [*] csmp-digest-v3-055
C.S.M.P. Digest Thu, 08 Sep 94 Volume 3 : Issue 55
Today's Topics:
Clover+. interrupt?~
Standard C Libraries: use them?
Summary of 'Safe Save' problem - IM:Files flawed!
What Happens in the Resource Fork
Why does NewGWorld do this?
Won't strange windows come in my layer?
The Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Digest is moderated by Francois Pottier
([email protected]).
[Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-v3-055.txt; 80K]
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 10:13:00 -0500
From: [email protected] (Paul C.H. Ho)
Subject: [*] DeskTopTV 1.2 ; A QuickTime Video digitizer/subtitle maker
Copyright(c)1994 Paul C.H. Ho and Pink Elephant Technologies. All rights
reserved.
This is shareware.
This is part of MovieTrilogy.
What's New in 1.2 ?
* Now written in Metrowerks CodeWarrior compiler. Both 68K and PPC versions
are available.
(Power Mac user can compare the speed difference between the two)
* Much improve recording functions.
* While this is fully functional, pay user can save setting in setting
document.
This allow you to switch to a preset window location/dimension by launching
a setting document.
DeskTopTV
A QuickTime Video monitor/digitizer/subtitle maker.
* VIDEO (For AV Macintish Only)
*Video input signal became live DeskTop pattern (DeskTop Mode).
*Superimpose graphics from any other application on top of the video with
choice of "Transparent Color". (Superimpose only work in 256 color mode or
below).
*Drag and Drop frame to finder as clipping or to other savvy program.
* AUDIO
*Record audio up to 16bit 48KHz stereo.
* MIDI
*If you have QuickTime 2.0 and QuickTime Musical Instruments, you can also
record MIDI track.
You can try out all the QuickTime Musical Instruments in the MIDI setting
dialog.
System Requirements
* System 7 or later.
* QuickTime 1.6.1 or later. Some features required QuickTime 2.0.
* Some features required Macintosh Drag and Drop.
* Sound Manager 3.0 or later recommended.
* DesktopTV 68K 1.2 work on both 68K and PPC Mac.
* DesktopTV PPC 1.2 is PowerMac Native.
Uploaded by author Paul C.H. Ho
Pink Elephant Technologies
[email protected]
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/desktop-tv-120.hqx; 78K]
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Date: Wed, 07 Sep 94 20:52:36 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dave Platt)
Subject: [*] Fernmail 1.2.1; a UUCP mail client
This archive contains version 1.2.1 of Fernmail, a shareware mail
program which works with uupc 3.1 and other uucp-based mail transport
engines. It is a bug-fix update to version 1.2, released a few months
ago. No new functionality has been added.
Dave Platt
[email protected] (domain/MX) RIPEM and PGP
or apple!snulbug!dplatt (uucp path) public keys
or dplatt%[email protected] (non-MX Internet) available upon
request
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/uucp/fern-mail-121.hqx; 200K]
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 94 01:03:09 EDT
From: [email protected] (Mr. Mark Aran Aiken)
Subject: [*] File-Tracker-15; a file/folder watching utility
File Tracker v1.5 is a major upgrade to File Tracker v1.0
and is reccomended to all users. This package should REPLACE the
older v1.0 package on archives. The upgrade is free to
registered users; write to the author for more information.
File Tracker is a utility package that "Watches" files or
folders on your hard drive, or on other people's hard drives
over a network. File Tracker is unique in that it can detect
exactly what happened when a watched folder or file changes.
It can detect seperately, for example, files arriving in a
folder or files being renamed, and perform actions on the
files involved. A wide range of events are recognized.
File Tracker offers a large library of built-in, pre-fab
actions that it can take in response to events, but also ties
in closely with AppleScript so you can write your own responses.
Example scripts and a few scripting additions are provided.
File Tracker is ShareWare $15US/$20Cnd, but is fully
functional "out of the box" and includes a full manual. It has
been extensively beta-tested and is compatible with all Mac
models. FILE TRACKER REQUIRES SYSTEM 7 OR BETTER.
Mark Aiken (Author): [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/file-tracker-15.hqx; 374K]
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 11:05-0400
From: "Brian K. Ogilvie"
Subject: [*] Freedom Trail Newton Book
This Newton Book is a guide to Boston's Freedom Trail, a 2 1/2-mile long
historic walking trail through downtown Boston. Information for this
guide was mostly taken directly from the National Park Service and U.S.
Navy brochures, but there are no guarantees as to the accuracy and/or
completeness of this book. Use this information at your own risk as the
author assumes no liability of any kind.
Freeware by Brian K. Ogilvie, but it remains copyright 1994 Brian K.
Ogilvie and his licensers. May be included in any CD-ROM redistribution
of info-mac.
[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/bostons-freedom-trail-book.hqx; 47K]
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 08:41:57 -0600
From: [email protected] (J. Witte)
Subject: [*] gradebook v1.91; a HyperCard stack for keeping grades
Here is v1.91 of the gradebook stack, a hypercard stack for college
teachers to keep grades and print reports.
v1.91 includes a couple of minor fixes, including a lower beep volume.
Shareware, $15
Jim Witte
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/gradebook-191-hc.hqx; 182K]
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 12:12:04 -0400
From: [email protected] (Robert Pellerin)
Subject: [*] Hermes and UUPC setup
This file explain how I had my Hermes BBS and UUPC working together. It
contains comments about the programs needed and few AppleScript
applications to have the job done correctly.
It might interess Hermes SysOps who want to connect automaticaly to their
UUCP host from the same computer as their board, and, who doesn't use
Tabby, Aeolus or MacKennel.
Few changes were made, to reflect the changes in the last version of a
software describe in the doc.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/hermes-and-uucp.hqx; 16K]
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Date: 07 Sep 1994 09:18:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Jeremy Kezer, (203) 676-6151"
Subject: [*] Jeremy's Control Strip Modules 1.2.1
Keywords: POWERBOOK PORTABLE CLOCK CONTROL STRIP SLEEP SOUND VOLUME
Jeremy's Control Strip Modules 1.2.0 (by Jeremy Kezer)
This is a package of Control Strip modules, designed to work with Apple's
Control Strip software. The modules are:
* Jeremy's CPU speed CSM - Displays current clock speed in MHz, or indicates
relative fast/slow speed with tortoise/hare icons.
* Jeremy's Battery CSM - Replaces Apple's Battery Monitor module, but displays
more battery information in a smaller area! Also displays hard drive status
and estimated battery time remaining.
* Jeremy's Clock CSM - Displays the current time. Via a popup menu, you can
customize the appearance of the display.
* Jeremy's Sound Volume CSM - A direct replacement for the Sound Volume module
provided by Apple. The icon shows the current volume setting in both
numeric
and pictoral form, so you don't need to bring up the menu to determine the
current volume.
* Jeremy's Sleep CSM - A direct replacement for the Sleep Now module provided
by Apple. Via the popup menu, you can select whether or not to bypass the
dialog that appears when AppleTalk is active.
* Jeremy's Battery Time CSM - Displays Apple's remaining battery time, a
historical estimate that "learns" your battery life, or the elapsed battery
time.
Version 1.2.1 contains an updated version of the Battery CSM, which is now
capable of displaying battery voltage, and has a "go to sleep now" menu
option.
Shareware; $10 registration fee suggested. See enclosed documents for more
information.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/jeremys-control-strip-modules-121.hqx; 142K]
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 18:59:44 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] jyhad-list-11-fmpro; a database for the card game Jyhad
Jyhad Card Database Version 1.1 (9.7.94)
This is a complete listing of the Jyhad cards to date. Special thanks to
Shawn Marier for his invaluable checklist.
This is a FileMaker Pro database for cataloging Jyhad cards. What's a
Jyhad, you ask? Well, Jyhad is a trading card game created and marketed by
Wizards of the Coast. With this database you can access your card
collection according to card name, frequency (i.e. rarity), card type,
Skills and/or Blood Point costs, and ownership. Several scripts facilitate
printing and the creation of lists according to set criteria.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/jyhad-list-11-fmpro.hqx; 165K]
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Date: Tue, 06 Sep 1994 20:21:35 -0700 (MST)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Ladmo-060.hqx (A Bot for Bolo)
Hi People,
Here is the second major release of Ladmo, a bot and limited borg for Bolo.
This is version 0.60.
While the version is at only 0.60, Ladmo is very competitive with Indy 2.02.
A brief list of changes from previous versions:
- Uses Pill views to update info.
- Black Lists bases it is unable to get to.
- Improved Attack Tank.
- Improved fixing pills at a distance.
- Clears walls around allied pills
- Fixed some refueling bugs.
- Automatic CPU sensing, which changes some internal options when CPU
power is deemed to be low.
- A new Attack Pill Method, called "Advanced Attack Pill", which makes
Ladmo the first bot to use a wall trick to take pills at times.
Still needs some work, but is definitely an improvement.
- Regular Attack Pill is now an improved version of the "New Attack
Pill" in earlier versions which uses just a regular shoot and run
method.
- Some borg fixes and changes.
- Some strategy changes.
- Various other improvements and additions.
Read the Revision History inside the Read Me for a complete listing of
changes.
As always, comments and suggestions are welcome!
Thanks,
John
[email protected]
Ladmo Co-Programmer
[Archived as /info-mac/game/bolo/ladmo-050.hqx; 97K]
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Date: Thu, 08 Sep 94 02:05:33 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Mac Identifier 1.0; helps System 7.5 identify models
Mac Identifier 1.0 is a freeware system extension designed for Mac purists
who don't feel comfortable with a Mac that doesn't know its own model
designation or icon appearance, a condition that occurs sometimes under
System 7.5, and is often noticed in the "About This Macintosh" dialog in the
Finder where the description is limited to a generic Macintosh icon and a
simple "Macintosh" as the name and model designation.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/mac-identifier-10.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 10:28:13 -0700
From: Joe Cicinelli
Subject: [*] niosh-lifting-calculator.hqx
Welcome to the NIOSH Lifting Calculator.
1994, Daniel McCrobie, all rights reseved
This simple tool will allow you to calculate lifting limits
for a variety of situations. The calcuator gives you both
ALs/MPLs from the 1981 guide and RWLs from the 1991 guide.
If you don't know what those are, you need to spend some
time with one of the NIOSH publications that describe what
the lifting guide means. This program is not a tutorial.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/niosh-lifting-calculator.hqx; 579K]
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 05:29:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Jensen
Subject: [*] nShell(tm) Programmer's Guide v1.0.2
This is version 1.0.2 of the nShell(tm) Programmer's Guide. The guide
has been expanded and some errors been corrected. In particular, v1.0.1
of this guide contained incorrect documentation for some callbacks -
these have been corrected.
This package describes how to write command resources for the
nShell(tm). Included are source code examples and a hypertext
programmer's guide to the nShell. The programmer's guide may be read
using any text editor, but a "setext" browser, such as M. Akif Eyler's
Easy View, will present the guide in it's full hypertext format.
A user's guide to the nShell(tm) is available separately.
You may distribute unmodified copies of the nShell(tm) for noncommercial
purposes. All other rights are reserved. nShell-Pro(tm) is available as
a commercial product, and may not be distributed without the express
written consent of Newport Software Development.
nShell and nShell-Pro are trademarks of Newport Software Development.
Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
THINK C is a trademark of Symantec Corporation. Other brands and their
products are trademarks of their respective holders.
Contact: John Jensen
EMail: [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected]
Mail: Newport Software Development, P.O. Box 1485, Newport Beach, CA 92659
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/info/n-shell-programmers-guide-102.hqx; 60K]
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 05:22:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Jensen
Subject: [*] nShell(tm) v1.0.2; a programming environment
Version 1.0.2 of the nShell(tm) adds "exit" and "export" commands to aid
scripting, and corrects a few problems found in earlier releases.
The nShell(tm) is a traditional scripting environment for the Apple
Macintosh.
Features include:
- Twenty shells may be active at one time.
- Full multitasking and background operation allow shells to run in parallel.
- Shell variables and wildcards are fully supported.
- The shell transcript is recorded and may be reviewed at any time.
- The entire shell context, variables and transcript, is persistent and
may be saved and continued at a later date.
- Standard commands are provided for file and network maintenance.
- Shell commands load as separate resources, minimizing memory requirements.
- Flow of control statements, available in nShell-Pro(tm), allow robust
scripts to be developed.
This package includes a copy of the nShell(tm), its utilities, and a
hypertext user's guide. The user's guide may be read using any text
editor, but a "setext" browser, such as M. Akif Eyler's Easy View, will
present the guide in it's full hypertext format.
A programmer's guide to the nShell(tm), with example source code, is
available separately.
You may distribute unmodified copies of the nShell(tm) for noncommercial
purposes. All other rights are reserved. nShell-Pro(tm) is available as
a commercial product, and may not be distributed without the express
written consent of Newport Software Development.
nShell and nShell-Pro are trademarks of Newport Software Development.
Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
Other brands and their products are trademarks of their respective holders.
Contact: John Jensen
EMail: [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected]
Mail: Newport Software Development, P.O. Box 1485, Newport Beach, CA 92659
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/n-shell-102.hqx; 204K]
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Date: Wed, 07 Sep 1994 15:26:41 +0100
From: [email protected] (Adam van Gaalen PA2AGA)
Subject: [*] radio-environment; for NET/Mac and IM/Mac
Hello dear reader
Here is a new info-mac/comm/radio-environment.hqx, which contains a
complete working environment for NET/Mac and IM/Mac.
Regards,
Adam van Gaalen ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/radio-environment.hqx; 1088K]
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Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 16:08:14 -0700
From: [email protected] (Terry Green)
Subject: [*] Reading is Power commercial as a QT movie
r_is_p.sea (reading is power) is the QuickTime version of a public
service announcement for the National Literacy Hotline. This psa
was produced by twenty2product for Adobe Systems as a demo for
Adobe Premiere 4.0. For more information call (415) 399-9744 or
e-mail [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/reading-is-power.hqx; 5060K]
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 18:59:53 -0500
From: David Darby
Subject: [*] SchoolStat 2.0.1; a statistics application
This is a major upgrade to the very popular user-friendly statistics
application designed originally for schools and introductory statistics. It
now sports a 3D interface (big deal!) and one-way ANOVA (including F test,
and Kruskal Wallis), Kolmogorov-Smirnov, odds ratios, and
sensitivity/specificity computations. The remaining algorithms have been
recoded to improve speed. If you liked SchoolStat v1.0, then hopefully
you'll love version 2.0.1!
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/school-stat-201.hqx; 828K]
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 10:10:23 -0500
From: [email protected] (Paul C.H. Ho)
Subject: [*] Screen Movie1.1.0 ; A QT monitor recorder
Copyright(c)1994 Paul C.H. Ho and Pink Elephant Technologies. All
rights reserved.
This is shareware.
This is part four of MovieTrilogy.
*ScreenMovie record your monitor screen into a QuickTime Movie.
*Record audio up to 16bit 48KHz stereo.
*If you have QuickTime 2.0 and QuickTime Musical Instruments, you
can also record MIDI track. You can try out all the QuickTime
Musical Instruments in the MIDI setting dialog.
What's new in 1.1.0?
*Register user get a much faster (and different) splash screen!
*Fixed a bug when QuickTime 2.0 not installed.
*Fixed a bug if your mac don't have a sound input device.
*Fixed a bug after a mouse down in the menu.
System Requirements
* System 7 or later.
* QuickTime 1.6.1 or later.
* Some features required QuickTime 2.0.
* Sound Manager 3.0 or later recommended.
* ScreenMovie68K 1.0 work on both 68K and PPC Mac.
* ScreenMoviePPC 1.0 is PowerMac Native.
Uploaded by author Paul C.H. Ho
Pink Elephant Technologies
[email protected]
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/screen-movie-110.hqx; 64K]
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 23:20:09 +0100
From: [email protected] (Chad Magendanz)
Subject: [*] ShrinkWrap 1.1; a disk image utility
(c) 1994 by Chad Magendanz
ShrinkWrap is a freeware utility made to manage Apple disk images. It
incorporates the functionality of DiskCopy and MountImage into one 80K drag
and drop application, then does them one better by adding on-the-fly
compression/decompression with the StuffIt Engine.
ShrinkWrap has distinct advantages over MountImage in that it is an
application and not a control panel. As such, it uses no memory until it
is required and creates no INIT conflicts. Additionally, MountImage has a
well documented bug which frequently causes data corruption when running
the Installer from a mounted disk image. ShrinkWrap does not have this
problem.
Using ShrinkWrap, you can create disk images by simply dragging and
dropping your floppy 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 are not into drag and drop
functionality.) If you have the StuffIt Engine installed (which is now
distributed as shareware in Aladdin's DropStuff 3.5.1), ShrinkWrap will
automatically compress and decompress the image files as they're created,
mounted or converted according to the rules you set up in Preferences.
This application is designed to be a companion to StuffIt Expander.
Between the two drag and drop applications, you should be able to install
99.9% of the compressed on-line software for the Mac out there, including
important system extensions and system software updates distributed by
Apple.
New features implemented in version 1.1:
- Full DART support (read, convert & mount).
- Includes MungeImage 1.2 image driver which compresses read-only images
in memory.
- Copies image files back to floppy disk.
- Copies images disk-to-disk.
- Extensive image file verification options.
- Prettier and smoother progress box.
- Eliminated temporary folder while decompressing image archives.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/shrink-wrap-11.hqx; 90K]
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 10:18:52 +0100
From: [email protected] (Rene Voorburg)
Subject: [*] StickyClick1.2; a mouse "lock" utility
I've have found this very handy utility which saves lazy Powerbook users
who prefer to "work" on other places than their desk from getting painful
hands. It it also an excellent help for disabled people who can only
operate their mouse or trackball with one finger. StickyClick sort of
simulates having a "lock" button on your mouse or trackball. By quickly
clicking in the menubar, the Macintosh will be made to think that the mouse
button is still down. You release the button locking by clicking and
releasing again. The author is Steve Zellers
.
According to the author, several incompatabilities have been reported with
a few other menubar-click-type utilities. I did not notice any problems
with any of my *many* extensions.
Rene Voorburg
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/sticky-click-12.hqx; 13K]
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 10:43:38 +0200
From: Patrick Stadelmann
Subject: [*] Think C dcmd 1.0.1; glue for wirting debugger commands
Hi !
This package will allow you to write dcmds (debugger commands)
in Think C. It contains the glue code necessary to link the
"dcmd.o" library, and Think Put, a collection of routines to
create formatted output in dcmds.
To use this package, you need the "dcmd.o" library and the
"dcmd.h" header from Apple Computer, Inc. These files are
available along with MacsBug from ftp.apple.com in the
dts/mac/tools/macsbug/ directory.
Changes since version 1.0 :
- Now compatible with "TestDcmd". "Break on entry" didn't work
with version 1.0.
- The "@1." project now has the "Use MacsBug name" flag set.
- Renamed global variables.
- Some fixes in the doc.
IMPORTANT : There is no change in the interface between
version 1.0 and 1.0.1. Thus, there is no need
to modifiy your code.
This package is freeware and may be distributed freely.
Written by P. Stadelmann
Feel free to contact me if you have comments, suggestions or
bugs to report.
Patrick
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/think-dcmd-101-c.hqx; 40K]
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Date: Wed, 07 Sep 94 20:49:29 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dave Platt)
Subject: [*] uupc 3.1; a uucp-compatible mail transport engine
This archive contains the programs, documentation, and sample
configuration files for uupc 3.1, a uucp-compatible mail transport
engine. It is an upgrade to uupc 3.0 (released in early 1992) and the
numerous beta releases of 3.1 which have been distributed since 1992.
uupc is freeware (although not in the public domain).
Dave Platt
[email protected] (domain/MX) RIPEM and PGP
or apple!snulbug!dplatt (uucp path) public keys
or dplatt%[email protected] (non-MX Internet) available upon
request
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/uucp/uupc-31.hqx; 211K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 94 20:51:26 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dave Platt)
Subject: [*] uupc 3.1 BBS connectivity utilities
This archive contains some software and documentation which may enable
uupc 3.1 to be integrated with a Macintosh-based bulletin board software
package such as Hermes or Tabby. I haven't tested this software, as I
don't run a BBS; it was contributed by uupc users.
Dave Platt
[email protected] (domain/MX) RIPEM and PGP
or apple!snulbug!dplatt (uucp path) public keys
or dplatt%[email protected] (non-MX Internet) available upon
request
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/uucp/uupc-31-bbs.hqx; 179K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 94 20:50:09 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dave Platt)
Subject: [*] uupc 3.1 source code
This archive contains the source code and THINK C project and resource
files for uupc 3.1.
Dave Platt
[email protected] (domain/MX) RIPEM and PGP
or apple!snulbug!dplatt (uucp path) public keys
or dplatt%[email protected] (non-MX Internet) available upon
request
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/uupc-31-c.hqx; 240K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 01:16:04 -0500
From: [email protected] (Vincenzo P. Menanno)
Subject: [*] Waves in Motion demos
I am sending you a couple of my FileMaker Pro databases to be made
available of the Internet.
Thank-you very much Vince
[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/waves-in-motion-fmpro.hqx; 964K]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 19:50:26 -0400
From: [email protected] (The Opera Ghost)
Subject: "Sticky Spaces" in WordPerfect?
I am writing an explanatory article about some Mac features, and I mention
the Save As dialog. I would like both words "save" and "as" to appear on
the same line of text when printed. Remember the "sticky space" from
AppleWorks? It was a character, but word-wrapping wouldn't
separate the two words between which the "sticky space" was placed onto
different lines. Is there such a thing available in WordPerfect 3.0?
Thank you Avagadro's number of times,
Chris Ursich
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 94 18:21:29 EDT
From: Thich Quang Due
Subject: "Type it for me"?
Would anyone please tell me the exact directory in info-mac
of the file called something like "Type it for me". Thanks
for your help.
Tong Mai
[email protected]
[Try:
-r 119083 Jun 21 1994 gui/type-it-for-me-43.hqx
-Gordon]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 10:30:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: [A] HP LaserJet PPDs and PDFs
In Info-Mac Digest 12/115 I asked:
> Could anybody tell me where I could find the PDF and PPD files for a
> Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4M printer? I tried ftp.adobe.com, but they
> don't have PDFs in general, and while they have PPDs for other versions
> of the HP LaserJet 4, they don't have one for the 4M.
The answer: Hewlett Packard PPDs and PDFs can be downloaded by anonymous
ftp from ftp-boi.external.hp.com.
I'd like to thank all info-mac subscribers who answered my question or
sent me the files in question.
Cheers, Florin
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 94 07:56:16 -0400
From: "Keith E Gatling"
Subject: [Q] Multiple Enablers
In our school we have a number of different varieties of Macs, but I want
them all to have the same stuff on them. This was really simple in the days
before there was a specific enabler for each model...I'd just make a master
of copy of the setup on a portable hard drive, and then copy it to each
machine.
My question is, can I get around the specific enabler for each machine
problem by loading the system folder on the hard drive with every
conceivable enabler (or at least all the ones that apply to the machines we
have)?
Thanks a lot!
keg
* [email protected] I've got plenty of opinions. Just ask my wife! *
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 14:53:46 -0500
From: [email protected] (Sandy Sklar)
Subject: [Q] System 7.5 and MacPPP
Hi! Yesterday I bought System 7.5 for my PowerBook 140 4/40, and installed
it. When I ran the 'Before You Install' disk, it told me that I had 3
extensions/CDEV's that were possibly incompatible with 7.5. The other two
I expected, but it told me that the 'Config PPP' control panel, which is
part of the MacPPP software, is incompatible. I went ahead and installed
the software, and moved Config PPP back to the control panels folder. I
haven't had any problems using the MacPPP or any other of my internet
software yet, but should I expect to? What kind of problem could happen?
My system config:
Powerbook 140, 4/40 w/ Ram Doubler 1.5
System 7.5, no PowerTalk or GX stuff
MacTCP 2.0.4 (installed before I got sys7.5)
MacPPP
Prometheous 144e modem (yeah, it sucks, but it's cheap!)
Also, I don't suppose anyone has written a control strip module that opens
a PPP connection using the configurations stored in MacPPP? I know that
all the software I have (like Eudora, Anarchie, etc.) will open the
connection if it is closed, but it would be nice also to be able to open
and close the connection from the control strip. Thanks for the help!
--Sandy
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 94 08:43:21 +0200
From: [email protected] (Joern Erik Wennerstroem)
Subject: Apple Search
Hello netters,
I'm considering installing AppleSearch in an environment where it's to be
expected that a given search will produce more than the maximum 99 matches
that AppleSearch can show. I have read the documentation concerning the
possibility to have the remaining (99+) matches displayed but haven't found
anything pertaining my question. Does someone out there have any
experiences with AppleSearch in this respect ?? Please mail me directly -
I'll summarize the findings.
Joern Wennerstroem
University of Odense - DENMARK
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 23:20:17 +0100
From: [email protected] (Gib Henry)
Subject: Appletalk Always ON??
In Info-Mac #118, Pete Jones ([email protected]) asked:
>Currently I have a Mac with a blown modem port. So I use my
>printer port for both modem and Appletalk use. Typically, I'll
>boot the Mac and work for a while, print a few things, then
>use Chooser to turn off Appletalk. Then I can use the modem
>after switching cables.
>
>Ugly, but it works. Problem, though: if I power down the computer
>with Appletalk off, it comes back up with it off. Then, to print, I
>have to use Chooser to turn Appletalk back on and have to reboot.
>
>So: Is there a way to change Appletalk so that it always is *ON*
>at boot time, regardless of it's configuration when the machine was
>powered down?
I think ToggleAT may do what you want. Sorry I can't point you to it, but
I'm sure it's on the usual ftp servers; try an archie search.
Also, if you'll consider commercial software, Connectix Powerbook Utilities
(CPU) does it, and I think there's an equivalent (Connectix Desktop
Utilities?) for desktop Macs.
It's very convenient on my Duo--AT on when docked, off when, undocked, I
need the ONLY port for use with a modem.
Hope this helps. Cheers!
--Gib Henry
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 1994 22:18:00 -0400
From: Mark Stephansky Whitman-Hanson 617-447-7020
Subject: Bach tune in Hypercard
Hi Folks:
Does anyone know the Bach tune that plays upon completion of the puzzle in
hypercard? If so...please let me know.
Thanks,
Mark Stephansky ([email protected])
------------------------------
Date: 8 Sep 1994 16:18:19 GMT
From: [email protected] (Jason Duva)
Subject: CD ROMs For Trade/Sale
I have "Jump Raven" and "Lunicus" CD-ROMs for the macintosh still in
their original, sealed packages. I would like to trade these for other new
or used mac CD-ROMs, particularly "7th Guest." If you are interested in
these CDs, but don't have anything to trade, I will also sell them for $30
each.
Also, I have "Movie Select" on disk available. This program contains a
database of all movies available on video, and a plot summary. You can
also search by director, actor, or title, and if you tell the program your
favorate movies, it will recommend videos for you to rent. Unlike the CDs,
this box has been opened, but contains all the original materials. I will
trade this, or sell for $15.
Reply to this account, or call 861-7128.
--
Jason Duva
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 18:47:31 -0400
From: [email protected] (Martin Forrester)
Subject: Compressed PICTs in Quicktime for Windows
A question regarding compressed bit map files and "Quicktime for Windows"...
I'm using the shareware program "Graphic Converter" on my Mac to take
scanned photographs (in TIFF or PICT format) and make "Quicktime
compressed" PICT files out of them. This is nice in that the resulting
files can be read or imported into any Mac application (mostly Word and
Powerpoint for me), because they are still PICT files, but they are a
factor of 10 to 20 smaller than the original. They can be read and printed
on any Mac which has Quicktime, which for my local purposes is any Mac.
Many of my colleagues use PC clones, also with Word and Powerpoint for
Windows. My question is, if I buy "Quicktime for Windows" will they also
be able to view and print these images? I have seen a Quicktime viewer for
Windows which lets Windows users view Quicktime movies & compressed images
WITHIN THAT VIEWER, but is there an analog of the Mac Quicktime Extension,
which steps in "behind the scenes" and does display of a compressed graphic
placed in, for example, a Word file?
Thanks for any input!
_________________
Martin Forrester
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 21:59:02 -0700
From: [email protected] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: deMIMEing
>Someone sent me an email with an enclosure in MIME format. I presume
>this is because the sender was using Eudora. Trouble is, I'm not.
>How do I de-MIME this thing? Stuffit doesn't handle it...
Try Mpack - it should do what you want...
ftp://export.acs.cmu.edu/pub/mpack/mpack-1.4-mac.hqx
cheers ... -Adam
--
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- [email protected] -- [email protected]
Author of Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- [email protected]
Internet Explorer Kit for Macintosh -- [email protected]
Internet Starter Kit for Windows -- [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 10:47:01 GMT-5
From: "Karen Schlosberg"
Subject: discontinued quadra?
hi,
i just heard that apple has discontinued the quadra 650. anyone hear anything
as
to why? and what does/will that mean to us 650 users?
thanks!
karen
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 94 11:32:07 CEST
From: Giovanni Mazzola
Subject: Electronic Design Programs
Thanks for reading this message.
I need a shareware program to make electronic design (electric diagrams
and printed circuit boards).
Any help ?
Commercial products infos are welcome at my address: [email protected]
Thank you in advance.
Giovanni Mazzola IT9XXS
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 1994 11:48:14 -0300
From: [email protected] (Michael LeBlanc)
Subject: Eudora and POP Server error
Can anyone help me with a "my set or yours?" dispute?
We are finally setting up our school network, and I'm having a problem with
Eudora 1.4.3 getting mail. The MacTCP setup seems okay; I can telnet,
gopher etc. with no problem, and I can send messages with no problem.
The difficulty arises when I try the Check Mail. It begins the check
procedure, seems to like the password I've given it, but stops with the
dialog:
There has been an error transferring your mail
I said PASS
and then the POP server said
-ERR System error, can't open temporary file, do you own it?
Eudora's Log for this transaction reads:
Thu Sep 08 11:22:11 1994
8:0.0.1 [email protected]
8:0.0.1 enter the
8:0.3.55 PASS
8:0.3.55 -ERR System error, can't open temporary file, do you own it?
8:0.3.55 POP
8:0.3.55 ALRT 1011
8:0.6.13 Dismissed with 1.
The server is an IBM 6000, and the System Administrator says he's using
POP3. Windows machines on the network running PCEudora have the same
settings that my Eudora has but do not suffer from this problem.
Any ideas?
Michael
Michael LeBlanc
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
[email protected]
voice 902 422-7381 local 160
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 94 10:15:59 EDT
From: [email protected] (David Bensinger)
Subject: Eudora at Home (Q)
I want to use the wonderful Eudora at home. But I am having trouble setting
it up. Here is my situation. From home I dial in to my University's modem
pool, then I specify my department's server, then I log in to that machine.
How do I get Eudora to handle all this.
Thanks, David
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 17:19:07 -0400
From: [email protected] (Capt Bill Cameron)
Subject: Hard drive and FAX modems (1A)
[email protected] asks:
>...are there ways of adding a protective cover to internal hard
>drives that are cheaper than buying an external hard drive?
This file:
ftp://mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu//pub/info-ma ... ase-11.txt
describes how to build a case to house several SCSI devices. It looks
fairly straightforward, though I haven't tried it myself. If you can find
someone getting rid of a few 40M or 80M drives, this could be a cheap way
to increase storage capacity. The author prices the case and parts at
about $100.00, but says he estimates high.
Hope this helps.
Bill Cameron sdg
[email protected]
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 11:26:25 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Traci J. Ingram"
Subject: Hard Drive Spin Down
> From: "JT Green"
> Subject: HD spin down
>
> On Fri, 26 Aug 1994 13:38:27 +0200 (Info-Mac 12-114),
> [email protected]
> (Rolf Kocherhans) wrote:
>>Does anybody know a utility for a desktop MAC, which spins down
>>the Harddisk after a specific time.
>>
>>I know of some PowerBook utilities. I would like to let our
>>server disk have a rest over night.
>Silverlining 5.5 CAN do this, but I'm not sure if a SCSI 4.3 compatible
>version exisits yet.
To add $.02-worth: For several months I successfully used the above
feature of Silverlining to spin down an internal, non-boot, drive after
two minutes of inactivity, and to spin down the external boot drive after
ten minutes.
Then one day the boot drive started to spin down *just* as I did something
with the computer requiring the disk to be active, and IT COMPLETELY
TRASHED THE DRIVE'S CONTENTS. Neither Norton Disk Doctor nor DiskTools
could resurrect the thing.
I had to do a complete restore from backup. Now I keep the boot drive
spinning (but still do let the noisy internal Apple/IBM drive "sleep")!
BTW, I don't *think* that this is any particular indictment of
Silverlining, but rather just an unfortunate interaction with the "sleep"
function built into the SCSI spec.
Regards,
Traci Ingram
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 11:36:05 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Traci J. Ingram"
Subject: Hard Drive Spin Down [resubmision]
Gordon, I tried to send the following message a few minutes ago, but if
it was actually sent by my PINE mailer, I could not detect it. If this
is a duplicate, please disregard.
Traci J. Ingram
[email protected] | or | [email protected]
***********************************
> From: "JT Green"
> Subject: HD spin down
>
> On Fri, 26 Aug 1994 13:38:27 +0200 (Info-Mac 12-114),
> [email protected]
> (Rolf Kocherhans) wrote:
>>Does anybody know a utility for a desktop MAC, which spins down
>>the Harddisk after a specific time.
>>
>>I know of some PowerBook utilities. I would like to let our
>>server disk have a rest over night.
>Silverlining 5.5 CAN do this, but I'm not sure if a SCSI 4.3 compatible
>version exisits yet.
To add $.02-worth: For several months I successfully used the above
feature of Silverlining to spin down an internal, non-boot, drive after
two minutes of inactivity, and to spin down the external boot drive after
ten minutes.
Then one day the boot drive started to spin down *just* as I did something
with the computer requiring the disk to be active, and IT COMPLETELY
TRASHED THE DRIVE'S CONTENTS. Neither Norton Disk Doctor nor DiskTools
could resurrect the thing.
I had to do a complete restore from backup. Now I keep the boot drive
spinning (but still do let the noisy internal Apple/IBM drive "sleep")!
BTW, I don't *think* that this is any particular indictment of
Silverlining, but rather just an unfortunate interaction with the "sleep"
function built into the SCSI spec.
Regards,
Traci Ingram
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 11:40:07 +0200
From: Luc Patiny
Subject: Initialisation string for VFX 28.8 Faxmodem
I have buy a VFX 28.8 faxmodem and I am not able to send a fax using FAXstf
software. Can anybody tell me which initialisation string I should use.
I have try with AT&D0&K4VE but it doesn't work. This initialisation string
was working with the 14.4 model.
Thank you in advance. Luc Patiny.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 94 18:52:47 EDT
From: David Lewis
Subject: left-handed text
Hi,
I would like to find out if there any way to write in any text-editor
as a real left-handed, i.e. from right to left with letters reversed.
Thanks
David Lewis
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 06:30:55 +0200
From: [email protected] (Buser Christian)
Subject: Mac Portable Batteries (R)
[email protected] (J. Tristan Edelstein) wrote:
>I have one of the original Mac Portables (hardly portable by
>todays standards
) with a dead battery.>...
>In my attempts to locate
>a new battery, most vendors simply laugh and wish me good
>luck.
Try to contact Dynamic Engineering, 435 Park Drive,
Ben Lomond, CA 95005, USA; phone (408) 336-8891,
fax (408) 336-3840
They have - or at least used to have - a great choice of
MacPortable accessories.
Greetings, Christian.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 94 18:49:16 EDT
From: David Lewis
Subject: mail programs
Hi,
I am looking for a shareware program which can read huge UNIX mail
files (up to 1-2M) , preferably with the ability to save to other files,
sort messages and edit the headers.
While I am on the subject of mail, I am also looking for a program which
could keep a log of snail-mail (origin, date received...)
Thanks
David Lewis
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 18:12:01 EST
From: [email protected] (Jonathan Kamien)
Subject: MIME format
MIME format 9/7/94
6:14 PM
I recently received some files that were encoded in MIME format. Can
someone point me towards software that will decode a MIME enclosure?
Stuffit Deluxe doesn't seem to handle it.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 01:42:16 +1000
From: DAVID.D.F.O'[email protected]
Subject: Newton mailing lists?
Since I am seeing increasing uploads of Newton applications, I wonder if anyone
can tell me if there are any Newton mailing lists? I do not have access to
USENET. Please reply to me directly. If anyone else wants to know, E-Mail me
and I will pass on whatever I am sent.
Regards, David
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 94 21:42:47 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: norton Utilities
I have read the thread about Norton Utilities and Symantec with some interest
and disbelief.
About three months ago, I had a problem with my hard drive, which I could not
solve. The Norton Utilities seemingly fixed it, but really didn't. I
finally decided to call Symantec for help. The first tech support person I
got, after a short time on hold, was very helpful. He didn't solve the
problem, but did give a lot of help which could have solved it. I then did a
by the way, and got all sorts of other help from him. After doing several of
the things he suggested that I do, I called back, got another , and the same
thing repeated. Help, narrowing down the problem, and a very good BTW.
Finally, I caled back a third time, armed with all sorts of information for
a tech support person, and he finally had the brainstorm that I didn't have
the latest version of the software. In spite of that stupid revelation, he
was more than polite about it, and gave me more help. He arranged for
Symantec to send me the latest copy of the utilities, and called back the
next week to see if I had gotten it. When I said that I hadn't, he put me on
the telephone with Leo X (?), the manager of tech support, who told me he
would personally see that I got the software federal express. Which he did.
To sum up, I found Symantec to be more than eager to help me, they went far
out of their way to diagnose my problem, to give me peripheral help, and to
make sure it didn't happen again. And the manager of tech support called me
back a few days later to make sure everything was OK. I don't know what
other markets Symantec is in, but, if I ever need a package of that type, I
will buy theirs without thinking too much about the competition.
Michael B. Luskin
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 08:40:31 -0800
From: [email protected] (Kathy Brunetti)
Subject: Novell Group wise (formerly WordPerfect Office)
I am a renegade Mac user on a network of PCs. The network is served
through a Sun, using PCNFS. I have been successfully using Eudora to
communicate with others on the network. The powers-that-be are now
mandating that everyone use WordPerfect Office for e-mail and scheduling.
My only choices are to use it on my Mac or switch to a PC. WP Office, at
least for the Mac has been renamed Novell Group Wise. Novell swears that I
can just install it and it will work just fine. I am using a Quadra 650
which was connected to our network by a resident Mac guru who has since
departed. The current system administrator is not familiar with Macs and
doesn't particularly want to help since I am an outlaw who insists on using
my own computer. Does anyone have any experience using this software in a
mixed Mac-PC environment? Or can you give me an idea of the kinds of
questions I need to ask Novell or the system administrator in order to get
a clear idea of whether it will indeed work and if any additional software
or hardware is needed? I don't know much about networks, so please let me
know if I haven't supplied enough info about the network or my computer for
anyone to advise me.
Kathy Brunetti, Agriculture Program Supervisor
Department of Pesticide Regulation 1020 N Street Room 161 Sacramento CA 95814
voice (916) 324-4100 FAX (916) 324-4088
------------------------------
Date: 7 Sep 1994 17:16:11 GMT
From: [email protected] (Melissa A. Hines)
Subject: Opinions on Grant Tracking Software
Does anyone on the Net have any opinions or suggestions (positive or
negative) for applications to track spending on various grants in a
research lab? The only specialized software that I know of is called
"Grant Tracker" by KCS Software, but I have never seen or used this
package.
Thanks in advance,
--
Melissa A. Hines [email protected]
Dept. of Chemistry
Cornell University
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 11:05:52 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Pecking order (C)ont ad nauseum
[email protected] writes:
>This thread, IMO, should have died by now.
I agree. Why are you adding fuel? Posts like the above are gratuitous.
>I assume that at least most folks reading this are adults...
>let everyone stick their own feet in their respective mouths...
>if readers just can't cope with something that doesn't look like
>a Hallmark card, well, may I recommend sticking with Hallmark.
>Perhaps they'll open up a computer book wing.
Apparently the reader must behave like an adult but the poster is welcome
to behave like a child. Perhaps info-mac should begin a daycare digest?
>And besides, the cranky posts are part of the charm of this digest.
You would, I assume, also find someone charming who spits on you while
you're out for a walk. I was motivated to join this thread by exactly this
type of supportive language DEFENDING gross behavior. Adults in *my*
opinion do not believe "courtesy is only for children." I'm sorry you
believe courtesy equates to Pollyanna.
Can we stop now?
Paul Baim
[Hey. This thread is dead. It dosen't seem to me that we are making any
progress here, and we certianly aren't talking about Mac stuff. So, unless
some new development comes up, I'm going to kill this thread after the
next digest (so you have one more digest to get a final word in, but, please,
you don't have too).
Your friendly moderator -Gordon]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 12:14:49 -0400
From: [email protected] (Thumper)
Subject: QUESTION: APPLE's 17" MultiScan Monitor and IIci?
In comp.sys.mac.digest "Lance" writes:
>Anyone out there with one of Apple's New MultiScan 17" monitors, who has
>it connected to an Mac II series? I've heard that it requires a special
>adaptor to connect to the II series. What does the adaptor do? And why
>won't the monitor work directly with the II series. The cable looks the
>same as the older models.
The built-in video on the Mac IIci will not support 16" or 19" displays so
a 17" MultiScan could be connected to a IIci but if it worked at all it
would work as a really BIG 14" display.
But it does have 3 NuBus slots... so you could add an Apple display card
that will support a 17" display.
-Geoff
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 07:52:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: Michael Nibeck
Subject: Quicktime converter
Does anyone know of a QT AVI or QT FLI converter??
Mike Nibeck
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Date: Thu, 08 Sep 1994 15:12:47 -0600 (CST)
From: [email protected]
Subject: Recording Sound from Apple CD 300 (Q)
I have a Quadra
950 with an Apple CD 300. I would like to record some sounds from the CD, but
when I plug the CD into the external sound inputs of the Quadra instead of the
external speakers I use, I cannot hear what I am recording through the internal
speaker. I have Sound In set to "external" and Sound Out set to "built-in
speaker", but even though I can record and play back through the internal
speaker, I can't hear anything while recording. I assume that playthrough is
not available, since I don't see the check box which I have seen on AV models.
What I would really like is to have the CD connected to the sound inputs of the
Quadra and have it play through my external speakers while recording. Is there
any way to do this on a 950? TIA>
Mark
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 08 Sep 1994 11:01:29 +0100
From: WalrathW
Subject: Simultaneously Scrolling texts
>As a professional translator I would like to know if there are any hints =
out
>there on software which could be used to link two windows, A and B, =
together,
>preferably on a Mac. In window A I would place the original text and in =
window
>B
>I would have the target text. Now I would like the software to make it
possible
>to scroll these two texts simultaneously according to marks I had placed =
in
the
>two texts. This feature should also work with the find function.
>Could some of this feature be achieved using existing wordprocessors?
BBedit does it!! Also while using the Find command (something I just now =
found out...). Look for the BBedit demo at info-mac (probably in the text =
directory), and you can find ordering information in the readmes.
-wayne
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 16:06:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Russell S. Aminzade: Trinity College of VT"
Subject: slowwwwww PowerPC
Hope this isn't an FAQ. I've been too busy to read info-mac carefullyfor
the last few months.
We have had a PowerPC mac for a few weeks and are stunned at just how
slow it is running the applications we use. Now I understand how the
non-native version of MS Word might be slower than an FX, but EVERY
application seems to do a little "hang" that lasts a few seconds at
launch time. Furthermore, the NATIVE version of Quark Xpress doesn't
seem a whit faster than plain old vanilla 680x0 Xpress on powerless macs.
On the recommendation of every Macintosh columnist in the world, we even
went out and bought Conflict Catcher. Hah, what a bust. It was supposed
to show emulation code in our inits that would slow everything down. It
didn't show any such thing in the non-native Adobe Type Manager, while
all the experts were saying that's what was causing the slowdown. We did
upgrade to the new ATM. Cute cowboy font, but no change in performance.
By the way Conflict Catcher _did_ show that all kinds of apple software
was running in emulation (like appleshare).
We're quite disapointed, and I'm confused, since other people have been
raving about the performance of native applications. Maybe we just need
to try a big, ugly slow Xpressfile to see the difference. Haven't had a
chance to do that yet.
Any comments appreciated.
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 05:51:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Thoo
Subject: software LocalTalk-to-Ethernet router (Q)
Hello, y'all! My brother asked me yesterday if I could "track down any
information about a software LocalTalk-EtherTalk router." I seem to
recall reading something about this in a past issue of MacUser, but can't
pinpoint it. If anyone has any information on _software_ LTalk-to-Ethernet
routers, or a reference to the issue on MacUser in which this was
mentioned, please e-mail my brother, Lawrence, at .
Thanks so much for your help. I trust that we'll show him how helpful
imdigest readers are
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: or
Home Page:
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 18:42:10 -0800
From: [email protected] (frank severa)
Subject: spread sheet for words
I am looking for software (shareware first) or comm.that is a spreadsheet
but will use words rather then numbers. What I want to do, is to be able to
type a list (column) of names once that will appear in the spread sheet in
different locations(.Ex. cell A-1 will move to cell C-3 with just one
entry). If any one can help I will take my answers via E-mail. I did try
this with my Works program but no dice.
Thanking you in advance
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 12:30:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jason Peterson
Subject: Stripping Text Files
I am having trouble stripping text files, taken from the Internet, so they
may be clearly read using simpletext. I use the program Stripper, but it
doesn't seem to clear it up completely. Should I be using a different
program? Thanks in advance for any help.
Jason Peterson
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 22:12:48 -0400
From: [email protected] (The Opera Ghost)
Subject: System 7.0 USA --> System 7.5 Spain (Q)
I am currently running system 7.0 USA on my PowerBook. When I move to
system 7.5, I would like to change to the Spanish-language version of the
system (just because I like Spanish). Would this present any problems as
far as compatability or anthing?
Thank you,
Chris Ursich
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 94 11:08:05 JST
From: [email protected]
Subject: System 7.5 & Chinese/Japanese Langauge Kits (A)
As a follow-up to my System 7.5 and Japanese Language Kit question... I have
heard from Apple and from sources on the Net (TidBITS and Dan Miller
[ZiffNet/Mac]) that the Chinese and Japanese Language Kits indeed don't work
with System 7.5. Apple says they will release an updated version of JLK at the
end of the year.
Commentary: I can understand the technical difficulties that might have come
into play to bring about this unfortunate situation. But it is disappointing
that Apple has failed to support their own product. WorldScript billingual
computing technology is one aspect of the Mac that Windows hasn't addressed.
It is an area where Apple shines. Microsoft seems to have choosen to ignore
WorldScript in developing their Mac applications, causing frustration, to say
the least. [Every Japanese program I've tried on my Mac with JLK has worked
fine EXCEPT for Excel.] Now even Apple is failing to support CLK and JLK.
It's too bad that Apple has chosen not to release a fix for this problem BEFORE
System 7.5 shipped. I hope that Apple will at least make the fix or update
available for free on the Internet and other online systems.
Thanks,
Larry Staples
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 06 Sep 1994 10:26:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Doc Kinne: User Services Associate"
Subject: System 7.5 Preformance Problem...
Folks: 0920EDT 9409.06
I came up with a rather interesting behavior playing around
with a late BETA version of System 7.5 that I wanted to see if anyone
else had either seen or come up with a way around.
I installed just the core 7.5 OS on both a PowerMacintosh
6100 and a PowerBook 160 earlier in the month. This did not
include either the QuickDraw GX or PowerTalk modules.
Over a period of five days I started to notice considerable
delays on the PowerMacintosh 6100 with respect to ejecting disks,
dismounting CD-ROMs and shutting down. You would issue a command
to yank a disk or shutdown and wait for 30 seconds for the machine
to respond.
Thinking that it was possible that the 7.5 BETA that I had was
not yet tuned to the PowerMac I reinstalled clean versions of
System 7.1.2. The problem vanished instantly and utterly. I didn't
think that was strange.
Due to memory constraints on my PowerBook 160 I de-installed the
vast majority of System 7.5 (took out the System and the Finder) and
simply left the Apple Menu item and the Windowshades Control panel
on (functionality that I wanted at the time). I noticed no
preformance problems. Everything was cool.
Then, as the next couple of weeks went by, the PowerBook slowly
began exhibiting the same long wait when ejecting disks and shutting
down. Note at this time I was basically running System 7.1 with
the 7.5 Apple Menu Item and Windowshades Control Panels active.
Last night, needing a bit more memory, I decided to delete the
7.5 Control Panels. I got my memory back (its amazing what just over
100K can mean to you), but more interestingly all delays in ejecting
disks and shutting down instantly vanished.
Has anyone else experienced this behavior? Does anyone have a
work-around or an explanation? I can see the stupidity of running
both System 7.5 and 7.1 piecemeal on my PowerBook. Gods know what
strange things were happening. However, it does worry me that this
problem also came up, quickly, on a PowerMac that I did a proper 7.5
Core Install on.
Any related experiences or thoughts would be appreciated.
Doc Kinne
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 06:59:12 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Trackpad too slow!!!
Since almost two months now, I've tried to make myself comfortable with
my PowerBook 540's trackpad. Everything is going right except for the
speed and the accelaration of the trackpad. I have put the adjustment for
maximum speed in the control pannel. Then, I tried to locate the trackpad
(or mouse) control pannel's ressource where are stored these adjustments.
I could not find it. It seems that things (system 7.1.1) have changed since
last year, when a folk explained how it could be patched. Did anybody find a
way to fix that "problem"?
Thanks a lot!
Claude Bellavance
Centre interuniversitaire d'etudes quebecoises
Departement des sciences humaines
Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 11:08:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: Where to find System 6.0.8L?
I know that someone else on the list posted where to find System 6.0.8L
(The version of Sys 6 that can be used on a PowerBook 100), but I can't
remember where I filed it away. Can anyone help me out?
Adam Gerstein
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 19:14:37 +0200
From: [email protected] (Buser Christian)
Subject: ZModem wanted (R)
Marco RIDONI asked:
>Does anybody know where I can find Pascal sources for the Zmodem
>protocol, or a ready made CODE resource? I need to incorporate Zmodem
>file transfer in a little program I'm writing, but I don't have time (and
>I'm not so happy about it) to write the code.
Marco,
I'm not a programmer, and I don't know what exactly you want to do, but:
why don't ju just rely on Apple's Communications Toolbox? There are tools
for nearly every protocol available - some for free, some for money.
There's a Zmodem tool from Mark/Space softworks, a DEMO version of it can
be obtained from
ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/mspace
The demo is limited to downloads only, no uploads. Contact Brian Hall for
info about licensing the full version.
Hope this helps. Best wishes,
Christian.
Please reply to: [email protected]
*
Original from address: Christian Buser
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 94 15:29:28 GMT-60:00
From: [email protected]
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From: [email protected] (Robert Rancans)
Subject: Journal Subscription software wanted
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Can anyone point me to ready-built journal subscription software for FMPro
or 4D - or if I'm really pushed - a PC package.
I need to find a working solution to be up and running by December 1994 - 3
journals, approx 600 subscribers in UK and Europe.
Thanks for any information
Robert
Waverly Europe Ltd
Medical Publishers
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