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Info-Mac Digest Wed, 28 Sep 94 Volume 12 : Issue 127
Today's Topics:
[*] Account Manager 1.1; a File Maker Pro financial account db
[*] A How To guide for writing a memory game under HyperCard
[*] Allows compilation of Metrowerks C/C++ 1.1 projects under 1.0
[*] Anatomical Location of Uterus
[*] Auspice 3.5.1; a calendar/reminder utility
[*] ChaosPlot; an educational program about chaotic motion
[*] Columnbo 2.1, A Tab-Delimited Import Utility
[*] Convert*Projects 1.0b6; THINK to CW converter
[*] Desktop Strip 1.0, the Control Strip replacement
[*] Deskwriter GX Driver 1.0
[*] DISINFECTANT: A TOAST (PART IV OF III)
[*] Disk Wizard 1.0.2 - the ultimate disk cataloging software!
[*] DSKA; A TMS320C2x Assembler
[*] enigma25; encryption utility
[*] epsConverter 1.1; converts to 3.2 compatible EPS
[*] Eye on the Clock 1.2
[*] FastClock+DCC 3.4 Program to Run Model Trains.
[*] fatfree 1.1; removes PPC code from FAT applications
[*] FTPd 2.3.0; an FTp daemon (server)
[*] Fungus 2.0; a board game
[*] Glider Pro Demo; a game
[*] Greg's Browser 2.4.1 (FAT); a file browser
[*] InterNews 1.0.4; a news client
[*] Iomega Install 3.5.3; latest drivers
[*] Ladmo 0.60 Bolo robot for PowerMacs
[*] Login 2.0; a system for tracking users of a Macintosh network
[*] MacSense11; an electronic magazine
[*] Maelstrom v1.4.1; an Asteroids-like game
[*] Marathon screen shots; a new game from Bungie
[*] MicroBArtender; 333 recipes
[*] Mombasa; a Gun Shy type game
[*] Mount'em 1.0b1; mounts disk images
[*] Musical Set Complete Demo 1.0.2
[*] NHL Schedule App
[*] PowerBar 1.1.3; a toolbar for the Finder
[*] Prince of Destruction Player 1.0.1
[*] Prince of Destruction Update to 1.0.1
[*] Quark XPress Updater 3.31 Release 2
[*] Routines that open blocks as filestreams in ThC 5
[*] rsrc-search-09; searches resource forks for text patterns
[*] sf171; a federal jobs application template for filemaker pro 2.1
[*] ShrinkWrap 1.1.1; a disk image utility
[*] Surface Noise NET release #1; an excerpt from an album
[*] TattleTech/TattleTale 2.14->2.17 Update
[*] TattleTech 2.15; a system profiler
[*] Tester 2.50; a test editor
[*] The Internet Press (UPDATE - version 1.1); about Internet journals
[*] The X Files Screen Backdrop
[*] Timekeeper 3.2 Demo
[*] Tom_Robinson(HC)_1of3; a sound sampler
[*] TransData; translates data from one format to another
[*] UHS_Mac12; a Universal File System reader for games
[*] Umbra1.2; a screensaver
[*] wordsmith; a solitaire game
660AV, LaserWriter IINT & Virtual Memory
Clock Chipping and the Quadra 660AV
Common Ground
Farallon PhoneNet -> Apple LocalTalk networks
ftp.amug.org changes
MacMakeIndex
OFF-ROAD POWERBOOK?
POWER PC UPGRADES & SOFT WINDOWS IN EXTENDED MODE
ResEdit 2.1.3, PowerBooks....[q]
system 7.5 heap
THINK-C archives and list
Tuner7-16
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 00:41:10 -0400
From: Ralph D Thomas
Subject: [*] Account Manager 1.1; a File Maker Pro financial account db
[The 1.1e] version supports the European style date format.
Account Manager 1.1 is a File Maker Pro application for keeping track of
various financial accounts. Keep track of your bank accounts, keep track
of your loan payments, or keep track of your credit card purchases. Clone
this application and keep track of all three or whatever other accounts
you may have.
Account Manager 1.1 keeps a register fro upto five accounts. The user
can register deposits, withdrawals, and transfers of money from one account
to another with the touch of a button. Or for more in depth records, the
user can edit the register directly.
Suggestions, Questions, and Requests are welcome
The author can be reached at [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/account-manager-11-fmpro.hqx; 240K]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/account-manager-11e-fmpro.hqx; 245K]
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 94 15:05:36 WET
From: BIELOUS LAFON
Subject: [*] A How To guide for writing a memory game under HyperCard
It is a sample of how to write a Memory game under Hypercard 2.1
Hubert
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/hc-memory-how-to.hqx; 65K]
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 94 14:59:39 WET
From: BIELOUS LAFON
Subject: [*] Allows compilation of Metrowerks C/C++ 1.1 projects under 1.0
This is just a hack that allow compiling Metrowerks C/C++ project created
under version 1.1 with a version 1.0 compiler.
Use carefully !!
Hubert
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/metro-c-cpp-11-10-compiler.hqx; 10K]
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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 94 09:32:26 PDT
From: "Harry Myhre"
Subject: [*] Anatomical Location of Uterus
* Harry Myhre
QuickTime movie shows the anatomical location of the uterus
in a rotating female torso.
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/uterus.hqx; 275K]
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Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 00:07:29 -0500
From: [email protected] (Tom Jernigan)
Subject: [*] Auspice 3.5.1; a calendar/reminder utility
Auspice version 3.5.1 is a calendar and a date and time based reminder
program. It runs in the background and will automatically remind you of
appointments. Postcardware. Requires System 7 or System 6 with
MultiFinder.
I am not the author. I'm just submitting it for the author, Wayne
Williams, who has no easy internet access. I've found this application
extremely handy. Please replace any earlier versions of this program in
the archives.
Tom Jernigan, [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/auspice-351.hqx; 87K]
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 14:14:16 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jason Regier)
Subject: [*] ChaosPlot; an educational program about chaotic motion
ChaosPlot is an educational program I wrote to illustrate the basics of
chaotic motion. It allows the user to modify the equation of motion of a
damped, driven, anharmonic oscillator and look at the results in position,
velocity, and phase space. It implements a fourth-order Runge-Kutta
algorithm to determine the motion.
This program might be useful to teachers, physics students, or just about
anyone who wants to experiment with chaotic systems.
Jason Regier
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/chaos-plot.hqx; 55K]
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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 94 14:43:30 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom"
Subject: [*] Columnbo 2.1, A Tab-Delimited Import Utility
Columnbo is an easy to use utility for formatting plain text files
into columns of information, allowing them to be read by a spreadsheet
program such as Excel. This simply involves inserting tabs at fixed
positions within each line of text. But the real beauty of Columnbo
is that you needn't worry about remembering column positions.
Columnbo gives you the control to place column positions where you
want, intuitively and easily. Simply click in the ruler to drag
column markers where you wish.
Many popular spreadsheet, database, and graphing programs allow you
to import text files from various sources, but depend on information
being formatted into tab separated columns. Columnbo was originally
conceived to allow importing columns of accounting figures from a
large computer into Excel. This computer generated fixed columns of
text and figures separated by spaces. Without embedded tabs
separating the columns, entire lines of text would be read into the
first cell of each row. A convenient solution for this apparently
simple task was elusive, and nobody wanted to type in the tabs!
Al (NOT The Author!) Bloom, Virginia Tech
[Archived as /info-mac/text/columnbo-21.hqx; 56K]
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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 09:18:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: [email protected] (Bare Bones Software)
Subject: [*] Convert*Projects 1.0b6; THINK to CW converter
The attached StuffIt Deluxe archive contains version 1.0b6 of
Convert*Projects, from Bare Bones Software, Inc.
Convert*Projects is a utility which will read a THINK C 6.0 (or later)
or THINK Pascal 4.0 or later project, and emit equivalent projects for
use with both 68K and PowerPC versions of Metrowerks CodeWarrior.
This latest version sorts out segments in numeric order, and
rearranges segment numbers, if necessary, to be in monotonically
increasing order. This solves the problem in which Code Warrior would
get confused by missing or non-sequentially-numbered segments, and
hang.
This version of Convert*Projects is a "public beta". It is
substantially feature-complete, but has not undergone a full testing
cycle.
Convert*Projects is freeware, from the developers and publishers of
the popular text editors BBEdit and BBEdit Lite, and the Drop*PS
PostScript downloader. For more information, browse our FTP directory
on ftp.netcom.com, in /pub/bbsw, or send mail to [email protected].
Bare Bones Software, Inc. Internet: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/convert-projects-10b6.hqx; 76K]
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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 17:49:20 +0000
From: [email protected] (Menn og mys)
Subject: [*] Desktop Strip 1.0, the Control Strip replacement
Desktop Strip is a replacement for Apple's Control Strip for those of us
with Desktop Macs. Desktop Strip is compatible with most Control Strip
Modules and comes with three useful modules, Program Menu, Program List and
Monitor Depth. Desktop Strip is $20 shareware. Registration information
is included in package.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/desktop-strip-10.hqx; 45K]
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 14:02:22 CDT
From: Kurt R Glaesemann
Subject: [*] Deskwriter GX Driver 1.0
This is the self-extracting archiver of the new quickdraw GX driver for HP
Deskwriter printers. It has not been modified at all since I got it from
the HP ftp site.
[Archived as /info-mac/prn/deskwriter-driver-gx-10.hqx; 1324K]
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Date: 23 Sep 94 11:54:00 EST
From: brandon_munday.sa.navairtestcen%[email protected]
Subject: [*] DISINFECTANT: A TOAST (PART IV OF III)
To John Norstad and everyone else who has helped to write and maintain
Disinfectant:
I realize that it's been an awful long time (six months?) since the original
three Disinfectant Toast summaries were mailed; however I've continued to
receive follow-up messages to John et al as folks have happened upon my
original mailing in the Info-Mac digest archives.
Please, folks, if you have any more great stuff to tell the Disinfectant crew,
please send it directly to them. Thanks.
This is Part IV of III, Messages 79-95.
--Brandon Munday
[Archived as /info-mac/vir/a-toast-to-disinfectant-pt4.txt; 18K]
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 12:38:40 +0200 (MET DST)
From: [email protected] (Francois Pottier)
Subject: [*] Disk Wizard 1.0.2 - the ultimate disk cataloging software!
Version 1.0.2 fixes a bug which caused Disk Wizard to
crash on machines without Color QuickDraw. The bug was inside
a routine provided by Apple...
Summary of Disk Wizard's features:
- Scans disks *automatically* when you eject them!
- Scans inside Stuffit and Compact Pro archives!
- Offers a powerful offline searching facility.
- Sends Apple events to the Finder to select files.
- Offers a fast, robust routine to copy files to your hard disk.
- Catalogs any removable disk, including CDs.
Requires System 7 or later. $10 Shareware. Try it!
I am the author ([email protected]). This version should
replace version 1.0.1.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/disk-wizard-102.hqx; 97K]
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 94 10:43:18 MDT
From: [email protected] (Eric Brombaugh)
Subject: [*] DSKA; A TMS320C2x Assembler
This is version 1.0 of DSKA, a TMS320C2x assembler for the Macintosh.
Based upon code written by Lloyd Miller for the PC, this program has a
friendly GUI and is intended as a companion for Gerrit Polder's dsk-loader
application (/info-mac/app/dsk-loader-11.hqx).
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/dska-10.hqx; 55K]
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 94 23:01:27 MDT
From: [email protected] (Mike Watson)
Subject: [*] enigma25; encryption utility
I am pleased to announce the release of Enigma 2.5. A major upgrade to my
privacy protecting encryption application which runs in native mode on Power
Macintoshs.
The following are new features of Enigma 2.5
- Folders can now be directly added to vaults.
- Folder hierarchies maintained both while adding folders
to vaults and extracting folders from vaults.
- Registered users can create vaults containing up to 800
files, unregistered users continue to be able to create
vaults with up to five files.
- Clipboard encryption in a manner suitable for use in email.
- Encrypted files can be saved as binhex.
- A new status line across the top of the vault window shows
number of files in vault, total size of vault, and amount of
space that can be saved by compacting.
- A new interface makes it much easier to add many files and
folders at once to a vault.
- Files and folders can be added to an open vault by dragging
to the Enigma Application.
- The user interface continues to improve: more use of color,
more consistent interface, many little touches to make the
whole application easier to use. For example selecting a vault
file by typing in its name.
You should upgrade if you are using any previous version of Enigma.
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/enigma-25.hqx; 281K]
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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 11:23:14 -0700
From: [email protected] (Sam Weiss)
Subject: [*] epsConverter 1.1; converts to 3.2 compatible EPS
epsConverter is a drag-and-drop application that can read any form of EPS
file (Encapsulated PostScript=AE file) and convert it into an Adobe
Illustrator=81 3.2 compatible EPS file, suitable for editing with
Illustrator, or for importing into any application which can read
Illustrator 3.2 files (including Adobe Photoshop=81 for rasterization).
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/eps-converter-11.hqx; 464K]
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 09:56:35 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jason Snell)
Subject: [*] Eye on the Clock 1.2
This is Eye on the Clock, runner up in MacUser Magazine's Shareware Awards
(October '94, page 133) in the category of Personal Productivity.
Overview:
Eye On The Clock will display continuously updating time counters for
important times and dates you configure. It will show the length of time
until or since each event in a variety of user selectable formats. There
can be events which reoccur at selectable intervals. Events might include:
* Keeping track of exactly how many days until a project is due
* Number of weeks until special holidays or events like birthdays and
anniversaries
* Number of seconds until the weekend
* How many months old your baby is
* Number of days until vacation
System 7 users may want to make an alias of Eye On The Clock and place it
in their Startup Items folder in the System Folder, then Eye On The Clock
will automatically be available each time you start your Mac.
Eye On The Clock is Shareware. If you continue to use Eye On The Clock
after the 15 day trial period, please send $5.00 and the included
registration form to:
Geoff Hufford
896 W. Safari Drive
Tucson, AZ 85704-2857
--Jason Snell, Assistant Editor, MacUser
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/eye-on-the-clock-12.hqx; 82K]
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Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 21:34:05 -0600
From: [email protected] (Thomas J Bunce)
Subject: [*] FastClock+DCC 3.4 Program to Run Model Trains.
FastClock+DCC version 3.4 is a program that uses the Macintosh serial ports
to send digital commands to model railroad locomotives or layout
accessories that are equipped with the National Model Railroad
Association's Digital Command Control Standard decoders.
It also has a fast clock for model railroad operations at up to 20:1 realtime.
This version adds multiple windows for control of up to 40 locomotives and
40 accessories with 8 on/off functions each.
A better user interface to set up the locomotive data needed to operate trains
It takes advantage of a trick to get better speed control from a decoder by
sending two speed packets one after the other rapidly. This will cause the
motor to see an average speed step in between the integer values of the
standard.
$20.00 shareware so I can upgrade my computer's memory and compiler.
Please distribute this program and Read Me file to anyone who likes trains
by any distribution method. Just don't sell it, it's my program!
[Archived as /info-mac/app/fast-clock-dcc-34.hqx; 115K]
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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 94 10:40:45 WET
From: BIELOUS LAFON
Subject: [*] fatfree 1.1; removes PPC code from FAT applications
Here is the new version of Fat Free. It is numbered 1.1 and it adds
extended file checking. I removed PowerPC binaries.
Hubert
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/fat-free-11.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 15:43:01 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis
Subject: [*] FTPd 2.3.0; an FTp daemon (server)
FTPd v2.3.0 is a Macintosh FTP server for use with MacTCP. FTPd allows
other machines on the Internet to FTP or Gopher to your Mac. It requires
System 7, File Sharing enabled, and MacTCP 1.1 (or later, 2.0.4 or later
recomended). It honours the Users&Groups privileges and passwords, and
supports multiple logins, anonymous FTP (user name anonymous or ftp), as
well as MacBinary and BinHex transfers, and the =B3MACB=B2 FTP command. It
runs either as a background only application,or as a normal application,
displaying the log file.
Changes since v2.2.0 include:
Vastly simplified FTPd Setup
Removed 200 file limit of searches and directory listings
Much improved transfer speeds in most cases (often twice the speed)
Complete rewrite of the login code
Complete rewrite of the AFP code
Async IO for all transfers
This is almost a complete rewrite of FTPd. As such, you might want to be
careful when you update to it before throwing away your old version. I
believe the version to be much more stable under heavy load, but after so
many changes there may be some lurking bugs - I hope not!
FTPd is $10 shareware.
Hope you like it,
Peter.
FTPd v2.3.0 Copyright 1992-94 Peter N Lewis
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/ftpd-23.hqx; 336K]
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Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 13:44:32 -0500 (CDT)
From: Ryan Richard Koopmans
Subject: [*] Fungus 2.0; a board game
This is an update of the freeware game Fungus. It's in color
and has new sounds. You can now play Fungus against the CPU,
or watch up to four CPU players battle for fungal domination.
Direct all inquiries, bug reports, ideas, etc. to [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/fungus-20.hqx; 464K]
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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 14:02:31 -0700
From: [email protected] (Rob Dewhirst)
Subject: [*] Glider Pro Demo; a game
This is the official Casady and Greene demo version of Glider Pro, by John
Calhoun. The full version of Glider Pro should be out by the beginning of
October. This demo version is a full-featured game, with the limitations of
only being able to play the small demo house, and having the room editor
disabled.
Glider Pro features numerous enhancements, including 256 colors, awesome
sound, hundreds of new objects, and expanded territory such as outside and
underground scenes.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/glider-pro-demo.hqx; 1912K]
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 20:48:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Gregory D. Landweber"
Subject: [*] Greg's Browser 2.4.1 (FAT); a file browser
Greg's Browser v2.4.1 (23 September 1994) (c)1993-94 Gregory D. Landweber
REGISTRATION FEE: US $20 or UK L12 Internet: [email protected]
Greg's Browser requires System 7 and Color QuickDraw. This version is
"Fat", containing both 680x0 and PowerPC native code for optimum
performance on Power Macs. There is a separate 680x0-only version.
Do you think the Finder is too slow and clumsy when navigating through
your folder structure? Do you perhaps use a hierarchical Apple menu
utility but are tired of zigging and zagging your mouse from submenu
to submenu? Or maybe you just like color icons. If so then you should
try Greg's Browser. Displaying multiple folders in a single window,
Greg's Browser lets you simultaneously see the contents of a folder,
its parent, and a subfolder, providing a quick and easy way of moving
both up and down through your folder hierarchy. Greg's Browser can
also open StuffIt and Compact Pro archives, letting you browse into
them just like they were normal folders.
Greg's Browser takes advantage of the "Macintosh Drag and Drop" and
"Stuffit Engine" extensions. Mac D&D can be found at ftp.apple.com,
and the Engine comes with Aladdin's "DropStuff with Expander Enhancer",
version 3.5.1 of which is currently available at the usual ftp sites.
Greg's Browser (version 2.2) is the winner in the "General Utilities
and Applications" category of the 1994 ZiffNet/MacUser Shareware Awards.
Version 2.4.1 is a minor update, fixing a couple of bugs, adding a few
more mini-icons, and giving my new internet e-mail address.
[You may wish to use Fat Free 1.0 to remove the PPC code. --isl]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/gregs-browser-241.hqx; 186K]
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 23:38:38 -0700
From: [email protected] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] InterNews 1.0.4; a news client
This is the latest version of InterNews, a MacTCP-based Usenet newsreader
>From Dartmouth College. Version 1.0.4 fixes a few bugs, and is probably
worth the upgrade if you use InterNews.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/inter-news-104.hqx; 611K]
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 13:21:58 -0400
From: [email protected] (John West)
Subject: [*] Iomega Install 3.5.3; latest drivers
CURRENT MACINTOSH SUPPORT: Version 3.5.3 supports Mac Plus computers or
newer, including the PowerMac (with PowerPC), Quadra, Performa, Centris,
PowerBook, and PowerBook Duo series computers.
Version 3.5.3 (Released August, 1994)
- Added support for PC Exchange, version 2.0.1.
- Added Bernoulli 230 support.
- The Install & Update program can restart the Macintosh (with any version
of System 7) after completing an installation.
- The Install & Update program looks for outdated Iomega software and can
delete it if the user chooses.
- Fixed a hang on the Install & Update program with Pinnacle Micro's Tahoe
drive.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/iomega-drivers-353.hqx; 550K]
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Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 17:41:39 -0700
From: "William Uther"
Subject: [*] Ladmo 0.60 Bolo robot for PowerMacs
Hi,
This is a PowerMac ONLY version of the brain Ladmo 0.60 for the Mac game
Bolo.
Thanx
William Uther
internet: [email protected]
"Nothing is so smiple it can't be stuffed up" University of Sydney, Australia
[Archived as /info-mac/game/bolo/ladmo-060-ppc.hqx; 169K]
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 11:26:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: RTK
Subject: [*] Login 2.0; a system for tracking users of a Macintosh network
- Ronald T. Kneusel ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/login-20.hqx; 369K]
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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 13:20:01 -0500
From: [email protected] (Robert Gray)
Subject: [*] MacSense11; an electronic magazine
Here is the latest edition of MacSense, being #11.
Please post.
Thanks.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/macs/mac-sense-11.hqx; 340K]
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 94 18:05:58 PDT
From: [email protected] (Derek Chee)
Subject: [*] Maelstrom v1.4.1; an Asteroids-like game
Maelstrom received four mice from MacWorld. Maelstrom won the Shareware
Industry Award for Best Mac Program, 1993. Maelstrom won MacUser's 1993
Shareware/Entertainment Software Award. Maelstrom won MacUser UK's Best
Entertainment Software Award for 1993.
Find out what it's all about: Maelstrom is a 256 color, fast-paced,
nerve-wracking arcade game that is sure to leave blisters on your fingers.
Version 1.4.1 is not a major upgrade. Only a few sounds were changed, and
upgrading from 1.4.0 is not necessary.
Maelstrom 1.4.0 adds an oft-requested personalization capability for
registered users, and now uses our new 4 channel sound system, Ambrosia
Sound Tool (AST). This allows for high-speed sound playing with four
simultaneous sounds playing at any one time, adding to the game's sonic
appeal.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/maelstrom-141.hqx; 1017K]
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 21:41:50 -0500
From: [email protected] (Stephen Jonke)
Subject: [*] Marathon screen shots; a new game from Bungie
Enclosed are a collage of screen shots from Bungie Software's upcoming 3D
action game, Marathon. Pulled from America Online.
Steve
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/marathon-screen-shots.hqx; 163K]
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Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 18:04:27 -0600
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] MicroBArtender; 333 recipes
Here is microbartender 232. It requires color. It has 333 recipes.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/micro-bartender-232.hqx; 990K]
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 23:28:11 -0500 (EST)
From: Snausageman!
Subject: [*] Mombasa; a Gun Shy type game
I am sending a classic (at least *I* think so) strategy game for the
Mac. It's a mah jongg style game called Mombasa. It's a wonderful game
which until recently was available at Umich. For some reason, it was
deleted. This copy is from the eWorld online service, and seems to be
intact. Since the author declined to include a readme, I wrote
one (a simple one) for him.
This programme is similar in form and function to another game, Gunshy,
but (imho) is more responsive and flexable. You may select from one
of four tilesets, and may edit one of your own. You may even paste in
a background picture. You can also select one of five pre-defined
tile layouts, each progressivly more difficult, or edit your own.
It's 5$ U.S. Shareware. The author's address is included in the game
and the readme, as is his Prodigy address. If someone succeeds in contacting
him, please let me know.
Enjoy!
Bruce
[email protected]
[email protected]
Taking over the world, one mind at a time.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/mombasa.hqx; 98K]
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Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 14:17:09 -0700
From: [email protected] (Mike Wiese)
Subject: [*] Mount'em 1.0b1; mounts disk images
enclosed is Mount'em 1.0b1, a little drag and drop app for mounting disk images
you can mount as many as you like, and the disk image files can reside on
an AppleShare server, no need to copy them to a local disk!
mike wiese
MacOS Filesystems Engineer
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/mount-em-10b1.hqx; 13K]
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 02:22:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Musical Set Complete Demo 1.0.2
(This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0; I used Stuffit
Lite to encode it. This is Musical Set Complete version 1.0.2
demonstration program. Musical Set Complete (trademark)
assists composers who work with musical set-classes while
writing post-tonal music. Send comments and suggestions to
[email protected]. Musical Set Complete (trademark)
is copyright (copyright symbol) 1994 by Esoteric Software.
Esoteric Software is located in the state of Virginia, U.S.A.
Phone (703) 532-6981
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/musical-set-complete-102.hqx; 495K]
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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 03:58:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: [email protected] (Gann Matsuda)
Subject: [*] NHL Schedule App
This application, created using MacroMind Director 4.0.3, contains the
complete 1994-95 schedule for each of the 26 National Hockey League
teams. Using real game sounds and color, this application is a neat way
to check the schedule of your favorite team!
Just click on the team name on the left side, and that team's schedule
will appear in a scrollable window on the right. You can toggle the
sound on and off and command-Q quits the program (no menus and no
documentation).
MacroMind Director NOT required. This is a stand-alone application.
Requires 256 color capability.
Freeware. Created by Casey Carmody, [email protected] or
[email protected].
Compressed by Stuffit Deluxe 3.0.7.
Gann Matsuda
Assistant Sysop - Hockey Topic Leader
eWorld Sports
INTERNET: [email protected] or
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/nhl-schedule-94.hqx; 695K]
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Date: Sun, 25 Sep 94 15:09:40 MST
From: [email protected] (Kevin M. Patfield)
Subject: [*] PowerBar 1.1.3; a toolbar for the Finder
% Updated for compatibility with System 7.5.
% Fixed problem where either the system would freeze or go into a loop
when a desktop rebuild was performed or if another process (extension,
application, etc.) put up an alert while PowerBar was trying to build
the toolbar.
A note about rebuilding the desktop: As mentioned, a fix is in place
to correct problems that occurred when rebuilding the desktop. These
days there are numerous ways one can rebuild, including via use of
several 3rd party utilities. One utility, TechTool from MicroMat, can
potentially contribute to a problem with PowerBar and it is
recommended that when you use this utility you deactivate PowerBar.
Note that the problem is primarily restricted to users who have
multiple volumes mounted on the desktop.
% Fixed problem where special commands would become "grayed out" in
the dialog list even though they were not installed onto the toolbar.
% Other minor fixes.
% There remains a potential problem with some Fax software. This will
be addressed in the next release.
Note: PowerBar should load prior to INITPicker to avoid a conflict.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/power-bar-113.hqx; 246K]
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 22:50:57 +1000 (EST)
From: [email protected] (Tonio Loewald)
Subject: [*] Prince of Destruction Player 1.0.1
*** NOTE This is for multiplayer use ONLY
This is a game with the action of gauntlet, the depth of Ultima. Real
time, 16/256 colour graphics, network play with registration.
Save game, progress beyond level 5, and completion disabled until
you register. (Fee is US$25 for single-player; US$40 4-player net license.)
This version addresses all confirmable bugs as of 23/9/94, including
"starmetal dart", multiple monitors, Powerbook users, and omissions from
the documentation.
Contact: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/prince-of-destruction-player-101.hqx; 114K]
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 22:49:29 +1000 (EST)
From: [email protected] (Tonio Loewald)
Subject: [*] Prince of Destruction Update to 1.0.1
This is a game with the action of gauntlet, the depth of Ultima. Real
time, 16/256 colour graphics, network play with registration.
Save game, progress beyond level 5, and completion disabled until
you register. (Fee is US$25 for single-player; US$40 4-player net license.)
This version addresses all confirmable bugs as of 23/9/94, including
"starmetal dart", multiple monitors, Powerbook users, and omissions from
the documentation.
Contact: [email protected]
(Updates single player only. Client update is separate.)
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/prince-of-destruction-10-to-101-updt.hqx; 565K]
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Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 16:38:55 -0400
From: [email protected] (Kenneth Trueman)
Subject: [*] Quark XPress Updater 3.31 Release 2
Here is the good version of the updater to Quark XPress. Taken from AOL.
Kenneth
[Archived as /info-mac/app/quark-xpress-331-updt.hqx; 481K]
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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 12:31:39 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Art Eschenlauer"
Subject: [*] Routines that open blocks as filestreams in ThC 5
blockio.c and blockio.h by Art Eschenlauer
Routines to open blocks of memory as simple filestreams under ThinkC 5.0.4
Here are some routines to open a block of memory (Ptr or Handle) as a simple
filestream (they do not support disk oriented commands like rewind and seek).
I wrote these for porting unix software to ThinkC 5.0.4 using the standard
libraries. I don't know if they would work on later versions of ThinkC std
libraries. Bugs, comments, flames, etc. to [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/blockio-c.txt; 16K]
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 01:09:19 +0200
From: [email protected] (Yair Elharrar)
Subject: [*] rsrc-search-09; searches resource forks for text patterns
RSRC Search - beta version 0.9
Yair Elharrar, September 1994
Finds text strings in the resource forks of your files. Very handy for
programmers, hackers, power users etc. Just drag and drop a bunch of files on
RSRC Search to search them all for the same string.
When found the string, RSRC Search will display the filename, the resource type
and ID, and offset in the resource.
This is a beta version. Please try it out and let me know what you think.
Bug reports are more than welcome.
E-mail: [email protected]
Standard disclaimer applies, i.e. use at your own risk and distribute freely.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/rsrc-search-09.hqx; 7K]
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 01:58:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] sf171; a federal jobs application template for filemaker pro 2.1
SF171 6.0 for FileMaker Pro 2.X is the governments standard job application
form
in FileMaker format. Lots of bells and whistles set this one apart from the
competition. The advantages of having the SF-171 in template format are to
numerous to mention.
[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/sf-171-60-fmpro.hqx; 157K]
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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 00:35:11 +0100
From: [email protected] (Chad Magendanz)
Subject: [*] ShrinkWrap 1.1.1; a disk image utility
New features implemented in version 1.1.1:
- Adds option to Preferences that controls whether mounted images are
compressed in RAM.
- Deals with bad destination disks more gracefully.
- Correctly handles floppy disks inserted before ShrinkWrap=81 requests a
destination disk.
- Prevents File Manager from updating VIB with old data when ejecting disk
after copy.
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 mounting
fragmented image files. 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, copied or converted according to the rules you set up in
Preferences.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/shrink-wrap-111.hqx; 91K]
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Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 22:04:28 EST
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Surface Noise NET release #1; an excerpt from an album
The attached file is an excerpt from an upcoming independent release from
Local T.O. outfit "Surface Noise." If you like what you hear, you can get
the complete tape that includes the songs, sounds and other stuff for
$8.00.
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/surface-noise-grp1.hqx; 2578K]
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Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 15:54:23 -0700
From: John Mancino
Subject: [*] TattleTech/TattleTale 2.14->2.17 Update
This archive updates TattleTech/TattleTale version 2.14,2.15,2.16 to 2.17.
2.16, 2.17 UPDATES = Fix major in Faceless mode and minor Tab-File bugs
related to importing files to FoxPro
2.15 UPDATE = Corrects Apple Bug related to Machine ID on System 7.5 machines.
TT reports over 550 info items regarding your system and its hardware
including the following: General CPU/HW attributes; Volumes/Drives;
Monitors; Nubus/PDS, ADB, SCSI devices (incl Manufacturer,ROM
revisions,etc); Traps ; Application versions; DAs, Fonts, INITs, CDEVs,
etc; Also Mount volumes; Close files.
Commercial level features include Faceless operation, Locating user spec'd
Files+Resources, etc. Also check File Integrity. Ref: MacUser SW Awards
'92, MacWeek 2/14/94.
REQUIRES:
Mac+ or >
System 6.04 or >
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/tattle-tech-217-updt.hqx; 61K]
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 03:44:34 -0500
From: [email protected] (Werner Uhrig)
Subject: [*] TattleTech 2.15; a system profiler
TattleTale has been merged with its commercial version, TattleTech, since
version 2.0.
Known Problems other than those mentioned in the documentation:
* QuickTime and QuickTime PowerPlug: On the PowerPC, these are listed
multiple times in the INIT report when TattleINIT is installed. This does
not create any problems and will be resolved at some point.
* Modern Memory Manager: On the PowerPC, the current status is listed as
unknown as I have yet to be able to determine its status. If anyone has
any ideas, please let me know!
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/tattle-tech-215.hqx; 676K]
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Date: Sun, 25 Sep 94 20:11:28 PDT
From: [email protected] (John Lindal)
Subject: [*] Tester 2.50; a test editor
Tester 2.50 Complete test editor. Type in the questions,
add pictures where necessary, then print multiple copies
of the test, with each copy having a different question
ordering, and with an answer key for each copy.
You can even practice taking the tests.
This version lets you retry questions that you missed when you are practicing
the test. It also begins to implement a real practice session scoring log.
John Lindal
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/tester-250.hqx; 261K]
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 23:16:17 -0800
From: [email protected] (Kevin Savetz)
Subject: [*] The Internet Press (UPDATE - version 1.1); about Internet journals
The Internet Press
A guide to electronic journals about the Internet
Version 1.1 - 26 September 1994
by Kevin M. Savetz - [email protected]
and John M. Higgins - [email protected]
This document is copyright 1994 by Kevin M. Savetz and John M. Higgins. All
rights reserved. More legal stuff is near the end of this file.
+Additions: +Internet Monthly Report; +The Web Word; +WEBster; +FYI
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/internet-press-11.txt; 8K]
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 94 9:23:41 CDT
From: [email protected] (Juan Cabanela)
Subject: [*] The X Files Screen Backdrop
This is a 640x480 PICT of on of my favorite shows right now, "The X Files".
It's a screen capture of the advertistment with Mulder and Scully in a green
background with "The X Files" printed on top. It had been posted at a WWW
site,
but was in GIF format and too small to use as a backdrop for my screen. I
converted to PICT format, resized it and added the edges to give it proper
perspective on the screen.
Enjoy
Juan
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/x-files.hqx; 120K]
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Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 18:40:46 -0700
From: [email protected] (Dennis Birch)
Subject: [*] Timekeeper 3.2 Demo
PandaWare Timekeeper 3.2 is a new version of the popular time tracking
application that's essential for anybody who charges clients for their
time. This new version is simpler to use than ever. It lets you easily keep
track of time and billing on projects you work on for different clients. It
offers extensive reporting, exporting and printing capabilities. This demo
allows you to use every function available in the full working version. It
tracks up to seven projects for up to 20 days.
Here are some of the useful features you'll find in Timekeeper 3.2:
* Data entry is easy -- just select items from lists
* Lets you track time down to the tenth- or quarter-hour
(your choice)
* A nearly unlimited number of clients, projects and
activities are accessible with a mouse click
* Lets you assign hourly rates to any activity
* Automatically sums your time and charges on every project
* Automatically creates summary reports for any project
* Automatically creates daily timesheet reports
* Lets you export data on projects to database, spreadsheet or
other applications for incorporation into your own billing
system
This demo lets you try out all of Timekeeper's features for a limited time.
Please note that this demo requires HyperCard version 2.0 or higher.
The files in this archive have been found to be free of viruses by
Disinfectant 3.5. This file replaces all earlier demo versions of
Timekeeper software.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/time-keeper-32-demo-hc.hqx; 127K]
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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 16:08:18 -0500 (EST)
From: Jun Oshima
Subject: [*] Tom_Robinson(HC)_1of3; a sound sampler
Tom Robinson - "Love Over Rage" Sampler
Tom robinson released his new album "Love Over Rage" in spring 1994.
In this sampler, you can hear three songs from the album in 30-40 seconds per
song.
Rin O.
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/love-over-rage-sampler-hc.hqx; 2624K]
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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 12:38:03 -1000
From: [email protected] (William Modesitt)
Subject: [*] TransData; translates data from one format to another
TransData translates data from one format to another, such as
comma-delimited or fixed-length records to tab-delimited. TransData can
also change all upper case to upper & lower, eliminate duplicate records,
create a ZIP+4 file for submitting to the U.S. Post Office for ZIP+4
processing, and many other useful tasks. Includes a complete user's manual
and example data.
TransData is $10 shareware product. The unregistered version processes a
limited number of records. Upon registering, you will receive a version
that can process an unlimited number of records.
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/trans-data.hqx; 142K]
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 01:49:16 CST
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] UHS_Mac12; a Universal File System reader for games
UHS/Mac is a UHS (Universal File System) reader for the
Macintosh. UHS provides gentle nudges in the right direction to
game players who are stuck. All that is required is the reader
and the right UHS file for the game in question.
UHS/Mac v1.2: This version of UHS is still a interim
version, but it supports a lot more than UHS/Mac v1.1a1.
This version supports most of the 91a format. Only graphic (GIFa)
hints cannot be viewed. This will be supported in UHS/Mac v2.0,
which is now in the works.
The UHS/Mac v1.2 file loader is now more flexible and
will load more files then before. Many bugs from the previous
version (v1.1b) have been fixed and some new options have been
added.
UHS/Mac v1.2 requires System 7.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/uhs-mac-12.hqx; 117K]
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Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 13:06:17 -0700
From: [email protected] (James L. Paul)
Subject: [*] Umbra1.2; a screensaver
Umbra 1.2 is a no-nonsense screensaver for the Macs that support
gamma-fading. (Most do.) It is a single system extension that
runs as a background-only application, and has no user-interface.
It uses VERY little RAM, and has sleep/never sleep corners. The
default settings can be easily changed with a bit of ResEdit savvy.
No cute animated creatures. No CPU-intensive fractal panoramas.
No modules, colors, controls, calories, or artificial sweeteners.
Umbra is also perfect for school labs, and there's no control
panel for fiddlers to fiddle with. The ShareWare fee is only $5,
and includes a site license for as many copies as you care to
run within a 1 mile radius.
[email protected] (James L. Paul)
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/umbra-12.hqx; 10K]
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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 01:15:29 -0600
From: [email protected] (Carl Haynes)
Subject: [*] wordsmith; a solitaire game
WordSmith is a solitaire word game. Given fifteen piles of letter tiles, you
must create words using only the top letters from each pile. The longer the
word used, the higher your score. Think of it as a cross between solitaire and
Scrabble(tm). The ultimate goal is to clear all the tiles. Freeware.
carl haynes, [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/wordsmith.hqx; 363K]
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 20:38:39 -0700
From: Tom Maddox
Subject: 660AV, LaserWriter IINT & Virtual Memory
The above combination won't print. With the system's virtual memory on
or with RAMDoubler installed, the print job hangs.
I'm using System 7.1 with System Update 3.0, LaserWriter 8.1 driver, and
AppleTalk 58.1.4.
Any ideas?
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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 02:49:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ryan Richard Ware
Subject: Clock Chipping and the Quadra 660AV
Hello All,
I'm considering buying the Alacrity Booster for my Quadra 660AV. As
I believe all your Macs are to you, mine is my baby and am very concerned about
doing something to the mother board. Does anyone out there have any experience
with this product? Does anyone out there know of a produce that will
increase the clock rate beyond the 35 MHz of Alacrity's Booster? Has anyone
out there clock chipped a Quadra 660AV before and does it interfear with the
AT&T DSP at all?
Ryan
([email protected])
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 18:19:09 -0500
From: [email protected] (Scott Kaplan)
Subject: Common Ground
Does anyone know anything about a program named "Common Ground". I've
heard of it, and I'll tell you why I'm interested...I'd like to be able to
distribute a publication which has been layed out in something like
PageMaker or QuarkXPress, but I'd like the readers of this publication to
not need those programs. I'd like to be able to include some kind of
reader program which will allow people to print out a copy of the
publication.
Ideally, I'd like it so that the reader didn't have to have all of the
fonts used in the publication installed on their machine, but that is a
restriction that I can live with if needed. Basically, I'm looking for any
good advice on how I coul distribute something in this manner, and I've
been told to look into Common Ground in particular.
Thanks for your help!
Scott Kaplan
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 14:56:05 -0800 (PST)
From: GLEN SHIERY
Subject: Farallon PhoneNet -> Apple LocalTalk networks
>Date: Tue, 20 Sep 1994 15:58:15 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Richard Lim
>Subject: Farallon PhoneNet -> Apple LocalTalk networks
>
>I have two LocalTalk networks in the office now, one consisting of Apple
>LocalTalk connectors and cabling, the other with Farallon PhoneNet
>connectors and ordinary phone wiring. It's now thought it would be a good
>idea to hook the two networks up, probably using more phone wire, but I
>don't know what sort of plug I should get (if one exists) to connect that
>wire with an Apple LocalTalk connector. Any ideas? Thanks.
Hello Richard,
My friendly Apple support person has told me that in theory, a localtalk
network can make one transition from PhoneNet to LocalTalk, but in real
life things may be different. I have several PhoneNet/LocalTalk cable
adaptors. These have a rj11 on one end and a round LocalTalk adaptor
on the other end.
One of my AppleTalk segments had PhoneNet hardware, one adaptor and ended
with Apple LocalTalk hardware. This segment has 3 Macs and a LaserWriter Pro.
These Macs cound see the LaserWriterPro and other printers and servers on
other parts of the network. Other Macs could see this LaserwriterPro. Every-
thing selected with chooser work. I did have an intermittent problem with
QuickMail and all tcp/ip applications.
I have since removed the AppleTalk LocalTalk hardware and replaced it with
the Farralon PhoneNet hardware and now everything works.
Don't mix PhoneNet and Apple LocalTalk hardware!
[email protected]
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Date: Sun, 25 Sep 94 00:39 MST
From: [email protected] (Dan Schnur)
Subject: ftp.amug.org changes
amug.org is now on a 512k line. The address has changed from
165.247.10.2 to 204.62.193.2, and the proper name for the ftp server os
ftp.amug.org. The mount point has also changed to /mnt/ftp1/info-mac from
/pub/ftp1/info-mac.
We are going to get the email server running, and *do* have a www server
at www.amug.org, also an irc bot that hangs on channel #macintosh named
MacServ. The info-mac archives are avalible on all of these services.
We also have a newton site that is managed by one of our staff. She
keeps it updated each day. It is the *most* complete newton site on the
net, and also is the home of "The Totally Incomplete List of Newton
Software" Which has a totally complete list of Newton Software in it. If
you want to use that for updating/replacing your newton area, feel free.
Her name is Ashley Armstrong ([email protected]). She would be glad to hear
>From you.
Dan Schnur
[email protected]
Opeartor at Large.
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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 15:00:19 +1000
From: [email protected] ( =?iso-8859-1?Q?Fran=E7ois?= Ladouceur)
Subject: MacMakeIndex
Dear mister/madam/monsieur/frau/etc,
Where can I find a copy of MacMakeIndex to build the index of my latest
latex book on my mac?
Francois
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 94 19:10:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: OFF-ROAD POWERBOOK?
Dear Info-Mac Readers:
I recently purchased a Powerbook 150 (got sick of waiting for Apple to get
around to building the 520c I ordered through the Higher Education Advantage
program). Anyway, I have some concerns about the fragility of this machine.
The manual doesn't address these sorts of things, but how much abuse can this
thing take? I mean, can I be using this thing in the passenger seat of my
friend's Chevy Blazer while we're driving on the Interstate. How about while
we're driving on back roads or on dirt roads? I'm concerned about how the
bumps will affect the hard drive. Is is okay to sit in the middle of a field
with the Powerbook on my lap while reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
as downloaded from Project Guttenburg?
Does anyone have any ideas? I'm an "Old School" Macintosh user. You know,
when macs sat on the desktop. Back in the day, we were taught to turn off
the machine before moving it for this very reason.
Thanks for your help.
Sean E. Williams ([email protected])
-> Alice4Mac 2.4.4 E QWK Ser#2-166
Origin: Pennsylvania Online! (1:270/101) [email protected]
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 12:21:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ron Ehrens
Subject: POWER PC UPGRADES & SOFT WINDOWS IN EXTENDED MODE
I just starting with the POWER PC (7100) and would like to know if there
will be any concrete plans to upgrated to futute PowerPC processors in the
6xx family. Also, I am trying to find out if any of the MAC accelerator
boards would be worth looking at and if they are compatible with the POWER
PC .
Lastly , I am looking into the Soft Windows product but was dissappointed
to hear that it only supports standard mode Windows . Does any one know if
Softw Windows will support extended mode and when. Where can I get info
on these subjects ???
* Ron Ehrens, Los Angeles, California *
* Internet: [email protected] *
* Voice: (818) 598-3434 *
* FAX: (818) 716-4168 *
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 94 15:57:22 EDT
From: [email protected] (Algis P. Rudys)
Subject: ResEdit 2.1.3, PowerBooks....[q]
Firstly, what is the difference with ResEdit 2.1.3, from the
previous versions. It seems the same....
Also, are there any new powerbooks of the 5- series. and what
system software do the 520 and 540 models come with?
TIA, kindly post to the digest.
--
Algis Rudys - [email protected]
Have a nice life....
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 16:08:50 -0400
From: [email protected] (Robert G. Buice, Jr.)
Subject: system 7.5 heap
I recently installed System 7.5 without Powertalk and QuickdrawGX on my
PowerBook 180c. At startup the system consumes 3.6Mb but as I work on my
computer the system slowly grows. After an hour it is up to 4.6 Mb. Is
this a bug? What's going on? System 7.1 did not seem to do this. Thanks.
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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 08:23:33 -0500
From: [email protected] (Clinton R Lefort)
Subject: THINK-C archives and list
Hello ,
I am looking for the think-c archives and news group address , as well as
a news group dedicated to MacForth and Microsoft Quickbasic. If anyone has
information on these please forward to me at :
[email protected]
Thnaks
clefort
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 22:43:44 GMT
From: Sven Guckes
Subject: Tuner7-16
"Tuner7-16" sounds like a nice thing.
Does anyone know whether there is something like this for System7.1?
Sven
===
>Subject: [*] tuner7-16; augments the System 7.5 Finder
>
>This is a patch downloaded from AOL which does the following to System 7.5:
>
>1. Add all possible command-key equivalents to the Finder menu (19 of them).
>2. Make an alias that has the same name as the original file, so you can put
> the original file and the alias at the same place without the name
conflict.
>3. Add colors to the standard system alert icons.
>4. Speed up mouse moving speed.
>5. Enable Keyboard Menu in the Finder menu (form previous freeware "KBMenu
> enabler).
>6. Change all folders to colorful 3-D folders (total of 76 folders & icons).
>7. You can choose individual options for all enhancements.
>
>[Archived as /info-mac/gui/tuner7-16x.hqx; 196K]
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