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Info-Mac Digest Tue, 4 Oct 94 Volume 12 : Issue 131
Today's Topics:
[*] AutoShutD & Manual; automatic and remote shutdown of Macs
[*] CC Converter 1.2; a Current Contents utility
[*] CD Catalog 1.1 - Update of FileMaker Pro File
[*] CD Directory 1.0a1; a FileMaker Pro database
[*] CDEF-FJCI (two control definitions with source code)
[*] CD Playthrough 1.5; direct access to sound input settings
[*] clipfolio10.sea.hqx [a clipboard enhancement cdev]
[*] CMaster 2 Demo Disk and update; a Think C utility
[*] Corinth Isle III - Bolo Map
[*] csmp-digest-v3-062
[*] DavesFaveShareware.sit.hqx - Mac Game reviews
[*] dead-end-112; a game
[*] DNA Sequence Analysis/Demo Program
[*] DX7 Librarian 1.1.1; a MIDI utility
[*] Greg's Buttons 3.5.1; beautifies dialog buttons
[*] Infini-D Animation Assistants API
[*] Isotope Pattern Calculator v1.6.5
[*] LisasTexturesGrp5; more Wallpaper desktopm patterns
[*] Macintosh Models List
[*] Macintosh shareware fax program- new version
[*] macpost-112-client-us; a mail client
[*] MacTCP Watcher 1.1.2; a MacTCP diagnostic tool
[*] Mombasa1.5; a tile-matching game
[*] MPEG players for PowerMacs
[*] OutOfPhase 1.02; digital music synthesis utility
[*] Porsche; a startup screen
[*] Poster 1.01; a single-page layout program
[*] QuickTime 2.0 MIDI Capability Demo
[*] RoadShow v1.0.1; a Newton settings utility
[*] SendAEData 1.1 XCMD; sends Apple Events
[*] ShrinkWrap 1.1.2; a disk image utility
[*] triangle solver v1.3; a geometry aid
[*] UltraDice 1.1.4; a dice game
[*] VRAMPatterns 16-bit desktop patterns
[*] WolfensteinCheater; for Wolfenstein 3D
[*] ZoneRanger 1.2; a heap zone tool
7.5 apple menu options SLOOOOWWW!?!
[A] Looking for a (logical symbol) Font
[A] Need help with MacX/MacTCP
[Q] non-auto-mount partitions get mounted
After Dark Fish/Toaster editor ... animation
Alternative StyleWriter II Cartridge
A TIA question
Audio Software Suggestions Requested
Calendar Question
can't eject SyQuest disks with File Sharing on
cheapest laswer printer wit
Correction re LaserWriter Pro 630
DSP 660AV
Geoports
Gremlins...
Help with remote freeze?
Info-Mac Digest V12 #113
Info-Mac Digest V12 #130
Laserwriter Pro 630 opinions wanted (reply)
loading image in MacWeb
Looking for a Font [A]
Looking for a program...
Looking for MailSlot
Looking for thumbnail icon maker s/w?
Maclink (version 8 when???)
MacMakeIndex and TeX software
Mac OS v7.5
MacTCP Interface
More on the RamDoubler conflicts with PPC6100
PowerTalk on an Powermac/AV (Q)
Program to read forms ? [Q]
RamDoubler problems resolved with 1.51 updater
retail addresses in Dallas, Texas.
Statistics--What Are the Best Programs?
TurboGopher (2 msgs)
Virtual Memory Conundrum (A) (2 msgs)
Will GeoPort support 28K8 speed?
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Date: Mon, 03 Oct 1994 20:48:10 CET
From: [email protected] (Hans Kurmann)
Subject: [*] AutoShutD & Manual; automatic and remote shutdown of Macs
Please find enclosed an application program for saving energy and time.
AutoShutD enables shutting down and starting macs locally and remotely.
It's new feature is that it's an application and not an Init.
The Archive consits of a Folder including 4 files:
- AutoShutD (application program)
- AutoShutD Manual (a full SimpleText documentation)
- shortInfo (a few sentences about the use of AutoShutD)
- Icon (ths folder'sicon)
AutoShutD is freeWare and may (should) be distributed freely.
Best regards
Hans Kurmann
E-mail: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/auto-shut-d.hqx; 316K]
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 22:00:11 +1000
From: [email protected] (Kevin Sanderson)
Subject: [*] CC Converter 1.2; a Current Contents utility
CC converter is a utility that converts information downloaded from the
online CAUL Current Contents database in Australia into Refer/BibIX format
so it can be imported by bibliographic programs such as EndNote and
ProCite.
This version adds support for plain text download files.
Kev [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/cc-converter-12.hqx; 80K]
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Date: Mon, 03 Oct 1994 16:47:36 -0500 (CDT)
From: Benjamin Goldstein
Subject: [*] CD Catalog 1.1 - Update of FileMaker Pro File
The CD Catalog is a simple yet powerful database to catalog your Compact
Discs.
It was made with FileMaker Pro version 2.1, you need the program to use it.
Not only may you search and print lists of your CD collection; but you can
generate reports and lists for specific categories of CDUs, such as only your
CDs that are Soundtracks or are longer than 65 minutes.
This can be included on the sume CD-ROM
[Archived as /info-mac/app/cd-catalog-11-fmpro.hqx; 132K]
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Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 14:53:40 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz"
Subject: [*] CD Directory 1.0a1; a FileMaker Pro database
CD Directory is a FileMaker Pro 2.1 database for keeping
track of your valuable CD collection--a task that is
normally a pain. CD Directory makes that task much easier
by importing the CD information entered when you use
Apple Computer's "AppleCD Audio Player" or similar software.
CD Directory features a highly graphical interface, the ability
to automatically copy CD titles, artist and tracks into other
applications. It is designed to help you keep an up to date
copy of your current CD collection.
CD Directory is shareware. Try it free for 30 days. If you
like it and want to continue using it, please send $5.00 to
the address above. If you don't like it--thats okay. Pass
it on or trash it.
Of course, youll want to customize things. To customize CD
Directory youll need the password that I will send to you when
you send in your shareware fee to register the directory. (Include
your e-mail address for faster response.)
See the read me file for information on how to use CD Directory.
CD Directory is the property of Jeffrey N. Fritz and I retain
all rights to its design.
Jeffrey Fritz
[email protected]
West Virginia University
[Archived as /info-mac/app/cd-directory-10a1-fmpro.hqx; 45K]
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 94 13:20:03 CDT
From: [email protected] (Bob Schenk)
Subject: [*] CDEF-FJCI (two control definitions with source code)
Attached is CDEF-FJCI, a folder containing two control definitions with
source code in FutureBASIC, the only serious BASIC for the Macintosh.
One is a simple up/down arrow, the other a five-icon button. Included
is a demo which shows how they work and also puts in a plug for two
CD-ROMs of typefaces I designed.
These files may be included on CD-ROM collections as long as no
changes are made to them.
Robert Schenk
[email protected]
PS The FJCI stands for "From Jasper County Indiana."
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/cdef-fjci-fb.hqx; 97K]
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 02:36:38 -0700
From: James Wang
Subject: [*] CD Playthrough 1.5; direct access to sound input settings
CD Playthrough is a freeware program that no owner of a 660AV, 840AV, or
Power Mac with internal CD should do without. The "user" mode of this
program bypasses the Sound control panel to do three things, if possible:
1) set the sound input source to the internal CD,
2) maximize playthrough volume level, and
3) change the sound out rate to 44.1 kHz
(thanks a million to Gary Anwyl, [email protected])
CD Playthrough can also reset to what I call the "system" mode, whose
various settings are required for PlainTalk Speech Recognition, GeoPort
Express Modem, and Apple Phone operation:
1) microphone as the sound input source,
2) playthrough turned off, and
3) sound out rate at 22.050 kHz on a Power Mac,
or 24.000 kHz on a 660AV or 840AV.
Finally, the "user" mode is so named since copies of CD Playthrough can be
redefined with different settings, as desired by the user - you.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/cd-playthrough-15.hqx; 38K]
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Date: Sun, 02 Oct 94 18:29:05 -0700
From: "Eric Stadtherr"
Subject: [*] clipfolio10.sea.hqx [a clipboard enhancement cdev]
Clipfolio watches your work and every time you cut or copy
information to the clipboard, Clipfolio copies that information. Your
information is saved and you can come back later to use it over and
over while you continue copying new stuff (which is also being saved).
Clipfolio will save up to 20 of your most recent cuts or copies.
Automatically!
When you want to access something that Clipfolio has saved,
simply bring up Clipfolio's window and select the desired item. It
will be put back on the clipboard in its original form!
Designed and written by Eric Stadtherr and Eric Roccasecca.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/clipfolio-10.hqx; 84K]
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Date: Sun, 02 Oct 94 14:13:06 -0500
From: Fred Terry
Subject: [*] CMaster 2 Demo Disk and update; a Think C utility
The attached file contains the complete CMaster* 2 Demo disk. It
includes a full-featured demo copy of CMaster 2.0.3, an external
developer kit, and information on using its AppleScript and Glossary
features. The CMaster 2 Demo does not save preference changes when you
close a project, and after an hour or so starts asking you from time
to time if you'd like to purchase the product.
CMaster enhances the THINK Project Manager environment, and interworks
with THINK C 5.0.4 or newer, and Symantec C++ for Macintosh version 6
and 7. You install it once into THINK PM, and from then on you can use
it whenever you have a project open. Some of CMaster's more popular
features are its Function and Marker menu, stack-based clipboards, a
function prototyping tool, and Glossaries. You access the feature set
using icons in a MacDraw-like icon bar, from drop down menus in window
title bars, or from the keyboard (CMaster lets you assign single or
Escape-key keystrokes).
Jersey Scientific, Inc *CMaster is a registered trademark of Jersey
Scientific Inc.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/cmaster-203-demo.hqx; 748K]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/cmaster-203-updt.hqx; 136K]
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Date: Sun, 02 Oct 1994 22:05:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Corinth Isle III - Bolo Map
Corinth Isle III is a map used to play Bolo by Esoteric
Software, P.O. Box 744, Falls Church, VA 22040 or
[email protected] or [email protected] (note the
two 's' characters in the internet address of the later) or
by phone (703) 532-6981.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/bolo/corinth-isle-iii-maps.hqx; 668K]
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Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 02:13:22 +0100 (MET)
From: [email protected] (Francois Pottier)
Subject: [*] csmp-digest-v3-062
C.S.M.P. Digest Tue, 04 Oct 94 Volume 3 : Issue 62
Today's Topics:
(Q)Patched Traps and extention conflicts
HELP: How does one make a GWorld for printing?
How to call a C type code resource?
Is there a reasonable alternative to BalloonWriter?
Need help with MDEF UPP Question
OpenDoc Development Environments?
Q: Getting errors out of threads?
Shared Memory on Mac
Window Lists
preloaded CODE resources in fat binaries
The Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Digest is moderated by Francois Pottier
([email protected]).
[Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-v3-062.txt; 118K]
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Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 11:13:39 -0700
From: [email protected] (Richard A. Fowell)
Subject: [*] DavesFaveShareware.sit.hqx - Mac Game reviews
A September 1994 compilation of reviews of the author's favorite
shareware games. Freeware, DocMaker document. Produced by:
David Slattery
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/daves-fave-shareware-94-09.hqx; 1156K]
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 11:19:38 +0100
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] dead-end-112; a game
DeadEnd is a $10-shareware program written by my son Wolfgang Thaller.
DeadEnd is a fun thought provoking game. It is your goal to find a path out
of the dungeon by pushing massive blocks of stone out of your way. This is
a very tricky task because the stones are so heavy that you can move them
only one by one and you need space to step back and run. You have to
develop a strategy to move the pieces in the correct order, otherwise the
stones will block the way to the exit. A piece pushed to the wrong place
could become an obstacle for removing another block from your path. There
are 34 levels of increasing difficulty. Blocks with special properties may
appear at higher levels. Enjoy!
Tested with System 7.0 and 7.1 on a number of different Macs (SE, Mac II,
Centris, Quadra). Should work with 6.07. It works best with 14'' (or
larger) monitors set to 256 colors, but it also runs in black and white.
Version 1.1.2 has a better animation (improved performance for 16 colors)
and 4 additional levels.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/dead-end-112.hqx; 377K]
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Date: 02 Oct 1994 11:33:38 -0500 (EST)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] DNA Sequence Analysis/Demo Program
INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAD Gene 2.0 DEMO
CAD Gene is a novel program of interest to molecular
biologists and to all scientists who use the techniques of
DNA cloning in their work. It applies the powerful
tools of computer-aided-design and the interactive-graphical
Macintosh interface to the problems of cloning project design.
CAD Gene runs on the Apple Macintosh. It requires System 4.1
or later and Finder 5.3 or later. It is 32-bit clean, and is
compatible with System 7 and the Power Macintosh. To use the
tutorial file distributed with this demo, a word processing
program capable of reading Microsoft Word 5.x files is
needed.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/cad-gene-20-demo.hqx; 690K]
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 13:43:18 +0900
From: [email protected] (Takashi
Suszuki/=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCTmtMWk40O0obKEI=?=)
Subject: [*] DX7 Librarian 1.1.1; a MIDI utility
DX7 Librarian is an application for the Macintosh which allows you
to make up library of voice data for DX7. One window has one voice
data, and you can open windows as many as you want.
When this application receives bulk dump MIDI data, new window will
open and show you it's parameter. You can keep 32 voices in one file,
so it's easy to replace DX7's internal 32 voices.
Apple Script recordable.
What's changed in 1.1.1:
Changed developing platform to CodeWarrior C/C++ 68K/PPC 1.1.
Fixed auto connection to modem port bug.
Changed some of Algorithm pictures.
Requirement :
System7 + QuickTime or System7.1
Apple MIDI Manager or OMS
Save Protected.
Takashi Suzuki
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/dx7-librarian-111.hqx; 216K]
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Date: Sat, 01 Oct 1994 23:09:03 EST
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Greg's Buttons 3.5.1; beautifies dialog buttons
Greg's Buttons 3.5.1 (3 October 1994) (c)1991-94 Gregory D. Landweber
Internet: [email protected] ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
CompuServe: 73131,3326 REGISTRATION FEE: US $15 or UK L10
Do you think your Mac's interface looks flat and boring? Do you wonder why
the push buttons are still in black and white, while the scroll bars and
windows are shaded with color tinges? Are your eyes tired of staring at
white windows? Does the blocky Chicago font get you down? Maybe you just
yearn for a red stop sign. If so, then you should try Greg's Buttons. If
not, you should still try Greg's Buttons, and after a week or two you'll be
shocked by how plain your Mac looks without it!
Greg's Buttons is a control panel and requires System 7 and Color
QuickDraw.
It works fine with both color and gray-scale monitors, and although it will
still work on a black and white screen, the effect will not be as
impressive.
Greg's Buttons is a "fat binary", containing both 680x0 and PowerPC code
for optimal performance on both Macintosh and Power Macintosh computers.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/gregs-buttons-351.hqx; 84K]
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Date: Sun, 2 Oct 94 15:13:28 PDT
From: [email protected] (Gabriel Lawrence)
Subject: [*] Infini-D Animation Assistants API
The attached stuffit archive includes documentation on the Animation
Assistant API for Infini-D Speculars 2-D rendering/animation software. It
includes two sample Animation Assistant projects in Think C format.
thanx
-gabe
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/animation-assistant-26-api.hqx; 28K]
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Date: Sun, 2 Oct 94 12:36 +1300
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Isotope Pattern Calculator v1.6.5
This a shareware program which I wrote to calculate Isotopic Ratio
Patterns for molecular fragments. We have used it here at Waikato
for awhile now and there doesn't appear to be any problems with it
( although nothing is bug free ). Full online help is available.
This fixed display problems found on B&W monitors and a couple of
typo's in the abundance data.
This should be archived under science or chemistry and should replace
version 1.6.4 or 1.6.5d1 in your archive.
-- Les Arnold.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/isotope-pattern-calculator-165.hqx; 110K]
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Date: Sun, 2 Oct 94 16:01:58 -0500
From: "Lisa T. Snyder"
Subject: [*] LisasTexturesGrp5; more Wallpaper desktopm patterns
These are my latest Wallpaper patterns to use with Wallpaper.
Included are a few holiday patterns for Halloween, Thanksgiving and
Christmas. To use with other programs, try WPAT2PPAT, a great
shareware program or ClickChange, a commercial program.
Also included is a small Doc-Maker document that tells all about what
I do.
All my patterns are freeware, or should I say comment ware. Let me
know what you think!
Lisa Snyder
[email protected]
10A Green St. Apt. 1
Nashua, NH. 03060-2640
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/lisas-textures-grp5.hqx; 486K]
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 17:28:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: "J. D. Sterling Babcock"
Subject: [*] Macintosh Models List
Dear Readers:
Here is an update to the Macintosh Models List (AKA Mac Facts II).
About this file:
This is the Macintosh Models List (AKA Mac Facts II). It is a list
of all the Apple Macintosh models, past, present, and future. The list
provides as much information on each model that can fit on two lines.
The attached Model List III has old Speedometer 3.11 speed ratings.
I am looking for someone to update and maintain ML III.
I may just drop the speed ratings soon (ML III).
Requested information:
1. If you see an underscore as an entry (not a dash), I am missing that
information. I would appreciate any corrections or additions.
2. What is the overall speed of the new macintoshes?
Two column format: There are two tables per model so that each model has two
lines of information. Note that I still stick to the 80 column wide format
for easy viewing on terminal screens. You may choose to print it out on Unix
using enscript -2rl or format it in a word processor as two columns so that
the lines match up.
Please email any corrections or additions to [email protected].
Also please let me know if you want to be removed from the mailing list.
Sterling
[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/mac-facts-ii-94-10-03.txt; 58K]
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Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 17:08:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: Pancomm
Subject: [*] Macintosh shareware fax program- new version
ValueFax is the first shareware fax program for the Macintosh.
This is a commercial quality, full function product with QuickFax,
fax driver, full reception and conversion of the fax in background,
installer, and an online manual. Versions of this product have
been shipping commercially under different names for several years.
The basic product has been thoroughly tested in a variety of Mac
configurations using a variety of Class 1 and Class 2 modems (this
product will not work with modems that support Class 2.0 only or
with Apple's express modems or with Apple's Geoport modems).
[Archived as /info-mac/app/value-fax.hqx; 689K]
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 94 16:58:30 +0100
From: "Roland Mansson, LDC"
Subject: [*] macpost-112-client-us; a mail client
MacPost is an easy to use e-mail system for Macintosh. It requires a
dedicated server, which talks SMTP to the outside world. The server and
the clients communicate via AppleTalk. See the included docs for more
info.
MacPost is developed by Lund University Computing Center, Sweden. Latest
versions, source code, and a localized Swedish client are available at
ftp.lu.se.
Roland Mansson, Lund University Computing Center
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mail/mac-post-client-us-112.hqx; 785K]
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Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 15:57:45 -0600
From: [email protected] (John R. Park)
Subject: [*] MacTCP Watcher 1.1.2; a MacTCP diagnostic tool
Attached please find MacTCP Watcher 1.1.2. Following are the
release notes. Please note I am NOT the author.
MacTCP Watcher v1.1.2 displays the internal data of MacTCP. It shows
this Mac's IP, DNS name, and all the internal information that MacTCP
provides (much of which I don't understand, so please don't ask me
what it means!). It will also list all the currently open TCP connections,
and the information on each of them. As well, it allows you to test
MacTCP and your network, using the ICMP Ping protocol, the UDP & TCP
Echo protocols (you'll need a machine that supports the echo protocol,
most unix machines do, and I've implemented them in MacTCP Watcher,
so you can run the program on two Macs and test the network between
them as well as the MacTCP configuration on each of them), and it
tests out the DNS by looking up the name of a given IP or IP of a given
name. It should be useful to people having MacTCP configuration troubles,
network or Domain Name System problems, or the cronically curious.
MacTCP Watcher is free, and comes with a free copy of Eric Behr's
MacTCP Info document (thanks Eric!), so if you have MacTCP problems,
check it out.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mactcp-watcher-112.hqx; 110K]
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Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 11:36:44 -0700
From: [email protected] (Richard A. Fowell)
Subject: [*] Mombasa1.5; a tile-matching game
A great tile-matching game of the Gunshy/Shanghai genre.
This version (1.5) adds color. You can define your own
tile sets and tableaux. Shareware from Glenn R. Wichman -
[email protected]. September 1994
[Archived as /info-mac/game/mombasa-15.hqx; 199K]
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 12:51:23 +0100
From: [email protected] (Rainer Menes)
Subject: [*] MPEG players for PowerMacs
Dear user,
In this distribution you will find two tools to play MPEG movies. Both
tools are PowerPC only version. From my point of view it doesn't make
sence to support the old 68k Mac because they are to slow even for the
small MPEG's, and I don't have access to any 68K Mac so no testing could
been done. For those of you have such a Mac Sparkle 2.x is the way to go.
You will be able to ftp it from all major ftp sites with Mac software.
Both MPEG players are P O S T C A R D W A R E!!!!, this means if you use
this tools you should send me a postcard, thats all!!! If you give me
your email address I will inform you personaly about new version in the
future.
I think postcardware is the easiest way to support a product, its cheap
and fast.
Postal address:
Rainer Menes
Aumuehle 1
82275 Emmering
Germany
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/mpeg-players-ppc.hqx; 134K]
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Date: Sat, 1 Oct 94 14:25:48 CDT
From: [email protected] (Thomas R. Lawrence)
Subject: [*] OutOfPhase 1.02; digital music synthesis utility
This program requires System 7 and a 68020. A floating point
unit is strongly recommended.
OutOfPhase is a program for digital music synthesis with the
following features:
- GNU licensed
- Unlimited number of instruments, tracks, simultaneous notes
- Sampled and indexed wave table driven synthesis
- Parameters controlled by envelopes
- Built in programming language for waveform construction
- High quality output (16-bit stereo 48kHz possible)
Direct all correspondence and bug reports to:
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/out-of-phase-102.hqx; 933K]
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/out-of-phase-102-nofpu.hqx; 948K]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/out-of-phase-102-c.hqx; 1529K]
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Date: Sun, 02 Oct 1994 18:03:32 -0600
From: [email protected] (Pedro Terroba Jr.)
Subject: [*] Porsche; a startup screen
This is a startupscreen of a Porsche over water and in the forground of a
Mountain. It will look best on a 14" moniter with thousands of colors.
Thanks PJT
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/mountain-porsche.hqx; 186K]
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 15:55:17 -0500
From: [email protected] (Michael O'Neil)
Subject: [*] Poster 1.01; a single-page layout program
This is a single-page layout program. It uses the Quickdraw-GX font
architecture. It was written by Mike Reed, not myself.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/poster-101.hqx; 72K]
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Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 22:51:55 EDT
From: [email protected] (Mark Hayes)
Subject: [*] QuickTime 2.0 MIDI Capability Demo
QuickTime 2.0, a component of System 7.5, includes MIDI support
that lets a 'MooV' soundtrack either drive an external synth
or play through the Mac speaker using the voices contained in
the file 'QuickTime Musical Instruments'. Here is a little demo
of this wonderful new capability, which will allow (among other
things) composers around the world to exchange MIDI files which
can be played using nothing but standard system software - no
synth required! - and which will sound exactly the same on
any system. And they sound *good* - the attached demo uses
the 'Grand Piano' instrument, and it sounds pretty darn close
to one. (The piece, by the way, is by myself, and entitled
'Ambitious Melody'. Copyright 1994 Mark Hayes, All Rights Reserved.)
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/qt20-midi-demo.hqx; 8K]
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 15:29:29 -0500
From: [email protected] (FarWest Software, G Kratz,CAS)
Subject: [*] RoadShow v1.0.1; a Newton settings utility
RoadShow v1.0.1 is a free Newton app for setting
- volume
- sound effects
- sleep time
- default system beep
depending on whether you are "on the road" (on batteries) or "at home" (plugged
into an AC adapter). The package includes a user's guide in Word format.
Version 1.0.1 fixes a bug found in newer Newton models. In version 1.0,
RoadShow would crash when the user attempted to change the default system
beep.
Enjoy!
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/util/road-show-101.hqx; 30K]
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Date: Mon, 03 Oct 94 15:01:24 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] SendAEData 1.1 XCMD; sends Apple Events
Description
SendAEData is a simple, yet powerful XCMD that can send an AppleEvent with at
least 60,000 chars of data to any other program. You specify the target
application, the event class and ID and the data that you want to send.
Version 1.1
Requires HyperCard 2.1 or Double-XX 1.0.2 or greater, and System 7.
Brian Blood
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/card/send-ae-data-11-xcdm.hqx; 13K]
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 01:25:58 +0100
From: [email protected] (Chad Magendanz)
Subject: [*] ShrinkWrap 1.1.2; a disk image utility
Version History
Version 1.1.2 - 3 Oct 1994
- Adds full support for machines with 256K ROMs. Now runs on anything
newer than a Plus.
- Provides checksum data when you verify image files.
- Adds DiskCopy resource to allow you to view checksums in the Finder's
Get Info dialog.
- No longer chokes on unformatted disks.
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.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/shrink-wrap-112.hqx; 67K]
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 94 09:13:36 -0400 (EST)
From: [email protected] (David Johnson)
Subject: [*] triangle solver v1.3; a geometry aid
Triangle Solver v1.3
If you provide sufficient information Triangle Solver will complete
the unknown angles and lengths of a triangle aswell as the area of
the Triangle.
Triangle Solver will complete any SAA, SSA, SSS, ASA and some SAS
triangles.
Note: Triangle solver will solve for only one set of answers for a
SSA (the ambiguous case) triangle if it has two sets of answers.
You need *Microsoft Excel 4.0* or a program that can convert Excel
4 documents.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/triangle-solver-13-excel.hqx; 26K]
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Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 18:43:50 -0700 (MST)
From: Jacob Weber
Subject: [*] UltraDice 1.1.4; a dice game
This is UltraDice, a computer version of the classic poker
dice game Yacht (or Yahtzee), with colored dice and sound
effects. Shareware: $15.
NOTE: This game was formerly called UltraYahtzee.
Jacob Weber
Internet: [email protected]
CompuServe: 72303,3540
[Archived as /info-mac/game/ultra-dice-114.hqx; 138K]
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Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 09:56:03 -0400
From: Jay Kasberger
Subject: [*] VRAMPatterns 16-bit desktop patterns
Administrators and users of Info-Mac:
VRAMPatterns is a set of desktop patterns which take advantage of monitors
with 16-bit color or better. Some of the textures look fine on 8-bit color
as well. To install these textures, users will need System 7.0 or higher, a
Mac II, LC or better, and a utility to install desktop textures such as
Texture Installer (recommended - others may not work).
Jay Kasberger [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/vram-textures.hqx; 250K]
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Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 00:06:09 -0600
From: [email protected] (Carl Haynes)
Subject: [*] WolfensteinCheater; for Wolfenstein 3D
Wolfenstein Cheater 1.0 is an extension which adds an extra menu called
"Cheat" to Wolfenstein 3D. You can use the menu to activate cheats rather
than typing them in by hand. I've include all the cheats od which I'm aware
and ask that if you know of any others, please send them to me to be
included in the next version. Wolfenstein Cheater 1.0 is freeware.
carl
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/wolfenstein-cheater-10.hqx; 8K]
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 11:40:51 -0500
From: [email protected] (Joshua Golub 708-304-7573)
Subject: [*] ZoneRanger 1.2; a heap zone tool
ZoneRanger provides detailed information about each heap zone
that is currently active on the Macintosh. This information
includes both the counts and total sizes of the free blocks,
pointers, handles, locked handles, purgeable handles, and
resource handles in each heap zone.
ZoneRanger also provides windows in which a heap zone can be
displayed graphically, with the size, type, and attributes of
each block clearly defined. The user can control the resolution
and zoom factor of this display, as well as click on any
individual block to view its contents.
ZoneRanger can save to a TEXT file the detailed information
about all blocks in a given heap zone, or summary information
about all active heap zones. The graphical display of any heap
zone can also be saved to a PICT file.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/zone-ranger-12.hqx; 271K]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 18:39:51 -0700
From: [email protected] (m.c. schraefel)
Subject: 7.5 apple menu options SLOOOOWWW!?!
>Date: Mon, 03 Oct 1994 18:27:28 -0700
>From: [email protected] (-=mc=-)
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: 7.5 apple menu options SLOOOOWWW!?!
>Organization: berkeley-nexus
>
>howdie
>
>after installing system 7.5 and going thru the desktop rebuild promised by
>macintosh easy open, i'm amazed at one final kink left in the system:
>
>the hierarchical menu,(the control apnel)
>apple menu options
>
>slows my system's reaction time in a way i've never experienced. and yes,
>it's what's causing the problem.
>
>what happens:
>
>click on an icon and wait 5-7 seconds to see it greyed. go to move
>something, same painful wait for the interface to catch up.
>
>anyone else experiencing this or have a fix for it?
>in the meantime, i've reinstalled a third party hierarchical apple menu
>program.
>
>thanks for the help
>
>mc
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Date: Tue, 4 Oct 94 10:46:44 MST
From: [email protected] (Jonathan Lundell)
Subject: [A] Looking for a (logical symbol) Font
> I'm looking for a math font that includes the following five symbols:
>
> logical and (looks like a "V")
> logical or (looks like an upside down "V")
> implication (looks like a right pointing arrow)
> biconditional (a bidirectional arrow)
> negation (looks like a tilde)
>
> If I can find these, I'll be one step closer to getting one of the math
> teachers here to use her PowerMac like a Mac and not use WordPerfect.
The "standard" font Symbol has all these. Using Word 5.1, for example,
choose Insert: Symbol... and then Font: Symbol. I don't see the symbol
for xor, but you could apply underline or strikeout to the "or" symbol.
The negation symbol available isn't tilde; it's the sort-of-L-on-its-side
negation symbol. Use that, or just use a tilde, possibly with some subscript
applied. I use Word only as an example; the font is independent of the app.
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 21:06:06 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: [A] Need help with MacX/MacTCP
>>> On Wed, 28 Sep 94 08:51:09 EDT, [email protected] (Beth Marsh) said:
BM> I'm trying to get MacX going and have hit a roadblock. Whenever I
BM> try to execute a remote command (usually xterm) I get the message
BM> that the connection came halfway up and failed.
>
I'm not an expert, but when we had a similar problem here and one of
our gurus fixed it to me and explained it somewhat. Let me see if I
can do it justice. If your problem is similar, you'll need your own
guru to fix it, but I have a workaround that might help.
rexec (don't know about rlog, but possibly similar) is a bit like
rlogin- it gets you authenticated on a remote host and lets you
execute a command (or more) there. I know that MacX likes to use
rexec. Unfortunately, not every system seems to support it. In
particular, we had a problem when we installed AFS Kerberos- rexec
wasn't honoring AFS logins.
A workaround is to set up your MacX, disable access control, and then
telnet to your host, and do something like:
% xterm -display myhost.my.domain.edu:0
or
% setenv DISPLAY myhost.my.domain.edu:0; xterm&
to get your first shell. Subsequent commands from that shell which
open new windows should work fine. Thanks be to Dave Ward, who
actually figured this out.
Good luck!
Ethan Benatan
[email protected]
BM> The error message
BM> documentation indicates that it's a problem on the host end (a
BM> Sun). I'm connecting through MacPPP to a Telebit netblazer. My
BM> host won't allow me to connect for some reason. When I talked to
BM> Apple about this they suggested that it was a problem with the
BM> remote login capability not being enabled on the host. He
BM> mentioned checking rlog and rexec.
------------------------------
Date: 3 Oct 94 15:25:32 GMT
From: [email protected] (Erich Bratton)
Subject: [Q] non-auto-mount partitions get mounted
My Setup:
Q610, 160meg internal drive, 1 gig external:partitioned into 5 partitions,one
of which is set (via APS PowerTools) to be non-auto-mounted.
Most of the time, the following occurs: The machine boots, and the order
of the drives on the desktop is:
Partition 1 (with system)
Internal drive (no sys)
part 2 (no sys)
part 3 (no sys)
part 4 (no sys)
(partition 5 doesn't show up)
Great! That's what I want.
But, now, and a few times when I first got the drive, the following happens:
Partition 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5
Internal drive
... even though I set partition 5 to be non-auto-mounted, it is!? Anybody know
what could cause this kind of a change? booting with inits off doesn't change
anything, and now I'm stuck with the auto-mounted setup... Help!
Please email all answers and I will post a summary solution if I find one.
NOTE: Booting with extensions off gives the CORRECT mounting of only the
auto-mount partitions, but removing all extensions and control panels does
not. What other things could cause this that are extensions, but not in
the extensions or control panels folder?
--Erich
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 1994 14:22:33 -0300
From: Al Best
Subject: After Dark Fish/Toaster editor ... animation
Question 1: Where can I get the Fish Editor?
(I need a way to make a new Fish file ... 'cause
I need a way to make something move across the screen.)
Question 2: Is there a similar thing for Flying Toasters?
(I need a way to move something diagonally across the
screen)
Question3: I need a way to animate a man jumping from
the top of one "fish" or "toaster" to the other.
Suggestions?
THANX in advance!
-----------
Al Best, Dept of Biostatistics
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA 23298
804-828-9824
Internet: [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 3 Oct 94 17:08:43 GMT
From: [email protected] (Lisa Richardson)
Subject: Alternative StyleWriter II Cartridge
In digest [email protected]
writes:
>I was just told by my local computer stuff supplier tha
>"The Canon BJ Cartridge BC-01" will work in the StyleWriter II
>Does anyone know or has anyone tried it? I also wonder if I could
>use the "Clean Ink Cartridge" option. I don't know what the cartridge
>for the StyleWriter looks like. Is it physically the same?
The Stylewriter II printer, was said to be derived from the Canon Bubblejet
printer. If you look at the IBM/Canon BJ printer and the Stylewriter II
printer, they look almost the same with the variation of color and a few
more buttons on the Canon printer. It would not be surprising if they use
the same cartridges for ink. AS for the Clean Ink Cartridge, it has been
suggested that it is not something you want to use since it is an inherit
flaw that ruins cartridge. I do not know if that is true or not.
--
Lisa Richardson (aka Priss on about a half dozen MUCKs)
[email protected] and/or [email protected]
"Live fast, Die young, and make hearts melt as you go away" - Lisa Richardson
Priss the MUF Wizard of _AnimeMUCK_ at anime.tcp.com (128.95.44.29) 2035
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 09:35:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: Luis Muench
Subject: A TIA question
Hello all:
I am trying to get tia (the internet adapter) to work with a
hardwire connection to a terminal server. Basically, it is the same as a
dial in line (serial connection), but I don't have to wait for a line to
be free for me to log in. I have configured tia on the unix box and it
works fine...
Problems arise when I try to use InterSLIP. I have configured
MacTCP and all, but the problem I am getting is always accompanied by a
dlog that says:"Interslip can't connect because the specified port's
driver cannot be opened"!!!!! Upon reattempting to connect from the
InterSLIP setup only results in a frozen mac. Bad crash, gotta nuke it to
get out of it (restart).
Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
--Luis
PS please email me directly at [email protected]
Thanx!
------------------------------
Date: 03 Oct 94 21:45:23 EDT
From: Charlie Summers
Subject: Audio Software Suggestions Requested
Folks;
I have recorded a number of old demo 78's (they are valuable to no one but
my
family) onto cassette, and now wish to process them to eliminate as much of the
noice (pop & click, hiss, general age noise) from them as possible.
Does anyone have a software (or hardware/software combination)
recommendation
that will allow me to perform this processing? For these recordings, money is
not an object, but time (as always) is; the more the software can automate the
procedure, the happier I will be.
Since I am woefully behind in reading the Digest, I would appreciate
responses sent to [email protected], [email protected], or
[email protected].
I will, if there is interest, summarize.
Charlie Summers
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 14:41:41 -0400
From: "W. R. Wing"
Subject: Calendar Question
A similar sized group of us here is happily using Now-Up-to-Date. It has a
few minor shortcommings (such as not being able to use TCP/IP, it needs
Appletalk), but it does exactly what you want in that it supports separate
private and public calendars for each user. Information users put into
their public calendars is then visable to everyone. In addition, it
supports all the little extras such as pop-up alarms, multi-day
commitments, To-Do lists, and repeating commitments. The competition is
Meeting Maker, which also manages multiple people, but (in the version we
checked out) doesn't seem to let everyone see everyone else's commitments.
my own opinions of course...
"W. R. Wing, Sr. Sci., Ofc. of Lab. Computing, Oak Ridge Nat. Lab."
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 10:28:39 -0600
From: [email protected] (Roger Marks)
Subject: can't eject SyQuest disks with File Sharing on
I can't eject SyQuest disks with File Sharing on, even though Sharing is
disabled for the disk I'd like to remove.
Is there a workaround?
Thanks,
Roger
[email protected] NIST/Boulder, CO
phone 303-497-3037 fax 303-497-7828
------------------------------
Date: 3 Oct 1994 09:53:48 -0700
From: "Bob Clemmons"
Subject: cheapest laswer printer wit
cheapest laswer printer with appletalk [R]10/3/94
I bought a TI microWriter PS23 for around $700. It is a Postcript Level 1
printer. My friend bought an LX-29000 for $595 from Printer Works in Hayward
CA. (800-225-6116). This uses MicroSoft TrueImage (Postscript clone) and
TrueType. Both of these printers are 300 dpi and connect to AppleTalk and PC
simultaneously. I use mine for Mac only, my friend has a Mac and PC
connected. Both printers have been working fine for the past 6 -12 months.
Bob Clemmons
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 11:27:15 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Traci J. Ingram"
Subject: Correction re LaserWriter Pro 630
> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 13:56:21 EST
> From: Btroen
> Subject: LW Pro630 - automatically does both Mac and DOS/Windows
> Traci Ingram states the following:
"The 630 apparently must be explicitly changed back and forth (via
software commands) between each different-protocol print job -- instead of
being automatically re-configured, as is done with most competing printers
in this price category."
> I believe this is a mis-statement which seriously and wrongly impugns
> the LaserWriter Pro 630.
> We have a LW Pro 630 in an Ethernet environment with both Macs and
> Windows/DOS machines on the network. Printing from either operating
> system is transparent. In other words, we do NOT have to issue ANY
> explicit commands to re-configure the printer. With my Mac II ci, I can
> print easily seconds after a Windows user (and vice-a-versa). I just
> issue a print command as usual and say OK to the resultant dialog box.
> Bruce Troen
Bruce, I stand corrected - although we are not the only 630 owners to be
misled by the documentation. The 630 will automatically switch protocols,
as well as accept simultaneous input from all ports (ethernet, parallel,
etc.). After the 630 driver software is installed on the DOS/Windows
client, standard Windows printer selection applies.
As to wrongly impugning the 630: It has been replaced by the 16-600-PS
(the new numbering scheme, meaning in this case 16 ppm, 600 dpi
PostScript), so I hope that this point is somewhat moot. The printer has
performed very well in our school library setting, and we just need to do
some more work to get the 630 to print for the DOS machines.
Best regards,
Traci Ingam
[email protected] | or | [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 94 08:47:11 +0100
From: [email protected] (Didier Korthoudt)
Subject: DSP 660AV
Hi everybody
When I bought my 660AV six months ago, Apple said that a special release
of QuickTime will be distributed which make use of the DSP to obtain full
motion video.
Since then, no news...
Does someone know about extensions, or third party products, using the
power of this superb DSP ?
Thanks for all,
Didier.
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 15:37:48 +0100
From: Roland Whitehead
Subject: Geoports
Ryan Richard Ware requested
>If you're a GeoPort user out there, would you recomend it?
Well this has been sent via a Geoport from a 7100. It works. Its fast.
It always seems to connect at 14400. But it has no indicator lights so
once you are connected, you have no idea if annything is happening at all.
For example, I have been playing around with different Gophers and have
found myself worrying whether I have lost my connection.
I also have a Mac'n'fax 14400 modem attached to an SE30 which I use for fax
receive and ARA. This works fine and has all the indiactor lights but it
is a little more expensive because of its internal gubbins. There is much
more fax software available for the normal modem, by the way, as the
Geoport uses Apple's Express Modem software and 2MB of RAM (My system is
now at 4.9MB - thank God for RAMdoubler!).
The only reason that I went for the Geoport was for the telecoms potential.
I rather fancy throwing out my normal telephone and communicating through
my Mac.
Roland Whitehead
****** CONTINUUM * 92 Chertsey Road, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20 6BX, UK *****
[email protected] * Tel +44 276 476000 * Fax +44 276 452439
******* INTERACTION DESIGN * SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT * PRODUCT DESIGN ********
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 15:23:11 -0500
From: [email protected] (James Williams)
Subject: Gremlins...
Hello,
I am trying to track down the origin of some unexplained activity that is
occurring with regularity in my Macintosh. Two specific incidents puzzle
me and so far I have been unable to explain them:
(1) daily, at about 1430h my PB170 stops what it is doing and opens Eudora
1.4.3. It then opens a connection with Mbnet which is our local access to
the internet. At this point it just appears to idle. I have looked
everywhere to see if there exists an embedded or hidden command for it to
do this - and I am unable to find anything to date.
(2) in the afternoons, when I am not even touching the computer, suddenly
there begins a flurry of HD activity and the next thing I see on the screen
is that the computer has decided to open DiskLock. Nothing usually happens
after this. Again, no explanations forthcoming.
Configuration:
PB170 8/120
System 7.1
Connected to Novell LAN via AppleTalk
ARA off
File Sharing/Program linking off
Word, WP, FMPro, Persuasion, Project etc...
Numerous DAs and extensions
I am sure that there is a very logical explanation for this, but for the
time being at least, it has eluded me. Any ideas floating out htere in the
ether? Thank you in advance.
Jim
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 11:59:24 -0500
From: [email protected] (Jim Mueller)
Subject: Help with remote freeze?
Before I do the ol' Extensions Shuffle again, I will ask netdom assembled
wether this sounds familiar and what to do about it (I know, I know...
rebuild the desktop- been there, done that.)
My Quadra 840AV 16/500 CD will freeze solid (no force quit, no
to debugger) when I mount it from another machine as the
owner (me) and open the (excuse the DOSish term) root-level of the hard
disk. It won't freeze if deeper folders are accessed via Find, and it won't
freeze if I copy or move files with DiskTop. The client Mac shows the
AppleTalk arrows on and the watch showing continuously until after
timeout (I guess) it says "The AppleShare Server "Jims Q840AV 500" has
unexpectedly shut down."
Inspired by bits of other posts, I deleted the AppleShare PDS file and
restarted. I could then mount my disk fine for a day or so. Next time I
tried it froze.
Any suggestions beyond a more rigorous scientific method?
Jim Mueller- LAN Baron [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 15:38:08 +0100
From: Roland Whitehead
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #113
>Please can you help. When I worked in the USA I used to read info mac
>digests form our local server. Now that I'm in the Netherlands I have no
>idea how to get access to these. Can I subscribe to them? If so is there
>a site in Europe that I could get them from. Thanks.
There is an excellent mirror to UMich and Summex at Imperial College in the
UK. They seem to update every night as I have found things available only
posted the day before. They have some funny Unix compression bits on top
of the usual .hqx and so it is worth while putting a period before your
address in the password of FTP access. With Fetch you should then add a
.gz suffix to the suffix mapping preferences and using MacGzip 0.2.2 to
uncompress them. This will provide you with .hqx, .sea .sit or .cpt files
which you must manually expand using the appropriate expansion utility.
You could also subrcibe directly to the Info-Mac which is what I do.
Roland Whitehead
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 1994 12:41:55 -0500
From: [email protected] (Scott Kaplan)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #130
>I loaded in 7.5 from CD-ROM yesterday to try to fix my problems with
>RamDoubler and other hangups. Instead of getting any relief, I have found
>7.5 to be abysmally SLOW. I often experience delays when trying to select
>an icon of up to 5 seconds!. Starting file sharing can take several
>minutes, and even took 67 seconds after I tried deleting the PDS files for
>each of the four partitions. (Formerly, this would take about 8-10
>seconds).
I had the same problem initially...I then decided to remove PowerTalk (and
would have removed QuickDraw GX, had I installed it in the first place.)
My speed is back to what it was under System 7.1.
Not to make sweeping generalizations, but, PowerTalk seems not only
thoroughly unimpressive, but a horrible resource hog. Try taking it out
and see what happens.
Scott Kaplan
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 12:14:29 -0400
From: [email protected] (Thumper)
Subject: Laserwriter Pro 630 opinions wanted (reply)
In comp.sys.mac.digest Traci Ingram writes:
>Our school has had good luck with the L/W Pro 630 in an all-Mac setting,
>using the printer's built-in ethernet. However, I am fairly certain that
>we will experience "manual hair loss" after adding DOS/Windoze clients:
>The 630 apparently must be explicitly changed back and forth (via
>software commands) between each different-protocol print job -- instead of
>being automatically re-configured, as is done with most competing printers
>in this price category.
This is and is not true.
The Laserwriter Pro will support multiple protocols at one time but not on
a single port. This is usually switched via a hardware switch but the
settings can be changed in software if you really want to (I prefer to
throw a switch).
Since it has a LocalTalk port, an RS-232 serial port, an EtherNet port AND
a parallel port it is usually possible to satisfy all customers by
choosing which ports support Postscript and which ports support HP PCL 4
with some care.
If your DOS/Windows users are simply generating Postscript output then
things are very easy since that is what Mac clients are generating too.
NOTE -> we can't get LW Pro 630s here because Apple has apparently cut off
the supply in favor of a new version of the printer that uses the newer 12
ppm print engine. The new printer is due to be announced this month.
Your mileage may vary.
-Geoff
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 94 13:13:26 EDT
From: Tom Coradeschi
Subject: loading image in MacWeb
[email protected] wrote:
>When I try to load a GIF image in MacWeb, I get a message something like:
>"Viewing application not found. Do you want to open one manually?"
>
>Is MacWeb just acting up, or do I really need to go out and get a viewer?
>If so, which one should I use, and how can I get MacWeb to open it
>automatically?
Hmmm. Question: does the filename end with .gif? WWW viewers rely on file
name extensions to determine file type, best I can tell.
Also, it depends on how you're referencing the image. If it's an inlined
image, say: then it should appear in MacWeb.
However, if you have a Hypertext REFerence to it, say: ,
then you'll need a viewer to see it. Best bet is to grab JPEGView. Look
here (or in the Info-Mac mirrors):
http://www.med.cornell.edu/~giles/projects.html
tom coradeschi [email protected]
http://k-whiner.pica.army.mil/
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Date: Tue, 04 Oct 1994 10:56:20 +0100
From: [email protected] (Peter Jorgensen)
Subject: Looking for a Font [A]
>Date: Mon, 03 Oct 94 09:37:48 -0400
>From: "Keith E Gatling"
>Subject: Looking for a Font [Q]
>
>I'm looking for a math font that includes the following five symbols:
>
> logical and (looks like a "V")
> logical or (looks like an upside down "V")
> implication (looks like a right pointing arrow)
> biconditional (a bidirectional arrow)
> negation (looks like a tilde)
>
>If I can find these, I'll be one step closer to getting one of the math
>teachers here to use her PowerMac like a Mac and not use WordPerfect.
I believe good ol' Symbol has these characters. Check it out.
Peter Jorgensen University at Buffalo, ASCIT, Info. Tech. Services
201 Capen Hall, Buffalo NY, 14260
[email protected] 716-645-3879
The opinions expressed are those of the author.
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 94 19:53:28 +0100
From: Brian Gery Hilfsassistent bei "R." Siegwart SS94
Subject: Looking for a program...
Hello-
I was wondering if you guys know of a piece of software that forces the
machine to wait a little longer before booting from the hard disk.
My IIci has a power supply problem that makes the hard drive spin up about
5 seconds later than it should. Because of this, the diagnostics in the
beginning think that there is no hard drive present, giving me a sad mac.
If the Start Manager would wait a few seconds, the drive would be up to speed
and the machine wouldn't die.
Any ideas?
Brian
Gery
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 94 16:34:55 -0400
From: "Keith E Gatling"
Subject: Looking for MailSlot
I just saw a program called MailSlot mentioned in "Mac Shareware 500."
Does anyone know where I can find a copy of it?
Thanks a lot!
keg
* [email protected] I've got plenty of opinions. Just ask my wife! *
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Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 00:36:36 GMT
From: Sven Guckes
Subject: Looking for thumbnail icon maker s/w?
>Has anyone heard of a Mac offline reader for USENET called MacSoup?
>I haven't seen an URL for it if it is available via the net.
Ask the author: [email protected] (Stefan Kurth)
Sven [And give him my regards!]
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 17:28:36 +0000
From: [email protected] (Peter Smith, Analysis)
Subject: Maclink (version 8 when???)
Then subject line really says it all. But to spell it out: The journal I edit
use FrameMaker on a Mac, so makes heavy use of the various ??? --> MIF filters
available in MacLink Plus. We currently have version 7. But even version 7.5
came out over a year ago (I think), so an update seems overdue both for us and
for MacLink. I *think* I saw reference somewhere to the imminent release of a
new version, but the UK suppliers I've tried don't seem to know about this.
So -- *is* a version 8 about to appear? If so when? (Or should we belatedly
upgrade to 7.5?)
Thanks in advance for any info.
Peter Smith
The Editor of ANALYSIS, Peter Smith, Dept. of Philosophy,
University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN. UK
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 16:47:37 +0200
From: [email protected] (Nicolas Jungers)
Subject: MacMakeIndex and TeX software
All TeX software is to be found on a CTAN (comprehensive TeX archive
network) server. There are 3 of them:
ftp.tex.ac.uk (134.151.44.19) -- UK
ftp.shsu.edu (192.92.115.10) -- USA
ftp.dante.de (129.69.1.12) -- Germany
you also can find some mirrors.
Nicolas
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Date: Mon, 03 Oct 94 17:28:11 PDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: Mac OS v7.5
I've just recently upgraded to the latest system software and I'm very happy
with Apple's efforts. I have found the Finder to much faster and, along with
many other things, I love all of the enhancements to the many control panels.
Having a scriptable Finder is almost worth the price in itself.
I purchased the CD version which has MANY more items contained than does the
floppy-disk version. Along with being able to install directly from the CD,
the CD also contains disk images permiting you to create installation disks.
Anyway, just adding my favorable vote to Apple's latest.
Michael Surtees
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 94 11:50:25 PDT
From: [email protected] (Doug Hardie)
Subject: MacTCP Interface
Does MacTCP have a direct interface at the IP level that would enable a
version of traceroute to be created for it? It would need to be able to
send IP datagrams with the TTL field specified by the application.
Does MacTCP support a route table that would enable multiple
"default" paths to be establised for different IP address groups?
-- Doug
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Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 17:50:03 -0500
From: [email protected] (Clark R. Wilkins)
Subject: More on the RamDoubler conflicts with PPC6100
After spending almost an entire day testing with a demo version of Conflict
Catcher, I have found the following conflicts:
- Disinfectant Init and Autoclock extension both cause multiple way
conflicts that cause CC to
blame other extensions erroneously. The testing algorithm for CC may need
a bit of work to
look out for these sorts of things.
- With both of these out of the way, I found that SCSI Manager 4.3 is
conflicting with ARA 2.0.
With SCSI Manager 4.3 out of the way, the machine seems to be working
properly.
Keep in mind my contention that this problem is *directly* influenced by
the presence of
RamDoubler 1.5. This was absolutely reproducible.
[I excised the extensive system profile. Please contact Clark for a copy. -isl]
Clark R. Wilkins
-My words are responsible for themselves-
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Date: Tue, 04 Oct 1994 09:17:59 -0400
From: "Michael E. Grabenstein"
Subject: PowerTalk on an Powermac/AV (Q)
When I tell the computer to restart or shutdown it askes me if I
really want to. About 1 out of every hundred times it will accept me
saying "OK."
Is it just because I have a northern accent with a southern draw?
(That's what you get for being in the middle.
Is there anything I can do to improve it's recognition?
May be a Speech Macro I could put in?
I am assumming that the confirmation string it is looking for is
"OK" am I correct? (Blasted manual is around here some where I know it
is..
Thanks,
Mike, [email protected]
UNIX Administrator GSFC Libraries Project
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Date: Mon, 03 Oct 1994 16:54:56 +0100
From: [email protected]
Subject: Program to read forms ? [Q]
Hallo,
Is there a Macintosh program (or programs) known, that
can read (paper) forms, for example a questionaire where
one can fill checkboxes to answer some questions.
I am looking for a Mac program that can read those forms, by
scanning them and than translating to a number (or whatever).
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 03:03:30 -0500
From: [email protected] (Clark R. Wilkins)
Subject: RamDoubler problems resolved with 1.51 updater
The read-me that came with the 1.51 updater (available from Sumex) stated
that the Problem with SCSI Manager 4.3 was resolved. I am quite happy to
report this is the case. Thanks to all who contributed.
Clark R. Wilkins
-My words are responsible for themselves-
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Date: Tue, 04 Oct 1994 17:16:14 +0100
From: [email protected]
Subject: retail addresses in Dallas, Texas.
I'm in Dallas, Texas, the end of this month, and since I'm
in the market for a new Mac, I like to have some addresses
and phone/fax numbers of retailers overthere.
Thanks in advance,
Gerrit.
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 4 Oct 94 6:42:47 EDT (1042Z)
From: MG John Fryer
Subject: Statistics--What Are the Best Programs?
My son is working toward an MBA at the University of Chicago and needs a
good Mac statistics program. I note that the major programs advertised in
MacUser and MacWorld are in the $600+ range. Are there any good programs
that cost far less? Regardless of cost, how do the various programs stack
up in terms of capabilities? Obviously, a program designed for
business/finance use would not need all of the features of a fully robust
scientific program. I would appreciate any advice anyone on the net could
give me. Thanks.
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 20:14:12 -0500
From: [email protected] (James B. MacGregor)
Subject: TurboGopher
Something I did caused the loss of the server identity in my TurboGopher
configuration file. I have re-read the "Internet Starter Kit" in an attempt
to replace it, but cannot find the correct the correct server ID. Can youj
help me?? (No matter what server I ask for a gopher for, I get a cannot
find response.
Jim------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 23:52:33 -0700
From: [email protected] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: TurboGopher
>Something I did caused the loss of the server identity in my TurboGopher
>configuration file. I have re-read the "Internet Starter Kit" in an attempt
>to replace it, but cannot find the correct the correct server ID. Can youj
>help me?? (No matter what server I ask for a gopher for, I get a cannot
>find response.
If you throw out your TurboGopher Prefs file (or move it out of the
Preferences folder) and then start TurboGopher, you'll get the defaults,
which include the Gopher Home Server. I think the two servers are:
gopher.tc.umn.edu
gopher2.tc.umn.edu
cheers ... -Adam
--
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- [email protected] -- [email protected]
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Date: Mon, 03 Oct 1994 12:49:21 -0500
From: [email protected] (Scott Kaplan)
Subject: Virtual Memory Conundrum (A)
>I have a little over 12 mb of free space on the boot-up partition of my
>hard drive which I want to use as virtual memory. When I open the Memory
>Control Panel, turn on virtual memory and set its size, I can go no higher
>than 12mb -- which seems logical enough. As I calculate it,this should
>give me a working RAM of 20mb -- 8mb built-in plus 12mb of virtual memory.
Apple's Virtual Memory doesn't work this way. It's not a case of "Take my
8 megs and add the space I'm allocating on my hard drive." When you set
Virtual Memory to 12 megs, that means, "12 megs of my drive will be used,
and that will be my total memory, and my RAM will be used only to load in
the recently used segments of that 12 megs off my hard drive."
It's not the most space-effective method of virtual memory, as you're
using hard drive space and RAM redundantly. However, it is faster, as any
chunck of memory in RAM that has to be swapped out will always be written
to the same place on the drive. (Similarly for loading segments from the
drive into RAM.) So when you had 16 megs of Virtual before, you had
allocated all 16 megs on the drive, and your RAM served essentially as a
cache of sorts.
Connectix makes their own version of Virtual. It can work this way, or in
the way you expected, but with a speed loss.
Hope this helps...
Scott Kaplan
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 04 Oct 1994 11:09:50 +0100
From: [email protected] (Peter Jorgensen)
Subject: Virtual Memory Conundrum (A)
>I have a little over 12 mb of free space on the boot-up partition of my
>hard drive which I want to use as virtual memory. When I open the Memory
>Control Panel, turn on virtual memory and set its size, I can go no higher
>than 12mb -- which seems logical enough. As I calculate it,this should
>give me a working RAM of 20mb -- 8mb built-in plus 12mb of virtual memory.
The way virtual memory works is that ALL of the RAM (real or virtual) must
be mapped to the virtual memory disk file. In other words, the virtual
memory really means the total memory available to the system, true RAM plus
simulated RAM. So, in your case, you're simulating 4MB of RAM and providing
8MB of swap space on the disk for the real RAM you've got installed.
Peter Jorgensen University at Buffalo, ASCIT, Info. Tech. Services
201 Capen Hall, Buffalo NY, 14260
[email protected] 716-645-3879
The opinions expressed are those of the author.
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 94 22:51:41 GMT
From: [email protected] (Robert H. Peters)
Subject: Will GeoPort support 28K8 speed?
On FTP.SUPPORT.APPLE.COM (130.43.6.3) you can find the new GeoPort
660AV_840AV (1.2.2) software.
The Read me document states: "QuickDraw GX is not compatible with this
version of GeoPort software. If you install QuickDraw GX, you won't be able
to send faxes until a new version of GeoPort software (2.0 or later) is
available later this year..."
The question is: Will or can GeoPort 2.0 support 28K8 bps speeds? I am told
that it is a matter of Apple licensing software from AT&T. Is this correct?
Or is it a matter of programming the DSP-chip?
All the brand name modems are moving up to 28K8. Let all GeoPort
660AV_840AV users unite and ask for 28K8 speeds. Or could we even go beyond
that limit?
Robert
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Date: Tue, 4 Oct 94 7:12:11 PDT
From: Info-Mac Moderator
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To: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] TidBITS#246/03-Oct-94
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 94 22:28:28 PDT
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TidBITS#246/03-Oct-94
Plenty of MailBITS about happenings in the computer industry lead
off the issue, including important notes about Photoshop 3.0 and
Apple's announcement of new PowerPC-based Performa models.
Solitaire Till Dawn 2.0 just came out with fifteen new games,
plans for the second annual WWW conference unfold, Tonya
announces her Word 6 Starter Kit, and the issue draws to a
close with the first part of an article discussing Internet
firewalls.
Topics:
MailBITS/03-Oct-94
Solitaire Till Dawn Again
Second International WWW Conference
Word 6 Starter Kit
Firewalls, Part I
Reviews/03-Oct-94
[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-246.etx; 29K]
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