Info-Mac Digest V12 #146

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Info-Mac Digest Mon, 7 Nov 94 Volume 12 : Issue 146

Today's Topics:

[!] MIME-ifying the digests...
[!] Wumpus infected with nVir
[*] 3D Buttons CDEF 1.0b4; a cotnrol definition
[*] 7Tuner 1.7; a interface utility
[*] Ambrosia Times 1.3; Ambrosia Software newsletter
[*] Asterax 1.2 (game)
[*] Beep Saver 1.1; eliminates Energy Saver beeps
[*] Broadcast Calendar; displays Gregorian and Standard Broadcast
[*] Business Card Importer; imports text data into PowerTalk
[*] Control Strip Module Tester; a development utility
[*] EPS Fixer 1.3; EPSF preview resources utility
[*] Grades 1.1; a gradebook
[*] Jon's Commands 1.2; AppleScript Scripting Additions
[*] Mac Identifier 1.1.1; lets your Mac know what it is
[*] New sound file for your archives --- PRINCE!!
[*] NewsWatcher 2.0b19, a Usenet newsreader
[*] Online Tic-Tac-Toe; a game for First Class BBSs
[*] OptiMem 1.5.6g updater; a virtual memory utility
[*] PowerBar 1.1.3->1.1.4 Updater (toolbar/launcher)
[*] PowerPOKER 1.1 Update; a card game
[*] realmz-15x-to-154-updt; an update for the game
[*] spider1.3; a solitaire card game
[*] three-df-22; Visualization of z = f(x, y)
[*] Tri-Tac-ToeV1.0; a tic-tac-toe game
(Q) Getting to files in windows opened off screen
[A] DOS/ Windows/ Unix Setext Browsers
[Q] BBEdit and Mac LC 475
[Q] Now Utilities 5
Any good Mpeg Players in the Public Domain?
Apollo 1.0 problems [S]
Compare program for text
help on macintosh problem.
History of the mac
Mac Linux???
MacOberon Version 4.1
Myst 1.0.1 updaters (Q)
Password program
Printing to IP Printer
Slow tranfert with a GeoPort and PowerMac 6100/60
Sound problem
System 7.5 problem
Texture Installer Location
TIA Help!
Web sound helper application? (R)
What about MPEG audio
Where is the MacWEEK EasyView view? (R)

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Date: Mon, 7 Nov 94 6:53:43 PST
From: The Moderators
Subject: [!] MIME-ifying the digests...

Hi All,
Many people have requested that we make the digest MIME compliant -- so
that each seperate message in the digest appears as its own mail message in
mime mail readers.
We have experimental scripts set up to do that now, and would like to do a
test digest. Our worry is that we will kill a lot of the other readers out
there by making this change to the digest format. We have kepts the number
of "---" between messages the same in an effort to keep all the other readers
out there working correctly. Further, overall, this procedure adds very few
lines to the digest (I think it is about 10 or so).
The next digest will be in this new MIME format. Please let us know how it
works, if it breaks the way you currently read the digest, etc.

Cheers,
Gordon (info-mac moderator)

P.S. we are using the content type "multipart/digest".

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Date: Sun, 6 Nov 1994 23:51:43 -0600
From: [email protected] (Backup Moderator)
Subject: [!] Wumpus infected with nVir

A recently uploaded game Wumpus was infected with nVir A. A disinfected
copy is now available.

Igor

Info-Mac Archivist e: [email protected], w: (217) 244-0424

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 94 09:43:26 PST
From: [email protected] (Zig Zichterman)
Subject: [*] 3D Buttons CDEF 1.0b4; a cotnrol definition

This CDEF implements the 3D control interface as proposed in
_develop_ 15. It also supports tristate checkboxes and radio
buttons, as well as icon buttons.

Full source is enclosed, as well as a small demo application.

This code is in the public domain.

Zig Zichterman
[email protected]

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/three-d-buttons-10b4-cdef.hqx; 120K]

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 14:16:36 -0500
From: [email protected] (Simon Kidd)
Subject: [*] 7Tuner 1.7; a interface utility

The latest version of 7Tuner, this version works on both system 7.1 and 7.5
and has some new features. Beyond uploading this app I have no other
connection with it.
>From the AOL readme:
1. Add all possible command-key equivalents to the Finder menu (19 of them).
NEW-option for choosing either command-S or command-/ for Shut Down menu
item.
2. Change all folders to colorful 3-D folders (total of 70 different folders).
3. Add colors to the standard system alert icons (12 different icons).
4. Replace color icons to some system related B&W icons (34 icons).
5. Enable Keyboard Menu in Finder menu.
6. 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.
7. Eliminate Finder's window zooming rectangle -NEW (previously only
available in 1.6).
8. Speed up mouse moving speed - faster than Mouse control panel's fastest
setting.
9. Add colors to all open windows' background, window title, and some
dialogs' background (12 colors) -NEW.
10. Replace system cursor and animated pointers (4 sets) -NEW.
11. Make the text I-Beam cursor thicker for easy viewing (2 sets) -NEW
great for PowerBook users.
12. Eliminate Finder's rename delay (for System 7.0-7.1 only at this time).
13. "System 7.5 Aid" for System 7.5 users (add things missing in System
7.5). -NEW
Add machine name and model in "About This Macintosh" box.
Replace the startup "Welcome to Macintosh" to "Welcome to Power
Macintosh" for Power Mac users.
Add machine icon in "About This Macintosh" box with your choice.
14. Faster tuning and untuning process (70% faster than version 1.6/1.6x).
15. Process dialog shows you which option is being tuned or untuned. No
more blind-waiting. -NEW
16. "Select All" button for easy tuning or untuning. No more multiple
clicking. -NEW
17. Auto-rename the "System" and "Finder" files after tuning or untuning -NEW
18. Improved user interface, includes 3D buttons, PICT buttons, icon menus,
and other options. -NEW

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/tuner7-17.hqx; 338K]

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Date: Tue, 1 Nov 1994 17:29:10 -0800
From: [email protected] (Derek Chee)
Subject: [*] Ambrosia Times 1.3; Ambrosia Software newsletter

This is the November The Ambrosia Times, volume one, issue three.

The Ambrosia Times is a bi-monthly interactive newsletter distributed
electronically by Ambrosia Software. A small Macintosh developing
company, Ambrosia combines the quality & service of commercial software
with the convenience & value of shareware. This newsletter is designed to
provide information about Ambrosia Software as a company, as well as the
shareware that Ambrosia develops and supports. Product descriptions, game
strategy, technical support and questions & answers will all be covered.

This newsletter is interactive in two ways. First, color graphics and
sounds have been incorporated into the document. Second, this newsletter is
devoted to addressing issues brought to Ambrosia's attention by shareware
users like yourself. Write in and claim your fifteen minutes of fame.

The November issue of The Ambrosia Times features the latest news about
Project Apeiron, the latest software sale, hints and tips for Ambrosia's
games and a lot more.

[Archived as /info-mac/per/amb/ambrosia-times-13.hqx; 375K]

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Date: Sun, 6 Nov 1994 14:47:48 -0800
From: [email protected] (Michael Hanson)
Subject: [*] Asterax 1.2 (game)

This is the complete set of files needed for Asterax 1.2,
a shareware arcade game based on the classic Asteroids.
In addition to the strategic and multi-player aspects
introduced in version 1.0, this version includes:
- greatly reduced memory requirements (average 2600K for
a 13" monitor)
- ability to save a game between levels
- "double-speed" mode for especially challenging play

Shareware, $10
Contact [email protected] for more information.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/asterax-12.hqx; 625K]

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 16:51:40 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Beep Saver 1.1; eliminates Energy Saver beeps

Beep Saver 1.1 is a freeware system extension that eliminates the beeps when
the (Monitor) Energy Saver control panel wakes a sleeping monitor. They are
replaced with a display of the keyboard LEDs. It also eliminates the warning
sound when CPU Energy Saver control panel is about to cause shutdown.

Version 1.1 adds the CPU Energy Saver capability and fixes some incompability
problems present in version 1.0. It now includes support for all Apple
keyboards with keyboard LEDs.

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/beep-saver-11.hqx; 7K]

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 13:22:37 -0600
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Broadcast Calendar; displays Gregorian and Standard Broadcast

Broadcast Calendar displays Gregorian and Standard Broadcast
calendars. Weeks may be displayed beginning on Sunday or
Monday, and the font, size, and style of displayed text may
be adjusted to taste. All calendar types can be copied to
the clipboard, printed, or saved as TEXT or PICT files.
Also makes headers for blocking charts, which are planning
documents that graphically display activity by week over a
particular period. More details in the Read Me file.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/broadcast-calendar.hqx; 24K]

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Date: 5 Nov 1994 00:17:33 -0500
From: "John Endres"
Subject: [*] Business Card Importer; imports text data into PowerTalk

Business Card Importer is an application that allows a PowerTalk personal
catalog to be populated with business cards from data in a text file. It
will create addresses in the business cards that are compatible with most
personal or server gateways, especially those from StarNine.

Thanks,
John Endres

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/business-card-importer.hqx; 158K]

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 13:22:45 -0600
From: Christopher De Salvo
Subject: [*] Control Strip Module Tester; a development utility

Attached, please find v1.0 of my Control Strip Module Tester. It is a
development utility that will host a Control Strip module for debugging
purposes so that you don't have to reboot your Mac to try out new modules
or test new code.

Thanx,
Chris
[email protected]

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/control-strip-module-tester-10.hqx; 21K]

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 94 18:36:54 EST
From: [email protected] (David Schooley)
Subject: [*] EPS Fixer 1.3; EPSF preview resources utility

EPS Fixer allows you to view, adjust, and create the PICT
preview resources included in Macintosh EPSF files. This
program supports Macintosh Drag and Drop and is scriptable.
You can insert a PICT file into an EPS file by dragging or
pasting preview pictures _into_ an EPSF file from another
application. If you plan to use this program on a Power
Macintosh, be sure to read the note regarding
ObjectSupportLib in the docs. The archive includes versions
for both 68K and PPC Macintoshes. System 7.0 or later is
required.

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/eps-fixer-13.hqx; 258K]

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 17:44:18 -0800
From: [email protected] (Otto Krauth)
Subject: [*] Grades 1.1; a gradebook

Please distribute the attached: Hqx file of Grades. a Macintosh shareware
($20) program for teachers to keep track of their students grades and
report cards (University and College level). Supports weighted average and
class programs.

Otto Krauth

[Archived as /info-mac/app/grades-11.hqx; 693K]

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 01:34:04 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jon Pugh)
Subject: [*] Jon's Commands 1.2; AppleScript Scripting Additions

Jon's Commands is a collection of useful AppleScript Scripting Additions.
This release adds 2 new commands, "set cursor to" and "AE user interaction
level". Now you can set the cursor to indicate busy scripts, including
animated cursors, and you can enable or disable user interaction in
programs you are scripting.

Jon's Commands is free for noncommercial use.

Jon's Commands includes these commands:
deleteFile - delete a file or files
renameFile - rename a file
moveFile - move a file or files to a different folder
copyFile - copy a file or list of files
sound volume - get the volume setting
set sound volume to - set the volume setting
clipboard info - get a list of data on the clipboard
set the clipboard to - put data on the clipboard
the clipboard - get data from the clipboard
execute FKEY - run an FKEY resource
screen list - describe the monitor configuration
finder selection - return the Finder's selection
keys pressed - get a list of pressed keys
machine environment - get info about the machine
play sound - play sound resources, files and descriptors
run script resource - run an 'Scpt' or 'scpt' resource
free memory - return the free memory available
the ticks - return the current value of tickCount
walk folders - walk folders and run a script on each file
set cursor to - provide feedback with the cursor
AE user interaction level - control the interaction level

Jon's Commands includes these objects:
picture - for getting them off the clipboard =ABclass PICT=BB
sound - for getting them off the clipboard & playing them =ABclass snd =
=BB
screen info - for describing the monitors
environment info - for describing the machine

Jon's Commands includes these coercions:
string to file specification - 'TEXT' to 'fss '
styled text to file specification - 'STXT' to 'fss '
international text to file specification - 'itxt' to 'fss '

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/jons-commands-12-osax.hqx; 30K]

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Date: Sun, 6 Nov 1994 04:21:26 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Mac Identifier 1.1.1; lets your Mac know what it is

Mac Identifier 1.1.1 is a freeware system extension designed for Mac purists
who don't feel comfortable with a Mac that doesn't know its own model
designation or appearance, a condition that occurs sometimes under System 7.5
and 7.1P.

Version 1.1.1 adds native support for Power Macintoshes and also supplies the
correct model name when a Mac is queried over an Appletalk network.

In addition, version 1.1.1 fixes a bug in 1.1 and some incompability problems
present in version 1.0. It also corrects some errors in the name and icon
database.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/mac-identifier-111.hqx; 21K]

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Date: Sun, 6 Nov 94 21:32:38 EST
From: [email protected] (David Brooks ('93))
Subject: [*] New sound file for your archives --- PRINCE!!

"Pheromone" by Prince
(This sample was recorded by David Brooks)

This is a 7.7 second-long sample of the 3rd track on the Prince
CD "Come". It's a sure hit! This is a System 7 clickable sound file.

Enjoy.

-- David Brooks ([email protected])

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/pheromone-prince.hqx; 112K]

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Date: Sun, 6 Nov 1994 20:59:10 -0800
From: [email protected] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] NewsWatcher 2.0b19, a Usenet newsreader

With NewsWatcher 2.0b19, John Norstad fixed a couple of bugs, and changed
the modifier key used to resolve URLs in messages from the option key to
the command key for future interface compatibility with Eudora. NewsWatcher
is a MacTCP-based Usenet newsreader.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/news-watcher-20b19.hqx; 673K]

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Date: Sun, 06 Nov 94 13:51:21
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Online Tic-Tac-Toe; a game for First Class BBSs

Once again comes another release of Online Tic-Tac-Toe,
this being version 2.0, by Kitty - Kat Software.

Online Tic-Tac-Toe is a game for use with the FirstClass
Bulletin Board System. The files in the stuffed archive
include everything needed to update both the Client's
settings file, and instructions to set up the game for
the server.

Version 2.0 brings an entirely colorized interface, some
extra online icons, and other things here and there.

This version is $2.00 shareware... it is asked that
the Administrator of the board running the program
pay the fee, while the users don't have to (but are
welcomed to)

Enjoy!

Kitty - Kat Software [email protected]

[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/online-tic-tac-toe-20.hqx; 79K]

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 94 20:41:11 -0500 (EST)
From: Lawrence Wechsler
Subject: [*] OptiMem 1.5.6g updater; a virtual memory utility

Updates copies of OptiMem to v1.5.6g. Includes several minor improvments to
v1.5.6f.

REQUIRED: An original OptiMem distribution disk and serial ID are needed to use
this updater.

Hardware Requirement: Any Mac Running System 7

InterNet: [email protected]

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/opti-mem-156g-updt.hqx; 186K]

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 18:19:36 -0500
From: [email protected] (Scott A. Johnson)
Subject: [*] PowerBar 1.1.3->1.1.4 Updater (toolbar/launcher)

The enclosed binhexed file contains an updater to bring version 1.1.3
(ONLY) of PowerBar to 1.1.4. This new release fixes a coupla minor bugs.

PowerBar is a toolbar/launching utility for the Finder. Shareware $25.00

Regards,
Scott A. Johnson
[email protected]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/power-bar-113-to-114-updt.hqx; 43K]

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Date: Sun, 6 Nov 94 19:00:32 PST
From: [email protected] (Dave King)
Subject: [*] PowerPOKER 1.1 Update; a card game

Here is Scenario Software's free PowerPOKER update from 1.0 to 1.1.
PowerPOKER is a commercial application distributed by Electronic Arts. It is
also the best poker program available IMHO.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/power-poker-10-to-11-updt.hqx; 456K]

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 19:40:33 -0600
From: Jim Foley
Subject: [*] realmz-15x-to-154-updt; an update for the game

Please Replace the Realmz 1.5.x => 1.5.4 patch that you have with
this compact pro file. The previous archive file lacked some files
that some users of your archive need.

any problems with this submission please contact me at
[email protected]

Adventure Game Realmz 1.5.x => 1.5.4 patch with shop fix files
and manual files

[Archived as /info-mac/game/realmz-15x-to-154-updt.hqx; 588K]

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Date: Sun, 6 Nov 94 22:49 EST
From: [email protected] (Steven R. Weiss)
Subject: [*] spider1.3; a solitaire card game

Spider is a popular 2-deck solitaire game which is challenging and fun
to play. This version has outstanding color graphics, sound, and many
options. It requires at least a Mac Plus and system 6 or 7. Spider takes
a while to learn, but this is a demo which will allow you play until you
develop skill. You can enjoy this for FREE until you are good enough at
it to threaten to win; then you will need the $20 version.

Spider 1.3 is a maintenance update to Spider. It contains some extremely
minor bug fixes, and has some small changes to the Built-in documentation.

-srw

Steven R. Weiss - Author of Spider for the Mac - [email protected]

[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/spider-13.hqx; 238K]

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Date: Sun, 6 Nov 1994 14:07:02 -0500
From: Hussam A Dandashli
Subject: [*] three-df-22; Visualization of z = f(x, y)

This is a demo of the current version of 3DF that plots a function
z = f(x, y) in 3-D space. It also provides optimization capabilities
and contour plotting of the function. The new version adds
the capability to produce a quicktime movie of the plot being rotated
360 degrees about the z-axis in one degree increments.

The demo is restricted to the preset functions ( cannot assemble
a custom function). The documentation included explains all the
features in the full version.

Hussam Dandashli
[email protected]

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/three-df-demo-22.hqx; 292K]

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 94 02:32 EST
From: [email protected] (Scott Feneley)
Subject: [*] Tri-Tac-ToeV1.0; a tic-tac-toe game

I am mailing this on behalf of Seth Tabberer
([email protected]) and he would like this to be
included in the next sumex cd-rom.

Tri-Tac-Toe is a simple Tic Tac Toe game that combines
a distinct board perspective with 3 Dimensional shapes
to produce a 3D effect.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/tri-tact-toe-10.hqx; 127K]

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 20:34:17 +0300
From: [email protected] (David L. Hirschberg)
Subject: (Q) Getting to files in windows opened off screen

Hi I have encountered this a few times.

I mount a remote drive from a computer with a big screen (17inch) onto the
desktop of my SE/30. When I try to open the volume by double clicking it
opens off screen. I can seen the zoom flying off to the left. What do I
do now? Is there a way to clean up the window or toss bring it back to the
center of the screen?

I also had this problem with an inserted disk. A folder that I opened did
so off screen (this was on a 17 inch screen). At least then I could view
the folders by name. I was never able to gain control of the window
position in the icon view though. Since it was in my mac I was able to
list the files by name and I could see them them.

What to do?

-David L. Hirschberg
[email protected]

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Date: Mon, 07 Nov 94 07:31:23 +0100
From: ____Keepers of The Setext Flame____
Subject: [A] DOS/ Windows/ Unix Setext Browsers

# Info-Mac Digest V12 #140
# [email protected] (F. Neumann) wrote:
[....]

Another well-accessible site for setext tools is at the
Electronic Frontier Foundation's archive in Washington, DC:

http://www.eff.org/pub/Net_info/Tools/Setext/
http://www.eff.org/pub/Net_info/Tools/S ... 25.sea.hqx
http://www.eff.org/pub/Net_info/Tools/S ... -05.tar.gz
http://www.eff.org/pub/Net_info/Tools/S ... syview.zip

In addition to that an up-to-date WWW page can now be found at:

http://hospex.icm.edu.pl/hospex/setext-clients.html

Browsers for Setext, the structure-enhanced text

Apart from links to various archive sites, it contains
instructions on how to integrate the sv into the WWW framework.

__Ian "Father, Mother, Chief Whip and Current Setext Oracle" Feldman

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Date: Sun, 6 Nov 1994 13:30:25 -0500 (EST)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: [Q] BBEdit and Mac LC 475

Hi netters,

I'm using BBEdit Lite 3.0 to do extensive grep find and replace on
large text-only files. I've found that BBEdit chokes on certain text
strings when it has to do a grep Replace All.

For instance, the following strings:

find ^(%A )([^;]*)(; )

replace with \1\2\r%A

invariably generate a crash with a type 1 Error (it's not a memory
problem -- increasing BBEdit's ram allocation to 6Mb didn't make any
difference).

I sent to the folks at BBEdit a bug report, including a MacsBug log,
but they answered that they couldn't reproduce the problem.

Could it be something wrong with the machine, rather than with BBEdit?
I'm using a Mac LC 475 and System 7.1; I wonder if there's anybody out
there who has experienced similar problems with BBEdit on LC 475s.

Thanks,

Florin Neumann
[email protected]

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Date: 4 Nov 1994 23:39:05 GMT
From: [email protected] (Charles Lakos)
Subject: [Q] Now Utilities 5

I would like more information on the file handling utilities of Now
Utilites 5. Even in Now Utilities 4 it was possible in the Open File
context to use SuperBoomerang to search in compressed archives (here
Compact Pro archives) and even to extract a file from such an archive.

I am therefore puzzled why Now QuickFiler provides an Inspector which
allows you to look (seamlessly) into compressed archives, but not to
extract the file. I might have even expected that the Now Folders
would let you look into compressed archives (at least for file
extraction) but that doesn't work either.

Am I right in identifying the above limitations? Are there any plans
to rectify them?
--
Charles Lakos. [email protected]
University of Tasmania. Phone: +61 02 20 2959

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Date: Fri, 4 Nov 1994 22:27:30 -0500
From: [email protected] (Charlie Mingo)
Subject: Any good Mpeg Players in the Public Domain?

"Don't Panic!" writes:

>I have tried Sparkle, EasyPlay, and Peter's Player and none of them run an
>Mpeg movie I have downloaded, even though it clearly displays a QT icon on
it.
>The movie doesn't even appear in the open movie dialog box.

Sparkle plays MPEG movies. Your movie may well have the wrong
type/creator. Take a closer look.

What does the QT icon say? What program owns it?

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Date: Sun, 6 Nov 1994 15:48:43 +0100
From: [email protected] (Dr. Stefan P. Mueller)
Subject: Apollo 1.0 problems [S]

Recently I complained about frequent crashes during access to Apollo 1.0
when Eudora, TurboGopher, or MPW are running (Quadra 700, System 7.1, all
non-Apple extensions except Apollo and InterSLIP off). I received several
suggestions:

1. go back to version 0.7 (freeware).
2. disable alphabetical window sorting preference (Apollo will crash if window
name is longer than 31 characters) This is kikely the reason for my
crasehs.
3. Apollo 1.1 will be available really soon now, will fix this bug and have
many
very nice new features.
4. Check out the commercially available Binary Software Square One 2.0
which has
launching, hot keys, hierarchical menus, most recent documents laucnhed
(10 or less), launches with hot key, Applicon like tiles with a blend of
About This Macintosh, Windows with built in aliases, searches for
applications to add to those windows, and much more.

I'll wait for Apollo 1.1 and decide

Many thanks to everybody who responded!

Stefan

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Date: Sat, 05 Nov 1994 14:39:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: Compare program for text

I am running system 7.1 and the two programs I had been
using for text comparison (Compare & Compare 0.9) bomb with
error=1 or 3 when I start them. I assume they do not work
with newer systems or newer Macs. Does anyone have a suggestion
for a program to replace them? There doesn't seem to be anything
in the archives. CompareAll does work for my application because
it displays the comparison in hex.

I actually never used Compare 0.9 but its description indicates that
is exactly what I need. I have written to the author. Perhaps,
if he reads this, he will post and update.

Gary Lee Nelson, Professor
Electronic and Computer Music
TIMARA Department
Conservatory of Music
Oberlin, OH 44074
(216) 775-8223
[email protected]

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Date: Sat, 05 Nov 1994 02:04 +0200
From: STONE%[email protected]
Subject: help on macintosh problem.

Forwarded from another list. If anyone can help, please respond to
Michael Stone, [email protected].

Michael Everson
School of Architecture, UCD; Richview, Clonskeagh; Dublin 14; E/ire
Phone: +353 1 706-2745 Fax: +353 1 283-7778 Home: +353 1 478-2597
---------------------------Original message----------------------------

I was working happily this evening preparing Armenian
manuscript alphabets from Kodak CD rom images of the
pages we are using for the Album of Armenian Paleography
when the strangest anomaly occured.

If you are not a Mac feak, probably the rest will be
boring so go onto the next message.

Suddenly, the machine informed me that there was no
RAM available. OK. I have a Centris 650. 8 mega on the
board, another two 8 mega simms, total 24 mega.

I looked at "About Macintosh": I was told that the
System is taking 20 mega approx. and there are 4 mega
avaialbe.

Normally the system is about 2 mega.

I took the following steps:
a. I re-installed system. rebooted; same results.
b. I used an alternative system, "blessning" it of course: same results.
c. I started from a CD Rom; same results.
d. I pulled one SIMM. The System was then about 12 mega.

e. Using Now Menus, I looked at the size of the heaps:
the applications heap is as expected.
the systems heap is 2 mega, as it ought to be.

Back to Finder, and the same problem.

Ran Norton Disk Doctor, and other that the usual dates,
nothing was wrong.

Reinstalled the Simm. Same System.

Any ideas out there.

I might add that the Apple people here are impossible. Last
problem was wrongly diagnosed, wrongly repaired and cost
me $800!!

Please answer to me personally not to the network

Help please !!!!!!!!

Michael Stone

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Date: Sun, 6 Nov 94 21:22:27 -0500
From: John Marshall
Subject: History of the mac

I am writing an article on the history of the Macintosh. Does
the Apple //|//e have anything to do with the mac? Please
respond to mciid:[email protected] John

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Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 07:25:45 +0200
From: [email protected]
Subject: Mac Linux???

>[email protected] writes:
>
>Given the better price/performance and greater level of support for
>>Linux on Intel-based hardware, which is well-documented, it's hard
>>to imagine why anyone would want to go to the trouble of porting to
>>any Mac. When you buy a Mac, you're paying a premium for its ROMs,
>>which are essentially a "dongle" that lets you run MacOS and
>>Macintosh applications. (IMO, there was never any technical
>>advantage to putting so much of the OS in ROM; the same code
>>could be loaded from disk at boot-time, as it is with most other
>>computers and operating systems. The point of using ROMs is
>>simply to make it harder to clone Macs.)
>
>>Given that you've paid extra for a machine with a built-in dongle,
>>it's kind of silly to waste that investment by running an alternative
>>operating system that bypasses it entirely. If you really want Linux,
>>sell the Mac and get a PC. If you just want a unix-like work environment
>>that lets you keep using the Mac as a Mac, look into MacMiNT or MachTen.
>
>No, I'm not going to sell my mac & buy a PC, but I have several macs here and
>would like to run Unix *WITHOUT* having to buy a new system. Why can't you
>accept that fact and support people in that situation?
>
>--
>Mike Cohen - [email protected]

Just keep cool concerning UNIX on Macs. There is an environment that is
definitely
competitive to Linux - MachTen. And what is more - dear PC freaks - is that
Linux is
currently being ported to the PowerPC platform for not to be bound only to
Intel
processors. And what's the interesting thing is: The implementors are working
on
Apple
PowerPC's! So there's no reason to be too arrogant if you have a PC with
Linux.

Jens Eickhoff

[email protected]
[email protected]

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 16:35:11 +0100
From: [email protected] (Jon Kleiser)
Subject: MacOberon Version 4.1

I just downloaded MacOberon4101.hqx (1008 KB) from
neptune.inf.ethz.ch/pub/Oberon/MacII .

>From text files in the 4101 package (ReleaseNotes.Text and HFS.Text) I've
copied a few paragraphs (below the ---) that describes new (+/-)
features/improvements in this version. I may have discovered a bug re.
"Opening documents from the Finder": I installed 4101 on an MO disk called
"REO-130". When I double-clicked on the file "DoubleClickOnMe", MacOberon
started, but the file was not opened. After having copied the file to
another disk called "MacF", double-clicking on this copy made MacOberon
open the document as intended. I have reason to believe that the "-" in
"REO-130" was the critical element.
(A final "request": I still would like some info about practical non-Mac
use of Oberon. If someone has a "real-life" application and are willing to
share some source code, feel free to send me, [email protected], a
few words, or a copy.)

---

MacOberon Version 4.1 is a full implementation of Oberon that behaves
just like every other Oberon V4 system. However, the Macintosh
implementation has several additional features that make use of some of
the nicer capabilities built into the Macintosh operating system. These
additional features are described below. ...

Hie[r]archial File System

The original Oberon system has a flat directory structure, while
MacOberon supports the hierarchial structure of the Macintosh file
system. Special care has been taken to integrate this file naming
hierarchy into Oberon as smoothly as possible. ...

Installable Menu Texts

MacOberon's viewers use pop_up menus that require less space than fully
expanded commands. This feature should be especially useful for
PowerBook users. The individual menus are fully editable and their
default contents are user_configurable. ...

QuickDraw and PostScript Printing

MacOberon supports different print architectures concurrently. The
printer name is used to distinguish between available options. ...

32_bit QuickDraw Support

MacOberon is based on 32_bit QuickDraw. It reserves a palette of sixteen
colours for animation, of which colous 0..3 and 15 are predefined while
the remaining can be defined by the user. Calls to Display.SetColor and
Display.GetColor now work as described in the Oberon System book
(Oberon's RGB_Values in the range 0..255 are scaled for the Macintosh by
multiplying them with 101H). ...

Keyboard Break Mechanism

Running commands are interrupted by the key combination Command_Period.
The next break can only be triggered after a delay of one second, in
order to prevent a string of trap viewers appearing on the screen of an
impatient user "hammering" break commands into the keyboard.

Opening documents from the Finder

MacOberon is now high_level event aware. Among other things, this
enables it to open Oberon documents that are double_clicked from the
finder. They will be opened using the command Edit.Open, and the full
pathname leading to the document will appear in the menu bar. It is also
possible to open documents created with older versions of MacOberon, or
any text editor for that matter, by dragging the document's icon onto
MacOberon's application icon, or one of its aliased.

---

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Date: Sun, 6 Nov 1994 08:31:26 +0100
From: [email protected] (Johan Swahn)
Subject: Myst 1.0.1 updaters (Q)

Can someone inform me of how to use the Myst 1.0.1 updaters that some time
ago were posted in the archives? There is no information with the updaters.

Best regards,

Johan Swahn ([email protected])

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 20:53:05 -0500 (EST)
From: LAN Supervisor
Subject: Password program

Does anyone know of a program to set protection on individual files and/or
disks? I don't need anything fancy; I already have FileGuard. However,
although FileGuard sets protection on volumes, it does not protect disks.
Also, FileGuard's file protection actually encrypts files. I'd like something
similar to the password feature in Excel 4, where you assign a password to a
file. Before opening the file, Excel prompts for the password. If the password
is incorrect, Excel does not open the file.

Thanks in advance,

Josephine Colmenares
[email protected]
[email protected]

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Date: Fri, 4 Nov 1994 22:27:44 -0500
From: [email protected] (Charlie Mingo)
Subject: Printing to IP Printer

[email protected] (Matt X. Herbison)writes:

>Hello. I have a Mac with an IP address and I want to print to a HP Laser
>Printer that also has an IP address, but the two machines aren't on the
>same network, so I can't just pick the printer in the Chooser. Does anyone
>know if there is some sort of program/extension/whatever that will allow me
>to print to it?

You don't say what print architecture the HP is set to use, but I will
assume it is using Unix's lp/lpr.

In that case you should use the LaserWriter driver on your Mac to print
your documents to postscript file. Then you should use MacLpr or Lp-remote
(both on sumex-aim) to send the file over the Internet to the Hp printer.

You may have to have the sysadmin tell the printer to accept jobs from your
Mac. Some printers are configured to refuse jobs from unknown internet
nodes.

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 10:35:51 -0500
From: brif01%[email protected] ( =?iso-8859-1?Q?Fran=E7ois?=
Brillon)
Subject: Slow tranfert with a GeoPort and PowerMac 6100/60

Hello,

I just got a new powermac 6100/60 and a GeoPort adapter. Everything
works well expect that I can't get a better efficiency than 40-50% while
tranfering files with ZMODEM. I tried ZTerm and ClarisWorks (both native),
but none can't get a better efficiency. I think that it'S the same things
while receiving faxes but I can't check that.

Someone have expercienced some problems like that? I would like to
know how you solve it. It's not very boring but I will be happy to get the
most of my Geoport (efficiency of 90% or better). Is it possibe?

Thanks a lot for your help!

Francois

----------------------------------------------------------
Francois Brillon [email protected]

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Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 15:35:18 +0100 (MET)
From: Arwyn Bowen
Subject: Sound problem

I'm confused. I have a Quadra 605 with an external Apple CD300 and a
pair of Apple Powered speakers. All of a sudden, I'm only getting sound
>From one speaker, with certain applications. When I play audio CDs I
get sound from both - perfect stereo - so I assume that the speakers are
OK. With other applications (like Crystal Caliburn) I get sound from
both speakers (although I suspect that the sound is not stereo). The
apps that only give me sound from one speaker are Glider 4.0 and an old
version of Shanghaii (there may be others, I haven't checked them all).
System beeps and the startup sound give me sound from both speakers.

Anyone have any idea what could be wrong? I suspect the hardware but I
don't understand how I ever get sound from both speakers. While we're on
the subject are there any utils out there that test a system's sound
(like what test records for hi-fi equipment used to (?) do) ?

TIA.

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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 09:20 EST
From: GREGORY ANDERSON
Subject: System 7.5 problem

I have a problem with 7.5 - every time I set the Launcher conrtol panel
to automatically open on startup (using the General Controls control
panel) and restart or start up, the computer asks me to insert the
disk 'Internal HD' as though my Internal HD was a floppy - why won't it
recognize my hard drive? When I choose launcher from the control panels
folder manually, it does not give me the same message.

The same thing happens when I use the time and date control panel and
try to change the color of the menu bar clock. The computer again asks
me to insert the disk 'Internal HD', and when I try to cancel (I have to
choose cancel because the Hard Drive is already there and there is no
other option - I can't insert a disk it already has inside the machine!)
the computer crashes. Any guesses as to why these bugs are happening?

Thanks

-Greg

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Date: 5 Nov 1994 21:03:11 -0500
From: "WilliamsJeff"
Subject: Texture Installer Location

Could someone please help me find a program called Texture Installer.
Someone mentioned it was available at info-mac but I have look through files
and can't find it. It is a program that allows the user to install custom
texture files into the the mac desktop.

Thanks in advance,

Jeff Williams
[email protected]

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Date: Fri, 4 Nov 1994 22:28:18 -0500
From: [email protected] (Charlie Mingo)
Subject: TIA Help!

[email protected] (Michael Surtees) writes:

>At work I have a Mac Classic and a 2400bps modem. With this I have no
>problems. I launch Z-Term, log into my account, force-quit Z-Term
>(since choosing quit hangs up the modem) and tell InterSLIP to connect.

I think your problem is that you're force-quitting Zterm. And I really
don't know why you're doing this. Just tell Zterm not to lower DTR on
exit, and you can quit normally.

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Date: Fri, 4 Nov 94 23:11:41 PST
From: [email protected] (John Thoo)
Subject: Web sound helper application? (R)

On 2 Nov 1994 [email protected] (Frank Ripp) wrote:
> What is a good Mac shareware/freeware "helper" application thast would let
> me hear sounds (specifically .au files) in Mosaic?

I use the freeware SoundMachine, myself. Works great for me. I don't
remember from where you can download it directly, but I do have a
hyperlink to Mosaic helper apps in my Home Page (see my sig below).

Hope this helps.

--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: or
Home Page:

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Date: Mon, 7 Nov 94 08:57:29 EST
From: [email protected] ( Daniel J. Hofferth (317)230-4791/Allison Engine
Company)
Subject: What about MPEG audio

Date: Wed, 2 Nov 1994 16:30:36 -0500
From: [email protected] (Charlie Mingo)

[email protected] (John Maxwell) writes:

>A while back, when Quicktime 2.0 was nothing but hype, I remember reading
>that the MPEG functionality would allow us to do really amazing
>compression of high-quality audio files. As I remember, the example was
>that you could make a Beethoven Symphony fit on a floppy.
>
>Well, what of it? We now have Q2.0, and I've heard not a word about audio.

What is the possibility that you actually read about QT 2.0 MIDI function-
ality rather than MPEG? I think a remarkable amount of high quality music
could be stuffed onto a single floppy using the MIDI format with QT 2.0 and
the QT 2.0's musical instruments extension.

Dan Hofferth
[email protected]

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Date: Fri, 4 Nov 94 23:10:22 PST
From: [email protected] (John Thoo)
Subject: Where is the MacWEEK EasyView view? (R)

On 4 Nov 1994 Eric Garneau wrote:
> I would like to know where to find the view file to use EasyView
> to browse the MacWEEK News from ZiffNet/Mac.

My understanding is this: there is no special MacWEEK "view file."
Instead, you can use the setext format in the Preferences... if you
either (1) format each issue of MacWEEK yourself (which is what I do), or
(2) download the (not free) setext version of MacWEEK. (Sorry, I don't
remember where in ZMac they've hidden the setext-formatted version of
MacWEEK, but it shouldn't be too hard to find.)

Hope this helps.

--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: or
Home Page:

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