Info-Mac Digest V15 #147
Posted: July 19th, 1997, 2:30 pm
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Info-Mac Digest Sat, 19 Jul 97 Volume 15 : Issue 147
Today's Topics:
[Q] Some Questions about MacLink Plus
(A) PC mouse on Mac
(Q) Cookies stored where ?
(Q) Mac TCP & Eudora configuration
[Q] Defeating junk email
A 7 slot PCI expansion board for the PB3400?
A help is needed
Annoying noise from external speakers
Chinese on the Mac?
Classic on the internet
cleaning up unix text
Convert Picture to Icons?
Cookies
Correction- Classic on the internet
duo keyboard repair-DIY (do it yourself)
Eudora Pro 3.1 & Netscape
EZ135 drive won't mount cartridges
ichat Pager 1.0 Application
installing sys. 7.6.1 on a powerbook
netscape and 7.6 crashes
Numbering pages in Word 5: the final answer!
Nutscrape 4
Please help: Need MAC sound program to play mpeg files
problems unstuffing large file
Re Info-Mac Digest V15 #144
software violating apple midi specifications (Q)
Specifications for the Stereo Audio Out Plug in the 7100/80
Sticky Menus
telnet client wanted
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 97 10:50:13 EDT
From: Allan Hunter
Subject: [Q] Some Questions about MacLink Plus
Since Claris does not appear to be updating and improving its XTND
translator technology, I am strongly considering buying the translators
from DataViz, MacLink Plus. I'm wondering...
a) How fast do the MacLink translators work, esp. on large Word docu-
ments? I'm a non-Word user and this will be one of my most common uses
for MacLink if I get it. I remember using the MS Word XTND translator
from within MacWrite Pro, and if the Word document was larger than 5-6
pages, it was S-L-O-W. One academic thesis of about 70 pages took so
long I went to supper and came back and it was still chewing away at it.
(this on a 7100 with plenty of RAM assigned). It was considerably
faster to launch SoftWindows, launch Word 6 for Windows (the only Word
I own) and then open the Word 5 for Mac document with it and let it do
the translating, then save it as plain text. I hope MacLink is much
faster.
(b) An interface question -- do MacLink translators work within an app's
Open dialog box (i.e., you can open a foreign document and MacLink will
peek under the hood to see what kind of document it actually is and then
translate it for the host app)? Does it give you an Open As option
(the way Photoshop does) in case you have to override the software's
guesses? (I know you can drag the foreign document onto the specific
translator if you want to force the issue). Do the meaningful formats
get added to the pop-down list in Save As dialog boxes of apps? All the
descriptions of MacLink I read assume the user will depend on Easy Open
but I'm more likely to launch the intended host app first and then open
the foreign document from within it.
Allan Hunter
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 11:27:57 +0200
From: [email protected]
Subject: (A) PC mouse on Mac
Jazzy wrote:
> Is there a driver that will alow me to use a standerd 3 button serial PC
> mouse with the Mac as multi button Mice for the Mac are very expencive.
There is such a driver at your favorite Info-Mac mirror:
/info-mac/_Configuration/serial-mouse-driver-101.hqx
I dont'know whether it will work with MacOS 8, however. You'll have to
solder a cable adapter; a description is included with the file.
Good luck!
Hans Rudolf Schelling
Department of Social Psychology, University of Zurich
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 13:42:12 +0200
From: Rolf Kocherhans
Subject: (Q) Cookies stored where ?
Where does IE store its Cookies ?
I like to transfer some important Cookies from Navigator to IE.
Cheers
Rolf
mailto:[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 17:24:48 -0300
From: Antoine Margot
Subject: (Q) Mac TCP & Eudora configuration
I have a question regarding the configuration of Mac TCP and Eudora when
using an Internet provider which just added a second Domain Name Server
number to the one they already had. As I am the only Mac user using the
services of this provider (the only provider in town !), they can not help
me ...
Do I just need to add a line in Mac TCP with the same name and the new DNS
IP number and check then the option "DNS load balancing" in Eudora light
3.1 preferences or is there anything else to do ?
For your information, my TCP control panel (right side of the second
window) is actually configured like this:
DOMAIN IP ADDRESS DEFAULT
mail.infocenter.com.br 200.246.49.3 x
. 200.246.49.3
. 192.135.191.1
I thank you in advance for your help.
Greetings from Brazil.
Antoine
Antoine Margot, Aracatuba-SP
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 07:56:35 -0700
From: Mark Hurty
Subject: [Q] Defeating junk email
Any clues on how to set mail preferences to bounce messages that are
junk? I would prefer to filter out messages at the unix level (when they
reach my ISP) but I would also use suggestions regarding auto-trashing
of messages once they reach my Mac.
Mark Hurty
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 16:49:28 -0300
From: "Joao C. Portinari"
Subject: A 7 slot PCI expansion board for the PB3400?
Hi!
I would appreciate receiving any comments you might have concerning a
product by a San Diego, CA company named MAGMA (Mesa Ride Technologies,
Inc.).
It is a PB3400 PCI Expansion System, allowing to have 7 slots for PCI
boards connected to the PB3400.
Since I am envisaging to purchase a PB3400 to use it in mobile multimedia
presentations and this requires being able to have some kind of video board
(genre Radius VideoVision) to show full-screen good quality video, I have
been looking for solutions to the problem of the PB3400 not being able to
accomodate such boards.
In tempo: the multimedia show I present is about Fine Art paintings, hence
the requirement for good and faithful color.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Sincerely,
Joao
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Prof. Joao C. Portinari
Projeto Portinari - PUC
Pontificia Universidade Catolica
Rua Marques Sao Vicente 225
Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22453-900 Brazil
Tel: (55-21) 529-9364//Fax: (55-21) 259-9697
E-Mail: [email protected]
or: [email protected]
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Date: 17 Jul 1997 03:26:39 GMT
From: "umec"
Subject: A help is needed
Hi,
I am a R&D of an electronics company. Is there any testing
company could help me to test the compatibility of my products
and pass me the qualification reports, especially in Japan or
worldwide?
Here are the stuffs that need to be tested
1. PCMICA ATA FLASH CARD
2. PCMICA MODEM/FAX CARD
Here are the platforms that my products should pass the
compatibility test
1. for PC's
IBM PC
MAC Machine
NEC 98
TOSHIBA laptop
FUJITSU
2. for Digital Camera's
RICOH
OLYMPUS
CASIO
KODAK
NIKON
This is an emergence case. Please pass me a message to
[email protected]
Your kindly help is highly appreciated.
Tracy Ding
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 17:57:43 -0500
From: Aaron Vegh
Subject: Annoying noise from external speakers
Hello,
I have a set of Yamaha YST-M10 external speakers (powered, and shielded)
that have been operating trouble free for about a year. Then without
warning the otehr day, they began to emit a buzzing sound similar to
feedback; which pretty much renders them useless.
I was wondering if anyone has encountered this problem before, and if
there's a solution. I'd hate to have to throw these things out!
Thanks,
Aaron Vegh
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 00:27:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Florin Neumann
Subject: Chinese on the Mac?
What's the simplest and/or cheapest way to write Chinese on a low-end
Mac? Does Apple have a Chinese Language Kit, and is it any good? Is it
possible to use 'usual' word processors, like Word, WordPerfect, Nisus,
WriteNow, or WorldWrite?
Any help appreciated.
TIA
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 21:29:10 -0800
From: Daly Jessup
Subject: Classic on the internet
My mother uses Juno with her PC and is quite happy with it. Free e-mail,
and she never comments on the "SPAM", so it can't be unbearable.
>As far as ISPs are concerned, your mileage may vary between $0.00 to
>$20.00+ per month, depending on your area. (Does anyone know if you can
>still get a FREE Juno or Hotmail account in exchange for infinite SPAM?)
>
>Chris Schram -- [email protected] -- http://www.coos.or.us/~schram
>
Daly Jessup mailto:[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 13:35:47 -0800
From: Gordon Vickrey
Subject: cleaning up unix text
***
>
> Hey from Japan, i recently downloadaded a demo of amapi 3d and all the help
> files are designated .tcl which i think is a unix format. Anyone tell me
> how to get a clean read(minus text narkers etc). I havce tried Nisus Writer
> but still get heaps of goobbledegook markers etc.? Thanks from japan Dave
***
Tex-Edit Plus will do the job for you. In fact, it will do most any text
related job. This $10 shareware manages to be powerful, agile, and easy
to use all at the same time. I do not know what I'd do without it. It's
available at http://members.aol.com/tombb/
Gordon Vickrey
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 21:29:59 -0800
From: Daly Jessup
Subject: Convert Picture to Icons?
>What is the name of the utility that takes a PICT file as input and spits
>out a bunch of icons, arranged in a folder to reproduce the original file?
>Aaron Peckham
>mailto:[email protected]
>http://www.ns.net/~peckham/
>
Iconizer.
Daly
Daly Jessup mailto:[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 09:55:53 +0100
From: "John A. Cooper"
Subject: Cookies
A number of programs exist to delete or alter the Cookie file of
browsers. Often the description suggests that Cookie file information
exists only for the benefit of the commercial provider. This is not
always the case. Some sites with login procedures, including NY Times,
will record your login and password in your cookie file if you request
this, which saves you the hassle of logging in each time.
John Cooper
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 07:25:26 -0500
From: [email protected] (morethanone)
Subject: Correction- Classic on the internet
"Andrew R. Hartung" wrote:
> I was wrong, the Classic has 2mb ram, not 4mb. From what I have heard, you
> can not get system 7 to run in less the 4mb, which was one of my problems.
Sys 7.0 will (using around 1.1MB if you prune carefully. The IIsi came
with only 3MB, for example).
Sys 7.0 may be available on one of Apple's sites.
--Tony
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 20:51:28 -0700
From: [email protected] (Darrell Greenwood)
Subject: duo keyboard repair-DIY (do it yourself)
J Rahmandar wrote
> 6. Observe that the 2 mylar sheets have silver traces on it. Where the
> rubber pad/keycap presses the mylar area, there are two silver
> areas/pads (one in each mylar sheets that can be connected through a
> cutout. When the rubber pad connects these two, this tells the computer
> that this key is being pressed. If the silver contacts are tarnished,
> this connection is not being sensed by the computer. The goal now is to
> clean the silver pads. What I used is one of those silverware cleaning
> liquid (NOT the abrasive powder). Carefully swabbed each silver pad with
> the solution until it is free of tarnish, and swab again with clean
> water. Do not overdo it since you do not want to remove these silver
> pads.
Hmmm, in my recollection, the silver layers are placed such that an
ohmic contact between them is not possible. I believe the mechanism is
capacitive and as a result, I do not believe removing tarnish would have
any significant effect.
FWIW, the last time I cleaned my Duo 230 keyboard I just gently washed
the mylar sheets and rubber membrane under a gently flowing tap and
gently dried with them absorbent paper towels.
I was rewarded with a perfectly operating keyboard.
See http://www.cris.com/~jbook/internal.html#keys for another detailed
procedure.
Cheers,
Darrell
--
Darrell Greenwood, Vancouver, BC [email protected]
My web homepage... http://mindlink.net/darrell_greenwood/
--
Darrell Greenwood, Vancouver, BC [email protected]
My web homepage... http://mindlink.net/darrell_greenwood/
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 23:45:07 -0800
From: "David L. Ellis"
Subject: Eudora Pro 3.1 & Netscape
Hi,
I am having a problem making Eudora Pro my default e-mail program. I have
used a couple of applescripts, including the one recommended by Qualcomm at
the Eudora.com web page. They all work the first time, click on a "MailTo"
link in Navigator, and it opens a new message in Eudora. But, when I
reboot, it doesn't work anymore - I click on the "MailTo" link, and
Navigator's e-mail program pops up. What's going on?
My programs are:
Netscape Navigator Gold 3.02 (I also have Communicator 4.01, and it has
the same trouble)
Eudora Pro 3.1
System 7.6.1
96mb RAM
Thanks for the help.
David L. Ellis
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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 22:19:13 -0400
From: Jeff Frankel
Subject: EZ135 drive won't mount cartridges
On July 11, Roy and Ann wrote:
> I need a suggestion for making a Syquest EZ135 show up on the desktop of a
> Performa 6400. Both SCSI probe and Mt. Everything show it in their
> respective scsi lists, but I don't see any way to make the drive show up on
> the desktop.
>
> The drive came with the software for it on one of the cartridges, but since
> I cannot access the cartridge, I cannot get at the software
(
>
> All suggestions would be appreciated.
One thing you could try would be to download the Silverling Lite driver
from Syquest's home page, drop it into your control panels folder, and
try to mount the cartridge by clicking on the Mount button. However, I
doubt that this will work. My EZ135 all of a sudden also refused to
mount any cartridges. Syquest technical support gave me an RMA number
to return the drive, and they fixed it under warranty. (The warranty
period is two years.) Turnaround time was quick, and you may find a
surprise or two in the box along with your repaired drive!
--
Jeff Frankel
Windsor, Maine USA
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Date: Sat, 19 Jul 97 20:12:33 +1000
From: Wade Singleton
Subject: ichat Pager 1.0 Application
Dear moderators,
Recently, the new iChat pager 1.0 application was submitted to the
archives in both 68K and PPC versions. Unfortunately these files are
switched around! I found this out after deciding to download the PPC
version to check it out (as I like to do often), only to have the 68K
version appear in my downloads folder! I managed to get the what I was
after when I downloaded the the file which said it was the 68K version.
Oh well, no harm done. I'm sure that will be an easy one to fix up!
While I am talking about ichat pager, if anyone is slightly interested in
this genre of application, download it and give it a try, it's not bad!
Regards,
Wade Singleton
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 08:07:10 -0500 (CDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: installing sys. 7.6.1 on a powerbook
Collective wisdom:
Our tech desk (an informal group of two) is attempting to upgrade the token
mac to system 7.6.1. I believe it is a PB 180 or 230 ( I can never
remember these things). Original system 7.1; upgraded to 7.5; 20 some some
megs of RAM. Following is the result of the upgrade attempt:
------------------
Bad News...I get the powerbook home, hook it up, re-initialized the hard
drive, and attempt to install 7.6...no go, so I try again with 7.5.x, still
no go. I try to run Norton Utilities and it locks up when attempting to
check for bad blocks. It will mount the hard drive just fine, but is not
reading from the drive. Initially, I was concerned that I may have shocked
the drive during the trip home, but it started up fine, was able to SCSI,
and the Zip is fine as well. What gives?
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The PB has no CD, so he is suing the scsi/zip drive to get in. Any suggestions?
mark
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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 23:47:31 -0500
From: monte ferguson
Subject: netscape and 7.6 crashes
>>I have just installed System 7.6.1 on my Power Mac 6100 and I can no longer
>>use Netscape 3.0.
>>I can't log on to my ISP. I keep getting the error message that Netscape was
>>unable to connect immediately upon trying to access my mail. It dosen't even
>>try dialing out through Free PPP 2.5.2 first
Did you upgrade to 7.6 over your existing system?
You might want to throw away the MacTCP DNR (control panel) and the MacTCP
Prep file. They could have become corrupted.
Have you tried trashing the original FreePPP and then re installing it? I
know of several people who use the same combination of software regularly
without a hitch.
Monte Ferguson
Macintosh Technical Support@Iserv Co.
For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat,
and wrong.
-- H. L. Mencken
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 23:26:18 +0100 (WET DST)
From: [email protected] (Joao Marques)
Subject: Numbering pages in Word 5: the final answer!
Hi all,
Two gentlemen from Microsoft sent me the article below from the Microsoft
Knowledge Base.
Again, thank you for your replies.
My best regards.
Joao.
____________________________
Word: Creating Page X of Y Numbering Scheme
ID: Q77948
======================================================================
-------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.1
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SUMMARY
=======
When you run Microsoft Word for the Macintosh with System 7.0 or
later, you can create a header or footer with a "Page of
" entry.
This functionality has changed in Word version 6.0 for the Macintosh.
MORE INFORMATION
================
Method 1:
---------
Note: This procedure does not work unless you are running Word with
Apple's System 7.0 or later.
To create this type of page numbering, use the following steps:
1. Press the COMMAND+END or COMMAND+Keypad 3 key combination to place
the insertion point at the very end of the document.
2. From the Edit menu, choose Glossary.
3. Select the page number glossary entry.
4. Click the Insert button.
5. Select the glossary entry you entered.
6. From the Edit menu, choose Copy.
7. From the Format menu, choose Character.
8. Select the Hidden Text check box, and click the OK button.
9. From the View menu, choose Header or Footer.
10. Type "Page " (without the quotation marks). Notice that a space
follows the word.
11. Click the page number icon (the farthest left icon).
12. Type " of ". Note the spaces on both sides of the word "of."
13. From the Edit menu, choose Paste Special.
14. From the Paste list, choose Picture.
15. Click the Paste Link button.
Method 2:
---------
This procedure places a page number at the end of the document and
formats it as hidden. When you use the Copy and Paste Special commands
to bring a graphic into the header, it creates a link to that page
number.
Note: With this procedure, the page number updates only when the
document is open AND the document is in normal view. If pages are
added, the number in the header will not update until the document is
closed and reopened in normal view.
The following is a second method to update the number in the page
number in the header:
1. Select the page number in the header.
2. From the Edit menu, choose Link Options.
3. Select the Manually option button and click the Update button.
4. If necessary, click the Automatically button to establish automatic
updating of other links in the document.
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 07:04:29 +0000
From: charles
Subject: Nutscrape 4
Yup, It's big, it's cumbersome, it's a RAM hog, It's NETSCAPE FOUR!!!!
The floating palette can be disabled by clicking it's teeny weeny box. It goes
to it's resident home at the bottom of the screen. Actually I like the bells
and whistles. You have to get used to it. It's not as intuitive as 3.x but it
offers some extras.( a spell checker for email for instance.) I also like it's
mini text editor on the message window. I dumped it initially and reinstalled
it after going back to 3.x. I missed the goodies. Ta Each His Own I guess.
--
Flatus Antiquatus-Mac ManiAddict
Mac to Live/Live to Mac
A daily dose of Mac Zealotry is good for the soul!
Remove the obvious to reply.
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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 18:09:58 -0400
From: user
Subject: Please help: Need MAC sound program to play mpeg files
What free sound program do I need to download to play mpeg3 sound
files on a power Mac? SoundApp won't do it, and I am finally
frustrated enough to try to hunt down the right player. Please email
your advice; Thanks for your help.
Kurt
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 11:19:38 +0000
From: Dan Cross
Subject: problems unstuffing large file
I have been trying to unstuff a large compressed file (the file is about
25 megs stuffed, and the file format is .sit.bin). When I drag it onto
Stuffit Expander(4.01), the application opens, pauses briefly, then
closes again. It does not unstuff the file, or give me any type of
message. I've tried making more memory available, by turning on virtual
memory, and turning off several extensions, but to no avail. Anyone
help? If you could e-mail me, that would be great.
Thanks.
Dan
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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 07:34:36 -0600
From: Roland Silver
Subject: Re Info-Mac Digest V15 #144
Clicking on the last line, of that digest in
Eudora Pro produces a "mailbox" containing only the first six of the
sixteen of Today's Topics. In particular, I couldn't get to see more about
.
-- Rollo Silver
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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 17:03:30 -0500
From: "Paul M. Sheldon"
Subject: software violating apple midi specifications (Q)
For me, neither studio Vision pro nor netscape plays quicktime midi
instruments with virtual memory on. Simplemovie and simpletext do with
movie translation. How come?
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 16:38:15 -0300
From: "Joao C. Portinari"
Subject: Specifications for the Stereo Audio Out Plug in the 7100/80
Hi there!
Would you Mac-gurus have had any experience with Vertegri Research
"imediaEngine" (claimed to be "the world's fastest laptop") and would be
willing to share his/her experience with me?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Sincerely,
Joao
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Prof. Joao C. Portinari
Projeto Portinari - PUC
Pontificia Universidade Catolica
Rua Marques Sao Vicente 225
Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22453-900 Brazil
Tel: (55-21) 529-9364//Fax: (55-21) 259-9697
E-Mail: [email protected]
or: [email protected]
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 97 10:12:44 -0000
From: "James M. Bleifus"
Subject: Sticky Menus
Hi Info-Macers,
Yesterday I reformatted my hard-drive to get rid of some goblins and
ghoulies and accidentally deleted a program I need. With this extension
you click on the menu name (such as file) once and it will hold the
pull-down menu in the down position the way that windoze does. Great for
Powerbooks. For the life of me I can't remember what it was called! All I
know is it was freeware and I miss it. If anyone can remind what it is
called I'll be grateful.
Thanks,
James M. Bleifus
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 09:45:54 +0100
From: Trevor Harris
Subject: telnet client wanted
I am looking for a telnet client for the Mac that maps the PageUp, PageDown
keys etc. Nifty Telnet does not appear to be able to do this. What is the
recommended client for this purpose, now that NCSA Telnet has stopped
development?
Trevor Harris, Lampeter, UK
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Info-Mac Digest Sat, 19 Jul 97 Volume 15 : Issue 147
Today's Topics:
[Q] Some Questions about MacLink Plus
(A) PC mouse on Mac
(Q) Cookies stored where ?
(Q) Mac TCP & Eudora configuration
[Q] Defeating junk email
A 7 slot PCI expansion board for the PB3400?
A help is needed
Annoying noise from external speakers
Chinese on the Mac?
Classic on the internet
cleaning up unix text
Convert Picture to Icons?
Cookies
Correction- Classic on the internet
duo keyboard repair-DIY (do it yourself)
Eudora Pro 3.1 & Netscape
EZ135 drive won't mount cartridges
ichat Pager 1.0 Application
installing sys. 7.6.1 on a powerbook
netscape and 7.6 crashes
Numbering pages in Word 5: the final answer!
Nutscrape 4
Please help: Need MAC sound program to play mpeg files
problems unstuffing large file
Re Info-Mac Digest V15 #144
software violating apple midi specifications (Q)
Specifications for the Stereo Audio Out Plug in the 7100/80
Sticky Menus
telnet client wanted
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 97 10:50:13 EDT
From: Allan Hunter
Subject: [Q] Some Questions about MacLink Plus
Since Claris does not appear to be updating and improving its XTND
translator technology, I am strongly considering buying the translators
from DataViz, MacLink Plus. I'm wondering...
a) How fast do the MacLink translators work, esp. on large Word docu-
ments? I'm a non-Word user and this will be one of my most common uses
for MacLink if I get it. I remember using the MS Word XTND translator
from within MacWrite Pro, and if the Word document was larger than 5-6
pages, it was S-L-O-W. One academic thesis of about 70 pages took so
long I went to supper and came back and it was still chewing away at it.
(this on a 7100 with plenty of RAM assigned). It was considerably
faster to launch SoftWindows, launch Word 6 for Windows (the only Word
I own) and then open the Word 5 for Mac document with it and let it do
the translating, then save it as plain text. I hope MacLink is much
faster.
(b) An interface question -- do MacLink translators work within an app's
Open dialog box (i.e., you can open a foreign document and MacLink will
peek under the hood to see what kind of document it actually is and then
translate it for the host app)? Does it give you an Open As option
(the way Photoshop does) in case you have to override the software's
guesses? (I know you can drag the foreign document onto the specific
translator if you want to force the issue). Do the meaningful formats
get added to the pop-down list in Save As dialog boxes of apps? All the
descriptions of MacLink I read assume the user will depend on Easy Open
but I'm more likely to launch the intended host app first and then open
the foreign document from within it.
Allan Hunter
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 11:27:57 +0200
From: [email protected]
Subject: (A) PC mouse on Mac
Jazzy wrote:
> Is there a driver that will alow me to use a standerd 3 button serial PC
> mouse with the Mac as multi button Mice for the Mac are very expencive.
There is such a driver at your favorite Info-Mac mirror:
/info-mac/_Configuration/serial-mouse-driver-101.hqx
I dont'know whether it will work with MacOS 8, however. You'll have to
solder a cable adapter; a description is included with the file.
Good luck!
Hans Rudolf Schelling
Department of Social Psychology, University of Zurich
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 13:42:12 +0200
From: Rolf Kocherhans
Subject: (Q) Cookies stored where ?
Where does IE store its Cookies ?
I like to transfer some important Cookies from Navigator to IE.
Cheers
Rolf
mailto:[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 17:24:48 -0300
From: Antoine Margot
Subject: (Q) Mac TCP & Eudora configuration
I have a question regarding the configuration of Mac TCP and Eudora when
using an Internet provider which just added a second Domain Name Server
number to the one they already had. As I am the only Mac user using the
services of this provider (the only provider in town !), they can not help
me ...
Do I just need to add a line in Mac TCP with the same name and the new DNS
IP number and check then the option "DNS load balancing" in Eudora light
3.1 preferences or is there anything else to do ?
For your information, my TCP control panel (right side of the second
window) is actually configured like this:
DOMAIN IP ADDRESS DEFAULT
mail.infocenter.com.br 200.246.49.3 x
. 200.246.49.3
. 192.135.191.1
I thank you in advance for your help.
Greetings from Brazil.
Antoine
Antoine Margot, Aracatuba-SP
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 07:56:35 -0700
From: Mark Hurty
Subject: [Q] Defeating junk email
Any clues on how to set mail preferences to bounce messages that are
junk? I would prefer to filter out messages at the unix level (when they
reach my ISP) but I would also use suggestions regarding auto-trashing
of messages once they reach my Mac.
Mark Hurty
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 16:49:28 -0300
From: "Joao C. Portinari"
Subject: A 7 slot PCI expansion board for the PB3400?
Hi!
I would appreciate receiving any comments you might have concerning a
product by a San Diego, CA company named MAGMA (Mesa Ride Technologies,
Inc.).
It is a PB3400 PCI Expansion System, allowing to have 7 slots for PCI
boards connected to the PB3400.
Since I am envisaging to purchase a PB3400 to use it in mobile multimedia
presentations and this requires being able to have some kind of video board
(genre Radius VideoVision) to show full-screen good quality video, I have
been looking for solutions to the problem of the PB3400 not being able to
accomodate such boards.
In tempo: the multimedia show I present is about Fine Art paintings, hence
the requirement for good and faithful color.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Sincerely,
Joao
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Prof. Joao C. Portinari
Projeto Portinari - PUC
Pontificia Universidade Catolica
Rua Marques Sao Vicente 225
Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22453-900 Brazil
Tel: (55-21) 529-9364//Fax: (55-21) 259-9697
E-Mail: [email protected]
or: [email protected]
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Date: 17 Jul 1997 03:26:39 GMT
From: "umec"
Subject: A help is needed
Hi,
I am a R&D of an electronics company. Is there any testing
company could help me to test the compatibility of my products
and pass me the qualification reports, especially in Japan or
worldwide?
Here are the stuffs that need to be tested
1. PCMICA ATA FLASH CARD
2. PCMICA MODEM/FAX CARD
Here are the platforms that my products should pass the
compatibility test
1. for PC's
IBM PC
MAC Machine
NEC 98
TOSHIBA laptop
FUJITSU
2. for Digital Camera's
RICOH
OLYMPUS
CASIO
KODAK
NIKON
This is an emergence case. Please pass me a message to
[email protected]
Your kindly help is highly appreciated.
Tracy Ding
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 17:57:43 -0500
From: Aaron Vegh
Subject: Annoying noise from external speakers
Hello,
I have a set of Yamaha YST-M10 external speakers (powered, and shielded)
that have been operating trouble free for about a year. Then without
warning the otehr day, they began to emit a buzzing sound similar to
feedback; which pretty much renders them useless.
I was wondering if anyone has encountered this problem before, and if
there's a solution. I'd hate to have to throw these things out!
Thanks,
Aaron Vegh
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 00:27:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Florin Neumann
Subject: Chinese on the Mac?
What's the simplest and/or cheapest way to write Chinese on a low-end
Mac? Does Apple have a Chinese Language Kit, and is it any good? Is it
possible to use 'usual' word processors, like Word, WordPerfect, Nisus,
WriteNow, or WorldWrite?
Any help appreciated.
TIA
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 21:29:10 -0800
From: Daly Jessup
Subject: Classic on the internet
My mother uses Juno with her PC and is quite happy with it. Free e-mail,
and she never comments on the "SPAM", so it can't be unbearable.
>As far as ISPs are concerned, your mileage may vary between $0.00 to
>$20.00+ per month, depending on your area. (Does anyone know if you can
>still get a FREE Juno or Hotmail account in exchange for infinite SPAM?)
>
>Chris Schram -- [email protected] -- http://www.coos.or.us/~schram
>
Daly Jessup mailto:[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 13:35:47 -0800
From: Gordon Vickrey
Subject: cleaning up unix text
***
>
> Hey from Japan, i recently downloadaded a demo of amapi 3d and all the help
> files are designated .tcl which i think is a unix format. Anyone tell me
> how to get a clean read(minus text narkers etc). I havce tried Nisus Writer
> but still get heaps of goobbledegook markers etc.? Thanks from japan Dave
***
Tex-Edit Plus will do the job for you. In fact, it will do most any text
related job. This $10 shareware manages to be powerful, agile, and easy
to use all at the same time. I do not know what I'd do without it. It's
available at http://members.aol.com/tombb/
Gordon Vickrey
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 21:29:59 -0800
From: Daly Jessup
Subject: Convert Picture to Icons?
>What is the name of the utility that takes a PICT file as input and spits
>out a bunch of icons, arranged in a folder to reproduce the original file?
>Aaron Peckham
>mailto:[email protected]
>http://www.ns.net/~peckham/
>
Iconizer.
Daly
Daly Jessup mailto:[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 09:55:53 +0100
From: "John A. Cooper"
Subject: Cookies
A number of programs exist to delete or alter the Cookie file of
browsers. Often the description suggests that Cookie file information
exists only for the benefit of the commercial provider. This is not
always the case. Some sites with login procedures, including NY Times,
will record your login and password in your cookie file if you request
this, which saves you the hassle of logging in each time.
John Cooper
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 07:25:26 -0500
From: [email protected] (morethanone)
Subject: Correction- Classic on the internet
"Andrew R. Hartung" wrote:
> I was wrong, the Classic has 2mb ram, not 4mb. From what I have heard, you
> can not get system 7 to run in less the 4mb, which was one of my problems.
Sys 7.0 will (using around 1.1MB if you prune carefully. The IIsi came
with only 3MB, for example).
Sys 7.0 may be available on one of Apple's sites.
--Tony
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 20:51:28 -0700
From: [email protected] (Darrell Greenwood)
Subject: duo keyboard repair-DIY (do it yourself)
J Rahmandar wrote
> 6. Observe that the 2 mylar sheets have silver traces on it. Where the
> rubber pad/keycap presses the mylar area, there are two silver
> areas/pads (one in each mylar sheets that can be connected through a
> cutout. When the rubber pad connects these two, this tells the computer
> that this key is being pressed. If the silver contacts are tarnished,
> this connection is not being sensed by the computer. The goal now is to
> clean the silver pads. What I used is one of those silverware cleaning
> liquid (NOT the abrasive powder). Carefully swabbed each silver pad with
> the solution until it is free of tarnish, and swab again with clean
> water. Do not overdo it since you do not want to remove these silver
> pads.
Hmmm, in my recollection, the silver layers are placed such that an
ohmic contact between them is not possible. I believe the mechanism is
capacitive and as a result, I do not believe removing tarnish would have
any significant effect.
FWIW, the last time I cleaned my Duo 230 keyboard I just gently washed
the mylar sheets and rubber membrane under a gently flowing tap and
gently dried with them absorbent paper towels.
I was rewarded with a perfectly operating keyboard.
See http://www.cris.com/~jbook/internal.html#keys for another detailed
procedure.
Cheers,
Darrell
--
Darrell Greenwood, Vancouver, BC [email protected]
My web homepage... http://mindlink.net/darrell_greenwood/
--
Darrell Greenwood, Vancouver, BC [email protected]
My web homepage... http://mindlink.net/darrell_greenwood/
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 23:45:07 -0800
From: "David L. Ellis"
Subject: Eudora Pro 3.1 & Netscape
Hi,
I am having a problem making Eudora Pro my default e-mail program. I have
used a couple of applescripts, including the one recommended by Qualcomm at
the Eudora.com web page. They all work the first time, click on a "MailTo"
link in Navigator, and it opens a new message in Eudora. But, when I
reboot, it doesn't work anymore - I click on the "MailTo" link, and
Navigator's e-mail program pops up. What's going on?
My programs are:
Netscape Navigator Gold 3.02 (I also have Communicator 4.01, and it has
the same trouble)
Eudora Pro 3.1
System 7.6.1
96mb RAM
Thanks for the help.
David L. Ellis
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 22:19:13 -0400
From: Jeff Frankel
Subject: EZ135 drive won't mount cartridges
On July 11, Roy and Ann wrote:
> I need a suggestion for making a Syquest EZ135 show up on the desktop of a
> Performa 6400. Both SCSI probe and Mt. Everything show it in their
> respective scsi lists, but I don't see any way to make the drive show up on
> the desktop.
>
> The drive came with the software for it on one of the cartridges, but since
> I cannot access the cartridge, I cannot get at the software
(>
> All suggestions would be appreciated.
One thing you could try would be to download the Silverling Lite driver
from Syquest's home page, drop it into your control panels folder, and
try to mount the cartridge by clicking on the Mount button. However, I
doubt that this will work. My EZ135 all of a sudden also refused to
mount any cartridges. Syquest technical support gave me an RMA number
to return the drive, and they fixed it under warranty. (The warranty
period is two years.) Turnaround time was quick, and you may find a
surprise or two in the box along with your repaired drive!
--
Jeff Frankel
Windsor, Maine USA
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Date: Sat, 19 Jul 97 20:12:33 +1000
From: Wade Singleton
Subject: ichat Pager 1.0 Application
Dear moderators,
Recently, the new iChat pager 1.0 application was submitted to the
archives in both 68K and PPC versions. Unfortunately these files are
switched around! I found this out after deciding to download the PPC
version to check it out (as I like to do often), only to have the 68K
version appear in my downloads folder! I managed to get the what I was
after when I downloaded the the file which said it was the 68K version.
Oh well, no harm done. I'm sure that will be an easy one to fix up!
While I am talking about ichat pager, if anyone is slightly interested in
this genre of application, download it and give it a try, it's not bad!
Regards,
Wade Singleton
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 08:07:10 -0500 (CDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: installing sys. 7.6.1 on a powerbook
Collective wisdom:
Our tech desk (an informal group of two) is attempting to upgrade the token
mac to system 7.6.1. I believe it is a PB 180 or 230 ( I can never
remember these things). Original system 7.1; upgraded to 7.5; 20 some some
megs of RAM. Following is the result of the upgrade attempt:
------------------
Bad News...I get the powerbook home, hook it up, re-initialized the hard
drive, and attempt to install 7.6...no go, so I try again with 7.5.x, still
no go. I try to run Norton Utilities and it locks up when attempting to
check for bad blocks. It will mount the hard drive just fine, but is not
reading from the drive. Initially, I was concerned that I may have shocked
the drive during the trip home, but it started up fine, was able to SCSI,
and the Zip is fine as well. What gives?
----------------------------
The PB has no CD, so he is suing the scsi/zip drive to get in. Any suggestions?
mark
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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 23:47:31 -0500
From: monte ferguson
Subject: netscape and 7.6 crashes
>>I have just installed System 7.6.1 on my Power Mac 6100 and I can no longer
>>use Netscape 3.0.
>>I can't log on to my ISP. I keep getting the error message that Netscape was
>>unable to connect immediately upon trying to access my mail. It dosen't even
>>try dialing out through Free PPP 2.5.2 first
Did you upgrade to 7.6 over your existing system?
You might want to throw away the MacTCP DNR (control panel) and the MacTCP
Prep file. They could have become corrupted.
Have you tried trashing the original FreePPP and then re installing it? I
know of several people who use the same combination of software regularly
without a hitch.
Monte Ferguson
Macintosh Technical Support@Iserv Co.
For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat,
and wrong.
-- H. L. Mencken
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 23:26:18 +0100 (WET DST)
From: [email protected] (Joao Marques)
Subject: Numbering pages in Word 5: the final answer!
Hi all,
Two gentlemen from Microsoft sent me the article below from the Microsoft
Knowledge Base.
Again, thank you for your replies.
My best regards.
Joao.
____________________________
Word: Creating Page X of Y Numbering Scheme
ID: Q77948
======================================================================
-------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.1
-------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY
=======
When you run Microsoft Word for the Macintosh with System 7.0 or
later, you can create a header or footer with a "Page of
" entry.
This functionality has changed in Word version 6.0 for the Macintosh.
MORE INFORMATION
================
Method 1:
---------
Note: This procedure does not work unless you are running Word with
Apple's System 7.0 or later.
To create this type of page numbering, use the following steps:
1. Press the COMMAND+END or COMMAND+Keypad 3 key combination to place
the insertion point at the very end of the document.
2. From the Edit menu, choose Glossary.
3. Select the page number glossary entry.
4. Click the Insert button.
5. Select the glossary entry you entered.
6. From the Edit menu, choose Copy.
7. From the Format menu, choose Character.
8. Select the Hidden Text check box, and click the OK button.
9. From the View menu, choose Header or Footer.
10. Type "Page " (without the quotation marks). Notice that a space
follows the word.
11. Click the page number icon (the farthest left icon).
12. Type " of ". Note the spaces on both sides of the word "of."
13. From the Edit menu, choose Paste Special.
14. From the Paste list, choose Picture.
15. Click the Paste Link button.
Method 2:
---------
This procedure places a page number at the end of the document and
formats it as hidden. When you use the Copy and Paste Special commands
to bring a graphic into the header, it creates a link to that page
number.
Note: With this procedure, the page number updates only when the
document is open AND the document is in normal view. If pages are
added, the number in the header will not update until the document is
closed and reopened in normal view.
The following is a second method to update the number in the page
number in the header:
1. Select the page number in the header.
2. From the Edit menu, choose Link Options.
3. Select the Manually option button and click the Update button.
4. If necessary, click the Automatically button to establish automatic
updating of other links in the document.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 07:04:29 +0000
From: charles
Subject: Nutscrape 4
Yup, It's big, it's cumbersome, it's a RAM hog, It's NETSCAPE FOUR!!!!
The floating palette can be disabled by clicking it's teeny weeny box. It goes
to it's resident home at the bottom of the screen. Actually I like the bells
and whistles. You have to get used to it. It's not as intuitive as 3.x but it
offers some extras.( a spell checker for email for instance.) I also like it's
mini text editor on the message window. I dumped it initially and reinstalled
it after going back to 3.x. I missed the goodies. Ta Each His Own I guess.
--
Flatus Antiquatus-Mac ManiAddict
Mac to Live/Live to Mac
A daily dose of Mac Zealotry is good for the soul!
Remove the obvious to reply.
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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 18:09:58 -0400
From: user
Subject: Please help: Need MAC sound program to play mpeg files
What free sound program do I need to download to play mpeg3 sound
files on a power Mac? SoundApp won't do it, and I am finally
frustrated enough to try to hunt down the right player. Please email
your advice; Thanks for your help.
Kurt
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 11:19:38 +0000
From: Dan Cross
Subject: problems unstuffing large file
I have been trying to unstuff a large compressed file (the file is about
25 megs stuffed, and the file format is .sit.bin). When I drag it onto
Stuffit Expander(4.01), the application opens, pauses briefly, then
closes again. It does not unstuff the file, or give me any type of
message. I've tried making more memory available, by turning on virtual
memory, and turning off several extensions, but to no avail. Anyone
help? If you could e-mail me, that would be great.
Thanks.
Dan
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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 07:34:36 -0600
From: Roland Silver
Subject: Re Info-Mac Digest V15 #144
Clicking on the last line, of that digest in
Eudora Pro produces a "mailbox" containing only the first six of the
sixteen of Today's Topics. In particular, I couldn't get to see more about
.
-- Rollo Silver
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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 17:03:30 -0500
From: "Paul M. Sheldon"
Subject: software violating apple midi specifications (Q)
For me, neither studio Vision pro nor netscape plays quicktime midi
instruments with virtual memory on. Simplemovie and simpletext do with
movie translation. How come?
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 16:38:15 -0300
From: "Joao C. Portinari"
Subject: Specifications for the Stereo Audio Out Plug in the 7100/80
Hi there!
Would you Mac-gurus have had any experience with Vertegri Research
"imediaEngine" (claimed to be "the world's fastest laptop") and would be
willing to share his/her experience with me?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Sincerely,
Joao
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Prof. Joao C. Portinari
Projeto Portinari - PUC
Pontificia Universidade Catolica
Rua Marques Sao Vicente 225
Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22453-900 Brazil
Tel: (55-21) 529-9364//Fax: (55-21) 259-9697
E-Mail: [email protected]
or: [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 97 10:12:44 -0000
From: "James M. Bleifus"
Subject: Sticky Menus
Hi Info-Macers,
Yesterday I reformatted my hard-drive to get rid of some goblins and
ghoulies and accidentally deleted a program I need. With this extension
you click on the menu name (such as file) once and it will hold the
pull-down menu in the down position the way that windoze does. Great for
Powerbooks. For the life of me I can't remember what it was called! All I
know is it was freeware and I miss it. If anyone can remind what it is
called I'll be grateful.
Thanks,
James M. Bleifus
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 09:45:54 +0100
From: Trevor Harris
Subject: telnet client wanted
I am looking for a telnet client for the Mac that maps the PageUp, PageDown
keys etc. Nifty Telnet does not appear to be able to do this. What is the
recommended client for this purpose, now that NCSA Telnet has stopped
development?
Trevor Harris, Lampeter, UK
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