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Info-Mac Digest Wed, 10 Jan 96 Volume 14 : Issue 8
Today's Topics:
[*] Acorn on the Moon
[*] APPLES BC E-NEWS 96/01
[*] At Ease Disk Manager 1.0
[*] clip-to-gif-072
[*] Comp-Sys-Mac-Comm FAQ
[*] cryptix10; a game
[*] CTM PowerMail 1.0.4 test drive
[*] Eudora RSVP prefs v1.4
[*] Flush all disks FKEY and Excel macro
[*] Freeware versions (4.1c) of Letter Gothic monospaced font (2 msgs)
[*] Internet ToolKit for 4D (ITK) v1.0.2 update/demo
[*] larrys-mac-gps 0.4b7
[*] Liz and Willy
[*] Mac*Chat#100/08-Jan-96
[*] MacFlash 1.0d5 - Flashcard editor and quizzer
[*] MouseUp, a HC database for mice in biology research
[*] Netscape History
[*] Opera FM Database 2.0 Demo (New!)
[*] PatchDance v0.4.1b4 update
[*] Presidential HTB 4
[*] States HTB 4
[*] TableCloth 1.4; a spreadsheet to HTML table converter applet
[*] TarotWorks 1.1.6
[*] TE+
[*] The BeerStack
[*] The Light - Shelby's Addendum v. 1.1
[*] Uncle Zebulon's Will v.1.0
[*] WebStat 2.3.4DB
(A) Can I get RAM Doubler v 1.5
[A] Drag & drop printer utility?
[Q] Insert CD-Rom from Keyboard?
Aldus Super Paint Conversion
Caps killers???
Colour monitor for IIci [A]
Corrupted updates....reply
Cross-platform CD-ROM
cross-platform encryption [Q]
Internet Email Server for Mac?
Looking for Mac Specifications
Multiple labels
photoshop help
Power Mac 7500 or 7200/90
PPP or SLIP
Q - Extensions
Q: SupraFAXModem on AV Mac
QuickTime Musical Instruments Extension (belated response summary)
REQ: freeware HyperCard player
unlocking a volume
Upgrade suggestions
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:13:04 -0600
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Acorn on the Moon
Hi there -
[This is] a multimedia children's story I've been working on.
Cheers,
- Phil Shapiro
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/acorn-on-the-moon.hqx; 3427K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:10:16 -0600
From: [email protected] (Corbett Enders)
Subject: [*] APPLES BC E-NEWS 96/01
A FREE electronic newsletter by Corbett Enders & Chris Stevens, co-editors.
Apples BC E-News is the Official Electronic Newsletter of the Apples BC
Computer Society.
We are proud to offer you an electronic version which is similar to our
'paper' newsletter which only our Membership receives. You too can become a
member of Apples BC Computer Society. See the details inside E-News.
E-News is created with DocMaker, and requires no 'viewer' software as it is
a self running application for the Mac. Colour graphics and interesting
articles will hopefully inspire other contributors.
The attached file is a Stuffit archive. You will need Stuffit Expander or
another Stuffit compression utility to extract it.
Subscriptions
If you'd like to receive E-News on a monthly basis, we can deliver it right
you your mailbox.
Internet: send your request to [email protected]
eWorld: send your request to CorbettE
E-News may be uploaded to ANY on-line system.
In This Issue
* Around Vancouver
- The Vancouver Aquarium
* Techno File
- Mail List of Choice
- Site Change
- Newsgroups
* The Imagination Works
* Photoshop Tips
* The Frozen Apple
* Letters to the Editors
[Archived as /info-mac/per/apples-bc-e-news-96-01.hqx; 410K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:13:08 -0600
From: [email protected] (Ken Dunham)
Subject: [*] At Ease Disk Manager 1.0
At Ease Disk Manager 1.0 is a freeware utility application for Macintosh
users with older versions of At Ease (1.0). It enables users of At Ease
to protect a single hard drive while enabling students/users to manage
files on floppy disks. Files can be renamed, deleted, and moved from
folder to folder on a floppy disk. Folders can be created, renamed, or
deleted from the floppy disk as well. Floppy disks can also have all
files from their disk erased if desired. Make sure you read the READ ME
file before using At Ease Disk Manager 1.0 to ensure protection of your
hard drive files (proper installation). 1.2 MB of RAM, color screen, and
system 7+ are recommended for best operation. Direct questions to Ken Dunham
at [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/at-ease-disk-manager-10.hqx; 1560K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:10:40 -0600
From: Yves Piguet
Subject: [*] clip-to-gif-072
clip2gif 0.7.2 is a utility to convert PICT, GIF, TIFF and JPEG images
to any of these formats. It handles many options, including transparency
and interlacing, and can perform batch conversions. It can also display
and print the images. Conversions are completely scriptable. Graphic
shapes, simple charts and text can be added using AppleScript or other
scripting languages, making clip2gif very convenient for WWW cgi scripts.
Conversion functions can be called from any PowerPC program thanks to
the Code Fragment Manager. Fat Binary.
Main changes since 0.7.1: printing, clip2gif Guide (on-line help).
clip2gif 0.7.2 is freeware (see the readme file for the details).
Yves Piguet
W3: http://iawww.epfl.ch/Staff/Yves.Piguet/Yves.Piguet.html
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/clip-to-gif-072.hqx; 319K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:14:08 -0600
From: [email protected] (David L. Oppenheimer)
Subject: [*] Comp-Sys-Mac-Comm FAQ
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/csm-communications-faq.hqx; 88K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:14:39 -0600
From: "Kevin B. Hayes"
Subject: [*] cryptix10; a game
This is my first shareware game, Cryptix 1.0. It is a computerized version
of crypto-quotes found in newspapers. It features opening, saving, hints,
adding of phrases, and others. Cryptix is fat binary so it runs natively on
both 68K and PowerPC based Macs. It should run on any Mac running System 7.x
in colour or black and white.
Cryptix is $5 shareware.
Thanks,
Kevin Hayes
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/word/cryptix-10.hqx; 311K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:13:35 -0600
From: Jean Michel
Subject: [*] CTM PowerMail 1.0.4 test drive
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/ctm-power-mail-104-demo.hqx; 1443K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:14:00 -0600
From: Andy Fragen
Subject: [*] Eudora RSVP prefs v1.4
This plug-in came out of the frustration of not being able to change the
'From:' header from the standard format user@host (Real name) to anything
else
Support for X-Headers
Ability to edit the 'From:' field from the composition window.
This is freeware. There are no warranties, expressed or implied. If you
like it or have other suggestions send email. Eudora RSVP prefs may be
freely distributed but must be distributed with this ReadMe file.
Version History
1.0 -- initial release
1.1 -- "added" color icon resources to the Settings dialog. They actually
reside in Eudora Color Icons 0.3 by Neil K. Guy. Actually, what I did was
point to a few of his icon resources. So if you want to have color icons
in the Settings dialog they are available at
http://www.tela.bc.ca/tela/cmei/cmei.html
1.2 -- fixed the 'From:' DITL notations so they won't be replaced by text
>From recently opened dialog boxes.
1.3 -- Support for editing the 'From:' field in the composition window
added by David M. Rosenberg and used with his
permission.
1.4 -- Enhanced the method of choice to allow editing the 'From:' field
using checkbox courtesy of Eric Beaudoin .
Andy Fragen
[email protected]
http://cctr.umkc.edu/user/afragen/afragen.html
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mail/eudora-rsvp-prefs-14.hqx; 6K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:13:12 -0600
From: Richard Buckle
Subject: [*] Flush all disks FKEY and Excel macro
What is it?
"Flush all disks FKEY" is an FKEY which lets you make sure that everything
in your disk cache is completely saved to your disks - with one keystroke.
Huh?
The disk cache in the Memory control panel can greatly speed up your hard
disk, especially with System 7.5 or better, by keeping the most recently
used data in RAM. But there's a payoff: when data is "saved," it's usually
only saved to the disk cache in RAM. It only goes onto the disk when the
disk cache gets full or the application "flushes" the cache. If you crash
or have a power failure before the cache is flushed, any changes in the
cache will be lost.
"Flush all disks FKEY" expressly flushes the cache for every disk that's
currently mounted, making sure that everything that's supposed to be saved
is actually on the disk.
"Flush all disks FKEY" is postcardware. Enjoy.
Version 1.1 has more robust handling of asynchronous devices.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/flush-all-disks-11-fkey.hqx; 7K]
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/flush-all-disks-11-excel.hqx; 11K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:11:57 -0600
From: "Traci J. Ingram"
Subject: [*] Freeware versions (4.1c) of Letter Gothic monospaced font
Enclosed is a "slashed-zero" version of the freeware font
LetterGothic-EGG.
Changes in this release:
1. Some minor enhancements have been made to bitmaps and to outline
character shapes.
2. The zero character is now "slashed," to distinguish it from the letter
O (capital "oh").
3. The tilde character is centered vertically on the printed line (as are
the existing asterisk and related characters).
4. LetterGothic-EGG-0 uses the *same* bitmap and outline ID numbers as
the original, under the assumption that a user would need to have only one
or the other version installed at a given time, but never *both*.
This Plain (Roman) version of the classic font Letter Gothic, a *freeware*
incarnation called "LetterGothic-EGG-0," is for printing text, such as
>From online sessions and e-mail editors like Eudora and PINE, that
originates on fixed-pitch (monospaced), Elite (12 characters per inch)
platforms or devices, such as many Unix, IBM or Atari computers; and have
the resulting output look more or less as though it had been produced on
an IBM Selectric(R) typewriter.
Macintosh PostScript (Type 1) and TrueType versions are included.
Enjoy.
Traci J. Ingram
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/font/letter-gothic-egg-0-41c.hqx; 108K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:12:09 -0600
From: "Traci J. Ingram"
Subject: [*] Freeware versions (4.1c) of Letter Gothic monospaced font
Changes in this release: Some minor enhancements to bitmaps and to
outline character shapes Note: A companion version having a slashed
zero character is also released at this time as LetterGothic-EGG-0.
This Plain (Roman) version of the classic font Letter Gothic, a *freeware*
incarnation called "LetterGothic-EGG," is for printing text, such as from
online sessions and e-mail editors like Eudora and PINE, that originates
on fixed-pitch (monospaced), Elite (12 characters per inch) platforms or
devices, such as many Unix, IBM or Atari computers; and have the resulting
output look more or less as though it had been produced on an IBM
Selectric(R) typewriter.
This font *is* very much for Macs, however (but if you need DOS/Windoze
versions, send an e-mail to the address shown below).
Enjoy.
Traci J. Ingram
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/font/letter-gothic-egg-41c.hqx; 107K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:13:17 -0600
From: [email protected] (Christian Quest)
Subject: [*] Internet ToolKit for 4D (ITK) v1.0.2 update/demo
ITK is an 4D external package that provides full TCP and UDP support
directly inside 4D's language plus a lot of other useful routines to
encode/decode data into Internet standards (HTML, ISO, URL, etc)...
What can you do with ITK ?
In a few words, any kind of internet client or server application (email,
ftp, www, dns, gopher, news, etc) because ITK offers a low level access to
TCP/IP and UDP.
What are the main features of ITK ?
ITK gives the developpers easy access to the following:
- access to low-level TCP/IP and UDP using MacTCP,
- access to DNS (name to IP and IP to name),
- control the state of MacPPP (to open or close PPP connection),
- access to Internet Config preferences (get or set preferences),
- utility features to convert text to or from HTML encoding, MacBinary,
BinHex, URL encoding and ISO 8859-1 encoding, RFC date conversion,
- picture related routines to convert and send pictures (JPEG and GIF),
- some goodies like StopWatch routines and inter process communication
(message FIFO),
- ready-to-use examples for SMTP, POP3, HTTP...
ITK is a commercial product distributed by JCA Telematique directly through
the Internet.
For more information about ITK, check ITK's homepage at:
http://www.jca.fr/jca/itk/
Christian QUEST
JCA Telematique
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/a4d/ext/internet-toolkit-102-demo.hqx; 78K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:09:36 -0600
From: "Dr. Lawrence James"
Subject: [*] larrys-mac-gps 0.4b7
Like to take advantage of all the $$$$$s our government has
invested in the Global Positioning System (GPS) Satellites?
MacGPS transfers Waypoints, Routes, Tracks, etc. between a
popular handheld GPS receiver and your Mac. FAT binary runs
native on both PPC and 680X0 Macs. Includes instructions for
building the required interface cable.
New features include German and Swedish National Grid conversions,
106 Geodetic datums, and improved accuracy for Transverse Mercator
conversions, including UTM and the national grids. Important bug
fixes for 680X0-processor based Macs. If you use MacGPS, be sure
to upgrade to this new release.
Also includes a Waypoint File for BOULDER County, Colorado
with the latitude and longitude of almost 250 important
locations. This text file can be printed with any spreadsheet
or wordprocessing software for manual use, or it can be loaded
into the GPS receiver with the MacGPS software. Waypoint files
are available for other areas, including U. S. National Parks.
Larry James - James Associates
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/larrys-mac-gps-04b7.hqx; 158K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:14:22 -0600
From: [email protected] (Conrad Weiler)
Subject: [*] Liz and Willy
Liz and Willy is a Hypercard program describing the face of Shakespeare
as having been copied from a cartoon of Queen Elizabeth.
Thank You,
Conrad
[Archived as /info-mac/art/liz-and-willy-hc.hqx; 336K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:10:35 -0600
From: [email protected] (Tony Lindsey)
Subject: [*] Mac*Chat#100/08-Jan-96
Welcome to Mac*Chat, the weekly electronic newsletter for everyone
interested in using a Macintosh computer professionally, no matter
what their situation or profession.
See the end of this file for further information, including how to get a free
subscription and how to contribute donations to keep Mac*Chat thriving.
Any [comments in brackets] are by Tony Lindsey.
Highlights Of This Issue
Terry Wilson shares one of her wonderful articles - discussing
the Web for beginners, we discuss the best ways to get ammo
against Anti-Mac Bigots without being overwhelmed, we find out
that MacUser Magazine has some great Web sites to visit,
I mention one of my favorite non-Mac tools, we learn more about
computer images from film, we ask how to transfer ancient data to
the Mac, I announce the upcoming tell-all file that will explain
how to get the best usage from Mac*Chat, we ask for reviews of
excellent games, we learn how to get the best-possible
information about the secrets of America Online, and an Internet
user explains why AOL is relevant compared to local Internet
providers.
Topics:
Highlights Of This Issue
Drawing An Analogy - A Web Page Is Like Music
Editor's Notes
MacWay EvangeList Updates - Lightening Your Mail-Traffic
Tony's Reply - MacWay EvangeList Is Valuable
Questions From Tony's Clients
More About Images On Diskettes
Converting From Smith Corona Disks?
Upcoming Mac*Chat FAQ File
The Value Of Games
More About AOL's Frequently Asked Questions Section
Praise For America Online
Legalisms
Free Subscriptions To This Newsletter
[Archived as /info-mac/per/chat/mac-chat-100-etx.hqx; 19K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:12:46 -0600
From: Michael Neylon
Subject: [*] MacFlash 1.0d5 - Flashcard editor and quizzer
MacFlash is a flashcard editor and a quizzer for the Macintosh.
It features two programs, an editor and a quizzer. Decks created by
MacFlash feature multiple cards types, including plain text
(your normal question and answer types), a multiple choice card,
a picture card, and a multiple answer card, with the potential for
additional types to be implements by the author. The quizzer features
the ability to adjust the way the answers are checked, as well as many
ways to score your deck. Included are two sample decks, an amino acid
deck and a french noun deck.
Note that this is a development version: I have tried to make every
attempt to verify that this program will not damage your computer
in any way, however, YOU ARE USING THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK!
MacFlash is distributed as donatationware: if you would like to
see improvements to this program, please send $5 to the author
(address included in this archive).
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PREVIOUS USERS OF MACFLASH: Please read the
documentation, I have changed (slightly) the format of the decks, and you
will need to resave them with 1.0d5. Also new in this version is a new
card type, a Sound card, improved editing features, including multiple
card cut & paste, the ability to load multiple decks into the quizzer at
once, several reported bug fixes (including the save bug from 1.0d5), and
the ability to sort decks.
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/mac-flash-10d6.hqx; 706K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:09:43 -0600
From: Michael Stockelman
Subject: [*] MouseUp, a HC database for mice in biology research
This Hypercard stack is designed to keep track of transgenic mice. It
automatically cross-references parent and offspring generations as data on new
mice is entered. It should go under Hypercard/science.
Feel free to contact me about this submission.
Michael Stockelman
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/mouse-up-15-hc.hqx; 45K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:13:43 -0600
From: Claudio Potenza
Subject: [*] Netscape History
It is a shareware utility for browsing offline the Web pages viewed with
Netscape (Macintosh version). It is especially useful for dial-up user.
This is the new version: works with Netscape 2.xx (and also 1.xx) and adds
some new things (readme file included).
claudio potenza
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/netscape-history-20.hqx; 40K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:14:30 -0600
From: [email protected] (Mario Biondi)
Subject: [*] Opera FM Database 2.0 Demo (New!)
Mario Biondi's Opera Database for FileMaker Pro 2.1 Vers. 2.0 Demo
COMPLETELY NEW!
This is a Demo of the Opera (Operetta, Ballet) Database (Filemaker Pro
2.1), on which I base my Opera WWW Pages reachable at:
http://joshua.micronet.it/italian/mario ... pera_.html
It is, I repeat, *simply a Demo*, in which you can find and browse data
about performances randomly chosen of 73 operas by 5 popular composers as
Bizet, Mozart, Puccini, Verdi and Wagner, plus Mr Abraham, who happens to
be alphabetically the first opera composer and is necessary here for
functionality reasons.
Version 2.0 is completely revised, redesigned and improved in functions and
frills.
You have now a Singing Cover (check it out) and 5 Formats:
Records of Performances
Ordered List of Performances
Ordered Opera Titles
Ordered Composers
Ordered Composers & Operas.
You can use a Short Manual from inside the Database.
My complete database lists (today, jan. 8, 1996) 1193 recorded or
broadcasted performances of 489 operas by 171 composers and I update it
almost daily.
What should you do to obtain the complete release? Read carefully the
Readme File included in your downloading and the last page of my on line
Manual.
Mario Biondi
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/art/opera-20-fm-demo.hqx; 259K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:10:49 -0600
From: [email protected] (Paul Sexton)
Subject: [*] PatchDance v0.4.1b4 update
This update file converts PatchDance v0.4b4 (only) to PatchDance v0.4.1b4.
It fixes several bugs:
- DXF importer randomly failed with some files, errors could cause crashing
with large files.
- Scrolling a view with the vertical rulers could cause a hang or crash.
- Windows recenter/rescale to fit newly imported DXF and QuickDraw 3D files.
- FIT to window function improved: see online help.
PatchDance is a freeware (for now) 3D modeler for the Power Macintosh.
While incomplete, it is still among the fastest and most powerful programs
available and features extensive (and growing) QuickDraw 3D support
(including hardware acceleration).
Tech Support/information is free from [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/patch-dance-041b4-updt.hqx; 104K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:12:59 -0600
From: [email protected] (Jeff Iverson)
Subject: [*] Presidential HTB 4
Shareware $19.00 - Requires HyperCard 2.0 or HyperCard Player.
Interactive educational encyclopedic reference materials on the Presidents
and Vice Presidents of the United States of America.
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/presidential-hc.hqx; 238K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:12:27 -0600
From: [email protected] (Jeff Iverson)
Subject: [*] States HTB 4
Shareware $19.00 - Requires HyperCard 2.0 or HyperCard Player.
Interactive educational encyclopedic reference materials on the state and
related topics.
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/alabama-hc.hqx; 100K]
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/alaska-hc.hqx; 120K]
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/arizona-hc.hqx; 122K]
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/arkansas-hc.hqx; 104K]
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/california-hc.hqx; 272K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:09:03 -0600
From: "Ben Eloy"
Subject: [*] TableCloth 1.4; a spreadsheet to HTML table converter applet
by Ben Eloy; [email protected]
TableCloth is an AppleScript applet which converts tab-delimited text to HTML
table format.
Mark Alldritt's "ScriptTools 1.3.5" suite is required.
The application "Progress Bar" is also required.
They can be downloaded from the Info-Mac archives; try the HyperArchive for
starters.
http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperAr ... hForm.html
Version 1.4 - removed save to clipboard, added save to file; it now _works_!!!
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/table-cloth-14-as.hqx; 18K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:11:05 -0600
From: [email protected] (Simon Poisson)
Subject: [*] TarotWorks 1.1.6
TarotWorks is a program that you can use to work with Tarot
cards on your Power Macintosh computer, with or without
your own deck of Tarot cards.
It features full color, ease-of-use, comprehensive Balloon Help,
and a "plug-in" architecture that allows the program to be
customized and expanded easily with extra features, such as
new layouts and high-quality on-screen Tarot card decks.
Requirements:
* System 7 or later
* at least 8 MB of RAM memory
* 4 MB of hard disk space
* Any size monitor
* PowerPC model Macintosh required
TarotWorks can also support color, QuickTime 1.6 or later,
and Apple Guide, if they are available. A 68LC040-class or
better Macintosh is highly recommended.
This version of TarotWorks 1.1.6 will not work with a
non-PowerPC Macintosh. There is a version available
that works on any Macintosh.
New In 1.1.6:
* Added PowerPC code for Power Macintosh models
* New "Show Summary Automatically" preference
* TarotWorks will now run from locked media (like CD-ROMs)
* Enhanced error reporting when TarotWorks starts up
* Fixed some typos in the Standard Text
Come see TarotWorks on the World Wide Web!
http://ion.apana.org.au/~poisson/tarotworks/
Simon Poisson
[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/tarot-works-116-ppc.hqx; 1772K]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/tarot-works-116.hqx; 1541K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:08:16 -0600
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] TE+
KEYWORDS: DRAG AND DROP DRAG MANAGER TEXT EDIT EDITOR STYLE WORD MACINTALK
SPEAK SPEECH MANAGER PLAINTALK HYPERTEXT TEX-EDIT TEXEDIT TEX TEACHTEXT
SIMPLETEXT SOUND.
NEW -- Tex-Edit Plus 1.6.4 adds a new Quick Modify menu to provide convenient
access to several munging commands. Another new command facilitates
replacement or deletion of multiple spaces. A silent (no window) launch
option has been added. Option-left/right arrow now operates properly.
Printing routines have been improved, etc... See the Revision History for
all the other changes and fixes.
RECENT CHANGES -- Tex-Edit Plus is now PowerPC native (fat)!
DRAG & DROP -- Apple's Drag Manager is supported. Give it a try! Drag &
Drop requires System 7.5+ or System 7.x with the Macintosh Drag and Drop
extension.
SPEECH -- Apple's Speech Manager (PlainTalk) is supported. If you wish to
use Tex-Edit's speech facilities, you will need to get a copy of the Speech
Manager (Apple ftp site).
[Archived as /info-mac/text/tex-edit-plus-164.hqx; 373K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:14:15 -0600
From: [email protected] (Robert Bush)
Subject: [*] The BeerStack
Hi, I just finished this HyperCard stack about beer and brewing.
Robert Bush, Eskilstuna, SWEDEN
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/art/beer-hc.hqx; 142K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:11:23 -0600
From: Neil Demause
Subject: [*] The Light - Shelby's Addendum v. 1.1
A sci-fi mystery text adventure, written with TADS. $10 shareware.
Contact [email protected] for reprint permissions.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/light-shelbys-addendum-11.hqx; 357K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:11:41 -0600
From: Neil Demause
Subject: [*] Uncle Zebulon's Will v.1.0
A small text adventure game. Freeware. Won the TADS category in the 1995 IF
competition. Contact [email protected] (Magnus Olsson) for CD permissions.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/uncle-zebulons-will-10.hqx; 200K]
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 23:13:51 -0600
From: Denis Birnie
Subject: [*] WebStat 2.3.4DB
This distribution upload is a modified version of Phil Harvey's WebStat
2.3.4.
The major enhancement I've made is the addition of a Visits statistic, where
a "visit" is defined as "a cluster of files being sent to a particular IP#
followed by a period of time (default is 30 minutes) in which no files are
sent to that IP#."
WebStat 2.3.4DB uses CodeWarrior 6, though the original ThinkC project file
is included, and the program is setup to process WinHttp log files rather
than WinHttp.
Cheers,
Denis Birnie
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/web-stat-234-db.hqx; 122K]
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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 04:31:46 -0800
From: [email protected] (Duane H. Gullixson)
Subject: (A) Can I get RAM Doubler v 1.5
>Duane -
>
>I apologize for any confusion this matter has caused. If you received RAM
>Doubler with your version of Microsoft Office, you qualify as a registered
>of Connectix RAM Doubler, even if you purchased Office after the end of
>the promotion (March 1995). We regret that Microsoft shipped you a version
>of our product that did not work on your configuration.
>
>Simply fax me (415-571-5195) a copy of the RAM Doubler 1.5 license
>agreement (included in the Office 4.2 package) with your mailing address
>and phone number, and I will register you as a RAM Doubler user and send
>you our latest version, 1.6.1, on floppy.
>
>Brian Grove
>RAM Doubler Product Manager
>Connectix
My thanks to Brian and all others who responded to my request. I would
especially like to thank Bill, Gordon, Liam, Igor, and Adam who's efforts
make the Info-Mac Digest not just a digest but an indispensible tool for us
users.
Duane H. Gullixson
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 17:12:14 -0500
From: [email protected] (Patrick Hoepfner)
Subject: [A] Drag & drop printer utility?
> On 1/3/96 at 4:45 PM, Michael Cook wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for some kind of application that will allow me to drag a
>> document (Clarisworks most likely) to it and have the document printed.
>> This would allow me to print without having to start Clarisworks, open
>> the documents, and print each one separately.
On 1/4/96 at 12:22 PM, Pete Resnick wrote:
> Maybe I'm really confused about what you are asking, but why don't you
> select them all in the Finder and choose "Print" from the File menu?
> That should print all of them in one fell swoop.
You can also install the latest version of Apple's LaserWriter drivers
(which probably requires a PostScript Printer and maybe a LaserWriter) and
a printer will show up on your desktop. [This does *not* require the GX
printer drivers] Then you can drag files to the printer icon and have the
files printed. Is this what you're looking for? If it is, you can find
them as follows:
Just remember (like Pete Resnick's suggestion) this will launch the
application, print the contents and when finished, quit the application.
It still does the same things you would do only it does it automagically.
-- Pat -------------------------------------------------> [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 09 Jan 1996 10:28:58 -0600
From: Neeraj Jain
Subject: [Q] Insert CD-Rom from Keyboard?
>From: [email protected] (Tommy Trussell)
>Subject: [Q] Insert CD-Rom from Keyboard?
>
>>Specifically, I want to be able to insert a CD rom (into apple internal
>>drive) without having to bend my finger around/under the disc-holder. While
>>I'm at it, (dreaming) can I eject the _empty_ CD holder with the keyboard
>>in order to insert a disc? (Or can I fudge it all together using Qkeys or
>>Applescript?)
There is a control strip module called something like AudioStrip GH which
can open the_empty_CD holder with, well not key board, but mouse. It puts
all controls to play Audio CD on the control strip without having to launch
any application.
--neeraj jain
[email protected]
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Date: 08 Jan 96 14:37:08 CST
From: [email protected]
Subject: Aldus Super Paint Conversion
Robert Browning ([email protected])
Computer Services (Operations) 935-5317
Campus Box 1152,St Louis,Mo. 63130
I am being dragged into Windows 95 as our NEW standard for hardware/software.
I currently use a Mac and Aldus Super Paint to model our computer room
layout and our CPU cabling plan. I believe these drawings are in the PICT
format and are somewhat to scale.
I am looking for the easiest way to convert these drawings to a format I
can update on a Window 95 cpu. My question is whether Corel(correl???)
will make a direct conversion of my drawings from a floopy and whether
I will be able to continue updating these drawings as I currently do on
the Mac with Super Paint.
I know very little about the non Mac world and any assistance/comments
would be helpful. Please reply directly to my e-mail address.
My goal is not to have to recreat all the drawings from scratch again.
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Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1996 21:17:30 -0500
From: [email protected] (Matthew Mitchell)
Subject: Caps killers???
I have a Powermac 6100 with the adjustable keyboard. None of the caps
lock killers I have tried seem to work right with this setup. CapsKiller
works right the first time I splatter a finger onto the caps lock, but the
next time it caps locks and es two presses to undo. Has anyone made up a
new one lately???
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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 09:46:24 -0500 (EST)
From: Peter Macdonald
Subject: Colour monitor for IIci [A]
Our Dept had to get a new monitor for a IIci and chose a Magnavox
Magnascan/15; it was inexpensive and with the right adapter on the cable
seems to work with just about any computer. The colour is a bit
washed-out, though, compared to Apple monitors.
Peter D.M. Macdonald, D.Phil. McMaster University
Professor of Math & Statistics Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1
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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 09:50:36 -0700
From: [email protected] (John S. Reynolds)
Subject: Corrupted updates....reply
Hi... I was busy installing the 7.5.1 update, and was looking into
this problem from another person's posting last week. I brought down (just
yesterday) the 4 disk set *3* times from three different sites, once using
Netscape 1.12, once using Fetch 3.0, and once using a A/UX machine and
downloading it to my Unix box, and then to my drive. Every single time it
worked flawlessly. Although I had downloaded the Net Install earlier last
year, I also downloaded that as well, along with their copy of Disk Copy
4.2. I used the latest version of Stuffit Expander (I have the EE Expander
extension in the extensions folder, but that shouldn't make any difference)
which uncompressed them into diskcopy images. I used both Disk Dup 2.7 and
DiskCopy to mount the images to floppies. I then took Mac Tools and ran
checks on all four disks (from every site!) and was unable to come up with
any problems. I installed two of them on my machine, with no problems.
I would suggest that something MUST be set incorrectly somewhere
along the way. I have many other people I know downloading them with no
problems. When you download using Netscape, try pressing and holding on the
link, and selecting "Save As" and then as "source", *not* "text". See if
that helps. In Fetch, put it on "text" or "ascii", not "automatic" to
ensure that you are downloading them correctly.
Hope this was some assistance.....
John Reynolds
http://tux.music.asu.edu/~john/index.html
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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 09:07:24 -0500
From: [email protected] (Thomas Scott)
Subject: Cross-platform CD-ROM
Can anyone make a recommendation for a cross-platform quad speed external
CD-ROM drive? Mostly it will be used with Macs, but we'll occassionally
need to hook it up to Windows machines (mostly Gateway) as well. Will the
Apple 600e CD-ROM attach and be able to be used with a GateWay machine?
Please send responses to me at [email protected]. TIA!
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Date: Tue, 09 Jan 1996 00:03:11 +0100
From: [email protected] (E. Hoenkamp, NICI.home)
Subject: cross-platform encryption [Q]
I am looking for programs on Mac and PC to (password-)encrypt files on one
platform, and decrypt on the other. Anyone in the know? TIA Edward.
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Date: Tue, 09 Jan 1996 14:12:06 EST
From: "Peter C.S. Adams 7-5263"
Subject: Internet Email Server for Mac?
Cud wrote:
> let's say i have a dedicated ppp line for my mac which is up all the time
> and my domain name is registered with InterNIC. are there any mail servers
> available (shareware preferable) which would allow internet email to be
> sent right to my mac, as opposed to programs like eudora which require you
> to log onto some other server?
Sorry, I don't know of a shareware one. Would freeware do? :->
The Apple Internet Mail Server is free and you can download it from Apple:
http://www.solutions.apple.com/AIMS/App ... Server.hqx
---
Peter C.S. Adams, co-owner, PageMaker mailing list
Vegetarian since 1980 -- ask me why!
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Date: Tue, 09 Jan 1996 14:17:05 EST
From: "Peter C.S. Adams 7-5263"
Subject: Looking for Mac Specifications
Tom Clifton wrote:
> I know that that this must be in a FAQ somewhere, but I have searched
> for over 30 min. to no avail. I am looking for adatabase, website, or
> whatever that lists the specifications of all the Macs ever produced.
You could download GURU. It is a GUide to Ram Upgrades and offers you
info on buying RAM from Newer, but as a side benefit, offers full specs
on every Mac model in a well-designed window.
Info-Mac location: /info/hdwr/guru-111.hqx
---
Peter C.S. Adams, co-owner, PageMaker mailing list
Vegetarian since 1980 -- ask me why!
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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 06:54:19 -0600
From: [email protected] (Rod Decker)
Subject: Multiple labels
Thanks to the four or so people who posted advice on printing multile
copies of labels. Sorry that it resulted in 3 lengthy and nearly duplicate
posts with detailed instructions! They were, however, a lifesaver to me. It
works like a charm. (Unless it's listed under an odd name, they are not on
Claris' FAX on demand menu any longer.)
Rod
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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 14:01:03 -0500 (EST)
From: Seth Ness
Subject: photoshop help
hi,
i'm scanning drawings directly into photoshop using the onescan plug in.
after modifying them, i save as pict and import them into wordperfect.
However, the lines and text in the drawings comes out sort of wiggly.
What can i do in photoshop, or elsewhere, to get nice clean lines, like
those of drawings i create from scratch in wordperfect or photoshop?
---
Seth L. Ness Ness Gadol Hayah Sham
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 00:58:55 -0500 (EST)
From: "Byron C. Mayes"
Subject: Power Mac 7500 or 7200/90
I'm going to be buying one of the above named computers this Winter.
If I buy a 7500, it will be in the 16Mb RAM/500Mb HD configuration. If I
choose the 7200/90, I will have the memory upgraded to 16Mb and the VRAM
upgraded to 2Mb (it will still cost less than the 7500). This will mean that
the only real difference between the two is the video/audio stuff (10
clock-doubled MHz won't make much difference to me, currently on a IIsi
with a 128K cache card and the processor upgrade won't be in my plans for
several years...by then, I may be buying a totally new CPU or the 7200
motherboard swap will be reasonably priced [yeah right]...the fast SCSI
bus isn't that important to me, either, though I'm sure it can't hurt).
So just what do Composite video in and S-video in jacks get me, as a home
user? I'm thinking both in terms of what's available to me now, and what
new technologies are in the works for the forseeable future. If I get an
ISDN connection (they're relatively cheap here in NY), would they be
helpful/useful in anyway?
And the added audio: those RCA jacks look really tempting to me (I do
amateur sequencing work, plus I like to record my own beep sounds). Is
there some other way for me to get whatever functionality they give
without getting them built-in? Are they really that much better than the
little "Y" plugs that came with my IIsi? I'm not cutting CDs.
I'm also intrigued by the idea of using the Mac for telephony type stuff
(getting the phone off my desk would reclaim some major real estate!).
This is possible with both models, correct (assuming I purchase a GeoPort
pod and other relevant hard-/software...and assuming that I'm willing to
deal with whatever drawbacks there are)?
I can get a Newton with the price difference between the two
configurations, and I want a Newton (that's right, "want" not "need") at
some point, too. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Opinions
are always welcome, but if you've got hard facts or experiences,
throw some of them my way, too.
Thanks,
Byron
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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 10:39:07 -0500
From: [email protected] (Patrick Hoepfner)
Subject: PPP or SLIP
> My provider offers me the option of going either PPP or MacSLIP,
> which I had before. (I am now using PPP)
>
> While I don't notice any difference in the on-line performance, I do
> find the PPP software somewhat ambiguous.
Eckhard,
What you need is the "PPPfloater" Control Panel. What this does is to pop
up a mini window that keeps track of your time on line. Then you can
ignore the ConfigPPP Control Panel.
You dont' have to close then open the window to get the current status of
the button, cover ConfigPPP with another window. When it it re-drawn the
correct button status is shown. The problem is that ConfigPPP doesn't
re-draw itself after the connection is made.
But use the above PPPfloater and you will never wonder again. Don't use an
inferior transport just because of the status of the botton. In fact you
never need to see ConfigPPP at all. Launch the TCP/IP application you want
and MacTCP & MacPPP are launched automagically. Click the sissors cutton
to "cut" the PPP connection.
The PPPfloater can be found at an Info-Mac site as:
.../info-mac/comm/tcp/conn/ppp-floater-12.hqx
-- Pat -------------------------------------------------> [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 09:18:48 +0100
From: [email protected] (Joern Wennerstroem)
Subject: Q - Extensions
Hello netters,
I have tried to find out the identity of the extension !TYC I have found it
on a couple of newer Macs - 7100 and 7200. I haven't been able to find any
info on the effect of this particular extension - Apples own technical
support library does'nt come up with anything useful - please mail directly
with the answer.
Joern
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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 09:30:51 +0900
From: [email protected] (Paul Hilderbrandt)
Subject: Q: SupraFAXModem on AV Mac
I'm hoping that someone can help me with this problem.
I just purchased a SupraFAXModem 288. I am trying to use it on my Centris
660AV Mac. It works fine when I connect it through my printer port.
However, when I try to connect it through the Geo/modem port data cannot
transfer between the drive and the modem. The problem seems to be that the
pin configuration of the two ports is different. The printer port has 8
pins (3/3/2) while the Geo/modem port has 9 (3/4/2). The cable that came
with the modem has 8 pins.
I really don't want to go rooting around the back of my computer every time
I want to switch between my printer and my modem.
Is there anyone else who has had this problem? I'd really appreciate any
help that anyone can offer.
Thanks in advance.
Paul Hilderbrandt
([email protected])
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 12:32:30 +0800
From: [email protected] (John Bredehoft)
Subject: QuickTime Musical Instruments Extension (belated response summary)
Back in v13#157 I asked the following questions:
> I recently bought a Performa 6205CD which included the QuickTime
> Musical Instruments Extension, but didn't include any documentation
> on this extension. My questions:
>
> (1) What does this extension do?
> (2) What musical instruments are supported?
> (3) Is there any low-cost software that utilizes this extension?
In addition to Michael Carnes' response in v13#158, I received several e-mail
responses (from Nils Dahl, Dennis Des Chene, Phil Hudson, Paul Koch, and
possibly some others I forgot to mention).
The responses conveyed the following information:
The QuickTime Musical Instruments extension allows a Macintosh to be used
as a MIDI device. The extension itself implements a collection of "standard"
MIDI instruments (based upon samples from Roland). 128 instruments are
supported, including an acoustic grand piano, various other piano and other
instruments (flute, violins, sitar, etc.), as well as synth noises and sound
effects (seashore, telephone, gunshot, etc.).
Arnold's MIDI Player v2.4b (in the Info-Mac archives) was mentioned in several
responses. This shareware product allows you to play MIDI files. (Michael
Carnes also mentioned that SimpleText can play MIDI files, but I must confess
that I haven't tried that trick yet.)
Over this last weekend I installed Passport Master Tracks Pro, a low-end
(approx. US $80) program that allows you to create music tracks; these can be
saved as MIDI files. My version (6.0.1) *does* support the QuickTime Musical
Instruments Extension.
All in all, my new hardware and software offer vast improvements over the
four-voice Mac Plus/Deluxe Music Construction Set hardware and software
that I was using in the late 1980s!
Thanks again to all who responded.
--
John E. Bredehoft [email protected]
Proposals Department (x2233) [email protected]
Printrak International Inc. Views are my own bla bla bla bla
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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 12:03:37 +0100 (MET)
From: [email protected]
Subject: REQ: freeware HyperCard player
Dear sirs,
Hereby I submit my request to your digest, with a stripped-down
version of my signature.
Some time ago, I bought a Voyager "Expanded Book", which I
understand to be a HyperCard stack.
Therefore, currently I am looking for a *freeware* HC player; it
does not matter if that would be Apple's own HC player. I looked in
various archives, such as Info-Mac and Umich, as well as Apple's support
sites, but found nothing of the sort. The only HC player I found on
Info-Mac and Umich demands a shareware fee.
Therefore, I would be grateful if you could include one or more
such player(s) in your otherwise truly comprehensive archive. This way,
the player would be made available to the Mac community at large, now
that HC is no longer bundled with Apple's system software.
I look forward to the inclusion of such software in your archive.
Yours sincerely,
Seiju Teramoto
gebruiker / user: Mac LC III (MacOS v7.5.1), Apple //e
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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 15:14:54 +1100 (EST)
From: Keith Ryding
Subject: unlocking a volume
I have recently been given a hard disk that has a password protection on
the mounting of the volume. I am unsure of the software that locks this
bot I suspect it may be an apple product because the password attempts
register as apples in the dialog box. I really only want to be able to
erase the disk and use it for my own purposes so getting in and looking
around is not important to me.
Can anyone help me by recommending a solution (preferably free) to this
problem.
Many thanks
Keith
Australia
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Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1996 13:15:13 -0700
From: "Stephen F. Kawalko"
Subject: Upgrade suggestions
A friend has a Quadra 840/AV with 8 MB of RAM and a 230 MB hard drive.
He wants to know if he should add more memory and a new hard drive or
should he bite the bullet and purchase a new system. Does anyone have
any suggestions or comments? Are Power PC accelerators, CPU upgrades
or logic board upgrades viable alternatives to buying a new system? I
should mention that he is a graphic artist and he primarily uses
Illustrator/Freehand. I am not sure if he is using the AV capabilities
of his 840/AV.
Stephen Kawalko
[email protected]
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