Info-Mac Digest V14 #39
Posted: February 11th, 1996, 6:00 am
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Info-Mac Digest Sun, 11 Feb 96 Volume 14 : Issue 39
Today's Topics:
[*] AmortView1.0[Canadian]
[*] ARA Controlstrip Module
[*] Babylon 5 Guide for Newton
[*] Cindy's Newsmailer v1.0e
[*] death_from_above_demo_v1.0
[*] February WP Mac News
[*] Format HTML
[*] FourBar Demo 2.0
[*] HappyMac Guide 2.0
[*] Holiday Lights 3.0.2
[*] IntelliBots 1.0.1a
[*] MacSense February 1996 BW
[*] Magnifier 1.0,68K&PPC, a graphic utility helper
[*] Mando! Lite v1 -- An Interactive Chord Book for Mandolin
[*] MapSelect 1.0 - 4 Marathon. (Yet again)
[*] MemoCards 1.3
[*] ScatterChart.fp3
[*] SimpleDate 1.2: a small, fast calendar program
[*] Super Icons 1.4
[*] Unquote V1.4
[*] Yennie eXternals 1.2 for HyperCard
(A)UNITED STATES APPLE KEYBOARD
50 Macintosh Advantages (R)
[A]: How to Launch Word 5 instead of 6?
[A] UNITED STATES APPLE KEYBOARD
[Q] Flight Check software
[Q] Word 5.1 Equation Editor + TrueType fonts
[Q] WriteNow Special Offer and Cheap WP Software
A: Configuring MacTCP and PPP
Apple Sex (er, Tech) Support
Attention, LC 475 owners!
BBS Software for Simple FTP
Claris Draw and Claris Corp
Configuring MacTCP and PPP
Excel 5 Questions
French Grammar Checkers Revisited
Internet phones - cross platform?
KeyMenu, KeyQuencher, don't appear to work- alternatives?
LaserWriter Bridge
Laserwriter Bridge Software
Netscape 2 font display problem
Netscape problems
QuickTime PowerPlug 2.0 & QuickTime 2.1
reading & writing amiga floppies
Sleeper vs Energy Saver (was: Sleep mode extend unit life?)
Smart text-searching utility wanted
Solved: Dead video on Performa 475
United States Apple Keyboard
using my Performa 640 CD as a phone
WordFinder and MS Word 5
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:30:34 -0600
From: [email protected] (Wayne Kelso)
Subject: [*] AmortView1.0[Canadian]
AmortView was developed to assist consumers in making informed decisions
when either choosing a lender or analyzing and modifying an existing
mortgage. Not only will this program calculate all available mortgage
options available in the Canadian market, it will also allow for balloon
payments, annual payment increases and benchmark comparisons. Your
calculations then can be printed out for your records.
This copy is a fully functional demo than will run for 72 hours. If you
find AmortView useful and would like to continue to use it, please fill out
the registration form with a cheque or money order for $19.95/copy and
receive a password to unlock AmortView. Registered users receive customer
support, notices to future upgrades, and an opportunity to shape the
direction of the program. There is a demand to be filled in the Mac
community for flexible business/finance software utilities. We want to be
a part of that growth!
Please note that AmortView is intended for Canadian Mortgages only!!
Mortgages are calculated differently in other countries (such as the US)
and you will obtain inaccurate results.
You can use the online help or the 'Manual' text file for details on using
AmortView.
System Requirements:
* a Mac with at least a 020 processor
* System 7.X
* a monitor with at least a 2 bit ( 4 color ) screen depth
* code written in 68K. Fat code is coming.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/amort-view-10.hqx; 168K]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:30:37 -0600
From: [email protected] (Ullrich Steiner)
Subject: [*] ARA Controlstrip Module
Lets you connect/disconnect from a ARA server. Indicates
when a connection is established by its ICON.
This version (1.0d5) fixes several bugs and replaces arastrip1.0d2.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/ara/ara-strip.hqx; 22K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:42 -0600
From:
Subject: [*] Babylon 5 Guide for Newton
Seeing how I got into B5 in the middle of the second season, there=BCs a lot
I missed and probably will never see. I wanted to have a copy of the
Babylon 5 episode guide to take with me to read at any time. The first
version word for word matched the one on ftp.hyperion.com. Problem was, it
created a 2 megabyte package. To trim it down, I needed to remove
something and that something turned out to be the =84jms speaks=BE section.
Let me tell you, that was painful, but it was also the only real part that
wasn=BCt required reading just to understand the episode. I encourage
everyone, though, to read the full guide.
This guide will have spelling mistakes and typos and formatting problems
and what-not. Let me know if you find anything glaring. All credit should
be given to the original authors of each episode=BCs guide... I only
compiled them into a Newton book. Future versions of the book will include
a table of contents for each episode and perhaps other information.
This program requires about 1 meg of free space on the Newton. Huge?
Perhaps. Just wait until the series is finished! If anyone is interested
in the 2 meg, "let's fill up a PC-Card" complete version with the "jms
speaks" section, let me know.
I would like to know if anyone is using this because if not, then its
probably a waste of time trying to improve it. It is, of course, freeware
but I would like responses and comments directed towards
[email protected]. Enjoy!
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/info/babylon5.hqx; 307K]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:30:36 -0600
From: Cindy Carney
Subject: [*] Cindy's Newsmailer v1.0e
--Minor bug fix on version 1.0e. Please remove any older versions
--of Newsmailer, and replace it with this version. Thank you.
Cindy's Newsmailer v1.0e is an offline newsgroup and emailer with many
advanced features, including the following:
1. Sends and receives email and newsgroup messages at times you
specify, and allows you to read and compose offline.
2. Supports background downloading, so you can read and compose
messages while the software is transferring messages.
3. Resizable, colored, scrolling windows, and different color "quoted"
text. The colors are user-settable.
4. Automatic routing of incoming messages to different folders based
on content. This allows you to, say, send all mailing list
messages to one folder, and all "get rich quick" messages to
another!
5. Automatically play a custom sound when new mail hits a folder.
6. Indefinite message retention. You can keep all messages forever, or
expire messages as desired.
7. Address book to store frequently used addresses.
8. Tagline capability to store your favorite signature lines.
9. Form letters feature allows you to write standardized messages that
have wildcards for certain information, such as logonid, name,
date, time, your name, etc. When you choose a form to send to a
user, it automatically fills in these wildcards with the
appropriate information. Use this feature to send standardized
information with a "custom-built" look.
10. Carbon copies, blind carbon copies, and "message received"
acknowledgements.
11. Can use either MacTCP for an Internet connection, or the Apple
Modem Tool with the comm toolbox to use a "shell" account.
Try it, you'll like it! Requires HyperCard Player 2.1 or higher.
-- Cindy M. Carney, [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/cindys-newsmailer-10e-hc.hqx; 402K]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:30:30 -0600
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] death_from_above_demo_v1.0
In the year 3000, the Earth has been ruthlessly enslaved by an alien race.
You have managed to escape from a mining camp. Now dressed in power armor
and armed only with a laser blaster, you have brought the fight for freedom
to the aliens' home world.
DFA is simular in play to games like Metroid or Contra on the old NES.
System Requirements
A Power Macintosh or any speed 040 (20 Mhz Centris will work)
6 MB of free RAM
(or on a 040 with 4 Megs + Ram Doubler will work)
30 MB free hard disk space
System 7 or later
A monitor capable of displaying 256 colors at 640 X 480
32 Bit addressing turned on.
Features
16 levels
256 color, pixel-doubled, arcade, full-screen scrolling action
13 song, techno soundtrack
MOD, MAD, S3Ms for Music
Over 40 Creatures to kill
32 channel sound
5 weapons:
Tracking missiles
Flame thrower
Bounce lasers
Plasma gun
Blaster
The DEMO Features
2 new levels that loop infinitly
3 songs
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/death-from-above-10-demo.hqx; 4161K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:36 -0600
From: [email protected] (John Rethorst)
Subject: [*] February WP Mac News
This is the downloadable version. Requires the Envoy viewer, available
elsewhere on the archives.
John Rethorst
[Archived as /info-mac/per/wp/wp-mac-news-96-02-en.hqx; 383K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:26 -0600
From: [email protected] (Chad Magendanz)
Subject: [*] Format HTML
Format HTML was created for two basic purposes:
1. To display Web pages generated with PageMill in readable form:
I'm a big fan of PageMill. It provides a means of generating very simple
Web pages with almost instant gratification. However, it's rare that I'm
completely satisfied with the results of my Web page after its initial
conception in PageMill. I usually wish to add some more complex structures
(like tables) and find myself back in BBEdit flirting with HTML tags in
their native form. Unfortunately, this is often easier said than done.
PageMill doesn't lay out the HTML in any particular format, frequently
squishing them all together in a mass of tags that are difficult for humans
to interpret.
Format HTML was designed to quickly fix this problem, breaking down HTML
tags into individual lines and indenting them in a programmatic style that
is easier to read and understand. The utility makes a great addition to
Lindsay Davies' HTML Tools, complementing the PageMill Cleaner utility.
When importing HTML from PageMill to BBEdit, I first use PageMill Cleaner,
then Format HTML to set things right.
2. To assist Web authors in debugging their HTML:
The Check HTML command in HTML Tools is a probably the most useful element
of BBEdit's Web authoring environment. Like the best compilers, BBEdit
displays which tags are likely to be problems and suggests a reasonable
cause. Frequently, the solution is obvious, but for those cases where it's
not, Format HTML can be a valuable tool. Just running your HTML through
Format HTML will tell you whether you have balanced all of your HTML tags
and quickly indicate when a tag block has not been closed properly.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/bbe/format-html-10.hqx; 66K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:30 -0600
From: Hussam Dandashli
Subject: [*] FourBar Demo 2.0
This application does analysis and visualization of a
four-bar mechanism. A four-bar mechanism is a closed link
chain where motion is accomplished by grounding one link
in order to transfer energy from the input link to the
follower.
System requirements:
System 7.x with Color QuickDraw installed. (might run on
earlier system)
QuickTime installed for movie exporting.
This is a demo version with certain features disabled:
* The ground pivots cannot be moved.
* Cannot change the dimensions numerically
* Cannot save or load a mechanism to an input file
Otherwise this demo is fully functional.
For more information on the disabled features please refer
to the user manual included.
If you like it send $15 for the complete version and user
manual to:
Hussam Dandashli
319 Gage Ave
Elkhart, IN 46516
Orders, comments, useful additions, and bug reports can be
sent by e-mail to:
[email protected]
Thank you for trying FourBar 2.0.
Hussam Dandashli
Software Engineer
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/four-bar-20-demo.hqx; 512K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:44 -0600
From: David Calligaris
Subject: [*] HappyMac Guide 2.0
I send a new FreeWare (an AppleGuide) very useful.
Drop on System folder "HappyMac Guide" and restart !
The Help Menu come with a new item (all technical
informations about all Macintosh)
Kinds Regards.
[Archived as /info-mac/info/happy-mac-guide-20.hqx; 54K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:47 -0600
From: [email protected] (Tiger Technologies)
Subject: [*] Holiday Lights 3.0.2
Holiday Lights 3.0.2 is an upgrade to our popular shareware Holiday Lights
program. In addition to fixing some minor cosmetic bugs, it adds
Valentine's Day bulbs and support for new screen savers. Your sweetie will
love seeing floating hearts on his or her screen!
For those of you not familiar with Holiday Lights: this application places
flashing light bulbs around the edge of your screen, as though a
(well-insulated) cupid crawled into your computer through the disk drive
slot and stapled them there. The lights flash in the background while you
continue to work; it's not just a screen-saver! The "bulbs" include
Valentine's Day hearts, standard Christmas tree lights, chili peppers,
stockings, holly, snowmen, happy faces, and more.
Is it useful? Well... okay, no. Is it really cool? Absolutely!
Want more holiday fun? You got it: Holiday Lights also includes cheery
background music (if you wish) and built-in festive screen savers to put
you in the holiday spirit. It's a multimedia extravaganza!
Holiday Lights is an application, not an extension - so it won't cause any
extension conflicts. This shareware program is fully functional; users who
pay the $15.00 shareware fee receive many more exciting bulb and music
files.
Holiday Lights requires System 7 or later, a color- or grayscale- capable
Macintosh, and 590k or more of available memory (depending on the type of
computer and your bulb and music settings). The memory is used only while
the program is running, so you can quit the program at any time (without
restarting) if you need the memory it's using. High-quality background
music requires Apple's QuickTime 2.0 or later and QuickTime Musical
Instruments, both of which are available free online at
.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/holiday-lights-302.hqx; 610K]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:30:31 -0600
From: [email protected] (Intelligent Technologies, Inc.)
Subject: [*] IntelliBots 1.0.1a
This is a minor update includes sample files referenced in the
documentation that were inadvertently left out of the original post.
IntelliBots is a program and documentation for learning computer
architecture and programming concepts in a game environment.
This is a demonstration version which can fully enabled after paying for
the software. Educational pricing is available.
Visit our web site at http:/www.xmission.com/~intltech/home.html
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/intelli-bots-101a.hqx; 3177K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:39 -0600
From: Alex Narvey
Subject: [*] MacSense February 1996 BW
MacSense February 1996. Volume 3, Issue 1.
Got the February blahs? We've got a cure! Download our second anniversary
issue and get the inside scoop on System Update 2.0=E3due any minute!
=46ebruary's issue also brings news of Apple's troubled times, rumors of a
possible merger and big change in management.
Browse through February's MacSense and learn how to keep your home pages
clean, neat and unburdening. Let John Nemerovski tell you about the last
altruist. Learn about the cool new feature set of System Update 2.0, and
read about Brian Fort=C8's day with Open Transport 1.1. Smirk at the inanity
unveiled in five new Tech Support Tales. Name your ImageWriters. Get
psyched with our net net column, Cerebrealilty. Take in a review of
PageMill, SoftWindows, Paperport Vx or Rebel Assault II. On the heels of
his new book, The Game Warden brings you the news and notes from Macworld
Expo. Jim Hines muses about the quality of printed material. And, finally,
Editor-in-Chief Chris McVeigh quells fears that the end is near.
MacSense: The Macintosh=C6 E-Zine is a FREE monthly electronic magazine whic=
h
focuses on the mainstream Macintosh computer market. Each issue of MacSense
details the most significant news stories in the world of Macintosh
computing and explores how these new developments will affect every-day Mac
users. Packed with vibrant color graphics and in depth product reviews, it
is the founding goal of MacSense to shed light on a rapidly evolving
industry. Moreover, because MacSense is created and distributed
electronically, it is the most environmentally friendly method of
publishing. We hope you enjoy this issue!
The attached file is a Stuffit archive. You will need Stuffit Expander or
another Stuffit compression utility to extract it.
The color edition of MacSense requires a Macintosh with at least 16 shades
of grey. For optimal viewing, we recommend 16-bit color. The black and
white edition of MacSense can be viewed on any Macintosh.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/sns/mac-sense-96-02-bw.hqx; 401K]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:30:29 -0600
From: [email protected] (Peter DeWeese)
Subject: [*] Magnifier 1.0,68K&PPC, a graphic utility helper
"Magnifier" is used to aid in graphic manipulation along with other
graphic utilities. It runs well in the background and can be sized,
placed, and for slower computers the offscreen drawing can be turned off
using the "Better Quality" command in the "Prefs" menu. The next version
will have an option for floating windows.
About Me (Peter DeWeese):
I am a senior in high school, and an avid programmer, HTML writer,
swimmer, and backpacker. Check out my home page. It will soon have pages
about my experiances as well as links to other pages dealing with these
activities. If you are interested in any of my hobbies and have
suggestions for my home page or programs, please contact me.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/magnifier-10.hqx; 50K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:56 -0600
From: [email protected] (DRS Digital Image & Sound, Inc.)
Subject: [*] Mando! Lite v1 -- An Interactive Chord Book for Mandolin
Mando! Lite v1 provides chord lookup for Mandolin in standard tuning.
17 chord types are supported with 3 or 4 different fingerings each,
depending upon the chord. To plot a chord diagram, select the root of
the chord from the Root menu, and the type of the chord from the Type
menu. Then, diagram it with the Form 0,1,2,3 buttons from the tool bar.
Form 0 chords are available for Major, Minor, and Dominant 7th chord
forms and are generally the open or common forms of the chord.
Form 1 chords generally have the root on the 4th string. Form 2 chords
generally have the root on the 3th string, and Form 3 chords generally have
the root on the 2nd string.
This function requires a Macintosh with System 7.1 or higher and a 68020,
68030, 68040, or PowerPC processor.
Shareware fee: $10.00
Contact info: DRS Digital Image & Sound, Inc.
P.O. Box 88622
Sioux Falls, SD 57105-8622 USA
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/mando-light-10.hqx; 115K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 21:00:01 -0600
From: [email protected] (Stuart Espey)
Subject: [*] MapSelect 1.0 - 4 Marathon. (Yet again)
CyberPuppy Software
6/1 - FreeWare, (c)1996
MapSelect is a Marathon map selectorisor based on my much fuller program
MaraFun. This is a really simple and fast way to switch maps. When you want
to switch maps there's no beating MapSelect
Mail:
FirstClass - Stuart Espey,blemish
Internet - [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/mthn/map-select-10.hqx; 16K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:20 -0600
From: Umberto Salsi
Subject: [*] MemoCards 1.3
With MemoCards you can to paste over your Mac desktop many little
colored cards where you can collect extemporaneous notes.
Important cards may be "locked" to the desktop to prevent their
accidental modification or deletion.
Other features: card zooming, font, size, face and color, default card
style definable for new cards, automatic reordering of cards over the
desktop, 4 default background colors and 8 definable by user.
MemoCards is freeware. If you like it, plese send my a message.
Greetings,
- Salsi
[Archived as /info-mac/text/memo-cards-13.hqx; 26K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:33 -0600
From: [email protected] (Martin Trautmann)
Subject: [*] ScatterChart.fp3
This is a database template for FileMaker Pro 3.0
Solution for creating barcharts within FileMaker Pro
Maybe someone is interested in an actual solution on creating bar charts
within FMP. The task was to display the rating of multiple combinations of
a table
50 40 30
10 5.00 4.00 3.00
11 4.54 3.63 2.73
12 4.17 3.33 2.5
...
The actual example is the relation of front/rear chain rings of bicycles as
a key parameter for the development.
The scattered chart display should look like
1 2 3 4 5
* 0 X
*0 X
*0 X
Thus you may see on a glance how well the range is covered.
The solution relies on a plain "high resolution" string length calculation
and some special field formatting. It requires FileMaker Pro 3.0, but the
concept may get used in other releases as well. It has another list feature
(toggle view as list/form ) that may be still unknown to you.
Enjoy
Martin
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/scatter-chart-fm.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:30:38 -0600
From: "John David N. Dionisio"
Subject: [*] SimpleDate 1.2: a small, fast calendar program
Here is version 1.2 of SimpleDate, a small, fast calendar program. If all you
need is to see one or more monthly calendars in one of four different visual
styles, then SimpleDate is the program for you.
New in 1.2 are:
- numerous bug fixes
- tweaks to the aesthetic appearance of SimpleDate
- balloon help additions
- inclusion of month and year to the "Copy as Picture" command
More details are in the Read Me file. Enjoy!
[Archived as /info-mac/app/time/simple-date-12.hqx; 56K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:50 -0600
From: [email protected] (Aaron Ghirardelli)
Subject: [*] Super Icons 1.4
Hello,
here is version 1.4 of my fantastic Super Icons.
Inside you will find 8 super heroes icons ready to be pasted.
What's new:
I have added the Defiant logo icon
I have changed my e-mail address in the Read Me file
Download them and enjoy!
Ciao
Aaron Ghirardelli
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/super-icons-14.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:23 -0600
From: Gregory Lemperle-Kerr
Subject: [*] Unquote V1.4
Unquote displays a quote chosen from many thousands at startup. There is
nothing to configure (unless you want to use ResEdit - see below), so
just toss it on your system folder and see something useful during that
startup delay - not to say that startup screens can not be tasty.
Technical
If you can use ResEdit, here are some tips:
There are ca. 1000 German quotes you may want to remove if you don't
speak the Kraut language - most of you probably don't. To do so, just
remove the "STR#" resources whose names begin with "D" (for Deutsch).
Check out the QPOS resource. It determines where the quote is displayed
and how the text grows. There are comments in the resource itself on how
to use it. There are only three fields, so you can not muck much up.
V1.3: You can now set the sequential flag in the QPOS resource to have
GQ display quotes sequentially instead of randomly. Although the
randomness has improved in V1.3 as well.
V1.4: GQ now searches your System Folder for "StartupScreen N" where in
is a digit 0 to 9. If it finds a PICT or PICT resource in these files,
they will be drawn on the respective monitors.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/unquote-14.hqx; 368K]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:30:33 -0600
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Yennie eXternals 1.2 for HyperCard
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/yennie-externals-12.hqx; 147K]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 12:22:02 -0500
From: [email protected] (Simon Kidd)
Subject: (A)UNITED STATES APPLE KEYBOARD
"Is there anyone out there who knows how to do a pound sign () on
a U.S. Apple Keyboard.. Please help if you do."
Use the DA keycaps (normally in the Apple menu) to find out how to do funny
symbols such as a =A3 sign (its option-3).
Simon
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 1996 12:10:42 -0500
From: [email protected] (Mel E. Martinez)
Subject: 50 Macintosh Advantages (R)
On Thu, 8 Feb 1996 [email protected] (Dimitri Boone) wrote:
>I've just been reading the 50 Macintosh Advantages document and i was very
>surprised to read on page 10 that "the Apple Desktop Bus port that comes
>with your Mac lets you change the mouse or pointing device without
>disrupting your work. Simply plug the new pointing device into the ADB port
>and continue working".
>
>Huh ? I've been always told that unplugging/plugging ADB devices when the
>Mac is on is a big no no. What's the story here ?
>
You are correct.
While many people have been _LUCKY_ enough to get away with unplugging and
plugging ADB devices without harming their machines, this is indeed a
no-no! The ADB bus is powered and not buffered from the motherboard and
could potentially cause real damage to the motherboard, should you short
the lines during a connection.
Note that even if you don't damage your macintosh, it is not true you can
always change ADB devices, since some such as trackballs/multibutton
mice/etc., rely on startup software that detects them when you startup. If
you change them out during run time, this can cause severe problems such as
slow/superfast/locked up cursors or mismapped/ignored buttons and keys and
event outright crashes.
This 'advantage' should be deleted from this document ASAP.
We are not at FireWire yet (FireWire DOES support hot-swapping of devices).
Cheers,
Dr. Mel Martinez
The Johns Hopkins University
Dept. of Physics
[email protected]
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Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 13:54:05 -0800
From: [email protected] (David A. Kurtz)
Subject: [A]: How to Launch Word 5 instead of 6?
>Not at all. There are several ways to change the creator. Pick up
>something like File Buddy or Get More Info from Info-Mac.
When the Macs under my care switched back to Word 5.1, I changed the
"created..." dates on the copies of Word 5.1 to be newer than those of Word
6, then rebuilt the desktop. Even word 6 files default to opening in Word
5. I did this in FIle Buddy and you can also do it in ResEdit--not sure
about Stuffit.
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 13:26:45 +0100
From: [email protected] (Daniel Chvatik)
Subject: [A] UNITED STATES APPLE KEYBOARD
>Is there anyone out there who knows how to do a pound sign () on
>a U.S. Apple Keyboard.. Please help if you do.
I'm not quite sure, but I think it's "option-3" (hold the option key down and
then press "3" while option is still down; the option key (sometimes called
"alt") is the second key in the first row from the lower-left corner of the
keyboard).
If that doesn't work, try to check it out in the "keyboard" desktop accessory
in
the Apple Menu by pressing various modifier key (e.g. shift, option,
shift-option)...
Good luck
-Daniel-
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 10:25:20 -0500
From: [email protected] (DOUG)
Subject: [Q] Flight Check software
Does anyone have any kind of information on this software? It was recently
recommended, but I know nothing about it. Who sells it? What can it do? Any
conflicts?
Any information greatly appreciated...a copy of the "Read Me" would be great.
TIA.
Doug
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 21:12:55 +0100
From: [email protected] (Michael)
Subject: [Q] Word 5.1 Equation Editor + TrueType fonts
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Hi,
I used the Equation Editor of Word 5.1 with both the bitmap and the
TrueType versions of New Century Schoolbook installed.
When printing the document, the equations are too slanted, too italic.
This does not happen when I de-install the TrueType fonts and use only the
bitmap version (in this case the italics look fine).
Could it be that the (slow!) Equation Editor italizes the italic version of
the TrueType fonts (e.g. by bypassing the Font Manager?). How do I get rid
of the too italized printing problem? I would like to use the TrueType
version, since it looks better on the screen, when working with odd sizes
(e.g. 11 points).
Thanks,
Michael
([email protected])************************************************************
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 96 05:58:32 -0500
From: "Keith E Gatling"
Subject: [Q] WriteNow Special Offer and Cheap WP Software
I'm not sure if what I'm about to ask is kosher or not, I can definitely see
where it could go either way, so I'll ask anyway under the theory that you
never know unless you ask.
The other day I received a mass mailing about a special offer for WriteNow
for $29. This was just the thing I was looking for...for my mother-in-law
who's a teacher at a small rural school, and was looking for a cheap word
processor that would run on the three SEs she has in her classroom. We've
talked about the copyright bit, and she understands that she can't take her
one copy of ClarisWorks from home and put it on her three machines at
school. That's why she put me on the lookout for a cheap word processor.
Now, here's the problem. The normal price for WriteNow is $129. This
special offer is giving a $100 discount. This means that I can only solve
1/3 of her problem. Is it out of line to ask if there's anyone out there
who won't be taking advantage of that offer, who's also willing to send me
their mailing so that she can get two more copies at the $29 price.
If that *is* out of line (and of questionable ethics), can anyone point me
in the direction of a CHEAP word processor that includes a spell checker,
so that I can keep her happy and legal.
Thanks a lot.
PS: If I'm slow to reply to those of you who answer through the digest,
it's because I read it offline with EasyView, and tend to wait until
the weekend to do a bunch all at once.
Thanks again!
keg
* [email protected] I've got plenty of opinions. Just ask my wife! *
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 1996 14:08:12 +0000 (WET)
From: Morten Sidelmann 2552
Subject: A: Configuring MacTCP and PPP
> Help!
>
> 3. A friend informed me that I am unable to use MacTCP 2.0.4 with system
> 7.5.2 and that I must use MacTCP/IP 1.0.6 that came with my OS. My PPP
> will not move at all when I try this (ie. no PPP status dialogue). Of
> course the new TCP/IP was a bit confusing, with the configure options of
> "Manually" or "BootP" or "DHCP" or "RARP," and I may not of selected the
> proper configuration settings.
> What are these options and am I on the right track? Should I get an
> updated version of PPP as well?
You should use the TCP/IP control panel and NOT MacTCP
>
> 4. In reference to #3. I was informed that I may have to update my Open
> Transport v1.0.6 to 1.0.7.
>
Upgrade to OT version 1.0.8 (available at ftp.support.apple.com) and use
FreePPP 1.0.5 (available at any Info-Mac mirror) instead of MacPPP.
You could also wait for the System update 2.0 which should be out real soon
now and includes OT 1.1 and a lot of other upgrades.
See the new MacSense February issue for a review of the s10
It might clear all your problems (and then again it may not).
Hope this helps
Morten
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 12:06:11 -0600 (CST)
From: "Mark E. Ingram"
Subject: Apple Sex (er, Tech) Support
Maybe Apple, with its newly-found focus and direction, is onto something:
As the District Technology Director for a Mac-centric local school
district, my wife or her student assistants call the Apple Technical
Assistance Center at least two or three times per week. Knowing that it
can take considerable time on "hold" to reach a live technician, my wife
usually turns up the volume on the speakerphone, and then heads over to
process e-mail on an adjacent computer.
All the while, any number of students, teachers, counselors and
administrators who happen to be within earshot are treated to insipid
"music" interspersed with "helpful hints."
Last week, using the mnemonic rather than the number, my wife dialed
"1-800-SOS-APPL."
Then, with some distance having been established between herself and the
telephone, a sultry female voice purred over the speaker:
"H-i-i-i-i, sexy!
"You've just connected to the hottest cat line in America,1-800-PU___ES.
That's 1-800- P - U - _ - _ - _ - E - S.
"Brought to you by ECO.
"Our one-of-a-kind service lets you choose your o-w-n phone fantasy.
"If you're under 18, or do not wish to be billed just $2.49 to $4.99 per
minute, p-l-e-a-s-e, hang up n-o-o-o-w...."
Needless to say, there did ensue quite a scramble to hang up the
telephone! (A red-faced check of the area revealed that, fortunately,
nobody else seemed to have overheard the little interlude.)
Even though the rates did seem to be in the ballpark for pay Tech Support,
it turns out that there had been a slight error made in dialing the
number: S - ZERO - S (instead of S - OH - S). If only Apple's TS lines
grabbed one's attention so!
Mark E. Ingram
[email protected] | or | [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 19:07:50 -0500 (EST)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: Attention, LC 475 owners!
It appears that many LC475 (= Performa 475 = Quadra 605) were shipped
by Apple with poor quality lithium batteries. Consequently those
batteries, which should last for 4-5 years, are expiring after
less than 2 years. The lithium battery powers the parameter RAM
(PRAM), and its failure on an LC 475 will cause all sorts of strange
symptoms, among which "dead" video, hard disk problems, etc (some of
them were reported on info-mac, see the "Solutions for dead video in
Performa 475" thread in the January 1996 issues). Many dishonest
and/or poorly informed technicians will tell you variously that you
need to replace the video board/chip, that the hard drive is suffering
>From stiction and needs to be replaced, etc.
If you have serious problems with your LC 475, by all means get a
professional opinion. But before spending big bucks, make sure the
problem isn't a failing battery.
You can try zapping the PRAM upon restarting (press the CMD-OPT-P-R
keys during restart); if the problem goes away but comes back upon
subsequent restarts this might indicate there's battery problem, but
it won't work in all circumstances. The best test is to replace the
battery. It's part number 742-0011, it costs about US$10, and you can
purchase it from any authorized Apple service provider. (It looks like
an AA battery used in walkman tape players, but the AA is twice as
long.) To replace it simply open the LC chassis (the lid is held in
place by a screw at the back and by two clips), pop out gently the
old battery from its socket on the motherboard, and pop in the new
one. Make sure to take the usual precautions (ground yourself and the
Mac, and don't touch any parts on the motherboard, particularly any
chips); also make sure you match the polarity.
--
Florin Neumann
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 15:42:44 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: BBS Software for Simple FTP
Hi-
While setting up an FTP server to allow people their own WWW sites, I
realized that more people might use it if they had a local number they
could call and then upload their pages instead of needing FTP access
to use their FTP site. I could do this by getting bbs software that has a File
Library section and have people be able to upload and download to their
file libraries. I was wondering if there was a simple bbs program that
would allow people to call the bbs and have them access my PPP
connection so they can use FTP to access any server they want, but
especially the one where their page is located. This way, they can
upload to their FTP site and any other one too. Thanks for your help!
(Cheap bbs software would be good)
-Rob C.
[email protected]
http://www.nworks.com/Rob/index.htm
------------------------------
Date: 09 Feb 1996 22:19:04 GMT
From: [email protected] (Bill Stasior)
Subject: Claris Draw and Claris Corp
I'm in the process of buying Claris Draw for the Mac and for Windows.
With respect to the windows version Claris claims:
ClarisDraw has identical file formats across the two platforms, as
well as virtually identical interfaces and feature sets, especially
important in enterprise computing environments where cross-platform
systems are prevalent. Support and training costs are reduced as a
result.
In short, they are the same program. I find it surprising, therefore,
that Claris charges more for the Apple version. The retail price for
Claris Draw for the Mac is $199.00 while it's $129.00 for the PC. The
Mac version does include Claris Impact (a program I'm not planning to
use). There appears to be no way to buy the retail Mac version
without Impact. In my case I'm buying the educational version which
is $129.00 for the Mac and $99.00 for the PC. I believe (but am not
sure) that the educational version doesn't come bundled with Impact.
I've feel that forcing Mac users to pay more than PC users for 3rd
party hardware/software has hurt the Mac considerably - thus I find it
shocking to see this policy carried out by Claris, a "wholly-owned
subsidiary of Apple Computer Inc".
- Bill Stasior
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 14:09:19 +0100
From: Bo Bjulen
Subject: Configuring MacTCP and PPP
>From: [email protected] (HIROSHI OKAMOTO)
>Subject: Configuring MacTCP and PPP
>I currently reside in Japan and have a PowerMac 8500/120 with English 7.5.2
>and an American bought GV teleport platinum. I am trying to connect to a
>local server and I need some assistance.
>
>After configuring my MacPPP(v. 2.0.1), as I try to open it, I get the usual
>noise from the modem and the PPP status states "initializing modem,
>dialing, establishment, authentication, network" in succession. My modem
>menu status displays "connection" but my PPP icon stays in the down
>(frowning) position and I do not have the option of a "soft" or "hard"
>close. I am able to send email, but I cannot load images on my Web
>browser.
/snip/
>1. What should I enter for the Modem Init String in the Mac PPP config
>panel? I have been assuming "AT&F1."
That should be OK if you can download mail. I think that takes
care of your point two too.
>3. A friend informed me that I am unable to use MacTCP 2.0.4 with system
>7.5.2 and that I must use MacTCP/IP 1.0.6 that came with my OS. My PPP
>will not move at all when I try this (ie. no PPP status dialogue). Of
>course the new TCP/IP was a bit confusing, with the configure options of
>"Manually" or "BootP" or "DHCP" or "RARP," and I may not of selected the
>proper configuration settings.
*If* you use MacTCP--which you can do but it's not supported by
Apple on PCI Macs--you should update it to version 2.0.6 but I'd
try Open Transport first (I use it without any problems, in fact
it's faster and more stable than MacTCP ever was). Configure it
"manually".
>What are these options and am I on the right track? Should I get an
>updated version of PPP as well?
FreePPP 1.0.5 is the best MacPPP with Open Transport. It's the new
name of MacPPP 2.1.2SD.
>4. In reference to #3. I was informed that I may have to update my Open
>Transport v1.0.6 to 1.0.7.
I never got OT 1.0.6 to work. The current version is 1.0.8 but you
might prefer to wait for System 7.5.3 which should be out
soon--the latest I heard was in the beginning of March--which
includes v 1.1.
A very good place to find necessary updates for PCI Macs is
http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/rajiv/PCI/
If you haven't got it, the 7.5.2 Printing Update 1.1 is probably
most important for you, it includes not only printing stuff but
also a new Serial DMA driver.
Good luck
Bo Bjulen
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 96 17:30:55 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom"
Subject: Excel 5 Questions
I hate this. I got Microsoft Office downright cheap from VA Tech's site
license. Cheap means $25 -- one CD duplicated locally and no manual. I've
a few questions that'd probably be easily answerable if I had a manual. I
hope one or more of y'all can help.
I'm spending this Saturday on taxes. I'm a cheap naughtyword and have it
set up as an Excel spreadsheet. So I load up last year's sheet, zero out
everything, and start over for 1995. The stupid text in the notch on the
bottom left insists it is Taxes 1994. How do I change that?
The extra toolbars on the top of the screen shrink the area available for
the sheet itself. I have a "summary sheet" by tax category at the top of
the spreadsheet that just fit on the screen in Excel 4 (and prior). This
wonderful new version loses at least two lines of the spreadsheet. Is
there a good way of getting back to the Excel 4 useful area?
Any assistance much appreciated. Leslye assures me that I'm enough of
a pain at tax time that I don't need additional annoyances.
Al Bloom
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 15:04:49 -0500 (EST)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: French Grammar Checkers Revisited
I summarized previously opinions about three commercial French grammar
checkers, Le Correcteur 101, Hugo Plus, and ProLexis. But Mel Halbert
pointed out that a shareware French grammar checker, Philippe
Caudron's Sans-Faute/Grammaire 2.05, has been recently posted on
info-mac . Somehow I missed this
posting, but, thanks to Mel, I'll give it a try.
--
Florin Neumann
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 96 16:25:43 PST
From: David Linder
Subject: Internet phones - cross platform?
Does anyone know of an Internet Phone or any IP audio conferencing tools
that will work on both Mac and PC?? Thanks
David
Because I still believe in a place called hope...and other nonsense:
Fight the Communications Decency Act.
Check out http://www.cdt.org/ or http://www.hotwired.com/special/indecent/
**
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 10:47:12 -0500
From: [email protected] (Don't Panic!)
Subject: KeyMenu, KeyQuencher, don't appear to work- alternatives?
Dear Digest readers,
Ever since MacroMaker stopped being supported by Apple, I've been
attempting to find a shareware/freeware item to use the Control, Apple
(command), Option, Shift, Caps lock keys in combination with other keys to
perform functions in menus, and dialog boxes, and Control Strips. Now
there are several utilities which will perform these functions separately,
but it would be great if someone made one utility that did them all, and
made it System 7.5.2 compatible on a PowerMac 7200.
KeyMenu, and KeyQuencher crash on System 7.5.2 on my machine.
If somebody knows of such a utility, please let me know where I can find it.
Thank you.
I've also heard conflicting reports of QuickKeys crashing on the new
System. Is this true?
Sincerely,
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 09 Feb 1996 21:57:15 GMT
From: [email protected] (Clive Bubley)
Subject: LaserWriter Bridge
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 00:58:22 -0500
From: [email protected] (Shih-Tung Ngiam)
Subject: LaserWriter Bridge
> Be warned that Laserwriter Bridge will not allow you to have more than
one LW on the LocalTalk network, or any Macs other than the host Mac on
the Localtalk network. If you need to have file sharing or more than one
laser printer on the localtalk network, you will have to get Apple
LocalTalk Bridge or Sonic's SuperBridge software - about $80 and $150
respectively from MacWarehouse.
I use LaserWriter Bridge with file sharing on between a number of Macs on an
ethernet network and a LaserWriter on a LocalTalk connection with no
problems. The only thing to watch out for is that the LaserWriter Bridge is
only switched "ON" on one Mac only!
Clive
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 09:17:05 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: Laserwriter Bridge Software
>I am looking for the LaserWriter Bridge software to allow ethernet
>access to a localtalked LaserWriter Select 360.
Be forewarned that this software is incompatible with the new PCI macs.
It ships with every Select 360, yet it doesn't work with the bulk of the
machines that it is sold with. Apple marketing at its best.
Christopher
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 09:55:57 -0500
From: [email protected] (Murph Sewall)
Subject: Netscape 2 font display problem
On Tue, 6 Feb 1996 16:02:26 -0400, I wrote:
>I'm having a difficulty with NetScape 2 that I have NOT HAD with version
>1.1. Specificially, the characters (typeface) under the icons for back,
>forward, home, and so forth as well as the typeface for the tools such as
>Net Directory and Net Search are appearing as 'garbage' characters.
I turned off all the extensions except those needed to cybersurf. It turns
out that the 'culprit' is a bitmap Courier 9 font (with Suitcase turned
off, I loaded the fonts NetScape needs into System). If NetScape 2 sees
Courier 9 it displays (some) garbage
I can't remember whether I got
that font size from Apple or some helpful font munging soul on the
Internet--I've had it in my font set for a loooonnnngggg time.
OK, so who needs a Courier 9 bit mapped font NetScape works with all
the INITs turned back on BUT!! now the main window displays everything in
Geneva no matter WHAT the font settings under options I *really* do
like the look of Times better. Has anyone a clue what the heck is going on
(Netscape's bug report generates a robotic reply and I rather doubt anyone
at Netscape is addressing the issue). Funny that font display was never a
problem with Netscape 1.x I wonder what they changed, and why...
/s Murphy A. Sewall (860) 486-2489 voice
Professor of Marketing (860) 456-7725 fax
http://mktg.sba.uconn.edu/MKT/Faculty/Sewall.html
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 12:07:44 -0400
From: [email protected] (Ziyalan)
Subject: Netscape problems
>I have some double-trouble with my Netscape 1.1N. Trying to download large
>files (like Netscape 2.0) from ftp-archives, it runs out of memory after a
>few hundred kb. Allocating more memory than originally needed by Netscape
>or increasing the diskcache doesn`t help much. Whats wrong?
Netscape in my experience has never been terribly good as an FTP client.
I would use an exclusive FTP client like Fetch or Anarchie to download
files instead. I don't have much experince with version 2.0; I'm still
using Fetch as an FTP client.
>Also when quitting Netscape it "steals" a large block of memory which
>often
>forces me to restart to launch other large memory-consuming applications.
>Does it have to be like that?
You can reduce the Netcape cache or try firing "Mac OS Purge"after quitting
Netscape.
Mustafa Ziyalan
[email protected]
http://maxwell.njit.edu/merhaba/dir/mziyalan/
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 07:05:49 -0500
From: [email protected] (Don't Panic!)
Subject: QuickTime PowerPlug 2.0 & QuickTime 2.1
Dear Digest readers,
Subject line almost says it all. Has QuickTime PowerPlug come out with a
2.1 version? It appears that I have a 2.1 version of QuickTime extension
but not QuickTime PowerPlug (which is 2.0). Please let me know if you have
QuickTime PowerPlug 2.1.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 09:32:31 -0500
From: [email protected] (Steve Harris)
Subject: reading & writing amiga floppies
Hello all,
I posted this question once before, but I'm not sure it got posted (my
e-mailer died for a day or two after sending).
Is it possible, and has it ever been attempted, to write a program
that would allow a macintosh to read/write amiga floppies (DD &&||
HD)?
If this thing is possible but hasn't been done, I would be interested
in trying it myself.
-Steve Harris
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 21:25:53 +0000 (GMT)
From: Lloyd Wood
Subject: Sleeper vs Energy Saver (was: Sleep mode extend unit life?)
> On Thu, 8 Feb 1996 00:09:15 +11 [email protected] (Bill Stanford) wrote:
>
> In Info-Mac Digest V14 #34, "Mark Allen" wrote:
> >I have responsibility for several Power Mac 7500's.
[..]
> >One item that never seems to go to sleep is apparently the fan, which
> >I hear running all the time. What is the mean time between failure for
> >that? If that fails, is there some interlock that shuts everything
> >down so the system doesn't accidentally overheat?
MTBF for an interlock would likely be less than for the fan; an interlock
would increase failure mode complexity and increase cost, so I'm willing
to bet there isn't one - just as there isn't an interlock on the 6100's
power switch to stop you pressing it at stupid times, say. (Where's Dale
Adams when you need some words of wisdom?)
> Mark, as a very happy user, could I recommend Jon Gotow's Sleeper (St.
> Clair Software), now at V.2.0, and I think from memory up here at sumex in
> config. (Normal disclaimers apply here!)
/info-mac/cfg/sleeper-20.hqx
or
> I've used Sleeper for 6 months, since v.1.1. This new version can replace
> Energy Saver, and correctly sleep Energy Star monitors. In addition
> Sleeper is a screen fader, and best of all perhaps it spins HD's down over
> a wide range of times. Energy Saver used to bother me, even at v.1.2, and
> Sleeper, with more features, and more user configurability, is a real
> improvement. And the system doesn't go "Poop Poop Poop" when it wakes!
There are a couple of mis-statements in the above paragraph I'd like to
comment on.
Although Sleeper 2.0 can now replace the *Monitor* Energy Saver 1.0
and 1.1 (to my knowledge there has never been a 1.2) since it contains
a superset of the MES's functionality and doesn't beep irritatingly to boot,
Sleeper doesn't yet have the complete functionality of the Energy Saver 2.0
as found on the PCI Macs.
On the new PCI Macs, the Energy Saver 2.0 can schedule startups and
shutdowns (functionality previously found in the Auto Power On/Off and CPU
Energy Saver control panels on earlier systems, available from apple
sites) and sleep the processor itself by slowing it down.
Sleeper 2.0 can't yet do all that, so the Energy Saver 2.0 is preferable
on the PCI Macs - which at present are all the Energy Saver 2.0 runs on.
The forthcoming 7.5 update 2.0 may include an Energy Saver that works on a
wider range of Macs, but I'm not holding my breath.
Until such a time as we get a does-the-sensible-thing-on-all-Macs Energy
Saver 2.0, Sleeper 2.0 is your best first choice on many Macs and means
you no longer need to run Sleeper 1.x and the Monitor Energy Saver 1.x in
parallel for optimum featuritis... _except_ on the PCI Macs, where the
Energy Saver 2.0 is feature king - and Mark is using 7500 PCI Macs.
Hoever, if you use a PCI Mac and you're having trouble caused by interactions
between the Energy Saver 2.0's spin-up code and a third-party disk driver,
disabling the Energy Saver's disk sleep and using Sleeper 2.0's disk sleep
instead would be worth a try.
(I'm told the Energy Saver 2.0 makes the driver decide if a disk needs to
spin up or not, since only the driver knows what's in the disk cache and
then spinup can be prevented in some cases. Works fine with Apple Drive
Setup drivers, but problems are reported with third-party software and
older Apple HD Setup drivers that never expected to be given this
decision. Never mind Syquest drivers... Sleeper 2.0 forces the spin-up
itself instead of calling the driver to do it, and may avoid some problems
as a result. Anyone wanting more definite info on this than this summary
of everything I've heard will have to buy me a PCI Mac and some hard
disks to play with.)
[Lots of good advice I agree with deleted for space. You can draw a
very good analogy between drive spin-up and fluorescent lights and ballast,
by the way.]
> A sleeping monitor is in a very nice condition basically, it's at very
> low power but not completely "off" (does anyone here know the exact
> details of this?)
When both horizontal and vertical video sync signals are dropped by the
Mac, the monitor's tube, the heaters and much else are powered down until
the sync signals reappear. Some electronics watching the sync lines,
waiting to power everything back up on reappearance of those sync signals,
are still on and drawing juice through the transformer, of course.
More details of how Energy Star works can be found in my I-must-update-this-
sometime-when-I-have-the-time screensaver FAQ 3.0. See
/info-mac/app/ss/screensaver-faq-30.hqx
or
[Oh, related screensaver note: I see the After Dark 3.0d updater, which
will update After Dark 2.0x and later, is now on ftp.berksys.com and
www.berksys.com, but hasn't yet been submitted to info-mac. Thanks to
UKERNA's ongoing Sprint network problems, I haven't even been able to
download it and try it out.]
L.
Lloyd Wood, CSER Networks Group, University of Surrey, +44 1483 300800 x3435
netboy
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 21:27:13 -0500
From: [email protected] (Rich Siegel)
Subject: Smart text-searching utility wanted
>>
I am looking for a text-searching tool having the follwing features:
1. capable of searching inside a whole folder of files of any kind/size
2. allowing the user to quickly open (by double-clicking) any document wherein
the searched text has been found
3. consuming little memory
4. allowing the user to specify "wildcards" (ie, jolly characters) in search
patterns
5. not annoying the user with registration reminders, beeps, clicks, pop-up
messages and the like
6. with a neat interface, providing as much information as possible
7. fast
Does anybody know of such a thing?
From the info-mac archives, in /info-mac/text/bbe, or from our Web site at
.
Regards,
R.
--
Rich Siegel
Bare Bones Software, Inc.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 96 13:54:56 +0100
From: [email protected] (David Steiner)
Subject: Solved: Dead video on Performa 475
Just thought I would sum this up.
As most have seen in the digest, many folks suggested that, before I
shelled out the cash for a new logic board, I should check the internal
lithium PRAM battery.
That was, indeed, the problem. Installed a new one and the the video came
back. I now have a fully functional Mac again, and will find a new
technician.
Thanks to all who reponded.
-David-
David R. Steiner - Research Assoc.
-- ISPA -- University of Vechta -- Germany ---
------------------------------
Date: 09 Feb 1996 21:51:46 GMT
From: [email protected] (Clive Bubley)
Subject: United States Apple Keyboard
Date: 8 Feb 1996 12:02:33 GMT
From: Veronique
Subject: UNITED STATES APPLE KEYBOARD
Is there anyone out there who knows how to do a pound sign () on
a U.S. Apple Keyboard.. Please help if you do.
Thanks.
Veronique
Use (hash/3) to get a pound sign on a US Apple keyboard. You
could also try configuring the keyboard as British in the Keyboard Control
Panel.
Clive
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 09:43:30 -0500
From: [email protected] (Steve Harris)
Subject: using my Performa 640 CD as a phone
Hello All,
I've got a Mac Performa 640 CD, microphone, and speakers and two
questions:
1.) Is there any way I can get the PC card in my mac to acknowledge &
use the microphone I've got?
2.) Is there any freeware/shareware/commercial software that will
allow me to use my mac as phone & answering machine (e.g., dial out,
speak into microphone, hear thru speakers, possibly record parts of a
conversation to disk, etc.)?
TIA,
-Steve Harris
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 14:07:36 +0000
From: [email protected] (Sak Wathanasin)
Subject: WordFinder and MS Word 5
In-Reply-To: Your message of Thu, 1 Feb 1996 11:36:29 +0000
> Though MS Word 5.1 comes with its own thesaurus, I would prefer to stick to
> WordFinder that came with Word 4. I tried to install the WordFinder DA in
> Word 5.1 the same way I installed it in Word 4.
You can just install it as a "normal" DA (drag it out of the Suitcase). I
have: mine came with an ancient version of MacWrite (it's dated 5 Jun 91)
and continues to work on my 9500 running system 7.5.2.
Sak Wathanasin
Network Analysis Limited
178 Wainbody Ave South, Coventry CV3 6BX, UK
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Info-Mac Digest Sun, 11 Feb 96 Volume 14 : Issue 39
Today's Topics:
[*] AmortView1.0[Canadian]
[*] ARA Controlstrip Module
[*] Babylon 5 Guide for Newton
[*] Cindy's Newsmailer v1.0e
[*] death_from_above_demo_v1.0
[*] February WP Mac News
[*] Format HTML
[*] FourBar Demo 2.0
[*] HappyMac Guide 2.0
[*] Holiday Lights 3.0.2
[*] IntelliBots 1.0.1a
[*] MacSense February 1996 BW
[*] Magnifier 1.0,68K&PPC, a graphic utility helper
[*] Mando! Lite v1 -- An Interactive Chord Book for Mandolin
[*] MapSelect 1.0 - 4 Marathon. (Yet again)
[*] MemoCards 1.3
[*] ScatterChart.fp3
[*] SimpleDate 1.2: a small, fast calendar program
[*] Super Icons 1.4
[*] Unquote V1.4
[*] Yennie eXternals 1.2 for HyperCard
(A)UNITED STATES APPLE KEYBOARD
50 Macintosh Advantages (R)
[A]: How to Launch Word 5 instead of 6?
[A] UNITED STATES APPLE KEYBOARD
[Q] Flight Check software
[Q] Word 5.1 Equation Editor + TrueType fonts
[Q] WriteNow Special Offer and Cheap WP Software
A: Configuring MacTCP and PPP
Apple Sex (er, Tech) Support
Attention, LC 475 owners!
BBS Software for Simple FTP
Claris Draw and Claris Corp
Configuring MacTCP and PPP
Excel 5 Questions
French Grammar Checkers Revisited
Internet phones - cross platform?
KeyMenu, KeyQuencher, don't appear to work- alternatives?
LaserWriter Bridge
Laserwriter Bridge Software
Netscape 2 font display problem
Netscape problems
QuickTime PowerPlug 2.0 & QuickTime 2.1
reading & writing amiga floppies
Sleeper vs Energy Saver (was: Sleep mode extend unit life?)
Smart text-searching utility wanted
Solved: Dead video on Performa 475
United States Apple Keyboard
using my Performa 640 CD as a phone
WordFinder and MS Word 5
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:30:34 -0600
From: [email protected] (Wayne Kelso)
Subject: [*] AmortView1.0[Canadian]
AmortView was developed to assist consumers in making informed decisions
when either choosing a lender or analyzing and modifying an existing
mortgage. Not only will this program calculate all available mortgage
options available in the Canadian market, it will also allow for balloon
payments, annual payment increases and benchmark comparisons. Your
calculations then can be printed out for your records.
This copy is a fully functional demo than will run for 72 hours. If you
find AmortView useful and would like to continue to use it, please fill out
the registration form with a cheque or money order for $19.95/copy and
receive a password to unlock AmortView. Registered users receive customer
support, notices to future upgrades, and an opportunity to shape the
direction of the program. There is a demand to be filled in the Mac
community for flexible business/finance software utilities. We want to be
a part of that growth!
Please note that AmortView is intended for Canadian Mortgages only!!
Mortgages are calculated differently in other countries (such as the US)
and you will obtain inaccurate results.
You can use the online help or the 'Manual' text file for details on using
AmortView.
System Requirements:
* a Mac with at least a 020 processor
* System 7.X
* a monitor with at least a 2 bit ( 4 color ) screen depth
* code written in 68K. Fat code is coming.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/amort-view-10.hqx; 168K]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:30:37 -0600
From: [email protected] (Ullrich Steiner)
Subject: [*] ARA Controlstrip Module
Lets you connect/disconnect from a ARA server. Indicates
when a connection is established by its ICON.
This version (1.0d5) fixes several bugs and replaces arastrip1.0d2.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/ara/ara-strip.hqx; 22K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:42 -0600
From:
Subject: [*] Babylon 5 Guide for Newton
Seeing how I got into B5 in the middle of the second season, there=BCs a lot
I missed and probably will never see. I wanted to have a copy of the
Babylon 5 episode guide to take with me to read at any time. The first
version word for word matched the one on ftp.hyperion.com. Problem was, it
created a 2 megabyte package. To trim it down, I needed to remove
something and that something turned out to be the =84jms speaks=BE section.
Let me tell you, that was painful, but it was also the only real part that
wasn=BCt required reading just to understand the episode. I encourage
everyone, though, to read the full guide.
This guide will have spelling mistakes and typos and formatting problems
and what-not. Let me know if you find anything glaring. All credit should
be given to the original authors of each episode=BCs guide... I only
compiled them into a Newton book. Future versions of the book will include
a table of contents for each episode and perhaps other information.
This program requires about 1 meg of free space on the Newton. Huge?
Perhaps. Just wait until the series is finished! If anyone is interested
in the 2 meg, "let's fill up a PC-Card" complete version with the "jms
speaks" section, let me know.
I would like to know if anyone is using this because if not, then its
probably a waste of time trying to improve it. It is, of course, freeware
but I would like responses and comments directed towards
[email protected]. Enjoy!
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/info/babylon5.hqx; 307K]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:30:36 -0600
From: Cindy Carney
Subject: [*] Cindy's Newsmailer v1.0e
--Minor bug fix on version 1.0e. Please remove any older versions
--of Newsmailer, and replace it with this version. Thank you.
Cindy's Newsmailer v1.0e is an offline newsgroup and emailer with many
advanced features, including the following:
1. Sends and receives email and newsgroup messages at times you
specify, and allows you to read and compose offline.
2. Supports background downloading, so you can read and compose
messages while the software is transferring messages.
3. Resizable, colored, scrolling windows, and different color "quoted"
text. The colors are user-settable.
4. Automatic routing of incoming messages to different folders based
on content. This allows you to, say, send all mailing list
messages to one folder, and all "get rich quick" messages to
another!
5. Automatically play a custom sound when new mail hits a folder.
6. Indefinite message retention. You can keep all messages forever, or
expire messages as desired.
7. Address book to store frequently used addresses.
8. Tagline capability to store your favorite signature lines.
9. Form letters feature allows you to write standardized messages that
have wildcards for certain information, such as logonid, name,
date, time, your name, etc. When you choose a form to send to a
user, it automatically fills in these wildcards with the
appropriate information. Use this feature to send standardized
information with a "custom-built" look.
10. Carbon copies, blind carbon copies, and "message received"
acknowledgements.
11. Can use either MacTCP for an Internet connection, or the Apple
Modem Tool with the comm toolbox to use a "shell" account.
Try it, you'll like it! Requires HyperCard Player 2.1 or higher.
-- Cindy M. Carney, [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/cindys-newsmailer-10e-hc.hqx; 402K]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:30:30 -0600
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] death_from_above_demo_v1.0
In the year 3000, the Earth has been ruthlessly enslaved by an alien race.
You have managed to escape from a mining camp. Now dressed in power armor
and armed only with a laser blaster, you have brought the fight for freedom
to the aliens' home world.
DFA is simular in play to games like Metroid or Contra on the old NES.
System Requirements
A Power Macintosh or any speed 040 (20 Mhz Centris will work)
6 MB of free RAM
(or on a 040 with 4 Megs + Ram Doubler will work)
30 MB free hard disk space
System 7 or later
A monitor capable of displaying 256 colors at 640 X 480
32 Bit addressing turned on.
Features
16 levels
256 color, pixel-doubled, arcade, full-screen scrolling action
13 song, techno soundtrack
MOD, MAD, S3Ms for Music
Over 40 Creatures to kill
32 channel sound
5 weapons:
Tracking missiles
Flame thrower
Bounce lasers
Plasma gun
Blaster
The DEMO Features
2 new levels that loop infinitly
3 songs
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/death-from-above-10-demo.hqx; 4161K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:36 -0600
From: [email protected] (John Rethorst)
Subject: [*] February WP Mac News
This is the downloadable version. Requires the Envoy viewer, available
elsewhere on the archives.
John Rethorst
[Archived as /info-mac/per/wp/wp-mac-news-96-02-en.hqx; 383K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:26 -0600
From: [email protected] (Chad Magendanz)
Subject: [*] Format HTML
Format HTML was created for two basic purposes:
1. To display Web pages generated with PageMill in readable form:
I'm a big fan of PageMill. It provides a means of generating very simple
Web pages with almost instant gratification. However, it's rare that I'm
completely satisfied with the results of my Web page after its initial
conception in PageMill. I usually wish to add some more complex structures
(like tables) and find myself back in BBEdit flirting with HTML tags in
their native form. Unfortunately, this is often easier said than done.
PageMill doesn't lay out the HTML in any particular format, frequently
squishing them all together in a mass of tags that are difficult for humans
to interpret.
Format HTML was designed to quickly fix this problem, breaking down HTML
tags into individual lines and indenting them in a programmatic style that
is easier to read and understand. The utility makes a great addition to
Lindsay Davies' HTML Tools, complementing the PageMill Cleaner utility.
When importing HTML from PageMill to BBEdit, I first use PageMill Cleaner,
then Format HTML to set things right.
2. To assist Web authors in debugging their HTML:
The Check HTML command in HTML Tools is a probably the most useful element
of BBEdit's Web authoring environment. Like the best compilers, BBEdit
displays which tags are likely to be problems and suggests a reasonable
cause. Frequently, the solution is obvious, but for those cases where it's
not, Format HTML can be a valuable tool. Just running your HTML through
Format HTML will tell you whether you have balanced all of your HTML tags
and quickly indicate when a tag block has not been closed properly.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/bbe/format-html-10.hqx; 66K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:30 -0600
From: Hussam Dandashli
Subject: [*] FourBar Demo 2.0
This application does analysis and visualization of a
four-bar mechanism. A four-bar mechanism is a closed link
chain where motion is accomplished by grounding one link
in order to transfer energy from the input link to the
follower.
System requirements:
System 7.x with Color QuickDraw installed. (might run on
earlier system)
QuickTime installed for movie exporting.
This is a demo version with certain features disabled:
* The ground pivots cannot be moved.
* Cannot change the dimensions numerically
* Cannot save or load a mechanism to an input file
Otherwise this demo is fully functional.
For more information on the disabled features please refer
to the user manual included.
If you like it send $15 for the complete version and user
manual to:
Hussam Dandashli
319 Gage Ave
Elkhart, IN 46516
Orders, comments, useful additions, and bug reports can be
sent by e-mail to:
[email protected]
Thank you for trying FourBar 2.0.
Hussam Dandashli
Software Engineer
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/four-bar-20-demo.hqx; 512K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:44 -0600
From: David Calligaris
Subject: [*] HappyMac Guide 2.0
I send a new FreeWare (an AppleGuide) very useful.
Drop on System folder "HappyMac Guide" and restart !
The Help Menu come with a new item (all technical
informations about all Macintosh)
Kinds Regards.
[Archived as /info-mac/info/happy-mac-guide-20.hqx; 54K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:47 -0600
From: [email protected] (Tiger Technologies)
Subject: [*] Holiday Lights 3.0.2
Holiday Lights 3.0.2 is an upgrade to our popular shareware Holiday Lights
program. In addition to fixing some minor cosmetic bugs, it adds
Valentine's Day bulbs and support for new screen savers. Your sweetie will
love seeing floating hearts on his or her screen!
For those of you not familiar with Holiday Lights: this application places
flashing light bulbs around the edge of your screen, as though a
(well-insulated) cupid crawled into your computer through the disk drive
slot and stapled them there. The lights flash in the background while you
continue to work; it's not just a screen-saver! The "bulbs" include
Valentine's Day hearts, standard Christmas tree lights, chili peppers,
stockings, holly, snowmen, happy faces, and more.
Is it useful? Well... okay, no. Is it really cool? Absolutely!
Want more holiday fun? You got it: Holiday Lights also includes cheery
background music (if you wish) and built-in festive screen savers to put
you in the holiday spirit. It's a multimedia extravaganza!
Holiday Lights is an application, not an extension - so it won't cause any
extension conflicts. This shareware program is fully functional; users who
pay the $15.00 shareware fee receive many more exciting bulb and music
files.
Holiday Lights requires System 7 or later, a color- or grayscale- capable
Macintosh, and 590k or more of available memory (depending on the type of
computer and your bulb and music settings). The memory is used only while
the program is running, so you can quit the program at any time (without
restarting) if you need the memory it's using. High-quality background
music requires Apple's QuickTime 2.0 or later and QuickTime Musical
Instruments, both of which are available free online at
.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/holiday-lights-302.hqx; 610K]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:30:31 -0600
From: [email protected] (Intelligent Technologies, Inc.)
Subject: [*] IntelliBots 1.0.1a
This is a minor update includes sample files referenced in the
documentation that were inadvertently left out of the original post.
IntelliBots is a program and documentation for learning computer
architecture and programming concepts in a game environment.
This is a demonstration version which can fully enabled after paying for
the software. Educational pricing is available.
Visit our web site at http:/www.xmission.com/~intltech/home.html
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/intelli-bots-101a.hqx; 3177K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:39 -0600
From: Alex Narvey
Subject: [*] MacSense February 1996 BW
MacSense February 1996. Volume 3, Issue 1.
Got the February blahs? We've got a cure! Download our second anniversary
issue and get the inside scoop on System Update 2.0=E3due any minute!
=46ebruary's issue also brings news of Apple's troubled times, rumors of a
possible merger and big change in management.
Browse through February's MacSense and learn how to keep your home pages
clean, neat and unburdening. Let John Nemerovski tell you about the last
altruist. Learn about the cool new feature set of System Update 2.0, and
read about Brian Fort=C8's day with Open Transport 1.1. Smirk at the inanity
unveiled in five new Tech Support Tales. Name your ImageWriters. Get
psyched with our net net column, Cerebrealilty. Take in a review of
PageMill, SoftWindows, Paperport Vx or Rebel Assault II. On the heels of
his new book, The Game Warden brings you the news and notes from Macworld
Expo. Jim Hines muses about the quality of printed material. And, finally,
Editor-in-Chief Chris McVeigh quells fears that the end is near.
MacSense: The Macintosh=C6 E-Zine is a FREE monthly electronic magazine whic=
h
focuses on the mainstream Macintosh computer market. Each issue of MacSense
details the most significant news stories in the world of Macintosh
computing and explores how these new developments will affect every-day Mac
users. Packed with vibrant color graphics and in depth product reviews, it
is the founding goal of MacSense to shed light on a rapidly evolving
industry. Moreover, because MacSense is created and distributed
electronically, it is the most environmentally friendly method of
publishing. We hope you enjoy this issue!
The attached file is a Stuffit archive. You will need Stuffit Expander or
another Stuffit compression utility to extract it.
The color edition of MacSense requires a Macintosh with at least 16 shades
of grey. For optimal viewing, we recommend 16-bit color. The black and
white edition of MacSense can be viewed on any Macintosh.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/sns/mac-sense-96-02-bw.hqx; 401K]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:30:29 -0600
From: [email protected] (Peter DeWeese)
Subject: [*] Magnifier 1.0,68K&PPC, a graphic utility helper
"Magnifier" is used to aid in graphic manipulation along with other
graphic utilities. It runs well in the background and can be sized,
placed, and for slower computers the offscreen drawing can be turned off
using the "Better Quality" command in the "Prefs" menu. The next version
will have an option for floating windows.
About Me (Peter DeWeese):
I am a senior in high school, and an avid programmer, HTML writer,
swimmer, and backpacker. Check out my home page. It will soon have pages
about my experiances as well as links to other pages dealing with these
activities. If you are interested in any of my hobbies and have
suggestions for my home page or programs, please contact me.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/magnifier-10.hqx; 50K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:56 -0600
From: [email protected] (DRS Digital Image & Sound, Inc.)
Subject: [*] Mando! Lite v1 -- An Interactive Chord Book for Mandolin
Mando! Lite v1 provides chord lookup for Mandolin in standard tuning.
17 chord types are supported with 3 or 4 different fingerings each,
depending upon the chord. To plot a chord diagram, select the root of
the chord from the Root menu, and the type of the chord from the Type
menu. Then, diagram it with the Form 0,1,2,3 buttons from the tool bar.
Form 0 chords are available for Major, Minor, and Dominant 7th chord
forms and are generally the open or common forms of the chord.
Form 1 chords generally have the root on the 4th string. Form 2 chords
generally have the root on the 3th string, and Form 3 chords generally have
the root on the 2nd string.
This function requires a Macintosh with System 7.1 or higher and a 68020,
68030, 68040, or PowerPC processor.
Shareware fee: $10.00
Contact info: DRS Digital Image & Sound, Inc.
P.O. Box 88622
Sioux Falls, SD 57105-8622 USA
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/mando-light-10.hqx; 115K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 21:00:01 -0600
From: [email protected] (Stuart Espey)
Subject: [*] MapSelect 1.0 - 4 Marathon. (Yet again)
CyberPuppy Software
6/1 - FreeWare, (c)1996
MapSelect is a Marathon map selectorisor based on my much fuller program
MaraFun. This is a really simple and fast way to switch maps. When you want
to switch maps there's no beating MapSelect
Mail:
FirstClass - Stuart Espey,blemish
Internet - [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/mthn/map-select-10.hqx; 16K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:20 -0600
From: Umberto Salsi
Subject: [*] MemoCards 1.3
With MemoCards you can to paste over your Mac desktop many little
colored cards where you can collect extemporaneous notes.
Important cards may be "locked" to the desktop to prevent their
accidental modification or deletion.
Other features: card zooming, font, size, face and color, default card
style definable for new cards, automatic reordering of cards over the
desktop, 4 default background colors and 8 definable by user.
MemoCards is freeware. If you like it, plese send my a message.
Greetings,
- Salsi
[Archived as /info-mac/text/memo-cards-13.hqx; 26K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:33 -0600
From: [email protected] (Martin Trautmann)
Subject: [*] ScatterChart.fp3
This is a database template for FileMaker Pro 3.0
Solution for creating barcharts within FileMaker Pro
Maybe someone is interested in an actual solution on creating bar charts
within FMP. The task was to display the rating of multiple combinations of
a table
50 40 30
10 5.00 4.00 3.00
11 4.54 3.63 2.73
12 4.17 3.33 2.5
...
The actual example is the relation of front/rear chain rings of bicycles as
a key parameter for the development.
The scattered chart display should look like
1 2 3 4 5
* 0 X
*0 X
*0 X
Thus you may see on a glance how well the range is covered.
The solution relies on a plain "high resolution" string length calculation
and some special field formatting. It requires FileMaker Pro 3.0, but the
concept may get used in other releases as well. It has another list feature
(toggle view as list/form ) that may be still unknown to you.
Enjoy
Martin
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/scatter-chart-fm.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:30:38 -0600
From: "John David N. Dionisio"
Subject: [*] SimpleDate 1.2: a small, fast calendar program
Here is version 1.2 of SimpleDate, a small, fast calendar program. If all you
need is to see one or more monthly calendars in one of four different visual
styles, then SimpleDate is the program for you.
New in 1.2 are:
- numerous bug fixes
- tweaks to the aesthetic appearance of SimpleDate
- balloon help additions
- inclusion of month and year to the "Copy as Picture" command
More details are in the Read Me file. Enjoy!
[Archived as /info-mac/app/time/simple-date-12.hqx; 56K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:50 -0600
From: [email protected] (Aaron Ghirardelli)
Subject: [*] Super Icons 1.4
Hello,
here is version 1.4 of my fantastic Super Icons.
Inside you will find 8 super heroes icons ready to be pasted.
What's new:
I have added the Defiant logo icon
I have changed my e-mail address in the Read Me file
Download them and enjoy!
Ciao
Aaron Ghirardelli
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/super-icons-14.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:59:23 -0600
From: Gregory Lemperle-Kerr
Subject: [*] Unquote V1.4
Unquote displays a quote chosen from many thousands at startup. There is
nothing to configure (unless you want to use ResEdit - see below), so
just toss it on your system folder and see something useful during that
startup delay - not to say that startup screens can not be tasty.
Technical
If you can use ResEdit, here are some tips:
There are ca. 1000 German quotes you may want to remove if you don't
speak the Kraut language - most of you probably don't. To do so, just
remove the "STR#" resources whose names begin with "D" (for Deutsch).
Check out the QPOS resource. It determines where the quote is displayed
and how the text grows. There are comments in the resource itself on how
to use it. There are only three fields, so you can not muck much up.
V1.3: You can now set the sequential flag in the QPOS resource to have
GQ display quotes sequentially instead of randomly. Although the
randomness has improved in V1.3 as well.
V1.4: GQ now searches your System Folder for "StartupScreen N" where in
is a digit 0 to 9. If it finds a PICT or PICT resource in these files,
they will be drawn on the respective monitors.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/unquote-14.hqx; 368K]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:30:33 -0600
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Yennie eXternals 1.2 for HyperCard
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/yennie-externals-12.hqx; 147K]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 12:22:02 -0500
From: [email protected] (Simon Kidd)
Subject: (A)UNITED STATES APPLE KEYBOARD
"Is there anyone out there who knows how to do a pound sign () on
a U.S. Apple Keyboard.. Please help if you do."
Use the DA keycaps (normally in the Apple menu) to find out how to do funny
symbols such as a =A3 sign (its option-3).
Simon
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 1996 12:10:42 -0500
From: [email protected] (Mel E. Martinez)
Subject: 50 Macintosh Advantages (R)
On Thu, 8 Feb 1996 [email protected] (Dimitri Boone) wrote:
>I've just been reading the 50 Macintosh Advantages document and i was very
>surprised to read on page 10 that "the Apple Desktop Bus port that comes
>with your Mac lets you change the mouse or pointing device without
>disrupting your work. Simply plug the new pointing device into the ADB port
>and continue working".
>
>Huh ? I've been always told that unplugging/plugging ADB devices when the
>Mac is on is a big no no. What's the story here ?
>
You are correct.
While many people have been _LUCKY_ enough to get away with unplugging and
plugging ADB devices without harming their machines, this is indeed a
no-no! The ADB bus is powered and not buffered from the motherboard and
could potentially cause real damage to the motherboard, should you short
the lines during a connection.
Note that even if you don't damage your macintosh, it is not true you can
always change ADB devices, since some such as trackballs/multibutton
mice/etc., rely on startup software that detects them when you startup. If
you change them out during run time, this can cause severe problems such as
slow/superfast/locked up cursors or mismapped/ignored buttons and keys and
event outright crashes.
This 'advantage' should be deleted from this document ASAP.
We are not at FireWire yet (FireWire DOES support hot-swapping of devices).
Cheers,
Dr. Mel Martinez
The Johns Hopkins University
Dept. of Physics
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 13:54:05 -0800
From: [email protected] (David A. Kurtz)
Subject: [A]: How to Launch Word 5 instead of 6?
>Not at all. There are several ways to change the creator. Pick up
>something like File Buddy or Get More Info from Info-Mac.
When the Macs under my care switched back to Word 5.1, I changed the
"created..." dates on the copies of Word 5.1 to be newer than those of Word
6, then rebuilt the desktop. Even word 6 files default to opening in Word
5. I did this in FIle Buddy and you can also do it in ResEdit--not sure
about Stuffit.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 13:26:45 +0100
From: [email protected] (Daniel Chvatik)
Subject: [A] UNITED STATES APPLE KEYBOARD
>Is there anyone out there who knows how to do a pound sign () on
>a U.S. Apple Keyboard.. Please help if you do.
I'm not quite sure, but I think it's "option-3" (hold the option key down and
then press "3" while option is still down; the option key (sometimes called
"alt") is the second key in the first row from the lower-left corner of the
keyboard).
If that doesn't work, try to check it out in the "keyboard" desktop accessory
in
the Apple Menu by pressing various modifier key (e.g. shift, option,
shift-option)...
Good luck
-Daniel-
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 10:25:20 -0500
From: [email protected] (DOUG)
Subject: [Q] Flight Check software
Does anyone have any kind of information on this software? It was recently
recommended, but I know nothing about it. Who sells it? What can it do? Any
conflicts?
Any information greatly appreciated...a copy of the "Read Me" would be great.
TIA.
Doug
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 21:12:55 +0100
From: [email protected] (Michael)
Subject: [Q] Word 5.1 Equation Editor + TrueType fonts
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Hi,
I used the Equation Editor of Word 5.1 with both the bitmap and the
TrueType versions of New Century Schoolbook installed.
When printing the document, the equations are too slanted, too italic.
This does not happen when I de-install the TrueType fonts and use only the
bitmap version (in this case the italics look fine).
Could it be that the (slow!) Equation Editor italizes the italic version of
the TrueType fonts (e.g. by bypassing the Font Manager?). How do I get rid
of the too italized printing problem? I would like to use the TrueType
version, since it looks better on the screen, when working with odd sizes
(e.g. 11 points).
Thanks,
Michael
([email protected])************************************************************
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 96 05:58:32 -0500
From: "Keith E Gatling"
Subject: [Q] WriteNow Special Offer and Cheap WP Software
I'm not sure if what I'm about to ask is kosher or not, I can definitely see
where it could go either way, so I'll ask anyway under the theory that you
never know unless you ask.
The other day I received a mass mailing about a special offer for WriteNow
for $29. This was just the thing I was looking for...for my mother-in-law
who's a teacher at a small rural school, and was looking for a cheap word
processor that would run on the three SEs she has in her classroom. We've
talked about the copyright bit, and she understands that she can't take her
one copy of ClarisWorks from home and put it on her three machines at
school. That's why she put me on the lookout for a cheap word processor.
Now, here's the problem. The normal price for WriteNow is $129. This
special offer is giving a $100 discount. This means that I can only solve
1/3 of her problem. Is it out of line to ask if there's anyone out there
who won't be taking advantage of that offer, who's also willing to send me
their mailing so that she can get two more copies at the $29 price.
If that *is* out of line (and of questionable ethics), can anyone point me
in the direction of a CHEAP word processor that includes a spell checker,
so that I can keep her happy and legal.
Thanks a lot.
PS: If I'm slow to reply to those of you who answer through the digest,
it's because I read it offline with EasyView, and tend to wait until
the weekend to do a bunch all at once.
Thanks again!
keg
* [email protected] I've got plenty of opinions. Just ask my wife! *
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 1996 14:08:12 +0000 (WET)
From: Morten Sidelmann 2552
Subject: A: Configuring MacTCP and PPP
> Help!
>
> 3. A friend informed me that I am unable to use MacTCP 2.0.4 with system
> 7.5.2 and that I must use MacTCP/IP 1.0.6 that came with my OS. My PPP
> will not move at all when I try this (ie. no PPP status dialogue). Of
> course the new TCP/IP was a bit confusing, with the configure options of
> "Manually" or "BootP" or "DHCP" or "RARP," and I may not of selected the
> proper configuration settings.
> What are these options and am I on the right track? Should I get an
> updated version of PPP as well?
You should use the TCP/IP control panel and NOT MacTCP
>
> 4. In reference to #3. I was informed that I may have to update my Open
> Transport v1.0.6 to 1.0.7.
>
Upgrade to OT version 1.0.8 (available at ftp.support.apple.com) and use
FreePPP 1.0.5 (available at any Info-Mac mirror) instead of MacPPP.
You could also wait for the System update 2.0 which should be out real soon
now and includes OT 1.1 and a lot of other upgrades.
See the new MacSense February issue for a review of the s10
It might clear all your problems (and then again it may not).
Hope this helps
Morten
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 12:06:11 -0600 (CST)
From: "Mark E. Ingram"
Subject: Apple Sex (er, Tech) Support
Maybe Apple, with its newly-found focus and direction, is onto something:
As the District Technology Director for a Mac-centric local school
district, my wife or her student assistants call the Apple Technical
Assistance Center at least two or three times per week. Knowing that it
can take considerable time on "hold" to reach a live technician, my wife
usually turns up the volume on the speakerphone, and then heads over to
process e-mail on an adjacent computer.
All the while, any number of students, teachers, counselors and
administrators who happen to be within earshot are treated to insipid
"music" interspersed with "helpful hints."
Last week, using the mnemonic rather than the number, my wife dialed
"1-800-SOS-APPL."
Then, with some distance having been established between herself and the
telephone, a sultry female voice purred over the speaker:
"H-i-i-i-i, sexy!
"You've just connected to the hottest cat line in America,1-800-PU___ES.
That's 1-800- P - U - _ - _ - _ - E - S.
"Brought to you by ECO.
"Our one-of-a-kind service lets you choose your o-w-n phone fantasy.
"If you're under 18, or do not wish to be billed just $2.49 to $4.99 per
minute, p-l-e-a-s-e, hang up n-o-o-o-w...."
Needless to say, there did ensue quite a scramble to hang up the
telephone! (A red-faced check of the area revealed that, fortunately,
nobody else seemed to have overheard the little interlude.)
Even though the rates did seem to be in the ballpark for pay Tech Support,
it turns out that there had been a slight error made in dialing the
number: S - ZERO - S (instead of S - OH - S). If only Apple's TS lines
grabbed one's attention so!
Mark E. Ingram
[email protected] | or | [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 19:07:50 -0500 (EST)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: Attention, LC 475 owners!
It appears that many LC475 (= Performa 475 = Quadra 605) were shipped
by Apple with poor quality lithium batteries. Consequently those
batteries, which should last for 4-5 years, are expiring after
less than 2 years. The lithium battery powers the parameter RAM
(PRAM), and its failure on an LC 475 will cause all sorts of strange
symptoms, among which "dead" video, hard disk problems, etc (some of
them were reported on info-mac, see the "Solutions for dead video in
Performa 475" thread in the January 1996 issues). Many dishonest
and/or poorly informed technicians will tell you variously that you
need to replace the video board/chip, that the hard drive is suffering
>From stiction and needs to be replaced, etc.
If you have serious problems with your LC 475, by all means get a
professional opinion. But before spending big bucks, make sure the
problem isn't a failing battery.
You can try zapping the PRAM upon restarting (press the CMD-OPT-P-R
keys during restart); if the problem goes away but comes back upon
subsequent restarts this might indicate there's battery problem, but
it won't work in all circumstances. The best test is to replace the
battery. It's part number 742-0011, it costs about US$10, and you can
purchase it from any authorized Apple service provider. (It looks like
an AA battery used in walkman tape players, but the AA is twice as
long.) To replace it simply open the LC chassis (the lid is held in
place by a screw at the back and by two clips), pop out gently the
old battery from its socket on the motherboard, and pop in the new
one. Make sure to take the usual precautions (ground yourself and the
Mac, and don't touch any parts on the motherboard, particularly any
chips); also make sure you match the polarity.
--
Florin Neumann
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 15:42:44 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: BBS Software for Simple FTP
Hi-
While setting up an FTP server to allow people their own WWW sites, I
realized that more people might use it if they had a local number they
could call and then upload their pages instead of needing FTP access
to use their FTP site. I could do this by getting bbs software that has a File
Library section and have people be able to upload and download to their
file libraries. I was wondering if there was a simple bbs program that
would allow people to call the bbs and have them access my PPP
connection so they can use FTP to access any server they want, but
especially the one where their page is located. This way, they can
upload to their FTP site and any other one too. Thanks for your help!
(Cheap bbs software would be good)
-Rob C.
[email protected]
http://www.nworks.com/Rob/index.htm
------------------------------
Date: 09 Feb 1996 22:19:04 GMT
From: [email protected] (Bill Stasior)
Subject: Claris Draw and Claris Corp
I'm in the process of buying Claris Draw for the Mac and for Windows.
With respect to the windows version Claris claims:
ClarisDraw has identical file formats across the two platforms, as
well as virtually identical interfaces and feature sets, especially
important in enterprise computing environments where cross-platform
systems are prevalent. Support and training costs are reduced as a
result.
In short, they are the same program. I find it surprising, therefore,
that Claris charges more for the Apple version. The retail price for
Claris Draw for the Mac is $199.00 while it's $129.00 for the PC. The
Mac version does include Claris Impact (a program I'm not planning to
use). There appears to be no way to buy the retail Mac version
without Impact. In my case I'm buying the educational version which
is $129.00 for the Mac and $99.00 for the PC. I believe (but am not
sure) that the educational version doesn't come bundled with Impact.
I've feel that forcing Mac users to pay more than PC users for 3rd
party hardware/software has hurt the Mac considerably - thus I find it
shocking to see this policy carried out by Claris, a "wholly-owned
subsidiary of Apple Computer Inc".
- Bill Stasior
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 14:09:19 +0100
From: Bo Bjulen
Subject: Configuring MacTCP and PPP
>From: [email protected] (HIROSHI OKAMOTO)
>Subject: Configuring MacTCP and PPP
>I currently reside in Japan and have a PowerMac 8500/120 with English 7.5.2
>and an American bought GV teleport platinum. I am trying to connect to a
>local server and I need some assistance.
>
>After configuring my MacPPP(v. 2.0.1), as I try to open it, I get the usual
>noise from the modem and the PPP status states "initializing modem,
>dialing, establishment, authentication, network" in succession. My modem
>menu status displays "connection" but my PPP icon stays in the down
>(frowning) position and I do not have the option of a "soft" or "hard"
>close. I am able to send email, but I cannot load images on my Web
>browser.
/snip/
>1. What should I enter for the Modem Init String in the Mac PPP config
>panel? I have been assuming "AT&F1."
That should be OK if you can download mail. I think that takes
care of your point two too.
>3. A friend informed me that I am unable to use MacTCP 2.0.4 with system
>7.5.2 and that I must use MacTCP/IP 1.0.6 that came with my OS. My PPP
>will not move at all when I try this (ie. no PPP status dialogue). Of
>course the new TCP/IP was a bit confusing, with the configure options of
>"Manually" or "BootP" or "DHCP" or "RARP," and I may not of selected the
>proper configuration settings.
*If* you use MacTCP--which you can do but it's not supported by
Apple on PCI Macs--you should update it to version 2.0.6 but I'd
try Open Transport first (I use it without any problems, in fact
it's faster and more stable than MacTCP ever was). Configure it
"manually".
>What are these options and am I on the right track? Should I get an
>updated version of PPP as well?
FreePPP 1.0.5 is the best MacPPP with Open Transport. It's the new
name of MacPPP 2.1.2SD.
>4. In reference to #3. I was informed that I may have to update my Open
>Transport v1.0.6 to 1.0.7.
I never got OT 1.0.6 to work. The current version is 1.0.8 but you
might prefer to wait for System 7.5.3 which should be out
soon--the latest I heard was in the beginning of March--which
includes v 1.1.
A very good place to find necessary updates for PCI Macs is
http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/rajiv/PCI/
If you haven't got it, the 7.5.2 Printing Update 1.1 is probably
most important for you, it includes not only printing stuff but
also a new Serial DMA driver.
Good luck
Bo Bjulen
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 96 17:30:55 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom"
Subject: Excel 5 Questions
I hate this. I got Microsoft Office downright cheap from VA Tech's site
license. Cheap means $25 -- one CD duplicated locally and no manual. I've
a few questions that'd probably be easily answerable if I had a manual. I
hope one or more of y'all can help.
I'm spending this Saturday on taxes. I'm a cheap naughtyword and have it
set up as an Excel spreadsheet. So I load up last year's sheet, zero out
everything, and start over for 1995. The stupid text in the notch on the
bottom left insists it is Taxes 1994. How do I change that?
The extra toolbars on the top of the screen shrink the area available for
the sheet itself. I have a "summary sheet" by tax category at the top of
the spreadsheet that just fit on the screen in Excel 4 (and prior). This
wonderful new version loses at least two lines of the spreadsheet. Is
there a good way of getting back to the Excel 4 useful area?
Any assistance much appreciated. Leslye assures me that I'm enough of
a pain at tax time that I don't need additional annoyances.
Al Bloom
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 15:04:49 -0500 (EST)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: French Grammar Checkers Revisited
I summarized previously opinions about three commercial French grammar
checkers, Le Correcteur 101, Hugo Plus, and ProLexis. But Mel Halbert
pointed out that a shareware French grammar checker, Philippe
Caudron's Sans-Faute/Grammaire 2.05, has been recently posted on
info-mac . Somehow I missed this
posting, but, thanks to Mel, I'll give it a try.
--
Florin Neumann
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 96 16:25:43 PST
From: David Linder
Subject: Internet phones - cross platform?
Does anyone know of an Internet Phone or any IP audio conferencing tools
that will work on both Mac and PC?? Thanks
David
Because I still believe in a place called hope...and other nonsense:
Fight the Communications Decency Act.
Check out http://www.cdt.org/ or http://www.hotwired.com/special/indecent/
**
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 10:47:12 -0500
From: [email protected] (Don't Panic!)
Subject: KeyMenu, KeyQuencher, don't appear to work- alternatives?
Dear Digest readers,
Ever since MacroMaker stopped being supported by Apple, I've been
attempting to find a shareware/freeware item to use the Control, Apple
(command), Option, Shift, Caps lock keys in combination with other keys to
perform functions in menus, and dialog boxes, and Control Strips. Now
there are several utilities which will perform these functions separately,
but it would be great if someone made one utility that did them all, and
made it System 7.5.2 compatible on a PowerMac 7200.
KeyMenu, and KeyQuencher crash on System 7.5.2 on my machine.
If somebody knows of such a utility, please let me know where I can find it.
Thank you.
I've also heard conflicting reports of QuickKeys crashing on the new
System. Is this true?
Sincerely,
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 09 Feb 1996 21:57:15 GMT
From: [email protected] (Clive Bubley)
Subject: LaserWriter Bridge
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 00:58:22 -0500
From: [email protected] (Shih-Tung Ngiam)
Subject: LaserWriter Bridge
> Be warned that Laserwriter Bridge will not allow you to have more than
one LW on the LocalTalk network, or any Macs other than the host Mac on
the Localtalk network. If you need to have file sharing or more than one
laser printer on the localtalk network, you will have to get Apple
LocalTalk Bridge or Sonic's SuperBridge software - about $80 and $150
respectively from MacWarehouse.
I use LaserWriter Bridge with file sharing on between a number of Macs on an
ethernet network and a LaserWriter on a LocalTalk connection with no
problems. The only thing to watch out for is that the LaserWriter Bridge is
only switched "ON" on one Mac only!
Clive
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 09:17:05 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: Laserwriter Bridge Software
>I am looking for the LaserWriter Bridge software to allow ethernet
>access to a localtalked LaserWriter Select 360.
Be forewarned that this software is incompatible with the new PCI macs.
It ships with every Select 360, yet it doesn't work with the bulk of the
machines that it is sold with. Apple marketing at its best.
Christopher
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 09:55:57 -0500
From: [email protected] (Murph Sewall)
Subject: Netscape 2 font display problem
On Tue, 6 Feb 1996 16:02:26 -0400, I wrote:
>I'm having a difficulty with NetScape 2 that I have NOT HAD with version
>1.1. Specificially, the characters (typeface) under the icons for back,
>forward, home, and so forth as well as the typeface for the tools such as
>Net Directory and Net Search are appearing as 'garbage' characters.
I turned off all the extensions except those needed to cybersurf. It turns
out that the 'culprit' is a bitmap Courier 9 font (with Suitcase turned
off, I loaded the fonts NetScape needs into System). If NetScape 2 sees
Courier 9 it displays (some) garbage
I can't remember whether I gotthat font size from Apple or some helpful font munging soul on the
Internet--I've had it in my font set for a loooonnnngggg time.
OK, so who needs a Courier 9 bit mapped font
NetScape works with allthe INITs turned back on BUT!! now the main window displays everything in
Geneva no matter WHAT the font settings under options
I *really* dolike the look of Times better. Has anyone a clue what the heck is going on
(Netscape's bug report generates a robotic reply and I rather doubt anyone
at Netscape is addressing the issue). Funny that font display was never a
problem with Netscape 1.x I wonder what they changed, and why...
/s Murphy A. Sewall (860) 486-2489 voice
Professor of Marketing (860) 456-7725 fax
http://mktg.sba.uconn.edu/MKT/Faculty/Sewall.html
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 12:07:44 -0400
From: [email protected] (Ziyalan)
Subject: Netscape problems
>I have some double-trouble with my Netscape 1.1N. Trying to download large
>files (like Netscape 2.0) from ftp-archives, it runs out of memory after a
>few hundred kb. Allocating more memory than originally needed by Netscape
>or increasing the diskcache doesn`t help much. Whats wrong?
Netscape in my experience has never been terribly good as an FTP client.
I would use an exclusive FTP client like Fetch or Anarchie to download
files instead. I don't have much experince with version 2.0; I'm still
using Fetch as an FTP client.
>Also when quitting Netscape it "steals" a large block of memory which
>often
>forces me to restart to launch other large memory-consuming applications.
>Does it have to be like that?
You can reduce the Netcape cache or try firing "Mac OS Purge"after quitting
Netscape.
Mustafa Ziyalan
[email protected]
http://maxwell.njit.edu/merhaba/dir/mziyalan/
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 07:05:49 -0500
From: [email protected] (Don't Panic!)
Subject: QuickTime PowerPlug 2.0 & QuickTime 2.1
Dear Digest readers,
Subject line almost says it all. Has QuickTime PowerPlug come out with a
2.1 version? It appears that I have a 2.1 version of QuickTime extension
but not QuickTime PowerPlug (which is 2.0). Please let me know if you have
QuickTime PowerPlug 2.1.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 09:32:31 -0500
From: [email protected] (Steve Harris)
Subject: reading & writing amiga floppies
Hello all,
I posted this question once before, but I'm not sure it got posted (my
e-mailer died for a day or two after sending).
Is it possible, and has it ever been attempted, to write a program
that would allow a macintosh to read/write amiga floppies (DD &&||
HD)?
If this thing is possible but hasn't been done, I would be interested
in trying it myself.
-Steve Harris
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 21:25:53 +0000 (GMT)
From: Lloyd Wood
Subject: Sleeper vs Energy Saver (was: Sleep mode extend unit life?)
> On Thu, 8 Feb 1996 00:09:15 +11 [email protected] (Bill Stanford) wrote:
>
> In Info-Mac Digest V14 #34, "Mark Allen" wrote:
> >I have responsibility for several Power Mac 7500's.
[..]
> >One item that never seems to go to sleep is apparently the fan, which
> >I hear running all the time. What is the mean time between failure for
> >that? If that fails, is there some interlock that shuts everything
> >down so the system doesn't accidentally overheat?
MTBF for an interlock would likely be less than for the fan; an interlock
would increase failure mode complexity and increase cost, so I'm willing
to bet there isn't one - just as there isn't an interlock on the 6100's
power switch to stop you pressing it at stupid times, say. (Where's Dale
Adams when you need some words of wisdom?)
> Mark, as a very happy user, could I recommend Jon Gotow's Sleeper (St.
> Clair Software), now at V.2.0, and I think from memory up here at sumex in
> config. (Normal disclaimers apply here!)
/info-mac/cfg/sleeper-20.hqx
or
> I've used Sleeper for 6 months, since v.1.1. This new version can replace
> Energy Saver, and correctly sleep Energy Star monitors. In addition
> Sleeper is a screen fader, and best of all perhaps it spins HD's down over
> a wide range of times. Energy Saver used to bother me, even at v.1.2, and
> Sleeper, with more features, and more user configurability, is a real
> improvement. And the system doesn't go "Poop Poop Poop" when it wakes!
There are a couple of mis-statements in the above paragraph I'd like to
comment on.
Although Sleeper 2.0 can now replace the *Monitor* Energy Saver 1.0
and 1.1 (to my knowledge there has never been a 1.2) since it contains
a superset of the MES's functionality and doesn't beep irritatingly to boot,
Sleeper doesn't yet have the complete functionality of the Energy Saver 2.0
as found on the PCI Macs.
On the new PCI Macs, the Energy Saver 2.0 can schedule startups and
shutdowns (functionality previously found in the Auto Power On/Off and CPU
Energy Saver control panels on earlier systems, available from apple
sites) and sleep the processor itself by slowing it down.
Sleeper 2.0 can't yet do all that, so the Energy Saver 2.0 is preferable
on the PCI Macs - which at present are all the Energy Saver 2.0 runs on.
The forthcoming 7.5 update 2.0 may include an Energy Saver that works on a
wider range of Macs, but I'm not holding my breath.
Until such a time as we get a does-the-sensible-thing-on-all-Macs Energy
Saver 2.0, Sleeper 2.0 is your best first choice on many Macs and means
you no longer need to run Sleeper 1.x and the Monitor Energy Saver 1.x in
parallel for optimum featuritis... _except_ on the PCI Macs, where the
Energy Saver 2.0 is feature king - and Mark is using 7500 PCI Macs.
Hoever, if you use a PCI Mac and you're having trouble caused by interactions
between the Energy Saver 2.0's spin-up code and a third-party disk driver,
disabling the Energy Saver's disk sleep and using Sleeper 2.0's disk sleep
instead would be worth a try.
(I'm told the Energy Saver 2.0 makes the driver decide if a disk needs to
spin up or not, since only the driver knows what's in the disk cache and
then spinup can be prevented in some cases. Works fine with Apple Drive
Setup drivers, but problems are reported with third-party software and
older Apple HD Setup drivers that never expected to be given this
decision. Never mind Syquest drivers... Sleeper 2.0 forces the spin-up
itself instead of calling the driver to do it, and may avoid some problems
as a result. Anyone wanting more definite info on this than this summary
of everything I've heard will have to buy me a PCI Mac and some hard
disks to play with.)
[Lots of good advice I agree with deleted for space. You can draw a
very good analogy between drive spin-up and fluorescent lights and ballast,
by the way.]
> A sleeping monitor is in a very nice condition basically, it's at very
> low power but not completely "off" (does anyone here know the exact
> details of this?)
When both horizontal and vertical video sync signals are dropped by the
Mac, the monitor's tube, the heaters and much else are powered down until
the sync signals reappear. Some electronics watching the sync lines,
waiting to power everything back up on reappearance of those sync signals,
are still on and drawing juice through the transformer, of course.
More details of how Energy Star works can be found in my I-must-update-this-
sometime-when-I-have-the-time screensaver FAQ 3.0. See
/info-mac/app/ss/screensaver-faq-30.hqx
or
[Oh, related screensaver note: I see the After Dark 3.0d updater, which
will update After Dark 2.0x and later, is now on ftp.berksys.com and
www.berksys.com, but hasn't yet been submitted to info-mac. Thanks to
UKERNA's ongoing Sprint network problems, I haven't even been able to
download it and try it out.]
L.
Lloyd Wood, CSER Networks Group, University of Surrey, +44 1483 300800 x3435
netboy
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 21:27:13 -0500
From: [email protected] (Rich Siegel)
Subject: Smart text-searching utility wanted
>>
I am looking for a text-searching tool having the follwing features:
1. capable of searching inside a whole folder of files of any kind/size
2. allowing the user to quickly open (by double-clicking) any document wherein
the searched text has been found
3. consuming little memory
4. allowing the user to specify "wildcards" (ie, jolly characters) in search
patterns
5. not annoying the user with registration reminders, beeps, clicks, pop-up
messages and the like
6. with a neat interface, providing as much information as possible
7. fast
Does anybody know of such a thing?
From the info-mac archives, in /info-mac/text/bbe, or from our Web site at
.
Regards,
R.
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Rich Siegel
Bare Bones Software, Inc.
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 96 13:54:56 +0100
From: [email protected] (David Steiner)
Subject: Solved: Dead video on Performa 475
Just thought I would sum this up.
As most have seen in the digest, many folks suggested that, before I
shelled out the cash for a new logic board, I should check the internal
lithium PRAM battery.
That was, indeed, the problem. Installed a new one and the the video came
back. I now have a fully functional Mac again, and will find a new
technician.
Thanks to all who reponded.
-David-
David R. Steiner - Research Assoc.
-- ISPA -- University of Vechta -- Germany ---
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Date: 09 Feb 1996 21:51:46 GMT
From: [email protected] (Clive Bubley)
Subject: United States Apple Keyboard
Date: 8 Feb 1996 12:02:33 GMT
From: Veronique
Subject: UNITED STATES APPLE KEYBOARD
Is there anyone out there who knows how to do a pound sign () on
a U.S. Apple Keyboard.. Please help if you do.
Thanks.
Veronique
Use (hash/3) to get a pound sign on a US Apple keyboard. You
could also try configuring the keyboard as British in the Keyboard Control
Panel.
Clive
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 09:43:30 -0500
From: [email protected] (Steve Harris)
Subject: using my Performa 640 CD as a phone
Hello All,
I've got a Mac Performa 640 CD, microphone, and speakers and two
questions:
1.) Is there any way I can get the PC card in my mac to acknowledge &
use the microphone I've got?
2.) Is there any freeware/shareware/commercial software that will
allow me to use my mac as phone & answering machine (e.g., dial out,
speak into microphone, hear thru speakers, possibly record parts of a
conversation to disk, etc.)?
TIA,
-Steve Harris
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 14:07:36 +0000
From: [email protected] (Sak Wathanasin)
Subject: WordFinder and MS Word 5
In-Reply-To: Your message of Thu, 1 Feb 1996 11:36:29 +0000
> Though MS Word 5.1 comes with its own thesaurus, I would prefer to stick to
> WordFinder that came with Word 4. I tried to install the WordFinder DA in
> Word 5.1 the same way I installed it in Word 4.
You can just install it as a "normal" DA (drag it out of the Suitcase). I
have: mine came with an ancient version of MacWrite (it's dated 5 Jun 91)
and continues to work on my 9500 running system 7.5.2.
Sak Wathanasin
Network Analysis Limited
178 Wainbody Ave South, Coventry CV3 6BX, UK
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