Info-Mac Digest V14 #42
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Info-Mac Digest Fri, 16 Feb 96 Volume 14 : Issue 42
Today's Topics:
[*] AllDay 4.5 german/french
[*] AMICO 1.1.1 - An Apple Menu utility
[*] Amiga Emulator (UAE) v0.4
[*] Bibtex
[*] Boat Fight! the first in the Boat Fight Trilogy.
[*] bulkrate-faq-213d
[*] ChemProject 1.1
[*] CommuniGate Client 1.9
[*] CommuniGate FaxGate 1.8
[*] CommuniGate FaxSender 2.0
[*] CommuniGate PagerGate 1.2.2
[*] CommuniGate Server 1.9
[*] CTM Powermail test drive 1.0.6v2
[*] Get Current Users (1.0.2)
[*] LineShare 3.3.1
[*] MacPGP Control 1.0 Beta 3 (long)
[*] MailSniffer 1.1.1
[*] NetPresenz 4.0.1 (formerly FTPd)
[*] Netscape Splash 1.0
[*] Netskul!vers.1
[*] Newswatcher 2.1.2; a free Usenet newsreader for the Mac
[*] Nisus Gematria Macro
[*] QuizMaker
[*] SiteMarker1.0b5-3
[*] TimeTally 1.1 - A Newton time management program
[*] Type/Creator list v2.4
(Q) Another PageMaker 6 spelling checker problem
(Q) PageMaker 6 spellchecking
(Q) PageMaker 6 to FrameMaker
(Q) Postscript Files
840av built-in-ethernet problem
[Q] Selling/Giving software
AppleCare-Worth the Price?
Beginner Programming
HELP! My Harddrive ejects!
Info-Mac Digest V14 #36
Info-Mac Digest V14 #41
modem tool request
New Extension Conflict
PopChar woes (C)
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:51 -0600
From: Ulrich Hilger
Subject: [*] AllDay 4.5 german/french
Hi everybody!
I would like to publish the attached application. It is the same as
version 4.5 of my program AllDay already in this archive except that
this one is in german/french language.
Here is a brief description of what it does:
Yearly calendar in french/german language. NOW WITH HOLIDAY USER EVENTS.
Other features: User events, horizontal/vertical orientation,
sunday/monday as starting day, displays up to 30 public holidays,
computes years exceeding the mac clock chip range. Marks sundays,
holidays, user events and todays date in configurable colors. Requires
at least: MC68020 resp. PPC601 CPU, System 7, color recommended.
FREEWARE.
Thank you very much and best regards,
Ulrich Hilger
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/time/all-day-45-da-de-fr.hqx; 105K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:13:43 -0600
From: Dennis Chronopoulos
Subject: [*] AMICO 1.1.1 - An Apple Menu utility
AMICO is a utility that helps you change the order of the items that
appear in the apple menu. It also lets you insert divider lines
between these items.
Version 1.1.1 fixes a few memory bugs with the RAM Cache.
For more information read the "Read Me" file.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/amico-111.hqx; 36K]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/amico-111-jp.hqx; 41K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:48 -0600
From: [email protected] (Ernesto Corvi)
Subject: [*] Amiga Emulator (UAE) v0.4
UAE v0.4 is an Amiga computer system emulator for the Macintosh.
This version is PowerPC native only. ROM image not included.
Read inside the archive for more details.
Ernesto Corvi
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/uae-04.hqx; 404K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 17:33:55 -0600
From: Vincent Darley
Subject: [*] Bibtex
This is a system 7 friendly version of Bibtex.
It is a fat binary.
See readme for further details
[Archived as /info-mac/text/bibtex.hqx; 581K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:41 -0600
From: David Lublin
Subject: [*] Boat Fight! the first in the Boat Fight Trilogy.
"Boat Fight" was created by David Lublin and Michael Albro. We used a
Connectix QuickCam and its software to record the film and Clarisworks to
add in the special effects. Most of the work was done on a LCIII with 4 MB
of RAM. To view Boat Fight you need Quicktime and almost any Quicktime
player.
This movie is freeware, so do whatever you want with it. If you upload it
somewhere else, please include this message.
If you enjoy this movie and would like to see the new and 10 times better
sequel, please mail $2 or $3, your address, and a high density floppy disk
to:
David Lublin
90 Prospect Park West 2R
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215
[Archived as /info-mac/art/mov/boat-fight-qt.hqx; 635K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:33 -0600
From: [email protected] (Horst Prillinger)
Subject: [*] bulkrate-faq-213d
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/bulk-rate-faq-213d-de.hqx; 18K]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/bulk-rate-faq-213d.hqx; 17K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 17:33:58 -0600
From: ABRECHTS 41-61-6885049
Subject: [*] ChemProject 1.1
Keywords: chemistry, synthetic project calculation, efficiency analysis.
ChemProject is a program for the evaluation of a chemical synthesis in terms of
material amounts and their costs, featuring a highly intuitive graphical
interface.
A synthesis can consist of a main branch and up to 15 connected branches.
Data are analyzed for process efficiency according to a wide selection of
criteria. Material prices may conveniently be imported from customizable
and freely
combinable price lists. A variety of detailed, carefully designed print reports
is provided (the demo-version allows previews only).
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/chem-project-11.hqx; 2255K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:14:27 -0600
From: [email protected] (Technical Support, Stalker Software, Inc.)
Subject: [*] CommuniGate Client 1.9
The CommuniGator application is the client part of the CommuniGate integrated
messaging system. It allows you to work with all your messages: e-mail, fax,
voice, pager, etc.
You can use it on the same computer the CommuniGate server is installed on,
and you can install and use it on other computers connected to the server via
network.
The CommuniGate User Manual explains how you can use the CommuniGator
application as your messaging environment. It provides information about:
- message composing;
- address books;
- mailboxes;
- operations on messages;
- miscellaneous CommuniGator features;
CommuniGator is used to manage the CommuniGate Server, too: to configure the
server itself or the modules it runs, to control the modules and their queues,
etc. The CommuniGate System Manual explains how you can use the CommuniGator
application to maintain your CommuniGate Server.
See the CommuniGate Installation Manual for installation instructions.
Revision History:
1.9
* The Processing Rules (User Rules and Station Rules) are implemented (you need
the 1.9 version of the Server to support User Rules).
* The Mailer design has been changed.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/communigate-client-19.hqx; 316K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:14:33 -0600
From: [email protected] (Technical Support, Stalker Software, Inc.)
Subject: [*] CommuniGate FaxGate 1.8
The FaxGate is a CommuniGate communication module supporting fax messaging.
It converts messages to the fax format and sends them to remote fax
machines. The module can receive incoming faxes and route them as messages
to the recipient(s).
The module is multi-line, i.e. it can support several fax lines
simultaneously.
When installed together with the Voice Gate, FaxGate can route incoming faxes
to any recipient (locally or over e-mail), it can implement fax-on-demand and
other fax-center features.
This version of FaxGate supports Class 2 and Class 2.0 fax modems connected
via serial ports.
To compose and send messages as faxes, you can use not only the CommuniGator
application, but also the print driver "FaxSender".
Revision History
1.8
*?The Default Font Style option is implemented.
* The Resolution option for FaxGate fax converting is implemented. Some bugs
in processing documents with parts in different resolutions were fixed.
* The bug that always disabled international calls for non-local users was
fixed.
1.7
*?The Default Font and the Default Font Size options are implemented.
* The resolution selection command is issued before dialing now: it provides
compatibility with many modems that do not follow the Class 2 specifications.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/communigate-fax-gate-18.hqx; 63K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:14:39 -0600
From: [email protected] (Technical Support, Stalker Software, Inc.)
Subject: [*] CommuniGate FaxSender 2.0
FaxSender is a print (Chooser) driver to use with the CommuniGate System. It
employs the same Address Books panel as the CommuniGator application, and it
can be used with any application that supports printing. When "FaxSender" is
selected in the Chooser, using the Print command in any application results
in "printing" of the open document on a remote fax machine.
In order to avoid switching between your regular printer driver and FaxSender,
you can have the "FaxSwitcher" extension installed. After you installed
FaxSwitcher, select the FaxSender in the Chooser, and you'll see the Option
button which allows you to set the special-keys combination. You can set a
combination, select your regular printer driver again, and close the Chooser.
Now, if you press the selected key combination when choosing Page Setup or
Print from an application File menu, the FaxSender driver replaces your
regular printer driver and allows you to fax from an application without
going through the Chooser.
There are two versions of the print driver: a non-networkable (FaxSender)
and a networkable one (FaxSender Network). If you plan to send faxes from
the same computer that runs the CommuniGate Server, you should install the
FaxSender driver on that computer. Install the FaxSender Network on all other
computers on your network.
Revision History
2.0
* Retrieving address records from shared (server-based) address books is
implemented. The CommuniGate Client Modules version 1.9 or better is required.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/communigate-fax-sender-20.hqx; 85K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:14:43 -0600
From: [email protected] (Technical Support, Stalker Software, Inc.)
Subject: [*] CommuniGate PagerGate 1.2.2
The PagerGate is a CommuniGate communication module supporting wireless
paging. The module uses one or several regular modems. It calls host
computers of paging service companies and transfers the messages along
with the recipients' pager IDs. The host computers then deliver the
messages to the recipients' pagers.
As any other CommuniGate module, PagerGate can be used even if you don't
have it installed on your computer or network: you can use any other
CommuniGate Server with PagerGate via Internet (see below).
Since there are many companies providing paging service, and each company
uses its own pager IDs, you need to know two things in order to send a
message to somebody's pager: the ID of that pager, and also the name of
the paging service provider.
The PagerGate module supports the TAP protocol (used by US paging services),
it is multi-line, and it supports connections with several paging hosts.
Revision History
1.2.2
* The protocol reliability is improved.
1.2.1
* An "uninitilized variable" bug is fixed. On some machines, it caused
the PagerGate to report that the CommuniGate Server is too old.
* Hosts icons have been fixed.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/communigate-pager-gate-122.hqx; 29K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:14:48 -0600
From: [email protected] (Technical Support, Stalker Software, Inc.)
Subject: [*] CommuniGate Server 1.9
The kernel part of the CommuniGate integrated messaging system is the
CommuniGate Server. When installed, it runs in background and:
* stores all messages sent and received;
* enables network access for CommuniGate users, maintains their mailboxes
queues, etc.;
* loads and runs CommuniGate modules (i.e. FaxGate, UUCPGate, VoiceGate,
etc.) and creates the run-time environment for those modules;
* maintains system activity log;
* implements routing algorithms;
* maintains a resource database and provides access to that database for
CommuniGate users and CommuniGate modules (fax cover pages, sounds, voice
scripts, info tables, etc.).
The CommuniGate services can be accessed with the CommuniGator client
software. The client software allows you to compose and read messages,
to manage your mailboxes, etc. It is also used by CommuniGate administrator
to configure, maintain, monitor and control the CommuniGate server -
locally or remotely.
This version:
1.9
*?The User Rules are implemented. This allows the server to process mail
automatcially, base of the "rules" specified by each user.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/communigate-server-19.hqx; 111K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:14:53 -0600
From:
Subject: [*] CTM Powermail test drive 1.0.6v2
- NEW FEATURE ! A catalog browser can now be selected from the Windows menu
or by clicking on the "business card" icon in the toolbar. The purpose of
this browser is to provide quick access to the preffered personal catalog
(or any other container of catalog entries) while using the application.
The selected catalog, as well as the browser's position, are stored in the
preferences.
Tip: If the WindowShade control panel (standard in System 7.5) is
installed, you can avoid time-consuming redraws of the catalog's content
(notably when it is in the background) by double-clicking on its title bar.
- NEW FEATURE ! There is now a checkbox in the preferences dialog to get
rid of the "Sent by CTM PowerMail" plug at the end of sent messages. The
- NEW FEATURE ! We now support sound within a letter. Sound can be recorded
>From the Edit menu or dragged in (from the Scrapbook, for instance). Note:
This feature requires the presence of Sound manager 3.1
- Now supports and includes Internet config 1.2; Internet config extension
gets installled or updated with CTM Powermail
- Fixed a refresh bug at bottom of text view
- Because of a change in the reply settings, the previous version
introduced an issue with formatting of reply text. This has been fixed.
- Remove line breaks now scrolls the text to the top (since it usually
reduces the number of lines, often after this operation one would think
everything has been erased
- Error codes are now correctly reported by number rather than always
showing up as -50.
- Opening a letter in the out tray (notably, letter with AppleMail creator)
could occasionaly throw PM in an infinite loop
- Fixed a condition which could induce garbled characters at the end of a
message.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/ctm-power-mail-1062-demo.hqx; 1739K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:35 -0600
From: Greg Salter
Subject: [*] Get Current Users (1.0.2)
An AppleScript Scripting Addition (osax) that will tell you who is logged
onto your Macintosh via File Sharing.
This osax is free for noncommercial use. Scott Lindsay maintains the
copyright.
Greg Salter - [email protected]
Scott Lindsey - [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/atlk/get-current-users-102-as.hqx; 6K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:04 -0600
From: [email protected] (Technical Support, Stalker Software, Inc.)
Subject: [*] LineShare 3.3.1
The LineShare (tm) software makes it possible for several
applications/tools to use the same serial port(s) simultaneously. It can
detect the type of incoming calls and route the call to the proper
software. For fax modems, LineShare can employ the "adaptive answering"
feature supported with many modern modems, i.e. the automatic detection of
the incoming call type (fax or data).
Generally, LineShare can be used with any modem and with any types of
incoming calls, if there is a method to detect the type of a call. Those
methods (algorithms) are programmed using the LineShare scripting language.
When started, LineShare takes the selected serial port and controls that
port itself, running the selected LineShare script. It also creates several
"subports" and register them with CTB, so their names and icons appear in
port lists of CTB-compatible applications/tools. These virtual subports are
for use with communication servers. The number and names of subports to be
created are defined in the LineShare script.
When a server (like ARA(tm), or FaxSTF(tm), BBS, or Mail) opens such a
"subPort", LineShare emulates a modem without connecting the server to the
real device. So, several servers can work simultaneously, each sending
commands to its own dedicated subport.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/line-share-331-demo.hqx; 157K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:37 -0600
From: [email protected] (Raif S. Naffah)
Subject: [*] MacPGP Control 1.0 Beta 3 (long)
New in Version 1.0b3 (February 1996)
* Added code to complement Comment field in User dialog with the key
owner's secondary user IDs.
* Added code to support MacPGP 2.6.3i idiosyncrasies.
* Support for user-defined key length (up to 2048 bits) when generating
keypairs.
* Added support and code for private menus with hierachical sub-menus for
Keyring, Addressbook and Group Nickname windows.
* Added drag-and-drop support for message body field in the Message window,
as well as for the Recipients list in the same window. User can now
drag-and-drop recipient record from Addressbook and Keyring windows.
* Added sanity checks when user selects Eudora as either the Source or
Destination.
* Replaced the Sign / Encrypt dialog with a resizable, zoomable window.
User can now open and work on more than one message at a time.
* Changed parts of the user interface and made it more consistent.
* Added support for voice recording and encryption.
* Added support for Attaching files to a Eudora outgoing message and allow
drag-and-dop for specifying such files. Files attached are then treated in
the same way the message will be; ie. PGP Encrypted and/or PGP Signed.
* Added support for PGP Keyserver querry in Keyring Management through
TCP/IP connection. User can, by pressing one button, obtain updated info on
a keyowner's public key found in his/her keyring.
* Added Select All under the Edit menu to select all contents of text fields
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/mac-pgp-control-10b3-as.hqx; 565K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:31 -0600
From: [email protected] (William S. Leshner)
Subject: [*] MailSniffer 1.1.1
MailSniffer is a minimal POP client that interacts with any POP3 server to
count the messages in a user's mailbox. MailSniffer will optionally list
the subjects and senders of either new or all messages. MailSniffer can
also optionally perform several actions, such as run a script, when the
mailbox contains more than a user specified number of messages. MailSniffer
can be configured to sniff automatically at a user specified interval.
MailSniffer is fully asynchronous and supports multiple simultaneous
sniffs.
Improvements in this version:
* Added direct support for the Notification Manager
* Increased the size of the edit field for the POP server
* Reduced the size by ~70K
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mail/mail-sniffer-111.hqx; 160K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:24 -0600
From: Peter N Lewis
Subject: [*] NetPresenz 4.0.1 (formerly FTPd)
This is a major new upgrade for FTPd, it now has full support for Web CGI
scripts and native Open Transport. Because FTPd is much more than just an
FTP server, we've renamed it to NetPresenz which more acurately represents
it's functionality - with a single program you or your company can now use
a Macintosh to provide a high profile presence on the Internet including
FTP, Web and Gopher, all for just a $10 shareware fee.
NetPresenz uses the Apple's standard file sharing permissions under either
Personal File Sharing (7.5.1 or later highly recomended) or AppleShare, so
it is easy to configure and very secure.
Changes since NetPresenz 4.0 include:
Fixed a security hole where people can get anonymous access to AppleShare
guest files even if you have selected "None" for anonymous FTP privs.
Changes since FTPd 3.0 include:
New name - NetPresenz.
Open Transport support.
CGI script support.
And a few of other changes and tweaks.
NetPresenz requires System 7 and MacTCP or Open Transport.
NetPresenz is $10 shareware. The upgrade is free to everyone who
registered after Jan 1, 1995. If you registered before then, the upgrade
is 50% of the normal price.
Enjoy,
Peter
NetPresenz Copyright 1992-96 Peter N Lewis
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/net-presenz-401.hqx; 594K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:44 -0600
From: [email protected] (Larry Jarvis)
Subject: [*] Netscape Splash 1.0
This is a ResEdit replacement for the reg. Netscape splash and icons.
Anyone famialler with ResEdit can use it.
All of the ResEdit warnings apply. Use at your own risk.
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/larrys-netscape-pict-rsrc.hqx; 184K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:54 -0600
From: [email protected] (James McMartin)
Subject: [*] Netskul!vers.1
Everybody's using Netscape. Why not - it's a great prog. Yet, like any
other program, details need to be tweaked to your specs and needs. The
splash screen for instance. I guess the ship steering wheel could appeal to
the "pirate" hacker in all of us, but more likely it brings to mind that
weird guy in the raincoat on the fish sticks commercial: "Ahoy there,
little Billy! Climb up the ladder ahead of me!"
So here's a new splash screen. Based on the "memento mori" ("Remember, you
will die") philosophy of living life to the fullest, it portrays a lively
skull graphic -not as many shiny colours as some s/s's, but I dig it. It
requires ResEdit to install. It's unofficial, of course, but I don't see
how the Netscape folx would mind as it's a personal/one time addition. (But
I will hasten to mention that I have no connenction in any way with
Netscape, nor they with me. ) I will also be doing a so-called "throbber"
(spare me the obvious puns please). This will consist of an dazzling
image/animation to replace the "N & shooting stars" animation in the corner
of the browser.
If you'd like to see any other additions, or have any ideas regarding,
please let me know.
Payment
Netskul! is email-ware. You simply have to email me and let me know where
you found Netskul!, if you dig it, if you're having probs w/it, if you have
any other ideas for fun stuff, if you've found any cool Mac Hack related
stuff, if you've done a cool splash screen of your own (try it!), if you
have a new Mac Hack related page, if you've added a link to my page, if you
know of any other kewl ResEd hacks, etc. I'd appreciate it. Oh yeah, email
is:
[email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/netskul-10-pict-rsrc.hqx; 53K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:10 -0600
From: drbenway
Subject: [*] Newswatcher 2.1.2; a free Usenet newsreader for the Mac
Errors fixed
NewsWatcher did not work with news servers which required authentication
if you had the option to use Internet Config turned on and the option to
save the authentication password turned off. Fixed.
You can now drag groups as text from group windows to the bodies and
other text fields of message windows.
The log file generated by the "Log actions to file" option in the
"Miscellaneous Options" prefs topic contained LF line terminators
instead of the proper CR line terminators. Fixed.
The low-level networking code now discards server response lines which
do not begin with a numeric response code. These lines are treated as
comments. In particular, this change fixes a problem which can occur
with some Mac "FTPd" servers.
The low-level networking code no longer caches the Mac's IP address or
domain name. It gets this information fresh from MacTCP or Open
Transport every time it needs it. This will help in some situations
where dialup users disconnect and reconnect and get a new IP address and
keep NewsWatcher open throughout this process. This will not, however,
solve all problems with this kind of situation, and proper behavour of
NewsWatcher in this situation simply cannot be guaranteed. We still
highly recommend that you quit NewsWatcher before disconnecting and
reconnecting and rerun it after reconnecting.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/newswatcher-212.hqx; 619K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 17:33:57 -0600
From: "J. H. Chajes"
Subject: [*] Nisus Gematria Macro
This is a macro which converts Hebrew words to their numerical values (aleph =
1, bet = 2, etc.). It works on passages of any length.
There are three macros included: one which gives the standard gematria
(numerical value); a second which gives increased values for final MNtZPkH
letters (500+); and a third which converts a Hebrew word or phrase into the
Gregorian calendar year to which it corresponds. For this last macro to work
properly, the Hebrew must contain one quotation mark (").
Hope this is helpful.
Yossi Chajes
PS These macros are basically adaptations of the Arabic -> Numbers macro
written
by [email protected] and [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/text/gematria-macro-nisus.hqx; 6K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:46 -0600
From: [email protected] (Francois Yang)
Subject: [*] QuizMaker
A quiz processor especially for teachers, to create and to format multiple
question and short answer quizzes.
Copyright 1996 by Francois Yang
[Archived as /info-mac/app/quiz-maker-pro.hqx; 623K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:25 -0600
From: Informer
Subject: [*] SiteMarker1.0b5-3
Rhythmic Sphere, Inc. of San Francisco, announces a new release of
its unique Web organization and navigation tool, SiteMarker. The
software is in the final stages of beta testing, but is available to
Web users right now for an incredibly low introductory price of
$12.95. You can download a free demo at the SiteMarker Web site:
http://www.rsphere.com/sitemarker
SiteMarker is far more than your average URL manager. It is a
powerful, integrated environment for finding, organizing and sharing
Web information. SiteMarker provides both beginning and advanced
Web users tools which increase their Web productivity and enjoyment.
Not only can Web users store, organize and fluidly access an
unlimited number of URLs, they can also easily share them among each
other.
Because of its shared orientation, SiteMarker is particularly useful
in workplace and educational settings, where collaboration is
imperative. SiteMarker is also a boon to WebMasters and HTML
designers due to it's unparalelled support for HTML authoring. URL
catalogs can be outputted as stunning Web pages with full control
over colors and font sizes, as well as banner, bullet and background
graphics. Full Web sites can be created from the URL catalogs of
individual users, or groups, with no HTML coding required.
In SiteMarker, as users navigate, they organize URLs in topical
catalogs (eg, News, Sports, Art, Search Engines) that can be thought
of as "virtual road maps" to bodies of Web information. The software
allows notes of any length to be attached to any element of a URL
catalog. These notes are interactively displayed in Sitemarker, so
that at all times textual information is readily available, and
seamlessly integrated into HTML output.
Organizing and authoring information is of course dependent on what
information is available. SiteMarker provides features that allow
users to find and bring back Web information much faster. The
software has an integrated search palette that allows quick access
to major Web search facilities, software archives, and online
references. SiteMarker also lets users "extract" all of the URLs
directly from Web pages without needing to individually visit them,
making it easy to rapidly augment URL collections.
Rhythmic Sphere, Inc.
http://www.rsphere.com/sitemarker
[email protected]
fax: 415-695-9391
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/site-marker-10b53.hqx; 1163K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 17:34:01 -0600
From: "Tony Copping"
Subject: [*] TimeTally 1.1 - A Newton time management program
Bug fix release.
This is TimeTally 1.1 for Newton. It replaces TimeTally 1.01
file: nwt/app/time-tally-101.hqx
This submission may be included on the CD-ROM.
Tony Copping * http://www.internode.net/~tonyc * [email protected]
Signature Software Ltd. FAX: (403) 569 2881
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/app/time-tally-11.hqx; 65K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 17:34:05 -0600
From: [email protected] (Ilan Szekely)
Subject: [*] Type/Creator list v2.4
7671 entries now !
I just got 500 new entries - for the next version!
This is getting large
With the help of Daniel Azuma the information is now supplied as
a ($10 shareware) program with a nice Data Base interface.
Files included are:
Type/Creator 2.4 ReadMe (this file)
Type/Creator Database 2.4 (program)
Latest version is available in (VAX VMS) FTP site:
Directory structre may change. Look for TYPE_CREATOR_DB.HQX or the
like. Please use Fetch or Netscape for downloading. This is a VAX/VMS
site and Anarchie does not recognize its DIR list format.
Ilan Szekely
E-mail - [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/type-creator-database-24.hqx; 258K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 04:44:04 -0800
From: [email protected] (Paul Brians)
Subject: (Q) Another PageMaker 6 spelling checker problem
Here's another PM6 spelling checker problem. Sometimes it gets "stuck." In
the following sentence, from a short story by Borges, it gets stuck on the
"m" in "may, " suggesting it is a capitalization error. Nothing can make it
move on. Clicking after the troublesome word and trying to continue results
in PM starting at the beginning of the story and getting stuck at the
trouble spot again. Since there is no way to predict what the "next" story
is in PM's arcane spell-checking agenda, I can't just skip the rest of the
story and go on to the next one. If I knew what it was, I would. I'm not
about to change Borges' style to suite this brain-damaged spell-checker.
"I pray the unknown gods that some man even if only one man, and though it
have been thousands of years ago!-may have examined and read it."
Paul Brians, Department of English,Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-5020
[email protected]
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 04:13:09 -0800
From: [email protected] (Paul Brians)
Subject: (Q) PageMaker 6 spellchecking
I'm trying to use PageMaker 6 spelling checker to check a book-length
manuscript composed of many (approx 150) Word 5.1 documents. I've checked
them already with Word, but I find PageMaker is catching things I missed
earlier. However, it's driving me crazy. It seems to check the documents in
a mysterious order of its own, neither in page order nor alphabetical
order. If I am interrupted before checking the whole volume and have to
shut down (and I always am) I can't force it to systematically check the
stories that haven't been already checked.
Also frustrating is the fact that when I find an error that can't be fixed
within the spelling checker and click on the document to fix it, then
return to the spelling checker, it goes back to the beginning of the
document and starts checking it all over again. For a text loaded with
proper names and arcane terms like mine this is very frustrating.
Also, PageMaker's handling of Word's footnotes is crude, to say the least.
It just makes the reference numbers into simple superscripted numbers which
the spelling checker interprets as part of the word so it pauses at every
entry like this: (Athens2). Every footnoted word is a possible error.
I'm mostly just venting my spleen, but if anybody has workarounds (short of
telling me to abandon my software at this point in the project, which is
out of the question), I'd be interested in hearing them.
Paul Brians, Department of English,Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-5020
[email protected]
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 04:13:14 -0800
From: [email protected] (Paul Brians)
Subject: (Q) PageMaker 6 to FrameMaker
Is there a good way to convert PageMaker 6 documents to FrameMaker? My
publisher's FM can't import PM6 documents. I know I can save PM6 docs as
PM5, which I am considering, but do you have any other ideas?
Paul Brians, Department of English,Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-5020
[email protected]
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 09:59:40 -0400
From: [email protected] (Claude Zeller)
Subject: (Q) Postscript Files
I downloaded a Postscript file (a physics course) that I found on the Web.
How do I read and print a Postscipt file? I downloaded ViewPS but there is
no help file on how to use the software. I opened my file with ViewPS and I
got something with shades of grey around some of the letters, very
difficult to read on screen or printed. Any help would be very welcome. You
can e-mail directly to [email protected] or [email protected].
Thank you,
Claude Zeller
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 17:15:42 +0000 (GMT)
From: Rory Clancy
Subject: 840av built-in-ethernet problem
hi
I have an 840AV which is running 7.5.1 and I wantto use both Localtalk
and Ethertalk - problem is the Network CP wont allow me to
switch from Localtalk to Ethertalk. (always switched back to
Localtalk after saying it cant change to Ethertalk)
I've installed the Z.M 1.5 updated Network drivers which
includes
Ethertalk Phase 2 2.5.7 (Extension)
Network B1-7.1.3 (Control Panel)
Apple built-in Ethernet 1.0.1 (Extension)
but this hasnt helped.
Has anyone experienced similar problems getting an Mac with builtin
Ethernet , running 7.5.1 , to get the Ethernet running Ethertalk
Any info, experience with this problem would be very welcome
Thanks
Rory
--
Rory Clancy Voice: +353 21 904080
National Microelectronics Research Centre Fax: +353 21 270271
Lee Maltings, email: [email protected]
Prospect Row, http://nmrc.ucc.ie/
Cork, Ireland.
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 10:05:49 -0500
From: [email protected] (Dr. Leo G. Leduc)
Subject: [Q] Selling/Giving software
I have a question concerning the legality of selling software for which I
am the registered user. Does the person buying the software become the
legal user? What would happen if I gave the software away to someone?
I would appreciate help from people who know about such matters.
Please send a copy of your reply directly to me.
Thanks in advance.
Leo G. Leduc
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 14:11:34 -0500 (EST)
From: macnut
Subject: AppleCare-Worth the Price?
I have recieved in the mail an offer to sign up for the AppleCare
Extended Warranty for my Performa 630. I would like to know if anyone else
on this list has had experience with AppleCare and if it's worth the price
(about $200 for my computer and printer). Do you consider an extended
warranty worth it, especially for a home user?
The MacNut
[email protected] http://www.netaxs.com/~macnut
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 16:50:48 -0500
From: peter hua
Subject: Beginner Programming
** For Your Eyes Only **
** High Priority **
My personal oppinion on a good starting language is Pascal or Aida.
Ofcourse you might have to know a little about programming in the
first placed, but both, especially Ada, are strongly typed (strong
emphasis on proper syntax and use of items such as arrays) and easy
to understand.
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 09:01:38 -0500
From: [email protected] (Jason Wyckoff)
Subject: HELP! My Harddrive ejects!
I don't know if this is the place to post this, so I am sorry if this
isn't it. But I have this problem that has been haunting me for months!
When ever I pick the Apple color wheel, be it in the color control panel
or photoshop, or whatever, my computer tells me to insert my internal
harddrive like it has been ejected! The only thing I can do is cancel,
and when I do, the computer freezes, and I have to restart.
I've rebuilt my system, reformatted my harddrive, ran it without
extensions, and run all the util programs on my harddrive, and nothing
worked! Any suggestions? Thanks!
Jason Wyckoff
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 14:04:12 -0600
From: [email protected] (Clint MacDonald)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #36
Neil:
On Thu, 8 Feb 1996, [email protected] (Neil Fiertel) wrote in
the Info-Mac Digest:
>More on Pump and Maxram...neither appear to work on my computer which is
>ppc 7100 av with ramdoubler 1.6.1. Pump does not claim to work on a ppc
>and Maxram only mentions the 1.6 rather than the next minor upgrade....how
>sad for us all....
Well, it would be more accurate to say, "How happy for us all that RAM
Doubler works so well!" I wonder if you are taking the name "RAM Doubler"
too literally. RAM Doubler does several things, the sum total of which we
users interpret as twice as much RAM. More accurately RAM Doubler is a
memory *manager* (and a darn good one, at that). RAM Doubler works best in
situations when you want to open several programs at the same time. With
RAM Doubler you can easily open programs that total as much as twice the
amount of RAM you have, SO LONG AS NO SINGLE PROGRAM USES MORE THAN YOUR
TOTAL "REAL" RAM. The "doubling" of RAM here is arbitrary, but the folks at
Connectix feel it is optimal. It does *not* magically give you twice as
much RAM. Therefore, it cannot give you (just as magically) four times as
much or 16 times as much RAM.
In extreme situations, RAM Doubler will invoke virtual memory -- a trick
in which your (slow!) hard drive is used to supplement your (fast!) RAM.
This almost always results in a huge performance hit. By "Pumping" your RAM
Doubler to higher values you are increasing RAM Doubler's reliance on
virtual memory. This is probably not what you are after.
If you are trying to "Pump" your RAM merely as a stunt (amaze your
friends!), then more power to you. However, if you are trying to make up
for insufficient real RAM, then RAM Doubler is not the answer.
Cheers,
Clint
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 11:25:42 -0700
From: [email protected] (Chuck Garrett)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #41
>Which version of PopChar are you using? I have PopChar 2.5.2 with System
>7.5.1 on my Performa 6300 and it works fine.
>
>Stefano Pizzetti
>Roma, Italia
>
>------------------------------
I have 2.7.1 version of PopChar
Chuck Garrett
[email protected]
"Not very much matters and nothing matters very much"
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 17:40:46 +0900
From: (kornet)
Subject: modem tool request
To: [email protected]
Subject: modem tool help
Content-Length: 259
Hello,
I am trying to use Eudora 1.5.1 on a Mac running ver 7.0.1 software.
I think I need a new modem tool (mine is version 1.1) I would
like to know if a new version (preferrably ver 1.5) is in your
archive.
thank you
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 96 11:52:28 PST
From: "Eric Schweitzer"
Subject: New Extension Conflict
I hope this is helpful to some of you...
I have a PowerBook 5300c and just installed the latest system update to System
7.5.2 and System Enabler 1.2.1. After this Word 6.0.1 started crashing whenever
Save As... was selected and frequently when a file was opened.
I tracked the problem down to a conflict between the extension "Office 4.2x
Update for Power Mac" and the new system software. (Don't ask how long this
took!) It seems that the new system software corrects the same problem that
Office Update does and they conflict. Everything seems to work fine if Office
Update is disabled.
My suspicion is that when System Update 2.0 is released (soon, I hope), it will
have the correction and the Office Update extension will not only not be
necessary, but will cause problems. Anyone know if this will be true?
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 15:03:56 -0500
From: [email protected] (Graeme Forbes)
Subject: PopChar woes (C)
Doug writes:
" We recently upgraded to Sys 7.5, the latest
Microsoft suite, WordPerfect (may it live forever - are you listening, Corel?),
and ClarisDraw. We're all disappointed to find that a most useful utility,
PopChar, no longer works."
I don't think it's a problem with System 7.5. For example, PopChar works
fine with Nisus and Word 5 under System 7.5. On the other hand, it has
never worked with FrameMaker, and I am told that the reason has to do with
how FM handles fonts. Frame Technology insisted on handling them in a
non-standard way "to preserve compatibility with FM on other platforms",
whatever that means (we hope Adobe will see matters in a different light).
I bet it's the same thing with Word and WP.
An alternative to PopChar, not nearly as convenient but still freeware and
better than KeyCaps, is Letraset's Character Chooser. If it isn't in the
archives, try Some time ago Gunther Blaschek
(sp?) was promising a commercial version of PopChar which would work around
the FrameMaker problem, and presumably the others. But I haven't seen
anything of this yet.
Graeme Forbes
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Info-Mac Digest Fri, 16 Feb 96 Volume 14 : Issue 42
Today's Topics:
[*] AllDay 4.5 german/french
[*] AMICO 1.1.1 - An Apple Menu utility
[*] Amiga Emulator (UAE) v0.4
[*] Bibtex
[*] Boat Fight! the first in the Boat Fight Trilogy.
[*] bulkrate-faq-213d
[*] ChemProject 1.1
[*] CommuniGate Client 1.9
[*] CommuniGate FaxGate 1.8
[*] CommuniGate FaxSender 2.0
[*] CommuniGate PagerGate 1.2.2
[*] CommuniGate Server 1.9
[*] CTM Powermail test drive 1.0.6v2
[*] Get Current Users (1.0.2)
[*] LineShare 3.3.1
[*] MacPGP Control 1.0 Beta 3 (long)
[*] MailSniffer 1.1.1
[*] NetPresenz 4.0.1 (formerly FTPd)
[*] Netscape Splash 1.0
[*] Netskul!vers.1
[*] Newswatcher 2.1.2; a free Usenet newsreader for the Mac
[*] Nisus Gematria Macro
[*] QuizMaker
[*] SiteMarker1.0b5-3
[*] TimeTally 1.1 - A Newton time management program
[*] Type/Creator list v2.4
(Q) Another PageMaker 6 spelling checker problem
(Q) PageMaker 6 spellchecking
(Q) PageMaker 6 to FrameMaker
(Q) Postscript Files
840av built-in-ethernet problem
[Q] Selling/Giving software
AppleCare-Worth the Price?
Beginner Programming
HELP! My Harddrive ejects!
Info-Mac Digest V14 #36
Info-Mac Digest V14 #41
modem tool request
New Extension Conflict
PopChar woes (C)
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:51 -0600
From: Ulrich Hilger
Subject: [*] AllDay 4.5 german/french
Hi everybody!
I would like to publish the attached application. It is the same as
version 4.5 of my program AllDay already in this archive except that
this one is in german/french language.
Here is a brief description of what it does:
Yearly calendar in french/german language. NOW WITH HOLIDAY USER EVENTS.
Other features: User events, horizontal/vertical orientation,
sunday/monday as starting day, displays up to 30 public holidays,
computes years exceeding the mac clock chip range. Marks sundays,
holidays, user events and todays date in configurable colors. Requires
at least: MC68020 resp. PPC601 CPU, System 7, color recommended.
FREEWARE.
Thank you very much and best regards,
Ulrich Hilger
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/time/all-day-45-da-de-fr.hqx; 105K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:13:43 -0600
From: Dennis Chronopoulos
Subject: [*] AMICO 1.1.1 - An Apple Menu utility
AMICO is a utility that helps you change the order of the items that
appear in the apple menu. It also lets you insert divider lines
between these items.
Version 1.1.1 fixes a few memory bugs with the RAM Cache.
For more information read the "Read Me" file.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/amico-111.hqx; 36K]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/amico-111-jp.hqx; 41K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:48 -0600
From: [email protected] (Ernesto Corvi)
Subject: [*] Amiga Emulator (UAE) v0.4
UAE v0.4 is an Amiga computer system emulator for the Macintosh.
This version is PowerPC native only. ROM image not included.
Read inside the archive for more details.
Ernesto Corvi
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/uae-04.hqx; 404K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 17:33:55 -0600
From: Vincent Darley
Subject: [*] Bibtex
This is a system 7 friendly version of Bibtex.
It is a fat binary.
See readme for further details
[Archived as /info-mac/text/bibtex.hqx; 581K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:41 -0600
From: David Lublin
Subject: [*] Boat Fight! the first in the Boat Fight Trilogy.
"Boat Fight" was created by David Lublin and Michael Albro. We used a
Connectix QuickCam and its software to record the film and Clarisworks to
add in the special effects. Most of the work was done on a LCIII with 4 MB
of RAM. To view Boat Fight you need Quicktime and almost any Quicktime
player.
This movie is freeware, so do whatever you want with it. If you upload it
somewhere else, please include this message.
If you enjoy this movie and would like to see the new and 10 times better
sequel, please mail $2 or $3, your address, and a high density floppy disk
to:
David Lublin
90 Prospect Park West 2R
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215
[Archived as /info-mac/art/mov/boat-fight-qt.hqx; 635K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:33 -0600
From: [email protected] (Horst Prillinger)
Subject: [*] bulkrate-faq-213d
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/bulk-rate-faq-213d-de.hqx; 18K]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/bulk-rate-faq-213d.hqx; 17K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 17:33:58 -0600
From: ABRECHTS 41-61-6885049
Subject: [*] ChemProject 1.1
Keywords: chemistry, synthetic project calculation, efficiency analysis.
ChemProject is a program for the evaluation of a chemical synthesis in terms of
material amounts and their costs, featuring a highly intuitive graphical
interface.
A synthesis can consist of a main branch and up to 15 connected branches.
Data are analyzed for process efficiency according to a wide selection of
criteria. Material prices may conveniently be imported from customizable
and freely
combinable price lists. A variety of detailed, carefully designed print reports
is provided (the demo-version allows previews only).
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/chem-project-11.hqx; 2255K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:14:27 -0600
From: [email protected] (Technical Support, Stalker Software, Inc.)
Subject: [*] CommuniGate Client 1.9
The CommuniGator application is the client part of the CommuniGate integrated
messaging system. It allows you to work with all your messages: e-mail, fax,
voice, pager, etc.
You can use it on the same computer the CommuniGate server is installed on,
and you can install and use it on other computers connected to the server via
network.
The CommuniGate User Manual explains how you can use the CommuniGator
application as your messaging environment. It provides information about:
- message composing;
- address books;
- mailboxes;
- operations on messages;
- miscellaneous CommuniGator features;
CommuniGator is used to manage the CommuniGate Server, too: to configure the
server itself or the modules it runs, to control the modules and their queues,
etc. The CommuniGate System Manual explains how you can use the CommuniGator
application to maintain your CommuniGate Server.
See the CommuniGate Installation Manual for installation instructions.
Revision History:
1.9
* The Processing Rules (User Rules and Station Rules) are implemented (you need
the 1.9 version of the Server to support User Rules).
* The Mailer design has been changed.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/communigate-client-19.hqx; 316K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:14:33 -0600
From: [email protected] (Technical Support, Stalker Software, Inc.)
Subject: [*] CommuniGate FaxGate 1.8
The FaxGate is a CommuniGate communication module supporting fax messaging.
It converts messages to the fax format and sends them to remote fax
machines. The module can receive incoming faxes and route them as messages
to the recipient(s).
The module is multi-line, i.e. it can support several fax lines
simultaneously.
When installed together with the Voice Gate, FaxGate can route incoming faxes
to any recipient (locally or over e-mail), it can implement fax-on-demand and
other fax-center features.
This version of FaxGate supports Class 2 and Class 2.0 fax modems connected
via serial ports.
To compose and send messages as faxes, you can use not only the CommuniGator
application, but also the print driver "FaxSender".
Revision History
1.8
*?The Default Font Style option is implemented.
* The Resolution option for FaxGate fax converting is implemented. Some bugs
in processing documents with parts in different resolutions were fixed.
* The bug that always disabled international calls for non-local users was
fixed.
1.7
*?The Default Font and the Default Font Size options are implemented.
* The resolution selection command is issued before dialing now: it provides
compatibility with many modems that do not follow the Class 2 specifications.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/communigate-fax-gate-18.hqx; 63K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:14:39 -0600
From: [email protected] (Technical Support, Stalker Software, Inc.)
Subject: [*] CommuniGate FaxSender 2.0
FaxSender is a print (Chooser) driver to use with the CommuniGate System. It
employs the same Address Books panel as the CommuniGator application, and it
can be used with any application that supports printing. When "FaxSender" is
selected in the Chooser, using the Print command in any application results
in "printing" of the open document on a remote fax machine.
In order to avoid switching between your regular printer driver and FaxSender,
you can have the "FaxSwitcher" extension installed. After you installed
FaxSwitcher, select the FaxSender in the Chooser, and you'll see the Option
button which allows you to set the special-keys combination. You can set a
combination, select your regular printer driver again, and close the Chooser.
Now, if you press the selected key combination when choosing Page Setup or
Print from an application File menu, the FaxSender driver replaces your
regular printer driver and allows you to fax from an application without
going through the Chooser.
There are two versions of the print driver: a non-networkable (FaxSender)
and a networkable one (FaxSender Network). If you plan to send faxes from
the same computer that runs the CommuniGate Server, you should install the
FaxSender driver on that computer. Install the FaxSender Network on all other
computers on your network.
Revision History
2.0
* Retrieving address records from shared (server-based) address books is
implemented. The CommuniGate Client Modules version 1.9 or better is required.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/communigate-fax-sender-20.hqx; 85K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:14:43 -0600
From: [email protected] (Technical Support, Stalker Software, Inc.)
Subject: [*] CommuniGate PagerGate 1.2.2
The PagerGate is a CommuniGate communication module supporting wireless
paging. The module uses one or several regular modems. It calls host
computers of paging service companies and transfers the messages along
with the recipients' pager IDs. The host computers then deliver the
messages to the recipients' pagers.
As any other CommuniGate module, PagerGate can be used even if you don't
have it installed on your computer or network: you can use any other
CommuniGate Server with PagerGate via Internet (see below).
Since there are many companies providing paging service, and each company
uses its own pager IDs, you need to know two things in order to send a
message to somebody's pager: the ID of that pager, and also the name of
the paging service provider.
The PagerGate module supports the TAP protocol (used by US paging services),
it is multi-line, and it supports connections with several paging hosts.
Revision History
1.2.2
* The protocol reliability is improved.
1.2.1
* An "uninitilized variable" bug is fixed. On some machines, it caused
the PagerGate to report that the CommuniGate Server is too old.
* Hosts icons have been fixed.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/communigate-pager-gate-122.hqx; 29K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:14:48 -0600
From: [email protected] (Technical Support, Stalker Software, Inc.)
Subject: [*] CommuniGate Server 1.9
The kernel part of the CommuniGate integrated messaging system is the
CommuniGate Server. When installed, it runs in background and:
* stores all messages sent and received;
* enables network access for CommuniGate users, maintains their mailboxes
queues, etc.;
* loads and runs CommuniGate modules (i.e. FaxGate, UUCPGate, VoiceGate,
etc.) and creates the run-time environment for those modules;
* maintains system activity log;
* implements routing algorithms;
* maintains a resource database and provides access to that database for
CommuniGate users and CommuniGate modules (fax cover pages, sounds, voice
scripts, info tables, etc.).
The CommuniGate services can be accessed with the CommuniGator client
software. The client software allows you to compose and read messages,
to manage your mailboxes, etc. It is also used by CommuniGate administrator
to configure, maintain, monitor and control the CommuniGate server -
locally or remotely.
This version:
1.9
*?The User Rules are implemented. This allows the server to process mail
automatcially, base of the "rules" specified by each user.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/communigate-server-19.hqx; 111K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:14:53 -0600
From:
Subject: [*] CTM Powermail test drive 1.0.6v2
- NEW FEATURE ! A catalog browser can now be selected from the Windows menu
or by clicking on the "business card" icon in the toolbar. The purpose of
this browser is to provide quick access to the preffered personal catalog
(or any other container of catalog entries) while using the application.
The selected catalog, as well as the browser's position, are stored in the
preferences.
Tip: If the WindowShade control panel (standard in System 7.5) is
installed, you can avoid time-consuming redraws of the catalog's content
(notably when it is in the background) by double-clicking on its title bar.
- NEW FEATURE ! There is now a checkbox in the preferences dialog to get
rid of the "Sent by CTM PowerMail" plug at the end of sent messages. The
- NEW FEATURE ! We now support sound within a letter. Sound can be recorded
>From the Edit menu or dragged in (from the Scrapbook, for instance). Note:
This feature requires the presence of Sound manager 3.1
- Now supports and includes Internet config 1.2; Internet config extension
gets installled or updated with CTM Powermail
- Fixed a refresh bug at bottom of text view
- Because of a change in the reply settings, the previous version
introduced an issue with formatting of reply text. This has been fixed.
- Remove line breaks now scrolls the text to the top (since it usually
reduces the number of lines, often after this operation one would think
everything has been erased
- Error codes are now correctly reported by number rather than always
showing up as -50.
- Opening a letter in the out tray (notably, letter with AppleMail creator)
could occasionaly throw PM in an infinite loop
- Fixed a condition which could induce garbled characters at the end of a
message.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/ctm-power-mail-1062-demo.hqx; 1739K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:35 -0600
From: Greg Salter
Subject: [*] Get Current Users (1.0.2)
An AppleScript Scripting Addition (osax) that will tell you who is logged
onto your Macintosh via File Sharing.
This osax is free for noncommercial use. Scott Lindsay maintains the
copyright.
Greg Salter - [email protected]
Scott Lindsey - [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/atlk/get-current-users-102-as.hqx; 6K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:04 -0600
From: [email protected] (Technical Support, Stalker Software, Inc.)
Subject: [*] LineShare 3.3.1
The LineShare (tm) software makes it possible for several
applications/tools to use the same serial port(s) simultaneously. It can
detect the type of incoming calls and route the call to the proper
software. For fax modems, LineShare can employ the "adaptive answering"
feature supported with many modern modems, i.e. the automatic detection of
the incoming call type (fax or data).
Generally, LineShare can be used with any modem and with any types of
incoming calls, if there is a method to detect the type of a call. Those
methods (algorithms) are programmed using the LineShare scripting language.
When started, LineShare takes the selected serial port and controls that
port itself, running the selected LineShare script. It also creates several
"subports" and register them with CTB, so their names and icons appear in
port lists of CTB-compatible applications/tools. These virtual subports are
for use with communication servers. The number and names of subports to be
created are defined in the LineShare script.
When a server (like ARA(tm), or FaxSTF(tm), BBS, or Mail) opens such a
"subPort", LineShare emulates a modem without connecting the server to the
real device. So, several servers can work simultaneously, each sending
commands to its own dedicated subport.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/line-share-331-demo.hqx; 157K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:37 -0600
From: [email protected] (Raif S. Naffah)
Subject: [*] MacPGP Control 1.0 Beta 3 (long)
New in Version 1.0b3 (February 1996)
* Added code to complement Comment field in User dialog with the key
owner's secondary user IDs.
* Added code to support MacPGP 2.6.3i idiosyncrasies.
* Support for user-defined key length (up to 2048 bits) when generating
keypairs.
* Added support and code for private menus with hierachical sub-menus for
Keyring, Addressbook and Group Nickname windows.
* Added drag-and-drop support for message body field in the Message window,
as well as for the Recipients list in the same window. User can now
drag-and-drop recipient record from Addressbook and Keyring windows.
* Added sanity checks when user selects Eudora as either the Source or
Destination.
* Replaced the Sign / Encrypt dialog with a resizable, zoomable window.
User can now open and work on more than one message at a time.
* Changed parts of the user interface and made it more consistent.
* Added support for voice recording and encryption.
* Added support for Attaching files to a Eudora outgoing message and allow
drag-and-dop for specifying such files. Files attached are then treated in
the same way the message will be; ie. PGP Encrypted and/or PGP Signed.
* Added support for PGP Keyserver querry in Keyring Management through
TCP/IP connection. User can, by pressing one button, obtain updated info on
a keyowner's public key found in his/her keyring.
* Added Select All under the Edit menu to select all contents of text fields
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/mac-pgp-control-10b3-as.hqx; 565K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:31 -0600
From: [email protected] (William S. Leshner)
Subject: [*] MailSniffer 1.1.1
MailSniffer is a minimal POP client that interacts with any POP3 server to
count the messages in a user's mailbox. MailSniffer will optionally list
the subjects and senders of either new or all messages. MailSniffer can
also optionally perform several actions, such as run a script, when the
mailbox contains more than a user specified number of messages. MailSniffer
can be configured to sniff automatically at a user specified interval.
MailSniffer is fully asynchronous and supports multiple simultaneous
sniffs.
Improvements in this version:
* Added direct support for the Notification Manager
* Increased the size of the edit field for the POP server
* Reduced the size by ~70K
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mail/mail-sniffer-111.hqx; 160K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:24 -0600
From: Peter N Lewis
Subject: [*] NetPresenz 4.0.1 (formerly FTPd)
This is a major new upgrade for FTPd, it now has full support for Web CGI
scripts and native Open Transport. Because FTPd is much more than just an
FTP server, we've renamed it to NetPresenz which more acurately represents
it's functionality - with a single program you or your company can now use
a Macintosh to provide a high profile presence on the Internet including
FTP, Web and Gopher, all for just a $10 shareware fee.
NetPresenz uses the Apple's standard file sharing permissions under either
Personal File Sharing (7.5.1 or later highly recomended) or AppleShare, so
it is easy to configure and very secure.
Changes since NetPresenz 4.0 include:
Fixed a security hole where people can get anonymous access to AppleShare
guest files even if you have selected "None" for anonymous FTP privs.
Changes since FTPd 3.0 include:
New name - NetPresenz.
Open Transport support.
CGI script support.
And a few of other changes and tweaks.
NetPresenz requires System 7 and MacTCP or Open Transport.
NetPresenz is $10 shareware. The upgrade is free to everyone who
registered after Jan 1, 1995. If you registered before then, the upgrade
is 50% of the normal price.
Enjoy,
Peter
NetPresenz Copyright 1992-96 Peter N Lewis
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/net-presenz-401.hqx; 594K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:44 -0600
From: [email protected] (Larry Jarvis)
Subject: [*] Netscape Splash 1.0
This is a ResEdit replacement for the reg. Netscape splash and icons.
Anyone famialler with ResEdit can use it.
All of the ResEdit warnings apply. Use at your own risk.
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/larrys-netscape-pict-rsrc.hqx; 184K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:54 -0600
From: [email protected] (James McMartin)
Subject: [*] Netskul!vers.1
Everybody's using Netscape. Why not - it's a great prog. Yet, like any
other program, details need to be tweaked to your specs and needs. The
splash screen for instance. I guess the ship steering wheel could appeal to
the "pirate" hacker in all of us, but more likely it brings to mind that
weird guy in the raincoat on the fish sticks commercial: "Ahoy there,
little Billy! Climb up the ladder ahead of me!"
So here's a new splash screen. Based on the "memento mori" ("Remember, you
will die") philosophy of living life to the fullest, it portrays a lively
skull graphic -not as many shiny colours as some s/s's, but I dig it. It
requires ResEdit to install. It's unofficial, of course, but I don't see
how the Netscape folx would mind as it's a personal/one time addition. (But
I will hasten to mention that I have no connenction in any way with
Netscape, nor they with me. ) I will also be doing a so-called "throbber"
(spare me the obvious puns please). This will consist of an dazzling
image/animation to replace the "N & shooting stars" animation in the corner
of the browser.
If you'd like to see any other additions, or have any ideas regarding,
please let me know.
Payment
Netskul! is email-ware. You simply have to email me and let me know where
you found Netskul!, if you dig it, if you're having probs w/it, if you have
any other ideas for fun stuff, if you've found any cool Mac Hack related
stuff, if you've done a cool splash screen of your own (try it!), if you
have a new Mac Hack related page, if you've added a link to my page, if you
know of any other kewl ResEd hacks, etc. I'd appreciate it. Oh yeah, email
is:
[email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/netskul-10-pict-rsrc.hqx; 53K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:10 -0600
From: drbenway
Subject: [*] Newswatcher 2.1.2; a free Usenet newsreader for the Mac
Errors fixed
NewsWatcher did not work with news servers which required authentication
if you had the option to use Internet Config turned on and the option to
save the authentication password turned off. Fixed.
You can now drag groups as text from group windows to the bodies and
other text fields of message windows.
The log file generated by the "Log actions to file" option in the
"Miscellaneous Options" prefs topic contained LF line terminators
instead of the proper CR line terminators. Fixed.
The low-level networking code now discards server response lines which
do not begin with a numeric response code. These lines are treated as
comments. In particular, this change fixes a problem which can occur
with some Mac "FTPd" servers.
The low-level networking code no longer caches the Mac's IP address or
domain name. It gets this information fresh from MacTCP or Open
Transport every time it needs it. This will help in some situations
where dialup users disconnect and reconnect and get a new IP address and
keep NewsWatcher open throughout this process. This will not, however,
solve all problems with this kind of situation, and proper behavour of
NewsWatcher in this situation simply cannot be guaranteed. We still
highly recommend that you quit NewsWatcher before disconnecting and
reconnecting and rerun it after reconnecting.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/newswatcher-212.hqx; 619K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 17:33:57 -0600
From: "J. H. Chajes"
Subject: [*] Nisus Gematria Macro
This is a macro which converts Hebrew words to their numerical values (aleph =
1, bet = 2, etc.). It works on passages of any length.
There are three macros included: one which gives the standard gematria
(numerical value); a second which gives increased values for final MNtZPkH
letters (500+); and a third which converts a Hebrew word or phrase into the
Gregorian calendar year to which it corresponds. For this last macro to work
properly, the Hebrew must contain one quotation mark (").
Hope this is helpful.
Yossi Chajes
PS These macros are basically adaptations of the Arabic -> Numbers macro
written
by [email protected] and [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/text/gematria-macro-nisus.hqx; 6K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:46 -0600
From: [email protected] (Francois Yang)
Subject: [*] QuizMaker
A quiz processor especially for teachers, to create and to format multiple
question and short answer quizzes.
Copyright 1996 by Francois Yang
[Archived as /info-mac/app/quiz-maker-pro.hqx; 623K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 19:15:25 -0600
From: Informer
Subject: [*] SiteMarker1.0b5-3
Rhythmic Sphere, Inc. of San Francisco, announces a new release of
its unique Web organization and navigation tool, SiteMarker. The
software is in the final stages of beta testing, but is available to
Web users right now for an incredibly low introductory price of
$12.95. You can download a free demo at the SiteMarker Web site:
http://www.rsphere.com/sitemarker
SiteMarker is far more than your average URL manager. It is a
powerful, integrated environment for finding, organizing and sharing
Web information. SiteMarker provides both beginning and advanced
Web users tools which increase their Web productivity and enjoyment.
Not only can Web users store, organize and fluidly access an
unlimited number of URLs, they can also easily share them among each
other.
Because of its shared orientation, SiteMarker is particularly useful
in workplace and educational settings, where collaboration is
imperative. SiteMarker is also a boon to WebMasters and HTML
designers due to it's unparalelled support for HTML authoring. URL
catalogs can be outputted as stunning Web pages with full control
over colors and font sizes, as well as banner, bullet and background
graphics. Full Web sites can be created from the URL catalogs of
individual users, or groups, with no HTML coding required.
In SiteMarker, as users navigate, they organize URLs in topical
catalogs (eg, News, Sports, Art, Search Engines) that can be thought
of as "virtual road maps" to bodies of Web information. The software
allows notes of any length to be attached to any element of a URL
catalog. These notes are interactively displayed in Sitemarker, so
that at all times textual information is readily available, and
seamlessly integrated into HTML output.
Organizing and authoring information is of course dependent on what
information is available. SiteMarker provides features that allow
users to find and bring back Web information much faster. The
software has an integrated search palette that allows quick access
to major Web search facilities, software archives, and online
references. SiteMarker also lets users "extract" all of the URLs
directly from Web pages without needing to individually visit them,
making it easy to rapidly augment URL collections.
Rhythmic Sphere, Inc.
http://www.rsphere.com/sitemarker
[email protected]
fax: 415-695-9391
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/site-marker-10b53.hqx; 1163K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 17:34:01 -0600
From: "Tony Copping"
Subject: [*] TimeTally 1.1 - A Newton time management program
Bug fix release.
This is TimeTally 1.1 for Newton. It replaces TimeTally 1.01
file: nwt/app/time-tally-101.hqx
This submission may be included on the CD-ROM.
Tony Copping * http://www.internode.net/~tonyc * [email protected]
Signature Software Ltd. FAX: (403) 569 2881
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/app/time-tally-11.hqx; 65K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 17:34:05 -0600
From: [email protected] (Ilan Szekely)
Subject: [*] Type/Creator list v2.4
7671 entries now !
I just got 500 new entries - for the next version!
This is getting large
With the help of Daniel Azuma the information is now supplied as
a ($10 shareware) program with a nice Data Base interface.
Files included are:
Type/Creator 2.4 ReadMe (this file)
Type/Creator Database 2.4 (program)
Latest version is available in (VAX VMS) FTP site:
Directory structre may change. Look for TYPE_CREATOR_DB.HQX or the
like. Please use Fetch or Netscape for downloading. This is a VAX/VMS
site and Anarchie does not recognize its DIR list format.
Ilan Szekely
E-mail - [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/type-creator-database-24.hqx; 258K]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 04:44:04 -0800
From: [email protected] (Paul Brians)
Subject: (Q) Another PageMaker 6 spelling checker problem
Here's another PM6 spelling checker problem. Sometimes it gets "stuck." In
the following sentence, from a short story by Borges, it gets stuck on the
"m" in "may, " suggesting it is a capitalization error. Nothing can make it
move on. Clicking after the troublesome word and trying to continue results
in PM starting at the beginning of the story and getting stuck at the
trouble spot again. Since there is no way to predict what the "next" story
is in PM's arcane spell-checking agenda, I can't just skip the rest of the
story and go on to the next one. If I knew what it was, I would. I'm not
about to change Borges' style to suite this brain-damaged spell-checker.
"I pray the unknown gods that some man even if only one man, and though it
have been thousands of years ago!-may have examined and read it."
Paul Brians, Department of English,Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-5020
[email protected]
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 04:13:09 -0800
From: [email protected] (Paul Brians)
Subject: (Q) PageMaker 6 spellchecking
I'm trying to use PageMaker 6 spelling checker to check a book-length
manuscript composed of many (approx 150) Word 5.1 documents. I've checked
them already with Word, but I find PageMaker is catching things I missed
earlier. However, it's driving me crazy. It seems to check the documents in
a mysterious order of its own, neither in page order nor alphabetical
order. If I am interrupted before checking the whole volume and have to
shut down (and I always am) I can't force it to systematically check the
stories that haven't been already checked.
Also frustrating is the fact that when I find an error that can't be fixed
within the spelling checker and click on the document to fix it, then
return to the spelling checker, it goes back to the beginning of the
document and starts checking it all over again. For a text loaded with
proper names and arcane terms like mine this is very frustrating.
Also, PageMaker's handling of Word's footnotes is crude, to say the least.
It just makes the reference numbers into simple superscripted numbers which
the spelling checker interprets as part of the word so it pauses at every
entry like this: (Athens2). Every footnoted word is a possible error.
I'm mostly just venting my spleen, but if anybody has workarounds (short of
telling me to abandon my software at this point in the project, which is
out of the question), I'd be interested in hearing them.
Paul Brians, Department of English,Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-5020
[email protected]
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 04:13:14 -0800
From: [email protected] (Paul Brians)
Subject: (Q) PageMaker 6 to FrameMaker
Is there a good way to convert PageMaker 6 documents to FrameMaker? My
publisher's FM can't import PM6 documents. I know I can save PM6 docs as
PM5, which I am considering, but do you have any other ideas?
Paul Brians, Department of English,Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-5020
[email protected]
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 09:59:40 -0400
From: [email protected] (Claude Zeller)
Subject: (Q) Postscript Files
I downloaded a Postscript file (a physics course) that I found on the Web.
How do I read and print a Postscipt file? I downloaded ViewPS but there is
no help file on how to use the software. I opened my file with ViewPS and I
got something with shades of grey around some of the letters, very
difficult to read on screen or printed. Any help would be very welcome. You
can e-mail directly to [email protected] or [email protected].
Thank you,
Claude Zeller
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 17:15:42 +0000 (GMT)
From: Rory Clancy
Subject: 840av built-in-ethernet problem
hi
I have an 840AV which is running 7.5.1 and I wantto use both Localtalk
and Ethertalk - problem is the Network CP wont allow me to
switch from Localtalk to Ethertalk. (always switched back to
Localtalk after saying it cant change to Ethertalk)
I've installed the Z.M 1.5 updated Network drivers which
includes
Ethertalk Phase 2 2.5.7 (Extension)
Network B1-7.1.3 (Control Panel)
Apple built-in Ethernet 1.0.1 (Extension)
but this hasnt helped.
Has anyone experienced similar problems getting an Mac with builtin
Ethernet , running 7.5.1 , to get the Ethernet running Ethertalk
Any info, experience with this problem would be very welcome
Thanks
Rory
--
Rory Clancy Voice: +353 21 904080
National Microelectronics Research Centre Fax: +353 21 270271
Lee Maltings, email: [email protected]
Prospect Row, http://nmrc.ucc.ie/
Cork, Ireland.
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 10:05:49 -0500
From: [email protected] (Dr. Leo G. Leduc)
Subject: [Q] Selling/Giving software
I have a question concerning the legality of selling software for which I
am the registered user. Does the person buying the software become the
legal user? What would happen if I gave the software away to someone?
I would appreciate help from people who know about such matters.
Please send a copy of your reply directly to me.
Thanks in advance.
Leo G. Leduc
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 14:11:34 -0500 (EST)
From: macnut
Subject: AppleCare-Worth the Price?
I have recieved in the mail an offer to sign up for the AppleCare
Extended Warranty for my Performa 630. I would like to know if anyone else
on this list has had experience with AppleCare and if it's worth the price
(about $200 for my computer and printer). Do you consider an extended
warranty worth it, especially for a home user?
The MacNut
[email protected] http://www.netaxs.com/~macnut
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 16:50:48 -0500
From: peter hua
Subject: Beginner Programming
** For Your Eyes Only **
** High Priority **
My personal oppinion on a good starting language is Pascal or Aida.
Ofcourse you might have to know a little about programming in the
first placed, but both, especially Ada, are strongly typed (strong
emphasis on proper syntax and use of items such as arrays) and easy
to understand.
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 09:01:38 -0500
From: [email protected] (Jason Wyckoff)
Subject: HELP! My Harddrive ejects!
I don't know if this is the place to post this, so I am sorry if this
isn't it. But I have this problem that has been haunting me for months!
When ever I pick the Apple color wheel, be it in the color control panel
or photoshop, or whatever, my computer tells me to insert my internal
harddrive like it has been ejected! The only thing I can do is cancel,
and when I do, the computer freezes, and I have to restart.
I've rebuilt my system, reformatted my harddrive, ran it without
extensions, and run all the util programs on my harddrive, and nothing
worked! Any suggestions? Thanks!
Jason Wyckoff
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 14:04:12 -0600
From: [email protected] (Clint MacDonald)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #36
Neil:
On Thu, 8 Feb 1996, [email protected] (Neil Fiertel) wrote in
the Info-Mac Digest:
>More on Pump and Maxram...neither appear to work on my computer which is
>ppc 7100 av with ramdoubler 1.6.1. Pump does not claim to work on a ppc
>and Maxram only mentions the 1.6 rather than the next minor upgrade....how
>sad for us all....
Well, it would be more accurate to say, "How happy for us all that RAM
Doubler works so well!" I wonder if you are taking the name "RAM Doubler"
too literally. RAM Doubler does several things, the sum total of which we
users interpret as twice as much RAM. More accurately RAM Doubler is a
memory *manager* (and a darn good one, at that). RAM Doubler works best in
situations when you want to open several programs at the same time. With
RAM Doubler you can easily open programs that total as much as twice the
amount of RAM you have, SO LONG AS NO SINGLE PROGRAM USES MORE THAN YOUR
TOTAL "REAL" RAM. The "doubling" of RAM here is arbitrary, but the folks at
Connectix feel it is optimal. It does *not* magically give you twice as
much RAM. Therefore, it cannot give you (just as magically) four times as
much or 16 times as much RAM.
In extreme situations, RAM Doubler will invoke virtual memory -- a trick
in which your (slow!) hard drive is used to supplement your (fast!) RAM.
This almost always results in a huge performance hit. By "Pumping" your RAM
Doubler to higher values you are increasing RAM Doubler's reliance on
virtual memory. This is probably not what you are after.
If you are trying to "Pump" your RAM merely as a stunt (amaze your
friends!), then more power to you. However, if you are trying to make up
for insufficient real RAM, then RAM Doubler is not the answer.
Cheers,
Clint
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 11:25:42 -0700
From: [email protected] (Chuck Garrett)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #41
>Which version of PopChar are you using? I have PopChar 2.5.2 with System
>7.5.1 on my Performa 6300 and it works fine.
>
>Stefano Pizzetti
>Roma, Italia
>
>------------------------------
I have 2.7.1 version of PopChar
Chuck Garrett
[email protected]
"Not very much matters and nothing matters very much"
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 17:40:46 +0900
From: (kornet)
Subject: modem tool request
To: [email protected]
Subject: modem tool help
Content-Length: 259
Hello,
I am trying to use Eudora 1.5.1 on a Mac running ver 7.0.1 software.
I think I need a new modem tool (mine is version 1.1) I would
like to know if a new version (preferrably ver 1.5) is in your
archive.
thank you
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 96 11:52:28 PST
From: "Eric Schweitzer"
Subject: New Extension Conflict
I hope this is helpful to some of you...
I have a PowerBook 5300c and just installed the latest system update to System
7.5.2 and System Enabler 1.2.1. After this Word 6.0.1 started crashing whenever
Save As... was selected and frequently when a file was opened.
I tracked the problem down to a conflict between the extension "Office 4.2x
Update for Power Mac" and the new system software. (Don't ask how long this
took!) It seems that the new system software corrects the same problem that
Office Update does and they conflict. Everything seems to work fine if Office
Update is disabled.
My suspicion is that when System Update 2.0 is released (soon, I hope), it will
have the correction and the Office Update extension will not only not be
necessary, but will cause problems. Anyone know if this will be true?
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 15:03:56 -0500
From: [email protected] (Graeme Forbes)
Subject: PopChar woes (C)
Doug writes:
" We recently upgraded to Sys 7.5, the latest
Microsoft suite, WordPerfect (may it live forever - are you listening, Corel?),
and ClarisDraw. We're all disappointed to find that a most useful utility,
PopChar, no longer works."
I don't think it's a problem with System 7.5. For example, PopChar works
fine with Nisus and Word 5 under System 7.5. On the other hand, it has
never worked with FrameMaker, and I am told that the reason has to do with
how FM handles fonts. Frame Technology insisted on handling them in a
non-standard way "to preserve compatibility with FM on other platforms",
whatever that means (we hope Adobe will see matters in a different light).
I bet it's the same thing with Word and WP.
An alternative to PopChar, not nearly as convenient but still freeware and
better than KeyCaps, is Letraset's Character Chooser. If it isn't in the
archives, try Some time ago Gunther Blaschek
(sp?) was promising a commercial version of PopChar which would work around
the FrameMaker problem, and presumably the others. But I haven't seen
anything of this yet.
Graeme Forbes
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