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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 96 08:59:28 PST
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Info-Mac Digest Tue, 5 Mar 96 Volume 14 : Issue 55

Today's Topics:

[*] Addiction Manager 1.0
[*] Baseball- Fanasy Draft
[*] BBEdit Speech Extensions Update V1.3
[*] ColorSieve 1.1
[*] GameRate Issue 4
[*] Hitler's Graveyard
[*] States Hyper Textbooks (Ohio - Wyoming)
[*] TidBITS#317/04-Mar-96
[*] TrueClock? 1.2 US (displays round clock, app)
[*] Unmute-it 0.2 Use speaker _and_ headphone
[*] WindowMenu 1.1.1J / Japanese Version
[*] WindowMenu v1.1.1 -- lets you select windows directly
[*] WoW #5
Q DeskWriter 560C software
(Q) File synchronization via ftp connection
(q) PPP tools with auto sign off
(q) v.34 modems and software (2 msgs)
[A] Eudora Problem in "Save As..."
[A] Help - My Mac Freezes
[A] Help - My Mac Freezes.
[A] ISP connection
[A] LaserBridge and 7200
[Q] Apple Restore
[Q] Hayes Accura 288 V.34/V.FC + FAX modem problems
[Q] LaserWriter Bridge Poblem
[Q] serial ports dead?
[Q] Wanted (UK?) Source for Word 5.1
[Q] Wanted: A source for the font 'Bookman'
American Computer Exchange
Disklock 4.0 problems
ethernet address
ethernet address (A2)
Eudora Attachment Encoding (Q)
Help, help, help
Help with choosing new Mac
Info-Mac Digest V14 #52
Info-Mac Digest V14 #53
Is there an archive of past Info-Mac Digests?
launching InfoMac URL's?
Mac 8500/Hewlett Packard 5MP/Ethertalk Question
Mac Info
Merging Eudora nickname files
nec silentwriter 640
Need application to automatically delete files..
Neko
New Eudora/EasyView troubles
Performa 6300
Performa 6300 and Video Editing
Performa 637 and startup screens
PopupFolder Homepage
Printer Problem
Problems with Config PPP 2.2.0
Q: Ethernet pinout?
Q: Power 100 VRAM?
question
QWK mail reader
Read Me files
Resource Not Found (-192)
Spell Checkers
Subject: Performa 637 and startup screens
Summary: Mailto CGIs and other suggestions
System and Resedit
Try TouchBase Pro
which net magazine
World Wide Web Weaver 1.1.1 [Unimplemented Trap:Crash!]

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 00:46:18 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Addiction Manager 1.0

Addiction Manager 1.0

Addiction Manager is a program for helping people manage addiction to
computer games and other stuff (like the internet). It creates aliases to
programs just like the Finder does. However, with Addiction Manager's
aliases, you can restrict access to your programs.

Version 1.0 is the latest release of Addiction Manager and is a major
update. Here is a list of some of the new features:
- The ability to edit Addiction Manager aliases.
- Using the icons of the original file for the alias.
- Password protection of aliases.
- The ability to make the original file invisible from within
Addiction Manager.
- Addiction Manager can speak your restriction messages aloud if you
have the Speech Manager installed.
- "Weekday" and "Weekend" options for ease of alias creation.
- A read-out of current restrictions for ease of alias creation.
- Balloon help

Addiction Manager is now shareware (US$10). It is fully functional and
is not crippled in any way.

Addiction Manager requires System 7. It is 68000-based code. While it
isn't required, to use Addiction Manager's speech capabilities, you must
have the Speech Manager installed (preferably the most recent version of
PlainTalk).

You may contact the author at [email protected].

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/addiction-manager-10.hqx; 222K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 00:46:29 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Baseball- Fanasy Draft

If you play fantasy baseball, ie STARBALL, heres your own league manager.
Shareware. Requires Filemaker 2.01 or later/ not password protected.
Basketball, Hockey,Football also available.
See registration file.

[email protected]

[Archived as /info-mac/game/pro-draft-96.hqx; 343K]

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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 11:11:51 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] BBEdit Speech Extensions Update V1.3

New in this version:
* uses Apple's Speech Control panel to select the voice and rate.

Description:
Two BBEdit Extensions for speaking the selected text using Apple
Speech Manager. Use Apple's Speech Control panel to select the voice
and rate used by these extensions.

Two BBEdit Extensions for speaking the selected text using Apple
Speech Manager. Use Apple's Speech Control panel to select the voice used
by these extensions.

[Archived as /info-mac/text/bbe/speak-sentence-13.hqx; 9K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 00:46:26 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] ColorSieve 1.1

ColorSieve is a utility that will display the color information for any
pixel on the screen. There have been many utilities in the past that
perform this function. ColorSieve combines the best of each into a
single, compact package. If you are a Photoshop user; a C, Pascal, or
HTML programmer; you will find ColorSieve and invaluable tool.

ColorSieve supports displaying color information in RGB, HSL, HSV, and
CMY color models. The information can be shown as a short number
(0-65535), byte number (0-255), or a percentage. For programmers,
ColorSieve supports hexadecimal format as well. Once you have the color
information you want, it can be copied to the clipboard in a customizable
string. Once on the clipboard, you can paste it into your favorite text
or HTML editor.

Version 1.1 fixes some bugs, includes an easy to use preference dialog,
and adds support for displaying the mouse location and the depth of the
monitor on which the mouse is located.

ColorSieve requires System 7.1 or greater to run. The application is
'FAT', which means that it takes advantage of the speed increase for the
PowerPC machines while still running on the older 68K machines.

ColorSieve is Emailware. If you like it, drop me a line at
[email protected] and let me know! I'd really appreciate the feedback,
plus as an added bonus I'll include you on a mailing list to inform you
of future updates. Please see the README for distribution limits.

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/color-sieve-11.hqx; 94K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 00:46:14 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] GameRate Issue 4

[Archived as /info-mac/per/game-rate-04.hqx; 2039K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 00:46:31 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Hitler's Graveyard

Hitler's Graveyard is a scenario for Wolfenstein 3D. It can be played with
3rd Encounter or the commercial version of the game.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/wolf/hitlers-graveyard.hqx; 756K]

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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 01:06:09 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] States Hyper Textbooks (Ohio - Wyoming)

Shareware $19.00 - Requires HyperCard 2.0 or HyperCard Player. Interactive
educational encyclopedic reference materials on individual states and
topics related
to that state.

Jeff Iverson, Iverson Software Co.
http://prairie.lakes.com/~j5rson

[I've changed the archive names of this series so that they remain together
in the listings.
The previously updated files' names will be changed accordingly. -Demitri]

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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 23:13:04 -0800
From: [email protected] (TidBITS Editors)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#317/04-Mar-96

TidBITS#317/04-Mar-96

So you think Apple could do a better job marketing Macs on the
Internet? Put your mouse where your mouth is and win Apple garb!
We also bring you news on Apple's latest set of Internet servers,
info on Internet Explorer and Symantec's Java development tools,
plus Tonya's overview of new and updated HTML authoring tools,
including Adobe's PageMill and SiteMill. Finally, do you remember
the $10,000 Macintosh Web Security Challenge? Find out what did -
or didn't - happen.

Topics:
MailBITS/04-Mar-96
Help Apple's Internet Story
Serving Up Servers
Web Authoring Update
Macintosh Web Security Challenge Results
Reviews/04-Mar-96

[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-317.etx; 30K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 00:46:33 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] TrueClock? 1.2 US (displays round clock, app)

What TrueClock? 1.2 does is displaying a movable resizable
round clock on the screen to display the time. An important
bonus is a special mode which when switched on will make the
clock always visible whatever is the current application
running. This is useful if you don't have a gigantic screen.
You can still move or resize it. It is an application, not a
system extension. It takes 15 K in disk space (decompressed)
and the ReadMe is 10 K. It needs 128K in memory to run (more
if you want to enlarge the clock beyond 600 by 800 pixels). As
an amateur i could not test it extensively on various system
and hardware configurations, although i believe it will run
fine on Macintoshes SE or later, under system 7 or later.
NOTE: system 7 is *required*.

sincerely yours,
Jean-Francois Burnol
[email protected]
[email protected]

[Archived as /info-mac/app/time/true-clock-102.hqx; 19K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 00:46:24 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Unmute-it 0.2 Use speaker _and_ headphone

*Freeware*

Do you have this problem? I have a 7100AV, with the headphone jack
in the back. I also have a blaster with a CD input. Its nice to
be able to use the blaster for hi-fi sound output, but I also
like to use my blaster for music while I work.

The problem is that the Mac also tries to behave like a stereo,
in that it mutes the speaker when you plug a jack into the
headphone output. The good news is that this behavior on the Mac
is done in _software_. Instead of crawling around to the back of
the machine and unplugging the headphone jack, you can open the
sound control panel, and uncheck the "Mute" checkbox for the
Built-in sound output driver. Of course having to open the sound
control panel whenever you reboot is almost as much of a pain as
physically unplugging the jack.

Unmute-it is a simple application program which sets the mute
value "off" for the internal speaker, allowing sound to be
played through the internal speaker, even when the headphone
jack is in use. This package also includes an init version
by popular demand.
|:-)

Requires Sound Manager 3.0 or better.

*Standard Disclaimer*
No warranty, either express or implied, is made for the fitness
of this product for any purpose. By using the software, you are
accepting full responsibility for its (mis)use.

Tony Copping * http://www.internode.net/~tonyc * [email protected]
Signature Software Ltd. FAX: (403) 569 2881

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/unmute-it-02.hqx; 12K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 00:46:20 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] WindowMenu 1.1.1J / Japanese Version

This is the Japanese version of the WindowMenu control panel.

WindowMenu enables you to pop-up a list of all the currently open windows in an
application anywhere on the screen.

WindowMenu enables you to assign hot-keys to cycle forward and backward through
all the currently open windows.

Christopher Li

E-Mail: [email protected]
Nifty-Serve: KGB00252

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/window-menu-111-jp.hqx; 229K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 00:46:22 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] WindowMenu v1.1.1 -- lets you select windows directly

WindowMenu is a utility that exists to let you do one thing: jump
directly to a specific window in an application. Although I have a big
monitor, I often find myself going through all kinds of contortions to
get to a window I know is open but that is buried under a hundred
others. Applications with "Windows" menus help things somewhat, but
you still have to make the trip to the menu bar.

WindowMenu will pop up a menu of all open windows in the current
application and let you select one directly when you click anywhere
while holding down control keys that you choose. It also lets you
define a hotkey to cycle forward and backwards through all open
windows. I use it every day and I think if you give it a try, you may
too.

You can download WindowMenu and get more information at my
Macintosh shareware page on the Web at:

http://www.kagi.com/authors/marka

Version 1.1.1 (Feb 23rd 1996) fixes a crashing bug at startup if
the Extension is present but the Control Panel does not load for
whatever reason. It also lets you switch between windows with the same
name using the popup menu, and is the first version to be released
simultaniously in English and Japanese. It should replace all previous
versions.

WindowMenu is $10US shareware.

Mark Aiken, author
[email protected]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/window-menu-111.hqx; 243K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 00:46:16 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] WoW #5

Yes kiddies, World of Weirdness #5 is out, and it's better than ever! In
this issue we reveal the shocking truth about Hansel and Gretel, study the
fascinating science of graphology, and more! Download now and I guarantee
that extraterrestrials will not poop on your pillow.

[Archived as /info-mac/per/world-of-weirdness-05.hqx; 1032K]

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 05:02:16 +0100
From: [email protected] (Sven Luetkemeier)
Subject: Q DeskWriter 560C software

Hi!

I'm using a DeskWriter 560C with the DeskWriter 6.0 software. As far as I
know this software is not PPC native (printing in color is rather slow with
my PM 7100). I was wondering whether I would be able to use the DeskWriter
7.x software designed for the DW 600 series.

Has anyone tried this?

Kind regards, Sven Luetkemeier.

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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 96 11:21:54 +0000
From: "Mark Allen"
Subject: (Q) File synchronization via ftp connection

Previously I posted this message:

>I have 2 Power Macs between which I exchange files via ftp over a phone PPP
>connection. On one I am running the new NetPresenz application and on the
other
>I run Fetch. What I would like to do is periodically synchronize selected
>folders on the 2 machines. Unfortunately, the available synchronization
>software that I know of only works if one can mount the disk of one machine on
>the desktop of the other. Since I'm not running ARA, I can't use this
software.
>I was wondering whether anyone has/knows of an AppleScript or application that
>would allow synchronization in my current configuration.

The most promising response came from Jim Matthews (Dartmouth Software
Development, the source of Fetch). He alerted me to the one-way
synchronization AppleScript, BackupFolderToURL, included with Fetch 3.x (the
most reliable script version being included in Fetch 3.0.1b2).

By any chance, has anyone modified this script to provide for two-way
synchronization?

Thanks for any help that can be provided.

Mark Allen

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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 09:51:19 -0600 (CST)
From: [email protected]
Subject: (q) PPP tools with auto sign off

I am looking for some utilitites that I can use with MacPPP. I have seen a
couple that use sys 7.1 but I need on for plain vanilla system 7. The
features I would like include something that will sign off my PPP session
after Eudora sends the mail (or checks it) and something that will give me
a running count of the time I have been online. THanks a lot.
I would like to thank everyone who helped me with getting connected with
PPP and that I could not be doing the ammount of work I am now if it
weren't for the seemingly endless ammount help you all give me. Thanks
again.

Kurt Ramsauer [email protected]

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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 16:14:36 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: (q) v.34 modems and software

I am in the market for a new v.34 28.8 kilobit modem. When I flip
to the CommNet Zone section of The MacZone, I see there are a bunch of
different modems, ranging in price from 138.98 to 239.98. The cheapest one
is made by Performanz and is labled Fast Mac and looks very plain. No
bells or whistles. It says nothing about the software for faxing, only
that it includes a "fax" cable. The software is MacCom Center. Does
anyone use this modem and/or software? I would like your oppinion.
On the high side is the SupraFAXModem at 219.98. This is looks
like the ultimate modem. My question is, it is more than an average net
surfur on a limited budget needs? It looks like a great piece, and is
recommended by macuser, but that review was published a long time ago, and
things have changed. Is this package worth it?
Also from Supra is the SupraExpress modem. It says nothing about
the software included, and I am wondering if there is any included with it
at all. My reasoning is that at 189.98, $30.00 more than the modem alone,
is the Supra Simple Internet. It has a bunch of software included and
detailed instructions. I know a bunch already, so the only reason I would
buy that is to get the fax software. Does the modem alone come with it?
If it does, is this the mid range modem I am looking for? It is priced
good and is from a name brand, as where the FastMac isn't.
There is also a modem from Best Data priced at 158.98. It says it
has software, but doesn't say what kind it is, so I am a little skeptical.
Does anyone know of someone who has bought this modem? Could you tell me
about what it comes with?
The last one I have looked at is the Teleport Platinum. It comes
from an established company, and has good software in GlobalFax. Is this
the best one for my hard earned money?
Also, if there is any that I haven't covered, and that you
recommend, please tell me, for this will be the last one I buy until it
breaks. I also want it to last a long time.

Kurt Ramsauer [email protected]

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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 18:22:26 -0600 (CST)
From: [email protected]
Subject: (q) v.34 modems and software

I am in the market for a new v.34 28.8 kilobit modem. When I flip
to the CommNet Zone section of The MacZone, I see there are a bunch of
different modems, ranging in price from 138.98 to 239.98. The cheapest one
is made by Performanz and is labled Fast Mac and looks very plain. No
bells or whistles. It says nothing about the software for faxing, only
that it includes a "fax" cable. The software is MacCom Center. Does
anyone use this modem and/or software? I would like your oppinion.
On the high side is the SupraFAXModem at 219.98. This is looks
like the ultimate modem. My question is, it is more than an average net
surfur on a limited budget needs? It looks like a great piece, and is
recommended by macuser, but that review was published a long time ago, and
things have changed. Is this package worth it?
Also from Supra is the SupraExpress modem. It says nothing about
the software included, and I am wondering if there is any included with it
at all. My reasoning is that at 189.98, $30.00 more than the modem alone,
is the Supra Simple Internet. It has a bunch of software included and
detailed instructions. I know a bunch already, so the only reason I would
buy that is to get the fax software. Does the modem alone come with it?
If it does, is this the mid range modem I am looking for? It is priced
good and is from a name brand, as where the FastMac isn't.
There is also a modem from Best Data priced at 158.98. It says it
has software, but doesn't say what kind it is, so I am a little skeptical.
Does anyone know of someone who has bought this modem? Could you tell me
about what it comes with?
The last one I have looked at is the Teleport Platinum. It comes
from an established company, and has good software in GlobalFax. Is this
the best one for my hard earned money?
Also, if there is any that I haven't covered, and that you
recommend, please tell me, for this will be the last one I buy until it
breaks. I also want it to last a long time.

Kurt Ramsauer [email protected]

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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 12:18:19 -0500
From: [email protected] (Jonathan Ben Kamien, Ph.D.)
Subject: [A] Eudora Problem in "Save As..."

> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 00:51:59 -0500
> From: [email protected] (Sang Park)
> Subject: [Q] Eudora Problem in "Save As..."
>
> Whenever I use "save as..." command for my email in Eudora Light, some
> lines wraps around, for example, in case of Info-mac Digest,

When you do a "Save As...", make sure that the "Guess Paragraphs" checkbox
at the bottom of the "Save As..." dialog box is not checked.

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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 14:57:40 +0100
From: Bo Bjulen
Subject: [A] Help - My Mac Freezes

>From: [email protected] (Maurice "Mike" McNeil)
>Subject: [A] Help - My Mac Freezes.

>
>Try downloading MacCheck...it does a fairly thorough job of testing the
>hardware. There is also a program called RAM Check, but I believe MacCheck
>does that.

MacCheck is unfortunately obsolete and not supported by Apple
anymore. I wouldn't use it on machines or with system versions
that are newer than MacCheck.

I'm sorry I don't remember the original question so I can't
suggest an alternative.

Bo

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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 10:11:36 +0000
From: "Howard E. Deutch"
Subject: [A] Help - My Mac Freezes.

Maurice Mike McNeil wrote:
>
> Howard,
>
> Try downloading MacCheck...it does a fairly thorough job of testing the
> hardware. There is also a program called RAM Check, but I believe MacCheck
> does that.

Thanks for your suggestion.

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Date: Sat, 2 Mar 1996 22:16:54 -0800
From: Romulo Romero
Subject: [A] ISP connection

Jhon wrote:

>When I connect with my Internet Service Provider using MacPPP, I get the
>box with the status and the final network message which usually meant that
>I was connected. Lately however when I try to read mail or browse, nothing
>happens. Any ideas? Thanks for any help.

Dear John:

Check the Mac TCP settings (you did write the original settings down
didn't you?)
or just call the ISP's tech suport to see if they are correct. I had a
similar problem
once and it turned out to be that the Mac TCP settings had somehow
changed. Once
the settings are correct, take a snap shot of the open Mac TCP window
(use command
shift 3) so you have ready access to them in the future.

Romulo Romero

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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 19:49:32 +0100
From: [email protected] (Antonio Fernandez Martinez)
Subject: [A] LaserBridge and 7200

It seems by Peter Schoenrank's answer that LaserBridge will not work with
OpenTransport; then, why don't you use the old trusty MacTcp?.

We have a PM7200 with MacTcp 2.0.6 and it works fine. You can get the
instructions for installing MacTcp (and de-installing OT!) on a PCI Power
Mac in


Antonio Fernandez Martinez

Profesor Asociado de Geometria y Topologia
Universidad de Salamanca

Telefono: +34 - 23 - 29 44 59, Fax: +34 - 23 - 29 45 83
e-mail: [email protected]

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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 06:58:52 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [Q] Apple Restore

Is there any way to restore only one file from the Apple Backup? I'd like
to reinstall ClarisWorks from my Performa CD, but I don't have enough
disk space for the entire restore.

Please respond to me personally [email protected].

TIA,

Ed

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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 14:58:28 -0500 (EST)
From: dlxibm![email protected]
Subject: [Q] Hayes Accura 288 V.34/V.FC + FAX modem problems

Hi. I've been using the above modem for about a year, with no end of
problems.
When it connects, everything is fine. However, when I try to get onto a new
service, I invariably find that the modem init strings do not work, and
determining a new one for this particular modem is like pulling teeth. No one
in tech support for any service seems to have had experience with this
modem.

I am currently trying to find a string for use with Config PPP and Compuserve's
Web access mechanism, to no avail.

I'd be glad to share to the group any collected experience you've had with
this modem, and what strings to use. Some examples I have found successful:

Microphone vt220 terminal emulation: ATE1QV1&C1&D0&K0M1L1&Q5S36=7S46=2S0=0
MacLayers vt100 terminal emulation: ATE1QV1&C1&D0M1&Q5%C1S46=138S0
Citibank online (9600 only): AT&FH0Q0E0V1M1L1W0S37=9N0

Thanks,
--
Bob Nirenberg
Datalogix International
[email protected]
Subject: [Q] LaserWriter Bridge Poblem

I've had LaserWriter Bridge install for several months on our ethernet
with no problems, then all of a sudden, one day we started getting the
error message that LWB detected another copy running on the same
router. As far as I can determine, this is wrong. There are very few
Macs on the network (most are IBMs) and none of them have LWB
installed except one (and it's on a different router and was installed and
working fine with the other copy, I also shut the machine off and still got
the same message).

I've tried re-installing the software to no avail.....

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Could somebody tell me the URL of the software compan which
produces a commercial version of LWB?

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 14:25:00 +0000
From: [email protected] (Vincent Knobil)
Subject: [Q] serial ports dead?

I gave my dad my old 14.4 SupraFaxModem when I upgraded it and he
unsuccessfully tried to connect it to his SE/30 (also formerly mine). I
told him a little prematurely not to worry, but when he vistied with his
Mac, I also failed.

No comm program can see the modem, on either port (on my Mac, a Centris
650, it works fine). I tried everything (at least i think): tried different
serial cables that I know are OK, booted with extensions off, made sure
nothing was hogging the different ports I was trying, reset the PRAM,
booted from a external disk with a clean system, etc, etc, all to no avail.
So I declared his serial ports dead...however...

...and this is where i'm stumped, my dad claims he *can* print (thru the
printer port) to his old ImageWriter II. So I had him connect the modem to
the printer port, configure everything properly yet his comm software still
can't see the modem.

Assuming my dad is not hallucinating, what could be going on? Did I
overlook anything obvious or not so obvious? Could it be the SE/30 doesn't
know what to do with a Hardware Handshake cable? Any help would be much
appreciated.

Merci d'avance,
Vincent.

------------------------------

Date: 03 Mar 1996 21:12:58 +0000
From: [email protected] (Mephistophilis)
Subject: [Q] Wanted (UK?) Source for Word 5.1

Does anyone know if it is still possible to buy a copy of
Microsoft Word 5.1a or an upgrade from Version 5.0?
I need 5.1 having upgraded to S.7.5.1 and although I
own a copy of Word 6.0 I just cannot face the horrors
its geriatric performance and ugly interface. A UK or
Irish source would be most useful but any suggestions
will be welcomed.

Dr. Fergus Lalor, Chemistry Dept., University College, Cork, Ireland.

------------------------------

Date: 04 Mar 1996 08:01:17 +0000
From: [email protected] (Mephistophilis)
Subject: [Q] Wanted: A source for the font 'Bookman'

When I bought my first (2/H) Mac I inherited some fonts as
well. One of them - Bookman - became my working font-of-
preference and has been copied from machine to machine
ever since. I now have some suspicions that it may be
damaged and if I have to discard it I am faced with altering
the pagination of some 3500 Word documents 8-(. If any-
one knows where I can purchase a fresh copy I would be
very grateful to hear of it.

Dr. Fergus Lalor, Chemistry Dept., University College, Cork, Ireland.

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 4 Mar 96 9:13:28 EST
From: Tom Coradeschi
Subject: American Computer Exchange

Murph Sewall wrote:
>A year and two ago, I had good experiences helping friends acquire
>previously owned Macs through the American Computer Exchange in Atlanta.
>Now, I have another fried seeking a previously owned PowerBook, but I've
>misplaced the 800 number for the American Computer Exchange and long
>distance 800 information doesn't have the listing either (nor is it on my
>Free Phone CD-ROM). Is American Computer Exchange still in business? Does
>anyone have the number?

Hi, Murph! Long time...

They're on the web these days at .

Take care...

tom coradeschi [email protected]
http://k-whiner.pica.army.mil/

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Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 16:45:46 +0000
From: sgzb
Subject: Disklock 4.0 problems

i have norton disklock 4.0 on a hard disk, and i forgot the password.
is there anyway for me to "break the code?"

thanx alot,
[email protected]

Issamar

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Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 13:47:13 -0500
From: [email protected] (Mel E. Martinez)
Subject: ethernet address

At 7:11 PM 3/2/96, I wrote:
>
>I just recieved a brand spankin' new PowerWave box.
>
>I luv it much, but I am currently puzzled as I go through
>setting it up. I need to know the ethernet hardware address
>in order to register it with the DNS folks here. In the
>past, with older macs, I had two ways to get the ethernet
>address.
>

[details about option-clicking mactcp ethernet icon as well as
TattleTech not resulting in this info]

Thanks to those who responded suggesting GetMyAddress, a program available
in the info-mac archives.

Unfortunately, GetMyAddress does NOT seem to work any better than
TattleTech on the PowerWave. I.E. it returns "not available" for the
physical ethernet address.

However, I DID figure out a SOLUTION to the problem that was pretty simple.
First, I 'borrowed' the IP number of another machine that was currently
turned off. I configured the TCP/IP panel on the PowerWave with this IP
number.

Next, I logged into one of our unix machines and used the 'arp' (address
resolution protocal) to query the network for the physical address of the
machine with that IP number. Worked like a charm.

The next question is: Is there a mac port of 'arp' available? What about
a corresponding 'aarp' (appletalk address resolution protocal) that could
possibly find the physical address of an appletalk node based on appletalk
name?

Cheers,

Dr. Mel Martinez
The Johns Hopkins University
Dept. of Physics
[email protected]

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 14:27:39 -0500
From: [email protected] (Mel E. Martinez)
Subject: ethernet address (A2)

As follow-up to the problem of getting the physical ethernet address
of PowerComputing's PowerWave machines (option-clicking the MacTCP ethernet
icon does not work), I earlier stated that GetMyAddress did not work either.

More accurately, GetMyAddress v2.0 does not. GetMyAddress v2.1b2, which
is the Open Transport version, available from:

ftp://ftp.aggroup.com/Public/goodies/Ge ... OT.sit.hqx

Works perfectly. Thanks to Jen McMillan for pointing
me to this version.

Cheers,

Dr. Mel Martinez
The Johns Hopkins University
Dept. of Physics
[email protected]

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Date: Mon, 04 Mar 96 20:21:24 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom"
Subject: Eudora Attachment Encoding (Q)

Hmmm. Silly goose that I am, I thought I understood this stuff.

I've been telling Eudora to not encode anything I attach to a note. I
send stuff to all manner of folk who use all manner of operating systems,
so I prefer to encode myself (generally either UUE or HQX) before I
attach a document.

I was real proud of myself. I thought that worked fine. At least I got no
gripes until today. I sent a colleague (among the illiterati to be sure)
an HQX'd Excel spreadsheet. She came back complaining that it was a text
file containing garbage. She doesn't know from HQX.

Say what? I thought Eudora automagically converted such stuff. But, sure
nuff, I sent the HQX file to myself (Why didn't I think of *that* before)
and it came into my Eudora Attachments folder as an "Edit II" (text) file
with only an HQX suffix to identify it. Oops.

Then I set Eudora to binhex-4 all attachments, and attached the nekkid
XL4 file. Which Eudora faithfully encoded and faithfully decoded into
my attachments folder upon receipt. Oh naughtyword!

I obviously don't understand what is going on here. Eudora only decodes
HQX files that it encoded? Not those that were encoded beforehand? Why?

Al Bloom

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 13:57:57 -0700
From: [email protected] (Karen L. Pagel)
Subject: Help, help, help

I got this address from the Internet Starter Kit and I am turning to you in
desperation. I use a Performa 6300CD and have just gone on the internet
using a local server, WAZOO. I am going through WAZOO because the
commercial services are all ong distance calls.

My server absolutely refuses to help. Twice he told me he knows nothing
about MACs, after giving me incorrect information and he refuses to answer
my email quieries.

So here is my problem. I am using MacTCP and MacPPP to access my server and
I am using Eudora lite for my email. When I try to log into Eudora there is
a 50/50 chance that I will break the modem connection before getting in and
then another 50/50 chance that when I go to send a message the connection
will fail. The message I get is that the "server not responding" and then a
five digit number preceded by a negative sign, the number changes with each
disconnect. The rest of the message is "The connection came up halfway and
then failed. (37.95)"

I do make a connection with my server. I am also having a similar problem
with Netscape.

I have checked and rechecked the confirgurations on both Eudora and MacTCP
and MacPPP and I can't see any problem. I have also "deInstalled" and
reinstalled more time than I would like to remeber.

As I said I am using the software that came with the second edition of
Internet Starter Kit: MacTCP 2.0.4; MacPPP 2.0.1 and Eudora 1.4.3 anything
that you can do to help me will be greatly appreciated.

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 3 Mar 96 19:12:00 -0700
From: "Bob Muth"
Subject: Help with choosing new Mac

Hello Everyone,

Recently I posted a message on INFO-MAC and was amazed at the number of helpful
people who took the time to help with my problem. Hidden away here in the last
best place, it is too easy to become cynical about the *outside*.

My previous question had to do with not being able to access the net because
Netscape bombed on my Classic. I found out that Netscape does not work on any
68000 Mac. I am having the same trouble with Mosaic and MacWeb (the newer
versions). I haven't tried any of the old versions of these applications.
However, I am at the point where I think I need a new Mac. But when I started
looking at the selections available I was overwhelmed. Back when I bought my
Classic it was easy. The Macintosh Bible had one page that compared the pros
and
cons of the ten or so Macs that were available. Now there are so many Macs that
I don't know where to begin. I have limited funds, so I don't want to make a
mistake. Is there anywhere I can find the information on, and comparisons of
the
models being produced today? I realize that choosing a computer has to be a
personal choice, but I have some general questions:
1. What is a Performa and how does it differ from a regular Mac (or does it.)
2. I have read some things in Info-Mac about backward and forward compatibility
of operating systems in Macs. It sounds like System 7.5 has a lot of
conflicts.
I am pleased with 7.1 on my Classic and would like to run this OS. What
machines
will run it, and which ones won't?
3. What about Power Macs. What are the advantages and disadvantages of them.
Will my programs run on them?
4. My first priority in purchasing a new computer is that it not become
obsolete
several years down the road like my Classic apparently has.
5. Is it a good idea to buy a Mac that can run DOS and Windows since the news
seems to have new information everyday about the problems at Apple?
6. My primary uses for a computer are word processing, records and grading for
my teaching, and e-mail. I am thinking about getting a Power Macintosh 7200
with
a 75 MHz 601 microprocessor. Will this run with 7.1 OS, and will it run any new
OS to come, like copland? Can it be upgraded to run DOS and Windows? Does this
sound like a good choice?

I realize I am asking a lot here, but I would appreciate any help and expertise
you are willing to share with a computer novice.

Thanks,
Bob Muth

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 10:06:54 +0100
From: [email protected] (Kjell Krona)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #52

>Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 17:26:38 -0500 (EST)
>From: Timothy Colson
>Subject: LaserBridge and 7200
>
>Quick and simple: anyone had any luck getting LaserBridge 2.0 to function
>with a PowerMac 7200 on an ethernet network? System 7.5.2 installed. Not
>much else odd and strange -> except that LaserBridge doesn't seem to load
>properly.
>Thanks folks,
>Timothy

According to the Open Transport 1.1b16 documentation, LaserWriter Bridge is
not currently compatible with it. Presumably this also goes for the
version (1.0.8)?
which is installed on a 7200. Unfortunately, Apple gives no word as to when
LaserWriter Bridge will be upated.

kjell

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 22:39:32 -0600
From: [email protected] (Justin Miller)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #53

>Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 00:24:55 +0100
>From: Matti Zemack
>Subject: (Q) Multiple News-servers/What program?
>
>Hi all macers,
>
>I've recently started using a modem TCP/IP - PPP connection over
>modem from home. I've checked out Netscape, Eudora, Fetch vs. Anarchie.
>But one thing that worries me is: I've tried a couple of News-readers,
>but none of the programs I've tried has made it possible for me to connect
>to different News-servers in the same program.
>It doesn't matter what programs I've tried, I just wonder, if anyone out
>there in the mac-world has solved this, or knows a program that handles
>a few different news-servers please mail me (I'd rather have it mailed to my
>adress than posted to info-mac, I'm weeks behind reading them...)
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Matti Zemack [email protected]
>

Cyberdog does this. It's in Beta right now, but it's very cool and you
should download and take a look at it.

Right now it's only for Power PC's, but I expect that to change.

You can get it at http://cyberdog.apple.com


--
Justin Miller
[email protected]
http://agate.apple.com/miller/justin.html

**** Make sure you check out http://cyberdog.apple.com ****

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 3 Mar 96 17:16:32 -0600
From: Rob Jolly
Subject: Is there an archive of past Info-Mac Digests?

I would like to find an archive of past Info-Mac Digests--not the
files--just the digests themselves in text format. Is there such an
archive and if so, could you please point me in the right direction?
Many thanks for your trouble.

[Usually, you can look in /info-mac/per/im. At the moment most of the old
ones have been removed till we move to AOL's new disk: we are trying to leave
more room for uploads! They will be back soon. -Gordon]

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 15:13:50 -0800
From: [email protected] (Danny Skarka)
Subject: launching InfoMac URL's?

Is there a way to do a "point and click" kind of thing on the partial URL's
given in the Info-Mac mailing lists?
I've tried Icetea/I.C., but that didn't seem to work.

[email protected]

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 11:26:24 -0800
From: John Collins
Subject: Mac 8500/Hewlett Packard 5MP/Ethertalk Question

Mac 8500/Hewlett Packard 5MP/Ethertalk Question

Are there any ethernet experts out there that can provide a few
tips
about connecting my 8500 to a Hewlett Packard 5MP laser printer?
First, I guess I would like to know if it is worth the trouble. I
have 7mb of ram in the printer and often print large files.
Note that Ethetalk is built into the 8500, but not the HP5MP.

Would the higher speed of ethertalk over Appletalk make a
difference
in total printing time? (which, of course, includes a bit of data
munching in the Mac and then transmitting the file)

Would it free up my computer faster from the jerkiness that
currently exists while the file is being prepared to print and then
transmitted to the printer using Appletalk?

If these items are true, what kind of ethertalk adapter/module
do I
need for the HP printer? Do I need anything special (adapter/module)
to interface with the 8500?
How about cabling?
Is all the ethertalk port driver software in my system already,
or
do I have buy yet more stuff?

It seems that if I do this, I will then have an open serial
port on
the Mac that I could use for, well, whatever. Maybe hook up a second
old modem and use it to dial the phone through Now Contact or
something like that (so as not to mess with my regular modem
connection used for the net--different phone line, too).
At least having an empty port would be more convenient for
hooking
up the QuickTake camera. Or for one of those interesting Fargo photo
size printers that need a plain serial connection. Any comments on
these ideas?

In addition, Apple is releasing a new color printer, the
Stylewriter
2500, to replace the 2400 in mid-march. They are also releasing an
optional ethertalk module for it (FYI-also an Appletalk module). Since
ethertalk will be available for this unit, I expect much better color
printing speeds (would sell my pokey HP 855C) and could network all
three. Comments?

Thanks in advance for taking the trouble to answer.

--
[email protected]
John Collins
Newport Beach, CA

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 03 Mar 1996 23:00:51 -0600 (CST)
From: Tony Kirk
Subject: Mac Info

Hi,
My name is Tony Kirk. I'm a long time Mac user but new to the net. I
teach at a small, private, church-related university. They are even
newer to the net, so they are worried about improper use (their term) of
the net. In other words, they don't want anyone looking at any "dirty"
pictures. Therefore, we only have text based use of the net, www, etc.
That hurts those of us who know that there are legit. uses of graphics on
the net.

Anyway, I know that I can download files from the net. I've managed to
download some text files. When I download graphics files, they can't be
opened or looked at.

I'm using White Pine Mac 340 software to connect. I use a Kermit
protocol to download. How do I download graphics and then view them on
my Mac? Is there somewhere else I can go for information?

If you can help, I would sure appreciate it.

Thanks.

Dr. Tony Kirk
Freed-Hardeman University
158 East Main
Henderson, TN 38340
901-989-6042

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 12:18:25 -0500
From: [email protected] (Jonathan Ben Kamien, Ph.D.)
Subject: Merging Eudora nickname files

> Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 10:32:58 -0400
> From: [email protected]
> (Dwight Lemke) Subject: Merging Eudora nickname files
>
> Would there be an easy way to merge Eudora nickname files? I have two
> different versions on my PB and Desktop Macs, and am just looking for
> the simplest solution.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Dwight

The simplest solution is to use a text editor. Forunately, the Eudora
Nicknames file (located in the Eudora Folder with all of your mailboxes) is
a simple TEXT file with a simple format:
AliasNicknameAddress. Multiple addresses for a single
nickname are separated by commas. For example, one line of my nicknames
file reads:

alias infomac [email protected]

Editing your two lists with any text editor will allow you to merge your
lists.

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 23:15:25 -0600 (CST)
From: Henry W Park
Subject: nec silentwriter 640

q: has anybody experience using a NEC silentwriter 640

if so, how was the Tech Support. the quality of printing. the reliability.

i am curious to know since they are selling for a street price of $399 from the
back of MacWeek magazines..


Henry Park ([email protected])
- BioChemistry Teaching Assistant
- Distributed Computer Services Lab Attendent
- Housing Services Computing Supervisor

GON OUT
BACKKSON
BISY
BACKSON
C.R.

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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 11:22:22 -0800
From: [email protected] (Rick Sapir)
Subject: Need application to automatically delete files..

Help! I'm looking for an applicationt that I can add to my Shutdown
folder that will automatically delete files and/or folders on my
Mac and mounted network volumes that are older than a specified date
or a specified number of days.

Does anyone know of such a program? Or is this something that I can
script on my own using AppleScript? Any help would be _much_ appreciated.

Please respond directly to me.

TIA,

- RiCk SaPiR
[email protected]

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 12:01:15 -0800
From: [email protected] (David Ryeburn)
Subject: Neko

[email protected] wrote:

>I am looing for an old DA called Neko. It is an old, painfully cut DA that
has
>Cat chasing a (the) mouse.

It is an application, not a DA. You can find it at

ftp://ftp.uwtc.washington.edu/pub/Japan ... and_Games/


David Ryeburn
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6
[email protected]

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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 16:28:58 -0800
From: [email protected] (Robert W. Harder)
Subject: New Eudora/EasyView troubles

(refer me to a a FAQ if that's best)

Last year I could put all my I-M digests in one Eudora mailbox (even though
the mail messages were parsed into two or three parts) and Easy View would
view them just fine. Now I only get the first digest in the mail folder,
and the others just disappear. Was there a format change in the last year
that would cause this. What did you guys do to make it work?

-Robert [email protected]

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 04:34:56 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: Performa 6300

Greetings all. I Have a quetion about the Performa 6300. Afriend
of mine just bought one (on my recommendation) and others are
planing to buy several more. I was reading the Ask Apple area of
eWorld, and noticed that several people have complained of a logic
board fault ni these machine causing system freezes. Is there any
truth to these rumors? I don't wish to start bad rumors, I doubt
these are true but I don't want my friends to hate me.

Please mail me at [email protected] or [email protected]

I will summarize replies to the list.

Regards.

Romulo Romeo

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 03 Mar 1996 10:26:15 +0000
From: Kenneth Bunn
Subject: Performa 6300 and Video Editing

I have recently purchased a Performa 6300 (16/1.2) and would like to
use it for Home Video Editing. I'm not looking for anything High
Tech...just the basics. What do I need?

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 18:30:41 -0800
From: [email protected] (Adam Abrams)
Subject: Performa 637 and startup screens

Hey, I just had the same EXACT problem a few days ago on my Performa 5200!
Certainly a baffling/irritating, if rather non-earth-shattering, problem. I
solved it by doing a re-install of my system software. So I still don't
really know what caused it... just happy it's BTN (back to normal).

That reminds me of a question of my own. Is there any way to bypass the
idiot-proof system software install I got w/ my 5200, i.e. get a regular
installer w/ custom install options and the like?

Does Apple think Performa users can't handle a "real" installer?

Thanks all,

Adam
(Who hopes he has posted this first contribution to Info-mac correctly)

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 21:22:04 -0800
From: [email protected] (Gary Minato)
Subject: PopupFolder Homepage

At last the people who make 'PopupFolder', Highware Inc. have got a WWW
site. For everyone who contacted me looking for the site or the email
address you can find it at;

http://www.highware.com/highware/

Cya
Gary Minato

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 09:10:10 -0800 (PST)
From: Douglas Anderson
Subject: Printer Problem

Hi All!!
I have a program called TypeStyler 2.03, I am using it with a Personal
LaserWriter LS. My problem is that I can't get my work to print where I
want it to print. If I try to print my work in the center of the page it
ends up about 2 inches off to the right. I phoned Broderbund who sell the
program, and they tell me the reason this happens is that TypeStyler was
written before the Personal LaserWriter LS came out, and that each
printer deals with things differently.

So my QUESTION is, is there away to add the Personal LaserWriter LS
resource to Typestyler? If indeed thats what needs doing!?

Thanks,
Doug Anderson
[email protected].

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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 12:47:38 -0600
From: [email protected] (Michael J. Miller)
Subject: Problems with Config PPP 2.2.0

First, thanks to all of you who sent me suggestions on how to record music
from an audio CD! I passed them on to my friend who was able to finally do
what he wanted.

I have a problem that I've seen others mention but haven't seen a specific
solution that works. I am using a PowerMac 8500/120 running system 7.5.2
with Open Transport off. I am using Config PPP 2.2.0 to connect to the
Internet using a Hayes Accura 288 V.34 + Fax modem. I am able to connect
to the Interent with no problem but the Open button on Config PPP remains
active after connection which means the only way to end the Internet
connection is to shut off the modem. This is bad enough, but then I have
to restart my computer if I want to connect to the Internet again because
nothing happens when I hit the Open button the next time after completing a
session on the Internet. I've read about how people have solved this
problem by using WindowShade to close and open the Config PPP control panel
window which causes the Hard Close button to become active. This does not
work for me. Does anyone else know what could be causing the problem and
any suggestions on how to solve it?

Another problem I am having is with Fetch 3.0.1b2. I connect to the
Internet first through PPP and then I open Fetch and try to connect to a
site and Fetch tells the computer to dial the modem to connect even though
I'm already connected to the Internet. Does anyone know why this happens?
Is this possibly related to the problem above? This is frustrating. I am
able to get Fetch 2.1.2 to work exactly the way it should but can't get
anywhere with this latest version.

Thanks for listening and for any advice you may have. Please e-mail:

Michael J. Miller
[email protected]

Michael James Miller, Information Director
Catholic Health Association of Wisconsin, Madison
[email protected]

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 22:29:35 +0100
From: [email protected] (Andreas Schroeder)
Subject: Q: Ethernet pinout?

Hi,

is there anybody who could please mail me the pinout of
the Apple Ethernet interface (PPC 6100/60)? I tried to
find it at the tech library at the apple homepage but had no
success...

Thank you.



--
Andreas Schroeder

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 10:22:17 -0600 (CST)
From: Rick Russell
Subject: Q: Power 100 VRAM?

Hi. I recently purchased a PowerComputing Power 100 at a close-out. The
store selling the computer didn't have the manuals, although everything else
(including the reg card) came with the unit.

Anyway, I got a 17" monitor to hook up to the thing, and now I can't figure
out how to get it up to 1024x768. I suspect that I need more VRAM -- my
computations of numbers of colors vs. resolution suggest that it's only got
512K on the motherboard.

I know there must be a way to upgrade, but PowerComputing doesn't seem to be
answering my e-mail Can anyone tell me:

(1) Where is the VRAM on the motherboard, what does it look like?

(2) I need at least 1 MB of VRAM. Can I just go to the store and ask for a
regular VRAM SIMM? Does it use the same VRAM as its close relative, the
PowerMac 8100/100?

Thanks!

Rick Russell // [email protected] & occasional Info-Mac contributor //

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 14:16:05 +0100
From: [email protected] (R.C.J. Kwakkenbos)
Subject: question

Dear info-maccers,

we are using apple-search 1.4 in our company as part of our know-how system.
Since last year we've problems with the indexing of certain documents, and
therefore are hindered to have good apple-search search facilities. The new
version 1.5 doesn't seem to solve this.
Can anyone help me with this

thanks in advance and wkr
Ruud Kwakkenbos

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 07:53:07 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: QWK mail reader

I saw a posting about a qwk mail reader today, but I cannot find the
original poster, so I am writing to the list. I use Alice 1.44E It is a
great qwkmail reader and lets you have a bunch of BBS mailboxes and the
like. It also supports BlueWave and some other stuff. I have also figured
out how to write to addresses with more than 25 characters, which is a big
blessing to internet users! Whoever was asking about that, just e-mail me
at [email protected] and I will be glad to help you, since I used qwkmail as
my only offline mail reader for a year and a half.

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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 18:51:43 +0000
From: [email protected] (Christian F. Buser)
Subject: Read Me files

SCOTT wrote:

> What is a program that I can use to distribute read only
>readme files that will launch either by them selves or with simple
>text and display pictures.

- DocMaker (v4.x) will produce self-running documents. Pictures and
text can be used, but (as with SimpleText), there is not much other
formatting possible besides the typeface. Shareware.

- Style is a SimpleText replacement which works with Claris' XTND
translators. Some translators are included in the package; one of
them to produce SimpleText or SimpleText-ReadOnly docs. Can use
colors, pictures, etc. - Shareware. Author:

Marco Piovanelli
26, via del Sebino
I-25126 Brescia
Italy
E-mail: [email protected]

Both can be found in the info-mac archives, I think.

Best wishes, Christian.

[email protected] -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser/cbuser.html

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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 09:05:38 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: Resource Not Found (-192)

Hi-
Alright, here's the problem. I have a quicktime movie that I would
like to combine with a sound I made. The sound is a collection of other
sounds taking up 1.7 MB all toghether. When using Movie Maker to
combine the movie and the sound, I go in the system 7 sound file hoping
to see the resource named what I named it in Soundedit. Yet, the sound
is name "Number-1" and always gives me a Resource Not Found error
(-192) when I try to select it for the movie. Also, i figured that I
could use ResEdit to see if the resource was there or to rename the
resource or somthing, but I get the same message from ResEdit. I tried
opening any other file with ResEdit to see if it was just a problem with
that file or not. Yet, ResEdit couldn't open ANY file and gave me that
same message. So, everything else works fine except I can't make my
quicktime movie because it can't find the sound and I can't figure out
what the problem is with ResEdit because ResEdit can't find it either.
Yet, if I go into the system file with Movie Maker to look for another
sound to use, then all the sounds in the system file work fine and have
their original names and not the mysterious "Number-1" instead.
Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated!
-Rob C.
(who's getting tired of rewriting this message after sending it
to the wrong address a few times)

[email protected]
http://www.nworks.com/Rob/index.htm

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Date: Sat, 02 Mar 1996 22:50:07 -0800
From: Kirk McMichael
Subject: Spell Checkers

Recently, [email protected] (Fernando Triveri), reported the
results of his query regarding spell checkers.

He wrote:

>As almost all the posts suggested, the best choice for spell checking >is
Excalibur 2.2, a freeware program available at
>ftp://sol.eg.bucknell.edu/pub/mac/

Attempts use anonymous ftp to this address result in "user anonymous
access denied." An Archie search turned up no entries newer than early
1995, and those for version 1.5. When these were pursued, Anarchie
returned messages "file/directory not found."

Is Excalibur 2.2 available? If so, how can it be obtained?

Thanks for any help.

Kirk McMichael [email protected]
Department of Chemistry Office (509) 335-3363
Washington State University FAX (509) 335-8867
Pullman, WA 99164-4360 USA Home (509) 332-2224

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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 96 08:56:49 -0000
From: Michael Cucka
Subject: Subject: Performa 637 and startup screens

>Subject: Performa 637 and startup screens
>
>Greetings all. I have had an anoying 'feature' in my Performa 637 ever
>since it
>was new. When I try to use a startupscreen by placing it in the system
>folder,
>the image flashes briefly on the screen when I first boot up, but then
>goes away
>as the icons for the extensions start to appear. This happened both
>under system 7.5 and
>7.5.1.

Running 7.5.1, the solution is (once you get to the Finder): change the
monitor cp from your default setting to something else, then back again.
For example, change from colors to greys, back to colors again. When you
restart, your startup screen should be fine.

Michael Cucka

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Date: Sun, 03 Mar 1996 11:12:07 -0400
From: C+E Behme
Subject: Summary: Mailto CGIs and other suggestions

Greetings!

Oh My! The response to my question about a add-on or simple
cgi was so overwhelming that I stopped individual responses about three
days ago! My apologies to those writers, whom I thus neglected!

**********
CGI suggestions:
**********
"The Great Mr. Kurtz "
wrote:
"Take a look at
http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/a ... /www/dist/
mit-dcns-cgi.html
It describes setting up cgiemail. The first link downloads the file.
It
is the source code (tarred and gzipped). compile with "make" and
preferrably put it in the main cgi-bin directory, but it works just
fine
outside. http://mars.utm.edu/~davagatw/french/frencmail.html is proof
of this....
Once you're using the program, just set up your template file to
include
for the subject line, something like
Subject: **WEB** [required-subject]
and then anything posted from the web page will have a subject line
that
begins with **WEB**, a space, and then whatever the user typed into
the subject field (NAME="required-subject") on the form.
**********
added:
"Your best bet, *if your provider permits it*, is to go with a CGI
script.
I recommend Matt Wright's latest version of formmail, which is
freeware,
comes with very easy-to-follow configuration instructions (even for a
complete non-programmer like me,) and can be gotten at
http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/ (he has lots of other very cool
freeware scripts there, by the way.)
The beauty about formmail is that it's very versatile. Not only can
you
control the subject line, but it will automatically accept any number
of
different fields, so it also works for fairly long, complex forms, and
you can use a hidden "redirect" line to automatically send the visitor
to
a page of your choice when s/he hits the submit button.
Your ISP will have to tell you how the system is set up to use CGIs; it
varies from system to system. On mine, you have to rename the ".pl"
perl
file ".cgi" and, as with all CGI scripts, set the mode to make it
publicly executable and readable (your ISP can help you with this too,
and so can I if you need the help.) Interlog users can run cgi from
their own public_html directories, but many others can't.
**********
Netscape only solutions:
**********
wrote:
"As has been discussed on this forum quite recently, if you are using
the
Netscape browser:

**********
Greg Waehner
and two writers, who got lost in the shuffle, also suggested this.
**********
Other suggestions:
**********
surprised me with the following
suggestion:
"Look at the mailto form I did for Rotary -
http://mmserve.com/rotary/dgb.htm
It has a hidden request -
By doing this, the form that is returned will indicate from which page
it
comes. The form also does not use cgi. Let me know if it helps."
**********
I visited the site, looked at the source, and was amazed at how little
code there actually was. This one I shall try out shortly!

Thanks again for the tremendous willingness to help! For now, I'll go
with the aliases, and once I have figured out the CGIs, I'll venture
further.

Regards,
Christina Behme

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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 16:09:49 +0000 (CET)
From: Palotas Peter
Subject: System and Resedit

Hi fellows,

I want te edit the source of my system, but something is wrong.
I edited a lot of programs and there was no problem with that.
Please check my steps:

1. I make a copy of the system and open it by Resedit

2. I edit something. For example I change the PICT resouce of the icon of
the ballon help for a litle checkmark or I something verythe edeted ones
place in the system folder.

3. I put the original system and finder in the trash and the edited ones
in the system folder.

4. Reboot.--> Sad MAc

Why ???

Thanks for help (in advance) !!

Peter

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Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 17:26:37 -0500
From: Jeff Frankel
Subject: Try TouchBase Pro

On February 20 RonWeiner wrote:

> I use "Expresso" by Berkely Systems for my phone book because it has the
> letters A-Z across the header for quick name access. However it is not a
> fully integrated PIM like the Claris products, or ACT, etc. Does anyone
> know of a good PIM with an easy search like "Expresso".


TouchBase Pro has Hypercard-style A -Z index tab display for accessing your
contacts. You can place it at the top or the bottom of the window. TouchBase
Pro is fully integrated with its companion calendar/events manager program,
DateBook Pro. The publisher is Now Software.
--
Jeff Frankel
Windsor, Maine USA
"Where the woodpecker pecks
and the porcupine plays"

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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 20:40:02 +0000
From: [email protected] (Charles Stang)
Subject: which net magazine

Any suggestions as to which is the best monthley for net surfing for a Mac
user? NetGuide isn't bad, but seems to be geared more to Windows users.

Charley (:>+
__________________________
Charley Stang, S.J.
-------------------------------
[email protected]
[email protected]
__________________________

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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 19:49:14 GMT
From: [email protected] (Hank Roberts)
Subject: World Wide Web Weaver 1.1.1 [Unimplemented Trap:Crash!]

Crashed severely right after the licensing agreemnt 'Agree' button;
thrashed part of the system folder; had to reboot Extensions Off to get
the desktop back and throw out FatCursors; even after that WWW1.1.1 crashed
each time --Unimplemented Trap. System 7.1, powerbook 100. Gardez l'eau!

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