Info-Mac Digest V14 #65
Posted: March 19th, 1996, 6:00 am
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Info-Mac Digest Tue, 19 Mar 96 Volume 14 : Issue 65
Today's Topics:
[*] 1984 StartupScreen - From Apple's 1984 commercial
[*] 3D MacOS Starting up... screen replacement
[*] About SliceWatch Info
[*] Airport IDs 1.2
[*] Bilestoad Pre-release demo v0.9d
[*] Cyclone II 1.0.2; shoot-em-up space game
[*] Emailer Sound Replacer v3 (Stereo, 16 & 8-bit)
[*] Eudora Sound Replacer v3 (Stereo, 16 & 8-bit)
[*] FileMaker 3.0v2 Update
[*] Fonts Manager 1.5.9
[*] Freeling Preview; a pointer to abstract games.
[*] FreeTP v1.0.0 submission
[*] Gene 4.1.1
[*] GetDefaultFile XFCN 1.1
[*] GetFolder XFCN 1.3
[*] GifScan 1.9
[*] Giza v1.0.3 to v2.0.0 updater
[*] GolfMeister 1.4
[*] Hyperturtle Tools XFCN
[*] InterSLIP Remote 1.2.1
[*] KaiMyoo 1.0 (poppassd client)
[*] KOI8-r for Netscape 2.0 for Macintosh
[*] Lifestyle - your health quiz
[*] MACBOY PPC v1.01 The MacBoy Organiser
[*] MacNanny 1.0
[*] Memory Measure 1.5
[*] Netscape Baltic Cyrillic 1.2
[*] Netscape History 2.0.1
[*] Recipe Finder Deluxe 2.1
[*] Skittles 1.0.1
[*] Sleeper 2.0.3
[*] Sleeper 2.0.3 (French)
[*] The MacBoy Organiser 1.0.1
[*] Tom's Wolf Map
[*] UltraFind 2.2 - The Ultimate Mac Search Engine
[*] YA-Base64 version 1.2.0
(Q) Radius 81/110 VRAM?
Disk First Aid 7.2.2 - OK to use with older system software?
Face Folder Icon, how ?.....
GV-faxsoftware v2.5.3 & M$ Word 5.1a
HTML code
Info-Mac Digest V14 #60
Laser Writer Bridge software
links for clipart with MS-Office problems
Lotus Notes 4, Connect from PowerMac/DOS. Help?
Mac won't power up
Memory Minder
MenuFonts by Dubl-Click Software
PageMaker 6 questions
Power Computing
Spell Checkers
usage logger
Video "How to Use MACs"
What's the Skinny on SoftWin 3/95?
Wintel Alternative: Mactel?
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:34 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] 1984 StartupScreen - From Apple's 1984 commercial
The 1984 StartupScreen is a a still clip taken from Apple's 1984 commercial,
which announced the very first Macintosh. The frame shown is a woman running
down a corridor carrying a sledgehammer, while being chased by some men
dressed in riot gear.
Unless you've seen the 1984 commercial, this startupscreen will probably not
appeal to you, since seeing the woman with the sledgehammer is pretty
symbolic.
The startupscreen is available in two formats, both found in this archive:
1. A StartupScreen file that you can drop into your System Folder,
2. And a ResEdit resource file that you can install into your System 7.5
Update file.
Installation with ResEdit lets you keep the startup progress bar, in case
you're wondering why anyone would rather use ResEdit to install the
startupscreen instead of using the simpler Startupscreen approach.
Instructions are given, by the way, on how to install with ResEdit.
This file is free, but is probably subject to copyright laws, since it is
taken from Apple's commercial.
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/1984-startup-screen.hqx; 191K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:43 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] 3D MacOS Starting up... screen replacement
Hi there,
Couldn't find this in the archives so I thought I might just repost it.
Thanks.
Best Rgds
Jose Tan
Hong Kong
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/three-d-mac-os-startup.hqx; 413K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:41:12 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] About SliceWatch Info
The attached 'postcard' application contains some detailed information, and
screen shots, of the SliceWatch time management database application. This
document is designed to enable potential SliceWatch users get a quick look
at the application, before downloading the larger full distribution archive
file.
Golden Micro Solutions
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/about-slice-watch.hqx; 163K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:49 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Airport IDs 1.2
Version 1.2 increases the database to over 2500 records and adds the
ability to search All Records, Domestic only, or International only.
Other miscellaneous changes have also been made as outlined in the Read Me
file.
Airport IDs is a neat little utility that allows you to search for
Airport locations by name or three-letter ID. It returns all records that
match your criteria (truncates list if over 32K characters). Registered
users can export/import the database to make modifications as they desire.
Thank you to users who have previously registered Airport IDs; you do not
need to register this new version. The registration cost is only $5 (free
for FedEx employees) so please register if you decide to keep this
program (a PC version is also in the works).
Robert Swanson ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/data/airport-ids-12.hqx; 101K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:06 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Bilestoad Pre-release demo v0.9d
"The Bilestoad" is a strategic arcade game featuring hand-to-hand combat.
The original version was published in 1982 for the Apple II computer,
where it was quite popular. This is a pre-release demo of a completely
modernized and updated version for the Macintosh computer, by the
original author.
This version of The Bilestoad requires the following:
o A 33Mhz 68030 or faster processor.
o A 256 color display.
o Enough free RAM to run a 4.5Meg application.
o System 7.
For additional information, see:
http://www.continuumsi.com/~marc/bilestoad.html
or send email to [email protected]
Changes from version 0.9c include:
o Fat binary.
o HTML format manual (read with Netscape or Microsloth Internet Explorer).
o Hidden menubar and cursor unless cursor is in menubar.
o View always centers around human in one-player game.
Enjoy!
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/bilestoad-09d-demo.hqx; 3367K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:14 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Cyclone II 1.0.2; shoot-em-up space game
High Risk Ventures, Inc., creators of PegLeg (recently inducted into
Macworld Magazine's Hall of Fame as the Best Shoot-em-up for 1995), is
proud to announce the latest addition to their Digitally Remastered
Classics (tm) series. Cyclone II is the long-awaited sequel to the first
game in this popular series.
Cyclone started with the classic video game Star Castle, and updated it for
the 90's, adding new weapons, shields, bonus points and challenge levels, as
well as state-of-the-art color graphics and sound. In Cyclone, an evil
enemy base sits in the middle of the screen, surrounded by three rotating
shield rings. The rings are segmented, and the individual segments can be
destroyed, allowing weapons to pass through to or from the enemy base when
holes in the three rings line up. The base also protects itself with a
never-ending supply of you-seeking guided mines. Your task is to use your
trusty FireHawk 6000 spaceship to blast through the enemy's defenses and
blow the base to smithereens.
Cyclone has received excellent reviews (four out of five mousesticks from
Inside Mac Games) and has gained widespread popularity. Cyclone II adds a
bunch of cool new stuff to the original. More powerups to aid your noble
quest for destruction. A new bonus level to challenge your skills and
savvy. Three difficulty levels (Boring, Fun and Frustrating) to make your
life easier or more exciting. Full color background starfield pictures to
soothe the senses. Four channels of digital sound. Power Macintosh native
code. And a volume control that goes to eleven, giving you that extra edge
when you need it most.
Cyclone II requires a Macintosh system capable of displaying 256 colors.
It runs well on any 68K Mac, from the original Mac II to the latest Performa,
and is accelerated for Power Macintosh. Cyclone II is a commercial-quality
product, offered as $14.95 shareware.
Enjoy!
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/cyclone-ii-102.hqx; 1659K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:15 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Emailer Sound Replacer v3 (Stereo, 16 & 8-bit)
The "Email Sound Replacer v3" is a utility that automatically replaces
your boring stock sounds that play when your electronic messages have
been retrieved. Version 3 contains a very futuristic style sound that
has a dark, steamy, echoing chamber of bass and hollow echos as a
robotic, somewhat neutral gender voice says "You have new electronic
messages." The sound is of highest quality and is in stereo, making it
sound great on any system.
The Email Sound Replacer v3 is available for both Claris Emailer v1.0v3
and Eudora. Each version is available in both 8 and 16-bit stereo and
can be downloaded here or at the Clixsounds WWW site at
http://www.edmondsun.com/clix/ .
The replacer works by allowing you to drop your emailer on top of it.
The replacer then replaces the sound resources automatically. You need
no extra software. For best results, apply the relacement with
extensions off. Further instructions are included with the file.
Clixsounds can be reached at:
Internet: [email protected]
America Online: CLIXSOUNDS
eWorld: CLIXSOUNDS
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mail/emailer-snd-replacer-30-8.hqx; 471K]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mail/emailer-snd-replacer-30-16.hqx; 904K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:20 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Eudora Sound Replacer v3 (Stereo, 16 & 8-bit)
The "Email Sound Replacer v3" is a utility that automatically replaces
your boring stock sounds that play when your electronic messages have
been retrieved. Version 3 contains a very futuristic style sound that
has a dark, steamy, echoing chamber of bass and hollow echos as a
robotic, somewhat neutral gender voice says "You have new electronic
messages." The sound is of highest quality and is in stereo, making it
sound great on any system.
The Email Sound Replacer v3 is available for both Claris Emailer v1.0v3
and Eudora. Each version is available in both 8 and 16-bit stereo and
can be downloaded here or at the Clixsounds WWW site at
http://www.edmondsun.com/clix/ .
The replacer works by allowing you to drop your emailer on top of it.
The replacer then replaces the sound resources automatically. You need
no extra software. For best results, apply the relacement with
extensions off. Further instructions are included with the file.
Clixsounds can be reached at:
Internet: [email protected]
America Online: CLIXSOUNDS
eWorld: CLIXSOUNDS
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mail/eudora-snd-replacer-30-8.hqx; 471K]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mail/eudora-snd-replacer-30-16.hqx; 904K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:45 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] FileMaker 3.0v2 Update
U P D A T E R
This 3.0v2 updater brings version 3.0 to version 3.0v2, and has a file
size of 528K. This updater is only for the US version of FileMaker Pro
3.0 for Macintosh.
If you own a non-U.S. version of FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Macintosh, we will
be posting information regarding the availability of international
updaters at the following location in the coming weeks:
D O W N L O A D U P D A T E R
America Online: keyword CLARIS
CompuServe: GO CLARIS
eWorld: shortcut CLARIS
Claris BBS: 408-987-7421 (8/N/1)
F I X E S A N D C H A N G E S
The following summarizes the fixes and feature enhancements made to the
FileMaker Pro 3.0v2 program: * Problems with lookups on repeating fields
have been corrected.
* Editing text at a specific zoom level will display the correct point
size when viewed at a different zoom level.
* Problems with calculations using the Extend, Year, and Int functions
and multiple parameters have been corrected.
* Several fixes have been made to the editing and updating of data in
portals and related fields.
* The Open step in ScriptMaker now includes an option to open a file as
hidden.
* Dialing preferences will be evaluated correctly.
* Before or after reference forms will now work within the found set when
used in Apple Events.
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If you would like to receive email notification of updates, subscribe to the
announce.com mailing list. To subscribe, address an email message to
[email protected] and put the word "subscribe" in the body of the message.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/filemaker-pro-30v2-updt.hqx; 512K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:24 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected],
Hopkins#m#[email protected]
Subject: [*] Fonts Manager 1.5.9
Fonts Manager(tm) is functionally similar to the System 7.5.x Extensions
Manager. It allows the importing, viewing, enabling, and disabling of font
suitcases in 'Sets' and supports Balloon help. Unlike other utilities, such
as Suitcase(tm) and Master Juggler(tm), it works on ALL Macs with System 7.5
or later, without interfering with the normal operation of your computer.
Have over 500 testimonials from customers with PCI-based PowerMacs running
System 7.5.2 that have switched to Fonts Manager to get their businesses back
'Up & Running'. Also, have over 400 from users of older Macs, who just can't
stand to use Suitcase any longer, and have instead switched to Fonts Manager.
NEW: ATM fonts now recognized properly (and left alone).
Supports the following options: a Help menu, Balloon Help throughout, IMPORT
fonts from folders/disks other than the Fonts folder, Export 'Sets' feature
for update to newer version, automatic installation, set replacement,
alphabetical font lists, Preferences menu for broad customization including
adding an alias of the Fonts folder to the Apple Menu, adjustable color
settings in most windows, indefinite registration period, international MacOS
support (US, Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian,
Kanji, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and
Turkish in this version), and multiple licensing options.
Also available @ ,
AOL (Computing/Software Libraries/Applications or Software Search).
Type: Shareware $10 ($25 for the Copland upgrade when available). Fully
registered users upgrade to this version FREE! Site licenses available at
site-license-type savings. Inquire within...
[Archived as /info-mac/font/util/fonts-manager-159.hqx; 362K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:50 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Freeling Preview; a pointer to abstract games.
This document allows users to take a Netscape-preview at the abstract games
of Christiaan Freeling to see if they're worth downloading.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/freelings-game-preview.hqx; 5K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:18:44 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] FreeTP v1.0.0 submission
It allows two Macintosh users to exchange files via the Internet (or any
other TCP connection) without any extra conversions or encoding in one
simple step.
It is designed to allow normal users to transfer files to one another
easily by saying without using an external FTP server or e-mail
attachments, providing both users are running FreeTP (in the wishes to have
direct modem-like file transfers for the Internet...save on your phone
bills).
It is small (approx 100k), easy to use, fast, and PowerMac native. The
installer contains both 68k and PowerMac native versions and will install
the correct one.
FreeTP is freeware. Please read the README after installing for more
information and legal disclaimers.
Edward Peterlin
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/free-tp-100.hqx; 207K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:53 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Gene 4.1.1
You can use Gene to store family data and notes, draw and print family
trees, show how different people are related, or browse the database by
clicking on names in cards and trees. Gene has no difficulty handling
complicated databases with thousands of names, multiple marriages and
divorces, illegitimate children, or intermarriage between relatives.
Release 4.1.1 fixes a number of bugs in our previous release, 4.1.
It also adds support for the Kagi shareware registration system.
For more details and online documentation see the Gene home page,
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/gene/
--
David Eppstein UC Irvine Dept. of Information & Computer Science
[email protected] http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/
[Archived as /info-mac/data/gene-411.hqx; 943K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:36 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] GetDefaultFile XFCN 1.1
An XFCN which will open a standard SFGetFile dialog box at a given path.
This will override the "Documents" setup in the General Controls Control
Panel when using System 7.5. New version has an optional "type" filter.
GetDefaultFile is part of the Core Collection 2.1. Enjoy.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/get-default-file-11-xfcn.hqx; 9K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:40 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] GetFolder XFCN 1.3
GetFolder ( [] ) is an XFCN which will present a standard file
selection dialog containing only folders. Path is optional and will point
the dialog at a specific folder and override the "Documents" setup in the
General Controls Control Panel in System 7.5. GetFolder is part of Core
Collection 2.1. Enjoy.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/get-folder-13-xfcn.hqx; 18K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:18:56 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] GifScan 1.9
Enclosed please find version 1.9 of GifScan. Use this application to
quickly get extensive information on GIF files without actually
seeing the image itself, it now handles multi-image files correctly.
Most people will probably use this application as a general HTML
helper, it generates tags in the form if you drop or GIF or JPEG files on the application
or drag them into the main window. For non-image files it generates
tags in the form filename.
This application is completely free, the source code is available on
my web-site for those interested, see the docs on more information.
Marc
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/gif-scan-19.hqx; 100K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:19 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Giza v1.0.3 to v2.0.0 updater
Now for only $15. This is the version everyone has been waiting for. It
includes lots of new features users requested. See below for some of the
changes.
Giza is a 3D, first person perspective, fully texture mapped adventure game
for the Mac.
Version 2.0.0 changes.
1) Added ability to shoot bad guys!
2) Added ability to save ANYWHERE in game!
3) New lower price! $15!
4) Documentation completely rewritten and clarified.
5) All levels redesigned.
6) More bad guys per level.
7) Enhanced mapping mode.
8) New laser graphics.
9) Fixed 24-bit memory mode problems.
10) Fixed crashing on PCI Macs.
11) Fixed crashing in System 7.5.2.
12) Fixed last ethereal crashing bug.
13) Level 4 Newton text fixed.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/giza-103-to-200-updt.hqx; 434K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:56 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] GolfMeister 1.4
GolfMeister is a program used to record and analyze golf scores. It keeps
statistics on such things as greens in regulation, drives in fairway,
eagles, birdies etc.
For more information check out my home page and go to the Barking Spider
section:
It is shareware ($20 Cdn, $15US).
Thanks.
Dave Smith
[Archived as /info-mac/data/golf-meister-14.hqx; 251K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:43 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Hyperturtle Tools XFCN
The HyperTurtle Tools XFCN is an excellent turtle graphics add-on module
for basic animation effects in HyperCard and SuperCard and is also useful
for creating geometric art for HyperCard and SuperCard cards. HyperTurtle
Tools was written using the powerful C language and is less than 26K in
size!. The stack with the XFCN copiously documents all of the built-in
TurtleTalk commands and gives plenty of snappy examples of direct Quickdraw
access
>From SuperCard.
HyperTurtle tools has support for drawing lines; rectangles,
roundrectangles; ovals; arcs; polygons; icons; color pict resources; color
icons ("cicn" resources); black and white fill patterns; RGB colors; color
fill patterns ('ppat resources'); absolute, relative, and turtle graphics
relative coordinate systems; real or integer coordinate system; basic
turtle graphics primitives - writing to the clipboard and on top of
SuperCard and HyperCard.
HyperTurtle Tools will work with either color or black and white machines.
HyperTurtle Tools is shareware for 25$ with unlimited royalty free distribution
in your stackware.
Chris Hvid
Research Officer
Accountability Team
Ministry of Education
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/hyper-turtle-tools-xfcn.hqx; 1348K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:23 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] InterSLIP Remote 1.2.1
Dear InterSLIP Remote Users,
The last update of InterSLIP Remote was corrupted. Due to a damaged project
file, the linker linked some routines wrong: the auto-redial feature and
parts of the AppleScript support became damaged. Fortunately, this was
detected very early by some of my users, so the damaged version has spread
hardly.
There also was a small memory leak in the AppleEvent Get-handler. Dan
Crevier detected this bug (it was in his part of the AE code) - many thanks
go to him!
I apologize for any inconvenience.
Best Regards,
Matthias
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/conn/inter-slip-remote-121.hqx; 135K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:22 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] KaiMyoo 1.0 (poppassd client)
KaiMyoo will interact with a POP password server (poppassd) to change a
user's mailbox password, much as Eudora's "Change Password" command works.
KaiMyoo can also be found at:
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mail/kai-myoo-100.hqx; 96K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:02 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] KOI8-r for Netscape 2.0 for Macintosh
This file contains some resources that can be added to Netscape 2.0 for
Macintosh using Resedit (See Readme file for information).
With these resources installed you can use Netscape to view KOI8-r encoded
documents (this is the most common encoding for Russian documents on the
WWW).
Requires: Macintosh Cyrillic script and fonts (available from apple via ftp).
Mattias Ellert
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/netscape-koi8-res.hqx; 7K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:49 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Lifestyle - your health quiz
Lifestyle is based on the Fantastic Lifestyle Assessment Inventory (FLAI)
developed by Dr Douglas Wilson (=A9 1983, Dr Douglas Wilson, Department of
=46amily Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. Canada LBN 325) as a
means of obtaining information from general practice patients. If you are
honest when responding to the questions, it will provide an indication of
the extent to which you are in control of your health and well-being.
This electronic version of the FLAI was developed as a fun demonstration
programme about electronic authoring.
=46or best results: Set your monitor to 256 colours and the display to
640x480 pixels. (If your monitor is set to more or less colours, Lifestyle
will appear in black and white.)
If you like Lifestyle, send me a postcard of where you live (ok, send me an
email message if that's too much bother.) If you don't like it, trash it
and forget me.
Stephen Cronin
[email protected]
N.B. You use Lifestyle at your own risk. Neither Dr Douglas Wilson nor
Stephen Cronin are responsible for the health of you or your computer. (If
it fries your chips, that's your problem; if you turn up your toes,
likewise, it's your problem!)
[Archived as /info-mac/app/lifestyle.hqx; 195K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:41:04 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] MACBOY PPC v1.01 The MacBoy Organiser
The best Personal Organiser for the Macintosh is free!
The MACBOY Organiser is a new Mac personal organiser from Canvas Sky Software.
It has a feature set that goes head to head with the competitors and is the
first true drag and drop organiser. It is simpler, yet more powerful than
almost all of its rivals and has to be the best looking software ever seen.
Squaring up to competition that costs from $40 to $150, the MacBoy Organiser is
shareware! No timing out, no crippling splash screens - the shareware version
has a complete feature set.
Features include - Colour interface, sticky style note windows, drag and drop
entry movement, file linking, auto-dialling phone numbers, auto alarms and
application launching, password protection.
MACFORMAT magazine said: "...the real beauty of this Organiser is its
simplicity..."
You can use it to keep a diary, store names and addresses, manage projects,
create time billings and invoices, maintain contact histories, automate
your Mac
and generally organise your life.
Requires PPC. There is a 680x0 version available seperately
[Archived as /info-mac/data/macboy-organiser-101-ppc.hqx; 1186K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:41:00 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] MacNanny 1.0
When our children were young, it seemed that we could recall the day,
maybe the hour and minute of each event of their lives. As experienced
parents, my wife and I have found that those events have tended to blur
as each child has grown older. Parenting becomes more complex and even
simple things like going to a movie on Saturday night is a major
production. Have you ever tried to find the phone number of a movie
theater for the baby sitter as you were rushing out of the door?
MacNanny is the family child care information center that tries to make
life easier so parents can enjoy life and have an occasional night to
themselves.
MacNanny will maintain
that important list of babysitters
a record of emergency contacts
a record of each child
a record of pets
a list of your favorite destinations, addresses and phone numbers
Finally, MacNanny will print that important report to put on the
refrigerator for the babysitter.
MacNanny is shareware ($15). This version has limited features until you
register.
Gary
[Archived as /info-mac/data/mac-nanny-10.hqx; 324K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:29 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Memory Measure 1.5
Memory Measure is a stack that will test your memory using 13 different tests.
When the testing is done, a rating between 0 and 100 will be given to you,
where
100 is best and 0 is worst. The average is 55 points with an accuracy +/- 5
points.
The tests test your ability to remember codes, patterns, poems, letters and
numbers. In addition, your perceptive mind is tested, you must separate a
set of
symbols from other symbols and remember locations.
12 of the 13 tests are random. This version adds a test and fixes a bug.
Daniel Stodle [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/memory-measure-15-hc.hqx; 72K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:18:58 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Netscape Baltic Cyrillic 1.2
This patch is intended for use with Netscape Navigator 2.0. It is freeware.
It adds Baltic and Cyrillic capabilities to Netscape Navigator 2.0.
You will be able to read web pages and to send e-mail in Latvian,
Lithuanian, Russian, and Ukrainian - using only native Macintosh fonts
*without* installing non-Macintosh ("KOI8") fonts.
ResEdit is no longer required (as opposed to previous versions).
Arnis Gross
Andreas Prilop
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/netscape-baltic-cyrillic.hqx; 127K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:00 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Netscape History 2.0.1
The attached file contains the program "Netscape History".
It is a shareware (8$) utility for browsing offline the Web
pages already viewed with the Macintosh versions of Netscape
(1.xx and 2.0) and Microsoft Internet Explorer (2.0) and so
it is especially useful for dial-up user.
This is an update of version 2.0 that corrects minor
problems and add some enhancements (readme file included).
claudio potenza
[email protected]
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/netscape-history-201.hqx; 118K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:52 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Recipe Finder Deluxe 2.1
Recipe Finder Deluxe is a powerful, yet easy to use Macintosh recipe
storage and retrieval program. This fully functional version of the
program comes with 40 yummy gourmet recipes and tips from the kitchen of
the author so you can try out all features of the program immediately.
With Recipe Finder Deluxe you can quickly find recipes using extremely
complex searches (eg a search through 1,500 recipes with nine different
conditions takes 12 seconds on a standard Mac IIci and 2 seconds on a
PowerMac)
Recipe Finder Deluxe works on almost any Mac and comes with everything
needed to run the program (requires System 7.0 or later and at least 4Mb
free RAM).
If you decide you like the program, register either the standard or gourmet
version:
Standard (US$10) - includes the latest program version, a personalised serial
number, a comprehensive online help file and a 'thank you'
bonus database of 1,500 ready to use recipes.
Gourmet (US$15) - includes the latest program version, a personalised serial
number, a comprehensive online help file, a searchable
on line glossary of cooking terms and ingredients with over
450 individual entries and a 'thank you' bonus database of
14,000+ ready to use recipes.
Peter Stubbs -- [email protected] -- [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/data/recipe-finder-deluxe-21.hqx; 2140K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:41:08 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Skittles 1.0.1
Skittles is an action/puzzle game for one or two players! You control
genetically altered Skittles which fall from the sky, trying to keep them
>From stacking up to the top of the screen.
The Skittles engineers have recently been experimenting with new flavors
and colors. One of the more psychopathic scientists decided to alter the
Skittles' formulas through genetic mutation. The first test batch was
produced, and a teeming, jiggly mass of coagulated, living Skittles appeared.
They quickly began to multiply and pile up into large groups. As the
scientists fled screaming from the building, a few clever minds noticed that
the Skittles were highly reactive. When four of the same type of Skittle
touched, they would instantly vaporize.
There's only one hope left for the Skittles plant, its workers, and the
small city that they inhabit. Vaporize the Skittles before they run rampant
and destroy everything in their path! You are the only hope left before they
crush the entire city.
Skittles is a complex action/puzzle game that took over 18 months in
development. Feel free to pass around and enjoy this shareware version!
*Stiles
[Archived as /info-mac/game/skittles-101.hqx; 769K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:32 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Sleeper 2.0.3
Here is another minor revision to Sleeper. Version 2.0.3 fixes
compatibility problems on older monochrome Macintoshes that were not tested
with version 2.0.2. Users with a MacPlus, SE, or SE/30 should upgrade.
Sleeper 2.0.3 should replace any older versions in the archives.
Sleeper is a control panel for desktop Macintoshes and Power Macintoshes
that dims the screen, powers down Energy Star compliant monitors, and spins
down disk drives after periods of inactivity. In addition to working well
on the desktop, Sleeper is well suited for unattended operations. For file
servers, ftp and http hosts, and unattended telephony such as fax and BBS
systems, Sleeper will wake the drives up when they are needed and put them
to sleep when they are idle. Sleeper is easily configurable; it provides
hotkey control for on-demand activation of its sleep features, and separate
delay settings for screen dimming, monitor power down, and disk sleep.
Sleeper will work on any Macintosh running System 7 or higher, including
System 7.5.3, and will spin down both IDE and SCSI hard drives. The screen
saver feature requires a color-capable Macintosh, and Energy Star monitor
support requires an Energy Star compliant Macintosh (any Mac on which
Apple's Energy Saver control panel works) and an Energy Star capable
monitor. Sleeper is both 680x0 and PowerPC compatible. It supports SCSI
Manager 4.3 in native mode on all machines and requires only 25K of memory
when operating.
Sleeper may be included on the Info-Mac and UMich CD-ROMs.
Jon Gotow [email protected]
St. Clair Software http://www.stclairsw.com/stclairsw/
Fax (412)835-4402 ftp://ftp.stclairsw.com/stclairsw/
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/sleeper-203.hqx; 241K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:27 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Sleeper 2.0.3 (French)
This is a French version of Sleeper 2.0.3. Many thanks to Bernard Dauphine
for his translation of the control panel and Read Me files.
=46rom the French Read Me file:
Sleeper est un Tableau de Bord pour Macs de bureau qui stoppe la rotation
du disque dur, met l'=E9cran en veille, et =E9teint les =E9crans r=E9pondant=
=E0 la
norme Energy Star apr=E8s une p=E9riode d'inactivit=E9. Des d=E9lais de=
"mise en
sommeil" peuvent =EAtre param=E9tr=E9s pour les diff=E9rentes fonctions. Le
param=E9trage via le tableau de bord est tr=E8s simple, et de l'aide peut =
=EAtre
trouv=E9e en cliquant sur l'ic=F4ne "info".
Si vous avez acc=E8s au World Wide Web, la derni=E8re version et une liste
d'astuces pour Sleeper peuvent =EAtre trouv=E9es =E0
.
Jon Gotow [email protected]
St. Clair Software http://www.stclairsw.com/stclairsw/
Fax (412)835-4402 ftp://ftp.stclairsw.com/stclairsw/
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/sleeper-203-fr.hqx; 238K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:18:41 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] The MacBoy Organiser 1.0.1
The best Personal Organiser for the Macintosh is free!
The MACBOY Organiser is a new Mac personal organiser from Canvas Sky Software.
It has a feature set that goes head to head with the competitors and is the
first true drag and drop organiser. It is simpler, yet more powerful than
almost all of its rivals and has to be the best looking software ever seen.
Squaring up to competition that costs from $40 to $150, the MacBoy Organiser is
shareware! No timing out, no crippling splash screens - the shareware version
has a complete feature set.
Features include - Colour interface, sticky style note windows, drag and drop
entry movement, file linking, auto-dialling phone numbers, auto alarms and
application launching, password protection.
MACFORMAT magazine said: "...the real beauty of this Organiser is its
simplicity..."
You can use it to keep a diary, store names and addresses, manage projects,
create time billings and invoices, maintain contact histories, automate
your Mac
and generally organise your life.
Requires 68030 or better. Will run on PPC, but there is a seperate PPC version
available.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/macboy-organiser-101.hqx; 931K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:58 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Tom's Wolf Map
This is yet another map made for Wolfenstein. You need the Wolfenstien 3D
program (of course), Wolfedit and Stuffit Expander (or a comprable
program).
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/wolf/toms-wolf-map.hqx; 29K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:33 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] UltraFind 2.2 - The Ultimate Mac Search Engine
UltraFind treats your Mac or network as an information-rich file and text
searchable database.
Very powerful and flexible, it provides options for finding every conceivable
type of Macintosh file (you can just choose file types from pop-up menus)
and features an extremely fast text search which includes it's own built-in
Thesaurus, allowing you to not only find documents containing words you are
looking for, but also any documents with related words or topics.
Text search results are scored in order of relevance and displayed as
HyperText linked to a built-in Data Reader, which allows you to read
documents found -and copy text out- without opening any application.
Whether you're looking for the latest version of a document, searching
abstracts, articles or email messages, filtering technical papers,
searching for images, artwork, programs or fonts on the network,
UltraFind can locate the exact information you need in seconds and give
you immediate access to it.
You can customise it with powerful repetitive search Routines, perform
single or batch file functions on files found, view files in heirarchical
order, pathway listing, text contents or the normal Finder interface
(you can switch view modes by just pressing your SpaceBar)
It supports AppleScript and Drag&Drop, displays detailed file information,
and if your Mac is on a network, UltraFind will also search PC servers, IBM
mainframes, VMS and UNIX hosts (including Sun sparc stations and Crays),
all from your desktop.
License Fee: 25 UK Pounds -or- 38 US Dollars
Requirements: Any Macintosh or Power Macintosh running system 7 or greater
Author: Steve & Julian Linford, UltraDesign Technology Ltd.
Contact: [email protected]
More Info: http://www.ultradesign.com/ultrafind
This software may be included in archive CD-ROMs
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/ultra-find-22.hqx; 460K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:55 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] YA-Base64 version 1.2.0
Yet Another Base64 Decoder version 1.2.0 is a simple droplet designed to
decode MIME Base64 encoded as well as uuencoded files that are dropped upon
it. It assumes that all segments of the original MIME or uuencoded document
have been concatenated into the file being decoded, and that the segments
are in order. It will optionally attempt to recursively decode files until
no further Base64 decoding or uudecoding is possible.
This is intended primarily as a helper application for Yet Another
NewsWatcher. It is not a general purpose MIME document decoder. It is not
even a general purpose Base64 decoder. Neither is it a fast or smart
uudecoder. However, it does handle most usenet Base64 and uuencoded
binaries fairly well, and it can deal with multiple attached files.
It requires, but does not test for, System 7 or later.
Version 1.2.0 adds support for uudecoding files and recursive decoding. It
also solves the problem present in previous versions of ignoring new open
file events when another file is currently being decoded.
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/ya-base64-120.hqx; 58K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 14:58:16 +0100
From: Matti Zemack
Subject: (Q) Radius 81/110 VRAM?
Hi all macers,
Does anybody know a way of adding VRAM to my Radius 81/110.
I thought it was impossible, I had to buy a new screen-card.
But I saw in the latest MacUser (UK/US-version??) that it was upgradable
to 4 Mb - VRAM.
Does anybody know whats true. Radius just says No, buy a new screen-card.
But I can't afford a NuBus-slot!
Please reply by direct e-mail,
Thankful for any help or advice on this topic,
Matti Zemack, Stockholm, Sweden
-----> [email protected]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 14:20:33 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Vance
Subject: Disk First Aid 7.2.2 - OK to use with older system software?
Dear Folks,
These questions pertain to the version of Disk First Aid that comes with
system 7.5.3 [a.k.a. System 7.5 Update 2.0]: Disk First Aid 7.2.2.
Does Disk First Aid 7.2.2 work properly with any versions of the Mac
system software prior to 7.5.3? [If so, which ones?]
[Assuming Disk First Aid 7.2.2 works properly with some version(s) of
the system prior to 7.5] Does Apple authorize the use of Disk First Aid
7.2.2 by persons who do not own system 7.5.x?
Thanks in advance for all replies!
================================>
Subject: HTML code
I have not been able to get my web page to add a image map could somebody
please post the exact html I need to have a clickable image map read on
Netscape 2.0? Also does anybody know of an HTML writer that works with
frames?
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 96 21:16:17 EST
From: Allan Hunter
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #60
Speaking of other OS's...I always wanted to learn and play in the land
of Amiga, and now there's a functional Amiga emulator (UAE)! Unfortun-
ately, it is not as simple as SoftWindows...
1) Unlike SoftWindows, it doesn't come with the primary system software
built in. Due to lack of licensing agreements, UAE doesn't include the
system ROMs, which the user has to acquire as a ROM.image (this much I
have managed thanks to cooperation between would-be Amiga-emulating Mac
users), or the equivalent of system + finder, called Workbench. The
Workbench file is something real-box Amiga users have to load from disk,
although presumably said disk is probably included in the purchase of
an Amiga, much as system 7 accompanies your purchase of a new Mac. Well,
....OK, 1st hassles first...
2) If I wanted a legal copy of system 7 fresh from Apple, I have no prob-
lem figuring out how to get one. But getting a copy of Workbench from
Commodore-Amiga? They are sort of extinct. Some German company bought the
license but I don't even know who they are; and if you think CompUSA is a
bit slender in its Mac offerings, try asking where you can get a copy of the
Workbench OS for the Amiga??? But let's pretend I have no problems getting
a shinkwrapped and manual-accompanied copy of Workbench X.X...
3) We are able to use SoftWindows gracefully due to the fact that the
SuperDrive can read PC-formatted diskettes. Ain't that nice? Want a new
Windoze program to load into your make-believe C: drive? No problem; the
SuperDrive makes an excellent A: drive. But remember (some of you do) to
the days of the 800K floppy and disk incompatibility? Well, Amigas put
880K on the same size floppy. And, unlike Apple, I don't think they opted
for industry-standard 1.44 MB when they went hi-density. So nothing but an
Amiga can read the Amiga disks upon which Workbench and other software will
come to me, even if I somehow end up on the mailing list of a previously
unknown mail-order company such as AmigaWarehouse. I think I am dependent
on disk-images. I think that means I need the helpful cooperation of Amiga
owners who will let me get them to buy my software with my money and make
disk-images for me. I suspect this will all be easier if they happen also
to be Mac users as well. Anyone on this list fit description above and feel
sufficiently sympathetic?
-allan hunter
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 96 09:54:55 AST
From: [email protected] (Nigel J. Clarke)
Subject: Laser Writer Bridge software
I am using the Apple LaserBridge control panel software to route
packets to a locally attached laserwriter on a mac attached to a tcpip
network. I have ordered some HPDJ 850C printers for attaching to some
of the macs on the network. Can anyone tell me if the same software
will do for routing to these printers or is the Laserbridge software
just for laserwriters?
Nigel
Nigel J. Clarke
NASA Tracking Station BDA
Ph: (441) 293-1142 Fax: (441) 293-6955
E-Mail [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 13:14:28 -0500
From: [email protected] (Lyman Green)
Subject: links for clipart with MS-Office problems
(A copy of this message has also been posted to the following newsgroups:
comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.misc)
Hello all you _helpful_ and wonderful Mac users out there... :/
In the continuing horrorshow that is Microsloth, I present to you the
latest scenario:
We are experiencing weird problems here while installing MS Office 4.2.1b
off of CD-ROM. Some machines seem unable to access the Clip Art libraries
sucessfully inside of Powerpoint. No problem with 'Insert' function, but
when accessing the clip art library from within a presetup blank
presentation, the graphics come in as a gray square instead of the actual
graphic. This has been a problem across a variety of Macs, PPC and 68K.
Has this been beaten to death yet?
TIA,
--
Lyman C. Green, Jr.
NOTE: The opinions expressed are not Glaxo Wellcome's.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 13:37:58 -0500
From: Joel Elias
Subject: Lotus Notes 4, Connect from PowerMac/DOS. Help?
I have been unable to connect to a Lotus Notes server using Lotus Notes
Client v4.0 from the DOS side of a PowerMac 6100/DOS via a SupraFAX 28.8
modem. The modems connect but are unable to negotiate a session.
I am able to connect and communicate with the same server using Lotus Notes
3.0 for Macintosh from the Mac side via the same modem. Unfortunately, my
customer requires that I use Notes 4.0 for Windows to meet his needs.
The key to this probably hinges on the fact that the COM ports on the Mac
are RS422, not RS232 and the CD, DSR, RTS and RI signals are missing. The
maximum port speed is also, I believe 19200. I have been told that is
possible to change the modem file to accomodate these differences, but
don't know how.
Has anyone out there gotten Notes 4 to work on the DOS side of a PowerMac?
If so, I would appreciate your telling me how.
Thanks in advance for your help. - Joel
Joel H. Elias - Pittsford, NY
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 15 Mar 1996 13:19:53 U
From: "Walter"
Subject: Mac won't power up
Info mac-ers,
Does anyone know the cause for certain Macs not powering up when the power key
on the keyboard is pressed? I have seen this problem on an fx, a cx, and and
Vx.
Walter Taylor
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 21:06:15 -0600
From: [email protected] (Greg Youngs)
Subject: Memory Minder
I installed this cdev/extension that is suppose to check partition useage.
Once installed, it is to monitor what the ideal size is. But then you have
to use command+zero to modify "get info" - even when in ResEdit! And now
that I have uninstalled it, I can't change partition sizes of anything on
my hard drive except those installed after I took it off.
It didn't just "monitor" it modified my entire hard drive it seems. To me,
this is more like a virus than a useful utility.
Any word on it?
I use to read and keep up with this group. I don't have time anymore, but
hope someone out there can help me. Please email any solutions -- I
reinstalled my system but was about to reformat my hard drive AND report
this as a virus, too.
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 11:03:02 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: MenuFonts by Dubl-Click Software
Greetings all Font Collectors,
Those of us who have become addicted to the ease of font management with
MenuFonts by Dubl-Click Software have been concerned about its compatability
with OS 7.5.3 & PCI Macs. I spoke to MenuFonts tech support today & was told
the following:
-- MenuFonts 4.2 & 4.5 *may* conflict with OS 7.5.3 &/or PCI Macs (mixed
reports from users). If you have one of these versions, tech support suggests
you might try it with 7.5.3, but if your Mac crashes, check to see whether
MenuFonts conflicts &, if so, remove it.
-- A MenuFonts update that *will* effectively function with 7.5.3 & PCI Macs
is in the works. There is no firm availablility date, but mid-April seems a
possibility.
-- Whether or not you already have MenuFonts 4.2 or 4.5, don't buy or upgrade
yet. Wait for the new compatible update.
-- When released, the new update will be available for downloading on
Dubl-Click's Web site & the AOL Dubl-Click forum &
can be ordered from the usual Mac cats & directly from Dubl-Click. The
MenuFonts update may be available on Info-Mac.
-- I'll be posting notice of the availability of the new MenuFonts update
when it's online.
-- MenuFonts 4.2 & 4.5 continue to be compatible with OS 7.5 & OS 7.5.1. Both
versions are also compatible with Suitcase.
As many of us do, I have an enormous collection of fonts &, for several
years, have relied on the combined efforts of MenuFonts & Suitcase to
organize & manage them--but especially MenuFonts. With MenuFonts available,
for the time being, only on my faithful Mac IIci, my poor 9500 won't get
quite the workout it has been looking forward to %-( . If my 9500 begins to
feel neglected & goes into a depression, I shall be turning to this list for
the name of a good Mac-shrink
.
Yours in fontmania,
Toby
[This message has been cross-posted in the interest of readers concerned with
font management.]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 11:38:13 EST
From: "Peter C.S. Adams 7-5263"
Subject: PageMaker 6 questions
[email protected] (Paul Brians) wrote:
> I'm trying to use PageMaker 6 spelling checker to check a book-length
> manuscript [...] It seems to check the documents in a mysterious order
> of its own, neither in page order nor alphabetical order.
PageMaker publications are composed of stories which are independent of
each other. Most likely you imported the Word documents separately
instead of appending them all together. (This can be remedied if you
really want.) PageMaker is checking the publication story-by-story, in
the order in which they were placed (not necessarily physical order or
the order in which they are now).
You can instruct PageMaker to check all stories or only the current
story. You can also do partial checks by selecting the text you want to
chack in the story editor and choosing "Selected Text" in the spell
check window.
> 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. [...] "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."
I tried this and replicated your problem ONLY IF there is no space
before the em dash after the exclamation pont. I can't explain this but
adding a space cures both the getting stuck and the capitalization
problem.
You might want to subscribe to the Pagemaker mailing list and post
questions like these to it; you'll get a lot of helpful responses!
To subscribe, send a message to the Pagemaker LISTSERV saying:
SUB PAGEMAKR (your name here)
in the body of the mail message (substituting your first and last name).
Note the missing 'E' in PAGEMAKR. Send the request to this address:
[email protected]
You will be asked to confirm your request; then, within a short time you
will receive a confirmation telling you how to post messages to the
group, some subscription options, and how to unsubscribe.
--
Peter C.S. Adams, co-owner, PAGEMAKR mailing list
Vegetarian since 1980 -- ask me why!
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Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 16:23:28 -0400
From: "Mary, Greg and Becca Lamping"
Subject: Power Computing
Does anyone in this group have any experience with Power Computing
products? A friend is in the market for a new computer and is
considering a Macintosh Clone. Any comments would be helpful.
Greg
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 14:13:47 +0000
From: [email protected] (tom hawkins)
Subject: Spell Checkers
Kirk McMichael 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."
The URL has changed to:
ftp://ftp.eg.bucknell.edu/pub/mac/
I downloaded it successfully the other day.
Tom Hawkins Dept. of Biochemistry, Imperial College, London SW7 2AY, UK
[email protected] Phone +44 (0)171 589 5111 ext 55194 Fax +44 (0)171 594 5207
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 17:20:22 +0100
From: [email protected] (David Andriessen)
Subject: usage logger
Hi I recently found a nice app in one of the info-mac digests of last week,
it was a scheduler that kept notes on how long you used your mac for work
it's even possible to keep track of how long you use a certain app.
What is it's name I searched and searched in the recent dir etc. but I
can't find it.
cheers!
david
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Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 13:16:48 -0600
From: Jim Debenport
Subject: Video "How to Use MACs"
Are there any "How to use MACs" video tapes in existance? I see a lot
of these for DOS, Windows and Window 95 platforms but none for the
MAC.
Help Please
My email is [email protected]
Thanks!
--
Jim Debenport West Central Net
wk915 949-2093 Sales Agent
fx915 949-0475 Web Services
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 96 21:07:28 EST
From: Allan Hunter
Subject: What's the Skinny on SoftWin 3/95?
MacWarehouse tossed me a new catalog inviting me to drop another kilobuck
to upgrade SoftWindows 2.0 to SW 3.0, or, better yet, SoftWindows95.
Oddly, I haven't heard a peep about these newborn puppies, not even from
the Apple press releases and Guy Kawasaki's EvangeList
Anyone know (besides the obvious--that they are optimized for the running
of Windoze95) what these packages have to offer that SW-2 doesn't got?
(I have to confess that I use SW 1.0 for 85% of all my necessary slum-
mings into that particular OS-world; it runs acceptably fast even with
RAM Doubler, and way respectably fast if I take the time to turn RD off,
and with really rare exception I haven't needed the 3/486 instruction set
altho' I'm glad I can boot it when needed).
-Allan Hunter
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 96 21:39:04 EST
From: Allan Hunter
Subject: Wintel Alternative: Mactel?
I once (not long ago) happened to be on a commuter train in a major met-
ropolitan area and happened to end up sharing a seat with a central Apple
system software Code-o-crat who, off the record, mentioned the following
tidbits--
Copland is on-schedule and we're gonna like it, in a nutshell;
If they can get Apple to go along with it, they definitely can and think
they should release Copland for the Pentium. Copland, of course, is
poised on a hardware abstraction layer. He said to me that the notion
that its hardware-independence still leaves it dependent on the PowerPC
is strictly marketing conservatism; it is genuinely hardware-independent
by nature and can be ported to other CPU's much as WindowsNT has been,
and the opinion of the codemongers is that they oughta go head to head
with the much klutzier WindowsNT on all relevant platforms, not just the
PowerPC (CHRP) platform. The worry is that Apple will be worried that if
Copland will run on Pentium / PentiumPro boxes, this will endanger the suc-
cess of the CHRP / PPCP / whatever-its-called platform, although the
PowerPC architecture still is better poised for the future.
On the other end of things, being independent of the PowerPC chip means
that Copland could be ported to the fastest RISC chips available. I am
wondering how many graphics shops would buy a Mac-compatible equipped with
one of those way-fast Alpha chips that have only seen Unix as an OS so far.
Of course, if those folks at Exponential push the
PowerPC-compatible envelope fast and far enough, it may not matter
-Allan Hunter
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Info-Mac Digest Tue, 19 Mar 96 Volume 14 : Issue 65
Today's Topics:
[*] 1984 StartupScreen - From Apple's 1984 commercial
[*] 3D MacOS Starting up... screen replacement
[*] About SliceWatch Info
[*] Airport IDs 1.2
[*] Bilestoad Pre-release demo v0.9d
[*] Cyclone II 1.0.2; shoot-em-up space game
[*] Emailer Sound Replacer v3 (Stereo, 16 & 8-bit)
[*] Eudora Sound Replacer v3 (Stereo, 16 & 8-bit)
[*] FileMaker 3.0v2 Update
[*] Fonts Manager 1.5.9
[*] Freeling Preview; a pointer to abstract games.
[*] FreeTP v1.0.0 submission
[*] Gene 4.1.1
[*] GetDefaultFile XFCN 1.1
[*] GetFolder XFCN 1.3
[*] GifScan 1.9
[*] Giza v1.0.3 to v2.0.0 updater
[*] GolfMeister 1.4
[*] Hyperturtle Tools XFCN
[*] InterSLIP Remote 1.2.1
[*] KaiMyoo 1.0 (poppassd client)
[*] KOI8-r for Netscape 2.0 for Macintosh
[*] Lifestyle - your health quiz
[*] MACBOY PPC v1.01 The MacBoy Organiser
[*] MacNanny 1.0
[*] Memory Measure 1.5
[*] Netscape Baltic Cyrillic 1.2
[*] Netscape History 2.0.1
[*] Recipe Finder Deluxe 2.1
[*] Skittles 1.0.1
[*] Sleeper 2.0.3
[*] Sleeper 2.0.3 (French)
[*] The MacBoy Organiser 1.0.1
[*] Tom's Wolf Map
[*] UltraFind 2.2 - The Ultimate Mac Search Engine
[*] YA-Base64 version 1.2.0
(Q) Radius 81/110 VRAM?
Disk First Aid 7.2.2 - OK to use with older system software?
Face Folder Icon, how ?.....
GV-faxsoftware v2.5.3 & M$ Word 5.1a
HTML code
Info-Mac Digest V14 #60
Laser Writer Bridge software
links for clipart with MS-Office problems
Lotus Notes 4, Connect from PowerMac/DOS. Help?
Mac won't power up
Memory Minder
MenuFonts by Dubl-Click Software
PageMaker 6 questions
Power Computing
Spell Checkers
usage logger
Video "How to Use MACs"
What's the Skinny on SoftWin 3/95?
Wintel Alternative: Mactel?
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:34 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] 1984 StartupScreen - From Apple's 1984 commercial
The 1984 StartupScreen is a a still clip taken from Apple's 1984 commercial,
which announced the very first Macintosh. The frame shown is a woman running
down a corridor carrying a sledgehammer, while being chased by some men
dressed in riot gear.
Unless you've seen the 1984 commercial, this startupscreen will probably not
appeal to you, since seeing the woman with the sledgehammer is pretty
symbolic.
The startupscreen is available in two formats, both found in this archive:
1. A StartupScreen file that you can drop into your System Folder,
2. And a ResEdit resource file that you can install into your System 7.5
Update file.
Installation with ResEdit lets you keep the startup progress bar, in case
you're wondering why anyone would rather use ResEdit to install the
startupscreen instead of using the simpler Startupscreen approach.
Instructions are given, by the way, on how to install with ResEdit.
This file is free, but is probably subject to copyright laws, since it is
taken from Apple's commercial.
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/1984-startup-screen.hqx; 191K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:43 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] 3D MacOS Starting up... screen replacement
Hi there,
Couldn't find this in the archives so I thought I might just repost it.
Thanks.
Best Rgds
Jose Tan
Hong Kong
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/three-d-mac-os-startup.hqx; 413K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:41:12 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] About SliceWatch Info
The attached 'postcard' application contains some detailed information, and
screen shots, of the SliceWatch time management database application. This
document is designed to enable potential SliceWatch users get a quick look
at the application, before downloading the larger full distribution archive
file.
Golden Micro Solutions
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/about-slice-watch.hqx; 163K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:49 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Airport IDs 1.2
Version 1.2 increases the database to over 2500 records and adds the
ability to search All Records, Domestic only, or International only.
Other miscellaneous changes have also been made as outlined in the Read Me
file.
Airport IDs is a neat little utility that allows you to search for
Airport locations by name or three-letter ID. It returns all records that
match your criteria (truncates list if over 32K characters). Registered
users can export/import the database to make modifications as they desire.
Thank you to users who have previously registered Airport IDs; you do not
need to register this new version. The registration cost is only $5 (free
for FedEx employees) so please register if you decide to keep this
program (a PC version is also in the works).
Robert Swanson ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/data/airport-ids-12.hqx; 101K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:06 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Bilestoad Pre-release demo v0.9d
"The Bilestoad" is a strategic arcade game featuring hand-to-hand combat.
The original version was published in 1982 for the Apple II computer,
where it was quite popular. This is a pre-release demo of a completely
modernized and updated version for the Macintosh computer, by the
original author.
This version of The Bilestoad requires the following:
o A 33Mhz 68030 or faster processor.
o A 256 color display.
o Enough free RAM to run a 4.5Meg application.
o System 7.
For additional information, see:
http://www.continuumsi.com/~marc/bilestoad.html
or send email to [email protected]
Changes from version 0.9c include:
o Fat binary.
o HTML format manual (read with Netscape or Microsloth Internet Explorer).
o Hidden menubar and cursor unless cursor is in menubar.
o View always centers around human in one-player game.
Enjoy!
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/bilestoad-09d-demo.hqx; 3367K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:14 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Cyclone II 1.0.2; shoot-em-up space game
High Risk Ventures, Inc., creators of PegLeg (recently inducted into
Macworld Magazine's Hall of Fame as the Best Shoot-em-up for 1995), is
proud to announce the latest addition to their Digitally Remastered
Classics (tm) series. Cyclone II is the long-awaited sequel to the first
game in this popular series.
Cyclone started with the classic video game Star Castle, and updated it for
the 90's, adding new weapons, shields, bonus points and challenge levels, as
well as state-of-the-art color graphics and sound. In Cyclone, an evil
enemy base sits in the middle of the screen, surrounded by three rotating
shield rings. The rings are segmented, and the individual segments can be
destroyed, allowing weapons to pass through to or from the enemy base when
holes in the three rings line up. The base also protects itself with a
never-ending supply of you-seeking guided mines. Your task is to use your
trusty FireHawk 6000 spaceship to blast through the enemy's defenses and
blow the base to smithereens.
Cyclone has received excellent reviews (four out of five mousesticks from
Inside Mac Games) and has gained widespread popularity. Cyclone II adds a
bunch of cool new stuff to the original. More powerups to aid your noble
quest for destruction. A new bonus level to challenge your skills and
savvy. Three difficulty levels (Boring, Fun and Frustrating) to make your
life easier or more exciting. Full color background starfield pictures to
soothe the senses. Four channels of digital sound. Power Macintosh native
code. And a volume control that goes to eleven, giving you that extra edge
when you need it most.
Cyclone II requires a Macintosh system capable of displaying 256 colors.
It runs well on any 68K Mac, from the original Mac II to the latest Performa,
and is accelerated for Power Macintosh. Cyclone II is a commercial-quality
product, offered as $14.95 shareware.
Enjoy!
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/cyclone-ii-102.hqx; 1659K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:15 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Emailer Sound Replacer v3 (Stereo, 16 & 8-bit)
The "Email Sound Replacer v3" is a utility that automatically replaces
your boring stock sounds that play when your electronic messages have
been retrieved. Version 3 contains a very futuristic style sound that
has a dark, steamy, echoing chamber of bass and hollow echos as a
robotic, somewhat neutral gender voice says "You have new electronic
messages." The sound is of highest quality and is in stereo, making it
sound great on any system.
The Email Sound Replacer v3 is available for both Claris Emailer v1.0v3
and Eudora. Each version is available in both 8 and 16-bit stereo and
can be downloaded here or at the Clixsounds WWW site at
http://www.edmondsun.com/clix/ .
The replacer works by allowing you to drop your emailer on top of it.
The replacer then replaces the sound resources automatically. You need
no extra software. For best results, apply the relacement with
extensions off. Further instructions are included with the file.
Clixsounds can be reached at:
Internet: [email protected]
America Online: CLIXSOUNDS
eWorld: CLIXSOUNDS
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mail/emailer-snd-replacer-30-8.hqx; 471K]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mail/emailer-snd-replacer-30-16.hqx; 904K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:20 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Eudora Sound Replacer v3 (Stereo, 16 & 8-bit)
The "Email Sound Replacer v3" is a utility that automatically replaces
your boring stock sounds that play when your electronic messages have
been retrieved. Version 3 contains a very futuristic style sound that
has a dark, steamy, echoing chamber of bass and hollow echos as a
robotic, somewhat neutral gender voice says "You have new electronic
messages." The sound is of highest quality and is in stereo, making it
sound great on any system.
The Email Sound Replacer v3 is available for both Claris Emailer v1.0v3
and Eudora. Each version is available in both 8 and 16-bit stereo and
can be downloaded here or at the Clixsounds WWW site at
http://www.edmondsun.com/clix/ .
The replacer works by allowing you to drop your emailer on top of it.
The replacer then replaces the sound resources automatically. You need
no extra software. For best results, apply the relacement with
extensions off. Further instructions are included with the file.
Clixsounds can be reached at:
Internet: [email protected]
America Online: CLIXSOUNDS
eWorld: CLIXSOUNDS
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mail/eudora-snd-replacer-30-8.hqx; 471K]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mail/eudora-snd-replacer-30-16.hqx; 904K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:45 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] FileMaker 3.0v2 Update
U P D A T E R
This 3.0v2 updater brings version 3.0 to version 3.0v2, and has a file
size of 528K. This updater is only for the US version of FileMaker Pro
3.0 for Macintosh.
If you own a non-U.S. version of FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Macintosh, we will
be posting information regarding the availability of international
updaters at the following location in the coming weeks:
D O W N L O A D U P D A T E R
America Online: keyword CLARIS
CompuServe: GO CLARIS
eWorld: shortcut CLARIS
Claris BBS: 408-987-7421 (8/N/1)
F I X E S A N D C H A N G E S
The following summarizes the fixes and feature enhancements made to the
FileMaker Pro 3.0v2 program: * Problems with lookups on repeating fields
have been corrected.
* Editing text at a specific zoom level will display the correct point
size when viewed at a different zoom level.
* Problems with calculations using the Extend, Year, and Int functions
and multiple parameters have been corrected.
* Several fixes have been made to the editing and updating of data in
portals and related fields.
* The Open step in ScriptMaker now includes an option to open a file as
hidden.
* Dialing preferences will be evaluated correctly.
* Before or after reference forms will now work within the found set when
used in Apple Events.
----------------------------------------------------------
If you would like to receive email notification of updates, subscribe to the
announce.com mailing list. To subscribe, address an email message to
[email protected] and put the word "subscribe" in the body of the message.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/filemaker-pro-30v2-updt.hqx; 512K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:24 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected],
Hopkins#m#[email protected]
Subject: [*] Fonts Manager 1.5.9
Fonts Manager(tm) is functionally similar to the System 7.5.x Extensions
Manager. It allows the importing, viewing, enabling, and disabling of font
suitcases in 'Sets' and supports Balloon help. Unlike other utilities, such
as Suitcase(tm) and Master Juggler(tm), it works on ALL Macs with System 7.5
or later, without interfering with the normal operation of your computer.
Have over 500 testimonials from customers with PCI-based PowerMacs running
System 7.5.2 that have switched to Fonts Manager to get their businesses back
'Up & Running'. Also, have over 400 from users of older Macs, who just can't
stand to use Suitcase any longer, and have instead switched to Fonts Manager.
NEW: ATM fonts now recognized properly (and left alone).
Supports the following options: a Help menu, Balloon Help throughout, IMPORT
fonts from folders/disks other than the Fonts folder, Export 'Sets' feature
for update to newer version, automatic installation, set replacement,
alphabetical font lists, Preferences menu for broad customization including
adding an alias of the Fonts folder to the Apple Menu, adjustable color
settings in most windows, indefinite registration period, international MacOS
support (US, Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian,
Kanji, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and
Turkish in this version), and multiple licensing options.
Also available @ ,
AOL (Computing/Software Libraries/Applications or Software Search).
Type: Shareware $10 ($25 for the Copland upgrade when available). Fully
registered users upgrade to this version FREE! Site licenses available at
site-license-type savings. Inquire within...
[Archived as /info-mac/font/util/fonts-manager-159.hqx; 362K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:50 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Freeling Preview; a pointer to abstract games.
This document allows users to take a Netscape-preview at the abstract games
of Christiaan Freeling to see if they're worth downloading.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/freelings-game-preview.hqx; 5K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:18:44 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] FreeTP v1.0.0 submission
It allows two Macintosh users to exchange files via the Internet (or any
other TCP connection) without any extra conversions or encoding in one
simple step.
It is designed to allow normal users to transfer files to one another
easily by saying without using an external FTP server or e-mail
attachments, providing both users are running FreeTP (in the wishes to have
direct modem-like file transfers for the Internet...save on your phone
bills).
It is small (approx 100k), easy to use, fast, and PowerMac native. The
installer contains both 68k and PowerMac native versions and will install
the correct one.
FreeTP is freeware. Please read the README after installing for more
information and legal disclaimers.
Edward Peterlin
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/free-tp-100.hqx; 207K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:53 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Gene 4.1.1
You can use Gene to store family data and notes, draw and print family
trees, show how different people are related, or browse the database by
clicking on names in cards and trees. Gene has no difficulty handling
complicated databases with thousands of names, multiple marriages and
divorces, illegitimate children, or intermarriage between relatives.
Release 4.1.1 fixes a number of bugs in our previous release, 4.1.
It also adds support for the Kagi shareware registration system.
For more details and online documentation see the Gene home page,
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/gene/
--
David Eppstein UC Irvine Dept. of Information & Computer Science
[email protected] http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/
[Archived as /info-mac/data/gene-411.hqx; 943K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:36 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] GetDefaultFile XFCN 1.1
An XFCN which will open a standard SFGetFile dialog box at a given path.
This will override the "Documents" setup in the General Controls Control
Panel when using System 7.5. New version has an optional "type" filter.
GetDefaultFile is part of the Core Collection 2.1. Enjoy.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/get-default-file-11-xfcn.hqx; 9K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:40 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] GetFolder XFCN 1.3
GetFolder ( [] ) is an XFCN which will present a standard file
selection dialog containing only folders. Path is optional and will point
the dialog at a specific folder and override the "Documents" setup in the
General Controls Control Panel in System 7.5. GetFolder is part of Core
Collection 2.1. Enjoy.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/get-folder-13-xfcn.hqx; 18K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:18:56 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] GifScan 1.9
Enclosed please find version 1.9 of GifScan. Use this application to
quickly get extensive information on GIF files without actually
seeing the image itself, it now handles multi-image files correctly.
Most people will probably use this application as a general HTML
helper, it generates tags in the form if you drop or GIF or JPEG files on the application
or drag them into the main window. For non-image files it generates
tags in the form filename.
This application is completely free, the source code is available on
my web-site for those interested, see the docs on more information.
Marc
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/gif-scan-19.hqx; 100K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:19 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Giza v1.0.3 to v2.0.0 updater
Now for only $15. This is the version everyone has been waiting for. It
includes lots of new features users requested. See below for some of the
changes.
Giza is a 3D, first person perspective, fully texture mapped adventure game
for the Mac.
Version 2.0.0 changes.
1) Added ability to shoot bad guys!
2) Added ability to save ANYWHERE in game!
3) New lower price! $15!
4) Documentation completely rewritten and clarified.
5) All levels redesigned.
6) More bad guys per level.
7) Enhanced mapping mode.
8) New laser graphics.
9) Fixed 24-bit memory mode problems.
10) Fixed crashing on PCI Macs.
11) Fixed crashing in System 7.5.2.
12) Fixed last ethereal crashing bug.
13) Level 4 Newton text fixed.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/giza-103-to-200-updt.hqx; 434K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:56 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] GolfMeister 1.4
GolfMeister is a program used to record and analyze golf scores. It keeps
statistics on such things as greens in regulation, drives in fairway,
eagles, birdies etc.
For more information check out my home page and go to the Barking Spider
section:
It is shareware ($20 Cdn, $15US).
Thanks.
Dave Smith
[Archived as /info-mac/data/golf-meister-14.hqx; 251K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:43 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Hyperturtle Tools XFCN
The HyperTurtle Tools XFCN is an excellent turtle graphics add-on module
for basic animation effects in HyperCard and SuperCard and is also useful
for creating geometric art for HyperCard and SuperCard cards. HyperTurtle
Tools was written using the powerful C language and is less than 26K in
size!. The stack with the XFCN copiously documents all of the built-in
TurtleTalk commands and gives plenty of snappy examples of direct Quickdraw
access
>From SuperCard.
HyperTurtle tools has support for drawing lines; rectangles,
roundrectangles; ovals; arcs; polygons; icons; color pict resources; color
icons ("cicn" resources); black and white fill patterns; RGB colors; color
fill patterns ('ppat resources'); absolute, relative, and turtle graphics
relative coordinate systems; real or integer coordinate system; basic
turtle graphics primitives - writing to the clipboard and on top of
SuperCard and HyperCard.
HyperTurtle Tools will work with either color or black and white machines.
HyperTurtle Tools is shareware for 25$ with unlimited royalty free distribution
in your stackware.
Chris Hvid
Research Officer
Accountability Team
Ministry of Education
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/hyper-turtle-tools-xfcn.hqx; 1348K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:23 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] InterSLIP Remote 1.2.1
Dear InterSLIP Remote Users,
The last update of InterSLIP Remote was corrupted. Due to a damaged project
file, the linker linked some routines wrong: the auto-redial feature and
parts of the AppleScript support became damaged. Fortunately, this was
detected very early by some of my users, so the damaged version has spread
hardly.
There also was a small memory leak in the AppleEvent Get-handler. Dan
Crevier detected this bug (it was in his part of the AE code) - many thanks
go to him!
I apologize for any inconvenience.
Best Regards,
Matthias
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/conn/inter-slip-remote-121.hqx; 135K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:22 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] KaiMyoo 1.0 (poppassd client)
KaiMyoo will interact with a POP password server (poppassd) to change a
user's mailbox password, much as Eudora's "Change Password" command works.
KaiMyoo can also be found at:
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/mail/kai-myoo-100.hqx; 96K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:02 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] KOI8-r for Netscape 2.0 for Macintosh
This file contains some resources that can be added to Netscape 2.0 for
Macintosh using Resedit (See Readme file for information).
With these resources installed you can use Netscape to view KOI8-r encoded
documents (this is the most common encoding for Russian documents on the
WWW).
Requires: Macintosh Cyrillic script and fonts (available from apple via ftp).
Mattias Ellert
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/netscape-koi8-res.hqx; 7K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:49 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Lifestyle - your health quiz
Lifestyle is based on the Fantastic Lifestyle Assessment Inventory (FLAI)
developed by Dr Douglas Wilson (=A9 1983, Dr Douglas Wilson, Department of
=46amily Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. Canada LBN 325) as a
means of obtaining information from general practice patients. If you are
honest when responding to the questions, it will provide an indication of
the extent to which you are in control of your health and well-being.
This electronic version of the FLAI was developed as a fun demonstration
programme about electronic authoring.
=46or best results: Set your monitor to 256 colours and the display to
640x480 pixels. (If your monitor is set to more or less colours, Lifestyle
will appear in black and white.)
If you like Lifestyle, send me a postcard of where you live (ok, send me an
email message if that's too much bother.) If you don't like it, trash it
and forget me.
Stephen Cronin
[email protected]
N.B. You use Lifestyle at your own risk. Neither Dr Douglas Wilson nor
Stephen Cronin are responsible for the health of you or your computer. (If
it fries your chips, that's your problem; if you turn up your toes,
likewise, it's your problem!)
[Archived as /info-mac/app/lifestyle.hqx; 195K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:41:04 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] MACBOY PPC v1.01 The MacBoy Organiser
The best Personal Organiser for the Macintosh is free!
The MACBOY Organiser is a new Mac personal organiser from Canvas Sky Software.
It has a feature set that goes head to head with the competitors and is the
first true drag and drop organiser. It is simpler, yet more powerful than
almost all of its rivals and has to be the best looking software ever seen.
Squaring up to competition that costs from $40 to $150, the MacBoy Organiser is
shareware! No timing out, no crippling splash screens - the shareware version
has a complete feature set.
Features include - Colour interface, sticky style note windows, drag and drop
entry movement, file linking, auto-dialling phone numbers, auto alarms and
application launching, password protection.
MACFORMAT magazine said: "...the real beauty of this Organiser is its
simplicity..."
You can use it to keep a diary, store names and addresses, manage projects,
create time billings and invoices, maintain contact histories, automate
your Mac
and generally organise your life.
Requires PPC. There is a 680x0 version available seperately
[Archived as /info-mac/data/macboy-organiser-101-ppc.hqx; 1186K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:41:00 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] MacNanny 1.0
When our children were young, it seemed that we could recall the day,
maybe the hour and minute of each event of their lives. As experienced
parents, my wife and I have found that those events have tended to blur
as each child has grown older. Parenting becomes more complex and even
simple things like going to a movie on Saturday night is a major
production. Have you ever tried to find the phone number of a movie
theater for the baby sitter as you were rushing out of the door?
MacNanny is the family child care information center that tries to make
life easier so parents can enjoy life and have an occasional night to
themselves.
MacNanny will maintain
that important list of babysitters
a record of emergency contacts
a record of each child
a record of pets
a list of your favorite destinations, addresses and phone numbers
Finally, MacNanny will print that important report to put on the
refrigerator for the babysitter.
MacNanny is shareware ($15). This version has limited features until you
register.
Gary
[Archived as /info-mac/data/mac-nanny-10.hqx; 324K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:29 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Memory Measure 1.5
Memory Measure is a stack that will test your memory using 13 different tests.
When the testing is done, a rating between 0 and 100 will be given to you,
where
100 is best and 0 is worst. The average is 55 points with an accuracy +/- 5
points.
The tests test your ability to remember codes, patterns, poems, letters and
numbers. In addition, your perceptive mind is tested, you must separate a
set of
symbols from other symbols and remember locations.
12 of the 13 tests are random. This version adds a test and fixes a bug.
Daniel Stodle [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/memory-measure-15-hc.hqx; 72K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:18:58 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Netscape Baltic Cyrillic 1.2
This patch is intended for use with Netscape Navigator 2.0. It is freeware.
It adds Baltic and Cyrillic capabilities to Netscape Navigator 2.0.
You will be able to read web pages and to send e-mail in Latvian,
Lithuanian, Russian, and Ukrainian - using only native Macintosh fonts
*without* installing non-Macintosh ("KOI8") fonts.
ResEdit is no longer required (as opposed to previous versions).
Arnis Gross
Andreas Prilop
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/netscape-baltic-cyrillic.hqx; 127K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:00 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Netscape History 2.0.1
The attached file contains the program "Netscape History".
It is a shareware (8$) utility for browsing offline the Web
pages already viewed with the Macintosh versions of Netscape
(1.xx and 2.0) and Microsoft Internet Explorer (2.0) and so
it is especially useful for dial-up user.
This is an update of version 2.0 that corrects minor
problems and add some enhancements (readme file included).
claudio potenza
[email protected]
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/web/netscape-history-201.hqx; 118K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:52 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Recipe Finder Deluxe 2.1
Recipe Finder Deluxe is a powerful, yet easy to use Macintosh recipe
storage and retrieval program. This fully functional version of the
program comes with 40 yummy gourmet recipes and tips from the kitchen of
the author so you can try out all features of the program immediately.
With Recipe Finder Deluxe you can quickly find recipes using extremely
complex searches (eg a search through 1,500 recipes with nine different
conditions takes 12 seconds on a standard Mac IIci and 2 seconds on a
PowerMac)
Recipe Finder Deluxe works on almost any Mac and comes with everything
needed to run the program (requires System 7.0 or later and at least 4Mb
free RAM).
If you decide you like the program, register either the standard or gourmet
version:
Standard (US$10) - includes the latest program version, a personalised serial
number, a comprehensive online help file and a 'thank you'
bonus database of 1,500 ready to use recipes.
Gourmet (US$15) - includes the latest program version, a personalised serial
number, a comprehensive online help file, a searchable
on line glossary of cooking terms and ingredients with over
450 individual entries and a 'thank you' bonus database of
14,000+ ready to use recipes.
Peter Stubbs -- [email protected] -- [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/data/recipe-finder-deluxe-21.hqx; 2140K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:41:08 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Skittles 1.0.1
Skittles is an action/puzzle game for one or two players! You control
genetically altered Skittles which fall from the sky, trying to keep them
>From stacking up to the top of the screen.
The Skittles engineers have recently been experimenting with new flavors
and colors. One of the more psychopathic scientists decided to alter the
Skittles' formulas through genetic mutation. The first test batch was
produced, and a teeming, jiggly mass of coagulated, living Skittles appeared.
They quickly began to multiply and pile up into large groups. As the
scientists fled screaming from the building, a few clever minds noticed that
the Skittles were highly reactive. When four of the same type of Skittle
touched, they would instantly vaporize.
There's only one hope left for the Skittles plant, its workers, and the
small city that they inhabit. Vaporize the Skittles before they run rampant
and destroy everything in their path! You are the only hope left before they
crush the entire city.
Skittles is a complex action/puzzle game that took over 18 months in
development. Feel free to pass around and enjoy this shareware version!
*Stiles
[Archived as /info-mac/game/skittles-101.hqx; 769K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:32 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Sleeper 2.0.3
Here is another minor revision to Sleeper. Version 2.0.3 fixes
compatibility problems on older monochrome Macintoshes that were not tested
with version 2.0.2. Users with a MacPlus, SE, or SE/30 should upgrade.
Sleeper 2.0.3 should replace any older versions in the archives.
Sleeper is a control panel for desktop Macintoshes and Power Macintoshes
that dims the screen, powers down Energy Star compliant monitors, and spins
down disk drives after periods of inactivity. In addition to working well
on the desktop, Sleeper is well suited for unattended operations. For file
servers, ftp and http hosts, and unattended telephony such as fax and BBS
systems, Sleeper will wake the drives up when they are needed and put them
to sleep when they are idle. Sleeper is easily configurable; it provides
hotkey control for on-demand activation of its sleep features, and separate
delay settings for screen dimming, monitor power down, and disk sleep.
Sleeper will work on any Macintosh running System 7 or higher, including
System 7.5.3, and will spin down both IDE and SCSI hard drives. The screen
saver feature requires a color-capable Macintosh, and Energy Star monitor
support requires an Energy Star compliant Macintosh (any Mac on which
Apple's Energy Saver control panel works) and an Energy Star capable
monitor. Sleeper is both 680x0 and PowerPC compatible. It supports SCSI
Manager 4.3 in native mode on all machines and requires only 25K of memory
when operating.
Sleeper may be included on the Info-Mac and UMich CD-ROMs.
Jon Gotow [email protected]
St. Clair Software http://www.stclairsw.com/stclairsw/
Fax (412)835-4402 ftp://ftp.stclairsw.com/stclairsw/
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/sleeper-203.hqx; 241K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:27 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Sleeper 2.0.3 (French)
This is a French version of Sleeper 2.0.3. Many thanks to Bernard Dauphine
for his translation of the control panel and Read Me files.
=46rom the French Read Me file:
Sleeper est un Tableau de Bord pour Macs de bureau qui stoppe la rotation
du disque dur, met l'=E9cran en veille, et =E9teint les =E9crans r=E9pondant=
=E0 la
norme Energy Star apr=E8s une p=E9riode d'inactivit=E9. Des d=E9lais de=
"mise en
sommeil" peuvent =EAtre param=E9tr=E9s pour les diff=E9rentes fonctions. Le
param=E9trage via le tableau de bord est tr=E8s simple, et de l'aide peut =
=EAtre
trouv=E9e en cliquant sur l'ic=F4ne "info".
Si vous avez acc=E8s au World Wide Web, la derni=E8re version et une liste
d'astuces pour Sleeper peuvent =EAtre trouv=E9es =E0
.
Jon Gotow [email protected]
St. Clair Software http://www.stclairsw.com/stclairsw/
Fax (412)835-4402 ftp://ftp.stclairsw.com/stclairsw/
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/sleeper-203-fr.hqx; 238K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:18:41 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] The MacBoy Organiser 1.0.1
The best Personal Organiser for the Macintosh is free!
The MACBOY Organiser is a new Mac personal organiser from Canvas Sky Software.
It has a feature set that goes head to head with the competitors and is the
first true drag and drop organiser. It is simpler, yet more powerful than
almost all of its rivals and has to be the best looking software ever seen.
Squaring up to competition that costs from $40 to $150, the MacBoy Organiser is
shareware! No timing out, no crippling splash screens - the shareware version
has a complete feature set.
Features include - Colour interface, sticky style note windows, drag and drop
entry movement, file linking, auto-dialling phone numbers, auto alarms and
application launching, password protection.
MACFORMAT magazine said: "...the real beauty of this Organiser is its
simplicity..."
You can use it to keep a diary, store names and addresses, manage projects,
create time billings and invoices, maintain contact histories, automate
your Mac
and generally organise your life.
Requires 68030 or better. Will run on PPC, but there is a seperate PPC version
available.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/macboy-organiser-101.hqx; 931K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:58 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Tom's Wolf Map
This is yet another map made for Wolfenstein. You need the Wolfenstien 3D
program (of course), Wolfedit and Stuffit Expander (or a comprable
program).
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/wolf/toms-wolf-map.hqx; 29K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:40:33 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] UltraFind 2.2 - The Ultimate Mac Search Engine
UltraFind treats your Mac or network as an information-rich file and text
searchable database.
Very powerful and flexible, it provides options for finding every conceivable
type of Macintosh file (you can just choose file types from pop-up menus)
and features an extremely fast text search which includes it's own built-in
Thesaurus, allowing you to not only find documents containing words you are
looking for, but also any documents with related words or topics.
Text search results are scored in order of relevance and displayed as
HyperText linked to a built-in Data Reader, which allows you to read
documents found -and copy text out- without opening any application.
Whether you're looking for the latest version of a document, searching
abstracts, articles or email messages, filtering technical papers,
searching for images, artwork, programs or fonts on the network,
UltraFind can locate the exact information you need in seconds and give
you immediate access to it.
You can customise it with powerful repetitive search Routines, perform
single or batch file functions on files found, view files in heirarchical
order, pathway listing, text contents or the normal Finder interface
(you can switch view modes by just pressing your SpaceBar)
It supports AppleScript and Drag&Drop, displays detailed file information,
and if your Mac is on a network, UltraFind will also search PC servers, IBM
mainframes, VMS and UNIX hosts (including Sun sparc stations and Crays),
all from your desktop.
License Fee: 25 UK Pounds -or- 38 US Dollars
Requirements: Any Macintosh or Power Macintosh running system 7 or greater
Author: Steve & Julian Linford, UltraDesign Technology Ltd.
Contact: [email protected]
More Info: http://www.ultradesign.com/ultrafind
This software may be included in archive CD-ROMs
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/ultra-find-22.hqx; 460K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:19:55 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] YA-Base64 version 1.2.0
Yet Another Base64 Decoder version 1.2.0 is a simple droplet designed to
decode MIME Base64 encoded as well as uuencoded files that are dropped upon
it. It assumes that all segments of the original MIME or uuencoded document
have been concatenated into the file being decoded, and that the segments
are in order. It will optionally attempt to recursively decode files until
no further Base64 decoding or uudecoding is possible.
This is intended primarily as a helper application for Yet Another
NewsWatcher. It is not a general purpose MIME document decoder. It is not
even a general purpose Base64 decoder. Neither is it a fast or smart
uudecoder. However, it does handle most usenet Base64 and uuencoded
binaries fairly well, and it can deal with multiple attached files.
It requires, but does not test for, System 7 or later.
Version 1.2.0 adds support for uudecoding files and recursive decoding. It
also solves the problem present in previous versions of ignoring new open
file events when another file is currently being decoded.
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/ya-base64-120.hqx; 58K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 14:58:16 +0100
From: Matti Zemack
Subject: (Q) Radius 81/110 VRAM?
Hi all macers,
Does anybody know a way of adding VRAM to my Radius 81/110.
I thought it was impossible, I had to buy a new screen-card.
But I saw in the latest MacUser (UK/US-version??) that it was upgradable
to 4 Mb - VRAM.
Does anybody know whats true. Radius just says No, buy a new screen-card.
But I can't afford a NuBus-slot!
Please reply by direct e-mail,
Thankful for any help or advice on this topic,
Matti Zemack, Stockholm, Sweden
-----> [email protected]
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 14:20:33 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Vance
Subject: Disk First Aid 7.2.2 - OK to use with older system software?
Dear Folks,
These questions pertain to the version of Disk First Aid that comes with
system 7.5.3 [a.k.a. System 7.5 Update 2.0]: Disk First Aid 7.2.2.
Does Disk First Aid 7.2.2 work properly with any versions of the Mac
system software prior to 7.5.3? [If so, which ones?]
[Assuming Disk First Aid 7.2.2 works properly with some version(s) of
the system prior to 7.5] Does Apple authorize the use of Disk First Aid
7.2.2 by persons who do not own system 7.5.x?
Thanks in advance for all replies!
================================>
Subject: HTML code
I have not been able to get my web page to add a image map could somebody
please post the exact html I need to have a clickable image map read on
Netscape 2.0? Also does anybody know of an HTML writer that works with
frames?
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 96 21:16:17 EST
From: Allan Hunter
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #60
Speaking of other OS's...I always wanted to learn and play in the land
of Amiga, and now there's a functional Amiga emulator (UAE)! Unfortun-
ately, it is not as simple as SoftWindows...
1) Unlike SoftWindows, it doesn't come with the primary system software
built in. Due to lack of licensing agreements, UAE doesn't include the
system ROMs, which the user has to acquire as a ROM.image (this much I
have managed thanks to cooperation between would-be Amiga-emulating Mac
users), or the equivalent of system + finder, called Workbench. The
Workbench file is something real-box Amiga users have to load from disk,
although presumably said disk is probably included in the purchase of
an Amiga, much as system 7 accompanies your purchase of a new Mac. Well,
....OK, 1st hassles first...
2) If I wanted a legal copy of system 7 fresh from Apple, I have no prob-
lem figuring out how to get one. But getting a copy of Workbench from
Commodore-Amiga? They are sort of extinct. Some German company bought the
license but I don't even know who they are; and if you think CompUSA is a
bit slender in its Mac offerings, try asking where you can get a copy of the
Workbench OS for the Amiga??? But let's pretend I have no problems getting
a shinkwrapped and manual-accompanied copy of Workbench X.X...
3) We are able to use SoftWindows gracefully due to the fact that the
SuperDrive can read PC-formatted diskettes. Ain't that nice? Want a new
Windoze program to load into your make-believe C: drive? No problem; the
SuperDrive makes an excellent A: drive. But remember (some of you do) to
the days of the 800K floppy and disk incompatibility? Well, Amigas put
880K on the same size floppy. And, unlike Apple, I don't think they opted
for industry-standard 1.44 MB when they went hi-density. So nothing but an
Amiga can read the Amiga disks upon which Workbench and other software will
come to me, even if I somehow end up on the mailing list of a previously
unknown mail-order company such as AmigaWarehouse. I think I am dependent
on disk-images. I think that means I need the helpful cooperation of Amiga
owners who will let me get them to buy my software with my money and make
disk-images for me. I suspect this will all be easier if they happen also
to be Mac users as well. Anyone on this list fit description above and feel
sufficiently sympathetic?
-allan hunter
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 96 09:54:55 AST
From: [email protected] (Nigel J. Clarke)
Subject: Laser Writer Bridge software
I am using the Apple LaserBridge control panel software to route
packets to a locally attached laserwriter on a mac attached to a tcpip
network. I have ordered some HPDJ 850C printers for attaching to some
of the macs on the network. Can anyone tell me if the same software
will do for routing to these printers or is the Laserbridge software
just for laserwriters?
Nigel
Nigel J. Clarke
NASA Tracking Station BDA
Ph: (441) 293-1142 Fax: (441) 293-6955
E-Mail [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 13:14:28 -0500
From: [email protected] (Lyman Green)
Subject: links for clipart with MS-Office problems
(A copy of this message has also been posted to the following newsgroups:
comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.misc)
Hello all you _helpful_ and wonderful Mac users out there... :/
In the continuing horrorshow that is Microsloth, I present to you the
latest scenario:
We are experiencing weird problems here while installing MS Office 4.2.1b
off of CD-ROM. Some machines seem unable to access the Clip Art libraries
sucessfully inside of Powerpoint. No problem with 'Insert' function, but
when accessing the clip art library from within a presetup blank
presentation, the graphics come in as a gray square instead of the actual
graphic. This has been a problem across a variety of Macs, PPC and 68K.
Has this been beaten to death yet?
TIA,
--
Lyman C. Green, Jr.
NOTE: The opinions expressed are not Glaxo Wellcome's.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 13:37:58 -0500
From: Joel Elias
Subject: Lotus Notes 4, Connect from PowerMac/DOS. Help?
I have been unable to connect to a Lotus Notes server using Lotus Notes
Client v4.0 from the DOS side of a PowerMac 6100/DOS via a SupraFAX 28.8
modem. The modems connect but are unable to negotiate a session.
I am able to connect and communicate with the same server using Lotus Notes
3.0 for Macintosh from the Mac side via the same modem. Unfortunately, my
customer requires that I use Notes 4.0 for Windows to meet his needs.
The key to this probably hinges on the fact that the COM ports on the Mac
are RS422, not RS232 and the CD, DSR, RTS and RI signals are missing. The
maximum port speed is also, I believe 19200. I have been told that is
possible to change the modem file to accomodate these differences, but
don't know how.
Has anyone out there gotten Notes 4 to work on the DOS side of a PowerMac?
If so, I would appreciate your telling me how.
Thanks in advance for your help. - Joel
Joel H. Elias - Pittsford, NY
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 15 Mar 1996 13:19:53 U
From: "Walter"
Subject: Mac won't power up
Info mac-ers,
Does anyone know the cause for certain Macs not powering up when the power key
on the keyboard is pressed? I have seen this problem on an fx, a cx, and and
Vx.
Walter Taylor
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 21:06:15 -0600
From: [email protected] (Greg Youngs)
Subject: Memory Minder
I installed this cdev/extension that is suppose to check partition useage.
Once installed, it is to monitor what the ideal size is. But then you have
to use command+zero to modify "get info" - even when in ResEdit! And now
that I have uninstalled it, I can't change partition sizes of anything on
my hard drive except those installed after I took it off.
It didn't just "monitor" it modified my entire hard drive it seems. To me,
this is more like a virus than a useful utility.
Any word on it?
I use to read and keep up with this group. I don't have time anymore, but
hope someone out there can help me. Please email any solutions -- I
reinstalled my system but was about to reformat my hard drive AND report
this as a virus, too.
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 11:03:02 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: MenuFonts by Dubl-Click Software
Greetings all Font Collectors,
Those of us who have become addicted to the ease of font management with
MenuFonts by Dubl-Click Software have been concerned about its compatability
with OS 7.5.3 & PCI Macs. I spoke to MenuFonts tech support today & was told
the following:
-- MenuFonts 4.2 & 4.5 *may* conflict with OS 7.5.3 &/or PCI Macs (mixed
reports from users). If you have one of these versions, tech support suggests
you might try it with 7.5.3, but if your Mac crashes, check to see whether
MenuFonts conflicts &, if so, remove it.
-- A MenuFonts update that *will* effectively function with 7.5.3 & PCI Macs
is in the works. There is no firm availablility date, but mid-April seems a
possibility.
-- Whether or not you already have MenuFonts 4.2 or 4.5, don't buy or upgrade
yet. Wait for the new compatible update.
-- When released, the new update will be available for downloading on
Dubl-Click's Web site & the AOL Dubl-Click forum &
can be ordered from the usual Mac cats & directly from Dubl-Click. The
MenuFonts update may be available on Info-Mac.
-- I'll be posting notice of the availability of the new MenuFonts update
when it's online.
-- MenuFonts 4.2 & 4.5 continue to be compatible with OS 7.5 & OS 7.5.1. Both
versions are also compatible with Suitcase.
As many of us do, I have an enormous collection of fonts &, for several
years, have relied on the combined efforts of MenuFonts & Suitcase to
organize & manage them--but especially MenuFonts. With MenuFonts available,
for the time being, only on my faithful Mac IIci, my poor 9500 won't get
quite the workout it has been looking forward to %-( . If my 9500 begins to
feel neglected & goes into a depression, I shall be turning to this list for
the name of a good Mac-shrink
.Yours in fontmania,
Toby
[This message has been cross-posted in the interest of readers concerned with
font management.]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 11:38:13 EST
From: "Peter C.S. Adams 7-5263"
Subject: PageMaker 6 questions
[email protected] (Paul Brians) wrote:
> I'm trying to use PageMaker 6 spelling checker to check a book-length
> manuscript [...] It seems to check the documents in a mysterious order
> of its own, neither in page order nor alphabetical order.
PageMaker publications are composed of stories which are independent of
each other. Most likely you imported the Word documents separately
instead of appending them all together. (This can be remedied if you
really want.) PageMaker is checking the publication story-by-story, in
the order in which they were placed (not necessarily physical order or
the order in which they are now).
You can instruct PageMaker to check all stories or only the current
story. You can also do partial checks by selecting the text you want to
chack in the story editor and choosing "Selected Text" in the spell
check window.
> 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. [...] "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."
I tried this and replicated your problem ONLY IF there is no space
before the em dash after the exclamation pont. I can't explain this but
adding a space cures both the getting stuck and the capitalization
problem.
You might want to subscribe to the Pagemaker mailing list and post
questions like these to it; you'll get a lot of helpful responses!
To subscribe, send a message to the Pagemaker LISTSERV saying:
SUB PAGEMAKR (your name here)
in the body of the mail message (substituting your first and last name).
Note the missing 'E' in PAGEMAKR. Send the request to this address:
[email protected]
You will be asked to confirm your request; then, within a short time you
will receive a confirmation telling you how to post messages to the
group, some subscription options, and how to unsubscribe.
--
Peter C.S. Adams, co-owner, PAGEMAKR mailing list
Vegetarian since 1980 -- ask me why!
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Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 16:23:28 -0400
From: "Mary, Greg and Becca Lamping"
Subject: Power Computing
Does anyone in this group have any experience with Power Computing
products? A friend is in the market for a new computer and is
considering a Macintosh Clone. Any comments would be helpful.
Greg
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 14:13:47 +0000
From: [email protected] (tom hawkins)
Subject: Spell Checkers
Kirk McMichael 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."
The URL has changed to:
ftp://ftp.eg.bucknell.edu/pub/mac/
I downloaded it successfully the other day.
Tom Hawkins Dept. of Biochemistry, Imperial College, London SW7 2AY, UK
[email protected] Phone +44 (0)171 589 5111 ext 55194 Fax +44 (0)171 594 5207
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 17:20:22 +0100
From: [email protected] (David Andriessen)
Subject: usage logger
Hi I recently found a nice app in one of the info-mac digests of last week,
it was a scheduler that kept notes on how long you used your mac for work
it's even possible to keep track of how long you use a certain app.
What is it's name I searched and searched in the recent dir etc. but I
can't find it.
cheers!
david
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Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 13:16:48 -0600
From: Jim Debenport
Subject: Video "How to Use MACs"
Are there any "How to use MACs" video tapes in existance? I see a lot
of these for DOS, Windows and Window 95 platforms but none for the
MAC.
Help Please
My email is [email protected]
Thanks!
--
Jim Debenport West Central Net
wk915 949-2093 Sales Agent
fx915 949-0475 Web Services
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 96 21:07:28 EST
From: Allan Hunter
Subject: What's the Skinny on SoftWin 3/95?
MacWarehouse tossed me a new catalog inviting me to drop another kilobuck
to upgrade SoftWindows 2.0 to SW 3.0, or, better yet, SoftWindows95.
Oddly, I haven't heard a peep about these newborn puppies, not even from
the Apple press releases and Guy Kawasaki's EvangeList
Anyone know (besides the obvious--that they are optimized for the running
of Windoze95) what these packages have to offer that SW-2 doesn't got?
(I have to confess that I use SW 1.0 for 85% of all my necessary slum-
mings into that particular OS-world; it runs acceptably fast even with
RAM Doubler, and way respectably fast if I take the time to turn RD off,
and with really rare exception I haven't needed the 3/486 instruction set
altho' I'm glad I can boot it when needed).
-Allan Hunter
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Date: Fri, 15 Mar 96 21:39:04 EST
From: Allan Hunter
Subject: Wintel Alternative: Mactel?
I once (not long ago) happened to be on a commuter train in a major met-
ropolitan area and happened to end up sharing a seat with a central Apple
system software Code-o-crat who, off the record, mentioned the following
tidbits--
Copland is on-schedule and we're gonna like it, in a nutshell;
If they can get Apple to go along with it, they definitely can and think
they should release Copland for the Pentium. Copland, of course, is
poised on a hardware abstraction layer. He said to me that the notion
that its hardware-independence still leaves it dependent on the PowerPC
is strictly marketing conservatism; it is genuinely hardware-independent
by nature and can be ported to other CPU's much as WindowsNT has been,
and the opinion of the codemongers is that they oughta go head to head
with the much klutzier WindowsNT on all relevant platforms, not just the
PowerPC (CHRP) platform. The worry is that Apple will be worried that if
Copland will run on Pentium / PentiumPro boxes, this will endanger the suc-
cess of the CHRP / PPCP / whatever-its-called platform, although the
PowerPC architecture still is better poised for the future.
On the other end of things, being independent of the PowerPC chip means
that Copland could be ported to the fastest RISC chips available. I am
wondering how many graphics shops would buy a Mac-compatible equipped with
one of those way-fast Alpha chips that have only seen Unix as an OS so far.
Of course, if those folks at Exponential push the
PowerPC-compatible envelope fast and far enough, it may not matter
-Allan Hunter
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