Info-Mac Digest V14 #69
Posted: March 25th, 1996, 6:00 am
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Info-Mac Digest Mon, 25 Mar 96 Volume 14 : Issue 69
Today's Topics:
[*] 1984 Startup Patch
[*] Aaron's BeBox 1.1 - Updated Aaron 1.3 Enhancer
[*] Acme Filters 2.3.2
[*] BBEdit HTML Tables version 1.0
[*] Biorhythms 5.4c, new version.
[*] BulkRate 2.2b1
[*] ChordBook v1.2PPC -- Chord Book for Guitar, Power PC version
[*] Connectix Speed Doubler 1.1.2 Updater
[*] Delta-xy 2.7.1
[*] Fate to Fate Textures
[*] Finder Windows 1.0
[*] Get Current Users (1.0.2b)
[*] GetMouse4Prog 1.1
[*] GetMouse4Prog 1.1 PPC
[*] HTML Viewer 1.2.2
[*] Hyper-Stack Player 2.3v2.0 68K
[*] Hyper-Stack Player 2.3v2.0 PPC
[*] Internet Escape 3/96
[*] ledPPC
[*] MacGazine =?iso-8859-1?Q?n=BA.?= 4 Abril/April 1996
[*] NuLine V2.0
[*] Periodic Table of the Elements 2.2
[*] Post-Etherial Submutation Beep!
[*] Sans-Faute-Grammaire 2.06
[*] SciCalc 2.0b
[*] SciCalcRPN 2.0b
[*] ScreenDaemon 1.0a
[*] Tide Stamp: A Graphical Tide Predictor
(A) Phantom file
1710AV monitor sleeping
[Ann] The "R" Package for multivariate analysis: beta-testers wanted
Can't download System 7.5.3? Try this.
Connecting a PPC 6100 to Win Lantastic 6.0 network
hiding open apps
Info-Mac Digest V14 #67 (2 msgs)
My Open Letter to Apple Computer
Netscape -> Resource fork errors?
PB5300cs Weirdness
Performa 580, Stylewriter 2400 & Global Village Toolbox
Phantom file
Photoshop craches on PowerMac 7500
Runtime Database...?
Supermac Monitor
System 7.5.3 memory loss (A)
System 7.5.3 memory loss (Q)
To OT or not to OT?
Weird problem in BBEdit
WWW Mirroring Software
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:39 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] 1984 Startup Patch
The 1984 Startup Patch is a a self-running application that, when run and
permitted to install itself, will change the system startup screen (with "Mac
OS" and "Starting up...") to 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.
The message "Starting up..." is taken out, allowing more space for the image.
Also, if you're using a utility that changes your system font (like Greg's
Buttons, or Aaron), you might be glad that you're not forced to see the
Chicago font (which I really don't like) every time you startup your Mac.
In case you're wondering, 1984 Startup Patch will actually patch and modify
your System 7.5 Update file. You need to have version 7.5.3 of the 7.5
Update, which is installed with System Update 2.0.
If you haven't seen the commercial then the 1984 Startup Patch probably won't
appeal to you, since seeing the woman throw the sledgehammer into "Big
Brother" has a symbolic meaning.
The Startup Patch is pretty straightforward, but instuctions are included
inside this archive just in case you run into problems.
This file is free, but is probably copyrighted material, since it is taken
>From Apple's commercial, so don't sell it.
Have fun.
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/1984-startup-patch.hqx; 113K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 01:22:05 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Aaron's BeBox 1.1 - Updated Aaron 1.3 Enhancer
Aaron's BeBox is a package designed to turn your Mac's interface into
something resembling that of the BeBox. (The BeBox, by the way, is a
revolutionary new computer that features 2 - expandable to 8 - PowerPC chips,
and a 100% native, preemptive multitasking operating system.) Unfortunately,
the BeBox costs more than I have at the moment, so that's where this package
comes in.
Installing and using Aaron's BeBox won't give you a BeBox, but it will
enhance your virtual landscape and give you a "teaser" of what the BeBox's
interface does look like.
At the same time, Aaron's BeBox has a few other nice features. It disables
the spinning Zoom rects in the Finder, displays a more aesthetically correct
WindowShade widget, and does away with the embossed text in the title bars.
New in this release of Aaron's BeBox is that another patch, the Copland Trash
Patch, is included. If you would prefer to have Aaron's BeBox display the
Copland-style trash can instead of a BeBox-style trash can, then use this
patch. All the instructions that apply to using the Aaron's BeBox Patch also
apply to the Copland Trash Patch.
How this is all achieved is by using a patching application to modify your
copy of Aaron, the "Coplandizing extension" written by Greg Landweber and Ed
Voas. It is all perfectly safe and very easy to do.
When Aaron's BeBox is installed:
1. You'll get spiffy soft-blue folders, compared to the BeBox's beige-yellow
folders.
2. You'll also have disables the spinning Zoom rects Aaron gives you.
3. The WindowShade widget is displayed a bit more correctly.
4. Finally, it does away with the embossed text in the title bars.
Aaron's BeBox is $5 shareware. If you don't have $5, then you can send me
something like a postcard, music CD or CD-ROM, or a disk with something
you've worked on. You can reach me at the addresses below.
If you want to give Aaron's BeBox to a friend or upload it to a BBS, then
please include the Read Me with it. If you are authoring a book or CD-ROM
and would like to include Aaron's BeBox on it, please contact me in advance.
P.S. I've receieved many messages from people about problems they could have
avoided had they read the instructions included in this archive. Please
folks, read the instructions!
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/aarons-bebox-11.hqx; 112K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:13 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Acme Filters 2.3.2
Acme Filters 2.3.2 takes the place of many separate freeware/shareware
utilities you may be currently using. This drag-and-drop application
currently includes the following filters: ASC -> Mac, Delete RF, Find
Original, Rot13, Tab2Space, Touch, Type/Creator. Full source code is
also included so you can add your own filters or modify the included
filters.
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/acme-filters-232.hqx; 63K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:57:11 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] BBEdit HTML Tables version 1.0
Tables are one of the most useful parts of current HTML (Hypertext Markup
Language). They make it possible for designers to create documents on the
web which have a much more robust structure than was possible with HTML
prior to their introduction. BBEdit HTML Tables was written to extend the
capabilities of the BBEdit software, which is one of the best ways of
coding pages if you know HTML. The intention with this software has been to
produce something that while unfortunately not WYSWYG (essentially
impossible in an extension to BBEdit) is as easy to use as possible, while
also allowing the creation of complex tables.
BBEdit HTML Tables implements tables as per the Netscape 1.1 specification.
BBEdit HTML Tables has been extensively tested on versions 3.1.1 and 3.5
Lite of BBEdit. It requires a version of BBEdit that supports extensions,
which means version 3.0 or later. This software is shareware, with the low
fee of US$5 payable directly or via Kagi. Please read the enclosed read me
for details.
Stephen
__________________________________________________________________________
Dr. S J Marshall, Macintosh Consultant, Victoria University of Wellington,
PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
Home Page: http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~marshall
[Archived as /info-mac/text/bbe/bbedit-html-tables-10.hqx; 93K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:46 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Biorhythms 5.4c, new version.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/biorhythms-54c.hqx; 473K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:08 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] BulkRate 2.2b1
This is the first beta version of version 2.2 of BulkRate, the offline
reader for FirstClass BBSs. This version may contain a number of bugs, so
we recommend that you NOT USE it unless you need one of the new features.
This release is strictly for beta testing only.
BulkRate is an offline reader for FirstClass BBSs that runs on the
Macintosh. It can capture messages for offline reading and replying, and
can automatically retrieve attached files for you.
** New in Version 2.2b1 **
BulkRate 2.2b1 adds the ability to access serial ports other than the
standard Macintosh modem and printer ports. The modem settings dialog has
been change in order to allow you to select from any available serial port.
(Technical note: BulkRate is now CTB-aware and should be able to access
any serial port registered with the CommToolbox via the Communications
Resource Manager.)
If you do not need to access serial ports other than the regular modem or
printer port, I do not recommned that you test this software at this time.
Please notice that I am not the author of this program, but I am forwarding
it with the author's permission.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/bbs/bulk-rate-22b1-first-class.hqx; 516K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:30 -0800
From: DRS.Digital.Image.&.[email protected], [email protected],
[email protected]
Subject: [*] ChordBook v1.2PPC -- Chord Book for Guitar, Power PC version
ChordBook v1.2PPC -- An Interactive Chord Book for Guitar, Power PC version
*** v1.2PPC adds printing of chord diagrams and native Power PC code! ****
ChordBook v1.2 provides chord lookup for guitar in standard tuning, and
additional chord processing for 40 non-standard guitar tunings. In the
standard tuning library, 23 chord types are supported with 3 or 4 different
fingerings each, depending upon the chord. To plot a chord diagram,
select the root of the chord from the Root menu, and the type of the chord
>From the Type menu. Then, diagram it with the Form 0,1,2,3 buttons from
the tool bar. Non-standard tunings do not contain these built-in chords,
but full use of the Neck Window functions are supported (see below).
In standard tuning, Form 0 chords are available for Major, Minor, Major
7th, and Dominant 7th chord forms and are generally the open or common
forms of the chord. Form 1 chords generally have the root on the 6th
string. Form 2 chords generally have the root on the 5th string, and Form
3 chords generally have the root on the 2nd and/or 5th string.
The Neck Window view provides additional chord lookup functions. This
window allows the browsing of chord fingerings over the neck and has a
Name-that-Chord function which recognizes 40 different chords in standard
and non-standard tunings. These user-created chord voicings may then be
diagramed in the chord editor window.
This function requires a Power Macintosh with System 7.5 and a color
monitor with at least 480 lines is highly recommended. QuickTime with the
QuickTime Musical Instruments extension is required for sound output.
Shareware fee: $25.00
Contact info: DRS Digital Image & Sound, Inc.
http://www.ideasign.com/~drstein/
http://www.sodak.net/~drstein/
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/chord-book-12-ppc.hqx; 238K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:26 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Connectix Speed Doubler 1.1.2 Updater
Speed Doubler 1.1.2 Updater
The enclosed Speed Doubler Updater can update both the master disk and
installed Speed Doubler extensions from version 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, or 1.1
to version 1.1.2.
IMPORTANT: We recommend all Speed Doubler users update to version 1.1.2.
This updater is available for free distribution to local BBS online
services.
This updater is for Connectix Speed Doubler registered users only. If you
have not sent your registration card to Connectix, please do so that we
can notify of future product information.
(c) Copyright 1996 Connectix Corporation
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/speed-doubler-112-updt.hqx; 264K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:15 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Delta-xy 2.7.1
delta xy 2.7.1 is a free mouse coordinate measurement program. It
allows you to make precise measurements of just about anything on your
computer's monitor. It can also show you the ASCII character and key
codes for most of the keys on your keyboard, and the RGB values of any
pixel on your monitor. All values can be copied to the clipboard and
viewed in either decimal or hexadecimal. delta xy now also remembers
and restores it's last window position.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/delta-xy-271.hqx; 13K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:42 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Fate to Fate Textures
Fate to Fate textures are textures that can be installed with the
program "Texture Installer". These 20 unique textures look dandy on
all Mac systems and are good for all occaisons. They are a
multicolored, swirling experience that will last and last. I guarantee
there is a texture that will appeal to anybody regardless of race,
color, creed, religious beliefs, sexual preference or body shape.
These textures are absolutely free and have no morals at all. They
can be distributed anywhere or anytime without permission. So all you
have to do is accept your fate.
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/fate-to-fate-textures.hqx; 564K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 01:22:10 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Finder Windows 1.0
Have you ever wished that the Finder had a simple "Window" menu like
many other applications? Finder Windows is an extension that adds a
"Window" menu to the Finder. You can now see a list of all the Finder's
open windows, choose among them, stack them, and arrange them.
Finder Windows requires System 7 or higher.
The author can be contacted at [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/finder-windows-10.hqx; 94K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:10 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Get Current Users (1.0.2b)
Get Current Users (1.0.2a)
An AppleScript Scripting Addition (osax) that will tell you who is logged
onto your Macintosh via File Sharing.
This osax is free for noncommercial use. Scott Lindsay maintains the
copyright.
Greg Salter - [email protected]
Scott Lindsey - [email protected]
Recent changes include improved error checking.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/atlk/get-current-users-102b-as.hqx; 11K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:20 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] GetMouse4Prog 1.1
Version 1.1 of GetMouse4Prog
GetMouse4Prog is a utility for every Macintosh programmer.
It's an evoluted mouse position tracker, but not only!
You can use it also as a simple and very small C/C++, Pascal, Basic, (any
other language) code generator.
Combining the movement of the mouse and hotkey from the keyboard, you can
collect mouse coordinate bundled with custom code that goes directly to the
clipboard, ready to be pasted in your preferred editor.
It can collect point, rect, list of point coordinate.
Available in 68k and PPC version.
New in this version a movable preference dialog and some fix of bugs
related to cursor adjustament.
Developed in C++.
* Inclusion in Shareware Disk & CDROM is Authorized *
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/get-mouse-4-prog-11.hqx; 158K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:18 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] GetMouse4Prog 1.1 PPC
Version 1.1 of GetMouse4Prog
GetMouse4Prog is a utility for every Macintosh programmer.
It's an evoluted mouse position tracker, but not only!
You can use it also as a simple and very small C/C++, Pascal, Basic, (any
other language) code generator.
Combining the movement of the mouse and hotkey from the keyboard, you can
collect mouse coordinate bundled with custom code that goes directly to the
clipboard, ready to be pasted in your preferred editor.
It can collect point, rect, list of point coordinate.
Available in 68k and PPC version.
New in this version a movable preference dialog and some fix of bugs
related to cursor adjustament.
Developed in C++.
* Inclusion in Shareware Disk & CDROM is Authorized *
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/get-mouse-4-prog-11-ppc.hqx; 159K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:57:07 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] HTML Viewer 1.2.2
HTML Viewer is a simple hypertext viewer, or "browser", meant to be
used by people who do not have access to a full-featured browser like
Mosaic or Netscape. It is also handy for authoring HTML documents, as
it does not have the overhead that the more capable browsers have.
New in version 1.2 is support for Forms and their corresponding CGIs.
This makes HTML Viewer a great tool for testing your CGIs without
having to set up a separate HTTP server. HTML Viewer will run
uncompiled and compiled AppleScripts as well as runnable AppleScript
applets. Also new are support for sounds files, and use of Internet
Config for handling network-based URLs.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/html-viewer-122.hqx; 316K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:54 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Hyper-Stack Player 2.3v2.0 68K
New for version 2:
1) automatically enables the "Print Stack..." and "Print Field..." menu
commands of the "File" menu (these are ordinarily disabled in Apple's
Player). Gives you the option of printing all or only some cards in the
stack, or the contents of all or just some of the fields (even hidden
ones). For fields, you get the option of copying the contents to the
clipboard instead of printing;
2) convert any PICT file (color or monochrome) to a monochrome button icon;
3) the height as well as the width of buttons can now be varied, so that
the buttons can accomodate the icons. A read-out provides both dimensions;
4) can now be registered world-wide by credit card via E-mail (with
encrypted credit card info), fax or snail-mail. Can also be registered via
snail-mail using cash (in selected local currencies) and by check (payable
in U.S. dollars).
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A player for HyperCard stacks which provides the functionality of all
versions of Apple's HyperCard Player up to and including the lastest
version, 2.3. So if your Mac did not come with HyperCard Player 2.2 or 2.3,
you can use Hyper-Stack Player 2.3 instead. Available separately for 680x0
Macs (68k version) and for Power Macs (PPC version).
Hyper-Stack Player goes further than just allowing you to use HyperCard
stacks. It provides the ability to create buttons which you can link to
your favorite stacks. You can move the buttons and change their styles.
You can use any PICT graphic as an icon for a button (regardless of whether
the graphic is color or monochrome, it will show up as a monochrome icon).
You can resize the buttons to fit the names or graphics that you choose for
them. And if you have a color monitor, you can even color them.
When you have filled the first card with buttons, you don't have to stop
there. You simply make another card with room for a whole lot more buttons.
Each card can be provided with a title to identify the catagory of stacks
that it contains.
Hyper-Stack Player provides a good way for school computer labs to provide
access to their HyperCard stacks. A password protection scheme prevents the
students from making any unauthorized changes.
Shareware $5 (Site license for school computer labs: $25)
[Archived as /info-mac/app/hyper-stack-player-23v2.hqx; 822K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:50 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Hyper-Stack Player 2.3v2.0 PPC
Copr. 1995-96 Bruce A. Pokras - All rights reserved worldwide
New for version 2:
1) automatically enables the "Print Stack..." and "Print Field..." menu
commands of the "File" menu (these are ordinarily disabled in Apple's
Player). Gives you the option of printing all or only some cards in the
stack, or the contents of all or just some of the fields (even hidden
ones). For fields, you get the option of copying the contents to the
clipboard instead of printing;
2) convert any PICT file (color or monochrome) to a monochrome button icon;
3) the height as well as the width of buttons can now be varied, so that
the buttons can accomodate the icons. A read-out provides both dimensions;
4) can now be registered world-wide by credit card using E-mail (with
encrypted credit card info), fax or snail-mail. Can also be registered via
snail-mail using cash (in selected local currencies) and by check (payable
in U.S. dollars).
----------------------------------------------------------
A player for HyperCard stacks which provides the functionality of all
versions of Apple's HyperCard Player up to and including the lastest
version, 2.3. So if your Mac did not come with HyperCard Player 2.2 or 2.3,
you can use Hyper-Stack Player 2.3 instead. Available separately for 680x0
Macs (68k version) and for Power Macs (PPC version).
Hyper-Stack Player goes further than just allowing you to use HyperCard
stacks. It provides the ability to create buttons which you can link to
your favorite stacks. You can move the buttons and change their styles.
You can use any PICT graphic as an icon for a button (regardless of whether
the graphic is color or monochrome, it will show up as a monochrome icon).
You can resize the buttons to fit the names or graphics that you choose for
them. And if you have a color monitor, you can even color them.
When you have filled the first card with buttons, you don't have to stop
there. You simply make another card with room for a whole lot more buttons.
Each card can be provided with a title to identify the catagory of stacks
that it contains.
Hyper-Stack Player provides a good way for school computer labs to provide
access to their HyperCard stacks. A password protection scheme prevents the
students from making any unauthorized changes.
Shareware $5 (Site license for school computer labs: $25)
[Archived as /info-mac/app/hyper-stack-player-23v2-ppc.hqx; 1076K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:05 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Internet Escape 3/96
(The Coffee Grounds are floating)
Greetings from the bottom of our coffee mugs,
Just a short note to let you know that this is the premiere release of
Internet Escape. Internet Escape is a free release to the Macintosh
and Internet Community in general. Please feel free to provide
feedback to escape @runtimeinfo.sat.net. In this issue we have several
software reviews and some very interesting articles. I would tell you
what they are, but I do not want to spoil your fun. We have worked
very hard to put this together, no doubt you will tell by the quality
of this ezine . It will be housed at our site at
.
If you're interested in submitting articles please contact us
Next Issue due out May 1st will feature
- A review of WebStar (Macintosh Server Software)
- More Neural Dustbunnies and lots more
etc. etc. but why spoil your surprise.
Oh, but the way, just double click the Intenet Escape Icon to reap the
fruits of our hard work....
Enough of my rambling. Read on and enjoy....
All trademarks and logos belong to their respective owners.
Copyright 1996 RunTime Info Systems & Productions
All rights reserved
http://runtimeinfo.sat.net
email to: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/per/internet-escape-96-03.hqx; 873K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:23 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] ledPPC
Turn your extended keyboard led into a HD led and floppy drive led. ledPPC
detects read/write activity of SCSI and floppy drive, modem and AppleTalk
data exchange, printer job and flashes the 'num lock', 'caps lock' and
'scroll lock' led according to this activity. In addition "ledPPC" let you
easly patch three OS procedure of your choice. Patched procedure are
notified by the keyboard led when an application or the Mac OS call these
procedures. French and English documentation. Free. Version 3.0. Compacted
by Compact Pro.
Alain Birtz |internet: [email protected]
|CompuServe: 72467,2770
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/led-ppc.hqx; 39K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 01:22:00 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] MacGazine =?iso-8859-1?Q?n=BA.?= 4 Abril/April 1996
This is the number 4 of MacGazine a free ezine in Spanish about de
Macintosh, networks and new technologies.
Este es el n=FAmero 4 de MacGazine, el ezine en espa=F1ol para Macin=
tosh.
_________
MacGazine, el ezine en espa=F1ol para Macintosh
Para suscribirte manda un mensaje a: [email protected]
Madrid, Espa=F1a (Spain)
[Archived as /info-mac/per/macgazine-96-04-esp.hqx; 487K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:57:04 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] NuLine V2.0
NuLine is a TEXT file conversion program. It will convert a Macitosh TEXT
file to and from a Windows text file. Simply Drag and Drop files and or
folders onto the application they will automatically be converted to the
opposite format.
NuLine is freeware to anyone living in the United States. If you live outside
the United States then please send to the address below the equivalent of one
US dollar in your countries own currency.
Darryl Payne
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/text/nu-line-20.hqx; 44K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:57:15 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Periodic Table of the Elements 2.2
This is a HyperCard stack which offers an interactive look at the Periodic
Table of the
Elements. I could go into a lot of detail about that, but it's just better
to check out the
stack for yourself. Basically you just click on an element and you get a
bunch of info
on that element. Really. It's very intuitive.
REQUIREMENTS for full color: (all that I know of, anyway)
A Macintosh-compatible computer with:
A mouse
HyperCard 2.1 or later
HyperCard's Color Tools 2.0 stack installed
System 7.0 or later
A color monitor capable of 640 by 480 pixel resolution
4MB of RAM for HyperCard on a 680x0, 8MB for PowerPC (that's Apple's
recommendation, not mine)
32-bit color QuickDraw (incl. w/ System 7)
If anyone finds any bugs in this stack, has any questions, or has any
suggestions,
etc., please feel free to e-mail me at [email protected] (preferred) or
[email protected] any time. This product is (for now) shareware. If
you like
it and use it, send $10 US (cash, U. S. check, or money order only, please)
to:
CHRIS LAWSON
2608 STRATHMORE
KALAMAZOO MI 49009
USA
(You can also mail bug reports, suggestions, etc. to this address. Please
DO NOT
send stamps or foreign checks.)
PLEASE PAY THE SHAREWARE FEE! I'm only an unemployed high school
student and besides really needing the money, I need INCENTIVE to produce
future
(and better) updates. If $10 seems too steep, then send what you feel is
appropriate.
(But then again, if you like this MORE than $10 worth, don't feel limited!
)
If anyone wants to include this on a CD-ROM or disk of shareware/freeware
or as part
of a shareware/freeware collection, I only ask that you e-mail me (see
above) to ask
about it and let me know, etc. and that you snail mail me a copy of the CD-ROM,
disk, or collection at the above address. Anyone with FTP access to some
of the
better shareware sites (U of AZ Bookstore, etc.) that I can't upload to
should feel free
to upload it and then contact me to let me know.
Incidentally, if anyone knows of a ResEdit hack to override that stupid
HyperCard
stack icon (short of making a custom Finder icon), PLEASE let me know.
---Chris Lawson
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/periodic-table-22-hc.hqx; 327K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:33 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Post-Etherial Submutation Beep!
YES, FOLKS!
The long awaited next RickSound*cR Inc. has arrived!
It's the Post-Etherial Submutation Beep! The most intricate and ludicrously
convoluted RickSound*cR Inc. yet!
in fairness to those without fast modems- this RickSound*cR Inc. has been
thoroughly compressed from almost 50 Megabytes to a miniscule 676k!
AREN'T YOU LUCKY?
It is simply too difficult to describe this sound in detail as past
RickSound*cR Inc 's have been done- you might say it defies description- but
The Critics Are Raving!!
Just Download, dim the lights, open your ears (oh, and your mind) and listen-
let RickSound*cR Inc take you on a journey to audio excellence, not to
mention poverty.
Be sure to read the accompanying readme file so you know where to send the
money.
CHEERS!
Still no word from Jeff- I think he's treating me with the contempt I
deserve.
&:-}
Rick
once again, if you don't get the joke, just check out CLIXSOUNDS on InfoMac,
or wherever bad CD-ROM anthologies are sold.
------------------------------------------------------------------
MacInTouch BBS - Sydney's Hottest Macintosh BBS (1200 to 28800 bps)
[email protected] BBS. 61 2 541 0799 FAX. 61 2 584 2711
------------------------------------------------------------------
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/post-etherial-beep.hqx; 922K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:03 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Sans-Faute-Grammaire 2.06
GRAMMAR, CHECKER, SPELL CHECKER, FRENCH, Grammaire
Shareware
Sans-Faute-Grammaire2.06 is a french language grammar checker. Compatible
with ClarisWorks 4.02 (4.04 in France) and newer, Eudora Pro, QuarkXpress
3.3 and newer, Microsoft Word 6, WordPerfect 3 and newer, FrameMaker,
GWrite2.3 or newer, HyperCard 2.2 and newer.
unregistered copy is limited 2000 step by step checking after what there
will be a 30 step by step checking limit by session.
for System 7.1 or higer. AppleScript required. Optimized for PPC (fat)
2Mb on disk, 1,2Mb RAM. Online documentation included.
The binary may be included on the commercially available CD-ROM of the
archives.
thanks
Philippe Caudron
BCDL
[Archived as /info-mac/text/sans-faute-grammaire-206.hqx; 1149K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:57:22 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] SciCalc 2.0b
At long last, SciCalc 2.0 is available. SciCalc is a scientific/programmer's
calculator; an RPN version, SciCalcRPN, is also available. I've labeled this
version as beta software, which means that I have removed all the bugs I could
find, have tested it on three different computers, and am waiting to hear what
I've missed.
An Incomplete List of Features
* As of version 2.0 SciCalc is also a programmer's calculator, allowing
integer arithmetic and bitwise operations in binary, octal or
hexadecimal.
* SciCalc uses algebraic entry with the usual order of operations, with
parentheses available to change that order. SciCalcRPN is an RPN
version of SciCalc.
* It computes the standard scientific functions, plus one-variable
statistics (average, population standard deviation, and sample standard
deviation). The statistics are available at all times (no statistics
"mode").
* It has a choice of floating point, scientific, or fixed-point notation.
* You can choose to display numbers with thousands separators, as set in
the Numbers Control Panel.
* Displayed values may be dragged to other programs; text representing
numbers may be dragged to the display.
* You may select the font and size to be used in the display.
* I had some fun with the graphics; I hope you like them.
System Requirements: SciCalc 2.0 requires System 7.0 or later. There are two
versions, a 68K version and a PowerPC version (see the documentation for the
reason I did not make a fat binary). The 68K version requires a minimum of
450K of RAM, but is happier with 540K. The PPC version needs a minimum of
330K, but is happier with 410K (these are the figures with virtual memory or
RAMDoubler active; otherwise add 225K to these numbers). You must have MacOS
7.5 to Drag and Drop displayed numbers between programs. Color graphics
require at least 256 colors. On screens with fewer colors, the calculator
will draw itself in black and white.
SciCalc 2.0 is shareware, price: $15 (covers both SciCalc and SciCalcRPN).
--Steve Costenoble [email protected]
Dept. of Mathematics
Hofstra University
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/sci-calc-20b.hqx; 344K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:57:29 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] SciCalcRPN 2.0b
At long last, SciCalcRPN 2.0 is available. SciCalc is a scientific/programmer's
calculator; SciCalcRPN is an RPN version. I've labeled this version as beta
software, which means that I have removed all the bugs I could find, have
tested
it on three different computers, and am waiting to hear what I've missed.
An Incomplete List of Features
* As of version 2.0 SciCalcRPN is also a programmer's calculator, allowing
integer arithmetic and bitwise operations in binary, octal or
hexadecimal.
* SciCalcRPN is an RPN calculator. An algebraic version, SciCalc, is
available separately.
* It computes the standard scientific functions, plus one-variable
statistics (average, population standard deviation, and sample standard
deviation). The statistics are available at all times (no statistics
"mode").
* It has a choice of floating point, scientific, or fixed-point notation.
* You can choose to display numbers with thousands separators, as set in
the Numbers Control Panel.
* Displayed values may be dragged to other programs; text representing
numbers may be dragged to the display.
* You may select the font and size to be used in the display.
* I had some fun with the graphics; I hope you like them.
System Requirements: SciCalcRPN 2.0 requires System 7.0 or later. There are two
versions, a 68K version and a PowerPC version (see the documentation for the
reason I did not make a fat binary). The 68K version requires a minimum of
450K of RAM, but is happier with 540K. The PPC version needs a minimum of
330K, but is happier with 410K (these are the figures with virtual memory or
RAMDoubler active; otherwise add 225K to these numbers). You must have MacOS
7.5 to Drag and Drop displayed numbers between programs. Color graphics
require at least 256 colors. On screens with fewer colors, the calculator
will draw itself in black and white.
SciCalcRPN is shareware, price: $15 (covers both SciCalc and SciCalcRPN).
--Steve Costenoble [email protected]
Dept. of Mathematics
Hofstra University
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/sci-calc-rpn-20.hqx; 347K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:57:00 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] ScreenDaemon 1.0a
To my shock and horror, I recently found out that both Basic Black and
ScreenDaemon crash with a Type I error on PowerMacs running System 7.5.3.
I'll have an update for Basic Black soon, but in the interim, here's the
fix for ScreenDaemon.
There will be new versions of both Basic Black and ScreenDaemon *soon*, and
I'm about to start soliciting for beta testers.
Note that both ScreenDaemon and Basic Black will be PowerMac-native soon.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/screen-daemon-10a.hqx; 38K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:57:19 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Tide Stamp: A Graphical Tide Predictor
Tide Stamp is a graphical tide predictor for the Mac. Tides can be
calculated for 314 tide locations and 50 current locations world wide,
though most are in the United States. Printed output is identical to
graphical screen output. Requires System 7. Fat binary and 68kFPU versions
included.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/tide-stamp-10b.hqx; 282K]
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 96 14:21:26 EST
From: [email protected]
Subject: (A) Phantom file
>Subject: Phantom file
>
>Can someone help? I have a zero K file on my hard
>drive, created by (I really am not sure). It is
>called "Temp SD Copy File." When I try to Trash it,
>my Mac says that the file is locked. It won't let
>me trash it, nor rename it. The file is NOT locked.
>When I go to "get info" on the file, the locked box
>is empty. I can't drag the file to the Trash. I
>have tried holding down the option key to force
>emptying the trash with no luck. ResEdit says there
>is a file lock error (-45) on this file, and I
>cannot open the file with ResEdit, which further
>says there is no resource fork in this file, of
>course. Can anyone give me any pointers on how to
>eliminate this pesky file from my hard disk?
>
>Thanks in advance. Dennis Perzanowski.
Here is a solution that has worked for me in many
similar situations.
1. Create a NEW file in a directory other than
the one where the file is that your trying
to remove. (This NEW file can be of any type,
a simple text document with nothing in it or
anyother other file for that mannor).
2. Rename the NEW file to the exact name of the
file you are trying to delete.
(i.e. Temp SD Copy File)
3. Copy this NEW file to the directory of the
offending file.
4. When the finder asks if you want to replace
the the older file with the NEW one, answer
yes.
5. Throw the NEW file you created in the trash.
You problem should hopefully be taken care of.
It may also be wise to rebuild your desktop at this
point.
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 21 Mar 1996 13:36:35 -0500
From: "Dan Clark"
Subject: 1710AV monitor sleeping
Subject:
1710AV monitor sleeping 1:27 PM 3/21/96
I just got a new PM 7200/90 with a 1710AV monitor, and applied the 7.5.3
update. Everything seems to be working fine except for the energy saver
stuff. I'm using the new Monitors & Sound control panel, as the Applevision
control panel doesn't seem to work anymore under the system update.
Anyway, I set the Energy Save control panel for display sleep in 30 minutes,
disk sleep in 40 minutes, and system sleep in an hour. After 30 minutes, the
screen blanks, but the power is not reduced (i.e. stays warm). The disk will
spin down, but the system itself won't go to sleep. I can cause a sleep by
selecting Sleep from the "Special" menu, and everything goes nighty night
correctly. Anyone familiar with this setup or what I may be doing wrong? I've
heard of some problems with early 1710AV monitors that caused a clicking on
and off, but that doesn't seem to be the case here.
One other minor annoyance: whenever I restart or awake from sleep, the
monitor power is cut off, which means that the speakers are also off. It
would be nice to hear the startup sound sometime...
Thanks for any help,
Dan
Dan Clark, Naval Research Lab Washington DC
Code 8211, 202-767-6414, [email protected]
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Date: 21 Mar 96 21:45:45 GMT
From: [email protected] (Philippe Casgrain)
Subject: [Ann] The "R" Package for multivariate analysis: beta-testers wanted
Dear Info-mac readers
We have developed a statistics package for multivariate and spatial
analysis. It is called The "R" Package. With this package cited in
numerous journal articles, you may do the following analysis:
* Spatial autocorrelation (Moran's I; Geary's c)
* Biogeographical clustering
* Chronological clustering
* "Regular" clustering
* Contiguity-constrained permutational ANOVA
* Latitude-longitude to distance matrix conversion
* K-Means clustering
* Mantel tests
* Principal Components analysis
* Principal Coordinates analysis
* Time-series (periodogram) analysis
* Similarity/distance matrix computation
* Data verification and standardization
As you can see it is quite complete. And the best part is: it's
absolutely free! Whether you are a student, professor or just interested
in multivariate statistics, I encourage you to take a look at this
package. Version 3 is quite dated (1991) but still functional, and the manuals
are available on-line. Version 4 is now in beta-test, and I am looking
for testers.
All the information you need is at either:
http://alize.ere.umontreal.ca/~casgrain/R/
or
ftp://ftp.umontreal.ca/pub/casgrain/R/
I look forward to hearing from you.
Philippe Casgrain
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 21 Mar 1996 10:33:25 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: Can't download System 7.5.3? Try this.
Those who want to download System 7.5.2 Updater 2.0 but cannot connect
to Apple's ftp sites may want to try the following script. I too wasn't
able to connect to Apple's ftp sites. So I set up the automatic
ftp script and ran it in background. The next morning when I checked
my account, it's there, the entire 21 Mb of the net installer.
-------------------------Timed-ftp-------------------------------
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 9:11:32 EDT
From: Tom Coradeschi
Subject: Re: Automated FTP
I posted this long ago, but here it is again:
1) The assumption is that you're using unix or a unix variant and have a
basic familiarity with unix and how to edit and execute shell scripts.
(Please don't ask me for a tutorial)
2) Create a file in your home directory called .netrc. It MUST have
read/write permissions for the owner only. It should contain the
following line (note that some variants of the ftp client allow more
than this, but this is the bare minimum to make the script work):
machine sumex-aim.stanford.edu, login anonymous, password [email protected]
3) Create two files. I call them sumex.files and sumex.get.
a) sumex.files contains a description of the files you want to get, any
cd commands you'll need to do and so forth. It's up to you to figure out
how to get the file names from the digest to here (hint: e/f/grep). It
will look something like this:
cd /info-mac/card
get colorizing-hc-115.hqx
cd ../disk
get dart-153.hqx
cd ../text
get drop-text-12.hqx
cd ../gui
get mac-dos-10.hqx
cd ../cmp
prompt
mget stuffit-expander-307.hqx unstuffit-307.hqx
cd ../gui/ad
mget peek-a-boo-11.hqx satellite-images.hqx
quit
b) sumex.get contains the command sequences required to: first make the
ftp connection then attempt to get the stuff in sumex.files and finally to
try again at a predefined interval if the 'getting' fails. It will look
something like this:
#!/bin/sh
# Shell script to try repeatedly to get files via ftp from the host named
# below.
host=sumex-aim.stanford.edu
in=sumex.files
out=$host.results
err=$host.errs
# How long to sleep between subsequent tries (in seconds):
#time=600 # Ten minutes
#time=1200 # Twenty minutes
#time=1800 # Half an hour
time=3600 # An hour
#time=7200 # Two hours
# Put stuff in a results file
echo "Starting to get files from $host." > $out
echo "Trying to reach $host at time:" >> $out
date +'%H:%M hrs; %d %h %y' >> $out
# If it fails put stuff in an error file
ftp $host > $out 2> $err
# MAIN LOOP: Check to see if error file is empty and sleep if it isn't
while test -s $err
do
echo "Cannot connect now, will try again in $time seconds" >> $out
sleep $time
# Trying again
echo "Trying to reach $host at time:" >> $out
date +'%H:%M hrs; %d %h %y' >> $out
ftp $host > $out 2> $err
done
echo "File transfer successful!" >> $out
echo ""
Make sumex.get -rwxr-xr-x and run it.
You may have to fiddle with this to get it to work in your situation, but
this is a good start.
tom coradeschi [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 96 16:23:57 -0600
From: chazl
Subject: Connecting a PPC 6100 to Win Lantastic 6.0 network
>We recently acquired a PPC 6100, much to my delight. It has a
>LaserMaster Unity 1000 printer connected to it. We would like to be
>able to have our Win Lantastic PC's be able to use the printer. Does
>anyone know how to connect the PPC to the Lantastic network?
I have no idea how you'd get the PPC on to the Lantastic network; but you
don't have to do that in order for the PCs to use the Unity.
That Unity has both parallel and serial ports on it. You can connect it
to your Lantastic network just like you would any other PostScript
printer with a parallel port.
This message also sent via e-mail, as requested.
chazl
03.21.96
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 96 09:59:29 -0600
From: chazl
Subject: hiding open apps
[email protected] (Marcel Aussendorf) sez:
>I can give 3 suggestions for hiding open app's:
>1. clicking just outside the active window when holding down the option-key
>will hide the app of this window (as far as I know an undocumented feature)
This, along with a bunch of other nifty stuff, is documented in
"Shortcuts" under the Apple Guide menu. Just FYI.
chazl
03.21.96
-------
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 12:09:57 -0800
From: [email protected] (Ray Rizos)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #67
>Date: Wed, 20 Mar 96 12:52:13 EST
>From: [email protected]
>Subject: Phantom file
>
>Can someone help? I have a zero K file on my hard drive, created by (I really
>am not sure). It is called "Temp SD Copy File." When I try to Trash it, my
>Mac says that the file is locked. It won't let me trash it, nor
>rename it. The file is NOT locked. When I go to "get info" on the file, the
>locked
>box is empty. I can't drag the file to the Trash. I have tried holding down
>the option key to force emptying the trash with no luck. ResEdit says
>there is a file lock error (-45) on this file, and I cannot open the file with
>ResEdit, which further says there is no resource fork in this file, of
course.
>Can anyone give me any pointers on how to eliminate this pesky file from my
>hard
>disk?
>Thanks in advance. Dennis Perzanowski.
Dennis,
I believe that this phenomenon is known as Hell Folder and my experince has
been that it can be gotten rid of in two ways. The first, which for some
reason does not allways work is : you create a new folder and name it the
same as the hell folder. You then drag it to where the hell folder resides
and allow the finder to replace the hell folder with your new one. This
often works.
The second method, which I found works all the time for me, is to restart
your mac using another startup disk or emergency disk. The folder can then
be thrown in the trash. Hope this also works for you.
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 16:17:43 -0600
From: [email protected] (Bill Cummins)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #67
In article , [email protected]
wrote:
> Now I've heard something about an INIT called StuffIt Browser, but hav
> ebeen unable to find it in the usual places. Can someone help, send it to
> me, or suggest an alternative ?
>
I've used Greg's Browser for this; it allows you to step through folders
and archives; when you find the file you need, it will fire up the stuffit
engine and extract it.
http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperAr ... er-254.hqx
What I've not found is a utility that will extend the find file function
to look inside 'stuff'.
--
Bill Cummins, 3490 Planning, Policy Studies and Information Systems
Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-3490
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 21 Mar 1996 18:41:49 -0500
From: [email protected] (Richard D. Doherty)
Subject: My Open Letter to Apple Computer
comp.sys.mac.hardware.video, comp.sys.mac.misc,
comp.sys.mac.portables, comp.sys.mac.portables, comp.sys.mac.wanted,
comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.newton.misc,
comp.sys.newton.programmer, comp.sys.powerpc
Apple Computers, Inc.
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
March 20, 1996
Dear Apple:
I have prided myself on being a loyal Apple customer for
more than 15 years with my first computer being an Apple IIe. I
even considered myself an "unofficial" Apple salesman of sorts as I
plugged the fine workmanship encompassed in Apple computers to my
friends--converting many into replacing their old IBM's with new
Apples. I have followed the company and have supported new
technologies by such purchases as the Apple Newton MessagePad. As a
medical student, I even advocated for the adoption of the Newton by
the medical school and conducted a pilot study with Newtons on the
wards in order to demonstrate how efficient and dependable they
would be for providing medical dictionaries, compiling patient data,
and accessing computer databases. I even created one of the first
web pages highlighting the Newton and software available for the
Newton. I take Apple products seriously as I hope you take customer
loyalty seriously, which is why the following event disturbs me and
has motivated me to write you with my concerns.
On 2/22/96, I purchased a Power Macintosh 7200 from the
Medical College of Virginia Bookstore. At the time, they only had
the Multiple Scan 15 monitors in stock, but I decided to hold out
and order the Multiple Scan 1705. This monitor had been recommended
to me by the computer salesman and the advertising literature which
Apple included for the Multiple Scan 1705 promised
"high-quality...clear, sharp pitctures...and vivid color." The
literature also touted "digital controls that let you adjust
precisely for brightness, contrast, geometry, centering, and
convergence." I could hardly wait--actually I had to wait two weeks
for the monitor to arrive from Apple's warehouses.
I arrived home only to find that anytime I attempted to open
a menu, the edges of the screen would "grow"--the four edges of the
screen image would expand outward and then shrink back to the
original size when the menu disappeared. After much "fiddling" with
the knobs, the problem was still not solved. I zapped the PRAM,
installed System Update 2.0, and rechecked all of my connections,
but nothing seemed to work. Therefore, I got on the phone to call
my trusty Apple friends at 1-800-SOS-APPL. The telephone consultant
was extremely nice and offered to send a new monitor to me
immediately.
The new monitor arrived the next afternoon, and to my horror
the same problem occurred! I again telephoned Apple and the first
woman assured me that I must have received two faulty monitors and
offered to ship a third. I instead asked to speak to a customer
relations representative who also seemed to think the image problems
were the result of defective monitors. Finally, I was connected to
a technical representative who was familiar with my monitor
problem. Unfortunately, he informed me that this was no "fluke" on
the part of the monitors, but was a "standard feature" of the
Multiple Scan 1705. He informed me that a monitor in this price
range--$700--would not include the electronics necessary to maintain
a stable image and that in order to get a quality monitor, I would
need to upgrade to the next level--an AppleVision 1710, which by the
way costs about $200 more.
Needless to say, I did not ask your company to send me a
third monitor and I am planning on returning the other two. I am
disappointed by the quality of this monitor. Why can other
companies create a monitor for equal or lower cost and yet Apple is
suggesting that I need to purchase a more expensive Apple monitor in
order to achieve the same results? In addition, why did I need to
spend over an hour on the telephone talking to six different
individuals in three different departments over a course of two days
after waiting on hold for twenty minutes in order to be told I am a
cheapskate!
I hope that you take this letter seriously and understand
how frustrated I am with the situation at hand. I feel that Apple
needs to take a look at the quality of its monitors and appreciate
its competition. Why can other companies provide a higher quality
monitor for equal or less cost than Apple? I know it is not because
they are a better company, because in my opinion Apple has always
been a leader in the field of developing new technologies and in
upgrading their current systems. The biggest disappointment of all
is that I now must again go comparison shopping for a monitor and
where in the past I would have chosen an Apple without a second
thought, I must now begin taking a look at the competition!
Respectfully Yours,
R. Donald Doherty, Jr.
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 96 18:15:49 +0100
From: Kirk McElhearn
Subject: Netscape -> Resource fork errors?
I have the same problem. I just assumed it was becaue Netsacpe crashes
so much. Any answers would really be appreciated, since I am worried
about this corrupting my HD.
Kirk
>Every time I run Netscape (this happened with v1.1 and still occurs with 2.0)
>on
>my PowerBook 160 10/320, Norton Utilities later finds this error:
>
>Scan Catalog
>An error was found in a file record in the catalog b-tree.
>The resource fork for the file, "Netscape Preferences", has an incorrect
>physical length. (node 1044, record 2) (5,6,16)
>Node #1044, Record Offset 2
>The leaf file record was fixed.
>
>The error gets fixed and stays that way until the next time I run Netscape. I
>get no other disk errors at all.
Kirk McElhearn
Translations from French to English, English to French
Traductions francais-anglais, anglais-francais
[email protected]
http://www.lenet.fr/kirk
91 rue de la Mesangerie
37540 St Cyr sur Loire
France
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:19:46 -0400
From: [email protected] (Dwight Lemke)
Subject: PB5300cs Weirdness
Just loaded up System Update 2.0 (yes, at 1:30am PST I got a connection)
and figured I'd testdrive OpenTransport...loaded up like a charm. However,
PPop no longer will connect...it will DISCONNECT the PPP connection but not
connect. Later in the day, I tried to make another connection. Hitting
"open" in the ConfigPPP control panel got no response at all.
So, I pulled up the Network switcher (or whatever the hell it's called) and
went back to MacTCP...problem gone. One click connections.
Anyone else seen this? I'm using the plain vanilla PPP.
Tanks!
-Dwight
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 17:22:01 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dave & Lael Cole)
Subject: Performa 580, Stylewriter 2400 & Global Village Toolbox
I have just purchased a Stylewriter 2400 and have discovered I cannot print
>From Netscape or any other browser. I called Apple and they told me it is a
problem with the Global Village Toolbox. I have a Performa 580CD and a
Stylewriter 2400 has anybody heard of a fix for my problem. The Mac locks
up after printing about one line and must be restarted. Does anybody know
of a way around this problem.
Thank you
Dave Cole
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 96 09:59:30 -0600
From: chazl
Subject: Phantom file
[email protected] hath written:
>Can someone help? I have a zero K file on my hard drive, created by (I
>really
>am not sure). It is called "Temp SD Copy File."
I would guess that this file was created by SpeedDoubler or some other
Finder-copy enhancer.
>When I try to Trash it,
>Can anyone give me any pointers on how to eliminate this pesky file from my
>hard disk?
I'd try booting with extensions off, then if that doesn't work, booting
>From a different disk.
If that fails, then a sure way to get rid of this pesky file is to back
your hard disk [all except the pesky file, of course], reformat, and
restore.
chazl
03.21.96
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 18:35:50 +0200 (EET)
From: [email protected] (Kauko Saarinen)
Subject: Photoshop craches on PowerMac 7500
Fellow netters,
Photoshop 3.0.5 on a brand new PowerMac 7500/100 with 32Mb memory and 1Gb
disk frequently craches. System level is 7.5.1, Finnish system and Open
Transport 1.0.8.
Often it appears to be a Finder error, sometimes Photoshop one.
I had a discussion with a local printing house. They admitted to have
similiar problems with PowerMacs 8500 & 9500 but they said that Photoshop
is working well on an older PowerMac 8100.
Any ideas. Will this bug be fixed with the System 2.0 update?
Thanks in advance,
Kauko
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 09:00:59 -0600 (CST)
From: [email protected] (JoAnne McKinney)
Subject: Runtime Database...?
I friend asked me this question:
>I am wondering about all these shareware database applications that one
>encounters in the shareware directories out there. We have people entering
>things in a database, as you know. I am wondering if it would be possible
>to for me to create something-a database application based on Filemaker,
>for example- that would let people enter and printout data a certain way,
>but do nothing else. We have a specific need, but no way to fill it right
>now.
>
>That's called a runtime version, isn't it? (Don't laugh!!!)
>
>So, is what I'm describing possible? How does one go about it? I guess I
>would have to get my hands on a developer's version of Filemaker. How? How
>much does it cost?
Is there a Filemaker Pro database that is runtime? Is there something that
does the same thing that doesn't involve programming?
TIA,
JoAnne McKinney
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 12:51:49 -0800
From: [email protected] (Ray Rizos)
Subject: Supermac Monitor
After much time and patience I managed to download all the disks comprising
the new system 7.5.5
I have a spare external disk which I use as a test bed and after updating
the operating system I anxiously rebooted. Everything worked fine. The
operating system seemed to be somewhat faster and no obvious glitches
occured untill I restarted.
I use two monitors. A Supermac 19in monitor is driven by a Spectrum/24 III
Nubus video board ( with version 1.1 PROM ). The other monitor is
connected to the internal video drive on my Centris 650.
Upon restart the Nubus video board came up black. The internal video was
ok. Everything I tried was unsuccessful in getting the Supermac to work
consistently. However a pattern of sorts emerged.
If the PRAM is zapped the monitor works for one restart and then goes back
to black if restarted again. It cannot be the battery because when I return
to my old operating system ( 7.5.1 + Update ) all is ok once more and both
monitors work. The problem seems to be in the PRAM and/or monitors ctl
pannel area.
I suspect that the video board may require updating of the Prom. However,
prior to pursuing this with Supermac I would appreciate comments by anyone
who may also be in the same position and who by chance may have solved the
problem.
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 10:51:59 -0500 (EST)
From: Paul Koch
Subject: System 7.5.3 memory loss (A)
A MacWeek (25 Mar) column by Ric Ford confirms the memory problem: "The new
system has a bug that ties up memory as applications are launched and
quit over time. Quitting all applications does not release all the memory."
Paul Koch
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 09:51:15 -0500 (EST)
From: Paul Koch
Subject: System 7.5.3 memory loss (Q)
With the installation of the update to System 7.5.3 on my PowerMac 8100/80,
I am occasionally encountering a Macmessage to the effect that an
application cannot be opened for lack of available memory. "About This
Macintosh" nevertheless shows a huge block of unused memory, more than
enough to handle the selected application (which, at least in some
instances, is MS Word 5.1). Even when I quit ALL other applications, my Mac
protests. I'd appreciate hearing from someone who can confirm this
behavior and/or offer a solution.
Paul Koch
[I can confirm that, but I can't offer a solution! Perhaps it has to do with
the memory leak mentioned elsewhere in this digest? -Gordon]
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 96 12:55:46 EST
From: [email protected] ( Dan Hofferth )
Subject: To OT or not to OT?
Be careful of the OpenTransport (OT) hype folks:
I'll bet I represent the fairly typical home-Mac'r. No file sharing,
no print sharing, a 28.8K connection to one Internet service provider.
And my 12MB of RAM is already being sorely tested by the latest soft-
ware on store shelves... which my wallet doesn't want to fix.
I just upgraded to MacOS 7.5.3 and lost about 500KB of available RAM
when OT is turned on (whether I'm using it or not). Using the Network
Software Selector (NSS) to turn OT off still left me about 200K(?) shy
of where I was with 7.5.1. When I went into my Extensions folder and
manually removed ALL of the OT related files... I got back to my pre-
7.5.3 "available" levels.
And everything is running just beautifully, thank you.
I'm sure OT addresses a lot of high performance, multi-ISP, multi-
protocol needs... but if you don't need the higher octane as much as
you need RAM... consider trashing it. NSS does NOT completely remove
it, and you may not need whatever remains.
Comments?
Dan Hofferth
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 14:40:07 -0500
From: "W. R. Wing"
Subject: Weird problem in BBEdit
Bear with me - this is NOT simple. I have a power-mac (8500) with two
physical disks. Both have fully bootable systems, and independant copies of
some of my critical applications. A couple of weeks ago BBEdit (v3.1.1)
started refusing to launch when the system had been booted from disk-A. It
would start to load, then quit before getting its menu bar up. I would get
an "Application unknown has unexpectedly quit because an error of Type 1
occurred" msg from the Finder.
The situation was:
Boot from Disk A and copies of BBEDit on *either* A or B would refuse to
launch. Boot from B and I could run it from either disk! I tried
replacing (both serially and en-mass) the System file, the Finder, the
system enabler, the BBEdit preferences file, the BBEdit PowerPC extension,
and my Fonts folder. The situation was unchanged if I booted with
extensions disabled. I decided it MUST be something subtle associated with
the system on Disk A, so this morning I finlly updated the system on A to
7.5.3.
The problem persists.
Virtual memory is off, I don't use a RAM disk. Both disks use the same
driver (FWB v 1.8). Just for jollies I ran Disk First Aid, Norton Disk
Doctor, and MacTools Pro, none of them turned up any problems. BBEdit is
the only application showing the symptoms. Can anyone explane what is
going on?
Thanks in advance.
Bill Wing
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 10:07:20 -0600 (CST)
From: Dave Martin
Subject: WWW Mirroring Software
Does anyone know of software that would do automatic mirroring of other web
sites? Our Mac-based web server for the department is also part of the
Linguist Network (for linguistics resources) and mirrors sections of other
member systems to help distribute the load, but currently these mirrorings
are being done by hand. It would be nice to be able to have the files
mirrored automatically (and efficiently--we'd rather find something that
doesn't just download EVERYTHING, whether changed or not) and on some sort
of timed schedule (right now there is a bit of a lag time between updates,
since it's being done manually).
Thanks in advance.
(BTW, anyone interested in linguistics, drop by http://www-english.tamu.edu)
Dave Martin
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Info-Mac Digest Mon, 25 Mar 96 Volume 14 : Issue 69
Today's Topics:
[*] 1984 Startup Patch
[*] Aaron's BeBox 1.1 - Updated Aaron 1.3 Enhancer
[*] Acme Filters 2.3.2
[*] BBEdit HTML Tables version 1.0
[*] Biorhythms 5.4c, new version.
[*] BulkRate 2.2b1
[*] ChordBook v1.2PPC -- Chord Book for Guitar, Power PC version
[*] Connectix Speed Doubler 1.1.2 Updater
[*] Delta-xy 2.7.1
[*] Fate to Fate Textures
[*] Finder Windows 1.0
[*] Get Current Users (1.0.2b)
[*] GetMouse4Prog 1.1
[*] GetMouse4Prog 1.1 PPC
[*] HTML Viewer 1.2.2
[*] Hyper-Stack Player 2.3v2.0 68K
[*] Hyper-Stack Player 2.3v2.0 PPC
[*] Internet Escape 3/96
[*] ledPPC
[*] MacGazine =?iso-8859-1?Q?n=BA.?= 4 Abril/April 1996
[*] NuLine V2.0
[*] Periodic Table of the Elements 2.2
[*] Post-Etherial Submutation Beep!
[*] Sans-Faute-Grammaire 2.06
[*] SciCalc 2.0b
[*] SciCalcRPN 2.0b
[*] ScreenDaemon 1.0a
[*] Tide Stamp: A Graphical Tide Predictor
(A) Phantom file
1710AV monitor sleeping
[Ann] The "R" Package for multivariate analysis: beta-testers wanted
Can't download System 7.5.3? Try this.
Connecting a PPC 6100 to Win Lantastic 6.0 network
hiding open apps
Info-Mac Digest V14 #67 (2 msgs)
My Open Letter to Apple Computer
Netscape -> Resource fork errors?
PB5300cs Weirdness
Performa 580, Stylewriter 2400 & Global Village Toolbox
Phantom file
Photoshop craches on PowerMac 7500
Runtime Database...?
Supermac Monitor
System 7.5.3 memory loss (A)
System 7.5.3 memory loss (Q)
To OT or not to OT?
Weird problem in BBEdit
WWW Mirroring Software
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:39 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] 1984 Startup Patch
The 1984 Startup Patch is a a self-running application that, when run and
permitted to install itself, will change the system startup screen (with "Mac
OS" and "Starting up...") to 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.
The message "Starting up..." is taken out, allowing more space for the image.
Also, if you're using a utility that changes your system font (like Greg's
Buttons, or Aaron), you might be glad that you're not forced to see the
Chicago font (which I really don't like) every time you startup your Mac.
In case you're wondering, 1984 Startup Patch will actually patch and modify
your System 7.5 Update file. You need to have version 7.5.3 of the 7.5
Update, which is installed with System Update 2.0.
If you haven't seen the commercial then the 1984 Startup Patch probably won't
appeal to you, since seeing the woman throw the sledgehammer into "Big
Brother" has a symbolic meaning.
The Startup Patch is pretty straightforward, but instuctions are included
inside this archive just in case you run into problems.
This file is free, but is probably copyrighted material, since it is taken
>From Apple's commercial, so don't sell it.
Have fun.
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/1984-startup-patch.hqx; 113K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 01:22:05 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Aaron's BeBox 1.1 - Updated Aaron 1.3 Enhancer
Aaron's BeBox is a package designed to turn your Mac's interface into
something resembling that of the BeBox. (The BeBox, by the way, is a
revolutionary new computer that features 2 - expandable to 8 - PowerPC chips,
and a 100% native, preemptive multitasking operating system.) Unfortunately,
the BeBox costs more than I have at the moment, so that's where this package
comes in.
Installing and using Aaron's BeBox won't give you a BeBox, but it will
enhance your virtual landscape and give you a "teaser" of what the BeBox's
interface does look like.
At the same time, Aaron's BeBox has a few other nice features. It disables
the spinning Zoom rects in the Finder, displays a more aesthetically correct
WindowShade widget, and does away with the embossed text in the title bars.
New in this release of Aaron's BeBox is that another patch, the Copland Trash
Patch, is included. If you would prefer to have Aaron's BeBox display the
Copland-style trash can instead of a BeBox-style trash can, then use this
patch. All the instructions that apply to using the Aaron's BeBox Patch also
apply to the Copland Trash Patch.
How this is all achieved is by using a patching application to modify your
copy of Aaron, the "Coplandizing extension" written by Greg Landweber and Ed
Voas. It is all perfectly safe and very easy to do.
When Aaron's BeBox is installed:
1. You'll get spiffy soft-blue folders, compared to the BeBox's beige-yellow
folders.
2. You'll also have disables the spinning Zoom rects Aaron gives you.
3. The WindowShade widget is displayed a bit more correctly.
4. Finally, it does away with the embossed text in the title bars.
Aaron's BeBox is $5 shareware. If you don't have $5, then you can send me
something like a postcard, music CD or CD-ROM, or a disk with something
you've worked on. You can reach me at the addresses below.
If you want to give Aaron's BeBox to a friend or upload it to a BBS, then
please include the Read Me with it. If you are authoring a book or CD-ROM
and would like to include Aaron's BeBox on it, please contact me in advance.
P.S. I've receieved many messages from people about problems they could have
avoided had they read the instructions included in this archive. Please
folks, read the instructions!
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/aarons-bebox-11.hqx; 112K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:13 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Acme Filters 2.3.2
Acme Filters 2.3.2 takes the place of many separate freeware/shareware
utilities you may be currently using. This drag-and-drop application
currently includes the following filters: ASC -> Mac, Delete RF, Find
Original, Rot13, Tab2Space, Touch, Type/Creator. Full source code is
also included so you can add your own filters or modify the included
filters.
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/acme-filters-232.hqx; 63K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:57:11 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] BBEdit HTML Tables version 1.0
Tables are one of the most useful parts of current HTML (Hypertext Markup
Language). They make it possible for designers to create documents on the
web which have a much more robust structure than was possible with HTML
prior to their introduction. BBEdit HTML Tables was written to extend the
capabilities of the BBEdit software, which is one of the best ways of
coding pages if you know HTML. The intention with this software has been to
produce something that while unfortunately not WYSWYG (essentially
impossible in an extension to BBEdit) is as easy to use as possible, while
also allowing the creation of complex tables.
BBEdit HTML Tables implements tables as per the Netscape 1.1 specification.
BBEdit HTML Tables has been extensively tested on versions 3.1.1 and 3.5
Lite of BBEdit. It requires a version of BBEdit that supports extensions,
which means version 3.0 or later. This software is shareware, with the low
fee of US$5 payable directly or via Kagi. Please read the enclosed read me
for details.
Stephen
__________________________________________________________________________
Dr. S J Marshall, Macintosh Consultant, Victoria University of Wellington,
PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
Home Page: http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~marshall
[Archived as /info-mac/text/bbe/bbedit-html-tables-10.hqx; 93K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:46 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Biorhythms 5.4c, new version.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/biorhythms-54c.hqx; 473K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:08 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] BulkRate 2.2b1
This is the first beta version of version 2.2 of BulkRate, the offline
reader for FirstClass BBSs. This version may contain a number of bugs, so
we recommend that you NOT USE it unless you need one of the new features.
This release is strictly for beta testing only.
BulkRate is an offline reader for FirstClass BBSs that runs on the
Macintosh. It can capture messages for offline reading and replying, and
can automatically retrieve attached files for you.
** New in Version 2.2b1 **
BulkRate 2.2b1 adds the ability to access serial ports other than the
standard Macintosh modem and printer ports. The modem settings dialog has
been change in order to allow you to select from any available serial port.
(Technical note: BulkRate is now CTB-aware and should be able to access
any serial port registered with the CommToolbox via the Communications
Resource Manager.)
If you do not need to access serial ports other than the regular modem or
printer port, I do not recommned that you test this software at this time.
Please notice that I am not the author of this program, but I am forwarding
it with the author's permission.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/bbs/bulk-rate-22b1-first-class.hqx; 516K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:30 -0800
From: DRS.Digital.Image.&.[email protected], [email protected],
[email protected]
Subject: [*] ChordBook v1.2PPC -- Chord Book for Guitar, Power PC version
ChordBook v1.2PPC -- An Interactive Chord Book for Guitar, Power PC version
*** v1.2PPC adds printing of chord diagrams and native Power PC code! ****
ChordBook v1.2 provides chord lookup for guitar in standard tuning, and
additional chord processing for 40 non-standard guitar tunings. In the
standard tuning library, 23 chord types are supported with 3 or 4 different
fingerings each, depending upon the chord. To plot a chord diagram,
select the root of the chord from the Root menu, and the type of the chord
>From the Type menu. Then, diagram it with the Form 0,1,2,3 buttons from
the tool bar. Non-standard tunings do not contain these built-in chords,
but full use of the Neck Window functions are supported (see below).
In standard tuning, Form 0 chords are available for Major, Minor, Major
7th, and Dominant 7th chord forms and are generally the open or common
forms of the chord. Form 1 chords generally have the root on the 6th
string. Form 2 chords generally have the root on the 5th string, and Form
3 chords generally have the root on the 2nd and/or 5th string.
The Neck Window view provides additional chord lookup functions. This
window allows the browsing of chord fingerings over the neck and has a
Name-that-Chord function which recognizes 40 different chords in standard
and non-standard tunings. These user-created chord voicings may then be
diagramed in the chord editor window.
This function requires a Power Macintosh with System 7.5 and a color
monitor with at least 480 lines is highly recommended. QuickTime with the
QuickTime Musical Instruments extension is required for sound output.
Shareware fee: $25.00
Contact info: DRS Digital Image & Sound, Inc.
http://www.ideasign.com/~drstein/
http://www.sodak.net/~drstein/
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/chord-book-12-ppc.hqx; 238K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:26 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Connectix Speed Doubler 1.1.2 Updater
Speed Doubler 1.1.2 Updater
The enclosed Speed Doubler Updater can update both the master disk and
installed Speed Doubler extensions from version 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, or 1.1
to version 1.1.2.
IMPORTANT: We recommend all Speed Doubler users update to version 1.1.2.
This updater is available for free distribution to local BBS online
services.
This updater is for Connectix Speed Doubler registered users only. If you
have not sent your registration card to Connectix, please do so that we
can notify of future product information.
(c) Copyright 1996 Connectix Corporation
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/speed-doubler-112-updt.hqx; 264K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:15 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Delta-xy 2.7.1
delta xy 2.7.1 is a free mouse coordinate measurement program. It
allows you to make precise measurements of just about anything on your
computer's monitor. It can also show you the ASCII character and key
codes for most of the keys on your keyboard, and the RGB values of any
pixel on your monitor. All values can be copied to the clipboard and
viewed in either decimal or hexadecimal. delta xy now also remembers
and restores it's last window position.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/delta-xy-271.hqx; 13K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:42 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Fate to Fate Textures
Fate to Fate textures are textures that can be installed with the
program "Texture Installer". These 20 unique textures look dandy on
all Mac systems and are good for all occaisons. They are a
multicolored, swirling experience that will last and last. I guarantee
there is a texture that will appeal to anybody regardless of race,
color, creed, religious beliefs, sexual preference or body shape.
These textures are absolutely free and have no morals at all. They
can be distributed anywhere or anytime without permission. So all you
have to do is accept your fate.
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/fate-to-fate-textures.hqx; 564K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 01:22:10 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Finder Windows 1.0
Have you ever wished that the Finder had a simple "Window" menu like
many other applications? Finder Windows is an extension that adds a
"Window" menu to the Finder. You can now see a list of all the Finder's
open windows, choose among them, stack them, and arrange them.
Finder Windows requires System 7 or higher.
The author can be contacted at [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/finder-windows-10.hqx; 94K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:10 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Get Current Users (1.0.2b)
Get Current Users (1.0.2a)
An AppleScript Scripting Addition (osax) that will tell you who is logged
onto your Macintosh via File Sharing.
This osax is free for noncommercial use. Scott Lindsay maintains the
copyright.
Greg Salter - [email protected]
Scott Lindsey - [email protected]
Recent changes include improved error checking.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/atlk/get-current-users-102b-as.hqx; 11K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:20 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] GetMouse4Prog 1.1
Version 1.1 of GetMouse4Prog
GetMouse4Prog is a utility for every Macintosh programmer.
It's an evoluted mouse position tracker, but not only!
You can use it also as a simple and very small C/C++, Pascal, Basic, (any
other language) code generator.
Combining the movement of the mouse and hotkey from the keyboard, you can
collect mouse coordinate bundled with custom code that goes directly to the
clipboard, ready to be pasted in your preferred editor.
It can collect point, rect, list of point coordinate.
Available in 68k and PPC version.
New in this version a movable preference dialog and some fix of bugs
related to cursor adjustament.
Developed in C++.
* Inclusion in Shareware Disk & CDROM is Authorized *
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/get-mouse-4-prog-11.hqx; 158K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:18 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] GetMouse4Prog 1.1 PPC
Version 1.1 of GetMouse4Prog
GetMouse4Prog is a utility for every Macintosh programmer.
It's an evoluted mouse position tracker, but not only!
You can use it also as a simple and very small C/C++, Pascal, Basic, (any
other language) code generator.
Combining the movement of the mouse and hotkey from the keyboard, you can
collect mouse coordinate bundled with custom code that goes directly to the
clipboard, ready to be pasted in your preferred editor.
It can collect point, rect, list of point coordinate.
Available in 68k and PPC version.
New in this version a movable preference dialog and some fix of bugs
related to cursor adjustament.
Developed in C++.
* Inclusion in Shareware Disk & CDROM is Authorized *
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/get-mouse-4-prog-11-ppc.hqx; 159K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:57:07 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] HTML Viewer 1.2.2
HTML Viewer is a simple hypertext viewer, or "browser", meant to be
used by people who do not have access to a full-featured browser like
Mosaic or Netscape. It is also handy for authoring HTML documents, as
it does not have the overhead that the more capable browsers have.
New in version 1.2 is support for Forms and their corresponding CGIs.
This makes HTML Viewer a great tool for testing your CGIs without
having to set up a separate HTTP server. HTML Viewer will run
uncompiled and compiled AppleScripts as well as runnable AppleScript
applets. Also new are support for sounds files, and use of Internet
Config for handling network-based URLs.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/html-viewer-122.hqx; 316K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:54 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Hyper-Stack Player 2.3v2.0 68K
New for version 2:
1) automatically enables the "Print Stack..." and "Print Field..." menu
commands of the "File" menu (these are ordinarily disabled in Apple's
Player). Gives you the option of printing all or only some cards in the
stack, or the contents of all or just some of the fields (even hidden
ones). For fields, you get the option of copying the contents to the
clipboard instead of printing;
2) convert any PICT file (color or monochrome) to a monochrome button icon;
3) the height as well as the width of buttons can now be varied, so that
the buttons can accomodate the icons. A read-out provides both dimensions;
4) can now be registered world-wide by credit card via E-mail (with
encrypted credit card info), fax or snail-mail. Can also be registered via
snail-mail using cash (in selected local currencies) and by check (payable
in U.S. dollars).
----------------------------------------------------------
A player for HyperCard stacks which provides the functionality of all
versions of Apple's HyperCard Player up to and including the lastest
version, 2.3. So if your Mac did not come with HyperCard Player 2.2 or 2.3,
you can use Hyper-Stack Player 2.3 instead. Available separately for 680x0
Macs (68k version) and for Power Macs (PPC version).
Hyper-Stack Player goes further than just allowing you to use HyperCard
stacks. It provides the ability to create buttons which you can link to
your favorite stacks. You can move the buttons and change their styles.
You can use any PICT graphic as an icon for a button (regardless of whether
the graphic is color or monochrome, it will show up as a monochrome icon).
You can resize the buttons to fit the names or graphics that you choose for
them. And if you have a color monitor, you can even color them.
When you have filled the first card with buttons, you don't have to stop
there. You simply make another card with room for a whole lot more buttons.
Each card can be provided with a title to identify the catagory of stacks
that it contains.
Hyper-Stack Player provides a good way for school computer labs to provide
access to their HyperCard stacks. A password protection scheme prevents the
students from making any unauthorized changes.
Shareware $5 (Site license for school computer labs: $25)
[Archived as /info-mac/app/hyper-stack-player-23v2.hqx; 822K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:50 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Hyper-Stack Player 2.3v2.0 PPC
Copr. 1995-96 Bruce A. Pokras - All rights reserved worldwide
New for version 2:
1) automatically enables the "Print Stack..." and "Print Field..." menu
commands of the "File" menu (these are ordinarily disabled in Apple's
Player). Gives you the option of printing all or only some cards in the
stack, or the contents of all or just some of the fields (even hidden
ones). For fields, you get the option of copying the contents to the
clipboard instead of printing;
2) convert any PICT file (color or monochrome) to a monochrome button icon;
3) the height as well as the width of buttons can now be varied, so that
the buttons can accomodate the icons. A read-out provides both dimensions;
4) can now be registered world-wide by credit card using E-mail (with
encrypted credit card info), fax or snail-mail. Can also be registered via
snail-mail using cash (in selected local currencies) and by check (payable
in U.S. dollars).
----------------------------------------------------------
A player for HyperCard stacks which provides the functionality of all
versions of Apple's HyperCard Player up to and including the lastest
version, 2.3. So if your Mac did not come with HyperCard Player 2.2 or 2.3,
you can use Hyper-Stack Player 2.3 instead. Available separately for 680x0
Macs (68k version) and for Power Macs (PPC version).
Hyper-Stack Player goes further than just allowing you to use HyperCard
stacks. It provides the ability to create buttons which you can link to
your favorite stacks. You can move the buttons and change their styles.
You can use any PICT graphic as an icon for a button (regardless of whether
the graphic is color or monochrome, it will show up as a monochrome icon).
You can resize the buttons to fit the names or graphics that you choose for
them. And if you have a color monitor, you can even color them.
When you have filled the first card with buttons, you don't have to stop
there. You simply make another card with room for a whole lot more buttons.
Each card can be provided with a title to identify the catagory of stacks
that it contains.
Hyper-Stack Player provides a good way for school computer labs to provide
access to their HyperCard stacks. A password protection scheme prevents the
students from making any unauthorized changes.
Shareware $5 (Site license for school computer labs: $25)
[Archived as /info-mac/app/hyper-stack-player-23v2-ppc.hqx; 1076K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:05 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Internet Escape 3/96
(The Coffee Grounds are floating)
Greetings from the bottom of our coffee mugs,
Just a short note to let you know that this is the premiere release of
Internet Escape. Internet Escape is a free release to the Macintosh
and Internet Community in general. Please feel free to provide
feedback to escape @runtimeinfo.sat.net. In this issue we have several
software reviews and some very interesting articles. I would tell you
what they are, but I do not want to spoil your fun. We have worked
very hard to put this together, no doubt you will tell by the quality
of this ezine . It will be housed at our site at
.
If you're interested in submitting articles please contact us
Next Issue due out May 1st will feature
- A review of WebStar (Macintosh Server Software)
- More Neural Dustbunnies and lots more
etc. etc. but why spoil your surprise.
Oh, but the way, just double click the Intenet Escape Icon to reap the
fruits of our hard work....
Enough of my rambling. Read on and enjoy....
All trademarks and logos belong to their respective owners.
Copyright 1996 RunTime Info Systems & Productions
All rights reserved
http://runtimeinfo.sat.net
email to: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/per/internet-escape-96-03.hqx; 873K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:23 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] ledPPC
Turn your extended keyboard led into a HD led and floppy drive led. ledPPC
detects read/write activity of SCSI and floppy drive, modem and AppleTalk
data exchange, printer job and flashes the 'num lock', 'caps lock' and
'scroll lock' led according to this activity. In addition "ledPPC" let you
easly patch three OS procedure of your choice. Patched procedure are
notified by the keyboard led when an application or the Mac OS call these
procedures. French and English documentation. Free. Version 3.0. Compacted
by Compact Pro.
Alain Birtz |internet: [email protected]
|CompuServe: 72467,2770
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/led-ppc.hqx; 39K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 01:22:00 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] MacGazine =?iso-8859-1?Q?n=BA.?= 4 Abril/April 1996
This is the number 4 of MacGazine a free ezine in Spanish about de
Macintosh, networks and new technologies.
Este es el n=FAmero 4 de MacGazine, el ezine en espa=F1ol para Macin=
tosh.
_________
MacGazine, el ezine en espa=F1ol para Macintosh
Para suscribirte manda un mensaje a: [email protected]
Madrid, Espa=F1a (Spain)
[Archived as /info-mac/per/macgazine-96-04-esp.hqx; 487K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:57:04 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] NuLine V2.0
NuLine is a TEXT file conversion program. It will convert a Macitosh TEXT
file to and from a Windows text file. Simply Drag and Drop files and or
folders onto the application they will automatically be converted to the
opposite format.
NuLine is freeware to anyone living in the United States. If you live outside
the United States then please send to the address below the equivalent of one
US dollar in your countries own currency.
Darryl Payne
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/text/nu-line-20.hqx; 44K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:57:15 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Periodic Table of the Elements 2.2
This is a HyperCard stack which offers an interactive look at the Periodic
Table of the
Elements. I could go into a lot of detail about that, but it's just better
to check out the
stack for yourself. Basically you just click on an element and you get a
bunch of info
on that element. Really. It's very intuitive.
REQUIREMENTS for full color: (all that I know of, anyway)
A Macintosh-compatible computer with:
A mouse
HyperCard 2.1 or later
HyperCard's Color Tools 2.0 stack installed
System 7.0 or later
A color monitor capable of 640 by 480 pixel resolution
4MB of RAM for HyperCard on a 680x0, 8MB for PowerPC (that's Apple's
recommendation, not mine)
32-bit color QuickDraw (incl. w/ System 7)
If anyone finds any bugs in this stack, has any questions, or has any
suggestions,
etc., please feel free to e-mail me at [email protected] (preferred) or
[email protected] any time. This product is (for now) shareware. If
you like
it and use it, send $10 US (cash, U. S. check, or money order only, please)
to:
CHRIS LAWSON
2608 STRATHMORE
KALAMAZOO MI 49009
USA
(You can also mail bug reports, suggestions, etc. to this address. Please
DO NOT
send stamps or foreign checks.)
PLEASE PAY THE SHAREWARE FEE! I'm only an unemployed high school
student and besides really needing the money, I need INCENTIVE to produce
future
(and better) updates. If $10 seems too steep, then send what you feel is
appropriate.
(But then again, if you like this MORE than $10 worth, don't feel limited!
)If anyone wants to include this on a CD-ROM or disk of shareware/freeware
or as part
of a shareware/freeware collection, I only ask that you e-mail me (see
above) to ask
about it and let me know, etc. and that you snail mail me a copy of the CD-ROM,
disk, or collection at the above address. Anyone with FTP access to some
of the
better shareware sites (U of AZ Bookstore, etc.) that I can't upload to
should feel free
to upload it and then contact me to let me know.
Incidentally, if anyone knows of a ResEdit hack to override that stupid
HyperCard
stack icon (short of making a custom Finder icon), PLEASE let me know.
---Chris Lawson
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/periodic-table-22-hc.hqx; 327K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:33 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Post-Etherial Submutation Beep!
YES, FOLKS!
The long awaited next RickSound*cR Inc. has arrived!
It's the Post-Etherial Submutation Beep! The most intricate and ludicrously
convoluted RickSound*cR Inc. yet!
in fairness to those without fast modems- this RickSound*cR Inc. has been
thoroughly compressed from almost 50 Megabytes to a miniscule 676k!
AREN'T YOU LUCKY?
It is simply too difficult to describe this sound in detail as past
RickSound*cR Inc 's have been done- you might say it defies description- but
The Critics Are Raving!!
Just Download, dim the lights, open your ears (oh, and your mind) and listen-
let RickSound*cR Inc take you on a journey to audio excellence, not to
mention poverty.
Be sure to read the accompanying readme file so you know where to send the
money.
CHEERS!
Still no word from Jeff- I think he's treating me with the contempt I
deserve.
&:-}
Rick
once again, if you don't get the joke, just check out CLIXSOUNDS on InfoMac,
or wherever bad CD-ROM anthologies are sold.
------------------------------------------------------------------
MacInTouch BBS - Sydney's Hottest Macintosh BBS (1200 to 28800 bps)
[email protected] BBS. 61 2 541 0799 FAX. 61 2 584 2711
------------------------------------------------------------------
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/post-etherial-beep.hqx; 922K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:56:03 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Sans-Faute-Grammaire 2.06
GRAMMAR, CHECKER, SPELL CHECKER, FRENCH, Grammaire
Shareware
Sans-Faute-Grammaire2.06 is a french language grammar checker. Compatible
with ClarisWorks 4.02 (4.04 in France) and newer, Eudora Pro, QuarkXpress
3.3 and newer, Microsoft Word 6, WordPerfect 3 and newer, FrameMaker,
GWrite2.3 or newer, HyperCard 2.2 and newer.
unregistered copy is limited 2000 step by step checking after what there
will be a 30 step by step checking limit by session.
for System 7.1 or higer. AppleScript required. Optimized for PPC (fat)
2Mb on disk, 1,2Mb RAM. Online documentation included.
The binary may be included on the commercially available CD-ROM of the
archives.
thanks
Philippe Caudron
BCDL
[Archived as /info-mac/text/sans-faute-grammaire-206.hqx; 1149K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:57:22 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] SciCalc 2.0b
At long last, SciCalc 2.0 is available. SciCalc is a scientific/programmer's
calculator; an RPN version, SciCalcRPN, is also available. I've labeled this
version as beta software, which means that I have removed all the bugs I could
find, have tested it on three different computers, and am waiting to hear what
I've missed.
An Incomplete List of Features
* As of version 2.0 SciCalc is also a programmer's calculator, allowing
integer arithmetic and bitwise operations in binary, octal or
hexadecimal.
* SciCalc uses algebraic entry with the usual order of operations, with
parentheses available to change that order. SciCalcRPN is an RPN
version of SciCalc.
* It computes the standard scientific functions, plus one-variable
statistics (average, population standard deviation, and sample standard
deviation). The statistics are available at all times (no statistics
"mode").
* It has a choice of floating point, scientific, or fixed-point notation.
* You can choose to display numbers with thousands separators, as set in
the Numbers Control Panel.
* Displayed values may be dragged to other programs; text representing
numbers may be dragged to the display.
* You may select the font and size to be used in the display.
* I had some fun with the graphics; I hope you like them.
System Requirements: SciCalc 2.0 requires System 7.0 or later. There are two
versions, a 68K version and a PowerPC version (see the documentation for the
reason I did not make a fat binary). The 68K version requires a minimum of
450K of RAM, but is happier with 540K. The PPC version needs a minimum of
330K, but is happier with 410K (these are the figures with virtual memory or
RAMDoubler active; otherwise add 225K to these numbers). You must have MacOS
7.5 to Drag and Drop displayed numbers between programs. Color graphics
require at least 256 colors. On screens with fewer colors, the calculator
will draw itself in black and white.
SciCalc 2.0 is shareware, price: $15 (covers both SciCalc and SciCalcRPN).
--Steve Costenoble [email protected]
Dept. of Mathematics
Hofstra University
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/sci-calc-20b.hqx; 344K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:57:29 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] SciCalcRPN 2.0b
At long last, SciCalcRPN 2.0 is available. SciCalc is a scientific/programmer's
calculator; SciCalcRPN is an RPN version. I've labeled this version as beta
software, which means that I have removed all the bugs I could find, have
tested
it on three different computers, and am waiting to hear what I've missed.
An Incomplete List of Features
* As of version 2.0 SciCalcRPN is also a programmer's calculator, allowing
integer arithmetic and bitwise operations in binary, octal or
hexadecimal.
* SciCalcRPN is an RPN calculator. An algebraic version, SciCalc, is
available separately.
* It computes the standard scientific functions, plus one-variable
statistics (average, population standard deviation, and sample standard
deviation). The statistics are available at all times (no statistics
"mode").
* It has a choice of floating point, scientific, or fixed-point notation.
* You can choose to display numbers with thousands separators, as set in
the Numbers Control Panel.
* Displayed values may be dragged to other programs; text representing
numbers may be dragged to the display.
* You may select the font and size to be used in the display.
* I had some fun with the graphics; I hope you like them.
System Requirements: SciCalcRPN 2.0 requires System 7.0 or later. There are two
versions, a 68K version and a PowerPC version (see the documentation for the
reason I did not make a fat binary). The 68K version requires a minimum of
450K of RAM, but is happier with 540K. The PPC version needs a minimum of
330K, but is happier with 410K (these are the figures with virtual memory or
RAMDoubler active; otherwise add 225K to these numbers). You must have MacOS
7.5 to Drag and Drop displayed numbers between programs. Color graphics
require at least 256 colors. On screens with fewer colors, the calculator
will draw itself in black and white.
SciCalcRPN is shareware, price: $15 (covers both SciCalc and SciCalcRPN).
--Steve Costenoble [email protected]
Dept. of Mathematics
Hofstra University
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/sci-calc-rpn-20.hqx; 347K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:57:00 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] ScreenDaemon 1.0a
To my shock and horror, I recently found out that both Basic Black and
ScreenDaemon crash with a Type I error on PowerMacs running System 7.5.3.
I'll have an update for Basic Black soon, but in the interim, here's the
fix for ScreenDaemon.
There will be new versions of both Basic Black and ScreenDaemon *soon*, and
I'm about to start soliciting for beta testers.
Note that both ScreenDaemon and Basic Black will be PowerMac-native soon.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/screen-daemon-10a.hqx; 38K]
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 00:57:19 -0800
From: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [*] Tide Stamp: A Graphical Tide Predictor
Tide Stamp is a graphical tide predictor for the Mac. Tides can be
calculated for 314 tide locations and 50 current locations world wide,
though most are in the United States. Printed output is identical to
graphical screen output. Requires System 7. Fat binary and 68kFPU versions
included.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/tide-stamp-10b.hqx; 282K]
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 96 14:21:26 EST
From: [email protected]
Subject: (A) Phantom file
>Subject: Phantom file
>
>Can someone help? I have a zero K file on my hard
>drive, created by (I really am not sure). It is
>called "Temp SD Copy File." When I try to Trash it,
>my Mac says that the file is locked. It won't let
>me trash it, nor rename it. The file is NOT locked.
>When I go to "get info" on the file, the locked box
>is empty. I can't drag the file to the Trash. I
>have tried holding down the option key to force
>emptying the trash with no luck. ResEdit says there
>is a file lock error (-45) on this file, and I
>cannot open the file with ResEdit, which further
>says there is no resource fork in this file, of
>course. Can anyone give me any pointers on how to
>eliminate this pesky file from my hard disk?
>
>Thanks in advance. Dennis Perzanowski.
Here is a solution that has worked for me in many
similar situations.
1. Create a NEW file in a directory other than
the one where the file is that your trying
to remove. (This NEW file can be of any type,
a simple text document with nothing in it or
anyother other file for that mannor).
2. Rename the NEW file to the exact name of the
file you are trying to delete.
(i.e. Temp SD Copy File)
3. Copy this NEW file to the directory of the
offending file.
4. When the finder asks if you want to replace
the the older file with the NEW one, answer
yes.
5. Throw the NEW file you created in the trash.
You problem should hopefully be taken care of.
It may also be wise to rebuild your desktop at this
point.
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 21 Mar 1996 13:36:35 -0500
From: "Dan Clark"
Subject: 1710AV monitor sleeping
Subject:
1710AV monitor sleeping 1:27 PM 3/21/96
I just got a new PM 7200/90 with a 1710AV monitor, and applied the 7.5.3
update. Everything seems to be working fine except for the energy saver
stuff. I'm using the new Monitors & Sound control panel, as the Applevision
control panel doesn't seem to work anymore under the system update.
Anyway, I set the Energy Save control panel for display sleep in 30 minutes,
disk sleep in 40 minutes, and system sleep in an hour. After 30 minutes, the
screen blanks, but the power is not reduced (i.e. stays warm). The disk will
spin down, but the system itself won't go to sleep. I can cause a sleep by
selecting Sleep from the "Special" menu, and everything goes nighty night
correctly. Anyone familiar with this setup or what I may be doing wrong? I've
heard of some problems with early 1710AV monitors that caused a clicking on
and off, but that doesn't seem to be the case here.
One other minor annoyance: whenever I restart or awake from sleep, the
monitor power is cut off, which means that the speakers are also off. It
would be nice to hear the startup sound sometime...
Thanks for any help,
Dan
Dan Clark, Naval Research Lab Washington DC
Code 8211, 202-767-6414, [email protected]
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Date: 21 Mar 96 21:45:45 GMT
From: [email protected] (Philippe Casgrain)
Subject: [Ann] The "R" Package for multivariate analysis: beta-testers wanted
Dear Info-mac readers
We have developed a statistics package for multivariate and spatial
analysis. It is called The "R" Package. With this package cited in
numerous journal articles, you may do the following analysis:
* Spatial autocorrelation (Moran's I; Geary's c)
* Biogeographical clustering
* Chronological clustering
* "Regular" clustering
* Contiguity-constrained permutational ANOVA
* Latitude-longitude to distance matrix conversion
* K-Means clustering
* Mantel tests
* Principal Components analysis
* Principal Coordinates analysis
* Time-series (periodogram) analysis
* Similarity/distance matrix computation
* Data verification and standardization
As you can see it is quite complete. And the best part is: it's
absolutely free! Whether you are a student, professor or just interested
in multivariate statistics, I encourage you to take a look at this
package. Version 3 is quite dated (1991) but still functional, and the manuals
are available on-line. Version 4 is now in beta-test, and I am looking
for testers.
All the information you need is at either:
http://alize.ere.umontreal.ca/~casgrain/R/
or
ftp://ftp.umontreal.ca/pub/casgrain/R/
I look forward to hearing from you.
Philippe Casgrain
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 21 Mar 1996 10:33:25 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: Can't download System 7.5.3? Try this.
Those who want to download System 7.5.2 Updater 2.0 but cannot connect
to Apple's ftp sites may want to try the following script. I too wasn't
able to connect to Apple's ftp sites. So I set up the automatic
ftp script and ran it in background. The next morning when I checked
my account, it's there, the entire 21 Mb of the net installer.
-------------------------Timed-ftp-------------------------------
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 9:11:32 EDT
From: Tom Coradeschi
Subject: Re: Automated FTP
I posted this long ago, but here it is again:
1) The assumption is that you're using unix or a unix variant and have a
basic familiarity with unix and how to edit and execute shell scripts.
(Please don't ask me for a tutorial)
2) Create a file in your home directory called .netrc. It MUST have
read/write permissions for the owner only. It should contain the
following line (note that some variants of the ftp client allow more
than this, but this is the bare minimum to make the script work):
machine sumex-aim.stanford.edu, login anonymous, password [email protected]
3) Create two files. I call them sumex.files and sumex.get.
a) sumex.files contains a description of the files you want to get, any
cd commands you'll need to do and so forth. It's up to you to figure out
how to get the file names from the digest to here (hint: e/f/grep). It
will look something like this:
cd /info-mac/card
get colorizing-hc-115.hqx
cd ../disk
get dart-153.hqx
cd ../text
get drop-text-12.hqx
cd ../gui
get mac-dos-10.hqx
cd ../cmp
prompt
mget stuffit-expander-307.hqx unstuffit-307.hqx
cd ../gui/ad
mget peek-a-boo-11.hqx satellite-images.hqx
quit
b) sumex.get contains the command sequences required to: first make the
ftp connection then attempt to get the stuff in sumex.files and finally to
try again at a predefined interval if the 'getting' fails. It will look
something like this:
#!/bin/sh
# Shell script to try repeatedly to get files via ftp from the host named
# below.
host=sumex-aim.stanford.edu
in=sumex.files
out=$host.results
err=$host.errs
# How long to sleep between subsequent tries (in seconds):
#time=600 # Ten minutes
#time=1200 # Twenty minutes
#time=1800 # Half an hour
time=3600 # An hour
#time=7200 # Two hours
# Put stuff in a results file
echo "Starting to get files from $host." > $out
echo "Trying to reach $host at time:" >> $out
date +'%H:%M hrs; %d %h %y' >> $out
# If it fails put stuff in an error file
ftp $host > $out 2> $err
# MAIN LOOP: Check to see if error file is empty and sleep if it isn't
while test -s $err
do
echo "Cannot connect now, will try again in $time seconds" >> $out
sleep $time
# Trying again
echo "Trying to reach $host at time:" >> $out
date +'%H:%M hrs; %d %h %y' >> $out
ftp $host > $out 2> $err
done
echo "File transfer successful!" >> $out
echo ""
Make sumex.get -rwxr-xr-x and run it.
You may have to fiddle with this to get it to work in your situation, but
this is a good start.
tom coradeschi [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 96 16:23:57 -0600
From: chazl
Subject: Connecting a PPC 6100 to Win Lantastic 6.0 network
>We recently acquired a PPC 6100, much to my delight. It has a
>LaserMaster Unity 1000 printer connected to it. We would like to be
>able to have our Win Lantastic PC's be able to use the printer. Does
>anyone know how to connect the PPC to the Lantastic network?
I have no idea how you'd get the PPC on to the Lantastic network; but you
don't have to do that in order for the PCs to use the Unity.
That Unity has both parallel and serial ports on it. You can connect it
to your Lantastic network just like you would any other PostScript
printer with a parallel port.
This message also sent via e-mail, as requested.
chazl
03.21.96
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 96 09:59:29 -0600
From: chazl
Subject: hiding open apps
[email protected] (Marcel Aussendorf) sez:
>I can give 3 suggestions for hiding open app's:
>1. clicking just outside the active window when holding down the option-key
>will hide the app of this window (as far as I know an undocumented feature)
This, along with a bunch of other nifty stuff, is documented in
"Shortcuts" under the Apple Guide menu. Just FYI.
chazl
03.21.96
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 12:09:57 -0800
From: [email protected] (Ray Rizos)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #67
>Date: Wed, 20 Mar 96 12:52:13 EST
>From: [email protected]
>Subject: Phantom file
>
>Can someone help? I have a zero K file on my hard drive, created by (I really
>am not sure). It is called "Temp SD Copy File." When I try to Trash it, my
>Mac says that the file is locked. It won't let me trash it, nor
>rename it. The file is NOT locked. When I go to "get info" on the file, the
>locked
>box is empty. I can't drag the file to the Trash. I have tried holding down
>the option key to force emptying the trash with no luck. ResEdit says
>there is a file lock error (-45) on this file, and I cannot open the file with
>ResEdit, which further says there is no resource fork in this file, of
course.
>Can anyone give me any pointers on how to eliminate this pesky file from my
>hard
>disk?
>Thanks in advance. Dennis Perzanowski.
Dennis,
I believe that this phenomenon is known as Hell Folder and my experince has
been that it can be gotten rid of in two ways. The first, which for some
reason does not allways work is : you create a new folder and name it the
same as the hell folder. You then drag it to where the hell folder resides
and allow the finder to replace the hell folder with your new one. This
often works.
The second method, which I found works all the time for me, is to restart
your mac using another startup disk or emergency disk. The folder can then
be thrown in the trash. Hope this also works for you.
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 16:17:43 -0600
From: [email protected] (Bill Cummins)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #67
In article , [email protected]
wrote:
> Now I've heard something about an INIT called StuffIt Browser, but hav
> ebeen unable to find it in the usual places. Can someone help, send it to
> me, or suggest an alternative ?
>
I've used Greg's Browser for this; it allows you to step through folders
and archives; when you find the file you need, it will fire up the stuffit
engine and extract it.
http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperAr ... er-254.hqx
What I've not found is a utility that will extend the find file function
to look inside 'stuff'.
--
Bill Cummins, 3490 Planning, Policy Studies and Information Systems
Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-3490
[email protected]
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Date: 21 Mar 1996 18:41:49 -0500
From: [email protected] (Richard D. Doherty)
Subject: My Open Letter to Apple Computer
comp.sys.mac.hardware.video, comp.sys.mac.misc,
comp.sys.mac.portables, comp.sys.mac.portables, comp.sys.mac.wanted,
comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.newton.misc,
comp.sys.newton.programmer, comp.sys.powerpc
Apple Computers, Inc.
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
March 20, 1996
Dear Apple:
I have prided myself on being a loyal Apple customer for
more than 15 years with my first computer being an Apple IIe. I
even considered myself an "unofficial" Apple salesman of sorts as I
plugged the fine workmanship encompassed in Apple computers to my
friends--converting many into replacing their old IBM's with new
Apples. I have followed the company and have supported new
technologies by such purchases as the Apple Newton MessagePad. As a
medical student, I even advocated for the adoption of the Newton by
the medical school and conducted a pilot study with Newtons on the
wards in order to demonstrate how efficient and dependable they
would be for providing medical dictionaries, compiling patient data,
and accessing computer databases. I even created one of the first
web pages highlighting the Newton and software available for the
Newton. I take Apple products seriously as I hope you take customer
loyalty seriously, which is why the following event disturbs me and
has motivated me to write you with my concerns.
On 2/22/96, I purchased a Power Macintosh 7200 from the
Medical College of Virginia Bookstore. At the time, they only had
the Multiple Scan 15 monitors in stock, but I decided to hold out
and order the Multiple Scan 1705. This monitor had been recommended
to me by the computer salesman and the advertising literature which
Apple included for the Multiple Scan 1705 promised
"high-quality...clear, sharp pitctures...and vivid color." The
literature also touted "digital controls that let you adjust
precisely for brightness, contrast, geometry, centering, and
convergence." I could hardly wait--actually I had to wait two weeks
for the monitor to arrive from Apple's warehouses.
I arrived home only to find that anytime I attempted to open
a menu, the edges of the screen would "grow"--the four edges of the
screen image would expand outward and then shrink back to the
original size when the menu disappeared. After much "fiddling" with
the knobs, the problem was still not solved. I zapped the PRAM,
installed System Update 2.0, and rechecked all of my connections,
but nothing seemed to work. Therefore, I got on the phone to call
my trusty Apple friends at 1-800-SOS-APPL. The telephone consultant
was extremely nice and offered to send a new monitor to me
immediately.
The new monitor arrived the next afternoon, and to my horror
the same problem occurred! I again telephoned Apple and the first
woman assured me that I must have received two faulty monitors and
offered to ship a third. I instead asked to speak to a customer
relations representative who also seemed to think the image problems
were the result of defective monitors. Finally, I was connected to
a technical representative who was familiar with my monitor
problem. Unfortunately, he informed me that this was no "fluke" on
the part of the monitors, but was a "standard feature" of the
Multiple Scan 1705. He informed me that a monitor in this price
range--$700--would not include the electronics necessary to maintain
a stable image and that in order to get a quality monitor, I would
need to upgrade to the next level--an AppleVision 1710, which by the
way costs about $200 more.
Needless to say, I did not ask your company to send me a
third monitor and I am planning on returning the other two. I am
disappointed by the quality of this monitor. Why can other
companies create a monitor for equal or lower cost and yet Apple is
suggesting that I need to purchase a more expensive Apple monitor in
order to achieve the same results? In addition, why did I need to
spend over an hour on the telephone talking to six different
individuals in three different departments over a course of two days
after waiting on hold for twenty minutes in order to be told I am a
cheapskate!
I hope that you take this letter seriously and understand
how frustrated I am with the situation at hand. I feel that Apple
needs to take a look at the quality of its monitors and appreciate
its competition. Why can other companies provide a higher quality
monitor for equal or less cost than Apple? I know it is not because
they are a better company, because in my opinion Apple has always
been a leader in the field of developing new technologies and in
upgrading their current systems. The biggest disappointment of all
is that I now must again go comparison shopping for a monitor and
where in the past I would have chosen an Apple without a second
thought, I must now begin taking a look at the competition!
Respectfully Yours,
R. Donald Doherty, Jr.
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 96 18:15:49 +0100
From: Kirk McElhearn
Subject: Netscape -> Resource fork errors?
I have the same problem. I just assumed it was becaue Netsacpe crashes
so much. Any answers would really be appreciated, since I am worried
about this corrupting my HD.
Kirk
>Every time I run Netscape (this happened with v1.1 and still occurs with 2.0)
>on
>my PowerBook 160 10/320, Norton Utilities later finds this error:
>
>Scan Catalog
>An error was found in a file record in the catalog b-tree.
>The resource fork for the file, "Netscape Preferences", has an incorrect
>physical length. (node 1044, record 2) (5,6,16)
>Node #1044, Record Offset 2
>The leaf file record was fixed.
>
>The error gets fixed and stays that way until the next time I run Netscape. I
>get no other disk errors at all.
Kirk McElhearn
Translations from French to English, English to French
Traductions francais-anglais, anglais-francais
[email protected]
http://www.lenet.fr/kirk
91 rue de la Mesangerie
37540 St Cyr sur Loire
France
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:19:46 -0400
From: [email protected] (Dwight Lemke)
Subject: PB5300cs Weirdness
Just loaded up System Update 2.0 (yes, at 1:30am PST I got a connection)
and figured I'd testdrive OpenTransport...loaded up like a charm. However,
PPop no longer will connect...it will DISCONNECT the PPP connection but not
connect. Later in the day, I tried to make another connection. Hitting
"open" in the ConfigPPP control panel got no response at all.
So, I pulled up the Network switcher (or whatever the hell it's called) and
went back to MacTCP...problem gone. One click connections.
Anyone else seen this? I'm using the plain vanilla PPP.
Tanks!
-Dwight
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 17:22:01 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dave & Lael Cole)
Subject: Performa 580, Stylewriter 2400 & Global Village Toolbox
I have just purchased a Stylewriter 2400 and have discovered I cannot print
>From Netscape or any other browser. I called Apple and they told me it is a
problem with the Global Village Toolbox. I have a Performa 580CD and a
Stylewriter 2400 has anybody heard of a fix for my problem. The Mac locks
up after printing about one line and must be restarted. Does anybody know
of a way around this problem.
Thank you
Dave Cole
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 96 09:59:30 -0600
From: chazl
Subject: Phantom file
[email protected] hath written:
>Can someone help? I have a zero K file on my hard drive, created by (I
>really
>am not sure). It is called "Temp SD Copy File."
I would guess that this file was created by SpeedDoubler or some other
Finder-copy enhancer.
>When I try to Trash it,
>Can anyone give me any pointers on how to eliminate this pesky file from my
>hard disk?
I'd try booting with extensions off, then if that doesn't work, booting
>From a different disk.
If that fails, then a sure way to get rid of this pesky file is to back
your hard disk [all except the pesky file, of course], reformat, and
restore.
chazl
03.21.96
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 18:35:50 +0200 (EET)
From: [email protected] (Kauko Saarinen)
Subject: Photoshop craches on PowerMac 7500
Fellow netters,
Photoshop 3.0.5 on a brand new PowerMac 7500/100 with 32Mb memory and 1Gb
disk frequently craches. System level is 7.5.1, Finnish system and Open
Transport 1.0.8.
Often it appears to be a Finder error, sometimes Photoshop one.
I had a discussion with a local printing house. They admitted to have
similiar problems with PowerMacs 8500 & 9500 but they said that Photoshop
is working well on an older PowerMac 8100.
Any ideas. Will this bug be fixed with the System 2.0 update?
Thanks in advance,
Kauko
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 09:00:59 -0600 (CST)
From: [email protected] (JoAnne McKinney)
Subject: Runtime Database...?
I friend asked me this question:
>I am wondering about all these shareware database applications that one
>encounters in the shareware directories out there. We have people entering
>things in a database, as you know. I am wondering if it would be possible
>to for me to create something-a database application based on Filemaker,
>for example- that would let people enter and printout data a certain way,
>but do nothing else. We have a specific need, but no way to fill it right
>now.
>
>That's called a runtime version, isn't it? (Don't laugh!!!)
>
>So, is what I'm describing possible? How does one go about it? I guess I
>would have to get my hands on a developer's version of Filemaker. How? How
>much does it cost?
Is there a Filemaker Pro database that is runtime? Is there something that
does the same thing that doesn't involve programming?
TIA,
JoAnne McKinney
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 12:51:49 -0800
From: [email protected] (Ray Rizos)
Subject: Supermac Monitor
After much time and patience I managed to download all the disks comprising
the new system 7.5.5
I have a spare external disk which I use as a test bed and after updating
the operating system I anxiously rebooted. Everything worked fine. The
operating system seemed to be somewhat faster and no obvious glitches
occured untill I restarted.
I use two monitors. A Supermac 19in monitor is driven by a Spectrum/24 III
Nubus video board ( with version 1.1 PROM ). The other monitor is
connected to the internal video drive on my Centris 650.
Upon restart the Nubus video board came up black. The internal video was
ok. Everything I tried was unsuccessful in getting the Supermac to work
consistently. However a pattern of sorts emerged.
If the PRAM is zapped the monitor works for one restart and then goes back
to black if restarted again. It cannot be the battery because when I return
to my old operating system ( 7.5.1 + Update ) all is ok once more and both
monitors work. The problem seems to be in the PRAM and/or monitors ctl
pannel area.
I suspect that the video board may require updating of the Prom. However,
prior to pursuing this with Supermac I would appreciate comments by anyone
who may also be in the same position and who by chance may have solved the
problem.
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 10:51:59 -0500 (EST)
From: Paul Koch
Subject: System 7.5.3 memory loss (A)
A MacWeek (25 Mar) column by Ric Ford confirms the memory problem: "The new
system has a bug that ties up memory as applications are launched and
quit over time. Quitting all applications does not release all the memory."
Paul Koch
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 09:51:15 -0500 (EST)
From: Paul Koch
Subject: System 7.5.3 memory loss (Q)
With the installation of the update to System 7.5.3 on my PowerMac 8100/80,
I am occasionally encountering a Macmessage to the effect that an
application cannot be opened for lack of available memory. "About This
Macintosh" nevertheless shows a huge block of unused memory, more than
enough to handle the selected application (which, at least in some
instances, is MS Word 5.1). Even when I quit ALL other applications, my Mac
protests. I'd appreciate hearing from someone who can confirm this
behavior and/or offer a solution.
Paul Koch
[I can confirm that, but I can't offer a solution! Perhaps it has to do with
the memory leak mentioned elsewhere in this digest? -Gordon]
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 96 12:55:46 EST
From: [email protected] ( Dan Hofferth )
Subject: To OT or not to OT?
Be careful of the OpenTransport (OT) hype folks:
I'll bet I represent the fairly typical home-Mac'r. No file sharing,
no print sharing, a 28.8K connection to one Internet service provider.
And my 12MB of RAM is already being sorely tested by the latest soft-
ware on store shelves... which my wallet doesn't want to fix.
I just upgraded to MacOS 7.5.3 and lost about 500KB of available RAM
when OT is turned on (whether I'm using it or not). Using the Network
Software Selector (NSS) to turn OT off still left me about 200K(?) shy
of where I was with 7.5.1. When I went into my Extensions folder and
manually removed ALL of the OT related files... I got back to my pre-
7.5.3 "available" levels.
And everything is running just beautifully, thank you.
I'm sure OT addresses a lot of high performance, multi-ISP, multi-
protocol needs... but if you don't need the higher octane as much as
you need RAM... consider trashing it. NSS does NOT completely remove
it, and you may not need whatever remains.
Comments?
Dan Hofferth
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 14:40:07 -0500
From: "W. R. Wing"
Subject: Weird problem in BBEdit
Bear with me - this is NOT simple. I have a power-mac (8500) with two
physical disks. Both have fully bootable systems, and independant copies of
some of my critical applications. A couple of weeks ago BBEdit (v3.1.1)
started refusing to launch when the system had been booted from disk-A. It
would start to load, then quit before getting its menu bar up. I would get
an "Application unknown has unexpectedly quit because an error of Type 1
occurred" msg from the Finder.
The situation was:
Boot from Disk A and copies of BBEDit on *either* A or B would refuse to
launch. Boot from B and I could run it from either disk! I tried
replacing (both serially and en-mass) the System file, the Finder, the
system enabler, the BBEdit preferences file, the BBEdit PowerPC extension,
and my Fonts folder. The situation was unchanged if I booted with
extensions disabled. I decided it MUST be something subtle associated with
the system on Disk A, so this morning I finlly updated the system on A to
7.5.3.
The problem persists.
Virtual memory is off, I don't use a RAM disk. Both disks use the same
driver (FWB v 1.8). Just for jollies I ran Disk First Aid, Norton Disk
Doctor, and MacTools Pro, none of them turned up any problems. BBEdit is
the only application showing the symptoms. Can anyone explane what is
going on?
Thanks in advance.
Bill Wing
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 10:07:20 -0600 (CST)
From: Dave Martin
Subject: WWW Mirroring Software
Does anyone know of software that would do automatic mirroring of other web
sites? Our Mac-based web server for the department is also part of the
Linguist Network (for linguistics resources) and mirrors sections of other
member systems to help distribute the load, but currently these mirrorings
are being done by hand. It would be nice to be able to have the files
mirrored automatically (and efficiently--we'd rather find something that
doesn't just download EVERYTHING, whether changed or not) and on some sort
of timed schedule (right now there is a bit of a lag time between updates,
since it's being done manually).
Thanks in advance.
(BTW, anyone interested in linguistics, drop by http://www-english.tamu.edu)
Dave Martin
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