Info-Mac Digest V14 #79
Posted: March 30th, 1996, 6:00 am
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Info-Mac Digest Sat, 30 Mar 96 Volume 14 : Issue 79
Today's Topics:
[*] ADModules
[*] BookCase 1.0.1
[*] HTML Markup 2.0.1 - the ultimate text to HTML experience
[*] MacStartupScreen
[*] Marathon Magazine March '96!
[*] MathLibMoto
[*] Mystic Mac
[*] Quick Edit 2.7
[*] Richard's Curling Game 1.0.2
[*] SafeDelete v1.1 - Secure file deletion
[*] Shakespeare Stack: All's Well That Ends Well
[*] Shakespeare Stack: Measure for Measure
[*] SliceWatch Files
[*] Stefan's BeBox FIM Resource
[*] Stefan's CD Menu Touchup 2.0.1
[*] TheRedirector 1.1.1
[*] TimeVideo 3.7.6
[A] Eudora segmentation update
Appearence vs substance
A Virtual Serial Port
ClarisWorks Updaters - Dumb Memory Lapse!
Control Strip Module Needed!
Info-Mac Digest V14 #74
Language for learning?
My Open Letter to Apple Computer
New PPC Native HP DeskJet 850 Driver
Power Computing Woes
Practical Peripherals and MacPPP 2.2.0a (Q)
QUESTION: Odd ADB behavior (Info-Mac Digest V14 #75)
SneakInCD 2.0.1;Find/Copy Invisible File
System 7.5.3 modem/communications conflicts
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:12:33 -0800
From: (Alan Glenn)[email protected]
Subject: [*] ADModules
ADModules contains the following After Dark screen-saver modules:
- Splatter: turn your desktop into a Jackson Pollack canvas.
- No Smoking: keep inconsiderate co-workers from lighting up in your office.
- Zooma Zooma: get a fly's eye view of your desktop.
- Horizontal Hold: we will control the horizontal....
- Regression: watch your desktop recede into the distance and then return.
All modules are freeware and require a Macintosh with System 7 or later and
After Dark 2.0 or later (not included).
This file may be included on the info-mac CD.
-Alan
[Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/ad-modules.hqx; 21K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:17:48 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] BookCase 1.0.1
BookCase is a FileMaker Pro template that organizes and tracks book
collections of any kind. The interface was professionally done and the
many powerful features allow you to effortlessly track your books.
Features include:
*Book information: Track your books by title, author, publisher, length,
type, copyright date, genre, rating of 0-5, date read, book #, series, book
location, and/or comments.
*Searching: Search with keywords to bring up a list of all the books
which contain those keywords in any of their information fields.
*Listing: View a condensed or expanded list of all your books or just
certain user-determined groups.
*Printing: As with listing, you can print a condensed or expanded list of
some or all books.
*Help: There is a complete graphical help system that explains exactly
how everything works.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/bookcase-101-fm.hqx; 694K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:13:05 -0800
From: (KlepHacks Software)[email protected]
Subject: [*] HTML Markup 2.0.1 - the ultimate text to HTML experience
HTML Markup 2.0.1 is an "HTML processor". Unlike editors, it converts
existing files into web pages. Unlike converters, it allows you to
customize how the files look. This version has a TON of new features.
Some of my favorites are:
-The program is no longer linear and modeless. Instead of using Drag and
Drop, you can also
now run the program like a regular application.
-You can store multiple preferences in "sets" and select them from a menu
-You can select document colors (background, text, link, alink, and
vlink) from color wheels,
which is way cool.
-There are many more conversion options, like converting different styles
of lines,
converting file names into titles, and much more.
-Supports Macintosh Drag and Drop.
-More efficient - convert hundreds of files in seconds!
-Online balloon help and thorough documentation with tutorials.
-Swell new professionally-designed 3d-ish interface
If you have existing documents that you want to put on the web, HTML
Markup is the simplest and best way to do it. The program is PowerMac
native and also runs on 68k Macs. It's small, memory efficient, and very
very useful. If you register the program for US$20, you get even more
features like up to ten sets, inclusion of headers and footers, and more.
Version 2.0.1 fixes a few bugs from version 2.0. The most serious was a
bug that made HTML Markup crash (unimplemented trap) on Macs without the
Drag and Drop Manager installed.
The latest version of HTML Markup is always available from:
Visit the HTML Markup homepage at:
Send your comments and suggestions to:
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/html-markup-201.hqx; 548K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:11:29 -0800
From: (Pedro)[email protected]
Subject: [*] MacStartupScreen
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/3d-mac-os-startup.hqx; 24K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:10:34 -0800
From: (Ben Chess)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Marathon Magazine March '96!
Marathon Magazine March '96 is finally here, just in the nick of time!
Play the hot new M2 map/term scenario Black Market Carnage!
Fire upon your opponents with deadly accuracy with SPNKR Missle Sighting!
Discover the effects of Bungie's port of Marathon 2 to Windows!
[Archived as /info-mac/art/zine/marathon-magazine-96-03.hqx; 581K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 00:55:10 -0800
From: (Noah Daniels)[email protected]
Subject: [*] MathLibMoto
This is a new shared math library for MacOS 7.5.x on Powermacs that provides
much faster performance for some floating-point tasks. On my 8100/80, MacBench
showed a 25% speed increase overall for FP tasks; some functions benefit
greatly.
It has not had extensive testing but seems very stable and accurate.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/math-lib-moto.hqx; 60K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:12:02 -0800
From: (Ross Younger)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Mystic Mac
Enclosed (attached) is the .sit archive of Mystic Mac. It is a lottery
number picker, specifically for the UK Lottery but relevant to many.
Keywords: Mac, Lottery, GB/UK, Applications
Any probs, please give me a shout back.
Cheers
[Archived as /info-mac/app/mystic-mac-510.hqx; 80K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:16:51 -0800
From: (Jay Farrell)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Quick Edit 2.7
Doug Hoffman's updated editor for Mops 2.7 with new features and an
updated glossary.
Quick Edit (QE) is a programmer's source code editor intended for use with
Mops, Michael's Object Oriented Programming System, and System 7. Typed Mops
commands can be executed directly from an editor window, thus avoiding
copy-switch-paste.
Also included are a set of text files that comprise a Subject Sorted
Glossary for Mops definitions.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/quick-edit-27.hqx; 219K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:15:14 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Richard's Curling Game 1.0.2
I've fixed a bug which messed up the display of the game windows
on monitors larger than 640 x 480 pixels.
System 7 and a colour dislay at least 640 x 400 pixels required.
Works best with 256 colours.
Richard's Curling Game is freeware.
Richard Woloshyn
[Archived as /info-mac/game/richards-curling-game-102.hqx; 628K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:16:13 -0800
From: (Helen & Paul Thow)[email protected]
Subject: [*] SafeDelete v1.1 - Secure file deletion
SafeDelete is a file deletion programme for any Macintosh running Sys7 or
above. AppleScriptable, recordable and capable of taking advantage of
Thread Manager. Uses cryptographically secure pseudorandom number
generation and seven overwrites to achieve security.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/safe-delete-11.hqx; 66K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:18:58 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Shakespeare Stack: All's Well That Ends Well
penultimate Shakespeare Stack, the comedy "All's Well That Ends Well",
a HyperCard 2.x stack in binhex'd format, approx.
142 kB --- free software, under the GNU GPL! Only "Hamlet" left to
do (after 4 years
in the Shakespeare Stack Project....
Best, ^z = Mark Zimmermann
http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~zimm
anonymous ftp at ftp.alumni.caltech.edu in /pub/~zimm
[Archived as /info-mac/art/book/alls-well-that-ends-well-hc.hqx; 126K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:19:35 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Shakespeare Stack: Measure for Measure
appended below is the binhex'd compact'd archive of
"Measure for Measure", a play by William Shakespeare in HyperCard 2.x
format, free software under the GNU GPL ... for anonymous ftp see:
ftp.alumni.caltech.edu in directory /pub/~zimm
for the archive of all previous Shakespeare Stacks, or get there via:
http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~zimm
if you prefer. I'll be editing and cleaning up "All's Well That Ends
Well" next, and then there's only "Hamlet" to go! --- ^z
[Archived as /info-mac/art/book/measure-for-measure-hc.hqx; 121K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:18:18 -0800
From: (Allan Udy)[email protected]
Subject: [*] SliceWatch Files
Additional files and examples for SliceWatch (time management database
application) which may not have been correctly uploaded with the full
SliceWatch application.
Includes: Example SliceWatch datafile
Read Me documentation
Quick Start Documentation
Example TimeSlice file
Example TEXT file exported from TimeSlice
Allan Udy
[email protected]
http://nz.com/webnz/pelorus/goldenms.html
[Archived as /info-mac/data/slice-watch-examples.hqx; 367K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:13:41 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Stefan's BeBox FIM Resource
Attached is a Folder Icon Maker (FIM) Resource file that you can use as a
plug-in for the shareware program, Folder Icon Maker.
If you're curious what a BeBox folder looks like (or are curious about the
BeBox in general), point your Web browser over to .
The BeBox folders that can be created with this resource are a soft-blue,
compared to the beige-yellow that the BeBox shows.
This is a free file, have fun with it.
Questions, comments, problems? You can always reach me at:
America Online: Stefan A3
Internet email: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/stefans-bebox-fim-resource.hqx; 6K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:14:27 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Stefan's CD Menu Touchup 2.0.1
About the CD Menu Touchup:
==========================
Stefan's CD Menu Touchup is a small package I put together to improve the
interface of the shareware control panel/audio CD player, CD Menu. I sure
liked having instant access to my audio CDs but I wasn't too impressed with
the original buttons. So I made new ones.
The new buttons are based on (but not directly taken from) the animation
controls I found in Macromedia Extreme 3D. Stefan's CD Menu Touchup 2 now
features a great looking Finder/startup icon, and a new menu bar icon which
displays a small CD.
What's new in version 2.0.1:
============================
Version 2.0.1 has a fixed "eject" button that was out of sync with the other
buttons. Also, there is added support to folks with Black and White
displays.
Lastly, there is a little blurb in the patch's splash screen. I
embarassingly left one out in version 2 of the Touchup.
If you have already used Stefan's CD Menu Touchup 2, you may be relieved
that there is no need to download a new copy of CD Menu to use this package.
Included in this archive is an program that will update your copy of the CD
Menu Touchup 2 to version 2.0.1.
Stefan's CD Menu Touchup is $5 shareware.
If you have any questions, comments, or if you run into any problems, you can
always reach me at:
America Online: Stefan A3
Internet email: [email protected]
Have fun!
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/stefans-cd-menu-touchup-201.hqx; 101K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:09:19 -0800
From: [email protected] (Benjamin Herrenschmidt)
Subject: [*] TheRedirector 1.1.1
Enclosed is a control panel I made which should be useful for people
with PowerBooks and PCMCIA modems. It's goal is to redirect one of the
standard serial ports (Modem port and/or Printer port) to another
serial port on the machine. This will allow old softwares which can
only work with standard ports to use the PCMCIA modem. It works with
multiple serial ports cards too. In fact it should work with any
serial port declared to the Communication ToolBox.
Enclosed is version 1.1.1
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/redirector-111.hqx; 25K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:09:59 -0800
From: [email protected] (Denis Pelli)
Subject: [*] TimeVideo 3.7.6
TimeVideo is a "fat" Macintosh test program that checks out the timing
of all video devices in anticipation of their use in critical real-time
applications, e.g. movies or lookup table animation. For each video
card, TimeVideo measures the video frame rate, frequency of VBL
interrupts (supposed to be one per frame), how long it takes to load the
clut, and how much of the screen you can fill with a real-time
(one-image-per-frame) movie. And it does a write-then-read test of the
video card's clut. These tests are performed for every pixel depth, in
both gray and color modes, for every video card. Just double-click the
application and watch it do its stuff. C source is available. Supports
ALL Macs (with System 6.07 or better) including PCI. Can use Display
Manager, if present, to test multiple resolutions of your displays.
Changes from 3.7.3 to 3.7.6: checks for Slot Manager, for compatibility
with PCI Macs; on PCI Macs, use Name Registry to detect L2 cache; fixed
spurious "!color" error message on 9500; report use of VM and RAM
Doubler and File Sharing, since they may affect timing.
Denis Pelli
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/time-video-376.hqx; 161K]
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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 20:33:47 +0000
From: [email protected] (Quentin North)
Subject: [A] Eudora segmentation update
IN a recent posting on the subject of Eudora Lite segmenting long messages,
I rather rashly stated that Eudora Pro does not have this problem. This
stemmed from feedback that I got suggesting the use of Adams-Plug-in for
Eudora which permits the alteration of the split threshold overcame this
problem in Eudora Pro.
Upon further feedback, it seems that this is not the case and that Eudora
Pro suffers from the same problem. Even if you alter the split threshold
using Adams-plug-in (which incidentally also works with Eudora Lite),
Eudora apparently will not permit the viewing or creation of a message
greater than 32K in length. Messages greater than 32K in length can be
received as a single message, however it is only possible to then save
these to disk.
Thanks to the various people who got back to me with this feedback.
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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 12:21:41 -0800 (PST)
From: [email protected]
Subject: Appearence vs substance
>Why wait for eight? Your Mac can have the Copland user experience today!
>Just drop Aaron into your Extensions folder, and your Mac will look just
>like the Copland Default Theme will (Aaron is based on Apple's official
>Copland interface specs). Aaron gives you 3D Copland-style windows, scroll
>bars, buttons, folder icons, menus, fonts, pop-ups, progress boxes, Finder
>window headers, and more. Aaron is a fat binary for Macs and PowerMacs.
I can not understand why anyone would get excited about the superficial
*appearence* of Copland, when its substance and functionality are not yet
available. If you prize appearence over substance, why not get Windows 95?
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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 96 14:22:37 PST
From: "Eric Schweitzer"
Subject: A Virtual Serial Port
Does anyone know of some software which can create a "virtual" serial
port? I would like to create a port which will be redirected to a
network modem. A tool to redirect a port came with the Modem pool
hardware, but now uses either the Printer or Modem port. I'd rather not
use a port for this.
Please send ideas via email to [email protected]
and I'll summarize the responses for the list.
Thanks.
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 14:09:33 +1000 (EST)
From: [email protected] (Bob Lyon)
Subject: ClarisWorks Updaters - Dumb Memory Lapse!
Claris Australia has - finally - begun shipping the ClarisWorks Office
Update disk to registered users in Oz and New Zealand! I've just finished
running the update process, and thought I should pass on a point which I
completely forgot about, in case others have the same initial problems I
did. (The following would probably also apply to the downloaded version in
other countries.)
When I first ran the installer I got a message saying something like 'Can't
find files to update; select folder ...'. I duly selected the right
folder, installed the Update and File converter updaters, then tried to run
them - same message!! When I re-selected the folder, I got another message
saying "All files already updated' - but they weren't.
It then dawned on me that perhaps the updaters couldn't recognise files
because my ClarisWorks folder had been compressed (in my case, by
AutoDoubler). I expanded the ClarisWorks program itself, plus all files in
the Assistants, Libraries, Scripts. Stationery and Styles folders, then ran
the updaters - the Office updater worked fine, as did the File converter
updater (on those documents not still compressed).
hope this helps anyone still having problems with the Update disk!
Bob Lyon
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 00:34:40 -0500
From: Randy Alan Yeip
Subject: Control Strip Module Needed!
At 7:14 AM 3/29/96, The Info-Mac Moderators is rumored to have typed:
> Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 15:43:02 -0800
> From: John Collins
> Subject: Control Strip Module Needed!
>
> With the release of the handy Control Strip as part of 7.5.3 there is
> now a much needed module for controlling the source for the audio.
> The new Monitors and Sound control panel has 3 possible input sources
> on an 8500, external microphone, internal CD or external audio input.
> Switching often, a control strip module would be ideal.
> Anyone working on it?
>
> [email protected]
I installed 7.5.3 and I don't have anything called a Control Strip. Should
I? And if so, where is it?
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 23:32:33 -0700
From: [email protected] (Neil Fiertel)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #74
I received plenty of mail regarding the problems of installing 7.5.3
upgrades to their various Macs and sad to say, many of these problems
sounded really difficult to solve and elusive. I wonder why Apple missed
these many installation glitches. It is as if they tested the installation
only on their machines without any other software in place. I think I will
not consider using this upgrade as I have more useful things to do than bug
shoot. Okay, sure, I have plenty of crashes...who doesn't on a Mac filled
with inits but somehow I never lose data that I have saved on the desktop.
I will live with the odd eccentricites of my PPC. I do hope Copland is more
to my liking so I can make some improvement next time.
One further comment. I note a number of problems from people who
have had system corruptions and so forth and I think to myself, yes, it
might very well be irregular power supplies that result in this devestation
and loss of data as well. My system has been running consistently for
around 4000 hours and shows no degradation. I have rebooted from crashes
via the control command power paradigm so many times and even occasionally
have had to shut the power supply right down. I have never suffered any
result and I can only conclude that either I am eating the right food or
that my power supply has protected me from what really causes data and
system/ applic damage...voltage surges and brownouts. I ought to know
about the latter as I have them more or less every day as I live in a
rural area in Northern Alberta Canada with only a 60 KVA transformer on a
long downlead. To protect my system I am using a huge government surplus
Tripplite BC 1200. Once I had a power failure and didn't notice it for
thirty minutes! I think this is the key to stable data and functional hard
drives.
Neil Fiertel
who is lives in the country
three rusty strands of barbed wire
south of the polar icecap
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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 10:42:30 -0600
From: [email protected] (Lee A. Joramo)
Subject: Language for learning?
>I've got a 12 year old son who is quite interested in learning how to
>program our Mac.
You should check out the "Aretha" freeware release of Frontier. As you may
know, Frontier was a _$400_ commercial high octan scripting environment for
the Mac. But now it is FREE. I know you were think along the lines of a
complied language, but I believe that Frontier is the perfect place for a
person to learn programming. Here's why:
* Frontier supports OSA, so it allows you to do all of the
system/application type scipting like AppleScript. But Frontier is much
more powerful than AppleScript.
* Unlike AppleScript, the Frontier language (which is formally called
"UserTalk") is more like BASIC and PASCAL with some elements of C.
* Frontier is a complete development environment. It includes a debugger,
online documentation, and a wealth of hundreds of verbs (funtions).
* Since most of Frontier's Verbs are actually scripts, Frontier comes with
a wealth of sample code built in.
* You can create GUI front ends to your scripts with MacBird which is a
Frontier add on. (Also Free).
* With another free addon called Clay Basket you can manage the development
of web sites.
* While Frontier is not complied, it is FAST. Many of the biggest and
busiest Macintosh WebStar servers are using Frontier to handle CGI
scripting. Since Frontier is multi-threaded and PowerPC aware, it can
handle many simultaneous requests.
* There are currently at least three Listserv mailing lists dedicated to
Frontier. A beginners list is starting up. Current traffic is nearly 100
messages per day.
* Finally, I got my first computer when I was 13. That was 15 years ago! I
wish that there was an environment as COOL as Frontier back then!!! It is
relatively easy to learn, very powerful, and will provide an excellent
grounding in programming to move on to system programming with C.
The Best Place to start is:
http://www.hotwired.com/userland/
When you go to download Frontier, you'll want to get the "Everything" file.
It contains Frontier, ClayBasket, MacBird, the online documents, a many
other goodies.
Onward and Upward!
Lee A. Joramo }}--> [email protected] 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.
...
> Finally, I was connected to a technical representative
...
>He informed me that a monitor in this price
>range--$700--would not include the electronics necessary to maintain
>a stable image
...
> Why can other companies provide a higher quality
>monitor for equal or less cost than Apple?
Mr. Doherty,
You omitted two important details.
1) By how much did the screen image "grow" and "shrink"? Was it on the=
order of 1mm on all sides, or more like 5mm?
2) You state that other companies can provide a better monitor for the same=
or lower price, yet you do not say whether you tested other manufacturers'=
monitors for this flaw.
Since you neglected to justify your claim of other manufacturers providing=
better monitors for the same price, I decided to test it myself on a bunch=
of non-Apple color monitors at work (on Windoze machines), particularly on=
a pricey 17" monitor. I also tested my Apple 'High-Resolution RGB' (13") m=
onitor.
I reasoned that the monitor couldn't possibly know when a menu has been=
pulled down; more likely it would be responding to the overall change in=
brightness of the image being displayed. So I tried switching the desktop=
pattern between very-dark and very-bright patterns, and watched the borders=
.
I found that ALL the monitors displayed the effect you complained about; the=
only signicant difference was that my Apple monitor _shrank_ the image when=
the image on the screen got brighter, whereas the other monitors _grew_ the=
image. In all cases the amount of change was less than 1mm on all sides,=
which I found to be perfectly acceptable.
I would be interested in hearing whether you (or anyone else) have done=
similar tests on other Apple and non-Apple monitors, and the actual amount=
by which the screen image size changes.
(BTW, I have no connection with Apple, other than as a long-time=
mostly-satisfied customer.)
----
Osric of Fayrehope / Wayne C. Morris
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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 11:58:22 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jay Steinberg)
Subject: New PPC Native HP DeskJet 850 Driver
Check out the following site for the new driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/printers/software/
A portion of the file index relevant to this printer is:
dj375en.hqx (English) (03/28/96)
dj375ei.hqx (English International) (03/28/96)
dj375fr.hqx (French) (03/28/96)
dj375ge.hqx (German) (03/28/96)
dj375it.hqx (Italian) (03/28/96)
dj375pr.hqx (Portuguese) (03/28/96)
dj375sp.hqx (Spanish) (03/28/96)
dj375sw.hqx (Swedish) (03/28/96)
dj375du.hqx (Dutch) (03/28/96)
dj375sp.hqx (Spanish) (03/28/96)
HP DeskJet 850C Series v 8.0 Macintosh QuickDraw Driver.
HP DeskJet 850C Series v 8.0 Macintosh printer driver for QuickDraw
operating system. This driver supports the DeskJet 850C, 855C, 855Cse,
and 855Cxi. The most significant new feature of this driver is native
mode PowerPC support.
^^^^^^^
There are a number of new or relatively new HP drivers in that directory,
so you might want to check for yours. Thanks to a recent info-mac poster
for bringing that site to my attention. These files aren't yet on the HP
web site.
Nice revision! Fast and with background printing on a PCI mac!!
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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 15:19:55 -0800
From: [email protected] (Herb Kroemer)
Subject: Power Computing Woes
In Digest #65, Greg Lamping ([email protected]) asked:
Does anyone in this group have any experience with Power Computing
products? A friend is in the market for a new computer and is
considering a Macintosh Clone. Any comments would be helpful.
Well, my own experience, while probably not representative, is the
proverbial "mixed bag" of good news and bad news:
The Bad News:
=============
On unpacking (a Monday), I found the following:
1) CD-ROM drive was missing.
2) Zip drive was missing.
3) Power supply was dead.
The service technician subsequently found the following:
4) There was no screw to hold in place the bracket that holds in place
the riser board. The bracket was simply loose.
5) The service tech had not been provided with a service manual for the
current models.
The Good News:
==============
Tech Service was really helpful -- once I got through to them on their
800 number. Everybody was of course busy, and I was put on hold.
Fortunately, having a speakerphone, I was able to put the phone down
and get work done (woe to those who have to hang on to their receiver).
After about 20 minutes of "soothing" music, a very helpful and
knowledgeable lady came on the line, and I reported on my triple
problem. With the help of the symptoms I reported, she immediately
diagnosed my no-startup problem as a defective power supply, and gave
me two options: Return the machine, or have an on-site service
technician come to my office (on Thursday of the same week), to replace
the power supply AND install the two drives. I opted for the on-site
service. Subsequent calls were simpler, because I had her extension
number.
Unfortunately there was a misunderstanding about whether the two
missing drives were truly missing or had been shipped but left
uninstalled. As a result, the on-site service tech did not have the two
drives by Thursday, and it took until Tuesday the next weekto get
everything fixed -- not too bad.
The tech was competent. At one point, he needed info that would have
been contained in the service manual -- which he didn't have. So he
called "my" tech support lady, who stayed on the line to help him
through. Afterwards she asked for me, to walk ME through the procedure
of installing the Zip drive software, which was not pre-installed.
Summary:
========
1) Those parts of PCC who are responsible for assembly and shipping
clearly don't have their act together.
2) Tech Support is making up for this (Note that I am not talking about
Customer support, which is a different group responsible for support on
non-technical problems; I did not deal with them).
Herb Kroemer
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 13:24:10 -0500
From: "Don't Panic!"
Subject: Practical Peripherals and MacPPP 2.2.0a (Q)
Dear Digest readers,
Just got a Practical Peripherals 28.8.
Why doesn't the recommended AT&F3 Init String work with Config PPP
2.2.0a? I have had to resort to AT&F. Has anybody had experience with
getting AT&F3 to work with the MC2888MT II V. 34? My download speeds
according to Netscape average between 2.4 and 3.0k/second. Has anyone
gotten higher speeds with binary downloads?
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[email protected]
http://www.worldweb.net/~abrody/new.html
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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 10:15:27 -0600
From: [email protected] (John C. Rivard)
Subject: QUESTION: Odd ADB behavior (Info-Mac Digest V14 #75)
In article , Akira wrote:
> Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 05:42:44 -0800 (PST)
> From: Akira
> Subject: QUESTION: Odd ADB behavior
> [...] I just got a Gravis GamePad for my Performa 636CD, [...]
>
> Suddenly I lost all control. The GamePad didn't respond either, nor did
> the keyboard -- even the power key didn't work, nor did the special
> emergency power switch in the back. (both have since been working fine,
> so I assume that symptom was due to the way X-Wing handles the OS) The
> only way I was able to turn it off at all was by hitting the master
> switch on my Kensington power director. When I turned the power director
> back on, I was able to use the power switch on the keyboard to turn the
> computer off and get the "are you sure you want to shut down?" dialogue
> box, as per usual. However, no other key on the keyboard works, nor does
> anything attached to the keyboard. I also tried chaining the keyboard in
> through the GamePad by plugging the latter directly into the computer's
> ADB port; no response.
>
> I was able to start without extensions by putting a minimal system disk
> in -- the Utilities disk that came with my computer. Same results.
>
> I don't feel comfortable simply diagnosing it as a bad ADB port because
> the power switch works. So does anyone have _ANY_ idea what's going on he=
re?
Rich,
I'm sorry to say that I think you do have a fried ADB controller. (You
have tried just the keyboard and mouse without the GamePad, right?) You
didn't mention if you had the system powered down when you were
plugging/unplugging the ADB devices, but it is generally considered A Bad
Thing to add/remove ADB devices with the Mac on (that's not a lot of help
right now, I know).
If the mouse still works (but not the keyboard) the fried ADB controller
might be the one in the keyboard, and you can replace that reasonably
cheaply.
The reason that the power-on key is still working is because there is a
separate wire in the ADB bus for the power-on signal--it has nothing to do
with the transmission of keypresses/mouse telemetry.
--
John C. Rivard =95 http://www.mcs.net/~jcr/ =95
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 03:28:00 +0900
From: "=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCPi5AbiEhOS08QhsoQg==?= "
Subject: SneakInCD 2.0.1;Find/Copy Invisible File
SneakInCD 2.0.1 is an application that finds invisible files and folders.
Makes copies/aliases of invisible files.
Changes attributes(Type,Creator,Visiblr/Invisible) of files.
Lists up files and folders with hierarchical indent.
SneakInCD 2.0.1 requires System 7 or later.
The author of SneakInCD authorizes this file to be freely available for honest
public exchange, Compact Disk archives etc., as long as it is kept in its ori
ginal form.
Hope you like it,
Hiromi Ogawa
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 16:15:50 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: System 7.5.3 modem/communications conflicts
I could sure use some help with this one. After upgrading upgrading my
performa 6116 to system 7.5.3, the Global Village Teleport Gold II won't fax,
and I can't reliably connect to AOL or Physician's Online. (AOL connects
once every eight attempts, an Pysicians' Online not at all.) Eworld still
works, though (for now). I tried downloading a fresh version of the update,
reinstalling all software and then updating, disk doctor, "extensions
roulette," all to no avail. Apple tech support ran out of ideas to help me,
so I went back to system 7.5.1. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Tom Farrell
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Info-Mac Digest Sat, 30 Mar 96 Volume 14 : Issue 79
Today's Topics:
[*] ADModules
[*] BookCase 1.0.1
[*] HTML Markup 2.0.1 - the ultimate text to HTML experience
[*] MacStartupScreen
[*] Marathon Magazine March '96!
[*] MathLibMoto
[*] Mystic Mac
[*] Quick Edit 2.7
[*] Richard's Curling Game 1.0.2
[*] SafeDelete v1.1 - Secure file deletion
[*] Shakespeare Stack: All's Well That Ends Well
[*] Shakespeare Stack: Measure for Measure
[*] SliceWatch Files
[*] Stefan's BeBox FIM Resource
[*] Stefan's CD Menu Touchup 2.0.1
[*] TheRedirector 1.1.1
[*] TimeVideo 3.7.6
[A] Eudora segmentation update
Appearence vs substance
A Virtual Serial Port
ClarisWorks Updaters - Dumb Memory Lapse!
Control Strip Module Needed!
Info-Mac Digest V14 #74
Language for learning?
My Open Letter to Apple Computer
New PPC Native HP DeskJet 850 Driver
Power Computing Woes
Practical Peripherals and MacPPP 2.2.0a (Q)
QUESTION: Odd ADB behavior (Info-Mac Digest V14 #75)
SneakInCD 2.0.1;Find/Copy Invisible File
System 7.5.3 modem/communications conflicts
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:12:33 -0800
From: (Alan Glenn)[email protected]
Subject: [*] ADModules
ADModules contains the following After Dark screen-saver modules:
- Splatter: turn your desktop into a Jackson Pollack canvas.
- No Smoking: keep inconsiderate co-workers from lighting up in your office.
- Zooma Zooma: get a fly's eye view of your desktop.
- Horizontal Hold: we will control the horizontal....
- Regression: watch your desktop recede into the distance and then return.
All modules are freeware and require a Macintosh with System 7 or later and
After Dark 2.0 or later (not included).
This file may be included on the info-mac CD.
-Alan
[Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/ad-modules.hqx; 21K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:17:48 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] BookCase 1.0.1
BookCase is a FileMaker Pro template that organizes and tracks book
collections of any kind. The interface was professionally done and the
many powerful features allow you to effortlessly track your books.
Features include:
*Book information: Track your books by title, author, publisher, length,
type, copyright date, genre, rating of 0-5, date read, book #, series, book
location, and/or comments.
*Searching: Search with keywords to bring up a list of all the books
which contain those keywords in any of their information fields.
*Listing: View a condensed or expanded list of all your books or just
certain user-determined groups.
*Printing: As with listing, you can print a condensed or expanded list of
some or all books.
*Help: There is a complete graphical help system that explains exactly
how everything works.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/bookcase-101-fm.hqx; 694K]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:13:05 -0800
From: (KlepHacks Software)[email protected]
Subject: [*] HTML Markup 2.0.1 - the ultimate text to HTML experience
HTML Markup 2.0.1 is an "HTML processor". Unlike editors, it converts
existing files into web pages. Unlike converters, it allows you to
customize how the files look. This version has a TON of new features.
Some of my favorites are:
-The program is no longer linear and modeless. Instead of using Drag and
Drop, you can also
now run the program like a regular application.
-You can store multiple preferences in "sets" and select them from a menu
-You can select document colors (background, text, link, alink, and
vlink) from color wheels,
which is way cool.
-There are many more conversion options, like converting different styles
of lines,
converting file names into titles, and much more.
-Supports Macintosh Drag and Drop.
-More efficient - convert hundreds of files in seconds!
-Online balloon help and thorough documentation with tutorials.
-Swell new professionally-designed 3d-ish interface
If you have existing documents that you want to put on the web, HTML
Markup is the simplest and best way to do it. The program is PowerMac
native and also runs on 68k Macs. It's small, memory efficient, and very
very useful. If you register the program for US$20, you get even more
features like up to ten sets, inclusion of headers and footers, and more.
Version 2.0.1 fixes a few bugs from version 2.0. The most serious was a
bug that made HTML Markup crash (unimplemented trap) on Macs without the
Drag and Drop Manager installed.
The latest version of HTML Markup is always available from:
Visit the HTML Markup homepage at:
Send your comments and suggestions to:
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/html-markup-201.hqx; 548K]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:11:29 -0800
From: (Pedro)[email protected]
Subject: [*] MacStartupScreen
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/3d-mac-os-startup.hqx; 24K]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:10:34 -0800
From: (Ben Chess)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Marathon Magazine March '96!
Marathon Magazine March '96 is finally here, just in the nick of time!
Play the hot new M2 map/term scenario Black Market Carnage!
Fire upon your opponents with deadly accuracy with SPNKR Missle Sighting!
Discover the effects of Bungie's port of Marathon 2 to Windows!
[Archived as /info-mac/art/zine/marathon-magazine-96-03.hqx; 581K]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 00:55:10 -0800
From: (Noah Daniels)[email protected]
Subject: [*] MathLibMoto
This is a new shared math library for MacOS 7.5.x on Powermacs that provides
much faster performance for some floating-point tasks. On my 8100/80, MacBench
showed a 25% speed increase overall for FP tasks; some functions benefit
greatly.
It has not had extensive testing but seems very stable and accurate.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/math-lib-moto.hqx; 60K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:12:02 -0800
From: (Ross Younger)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Mystic Mac
Enclosed (attached) is the .sit archive of Mystic Mac. It is a lottery
number picker, specifically for the UK Lottery but relevant to many.
Keywords: Mac, Lottery, GB/UK, Applications
Any probs, please give me a shout back.
Cheers
[Archived as /info-mac/app/mystic-mac-510.hqx; 80K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:16:51 -0800
From: (Jay Farrell)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Quick Edit 2.7
Doug Hoffman's updated editor for Mops 2.7 with new features and an
updated glossary.
Quick Edit (QE) is a programmer's source code editor intended for use with
Mops, Michael's Object Oriented Programming System, and System 7. Typed Mops
commands can be executed directly from an editor window, thus avoiding
copy-switch-paste.
Also included are a set of text files that comprise a Subject Sorted
Glossary for Mops definitions.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/quick-edit-27.hqx; 219K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:15:14 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Richard's Curling Game 1.0.2
I've fixed a bug which messed up the display of the game windows
on monitors larger than 640 x 480 pixels.
System 7 and a colour dislay at least 640 x 400 pixels required.
Works best with 256 colours.
Richard's Curling Game is freeware.
Richard Woloshyn
[Archived as /info-mac/game/richards-curling-game-102.hqx; 628K]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:16:13 -0800
From: (Helen & Paul Thow)[email protected]
Subject: [*] SafeDelete v1.1 - Secure file deletion
SafeDelete is a file deletion programme for any Macintosh running Sys7 or
above. AppleScriptable, recordable and capable of taking advantage of
Thread Manager. Uses cryptographically secure pseudorandom number
generation and seven overwrites to achieve security.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/safe-delete-11.hqx; 66K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:18:58 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Shakespeare Stack: All's Well That Ends Well
penultimate Shakespeare Stack, the comedy "All's Well That Ends Well",
a HyperCard 2.x stack in binhex'd format, approx.
142 kB --- free software, under the GNU GPL! Only "Hamlet" left to
do (after 4 years
in the Shakespeare Stack Project....Best, ^z = Mark Zimmermann
http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~zimm
anonymous ftp at ftp.alumni.caltech.edu in /pub/~zimm
[Archived as /info-mac/art/book/alls-well-that-ends-well-hc.hqx; 126K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:19:35 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Shakespeare Stack: Measure for Measure
appended below is the binhex'd compact'd archive of
"Measure for Measure", a play by William Shakespeare in HyperCard 2.x
format, free software under the GNU GPL ... for anonymous ftp see:
ftp.alumni.caltech.edu in directory /pub/~zimm
for the archive of all previous Shakespeare Stacks, or get there via:
http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~zimm
if you prefer. I'll be editing and cleaning up "All's Well That Ends
Well" next, and then there's only "Hamlet" to go! --- ^z
[Archived as /info-mac/art/book/measure-for-measure-hc.hqx; 121K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:18:18 -0800
From: (Allan Udy)[email protected]
Subject: [*] SliceWatch Files
Additional files and examples for SliceWatch (time management database
application) which may not have been correctly uploaded with the full
SliceWatch application.
Includes: Example SliceWatch datafile
Read Me documentation
Quick Start Documentation
Example TimeSlice file
Example TEXT file exported from TimeSlice
Allan Udy
[email protected]
http://nz.com/webnz/pelorus/goldenms.html
[Archived as /info-mac/data/slice-watch-examples.hqx; 367K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:13:41 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Stefan's BeBox FIM Resource
Attached is a Folder Icon Maker (FIM) Resource file that you can use as a
plug-in for the shareware program, Folder Icon Maker.
If you're curious what a BeBox folder looks like (or are curious about the
BeBox in general), point your Web browser over to .
The BeBox folders that can be created with this resource are a soft-blue,
compared to the beige-yellow that the BeBox shows.
This is a free file, have fun with it.
Questions, comments, problems? You can always reach me at:
America Online: Stefan A3
Internet email: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/stefans-bebox-fim-resource.hqx; 6K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:14:27 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Stefan's CD Menu Touchup 2.0.1
About the CD Menu Touchup:
==========================
Stefan's CD Menu Touchup is a small package I put together to improve the
interface of the shareware control panel/audio CD player, CD Menu. I sure
liked having instant access to my audio CDs but I wasn't too impressed with
the original buttons. So I made new ones.
The new buttons are based on (but not directly taken from) the animation
controls I found in Macromedia Extreme 3D. Stefan's CD Menu Touchup 2 now
features a great looking Finder/startup icon, and a new menu bar icon which
displays a small CD.
What's new in version 2.0.1:
============================
Version 2.0.1 has a fixed "eject" button that was out of sync with the other
buttons. Also, there is added support to folks with Black and White
displays.
Lastly, there is a little blurb in the patch's splash screen. I
embarassingly left one out in version 2 of the Touchup.
If you have already used Stefan's CD Menu Touchup 2, you may be relieved
that there is no need to download a new copy of CD Menu to use this package.
Included in this archive is an program that will update your copy of the CD
Menu Touchup 2 to version 2.0.1.
Stefan's CD Menu Touchup is $5 shareware.
If you have any questions, comments, or if you run into any problems, you can
always reach me at:
America Online: Stefan A3
Internet email: [email protected]
Have fun!
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/stefans-cd-menu-touchup-201.hqx; 101K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:09:19 -0800
From: [email protected] (Benjamin Herrenschmidt)
Subject: [*] TheRedirector 1.1.1
Enclosed is a control panel I made which should be useful for people
with PowerBooks and PCMCIA modems. It's goal is to redirect one of the
standard serial ports (Modem port and/or Printer port) to another
serial port on the machine. This will allow old softwares which can
only work with standard ports to use the PCMCIA modem. It works with
multiple serial ports cards too. In fact it should work with any
serial port declared to the Communication ToolBox.
Enclosed is version 1.1.1
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/redirector-111.hqx; 25K]
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 02:09:59 -0800
From: [email protected] (Denis Pelli)
Subject: [*] TimeVideo 3.7.6
TimeVideo is a "fat" Macintosh test program that checks out the timing
of all video devices in anticipation of their use in critical real-time
applications, e.g. movies or lookup table animation. For each video
card, TimeVideo measures the video frame rate, frequency of VBL
interrupts (supposed to be one per frame), how long it takes to load the
clut, and how much of the screen you can fill with a real-time
(one-image-per-frame) movie. And it does a write-then-read test of the
video card's clut. These tests are performed for every pixel depth, in
both gray and color modes, for every video card. Just double-click the
application and watch it do its stuff. C source is available. Supports
ALL Macs (with System 6.07 or better) including PCI. Can use Display
Manager, if present, to test multiple resolutions of your displays.
Changes from 3.7.3 to 3.7.6: checks for Slot Manager, for compatibility
with PCI Macs; on PCI Macs, use Name Registry to detect L2 cache; fixed
spurious "!color" error message on 9500; report use of VM and RAM
Doubler and File Sharing, since they may affect timing.
Denis Pelli
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/time-video-376.hqx; 161K]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 20:33:47 +0000
From: [email protected] (Quentin North)
Subject: [A] Eudora segmentation update
IN a recent posting on the subject of Eudora Lite segmenting long messages,
I rather rashly stated that Eudora Pro does not have this problem. This
stemmed from feedback that I got suggesting the use of Adams-Plug-in for
Eudora which permits the alteration of the split threshold overcame this
problem in Eudora Pro.
Upon further feedback, it seems that this is not the case and that Eudora
Pro suffers from the same problem. Even if you alter the split threshold
using Adams-plug-in (which incidentally also works with Eudora Lite),
Eudora apparently will not permit the viewing or creation of a message
greater than 32K in length. Messages greater than 32K in length can be
received as a single message, however it is only possible to then save
these to disk.
Thanks to the various people who got back to me with this feedback.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 12:21:41 -0800 (PST)
From: [email protected]
Subject: Appearence vs substance
>Why wait for eight? Your Mac can have the Copland user experience today!
>Just drop Aaron into your Extensions folder, and your Mac will look just
>like the Copland Default Theme will (Aaron is based on Apple's official
>Copland interface specs). Aaron gives you 3D Copland-style windows, scroll
>bars, buttons, folder icons, menus, fonts, pop-ups, progress boxes, Finder
>window headers, and more. Aaron is a fat binary for Macs and PowerMacs.
I can not understand why anyone would get excited about the superficial
*appearence* of Copland, when its substance and functionality are not yet
available. If you prize appearence over substance, why not get Windows 95?
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 96 14:22:37 PST
From: "Eric Schweitzer"
Subject: A Virtual Serial Port
Does anyone know of some software which can create a "virtual" serial
port? I would like to create a port which will be redirected to a
network modem. A tool to redirect a port came with the Modem pool
hardware, but now uses either the Printer or Modem port. I'd rather not
use a port for this.
Please send ideas via email to [email protected]
and I'll summarize the responses for the list.
Thanks.
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 14:09:33 +1000 (EST)
From: [email protected] (Bob Lyon)
Subject: ClarisWorks Updaters - Dumb Memory Lapse!
Claris Australia has - finally - begun shipping the ClarisWorks Office
Update disk to registered users in Oz and New Zealand! I've just finished
running the update process, and thought I should pass on a point which I
completely forgot about, in case others have the same initial problems I
did. (The following would probably also apply to the downloaded version in
other countries.)
When I first ran the installer I got a message saying something like 'Can't
find files to update; select folder ...'. I duly selected the right
folder, installed the Update and File converter updaters, then tried to run
them - same message!! When I re-selected the folder, I got another message
saying "All files already updated' - but they weren't.
It then dawned on me that perhaps the updaters couldn't recognise files
because my ClarisWorks folder had been compressed (in my case, by
AutoDoubler). I expanded the ClarisWorks program itself, plus all files in
the Assistants, Libraries, Scripts. Stationery and Styles folders, then ran
the updaters - the Office updater worked fine, as did the File converter
updater (on those documents not still compressed).
hope this helps anyone still having problems with the Update disk!
Bob Lyon
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 00:34:40 -0500
From: Randy Alan Yeip
Subject: Control Strip Module Needed!
At 7:14 AM 3/29/96, The Info-Mac Moderators is rumored to have typed:
> Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 15:43:02 -0800
> From: John Collins
> Subject: Control Strip Module Needed!
>
> With the release of the handy Control Strip as part of 7.5.3 there is
> now a much needed module for controlling the source for the audio.
> The new Monitors and Sound control panel has 3 possible input sources
> on an 8500, external microphone, internal CD or external audio input.
> Switching often, a control strip module would be ideal.
> Anyone working on it?
>
> [email protected]
I installed 7.5.3 and I don't have anything called a Control Strip. Should
I? And if so, where is it?
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 23:32:33 -0700
From: [email protected] (Neil Fiertel)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #74
I received plenty of mail regarding the problems of installing 7.5.3
upgrades to their various Macs and sad to say, many of these problems
sounded really difficult to solve and elusive. I wonder why Apple missed
these many installation glitches. It is as if they tested the installation
only on their machines without any other software in place. I think I will
not consider using this upgrade as I have more useful things to do than bug
shoot. Okay, sure, I have plenty of crashes...who doesn't on a Mac filled
with inits but somehow I never lose data that I have saved on the desktop.
I will live with the odd eccentricites of my PPC. I do hope Copland is more
to my liking so I can make some improvement next time.
One further comment. I note a number of problems from people who
have had system corruptions and so forth and I think to myself, yes, it
might very well be irregular power supplies that result in this devestation
and loss of data as well. My system has been running consistently for
around 4000 hours and shows no degradation. I have rebooted from crashes
via the control command power paradigm so many times and even occasionally
have had to shut the power supply right down. I have never suffered any
result and I can only conclude that either I am eating the right food or
that my power supply has protected me from what really causes data and
system/ applic damage...voltage surges and brownouts. I ought to know
about the latter as I have them more or less every day as I live in a
rural area in Northern Alberta Canada with only a 60 KVA transformer on a
long downlead. To protect my system I am using a huge government surplus
Tripplite BC 1200. Once I had a power failure and didn't notice it for
thirty minutes! I think this is the key to stable data and functional hard
drives.
Neil Fiertel
who is lives in the country
three rusty strands of barbed wire
south of the polar icecap
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 10:42:30 -0600
From: [email protected] (Lee A. Joramo)
Subject: Language for learning?
>I've got a 12 year old son who is quite interested in learning how to
>program our Mac.
You should check out the "Aretha" freeware release of Frontier. As you may
know, Frontier was a _$400_ commercial high octan scripting environment for
the Mac. But now it is FREE. I know you were think along the lines of a
complied language, but I believe that Frontier is the perfect place for a
person to learn programming. Here's why:
* Frontier supports OSA, so it allows you to do all of the
system/application type scipting like AppleScript. But Frontier is much
more powerful than AppleScript.
* Unlike AppleScript, the Frontier language (which is formally called
"UserTalk") is more like BASIC and PASCAL with some elements of C.
* Frontier is a complete development environment. It includes a debugger,
online documentation, and a wealth of hundreds of verbs (funtions).
* Since most of Frontier's Verbs are actually scripts, Frontier comes with
a wealth of sample code built in.
* You can create GUI front ends to your scripts with MacBird which is a
Frontier add on. (Also Free).
* With another free addon called Clay Basket you can manage the development
of web sites.
* While Frontier is not complied, it is FAST. Many of the biggest and
busiest Macintosh WebStar servers are using Frontier to handle CGI
scripting. Since Frontier is multi-threaded and PowerPC aware, it can
handle many simultaneous requests.
* There are currently at least three Listserv mailing lists dedicated to
Frontier. A beginners list is starting up. Current traffic is nearly 100
messages per day.
* Finally, I got my first computer when I was 13. That was 15 years ago! I
wish that there was an environment as COOL as Frontier back then!!! It is
relatively easy to learn, very powerful, and will provide an excellent
grounding in programming to move on to system programming with C.
The Best Place to start is:
http://www.hotwired.com/userland/
When you go to download Frontier, you'll want to get the "Everything" file.
It contains Frontier, ClayBasket, MacBird, the online documents, a many
other goodies.
Onward and Upward!
Lee A. Joramo }}--> [email protected] 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.
...
> Finally, I was connected to a technical representative
...
>He informed me that a monitor in this price
>range--$700--would not include the electronics necessary to maintain
>a stable image
...
> Why can other companies provide a higher quality
>monitor for equal or less cost than Apple?
Mr. Doherty,
You omitted two important details.
1) By how much did the screen image "grow" and "shrink"? Was it on the=
order of 1mm on all sides, or more like 5mm?
2) You state that other companies can provide a better monitor for the same=
or lower price, yet you do not say whether you tested other manufacturers'=
monitors for this flaw.
Since you neglected to justify your claim of other manufacturers providing=
better monitors for the same price, I decided to test it myself on a bunch=
of non-Apple color monitors at work (on Windoze machines), particularly on=
a pricey 17" monitor. I also tested my Apple 'High-Resolution RGB' (13") m=
onitor.
I reasoned that the monitor couldn't possibly know when a menu has been=
pulled down; more likely it would be responding to the overall change in=
brightness of the image being displayed. So I tried switching the desktop=
pattern between very-dark and very-bright patterns, and watched the borders=
.
I found that ALL the monitors displayed the effect you complained about; the=
only signicant difference was that my Apple monitor _shrank_ the image when=
the image on the screen got brighter, whereas the other monitors _grew_ the=
image. In all cases the amount of change was less than 1mm on all sides,=
which I found to be perfectly acceptable.
I would be interested in hearing whether you (or anyone else) have done=
similar tests on other Apple and non-Apple monitors, and the actual amount=
by which the screen image size changes.
(BTW, I have no connection with Apple, other than as a long-time=
mostly-satisfied customer.)
----
Osric of Fayrehope / Wayne C. Morris
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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 11:58:22 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jay Steinberg)
Subject: New PPC Native HP DeskJet 850 Driver
Check out the following site for the new driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/printers/software/
A portion of the file index relevant to this printer is:
dj375en.hqx (English) (03/28/96)
dj375ei.hqx (English International) (03/28/96)
dj375fr.hqx (French) (03/28/96)
dj375ge.hqx (German) (03/28/96)
dj375it.hqx (Italian) (03/28/96)
dj375pr.hqx (Portuguese) (03/28/96)
dj375sp.hqx (Spanish) (03/28/96)
dj375sw.hqx (Swedish) (03/28/96)
dj375du.hqx (Dutch) (03/28/96)
dj375sp.hqx (Spanish) (03/28/96)
HP DeskJet 850C Series v 8.0 Macintosh QuickDraw Driver.
HP DeskJet 850C Series v 8.0 Macintosh printer driver for QuickDraw
operating system. This driver supports the DeskJet 850C, 855C, 855Cse,
and 855Cxi. The most significant new feature of this driver is native
mode PowerPC support.
^^^^^^^
There are a number of new or relatively new HP drivers in that directory,
so you might want to check for yours. Thanks to a recent info-mac poster
for bringing that site to my attention. These files aren't yet on the HP
web site.
Nice revision! Fast and with background printing on a PCI mac!!
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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 15:19:55 -0800
From: [email protected] (Herb Kroemer)
Subject: Power Computing Woes
In Digest #65, Greg Lamping ([email protected]) asked:
Does anyone in this group have any experience with Power Computing
products? A friend is in the market for a new computer and is
considering a Macintosh Clone. Any comments would be helpful.
Well, my own experience, while probably not representative, is the
proverbial "mixed bag" of good news and bad news:
The Bad News:
=============
On unpacking (a Monday), I found the following:
1) CD-ROM drive was missing.
2) Zip drive was missing.
3) Power supply was dead.
The service technician subsequently found the following:
4) There was no screw to hold in place the bracket that holds in place
the riser board. The bracket was simply loose.
5) The service tech had not been provided with a service manual for the
current models.
The Good News:
==============
Tech Service was really helpful -- once I got through to them on their
800 number. Everybody was of course busy, and I was put on hold.
Fortunately, having a speakerphone, I was able to put the phone down
and get work done (woe to those who have to hang on to their receiver).
After about 20 minutes of "soothing" music, a very helpful and
knowledgeable lady came on the line, and I reported on my triple
problem. With the help of the symptoms I reported, she immediately
diagnosed my no-startup problem as a defective power supply, and gave
me two options: Return the machine, or have an on-site service
technician come to my office (on Thursday of the same week), to replace
the power supply AND install the two drives. I opted for the on-site
service. Subsequent calls were simpler, because I had her extension
number.
Unfortunately there was a misunderstanding about whether the two
missing drives were truly missing or had been shipped but left
uninstalled. As a result, the on-site service tech did not have the two
drives by Thursday, and it took until Tuesday the next weekto get
everything fixed -- not too bad.
The tech was competent. At one point, he needed info that would have
been contained in the service manual -- which he didn't have. So he
called "my" tech support lady, who stayed on the line to help him
through. Afterwards she asked for me, to walk ME through the procedure
of installing the Zip drive software, which was not pre-installed.
Summary:
========
1) Those parts of PCC who are responsible for assembly and shipping
clearly don't have their act together.
2) Tech Support is making up for this (Note that I am not talking about
Customer support, which is a different group responsible for support on
non-technical problems; I did not deal with them).
Herb Kroemer
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 13:24:10 -0500
From: "Don't Panic!"
Subject: Practical Peripherals and MacPPP 2.2.0a (Q)
Dear Digest readers,
Just got a Practical Peripherals 28.8.
Why doesn't the recommended AT&F3 Init String work with Config PPP
2.2.0a? I have had to resort to AT&F. Has anybody had experience with
getting AT&F3 to work with the MC2888MT II V. 34? My download speeds
according to Netscape average between 2.4 and 3.0k/second. Has anyone
gotten higher speeds with binary downloads?
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[email protected]
http://www.worldweb.net/~abrody/new.html
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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 10:15:27 -0600
From: [email protected] (John C. Rivard)
Subject: QUESTION: Odd ADB behavior (Info-Mac Digest V14 #75)
In article , Akira wrote:
> Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 05:42:44 -0800 (PST)
> From: Akira
> Subject: QUESTION: Odd ADB behavior
> [...] I just got a Gravis GamePad for my Performa 636CD, [...]
>
> Suddenly I lost all control. The GamePad didn't respond either, nor did
> the keyboard -- even the power key didn't work, nor did the special
> emergency power switch in the back. (both have since been working fine,
> so I assume that symptom was due to the way X-Wing handles the OS) The
> only way I was able to turn it off at all was by hitting the master
> switch on my Kensington power director. When I turned the power director
> back on, I was able to use the power switch on the keyboard to turn the
> computer off and get the "are you sure you want to shut down?" dialogue
> box, as per usual. However, no other key on the keyboard works, nor does
> anything attached to the keyboard. I also tried chaining the keyboard in
> through the GamePad by plugging the latter directly into the computer's
> ADB port; no response.
>
> I was able to start without extensions by putting a minimal system disk
> in -- the Utilities disk that came with my computer. Same results.
>
> I don't feel comfortable simply diagnosing it as a bad ADB port because
> the power switch works. So does anyone have _ANY_ idea what's going on he=
re?
Rich,
I'm sorry to say that I think you do have a fried ADB controller. (You
have tried just the keyboard and mouse without the GamePad, right?) You
didn't mention if you had the system powered down when you were
plugging/unplugging the ADB devices, but it is generally considered A Bad
Thing to add/remove ADB devices with the Mac on (that's not a lot of help
right now, I know).
If the mouse still works (but not the keyboard) the fried ADB controller
might be the one in the keyboard, and you can replace that reasonably
cheaply.
The reason that the power-on key is still working is because there is a
separate wire in the ADB bus for the power-on signal--it has nothing to do
with the transmission of keypresses/mouse telemetry.
--
John C. Rivard =95 http://www.mcs.net/~jcr/ =95
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 03:28:00 +0900
From: "=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCPi5AbiEhOS08QhsoQg==?= "
Subject: SneakInCD 2.0.1;Find/Copy Invisible File
SneakInCD 2.0.1 is an application that finds invisible files and folders.
Makes copies/aliases of invisible files.
Changes attributes(Type,Creator,Visiblr/Invisible) of files.
Lists up files and folders with hierarchical indent.
SneakInCD 2.0.1 requires System 7 or later.
The author of SneakInCD authorizes this file to be freely available for honest
public exchange, Compact Disk archives etc., as long as it is kept in its ori
ginal form.
Hope you like it,
Hiromi Ogawa
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 16:15:50 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: System 7.5.3 modem/communications conflicts
I could sure use some help with this one. After upgrading upgrading my
performa 6116 to system 7.5.3, the Global Village Teleport Gold II won't fax,
and I can't reliably connect to AOL or Physician's Online. (AOL connects
once every eight attempts, an Pysicians' Online not at all.) Eworld still
works, though (for now). I tried downloading a fresh version of the update,
reinstalling all software and then updating, disk doctor, "extensions
roulette," all to no avail. Apple tech support ran out of ideas to help me,
so I went back to system 7.5.1. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Tom Farrell
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