Info-Mac Digest V14 #120
Posted: May 24th, 1996, 4:00 am
Date: Wed, 22 May 96 22:58:32 PDT
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Info-Mac Digest Wed, 22 May 96 Volume 14 : Issue 120
Today's Topics:
[*] Eumorpha 1.5.1
(A) U.S. Robotics Sportster on Mac
(Q) Stretch and 7.5.3
7.5.3 info web site?
[A] A tricky text substitut
[A] Flashing Start-up
[Q] Out of memory Error
[Q] PB 160 + Gateway for Xternal Vid?
Accessing the Internet via ARA
Can an LC drive a 14" Apple Multiple Scan monitor?
Disk Doctor 3.1.3 reports b-tree error for "VM Storage
hack
Info-Mac Digest V14 #119
KiwiEnvelopes secret? (Any replacement?)
Mac Easy Open problems (7.5)
Microsoft Dialog Lies
Monitor getting hot
MS-Word 6.0 and underlining
pc cd-rom on a mac?
Restoring from Apple Backup files
Wanted: Adjustable Keyboard
The Info-Mac Network operates by the volunteer efforts of:
Gordon Watts, Liam Breck, Igor Livshits, Adam C. Engst
The Info-Mac Archive is available at 50 public and private sites around
the world. For the site list, request it by mail (address below), or try:
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Files for inclusion:
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 02:25:39 -0700
From: (R Shapiro)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Eumorpha 1.5.1
Eumorpha is a simple utility which will import Eudora/sendmail mailbox
files and NewsWatcher saved articles into Claris Emailer. It will also
burst the usual digest formats. Other formats can be imported by using
MailConverter with its Eumorpha option. You must have Claris Emailer
1.0v2 or later to use Eumorpha.
This version corrects some problems which can result from importing
mail-files produced by the Unix/gnuemacs mail-reader vm.
rs/[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/eumorpha-151.hqx; 105K]
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Date: Wed, 22 May 96 13:30:03 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jim Yarrow)
Subject: (A) U.S. Robotics Sportster on Mac
Jody Schraden said:
I need some help/advice on using a US Robotics Sportster 28.8 modem with my
Power Mac 7500. I swiped the modem off of a Windoze machine and hooked it up
to my Mac's modem port (it is not the Mac&Fax). When I try to use MacPPP to
dial the modem, the modem does not respond. I have the Apple Internet
Connection Kit and it has the driver for this modem, but I an not get the
modem to respond. The LED lights do not indicate any activity when I try to
dial. I get an error message that says something like "Timed out waiting for
OK".
***
Here's the word on how to fix your problem from the US Robotics site:
To use your Sportster modem on a Macintosh, set DIP switches 1, 3, 5, 7
and 8 in the DOWN (ON) position. If you require auto-answer, leave DIP
switch 5 in the UP (OFF) position. There are two cables that are
available for the Macintosh.
The first is the more common, which is a standard serial cable. The
second is called a 'hardware handshaking' cable, which provides the
CTS/RTS signals necessary for hardware flow control.
The modem may be failing because you are trying to use hardware
handshaking with a standard serial cable. If you make the DIP switch
changes as recommended above, and change the initialization string to
"AT&F&B1&H2&I2" (for software handshaking), the Modem/Mac combination
will likely work.
If you are not sure which kind of cable you are using, use the software
flow control string first, and then try the hardware flow control
string: "AT&F&B1&H1&R2". If the latter does not work you do not have a
cable that supports hardware flow control.
The proper lights at power up are "CS" (should be on at all times), "TR"
(because DIP switch 1 forces the DTR signal high), and the "AA" if you
have DIP switch 5 UP (OFF). "RD" and "SD" should flicker as you type
commands to the modem.
After configuring your modem with the proper settings, put DIP switch #7
back in the UP (OFF) position. If the last steps do not work, then there
could be a problem with either the cable or the modem. Please try the
modem with another cable before assuming that the modem is not
functioning correctly.
US Robotics On-Line Support
Hope this helps.
Jim Yarrow
Orange County Register - Customer Service Specialist, Macintosh
--
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 09:04:42 +0000
From: [email protected] (Jens Eickhoff)
Subject: (Q) Stretch and 7.5.3
Hello Netters,
I upgraded my 7100 to 7.5.3 and I tried the shareware "stretch" control
panel which enables to size windows from any corner, not just from the
lower left. This feature seems to work no longer with 7.5.3. Has anyone
experience with "Stretch" and 7.5.3? Which is the most up to date version?
Thanks for hints,
J. Eickhoff
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 15:07:57 +0100
From: [email protected] (Ken Laskey)
Subject: 7.5.3 info web site?
I had been keeping a file with all the best Info-Mac tips about System
7.5.3 and then accidentally trashed it while doing some disk maintenance.
(Sometimes it's better to leave well-enough alone.) What is the address of
the web site that had a summary of everything you needed to know?
TIA,
Ken Laskey
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 00:12:08 +1000
From: [email protected] (Paul Fyfe)
Subject: [A] A tricky text substitut
So [email protected] (F. Neumann) replied in V14 #117 --
>
>> >This might seem odd, but I need to be able to replace sections of a Word
>> >document which might look like:
>> >
>> >...and he _demanded_ the money right away or...
>> >
>> >where the word (or words) between the underscore ("_") should be turned
>> >to bold face and, ideally, the underscores deleted...
>
>... The RTF
>route, as described by Darrah Chavey and myself, is the only way to
>solve the problem, other than using a word processor with grep
>capabilities, such as Word 6.
Only? ... A way in Word 5 to handle editing/formatting of a variable number
of characters between others is to treat them as paragraphs. In this case
it can be done quite easily (I assume document has normal style; ignore ").
For example:
Replace " _" with "^p% "
Replace "_" with "%^p"
Replace "%" + normal style with some unique style - tip: hold the shift key
down when selecting styles from the ruler - (% characters should not be
deleted)
Replace unique style with normal style + bold
Replace "^p%" with nothing. (clear any styles)
Replace "%^p" with nothing.
Instead of "%", a less used character, like shift-option-7, can be
substituted. Difficult cases occur where the character sought is the first
in a story or paragraph, but I think the above sequence handles these
instances. Minor modifications are needed if the text has several styles.
(A slightly different overall method, using tab instead of paragraph
replacements, is available in other cases, because Word allows formats to
be applied to selected columns.)
Another approach: with access to any key-sequence macro utility, you could
use the Word command "Extend selection to" (Command-Option-H) to build a
simple macro to do the basic job.
Paul Fyfe
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 22 May 96 12:03:22 -0400
From: Romulo Romero
Subject: [A] Flashing Start-up
> I recently installed sys. 7.5 on my trusty Quad. 900. Now I have, at least
> an intriguing if not, dangerous problem. It was a clean install. On
> startup things progress normally, the startup screen appears, etc. Then the
> screen goes black and as each extension is loaded it flashes on to the
> screen and then disappears to be followed by the next. When all are loaded
> the back-ground screen arrives and all is normal again.
I had this occure once after I replaced my system 7.5 Finder and System
suitcase from that of another machine running the same system (don't
ask why
). If zapping the p-ram does not work, I would recommend
running Norton disk Doctor and performing a clean install. Then,
replace your third party estensions one by one.
Romulo Romero
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 22 May 96 10:57:50 EDT
From: "Gregory G. Papatrefon" (FSAC)
Subject: [Q] Out of memory Error
I have just updated to sys 7.5 from 7.1 on my powermac 6100. I dont
have the 7.5.2 upgrade so this may be my problem.
When I am running AOL's program I get out of memory eroor messages
and it closes windows on me. I have just installed the latest version
of AOL for MAC. I have 16 Meg of memory so I dont know why I am getting
this.
The only other clue I have is that when I go to "about this mac", it
shows that the system is at full capacity for memory (even when I up the
cache). I suspect a virus, but Disinfect 3.6 doesnt show anything
and Norton 3.0 shows no problems.
Help,
Greg Papatrefon
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 07:49:17 -0800
From: [email protected] (Daniel Dohan)
Subject: [Q] PB 160 + Gateway for Xternal Vid?
Anyone have experience or knowledge about using a Wintel configured monitor
as an external monitor with a 100 series PB? I'm hoping to make the
connection between my own trusty PB 160 and a Gateway-tagged 15" monitor
(the Crystalscan, I believe they call it; don't know who really made the
thing).
I assume I need a hardware dongle to make this connection work; do I need
software as well? Any experiences/suggestions to share? Prices,
availability, etc? I'll be in the Boston area if anyone has a favorite
supplier in that area.
TIA,
-dan
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 16:10:46 +0200
From: Remmy Tourment
Subject: Accessing the Internet via ARA
Hello !
I am considering accessing the Internet via a modem link between my home
and my office.
My office Macintosh is connected to the internet through a direct
connection to our local Vax server.
I usually access to my office Mac from my home Mac through an ARA modem
link, sometimes only through an ARA connection, sometimes through a
Timbuktu connection.
I would like to get my home macintosh to be connected to the internet using
these connnections.
Is there a way to do that, by installing server softawre on the office mac
and accorded client software on my home mac ? I believe I will need a
TCP/IP number on the home mac.
Thanks in advance for your answers.
Remmy Tourment
Division Ouvrages Hydrauliques
Cemagref
Groupement d'Aix en Provence
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 13:28:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: Can an LC drive a 14" Apple Multiple Scan monitor?
> The subjects says it all. I bought a brand-new 14" Apple Multiple Scan
> monitor and hooked it up to an LC I want to pass on to my 14-year-old
> nephew. This LC has 512 Kb of VRAM (the maximum it can go, according to
> specs) and has no trouble driving a 14" Apple RGB monitor at 256 colors.
You need a display adapter to provide the proper sync signal for the
monitor. Check with your local Apple dealer, he should be able to order
one for you. It should be around US$30.
--
Florin Neumann
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 00:21:25 -0600
From: [email protected]
Subject: Disk Doctor 3.1.3 reports b-tree error for "VM Storage
> Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 15:06:12 GMT
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: Disk Doctor 3.1.3 reports b-tree error for "VM Storage"
> Hi all,
>
> I just turned on Virtual Memory (Apple's) on my Performa 6115CD (16m),
> System 7.5.1, extensions listed below.
>
> Now, when I run Norton Disk Doctor 3.1.3 it (almost always) reports:
>
> An error was found in a file record in the catalog b-tree.
> The data fork for the file, "VM Storage", has an incorrect
> physical length. (node 14, record 2) (5,6,13)
> Node #14, Record Offset 2
>
> Disk First Aid 7.2.2 claims that everything is fine. If I allow Disk
> Doctor to repair the problem, it runs clean the next time. If I don't
> repair it, and instead reboot without VM, Disk Doctor reports no
> problem. I guess this is no shock since the "VM Storage" file is not
> allocated in this instance.
>
> It sure sounds to me like Apple took a bit of a "short cut" in exactly
> how it creates and allocates the "VM Storage" file, and Norton is
> tripping over the unusual "signature" which normally indicates a real
> problem. I expect that the anomaly is noticed and silently ignored by
> Apple's own Disk First Aid.
>
> Is Disk Doctor reporting a real problem that I should be concerned
> about, or is this a known deficiency in Disk Doctor? Is it harmless
> to let it repair it?
>
> Peter
Does NDD say there's a problem with VM Storage when you restart with VM
*on* or only when you turn it on then run NDD w/o restarting? I bet only
the latter. I think NDD is bumping into VM reserving disk space for the
"virtual memory" but not yet using it because the Mac hasn't been
restarted with VM on. If that's the case I wouldn't worry about it. If
NDD "always" has a problem with VM (when it's on that is), then I might
worry about it and ask some questions of Apple or Symantec.
Extra
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 15:19:47 -0500
From: [email protected] (Bill Ingraham)
Subject: hack
Can any one tell me where to find Alta-vista hack, an add-on for Netscape?
I had it and somehow lost it.. email to [email protected]
Bill
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 02:48:03 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #119
>Is there any utility that can take the contents of the clipboard and do a
>search and replace on several characters? I'm thinking of a way to convert
>the string from a Netscape form posting into somthing readable to reply by
>e-mail. All I need is to convert the "+" character to a space and the
>"%0D%0A" string to a return.
WordPerfect 3.5 will import (and export) html files. It has a macro
language that can automate the find-and-replace operation. It is fully
scriptable, so you can automate the entire process via AppleScript.
Bob Stern
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 13:42:32 -0700
From: [email protected] (A. E. Siegman)
Subject: KiwiEnvelopes secret? (Any replacement?)
I'm one of the people still using and liking KiwiEnvelopes,
though I don't know the secret of switching the direction
of printing. But I'd like to ask: Any equivalent utilities
as simple and convenient as KiwiEnv for doing the same task?
I'd prefer just a direct Kiwi replacement, not a more complicated
piece of software that happens to have envelope capabilities.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 09:09:52 -0700
From: [email protected] (B.J. Major)
Subject: Mac Easy Open problems (7.5)
Hi:
I am having some major problems both formatting Prodos disks using 7.5's
Mac Easy Open and copying files to those disks once they are formatted.
To begin with, half the time the mac formats the Prodos 800K disks as Dos
disks despite my checking the Prodos entry. It fails to remove the "PC" on
the icon and put the "II" there where it belongs as well.
After I reformat it a few more times and finally get the "II" icon to
appear on the disk, it will not copy files to the disk. I get several
error messages:
1. "This disk has a bad signuture and copying cannot continue."
2. "Copying cannot continue do to a -37 type error."
3. "The disk directory is full." (It is not).
I have tried this over and over and these are the results. I have also
tried trashing and reinstalling Mac Easy Open by itself and still get the
above results. Does anyone out there have a solution for me? I
desperately want these apple 2 downloads that I am doing on my mac
transferrable to my apple 2 systems. I am running a Mac Classic II with 10
meg RAM and System 7.5.
Please email me directly if possible as I do not always have access to this
digest. Thanks.
--B.J. Major
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 13:24:04 -0400
From: Jeffrey Fritz
Subject: Microsoft Dialog Lies
If you turn virtual memory off (as is requested by certain applications
such as Looking Glass Technologies "Flight Unlimited" flight sim) on a
PowerMac and then try to launch Microsoft Word 6 or Excel 5, neither
application will launch. Instead they will put up dialog boxes that lie to
you. Word will say, "Can't Find Microsoft_OLE." Excel will issue a
similarly misleading dialog box. Neither application will tell you that
virtual memory needs to be turned on. It took me a while to figure out
what was going on. Rather poor programming from the folks in Redmond, I
think.
Jeffrey Fritz
[email protected]
West Virginia University
Telecommunications and Network Services
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 07:46:29 +0000
From: [email protected] (Chris Reed, BBR)
Subject: Monitor getting hot
In IM Vol 14 #116 Peter Kappesser commented:
>I have the same model monitor, and it also gets hot with use. Just make sure
>the ventilation slots aren't blocked by things such as sleeping cats. (Yes,
>my cat has discovered that's the warmest spot in the house, and it lets her
>keep an eye on me since otherwise I ignore her when I'm working on the
>computer.)
I have the same problem, only my cat knows that climbing on top of the
monitor is the easiest way to grab my attention so she can go out, as I'm
scared of cat hairs falling through the vent slots. What's the betting
that's the biggest cause of failure for unsuspecting cat-owning domestic
computer users? Anyone know any engineers to know if my paranoia's
justified? :-}
Cheers,
Chris
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 10:51:35 -0500
From: "Vance A. Durrington"
Subject: MS-Word 6.0 and underlining
I have a person using a Quadra 650 and MS-Word 6.0 with an Apple Personal
LaserWriter. When she underlines text in her Word documents, it looks fine
on the screen, but when she prints the document only the underlining is
printed and not the words which were underlined. Does anyone have any ideas?
Vance Durrington
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 13:29:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: pc cd-rom on a mac?
> You can find a free utility for mount hybrid CD on
> /info-mac/disk/ISOnoFHS2.hqx.
Indeed, ISOnoHFS2 can be used to mount the ISO 9660 partition of a
hybrid CD-ROM, but not to mount the HFS partition. ISOnoHFS2 works by
tricking the Mac into believing the CD-ROM has no HFS partition, which
forces it into looking further and finding and mounting the ISO 9660
partition.
--
Florin Neumann
[email protected]
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Date: 23 May 1996 02:56:09 GMT
From: [email protected] (Frank R Petroski)
Subject: Restoring from Apple Backup files
Anyone know of any utilities that can do a selective restore of an apple
backup set? My children trashed a couple of games that came pre-installed
on my performa. It looks like the only way to get them back is to do a
complete restore of the 7.5(.0) CDROM on my hard drive--not something I would
want to do.
The alternative would be to have the Apple Restore restore to a zip drive,
but the apple restore program apparently doesn't recognize a zip drive.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 08:25:32 -0400
From: [email protected] (Greg Passler Heidi LaFleche)
Subject: Wanted: Adjustable Keyboard
---Please help.
>A friend loaned me her Apple adjustable keyboard--the ergonomic model that
>"breaks apart." I like that it's small and with the number pad removed,
>the mouse is handy and close by. I want to buy one but as bad karma would
>have it, Apple stopped making them a few years ago.
>
>Does anyone have any leads on where I might find a low-mileage adjustable
>keyboard for sale? I'm in the Boston area.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Avoiding carpal tunnel,
>
>Heidi
>[email protected]
>
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Info-Mac Digest Wed, 22 May 96 Volume 14 : Issue 120
Today's Topics:
[*] Eumorpha 1.5.1
(A) U.S. Robotics Sportster on Mac
(Q) Stretch and 7.5.3
7.5.3 info web site?
[A] A tricky text substitut
[A] Flashing Start-up
[Q] Out of memory Error
[Q] PB 160 + Gateway for Xternal Vid?
Accessing the Internet via ARA
Can an LC drive a 14" Apple Multiple Scan monitor?
Disk Doctor 3.1.3 reports b-tree error for "VM Storage
hack
Info-Mac Digest V14 #119
KiwiEnvelopes secret? (Any replacement?)
Mac Easy Open problems (7.5)
Microsoft Dialog Lies
Monitor getting hot
MS-Word 6.0 and underlining
pc cd-rom on a mac?
Restoring from Apple Backup files
Wanted: Adjustable Keyboard
The Info-Mac Network operates by the volunteer efforts of:
Gordon Watts, Liam Breck, Igor Livshits, Adam C. Engst
The Info-Mac Archive is available at 50 public and private sites around
the world. For the site list, request it by mail (address below), or try:
Also accessible by ftp. Help files and indexes are also in info-mac/help/.
Administrative queries & info:
Articles for digest publication:
Files for inclusion:
To submit a file greater than 800K, or to avoid submitting by (and
segmenting for) email, send email describing the file to
and upload it to:
-- username/password macgifts/macgifts at info-mac.org
As with emailed submissions, non-text files must be binhexed.
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 02:25:39 -0700
From: (R Shapiro)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Eumorpha 1.5.1
Eumorpha is a simple utility which will import Eudora/sendmail mailbox
files and NewsWatcher saved articles into Claris Emailer. It will also
burst the usual digest formats. Other formats can be imported by using
MailConverter with its Eumorpha option. You must have Claris Emailer
1.0v2 or later to use Eumorpha.
This version corrects some problems which can result from importing
mail-files produced by the Unix/gnuemacs mail-reader vm.
rs/[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/eumorpha-151.hqx; 105K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 22 May 96 13:30:03 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jim Yarrow)
Subject: (A) U.S. Robotics Sportster on Mac
Jody Schraden said:
I need some help/advice on using a US Robotics Sportster 28.8 modem with my
Power Mac 7500. I swiped the modem off of a Windoze machine and hooked it up
to my Mac's modem port (it is not the Mac&Fax). When I try to use MacPPP to
dial the modem, the modem does not respond. I have the Apple Internet
Connection Kit and it has the driver for this modem, but I an not get the
modem to respond. The LED lights do not indicate any activity when I try to
dial. I get an error message that says something like "Timed out waiting for
OK".
***
Here's the word on how to fix your problem from the US Robotics site:
To use your Sportster modem on a Macintosh, set DIP switches 1, 3, 5, 7
and 8 in the DOWN (ON) position. If you require auto-answer, leave DIP
switch 5 in the UP (OFF) position. There are two cables that are
available for the Macintosh.
The first is the more common, which is a standard serial cable. The
second is called a 'hardware handshaking' cable, which provides the
CTS/RTS signals necessary for hardware flow control.
The modem may be failing because you are trying to use hardware
handshaking with a standard serial cable. If you make the DIP switch
changes as recommended above, and change the initialization string to
"AT&F&B1&H2&I2" (for software handshaking), the Modem/Mac combination
will likely work.
If you are not sure which kind of cable you are using, use the software
flow control string first, and then try the hardware flow control
string: "AT&F&B1&H1&R2". If the latter does not work you do not have a
cable that supports hardware flow control.
The proper lights at power up are "CS" (should be on at all times), "TR"
(because DIP switch 1 forces the DTR signal high), and the "AA" if you
have DIP switch 5 UP (OFF). "RD" and "SD" should flicker as you type
commands to the modem.
After configuring your modem with the proper settings, put DIP switch #7
back in the UP (OFF) position. If the last steps do not work, then there
could be a problem with either the cable or the modem. Please try the
modem with another cable before assuming that the modem is not
functioning correctly.
US Robotics On-Line Support
Hope this helps.
Jim Yarrow
Orange County Register - Customer Service Specialist, Macintosh
--
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 09:04:42 +0000
From: [email protected] (Jens Eickhoff)
Subject: (Q) Stretch and 7.5.3
Hello Netters,
I upgraded my 7100 to 7.5.3 and I tried the shareware "stretch" control
panel which enables to size windows from any corner, not just from the
lower left. This feature seems to work no longer with 7.5.3. Has anyone
experience with "Stretch" and 7.5.3? Which is the most up to date version?
Thanks for hints,
J. Eickhoff
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 15:07:57 +0100
From: [email protected] (Ken Laskey)
Subject: 7.5.3 info web site?
I had been keeping a file with all the best Info-Mac tips about System
7.5.3 and then accidentally trashed it while doing some disk maintenance.
(Sometimes it's better to leave well-enough alone.) What is the address of
the web site that had a summary of everything you needed to know?
TIA,
Ken Laskey
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 00:12:08 +1000
From: [email protected] (Paul Fyfe)
Subject: [A] A tricky text substitut
So [email protected] (F. Neumann) replied in V14 #117 --
>
>> >This might seem odd, but I need to be able to replace sections of a Word
>> >document which might look like:
>> >
>> >...and he _demanded_ the money right away or...
>> >
>> >where the word (or words) between the underscore ("_") should be turned
>> >to bold face and, ideally, the underscores deleted...
>
>... The RTF
>route, as described by Darrah Chavey and myself, is the only way to
>solve the problem, other than using a word processor with grep
>capabilities, such as Word 6.
Only? ... A way in Word 5 to handle editing/formatting of a variable number
of characters between others is to treat them as paragraphs. In this case
it can be done quite easily (I assume document has normal style; ignore ").
For example:
Replace " _" with "^p% "
Replace "_" with "%^p"
Replace "%" + normal style with some unique style - tip: hold the shift key
down when selecting styles from the ruler - (% characters should not be
deleted)
Replace unique style with normal style + bold
Replace "^p%" with nothing. (clear any styles)
Replace "%^p" with nothing.
Instead of "%", a less used character, like shift-option-7, can be
substituted. Difficult cases occur where the character sought is the first
in a story or paragraph, but I think the above sequence handles these
instances. Minor modifications are needed if the text has several styles.
(A slightly different overall method, using tab instead of paragraph
replacements, is available in other cases, because Word allows formats to
be applied to selected columns.)
Another approach: with access to any key-sequence macro utility, you could
use the Word command "Extend selection to" (Command-Option-H) to build a
simple macro to do the basic job.
Paul Fyfe
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Date: Wed, 22 May 96 12:03:22 -0400
From: Romulo Romero
Subject: [A] Flashing Start-up
> I recently installed sys. 7.5 on my trusty Quad. 900. Now I have, at least
> an intriguing if not, dangerous problem. It was a clean install. On
> startup things progress normally, the startup screen appears, etc. Then the
> screen goes black and as each extension is loaded it flashes on to the
> screen and then disappears to be followed by the next. When all are loaded
> the back-ground screen arrives and all is normal again.
I had this occure once after I replaced my system 7.5 Finder and System
suitcase from that of another machine running the same system (don't
ask why
). If zapping the p-ram does not work, I would recommendrunning Norton disk Doctor and performing a clean install. Then,
replace your third party estensions one by one.
Romulo Romero
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 22 May 96 10:57:50 EDT
From: "Gregory G. Papatrefon" (FSAC)
Subject: [Q] Out of memory Error
I have just updated to sys 7.5 from 7.1 on my powermac 6100. I dont
have the 7.5.2 upgrade so this may be my problem.
When I am running AOL's program I get out of memory eroor messages
and it closes windows on me. I have just installed the latest version
of AOL for MAC. I have 16 Meg of memory so I dont know why I am getting
this.
The only other clue I have is that when I go to "about this mac", it
shows that the system is at full capacity for memory (even when I up the
cache). I suspect a virus, but Disinfect 3.6 doesnt show anything
and Norton 3.0 shows no problems.
Help,
Greg Papatrefon
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 07:49:17 -0800
From: [email protected] (Daniel Dohan)
Subject: [Q] PB 160 + Gateway for Xternal Vid?
Anyone have experience or knowledge about using a Wintel configured monitor
as an external monitor with a 100 series PB? I'm hoping to make the
connection between my own trusty PB 160 and a Gateway-tagged 15" monitor
(the Crystalscan, I believe they call it; don't know who really made the
thing).
I assume I need a hardware dongle to make this connection work; do I need
software as well? Any experiences/suggestions to share? Prices,
availability, etc? I'll be in the Boston area if anyone has a favorite
supplier in that area.
TIA,
-dan
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 16:10:46 +0200
From: Remmy Tourment
Subject: Accessing the Internet via ARA
Hello !
I am considering accessing the Internet via a modem link between my home
and my office.
My office Macintosh is connected to the internet through a direct
connection to our local Vax server.
I usually access to my office Mac from my home Mac through an ARA modem
link, sometimes only through an ARA connection, sometimes through a
Timbuktu connection.
I would like to get my home macintosh to be connected to the internet using
these connnections.
Is there a way to do that, by installing server softawre on the office mac
and accorded client software on my home mac ? I believe I will need a
TCP/IP number on the home mac.
Thanks in advance for your answers.
Remmy Tourment
Division Ouvrages Hydrauliques
Cemagref
Groupement d'Aix en Provence
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 13:28:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: Can an LC drive a 14" Apple Multiple Scan monitor?
> The subjects says it all. I bought a brand-new 14" Apple Multiple Scan
> monitor and hooked it up to an LC I want to pass on to my 14-year-old
> nephew. This LC has 512 Kb of VRAM (the maximum it can go, according to
> specs) and has no trouble driving a 14" Apple RGB monitor at 256 colors.
You need a display adapter to provide the proper sync signal for the
monitor. Check with your local Apple dealer, he should be able to order
one for you. It should be around US$30.
--
Florin Neumann
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 00:21:25 -0600
From: [email protected]
Subject: Disk Doctor 3.1.3 reports b-tree error for "VM Storage
> Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 15:06:12 GMT
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: Disk Doctor 3.1.3 reports b-tree error for "VM Storage"
> Hi all,
>
> I just turned on Virtual Memory (Apple's) on my Performa 6115CD (16m),
> System 7.5.1, extensions listed below.
>
> Now, when I run Norton Disk Doctor 3.1.3 it (almost always) reports:
>
> An error was found in a file record in the catalog b-tree.
> The data fork for the file, "VM Storage", has an incorrect
> physical length. (node 14, record 2) (5,6,13)
> Node #14, Record Offset 2
>
> Disk First Aid 7.2.2 claims that everything is fine. If I allow Disk
> Doctor to repair the problem, it runs clean the next time. If I don't
> repair it, and instead reboot without VM, Disk Doctor reports no
> problem. I guess this is no shock since the "VM Storage" file is not
> allocated in this instance.
>
> It sure sounds to me like Apple took a bit of a "short cut" in exactly
> how it creates and allocates the "VM Storage" file, and Norton is
> tripping over the unusual "signature" which normally indicates a real
> problem. I expect that the anomaly is noticed and silently ignored by
> Apple's own Disk First Aid.
>
> Is Disk Doctor reporting a real problem that I should be concerned
> about, or is this a known deficiency in Disk Doctor? Is it harmless
> to let it repair it?
>
> Peter
Does NDD say there's a problem with VM Storage when you restart with VM
*on* or only when you turn it on then run NDD w/o restarting? I bet only
the latter. I think NDD is bumping into VM reserving disk space for the
"virtual memory" but not yet using it because the Mac hasn't been
restarted with VM on. If that's the case I wouldn't worry about it. If
NDD "always" has a problem with VM (when it's on that is), then I might
worry about it and ask some questions of Apple or Symantec.
Extra
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 15:19:47 -0500
From: [email protected] (Bill Ingraham)
Subject: hack
Can any one tell me where to find Alta-vista hack, an add-on for Netscape?
I had it and somehow lost it.. email to [email protected]
Bill
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 02:48:03 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #119
>Is there any utility that can take the contents of the clipboard and do a
>search and replace on several characters? I'm thinking of a way to convert
>the string from a Netscape form posting into somthing readable to reply by
>e-mail. All I need is to convert the "+" character to a space and the
>"%0D%0A" string to a return.
WordPerfect 3.5 will import (and export) html files. It has a macro
language that can automate the find-and-replace operation. It is fully
scriptable, so you can automate the entire process via AppleScript.
Bob Stern
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 13:42:32 -0700
From: [email protected] (A. E. Siegman)
Subject: KiwiEnvelopes secret? (Any replacement?)
I'm one of the people still using and liking KiwiEnvelopes,
though I don't know the secret of switching the direction
of printing. But I'd like to ask: Any equivalent utilities
as simple and convenient as KiwiEnv for doing the same task?
I'd prefer just a direct Kiwi replacement, not a more complicated
piece of software that happens to have envelope capabilities.
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 09:09:52 -0700
From: [email protected] (B.J. Major)
Subject: Mac Easy Open problems (7.5)
Hi:
I am having some major problems both formatting Prodos disks using 7.5's
Mac Easy Open and copying files to those disks once they are formatted.
To begin with, half the time the mac formats the Prodos 800K disks as Dos
disks despite my checking the Prodos entry. It fails to remove the "PC" on
the icon and put the "II" there where it belongs as well.
After I reformat it a few more times and finally get the "II" icon to
appear on the disk, it will not copy files to the disk. I get several
error messages:
1. "This disk has a bad signuture and copying cannot continue."
2. "Copying cannot continue do to a -37 type error."
3. "The disk directory is full." (It is not).
I have tried this over and over and these are the results. I have also
tried trashing and reinstalling Mac Easy Open by itself and still get the
above results. Does anyone out there have a solution for me? I
desperately want these apple 2 downloads that I am doing on my mac
transferrable to my apple 2 systems. I am running a Mac Classic II with 10
meg RAM and System 7.5.
Please email me directly if possible as I do not always have access to this
digest. Thanks.
--B.J. Major
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 13:24:04 -0400
From: Jeffrey Fritz
Subject: Microsoft Dialog Lies
If you turn virtual memory off (as is requested by certain applications
such as Looking Glass Technologies "Flight Unlimited" flight sim) on a
PowerMac and then try to launch Microsoft Word 6 or Excel 5, neither
application will launch. Instead they will put up dialog boxes that lie to
you. Word will say, "Can't Find Microsoft_OLE." Excel will issue a
similarly misleading dialog box. Neither application will tell you that
virtual memory needs to be turned on. It took me a while to figure out
what was going on. Rather poor programming from the folks in Redmond, I
think.
Jeffrey Fritz
[email protected]
West Virginia University
Telecommunications and Network Services
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 07:46:29 +0000
From: [email protected] (Chris Reed, BBR)
Subject: Monitor getting hot
In IM Vol 14 #116 Peter Kappesser commented:
>I have the same model monitor, and it also gets hot with use. Just make sure
>the ventilation slots aren't blocked by things such as sleeping cats. (Yes,
>my cat has discovered that's the warmest spot in the house, and it lets her
>keep an eye on me since otherwise I ignore her when I'm working on the
>computer.)
I have the same problem, only my cat knows that climbing on top of the
monitor is the easiest way to grab my attention so she can go out, as I'm
scared of cat hairs falling through the vent slots. What's the betting
that's the biggest cause of failure for unsuspecting cat-owning domestic
computer users? Anyone know any engineers to know if my paranoia's
justified? :-}
Cheers,
Chris
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 10:51:35 -0500
From: "Vance A. Durrington"
Subject: MS-Word 6.0 and underlining
I have a person using a Quadra 650 and MS-Word 6.0 with an Apple Personal
LaserWriter. When she underlines text in her Word documents, it looks fine
on the screen, but when she prints the document only the underlining is
printed and not the words which were underlined. Does anyone have any ideas?
Vance Durrington
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 13:29:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: pc cd-rom on a mac?
> You can find a free utility for mount hybrid CD on
> /info-mac/disk/ISOnoFHS2.hqx.
Indeed, ISOnoHFS2 can be used to mount the ISO 9660 partition of a
hybrid CD-ROM, but not to mount the HFS partition. ISOnoHFS2 works by
tricking the Mac into believing the CD-ROM has no HFS partition, which
forces it into looking further and finding and mounting the ISO 9660
partition.
--
Florin Neumann
[email protected]
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Date: 23 May 1996 02:56:09 GMT
From: [email protected] (Frank R Petroski)
Subject: Restoring from Apple Backup files
Anyone know of any utilities that can do a selective restore of an apple
backup set? My children trashed a couple of games that came pre-installed
on my performa. It looks like the only way to get them back is to do a
complete restore of the 7.5(.0) CDROM on my hard drive--not something I would
want to do.
The alternative would be to have the Apple Restore restore to a zip drive,
but the apple restore program apparently doesn't recognize a zip drive.
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 08:25:32 -0400
From: [email protected] (Greg Passler Heidi LaFleche)
Subject: Wanted: Adjustable Keyboard
---Please help.
>A friend loaned me her Apple adjustable keyboard--the ergonomic model that
>"breaks apart." I like that it's small and with the number pad removed,
>the mouse is handy and close by. I want to buy one but as bad karma would
>have it, Apple stopped making them a few years ago.
>
>Does anyone have any leads on where I might find a low-mileage adjustable
>keyboard for sale? I'm in the Boston area.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Avoiding carpal tunnel,
>
>Heidi
>[email protected]
>
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