Info-Mac Digest V14 #126
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Info-Mac Digest Wed, 29 May 96 Volume 14 : Issue 126
Today's Topics:
[*] Far Side Icons (2 msgs)
[*] Speech Utilities externals for HyperCard (2 msgs)
(Q) How much VRAM? (2 msgs)
7.5.3 install -> finder problems (2 msgs)
[A] DarkSide of the Mac 4.2 (2 msgs)
Aaron - where?
Battery
Citadel encript problem (2 msgs)
DUO 210 problems (long explanation) (2 msgs)
GNAT (2 msgs)
ICeTEe
LockFont (2 msgs)
Microsoft Dialog Lies
No Desktop Color (2 msgs)
Note-Taking Software? (2 msgs)
PC SIMMs In A Mac?
Powerbook 170/Powerport Platinum connect problem
RAM DOUBLER UPDATE
sad mac 0000000F / 0000000C (2 msgs)
Thanks For All The Maps
V14 #121 where?
What is InputBackSupport?
Where to buy Powerbook 180c Hard Drives?
Why does gamma setting change?
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Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 00:17:54 -0700
From: (Gedeon Maheux)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Far Side Icons
Introduction:
The enclosed folder contain 23 icons based on the hit cartoon The Far Side b=
y
Gary Larson.The icons range from animals and "ordinary" people to scientists
and "men with hats". I've tried to represent a wide variety of characters fr=
om
The Far Side, and if there is a positive reponse, I'll try and make more.
Legality:
The enclosed icons represent a sample from the comic strip The Far Side
copyright=A9 Universal Press Syndicate and Gary Larson and are not intended =
as
copyright infringement. You may distribute this icon collection provided
you keep
the set intact, including this read me file and do not charge or request
fees or
compensation of any kind.
Contact:
Gedeon Maheux - [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/far-side-icons.hqx; 49K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 00:17:54 -0700
From: (Gedeon Maheux)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Far Side Icons
Introduction:
The enclosed folder contain 23 icons based on the hit cartoon The Far Side b=
y
Gary Larson.The icons range from animals and "ordinary" people to scientists
and "men with hats". I've tried to represent a wide variety of characters fr=
om
The Far Side, and if there is a positive reponse, I'll try and make more.
Legality:
The enclosed icons represent a sample from the comic strip The Far Side
copyright=A9 Universal Press Syndicate and Gary Larson and are not intended =
as
copyright infringement. You may distribute this icon collection provided
you keep
the set intact, including this read me file and do not charge or request
fees or
compensation of any kind.
Contact:
Gedeon Maheux - [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/far-side-icons.hqx; 49K]
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Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 00:22:29 -0700
From: (Lawrence_D#213#Oliveiro)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Speech Utilities externals for HyperCard
Enclosed is an update to my Speech Utilities externals, which give you
access to most of the capabilities of the Speech Manager from HyperCard.
A new feature is support for speech dictionaries. Also, I have updated
the demo stack to work with current Macintalk Pro voices.
Thank you.
Lawrence D'Oliveiro
University of Waikato
Hamilton
New Zealand
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/speech-manager-ext-updt.hqx; 60K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 00:22:29 -0700
From: (Lawrence_D#213#Oliveiro)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Speech Utilities externals for HyperCard
Enclosed is an update to my Speech Utilities externals, which give you
access to most of the capabilities of the Speech Manager from HyperCard.
A new feature is support for speech dictionaries. Also, I have updated
the demo stack to work with current Macintalk Pro voices.
Thank you.
Lawrence D'Oliveiro
University of Waikato
Hamilton
New Zealand
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/speech-manager-ext-updt.hqx; 60K]
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Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 11:37:34 -0600
From: "Stephen F. Kawalko"
Subject: (Q) How much VRAM?
On PowerMacs with internal video is there any reason to install more
VRAM than necessary to support the desired monitor resolution and number
of colors? For example a monitor resolution of 832 x 624 x 32 requires a
little less than 2 MB of VRAM. Do I gain anything in video performance
if I increase the VRAM to 3 or 4 MB?
Stephen Kawalko
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 11:37:34 -0600
From: "Stephen F. Kawalko"
Subject: (Q) How much VRAM?
On PowerMacs with internal video is there any reason to install more
VRAM than necessary to support the desired monitor resolution and number
of colors? For example a monitor resolution of 832 x 624 x 32 requires a
little less than 2 MB of VRAM. Do I gain anything in video performance
if I increase the VRAM to 3 or 4 MB?
Stephen Kawalko
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 13:29:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph C. Lannom"
Subject: 7.5.3 install -> finder problems
I have a 7100/80AV here at work running system 7.5.3. I was running 7.5.2
and everything was fine, but now I have ONE problem thats starting to bug
me.
When you select "Open" from any application, the selection window comes up
as usual but not all of the pick-able objects are pick-able anymore. Example:
Most of the time, the drop down window that shows the directory path from
the desktop to the current directory won't drop. If it DOES drop, the OPEN,
CANCEL, DESKTOP or any of the other selections are inactive.
I've fortunately discovered all the keyboard equivalents for the standard
buttons and know how to move up and down in the directories using the
keyboard - but not being able to choose what KIND of file to load (say,
in WriteNow or WordPerfect) is sort of cramping my style.
I've tried re-installing 7.5.2 (works like normal) and then moving on and
intalling the update - but it quits working every time.
Anyone have a clue or a hint?
Thanks,
Joe Lannom
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 13:29:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph C. Lannom"
Subject: 7.5.3 install -> finder problems
I have a 7100/80AV here at work running system 7.5.3. I was running 7.5.2
and everything was fine, but now I have ONE problem thats starting to bug
me.
When you select "Open" from any application, the selection window comes up
as usual but not all of the pick-able objects are pick-able anymore. Example:
Most of the time, the drop down window that shows the directory path from
the desktop to the current directory won't drop. If it DOES drop, the OPEN,
CANCEL, DESKTOP or any of the other selections are inactive.
I've fortunately discovered all the keyboard equivalents for the standard
buttons and know how to move up and down in the directories using the
keyboard - but not being able to choose what KIND of file to load (say,
in WriteNow or WordPerfect) is sort of cramping my style.
I've tried re-installing 7.5.2 (works like normal) and then moving on and
intalling the update - but it quits working every time.
Anyone have a clue or a hint?
Thanks,
Joe Lannom
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 29 May 1996 12:44:19 U
From: "Lou Casagrande"
Subject: [A] DarkSide of the Mac 4.2
Subject: [A] DarkSide of the Mac 4.2 locking
Bill Quattlebaum wrote:
> I recently upgraded an 8100/110 from System 7.5.1 to 7.5.3. Nothing
> else really changed. Previously I could turn on DS 4.2 when leaving
> and in the morning type in my password. Now I find the system locked,
> but still powered on. If I do a CMD-OPT-ESC I can force quit DS and
> do a restart, but that is not what I should have to do.
>
> The system stays alive all night if I don't run DS. Plus it seems to
> be 12 hours after activating DS that the lock occurs (I have
> monitored the Mac using a remote Mac).
>
> Any ideas?
I, too, had this "problem" on my 8500/120 after updating my system to 7.5.3. I
discovered that it wasn't really a problem when I was inadvertantly distracted
after trying to exit the screen save mode. It turned out that Energy Saver cp
had spun down my hard drive, and there was up to a 10-or-so second delay while
the disk spun back up. Voila, no DS hanging, and happiness all around. Hope
that this is your solution, too.
Lou Casagrande
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 29 May 1996 12:44:19 U
From: "Lou Casagrande"
Subject: [A] DarkSide of the Mac 4.2
Subject: [A] DarkSide of the Mac 4.2 locking
Bill Quattlebaum wrote:
> I recently upgraded an 8100/110 from System 7.5.1 to 7.5.3. Nothing
> else really changed. Previously I could turn on DS 4.2 when leaving
> and in the morning type in my password. Now I find the system locked,
> but still powered on. If I do a CMD-OPT-ESC I can force quit DS and
> do a restart, but that is not what I should have to do.
>
> The system stays alive all night if I don't run DS. Plus it seems to
> be 12 hours after activating DS that the lock occurs (I have
> monitored the Mac using a remote Mac).
>
> Any ideas?
I, too, had this "problem" on my 8500/120 after updating my system to 7.5.3. I
discovered that it wasn't really a problem when I was inadvertantly distracted
after trying to exit the screen save mode. It turned out that Energy Saver cp
had spun down my hard drive, and there was up to a 10-or-so second delay while
the disk spun back up. Voila, no DS hanging, and happiness all around. Hope
that this is your solution, too.
Lou Casagrande
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 21:47:06 -0400
From: "Don't Panic!"
Subject: Aaron - where?
Dear Digest Readers,
Anybody know where to get the latest version of Aaron. Digest #123
claims a 1.3.2 version is out, which I can't even find at Stanford, let
alone the mirror sites.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[email protected]
[Well, it is in the archives -- it has been there since 3:38 this morning,
so Im' a little suprised you couldn't find it there. In case you aren't aware,
the digest is checked by scripts to make sure that every single upload exists
in the archive before the digest is sent out. Now, if aaron-132 showed up
at 3:38, it had no hope of making last night's mirror update. It should
start to propagate by tomorrow morning (today)! -Gordon]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 22:19:51 -0400
From: [email protected] (Greg Tomlinson)
Subject: Battery
The clock battery has failed in my Performa 575, or at least I think it
has. The date and time are lost on power shutdown and some control panel
setting's are lost. Can anyone tell me where I can order a new one? Thanks
in advance.
Greg
Greg and Sandi Tomlinson
Phone# 407-932-2816
Fax# 407-932-2444
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 96 14:53:43 GMT
From: [email protected] (Al Best)
Subject: Citadel encript problem
I've got a problem with my computer that I hope you can help me solve.
Using "Citadel" , a disk and file security tool for the MAC put out by
Datawatch I created a vault to store files I wanted to protect. For some
reason the files have been damaged and I can no longer access them thru
"Citadel". After talking to people at Datawatch I am still left with my
problem. They did suggest that I try to repair the files thru the use of
Norton Utilities. That, too, was unsuccessful. However, I was able to get
into the vault with Norton Utilities and recover the material stored there.
Now the problem is that when I open them thru Microsoft Word they are
encrypted. I need help in "translating" these files. I'd appreciate any
help you can offer.
I'm posting for my boss:
W. Hans Carter, Department of Biostatistics (804) 828-9824
Does anyone recall a review of disk/file security software
in MacUser or MacWorld? As I recall, the author said he
could "crack" most anything. If someone can refer me to the
article or come up with a phone number, that would be great!
thanks!
Al Best
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 96 14:53:43 GMT
From: [email protected] (Al Best)
Subject: Citadel encript problem
I've got a problem with my computer that I hope you can help me solve.
Using "Citadel" , a disk and file security tool for the MAC put out by
Datawatch I created a vault to store files I wanted to protect. For some
reason the files have been damaged and I can no longer access them thru
"Citadel". After talking to people at Datawatch I am still left with my
problem. They did suggest that I try to repair the files thru the use of
Norton Utilities. That, too, was unsuccessful. However, I was able to get
into the vault with Norton Utilities and recover the material stored there.
Now the problem is that when I open them thru Microsoft Word they are
encrypted. I need help in "translating" these files. I'd appreciate any
help you can offer.
I'm posting for my boss:
W. Hans Carter, Department of Biostatistics (804) 828-9824
Does anyone recall a review of disk/file security software
in MacUser or MacWorld? As I recall, the author said he
could "crack" most anything. If someone can refer me to the
article or come up with a phone number, that would be great!
thanks!
Al Best
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 19:42:30 +0100
From: [email protected] (Hartmut Buhrmester)
Subject: DUO 210 problems (long explanation)
> I don't get the slow starts on the un-docked mac. I can temporarily "fix"
> the docked Mac and it will restart afterward. I can start the un-docked Mac
> with or without extensions. But nothing I do prevents it from acquiring this
> impairment when it rejoins the DOCK.
Could this be a SCSI conflict? Duo Docks can be used to used to install
additional hard drives, so there should be a connection between the Dock
and the inserted Duobook. Is there another disk? Would you need a SCSI
terminator? You might try SCSI Probe 3.5; sometimes it reports SCSI
termination problems.
--
Hartmut Buhrmester
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 19:42:30 +0100
From: [email protected] (Hartmut Buhrmester)
Subject: DUO 210 problems (long explanation)
> I don't get the slow starts on the un-docked mac. I can temporarily "fix"
> the docked Mac and it will restart afterward. I can start the un-docked Mac
> with or without extensions. But nothing I do prevents it from acquiring this
> impairment when it rejoins the DOCK.
Could this be a SCSI conflict? Duo Docks can be used to used to install
additional hard drives, so there should be a connection between the Dock
and the inserted Duobook. Is there another disk? Would you need a SCSI
terminator? You might try SCSI Probe 3.5; sometimes it reports SCSI
termination problems.
--
Hartmut Buhrmester
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 16:18:00 +0000
From: [email protected] (Jens Eickhoff)
Subject: GNAT
Hello Netters,
is there a PD Ada system available on Mac, such as the GNU system GNAT?
Thanks for infos,
Jens
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 16:18:00 +0000
From: [email protected] (Jens Eickhoff)
Subject: GNAT
Hello Netters,
is there a PD Ada system available on Mac, such as the GNU system GNAT?
Thanks for infos,
Jens
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 20:03:55 -0500
From: [email protected] (Cleve Posey)
Subject: ICeTEe
Wednesday | 29.05.96 | 7:58 PM CST | -0500
------------------------------------------------------------------
I could swear that I used to be able to command-click on the URL's
listed in *info-mac digest* and ICeTEe would recognize them as URL's
(even though they don't contain the suffix, i.e ftp, http, etc) and
launch the appropriate helper app.
Have I changed something somewhere? I have searched and can not seem
to locate the problem. Is this just my imagination?
Cleve Posey
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 19:42:24 +0100
From: [email protected] (Hartmut Buhrmester)
Subject: LockFont
> I recently noticed that I something called LockFont in my font list. On
> the screen, all characters appear as bullets and nothing prints out on
> hardcopy. I have no idea from where it came from or for what is it used.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Ken Laskey
Although I don't know the source of this font, its usage seems clear: It
is a simple method to hide passwords in login dialogs. If you type your
password and don't want others to read it, the simplest method to hide
it is to use a font with all bullets.
--
Hartmut Buhrmester
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 19:42:24 +0100
From: [email protected] (Hartmut Buhrmester)
Subject: LockFont
> I recently noticed that I something called LockFont in my font list. On
> the screen, all characters appear as bullets and nothing prints out on
> hardcopy. I have no idea from where it came from or for what is it used.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Ken Laskey
Although I don't know the source of this font, its usage seems clear: It
is a simple method to hide passwords in login dialogs. If you type your
password and don't want others to read it, the simplest method to hide
it is to use a font with all bullets.
--
Hartmut Buhrmester
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 16:51:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sterling Augustine
Subject: Microsoft Dialog Lies
Andy Law wrote:
>>>>>>
Incidentally, Microsoft also market a programming environment called Visual
C++ which runs on IBM compatibles and generates code for PowerMac
computers. I quote from the advertising blurb.
"Code Fragment support for the Power Macintosh, which translates to
better code sharing among applications and faster, trimmer applications."
Mmmmmmmm. I don't think so.
Subject: No Desktop Color
Hi All,
I have a Performa 400 that has lost it's desktop colors and doesn't know
where to find them.
This is what I have done:
Installed System 7.1 and System update 3.0.
Rebuilt the desktop.
Zapped PRAM.
Replaced battery.
Rebuilt Desktop and Zapped PRAM again.
Scanned HD and repaired a problem.
I still have no colors on my desktop patterns in the control panel. There
are not even any black or white boxes where colors would normally be just
below the mini desktop pattern in the control panel.
I have the monitor set to 256 colors and the highlight control panel set
to colors as well.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
John
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 14:03:10 -0400
From: "Violette, John"
Subject: No Desktop Color
Hi All,
I have a Performa 400 that has lost it's desktop colors and doesn't know
where to find them.
This is what I have done:
Installed System 7.1 and System update 3.0.
Rebuilt the desktop.
Zapped PRAM.
Replaced battery.
Rebuilt Desktop and Zapped PRAM again.
Scanned HD and repaired a problem.
I still have no colors on my desktop patterns in the control panel. There
are not even any black or white boxes where colors would normally be just
below the mini desktop pattern in the control panel.
I have the monitor set to 256 colors and the highlight control panel set
to colors as well.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
John
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 18:02:37 -0500
From: [email protected] (Brian Smith)
Subject: Note-Taking Software?
I am looking for a software package that will help automate taking notes.
Specifically, I would like some package that supports outlining with easy
keystrokes to switch levels, uses font/style differentiation as well as
indentation to denote outline levels, and one that is relatively light in
terms of its processing demands and memory requirements.
In addition, search tools, bookmarking and the ability to attach summaries
to documents would be helpful.
I have tried using the outline tool in MS Word. It works pretty well, but
demands a lot of processor horsepower. BBEdit Lite works pretty well with
indentation and the like, but the lack of true soft-wrapping makes it a
little annoying to use (I know that the new version supposedly supports
soft-wrapping, but I could never get it to work like a true word
processor).
Any recommendations? Please send them directly to me at [email protected]
and help conserve 1's and 0's.
Thanks in advance,
Brian Smith
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 18:02:37 -0500
From: [email protected] (Brian Smith)
Subject: Note-Taking Software?
I am looking for a software package that will help automate taking notes.
Specifically, I would like some package that supports outlining with easy
keystrokes to switch levels, uses font/style differentiation as well as
indentation to denote outline levels, and one that is relatively light in
terms of its processing demands and memory requirements.
In addition, search tools, bookmarking and the ability to attach summaries
to documents would be helpful.
I have tried using the outline tool in MS Word. It works pretty well, but
demands a lot of processor horsepower. BBEdit Lite works pretty well with
indentation and the like, but the lack of true soft-wrapping makes it a
little annoying to use (I know that the new version supposedly supports
soft-wrapping, but I could never get it to work like a true word
processor).
Any recommendations? Please send them directly to me at [email protected]
and help conserve 1's and 0's.
Thanks in advance,
Brian Smith
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 18:57:59 -0700
From: [email protected] (Robert)
Subject: PC SIMMs In A Mac?
Can 72 pin 60ns PC memory be used for my PowerMac? It calls for 72 pin 80ns
SIMMs. Or do I need to
purchase memory specifically for a Mac?
Thanks,
Robert ([email protected])
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 16:42:17 -0500
From: [email protected] (Eric Lindgren)
Subject: Powerbook 170/Powerport Platinum connect problem
Greetings Mass Mind,
A friend in the Caribbean is having difficulty establishing a PPP
connection to the sole local ISP (running Unix). He has a Powerbook 170
8/40, System 7.1, Global Village Powerport (internal) 28.8 modem, (current)
Powerport software 2.5.3, MacPPP 2.0.1, MacTCP 2.0.6. He had no difficulty
auto-registering the modem with the head office in the States directly.
Other Macs (other models with other modems but same sys/tcp/ppp) using the
same ISP do not have problems.
The problem seems to be that the user and server modems connect, but fail
to go through the logon sequence because the Mac sees only garbage coming
in as the server is sending prompts. This is observed in the ConfigPPP
'terminal window' mode. Of course we've tried all manner of speed
combinations, and the following modem init strings:
AT&F1%C0
AT&F1%C0\N0
AT&F1W1S95=44
AT&F1W1S95=44%C0
AT&F1+MS=74
AT&F1+MS=74%C0
Also no other advice from Global Village...
What's going on? Help please!
Email me directly please, as I get behind sometimes in reading the list.
I'll summarize back to the list later.
Thanks gurus,
Eric Lindgren
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 16:51:16 -0500
From: [email protected] (Kham S.)
Subject: RAM DOUBLER UPDATE
For those of you who have been having problems with Ram Doubler, Connectix
has released the 1.6.2 update.
http://www.connectix.com
>------------->
[email protected] {Kham S.}
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 00:18:13 +0100
From: Peter McDermott
Subject: sad mac 0000000F / 0000000C
In article
(Info-Mac Digest V14 #125), you write:
>Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 14:11:55 +0100
>From: "H. Schlichter"
>Subject: sad mac 0000000F / 0000000C
>
>After experiencing some disk problems on my Mac SE/030 I run Norton
>Utilities which discovered a partition map problem. It could not repair it
>and suggest to backup the files and reformat the disk. I did reformat the
>disk (using the utilities from FWB) and everything went fine.
>
>After caopying back all my saved files I tried to reboot the machine;
>however without any success. I got the sad Mac with the error message
>0000000F
>0000000C
>
>There was also new chance to boot from a floppy or the external Syquest
>drive.
>
>Can anybody tell me what the error code mean and what went wrong?
I believe that I've had this problem in the past -- just a few weeks ago,
when I updated the FWB driver on my CI from version 1.7.5 to 1.8.
After a pretty hairy couple of hours, during which Disk First Aid and
Nortons were pretty much useless, I managed to find out what the
problem was. According to Symantec's 'MacTools', I'd somehow
managed to get my two disk drivers interlinked.
Fortunately, MacTools allowed me to install a temporary driver in
memory which enabling me to mount the disk and rescue my files. Did you
know that it takes 185 floppies to back up a 500 meg hard drive?
But anyway, it was just as well that I _did_ copy all those floppies,
because when I tried to reinstall the driver, the whole thing corrupted
and required a total reformatting of the disk.
I suspect you're suffering from the same problem. My commiserations.
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 00:18:13 +0100
From: Peter McDermott
Subject: sad mac 0000000F / 0000000C
In article
(Info-Mac Digest V14 #125), you write:
>Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 14:11:55 +0100
>From: "H. Schlichter"
>Subject: sad mac 0000000F / 0000000C
>
>After experiencing some disk problems on my Mac SE/030 I run Norton
>Utilities which discovered a partition map problem. It could not repair it
>and suggest to backup the files and reformat the disk. I did reformat the
>disk (using the utilities from FWB) and everything went fine.
>
>After caopying back all my saved files I tried to reboot the machine;
>however without any success. I got the sad Mac with the error message
>0000000F
>0000000C
>
>There was also new chance to boot from a floppy or the external Syquest
>drive.
>
>Can anybody tell me what the error code mean and what went wrong?
I believe that I've had this problem in the past -- just a few weeks ago,
when I updated the FWB driver on my CI from version 1.7.5 to 1.8.
After a pretty hairy couple of hours, during which Disk First Aid and
Nortons were pretty much useless, I managed to find out what the
problem was. According to Symantec's 'MacTools', I'd somehow
managed to get my two disk drivers interlinked.
Fortunately, MacTools allowed me to install a temporary driver in
memory which enabling me to mount the disk and rescue my files. Did you
know that it takes 185 floppies to back up a 500 meg hard drive?
But anyway, it was just as well that I _did_ copy all those floppies,
because when I tried to reinstall the driver, the whole thing corrupted
and required a total reformatting of the disk.
I suspect you're suffering from the same problem. My commiserations.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 21:54:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: "John W. Steele"
Subject: Thanks For All The Maps
Friends,
Thanks for all the info on maps. As I didn't get the job, the immediate
need is alleveiated. Many, many kind folk responded, and I thank you all
for the many bookmarked locations.
John W. Steele Assistant Technical Director
[email protected] Anderson Center/Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY 13902
FF & MPO Engine 31-3 Endwell FD
"When the going gets tough, the weird turn pro."
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 21:37:28 -0400
From: "Don't Panic!"
Subject: V14 #121 where?
Dear Digest Readers,
Anybody know what happened to Digest 14 #121? I can't find it at the
mirrors or on my listserv, or on my news server.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[email protected] (new address!)
[Well, that is weird. I have no clue. My guess is it never got sent out.
The scripts that put the digest into the archive are separate from the ones
that send it out (designed that way).
Sorry. -Gordon]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 23:56:55 +0200
From: Elliot Bennett
Subject: What is InputBackSupport?
Just an idle curiosity: anyone know what the extension InputBackSupport does?
Found it in my extensions folder and just thought I'd ask...
Much TIA...
Elliot Bennett
Cologne, Germany
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 30 May 96 10:46:58 JST
From: [email protected] (Keith S. Wilkinson)
Subject: Where to buy Powerbook 180c Hard Drives?
> Where I can buy an internal hard drive for a Powerbook 180c?
Had to replace a friend's recently. Found only one shop here in
Tokyo that still had Quantum Daytona 514S drives at about $360.
They also had faster Toshiba 800 MB drives for about the same price,
but said that they didn't always start up reliably first boot up with
Powerbooks. I found Silverlining to be best for flakey drives -- use
"test R/W loops" and set the slower of the timings obtained.
Keith WILKINSON, Home e-mail: CompuServe 100207,710
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 23:37:38 -0400
From: Chip McGregor
Subject: Why does gamma setting change?
Can anyone offer a solution to this problem? My company recently
upgraded to sys. 7.5.3 on a Quadra 840AV, PPC 8100 and PPC 9500
and the Gamma Control Panel that ships with Photoshop no longer
loads our settings on restarts. When the mac is restarted and loading
all extentions and control panels we see the gamma setting
(brightness) change as the gamma cdev loads but when all of the
system files are done loading and the finder appears the brightness
dims back to how it looked before the gamma cdev loaded. If I then
open the gamma control panel it becomes brighter again without
doing anything except openning it. The on/off switch is still set to
"on" and the sliders to adjust the gamma are where they were left
when we saved our settings but it seems as if something is
overriding this control panel when the finder loads. I've resorted to
placing an alias of the gamma cdev in our startup folder so it's
opened as soon as the finder loads but it's an annoying extra step to
have to close it each time and we really don't want to tempt people
into adjusting the settings. Others I've asked said to delete my
finder prefs file and the gamma settings file and create new ones
but neitther worked. All suggestions welcome by email as well as
this list.
Thanks,
Chip
[email protected]
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Info-Mac Digest Wed, 29 May 96 Volume 14 : Issue 126
Today's Topics:
[*] Far Side Icons (2 msgs)
[*] Speech Utilities externals for HyperCard (2 msgs)
(Q) How much VRAM? (2 msgs)
7.5.3 install -> finder problems (2 msgs)
[A] DarkSide of the Mac 4.2 (2 msgs)
Aaron - where?
Battery
Citadel encript problem (2 msgs)
DUO 210 problems (long explanation) (2 msgs)
GNAT (2 msgs)
ICeTEe
LockFont (2 msgs)
Microsoft Dialog Lies
No Desktop Color (2 msgs)
Note-Taking Software? (2 msgs)
PC SIMMs In A Mac?
Powerbook 170/Powerport Platinum connect problem
RAM DOUBLER UPDATE
sad mac 0000000F / 0000000C (2 msgs)
Thanks For All The Maps
V14 #121 where?
What is InputBackSupport?
Where to buy Powerbook 180c Hard Drives?
Why does gamma setting change?
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Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 00:17:54 -0700
From: (Gedeon Maheux)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Far Side Icons
Introduction:
The enclosed folder contain 23 icons based on the hit cartoon The Far Side b=
y
Gary Larson.The icons range from animals and "ordinary" people to scientists
and "men with hats". I've tried to represent a wide variety of characters fr=
om
The Far Side, and if there is a positive reponse, I'll try and make more.
Legality:
The enclosed icons represent a sample from the comic strip The Far Side
copyright=A9 Universal Press Syndicate and Gary Larson and are not intended =
as
copyright infringement. You may distribute this icon collection provided
you keep
the set intact, including this read me file and do not charge or request
fees or
compensation of any kind.
Contact:
Gedeon Maheux - [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/far-side-icons.hqx; 49K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 00:17:54 -0700
From: (Gedeon Maheux)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Far Side Icons
Introduction:
The enclosed folder contain 23 icons based on the hit cartoon The Far Side b=
y
Gary Larson.The icons range from animals and "ordinary" people to scientists
and "men with hats". I've tried to represent a wide variety of characters fr=
om
The Far Side, and if there is a positive reponse, I'll try and make more.
Legality:
The enclosed icons represent a sample from the comic strip The Far Side
copyright=A9 Universal Press Syndicate and Gary Larson and are not intended =
as
copyright infringement. You may distribute this icon collection provided
you keep
the set intact, including this read me file and do not charge or request
fees or
compensation of any kind.
Contact:
Gedeon Maheux - [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/far-side-icons.hqx; 49K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 00:22:29 -0700
From: (Lawrence_D#213#Oliveiro)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Speech Utilities externals for HyperCard
Enclosed is an update to my Speech Utilities externals, which give you
access to most of the capabilities of the Speech Manager from HyperCard.
A new feature is support for speech dictionaries. Also, I have updated
the demo stack to work with current Macintalk Pro voices.
Thank you.
Lawrence D'Oliveiro
University of Waikato
Hamilton
New Zealand
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/speech-manager-ext-updt.hqx; 60K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 00:22:29 -0700
From: (Lawrence_D#213#Oliveiro)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Speech Utilities externals for HyperCard
Enclosed is an update to my Speech Utilities externals, which give you
access to most of the capabilities of the Speech Manager from HyperCard.
A new feature is support for speech dictionaries. Also, I have updated
the demo stack to work with current Macintalk Pro voices.
Thank you.
Lawrence D'Oliveiro
University of Waikato
Hamilton
New Zealand
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/speech-manager-ext-updt.hqx; 60K]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 11:37:34 -0600
From: "Stephen F. Kawalko"
Subject: (Q) How much VRAM?
On PowerMacs with internal video is there any reason to install more
VRAM than necessary to support the desired monitor resolution and number
of colors? For example a monitor resolution of 832 x 624 x 32 requires a
little less than 2 MB of VRAM. Do I gain anything in video performance
if I increase the VRAM to 3 or 4 MB?
Stephen Kawalko
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 11:37:34 -0600
From: "Stephen F. Kawalko"
Subject: (Q) How much VRAM?
On PowerMacs with internal video is there any reason to install more
VRAM than necessary to support the desired monitor resolution and number
of colors? For example a monitor resolution of 832 x 624 x 32 requires a
little less than 2 MB of VRAM. Do I gain anything in video performance
if I increase the VRAM to 3 or 4 MB?
Stephen Kawalko
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 13:29:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph C. Lannom"
Subject: 7.5.3 install -> finder problems
I have a 7100/80AV here at work running system 7.5.3. I was running 7.5.2
and everything was fine, but now I have ONE problem thats starting to bug
me.
When you select "Open" from any application, the selection window comes up
as usual but not all of the pick-able objects are pick-able anymore. Example:
Most of the time, the drop down window that shows the directory path from
the desktop to the current directory won't drop. If it DOES drop, the OPEN,
CANCEL, DESKTOP or any of the other selections are inactive.
I've fortunately discovered all the keyboard equivalents for the standard
buttons and know how to move up and down in the directories using the
keyboard - but not being able to choose what KIND of file to load (say,
in WriteNow or WordPerfect) is sort of cramping my style.
I've tried re-installing 7.5.2 (works like normal) and then moving on and
intalling the update - but it quits working every time.
Anyone have a clue or a hint?
Thanks,
Joe Lannom
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 13:29:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joseph C. Lannom"
Subject: 7.5.3 install -> finder problems
I have a 7100/80AV here at work running system 7.5.3. I was running 7.5.2
and everything was fine, but now I have ONE problem thats starting to bug
me.
When you select "Open" from any application, the selection window comes up
as usual but not all of the pick-able objects are pick-able anymore. Example:
Most of the time, the drop down window that shows the directory path from
the desktop to the current directory won't drop. If it DOES drop, the OPEN,
CANCEL, DESKTOP or any of the other selections are inactive.
I've fortunately discovered all the keyboard equivalents for the standard
buttons and know how to move up and down in the directories using the
keyboard - but not being able to choose what KIND of file to load (say,
in WriteNow or WordPerfect) is sort of cramping my style.
I've tried re-installing 7.5.2 (works like normal) and then moving on and
intalling the update - but it quits working every time.
Anyone have a clue or a hint?
Thanks,
Joe Lannom
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 29 May 1996 12:44:19 U
From: "Lou Casagrande"
Subject: [A] DarkSide of the Mac 4.2
Subject: [A] DarkSide of the Mac 4.2 locking
Bill Quattlebaum wrote:
> I recently upgraded an 8100/110 from System 7.5.1 to 7.5.3. Nothing
> else really changed. Previously I could turn on DS 4.2 when leaving
> and in the morning type in my password. Now I find the system locked,
> but still powered on. If I do a CMD-OPT-ESC I can force quit DS and
> do a restart, but that is not what I should have to do.
>
> The system stays alive all night if I don't run DS. Plus it seems to
> be 12 hours after activating DS that the lock occurs (I have
> monitored the Mac using a remote Mac).
>
> Any ideas?
I, too, had this "problem" on my 8500/120 after updating my system to 7.5.3. I
discovered that it wasn't really a problem when I was inadvertantly distracted
after trying to exit the screen save mode. It turned out that Energy Saver cp
had spun down my hard drive, and there was up to a 10-or-so second delay while
the disk spun back up. Voila, no DS hanging, and happiness all around. Hope
that this is your solution, too.
Lou Casagrande
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 29 May 1996 12:44:19 U
From: "Lou Casagrande"
Subject: [A] DarkSide of the Mac 4.2
Subject: [A] DarkSide of the Mac 4.2 locking
Bill Quattlebaum wrote:
> I recently upgraded an 8100/110 from System 7.5.1 to 7.5.3. Nothing
> else really changed. Previously I could turn on DS 4.2 when leaving
> and in the morning type in my password. Now I find the system locked,
> but still powered on. If I do a CMD-OPT-ESC I can force quit DS and
> do a restart, but that is not what I should have to do.
>
> The system stays alive all night if I don't run DS. Plus it seems to
> be 12 hours after activating DS that the lock occurs (I have
> monitored the Mac using a remote Mac).
>
> Any ideas?
I, too, had this "problem" on my 8500/120 after updating my system to 7.5.3. I
discovered that it wasn't really a problem when I was inadvertantly distracted
after trying to exit the screen save mode. It turned out that Energy Saver cp
had spun down my hard drive, and there was up to a 10-or-so second delay while
the disk spun back up. Voila, no DS hanging, and happiness all around. Hope
that this is your solution, too.
Lou Casagrande
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 21:47:06 -0400
From: "Don't Panic!"
Subject: Aaron - where?
Dear Digest Readers,
Anybody know where to get the latest version of Aaron. Digest #123
claims a 1.3.2 version is out, which I can't even find at Stanford, let
alone the mirror sites.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[email protected]
[Well, it is in the archives -- it has been there since 3:38 this morning,
so Im' a little suprised you couldn't find it there. In case you aren't aware,
the digest is checked by scripts to make sure that every single upload exists
in the archive before the digest is sent out. Now, if aaron-132 showed up
at 3:38, it had no hope of making last night's mirror update. It should
start to propagate by tomorrow morning (today)! -Gordon]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 22:19:51 -0400
From: [email protected] (Greg Tomlinson)
Subject: Battery
The clock battery has failed in my Performa 575, or at least I think it
has. The date and time are lost on power shutdown and some control panel
setting's are lost. Can anyone tell me where I can order a new one? Thanks
in advance.
Greg
Greg and Sandi Tomlinson
Phone# 407-932-2816
Fax# 407-932-2444
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 96 14:53:43 GMT
From: [email protected] (Al Best)
Subject: Citadel encript problem
I've got a problem with my computer that I hope you can help me solve.
Using "Citadel" , a disk and file security tool for the MAC put out by
Datawatch I created a vault to store files I wanted to protect. For some
reason the files have been damaged and I can no longer access them thru
"Citadel". After talking to people at Datawatch I am still left with my
problem. They did suggest that I try to repair the files thru the use of
Norton Utilities. That, too, was unsuccessful. However, I was able to get
into the vault with Norton Utilities and recover the material stored there.
Now the problem is that when I open them thru Microsoft Word they are
encrypted. I need help in "translating" these files. I'd appreciate any
help you can offer.
I'm posting for my boss:
W. Hans Carter, Department of Biostatistics (804) 828-9824
Does anyone recall a review of disk/file security software
in MacUser or MacWorld? As I recall, the author said he
could "crack" most anything. If someone can refer me to the
article or come up with a phone number, that would be great!
thanks!
Al Best
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 96 14:53:43 GMT
From: [email protected] (Al Best)
Subject: Citadel encript problem
I've got a problem with my computer that I hope you can help me solve.
Using "Citadel" , a disk and file security tool for the MAC put out by
Datawatch I created a vault to store files I wanted to protect. For some
reason the files have been damaged and I can no longer access them thru
"Citadel". After talking to people at Datawatch I am still left with my
problem. They did suggest that I try to repair the files thru the use of
Norton Utilities. That, too, was unsuccessful. However, I was able to get
into the vault with Norton Utilities and recover the material stored there.
Now the problem is that when I open them thru Microsoft Word they are
encrypted. I need help in "translating" these files. I'd appreciate any
help you can offer.
I'm posting for my boss:
W. Hans Carter, Department of Biostatistics (804) 828-9824
Does anyone recall a review of disk/file security software
in MacUser or MacWorld? As I recall, the author said he
could "crack" most anything. If someone can refer me to the
article or come up with a phone number, that would be great!
thanks!
Al Best
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 19:42:30 +0100
From: [email protected] (Hartmut Buhrmester)
Subject: DUO 210 problems (long explanation)
> I don't get the slow starts on the un-docked mac. I can temporarily "fix"
> the docked Mac and it will restart afterward. I can start the un-docked Mac
> with or without extensions. But nothing I do prevents it from acquiring this
> impairment when it rejoins the DOCK.
Could this be a SCSI conflict? Duo Docks can be used to used to install
additional hard drives, so there should be a connection between the Dock
and the inserted Duobook. Is there another disk? Would you need a SCSI
terminator? You might try SCSI Probe 3.5; sometimes it reports SCSI
termination problems.
--
Hartmut Buhrmester
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 19:42:30 +0100
From: [email protected] (Hartmut Buhrmester)
Subject: DUO 210 problems (long explanation)
> I don't get the slow starts on the un-docked mac. I can temporarily "fix"
> the docked Mac and it will restart afterward. I can start the un-docked Mac
> with or without extensions. But nothing I do prevents it from acquiring this
> impairment when it rejoins the DOCK.
Could this be a SCSI conflict? Duo Docks can be used to used to install
additional hard drives, so there should be a connection between the Dock
and the inserted Duobook. Is there another disk? Would you need a SCSI
terminator? You might try SCSI Probe 3.5; sometimes it reports SCSI
termination problems.
--
Hartmut Buhrmester
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 16:18:00 +0000
From: [email protected] (Jens Eickhoff)
Subject: GNAT
Hello Netters,
is there a PD Ada system available on Mac, such as the GNU system GNAT?
Thanks for infos,
Jens
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 16:18:00 +0000
From: [email protected] (Jens Eickhoff)
Subject: GNAT
Hello Netters,
is there a PD Ada system available on Mac, such as the GNU system GNAT?
Thanks for infos,
Jens
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 20:03:55 -0500
From: [email protected] (Cleve Posey)
Subject: ICeTEe
Wednesday | 29.05.96 | 7:58 PM CST | -0500
------------------------------------------------------------------
I could swear that I used to be able to command-click on the URL's
listed in *info-mac digest* and ICeTEe would recognize them as URL's
(even though they don't contain the suffix, i.e ftp, http, etc) and
launch the appropriate helper app.
Have I changed something somewhere? I have searched and can not seem
to locate the problem. Is this just my imagination?
Cleve Posey
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 19:42:24 +0100
From: [email protected] (Hartmut Buhrmester)
Subject: LockFont
> I recently noticed that I something called LockFont in my font list. On
> the screen, all characters appear as bullets and nothing prints out on
> hardcopy. I have no idea from where it came from or for what is it used.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Ken Laskey
Although I don't know the source of this font, its usage seems clear: It
is a simple method to hide passwords in login dialogs. If you type your
password and don't want others to read it, the simplest method to hide
it is to use a font with all bullets.
--
Hartmut Buhrmester
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 19:42:24 +0100
From: [email protected] (Hartmut Buhrmester)
Subject: LockFont
> I recently noticed that I something called LockFont in my font list. On
> the screen, all characters appear as bullets and nothing prints out on
> hardcopy. I have no idea from where it came from or for what is it used.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Ken Laskey
Although I don't know the source of this font, its usage seems clear: It
is a simple method to hide passwords in login dialogs. If you type your
password and don't want others to read it, the simplest method to hide
it is to use a font with all bullets.
--
Hartmut Buhrmester
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 16:51:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sterling Augustine
Subject: Microsoft Dialog Lies
Andy Law wrote:
>>>>>>
Incidentally, Microsoft also market a programming environment called Visual
C++ which runs on IBM compatibles and generates code for PowerMac
computers. I quote from the advertising blurb.
"Code Fragment support for the Power Macintosh, which translates to
better code sharing among applications and faster, trimmer applications."
Mmmmmmmm. I don't think so.
Subject: No Desktop Color
Hi All,
I have a Performa 400 that has lost it's desktop colors and doesn't know
where to find them.
This is what I have done:
Installed System 7.1 and System update 3.0.
Rebuilt the desktop.
Zapped PRAM.
Replaced battery.
Rebuilt Desktop and Zapped PRAM again.
Scanned HD and repaired a problem.
I still have no colors on my desktop patterns in the control panel. There
are not even any black or white boxes where colors would normally be just
below the mini desktop pattern in the control panel.
I have the monitor set to 256 colors and the highlight control panel set
to colors as well.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
John
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 14:03:10 -0400
From: "Violette, John"
Subject: No Desktop Color
Hi All,
I have a Performa 400 that has lost it's desktop colors and doesn't know
where to find them.
This is what I have done:
Installed System 7.1 and System update 3.0.
Rebuilt the desktop.
Zapped PRAM.
Replaced battery.
Rebuilt Desktop and Zapped PRAM again.
Scanned HD and repaired a problem.
I still have no colors on my desktop patterns in the control panel. There
are not even any black or white boxes where colors would normally be just
below the mini desktop pattern in the control panel.
I have the monitor set to 256 colors and the highlight control panel set
to colors as well.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
John
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 18:02:37 -0500
From: [email protected] (Brian Smith)
Subject: Note-Taking Software?
I am looking for a software package that will help automate taking notes.
Specifically, I would like some package that supports outlining with easy
keystrokes to switch levels, uses font/style differentiation as well as
indentation to denote outline levels, and one that is relatively light in
terms of its processing demands and memory requirements.
In addition, search tools, bookmarking and the ability to attach summaries
to documents would be helpful.
I have tried using the outline tool in MS Word. It works pretty well, but
demands a lot of processor horsepower. BBEdit Lite works pretty well with
indentation and the like, but the lack of true soft-wrapping makes it a
little annoying to use (I know that the new version supposedly supports
soft-wrapping, but I could never get it to work like a true word
processor).
Any recommendations? Please send them directly to me at [email protected]
and help conserve 1's and 0's.
Thanks in advance,
Brian Smith
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 18:02:37 -0500
From: [email protected] (Brian Smith)
Subject: Note-Taking Software?
I am looking for a software package that will help automate taking notes.
Specifically, I would like some package that supports outlining with easy
keystrokes to switch levels, uses font/style differentiation as well as
indentation to denote outline levels, and one that is relatively light in
terms of its processing demands and memory requirements.
In addition, search tools, bookmarking and the ability to attach summaries
to documents would be helpful.
I have tried using the outline tool in MS Word. It works pretty well, but
demands a lot of processor horsepower. BBEdit Lite works pretty well with
indentation and the like, but the lack of true soft-wrapping makes it a
little annoying to use (I know that the new version supposedly supports
soft-wrapping, but I could never get it to work like a true word
processor).
Any recommendations? Please send them directly to me at [email protected]
and help conserve 1's and 0's.
Thanks in advance,
Brian Smith
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 18:57:59 -0700
From: [email protected] (Robert)
Subject: PC SIMMs In A Mac?
Can 72 pin 60ns PC memory be used for my PowerMac? It calls for 72 pin 80ns
SIMMs. Or do I need to
purchase memory specifically for a Mac?
Thanks,
Robert ([email protected])
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 16:42:17 -0500
From: [email protected] (Eric Lindgren)
Subject: Powerbook 170/Powerport Platinum connect problem
Greetings Mass Mind,
A friend in the Caribbean is having difficulty establishing a PPP
connection to the sole local ISP (running Unix). He has a Powerbook 170
8/40, System 7.1, Global Village Powerport (internal) 28.8 modem, (current)
Powerport software 2.5.3, MacPPP 2.0.1, MacTCP 2.0.6. He had no difficulty
auto-registering the modem with the head office in the States directly.
Other Macs (other models with other modems but same sys/tcp/ppp) using the
same ISP do not have problems.
The problem seems to be that the user and server modems connect, but fail
to go through the logon sequence because the Mac sees only garbage coming
in as the server is sending prompts. This is observed in the ConfigPPP
'terminal window' mode. Of course we've tried all manner of speed
combinations, and the following modem init strings:
AT&F1%C0
AT&F1%C0\N0
AT&F1W1S95=44
AT&F1W1S95=44%C0
AT&F1+MS=74
AT&F1+MS=74%C0
Also no other advice from Global Village...
What's going on? Help please!
Email me directly please, as I get behind sometimes in reading the list.
I'll summarize back to the list later.
Thanks gurus,
Eric Lindgren
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 16:51:16 -0500
From: [email protected] (Kham S.)
Subject: RAM DOUBLER UPDATE
For those of you who have been having problems with Ram Doubler, Connectix
has released the 1.6.2 update.
http://www.connectix.com
>------------->
[email protected] {Kham S.}
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 00:18:13 +0100
From: Peter McDermott
Subject: sad mac 0000000F / 0000000C
In article
(Info-Mac Digest V14 #125), you write:
>Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 14:11:55 +0100
>From: "H. Schlichter"
>Subject: sad mac 0000000F / 0000000C
>
>After experiencing some disk problems on my Mac SE/030 I run Norton
>Utilities which discovered a partition map problem. It could not repair it
>and suggest to backup the files and reformat the disk. I did reformat the
>disk (using the utilities from FWB) and everything went fine.
>
>After caopying back all my saved files I tried to reboot the machine;
>however without any success. I got the sad Mac with the error message
>0000000F
>0000000C
>
>There was also new chance to boot from a floppy or the external Syquest
>drive.
>
>Can anybody tell me what the error code mean and what went wrong?
I believe that I've had this problem in the past -- just a few weeks ago,
when I updated the FWB driver on my CI from version 1.7.5 to 1.8.
After a pretty hairy couple of hours, during which Disk First Aid and
Nortons were pretty much useless, I managed to find out what the
problem was. According to Symantec's 'MacTools', I'd somehow
managed to get my two disk drivers interlinked.
Fortunately, MacTools allowed me to install a temporary driver in
memory which enabling me to mount the disk and rescue my files. Did you
know that it takes 185 floppies to back up a 500 meg hard drive?
But anyway, it was just as well that I _did_ copy all those floppies,
because when I tried to reinstall the driver, the whole thing corrupted
and required a total reformatting of the disk.
I suspect you're suffering from the same problem. My commiserations.
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Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 00:18:13 +0100
From: Peter McDermott
Subject: sad mac 0000000F / 0000000C
In article
(Info-Mac Digest V14 #125), you write:
>Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 14:11:55 +0100
>From: "H. Schlichter"
>Subject: sad mac 0000000F / 0000000C
>
>After experiencing some disk problems on my Mac SE/030 I run Norton
>Utilities which discovered a partition map problem. It could not repair it
>and suggest to backup the files and reformat the disk. I did reformat the
>disk (using the utilities from FWB) and everything went fine.
>
>After caopying back all my saved files I tried to reboot the machine;
>however without any success. I got the sad Mac with the error message
>0000000F
>0000000C
>
>There was also new chance to boot from a floppy or the external Syquest
>drive.
>
>Can anybody tell me what the error code mean and what went wrong?
I believe that I've had this problem in the past -- just a few weeks ago,
when I updated the FWB driver on my CI from version 1.7.5 to 1.8.
After a pretty hairy couple of hours, during which Disk First Aid and
Nortons were pretty much useless, I managed to find out what the
problem was. According to Symantec's 'MacTools', I'd somehow
managed to get my two disk drivers interlinked.
Fortunately, MacTools allowed me to install a temporary driver in
memory which enabling me to mount the disk and rescue my files. Did you
know that it takes 185 floppies to back up a 500 meg hard drive?
But anyway, it was just as well that I _did_ copy all those floppies,
because when I tried to reinstall the driver, the whole thing corrupted
and required a total reformatting of the disk.
I suspect you're suffering from the same problem. My commiserations.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 21:54:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: "John W. Steele"
Subject: Thanks For All The Maps
Friends,
Thanks for all the info on maps. As I didn't get the job, the immediate
need is alleveiated. Many, many kind folk responded, and I thank you all
for the many bookmarked locations.
John W. Steele Assistant Technical Director
[email protected] Anderson Center/Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY 13902
FF & MPO Engine 31-3 Endwell FD
"When the going gets tough, the weird turn pro."
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Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 21:37:28 -0400
From: "Don't Panic!"
Subject: V14 #121 where?
Dear Digest Readers,
Anybody know what happened to Digest 14 #121? I can't find it at the
mirrors or on my listserv, or on my news server.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[email protected] (new address!)
[Well, that is weird. I have no clue. My guess is it never got sent out.
The scripts that put the digest into the archive are separate from the ones
that send it out (designed that way).
Sorry. -Gordon]------------------------------
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 23:56:55 +0200
From: Elliot Bennett
Subject: What is InputBackSupport?
Just an idle curiosity: anyone know what the extension InputBackSupport does?
Found it in my extensions folder and just thought I'd ask...
Much TIA...
Elliot Bennett
Cologne, Germany
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 30 May 96 10:46:58 JST
From: [email protected] (Keith S. Wilkinson)
Subject: Where to buy Powerbook 180c Hard Drives?
> Where I can buy an internal hard drive for a Powerbook 180c?
Had to replace a friend's recently. Found only one shop here in
Tokyo that still had Quantum Daytona 514S drives at about $360.
They also had faster Toshiba 800 MB drives for about the same price,
but said that they didn't always start up reliably first boot up with
Powerbooks. I found Silverlining to be best for flakey drives -- use
"test R/W loops" and set the slower of the timings obtained.
Keith WILKINSON, Home e-mail: CompuServe 100207,710
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Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 23:37:38 -0400
From: Chip McGregor
Subject: Why does gamma setting change?
Can anyone offer a solution to this problem? My company recently
upgraded to sys. 7.5.3 on a Quadra 840AV, PPC 8100 and PPC 9500
and the Gamma Control Panel that ships with Photoshop no longer
loads our settings on restarts. When the mac is restarted and loading
all extentions and control panels we see the gamma setting
(brightness) change as the gamma cdev loads but when all of the
system files are done loading and the finder appears the brightness
dims back to how it looked before the gamma cdev loaded. If I then
open the gamma control panel it becomes brighter again without
doing anything except openning it. The on/off switch is still set to
"on" and the sliders to adjust the gamma are where they were left
when we saved our settings but it seems as if something is
overriding this control panel when the finder loads. I've resorted to
placing an alias of the gamma cdev in our startup folder so it's
opened as soon as the finder loads but it's an annoying extra step to
have to close it each time and we really don't want to tempt people
into adjusting the settings. Others I've asked said to delete my
finder prefs file and the gamma settings file and create new ones
but neitther worked. All suggestions welcome by email as well as
this list.
Thanks,
Chip
[email protected]
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