Info-Mac Digest V14 #132
Posted: June 4th, 1996, 4:00 am
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 96 18:42:45 PDT
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Info-Mac Digest Tue, 4 Jun 96 Volume 14 : Issue 132
Today's Topics:
[*] TidBITS#331/03-Jun-96
(Q) AVI movies
16-bit, 44kHz audio editing
[A] PLEASE READ: Apple-recognized 7500 problem?
A: How to automatically reboot a machine when it c
article for comp.sys.mac.digest
Can't get OT to work
Disinfectant & copy protection
Espy Sans TT
Info-Mac Digest V14 #131
ISKM Web site (Q)
Mac to windoze NT network
Modem for a Classic
PowerMac 9500 Startup Chime TOO LOUD!!!
RAM Doubler - benefits?
Stubborn ftp configuration problem
The GetInfo Online
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
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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:
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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 23:04:25 -0700
From: [email protected] (TidBITS Editors)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#331/03-Jun-96
TidBITS#331/03-Jun-96
Gil Amelio announces a sweeping reorganization of Apple Computer, and Apple
announces a contest for the best Mac-built pages on the Web. Also, check
out details on why you aren't seeing PowerBooks on store shelves, plus
information on repair programs for Performas, a new CompuServe client for
Newton 2.0, and TableWorks, a new WYSIWYG HTML table editor. Finally we
round out the issue with news about an online course on cyberspace law, and
a brief essay on being an Internet provider in a time of flood.
Topics:
MailBITS/03-Jun-96
Newton MessagePad Regains Its Email Voice
Tables Go WYSIWYG in TableWorks
Internet Flooding
Hardware Happens
[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-331.etx; 29K]
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Date: Tue, 4 Jun 96 15:42:57 MDT
From: "Mark Allen"
Subject: (Q) AVI movies
Is there anyway to run avi movies on a Mac? For example, a Ford car demo
movie that one can download is in avi format. I understand Sparkle can't
handle this format. Thanks for whatever info anyone can provide.
Mark Allen
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 96 10:54:03 -0000
From: Jeff Click
Subject: 16-bit, 44kHz audio editing
>Is there a
>low-cost solution to this problem? Or will I have to shell out a couple of
>hundred dollars for Sound Edit 16, Alchemy, or some other professional
>editing software? Will such commercial packages solve my problem?
Mike,
Give "SoundEffects," by Alberto Ricci, a shot! It's a great, $15
shareware program that can sample and edit at up to 16-bit/44.1kHz. It
should be available at info-mac, but I'll put it up on my site for you,
or anyone who would like it. It'll be up later this afternoon in the
Utility section. The URL is in the sig.
If you're planning on sampling from CD's, don't lose quality by recording
it! Use a util called "GrabAudio" which digitally samples any track, or
portion of a track you specify, straight from the CD and will put it into
a snd file for you to use in editing.
Hope that helps you out!
Jeff Click
Clixsounds
06/04/96
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 11:05:07 -0600
From: Greg Jewett
Subject: [A] PLEASE READ: Apple-recognized 7500 problem?
>Does anyone know if there is an official problem with the 7500(i.e.,
a
>factory flaw)? I've heard fragments and rumblings, but solid info
>would be helpful. I appreciate any response (no rumors, please -
they
>fly thick and fast and serve no one!).
There are no hardware issues with the Power Macintosh 7500/100, however
there does exist a video in/out anonmoly with the DAV card in a small
number of 7500 and 8500 computers. If you are experiencing problems
other than those listed below, please consult with an Apple Authorized
Service Provider in your area.
The follow articles can be found at Apple Technical Information Library
on-line, at the following web site: http://til.info.apple.com/
Power Macintosh 7500 & 8500: Using a DAV Card (12/95)
Article Created: 19 December 1995
Power Macintosh 7500 & 8500: Frequently Asked Questions
(5/96)
Article Created: 8 January 1996
Article Reviewed/Updated: 16 May 1996
Power Macintosh 7500, 8500, 9500 Series: SCSI-2 Compliance
1/96
Article Created: 5 July 1995
Article Reviewed/Updated: 29 January 1996
This, and many hundreds of related technical articles can be found at
the Apple Technical Information Library Web Site, which has a search
engine that will allow you to search the entire contents, and display
selected articles.
http://til.info.apple.com/ ** Make a Bookmark Now! **
Hope this helps!
..Greg
PS> Thank you for not spreading rumors! Get the facts!
** Gregory Jewett [email protected] **
[Gregory, thanks for the response. It's great to see apple out here.--Mike]
------------------------------
Date: 05 Jun 1996 00:56:45 GMT
From: [email protected] (John Haywood)
Subject: A: How to automatically reboot a machine when it c
>I am responcable for keeping a IIcx running a mail gateway up 24/7,
>but it likes to crash every 2 days or so. Is there any software or
>hardware solution that will reboot the machine when it goes south?
Check in the archives for KeepItUp! This does exactly what it says.
If you need more features than this, I suggest you take a look at Timbuktu
>From Farallon -they have a time-limited demo...
hth
john in Kobe
Higashinada-ku
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 19:16:28 +0100 (BST)
From: [email protected]
Subject: article for comp.sys.mac.digest
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest
From: [email protected] (L. Burkholder)
Subject: cocoa (formerly kidsim)
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Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 19:16:24 +0100 (BST)
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Does anyone know how to get a copy of the recently announced Apple viusla
programming language Cocoa (formerly called Kidsim)?
Thanks
Leslie Burkholder
[email protected]
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 1996 13:36:54 -0800
From: Julius Friede
Subject: Can't get OT to work
To all the gurus out there, I am having a problem getting OT 1.1 to work
and Apple has no clue as to why. The problem is that I can't get AppleTalk
to be active when I restart under OT. Here's the details: I have a 7100/80,
System 7.5.3.
When I open the AppleTalk control panel and look under Options, AppleTalk
active is selected. The info box shows OT 1.1, AppleTalk 1.1, AppleTalk
driver 60.1.
Moving to the TCP/IP control panel shows TCP/IP active, Connect via MacPPP,
Using BootP server with all the data correct.
When I attempt to change the AppleTalk control panel to connect via modem
port, I get a message that there seems to be a problem with the port, check
all connections... When I attempt to quit and save the changes made, I get
a message that AppleTalk is not active. When I go to the Chooser, I am told
that AppleTalk cannot be made active. Needless to say, that when I select
"use classic networking" in the Network Software Selector, all is fine.
When I updated to System 7.5.3 I performed a Clean Install of System 7.5
and then ran the System Update 2.0 (from CD). I have since reinstalled OT
>From the Update disk to no avail. I have yet to reinstall 7.5 again and
re-do the update (I am trying to avoid this hassle). Apple tech support
says that sometimes OT doesn't work on some systems, without shedding any
light on a solution.
Has anyone else run into this and come up with a solution? Any suggestions
would be appreciated.
TIA,
Julius Friede
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 11:36:48 -0400
From: "Bruce R. Troen, M.D."
Subject: Disinfectant & copy protection
In Info-Mac Digest V14 #131, John Haagen wonders if Disinfectant prevented
him from copying his files.
I am no expert on Disinfectant, but I do not believe that it alters the
protection bit on files. Furthermore, document files are not the files
that are typically infected with viridae (a few exceptions - like the
Microsoft macro virus). In any case, I have not had any trouble copying my
files to Syquest 44 mb removable drives or to other volumes on the network.
This may mean that your problem lies elsewhere.
Bruce R. Troen, M.D.
[email protected]
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~btroen
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 17:48:58 +0000
From: golabuk
Subject: Espy Sans TT
Dear Info-Mackers:
Have been wandering the web forever, in search of an honest man AND the
legendary Espy Sans font (would trade the honest man for the font in a
heartbeat).
Some Usenet gossip suggest that the font is available in the Info-Mac
archives. This is the full font (printable), not just bitmap in two
sizes that comes with, e.g., Aaron.
Can you advise?
Thanks.
Philip
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 13:53:41 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #131
>Subject: PowerMac 9500 Startup Chime TOO LOUD!!!
>>I use a PowerMac 9500/132 with ... a set
>of Bose Roommate speakers. Unfortunately, the 9500's volume control
>seemingly does not affect the startup chime. With the Bose speakers,
>the startup chime nearly lifts the roof off the apartment building when
>it starts up... despite my "respectable" volume settings for both
>normal volume and alert volume.
>Thanks!! --- [email protected]
Use amplified external speakers which have an external volume control.
Set the volume settings in the Sound control panel to maximum, and use
the speakers' volume control to adjust the volume. -Bob Stern
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1996 21:28:53 -0400
From: "Don't Panic!"
Subject: ISKM Web site (Q)
Dear Digest Readers,
Anybody know what happened to the Internet Starter Kit for the Macintosh
web site? It used to be at http://www.mcp.com/hayden/iskm/mac.html.
Now mcp.com appears to be an invalid DNS.
Any clues as to where it moved to? Or is it just busy?
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 16:28:16 +0200
From: Scot Andrews
Subject: Mac to windoze NT network
Greetings from not-so-sunny Spain,
I've been lurking here for a while now and I've got to say I love you all.
I was hoping you could help me show off the Mac to my archrival (i.e.
Windows rules guy) in the company. Below is the message he sent me. Which
is a start because we NEVER talk accept to yell at each other at the
comapny picnics.
Go ahead, tell all, I promise I'll summarise
Quote begins here:
I have an important question. My Microsoft books are of no help. What
does one need to do to attach a Macintosh computer to an Microsoft (NT,
WFW,etc) Network? I do not of course expect to run Windows apps (though I
could with SoftWindows).
The Mac has a scanner attached. We wish the scanned image (TIF, PCX,
etc.) to be saved directly to the NT server drive. This way the image can
be manipulated conveniently using Photoshop on the NT server/workstation.=
=20
The image would also be available to all the other work stations for
printing, view, etc. NT 3.51accepts long name conventions. But to keep
things simple, short 8.3 file names will be used. I know that adapters
exist that convert mac AAUI connections to 10baseT. So the physical
conection can be made. But how can one get the Mac to possess Microsoft
client software, and configure it to log on to an NT or WFW machine? Is
the softwar on the Mac to begin with? Where would I get it?
end;
TIA,
Scot Andrews
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 4 Jun 1996 19:11:04 +0200
From: [email protected] (Tobias Kuipers)
Subject: Modem for a Classic
First of all, I've ran System 7.01 on a Classic with 4Meg for about 4
years. No problem whatsoever. (Don't use Photoshop
Now, to answer your question: modems don't care about the OS one bit, as
long as they can receive and send signals to a serial port (the
printer/modem port) on your Classic. Only software cares about the OS.
It might very well be that the software that comes with a certain modem
doesn't go under System 6. This, however, shouldn't be any problem.
I've owned (and connected to Macs) a number of modems, and none were
especially designed for the Mac. None of them ever came with Mac
software.
All the software you could ever want is available as either free or
shareware. Unfortunately, more and more software tends to require system
7. I suspect that a simple terminal emulation program would be available
for system 6 (does ZTerm work under sys6?).
My advice: Grade your machine up to system 7.0 (available from Apple's
website), buy a cheap modem, and get the software from the net.
Cheers,
Tobias
--
URL : http://adam.fwi.uva.nl/~kuipers/index.html
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 96 16:27:59 -0000
From: "Brett L. Nordby"
Subject: PowerMac 9500 Startup Chime TOO LOUD!!!
I use a PowerMac 9500/132 with an interesting problem. The built-in
speaker is only about 50% as loud as in my old Quadra, so I use a set
of Bose Roommate speakers. Unfortunately, the 9500's volume control
seemingly does not affect the startup chime. With the Bose speakers,
the startup chime nearly lifts the roof off the apartment building when
it starts up... despite my "respectable" volume settings for both
normal volume and alert volume. Does anyone know a solution, or do I
have to live with the little teeny speaker that's built in?
Thanks!! --- [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 11:35:10 -0600
From: Bob Slaughter
Subject: RAM Doubler - benefits?
Hello! I recently purchased a Performa 6116CD, which came with 8 MB
RAM and System 7.5.1. Since System 7.5 takes so much memory, many
applications (Claris Works, Netscape, etc.) will not run with only 8
MB of RAM, so I have been using Virtual Memory. That stinks! It is
terribly slow, but it does let me run larger applications.
My question is this - What does RAM Doubler do (if anything)
differently from using VM? I know it is a very popular application,
so it must work fairly well. It is definitely cheaper than buying
more RAM, but does it slow down your system as badly as virtual
memory does?
I can get RAM Doubler for about $50, or buy another 8 MB of "real"
RAM for about $100. Is the savings worth it? I don't want to buy
RAM Doubler and find that it is no better than what I have!
Thanks for your help!
Bob Slaughter
[email protected] or
[email protected]
[Bob, RAM Doubler is indeed a great product. Much faster than traditional VM.
Naturally, if you can get both RAM Doubler *and* the extra 8 Megs go for it.
--Mike]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 12:06:20 +0000
From: "Paul L. Moses"
Subject: Stubborn ftp configuration problem
Please help!!
I am having a vexing problem. I have a web page and need to set up
a related ftp directory. My provider has created the directory, and I
have a test page set up, but the link to the ftp directory does not
work, at least for me. And if I type the ftp URL, the directory will
not load. In both cases, the transfer hangs indefinitely at 31 bytes.
Transfers from Fetch or the unix shell work, but that's not what I
need to do.
System info: Centris 650, 24 megs ram, Ram doubler, Sys 7.5.3,
Netscape 2.02.
However, my sysadmin has no trouble loading the ftp directory or
files...though he is on a Windows machine. And to make it even
stranger, it actually worked just fine *just once*, and then stopped
working.
Is this a configuration problem with my provider or with my system?
Here are the URLs:
http://www2.dgsys.com/~trnutr/Misc/secretbeta.html
Bad link is in sentence:
Here is a _test link_ for the dgs ftp account.
ftp://ftp.dgsys.com/pub/trnutr/molecules/
Oh yes, I have tried rebooting, zapping my PRAM, reinstalling
Netscape, purging the cache, expiring all links, changing my
connect speed, and changing my modem init string.
I would very much appreciate something to resolve this. I am
baffled.
Paul
------------------------------
Date: 4 Jun 1996 15:52:25 GMT
From: [email protected] (getinfo)
Subject: The GetInfo Online
http:getinfo.asap.net
This Month-
Illustrator's NEW Patterns on Paths!
Shockwave... not for the weak!
Greg's Scintillating Facts!
Voices from the Internet!
If you are interested in the latest and greatest in Desktop Graphics, go
to out site.
We deal with various issues monthly, from Quark tips and tricks, to
Illustrator examples, to Photoshop Hot-Keys. Each month we address new
issues.
[Checked out this site. Great stuff, guys! If you do graphics, it's worth
the trip--Mike]
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Info-Mac Digest Tue, 4 Jun 96 Volume 14 : Issue 132
Today's Topics:
[*] TidBITS#331/03-Jun-96
(Q) AVI movies
16-bit, 44kHz audio editing
[A] PLEASE READ: Apple-recognized 7500 problem?
A: How to automatically reboot a machine when it c
article for comp.sys.mac.digest
Can't get OT to work
Disinfectant & copy protection
Espy Sans TT
Info-Mac Digest V14 #131
ISKM Web site (Q)
Mac to windoze NT network
Modem for a Classic
PowerMac 9500 Startup Chime TOO LOUD!!!
RAM Doubler - benefits?
Stubborn ftp configuration problem
The GetInfo Online
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.
See our new WWW site: , where you can find
all of this info and more!
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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 23:04:25 -0700
From: [email protected] (TidBITS Editors)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#331/03-Jun-96
TidBITS#331/03-Jun-96
Gil Amelio announces a sweeping reorganization of Apple Computer, and Apple
announces a contest for the best Mac-built pages on the Web. Also, check
out details on why you aren't seeing PowerBooks on store shelves, plus
information on repair programs for Performas, a new CompuServe client for
Newton 2.0, and TableWorks, a new WYSIWYG HTML table editor. Finally we
round out the issue with news about an online course on cyberspace law, and
a brief essay on being an Internet provider in a time of flood.
Topics:
MailBITS/03-Jun-96
Newton MessagePad Regains Its Email Voice
Tables Go WYSIWYG in TableWorks
Internet Flooding
Hardware Happens
[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-331.etx; 29K]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 96 15:42:57 MDT
From: "Mark Allen"
Subject: (Q) AVI movies
Is there anyway to run avi movies on a Mac? For example, a Ford car demo
movie that one can download is in avi format. I understand Sparkle can't
handle this format. Thanks for whatever info anyone can provide.
Mark Allen
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 96 10:54:03 -0000
From: Jeff Click
Subject: 16-bit, 44kHz audio editing
>Is there a
>low-cost solution to this problem? Or will I have to shell out a couple of
>hundred dollars for Sound Edit 16, Alchemy, or some other professional
>editing software? Will such commercial packages solve my problem?
Mike,
Give "SoundEffects," by Alberto Ricci, a shot! It's a great, $15
shareware program that can sample and edit at up to 16-bit/44.1kHz. It
should be available at info-mac, but I'll put it up on my site for you,
or anyone who would like it. It'll be up later this afternoon in the
Utility section. The URL is in the sig.
If you're planning on sampling from CD's, don't lose quality by recording
it! Use a util called "GrabAudio" which digitally samples any track, or
portion of a track you specify, straight from the CD and will put it into
a snd file for you to use in editing.
Hope that helps you out!
Jeff Click
Clixsounds
06/04/96
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 11:05:07 -0600
From: Greg Jewett
Subject: [A] PLEASE READ: Apple-recognized 7500 problem?
>Does anyone know if there is an official problem with the 7500(i.e.,
a
>factory flaw)? I've heard fragments and rumblings, but solid info
>would be helpful. I appreciate any response (no rumors, please -
they
>fly thick and fast and serve no one!).
There are no hardware issues with the Power Macintosh 7500/100, however
there does exist a video in/out anonmoly with the DAV card in a small
number of 7500 and 8500 computers. If you are experiencing problems
other than those listed below, please consult with an Apple Authorized
Service Provider in your area.
The follow articles can be found at Apple Technical Information Library
on-line, at the following web site: http://til.info.apple.com/
Power Macintosh 7500 & 8500: Using a DAV Card (12/95)
Article Created: 19 December 1995
Power Macintosh 7500 & 8500: Frequently Asked Questions
(5/96)
Article Created: 8 January 1996
Article Reviewed/Updated: 16 May 1996
Power Macintosh 7500, 8500, 9500 Series: SCSI-2 Compliance
1/96
Article Created: 5 July 1995
Article Reviewed/Updated: 29 January 1996
This, and many hundreds of related technical articles can be found at
the Apple Technical Information Library Web Site, which has a search
engine that will allow you to search the entire contents, and display
selected articles.
http://til.info.apple.com/ ** Make a Bookmark Now! **
Hope this helps!
..GregPS> Thank you for not spreading rumors! Get the facts!
** Gregory Jewett [email protected] **
[Gregory, thanks for the response. It's great to see apple out here.--Mike]
------------------------------
Date: 05 Jun 1996 00:56:45 GMT
From: [email protected] (John Haywood)
Subject: A: How to automatically reboot a machine when it c
>I am responcable for keeping a IIcx running a mail gateway up 24/7,
>but it likes to crash every 2 days or so. Is there any software or
>hardware solution that will reboot the machine when it goes south?
Check in the archives for KeepItUp! This does exactly what it says.
If you need more features than this, I suggest you take a look at Timbuktu
>From Farallon -they have a time-limited demo...
hth
john in Kobe
Higashinada-ku
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 19:16:28 +0100 (BST)
From: [email protected]
Subject: article for comp.sys.mac.digest
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest
From: [email protected] (L. Burkholder)
Subject: cocoa (formerly kidsim)
Message-ID:
NNTP-Posting-Host: woolhouse_pc37.leeds.ac.uk
Organization: University of Leeds
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 19:16:24 +0100 (BST)
X-Newsreader: News Xpress Version 1.0 Beta #4
Does anyone know how to get a copy of the recently announced Apple viusla
programming language Cocoa (formerly called Kidsim)?
Thanks
Leslie Burkholder
[email protected]
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 1996 13:36:54 -0800
From: Julius Friede
Subject: Can't get OT to work
To all the gurus out there, I am having a problem getting OT 1.1 to work
and Apple has no clue as to why. The problem is that I can't get AppleTalk
to be active when I restart under OT. Here's the details: I have a 7100/80,
System 7.5.3.
When I open the AppleTalk control panel and look under Options, AppleTalk
active is selected. The info box shows OT 1.1, AppleTalk 1.1, AppleTalk
driver 60.1.
Moving to the TCP/IP control panel shows TCP/IP active, Connect via MacPPP,
Using BootP server with all the data correct.
When I attempt to change the AppleTalk control panel to connect via modem
port, I get a message that there seems to be a problem with the port, check
all connections... When I attempt to quit and save the changes made, I get
a message that AppleTalk is not active. When I go to the Chooser, I am told
that AppleTalk cannot be made active. Needless to say, that when I select
"use classic networking" in the Network Software Selector, all is fine.
When I updated to System 7.5.3 I performed a Clean Install of System 7.5
and then ran the System Update 2.0 (from CD). I have since reinstalled OT
>From the Update disk to no avail. I have yet to reinstall 7.5 again and
re-do the update (I am trying to avoid this hassle). Apple tech support
says that sometimes OT doesn't work on some systems, without shedding any
light on a solution.
Has anyone else run into this and come up with a solution? Any suggestions
would be appreciated.
TIA,
Julius Friede
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 11:36:48 -0400
From: "Bruce R. Troen, M.D."
Subject: Disinfectant & copy protection
In Info-Mac Digest V14 #131, John Haagen wonders if Disinfectant prevented
him from copying his files.
I am no expert on Disinfectant, but I do not believe that it alters the
protection bit on files. Furthermore, document files are not the files
that are typically infected with viridae (a few exceptions - like the
Microsoft macro virus). In any case, I have not had any trouble copying my
files to Syquest 44 mb removable drives or to other volumes on the network.
This may mean that your problem lies elsewhere.
Bruce R. Troen, M.D.
[email protected]
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~btroen
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 17:48:58 +0000
From: golabuk
Subject: Espy Sans TT
Dear Info-Mackers:
Have been wandering the web forever, in search of an honest man AND the
legendary Espy Sans font (would trade the honest man for the font in a
heartbeat).
Some Usenet gossip suggest that the font is available in the Info-Mac
archives. This is the full font (printable), not just bitmap in two
sizes that comes with, e.g., Aaron.
Can you advise?
Thanks.
Philip
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 13:53:41 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #131
>Subject: PowerMac 9500 Startup Chime TOO LOUD!!!
>>I use a PowerMac 9500/132 with ... a set
>of Bose Roommate speakers. Unfortunately, the 9500's volume control
>seemingly does not affect the startup chime. With the Bose speakers,
>the startup chime nearly lifts the roof off the apartment building when
>it starts up... despite my "respectable" volume settings for both
>normal volume and alert volume.
>Thanks!! --- [email protected]
Use amplified external speakers which have an external volume control.
Set the volume settings in the Sound control panel to maximum, and use
the speakers' volume control to adjust the volume. -Bob Stern
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Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1996 21:28:53 -0400
From: "Don't Panic!"
Subject: ISKM Web site (Q)
Dear Digest Readers,
Anybody know what happened to the Internet Starter Kit for the Macintosh
web site? It used to be at http://www.mcp.com/hayden/iskm/mac.html.
Now mcp.com appears to be an invalid DNS.
Any clues as to where it moved to? Or is it just busy?
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 16:28:16 +0200
From: Scot Andrews
Subject: Mac to windoze NT network
Greetings from not-so-sunny Spain,
I've been lurking here for a while now and I've got to say I love you all.
I was hoping you could help me show off the Mac to my archrival (i.e.
Windows rules guy) in the company. Below is the message he sent me. Which
is a start because we NEVER talk accept to yell at each other at the
comapny picnics.
Go ahead, tell all, I promise I'll summarise
Quote begins here:
I have an important question. My Microsoft books are of no help. What
does one need to do to attach a Macintosh computer to an Microsoft (NT,
WFW,etc) Network? I do not of course expect to run Windows apps (though I
could with SoftWindows).
The Mac has a scanner attached. We wish the scanned image (TIF, PCX,
etc.) to be saved directly to the NT server drive. This way the image can
be manipulated conveniently using Photoshop on the NT server/workstation.=
=20
The image would also be available to all the other work stations for
printing, view, etc. NT 3.51accepts long name conventions. But to keep
things simple, short 8.3 file names will be used. I know that adapters
exist that convert mac AAUI connections to 10baseT. So the physical
conection can be made. But how can one get the Mac to possess Microsoft
client software, and configure it to log on to an NT or WFW machine? Is
the softwar on the Mac to begin with? Where would I get it?
end;
TIA,
Scot Andrews
[email protected]
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Date: 4 Jun 1996 19:11:04 +0200
From: [email protected] (Tobias Kuipers)
Subject: Modem for a Classic
First of all, I've ran System 7.01 on a Classic with 4Meg for about 4
years. No problem whatsoever. (Don't use Photoshop
Now, to answer your question: modems don't care about the OS one bit, as
long as they can receive and send signals to a serial port (the
printer/modem port) on your Classic. Only software cares about the OS.
It might very well be that the software that comes with a certain modem
doesn't go under System 6. This, however, shouldn't be any problem.
I've owned (and connected to Macs) a number of modems, and none were
especially designed for the Mac. None of them ever came with Mac
software.
All the software you could ever want is available as either free or
shareware. Unfortunately, more and more software tends to require system
7. I suspect that a simple terminal emulation program would be available
for system 6 (does ZTerm work under sys6?).
My advice: Grade your machine up to system 7.0 (available from Apple's
website), buy a cheap modem, and get the software from the net.
Cheers,
Tobias
--
URL : http://adam.fwi.uva.nl/~kuipers/index.html
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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 96 16:27:59 -0000
From: "Brett L. Nordby"
Subject: PowerMac 9500 Startup Chime TOO LOUD!!!
I use a PowerMac 9500/132 with an interesting problem. The built-in
speaker is only about 50% as loud as in my old Quadra, so I use a set
of Bose Roommate speakers. Unfortunately, the 9500's volume control
seemingly does not affect the startup chime. With the Bose speakers,
the startup chime nearly lifts the roof off the apartment building when
it starts up... despite my "respectable" volume settings for both
normal volume and alert volume. Does anyone know a solution, or do I
have to live with the little teeny speaker that's built in?
Thanks!! --- [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 11:35:10 -0600
From: Bob Slaughter
Subject: RAM Doubler - benefits?
Hello! I recently purchased a Performa 6116CD, which came with 8 MB
RAM and System 7.5.1. Since System 7.5 takes so much memory, many
applications (Claris Works, Netscape, etc.) will not run with only 8
MB of RAM, so I have been using Virtual Memory. That stinks! It is
terribly slow, but it does let me run larger applications.
My question is this - What does RAM Doubler do (if anything)
differently from using VM? I know it is a very popular application,
so it must work fairly well. It is definitely cheaper than buying
more RAM, but does it slow down your system as badly as virtual
memory does?
I can get RAM Doubler for about $50, or buy another 8 MB of "real"
RAM for about $100. Is the savings worth it? I don't want to buy
RAM Doubler and find that it is no better than what I have!
Thanks for your help!
Bob Slaughter
[email protected] or
[email protected]
[Bob, RAM Doubler is indeed a great product. Much faster than traditional VM.
Naturally, if you can get both RAM Doubler *and* the extra 8 Megs go for it.
--Mike]
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Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 12:06:20 +0000
From: "Paul L. Moses"
Subject: Stubborn ftp configuration problem
Please help!!
I am having a vexing problem. I have a web page and need to set up
a related ftp directory. My provider has created the directory, and I
have a test page set up, but the link to the ftp directory does not
work, at least for me. And if I type the ftp URL, the directory will
not load. In both cases, the transfer hangs indefinitely at 31 bytes.
Transfers from Fetch or the unix shell work, but that's not what I
need to do.
System info: Centris 650, 24 megs ram, Ram doubler, Sys 7.5.3,
Netscape 2.02.
However, my sysadmin has no trouble loading the ftp directory or
files...though he is on a Windows machine. And to make it even
stranger, it actually worked just fine *just once*, and then stopped
working.
Is this a configuration problem with my provider or with my system?
Here are the URLs:
http://www2.dgsys.com/~trnutr/Misc/secretbeta.html
Bad link is in sentence:
Here is a _test link_ for the dgs ftp account.
ftp://ftp.dgsys.com/pub/trnutr/molecules/
Oh yes, I have tried rebooting, zapping my PRAM, reinstalling
Netscape, purging the cache, expiring all links, changing my
connect speed, and changing my modem init string.
I would very much appreciate something to resolve this. I am
baffled.
Paul
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Date: 4 Jun 1996 15:52:25 GMT
From: [email protected] (getinfo)
Subject: The GetInfo Online
http:getinfo.asap.net
This Month-
Illustrator's NEW Patterns on Paths!
Shockwave... not for the weak!
Greg's Scintillating Facts!
Voices from the Internet!
If you are interested in the latest and greatest in Desktop Graphics, go
to out site.
We deal with various issues monthly, from Quark tips and tricks, to
Illustrator examples, to Photoshop Hot-Keys. Each month we address new
issues.
[Checked out this site. Great stuff, guys! If you do graphics, it's worth
the trip--Mike]
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