Info-Mac Digest V14 #150
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Info-Mac Digest Thu, 20 Jun 96 Volume 14 : Issue 150
Today's Topics:
[*] Binary Pump 2.15
[*] Catalogue 2.0.1J - Japanese Version
[*] Desktop Detective 1.0.0
[*] DSoundPRO22: Sound editor w MIDI for MAC
[*] Ear Workout 3.0
[*] Fallacy Tutorial Pro 3.1
[*] FlightCheck 2.3 Demo
[*] HandyMan v1.4 - Control Strip Launching Module
[*] Hyper Help II
[*] MathFactics! Demo
[*] Mr. Metronome - A simple little metronome
[*] NetCacheResolver 0.9d6 source
[*] Play it Cool 1.4
[*] ProgressCDEF
[*] RampChamp Demo
[*] SafeDelete 1.2 - Secure file deletion
[*] SING! 1.0
[*] SolidsWorkshop Demo
[*] SoundApp 2.0.3
[*] SoundMachine 2.6.2J - Japanese Version
[*] The DiskTools Collection v3.3.2
[*] TidBITS#333/17-Jun-96
310 and PostScript (R)
[A] Problems with 7.5.3 and TCP/IP
[A] Where can I buy Civ I for the Mac?
Another Common Platform
Ciula - Romanian font
Converting MS Excel 5 PC files -> Mac (R)
Direct connect Mac to Sparc for Slip/PPP?
Fax software
FreePPP 2.5 Modem Off?
Help Need Crossword Software!
ISDN for Mac (2 msgs)
Load Segment Error -- help
NetWare, MS Mail & Mac
parking a hard drive?
Power-up Problem w/ PowerWave 604/132
Put Away + Hacking the Finder
RAM Doubler doesn't work properly with quadra 605 and sys 7.5?
Reno CD-ROM Drive
SCSI-chains (R)
System 7.5.3 Revision 2?
unable to duplicate files
VISIONEER PaperPort Vx
Works 3.0 filter for Quark Xpress
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:22:40 -0700
From: (Eric Shieh)
Subject: [*] Binary Pump 2.15
Binary pump is a file organization tool which acts as an agent,
moving files to folders based upon rules. For example, it can
move all files of types "JPEG" to a folder called "Pictures".
In addition to folders, Binary Pump can also send files to applications
or outright delete them.
In addition, Binary Pump includes file identification features which
utilize both binary tags and file name extentions to identify files.
It can also decode MacBinary II files.
Binary Pump also includes utilities for accessing deeply nested
folders/apps without the mess of aliases all over the desktop.
The archive contains a comprehensive User's Guide in MS Word
format, containing an Index, Table of Contents, Pictures, and more.
Binary Pump is a Fat-Binary.
Shareware: $20
Changes in version 2.15
---------------------------
--Rules update speed greatly improved
--no longer scans invisible files
--raised minimum memory limit to 400K
--68K versions compiled for 68020
--Updated to morefiles 1.4.2
--Compiled in CW/9
--a few other minor bug fixes
Eric
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/binary-pump-215.hqx; 554K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:23:08 -0700
From: (Christopher Li)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Catalogue 2.0.1J - Japanese Version
This is the Japanese version of the Catalogue utility.
Catalogue 2.0.1 is a program allowing you to track all the
removable supports that can be mounted on the Mac. I have
written this program because I have not found one that was
easy to use.
Interesting Features
* When you introduce a volume in a driver, you can decide
what the program does:
- If the Ctrl key is sunk, you can rename the volume before
saving (very useful with pre-formatted volumes).
- If the Option key is sunk, the volume is ejected after
saving.
- If the Command key is sunk, Catalogue does nothing.
$B!&(J If a volume is already mounted when the program starts,
you don't have to go to the Finder to eject it. You can do
that from the program.
* The 'Open a catalog' command allows you to select a
directory. The program then looks in the directory and
shows the recognized files. This allows you to have many
directories, one for each kind of volume, and to open them
easily.
* The search command has a lot of criteria allowing you to
find easily a file.
* There is a print command that allows you to print the
list of saved volumes and the result of a search, completly
or partly.
* You can launch an application or open a document directly
>From Catalogue. For that, just double-click on the element
with the command key sunk (the Scriptable Finder has to be
installed).
I have tried to make a simple interface, allowing to know
in a quick look where you are.
For more information, look at the Help in the Apple menu.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/catalogue-201-jp.hqx; 83K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:16:06 -0700
From: (Highwater Designs R & D,GB,IDV)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Desktop Detective 1.0.0
Welcome to FBI's Desktop Detective! This stand-alone utility will
search for fingerprints on any of your images. Here's how:
If your image display software supports drag and drop, for example
Netscape:
* Drag the image from Netscape over the Desktop Detective window, and release
the mouse button.
Desktop Detective will search for a fingerprint, decoding what it finds.
Using copy (C) and paste (V) with any image display software:
* Display an image with your favourite image display software.
* Copy all or part of the image to the clipboard using C.
* In Desktop Detective, paste the image selection from the clipboard with V.
Your image will now be processed.
If your image is a JPEG or a PICT:
There are three other ways to open these files:
* Use drag-and-drop by dragging the image's icon onto Desktop Detective's icon
* Drop the image onto an open Desktop Detective window.
* You can also open the image from within Desktop Detective, using O.
Memory requirements:
The Desktop Detective will run with only 1000K of RAM, but it can only
process small images (about 500K). We therefore recommend using 7000K
for best performance.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/desktop-detective-100.hqx; 512K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:15:56 -0700
From: (Stefano Daino)[email protected]
Subject: [*] DSoundPRO22: Sound editor w MIDI for MAC
D-SoundPRO is a professional sound editor. It is capable of managing AIFF sound
files and MIDI Dump Standard, and it permits very sophisticated sound
manipulations. Its features are:
- Load/Save AIFF mono/stereo 8/16 bits sound files up to 48 kHz
- Import sounds from 3 1/2 RolandR Samplers Disks (S50, S550, S330)
- MIDI DUMP STANDARD Input/Output
- YamahaR SY sample headers support
- Sophisticated and undoable sample edit & clipboard management
- Floating palettes for edit tools, loops monitoring, sample info.
- X-Fade looping algorithm with programmable window length
- Resample using interpolation
- Pitch conversion
- Normalization
- Complex sample extraction functions
- Zooms and visual tools
System requirements: System 7.1, SoundManager 3.1 and a MAC supporting 16 bits
audio.
Optional: MIDI interface and synth supporting MIDI Dump Standard, a MAC with
sound inputs.
D-SoundPRO is a program which is distributed as SHAREWARE. This version is
fully
operating. You are permitted to use it on a trial basis for up to 15 days. If
you wish to continue using this product beyond that period, you are expected to
pay a registration fee of $30.
You can distribute D-SoundPRO 2.2 on commercial CD-ROM if you include also this
readme file. You are kindly request to send me a free copy of your CD-ROM.
This is my E-Mail for informations, help and bugs report:
Stefano Daino
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/midi/d-sound-pro-22.hqx; 710K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:21:41 -0700
From: (Ben Crowell)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Ear Workout 3.0
Ear Workout is a program meant to help you improve your musical
hearing skills. It currently has six workouts:
- recognizing intervals
- recognizing chords
- singing intervals
- recognizing chord inversions
- recognizing chord functions
This is free software. Please do not disseminate it without the source
code and documentation.
Ben Crowell
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/ear-workout-30.hqx; 191K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:22:11 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Fallacy Tutorial Pro 3.1
Fallacy Tutorial Pro is a shareware SuperCardr Standalone application that
provides an introduction to informal fallacies (errors in reasoning) as well
as three quizzes on these fallacies.
The software has the following features:
-Fallacy Navigator: A means to quickly move from fallacy to fallacy.
-Fallacy Cards: These cards provide the definitions, common names, and
examples of various fallacies.
-Text Export:The contents of the fallacy cards can be exported as text files.
-Notes: A handy, "multipage" electronic notepad for taking notes on the
fallacies.
-Quiz Sets: Quizzes for testing how much the user has learned from the
tutorial. Includes hints as well as an explanation of the answers (both right
and wrong answers).
-Quiz Notes: A useful notepad for taking notes during the quiz. This notepad
has the capacity to export text.
-3D Graphic interface.
-Monitor(s) Control: The user can set the bit-depth of any attached monitors
(up to three) from B&W to Millions of colors (assuming the system supports
the desired number of colors). This feature also allows the user to alter the
way Fallacy Tutorial Pro handles memory and makes it possible to run Fallacy
Tutorial Pro on very limited systems by reducing the color bit-depth.
-Backdrops: The user can choose between having a black backdrop, a white
backdrop, or no backdrop. Backdrops are preferred by some users because they
prevent leaving the application by accidentally clicking outside of an active
window. They also add to the aesthetic value of the software by blocking out
the desktop and other windows which might clash visually.
-Online Help
Requirements
=============
Fallacy Tutorial Pro is optimized to run on just about any system running the
Mac OS, from 680x0 based Macs to the PowerMacs. It is distributed in fat
binary form, so it will run in native mode on all Mac OS computers. It does
require System 7.0 or newer as well as at least 2MB of RAM. Fallacy Tutorial
Pro looks best on systems that have 8-bit video (256 colors) or better, but
it is fully usable on grayscale and B&W systems.
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/fallacy-tutorial-pro-31.hqx; 1069K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:16:10 -0700
From: (Sterling Ledet)[email protected]
Subject: [*] FlightCheck 2.3 Demo
FlightCheck is an advanced preflighting tool for Macintosh-based prepress
facilities. FlightCheck is an AppleScript-compatible stand-alone
application which scans documents for potentially job-haulting faults and
offers ways to fix them. It preflights documents created by most versions
of QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Illustrator, Photoshop, and FreeHand. This
demonstration version can not save or print. A manual for the program is
available at our web site at http://www.ledet.com/markzware/.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/flight-check-23-demo.hqx; 602K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:23:55 -0700
From: (Bert Wynants)[email protected]
Subject: [*] HandyMan v1.4 - Control Strip Launching Module
HandyMan is a Control/Desktop/Extensions Strip Launching Module.
It is designed to allow quick and easy access to applications, Control Panels,
Desk Accessories, Folders and other documents stored on your Macintosh,
without having to navigate through several RFinder WindowsS or through a
multi-layered, hierarchical Apple menu.
It works by clicking on icons installed in a floating window, or dropping
documents onto them. This approach is much handier than aliases that are on
the desktop because the floating windows that contain the icons can never be
covered by windows. HandyMan also requires a lot less desktop space than the
same number of icons on the desktop.
Most important changes:
% Fixed problem of not properly removing R+S icon when unchecking RShow
Aliases FolderS and RShow Folder StructureS was off (Reported by Jeremy
Keens).
% Drops from documents from the module onto Finder applications work now.
% RAdd Row/ColumnS command added to Configuration menu.
% Introduced catalog files.
% TextLabels can go under the icons now. Shift select RShow TextLabelsS
(Request from Brett Borowski).
% Added Entry Tiling next to Icon Tiling.
% Added vertical Separator (by Chuck Chang original vertical was from Raymond
Carles).
% Dragged icon's can't no longer be dropped on itself.
And several more bugfixes...
see docs for full history.
Regards,
Bert
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/handy-man-14-strip.hqx; 271K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:24:26 -0700
From: (JEFF R Ellis)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Hyper Help II
"It's here! Hyper Help II the sequal to Hyper Help. In this stack you will
find advanced methods of scripting and other Hyper Card functions. This is
freeware if you have already paid for Hyper Help vice versa. Enjoy"
Please include this in your archive and your cd rom if you can. Thanks.
Nathan
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/hyper-help-2-hc.hqx; 36K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:22:18 -0700
From: (Mark Schneider)[email protected]
Subject: [*] MathFactics! Demo
MathFactics! Demo =A91996 mschnei@ by Mark Schneider
=46or those who still think it's important for students to learn
their math facts, this program is the best available. Complete
control over the two terms (ie., the top number is between
6 and 9 while the bottom is between -9 and 9), the time allotted
for each problem, etc. Missed problems are repeated at the end
until correct, and flashcards of missed probems can be printed
at the conclusion of the test. Students can input answers either
by keyboard or with the mouse.
More information at http://home.earthlink.net/~mschnei
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/math-factics-demo.hqx; 822K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:13:58 -0700
From: (Matt Kohner)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Mr. Metronome - A simple little metronome
Mr. Metronome is a simple metronome made in Macromedia Director. You can
adjust the rate, and that's about all for now. Many new features in
upcoming versions are planned.
The Mr. Metronome home page at http://www.mps.org/~mkohner/mr-metronome/
has more info on Mr. Metronome, its history, and its author.
You also can contact the author of Mr. Metronome at [email protected]
Copyright 1996 Matthew Kohner [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/mr-metronome-10.hqx; 727K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:25:19 -0700
From: (Tetsuya Mizutori)[email protected]
Subject: [*] NetCacheResolver 0.9d6 source
The package includes the source code of NetCacheResolver
application, written in C language with Code Warrior DR 8.
NetCacheResolver application program is also bundled
into the NetCacheBack package. So, you do not need to
download this package if you have NetCacheBack package
or you have little concern in Macintosh programming.
NetCacheResolver is a helper program to NetCacheBack,
which converts the 2.0's CCache log datatabe of
Netscape Navigator to that one of 1.1N's Cache log.
NetCacheResolver is an AppleScriptable application,
such as responding and directly sending back the
resolved records to NetCacheBack.
* Changes since 0.9d5, October 26, 1995
(1) Yesterday (oh, what is today?:-), I encountered an
Unidentified Field Object in the CCache log database. This
latent field, which I called "export", was an unexpected one,
though I think most users may not have suffered from it.
NetCacheResolver failed to resolve it properly. I fixed it.
Requires System 7.5 or later. Or, the scriptable Finder
and other Scripting Additions.
NetCacheResolver is a freeware program. You can distribute
it without any limitations nor permission.
See also:
http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~mizutori/sof ... talog.html
I wish you enjoy it!
Mizutori Tetsuya, RCAST, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/net-cache-resolver-09d6-c.hqx; 80K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:15:31 -0700
From: (Russell Clarke)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Play it Cool 1.4
Shareware $US 15
Play it Cool is a QuickTime movie player and simple editor. It is
accelerated for Power Mac, plays movies very smoothly and contains many
features not available in other movie players.
FEATURES:
- load movie into RAM and set monitor to best depth for smoother playback
- useful information displayed about movies
- real-time display of SMPTE time code, frame number and frames per
second
- ability to compress movies and pictures
- cut, copy, paste and the ability to add sound to movies
- creates self-playing Movie-Applications
- make movies playable on non-Macintosh computers
- movies can be played up to five times faster than normal, forwards or
in reverse
- printing
- preferences
REQUIRMENTS:
- 68020 or better
- hard disk
- 1 MB available RAM
- System 7.0 or later
- QuickTime 1.6 or later
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/mov/play-it-cool-14.hqx; 383K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:24:54 -0700
From: (MR A G D REGAN)[email protected]
Subject: [*] ProgressCDEF
Here is the Finder progress bar-type CDEF that I created originally
for the latest version of my program Biorhythms 5.5c but which I am
now distributing separately for the benefit of all.
=46eatures
=D7 Handles standard progress bar behaviour like in the Finder.
=D7 Handles the so-called 'barber's pole' effect, with mauve/grey
slashes, as seen in the Stuffit=81 range of programs and others.
=D7 Will draw the progress bar to match the colours from the 'Colours'
control panel.
=D7 Compatible with Greg Landweber's '~Aaron' system extension.
If you would like source code and a sample program mail me for details.
Andrew Regan
11th June 1996
Coventry, UK
E-Mail: [email protected] (preferred)
E-Mail: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/progress-cdef.hqx; 10K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:22:25 -0700
From: (Mark Schneider)[email protected]
Subject: [*] RampChamp Demo
RampChamp Demo =A91996 mschnei@ by Mark Schneider
Control numbered balls rolling down ramps and through trap doors
so they either fall in the correct order, or so their numbers
form the correct answer to a math problem.
Learn Order of Operations the fun way!
More information at http://home.earthlink.net/~mschnei
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/ramp-champ-demo.hqx; 930K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:24:20 -0700
From: (Helen & Paul Thow)[email protected]
Subject: [*] SafeDelete 1.2 - Secure file deletion
SafeDelete is a file deletion programme for any Macintosh running Sys7 or
above. AppleScriptable and recordable . Uses cryptographically secure
pseudorandom number generation and seven overwrites to achieve security.
SafeDelete is now a FAT application and has various user interface
improvements.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/safe-delete-12.hqx; 153K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:14:30 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] SING! 1.0
SING! is an application which allows you to use the voices of the Speech
Manager to "sing" according to your choice of words, pitch, and note
duration.
SING! requires system software 7.1 or later, and the Speech Manager
extension must be present in the Extensions Folder. Use of Speech
Manager version 1.4, Macintalk 3, and associated voices is highly
recommended. Other versions of Speech Manager may give unpredictable
results. If the following voices (among others) are available to
"SimpleText)", then the correct version is installed:
Kathy; Junior; Princess; Ralph; Zarvox
SING! may be included in CD compilations drawn from INFO-MAC
and UMICH archives as long as the program is unaltered and
the author is contacted first.
Kurt Kaufman
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sing-10.hqx; 443K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:22:32 -0700
From: (Mark Schneider)[email protected]
Subject: [*] SolidsWorkshop Demo
SolidsWorkshop Demo =A91996 mschnei@ by Mark Schneider
Enter the dimensions of a prism, pyramid, cylinder,
cone, or even a frustum. The slantheight, surface area, and
volume are computed, and a net pattern which folds into the
chosen size solid will be printed, glue tabs and all. Also
prints net patterns of platonic solids and cube puzzle pieces.
Even shows 3-D movies of solids viewable with 3-D glasses.
More information at http://home.earthlink.net/~mschnei
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/solids-workshop.hqx; 729K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:14:57 -0700
From: (Norman Franke)[email protected]
Subject: [*] SoundApp 2.0.3
I'm happy to announce the availability of SoundApp 2.0.3. SoundApp is the
premiere sound playback and conversion utility for the Macintosh. It is
suitable for use as a sound-playing helper application with any of the
popular WWW browsers, in addition to managing a collection of favorite
sound samples and stand-alone usage. SoundApp remains freeware, so you
may use it at no cost. Information regarding licensing the conversion
and playback routines can be found in the About Box documentation.
SoundApp 2.0 has been mailed to the popular "macgifts" list, and should
appear on Info-Mac and the University of Michigan's archive sites in a
few days. In addition, you can download it directly via the WWW from:
SoundApp 2.0.3 fixes the following problems:
* Corrected a length problem with some odd WAVE files,
* Dragging a file onto the SoundApp icon with a Play List open no longer
adds the file to the list,
* SoundApp now maintains looping and base note information when converting
between AIFF and 'snd ' resources, including System 7 sound files,
* MPEG playback now no longer causes jerky mouse movement,
* Closing the Status window via AppleScript no longer crashes.
SoundApp 2.0 requires the following:
* At least a 68020 or PowerPC-based Macintosh (sorry 68000 users!),
* System 7.0 or greater, and
* Sound Manager 3.1 or greater (3.1 can be obtained from Apple and 3.2
is included in System 7.5.3).
In addition, the following optional items are recommended:
* QuickTime 2.0 or greater for QuickTime support,
* The Drag Manager for drag and drop use in the Play Lists (part of
System 7.5 and later),
* A PowerPC-based Macintosh for MPEG support and better performance.
Please note, I have no plans to support System 6.x, 68000-based Macs,
MPEG on 680x0-based Macs or earlier versions of the Sound Manager,
sorry.
-Norman Franke (author)
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sound-app-203.hqx; 639K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:15:09 -0700
From: (Christopher Li)[email protected]
Subject: [*] SoundMachine 2.6.2J - Japanese Version
This is the Japanese version of the SoundMachine package.
SoundMachine is a sound file playing/manipulation application.
It can be used as a standalone application or as a helper application for
Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator.
SoundMachine sound support is restricted only to the more common sound
formats including:
AU mu-law (telephony companding)
AU A-law (telephony companding)
AU Linear 8bit and 16bit uncompressed
AIFF 8bit and 16bit uncompressed
AIFC mu-law (ULAW)
AIFC A-law (ALAW)
AIFC MACE3:1 8bit compression
AIFC MACE6:1 8bit compression
AIFC IMA4:1 16bit compression
Mac 'snd ' resources (in all formats supported by AIFF and AIFC
above)
Finder Sound Files (in all formats supported by AIFF and AIFC above)
WAVE 8bit and 16bit uncompressed
FSSD 8bit, mono uncompressed
The PrefRead() fatal Error bug in verion 2.6.1 has been fixed (I hope)
in version 2.6.2.
Version 2.6.1 fixes a bug with using the hack window on some 16 bit
sounds. The audio support has been slightly expanded to be
compatible with the format supported by ConvertMachine. Various
miscellaneous and cosmetic improvements.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sound-machine-262-jp.hqx; 461K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:23:37 -0700
From: (Evan Gross)[email protected]
Subject: [*] The DiskTools Collection v3.3.2
The DiskTools(tm) Collection are the latest versions of the Desk
Accessories formerly found in the BatteryPak, DiskTools Plus, File
Director and MacPak commercial products. These are the latest versions,
which fix some bugs and add some new features. THIS PRODUCT IS SHAREWARE,
$20US for new users, and $7US for DiskTools Plus, File Director or MacPak
owners. Proof of ownership must accompany upgrade payment.
New users may register online on CompuServe (GO SWREG), it's SWREG #7344.
v3.3.2 fixes a launching bug in the DiskTools DA, enhances searching in
Phone Pad, and improves performance on some PowerMacs.
Evan Gross
Rainmaker Research Inc.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/disk-tools-332-da.hqx; 454K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 23:04:10 -0700
From: [email protected] (TidBITS Editors)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#333/17-Jun-96
TidBITS#333/17-Jun-96
This TidBITS issue reports on the new preliminary injunction against the
Communication Decency Act, a new version of the LaserWriter driver, and a
new product - Claris Home Page. We also have articles about the importance
of a good index in technical books and utilities that generate the HTML for
colored text or background on a Web page. Rounding out the issue, we have
an article that looks as an Internet newcomer's reactions to large Web
search engines.
Topics:
MailBITS/17-Jun-96
CDA Challenge Upheld
The All-Important Index
Loma Prieta Finds a Home at Claris
Caught Between a Hexadecimal and a Hard Place
UberVista is Watching You!
[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-333.etx; 30K]
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 23:31:30 +0200
From: "Christian F. Buser"
Subject: 310 and PostScript (R)
[email protected] (Michael Kremer) wrote:
> Is there anyway to get a LaserWriter 310 to print PostScript files
> from PageMaker 5.0 which seems to require the 8.+ driver, which in turn
> requires AppleTalk.
Using a LW 310 together with PageMaker is one of the most effective ways
to spend your day
) . Yes, I can lough now, but about a year and a half
ago we had exactly this problem. We made a monthly 16-page publication in
PageMaker (on a Quadra 650, with lots of RAM). When we wanted to print the
proofs for reading, one page took 30 minutes or even longer, so you spent
the whole working day (8 hours) just to print 1 single copy!
The LW 310 was upgraded with as much RAM as it could handle.
I contacted Aldus/Adobe support and they confirmed that they know about
the problem, but they don't intend to do anything on their side. Finally
we got rid of the LW 310 and replaced it by a second-hand Personal LW NT,
which performs beautifully.
What I did not try then (but you could do): produce a PS file from your
publication and send it to the printer using a PS downloader, such as
DropPS from Adobe. Don't know if it works without AppleTalk, but it's
worth a try, I think.
Good luck, Christian.
Christian F. Buser -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser/cbuser.html
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 19:04:58 +0200
From: Bo Bjulen
Subject: [A] Problems with 7.5.3 and TCP/IP
Jens Eickhoff wrote in Info-Mac Digest #147:
-> I made the mistake to upgrade to 7.5.3, or to try at least and after a
> complete crash during installation of PowerTalk and 4 hours of
> reconfiguring (since I had no 7.5.1.cd at hand to reinstall) I now have the
> following questions:(Poer Mac 7100/60)
>
> I installed a naked 7.5.1 and then upgraded to 7.5.3 with a CD with the
> apple disk images on it.
The installer that updated to 7.5.3 (System Update 2.0) put (if all
went well...) a folder at the root level of your startup disk
called "Apple Extras". There you'll find a Network Software
Selector. Run it and choose Open Transport. This will make the new
networking apps visible and the old ones invisible. When you're
satisfied that all works well, I'd suggest that you delete these
invisible files but as long as they're there you can switch back to
"Classic Networking" i.e., MacTCP and the old AppleTalk.
Bo
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 96 09:03:25 -0400
From: Romulo Romero
Subject: [A] Where can I buy Civ I for the Mac?
I bought Civ I 2 weeks ago from Cyberian Outpost.
Here is the ordering info:
10556 Civilization.................... Macintosh 3.5 $24.95
Check out http://www.cybout.com/html/quickfind.html
They seem to be shipping v 1.1.2.
On the other hand, about Civ II, start writing those letters!
Cheers.
Romulo Romero
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 11:03:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: Paul Koch
Subject: Another Common Platform
True story from a Novell NetWare SysOp:
Caller:
"Hello, is this Tech Support?"
Tech Rep:
"Yes, it is. How may I help you?"
Caller:
"The cup holder on my PC is broken and I am within my
warranty period. How do I go about getting that fixed?"
Tech Rep:
"I'm sorry, but did you say a cup holder?"
Caller:
"Yes, it's attached to the front of my computer."
Tech Rep:
"Please excuse me if I seem a bit stumped, it's because
I am. Did you receive this as part of a promotional,at a
trade show? How did you get this cup holder? Does it
have any trademark on it?"
Caller:
"It came with my computer, I don't know anything about a
promotional. It just has '4X' on it."
At this point the Tech Rep had to mute the caller, because
he could not stand it. The caller had been using the load
drawer of the CD-ROM drive as a cup holder, and snapped
it off the drive.
***********************************************************
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 01:32:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: Ciula - Romanian font
Paul Hodor wrote:
> The enclosed font Ciula was specifically designed to provide ease of
> typing of Romanian text.[...] Technically, the remapping was simply
> achieved by substituting the Romanian characters for the rarely used
> "k", "q", "w", and "y". These four latter characters were moved to
> decimal codes above 127, still allowing them to be typed using modifier
> keys.
Andreas Prilop replied:
> This is absolutely silly! This guy has no idea of fonts and character
> encoding! The font is useless and incompatible with the Romanian system.
> Check out
>
> to learn about the encoding of Romanian characters on the Macintosh.
Here's my two bits' worth on the subject.
Andreas' discourteous suggestion is all very well -- if one is using the
Romanian version of the Mac OS. But the Romanian OS isn't available in
North America; it has to be ordered from Germany or Romania, which, as I
know from personal experience, is a real pain in the neck, in addition
to being fairly expensive. Moreover, using a US applications with non-US
systems is a potential source of conflicts, and I avoid it whenever
possible. A font encoded according to Apple's MacOS Romanian tables
wouldn't be useful, by itself, for typing text in Romanian on a Mac
running the US version of the system.
On the other hand, Paul's solution isn't good either. It moves characters
>From low (0-127) to high (128-255) ASCII, which means it can only
be used on Romanian text; it will scramble anything else. It's also not
compatible with Apple's encoding, which might or might not be a problem.
(Keep in mind that although Macs were used in DTP in Romania since 1990,
it was only last year that Apple finally released a Romanian version of
the Mac OS.)
What to do then? My solution to the problem consisted in combining a
Romanian font (encoded according to Apple's tables) with a customized
(via ResEdit) keyboard layout, wherein characters seldom used in
Romanian, e.g. "q", were moved to option-key combinations, and replaced
with diacriticals, e.g. a-breve. This solution allowed me to use the
same font for both English and Romanian text, maintain compatibility
with Apple's encoding, and to touch-type Romanian on a US keyboard, with
a US version of the OS. Switching from the Romanian layout to the US
layout is quick and simple (cmd-opt-spbar); and a slight modification in
the itlc resource causes a little flag to appear in the menu bar,
indicating which layout is currently in use.
Florin
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 23:31:50 +0200
From: "Christian F. Buser"
Subject: Converting MS Excel 5 PC files -> Mac (R)
"David C. Phelan" wrote:
> I have several Microsoft Excel 5 files (for the PC) that I need to read.
> I don't have Excel, but I do have ClarisWorks, MS Word 5.1a, and MS Works.
> None of the above will read the file. (Yes, it has the correct type &
> creator codes)
I am not an expert for Microsoft products, but isn't there a possibility
to insert an Excel file in a word document? If so, this would probably
the way to go...
Good luck, Christian.
Christian F. Buser -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser/cbuser.html
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 21:49:40 -0500
From: [email protected] (Karl R. Wurst) (by way of [email protected] (Karl
R. Wurst))
Subject: Direct connect Mac to Sparc for Slip/PPP?
I would like to make a direct connection from a Macintosh serial port to the
serial port of a Sparc in the same room. My plan is to run a SLIP/PPP server
emulation program on the Sparc and a PPP client on the Mac. How should this
wired? I've tried a straight serial cable with a couple of different null
modem configurations, but it doesn't seem to work correctly. I can make a
terminal connnection, by my PPP client (FreePPP 2.5a) complains that the
connection is not stable. I suspect that I do not have the correct wiring
of the handshaking pins. I would appreciate any help that anyone can give me.
Karl R. Wurst [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 06:43:56 -0500
From: [email protected] (Tristan Meisters)
Subject: Fax software
Hello All ! I was wondering if anyone on here might be able to point me
towards a good set of faxing software so that I can fax off my desktop . I
the past I have been using a program called MacComcenter which came with my
modem , but I have not been able to get it to run since I upgraded to 7.5.3
so I am looking for other alternatives . Is there any freeware or shareware
faxing software on the net that you would recommend ? Does Apple make any
faxing software ? Thanks in advance for any help that you can give me , it
is much appreciated .
cheers Tristan
Tristan Meisters
mailto:[email protected]
One man with a conviction is worth ninety nine who only have an interest.
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 12:28:53 -0700
From: Buzz Bennetts
Subject: FreePPP 2.5 Modem Off?
Does anyone know how to find the FreePPP 2.5 INIT string to place an M0 =
(second character is zero) at the end so I don=B9t have to listen to the =
speaker on my Global Village Teleport Platinum? =
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Buzz Bennetts
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 96 9:09:46 CEST
From: Monica Palermo
Subject: Help Need Crossword Software!
Help! I'm a graphic designer and my next work is a book puzzle.I'm looking
for a mac software to make crosswords. If you know one please let me
know.Thank you very much I will appreciate. Answer to my e-mail
[email protected] Bye Monica
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 14:59:34 -0700
From: [email protected] (David L. Ellis)
Subject: ISDN for Mac
On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, "H. Schlichter"
wrote:
>Does anybody of any reasonable priced ISDN product for the PowerMac
>6100/60 (no PCI as well as no NuBus). In Germany dealers quote prices
>between $600 and $1000 for a ISDN Box. For the PC ISDN cards cost between
>$100 and $200.
You should look into the Farallon Netopia ISDN Modem. They have a Web site
where you can order the ISDN adapter, which is only US$349, over the
internet. Farallon has a very good reputation, although I have not used
this device personally. The URL for the web page is:
http://www.farallon.com/www/Banners_and ... nner1.html
You could also consider getting the Motorolla BitSURFER Pro ISDN Modem,
which is available for the Mac for US$380 from MacMall. You can also order
via the Web at their web site:
http://www.macmall.com/web3/MacMall/MMMainPage.html
Good Luck,
David L. Ellis
Western Washington University
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 96 10:16:34 -0500
From: chaz
Subject: ISDN for Mac
>Does anybody of any reasonable priced ISDN product for the PowerMac
>6100/60 (no PCI as well as no NuBus). In Germany dealers quote prices
>between $600 and $1000 for a ISDN Box. For the PC ISDN cards cost between
>$100 and $200.
Take a look at the Farallon Netopia ISDN "modem". The US price is $349.
http://www.farallon.com/
chazl
06.20.96
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------------------------------
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 14:07:20 +1000
From: [email protected] (G. Paul Savage)
Subject: Load Segment Error -- help
I get a system crash with a bomb dialog box saying "Load Segment Error"
immediately after the last control panel loads at startup. If I then
restart with extensions off (shift key) there's no problem and then if I
restart (extensions on) again there is usually no problem again. Any time I
load a new extension I get the same bomb. Any clues? What is a "Load
Segment Error" anyhow? Thanks for any help.
Paul
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 96 11:14:34 +0200
From: Phil Hudson
Subject: NetWare, MS Mail & Mac
Does anyone have any experiences they would care to share with me in
introducing a Mac MS Mail client to an existing NetWare-based PC-only MS
Mail server? TIA.
-- Phil Hudson -- I.T. Consultant -- [email protected] --
-- -- http://www.wp.com/hudson23/home.html --
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 23:31:35 +0200
From: "Christian F. Buser"
Subject: parking a hard drive?
Jeff Hanbury wrote:
> I have an external HD on my Mac, and another on my old Atari ST.
> Before turning off the Atari, I've been told to run a small utility to
> park the head on the external HD. Does my LC575 do this for me at
> shutdown? Do I need to wait for the LC to switch itself off before I
> switch off the HD? This would be a pain, since my LC scans for viri
> (?) before turning itself off.
I remember this procedure of parking a HD from my first 30 meg drive
(wow, what a size!) which I used with the Mac Plus. There was a small
application which needed to be run before switching off the drive.
But today, this is obsolete. I think all drives which still work have
some system built in to move the heads to a safe place/position when
they are switched off. Don't ask me how this is done exactly.
Best wishes, Christian.
Christian F. Buser -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser/cbuser.html
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 20:03:38 -0400
From: [email protected] (Barry Kirsch)
Subject: Power-up Problem w/ PowerWave 604/132
Lately I have been having trouble getting my PowerWave 604/132 to power-up.
When I press the power key on the keyboard, the power light turns on on
the PowerWave but I get no chime and nothing spins up. I seem to be able
to power-up if my modem is not connected.
I used a different modem and different cable and still could not power-up.
Sometimes, when I use Config PPP, and click on the Open button, the machine
shuts down (windows close automatically). Is this a symptom of low power
to the main board? It powers-up when I have my MIDI interface connected to
the same port (modem), but not when I switch it to a modem.
Has anyone else had similar problems? Any advice would be appreciated. I
called PowerComputing, but they weren't much help.
TIA,
Barry Kirsch
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 11:15:01 -0300
From: Fernan Aguero
Subject: Put Away + Hacking the Finder
I've been having trouble trying to eject floppies via the 'put away'
shortcut (command+Y). If i go to the file menu i can eject them without
problem, but whenever i try the shortcut all i get is a switch between
the selected objects in my desktop (ie, the floppy disk becomes
unselected and one of the items in the dektop or the active window
becomes highlighted instead). After trying pressing various keys
together i found that instead of the normal command+Y shortcut a
option-command-Y shortcut is needed to eject the disk, but the file menu
shows a cmd-Y shortcut associated with the Put Away command.
Is this normal? I mean, has this escaped the people at Apple? or is it
only with my system? If i want to correct it, what am i supposed to do
with ResEdit to change it, i mean i'm not an expert...
Thanks Folks
Power Mac 7200
system 7.5.3 revision 2
16 MB RAM
2) about a message posted in one of the lasts digests, talking about
hacking the Finder to include an empty trash shortcut, what is supposed
to be better: hacking the finder or enabling the features apple put in
the Finder in 7.5.3?
Thanks again.
--
_______________
Lic. Fernan Aguero
e-mail: [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 16:16:35 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: RAM Doubler doesn't work properly with quadra 605 and sys 7.5?
I have installed RAM Doubler in my quadra 605 with System 7.5, it doesn't
support the 32 bits selection.
Does anybody knows Why its happening this at my computer?
(Sorry for my English)
Thank you.
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: 20 Jun 96 06:00:37 EDT
From: Chris Parker
Subject: Reno CD-ROM Drive
I'm running an external Reno CD-ROM drive on my PPC Duo. The CD-ROM is
using FWB's bundled CD-ROM Toolkit control panel, version 1.09.
The problem is that every few minutes the computer tries to access the
CD-ROM, and if the drive it empty, puts up an error message along the
lines of "Your CD-ROM takes a long time to respond...". This dialog has
to be acknowledged, which hangs any on-line session in progress.
I can get around the problem by always keeping a CD in the drive, and FWB
have recommended that I upgrade to a later version of their software.
However, I'd rather revert to the Apple's original CD software, but I
can't get it to work. Even if I load just the system software (7.5.3 rev
2), CDs will not mount, so I don't think it's a conflict problem.
Any advice would be gratefully received!
Regards,
Chris
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 23:31:56 +0200
From: "Christian F. Buser"
Subject: SCSI-chains (R)
[email protected] (Marcel Aussendorf) wrote
>I wonder if it's possible with some utility to connect my Powerbook, my
>Zip-drive and my LC in one SCSI-chain. I'm not really a SCSI-expert, but I
>understand I have to confront the problem of conflicting SCSI-numbers.
Your Powerbook must be in "SCSI disk mode" and the Id be set to a number
different from all others on the chain. That way you can use the Powerbook
as an external drive to your desktop computer.
Your Powerbook can however not "control" the chain - it=B4's a bad idea
to have 2 "hosts" on the same chain, and as far as I know there is no
way to use a desktop system in "SCSI disk mode".
You can set the Id your PB uses when in SCSI disk mode via the Powerbook
control panel.
Best wishes, Christian
Christian F. Buser -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser/cbuser.html
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 11:06:39 -0500 (EST)
From: SPY
Subject: System 7.5.3 Revision 2?
In a previous article, 'Wayne C. Morris' wrote:
->
->>I'm a neophyte PowerMac 7200 user (I've had this baby about 3 months) and
->>somehow I've *already* managed to corrupt my system software. This
->>PowerMac came with system 7.5.2 and I upgraded to 7.5.3. Apple techsupport
->>ran through disk repair with me but I'm still bombing (System 11) in Eudora
->>and Netscape.
->>I'm using Open Transport 1.1 and FreePPP 1.0.5.
->>
->>Is this your story?
->>
->>I've sent away for the Revision 2 CD (yes, I'm a wimp; didn't want to
->>download this one) and would like ANY and ALL opinions from PowerMac users
->>who have installed the revision. DOES IT WORK? OR will this further
->>complicate matters? Should I throw up my hands (or, just *throw up*) and
->>do a clean install of 7.5.2?
->
->
I have a PMac 9500/120 with an IBM 1 Gig drive. I installed the
revision a week ago and since then the IBM drive has been acting wierd. It
sometime would now mount and then yesterday night the drive just died. The
drive was completely fine before the revision and now I lost 800 MB. APS
powertools said that the driver was missing and I couldn't install another
driver for some reason so the only way to get the drive to work again was
to refromat it.
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 20:13:31 +0700
From: Franck Raoul-Duval
Subject: unable to duplicate files
We have a MAJOR problem: on our HD, most of our files show the
following wording: " the file cannot be copied because of copy
protection" when we try to duplicate or move them to another disk.
It does not matter what application they were created with ( all
legitimate purchases), even simple text files...
It means we cannot back up anything !!!
Another strange thing: in the "general controls", we cannot mark/unmark
"protect the system folder/applications folder". The option is simplyy
not there.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
In 10 years of Mac, and running 12 machines right now, I have never
seen this.
F. Raoul-Duval
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 15:51:26 -0000
From: [email protected] (Nicola Evoli)
Subject: VISIONEER PaperPort Vx
To ALL.
I have an Apple Mac LC with 10 Mb RAM and 80 Mb HD. Personal Laserwriter
NT, US ROBOTICS modem 28.8. System 7.0. Main Software installed: File Maker
Pro, Word 5.0, Excel 4.0, MCC fax/modem software -incl. QuickView-, Eudora,
Netscape 2.0 Navigator.
Until now no major problem.
I have recently purchased a scanner type Visioneer PaperPort Vx. The
software has been installed successfully. Together with the scanner
software I was given also Cardscan (business card scanner-organizer
software).
Since I purchased this scanner I register the following problems:
a) I cannot use a data switch-box. By using the switchbox I can use the
printer but not the scanner (the system reports no connection with this
unit). I made several attempts and many double checks: no result. I wonder
if I have other options to experiment in order not to change the
connections manually.
b) Generally I have repeated system crashes. I did my checks by using
Norton Utilities (Disk Doctor) and the First Aid Kit provided by Apple.
Everything seems to be OK. I wonder if I have some conflicts within the
system (although the scanner and the PaperPort are off). Very often the
systems refuse to open applications because of no memory available (but
this cannot be).
c) With Paper Port ON, I notice extreme difficulty to scan at higher
resolutions (almost impossible) and also to link to Fax, Word, Excel,
Cardscan
d) Cardscan cannot work because of lack of memory (absurd).
I tried to post a message to the Visioneer WWW site but with no reply until
now. And I really hope to find someone of you who unfortuantely had the
same or similar experience in order to find out a good solution.
Thank you in advance and best regards.
NICOLA EVOLI
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 20:40:48 -0400
From: Dave Cooper
Subject: Works 3.0 filter for Quark Xpress
Hello all!
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a MS Works
3.0 filter for Quark Xpress? Currently our client is saving her
document to Works 2 format from Works 3 and then importing it. Lately
they have been having a problem where only a portion of the text that
is being imported is appearing in Quark. We would like to try a direct
3.0 filter as one potential solution. If anyone knows of such an
animal or has any ideas on how to solve the problem, please e-mail me
at >>[email protected].
Thank you very much,
Dave Cooper
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Info-Mac Digest Thu, 20 Jun 96 Volume 14 : Issue 150
Today's Topics:
[*] Binary Pump 2.15
[*] Catalogue 2.0.1J - Japanese Version
[*] Desktop Detective 1.0.0
[*] DSoundPRO22: Sound editor w MIDI for MAC
[*] Ear Workout 3.0
[*] Fallacy Tutorial Pro 3.1
[*] FlightCheck 2.3 Demo
[*] HandyMan v1.4 - Control Strip Launching Module
[*] Hyper Help II
[*] MathFactics! Demo
[*] Mr. Metronome - A simple little metronome
[*] NetCacheResolver 0.9d6 source
[*] Play it Cool 1.4
[*] ProgressCDEF
[*] RampChamp Demo
[*] SafeDelete 1.2 - Secure file deletion
[*] SING! 1.0
[*] SolidsWorkshop Demo
[*] SoundApp 2.0.3
[*] SoundMachine 2.6.2J - Japanese Version
[*] The DiskTools Collection v3.3.2
[*] TidBITS#333/17-Jun-96
310 and PostScript (R)
[A] Problems with 7.5.3 and TCP/IP
[A] Where can I buy Civ I for the Mac?
Another Common Platform
Ciula - Romanian font
Converting MS Excel 5 PC files -> Mac (R)
Direct connect Mac to Sparc for Slip/PPP?
Fax software
FreePPP 2.5 Modem Off?
Help Need Crossword Software!
ISDN for Mac (2 msgs)
Load Segment Error -- help
NetWare, MS Mail & Mac
parking a hard drive?
Power-up Problem w/ PowerWave 604/132
Put Away + Hacking the Finder
RAM Doubler doesn't work properly with quadra 605 and sys 7.5?
Reno CD-ROM Drive
SCSI-chains (R)
System 7.5.3 Revision 2?
unable to duplicate files
VISIONEER PaperPort Vx
Works 3.0 filter for Quark Xpress
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:22:40 -0700
From: (Eric Shieh)
Subject: [*] Binary Pump 2.15
Binary pump is a file organization tool which acts as an agent,
moving files to folders based upon rules. For example, it can
move all files of types "JPEG" to a folder called "Pictures".
In addition to folders, Binary Pump can also send files to applications
or outright delete them.
In addition, Binary Pump includes file identification features which
utilize both binary tags and file name extentions to identify files.
It can also decode MacBinary II files.
Binary Pump also includes utilities for accessing deeply nested
folders/apps without the mess of aliases all over the desktop.
The archive contains a comprehensive User's Guide in MS Word
format, containing an Index, Table of Contents, Pictures, and more.
Binary Pump is a Fat-Binary.
Shareware: $20
Changes in version 2.15
---------------------------
--Rules update speed greatly improved
--no longer scans invisible files
--raised minimum memory limit to 400K
--68K versions compiled for 68020
--Updated to morefiles 1.4.2
--Compiled in CW/9
--a few other minor bug fixes
Eric
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/binary-pump-215.hqx; 554K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:23:08 -0700
From: (Christopher Li)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Catalogue 2.0.1J - Japanese Version
This is the Japanese version of the Catalogue utility.
Catalogue 2.0.1 is a program allowing you to track all the
removable supports that can be mounted on the Mac. I have
written this program because I have not found one that was
easy to use.
Interesting Features
* When you introduce a volume in a driver, you can decide
what the program does:
- If the Ctrl key is sunk, you can rename the volume before
saving (very useful with pre-formatted volumes).
- If the Option key is sunk, the volume is ejected after
saving.
- If the Command key is sunk, Catalogue does nothing.
$B!&(J If a volume is already mounted when the program starts,
you don't have to go to the Finder to eject it. You can do
that from the program.
* The 'Open a catalog' command allows you to select a
directory. The program then looks in the directory and
shows the recognized files. This allows you to have many
directories, one for each kind of volume, and to open them
easily.
* The search command has a lot of criteria allowing you to
find easily a file.
* There is a print command that allows you to print the
list of saved volumes and the result of a search, completly
or partly.
* You can launch an application or open a document directly
>From Catalogue. For that, just double-click on the element
with the command key sunk (the Scriptable Finder has to be
installed).
I have tried to make a simple interface, allowing to know
in a quick look where you are.
For more information, look at the Help in the Apple menu.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/catalogue-201-jp.hqx; 83K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:16:06 -0700
From: (Highwater Designs R & D,GB,IDV)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Desktop Detective 1.0.0
Welcome to FBI's Desktop Detective! This stand-alone utility will
search for fingerprints on any of your images. Here's how:
If your image display software supports drag and drop, for example
Netscape:
* Drag the image from Netscape over the Desktop Detective window, and release
the mouse button.
Desktop Detective will search for a fingerprint, decoding what it finds.
Using copy (C) and paste (V) with any image display software:
* Display an image with your favourite image display software.
* Copy all or part of the image to the clipboard using C.
* In Desktop Detective, paste the image selection from the clipboard with V.
Your image will now be processed.
If your image is a JPEG or a PICT:
There are three other ways to open these files:
* Use drag-and-drop by dragging the image's icon onto Desktop Detective's icon
* Drop the image onto an open Desktop Detective window.
* You can also open the image from within Desktop Detective, using O.
Memory requirements:
The Desktop Detective will run with only 1000K of RAM, but it can only
process small images (about 500K). We therefore recommend using 7000K
for best performance.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/desktop-detective-100.hqx; 512K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:15:56 -0700
From: (Stefano Daino)[email protected]
Subject: [*] DSoundPRO22: Sound editor w MIDI for MAC
D-SoundPRO is a professional sound editor. It is capable of managing AIFF sound
files and MIDI Dump Standard, and it permits very sophisticated sound
manipulations. Its features are:
- Load/Save AIFF mono/stereo 8/16 bits sound files up to 48 kHz
- Import sounds from 3 1/2 RolandR Samplers Disks (S50, S550, S330)
- MIDI DUMP STANDARD Input/Output
- YamahaR SY sample headers support
- Sophisticated and undoable sample edit & clipboard management
- Floating palettes for edit tools, loops monitoring, sample info.
- X-Fade looping algorithm with programmable window length
- Resample using interpolation
- Pitch conversion
- Normalization
- Complex sample extraction functions
- Zooms and visual tools
System requirements: System 7.1, SoundManager 3.1 and a MAC supporting 16 bits
audio.
Optional: MIDI interface and synth supporting MIDI Dump Standard, a MAC with
sound inputs.
D-SoundPRO is a program which is distributed as SHAREWARE. This version is
fully
operating. You are permitted to use it on a trial basis for up to 15 days. If
you wish to continue using this product beyond that period, you are expected to
pay a registration fee of $30.
You can distribute D-SoundPRO 2.2 on commercial CD-ROM if you include also this
readme file. You are kindly request to send me a free copy of your CD-ROM.
This is my E-Mail for informations, help and bugs report:
Stefano Daino
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/midi/d-sound-pro-22.hqx; 710K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:21:41 -0700
From: (Ben Crowell)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Ear Workout 3.0
Ear Workout is a program meant to help you improve your musical
hearing skills. It currently has six workouts:
- recognizing intervals
- recognizing chords
- singing intervals
- recognizing chord inversions
- recognizing chord functions
This is free software. Please do not disseminate it without the source
code and documentation.
Ben Crowell
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/ear-workout-30.hqx; 191K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:22:11 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Fallacy Tutorial Pro 3.1
Fallacy Tutorial Pro is a shareware SuperCardr Standalone application that
provides an introduction to informal fallacies (errors in reasoning) as well
as three quizzes on these fallacies.
The software has the following features:
-Fallacy Navigator: A means to quickly move from fallacy to fallacy.
-Fallacy Cards: These cards provide the definitions, common names, and
examples of various fallacies.
-Text Export:The contents of the fallacy cards can be exported as text files.
-Notes: A handy, "multipage" electronic notepad for taking notes on the
fallacies.
-Quiz Sets: Quizzes for testing how much the user has learned from the
tutorial. Includes hints as well as an explanation of the answers (both right
and wrong answers).
-Quiz Notes: A useful notepad for taking notes during the quiz. This notepad
has the capacity to export text.
-3D Graphic interface.
-Monitor(s) Control: The user can set the bit-depth of any attached monitors
(up to three) from B&W to Millions of colors (assuming the system supports
the desired number of colors). This feature also allows the user to alter the
way Fallacy Tutorial Pro handles memory and makes it possible to run Fallacy
Tutorial Pro on very limited systems by reducing the color bit-depth.
-Backdrops: The user can choose between having a black backdrop, a white
backdrop, or no backdrop. Backdrops are preferred by some users because they
prevent leaving the application by accidentally clicking outside of an active
window. They also add to the aesthetic value of the software by blocking out
the desktop and other windows which might clash visually.
-Online Help
Requirements
=============
Fallacy Tutorial Pro is optimized to run on just about any system running the
Mac OS, from 680x0 based Macs to the PowerMacs. It is distributed in fat
binary form, so it will run in native mode on all Mac OS computers. It does
require System 7.0 or newer as well as at least 2MB of RAM. Fallacy Tutorial
Pro looks best on systems that have 8-bit video (256 colors) or better, but
it is fully usable on grayscale and B&W systems.
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/fallacy-tutorial-pro-31.hqx; 1069K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:16:10 -0700
From: (Sterling Ledet)[email protected]
Subject: [*] FlightCheck 2.3 Demo
FlightCheck is an advanced preflighting tool for Macintosh-based prepress
facilities. FlightCheck is an AppleScript-compatible stand-alone
application which scans documents for potentially job-haulting faults and
offers ways to fix them. It preflights documents created by most versions
of QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Illustrator, Photoshop, and FreeHand. This
demonstration version can not save or print. A manual for the program is
available at our web site at http://www.ledet.com/markzware/.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/flight-check-23-demo.hqx; 602K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:23:55 -0700
From: (Bert Wynants)[email protected]
Subject: [*] HandyMan v1.4 - Control Strip Launching Module
HandyMan is a Control/Desktop/Extensions Strip Launching Module.
It is designed to allow quick and easy access to applications, Control Panels,
Desk Accessories, Folders and other documents stored on your Macintosh,
without having to navigate through several RFinder WindowsS or through a
multi-layered, hierarchical Apple menu.
It works by clicking on icons installed in a floating window, or dropping
documents onto them. This approach is much handier than aliases that are on
the desktop because the floating windows that contain the icons can never be
covered by windows. HandyMan also requires a lot less desktop space than the
same number of icons on the desktop.
Most important changes:
% Fixed problem of not properly removing R+S icon when unchecking RShow
Aliases FolderS and RShow Folder StructureS was off (Reported by Jeremy
Keens).
% Drops from documents from the module onto Finder applications work now.
% RAdd Row/ColumnS command added to Configuration menu.
% Introduced catalog files.
% TextLabels can go under the icons now. Shift select RShow TextLabelsS
(Request from Brett Borowski).
% Added Entry Tiling next to Icon Tiling.
% Added vertical Separator (by Chuck Chang original vertical was from Raymond
Carles).
% Dragged icon's can't no longer be dropped on itself.
And several more bugfixes...
see docs for full history.
Regards,
Bert
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/handy-man-14-strip.hqx; 271K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:24:26 -0700
From: (JEFF R Ellis)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Hyper Help II
"It's here! Hyper Help II the sequal to Hyper Help. In this stack you will
find advanced methods of scripting and other Hyper Card functions. This is
freeware if you have already paid for Hyper Help vice versa. Enjoy"
Please include this in your archive and your cd rom if you can. Thanks.
Nathan
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/hyper-help-2-hc.hqx; 36K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:22:18 -0700
From: (Mark Schneider)[email protected]
Subject: [*] MathFactics! Demo
MathFactics! Demo =A91996 mschnei@ by Mark Schneider
=46or those who still think it's important for students to learn
their math facts, this program is the best available. Complete
control over the two terms (ie., the top number is between
6 and 9 while the bottom is between -9 and 9), the time allotted
for each problem, etc. Missed problems are repeated at the end
until correct, and flashcards of missed probems can be printed
at the conclusion of the test. Students can input answers either
by keyboard or with the mouse.
More information at http://home.earthlink.net/~mschnei
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/math-factics-demo.hqx; 822K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:13:58 -0700
From: (Matt Kohner)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Mr. Metronome - A simple little metronome
Mr. Metronome is a simple metronome made in Macromedia Director. You can
adjust the rate, and that's about all for now. Many new features in
upcoming versions are planned.
The Mr. Metronome home page at http://www.mps.org/~mkohner/mr-metronome/
has more info on Mr. Metronome, its history, and its author.
You also can contact the author of Mr. Metronome at [email protected]
Copyright 1996 Matthew Kohner [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/mr-metronome-10.hqx; 727K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:25:19 -0700
From: (Tetsuya Mizutori)[email protected]
Subject: [*] NetCacheResolver 0.9d6 source
The package includes the source code of NetCacheResolver
application, written in C language with Code Warrior DR 8.
NetCacheResolver application program is also bundled
into the NetCacheBack package. So, you do not need to
download this package if you have NetCacheBack package
or you have little concern in Macintosh programming.
NetCacheResolver is a helper program to NetCacheBack,
which converts the 2.0's CCache log datatabe of
Netscape Navigator to that one of 1.1N's Cache log.
NetCacheResolver is an AppleScriptable application,
such as responding and directly sending back the
resolved records to NetCacheBack.
* Changes since 0.9d5, October 26, 1995
(1) Yesterday (oh, what is today?:-), I encountered an
Unidentified Field Object in the CCache log database. This
latent field, which I called "export", was an unexpected one,
though I think most users may not have suffered from it.
NetCacheResolver failed to resolve it properly. I fixed it.
Requires System 7.5 or later. Or, the scriptable Finder
and other Scripting Additions.
NetCacheResolver is a freeware program. You can distribute
it without any limitations nor permission.
See also:
http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~mizutori/sof ... talog.html
I wish you enjoy it!
Mizutori Tetsuya, RCAST, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/net-cache-resolver-09d6-c.hqx; 80K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:15:31 -0700
From: (Russell Clarke)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Play it Cool 1.4
Shareware $US 15
Play it Cool is a QuickTime movie player and simple editor. It is
accelerated for Power Mac, plays movies very smoothly and contains many
features not available in other movie players.
FEATURES:
- load movie into RAM and set monitor to best depth for smoother playback
- useful information displayed about movies
- real-time display of SMPTE time code, frame number and frames per
second
- ability to compress movies and pictures
- cut, copy, paste and the ability to add sound to movies
- creates self-playing Movie-Applications
- make movies playable on non-Macintosh computers
- movies can be played up to five times faster than normal, forwards or
in reverse
- printing
- preferences
REQUIRMENTS:
- 68020 or better
- hard disk
- 1 MB available RAM
- System 7.0 or later
- QuickTime 1.6 or later
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/mov/play-it-cool-14.hqx; 383K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:24:54 -0700
From: (MR A G D REGAN)[email protected]
Subject: [*] ProgressCDEF
Here is the Finder progress bar-type CDEF that I created originally
for the latest version of my program Biorhythms 5.5c but which I am
now distributing separately for the benefit of all.
=46eatures
=D7 Handles standard progress bar behaviour like in the Finder.
=D7 Handles the so-called 'barber's pole' effect, with mauve/grey
slashes, as seen in the Stuffit=81 range of programs and others.
=D7 Will draw the progress bar to match the colours from the 'Colours'
control panel.
=D7 Compatible with Greg Landweber's '~Aaron' system extension.
If you would like source code and a sample program mail me for details.
Andrew Regan
11th June 1996
Coventry, UK
E-Mail: [email protected] (preferred)
E-Mail: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/progress-cdef.hqx; 10K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:22:25 -0700
From: (Mark Schneider)[email protected]
Subject: [*] RampChamp Demo
RampChamp Demo =A91996 mschnei@ by Mark Schneider
Control numbered balls rolling down ramps and through trap doors
so they either fall in the correct order, or so their numbers
form the correct answer to a math problem.
Learn Order of Operations the fun way!
More information at http://home.earthlink.net/~mschnei
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/ramp-champ-demo.hqx; 930K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:24:20 -0700
From: (Helen & Paul Thow)[email protected]
Subject: [*] SafeDelete 1.2 - Secure file deletion
SafeDelete is a file deletion programme for any Macintosh running Sys7 or
above. AppleScriptable and recordable . Uses cryptographically secure
pseudorandom number generation and seven overwrites to achieve security.
SafeDelete is now a FAT application and has various user interface
improvements.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/safe-delete-12.hqx; 153K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:14:30 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] SING! 1.0
SING! is an application which allows you to use the voices of the Speech
Manager to "sing" according to your choice of words, pitch, and note
duration.
SING! requires system software 7.1 or later, and the Speech Manager
extension must be present in the Extensions Folder. Use of Speech
Manager version 1.4, Macintalk 3, and associated voices is highly
recommended. Other versions of Speech Manager may give unpredictable
results. If the following voices (among others) are available to
"SimpleText)", then the correct version is installed:
Kathy; Junior; Princess; Ralph; Zarvox
SING! may be included in CD compilations drawn from INFO-MAC
and UMICH archives as long as the program is unaltered and
the author is contacted first.
Kurt Kaufman
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sing-10.hqx; 443K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:22:32 -0700
From: (Mark Schneider)[email protected]
Subject: [*] SolidsWorkshop Demo
SolidsWorkshop Demo =A91996 mschnei@ by Mark Schneider
Enter the dimensions of a prism, pyramid, cylinder,
cone, or even a frustum. The slantheight, surface area, and
volume are computed, and a net pattern which folds into the
chosen size solid will be printed, glue tabs and all. Also
prints net patterns of platonic solids and cube puzzle pieces.
Even shows 3-D movies of solids viewable with 3-D glasses.
More information at http://home.earthlink.net/~mschnei
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/solids-workshop.hqx; 729K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:14:57 -0700
From: (Norman Franke)[email protected]
Subject: [*] SoundApp 2.0.3
I'm happy to announce the availability of SoundApp 2.0.3. SoundApp is the
premiere sound playback and conversion utility for the Macintosh. It is
suitable for use as a sound-playing helper application with any of the
popular WWW browsers, in addition to managing a collection of favorite
sound samples and stand-alone usage. SoundApp remains freeware, so you
may use it at no cost. Information regarding licensing the conversion
and playback routines can be found in the About Box documentation.
SoundApp 2.0 has been mailed to the popular "macgifts" list, and should
appear on Info-Mac and the University of Michigan's archive sites in a
few days. In addition, you can download it directly via the WWW from:
SoundApp 2.0.3 fixes the following problems:
* Corrected a length problem with some odd WAVE files,
* Dragging a file onto the SoundApp icon with a Play List open no longer
adds the file to the list,
* SoundApp now maintains looping and base note information when converting
between AIFF and 'snd ' resources, including System 7 sound files,
* MPEG playback now no longer causes jerky mouse movement,
* Closing the Status window via AppleScript no longer crashes.
SoundApp 2.0 requires the following:
* At least a 68020 or PowerPC-based Macintosh (sorry 68000 users!),
* System 7.0 or greater, and
* Sound Manager 3.1 or greater (3.1 can be obtained from Apple and 3.2
is included in System 7.5.3).
In addition, the following optional items are recommended:
* QuickTime 2.0 or greater for QuickTime support,
* The Drag Manager for drag and drop use in the Play Lists (part of
System 7.5 and later),
* A PowerPC-based Macintosh for MPEG support and better performance.
Please note, I have no plans to support System 6.x, 68000-based Macs,
MPEG on 680x0-based Macs or earlier versions of the Sound Manager,
sorry.
-Norman Franke (author)
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sound-app-203.hqx; 639K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:15:09 -0700
From: (Christopher Li)[email protected]
Subject: [*] SoundMachine 2.6.2J - Japanese Version
This is the Japanese version of the SoundMachine package.
SoundMachine is a sound file playing/manipulation application.
It can be used as a standalone application or as a helper application for
Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator.
SoundMachine sound support is restricted only to the more common sound
formats including:
AU mu-law (telephony companding)
AU A-law (telephony companding)
AU Linear 8bit and 16bit uncompressed
AIFF 8bit and 16bit uncompressed
AIFC mu-law (ULAW)
AIFC A-law (ALAW)
AIFC MACE3:1 8bit compression
AIFC MACE6:1 8bit compression
AIFC IMA4:1 16bit compression
Mac 'snd ' resources (in all formats supported by AIFF and AIFC
above)
Finder Sound Files (in all formats supported by AIFF and AIFC above)
WAVE 8bit and 16bit uncompressed
FSSD 8bit, mono uncompressed
The PrefRead() fatal Error bug in verion 2.6.1 has been fixed (I hope)
in version 2.6.2.
Version 2.6.1 fixes a bug with using the hack window on some 16 bit
sounds. The audio support has been slightly expanded to be
compatible with the format supported by ConvertMachine. Various
miscellaneous and cosmetic improvements.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sound-machine-262-jp.hqx; 461K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:23:37 -0700
From: (Evan Gross)[email protected]
Subject: [*] The DiskTools Collection v3.3.2
The DiskTools(tm) Collection are the latest versions of the Desk
Accessories formerly found in the BatteryPak, DiskTools Plus, File
Director and MacPak commercial products. These are the latest versions,
which fix some bugs and add some new features. THIS PRODUCT IS SHAREWARE,
$20US for new users, and $7US for DiskTools Plus, File Director or MacPak
owners. Proof of ownership must accompany upgrade payment.
New users may register online on CompuServe (GO SWREG), it's SWREG #7344.
v3.3.2 fixes a launching bug in the DiskTools DA, enhances searching in
Phone Pad, and improves performance on some PowerMacs.
Evan Gross
Rainmaker Research Inc.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/disk-tools-332-da.hqx; 454K]
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 23:04:10 -0700
From: [email protected] (TidBITS Editors)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#333/17-Jun-96
TidBITS#333/17-Jun-96
This TidBITS issue reports on the new preliminary injunction against the
Communication Decency Act, a new version of the LaserWriter driver, and a
new product - Claris Home Page. We also have articles about the importance
of a good index in technical books and utilities that generate the HTML for
colored text or background on a Web page. Rounding out the issue, we have
an article that looks as an Internet newcomer's reactions to large Web
search engines.
Topics:
MailBITS/17-Jun-96
CDA Challenge Upheld
The All-Important Index
Loma Prieta Finds a Home at Claris
Caught Between a Hexadecimal and a Hard Place
UberVista is Watching You!
[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-333.etx; 30K]
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 23:31:30 +0200
From: "Christian F. Buser"
Subject: 310 and PostScript (R)
[email protected] (Michael Kremer) wrote:
> Is there anyway to get a LaserWriter 310 to print PostScript files
> from PageMaker 5.0 which seems to require the 8.+ driver, which in turn
> requires AppleTalk.
Using a LW 310 together with PageMaker is one of the most effective ways
to spend your day
) . Yes, I can lough now, but about a year and a halfago we had exactly this problem. We made a monthly 16-page publication in
PageMaker (on a Quadra 650, with lots of RAM). When we wanted to print the
proofs for reading, one page took 30 minutes or even longer, so you spent
the whole working day (8 hours) just to print 1 single copy!
The LW 310 was upgraded with as much RAM as it could handle.
I contacted Aldus/Adobe support and they confirmed that they know about
the problem, but they don't intend to do anything on their side. Finally
we got rid of the LW 310 and replaced it by a second-hand Personal LW NT,
which performs beautifully.
What I did not try then (but you could do): produce a PS file from your
publication and send it to the printer using a PS downloader, such as
DropPS from Adobe. Don't know if it works without AppleTalk, but it's
worth a try, I think.
Good luck, Christian.
Christian F. Buser -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser/cbuser.html
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 19:04:58 +0200
From: Bo Bjulen
Subject: [A] Problems with 7.5.3 and TCP/IP
Jens Eickhoff wrote in Info-Mac Digest #147:
-> I made the mistake to upgrade to 7.5.3, or to try at least and after a
> complete crash during installation of PowerTalk and 4 hours of
> reconfiguring (since I had no 7.5.1.cd at hand to reinstall) I now have the
> following questions:(Poer Mac 7100/60)
>
> I installed a naked 7.5.1 and then upgraded to 7.5.3 with a CD with the
> apple disk images on it.
The installer that updated to 7.5.3 (System Update 2.0) put (if all
went well...) a folder at the root level of your startup disk
called "Apple Extras". There you'll find a Network Software
Selector. Run it and choose Open Transport. This will make the new
networking apps visible and the old ones invisible. When you're
satisfied that all works well, I'd suggest that you delete these
invisible files but as long as they're there you can switch back to
"Classic Networking" i.e., MacTCP and the old AppleTalk.
Bo
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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 96 09:03:25 -0400
From: Romulo Romero
Subject: [A] Where can I buy Civ I for the Mac?
I bought Civ I 2 weeks ago from Cyberian Outpost.
Here is the ordering info:
10556 Civilization.................... Macintosh 3.5 $24.95
Check out http://www.cybout.com/html/quickfind.html
They seem to be shipping v 1.1.2.
On the other hand, about Civ II, start writing those letters!
Cheers.
Romulo Romero
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 11:03:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: Paul Koch
Subject: Another Common Platform
True story from a Novell NetWare SysOp:
Caller:
"Hello, is this Tech Support?"
Tech Rep:
"Yes, it is. How may I help you?"
Caller:
"The cup holder on my PC is broken and I am within my
warranty period. How do I go about getting that fixed?"
Tech Rep:
"I'm sorry, but did you say a cup holder?"
Caller:
"Yes, it's attached to the front of my computer."
Tech Rep:
"Please excuse me if I seem a bit stumped, it's because
I am. Did you receive this as part of a promotional,at a
trade show? How did you get this cup holder? Does it
have any trademark on it?"
Caller:
"It came with my computer, I don't know anything about a
promotional. It just has '4X' on it."
At this point the Tech Rep had to mute the caller, because
he could not stand it. The caller had been using the load
drawer of the CD-ROM drive as a cup holder, and snapped
it off the drive.
***********************************************************
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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 01:32:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (F. Neumann)
Subject: Ciula - Romanian font
Paul Hodor wrote:
> The enclosed font Ciula was specifically designed to provide ease of
> typing of Romanian text.[...] Technically, the remapping was simply
> achieved by substituting the Romanian characters for the rarely used
> "k", "q", "w", and "y". These four latter characters were moved to
> decimal codes above 127, still allowing them to be typed using modifier
> keys.
Andreas Prilop replied:
> This is absolutely silly! This guy has no idea of fonts and character
> encoding! The font is useless and incompatible with the Romanian system.
> Check out
>
> to learn about the encoding of Romanian characters on the Macintosh.
Here's my two bits' worth on the subject.
Andreas' discourteous suggestion is all very well -- if one is using the
Romanian version of the Mac OS. But the Romanian OS isn't available in
North America; it has to be ordered from Germany or Romania, which, as I
know from personal experience, is a real pain in the neck, in addition
to being fairly expensive. Moreover, using a US applications with non-US
systems is a potential source of conflicts, and I avoid it whenever
possible. A font encoded according to Apple's MacOS Romanian tables
wouldn't be useful, by itself, for typing text in Romanian on a Mac
running the US version of the system.
On the other hand, Paul's solution isn't good either. It moves characters
>From low (0-127) to high (128-255) ASCII, which means it can only
be used on Romanian text; it will scramble anything else. It's also not
compatible with Apple's encoding, which might or might not be a problem.
(Keep in mind that although Macs were used in DTP in Romania since 1990,
it was only last year that Apple finally released a Romanian version of
the Mac OS.)
What to do then? My solution to the problem consisted in combining a
Romanian font (encoded according to Apple's tables) with a customized
(via ResEdit) keyboard layout, wherein characters seldom used in
Romanian, e.g. "q", were moved to option-key combinations, and replaced
with diacriticals, e.g. a-breve. This solution allowed me to use the
same font for both English and Romanian text, maintain compatibility
with Apple's encoding, and to touch-type Romanian on a US keyboard, with
a US version of the OS. Switching from the Romanian layout to the US
layout is quick and simple (cmd-opt-spbar); and a slight modification in
the itlc resource causes a little flag to appear in the menu bar,
indicating which layout is currently in use.
Florin
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 23:31:50 +0200
From: "Christian F. Buser"
Subject: Converting MS Excel 5 PC files -> Mac (R)
"David C. Phelan" wrote:
> I have several Microsoft Excel 5 files (for the PC) that I need to read.
> I don't have Excel, but I do have ClarisWorks, MS Word 5.1a, and MS Works.
> None of the above will read the file. (Yes, it has the correct type &
> creator codes)
I am not an expert for Microsoft products, but isn't there a possibility
to insert an Excel file in a word document? If so, this would probably
the way to go...
Good luck, Christian.
Christian F. Buser -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser/cbuser.html
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Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 21:49:40 -0500
From: [email protected] (Karl R. Wurst) (by way of [email protected] (Karl
R. Wurst))
Subject: Direct connect Mac to Sparc for Slip/PPP?
I would like to make a direct connection from a Macintosh serial port to the
serial port of a Sparc in the same room. My plan is to run a SLIP/PPP server
emulation program on the Sparc and a PPP client on the Mac. How should this
wired? I've tried a straight serial cable with a couple of different null
modem configurations, but it doesn't seem to work correctly. I can make a
terminal connnection, by my PPP client (FreePPP 2.5a) complains that the
connection is not stable. I suspect that I do not have the correct wiring
of the handshaking pins. I would appreciate any help that anyone can give me.
Karl R. Wurst [email protected]
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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 06:43:56 -0500
From: [email protected] (Tristan Meisters)
Subject: Fax software
Hello All ! I was wondering if anyone on here might be able to point me
towards a good set of faxing software so that I can fax off my desktop . I
the past I have been using a program called MacComcenter which came with my
modem , but I have not been able to get it to run since I upgraded to 7.5.3
so I am looking for other alternatives . Is there any freeware or shareware
faxing software on the net that you would recommend ? Does Apple make any
faxing software ? Thanks in advance for any help that you can give me , it
is much appreciated .
cheers Tristan
Tristan Meisters
mailto:[email protected]
One man with a conviction is worth ninety nine who only have an interest.
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Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 12:28:53 -0700
From: Buzz Bennetts
Subject: FreePPP 2.5 Modem Off?
Does anyone know how to find the FreePPP 2.5 INIT string to place an M0 =
(second character is zero) at the end so I don=B9t have to listen to the =
speaker on my Global Village Teleport Platinum? =
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Buzz Bennetts
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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 96 9:09:46 CEST
From: Monica Palermo
Subject: Help Need Crossword Software!
Help! I'm a graphic designer and my next work is a book puzzle.I'm looking
for a mac software to make crosswords. If you know one please let me
know.Thank you very much I will appreciate. Answer to my e-mail
[email protected] Bye Monica
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 14:59:34 -0700
From: [email protected] (David L. Ellis)
Subject: ISDN for Mac
On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, "H. Schlichter"
wrote:
>Does anybody of any reasonable priced ISDN product for the PowerMac
>6100/60 (no PCI as well as no NuBus). In Germany dealers quote prices
>between $600 and $1000 for a ISDN Box. For the PC ISDN cards cost between
>$100 and $200.
You should look into the Farallon Netopia ISDN Modem. They have a Web site
where you can order the ISDN adapter, which is only US$349, over the
internet. Farallon has a very good reputation, although I have not used
this device personally. The URL for the web page is:
http://www.farallon.com/www/Banners_and ... nner1.html
You could also consider getting the Motorolla BitSURFER Pro ISDN Modem,
which is available for the Mac for US$380 from MacMall. You can also order
via the Web at their web site:
http://www.macmall.com/web3/MacMall/MMMainPage.html
Good Luck,
David L. Ellis
Western Washington University
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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 96 10:16:34 -0500
From: chaz
Subject: ISDN for Mac
>Does anybody of any reasonable priced ISDN product for the PowerMac
>6100/60 (no PCI as well as no NuBus). In Germany dealers quote prices
>between $600 and $1000 for a ISDN Box. For the PC ISDN cards cost between
>$100 and $200.
Take a look at the Farallon Netopia ISDN "modem". The US price is $349.
http://www.farallon.com/
chazl
06.20.96
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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 14:07:20 +1000
From: [email protected] (G. Paul Savage)
Subject: Load Segment Error -- help
I get a system crash with a bomb dialog box saying "Load Segment Error"
immediately after the last control panel loads at startup. If I then
restart with extensions off (shift key) there's no problem and then if I
restart (extensions on) again there is usually no problem again. Any time I
load a new extension I get the same bomb. Any clues? What is a "Load
Segment Error" anyhow? Thanks for any help.
Paul
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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 96 11:14:34 +0200
From: Phil Hudson
Subject: NetWare, MS Mail & Mac
Does anyone have any experiences they would care to share with me in
introducing a Mac MS Mail client to an existing NetWare-based PC-only MS
Mail server? TIA.
-- Phil Hudson -- I.T. Consultant -- [email protected] --
-- -- http://www.wp.com/hudson23/home.html --
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 23:31:35 +0200
From: "Christian F. Buser"
Subject: parking a hard drive?
Jeff Hanbury wrote:
> I have an external HD on my Mac, and another on my old Atari ST.
> Before turning off the Atari, I've been told to run a small utility to
> park the head on the external HD. Does my LC575 do this for me at
> shutdown? Do I need to wait for the LC to switch itself off before I
> switch off the HD? This would be a pain, since my LC scans for viri
> (?) before turning itself off.
I remember this procedure of parking a HD from my first 30 meg drive
(wow, what a size!) which I used with the Mac Plus. There was a small
application which needed to be run before switching off the drive.
But today, this is obsolete. I think all drives which still work have
some system built in to move the heads to a safe place/position when
they are switched off. Don't ask me how this is done exactly.
Best wishes, Christian.
Christian F. Buser -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser/cbuser.html
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 20:03:38 -0400
From: [email protected] (Barry Kirsch)
Subject: Power-up Problem w/ PowerWave 604/132
Lately I have been having trouble getting my PowerWave 604/132 to power-up.
When I press the power key on the keyboard, the power light turns on on
the PowerWave but I get no chime and nothing spins up. I seem to be able
to power-up if my modem is not connected.
I used a different modem and different cable and still could not power-up.
Sometimes, when I use Config PPP, and click on the Open button, the machine
shuts down (windows close automatically). Is this a symptom of low power
to the main board? It powers-up when I have my MIDI interface connected to
the same port (modem), but not when I switch it to a modem.
Has anyone else had similar problems? Any advice would be appreciated. I
called PowerComputing, but they weren't much help.
TIA,
Barry Kirsch
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 11:15:01 -0300
From: Fernan Aguero
Subject: Put Away + Hacking the Finder
I've been having trouble trying to eject floppies via the 'put away'
shortcut (command+Y). If i go to the file menu i can eject them without
problem, but whenever i try the shortcut all i get is a switch between
the selected objects in my desktop (ie, the floppy disk becomes
unselected and one of the items in the dektop or the active window
becomes highlighted instead). After trying pressing various keys
together i found that instead of the normal command+Y shortcut a
option-command-Y shortcut is needed to eject the disk, but the file menu
shows a cmd-Y shortcut associated with the Put Away command.
Is this normal? I mean, has this escaped the people at Apple? or is it
only with my system? If i want to correct it, what am i supposed to do
with ResEdit to change it, i mean i'm not an expert...
Thanks Folks
Power Mac 7200
system 7.5.3 revision 2
16 MB RAM
2) about a message posted in one of the lasts digests, talking about
hacking the Finder to include an empty trash shortcut, what is supposed
to be better: hacking the finder or enabling the features apple put in
the Finder in 7.5.3?
Thanks again.
--
_______________
Lic. Fernan Aguero
e-mail: [email protected]
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 16:16:35 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: RAM Doubler doesn't work properly with quadra 605 and sys 7.5?
I have installed RAM Doubler in my quadra 605 with System 7.5, it doesn't
support the 32 bits selection.
Does anybody knows Why its happening this at my computer?
(Sorry for my English)
Thank you.
[email protected]
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Date: 20 Jun 96 06:00:37 EDT
From: Chris Parker
Subject: Reno CD-ROM Drive
I'm running an external Reno CD-ROM drive on my PPC Duo. The CD-ROM is
using FWB's bundled CD-ROM Toolkit control panel, version 1.09.
The problem is that every few minutes the computer tries to access the
CD-ROM, and if the drive it empty, puts up an error message along the
lines of "Your CD-ROM takes a long time to respond...". This dialog has
to be acknowledged, which hangs any on-line session in progress.
I can get around the problem by always keeping a CD in the drive, and FWB
have recommended that I upgrade to a later version of their software.
However, I'd rather revert to the Apple's original CD software, but I
can't get it to work. Even if I load just the system software (7.5.3 rev
2), CDs will not mount, so I don't think it's a conflict problem.
Any advice would be gratefully received!
Regards,
Chris
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 23:31:56 +0200
From: "Christian F. Buser"
Subject: SCSI-chains (R)
[email protected] (Marcel Aussendorf) wrote
>I wonder if it's possible with some utility to connect my Powerbook, my
>Zip-drive and my LC in one SCSI-chain. I'm not really a SCSI-expert, but I
>understand I have to confront the problem of conflicting SCSI-numbers.
Your Powerbook must be in "SCSI disk mode" and the Id be set to a number
different from all others on the chain. That way you can use the Powerbook
as an external drive to your desktop computer.
Your Powerbook can however not "control" the chain - it=B4's a bad idea
to have 2 "hosts" on the same chain, and as far as I know there is no
way to use a desktop system in "SCSI disk mode".
You can set the Id your PB uses when in SCSI disk mode via the Powerbook
control panel.
Best wishes, Christian
Christian F. Buser -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser/cbuser.html
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 11:06:39 -0500 (EST)
From: SPY
Subject: System 7.5.3 Revision 2?
In a previous article, 'Wayne C. Morris' wrote:
->
->>I'm a neophyte PowerMac 7200 user (I've had this baby about 3 months) and
->>somehow I've *already* managed to corrupt my system software. This
->>PowerMac came with system 7.5.2 and I upgraded to 7.5.3. Apple techsupport
->>ran through disk repair with me but I'm still bombing (System 11) in Eudora
->>and Netscape.
->>I'm using Open Transport 1.1 and FreePPP 1.0.5.
->>
->>Is this your story?
->>
->>I've sent away for the Revision 2 CD (yes, I'm a wimp; didn't want to
->>download this one) and would like ANY and ALL opinions from PowerMac users
->>who have installed the revision. DOES IT WORK? OR will this further
->>complicate matters? Should I throw up my hands (or, just *throw up*) and
->>do a clean install of 7.5.2?
->
->
I have a PMac 9500/120 with an IBM 1 Gig drive. I installed the
revision a week ago and since then the IBM drive has been acting wierd. It
sometime would now mount and then yesterday night the drive just died. The
drive was completely fine before the revision and now I lost 800 MB. APS
powertools said that the driver was missing and I couldn't install another
driver for some reason so the only way to get the drive to work again was
to refromat it.
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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 20:13:31 +0700
From: Franck Raoul-Duval
Subject: unable to duplicate files
We have a MAJOR problem: on our HD, most of our files show the
following wording: " the file cannot be copied because of copy
protection" when we try to duplicate or move them to another disk.
It does not matter what application they were created with ( all
legitimate purchases), even simple text files...
It means we cannot back up anything !!!
Another strange thing: in the "general controls", we cannot mark/unmark
"protect the system folder/applications folder". The option is simplyy
not there.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
In 10 years of Mac, and running 12 machines right now, I have never
seen this.
F. Raoul-Duval
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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 15:51:26 -0000
From: [email protected] (Nicola Evoli)
Subject: VISIONEER PaperPort Vx
To ALL.
I have an Apple Mac LC with 10 Mb RAM and 80 Mb HD. Personal Laserwriter
NT, US ROBOTICS modem 28.8. System 7.0. Main Software installed: File Maker
Pro, Word 5.0, Excel 4.0, MCC fax/modem software -incl. QuickView-, Eudora,
Netscape 2.0 Navigator.
Until now no major problem.
I have recently purchased a scanner type Visioneer PaperPort Vx. The
software has been installed successfully. Together with the scanner
software I was given also Cardscan (business card scanner-organizer
software).
Since I purchased this scanner I register the following problems:
a) I cannot use a data switch-box. By using the switchbox I can use the
printer but not the scanner (the system reports no connection with this
unit). I made several attempts and many double checks: no result. I wonder
if I have other options to experiment in order not to change the
connections manually.
b) Generally I have repeated system crashes. I did my checks by using
Norton Utilities (Disk Doctor) and the First Aid Kit provided by Apple.
Everything seems to be OK. I wonder if I have some conflicts within the
system (although the scanner and the PaperPort are off). Very often the
systems refuse to open applications because of no memory available (but
this cannot be).
c) With Paper Port ON, I notice extreme difficulty to scan at higher
resolutions (almost impossible) and also to link to Fax, Word, Excel,
Cardscan
d) Cardscan cannot work because of lack of memory (absurd).
I tried to post a message to the Visioneer WWW site but with no reply until
now. And I really hope to find someone of you who unfortuantely had the
same or similar experience in order to find out a good solution.
Thank you in advance and best regards.
NICOLA EVOLI
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 20:40:48 -0400
From: Dave Cooper
Subject: Works 3.0 filter for Quark Xpress
Hello all!
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a MS Works
3.0 filter for Quark Xpress? Currently our client is saving her
document to Works 2 format from Works 3 and then importing it. Lately
they have been having a problem where only a portion of the text that
is being imported is appearing in Quark. We would like to try a direct
3.0 filter as one potential solution. If anyone knows of such an
animal or has any ideas on how to solve the problem, please e-mail me
at >>[email protected].
Thank you very much,
Dave Cooper
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