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Info-Mac Digest Thu, 18 Jul 96 Volume 14 : Issue 167
Today's Topics:
[!] Changes at Rice
[C] Why is Microsoft Word so S-L-O-W on Mac?
Apple Multiscan 14" Defect?
Applescript - thanks!
Automatic startup for a 6200?
Big Troubles with hard Disk
BinHex4.0
Diagnostic s/w for damaged/corrupted fonts?
EMailer to Eudora Pro 3.0
Ethernet + 28k8 Modem PC Card (Q)
IPA font (R)
Local Talk & Ethernet at once?
Maximum RAM for an SE
Maximum Video resolution with 1MB
Max memory in an SE
Max Memory in SE
Netscape's Magic Cookie (one man's solution) - I know, it's a dead horse,
but...
Odd MS-Word conflict
Ram doubler
sharing modem/ppp service?
SIMM prices
TCP/IP Switch Configurations??
XLR8's HyperSpeed Accelerator for Power Mac 7200
YA NewsWatcher
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 11:34:36 -0500
From: Gordon Watts -- Brown University
Subject: [!] Changes at Rice
Hi folks,
There are big changes happening at Rice. Why do you care? Well, that is
where most of you get your digest from! It is also where some of you use the
email interface to get files from the archives sent to you. My current
understanding is that the whole thing is going to go away sometime in late July
or August. In fact, we are currently searching for a new host for the list
(you guys are over 9000 big!). One side effect is that the email interface to
the archives will be down for a while; the distribution list is our top
priority, but we will get the email interface back as soon as we can.
Cheers,
Gordon (info-mac moderator)
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 01:04:26 +0000
From: Alastair Montgomery
Subject: [C] Why is Microsoft Word so S-L-O-W on Mac?
I believe Microsoft write there own routines for their applications,
instead of using the one built into the Mac Software. Routines for
windows, graphics, text displaying and the like.
So MS application tend to be bigger (compare Word6 with Claris Works)
and run slower. MS just have to do everything the MS way. Re-inventing
the wheel.
----
Email mailto:[email protected]
Home Page http://www.ednet.co.uk/~alastair/
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:30:58 -0400
From: [email protected] (Neal Blank)
Subject: Apple Multiscan 14" Defect?
As received (bundled with a Performa 630), my monitor displays slightly
fuzzy text in the middle area of the screen. Text outside this 3" x 5"
(guesstimate) area is quite crisp and sharp. Can this problem be fixed by
a serviceperson? (My Performa is still under warranty.)
TIA
Neal Blank
[email protected]
--
Neal Blank
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 12:51:11 +1100
From: [email protected] (George Barker)
Subject: Applescript - thanks!
I'm always amazed by the generosity of the Mac community! I've had a number
of suggestions regarding my recent posting about using AppleScript to alert
me to a non-empty folder on shutdown, including an executable app from ben
Eloy.
While I know nothing about Appletalk I'm familiar with HyperTalk and I've
managed to open this one up and add a line or two which launches my
screensaver [this aborts the shutdown; a little-known bit of trivia which I
luckily found in MacWorld a couple of weeks ago] if I click on the
appropriate button in the resulting dialog. With this in my
Shutdown Items folder I'm home and hosed! Also I now know just *slightly*
more than zilch about AppleScript.
Mnay thanks to all who have replied.
George
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 08:44:33 -0600
From: Kreme
Subject: Automatic startup for a 6200?
I have a Performa 6200 with system 7.5.3, and I would like to be able to
set my computer to turn on at a specific time of day. I can get it to turn
OFF, and I can even use applescript and crond to tell it to RESART, but
that's not what I want.
I am occasionally away from my computer for a couple of days, and I want
the computer to turn on, check mail, run some automated tasks, and then
shutdown. Full cycle? About 2-3 hours.
Is this possible? Is it possible without extra hardware?
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 15:29:17 -0500
From: [email protected] (Ing. Fermin Revueltas Rodriguez)
Subject: Big Troubles with hard Disk
Hi MacLovers:
I have a client that call in emergency in the weekend because the LC III
she have just prompt a question mark disk, so I took my powerBook make a
bootable diskette with NDD 3.0 and go to her place; so far nothig unusual.
But the nightmare begin when I try to examine the Hard Disk, NDD say that
the Disk was locked and can't do nothing until I unlock the disk, the funny
thing is that there is no a security software in the machine.
Ok, I said; let's do anotner trick, connect my power Book in SCSI Mode to
mount the drive off the LC III in my machine and boot both machines; then
my powerbook said that the disk can not be read and ask if I want to
format. "Uh uh", run NDD in my Power Book and say that can not read the
disk because is lock. So I choose Disk First Aid and tried again in this
case found trouble but it can't repair. I try HD setup and said that can
not find partition so can't install driver....
Ok, so begin to talk with the client to find what happen, she told me
that the day before a friend connect a powerBook like I do, an then check
how they connect and found that the SCSI chain was no terminate when they
use it, that was bad.
When she call, already try to rescue by herself using FWB Hard Disk
Toolkit Crisis Disk, and update the driver.. the version is 1.7 (from the
get info box) I just going to begin searching for update that maybe can
help me, but also want to know if there is another thing a can do (beside
>From reformat the drive). Already tried to rescue the disk but Unerase just
found a little part of the files and like can you guessed there is no
backup, most of the disk contains programs or other thing that can be
reinstall, but there is a group of files that can no be rescue and are
important.
Please, if anybody can give any ideas, there is somebody that will feel
much better.
Thanks in Advance.
Fermin Revueltas [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 15:32:11 -0600
From: "Bill D'Agostino"
Subject: BinHex4.0
Sirs, I use a PC and have recently received mail from a friend also on a
PC and it comes in Mac format. Instructions tell me to decode with
binhex4.0
Please explain why it is Mac format, and also if you could direct me to
the proper program which will allow me to view these documents.
Your help will be greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Bill D'Agostino
------------------------------
Date: 17 Jul 1996 08:53:46 +0000
From: Mephistophilis
Subject: Diagnostic s/w for damaged/corrupted fonts?
SSIA. Is there s/w for identifying damaged or corrupted fonts?
I'd appreciate reccomendations.
TIA -
Fergus Lalor
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 96 03:05:31 -0700
From: Gann Matsuda
Subject: EMailer to Eudora Pro 3.0
Does anyone know how to convert an address book file from Claris EMailer
to a format Eudora Pro 3.0 can use? I want to export my EMailer address
book into Eudora Pro. I dread the thought of re-typing all those
addresses...
Is there a utility out there somewhere that will do this? Thanks for any
information anyone cal provide...
--
Gann Matsuda
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 11:22:15 +0100
From: [email protected] (Fergus Sullivan)
Subject: Ethernet + 28k8 Modem PC Card (Q)
Can anyone recommend a PCMCIA card that has both Ethernet and 28k8
Modem capabilies? I'll be using it on a PowerBook 190CS.
In an ideal world I'd like to be able to revert to using Global
Village's GlobalFax software as I am sick and tired of Supra's clunky
FaxCilitiate.
If anyone wants to mail me direct on this I'll summarise responses in
a week or so.
Thanks in advance,
Fergus Sullivan / [email protected] / Dublin, Ireland.
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 22:26:52 +0200
From: Christian F Buser
Subject: IPA font (R)
[email protected] (Andrea A. Cortinois) wrote:
> Does anybody know were I could find the special font used by the
> International Phonetic Association (IPA) to symbolize English
> pronunciation? (They are different from the American Heritage Font).
Look for a file called SIL-IPA or similar. Exists for Windows-TT
and Mac-TT. I might have seen it in the info-mac archives, but I am
not sure...
Best wishes, Christian.
Christian F. Buser -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser/cbuser.html
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 08:35:31 -0500
From: "Elleni B. Fellows"
Subject: Local Talk & Ethernet at once?
Awhile back, someone posted a message about an extension or control panel
that would allow you to switch to Local talk (to print locally) from
EtherNet with out having to actually disconnect your EtherNet conncetion
in the Network control panel. Anyone remember what that was? I know they
say LaserWriter Bridge will do this at some point, but I'm told it
currently doesn't work properly.
--
Elleni B. Fellows University of Minnesota
Department of Art Technician [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 01:11:57 -0400
From: Pat Ellis
Subject: Maximum RAM for an SE
> Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 15:56:49 -0700
> From: Maurice Mike McNeil
> Subject: [Q] Max memory in an SE
>
> Anybody know the MAX memory configuration for an SE? We want to take it to
> 8MBytes of RAM.
4MB - sorry.
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 01:23:34 -0400
From: Pat Ellis
Subject: Maximum Video resolution with 1MB
> Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 18:23:22 -0500
> From: [email protected] (Graeme Forbes)
> Subject: NEC Monitor question
>
> I'm thinking of buying a large color monitor and the NEC XE 21 is one of my
> final 3. Does anyone know what the maximum screen resolution I could get
> is, for 8 bit color, with 1MB VRAM in a Quadra 800? (I'm hoping for
> 1152x870).
You hopes are reality. 1152 X 870 is the maximum attainable.
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Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 20:03:29 -1000 (HST)
From: Michael Blasco
Subject: Max memory in an SE
On Tue, 16 Jul 1996, Maurice Mike McNeil typed:
> Anybody know the MAX memory configuration for an SE? We want to take it to
> 8MBytes of RAM.
I do believe the Plus, SE and the original Classic are limited to a
maximum of 4Mb of RAM, unless you add a third-party accelerator card
which can hold additional RAM.
Once upon a time I had an SE with a Mobius card which held 16Mb of RAM.
...and no, you cannot use RamDoubler (it requires a 68030 chip).
Michael Blasco Bishop Museum
[email protected] Exhibits Technical Coordinator
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 11:05:32 -0500
From: Lu DiGiovanni
Subject: Max Memory in SE
>
> Subject: [Q] Max memory in an SE
>
> Anybody know the MAX memory configuration for an SE? We want to take it to
> 8MBytes of RAM.
>
> Reply to: [email protected]
>
> Reply to: [email protected]
You're out of luck!
SE can only have 4Mb memory.
SE/30 may have more slots(?)
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Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 09:32:21 -0500
From: "George Stripling Jr."
Subject: Netscape's Magic Cookie (one man's solution) - I know, it's a dead
horse, but...
Well, there has been so much discussion on this I just thought I'd mention
my little solution since it's real simple, and flexible as well.
I am not a 'paranoid', although I am interested in how demographic
marketing data is collected, it's value, and how it is used from a
consumer's perspective.
I just use the finder to lock my MagicCookie file to prevent any changes
>From being written.This works well since you can unlock it at anytime you
wish for a specific site.
For example, at HotWired they use the cookie to remember who you are so
you don't have to log in over and over. I think this is handy, but I'm
still unsure just how much information they can get at and also concerned
about other servers' use of this feature. If only Netscape asked me if it
could set this cookie first....
Anyway, here is what I did:
First, I trashed my cookie file.
I then let Netscape make a new one by
quiting and restarting, taking care not to visit a site that would try to
set a cookie (write some data to the file).
Next I deleted the global history file and deleted my cache.
With the cookie file still unlocked, I visited HotWired (I like Dr. Weil's
Health Clinic!), logged in (already had a user name & pass), and checked
the box in the form to save my username and password. Configure any
options you wish to set in the form also.
Then, without logging out, just close Netscape and use the Finder's Get
Info (command-i) to lock that MagicCookie File!
Now, HotWired remembers who you are, and that's about it. If you want your
email address/ homepage private, you can delete these settings from
netscape before beginning. I let them know that much...
I'm interested in any opinions on the effectiveness of this technique,
other way's to protect information (i.e. can they get the global history
or the cache history with java, javascript, or livescript?)
Regards,
George Stripling Jr. PGP Key ID:F6A2CA2D
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Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 06:06:49 -0400
From: [email protected] (The Opera Ghost)
Subject: Odd MS-Word conflict
>Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 09:28:59 -0500
>From: Dwight Lemke
>Subject: Odd MS-Word conflict
>
>Over this weekend, I reinstalled Office 4.2.1 on my PB 5300cs as I had
>never been able to get Powerpoint to locate the speller. Well, the
>reinstallation fixed that problem. However, every time I loaded Word, and
>accessed a menu, it crashed telling me that "application "unknown" quit
>becuase of an unexpected error of type 3".
>
>I traced it down to an extension conlict, but get this, the offending
>extension was "Office4.2x Update for Power Mac". I am using System 7.5.3
>Update 2.
I seem to remember there being more than one version of "Office4.2x Update
for Power Mac", and that replacing one with a later version solved some
problems for us. See what you can find at Microsoft's web site.
Chris Ursich
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 18:21:19 +0900
From: [email protected] (Keith S. Wilkinson)
Subject: Ram doubler
The way to set up Ram Doubler for use with Photoshop is described
on the Connectix home page, http://www.connectix.com
Keith WILKINSON, Home e-mail: CompuServe 100207,710
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 13:55:11 +0100
From: Sak Wathanasin
Subject: sharing modem/ppp service?
In infomac digests vol 14 no 165, Gib Henry ([email protected]) wrote
> > Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 16:10:39 EDT
> > From: Jeremy C Daniel
> > Subject: sharing modem/ppp service?
> >
> > I've got 4 macs at home connected over
> > appleshare and one high speed modem which we've been moving
> > between the computers, what I'm wondering is
> > if there is a way to have them share the
> > modem with one machine acting as a server,
> > or for the machine recieving PPP signals
> > to retransmit it to the other machines?
> > I would be willing to use commercial software
> > if noone knows of any appropriate shareware
> PortShare Pro will do what you want. See http:www.stalker.com for info. I
> have no connection with them except as a satisfied customer. Cheers!
Well, we do have a connection with Stalker as we are their UK distributors, and
I have to tell you that while PortShare will let Mr Daniel share his modem
amongst his Macs, only one Mac at a time can use the modem. In other words, it
acts like a switch. This may or may not be enough for him. There is a demo
version of Portshare in the info-mac archive (under "comms").
If what he wants is for all his Macs to be accessing the Internet over one
dial-up PPP link, then what he needs is a router. There are there options:
1) Get a standalone router (Cisco, Telebit, Ascend, Compatible Systems etc
etc);
2) Use a Unix box whether Mac-based like MachTen, AU/X or MKLinux) or PC-based
or Sun etc as a router;
3) Use Vicom Internet Gateway (http://www.vicomtech.com) which runs on a Mac.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 08:26:42 -0400
From: [email protected] (Art Treiber)
Subject: SIMM prices
A recent posting inquired about the price of SIMMs to upgrade a mac. The
most economical source I've found is cybertechmall, which posts its prices
on the web (there's an 800 number you can use to order). For example, a
16mb, 70nsec simm for a quadra/centris is quoted at $116 (it was $126 a
week ago, so check the latest prices at
http://www.cybertechmall.com/kpo/index.html). A friend gave me the lead.
He's used their product and he's happy. I have not ordered, yet, but soon
will.
Art Treiber ---When tempest toss'd, embrace chaos!
----Book of Counted Sorrows
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Date: 17 Jul 96 06:41:01 EDT
From: Robert Warner
Subject: TCP/IP Switch Configurations??
Using TCP/IP v.1.1 what's the best way to switch configurations when
using two different Internet providers?
I'm trying to figure out the difference between the "Configurations"
capability of the TCP/IP control panel and John Norstad's "MacTCP
Switcher".
Any advantage/disadvantage to either?
Many thanks!
Bob Warner [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 21:08:03 +0000
From: David Avilla Silva
Subject: XLR8's HyperSpeed Accelerator for Power Mac 7200
Does anyone have any recommendations or contraindications for this
product?
--
Best wishes,
David Avilla Silva
Manifold Information Design
1844B Page Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 386-3451
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:45:54 -0400
From: [email protected] (Neal Blank)
Subject: YA NewsWatcher
Does this program automatically truncate file listings?
When I first open my personal newsgroup list, a given group might show,
say, over 1500 new postings.
I have my pref's set to open 750. But when the window opens, there may be
only 250 or so postings shown.
Sometimes, the cutback is even more dramatic: from 180 down to 25 postings.
I'm using YA NewsWatcher to get the benefit of filtering. The author's
discussion of same is not thoroughly clear -- at least, to me. Am I
possibly doing something wrong? BTW, I did check with my ISP to see if
their news server might the cause; they said no, it had to be my software.
TIA.
Neal Blank
[email protected]
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Info-Mac Digest Thu, 18 Jul 96 Volume 14 : Issue 167
Today's Topics:
[!] Changes at Rice
[C] Why is Microsoft Word so S-L-O-W on Mac?
Apple Multiscan 14" Defect?
Applescript - thanks!
Automatic startup for a 6200?
Big Troubles with hard Disk
BinHex4.0
Diagnostic s/w for damaged/corrupted fonts?
EMailer to Eudora Pro 3.0
Ethernet + 28k8 Modem PC Card (Q)
IPA font (R)
Local Talk & Ethernet at once?
Maximum RAM for an SE
Maximum Video resolution with 1MB
Max memory in an SE
Max Memory in SE
Netscape's Magic Cookie (one man's solution) - I know, it's a dead horse,
but...
Odd MS-Word conflict
Ram doubler
sharing modem/ppp service?
SIMM prices
TCP/IP Switch Configurations??
XLR8's HyperSpeed Accelerator for Power Mac 7200
YA NewsWatcher
The Info-Mac Network operates by the volunteer efforts of:
Gordon Watts, Demitri Muna, Mike O'Bryan, Liam Breck, Igor Livshits,
Adam C. Engst
The Info-Mac Archive is available at 50 public and private sites around
the world. For the site list, request it by mail (address below), or try:
Also accessible by ftp. Help files and indexes are also in info-mac/help/.
Administrative queries & info:
Articles for digest publication:
Files for inclusion:
To submit a file greater than 800K, or to avoid submitting by (and
segmenting for) email, send email describing the file to
and upload it to:
-- username/password macgifts/macgifts at info-mac.org
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See our new WWW site: , where you can find
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 11:34:36 -0500
From: Gordon Watts -- Brown University
Subject: [!] Changes at Rice
Hi folks,
There are big changes happening at Rice. Why do you care? Well, that is
where most of you get your digest from! It is also where some of you use the
email interface to get files from the archives sent to you. My current
understanding is that the whole thing is going to go away sometime in late July
or August. In fact, we are currently searching for a new host for the list
(you guys are over 9000 big!). One side effect is that the email interface to
the archives will be down for a while; the distribution list is our top
priority, but we will get the email interface back as soon as we can.
Cheers,
Gordon (info-mac moderator)
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 01:04:26 +0000
From: Alastair Montgomery
Subject: [C] Why is Microsoft Word so S-L-O-W on Mac?
I believe Microsoft write there own routines for their applications,
instead of using the one built into the Mac Software. Routines for
windows, graphics, text displaying and the like.
So MS application tend to be bigger (compare Word6 with Claris Works)
and run slower. MS just have to do everything the MS way. Re-inventing
the wheel.
----
Email mailto:[email protected]
Home Page http://www.ednet.co.uk/~alastair/
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:30:58 -0400
From: [email protected] (Neal Blank)
Subject: Apple Multiscan 14" Defect?
As received (bundled with a Performa 630), my monitor displays slightly
fuzzy text in the middle area of the screen. Text outside this 3" x 5"
(guesstimate) area is quite crisp and sharp. Can this problem be fixed by
a serviceperson? (My Performa is still under warranty.)
TIA
Neal Blank
[email protected]
--
Neal Blank
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 12:51:11 +1100
From: [email protected] (George Barker)
Subject: Applescript - thanks!
I'm always amazed by the generosity of the Mac community! I've had a number
of suggestions regarding my recent posting about using AppleScript to alert
me to a non-empty folder on shutdown, including an executable app from ben
Eloy.
While I know nothing about Appletalk I'm familiar with HyperTalk and I've
managed to open this one up and add a line or two which launches my
screensaver [this aborts the shutdown; a little-known bit of trivia which I
luckily found in MacWorld a couple of weeks ago] if I click on the
appropriate button in the resulting dialog. With this in my
Shutdown Items folder I'm home and hosed! Also I now know just *slightly*
more than zilch about AppleScript.
Mnay thanks to all who have replied.
George
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 08:44:33 -0600
From: Kreme
Subject: Automatic startup for a 6200?
I have a Performa 6200 with system 7.5.3, and I would like to be able to
set my computer to turn on at a specific time of day. I can get it to turn
OFF, and I can even use applescript and crond to tell it to RESART, but
that's not what I want.
I am occasionally away from my computer for a couple of days, and I want
the computer to turn on, check mail, run some automated tasks, and then
shutdown. Full cycle? About 2-3 hours.
Is this possible? Is it possible without extra hardware?
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 15:29:17 -0500
From: [email protected] (Ing. Fermin Revueltas Rodriguez)
Subject: Big Troubles with hard Disk
Hi MacLovers:
I have a client that call in emergency in the weekend because the LC III
she have just prompt a question mark disk, so I took my powerBook make a
bootable diskette with NDD 3.0 and go to her place; so far nothig unusual.
But the nightmare begin when I try to examine the Hard Disk, NDD say that
the Disk was locked and can't do nothing until I unlock the disk, the funny
thing is that there is no a security software in the machine.
Ok, I said; let's do anotner trick, connect my power Book in SCSI Mode to
mount the drive off the LC III in my machine and boot both machines; then
my powerbook said that the disk can not be read and ask if I want to
format. "Uh uh", run NDD in my Power Book and say that can not read the
disk because is lock. So I choose Disk First Aid and tried again in this
case found trouble but it can't repair. I try HD setup and said that can
not find partition so can't install driver....
Ok, so begin to talk with the client to find what happen, she told me
that the day before a friend connect a powerBook like I do, an then check
how they connect and found that the SCSI chain was no terminate when they
use it, that was bad.
When she call, already try to rescue by herself using FWB Hard Disk
Toolkit Crisis Disk, and update the driver.. the version is 1.7 (from the
get info box) I just going to begin searching for update that maybe can
help me, but also want to know if there is another thing a can do (beside
>From reformat the drive). Already tried to rescue the disk but Unerase just
found a little part of the files and like can you guessed there is no
backup, most of the disk contains programs or other thing that can be
reinstall, but there is a group of files that can no be rescue and are
important.
Please, if anybody can give any ideas, there is somebody that will feel
much better.
Thanks in Advance.
Fermin Revueltas [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 15:32:11 -0600
From: "Bill D'Agostino"
Subject: BinHex4.0
Sirs, I use a PC and have recently received mail from a friend also on a
PC and it comes in Mac format. Instructions tell me to decode with
binhex4.0
Please explain why it is Mac format, and also if you could direct me to
the proper program which will allow me to view these documents.
Your help will be greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Bill D'Agostino
------------------------------
Date: 17 Jul 1996 08:53:46 +0000
From: Mephistophilis
Subject: Diagnostic s/w for damaged/corrupted fonts?
SSIA. Is there s/w for identifying damaged or corrupted fonts?
I'd appreciate reccomendations.
TIA -
Fergus Lalor
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Date: Thu, 18 Jul 96 03:05:31 -0700
From: Gann Matsuda
Subject: EMailer to Eudora Pro 3.0
Does anyone know how to convert an address book file from Claris EMailer
to a format Eudora Pro 3.0 can use? I want to export my EMailer address
book into Eudora Pro. I dread the thought of re-typing all those
addresses...
Is there a utility out there somewhere that will do this? Thanks for any
information anyone cal provide...
--
Gann Matsuda
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 11:22:15 +0100
From: [email protected] (Fergus Sullivan)
Subject: Ethernet + 28k8 Modem PC Card (Q)
Can anyone recommend a PCMCIA card that has both Ethernet and 28k8
Modem capabilies? I'll be using it on a PowerBook 190CS.
In an ideal world I'd like to be able to revert to using Global
Village's GlobalFax software as I am sick and tired of Supra's clunky
FaxCilitiate.
If anyone wants to mail me direct on this I'll summarise responses in
a week or so.
Thanks in advance,
Fergus Sullivan / [email protected] / Dublin, Ireland.
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 22:26:52 +0200
From: Christian F Buser
Subject: IPA font (R)
[email protected] (Andrea A. Cortinois) wrote:
> Does anybody know were I could find the special font used by the
> International Phonetic Association (IPA) to symbolize English
> pronunciation? (They are different from the American Heritage Font).
Look for a file called SIL-IPA or similar. Exists for Windows-TT
and Mac-TT. I might have seen it in the info-mac archives, but I am
not sure...
Best wishes, Christian.
Christian F. Buser -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser/cbuser.html
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 08:35:31 -0500
From: "Elleni B. Fellows"
Subject: Local Talk & Ethernet at once?
Awhile back, someone posted a message about an extension or control panel
that would allow you to switch to Local talk (to print locally) from
EtherNet with out having to actually disconnect your EtherNet conncetion
in the Network control panel. Anyone remember what that was? I know they
say LaserWriter Bridge will do this at some point, but I'm told it
currently doesn't work properly.
--
Elleni B. Fellows University of Minnesota
Department of Art Technician [email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 01:11:57 -0400
From: Pat Ellis
Subject: Maximum RAM for an SE
> Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 15:56:49 -0700
> From: Maurice Mike McNeil
> Subject: [Q] Max memory in an SE
>
> Anybody know the MAX memory configuration for an SE? We want to take it to
> 8MBytes of RAM.
4MB - sorry.
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 01:23:34 -0400
From: Pat Ellis
Subject: Maximum Video resolution with 1MB
> Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 18:23:22 -0500
> From: [email protected] (Graeme Forbes)
> Subject: NEC Monitor question
>
> I'm thinking of buying a large color monitor and the NEC XE 21 is one of my
> final 3. Does anyone know what the maximum screen resolution I could get
> is, for 8 bit color, with 1MB VRAM in a Quadra 800? (I'm hoping for
> 1152x870).
You hopes are reality. 1152 X 870 is the maximum attainable.
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Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 20:03:29 -1000 (HST)
From: Michael Blasco
Subject: Max memory in an SE
On Tue, 16 Jul 1996, Maurice Mike McNeil typed:
> Anybody know the MAX memory configuration for an SE? We want to take it to
> 8MBytes of RAM.
I do believe the Plus, SE and the original Classic are limited to a
maximum of 4Mb of RAM, unless you add a third-party accelerator card
which can hold additional RAM.
Once upon a time I had an SE with a Mobius card which held 16Mb of RAM.
...and no, you cannot use RamDoubler (it requires a 68030 chip).
Michael Blasco Bishop Museum
[email protected] Exhibits Technical Coordinator
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 11:05:32 -0500
From: Lu DiGiovanni
Subject: Max Memory in SE
>
> Subject: [Q] Max memory in an SE
>
> Anybody know the MAX memory configuration for an SE? We want to take it to
> 8MBytes of RAM.
>
> Reply to: [email protected]
>
> Reply to: [email protected]
You're out of luck!
SE can only have 4Mb memory.
SE/30 may have more slots(?)
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Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 09:32:21 -0500
From: "George Stripling Jr."
Subject: Netscape's Magic Cookie (one man's solution) - I know, it's a dead
horse, but...
Well, there has been so much discussion on this I just thought I'd mention
my little solution since it's real simple, and flexible as well.
I am not a 'paranoid', although I am interested in how demographic
marketing data is collected, it's value, and how it is used from a
consumer's perspective.
I just use the finder to lock my MagicCookie file to prevent any changes
>From being written.This works well since you can unlock it at anytime you
wish for a specific site.
For example, at HotWired they use the cookie to remember who you are so
you don't have to log in over and over. I think this is handy, but I'm
still unsure just how much information they can get at and also concerned
about other servers' use of this feature. If only Netscape asked me if it
could set this cookie first....
Anyway, here is what I did:
First, I trashed my cookie file.
I then let Netscape make a new one byquiting and restarting, taking care not to visit a site that would try to
set a cookie (write some data to the file).
Next I deleted the global history file and deleted my cache.
With the cookie file still unlocked, I visited HotWired (I like Dr. Weil's
Health Clinic!), logged in (already had a user name & pass), and checked
the box in the form to save my username and password. Configure any
options you wish to set in the form also.
Then, without logging out, just close Netscape and use the Finder's Get
Info (command-i) to lock that MagicCookie File!
Now, HotWired remembers who you are, and that's about it. If you want your
email address/ homepage private, you can delete these settings from
netscape before beginning. I let them know that much...
I'm interested in any opinions on the effectiveness of this technique,
other way's to protect information (i.e. can they get the global history
or the cache history with java, javascript, or livescript?)
Regards,
George Stripling Jr. PGP Key ID:F6A2CA2D
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Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 06:06:49 -0400
From: [email protected] (The Opera Ghost)
Subject: Odd MS-Word conflict
>Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 09:28:59 -0500
>From: Dwight Lemke
>Subject: Odd MS-Word conflict
>
>Over this weekend, I reinstalled Office 4.2.1 on my PB 5300cs as I had
>never been able to get Powerpoint to locate the speller. Well, the
>reinstallation fixed that problem. However, every time I loaded Word, and
>accessed a menu, it crashed telling me that "application "unknown" quit
>becuase of an unexpected error of type 3".
>
>I traced it down to an extension conlict, but get this, the offending
>extension was "Office4.2x Update for Power Mac". I am using System 7.5.3
>Update 2.
I seem to remember there being more than one version of "Office4.2x Update
for Power Mac", and that replacing one with a later version solved some
problems for us. See what you can find at Microsoft's web site.
Chris Ursich
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 18:21:19 +0900
From: [email protected] (Keith S. Wilkinson)
Subject: Ram doubler
The way to set up Ram Doubler for use with Photoshop is described
on the Connectix home page, http://www.connectix.com
Keith WILKINSON, Home e-mail: CompuServe 100207,710
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 13:55:11 +0100
From: Sak Wathanasin
Subject: sharing modem/ppp service?
In infomac digests vol 14 no 165, Gib Henry ([email protected]) wrote
> > Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 16:10:39 EDT
> > From: Jeremy C Daniel
> > Subject: sharing modem/ppp service?
> >
> > I've got 4 macs at home connected over
> > appleshare and one high speed modem which we've been moving
> > between the computers, what I'm wondering is
> > if there is a way to have them share the
> > modem with one machine acting as a server,
> > or for the machine recieving PPP signals
> > to retransmit it to the other machines?
> > I would be willing to use commercial software
> > if noone knows of any appropriate shareware
> PortShare Pro will do what you want. See http:www.stalker.com for info. I
> have no connection with them except as a satisfied customer. Cheers!
Well, we do have a connection with Stalker as we are their UK distributors, and
I have to tell you that while PortShare will let Mr Daniel share his modem
amongst his Macs, only one Mac at a time can use the modem. In other words, it
acts like a switch. This may or may not be enough for him. There is a demo
version of Portshare in the info-mac archive (under "comms").
If what he wants is for all his Macs to be accessing the Internet over one
dial-up PPP link, then what he needs is a router. There are there options:
1) Get a standalone router (Cisco, Telebit, Ascend, Compatible Systems etc
etc);
2) Use a Unix box whether Mac-based like MachTen, AU/X or MKLinux) or PC-based
or Sun etc as a router;
3) Use Vicom Internet Gateway (http://www.vicomtech.com) which runs on a Mac.
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 08:26:42 -0400
From: [email protected] (Art Treiber)
Subject: SIMM prices
A recent posting inquired about the price of SIMMs to upgrade a mac. The
most economical source I've found is cybertechmall, which posts its prices
on the web (there's an 800 number you can use to order). For example, a
16mb, 70nsec simm for a quadra/centris is quoted at $116 (it was $126 a
week ago, so check the latest prices at
http://www.cybertechmall.com/kpo/index.html). A friend gave me the lead.
He's used their product and he's happy. I have not ordered, yet, but soon
will.
Art Treiber ---When tempest toss'd, embrace chaos!
----Book of Counted Sorrows
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Date: 17 Jul 96 06:41:01 EDT
From: Robert Warner
Subject: TCP/IP Switch Configurations??
Using TCP/IP v.1.1 what's the best way to switch configurations when
using two different Internet providers?
I'm trying to figure out the difference between the "Configurations"
capability of the TCP/IP control panel and John Norstad's "MacTCP
Switcher".
Any advantage/disadvantage to either?
Many thanks!
Bob Warner [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 21:08:03 +0000
From: David Avilla Silva
Subject: XLR8's HyperSpeed Accelerator for Power Mac 7200
Does anyone have any recommendations or contraindications for this
product?
--
Best wishes,
David Avilla Silva
Manifold Information Design
1844B Page Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 386-3451
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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:45:54 -0400
From: [email protected] (Neal Blank)
Subject: YA NewsWatcher
Does this program automatically truncate file listings?
When I first open my personal newsgroup list, a given group might show,
say, over 1500 new postings.
I have my pref's set to open 750. But when the window opens, there may be
only 250 or so postings shown.
Sometimes, the cutback is even more dramatic: from 180 down to 25 postings.
I'm using YA NewsWatcher to get the benefit of filtering. The author's
discussion of same is not thoroughly clear -- at least, to me. Am I
possibly doing something wrong? BTW, I did check with my ISP to see if
their news server might the cause; they said no, it had to be my software.
TIA.
Neal Blank
[email protected]
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