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Info-Mac Digest Sun, 21 Jul 96 Volume 14 : Issue 169
Today's Topics:
[*] Baseball Stats FM 2.0
[*] CrystalMaker 2.0 demo version
[*] Danimal's Textures, Volume 2
[*] Death Blade 1.0
[*] Dingbat Magician(tm) 2.0-E
[*] Font Box 1.8.5
[*] Font Box Updater (1.8.5)
[*] Fonts Manager(tm) 3.12
[*] Fonts Manager(tm) 3.5
[*] Gallery 2
[*] GameRate #5
[*] Grag & Thog Bonkheads 1.0.2
[*] Haunted Mansion
[*] InfoBrowser 4.0
[*] Kali 3.01, a graphic adventure
[*] MacSense July 1996. Volume 3, Issue 5.
[*] MacSense June 1996. Volume 3, Issue 4. (B&W version)
[*] MacWx 2.2 - display current weather conditions
[*] Mailbox2TSV - Convert mailboxes to tab-separated files
[*] Mailto Converter 1.3.1
[*] Mandlebrot Startup Screens
[*] Mythos 0.8.5 b
[*] Sprite Animation Toolkit 2.3.8 demos
[*] Sprite Animation Toolkit 2.3.8 libs & doc
[*] StarGuardian2
[*] The Calorizer 1.6
[*] ViewFont 1.0
[*] WackedSounds 1.1
[*] Warcraft_II_Demo.sit.hqx
[*] Waste of Time 1.1
(A) Upgrading a Performa 6214CD to millions of colors
[A]Advice needed with Brother HL8 PS
[Q] Demise of "[email protected]"
Help using microphone
hexadecimal codes for characters
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Info-Mac Digest V14 #166
Info-Mac Digest V14 #168 (2 msgs)
Internet Config Behavior
IPA fonts
Macinary, ASCII & postscript
Mac networking sources
Netscape 2.0x and Java (Q)
Netscape 3
Netscape and the grief it brings me
Newest ResEdit--where??
PPP connection
PS files; reading them
RamDoubler
system 7.5.3
System 7.5.3 peculiarities
System 7.5.3 peculiarities (C)
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:55:17 -0700
From: (Ramon Rempel)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Baseball Stats FM 2.0
If you read the back pages of Baseball Weekly you probably know that many
people will charge you lots of money to maintain your baseball draft. I
get really annoyed at this since you can do it yourself with just a
little bit of effort. So I made this Filemaker database for my own use,
but I figured other people might also find it useful (I searched the net
for a long time for something like this without luck).
In the same spirit I put no passwords in the database and have restricted
your access in no way whatsoever. This I have done for two reasons:
password protected databases really are annoying and your draft rules
will be a little different than ours so you will likely have to customise
a bit.
The other reason I am making this available is that, for some reason,
those IBM compatible people seem to think that baseball is their
exclusive domain. Since there is nothing they can do that Apple cannot
do better, I bring this database forward in the effort to break the IBM
compatible baseball monopoly.
Once everything is set up, the process of tracking a draft is quite
simple. Get the stats from the internet (bookmark provided) and open one
file....and that is it! Filemaker does the rest. You are then free to
browse the information in various different formats.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/baseball-stats-20-fm.hqx; 535K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 01:10:21 -0700
From: (David Palmer)[email protected]
Subject: [*] CrystalMaker 2.0 demo version
Keywords: science, crystallography, geology, physics, chemistry, crystal
structures
CrystalMaker-2 is a program to generate, display, and manipulate crystal
structures in stunning, photo-realistic color. CrystalMaker features
real-time, mouse-driven rotation, and interactive screen tools.
This is a demonstration version of CrystalMaker-2. It is a fat binary: runs
native on Power Macintosh and on your regular Mac.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/crystal-maker-20-demo.hqx; 1175K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:55:37 -0700
From: (Dan Siemens)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Danimal's Textures, Volume 2
This second volume of Danimal's Textures contains another 50 original
desktop textures that I made using Adobe Photoshop and/or Specular
Texturescape. (Volume 1 was simply titled "Danimals_Textures", and
contained 100 different patterns.) This file should be used with the
Texture Installer application. These colorful textures are great for
using as desktop backgrounds or even as web page background textures.
These are totally FREE, but I'd really appreciate it if you'd drop me an
email note and let me know what you think of them, where you found them,
etc. And if you REALLY want to make my day, visit the home of these
textures on my web page, Den Of The Danimal. Enjoy!
Dan Siemens
[email protected]
http://private.fuller.edu/~danimal
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/danimals-textures-vol-2.hqx; 1198K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 11:16:18 -0700
From: (Robert Chancellor)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Death Blade 1.0
Your name is Corwin Ironfist. You are Captain of the guard in a city
plagued by strange problems. An erie fog has been visiting the city each
night, acting as a screen for strange and hideous creatures, killing and
kidnapping. You have lost several men to these hideous creatures, but no
one has a good description of what they look like. They always attack
>From the dense fog.
One night, very late, you follow a suspicious woman to an abandoned
house. You find out too late that you walked into an elaborate trap. You
wind up trapped beneath the city in a strange underground complex. You
are unable to espace, so you procede on deeper into the trap in hopes of
finding out what is happeneing, and possibly an exit from this place.
Death Blade is a first person perspective 3D texture-mapped maze filled
with a variety of creatures, traps, and strangeness. The graphics are
rendered, and take good use of colors. In order to keep the quality of
the graphics high, Death Blade requires a system with at least thousands
of colors (16-bit color). It also requires System 7 or later, Sound
Manager 3.1 or later, and 8MB RAM. It will run on any monitor with at
least 640 x 480 resolution. It is multi-monitor friendly and features
16-bit sound effects.
Death Balde is Shareware and can be registered through the use of a
"Register" program that accompanies the game. This is not a demo. It is a
full working version. Thoe who do not register will receive an occasion
reminder during game play. These reminders will dissapear once a
registration code is entered.
Enjoy.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/death-blade-10.hqx; 5128K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:54:18 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Dingbat Magician(tm) 2.0-E
Dingbat Magician is a program that uses dingbat fonts to create colorful
logos, patterns and designs. Dingbat Magician's free-form working environment
allows users to manipulate picture fonts without having to memorize keyboard
equivalents or deal with dingbats in a clunky "word processing" manner.
Dingbats are treated as discreet objects in a drawing-program like
environment. Once a design has been created, Dingbat Magician objects can be
exported to other programs like Illustrator or Freehand for further
manipulation.
New in Version 2.0:
* PowerPC Native! (680x0 version also available)
* Improved User Interface
* Work with up to three different dingbat fonts at once
* Faster grouping and ungrouping
* Enhanced keyboard equivalents
* Option-drag objects to create duplicate copies (ala Illustrator and
Freehand)
* A KwikModify Submenu for frequently-used commands
* A Key Chart Window to view and print key equivalent charts
* More affordable shareware "unlocking" fee (disk version still same price)
* Now requires a color system and color monitor
* Rudimentary drawing tools removed to make program leaner and more focused
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: $12.00 to unlock; $27.95 for diskette
MAY WE DISTRIBUTE THIS FILE: Yes
AUTHOR NAME: Jonathan Macagba
YOUR HOMEPAGE: http://members.aol.com/hndcrfonts
MAY WE PUBLICIZE THIS URL?: Yes
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/dingbat-magician-20.hqx; 703K]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/dingbat-magician-20-ppc.hqx; 727K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:54:20 -0700
From: (Rio Sabadicci)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Font Box 1.8.5
=46ont Box automatically corrects font-related problems and improves system
performance. It analyzes all the fonts ^=C0 opened or not ^=C0 on one or all=
disk
volumes and creates an organized font library.
=46ont Box:
* prevents crashes and lock-ups by repairing or removing corrupt fonts
* eliminates application errors and unpredictable output by removing duplica=
te
Type 1 and True Type fonts
* ends unexpected font substitution and jaggies by removing unmatched bitmap=
ped
and PostScript fonts
* reclaims disk space and RAM by extracting unnecessary sizes and
* resolves Font ID conflicts by generating unique ID numbers.
You can download the program and run the analysis. Additional functions deta=
iled
in the owner's manual require an Access Code. Price is $29.95 for the Person=
al
Edition (up to 250 fonts), $69.95 for the Preferred Edition (unlimited fonts=
on
local volumes), and $159.95 for the Professional Edition (unlimited fonts on
local and network volumes).
Rio Sabadicci
[email protected]
Insider Software [www.theInside.com]
[Archived as /info-mac/font/util/font-box-185.hqx; 516K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:54:19 -0700
From: (Rio Sabadicci)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Font Box Updater (1.8.5)
This application updates the Evaluation, Personal, Preferred, and
Professional Editions of Font Box to version 1.8.5. It preserves your
Registration and Access Code.
Rio Sabadicci
[email protected]
Insider Software [www.theInside.com]
[Archived as /info-mac/font/util/font-box-185-updt.hqx; 382K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:55:54 -0700
From: (Ed Hopkins)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Fonts Manager(tm) 3.12
=46onts Manager(tm) 3.12 is functionally similar to the System 7.5.x Extensi=
ons
Manager, but it is NOT a control panel. It is more like a Desk Accessory. =
It
allows the enabling and disabling of font suitcases and printer fonts in
'Sets'. It supports Balloon help and a Topical Help system. Unlike other
utilities, such as Suitcase(tm) and Master Juggler(tm), it works on ALL Macs
with System 7.1 or later, including 7.5.3, without modifying the NORMAL star=
tup
and operation of your computer. Thousands worldwide running all kinds of Ma=
cs
have switched to Fonts Manager to get 'Up & Running'.
NEW in 3.12:
- added QuickStart Tutorial to Help Topics
- added Usage Tips
- removed the 'ghost' space from the three Registration fields
Available @
,
,
AOL (Computing/Software Libraries/Desktop Publishing or Software Search).
Shareware fee is $10 for Fonts Manager (FREE to registered users of ALL earl=
ier
versions). $More for the Mac OS 8 version when available (save time/hassle =
-
pay now). Site licenses available at SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED PRICES. Inquire
within...
=46or more information, please read the Fonts Manager(tm) Read Me file enclo=
sed,
or visit my Web page:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/1870/
I give permission for my program to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM.
Thanks,
Ed Hopkins
=C6d*vantage
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/font/util/fonts-manager-312.hqx; 167K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 11:16:25 -0700
From: (Ed Hopkins)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Fonts Manager(tm) 3.5
=46onts Manager(tm) 3.5 is functionally similar to the System 7.5.x Extensio=
ns
Manager, but it is NOT a control panel. It is more like a Desk Accessory. =
It
allows the enabling and disabling of font suitcases and printer fonts in
'Sets'.
It supports Balloon help and a Topical Help system. Unlike other
utilities, such
as Suitcase(tm) and Master Juggler(tm), it works on ALL Macs with System 7.1=
or
later, including 7.5.3, without modifying the NORMAL startup and operation o=
f
your computer. Thousands worldwide running all kinds of Macs have switched =
to
=46onts Manager to get 'Up & Running'.
NEW in 3.5:
- no installation necessary (just double-click!)
- much smoother International localized version
- removed the need for **FM SmartFont
- removed the need for 'Preferences' workaround
Available @
,
,
AOL (Computing/Software Libraries/Desktop Publishing or Software Search).
Shareware fee is $10 for Fonts Manager (FREE to registered users of ALL earl=
ier
versions). $More for the Mac OS 8 version when available (save time/hassle
- pay
now). Site licenses available at SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED PRICES. Inquire
within...
=46or more information, please read the Fonts Manager(tm) Read Me file
enclosed, or
visit my Web page:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/1870/
I give permission for my program to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM.
Thanks,
Ed Hopkins
=C6d*vantage
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/font/util/fonts-manager-35.hqx; 156K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:55:27 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Gallery 2
This is the second issue of Gallery, an electronic "chapZine" of poems,
graphics,
and short prose. While the first issue of Gallery featured a representative
sampling of writing and graphics with no particular theme, in Gallery 2 , I
explore the theme of memory and loss, in particular of losses which even memory
cannot redeem. In part, my inspiration for this was a haunting post-apocalyptic
novel by Jonathan Lethem, Amnesia Moon.
Like the first issue, Gallery 2 consists entirely of my own work. I hope to
feature other writers and artists who are exploring the frontiers of electronic
media in future issues. Please contact me by eMail for details.
This issue of Gallery is free. AIt may be uploaded freely, so long as the
entire
folder remains intact.
Gallery is c1995 by W. Luther Jett & FreeBird/Prometheus. All rights reserved.
[Archived as /info-mac/art/zine/gallery-002.hqx; 744K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:55:28 -0700
From: (Brandon Miquel)[email protected]
Subject: [*] GameRate #5
GameRate is the premier Macintosh magazine for shareware games. Each month
you get informative reviews, stellar graphics and screen shots, a nice
interface, and a lot more. GameRate only reviews shareware games that
require 10 or minutes to download (14,400), saving you much time. The time
it takes you to download this is thirty times less than it would take you to
download all of the reviewed games.
[Archived as /info-mac/art/zine/game-rate-005.hqx; 1407K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:55:41 -0700
From: Jason Tartaglia
Subject: [*] Grag & Thog Bonkheads 1.0.2
THE STORY SO FAR:
Deep below the surface of the earth, deeper even then the belly of hell,
the citizens of Trollsville were in a state of emergency. A massive
earthquake had just ripped open a passage from the earth's crust all the
way to Trollsville. A call rang out for the strongest and most courageous
of all Trollsville's citizens to defend the motherland. Only two stepped
forward, the Bonkheads brothers. Armed with only an incredible tolerance
for pain and rock solid craniums, Grag and Thog made their way to
Surfaceville...
Bonkheads is a one or two player/simultaneous arcade game. This demo
contains 18 of the total 144 levels and 3 of the 12 Underworlds.
Version 1.0.2 decreases the difficulty of upper levels slightly.
System requirements:
* System 7.1
* 3 Megs of hard drive space
* 2 Megs of available RAM
* Sound Manager 3.0
Recommended:
*25Mhz 68030 processor or faster for 30fps animation.
For more information, please read the Read Me file enclosed.
We grant permission for this program to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM.
Thank you,
Jason Tartaglia
1 A.M. Productions
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/grag-and-thog-bonkheads-102.hqx; 2228K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 04:55:02 -0700
From: (Harley Bradley)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Haunted Mansion
Welcome to the game that made MagicHat Shareware number 1 on the AOL download
list. This game is packed with frightening graphics, stunning animation, and
blood curdling sounds. Getting into the old house is easy, getting out is
not!
WARNING THIS GAME IS VERY FRIGHTENING TO SMALL CHILDREN.!!!! It
made my neighbor's four-year old run away crying !!
(This is the same game as Spookhouse only without bugs.)
[Archived as /info-mac/game/haunted-mansion-hc.hqx; 1553K]
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 20:36:09 -0700
From: (Jeffrey S. Kline)[email protected]
Subject: [*] InfoBrowser 4.0
This stack is Freeware.
What's New Since Version 3.5.1:
*I have fixed some bugs in the script for grabbing URL's
*Has a new Dialog box for choosing Digests to import.
*Can correctly import Digests without Mail headers
*fixed several other small bugs
I use this with HC 2.1 and System 7.5.2 with no difficulty
Introduction
In an attempt to make the chore of reading the Info-Mac Digest and TidBITS
Digest easier and less time consuming, I created this stack. It allows you
to read in text files of Info-Mac Digests and TidBITS Digests and easily
page through them and read them. It also allows you to grab the file names
of hte "Archived" files off of the Info-Mac Digests and save the list of
files in a separate list. This allows for easy access to lists of files to
download. You can also grab URL's and export them to other applications.
I use Eudora 1.5.4 and an AppleScript applet to extract the digests into
single files (one file for each digest issue) and then read them into the
stack.
I also use Anarchie and another applescript to take the list of files
generated and travel to Internet Info-Mac sites and grab the appprorpiate
files and download them unattended.
Enjoy!!!
Jeff Kline
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/text/info-browser-40-hc.hqx; 108K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 14:01:53 -0700
From: "G. Anfossi"[email protected]
Subject: [*] Kali 3.01, a graphic adventure
$15 - =A310 Shareware - by G=C8rald Anfossi
What is Kali ?
Kali is a graphic adventure. Your current place and useful objet are
displayed on screen. All commands are given using the mouse.
Installing
You need a color Mac or compatible to play Kali and 2 Mb of free RAM, so
you will be able to play it on a 4 MB Mac. Just copy the entire Kali
folder onto your hard disk (you need less than 5 Mb on your disk to
install it) then double-click the Kali stack icon. Don't give Hypercard
less than 2 Mb of RAM or it will work badly (no sound, no picture,
nothing at all). It's a color stack so it's memory hungry.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/kali-301-hc.hqx; 2543K]
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 20:36:13 -0700
From: (Alex Narvey)[email protected]
Subject: [*] MacSense July 1996. Volume 3, Issue 5.
It's July! And here in the northern hemisphere, it's begun to get hot. So=
too is
this month's MacSense! In July's issue, you'll learn about Apple's planned
limited edition 20th anniversary Macintosh, MacOS 7.5.3 Revision 2 for
PowerBooks
and PCI Macs, the new LaserWriter 12/640PS and RAM Doubler 1.6.2a. Did you k=
now
about ResEdit 3, LaserWriter 8.4 or Netscape 4? Read all about it in our new
occasional section entitled "In the Pipeline!" Also in this issue: Jim Hines
considers the prevalence of URLs in advertising; The Game Warden speaks lovi=
ngly
of E3; Cerebreality considers the demise of Gen X and the subsequent
generational
title; and Chris McVeigh pops the glossy media bubble surrounding the Pippin
platform.
MacSense: The Macintosh=AE E-Zine is a FREE monthly electronic magazine whic=
h
focuses on the mainstream Macintosh computer market. Each issue of MacSense
details the most significant news stories in the world of Macintosh
computing and
explores how these new developments will affect every-day Mac users. Packed =
with
vibrant color graphics and in depth product reviews, it is the founding goal=
of
MacSense to shed light on a rapidly evolving industry. Moreover, because
MacSense
is created and distributed electronically, it is the most environmentally
friendly method of publishing. We hope you enjoy this issue!
The attached file is a Stuffit archive. You will need Stuffit Expander or
another
Stuffit compression utility to extract it.
The color edition of MacSense requires a Macintosh with at least 16 shades o=
f
grey. For optimal viewing, we recommend 16-bit color. The black and white
edition
of MacSense can be viewed on any Macintosh.
Please email us if you have questions, comments, suggestions, contributions,=
or
just to say "Hi". We can be reached at [email protected].
MacSense can be uploaded to any online service you see fit, as long as this =
text
accompanies it.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/sns/mac-sense-96-07.hqx; 1289K]
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 20:36:11 -0700
From: (Alex Narvey)[email protected]
Subject: [*] MacSense June 1996. Volume 3, Issue 4. (B&W version)
It finally happened! IBM has licensed the Mac OS! June's MacSense reveals t=
he
details of the monumental deal. Also in this issue: Apple's latest
introductions,
including "speed bumped" Power Macs and new upgrades. Not to be outdone, bot=
h
Power Computing and DayStar have debuted new Mac clones-with Power's new
PowerTower clocking in at 180MHz!
MacSense is a little on the heavy side this month! In addition to our regula=
r
content, we've include two new QuickCharts to give you a side-by-side compar=
ison
of Apple's latest products. Also in June's issue: Did you know that your
PowerBook 5300 can talk AND hear? See AppleBits for the nitty gritty. In Bra=
ve
New World, John N. talks offers a few choice words about commercial software=
.
Meanwhile, over in Cerebreality, Greg Kramer ponders how very virtual virtua=
l
reality actually is. The Game Warden has stopped whining long enough to=
write up
a column entitled "Happy Happy Fun Day," and, finally, Jim Hines weighs in t=
his
month with an article exploring the mystique of Apple's "1984" television
commercial.
MacSense: The Macintosh=AE E-Zine is a FREE monthly electronic magazine whic=
h
focuses on the mainstream Macintosh computer market. Each issue of MacSense
details the most significant news stories in the world of Macintosh
computing and
explores how these new developments will affect every-day Mac users. Packed =
with
vibrant color graphics and in depth product reviews, it is the founding goal=
of
MacSense to shed light on a rapidly evolving industry. Moreover, because
MacSense
is created and distributed electronically, it is the most environmentally
friendly method of publishing. We hope you enjoy this issue!
The color edition of MacSense requires a Macintosh with at least 16 shades o=
f
grey. For optimal viewing, we recommend 16-bit color. The black and white
edition
of MacSense can be viewed on any Macintosh.
Please email us if you have questions, comments, suggestions, contributions,=
or
just to say "Hi". We can be reached at [email protected].
MacSense can be uploaded to any online service you see fit, as long as this =
text
accompanies it.
=03
[Archived as /info-mac/per/sns/mac-sense-96-06-bw.hqx; 397K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:55:57 -0700
From: (Christopher Kidwell)[email protected]
Subject: [*] MacWx 2.2 - display current weather conditions
MacWx is a Macintosh application that provides an easy-to-use interface
to the Internet weather servers.. It requires at least System 7 with a
68020 processor and Color Quickdraw, MacTCP or OpenTransport, and an
Internet connection to run.
Features:
- Displays temperature, pressure, wind speed and direction, humidity,
local conditions, forecasts, near-shore marine data, and climatic
information for nearly 1,000 cities across North America
- Displays temperature and local conditions for over 100 cities worldwide
- Information can be displayed in a graphical window, or in a smaller
text-based window, or an even smaller iconic window
- Forecasts can be edited, printed, or saved
Chris Kidwell
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/macwx-22.hqx; 747K]
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 20:36:19 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Mailbox2TSV - Convert mailboxes to tab-separated files
Mailbox to TSV V1.2.2 - Mailbox format to tab-separated-values converter
This package contains a kit to convert from a mailbox file format, such as that
used by Eudora, to a tab-separated-value file format, suitable for import into
FileMaker Pro, Excel, or anything that can read TSV files. While it does not
support the range of operations that other converters do, it does what it does
very well, and very quickly.
There are options to control whether a title row is output, whether
paragraphing
in the body is guessed, the format of date representation, and which headers
should be ignored completely. Standard headers are placed in specific cell,
while
other headers which are not ignored are accumulated into a single cell.
A sample FileMaker Pro 3 database is included to demonstrate importing of
files.
The package requires MacPerl 5.0.6r1m or later to run the droplet program,
AppleScript to support MacPerl, and FileMaker Pro 3 to use the database (not
required).
Version 1.2.2 fixes a problem with misreporting the size of the disk
containing the archive.
For more information, read the Readme file, or
visit the web page at http://www.sasknet.com/~dalgl/iss.html
I give permission for my program to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/mailbox-2-tsv-122.hqx; 31K]
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 20:36:18 -0700
From: (Nisseb softwares)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Mailto Converter 1.3.1
Mailto Converter converts mailto: webform results into readable text or a
single datebase file, without the use of any cgi-script or that kind of
stuff! It's freeware (optional shareware of $5 or $10), written by Carl
B=E4ckstr=F6m (Nisseb softwares). One of the first programs of it's kind for
the Macintosh!
*** [email protected] ***
*** www.geocities.com/colosseum/2662 ***
*** I am Carl B=E4ckstr=F6m, you're not. ***
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/mailto-converter-131.hqx; 470K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 11:16:32 -0700
From: "John W. Blackburne"[email protected]
Subject: [*] Mandlebrot Startup Screens
This is a collection of 8 startup screens designed for use with the
AppleVision 1710, 1710AV or a similar monitor. They come with
documentation, including instructions on how to create similar startup
screens yourself. If you want a look at the documentation and previews of
the images used before downloading this archive point your browser at:
These startup screens are being distributed as freeware and contributed by
their creator.
John
http://www.hk.super.net/~johnb
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/mandlebrot-startup-screens.hqx; 6262K]
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 20:36:15 -0700
From: (Geoffrey Reiss)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Mythos 0.8.5 b
Mythos is a fantasy role-playing system for the Mac that incorporates
user-defined adventures into a randomly-defined set of Worlds. Though
quite playable, Mythos is constantly under development with new
enhancements and art, and is updated through quarterly on-line upgrades.
This is the locked demo version; only 3 of the nine worlds are used, and
does not allow the inclusion of additional adventures.
Full documentation and info is available at my website at:
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/3019/
Mythos greatly prefers a fast Quadra or PowerMac (though technically
will run on a IIx), 13">256-color monitor, 8 megs free ram, 5 megs HD
space.
*** Changes from last vers ***
Completed the new lighting system, added unique artwork for weapons,
changed some other art, increased animation speed by about 30%, several
general bug fixes, added some new sounds, enabled quite a few Relics,
and a few other things...
Enjoy!
-Geoffrey Reiss
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/mythos-085b.hqx; 3381K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:54:54 -0700
From: (Ingemar Ragnemalm)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Sprite Animation Toolkit 2.3.8 demos
This archive holds the demo programs for Sprite Animation Toolkit
version 2.3.8 (programming library for games and animations). See
the lib&doc submission for more info.
Ingemar Ragnemalm
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/lib/sprite-anim-toolkit-demos.hqx; 851K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:54:24 -0700
From: (Ingemar Ragnemalm)[email protected]
Subject: [*] Sprite Animation Toolkit 2.3.8 libs & doc
This is the latest version (2.3.8) of Sprite Animation Toolkit, my
game-making programming library which has been used in *dozens* of
released games, including games like Bachman, Ingemar's Skiing Game,
Missions Of The Realiant, Asterax, Escape Velocity etc.
Both Think and CodeWarrior are supported. You need CodeWarrior for
PowerMac native code.
SAT is free of charge, demanding only credits and a free copy.
SAT is archived in two parts: one with libraries and documentation,
and one part with the demo programs.
Ingemar Ragnemalm
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/lib/sprite-anim-toolkit-238.hqx; 953K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 11:16:22 -0700
From: (Harley Bradley)[email protected]
Subject: [*] StarGuardian2
This is the award winning adventure game from MagicHat Shareware. The
graphics are nothing short of stunning. This game trully puts Myst to
shame. It has graphics that provoke ooo's & aahs and a point 'n click
interface that makes game play go smoothly along. Not too hard, not too
simple. The music and sound effects will surprize you.
"Best work to date. This game is captivating and pure fun."
....Leslie Wooddavis author of Rune Logic
It's honorware which means it's fully functional with no shareware
messages to annoy you. Registered users can get hints and /or help by
contacting [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/star-guardian-2-100-hc.hqx; 3027K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:55:23 -0700
From: (John Weinhofer)[email protected]
Subject: [*] The Calorizer 1.6
The Calorizer 1.6 has a database of over 5,000 foods. It can help you
track your daily intake of fat, carbohydrates, protein, alcohol and
total daily calories. Use it to plan the days diet or analyze foods
already eaten.
Its unique stop light feature will immediately indicate the "heart
healthiness" of a particular food item.
* The Red light indicates that 30% or more of the calories in a food
item come from fat. (This is not considered heart healthy).
* The Green light indicates that less than 30% of the calories in a
food item come from fat.
* The yellow light indicates that there are greater than 140 milligrams
of sodium for every 100 grams of a food item.
* Easily add additional foods to the food database.
* Print and save nutritional analysis.
* Register and we will send you "The Metabolizer" a unique program that
calculates the number of calories you burn per day. It will also tell
you how many calories you need to eat daily to reach a certain body
weight in a specified period of time.
Please include this program on Info-Mac CD ROM
Enjoy!
John Weinhofer
[Archived as /info-mac/data/calorizer-16.hqx; 838K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:54:22 -0700
From: "John V. Holder"
Subject: [*] ViewFont 1.0
Ever wondered how to type a certain character from a certain font that you
need? Well, wonder no more with this handy utility! Much better than
KeyCaps! This small application allows you to view every character (in any
size, font and style you select) of any installed font, and will also show
what the exact keystrokes are needed to type the character! You can also
print these handy tables for quick reference. This is a must have utility
and only $5 shareware!
System Requirements.
Min. System...: 6.0.5 on up
Min. Hardware.: Mac 512ke or better (Works great on PowerMacs!)
Shareware.....: $5
Author........: John V. Holder
email address.: [email protected]
Home Page.....: http://www.northcoast.com/~jvholder/
[Archived as /info-mac/font/util/view-font-10.hqx; 58K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:55:29 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] WackedSounds 1.1
* Anyways, here are some sounds (free, of course) that I made for no
reason but to amuse people. I think they're fun. A couple are small enough
to be alerts. Just a thought. Hope you like it. Version 1.1 cleaned up
the noise levels during pauses, and got rid of headers and trailers that
were nothing but noise and disk space.
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/wacked-sounds-vol-11.hqx; 935K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 11:16:16 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Warcraft_II_Demo.sit.hqx
This is the Demo for Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness on Macintosh. The Full
Release will be sometime in Late Summer 1996.
Warcraft II requires a 256-color Macintosh with 5800K free memory and System
7.5
or greater; 68040 or PowerPC. Warcraft II is totally native on the PowerMac.
This demo offers: 3 levels of play as both Orc and Human and 2 player games via
Modem or network.
Warcraft II is currently the best selling game in the world for 1996 on the PC,
and Blizzard Entertainment is glad to bring the Warcraft II experience to the
Macintosh.
Highlights:
- Greater numbers of units and buildings that now span land, sea and air
- The Fog of War map masking
- Three resources types: Gold, Lumber, and Oil
- More freeform building of towns
- A variety of map sizes, the largest being four times bigger than Warcraft I
- Scenario editor (included in retail version only) allows you to design and
create your own scenarios
- Sound effects editor (included in retail version only) lets you modify sounds
>From the game
- And many more features , all included in the Read Me
Blizzard has a web page, http://www.blizzard.com, with info on Warcraft,
Warcraft II, and other Blizzard games.
Brian Love
Online Macintosh Representative
Blizzard Entertainment
email=[email protected]
web=www.blizzard.com
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/warcraft-ii-demo.hqx; 13458K]
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:55:40 -0700
From: ALONSO
Subject: [*] Waste of Time 1.1
A classic puzzle game where balls are pushed in an effort to "clear" levels.
Just try it.
This program is Shareware. Money is appreciated, but not expected.
Chris Alonso
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/waste-of-time-11.hqx; 582K]
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 22:16:23 -0500
From: "Wayne C. Morris"
Subject: (A) Upgrading a Performa 6214CD to millions of colors
[email protected] (Paul [not "Brian"] Brians) wrote:
>I have a Performa 6214CD with the Apple 15' multiple scan display monitor.
>I do some work with color photographs using PhotoShop and other
>applications to prepare and review classroom multimedia. I have 40 megs of
>RAM installed. What do I need to add the millions of colors that our
>classroom machines display so I can get a more realistic preview of what my
>media will look like to the students? VRAM? Do I need a new monitor? Any
>other suggestions?
According to the spec sheets, the Performa 62xx series supports 8-bit color
at 800x600 resolution, or up to 16-bit color at 640x480. Period. No way
to upgrade it.
However, the 62xx does have a PDS slot, so *maybe* you could find a PDS
video card that will support more colors. (Assuming your PDS slot isn't
already filled with an MPEG card or something.)
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 96 22:54:41 -0500
From: chaz
Subject: [A]Advice needed with Brother HL8 PS
>Well, which Laserwriter Driver do you have? I'd suggest 8.3.4, then asking
>Brother if they have a Printer Description file for your printer.
>Alternately, you could create your own (maybe), by opening a similar printers
>PDF and editing....maybe Apple has some documentation for developers who need
>to write these files (a search of Apple's Tech section might be handy)
What you want is the PPD specification, Revision 4, which is available on
Adobe's server.
As far as attempting to build a Rev4PPD for a printer without one...best
of luck. I'd suggest the original poster just use the "General" PPD.
chazl
07.19.96
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 10:46:00 +0700
From: Aphichart Assakul
Subject: [Q] Demise of "[email protected]"
My trusted file forwarding service has indicated that it's going
out of business. What happened? If so, what other service can
replace this one i.e. [email protected]? Last time I
checked, it was not as speedy as the one at Rice.
Thanks in advance for your feedback!
Aphichart Patrick Assakul
[email protected] (preferred)
[email protected] (alternative)
[Gordon mentioned this the other day. We will keep you posted with
new information as it is available.--Mike]
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 96 22:00:37 MST
From: [email protected] (Hisham Abboud)
Subject: Help using microphone
Hello,
I'm unable to use my microphone on a PowerMac 7100/66. I've tried
three different microphones and used the Sound control panel, which acts
as if it's recording something, but nothing gets recorded. When I take
a look at the "recorded" sound file using ResEdit, it is filled with
the value 81 hex.
Please someone tell me it's not a hardware problem! I'm using the
original System 7.1.2 that came with the Mac. What other alternatives
do I have?
Thanks in advance.
Hisham.
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 96 11:52:49 PDT
From: "Beatrice C. Yu"
Subject: hexadecimal codes for characters
> Does anybody know of a utility that displays the ASCII character set as
> Apple uses it, with hexadecimal equivalent codes for each letter?
Try delta-xy, found on the info-mac archives.
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 20:19:08 -0500
From: [email protected] (Steve Deyo)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #165
>>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 09:35:10 -0800
From: [email protected] (John Maxwell)
Subject: Noisy fan?
Lately, I've been noticing that the fan in my Q660AV has
been louder than it used to be (not different, just louder).
I've had it for two and a half years now, and I was
wondering if there's any interior cleaning that needs to
be done.
::
It's possible the fan is getting off kilter due to heat warping or dust
buildup. A simple adjustment should be able to solve the problem or else a
fan replacement as a l;ast resort. This happened to me over time too (in a
6100AV as a matter of fact).
True story: At the end of the first day with my new Power Mac, the power
supply caught on fire and smoked me out of the office! I pulled the plug in
time to keep the flames from shooting out of the case however.
Steve Deyo editor in chief ComputerUser magazine group
220 South 6th Street Suite 500 Minneapolis MN 55402-4507
Phone 612 336 9279 Fax 612 339 5806 NewtonMail [email protected]
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 20:19:13 -0500
From: [email protected] (Steve Deyo)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #165
>>
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1996 18:42:12 -0400
From: [email protected] (Christian Parent)
Subject: Ram doubler
Ram Doubler is starting to be annoying. On the 7.5.3 system it gives
problems. College I work for as a teacher in Photoshop, bought 20 7200/75
and just upgraded to the 7.5.3. As soon as it was in problems started to
arrive. It keep crashing. Photoshop is definitively having problems with
Ram Doubler, up to the point that we simply got it off ass the computers.
We preferred to use One meg of virtual memory (17Meg) than using Ram
Doubler and I don't suggest it anymore to my students.
::
I have loved the idea of all COnnectix products since they came out but
have also tracked and reviewed them intensely and cannot recommend them
except for very minimal configurations (say, the little old lady who never
drives her 4MB computer except on Sunday afternoon). RAM Doubler will cause
almost all of the crashes a user ever has, and I would _never_ use it with
Photoshop! Read the documentation of RD and Photoshop, I believe they
caution --in fact-- warn -- never to do that!
Steve Deyo editor in chief ComputerUser magazine group
220 South 6th Street Suite 500 Minneapolis MN 55402-4507
Phone 612 336 9279 Fax 612 339 5806 NewtonMail [email protected]
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 21:40:12 -0400
From: [email protected] (Midge Kocen)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #166
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #168
>Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 04:55:41 -0700
>From: [email protected] (Paul [not "Brian"] Brians)
>Subject: (Q) Upgrading a Performa 6214CD to millions of colors
>
>I have a Performa 6214CD with the Apple 15' multiple scan display monitor.
>I do some work with color photographs using PhotoShop and other
>applications to prepare and review classroom multimedia. I have 40 megs of
>RAM installed. What do I need to add the millions of colors that our
>classroom machines display so I can get a more realistic preview of what my
>media will look like to the students? VRAM? Do I need a new monitor? Any
>other suggestions?
Unfortunately the 5200 and 6200 series comes with 1mb VRAM and is
not upgradable. This limits you to 16-bit colour at a maximum resolution of
640x480. I can't remember if the LC slot is useable for video in this case.
Pat Ellis
>Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 10:07:17 -0500
>From: [email protected]
>Subject: PERFORMA 550 UPGRADE
>
>Does anyone know if the Performa 550 is upgradeable to a Power PC? If so
>what are the pros and cons and is it reliable? Thanks.
It's upgradeable via the PowerPC processor card. Among the pros of
the card is your ability to switch back and forth between the PowerPC and
LC040 processors. I'll leave the list of remaining pros/cons to those who
have experience with this upgrade.
Pat Ellis
>Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 13:22:46 -0400
>From: [email protected] (Varoujan Chakarian)
>Subject: PlainTalk Mic
>
>Does anyone know if there are other mic's that will work with the new
>PowerMacs (I have a 7200). I used to use a regular recording mic with my
>old Quadra but with the PowerMac it doesn't work. Comparing the plug for
>the regular mics (the kinds you can find everywhere, including Radio Shack)
>with the PlainTalk Mic, I noticed that the PlainTalk mic's plug is about
>1/4" longer. My problem is that I don't like the PlainTalk mic and I want
>to use a headphone/mic combination which is much more comfortable and
>eliminates all kind of problems (echo, feedback from speakers and clarity
>of sound). Can anyone suggest a product or a supplier?
It's possible to use any mic with the 7200. There should be an
extension
called Sound Input Amplification in the Apple Extras folder. Drop this
into your
system folder and restart. The amplification option will then appear in your
Sound control panel. The reason, or need for this, is because your Mac's audio
input is line-level. The Apple plaintalk microphone has a pre-amp that allows
it to produce sound at line-level, traditional microphones do not. With
the SIA
extension, traditional mic-level microphones are now useable.
Pat Ellis
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 03:02:41 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #168
>Does anyone know where I may purchase a replacement for the roller
>fan that came in the Mac SE?
>Glen Shiery [email protected]
I know nothing about the SE, but one mail order source of fans and other
electronic parts is Mouser Electronics at 800-346-6873 or
http://www.mouser.com
They have no minimum order requirement, ship promptly, and are very
courteous. You'll need to figure out the dimensions and voltage rating
of your fan; they know nothing about specific computer models. Better
yet, ask them to mail you their catalog so you can peruse the options.
You'll want a fan with the best noise rating (lowest dB rating). -Bob
Stern
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 96 22:54:47 -0500
From: chaz
Subject: Internet Config Behavior
>Internet Config is not working.
>
>I've reinstalled it several times, to no avail. What am I forgetting?
Maybe the preferences file is corrupt. Have you been deleting it when
you reinstall?
If not that, if you boot with no extensions other than IC does the
problem continue?
chazl
07.19.96
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 17:23:20 -0500
From: [email protected] (Graeme Forbes)
Subject: IPA fonts
Your best bet is to look at the SIL (summer institute in linguistics)
versions ofthe IPA fonts. The font archive at mac.archive.umich.edu has
them. Faster access is thro' the search engine on the Internet Font Archive
home page (search on "Doulos").
Graeme Forbes
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 16:00:49 -0400
From: [email protected] ( =?iso-8859-1?Q?Bj=F6rn?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?_?=
=?iso-8859-1?Q?Buckwalter=2DMob=E4ck?= )
Subject: Macinary, ASCII & postscript
>Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 01:45:49 -0800
>From: Richard Granger
>Subject: Macbinary II+ and its availability
>
>I must have this in order to decompress things. I find Macbinary 1.0.1
>(I think these are the digits), when I embark on a search for
>Macbinary II+. Trying to download Macbinary 1.0.1 produces a message
>that I need Macbinary II+ in order to decompress it.
>
>Is Macbinary II+ available as freeware or shareware?
Sounds As if you are using Netscape to download.
If the file is ended with ".bin" it can be decompressed with stuffit
expander as well as Macbinary II+. If you have got stuffit expander you can
just drop the .bin-file on Stuffit expanders icon.
You can set up Netscape to open the downloaded file with stuffit expander
in the "General Preferences","Helpers" dialog.
>------------------------------
>Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 13:14:54 +0000
>From: Richard Lim - World Scientific Publishing UK
>Subject: Two questions
>
>Two quick queries here:
>- Does anybody know of a utility that displays the ASCII character set as
>Apple uses it, with hexadecimal equivalent codes for each letter?
The KeyFinder application can do this for all your different fonts, and
more. However, KeyFinder is part of the Norton Utilities (version 2.0
anyway) and probably isn't available for free.
>------------------------------
>Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 09:27:54 +0200
>From: Magnus Hoek
>
>Alternatively, are there any good solution to plot ps-files. I have also
>tried Mac GS Viewer but it fails most of the time. I've noticed that the
>most reliable way to view ps-files is to transfer it to a SUN and the use
>ghostview but it's a little bit awkward.
You can easily print a postscript file on a postscript-printer using one of
these drag and drop applications:
Bj=F6rn Buckwalter-Mob=E4ck
[email protected]
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 96 21:48:39 -0500
From: Dan Sundt
Subject: Mac networking sources
My company is about to make the jump from a non-server newtwork to a
LAN w/ a dedicated Mac server. I was wondering if anyone might be able to
point me to some good up-to-date mac networking/sever resources (print,
online, whatever). I have come across some books and other materials but
most of it seems dated. Two primary concerns and interests are cross
platform compatability and speed of course. Any help is much
appreciated.
Thank you- Dan Sundt
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 13:44:23 +0000
From: "John B. Thoo"
Subject: Netscape 2.0x and Java (Q)
Hello! I'm using Netscape 2.02 on my Duo 270c. I thought that
Netscape 2.0 and above were Java-capable, but when I connected to
http://www.compass.com it said, "Try visiting again with a
Java-compatible browser." What's the deal? I was hoping to learn
some Java scripting. Would this be a waste of time since I apparently
can't run Java stuff from my browser?
Please reply to mailto:[email protected]
Thanks so much. I appreciate your straightening out silly ol' me.
--John.
http://ms.yuba.cc.ca.us/~jthoo/yubacollege.html
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 11:45:17 -0400
From: [email protected] (Bill Ingraham)
Subject: Netscape 3
Hi,
I just downloaded Netscape 3.0b5. Since I have Netscape v2.0 running, must
I trash it before installing v3? What of my Plugins, addresses, etc?
Bill
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 21:01:14 +0100
From: [email protected] (Paul Mullen)
Subject: Netscape and the grief it brings me
Besides the obvious (MS Internet Exploder), are there any viable
alternatives to Netscape Navigator? I love Netscape and its HTML extensions
(although it seems many browsers support these now), but it is so
incredibly infuriating when it fatally freezes my Performa 630, and it does
this quite often. I've also heard that when Netscape does crash, it can
damage important system files on your hard drive, and indeed I've been
having big problems lately. When I restart immediately after a Netscape
freeze, I get the blinking-question-mark-in-a-disk icon and am forced to
boot with the CD or EZ drive. Disk First Aid says "Invalid catalog PEOF, 4,
528638" and then tells me it cannot fix the problem. What do I need to
rectify this situation? Norton Utilities? Thanks ahead of time for any help
you can offer!
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 03:59:07 GMT
From: [email protected] (B.J. Major)
Subject: Newest ResEdit--where??
Hi all,
I need the newest version of ResEdit available and I cannot find this
utility on ANY of Apple's FTP sites. Does anyone know where to get it?
Please email me directly. Thanks!
--bj
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 22:33:33 -0500
From: "Wayne C. Morris"
Subject: PPP connection
>I need some assistance from a more knowledgeable person please. We have a IIci
>networked to an internet server via a PPP connection. The only thing we
>have to
>initiate the connection is MacPPP which is really a modem dialler. It works to
>create the connection ok but it won't exit the connection without physically
>unplugging it or shutting off the MAC.. can anybody provide a software
>solution
>for this?
The MacPPP Setup (or is it Config?) program/control panel should have a
"Close" or "Hard Close" button which will make it disconnect.
I strongly suggest you switch from MacPPP to FreePPP 2.5. It is much more
sophisticated and easier to set up. It can also be configured to hang up
automatically if the internet connection is idle for XX minutes. You
should be able to find FreePPP on Info-Mac.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 96 22:54:48 -0500
From: chaz
Subject: PS files; reading them
>I have tried to load post-script files using Adobe Illustrator 5.0.
>However, when I start it up (i.e. I drop the postscript file on the Adobe
>Illustrator icon) then it says:
First, if these are PS files, rather than _EPS_ files, then Illustrator
will not do this. It is not a general-purpose PostScript interpreter.
Illustrator will only read [reliably] EPS files that it created itself.
To read PS files, you need a full PostScript interpreter.
>Can't open the illustration. The illustration does'nt start with the
>%!PS-Adobe- comment.
>
>OK, so then I edited my postscript file. That is, on the first line I added
>%!PS-Adobe-. When I try again, I get the same message together with the
>following:
>
>Offending operator '%!PS-Adobe- '.
Second, if the file you're trying to read doesn't begin with such a
comment already, it's a pretty badly written PostScript file, if in fact
it is PostScript at all.
>Anyone know how I should edit the postscript file to make it work ???
Short answer: you can't.
>Alternatively, are there any good solution to plot ps-files. I have also
>tried Mac GS Viewer but it fails most of the time.
If the files you're handing it are similar to the broken one you describe
above, that's not entirely surprising.
I use GS Viewer many times a day without trouble. If it's failing
regularly on files you're handing it, my experience suggests that the
problem is in the driver that is generating these "PostScript" files.
>I've noticed that the
>most reliable way to view ps-files is to transfer it to a SUN and the use
>ghostview but it's a little bit awkward.
Actually, the most reliable way to view PS files is to send them to a PS
printer. Failing that, you may want to try:
Adobe Distiller, which converts PS files into PDF files, which you can
then view with Acrobat Reader. This is expensive.
Transverter Pro, which converts PS into TIFF and other formats. This is
somewhat less expensive.
If you'd like, mail me one of these files, and maybe I can shed some more
light on why they're failing under MacGhostScript.
chazl
07.19.96
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 13:37:44 -0400
From: [email protected] (Christian Parent)
Subject: RamDoubler
Dear Neil
Thanks for the response
Actually I know that it is not the fault of Connectix. I just say it is not
a solution for Photoshop. The software is excellent for other purposes but
since I used Photoshop more than anything else I find it is not so useful.
As for the amount of RAM needed I think I have quite enough with 32 meg of
RAM. In a production environment you are so right, 32 or even 64 is a laugh
but as a teacher for theaching the software it is very good. Thank you for
your response again.
Christian Parent
Teacher in infography
Interdec college, Montreal
[email protected]
Frodo
[email protected]
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 13:27:01 -0400
From: [email protected] (Christian Parent)
Subject: system 7.5.3
[email protected]
Dear Varou
I seem to have the same problem with RamDoubler, it seem to slow down the
system. Some people suggested the latest upgrade of RamDoubler, 1.6.2.
available on the Connectix site. I believe Ramdoubler is a good software
but you have to be careful with it. Actually It is out of my system right
now. I have 32 meg of Ram and I don't want to use it anymore. But if you
really want to use virtual memory maybe you want to put 17 meg of virtual
memory in the memory control panel instead of 32. It will put down the
amount of memory allocation needed to open any Powermac native software and
at the same time not slowing down too much your system. Actually, Apple
suggests to put 1 1/2 time the amount of real RAM that you have. So let's
say you have 16 megs of real RAM, Apple suggests you put 24 megs of virtual
memory in the memory control panel. But if you want to speed things up a
little bit maybe 17 megs will do the trick.
See you, Christian
Frodo
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 22:59:22 -0500
From: "Wayne C. Morris"
Subject: System 7.5.3 peculiarities
[email protected] (Varoujan Chakarian) wrote:
>I recently installed the System 7.5.3 Revision 2 upgrade.
[snip]
>Now I am down to a few peculiarities:
>
>1) I have 16MB of actual memory and finally decided to stop using
>RamDoubler since it is slowing down my system drastically. Thus, I set
>up virtual memory. The problem is that, let's say if I add up 16 MB of
>virtual memory to obtain a total of 32 MB, the entire 32MB of memory is
>removed from my hard disk storage (as shown on the Finder windows
>headers).
Yep, that's how virtual memory works on the Mac. It needs to have 1 byte
of hard disk space reserved for every byte of total memory. Theoretically,
it would be possible to get by with less hard disk space, but it would be
slower.
>2) I installed the Sound Amplification Extension but it doesn't seem to
>work.
Doesn't work with System 7.5.3. I believe it says so somewhere in the
7.5.3 readme files, and/or somewhere on Apple's web site. You'll have to
get a PlainTalk (or equivalent) mike. I ran into the same problem.
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 17:23:21 -0500
From: [email protected] (Graeme Forbes)
Subject: System 7.5.3 peculiarities (C)
"I go into the Sound Control panel and turn the amplification on
but after closing the control panel and returning, I find that the
amplification is still off!"
This is similar to a problem I had with 7.5.3 on a Power Mac: the General
control panel refused to remember my settings. In the end I took a copy of
the General cp Prefs file from an 040 Mac where it worked and overwrote the
prefs file on the power mac. This worked. If you don't have access to a
working prefs file for the Sound cp, try trashing the current one and see
if the new one that the system will create is any better.
Graeme Forbes
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