Info-Mac Digest V14 #225
Posted: September 30th, 1996, 4:00 am
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Info-Mac Digest Mon, 30 Sep 96 Volume 14 : Issue 225
Today's Topics:
[*] "MacMorph" StartUp Movie (Stereo)
[*] 09-96 MacAssistant Tips
[*] =?iso-8859-1?Q?PRIME=81?= 2.0.1 Demo: Elaborate Numerology program,
produces exhaustive reports.
[*] Al Bunny's Typing Class 1.40b
[*] BulkRate 2.5b6
[*] Bulkrate FAQ 2.5g English
[*] BulkRate FAQ 2.5g German
[*] CacheSaver 1.0.2
[*] Character Master 1.1
[*] Computer Terms Glossary
[*] Death Blade 1.1.1
[*] Death Blade 1.1.1 Updater
[*] Dicer 1.2 -- Dice-rolling utility
[*] Eartraining 2.4 (D)
[*] EnterAct 3.7.6 Sept 96 - editor C++
[*] Eudora Central East Europe 1.1.1
[*] Eudora Cyrillic 1.1.1
[*] Eudora Greek 1.0.1
[*] Eudora Share
[*] Eudora Thai 1.0.1
[*] Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge (DEMO Version)
[*] FolderContents 1.5
[*] galactica-1.0.7-fat-de (strategy game; include on CD)
[*] galactica-1.0.7-fat-fr (strategy game; include on CD)
[*] Genius 1.4
[*] Get/SetType XFCN/XCMD 3.0
[*] Icon Rescue 1.0
[*] Jon's Commands 1.8
[*] Mac-FTP-list Version 4.1.6
[*] Mac Mine Sweeper 4.1
[*] MyBattery 3.3.0 for PowerBooks
[*] NameCleaner 1.4.0 - utility to manipulate file names
[*] Net-Print Version 6.9
[*] Oregon Pottpouri Dingbats (PostScript)
[*] Oregon Pottpouri Dingbats (TrueType)
[*] PhoneSoup 3.1 PPC/68K
[*] Postage $aver v3.0.1 bulk mail sorter
[*] SetSoundVolume 1.5.8
[*] SmartKeys 3.1
[*] SndSampler 3.0.1
[*] Space Mercs 0.9.5 - public beta release
[*] TarotWorks version 1.2.1
[*] the-jukebox-1.61
[*] Verbs & Nouns 1.1 - f.language teaching program
[*] WakeUp Items 1.0.2
[*] Zed's Simple Collection 1.21d2
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 18:24:54 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jeff Click)
Subject: [*] "MacMorph" StartUp Movie (Stereo)
The "MacMorph" StartUp Movie is a QuickTime animation that can play
automatically when you start your Mac. It begins with a black background
and a metallic "M" that morphs into an "A," to a "C," to an "I," and so
on, to spell "Macintosh." When the "H" is complete, it disappears and
the word "Macintosh" in a blue, hi-tech font, floats up to center,
concluding the clip.
The movie is available in stereo, but a mono version is also available
for download here or at the Clixsounds WWW site at:
Movie Info:
Dimensions: 273x202
Length: 4 seconds
Depth: Thousands of colors
Size: 1356K (Stereo Version)
1273 (Mono Version)
System Requirements:
Any Macintosh
System 7.0 or above w/QT 2.0 or above
This file is freeware and redistribution of the archive in its entirety
is welcome. Instructions are included with the file for proper
installation. Please note that a portion of the file is a catalog
containing information about the Clixsounds CD-ROM.
Clixsounds can be reached at:
Internet: [email protected]
America Online: CLIXSOUNDS
[Archived as /info-mac/art/mov/macmorph-stereo.hqx; 2131K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:59:52 -0700
From: [email protected] (Steve Mack)
Subject: [*] 09-96 MacAssistant Tips
This is the latest issue of the hot new international newsletter
"MacAssistant Tips and Tutorial". If you are looking for ways to use your
Mac more effectively, you need to download this one. If you are tired of
wading through all the reviews of software that you will probably never
use, the MacAssistant Tips and Tutorial Newsletter will not disappoint
you. Each issue is packed with useful information that the majority of
people can actually use.
New this month, the MacAssistant User Group. Everybody that subscribes
automatically becomes a member of this new online user group. Meetings
will be held on AOL and via the Internet Chat Lines. Members are also
elegible for discounts on software and hardware. If you do not belong to
a Macintosh User Group then join ours! Get many of the benefits of user
group membership for only $12.00 per year. The MacAssistant User Group is
registered with the User Group Connection.
**********************************************
This months article is "Contents of the Extensions Folder"
**********************************************
The MacAssistant Tips and Tutorial Newsletter only has tips and tutorials
plus an occasional puzzle. I do not do reviews in this newsletter. While
reviews are useful, I feel that a newsletter that actually tells you how
to use your your Mac more effectively is much more useful to the novice
and intermediate users. Each issue includes many tips about using your
Mac. The tutorials are accompanied by graphics that help to understand
the article. This is a shareware product that has even more information
and tips for those that register. This is a short, fascinating download
well worth the time. The tutorial article is available to subscribers
only.
This newsletter is distributed as a Docmaker application. NO other
software is needed.
Steve Mack MacAssistant Consulting
MacAssistant Tips and Tutorial
[Archived as /info-mac/per/mass/mac-assistant-tips-96-09.hqx; 158K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:20:13 -0700
From: (Harold Feist)[email protected]
Subject: [*] =?iso-8859-1?Q?PRIME=81?= 2.0.1 Demo: Elaborate Numerology
program, produces exhaustive reports.
Divided into two sections, "Personal Numbers" & "Applications".
"Personal Numbers" includes:
- Subject's Birth, Destiny, Internal, Appearance, Survival #'s
- "Personal Eras" & "Challenges"
- "AlphaNumerics"
- "Predictions"
"Applications" includes:
-"Mates & Partners" - analyzes potential relationships
-"Choosing Names"
-"Addresses"
Shareware $39.95; Demo w/features disabled
[email protected]
Visit our web page:
[Archived as /info-mac/app/prime-201d-demo.hqx; 173K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 18:24:47 -0700
From: [email protected] (Ming Hsu Kao)
Subject: [*] Al Bunny's Typing Class 1.40b
Hi,
Please accept my submission of the file Al_Bunny_140b.sit.hqx
This file contains the shareware "Al Bunny's Typing Class 1.40b"
This version fixes some bugs and makes a few changes.
Bugs fixed:
1. Now the user can leave the program in User_Defined_Speed mode
when closing the program. There was a bug which causes Al Bunny
fail to start if it was closed with User_Defined_Speed mode.
2. There was a bug in the supporting non-US keyboards which makes
the Pre-Defined keysets make little sense for non-US keyboard users.
This has been fixed. Now the German user should see the letter "z"
instead of "y" in level 2.
3. There is a mistake in US-Dvorak keyboard layout file. A correct
version is provided in this upload.
Changes made:
1. A small change in the Racing-Game mode. Now when the user enters
the correct string, the obstacle will be moved up.
2. A FREE site license offer to the U.S. elementary schools. A dialog
box was added for details about obtaining the free site license.
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/al-bunnys-typing-class-14b.hqx; 633K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:20:10 -0700
From: [email protected] (Horst Prillinger)
Subject: [*] BulkRate 2.5b6
BulkRate is an offline reader for FirstClass BBSs that runs on the
Macintosh. It can capture messages for offline reading and replying, and
can automatically retrieve attached files for you. BulkRate is
shareware - $25 US.
BulkRate 2.5 adds support for TCP/IP connections to FirstClass servers,
and in addition can make use of any available serial port for "normal"
modem connections - even PC Card modems.
** Changes in version 2.5b6 **
Made some changes to TCP/IP routines that should improve reliability.
Added compatibility with the upcoming FC Server 3.5 version of the CLUI
(assuming it is the same as the current CLUI on SoftArc Online).
Added (in Service setup->Exchange settings) the ability to change the
size at which outgoing messages will be divided into multiple parts;
feel free to set this as high as 32000. If a sending a large message
causes the CLUI message editor to crash, you should then lower the
number to less than the character count at which the crash occurred. I
suspect this change will turn out to be a support headache for me, but
we'll see.
Cosmetic changes to the Service settings windows for consistancy.
Another tweak to the incoming message list display to better accomodate
international date formats.
"Mark as unread" will now toggle the read/unread flag if all messages in
a selection are either read or unread; otherwise it simply marks as
unread. This is the same as FirstClass Client's behavior.
Speech Manager support added.
- BulkRate: the FirstClass offline reader for Macintosh
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/bbs/bulk-rate-25b6-first-class.hqx; 566K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:59:19 -0700
From: [email protected] (Horst Prillinger)
Subject: [*] Bulkrate FAQ 2.5g English
This is the new English version of the FAQ for BulkRate, the offline reader
for FirstClass BBSs.
-Horst
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/bulk-rate-faq-25g.hqx; 19K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:59:16 -0700
From: [email protected] (Horst Prillinger)
Subject: [*] BulkRate FAQ 2.5g German
This is the new German version of the FAQ for BulkRate, the offline reader
for FirstClass BBSs. Please delete all previous versions from your archives.
-Horst
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/bulk-rate-faq-25g-de.hqx; 19K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 18:24:50 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jon Gotow)
Subject: [*] CacheSaver 1.0.2
This is an update to CacheSaver, a shareware control panel designed to
periodically flush the Mac's disk cache to minimize data loss when your Mac
crashes. This release fixes display problems on small-format Mac screens
(Plus, SE, SE/30, and Classic models).
Like many people, you've probably found that increasing the size of the
disk cache in the Memory control panel can improve the performance of many
applications, especially web browsers like Netscape Navigator. The disk
cache speeds up disk input and output by keeping the contents of files in
RAM, rather than immediately reading or writing them on the disk.
The problem with using a large disk cache is that when you save
information, the data may end up staying in the cache for quite a while
before it really gets written to your hard disk. If your Mac crashes
before the cache gets saved, your data is lost.
CacheSaver addresses this problem by periodically saving (or "flushing")
the disk cache, thus minimizing data loss should your Macintosh crash while
you are working. You can set CacheSaver to flush the cache whenever your
Mac is idle for more than a specific amount of time, or it can do it
automatically at regular intervals. CacheSaver also provides a hotkey so
you can flush the disk cache manually.
In addition to the standard internet archives, information and updates are
available at:
This program may be included on the Info-Mac and Umich CD-ROMs.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/cache-saver-102.hqx; 184K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:58:20 -0700
From: [email protected] (David Wagner)
Subject: [*] Character Master 1.1
Character Master allows you to edit characters created by the shareware
adventure game Realmz.
ttfn...
David.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/rlmz/character-master-11.hqx; 282K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:56:22 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jeffrey D. Iverson)
Subject: [*] Computer Terms Glossary
A glossary of 200 computer terms. Shareware $5, requires HyperCard 2.0
or greater.
[Archived as /info-mac/info/computer-terms-hc.hqx; 32K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:57:55 -0700
From: [email protected] (Robert Chancellor)
Subject: [*] Death Blade 1.1.1
This is the latest release of Death Blade, version 1.1.1. This version
fixes a bug that surfaces when characters reach a total of around 200,000
expereience. The bug prevents these characters from being able to finish
the game, with an eroneous out of memory error message.
System Requirements: Any Mac running System 7.1 or later with Thousands
of Colors (16-bit).
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/death-blade-111.hqx; 4623K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:57:33 -0700
From: [email protected] (Robert Chancellor)
Subject: [*] Death Blade 1.1.1 Updater
For those who already have Death Blade 1.1, here is the smaller update
package. This update only works if you have version 1.1. Version 1.0
users will have to download the full version.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/death-blade-111-updt.hqx; 1102K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 18:24:44 -0700
From: [email protected] (Adrian Gudas)
Subject: [*] Dicer 1.2 -- Dice-rolling utility
Subject: Rolls dice, handy for role-players
Requires: HyperCard 2.2+ (HyperCard Player is available from
ftp.support.apple.com)
Dicer 1.2 is the all-new popular *free* dice-rolling utility. Its
compact window offers a variety of features, such as rolling any type of
dice any number of times, rolling specific ranges, and a handy No-Mouse
mode for those who bring their PowerBooks to gaming sessions and can
barely move the cursor around the screen with the trackpad.
The fee? A postcard.
Full documentation and support.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/dicer-12-hc.hqx; 283K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 18:24:45 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Eartraining 2.4 (D)
-- german version --
This program is an eartraining program for the Apple Macintosh.
It helps you to practice intervals, chords, scales and perfect pitch.
You can use either the Mac itself or MIDI* for sound output.
A statistics shows you which answers were right and which weren't.
For more information please read "About Eartraining" and just check out the
program yourself. I hope you'll enjoy it!
You can always find the latest version in english and german at
.
*You need OMS 2.0 or higher (from Opcode, e.g. at http://www.opcode.com) to
use MIDI.
Use of MIDI is limited if you don't register! You're gonna be able to check
it out, but it won't run infinitely. If you're not planning to register, you
might not want to download OMS since it's really big!
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/ear-training-24-de.hqx; 356K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:58:52 -0700
From: [email protected] (Ken Earle)
Subject: [*] EnterAct 3.7.6 Sept 96 - editor C++
EnterAct is a free language-aware editor for Macintosh C/C++/Java
programmers. Using hundreds of rules behind the scenes, EnterAct provides
instantaneous automatic context-sensitive definition and prototype display
in its "AutoLook" window, based on where you click or what you type. For
example, if you click after the name of a local variable in a method,
AutoLook shows you the full type definition of the variable (after
resolving any intermediate typedefs or #defines). You build a project
(there are separate file lists for source, headers and documentation),
update your dictionary (several files per second), show the AutoLook
window, and then use EnterAct like a regular editor. Also has code
templates, command-line or dialog-driven AWK, illustrated documents,
no-clip printing, indentation-preserving Paste, Drag and Drop (text, PICTs,
files, folders), an activities log recording in detailed plain English the
last 10,000 things you did, a graphic browser that shows inherited
(non-private) methods and underlines "user" as opposed to classes,
and all the standard features you'd expect.
V3.7.6 adds fully maintained marker popups for source/header files that
show argument summaries for functions and methods, full Java support, D&D
including dragging folder aliases onto your project window to add files,
and other "neat stuff" (including a way to convert illustrated documents to
HTML).
EnterAct needs about a 7 Meg partition, 68040@25Mhz minimum (works great on
a PowerMac), system 7 or later. Large screen (>= 1024x786) recommended.
Please feel free to include any version of EnterAct on your CD-ROMs.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/enteract-377.hqx; 1830K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:19:43 -0700
From: [email protected] (Andreas Prilop)
Subject: [*] Eudora Central East Europe 1.1.1
These Eudora Tables enable you to send and read e-mail containing
special letters from the Albanian, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian,
Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Sorbian,
and Turkish languages.
They can be used with any version of Eudora.
Supported character sets are:
MacCE (Central European), MacRomanian, MacTurkish;
ISO-8859-2, ISO-8859-9, ISO-8859-13 (Unix);
Code Pages 1250, 1254, 1257 (MS Windows);
Code Pages 775, 852, 857 (MS-DOS and OS/2).
Bitmap fonts and keyboard layouts are included.
Version 1.1.1 corrects misspelled documentation.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/eudora-central-e-europe-111.hqx; 109K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:19:44 -0700
From: [email protected] (Andreas Prilop)
Subject: [*] Eudora Cyrillic 1.1.1
These Eudora Tables enable you to send and read e-mail containing
Cyrillic letters from the Belarussian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian,
Serbian, and Ukrainian languages.
They can be used with any version of Eudora.
Supported character sets are:
MacCyrillic, MacUkrainian;
ISO-IR-111 (commonly known as KOI-8 or KOI8), ISO-8859-5 (Unix);
Code Page 1251 (MS Windows);
Code Pages 855, 866 (MS-DOS and OS/2).
Bitmap fonts and keyboard layouts are included.
Version 1.1.1 corrects misspelled documentation.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/eudora-cyrillic-111.hqx; 103K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:20:07 -0700
From: [email protected] (Andreas Prilop)
Subject: [*] Eudora Greek 1.0.1
These Eudora Tables enable you to send and read e-mail in Greek.
They can be used with any version of Eudora.
Supported character sets are:
MacGreek, ISO-8859-7 = ELOT 928 (Unix), Code Page 1253 (MS Windows),
Code Pages 737, 869 (MS-DOS and OS/2).
Bitmap fonts and a keyboard layout are included.
Version 1.0.1 corrects misspelled documentation.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/eudora-greek-101.hqx; 52K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:20:08 -0700
From: [email protected] (Ivan Ordonez)
Subject: [*] Eudora Share
Enclosed is a small Aplescript application that allows two people with
different e-mail addresses to share Eudora on a single computer.
Freeware.
I hope this is useful to somebody.
--Ivan Ordonez
Ivan Ordonez
[email protected]
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~iordonez
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/eudora-share-as.hqx; 8K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:20:09 -0700
From: [email protected] (Andreas Prilop)
Subject: [*] Eudora Thai 1.0.1
These Eudora tables enable you to send and read e-mail in Thai.
They can be used with any version of Eudora.
Supported character sets are:
MacThai, ISO-8859-11 (Unix), and Code Page 874 (DOS and Windows).
Fonts are not included.
Version 1.0.1 fixes a small problem with sending mail in the MacThai
character set.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/eudora-thai-101.hqx; 12K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 18:39:06 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge (DEMO Version)
Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge
The DEMO
by the Marathon Map Makers Guild
Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge, sequel to Devil in a Blue Dress, is a
completely new game, set in three different time zones, with new monsters,
new scenery, new sounds, new physics, new music, and of course, new maps.
It relies on the Marathon engine, but bears no resemblance to Marathon as
you've known it.
Requires:
Marathon (original)
8 Meg RAM
8 Meg Disk Space
Bill Catambay
Software Developer, Marathon Map Maker, Pascal Central Editor
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/mthn/morganas-revenge-demo.hqx; 4462K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:56:51 -0700
From: [email protected] (John Sudderth)
Subject: [*] FolderContents 1.5
An XFCN which returns the contents of a folder in a return delimited
list. New version adds a "recursive" option. It's really fast too. Enjoy.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/folder-contents-xfcn-15.hqx; 9K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:54:38 -0700
From: [email protected] (Edmund R. Zavada)
Subject: [*] galactica-1.0.7-fat-de (strategy game; include on CD)
Galactica ist ein Strategiespiel, das auf der Erforschung und Kolonisation
der Galaxie basiert. Es unterst=FCtzt mehrere Mitspieler, sowohl auf einem
einzelnen Computer als auch =FCber Netzwerk unter Benutzung von File Sharing=
.
Galactica sollte auf jedem Macintosh mit System 7 oder besser, 1 MB freiem
RAM und Color QuickDraw laufen. Es l=E4uft nicht auf einem Mac Plus, SE,
Classic, Portable oder PB 100. Um die Musik h=F6ren zu k=F6nnen, m=FCssen Si=
e
QuickTime mit MIDI-Unterst=FCtzung installiert haben. Galactica ist eine
"FAT"-Applikation, die 68k und native PowerMac-Unterst=FCtzung enth=E4lt.
=46alls Sie irgendwelche Fragen oder Anregungen haben, k=F6nnen Sie uns
kontaktieren unter: [email protected] (in English, please)
Kommentare und Verbesserungen, die das Deutsch betreffen, gehen an mich:
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/galactica-107-de.hqx; 1279K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:54:45 -0700
From: [email protected] (Edmund R. Zavada)
Subject: [*] galactica-1.0.7-fat-fr (strategy game; include on CD)
Galactica est un jeu basa sur l'exploration et la colonisation de la
galaxie. Il supporte les parties a plusieurs joueurs, aussi bien sur un
seul ordinateur qu'au travers d'un reseau. Il devrait fonctionner sur
n'importe quel Macintosh ayant au moins : le Systeme 7, 1 Mega de RAM libre
et Quickdraw Color. Il ne devrait pas fonctionner sur les Mac Plus, SE,
Classic, Portable ou PowerBook 100. Galactica supporte toutes les
resolutions video, mais il semble difficile de jouer avec moins de 256
couleurs a cause de l'utilisation de nombreuses couleurs. Afin de
beneficier de la musique, vous devez avoir installer Quicktime 2.0 ou plus
avec un support MIDI. Galactica est un logiciel "fat binary" et fonctionne
aussi bien sur les Macintosh 68k que les Power Macintosh.
Questions ou remarques a [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/galactica-107-fr.hqx; 1279K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:55:24 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jeremy Vineyard)
Subject: [*] Genius 1.4
Genius is a Macintosh rendition of the popular game where you try to
remove all the pegs from a triangular board by jumping pegs.
The object of the game is to get rid of all of the pegs on the board
except one by jumping over adjacent pegs to remove them.
To jump a peg, simply click on any peg on the board and drag it to
its destination hole. If it can go into that hole, the peg that it will
remove will be over-shadowed.
| Jeremy Vineyard | http://www.viperware.com |
| Viperware(tm) | |
| [email protected] | |
[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/genius-14.hqx; 271K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:58:56 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jeffrey D. Iverson)
Subject: [*] Get/SetType XFCN/XCMD 3.0
GetType takes one parameter, the pathname of the file you want to
examine. SetType takes two parameters, the pathname of the file and the
4 letter TYPE to use.
This external is free for purely personal use. A license fee of $10.00
is required if you use this external in any =93in-house=94 corporate,
shareware or freeware products. The license fee for unlimited commercial
use in a SINGLE =93for sale=94 product is $25.00. The license fee for
unlimited commercial use with MULTIPLE products is $100.00.
Permission is hereby granted to all groups who distribute demo software,
either for profit (such as EduCorp) or not for profit (such as a
Macintosh Users Group), to include this file in their collection. My
goal is to get as much exposure for my products as possible, and I
believe that these groups offer an invaluable service to shareware
publishers like myself.
If you have questions or comments we can be reached through the
following:
Iverson Software Co. 507.625.7355
522 Record St. [email protected]
Mankato MN 56001-2546 http://prairie.lakes.com/~j5rson/
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/get-set-type-30.hqx; 10K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:56:49 -0700
From: [email protected] (Alessandro Levi Montalcini)
Subject: [*] Icon Rescue 1.0
Program: Icon Rescue 1.0
Author: Alessandro Levi Montalcini
Price: Freeware (written for Icon Archiver users)
Source: ftp://ftp.alpcom.it/software/mac/LMontalcini
Icon Rescue is a freeware drag&drop utility that converts
Icon 7 and Zonkers! icon collections to folders containing
separate custom icon files. I wrote it for Icon Archiver users
who were stuck with old icon collections from these obsolete
utilities, since both of them can only extract one icon at a
time (which is really a pain if you have large collections
containing thousands of icons).
To convert your old Icon 7 and Zonkers! collections, drop
them on the Icon Rescue icon in the Finder or open them with
the Convert command in the File menu. The converted icons are
saved in the same folder as the original collection, so the
collection itself shouldn't be on a locked or full disk such as
a CD-ROM or a floppy (just copy the collections to your hard
disk if this is the case, and trash them after the conversion
is done).
After your icons are converted you may want to try out my
cool Icon Archiver utility, which is available on most online
services as well as my own ftp site.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/icon-rescue-10.hqx; 40K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:56:45 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jon Pugh)
Subject: [*] Jon's Commands 1.8
Here is Jon's Commands 1.8, one of the few "must-have" AppleScript
scripting additions. This version adds an "alias information" command
which returns info about an alias or alias file. Specifically, it returns
the path to an alias, it's server's name and zone, the volume the alias
points to, the alias itself, and a "was changed" boolean. You can prevent
the resolution of the alias, getting just the static information from it,
which allows you to scriptably replace broken aliases if you know how to
fix them given their path and/or server names (use the Finder to make new
replacement alias files).
Jon's Commands is always available on my web page at:
http://www.infoworkshop.com/~jonpugh/
Go easy on it for a while though, it's limping along at 28.8 until PacBell
gathers their ISDN feces together.
Jon's Commands is also free for non-commercial use. A commercial licence
is a simple $25 shareware fee. See the documentation for contact info.
Also, just for you complete readers, Jon's Commands includes an Apple Guide
which has descriptions of each command along with syntax and examples,
which can be pasted into your script editor. It's quite useful. Simply
place the guide file (or an alias) in the same folder as your script
editor.
Have fun!
Jon
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/osa/jons-commands-18-osax.hqx; 157K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:57:05 -0700
From: [email protected] (bgrubb)
Subject: [*] Mac-FTP-list Version 4.1.6
Type: Freely Distributed
category: communication, text
This is the latest {Sept 15, 1996} version this report and should replace
the previous version of mac-ftp-list.txt.
This is a update {Sept 15, 1996} to Mike Gleason and Bruce Grubb's Mac FTP
list. It lists over 200 mac anonymous ftp sites (some with notes), over
65 Mac web pages, and contains some instructions on how to use anonymous
ftp and find files as well a format chart showing which programs
decompress and decode which files. Also there is a section on how to
use certain files. This archive contains both the text and html versions.
Please note that the html part is actually four crosslinked files:
mac-ftp-list.html, ftp-list.html, www-section.html, and site-notes.html
that require HTML Browser such as Lynx, Mosaic or NetScape to view.
Must be in a monospaced font to be readable; Courier 10pt is recommended,
though Monaco 9pt or a PC equivalent can be used instead. Needs StuffIt
Expander or equivalent {unsitins.exe} to decompress.
Please send newly discovered macintosh sites (with IP numbers and
directories to check if possible), bug fixes, and comments to:
[email protected] or [email protected]
Changes: IP#s on the entire list checked and dual links added to those
sites that changed (40) on html version; discrepencies between text and
html versions (2) fixed;
Added sites: ftp.symantec.com; ftp.macfaq.com;
Defunct sites: tau.sm.luth.se; solaris.ims.ac.jp; cecelia.media.mit.edu;
cs.orst.edu; rever.nmsu.edu; ftp.delphi.com; http://wais.sensei.com.cu/;
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/mac-ftp-list-416.hqx; 71K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:54:53 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jeremy Vineyard)
Subject: [*] Mac Mine Sweeper 4.1
Mac Mine Sweeper is a game where you try to find the location of all
the mines on a playing field by using your mine sweeper to sweep all the
grid squares that do not contain mines.
Along with your mine sweeper, you have a collection of grid markers
that you can place to remind yourself where you think those mines are
hidden.
To win the game, you must sweep all the squares that do not contain
mines by clicking on them. Good Luck!
| Jeremy Vineyard | http://www.viperware.com |
| Viperware(tm) | |
| [email protected] | |
[Archived as /info-mac/game/mac-mine-sweeper-41.hqx; 246K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:57:08 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] MyBattery 3.3.0 for PowerBooks
MyBattery is the essential battery monitoring tool for Macintosh notebook
owners! David Pogue of MacWorld loved its "super-cool fuel gauge."
MyBattery features include:
* Customizable display window.
* Accurately estimates how much battery life remaining - and it "learns"
to adjust the estimate to be more accurate for your particular PowerBook.
* Multiple battery support.
* User-configurable menu bar displays.
* Color & grayscale support.
* Status indicators for AppleTalk, CPU speed, internal modem, and
charger.
* Battery charger status (hi-charge, lo-charge, running off internal
battery).
* Compatible with any portable Macintosh that supports the Power Manager
(Macintosh Portable, all PowerBooks, Duo's, etc.).
* Compatible with System 6.0.8 or later (System 7.x friendly).
* Stand-alone application, for minimum conflicts and maximum RAM
flexibility.
Version 3.3.0 contains the following enhancements:
* Created temperature menu to handle temperature-related items.
* Fixed bug that would cause shareware message to appear prematurely.
* Removed degree symbols from Kelvin and Celsius temperatures.
To fully activate the historical estimation feature and some display
options, you must register your copy of MyBattery. Suggested fee is $10;
see enclosed documentation for further info.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/my-battery-330.hqx; 282K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:58:44 -0700
From: [email protected] (Gideon Greenspan)
Subject: [*] NameCleaner 1.4.0 - utility to manipulate file names
NameCleaner is a utility to manipulate file names. It's purpose is to:
* Give files with DOS/Windows extensions Mac Type/Creator codes and suffixes.
* Remove non-viewable characters, "smart"en quotes, and pad out punctuations.
* Automatically capitalise words of different lengths, and apply a dictionary.
* Find and replace any definable phrase with a corresponding phrase.
* Append file information (size, date and type) with a dictionary for types.
* Filter Mac names for MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows95, NetWare and others.
* Give files with definable Types corresponding DOS and Windows Extensions.
* Automatically resolve clashing duplicate file names arising.
* It is specially designed to help move files to and from foreign file systems
such as MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows95, Windows NT, NetWare, Unix and Linux.
Version 1.4.0 improvements
-------------------------
* Added duplicate name resolving, to prevent Duplicate File Name errors.
* Added optional instant cleaning, and Drag and Drop of files onto Item List.
* Ported to CodeWarrior, and provided PowerPC code within Fat application.
NameCleaner is shareware.
It requires System 7, is System 7.5 savvy and PowerPC native.
(c) Gideon Greenspan -- 1st September 1996.
eMail : [email protected] (until May 1998)
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/name-cleaner-140.hqx; 128K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:57:06 -0700
From: [email protected] (John Moe)
Subject: [*] Net-Print Version 6.9
This extension allows you to easily print or save selected text from
Netscape/Mosaic/Internet Explorer. This extension will be especially
useful to libraries and schools who would like to save on paper. To use
this extension just hilite the text and choose "print selection" or "save
selection" from the Net-Print Menu.
PLEASE READ THE README.
Many bug fixes and new features in this version.
Thanks,
John Moe
| Lets you print hilited text
Check out Net-Print at: | in Netscape/Mosaic documents!
http://www.luminet.net/~dmoe/ |---------------------------------
HELPS SAVE PAPER!!! | email: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/net-print-69.hqx; 41K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:56:24 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Oregon Pottpouri Dingbats (PostScript)
here are a couple of versions of the Oregon Pottpouri Dingbats
Desktop Publishing Fonts for Macintosh.
Thanks,
Mark
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/font/ps/oregon-potpouri-dingbats-ps.hqx; 46K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:55:53 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Oregon Pottpouri Dingbats (TrueType)
here are a couple of versions of the Oregon Pottpouri Dingbats
Desktop Publishing Fonts for Macintosh.
Thanks,
Mark
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/oregon-potpouri-dingbats-tt.hqx; 36K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:59:04 -0700
From: [email protected] (Soren Ragsdale)
Subject: [*] PhoneSoup 3.1 PPC/68K
PhoneSoup takes your number and tells you what you can spell using the
letters on the phone. This version includes source (I'll send you the
decrypt password when you register - for free), and is compiled for both
68K and PPC.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/phone-soup-31.hqx; 356K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:57:03 -0700
From: [email protected] (Scott Hochberg)
Subject: [*] Postage $aver v3.0.1 bulk mail sorter
Postage $aver v3.0.1 for Mac is a standalone program to prepare your
mailing list for standard (A) bulk rates (formerly 3rd-class), including the
7/1/96 postal service reclassification.
Using your database, Postage $aver:
* creates complete banding, sacking, and labeling instructions;
* verifies that your zip codes and states match (also checks major
cities);
* computes postage and piece counts for USPS papaerwork;
* shows what post office to use for best rates, and figures
discounts;
* exceeds USPS sort requirements so your mail moves faster;
* creates a sorting file to sort your list in sack/package order;
and much more!
Registered users receive software to calculate and print postal barcodes at no
extra charge.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/postage-saver-301-fm.hqx; 259K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:57:12 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] SetSoundVolume 1.5.8
How do you change your Mac's sound level? By going to the sound control
panel, right? By exiting whatever you are doing, going to the control
panels, finding the right thing, and then setting it. Well, suppose you're
in the middle of a game. Then what? Your boss is coming in... Then what?
The solution is SetSoundVolume, which is the simplest way to change the sound
level. And this version has been supercharged to allow use of the Function
keys, F1-F8 (and still allow other programs to use F1-F8!), to set the sound
level. F7 sets it to 7. No exiting, no nothing. Just pure simplicity.
SetSoundVolume is shareware, but compared with the number of times you'll use
it, the cost is extremely minimal. Imagine doing a routine task by hitting
just one key! You can completely customize the program, a control panel, as
well.
However you use your Mac, SetSoundVolume will make using it easier. Many
registered users have asked me why Apple didn't include something this good
with their computer. Until they do, there's SetSoundVolume.
Credit Cards now accepted.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/set-sound-volume-158-fkey.hqx; 33K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:54:11 -0700
From: [email protected] (Maurice Volaski)
Subject: [*] SmartKeys 3.1
SmartKeys 3.1 is a shareware control panel designed to help you type.
SmartKeys does this in three ways. First, SmartKeys automatically
corrects typing that violates conventional typesetting rules, such as
typing more than one consecutive space. Second, SmartKeys automatically
corrects fast typing errors, words that are often misspelled, such as
"teh" for "the" and "THe" for "The". Third, in the event of a system
crash, SmartKeys can keep a log of what was typed.
In version 3.1, a significant bug regarding the typing log was fixed.
There were a few circumstances where SmartKeys 3.0 would hang due to a
bug in the MacOS. These have been worked around. A number of other minor
bugs were fixed. In addition, a number of enhancements were added to
doubled capital and transposed word corrections. The typing log now keeps
around a previous version around, so previously typed text is kept around
after the current log has been deleted.
Try out SmartKeys for thirty days for free. SmartKeys is not crippled in
any way but after the thirty day free trial period, SmartKeys will begin
posting registration reminders. However, if you like it, please pay the
shareware fee of $15 (US). Users who have already registered 3.0 do not
have to re-register 3.1.
SmartKeys 3.1 supersedes SmartKeys 3.0.
Web-surfers, visit our site at http://www.fluxsoft.com/.
Maurice Volaski, Flux Software [email protected]
http://www.fluxsoft.com/ ftp://ftp.fluxsoft.com
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/smart-keys-31.hqx; 224K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:59:12 -0700
From: [email protected] (Alan Glenn)
Subject: [*] SndSampler 3.0.1
KEYWORDS: Mac Macintosh sound snd edit editor record recorder sample
compression wave au audio compact disc AIFF AIFF-C CD
Version 3.0.1 notes: this is a free upgrade to all registered users of 3.0.
Registered users of 2.x qualify for a special upgrade rate. 3.0.1 fixes a
minor bug in dynamic pan, makes minor improvements to the movie editor,
fixes a bug in the insert 'snd ' resource batch mode, fixes a serious bug
in the record-to-file routine, fixes some minor errors in the user's guide,
and includes other minor cosmetic improvements. Note that more free
upgrades are on the way for registered users of 3.0.
Version 3.0 is the latest and greatest release of SndSampler, the ultimate
Macintosh sound tool. It is specifically designed for discriminating users
who want to create sounds for use with other applications. You can just
have a lot of fun with it, too! It's easy enough for the beginner, yet
sophisticated enough for the professional. Not to mention that it's
extremely compact: it won't take up a lot of disk space, and it won't
require a RAM upgrade just to launch it.
Here are some of SndSampler's more salient features:
- Supports 8 and 16-bit, mono/stereo, sample rates up to 64 kHz
- Native file formats: System 7 sound file, AIFF, AIFF-C
- Extracts/saves sound resources from/to any file or application
- Allows you to record sound data directly to your hard drive so you can
create sounds that are bigger than RAM
- Allows segmenting of AIFFs to facilitate working on sounds that are
bigger than RAM
- Imports/exports: Sun/NeXT .au, WAVE, QuickTime movies, CD audio tracks,
raw audio
Other items of interest:
- Fixed serious bug in pitch bend
- Dynamic pan now considerably faster
SndSampler is ideal for anyone who wants to make sounds for use with
another application (multimedia developers, game developers, etc.) or who
just wants to have fun with sound. Download today! Registered users of any
version 2.x qualify for a special upgrade price. One more thing: PLEASE
PLEASE PLEASE read the user's guide! There's a lot of helpful information
in there.
SndSampler may be included on the info-mac CD-ROM.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/snd-sampler-301.hqx; 228K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:19:37 -0700
From: [email protected] (Scott A. Miller)
Subject: [*] Space Mercs 0.9.5 - public beta release
Obligatory-hyped up-over generalizing-catch-phrase:
"Space Mercs takes the fast-action pace of Space War and meshes it with
the endless variety and economical factors of Scorched Earth to formulate
a one-of-a-kind game available only for Macintosh."
The goal of Space Mercs varies depending upon which game set is being
used, but usually you are trying to make as much money for your nation as
you can. The player that makes the most wins. To make money, your
nation has dropped you off into a distant mining zone. You are to scuttle
around picking up the ore deposits that appear. After an ore deposit is
brought on board, your processing equipment starts refining it. Once
complete, the valuable extract is beamed home; your nation cashes in, and
rewards you with some credits of your own.
The mining zones are located in disputed space, and you will most likely
find miners from other nations competing for the same ore. Fitted with
weapons, you hope to at least defend yourself if not swipe some ore
harvested by others. When your ship is destroyed, your emergency eject
device sends you home where you are fitted with another ship. Soon
enough, you'll be back to try and redeem yourself. When a zone is cleared
out and all ore processed, you return home. If the expedition was good,
you should be able to refit your ship in preperation for the next trip...
All of these sets were made with the built-in editor. With ease you can
alter any aspect of the game: weapon damage, mass, engine power,
everything! Also, in the resource fork of your game set, you can store
alternate graphics and sounds to give your game set a thematic flare.
System Requirements:
* 256 colors
* 13" monitor or larger (supports 640x480 and will use 832x624 if possible)
* 4MB RAM
* CPU: not sure about this one yet. 040's should work fine, low end 030's
might not. Let me know how it goes, and I might look into some more
optimization.
http://www.best.com/~rstewart (don't expect much of a page)
Scott Miller
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/space-mercs-95.hqx; 923K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:20:14 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jason Haines)
Subject: [*] TarotWorks version 1.2.1
TarotWorks is a full-featured Tarot-reading and analysis program that
does the "real" work of the Tarot to provide you with authentic and
accurate Tarot card readings. It has been designed to help turn this
infamously complex, ages-old system into an easily accessible and
useful tool for anyone, without needing a course in ancient history!
List of features
* Creates authentic Tarot card readings on any subject, quickly and
easily. TarotWorks can also create special Tarot readings that
blend Tarot with numerology.
* Lets you shuffle your own Tarot cards by hand, or have the computer
shuffle cards on the screen for you.
* Automatically generates easy-to-read but in-depth analyses of your
Tarot card readings.
* Lets you discover at your own pace how the system of Tarot works,
including learning about the Tarot's extraordinary Tree of Life
structure.
* Saves, prints, and exports Tarot card readings, so that you can
review them later or share them with others.
* Annotate any Tarot reading with your comments and observations.
* Features a "plug-in" system where you can add new features,
actual Tarot card deck images, card layouts, and alternate card
interpretations, all just by placing files into a "Tarot Plug-Ins"
folder.
* Includes full Balloon Help and a comprehensive online manual in
Apple Guide format, providing active assistance while you work
in the program.
TarotWorks 1.2 requires -
* System 7.0 or later
* 8 MB of RAM memory
* a hard disk
* 68030 or PowerPC processor
* color monitor
* a simple text editor
TarotWorks' online documentation requires -
* Apple(R) Guide(TM) system extension
* AppleScript(TM) system extension
* Finder(R) Scripting Extension
TarotWorks' actual-size Tarot card decks require QuickTime(TM)
version 1.6 or better to view the compressed large card images.
[email protected]
www.tarotworks.com
[Archived as /info-mac/app/tarot-works-121.hqx; 3483K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:54:23 -0700
From: [email protected] (zed)
Subject: [*] the-jukebox-1.61
Its a loop player that plays loops in random order. The compressed
archive is so big because so many sound files are included. In the
registred version you can add to the JukeBOX your favourite loops from
games whatever you want! Check it out!
Shareware $10!!
(c) Moritz Grund
G-ware Inc. 1996
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/the-juke-box-161.hqx; 3937K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:19:41 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jacek Iwanski)
Subject: [*] Verbs & Nouns 1.1 - f.language teaching program
"Verbs & Nouns" is an application that helps in foreign languages
studies. It can be useful for foreign language students, teachers and
researchers.
The inflection of words is one of the difficult parts in learning many
foreign languages since there are a lot of inflection patterns.
"Verbs & Nouns" helps you to learn, refresh your knowledge and gather
information about foreign language verbs and nouns and their inflection
rules. There are also many other features of this program useful in
learning and research of foreign languages.
The program lets you define a foreign language verbs or nouns
databases and share them with other users. You can easily introduce the
inflection patterns (rules) for the regular words. You can also include
other information about each word like translation, grammar
characteristic, comments etc. in a very convenient form. Comments
(you can use many fonts and styles in the comment box) are useful to
store the example sentences associated with the given word and to
include some additional information. The feature of merging databases
makes sharing comments with other users very easy. The program has
an exercise window. It automatically generates the exercises to practice
the inflection or translation. You can gather the words that you have
learned already and let the program generate exercises just for this group
of words. You can also define many other groups of words (and collect
them in classes) to use them in exercises or for browsing. You can also
attach databases updated by other users to your own database (to share
comments, sound and automatically adding new words). The program
can use file sharing to share the same database file in the networked
environment (language labs). The program supports sound to associate
the sound samples with words.
Jacek Iwanski
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/verbs-and-nouns-11.hqx; 706K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:20:11 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jon Gotow)
Subject: [*] WakeUp Items 1.0.2
This is an update to WakeUp Items that fixes a problem with the "please
register" dialog coming up blank, and adds a clickable URL to the control
panel so it's easier to get support and updates.
WakeUp Items is a shareware control panel that gives you the ability to
automatically open applications or files whenever your Macintosh wakes up
>From sleep mode. Just as you put items and aliases into the StartUp Items
folder when you want them launched at startup, you place files and aliases
in the WakeUp Items folder to launch them when your Mac wakes up.
WakeUp Items will work on Macintoshes that have built-in sleep capabilities
(PowerBooks and PCI PowerMacs), or any Mac running version 2.0.4 or later
of St. Clair Software's Sleeper control panel. WakeUp Items requires System
7 or higher to operate.
In addition to the standard internet archives, information and updates are
available at:
This program may be included on the Info-Mac and Umich CD-ROMs.
Jon Gotow [email protected]
St. Clair Software http://www.stclairsw.com/stclairsw/
Fax (412)835-4402 ftp://ftp.stclairsw.com/stclairsw/
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/wake-up-items-102.hqx; 171K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:57:10 -0700
From: [email protected] (zed)
Subject: [*] Zed's Simple Collection 1.21d2
this program is a application with a CD Player, a Movie Player, a Text
Edit part, send AppEvents, informations about your mac, a calendar,
database, sound recorder and a chat part!
Shareware $10!!
(c) Moritz Grund
G-ware Inc. 1996
Freeware
(c) Moritz Grund
G-ware Inc. 1996
[Archived as /info-mac/app/zeds-simple-collection-121.hqx; 585K]
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Info-Mac Digest Mon, 30 Sep 96 Volume 14 : Issue 225
Today's Topics:
[*] "MacMorph" StartUp Movie (Stereo)
[*] 09-96 MacAssistant Tips
[*] =?iso-8859-1?Q?PRIME=81?= 2.0.1 Demo: Elaborate Numerology program,
produces exhaustive reports.
[*] Al Bunny's Typing Class 1.40b
[*] BulkRate 2.5b6
[*] Bulkrate FAQ 2.5g English
[*] BulkRate FAQ 2.5g German
[*] CacheSaver 1.0.2
[*] Character Master 1.1
[*] Computer Terms Glossary
[*] Death Blade 1.1.1
[*] Death Blade 1.1.1 Updater
[*] Dicer 1.2 -- Dice-rolling utility
[*] Eartraining 2.4 (D)
[*] EnterAct 3.7.6 Sept 96 - editor C++
[*] Eudora Central East Europe 1.1.1
[*] Eudora Cyrillic 1.1.1
[*] Eudora Greek 1.0.1
[*] Eudora Share
[*] Eudora Thai 1.0.1
[*] Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge (DEMO Version)
[*] FolderContents 1.5
[*] galactica-1.0.7-fat-de (strategy game; include on CD)
[*] galactica-1.0.7-fat-fr (strategy game; include on CD)
[*] Genius 1.4
[*] Get/SetType XFCN/XCMD 3.0
[*] Icon Rescue 1.0
[*] Jon's Commands 1.8
[*] Mac-FTP-list Version 4.1.6
[*] Mac Mine Sweeper 4.1
[*] MyBattery 3.3.0 for PowerBooks
[*] NameCleaner 1.4.0 - utility to manipulate file names
[*] Net-Print Version 6.9
[*] Oregon Pottpouri Dingbats (PostScript)
[*] Oregon Pottpouri Dingbats (TrueType)
[*] PhoneSoup 3.1 PPC/68K
[*] Postage $aver v3.0.1 bulk mail sorter
[*] SetSoundVolume 1.5.8
[*] SmartKeys 3.1
[*] SndSampler 3.0.1
[*] Space Mercs 0.9.5 - public beta release
[*] TarotWorks version 1.2.1
[*] the-jukebox-1.61
[*] Verbs & Nouns 1.1 - f.language teaching program
[*] WakeUp Items 1.0.2
[*] Zed's Simple Collection 1.21d2
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 18:24:54 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jeff Click)
Subject: [*] "MacMorph" StartUp Movie (Stereo)
The "MacMorph" StartUp Movie is a QuickTime animation that can play
automatically when you start your Mac. It begins with a black background
and a metallic "M" that morphs into an "A," to a "C," to an "I," and so
on, to spell "Macintosh." When the "H" is complete, it disappears and
the word "Macintosh" in a blue, hi-tech font, floats up to center,
concluding the clip.
The movie is available in stereo, but a mono version is also available
for download here or at the Clixsounds WWW site at:
Movie Info:
Dimensions: 273x202
Length: 4 seconds
Depth: Thousands of colors
Size: 1356K (Stereo Version)
1273 (Mono Version)
System Requirements:
Any Macintosh
System 7.0 or above w/QT 2.0 or above
This file is freeware and redistribution of the archive in its entirety
is welcome. Instructions are included with the file for proper
installation. Please note that a portion of the file is a catalog
containing information about the Clixsounds CD-ROM.
Clixsounds can be reached at:
Internet: [email protected]
America Online: CLIXSOUNDS
[Archived as /info-mac/art/mov/macmorph-stereo.hqx; 2131K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:59:52 -0700
From: [email protected] (Steve Mack)
Subject: [*] 09-96 MacAssistant Tips
This is the latest issue of the hot new international newsletter
"MacAssistant Tips and Tutorial". If you are looking for ways to use your
Mac more effectively, you need to download this one. If you are tired of
wading through all the reviews of software that you will probably never
use, the MacAssistant Tips and Tutorial Newsletter will not disappoint
you. Each issue is packed with useful information that the majority of
people can actually use.
New this month, the MacAssistant User Group. Everybody that subscribes
automatically becomes a member of this new online user group. Meetings
will be held on AOL and via the Internet Chat Lines. Members are also
elegible for discounts on software and hardware. If you do not belong to
a Macintosh User Group then join ours! Get many of the benefits of user
group membership for only $12.00 per year. The MacAssistant User Group is
registered with the User Group Connection.
**********************************************
This months article is "Contents of the Extensions Folder"
**********************************************
The MacAssistant Tips and Tutorial Newsletter only has tips and tutorials
plus an occasional puzzle. I do not do reviews in this newsletter. While
reviews are useful, I feel that a newsletter that actually tells you how
to use your your Mac more effectively is much more useful to the novice
and intermediate users. Each issue includes many tips about using your
Mac. The tutorials are accompanied by graphics that help to understand
the article. This is a shareware product that has even more information
and tips for those that register. This is a short, fascinating download
well worth the time. The tutorial article is available to subscribers
only.
This newsletter is distributed as a Docmaker application. NO other
software is needed.
Steve Mack MacAssistant Consulting
MacAssistant Tips and Tutorial
[Archived as /info-mac/per/mass/mac-assistant-tips-96-09.hqx; 158K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:20:13 -0700
From: (Harold Feist)[email protected]
Subject: [*] =?iso-8859-1?Q?PRIME=81?= 2.0.1 Demo: Elaborate Numerology
program, produces exhaustive reports.
Divided into two sections, "Personal Numbers" & "Applications".
"Personal Numbers" includes:
- Subject's Birth, Destiny, Internal, Appearance, Survival #'s
- "Personal Eras" & "Challenges"
- "AlphaNumerics"
- "Predictions"
"Applications" includes:
-"Mates & Partners" - analyzes potential relationships
-"Choosing Names"
-"Addresses"
Shareware $39.95; Demo w/features disabled
[email protected]
Visit our web page:
[Archived as /info-mac/app/prime-201d-demo.hqx; 173K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 18:24:47 -0700
From: [email protected] (Ming Hsu Kao)
Subject: [*] Al Bunny's Typing Class 1.40b
Hi,
Please accept my submission of the file Al_Bunny_140b.sit.hqx
This file contains the shareware "Al Bunny's Typing Class 1.40b"
This version fixes some bugs and makes a few changes.
Bugs fixed:
1. Now the user can leave the program in User_Defined_Speed mode
when closing the program. There was a bug which causes Al Bunny
fail to start if it was closed with User_Defined_Speed mode.
2. There was a bug in the supporting non-US keyboards which makes
the Pre-Defined keysets make little sense for non-US keyboard users.
This has been fixed. Now the German user should see the letter "z"
instead of "y" in level 2.
3. There is a mistake in US-Dvorak keyboard layout file. A correct
version is provided in this upload.
Changes made:
1. A small change in the Racing-Game mode. Now when the user enters
the correct string, the obstacle will be moved up.
2. A FREE site license offer to the U.S. elementary schools. A dialog
box was added for details about obtaining the free site license.
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/al-bunnys-typing-class-14b.hqx; 633K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:20:10 -0700
From: [email protected] (Horst Prillinger)
Subject: [*] BulkRate 2.5b6
BulkRate is an offline reader for FirstClass BBSs that runs on the
Macintosh. It can capture messages for offline reading and replying, and
can automatically retrieve attached files for you. BulkRate is
shareware - $25 US.
BulkRate 2.5 adds support for TCP/IP connections to FirstClass servers,
and in addition can make use of any available serial port for "normal"
modem connections - even PC Card modems.
** Changes in version 2.5b6 **
Made some changes to TCP/IP routines that should improve reliability.
Added compatibility with the upcoming FC Server 3.5 version of the CLUI
(assuming it is the same as the current CLUI on SoftArc Online).
Added (in Service setup->Exchange settings) the ability to change the
size at which outgoing messages will be divided into multiple parts;
feel free to set this as high as 32000. If a sending a large message
causes the CLUI message editor to crash, you should then lower the
number to less than the character count at which the crash occurred. I
suspect this change will turn out to be a support headache for me, but
we'll see.
Cosmetic changes to the Service settings windows for consistancy.
Another tweak to the incoming message list display to better accomodate
international date formats.
"Mark as unread" will now toggle the read/unread flag if all messages in
a selection are either read or unread; otherwise it simply marks as
unread. This is the same as FirstClass Client's behavior.
Speech Manager support added.
- BulkRate: the FirstClass offline reader for Macintosh
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/bbs/bulk-rate-25b6-first-class.hqx; 566K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:59:19 -0700
From: [email protected] (Horst Prillinger)
Subject: [*] Bulkrate FAQ 2.5g English
This is the new English version of the FAQ for BulkRate, the offline reader
for FirstClass BBSs.
-Horst
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/bulk-rate-faq-25g.hqx; 19K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:59:16 -0700
From: [email protected] (Horst Prillinger)
Subject: [*] BulkRate FAQ 2.5g German
This is the new German version of the FAQ for BulkRate, the offline reader
for FirstClass BBSs. Please delete all previous versions from your archives.
-Horst
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/bulk-rate-faq-25g-de.hqx; 19K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 18:24:50 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jon Gotow)
Subject: [*] CacheSaver 1.0.2
This is an update to CacheSaver, a shareware control panel designed to
periodically flush the Mac's disk cache to minimize data loss when your Mac
crashes. This release fixes display problems on small-format Mac screens
(Plus, SE, SE/30, and Classic models).
Like many people, you've probably found that increasing the size of the
disk cache in the Memory control panel can improve the performance of many
applications, especially web browsers like Netscape Navigator. The disk
cache speeds up disk input and output by keeping the contents of files in
RAM, rather than immediately reading or writing them on the disk.
The problem with using a large disk cache is that when you save
information, the data may end up staying in the cache for quite a while
before it really gets written to your hard disk. If your Mac crashes
before the cache gets saved, your data is lost.
CacheSaver addresses this problem by periodically saving (or "flushing")
the disk cache, thus minimizing data loss should your Macintosh crash while
you are working. You can set CacheSaver to flush the cache whenever your
Mac is idle for more than a specific amount of time, or it can do it
automatically at regular intervals. CacheSaver also provides a hotkey so
you can flush the disk cache manually.
In addition to the standard internet archives, information and updates are
available at:
This program may be included on the Info-Mac and Umich CD-ROMs.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/cache-saver-102.hqx; 184K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:58:20 -0700
From: [email protected] (David Wagner)
Subject: [*] Character Master 1.1
Character Master allows you to edit characters created by the shareware
adventure game Realmz.
ttfn...
David.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/rlmz/character-master-11.hqx; 282K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:56:22 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jeffrey D. Iverson)
Subject: [*] Computer Terms Glossary
A glossary of 200 computer terms. Shareware $5, requires HyperCard 2.0
or greater.
[Archived as /info-mac/info/computer-terms-hc.hqx; 32K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:57:55 -0700
From: [email protected] (Robert Chancellor)
Subject: [*] Death Blade 1.1.1
This is the latest release of Death Blade, version 1.1.1. This version
fixes a bug that surfaces when characters reach a total of around 200,000
expereience. The bug prevents these characters from being able to finish
the game, with an eroneous out of memory error message.
System Requirements: Any Mac running System 7.1 or later with Thousands
of Colors (16-bit).
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/death-blade-111.hqx; 4623K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:57:33 -0700
From: [email protected] (Robert Chancellor)
Subject: [*] Death Blade 1.1.1 Updater
For those who already have Death Blade 1.1, here is the smaller update
package. This update only works if you have version 1.1. Version 1.0
users will have to download the full version.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/death-blade-111-updt.hqx; 1102K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 18:24:44 -0700
From: [email protected] (Adrian Gudas)
Subject: [*] Dicer 1.2 -- Dice-rolling utility
Subject: Rolls dice, handy for role-players
Requires: HyperCard 2.2+ (HyperCard Player is available from
ftp.support.apple.com)
Dicer 1.2 is the all-new popular *free* dice-rolling utility. Its
compact window offers a variety of features, such as rolling any type of
dice any number of times, rolling specific ranges, and a handy No-Mouse
mode for those who bring their PowerBooks to gaming sessions and can
barely move the cursor around the screen with the trackpad.
The fee? A postcard.
Full documentation and support.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/dicer-12-hc.hqx; 283K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 18:24:45 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Eartraining 2.4 (D)
-- german version --
This program is an eartraining program for the Apple Macintosh.
It helps you to practice intervals, chords, scales and perfect pitch.
You can use either the Mac itself or MIDI* for sound output.
A statistics shows you which answers were right and which weren't.
For more information please read "About Eartraining" and just check out the
program yourself. I hope you'll enjoy it!
You can always find the latest version in english and german at
.
*You need OMS 2.0 or higher (from Opcode, e.g. at http://www.opcode.com) to
use MIDI.
Use of MIDI is limited if you don't register! You're gonna be able to check
it out, but it won't run infinitely. If you're not planning to register, you
might not want to download OMS since it's really big!
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/ear-training-24-de.hqx; 356K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:58:52 -0700
From: [email protected] (Ken Earle)
Subject: [*] EnterAct 3.7.6 Sept 96 - editor C++
EnterAct is a free language-aware editor for Macintosh C/C++/Java
programmers. Using hundreds of rules behind the scenes, EnterAct provides
instantaneous automatic context-sensitive definition and prototype display
in its "AutoLook" window, based on where you click or what you type. For
example, if you click after the name of a local variable in a method,
AutoLook shows you the full type definition of the variable (after
resolving any intermediate typedefs or #defines). You build a project
(there are separate file lists for source, headers and documentation),
update your dictionary (several files per second), show the AutoLook
window, and then use EnterAct like a regular editor. Also has code
templates, command-line or dialog-driven AWK, illustrated documents,
no-clip printing, indentation-preserving Paste, Drag and Drop (text, PICTs,
files, folders), an activities log recording in detailed plain English the
last 10,000 things you did, a graphic browser that shows inherited
(non-private) methods and underlines "user" as opposed to classes,
and all the standard features you'd expect.
V3.7.6 adds fully maintained marker popups for source/header files that
show argument summaries for functions and methods, full Java support, D&D
including dragging folder aliases onto your project window to add files,
and other "neat stuff" (including a way to convert illustrated documents to
HTML).
EnterAct needs about a 7 Meg partition, 68040@25Mhz minimum (works great on
a PowerMac), system 7 or later. Large screen (>= 1024x786) recommended.
Please feel free to include any version of EnterAct on your CD-ROMs.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/enteract-377.hqx; 1830K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:19:43 -0700
From: [email protected] (Andreas Prilop)
Subject: [*] Eudora Central East Europe 1.1.1
These Eudora Tables enable you to send and read e-mail containing
special letters from the Albanian, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian,
Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Sorbian,
and Turkish languages.
They can be used with any version of Eudora.
Supported character sets are:
MacCE (Central European), MacRomanian, MacTurkish;
ISO-8859-2, ISO-8859-9, ISO-8859-13 (Unix);
Code Pages 1250, 1254, 1257 (MS Windows);
Code Pages 775, 852, 857 (MS-DOS and OS/2).
Bitmap fonts and keyboard layouts are included.
Version 1.1.1 corrects misspelled documentation.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/eudora-central-e-europe-111.hqx; 109K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:19:44 -0700
From: [email protected] (Andreas Prilop)
Subject: [*] Eudora Cyrillic 1.1.1
These Eudora Tables enable you to send and read e-mail containing
Cyrillic letters from the Belarussian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian,
Serbian, and Ukrainian languages.
They can be used with any version of Eudora.
Supported character sets are:
MacCyrillic, MacUkrainian;
ISO-IR-111 (commonly known as KOI-8 or KOI8), ISO-8859-5 (Unix);
Code Page 1251 (MS Windows);
Code Pages 855, 866 (MS-DOS and OS/2).
Bitmap fonts and keyboard layouts are included.
Version 1.1.1 corrects misspelled documentation.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/eudora-cyrillic-111.hqx; 103K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:20:07 -0700
From: [email protected] (Andreas Prilop)
Subject: [*] Eudora Greek 1.0.1
These Eudora Tables enable you to send and read e-mail in Greek.
They can be used with any version of Eudora.
Supported character sets are:
MacGreek, ISO-8859-7 = ELOT 928 (Unix), Code Page 1253 (MS Windows),
Code Pages 737, 869 (MS-DOS and OS/2).
Bitmap fonts and a keyboard layout are included.
Version 1.0.1 corrects misspelled documentation.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/eudora-greek-101.hqx; 52K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:20:08 -0700
From: [email protected] (Ivan Ordonez)
Subject: [*] Eudora Share
Enclosed is a small Aplescript application that allows two people with
different e-mail addresses to share Eudora on a single computer.
Freeware.
I hope this is useful to somebody.
--Ivan Ordonez
Ivan Ordonez
[email protected]
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~iordonez
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/eudora-share-as.hqx; 8K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:20:09 -0700
From: [email protected] (Andreas Prilop)
Subject: [*] Eudora Thai 1.0.1
These Eudora tables enable you to send and read e-mail in Thai.
They can be used with any version of Eudora.
Supported character sets are:
MacThai, ISO-8859-11 (Unix), and Code Page 874 (DOS and Windows).
Fonts are not included.
Version 1.0.1 fixes a small problem with sending mail in the MacThai
character set.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/eudora-thai-101.hqx; 12K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 18:39:06 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge (DEMO Version)
Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge
The DEMO
by the Marathon Map Makers Guild
Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge, sequel to Devil in a Blue Dress, is a
completely new game, set in three different time zones, with new monsters,
new scenery, new sounds, new physics, new music, and of course, new maps.
It relies on the Marathon engine, but bears no resemblance to Marathon as
you've known it.
Requires:
Marathon (original)
8 Meg RAM
8 Meg Disk Space
Bill Catambay
Software Developer, Marathon Map Maker, Pascal Central Editor
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/mthn/morganas-revenge-demo.hqx; 4462K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:56:51 -0700
From: [email protected] (John Sudderth)
Subject: [*] FolderContents 1.5
An XFCN which returns the contents of a folder in a return delimited
list. New version adds a "recursive" option. It's really fast too. Enjoy.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/folder-contents-xfcn-15.hqx; 9K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:54:38 -0700
From: [email protected] (Edmund R. Zavada)
Subject: [*] galactica-1.0.7-fat-de (strategy game; include on CD)
Galactica ist ein Strategiespiel, das auf der Erforschung und Kolonisation
der Galaxie basiert. Es unterst=FCtzt mehrere Mitspieler, sowohl auf einem
einzelnen Computer als auch =FCber Netzwerk unter Benutzung von File Sharing=
.
Galactica sollte auf jedem Macintosh mit System 7 oder besser, 1 MB freiem
RAM und Color QuickDraw laufen. Es l=E4uft nicht auf einem Mac Plus, SE,
Classic, Portable oder PB 100. Um die Musik h=F6ren zu k=F6nnen, m=FCssen Si=
e
QuickTime mit MIDI-Unterst=FCtzung installiert haben. Galactica ist eine
"FAT"-Applikation, die 68k und native PowerMac-Unterst=FCtzung enth=E4lt.
=46alls Sie irgendwelche Fragen oder Anregungen haben, k=F6nnen Sie uns
kontaktieren unter: [email protected] (in English, please)
Kommentare und Verbesserungen, die das Deutsch betreffen, gehen an mich:
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/galactica-107-de.hqx; 1279K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:54:45 -0700
From: [email protected] (Edmund R. Zavada)
Subject: [*] galactica-1.0.7-fat-fr (strategy game; include on CD)
Galactica est un jeu basa sur l'exploration et la colonisation de la
galaxie. Il supporte les parties a plusieurs joueurs, aussi bien sur un
seul ordinateur qu'au travers d'un reseau. Il devrait fonctionner sur
n'importe quel Macintosh ayant au moins : le Systeme 7, 1 Mega de RAM libre
et Quickdraw Color. Il ne devrait pas fonctionner sur les Mac Plus, SE,
Classic, Portable ou PowerBook 100. Galactica supporte toutes les
resolutions video, mais il semble difficile de jouer avec moins de 256
couleurs a cause de l'utilisation de nombreuses couleurs. Afin de
beneficier de la musique, vous devez avoir installer Quicktime 2.0 ou plus
avec un support MIDI. Galactica est un logiciel "fat binary" et fonctionne
aussi bien sur les Macintosh 68k que les Power Macintosh.
Questions ou remarques a [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/galactica-107-fr.hqx; 1279K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:55:24 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jeremy Vineyard)
Subject: [*] Genius 1.4
Genius is a Macintosh rendition of the popular game where you try to
remove all the pegs from a triangular board by jumping pegs.
The object of the game is to get rid of all of the pegs on the board
except one by jumping over adjacent pegs to remove them.
To jump a peg, simply click on any peg on the board and drag it to
its destination hole. If it can go into that hole, the peg that it will
remove will be over-shadowed.
| Jeremy Vineyard | http://www.viperware.com |
| Viperware(tm) | |
| [email protected] | |
[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/genius-14.hqx; 271K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:58:56 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jeffrey D. Iverson)
Subject: [*] Get/SetType XFCN/XCMD 3.0
GetType takes one parameter, the pathname of the file you want to
examine. SetType takes two parameters, the pathname of the file and the
4 letter TYPE to use.
This external is free for purely personal use. A license fee of $10.00
is required if you use this external in any =93in-house=94 corporate,
shareware or freeware products. The license fee for unlimited commercial
use in a SINGLE =93for sale=94 product is $25.00. The license fee for
unlimited commercial use with MULTIPLE products is $100.00.
Permission is hereby granted to all groups who distribute demo software,
either for profit (such as EduCorp) or not for profit (such as a
Macintosh Users Group), to include this file in their collection. My
goal is to get as much exposure for my products as possible, and I
believe that these groups offer an invaluable service to shareware
publishers like myself.
If you have questions or comments we can be reached through the
following:
Iverson Software Co. 507.625.7355
522 Record St. [email protected]
Mankato MN 56001-2546 http://prairie.lakes.com/~j5rson/
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/get-set-type-30.hqx; 10K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:56:49 -0700
From: [email protected] (Alessandro Levi Montalcini)
Subject: [*] Icon Rescue 1.0
Program: Icon Rescue 1.0
Author: Alessandro Levi Montalcini
Price: Freeware (written for Icon Archiver users)
Source: ftp://ftp.alpcom.it/software/mac/LMontalcini
Icon Rescue is a freeware drag&drop utility that converts
Icon 7 and Zonkers! icon collections to folders containing
separate custom icon files. I wrote it for Icon Archiver users
who were stuck with old icon collections from these obsolete
utilities, since both of them can only extract one icon at a
time (which is really a pain if you have large collections
containing thousands of icons).
To convert your old Icon 7 and Zonkers! collections, drop
them on the Icon Rescue icon in the Finder or open them with
the Convert command in the File menu. The converted icons are
saved in the same folder as the original collection, so the
collection itself shouldn't be on a locked or full disk such as
a CD-ROM or a floppy (just copy the collections to your hard
disk if this is the case, and trash them after the conversion
is done).
After your icons are converted you may want to try out my
cool Icon Archiver utility, which is available on most online
services as well as my own ftp site.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/icon-rescue-10.hqx; 40K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:56:45 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jon Pugh)
Subject: [*] Jon's Commands 1.8
Here is Jon's Commands 1.8, one of the few "must-have" AppleScript
scripting additions. This version adds an "alias information" command
which returns info about an alias or alias file. Specifically, it returns
the path to an alias, it's server's name and zone, the volume the alias
points to, the alias itself, and a "was changed" boolean. You can prevent
the resolution of the alias, getting just the static information from it,
which allows you to scriptably replace broken aliases if you know how to
fix them given their path and/or server names (use the Finder to make new
replacement alias files).
Jon's Commands is always available on my web page at:
http://www.infoworkshop.com/~jonpugh/
Go easy on it for a while though, it's limping along at 28.8 until PacBell
gathers their ISDN feces together.
Jon's Commands is also free for non-commercial use. A commercial licence
is a simple $25 shareware fee. See the documentation for contact info.
Also, just for you complete readers, Jon's Commands includes an Apple Guide
which has descriptions of each command along with syntax and examples,
which can be pasted into your script editor. It's quite useful. Simply
place the guide file (or an alias) in the same folder as your script
editor.
Have fun!
Jon
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/osa/jons-commands-18-osax.hqx; 157K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:57:05 -0700
From: [email protected] (bgrubb)
Subject: [*] Mac-FTP-list Version 4.1.6
Type: Freely Distributed
category: communication, text
This is the latest {Sept 15, 1996} version this report and should replace
the previous version of mac-ftp-list.txt.
This is a update {Sept 15, 1996} to Mike Gleason and Bruce Grubb's Mac FTP
list. It lists over 200 mac anonymous ftp sites (some with notes), over
65 Mac web pages, and contains some instructions on how to use anonymous
ftp and find files as well a format chart showing which programs
decompress and decode which files. Also there is a section on how to
use certain files. This archive contains both the text and html versions.
Please note that the html part is actually four crosslinked files:
mac-ftp-list.html, ftp-list.html, www-section.html, and site-notes.html
that require HTML Browser such as Lynx, Mosaic or NetScape to view.
Must be in a monospaced font to be readable; Courier 10pt is recommended,
though Monaco 9pt or a PC equivalent can be used instead. Needs StuffIt
Expander or equivalent {unsitins.exe} to decompress.
Please send newly discovered macintosh sites (with IP numbers and
directories to check if possible), bug fixes, and comments to:
[email protected] or [email protected]
Changes: IP#s on the entire list checked and dual links added to those
sites that changed (40) on html version; discrepencies between text and
html versions (2) fixed;
Added sites: ftp.symantec.com; ftp.macfaq.com;
Defunct sites: tau.sm.luth.se; solaris.ims.ac.jp; cecelia.media.mit.edu;
cs.orst.edu; rever.nmsu.edu; ftp.delphi.com; http://wais.sensei.com.cu/;
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/mac-ftp-list-416.hqx; 71K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:54:53 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jeremy Vineyard)
Subject: [*] Mac Mine Sweeper 4.1
Mac Mine Sweeper is a game where you try to find the location of all
the mines on a playing field by using your mine sweeper to sweep all the
grid squares that do not contain mines.
Along with your mine sweeper, you have a collection of grid markers
that you can place to remind yourself where you think those mines are
hidden.
To win the game, you must sweep all the squares that do not contain
mines by clicking on them. Good Luck!
| Jeremy Vineyard | http://www.viperware.com |
| Viperware(tm) | |
| [email protected] | |
[Archived as /info-mac/game/mac-mine-sweeper-41.hqx; 246K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:57:08 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] MyBattery 3.3.0 for PowerBooks
MyBattery is the essential battery monitoring tool for Macintosh notebook
owners! David Pogue of MacWorld loved its "super-cool fuel gauge."
MyBattery features include:
* Customizable display window.
* Accurately estimates how much battery life remaining - and it "learns"
to adjust the estimate to be more accurate for your particular PowerBook.
* Multiple battery support.
* User-configurable menu bar displays.
* Color & grayscale support.
* Status indicators for AppleTalk, CPU speed, internal modem, and
charger.
* Battery charger status (hi-charge, lo-charge, running off internal
battery).
* Compatible with any portable Macintosh that supports the Power Manager
(Macintosh Portable, all PowerBooks, Duo's, etc.).
* Compatible with System 6.0.8 or later (System 7.x friendly).
* Stand-alone application, for minimum conflicts and maximum RAM
flexibility.
Version 3.3.0 contains the following enhancements:
* Created temperature menu to handle temperature-related items.
* Fixed bug that would cause shareware message to appear prematurely.
* Removed degree symbols from Kelvin and Celsius temperatures.
To fully activate the historical estimation feature and some display
options, you must register your copy of MyBattery. Suggested fee is $10;
see enclosed documentation for further info.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/my-battery-330.hqx; 282K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:58:44 -0700
From: [email protected] (Gideon Greenspan)
Subject: [*] NameCleaner 1.4.0 - utility to manipulate file names
NameCleaner is a utility to manipulate file names. It's purpose is to:
* Give files with DOS/Windows extensions Mac Type/Creator codes and suffixes.
* Remove non-viewable characters, "smart"en quotes, and pad out punctuations.
* Automatically capitalise words of different lengths, and apply a dictionary.
* Find and replace any definable phrase with a corresponding phrase.
* Append file information (size, date and type) with a dictionary for types.
* Filter Mac names for MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows95, NetWare and others.
* Give files with definable Types corresponding DOS and Windows Extensions.
* Automatically resolve clashing duplicate file names arising.
* It is specially designed to help move files to and from foreign file systems
such as MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows95, Windows NT, NetWare, Unix and Linux.
Version 1.4.0 improvements
-------------------------
* Added duplicate name resolving, to prevent Duplicate File Name errors.
* Added optional instant cleaning, and Drag and Drop of files onto Item List.
* Ported to CodeWarrior, and provided PowerPC code within Fat application.
NameCleaner is shareware.
It requires System 7, is System 7.5 savvy and PowerPC native.
(c) Gideon Greenspan -- 1st September 1996.
eMail : [email protected] (until May 1998)
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/name-cleaner-140.hqx; 128K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:57:06 -0700
From: [email protected] (John Moe)
Subject: [*] Net-Print Version 6.9
This extension allows you to easily print or save selected text from
Netscape/Mosaic/Internet Explorer. This extension will be especially
useful to libraries and schools who would like to save on paper. To use
this extension just hilite the text and choose "print selection" or "save
selection" from the Net-Print Menu.
PLEASE READ THE README.
Many bug fixes and new features in this version.
Thanks,
John Moe
| Lets you print hilited text
Check out Net-Print at: | in Netscape/Mosaic documents!
http://www.luminet.net/~dmoe/ |---------------------------------
HELPS SAVE PAPER!!! | email: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/net-print-69.hqx; 41K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:56:24 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Oregon Pottpouri Dingbats (PostScript)
here are a couple of versions of the Oregon Pottpouri Dingbats
Desktop Publishing Fonts for Macintosh.
Thanks,
Mark
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/font/ps/oregon-potpouri-dingbats-ps.hqx; 46K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:55:53 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Oregon Pottpouri Dingbats (TrueType)
here are a couple of versions of the Oregon Pottpouri Dingbats
Desktop Publishing Fonts for Macintosh.
Thanks,
Mark
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/oregon-potpouri-dingbats-tt.hqx; 36K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:59:04 -0700
From: [email protected] (Soren Ragsdale)
Subject: [*] PhoneSoup 3.1 PPC/68K
PhoneSoup takes your number and tells you what you can spell using the
letters on the phone. This version includes source (I'll send you the
decrypt password when you register - for free), and is compiled for both
68K and PPC.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/phone-soup-31.hqx; 356K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:57:03 -0700
From: [email protected] (Scott Hochberg)
Subject: [*] Postage $aver v3.0.1 bulk mail sorter
Postage $aver v3.0.1 for Mac is a standalone program to prepare your
mailing list for standard (A) bulk rates (formerly 3rd-class), including the
7/1/96 postal service reclassification.
Using your database, Postage $aver:
* creates complete banding, sacking, and labeling instructions;
* verifies that your zip codes and states match (also checks major
cities);
* computes postage and piece counts for USPS papaerwork;
* shows what post office to use for best rates, and figures
discounts;
* exceeds USPS sort requirements so your mail moves faster;
* creates a sorting file to sort your list in sack/package order;
and much more!
Registered users receive software to calculate and print postal barcodes at no
extra charge.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/postage-saver-301-fm.hqx; 259K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:57:12 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] SetSoundVolume 1.5.8
How do you change your Mac's sound level? By going to the sound control
panel, right? By exiting whatever you are doing, going to the control
panels, finding the right thing, and then setting it. Well, suppose you're
in the middle of a game. Then what? Your boss is coming in... Then what?
The solution is SetSoundVolume, which is the simplest way to change the sound
level. And this version has been supercharged to allow use of the Function
keys, F1-F8 (and still allow other programs to use F1-F8!), to set the sound
level. F7 sets it to 7. No exiting, no nothing. Just pure simplicity.
SetSoundVolume is shareware, but compared with the number of times you'll use
it, the cost is extremely minimal. Imagine doing a routine task by hitting
just one key! You can completely customize the program, a control panel, as
well.
However you use your Mac, SetSoundVolume will make using it easier. Many
registered users have asked me why Apple didn't include something this good
with their computer. Until they do, there's SetSoundVolume.
Credit Cards now accepted.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/set-sound-volume-158-fkey.hqx; 33K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:54:11 -0700
From: [email protected] (Maurice Volaski)
Subject: [*] SmartKeys 3.1
SmartKeys 3.1 is a shareware control panel designed to help you type.
SmartKeys does this in three ways. First, SmartKeys automatically
corrects typing that violates conventional typesetting rules, such as
typing more than one consecutive space. Second, SmartKeys automatically
corrects fast typing errors, words that are often misspelled, such as
"teh" for "the" and "THe" for "The". Third, in the event of a system
crash, SmartKeys can keep a log of what was typed.
In version 3.1, a significant bug regarding the typing log was fixed.
There were a few circumstances where SmartKeys 3.0 would hang due to a
bug in the MacOS. These have been worked around. A number of other minor
bugs were fixed. In addition, a number of enhancements were added to
doubled capital and transposed word corrections. The typing log now keeps
around a previous version around, so previously typed text is kept around
after the current log has been deleted.
Try out SmartKeys for thirty days for free. SmartKeys is not crippled in
any way but after the thirty day free trial period, SmartKeys will begin
posting registration reminders. However, if you like it, please pay the
shareware fee of $15 (US). Users who have already registered 3.0 do not
have to re-register 3.1.
SmartKeys 3.1 supersedes SmartKeys 3.0.
Web-surfers, visit our site at http://www.fluxsoft.com/.
Maurice Volaski, Flux Software [email protected]
http://www.fluxsoft.com/ ftp://ftp.fluxsoft.com
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/smart-keys-31.hqx; 224K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:59:12 -0700
From: [email protected] (Alan Glenn)
Subject: [*] SndSampler 3.0.1
KEYWORDS: Mac Macintosh sound snd edit editor record recorder sample
compression wave au audio compact disc AIFF AIFF-C CD
Version 3.0.1 notes: this is a free upgrade to all registered users of 3.0.
Registered users of 2.x qualify for a special upgrade rate. 3.0.1 fixes a
minor bug in dynamic pan, makes minor improvements to the movie editor,
fixes a bug in the insert 'snd ' resource batch mode, fixes a serious bug
in the record-to-file routine, fixes some minor errors in the user's guide,
and includes other minor cosmetic improvements. Note that more free
upgrades are on the way for registered users of 3.0.
Version 3.0 is the latest and greatest release of SndSampler, the ultimate
Macintosh sound tool. It is specifically designed for discriminating users
who want to create sounds for use with other applications. You can just
have a lot of fun with it, too! It's easy enough for the beginner, yet
sophisticated enough for the professional. Not to mention that it's
extremely compact: it won't take up a lot of disk space, and it won't
require a RAM upgrade just to launch it.
Here are some of SndSampler's more salient features:
- Supports 8 and 16-bit, mono/stereo, sample rates up to 64 kHz
- Native file formats: System 7 sound file, AIFF, AIFF-C
- Extracts/saves sound resources from/to any file or application
- Allows you to record sound data directly to your hard drive so you can
create sounds that are bigger than RAM
- Allows segmenting of AIFFs to facilitate working on sounds that are
bigger than RAM
- Imports/exports: Sun/NeXT .au, WAVE, QuickTime movies, CD audio tracks,
raw audio
Other items of interest:
- Fixed serious bug in pitch bend
- Dynamic pan now considerably faster
SndSampler is ideal for anyone who wants to make sounds for use with
another application (multimedia developers, game developers, etc.) or who
just wants to have fun with sound. Download today! Registered users of any
version 2.x qualify for a special upgrade price. One more thing: PLEASE
PLEASE PLEASE read the user's guide! There's a lot of helpful information
in there.
SndSampler may be included on the info-mac CD-ROM.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/snd-sampler-301.hqx; 228K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:19:37 -0700
From: [email protected] (Scott A. Miller)
Subject: [*] Space Mercs 0.9.5 - public beta release
Obligatory-hyped up-over generalizing-catch-phrase:
"Space Mercs takes the fast-action pace of Space War and meshes it with
the endless variety and economical factors of Scorched Earth to formulate
a one-of-a-kind game available only for Macintosh."
The goal of Space Mercs varies depending upon which game set is being
used, but usually you are trying to make as much money for your nation as
you can. The player that makes the most wins. To make money, your
nation has dropped you off into a distant mining zone. You are to scuttle
around picking up the ore deposits that appear. After an ore deposit is
brought on board, your processing equipment starts refining it. Once
complete, the valuable extract is beamed home; your nation cashes in, and
rewards you with some credits of your own.
The mining zones are located in disputed space, and you will most likely
find miners from other nations competing for the same ore. Fitted with
weapons, you hope to at least defend yourself if not swipe some ore
harvested by others. When your ship is destroyed, your emergency eject
device sends you home where you are fitted with another ship. Soon
enough, you'll be back to try and redeem yourself. When a zone is cleared
out and all ore processed, you return home. If the expedition was good,
you should be able to refit your ship in preperation for the next trip...
All of these sets were made with the built-in editor. With ease you can
alter any aspect of the game: weapon damage, mass, engine power,
everything! Also, in the resource fork of your game set, you can store
alternate graphics and sounds to give your game set a thematic flare.
System Requirements:
* 256 colors
* 13" monitor or larger (supports 640x480 and will use 832x624 if possible)
* 4MB RAM
* CPU: not sure about this one yet. 040's should work fine, low end 030's
might not. Let me know how it goes, and I might look into some more
optimization.
http://www.best.com/~rstewart (don't expect much of a page)
Scott Miller
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/space-mercs-95.hqx; 923K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:20:14 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jason Haines)
Subject: [*] TarotWorks version 1.2.1
TarotWorks is a full-featured Tarot-reading and analysis program that
does the "real" work of the Tarot to provide you with authentic and
accurate Tarot card readings. It has been designed to help turn this
infamously complex, ages-old system into an easily accessible and
useful tool for anyone, without needing a course in ancient history!
List of features
* Creates authentic Tarot card readings on any subject, quickly and
easily. TarotWorks can also create special Tarot readings that
blend Tarot with numerology.
* Lets you shuffle your own Tarot cards by hand, or have the computer
shuffle cards on the screen for you.
* Automatically generates easy-to-read but in-depth analyses of your
Tarot card readings.
* Lets you discover at your own pace how the system of Tarot works,
including learning about the Tarot's extraordinary Tree of Life
structure.
* Saves, prints, and exports Tarot card readings, so that you can
review them later or share them with others.
* Annotate any Tarot reading with your comments and observations.
* Features a "plug-in" system where you can add new features,
actual Tarot card deck images, card layouts, and alternate card
interpretations, all just by placing files into a "Tarot Plug-Ins"
folder.
* Includes full Balloon Help and a comprehensive online manual in
Apple Guide format, providing active assistance while you work
in the program.
TarotWorks 1.2 requires -
* System 7.0 or later
* 8 MB of RAM memory
* a hard disk
* 68030 or PowerPC processor
* color monitor
* a simple text editor
TarotWorks' online documentation requires -
* Apple(R) Guide(TM) system extension
* AppleScript(TM) system extension
* Finder(R) Scripting Extension
TarotWorks' actual-size Tarot card decks require QuickTime(TM)
version 1.6 or better to view the compressed large card images.
[email protected]
www.tarotworks.com
[Archived as /info-mac/app/tarot-works-121.hqx; 3483K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:54:23 -0700
From: [email protected] (zed)
Subject: [*] the-jukebox-1.61
Its a loop player that plays loops in random order. The compressed
archive is so big because so many sound files are included. In the
registred version you can add to the JukeBOX your favourite loops from
games whatever you want! Check it out!
Shareware $10!!
(c) Moritz Grund
G-ware Inc. 1996
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/the-juke-box-161.hqx; 3937K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:19:41 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jacek Iwanski)
Subject: [*] Verbs & Nouns 1.1 - f.language teaching program
"Verbs & Nouns" is an application that helps in foreign languages
studies. It can be useful for foreign language students, teachers and
researchers.
The inflection of words is one of the difficult parts in learning many
foreign languages since there are a lot of inflection patterns.
"Verbs & Nouns" helps you to learn, refresh your knowledge and gather
information about foreign language verbs and nouns and their inflection
rules. There are also many other features of this program useful in
learning and research of foreign languages.
The program lets you define a foreign language verbs or nouns
databases and share them with other users. You can easily introduce the
inflection patterns (rules) for the regular words. You can also include
other information about each word like translation, grammar
characteristic, comments etc. in a very convenient form. Comments
(you can use many fonts and styles in the comment box) are useful to
store the example sentences associated with the given word and to
include some additional information. The feature of merging databases
makes sharing comments with other users very easy. The program has
an exercise window. It automatically generates the exercises to practice
the inflection or translation. You can gather the words that you have
learned already and let the program generate exercises just for this group
of words. You can also define many other groups of words (and collect
them in classes) to use them in exercises or for browsing. You can also
attach databases updated by other users to your own database (to share
comments, sound and automatically adding new words). The program
can use file sharing to share the same database file in the networked
environment (language labs). The program supports sound to associate
the sound samples with words.
Jacek Iwanski
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/verbs-and-nouns-11.hqx; 706K]
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Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:20:11 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jon Gotow)
Subject: [*] WakeUp Items 1.0.2
This is an update to WakeUp Items that fixes a problem with the "please
register" dialog coming up blank, and adds a clickable URL to the control
panel so it's easier to get support and updates.
WakeUp Items is a shareware control panel that gives you the ability to
automatically open applications or files whenever your Macintosh wakes up
>From sleep mode. Just as you put items and aliases into the StartUp Items
folder when you want them launched at startup, you place files and aliases
in the WakeUp Items folder to launch them when your Mac wakes up.
WakeUp Items will work on Macintoshes that have built-in sleep capabilities
(PowerBooks and PCI PowerMacs), or any Mac running version 2.0.4 or later
of St. Clair Software's Sleeper control panel. WakeUp Items requires System
7 or higher to operate.
In addition to the standard internet archives, information and updates are
available at:
This program may be included on the Info-Mac and Umich CD-ROMs.
Jon Gotow [email protected]
St. Clair Software http://www.stclairsw.com/stclairsw/
Fax (412)835-4402 ftp://ftp.stclairsw.com/stclairsw/
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/wake-up-items-102.hqx; 171K]
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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:57:10 -0700
From: [email protected] (zed)
Subject: [*] Zed's Simple Collection 1.21d2
this program is a application with a CD Player, a Movie Player, a Text
Edit part, send AppEvents, informations about your mac, a calendar,
database, sound recorder and a chat part!
Shareware $10!!
(c) Moritz Grund
G-ware Inc. 1996
Freeware
(c) Moritz Grund
G-ware Inc. 1996
[Archived as /info-mac/app/zeds-simple-collection-121.hqx; 585K]
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