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Info-Mac Digest Wed, 23 Oct 96 Volume 14 : Issue 249
Today's Topics:
[*] ACR-NEMA 1.2.1 - Acquisition Plug In for PhotoShop
[*] Airport IDs 2.3 (w/ file)
[*] Amino Acid Quiz 1.0
[*] AutoLaunch 1.0.7
[*] BibTeX version 1.10
[*] CatFinder 2.0.2
[*] Cedlecca Briscola 1.0
[*] Cedlecca Briscola 1.0 (Italian version)
[*] ChordCombat
[*] Chris Icon Collection v.10.0
[*] Chris Icon Collection v.11.0
[*] Chris Icon Collection v.12.0
[*] Chris Icon Collection v.13.0 (2 msgs)
[*] Chris Icon Collection v.14.0
[*] Chris Icon Collection v.15
[*] Chris Icon Collection v.16
[*] Chris Icon Collection v.17
[*] Chris icon Collection v.18
[*] Chris Icon Collection v.7.0
[*] Chris Icon Collection v.8.0
[*] Chris Icon Collection v.9.0
[*] Cleaner Package 3.1 (Five AppleScripts to clean up your icons i
[*] Contact Sheet 2.1
[*] Desktop patterns
[*] Do It All! Calendar 3.03
[*] FloorTiles 2.0
[*] FnsBorf 1.0
[*] Font-o-rama! 1.3.1
[*] Hexx! (PPC)
[*] IMC_Updater->1.0.3
[*] ISO Issue Release - #17
[*] Johns WP Window Manager 2.0.1
[*] Kinematic Land 1.4
[*] Mac Indy Car Racing II Updater 1.0.1
[*] MADE - Macintosh Application Development Essentials
[*] MondoMail: Scriptable SMTP Email gateway [FreeWare]
[*] PlastFEM 1.1.3
[*] QuikHide v2.1.6
[*] ResFind - DA to seach for strings in a resource fork
[*] Rune Cast 1.0
[*] Silver Two-Tab Copland Folders
[*] Teach Yourself HyperCard
[*] Text2Rsrc 1.0.1
1001 FREE places to Promote your web Site!
601, 603, 603e, 604 - Whats the difference?
clarisdraw fonts mac to windows (2 msgs)
Double-sided Printing
Emulators
Memory loss
need help with quicktime...
Not Enough Memory Error?
Syquest EZ 135
X Windows
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:14 -0700
From: [email protected] (Frank Owen)
Subject: [*] ACR-NEMA 1.2.1 - Acquisition Plug In for PhotoShop
ACR-NEMA Acquire is a plug-in module for PhotoShop and other programs
that allow the use of PhotoShop acquisition modules. (The PhotoShop
acquisition module interface has become a defacto standard for acquiring
images from such devices as scanners, and for converting images from
foreign file types, and is supported by many Macintosh graphics software
programs.) The ACR-NEMA plug-in allows you to import ACR-NEMA image
files into any such PhotoShop Plug-in compatible program.
1.2.1
Changed contact information. New email address, and US Mail address.
Made some minor updates to ReadMe file. No functional (i.e. code)
changes.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/pshp/acr-nema-121.hqx; 32K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:15 -0700
From: [email protected] (Robert P. Swanson)
Subject: [*] Airport IDs 2.3 (w/ file)
** UPDATE **
Version 2.3 adds the following:
1. Calculates air distance between locations that have Lat/Long
information (many requests for this one)
2. Checks for datafile sent from finder (if you double-click the
datafile instead of the app)
3. Miscellaneous other stuff
(2.3a)
4. Adds 'Register' program to facilitate registering Airport IDs
5. Adds the MINWINDOW command to stick the window to the minimum size
when dragging.
Bundled with the application are the following files:
1. Airport IDs (3-letter)
2. Airline IDs (2-letter and 3-letter)
3. ATA Codes
4. Telephone Area Codes (US/Canada)
A 4-letter Airport ID datafile is available for separate download since
it is quite hefty (over 6600 records).
If you cannot locate a datafile that you want please check out:
http://www.netten.net/~montylee/AirportInfo.html
** OVERVIEW **
Airport IDs is a neat little utility that allows you to search for
Airport/City locations by name or ID code. It returns all records that
match your criteria (truncates list if over 32K characters). Registered
users can display the location on a world map and export/import the
database to make modifications/corrections as they desire.
Thank you to users who have previously registered Airport IDs; you do
not need to register this new version. The registration cost is only $7
(free for FedEx employees) so please register if you decide to keep this
program. Site licenses are available.
Robert Swanson ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/data/airport-ids-23a.hqx; 275K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:46 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jim Galt)
Subject: [*] Amino Acid Quiz 1.0
I have attached a copy of a program I wrote in HyperCard. It is called
Amino Acid Quiz, and is designed to teach people the code letters and
sctructures for the 20 amino acids.
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/amino-acid-quiz-10-hc.hqx; 112K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:16 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jon Gotow)
Subject: [*] AutoLaunch 1.0.7
AutoLaunch is a screen saver "engine" that launches an application after
your Macintosh has been idle for a specified amount of time. It's great
for running stand-alone MacroMedia Director movies as screen savers,
executing AppleScript applets during idle time, restarting demos after a
person walks away from an in-store Mac, etc. It will also keep
applications like FileMaker Pro Server in the foreground so they run faster
when the server is unattended.
AutoLaunch is capable of locating an application anywhere on a Mac's hard
disk, making distribution of Director presentations much easier - you don't
have to worry about installation procedures or that users will move the
presentation to another folder - it'll always work.
Also included with the AutoLaunch control panel are AppleScript examples
for using JPEGView to run a slide show, and to turn file sharing on during
idle time and off at wake-up.
In addition to the standard internet archives, information and updates are
available at:
AutoLaunch is shareware, and may also be included on the UMich and Info-Mac
CD-ROMs.
Changes in this release
- Version 1.0.6 contained a bug that could cause the control panel to
crash on Macs running System 7.0 or 7.1. This release resolves that
problem.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/auto-launch-107.hqx; 218K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:20 -0700
From: [email protected] (Vince Darley)
Subject: [*] BibTeX version 1.10
main changes: it's now 10 times faster, and you can set your
search path without resedit. See the readme for more details.
What is BibTeX?
BibTeX is the bibliography handling tool related to the TeX/LaTeX
typesetting system (available on almost all conceivable OS platforms).
When a document is typeset with LaTeX, an auxiliary file (with extension
'.aux') is generated. This auxiliary file contains, amongst other things,
a list of references (to books, articles, research reports, web-url's,...)
cited in the original document. BibTeX takes this list, together with the
name of a style file (extension '.bst') and a list of bibliography
databases (extension '.bib') which are also given in the auxiliary file,
and produces a wonderfully formatted list of references which the LaTeX
system subsequently (and automatically) appends to your typeset document.
Hence BibTeX is really not at all useful without TeX/LaTeX (there are
several freeware/shareware/commercial versions for the MacOS: OzTeX,
CMacTeX, DirecTeX Pro, Textures). In fact this version of BibTeX is now
distributed with OzTeX 2.0 or newer. It is useful to have a good text
editor which knows about the particular format of LaTeX documents: on the
Mac, the editor Alpha is indispensible in this regard, both for editing and
for its apple-event communication with the various parts of a LaTeX system.
For those who think this sounds a bit too complicated, the benefits in
terms of quality of output (both textual and mathematical) and automatic
generation of all manner of numbering schemes (figures, equations,
sections), and document parts (table of contents, index, bibliography),
together with cross-platform availability, mean that many people consider
it the _best_ current system for producing quality documents.
-- Vince
You can put this on the info-mac CD.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/tex/bibtex-110.hqx; 484K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:31 -0700
From: [email protected] (Keith Turner)
Subject: [*] CatFinder 2.0.2
CatFinder is a powerful disk management tool that catalogs your disks and
provides an intuitive Finder-like interface for browsing the catalogs.
Floppies, hard disks, CD ROMs, any disk can be cataloged. Once a disk is
cataloged you can quickly and easily browse it's contents without having
the disk mounted. CatFinder also offers powerful find and report
features that will help you find and organize your files.
Version 2.0.2 corrects a bug that caused CatFinder to crash when
cataloging disks on some systems.
Version 2.0 includes major functional enhancements including:
1. Drag and drop cataloging: Simply drag a disk icon onto the CatFinder
icon and it will be cataloged.
2. File and disk icons: CatFinder's views have a new look. CatFinder
will look up and display the appropriate icons for files. The icon that
CatFinder displays to represent a disk now reflects the type of disk.
3. Adjustable fonts: The fonts used in views and reports are adjustable.
4. More file and disk information: CatFinder catalogs and displays more
file information. You can now view, find, and report on file name, size,
type, kind, creator, label, creation date, and modification date.
5. More powerful find: The find feature has been significantly expanded
to allow for more complex searches.
6. Catalog reports: A new report called the "Catalog Report" has been
added. This generates a report on the disks that you have cataloged
including the disk name, size, free space, type, creation date,
modification date, number of files, and number of folders.
7. Reports on folders: File reports can now be generated on individual
folders as well as entire disks.
8. "Info" command: A command called "Info" has been added to the File
menu. This command is similar to the Finders "Get Info" command. "Info"
will display details about disks, files, and folders that you have
cataloged.
Keith Turner
ShadeTree Programming
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/cat-finder-202.hqx; 258K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:19 -0700
From: [email protected] (Fabio Lecca)
Subject: [*] Cedlecca Briscola 1.0
Cedlecca Briscola is a traditional Italian card game.
This is the shareware Macintosh version, which runs on any Mac...
However, a color 13" screen and QuickTime 2.0 or better (for music) are
highly recommended....
Have fun!
Fabio Lecca
[email protected]
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/cedlecca-briscola-10.hqx; 782K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:18 -0700
From: [email protected] (Fabio Lecca)
Subject: [*] Cedlecca Briscola 1.0 (Italian version)
Cedlecca Briscola is a traditional Italian card game.
This is the shareware Macintosh version, which runs on any Mac...
However, a color 13" screen and QuickTime 2.0 or better (for music) are
highly recommended....
Have fun!
Fabio Lecca
[email protected]
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/cedlecca-briscola-10-it.hqx; 778K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:51 -0700
From: [email protected] (Dirk Tjantele)
Subject: [*] ChordCombat
ChordCombat is a Macintosh application aimed towards the beginning and
more advanced guitar player. ChordCombat acts like a guitar chord
dictionary that holds over 6000 guitar chords with complete finger
position information. ChordCombat also contains a set of chord theory
pages that explain how chords are build, some useful tables, a diagram
of the circle of fifths and a chord recognizer tool. All this uses the
concept of hyper text links to make it very easy to use. ChordCombat is
shareware, it may be distributed as long as all files are kept together.
Sincerely Yours,
Dirk Tjantele
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/chord-combat.hqx; 303K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:22 -0700
From: [email protected] (Christoph Schaffhauser)
Subject: [*] Chris Icon Collection v.10.0
This is Part 10 of my Icon Collection
Christoph Schaffhauser Tel: +41 (0)61 751 23 42
DarkEagle Software EMail: [email protected]
http://www.datacomm.ch/darkeagl/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/chris-icon-collection-v10.hqx; 65K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:22 -0700
From: [email protected] (Christoph Schaffhauser)
Subject: [*] Chris Icon Collection v.11.0
This is Part 11 of my Icon Collection
Christoph Schaffhauser Tel: +41 (0)61 751 23 42
DarkEagle Software EMail: [email protected]
http://www.datacomm.ch/darkeagl/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/chris-icon-collection-v11.hqx; 66K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:24 -0700
From: [email protected] (Christoph Schaffhauser)
Subject: [*] Chris Icon Collection v.12.0
This is Part 12 of my Icon Collection
Christoph Schaffhauser Tel: +41 (0)61 751 23 42
DarkEagle Software EMail: [email protected]
http://www.datacomm.ch/darkeagl/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/chris-icon-collection-v12.hqx; 64K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:25 -0700
From: [email protected] (Christoph Schaffhauser)
Subject: [*] Chris Icon Collection v.13.0
This is Part 13 of my Icon Collection
Christoph Schaffhauser Tel: +41 (0)61 751 23 42
DarkEagle Software EMail: [email protected]
http://www.datacomm.ch/darkeagl/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/chris-icon-collection-v13.hqx; 65K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:32 -0700
From: [email protected] (Christoph Schaffhauser)
Subject: [*] Chris Icon Collection v.13.0
This is Part 13 of my Icon Collection
Christoph Schaffhauser Tel: +41 (0)61 751 23 42
DarkEagle Software EMail: [email protected]
http://www.datacomm.ch/darkeagl/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/chris-icon-collection-v13.hqx; 65K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:27 -0700
From: [email protected] (Christoph Schaffhauser)
Subject: [*] Chris Icon Collection v.14.0
This is Part 14 of my Icon Collection
Christoph Schaffhauser Tel: +41 (0)61 751 23 42
DarkEagle Software EMail: [email protected]
http://www.datacomm.ch/darkeagl/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/chris-icon-collection-v14.hqx; 65K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:28 -0700
From: [email protected] (Christoph Schaffhauser)
Subject: [*] Chris Icon Collection v.15
This is Part 15 of my Icon Collection
Christoph Schaffhauser Tel: +41 (0)61 751 23 42
DarkEagle Software EMail: [email protected]
http://www.datacomm.ch/darkeagl/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/chris-icon-collection-v15.hqx; 64K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:29 -0700
From: [email protected] (Christoph Schaffhauser)
Subject: [*] Chris Icon Collection v.16
This is Part 16 of my Icon Collection
Christoph Schaffhauser Tel: +41 (0)61 751 23 42
DarkEagle Software EMail: [email protected]
http://www.datacomm.ch/darkeagl/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/chris-icon-collection-v16.hqx; 65K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:33 -0700
From: [email protected] (Christoph Schaffhauser)
Subject: [*] Chris Icon Collection v.17
This is part 17 of my Icons
Christoph Schaffhauser Tel: +41 (0)61 751 23 42
DarkEagle Software EMail: [email protected]
http://www.datacomm.ch/darkeagl/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/chris-icon-collection-v17.hqx; 68K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:35 -0700
From: [email protected] (Christoph Schaffhauser)
Subject: [*] Chris icon Collection v.18
This is part 18 of my Icons
Christoph Schaffhauser Tel: +41 (0)61 751 23 42
DarkEagle Software EMail: [email protected]
http://www.datacomm.ch/darkeagl/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/chris-icon-collection-v18.hqx; 65K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:36 -0700
From: [email protected] (Christoph Schaffhauser)
Subject: [*] Chris Icon Collection v.7.0
This is Part 7 of my Icon Collection
Christoph Schaffhauser Tel: +41 (0)61 751 23 42
DarkEagle Software EMail: [email protected]
http://www.datacomm.ch/darkeagl/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/chris-icon-collection-v7.hqx; 65K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:37 -0700
From: [email protected] (Christoph Schaffhauser)
Subject: [*] Chris Icon Collection v.8.0
This is Part 8 of my Icon Collection
Christoph Schaffhauser Tel: +41 (0)61 751 23 42
DarkEagle Software EMail: [email protected]
http://www.datacomm.ch/darkeagl/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/chris-icon-collection-v8.hqx; 65K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:38 -0700
From: [email protected] (Christoph Schaffhauser)
Subject: [*] Chris Icon Collection v.9.0
This is Part 9 of my Icon Collection
Christoph Schaffhauser Tel: +41 (0)61 751 23 42
DarkEagle Software EMail: [email protected]
http://www.datacomm.ch/darkeagl/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/chris-icon-collection-v9.hqx; 65K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:39 -0700
From: [email protected] (Ilkka Koski)
Subject: [*] Cleaner Package 3.1 (Five AppleScripts to clean up your icons i
What are they:
Cleaner Package 3.1 - originally only Cleaner, but now a package... It
contains the next scripts:
- Clean up Desktop by Kind, this cleans up the Desktop's icons by kind.
- Clean up Desktop by Name, this cleans up the Desktop's icons by name.
- Clean up Desktop by Size, this cleans up the Desktop's icons by size.
- Clean up Desktop by Version, this cleans up the Desktop's icons by
version number.
- Cleaner 3.1, This script cleans up all the icons in your Desktop,
System Folder, Apple Menu Items, Control Panels, Control Panels
(Disabled), Control Strip Modules, Editors, Extensions, Extensions
(Disabled), Fonts, PrintMonitor Documents and System Extensions
(Disabled) into alphabetically order, and it does empty the trash, too.
What does they need:
At least 200K of free RAM
AppleScript 1.1 or newer
Mac=81OS 7.0 or newer
All "marked" folders:
=46reeware
These scripts are absolutely free, for non-commercial use. Users are NOT
allowed to distribute these scripts for a payment.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/cleaner-package-31-as.hqx; 125K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:43 -0700
From: [email protected] (Stuart Lawson)
Subject: [*] Contact Sheet 2.1
Required: Sys 7.5 - Applescript 1.1 - Quark 3.2
=95 Contact Sheet 2.1 is an application that will perform the
task of creating Quark documents made up of a folder full of images.
=95 Before starting up Contact Sheet, place all of the images
(up to 100) in a single folder.
=95 You can set a preference for:
1.) the file type to select
2.) how the image will be labled and scaled
3.) the width of the rule around the containing box
=95 Select (8.5" x 11") or (11" x 17") format.
After you select the folder sit back and let Contact Sheet do the rest.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/contact-sheet-21.hqx; 371K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:41 -0700
From: [email protected] (Rachael McKenna)
Subject: [*] Desktop patterns
FREE- 15 desktop patterns created using Adobe Photoshop 3.0 for
Macintosh. Just copy these fun patterns into your desktop patterns
control panel and enjoy. Also for use in web pages, animations etc.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/rachaels-desktop-patterns.hqx; 685K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:48 -0700
From: [email protected] (J. Christopher Bell)
Subject: [*] Do It All! Calendar 3.03
Do It All! Calendar
The Shareware Job and Schedule Organizer
Copyright 1990-96 by J. Christopher Bell.
Version 3.03
The purpose of Do It All! Calendar is to manage changing priorities,
deadlines, regularly occurring events, and appointments, in an intuitive
and visual way. You can log and/or export completed jobs and postponed
jobs. I designed Do It All! Calendar as an organizational tool for anyone
who needs to prioritize as well as keep track of a busy schedule. Although
I wrote the original version for myself, I have spent much time
embellishing Do It All! Calendar for the public. Because I want this
program to be useful to everyone, I greatly encourage all suggestions,
comments, and bug reports.
For more information, Shareware prices, mailing addresses, visit on the Web:
http://www.doitall.com/calendar
E-Mail: [email protected]
"Do It All!" and "Do It All! Calendar" are trademarks of J. Christopher Bell
[Archived as /info-mac/app/time/do-it-all-calendar-303.hqx; 503K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:44 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] FloorTiles 2.0
FloorTiles is a puzzle/arcade game for the Mac. It's in the spirit of Tetris
and Columns, but is NOT just a clone of either of those games. It's a totally
unique and original game in which you place 4-color (or 4-pattern, on B&W
monitors) tiles on a grid and try to match colors with already-placed tiles.
Very simple to learn, but fun and challenging to play. Requires both quick
thinking and quick reflexes. This is version 2.0 of FloorTiles; a
much-enhanced update to the original FloorTiles, which has earned a great
deal of critical acclaim (see below). FloorTiles is actually 3 distinct games
in one package. The 3 games are similar in some respects, but each requires a
different strategic approach. Furthermore, each game can be played on either
the full-sized "Big Board" , or a smaller, quicker "Small Board", and each
game can be played in an arcade "Timer" mode or a leisurely "No-Timer" mode.
Thus, there are a total of twelve variations (3x2x2) available in this one
small program. Instructions are included in the game, under the "Guide" and
Apple menus.
Note: FloorTiles 2.0 is a shareware re-release of my commercial game "Macao",
formerly published by Axis Software.
FloorTiles runs in color on 256 color or better systems, and in glorious B&W
otherwise. Requires System 7.0 or later, 750K free RAM, any size monitor.
Shareware, $12.00.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/floor-tiles-20.hqx; 173K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:47 -0700
From: [email protected] (cjk)
Subject: [*] FnsBorf 1.0
A simple encryption program. It encrypts any text file using a random
seed number, and decrypts it using the exact same seed number. Quite
nifty, and very useful if you want to encrypt an e-mail to a friend.
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/fns-borf-10.hqx; 16K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:45 -0700
From: [email protected] (Aaron Starr)
Subject: [*] Font-o-rama! 1.3.1
Font-o-rama! dramatically simplifies font selection. If you spend any
time at all scrolling through font menus, testing different font styles,
or trying to get just the right font size, then Font-o-rama! will save
you time.
It's a dialog box with a huge multi-column list area that's big enough
to display all your fonts at once. So you don't have to scroll through
a long font menu looking for "Garamond Ultra Italic." You just click
on it. Or type "Ga" to go directly to it.
Font-o-rama! works in common applications like PageMaker, QuarkXPress,
or Microsoft Word.
Changes in 1.2 include the addition of a short description of each
font, fonts automatically grouped by family, fonts optionally displayed
in their own typeface, and much faster display times.
Changes in 1.3 include printing catalogs of fonts.
Requires: System 7.1
Moderators: Font-o-rama! may be included on the commercially available
CD-ROM of the archives.
[Archived as /info-mac/font/util/font-o-rama-131.hqx; 158K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:50 -0700
From: [email protected] (Phil Stroffolino)
Subject: [*] Hexx! (PPC)
"Hexx!" is a delightful puzzle game for the Power Macintosh
requiring both strategy and skill to win. Colorful graphics,
and a rousing classical score round out the title.
"Hexx!" is suitable for all ages.
author: Phil Stroffolino
email: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/hexx-ppc.hqx; 328K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:15 -0700
From: [email protected] (Mark Reijnders)
Subject: [*] IMC_Updater->1.0.3
This file updates ImageMapConverter to version 1.0.3
1.0.3 Some small bugs fixed. Added conversion of Adobe PageMill's NCSA
circle
ImageMapConverter is a $10 US Dollar Shareware application.
Info: [email protected]
WWW: http://www.luna.nl/~mare/peghole/
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/image-map-converter-103-upd.hqx; 213K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:59 -0700
From: [email protected] (ISO FileMaker Magazine)
Subject: [*] ISO Issue Release - #17
The much long awaited (and to us, notorious) 17 is here. It has been a
bumpy road for the past couple of months. Along with a software release and
some other exciting events we found ourselves being delayed just a bit.
But none the less, in all its glory we present you with the latest issue of
ISO.
IN THIS ISSUE
- Article about learning ScriptMaker and using it efficiently.
- More information about doing things efficiently in your database
- Information from John Krische about using ClarisWorks for many things
FileMaker
- Coverage about making it happen when trying to sell your FileMaker database
- A nice little tidbits about making static HTML pages
- Some suggestions about the future of FileMaker
- Much more information related to FileMaker
BONUS FILES INCLUDED
- 256Color.FP3 = a database for more color access
- CalcDups.FP3 = a calculation method for finding duplicates
- DateRng.FP3 = a file to show you how to take a user through a date range
search
- Popup.FP3 = a very nice technique to clean up the way popups work
PRO BONUS FILES
If you are a "Professional" subscriber and have not received your full
implementation of the FileMaker/Apple Guide help system then please notify
us. We sent out the file a couple of weeks ago and it has received
overwhelming response. If you are not a "Professional" subscriber and would
like to see this file please send email for a demo version or ask for a
"Professional" subscribers form.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/iso/iso-017.hqx; 357K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:53 -0700
From: [email protected] (John Rethorst)
Subject: [*] Johns WP Window Manager 2.0.1
This set of five macros for WordPerfect 3.x:
1) goes through all open windows, asking for each if you want to save and
close, just close, or leave open. You can opt to close all windows at
once, save all, or print all.
2) tiles all open windows horizontally, rather than to the pattern of
approximate squares that the program command produces, so you can read
whole lines of text. Tiles windows to standard width.
3) tiles windows horizontally as above, but to the width of the screen.
4) opens a new view of the active window, independently scrollable so you
can view two parts of one document at once.
5) toggles between the top two open windows, saving you the trouble of
cycling through all open windows or selecting the window by name from the
menu.
New in this version: Save All and Print All commands; Tile commands are
button-bar aware; and Close without Saving prompts you to confirm your
choice.
Free for non-commercial distribution and use. May be included on UMich and
Sumex CD's.
John Rethorst
[Archived as /info-mac/text/wp/johns-window-manager-2-wp.hqx; 22K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:57 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Kinematic Land 1.4
Kinematic Land is a graphic simulation system of kinematic chains for
Macintosh and accelerated for PowerMacintosh. It resolves the position, the
speed and the acceleration of any point and any member. You can edit closed
or opened chains, using blocked and movable points. Standard tools are
available in a palette window to make easy editing. Every member or point
could have indipendent time evolution. You control any kinematic quantity
through an unlimited number of control windows adjustable on your screen.
Some examples are bundled, like the model of a rod & crank in internal
combustion engines, the core mechanism of a textile machine, the principle
of motion-picture projectors. Help system is integrated with an AppleGuide.
Minimum requirements:
MacOS 7.0 or newer, 2 MB free memory for Kinematic Land, 1.5 MB disk space,
QuickDraw 3D (only for PowerMacs), Color QuickDraw.
Suggested requirements:
MacOS 7.5, 3 MB free memory for Kinematic Land, PowerPC CPU, 1.5 disk space,
QuickDraw 3D (only for PowerMacs), QuickTime.
What's new in release 1.4 ?
- QuickDraw 3D export
- more editing tools
- new Join and Unjoin tools
- new alignment tool
- support of cut, copy and paste
- multiple selection of constraints and points
- faster code
Kinematic Land 1.4 is shareware and the 15$ registration is handled by Kagi
Shareware. Please visit my home page at Kagi:
http://www.kagi.com/authors/tencas/
Ciao
Marco Tenuti
[email protected]
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/kinematic-land-14.hqx; 657K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:07 -0700
From: [email protected] (John Oldfield)
Subject: [*] Mac Indy Car Racing II Updater 1.0.1
Here is the updater for Mac Indy Car Racing II. This
takes the original 1.0 version to 1.0.1. Sierra tech
support gave permission to post it so here ya go!
Attached is an excerpt from the readme:
IndyCar Racing II 1.0.0-1.0.1 Patch
What the Patch Fixes:
The patch creates a new IndyCar Racing II (IndyCar Racing II 1.0.1)
application and places it in the folder that contains your existing
IndyCar Racing II data. It also updates a data file named OBJS.DAT.
Known Bugs Fixed:
* Added direct support for the Mac T2 Steering Wheel/Pedals Controller.
* A cosmetic problem in the car sets dialog that occured when car sets
were duplicated.
* The program now unlocks the modem configurations file when it opens it
for display in the Communications dialog.
* A crash bug that would occur at ovals during multiplayer qualify where
the joiner car finished qualifying before the sponsor is now fixed.
* A bug where the Macintosh could not sponsor races for DOS/Windows95
versions of IndyCar Racing II has been fixed.
* The program now checks to see if there is enough RAM free to load the
intro and displays the appropriate dialog if there is not.
Happy Racing!
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/indy-car-racing-ii-101-updt.hqx; 245K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:09 -0700
From: [email protected] (Gideon Greenspan)
Subject: [*] MADE - Macintosh Application Development Essentials
THIS IS A PUBLIC BETA VERSION - NO REGISTRATION MECHANISM INCLUDED.
MADE is a tiny package of C/C++ code which provides all the lowest-level needs
for a Macintosh application. It is designed for people who are learning, or
know
how to program the Macintosh, but don't have the time, energy or desire to
write
basic menu, event, memory and error handling routines.
Despite its small size, MADE includes several features specifically designed to
help the development process; allowing potential crashes to be caught before
testing, and various methods to turn intermittent errors into ones that happen
every time (perhaps you think that's a bad idea!)
The other two areas in which MADE helps are AppleEvents and the Drag Manager.
Despite the fact that some projects won't need these, they can be tricky to
implement so I've put them in as switchable options.
If you add the resource and six source files to a Mac 680x0 or PowerPC
project, you'll have a compilable and runnable application, consisting of just
3K of 680x0 code, 5K of PowerPC code, and 2K of resources under CodeWarrior
C/C++. You won't notice the overhead, and you'd need to write it all anyway.
Macintosh Application Development Essentials is shareware.
(c) Gideon Greenspan - 18th October 1996 - [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/made-app-dev-essentials.hqx; 31K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:16 -0700
From: [email protected] (Wayne K. Walrath)
Subject: [*] MondoMail: Scriptable SMTP Email gateway [FreeWare]
It's now easier than ever to send Email from CGIs, AppleScripts, FileMaker
Pro, Tango and any other application capable of sending Apple events.
MondoMail from Acme Technologies is a freeware
application for sending SMTP Email messages. Messages which cannot be sent
are written to a kill file with relevant error information.
MondoMail can be downloaded from the Acme Technologies Web site or any
Info-Mac Archive mirror.
Acme Technologies is a developer of software for AppleScript and Macintosh
Internet Servers, including FingerToys, an extensible Finger Daemon;
WebDetour, Site management Tools for Web servers; Acme Script Widgets,
powerful text and list manipulation extensions for AppleScript; and
PowerGate, a remote reboot CGI for Internet Servers.
Wayne Walrath
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/mondo-mail-10.hqx; 97K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:58 -0700
From: [email protected] (Dirk Froehling)
Subject: [*] PlastFEM 1.1.3
PlastFEM is an easy to use finite element program, the program
comes in an English and a German version, but the documentation
is (still) written in German.
It is especially useful for learning, but not limited in the
size of the problems that can be dealt with. It can solve
elasto-plastic behaviour of material in a plain stress state.
It features a mesh generator and graphical post-processing.
PlastFEM runs on any Macintosh with at least a 68020 processor
and System 7.0. Special versions for coprocessor and PPC are
available. Shareware.
PlastFEM v1.1.3 contains some bug fixes and enhancements and
completely replaces the PlastFEM v1.1.2 archive in the
_Science_and_Math directory of Info-Mac.
This archive may be included on the info-mac CD-ROM.
[email protected] (Dirk Froehling)
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/plast-fem-113.hqx; 517K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:01 -0700
From: [email protected] (Andy)
Subject: [*] QuikHide v2.1.6
=03QuickHide v2.1.6 =A9 Andrew Marder 1996 [[email protected]]
Whateverware
Extension.
Mac PPC & 68k Sys 7 or later
Portions of this code =A9 MetroWerks and Dair Grant
Ever had a bunch of programs open and all your screen covered with open
documents and you need to go to the desktop quickly ? You'd have to go
"Finder" menu item and then select "Hide Others" or option-click on the
desktop, right?(BTW, option-clicking on the desktop only hides the
frontmost app) Not any more - enter QuikHide - a little extension that
does all this for you.
Here's what QukHide can do:
* The dot is either green ( indicating that you're in the Finder) or red
( you're in an application)
* Click on the dot brings you to the desktop and back to the
application . When you make a click on the dot QuikHide remembers the
app you were in before it jumps to the Finder
* Command - click on the dot (whether you're in the Finder or not)
brings up a dialog that lets you control whether Quikhide will "Hide
Others" when you're in the Finder.
* Option-drag will move the dot anywhere in the menubar - find the
position that is best for your screen
* Control-click on the dot will : If you're in the Finder- Quit all
open applications ; If you're in an app - Quit all apps except the one
you're in
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/quick-hide-216.hqx; 24K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:11 -0700
From: [email protected] (Mark Nagata)
Subject: [*] ResFind - DA to seach for strings in a resource fork
This is a repost of the ResFind resource searcher, including the
original DA (in French), its original documentation (in French),
and a translated DA (in English, translated by Michael Everson).
Michael said he didn't translate the documentation into English
because it was 5 pages long and because the DA is pretty
straightforward. But for the users who don't have MacWrite (!)
(you see, this was 1992..), I have added a text-only version of
the documentation file.
Here is the blurb from the time it was originally posted to the
Info-Mac in 1992:
> Date: 17 JUL 92 16:30:57.93-GMT
> From: SYGNET%[email protected]
> Subject: [*] ResFind - DA to seach for strings in a resource fork
>
> ResFind is a DA (Desk Accessory) useful to seach for
> ASCII (or Hex) string in any file's resource fork.
>
> Writen as Freeware by a french priest, the doc file and
> buttons label are in french... but it is very easy to use,
> (with the usual command shortcuts for example) and quite
> powerful.
>
> This DA works on Sytem 7.0 (I haven't tried it on 6.0.x).
> I'm not the author, but somebody requested such a program
> on info-mac, so ...
>
> J.F. Sygnet
>
It works fine on the Apple Menu of my PowerMac running System 7.5.5.
I'm not the author, either, but since it has disappeared from the
info-mac and somebody requested such a program, so ...
Mark Nagata
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/res-find-200.hqx; 58K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:06 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jonathan Golden)
Subject: [*] Rune Cast 1.0
Rune Cast 1.0 is a program that randomly (or not so randomly?) selects a
Rune in response to issues or questions that the user brings. Like the
Tarot or the I Ching, the Runes are an ancient method of divination that
have their origin in Norse legend and mythology.
The program should work on both 68k and PPC Macs.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/rune-cast-10.hqx; 328K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:03 -0700
From: [email protected] (Steve Ebener)
Subject: [*] Silver Two-Tab Copland Folders
The "Silver Two-Tab Copland Folders" is a set of ResEdit resources and
a few ready made folders to enhance the look of your Macintosh. The
ResEdit resources are designed to replace the 'factory' installed Blue
folders with Silver Two-Tab Copland style folders. The included 'ready
made' folders are designed to enhance the effect by enabling you to place
custom folders onto those folders that normally do not have a custom icon
in your System Folder.
Included in the archive is a "Folder Icon Maker" (version 1.5 or
better) resource file so you can get started making your own Silver
Two-Tab Copland custom folders right away.
This set works best with System 7.5 or later, but can be used with
System 7.0 and above (some resources will need to be edited out for
Systems prior to 7.5.)
Steve Ebener
Greyland - 541/744-0568 - [email protected]
Macintosh Consulting, Diagnostics, & Repair
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/silver-two-tab-copland-fldr.hqx; 132K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:14 -0700
From: [email protected] (mark gregory)
Subject: [*] Teach Yourself HyperCard
Teach Yourself HyperCard is a whole course written in HTML and readable
with your web browser. Start by opening the file Index.html with the
browser and the links will give you access to the whole course.
Teach Yourself HyperCard has been on the web for over a year and been test
driven by many users ( over 10,000 visits by Oct 1996 ). The URL is:
http://www.chepd.mq.edu.au/boomerang/teachhc
The course was written by Mark Gregory and is freeware
TeachHC when decompressed will use about 2Mb on your hard drive
Try it out and let me know what you think
=A9Mark Gregory 1996
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/teach-yourself-hypercard.hqx; 1247K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:12 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jeff Laing)
Subject: [*] Text2Rsrc 1.0.1
A common problem for the programmer is that of including styled
text into resources. ResEdit provides a nice editor for
manipulating "TEXT" and "styl" resources but otherwise is not a
great text editor. Apple (and just about every CD-ROM supplier)
supply SimpleText which is a reasonable (read: cheap) styled text
editor, but does not save in resource format.
This plugin-compiler for CodeWarrior simplifies the creation of
styled TEXT resources by allowing the user to edit their text in
standard SimpleText source files (with extension .text) and the
compiler will incorporate them as "TEXT/styl" resources. In fact,
the plugin will also process text files created by CodeWarrior
itself and will incorporate the font information defined in the
preferences panel as style information for the entire file.
1.0.1: Corrects a bug where the source file didn't contain a
leading %% - used to drop into MacsBug, not generates an error
message.
Shareware: $10US
I am the author. Jeff Laing
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/cw/text-2-rsrc-101.hqx; 282K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 17:02:45 +0000
From: [email protected]
Subject: 1001 FREE places to Promote your web Site!
Hello,
I wanted to share a site that I recently found on the Internet. It
offers 1001 free places to promote your Web Site. If your interested,
point your browser to: http://www.strutyourstuff.com
This is not my site, I just found it useful and thought you might too.
Thanks for your time.
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 09:53:46 +0200 (METDST)
From: Andrew Maier
Subject: 601, 603, 603e, 604 - Whats the difference?
Can some kind soul enlighten me on the differences of the various PPC
CPUs. Is a 604 so much better then a 603e? Is the 601 really more
powerful then the 603e? What makes the difference? How much faster has a
603e to be to be compareable with the 604?
What does the Performa 6400/200 compare to in PPC terms (a 7600 with 132
Mhz?) Would you rather buy the Perfoma or a compareable PowerMac?
Questions over questions.
Thanks in advance,
Andrew
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Date: 22 Oct 1996 23:36:06 GMT
From: [email protected]
Subject: clarisdraw fonts mac to windows
As our company needs to replace some Mac desktops with Windows95 PC's, we want
to provide some path for our many legacy MacDraw II and MacDraw Pro files.
I thought ClarisDraw would be our solution - even though Claris seems to be
abandoning it.
But, I don't know how to handle the fonts problem. Fonts just don't match up.
Font management on the PC is unclear.
On the PC, MSWord can see Helvetica, but ClarisDraw can't.
I would appreciate any help or referrals to a helpful source?
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Date: 22 Oct 1996 23:36:06 GMT
From: [email protected]
Subject: clarisdraw fonts mac to windows
As our company needs to replace some Mac desktops with Windows95 PC's, we want
to provide some path for our many legacy MacDraw II and MacDraw Pro files.
I thought ClarisDraw would be our solution - even though Claris seems to be
abandoning it.
But, I don't know how to handle the fonts problem. Fonts just don't match up.
Font management on the PC is unclear.
On the PC, MSWord can see Helvetica, but ClarisDraw can't.
I would appreciate any help or referrals to a helpful source?
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Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 23:29:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (Victor Daniel)
Subject: Double-sided Printing
Hello fellow Mac-users,
I posted a question on this on various Mac newsgroups, including
comp.sys.mac.printing and comp.sys.mac.misc and recieved no answer, so I'm
trying here. I'm trying to figure out how to print double-sided on a Color
StyleWriter from ClarisWorks 4.0. Does anyone have any ideas on how to do
this? Please help!!
Thanks,
The MacNut
[email protected] [email protected]
http://www.netaxs.com/~macnut
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 12:26:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: BRUNET JEAN
Subject: Emulators
Hi! I would appreciate if someone could answer one of the two
following questions:
First: When I use Claris Works (terminal mode), I need to use
the key menu in order to go up and down the terminal screen;
such is cumbersome. I have attempted to use a numeric keypad
(plusware) on the ADP port of my Power Book without success.
My question is: is there a patch, an extension, etc. that would allow=20
me to have a "tear menu", or to use the arrow keys on my Power Book,
or use the plusware numeric keypad. Please note that it is not possible
to write (within Claris) macro for the key menu and that, Quickkeys is
not a reliable solution.
Second: Could someone inform me of telecommunication software=D5s
capable of emulating a vt320 and using as a font ISO 88591 (I would
like to be able to use accentuated letters). I am trying to
avoid using a PPP connection.
Thanks for your support. Jean.
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 07:26:19 -0400
From: [email protected] (PRR Communications)
Subject: Memory loss
Hi, gentle Mac experts...I have yet another strange one...the case of
disapperaing memory...
I'll be workin with a few different applications, close them, and attempt
to open a large application, such as Netscape or Deck II. I then get a
message that there's not enough memory available, even though I know there
is. Then, lo and behold, when I open "About This Macintosh", the System
Memory and Largest Unused Block do not total the entire memory! Why for?
Again, any clues appreciated.
Vitals: Mac Centris 660AV, 16 MB memory, System 7.5.3
Stan Davis Potopa
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 21:08:13 -0600
From: Robert Zimmerman
Subject: need help with quicktime...
>A friend of mine recently bought a Mac Performa 6290. Every time he
>starts up, he gets a message about quicktime on his display. It says:
>
>Quicktime installation failed, because this is already installed in
>folder (or something to that effect...).
>
>What can he do to get this to stop?
>
>Many thanks,
>
>Doug Ramsey,
>Heidelberg College
>Tiffin, Ohio
Your friend has two copies of the quicktime extension in his extensions
folder. Use Get Info on both files, and trash the older one, and
everything will be fine. Or better yet, download version 2.5 from Apple
and dump any earlier versions. I actually ran into this problem on my
sister's 6300 last weekend, it apparently came about from her messing with
the system CD.
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Date: Tue, 22 Oct 96 19:48:39 -0400
From: schraden
Subject: Not Enough Memory Error?
Hello,
Ever since installing System 7.5.5, I have been experiencing sporadic
errors relating to not enough memory. I will get an error message that
says something like - Not enough memory to keep window open, after which
I can't do anything but reboot. I have 16MB of memory and very seldom
have many applications open at once. I did not have any problems on
7.5.3. Any ideas what is happening?
Thanks,
Jody Schraden
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 16:43:49 -0500
From: [email protected] (John D. Sample)
Subject: Syquest EZ 135
We bought one of these removable cartridge drives and want another, but
MacWarehouse no longer carries them. Does anyone know of a source where I
can get one? Direct email responses appreciated.
J. D. Sample (501) 698-4625
Math-Physics Dept [email protected]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 21:50:19 +0000
From: Zoltan Tyeklar
Subject: X Windows
Hi Netters,
Does anyone know any X Windows application (beside MacX) for
the Mac?
All answers are appreciated.
Cheers,
Zoltan
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 18:34:09 -0000
From: [email protected] (Nicola Evoli)
To: ALL
I am interested to know if there is any software available for Mac LC + US
ROBOTICS Mac&Fax 28.8 in order to detect automatically incoming
telephone/fax calls and send the same appropriately to the telephone
handset (or answering machine) or fax/modem. In the UK I cannot find any
hardware (switchboxes) doing the same job automatically.
Also, is there any software to send voice messages by E-Mail or voice
phone-calls on the net that I might use with my LC (10 Mb RAM)?
TIA.
Nicola
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