Info-Mac Digest V14 #254
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Info-Mac Digest Mon, 4 Nov 96 Volume 14 : Issue 254
Today's Topics:
[*] Adetect
[*] ANN: YA-Base64 1.2.8
[*] Buttons to go
[*] Chess Fonts Package (demo)
[*] csmp digest Vol 4 No 016
[*] DirectoryPopup 1.0.1; a code snippet
[*] DoScript 1.0b2 CGI to perform FMP Scripts
[*] Fighting Fantasy Fighter
[*] Flight_Time_Logbook
[*] Fractals =?iso-8859-1?Q?=A9?= - by Keiron Liddle
[*] GLMStat 2.0.4
[*] KKGames v1.03
[*] MacAgent 2.02 demo
[*] MacZine 12
[*] MDJ Recap #1 (PDF)
[*] MIDex Pack 96/10/29
[*] MultiAlbum 1.0 (FileMaker Pro)
[*] Nag 1.0
[*] Navigator Button Editor v1.1
[*] NOVA 1.0
[*] PowerMenu 1.1J - Japanese Version
[*] REAL Bob =?iso-8859-1?Q?=83?= Patch 1.0d
[*] Sensei
[*] Show 'Doze Fonts (demo)
[*] SIRTET: Voyager!
[*] Spectrum Analyser 1.1.1
[*] Synk 2.1.0
[*] TechnoWindows v1.0
[*] the Simpsons Slots v1.2
[*] Virtual Drummer 2.1
[*] VNO Entertainment Demo v2.0
[*] wacked-sounds-vol-4
[*] Whammy! Desktop Patterns
[*] WindowMenu 1.2.1J - Japanese Version
(Q) Change WP font in CW from the default.
630CD/Gateway 486 memory swap
Creating a txt file of the contents of a folder
DeskTop Rebuilds: Why Twice?
Getting Ethernet ID
How to change the size of MTU?
Increasing memory allocation
Info-Mac Digest V14 #250
Info-Mac Digest V14 #251
Mac Anti-Virus Freeware?
Migrating from Eudora to Emailer
Modem Start up Automatically
Q: My own ftp site?
Threats and Intimidation by Claris Corporation
Warning - Charting Coach
zip-disk startup summary
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:49 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Adetect
An animated GIF of a 'fake' Macintosh Dialog box using the default
Copland theme aka Aaron. It should go into either the arts or
graphics directories/
Freeware
Enjoy
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/adetect.hqx; 179K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:48 -0800
From: [email protected] (Brian Clark)
Subject: [*] ANN: YA-Base64 1.2.8
YA-Base64 version 1.2.8 has just been released
Yet Another Base64 Decoder version 1.2.8 is a simple droplet designed to
decode MIME Base64 encoded as well as uuencoded files that are dropped upon
it. It assumes that all segments of the original MIME or uuencoded document
have been concatenated into the file being decoded, and that the segments
are in order. It will optionally attempt to recursively decode files until
no further Base64 decoding or uudecoding is possible.
This is intended primarily as a helper application for Yet Another
NewsWatcher. It is not a general purpose MIME document decoder. It is not
even a general purpose Base64 decoder. Neither is it a fast or smart
uudecoder. However, it does handle most usenet Base64 and uuencoded
binaries fairly well, and it can deal with multiple attached files.
YA-Base64 requires System 7 or later. It also requires Internet Config to
assign the proper creator and type to decoded files.
Version 1.2.8 adds the option to move successfully decoded files to the
trash. It also now recognizes and correctly decodes most AppleDouble format
binaries.
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/ya-base64-128.hqx; 80K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:54 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Buttons to go
"Buttons to go" a package of GIF icons depicting the alphabet from A-Z
and 1-0 with ? and !. Should be placed in either the arts or graphics
directories.
Each icon is 41 pixels square and approximately 700 bytes in physical
size. Read the included "Readme.html" file for further information.
FreeWare
Enjoy
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/buttons-to-go.hqx; 50K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:16:02 -0800
From: [email protected] (Robert Schenk)
Subject: [*] Chess Fonts Package (demo)
The ChessEdit program allows one to more easily format a chess board. Once
one constructs a "key" containing the positions of all the pieces, one need
never again worry about where each of the chess pieces is located on the
keyboard. Included with it is a simple chess font.
Also included is ChesShow which illustrates eleven chess fonts designed by
Ingrimayne Type. ChessEdit and ChesShow program are intended to entice you
to purchase a collection of eleven chess fonts from Ingrimayne Type. As of
the time of this writing, the only place to purchase these eleven chess
fonts is at . The price is $29.95.
This demo version of the package may be distributed freely provided no
alternations, either subtractions or additions, are made to it. In
particular, it may not be included with the distribution of other chess
fonts.
This package should replace any earlier versions of ChessEdit.
For more information, contact the author at
Robert Schenk
October 1996
[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/chess-fonts-demo.hqx; 331K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:52 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] csmp digest Vol 4 No 016
C.S.M.P. Digest Mon, 28 Oct 96 Volume 4 : Issue 16
Today's Topics:
Are SetDialogDefaultItem, etc. supported?
Code snippet to find edge of main monitor?
Directory Names?
Extension woes...
Getting-Setting sound volume
Info on library formats?
Looking for TrueType to Polygon Font Conversion library
Mac-hosted UNIX?
Math64Lib for 68K
Menu Bar Height in THINK Pascal
No. of Colours in PICT
Other application's low-memory globals
Possible idea: extension for Be progs
Reading and Writing Str#
SPBSetDeviceInfo Question
Symantec Project Managers
Think Pascal: where is HasDepth declared ??
Transparant blitter.
Trap Patching...
Video Ram
Word Processing DLL for Macintosh
[BETA] fast memory allocator and debugging tool
[Q] C++ static initialization in 68K code resource?
[Q] telephone wire used by Phonnet
beg game program-animation
where can I find macsbug?
The Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Digest is moderated by Mark Aiken
([email protected]).
[Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-digest-v4-016.hqx; 53K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:33 -0800
From: [email protected] (Marco Piovanelli)
Subject: [*] DirectoryPopup 1.0.1; a code snippet
DirectoryPopup 1.0.1 is a C code snippet for Macintosh
programmers that shows how to implement a Finder-like
pop-up menu for folder navigation in window titles.
CodeWarrior 10 project files and a sample application
are included.
-- marco
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/directory-popup-101.hqx; 49K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:45 -0800
From: [email protected] (James Nedbalek)
Subject: [*] DoScript 1.0b2 CGI to perform FMP Scripts
DoScript.cgi, a CGI that functions with web servers such as MacHTTP,
WebStar and others to perform scripts contained within served FileMaker
databases. FAT Version 1.0b2. Freeware. Contains simple Javascript
examples, minor enhancements regarding reloading and "fixed" icons.
James Nedbalek, Nedbalek Enterprises, Inc.
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/do-script-10b2.hqx; 103K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:30 -0800
From: [email protected] (Adrian Gudas)
Subject: [*] Fighting Fantasy Fighter
Fighting Fantasy, a role-playing game book series by Steve Jackson and
Ian Livingstone, has a great structure and battle system. But the battle
system can be very annoying! Instead of cheating and "fudging" your
rolls, try this. Fighting Fantasy Fighter will fight out your battles for
you, and it can even use Luck when you want it to! It can also roll a
character (and an enemy) for you to duke it out with.
Requires HyperCard Player 2.1 or above. Letterware.
Problems? Questions? eMail me at [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/fighting-fantasy-fighter-hc.hqx; 67K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:35 -0800
From: [email protected] (Steve Parvin)
Subject: [*] Flight_Time_Logbook
A simple ClarisWorks spreadsheet for keeping track of flight time.
Steve Parvin
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/data/flight-time-logbook-cw.hqx; 20K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:05 -0800
From: [email protected] (Keiron Liddle)
Subject: [*] Fractals =?iso-8859-1?Q?=A9?= - by Keiron Liddle
System requirements
- PowerPC=81
uses if avaliable
- Drag and Drop
- Quickdraw=81 3D
Optimised for PowerPC=81 601
=46eatures
- Up to five Fractal windows, all doing background at the same time
- Interlacing (eg. does every four line and completes
the other lines in the background).
- A three dimensional mapping of the fractal as seen in the window
which can be rotated, zoomed in or out
- history of past fractal pictures including details
- details of current fractal (ie. position and length)
- Drag and drop selection
- Save and load PICT format files
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/fractals-10b1.hqx; 814K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:20 -0800
From: [email protected] (Ken Beath)
Subject: [*] GLMStat 2.0.4
GLMStat is a statistical program for analysing generalised linear models.
It provides a macintosh interface but otherwise operates in a similar
fashion to GLIM but with less features (most of which you probably won't
miss). Features of GLMStat are
- spreadsheet style data entry
- Normal, Poisson, Binomial and Gamma models with appropriate links and
specification of convergence and aliasing parameters
- Scatter and Residual plots
- Output of deviance, parameter estimates, residuals and parameter
correlations
- Saving of data files complete with all model specifications.
- printing of data, graph and results.
- Online Help (under the apple menu) and a brief User Manual.
- includes example data files for most examples in two of the texts.
The programme is shareware with a fee of $AUD30 for individual copies or
$AUD150 or $US110 for site licences. ($1AUD is approximately $US0.78). Further
details in the "Read Me" file.
Unregistered copies are fully functional but will expire at the end
of 1997.
Changes in this version are
- fixed problem with double-clicked files not being opened by PowerPC
version (introduced in version 2.0.3)
Ken Beath
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/glm-stat-204.hqx; 793K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:32 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] KKGames v1.03
KKGames consists of 5 games for children:
WordSpell
Drag letters to form words; computer will (attempt) to pronounce them.
MosaicPatterns
Design stained-glass-like patterns using a palette of 256 colors;
designs are printable.
ColorShapes
Drag various geometric shapes around the screen to form pictures;
pictures are printable.
Five-In-a-Row
Roll the dice and practice addition and subtraction skills in placing
markers on the game board (1-4 players).
PlayNotes
Play the on-screen "piano" keyboard; letter-name of note and its
position on musical staff is shown. Note plays with any of five
available sounds.
KKGames requirements:
Computer with 68030 or faster processor.
Monitor set to 256 colors.
Apple's Speech Manager extension is required for "WordSpell".
KKGames is free.
For further information, contact the author at:
[email protected]
Kurt Kaufman 9/10/96
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/kk-games-103.hqx; 661K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:39 -0800
From: [email protected] (John Lindal)
Subject: [*] MacAgent 2.02 demo
Helps authors (fiction, short stories, poetry, plays,
even computer programs) track where they have submitted
their work and what response they received. Also helps
track royalty payments once a work is published. Easily
finds submissions that haven't received a response. When
you buy it, you will also receive the Guide to Successful
Publishing. This is a demo version that lets you track
one submission.
John Lindal
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/mac-agent-202-demo.hqx; 170K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:23 -0800
From: [email protected] (Luca Pantano)
Subject: [*] MacZine 12
Hello,
here it is issue #12 of MacZine, the first italian e-zine dedicated to
the shareware and freeware world of Macintosh. In every issue you will
find fantastic reviews of the best shareware and freeware programs for
your Mac.
MacZine is written in italian (but in the /per/macz directory of every
Info-Mac mirror you will be able to find the english version too), it is
produced wih DocMaker and it is absolutely FREE !!
Download it and enjoy!
Ciao,
Aaron Ghirardelli
MacZine Coordinator
[Archived as /info-mac/per/macz/maczine-012-it.hqx; 900K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:15:40 -0800
From: [email protected] (Matt Deatherage)
Subject: [*] MDJ Recap #1 (PDF)
MDJ Recap #1 is a freely-availble compilation of articles from the first
seven weeks (1996.08.12 through 1996.09.27) of the beta-test period of
MDJ, the Daily Journal for Serious Macintosh[tm] Users.
We know that not everyone can participate in our beta-test, and that not
everyone who wanted one of our free ten-issue trial subscriptions caught
some of the articles they wanted to see, so we're making this issue
available to the Macintosh community. It contains stories compiled from 18
feature articles in MDJ, including MacCyclopedia explanatory articles on
Background Printing, Extensions, Meta-Content Format, Font Substitution,
Aliases and File Kinds; two analysis articles on OpenDoc containing ActiveX
and the real story on Apple's K-12 Market Share; four "Press Watch"
articles analyzing reporting on Apple's alleged purchase of Be, the Wall
Street Journal's claimed "corporate exodus", plus analysis of columns in
the San Francisco Examiner and Houston Chronicle.
The issue also has several Macintosh Q&A segments on things like hidden
rebooting keys, plus three highly opinionated articles detaling "Seven
Serious Screw-ups" by Apple, the difficulty of keeping up appearances and a
full-blown, in-depth user-accessible technical look at why BeOS can't hold
a candle to Mac OS 8 outside of theoretical discussions (a must-read for
anyone who thinks such a swap is a good idea).
(As it contains about seven weeks worth of articles without news or
reviews, this issue is six to eight times larger than a normal daily issue.)
This file is in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat) and is fully marked up with
bookmarks, articles and Web links for every URL. It has all fonts included
for maximum readability, and for those who've previewed MDJ in the past,
features a new and much more readable two-column design that fits better on
A4 paper.
MDJ Recap #1 is freely distributable through electronic services, but may
not be modified, excerpted or edited in any way without permission, nor may
it be distributed on physical media without permission. See the end of the
issue for details.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/mdj-recap-01-pdf.hqx; 647K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:02 -0800
From: [email protected] (Olav Brinkmann)
Subject: [*] MIDex Pack 96/10/29
MIDex -- a BBEdit extension
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D
MIDex is a BBEdit extension for doing character set translation.
It contains translation tables for Mac ISO Latin-1 (8859-1) and
Mac DOS (Code Page 437).
The conversion can be done in place, to a new window or the converted
text can be copied to the clipboard. If there is a selection, MIDex
will act on the selection, otherwise it will process the whole window.
This archive contains two extensions:
* MIDex 1.2.2 simplifies the selection of other tables via
a popup menu. Additional tables can be added with ResEdit.
Version 1.2.2 doesn't interpret metacharacters in menu text.
* MIDex 1.3.2 is the "tool version" and therefore requires at
least version 3.5.2 of BBEdit. This tool also supports
additional tables.
Version 1.3.2 doesn't interpret metacharacters in menu text.
MIDex is freeware.
The MIDex extensions and the Mac DOS translation tables
are copyright =A9 by Olav Brinkmann.
The Mac ISO tables are from A. Pirard (ULg) - mai 1992.
The Mac -> US ASCII table is from Brian Clark.
Viele Gr=FC=DFe,
Olav
[Archived as /info-mac/text/bbe/midex-pack-132.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:36 -0800
From: [email protected] (Chamnong Nopparatana)
Subject: [*] MultiAlbum 1.0 (FileMaker Pro)
MultiAlbum is a FileMaker Pro database for photopictures, movies and
sound collections.
Chamnong ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/data/multi-album-10.hqx; 455K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:41 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Nag 1.0
Nag is a simple but flexible reminding tool. It allows you to create
reminders to notify you of important events such as birthdays,
anniversaries, meetings, or even making dinner every friday night. For more
information, e-mail or check out our web page at
. $10 Shareware.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/time/nag-10.hqx; 554K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:58 -0800
From: [email protected] (skylar stein)
Subject: [*] Navigator Button Editor v1.1
The directory buttons in Netscape Navigator have never served much use for
me, so with a little ResEditing here and there I customized the button
names and URLs to make me happy. I thought others I knew would like to do
the same, so instead of shipping ResEdit instructions out to all my friends
and family, I thought that it would be easier, and cooler, to bang this
thing out. So here we are: Navigator Button Editor.
Navigator Button Editor has been successfully tested on Netscape Navigator
versions 1.1N, 2.02, 3.0/Gold, and 3.01b1/Gold. Future versions of Netscape
Navigator will certainly be supported when available.
Navigator Button Editor is FAT BINARY and has been successfully tested on
Macintoshes ranging from an LCIII with System 7.1 to an 8500 running 7.5.5.
There isn't any fancy code in here so it shouldn't have problems with any
future system revisions.
Skylar Stein
email: [email protected]
www: http://loki.ups.edu/skylar/
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/ntscp/navigator-button-editor-11.hqx;
131K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:51 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jason Giles)
Subject: [*] NOVA 1.0
NOVA is an application-based screen saver environment for PPC Macintoshes
(a 68K version is on the way). It is very stable since it does not use any
trap-patching mechanisms such as extensions, yet offers equal or better
functionality than most current screen saver offerings. Visit
for more information. $10
Shareware.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/nova-10.hqx; 1753K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:26 -0800
From: [email protected] (Christopher Li)
Subject: [*] PowerMenu 1.1J - Japanese Version
This is the Japanese version of the PowerMenu package.
Rumor has it that MacOS 8's Finder will include a pop-up menu for
performing operations on selected items (like Open, Print, Delete, etc).
Windows 95 already has a similar feature. PowerMenu outdoes both of them by
providing these functions as well as the unique ability to open selected
files in the Finder directly into any specific application. Opening a
SimpleText document in Microsoft Word, for example, is a simple two-click
operation: select the document, pop up the menu and choose "Word". No more
messing with dozens of desktop aliases that easily get covered by open
windows or "launch pad" programs. Do this in front of a Win95 user and
watch them turn green.
As if that weren't enough, PowerMenu also lets you maintain a list of
"Quick Access Items" that is available on your popup menu from inside any
application. Keeping items you use frequently in that menu means you can
open them instantly. PowerMenu's pop-up menu is fully hierarchical, which
means you can organize your applications and quick access items into groups
for even faster access. I use PowerMenu several dozen times every day and I
think if you give it a try, you will find it as indispensible as I do.
PowerMenu is heavily customizable and is optimized for both Macintosh
and Power Macintosh computers, meaning it will run at full speed on
whatever model you use. PowerMenu REQUIRES System 7.5.x or 7.1.x with the
Scriptable Finder installed.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/power-menu-11-jp.hqx; 336K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:43 -0800
From: [email protected] (Moritz Grund)
Subject: [*] REAL Bob =?iso-8859-1?Q?=83?= Patch 1.0d
What is the REAL Bob =83 Patch?
This is a patch created in Anvil for Marathon 2 / Marathon =83. The BOBs
(not the VacoBOBs) will change to a real person (made with the
QuickCam=81). Sorry, but I haven=B4t realized the different color tables. So
you can=B4t see if it the BOB is green or blue. I will fix it. Okay?
How I can install it?
You need Anvil (enclosed in Marathon =83 CD) to install it. Open a fresh
copy of your Shapes file with Anvil and then select "Import >From Patch
=46ile...". Then save the file. Thats all!
What is Pfhors House .=83 Demo Map?
A simple map for Marathon =83 only. It demonstrate the new BOBs. Check it
out!
Whats you email adress?
Check my ecard or look at this:
mail:
[email protected]
=46reeware
(c) Moritz Grund
G-ware, Inc. 1996
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/mthn/the-real-bob-oo-patch-10d.hqx; 324K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:56 -0800
From: [email protected] (convex)
Subject: [*] Sensei
I just completed the shareware version of Sensei, my award-winning
Japanese tutor. It is attached to this email. It is compressed in the
standard stuffit and binhex formats.
Thanx,
Felix.
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/sensei.hqx; 1312K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:16:05 -0800
From: [email protected] (Robert Schenk)
Subject: [*] Show 'Doze Fonts (demo)
Have you ever looked longingly at some of the very cheap, 5000-or-more
TrueType CD-ROMs that are Windows only, frustrated because they are secret
and forbidden territory for your Macintosh? Or have you acquired a
selection of Windows-only CDs that may have treasure on them if only you
could find a way to mine it? Then rejoice, because _Show Doze Fonts_ will
convert these CDs into cross-platform CDs, at least as far as the TrueType
fonts are concerned. In fact, with _Show Doze Fonts_ these CDs will be more
easily utilized on a Mac than they are on the Wintel platform! _Show Doze
Fonts_ will give you a slideshow presentation of the ".ttf" fonts on the
CD, and when you see one you like, simply press the key and the font
will be converted to Mac format and saved in the same folder that _Show
Doze Fonts_ is running in.
(The above may contain a bit of hype, but not much. )
This version is a demo version with several features disabled and with an
expiration date of Dec 31, 1996. The full version is available for $29.95
at:
http://www.unboxed.com/mac.fonts.html#ShowDozeFonts
R Schenk ([email protected])
Ingrimayne Type
[Archived as /info-mac/font/util/show-doze-fonts-demo.hqx; 97K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:16:03 -0800
From: [email protected] (Richard Salter)
Subject: [*] SIRTET: Voyager!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN- Slipped Disk Software's long-awaited game is finally
here...
Sirtet: VOYAGER!
SO- why download Sirtet: Voyager?
Sirtet: Voyager charts the new frontier. Sure, it's got everything your
average competitor has- 256 colours, multichannel sound and a full music
score..
But we know you want more!
- Live, in-your-face and lightning fast head to head play, featuring
co-operative piece swapping as well as those truly awesome penalties!
- Feel like a break with tradition? How about two new pieces (optional, of
course) A Stone block- for that extra challenge, as well as your very own
Steinway piano to crush those pesky little spaces!
- But that's not all- you're a social animal, eh? No problem. Set up a full
blown tournament using Sirtet: Voyager's unique Tourney* architecture! Play
in a Knockout competition with a virtually unlimited number of players!
- Dazzle as level after level reveals new background and foreground scenery
>From all around the word and the twisted imagination of renowned architects
Ludwig Vittlesbach and Ricardo McHaggis!
And no, we're not having you on.
Sirtet Voyager is flat binary. This means it works on PowerMacs and has a
funny name.
Sirtet: Voyager is a game, a war, and a religion for pensive and hardcore
gamers alike!
It's everything you've been hoping for, and nothing you'd expect.
We hope you enjoy playing Sirtet:Voyager- we certainly enjoyed making it
(Quiet, John)- please distribute it as much as you can- remember- it's
completely FREE- so long as you send us a letter- and make sure you include
this manual with the game!
SIRTET: VOYAGER...
ENGAGE!
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/sirtet-voyager-20.hqx; 5288K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:22 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jerome Genest)
Subject: [*] Spectrum Analyser 1.1.1
Spectrum Analyser is an application that shows the frequency
content of the audio data currently recorded by the sound input
device you select. You can choose to analyse any sound input
available on your computer. Common ones are the microphone,
internal CD and AV connector. It makes use of real-time signal
processing algorithms to display the spectral data as the sound
is grabbed by the computer. Since version 1.1, standard sound
files (AIFF) can also be opened and viewed frame by frame. It
can be useful to musicians for tuning and viewing the harmonic
content of any instrument. Engineers and students who need a
Spectrum Analyser in the audio frequencies can also plug a wire
terminated audio jack in the microphone input and probe a circuit.
Because it supports various sampling rates and bit sizes,
Spectrum Analyser version 1.1 now runs on all Power Macintoshes
and PowerPC based Performas computers.
Jerome Genest
Daffy Software
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/spectrum-analyser-111.hqx; 189K]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:16:06 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Synk 2.1.0
Synk is a backup/synchronization program that can resolve aliases and
archive old files. It runs on all Macintoshes with System 7 except Mac
Plus, Classic and PowerBook 100.
You can backup a folder full of aliases, making it simple to modify your
backup or synchronization strategy by dropping file or folder aliases into
the defined folder.
It is just as easy to distribute synchronized files throughout a
PowerBook's hard drive by synchronizing two folders containing aliases.
Any number of file types, creators and file endings may be skipped.
Obsolete files and folders can be archived into a folder.
Other features include:
----------------------
- complete log of actions (now unlimited in length)
- obsolete files can be deleted, trashed or archived
- collisions are conveniently placed in a folder on the Desktop
Synk 2 is $10 US shareware. Upgrades from previous version of Synk are free
to registered users.
2.1.0
- fixed a problem with RamDoubler and certain Mac models
- fixed possible launch error by enlarging minimum memory partition
- Apple style grayscale appearance added (can be switched off in preferences)
- unlimited logfile length (log can now be cleared before each run, set
this option in preferences)
- text can be dragged out of the log window and "about" dialog
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/synk-210.hqx; 239K]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:27 -0800
From: [email protected] (Erik Wrenholt)
Subject: [*] TechnoWindows v1.0
Copyright 1996 Erik Wrenholt
Shareware: $10.00
TechnoWindows is a control panel that changes the normal windows to a
high-tech window style (NOT the high-tech theme in MacOS 8). The control
panel lets you change many different aspects of the windows, such as color
and the appearance of the close box and zoom boxes.
Erik Wrenholt
[email protected]
http://www.nordicsoftware.com/erik/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/techno-windows-10.hqx; 92K]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:16:01 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] the Simpsons Slots v1.2
This is version 1.2 of 'the Simpsons Slots', to supersede version 1.1
released in July 1996. Enhancements to the previous version include:
-registration is now available via credit card, through kagi.
-miscellaneous bugs fixed
-registration system improved
-added 'Other...' amount in betting selection.
-enhanced QuickTime support, QT 2.1 or greater is now required.
-Other smaller additions
What is the Simpsons Slots?
---------------------------
the Simpsons Slots is a shareware slot machine game for the Macintosh
based upon characters from The Simpsons. It's the Macintosh's premiere
slot machine game and the only one worth playing. It features: -3
reels, -A maximum of 10 rows, -12 different characters, -Digitised
speech & music, -High quality graphics
the Simpsons Slots is distributed as shareware (registration is
handled by Kagi, enabling credit card and secure payments over the
internet). Any bug reports, suggestions or questions can be emailed to
the author, Matthew Bickham, at the address below. Support and
upgrades for 'the Simpsons Slots' and other shareware programs can be
found at the web page.
email: [email protected]
web page: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~bickham/
[Archived as /info-mac/game/simpsons-slots-12.hqx; 2161K]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:15:59 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jon Nichols)
Subject: [*] Virtual Drummer 2.1
Virtual Drummer is a Macintosh drum machine that utilizes the power of
Quicktime. Sounds play through the Mac speaker, so no external hardware
is required.
Features Include:
Play and Edit simultaneously
Export to Quicktime
Save drum sets
Drumlets store often used rhythms.
Visit the Virtual Drummer web site for more details:
Email for more info:
[email protected]
Jon Nichols
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/virtual-drummer-21.hqx; 438K]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:16:07 -0800
From: [email protected] (VNO)
Subject: [*] VNO Entertainment Demo v2.0
The VNO Entertainment Demo 2.0 is a collection of sound files that can
be applied to any application, Multimedia, presentations, Video
Games,commercials, etc. We work hard at producing the best musical image
to push your products that may require a great musical score.
These copywritten soundscapes were taken from the VNO archives. The
soundscapes in this demo are standard Macintosh sound files. If there
is any style of music you are intrested in please feel free to contact
us. We also encourage you to make duplications of this demo and share
it with others.
Thanks
Website: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/7797
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/vno-entertainment-20-demo.hqx; 1767K]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:16:09 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dave)
Subject: [*] wacked-sounds-vol-4
Welcome to the Wacked Sounds Collection=A9
These sounds are, of course, Freeware, because... Well, they are sounds for
crissakes. However, they are not public domain. Which means that they are
copyrighted to me. Please read the readme file!
Dave Ulrich
Wacked Wares
[email protected]
[email protected]
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8264
("Sound of the Week" & links to all volumes)
and
The Wacked Sounds=A9 Page at:
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/6814
Oh yeah.... A Disclaimer.... They're sounds for chrissakes. But if your
computer explodes or anything else happens that makes you want to sue me
when you are playing these sounds, know that I said here in this document,
that you use these sounds at your own risk. I also take no responsibilty
for bad taste or offending you.
LEGAL TERMS: Feel free to upload anywhere or include on any CD-ROM as long
as they are unaltered, in tact, and include this "readme" file. Exceptions
will be made only with permission from me, the author. Any distribution
without credit to the author may result in legal action. DO NOT USE THESE
SOUNDS TO MAKE MONEY OR RECEIVE GIFTS VIA CONTESTS OR WHAT-NOT.
dave ulrich
[email protected]
[email protected]
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8264/
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/wacked-sounds-vol-4.hqx; 881K]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:42 -0800
From: [email protected] (Branden Barber)
Subject: [*] Whammy! Desktop Patterns
Whammy! Desktop Patterns. This is a set of 20 groovy desktop patterns
for the Mac. Works just fine with System 7.5.X. Change the color of your
day. Mail 'em to a friend. Be kind to animals. Enjoy! [email protected]
This file may be included on the commercially available CD-ROM of the
archives.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/whammy-patterns.hqx; 377K]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:15:47 -0800
From: [email protected] (Christopher Li)
Subject: [*] WindowMenu 1.2.1J - Japanese Version
This is the Japanese version of the WindowMenu package.
WindowMenu is a utility that exists to let you do one thing: jump
directly to a specific window in an application. Although I have a big
monitor, I often find myself going through all kinds of contortions to get
to a window I know is open but that is buried under a hundred others.
Applications with $B%a(JWindows$B%b(J menus help things somewhat, but
you still have
to make the trip to the menu bar.
WindowMenu will pop up a menu of all open windows in the current
application and let you select one directly when you click anywhere while
holding down control keys that you choose. It also lets you define a hotkey
to cycle forward and backwards through all open windows. I use it every day
and I think if you give it a try, you may too.
Version 1.2.1 (Oct 28th 1996) fixes the conflict with CopyPaste when
choosing a hotkey for the popup menu by changing the interface for
specifying the modifiers. No other changes.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/window-menu-121-jp.hqx; 219K]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 18:52:56 +0000
From: [email protected] (Peter Grundy)
Subject: (Q) Change WP font in CW from the default.
I read in the Digest how to change the WP font in CW from the default to
your one of your choice. I did this and it worked. However, as I forgot to
keep a note of the procedure I'd like to be reminded just in case I ever
wish to reverse or change again. I subsequently saw there was a 'patch' but
the original method simply altered something in the System/Claris folder.
Thank you in anticipation.
Lobo.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 15:21:11 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: 630CD/Gateway 486 memory swap
I have a Performa 630 which I would like to upgrade the RAM in. This would
leave me with a 4 meg chip which came in the Mac. I have a Gateway 2000 486
@ work in need of more memory as well. Will the 4 megs from the Mac work in
the Gateway machine?
Please reply to [email protected]
TIA
Phil McIntosh
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 01:03:16 +0100
From: Axel Steininger
Subject: Creating a txt file of the contents of a folder
Or, if you only want the names of the files and can do without more
detailed info, just select all and press Command-C (or copy in the edit
menu). Then paste it wherever you wish. Voila, all the filenames in a nice
list.
Cheers
Axel
[email protected]
http://pcwww.uibk.ac.at/s06user/csaa3170
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 10:11:37 -0800
From: [email protected] (Herb Kroemer)
Subject: DeskTop Rebuilds: Why Twice?
Suppose I have, for whatever reason, rebuilt the DeskTop of my Mac,
using either TechTool or File Buddy. I then often find (but not always)
that upon the next re-start, the Mac rebuilds the DT again, a
substantial nuisance, because of the startup delay. I find this
behavior both on a Mac IIfx running System 7.1, and a Powerwave 604/132
running 7.5.2. Easy Open is not installed on either machine.
Could someone perhaps explain why this happens and -- I hope -- what to
do to stop this nuisance.
Herb Kroemer
------------------------------
Date: 31 Oct 1996 02:48:56 GMT
From: "Alan H. Stein"
Subject: Getting Ethernet ID
I need to find the Ethernet ID for my (presently standalone) PowerMac
7100. It supposedly has built-in Ethernet (although it still requires a
transceiver). The instructions I've gotten have been to open the TCP/IP
control panel and click on "get info." When I've done that, no Ethernet
address is shown. Another suggestion was to switch to "Connect via
Ethernet." I've tried that via both the Appletalk and the TCP/IP control
panel. In each case, I've been unable to switch to Ethernet, getting a
message such as "An error occurred attempting to use Ethernet. Make sure
your network connections are correct."
I have System 7.5.5 installed with OT 1.1, but I've had similar problems
with other Macs (Quadra 650s and 610s) with earlier versions of the
system
software and with classical MacTCP rather than Open Transport.
Any ideas?
Alan H. Stein [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 96 16:26:00 EET
From: [email protected] (Igor Kholobaev)
Subject: How to change the size of MTU?
I am using MacTCP 2.6 and ConfigPPP 2.5 and I am having a difficult time
sending
mail
through my NNTP server using both Eudora 1.4 and Netscape Navigator 2.0. I can
receive it without any problems but when it comes to sending a message larger
than 5
or 6 lines, the process stalls.
You see, in Ukraine, where I live, everything is based mostly on IBM platform,
and my
Internet provider's technical personnel has a little experience in dealing with
Macintosh problems. They told me that I should change the size of MTU (I guess
it
stands for Max. Transmitted Units) to 576 in MacPPP. They said that they had a
similar problem with Windows '95, and resolved it by changing MTU. When I
opened
up ConfigPPP, LCP Options all that I was able to find was Max. Received Units
set to
the value of 1500, but there was no signs of MTU. I changed it to 576 anyway,
but it
still didn't help me.
Can anyone help me, please.
Thanks for everything,
Igor Kholobaev
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 13:35:16 +0100
From: [email protected] (Alberto Cambrosio)
Subject: Increasing memory allocation
Hi!
I have a naive question. I recently upgraded from system "7.5 update 2.0"
to 7.5.5 (on a powerbook 540c upgraded to PowerPC). When I try to use
MacLink, I now get a message saying that Macintosh Easy open has
unexpectedly run out of memory, even if I have 32 M RAM and no other major
program is open... I think I read somewhere that the thing to do is to
increase the memory allocation of Easy Open by 27 K. Is this the solution?
If so: How do I do that? Normally, this is done by opening the Get Info
window, but when I try with a control panel such as Easy Open (as opposed
to a piece of software such as, say, Word), there is no place to do that in
the window...
Thanks,
Alberto Cambrosio
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 18:22:01 +0000
From: Bill Schmidt
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #250
My brother has a Performa and has complained that although his
Clarisworks word processor shows the document in the Palatino font,
when he prints it out, it is not in Palatino.
Anybody have thoughts about how that happens and how it can be
corrected?
Thanks much,
bill
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 07:58:23 -0700
From: [email protected] (Neil Fiertel)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #251
Regarding Carl Huben's CD Equalizer and Karaoke Shareware...
Having been out of town for the "War of the Equalizers I am moved
to state that under no conceivable circumstance can a software program
attack and destroy a computer. I mean, after all, what is a computer app
other than a set of instructions that asks the OS if it can do thus and
such, it gets a yes or a no, more or less, and then proceeds. If it
cannot do as it is designed to do the computer just crashes, freezes up or
sits there with an error message. End of story. It cannot damage the inits
any more than it can wash the dirty dishes that you left in the sink before
some of you went on wire to trash a man's very hard and highly competent
shareware.
I, out of curiousity. downloaded the above program just to see what
the story was about and found that it is wonderful...the best equalizer I
have tried for the Mac..a steal at the price, good looking and many
features not the least of which are the large number of eq bands, never
mind devocalizers (for those whose voices need stilling.)
I am a great fan of Info-Mac and feel sorry that this is one time
that some of its population went overboard.
I have no connection with Mr. Huben except to say that I wrote him
a letter stating my admiration for his well -conceived program and wished
him well.
I suggest that you check it out rather than listening to emotional
silliness on the subject. I ran it through its paces for hours looking for
a bug and it worked as per its design. It is worth the money and for those
needing this it is a good choice for Mac users.
I rather doubt it will eat your computer for breakfast. ( I
believe it only likes PCs , toasted with jam...a kind of computer version
vegetarian.) Seriously though, Mr. Huben is very correct in his outrage at
the level and intensity of vitriol at his efforts. I think that the
moderators would be well advised to make a statement that the letters below
are the opinions and claims of the authors and not those of the moderators
etc etc to put the insults and injuries at a distance from any official
sanction.
Neil Fiertel
Just three strands of rusty barbed wire from the North Pole...
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 15:44:43 -0600
From: Roxie Shaw
Subject: Mac Anti-Virus Freeware?
Hello all!
I'm looking for a list of Macintosh anti-virus utilities that are
freeware/shareware. Does anyone know where I could find such a list?
Many thanks!
R.J. Shaw
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 13:46:14 +0100
From: Marcel Aussendorf
Subject: Migrating from Eudora to Emailer
Subject: Migrating from Eudora to Emailer
Sent: 31-10-1996 00:28
To: MacAppli-list, [email protected]
Dear readers,
I have just started to use Claris Emailer as my primairy email-tool. I
like its powerful featurs a lot. But one thing keeps bothering me: I
can't access my - rather huge - Eudora (v1.5.4) mailboxes. Is ther any
possibilty to import or to convert these files to a format that can be
understood by Emailer?
- Of course, I could save the Eudora-boxes as text-files, but - as far as
I could find out - these text-files are not accessible by Emailer.
Is there any solution?
---------------------------------
Marcel K.M. Aussendorf
[email protected]
[email protected]
Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 18:20:31 -0500 (EST)
From: David Noell
Subject: Modem Start up Automatically
Hi,
This is very easy to fix:
1. Open ConfigPPP
2. Check the Box "Disable AutoConnect"
This should only happen when using MacTCP. An internal timer in MacTCP
causes a connection attempt about 5.5 hours after a session is closed.
David Noell
>
>Comments: Occasionally the modem will dial up without prompting,
>when no human being is sitting at the computer. Must be some setting I
>don't know about or how to change.
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 11:25:27 +1100
From: [email protected] (George Alexander)
Subject: Q: My own ftp site?
Any easy explainations on how to set up one's own site for receiving
overly large files via ftp?
I'm getting a little confused as to how to figure out my url so others
can access my site.
As my isp won't answer any questions I've sent to their tech support,
any help would be sincerely appreciated.
George A.
Melb. Australia.
ps: I am changing my isp.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 23:26:38 -0600 (CST)
From: Barry Welch
Subject: Threats and Intimidation by Claris Corporation
>Well, you can get their attention.
>
>For the past few months it has been my 'mission' to goad Claris into fixing
>the "Type 11 crash" that occurs when saving certain documents in
>ClarisWorks 4.0v4.
Give em Hell Larry!!!
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 16:45:51 -0800 (PST)
From: [email protected]
Subject: Warning - Charting Coach
>Subject: [*] Charting Coach 1.6
>
>Introducing an alternative to contraception and contraceptives. No more
>pills, condoms, IUDs, Norplant or DepoProvera. Learn the 100% natural
>Ovulation Method of NFP. Its 99% effective when used properly
>
>[Archived as /info-mac/app/charting-coach-16.hqx; 912K]
Although InfoMac Digest is traditionally very liberal in its publication
policy, we should draw the line at unqualified and incompetent medical
advice, such as is contained in the above blurb. I doubt very much that
this computer version of the rhythm method is 99% effective.
But suppose that it is 99% effective, and do a bit of arithmetic. If you
have sex 100 times (i.e. average about twice a week for a year), you will
have a better than even chance that the method will fail you at least once.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 96 13:36:01 -0600
From: "Craig L. Stevenson"
Subject: zip-disk startup summary
In Info-Mac Digest #248, David P. Baker, [email protected] wrote:
>hi. i asked a while ago why i wasn't able to start up from my zip disk.
>thanks to all who responded. the solution turned out to be pretty simple:
>by dragging the system and finder out of and then back into the system
>folder on the zip, the zip acquired boot tracks which allowed it to be
>used as a startup if it was in the drive at power-up or reboot. i didn't
>need to set the startup disk via the control panel, since the system
>checks external disks before internal ones for boot info.
This isn't working for me. Is there more to it? Where do you drag the
system and finder to? Did you copy them to another disk, delete them from
the zip, THEN put them back, or just move them to another folder on the
zip? Neither way worked for me. I HAVE to set the zip as the start-up
drive in the control panel otherwise the zip gets overlooked at startup.
-Craig
--------------------------------
--Info-Mac-Digest--
End of Info-Mac Digest
******************************
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Reply-To: [email protected]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #254
To: [email protected]
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Info-Mac Digest Mon, 4 Nov 96 Volume 14 : Issue 254
Today's Topics:
[*] Adetect
[*] ANN: YA-Base64 1.2.8
[*] Buttons to go
[*] Chess Fonts Package (demo)
[*] csmp digest Vol 4 No 016
[*] DirectoryPopup 1.0.1; a code snippet
[*] DoScript 1.0b2 CGI to perform FMP Scripts
[*] Fighting Fantasy Fighter
[*] Flight_Time_Logbook
[*] Fractals =?iso-8859-1?Q?=A9?= - by Keiron Liddle
[*] GLMStat 2.0.4
[*] KKGames v1.03
[*] MacAgent 2.02 demo
[*] MacZine 12
[*] MDJ Recap #1 (PDF)
[*] MIDex Pack 96/10/29
[*] MultiAlbum 1.0 (FileMaker Pro)
[*] Nag 1.0
[*] Navigator Button Editor v1.1
[*] NOVA 1.0
[*] PowerMenu 1.1J - Japanese Version
[*] REAL Bob =?iso-8859-1?Q?=83?= Patch 1.0d
[*] Sensei
[*] Show 'Doze Fonts (demo)
[*] SIRTET: Voyager!
[*] Spectrum Analyser 1.1.1
[*] Synk 2.1.0
[*] TechnoWindows v1.0
[*] the Simpsons Slots v1.2
[*] Virtual Drummer 2.1
[*] VNO Entertainment Demo v2.0
[*] wacked-sounds-vol-4
[*] Whammy! Desktop Patterns
[*] WindowMenu 1.2.1J - Japanese Version
(Q) Change WP font in CW from the default.
630CD/Gateway 486 memory swap
Creating a txt file of the contents of a folder
DeskTop Rebuilds: Why Twice?
Getting Ethernet ID
How to change the size of MTU?
Increasing memory allocation
Info-Mac Digest V14 #250
Info-Mac Digest V14 #251
Mac Anti-Virus Freeware?
Migrating from Eudora to Emailer
Modem Start up Automatically
Q: My own ftp site?
Threats and Intimidation by Claris Corporation
Warning - Charting Coach
zip-disk startup summary
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:49 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Adetect
An animated GIF of a 'fake' Macintosh Dialog box using the default
Copland theme aka Aaron. It should go into either the arts or
graphics directories/
Freeware
Enjoy
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/adetect.hqx; 179K]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:48 -0800
From: [email protected] (Brian Clark)
Subject: [*] ANN: YA-Base64 1.2.8
YA-Base64 version 1.2.8 has just been released
Yet Another Base64 Decoder version 1.2.8 is a simple droplet designed to
decode MIME Base64 encoded as well as uuencoded files that are dropped upon
it. It assumes that all segments of the original MIME or uuencoded document
have been concatenated into the file being decoded, and that the segments
are in order. It will optionally attempt to recursively decode files until
no further Base64 decoding or uudecoding is possible.
This is intended primarily as a helper application for Yet Another
NewsWatcher. It is not a general purpose MIME document decoder. It is not
even a general purpose Base64 decoder. Neither is it a fast or smart
uudecoder. However, it does handle most usenet Base64 and uuencoded
binaries fairly well, and it can deal with multiple attached files.
YA-Base64 requires System 7 or later. It also requires Internet Config to
assign the proper creator and type to decoded files.
Version 1.2.8 adds the option to move successfully decoded files to the
trash. It also now recognizes and correctly decodes most AppleDouble format
binaries.
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/ya-base64-128.hqx; 80K]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:54 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Buttons to go
"Buttons to go" a package of GIF icons depicting the alphabet from A-Z
and 1-0 with ? and !. Should be placed in either the arts or graphics
directories.
Each icon is 41 pixels square and approximately 700 bytes in physical
size. Read the included "Readme.html" file for further information.
FreeWare
Enjoy
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/buttons-to-go.hqx; 50K]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:16:02 -0800
From: [email protected] (Robert Schenk)
Subject: [*] Chess Fonts Package (demo)
The ChessEdit program allows one to more easily format a chess board. Once
one constructs a "key" containing the positions of all the pieces, one need
never again worry about where each of the chess pieces is located on the
keyboard. Included with it is a simple chess font.
Also included is ChesShow which illustrates eleven chess fonts designed by
Ingrimayne Type. ChessEdit and ChesShow program are intended to entice you
to purchase a collection of eleven chess fonts from Ingrimayne Type. As of
the time of this writing, the only place to purchase these eleven chess
fonts is at . The price is $29.95.
This demo version of the package may be distributed freely provided no
alternations, either subtractions or additions, are made to it. In
particular, it may not be included with the distribution of other chess
fonts.
This package should replace any earlier versions of ChessEdit.
For more information, contact the author at
Robert Schenk
October 1996
[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/chess-fonts-demo.hqx; 331K]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:52 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] csmp digest Vol 4 No 016
C.S.M.P. Digest Mon, 28 Oct 96 Volume 4 : Issue 16
Today's Topics:
Are SetDialogDefaultItem, etc. supported?
Code snippet to find edge of main monitor?
Directory Names?
Extension woes...
Getting-Setting sound volume
Info on library formats?
Looking for TrueType to Polygon Font Conversion library
Mac-hosted UNIX?
Math64Lib for 68K
Menu Bar Height in THINK Pascal
No. of Colours in PICT
Other application's low-memory globals
Possible idea: extension for Be progs
Reading and Writing Str#
SPBSetDeviceInfo Question
Symantec Project Managers
Think Pascal: where is HasDepth declared ??
Transparant blitter.
Trap Patching...
Video Ram
Word Processing DLL for Macintosh
[BETA] fast memory allocator and debugging tool
[Q] C++ static initialization in 68K code resource?
[Q] telephone wire used by Phonnet
beg game program-animation
where can I find macsbug?
The Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Digest is moderated by Mark Aiken
([email protected]).
[Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-digest-v4-016.hqx; 53K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:33 -0800
From: [email protected] (Marco Piovanelli)
Subject: [*] DirectoryPopup 1.0.1; a code snippet
DirectoryPopup 1.0.1 is a C code snippet for Macintosh
programmers that shows how to implement a Finder-like
pop-up menu for folder navigation in window titles.
CodeWarrior 10 project files and a sample application
are included.
-- marco
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/directory-popup-101.hqx; 49K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:45 -0800
From: [email protected] (James Nedbalek)
Subject: [*] DoScript 1.0b2 CGI to perform FMP Scripts
DoScript.cgi, a CGI that functions with web servers such as MacHTTP,
WebStar and others to perform scripts contained within served FileMaker
databases. FAT Version 1.0b2. Freeware. Contains simple Javascript
examples, minor enhancements regarding reloading and "fixed" icons.
James Nedbalek, Nedbalek Enterprises, Inc.
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/do-script-10b2.hqx; 103K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:30 -0800
From: [email protected] (Adrian Gudas)
Subject: [*] Fighting Fantasy Fighter
Fighting Fantasy, a role-playing game book series by Steve Jackson and
Ian Livingstone, has a great structure and battle system. But the battle
system can be very annoying! Instead of cheating and "fudging" your
rolls, try this. Fighting Fantasy Fighter will fight out your battles for
you, and it can even use Luck when you want it to! It can also roll a
character (and an enemy) for you to duke it out with.
Requires HyperCard Player 2.1 or above. Letterware.
Problems? Questions? eMail me at [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/fighting-fantasy-fighter-hc.hqx; 67K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:35 -0800
From: [email protected] (Steve Parvin)
Subject: [*] Flight_Time_Logbook
A simple ClarisWorks spreadsheet for keeping track of flight time.
Steve Parvin
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/data/flight-time-logbook-cw.hqx; 20K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:05 -0800
From: [email protected] (Keiron Liddle)
Subject: [*] Fractals =?iso-8859-1?Q?=A9?= - by Keiron Liddle
System requirements
- PowerPC=81
uses if avaliable
- Drag and Drop
- Quickdraw=81 3D
Optimised for PowerPC=81 601
=46eatures
- Up to five Fractal windows, all doing background at the same time
- Interlacing (eg. does every four line and completes
the other lines in the background).
- A three dimensional mapping of the fractal as seen in the window
which can be rotated, zoomed in or out
- history of past fractal pictures including details
- details of current fractal (ie. position and length)
- Drag and drop selection
- Save and load PICT format files
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/fractals-10b1.hqx; 814K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:20 -0800
From: [email protected] (Ken Beath)
Subject: [*] GLMStat 2.0.4
GLMStat is a statistical program for analysing generalised linear models.
It provides a macintosh interface but otherwise operates in a similar
fashion to GLIM but with less features (most of which you probably won't
miss). Features of GLMStat are
- spreadsheet style data entry
- Normal, Poisson, Binomial and Gamma models with appropriate links and
specification of convergence and aliasing parameters
- Scatter and Residual plots
- Output of deviance, parameter estimates, residuals and parameter
correlations
- Saving of data files complete with all model specifications.
- printing of data, graph and results.
- Online Help (under the apple menu) and a brief User Manual.
- includes example data files for most examples in two of the texts.
The programme is shareware with a fee of $AUD30 for individual copies or
$AUD150 or $US110 for site licences. ($1AUD is approximately $US0.78). Further
details in the "Read Me" file.
Unregistered copies are fully functional but will expire at the end
of 1997.
Changes in this version are
- fixed problem with double-clicked files not being opened by PowerPC
version (introduced in version 2.0.3)
Ken Beath
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/glm-stat-204.hqx; 793K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:32 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] KKGames v1.03
KKGames consists of 5 games for children:
WordSpell
Drag letters to form words; computer will (attempt) to pronounce them.
MosaicPatterns
Design stained-glass-like patterns using a palette of 256 colors;
designs are printable.
ColorShapes
Drag various geometric shapes around the screen to form pictures;
pictures are printable.
Five-In-a-Row
Roll the dice and practice addition and subtraction skills in placing
markers on the game board (1-4 players).
PlayNotes
Play the on-screen "piano" keyboard; letter-name of note and its
position on musical staff is shown. Note plays with any of five
available sounds.
KKGames requirements:
Computer with 68030 or faster processor.
Monitor set to 256 colors.
Apple's Speech Manager extension is required for "WordSpell".
KKGames is free.
For further information, contact the author at:
[email protected]
Kurt Kaufman 9/10/96
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/kk-games-103.hqx; 661K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:39 -0800
From: [email protected] (John Lindal)
Subject: [*] MacAgent 2.02 demo
Helps authors (fiction, short stories, poetry, plays,
even computer programs) track where they have submitted
their work and what response they received. Also helps
track royalty payments once a work is published. Easily
finds submissions that haven't received a response. When
you buy it, you will also receive the Guide to Successful
Publishing. This is a demo version that lets you track
one submission.
John Lindal
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/mac-agent-202-demo.hqx; 170K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:23 -0800
From: [email protected] (Luca Pantano)
Subject: [*] MacZine 12
Hello,
here it is issue #12 of MacZine, the first italian e-zine dedicated to
the shareware and freeware world of Macintosh. In every issue you will
find fantastic reviews of the best shareware and freeware programs for
your Mac.
MacZine is written in italian (but in the /per/macz directory of every
Info-Mac mirror you will be able to find the english version too), it is
produced wih DocMaker and it is absolutely FREE !!
Download it and enjoy!
Ciao,
Aaron Ghirardelli
MacZine Coordinator
[Archived as /info-mac/per/macz/maczine-012-it.hqx; 900K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:15:40 -0800
From: [email protected] (Matt Deatherage)
Subject: [*] MDJ Recap #1 (PDF)
MDJ Recap #1 is a freely-availble compilation of articles from the first
seven weeks (1996.08.12 through 1996.09.27) of the beta-test period of
MDJ, the Daily Journal for Serious Macintosh[tm] Users.
We know that not everyone can participate in our beta-test, and that not
everyone who wanted one of our free ten-issue trial subscriptions caught
some of the articles they wanted to see, so we're making this issue
available to the Macintosh community. It contains stories compiled from 18
feature articles in MDJ, including MacCyclopedia explanatory articles on
Background Printing, Extensions, Meta-Content Format, Font Substitution,
Aliases and File Kinds; two analysis articles on OpenDoc containing ActiveX
and the real story on Apple's K-12 Market Share; four "Press Watch"
articles analyzing reporting on Apple's alleged purchase of Be, the Wall
Street Journal's claimed "corporate exodus", plus analysis of columns in
the San Francisco Examiner and Houston Chronicle.
The issue also has several Macintosh Q&A segments on things like hidden
rebooting keys, plus three highly opinionated articles detaling "Seven
Serious Screw-ups" by Apple, the difficulty of keeping up appearances and a
full-blown, in-depth user-accessible technical look at why BeOS can't hold
a candle to Mac OS 8 outside of theoretical discussions (a must-read for
anyone who thinks such a swap is a good idea).
(As it contains about seven weeks worth of articles without news or
reviews, this issue is six to eight times larger than a normal daily issue.)
This file is in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat) and is fully marked up with
bookmarks, articles and Web links for every URL. It has all fonts included
for maximum readability, and for those who've previewed MDJ in the past,
features a new and much more readable two-column design that fits better on
A4 paper.
MDJ Recap #1 is freely distributable through electronic services, but may
not be modified, excerpted or edited in any way without permission, nor may
it be distributed on physical media without permission. See the end of the
issue for details.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/mdj-recap-01-pdf.hqx; 647K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:02 -0800
From: [email protected] (Olav Brinkmann)
Subject: [*] MIDex Pack 96/10/29
MIDex -- a BBEdit extension
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D
MIDex is a BBEdit extension for doing character set translation.
It contains translation tables for Mac ISO Latin-1 (8859-1) and
Mac DOS (Code Page 437).
The conversion can be done in place, to a new window or the converted
text can be copied to the clipboard. If there is a selection, MIDex
will act on the selection, otherwise it will process the whole window.
This archive contains two extensions:
* MIDex 1.2.2 simplifies the selection of other tables via
a popup menu. Additional tables can be added with ResEdit.
Version 1.2.2 doesn't interpret metacharacters in menu text.
* MIDex 1.3.2 is the "tool version" and therefore requires at
least version 3.5.2 of BBEdit. This tool also supports
additional tables.
Version 1.3.2 doesn't interpret metacharacters in menu text.
MIDex is freeware.
The MIDex extensions and the Mac DOS translation tables
are copyright =A9 by Olav Brinkmann.
The Mac ISO tables are from A. Pirard (ULg) - mai 1992.
The Mac -> US ASCII table is from Brian Clark.
Viele Gr=FC=DFe,
Olav
[Archived as /info-mac/text/bbe/midex-pack-132.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:36 -0800
From: [email protected] (Chamnong Nopparatana)
Subject: [*] MultiAlbum 1.0 (FileMaker Pro)
MultiAlbum is a FileMaker Pro database for photopictures, movies and
sound collections.
Chamnong ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/data/multi-album-10.hqx; 455K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:41 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Nag 1.0
Nag is a simple but flexible reminding tool. It allows you to create
reminders to notify you of important events such as birthdays,
anniversaries, meetings, or even making dinner every friday night. For more
information, e-mail or check out our web page at
. $10 Shareware.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/time/nag-10.hqx; 554K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:58 -0800
From: [email protected] (skylar stein)
Subject: [*] Navigator Button Editor v1.1
The directory buttons in Netscape Navigator have never served much use for
me, so with a little ResEditing here and there I customized the button
names and URLs to make me happy. I thought others I knew would like to do
the same, so instead of shipping ResEdit instructions out to all my friends
and family, I thought that it would be easier, and cooler, to bang this
thing out. So here we are: Navigator Button Editor.
Navigator Button Editor has been successfully tested on Netscape Navigator
versions 1.1N, 2.02, 3.0/Gold, and 3.01b1/Gold. Future versions of Netscape
Navigator will certainly be supported when available.
Navigator Button Editor is FAT BINARY and has been successfully tested on
Macintoshes ranging from an LCIII with System 7.1 to an 8500 running 7.5.5.
There isn't any fancy code in here so it shouldn't have problems with any
future system revisions.
Skylar Stein
email: [email protected]
www: http://loki.ups.edu/skylar/
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/ntscp/navigator-button-editor-11.hqx;
131K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:51 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jason Giles)
Subject: [*] NOVA 1.0
NOVA is an application-based screen saver environment for PPC Macintoshes
(a 68K version is on the way). It is very stable since it does not use any
trap-patching mechanisms such as extensions, yet offers equal or better
functionality than most current screen saver offerings. Visit
for more information. $10
Shareware.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/nova-10.hqx; 1753K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:26 -0800
From: [email protected] (Christopher Li)
Subject: [*] PowerMenu 1.1J - Japanese Version
This is the Japanese version of the PowerMenu package.
Rumor has it that MacOS 8's Finder will include a pop-up menu for
performing operations on selected items (like Open, Print, Delete, etc).
Windows 95 already has a similar feature. PowerMenu outdoes both of them by
providing these functions as well as the unique ability to open selected
files in the Finder directly into any specific application. Opening a
SimpleText document in Microsoft Word, for example, is a simple two-click
operation: select the document, pop up the menu and choose "Word". No more
messing with dozens of desktop aliases that easily get covered by open
windows or "launch pad" programs. Do this in front of a Win95 user and
watch them turn green.
As if that weren't enough, PowerMenu also lets you maintain a list of
"Quick Access Items" that is available on your popup menu from inside any
application. Keeping items you use frequently in that menu means you can
open them instantly. PowerMenu's pop-up menu is fully hierarchical, which
means you can organize your applications and quick access items into groups
for even faster access. I use PowerMenu several dozen times every day and I
think if you give it a try, you will find it as indispensible as I do.
PowerMenu is heavily customizable and is optimized for both Macintosh
and Power Macintosh computers, meaning it will run at full speed on
whatever model you use. PowerMenu REQUIRES System 7.5.x or 7.1.x with the
Scriptable Finder installed.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/power-menu-11-jp.hqx; 336K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:43 -0800
From: [email protected] (Moritz Grund)
Subject: [*] REAL Bob =?iso-8859-1?Q?=83?= Patch 1.0d
What is the REAL Bob =83 Patch?
This is a patch created in Anvil for Marathon 2 / Marathon =83. The BOBs
(not the VacoBOBs) will change to a real person (made with the
QuickCam=81). Sorry, but I haven=B4t realized the different color tables. So
you can=B4t see if it the BOB is green or blue. I will fix it. Okay?
How I can install it?
You need Anvil (enclosed in Marathon =83 CD) to install it. Open a fresh
copy of your Shapes file with Anvil and then select "Import >From Patch
=46ile...". Then save the file. Thats all!
What is Pfhors House .=83 Demo Map?
A simple map for Marathon =83 only. It demonstrate the new BOBs. Check it
out!
Whats you email adress?
Check my ecard or look at this:
mail:
[email protected]
=46reeware
(c) Moritz Grund
G-ware, Inc. 1996
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/mthn/the-real-bob-oo-patch-10d.hqx; 324K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:56 -0800
From: [email protected] (convex)
Subject: [*] Sensei
I just completed the shareware version of Sensei, my award-winning
Japanese tutor. It is attached to this email. It is compressed in the
standard stuffit and binhex formats.
Thanx,
Felix.
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/sensei.hqx; 1312K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:16:05 -0800
From: [email protected] (Robert Schenk)
Subject: [*] Show 'Doze Fonts (demo)
Have you ever looked longingly at some of the very cheap, 5000-or-more
TrueType CD-ROMs that are Windows only, frustrated because they are secret
and forbidden territory for your Macintosh? Or have you acquired a
selection of Windows-only CDs that may have treasure on them if only you
could find a way to mine it? Then rejoice, because _Show Doze Fonts_ will
convert these CDs into cross-platform CDs, at least as far as the TrueType
fonts are concerned. In fact, with _Show Doze Fonts_ these CDs will be more
easily utilized on a Mac than they are on the Wintel platform! _Show Doze
Fonts_ will give you a slideshow presentation of the ".ttf" fonts on the
CD, and when you see one you like, simply press the key and the font
will be converted to Mac format and saved in the same folder that _Show
Doze Fonts_ is running in.
(The above may contain a bit of hype, but not much. )
This version is a demo version with several features disabled and with an
expiration date of Dec 31, 1996. The full version is available for $29.95
at:
http://www.unboxed.com/mac.fonts.html#ShowDozeFonts
R Schenk ([email protected])
Ingrimayne Type
[Archived as /info-mac/font/util/show-doze-fonts-demo.hqx; 97K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:16:03 -0800
From: [email protected] (Richard Salter)
Subject: [*] SIRTET: Voyager!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN- Slipped Disk Software's long-awaited game is finally
here...
Sirtet: VOYAGER!
SO- why download Sirtet: Voyager?
Sirtet: Voyager charts the new frontier. Sure, it's got everything your
average competitor has- 256 colours, multichannel sound and a full music
score..
But we know you want more!
- Live, in-your-face and lightning fast head to head play, featuring
co-operative piece swapping as well as those truly awesome penalties!
- Feel like a break with tradition? How about two new pieces (optional, of
course) A Stone block- for that extra challenge, as well as your very own
Steinway piano to crush those pesky little spaces!
- But that's not all- you're a social animal, eh? No problem. Set up a full
blown tournament using Sirtet: Voyager's unique Tourney* architecture! Play
in a Knockout competition with a virtually unlimited number of players!
- Dazzle as level after level reveals new background and foreground scenery
>From all around the word and the twisted imagination of renowned architects
Ludwig Vittlesbach and Ricardo McHaggis!
And no, we're not having you on.
Sirtet Voyager is flat binary. This means it works on PowerMacs and has a
funny name.
Sirtet: Voyager is a game, a war, and a religion for pensive and hardcore
gamers alike!
It's everything you've been hoping for, and nothing you'd expect.
We hope you enjoy playing Sirtet:Voyager- we certainly enjoyed making it
(Quiet, John)- please distribute it as much as you can- remember- it's
completely FREE- so long as you send us a letter- and make sure you include
this manual with the game!
SIRTET: VOYAGER...
ENGAGE!
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/sirtet-voyager-20.hqx; 5288K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:22 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jerome Genest)
Subject: [*] Spectrum Analyser 1.1.1
Spectrum Analyser is an application that shows the frequency
content of the audio data currently recorded by the sound input
device you select. You can choose to analyse any sound input
available on your computer. Common ones are the microphone,
internal CD and AV connector. It makes use of real-time signal
processing algorithms to display the spectral data as the sound
is grabbed by the computer. Since version 1.1, standard sound
files (AIFF) can also be opened and viewed frame by frame. It
can be useful to musicians for tuning and viewing the harmonic
content of any instrument. Engineers and students who need a
Spectrum Analyser in the audio frequencies can also plug a wire
terminated audio jack in the microphone input and probe a circuit.
Because it supports various sampling rates and bit sizes,
Spectrum Analyser version 1.1 now runs on all Power Macintoshes
and PowerPC based Performas computers.
Jerome Genest
Daffy Software
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/spectrum-analyser-111.hqx; 189K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:16:06 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Synk 2.1.0
Synk is a backup/synchronization program that can resolve aliases and
archive old files. It runs on all Macintoshes with System 7 except Mac
Plus, Classic and PowerBook 100.
You can backup a folder full of aliases, making it simple to modify your
backup or synchronization strategy by dropping file or folder aliases into
the defined folder.
It is just as easy to distribute synchronized files throughout a
PowerBook's hard drive by synchronizing two folders containing aliases.
Any number of file types, creators and file endings may be skipped.
Obsolete files and folders can be archived into a folder.
Other features include:
----------------------
- complete log of actions (now unlimited in length)
- obsolete files can be deleted, trashed or archived
- collisions are conveniently placed in a folder on the Desktop
Synk 2 is $10 US shareware. Upgrades from previous version of Synk are free
to registered users.
2.1.0
- fixed a problem with RamDoubler and certain Mac models
- fixed possible launch error by enlarging minimum memory partition
- Apple style grayscale appearance added (can be switched off in preferences)
- unlimited logfile length (log can now be cleared before each run, set
this option in preferences)
- text can be dragged out of the log window and "about" dialog
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/synk-210.hqx; 239K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:27 -0800
From: [email protected] (Erik Wrenholt)
Subject: [*] TechnoWindows v1.0
Copyright 1996 Erik Wrenholt
Shareware: $10.00
TechnoWindows is a control panel that changes the normal windows to a
high-tech window style (NOT the high-tech theme in MacOS 8). The control
panel lets you change many different aspects of the windows, such as color
and the appearance of the close box and zoom boxes.
Erik Wrenholt
[email protected]
http://www.nordicsoftware.com/erik/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/techno-windows-10.hqx; 92K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:16:01 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] the Simpsons Slots v1.2
This is version 1.2 of 'the Simpsons Slots', to supersede version 1.1
released in July 1996. Enhancements to the previous version include:
-registration is now available via credit card, through kagi.
-miscellaneous bugs fixed
-registration system improved
-added 'Other...' amount in betting selection.
-enhanced QuickTime support, QT 2.1 or greater is now required.
-Other smaller additions
What is the Simpsons Slots?
---------------------------
the Simpsons Slots is a shareware slot machine game for the Macintosh
based upon characters from The Simpsons. It's the Macintosh's premiere
slot machine game and the only one worth playing. It features: -3
reels, -A maximum of 10 rows, -12 different characters, -Digitised
speech & music, -High quality graphics
the Simpsons Slots is distributed as shareware (registration is
handled by Kagi, enabling credit card and secure payments over the
internet). Any bug reports, suggestions or questions can be emailed to
the author, Matthew Bickham, at the address below. Support and
upgrades for 'the Simpsons Slots' and other shareware programs can be
found at the web page.
email: [email protected]
web page: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~bickham/
[Archived as /info-mac/game/simpsons-slots-12.hqx; 2161K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:15:59 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jon Nichols)
Subject: [*] Virtual Drummer 2.1
Virtual Drummer is a Macintosh drum machine that utilizes the power of
Quicktime. Sounds play through the Mac speaker, so no external hardware
is required.
Features Include:
Play and Edit simultaneously
Export to Quicktime
Save drum sets
Drumlets store often used rhythms.
Visit the Virtual Drummer web site for more details:
Email for more info:
[email protected]
Jon Nichols
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/virtual-drummer-21.hqx; 438K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:16:07 -0800
From: [email protected] (VNO)
Subject: [*] VNO Entertainment Demo v2.0
The VNO Entertainment Demo 2.0 is a collection of sound files that can
be applied to any application, Multimedia, presentations, Video
Games,commercials, etc. We work hard at producing the best musical image
to push your products that may require a great musical score.
These copywritten soundscapes were taken from the VNO archives. The
soundscapes in this demo are standard Macintosh sound files. If there
is any style of music you are intrested in please feel free to contact
us. We also encourage you to make duplications of this demo and share
it with others.
Thanks
Website: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/7797
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/vno-entertainment-20-demo.hqx; 1767K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:16:09 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dave)
Subject: [*] wacked-sounds-vol-4
Welcome to the Wacked Sounds Collection=A9
These sounds are, of course, Freeware, because... Well, they are sounds for
crissakes. However, they are not public domain. Which means that they are
copyrighted to me. Please read the readme file!
Dave Ulrich
Wacked Wares
[email protected]
[email protected]
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8264
("Sound of the Week" & links to all volumes)
and
The Wacked Sounds=A9 Page at:
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/6814
Oh yeah.... A Disclaimer.... They're sounds for chrissakes. But if your
computer explodes or anything else happens that makes you want to sue me
when you are playing these sounds, know that I said here in this document,
that you use these sounds at your own risk. I also take no responsibilty
for bad taste or offending you.
LEGAL TERMS: Feel free to upload anywhere or include on any CD-ROM as long
as they are unaltered, in tact, and include this "readme" file. Exceptions
will be made only with permission from me, the author. Any distribution
without credit to the author may result in legal action. DO NOT USE THESE
SOUNDS TO MAKE MONEY OR RECEIVE GIFTS VIA CONTESTS OR WHAT-NOT.
dave ulrich
[email protected]
[email protected]
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8264/
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/wacked-sounds-vol-4.hqx; 881K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 03:15:42 -0800
From: [email protected] (Branden Barber)
Subject: [*] Whammy! Desktop Patterns
Whammy! Desktop Patterns. This is a set of 20 groovy desktop patterns
for the Mac. Works just fine with System 7.5.X. Change the color of your
day. Mail 'em to a friend. Be kind to animals. Enjoy! [email protected]
This file may be included on the commercially available CD-ROM of the
archives.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/whammy-patterns.hqx; 377K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 03:15:47 -0800
From: [email protected] (Christopher Li)
Subject: [*] WindowMenu 1.2.1J - Japanese Version
This is the Japanese version of the WindowMenu package.
WindowMenu is a utility that exists to let you do one thing: jump
directly to a specific window in an application. Although I have a big
monitor, I often find myself going through all kinds of contortions to get
to a window I know is open but that is buried under a hundred others.
Applications with $B%a(JWindows$B%b(J menus help things somewhat, but
you still have
to make the trip to the menu bar.
WindowMenu will pop up a menu of all open windows in the current
application and let you select one directly when you click anywhere while
holding down control keys that you choose. It also lets you define a hotkey
to cycle forward and backwards through all open windows. I use it every day
and I think if you give it a try, you may too.
Version 1.2.1 (Oct 28th 1996) fixes the conflict with CopyPaste when
choosing a hotkey for the popup menu by changing the interface for
specifying the modifiers. No other changes.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/window-menu-121-jp.hqx; 219K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 18:52:56 +0000
From: [email protected] (Peter Grundy)
Subject: (Q) Change WP font in CW from the default.
I read in the Digest how to change the WP font in CW from the default to
your one of your choice. I did this and it worked. However, as I forgot to
keep a note of the procedure I'd like to be reminded just in case I ever
wish to reverse or change again. I subsequently saw there was a 'patch' but
the original method simply altered something in the System/Claris folder.
Thank you in anticipation.
Lobo.
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Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 15:21:11 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: 630CD/Gateway 486 memory swap
I have a Performa 630 which I would like to upgrade the RAM in. This would
leave me with a 4 meg chip which came in the Mac. I have a Gateway 2000 486
@ work in need of more memory as well. Will the 4 megs from the Mac work in
the Gateway machine?
Please reply to [email protected]
TIA
Phil McIntosh
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 01:03:16 +0100
From: Axel Steininger
Subject: Creating a txt file of the contents of a folder
Or, if you only want the names of the files and can do without more
detailed info, just select all and press Command-C (or copy in the edit
menu). Then paste it wherever you wish. Voila, all the filenames in a nice
list.
Cheers
Axel
[email protected]
http://pcwww.uibk.ac.at/s06user/csaa3170
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 10:11:37 -0800
From: [email protected] (Herb Kroemer)
Subject: DeskTop Rebuilds: Why Twice?
Suppose I have, for whatever reason, rebuilt the DeskTop of my Mac,
using either TechTool or File Buddy. I then often find (but not always)
that upon the next re-start, the Mac rebuilds the DT again, a
substantial nuisance, because of the startup delay. I find this
behavior both on a Mac IIfx running System 7.1, and a Powerwave 604/132
running 7.5.2. Easy Open is not installed on either machine.
Could someone perhaps explain why this happens and -- I hope -- what to
do to stop this nuisance.
Herb Kroemer
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Date: 31 Oct 1996 02:48:56 GMT
From: "Alan H. Stein"
Subject: Getting Ethernet ID
I need to find the Ethernet ID for my (presently standalone) PowerMac
7100. It supposedly has built-in Ethernet (although it still requires a
transceiver). The instructions I've gotten have been to open the TCP/IP
control panel and click on "get info." When I've done that, no Ethernet
address is shown. Another suggestion was to switch to "Connect via
Ethernet." I've tried that via both the Appletalk and the TCP/IP control
panel. In each case, I've been unable to switch to Ethernet, getting a
message such as "An error occurred attempting to use Ethernet. Make sure
your network connections are correct."
I have System 7.5.5 installed with OT 1.1, but I've had similar problems
with other Macs (Quadra 650s and 610s) with earlier versions of the
system
software and with classical MacTCP rather than Open Transport.
Any ideas?
Alan H. Stein [email protected]
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Date: Mon, 28 Oct 96 16:26:00 EET
From: [email protected] (Igor Kholobaev)
Subject: How to change the size of MTU?
I am using MacTCP 2.6 and ConfigPPP 2.5 and I am having a difficult time
sending
through my NNTP server using both Eudora 1.4 and Netscape Navigator 2.0. I can
receive it without any problems but when it comes to sending a message larger
than 5
or 6 lines, the process stalls.
You see, in Ukraine, where I live, everything is based mostly on IBM platform,
and my
Internet provider's technical personnel has a little experience in dealing with
Macintosh problems. They told me that I should change the size of MTU (I guess
it
stands for Max. Transmitted Units) to 576 in MacPPP. They said that they had a
similar problem with Windows '95, and resolved it by changing MTU. When I
opened
up ConfigPPP, LCP Options all that I was able to find was Max. Received Units
set to
the value of 1500, but there was no signs of MTU. I changed it to 576 anyway,
but it
still didn't help me.
Can anyone help me, please.
Thanks for everything,
Igor Kholobaev
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 13:35:16 +0100
From: [email protected] (Alberto Cambrosio)
Subject: Increasing memory allocation
Hi!
I have a naive question. I recently upgraded from system "7.5 update 2.0"
to 7.5.5 (on a powerbook 540c upgraded to PowerPC). When I try to use
MacLink, I now get a message saying that Macintosh Easy open has
unexpectedly run out of memory, even if I have 32 M RAM and no other major
program is open... I think I read somewhere that the thing to do is to
increase the memory allocation of Easy Open by 27 K. Is this the solution?
If so: How do I do that? Normally, this is done by opening the Get Info
window, but when I try with a control panel such as Easy Open (as opposed
to a piece of software such as, say, Word), there is no place to do that in
the window...
Thanks,
Alberto Cambrosio
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 18:22:01 +0000
From: Bill Schmidt
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #250
My brother has a Performa and has complained that although his
Clarisworks word processor shows the document in the Palatino font,
when he prints it out, it is not in Palatino.
Anybody have thoughts about how that happens and how it can be
corrected?
Thanks much,
bill
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 07:58:23 -0700
From: [email protected] (Neil Fiertel)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #251
Regarding Carl Huben's CD Equalizer and Karaoke Shareware...
Having been out of town for the "War of the Equalizers I am moved
to state that under no conceivable circumstance can a software program
attack and destroy a computer. I mean, after all, what is a computer app
other than a set of instructions that asks the OS if it can do thus and
such, it gets a yes or a no, more or less, and then proceeds. If it
cannot do as it is designed to do the computer just crashes, freezes up or
sits there with an error message. End of story. It cannot damage the inits
any more than it can wash the dirty dishes that you left in the sink before
some of you went on wire to trash a man's very hard and highly competent
shareware.
I, out of curiousity. downloaded the above program just to see what
the story was about and found that it is wonderful...the best equalizer I
have tried for the Mac..a steal at the price, good looking and many
features not the least of which are the large number of eq bands, never
mind devocalizers (for those whose voices need stilling.)
I am a great fan of Info-Mac and feel sorry that this is one time
that some of its population went overboard.
I have no connection with Mr. Huben except to say that I wrote him
a letter stating my admiration for his well -conceived program and wished
him well.
I suggest that you check it out rather than listening to emotional
silliness on the subject. I ran it through its paces for hours looking for
a bug and it worked as per its design. It is worth the money and for those
needing this it is a good choice for Mac users.
I rather doubt it will eat your computer for breakfast. ( I
believe it only likes PCs , toasted with jam...a kind of computer version
vegetarian.) Seriously though, Mr. Huben is very correct in his outrage at
the level and intensity of vitriol at his efforts. I think that the
moderators would be well advised to make a statement that the letters below
are the opinions and claims of the authors and not those of the moderators
etc etc to put the insults and injuries at a distance from any official
sanction.
Neil Fiertel
Just three strands of rusty barbed wire from the North Pole...
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Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 15:44:43 -0600
From: Roxie Shaw
Subject: Mac Anti-Virus Freeware?
Hello all!
I'm looking for a list of Macintosh anti-virus utilities that are
freeware/shareware. Does anyone know where I could find such a list?
Many thanks!
R.J. Shaw
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 13:46:14 +0100
From: Marcel Aussendorf
Subject: Migrating from Eudora to Emailer
Subject: Migrating from Eudora to Emailer
Sent: 31-10-1996 00:28
To: MacAppli-list, [email protected]
Dear readers,
I have just started to use Claris Emailer as my primairy email-tool. I
like its powerful featurs a lot. But one thing keeps bothering me: I
can't access my - rather huge - Eudora (v1.5.4) mailboxes. Is ther any
possibilty to import or to convert these files to a format that can be
understood by Emailer?
- Of course, I could save the Eudora-boxes as text-files, but - as far as
I could find out - these text-files are not accessible by Emailer.
Is there any solution?
---------------------------------
Marcel K.M. Aussendorf
[email protected]
[email protected]
Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 18:20:31 -0500 (EST)
From: David Noell
Subject: Modem Start up Automatically
Hi,
This is very easy to fix:
1. Open ConfigPPP
2. Check the Box "Disable AutoConnect"
This should only happen when using MacTCP. An internal timer in MacTCP
causes a connection attempt about 5.5 hours after a session is closed.
David Noell
>
>Comments: Occasionally the modem will dial up without prompting,
>when no human being is sitting at the computer. Must be some setting I
>don't know about or how to change.
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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 11:25:27 +1100
From: [email protected] (George Alexander)
Subject: Q: My own ftp site?
Any easy explainations on how to set up one's own site for receiving
overly large files via ftp?
I'm getting a little confused as to how to figure out my url so others
can access my site.
As my isp won't answer any questions I've sent to their tech support,
any help would be sincerely appreciated.
George A.
Melb. Australia.
ps: I am changing my isp.
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Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 23:26:38 -0600 (CST)
From: Barry Welch
Subject: Threats and Intimidation by Claris Corporation
>Well, you can get their attention.
>
>For the past few months it has been my 'mission' to goad Claris into fixing
>the "Type 11 crash" that occurs when saving certain documents in
>ClarisWorks 4.0v4.
Give em Hell Larry!!!
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Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 16:45:51 -0800 (PST)
From: [email protected]
Subject: Warning - Charting Coach
>Subject: [*] Charting Coach 1.6
>
>Introducing an alternative to contraception and contraceptives. No more
>pills, condoms, IUDs, Norplant or DepoProvera. Learn the 100% natural
>Ovulation Method of NFP. Its 99% effective when used properly
>
>[Archived as /info-mac/app/charting-coach-16.hqx; 912K]
Although InfoMac Digest is traditionally very liberal in its publication
policy, we should draw the line at unqualified and incompetent medical
advice, such as is contained in the above blurb. I doubt very much that
this computer version of the rhythm method is 99% effective.
But suppose that it is 99% effective, and do a bit of arithmetic. If you
have sex 100 times (i.e. average about twice a week for a year), you will
have a better than even chance that the method will fail you at least once.
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Date: Wed, 30 Oct 96 13:36:01 -0600
From: "Craig L. Stevenson"
Subject: zip-disk startup summary
In Info-Mac Digest #248, David P. Baker, [email protected] wrote:
>hi. i asked a while ago why i wasn't able to start up from my zip disk.
>thanks to all who responded. the solution turned out to be pretty simple:
>by dragging the system and finder out of and then back into the system
>folder on the zip, the zip acquired boot tracks which allowed it to be
>used as a startup if it was in the drive at power-up or reboot. i didn't
>need to set the startup disk via the control panel, since the system
>checks external disks before internal ones for boot info.
This isn't working for me. Is there more to it? Where do you drag the
system and finder to? Did you copy them to another disk, delete them from
the zip, THEN put them back, or just move them to another folder on the
zip? Neither way worked for me. I HAVE to set the zip as the start-up
drive in the control panel otherwise the zip gets overlooked at startup.
-Craig
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