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Info-Mac Digest Thu, 7 Nov 96 Volume 14 : Issue 258
Today's Topics:
[*] Book_of_Items3.2.hqx: A Realmz companion
[*] CDFinder 1.1.1
[*] Chris Icon Collection v.24-30
[*] CyberCOP Patch for Kaleidoscope 1.0
[*] Drop_Preview 1.0
[*] Foobar vs. the DEA v1.0.1 an arcade game
[*] FTP Font Clerk 6.1
[*] Grid Warrior v1.1
[*] HAND! - Issue #14
[*] India Ink - stylized Photoshop halftones
[*] MixFAT -- A card game where you look for "sets"
[*] Natural Order 1.0
[*] NDS Osax 1.0d5
[*] NetStickies 2.0
[*] OtherMenu 1.8.4 (a hierarchical menu extension)
[*] OTTool - Open Transport TCP/IP Utility
[*] Planeta Mac noviembre de 1996
[*] POPmail/Lab
[*] ProCreation
[*] RAM Doubler 2.0 indicator patch
[*] ResFind 2.5 FR+US APPL
[*] rnMac v2.0d9, an offline NNTP newsreader
[*] SigSwitcher 0.68b
[*] Simon Says 1.0
[*] SoundVision DELTA 50 - Superfast Realtime Sound Analyzer
[*] Super Mac Freecell 1.0
[*] The Best of MacSense (NOV/96)
[*] The Best of MacSense (NOV/96) BW
[*] Trainspotters Puzzle 1.3b -- crossword fitword puzzle
[*] TurboFind FAT 1.4
[*] UULite 3.0 Release for the Macintosh
[*] VideoIN 2.0 (PPC ONLY)
[*] WriteStyler
[*] WWWStat4Mac 1.4.2 - Webserver log analyser
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:49 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dan Ilut)
Subject: [*] Book_of_Items3.2.hqx: A Realmz companion
This stand-alone document (produced with DOCMaker) is an exhaustive
compilation of the items found in the shareware game Realmz from Fantasoft.
As of now, the items found in the City of Bywater, Prelude to Pestilence,
Assault on Giant Mountain, Castle in the Clouds, and Destroy the
Necronomicon scenarios are included, as well as some of the new items in
Search for the White Dragon and various items that are currently (as far as
I know) available only trough the PC editor.
What's new since last time?
Version 3.2 includes ALL the items available in Realmz3.2, including the
Destroy the Necronomicon scenario. The document has also been cleaned up a
bit to be more self-consistent.
This file can be included on any CD-ROM collection provided I am
notified of its inclusion.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/rlmz/book-of-items-32.hqx; 341K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:20:05 -0800
From: [email protected] (Norbert M. Doerner)
Subject: [*] CDFinder 1.1.1
CDFinder catalogs CD-ROMs, ZIPs, floppies, SyQuests, and everything else
that turns (even your file server..) and allows you to search for anything
in those catalog files.
It is very fast, supports drag&drop, is PowerPC native (but also fast on
any other Mac with at least a 68020 CPU), and is bilingual
(English/German).
CDFinder is shareware (15 US$ for a single user license) and here in
Germany already quite popular.
The new version adds some more drag&drop support and besides some smaller
interface enhancements can now update existing catalog files.
Give it a try!
Norbert M. Doerner ([email protected])
May you live long and prosper
Check out my CDFinder web-site at:
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/cd-finder-111.hqx; 256K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:20:08 -0800
From: [email protected] (Christoph Schaffhauser)
Subject: [*] Chris Icon Collection v.24-30
Chris Icon Collection 24-30 is a collection of 144 folder Icons. Click on a
Folder Icon, select Info from the menu, click into the icon, select paste,
close window, click on the desired folder, select Info, click into the
icon, paste, finished!
Christoph Schaffhauser Tel: +41 (0)61 751 23 42
DarkEagle Software EMail: [email protected]
http://www.datacomm.ch/darkeagl/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/chris-icon-collection-25-30.hqx; 239K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:20:19 -0800
From: [email protected] (Humberto =?iso-8859-1?Q?Liz=E1rraga?= V.)
Subject: [*] CyberCOP Patch for Kaleidoscope 1.0
CyberCop is a combination of a patch, a color scheme, a startup screen a
font and a desktop pattern that will change the way your mac looks in a
futuristic computerized way.
Enjoy.... Shareware $5.
Thanks.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/cyber-cop-kaleidoscope-10.hqx; 172K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:20:22 -0800
From: [email protected] (Daniel Mueller)
Subject: [*] Drop_Preview 1.0
Drop*Preview is a freeware drag and drop utility for preview images like
PICT, JPEG, GIF and more. It automatically creates the preview for the
selected file(s), folder(s) and disk(s). You can also delete or display
the preview.
With QuickTime 2.5, the new Graphics Importer Component allows to
convert and make preview for the following file types: Pict, JPEG, GIF,
MacPaint, Photoshop 2.5 & 3.0 and SGI Image.
With QuickTime 2.0, only the Pict files are supported, and the JPEG
files if "JPEGView JFIF Preview" file is installed in the "Extensions"
folder.
This software can be included on the commercially available CD-ROM.
Drop*Preview 1.0, =A91996 Daniel M=FCller ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/drop-preview-10.hqx; 39K]
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Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 01:45:54 -0800
From: [email protected] (Richard Cross)
Subject: [*] Foobar vs. the DEA v1.0.1 an arcade game
Funner Software Presents...
Foobar vs. the DEA
Version 1.0.1
Foobar has been pushed too far. Help him take on the forces of the
tyranical DEA. Rescue his boyfriend Ned from DEA's mind control
camp for drug offenders.
Foobar plays like Xevious. You get the complete game Foobar vs.
the DEA. It has 4 levels that should keep even the most skilled
gamer busy for hours. Play Foobar. Give it to your friends. If
you like it, you can send $20 for Foobar vs. the FCC and Foobar
vs. His Local School Board. We need your money.
You can find out more at
http://www.phys.lsu.edu/~cruse
(You can get a copy directly from
http://lilly.physics.wisc.edu/pub/cross/FOO1.sea.hqx)
We have copies of the program, online ordering, updates, and a
Foobar FAQ.
Foobar requires 2 Meg of free memory, a 256 color monitor, and
an LC III(68030) or faster computer.
Version 1.0.1 fixes a few minor bugs. Mostly it plays easier.
Thanx to everyone who sent in comments and suggestions.
Richard Cross
[email protected]
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/foobar-vs-the-dea-101.hqx; 1337K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:51 -0800
From: [email protected] (Robert Chancellor)
Subject: [*] FTP Font Clerk 6.1
=46ont Clerk 6.1 is a complete font management utility. It provides the
capabilities to view an entire character set, find key sequences for
those special characters, collect font specs for a given point size,
obtain general information about your system and it's configuration, and
generate reports and font lists for easy reference.
=46ont Clerk 6.1 can be extended through the use of a drop folder called
"FC Scripts =9F". AppleScripts dropped in to Font Clerk's "FC Scripts =9F"
directory, appear in it's "Scripts" menu, allowing the user to expand
the capabilities of Font Clerk. As Apple extends AppleScript, new
capabilities can easily be added through the use of these scripts.
=46ont Clerk is Shareware. System requirements: Font Clerk 6.1 will run on
any Macintosh running System 7.0 or later (System 7.5 recommended). It
supports both color and black & white monitors.
[Archived as /info-mac/font/util/font-clerk-61.hqx; 504K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:20:13 -0800
From: [email protected] (Smokin' Software)
Subject: [*] Grid Warrior v1.1
Grid Warrior is a Mac-only arcade game. Move about the
Grid of Death, destroying bad guys with instantaneous
energy pulses. Smooth animation and cool sound effects
make this game a lot of fun.
This free demo includes the first 5 waves. The full
version has many more challenging levels, and a high-
score list.
Requires: PowerPC processor, System 7, 8M RAM,
256 colors or more, 640x480-pixel monitor or larger.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/grid-warrior-11-demo.hqx; 437K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:20:15 -0800
From: [email protected] (Mike Romaniuk)
Subject: [*] HAND! - Issue #14
HAND! is a monthly publication of clean, funny jokes and quotes.
This is November's issue and is in Adobe Acrobat format. Text versions and
back issues are available upon request or from our web page:
http://www.bapp.com/hahahaha/hand/
[Archived as /info-mac/art/zine/hand-014-pdf.hqx; 124K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:12 -0800
From: [email protected] (lloyd)
Subject: [*] India Ink - stylized Photoshop halftones
India Ink is a filter for Photoshop that gives you over a dozen exotic
ways to convert color or greyscale images to unusual black-and-white
halftones. Suitable for image stylization or black-and-white printers,
most styles offer variable line weight, warping, gamma, and scaling.
India Ink is shareware for Macintosh. To see the results, and to check
for updates, visit http://ccn.cs.dal.ca/~aa731/indiaink.html.
[Archived as /info-mac/font/ps/india-ink-halftones.hqx; 123K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:44 -0800
From: [email protected] (erin o keenan)
Subject: [*] MixFAT -- A card game where you look for "sets"
Mix requires system 7 and 450k of free memory. Color is highly recomended,
but not neccessary.
Mix is postcard-if-your-nice-but-e-mail-if-your-not-ware.
Mix is a card game very similar to Set=AE...
Up to 5 players (human or cpu) play competively and search for "sets"...
When a player sees a set, he/she/it buzzes in and enters the set.
Cards are composed of 4 elements; shape, color, fill, and number. A set is
3 cards on which each element is either the same across all the cards, or
differant on each card.
Addictive to some, though I think it's just fun...
[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/mix-fat.hqx; 230K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:36 -0800
From: [email protected] (Stuart Cheshire)
Subject: [*] Natural Order 1.0
Natural Order is an extension that makes "View by Name" in the Finder
sensibly sort items that have numbers in their names.
E.g. "File5, File10, File15, File20" would list in that order,
instead of the System's standard order, which (believe it or not)
is "File10, File15, File20, File5".
Stuart Cheshire
* World Wide Web Page
* Stanford Operating Systems and Networking Group Research Assistant
* Stanford Residential Computing Associate
* Macintosh Programmer
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/natural-order.hqx; 18K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:15 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] NDS Osax 1.0d5
What is it?
Description: The NDS Osax is a small set of the many NetWare
4.1 NetWare Directory Services (NDS) API calls, encapsulated
into an AppleScript extension (osax). This osax is only
really useful if you are using Novell's NetWare Client for
Macintosh version 5.1 or 5.11 to connect to NetWare 4.1 file
servers. (They may also work with the older MacNDS client,
but no guarantees).
Check out http://www.lextech.com/egb/ndsosax.html
NEW in 1.0d5:
--Erich
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/osa/nds-osax-10d5.hqx; 260K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:22 -0800
From: [email protected] (Ron Duritsch)
Subject: [*] NetStickies 2.0
NetStickies adds AppleTalk network functionality to Apple's "Stickies"
application. You can send and receive stickies from other users that have
NetStickies installed, send "text clippings" from a text drag and drop, and
send clipboard text. The target user will receive the text as a stickie,
immediately visible on their screen .
New for version 2 is Macintosh drag and drop support. You can drag and drop
any text onto a "NetStickies Drop" folder that gets created on your Desktop.
Thus, you can quickly send any text by dropping it on this folder. Also,
each stickie sent now has a date and time stamp.
NetStickies 2.0 is freeware
Ron Duritsch >
[email protected] - Commercial and custom Macintosh software -
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/atlk/net-stickies-20.hqx; 26K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:18:56 -0800
From: [email protected] (James W. Walker)
Subject: [*] OtherMenu 1.8.4 (a hierarchical menu extension)
OtherMenu creates a system-wide hierarchical menu somewhat like the Apple
menu. Launch applications and documents, execute FKEYs, and use more than
30 little utilities called externals. In a directory dialog, you can use
the menu to select a file or folder. Requires System 7. Some PowerPC code.
Shareware, $10.
New in 1.8.4: When you select a document from the menu while holding the
option key, OtherMenu will now try to open the document with the
foreground application, rather than the application that created the
document. Improvements in Memory Map, Paste Clips revised for compatibility
with AOL 3.0.
-- James W. Walker
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/other-menu-184.hqx; 418K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:17 -0800
From: [email protected] (Michael Swan)
Subject: [*] OTTool - Open Transport TCP/IP Utility
OTTool is a free utility which provides a synopsis of the AppleTalk and IP
configuration parameters within Apple Computer's Open Transport networking
architecture. In addition, OTTool allows users on IP networks to make
Domain Name Server (DNS) queries, ping devices using ICMP Pings, trace
IP routes (UNIX traceroute), scan through ranges of IP addresses asking
for resolutions, and to query a DNS for Mail Exchange and System Info.
Michael Swan
Neon Software, Inc.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/ot-tool-10b4.hqx; 250K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:18:43 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Planeta Mac noviembre de 1996
Hello,
This is the #10 of Planeta Mac, the Spanish Macintosh ezine.
Hola,
Os mando el numero de 10 de Planeta Mac, disfrutadlo
Greetings
Un saludo
Ignacio Palou Laforet
Planeta Mac Publisher
Planeta Mac
Revista electr=F3nica para Macintosh
[email protected]
http://www.encomix.es/~wicho
ftp.sumex-aim.stanford.edu/info-mac/per
[Archived as /info-mac/per/planeta-mac-96-11.hqx; 417K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:58 -0800
From: [email protected] (POPmail)
Subject: [*] POPmail/Lab
POPmail/Lab is a simple POP3/SMTP based e-mail client optimized
for use in computer labs and on kiosks. Roaming users (people on
a shared machine in a lab or at a kiosk) can read and send mail
leaving undeleted messages on the mail server. Because POPmail/Lab
was designed for computer labs and kiosks, the user interface was
kept as simple as possible so that there is minimal training required.
Features: very simple user-interface; very fast; MIME aware; runs on
any Mac (Mac Plus with System 6.0.7 on up); native on 68K or PowerMacs.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/popmail-lab-117.hqx; 654K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:30 -0800
From: [email protected] (Gideon Greenspan)
Subject: [*] ProCreation
ProCreation is a state-of-the-art artificial-life simulator, unlike any other
:
* It has an extremely simple, slick interface - all controls are 'live'.
* It can cope with enormous world sizes - over 4 million cells per 1Mb memory.
* It is blindingly fast - e.g. 11 million cells per second on a 66MHz 601.
* It automatically wraps the world - infinite scrolling in all directions.
The Artificial Life game was originally developed by James Conway and is the
basis of hundreds of implementations on every conceivable platform.
ProCreation is distributed as a fat application, and requires System 7. It is
shareware, and may be included on any archive if the entire package is
present.
ProCreation (c) Gideon Greenspan - [email protected] - 4th November 1996
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/pro-creation.hqx; 114K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:27 -0800
From: [email protected] (Ross E. Bergman)
Subject: [*] RAM Doubler 2.0 indicator patch
This patch is distributed as "gratitude-ware", in gratitude to the
many fine programmers who have produced far more sophisticated
freeware and shareware products for Macintosh users throughout the
universe.
This patch will make the activity indicator in version 2.00 of RAM
Doubler active by default. The activity indicator is a small white dot
(a single pixel) in the upper left-hand corner of the screen that
blinks when RAM Doubler is doing its stuff. (Because some Macs, such
as powerbooks, have screens without rounded corners, this indicator
might be invisible.) I find the indicator useful because it aids me in
determining why my system is not running as quickly as I think it
should be. With Apple's virtual memory, I can hear the hard disk spin,
and see the hard drive activity light. As distributed, RAM Doubler
provides no such indication of its efforts.
Ross E. Bergman
Psychology Dept. @ Harvard Univ.
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/ram-doubler-20-indicator.hqx; 41K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:13 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jean-Francois Sygnet)
Subject: [*] ResFind 2.5 FR+US APPL
ResFind 2.5 is a tiny program to search ascii or hexadecimal
strings in the resource fork of any file.
Written originally as a Desk Accessory (v1.02) in french
by Father Vincent from "Traditions Monastiques, France",
it has been changed latter to an Application (v2.5).
Eventually the program itself, but not its documentation,
has been translated to English (v2.5b1) by some unkown
author.
This archive contains:
-- The English APPL: ResFind US (v2.5b1)
-- The French APPL: ResFind FR (v2.5)
-- The French Documentation for v2.5 (MS Word Format).
and must therefore replace any previous ResFind archive.
Jean-Francois Sygnet (e-mail: [email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/res-find-25.hqx; 79K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:18 -0800
From: [email protected] (Roy Wood)
Subject: [*] rnMac v2.0d9, an offline NNTP newsreader
This is v2.0d9 of rnMac, my offline NNTP newsreader. Documentation is
included online and in the form of a README file included with the archive.
Enjoy.
-Roy Wood
Roy Wood [email protected]
and Nancy Behme http://www.mars.execulink.com/~rrwood
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/rn-mac-20d9.hqx; 689K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:20:00 -0800
From: [email protected] (eirikfs)
Subject: [*] SigSwitcher 0.68b
SigSwitcher is small AppleScript utility that was written to randomly
select, duplicate and rename signature files for use in your emails.
That means you can have as maney cool signatures as you want, and select a
new one randomly, every time you run this script.
To automate things, you can drop it into your "Startup Items" folder,
inside your System Folder.
SigSwitcher supports at least Netscape 2.0 or newer and Eudora 3.0 Pro.
The code is heavily commented, and should be easy to configure to meet your
needs.
Eirik Seim
http://gudmund.vgs.no/~eirikfs/
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/sig-switcher-068b-as.hqx; 17K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:42 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Simon Says 1.0
A puzzle game by Homeboy Software. Follow the notes played by the computer
to achieve higher scores. Shareware $1.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/simon-says-10.hqx; 325K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:39 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] SoundVision DELTA 50 - Superfast Realtime Sound Analyzer
Have you ever seen a sound? Why don't you try it on your Mac? If your
Mac has microphone or CD-input or something like that, You can see it
with SoundVision. SoundVision is probably the fastest sound analyzer for
Mac. SoundVision shows waveform and spectrum of sound at REAL TIME on
most of Macs. You don't need fast Macs like AV series to do real time
analysis, only you need is a Mac IIsi (normal one, 68030 20MHz). Have a
try. It's fun!
SoundVision requires a Mac with 68030, 68LC040, 68040 or PowerPC for the
CPU. A monitor set to 256-color mode is also required.
SoundVision is a FREEWARE. Please feel free to send me any questions,
comments, suggestions, etc.
Enjoy it!
Masafumi Ueda
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sound-vision-10d5.hqx; 78K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:46 -0800
From: [email protected] (Britt Bolen)
Subject: [*] Super Mac Freecell 1.0
Everyone has seen it, and if you're not addicted now, you will be soon....
Its Freecell!! Freecell is a solitaire card game just like the one that
ships with Windoze 95. It has statistics, over 2 Billion possible game
combinations, and save game features. This is my first shareware program,
and can be registered for $15.
Enjoy, and try not to get hooked....
Britt
---- Britt Bolen ---> mailto:[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/super-mac-freecell-10.hqx; 502K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:34 -0800
From: [email protected] (Alex Narvey)
Subject: [*] The Best of MacSense (NOV/96)
MacSense News Roundup, November 1996. Volume 3, Issue 8.
FEATURING: A Preview of the Best of MacSense '96 CD!!!
-----------------------------------------------------
Wow! What a month October was! Apple rolled out more new products than
you can shake a stick at (Ok, you can shake a stick at them, but you'd
look a little strange). How's this for a line-up: PowerBook 1400,
MessagePad 2000, eMate 300, Color LaserWriter 12/660, Multiple Scan 15AV,
Telecom 3.0, Open Transport 1.1.1, Performa 6360, Color StylerWriter 2500
Photograde kit, and more... To top it all off, Apple reported a modest
profit!
MacSense November has got the goods on all these items, and word on the
upcoming 533MHz PowerPC compatible processor from Exponential!
NEWS: PowerBook 1400 debuts, along with Newton MessagePad 2000 and eMate
300; Apple posts a profit; 533MHz CPUs!
APPLEBITS: Apple's new Multiple Scan 15AV, Color LaserWriter 12/660;
Apple plans for system obsolescence, and more!
QUICKBITS: New SuperMac and APS Mac clones, BeOS on the Mac, new LaserJet
6MP, and more!
NETBITS: Netscape Navigator 4, PageMill 2.0, First Class 3.5, 33.6
modems, and more!
MAILBOX: Reaction to the transition of the MacSense freezine.
SPECIAL OFFER: The Best of MacSense '96 - a new CD full of our best!
NOVEMBER CD SAMPLER: Speech Recognition and your Mac, by Aaron Vegh
NOVEMBER CD SAMPLER: Review of RAM Charger 3.0
MacSense News Roundup is a FREE monthly electronic magazine which focuses
on the mainstream Macintosh computer market. Each issue of MacSense
details the most significant news stories in the world of Macintosh
computing and explores how these new developments will affect every-day
Mac users. Packed with vibrant color graphics, it is the founding goal of
MacSense to shed light on a rapidly evolving industry. Moreover, because
MacSense is created and distributed electronically, it is the most
environmentally friendly method of publishing. We hope you enjoy this
issue!
The color edition of MacSense requires a Macintosh with at least 16
shades of grey. For optimal viewing, we recommend 16-bit color. The black
and white edition of MacSense can be viewed on any Macintosh.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/sns/mac-sense-96-11.hqx; 1223K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:32 -0800
From: [email protected] (Alex Narvey)
Subject: [*] The Best of MacSense (NOV/96) BW
MacSense News Roundup, November 1996. Volume 3, Issue 8.
FEATURING: A Preview of the Best of MacSense '96 CD!!!
-----------------------------------------------------
Wow! What a month October was! Apple rolled out more new products than
you can shake a stick at (Ok, you can shake a stick at them, but you'd
look a little strange). How's this for a line-up: PowerBook 1400,
MessagePad 2000, eMate 300, Color LaserWriter 12/660, Multiple Scan 15AV,
Telecom 3.0, Open Transport 1.1.1, Performa 6360, Color StylerWriter 2500
Photograde kit, and more... To top it all off, Apple reported a modest
profit!
MacSense November has got the goods on all these items, and word on the
upcoming 533MHz PowerPC compatible processor from Exponential!
NEWS: PowerBook 1400 debuts, along with Newton MessagePad 2000 and eMate
300; Apple posts a profit; 533MHz CPUs!
APPLEBITS: Apple's new Multiple Scan 15AV, Color LaserWriter 12/660;
Apple plans for system obsolescence, and more!
QUICKBITS: New SuperMac and APS Mac clones, BeOS on the Mac, new LaserJet
6MP, and more!
NETBITS: Netscape Navigator 4, PageMill 2.0, First Class 3.5, 33.6
modems, and more!
MAILBOX: Reaction to the transition of the MacSense freezine.
SPECIAL OFFER: The Best of MacSense '96 - a new CD full of our best!
NOVEMBER CD SAMPLER: Speech Recognition and your Mac, by Aaron Vegh
NOVEMBER CD SAMPLER: Review of RAM Charger 3.0
MacSense News Roundup is a FREE monthly electronic magazine which focuses
on the mainstream Macintosh computer market. Each issue of MacSense
details the most significant news stories in the world of Macintosh
computing and explores how these new developments will affect every-day
Mac users. Packed with vibrant color graphics, it is the founding goal of
MacSense to shed light on a rapidly evolving industry. Moreover, because
MacSense is created and distributed electronically, it is the most
environmentally friendly method of publishing. We hope you enjoy this
issue!
The attached file is a Stuffit archive. You will need Stuffit Expander or
another Stuffit compression utility to extract it.
The color edition of MacSense requires a Macintosh with at least 16
shades of grey. For optimal viewing, we recommend 16-bit color. The black
and white edition of MacSense can be viewed on any Macintosh.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/sns/mac-sense-96-11-bw.hqx; 330K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:02 -0800
From: [email protected] (Tore Merdem)
Subject: [*] Trainspotters Puzzle 1.3b -- crossword fitword puzzle
Trainspotters Puzzle makes fitword puzzles from a text file, or from words
entered by the user. A fitword puzzle is a type of crossword where you get
all the solution words and it's your task to fit the words into the grid.
You can print out the fitword puzzles in SimpleText. Registered users get
access to complete crossword solutions. The program is 'fat', it runs
native on Power Macs and also on 68K Macs. It requires System 7 or later.
New in version 1.3b: If you choose 'Save Crossword' the resulting crossword
will be in format which can be printed out directly with the use of a
special crossword font. In the 'General Settings' dialog you can now change
the size of the crossword.
You can get more info and see examples of crosswords generated by
Trainspotters Puzzle at:
http://home.sol.no/merdem/trainsp.html
Cheers, Tore M.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/word/trainspotters-puzzle-13b.hqx; 69K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:54 -0800
From: [email protected] (peterm)
Subject: [*] TurboFind FAT 1.4
This is an update to earlier versions of TurboFind.
TurboFind searches the contents of TEXT files in a folder heirarchy for a
given string. It is designed to be as fast as possible.
You run it, drag the folder to search into the window, type the string to
find, press return and it searches. Documents remember the search folder.
A list of files which either have the string in their name, or in the
text of the file is displayed.
Double-click to view in a view window, Command-E to reveal in the Finder,
Command-I to show Finder info, Command-R to run in the Finder.
Files with names containing ".html" have the HTML tags stripped from them
before display. Linefeeds are changed to Returns before display.
TEXT files with ".pdf" or ".hqx" in the name are skipped as being
non-interesting to search.
This version is a 68k & PowerPC FAT application. (There are utilities to
strip the unused code if you like).
The latest version and other free software by me is available from my
home page at:
http://www.moreinfo.com.au/access/
TurboFind is free.
Peter
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:24 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jeff Strobel)
Subject: [*] UULite 3.0 Release for the Macintosh
I am pleased to announce the release of UULite version 3.0 for the
Macintosh. UULite is one of the fastest, most powerful and easiest to
use smart uudecoder/uuencoders available for the Macintosh.
UULite is one of the first and best uuencoder/ uudecoders available for
the Macintosh. It's a highly optimized, single-pass, disk-based
uudecoder/ uuencoder. Because it's disk based, it's never necessary to
adjust its memory partition to handle any file -- no matter how large.
UULite version 3.0 now runs native on both Power Macs and 680x0
Macintoshes. If the task is to uudecode/uuencode files, UULite will
save you time and aggravation.
Version 3.0 has the following features:
* One-step Smart uudecoding:
- Multi-part file decoding with automatic header and footer removal - no
editing required
- Ability to decode source files containing multiple output image files
- Drag and Drop decoding of any number of files
- Ability to automatically move source file to the trash
- File Merge and Decode for decoding images from multiple input files
* One-step uuencoding with file splitting to simplify Usenet posting
* Smart automatic file Type and Creator stamping - user configurable
* Manual file Type and Creator editing on any file
* UNIX Mac text conversion
* No Frills uudecoding
* Direct and unambiguous feedback on progress
* Background processing: decode/encode in the background while you work on
other things
* Help and Usenet Read News Tutorial
* Improved NewsWatcher compatibility
* Ability to use other programs as helper programs
- You can now configure UULite to feed decoded files to other programs
(launching them if necessary). Imagine selecting an uuencoded image
file in NewsWatcher, choosing "Extract Binaries" and having the image
decoded and fed to a program like JPEGView for immediate display on
your screen...all in one step.
________________________________________________________________________
System Requirements: Macintosh (680x0 or Power Macintosh) running System
7.0 or greater with at least 500K of available RAM.
Jeff Strobel
[email protected]
[email protected]
http://www.peanutsw.com
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:40 -0800
From: [email protected] (Marcelo A. Paredes C.)
Subject: [*] VideoIN 2.0 (PPC ONLY)
Here it is: VideoIN 2.0
ok to put on CD.
VideoIN 2.0 is a scriptable program that allows you to grab video frames
>From your camera or vcr (provided that you have vdig hardware) into a file
or the clipboard.
This version includes scripting support and it's now able to both open and
print it's own files. If you have any trouble opening any graphic file with
VideoIN please try assigning it one additional megabyte of memory.
For further information, please see the README file provided.
VideoIN is shareware $20.
Marcelo A. Paredes C.
November 3, 1996
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/mov/video-in-20-ppc.hqx; 258K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:28 -0800
From: [email protected] (Bertil Holmberg)
Subject: [*] WriteStyler
StyleWriter will modify any combination of font, style and size in a
document that is saved in the original MacWrite [5.0] format. For
example, you can change the font Stone Sans Bold to plain Stone Sans
and Bold style. This can be useful when converting a document to HTML.
Bertil Holmberg
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 02:19:20 -0800
From: [email protected] (Peter Hardman)
Subject: [*] WWWStat4Mac 1.4.2 - Webserver log analyser
Summary of WWWStat4Mac Features.
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Processes WebStar and Common Log format Logs Automatically. No need to
recompile or reconfigure.
Automatic Processing. Set WWWStat4Mac to process your chosen log file at a
fixed time each day or at a repeat interval, for example every two hours.
Drag and drop processing. Automatically processes log files that are
dropped onto it. No need for reconfiguration or for recompilation.
Fast. A typical file is processed at about 4-500 lines/second on a PowerMac
7200/90 with a set of basic options. Ultra fast when coupled with the
powerful caching features that mean only the changes to a file need
processing when it is processed later.
DNS resolving of unresolved names. If your server doesn't resolve the DNS
names then let WWWStat4Mac do it for you. Powerfull DNS caching means that
once a name has been looked up it won't need looking up again!
FAT Binary application, will run native on ANY Macintosh running System 7
or later.
Macintosh user interface for choosing, processing and saving files. Runs in
the background.
A Powerfull but flexible and simple to use, set of text based options. This
allows for rapid editing and customisation with a simple text editor.
A wealth of options available to help in log processing, including powerful
filtering and alias features. For example exlude all gif files from the
statistics with one simple command "exclude_file *.gif".
HTML output. Either a simple text version, or a more sophisticated TABLE
output with graphs and graphics.
Many different sections giving information on domains,sites,files, and
traffic.
All this for the extremely reasonable Shareware fee of $10. You'll find it
hard to find another application (commercial or sharware) with this many
features.
email [email protected]
Changes since version 1.4.0.
Speed Improvements (now 3 times faster than 1.4) and some minor bug fixes.
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