Info-Mac Digest V14 #278
Posted: December 6th, 1996, 6:00 am
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Info-Mac Digest Fri, 6 Dec 96 Volume 14 : Issue 278
Today's Topics:
[A] PPP callback
[Q] how to connect a Mac to an NT server via dial-up?
[Q] Which removable drive?
Apple's Problems With Performas
Converting html to PageMaker documents
Downloaded Binary Files in ASCII mode.....Help
Easy View -- chapters and sections
FutureShare
Group Information Managers
I'm a Big Dummy
Info-Mac Digest
ISP info request
Multi-session CD recording
PB 150 systems problems
PPC 6100 won't boot
PPP & Echo Interval
Responses to Our Performa Difficulty
Software authors: Upgrade to *what*
WIDE SCSI on a 6100
Zip drive and Icon problem
zip problems
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Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1996 09:17:11 +0100
From: Peter Peldan
Subject: [A] PPP callback
>
> Subject: ppp call back
>
> I need, if it exists, a PPP client that lets do the call back.
I use FreePPP 2.5v2 and have no problems with the callback
functionality.
Actually, I have a related question: Is there a way to write a script
that would automate this. Now, I use a script to do the first password
authentication, negociation process, but as soon as the dialback command
is inwoked i go over to terminal window mode to do the final connection
handshake.
Peter Peldan
[I have automated this in FreePPP. The biggest difficulty is the lack of
scripting support in FreePPP -- you have (I think) only 10 items to look for
or send. In the account setup, check-box the "script" conneciton option and
then edit the script. I am going to start using Apple's PPP, as I think the
scripting support there is much better. -Gordon]
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 07:28:50 PST
From: [email protected]
Subject: [Q] how to connect a Mac to an NT server via dial-up?
folks,
I'm trying to get an NT 4.0 server set up as an ISP. My problem is
that I cannot get my Mac to gateway through the server to the Internet.
I'm running MacOS 7.5.5, FreePPP v2.52, and OT 1.1. I can dial-in and
the FreePPP dialog shows that a connection is sucessfully established.
Once that has happened, I can browse local Web Pages, but only using
the raw IP number of the server. DNS doesn't work and I can't get
outside the system in any manner at all.
I've got the TCP/IP control panel set to use FreePPP and to get all
the IP info from the PPP server. The server properly assigns an IP to
my machine, but the net mask and router info are both being set to
0.0.0.0. Does this indicate an improper setup on the server side of
things? This same setup works fine dialing into my Netcom shell
account, running SLiRP on the shell side.
I know I've got things working on the Internet side, as I can access
the server via the Internet via HTTP and FTP from my Netcom account.
I've got mail up and running as well and can get out to the I'net if
I'm right on the server. My partners, who run PCs, tell me they have
no problem dialing through the server using PC s/w.
What's am I missing?
P.S.: Please send replies to rather that using the
return address in this note. Thanks.
'til next we type
HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
[Yes -- if the router address is missing, then the mac won't know how to
contact any machine off the local network (in this case, just the mac and
the NT server). I have used NT 4.0 as a dial-in server using FreePPP and
it worked fine; however I didn't set it up. So, it is possible. -Gordon]
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 22:00:42 -0800 (PST)
From: Blayne Welk
Subject: [Q] Which removable drive?
I have decided to buy a removeable cartridge drive, and am looking at
three possibilities. I have read the MacUser/MacWorld reports,
comparisons etc, and I am looking for any opinions people might have on
the following three possibilities. The first is the obvious Zip drive,
which costs about $150 US after rebate. The Epson Zip drive is listed as
$130 US, after rebate. Is there any difference between the two besides
manufactures, and has anyone seen any lower prices in other catalogues
besides MacZone?
The other option is that of new EZFlyer 230. I have not heard much
about this drive. Does anyone have one, and would you say it is worth the
$300 US? Is it substantial faster then the ZIP? Would you say it is
likely to become a standard drive, ie integrated into computers,
powerbooks, etc? Has anyone seen a lower price on this?
Thanks for your help and time, and I look forward to hearing your
comments. (BTW, please Cc a copy to my address so I don't miss any
responses).
Blayne Welk
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 11:23:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: Apple's Problems With Performas
On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, at 22:45:41 -1000, [email protected] (Ed Cesar) wrote:
> My wife and I have been waiting for nearly a year for Apple to replace a
> board in a Macintosh Performa 6300CD I bought for her last Christmas.
> This model freezes on starting about half the time. Apple is apparently
> well aware of their problem and reportedly will replace the board at no
> charge....
Ed,
I can't help directly with your problem, but the following posting
appeared on a recent MacWay digest:
> The "official" Performa Problems page has moved from
> to it's new location at:
>
>
>
> Please feel free to stop by, take a look, and if you have any questions,
> comments or suggestions, please send them to .
>
> The Performa Problems & Solutions Page is a great resource if you are
> the owner of an Apple Macintosh Performa PowerPC 52XX, 62XX, 63XX or
> 64XX and are having problems with these machines. You can get some
> valuable tips, suggestions and solutions.
Good luck,
David E. Kelley
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH 44074
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 16:01:35 -0800
From: [email protected] (Paul [not "Brian"] Brians)
Subject: Converting html to PageMaker documents
I need to translate a number of HTML documents into Word documents suitable
for placing into PageMaker. I use Word 6 with Internet Assistant to open
and save the documents as Word documents, but when I place them in PM, any
words which were links in the originals vanish. Any solutions?
Paul Brians, Department of English,Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-5020
[email protected]
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 96 12:38:18 +0800
From: Kim
Subject: Downloaded Binary Files in ASCII mode.....Help
Greetings,
Unawared, I downloaded a number of binary files in default ascii format.
Is there anything I can do at my end to remedy it.
Thanks in advance.
Kim
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 20:38:56 -0500
From: Robert Pluta
Subject: Easy View -- chapters and sections
Greetings Info-Mac'ers:
I've been working with EV and TexEdit to spruce up my collection of MACWAY
Digests. Searching through my collection is not easy. I'd like to be able
to search section headings =E0 la Info-Mac but I can't get the sections to
appear as they do in c.s.m.p. and info-mac.
I've explored the formatting of the text documents and the configuration
option in EV and now I'm at a loss as to how to get the sections to appear.
Do you think I need to configure EV in some manner or do I need to add a
text string to the text documents?
Actually, the more I tweak that config menu, the more confused I become.
Sometimes I can get the sections but the chapters are blank. Most times the
chapters display OK but the sections do not appear.
I've tried to contact Mr. Eyler of EV fame and his address bounced. Akif!
Where are you? EV is still the greatest!!
regards,
Rob
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 10:10:39 +0100 (MET)
From: Marc Thoelen
Subject: FutureShare
Hi,
Anybody heard about FutureShare, Apple's new way of networking ?
References ? White Papers ?
Thanks,
Marc
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 13:23:03 -0500
From: "Charles A. Patrick"
Subject: Group Information Managers
I gather that Claris Organiser is single user only.
What is there available to track and serve a small group (upto 20 or so)?
The idea would be to install it on a server and allow each client to access
it from individual machines. Also, it would be nice if the software was
able to allow different access levels by group.
Thanks.
Charles A. Patrick
International and Professional Relations Division
Statistics Canada
25-F R.H.Coats Building, Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6, CANADA
Tel: 1 613 951 8920
Fax: 1 613 951 1231
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 11:36:19 -0500
From: Chaz Larson
Subject: I'm a Big Dummy
A while ago, I posted an note suggesting that telling everyone you know not
to buy Performas based on a single bad experience was a Bad Thing.
I've recently recieved mail misinterpreting my remarks and essentially
ascribing to me the motive of wanting to quash debate on this forum,
specifically about problems with Performas. I disagree, and stand by my
remarks as written. I own a Performa myself; if there are problems with
them, I sure would like to know. However, when I bought that Performa, the
monitor was dead out of the box. I called Apple, and got a new one.
Problem solved; I didn't tell my family and friends to stop buying
Performas because of it.
I think telling everyone to stop buying Widgets because your Widget has a
problem is wrongheaded.
Here's what I'm about:
I am all for the open discussion and reporting of questions and problems
whatever they concern. If I have something to offer by way of a solution,
I will offer it. I don't want anyone to shut up, or to feel that they
can't offer a question in this forum.
Sometimes, an article on info-mac [or any mailing list I'm on] will ask a
question or make a statement that I feel is badly phrased, or illuminates
some general principle of troubleshooting, or is exceptionally vague, or
whatever. Occasionally, I feel compelled to comment on such articles, with
the goal being to illustrate what I feel are the important concepts shown
therein, hopefully working toward improving the level of mutual support we
can all provide here.
Whenever I post one of these commentary articles, I try to remember to do
two things:
1. change the subject line, so the article is not seen as a direct reply
2. remove reference to the original poster's name, so that the article
is not seen as a personal attack.
Sometimes I use satire to make my points. Let me apologize for any past or
future offense that anyone takes at my remarks. I assure you, they are not
meant as personal attacks. I don't like personal attacks, and try not to
indulge in them. Sometimes I misinterpret what people say [or usually,
don't say]; not surprising, since I'm a person, as well.
Now, I realize all this sounds pretty high-and-mighty, and I don't mean it
to. Please don't interpret these remarks as meaning I place myself on some
sort of pedestal above the masses; I don't. I'm a big dummy. I learn
things every day here.
I just wanted to clear up my motives. I'm really not an ogre. I am a big
dummy, just doing my best to keep learning, not suck, and help when I can.
I guess I am opinionated about some things, but so is everyone. My
personal crusade is the promotion of clarity of communication.
If you don't like what I have to say, tell me. Maybe I can explain my
point of view better, or maybe you'll change it.
But for pete's sake, don't stop asking questions on my account.
chazl
12.05.96
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 96 23:33:28 -0500
From: Harold Appel
Subject: Info-Mac Digest
For no apparent reason, my cursor disappears all of a sudden. I get it
back by closing some applications. The menubar also disappears at times
leaving only one or two icons. What could cause this? Performa 6115 with
24MB RAM, 7.5.5, OT1.1.1. recently added RAM
Thanks
Work is the blackmail of survival. (Situationists International)
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 96 10:29:43 +0800
From: Kim
Subject: ISP info request
I KNOW this is out of topic. But I appreciate any input from any of you
in the States. I have been looking for a host, a service provider in the
States who would house my homepage under my own domain name. I was going
to join up with BEST.COM but they still hasn't replied an email of
queries I sent to them a week ago. I need an inexpensive (about
$20-30/month) but reasonably fast site to access from Malaysia, providing
say 10-20mb of HTTP & FTP space. let me read Usenet news and keep an
email acc I can access with Eudora but I don't need a POP dial-up.
Something of an extended shell acc. But I am not too sure of all the
technical terms...
I need all the feedback I can get and I thank you in advance. I am sorry
if I have gone too far out of topic.
Kim
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 21:38:22 +0200
From: [email protected] (William HILDEBRAND)
Subject: Multi-session CD recording
Re : Multi-session CD recording
I'm archiving from an external 730Mb (with less than 650Mb data each time)
hard drive to a d2 (Sony) CD recorder with Toast CD-ROM Pro v.2.5.10
1) The first "session" I recorded 525Mb, no problem. I took the CD home,
and successfully read from this disk on my 4x CD-ROM (external Apple 600e)
for a month.
2) The second "session", recorded 110Mb from a 125Mb partition created on
the same external 730Mb drive, to fill the 650Mb CD.
Now my 4x CD-ROM (external Apple 600e) will not read this CD and it makes
some nasty noises in the processes of trying to do so.
I returned to the place where I recorded the CD and tried the CD on other
drives, 4x Apple internal, 2x d2 external, and again in the 4x d2 recorder.
It mounts, slowly, but it mounts.
Open Control Panel for Multisession, I find something very biszarre. Three
tracks,
APS Drive.1-699.0mb (actually 525mb)
APS Drive.2-125.0mb (actually 110mb)
APS Drive.2-349.5mb (who knows what this is? type -58 error when attempting
to mount, I think it's an invisible blank partiton from when I made the
125mb partition)
Why do the two tracks I recorded show the partitions ("sessions") totaling
724mb and not the actual data size 635Mb?
So, what's the deal with my Apple 600e? Is it not multi-session friendly.
How can I mount this CD with my drive? I have already installed all the
drivers from the d2, and still the same noise. I even disconnected the
drive and just tried the CD-ROM all by itself in the drive. Same bizarre
noise, and it won't mount.
Help?
William HILDEBRAND
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 09:44:34 +1100
From: [email protected] (Glen Hawkins)
Subject: PB 150 systems problems
Hi there,
I appear to have a major problem in that I have erased my HDD in my PB 150
(deliberately) but am now totally unable to reinstall my system or any
system file on the bloody thing. I have attempted to install S7.5.2 from
disk images form my PM 7500/100 cd rom with no success even with the
disktools and PB 150 enabler it asks for a reinstall of a 'newer' system as
this one is NOT appropriate. I have tried sys 7.0.1 (doesn't work) and am
now down to my last three hairs. Any suggestions from the informed?
Cheers Glen
PS: My personal request to apple.....shoot the person who included the IDE
driver on the ROM please as it has caused more problems than it is
worth!!!!
Glen Hawkins ([email protected])
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 17:15:40 +0100
From: Ian Silvester
Subject: PPC 6100 won't boot
I recently upgraded my PowerMac 6100/60 from 7.5.3 to System 7.5.5. A
couple of weeks later on switching it on I got the dreaded floppy icon with
the flashing question mark. I ran Norton 3.0 from the emergency disc and
found no major problem. MacCheck 1.05 also told me there was nothing wrong.
I disconnected my external CD from the scsi port in case that was the cause
and verified that the internal hard disc was the start up device. Still no
joy.
I then did a clean install of 7.5 from the system discs, upgraded to 7.5.3
and copied across all the preferences, additional extensions, control
panels etc. from the Xsystem folder which accumulate over time and junked
the old system completely.
This solved the problem for 10 days or so...until last night when the
floppy icon appeared again. Same story, nothing wrong according to Norton.
I can run any program from the hard disc but it just won't boot.
Before I go through the time consuming process of reinstalling the system
again, is there anything I have missed ?
Any ideas gratefully received,
thanks
Ian
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 21:25:53 -0600
From: [email protected] (Steve Waechter)
Subject: PPP & Echo Interval
I thought that the function of the Echo Interval in Mac PPP was to allow
you to restore a dropped connection. I have the Echo Interval set to 20
seconds, but after waiting even several minutes, it still doesn't notify me
or do anything to try to restore the dropped connection. I am using PPP
2.1.2SD with Config PPP 2.5. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks in advance.
Dr. Steve Waechter, Asst. Prof. of Religion ([email protected])
University of Mobile, Latin American Campus (office: 505-43-22314)
San Marcos, Carazo, Nicaragua
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 09:05:21 -1000
From: [email protected] (Ed Cesar)
Subject: Responses to Our Performa Difficulty
Many thanks to all those who took the time to respond. I
received several suggestions, all good ones. When I
find a solution I'll post another message with results,
hopefully soon.
Aloha,
Ed
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 10:32:28 -0600
From: [email protected] (morethanone kalar)
Subject: Software authors: Upgrade to *what*
Quite often when updated softwares are submitted to Info-Mac, the
authors include abstracts which fail to introduce the *purpose* of the
software.
Those of us who haven't seen the software before -- or who rejected
earlier versions for lack of a needed feature -- are left trying to
figure out from "What's new" just what it is that the software does.
It's pretty hard to decide if the new features might make a download
worthwhile.
Authors, remember to include a short *description* of your creation's
purpose with each upgrade. No, just pointing at a website isn't enough.
-- Tony
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 17:46:55 -0600 (CST)
From: Peter M Eckman
Subject: WIDE SCSI on a 6100
I have a question for my fellow Mac enthusiasts. I recently purchased a
2.1 GB internal WIDE SCSI drive for my computer (6100AV). I'd like to use
it to replace my current internal drive. However, I haven't yet had much
luck. I would like to know if I am totally out of luck -- that is, is
there a technical reason I've overlooked as to why I _can't_ use such a drive
with my computer? If not, can anyone suggest somewhere I could find an
internal SCSI cable that will let me plug this drive into my computer?
Perhaps some sort of 68 pin to 50 pin adapter (internal -- I've found an
external one but that isn't good enough)?
Thanks!
--
Peter Eckman
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 01:49:43 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jon Froines)
Subject: Zip drive and Icon problem
This is possibly the weirdest thing that's happened to me in my 10 years of
Mac use. I just a got a zip drive. I copied everything from my 1.0 gig
drive onto zip disks. Here's the weird thing: Most items that have a
custom icon on my HD have a randomly selected icon (from elsewhere on my
HD) on the zip disk copy. And even weirder, if the item with the custom
icon is a folder, the zip disk copy will have a random wrong icon on it, as
well as a mystery file which will have appeared inside with the icon that
SHOULD be on the parent folder. This file is always titled simply "icon"
BUT when I get info on it, sometimes it's an empty text document, sometimes
a supposed application (that gets an error if you try to run it), and
sometimes some other file type. The mystery file is always tiny, 3K
(pretty much equivalent to empty, I guess). Never is the "icon"-named file
an actual icon file. Anybody know what the heck is going when I'm trying
to copy to my zip disks and get exactly what I wanted to copy? This has
gotta be the weirdest bug I've ever experienced. BTW, anyone try to email
Iomega's support? All I seem to be able to do is request automated info
files that don't help at all.
- JonYo ([email protected])
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Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 15:40:14 +0000 (GMT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: zip problems
While I was sorting some files into folders on a zip disk, I noticed that the
files were duplicating onto the desktop and the folder was changing its name to
desktop file (and back again). When I tried to move the files from the desktop
to the folder both file and duplicate disappeared. Similarly when I tried to
erase the duplicate the original disappeared.
I ran Norton Disk Doctor on the disk, and it said there was a problem with the
desktop folder and I should choose to fix it. I did so but now the disk is
unrecognisable to the mac and it wants to initialise.
Is there anyway of retrieving the data from the disk.
I'm afraid of doing anything more with Norton in case I make matters worse.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thank you
Martin MacNulty
[email protected]
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Info-Mac Digest Fri, 6 Dec 96 Volume 14 : Issue 278
Today's Topics:
[A] PPP callback
[Q] how to connect a Mac to an NT server via dial-up?
[Q] Which removable drive?
Apple's Problems With Performas
Converting html to PageMaker documents
Downloaded Binary Files in ASCII mode.....Help
Easy View -- chapters and sections
FutureShare
Group Information Managers
I'm a Big Dummy
Info-Mac Digest
ISP info request
Multi-session CD recording
PB 150 systems problems
PPC 6100 won't boot
PPP & Echo Interval
Responses to Our Performa Difficulty
Software authors: Upgrade to *what*
WIDE SCSI on a 6100
Zip drive and Icon problem
zip problems
The Info-Mac Network operates by the volunteer efforts of:
Gordon Watts, Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Mike O'Bryan
The Info-Mac Archive is available at 50 public and private sites around
the world. For the site list, request it by mail (address below), or try:
Also accessible by ftp. Help files and indexes are also in info-mac/help/.
Administrative queries & info:
Articles for digest publication:
Files for inclusion:
To submit a file greater than 800K, or to avoid submitting by (and
segmenting for) email, send email describing the file to
and upload it to:
-- username/password macgifts/macgifts at info-mac.org
As with emailed submissions, non-text files must be binhexed.
See our new WWW site: , where you can find
all of this info and more!
The Info-Mac digest is sponsored in part by StarNine Technologies, Inc., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Quarterdeck corporation. StarNine develops
Internet server software for the Macintosh, including World Wide Web and e-mail
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Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1996 09:17:11 +0100
From: Peter Peldan
Subject: [A] PPP callback
>
> Subject: ppp call back
>
> I need, if it exists, a PPP client that lets do the call back.
I use FreePPP 2.5v2 and have no problems with the callback
functionality.
Actually, I have a related question: Is there a way to write a script
that would automate this. Now, I use a script to do the first password
authentication, negociation process, but as soon as the dialback command
is inwoked i go over to terminal window mode to do the final connection
handshake.
Peter Peldan
[I have automated this in FreePPP. The biggest difficulty is the lack of
scripting support in FreePPP -- you have (I think) only 10 items to look for
or send. In the account setup, check-box the "script" conneciton option and
then edit the script. I am going to start using Apple's PPP, as I think the
scripting support there is much better. -Gordon]
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 07:28:50 PST
From: [email protected]
Subject: [Q] how to connect a Mac to an NT server via dial-up?
folks,
I'm trying to get an NT 4.0 server set up as an ISP. My problem is
that I cannot get my Mac to gateway through the server to the Internet.
I'm running MacOS 7.5.5, FreePPP v2.52, and OT 1.1. I can dial-in and
the FreePPP dialog shows that a connection is sucessfully established.
Once that has happened, I can browse local Web Pages, but only using
the raw IP number of the server. DNS doesn't work and I can't get
outside the system in any manner at all.
I've got the TCP/IP control panel set to use FreePPP and to get all
the IP info from the PPP server. The server properly assigns an IP to
my machine, but the net mask and router info are both being set to
0.0.0.0. Does this indicate an improper setup on the server side of
things? This same setup works fine dialing into my Netcom shell
account, running SLiRP on the shell side.
I know I've got things working on the Internet side, as I can access
the server via the Internet via HTTP and FTP from my Netcom account.
I've got mail up and running as well and can get out to the I'net if
I'm right on the server. My partners, who run PCs, tell me they have
no problem dialing through the server using PC s/w.
What's am I missing?
P.S.: Please send replies to rather that using the
return address in this note. Thanks.
'til next we type
HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
[Yes -- if the router address is missing, then the mac won't know how to
contact any machine off the local network (in this case, just the mac and
the NT server). I have used NT 4.0 as a dial-in server using FreePPP and
it worked fine; however I didn't set it up. So, it is possible. -Gordon]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 22:00:42 -0800 (PST)
From: Blayne Welk
Subject: [Q] Which removable drive?
I have decided to buy a removeable cartridge drive, and am looking at
three possibilities. I have read the MacUser/MacWorld reports,
comparisons etc, and I am looking for any opinions people might have on
the following three possibilities. The first is the obvious Zip drive,
which costs about $150 US after rebate. The Epson Zip drive is listed as
$130 US, after rebate. Is there any difference between the two besides
manufactures, and has anyone seen any lower prices in other catalogues
besides MacZone?
The other option is that of new EZFlyer 230. I have not heard much
about this drive. Does anyone have one, and would you say it is worth the
$300 US? Is it substantial faster then the ZIP? Would you say it is
likely to become a standard drive, ie integrated into computers,
powerbooks, etc? Has anyone seen a lower price on this?
Thanks for your help and time, and I look forward to hearing your
comments. (BTW, please Cc a copy to my address so I don't miss any
responses).
Blayne Welk
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 11:23:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: Apple's Problems With Performas
On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, at 22:45:41 -1000, [email protected] (Ed Cesar) wrote:
> My wife and I have been waiting for nearly a year for Apple to replace a
> board in a Macintosh Performa 6300CD I bought for her last Christmas.
> This model freezes on starting about half the time. Apple is apparently
> well aware of their problem and reportedly will replace the board at no
> charge....
Ed,
I can't help directly with your problem, but the following posting
appeared on a recent MacWay digest:
> The "official" Performa Problems page has moved from
> to it's new location at:
>
>
>
> Please feel free to stop by, take a look, and if you have any questions,
> comments or suggestions, please send them to .
>
> The Performa Problems & Solutions Page is a great resource if you are
> the owner of an Apple Macintosh Performa PowerPC 52XX, 62XX, 63XX or
> 64XX and are having problems with these machines. You can get some
> valuable tips, suggestions and solutions.
Good luck,
David E. Kelley
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH 44074
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 16:01:35 -0800
From: [email protected] (Paul [not "Brian"] Brians)
Subject: Converting html to PageMaker documents
I need to translate a number of HTML documents into Word documents suitable
for placing into PageMaker. I use Word 6 with Internet Assistant to open
and save the documents as Word documents, but when I place them in PM, any
words which were links in the originals vanish. Any solutions?
Paul Brians, Department of English,Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-5020
[email protected]
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 96 12:38:18 +0800
From: Kim
Subject: Downloaded Binary Files in ASCII mode.....Help
Greetings,
Unawared, I downloaded a number of binary files in default ascii format.
Is there anything I can do at my end to remedy it.
Thanks in advance.
Kim
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 20:38:56 -0500
From: Robert Pluta
Subject: Easy View -- chapters and sections
Greetings Info-Mac'ers:
I've been working with EV and TexEdit to spruce up my collection of MACWAY
Digests. Searching through my collection is not easy. I'd like to be able
to search section headings =E0 la Info-Mac but I can't get the sections to
appear as they do in c.s.m.p. and info-mac.
I've explored the formatting of the text documents and the configuration
option in EV and now I'm at a loss as to how to get the sections to appear.
Do you think I need to configure EV in some manner or do I need to add a
text string to the text documents?
Actually, the more I tweak that config menu, the more confused I become.
Sometimes I can get the sections but the chapters are blank. Most times the
chapters display OK but the sections do not appear.
I've tried to contact Mr. Eyler of EV fame and his address bounced. Akif!
Where are you? EV is still the greatest!!
regards,
Rob
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 10:10:39 +0100 (MET)
From: Marc Thoelen
Subject: FutureShare
Hi,
Anybody heard about FutureShare, Apple's new way of networking ?
References ? White Papers ?
Thanks,
Marc
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 13:23:03 -0500
From: "Charles A. Patrick"
Subject: Group Information Managers
I gather that Claris Organiser is single user only.
What is there available to track and serve a small group (upto 20 or so)?
The idea would be to install it on a server and allow each client to access
it from individual machines. Also, it would be nice if the software was
able to allow different access levels by group.
Thanks.
Charles A. Patrick
International and Professional Relations Division
Statistics Canada
25-F R.H.Coats Building, Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6, CANADA
Tel: 1 613 951 8920
Fax: 1 613 951 1231
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 11:36:19 -0500
From: Chaz Larson
Subject: I'm a Big Dummy
A while ago, I posted an note suggesting that telling everyone you know not
to buy Performas based on a single bad experience was a Bad Thing.
I've recently recieved mail misinterpreting my remarks and essentially
ascribing to me the motive of wanting to quash debate on this forum,
specifically about problems with Performas. I disagree, and stand by my
remarks as written. I own a Performa myself; if there are problems with
them, I sure would like to know. However, when I bought that Performa, the
monitor was dead out of the box. I called Apple, and got a new one.
Problem solved; I didn't tell my family and friends to stop buying
Performas because of it.
I think telling everyone to stop buying Widgets because your Widget has a
problem is wrongheaded.
Here's what I'm about:
I am all for the open discussion and reporting of questions and problems
whatever they concern. If I have something to offer by way of a solution,
I will offer it. I don't want anyone to shut up, or to feel that they
can't offer a question in this forum.
Sometimes, an article on info-mac [or any mailing list I'm on] will ask a
question or make a statement that I feel is badly phrased, or illuminates
some general principle of troubleshooting, or is exceptionally vague, or
whatever. Occasionally, I feel compelled to comment on such articles, with
the goal being to illustrate what I feel are the important concepts shown
therein, hopefully working toward improving the level of mutual support we
can all provide here.
Whenever I post one of these commentary articles, I try to remember to do
two things:
1. change the subject line, so the article is not seen as a direct reply
2. remove reference to the original poster's name, so that the article
is not seen as a personal attack.
Sometimes I use satire to make my points. Let me apologize for any past or
future offense that anyone takes at my remarks. I assure you, they are not
meant as personal attacks. I don't like personal attacks, and try not to
indulge in them. Sometimes I misinterpret what people say [or usually,
don't say]; not surprising, since I'm a person, as well.
Now, I realize all this sounds pretty high-and-mighty, and I don't mean it
to. Please don't interpret these remarks as meaning I place myself on some
sort of pedestal above the masses; I don't. I'm a big dummy. I learn
things every day here.
I just wanted to clear up my motives. I'm really not an ogre. I am a big
dummy, just doing my best to keep learning, not suck, and help when I can.
I guess I am opinionated about some things, but so is everyone. My
personal crusade is the promotion of clarity of communication.
If you don't like what I have to say, tell me. Maybe I can explain my
point of view better, or maybe you'll change it.
But for pete's sake, don't stop asking questions on my account.
chazl
12.05.96
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 96 23:33:28 -0500
From: Harold Appel
Subject: Info-Mac Digest
For no apparent reason, my cursor disappears all of a sudden. I get it
back by closing some applications. The menubar also disappears at times
leaving only one or two icons. What could cause this? Performa 6115 with
24MB RAM, 7.5.5, OT1.1.1. recently added RAM
Thanks
Work is the blackmail of survival. (Situationists International)
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 96 10:29:43 +0800
From: Kim
Subject: ISP info request
I KNOW this is out of topic. But I appreciate any input from any of you
in the States. I have been looking for a host, a service provider in the
States who would house my homepage under my own domain name. I was going
to join up with BEST.COM but they still hasn't replied an email of
queries I sent to them a week ago. I need an inexpensive (about
$20-30/month) but reasonably fast site to access from Malaysia, providing
say 10-20mb of HTTP & FTP space. let me read Usenet news and keep an
email acc I can access with Eudora but I don't need a POP dial-up.
Something of an extended shell acc. But I am not too sure of all the
technical terms...
I need all the feedback I can get and I thank you in advance. I am sorry
if I have gone too far out of topic.
Kim
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 21:38:22 +0200
From: [email protected] (William HILDEBRAND)
Subject: Multi-session CD recording
Re : Multi-session CD recording
I'm archiving from an external 730Mb (with less than 650Mb data each time)
hard drive to a d2 (Sony) CD recorder with Toast CD-ROM Pro v.2.5.10
1) The first "session" I recorded 525Mb, no problem. I took the CD home,
and successfully read from this disk on my 4x CD-ROM (external Apple 600e)
for a month.
2) The second "session", recorded 110Mb from a 125Mb partition created on
the same external 730Mb drive, to fill the 650Mb CD.
Now my 4x CD-ROM (external Apple 600e) will not read this CD and it makes
some nasty noises in the processes of trying to do so.
I returned to the place where I recorded the CD and tried the CD on other
drives, 4x Apple internal, 2x d2 external, and again in the 4x d2 recorder.
It mounts, slowly, but it mounts.
Open Control Panel for Multisession, I find something very biszarre. Three
tracks,
APS Drive.1-699.0mb (actually 525mb)
APS Drive.2-125.0mb (actually 110mb)
APS Drive.2-349.5mb (who knows what this is? type -58 error when attempting
to mount, I think it's an invisible blank partiton from when I made the
125mb partition)
Why do the two tracks I recorded show the partitions ("sessions") totaling
724mb and not the actual data size 635Mb?
So, what's the deal with my Apple 600e? Is it not multi-session friendly.
How can I mount this CD with my drive? I have already installed all the
drivers from the d2, and still the same noise. I even disconnected the
drive and just tried the CD-ROM all by itself in the drive. Same bizarre
noise, and it won't mount.
Help?
William HILDEBRAND
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 09:44:34 +1100
From: [email protected] (Glen Hawkins)
Subject: PB 150 systems problems
Hi there,
I appear to have a major problem in that I have erased my HDD in my PB 150
(deliberately) but am now totally unable to reinstall my system or any
system file on the bloody thing. I have attempted to install S7.5.2 from
disk images form my PM 7500/100 cd rom with no success even with the
disktools and PB 150 enabler it asks for a reinstall of a 'newer' system as
this one is NOT appropriate. I have tried sys 7.0.1 (doesn't work) and am
now down to my last three hairs. Any suggestions from the informed?
Cheers Glen
PS: My personal request to apple.....shoot the person who included the IDE
driver on the ROM please as it has caused more problems than it is
worth!!!!
Glen Hawkins ([email protected])
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 17:15:40 +0100
From: Ian Silvester
Subject: PPC 6100 won't boot
I recently upgraded my PowerMac 6100/60 from 7.5.3 to System 7.5.5. A
couple of weeks later on switching it on I got the dreaded floppy icon with
the flashing question mark. I ran Norton 3.0 from the emergency disc and
found no major problem. MacCheck 1.05 also told me there was nothing wrong.
I disconnected my external CD from the scsi port in case that was the cause
and verified that the internal hard disc was the start up device. Still no
joy.
I then did a clean install of 7.5 from the system discs, upgraded to 7.5.3
and copied across all the preferences, additional extensions, control
panels etc. from the Xsystem folder which accumulate over time and junked
the old system completely.
This solved the problem for 10 days or so...until last night when the
floppy icon appeared again. Same story, nothing wrong according to Norton.
I can run any program from the hard disc but it just won't boot.
Before I go through the time consuming process of reinstalling the system
again, is there anything I have missed ?
Any ideas gratefully received,
thanks
Ian
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 21:25:53 -0600
From: [email protected] (Steve Waechter)
Subject: PPP & Echo Interval
I thought that the function of the Echo Interval in Mac PPP was to allow
you to restore a dropped connection. I have the Echo Interval set to 20
seconds, but after waiting even several minutes, it still doesn't notify me
or do anything to try to restore the dropped connection. I am using PPP
2.1.2SD with Config PPP 2.5. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks in advance.
Dr. Steve Waechter, Asst. Prof. of Religion ([email protected])
University of Mobile, Latin American Campus (office: 505-43-22314)
San Marcos, Carazo, Nicaragua
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 09:05:21 -1000
From: [email protected] (Ed Cesar)
Subject: Responses to Our Performa Difficulty
Many thanks to all those who took the time to respond. I
received several suggestions, all good ones. When I
find a solution I'll post another message with results,
hopefully soon.
Aloha,
Ed
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 10:32:28 -0600
From: [email protected] (morethanone kalar)
Subject: Software authors: Upgrade to *what*
Quite often when updated softwares are submitted to Info-Mac, the
authors include abstracts which fail to introduce the *purpose* of the
software.
Those of us who haven't seen the software before -- or who rejected
earlier versions for lack of a needed feature -- are left trying to
figure out from "What's new" just what it is that the software does.
It's pretty hard to decide if the new features might make a download
worthwhile.
Authors, remember to include a short *description* of your creation's
purpose with each upgrade. No, just pointing at a website isn't enough.
-- Tony
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 17:46:55 -0600 (CST)
From: Peter M Eckman
Subject: WIDE SCSI on a 6100
I have a question for my fellow Mac enthusiasts. I recently purchased a
2.1 GB internal WIDE SCSI drive for my computer (6100AV). I'd like to use
it to replace my current internal drive. However, I haven't yet had much
luck. I would like to know if I am totally out of luck -- that is, is
there a technical reason I've overlooked as to why I _can't_ use such a drive
with my computer? If not, can anyone suggest somewhere I could find an
internal SCSI cable that will let me plug this drive into my computer?
Perhaps some sort of 68 pin to 50 pin adapter (internal -- I've found an
external one but that isn't good enough)?
Thanks!
--
Peter Eckman
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 01:49:43 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jon Froines)
Subject: Zip drive and Icon problem
This is possibly the weirdest thing that's happened to me in my 10 years of
Mac use. I just a got a zip drive. I copied everything from my 1.0 gig
drive onto zip disks. Here's the weird thing: Most items that have a
custom icon on my HD have a randomly selected icon (from elsewhere on my
HD) on the zip disk copy. And even weirder, if the item with the custom
icon is a folder, the zip disk copy will have a random wrong icon on it, as
well as a mystery file which will have appeared inside with the icon that
SHOULD be on the parent folder. This file is always titled simply "icon"
BUT when I get info on it, sometimes it's an empty text document, sometimes
a supposed application (that gets an error if you try to run it), and
sometimes some other file type. The mystery file is always tiny, 3K
(pretty much equivalent to empty, I guess). Never is the "icon"-named file
an actual icon file. Anybody know what the heck is going when I'm trying
to copy to my zip disks and get exactly what I wanted to copy? This has
gotta be the weirdest bug I've ever experienced. BTW, anyone try to email
Iomega's support? All I seem to be able to do is request automated info
files that don't help at all.
- JonYo ([email protected])
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Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 15:40:14 +0000 (GMT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: zip problems
While I was sorting some files into folders on a zip disk, I noticed that the
files were duplicating onto the desktop and the folder was changing its name to
desktop file (and back again). When I tried to move the files from the desktop
to the folder both file and duplicate disappeared. Similarly when I tried to
erase the duplicate the original disappeared.
I ran Norton Disk Doctor on the disk, and it said there was a problem with the
desktop folder and I should choose to fix it. I did so but now the disk is
unrecognisable to the mac and it wants to initialise.
Is there anyway of retrieving the data from the disk.
I'm afraid of doing anything more with Norton in case I make matters worse.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thank you
Martin MacNulty
[email protected]
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