Info-Mac Digest V14 #282
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Info-Mac Digest Mon, 9 Dec 96 Volume 14 : Issue 282
Today's Topics:
[*] "Carol Of the Bells" StartUp Sound (Stereo)
[*] "Jingle-Bell" StartUp Sound (Stereo)
[*] Academic Quiz 3.1 Demo
[*] A Sync 1.09b
[*] bulkrate-faq-251a-english
[*] ButtonTalk 1.4.1 - A SIMPLE TOOL FOR AUTHORING INTERACTIVE TEXT
[*] CalConvert 2.2.2 FAT
[*] Collideoscope color scheme
[*] DivvyUP course scheduling software 1.1
[*] Doom2 Level
[*] Football 96
[*] Holiday Beeps Volume 2
[*] Little Dog Icons vol.1-Signs
[*] Marathon Rulez System Patch Screen File
[*] PianoMan's Start up sound.
755
[A] 2 Button mouse and DOS Card (2 msgs)
[A] Low cost CAD (AutoCad compatible) for MacOS
[A]The choice is getting harder!
Apple PPP: a few questions
CD-ROM & OpenTransport
Dropped Modem Connections
Find file under 7.5.5
Garbled mail
Generic System and Finder Icons
Generic System and Finder Icons (A)
Help with modem init string
HTML to MS Word 6 converter?
Info-Mac Digest V14 #280
ISP info request
Looking for trash utility...
PB 150 systems problems
Performa 6400/200 IDE drive (A)
Source of System 7.1 upgrade 3
The choice is getting harder!
wierd (zip) problem
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:36 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jeff Click)
Subject: [*] "Carol Of the Bells" StartUp Sound (Stereo)
The "Carol Of the Bells" sound is an enchanting, fully-orchestrated
rendition of the classic Holiday carol. It begins with the spiritual
ringing of hand bells throughout the first few measures of the song and
is concluded with explosive orchestra bursts. Its quality and short
length make it ideal for use as a StartUp Sound during the Holiday Season.
The "Carol Of the Bells" sound is one of many from the Clixsounds
"Holiday Series" of freeware sounds and can be downloaded from here or
the Clixsounds Web site. It is available in both stereo and mono
versions.
The Clixsounds Web Site is at:
This file is freeware and redistribution of the archive in its entirety
is welcome. Instructions are included with the file for proper
installation. Note that a portion of the file is a catalog containing
information about the Clixsounds CD-ROM.
Clixsounds can be reached at:
Internet: [email protected]
America Online: CLIXSOUNDS
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/carol-of-the-bells-stereo.hqx; 578K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:43 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] "Jingle-Bell" StartUp Sound (Stereo)
'Tis the Season for some Holiday cheer, even for your Mac. The
"Jingle-Bell" sound is from the Clixsounds "Holiday Series," and is great
for StartUp during the Holidays. It is a high-quality sample of the last
line of the classic carol, "Jingle Bells." Its style is similar to that
of a climactic grand finale to a Holiday Symphony, and is full of boomy
percussion, lively strings, and punchy brass.
The "Jingle-Bell" StartUp is available in both stereo and mono versions
and can be downloaded here or at the Clixsounds WWW site at, along with
the entire "Holiday Series" at:
This file is freeware and redistribution of the archive in its entirety
is welcome. Instructions are included with the file for proper
installation. Note that a portion of the file is a catalog containing
information about the Clixsounds CD-ROM.
Clixsounds can be reached at:
Internet: [email protected]
America Online: CLIXSOUNDS
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/jungle-bell-startup-stereo.hqx; 646K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:28 -0800
From: [email protected] (Benjamin Stallings)
Subject: [*] Academic Quiz 3.1 Demo
Academic Quiz (US$5) is a "flashcard" program for the Macintosh, specifically
tailored for studying foreign-language vocabulary. Satisfaction is guaranteed:
the authors will either improve the program until you are satisfied or refund
your money. Registered users are entitled to all future updates.
This program is a stand-alone demonstration which will allow you to test all
features but not to modify vocabulary lists.
Academic Quiz is also available in a Spanish Vocab variant which contains
all the
vocabulary lists (918 words and phrases in all) from the study guide for
the 1994
Spanish Advance Placement test.
For further information, including a list of features, please see the
Academic Quiz advertisement at
http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/~schlimme/newton/aq.html .
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/academic-quiz-31-demo-hc.hqx; 580K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:20 -0800
From: [email protected] (Gary Osborn)
Subject: [*] A Sync 1.09b
A Sync is an enhancement utility for your startup screen and sound. It has
the ability to play asynchronous, randomly chosen, matching startup
pictures and sound. Asynchronous means the sound plays and picture
displays while the startup sequence continues.
Requirements:
System 7.1 and any Mac that will run 7.1.
Quicktime 2.5 recommended
Sound Manager 3.0 recommended
May be included on commercial CD-ROM archives.
Gary Osborn
http://www.scruz.net/~gosborn/
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/a-sync-1.09b.hqx; 69K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:33 -0800
From: [email protected] (Horst Prillinger)
Subject: [*] bulkrate-faq-251a-english
Here is the new frequently-asked-questions document for BulkRate, the
offline reader for FirstClass BBSs.
This is version 2.5.1a (English), it replaces all previous versions.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/bbs/bulk-rate-faq-251a.hqx; 19K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:30 -0800
From: [email protected] (Stephen Linhart)
Subject: [*] ButtonTalk 1.4.1 - A SIMPLE TOOL FOR AUTHORING INTERACTIVE TEXT
ButtonTalk is an easy to use tool for creating interactive
fiction. It may also be useful for documentation, and for
scripts or prototypes of interactive products. My goal is
to explore some notions of how writers can create interac-
tive fiction and what the possibilities are. My method is
to give you a simple and powerful authoring tool that lets
you create finished products.
ButtonTalk 1.4 adds: improved reliability, improved compatibility
with system 7.5.5, multi-file HTML support, page numbers when
writing text files, support for alternate fonts, cut and copy
of page trees, searching for orphaned links, a new shortcut for
removing links, plus minor bug fixes.
Personal Use Is Free - Commercial Use $50 - Educational Use $5
Copyright 1996 by Stephen Linhart -- Macintosh Required
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/button-talk-141.hqx; 79K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:12 -0800
From: [email protected] (Alessandro Levi Montalcini)
Subject: [*] CalConvert 2.2.2 FAT
Author: Alessandro Levi Montalcini
Price: $10 (shareware)
Source: ftp://ftp.alpcom.it/software/mac/LMontalcini
FAT VERSION - CONTAINS BOTH 680x0 AND NATIVE POWERPC CODE
CalConvert is a small shareware utility that does integer
arithmetic calculations and converts integer values to
different bases (decimal, hexadecimal, binary, octal or any
custom base between 2 and 32) or to an OSType (a sequence of
four ASCII characters). A bit field representation is available
to inspect and set each bit separately. The conversion may be
signed or unsigned - you can always enter a signed value, it
gets converted to unsigned if needed; the result may be
interpreted either as a word (2 bytes) or as a long word (4
bytes).
New in 2.2.2:
- Added an option not to build the Font menu right away,
to speed up the launch process when lots of fonts are
installed. Fixed the parser so that it now complains about
dangling operators at the end of the expression.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/cal-convert-222.hqx; 113K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:15 -0800
From: [email protected] (Duane King)
Subject: [*] Collideoscope color scheme
This is a color scheme for Kaleidoscope that has 3D buttons and scroll bars.
It
includes a startup screen that matches the color scheme. Please feel free to
include this on the Info-Mac CD.
Send comments to Duane King at
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/collideoscope.hqx; 269K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:26 -0800
From: [email protected] (JSB/KDW)
Subject: [*] DivvyUP course scheduling software 1.1
Version 1.1
22-Nov 1996
$25 Shareware
DivvyUP is software that greatly eases the pain of scheduling classes for
departments and schools. Whether your department is large or small,
DivvyUP will help you create an entire semester's course schedule, while
automatically checking for conflicts.
This application requires MacOS 7.0 or later
These files were checked for viruses with Disinfectant 3.6
=A91993-1996 J.S.Bowers : [email protected]
http://www.mindspring.com/~laughing/divvyup.html
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/divvy-up-11.hqx; 295K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:23 -0800
From: [email protected] (Alastair Montgomery)
Subject: [*] Doom2 Level
Cave Lava & Icky Things, Doom2 Level
Cool new Doom2 Level, highly detailed, new sounds. Can be played
as both a Single Player or Multiplayer game.
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/cave-lava-and-icky-things.hqx; 187K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:21 -0800
From: [email protected] (Olson, Greger J - CLS/911-2)
Subject: [*] Football 96
This version fixes a couple of couple of typos in displayed texts and
contains stats from the 96 season, as of 11/18/96.
It is a conversion of a CC3 program with some added Mac-centric features.
The current NFL season inspired me to upload it based on the paucity of
existing (free) football programs.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/football-96-11-18.hqx; 123K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:39 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Holiday Beeps Volume 2
With the Holidays just around the corner, why not add a Holiday touch to
your Macintosh? Enhance your computing experience with a bit of sound
with the "Holiday Beeps Vol. 2" set of high-quality, stereo sounds with a
Holiday atmosphere. There are several sounds included of various styles
and effects for you to use as alert beeps.
The Holiday Beeps Volume 2 is part of the Clixsounds "Holiday Series" of
sounds and can be downloaded here, or at the Clixsounds WWW site, along
with many other Holiday System Sounds. This set is available in both
16-bit/44kHz and 8-bit/22kHz versions.
For more Holiday Sounds, visit the Clixsounds WWW site at:
This file is freeware and redistribution of the archive in its entirety
is welcome. Instructions are included with the file for proper
installation. Note that a portion of the file is a catalog containing
information about the Clixsounds CD-ROM.
Clixsounds can be reached at:
Internet: [email protected]
America Online: CLIXSOUNDS
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/holiday-beeps-vol-2-8-bit.hqx; 935K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:17 -0800
From: [email protected] (Peter DeWeese)
Subject: [*] Little Dog Icons vol.1-Signs
8/26/96
Little Dog Icons vol.1-Signs =A91996 by Peter DeWeese all rights reserved
comments: [email protected](until summer '97)
web page: http://pedewees.campus.vt.edu/littledog/(until summer '97)
ShareWare: $5 US for this set and a subscription (at least 10 sets)! What
a deal!
This is volume one of a series that will come out whenever Peter has enough =
new
icons to make a set. Expect at least two more sets by the end of 1996.
Registration is for private or educational use. Contact me for using them i=
n
published material or for larger smooth or vector images (for home pages,
etc.).
It may be distributed freely over the internet as a package, with icons,
and this
read me and may not be sold without my permission. Please send me the CD if=
it
is included in any CD library.
-Ted DeWeese
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/little-dog-icons-vol-01.hqx; 45K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:49 -0800
From: [email protected] (Moritz Grund)
Subject: [*] Marathon Rulez System Patch Screen File
A pict for you system to change the startup macoslogo. Open a copy of your
system file and this picture. Copy the pic into the clipboard and paste it
into the system file at the right pict id number. Have fun!
http://nextop.in-berlin.de/~zed/
mailto:[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/marathon-rulez-screen-10.hqx; 31K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:46 -0800
From: [email protected] (bluemac)
Subject: [*] PianoMan's Start up sound.
It's Great Start up sound.
[email protected]
Busan / Korea
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/piano-mans-start-up-sound.hqx; 106K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 00:23:34 +1100
From: Bill Stanford
Subject: 755
>I had the same experience until I rebooted with extension off (Shift at
>starup) at 753 updating to 755. Have you tried this. There is a difference
>as compaered to booting with only system extensions on.
Thomas
I would well believe this. In my own cases though, and that of the
original poster, we had no extensions since we'd initialized
I've also got a marked dislike of 7.5.2, and don't use it to install under.
Having a number of Macs, I had a universal 7.5.5 set up on a 68K Mac, so I
can run off the System and Finder of that when I do installs on ppc
machines.
Just as Speed Doubler is more sensitive than Disk Doctor re damage it
does seem as if the same applies to the Apple installer, it refuses to
install on volumes which Norton or Disk First Aid pass without comment.
bill
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Date: Sun, 8 Dec 1996 22:26:18 -0700 (MST)
From: [email protected] (Craig M. Steele)
Subject: [A] 2 Button mouse and DOS Card
>Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 18:38:17 GMT
>From: [email protected] (Richard Marton)
>Subject: [Q] 2 Button mouse and DOS Card
>
>I hope that someone may be able to suggest a solution (not too expensive I
>hope) as I can't be the only person with a DOS/Windows card who wants full
>mouse functionality.
>
>Regards,
>
>Richard Marton.
I was in the same boat. But I already had a Kensington track ball with two
buttons. Kensington was happy to send me their MouseWorks software for DOS
and it recognized my track ball.
Try Kensington.
Craig Steele
[email protected]
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Date: Sun, 8 Dec 1996 22:26:18 -0700 (MST)
From: [email protected] (Craig M. Steele)
Subject: [A] 2 Button mouse and DOS Card
>Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 18:38:17 GMT
>From: [email protected] (Richard Marton)
>Subject: [Q] 2 Button mouse and DOS Card
>
>I hope that someone may be able to suggest a solution (not too expensive I
>hope) as I can't be the only person with a DOS/Windows card who wants full
>mouse functionality.
>
>Regards,
>
>Richard Marton.
I was in the same boat. But I already had a Kensington track ball with two
buttons. Kensington was happy to send me their MouseWorks software for DOS
and it recognized my track ball.
Try Kensington.
Craig Steele
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 10:37:46 -0600 (CST)
From: "Mark E. Ingram"
Subject: [A] Low cost CAD (AutoCad compatible) for MacOS
On Thu, 05 Dec 1996, Arch. Paolo Galante wrote:
> I've been using an evaluation copy of the low-cost CAD package
> "bCad" for Windows 95, which is a very fast and useful program
> for 2D and 3D drafting, and rendering, with a cost that is under
> $500.
>
> Is there any package with similar characteristics for the MacOS,
> or does exist any CAD program that can replace the need of
> AutoCAD environment on the PowerPC platform?
I just tried out a special $29.95 (US) 60-day money-back offer for
TurboCAD Mac. I don't know whether this price is available outside the
US, but a message to one of the following should get you an answer:
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
http:www.imsisoft.com 800-833-8082 (US) 415-257-3000 (Int'l.)
This is one of those "enticement pack" deals, in which the telephone
salesperson tries to get you to order more expensive options, such as
TurboCAD 3-D, and several libraries of CAD symbols. I "bit" on this, and
spent about $135.00 (which also included a "free gift" of Disk Express
II, and which I already owned).
However, I am going to send the whole thing back. Four different
salespeople assured me that the program will indeed open native AutoCAD
files (.DWG), but in fact it won't. Moreover, relatively simple .DXF
files from a late version of AutoCAD are handled poorly by the program.
Like AutoCAD, TurboCAD's interface is not very intuitive to this
long-time Illustrator and Freehand user, with modal dialogue boxes
abounding. The symbols, when laboriously imported into one of the latter
two programs (via EPS export-import), have way more points than they
should - a simple circle can easily have 20 or 30 points, versus the four
that I would prefer.
There is no fat binary version of the program, and it requires separate
installs on each of a 68xxx and PPC computer to make both versions
available. The program cannot be open in the background unless a
TurboCAD file of some kind is also open - the startup modal dialogue box
has options to Quit or to Open, but none to Cancel.
The printed output of included sample TurboCAD drawings are quite
impressive, although I gave up before getting much of a feel for how
difficult it is to create such files from scratch. If you can get it for
near the price quoted above, the program *may* be worth trying out.
If you have further questions, please reply via private e-mail.
Mark E. Ingram
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 11:56:35 -0600
From: [email protected] (Clinton MacDonald)
Subject: [A]The choice is getting harder!
Behme:
On Sat, 07 Dec 1996, Behme wrote:
>I'm ready to hand my trusty LC630 over to the kids, and perhaps,
>someone out there could give me some input:
While this does not answer all your specific questions, after getting this
same question several times recently I set up a Web page with my answers:
Good luck!
Clint
--
Clint MacDonald |
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Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 10:40:33 -0600
From: Gordon Watts -- Brown University
Subject: Apple PPP: a few questions
Hi,
I've just converted to Apple's implementation of PPP. Very nice. In a short
amount of time I managed to get a fairly complex script up and running: that
save option (bad UI) is nice!
I have a few questions:
- I'm trying to automate it with AppleScript. The PPP oasx works great.
Except, I want to open PPP (and close it) with out popping up a dialog. You
should be able to say "PPP connect with quiet mode", but that seems to have no
effect. Any ideas?
- In the AppleGuide file for PPP there is a definition entry for "connection
script" which says to look for "how do I create a connection script" to see how
to make one. I could not find that entry in the apple guide.
- Where can I get a manual for the CCL scripts?
Thanks in advance!
Cheers,
Gordon.
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 07:09:17 -0500
From: [email protected] (Daitaro Hagihara)
Subject: CD-ROM & OpenTransport
I have the same exact problem when I use a certain software on my 68K Mac
under either of OT or MacTCP. Specifically, when I try to run CL-HTTP
(Common Lisp Hypermedia Server from MIT) on my Macintosh Common Lisp, to
drive a web page from my own home, sometime after I get connected to my
ISP's personal web page to publish my IP address, my domain name servers on
the ISP's side (I happen to have 2 sets of DNS) stop to respond totally,
preventing me to even access pop or ftp or web url, making my Internet
session completely useless. I have communicated this apparent problem to
both MIT and digitool, the maker of MCL. But so far, no word of fixes or
workarounds. If your observation that external drives are causing this DNS
mockup is correct, then I am very much interested in your solutions as I
also use external APS drive and external CD-ROM drive, the former under
CasaBlanca's Drive 7 and the latter under FWB's CD-ROM Toolkit. BTW, this
problem never happens with any other Internet apps in my case, unlike
yours. Also, I am aware of the fact that both OT and MacTCP have a bug in
closing the TCP connection. This bug is rather complicated, as I
understand it, in such a way that it is caused by the interaction of the
server and OT/MacTCP. And many servers out there have bugs of their own.
It is beyond me to comment any further on this matter, but just to let you
know this. Also, when the DNS gets mocked up, if you run CU-SeeMe, then my
experience shows that its internal code will try to fix this problem.
Unfortunately for me, I don't have that much momeory to work on my Mac.
The real fix is what I want most, of course.
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 04:24:47 -0600
From: [email protected] (Ted Logan)
Subject: Dropped Modem Connections
Everyone seems to be asking the same question right about now: how can I
keep my modem from dropping connections unaccountably while ftp-ing or
surfing the Net?
I'm one of those lucky people who works out of his home and doesn't have to
keep regular hours, meaning I can be up long after midnight fiddling with
modem initiation strings and software gimmicks. I'm running Mac OS 7.5.5.
with OT 1.1.1 on a Power Mac 7100/80 with a SupraFAX 288 external modem
recently upgraded by flash ROM to 33.6 Kbps. I live in a remote part of
Oklahoma with old overhead phone lines and lots of stormy weather. I began
my life with computers and modems over 15 years ago, running two Remote
CP/M BBS's out of my home in San Diego, and have been fighting modem
connection and throughput problems ever since. Here is what I've learned:
1. Speeds over 14.4 require extremely clean phone lines end to end, and
you almost never get them. Don't set your DTE rate above 57,600. You may
have to drop back to 38,400. Remember it's better to maintain a connection
at 38.4 than lose it at 115.2.
2. Modem connections are highly susceptible to seasonal temperature
variations when the copper lines expand and contract. Winter's coming on,
and that alone probably accounts for 98% of current modem connection
problems across the country.
3. Even with "local" calls, you're at the mercy of the phone company's
relay system, which changes each time you call a number. Often you will
get a better connection just by redialing. This is frustrating and
maddening to many people because nothing you try with software upgrades,
buying better modems, buying better/faster computers, mystery modem
initiation strings, or even moving to another location will save you from
the vagaries of how any given call is relayed from end to end at any
particular time. Even if you do everything "perfectly" (whatever that may
be), your modem may drop a connection because of noise problems at any
time.
4. AT&T, MCI, and Sprint long-distance lines all have similar line-noise
and relay problems and they're all equally unpredictable.
5. Internet traffic is getting heavier and heavier, particularly during
business and evening hours. Weekends and holidays are also getting worse
for Internet browsing and ftp downloading. It's gotten so I can barely use
the Internet during peak periods.
6. Make sure you're using the correct Macintosh initiation string for your
modem. With my SupraFAX, for example, the Macintosh string is [AT]&F1, and
that's all it needs. Sometimes adding &D2 seems to help, but everything
else is superfluous. I see all kinds of strings recommended for special
S-register settings, but these will not fix dropped connections (I think
I've tried them all).
7. Remember that not all modems work as well with Macs as they do with
PCs. If your modem manual doesn't include a specific set-up string for
Macs (AT&F1, for example), you may be using a modem that just won't work
properly with your computer. All I know is that SupraFAX modems specify
different set-up strings for Macs and PCs and that U.S. Robotics
manufactures Macintosh-specific models.
Good luck!
Ted Logan
Cleveland, Oklahoma
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 00:28:08 -0600
From: Snuey
Subject: Find file under 7.5.5
Quoting: Find file under 7.5.5
By: Mark Allen
Dated: 96-12-08 16:59 -0600 (USA Central Time)
: I just upgraded my PowerMac 7500 to System 7.5.5. I increased the Finder
: memory to 313 K using Finder Heap control panel. Everything seems to be
: working okay except the Find command under the File menu. The only Find
: operation I seem to get now is the old approach to finding a desired file
: one at a time. (I get this situation even when all control panels and
: extensions are enabled). I liked better the more recent approach which
: displayed a window showing all the files satisfying the search option.
:
: Has anyone else discovered this same situation? Is there a way to revert
: back to the more recent approach?
Just between us Allens, the sole purpose of the extension called, "Find
File Extension" is to modify the Finder's behavior so that it launches the
Find File application instead of bringing up the Finder's built-in (old)
find routine. You said you have all extensions enabled; double-check
specifically for Find File Extension.
You can always launch Find File in the ways you launch any other program --
with or without Find File Extension.
James "Snuey" Allen
Madison WI USA
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 96 09:25:45 +0000
From: Richard Platt
Subject: Garbled mail
I use Claris E-mailer to send messages to a variety of clients, and I
have
problems with just two of them. I THINK they are both reading their mail
with
CCMail on a PC network. I don't know anything about CCMail, but my
messages arrive garbled: sometimes only slightly, but other times munged
up into complete illegible gibberish. Is there anything I can do to
prevent this at my end, or failing that is there anything the recipients
can do to enable them to receive my messages correctly?
Messages THEY send to ME arrive fine
Richard Platt
The Old Squash Court, Bayham Abbey, Lamberhurst, Kent TN3 8BG, England
Fax: (+44) 1892 890951 Phone (+44) 1892 890741
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 07:09:30 -0500
From: [email protected] (Daitaro Hagihara)
Subject: Generic System and Finder Icons
This happened to me once. My solution was:
1) open System file with ResEdit (by way of Get File/Folder Info..., not
usual Open...) and see if Bundle bit is checked (on). If not, check it,
and save.
2) reboot. If the problem persists, then install an extension called
Desktop Reset. This extension deletes all the desktop files right before
the rebuild process. There seems to be several flavors of such a program;
pick any one that you like.
3) reboot and rebuild the desktop by holding Option-Command at the boot time.
I had to go through all 3 steps above to fix the problem. Hope this helps.
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 96 15:52:12 JST
From: [email protected] (Mark Nagata)
Subject: Generic System and Finder Icons (A)
In Info-Mac DIgest Issue 279, Erik M Hjelle wrote:
> Instead of the customary Finder and
> System icons, I am shown generic icons for the Finder and System file.
>
Yes, that's a common (cosmetic) problem, commonly caused by some
communication software installer, which need to add some resources
directly into the 'System' file.
> I don't think this is a problem as I haven't been having any problems
> except for the occasionaly crash while using Netscape.
>
> To try to remedy this I have rebuilt my desktop a few times and run Disk
> First Aid which reports no problems. I haven't reinstalled a fresh
> system folder, though. I am wondering if this is a sign of future
> trouble or just an odd occurence that I shouldn't worry about. Any help
> or ideas would be appreciated.
>
Don't worry, it's completely harmless, and it's very easy to remedy.
Just use some tool that can edit the 'Finder bits' (file attribute
information) of files. For example, you can use ResEdit's 'Get File/Folder
Info', or you can use some other easier-to-use tools like FileTyper or
File Buddy (both available at info-mac/disk/).
Set the 'Bundle' bit and the 'NameLocked' bit of the file "System"
in your system folder, using one of those utilities. (That is, make the
'Bundle' and 'NameLocked' checkboxes CHECKED, for the "System" file.)
Then, Rebuild your Desktop once again. Your System/Finder/Clipboard files
will restore their correct icons.
The 'Bundle' bit is actually causing your problem: The Finder will not
display the correct icon when the 'Bundle' bit is off for the file that
contains the actual icon graphics resource.
The 'NameLocked' bit is unrelated to your problem, but you should fix it
anyway, because it is bad news that you could accidentally rename the
"System" file.
The reason why this happens: When those Installers modify the "System"
file (perhaps to add some modem driver resource), it cannot modify the
currently-running System file. Therefore, they create a copy of the
current System file, add their resources to the copy, exchange the current
system file with the modified one, and let the user reboot the machine
(which will then start up with the newly-modified "System" file).
Typically, those Installers just "forget" to set the "Bundle" and
"NameLocked" bits for that copy of the System file.
So, us users have to fix those two bits ourselves, with the help of
ResEdit/FileTyper/FileBuddy, to remedy the stupidity of those third-party
installers...
Good luck!
Mark
--
Mark Nagata
mailto:[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 23:34:05 +1100
From: Bill Stanford
Subject: Help with modem init string
[email protected] (Stephen Grady), and [email protected] (Gib
Henry), wrote
>> I don't really understand all the stuff with init strings. The only
>> thing I am sure, is that S11=55 causes faster dialing, M mutes the
>> volume, and I believe S37=13 forces a 19.2 connection. In the PowerPort
>> setup control panel, I have correction and compression set for V4.2bis.
>
>Try starting with AT&F, then adding &D2 to the string that got you on
briefly:
>
>AT &F N0 S37=13 S11=55 M &D2
>
>That should stop the 3-4 minute drop. It's a Mac-specific thing having to
>do with an odd way of wiring the hardware-handshaking cable (you DO have an
>HH cable, right?!)
>
>If you don't use AT&F first every time, you start with an unknown modem
>state, so you could get unpredictable results.
Gib, just a tiny point here: there are exceptions, but on the Mac &D0
(0=zero) is the Data Terminal Ready setting to use, since it overrides DTR.
The odd wiring you're thinking of is DTR wired into Request To Send; and
with &D2 a potential drop on RTS will lead to a DTR drop, and that will cut
the line. This may be the reason also why in flow control settings in PPP,
CTS only (Clear to Send) is the safest fallback setting.
I've been a bit obsessed with DTR drops since the days when my 14.4 USR
Sportster (so called Mac & Fax) came factory set with a DIP switch enabling
&D2 - in my own case on bad lines from NTT in Japan I could never connect
with anything.
HTH!
bill
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Date: 09 Dec 96 14:15:59 +0200
From: Elliot Bennett
Subject: HTML to MS Word 6 converter?
Subject HTML to MS Word 6 converter? 9.12.96
11:53
Hi All,
I'm looking for a way to take a page of HTML formated text (with bolds & =
underlines & italics and the like) which I may find on a given web page =
and save it (from within Navigator) into a file that Word could then open. =
The goal here is the ability to reformat the text (which is up to 10 =
pages long in Navigator) into a 2 column, smaller font, with page numbers =
file which I could then print out double sided (I can do none of this from =
within Navigator) all the while keeping the orignal formatted text with =
its bolds & italics and so on.
Any ideas?
Much TIA,
Elliot Bennett
Cologne, Germany
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 09:26:35 -0600
From: [email protected] (Ross Bogue)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #280
In Info-Mac Digest V14 #279, Joe M. Luzzi wrote:
>>I am getting an error message in the middle of the install of 7.5.5. The
>>installation gets to the point where it says "optimizing the system file" and
>>then it stops and says that it cannot copy the system file to my hard disk
and
>>that I should delete the file and try again.
I had that error on a pair of brand-new out-of-the-box 8500/132's. I have
no idea what the problem was. I did report it to Apple.
In my case, only the "Net Install" version of 7.5.5 produced the error.
The 3-disk-image version went ok.
Ross
--
Dr. Ross Bogue
Physics Department
Illinois State University
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 08:35:07 +0100
From: Christian F Buser
Subject: ISP info request
Kim wrote:
> 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.
Any reason why this should be in the United States? Any domain
can be hosted anywhere in the world - it is to my knowledge not
dependent on the domain name. A domain called xxxx.ch needs not
necessarily to be physically in Switzerland, for example.
Best wishes, Christian.
[email protected] -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser
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Date: 09 Dec 96 14:15:53 +0200
From: Elliot Bennett
Subject: Looking for trash utility...
Subject Looking for trash utility... 4.12.96
13:14
Hi Mac Utility Gurus,
I was wondering if anyone knows of a utility which will either:
a) move selected files/folders to the trash (using the keyboard and not =
the mouse)
or =
b) delete selected files/folders immediately WITHOUT deleting what is =
already in the trash (again, without have to use the mouse).
I looked at AutoTrash (using QuickKeys to assign the Delete-forward key to =
it) but it has the annoying "feature" of empting the trash (unlike =
TrashEmptier which only deletes those things you drop on it and leaves the =
trash alone). =
The issue here is simple: I want to be able to select files and delete =
them without having to find either the trashcan or TrashEmptier on the =
desktop (which may be obscured by other windows). Anyone know of anything =
that can do this?
Much TIA,
Elliot Bennett
Cologne, Germany
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 12:15:35 +0100
From: Christian F Buser
Subject: PB 150 systems problems
[email protected] (Glen Hawkins) wrote
> 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.
To my knowledge, 7.5.2 was for PCI PowerMacs only. According to Apple's
database, the PB150 should work with 7.1.1, 7.5, 7.5.1 and 7.5.3. The
"original" software was 7.1.1 for this machine.
Good luck, Christian
[email protected] -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 96 06:21:49 -0800
From:
Subject: Performa 6400/200 IDE drive (A)
>From: Daniel Fisher
>Subject: Performa 6400/200 IDE drive
>
>I'd like to move my files from my Centris 610 to my new Performa 6400/200. My
>question is "Is it possible to connect my Centris to my Performa by the SCSI
>port of the Performa since it has an IDE hard drive?" I've had bad
experiences
>with conflicting SCSI IDs (both computers crashed). I have a Zip drive so its
>not really crucial that I am able to connect the two. It would just be more
>convinient.
Daniel--
sadly, the answer to your question is no. The main reason is not, as you
suspect, conflicting SCSI IDs but conflicting SCSI controllers. The
reason you'll never be able to get this to work is that each Mac has a
SCSI controller, and if you connect them as you describe, you'll have two
SCSI controllers on one SCSI bus, which just ain't gonna happen.
If your Centris hard drive is pretty large (say, 500mb+), it might be
worth your while to remove the centris HD and plug it in to your
Performa's internal SCSI chain by unplugging the CD drive and using that
connector. If you haven't done that sort of thing before, or if you're
not sure how to do it, my advice would be not to start now, especially
since you have a perfectly good Zip drive around.
Another option: Use a printer cable to set up a Localtalk network, and
copy the files that way. This will be pretty slow, but you can do it in
one step and go watch a movie instead of shuffling Zip disks.
Don't forget to run Disk First Aid on the Centris before copying the
drive's contents (why copy corrupted files?). And don't accidentally copy
the entire system folder, or you'll end up with two system folders on
your Performa.
Good luck!
-Dan
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 12:23:09 +0000
From: [email protected]
Subject: Source of System 7.1 upgrade 3
I am a complete newcomer to the 'Net' and so perhaps should not ask
questions at such an early stage, nevertheless I would appreciate some
help! I run a Centris 610 with System 7.1.0, which I prefer to 7.5 as it
seems more stable. I would like to download System 7.1 Upgrade 3.0 but it
seems to have disappeared off the 'Net.' I assume our friends at Apple
consider it too old to keep 'on file' even though a description remains. I
have tried to find it elsewhere but without success and my telephone bill
is beginning to look like the National Debt. Does anyone know if it can be
obtained from another source or should I be more sensible and wait for
System 7.6 promised for early next year? My apologies if the upgrade is
easy to find and I am wasting your time.
John Snoad. 77 LS29 9LD UK. [email protected] Tel & fax: +44
1943 607425.
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Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 11:16:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sterling Augustine
Subject: The choice is getting harder!
Eckhard Behme wrote:
>>>>>>>>
1) I understand that a 604 runs about 30% faster than a 603e even though
the indicated clockspeed may be higher with the 603? Is that correct?
So, would a 604 at 160Mhz be faster than a 603 at 180Mhz?
>>>>>>>>
2) Apart from the speed potential - if that is so - are there any other
benefits to opting for the 604, such as projected changes in the OS (Be
or otherwise?)
<<<<<<<<
None in the chip itself. However, most 604 systems have the processor on
upgradable daughter cards and most 603 systems do not. So while the chip itself
won't hold you back, 603 systems tend to be less upgradable.
Sterling Augustine
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 12:48:26 +0100
From: [email protected] (Basile Rossano)
Subject: wierd (zip) problem
Hi all macusers,
A few weeks ago I bought a Iomega Zip drive which I've been
using without problem since then. Last weekend, though, something
wierd happened to my Performa 5200 CD (PowerPC, 16M RAM, 512M HD,
System 7.5.3 R2).
Every time I turn the Mac on, it seems some of the system
settings get lost, particularly:
- Time & Date reset to 20:30 27:11:1956 (sic!)
- Apple talk turn to on when usually off
- highlighted text colour turn to black when usually blue
If I correct those settings they remain right even after a
restart, but if I shut down the Mac (power off) the same
problem reappears the next time I turn the machine on.
I'm not so sure this happens because of the Zip, but that's
the only change occourred to my system in the last months.
Can someone give me a hint about what's going on?
TIA Rossano Basile ([email protected])
p.s. Sorry for my poor english.
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Info-Mac Digest Mon, 9 Dec 96 Volume 14 : Issue 282
Today's Topics:
[*] "Carol Of the Bells" StartUp Sound (Stereo)
[*] "Jingle-Bell" StartUp Sound (Stereo)
[*] Academic Quiz 3.1 Demo
[*] A Sync 1.09b
[*] bulkrate-faq-251a-english
[*] ButtonTalk 1.4.1 - A SIMPLE TOOL FOR AUTHORING INTERACTIVE TEXT
[*] CalConvert 2.2.2 FAT
[*] Collideoscope color scheme
[*] DivvyUP course scheduling software 1.1
[*] Doom2 Level
[*] Football 96
[*] Holiday Beeps Volume 2
[*] Little Dog Icons vol.1-Signs
[*] Marathon Rulez System Patch Screen File
[*] PianoMan's Start up sound.
755
[A] 2 Button mouse and DOS Card (2 msgs)
[A] Low cost CAD (AutoCad compatible) for MacOS
[A]The choice is getting harder!
Apple PPP: a few questions
CD-ROM & OpenTransport
Dropped Modem Connections
Find file under 7.5.5
Garbled mail
Generic System and Finder Icons
Generic System and Finder Icons (A)
Help with modem init string
HTML to MS Word 6 converter?
Info-Mac Digest V14 #280
ISP info request
Looking for trash utility...
PB 150 systems problems
Performa 6400/200 IDE drive (A)
Source of System 7.1 upgrade 3
The choice is getting harder!
wierd (zip) problem
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:36 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jeff Click)
Subject: [*] "Carol Of the Bells" StartUp Sound (Stereo)
The "Carol Of the Bells" sound is an enchanting, fully-orchestrated
rendition of the classic Holiday carol. It begins with the spiritual
ringing of hand bells throughout the first few measures of the song and
is concluded with explosive orchestra bursts. Its quality and short
length make it ideal for use as a StartUp Sound during the Holiday Season.
The "Carol Of the Bells" sound is one of many from the Clixsounds
"Holiday Series" of freeware sounds and can be downloaded from here or
the Clixsounds Web site. It is available in both stereo and mono
versions.
The Clixsounds Web Site is at:
This file is freeware and redistribution of the archive in its entirety
is welcome. Instructions are included with the file for proper
installation. Note that a portion of the file is a catalog containing
information about the Clixsounds CD-ROM.
Clixsounds can be reached at:
Internet: [email protected]
America Online: CLIXSOUNDS
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/carol-of-the-bells-stereo.hqx; 578K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:43 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] "Jingle-Bell" StartUp Sound (Stereo)
'Tis the Season for some Holiday cheer, even for your Mac. The
"Jingle-Bell" sound is from the Clixsounds "Holiday Series," and is great
for StartUp during the Holidays. It is a high-quality sample of the last
line of the classic carol, "Jingle Bells." Its style is similar to that
of a climactic grand finale to a Holiday Symphony, and is full of boomy
percussion, lively strings, and punchy brass.
The "Jingle-Bell" StartUp is available in both stereo and mono versions
and can be downloaded here or at the Clixsounds WWW site at, along with
the entire "Holiday Series" at:
This file is freeware and redistribution of the archive in its entirety
is welcome. Instructions are included with the file for proper
installation. Note that a portion of the file is a catalog containing
information about the Clixsounds CD-ROM.
Clixsounds can be reached at:
Internet: [email protected]
America Online: CLIXSOUNDS
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/jungle-bell-startup-stereo.hqx; 646K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:28 -0800
From: [email protected] (Benjamin Stallings)
Subject: [*] Academic Quiz 3.1 Demo
Academic Quiz (US$5) is a "flashcard" program for the Macintosh, specifically
tailored for studying foreign-language vocabulary. Satisfaction is guaranteed:
the authors will either improve the program until you are satisfied or refund
your money. Registered users are entitled to all future updates.
This program is a stand-alone demonstration which will allow you to test all
features but not to modify vocabulary lists.
Academic Quiz is also available in a Spanish Vocab variant which contains
all the
vocabulary lists (918 words and phrases in all) from the study guide for
the 1994
Spanish Advance Placement test.
For further information, including a list of features, please see the
Academic Quiz advertisement at
http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/~schlimme/newton/aq.html .
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/academic-quiz-31-demo-hc.hqx; 580K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:20 -0800
From: [email protected] (Gary Osborn)
Subject: [*] A Sync 1.09b
A Sync is an enhancement utility for your startup screen and sound. It has
the ability to play asynchronous, randomly chosen, matching startup
pictures and sound. Asynchronous means the sound plays and picture
displays while the startup sequence continues.
Requirements:
System 7.1 and any Mac that will run 7.1.
Quicktime 2.5 recommended
Sound Manager 3.0 recommended
May be included on commercial CD-ROM archives.
Gary Osborn
http://www.scruz.net/~gosborn/
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/a-sync-1.09b.hqx; 69K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:33 -0800
From: [email protected] (Horst Prillinger)
Subject: [*] bulkrate-faq-251a-english
Here is the new frequently-asked-questions document for BulkRate, the
offline reader for FirstClass BBSs.
This is version 2.5.1a (English), it replaces all previous versions.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/bbs/bulk-rate-faq-251a.hqx; 19K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:30 -0800
From: [email protected] (Stephen Linhart)
Subject: [*] ButtonTalk 1.4.1 - A SIMPLE TOOL FOR AUTHORING INTERACTIVE TEXT
ButtonTalk is an easy to use tool for creating interactive
fiction. It may also be useful for documentation, and for
scripts or prototypes of interactive products. My goal is
to explore some notions of how writers can create interac-
tive fiction and what the possibilities are. My method is
to give you a simple and powerful authoring tool that lets
you create finished products.
ButtonTalk 1.4 adds: improved reliability, improved compatibility
with system 7.5.5, multi-file HTML support, page numbers when
writing text files, support for alternate fonts, cut and copy
of page trees, searching for orphaned links, a new shortcut for
removing links, plus minor bug fixes.
Personal Use Is Free - Commercial Use $50 - Educational Use $5
Copyright 1996 by Stephen Linhart -- Macintosh Required
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/button-talk-141.hqx; 79K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:12 -0800
From: [email protected] (Alessandro Levi Montalcini)
Subject: [*] CalConvert 2.2.2 FAT
Author: Alessandro Levi Montalcini
Price: $10 (shareware)
Source: ftp://ftp.alpcom.it/software/mac/LMontalcini
FAT VERSION - CONTAINS BOTH 680x0 AND NATIVE POWERPC CODE
CalConvert is a small shareware utility that does integer
arithmetic calculations and converts integer values to
different bases (decimal, hexadecimal, binary, octal or any
custom base between 2 and 32) or to an OSType (a sequence of
four ASCII characters). A bit field representation is available
to inspect and set each bit separately. The conversion may be
signed or unsigned - you can always enter a signed value, it
gets converted to unsigned if needed; the result may be
interpreted either as a word (2 bytes) or as a long word (4
bytes).
New in 2.2.2:
- Added an option not to build the Font menu right away,
to speed up the launch process when lots of fonts are
installed. Fixed the parser so that it now complains about
dangling operators at the end of the expression.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/cal-convert-222.hqx; 113K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:15 -0800
From: [email protected] (Duane King)
Subject: [*] Collideoscope color scheme
This is a color scheme for Kaleidoscope that has 3D buttons and scroll bars.
It
includes a startup screen that matches the color scheme. Please feel free to
include this on the Info-Mac CD.
Send comments to Duane King at
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/collideoscope.hqx; 269K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:26 -0800
From: [email protected] (JSB/KDW)
Subject: [*] DivvyUP course scheduling software 1.1
Version 1.1
22-Nov 1996
$25 Shareware
DivvyUP is software that greatly eases the pain of scheduling classes for
departments and schools. Whether your department is large or small,
DivvyUP will help you create an entire semester's course schedule, while
automatically checking for conflicts.
This application requires MacOS 7.0 or later
These files were checked for viruses with Disinfectant 3.6
=A91993-1996 J.S.Bowers : [email protected]
http://www.mindspring.com/~laughing/divvyup.html
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/divvy-up-11.hqx; 295K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:23 -0800
From: [email protected] (Alastair Montgomery)
Subject: [*] Doom2 Level
Cave Lava & Icky Things, Doom2 Level
Cool new Doom2 Level, highly detailed, new sounds. Can be played
as both a Single Player or Multiplayer game.
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/cave-lava-and-icky-things.hqx; 187K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:21 -0800
From: [email protected] (Olson, Greger J - CLS/911-2)
Subject: [*] Football 96
This version fixes a couple of couple of typos in displayed texts and
contains stats from the 96 season, as of 11/18/96.
It is a conversion of a CC3 program with some added Mac-centric features.
The current NFL season inspired me to upload it based on the paucity of
existing (free) football programs.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/football-96-11-18.hqx; 123K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:39 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Holiday Beeps Volume 2
With the Holidays just around the corner, why not add a Holiday touch to
your Macintosh? Enhance your computing experience with a bit of sound
with the "Holiday Beeps Vol. 2" set of high-quality, stereo sounds with a
Holiday atmosphere. There are several sounds included of various styles
and effects for you to use as alert beeps.
The Holiday Beeps Volume 2 is part of the Clixsounds "Holiday Series" of
sounds and can be downloaded here, or at the Clixsounds WWW site, along
with many other Holiday System Sounds. This set is available in both
16-bit/44kHz and 8-bit/22kHz versions.
For more Holiday Sounds, visit the Clixsounds WWW site at:
This file is freeware and redistribution of the archive in its entirety
is welcome. Instructions are included with the file for proper
installation. Note that a portion of the file is a catalog containing
information about the Clixsounds CD-ROM.
Clixsounds can be reached at:
Internet: [email protected]
America Online: CLIXSOUNDS
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/holiday-beeps-vol-2-8-bit.hqx; 935K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:17 -0800
From: [email protected] (Peter DeWeese)
Subject: [*] Little Dog Icons vol.1-Signs
8/26/96
Little Dog Icons vol.1-Signs =A91996 by Peter DeWeese all rights reserved
comments: [email protected](until summer '97)
web page: http://pedewees.campus.vt.edu/littledog/(until summer '97)
ShareWare: $5 US for this set and a subscription (at least 10 sets)! What
a deal!
This is volume one of a series that will come out whenever Peter has enough =
new
icons to make a set. Expect at least two more sets by the end of 1996.
Registration is for private or educational use. Contact me for using them i=
n
published material or for larger smooth or vector images (for home pages,
etc.).
It may be distributed freely over the internet as a package, with icons,
and this
read me and may not be sold without my permission. Please send me the CD if=
it
is included in any CD library.
-Ted DeWeese
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/little-dog-icons-vol-01.hqx; 45K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:49 -0800
From: [email protected] (Moritz Grund)
Subject: [*] Marathon Rulez System Patch Screen File
A pict for you system to change the startup macoslogo. Open a copy of your
system file and this picture. Copy the pic into the clipboard and paste it
into the system file at the right pict id number. Have fun!
http://nextop.in-berlin.de/~zed/
mailto:[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/marathon-rulez-screen-10.hqx; 31K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:23:46 -0800
From: [email protected] (bluemac)
Subject: [*] PianoMan's Start up sound.
It's Great Start up sound.
[email protected]
Busan / Korea
[Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/piano-mans-start-up-sound.hqx; 106K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 00:23:34 +1100
From: Bill Stanford
Subject: 755
>I had the same experience until I rebooted with extension off (Shift at
>starup) at 753 updating to 755. Have you tried this. There is a difference
>as compaered to booting with only system extensions on.
Thomas
I would well believe this. In my own cases though, and that of the
original poster, we had no extensions since we'd initialized
I've also got a marked dislike of 7.5.2, and don't use it to install under.
Having a number of Macs, I had a universal 7.5.5 set up on a 68K Mac, so I
can run off the System and Finder of that when I do installs on ppc
machines.
Just as Speed Doubler is more sensitive than Disk Doctor re damage
itdoes seem as if the same applies to the Apple installer, it refuses to
install on volumes which Norton or Disk First Aid pass without comment.
bill
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Date: Sun, 8 Dec 1996 22:26:18 -0700 (MST)
From: [email protected] (Craig M. Steele)
Subject: [A] 2 Button mouse and DOS Card
>Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 18:38:17 GMT
>From: [email protected] (Richard Marton)
>Subject: [Q] 2 Button mouse and DOS Card
>
>I hope that someone may be able to suggest a solution (not too expensive I
>hope) as I can't be the only person with a DOS/Windows card who wants full
>mouse functionality.
>
>Regards,
>
>Richard Marton.
I was in the same boat. But I already had a Kensington track ball with two
buttons. Kensington was happy to send me their MouseWorks software for DOS
and it recognized my track ball.
Try Kensington.
Craig Steele
[email protected]
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Date: Sun, 8 Dec 1996 22:26:18 -0700 (MST)
From: [email protected] (Craig M. Steele)
Subject: [A] 2 Button mouse and DOS Card
>Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 18:38:17 GMT
>From: [email protected] (Richard Marton)
>Subject: [Q] 2 Button mouse and DOS Card
>
>I hope that someone may be able to suggest a solution (not too expensive I
>hope) as I can't be the only person with a DOS/Windows card who wants full
>mouse functionality.
>
>Regards,
>
>Richard Marton.
I was in the same boat. But I already had a Kensington track ball with two
buttons. Kensington was happy to send me their MouseWorks software for DOS
and it recognized my track ball.
Try Kensington.
Craig Steele
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 10:37:46 -0600 (CST)
From: "Mark E. Ingram"
Subject: [A] Low cost CAD (AutoCad compatible) for MacOS
On Thu, 05 Dec 1996, Arch. Paolo Galante wrote:
> I've been using an evaluation copy of the low-cost CAD package
> "bCad" for Windows 95, which is a very fast and useful program
> for 2D and 3D drafting, and rendering, with a cost that is under
> $500.
>
> Is there any package with similar characteristics for the MacOS,
> or does exist any CAD program that can replace the need of
> AutoCAD environment on the PowerPC platform?
I just tried out a special $29.95 (US) 60-day money-back offer for
TurboCAD Mac. I don't know whether this price is available outside the
US, but a message to one of the following should get you an answer:
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
http:www.imsisoft.com 800-833-8082 (US) 415-257-3000 (Int'l.)
This is one of those "enticement pack" deals, in which the telephone
salesperson tries to get you to order more expensive options, such as
TurboCAD 3-D, and several libraries of CAD symbols. I "bit" on this, and
spent about $135.00 (which also included a "free gift" of Disk Express
II, and which I already owned).
However, I am going to send the whole thing back. Four different
salespeople assured me that the program will indeed open native AutoCAD
files (.DWG), but in fact it won't. Moreover, relatively simple .DXF
files from a late version of AutoCAD are handled poorly by the program.
Like AutoCAD, TurboCAD's interface is not very intuitive to this
long-time Illustrator and Freehand user, with modal dialogue boxes
abounding. The symbols, when laboriously imported into one of the latter
two programs (via EPS export-import), have way more points than they
should - a simple circle can easily have 20 or 30 points, versus the four
that I would prefer.
There is no fat binary version of the program, and it requires separate
installs on each of a 68xxx and PPC computer to make both versions
available. The program cannot be open in the background unless a
TurboCAD file of some kind is also open - the startup modal dialogue box
has options to Quit or to Open, but none to Cancel.
The printed output of included sample TurboCAD drawings are quite
impressive, although I gave up before getting much of a feel for how
difficult it is to create such files from scratch. If you can get it for
near the price quoted above, the program *may* be worth trying out.
If you have further questions, please reply via private e-mail.
Mark E. Ingram
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 11:56:35 -0600
From: [email protected] (Clinton MacDonald)
Subject: [A]The choice is getting harder!
Behme:
On Sat, 07 Dec 1996, Behme wrote:
>I'm ready to hand my trusty LC630 over to the kids, and perhaps,
>someone out there could give me some input:
While this does not answer all your specific questions, after getting this
same question several times recently I set up a Web page with my answers:
Good luck!
Clint
--
Clint MacDonald |
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Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 10:40:33 -0600
From: Gordon Watts -- Brown University
Subject: Apple PPP: a few questions
Hi,
I've just converted to Apple's implementation of PPP. Very nice. In a short
amount of time I managed to get a fairly complex script up and running: that
save option (bad UI) is nice!
I have a few questions:
- I'm trying to automate it with AppleScript. The PPP oasx works great.
Except, I want to open PPP (and close it) with out popping up a dialog. You
should be able to say "PPP connect with quiet mode", but that seems to have no
effect. Any ideas?
- In the AppleGuide file for PPP there is a definition entry for "connection
script" which says to look for "how do I create a connection script" to see how
to make one. I could not find that entry in the apple guide.
- Where can I get a manual for the CCL scripts?
Thanks in advance!
Cheers,
Gordon.
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 07:09:17 -0500
From: [email protected] (Daitaro Hagihara)
Subject: CD-ROM & OpenTransport
I have the same exact problem when I use a certain software on my 68K Mac
under either of OT or MacTCP. Specifically, when I try to run CL-HTTP
(Common Lisp Hypermedia Server from MIT) on my Macintosh Common Lisp, to
drive a web page from my own home, sometime after I get connected to my
ISP's personal web page to publish my IP address, my domain name servers on
the ISP's side (I happen to have 2 sets of DNS) stop to respond totally,
preventing me to even access pop or ftp or web url, making my Internet
session completely useless. I have communicated this apparent problem to
both MIT and digitool, the maker of MCL. But so far, no word of fixes or
workarounds. If your observation that external drives are causing this DNS
mockup is correct, then I am very much interested in your solutions as I
also use external APS drive and external CD-ROM drive, the former under
CasaBlanca's Drive 7 and the latter under FWB's CD-ROM Toolkit. BTW, this
problem never happens with any other Internet apps in my case, unlike
yours. Also, I am aware of the fact that both OT and MacTCP have a bug in
closing the TCP connection. This bug is rather complicated, as I
understand it, in such a way that it is caused by the interaction of the
server and OT/MacTCP. And many servers out there have bugs of their own.
It is beyond me to comment any further on this matter, but just to let you
know this. Also, when the DNS gets mocked up, if you run CU-SeeMe, then my
experience shows that its internal code will try to fix this problem.
Unfortunately for me, I don't have that much momeory to work on my Mac.
The real fix is what I want most, of course.
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 04:24:47 -0600
From: [email protected] (Ted Logan)
Subject: Dropped Modem Connections
Everyone seems to be asking the same question right about now: how can I
keep my modem from dropping connections unaccountably while ftp-ing or
surfing the Net?
I'm one of those lucky people who works out of his home and doesn't have to
keep regular hours, meaning I can be up long after midnight fiddling with
modem initiation strings and software gimmicks. I'm running Mac OS 7.5.5.
with OT 1.1.1 on a Power Mac 7100/80 with a SupraFAX 288 external modem
recently upgraded by flash ROM to 33.6 Kbps. I live in a remote part of
Oklahoma with old overhead phone lines and lots of stormy weather. I began
my life with computers and modems over 15 years ago, running two Remote
CP/M BBS's out of my home in San Diego, and have been fighting modem
connection and throughput problems ever since. Here is what I've learned:
1. Speeds over 14.4 require extremely clean phone lines end to end, and
you almost never get them. Don't set your DTE rate above 57,600. You may
have to drop back to 38,400. Remember it's better to maintain a connection
at 38.4 than lose it at 115.2.
2. Modem connections are highly susceptible to seasonal temperature
variations when the copper lines expand and contract. Winter's coming on,
and that alone probably accounts for 98% of current modem connection
problems across the country.
3. Even with "local" calls, you're at the mercy of the phone company's
relay system, which changes each time you call a number. Often you will
get a better connection just by redialing. This is frustrating and
maddening to many people because nothing you try with software upgrades,
buying better modems, buying better/faster computers, mystery modem
initiation strings, or even moving to another location will save you from
the vagaries of how any given call is relayed from end to end at any
particular time. Even if you do everything "perfectly" (whatever that may
be), your modem may drop a connection because of noise problems at any
time.
4. AT&T, MCI, and Sprint long-distance lines all have similar line-noise
and relay problems and they're all equally unpredictable.
5. Internet traffic is getting heavier and heavier, particularly during
business and evening hours. Weekends and holidays are also getting worse
for Internet browsing and ftp downloading. It's gotten so I can barely use
the Internet during peak periods.
6. Make sure you're using the correct Macintosh initiation string for your
modem. With my SupraFAX, for example, the Macintosh string is [AT]&F1, and
that's all it needs. Sometimes adding &D2 seems to help, but everything
else is superfluous. I see all kinds of strings recommended for special
S-register settings, but these will not fix dropped connections (I think
I've tried them all).
7. Remember that not all modems work as well with Macs as they do with
PCs. If your modem manual doesn't include a specific set-up string for
Macs (AT&F1, for example), you may be using a modem that just won't work
properly with your computer. All I know is that SupraFAX modems specify
different set-up strings for Macs and PCs and that U.S. Robotics
manufactures Macintosh-specific models.
Good luck!
Ted Logan
Cleveland, Oklahoma
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 00:28:08 -0600
From: Snuey
Subject: Find file under 7.5.5
Quoting: Find file under 7.5.5
By: Mark Allen
Dated: 96-12-08 16:59 -0600 (USA Central Time)
: I just upgraded my PowerMac 7500 to System 7.5.5. I increased the Finder
: memory to 313 K using Finder Heap control panel. Everything seems to be
: working okay except the Find command under the File menu. The only Find
: operation I seem to get now is the old approach to finding a desired file
: one at a time. (I get this situation even when all control panels and
: extensions are enabled). I liked better the more recent approach which
: displayed a window showing all the files satisfying the search option.
:
: Has anyone else discovered this same situation? Is there a way to revert
: back to the more recent approach?
Just between us Allens, the sole purpose of the extension called, "Find
File Extension" is to modify the Finder's behavior so that it launches the
Find File application instead of bringing up the Finder's built-in (old)
find routine. You said you have all extensions enabled; double-check
specifically for Find File Extension.
You can always launch Find File in the ways you launch any other program --
with or without Find File Extension.
James "Snuey" Allen
Madison WI USA
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 96 09:25:45 +0000
From: Richard Platt
Subject: Garbled mail
I use Claris E-mailer to send messages to a variety of clients, and I
have
problems with just two of them. I THINK they are both reading their mail
with
CCMail on a PC network. I don't know anything about CCMail, but my
messages arrive garbled: sometimes only slightly, but other times munged
up into complete illegible gibberish. Is there anything I can do to
prevent this at my end, or failing that is there anything the recipients
can do to enable them to receive my messages correctly?
Messages THEY send to ME arrive fine
Richard Platt
The Old Squash Court, Bayham Abbey, Lamberhurst, Kent TN3 8BG, England
Fax: (+44) 1892 890951 Phone (+44) 1892 890741
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 07:09:30 -0500
From: [email protected] (Daitaro Hagihara)
Subject: Generic System and Finder Icons
This happened to me once. My solution was:
1) open System file with ResEdit (by way of Get File/Folder Info..., not
usual Open...) and see if Bundle bit is checked (on). If not, check it,
and save.
2) reboot. If the problem persists, then install an extension called
Desktop Reset. This extension deletes all the desktop files right before
the rebuild process. There seems to be several flavors of such a program;
pick any one that you like.
3) reboot and rebuild the desktop by holding Option-Command at the boot time.
I had to go through all 3 steps above to fix the problem. Hope this helps.
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 96 15:52:12 JST
From: [email protected] (Mark Nagata)
Subject: Generic System and Finder Icons (A)
In Info-Mac DIgest Issue 279, Erik M Hjelle wrote:
> Instead of the customary Finder and
> System icons, I am shown generic icons for the Finder and System file.
>
Yes, that's a common (cosmetic) problem, commonly caused by some
communication software installer, which need to add some resources
directly into the 'System' file.
> I don't think this is a problem as I haven't been having any problems
> except for the occasionaly crash while using Netscape.
>
> To try to remedy this I have rebuilt my desktop a few times and run Disk
> First Aid which reports no problems. I haven't reinstalled a fresh
> system folder, though. I am wondering if this is a sign of future
> trouble or just an odd occurence that I shouldn't worry about. Any help
> or ideas would be appreciated.
>
Don't worry, it's completely harmless, and it's very easy to remedy.
Just use some tool that can edit the 'Finder bits' (file attribute
information) of files. For example, you can use ResEdit's 'Get File/Folder
Info', or you can use some other easier-to-use tools like FileTyper or
File Buddy (both available at info-mac/disk/).
Set the 'Bundle' bit and the 'NameLocked' bit of the file "System"
in your system folder, using one of those utilities. (That is, make the
'Bundle' and 'NameLocked' checkboxes CHECKED, for the "System" file.)
Then, Rebuild your Desktop once again. Your System/Finder/Clipboard files
will restore their correct icons.
The 'Bundle' bit is actually causing your problem: The Finder will not
display the correct icon when the 'Bundle' bit is off for the file that
contains the actual icon graphics resource.
The 'NameLocked' bit is unrelated to your problem, but you should fix it
anyway, because it is bad news that you could accidentally rename the
"System" file.
The reason why this happens: When those Installers modify the "System"
file (perhaps to add some modem driver resource), it cannot modify the
currently-running System file. Therefore, they create a copy of the
current System file, add their resources to the copy, exchange the current
system file with the modified one, and let the user reboot the machine
(which will then start up with the newly-modified "System" file).
Typically, those Installers just "forget" to set the "Bundle" and
"NameLocked" bits for that copy of the System file.
So, us users have to fix those two bits ourselves, with the help of
ResEdit/FileTyper/FileBuddy, to remedy the stupidity of those third-party
installers...
Good luck!
Mark
--
Mark Nagata
mailto:[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 23:34:05 +1100
From: Bill Stanford
Subject: Help with modem init string
[email protected] (Stephen Grady), and [email protected] (Gib
Henry), wrote
>> I don't really understand all the stuff with init strings. The only
>> thing I am sure, is that S11=55 causes faster dialing, M mutes the
>> volume, and I believe S37=13 forces a 19.2 connection. In the PowerPort
>> setup control panel, I have correction and compression set for V4.2bis.
>
>Try starting with AT&F, then adding &D2 to the string that got you on
briefly:
>
>AT &F N0 S37=13 S11=55 M &D2
>
>That should stop the 3-4 minute drop. It's a Mac-specific thing having to
>do with an odd way of wiring the hardware-handshaking cable (you DO have an
>HH cable, right?!)
>
>If you don't use AT&F first every time, you start with an unknown modem
>state, so you could get unpredictable results.
Gib, just a tiny point here: there are exceptions, but on the Mac &D0
(0=zero) is the Data Terminal Ready setting to use, since it overrides DTR.
The odd wiring you're thinking of is DTR wired into Request To Send; and
with &D2 a potential drop on RTS will lead to a DTR drop, and that will cut
the line. This may be the reason also why in flow control settings in PPP,
CTS only (Clear to Send) is the safest fallback setting.
I've been a bit obsessed with DTR drops since the days when my 14.4 USR
Sportster (so called Mac & Fax) came factory set with a DIP switch enabling
&D2 - in my own case on bad lines from NTT in Japan I could never connect
with anything.
HTH!
bill
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Date: 09 Dec 96 14:15:59 +0200
From: Elliot Bennett
Subject: HTML to MS Word 6 converter?
Subject HTML to MS Word 6 converter? 9.12.96
11:53
Hi All,
I'm looking for a way to take a page of HTML formated text (with bolds & =
underlines & italics and the like) which I may find on a given web page =
and save it (from within Navigator) into a file that Word could then open. =
The goal here is the ability to reformat the text (which is up to 10 =
pages long in Navigator) into a 2 column, smaller font, with page numbers =
file which I could then print out double sided (I can do none of this from =
within Navigator) all the while keeping the orignal formatted text with =
its bolds & italics and so on.
Any ideas?
Much TIA,
Elliot Bennett
Cologne, Germany
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 09:26:35 -0600
From: [email protected] (Ross Bogue)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #280
In Info-Mac Digest V14 #279, Joe M. Luzzi wrote:
>>I am getting an error message in the middle of the install of 7.5.5. The
>>installation gets to the point where it says "optimizing the system file" and
>>then it stops and says that it cannot copy the system file to my hard disk
and
>>that I should delete the file and try again.
I had that error on a pair of brand-new out-of-the-box 8500/132's. I have
no idea what the problem was. I did report it to Apple.
In my case, only the "Net Install" version of 7.5.5 produced the error.
The 3-disk-image version went ok.
Ross
--
Dr. Ross Bogue
Physics Department
Illinois State University
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 08:35:07 +0100
From: Christian F Buser
Subject: ISP info request
Kim wrote:
> 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.
Any reason why this should be in the United States? Any domain
can be hosted anywhere in the world - it is to my knowledge not
dependent on the domain name. A domain called xxxx.ch needs not
necessarily to be physically in Switzerland, for example.
Best wishes, Christian.
[email protected] -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser
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Date: 09 Dec 96 14:15:53 +0200
From: Elliot Bennett
Subject: Looking for trash utility...
Subject Looking for trash utility... 4.12.96
13:14
Hi Mac Utility Gurus,
I was wondering if anyone knows of a utility which will either:
a) move selected files/folders to the trash (using the keyboard and not =
the mouse)
or =
b) delete selected files/folders immediately WITHOUT deleting what is =
already in the trash (again, without have to use the mouse).
I looked at AutoTrash (using QuickKeys to assign the Delete-forward key to =
it) but it has the annoying "feature" of empting the trash (unlike =
TrashEmptier which only deletes those things you drop on it and leaves the =
trash alone). =
The issue here is simple: I want to be able to select files and delete =
them without having to find either the trashcan or TrashEmptier on the =
desktop (which may be obscured by other windows). Anyone know of anything =
that can do this?
Much TIA,
Elliot Bennett
Cologne, Germany
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 12:15:35 +0100
From: Christian F Buser
Subject: PB 150 systems problems
[email protected] (Glen Hawkins) wrote
> 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.
To my knowledge, 7.5.2 was for PCI PowerMacs only. According to Apple's
database, the PB150 should work with 7.1.1, 7.5, 7.5.1 and 7.5.3. The
"original" software was 7.1.1 for this machine.
Good luck, Christian
[email protected] -- http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 96 06:21:49 -0800
From:
Subject: Performa 6400/200 IDE drive (A)
>From: Daniel Fisher
>Subject: Performa 6400/200 IDE drive
>
>I'd like to move my files from my Centris 610 to my new Performa 6400/200. My
>question is "Is it possible to connect my Centris to my Performa by the SCSI
>port of the Performa since it has an IDE hard drive?" I've had bad
experiences
>with conflicting SCSI IDs (both computers crashed). I have a Zip drive so its
>not really crucial that I am able to connect the two. It would just be more
>convinient.
Daniel--
sadly, the answer to your question is no. The main reason is not, as you
suspect, conflicting SCSI IDs but conflicting SCSI controllers. The
reason you'll never be able to get this to work is that each Mac has a
SCSI controller, and if you connect them as you describe, you'll have two
SCSI controllers on one SCSI bus, which just ain't gonna happen.
If your Centris hard drive is pretty large (say, 500mb+), it might be
worth your while to remove the centris HD and plug it in to your
Performa's internal SCSI chain by unplugging the CD drive and using that
connector. If you haven't done that sort of thing before, or if you're
not sure how to do it, my advice would be not to start now, especially
since you have a perfectly good Zip drive around.
Another option: Use a printer cable to set up a Localtalk network, and
copy the files that way. This will be pretty slow, but you can do it in
one step and go watch a movie instead of shuffling Zip disks.
Don't forget to run Disk First Aid on the Centris before copying the
drive's contents (why copy corrupted files?). And don't accidentally copy
the entire system folder, or you'll end up with two system folders on
your Performa.
Good luck!
-Dan
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 12:23:09 +0000
From: [email protected]
Subject: Source of System 7.1 upgrade 3
I am a complete newcomer to the 'Net' and so perhaps should not ask
questions at such an early stage, nevertheless I would appreciate some
help! I run a Centris 610 with System 7.1.0, which I prefer to 7.5 as it
seems more stable. I would like to download System 7.1 Upgrade 3.0 but it
seems to have disappeared off the 'Net.' I assume our friends at Apple
consider it too old to keep 'on file' even though a description remains. I
have tried to find it elsewhere but without success and my telephone bill
is beginning to look like the National Debt. Does anyone know if it can be
obtained from another source or should I be more sensible and wait for
System 7.6 promised for early next year? My apologies if the upgrade is
easy to find and I am wasting your time.
John Snoad. 77 LS29 9LD UK. [email protected] Tel & fax: +44
1943 607425.
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Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 11:16:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sterling Augustine
Subject: The choice is getting harder!
Eckhard Behme wrote:
>>>>>>>>
1) I understand that a 604 runs about 30% faster than a 603e even though
the indicated clockspeed may be higher with the 603? Is that correct?
So, would a 604 at 160Mhz be faster than a 603 at 180Mhz?
>>>>>>>>
2) Apart from the speed potential - if that is so - are there any other
benefits to opting for the 604, such as projected changes in the OS (Be
or otherwise?)
<<<<<<<<
None in the chip itself. However, most 604 systems have the processor on
upgradable daughter cards and most 603 systems do not. So while the chip itself
won't hold you back, 603 systems tend to be less upgradable.
Sterling Augustine
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 12:48:26 +0100
From: [email protected] (Basile Rossano)
Subject: wierd (zip) problem
Hi all macusers,
A few weeks ago I bought a Iomega Zip drive which I've been
using without problem since then. Last weekend, though, something
wierd happened to my Performa 5200 CD (PowerPC, 16M RAM, 512M HD,
System 7.5.3 R2).
Every time I turn the Mac on, it seems some of the system
settings get lost, particularly:
- Time & Date reset to 20:30 27:11:1956 (sic!)
- Apple talk turn to on when usually off
- highlighted text colour turn to black when usually blue
If I correct those settings they remain right even after a
restart, but if I shut down the Mac (power off) the same
problem reappears the next time I turn the machine on.
I'm not so sure this happens because of the Zip, but that's
the only change occourred to my system in the last months.
Can someone give me a hint about what's going on?
TIA Rossano Basile ([email protected])
p.s. Sorry for my poor english.
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