Info-Mac Digest V14 #286
Posted: December 12th, 1996, 6:00 am
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 96 07:45:47 PST
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Info-Mac Digest Thu, 12 Dec 96 Volume 14 : Issue 286
Today's Topics:
[!] Apologies for DiskList 3.1
[*] Account of Egypt
[*] Africa desktop patterns
[*] BeCool 1.0 Freeware Icons
[*] DictionarySearch 1.0
[*] Grayscale Kitchen 1.0
[*] Johns WP Meta Styles
[*] MacPC - the politically correct product label generator
[*] MineSweeper Pro 1.0 beta
[*] Scopa 2.1
[*] ScrapIt Pro 5.22 (fat)
[*] Scrollites 3 for Kaleidoscope
[*] Sesame 2.1.1 - Password protection for your Macintosh
[*] Sesame 2.1.1 - Protection par mot de passe pour votre Macintosh
[*] Shutdown Delay 2.4
[*] SilverTwoTabCoplandRsrcs v2
[*] SimpleText Color Menu Installer 2.2
[*] Slurpee 1.9 (desktop/Newton text/data transfer)
[*] Smart Scroll 2.0.1 - Japanese Version
[*] Smart Scroll 2.01
[*] Snow for Macintosh
[*] SuperClip 1.7.6
[*] Talking Clock Pro 2.0.1
[*] Unicorn Editor v1.0.6
(Q) PB 180 - weird floppy drive
* LCII questions
11th Annual SF MacWorld Netter's Dinner
[A] Text search engines?
Beta testing PointCase 0.9.0.42
Easy View -- chapters and sections (A)
fetch transfer through appletalk crash (Q)
finder scripting extension
Getting two bookmark files in synch (I)
Is Apple going to die?
Mac loses its voice
Music Program "Sheet Music" to MIDI?
Netscape & Fetch (A)
PC card serial driver
Port Juggler
Re>7.5.5 Update problem solved!
stuffit expander: how can I get it to operate?
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 12:49:00 GMT
From: "J. Rossi"
Subject: [!] Apologies for DiskList 3.1
To Info-Mac moderators:
Re: DiskList 3.1
Dear Moderators,
I sent to macgift the disk utility DiskList 3.1 on behalf of a
friend who runs a software company called InnSyst Software in
the UK.
Several days later, I had people complaining that DiskList 3.1
was basically a copy of another utility called Catalogue.
I then contacted my friend to tell him about this situation after
downloading Catalogue to check for myself. True, the resemblance
was uncanny.
After a chat with his young programmer, my friend told me that the guy
admitting lifting some code from Catalogue, and simply working on
graphics. As a result, he got fired straight away.
Now, InnSyst Software will contact the author of Catalogue, and offer
free services to make amend, as well as sending him any shareware fee
should someone have registered Disk List 3.1.
In the meantime, I would ask the moderators to remove DiskList from the
archive, and on behalf of my friend, apologize for the inconvenience
caused. If he had known about this, he wouldn't have asked me to post this
to the Internet in the first place, as it was only a matter of a few days
before the truth would appear. Since we both didn't know about Catalogue
until people complained, we had no idea the programme was not genuine.
Francois Rossi
[email protected]
[This started when the author of of the shareware Catalogue program wrote to
me about two weeks ago. DiskList was removed from the archive at that time.
As you'll recall, there was a posting on info-mac a short while ago
>From someone else who had discovered this. A couple of things have
struck me about this. I'm suprised that someone hasn't done it before
(perhaps?). I'm not suprised it was caught: with so many people looking at
the software someone was bound to notice the similarities.
I would also like to thank Peter Lewis, Jaques Bersier (author of Catalogue),
and Steve Smith who all helped investigating this problem. It would also seem,
by the way, that this fellow copied the shareware registration program that
Peter Lewis wrote.
Finally, if you have a copy of DiskList, please delete it and get Catalogue.
The programs are the same, so you won't loose any functionality. And, remember
to pay your shareware fee!
-Gordon]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:48:59 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jeffrey D. Iverson)
Subject: [*] Account of Egypt
Newton Book - Written by Herodotus in the fifth century BC. It tells of
the wonders of ancient Egypt with a style and grace not seen before that
time.
Jeffrey D. Iverson 507.386.6208 weekdays
Iverson Software Co. 507.625.7355 evening/weekend
522 Record St. [email protected]
Mankato MN 56001-2546 http://prairie.lakes.com/~j5rson/
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/info/account-of-egypt.hqx; 120K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:51:28 -0800
From: [email protected] (Tor-Gunnar =?iso-8859-1?Q?V=E5gen?= )
Subject: [*] Africa desktop patterns
Please find attached a .sit file containing some desktop patterns for
people who love Africa. They may not be very exiting, but look great on the
desktop. At least that's my opinion... Have fun!!
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/tors-africa-patterns.hqx; 39K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:15 -0800
From: [email protected] (Ed Brooks)
Subject: [*] BeCool 1.0 Freeware Icons
BeCool from Ed Brooks (who brought you the "Cool Copland Collection") -- A
freeware icon set designed for the Mac using elements of the "BeOS Look".
Most of the icons are made by combining different elements from the BeOS.
This collection uses more of the 3-D people and other icons from Be and
less of the Standard Apple MacOS icons than most of the collections and
extensions available. BeCool contains all the system resources you need to
tweak your Mac.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/be-cool-10.hqx; 32K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:48:38 -0800
From: [email protected] (Martin Mamo)
Subject: [*] DictionarySearch 1.0
Attached to this e-mail is a stuffed and binheqed folder containing two
Apple Macintosh console applications along with a dictionary of English
words.
Crossword Search 1.0 allows the user to specify a search string, which
will pull out all words from the dictionary that match it. Use ? for any
unknown letters and * for a wild-card.
Dictionary Genesis 1.0 will create a dictionary from scratch by fishing
for new words in text only files. It will also add new words to a
preexisting dictionary and output which words are contained in one file
but not another.
Martin Mamo
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/text/dictionary-search-10.hqx; 558K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:48:12 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jeremy Vineyard)
Subject: [*] Grayscale Kitchen 1.0
Grayscale Kitchen is a utility to help Mac developers prepare for the
transition to the new Mac OS Grayscale Appearance. Grayscale Kitchen
accomplishes this by giving developers a "hands-on" approach to
experiencing the Mac OS 8 Grayscale Appearance, allowing them to be
prepared for the changes that will have to be made in the future of their
products in order to support Apple's new Appearance Manager.
For feedback, please send e-mail to: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/grayscale-kitchen-10.hqx; 251K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:51:24 -0800
From: [email protected] (John Rethorst)
Subject: [*] Johns WP Meta Styles
This macro for WordPerfect Mac 3x lets you create multiple sets of any number
of
styles (transparently includes your regular styles) and switchwith one
command.
Powerful aid to document formatting.
Free for non-commercial distribution and use. May be included on UMich and
Sumex
CD's.
John Rethorst
[Archived as /info-mac/text/wp/johns-meta-styles-wp.hqx; 16K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:50:57 -0800
From: [email protected] (dbronson)
Subject: [*] MacPC - the politically correct product label generator
MacPC - the politically correct product label generator. Tired of
thinking up touchy-feely, new-age blurbs for your products? Let MacPC
end your drudgery.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/word/mac-pc.hqx; 766K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:50:11 -0800
From: (Kentaro Tanida) [email protected]
Subject: [*] MineSweeper Pro 1.0 beta
New MineSweeper for Macintosh released. MineSweeper is simple puzzle
game knew that bundled with Windows(TM). But this 'MineSweeper Pro' is
not just 'MineSweeper'. You can play on full screen or scrollable window
filled with squares. And I never know MineSweeper faster than it ever. I
hope you like it.
System requirements:
* System 7.0 or later
* Any Macintosh (I think so)
* 256 colors/grays monitor setting
* 512 KB of free memory space
For more information, please select "About MineSweeper Pro...", or mail
to '[email protected]'.
Thanks,
Kentaro Tanida
email:[email protected]
I give permission for my program to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/mine-sweeper-pro-10b.hqx; 510K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:17 -0800
From: [email protected] (Fabio Lecca)
Subject: [*] Scopa 2.1
This is the italian version of Scopa 2.1, the shareware version of a
traditional Italian card game.
The new version features even more Italian traditional decks, including
Napoletane, Piacentine, Sarde and Trevisane cards.
Fabio lecca
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/scopa-21-it.hqx; 1140K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:19 -0800
From: [email protected] (John V. Holder)
Subject: [*] ScrapIt Pro 5.22 (fat)
Try the utility that made MacUser's list of the top 30 shareware programs of
1995! Anything you can copy to the clipboard can be pasted and stored in a
ScrapIt Pro file. Features full support of Apple's latest technology; Drag &
Drop, QuickDraw 3D, Speech, and more!
ScrapIt Pro, is the editable, searchable multimedia scrapbook... and a
mini-word
processor to boot! Need a place to store, sort, display and search all of your
text files, sounds, GIF files, JPEG files, QuickDraw 3D files? Look no
further,
ScrapIt Pro is the utility you've been looking for!
Additions to version 5.2:
* Edit more than 32k of text (by popular demand!
* Export multiple items at one time
* New text options (like uppercase & lowercase)
* Import claris emailer files
* Open a QuickScrap file
* Can now change the file creators of all exported files
Bug fixes:
* Fixed Wacom tablet bug when renaming items in the list.
* Handles GIF file handling much more robust.
Special features found in version 5.x:
* PowerMac & 680x0 native code!
* Searchable comments for each item
* QuickDraw 3D file support
* Supports ArchiCAD
* Search & Replace
* Import from Now Scrapbook(tm) files
* Import/Export GIF, TIFF, JPEG, sound, TEXT, PICT & EPSF files
* View GIF, JPEG or QuickDraw 3D items!
* Sort by date, name or type
* Gallery mode
* and more!
ScrapIt Pro can open any Scrapbook file (from Apple), SmartScrap, ScrapIt Pro,
ScrapIt ][ or MultiScrap file.
Min. System...: 6.0.5 on up
Min. Hardware.: Mac 512ke
Shareware.....: $20
Author........: John V. Holder
email address.: [email protected]
Home Page.....: http://www.northcoast.com/~jvholder/
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/scrap-it-pro-522.hqx; 652K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:49:28 -0800
From: [email protected] (Layne Karkruff)
Subject: [*] Scrollites 3 for Kaleidoscope
Scrollites 3 is a unique color scheme document for Kaleidoscope.
Scrollites replaces your window arrow scrollers with multicolored
gemstone-like "glassies" that light up when clicked on. No specific
requirements are needed other than the ones the Kaleidoscope control
panel requires. Just drop the Scrollites document into your "Color
Schemes" folder and turn on the lights!
Checked with Disinfectant 3.6.
Layne Karkruff
Blue Sky Heart Graphics
http://home.earthlink.net/~bluskyguy/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/scrollites-3.hqx; 70K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:44 -0800
From: [email protected] (Bernard FRANGOULIS)
Subject: [*] Sesame 2.1.1 - Password protection for your Macintosh
Sesame is a simple but effective safety tool for your Macintosh or
compatible computer. This application prevents unauthorized access by
requesting a password whenever it is launched (for instance at startup).
Security options will prevent a power user from inactivating Sesame at
startup or forcing it to quit. And even if a snooper uses a System floppy
disk to start up, Sesame will protect you: it can automatically hide the
files of folders you have selected; without the right password, they will
remain invisible. You can easily personalize the presentation of the
password dialog with your own icon, picture or text, and Sesame even
incorporates a screen saver. And finally, a nice touch for site
administrators: you can create an administrator password in addition to
your individual password.
Sesame comes with a detailed manuel, and an installer program that will
install everything for you.
Shareware $10 (site licenses are available).
Sesame is =A91996 Bernard Frangoulis.
--*** Ceci est la version US de Sesame. Une version francaise est egalement
disponible. ***--
Bernard Frangoulis
Macintosh software developer
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/sesame-211.hqx; 361K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:22 -0800
From: [email protected] (Bernard FRANGOULIS)
Subject: [*] Sesame 2.1.1 - Protection par mot de passe pour votre Macintosh
Sesame est un logiciel de securite simple mais efficace pour votre
ordinateur Macintosh ou compatible. Quand cette application est lancee (par
exemple au demarrage), elle requiert un mot de passe et bloque l'acces a
l'ordinateur tant que le mot de passe correct n'est pas donne.
Il y a plusieurs niveaux de securite, permettant d'eviter qu'un utilisateur
averti ne desactive le programme (par un quitter force, en desactivant les
extensions, etc.). Et meme si vous venez avec une disquette Systeme, pas de
probleme, car Sesame peut rendre invisibles les fichiers ou dossiers de
votre choix : ainsi, si le mot de passe n'est pas correct, seul le disque
dur (avec uniquement le dossier Systeme) sera visible. Il y a aussi des
options pour personnaliser l'aspect du dialogue de mot de passe (avec votre
propre icone, image ou texte), et meme un economiseur d'ecran. Et -
important pour les administrateurs de site : un mot de passe administrateur.
Sesame est fourni avec un manuel detaille, et un programme d'installation
qui effectue l'installation pour vous.
Shareware $10 ou 50 FF (des licences de site sont possibles).
Sesame est =A91996 Bernard Frangoulis.
--*** This is the French version of Sesame. A US version is available too.
***--
Bernard Frangoulis
Macintosh software developer
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/sesame-211-fr.hqx; 367K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:09 -0800
From: [email protected] (Alessandro Levi Montalcini)
Subject: [*] Shutdown Delay 2.4
Price: $10 (shareware)
Source: ftp://ftp.alpcom.it/software/mac/LMontalcini
Shutdown Delay displays a dialog at Restart/Shutdown time which gives the user
five choices:
- do nothing and let the Mac complete the original command;
- cancel and smoothly return to the calling application;
- restart the Macintosh;
- shut down and turn the power off;
- force a quit and attempt to return to the Finder.
New in version 2.4:
- Added a new option to disable the Power Off key.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/shutdown-delay-24.hqx; 40K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:49:50 -0800
From: [email protected] (Steve Ebener)
Subject: [*] SilverTwoTabCoplandRsrcs v2
Tired of the 'factory' installed Blue folders that Apple stuck you with?
Don't particularly care for the Blue Copland folders currently available
for downloading?
Then perhaps you'd like these folders instead.
The "Silver Two-Tab Copland Folders" is a set of ResEdit resources and a
few ready made folders to enhance the look of your Macintosh. The ResEdit
resources are designed to replace the 'factory' installed Blue folders
with Silver Two-Tab Copland style folders. The included 'ready made'
folders are designed to enhance the effect by enabling you to place
custom folders onto those folders that normally do not have a custom icon
in your System Folder.
Included in the archive is a "Folder Icon Maker" (version 1.5 or better)
resource file so you can get started making your own Silver Two-Tab
Copland custom folders right away.
This set works best with System 7.5 or later, but can be used with
System 7.0 and above (some resources will need to be edited out for
Systems prior to 7.5.)
Please see the included "Two-Tab Copland Read Me" file for more
information and instructions for installation.
Don't forget to look for the "SilverTwo-TabCopland" folder series as
well. Each archive/series contains 100 custom "ready made" folders for
your enjoyment.
The contents of this archive are free, and may be freely
distributed/exchanged as
long as the contents of the archive are not changed. Commercial usage of, or
commercial distribution of, the contents of this archive and/or the concept
thereof, requires written permission from the author. The actual contents and
intellectual concept of the "Silver Two-Tab Copland" folders is copyright of
Steve Ebener, all rights reserved.
Contact information:
Internet: [email protected]
AOL: Greyland
FidoNet: Steve Ebener,1:152/20.42
OneNet: Steve Ebener,Greyland
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/silver-two-tab-cplnd-rsc-v2.hqx; 134K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:04 -0800
From: [email protected] (Alessandro Levi Montalcini)
Subject: [*] SimpleText Color Menu Installer 2.2
Price: Freeware
Source: ftp://ftp.alpcom.it/software/mac/LMontalcini
SimpleText Color Menu is a free drag & drop utility that
installs an extra cool Color menu and an extra useful
Goodies menu inside Apple's SimpleText text editor (versions
1.1, 1.1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.3.1 only).
You get color, a Find/Replace command, a Windows submenu,
document statistics, printing margins and default
font/size/style/color settings for unstyled documents.
New in 2.2:
- Added support for a user-defined "large text handler"
application that automatically opens text files when they
are larger than 32K. Believe it or not, this can be pretty
handy...
[Archived as /info-mac/text/simple-text-color-menu-22.hqx; 76K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:07 -0800
From: [email protected] (Steve Weyer)
Subject: [*] Slurpee 1.9 (desktop/Newton text/data transfer)
Slurpee 1.9 (24 Nov 96)
transfers paragraphs or tab-delimited text between a text file and Newton soup
entries via a terminal emulator and serial connection; type via keyboard to
Newton fields, and print values and errors to terminal
Keywords: data and text transfer, soup utility, keyboard, Inspector,
terminal emulator, Newt, Newt's Cape
Feature Summary:
- transfer desktop text to/from Notes (and Outlines and Checklists on NOS 2.0)
- import/export Names (examples provided)
- import/export tab-delimited data via your desktop terminal emulator
- use your desktop keyboard to enter text on your Newton
- transfer graphics for applications in Newt Development Environment
and books in Newt's Cape
Recent changes:
- info button and about box (URLs are active if Newt's Cape is installed)
- "connected"/"disconnected" status immediately below Paste
- convertUnicode option in slurpee spec
- EVAL! command evaluates arbitrary NewtonScript expressions, e.g., EVAL!3+4
- DUMP can list all soups
- added "dateTimeSpecs:..." for more flexible date/time output
- added pseudo-title field for Notes DUMP
- many bug fixes, internal cleanup
- compatible with 1.x and 2.0 Newtons (and 2.1: MessagePad2000 and eMate300)
Slurpee is shareware ($10). Registered users receive access to versions
with faster transfer options, priority for answers and new features, help in
testing custom soup and entry spec definitions. (Slurpee is free to
registered users of Newt Development Environment or Newt's Cape. Slurpee
source available to Newt users).
Steve Weyer
Internet: [email protected]
[email protected], [email protected]
America Online: SteveWeyer
Compuserve: 74603,2051
http://www.netaxs.com/~weyer/newton/releases.html
Steve
[email protected]
http://www.netaxs.com/~weyer/newton/releases.html
http://www.teleport.com/~gaia
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/util/slurpee-19.hqx; 190K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:11 -0800
From: [email protected] (Christopher Li)
Subject: [*] Smart Scroll 2.0.1 - Japanese Version
Smart Scroll enhances regular scroll bars so they show how much of a
document is displayed in a window. The indicator tab in scroll bars becomes
proportional : If a window is displaying half of a document, the tab will
be half the scrollbar size.
This gives you an idea of how large the document is, without having to
scroll the window to find out. Try it for yourself, it speeds browsing the
Net or going through your email, for example.
Smart Scroll also adds Active Scrolling, which updates the display as you
drag the scrollbar tab. Just release the tab when you see the part of the
document you want: no more guessing where you'll end up!
All scrollbars benefit from these improvements, even those hidden in Open
and Save dialogs. After a few days of Smart Scroll, going back to regular
scroll feels like something is missing !
Christopher Li
Bridge 1 Software
English to Japanese Online Software Localization and Management
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/smart-scroll-201-jp.hqx; 128K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:12 -0800
From: [email protected] (Marc Moini)
Subject: [*] Smart Scroll 2.01
Smart Scroll: Proportional Tabs and Active Scrolling
2.01, 26nov96
Smart Scroll enhances regular scroll bars so they
show HOW MUCH of a document is displayed in a window.
The thumb indicator in scroll bars becomes PROPORTIONAL:
If a window is displaying half of a document, the
indicator will be half the scrollbar size.
This lets you know at a glance how much of the document
is left outside the window, without having to scroll!
Smart Scroll also adds ACTIVE SCROLLING which scrolls the contents of the
window while you drag the scroll tab. Just release the tab when you see
the part of the document you want: no more guessing where you'll end up!
http://www.kagi.com/authors/marc/
email [email protected]
Shareware $12. Requires System 7 or later, Color QuickDraw. May be
included on the InfoMac CD-ROM. Thanks!
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/smart-scroll-201.hqx; 156K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:51:30 -0800
From: [email protected] (Rick Jansen)
Subject: [*] Snow for Macintosh
Let it snow on your desktop, on your windows and have Santa
running around your screen for that extra Festive Season
Cheer. Snow for Macintosh is a desk accessory ("Apple Menu
Item") that animates falling snow and Santa on your desktop.
Where to get the latest version?
Snow for Macintosh is available (November 1996) on my WWW
page:
http://www.sara.nl/rick/MacSnow/
The page may move in the near future, use AltaVista or a
similar search engine to locate it.
(http://www.altavista.digital.com/)
A little snow history
In 1984 (remember Lisa?) the first Macintosh program I wrote
was a computer Christmas card which showed a picture of a
snowman and falling snow. Later a Father Xmas in his sleigh
was added. I converted this to an undying desk accessory in
1988 (remember MultiFinder?). But, little boys grow up, and
when they are forced to a workstation with X-windows they
want their thingies there too. So Xsnow was born in December
1993. The X-windows version has been around for a few years.
Now it's nearly Xmas and time to return to one's roots, so
here's Snow for Macintosh. It's a little desk accessory,
which you can drag to your System Folder, where it will be
put in the folder "Apple Menu Items". You can start Snow by
choosing it from the Apple menu.
Merry X-mas!
Rick Jansen
Amsterdam, November 26th, 1996
email: [email protected]
www: http://www.sara.nl/rick/
Rick Jansen
[email protected] http://www.sara.nl/Rick.Jansen
I give permission for Snow for Macintosh to be included
on the Info-Mac CD-ROM, as long as that does not automatically
mean Snow for Macintosh is public domain software, because
it is not.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/snow-for-macintosh.hqx; 20K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:51:25 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] SuperClip 1.7.6
SuperClip is a shareware program that allows you to do multiple cuts and
copies from any application and save these automatically in a file. When you
are ready to paste these clips, you may paste them in any order into any
application. SuperClip is more than just another program to hold clips. The
real beauty of SuperClip is that it works entirely in the background and you
never have to leave your application to use it. Why have only the standard
clipboard that allows you to cut and paste only one item at a time when you
can have SuperClip which allows for multiple copies and pastes? Version
1.7.5 now offered popup menus that allows you to paste any item from a file
instantly into your application. All SuperClip function have keyboard
equivalents. There also a master file to store commonly used clips for
instant access via the keyboard. More detailed features follow.
1) SuperClip makes data transfer between applications and documents easier.
Before SuperClip, if you wanted to transfer multiple data between
applications, you first had to cut or copy the item from the first
application and then switch to the next application and then paste it. You
had to then repeat this process for every item you wanted to transfer. With
SuperClip, you can do multiple copies or cuts of the items you want to
transfer from your first application and save them automatically into a
SuperClip file and when you are ready, switch to the other application and
paste them in any order you wish.
2) Save commonly used items in the SC master file for easy access. SuperClip
allows you to save commonly used text, pictures, or anything that can be
copied to the clipboard to be instantly at your fingertips. For example, if
you use certain addresses commonly while writing a letter, or if you are a
graphic designer and use certain graphic symbols commonly, you can save all
of these item to the SC master file and paste them into your document without
ever leaving it. SuperClip allows you to define a keyboard equivalent for
each item in this file.
3) Convenient method of quickly capturing information for later retrieval.
For example, if you are scrolling through a document and find certain
phrases you want to save for later, or if you are on a bulletin board service
where you get screenfuls of information at a time that you want to save to
read later, you can save these item to a SuperClip file with one keypress or
mouse selection, and when you are ready, you can paste them into a word
processor or any other application to review at a later time.
**Version 1.7.6 fixes some minor bugs and has an updated registration
section.
Hundreds of registered users already.
Author: Kishore Tipirneni ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/super-clip-176.hqx; 407K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:51:22 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Talking Clock Pro 2.0.1
The 1996 edition!
Runs on any Mac with System 7 and Speech Manager!
Fixes bugs that have been there forever! Works better!
New about box! Not compatible with Windoze 95!
Public Domain! Source available separately! Not
available in stores!
Now will you let me be?
[Archived as /info-mac/app/time/talking-clock-pro-201.hqx; 50K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:50:33 -0800
From: [email protected] (Xiaolin Zhao)
Subject: [*] Unicorn Editor v1.0.6
Welcome to Unicorn Editor, my styled text editor capable of editing
Chinese, Japanese and Korean based on the WASTE text engine. It is a
small, easy to use program which fill the gap between SimpleText and a
full featured word processor. For oriental people, it fills a void for a
stand alone styled text editor for double byte language with built-in font
and input method support. Unicorn Editor v1.0 is a ShareWare ($20). If you
like the program, please support shareware concept by paying the
registration fee.
This WorldScript compatible style text editor for both 68K and PPC
Macintosh is back engineered based on the features of the popular Tex-Edit
Plus. Because both Tex-Edit Plus and Unicorn Editor use WASTE text engine,
one should find that the two programs share a lot of similarities in the
text editing features. While this program is not exactly the Tex-Edit Plus
yet, especially in sound and picture handling, the text handling is
further enhanced with various oriental language code set translation,
input method support and custom bitmap fonts support. The program was
writen in C and compiled with CodeWarrior 8.
With Unicorn Editor you can
Create, edit and print styled multilingual text in Chinese, Japanese,
Korean and of course, any Roman languages, such as English.
Support unicode 2.0 and its mapping to major CJK coding scheme.
Convert language code set by importing and exporting text file to be
loaded to internet.
Set up an external Chinese, Korean, Japanese viewer and editor for
internet browser.
Quickly create, edit and print styled text documents of any size
(limited by RAM).
View and print TeachText or SimpleText read-only (ReadMe) documents.
Embed picture and sound in your file for breath-taking presentation.
Drag and Drop any text, picture, sound object around or to other drag
and drop compatible application.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/unicorn-editor-106.hqx; 1900K]
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 13:44:29 +0200
From: [email protected] (Matthew Daillie)
Subject: (Q) PB 180 - weird floppy drive
I have just acquired a second-hand PowerBook 180. Everything seemed fine
until I got it home and discovered that the floppy disk drive would only
recognize 1.4M diskettes. If I insert a 800K it wants to format it - if I
accept, it formats a 800 into a 1.4!!
I've tried reinstalling the system, starting up with no extensions etc.etc.
I fear a hardware problem (replacing the drive costs over $200 in Paris
where I live). Anybody out there got any comforting suggestions?
Matthew Daillie
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 21:55:20 -0600
From: "Wayne C. Morris"
Subject: * LCII questions
Marcos ([email protected]) wrote:
>I have an LC II
[snip]
>It has its original RGB 12" monitor and I want to upgrade it, both for
>convenience but mainly because most kids' SW now require min. 13".
>
>I found an NEC Multisynch 14" for $135.
>
> 1. Is it worth it?
> 2. Is it compatible? If yes but with some kind of adapter, then
> what and how do I get it, for how much?
Assuming it works, that sounds like a reasonable price for a used monitor.
MacZone's price for a new one is $300.
It should work with an LC II using an adapter. MacZone has a "universal
Mac video adapter" listed for $16 which will probably do the trick. You
can also try calling MacWarehouse or check your local Apple dealers. You
should get 640x480 resolution.
> * Is there a low cost way to speed it up a bit (I know this is a
> long shot)
Yes, if you don't already have a card in the PDS slot then you can add an
accelerator card. MacZone has a 33MHz 68030 card (65% faster) with FPU for
$150, and a 50/25MHz 68040 card (4.5 times faster) for $200 (no FPU) or
$300 (FPU).
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 00:49:49 -0800
From: Jon Pugh
Subject: 11th Annual SF MacWorld Netter's Dinner
11th Annual SF MacWorld Netter's Dinner
Yes, it's been 11 years that we've been gathering a herd of nerds and
feeding ourselves at the Hunan in San Francisco (on Sansome at Broadway).
This year is just another notch in our belts.
MacWorld is Tue, Jan 7, 1997 through Fri, Jan 10, 1997. The dinner will be
on Wed, Jan 8, 1997.
The cost is only $16 per person. Dinner will consist of a buffet, which we
will request to be extra hot, because they tone it down for buffets and we
don't want that. It will come with Onion Cakes, Hunan Chicken Salad, Sweet
& Sour Pork, Beef with Broccoli, Fried Chicken Wings, Kung Pao Chicken,
Country Style Vegetables, Pork Chow-Mein and Combination Fried Rice. There
are no substitutions.
Due to the phenomenal success of last year, we've contracted with Kee
Nethery's shareware service again. All you have to do is go to the web page
listed above and either download the Register program, run it and email the
results to Kagi, or sign up on the Kagi web page below. Either will allow
you to enter the number of seats you wish to purchase and then send your
credit card number to Kagi and your RSVP to me. This way you just have to
show up to schmooze and eat.
You can register via credit card up to the day before MacWorld, which is
the 6th of January. You can register by fax up to a week before MacWorld,
which is January 4th. You can register via snail mail up to 2 weeks before
the event, which is December 28th.
We'll be meeting at the top of the escalators on the south side of Moscone
Center (across Howard street from Chevy's) after the show, which closes at
6:00. We'll do our traditional pilgrimage across SF at 6:30. It takes
about 20-30 minutes to walk, but it's worth it since we have an
impressively large crowd and you get to walk off dinner on the way back. Of
course, you can take a cab or drive if you like. Sansome and Broadway is
pretty easy for anyone to find. Just don't try and take the Embarcadero
freeway to Broadway. It fell down in the Quake of 89 and was demolished
thereafter.
We will have speaking facilities, but because of everyone's shyness, we'll
simply be doing the traditional show of hands for domains, countries, etc.
Any suggestions into interesting tidbits to test for should be mailed to me.
Jon Pugh
(408) 974-6029
[email protected]
Here is the main Netter's Dinner page:
Here is the Register program:
This is the registration web page:
Here is the meeting place:
Here is the restaurant location:
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 08:38:00 +0100
From: [email protected] (Johannes la Poutre')
Subject: [A] Text search engines?
>I'm looking for an application which lets you search a large
>number of files for a given text string, since I am
>interested in licensing the code. Does anyone know of
>any programs which do this (freeware/shareware/commercial)
>or if this is already available as sample code or in a
>library (for C)?
Give a try at Bare Bones Software, Inc.; I use their BBEdit lite version
and this does exactly what you want.
>
>Postal: Bare Bones Software, Inc.
> P.O. Box 1048
> Bedford, MA 01730-1048
>
>Phone: +1 508 651 3561
>Fax: +1 508 651 7584
>
>WWW: http://www.tiac.net/biz/bbsw/
>email: [email protected]
Further you might take a look at the "grep" utility from the un*x platform.
I think the source of at least one flavour of it will be available from the
Linux archives...
Regards, Joe.
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 07:28:07 -0600
From: Christopher Doemel
Subject: Beta testing PointCase 0.9.0.42
In InfoMac Digest #284, Alain Chabot writes:
> Pointcast installs itself in many places but one annoying thing it
> does is install itself in your "Open at Startup" folder. Try as I might,
> I found no way to turn the thing off once it is started.
You can interrupt the download of news in the PointCast viewer application
by clicking the "Stop" button. There's also a preference that lets you
specify when you want news to be downloaded to your computer, so you could
set it up to do the downloads when you're not around.
> I'm on a T1 line and even on such a line, PCN takes quite a while to grab
> news.
No kidding. But it's not any better or worse than the other active news
candidate, AfterDark Online. Both of them seem to take forever to download
all of their files. As far as comparing the presentation, I felt that
PointCast provided more content, but AfterDark Online provided a better
layout and display of that information.
> The other thing is that when it is on one of its errands, you can
> kiss goodbye to your computer. Suddenly your keyboard gets very
> sluggish. I am talking 10-15 seconds before anything happens. If you
> are typing while not looking a the screen, you may see that whole
> sentences have disappeared.
I was surprised by this too. In the preferences there's a setting to
determine how much CPU time is granted to other programs while the screen
saver is on, but I couldn't find any setting to let my applications do
their thing in the foreground while the PointCast Monitor background
application was downloading content.
> It only crashed my machine once which is better than most versions
> of Netscape.
My machine never crashed, but maybe I just got lucky.
Christopher Doemel
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 13:58:26 -0600
From: [email protected] (Paul M. Sheldon)
Subject: Easy View -- chapters and sections (A)
I have developed intuition about easy view parsing. Here's why.
I use easy view both to make myself subdigests of infomac to refer to
later and to do newton programming where things come in notes separated by
dashed lines. For the newton programs, as they don't allow subjects, when I
do command-m, I popup and drag to a different slider menu item than digest
(simple).
With mode gotten by "digest" popup and drag to :
I don't use lines of stars at all, though it is prescribed.
Before first header of subject list in my subdigests (chapters), I
have a space. That gets me a chapter not being blank.
After each section in my chapter I have a space and a dashed line.
With mode gotten by "simple" popup and drag to :
I have my name of chapter and section top line with no worries about
spaces before dashes or explicit statement of subjects.
Hope this helps.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 17:36:32 -0600
From: [email protected] (Paul M. Sheldon)
Subject: fetch transfer through appletalk crash (Q)
When downloading file from my unix directory by fetch through appletalk
to another computer directory, I can get a stall. Two separate hops don't
get things in trouble.
How come?
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 06:30:00 -0800
From: zab & mike
Subject: finder scripting extension
Hi folks,
I've been wanting to teach myself scripting languages, and thought
I'd start with the obvious, Applescript. However, after I turned on all the
proper extensions, I now get a dialog box saying "could not load finder
scripting extension because it is too old".
"Simple!" I thought, "I'll just zip over to Apple's FTP site, and
get myself the newest version." Wrong. First, It took me quite awhile to
find what I wanted, and when I did find and install it, I still got the
same message. I tried re-installing the system 7.5, (although not a clean
re-install) and then I tried re-running the system 7.5.5 update. No luck.
what am I doing wrong?
For information's sake, I'm using an aging IIsi with 9 megs, 7.5.5.
I have what I believe is the newest version of Applescript, with all the
proper extensions.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm sure there's something obvious I'm
missing, but I don't know what. Is there a secret Apple FTP site only for
Freemasons and true Mac gurus with all the REAL software?
TIA, Michael S.
--
m.laveau records
po box 426737
sf ca 94142-6737
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 13:58:17 -0600
From: [email protected] (Paul M. Sheldon)
Subject: Getting two bookmark files in synch (I)
This is just a public comment of interest to this question (that
sometimes contributers might like to hear). I sent a private communique to
Marci (because she was obviously interested) with an undeveloped
alternative idea I will spare the whole list from. Perhaps I will find the
courage and coherence to present the idea when I have tossed it around a
bit.
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 16:26:44 -0800
From: LE=BRIS bertrand
Subject: Is Apple going to die?
Hello,
I am student and need to get some help. Can you give me answers to the
question "Is Apple going to die?". Your answers will help me write a
paper. Of course, I am sure you're going to write no and why. Thanks a
million in advance.
--
Bertrand Le Bris.
Groupe Esiee.
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 13:54:38 +1000
From: Anne Williamson
Subject: Mac loses its voice
My PowerMac 6100/66 DOS-Compatible regularly stops beeping. It seems
to realise that it can't beep anymore because it flashes the menu bar
when it would have beeped. The Sound control panel shows the volume
all the way to the top. On restart all is restored to normal.
This only seems to happen after I've been running Word 6. I'm running
System 7.5.5, have 16MB RAM and RamDoubler.
Technical Support here have never heard of such behaviour. Can any of
you wise people tell me why this happens and how I can prevent it?
--
Anne Williamson [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 96 17:17:52 -0600
From: Lanny Chambers
Subject: Music Program "Sheet Music" to MIDI?
>Is there any mac program out there (shareware or commercial) that allows
>you to "write" sheet music onto the screen and choose instruments, etc. and
>then convert the music data into a MIDI file? And also use different tracks
>such as have a whole band playing a piece? that would be very nice. please
>e-mail me if you have any information.
MIDIGraphy, a shareware MIDI sequencer that is in the Info-Mac archives,
lets you draw the notes into a scrolling "piano roll" screen, apply
dynamics and tempo changes, set time signatures, use multiple tracks and
channels, and lots more. It can use QuickTIme (and QT Musical
Instruments) to play through your Mac without any extra MIDI hardware,
although I haven't yet discovered how to assign instrument voices from
within MIDIGraphy. (The translated-from-Japanese documentation, while
detailed, is far from complete, and seems to assume an existing knowledge
of MIDI principles. You'll have to mess about with it to discover how
many basic things work.)
I have been able to export MIDIGraphy files as QT movies, then assign
instrumentation using the Get Info function of MoviePlayer. When exported
as MIDI files by MoviePlayer and opened in MIDIGraphy, the tunes retain
their assigned instruments. It sure would be nice if some knowledgeable
person wrote a tutorial for MIDIGraphy.
Lanny Chambers ([email protected]) St. Louis, USA
Visit the Hummingbird Page:
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Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 13:58:07 -0600
From: [email protected] (Paul M. Sheldon)
Subject: Netscape & Fetch (A)
You may already know, fetch will work concurrently with netscape, in
fact, maybe someone will tell you how to automate the following process
with fetch as a helper application!
I'd like to know how to do that one!
Indeed, I am behind, and im 283 had Patrik Montgomery telling how to
do it with an applescript launch of netscape. I have to get my nerve up,
fantastic!
(local apple computer suggested fetch was just better for downloads
than netscape, he mumbled something about fetch multithreading in the
background that sounded exciting, too)
Try this as an alternative download option to what you wanted. Have
fetch do it with easy netscape help.
Click and hold on download url and choose the popup menu item have to
do with copy this link location. Now, go into fetch and paste into the
default window at the host textbox. It will overwrite and the spillover
will go into the directory textbox. I think it also blanks the other text
boxes for user id and password.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 13:08:29 -0700
From: [email protected] (Simon Radford)
Subject: PC card serial driver
Does anyone know of a driver for a Socket Communications
Serial Card? This is a PC card that provides another
serial port for a Powerbook 5300c.
Thanks, Simon Radford, NRAO Tucson
------------------------------
Date: 10 Dec 1996 23:33:26 GMT
From: [email protected] (Leslie Burkholder)
Subject: Port Juggler
Does anyone have a current email address or phone number or web address
for the manufacturer of Port Juggler?
Thanks
Leslie Burkholder
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 18:10:11 -0800
From: "Joe M. Luzzi"
Subject: Re>7.5.5 Update problem solved!
>>Hello All,
>>I am trying to update a 7200/90 Macintosh to 7.5.5. I am doing a clean
(really clean) install.
>>These are the steps I have taken:
>>1.) Boot off 7.5.2 CDROM and run drive setup 1.05 to initialize the hard
disk and update disk >>driver.
>>2.) Install a clean 7.5.2 System from CDROM.
>>3.) Reboot
>>4.) Run the 7.5 Update 2.0 to upgrade to 7.5.3.
>>5.) Reboot
>>6.) Run Disk First Aid and check for errors. No errors.
>>7.) Select 7.5.3 only from extensions manager and reboot (shouldn't matter
since only the operating >>system is loaded anyway).
>>8.) Run the 7.5.5 update.
>>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 am following the installation instructions in the readme file and I cannot
>>understand what this error means.
>>Please help. Thanks!
Thanks to all who responded: Tom Gilbert, John Wunderlich, Bill Stanford and
others...
The solution was to "Shift" boot rather than rely on the Extensions Manager
to turn off
extensions.
Another suggestion was to copy the 7.5.5 update to my hard drive and then
boot off another
system disk like the System 7.5 CDROM. This may have worked, but I "Shift"
booted first
and never tested this.
--------------------
Joe M. Luzzi
CSU Fullerton
714-773-3251
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 18:57:21 -0800
From: Nicola Santoro
Subject: stuffit expander: how can I get it to operate?
Through The Various Internet's Macintosh Freeware/Shareware Sites; I
have just obtained stuffit expander,compact-pro, drop stuff, uuLite, and
fetch. My problem is I cannot get any of these progarms to open, or
operate....I understand that all these progarms need Stuffit Expander to
translate, BUT what does Stuffit Expander need to run?????
I am operating a Macintosh Performa 6320cd Power PC.
If you can be of any help..I would appreciate it.....I will now attempt
to purchase Stuffit Expander at another site that offers it in Binhex.
Sincerely,
Nicola Santoro
(my browser is Netscape 3.0)...
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 11:38:17 +0100
From: [email protected] (Joram Rozewicz)
Hi,
A question addressed to graphic wizards:
Anyone knows of a software that runs on macs that would allow me to specify
a *manual* color separation. I'll try to explain: XPress and Photoshop are
only able to make a 4 color separation of an existing image for
traditionnal 4 color printing (CMYK).
What I am looking for is a program where I could specify, separate this
image into 6 or 8 or 256 different colors. I know such programs run on SUN
workstations but I only have a couple of macs...The purpose is separating
artworks, paintings etc.. for serigrafic printing (tee shirts, etc..) where
each color is separately specified.
TIA very much.
Joram
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Info-Mac Digest Thu, 12 Dec 96 Volume 14 : Issue 286
Today's Topics:
[!] Apologies for DiskList 3.1
[*] Account of Egypt
[*] Africa desktop patterns
[*] BeCool 1.0 Freeware Icons
[*] DictionarySearch 1.0
[*] Grayscale Kitchen 1.0
[*] Johns WP Meta Styles
[*] MacPC - the politically correct product label generator
[*] MineSweeper Pro 1.0 beta
[*] Scopa 2.1
[*] ScrapIt Pro 5.22 (fat)
[*] Scrollites 3 for Kaleidoscope
[*] Sesame 2.1.1 - Password protection for your Macintosh
[*] Sesame 2.1.1 - Protection par mot de passe pour votre Macintosh
[*] Shutdown Delay 2.4
[*] SilverTwoTabCoplandRsrcs v2
[*] SimpleText Color Menu Installer 2.2
[*] Slurpee 1.9 (desktop/Newton text/data transfer)
[*] Smart Scroll 2.0.1 - Japanese Version
[*] Smart Scroll 2.01
[*] Snow for Macintosh
[*] SuperClip 1.7.6
[*] Talking Clock Pro 2.0.1
[*] Unicorn Editor v1.0.6
(Q) PB 180 - weird floppy drive
* LCII questions
11th Annual SF MacWorld Netter's Dinner
[A] Text search engines?
Beta testing PointCase 0.9.0.42
Easy View -- chapters and sections (A)
fetch transfer through appletalk crash (Q)
finder scripting extension
Getting two bookmark files in synch (I)
Is Apple going to die?
Mac loses its voice
Music Program "Sheet Music" to MIDI?
Netscape & Fetch (A)
PC card serial driver
Port Juggler
Re>7.5.5 Update problem solved!
stuffit expander: how can I get it to operate?
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 12:49:00 GMT
From: "J. Rossi"
Subject: [!] Apologies for DiskList 3.1
To Info-Mac moderators:
Re: DiskList 3.1
Dear Moderators,
I sent to macgift the disk utility DiskList 3.1 on behalf of a
friend who runs a software company called InnSyst Software in
the UK.
Several days later, I had people complaining that DiskList 3.1
was basically a copy of another utility called Catalogue.
I then contacted my friend to tell him about this situation after
downloading Catalogue to check for myself. True, the resemblance
was uncanny.
After a chat with his young programmer, my friend told me that the guy
admitting lifting some code from Catalogue, and simply working on
graphics. As a result, he got fired straight away.
Now, InnSyst Software will contact the author of Catalogue, and offer
free services to make amend, as well as sending him any shareware fee
should someone have registered Disk List 3.1.
In the meantime, I would ask the moderators to remove DiskList from the
archive, and on behalf of my friend, apologize for the inconvenience
caused. If he had known about this, he wouldn't have asked me to post this
to the Internet in the first place, as it was only a matter of a few days
before the truth would appear. Since we both didn't know about Catalogue
until people complained, we had no idea the programme was not genuine.
Francois Rossi
[email protected]
[This started when the author of of the shareware Catalogue program wrote to
me about two weeks ago. DiskList was removed from the archive at that time.
As you'll recall, there was a posting on info-mac a short while ago
>From someone else who had discovered this. A couple of things have
struck me about this. I'm suprised that someone hasn't done it before
(perhaps?). I'm not suprised it was caught: with so many people looking at
the software someone was bound to notice the similarities.
I would also like to thank Peter Lewis, Jaques Bersier (author of Catalogue),
and Steve Smith who all helped investigating this problem. It would also seem,
by the way, that this fellow copied the shareware registration program that
Peter Lewis wrote.
Finally, if you have a copy of DiskList, please delete it and get Catalogue.
The programs are the same, so you won't loose any functionality. And, remember
to pay your shareware fee!
-Gordon]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:48:59 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jeffrey D. Iverson)
Subject: [*] Account of Egypt
Newton Book - Written by Herodotus in the fifth century BC. It tells of
the wonders of ancient Egypt with a style and grace not seen before that
time.
Jeffrey D. Iverson 507.386.6208 weekdays
Iverson Software Co. 507.625.7355 evening/weekend
522 Record St. [email protected]
Mankato MN 56001-2546 http://prairie.lakes.com/~j5rson/
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/info/account-of-egypt.hqx; 120K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:51:28 -0800
From: [email protected] (Tor-Gunnar =?iso-8859-1?Q?V=E5gen?= )
Subject: [*] Africa desktop patterns
Please find attached a .sit file containing some desktop patterns for
people who love Africa. They may not be very exiting, but look great on the
desktop. At least that's my opinion... Have fun!!
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/tors-africa-patterns.hqx; 39K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:15 -0800
From: [email protected] (Ed Brooks)
Subject: [*] BeCool 1.0 Freeware Icons
BeCool from Ed Brooks (who brought you the "Cool Copland Collection") -- A
freeware icon set designed for the Mac using elements of the "BeOS Look".
Most of the icons are made by combining different elements from the BeOS.
This collection uses more of the 3-D people and other icons from Be and
less of the Standard Apple MacOS icons than most of the collections and
extensions available. BeCool contains all the system resources you need to
tweak your Mac.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/be-cool-10.hqx; 32K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:48:38 -0800
From: [email protected] (Martin Mamo)
Subject: [*] DictionarySearch 1.0
Attached to this e-mail is a stuffed and binheqed folder containing two
Apple Macintosh console applications along with a dictionary of English
words.
Crossword Search 1.0 allows the user to specify a search string, which
will pull out all words from the dictionary that match it. Use ? for any
unknown letters and * for a wild-card.
Dictionary Genesis 1.0 will create a dictionary from scratch by fishing
for new words in text only files. It will also add new words to a
preexisting dictionary and output which words are contained in one file
but not another.
Martin Mamo
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/text/dictionary-search-10.hqx; 558K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:48:12 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jeremy Vineyard)
Subject: [*] Grayscale Kitchen 1.0
Grayscale Kitchen is a utility to help Mac developers prepare for the
transition to the new Mac OS Grayscale Appearance. Grayscale Kitchen
accomplishes this by giving developers a "hands-on" approach to
experiencing the Mac OS 8 Grayscale Appearance, allowing them to be
prepared for the changes that will have to be made in the future of their
products in order to support Apple's new Appearance Manager.
For feedback, please send e-mail to: [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/grayscale-kitchen-10.hqx; 251K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:51:24 -0800
From: [email protected] (John Rethorst)
Subject: [*] Johns WP Meta Styles
This macro for WordPerfect Mac 3x lets you create multiple sets of any number
of
styles (transparently includes your regular styles) and switchwith one
command.
Powerful aid to document formatting.
Free for non-commercial distribution and use. May be included on UMich and
Sumex
CD's.
John Rethorst
[Archived as /info-mac/text/wp/johns-meta-styles-wp.hqx; 16K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:50:57 -0800
From: [email protected] (dbronson)
Subject: [*] MacPC - the politically correct product label generator
MacPC - the politically correct product label generator. Tired of
thinking up touchy-feely, new-age blurbs for your products? Let MacPC
end your drudgery.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/word/mac-pc.hqx; 766K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:50:11 -0800
From: (Kentaro Tanida) [email protected]
Subject: [*] MineSweeper Pro 1.0 beta
New MineSweeper for Macintosh released. MineSweeper is simple puzzle
game knew that bundled with Windows(TM). But this 'MineSweeper Pro' is
not just 'MineSweeper'. You can play on full screen or scrollable window
filled with squares. And I never know MineSweeper faster than it ever. I
hope you like it.
System requirements:
* System 7.0 or later
* Any Macintosh (I think so)
* 256 colors/grays monitor setting
* 512 KB of free memory space
For more information, please select "About MineSweeper Pro...", or mail
to '[email protected]'.
Thanks,
Kentaro Tanida
email:[email protected]
I give permission for my program to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/mine-sweeper-pro-10b.hqx; 510K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:17 -0800
From: [email protected] (Fabio Lecca)
Subject: [*] Scopa 2.1
This is the italian version of Scopa 2.1, the shareware version of a
traditional Italian card game.
The new version features even more Italian traditional decks, including
Napoletane, Piacentine, Sarde and Trevisane cards.
Fabio lecca
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/scopa-21-it.hqx; 1140K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:19 -0800
From: [email protected] (John V. Holder)
Subject: [*] ScrapIt Pro 5.22 (fat)
Try the utility that made MacUser's list of the top 30 shareware programs of
1995! Anything you can copy to the clipboard can be pasted and stored in a
ScrapIt Pro file. Features full support of Apple's latest technology; Drag &
Drop, QuickDraw 3D, Speech, and more!
ScrapIt Pro, is the editable, searchable multimedia scrapbook... and a
mini-word
processor to boot! Need a place to store, sort, display and search all of your
text files, sounds, GIF files, JPEG files, QuickDraw 3D files? Look no
further,
ScrapIt Pro is the utility you've been looking for!
Additions to version 5.2:
* Edit more than 32k of text (by popular demand!
* Export multiple items at one time
* New text options (like uppercase & lowercase)
* Import claris emailer files
* Open a QuickScrap file
* Can now change the file creators of all exported files
Bug fixes:
* Fixed Wacom tablet bug when renaming items in the list.
* Handles GIF file handling much more robust.
Special features found in version 5.x:
* PowerMac & 680x0 native code!
* Searchable comments for each item
* QuickDraw 3D file support
* Supports ArchiCAD
* Search & Replace
* Import from Now Scrapbook(tm) files
* Import/Export GIF, TIFF, JPEG, sound, TEXT, PICT & EPSF files
* View GIF, JPEG or QuickDraw 3D items!
* Sort by date, name or type
* Gallery mode
* and more!
ScrapIt Pro can open any Scrapbook file (from Apple), SmartScrap, ScrapIt Pro,
ScrapIt ][ or MultiScrap file.
Min. System...: 6.0.5 on up
Min. Hardware.: Mac 512ke
Shareware.....: $20
Author........: John V. Holder
email address.: [email protected]
Home Page.....: http://www.northcoast.com/~jvholder/
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/scrap-it-pro-522.hqx; 652K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:49:28 -0800
From: [email protected] (Layne Karkruff)
Subject: [*] Scrollites 3 for Kaleidoscope
Scrollites 3 is a unique color scheme document for Kaleidoscope.
Scrollites replaces your window arrow scrollers with multicolored
gemstone-like "glassies" that light up when clicked on. No specific
requirements are needed other than the ones the Kaleidoscope control
panel requires. Just drop the Scrollites document into your "Color
Schemes" folder and turn on the lights!
Checked with Disinfectant 3.6.
Layne Karkruff
Blue Sky Heart Graphics
http://home.earthlink.net/~bluskyguy/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/scrollites-3.hqx; 70K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:44 -0800
From: [email protected] (Bernard FRANGOULIS)
Subject: [*] Sesame 2.1.1 - Password protection for your Macintosh
Sesame is a simple but effective safety tool for your Macintosh or
compatible computer. This application prevents unauthorized access by
requesting a password whenever it is launched (for instance at startup).
Security options will prevent a power user from inactivating Sesame at
startup or forcing it to quit. And even if a snooper uses a System floppy
disk to start up, Sesame will protect you: it can automatically hide the
files of folders you have selected; without the right password, they will
remain invisible. You can easily personalize the presentation of the
password dialog with your own icon, picture or text, and Sesame even
incorporates a screen saver. And finally, a nice touch for site
administrators: you can create an administrator password in addition to
your individual password.
Sesame comes with a detailed manuel, and an installer program that will
install everything for you.
Shareware $10 (site licenses are available).
Sesame is =A91996 Bernard Frangoulis.
--*** Ceci est la version US de Sesame. Une version francaise est egalement
disponible. ***--
Bernard Frangoulis
Macintosh software developer
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/sesame-211.hqx; 361K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:22 -0800
From: [email protected] (Bernard FRANGOULIS)
Subject: [*] Sesame 2.1.1 - Protection par mot de passe pour votre Macintosh
Sesame est un logiciel de securite simple mais efficace pour votre
ordinateur Macintosh ou compatible. Quand cette application est lancee (par
exemple au demarrage), elle requiert un mot de passe et bloque l'acces a
l'ordinateur tant que le mot de passe correct n'est pas donne.
Il y a plusieurs niveaux de securite, permettant d'eviter qu'un utilisateur
averti ne desactive le programme (par un quitter force, en desactivant les
extensions, etc.). Et meme si vous venez avec une disquette Systeme, pas de
probleme, car Sesame peut rendre invisibles les fichiers ou dossiers de
votre choix : ainsi, si le mot de passe n'est pas correct, seul le disque
dur (avec uniquement le dossier Systeme) sera visible. Il y a aussi des
options pour personnaliser l'aspect du dialogue de mot de passe (avec votre
propre icone, image ou texte), et meme un economiseur d'ecran. Et -
important pour les administrateurs de site : un mot de passe administrateur.
Sesame est fourni avec un manuel detaille, et un programme d'installation
qui effectue l'installation pour vous.
Shareware $10 ou 50 FF (des licences de site sont possibles).
Sesame est =A91996 Bernard Frangoulis.
--*** This is the French version of Sesame. A US version is available too.
***--
Bernard Frangoulis
Macintosh software developer
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/sesame-211-fr.hqx; 367K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:09 -0800
From: [email protected] (Alessandro Levi Montalcini)
Subject: [*] Shutdown Delay 2.4
Price: $10 (shareware)
Source: ftp://ftp.alpcom.it/software/mac/LMontalcini
Shutdown Delay displays a dialog at Restart/Shutdown time which gives the user
five choices:
- do nothing and let the Mac complete the original command;
- cancel and smoothly return to the calling application;
- restart the Macintosh;
- shut down and turn the power off;
- force a quit and attempt to return to the Finder.
New in version 2.4:
- Added a new option to disable the Power Off key.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/shutdown-delay-24.hqx; 40K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:49:50 -0800
From: [email protected] (Steve Ebener)
Subject: [*] SilverTwoTabCoplandRsrcs v2
Tired of the 'factory' installed Blue folders that Apple stuck you with?
Don't particularly care for the Blue Copland folders currently available
for downloading?
Then perhaps you'd like these folders instead.
The "Silver Two-Tab Copland Folders" is a set of ResEdit resources and a
few ready made folders to enhance the look of your Macintosh. The ResEdit
resources are designed to replace the 'factory' installed Blue folders
with Silver Two-Tab Copland style folders. The included 'ready made'
folders are designed to enhance the effect by enabling you to place
custom folders onto those folders that normally do not have a custom icon
in your System Folder.
Included in the archive is a "Folder Icon Maker" (version 1.5 or better)
resource file so you can get started making your own Silver Two-Tab
Copland custom folders right away.
This set works best with System 7.5 or later, but can be used with
System 7.0 and above (some resources will need to be edited out for
Systems prior to 7.5.)
Please see the included "Two-Tab Copland Read Me" file for more
information and instructions for installation.
Don't forget to look for the "SilverTwo-TabCopland" folder series as
well. Each archive/series contains 100 custom "ready made" folders for
your enjoyment.
The contents of this archive are free, and may be freely
distributed/exchanged as
long as the contents of the archive are not changed. Commercial usage of, or
commercial distribution of, the contents of this archive and/or the concept
thereof, requires written permission from the author. The actual contents and
intellectual concept of the "Silver Two-Tab Copland" folders is copyright of
Steve Ebener, all rights reserved.
Contact information:
Internet: [email protected]
AOL: Greyland
FidoNet: Steve Ebener,1:152/20.42
OneNet: Steve Ebener,Greyland
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/silver-two-tab-cplnd-rsc-v2.hqx; 134K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:04 -0800
From: [email protected] (Alessandro Levi Montalcini)
Subject: [*] SimpleText Color Menu Installer 2.2
Price: Freeware
Source: ftp://ftp.alpcom.it/software/mac/LMontalcini
SimpleText Color Menu is a free drag & drop utility that
installs an extra cool Color menu and an extra useful
Goodies menu inside Apple's SimpleText text editor (versions
1.1, 1.1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.3.1 only).
You get color, a Find/Replace command, a Windows submenu,
document statistics, printing margins and default
font/size/style/color settings for unstyled documents.
New in 2.2:
- Added support for a user-defined "large text handler"
application that automatically opens text files when they
are larger than 32K. Believe it or not, this can be pretty
handy...
[Archived as /info-mac/text/simple-text-color-menu-22.hqx; 76K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:07 -0800
From: [email protected] (Steve Weyer)
Subject: [*] Slurpee 1.9 (desktop/Newton text/data transfer)
Slurpee 1.9 (24 Nov 96)
transfers paragraphs or tab-delimited text between a text file and Newton soup
entries via a terminal emulator and serial connection; type via keyboard to
Newton fields, and print values and errors to terminal
Keywords: data and text transfer, soup utility, keyboard, Inspector,
terminal emulator, Newt, Newt's Cape
Feature Summary:
- transfer desktop text to/from Notes (and Outlines and Checklists on NOS 2.0)
- import/export Names (examples provided)
- import/export tab-delimited data via your desktop terminal emulator
- use your desktop keyboard to enter text on your Newton
- transfer graphics for applications in Newt Development Environment
and books in Newt's Cape
Recent changes:
- info button and about box (URLs are active if Newt's Cape is installed)
- "connected"/"disconnected" status immediately below Paste
- convertUnicode option in slurpee spec
- EVAL! command evaluates arbitrary NewtonScript expressions, e.g., EVAL!3+4
- DUMP can list all soups
- added "dateTimeSpecs:..." for more flexible date/time output
- added pseudo-title field for Notes DUMP
- many bug fixes, internal cleanup
- compatible with 1.x and 2.0 Newtons (and 2.1: MessagePad2000 and eMate300)
Slurpee is shareware ($10). Registered users receive access to versions
with faster transfer options, priority for answers and new features, help in
testing custom soup and entry spec definitions. (Slurpee is free to
registered users of Newt Development Environment or Newt's Cape. Slurpee
source available to Newt users).
Steve Weyer
Internet: [email protected]
[email protected], [email protected]
America Online: SteveWeyer
Compuserve: 74603,2051
http://www.netaxs.com/~weyer/newton/releases.html
Steve
[email protected]
http://www.netaxs.com/~weyer/newton/releases.html
http://www.teleport.com/~gaia
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/util/slurpee-19.hqx; 190K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:11 -0800
From: [email protected] (Christopher Li)
Subject: [*] Smart Scroll 2.0.1 - Japanese Version
Smart Scroll enhances regular scroll bars so they show how much of a
document is displayed in a window. The indicator tab in scroll bars becomes
proportional : If a window is displaying half of a document, the tab will
be half the scrollbar size.
This gives you an idea of how large the document is, without having to
scroll the window to find out. Try it for yourself, it speeds browsing the
Net or going through your email, for example.
Smart Scroll also adds Active Scrolling, which updates the display as you
drag the scrollbar tab. Just release the tab when you see the part of the
document you want: no more guessing where you'll end up!
All scrollbars benefit from these improvements, even those hidden in Open
and Save dialogs. After a few days of Smart Scroll, going back to regular
scroll feels like something is missing !
Christopher Li
Bridge 1 Software
English to Japanese Online Software Localization and Management
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/smart-scroll-201-jp.hqx; 128K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:47:12 -0800
From: [email protected] (Marc Moini)
Subject: [*] Smart Scroll 2.01
Smart Scroll: Proportional Tabs and Active Scrolling
2.01, 26nov96
Smart Scroll enhances regular scroll bars so they
show HOW MUCH of a document is displayed in a window.
The thumb indicator in scroll bars becomes PROPORTIONAL:
If a window is displaying half of a document, the
indicator will be half the scrollbar size.
This lets you know at a glance how much of the document
is left outside the window, without having to scroll!
Smart Scroll also adds ACTIVE SCROLLING which scrolls the contents of the
window while you drag the scroll tab. Just release the tab when you see
the part of the document you want: no more guessing where you'll end up!
http://www.kagi.com/authors/marc/
email [email protected]
Shareware $12. Requires System 7 or later, Color QuickDraw. May be
included on the InfoMac CD-ROM. Thanks!
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/smart-scroll-201.hqx; 156K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:51:30 -0800
From: [email protected] (Rick Jansen)
Subject: [*] Snow for Macintosh
Let it snow on your desktop, on your windows and have Santa
running around your screen for that extra Festive Season
Cheer. Snow for Macintosh is a desk accessory ("Apple Menu
Item") that animates falling snow and Santa on your desktop.
Where to get the latest version?
Snow for Macintosh is available (November 1996) on my WWW
page:
http://www.sara.nl/rick/MacSnow/
The page may move in the near future, use AltaVista or a
similar search engine to locate it.
(http://www.altavista.digital.com/)
A little snow history
In 1984 (remember Lisa?) the first Macintosh program I wrote
was a computer Christmas card which showed a picture of a
snowman and falling snow. Later a Father Xmas in his sleigh
was added. I converted this to an undying desk accessory in
1988 (remember MultiFinder?). But, little boys grow up, and
when they are forced to a workstation with X-windows they
want their thingies there too. So Xsnow was born in December
1993. The X-windows version has been around for a few years.
Now it's nearly Xmas and time to return to one's roots, so
here's Snow for Macintosh. It's a little desk accessory,
which you can drag to your System Folder, where it will be
put in the folder "Apple Menu Items". You can start Snow by
choosing it from the Apple menu.
Merry X-mas!
Rick Jansen
Amsterdam, November 26th, 1996
email: [email protected]
www: http://www.sara.nl/rick/
Rick Jansen
[email protected] http://www.sara.nl/Rick.Jansen
I give permission for Snow for Macintosh to be included
on the Info-Mac CD-ROM, as long as that does not automatically
mean Snow for Macintosh is public domain software, because
it is not.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/snow-for-macintosh.hqx; 20K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:51:25 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] SuperClip 1.7.6
SuperClip is a shareware program that allows you to do multiple cuts and
copies from any application and save these automatically in a file. When you
are ready to paste these clips, you may paste them in any order into any
application. SuperClip is more than just another program to hold clips. The
real beauty of SuperClip is that it works entirely in the background and you
never have to leave your application to use it. Why have only the standard
clipboard that allows you to cut and paste only one item at a time when you
can have SuperClip which allows for multiple copies and pastes? Version
1.7.5 now offered popup menus that allows you to paste any item from a file
instantly into your application. All SuperClip function have keyboard
equivalents. There also a master file to store commonly used clips for
instant access via the keyboard. More detailed features follow.
1) SuperClip makes data transfer between applications and documents easier.
Before SuperClip, if you wanted to transfer multiple data between
applications, you first had to cut or copy the item from the first
application and then switch to the next application and then paste it. You
had to then repeat this process for every item you wanted to transfer. With
SuperClip, you can do multiple copies or cuts of the items you want to
transfer from your first application and save them automatically into a
SuperClip file and when you are ready, switch to the other application and
paste them in any order you wish.
2) Save commonly used items in the SC master file for easy access. SuperClip
allows you to save commonly used text, pictures, or anything that can be
copied to the clipboard to be instantly at your fingertips. For example, if
you use certain addresses commonly while writing a letter, or if you are a
graphic designer and use certain graphic symbols commonly, you can save all
of these item to the SC master file and paste them into your document without
ever leaving it. SuperClip allows you to define a keyboard equivalent for
each item in this file.
3) Convenient method of quickly capturing information for later retrieval.
For example, if you are scrolling through a document and find certain
phrases you want to save for later, or if you are on a bulletin board service
where you get screenfuls of information at a time that you want to save to
read later, you can save these item to a SuperClip file with one keypress or
mouse selection, and when you are ready, you can paste them into a word
processor or any other application to review at a later time.
**Version 1.7.6 fixes some minor bugs and has an updated registration
section.
Hundreds of registered users already.
Author: Kishore Tipirneni ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/super-clip-176.hqx; 407K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:51:22 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Talking Clock Pro 2.0.1
The 1996 edition!
Runs on any Mac with System 7 and Speech Manager!
Fixes bugs that have been there forever! Works better!
New about box! Not compatible with Windoze 95!
Public Domain! Source available separately! Not
available in stores!
Now will you let me be?
[Archived as /info-mac/app/time/talking-clock-pro-201.hqx; 50K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:50:33 -0800
From: [email protected] (Xiaolin Zhao)
Subject: [*] Unicorn Editor v1.0.6
Welcome to Unicorn Editor, my styled text editor capable of editing
Chinese, Japanese and Korean based on the WASTE text engine. It is a
small, easy to use program which fill the gap between SimpleText and a
full featured word processor. For oriental people, it fills a void for a
stand alone styled text editor for double byte language with built-in font
and input method support. Unicorn Editor v1.0 is a ShareWare ($20). If you
like the program, please support shareware concept by paying the
registration fee.
This WorldScript compatible style text editor for both 68K and PPC
Macintosh is back engineered based on the features of the popular Tex-Edit
Plus. Because both Tex-Edit Plus and Unicorn Editor use WASTE text engine,
one should find that the two programs share a lot of similarities in the
text editing features. While this program is not exactly the Tex-Edit Plus
yet, especially in sound and picture handling, the text handling is
further enhanced with various oriental language code set translation,
input method support and custom bitmap fonts support. The program was
writen in C and compiled with CodeWarrior 8.
With Unicorn Editor you can
Create, edit and print styled multilingual text in Chinese, Japanese,
Korean and of course, any Roman languages, such as English.
Support unicode 2.0 and its mapping to major CJK coding scheme.
Convert language code set by importing and exporting text file to be
loaded to internet.
Set up an external Chinese, Korean, Japanese viewer and editor for
internet browser.
Quickly create, edit and print styled text documents of any size
(limited by RAM).
View and print TeachText or SimpleText read-only (ReadMe) documents.
Embed picture and sound in your file for breath-taking presentation.
Drag and Drop any text, picture, sound object around or to other drag
and drop compatible application.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/unicorn-editor-106.hqx; 1900K]
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 13:44:29 +0200
From: [email protected] (Matthew Daillie)
Subject: (Q) PB 180 - weird floppy drive
I have just acquired a second-hand PowerBook 180. Everything seemed fine
until I got it home and discovered that the floppy disk drive would only
recognize 1.4M diskettes. If I insert a 800K it wants to format it - if I
accept, it formats a 800 into a 1.4!!
I've tried reinstalling the system, starting up with no extensions etc.etc.
I fear a hardware problem (replacing the drive costs over $200 in Paris
where I live). Anybody out there got any comforting suggestions?
Matthew Daillie
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 21:55:20 -0600
From: "Wayne C. Morris"
Subject: * LCII questions
Marcos ([email protected]) wrote:
>I have an LC II
[snip]
>It has its original RGB 12" monitor and I want to upgrade it, both for
>convenience but mainly because most kids' SW now require min. 13".
>
>I found an NEC Multisynch 14" for $135.
>
> 1. Is it worth it?
> 2. Is it compatible? If yes but with some kind of adapter, then
> what and how do I get it, for how much?
Assuming it works, that sounds like a reasonable price for a used monitor.
MacZone's price for a new one is $300.
It should work with an LC II using an adapter. MacZone has a "universal
Mac video adapter" listed for $16 which will probably do the trick. You
can also try calling MacWarehouse or check your local Apple dealers. You
should get 640x480 resolution.
> * Is there a low cost way to speed it up a bit (I know this is a
> long shot)
Yes, if you don't already have a card in the PDS slot then you can add an
accelerator card. MacZone has a 33MHz 68030 card (65% faster) with FPU for
$150, and a 50/25MHz 68040 card (4.5 times faster) for $200 (no FPU) or
$300 (FPU).
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 00:49:49 -0800
From: Jon Pugh
Subject: 11th Annual SF MacWorld Netter's Dinner
11th Annual SF MacWorld Netter's Dinner
Yes, it's been 11 years that we've been gathering a herd of nerds and
feeding ourselves at the Hunan in San Francisco (on Sansome at Broadway).
This year is just another notch in our belts.
MacWorld is Tue, Jan 7, 1997 through Fri, Jan 10, 1997. The dinner will be
on Wed, Jan 8, 1997.
The cost is only $16 per person. Dinner will consist of a buffet, which we
will request to be extra hot, because they tone it down for buffets and we
don't want that. It will come with Onion Cakes, Hunan Chicken Salad, Sweet
& Sour Pork, Beef with Broccoli, Fried Chicken Wings, Kung Pao Chicken,
Country Style Vegetables, Pork Chow-Mein and Combination Fried Rice. There
are no substitutions.
Due to the phenomenal success of last year, we've contracted with Kee
Nethery's shareware service again. All you have to do is go to the web page
listed above and either download the Register program, run it and email the
results to Kagi, or sign up on the Kagi web page below. Either will allow
you to enter the number of seats you wish to purchase and then send your
credit card number to Kagi and your RSVP to me. This way you just have to
show up to schmooze and eat.
You can register via credit card up to the day before MacWorld, which is
the 6th of January. You can register by fax up to a week before MacWorld,
which is January 4th. You can register via snail mail up to 2 weeks before
the event, which is December 28th.
We'll be meeting at the top of the escalators on the south side of Moscone
Center (across Howard street from Chevy's) after the show, which closes at
6:00. We'll do our traditional pilgrimage across SF at 6:30. It takes
about 20-30 minutes to walk, but it's worth it since we have an
impressively large crowd and you get to walk off dinner on the way back. Of
course, you can take a cab or drive if you like. Sansome and Broadway is
pretty easy for anyone to find. Just don't try and take the Embarcadero
freeway to Broadway. It fell down in the Quake of 89 and was demolished
thereafter.
We will have speaking facilities, but because of everyone's shyness, we'll
simply be doing the traditional show of hands for domains, countries, etc.
Any suggestions into interesting tidbits to test for should be mailed to me.
Jon Pugh
(408) 974-6029
[email protected]
Here is the main Netter's Dinner page:
Here is the Register program:
This is the registration web page:
Here is the meeting place:
Here is the restaurant location:
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 08:38:00 +0100
From: [email protected] (Johannes la Poutre')
Subject: [A] Text search engines?
>I'm looking for an application which lets you search a large
>number of files for a given text string, since I am
>interested in licensing the code. Does anyone know of
>any programs which do this (freeware/shareware/commercial)
>or if this is already available as sample code or in a
>library (for C)?
Give a try at Bare Bones Software, Inc.; I use their BBEdit lite version
and this does exactly what you want.
>
>Postal: Bare Bones Software, Inc.
> P.O. Box 1048
> Bedford, MA 01730-1048
>
>Phone: +1 508 651 3561
>Fax: +1 508 651 7584
>
>WWW: http://www.tiac.net/biz/bbsw/
>email: [email protected]
Further you might take a look at the "grep" utility from the un*x platform.
I think the source of at least one flavour of it will be available from the
Linux archives...
Regards, Joe.
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 07:28:07 -0600
From: Christopher Doemel
Subject: Beta testing PointCase 0.9.0.42
In InfoMac Digest #284, Alain Chabot writes:
> Pointcast installs itself in many places but one annoying thing it
> does is install itself in your "Open at Startup" folder. Try as I might,
> I found no way to turn the thing off once it is started.
You can interrupt the download of news in the PointCast viewer application
by clicking the "Stop" button. There's also a preference that lets you
specify when you want news to be downloaded to your computer, so you could
set it up to do the downloads when you're not around.
> I'm on a T1 line and even on such a line, PCN takes quite a while to grab
> news.
No kidding. But it's not any better or worse than the other active news
candidate, AfterDark Online. Both of them seem to take forever to download
all of their files. As far as comparing the presentation, I felt that
PointCast provided more content, but AfterDark Online provided a better
layout and display of that information.
> The other thing is that when it is on one of its errands, you can
> kiss goodbye to your computer. Suddenly your keyboard gets very
> sluggish. I am talking 10-15 seconds before anything happens. If you
> are typing while not looking a the screen, you may see that whole
> sentences have disappeared.
I was surprised by this too. In the preferences there's a setting to
determine how much CPU time is granted to other programs while the screen
saver is on, but I couldn't find any setting to let my applications do
their thing in the foreground while the PointCast Monitor background
application was downloading content.
> It only crashed my machine once which is better than most versions
> of Netscape.
My machine never crashed, but maybe I just got lucky.
Christopher Doemel
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 13:58:26 -0600
From: [email protected] (Paul M. Sheldon)
Subject: Easy View -- chapters and sections (A)
I have developed intuition about easy view parsing. Here's why.
I use easy view both to make myself subdigests of infomac to refer to
later and to do newton programming where things come in notes separated by
dashed lines. For the newton programs, as they don't allow subjects, when I
do command-m, I popup and drag to a different slider menu item than digest
(simple).
With mode gotten by "digest" popup and drag to :
I don't use lines of stars at all, though it is prescribed.
Before first header of subject list in my subdigests (chapters), I
have a space. That gets me a chapter not being blank.
After each section in my chapter I have a space and a dashed line.
With mode gotten by "simple" popup and drag to :
I have my name of chapter and section top line with no worries about
spaces before dashes or explicit statement of subjects.
Hope this helps.
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Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 17:36:32 -0600
From: [email protected] (Paul M. Sheldon)
Subject: fetch transfer through appletalk crash (Q)
When downloading file from my unix directory by fetch through appletalk
to another computer directory, I can get a stall. Two separate hops don't
get things in trouble.
How come?
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 06:30:00 -0800
From: zab & mike
Subject: finder scripting extension
Hi folks,
I've been wanting to teach myself scripting languages, and thought
I'd start with the obvious, Applescript. However, after I turned on all the
proper extensions, I now get a dialog box saying "could not load finder
scripting extension because it is too old".
"Simple!" I thought, "I'll just zip over to Apple's FTP site, and
get myself the newest version." Wrong. First, It took me quite awhile to
find what I wanted, and when I did find and install it, I still got the
same message. I tried re-installing the system 7.5, (although not a clean
re-install) and then I tried re-running the system 7.5.5 update. No luck.
what am I doing wrong?
For information's sake, I'm using an aging IIsi with 9 megs, 7.5.5.
I have what I believe is the newest version of Applescript, with all the
proper extensions.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm sure there's something obvious I'm
missing, but I don't know what. Is there a secret Apple FTP site only for
Freemasons and true Mac gurus with all the REAL software?
TIA, Michael S.
--
m.laveau records
po box 426737
sf ca 94142-6737
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Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 13:58:17 -0600
From: [email protected] (Paul M. Sheldon)
Subject: Getting two bookmark files in synch (I)
This is just a public comment of interest to this question (that
sometimes contributers might like to hear). I sent a private communique to
Marci (because she was obviously interested) with an undeveloped
alternative idea I will spare the whole list from. Perhaps I will find the
courage and coherence to present the idea when I have tossed it around a
bit.
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 16:26:44 -0800
From: LE=BRIS bertrand
Subject: Is Apple going to die?
Hello,
I am student and need to get some help. Can you give me answers to the
question "Is Apple going to die?". Your answers will help me write a
paper. Of course, I am sure you're going to write no and why. Thanks a
million in advance.
--
Bertrand Le Bris.
Groupe Esiee.
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 13:54:38 +1000
From: Anne Williamson
Subject: Mac loses its voice
My PowerMac 6100/66 DOS-Compatible regularly stops beeping. It seems
to realise that it can't beep anymore because it flashes the menu bar
when it would have beeped. The Sound control panel shows the volume
all the way to the top. On restart all is restored to normal.
This only seems to happen after I've been running Word 6. I'm running
System 7.5.5, have 16MB RAM and RamDoubler.
Technical Support here have never heard of such behaviour. Can any of
you wise people tell me why this happens and how I can prevent it?
--
Anne Williamson [email protected]
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Date: Wed, 11 Dec 96 17:17:52 -0600
From: Lanny Chambers
Subject: Music Program "Sheet Music" to MIDI?
>Is there any mac program out there (shareware or commercial) that allows
>you to "write" sheet music onto the screen and choose instruments, etc. and
>then convert the music data into a MIDI file? And also use different tracks
>such as have a whole band playing a piece? that would be very nice. please
>e-mail me if you have any information.
MIDIGraphy, a shareware MIDI sequencer that is in the Info-Mac archives,
lets you draw the notes into a scrolling "piano roll" screen, apply
dynamics and tempo changes, set time signatures, use multiple tracks and
channels, and lots more. It can use QuickTIme (and QT Musical
Instruments) to play through your Mac without any extra MIDI hardware,
although I haven't yet discovered how to assign instrument voices from
within MIDIGraphy. (The translated-from-Japanese documentation, while
detailed, is far from complete, and seems to assume an existing knowledge
of MIDI principles. You'll have to mess about with it to discover how
many basic things work.)
I have been able to export MIDIGraphy files as QT movies, then assign
instrumentation using the Get Info function of MoviePlayer. When exported
as MIDI files by MoviePlayer and opened in MIDIGraphy, the tunes retain
their assigned instruments. It sure would be nice if some knowledgeable
person wrote a tutorial for MIDIGraphy.
Lanny Chambers ([email protected]) St. Louis, USA
Visit the Hummingbird Page:
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Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 13:58:07 -0600
From: [email protected] (Paul M. Sheldon)
Subject: Netscape & Fetch (A)
You may already know, fetch will work concurrently with netscape, in
fact, maybe someone will tell you how to automate the following process
with fetch as a helper application!
I'd like to know how to do that one!
Indeed, I am behind, and im 283 had Patrik Montgomery telling how to
do it with an applescript launch of netscape. I have to get my nerve up,
fantastic!
(local apple computer suggested fetch was just better for downloads
than netscape, he mumbled something about fetch multithreading in the
background that sounded exciting, too)
Try this as an alternative download option to what you wanted. Have
fetch do it with easy netscape help.
Click and hold on download url and choose the popup menu item have to
do with copy this link location. Now, go into fetch and paste into the
default window at the host textbox. It will overwrite and the spillover
will go into the directory textbox. I think it also blanks the other text
boxes for user id and password.
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Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 13:08:29 -0700
From: [email protected] (Simon Radford)
Subject: PC card serial driver
Does anyone know of a driver for a Socket Communications
Serial Card? This is a PC card that provides another
serial port for a Powerbook 5300c.
Thanks, Simon Radford, NRAO Tucson
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Date: 10 Dec 1996 23:33:26 GMT
From: [email protected] (Leslie Burkholder)
Subject: Port Juggler
Does anyone have a current email address or phone number or web address
for the manufacturer of Port Juggler?
Thanks
Leslie Burkholder
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Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 18:10:11 -0800
From: "Joe M. Luzzi"
Subject: Re>7.5.5 Update problem solved!
>>Hello All,
>>I am trying to update a 7200/90 Macintosh to 7.5.5. I am doing a clean
(really clean) install.
>>These are the steps I have taken:
>>1.) Boot off 7.5.2 CDROM and run drive setup 1.05 to initialize the hard
disk and update disk >>driver.
>>2.) Install a clean 7.5.2 System from CDROM.
>>3.) Reboot
>>4.) Run the 7.5 Update 2.0 to upgrade to 7.5.3.
>>5.) Reboot
>>6.) Run Disk First Aid and check for errors. No errors.
>>7.) Select 7.5.3 only from extensions manager and reboot (shouldn't matter
since only the operating >>system is loaded anyway).
>>8.) Run the 7.5.5 update.
>>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 am following the installation instructions in the readme file and I cannot
>>understand what this error means.
>>Please help. Thanks!
Thanks to all who responded: Tom Gilbert, John Wunderlich, Bill Stanford and
others...
The solution was to "Shift" boot rather than rely on the Extensions Manager
to turn off
extensions.
Another suggestion was to copy the 7.5.5 update to my hard drive and then
boot off another
system disk like the System 7.5 CDROM. This may have worked, but I "Shift"
booted first
and never tested this.
--------------------
Joe M. Luzzi
CSU Fullerton
714-773-3251
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 18:57:21 -0800
From: Nicola Santoro
Subject: stuffit expander: how can I get it to operate?
Through The Various Internet's Macintosh Freeware/Shareware Sites; I
have just obtained stuffit expander,compact-pro, drop stuff, uuLite, and
fetch. My problem is I cannot get any of these progarms to open, or
operate....I understand that all these progarms need Stuffit Expander to
translate, BUT what does Stuffit Expander need to run?????
I am operating a Macintosh Performa 6320cd Power PC.
If you can be of any help..I would appreciate it.....I will now attempt
to purchase Stuffit Expander at another site that offers it in Binhex.
Sincerely,
Nicola Santoro
(my browser is Netscape 3.0)...
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 11:38:17 +0100
From: [email protected] (Joram Rozewicz)
Hi,
A question addressed to graphic wizards:
Anyone knows of a software that runs on macs that would allow me to specify
a *manual* color separation. I'll try to explain: XPress and Photoshop are
only able to make a 4 color separation of an existing image for
traditionnal 4 color printing (CMYK).
What I am looking for is a program where I could specify, separate this
image into 6 or 8 or 256 different colors. I know such programs run on SUN
workstations but I only have a couple of macs...The purpose is separating
artworks, paintings etc.. for serigrafic printing (tee shirts, etc..) where
each color is separately specified.
TIA very much.
Joram
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