Info-Mac Digest V14 #291
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Info-Mac Digest Wed, 18 Dec 96 Volume 14 : Issue 291
Today's Topics:
[*] Jingle Bell Mac 1.7
[*] My Precious Baby 1.0
[*] Sample Art
[*] SGMLTool
[*] Sulu v1.0 PPC
[*] VSamp 1.5.0
[*] WebTondeuse v1.0
(A) MSWord Printing Crashes! This sucks!
[A]Windows, Fonts & Internet
[Q] split messages in Eudora 3.0.1 Lite
AppleTalk switching itself OFF
Connecting to Now Public Event Servers via TCP/IP
cooltalk + connectix success story?
creeping system software?
Epson LQ series print driver needed
Info-Mac Digest V14 #290
Locked Hard Drive
newton emulator for desktop macs?
Norton, Rebuilding Desktops &c.
PCI Cards; compatibility?
Photoshop spot-color producer
Portshare Pro, PPP and PowerBooks
PowerBook 180 Upgrades
PowerMac won't boot anymore
PPC 6100 won't boot
Pretty Good Protection
Problem with URL-Manager Pro..Systems Hangs
Processing while menu down?
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:04 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Jingle Bell Mac 1.7
It's that time of year again! Presented for your immense amusement is the
latest version of that cult classic, Jingle Bell Mac! Play "Jingle Bells"
on your Mac using any sampled sound in System 7 sound file format. Many
hilarious example sounds included to get you started! Version 1.7 contains
a workaround for a tiny Sound Manager imperfection which would occur with
16-bit sounds. Play until you go insane. FREEWARE!
Requires: System 7 or later. Recommended: Sound Manager 3.0 or later.
Jingle Bell Mac tells you what version of the Sound Manager you are running
in its "About" box.
Jingle Bell Mac may be included on the info-mac CD-ROM.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/jingle-bell-17.hqx; 380K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:20 -0700
From: [email protected] (Danny Stoll)
Subject: [*] My Precious Baby 1.0
My Precious Baby 1.0
A First of Its Kind Product
My Precious Baby is an electronic baby calendar designed to organize all
of your babys multimedia information. You can organize all of your
babys digitized movies, pictures, sounds, journal notes, first events,
and doctors visits. You can also record your babys birth information
as well as keep up-to-date ID information. You can keep records on as
many children as you wish (you are limited only by your available
storage capacity). My Precious Baby is designed to make your babys
multimedia information easily accessible and fun to review. My Precious
Baby is shareware and can be purchased online for $20. This program
requires an 030 or higher processor running System 7.5 or higher. My
Precious Baby and all accompanying files may be distributed via CD ROM
(please notify me in advance.) Please visit my Web Site for more
information http://www.cyserv.com/dstoll/index.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/my-precious-baby-10.hqx; 1364K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:17 -0700
From: [email protected] (Image Ink)
Subject: [*] Sample Art
Come visit "Maryann Sterling's Art" website,
http://www.inetworld.com/imageink
for lots more of Maryann's art. She has clipart, scenery, animated
GIFs and copyright free photography. Maryann adds new art daily. All
original and created with a Mac. Shareware.
I give permission for my art to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM.
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.inetworld.com/imageink
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/art-samples.hqx; 173K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:18 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] SGMLTool
I am pleasure to introduce SGMLTool ; MacSgmls, SgmlForm and DicSGML.
SGMLTool are the freeware. I grant to any user an royalty-free,
worldwide, non-exclusive license to use, execute, reproduce, display,
perform and distribute copies of SGMLTool.
I do not warrant the result that issued from running SGMLTool.
Please see details in the help of each SGMLTool.
I wish you success in your documentation processing by SGML.
The English writing is my weak point. If you will correct this document,
I am very glad. Write me when you detected any error. Also write me when
you adapted to new version.
KISI, KAZUTAKA
4608 TORIMIYAMA
KITAKATA, FUKUSIMA
966 JAPAN
e-mail:[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/text/sgml-tool.hqx; 493K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:52 -0700
From: [email protected] (Patrice Gautier)
Subject: [*] Sulu v1.0 PPC
Sulu is a mixture of a browser and an indexing engined designed to
operate on composite text files, such as mailing list digests,
newsgroups digests, CompuServe Navigator archive and session files,
TidBits filesÉ After having indexed those files you can navigate
in a hierarchical view of the messages and perform lightning fast
searches on author and title.
This version is PPC only; it requires System 7
[Archived as /info-mac/text/sulu-10-ppc.hqx; 583K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:04 -0700
From: [email protected] (Malcolm Haylock)
Subject: [*] VSamp 1.5.0
VSamp is a long-awaited program that turns the Macintosh into an OMS and
Sound Manager compatible multitimbral sample playback module. Configured
like a simple sampler, VSamp can be setup to playback on 16 MIDI
channels with up to 16 samples per channel, mapped and enveloped to
user-defined configurations. This can then be driven by an
OMS-compatible sequencer, or the included application 'OMS Thru' running
on the same computer.
Without registration, this program will stop playing a loaded bank after
about four minutes from when the bank is loaded. The bank can be
restarted with a single command. See the included registration document
on how to obtain a fully operational version.
System Requirements
* Best with 040 or Powermac and 16-bit sound.
* OMS 2.0 or later (from ftp.opcode.com or www.opcode.com)
* Sound Manager 3.1 or later strongly recommended.
* An OMS compatible sequencer or the included application 'OMS Thru'.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/vsamp-150.hqx; 119K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:56 -0700
From: [email protected] (Patrice Gautier)
Subject: [*] WebTondeuse v1.0
WebTondeuse is an application designed to produce graphical views of
HTML webs and to enable you to retrieve groups of related HTML files in
one single operation. A complete site can then be downloaded for
off-line viewing. WebTondeuse is also able to 'swizzle' the HTML anchors
it finds, so that the off-line version of what you have downloaded is
self-contained.
System Requirements:
Sun Java JDK 1.0.2. , System 7, a PPC class machine
- Patrice
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/web-tondeuse-2.hqx; 506K]
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 22:38:01 -0500
From: "Peter J. Paul"
Subject: (A) MSWord Printing Crashes! This sucks!
> I know this should go to Microsoft Tech help or soething, but MS is bad bad
> bad to their customers in that area. Maybe somebody here can help me. I
> use MS Word 6.01 for the Mac on my PowerMac 7500/100 with 48M of RAM,
> System 7.5.5, QuickDraw GX, and Speed Doubler.
MS addressed this bug which is a conflict between WORD 6.X for the Power
Mac and QuickDraw GX. Their solution (and it works for me) is an extension
housed in the stuffed file entitled mc1164. You can find it on their server
at http://www.microsoft.com
>
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 17:42:43 -0600
From: [email protected] (Clinton MacDonald)
Subject: [A]Windows, Fonts & Internet
On Tue, 17 Dec 1996, "M. Winter" wrote:
>I also need to show amino acid sequence alignments, e.g
>
> sequence 1 MNGTGGDAF
> sequence 2 MAGTAGDAL
>
>where identical letters are white on black and similar ones are shaded, or
>boxed characters etc...
Instead of a modified font, why don't you take a look at SeqVu 1.1 -- $10
shareware from the Garvan Institute in Australia:
SeqVu will take text files of your sequences and decorate them with the
little boxes and lines. The image can then be saved as a PICT to open with
your favorite drawing program (I like ClarsiWorks). These PICT files are
*huge*! Every residue has a little box around it with several little lines,
so they add up fast. Version 1.0 was a dog (it crashed ruthlessly), but 1.1
is much, much better.
Good luck,
Clint
Clint MacDonald |
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 14:11:06 -0800 (PST)
From: Phil Winne
Subject: [Q] split messages in Eudora 3.0.1 Lite
Eudora Lite 3.0.1's "About this Release" (under the Guide/Help menu)
indicates that this version does not split messages more than 32k into
pieces. Mine does. Is there a toggle somewhere to make all messages apprear
as one message rather than receiving them in segments?
Phil
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 16:06:46 -0500
From: Chaz Larson
Subject: AppleTalk switching itself OFF
At 10:45 PM -0800 12/15/96, David L. Ellis wrote:
>All of a sudden, each
>time I reboot, I have to turn AppleTalk back on even though I have done it
>before.
I am virtually certain your motherboard backup battery is dead.
chazl
12.17.96
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 11:19:11 -0600
From: [email protected] (Clark R. Wilkins)
Subject: Connecting to Now Public Event Servers via TCP/IP
I am frustrated in my attempts to talk to someone at Now Software who will
help with TCP/IP connectivity for Now Contact and Now Up-to-Date. I have
two problems I would like to solicit comments on from other similar users.
I have tried to get an escalated response from Now since before
Thanksgiving, have been promised return calls twice, and have heard
nothing.
(1) Now Contact Public Server is running on a IIfx. Any 680x0 client that
attempts to connect to it via TCP/IP on the local LAN causes an immediate
crash (type 10 or 1). Some PPC clients can connect via TCP/IP/LAN, others
simply can't bring it online. 680x0 clients cannot bring it online via
dialup Internet. PPC clients can. Similar problems occur if the Event
Server is running on a 6100. All clients can connect flawlessly via
Appletalk.
(2) Now Up-to-Date Public Server is running on the same machine. All
clients that try to connect via TCP/IP fail to bring the server online
except one 6100 which is running on a static IP address. All clients can
connect and update flawlessly via dialup Internet access.
The only client which seems to behave across the board is the 6100 which,
along with the IIfx, is running the Ethernet option in TCP/IP to allow a
static IP address.
Please comment if you are *successfully* updating clients across TCP/IP -
NOT Appletalk.
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 17:18:43 +0100
From: [email protected] (elTanguero)
Subject: cooltalk + connectix success story?
hi from Switzerland!
I would like to trade emails with someone who has succeeded in using
cooltalk with connectex quickcam (that plugs into the serial line). has
*anyone*
succeeded? I am running cooltalk1.5. The program launches but refuses to
send any images.. the image selectors in the preferences menu are greyed
out... it doesn't matter whether or not I have VM.
http://home.netscape.com/comprod/produc ... munication
/cooltalk/index.html
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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 10:45:38 -0500
From: [email protected] (KSchlos)
Subject: creeping system software?
hi all,
my 8500's system software memory requirements have been acting kinda weird
(running 7.5.5, 40MB with ram doubler, 2GB). when i start the machine up in the
morning (or restart at any time) the requirements are around 7500K. by the end
of the day the requirments have gone up to about 8500K, and stay there. using
Mac OS Purge helps somewhat, but not totally.
by keeping a log of how my most-used applications affect the system software, i
was able to narrow the memory hogs to (not word, surprisingly) netscape (v3)
and
internet explorer (v2.1). each of these applications makes the system software
memory requirements jump by about 1000K, and neither of them reallocate memory
when i quit out of them. a colleague of mine who has an 8100 with 64MB says his
system software requirements usually stay between the mid-6000s and mid-7000s--
and he designs and maintains web pages, so his use of netscape and other web
tools is quite intensive.
obviously this is not a serious problem, but over the course of a day--
especially one that is web intensive--it can get in the way.
any ideas would be appreciated; i'll summarize for you all.
thanks!
karen
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 07:44:21 -0500
From: "Tristan J. Meisters"
Subject: Epson LQ series print driver needed
Hello All ! I was wondering if anyone here would be able to help me find a
driver for my printer . The printer that I have is an Epson LQ-510 . Does
Apple produce a driver for this printer ? I do believe that I can run this
printer with any of the drivers for the other Epson LQ series printers .
Are there any other drivers that you fellows can recommend ? Thanks in
advance , it is greatly appreciated .
cheers Tristan
Tristan Meisters
mailto:[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 21:22:12 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #290
Hello All,
I recently got an FWB SCSI JackHammer Fast/Wide HardDrive Accelerator Board
and am about to install it and a new drive into my 7100av. This card adds a
second SCSI bus.
Problem is that, once I remove the old drive and attach the new drive to the
board's bus, I'll leave the old SCSI bus unterminated internally. The old bus
will still be used for the internal CD-ROM Drive and various external pieces.
The manual suggests that I accomplish the termination by "placing a 50-pin
IDC terminator plug onto the ribbon cable's connector, or by installing the
terminating resistors onto the CD-ROM drive." I have written to FWB twice
about this and was told "Yes" I do not need the terminator and "No" I do need
it -- in other words the answers were confusing and conflicting.
I do have a couple old hard drives sitting around from which I could
extricate the old terminating resistors, but, frankly, the thought of trying
to install them correctly onto the CD-ROM scares me silly. On the other hand
I have had no success whatsoever in finding the ribbon cable connector.
Anyone have any suggestions or advice or encouragement. Expertise welcome.
Also, I'm told that the board (which is SCSI 2) would work equally well on an
Ultra Wide SCSI 3 drive (which I have ordered).
Thanks folks,
Joe Holly
MacHolly Land
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 23:14:10 EST
From: [email protected] (Michael J Rivett)
Subject: Locked Hard Drive
I had the same problem with my HD caused by FoolProof(r)
Try unpluging the HD power cabel and booting off the CD, after you have
reached the desktop replug the HD power cable and try to format the
drive. (this worked for me)
- The next one you need to have a friend with a MAC as well.... -
If this does not work you could hook the drive up as a slave to your
friends HD and try to format it that way...
Hope this helps,
~Mike
DSHS Web Master
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 96 17:51:24 -0600
From: "Matthew W. Schmeer"
Subject: newton emulator for desktop macs?
Howdy and a quick question:
I've seen quite a few nifty software packages for the Newton recently
announced in the digests and the thought occured to me that it would be
nice to be able to run/view the Newton books on a desktop Mac. Is this
possible? Does anyone know of any Newton emulator for desktop Macs? is
there software out there for desktop Macs that allows the use of Newton
books and .pkg files?
wondering,
matt schmeer
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 96 14:20:15 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jim Yarrow)
Subject: Norton, Rebuilding Desktops &c.
Norton, Rebuilding Desktops, and all that stuff
After reading several problems that have occurred since Volume 14, Issue 275,
I feel compelled to drop my two bits in about a few items of great importance.
1. Norton Utilities and System 7.5.3 or greater
Versions of Norton Utilities earlier than version 3.2.1 have *serious*
problems with systems using software equal to or greater than System 7.5.3. A
prime example is running Norton 3.1.2 on my PowerMac 7200/120 at home and it
reporting back to me that my disk "was so badly damaged that the data should
be copied off and the drive reformatted."
It was at that point that I realized I had an older copy of Norton on my Zip
disk, and I ran MacTools 4.0.3, which found serious problems, but was able to
resolve them quite nicely, thank you very much. This is a good reason why
MacTools is an *essential* in my toolbox. If anyone from Symantec reads these
boards, get the hint -- MacTools is still an essential and it does stuff that
Norton doesn't do. We plan to buy more once they become commercially available
again.
2. Rebuilding the Desktop
Rebuilding the desktop when you're having problems is generally good advice.
However, using the option-command keyboard combo at startup does not
completely rebuild the desktop. To quote from MicroMat's read me for TechTool:
"Rebuilding the desktop is often necessary when documents fail to launch after
double-clicking, or when custom icons are unexpectedly replaced with generic
document or application icons. The traditional method of holding the option
and command keys before the Finder loads will force the invisible desktop file
to "rebuild" itself. This is not completely effective if the original desktop
file was corrupted, since rebuilding will only yield an updated desktop file
which is still damaged.
"TechTool provides a better solution to rebuilding the desktop. It actually
deletes the original Desktop database(s). The next time the Finder loads, it
will create a brand new Desktop file."
TechTool is IMHO an Essential, and best of all, it's FREE! You can find it in
the Info-Mac archives.
Even if you can't afford to buy MacTools (or can't find it), or if you have
MacTools but not Norton, it's extremely important that you make sure you're
using the *latest* version. The operating system changes recently have caused
problems with older version.
Hope this diatribe has helped. I realize it seems anal-retentive (probably is)
but I also run Disk Tools once again after running all of the above "just to
be sure".
Good luck.
Jim Yarrow
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 96 13:19
From: [email protected]
Subject: PCI Cards; compatibility?
I have a PCI Macintosh and get real excited when I see all those
PCI video cards, Ethernet cards, etc. at my local computer store
in the PC section. I get especially excited when I see, e.g.,
a video card for $39.
My instinct and experience tell me that I can't take one of
these PCI cards for PCs home, plug it into my Macintosh,
and see it work. Probably a driver or something is missing.
Am I right? Or are there some PCI-for-PC cards that will work
out-of-the-box on a PCI Macintosh? Comments? Success stories?
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 14:15:02 -0800
From: [email protected] (David Snow)
Subject: Photoshop spot-color producer
>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
Joram,
Here's some info on a "platemaker."
It's called Photospot, and it's offered by a company called Second Glance
Software. Their phone# is 360-692-3694.
It operates as a plugin for Photoshop; after indexing the image to however
many colors you need, Photospot exports each different color as a separate
plate into a separate file. These are then printed directly from Photoshop,
or placed in a layout program (Quark, Freehand, etc.) for printing to film
seps.
This software has a great advantage over Streamline; accuracy. Streamline,
even in best-case scenarios, alters an image because of sloppy tracing. It
may look cool sometimes, but that 'curvy-jaggy' look isn't always called
for. Photoshop's indexing is dead-on accurate, and also has less risk of
limitcheck printing errors, which happen to me with Streamline on occasion.
A screen printer friend of mine has been using it professionally for two
years now, with designs up to 14 colors, with Photoshop 2.5.1 and Freehand
4.0. A very stable piece of software in his experience.
Hope this helps!
David Snow
David Snow Design Phone: 619_793_6083
[email protected] Fax: 619_793_1331
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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 17:12:26 +0100 (MET)
From: [email protected] (Marcel Aussendorf)
Subject: Portshare Pro, PPP and PowerBooks
Hello all,
I'm exploring the possibilities of Portshare Pro (Stalker Software) to
connect my LC475 to my PB150, which does have a Global Village PowerPort
Platinum internal modem.
It works fine, but - I can't use my internet-connection! PPP on the LC does
recognize the modem, but can't send AT-commands to it (or whatsoever). I'm
puzzled. I copied all necessairy files to the systemfolder of the LC:
- PPP (extensions folder)
- Internet Config Extension (extensions folder)
- MacTCP DNR (system folder)
- MacTCP (control panels)
- ConfigPPP (control panels)
I even tried the Global Village Toolbox, GlobalFax - but no cure.
I really like the idea of using my PowerBook modem, right off my LC. Does
anybody have any ideas about this ?
TIA
Marcel K.M. Aussendorf
[email protected]
[email protected]
Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 96 10:32:41 CST
From: Mike Sisson
Subject: PowerBook 180 Upgrades
I have a friend with a PowerBook 180. He spent a lot of money on it (it has an
internal modem and a bunch of memory) and would like to use it more than he has
in the past. Does anyone know it there are any reliable accelerators available
that would speed it up. (I believe the 180 has a 33MHz 68030.)
Any reasonable suggestions will be appreciated.
Mike Sisson
Telephone: +1 972 266 5962
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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 15:55:51 +0100
From: [email protected] (Dr. Marcus Hennecke)
Subject: PowerMac won't boot anymore
Argh! Help! My Mac has decided it won't work for me anymore!
This is what happened: While formatting a floppy disk, the Mac
all of a sudden froze. When I hit the reset button the Mac
began the startup sequence as usual, but right in the middle
of it, the Mac froze again. I tried reseting a few times but
it was never able to completely start up. Moreover, the point
at which it froze was never the same. Sometimes it would freeze
right at the start, sometimes later in the sequence, but it was
never able to completely come up (it never got to the point where
the menubar appeared). Most of the time it froze very early,
before even the happy Mac icon appeared or even before the
corners of the desktop pattern are rounded. Holding the shift key
down didn't do anything and booting with the Disk Tools disk
didn't help, either.
At that point, I gave up for the day and tried again the next day.
Indeed, the computer did start up when I turned it on and I
immediately ran Norton disk doctor on the hard disk since I
suspected that it had been damaged somehow. However, while it was
checking the hierarchies, the Mac froze again and I was not able
to get it back up again, just as the day before.
In the summer, I had installed some SIMMs myself. Since then, we
have moved from the States to Germany. Here, the computer has
worked well so far, but now I began to suspect a hardware error.
I opened the computer and removed the SIMMs thinking that maybe
they have become loose. When I turned the computer back on, it
did in fact start up ok, but again I didn't get very far after
that. Very soon, the Mac froze again.
Well, I am running out of ideas now. Does anybody have any
suggestions what I could try next? The Mac in question is a
PowerMac 7100/66 running System 7.5 Update 2.0.
Thanks in advance for any help,
Marcus Hennecke
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 11:19:13 -0600
From: [email protected] (Clark R. Wilkins)
Subject: PPC 6100 won't boot
> I recently upgraded my PowerMac 6100/60 from 7.5.3 to System 7.5.5. A
> couple of weeks later on switching it on I got the dreaded floppy icon with
> the flashing question mark. I ran Norton 3.0 from the emergency disc and
> found no major problem. MacCheck 1.05 also told me there was nothing wrong.
> I disconnected my external CD from the scsi port in case that was the cause
> and verified that the internal hard disc was the start up device. Still no
> joy.
>
> I then did a clean install of 7.5 from the system discs, upgraded to 7.5.3
> and copied across all the preferences, additional extensions, control
> panels etc. from the Xsystem folder which accumulate over time and junked
> the old system completely.
>
> This solved the problem for 10 days or so...until last night when the
> floppy icon appeared again. Same story, nothing wrong according to Norton.
> I can run any program from the hard disc but it just won't boot.
One thing that can help alleviate such a difficult repair. After completing
a clean install, boot from a floppy. Duplicate the system folder. In such
an event, you can try just replacing the System file and Finder by copying
them over from the duplicate folder. This has saved me more than once.
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Date: 17 Dec 96 16:15:39 CST
From: [email protected]
Subject: Pretty Good Protection
Robert Browning [email protected]
Computer Services (Operations) 935-5317
Campus Box 1152,St Louis,Mo. 63130
I have been told that there is a web site that has this program and that one
can down load the encryption software. Can anyone point me to that site?
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 17:59:00 -0500
From: Rob Guerra
Subject: Problem with URL-Manager Pro..Systems Hangs
I seem to have a problem with netscape 2.02 ever since I installed URL
Manager Pro 1.4b18. My machine which is a 6100/66/16mb running OT 1.1, and
OT PPP either :
1.hangs while I'm using netscape OR
2. All windows seem to close, and then the system hangs.
I've never run across this problem before, and was wondering if anyone else
seems to be having the same problem.If so, are thier any fixes. Should I be
using URL manager Pro (non-beta) instead..?
regards
Robert
Robert Guerra - PGP public key available on PGP key servers
Email-> mailto:[email protected]
Home Page-> http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/3378
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 14:58:41 +0100
From: Dirk von Seggern
Subject: Processing while menu down?
Martin Forrester wrote at 14.12.1996 10:52 Uhr -0800 in "Info-Mac Digest
V14 #287 2/2"
>Does anybody remember an extenstion that allows the Mac to continue
>processing while a menu is held down? I trolled through the IM archives a
>while and couldn't find it.
Menutasking Enabler 1.0 by Chris K. Thomas
dIrk
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Today's Topics:
[*] Jingle Bell Mac 1.7
[*] My Precious Baby 1.0
[*] Sample Art
[*] SGMLTool
[*] Sulu v1.0 PPC
[*] VSamp 1.5.0
[*] WebTondeuse v1.0
(A) MSWord Printing Crashes! This sucks!
[A]Windows, Fonts & Internet
[Q] split messages in Eudora 3.0.1 Lite
AppleTalk switching itself OFF
Connecting to Now Public Event Servers via TCP/IP
cooltalk + connectix success story?
creeping system software?
Epson LQ series print driver needed
Info-Mac Digest V14 #290
Locked Hard Drive
newton emulator for desktop macs?
Norton, Rebuilding Desktops &c.
PCI Cards; compatibility?
Photoshop spot-color producer
Portshare Pro, PPP and PowerBooks
PowerBook 180 Upgrades
PowerMac won't boot anymore
PPC 6100 won't boot
Pretty Good Protection
Problem with URL-Manager Pro..Systems Hangs
Processing while menu down?
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:04 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Jingle Bell Mac 1.7
It's that time of year again! Presented for your immense amusement is the
latest version of that cult classic, Jingle Bell Mac! Play "Jingle Bells"
on your Mac using any sampled sound in System 7 sound file format. Many
hilarious example sounds included to get you started! Version 1.7 contains
a workaround for a tiny Sound Manager imperfection which would occur with
16-bit sounds. Play until you go insane. FREEWARE!
Requires: System 7 or later. Recommended: Sound Manager 3.0 or later.
Jingle Bell Mac tells you what version of the Sound Manager you are running
in its "About" box.
Jingle Bell Mac may be included on the info-mac CD-ROM.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/jingle-bell-17.hqx; 380K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:20 -0700
From: [email protected] (Danny Stoll)
Subject: [*] My Precious Baby 1.0
My Precious Baby 1.0
A First of Its Kind Product
My Precious Baby is an electronic baby calendar designed to organize all
of your babys multimedia information. You can organize all of your
babys digitized movies, pictures, sounds, journal notes, first events,
and doctors visits. You can also record your babys birth information
as well as keep up-to-date ID information. You can keep records on as
many children as you wish (you are limited only by your available
storage capacity). My Precious Baby is designed to make your babys
multimedia information easily accessible and fun to review. My Precious
Baby is shareware and can be purchased online for $20. This program
requires an 030 or higher processor running System 7.5 or higher. My
Precious Baby and all accompanying files may be distributed via CD ROM
(please notify me in advance.) Please visit my Web Site for more
information http://www.cyserv.com/dstoll/index.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/my-precious-baby-10.hqx; 1364K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:17 -0700
From: [email protected] (Image Ink)
Subject: [*] Sample Art
Come visit "Maryann Sterling's Art" website,
http://www.inetworld.com/imageink
for lots more of Maryann's art. She has clipart, scenery, animated
GIFs and copyright free photography. Maryann adds new art daily. All
original and created with a Mac. Shareware.
I give permission for my art to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM.
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.inetworld.com/imageink
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/art-samples.hqx; 173K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:18 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] SGMLTool
I am pleasure to introduce SGMLTool ; MacSgmls, SgmlForm and DicSGML.
SGMLTool are the freeware. I grant to any user an royalty-free,
worldwide, non-exclusive license to use, execute, reproduce, display,
perform and distribute copies of SGMLTool.
I do not warrant the result that issued from running SGMLTool.
Please see details in the help of each SGMLTool.
I wish you success in your documentation processing by SGML.
The English writing is my weak point. If you will correct this document,
I am very glad. Write me when you detected any error. Also write me when
you adapted to new version.
KISI, KAZUTAKA
4608 TORIMIYAMA
KITAKATA, FUKUSIMA
966 JAPAN
e-mail:[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/text/sgml-tool.hqx; 493K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:52 -0700
From: [email protected] (Patrice Gautier)
Subject: [*] Sulu v1.0 PPC
Sulu is a mixture of a browser and an indexing engined designed to
operate on composite text files, such as mailing list digests,
newsgroups digests, CompuServe Navigator archive and session files,
TidBits filesÉ After having indexed those files you can navigate
in a hierarchical view of the messages and perform lightning fast
searches on author and title.
This version is PPC only; it requires System 7
[Archived as /info-mac/text/sulu-10-ppc.hqx; 583K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:24:04 -0700
From: [email protected] (Malcolm Haylock)
Subject: [*] VSamp 1.5.0
VSamp is a long-awaited program that turns the Macintosh into an OMS and
Sound Manager compatible multitimbral sample playback module. Configured
like a simple sampler, VSamp can be setup to playback on 16 MIDI
channels with up to 16 samples per channel, mapped and enveloped to
user-defined configurations. This can then be driven by an
OMS-compatible sequencer, or the included application 'OMS Thru' running
on the same computer.
Without registration, this program will stop playing a loaded bank after
about four minutes from when the bank is loaded. The bank can be
restarted with a single command. See the included registration document
on how to obtain a fully operational version.
System Requirements
* Best with 040 or Powermac and 16-bit sound.
* OMS 2.0 or later (from ftp.opcode.com or www.opcode.com)
* Sound Manager 3.1 or later strongly recommended.
* An OMS compatible sequencer or the included application 'OMS Thru'.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/vsamp-150.hqx; 119K]
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 04:23:56 -0700
From: [email protected] (Patrice Gautier)
Subject: [*] WebTondeuse v1.0
WebTondeuse is an application designed to produce graphical views of
HTML webs and to enable you to retrieve groups of related HTML files in
one single operation. A complete site can then be downloaded for
off-line viewing. WebTondeuse is also able to 'swizzle' the HTML anchors
it finds, so that the off-line version of what you have downloaded is
self-contained.
System Requirements:
Sun Java JDK 1.0.2. , System 7, a PPC class machine
- Patrice
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/web-tondeuse-2.hqx; 506K]
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 22:38:01 -0500
From: "Peter J. Paul"
Subject: (A) MSWord Printing Crashes! This sucks!
> I know this should go to Microsoft Tech help or soething, but MS is bad bad
> bad to their customers in that area. Maybe somebody here can help me. I
> use MS Word 6.01 for the Mac on my PowerMac 7500/100 with 48M of RAM,
> System 7.5.5, QuickDraw GX, and Speed Doubler.
MS addressed this bug which is a conflict between WORD 6.X for the Power
Mac and QuickDraw GX. Their solution (and it works for me) is an extension
housed in the stuffed file entitled mc1164. You can find it on their server
at http://www.microsoft.com
>
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 17:42:43 -0600
From: [email protected] (Clinton MacDonald)
Subject: [A]Windows, Fonts & Internet
On Tue, 17 Dec 1996, "M. Winter" wrote:
>I also need to show amino acid sequence alignments, e.g
>
> sequence 1 MNGTGGDAF
> sequence 2 MAGTAGDAL
>
>where identical letters are white on black and similar ones are shaded, or
>boxed characters etc...
Instead of a modified font, why don't you take a look at SeqVu 1.1 -- $10
shareware from the Garvan Institute in Australia:
SeqVu will take text files of your sequences and decorate them with the
little boxes and lines. The image can then be saved as a PICT to open with
your favorite drawing program (I like ClarsiWorks). These PICT files are
*huge*! Every residue has a little box around it with several little lines,
so they add up fast. Version 1.0 was a dog (it crashed ruthlessly), but 1.1
is much, much better.
Good luck,
Clint
Clint MacDonald |
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 14:11:06 -0800 (PST)
From: Phil Winne
Subject: [Q] split messages in Eudora 3.0.1 Lite
Eudora Lite 3.0.1's "About this Release" (under the Guide/Help menu)
indicates that this version does not split messages more than 32k into
pieces. Mine does. Is there a toggle somewhere to make all messages apprear
as one message rather than receiving them in segments?
Phil
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 16:06:46 -0500
From: Chaz Larson
Subject: AppleTalk switching itself OFF
At 10:45 PM -0800 12/15/96, David L. Ellis wrote:
>All of a sudden, each
>time I reboot, I have to turn AppleTalk back on even though I have done it
>before.
I am virtually certain your motherboard backup battery is dead.
chazl
12.17.96
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 11:19:11 -0600
From: [email protected] (Clark R. Wilkins)
Subject: Connecting to Now Public Event Servers via TCP/IP
I am frustrated in my attempts to talk to someone at Now Software who will
help with TCP/IP connectivity for Now Contact and Now Up-to-Date. I have
two problems I would like to solicit comments on from other similar users.
I have tried to get an escalated response from Now since before
Thanksgiving, have been promised return calls twice, and have heard
nothing.
(1) Now Contact Public Server is running on a IIfx. Any 680x0 client that
attempts to connect to it via TCP/IP on the local LAN causes an immediate
crash (type 10 or 1). Some PPC clients can connect via TCP/IP/LAN, others
simply can't bring it online. 680x0 clients cannot bring it online via
dialup Internet. PPC clients can. Similar problems occur if the Event
Server is running on a 6100. All clients can connect flawlessly via
Appletalk.
(2) Now Up-to-Date Public Server is running on the same machine. All
clients that try to connect via TCP/IP fail to bring the server online
except one 6100 which is running on a static IP address. All clients can
connect and update flawlessly via dialup Internet access.
The only client which seems to behave across the board is the 6100 which,
along with the IIfx, is running the Ethernet option in TCP/IP to allow a
static IP address.
Please comment if you are *successfully* updating clients across TCP/IP -
NOT Appletalk.
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 17:18:43 +0100
From: [email protected] (elTanguero)
Subject: cooltalk + connectix success story?
hi from Switzerland!
I would like to trade emails with someone who has succeeded in using
cooltalk with connectex quickcam (that plugs into the serial line). has
*anyone*
succeeded? I am running cooltalk1.5. The program launches but refuses to
send any images.. the image selectors in the preferences menu are greyed
out... it doesn't matter whether or not I have VM.
http://home.netscape.com/comprod/produc ... munication
/cooltalk/index.html
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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 10:45:38 -0500
From: [email protected] (KSchlos)
Subject: creeping system software?
hi all,
my 8500's system software memory requirements have been acting kinda weird
(running 7.5.5, 40MB with ram doubler, 2GB). when i start the machine up in the
morning (or restart at any time) the requirements are around 7500K. by the end
of the day the requirments have gone up to about 8500K, and stay there. using
Mac OS Purge helps somewhat, but not totally.
by keeping a log of how my most-used applications affect the system software, i
was able to narrow the memory hogs to (not word, surprisingly) netscape (v3)
and
internet explorer (v2.1). each of these applications makes the system software
memory requirements jump by about 1000K, and neither of them reallocate memory
when i quit out of them. a colleague of mine who has an 8100 with 64MB says his
system software requirements usually stay between the mid-6000s and mid-7000s--
and he designs and maintains web pages, so his use of netscape and other web
tools is quite intensive.
obviously this is not a serious problem, but over the course of a day--
especially one that is web intensive--it can get in the way.
any ideas would be appreciated; i'll summarize for you all.
thanks!
karen
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 07:44:21 -0500
From: "Tristan J. Meisters"
Subject: Epson LQ series print driver needed
Hello All ! I was wondering if anyone here would be able to help me find a
driver for my printer . The printer that I have is an Epson LQ-510 . Does
Apple produce a driver for this printer ? I do believe that I can run this
printer with any of the drivers for the other Epson LQ series printers .
Are there any other drivers that you fellows can recommend ? Thanks in
advance , it is greatly appreciated .
cheers Tristan
Tristan Meisters
mailto:[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 21:22:12 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V14 #290
Hello All,
I recently got an FWB SCSI JackHammer Fast/Wide HardDrive Accelerator Board
and am about to install it and a new drive into my 7100av. This card adds a
second SCSI bus.
Problem is that, once I remove the old drive and attach the new drive to the
board's bus, I'll leave the old SCSI bus unterminated internally. The old bus
will still be used for the internal CD-ROM Drive and various external pieces.
The manual suggests that I accomplish the termination by "placing a 50-pin
IDC terminator plug onto the ribbon cable's connector, or by installing the
terminating resistors onto the CD-ROM drive." I have written to FWB twice
about this and was told "Yes" I do not need the terminator and "No" I do need
it -- in other words the answers were confusing and conflicting.
I do have a couple old hard drives sitting around from which I could
extricate the old terminating resistors, but, frankly, the thought of trying
to install them correctly onto the CD-ROM scares me silly. On the other hand
I have had no success whatsoever in finding the ribbon cable connector.
Anyone have any suggestions or advice or encouragement. Expertise welcome.
Also, I'm told that the board (which is SCSI 2) would work equally well on an
Ultra Wide SCSI 3 drive (which I have ordered).
Thanks folks,
Joe Holly
MacHolly Land
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 23:14:10 EST
From: [email protected] (Michael J Rivett)
Subject: Locked Hard Drive
I had the same problem with my HD caused by FoolProof(r)
Try unpluging the HD power cabel and booting off the CD, after you have
reached the desktop replug the HD power cable and try to format the
drive. (this worked for me)
- The next one you need to have a friend with a MAC as well.... -
If this does not work you could hook the drive up as a slave to your
friends HD and try to format it that way...
Hope this helps,
~Mike
DSHS Web Master
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 96 17:51:24 -0600
From: "Matthew W. Schmeer"
Subject: newton emulator for desktop macs?
Howdy and a quick question:
I've seen quite a few nifty software packages for the Newton recently
announced in the digests and the thought occured to me that it would be
nice to be able to run/view the Newton books on a desktop Mac. Is this
possible? Does anyone know of any Newton emulator for desktop Macs? is
there software out there for desktop Macs that allows the use of Newton
books and .pkg files?
wondering,
matt schmeer
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 96 14:20:15 -0800
From: [email protected] (Jim Yarrow)
Subject: Norton, Rebuilding Desktops &c.
Norton, Rebuilding Desktops, and all that stuff
After reading several problems that have occurred since Volume 14, Issue 275,
I feel compelled to drop my two bits in about a few items of great importance.
1. Norton Utilities and System 7.5.3 or greater
Versions of Norton Utilities earlier than version 3.2.1 have *serious*
problems with systems using software equal to or greater than System 7.5.3. A
prime example is running Norton 3.1.2 on my PowerMac 7200/120 at home and it
reporting back to me that my disk "was so badly damaged that the data should
be copied off and the drive reformatted."
It was at that point that I realized I had an older copy of Norton on my Zip
disk, and I ran MacTools 4.0.3, which found serious problems, but was able to
resolve them quite nicely, thank you very much. This is a good reason why
MacTools is an *essential* in my toolbox. If anyone from Symantec reads these
boards, get the hint -- MacTools is still an essential and it does stuff that
Norton doesn't do. We plan to buy more once they become commercially available
again.
2. Rebuilding the Desktop
Rebuilding the desktop when you're having problems is generally good advice.
However, using the option-command keyboard combo at startup does not
completely rebuild the desktop. To quote from MicroMat's read me for TechTool:
"Rebuilding the desktop is often necessary when documents fail to launch after
double-clicking, or when custom icons are unexpectedly replaced with generic
document or application icons. The traditional method of holding the option
and command keys before the Finder loads will force the invisible desktop file
to "rebuild" itself. This is not completely effective if the original desktop
file was corrupted, since rebuilding will only yield an updated desktop file
which is still damaged.
"TechTool provides a better solution to rebuilding the desktop. It actually
deletes the original Desktop database(s). The next time the Finder loads, it
will create a brand new Desktop file."
TechTool is IMHO an Essential, and best of all, it's FREE! You can find it in
the Info-Mac archives.
Even if you can't afford to buy MacTools (or can't find it), or if you have
MacTools but not Norton, it's extremely important that you make sure you're
using the *latest* version. The operating system changes recently have caused
problems with older version.
Hope this diatribe has helped. I realize it seems anal-retentive (probably is)
but I also run Disk Tools once again after running all of the above "just to
be sure".
Good luck.
Jim Yarrow
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 96 13:19
From: [email protected]
Subject: PCI Cards; compatibility?
I have a PCI Macintosh and get real excited when I see all those
PCI video cards, Ethernet cards, etc. at my local computer store
in the PC section. I get especially excited when I see, e.g.,
a video card for $39.
My instinct and experience tell me that I can't take one of
these PCI cards for PCs home, plug it into my Macintosh,
and see it work. Probably a driver or something is missing.
Am I right? Or are there some PCI-for-PC cards that will work
out-of-the-box on a PCI Macintosh? Comments? Success stories?
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 14:15:02 -0800
From: [email protected] (David Snow)
Subject: Photoshop spot-color producer
>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
Joram,
Here's some info on a "platemaker."
It's called Photospot, and it's offered by a company called Second Glance
Software. Their phone# is 360-692-3694.
It operates as a plugin for Photoshop; after indexing the image to however
many colors you need, Photospot exports each different color as a separate
plate into a separate file. These are then printed directly from Photoshop,
or placed in a layout program (Quark, Freehand, etc.) for printing to film
seps.
This software has a great advantage over Streamline; accuracy. Streamline,
even in best-case scenarios, alters an image because of sloppy tracing. It
may look cool sometimes, but that 'curvy-jaggy' look isn't always called
for. Photoshop's indexing is dead-on accurate, and also has less risk of
limitcheck printing errors, which happen to me with Streamline on occasion.
A screen printer friend of mine has been using it professionally for two
years now, with designs up to 14 colors, with Photoshop 2.5.1 and Freehand
4.0. A very stable piece of software in his experience.
Hope this helps!
David Snow
David Snow Design Phone: 619_793_6083
[email protected] Fax: 619_793_1331
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 17:12:26 +0100 (MET)
From: [email protected] (Marcel Aussendorf)
Subject: Portshare Pro, PPP and PowerBooks
Hello all,
I'm exploring the possibilities of Portshare Pro (Stalker Software) to
connect my LC475 to my PB150, which does have a Global Village PowerPort
Platinum internal modem.
It works fine, but - I can't use my internet-connection! PPP on the LC does
recognize the modem, but can't send AT-commands to it (or whatsoever). I'm
puzzled. I copied all necessairy files to the systemfolder of the LC:
- PPP (extensions folder)
- Internet Config Extension (extensions folder)
- MacTCP DNR (system folder)
- MacTCP (control panels)
- ConfigPPP (control panels)
I even tried the Global Village Toolbox, GlobalFax - but no cure.
I really like the idea of using my PowerBook modem, right off my LC. Does
anybody have any ideas about this ?
TIA
Marcel K.M. Aussendorf
[email protected]
[email protected]
Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 96 10:32:41 CST
From: Mike Sisson
Subject: PowerBook 180 Upgrades
I have a friend with a PowerBook 180. He spent a lot of money on it (it has an
internal modem and a bunch of memory) and would like to use it more than he has
in the past. Does anyone know it there are any reliable accelerators available
that would speed it up. (I believe the 180 has a 33MHz 68030.)
Any reasonable suggestions will be appreciated.
Mike Sisson
Telephone: +1 972 266 5962
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 15:55:51 +0100
From: [email protected] (Dr. Marcus Hennecke)
Subject: PowerMac won't boot anymore
Argh! Help! My Mac has decided it won't work for me anymore!
This is what happened: While formatting a floppy disk, the Mac
all of a sudden froze. When I hit the reset button the Mac
began the startup sequence as usual, but right in the middle
of it, the Mac froze again. I tried reseting a few times but
it was never able to completely start up. Moreover, the point
at which it froze was never the same. Sometimes it would freeze
right at the start, sometimes later in the sequence, but it was
never able to completely come up (it never got to the point where
the menubar appeared). Most of the time it froze very early,
before even the happy Mac icon appeared or even before the
corners of the desktop pattern are rounded. Holding the shift key
down didn't do anything and booting with the Disk Tools disk
didn't help, either.
At that point, I gave up for the day and tried again the next day.
Indeed, the computer did start up when I turned it on and I
immediately ran Norton disk doctor on the hard disk since I
suspected that it had been damaged somehow. However, while it was
checking the hierarchies, the Mac froze again and I was not able
to get it back up again, just as the day before.
In the summer, I had installed some SIMMs myself. Since then, we
have moved from the States to Germany. Here, the computer has
worked well so far, but now I began to suspect a hardware error.
I opened the computer and removed the SIMMs thinking that maybe
they have become loose. When I turned the computer back on, it
did in fact start up ok, but again I didn't get very far after
that. Very soon, the Mac froze again.
Well, I am running out of ideas now. Does anybody have any
suggestions what I could try next? The Mac in question is a
PowerMac 7100/66 running System 7.5 Update 2.0.
Thanks in advance for any help,
Marcus Hennecke
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 11:19:13 -0600
From: [email protected] (Clark R. Wilkins)
Subject: PPC 6100 won't boot
> I recently upgraded my PowerMac 6100/60 from 7.5.3 to System 7.5.5. A
> couple of weeks later on switching it on I got the dreaded floppy icon with
> the flashing question mark. I ran Norton 3.0 from the emergency disc and
> found no major problem. MacCheck 1.05 also told me there was nothing wrong.
> I disconnected my external CD from the scsi port in case that was the cause
> and verified that the internal hard disc was the start up device. Still no
> joy.
>
> I then did a clean install of 7.5 from the system discs, upgraded to 7.5.3
> and copied across all the preferences, additional extensions, control
> panels etc. from the Xsystem folder which accumulate over time and junked
> the old system completely.
>
> This solved the problem for 10 days or so...until last night when the
> floppy icon appeared again. Same story, nothing wrong according to Norton.
> I can run any program from the hard disc but it just won't boot.
One thing that can help alleviate such a difficult repair. After completing
a clean install, boot from a floppy. Duplicate the system folder. In such
an event, you can try just replacing the System file and Finder by copying
them over from the duplicate folder. This has saved me more than once.
------------------------------
Date: 17 Dec 96 16:15:39 CST
From: [email protected]
Subject: Pretty Good Protection
Robert Browning [email protected]
Computer Services (Operations) 935-5317
Campus Box 1152,St Louis,Mo. 63130
I have been told that there is a web site that has this program and that one
can down load the encryption software. Can anyone point me to that site?
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 17:59:00 -0500
From: Rob Guerra
Subject: Problem with URL-Manager Pro..Systems Hangs
I seem to have a problem with netscape 2.02 ever since I installed URL
Manager Pro 1.4b18. My machine which is a 6100/66/16mb running OT 1.1, and
OT PPP either :
1.hangs while I'm using netscape OR
2. All windows seem to close, and then the system hangs.
I've never run across this problem before, and was wondering if anyone else
seems to be having the same problem.If so, are thier any fixes. Should I be
using URL manager Pro (non-beta) instead..?
regards
Robert
Robert Guerra - PGP public key available on PGP key servers
Email-> mailto:[email protected]
Home Page-> http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/3378
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 14:58:41 +0100
From: Dirk von Seggern
Subject: Processing while menu down?
Martin Forrester wrote at 14.12.1996 10:52 Uhr -0800 in "Info-Mac Digest
V14 #287 2/2"
>Does anybody remember an extenstion that allows the Mac to continue
>processing while a menu is held down? I trolled through the IM archives a
>while and couldn't find it.
Menutasking Enabler 1.0 by Chris K. Thomas
dIrk
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