Info-Mac Digest V12 #96
Posted: July 29th, 1994, 2:12 am
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Info-Mac Digest Mon, 11 Jul 94 Volume 12 : Issue 96
Today's Topics:
[*] Alt.sources.mac Digest #7
[*] Anarchie 1.2.1; an Archie and FTP client
[*] Auspice 3.4 -- Postcardware Reminder/Calendar Program
[*] AWOL-where-to-find.txt; information about AWOl utilities
[*] CatFinder v1.34; for files
[*] Chuck's Printer Driver 1.2.2
[*] Color Clipart sampler
[*] Control Strip Pack 1; Two CS modules
[*] csmp-digest-v3-043
[*] DeskMates 1.3.1; some desktop utilities
[*] Digital Camera Samples
[*] DragNDrop-XFCN-1.0; implements drag and drop within a window
[*] File/Resource/Miscellaneous externals for HyperCard
[*] flight_thru_clouds - simple virtual reality w/ source and expl
[*] FM-Pro Fantasy Fball V1.2; a database
[*] Guide to remapping PowerBook 5XX keyboard
[*] HyperCard prefix game for educators
[*] IQ-Test-1.0; this application administers the test
[*] IsDoubleClick XFCN; allows for double click object handlers
[*] Islamic Mysticism 3.0.1; an Hypercard stack upload
[*] Lisa'sTilePatterns; some desktop patterns
[*] Macintosh Duo FAQ
[*] Macintosh Video Matrix; hardware info
[*] MikePack Summary; Information about MikePack
[*] OtherMenu 1.4.1 (hierarchical menu extension)
[*] PowerRangers 2.0/Game
[*] Prince of Persia 2 & T.I.M. Codes
[*] Shutdown FX 2.0.1 (source code)
[*] Shutdown FX 2.0.1; shutdown special graphic effects
[*] SimAcid for Macintosh After Dark
[*] SimpleText Color Menu 1.1 for SimpleText 1.1
[*] Simpson Icons, Volume 3 is here
[*] SmallDesk; view the Desktop by different view options
[*] Sound Utilities externals for HyperCard
[*] Sparkle 2.1 A mac-look-and-feel MPEG and QT player and converter.
[*] spectrum-emulator-100.hqx
[*] StarRunner Plus; a game
[*] Startup Screen Picker 1.2 (source code)
[*] Startup Screen Picker 1.2; randomises your startup screens
[*] super-clamp-003-hc; a periodical
[*] The real UltraDice; some dice games
[*] TopPred II. A new release; membrane analysis software
[*] Triangle-Solver-11; a trigonometry aid
[*] YANS - Yet Another Notes Stack
[Q] Easy View
[Q] Request for Duo 280c spedometer report
AfterDark Question
America On Line Betas
ANSI in XCMDs
BBEdit 2.3.2 scroll locks up
CIA WORLD FACT BOOK
DataBase, What is the best one?
FAQ of the season--68 kilowhats, and where?
locking a LW's name (Q)
More PowerPC questions (File sharing and AOL)
Opinions Please: 650 MB Optical drives?
Question about SLIP for a Mac
SoftNode Problems...
software needed
Why is fax faster than data?
Word Finder Plus bug
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 94 11:22:12 -0400
From: "Mr. Neb"
Subject: [*] Alt.sources.mac Digest #7
Here is the new digest for alt.sources.mac. It is being
posted to the net today. FTP site is ftpbio.bgsu.edu
(129.1.252.66).
Dave
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/info/alt-sources-mac-digest-94-07.txt; 37K]
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Date: Sat, 09 Jul 1994 16:35:21 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis
Subject: [*] Anarchie 1.2.1; an Archie and FTP client
Anarchie is an FTP and Archie client. It will let you browse FTP
sites, download files, or find them using an archie server. It is
(IMO) the easiest way for users with MacTCP to fetch a file with a
partially known name or to browse around the anonymous FTP archives.
It includes a menu listing all the Archie servers, as well as FTP
bookmarks for all the popular Macintosh FTP sites (including around
40 mirrors to UMich and Info-Mac).
And as an added bonus, its Apple Scriptable and Recordable, and
the scripting allows you to fetch and store files to/from FTP
sites, so you can automate all sorts of routine FTP tasks. If you
have Frontier, it supports Menu Sharing as well (and comes with
a bunch of stuff from Leonard Rosenthol to get you started).
And for all you die-hard XferIt fans, it supports the Drag Manager
to allow you to drag files direct to/from Finder folders.
Changes since v1.2.0 are:
Bug fix for downloading some binary, non-MacBinary files.
Anarchie requires System 7, MacTCP, and is $10 shareware.
Hope you like it,
Peter.
Anarchie v1.2.1 Copyright 1993-94 Peter N Lewis
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/anarchie-121.hqx; 186K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 19:46:32 -0400
From: Instructor Parrot
Subject: [*] Auspice 3.4 -- Postcardware Reminder/Calendar Program
Sorry this is a wee bit late, but I finally got around to sending this update.
The big major bug in 3.3 has been eradicated (the loop problem) and a few
minor improvements have been packed in.
Auspice is quite a wonderful program, and was written by Wayne K. Meyers,
a heck of a fellow. Unlike other reminder programs, Auspice is postcardware.
Anyway, I am merely the messenger/transmitter of this program. Please
replace Auspice 3.3.
--Instructor Catfood
[Archived as /info-mac/app/auspice-34.hqx; 87K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 22:39:13 -0400
From: [email protected] (Ross Brown)
Subject: [*] AWOL-where-to-find.txt; information about AWOl utilities
AWOL Utilities 1.1.2: Where to Find Them!
July 7, 1994
Internet mail address:
[email protected]
Paper mail address:
AWOL Software Productions
PO Box 24207
300 Eagleson Road
Kanata, Ontario, Canada
K2M 2C3
Package contents:
Each program archive includes the "About AWOL Utilities" file, which gives a
capsule summary of all AWOL Utilities programs.
Virtual Desktop 1.7: powerful virtual desktop manager for all Macs and
monitors
Maybe 1.3: Finder alias enhancer, useful with Virtual Desktop
Help on Wheels 1.1: stand-alone help server, used with all AWOL Utilities
HoW Developer's Kit 1.1: developer's kit for Help on Wheels client
applications
PictPocket 1.1: window capture utility that produces small, editable pictures
Menu Events 1.1.2: enables Apple events for inter-application menu control
Menu Grabber 1.1.2: application using Menu Events to offer remote-control
menus
Cost:
Absolutely FREE!
Ross Brown - AWOL Software Productions
PO Box 24207, 300 Eagleson Road, Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2M 2C3
publisher of AWOL Utilities - "the best deal in freeware!"
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/awol-where-to-find.txt; 3K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 14:56:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (Keith Turner)
Subject: [*] CatFinder v1.34; for files
Here's the latest version of CatFinder, version 1.34.
CatFinder is a powerful disk management tool that catalogs
your disks and provides an intuitive Finder-like interface for
browsing the catalogs. Once a disk is cataloged you can quickly
browse the disks contents without having the disk mounted.
CatFinder also offers powerful search and report features to
help you find and organize your files.
Enjoy...
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/cat-finder-134.hqx; 126K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 00:28:16 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Chuck's Printer Driver 1.2.2
The following is the latest version (1.2.2) of Chuck's Printer Driver.
A printer driver for Epson compatible 9-pin and 24-pin printers (and
configurable for most dot matrix printers). Just drop the driver and
the spooler application into your system folder!
It fixes a few bugs:
* problem with some memory configurations on some machines
* problem with updating from old version with Microsoft Word
* problem while doing print dialog with some applications
* problem with dialog help
* problem with bitmaps printing at 90% of full width
* bug with 1.2.1 that only worked at 57600 baud
And has new features:
* scaling
* horizontal and vertical flipping
* nicer looking dialogs
* spooled text printing
- Charles Rentmeesters
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/prn/chucks-printer-driver-122.hqx; 68K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 15:58:41 -0700
From: [email protected] (Sterling)
Subject: [*] Color Clipart sampler
This is for those of you who asked for a sample of the file:
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/color-clipart.hqx; 2584K]
Here are four typical examples
a rose
a child
a tiger
a butterfly
Sincerely,
Maryann Sterling
1029A Baywood Drive
Sparks, Nevada 89434
(702)331-8679
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/color-clipart-sample.hqx; 73K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 14:03:19 +0000
From: [email protected] (Menn og mys)
Subject: [*] Control Strip Pack 1; Two CS modules
The Control Strip Pack consists of two Control Strip Modules, Application
Menu and Monitor Depth. Application Menu is a Control Strip Module that
allows you to view a list of active applications (including background
applications) and switch between running applications. Monitor Depth is a
Control Strip Module that displays and allows you to change the color depth
of the main monitor. The Control Strip Pack is $10 shareware.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/control-strip-pack-1-strip.hqx; 12K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 13:50:38 +0200 (MET DST)
From: [email protected] (Francois Pottier)
Subject: [*] csmp-digest-v3-043
C.S.M.P. Digest Sat, 09 Jul 94 Volume 3 : Issue 43
Today's Topics:
7.5 Floating Window (How To use?)
Can Mac's survive without AppleTalk?
CodeWarrior and CODE Resources
Fast full screen scrolling: impossible?
MacPerl- Redirecting STDIN & STDOUT
PowerPC floating point issue
Q: Thread Manager - How do I benefit?
prevent update when call TEDelete, TEInsert??
The Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Digest is moderated by Francois Pottier
([email protected]).
[Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-v3-043.txt; 127K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 15:37:47 -1000
From: David Darby
Subject: [*] DeskMates 1.3.1; some desktop utilities
Welcome to DeskMates 1.3.1
This version is an upgrade of this shareware collection of useful desktop
utilities (hence the name). It contains an analog clock, address book,
calendar, scheduler (or journal), stopwatch, alarm clock & reminder
notifier, calculator, date pad, notebook and on-line help (phew!). Each has
many many features and the author is easily contactable and keen to update
it! Check it out! It is compatible with system 6.05 and above (including
system 7 [includes full balloon help]), and works on most Macs (the recent
exceptions for some functions are the AV Macs). Hope you enjoy it!
[Archived as /info-mac/app/desk-mates-131.hqx; 674K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 14:19:04 -0800
From: [email protected] (Norman Franke, III)
Subject: [*] Digital Camera Samples
Enclosed are two samples from two digital cameras, the Apple QuickTake and
the Fujix DS100. The pictures are looking down 2nd Street in San Francisco,
although at different times of day. Unfortunately, the QuickTake has no
zoom lens. Anyway, hope you find them interesting.
-Norman
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/digital-camera-samples.hqx; 210K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 15:46:21 -1000
From: [email protected] (Chris Athanas)
Subject: [*] DragNDrop-XFCN-1.0; implements drag and drop within a window
DragNDrop XFCN
)1994 Chris Athanas. All rights reserved worldwide.
Shareware/Freeware distribution license $10
Commercial distribution license $25
Send payment to:
Chris Athanas
1817 California St #203
San Francisco, CA 94109
Description:
DragNDrop allows a scripter to easily implement dragging and dropping of
"objects" within a single window. This XFCN works in HyperCard and SuperCard.
DragNDrop is intended to be used within a single window.
All that the programmer needs to provide to the DragAndDrop routine is an
array
of objects that the current object can be dropped into. DragAndDrop will
take
care of tracking the object, hiliting the rectangles as they are passed
over,
and returning the object id that the object was dropped onto.
>From a scriptors end, the command looks like this:
put DragAndDrop( fromObjectID, toObjectID1, ... , toObjectIDN ) into
objectIDDroppedOn
- fromObjectID is the object that the user is dragging from.
- toObjectIDx are the objects that the user is dragging to. There may be
a
maximum of 15 objects to drag to.
- objectIDDroppedOn is the item descriptor that the user dropped on, or
empty if the user did not drop on any object.
- objectID's are in the form of "cd btn id 101" or "bg fld id 102". Do
not use
names of objects, or numbers of objects. Only ID's are acceptable.
[Archived as /info-mac/card/drag-n-drop-10-xfcn.hqx; 20K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 94 12:01 +1200
From: "Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University, Hamilton, NZ"
Subject: [*] File/Resource/Miscellaneous externals for HyperCard
Hi.
Enclosed is an update to my File/Resource/Miscellaneous externals for
HyperCard.
Please replace the old archive with this one. There have been a few new
functions added here and there, particularly in the miscellaneous utilities.
Lawrence D'Oliveiro
University of Waikato
Hamilton
New Zealand
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/card/file-rsrc-misc-utils.hqx; 96K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 94 12:42:15 -0500
From: [email protected] (Kiselyov Oleg)
Subject: [*] flight_thru_clouds - simple virtual reality w/ source and expl
What: "virtual" flying through the clouds
Hot points:
- simple virtual reality "thing"
- with the source
- *very* detailed explanation as to how to generate clouds and
render maps in 3D.
- includes the source for a small class library to handle color
Mac windows and draw images in off-screen GrafWorlds
Contents:
Readme - this file
Venus - Application itself
Venus.pi - project and resource files to build it
Venus.pi.rsrc - 'clut' resource
FractalMap.cc - generate a fractal map (clouds)
project_3D.cc - display a 3D moving projection of the map of clouds
display.cc - display an image in a Mac window
window.h \ my own private *very* simple MacApp: classlib for
SimpleWindow.cc / handling color Mac windows and offscreen GrafWorlds
The source code contains (too) many comments to show what
a particular piece of code does, as well as some tricks involved
Language: Symantec C++ 7.0.3 (previous versions might work, too)
System: System 7.x; tested on IIci, Quadras and Centres.
Note: the source code uses a "standard" environment, see myenv-notify.cpt,
which can be found at various archive sites under the name
'myenv-notify'. The source also uses graylib class library to
handle images, recently posted on comp.source.misc. However,
the library is not *very* used; one can easily get around without
it with only small modification of the code.
Comments-to: [email protected], [email protected]
Many-Thanks-To: Tim Clarke, [email protected] (for inspiration)
[Archived as /info-mac/game/flight-thru-clouds.hqx; 418K]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/flight-thru-clouds-cpp.hqx; 418K]
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Date: Thu, 07 Jul 1994 11:37:01 CST
From: [email protected] (Peterson, Chris)
Subject: [*] FM-Pro Fantasy Fball V1.2; a database
This is the upgraded Binchfoot* Volume 1.2(as apposed to 1.1) the
easy-to-use Fantasy Football Database.
This update has SEVERAL additions that make for better and easier use of
the database. Binchfoot now allows you to enter weekly highlights and best
of all, it allows you to print current week point totals so you can compare
players' by the current week, not just by their yearly total. This will
aid you if you have your fantasy teams go head-to-head. Binchfoot* may add
functions that keep track of your head-to-head season if there is enough
demand from consumers in the future.
With Filemaker Pro 2.xx, Binchfoot* keeps track your individual fantasy
players. It does a great job of giving you printed reports on overall team
totals and individual leaders by position or point total.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/binchfoot-12-fmpro.hqx; 176K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 94 09:28:14 PDT
From: [email protected] (Steven Haddock)
Subject: [*] Guide to remapping PowerBook 5XX keyboard
This document tells how to make the row of function keys on your
500-series PowerBook serve as PageUp, PageDown, Home, End, and Forward Delete.
The instructions are modified from the "PowerBook Key Remapping guide"
created by Quinn "The Eskimo!" . Thanks to Quinn!
[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/remapping-pb5xx-keys.txt; 3K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 13:16:48 -0700
From: [email protected] (Ken Dunham)
Subject: [*] HyperCard prefix game for educators
Description: Learn prefixes, or create your own, while playing Prefix
Game 1.0.
You have my permission to include this binary in your CD-ROM package.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/prefix-game-10-hc.hqx; 161K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 15:38:14 -1000
From: [email protected] (Chris Athanas)
Subject: [*] IQ-Test-1.0; this application administers the test
IQ Test
)1994 Chris Athanas
Shareware $8.
This is an application that will give you an IQ test, and tell you your
IQ. It
automatically adjusts for age. The IQ tests you ability to reason and
think
logically compared to other people. A score between 95 and 105 represents
an
average IQ. The test does not give an measure musical talent, manual
dexterity,
or a variety of other abilities. It only tests logical thinking, which is
important to success in life.
You will need a Color Macintosh (Mac II or better) and be running system
6.0.7
or later. You will need at least 4mb of RAM.
This test is shareware. If you like it, please send $8 to the address below.
If you take the test, and would like to know the correct answers and the
reasons
for why the answers are correct, please mail $8 and a self-addressed
stamped
envelope to:
Chris Athanas
1817 California St #203
San Francisco, CA 94109
I will send you a printed packet containing the correct responses and the
reasons why those responses are correct.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/iq-test-10.hqx; 395K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 15:37:28 -1000
From: [email protected] (Chris Athanas)
Subject: [*] IsDoubleClick XFCN; allows for double click object handlers
IsDoubleClick XFCN
)1994 Chris Athanas. All rights reserved worldwide.
Shareware/Freeware distribution license $10
Commercial distribution license $25
Send payment to:
Chris Athanas
1817 California St #203
San Francisco, CA 94109
You will recieve a full version that is licensed for your particular
distribution method. You will also receive a user guide. Comments/bugs=
AOL:
Zappertron Applelink: SILIBUS2 Internet: [email protected]
Description
IsDoubleClick XFCN allows a scriptor to assign 2 actions to a given
object. A
button can now respond to a single click (mouse-up) or a double-click
(mouse-up
mouse-up). IsDoubleClick will return "true" if the mouse button is
double-clicked on the object, otherwise it will return "false".
[Archived as /info-mac/card/is-double-click-xfcn.hqx; 24K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 19:02:09 -0300
From: [email protected] (Irshaad Hussain)
Subject: [*] Islamic Mysticism 3.0.1; an Hypercard stack upload
Here is a hypercard stack on Islamic mysticism - specifically on Jesus as
viewed from an Islamic framework.
Regards
Irshaad Hussain
[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/islamic-mysticism-301-hc.hqx; 743K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 94 17:43:19 -0500
From: "Lisa T. Snyder"
Subject: [*] Lisa'sTilePatterns; some desktop patterns
Tile Wallpaper Patterns
These are tile Wallpaper patterns, like bathroom, floor and stone
wall tiles.
To install, use the Wallpaper Hanger. As before they are Freeware, all
I ask is for comments, good or bad! Custom pattern are available, just
ask.
Lisa Snyder
10 A Green St. Apt.1
Nashua,NH. 03060
( [email protected] )
Permission to use all of my patterns on the CD are granted.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/lisas-tile-textures-grp1.hqx; 257K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 94 17:12:51 +0100
From: " nick.c "
Subject: [*] Macintosh Duo FAQ
Folks:
Included is the latest Duo FAQ. It's a compilation of usefull
information for powerbooks users, with a lot of specific info
on the powerbook Duo. Please add it to your archive.
-- nick
[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/duo-faq.txt; 94K]
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Date: 08 Jul 94 15:40:54 EDT
From: [email protected] (Andy J. Williams)
Subject: [*] Macintosh Video Matrix; hardware info
Enclosed is a complete matrix of Macintoshes and Displays (both past and
present and near future) and what color depth is available in differing
configurations.
This grew out of the need for such a reference in the Computer Resource
Center at Dartmouth College (the pre-sales demo area). We found Apple's
matrix from AppleLink to be both hard to read and also quite wrong (we just
tested various configurations against the May version of Apple's Matrix and
found the Apple Matrix sadly wrong in *many* places.)
We believe this chart to be error free, but reality being what it is we do
encourage anyone to contact us if you do find a mistake.
Comments, suggestions, errors, and more can be sent to [email protected].
The chart used Helvetica and AppleGaramond. (The latter only in the credit
line at the bottom so if you do not have this font, nothing should be really
affected).
Hope this helps!
-Andy J. Williams
Manager, Computer Resource Center, Dartmouth College
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/macintosh-video-matrix.hqx; 10K]
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Date: 7 Jul 1994 14:59:50 U
From: "Michael Jimenez"
Subject: [*] MikePack Summary; Information about MikePack
MikePack Summary
This file contains a small text file describing the MikePack shareware.
Mike Jimenez
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/a4d/ext/mikes-pack-info.hqx; 3K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 16:09:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Walker
Subject: [*] OtherMenu 1.4.1 (hierarchical menu extension)
OtherMenu creates a system-wide hierarchical menu somewhat like the Apple
menu. It can launch applications and documents, do things such as Restart,
Delete, File Info, and execute FKEYs. In a directory dialog, you can use the
menu to select a file or folder. Requires System 7. Shareware, $10.
V. 1.4.1: Can execute AppleScript files, several bugs fixed.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/other-menu-141.hqx; 224K]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/other-menu-14-to-141-updt.hqx; 60K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 21:05:34 -0400
From: [email protected] (H)
Subject: [*] PowerRangers 2.0/Game
PowerRangers v2.0
by [email protected]
This is an interactive game created in MacroMind Director 4.0.
This is Part 2 of PowerRangers v1.0. In this part, Green Ranger, Megazord
and King Sphinx are featured.
If you are expecting a commercial quality game of the SNES and Genesis
variety, this isn't it, but it *is* fun for the younger PowerRanger fans
out there. It is geared towards 4-9 year olds, and includes color graphics,
sound samples and special effects galore.
This game is self-running, all you need to do is click on the PowerRanger
icon to start it up. 4 megs of RAM and a color monitor is recommended.
This is my second attempt at creating a game using MacroMind, and was done
as a practice of sorts. It is not meant for sale or profit. It may be
uploaded to other BBS's and online services, but must include this Read Me
file.
Comments, inquires, questions, etc., please contact [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/game/power-rangers-20.hqx; 1888K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 12:28:27 +0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Prince of Persia 2 & T.I.M. Codes
Hello, I am posting this for the author, Artemus Barnoz:
This compacted file contains two documents which will help those who play
games on the road and don't always carry their manuals with their powerbooks.
The two files contain the codes necessary to operate Prince of Persia 2
and The Incredible Machine. These codes are too tough to remember, so these
handy refreshers come as a PICT file which can be opened in TeachText or
SimpleText. Custom icons make them attractive, practicle and convenient.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/prince-of-persia-2-tim-codes.hqx; 94K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 21:58:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Shutdown FX 2.0.1 (source code)
Shutdown FX 2.0.1 is a fun little software package which will fade your
screen to black on restart and/or shutdown with one of over 50 graphic
effects. This package includes complete THINK C 7 source code, project
files, and resource files for all components of the Shutdown FX package:
system extension, startup application, control application, Gestalt
function, shutdown procedure, Notification Manager response procedure,
and all 59 fade modules. (Relax, I didn't include 59 project files.)
Since fades are stored as external modules (each in its own file), other
programmers can easily create their own fades and add to their collection.
See the Shutdown FX control application help section ("tech talk" page)
for more details, or read about it yourself in TEXT 613 in sfx..rsrc.
This version hopefully fixes all the problems in version 2.0 beta.
The compiled, ready-to-use files are available; check ftp sites or e-mail
[email protected]. Finger [email protected] for complete program list.
Copyright (C) 1993-4, Mark Pilgrim. Please read enclosed file "GNU General
Public License" for licensing details.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/shutdown-fx-201-c.hqx; 413K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 21:58:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Shutdown FX 2.0.1; shutdown special graphic effects
Shutdown FX 2.0.1 is a fun little software package which will fade your
screen to black on restart and/or shutdown with one of over 50 graphic
effects. This package includes a system extension to install Shutdown FX;
a startup application to install Shutdown FX (for system 7 users); a control
application to preview, install, and disable fades; a folder of 59 fade
modules; installation instructions.
This version hopefully fixes all the problems in version 2.0 beta.
C source code (for all components of the Shutdown FX package, including all
59 fade modules) is available; check ftp sites or e-mail [email protected].
Finger [email protected] for complete program list. Copyright (C) 1993-4,
Mark Pilgrim. Please read enclosed file "GNU General Public License" for
licensing details.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/shutdown-fx-201.hqx; 148K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 15:53:54 -0800
From: [email protected] (Harrison Page)
Subject: [*] SimAcid for Macintosh After Dark
SimAcid - "Dedicated to James"
Written by Harrison Page, Robert George, and Tristan A. Farnon
version 1.1 released on July 8, 1994
Copyright =A9 1994 Spinning Wheels
WHY BOTHER?
Welcome to the 1990's where Espresso is the drug of choice and tye-dyes can
be bought at any mall/Rave shop for $19.95. Just in case you long for the
hazy, stupid days of the 60's and early-to-mid 70's, we bring you SimAcid.
SimAcid will make your Mac drool and giggle.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/sim-acid-11-ad.hqx; 142K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 06:29 GMT
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] SimpleText Color Menu 1.1 for SimpleText 1.1
Program: SimpleText Color Menu Installer 1.1
Author: Alessandro Levi Montalcini ([email protected])
Price: Freeware
SimpleText Color Menu is a free drag & drop utility that
installs an extra cool Color menu and an extra useful
Goodies menu inside Apples SimpleText text editor (version
1.1 only).
Version 1.1 has a new Goodies menu that lets you choose
SimpleText's default font, size, style and color. These
defaults apply to both new and unstyled documents.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/simple-text-color-menu-11.hqx; 35K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 09:38:43 +0100
From: [email protected] (Jeanette Foshee)
Subject: [*] Simpson Icons, Volume 3 is here
Hi, people!
Yes, it's me, back again after several months, and I've got volume 3
finished of my Simpson Icons. It's attached for your convenience. Please
put it in the directory: info-mac/gui/grf
Thanks! And I hope you enjoy them, too. If you like them, feel free to
write back to me. You should be happy to know that a fourth volume is
planned, so there's still more where these came from! And I'm working on a
tougher Simpsons Gunshy game as well.
It's nice doing business with you.
Jeanette
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/simpsons-icons-grp3.hqx; 371K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 94 13:51:18 +0100
From: Reinder Verlinde
Subject: [*] SmallDesk; view the Desktop by different view options
Install this INIT in your extensions folder and restart to be able to
view your desktop by small icon, name, kind, or type. It is not
entirely practical, however, since System 7 forces the desktop to be
viewed by Icon on startup. This may cause your icons to be relocated
to places you don't want them to be. Also, this is a quick hack. It
has not been tested much (i.e. not for more than five minutes, and
only on a single Mac), so use it at your own risk.
This hack may be freely distributed as long as this documentation
file and the source are also included. Specifically it may be
included on CD ROMS such as the InfoMac CD, BBS in a Box, and
Apprentice.
Reinder Verlinde ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/small-desk.hqx; 10K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 94 12:11 +1200
From: "Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University, Hamilton, NZ"
Subject: [*] Sound Utilities externals for HyperCard
Hi.
Here is _another_ update to my Sound Utilities externals for HyperCard--please
replace the previous archive with this one. One important thing I did was fix
a bug in the SPBRecordToHandleSync XCMD, which could cause crashes under
certain situations. This revealed itself on 500-series PowerBooks, but it
could have happened elsewhere as well.
Also, there are some new functions for controlling recording: you can now
programmatically select your input source and gain level, if your hardware
supports it.
Lawrence D'Oliveiro
University of Waikato
Hamilton
New Zealand
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/card/sound-utils.hqx; 110K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 23:02:16 +1200
From: [email protected] (Maynard James Handley)
Subject: [*] Sparkle 2.1 A mac-look-and-feel MPEG and QT player and converter.
This is a massive overhaul of your favorite MPEG program. The most
notable changes are
* Much faster playback---especially on 8bit screens. Fast playback
requires compromising image quality. If you don't like the compromises
I made, change them---look at Preferences under the Edit menu.
Don't worry---when you save an MPEG file as a different file, modes
are changed so that the file is saved at the best possible quality.
* Realtime playback, dropping frames if necessary. Also the MovieController
adjustable rate setting (control-click on the step buttons) now works
with MPEGs.
* Resizable windows.
* Conversion of a set of PICTs to a movie or MPEG.
* Intelligent window tiling, even with oversize windows and multiple
screens of different depths. To see this, open two or more movies at
once.
And literally hundreds of small changes all the way through the code.
Look through the menus, try the tab, shift-tab and control-tab keys,
and read the ``What's New in 2.1'' file for full details.
If you've suggested a feature to me in the past, it may well be
implemented in this release, though maybe not in the way you expected.
Try out whatever it was that you were hoping for and see if it works.
This version
* is not PPC native
* does not support sound
* does not support apple events
* does not support online help
These are all high priorities, pretty much in that order.
As always, if you find any bug or anomaly in this code please tell me.
The sooner you tell me, the sooner I'll fix it.
As always there remain a few rough edges to this program, though I hope
most of them won't be too distressing to users. Like previous rough
edges, they'll be done away with in time.
WHAT IS IT?
Sparkle plays MPEGs and QT movies and converts between them. It is
multifinder friendly and, with enough memory, will open multiple
documents at once.
It is free. I ask only that you read the enclosed README file and if you
can help with any of the issues I raise there, you mail me.
REQUIRES:
System 7 or greater.
QuickTime 1.6 or greater.
An 020 based mac or greater.
This version requires the Thread Manager.
Maynard Handley
[email protected]
July 10 1994
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/sparkle-21.hqx; 310K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 94 10:45:42 MDT
From: [email protected] (Angel Martinez)
Subject: [*] spectrum-emulator-100.hqx
[A ZX Spectrum emulator. --isl]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/spectrum-emulator-100.hqx; 928K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 00:17:09 -0700
From: [email protected] (Tuan Huynh)
Subject: [*] StarRunner Plus; a game
Hello,
Please find enclosed in this mail my submission of StarRunner Plus (v1.4).
This version of StarRunner replaces all other versions (namely 1.2).
StarRunner Plus is a Defender-like kind of game. It has the same
requirements as 1.2, i.e. it only runs on Macs w/ a 68020 or higher which
is not too big of a restriction nowadays. And yes, it's still B/W but it's
much cooler than 1.2. There's a lot of new features, most of which are
documented in the ReadMe file that's included in the package.
Thanks.
-Tuan
E-mail: [email protected] ||||||||||||||||||||||||||| McGill University '93
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/star-runner-plus-14.hqx; 445K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 01:56:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Startup Screen Picker 1.2 (source code)
Startup Screen Picker 1.2 is a system extension (and startup application)
which will pick a random startup screen to be displayed during system startup.
This archive contains complete THINK C 7 source for the INIT and the
startup application, including all necessary resource and project files.
The compiled, ready-to-use programs are also available; check ftp sites or
e-mail [email protected]. Finger [email protected] for a complete program
list. Startup Screen Picker 1.2 is copyright 1993-4, Mark Pilgrim.
Please read enclosed file "GNU General Public License" for licensing details.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/startup-screen-picker-12-c.hqx; 90K]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 01:55:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Startup Screen Picker 1.2; randomises your startup screens
Startup Screen Picker 1.2 is a system extension (and startup application)
which will pick a random startup screen to be displayed during system startup.
Version 1.2 fixes two minor technical bugs and adds the startup
application. The startup application and the system extension do exactly
the same thing; system 7 users can use either.
Complete C source code is also available; check the archive sites or
e-mail [email protected]. Finger [email protected] for a complete program
list. Startup Screen Picker 1.2 is copyright 1993-4, Mark Pilgrim.
Please read enclosed file "GNU General Public License" for licensing details.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/startup-screen-picker-12.hqx; 32K]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 20:51:59 -0400
From: [email protected] (Blaise Faint)
Subject: [*] super-clamp-003-hc; a periodical
SUBJECT: super-clamp-003-hc.hqx is a stuffed, binhexed HyperCard 2.2 stack, the
third issue of a Chapel Hill NC chick zine.
SuperClamp is an Absolutely Free Utility Magazine for Today's Young Woman.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/super-clamp-003-hc.hqx; 298K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 15:53:47 -0700 (MST)
From: Jacob Weber
Subject: [*] The real UltraDice; some dice games
This is UltraDice, a computer version of the classic poker
dice game Yacht (or Yahtzee), with colored dice and sound
effects. Shareware: $15.
NOTE: This game was formerly called UltraYahtzee.
Jacob Weber
[email protected]
CompuServe: 72303,3540
[Archived as /info-mac/game/ultra-dice.hqx; 107K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 94 18:47:07 +0100
From: "Manuel G. CLAROS"
Subject: [*] TopPred II. A new release; membrane analysis software
Research in membrane proteins is an intensively active area in which
new programs should be of considerable interest to workers in the
field. TopPred II program can be used for predicting transmembrane
segments in integral membrane proteins and their possible topology.
TopPred II has been designed for Macintosh, using THINK Pascal 4.0.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/top-pred-ii.hqx; 75K]
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Date: Mon, 4 Jul 94 18:47:57 -0500 EST
From: [email protected] (David Johnson)
Subject: [*] Triangle-Solver-11; a trigonometry aid
Triangle Solver v1.1
If you provide sufficient information Triangle Solver will complete
the unknown angles and lengths of a triangle.
Triangle Solver will complete any SAA, SSA, SSS, SSA, and some SAS
triangles.
Note: Triangle solver will solve for only one set of answers for
a SSA (the ambiguous case) triangle if it has two sets of answers.
Note: Triangle Solver will not solve a SAS triangle inwhich the
given angle is not 90. (I am working on this.)
All other triangles work great!!
You need *Microsoft Excel 4.0* or a program that can convert
Excel documents.
See the "Read me" enclosed for more information
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/triangle-solver-11-excel4.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 20:31:07 +0200
From: [email protected] (Jan Erik Mostr|m)
Subject: [*] YANS - Yet Another Notes Stack
A simple stack for keeping information from the net or other notes. Nothing
fancy but I like it better than those I've found in the archives. FreeWare.
Jan Erik Mostr|m, [email protected], [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/yet-another-notes-stack-hc.hqx; 56K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 21:08:39 -0800
From: [email protected] (David L. Ellis)
Subject: [Q] Easy View
I have a question about Easy View and the info-mac issues. Why does Easy
View sometimes break an issue into two entries? I can't figure it out, but
every once in a while an issue (i.e. infomacv12-093.txt) will be imported,
and partway through the issue, it will end prematurely, and there will be
another identically titled entry in the view, which continues the issue to
the end.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 94 19:00:53 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: [Q] Request for Duo 280c spedometer report
Could someone out there with a Duo 280c please send me a Speedometer report?
If you don't know, Speedometer is a shareware application (available at
Sumex), which test many of the features of Macs for speed. There are several
machine test files available so you can see how your mac stacks up against
just about any mac that has been made.
I am specifically looking for an video tests, but I'd love a full test. I
have a powerbook 540, and I am displeased with it's video speed. I've heard
that Duo 280s have faster video, and I'd like to see how much difference
there is.
I'd also be interested in having someone with a 280c run a couple of simple
timing tests by hand (like maybe a big complex scroll in Word or something).
Anyone mind helping me out?
-Avram ([email protected])
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 01:18:21 -0400
From: [email protected] (Ming Chen)
Subject: AfterDark Question
I'm having a problem with using the Barney Blaster AD module. It
was working before, but all of a sudden, AD is giving me a "not enough
memory" error to run the module. I tried to download another copy from the
sumex mirror, it still doesn't work. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.
Ming.
[email protected]
SUNY at Potsdam College
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 09:46:13 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz"
Subject: America On Line Betas
Are others having problems using the Download Manager with TCP/IP
access of America On Line? When downloading, it seems like,
on occassion, the TCP/IP connection gets tired. It becomes slower
and slower until it stops completely. It's pretty repeatable.
The new version of AOL software (2.5f1) is even worse. It can't
seem to get the download started and it even hung my account. (I was
told that I was already on line when I attempted to reconnect and
had to call AOL tech support and ask them to bump me.)
I realize that this is beta software and we can't expect it to work
like production stuff, however the lack of response from AOL is absolutely
terrible. I've registered as a beta user, sent in reports on downloading
problems and tried to help out. Sadly, AOL has never bothered
to respond. It doesn't appear that they've tried to fix any of the
reported problems either. (Maybe I'm the only one with TCP problems?)
Looks like I may have to go back to 2400 baud modem transfers. Or
maybe I'll just quit AOL altogether. Too bad. It's a nice service--
they just need to learn that there are people out there who want to
hear from them--particularly on beta matters.
Jeffrey Fritz
Telecommunications and Network Services
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 16:54:22 GMT
From: [email protected] (Alan Stein)
Subject: ANSI in XCMDs
[email protected] writes:
> I'm trying to compile an XCMD from existing ANSI standard, unix
>compatible c (not c++) code in Symantec C++ 7.0. Everything works
>correctly when I compile it into an application, but the moment I set the
>project type to 'Code Resource', a million errors occur. A friend told me
>that I probably can't access files using ANSI libraries from a code
>resource. I need to know if it is true, and what can I do about it (I
>shouldn't use any non-ansi libraries, namely the toolbox). Any help would
>be _greatly_ appreciated.
For XCMDs (and any DA, device driver or other code resource), you need
to use the ANSI-A4++ library rather than the ANSI library.
--
Alan H. Stein [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 94 10:13:04 PDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: BBEdit 2.3.2 scroll locks up
I have been having intermittent problems with the scroll bars on BBEdit 2.3.2
running on my SE/30 with 7.1. The software would work correctly then the
scroll bars would "lock" and I would only be able to scroll the window with
the "box." The arrows and/or gray area would produce no result.
I have traced the problem to a conflict with Basic Black 1.2. BBEdit is fine
until Basic Black starts and then it "locks." I do not remember this problem
with earlier versions of BBEdit.
--
Rich Clemens [email protected]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 94 17:29:54 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: CIA WORLD FACT BOOK
Again to find the CIA World Fact Book, do a search using TELNET
at the following addresses. The first one is great since it's not often busy.
archie.uqam.ca or archie.sura.net or archie.rutgers.edu.
To log in simply type ARCHIE.
Then type when you will see archie>: prog world93.
A list of the sites where the CIA World Fact Book is available will appear
on the screen. To stop and read type command or control-S and to continue
reading type command or control-Q.
Then you have to FTP to one of the addresses you got with archie.
I got a good one which is: gopher.oit.unc.edu.
The directory was pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext93/world93.zip.
To unzip you must get an unzipper which is available by sending the
following message (not in the subject): $MACarch get CMP/ZIP-IT-126.HQX
to the following address: [email protected]
louis [email protected]
You can also buy the CIA World Fact Book by catalo. I have seen a plain
version and also a CD-ROM version. Buy why buy when you can get if for free.
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 20:46:56 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: DataBase, What is the best one?
Dear Netters!
I am almost ready to buy a Data Base, but I am a novice in
the field. Probably that what I need is a general purpose data
base, but I don't know if it exist a general purpose data base. I
would like to use it for phone numbers and address of friends,
for classify my many books and scientific papers with title,
authors, keywords, topics,idea, comments ... etc. One of my
friend need it for a small bussiness which will enlarge very
rapidly!!! And we want to buy the same data base. Another
friend tell me that a good data base must be relational !!!! I
don' know anything in the whole world which is not relational !!!
I heard about few names: FileMakerPro, 4D, FileForce, FoxPro.
There exist certainly many others.
What is the best database?
Certainly the price must be considered but the power and the
ease of use are probably more important.
I would greatly appreciate if anyone send me informations at
my email address. I will summarise for the net if I receive
enough answers. Thanks in advance.
Normand Beaudoin
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 94 23:59:16 EDT
From: Allan Hunter
Subject: FAQ of the season--68 kilowhats, and where?
OK, so I was hoping to keep my ignorance hidden until I either figured
it out by context and logic or else someone else asked it first. Guess
it ain't gonna happen.
What is a 68K Mac? Other than a Mac predating a PowerMac, I mean?
There are PowerMacs and then there are the traditional ones that pre-
ceded them, which get referred to as 680x0 Macs, which I understand, and
also as 68K Macs, a term less obvious to me.
I presume it has something to do with the chip architecture, but I must
admit I haven't a clue. "K" usually refers to "Kilo-" something (byte?)
(hertz? parsec, for the luvva God?), but in this case what, and where
does my prePowerMac contain 64 of them? On the Motorola 680x0 chip?
And how many K's do PPC 601 chips contain in roughly the same place?
Or is the 601 a "K-less" chip? Etc..
-Allan Hunter
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 18:01:19 -0600
From: [email protected] (Larry Pickett)
Subject: locking a LW's name (Q)
Is there a way to lock or password a LW II NT's name so that the student's
using the lab are not able to change it at their will? I have vague
memories of some postscript fragment that would do this but can't find it.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 18:20:01 GMT
From: [email protected] (Mike Cohen)
Subject: More PowerPC questions (File sharing and AOL)
[email protected] writes:
>I have two more questions for those who are already running PPCs.
>Since I switched to a PPC6100/8/160...
>1. File sharing extension seems to hit the disk almost constantly. I
>verified this using the excellent Peek-A-Boo utility.
>2. I can't seem to get AOL to work on dialup or TCP connection without
>crashing the machine.
AOL 2.1 works just fine on my 6100. Did you also get a GeoPort? If so, make
sure you configured it for "Express Modem".
--
Mike Cohen - [email protected]
NewtonMail, eWorld: MikeC / ALink: D6734 / AOL: MikeC20
Home Page: file://ftp.netcom.com/pub/isis/home.html
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 94 00:28:52 EDT
From: Allan Hunter
Subject: Opinions Please: 650 MB Optical drives?
Is there any particulary good reason why catalogs and the back of zines
have plenty of ads for 128 MB opticals and 1.3 GB opticals but seldom
for 650 MB optical drives?
Is there something I oughta know about the 650 drive in general that
would discourage me from obtaining one? (It's a nice size, with the
disks running around $90 per once you've got the basic device, which
I price at around $$1400).
-Allan Hunter
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 14:54:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Chuck McDaniels, UCR Academic Computing"
Subject: Question about SLIP for a Mac
Date sent: 8-JUL-1994 14:44:13
Hi:
Please forgive me if this is in an FAQ somewhere, but I wonder if anyone can
suggest software to do SLIP with a Mac. I saw "updates" to mac-slip in the
archives, but I gather there is a mac-slip somewhere that I have to buy or
obtain in some other means?
And, a second question to the moderators: is there still an archive of old
digests? I looked around on sumex last night, but didn't find them (at least I
didn't see a directory for them under /info-mac). And, is there an faq
somewhere that might have helped me out? Thanks!
Chuck
Chuck McDaniels, Computing Consultant
Academic Computing Services
University of California, Riverside
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 15:59:52 SAST-2
From: "Korrubel, JL, Jan, KRRJAN001"
Subject: SoftNode Problems...
Hi All,
I am trying to get SoftNode (on a PowerMac 6100/60) to connect to our
departmental PC (Novell based) LAN but am running into problems.
Anybody done this successfully? Our LAN manager can't help.....
Here's what I have done so far:
(1) I have removed MacTCP from he PowerMac (and rebooted).
(2) I have edited out the TokenRing part of NET.CFG (as per manual
instructions) and am using the default config for ethernet.
(3) Run ETHER.BAT - here's what it does:
>> C:\>LSL
>> NetWare Link Support Layer v2.05 (930910)
>> (C) Copyright 1990-1993 Novell, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
>>
>> Configuration File "C:\NOVELL\NET.CFG" used.
>>
>> Max Boards 4, Max Stacks 4
All seems hunky dory so far.....
>> C:\>ETHERSPC
>> Insignia Ethernet MLID v1.02 (930321)
>> Copyright 1993 by Insignia Solutions Inc. All Rights Reserved.
>>
>> WARNING: Protocol already in use. Protocol=IPX,
Frame=ETHERNET_802.3, PID=0.
>> Int 10, Node Address 80007B65447
>> Max Frame 1514 bytes, Line Speed 10 Mbps
>> Board 1, Frame ETHERNET_802.3
Problem! According to the manual, this warning is activated when
MacTCP is active. But it's not. I have completely removed MacTCP
>From the PowerMac HDD. A thought: do I need to unplug the LocalTalk
connection as well as disabling MacTCP? What I have done is tried the
different frame types for ethernet; all give the same warning.
>> C:\>IPXODI
>> NetWare IPX/SPX Protocol v2.12 (931007)
>> (C) Copyright 1990-1993 Novell, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
>>
>> Bound to logical board 1 (ETHERSPC) : Protocol ID 0
>>
>> C:\>NETX
>> NetWare Workstation Shell v3.32 (930624) PTF
>> (C) Copyright 1993 Novell, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
>> Patent Pending.
>>
>> Running on DOS V6.00
>>
>> SHELL-332-21: A network server could not be found.
...and it doesn't find a server because from the error with the
ETHERSPC.....?
I have tried using the ATALK version (where you can connect thru a
gateway) and that seems to install fine (no errors at all) till it gets to
the NETX where I get the "A network server could not be found" error.
Anybody have any ideas?
Thanx in advance,
Jan.
Marine Biology Research Institute
University of Cape Town, South Africa.
------------------------------
Date: 10 Jul 1994 20:56:44 -0500
From: [email protected] (William O Caldwell)
Subject: software needed
Hello everyone
This is my first time writing for your assisstance. I use a Macintosh
LC520 and a 144LC SupraFax modem. I am a begginer and have been told
that I need the following two programs:
1. stuffit-expander-307.bin
2. Disinfectant 3.5.
Can someone help in locating these files and any others you think I
need. I possible please send them to me. I am also wanting to find out
if you know of a class on the internet where I could learn to use "gopher".
Please help and thank you very much in advance for your assistance.
Bill Caldwell
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 18:38:09 -0700
From: [email protected] (Randolph Fritz)
Subject: Why is fax faster than data?
Bruce Carter writes:
> I need the technical reason why a 2400 baud data/9600 baud fax modem
> can send the fax data so much faster. I realize in newer modems
> that adding fax capability is so trivial and of so little cost that
> most modems these days are 9600/9600 or 14.4/14.4 (or even
> 28.8/28.8? How many 28.8 fax machines are out there?), but why in
> the older modems is it possible to send fax faster than regular
> data. It's all bits on the line, isn't it?
The modem is actually using two different transmission methods for fax
and data, so the encoding of those bits is very different.
The fax encodings were designed under the assumption that transmission
is one-way (perhaps with acknowledgements). This is technically
called "half-duplex" operation. In that transmission technique most
of the 3,000 Hz bandwidth of the telephone circuit is allocated to
that one way of transmission.
The data encodings were designed under the assumption that
transmission would proceed simultaneously in both directions
(full-duplex). In addition, the encodings were designed for older
signal-processing technologies; they split the available bandwidth in
half and then use some of it (relatively) inefficiently used, so one
got 2400 bps full-duplex data operation.
Current modems use more extensive signal-processing methods to sort
the outgoing signals from the incoming signals, thus doubling
available bandwidth, and then make better use of the bandwidth.
I don't believe there is a 28.8 fax standard; there may never be
one--28.8 performance would be very unusual over the typical
international voice circuit, regardless of the capabilities of the
modems. There is a 64Kbps ISDN fax standard, though.
Randolph
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 94 10:15:18 -0400
From: Tom Fortmann
Subject: Word Finder Plus bug
If you use Word Finder Plus (a thesaurus control panel from Microlytics),
beware in System 7.1. Version 4.0.2 of WF+ causes aliases to remote
volumes to fail and the Finder to crash.
Tom Fortmann
[email protected]
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Info-Mac Digest Mon, 11 Jul 94 Volume 12 : Issue 96
Today's Topics:
[*] Alt.sources.mac Digest #7
[*] Anarchie 1.2.1; an Archie and FTP client
[*] Auspice 3.4 -- Postcardware Reminder/Calendar Program
[*] AWOL-where-to-find.txt; information about AWOl utilities
[*] CatFinder v1.34; for files
[*] Chuck's Printer Driver 1.2.2
[*] Color Clipart sampler
[*] Control Strip Pack 1; Two CS modules
[*] csmp-digest-v3-043
[*] DeskMates 1.3.1; some desktop utilities
[*] Digital Camera Samples
[*] DragNDrop-XFCN-1.0; implements drag and drop within a window
[*] File/Resource/Miscellaneous externals for HyperCard
[*] flight_thru_clouds - simple virtual reality w/ source and expl
[*] FM-Pro Fantasy Fball V1.2; a database
[*] Guide to remapping PowerBook 5XX keyboard
[*] HyperCard prefix game for educators
[*] IQ-Test-1.0; this application administers the test
[*] IsDoubleClick XFCN; allows for double click object handlers
[*] Islamic Mysticism 3.0.1; an Hypercard stack upload
[*] Lisa'sTilePatterns; some desktop patterns
[*] Macintosh Duo FAQ
[*] Macintosh Video Matrix; hardware info
[*] MikePack Summary; Information about MikePack
[*] OtherMenu 1.4.1 (hierarchical menu extension)
[*] PowerRangers 2.0/Game
[*] Prince of Persia 2 & T.I.M. Codes
[*] Shutdown FX 2.0.1 (source code)
[*] Shutdown FX 2.0.1; shutdown special graphic effects
[*] SimAcid for Macintosh After Dark
[*] SimpleText Color Menu 1.1 for SimpleText 1.1
[*] Simpson Icons, Volume 3 is here
[*] SmallDesk; view the Desktop by different view options
[*] Sound Utilities externals for HyperCard
[*] Sparkle 2.1 A mac-look-and-feel MPEG and QT player and converter.
[*] spectrum-emulator-100.hqx
[*] StarRunner Plus; a game
[*] Startup Screen Picker 1.2 (source code)
[*] Startup Screen Picker 1.2; randomises your startup screens
[*] super-clamp-003-hc; a periodical
[*] The real UltraDice; some dice games
[*] TopPred II. A new release; membrane analysis software
[*] Triangle-Solver-11; a trigonometry aid
[*] YANS - Yet Another Notes Stack
[Q] Easy View
[Q] Request for Duo 280c spedometer report
AfterDark Question
America On Line Betas
ANSI in XCMDs
BBEdit 2.3.2 scroll locks up
CIA WORLD FACT BOOK
DataBase, What is the best one?
FAQ of the season--68 kilowhats, and where?
locking a LW's name (Q)
More PowerPC questions (File sharing and AOL)
Opinions Please: 650 MB Optical drives?
Question about SLIP for a Mac
SoftNode Problems...
software needed
Why is fax faster than data?
Word Finder Plus bug
The Info-Mac newsgroup is moderated by Bill Lipa, Gordon Watts, Liam Breck
and Igor Livshits.
The Info-Mac archives are available (by using FTP, account anonymous,
any password) in the info-mac directory on sumex-aim.stanford.edu
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 94 11:22:12 -0400
From: "Mr. Neb"
Subject: [*] Alt.sources.mac Digest #7
Here is the new digest for alt.sources.mac. It is being
posted to the net today. FTP site is ftpbio.bgsu.edu
(129.1.252.66).
Dave
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/info/alt-sources-mac-digest-94-07.txt; 37K]
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Date: Sat, 09 Jul 1994 16:35:21 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis
Subject: [*] Anarchie 1.2.1; an Archie and FTP client
Anarchie is an FTP and Archie client. It will let you browse FTP
sites, download files, or find them using an archie server. It is
(IMO) the easiest way for users with MacTCP to fetch a file with a
partially known name or to browse around the anonymous FTP archives.
It includes a menu listing all the Archie servers, as well as FTP
bookmarks for all the popular Macintosh FTP sites (including around
40 mirrors to UMich and Info-Mac).
And as an added bonus, its Apple Scriptable and Recordable, and
the scripting allows you to fetch and store files to/from FTP
sites, so you can automate all sorts of routine FTP tasks. If you
have Frontier, it supports Menu Sharing as well (and comes with
a bunch of stuff from Leonard Rosenthol to get you started).
And for all you die-hard XferIt fans, it supports the Drag Manager
to allow you to drag files direct to/from Finder folders.
Changes since v1.2.0 are:
Bug fix for downloading some binary, non-MacBinary files.
Anarchie requires System 7, MacTCP, and is $10 shareware.
Hope you like it,
Peter.
Anarchie v1.2.1 Copyright 1993-94 Peter N Lewis
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/anarchie-121.hqx; 186K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 19:46:32 -0400
From: Instructor Parrot
Subject: [*] Auspice 3.4 -- Postcardware Reminder/Calendar Program
Sorry this is a wee bit late, but I finally got around to sending this update.
The big major bug in 3.3 has been eradicated (the loop problem) and a few
minor improvements have been packed in.
Auspice is quite a wonderful program, and was written by Wayne K. Meyers,
a heck of a fellow. Unlike other reminder programs, Auspice is postcardware.
Anyway, I am merely the messenger/transmitter of this program. Please
replace Auspice 3.3.
--Instructor Catfood
[Archived as /info-mac/app/auspice-34.hqx; 87K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 22:39:13 -0400
From: [email protected] (Ross Brown)
Subject: [*] AWOL-where-to-find.txt; information about AWOl utilities
AWOL Utilities 1.1.2: Where to Find Them!
July 7, 1994
Internet mail address:
[email protected]
Paper mail address:
AWOL Software Productions
PO Box 24207
300 Eagleson Road
Kanata, Ontario, Canada
K2M 2C3
Package contents:
Each program archive includes the "About AWOL Utilities" file, which gives a
capsule summary of all AWOL Utilities programs.
Virtual Desktop 1.7: powerful virtual desktop manager for all Macs and
monitors
Maybe 1.3: Finder alias enhancer, useful with Virtual Desktop
Help on Wheels 1.1: stand-alone help server, used with all AWOL Utilities
HoW Developer's Kit 1.1: developer's kit for Help on Wheels client
applications
PictPocket 1.1: window capture utility that produces small, editable pictures
Menu Events 1.1.2: enables Apple events for inter-application menu control
Menu Grabber 1.1.2: application using Menu Events to offer remote-control
menus
Cost:
Absolutely FREE!
Ross Brown - AWOL Software Productions
PO Box 24207, 300 Eagleson Road, Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2M 2C3
publisher of AWOL Utilities - "the best deal in freeware!"
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/awol-where-to-find.txt; 3K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 14:56:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (Keith Turner)
Subject: [*] CatFinder v1.34; for files
Here's the latest version of CatFinder, version 1.34.
CatFinder is a powerful disk management tool that catalogs
your disks and provides an intuitive Finder-like interface for
browsing the catalogs. Once a disk is cataloged you can quickly
browse the disks contents without having the disk mounted.
CatFinder also offers powerful search and report features to
help you find and organize your files.
Enjoy...
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/cat-finder-134.hqx; 126K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 00:28:16 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Chuck's Printer Driver 1.2.2
The following is the latest version (1.2.2) of Chuck's Printer Driver.
A printer driver for Epson compatible 9-pin and 24-pin printers (and
configurable for most dot matrix printers). Just drop the driver and
the spooler application into your system folder!
It fixes a few bugs:
* problem with some memory configurations on some machines
* problem with updating from old version with Microsoft Word
* problem while doing print dialog with some applications
* problem with dialog help
* problem with bitmaps printing at 90% of full width
* bug with 1.2.1 that only worked at 57600 baud
And has new features:
* scaling
* horizontal and vertical flipping
* nicer looking dialogs
* spooled text printing
- Charles Rentmeesters
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/prn/chucks-printer-driver-122.hqx; 68K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 15:58:41 -0700
From: [email protected] (Sterling)
Subject: [*] Color Clipart sampler
This is for those of you who asked for a sample of the file:
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/color-clipart.hqx; 2584K]
Here are four typical examples
a rose
a child
a tiger
a butterfly
Sincerely,
Maryann Sterling
1029A Baywood Drive
Sparks, Nevada 89434
(702)331-8679
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/color-clipart-sample.hqx; 73K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 14:03:19 +0000
From: [email protected] (Menn og mys)
Subject: [*] Control Strip Pack 1; Two CS modules
The Control Strip Pack consists of two Control Strip Modules, Application
Menu and Monitor Depth. Application Menu is a Control Strip Module that
allows you to view a list of active applications (including background
applications) and switch between running applications. Monitor Depth is a
Control Strip Module that displays and allows you to change the color depth
of the main monitor. The Control Strip Pack is $10 shareware.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/control-strip-pack-1-strip.hqx; 12K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 13:50:38 +0200 (MET DST)
From: [email protected] (Francois Pottier)
Subject: [*] csmp-digest-v3-043
C.S.M.P. Digest Sat, 09 Jul 94 Volume 3 : Issue 43
Today's Topics:
7.5 Floating Window (How To use?)
Can Mac's survive without AppleTalk?
CodeWarrior and CODE Resources
Fast full screen scrolling: impossible?
MacPerl- Redirecting STDIN & STDOUT
PowerPC floating point issue
Q: Thread Manager - How do I benefit?
prevent update when call TEDelete, TEInsert??
The Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Digest is moderated by Francois Pottier
([email protected]).
[Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-v3-043.txt; 127K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 15:37:47 -1000
From: David Darby
Subject: [*] DeskMates 1.3.1; some desktop utilities
Welcome to DeskMates 1.3.1
This version is an upgrade of this shareware collection of useful desktop
utilities (hence the name). It contains an analog clock, address book,
calendar, scheduler (or journal), stopwatch, alarm clock & reminder
notifier, calculator, date pad, notebook and on-line help (phew!). Each has
many many features and the author is easily contactable and keen to update
it! Check it out! It is compatible with system 6.05 and above (including
system 7 [includes full balloon help]), and works on most Macs (the recent
exceptions for some functions are the AV Macs). Hope you enjoy it!
[Archived as /info-mac/app/desk-mates-131.hqx; 674K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 14:19:04 -0800
From: [email protected] (Norman Franke, III)
Subject: [*] Digital Camera Samples
Enclosed are two samples from two digital cameras, the Apple QuickTake and
the Fujix DS100. The pictures are looking down 2nd Street in San Francisco,
although at different times of day. Unfortunately, the QuickTake has no
zoom lens. Anyway, hope you find them interesting.
-Norman
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/digital-camera-samples.hqx; 210K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 15:46:21 -1000
From: [email protected] (Chris Athanas)
Subject: [*] DragNDrop-XFCN-1.0; implements drag and drop within a window
DragNDrop XFCN
)1994 Chris Athanas. All rights reserved worldwide.
Shareware/Freeware distribution license $10
Commercial distribution license $25
Send payment to:
Chris Athanas
1817 California St #203
San Francisco, CA 94109
Description:
DragNDrop allows a scripter to easily implement dragging and dropping of
"objects" within a single window. This XFCN works in HyperCard and SuperCard.
DragNDrop is intended to be used within a single window.
All that the programmer needs to provide to the DragAndDrop routine is an
array
of objects that the current object can be dropped into. DragAndDrop will
take
care of tracking the object, hiliting the rectangles as they are passed
over,
and returning the object id that the object was dropped onto.
>From a scriptors end, the command looks like this:
put DragAndDrop( fromObjectID, toObjectID1, ... , toObjectIDN ) into
objectIDDroppedOn
- fromObjectID is the object that the user is dragging from.
- toObjectIDx are the objects that the user is dragging to. There may be
a
maximum of 15 objects to drag to.
- objectIDDroppedOn is the item descriptor that the user dropped on, or
empty if the user did not drop on any object.
- objectID's are in the form of "cd btn id 101" or "bg fld id 102". Do
not use
names of objects, or numbers of objects. Only ID's are acceptable.
[Archived as /info-mac/card/drag-n-drop-10-xfcn.hqx; 20K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 94 12:01 +1200
From: "Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University, Hamilton, NZ"
Subject: [*] File/Resource/Miscellaneous externals for HyperCard
Hi.
Enclosed is an update to my File/Resource/Miscellaneous externals for
HyperCard.
Please replace the old archive with this one. There have been a few new
functions added here and there, particularly in the miscellaneous utilities.
Lawrence D'Oliveiro
University of Waikato
Hamilton
New Zealand
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/card/file-rsrc-misc-utils.hqx; 96K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 94 12:42:15 -0500
From: [email protected] (Kiselyov Oleg)
Subject: [*] flight_thru_clouds - simple virtual reality w/ source and expl
What: "virtual" flying through the clouds
Hot points:
- simple virtual reality "thing"
- with the source
- *very* detailed explanation as to how to generate clouds and
render maps in 3D.
- includes the source for a small class library to handle color
Mac windows and draw images in off-screen GrafWorlds
Contents:
Readme - this file
Venus - Application itself
Venus.pi - project and resource files to build it
Venus.pi.rsrc - 'clut' resource
FractalMap.cc - generate a fractal map (clouds)
project_3D.cc - display a 3D moving projection of the map of clouds
display.cc - display an image in a Mac window
window.h \ my own private *very* simple MacApp: classlib for
SimpleWindow.cc / handling color Mac windows and offscreen GrafWorlds
The source code contains (too) many comments to show what
a particular piece of code does, as well as some tricks involved
Language: Symantec C++ 7.0.3 (previous versions might work, too)
System: System 7.x; tested on IIci, Quadras and Centres.
Note: the source code uses a "standard" environment, see myenv-notify.cpt,
which can be found at various archive sites under the name
'myenv-notify'. The source also uses graylib class library to
handle images, recently posted on comp.source.misc. However,
the library is not *very* used; one can easily get around without
it with only small modification of the code.
Comments-to: [email protected], [email protected]
Many-Thanks-To: Tim Clarke, [email protected] (for inspiration)
[Archived as /info-mac/game/flight-thru-clouds.hqx; 418K]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/flight-thru-clouds-cpp.hqx; 418K]
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Date: Thu, 07 Jul 1994 11:37:01 CST
From: [email protected] (Peterson, Chris)
Subject: [*] FM-Pro Fantasy Fball V1.2; a database
This is the upgraded Binchfoot* Volume 1.2(as apposed to 1.1) the
easy-to-use Fantasy Football Database.
This update has SEVERAL additions that make for better and easier use of
the database. Binchfoot now allows you to enter weekly highlights and best
of all, it allows you to print current week point totals so you can compare
players' by the current week, not just by their yearly total. This will
aid you if you have your fantasy teams go head-to-head. Binchfoot* may add
functions that keep track of your head-to-head season if there is enough
demand from consumers in the future.
With Filemaker Pro 2.xx, Binchfoot* keeps track your individual fantasy
players. It does a great job of giving you printed reports on overall team
totals and individual leaders by position or point total.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/binchfoot-12-fmpro.hqx; 176K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 94 09:28:14 PDT
From: [email protected] (Steven Haddock)
Subject: [*] Guide to remapping PowerBook 5XX keyboard
This document tells how to make the row of function keys on your
500-series PowerBook serve as PageUp, PageDown, Home, End, and Forward Delete.
The instructions are modified from the "PowerBook Key Remapping guide"
created by Quinn "The Eskimo!" . Thanks to Quinn!
[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/remapping-pb5xx-keys.txt; 3K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 13:16:48 -0700
From: [email protected] (Ken Dunham)
Subject: [*] HyperCard prefix game for educators
Description: Learn prefixes, or create your own, while playing Prefix
Game 1.0.
You have my permission to include this binary in your CD-ROM package.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/prefix-game-10-hc.hqx; 161K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 15:38:14 -1000
From: [email protected] (Chris Athanas)
Subject: [*] IQ-Test-1.0; this application administers the test
IQ Test
)1994 Chris Athanas
Shareware $8.
This is an application that will give you an IQ test, and tell you your
IQ. It
automatically adjusts for age. The IQ tests you ability to reason and
think
logically compared to other people. A score between 95 and 105 represents
an
average IQ. The test does not give an measure musical talent, manual
dexterity,
or a variety of other abilities. It only tests logical thinking, which is
important to success in life.
You will need a Color Macintosh (Mac II or better) and be running system
6.0.7
or later. You will need at least 4mb of RAM.
This test is shareware. If you like it, please send $8 to the address below.
If you take the test, and would like to know the correct answers and the
reasons
for why the answers are correct, please mail $8 and a self-addressed
stamped
envelope to:
Chris Athanas
1817 California St #203
San Francisco, CA 94109
I will send you a printed packet containing the correct responses and the
reasons why those responses are correct.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/iq-test-10.hqx; 395K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 15:37:28 -1000
From: [email protected] (Chris Athanas)
Subject: [*] IsDoubleClick XFCN; allows for double click object handlers
IsDoubleClick XFCN
)1994 Chris Athanas. All rights reserved worldwide.
Shareware/Freeware distribution license $10
Commercial distribution license $25
Send payment to:
Chris Athanas
1817 California St #203
San Francisco, CA 94109
You will recieve a full version that is licensed for your particular
distribution method. You will also receive a user guide. Comments/bugs=
AOL:
Zappertron Applelink: SILIBUS2 Internet: [email protected]
Description
IsDoubleClick XFCN allows a scriptor to assign 2 actions to a given
object. A
button can now respond to a single click (mouse-up) or a double-click
(mouse-up
mouse-up). IsDoubleClick will return "true" if the mouse button is
double-clicked on the object, otherwise it will return "false".
[Archived as /info-mac/card/is-double-click-xfcn.hqx; 24K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 19:02:09 -0300
From: [email protected] (Irshaad Hussain)
Subject: [*] Islamic Mysticism 3.0.1; an Hypercard stack upload
Here is a hypercard stack on Islamic mysticism - specifically on Jesus as
viewed from an Islamic framework.
Regards
Irshaad Hussain
[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/islamic-mysticism-301-hc.hqx; 743K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 94 17:43:19 -0500
From: "Lisa T. Snyder"
Subject: [*] Lisa'sTilePatterns; some desktop patterns
Tile Wallpaper Patterns
These are tile Wallpaper patterns, like bathroom, floor and stone
wall tiles.
To install, use the Wallpaper Hanger. As before they are Freeware, all
I ask is for comments, good or bad! Custom pattern are available, just
ask.
Lisa Snyder
10 A Green St. Apt.1
Nashua,NH. 03060
( [email protected] )
Permission to use all of my patterns on the CD are granted.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/lisas-tile-textures-grp1.hqx; 257K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 94 17:12:51 +0100
From: " nick.c "
Subject: [*] Macintosh Duo FAQ
Folks:
Included is the latest Duo FAQ. It's a compilation of usefull
information for powerbooks users, with a lot of specific info
on the powerbook Duo. Please add it to your archive.
-- nick
[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/duo-faq.txt; 94K]
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Date: 08 Jul 94 15:40:54 EDT
From: [email protected] (Andy J. Williams)
Subject: [*] Macintosh Video Matrix; hardware info
Enclosed is a complete matrix of Macintoshes and Displays (both past and
present and near future) and what color depth is available in differing
configurations.
This grew out of the need for such a reference in the Computer Resource
Center at Dartmouth College (the pre-sales demo area). We found Apple's
matrix from AppleLink to be both hard to read and also quite wrong (we just
tested various configurations against the May version of Apple's Matrix and
found the Apple Matrix sadly wrong in *many* places.)
We believe this chart to be error free, but reality being what it is we do
encourage anyone to contact us if you do find a mistake.
Comments, suggestions, errors, and more can be sent to [email protected].
The chart used Helvetica and AppleGaramond. (The latter only in the credit
line at the bottom so if you do not have this font, nothing should be really
affected).
Hope this helps!
-Andy J. Williams
Manager, Computer Resource Center, Dartmouth College
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/macintosh-video-matrix.hqx; 10K]
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Date: 7 Jul 1994 14:59:50 U
From: "Michael Jimenez"
Subject: [*] MikePack Summary; Information about MikePack
MikePack Summary
This file contains a small text file describing the MikePack shareware.
Mike Jimenez
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/a4d/ext/mikes-pack-info.hqx; 3K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 16:09:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Walker
Subject: [*] OtherMenu 1.4.1 (hierarchical menu extension)
OtherMenu creates a system-wide hierarchical menu somewhat like the Apple
menu. It can launch applications and documents, do things such as Restart,
Delete, File Info, and execute FKEYs. In a directory dialog, you can use the
menu to select a file or folder. Requires System 7. Shareware, $10.
V. 1.4.1: Can execute AppleScript files, several bugs fixed.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/other-menu-141.hqx; 224K]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/other-menu-14-to-141-updt.hqx; 60K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 21:05:34 -0400
From: [email protected] (H)
Subject: [*] PowerRangers 2.0/Game
PowerRangers v2.0
by [email protected]
This is an interactive game created in MacroMind Director 4.0.
This is Part 2 of PowerRangers v1.0. In this part, Green Ranger, Megazord
and King Sphinx are featured.
If you are expecting a commercial quality game of the SNES and Genesis
variety, this isn't it, but it *is* fun for the younger PowerRanger fans
out there. It is geared towards 4-9 year olds, and includes color graphics,
sound samples and special effects galore.
This game is self-running, all you need to do is click on the PowerRanger
icon to start it up. 4 megs of RAM and a color monitor is recommended.
This is my second attempt at creating a game using MacroMind, and was done
as a practice of sorts. It is not meant for sale or profit. It may be
uploaded to other BBS's and online services, but must include this Read Me
file.
Comments, inquires, questions, etc., please contact [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/game/power-rangers-20.hqx; 1888K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 12:28:27 +0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Prince of Persia 2 & T.I.M. Codes
Hello, I am posting this for the author, Artemus Barnoz:
This compacted file contains two documents which will help those who play
games on the road and don't always carry their manuals with their powerbooks.
The two files contain the codes necessary to operate Prince of Persia 2
and The Incredible Machine. These codes are too tough to remember, so these
handy refreshers come as a PICT file which can be opened in TeachText or
SimpleText. Custom icons make them attractive, practicle and convenient.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/prince-of-persia-2-tim-codes.hqx; 94K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 21:58:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Shutdown FX 2.0.1 (source code)
Shutdown FX 2.0.1 is a fun little software package which will fade your
screen to black on restart and/or shutdown with one of over 50 graphic
effects. This package includes complete THINK C 7 source code, project
files, and resource files for all components of the Shutdown FX package:
system extension, startup application, control application, Gestalt
function, shutdown procedure, Notification Manager response procedure,
and all 59 fade modules. (Relax, I didn't include 59 project files.)
Since fades are stored as external modules (each in its own file), other
programmers can easily create their own fades and add to their collection.
See the Shutdown FX control application help section ("tech talk" page)
for more details, or read about it yourself in TEXT 613 in sfx..rsrc.
This version hopefully fixes all the problems in version 2.0 beta.
The compiled, ready-to-use files are available; check ftp sites or e-mail
[email protected]. Finger [email protected] for complete program list.
Copyright (C) 1993-4, Mark Pilgrim. Please read enclosed file "GNU General
Public License" for licensing details.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/shutdown-fx-201-c.hqx; 413K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 21:58:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Shutdown FX 2.0.1; shutdown special graphic effects
Shutdown FX 2.0.1 is a fun little software package which will fade your
screen to black on restart and/or shutdown with one of over 50 graphic
effects. This package includes a system extension to install Shutdown FX;
a startup application to install Shutdown FX (for system 7 users); a control
application to preview, install, and disable fades; a folder of 59 fade
modules; installation instructions.
This version hopefully fixes all the problems in version 2.0 beta.
C source code (for all components of the Shutdown FX package, including all
59 fade modules) is available; check ftp sites or e-mail [email protected].
Finger [email protected] for complete program list. Copyright (C) 1993-4,
Mark Pilgrim. Please read enclosed file "GNU General Public License" for
licensing details.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/shutdown-fx-201.hqx; 148K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 15:53:54 -0800
From: [email protected] (Harrison Page)
Subject: [*] SimAcid for Macintosh After Dark
SimAcid - "Dedicated to James"
Written by Harrison Page, Robert George, and Tristan A. Farnon
version 1.1 released on July 8, 1994
Copyright =A9 1994 Spinning Wheels
WHY BOTHER?
Welcome to the 1990's where Espresso is the drug of choice and tye-dyes can
be bought at any mall/Rave shop for $19.95. Just in case you long for the
hazy, stupid days of the 60's and early-to-mid 70's, we bring you SimAcid.
SimAcid will make your Mac drool and giggle.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/sim-acid-11-ad.hqx; 142K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 06:29 GMT
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] SimpleText Color Menu 1.1 for SimpleText 1.1
Program: SimpleText Color Menu Installer 1.1
Author: Alessandro Levi Montalcini ([email protected])
Price: Freeware
SimpleText Color Menu is a free drag & drop utility that
installs an extra cool Color menu and an extra useful
Goodies menu inside Apples SimpleText text editor (version
1.1 only).
Version 1.1 has a new Goodies menu that lets you choose
SimpleText's default font, size, style and color. These
defaults apply to both new and unstyled documents.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/simple-text-color-menu-11.hqx; 35K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 09:38:43 +0100
From: [email protected] (Jeanette Foshee)
Subject: [*] Simpson Icons, Volume 3 is here
Hi, people!
Yes, it's me, back again after several months, and I've got volume 3
finished of my Simpson Icons. It's attached for your convenience. Please
put it in the directory: info-mac/gui/grf
Thanks! And I hope you enjoy them, too. If you like them, feel free to
write back to me. You should be happy to know that a fourth volume is
planned, so there's still more where these came from! And I'm working on a
tougher Simpsons Gunshy game as well.
It's nice doing business with you.
Jeanette
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/simpsons-icons-grp3.hqx; 371K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 94 13:51:18 +0100
From: Reinder Verlinde
Subject: [*] SmallDesk; view the Desktop by different view options
Install this INIT in your extensions folder and restart to be able to
view your desktop by small icon, name, kind, or type. It is not
entirely practical, however, since System 7 forces the desktop to be
viewed by Icon on startup. This may cause your icons to be relocated
to places you don't want them to be. Also, this is a quick hack. It
has not been tested much (i.e. not for more than five minutes, and
only on a single Mac), so use it at your own risk.
This hack may be freely distributed as long as this documentation
file and the source are also included. Specifically it may be
included on CD ROMS such as the InfoMac CD, BBS in a Box, and
Apprentice.
Reinder Verlinde ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/small-desk.hqx; 10K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 94 12:11 +1200
From: "Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University, Hamilton, NZ"
Subject: [*] Sound Utilities externals for HyperCard
Hi.
Here is _another_ update to my Sound Utilities externals for HyperCard--please
replace the previous archive with this one. One important thing I did was fix
a bug in the SPBRecordToHandleSync XCMD, which could cause crashes under
certain situations. This revealed itself on 500-series PowerBooks, but it
could have happened elsewhere as well.
Also, there are some new functions for controlling recording: you can now
programmatically select your input source and gain level, if your hardware
supports it.
Lawrence D'Oliveiro
University of Waikato
Hamilton
New Zealand
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/card/sound-utils.hqx; 110K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 23:02:16 +1200
From: [email protected] (Maynard James Handley)
Subject: [*] Sparkle 2.1 A mac-look-and-feel MPEG and QT player and converter.
This is a massive overhaul of your favorite MPEG program. The most
notable changes are
* Much faster playback---especially on 8bit screens. Fast playback
requires compromising image quality. If you don't like the compromises
I made, change them---look at Preferences under the Edit menu.
Don't worry---when you save an MPEG file as a different file, modes
are changed so that the file is saved at the best possible quality.
* Realtime playback, dropping frames if necessary. Also the MovieController
adjustable rate setting (control-click on the step buttons) now works
with MPEGs.
* Resizable windows.
* Conversion of a set of PICTs to a movie or MPEG.
* Intelligent window tiling, even with oversize windows and multiple
screens of different depths. To see this, open two or more movies at
once.
And literally hundreds of small changes all the way through the code.
Look through the menus, try the tab, shift-tab and control-tab keys,
and read the ``What's New in 2.1'' file for full details.
If you've suggested a feature to me in the past, it may well be
implemented in this release, though maybe not in the way you expected.
Try out whatever it was that you were hoping for and see if it works.
This version
* is not PPC native
* does not support sound
* does not support apple events
* does not support online help
These are all high priorities, pretty much in that order.
As always, if you find any bug or anomaly in this code please tell me.
The sooner you tell me, the sooner I'll fix it.
As always there remain a few rough edges to this program, though I hope
most of them won't be too distressing to users. Like previous rough
edges, they'll be done away with in time.
WHAT IS IT?
Sparkle plays MPEGs and QT movies and converts between them. It is
multifinder friendly and, with enough memory, will open multiple
documents at once.
It is free. I ask only that you read the enclosed README file and if you
can help with any of the issues I raise there, you mail me.
REQUIRES:
System 7 or greater.
QuickTime 1.6 or greater.
An 020 based mac or greater.
This version requires the Thread Manager.
Maynard Handley
[email protected]
July 10 1994
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/sparkle-21.hqx; 310K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 94 10:45:42 MDT
From: [email protected] (Angel Martinez)
Subject: [*] spectrum-emulator-100.hqx
[A ZX Spectrum emulator. --isl]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/spectrum-emulator-100.hqx; 928K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 00:17:09 -0700
From: [email protected] (Tuan Huynh)
Subject: [*] StarRunner Plus; a game
Hello,
Please find enclosed in this mail my submission of StarRunner Plus (v1.4).
This version of StarRunner replaces all other versions (namely 1.2).
StarRunner Plus is a Defender-like kind of game. It has the same
requirements as 1.2, i.e. it only runs on Macs w/ a 68020 or higher which
is not too big of a restriction nowadays. And yes, it's still B/W but it's
much cooler than 1.2. There's a lot of new features, most of which are
documented in the ReadMe file that's included in the package.
Thanks.
-Tuan
E-mail: [email protected] ||||||||||||||||||||||||||| McGill University '93
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/star-runner-plus-14.hqx; 445K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 01:56:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Startup Screen Picker 1.2 (source code)
Startup Screen Picker 1.2 is a system extension (and startup application)
which will pick a random startup screen to be displayed during system startup.
This archive contains complete THINK C 7 source for the INIT and the
startup application, including all necessary resource and project files.
The compiled, ready-to-use programs are also available; check ftp sites or
e-mail [email protected]. Finger [email protected] for a complete program
list. Startup Screen Picker 1.2 is copyright 1993-4, Mark Pilgrim.
Please read enclosed file "GNU General Public License" for licensing details.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/startup-screen-picker-12-c.hqx; 90K]
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Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 01:55:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Startup Screen Picker 1.2; randomises your startup screens
Startup Screen Picker 1.2 is a system extension (and startup application)
which will pick a random startup screen to be displayed during system startup.
Version 1.2 fixes two minor technical bugs and adds the startup
application. The startup application and the system extension do exactly
the same thing; system 7 users can use either.
Complete C source code is also available; check the archive sites or
e-mail [email protected]. Finger [email protected] for a complete program
list. Startup Screen Picker 1.2 is copyright 1993-4, Mark Pilgrim.
Please read enclosed file "GNU General Public License" for licensing details.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/startup-screen-picker-12.hqx; 32K]
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 20:51:59 -0400
From: [email protected] (Blaise Faint)
Subject: [*] super-clamp-003-hc; a periodical
SUBJECT: super-clamp-003-hc.hqx is a stuffed, binhexed HyperCard 2.2 stack, the
third issue of a Chapel Hill NC chick zine.
SuperClamp is an Absolutely Free Utility Magazine for Today's Young Woman.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/super-clamp-003-hc.hqx; 298K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 15:53:47 -0700 (MST)
From: Jacob Weber
Subject: [*] The real UltraDice; some dice games
This is UltraDice, a computer version of the classic poker
dice game Yacht (or Yahtzee), with colored dice and sound
effects. Shareware: $15.
NOTE: This game was formerly called UltraYahtzee.
Jacob Weber
[email protected]
CompuServe: 72303,3540
[Archived as /info-mac/game/ultra-dice.hqx; 107K]
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 94 18:47:07 +0100
From: "Manuel G. CLAROS"
Subject: [*] TopPred II. A new release; membrane analysis software
Research in membrane proteins is an intensively active area in which
new programs should be of considerable interest to workers in the
field. TopPred II program can be used for predicting transmembrane
segments in integral membrane proteins and their possible topology.
TopPred II has been designed for Macintosh, using THINK Pascal 4.0.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/top-pred-ii.hqx; 75K]
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Date: Mon, 4 Jul 94 18:47:57 -0500 EST
From: [email protected] (David Johnson)
Subject: [*] Triangle-Solver-11; a trigonometry aid
Triangle Solver v1.1
If you provide sufficient information Triangle Solver will complete
the unknown angles and lengths of a triangle.
Triangle Solver will complete any SAA, SSA, SSS, SSA, and some SAS
triangles.
Note: Triangle solver will solve for only one set of answers for
a SSA (the ambiguous case) triangle if it has two sets of answers.
Note: Triangle Solver will not solve a SAS triangle inwhich the
given angle is not 90. (I am working on this.)
All other triangles work great!!
You need *Microsoft Excel 4.0* or a program that can convert
Excel documents.
See the "Read me" enclosed for more information
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/triangle-solver-11-excel4.hqx; 15K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 20:31:07 +0200
From: [email protected] (Jan Erik Mostr|m)
Subject: [*] YANS - Yet Another Notes Stack
A simple stack for keeping information from the net or other notes. Nothing
fancy but I like it better than those I've found in the archives. FreeWare.
Jan Erik Mostr|m, [email protected], [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/yet-another-notes-stack-hc.hqx; 56K]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 21:08:39 -0800
From: [email protected] (David L. Ellis)
Subject: [Q] Easy View
I have a question about Easy View and the info-mac issues. Why does Easy
View sometimes break an issue into two entries? I can't figure it out, but
every once in a while an issue (i.e. infomacv12-093.txt) will be imported,
and partway through the issue, it will end prematurely, and there will be
another identically titled entry in the view, which continues the issue to
the end.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 94 19:00:53 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: [Q] Request for Duo 280c spedometer report
Could someone out there with a Duo 280c please send me a Speedometer report?
If you don't know, Speedometer is a shareware application (available at
Sumex), which test many of the features of Macs for speed. There are several
machine test files available so you can see how your mac stacks up against
just about any mac that has been made.
I am specifically looking for an video tests, but I'd love a full test. I
have a powerbook 540, and I am displeased with it's video speed. I've heard
that Duo 280s have faster video, and I'd like to see how much difference
there is.
I'd also be interested in having someone with a 280c run a couple of simple
timing tests by hand (like maybe a big complex scroll in Word or something).
Anyone mind helping me out?
-Avram ([email protected])
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Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 01:18:21 -0400
From: [email protected] (Ming Chen)
Subject: AfterDark Question
I'm having a problem with using the Barney Blaster AD module. It
was working before, but all of a sudden, AD is giving me a "not enough
memory" error to run the module. I tried to download another copy from the
sumex mirror, it still doesn't work. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.
Ming.
[email protected]
SUNY at Potsdam College
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 09:46:13 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz"
Subject: America On Line Betas
Are others having problems using the Download Manager with TCP/IP
access of America On Line? When downloading, it seems like,
on occassion, the TCP/IP connection gets tired. It becomes slower
and slower until it stops completely. It's pretty repeatable.
The new version of AOL software (2.5f1) is even worse. It can't
seem to get the download started and it even hung my account. (I was
told that I was already on line when I attempted to reconnect and
had to call AOL tech support and ask them to bump me.)
I realize that this is beta software and we can't expect it to work
like production stuff, however the lack of response from AOL is absolutely
terrible. I've registered as a beta user, sent in reports on downloading
problems and tried to help out. Sadly, AOL has never bothered
to respond. It doesn't appear that they've tried to fix any of the
reported problems either. (Maybe I'm the only one with TCP problems?)
Looks like I may have to go back to 2400 baud modem transfers. Or
maybe I'll just quit AOL altogether. Too bad. It's a nice service--
they just need to learn that there are people out there who want to
hear from them--particularly on beta matters.
Jeffrey Fritz
Telecommunications and Network Services
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 16:54:22 GMT
From: [email protected] (Alan Stein)
Subject: ANSI in XCMDs
[email protected] writes:
> I'm trying to compile an XCMD from existing ANSI standard, unix
>compatible c (not c++) code in Symantec C++ 7.0. Everything works
>correctly when I compile it into an application, but the moment I set the
>project type to 'Code Resource', a million errors occur. A friend told me
>that I probably can't access files using ANSI libraries from a code
>resource. I need to know if it is true, and what can I do about it (I
>shouldn't use any non-ansi libraries, namely the toolbox). Any help would
>be _greatly_ appreciated.
For XCMDs (and any DA, device driver or other code resource), you need
to use the ANSI-A4++ library rather than the ANSI library.
--
Alan H. Stein [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 94 10:13:04 PDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: BBEdit 2.3.2 scroll locks up
I have been having intermittent problems with the scroll bars on BBEdit 2.3.2
running on my SE/30 with 7.1. The software would work correctly then the
scroll bars would "lock" and I would only be able to scroll the window with
the "box." The arrows and/or gray area would produce no result.
I have traced the problem to a conflict with Basic Black 1.2. BBEdit is fine
until Basic Black starts and then it "locks." I do not remember this problem
with earlier versions of BBEdit.
--
Rich Clemens [email protected]
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 94 17:29:54 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: CIA WORLD FACT BOOK
Again to find the CIA World Fact Book, do a search using TELNET
at the following addresses. The first one is great since it's not often busy.
archie.uqam.ca or archie.sura.net or archie.rutgers.edu.
To log in simply type ARCHIE.
Then type when you will see archie>: prog world93.
A list of the sites where the CIA World Fact Book is available will appear
on the screen. To stop and read type command or control-S and to continue
reading type command or control-Q.
Then you have to FTP to one of the addresses you got with archie.
I got a good one which is: gopher.oit.unc.edu.
The directory was pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext93/world93.zip.
To unzip you must get an unzipper which is available by sending the
following message (not in the subject): $MACarch get CMP/ZIP-IT-126.HQX
to the following address: [email protected]
louis [email protected]
You can also buy the CIA World Fact Book by catalo. I have seen a plain
version and also a CD-ROM version. Buy why buy when you can get if for free.
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 20:46:56 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: DataBase, What is the best one?
Dear Netters!
I am almost ready to buy a Data Base, but I am a novice in
the field. Probably that what I need is a general purpose data
base, but I don't know if it exist a general purpose data base. I
would like to use it for phone numbers and address of friends,
for classify my many books and scientific papers with title,
authors, keywords, topics,idea, comments ... etc. One of my
friend need it for a small bussiness which will enlarge very
rapidly!!! And we want to buy the same data base. Another
friend tell me that a good data base must be relational !!!! I
don' know anything in the whole world which is not relational !!!
I heard about few names: FileMakerPro, 4D, FileForce, FoxPro.
There exist certainly many others.
What is the best database?
Certainly the price must be considered but the power and the
ease of use are probably more important.
I would greatly appreciate if anyone send me informations at
my email address. I will summarise for the net if I receive
enough answers. Thanks in advance.
Normand Beaudoin
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 94 23:59:16 EDT
From: Allan Hunter
Subject: FAQ of the season--68 kilowhats, and where?
OK, so I was hoping to keep my ignorance hidden until I either figured
it out by context and logic or else someone else asked it first. Guess
it ain't gonna happen.
What is a 68K Mac? Other than a Mac predating a PowerMac, I mean?
There are PowerMacs and then there are the traditional ones that pre-
ceded them, which get referred to as 680x0 Macs, which I understand, and
also as 68K Macs, a term less obvious to me.
I presume it has something to do with the chip architecture, but I must
admit I haven't a clue. "K" usually refers to "Kilo-" something (byte?)
(hertz? parsec, for the luvva God?), but in this case what, and where
does my prePowerMac contain 64 of them? On the Motorola 680x0 chip?
And how many K's do PPC 601 chips contain in roughly the same place?
Or is the 601 a "K-less" chip? Etc..
-Allan Hunter
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 18:01:19 -0600
From: [email protected] (Larry Pickett)
Subject: locking a LW's name (Q)
Is there a way to lock or password a LW II NT's name so that the student's
using the lab are not able to change it at their will? I have vague
memories of some postscript fragment that would do this but can't find it.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 18:20:01 GMT
From: [email protected] (Mike Cohen)
Subject: More PowerPC questions (File sharing and AOL)
[email protected] writes:
>I have two more questions for those who are already running PPCs.
>Since I switched to a PPC6100/8/160...
>1. File sharing extension seems to hit the disk almost constantly. I
>verified this using the excellent Peek-A-Boo utility.
>2. I can't seem to get AOL to work on dialup or TCP connection without
>crashing the machine.
AOL 2.1 works just fine on my 6100. Did you also get a GeoPort? If so, make
sure you configured it for "Express Modem".
--
Mike Cohen - [email protected]
NewtonMail, eWorld: MikeC / ALink: D6734 / AOL: MikeC20
Home Page: file://ftp.netcom.com/pub/isis/home.html
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 94 00:28:52 EDT
From: Allan Hunter
Subject: Opinions Please: 650 MB Optical drives?
Is there any particulary good reason why catalogs and the back of zines
have plenty of ads for 128 MB opticals and 1.3 GB opticals but seldom
for 650 MB optical drives?
Is there something I oughta know about the 650 drive in general that
would discourage me from obtaining one? (It's a nice size, with the
disks running around $90 per once you've got the basic device, which
I price at around $$1400).
-Allan Hunter
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 14:54:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Chuck McDaniels, UCR Academic Computing"
Subject: Question about SLIP for a Mac
Date sent: 8-JUL-1994 14:44:13
Hi:
Please forgive me if this is in an FAQ somewhere, but I wonder if anyone can
suggest software to do SLIP with a Mac. I saw "updates" to mac-slip in the
archives, but I gather there is a mac-slip somewhere that I have to buy or
obtain in some other means?
And, a second question to the moderators: is there still an archive of old
digests? I looked around on sumex last night, but didn't find them (at least I
didn't see a directory for them under /info-mac). And, is there an faq
somewhere that might have helped me out? Thanks!
Chuck
Chuck McDaniels, Computing Consultant
Academic Computing Services
University of California, Riverside
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 15:59:52 SAST-2
From: "Korrubel, JL, Jan, KRRJAN001"
Subject: SoftNode Problems...
Hi All,
I am trying to get SoftNode (on a PowerMac 6100/60) to connect to our
departmental PC (Novell based) LAN but am running into problems.
Anybody done this successfully? Our LAN manager can't help.....
Here's what I have done so far:
(1) I have removed MacTCP from he PowerMac (and rebooted).
(2) I have edited out the TokenRing part of NET.CFG (as per manual
instructions) and am using the default config for ethernet.
(3) Run ETHER.BAT - here's what it does:
>> C:\>LSL
>> NetWare Link Support Layer v2.05 (930910)
>> (C) Copyright 1990-1993 Novell, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
>>
>> Configuration File "C:\NOVELL\NET.CFG" used.
>>
>> Max Boards 4, Max Stacks 4
All seems hunky dory so far.....
>> C:\>ETHERSPC
>> Insignia Ethernet MLID v1.02 (930321)
>> Copyright 1993 by Insignia Solutions Inc. All Rights Reserved.
>>
>> WARNING: Protocol already in use. Protocol=IPX,
Frame=ETHERNET_802.3, PID=0.
>> Int 10, Node Address 80007B65447
>> Max Frame 1514 bytes, Line Speed 10 Mbps
>> Board 1, Frame ETHERNET_802.3
Problem! According to the manual, this warning is activated when
MacTCP is active. But it's not. I have completely removed MacTCP
>From the PowerMac HDD. A thought: do I need to unplug the LocalTalk
connection as well as disabling MacTCP? What I have done is tried the
different frame types for ethernet; all give the same warning.
>> C:\>IPXODI
>> NetWare IPX/SPX Protocol v2.12 (931007)
>> (C) Copyright 1990-1993 Novell, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
>>
>> Bound to logical board 1 (ETHERSPC) : Protocol ID 0
>>
>> C:\>NETX
>> NetWare Workstation Shell v3.32 (930624) PTF
>> (C) Copyright 1993 Novell, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
>> Patent Pending.
>>
>> Running on DOS V6.00
>>
>> SHELL-332-21: A network server could not be found.
...and it doesn't find a server because from the error with the
ETHERSPC.....?
I have tried using the ATALK version (where you can connect thru a
gateway) and that seems to install fine (no errors at all) till it gets to
the NETX where I get the "A network server could not be found" error.
Anybody have any ideas?
Thanx in advance,
Jan.
Marine Biology Research Institute
University of Cape Town, South Africa.
------------------------------
Date: 10 Jul 1994 20:56:44 -0500
From: [email protected] (William O Caldwell)
Subject: software needed
Hello everyone
This is my first time writing for your assisstance. I use a Macintosh
LC520 and a 144LC SupraFax modem. I am a begginer and have been told
that I need the following two programs:
1. stuffit-expander-307.bin
2. Disinfectant 3.5.
Can someone help in locating these files and any others you think I
need. I possible please send them to me. I am also wanting to find out
if you know of a class on the internet where I could learn to use "gopher".
Please help and thank you very much in advance for your assistance.
Bill Caldwell
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 18:38:09 -0700
From: [email protected] (Randolph Fritz)
Subject: Why is fax faster than data?
Bruce Carter writes:
> I need the technical reason why a 2400 baud data/9600 baud fax modem
> can send the fax data so much faster. I realize in newer modems
> that adding fax capability is so trivial and of so little cost that
> most modems these days are 9600/9600 or 14.4/14.4 (or even
> 28.8/28.8? How many 28.8 fax machines are out there?), but why in
> the older modems is it possible to send fax faster than regular
> data. It's all bits on the line, isn't it?
The modem is actually using two different transmission methods for fax
and data, so the encoding of those bits is very different.
The fax encodings were designed under the assumption that transmission
is one-way (perhaps with acknowledgements). This is technically
called "half-duplex" operation. In that transmission technique most
of the 3,000 Hz bandwidth of the telephone circuit is allocated to
that one way of transmission.
The data encodings were designed under the assumption that
transmission would proceed simultaneously in both directions
(full-duplex). In addition, the encodings were designed for older
signal-processing technologies; they split the available bandwidth in
half and then use some of it (relatively) inefficiently used, so one
got 2400 bps full-duplex data operation.
Current modems use more extensive signal-processing methods to sort
the outgoing signals from the incoming signals, thus doubling
available bandwidth, and then make better use of the bandwidth.
I don't believe there is a 28.8 fax standard; there may never be
one--28.8 performance would be very unusual over the typical
international voice circuit, regardless of the capabilities of the
modems. There is a 64Kbps ISDN fax standard, though.
Randolph
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Date: Sun, 10 Jul 94 10:15:18 -0400
From: Tom Fortmann
Subject: Word Finder Plus bug
If you use Word Finder Plus (a thesaurus control panel from Microlytics),
beware in System 7.1. Version 4.0.2 of WF+ causes aliases to remote
volumes to fail and the Finder to crash.
Tom Fortmann
[email protected]
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