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Info-Mac Digest Wed, 20 Jul 94 Volume 12 : Issue 99
Today's Topics:
[!] Digest #97
[*] After Dark 3.0 Control Stript Submission
[*] AnimHelp 1.5; "a program that's designed to assist animators"
[*] another-funky-day; a sound
[*] Archaeology HTB For Newton
[*] Bargain Basmement Graphics 0.9; a magazine
[*] Beep Saver; replaces Energy Saver's beeps with a LED display
[*] Chrystar v1.1 Demo; rotates dots in 3D
[*] hermes-ii-3.0-docs; "Documentation to Hermes II v3.0"
[*] Hermes II v3.0 BBS Software
[*] internet-dial-in-Europe-1.6.txt
[*] Mail2000 a program to read textfiles containing e-mail.
[*] MathPad 2.2.7; "a general purpose graphing scientific calculator"
[*] MultiFormat 1.0.1b; disk formatting utility
[*] MyEyes 1.0.4; have your computer watch you
[*] New version of the application faq
[*] New version of the misc faq
[*] New version of the wanted faq
[*] NFL94_Schedule; for the Newton
[*] PaInterAct; "interactive music and video project"
[*] Peter's Player 1.0.1; "a simple QuickTime movie player"
[*] Plug-In Manager 1.0b3; for application plug ins
[*] QT Movie: Impact A of Shoemaker-Levy 9 on Jupiter
[*] Realmz 1.2.2; an adventure game
[*] Realmz 1.2.x->1.2.2 Updater; an adventure game
[*] Snds-for-Fonts-folder-1.0; accesses sounds in the Fonts folder
[*] SoftwareFPU 3.0; emulate it if you don't have it!
[*] super-clamp-004-hc; "fourth issue of a Chapel Hill NC chick zine"
[*] Symantec Power Macintosh CDK 7.0.4 Update
[*] techno-maniac-10; "a three-dimensional game using vector graphics"
[*] THINK Pascal Hermes Headers Files for v3.0 II
[*] TidBITS#235/18-Jul-94
(Q) Bad F-Line Error# -41
(Q) POP3 SERVER for Macintosh???
[A] error code -2004
[A] Quantum LPS105 won't boot
[R] Re:Oddly large type size
BinHex decoder location? (R)
Chinese System Software (A)
Claris Internet Address
clip art
Crossword puzzle maker
Data Base! What is the best one?
Database of CA State Sens, Assemblyman
Dear Spindler--You build'em, let someone else name'em
Disability software
DocViewer crash
Excel time calculation formula__(Q)
Export graphics from Hypercard? (R)
Getting rid of KeyServer (A)
HD Formatting[Q]
Help Needed -- Disappearing Icons
Inverse video/large keycaps for visually handicapped
Is any human from Berkeley out there!!!
keyServer
Logitech BBS
lost dates on IISI
MacPPP (A)
Mac Security
Making scannable forms
Microsoft Quick Basic and 040 CPUs
PowerMac 8100 and Type 3 Postscript don't mix
Q660av- a good buy? (R)
SimpleText 1.1 - where?
Stuffit Expander and Drop Stuff Very low price
System 6.0.8L
Uncompressing (R)
Where can I find uuUndo? (R)
ZOOM Modems
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,
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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 15:37:19 -0500 (CDT)
From: Gordon Watts -- U of Rochester
Subject: [!] Digest #97
Ahh yes, another kink in our lives...
Well, I had thought that it was pretty difficult to loose a digest with our new
scripts... nope. WRONG!
As many of you have noted, digest number 97 never showed up in your mail boxes
or on USNET. Sorry. We managed to make the digest, but forgot to mail it out.
We then made the next digest and overwrote the first one, number 97, and poof!
it was gone.
Sorry about the missing files (I think this was my fault too. Grrr).
Cheers,
Gordon (info-mac moderator)
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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 21:43:26 -0700
From: [email protected] (MeatHead)
Subject: [*] After Dark 3.0 Control Stript Submission
This is a Control Strip module to be used with After Dark 3.0, just
released.
Please read the enclosed READ ME file for IMPORTANT information.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/after-dark-30-strip.hqx; 22K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Jul 1994 14:16:39 -0300
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] AnimHelp 1.5; "a program that's designed to assist animators"
Here's an update to AnimHelp, a program that's designed to assist animators
and game programmers
in producing frames of animation.
Sean
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/anim-help-15.hqx; 29K]
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 13:29:33 --100
From: [email protected] (Letizia Ciaccia 274291 (Galtarossa))
Subject: [*] another-funky-day; a sound
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/another-funky-day.hqx; 261K]
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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 10:52:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Archaeology HTB For Newton
This file is a demo of Archaeology HyperTextBook for Newton. It's an
educational book for the Newton that allows users to explore over 80 topics
all related to the subject of archaeology.
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/book/archaeology-hypertext-book-demo.hqx; 89K]
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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 02:20:34 -0800
From: [email protected] (Stephanie Smith)
Subject: [*] Bargain Basmement Graphics 0.9; a magazine
Bargain Basement Graphics 0.9 is a "beta' issue of an upcoming Macintosh
graphics magazine. It is in DocMaker format, and requires at System 7, and
256 colours to run. It will run with only 16 colours, but the graphics
won't look as "nice".
Bargain Basement Graphics is aimed at those Mac graphics artists who don't
have alot of money to throw around. This "beta" issue includes shareware
reviews and articles on how to get software at discount prices.
This issue was produced in order to get feedback from readers in regards to
the content, and focus of the magazine. Any comments would be greatly
appreciated.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/bargain-basement-graphics-09.hqx; 1035K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Jul 94 20:36:19 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Beep Saver; replaces Energy Saver's beeps with a LED display
Beep Saver is a freeware system extension eliminates the annoying beeps
that occur when the Energy Saver control panel wakes a sleeping monitor.
The beeps are replaced with a display of the keyboard LEDs.
Beep Saver comes from Flux Software and was written by Maurice Volaski.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/beep-saver.hqx; 7K]
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Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 01:36:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Arnold Kim
Subject: [*] Chrystar v1.1 Demo; rotates dots in 3D
This is version 1.1 of the Chrystar Demo. Bug fixes include support for
monitors of (virtually) any size (see read me), but definitely 12-21" ones.
It also should slow down on faster computers.
This is the first release by Nemesis Productions.
This is a short graphical demo that displays and rotates up to 1200+
dots. These dots are formed into the shape of the Chrysler Building, a
Cube, the letters "][gs", and a bouncing Ball.
Requires 8bit color.
arnold
Nemesis
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/chrystar-11-demo.hqx; 41K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 94 18:55 EDT
From: [email protected] (Michael Krause)
Subject: [*] hermes-ii-3.0-docs; "Documentation to Hermes II v3.0"
Documentation to Hermes II v3.0 - MS-Word format
Hermes II BBS Software
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/bbs/hermes-2-30-docs.hqx; 278K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 94 18:55 EDT
From: [email protected] (Michael Krause)
Subject: [*] Hermes II v3.0 BBS Software
Hermes II v3.0 BBS Software, the long awaited release.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/bbs/hermes-2-30.hqx; 686K]
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 23:59:40 -0100
From: Benoit LIPS
Subject: [*] internet-dial-in-Europe-1.6.txt
UPDATES V1.6
Added Entry for :
Austria : PING, I-COM, Link-ATu
Belgium : BELNet, Infoboard, INNet, Infonet, TFI, K12Net Belgium,
KnoopPunt, European LookData, United Callers
Czech Republic : I-COM
Denmark : PINGNet, I-COM
Finland : I-COM
France : Altern (3616), USNet (3619), World-NET, I-COM
Germany : I-COM
Gibraltar : I-COM
Ireland : I-COM
Italy : I-COM
Luxembourg : I-COM
The Netherlands : INFOboard, I-COM
Norway : I-COM
Portugal : Esoterica, I-COM
Spain : I-COM
Sweden : I-COM
Switzerland : Active-Net, I-COM
U.K. : I-COM
Updates for :
Austria : Eunet
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/internet-dial-in-europe-16.txt; 26K]
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 19:13:24 +0200
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Mail2000 a program to read textfiles containing e-mail.
Mail2000 is a small application to read e-mail textfiles. I
wrote it because I have a lot of old e-mail lying around on my
discs which I occasionally want to read. Mail2000 reads
textfiles containing e-mail and provides threading of the
mails. This is not for people who have fancy high-speed
TCP/IP, slip connections and I dont know what else, but for
those who save their mails in textfiles and keep it at home on
their Mac.
Features include reading of UN*X style terminated files,
stripping of mail-headers and threading on subject and
sender.
It needs system 7 to run.
This archive contains Mail2000, a read me file and an example
file.
-Peter
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/mail-2000.hqx; 142K]
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 12:49:51 -0500
From: [email protected] (Mark Widholm)
Subject: [*] MathPad 2.2.7; "a general purpose graphing scientific calculator"
MathPad is a general purpose graphing scientific calculator. It uses text
input rather than simulating buttons on a hand held calculator. This live
scratchpad interface allows you to see and edit your entire calculation.
Formulas can be entered directly and different values can be plugged in for
easy "what if" calculating.
In addition to being a handy little calculator, MathPad can also take on
larger problems. Simple plotting allows quick visualization of results.
General purpose arrays allow calculations involving vectors, complex
numbers, matrix algebra etc. 2D arrays can be displayed as grayscale or
color images. Several examples are included showing such things as equation
solving, curve fitting, vector calculations and numerical solutions of
differential equations.
MathPad does not have all the features of high-end commercial programs such
as Mathematica but it can handle fairly sophisticated numerical problems
with a MUCH smaller memory requirement (170K).
MathPad 2.2.7 is an upgrade intended to replace the previously posted
version 2.1.5. Existing documents will still work with the new version.
Some of the new features:
* An "include" command allows definitions to be read from another file.
* Interface to allow users to add externally compiled functions.
* Assignments to array elements.
* The command "plotline" now also works for {x,y} arrays.
* Plot option for adding grid lines.
* Improved rand() function.
* Extended keyboard support.
* Hex input.
* Handles data file aliases.
* Bug fixes
MathPad runs on a Mac Plus or higher with system 6 or system 7.
This software is free for non-commercial distribution and may be included
on the info-mac CD-ROM.
The application and its documentation are enclosed in a StuffIt archive.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/math-pad-227.hqx; 166K]
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Date: 19 Jul 1994 12:42:39 +0100 (MET)
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] MultiFormat 1.0.1b; disk formatting utility
Multiformat is meant to speed up the format procedure while formatting LOTS of
disks.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/multi-format-101b.hqx; 8K]
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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 11:34:04 +0200
From: [email protected] (Federico Filipponi)
Subject: [*] MyEyes 1.0.4; have your computer watch you
MyEyes
created by Federico Filipponi
using THINK Pascal 4.0 (=A9 Symantec Corp.)
* What is MyEyes?
MyEyes is a small application that draws on the menubar a pair of eyes
constantly following the cursor movement.
Yes, I've already seen the Eyeballs INIT (I loved it!) and I must admit
that it's a very old idea, but when I started working on color machines
those poor, black & white peepers seemed to me a little dull. So, guess
what! I added color and lived happy.
In fact MyEyes differs from Eyeballs in many other ways. For example, the
eyes position is not relative to the menubar length: you can move the eyes
using the click-and-drag technique and decide their horizontal position
(this works only when MyEyes is the frontmost application). For better
results, I suggest to place the eyes to the left of the help menu icon.
MyEyes is an application, not an INIT, so you have to place it (or an alias
to it) on the Startup Items folder to have it automatically launched every
time your Macintosh is started. Use the "Install MyEyes.." command under
the "File" menu and let MyEyes do the job for you.
Other features, accessible via the "Settings..." command, are
self-explaining and don't need comments. Use Balloon Help=81 to get
additional info.
* Disclaimer:
MyEyes is FREEWARE, which means that you are allowed to use it yourself,
copy and distribute it to anyone you wish, provided that you leave it
unchanged. However, I don't assume any responsibility for damages caused,
directly or indirectly, by the use of this software.
* Requirements:
MyEyes runs only under System 7.0 or later and needs color Quickdraw to
perform offscreen drawings.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/my-eyes-104.hqx; 79K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 1994 07:36:27 +0700
From: [email protected] (Elliotte Harold)
Subject: [*] New version of the application faq
Frequently Asked Questions about Macintosh Application Software
comp.sys.mac.faq, part 4:
comp.sys.mac.apps
Copyright 1993,1994 by Elliotte Harold
Please see section 5.8 of the general FAQ if you wish to
redistribute, revise or republish this document in any way.
Archive-name: macintosh/apps-faq
Version: 2.3.0
Last-modified: July 11, 1994
Address comments to [email protected]
What's new in version 2.3.0:
This FAQ list now features URL's for a lot of software. See
the general FAQ list for details.
1.6: What's the best spreadsheet?
Now that Lotus has abandoned 1-2-3 the only full-powered Mac
spreadsheet is Excel.
1.7: What's the best JPEG Viewer?
I've removed mentions of some of the less effective tools for
viewing JPEG's.
1.9: What's the best drawing application?
The release of Illustrator 5.5 and the proposed Aldus/Adobe
merger is making Illustrator a clearer choice.
1.11: What's the best OCR software?
Xerox TextBridge does a better job of recognition than I had
previously indicated.
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/csm-applications-faq-230.txt; 38K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 1994 07:36:52 +0700
From: [email protected] (Elliotte Harold)
Subject: [*] New version of the misc faq
Miscellaneous Frequently Asked Questions
comp.sys.mac.faq, part 3:
comp.sys.mac.misc
Copyright 1993,1994 by Elliotte Harold
Please see section 5.8 of the general FAQ if you wish
to redistribute or revise this document in any way.
Archive-name: macintosh/misc-faq
Version: 2.3.0
Last-modified: July 12, 1994
Address comments to [email protected]
What's new in version 2.3.0:
This FAQ list now features URL's for a lot of software. See
the general FAQ list for details.
2.3 Why won't my PostScript file print on my mainframe's printer?
Most current software is compatible with the LaserWriter 8.1.1
driver. (If you know of any that isn't please let me know.)
6.5: What is SuperDoubler? SpaceSaver? More Disk Space? Now Compress?
AutoDoubler, Disk Doubler and Copy Doubler are now combined in the
single product SuperDoubler.
6.11: I'm greedy. Can I triple my RAM?
I've now added instructions for doing this with RAM Doubler 1.0.2.
This trick doesn't yet work with RAMDoubler 1.0.3.
I've added question 6.12: How can I edit a PostScript file?
[Archived as /info-mac/info/csm-miscellaneous-faq-230.txt; 63K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 1994 07:37:18 +0700
From: [email protected] (Elliotte Harold)
Subject: [*] New version of the wanted faq
Buying and Selling Macintosh Computers, Software and Peripherals
comp.sys.mac.faq, part 5:
comp.sys.mac.wanted & misc.forsale.computers.mac
Copyright 1993,1994 by Elliotte Harold
Please see section 5.8 of the general FAQ if you wish
to redistribute or revise this document in any way.
Archive-name: macintosh/wanted-faq
Version: 2.3.0
Last-modified: July 14, 1994
Address comments to [email protected]
What's new in version 2.3.0:
This FAQ list now features URL's for a many resources. See
the general FAQ list for details.
3.6: Direct from Apple
Apple has discontinued catalog sales.
3.9: New Equipment Prices
Many models have been discontinued and moved to the used equipment
section. Most Quadras and PowerMacs have seen prices fall moderately
between twenty and two hundred dollars. I've added some pricing
on the new Powerbooks and Duo's as well as including the Apple
Workgroup Server's for the first time.
4.1: Macrotime:
PowerPC 603 machines have been pushed back to spring 1994 at the
earliest, primarily because of problems with the 68040 emulator.
6.3: Does anyone know a good mail-order company?
J&R Computer World (1-800-221-8180) is now an Apple authorized
mail-order dealer.
[Archived as /info-mac/info/csm-wanted-faq-230.txt; 53K]
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Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 00:54:39 -0700
From: [email protected] (Ken Anderson)
Subject: [*] NFL94_Schedule; for the Newton
Displays the 1994 NFL football schedule by team and by week
on your Apple Newton. Release 1.0.
You may include this application on your CD-ROM.
[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/info/nfl-schedule-94.hqx; 23K]
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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 08:02:46 -0700
From: [email protected] (Pat Ortman)
Subject: [*] PaInterAct; "interactive music and video project"
Hi! I am uploading a file called "PaInterAct.sea.hqx".
This is a kinda fun and kinda cool interactive music and video
project I have been working on, with a bunch of Hypertext thrown in for
the fun of it. I've been using it to show what can be crammed onto a mac
floppy disk if you really try. There's a lot of stuff going on
considering that.
Done in Director 4.0. Hope you like it!
Pattrex aka Pat ortman
[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/pa-inter-act.hqx; 1695K]
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 00:45:28 -0400
From: Peter Lee
Subject: [*] Peter's Player 1.0.1; "a simple QuickTime movie player"
Enclosed is Peter's Player 1.0.1, a minor upgrade to Peter's Player 1.0 whose
main purpose is to enhance the playback of looping movies for users running
QuickTime 2.0. A couple of other minor playback-quality enhancements have
been made since 1.0 as well.
Peter's Player is a simple QuickTime movie player that is designed to play
movies as smoothly as possible:
-If there is enough RAM, it will load the entire movie before playing it, for
the fastest-possible playback.
-It can detect the best dit depth to display a movie at and set your monitor
appropriately.
-It is "Accelerated For Power Macintosh," running at maximum possible speed on
either 68k or Power Macintoshes.
-It can play movies without showing the standard movie controller, which can
be distracting, and slows down playback.
-It supports keyboard shortcuts with the controller showing or hidden (the
arrow keys step forward and back frames, the space bar plays or pauses,
etc...).
-It can play every frame in a QuickTime movie, no matter how large (in this
mode it will never play frames back faster than intended, but it may play them
back slower, and any soundtrack there is will be ignored).
-It plays movies against a black background, and you can even hide the menu
bar, so (a) you're not distracted by the desktop, (b) you can dump
smaller-than-full-screen movies to video tape, and (c) you can play movies
that have custom color tables without screwing up the rest of the colors
on-screen.
Peter's Player is free for individual use, with a US $20 fee requested to
support development of future versions (and for automatic notice of upgrades
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/peters-player-101.hqx; 77K]
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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 16:04:58 +0200
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Plug-In Manager 1.0b3; for application plug ins
This is the beta 3 release of my Plug-In Manager. This application is designed
to move Photoshop, Illustrator, XPress, PageMaker, Word, ... extensions just
like Now Startup Manager or Extensions Manager moves system extensions.
In the beginning (i.e. last week!) it started out as a Photoshop utility; this
update has many improvements and allows you to link a set to any application.
Requires System 7. Shareware $10.
-- Jonas Wallden
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/plug-in-manager-10b3.hqx; 92K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 94 16:46:15 CDT
From: [email protected] (Juan Cabanela)
Subject: [*] QT Movie: Impact A of Shoemaker-Levy 9 on Jupiter
This is a quicktime movie of impact A (the first impact) of Comet
Shoemaker-Levy
9 on Jupiter. The blast is believed to have been 1200 miles across! The
fireball is visible in this movie. The images are shown at a rate of 2 minutes
per second in the movie, for a total duration of 8 seconds for the movie. The
images are taken at 1 minute intervals, starting at 20:17 UT on July 16. South
is up and west is left. The bright dot in the upper right of the picture is
the
moon Io, the fireball is in the lower left.
These are K-band (2.2 micron) infrared images obtained with the PtSi camera
mounted on the SAAO 0.75 m telescope at Sutherland. The images were taken by
Dr. Kaz Sekiguchi of SAAO (South African Astronomical Observatories).
Quicktime movie made by Juan Cabanela ([email protected]) from publically
available MPEG files.
Juan Cabanela "What's a factor of 10^50 between friends?"
Dept. of Astronomy - U of MN - Anonymous astronomer
116 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455 "What Spirit is, the Man can be." - The Waterboys
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/shoemaker-levy-9-impact.hqx; 131K]
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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 17:11:20 -0700
From: [email protected] (Andrew Kim)
Subject: [*] Realmz 1.2.2; an adventure game
This is an updated version of Realmz. The changes seem to all be bug fixes.
I will also upload the 1.2.x->1.2.2 updater separately. Hope everyone
enjoys this!
Cheers,
ak
[Archived as /info-mac/game/realmz-122.hqx; 3049K]
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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 17:27:29 -0700
From: [email protected] (Andrew Kim)
Subject: [*] Realmz 1.2.x->1.2.2 Updater; an adventure game
This is the updater package for turning Realmz 1.2 and 1.2.1 into the
latest version 1.2.2. This archive is about 1/10th the size of the full
package.
This archive has been virus-checked with the latest version of SAM, as was
my previous upload of Realmz 1.2.2. I have no connection with the author,
I'm just a guy with some spare time to contribute to the 'net.
Cheers,
ak
[Archived as /info-mac/game/realmz-12x-to-122-updt.hqx; 370K]
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 17:50:26 -0600
From: [email protected] (David Lohrentz)
Subject: [*] Snds-for-Fonts-folder-1.0; accesses sounds in the Fonts folder
Snds-for-Fonts-folder-1.0 is a sound suitcase with 21 cool sounds that has
been modified to happily reside in a System 7.1 Fonts folder. Installing
sounds in the Fonts folder will prevent loss of sounds when (not if) your
system is corrupted, and will reduce the risk of system corruption if you
frequently move sounds into or out of your system at present. If you use
Ric Ettore's Sound Manager package you may have a Snd suitcase in your
System folder. Snds-for-Fonts-folder-1.0 can replace your Snd suitcase and
make these sounds available to SndControl and to your alarm software or any
other extension, application, or DA that access sounds. With an
appropriate extension startup manager you can choose to load or skip
Snds-for-Fonts-folder-1.0, thus saving RAM in tight situations.
Snds-for-Fonts-folder-1.0 is DaveWare and requires sending me an email
message if you use it.
David Lohrentz
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/snds-for-fonts-folder-10.hqx; 682K]
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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 23:24:01 -0700
From: [email protected] (John M. Neil)
Subject: [*] SoftwareFPU 3.0; emulate it if you don't have it!
A shareware Macintosh utility which allows applications requiring a
Floating Point Unit (FPU) to work on computers without one, such as the
IIsi, IIvi, LC series, Classic II & Color Classic series, Performa
series, Power Macintosh, and some models of PowerBook, PowerBook Duo,
and Quadra series. Drop this control panel onto your System folder and
FPU applications that formerly crashed will begin working. SoftwareFPU
requires a 68020, 68030, 68LC040, or PowerPC processor.
Version 3.0 allows the user to enable and disable SoftwareFPU without
restarting, adds balloon help, and fixes a bug that prevented Systat
>From working.
This shareware version will work on Power Macintosh computers but is not
PowerPC-native. A PowerPC-native version can be obtained by registering
with John Neil & Associates.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/software-fpu-30.hqx; 134K]
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Date: Sat, 16 Jul 1994 21:44:55 -0400
From: [email protected] (Blaise Faint)
Subject: [*] super-clamp-004-hc; "fourth issue of a Chapel Hill NC chick zine"
SuperClamp is an Absolutely Free Utility Magazine for Today's Young Woman.
SuperClamp is a hard-hitting utility mag that takes off the kid gloves and puts
on the brass knuckles in a smashing expose of today's bad girls who just gotta
have action! Features include Pick-Up Lines, Hair Today, the Outrage of the
Month, Truth or Dare, and others.
SuperClamp is the illegitimate descendant of Cyber Rag, the groundbreaking
multimedia magazine pioneered by Jaime Levy... (i.e., I was impressed by Cyber
Rag and Electronic Hollywood and wanted to do something like them, and these
electronic issues of SuperClamp are an experiment to test the depth of Internet
interest in this sort of thing).
The advantage of SuperClamp over Cyber Rag is that it is freely available over
the internet versus $6.00 a pop per issue of Cyber Rag...
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: Bold!
SuperClamp is now. SuperClamp touches on all worlds, dealing each month with
money, travel, health, movies, books, fashion, society, decorating, and
celebrities. Our specialty, however, is the emotional life of today's young
woman, goading you into becoming your best possible self by understanding both
the inner and outer worlds of the Triangle area. Forget the recession, the
flooded job market, the aimlessness of others -- you CAN!
[Archived as /info-mac/per/super-clamp-004-hc.hqx; 354K]
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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 1994 08:37:28 -0800
From: [email protected] (Tom Emerson)
Subject: [*] Symantec Power Macintosh CDK 7.0.4 Update
The Symantec Power Macintosh Cross-Development Kit 7.0.4 is now available as an
update from version 7.0d1, 7.0.1 or 7.0.2. The online update contains bug
fixes to the PowerPC C++ translator, a new native ANSI library which includes a
console, and a native IOStreams library. It can be downloaded from our own
server, devtools.symantec.com (155.64.82.86), sumex-aim, CompuServe, America
Online, or the Symantec BBS.
A diskette-only version of the update is also available. The diskettes
contain, in addition to the contents of the online update, a PowerPC C cross-
translator, sources for the new libraries, and prerelease native translators
for C and C++. Registered owners of the CDK can receive the diskette by
sending email to one of:
[email protected] (internet)
SYM.POWERMAC (AppleLink)
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/symantec-cdk-704-updt.hqx; 722K]
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 94 00:23:23 -0700
From: Joe Fleck
Subject: [*] techno-maniac-10; "a three-dimensional game using vector graphics"
Version 1.0
by Joe Fleck
Requires 020 or better, 256 colors, 14" or greater monitor.
1-2 players
TechnoManiac is a three-dimensional game using vector graphics
a la Arashi. You control a hovering tank (movement,
turret, rotation and thrust values) to destroy your opponent.
You can play against the computer or against another person
on the same Macintosh. There are two modes of play; a fast
paced mode, where you essentially shoot what you will,
and a turn-based mode, where you take turns, monitoring
your energy supply.
All in all, a blast, if I do say so myself.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/techno-maniac-10.hqx; 720K]
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 94 18:56 EDT
From: [email protected] (Michael Krause)
Subject: [*] THINK Pascal Hermes Headers Files for v3.0 II
Hermes programming headers in THINK Pascal for Hermes II v3.0
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/hermes-2-30-headers-p.hqx; 22K]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 94 22:45:04 PDT
From: [email protected] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#235/18-Jul-94
TidBITS#235/18-Jul-94
Video and multimedia fill up this issue with Apple announcing new
multimedia Macs, the 630 series, and Connectix announcing
QuickCam, a new low-cost video camera. For those who want
something now, we review the FlexCam from VideoLabs, and for a
change of pace, we also look at the latest StuffIt Expander,
along with Aladdin's shareware DropStuff with Expander Enhancer.
Topics:
MailBITS/18-Jul-94
Mainstream Multimedia Macs
SEx and the Single Archive
Connectix is Watching
The Flexible FlexCam
Reviews/18-Jul-94
[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-235.etx; 30K]
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 16:33:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: Tim Colson
Subject: (Q) Bad F-Line Error# -41
I have a PowerBook 180 with a bunch of "goodies" running init wise (about
12)...if I boot/shutdown WITHOUT an external monitor attached - no problem.
However, if I am connected to a VGA monitor using a brand spiffy new
connector from CompUSA to give me 640x480 on it.....and I shut-down - I
get a System bomb - Bad F-line Error # -41.
This just decided to start happening today - and I didn't change
anything. I have had a couple other bombs and mishaps (NOTE: Do NOT
"sleep" your machine if you have a FOCUS SCSI-Ether Connector
running!..this is "bad" as Egon from Ghostbusters would say
.....butnothing new or different to the system.
Thanks for any helpful comments - replies please via Email as I'm too
swamped as a graduate student to read all of the digests that come my way
Timothy Colson
"[email protected]"
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 16:36:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: Tim Colson
Subject: (Q) POP3 SERVER for Macintosh???
Okay, I know that Eudora is a great POP3 client. I have a new macintosh
that I'm putting on the net as a WWW/FTP/FirstClass site...and I'd
realllly love to know if there is a POP3 server daemon that I can run on
it as well? I DON'T want to run AUX..I'd love to run LINUX...but I won't
pay for AUX.
Timothy Colson
"[email protected]"
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 07:08:39 -0500
From: [email protected] (Gib Henry)
Subject: [A] error code -2004
> Can someone tell me what system error -2004 is? The system errors
> utility doesn't list that number.
Are you sure it's from the System? What application was running when you
got the error? Some applications report their own error codes (Retrospect,
Helix among others), and you'd have to decode them from the appropriate
manual or (more likely) their tech support.
Hope this helps. Cheers!
--Gib Henry
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 07:07:37 -0500
From: [email protected] (Gib Henry)
Subject: [A] Quantum LPS105 won't boot
> My external Quantum LPS105 HD that I bought in November 1991 for my SE30
> has trouble booting up lately. It seem that the drive won't spin. I
> turn it on and then have to turn off, wait for about 20 sec., and turn
> it on again in order for the drive to boot. The SCSI IDs are all
> unique, the cable is in good condition, the power supply, as far as I'm
> able to tell, are working fine.
>
> So--what's wrong with this drive?
Maybe "stiction"! My first 105Q did this, and LaCie exchanged it for a new
one. I'm amazed you haven't encountered it before. It may have something
to do with the lubrication of the spindle, or maybe dust or whatever.
Better not depend too much on it until you get it fixed.
Hope this helps. Cheers!
--Gib Henry
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 23:02:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Michael J. Petty"
Subject: [R] Re:Oddly large type size
Paul Brians wrote:
>Our departmental secetary has a new Quadra 610 running
>System 7.1 with 3.0 update. In certain applications, the font
is
>sometimes grossly enlarged. Two notable examples are the
>numerals in the ruler in Word 5.1a (but nowhere else in
>Word), and in NewsWatcher, where the font menu says it is
>displaying 9 point Monaco but it looks more like
>18 point. Anybody got any ideas what's going on?
Try re-installing your system software.
A similar situation was encountered by a friend of mine on
his new PowerBook 520c, which came with pre-installed
System 7 Pro and other software. In addition to Word 5.1, the
bug affected all numbers in Quicken 4.0 making the
checkbook unreadable.
After several phone calls to Apple, Microsoft, and Intuit
Apple eventually determined the problem likely resulted
>From a faulty installation of system software. My friend was
advised to do a "Clean Install" from the original system
software diskettes. He did, and the problem disappeared.
The newer Macintosh User's Guides include instructions for
a Clean Install under "Re-installing System Software." If
memory serves me correctly, the procedure is roughly:
1. Shutting down the computer.
2. Restarting the computer using the Install diskette as a
startup disk.
3. Removing the old Finder from the old System folder to the
desktop and renaming it "Old Finder."
4. Renaming the old System folder "Storage."
5. Installing the new system software from the Install diskette.
4. Moving any additional Control Panels, Extensions or other
files you had previously installed from "Storage" to the
new System folder.
5. Trashing the Old Finder and the now-redundant "Storage"
folder.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Michael J. Petty
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 13:27:14 -0700
From: Alex Metcalf
Subject: BinHex decoder location? (R)
>Could someone please help out a new Mac person by informing me
>of the whereabouts of a utility to decode Binhex (.hqx) format?
Stuffit Expander is the simplest of them, and you should be able to
find that through Archie or by FTP from the Info-Mac archives.
>While you are at it, perhaps a definition of the format of .SEA
>files as found in archie?
.SEA files are "Self extracting archives", which means they
uncompress themselves. Most compression programs provide this feature, but
it's best not to use it that much on the Internet because it increases
download times for dial-up users.
Alex
--
Alex Metcalf, Best Before Yesterday
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 21:39:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: [email protected] (Joe Yan)
Subject: Chinese System Software (A)
Someone asked how they could get their hands on Chinese WorldScript.
I believe you can get it from the Mac Zone for $188.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 94 0:38:39 CEST
From: "A.N.I.N."
Subject: Claris Internet Address
Is there anybody who knows the Internet address of Claris Corporation?
Thanks
A.N.I.N. MC8971
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 94 9:48 BST
From: [email protected]
Subject: clip art
Greetings from Northern Ireland!
Are there any BBS's accessable from the net? In my search for clip art
most of the FTP sites only hold GIF's or JPG's, which by their nature
tend to be rather large. I'm more interested in line type drawings like
cartoon strips which are more suited to inclusion in small news sheets
and flyers for advertising purposes.
Any help, suggestions, pointers, site names etc would be useful. If I
get good enough results I might summarise.
Thanks in advance.
Graeme Craig [email protected]
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 13:14:21 -0700
From: [email protected] (Brad Nation)
Subject: Crossword puzzle maker
Does anyone know of, and where I might find a program for making corsswords
puzzles? Please send answers to [email protected]. Thanks
Sincerly,
Brad M. Nation
Sandia National Laboratories Voice: (505) 844-5631
Computer Security, Org. 13921, Fax: (505) 844-4123
PO Box 5800 Email:
[email protected]
Albuquerque, NM 87185-0811
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 22:42:05 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Data Base! 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: Mon, 18 Jul 94 16:15:01
From: "Robert Sachs"
Subject: Database of CA State Sens, Assemblyman
In yesterday's InfoMac, there was a post from Tom Petaccia for a FileMaker Pro
database of US Congressman/Senators. Does anyone have a similar database for
California state senators and assemblyman?
Thanks
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 94 20:05:13 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: Dear Spindler--You build'em, let someone else name'em
So, Apple has just released a new line of '040 Macs known collectively
as the...630 Macs??? You gotta be kidding! [source: TIDBITS #235]
How many of you with brand-new Blackbirds had a moment's disconcerted
pause and thought for a moment that PowerPC Powerbooks had landed early?
Did it occur to any of those Cupertino folks that the PowerMacs (and
their likely descendants based on the PPC 601, 603, 604, 620, etc.,
chips) would usually be brought to mind whenever someone refers to a
Mac as a "6xx Mac"? Suppose that, years from now, if I'm talking to
someone who has software that he's running on a Mac that has a fast
620 chip, I might ask, "But will it run on a 601 Mac?", because I will
still have my aging but still serviceable PM 7100...?
Can't you see the ads from CompUSA, "New 604 Macs! Best prices!", to
let Mac buyers know that the faster Motorola chip is in them?
So into the midst of what was starting to look like a cleaner naming
scheme lands (with a nomenclatural thud) the 630 Macs, not to be con-
fused with the 620 Macs which will hit the market considerably later and
have nothing in common, chip-wise, with the 630, which doesn't HAVE a
630, it has a CISC '040...
Pass the anacin.
-Allan Hunter
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 94 19:28:43 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: Disability software
Mark London ([email protected]) asked about software that allows pulling down
of menus without clicking.
NowMenus, a hierarchal menu utility by Now Software, includes this feature. A
user can set NowMenus to make menus (in the menubar only) drop by passing the
mouse over the menu's title or by clicking on the menu's title. The menu will
remain visible until the mouseclick (either selecting an item or exiting by
clicking on the desktop) or until the user navigates over another menu title.
Caveat: NowMenus is only available in a bundle called Now Utilities. However,
one particular utility, Super Boomerang, creates a set of powerful file
navigation menus that appear in Apple's SF get/put dialogs (Open and Save)
that may be helpful to users seeking alternatives based on physical
abilities.
BTW: I have also experienced the conflict between NowMenus and Control Strip
(patched version) that Ron Bonner reported.
Toby Braun [email protected] CIS: 70674,2634
Senior Art Director, Mac Systems Administrator
Eisaman, Johns & Laws Advertising Chicago, IL
"If it's not humor, it must be art."
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 01:34:10 +0200 (WET)
From: [email protected] (Yair Elharrar)
Subject: DocViewer crash
I have no idea why, but Apple DocViewer 1.1 won't work. It opens some
documents, and refuses to open others saying there's "not enough memory".
I tried increasing its memory partition size, and I even see a few megs
"available" in the "About DocViewer" window. Sometimes it crashes on a
bus error, when trying to open the files.
I'm working on a 6100/60, Apple-only system, freshly installed DocViewer.
Anybody got an idea why this happens and/or how to solve it?
Thanks,
Yair Elharrar
Bar-Ilan University, Israel
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 94 15:54:30 EDT
From: Paul Salitsky
Subject: Excel time calculation formula__(Q)
Is there a new Murphy's law that involves seeing a post on the net, letting
it go right past you, because you don't need it at the time, and then a few
months later, that's right, you find that you need it...
For those that remember or were involved in the recent thread (Feb.-June?)
concerning Excel time calculation formulas for video timing sequences, please
contact me or send me the resulting formulas. If you remember the Digest
numbers I can search them out myself but I don't recall when this thread took
place. Anyway, any help would be appreciated.
Paul Salitsky [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 14:14:54 -0700
From: Alex Metcalf
Subject: Export graphics from Hypercard? (R)
Paul,
>Our secretary would like to use some clip art, and I wanted to share
>the art in Brad's Favorite Clip Art hypercard stack with her. Trouble
>is, she has only HC2.2 in the crippled form it's now distributed free,
>without the ability to copy card contents. Is there a legal way to
>help her get at this stuff? Any way to do a batch export of the
>graphics as separate files? I don't want to spend hours copying and
>pasting from my stack.
If she has the HyperCard 2.2 player, then you're probably out of
luck: I don't have it myself, but I believe it only lets you browse or edit
text.
As for batch exporting, you could probably write a script which
goes through each card, selects the graphic, and then chooses "Export
paint..." (is that what it's called?) from the File menu. However, I think
you have to specify a file name (through a dialog box) for each export, so
it may not be that useful. :-/
Alex
--
Alex Metcalf, Best Before Yesterday
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 13:22:36 -0800
From: [email protected] (Kee Nethery +1 510 843 6140)
Subject: Getting rid of KeyServer (A)
In simple terms, KeyServer patches a code resource in the application. It
removes some code, and replaces it with it's code. The original code is
moved to the server. When you launch the application, when it needs it, it
asks the keyserver for that original code.
You could remove KeyServer code from your application but you would still
need to know what code it removed and you would have to add that code back
in. In short, it is not possible to remove Keyserver protection by using
just ResEdit.
Of course I'm assuming that you want to remove the protection from an
application that you personally created and that you have somehow lost the
source code. Otherwise you would just grab a fresh copy off of your master
disks. You did pay for the original unprotected version of this now
protected application, correct? You are not trying to pirate software,
correct?
Kee Nethery
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 94 0:12:26 EDT
From: [email protected] (Algis P. Rudys)
Subject: HD Formatting[Q]
Hi. Is there any way to hard partition a hard disk
using apple's hd sc setup formatter, with 2 mac partitions.
I've tried about anything.... Also, are there any
shareware/freeware hd formatters that allow you to do this.
thank you in advance for any resposes, and kindly post them in
the digest!
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 94 11:53:30 CST
From: [email protected]
Subject: Help Needed -- Disappearing Icons
Hi All,
This may have been answered before, but I need help now--
Problem: Some files' icons do not show up after I reinstalled the System
files. Configuration - IIci, System 7.1, with Update 3.0.
Background - Disk was damaged and reinitialized. Initially the B-tree
was corrupted, then invalid catalog/file information on the disk. Had to
reinitialize the HD. Ran both Norton Doctor and CP DikFix for several
times, reported OK.
Further - Seems to be associated with MacRing Mgr (Asante) or AppleTalk
58.0.2, but not sure...
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Jack Sun
IS Manager
Project 12-Ways
Southern Illinois University
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 94 13:47:45 +0200
From: "Ad Herweijer"
Subject: Inverse video/large keycaps for visually handicapped
A friend of mine is visually handicapped. As working with inverse video (white
letters, black background) increases the readability of his Mac screen for him,
I would like to know if there is an appropriate utility (shareware,
commercial).
I have seen such a utility once, in the early days of the Mac (1985), but I
can't remember its name.
Another thing that could help him is large (bold) symbols on the keycaps of his
keyboard. If anybody knows of a product that enables this, I would appreciate a
reference to the makers/sellers.
TIA
ir. Ad Herweijer, Delft University of Technology, Fac. of Applied Physics
Pattern Recognition Group, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, the Netherlands
Phone: +31 15 782408, FAX: +31 15 626740, E-mail: [email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 11:47:10 -0600 (CST)
From: David Coons
Subject: Is any human from Berkeley out there!!!
> "you") don't answer e-mail or faxes and it's even impossible to call
> them because the answering machine is too complicated then one
> doesn't have anyone's name
If you're having trouble navigating an automated phone answering system,
this might work: When prompted to "press 1 for ...", don't do anything.
After a little while, the system *should* forward you to a human. This
works because these systems have to provide a way for callers with rotary-
dial phones to get in.
------------------------------
Date: 18 Jul 94 11:15:38 EDT
From: [email protected] (Robert H. Gross)
Subject: keyServer
Recently, [email protected] (Thomas Chung) asked:
>Subject: Getting rid of KeyServer
>
>How do you get rid of the Keyserver protection with ResEdit or any
>other utilities? Is there a way to get rid of it at all?
I would like to ask Thomas why he would want to do this?
Bob Gross
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 94 16:35:48 MST
From: [email protected] (Jonathan Lundell)
Subject: Logitech BBS
I submitted some comments on Logitech's MouseKey 1.2, and have been asked
how to contact their BBS. It's 510-795-0408. I connected at 14400.
/Jonathan Lundell.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 16:48:03 -0700 (MDT)
From: [email protected] (Phillip Lollar)
Subject: lost dates on IISI
info-mac participants:
I have a problem that has happened once before. Th dates for all files
listed in any window have disappeared. For instance, a file I closed today
should say:
file 2K document - Sept. 19, 1994 4:30PM
but instead says:
file 2k document - ,4:30PM
I'm running a IISi on Sys7.1, 5MG RAM + 7GM VRAM, have FPU software, 256
colors, and rebuild the desktop every other week or so. I almost thought
this wasn't a problem until I opened an Excel spreadsheet and entries that
had contained dates now just had "#######".
I believe last time this happened we reinstalled the system, which was
timeconsuming. Plus I have too much stuff downloaded from Info-mac to back
up. Is there a way to fix this without trashing the disk and starting all
over again? Is this a virus that disinfectant or SAM missed?
Also, the date doesn't appear in any info windows, just a comma followed by
the time the file or folder was last used.
Yr help would be greatly appreciated.
Phil
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 07:07:55 -0500
From: [email protected] (Gib Henry)
Subject: MacPPP (A)
> First MacPPP connects as soon as the mac is booted. Which I have
> been told in not default. But I can not break it of this habbit. There
> are No programs that are automaically running. MacTcp loads and that is
> the only TCP/IP program that comes up. (heck Mosaic is the only
> networking program loaded on the HD and it is not configured to start
> automatically.)
> I would prefer for MacPPP to stay dorment till I run a network
> program.
It shouldn't do that. Be sure you choose the "Hard Close" button. The
"Soft Close" has been reported to permit that kind of behavior. Also be
sure you click the "Hang up on close" checkbox, and set "echo interval" to
"off".
> Second Access seems to be intermitent. Sometimes Mosiac can
> access the hosts and other times not. Now I believe this might be from
> Mosaic timming out because the connection is through 9600 baud modem.
> Sometimes the host reply in enough time, others not...Any one know for
> sure? (or can confirm my explainations?)
You can set the idle timeout value in the Config PPP control panel (I use
10 minutes) and the connect timeout (I use 100 seconds) by clicking the
"Config..." button. Less than 100 doesn't work consistently for me.
Hope this helps. Cheers!
--Gib Henry
------------------------------
Date: 19 Jul 94 17:20:00 PST
From: "HARRIET LORD"
Subject: Mac Security
We are establishing a Mac lab with 25 Quadras (660 AV) in the
Mathematics Department here at Cal Poly, Pomona.
Two security programs - FoolProof and Mac Security - have
been recommended to us. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who
has had experience with either of these programs, or who can recommend
some other security program.
Please send all comments to me by e-mail, and I will post a summary
of all comments I receive.
Thank you.
Harriet Lord
Department of Mathematics
California State Polytechnic University at Pomona
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 11:02:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: Tom Flaherty
Subject: Making scannable forms
Does anyone know of software for the Macintosh that can be used to
produce scannable forms? I have found a couple of such products for the
DOS environment but, so far, nothing for the Mac. I am interested in
commercial as well as shareware products. If you know of something,
please respond to me directly as well as to info-mac. Many thanks,
--Tom Flaherty, [email protected], (203)832-1784
------------------------------
Date: 19 Jul 1994 20:40:45 GMT
From: Jim Allison
Subject: Microsoft Quick Basic and 040 CPUs
Netters,
Does anyone know if there is a version of Microsoft Qucik Basic which
will run on 040 CPUs with the cache enabled. I have version 1.00e which
refuses to run unless I disable the cache on my Centris 610.
Thanks,
Jim Allison
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 94 10:52:30 BST
From: [email protected] (Chris Reed)
Subject: PowerMac 8100 and Type 3 Postscript don't mix
Here's one I hope the net.wisdom can assist with ...
I'm having trouble printing type 3 PS fonts from a PowerMac 8100: these
fonts print as the default text font, at about 4x the intended point size.
I'm running QuarkXPress 3.11 (happens to type defined within QXP and also
>From within imported EPS files), Laserwriter 8.1.1 with the PPD for HPLJIII
and ATM 2.0.3, but fiddling with font substitution, changing to ATM v3.6,
or reverting to Laserwriter 7.1.2 makes no difference.
On my IIci, the same set up works perfectly well, so I'm currently porting
documents across to this machine for printing. It's an irritating
inconvenience for those few documents for which I happen to need type 3 PS
fonts.
I'm tempted to think the problem's due to the different hardware/system
software. The 8100 is currently running system 7.1.2 as supplied with the
machine last week. Is system upgrade 3.0 tailor-made to cure this problem?
Any clues gratefully appreciated.
Cheers,
Chris
Chris Reed c/o DTP Design Unit
Email: [email protected] University of Sheffield
Tel: 0742 824161 (direct line) SHEFFIELD
Fax: 0742 796395 S10 2TN, United Kingdom
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 13:27:45 -0700
From: Alex Metcalf
Subject: Q660av- a good buy? (R)
Dave,
(Re: Quadra 660av)
>do all those toys make it a less reliable or
>useful machine, more prone to screwing up?
It depends which software you're using. There have been several
compatibility problems with the 660AVs, mostly with games: there is an
ongoing incompatible games list for the AV macs, and I read about the
occasional problem with the communications side of the AV macs.
But hey, I don't own a 660AV (only used one for a few months), so
I'd get a second opinion.
Alex
--
Alex Metcalf, Best Before Yesterday
[email protected]
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 12:55:01 -0700
From: Ian McCall
Subject: SimpleText 1.1 - where?
I have SimpleText 1.0. Where can I get SimpleText 1.1?
Cheers,
Ian
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 94 21:30:51 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Stuffit Expander and Drop Stuff Very low price
As a registered user of Stuffit Lite I sent a message to Aladdin about the
shareware price of Stuffit Expander and DropStuff which were recently archived
at sumex. The price for a new customer is 30$, but for someone who already
registered for Stuffit Lite, it is only 15$. That is quite a bargain, because
after trying both products it could not be more convenient to stuff and
unstuff.
Even at 30$ it is quite a deal. It is great to see that some companies are
still respecting their customers. Now shareware products are sometimes better
supported then major products. It is not necessary to name companies we all
know who are laughing at us on their way to the bank.
louis [email protected]
CMP/DROP-STUFF-WITH-ENHANCER-35.HQX and CMP/STUFFIT-EXPANDER-35.HQX are the
two archives you need to get the complete stuffing and unstuffing package.
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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 94 13:53:22 +0200
From: [email protected]
Subject: System 6.0.8L
I can see everyone out there thinking oh no, not another recalcitrant who
will not use System 7.
Well, not this time. My Classic II and LCII are both happy on 7.1 (and
possibly on 7.5 when it is released?). However, I have an old "portable"- a
Cambridge Z88, (which I define as truly portable giving 20 hours of work on
one set of penlight batteries) which I want to start using again to prepare
texts during the holidays. The problem is that the transfer program is not
System 7 compatible. No problem, I can boot my LCII from a System 6 disk
and hey presto, it works. The problem is the Classic II. It will not use
6.0.8. I have read that 6.0.8L was prepared specifically for these
machines, and that Apple Canada even listed it in their catalogue (sorry,
catalog), but I cannot locate it.
Does anyone out there have a copy they can supply me with?
Thanks, Keith Veitch.
PS. Anyone out there still using the Z88, or have bits they want to get rid
of?
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 13:27:52 -0700
From: Alex Metcalf
Subject: Uncompressing (R)
>Hi , i am looking for some public softwares
>for my mac.
>
>The problem is that i find .sea.hqx files.
>I discovered that .hqx files must be processed
>with BinHex, but what about .sea files ?
>
>I don't know much about uncompressing mac files,
>please help me.
.sea files are "Self extracting archives", which mean they
uncompress themselves. Just double click a ".sea" file, perhaps tell it
where to put the file, and it will uncompress itself.
Alex
--
Alex Metcalf, Best Before Yesterday
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 14:34:37 -0700
From: Alex Metcalf
Subject: Where can I find uuUndo? (R)
David,
>I downloaded NewsWatcher, as recommened here. It uses something
>called uuUndo to translate encoded binaries. I couldn't find it
>with Archie. Can someone tell me an ftp site that has it? Thanks.
I looked that up in the NewsWatcher documentation, and you should
find uuUndo in:
ftp://ftp.acns.nwu.edu/pub/newswatcher/helpers/
Alex
--
Alex Metcalf, Best Before Yesterday
[email protected]
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Date: 18 Jul 1994 13:09:57 U
From: "Harris Tom"
Subject: ZOOM Modems
Does anyone know an 800 phone number for Zoom Modems or an email address.
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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 15:53:32 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dieder Bylsma)
I'm looking for the name of the company that makes assorted telephone
adaptors for travelers...I believe it is called 'Konnex'? Could someone
forward me their email address or their phone #?
Thanks,
Dieder
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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 17:23:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: Amai Otoosan
Hi! I really really really want that Nike soccer commercial as a
QuickTime movie...you know, the commercial with Ramos, Bebeto et al.
kicking that soccer ball all over the world? If anyone has digitized it,
could they tell me where I can get it? Or maybe could someone do it? I
don't care about size, I just want smoothness of playback.
Mata ne.
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