Info-Mac Digest V12 #110
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Info-Mac Digest Thu, 18 Aug 94 Volume 12 : Issue 110
Today's Topics:
[*] 2Way Talker 2.2 upgrade for PowerMacs; an AplpeTalk comm program
[*] 5PM Pro; a development environment
[*] All Ages Bingo! A game for Young and Old
[*] ALLright 1.0.2 updater
[*] Archivist HomeBrew 8-94; Rob Gardner Home Brew Digests
[*] AudioCDgh 1.0 -- Scripting Audio CD Playing
[*] Audiodeck 2.0.3 (FAT) -- Audio CD player for the Macintosh
[*] BetterBCard.sea.hqx
[*] CodeWarrior Colorfix 1.0
[*] CyberNation 1.1.1; an arcade game
[*] FTPShare; an FTP server implementation
[*] Latest Wacom-driver; version 2.3.3
[*] let-it-go; a new single by Prince
[*] Mac*Chat#53/22-Jul-94; an electronic newsletter
[*] OMU 2.5->2.5.2 Updater
[*] OtherMenu 1.5.1 (a hierarchical menu extension)
[*] OutOfPhase1.01; a digital music synthesizer
[*] plug-in-manager-10; for applciations that use plug-ins
[*] Scheme In One Defun v3.0
[*] tacopsdemo; a war game
[*] TattleTech21Updt; a system profiler
[*] Tetrad 0.2; a Tetris clone
[*] Xploria, a fun HyperCard game
(Q) PowerMac 7100 internal disk drive getting dirty?
[Q] FTP Server on a Mac
Aircraft Performance Program sought [R]
Alternative PPP connection to Internet
B&W or greyscale scanners
BackDrop
Blazing Saddles Sounds
CAD translator?
Connetix, are you there?
External hard drive problem
Finder 7.1 Snap-Grid Inconsistencies
How do I lock the hard drive name???
Info-Mac Digest V12 #106 Resubmitted - sorry!
Info-Mac Digest V12 #55
Lab equipment
Mac Plus memory expansion answers
MacPlus memory upgrade? (2 msgs)
MacPlus memory upgrade? [R]
MacTCP self configuring program? (A)
Metronome program?
MS Word Custom Paper Sizes
Odd Norton 3.0 behavior
PowerMac / DiskCopy
PowerMac / DiskCopy (C)
PowerUser CD-ROM and Photo-CD
Problem with Word files
Q: Turning off Modem speakers: Kermit, Eudora?
RAM Doubler 1.0.4--serious bug? (R)
Reply to AtEase for Workgroups Question
SkidPerfect software anon FTP
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 09:47:15 PDT
From: [email protected] (Leslie Burcham)
Subject: [*] 2Way Talker 2.2 upgrade for PowerMacs; an AplpeTalk comm program
2 Way Computing Inc.'s voice communication software for Macintosh
computers, called 2Way Talker, is now compatible with Apple's line of
PowerMacs computers. 2Way Talker 2.2 enables two Macintosh users connected
over a network such as AppleTalk or EtherTalk, to have hands free,
full-duplex, real-time, voice communication using the built-in speakers and
microphone. Talker runs in the background and performs much like a speaker
phone, allowing people to work in other applications while having
hands-free, voice communication simultaneously.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/atlk/two-way-talker-22.hqx; 125K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 13:32:50 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] 5PM Pro; a development environment
5PM pro is a powerful client application and GUI front-end development
environment suitable for legacy system re-engineering and new client/server
development projects. 5PM Pro has been designed for in-house developers,
systems integrators and commercial developers who want to improve the
usability and functionality of their legacy systems by adding a graphical
user interface, and for those who want rapid user interface development for
their distributed applications.
5PM Pro effectively bridges the gap between legacy systems and new
client/server applications, allowing an evolutionary approach to systems
modernization rather than a revolutionary one. 5PM Pro can be used alone
or in conjunction with other products, like database back-ends or client
middleware products, to create state-of-the-art user interfaces.
Developers can create windows and dialog boxes, supporting such things as
scrolling lists, 'drag-able' items, radio button clusters and
'auto-hiliting' buttons -- all without having to write code. 5PM Pro
simplifies the job of the user interface development, allowing the
developer to concentrate on the logic and features of the application
itself.
Communications front-ends and scripts which have been developed with 5PM
Pro work with 5PM Term, About Software Corporation's terminal emulation
software. 5PM Term can run these projects just like standard session
documents, because 5PM Term contains the same 5PM scripting engine present
in 5PM Pro. This allows 5PM Pro developers to create projects which can be
deployed to end users, both Macintosh and Microsoft Windows!
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/five-pm-pro.hqx; 1560K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 18:06:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Allison
Subject: [*] All Ages Bingo! A game for Young and Old
All Ages Bingo! is a multimedia rendition of traditional Bingo
which can be played and enjoyed by all ages. For adults and
older children, the program prints out randomly generated cards
four to a sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper.All Ages Bingo then uses the
Speech Manager to "call" the numbers in user selectable voices.
Traditional Bingo can also be played using on screen cards
against the Mac or another carbon based unit. For younger kids
All Ages Bingo! has a special Shapes Bingo mode in which
children match shapes and colors on a smaller bingo card. When
a child wins, the computer puts on a sound and music light show
and awards the winner with an animation which can be played back
at any time durring the game. Up to four animation prizes can be
accumulated. Shareware with valuable bonus for sending in the
sharewre fee. Jim Allison 8/15/94
[Archived as /info-mac/game/all-ages-bingo.hqx; 1155K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 20:00:11 -0500
From: [email protected] (Management Science Associates)
Subject: [*] ALLright 1.0.2 updater
This updater upgrades all versions of ALLright to version 1.0.2, the
current version as of 16 Aug 94. This version of ALLright is fully
compatible with System 7.0 and greater, including System 7 Pro, System 7.5,
and Apple System Update 3.0. This version is also fully compatible with the
Power Macintosh.
Michael E. Kifer
Techinical Support Specialist Extrodinaire
Management Science Associates, Inc.
CSG Technologies Division
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/all-right-102-updt.hqx; 985K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 16:12:19 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Archivist HomeBrew 8-94; Rob Gardner Home Brew Digests
Hi all
Each day, Rob Gardner does a fantastic job publishing the
Home Brew Digest. Its available as a mail server. You can
put your name on to receive the dayly publication.
You will find very well written articles on all aspects of beer
and home brewing... articles by microbiologists, biochimists,
as well as home brewing enthousiasts.
Well the full content of Home Brew Digest is placed in the
Archivist (a HyperCard document data base stack).
The August 94 edition represents 8 months of valuable informations.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/home-brew-94-08-archivist.hqx; 3921K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 18:17:12 -0600
From: [email protected] (Glenn R. Howes)
Subject: [*] AudioCDgh 1.0 -- Scripting Audio CD Playing
AudioCDgh is an AppleScript extension which gives Scriptors the
ability to play mounted audio CDs. The CD player must use a driver
which uses the same interface as the the Apple CD ROM driver. This
extension should be compatible with scripts written for the GTQ
Programming Suite's "Audio Cd" extension.
Price:
Free for non-commercial use.
Features:
* Reads CD Remote Preference file
* Sets Sound Level in both channels
--glenn
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/audio-cd-10-osax.hqx; 23K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 17:00:29 -0500
From: David Lebel
Subject: [*] Audiodeck 2.0.3 (FAT) -- Audio CD player for the Macintosh
[Fixed a fatal bug that would crash my 660av when I put the window near the
bottom edge of the screen. This was due to my code that check the depth
of the current screen. Hear me, never "trust" an unknown piece of code you
are given or find somewhere, even if it is supposed to be bug-free. -- David]
A U D I O D E C K 2 . 0 . 3
What is it?
Audiodeck is an audio CD remote player for Apple CD-ROM drives. Audiodeck
also works with non-Apple drives which are 100% compatible with Apple's
drivers. System 7 and Color QuickDraw are required for Audiodeck to run.
Why should you use it?
This is a good question since a very nice looking AppleCD Audio Player is
included with CD-ROM Setup 5.0 and later, possibly already installed on
your Macintosh. On the surface, Audiodeck 2.0.3 may bear a passing
resemblance to AAP with its 3-D buttons and sleek overall design. However,
a great deal of subtle and not-so-subtle features are exclusive to
Audiodeck:
o can automatically play inserted CD's,
o can force internal CD input and enable playthrough,
o plays adjacent tracks in shuffle and program mode without skipping a beat,
o disable or enable individual tracks in shuffle mode,
o uses the existing disc and track titles of CD Remote Programs,
o but also extends the disc information database with new categories,
o and individual, custom disc settings (i.e.. volume),
o gratuitous Balloon Help for just about everything; plus much, much more.
Do I need to upgrade?
Fixes all known bugs, even the dreaded 24-bit mode bug. If you had problems
with previous version or even if you had not, please upgrade to this
revision. Also, if you have a Power Macintosh, Audiodeck runs native.
But remember, always "Read The Fabulous Manual" before using a software.
Enjoy,
...David
2350 Edouard-Montpetit #14221
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3T 1J4
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/audio-deck-203.hqx; 346K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 19:29:41 -0700
From: [email protected] (Pat Ortman)
Subject: [*] BetterBCard.sea.hqx
The Better Business Card is an example of using Macintosh Interactive
technology
to create a business/service presentation with impact cheaply and
succinctly. Used as a sales tool for independant Macintosh Multimedia consut
Pattrex, this music, quicktime, hypertext and 3D presentation was
created using Macromedia's Director 4.0 for the Macintosh.
You'll love it, dam*it!
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/better-business-card.hqx; 1807K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 21:02:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Chris Thomas, ICONtact Developer Database Librarian"
Subject: [*] CodeWarrior Colorfix 1.0
CodeWarrior Colorfix Patch 1.0
Created by Chris K. Thomas
The CodeWarrior development enviroment has a few aesthetic defects
(one is a bug). These have been present since DR/1, but have yet to
be fixed. The enviroment engineers have better things to do, of
course, so I fixed the problems myself.
The defects in question:
Metrowerks' PopUp MDEF does not display correctly if one has custom
menu colors (through Greg's Buttons or a handmade 'mctb' or whatever).
+ The standard MDEF is replaced with one I wrote.
Projector & Locked-disk indicators were only in B&W.
+ These are replaced with appropriate color versions.
CodeWarrior Colorfix Patch been tested and developed with 68k C/C++
1.1 only, but should work with all other versions of the enviroment.
The MDEF is essentially untested, although I have been using it during
development of itself. The Patch should only be applied to a copy
of the CodeWarrior enviroment(s).
Bugs, comments, suggestions, questions? Send 'em in!
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/code-warrior-colorfix-patch-10.hqx; 11K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 15:04:10 -0500
From: [email protected] (Roy D)
Subject: [*] CyberNation 1.1.1; an arcade game
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/cyber-nation-111.hqx; 526K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 12:33:48 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] FTPShare; an FTP server implementation
FTPShare is a set of communications applications which allows a Macintosh
computer to be used as an FTP file server. It can be connected to by any
computer with an FTP client application over a TCP/IP network. It provides
a user access scheme similar to that of Apple's File Sharing in Sytem 7.x
and allows:
* Files to be transferred between a Macintosh and FTP clients
* Up to 20 users to connect at the same time
* An access profile to be given to each user
* Guest users to connect to the file server
* Speeds significantly faster than Shareware FTP servers
FTP Share works in the background of the Macintosh leaving it free to be
used as usual. It also provides a monitor which allows you to see who is
connected to the file server and which folders are being accessed.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/ftp-share.hqx; 351K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 00:08:45 +0200
From: [email protected] (Jan-Erik M}ngs)
Subject: [*] Latest Wacom-driver; version 2.3.3
Version 2.3.3 of the WACOM Tablet driver (from AppleLink).
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/wacom-tablet-driver-233.hqx; 412K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 94 23:11:38 EDT
From: [email protected] (David Brooks ('93))
Subject: [*] let-it-go; a new single by Prince
LETITGO by Prince
This is the first single released from his new album, COME. It's a
very good album......I would recommend it to anyone. This is the best
single from the album. This sample is 9 seconds long.
-- David Brooks ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/let-it-go.hqx; 132K]
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Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 14:30:11 GMT
From: [email protected] (Tony Lindsey)
Subject: [*] Mac*Chat#53/22-Jul-94; an electronic newsletter
Mac*Chat#53/22-Jul-94
Welcome to Mac*Chat, the electronic newsletter biased toward Mac
users who are production-oriented professionals.
Other Mac users may find many, many items of interest as well.
I'd enjoy hearing your feedback and suggestions.
Tony Lindsey, .
Copyright 1989-1994 Tony Lindsey. Nonprofit groups (such as Mac
User Groups) or other non-commercial publications) are welcome
to use any part of the Mac*Chat newsletters if full credit is
given. All others will need to contact me.
This newsletter is intended purely as entertainment and free
information. No profit has been made from any of these
opinions, which are solely my own. Time passes, so accuracy
may diminish.
Publication, product, and company names may be registered
trademarks of their companies.
This file is formatted as setext, which can be read on any text reader.
Topics:
Free Subscriptions To This Newsletter
I Need Your Feedback!
Expect To Have Clients Overseas
Home Office Tips
Apple Keyboard Reviewed
Cheap 28.8 Faxmodem
Super-Fast Faxmodem Shakedown
In Praise Of Adam Engst
Important IIfx News
[Archived as /info-mac/per/mac-chat-053.txt; 17K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 00:09:52 +0200
From: [email protected] (Jan-Erik M}ngs)
Subject: [*] OMU 2.5->2.5.2 Updater
Updates Object Master Universal 2.5 to 2.5.2, needs the fat binary,
>From AppleLink.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/object-master-25-to-252-updt.hqx; 672K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 19:20:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Walker
Subject: [*] OtherMenu 1.5.1 (a 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. 1.5: Can execute KeyQuencer macros, many other enhancements and bug
fixes.
V. 1.5.1 fixes a bug in the preferences dialog.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/other-menu-151.hqx; 236K]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/other-menu-15-to-151-updt.hqx; 25K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 94 21:53:46 -0500
From: [email protected] (Thomas R. Lawrence)
Subject: [*] OutOfPhase1.01; a digital music synthesizer
OutOfPhase is a program for digital music synthesis with the
following features:
- GNU licensed
- Unlimited number of instruments, tracks, simultaneous notes
- Sampled and indexed wave table driven synthesis
- Parameters controlled by envelopes
- Built in programming language for waveform construction
- High quality output (16-bit stereo 48kHz possible)
Direct all correspondence and bug reports to:
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/out-of-phase-101.hqx; 712K]
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/out-of-phase-101-nofpu.hqx; 727K]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/out-of-phase-101-c.hqx; 1526K]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 18:12:22 +0200
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] plug-in-manager-10; for applciations that use plug-ins
If you feel like you're drowning in all "plug-in"-type extensions for
your applications, this is what you need! Plug-In Manager will handle
sets of plug-ins and enable/disable them with a single click. It can
also launch your applications from inside the main window.
This is version 1.0 and replaces any earlier beta versions. I've rewritten
the launching part so that PIM now quits _completely_ before starting
another application, thus making it possible to reuse the memory that PIM
occupied.
As we now don't have to worry about memory requirements in the same way
as before I've decided to ship PIM as a fat binary (i.e. with native
PowerPC code included). Unfortunately some vital parts of the system are
still emulated (e.g. List Manager and Dialog Manager) so the speedup isn't
breathtaking.
Plug-In Manager is shareware $10 and requires System 7 or later. It should
work on anything from 68000 and up. If you have any problems on 68000 Macs
(Plus, Classic and PB100) in particular I'd be glad to hear about it.
If you have any comments or suggestions, I'd be glad to hear them!
-- Jonas Wallden
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/plug-in-manager-10.hqx; 115K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 01:56:16 -0400
From: [email protected] (Steve Strassmann)
Subject: [*] Scheme In One Defun v3.0
[uploaded to backmod]
Scheme In One Defun, v. 3.0, by George Carrette, [email protected]
SIOD is a small (only 60K) interpreter for the Scheme programming
language with support for:
- lists, numbers, symbols, strings, arrays.
- string and numeric arrays compatible with C types long*,char*,double*.
- user-defined datatypes, new types added on fly, with hooks to
reading, evaluation, printing, equal, hashing,
- c-style I/O including fopen, fclose, fseek, ftell, fread, fwrite.
- fast/binary data-structure printing and reading.
- hash tables.
- C-programmer friendly programming for adding functionality.
Lisp arguments are passed as C arguments. No funky stacks
or stack pointers to keep track of. No storage management hassles.
Even though this is small, the implementation supports some nice
features such as arrays, hash tables, and fast/binary data saving and
restoring. Also included in this release are interfaces to the
commercial relational databases DIGITAL RDB and Oracle. Full sources
(in C) are included, and will also compile on VMS, Windows NT, Unix,
and OS/2. A minimalist command-line interface is provided.
For further information, please contact the author,
George Carrette, [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/siod-30.hqx]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 94 17:16:51 EDT
From: [email protected] (Louis Moreau)
Subject: [*] tacopsdemo; a war game
This is a demo the game TacOps, a small scale
wargame for the Mac.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/tac-ops-demo.hqx; 1264K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 01:11:16 -0400
From: "Scott E. Lasley"
Subject: [*] TattleTech21Updt; a system profiler
updater for TattleTech (formerly TattleTale) downloaded from Compuserve.
please
note that i am not the author of TattleTech or this updater.
>From the readme file:
> This updates TattleTech 2.03 to 2.1. Make sure that you use a copy of your
> original TattleTech Master 2.03 program. This updater will create a new
> TattleTech Master 2.1 file and leave the original intact. This update covers
the
> following:
>
> SCSI busses.
>
> - PowerPC related managers and other attributes
> - AppleTalk Zone, Network# and Node# (Requested by Michael Leahy)
> - Various new attributes related to existing managers
>
> Kernick)
>
> Best regards,
> John Mancino
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/tattle-tech-21-updt.hqx; 92K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 94 22:59:54 EDT
From: Geoffrey J Gordon
Subject: [*] Tetrad 0.2; a Tetris clone
Enclosed is Tetrad 0.2, a free ripoff of Tetris which suits my tastes
better than the other free Tetrises. Your mileage may vary.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/tetrad-02.hqx; 109K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 15:17:28 -0500
From: [email protected] (Adam Horvath)
Subject: [*] Xploria, a fun HyperCard game
Hi! I'm 12 years old, and this is my first shot at a game.(well, sort of)
It's sort of big, but it's a lot of fun (kind of a exploration, puzzle game).
No, it has nothing to do with Peter Gabriel's Xplora 1! I didn't even know
about it when I wrote the game.
I'd REALLY like some feedback! Drop me a line if you think it was worth
taking a look at! Drop me a line if it's too stupid to download! You can
write me at:
Internet:[email protected] (my dad's handle)
AOL: J Maverik
[Archived as /info-mac/game/xploria-hc.hqx; 1799K]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 10:47:10 -0400
From: [email protected] (Chuck Goelzer Lyons)
Subject: (Q) PowerMac 7100 internal disk drive getting dirty?
Greetings!
I've noticed the internal disk drive of the PowerMac 7100/66 more closely
last night. To insert a disk, I have to stick it in a good half inch,
beyond the rounded indent guide. Plus, the opening is rather wide. This
leads me to think that it's going to get dirty quickly with dust floating
in and all. Is there a clever cover available that hangs down over the disk
drive opening?
We do have dogs and I think there should be some way to keep the dog hair
from floating in there when not in use. Maybe I can just use Post-it Notes?
Any ideas welcome.
Cheers!
Chuck Goelzer Lyons
[email protected]
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Date: 17 Aug 94 11:58:50 +0000
From: Dennis Skantz
Subject: [Q] FTP Server on a Mac
Hi!
Does anyone know of a FTP server which runs on a Macintosh. I have tried the
server function provided with NCSA Telnet and that one works fine... for a
while
or two, then it craches. I need a stable FTP server on my Mac, please, please,
please.
/Dennis Skantz
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 16:15:45 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz"
Subject: Aircraft Performance Program sought [R]
Traci J. Ingram" asked:
TJI> Does there exist, or is anyone interested in writing, a Mac
TJI> freeware or shareware program that would calculate performance
TJI> data for a jet aircraft certified under FAR Part 25 (Transport
TJI> Category)?
Traci, have you tried posting your question to sci.aero.airliners?
They may be able to help.
Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
[email protected]
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Date: 18 Aug 1994 09:45:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: MAVRIDES%[email protected]
Subject: Alternative PPP connection to Internet
Hi Everyone:
Wanted to let everyone know, who hasn't already seen the ad. campaign, that
there is a relatively inexpensive PPP connection to the net offered by
Performance Systems International (PSI). For the next three months (up to Dec
31, 1994 I believe), you can purchase a new "fat" version of TCP/Connect II
(required) with 3 months of free unlimited usage for $200.00. The extended
(fat) version of TCP/Connect II by Intercon Systems normally sells, on the
street, for $349.00. After the three months, the cost is $29.00 per month
for 29 hours of usage and $2.00 per hour after that. I've been doing a lot
of shopping for a SLIP/PPP alternative and this is the best deal that I could
find.
If you are interested you can call or e-mail them. BTW the support staff are
very helpful.
Performance Systems International
1180 Sunrise Valley Dr., Ste. 11800
Reston, VA 22091
703-620-6651
Internet: [email protected]
Usual disclaimer: I am not an employee or fiscally invested in either PSI or
Intercon Systems.
Greg Mavrides, DSW
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 16:53:03 -0400
From: Bev Schwartz
Subject: B&W or greyscale scanners
I would like a grey-scale or B&W scanner. I have no need for color,
therefore, no need to spend the $$ on color.
In all the junk mail catalogs I get, I have seen only _one_ greyscale
scanner, priced $377. Computer Town is selling it; the brand is
Microtek.
Does anyone out there have experience with either Computer Town or
Microtek? Does Microtek produce a decent scanner?
What are ways to judge a good scanner vs. a bad scanner? What are
metrics for scanners?
Here's the description of the scanner I'm looking at:
Microtek ScanMaker IIG Grayscal Flatbed Scanner
ScanMaker IIG scans at an interpolated resolutions up to 1,200 x 1,200 dpi
in single-, 4 or 8-bit modes.
Price: $377
My need: To scan images that will be included in MS Word documents
which will be printed on a B&W Apple Personal NT laser writer.
Is this scanner good enough?
Thanks for your help!
-Bev
-----------
Bev Schwartz BBN Corporation
[email protected] 70 Fawcett St, MS 15/1C
617-873-2453 Cambridge, MA 02138
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 13:17:31 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: BackDrop
is there a version of BackDrop by Tim Maroney which works with System
7.1?
please reply direct.
-- clint [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 23:49:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sean Peisert
Subject: Blazing Saddles Sounds
Is there any chance that the uploader of the Blazing Saddles sound set
could submit the complete theme song? I believe the one uploaded w/set
#1 was only a fraction of the full song.
Thanks!
Sean Peisert
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 18 Aug 94 08:29:35 EST
From: [email protected]
Subject: CAD translator?
I'm posting this for a friend who doesn't have net access.... Does
anyone know of a package or method for translating drawings made with
a package called Cadra into Autocad format?? Even another cad package
that would import the Cadra files and be able to export them as
Autocad.... Please reply directly to me....
Thanks
Stan
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 10:38:36 -0700
From: Alex Metcalf
Subject: Connetix, are you there?
I was wondering if anyone, _anywhere_ has had or heard anything
from Connetix about RAM Doubler.
I've never seen any messages in the digest (just description-less
postings of updates) and I haven't had anything in the mail in the way of
update information or even an acknowledgement that they received my
registration card.
For instance... has anyone had anything from Connetix about
RAMDoubler 1.5 yet? From TidBITS #239:
"RAM Doubler 1.5 (updated to support Power
Macintosh and to improve performance on all Macs)"
...
"RAM Doubler 1.5 began shipping at Macworld." [MHA]
I know they put a lot of work into their software, and the low
price of RAM Doubler is very good. However, I think the price more than
covers the occasional update note in the mail, or perhaps a message in the
Info-Mac digest every so often which informs users of the current version
bug fixes and future update plans.
I wonder what percentage of RAM Doubler users out there are still
on version 1.0 because they don't have access to the Internet!
Alex
--
Alex Metcalf, Best Before Yesterday
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 09:18:01 +0900
From: [email protected] (S. Kukula)
Subject: External hard drive problem
After many years of faithful service, I've finally damaged my
external drive (Frog 100MB). You know when you jolt the power cord
out by mistake whilst it's in the middle of saving a file, and then
you jam the cord back in, without powering down, without thinking...
The story is; no drive on the desktop (it's NOT the startup
drive
), Norton sees it, can retrieve files, and says 'The driver
is damaged; I'll do my best but if it hangs you'll have to reinstall'
then drops into MacsBug. The problem is, the original driver installer
doesn't see the disk, so can't re-install the driver, or even
reformat. Any suggestions? Although I'd LIKE to save the data on the
disk, as it would save me a little time, it would even be nice just
to be able to reformat it, as I have backups/originals of all the
important stuff (amazing but true).
Would a third party driver like Silver-lining do the job? The problem
is I don't want to buy one if it won't do the job, but I won't know
it can do the job 'til I buy one... Is there any sale or return
software?
The Norton is version 2.0. (And I have never yet received
any upgrade notice from any company I've ever bought software from.
But that's another grumble...-see TidBits passim)
[Apple Disk Tools etc. all fail to see the disk.]
Thanks for any help,
Stef
Dr. Stefan Kukula, Strength & Performance Analysis Research Section
Kobe Steel Ltd, MERL, 1-5-5, Takatsukadai, Nishi-ku, Kobe, JAPAN 651-22
Tel: (078) 992-5641 Fax: (078) 993-2056 E-mail: [email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 14:59:20 -0700
From: [email protected] (Herb Kroemer)
Subject: Finder 7.1 Snap-Grid Inconsistencies
In Digest #107, I reported:
>I like the Snap-to-Grid option for icons in the Views Control Panel, but I
>have noticed that essentially identical machines (like 2 Mac II fx-s), all
>running essentially identical System 7.1 software, exhibit two quite
>different sets of spacings in the Small-Icon view, especially vertically.
>Any explanations? And how does one achieve consistent spacings from
>machine? Moving the Finder preferences file from one machine to the other
>has changed nothing!
To this Toby Braun replies in #108:
>The Finder grid used to be set in the LAYO (?) resource under System 6. Now
>the grid size is a factor based on the font and font size chosen in the Views
>control panel. The only way to make different machines share the same grid is
>to make sure both Macs are using the same font/size Finder Views settings.
>However, if you are on a network and are trying to mix views between System 6
>& 7 Finders -- good luck! I haven't yet found a good way to keep the views
>tidy!
I also got a similar reply from Brian Renken :
>The system determines
>the icon spacing based on the attributes of the current font (the one defined
>in
>the Views control panel. If you set all your machines to the same font and
>font
>size, they *should* then use identical spacing.
But at this point, Brian injects a word of caution:
>I have found a few exeptions to
>this that I can't explain, but they seem to be rare and usually have to do
with
>non-standard (ie. non-apple) fonts.
Well, I checked: All three machines under my control (One PB 180 and 2
fx-s) use 9-point Geneva in the View control panel, yet the 2 fx's insist
on having differerent grid spacings. The PB agrees with one of the two
fx-s. Changing the Geneva font size will change the spacings, as suggested,
but restoring them will restore the inexplicable difference.
Next theory, please!
Herb Kroemer
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Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 00:14:53 -0500 (EST)
From: [email protected] (Matthew Hagopian)
Subject: How do I lock the hard drive name???
Hello,
I have a lab full of Macintosh LCII's I am setting up for the fall
semester. I would like to keep students from being able to change the name
of the hard drive from what I set (Macintosh HD) just for aesthetics. I
remember hearing about a small extension that did this but I don't have the
name and my search of the archives for such a beast has come up empty. (I
guess I could always turn on every machine's file sharing and login from a
System 6 machine, but ... Any ideas...
TIA,
_Matthew
Matthew P. Hagopian Network Manager
Johnson Graduate School Cornell University
internet: [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 20:04:44 +0100
From: Roland Whitehead
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #106 Resubmitted - sorry!
> Have anyone seen Quicktime 2.0? I have seen a brief mention of it but not
> much more. When will it be sold and for how much?
QuickTime 2.0 has been on release to Apple registered developers for a
number of weeks. Yes it works, its quick and a big improvement. Apprantly
it will be bundled with Sys 7.5 (which is also great in Beta version). If
you want to see these things then find a developer and commission him to
develop a little something that uses them - that way he may be able to show
them to you without breaking his non-disclosure agreement...
Roland Whitehead Continuum - Interaction Design
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 17:23:57 +0100 (BST)
From: "D. Scott"
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #55
Does any knows where I can get software, that can turns a mac into a
router between ethertalk and the local appletalk.
My Email address is [email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 11:33:29 MST
From: "Terry Welch"
Subject: Lab equipment
Hello,
In the spring I ordered a Mac Power AV 8 ROM 260 HD. My department
convienently lost the purchase-order. I now am reordering and I is the piece
of equipment still current or is there a better up-grade available.
2) I am looking for a wall mount monitor to interface with this computer. What
should I be aware of? Are there resolution or compatibility issues? For
example WAl-Mart has a 31" RCA on sale, is that a problem?
3) What do you recommend for connecting the MAC to the monitor for maximun
performance at elementary school prices? An LTV oris there better technology
available?
If I am directing these questions at the wrong party, would you please
advise?
Sincerely,
Terry Welch
[email protected] Terry Welch
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 07:54:55 MST
From: [email protected] (Jonathan Lundell)
Subject: Mac Plus memory expansion answers
I inquired how to induce a Mac Plus to recognize 4MB of memory, and
received a /flood/ of email answers. Thanks to all who responded.
The answer per the Connectix Mac Memory Guide is to remove the resistor
marked R8. All the other answers tended in this direction, with pointers
that, depending on the age of the Plus, this resistor might be labeled
"256KB" or "
Subject: MacPlus memory upgrade?
Jonathan Lundell asks in Digest v12 #109 why the Mac Plus memory upgrade he
installed didn't work.
Jonathan,
What? You didn't give it the secret handshake? Didn't anyone tell you about
that at Mac Guru University?
Actually, it's a super-secret (well, not really) resistor that has to be
clipped. If you pull out the logic board, look for white box with lines around
two resistor spaces, one of which should have a resistor in it; above the box
are the words "RAM size." Clip the resistor, whether it's on R8 or R9. Go
ahead,
it won't hurt. Honest. With 4 MB installed, you want no resistor on either
position.
-T.C.
Tim Castle [email protected]
End-User Computing, GTE Gov't Systems, Mountain View, CA
Did I state an opinion? Well, it's mine, not my company's!
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 16:07:35 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz"
Subject: MacPlus memory upgrade? [R]
Jonathan Lundell asked:
JL> A friend inherited a 1MB Mac Plus. I had some extra SIMMs lying
JL> around, so I replaced the four 256MB SIMMs with 1MB SIMMs. When I
JL> turned the machine back on, About the Finder (6.0.7) reported 2MB,
JL> not 4MB. I replaced the SIMMs with another set, thinking one might
JL> be bad, with the same result: 2MB. Going back to the old SIMMs
JL> yielded 1MB, so all four sockets appear to be working.
There is a resistor on the Mac Plus motherboard that needs to
be clipped to allow the Mac to see all 4 MB. I don't remember
where it is (actually, it may be two resistors), but perhaps someone
else knows where it is, or you could consult a FAQ.
Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 17:06:14 -0800
From: [email protected] (Kee Nethery +1 408 974 7889)
Subject: MacTCP self configuring program? (A)
>If the MacTCP is using ethernet connections
>is there a program that will configure the
>damned ip addresses etc itself, automatically?
There are three choices in the MacTCP dialog box for configuring an
address; Manually, Server, Dynamically.
Dynamically is evil, never use that. It randomly picks an address that
doesn't seem to be in use. Who knows what it will pick and what problems it
will cause.
Manually is where you get the address from the net god and enter it into
the Mac. Obviously this is something you said you want to avoid.
Server is where MacTCP communicates to a gateway and gets it's address
assigned by the gateway. This is probably what you want. You will need an
IP Gateway on your network such as a Shiva FastPath or the soon to ship
Apple IP Gateway. In the connection part of MacTCP, you select the zone
where the gateway resides. MacTCP sends AppleTalk packets with IP packets
inside them to the gateway. The gateway provides an IP address to the Mac
and also converts the encapsulated packet into a normal IP packet.
This kind of gateway has lots of names; DDP/IP gateway, MacIP gateway, KIP
forwarding, etc.
Cheers,
Kee Nethery
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 94 17:48:46 EDT
From: Patrick Hutchinson
Subject: Metronome program?
Does anyone know of a program, shareware or otherwise, that will convince my
Mac that it's a metronome? Thanks.
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 10:07:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: Edwin Chee
Subject: MS Word Custom Paper Sizes
In Microsoft Word's User's Guide page 208 it describes how to customize
paper sizes by Tools menu->Preferences. When I select this command, I
see the preference for Custom Paper Size greyed out so that it can not be
selected. I have an HP LaserJet 4MP that I would like to customize for
3X5 inches index cards. BTW, I am using the new 8.1.1 HP printer
driver. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Also, does anyone know how I can print out a listing of all my addresses
stored by the envelope command?
Please send email responses to [email protected]. Thanks.
Edwin
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 17:40:00 PDT
From: Paul Brians
Subject: Odd Norton 3.0 behavior
I installed Norton Utilities 3.0 yesterday and checked out an 88-meg
Syquest drive on which I have a zillion files (mostly stuff downloaded
from the Archives). NU churned away for four or five hours and found
several errors including directory editors, that it successfully fixed.
But then it reported a long list of files which were damaged because
they shared space on the disk and should be deleted and replaced.
On a hunch I ran NU a second time. This time it took about five
minutes and reported no problems. Evidently my bad directory was
misinforming NU about the status of the files. This shows that an
old rule of thumb is still valid: when you have problems, run NU
at least twice.
Generally, I like it a lot. My wife, however, pointed out that the
animated "doctors" in the menus are all men.
Paul Brians, Washington State University, [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 18:43:56 -0500
From: [email protected] (David Bourne)
Subject: PowerMac / DiskCopy
>"Allan M. Bloom" wrote:
>
>> Has anyone but me found that Apple's DiskCopy 4.2 doesn't much like
>> running on a PowerMac? Or at least under that hybrid of a PowerPC card
>> in a Q650?
>
I used it a couple of times today. Worked fine on a 8100. 1.4M and 800K
disk [one each]
David Bourne, Ph.D.
OU HSC College of Pharmacy
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Voice: (405) 271-6481 FAX: (405) 271-3830
Internet: [email protected]
OUHSC College of Pharmacy WWW server: http://www.cpb.uokhsc.edu/
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 23:14:16 +1000
From: [email protected] (Leigh R Carmichael)
Subject: PowerMac / DiskCopy (C)
"Allan M. Bloom" wrote:
> Has anyone but me found that Apple's DiskCopy 4.2 doesn't much like
> running on a PowerMac? Or at least under that hybrid of a PowerPC card
> in a Q650?
ftp.apple.com have a version 5 of diskcopy which if i'm not mistaken is to
fix PPC compatability
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 12:37:31 -0400
From: [email protected] (Murph Sewall)
Subject: PowerUser CD-ROM and Photo-CD
I'm told that the PowerUser external CD-ROM does not ship with a photo CD
module. The manual recommends obtaining Apple's module. Is that module
available from Apple's ftp/gopher/Mosiac site, and can anyone confirm that
it works with the PowerUser CD-ROM?
Please respond by PRIVATE email. I'm putting together a summary of the
helpful information I've received on the subject of external CD-ROM deals.
/s Murphy A. Sewall (203) 486-2489 voice
Professor of Marketing (203) 486-5246 fax
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 09:17:02 -0700
From: [email protected] (Bill Harrigan)
Subject: Problem with Word files
We have been having a problem with some Word files here. The problem is
that when some of these files are opened, Microsoft word will pop up an
error message. With System 7.01, the machine will bomb with a bus error.
With System 7.1, Word will quit with an error of type 1.
I was able to use CP file fix to extract the text from all of the files
that I've tried, but putting these files back in order will take too much
time. There are about 75 of them all at about 20k each. I do have them
backed up, but the back ups are a couple of weeks old (and that's too old).
Is there any utility that I can use to fix these files? I've tried Norton
Utilities and that can't find anything wrong with the files. I'm quickly
running out of options. Could anybody suggest anything?
thanks,
Bill
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 16:32:24 -0600
From: [email protected] (Mark Evans)
Subject: Q: Turning off Modem speakers: Kermit, Eudora?
Question: Is there a way to shut off the modem speaker when I run Kermit
and Eudora?
I had a trial run with America On Line, and they had a way to shut
off the modem speaker by changing the modem configuration string from a
mess of letters and numbers to "M0." (Silence is golden!) I poked around
my Kermit and Eudora programs and prefs--using ResEdit--but couldn't find
anything that looked very familiar, so I didn't do anything. (I'm yer
basic timid hacker).
Does anyone know of a way to change a string or what ever to shut
off or lower the volume on my modem (standard hayes 2400bps)? Those late
night log-ons tend to wake up the household when the modem screeches.
Thanks! Private E-mail is fine.
Mark Evans
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 10:38:37 -0700
From: Alex Metcalf
Subject: RAM Doubler 1.0.4--serious bug? (R)
>>I've been having some trouble with an unexplained system crash resulting in
>>MacsBug reporting a user break at with the message "You fool! GCP
>>is not re-entrant!"
>My system occasionally
>freezes, but never does the "You fool!" routine.
This update gets better and better.
>>I found that 1.0.1 was one of the best versions I ever had. Ever
>since then the updates seem to be making my Mac slower and slower.
>
>So why did you bother to download 1.0.4? Should I mail you 1.0.1?
I've got 1.0.1 on a disk somewhere. I updated to 1.0.2 because the
list of bugs with 1.0.1 was impressive. I seem to remember one fix in 1.0.2
prevented your system from freezing... or getting corrupted or something
like that.
Alex
--
Alex Metcalf
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 09:46:37 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Traci J. Ingram"
Subject: Reply to AtEase for Workgroups Question
On Aug 13, 1994, Ed Jacobs wrote (Info-Mac 108):
> Also, Apple has said that you NEED to set the atEase Preferences to save
> on a fileserver volume (which is possible) but we don't want to rely on
> a server controling all the macs program locations!
Ed, I'm not exactly sure what you mean in the above statement, but using
the fileserver volume for storage of users' AtEase files does have some
advantages: Our shared server volume always mounts automatically at each
client station; and by keeping all document/data files there, a given user
can log on at any station and still have her/his personal files available.
As to the "server controlling all the mac's program locations," if all
stations are updated with the application setups of a master station (not
the server), it *seems* that AtEase first looks for a given program on its
station's local volume, and then runs it from there (rather than over the
network), if it is present. If a particular application was set up from a
non-networked CD, the local station will prompt for "disk" insertion (if
it is not already present in its drive).
However, we *do* inhibit most users' ability to "Go to Finder," use the
Chooser (and most other Apple Menu items), and to Save and access items
anywhere else. Otherwise, havoc with the shared volume would almost
certainly ensue.
Although AtEase for Work Groups has some good features, it still has some
serious flaws (IMO). A few examples:
1. A bug (feature?) intermittently inhibits the "Force User to Change
Password on First Log-on" provision. Our global, temporary "xxxxxx"
remains in effect (apparently) forever.
2. If no temporary password is entered at the time a user's record is
created, no password is ever asked for (notwithstanding the setup
specified in 1, above).
3. File sharing cannot be active on *any* of the client stations running
AtEase. A system administrator's ability to work remotely with the hard
drive contents of client stations has obvious advantages.
4. Without an inelegant work-around, AtEase cannot run on the server that
is used to store the AtEase files. In our case, we need the same security
at the server as we do anywhere else.
We are hoping that Apple will continue to support and upgrade this
product, but nobody at SOS APPL seems willing to state unequivocally that
they *are* going to do it. Like you, we have made a significant
investment in time and scarce school funds, and so far it is not an
especially good one. We hope that Apple will proceed to make it
otherwise.
For more information on configuring AtEase, call SOS APPL and ask for the
specialized AtEase support group. They seem to know the program fairly
well.
Best regards,
Traci J. Ingram
[email protected] | or | [email protected]
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Date: 18 Aug 1994 03:47:54 U
From: "Chris Hanson"
Subject: SkidPerfect software anon FTP
Skidperfect Software is now available by anonymous ftp at
ftp://ftp.shore.net/members/chanson, you can access al skidperfect software
there. Always first always best for updates to skidperfect Software
Utilities.
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 02:50:00 cst
From: "Vernon, Andrew"
Subject: wuarchive mirror temporarily static
Info-Mac moderator Liam Breck Informed us:
> The Info-Mac Archive mirror at wuarchive.wustl.edu is not updating
> currently. They are awaiting the arrival of new disks, which
> will allow them to resume normal operation, probably before the
> end of August.
Which makes no difference to me, since wuarchive is as overrun with connectons
as sumex-aim. Not to mention, wuarchive's recent past is so checkered I
wouldn't depend on it to be there when I tried to connect, whether it be for
Info-Mac, UMich, or wustl's own stash.
ftp://ftp.hawaii.edu/mirrors/info-mac is open, no lines, no waiting. Just don't
try to connect to it at one time and maybe it will be a fast, reliable mirror
for years to come.
Andrew Vernon
[email protected]
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Info-Mac Digest Thu, 18 Aug 94 Volume 12 : Issue 110
Today's Topics:
[*] 2Way Talker 2.2 upgrade for PowerMacs; an AplpeTalk comm program
[*] 5PM Pro; a development environment
[*] All Ages Bingo! A game for Young and Old
[*] ALLright 1.0.2 updater
[*] Archivist HomeBrew 8-94; Rob Gardner Home Brew Digests
[*] AudioCDgh 1.0 -- Scripting Audio CD Playing
[*] Audiodeck 2.0.3 (FAT) -- Audio CD player for the Macintosh
[*] BetterBCard.sea.hqx
[*] CodeWarrior Colorfix 1.0
[*] CyberNation 1.1.1; an arcade game
[*] FTPShare; an FTP server implementation
[*] Latest Wacom-driver; version 2.3.3
[*] let-it-go; a new single by Prince
[*] Mac*Chat#53/22-Jul-94; an electronic newsletter
[*] OMU 2.5->2.5.2 Updater
[*] OtherMenu 1.5.1 (a hierarchical menu extension)
[*] OutOfPhase1.01; a digital music synthesizer
[*] plug-in-manager-10; for applciations that use plug-ins
[*] Scheme In One Defun v3.0
[*] tacopsdemo; a war game
[*] TattleTech21Updt; a system profiler
[*] Tetrad 0.2; a Tetris clone
[*] Xploria, a fun HyperCard game
(Q) PowerMac 7100 internal disk drive getting dirty?
[Q] FTP Server on a Mac
Aircraft Performance Program sought [R]
Alternative PPP connection to Internet
B&W or greyscale scanners
BackDrop
Blazing Saddles Sounds
CAD translator?
Connetix, are you there?
External hard drive problem
Finder 7.1 Snap-Grid Inconsistencies
How do I lock the hard drive name???
Info-Mac Digest V12 #106 Resubmitted - sorry!
Info-Mac Digest V12 #55
Lab equipment
Mac Plus memory expansion answers
MacPlus memory upgrade? (2 msgs)
MacPlus memory upgrade? [R]
MacTCP self configuring program? (A)
Metronome program?
MS Word Custom Paper Sizes
Odd Norton 3.0 behavior
PowerMac / DiskCopy
PowerMac / DiskCopy (C)
PowerUser CD-ROM and Photo-CD
Problem with Word files
Q: Turning off Modem speakers: Kermit, Eudora?
RAM Doubler 1.0.4--serious bug? (R)
Reply to AtEase for Workgroups Question
SkidPerfect software anon FTP
wuarchive mirror temporarily static
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 09:47:15 PDT
From: [email protected] (Leslie Burcham)
Subject: [*] 2Way Talker 2.2 upgrade for PowerMacs; an AplpeTalk comm program
2 Way Computing Inc.'s voice communication software for Macintosh
computers, called 2Way Talker, is now compatible with Apple's line of
PowerMacs computers. 2Way Talker 2.2 enables two Macintosh users connected
over a network such as AppleTalk or EtherTalk, to have hands free,
full-duplex, real-time, voice communication using the built-in speakers and
microphone. Talker runs in the background and performs much like a speaker
phone, allowing people to work in other applications while having
hands-free, voice communication simultaneously.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/atlk/two-way-talker-22.hqx; 125K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 13:32:50 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] 5PM Pro; a development environment
5PM pro is a powerful client application and GUI front-end development
environment suitable for legacy system re-engineering and new client/server
development projects. 5PM Pro has been designed for in-house developers,
systems integrators and commercial developers who want to improve the
usability and functionality of their legacy systems by adding a graphical
user interface, and for those who want rapid user interface development for
their distributed applications.
5PM Pro effectively bridges the gap between legacy systems and new
client/server applications, allowing an evolutionary approach to systems
modernization rather than a revolutionary one. 5PM Pro can be used alone
or in conjunction with other products, like database back-ends or client
middleware products, to create state-of-the-art user interfaces.
Developers can create windows and dialog boxes, supporting such things as
scrolling lists, 'drag-able' items, radio button clusters and
'auto-hiliting' buttons -- all without having to write code. 5PM Pro
simplifies the job of the user interface development, allowing the
developer to concentrate on the logic and features of the application
itself.
Communications front-ends and scripts which have been developed with 5PM
Pro work with 5PM Term, About Software Corporation's terminal emulation
software. 5PM Term can run these projects just like standard session
documents, because 5PM Term contains the same 5PM scripting engine present
in 5PM Pro. This allows 5PM Pro developers to create projects which can be
deployed to end users, both Macintosh and Microsoft Windows!
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/five-pm-pro.hqx; 1560K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 18:06:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Allison
Subject: [*] All Ages Bingo! A game for Young and Old
All Ages Bingo! is a multimedia rendition of traditional Bingo
which can be played and enjoyed by all ages. For adults and
older children, the program prints out randomly generated cards
four to a sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper.All Ages Bingo then uses the
Speech Manager to "call" the numbers in user selectable voices.
Traditional Bingo can also be played using on screen cards
against the Mac or another carbon based unit. For younger kids
All Ages Bingo! has a special Shapes Bingo mode in which
children match shapes and colors on a smaller bingo card. When
a child wins, the computer puts on a sound and music light show
and awards the winner with an animation which can be played back
at any time durring the game. Up to four animation prizes can be
accumulated. Shareware with valuable bonus for sending in the
sharewre fee. Jim Allison 8/15/94
[Archived as /info-mac/game/all-ages-bingo.hqx; 1155K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 20:00:11 -0500
From: [email protected] (Management Science Associates)
Subject: [*] ALLright 1.0.2 updater
This updater upgrades all versions of ALLright to version 1.0.2, the
current version as of 16 Aug 94. This version of ALLright is fully
compatible with System 7.0 and greater, including System 7 Pro, System 7.5,
and Apple System Update 3.0. This version is also fully compatible with the
Power Macintosh.
Michael E. Kifer
Techinical Support Specialist Extrodinaire
Management Science Associates, Inc.
CSG Technologies Division
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/all-right-102-updt.hqx; 985K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 16:12:19 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] Archivist HomeBrew 8-94; Rob Gardner Home Brew Digests
Hi all
Each day, Rob Gardner does a fantastic job publishing the
Home Brew Digest. Its available as a mail server. You can
put your name on to receive the dayly publication.
You will find very well written articles on all aspects of beer
and home brewing... articles by microbiologists, biochimists,
as well as home brewing enthousiasts.
Well the full content of Home Brew Digest is placed in the
Archivist (a HyperCard document data base stack).
The August 94 edition represents 8 months of valuable informations.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/home-brew-94-08-archivist.hqx; 3921K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 18:17:12 -0600
From: [email protected] (Glenn R. Howes)
Subject: [*] AudioCDgh 1.0 -- Scripting Audio CD Playing
AudioCDgh is an AppleScript extension which gives Scriptors the
ability to play mounted audio CDs. The CD player must use a driver
which uses the same interface as the the Apple CD ROM driver. This
extension should be compatible with scripts written for the GTQ
Programming Suite's "Audio Cd" extension.
Price:
Free for non-commercial use.
Features:
* Reads CD Remote Preference file
* Sets Sound Level in both channels
--glenn
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/audio-cd-10-osax.hqx; 23K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 17:00:29 -0500
From: David Lebel
Subject: [*] Audiodeck 2.0.3 (FAT) -- Audio CD player for the Macintosh
[Fixed a fatal bug that would crash my 660av when I put the window near the
bottom edge of the screen. This was due to my code that check the depth
of the current screen. Hear me, never "trust" an unknown piece of code you
are given or find somewhere, even if it is supposed to be bug-free. -- David]
A U D I O D E C K 2 . 0 . 3
What is it?
Audiodeck is an audio CD remote player for Apple CD-ROM drives. Audiodeck
also works with non-Apple drives which are 100% compatible with Apple's
drivers. System 7 and Color QuickDraw are required for Audiodeck to run.
Why should you use it?
This is a good question since a very nice looking AppleCD Audio Player is
included with CD-ROM Setup 5.0 and later, possibly already installed on
your Macintosh. On the surface, Audiodeck 2.0.3 may bear a passing
resemblance to AAP with its 3-D buttons and sleek overall design. However,
a great deal of subtle and not-so-subtle features are exclusive to
Audiodeck:
o can automatically play inserted CD's,
o can force internal CD input and enable playthrough,
o plays adjacent tracks in shuffle and program mode without skipping a beat,
o disable or enable individual tracks in shuffle mode,
o uses the existing disc and track titles of CD Remote Programs,
o but also extends the disc information database with new categories,
o and individual, custom disc settings (i.e.. volume),
o gratuitous Balloon Help for just about everything; plus much, much more.
Do I need to upgrade?
Fixes all known bugs, even the dreaded 24-bit mode bug. If you had problems
with previous version or even if you had not, please upgrade to this
revision. Also, if you have a Power Macintosh, Audiodeck runs native.
But remember, always "Read The Fabulous Manual" before using a software.
Enjoy,
...David
2350 Edouard-Montpetit #14221
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3T 1J4
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/audio-deck-203.hqx; 346K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 19:29:41 -0700
From: [email protected] (Pat Ortman)
Subject: [*] BetterBCard.sea.hqx
The Better Business Card is an example of using Macintosh Interactive
technology
to create a business/service presentation with impact cheaply and
succinctly. Used as a sales tool for independant Macintosh Multimedia consut
Pattrex, this music, quicktime, hypertext and 3D presentation was
created using Macromedia's Director 4.0 for the Macintosh.
You'll love it, dam*it!
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/better-business-card.hqx; 1807K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 21:02:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Chris Thomas, ICONtact Developer Database Librarian"
Subject: [*] CodeWarrior Colorfix 1.0
CodeWarrior Colorfix Patch 1.0
Created by Chris K. Thomas
The CodeWarrior development enviroment has a few aesthetic defects
(one is a bug). These have been present since DR/1, but have yet to
be fixed. The enviroment engineers have better things to do, of
course, so I fixed the problems myself.
The defects in question:
Metrowerks' PopUp MDEF does not display correctly if one has custom
menu colors (through Greg's Buttons or a handmade 'mctb' or whatever).
+ The standard MDEF is replaced with one I wrote.
Projector & Locked-disk indicators were only in B&W.
+ These are replaced with appropriate color versions.
CodeWarrior Colorfix Patch been tested and developed with 68k C/C++
1.1 only, but should work with all other versions of the enviroment.
The MDEF is essentially untested, although I have been using it during
development of itself. The Patch should only be applied to a copy
of the CodeWarrior enviroment(s).
Bugs, comments, suggestions, questions? Send 'em in!
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/code-warrior-colorfix-patch-10.hqx; 11K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 15:04:10 -0500
From: [email protected] (Roy D)
Subject: [*] CyberNation 1.1.1; an arcade game
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/cyber-nation-111.hqx; 526K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 12:33:48 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] FTPShare; an FTP server implementation
FTPShare is a set of communications applications which allows a Macintosh
computer to be used as an FTP file server. It can be connected to by any
computer with an FTP client application over a TCP/IP network. It provides
a user access scheme similar to that of Apple's File Sharing in Sytem 7.x
and allows:
* Files to be transferred between a Macintosh and FTP clients
* Up to 20 users to connect at the same time
* An access profile to be given to each user
* Guest users to connect to the file server
* Speeds significantly faster than Shareware FTP servers
FTP Share works in the background of the Macintosh leaving it free to be
used as usual. It also provides a monitor which allows you to see who is
connected to the file server and which folders are being accessed.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/ftp-share.hqx; 351K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 00:08:45 +0200
From: [email protected] (Jan-Erik M}ngs)
Subject: [*] Latest Wacom-driver; version 2.3.3
Version 2.3.3 of the WACOM Tablet driver (from AppleLink).
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/wacom-tablet-driver-233.hqx; 412K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 94 23:11:38 EDT
From: [email protected] (David Brooks ('93))
Subject: [*] let-it-go; a new single by Prince
LETITGO by Prince
This is the first single released from his new album, COME. It's a
very good album......I would recommend it to anyone. This is the best
single from the album. This sample is 9 seconds long.
-- David Brooks ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/let-it-go.hqx; 132K]
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Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 14:30:11 GMT
From: [email protected] (Tony Lindsey)
Subject: [*] Mac*Chat#53/22-Jul-94; an electronic newsletter
Mac*Chat#53/22-Jul-94
Welcome to Mac*Chat, the electronic newsletter biased toward Mac
users who are production-oriented professionals.
Other Mac users may find many, many items of interest as well.
I'd enjoy hearing your feedback and suggestions.
Tony Lindsey, .
Copyright 1989-1994 Tony Lindsey. Nonprofit groups (such as Mac
User Groups) or other non-commercial publications) are welcome
to use any part of the Mac*Chat newsletters if full credit is
given. All others will need to contact me.
This newsletter is intended purely as entertainment and free
information. No profit has been made from any of these
opinions, which are solely my own. Time passes, so accuracy
may diminish.
Publication, product, and company names may be registered
trademarks of their companies.
This file is formatted as setext, which can be read on any text reader.
Topics:
Free Subscriptions To This Newsletter
I Need Your Feedback!
Expect To Have Clients Overseas
Home Office Tips
Apple Keyboard Reviewed
Cheap 28.8 Faxmodem
Super-Fast Faxmodem Shakedown
In Praise Of Adam Engst
Important IIfx News
[Archived as /info-mac/per/mac-chat-053.txt; 17K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 00:09:52 +0200
From: [email protected] (Jan-Erik M}ngs)
Subject: [*] OMU 2.5->2.5.2 Updater
Updates Object Master Universal 2.5 to 2.5.2, needs the fat binary,
>From AppleLink.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/object-master-25-to-252-updt.hqx; 672K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 19:20:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Walker
Subject: [*] OtherMenu 1.5.1 (a 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. 1.5: Can execute KeyQuencer macros, many other enhancements and bug
fixes.
V. 1.5.1 fixes a bug in the preferences dialog.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/other-menu-151.hqx; 236K]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/other-menu-15-to-151-updt.hqx; 25K]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 94 21:53:46 -0500
From: [email protected] (Thomas R. Lawrence)
Subject: [*] OutOfPhase1.01; a digital music synthesizer
OutOfPhase is a program for digital music synthesis with the
following features:
- GNU licensed
- Unlimited number of instruments, tracks, simultaneous notes
- Sampled and indexed wave table driven synthesis
- Parameters controlled by envelopes
- Built in programming language for waveform construction
- High quality output (16-bit stereo 48kHz possible)
Direct all correspondence and bug reports to:
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/out-of-phase-101.hqx; 712K]
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/out-of-phase-101-nofpu.hqx; 727K]
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/out-of-phase-101-c.hqx; 1526K]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 18:12:22 +0200
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] plug-in-manager-10; for applciations that use plug-ins
If you feel like you're drowning in all "plug-in"-type extensions for
your applications, this is what you need! Plug-In Manager will handle
sets of plug-ins and enable/disable them with a single click. It can
also launch your applications from inside the main window.
This is version 1.0 and replaces any earlier beta versions. I've rewritten
the launching part so that PIM now quits _completely_ before starting
another application, thus making it possible to reuse the memory that PIM
occupied.
As we now don't have to worry about memory requirements in the same way
as before I've decided to ship PIM as a fat binary (i.e. with native
PowerPC code included). Unfortunately some vital parts of the system are
still emulated (e.g. List Manager and Dialog Manager) so the speedup isn't
breathtaking.
Plug-In Manager is shareware $10 and requires System 7 or later. It should
work on anything from 68000 and up. If you have any problems on 68000 Macs
(Plus, Classic and PB100) in particular I'd be glad to hear about it.
If you have any comments or suggestions, I'd be glad to hear them!
-- Jonas Wallden
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/plug-in-manager-10.hqx; 115K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 01:56:16 -0400
From: [email protected] (Steve Strassmann)
Subject: [*] Scheme In One Defun v3.0
[uploaded to backmod]
Scheme In One Defun, v. 3.0, by George Carrette, [email protected]
SIOD is a small (only 60K) interpreter for the Scheme programming
language with support for:
- lists, numbers, symbols, strings, arrays.
- string and numeric arrays compatible with C types long*,char*,double*.
- user-defined datatypes, new types added on fly, with hooks to
reading, evaluation, printing, equal, hashing,
- c-style I/O including fopen, fclose, fseek, ftell, fread, fwrite.
- fast/binary data-structure printing and reading.
- hash tables.
- C-programmer friendly programming for adding functionality.
Lisp arguments are passed as C arguments. No funky stacks
or stack pointers to keep track of. No storage management hassles.
Even though this is small, the implementation supports some nice
features such as arrays, hash tables, and fast/binary data saving and
restoring. Also included in this release are interfaces to the
commercial relational databases DIGITAL RDB and Oracle. Full sources
(in C) are included, and will also compile on VMS, Windows NT, Unix,
and OS/2. A minimalist command-line interface is provided.
For further information, please contact the author,
George Carrette, [email protected].
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/siod-30.hqx]
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 94 17:16:51 EDT
From: [email protected] (Louis Moreau)
Subject: [*] tacopsdemo; a war game
This is a demo the game TacOps, a small scale
wargame for the Mac.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/tac-ops-demo.hqx; 1264K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 01:11:16 -0400
From: "Scott E. Lasley"
Subject: [*] TattleTech21Updt; a system profiler
updater for TattleTech (formerly TattleTale) downloaded from Compuserve.
please
note that i am not the author of TattleTech or this updater.
>From the readme file:
> This updates TattleTech 2.03 to 2.1. Make sure that you use a copy of your
> original TattleTech Master 2.03 program. This updater will create a new
> TattleTech Master 2.1 file and leave the original intact. This update covers
the
> following:
>
> SCSI busses.
>
> - PowerPC related managers and other attributes
> - AppleTalk Zone, Network# and Node# (Requested by Michael Leahy)
> - Various new attributes related to existing managers
>
> Kernick)
>
> Best regards,
> John Mancino
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/tattle-tech-21-updt.hqx; 92K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 94 22:59:54 EDT
From: Geoffrey J Gordon
Subject: [*] Tetrad 0.2; a Tetris clone
Enclosed is Tetrad 0.2, a free ripoff of Tetris which suits my tastes
better than the other free Tetrises. Your mileage may vary.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/tetrad-02.hqx; 109K]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 15:17:28 -0500
From: [email protected] (Adam Horvath)
Subject: [*] Xploria, a fun HyperCard game
Hi! I'm 12 years old, and this is my first shot at a game.(well, sort of)
It's sort of big, but it's a lot of fun (kind of a exploration, puzzle game).
No, it has nothing to do with Peter Gabriel's Xplora 1! I didn't even know
about it when I wrote the game.
I'd REALLY like some feedback! Drop me a line if you think it was worth
taking a look at! Drop me a line if it's too stupid to download! You can
write me at:
Internet:[email protected] (my dad's handle)
AOL: J Maverik
[Archived as /info-mac/game/xploria-hc.hqx; 1799K]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 10:47:10 -0400
From: [email protected] (Chuck Goelzer Lyons)
Subject: (Q) PowerMac 7100 internal disk drive getting dirty?
Greetings!
I've noticed the internal disk drive of the PowerMac 7100/66 more closely
last night. To insert a disk, I have to stick it in a good half inch,
beyond the rounded indent guide. Plus, the opening is rather wide. This
leads me to think that it's going to get dirty quickly with dust floating
in and all. Is there a clever cover available that hangs down over the disk
drive opening?
We do have dogs and I think there should be some way to keep the dog hair
from floating in there when not in use. Maybe I can just use Post-it Notes?
Any ideas welcome.
Cheers!
Chuck Goelzer Lyons
[email protected]
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Date: 17 Aug 94 11:58:50 +0000
From: Dennis Skantz
Subject: [Q] FTP Server on a Mac
Hi!
Does anyone know of a FTP server which runs on a Macintosh. I have tried the
server function provided with NCSA Telnet and that one works fine... for a
while
or two, then it craches. I need a stable FTP server on my Mac, please, please,
please.
/Dennis Skantz
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 16:15:45 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz"
Subject: Aircraft Performance Program sought [R]
Traci J. Ingram" asked:
TJI> Does there exist, or is anyone interested in writing, a Mac
TJI> freeware or shareware program that would calculate performance
TJI> data for a jet aircraft certified under FAR Part 25 (Transport
TJI> Category)?
Traci, have you tried posting your question to sci.aero.airliners?
They may be able to help.
Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
[email protected]
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Date: 18 Aug 1994 09:45:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: MAVRIDES%[email protected]
Subject: Alternative PPP connection to Internet
Hi Everyone:
Wanted to let everyone know, who hasn't already seen the ad. campaign, that
there is a relatively inexpensive PPP connection to the net offered by
Performance Systems International (PSI). For the next three months (up to Dec
31, 1994 I believe), you can purchase a new "fat" version of TCP/Connect II
(required) with 3 months of free unlimited usage for $200.00. The extended
(fat) version of TCP/Connect II by Intercon Systems normally sells, on the
street, for $349.00. After the three months, the cost is $29.00 per month
for 29 hours of usage and $2.00 per hour after that. I've been doing a lot
of shopping for a SLIP/PPP alternative and this is the best deal that I could
find.
If you are interested you can call or e-mail them. BTW the support staff are
very helpful.
Performance Systems International
1180 Sunrise Valley Dr., Ste. 11800
Reston, VA 22091
703-620-6651
Internet: [email protected]
Usual disclaimer: I am not an employee or fiscally invested in either PSI or
Intercon Systems.
Greg Mavrides, DSW
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 16:53:03 -0400
From: Bev Schwartz
Subject: B&W or greyscale scanners
I would like a grey-scale or B&W scanner. I have no need for color,
therefore, no need to spend the $$ on color.
In all the junk mail catalogs I get, I have seen only _one_ greyscale
scanner, priced $377. Computer Town is selling it; the brand is
Microtek.
Does anyone out there have experience with either Computer Town or
Microtek? Does Microtek produce a decent scanner?
What are ways to judge a good scanner vs. a bad scanner? What are
metrics for scanners?
Here's the description of the scanner I'm looking at:
Microtek ScanMaker IIG Grayscal Flatbed Scanner
ScanMaker IIG scans at an interpolated resolutions up to 1,200 x 1,200 dpi
in single-, 4 or 8-bit modes.
Price: $377
My need: To scan images that will be included in MS Word documents
which will be printed on a B&W Apple Personal NT laser writer.
Is this scanner good enough?
Thanks for your help!
-Bev
-----------
Bev Schwartz BBN Corporation
[email protected] 70 Fawcett St, MS 15/1C
617-873-2453 Cambridge, MA 02138
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 13:17:31 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: BackDrop
is there a version of BackDrop by Tim Maroney which works with System
7.1?
please reply direct.
-- clint [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 23:49:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sean Peisert
Subject: Blazing Saddles Sounds
Is there any chance that the uploader of the Blazing Saddles sound set
could submit the complete theme song? I believe the one uploaded w/set
#1 was only a fraction of the full song.
Thanks!
Sean Peisert
[email protected]
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Date: Thu, 18 Aug 94 08:29:35 EST
From: [email protected]
Subject: CAD translator?
I'm posting this for a friend who doesn't have net access.... Does
anyone know of a package or method for translating drawings made with
a package called Cadra into Autocad format?? Even another cad package
that would import the Cadra files and be able to export them as
Autocad.... Please reply directly to me....
Thanks
Stan
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 10:38:36 -0700
From: Alex Metcalf
Subject: Connetix, are you there?
I was wondering if anyone, _anywhere_ has had or heard anything
from Connetix about RAM Doubler.
I've never seen any messages in the digest (just description-less
postings of updates) and I haven't had anything in the mail in the way of
update information or even an acknowledgement that they received my
registration card.
For instance... has anyone had anything from Connetix about
RAMDoubler 1.5 yet? From TidBITS #239:
"RAM Doubler 1.5 (updated to support Power
Macintosh and to improve performance on all Macs)"
...
"RAM Doubler 1.5 began shipping at Macworld." [MHA]
I know they put a lot of work into their software, and the low
price of RAM Doubler is very good. However, I think the price more than
covers the occasional update note in the mail, or perhaps a message in the
Info-Mac digest every so often which informs users of the current version
bug fixes and future update plans.
I wonder what percentage of RAM Doubler users out there are still
on version 1.0 because they don't have access to the Internet!
Alex
--
Alex Metcalf, Best Before Yesterday
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 09:18:01 +0900
From: [email protected] (S. Kukula)
Subject: External hard drive problem
After many years of faithful service, I've finally damaged my
external drive (Frog 100MB). You know when you jolt the power cord
out by mistake whilst it's in the middle of saving a file, and then
you jam the cord back in, without powering down, without thinking...
The story is; no drive on the desktop (it's NOT the startup
drive
), Norton sees it, can retrieve files, and says 'The driveris damaged; I'll do my best but if it hangs you'll have to reinstall'
then drops into MacsBug. The problem is, the original driver installer
doesn't see the disk, so can't re-install the driver, or even
reformat. Any suggestions? Although I'd LIKE to save the data on the
disk, as it would save me a little time, it would even be nice just
to be able to reformat it, as I have backups/originals of all the
important stuff (amazing but true).
Would a third party driver like Silver-lining do the job? The problem
is I don't want to buy one if it won't do the job, but I won't know
it can do the job 'til I buy one... Is there any sale or return
software?
The Norton is version 2.0. (And I have never yet received
any upgrade notice from any company I've ever bought software from.
But that's another grumble...-see TidBits passim)
[Apple Disk Tools etc. all fail to see the disk.]
Thanks for any help,
Stef
Dr. Stefan Kukula, Strength & Performance Analysis Research Section
Kobe Steel Ltd, MERL, 1-5-5, Takatsukadai, Nishi-ku, Kobe, JAPAN 651-22
Tel: (078) 992-5641 Fax: (078) 993-2056 E-mail: [email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 14:59:20 -0700
From: [email protected] (Herb Kroemer)
Subject: Finder 7.1 Snap-Grid Inconsistencies
In Digest #107, I reported:
>I like the Snap-to-Grid option for icons in the Views Control Panel, but I
>have noticed that essentially identical machines (like 2 Mac II fx-s), all
>running essentially identical System 7.1 software, exhibit two quite
>different sets of spacings in the Small-Icon view, especially vertically.
>Any explanations? And how does one achieve consistent spacings from
>machine? Moving the Finder preferences file from one machine to the other
>has changed nothing!
To this Toby Braun replies in #108:
>The Finder grid used to be set in the LAYO (?) resource under System 6. Now
>the grid size is a factor based on the font and font size chosen in the Views
>control panel. The only way to make different machines share the same grid is
>to make sure both Macs are using the same font/size Finder Views settings.
>However, if you are on a network and are trying to mix views between System 6
>& 7 Finders -- good luck! I haven't yet found a good way to keep the views
>tidy!
I also got a similar reply from Brian Renken :
>The system determines
>the icon spacing based on the attributes of the current font (the one defined
>in
>the Views control panel. If you set all your machines to the same font and
>font
>size, they *should* then use identical spacing.
But at this point, Brian injects a word of caution:
>I have found a few exeptions to
>this that I can't explain, but they seem to be rare and usually have to do
with
>non-standard (ie. non-apple) fonts.
Well, I checked: All three machines under my control (One PB 180 and 2
fx-s) use 9-point Geneva in the View control panel, yet the 2 fx's insist
on having differerent grid spacings. The PB agrees with one of the two
fx-s. Changing the Geneva font size will change the spacings, as suggested,
but restoring them will restore the inexplicable difference.
Next theory, please!
Herb Kroemer
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Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 00:14:53 -0500 (EST)
From: [email protected] (Matthew Hagopian)
Subject: How do I lock the hard drive name???
Hello,
I have a lab full of Macintosh LCII's I am setting up for the fall
semester. I would like to keep students from being able to change the name
of the hard drive from what I set (Macintosh HD) just for aesthetics. I
remember hearing about a small extension that did this but I don't have the
name and my search of the archives for such a beast has come up empty. (I
guess I could always turn on every machine's file sharing and login from a
System 6 machine, but ...
Any ideas...TIA,
_Matthew
Matthew P. Hagopian Network Manager
Johnson Graduate School Cornell University
internet: [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 20:04:44 +0100
From: Roland Whitehead
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #106 Resubmitted - sorry!
> Have anyone seen Quicktime 2.0? I have seen a brief mention of it but not
> much more. When will it be sold and for how much?
QuickTime 2.0 has been on release to Apple registered developers for a
number of weeks. Yes it works, its quick and a big improvement. Apprantly
it will be bundled with Sys 7.5 (which is also great in Beta version). If
you want to see these things then find a developer and commission him to
develop a little something that uses them - that way he may be able to show
them to you without breaking his non-disclosure agreement...
Roland Whitehead Continuum - Interaction Design
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 17:23:57 +0100 (BST)
From: "D. Scott"
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #55
Does any knows where I can get software, that can turns a mac into a
router between ethertalk and the local appletalk.
My Email address is [email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 11:33:29 MST
From: "Terry Welch"
Subject: Lab equipment
Hello,
In the spring I ordered a Mac Power AV 8 ROM 260 HD. My department
convienently lost the purchase-order. I now am reordering and I is the piece
of equipment still current or is there a better up-grade available.
2) I am looking for a wall mount monitor to interface with this computer. What
should I be aware of? Are there resolution or compatibility issues? For
example WAl-Mart has a 31" RCA on sale, is that a problem?
3) What do you recommend for connecting the MAC to the monitor for maximun
performance at elementary school prices? An LTV oris there better technology
available?
If I am directing these questions at the wrong party, would you please
advise?
Sincerely,
Terry Welch
[email protected] Terry Welch
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 07:54:55 MST
From: [email protected] (Jonathan Lundell)
Subject: Mac Plus memory expansion answers
I inquired how to induce a Mac Plus to recognize 4MB of memory, and
received a /flood/ of email answers. Thanks to all who responded.
The answer per the Connectix Mac Memory Guide is to remove the resistor
marked R8. All the other answers tended in this direction, with pointers
that, depending on the age of the Plus, this resistor might be labeled
"256KB" or "
Subject: MacPlus memory upgrade?
Jonathan Lundell asks in Digest v12 #109 why the Mac Plus memory upgrade he
installed didn't work.
Jonathan,
What? You didn't give it the secret handshake? Didn't anyone tell you about
that at Mac Guru University?
Actually, it's a super-secret (well, not really) resistor that has to be
clipped. If you pull out the logic board, look for white box with lines around
two resistor spaces, one of which should have a resistor in it; above the box
are the words "RAM size." Clip the resistor, whether it's on R8 or R9. Go
ahead,
it won't hurt. Honest. With 4 MB installed, you want no resistor on either
position.
-T.C.
Tim Castle [email protected]
End-User Computing, GTE Gov't Systems, Mountain View, CA
Did I state an opinion? Well, it's mine, not my company's!
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 16:07:35 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz"
Subject: MacPlus memory upgrade? [R]
Jonathan Lundell asked:
JL> A friend inherited a 1MB Mac Plus. I had some extra SIMMs lying
JL> around, so I replaced the four 256MB SIMMs with 1MB SIMMs. When I
JL> turned the machine back on, About the Finder (6.0.7) reported 2MB,
JL> not 4MB. I replaced the SIMMs with another set, thinking one might
JL> be bad, with the same result: 2MB. Going back to the old SIMMs
JL> yielded 1MB, so all four sockets appear to be working.
There is a resistor on the Mac Plus motherboard that needs to
be clipped to allow the Mac to see all 4 MB. I don't remember
where it is (actually, it may be two resistors), but perhaps someone
else knows where it is, or you could consult a FAQ.
Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
[email protected]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 17:06:14 -0800
From: [email protected] (Kee Nethery +1 408 974 7889)
Subject: MacTCP self configuring program? (A)
>If the MacTCP is using ethernet connections
>is there a program that will configure the
>damned ip addresses etc itself, automatically?
There are three choices in the MacTCP dialog box for configuring an
address; Manually, Server, Dynamically.
Dynamically is evil, never use that. It randomly picks an address that
doesn't seem to be in use. Who knows what it will pick and what problems it
will cause.
Manually is where you get the address from the net god and enter it into
the Mac. Obviously this is something you said you want to avoid.
Server is where MacTCP communicates to a gateway and gets it's address
assigned by the gateway. This is probably what you want. You will need an
IP Gateway on your network such as a Shiva FastPath or the soon to ship
Apple IP Gateway. In the connection part of MacTCP, you select the zone
where the gateway resides. MacTCP sends AppleTalk packets with IP packets
inside them to the gateway. The gateway provides an IP address to the Mac
and also converts the encapsulated packet into a normal IP packet.
This kind of gateway has lots of names; DDP/IP gateway, MacIP gateway, KIP
forwarding, etc.
Cheers,
Kee Nethery
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 94 17:48:46 EDT
From: Patrick Hutchinson
Subject: Metronome program?
Does anyone know of a program, shareware or otherwise, that will convince my
Mac that it's a metronome? Thanks.
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 10:07:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: Edwin Chee
Subject: MS Word Custom Paper Sizes
In Microsoft Word's User's Guide page 208 it describes how to customize
paper sizes by Tools menu->Preferences. When I select this command, I
see the preference for Custom Paper Size greyed out so that it can not be
selected. I have an HP LaserJet 4MP that I would like to customize for
3X5 inches index cards. BTW, I am using the new 8.1.1 HP printer
driver. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Also, does anyone know how I can print out a listing of all my addresses
stored by the envelope command?
Please send email responses to [email protected]. Thanks.
Edwin
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 17:40:00 PDT
From: Paul Brians
Subject: Odd Norton 3.0 behavior
I installed Norton Utilities 3.0 yesterday and checked out an 88-meg
Syquest drive on which I have a zillion files (mostly stuff downloaded
from the Archives). NU churned away for four or five hours and found
several errors including directory editors, that it successfully fixed.
But then it reported a long list of files which were damaged because
they shared space on the disk and should be deleted and replaced.
On a hunch I ran NU a second time. This time it took about five
minutes and reported no problems. Evidently my bad directory was
misinforming NU about the status of the files. This shows that an
old rule of thumb is still valid: when you have problems, run NU
at least twice.
Generally, I like it a lot. My wife, however, pointed out that the
animated "doctors" in the menus are all men.
Paul Brians, Washington State University, [email protected]
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 18:43:56 -0500
From: [email protected] (David Bourne)
Subject: PowerMac / DiskCopy
>"Allan M. Bloom" wrote:
>
>> Has anyone but me found that Apple's DiskCopy 4.2 doesn't much like
>> running on a PowerMac? Or at least under that hybrid of a PowerPC card
>> in a Q650?
>
I used it a couple of times today. Worked fine on a 8100. 1.4M and 800K
disk [one each
]David Bourne, Ph.D.
OU HSC College of Pharmacy
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Voice: (405) 271-6481 FAX: (405) 271-3830
Internet: [email protected]
OUHSC College of Pharmacy WWW server: http://www.cpb.uokhsc.edu/
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 23:14:16 +1000
From: [email protected] (Leigh R Carmichael)
Subject: PowerMac / DiskCopy (C)
"Allan M. Bloom" wrote:
> Has anyone but me found that Apple's DiskCopy 4.2 doesn't much like
> running on a PowerMac? Or at least under that hybrid of a PowerPC card
> in a Q650?
ftp.apple.com have a version 5 of diskcopy which if i'm not mistaken is to
fix PPC compatability
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 12:37:31 -0400
From: [email protected] (Murph Sewall)
Subject: PowerUser CD-ROM and Photo-CD
I'm told that the PowerUser external CD-ROM does not ship with a photo CD
module. The manual recommends obtaining Apple's module. Is that module
available from Apple's ftp/gopher/Mosiac site, and can anyone confirm that
it works with the PowerUser CD-ROM?
Please respond by PRIVATE email. I'm putting together a summary of the
helpful information I've received on the subject of external CD-ROM deals.
/s Murphy A. Sewall (203) 486-2489 voice
Professor of Marketing (203) 486-5246 fax
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 09:17:02 -0700
From: [email protected] (Bill Harrigan)
Subject: Problem with Word files
We have been having a problem with some Word files here. The problem is
that when some of these files are opened, Microsoft word will pop up an
error message. With System 7.01, the machine will bomb with a bus error.
With System 7.1, Word will quit with an error of type 1.
I was able to use CP file fix to extract the text from all of the files
that I've tried, but putting these files back in order will take too much
time. There are about 75 of them all at about 20k each. I do have them
backed up, but the back ups are a couple of weeks old (and that's too old).
Is there any utility that I can use to fix these files? I've tried Norton
Utilities and that can't find anything wrong with the files. I'm quickly
running out of options. Could anybody suggest anything?
thanks,
Bill
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 16:32:24 -0600
From: [email protected] (Mark Evans)
Subject: Q: Turning off Modem speakers: Kermit, Eudora?
Question: Is there a way to shut off the modem speaker when I run Kermit
and Eudora?
I had a trial run with America On Line, and they had a way to shut
off the modem speaker by changing the modem configuration string from a
mess of letters and numbers to "M0." (Silence is golden!) I poked around
my Kermit and Eudora programs and prefs--using ResEdit--but couldn't find
anything that looked very familiar, so I didn't do anything. (I'm yer
basic timid hacker).
Does anyone know of a way to change a string or what ever to shut
off or lower the volume on my modem (standard hayes 2400bps)? Those late
night log-ons tend to wake up the household when the modem screeches.
Thanks! Private E-mail is fine.
Mark Evans
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 10:38:37 -0700
From: Alex Metcalf
Subject: RAM Doubler 1.0.4--serious bug? (R)
>>I've been having some trouble with an unexplained system crash resulting in
>>MacsBug reporting a user break at with the message "You fool! GCP
>>is not re-entrant!"
>My system occasionally
>freezes, but never does the "You fool!" routine.
This update gets better and better.
>>I found that 1.0.1 was one of the best versions I ever had. Ever
>since then the updates seem to be making my Mac slower and slower.
>
>So why did you bother to download 1.0.4? Should I mail you 1.0.1?
I've got 1.0.1 on a disk somewhere. I updated to 1.0.2 because the
list of bugs with 1.0.1 was impressive. I seem to remember one fix in 1.0.2
prevented your system from freezing... or getting corrupted or something
like that.
Alex
--
Alex Metcalf
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 09:46:37 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Traci J. Ingram"
Subject: Reply to AtEase for Workgroups Question
On Aug 13, 1994, Ed Jacobs wrote (Info-Mac 108):
> Also, Apple has said that you NEED to set the atEase Preferences to save
> on a fileserver volume (which is possible) but we don't want to rely on
> a server controling all the macs program locations!
Ed, I'm not exactly sure what you mean in the above statement, but using
the fileserver volume for storage of users' AtEase files does have some
advantages: Our shared server volume always mounts automatically at each
client station; and by keeping all document/data files there, a given user
can log on at any station and still have her/his personal files available.
As to the "server controlling all the mac's program locations," if all
stations are updated with the application setups of a master station (not
the server), it *seems* that AtEase first looks for a given program on its
station's local volume, and then runs it from there (rather than over the
network), if it is present. If a particular application was set up from a
non-networked CD, the local station will prompt for "disk" insertion (if
it is not already present in its drive).
However, we *do* inhibit most users' ability to "Go to Finder," use the
Chooser (and most other Apple Menu items), and to Save and access items
anywhere else. Otherwise, havoc with the shared volume would almost
certainly ensue.
Although AtEase for Work Groups has some good features, it still has some
serious flaws (IMO). A few examples:
1. A bug (feature?) intermittently inhibits the "Force User to Change
Password on First Log-on" provision. Our global, temporary "xxxxxx"
remains in effect (apparently) forever.
2. If no temporary password is entered at the time a user's record is
created, no password is ever asked for (notwithstanding the setup
specified in 1, above).
3. File sharing cannot be active on *any* of the client stations running
AtEase. A system administrator's ability to work remotely with the hard
drive contents of client stations has obvious advantages.
4. Without an inelegant work-around, AtEase cannot run on the server that
is used to store the AtEase files. In our case, we need the same security
at the server as we do anywhere else.
We are hoping that Apple will continue to support and upgrade this
product, but nobody at SOS APPL seems willing to state unequivocally that
they *are* going to do it. Like you, we have made a significant
investment in time and scarce school funds, and so far it is not an
especially good one. We hope that Apple will proceed to make it
otherwise.
For more information on configuring AtEase, call SOS APPL and ask for the
specialized AtEase support group. They seem to know the program fairly
well.
Best regards,
Traci J. Ingram
[email protected] | or | [email protected]
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Date: 18 Aug 1994 03:47:54 U
From: "Chris Hanson"
Subject: SkidPerfect software anon FTP
Skidperfect Software is now available by anonymous ftp at
ftp://ftp.shore.net/members/chanson, you can access al skidperfect software
there. Always first always best for updates to skidperfect Software
Utilities.
[email protected]
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 02:50:00 cst
From: "Vernon, Andrew"
Subject: wuarchive mirror temporarily static
Info-Mac moderator Liam Breck Informed us:
> The Info-Mac Archive mirror at wuarchive.wustl.edu is not updating
> currently. They are awaiting the arrival of new disks, which
> will allow them to resume normal operation, probably before the
> end of August.
Which makes no difference to me, since wuarchive is as overrun with connectons
as sumex-aim. Not to mention, wuarchive's recent past is so checkered I
wouldn't depend on it to be there when I tried to connect, whether it be for
Info-Mac, UMich, or wustl's own stash.
ftp://ftp.hawaii.edu/mirrors/info-mac is open, no lines, no waiting. Just don't
try to connect to it at one time and maybe it will be a fast, reliable mirror
for years to come.
Andrew Vernon
[email protected]
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