5-Apr-93 8:31:27-GMT,80610;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU by CAMIS.Stanford.EDU (4.1/inc-1.0) id AA04992; Mon, 5 Apr 93 01:31:13 PDT Full-Name: Info-Mac Moderator Received: by SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU (4.1/inc-1.0) id AA07726; Mon, 5 Apr 93 00:43:08 PDT Message-Id: <9304050743.AA07726@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU> Date: Mon, 5 Apr 93 00:43:01 PDT From: The Moderators Reply-To: Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #73 To: info-mac-list@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU Info-Mac Digest Mon, 5 Apr 93 Volume 11 : Issue 73 Today's Topics: [*] 1.2 submission [*] Andy's Letters 1.0 [*] Apple PowerCD pict [*] Arnold 1.3.1.cpt [*] automata-10.hqx [*] basic-black-10.hqx [*] Centris / Quadra 800 video report [*] Colorquick Printer Driver 3.08 [*] ColourText Package 2.0 [*] conflict-catcher.hqx [*] Dialog View 1.0.5 [*] Directory [*] Drako VII Startupscreen [*] Enigma 1.2 [*] Eudora 1.3.1 [*] Experbib 1.0b1 - Bibliographic managing program [*] FileSysInfo XFCN (Early Access Release) [*] FirstClass Client 2.0.9 submission [*] Frankenstein's Helper 1.0 [*] function-keys-1.2 [*] Greg's Buttons 3.0 [control panel] [*] guesswords1.02.cpt.hqx [*] HemiRoids 1.0.8 [*] Infini-D 2.5 Tutorial Scene File: "Obstacle Course" [*] Infini-D: Absynthe Power Tools Issue 1 [*] Inside Mac Games electronic magazine [*] Inspiration 4.0 Demo [*] KillEM FKEY [*] log-master-211.hqx [*] lpDaemon332.cpt.hqx (2 msgs) [*] lpDaemon332.src.cpt.hqx (2 msgs) [*] Mac & IBM Compare-Version 1.6.1 [*] mac.ftp.list Version 3.3 [*] Mandelbrot startup screen [*] Navy Missile StartupScreen [*] Newest FirstClass BBS list (March 9 '93) submission [*] NIH-Image.149_info.txt [*] NoteQuickER.hqx [*] Paper Paster.sea [*] Pascal source code: async sound production [*] pawpaw 1.3b3 [*] pentaminos04.cpt.hqx [*] PGA Tour Gold Icons [*] pinochle-color.hqx [*] Program Submission [*] Re: BAZFAZ v1.1 [*] Reference Link 1.2 extension [*] Scrapz 1.3 DA [*] ShowSizes 2.2.2 [*] Sinead In Space [*] Sound posting [*] startupscreen: Michelangelo [*] Stocks! 2.1 [*] Submission: ShortFinder 1.0 [*] Submission to your archive, Flash-It v.3.0 [*] sun.monitor.to.mac.sit.hqx [*] super-clock-403.hqx [*] Swiss Army Knife Awards [*] Tiny Saver 2.1 [*] Type Resolve 2.0 [*] VideoToolbox.93.3.31.sea [*] war-of-flowers-10.hqx [*] ZipIt 1.1.1 [*] Zipple 1.5 - Control Panel [*] ZyXEL U1496e ARA script submission Apple Laserwriter Select 300/310 mysteries (A) Cracked Screens PB170 Ethics of Bootlegging Copies of Obsolete Commercial SW? Fried SE/30 Floopy Drive - help! Icelandic/Old English fonts (Q) Laserwriters Select 300/310 LF's - what are they? (A) LFs (FAQ) - what are they? Networking - bridging ethertalk and localtalk (A) Protecting PowerBooks from theft (Q) Supra modem question The Info-Mac newsgroup is moderated by Bill Lipa. The Info-Mac archives are available (by using FTP, account anonymous, any password) in the info-mac directory on sumex-aim.stanford.edu [36.44.0.6]. Help files and indices are in /info-mac/help. Please send articles and binaries to info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu. Send administrative mail to info-mac-request@sumex-aim.stanford.edu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1993 09:20:15 -0600 From: bwalls@marvin.msfc.nasa.gov Subject: [*] 1.2 submission Here is a submission of GetMyAddress 1.2b2, a small freeware application which gives an address rundown for the machine on which it is run. This includes Node and Net numbers, Zone and Chooser names, Ethernet address, and IP address(es). It can append the information onto a file, in case you want to put it on a floppy and make a collection of your lab for a database. It's 1990 vintige, but seems to work fine under 7.0.1. The file is stuffed with stuffit. Bryan Walls My words are not NASA policy. bwalls@marvin.msfc.nasa.gov [Archived as /info-mac/comm/get-my-address-12b2.hqx; 17K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Apr 93 15:07:10 CST From: bobs@saintjoe.EDU (Bob Schenk) Subject: [*] Andy's Letters 1.0 Are you struggling to get your pre-school child to learn the ABCs? If you are, Andy's Letters may help. It is a simple game which I wrote to help my five-year-old child learn the alphabet, and it did help. The program is shareware, and some suggestions for use are in the readme document. R. Schenk [Archived as /info-mac/game/andys-letters-10.hqx; 525K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 93 17:35:10 +0200 From: Jay Rolls Subject: [*] Apple PowerCD pict For the curious, here's a picture of the new PhotoCD device which I saw at CeBit in Hannover, Germany this week. It looks quite different from your normal CD-ROM device. It will read normal CD-ROMs, Photo CD-ROMs (Kodak), and audio CD's. It can also plug into a television set and display Photo CD's. Photo is Gray-scale 8-bit. Jay Rolls BBN Communications, Stuttgart, FRG [Archived as /info-mac/art/apple-power-cd.hqx; 215K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 93 21:38:51 EST From: gt0151c@prism.gatech.edu (Shaw, David P.) Subject: [*] Arnold 1.3.1.cpt The following file is Arnold 1.3.1, a small extension that plays Arnold Schawrtzeneggar saying "Asta la vista baby" on shutdown and "I need a vacation" on restart. It has been tested on several machines running System 7. It should run on any mac running System 6.0.5 or later. [Archived as /info-mac/ex/arnold-131.hqx; 75K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Mar 93 18:27:16 CST From: Garth Dickie Subject: [*] automata-10.hqx Enclosed please find Automata 1.0, an AfterDark module. -- garth Automata is an AfterDark module which simulates three kinds of 1-bit cellular automaton. Life is John Conway's game of life, and Anneal and Majority are simple neighbor-counting rules which result in interesting images. Automata generates only black and white images, and will run fastest if your monitors are in 1-bit mode. It can simulate automata with one cell for each pixel of your monitor, with (what I believe to be) reasonable speed. Automata is free for non-commercial use. Send comments or bug-reports to "dickie@math.wisc.edu". [Archived as /info-mac/util/ad/automata-10.hqx; 8K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1993 14:12:56 -0500 From: "Mason L. Bliss" Subject: [*] basic-black-10.hqx Following is Basic Black 1.0 by Mason L. Bliss, a cool new screen saver. It's freeware, so check it out! [Archived as /info-mac/util/basic-black-10.hqx; 15K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 93 09:03:17 EST From: vita@sunny.dab.ge.com (Mark Vita) Subject: [*] Centris / Quadra 800 video report Here is a very informative report on the built-in video capabilities of the Apple's new Centris 610/650 and Quadra 800 machines. The report was written by Dale Adams, the designer of the video hardware on those machines. It includes a complete description of the available resolutions and bit depths, the types of monitors supported, and the video connector pinouts (including the sense pin configurations necessary to enable the various display types). Mark Vita vita@sunny.dab.ge.com GE Simulation and Control Systems Daytona Beach, FL [Archived as /info-mac/report/centris-quadra-800-video.txt; 14K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1993 17:19:04 +0000 From: h.rzepa@ic.ac.uk (Henry Rzepa) (Henry Rzepa) Subject: [*] Colorquick Printer Driver 3.08 Enclosed is the latest Tektronix driver for the colorquick plotter. This enables networked printing of this plotter via a spool queue. Anyone wishing to obtain full documentation should contact Tektronix. Dr Henry Rzepa, Dept. Chemistry, Imperial College, LONDON SW7 2AY; rzepa@ic.ac.uk via Eudora 1.3.1, Tel:+44 71 225 8339, Fax:+44 71 589 3869. [Archived as /info-mac/util/tektronix-colorquick-driver.hqx; 504K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1993 11:00:37 +1200 From: N.Perry@massey.ac.nz (Nigel Perry) Subject: [*] ColourText Package 2.0 ColourText Package 2.0 - to replace ColourTextPackage in archives New in this release: Text can now be coloured according to its style, in particular this allows you to colour your grouped text. A new external to allow the easy setting of the font of particular strings within a field has been added. What it is: The ColourText Package is a set of externals for HyperCard which enable text in HyperCard fields to be coloured. Kiwi's & Ozzie's (mainly): ColourText, along with my other Mac software such as Pictoids & Print To QuickTime, can now be ftp'ed from smis-asterix.massey.ac.nz. This is my desktop LC, please do not overload it during NZ daytime. Summary of license (without prejudice to the one in the package): The ColourText Package may be used by non-ShareWare authors for personal and educational use for the cost of a Postcard. ShareWare authors may use the software for personal and educational use for the cost of a postcard AND a waiver for their ShareWare fees. All other use is prohibited without prior agreement with the author. Enjoy! Dr Nigel Perry Email: N.Perry@massey.ac.nz [Archived as /info-mac/card/color-text-package-20.hqx; 55K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1993 00:30:56 -0600 From: "Jeffrey L. Robbin" Subject: [*] conflict-catcher.hqx New Demo Version! Download Conflict Catcher and let's get to work on your startup file problems! Conflict Catcher* is an intelligent INIT manager that can help you to manage your startup files as well as tell you what startup files are causing your Macintosh problem. Whether your problem is: A crash at startup time, your favorite word processor doesn't want to spell check anymore, or your printer decides it is taking the day off, Conflict Catcher can determine if INITS are causing your problem and which ones are guilty. Not relying on a built-in database that needs constant and inconvenient updating like other INIT managing software, Conflict Catcher guides you through a series of restarts, asking you just one simple question: Does your problem still exist? Based on your responses (which it remembers), Conflict Catcher decides what startup files to activate/deactivate. When you are finished, you'll know exactly what startup files were causing your problem (if any). Conflict Catcher doesn't just isolate a single bad guy at startup time either. If your problem is caused by an interaction between startup files (INITs), Conflict Catcher will detect those too! Conflict Catcher is also a full-fledged INIT manager. It can change the load order of your startup files, wrap those pesky startup icons along the bottom of your screen, and link sets of commonly used startup files. Conflict Catcher also links together startup files that require each other to function. You can even view the startup files by load order, or according to the folders they are in. Conflict Catcher recognizes the Extensions, Control Panels, System Folder, and the Startup Items folder. It knows about unusual files like the Tune-Up, and the Hardware System Update (Conflict Catcher even shows files that load before it - in italics!). Conflict Catcher* is a part of "Conflict Catcher and other Innovative Utilities*". The package includes four other utilities: Color Coordinator (automatically switches color depth), Memory Maxer* (kills the Finder and reclaims all memory), HotDA* (hot keys), and Whiz-Bang Window Accelerator* (speeds up Finder zoom rectangles). It retails for $79, and can be found in many of the popular mail-order catalogs. Just ask for it! MacWorld Magazine gave Conflict Catcher ****. (Four Stars!) and had this to say, "Conflict Catcher's ability to track down INIT- related problems makes it a worthwhile investment even if you already own an INIT manager." March 1993 This Demonstration version of Conflict Catcher will run for two weeks, or until May 31, 1993, whichever comes first. For more information, please contact: Casady & Greene, Inc. 22734 Portola Drive Salinas, California 93908-1119 (800) 359-4920 or (408) 484-9228 [Archived as /info-mac/demo/conflict-catcher.hqx; 77K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Mar 93 1:08:47 EST From: walkerj@milo.math.scarolina.edu (Jim Walker) Subject: [*] Dialog View 1.0.5 Dialog View (formerly List Font) is a control panel that allows you to change the font and size used in directory dialog file lists, and display the real icons of files in such lists. It requires System 7. If you use it together with my Open-wide program (version 3.3 or later for best results), you will be able to use larger fonts without cramping the list. Compatible with Super Boomerang 4.0.1, not compatible with Norton's Directory Assistance. New in 1.0.4: Some icons are cached, to reduce disk activity. New in 1.0.5: Fixed a bug that caused crashes for some users. [Archived as /info-mac/cp/dialog-view-105.hqx; 26K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1993 22:20:08 EST From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" Subject: [*] Directory Business Directory 3.0 Copyright 1993 Jeffrey N. Fritz 485 Junior Avenue Morgantown, WV 26505 Internet: jfritz@wvnvm.wvnet.edu America On Line: ISDN Man AppleLink: WVUISDN Cameo Personal Video System Icon Copyright Compression Labs Inc. Used by permission Business Directory is a FileMaker Pro 2.0 data base for business and personal contacts. It has a highly graphical interface, has lots of great features, and is very high tech. There is even a place to record video telephone numbers! (You do have a video phone don't you?) It works very well for me and I hope you'll find it useful too. Business Directory is shareware. Try it free for 30 days. If you like it and want to continue using it, please send $5.00 to the address above. If you don't like it--that's okay. Pass it on or trash it. Of course, you'll want to customize some things. I've placed one or two things that are specific to my work. (You'll see what they are.) You'll no doubt want to change or remove them. To customize Business Directory you'll need the password which I will send to you when you send in your shareware fee to register the directory. (Include your e-mail address for faster response.) Business Directory is network aware. It (or, more correctly, FileMaker Pro) will allow you to run it over the network with multiple clients logged in. This means that several people can access the directory at one time. Business Directory is the property of Jeffrey N. Fritz and I retain all rights to its design. Just in case you wanted to know! [Archived as /info-mac/app/filemaker-prod-business-dir-30.hqx; 57K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1993 14:24 EST From: "PROF. L.G. LEDUC" Subject: [*] Drako VII Startupscreen Bill, If you received startupscreen with the same name a few days ago, please replace it with thus one. Thanks. This is a 640 X 480 color startupscreen called Drako VII. It depicts a spacecraft orbiting a planet in deep space. If you'd like to encourage the artists, please send what you think it is worth to Daniel Leduc and Marc Trudel at 1191 St-Anthony Hanmer, ON CANADA P3P 1B5 Enjoy! Leo G. Leduc leo@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca [Archived as /info-mac/art/drako-vii-startup.hqx; 71K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Mar 93 21:19:45 MST From: mdw@cscns.com (Mike Watson) Subject: [*] Enigma 1.2 Enigma 1.2 is an application which can provide near absolute protection for your sensitive documents and applications. By downloading this application you can encrypt files using a limited version of the Government Standard DES algorithm. For only $10 this can be upgraded to the full DES standard (US and Canada only). If you would prefer your neighbors not see your accounting package, your co-workers not see your performance appraisal, or your competitor see your trade secrets then Enigma is an application you will find very valuable. Version 1.2 is a substantial improvement over previous versions. The most important new features are: Encryptions and decryptions are now 12 times faster than before, with absolutely no compromise at all in data security! Enclosed is a utility to destroy plain-text files after encryption (Enigma now has an option to do this automatically as well. Entering keys is more secure since you can optionally specify that Enigma only display ?'s as you type. If you previously tried to use Enigma over an Appletalk network you will be pleased to know it is now about 100 times faster. The program now quits after a drag-and-drop operation so that there is no chance of accidently leaving your key exposed. Enigma 1.2 remains fully compatible with previous versions of Enigma. Enigma is fully compatible with any mac. It required only 256K of memory to run. It is fully system 7 compatible, but very usable with previous systems. Enigma 1.2 in this limited form is completely free. No shareware guilt. But if you need extra protection it is available. [Archived as /info-mac/app/enigma-12.hqx; 129K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1993 18:13:53 -0600 From: igorl@uiuc.edu (Igor Livshits) Subject: [*] Eudora 1.3.1 Howdy, I noticed that an older version of Eudora (1.2.2) was archived. Here is a replacement version 1.3.1 Cheers, Igor _____ NCSA-UIUC, e:igorl@uiuc.edu, p:(217) 244-0424 [Archived as /info-mac/comm/eudora-131.hqx; 221K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Apr 93 09:21:16 +0200 From: Luc Patiny Subject: [*] Experbib 1.0b1 - Bibliographic managing program EXPERBIB is a bibliographic managing program that must be executed with 4 Dimension (4D) from Acius (version 2.1 or later). This application allows you to consult, quickly and easily, a large database. For each reference, you can add keywords and personal codes (which allow easy classification). You can also import and export in EndNote format. What are the differences between EXPERBIB and other commercial products ? a. A multi-user database in which every user is allowed to have personal keywords (just a click to add it to a reference) and a personal search profile ; b. A list of indexed keywords ; c. Every reference can have a personal code which is automatically numbered ; d. The facility to paste a picture from other packages, Chemdraw for example ; e. The ability to manage a large database. For example, one personal database uses more than 80,000 references and 200,000 keywords (it uses ca. 160 Mb). [Archived as /info-mac/app/dimension-experbib-10b1.hqx; 200K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1993 17:35:50 +1200 From: N.Perry@massey.ac.nz (Nigel Perry) Subject: [*] FileSysInfo XFCN (Early Access Release) This XFCN is an "early access" release, that is it is part of another package under development and is being shipped by itself after a request on Usenet for something with its functionality. Early Access does NOT imply beta, this is fully functional (I hope!). FileSysInfo is an XFCN for HyperCard which returns back details on a pathname you give it, if the pathname is a folder this information includes details on all the files/folders within it. File information includes creator, type, size(s) and folder information includes number of contained files & folders. Summary of license conditions: For personal & educational use non-ShareWare authors must send me a psotcard, ShareWare authors must also send a waiver for their ShareWare fees (this is just to use it, not to include it in ShareWare). All other use is prohibited without prior agreement with the author. Enjoy! Dr Nigel Perry Email: N.Perry@massey.ac.nz [Archived as /info-mac/card/x/file-sys-info.hqx; 9K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Mar 93 14:00:58 CST From: C526142@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu Subject: [*] FirstClass Client 2.0.9 submission HI, This is FirstClass Client 2.0.9 that I found in MACCOM forum of CI$. It was uploaded around March 15 and I didn't find this in Info-Mac archive yet. So here it is. The following is extracted from the uploading message appeared in the same forum. > We've just released FirstClass Client 2.0.9 for Macintosh. The most > obvious difference is far superior handling for PowerBook based > modems like the Global Village and PSI. We've also added improved > support for redialing busy systems that you'll like. > > I uploaded it here to MACCOMM last night, along with the latest BBS > list (250+ systems) and a Second Site to FirstClass conversion > utility from the ever-hard-working Maria Langer from The Electronic > Pen. Enjoy! > > Maury Markowitz, > SoftArc Inc. The newest FirstClass BBS listing will be submitted separately. Liu [Archived as /info-mac/comm/first-class-client-209.hqx; 329K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 93 14:51:27 CST From: bobs@saintjoe.EDU (Bob Schenk) Subject: [*] Frankenstein's Helper 1.0 Attached is Frankenstein's Helper 1.0. It is a mathematical adventure game which provides some entertainment to math drill and practice. Its intended audience is the pre-algebra level, roughly fifth through eighth grades. Player helps Frankenstein construct his creature by solving various mathematical problems. Shareware. R Schenk. [Archived as /info-mac/game/frankensteins-helper-10.hqx; 80K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1993 10:05:34 +0200 From: berrie@kub.nl Subject: [*] function-keys-1.2 This is an update of the Function Keys extension that let's you use keys from the extended keyboard on keyboards lacking them. It now includes Home, PgUp, PgDn, Insert (Help), NumLock and End. [Archived as /info-mac/ex/function-keys-12.hqx; 5K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Apr 93 22:18 BST From: gdl1000@cus.cam.ac.uk (G.D. Landweber) Subject: [*] Greg's Buttons 3.0 [control panel] Greg's Buttons v3.0 (1 April 1993) (c)1991-93 Gregory D. Landweber REGISTRATION FEE: US $15 or UK L10 Internet: gdl1000@cus.cam.ac.uk Greg's Buttons is a control panel that lets you customize the user interface of a Macintosh running System 7. Greg's Buttons requires that your Mac support color, so it won't work on the Plus, SE, Classic, or PowerBook 100. It works fine with both color and gray-scale monitors, and although it will still work on a black and white screen, the effect will not be as impressive. Changes since v2.4 ----------------- o Completely redesigned the control panel and added balloon help. o Added a new push button style and more check boxes and radio buttons. o Added a color well to change the menu title and item text color. o Added an "Exclude Applications..." list for dialog box colorization. o Added "Palatino 12" to the list of substitute system fonts. o Fixed the problems with Suitcase and the Communications Toolbox that appeared under System 7.1. Also fixed most font-related problems. o Fixed the problem with color sploches when you move a desktop icon. o Lots of other minor changes, additions, improvements, and bug fixes. List of Features --------------- o Replaces the standard flat black and white push buttons, check boxes, and radio buttons with tasteful 3-D color ones. These buttons are designed to complement the windows and scroll bars in the System 7 interface, and in particular they use the color tints that you can select in the "Color" control panel. You can choose from two styles of push buttons and three styles of radio buttons and check boxes. o Lets you select the background color of dialog boxes, menus (both the text and background colors), and Finder windows. o Substitutes a font of your choice (chosen from Palatino and two versions of Helvetica) for Chicago as your system font. o Colorizes the mini icons (the smallest size that you can select in the "Views" control panel) in Finder list views (View by Name, Date, Size, Kind, Label, Version, Comment, Astrological Sign, Favorite Melon, Sexual Preference, etc). o Colorizes the stop sign, caution, and note alert icons. "They don't look like buttons unless they're Greg's Buttons." [Archived as /info-mac/cp/gregs-buttons-30.hqx; 62K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1993 22:04:14 -0700 From: Scot Bickell Subject: [*] guesswords1.02.cpt.hqx Dear Moderators, Enclosed is guesswords1.02.cpt.hqx, a Hypercard 2.0 game stack that resembles the game of MasterMind, except it uses five-letter words instead of colored pegs. It is a Compact Pro archive. 83K uncompressed. GuessWords is "Compassionware" and "postcardware" Please replace version 1.0.1 with 1.0.2 Version 1.0.2 fixes some problems discovered in 1.0.1. Thanks to Rick Lee of Ottawa for alerting me to these problems and making suggestions for fixing them. Also, thanks to his wife for sending the first postcard!!! Comments welcome and appreciated... --Scot Bickell bickell@ucsu.Colorado.EDU [Archived as /info-mac/card/guesswords-102.hqx; 76K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Mar 93 11:55:09 PST From: ansorge@netcom.com (Sean Ansorge) Subject: [*] HemiRoids 1.0.8 I'd put this one to bed, but a few things came up that I really wanted to fix, and I wanted to get my new e-mail address put into it. HeimRoids is an educational effort on my part, and part of a quest to build a good game construction set for the Mac. It's yet another Asteroids workalike, and is free; see "Legal Stuff", at the end of this document. REQUIREMENTS: System 6.0.7 or later, 8-bit color, enough memory to give it an 1100K partition, and 32-bit QuickDraw. 32-bit QuickDraw is in the ROMs on machines built after the IIci, and included in System 7 on all machines; if you have a IIcx, IIx or II with System 6 it's an extension you need to add. I've run HemiRoids with VM on, and as long as enough "real" RAM is around to page HemiRoids in completely it should work but no guarantees there. This has been tested on a variety of Quadras, an LCII, IIci, IIcx, IIfx and IIsi, on-board video and Apple 8- and 24-bit video boards, in 32-bit addressing and 24-bit addressing, Virtual Memory on and off. I haven't had the opportunity to test it with a vast variety of exotic video boards, so if you have problems with something unusual please let me know. If you have a video accelerator, you may have to turn it off to run HemiRoids (or a lot of other games), but I'm not sure about this. I'd like to thank all the folks who sent me bug reports so far. If you find anything else, please let me know! Any comments are appreciated. Enjoy, Sean Ansorge ansorge@netcom.com (Please don't e-mail me at my Kaleida address!) Version 1.0.8: 3/27/93: o Changed e-mail address in splash screen text o Improved debris-generating algorithm; animation should not jerk when ships blow up now o Passed the right value to Juri's sound code, so maximum volume setting is now available. [Archived as /info-mac/game/hemiroids-108.hqx; 302K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Mar 93 23:10:05 -0500 From: lee@hobbes.cs.umass.edu (Peter Lee) Subject: [*] Infini-D 2.5 Tutorial Scene File: "Obstacle Course" Enclosed is an Infini-D 2.5 scene file that is referred to in the tutorial section of the manual, but was accidentally omitted from the first set of upgrade disks. This file requires Infini-D 2.5 to read. [Archived as /info-mac/app/infini-d-25-tutorial.hqx; 11K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Mar 93 23:18:43 -0500 From: lee@hobbes.cs.umass.edu (Peter Lee) Subject: [*] Infini-D: Absynthe Power Tools Issue 1 Enclosed is Issue 1 of Chris Bernardi of Absynthe Software's excellent "Absynthe Power Tools," a collection of tips, tricks, and sample files for use with Specular International's Infini-D. Disclaimer: Specular International, Ltd. neither created nor commissioned these works and takes no responsibility (or credit) for their performance or usefulness. We just think they're pretty cool :-) [Archived as /info-mac/digest/absynthe-power-tools-0.hqx; 150K] [Archived as /info-mac/digest/absynthe-power-tools-1.hqx; 293K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1993 15:43:12 -0800 (PST) From: Brian Thomas Subject: [*] Inside Mac Games electronic magazine The April issue of Inside Mac Games (IMG) features exclusive interviews with Spectrum HoloByte and Dongleware, Inc., an inside stroll through Reactor and their upcoming Screaming Metal and Virtual Valerie II, and reviews on the Journeyman Project, NASCAR Challenge, Pax Imperia, V for Victory, Mission Thunderbolt, and the new MacFLY joystick. Also included is an extensive strategy section for MMIII, and a new column for flight sim enthusiasts, The Right Seat. IMG is shareware and is available in disk, e-mail, and ftp formats. Contact imgames@aol.com or n8348220@henson.cc.wwu.edu for more information. [Archived as /info-mac/digest/inside-mac-games-3.hqx; 1595K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Mar 1993 14:48:49 -0600 (CST) From: "Dwight Lemke @ Wisconsin Oshkosh" Subject: [*] Inspiration 4.0 Demo This is a demo of the application Inspiration which they bill as a brainstorming, outlining diagramming and writing tool. It allows you to "transform your ideas into a variety of effective diagrams, tree charts, presentation visuals, outlines and proposals that help you clearly present your concepts." [Archived as /info-mac/demo/inspiration.hqx; 481K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Mar 93 05:17:06 EST From: fry@math.harvard.edu (David Fry) Subject: [*] KillEM FKEY KillEM FKEY I wrote this small FKEY (563 bytes) to turn off the Express Modem background software for Apple's Express Modem on the PowerBook and PowerBook Duo line. It looks for any currently running EM software, and sends it a 'quit' event, or beeps if it can't find the EM software. This effectively turns off the modem and reduces demands on the PowerBook's processor, extending the time between battery charges. You could use the Express Modem control panel, but I think that takes too much time. :-) This works fine for me on my PowerBook 180. I don't know if it will work with the Duo software, but I think it should. Let me know if you have troubles or know something I don't. David Fry fry@math.harvard.edu [Archived as /info-mac/fkey/kill-em.hqx; 3K] ------------------------------ Date: 03 Apr 1993 04:24:12 -0700 (MST) From: Eric Hegstrom - THEERIC Subject: [*] log-master-211.hqx LogMaster* v 2.1.1 - BILLING This is a simple, yet powerful application for keeping track of time spent on projects and printing bills. Allows user to keep multiple project for various clients. User may check into and out of projects in real time or edit them interactively. Scrolling lists an pretty buttons. Allowsd user to customize information that is included on the bill.Works with Imagewriter and laser printer. (Other custom printer drivers, but may require an increase in the application memory requirements (changed in the 'get info' window. This is the latest version (includes fixes to some of the updating and time logging features Written and uploaded by Eric Hegstrom "theeric@aol.com" [Archived as /info-mac/app/log-master-211.hqx; 76K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1993 16:07:06 +0800 (WST) From: "Casper A. Boon" Subject: [*] lpDaemon332.cpt.hqx ---2039267323-1161195532-733479108:#4794 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Attached is lpDaemon 3.3.1 which fixes a number of bugs and problems with lpDaemon 3.3. This should replace lp-daemon.hqx. lpDaemon and LPR --------------- lpDaemon is a utility that implements the Berkeley Line Printer Protocols on the Macintosh. It normally spools postscript file sent from a unix host and sends them to a LaserWriter on the Mac network. LPR is an lpDaemon client that submits jobs to a printer queue. Typically a text file is to a unix print queue. lpDaemon and LPR run under system 7 and require MacTCP. Casper Boon Mar 1993 [Archived as /info-mac/util/lp-daemon-332.hqx; 72K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1993 09:50:18 +0800 (WST) From: "Casper A. Boon" Subject: [*] lpDaemon332.cpt.hqx Here is version 3.3.2 of lpDaemon which corrects a bug in version 3.3.1 Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1993 15:15:41 +0800 (WST) From: "Casper A. Boon" Subject: lpDaemon - a BSD compatible printer daemon for the mac lpDaemon and LPR --------------- lpDaemon is a utility that implements the Berkeley Line Printer Protocols on the Macintosh. It normally spools postscript file sent from a unix host and sends them to a LaserWriter on the Mac network. LPR is an lpDaemon client that submits jobs to a printer queue. Typically a text file is to a unix print queue. lpDaemon and LPR run under system 7 and require MacTCP. Casper Boon April 1993 [Archived as /info-mac/util/lp-daemon-332.hqx; 73K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1993 16:11:58 +0800 (WST) From: "Casper A. Boon" Subject: [*] lpDaemon332.src.cpt.hqx Attached is the THINK C 5.0.4 source for lpDaemon 3.3.1. This includes sources for both the lpDaemon and the LPR client. lpDaemon and LPR --------------- lpDaemon is a utility that implements the Berkeley Line Printer Protocols on the Macintosh. It normally spools postscript file sent from a unix host and sends them to a LaserWriter on the Mac network. LPR is an lpDaemon client that submits jobs to a printer queue. Typically a text file is to a unix print queue. lpDaemon and LPR run under system 7 and require MacTCP. Casper Boon Mar 1993 casper@mips.cs.murdoch.edu.au [Archived as /info-mac/source/c/lp-daemon-332.hqx; 133K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1993 09:52:57 +0800 (WST) From: "Casper A. Boon" Subject: [*] lpDaemon332.src.cpt.hqx Here are the THINK C 5.0.4 sources for version 3.3.2 of lpDaemon. This corrects a serious bug in version 3.3.1. Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1993 15:15:41 +0800 (WST) From: "Casper A. Boon" Subject: lpDaemon - a BSD compatible printer daemon for the mac lpDaemon and LPR --------------- lpDaemon is a utility that implements the Berkeley Line Printer Protocols on the Macintosh. It normally spools postscript file sent from a unix host and sends them to a LaserWriter on the Mac network. LPR is an lpDaemon client that submits jobs to a printer queue. Typically a text file is to a unix print queue. lpDaemon and LPR run under system 7 and require MacTCP. Casper Boon April 1993 [Archived as /info-mac/source/c/lp-daemon-332.hqx; 135K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Mar 93 11:24:52 EST From: bruce grubb <72130.3557@CompuServe.COM> Subject: [*] Mac & IBM Compare-Version 1.6.1 Archive name: mac-ibm-compare161.txt category: text This is Version 1.6.1 of this report and should replace mac-ibm-compare15.txt. It contains some important changes, additions and clarifications. Due to the rapid changes in computers I am intensively on the lookout for contributions from Digest and other readers to flesh out, correct or point out confusing parts of the report. Send comments and information to CompuServe: 72130,3557; AOL: BruceG6069; or Internet: bgrubb@dante.nmsu.edu. This report compares the Mac and IBM machines CPUs, hardware {monitor support and expansion}, operating systems {includes number crunching}, networking & printing. This report covers not only present hardware/software statistics and features but also future possibilities. Despite its condensed and generalized format it still provides some thought-provoking reading on the relative merits, problems, and deficiencies of Macs and IBM PCs. It also contains some answers to some FAQs about both machines. Note: for proper reading off line make sure that the document is in 9 point Monaco. [Archived as /info-mac/report/mac-ibm-compare-161.txt; 42K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Mar 93 16:59:13 EST From: bruce grubb <72130.3557@CompuServe.COM> Subject: [*] mac.ftp.list Version 3.3 Archive name: mac-ftp-list33.txt category: text This is the latest version this report and should replace the previous versions of mac-ftp-list32.txt and mac-ftp-list.txt. This is a update to Mike Gleason's ftp list {He gave me permision to continue it}. It lists a good number of mac anonymous ftp sites with notes on some and a little blurb on how to use anonymous ftp. [Archived as /info-mac/report/mac-ftp-list-33.txt; 28K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1993 17:00:55 -0600 From: igorl@uiuc.edu (Igor Livshits) Subject: [*] Mandelbrot startup screen Howdy, Please accept one of my favourite regions of the Mandelbrot set as a 640x480 8-bit startup screen. It was imaged with Dave Platt's wonderful MandelZot application some years ago and recently [;-)] compressed with StuffIt Deluxe. Thanks, Igor _____ NCSA-UIUC, e:igorl@uiuc.edu, p:(217) 244-0424 [Archived as /info-mac/art/mandelbrot-startup.hqx; 231K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1993 10:00:24 -0800 From: srogers@suned1.Nswses.Navy.Mil (Steve Rogers) Subject: [*] Navy Missile StartupScreen This is a 640x480 color rendition of the Navy's STANDARD Missile SM2 Block IIIA intercepting a sea-skimming anti-ship cruise missile. [Archived as /info-mac/art/navy-missile-startup.hqx; 219K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Mar 93 14:06:42 CST From: C526142@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu Subject: [*] Newest FirstClass BBS list (March 9 '93) submission The subject line says it all. The FirstClass BBS is a graphical interface based BBS like the comparison between Mac and DOS/Window+ PC. It is also the BBS software used by BMUG and many others. People who want to know more about FirstClass BBS, especially the one used/implemented in BMUG, should check out /report/bmug-online-services-10.hqx which is also in the Info-Mac archive. The author is Bernard Aboba, the same person who write BMUG's Guide to Bulletin Board and Beyond. The first Update of that book could also be found in the archive as /report/bulletin-board-update.hqx Regards, Liu [Archived as /info-mac/report/first-class-bbses.txt; 13K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 93 21:55:54 -0500 From: salzman@Athena.MIT.EDU Subject: [*] NIH-Image.149_info.txt NIH Image -------- NIH Image is a public domain program for the Macintosh for doing digital image processing and analysis. It can acquire, display, edit, enhance, analyze, print, and animate grayscale and color images. It reads and writes TIFF, PICT, PICS and MacPaint files It features multiple windows, MacPaint-like editing and 8 levels of magnification. It supports Data Translation and Scion frame grabber cards. Image requires at least 4MB of RAM and 8-bit video. The following files in the directory /pub/image contain NIH Image, documentation, source code, and example images. image1xx.hqx NIH Image 1.xx application image1xx_docs.hqx Documentation in Word 5.0 format image1xx_source.hqx Think Pascal 4.0 source image1xx_NonFPU.hqx Version that does not require a floating-point chip images Directory with images in TIFF and PICT format stacks Example stacks(3D images and movies) (directory) image_spinoffs Contains variants of NIH Image(directory) misc Directory containing miscellaneous related programs [Archived as /info-mac/misc/nih-image-149.txt; 20K] [Archived as /info-mac/app/nih-image-149.hqx; 444K] [Archived as /info-mac/app/nih-image-149-nofpu.hqx; 451K] [Archived as /info-mac/app/nih-image-149-docs.hqx; 411K] [Archived as /info-mac/source/c/nih-image-149.hqx; 546K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 93 11:53:50 -0400 From: bojar@cuni.cs (Stepan Bojar) Subject: [*] NoteQuickER.hqx This small application is written by 14 years old boy. It enables making/editing a note accessible either to it or to Finder. Use the note not to forget anything you want. It is more pleasant than NotePad. It was developed on SE, tested no LC, PB100. It does not work under A/UX however. [Archived as /info-mac/app/note-quick.hqx; 48K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Apr 93 10:47:34 -0600 From: Brian Lakeman Subject: [*] Paper Paster.sea This can be included on the CD-ROM. --- Brian Lakeman lakeman@drifter.acm.ndsu.nodak.edu [NeXT Mail] NDSU-ACM Consultant Manager North Dakota State University Paper Paster is a freeware utility to convert WallPaper(TM) patterns into 'ppat'resources. Comes with source code and documentation. [Archived as /info-mac/util/paper-paster.hqx; 52K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1993 14:30:39 -0800 From: westrom@unixg.ubc.ca Subject: [*] Pascal source code: async sound production I was trying to get Think Pascal 4.0.2 to play anynchronous sounds (sounds that play while other things are happening). It turns out that you have to remove the [D] Debug compile option or else the machine crashes. On the road to discovering this, I made a 'minimal' anynchronous sound playing program. A sample sound playing program is provided by Jim Reekes in the DTS folder of apple.com, but it is very elaborate and complex. What I offer here is a minimum piece of source code that a beginner could look at to see the essential elements of async sound production, done by-the-book (vol VI of Inside Apple, in this case). ------- Marv Westrom Faculty of Education, UBC Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T 1Z4 [Archived as /info-mac/source/pascal/async-sound-sample.hqx; 96K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Mar 1993 08:37:20 -0500 (EST) From: Aaron Barnett Subject: [*] pawpaw 1.3b3 Here is PawPaw 1.3b3. I claim that it fixes some memory management problems(we'll see). Please replace the archive PawPaw.hqx I also responded to some suggestions: screen blanks after all paws are off the screen, all controls now effect the module during demo, and paws may hike across multiple monitors. Thanks again. Let me know how it works. aaron [Archived as /info-mac/util/ad/paw-paw-13b3.hqx; 14K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1993 00:36:15 -0500 (EST) From: f8dy@netaxs.com (Mark Pilgrim) Subject: [*] pentaminos04.cpt.hqx Pentaminos 0.4B is a public-beta release of a game where you are challenged to fit 12 pieces (each consisting of five squares) into a variety of board shapes. Pieces may be rotated or flipped but may not be used more than once each. Each board has multiple solutions; the hardest board shape (3 x 20) has two unique solutions; the easiest board shape has millions. This is a beta program. While it is fully operational and very stable (to my knowledge), I am looking for suggestions for additional features and ways of making the game run smoother. Also, I am looking for solutions! Mail any of the above to f8dy@netaxs.com before September 1993. Version 1.0 will take into account the suggestions I receive. System 7 compatible, B/W and color supported. Requires very little memory. Mark Pilgrim f8dy@netaxs.com [Archived as /info-mac/game/pentaminos-04b.hqx; 70K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 93 21:41:53 EST From: gt0151c@prism.gatech.edu (Shaw, David P.) Subject: [*] PGA Tour Gold Icons I made these color icons for PGA Tour Golf* using Resedit because I hate to see black and white ones under System 7. If you paste them into the app, they should show up as color when you restart and rebuild the desktop. These icons are free, and may be freely distributed. I only ask that you send me e-mail or snail mail and tell me where they have gotten to. My Internet address follows. Enjoy!!! Send all comments and questions to gt0151c@prism.gatech.edu [Archived as /info-mac/misc/pga-tour-golf-icons.hqx; 8K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Mar 93 12:42:00 -0500 From: Eric Conger - Virex Developer Subject: [*] pinochle-color.hqx Moderator: Here is the latest COLOR version of the card game Pinochle (this is a double-deck version). Besides color, this version includes many more user selectable options and better bidding. Registered users have already received a free update, but this version has a little more pollish than the one they got. --Thanks [Archived as /info-mac/game/pinochle-color.hqx; 192K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 Apr 93 07:15:29 -0800 From: jwells@netcom.com (Jase) Subject: [*] Program Submission * * * * * * LANsurveyor* Self-running Demonstration * * * * * * LANsurveyor Demo System Requirements:% 8 bit color Macintosh LC, II or higher% 1.4 MB free hard disk space% 2.0 MB free RAM (Can be run with less memory but performance may be affected)% 13 inch or larger color monitorLANsurveyor Demo Installation Instructions:1. Insert the LANsurveyor Demo Diskette into floppy drive. 2. Double-click RInstall LANsurveyor DemoS to expand the demo file. You will be prompted to select a folder on your hard disk to put the expanded file. 3. A file called RLANsurveyor demoS will be expanded and placed in the folder you selected. 4. Double-click the RLANsurveyor demoS file on your hard disk to launch the demo.User Controls During Playback:Following the introduction, a Play, Pause, and Rewind (Rew.) button will appear at the bottom right of the screen. The Play button is automatically active (blue highlight) signifying the demo is in play mode. To pause at any time, simply click t LANsurveyor_Demo.hqx: [Archived as /info-mac/demo/lan-surveyor.hqx; 981K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 93 14:26:42 AST From: "Glen Jordan" Subject: [*] Re: BAZFAZ v1.1 ( This replaces BazFaz V1.0, which would crash LC & LCII machines.) BazFaz is a Little Green Guy who has wandered into a bad part of the universe... can you help him get back home? A simple-minded but diverting 'shoot-em-up' game for the Macintosh. - Requires sys.4 or later; system 7 compatible. - May be too slow for some 68000 or some color machines. - No sound effects on MacPlus, SE, LC, or LCII ; possibly others. - Shareware, $7.00 J.B. Ward PO Box 21025 Cole Harbour RPO Dartmouth, N.S. Canada B2W 6B2 [Archived as /info-mac/game/baz-faz-10.hqx; 104K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Apr 93 19:19:29 EST From: walkerj@milo.math.scarolina.edu (Jim Walker) Subject: [*] Reference Link 1.2 extension Reference Link is an INIT that makes THINK Reference 2.0 easier to use if you have System 7. With Reference Link installed, you can do a modified double-click on a word in a text editor or word processor, whereupon the word will be looked up in THINK Reference 2.0. Alternately, you can first select a word or phrase, and then type a certain keystroke, and the selected text will be looked up in THINK Reference. Use that keystroke again to jump back to the editor. Freeware by James W. Walker. V. 1.1.1 fixes a conflict with Logitech's MouseKey. V. 1.2 adds a template lookup keystroke, and eliminates the background process. [Archived as /info-mac/ex/reference-link-12.hqx; 11K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Mar 93 13:32:42 +0200 From: sund@tde.lth.se (Lars Sundstr|m) Subject: [*] Scrapz 1.3 DA Scrapz 1.3 Scrapz is a replacement for Apples Scrapbook desk accessory. It adds features such as import/export, resizeable window, partial selection of text and pictures ,multiple scrapbooks, gallery view and more. And of course, it's freeware! New Features % Gallery mode with resizeable frames % Color icon support for groups % Better memory management % "Hot keys" [Archived as /info-mac/util/scrapz-13.hqx; 46K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Mar 93 16:26:21 -0800 From: Jon Pugh Subject: [*] ShowSizes 2.2.2 Here's my ShowSizes application. It will scan a hard disk and display a folder view similar to the Finder, but the folders will be overlaid with their sizes in text and bar displays. You can control this display to show you several different things, including percent of parent folder, percent of total disk space, percent wasted (the difference between the logical and physical sizes) and more. You can even save your disk snapshots for later comparisions or viewing later, and you can dump a tab delimited text file to disk for importing into your favorite spreadsheet or database. There's even a tree view which is suitable for printing. This version fixes a minor bug and adds a minor feature, so it's only a point release. It has been available on ftp.apple.com for many months now and only recently did a user inform me that Sumex is behind a version. Not any more. ;) Jon [Archived as /info-mac/util/show-sizes-222.hqx; 159K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1993 23:49:04 -0600 From: gas52r0@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Jay Boersma) Subject: [*] Sinead In Space Enclosed is "Sinead In Space" a Photoshop collage in PICT Resource format all ready to drop into your System Folder as a StartUpScreen. I giggled like a total idiot while doing it - maybe it'll get a smile or two out of you. Suggested archiving: /info-mac /absurdist humor /shaved heads /planetary orbs /Sinead-in-space.hqx] Jay Boersma gas52r0@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu [Archived as /info-mac/art/sinead-in-space-startup.hqx; 155K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Apr 93 23:07:22 -0600 From: skrajew@augsburg.edu Subject: [*] Sound posting The following Compact Pro file contains 4 sound samples from the Club queen or maybe king, RuPAUL. They are from the CD single "Supermodel (You Better Work)." The sounds are System 7 beepsound format. Enjoy. Scott Krajewski [Archived as /info-mac/sound/club-queen-rupaul.hqx; 156K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 93 16:41:23 EST From: Paul Savage Subject: [*] startupscreen: Michelangelo This is a 640x480 colour startupscreen. Classic art by Michelangelo (the Italian, not the Ninja Turtle). If you have trouble getting this startupscreen to work please read the report /info-mac/report/startup-deskpict-faq.txt before emailing me. On the other hand, feel free to email me if you like this screen. Cheers Paul. [Archived as /info-mac/art/michelangelo-startup.hqx; 215K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Apr 93 12:58:38 -0800 From: bsolmsted@ucdavis.edu Subject: [*] Stocks! 2.1 In Hoc Signo Vinces This is the newest version of Stocks!. This version replaces version 2.0. This game is a stock market simulation game. This release now includes more graphing features such as moving average plots. I have also fully implemented selling short of stocks. This game is Registration-Ware. All I ask is if you like the game, that you send me e-mail telling me so. Bret Olmsted bsolmsted@ucdavis.edu [Archived as /info-mac/game/stocks-21.hqx; 37K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Mar 93 15:05:51 PST From: Brian Gaeke Subject: [*] Submission: ShortFinder 1.0 *** ShortFinder 1.0 submission *** This is ShortFinder, a streamlined process management and application launching utility. It has all the features required to launch and quit applications, while running in 68K of RAM as opposed to the Finder's 300K. It can also force the Finder to quit or launch. This is shareware from Brian Gaeke, The Dimensional Gate Co. Note: If you have a beta copy of this program, please trash it--this version is quite a bit more stable. Brian Gaeke (brg@cerf.net) [Archived as /info-mac/util/short-finder-10.hqx; 42K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Mar 93 16:30:20 GMT+9:00 From: toge@kekvax.kek.jp Subject: [*] Submission to your archive, Flash-It v.3.0 Attached is a CPT-HQX file of Flash-It v.3.0. Flash-It is a screen-capture utility for Macintosh computers. It is a control panel which is compatible with both systems 6 and 7. The version 3.0 release replaces the previous official version 2.2 (and a semi-official update 2.3b1). It has an expanded interface and a bunch of new features, such as menus-only capturing, choice of Marquee and Lasso-type selection tools, ability to repeatedly use a same capture region selection and so on. It has an improved memory handling under system 7 (not on system 6, sorry), so that occurrences of memory shortage error conditions are much less frequent than before. For details, please, look up the MacWrite document included in the package. Flash-It 3.0 is a shareware software (U.S. $15.00). The contact address of the author (me) is: Nobu Toge 2425B Channing Way, Suite #314 Berkeley, CA 94704-2209 U.S.A. Electronic mails to: CompuServe: 76334,650 Internet : 76334.650@compuserve.com [Archived as /info-mac/cp/flash-it-30.hqx; 105K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Apr 93 21:07:35 PST From: denny@leland.Stanford.EDU Subject: [*] sun.monitor.to.mac.sit.hqx This file provides a detailed description of how to hook a Sun Microsystems color monitor to a macintosh. It involves making a cable and tuning several variable resistors inside the monitor, to make the Sun monitor behave like an Apple 21" RGB. Please note that this is NOT a Sun product. I did this on my own because I wanted a large screen monitor on my Quadra, and I could get one through Sun cheap. Do not call Sun and ask them about this procedure, they will not know what you are talking about. The file is an MS Word 5.1 document, stuffed with Stuffit in 1.5.1 format. I believe it should go in the report directory. Please feel free to put it on a CD-ROM compilation of the info-mac archive. Denny Gentry denny.gentry@eng.sun.com [Archived as /info-mac/report/sun-color-hookup.hqx; 72K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1993 08:43:44 -0800 From: Samuel S. Tai Subject: [*] super-clock-403.hqx SuperClock! 4.0.3 Release Notes I [Steve Christensen] ended up rewriting a lot of SuperClock! for the 4.0 release in order to clean up some stuff, but also to add and remove some features. The following lists the major changes, effects, etc. Note that bugs have and will creep in, given the number of changes. Let me know what you find. [Steve Christensen can be reached at SteveC44@aol.com.] Revision Changes: o 4.0.3 - Fixed a bug that caused the Plus, SE, and Classic only to crash on installation. - Fixed a bug that could cause the clock to remain permanently hidden. - Made a change in displaying the list of fonts to work around a conflict with Suitcase II that was causing some of the fonts to be ignored. This was affecting people using Japanese system software (probably others as well) since they couldn't use kana/kanji fonts. - SuperClock! should not stomp on the Timbuktu icon. - Sped things up a bit. - SpellFinder(tm) for AppleLink causes the clock to be initially displayed in the wrong location on the menu bar. Clicking to another application and back (forces the menu bar to be redrawn) puts the clock in the right place. This will not be fixed. [Archived as /info-mac/cp/super-clock-403.hqx; 27K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1993 13:59:54 EST From: chip@fourd.com (Chip Benowitz) Subject: [*] Swiss Army Knife Awards /* Chip's Swiss Army Knife Awards (tm) - Copyright (c)1993 Chip Benowitz */ Action Game...........................Maelstrom.........................(4) Anti Clutter Enhancement..............WindowShade.......................(1) Application Launching.................HandOff II........................(1) Application Switching.................ProSwitch.........................(2) BackUp Software.......................Retrospect........................(1) Balloon Help Implement................Eudora............................(1) C Compiler............................THINK C...........................(6) Calculator............................PCalc.............................(2) Compression/Encryption................Compact Pro......................(10) +.....................................Stuffit Deluxe....................(2) +.....................................Stuffit Lite......................(1) etc. etc. What is this list? you ask... Well, it's basically a compilation of a large number of individual votes that I have received in the last months. So when you say "hey! one vote isn't a lot!", remember, with the number of products that are currently on the market, even one vote is a lot. If you still wont accept this, save this as a file and 'grep -v "(1)"', ok? For voting please only one vote per item for each person, and you can only vote for one thing in each category. I hope you understand the ideas but free to say anything! [Archived as /info-mac/report/swiss-army-knife-awards.txt; 7K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1993 19:41:44 -0500 (EST) From: Christopher Owen Subject: [*] Tiny Saver 2.1 Tiny Saver is a very small screen saver. It does just what a screen saver is supposed to do and not much else. It is an application so no conflicts but it only uses about 30k of RAM 12 of disk space. This version is a 'background only appliation' so it only uses 12k of RAM when it is in not actually saving the screen. Being a FBA it will not show up in the application menu and won't always end up in your face when you quit other applications. It is a nifty (IMHO) blend of the features of a system extension with the reliability of an application. This version allows you to configure the fade and never-fade corners and checks for key presses better. This archive also includes a non-background version for those who fear the unkown ;-] Chris Owen owen-christopher@yale.edu [Archived as /info-mac/util/tindy-saver-21.hqx; 29K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 93 16:59:00 BST From: thomsonj Subject: [*] Type Resolve 2.0 Type Resolve 2.0 is a drag and drop application for System 7.x. It is intended for those people who get a lot of files from non-macintosh sources and want to change their type and creator quickly and without having to think too hard. For example, a file with the name 'dogcow.gif' could be turned into a Photoshop document of type 'GIFf' - a Compuserve GIF image - simply by dropping it on the Type Resolve icon in the Finder. Double-clicking the file would now launch Photoshop and open the file correctly. Type Resolve can be set up to recognise different filename extensions such as .gif, .jpg, .txt, .doc and so on and map these to the correct mac file types. The creator of each file is also set to an application of your choice. Once configured, all details of types and creators can be safely forgotten and you can use that part of your brain to remember something far more important instead. James Thomson - thomsonj@dcs.gla.ac.uk [Archived as /info-mac/app/type-resolve-20.hqx; 21K] ------------------------------ Date: 1 Apr 1993 12:25:19 -0500 From: "Denis Pelli" Subject: [*] VideoToolbox.93.3.31.sea VideoToolbox.93.3.31.sea Version: March 31, 1993 The VideoToolbox is a collection of nearly two hundred C subroutines and several demo and utility programs written to do visual psychophysics with Macintosh computers. It's free and may not be sold without permission. It should be useful to anyone who wants to present accurately specified visual stimuli or use the Mac for psychometric experiments. The text file "Video synch" discusses all the ways of synchronizing programs to video displays and the many pitfalls to avoid. The TimeVideo application checks out the timing of all video devices in anticipation of their use in critical real-time applications, e.g. movies or lookup-table animation. The demos FlickeringGrating and Sandstorm, among others, show how to generate visual stimuli such as spatiotemporal sinusoids with gaussian envelopes in space and time, and dynamic white noise. Low-level routines control video timing and lookup tables, display real-time movies, filter images, and implement the luminance-control algorithms suggested by Pelli and Zhang. (D.G. Pelli and L. Zhang, 1991, Accurate control of contrast on microcomputer displays. Vision Research, 31, 1337-1350. Reprints are available.) High-level routines help analyze psychophysical experiments (e.g. graphing or maximum-likelihood fitting of psychometric data). This collection has been continually updated since 1991. Many colleagues have indicated that they are using the software in their labs. Most of the routines are Mac-specific, but some very useful routines, e.g. the luminance-control, statistics, and maximum-likelihood fitting algorithms, could easily be ported to other computers. Denis Pelli Professor of Neuroscience Institute for Sensory Research Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 13244-5290 denis_pelli@isr.syr.edu CHANGES DURING 3/93: oMade RectToAddress compatible with the initial version of 32-bit QuickDraw, in which GetPixmapBaseAddr() did not work. oEnhanced TimeVideo, producing a more comprehensive and intelligible report, and subsuming the former TestCluts, which is now gone. o GDSetEntriesByType(device,...) checks the (**device).gdType field and calls GDSetEntries, GDDirectSetEntries, or nothing, as appropriate. In GDVideo.c. oGDSetEntriesByTypeHighPriority does the same, but at high processor priority, forcing the driver to behave synchronously. In GDVideo.c. oGDInfo.c collects useful information about a video device. In GDVideo.c oIdentifyVideo(device) returns a descriptive C string. In Identify.c,. oAdded the constant MAX_SCREENS=8 to VideoToolbox.h oGDSaveGamma(device) saves a copy that GDRestoreGamma(device) later uses to restore the gamma table. In GDVideo.c. oAdded UnclipScreen(device), RestoreScreenClipping(device), SquareCorners(device), and RestoreCorners(device) to HideMenuBar.c, to extend the clipping region to include the WHOLE screen. oGDOpenWindow/GDDisposeWindow call GDSaveGamma/GDRestoreGamma and UnclipScreen/RestoreScreenClipping. CHANGES DURING 2/93: oFixed endless loop in PatchMacIIciVideoDriver in GDVideo.c that hung up any program that called GDGetEntries, including the demos TestGDVideo and TestSetEntriesQuickly. oEnhanced PatchMacIIciVideoDriver to deal with ROM- as well as RAM-based video drivers. oFixed SetEntriesQuickly to work correctly on Toby Video Card, Macintosh Display Card 8o24, and to work in 16-bit mode on Quadra. oVideoToolbox.c explains how to create a precompiled header, for tenfold faster compiles. oGreatly increased the number of headers included by VideoToolbox.h, so that most C files can now include just the VideoToolbox.h header. oAdded tiny new demo, Grating.c, that shows how to load the clut and display a grating. oAdded SetPixelsQuickly.c to quickly peek or poke a row of pixels, bypassing the color tables. It's more than ten times faster than using SetOnePixel.c, which is now obsolete. This is the fastest way to get at the pixels in an image, for image processing or synthesis. Works with bitmaps and pixmaps and any size of pixel. Try the demos Grating and FlickeringGrating. oGDOpenWindow now creates a full-screen window even on the main screen. oAdded window=GDOpenWindow1(device) and GDDisposeWindow1(window), which work with a WindowPtr instead of a CWindowPtr, for less hassle with casting. oAddExplicitPalette(window), in GDOpenWindow.c, adds a palette with all colors marked as explicit, so that you can use PmForeColor and PmBackColor to specify literally what numbers you want to put into your pixels in drawing operations like EraseRect() and DrawString(). oAdded PrintfExit.c, which prints out an error message and exits. Replaced all calls to exit() in the VideoToolbox by calls to this routine, so many projects will need to add it. oRequire(), in PrintfExit.c, tests for any required fpu, cpu, and version of QuickDraw, and fails gracefully if they're absent. oAll demos now call Require() in PrintfExit.c to test for presence of any required fpu, cpu, and version of quickdraw, instead of crashing. oEnhanced GDUncorrectedGamma() in GDVideo.c to work correctly with video devices that use any version of the gamma table. This might have caused TestCluts to report spurious driver errors. oReplaced IdentifyCompiler.c and IdentifyMachine.c by the new Identify.c. Added IdentifyVideo(device) and IdentifyModel(). oRenamed TestSetEntriesQuickly to TestCluts, and enhanced it to save detailed results in file. oEnhanced CopyBitsQuickly to return a nonzero int if an error occurred. oAdded an image-multiplication mode to CopyBitsQuickly, and enabled it on 2/18/93. oAdded SwapPriority() to SetPriority.c, to be used just like SwapMMUMode(). oConvolveX.c now rounds to nearest integer, and supports 32-bit video addressing. oRenamed the file MatLab.c to ReadMatLabFile.c, though the functions themselves are unchanged. oIntroduced MATLAB conditional into VideoToolbox.h, to support creation of MatLab external code resources, as implemented by David Brainard. [Archived as /info-mac/source/c/video-toolbox.hqx; 1024K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 93 15:15:44 CST From: minho@billybob.as.utexas.edu (Minho Choi) Subject: [*] war-of-flowers-10.hqx War of Flowers is an oriental card game. The deck consists of 48 cards (4 cards for each month of a year), and the cards have only pictures on them (no numbers). The rule is based on a game known as Go-Stop. System requirement: Monitor at least 13" (640x480) large, and at least 4 bit deep (16 colors). I recommend 8 bit (256) color (I mean color not gray). Enjoy. [Archived as /info-mac/game/war-of-flowers.hqx; 161K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Mar 93 18:07:26 -0500 From: Nick Sklavounakis Subject: [*] ZipIt 1.1.1 ZipIt 1.1.1 by Tommy Brown. ZiptIt will compress and decompress files in the Zip archive format, even those created on other platforms (even PKZip 2.0 for the PC). When you Zip a file on the Mac, it will retain its Mac information, even when moved across platforms. This is the first Zip utility for the Mac that actually has a Mac interface. ZipIt received four mice in the May 1993 MacUser. ZipIt is fully Sstem 7-savvy and even supports special AppleEvents that will allow it to work with other applications. This version fixes bugs and adds many features, like full PKZip 2.04g compatibility, selective linefeed stripping, and more. [Archived as /info-mac/util/zip-it-111.hqx; 172K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Apr 93 22:32:48 -0500 From: csuley@cs.cornell.edu (Christopher Suley) Subject: [*] Zipple 1.5 - Control Panel This is an updated version of Zipple. Please replace any earlier versions you may have with this version. This is Zipple 1.5, an extension and control panel which places an animated image of your choice over the title of the Apple, Balloon Help, or Application menus in your menu bar. You can create and edit your own animations to appear in the menu bar with the built in Fat-Bits like frame editor. You can also import or export animations to files, and grab frames for the animation from resources of type 'ics#', 'CURS', 'SICN', 'ics4'. New features for version 1.5: * Balloon Help (yay!) * Paint bucket feature added to color frame editor: just press option and click and the paint will flow! * Compatibility with the Mac Plus * Better memory management, especially under System 6 * Cosmetic fixes * Slightly smaller and faster code in several areas This is a BinHex'ed Stuffit 3.0 archive. [Archived as /info-mac/cp/zipple-15.hqx; 40K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1993 19:30:33 +0100 From: Sigurd.Meldal@ii.uib.no (Sigurd Meldal) Subject: [*] ZyXEL U1496e ARA script submission The ZyXEL U1496e script in the archives never did work for me with modems running at more than 9600 bps. There was not even a string for 16800 bps, and answering malfunctioned as well. So, here is a hacked version, which functions well in the tests I have submitted it to: High speeds (14400 bps and 16800 bps), callbacks and at least one non-ZyXEL call-in modem (an Apple Express Modem). I suggest you replace the archived copy with this one. Best regards, Sigurd Meldal [Archived as /info-mac/comm/ara-zyxel-u1496e.hqx; 9K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1993 16:36:18 EDT From: jlum@morticia.Princeton.EDU (Jack Lum) Subject: Apple Laserwriter Select 300/310 mysteries (A) In info-mac digest v11 #69, P. T. Withington asks if you lose the FinePrint (smooths lines and curves), GrayShare (allows sharing of printer) and optional PhotoGrade (improves grays) when you upgrade a Apple Laserwriter Select 300 (quickdraw) to a 310 (postscript level 1). The simple answer, according to the 300's manual, is yes. You lose all of them because the postscript controller board doesn't support any of those enhancements. As to Apple's reason for making such a controller board (oh no, not the subject of physically-challenged Apples again), maybe Apple didn't want the 310's competing with the Laserwriter 600 line. Who other than Apple really knows? Jack Lum jlum@morticia.princeton.edu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1993 18:31:25 EDT From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" Subject: Cracked Screens PB170 Dave Hirsh said: > I've been reading with some alarm the recent stories of Powerbook owners who > wind up with phenominal repair bills for breakage due to 'alleged misuse'. > One PB 170 owner who found a crack in the lower corner of his screen took it > to an Appple shop where the technician examined it and, with no visible signs > of external damage, determined the crack was caused by 'misuse'. The repair > bill was nearly $1400. And AppleCare DIDN'T cover it. Happened to me on a PowerBook 170 that was less than three months old. I took it on a trip. When I returned I found the screen cracked. The case was *not* damaged in any way. Apple, ever the user champion, told me, "Sorry about that. $1,400 will fix it right up." I paid them in full, but I was less than happy. ;-( The only thing that I did wrong was to place the PowerBook in my trunk in a carry case. The case was padded, but apparently not good enough. I've since purchased the most expensive Targus carry case that I could find. I figure with Apple's PowerBook screen policy, it's cheap insurance. Jeff Fritz West Virginia University ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 03 Apr 93 21:31:06 EST From: Allan Hunter Subject: Ethics of Bootlegging Copies of Obsolete Commercial SW? It is not nice to make copies of (or to ask someone else to make copies of) commercial software. But, respect for hard-working software writers besides the point, what if the software in question is no longer com- mercially available? For instance (well, OK, for real), "suppose" I wanted to obtain a copy of MacWrite 5.0 because I don't really LIKE the interface of MW II (of which I have a copy), but Claris doesn't seem to make oldfashioned MW any more. Would it be ethical to ask someone who might have an old copy of MW 5.0 on an old floppy to BinHex it and send it along? I am using, as I have for the last 7 years, a copy of MW 4.6. The reason for desiring an upgrade to equally-obsolete 5.0 is so that I can use AutoSave (if fuzzy memory serves me well, 5.0 finally put a Command- key equivalent into service for Save; 4.6 doesn't have it and AutoSave ignores the MacroMaker macro). Alternatives: perhaps there is some wonderful way that Command keys can be assigned / reassigned within programs using some type of editor. I could do that, but I'm no programmer and the recommendation that I do so would habe to be accomplished by patiently detailed directions before I'd be able to make use of them. Email address for anyone w/o ethical probs is or Thanxxx, - Allan Hunter ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Apr 93 15:41:00 CST From: "Z. Sun" Subject: Fried SE/30 Floopy Drive - help! Dear Experts, My friend's SE/30 floppy drive was having some problems: it coul not format new disks. When that was required, it always reported "failed". Using "BAD" program to check, BAD reported an error 60. So we tried to figure out what's wrong, because those disks were OK om a IIci. We dessembled the drive and adjusted the pressure of the read/write heads (by tighting the spring a bit.) We were so happy to find that it started to read/write/copy/format well, just like it should be. However, one bad thing that we discovered was that it does not recognize disks that were formated on the IIci. And the IIci does not recognize the disks that were formated on this SE/30 either! When a HD floppy was formated on the SE/30, the IIci thought it was a DOS 1.44 floppy. So, everything was OK but this SE/30 is isolated from the world. Could anybody help? Thanks! Jack ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Apr 93 15:30:17 -0700 From: C Mealy Subject: Icelandic/Old English fonts (Q) Yeah, I know, next someone will be asking for fonts for Middle High Aztec, but until there's a faq, the best I can do is ask here! If you know where I can find an Icelandic/Old English font (as usual preferably truetype), or have one yourself, please drop a note to me. Thanks. :) mookie@u.washington.edu ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1993 20:24:15 EST From: jlum@morticia.Princeton.EDU (Jack Lum) Subject: Laserwriters Select 300/310 In info-mac digest #69, P. T. Withington writes: >Has anyone figured out the new low-end Apple laserwriters? The 310 is >Postscript level 1, but no Greyshare, Fineprint, or Photograde according >to the specs (just cheap). >Does this mean you lose Greyshare and Fineprint in the [upgrade] process? The Laserwriter 300 includes FinePrint (smooths lines and curves) and can be upgraded to PhotoGrade (improves grays) by upgrading the 300's 0.5 meg to 4 meg. You can upgrade the 300's controller board to a postscript controller board. However, according to the 300's manual, you lose the FinePrint, the PhotoGrade and the sharing capabilities. As to the reason why Apple did this, maybe they didn't want the 310 competing with the Laserwriter 600 line. Jack jlum@morticia.princeton.edu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 04 Apr 93 11:10:50 EDT From: "Allan M. Bloom" Subject: LF's - what are they? (A) On Fri, 2 Apr, E=MC^2 asked: >What are LFs as opposed to CR (carriage returns). Are these Line Feeds? >And if so what is a line feed as seen by a text file. Yes, E (I hope you don't mind my using your first name), LF is line feed. An LF can appear in different ways, usually either as a double space or as a little unprintable (open square) in an editor. In addition, a DOS standard text file is terminated by a CONTROL-z. Al Bloom, Virginia Tech ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1993 22:16:51 -0400 (EDT) From: LAN Supervisor Subject: LFs (FAQ) - what are they? > I know this must seem to be a FAQ, however, what are LFs as opposed to CR > (carriage returns). Are these Line Feeds? And if so what is a line feed as > seen by a text file. Yes, LFs are linefeeds. A linefeed character places you at the same column but a row below. A carriage return, on the other hand, returns you to the left margin. Hope this helps, Josephine Colmenares / Fordham University colmenares@fordmrh1.bitnet / colmenares@rhoda.fordham.edu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 04 Apr 93 11:26:36 EDT From: "Allan M. Bloom" Subject: Networking - bridging ethertalk and localtalk (A) On Fri, Apr 2, Tony D'Emanuele asked about alleviating the bother of switching between ethertalk and localtalk to print. That question is rapidly gaining FAQ status. An excellent inexpensive software solution is Sonic's LaserBridge ($139 or so at the usual mail order suspects). After the easy installation, and if the host Mac is powered up, the printer looks like it's on your ethertalk net. If you want to keep it personal, you can make it invisible to others. You can also password protect the printer so only your dearest friends can use it. Nice toy. Al Bloom, Virginia Tech ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Apr 93 18:51:39 -0400 From: rreeves@acs.bu.edu (Robert Reeves) Subject: Protecting PowerBooks from theft (Q) Hi! I am seriously thinking about getting a PB160/180, or anything else that has video-out capabilities. I don't forsee the need of any slots right now (as a grad-student), and the idea of a PB and a monitor @ home, plus the ability to take the mac to school/library is very tempting! My big fear/question is this: If I spend ~2000$+ on this machine, i'd like to know what to do that can prevent it from being stolen/sold. Obviously, never let it out of my sight is a prime consideration, but what happens if it does? Does Apple keep a list of hot PB's? Eventually, the hypothetical thief takes it in for repair/upgrade- will the tech compare the ser#'s to some master list? What aboutsoftware that can lock the HD? Are there any out there, and are they worth the $$? Sorry if this is a long request, but since I make$11,000/yr, this would be a very large portion of my yearly income. I'd like to know that what I buy is mine to keep. robert reeves rreeves@bu.edu Boston University School Of Med Biochemistry Dept. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Apr 93 09:36:53 PDT From: jbthoo@ucdavis.edu (John Thoo) Subject: Supra modem question I received a Supra FAXmodem yesterday. I have no trouble connecting to my school account, or with uploads/downloads. The problem I'm having is it takes me several tries of switching the modem on/off before I get an `OK' indicator. Is this normal for the Supra, or should I be thinking of exchanging this one? (I used to have the same problem with my Zoom, but only on occasion, not consistently like with the Supra.) Thanks for your help. --John. J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1993 15:36:10 +0200 From: News owner Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest Path: galba.mbfys.kun.nl!hong From: hong@mbfys.kun.nl (Hong Zhou) Subject: PostScript -> EPS, GIF... conversion Message-ID: Sender: news@sci.kun.nl (News owner) Nntp-Posting-Host: galba.mbfys.kun.nl Organization: University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1993 13:36:08 GMT Hi all, I need to incorperate a PostScript picture into a Word document. For this reason I am looking for a PostScript -> EPS, GIF translater. If you happen to know this, please drop me a line. Thanks in advance, hong@mbfys.kun.nl hong@bct.tn.utwente.nl ------------------------------ End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************