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Info-Mac Digest             Wed,  7 Apr 93       Volume 11 : Issue 76

Today's Topics:

      [*] ATC_1.0_sea.hqx (2 msgs)
      [*] Mactivity93 - Conference Agenda
      [*] MiBAC Jazz 1.5.9 Demo.hqx
      [*] MiBAC Music Lessons 1.1.1 Demo.hqx
      [*] New App for Submission
      [*] NeXT WDef III, version 3.0
      [*] Photoshop 2.5 Memory Patch
      [*] ProFont (Programmer's Font) for System 7
      [*] RSI Newsletter #11 and Archive
      [*] See It. Touch It. Learn It. At Mactivity'93
      [*] Shutdown Movie Extension version 1.1
      [*] Simpsons Sounds - Group 6
      ****WARNING: MACINTAX CALCULATES TAXES INCORRECTLY****
      Apple's New Laser Printers ??
      Apple Internet Router 2 install on sys 7
      APS 128 M/O Drive (C)
      Backsplash
      Baseball Season
      Basura for 71.? (Q)
      Caere Hand Scanner Problem (A)
      Cannot get files from listserv@ricevm1 (Q)
      Centris 610 security slots
      Conflict-Catcher Probs...
      Disk Compression (Q)
      Disk compressors [A]
      DMA SCSI...
      Excel 4.0 & Apple Adjustable keyboard...
      File Sharing
      FrameMaker and MacLink Plus/PC
      How to open a WP rather than TeachText by default? (Q)
      IIci vs LCIII
      Info-Mac Digest V11 #75 (4 msgs)
      LC III hard drive question
      LC III VRAM = LC/LC II VRAM ?
      LFs (FAQ) - what are they?
      Limit access to printing to reg users (Q)
      Logitech Phone Numbers
      Logitech trackman problems
      Mac's Place (C)
      Mac IIsi speed up to 33 MHz [Q]
      MacInTax bad rap
      MacInTax warning that I posted
      Macintosh Grade Disks?
      MacWrite Pro Demo?
      MacX 1.1.7, MacTCP 1.1.1 and System 7.1 (Q)
      Madness
      Magnet Software
      My experiences with this year's MacInTax and TaxCut...
      Need more seiral ports..suggestions?
      NFS client for the Mac
      non-apple ergonomic keyboards (Q)
      Please Help!
      Problem w/PostScript file and LW Select 310
      SE's, HD's, and the blues
      So, what's a MUD ? (2 msgs)
      YACC for Mac, anyone?

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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1993 22:17:03 +0300
From: Miika Asunta <Miika.Asunta@csc.fi>
Subject: [*] ATC_1.0_sea.hqx

ATC 1.0

Air Traffic Controller for use with Microsoft Flight Simulator
Macintosh version 4.0.

Here is the first air traffic controller that operates with Microsoft
Flight Simulator Macintosh version. It uses some undocumented apple
events to find out position of  aircraft and sends messages to the pilot
with Notification Manager.

The software is first released as Shareware.

DISCLAIMER: I'm not a pilot myself, I wrote the program just for fun. The
messages and courses are purely fictional.

Please redistribute with all files and release notes.

Any comments, ideas and bug reports are welcome.

Try it out!
--
Miika Asunta
Miika.Asunta@csc.fi

[Archived as /info-mac/game/atc-10.hqx; 60K]

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 13:01:23 +0300
From: Miika Asunta <Miika.Asunta@csc.fi>
Subject: [*] ATC_1.0_sea.hqx

ATC 1.0

Air Traffic Controller for use with Microsoft Flight Simulator
Macintosh version 4.0.

Here is the first air traffic controller that operates with Microsoft
Flight Simulator Macintosh version. It uses some undocumented apple
events to find out position of  aircraft and sends messages to the pilot
with Notification Manager.

The software is first released as Shareware.

DISCLAIMER: I'm not a pilot myself, I wrote the program just for fun. The
messages and courses are purely fictional.

Please redistribute with all files and release notes.

Any comments, ideas and bug reports are welcome.

Try it out!
--
Miika Asunta
Miika.Asunta@csc.fi

[Archived as /info-mac/app/ms-flight-sim-atc-10.hqx; 60K]

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Date: Mon, 5 Apr 93 13:28:10 PDT
From: Morris Balamut <balamut@morris.hac.com>
Subject: [*] Mactivity93 - Conference Agenda

See It. Touch It. Learn It. At Mactivity'93

=======Mactivity'93: The Macintosh Connectivity Conference=========
================Conference Session Information======================

Here is the conference agenda for Mactivity'93: The Macintosh Connectivity
Conference, to be held June 29-July 1, 1993 at the San Jose (CA) Convention
Center. Over 7,000 Macintosh and AppleTalk networking professionals will be in
attendance. Over 100 exhibitors will be displaying the latest connectivity
solutions in our exhibit hall.

At Mactivity you get to see Macintosh connectivity products at work on our
exhibit floor. Over 100 vendors are connected are connected to the Mactivity
Show Networkdisplaying the latest connectivity solutions. In the Test Drive
area of our Show Network, you get to touch these same products at your own
pace
and put them through your own tests. In over 50 technical sessions and
tutorials, you'll learn the details about Macintosh connectivity from the
industry's leading experts and educators. By seeing, touching and learning ,
you'll discover solutions to even your toughest networking problems.

For Additional Information and to Get Your Free Brochures Contact
Winehouse Computer Company
20 N Santa Avenue
Los Gatos, CA  95030
(800) 798-2928
Fax (408) 354-2500
AppleLink = MACTIVITY
Internet = mactivity@applelink.apple.com
AOL = Mactivity
Compuserve = 76570,2755

[Archived as /info-mac/report/mactivity-conference.txt; 4K]

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Date: 06 Apr 1993 09:44:37 -0500 (CDT)
From: JELLINGE@carleton.edu
Subject: [*] MiBAC Jazz 1.5.9 Demo.hqx

MIBAC_JAZZ159.HQX

A demo of MiBAC Jazz Improvisation Software v. 1.5.9 in
BinHex4/Compactor 1.33 format.

"If you like jazz, you'll like MiBAC Jazz...[it] does what
it does better than anything else."
Electronic Musician, January 1993.

The program creates and plays realistic jazz backgrounds
based on chords you type in. You can write songs in twelve
jazz styles, mix styles, write bass pedal points, change
drum sets, use alternate endings, change chords for a
specific chorus, rest instruments, play the bass ahead of or
behind the beat, transpose, change the style of an
individual instrument, create crescendos and decresendos.
Program prints and transposes lead sheets and will export
standard midi files. This is an algorithmic composition
program that really works. The demo has a limited song
length and will not export or save files, otherwise is fully
functional.

APPLE MIDI MANAGER 2.0.1 IS INCLUDED WITH THE DEMO.

Requires: Mac Plus or later computer, MIDI interface, and
MIDI synthesizer capable of playing piano, bass and drums.
System 6.0.x/7.x.  No MIDI - no sound.

Reviews in Electronic Musician, January 1993, September
1990, Keyboard, October 1990, and MacWorld november 1990.

Program written by John Ellinger, Music Department, Carleton
College, Northfield MN.  Any problems, questions or comments
can be sent through the INTERNET to jellinge@carleton.edu.

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/mibac-jazz-159.hqx; 426K]

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Date: 06 Apr 1993 09:47:36 -0500 (CDT)
From: JELLINGE@carleton.edu
Subject: [*] MiBAC Music Lessons 1.1.1 Demo.hqx

MIBAC_ML111.hqx

A demo version of MiBAC Music Lessons software in BinHex4
/Compactor 1.33 format.

"MiBAC's Music Lessons gets an A plus." Macworld magazine,
November 1991.

Music Lessons is an easy-to-use interactive program that
helps you master the fundamentals of music theory. There are
Eleven drills: note names, circle of fifths, key signatures,
major/minor scales, modes, jazz scales, scale degrees,
intervals, note durations, intervals ear training , and
scales ear training.  Each drill can be done in treble,
bass, alto or mixed clefs in various skill levels. An
extensive on-screen help section explains the music theory
necessary to master each drill. Individual progress reports
can be saved and printed.  Reports display a detailed
account of scores for all drills done in either the current
session or cumulative sessions in the past.

Music Lessons works with or without MIDI.  If you're using
MIDI.  Apple's MIDI Manager 2.0.1 is NOT included with this
demo, but is included with MIBAC_JAZZ159.hqx.If you don't
have a MIDI setup, Music Lessons will play a high-quality
sampled piano sound through the Mac speaker.

The demo is limited to one question per drill and several
help screens are disabled.

Music Lessons was written in MacApp by John Ellinger, Music
Department, Carleton College, Northfield MN 55057.  Any
problems, questions or comments can be sent to
jellinge@carleton.edu.

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/mibac-ml111.hqx; 320K]

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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1993 17:24:06 +1000 (EST)
From: Gerard Hammond <ghammond@metz.une.edu.au>
Subject: [*] New App for Submission

This is a small application that does weigthed and unweighted fits for
xy data. In other words a least squares or linear regression analysis.
I have tried to implement a speadsheet interface that allows "in cell"
manipulation of the data.
It has been compacted and binhexed with Compact Pro v1.33.

Thank You

Gerard Hammond

[Archived as /info-mac/app/weighted-xy-fits.hqx; 32K]

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Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1993 17:55:16 PST
From: "Anthony D. Saxton" <elenay_creations@tcs.las-vegas.nv.us>
Subject: [*] NeXT WDef III, version 3.0

Add NeXT like windows to your Macintosh! This is Eric's WDEF taken to the NeXT
level of evolution through a complete rewrite! This is NOT a "Hacked"
version.
The NEW features include:
 - 3D buttons for "Close","Zoom" and "Grow"!
 - Fully compatable with all documented (and undocumented)
     Apple features!
 - Full Color Table Support! Including System 7's Color Control
     Panel!
 - Control Panel Version! Allows turning on and off through the
     Control Panel! Also supports disabling durring Startup with
     the Shift Key or Mouse Button!
 - No Bugs! This version has been extensively beta tested on Mac
     Plus, SE, Clasic, IIci, IIcx and IIfx with Systems 6.0.5, 6.0.7,
     7.0.1 and 7.1!
 - Source Code! The source code for this WDEF is included for
     Think C, version 5.0!
 - It's still FREE!!! For your own use, or in your FreeWare
     Software. Commercial users must contact Elenay Creations
     for Licensing Information (THIS INCLUDES "FOR PROFIT"
     DISTRIBUTION!).

If you like, and use "WDef III", I would appreciate hearing from you, via
EMail, or a postcard!
(That's not asking much. Is it?)

Enjoy!

Anthony D. Saxton
Elenay Creations

[Archived as /info-mac/ex/next-wdef-iii-30.hqx; 77K]

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 03:08:11 -0500
From: tonyh@msc.cornell.edu (Tony Huang)
Subject: [*] Photoshop 2.5 Memory Patch

This is a patch (a plug-in) for Photoshop 2.5.  It fixes a bug that causes
the occasional "not enough memory" message in version 2.5 when trying to
open or save files on some machines with more than 24 megabytes allocated
to Photoshop. READ the readme file carefully before installing it (it
affects the performance slightly).

Tony Huang
tonyh@msc.cornell.edu

[Archived as /info-mac/app/photoshot-25-memory-patch.hqx; 3K]

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Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1993 19:04:24 GMT
From: squeegee@world.std.com (Stephen C. Gilardi)
Subject: [*] ProFont (Programmer's Font) for System 7

ProFont is a great font for programmers which replaces Monaco 9.
This package makes ProFont available to people who run System 7.
ProFont was created by Andrew Welch (AndrewWelc).  It was
formerly ShareWare, but Andrew has generously offered to make
it FreeWare provided he maintains credit as its creator.
This package has been tested with Systems 7, 7.0.1, and 7.1

--Steve
squeegee@world.std.com

[Archived as /info-mac/font/profont.hqx; 19K]

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Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1993 14:38:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Craig O'Donnell <dadadata@world.std.com>
Subject: [*] RSI Newsletter #11 and Archive

--1073741863-1576903528-734035148:#6968
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII

RSI Network Newsletter #11/April 93
===================================


  The RSI Network Electronic Newsletter
  For People Concerned About Tendinitis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome,
  and Other Repetitive Strain Injuries


Produced by:
  Caroline Rose, 970 Paradise Way, Palo Alto CA 94306
  <crose@applelink.apple.com>
Copyright 1993 Caroline Rose. All rights reserved.
Apple Computer is in no way affiliated with this newsletter.

Setext formatting and electronic version editing by:
  Craig O'Donnell, Assistant Sysop, MacWEEK Forum on ZiffNet
  <dadadata@world.std.com> or <72511,240> on CIS

About this document:
This document is in setext (structure-enhanced text) format.
Mac users: to index, browse, and copy from collected setext
documents, use Easy View, written by M. Akif Eyler, Bilkent
University, 06533 Ankara, Turkey <eyler@trbilun.bitnet>.

  "RSINET.SEA" and RSInn.SIT files are available on ZiffNet/Mac
  in the "Reference" file library at location ZMC:DOWNTECH.
  Easy View is in the "Applications" library under filename
  EASYVW.SEA.

To subscribe, see "Electronic Subscription Information", below.

[NOTE: There is a lot more text (or setext) in here along with
a binhex archive -- Gordon]

[Archived as /info-mac/digest/rsi-netword-news-11.hqx; 214K]

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Date: Mon, 5 Apr 93 13:19:45 PDT
From: Morris Balamut <balamut@morris.hac.com>
Subject: [*] See It. Touch It. Learn It. At Mactivity'93

Conference Backgrounder

See It. Touch It. Learn It. At Mactivity'93: The Macintosh Connectivity
Conference

Free brochures can be obtained by calling (800) 798-2928

At Mactivity you get to see Macintosh connectivity products at work on our
exhibit floor. Over 100 vendors are connected are connected to the Mactivity
Show Networkdisplaying the latest connectivity solutions. In the Test Drive
area of our Show Network, you get to touch these same products at your own
pace
and put them through your own tests. In over 50 technical sessions and
tutorials, you'll learn the details about Macintosh connectivity from the
industry's leading experts and educators. By seeing, touching and learning ,
you'll discover solutions to even your toughest networking problems.

Join over 7,000 of your peers and associates as you stay up to date and
enhance
your knowledge about Macitosh networking. June 29-July 1 at the San Jose (CA)
Convention Center.

What is Mactivity?
==================
MACTIVITY-THE CONFERENCE FOR NETWORKING PROFESSIONALS
Mactivity'93: The Macintosh Connectivity Conference is the yearly meeting of
the minds of Macintosh networking and communications professionals. During
this
three day conference and exhibition, the issues, trends and directions that
shape the world of Mac network management will be presented. Whether your
network is a homogenous AppleTalk environment or a multi-protocol installation
where Macs play one part, there is something for you at Mactivity.

[Archived as /info-mac/report/mactivity-backgrounder.txt; 10K]

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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1993 15:24:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Hustvedt <hustvedt@world.std.com>
Subject: [*] Shutdown Movie Extension version 1.1

Shutdown Movie - Version 1.1
March 5, 1993

 ----------------------
What is Shutdown Movie?
 ----------------------

Shutdown Movie is the previously unimplemented companion to QuickTime's
built-in "Startup Movie" feature. When installed, ShutDown Movie plays a
movie when you Shutdown and/or Restart your system. Shutdown Movie
requires System 7 or greater, and QuickTime.

Version 1.1 adds the RestartMovie feature.

[Archived as /info-mac/ex/shutdown-movie-11.hqx; 5K]

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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 93 23:38:43 EDT
From: Michael Fulmer <mfulmer@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: [*] Simpsons Sounds - Group 6

Info-Mac Moderators: Please name this file "simpsons-grp6.hqx" and rename my
     last group from "simpsons-grp-5.hqx" to "simpsons-grp5.hqx" so that the
     format matches the first 4 groups and they list in order. Thanks.

This is my 6th group of Simpsons sound samples. If you've seen the others
you know the routine here: they are sfil (System 7 double-clickable) format,
all recorded at 11 KHz, and compacted in their own folder in a self-extracting
archive. The number-letter-number-number combo in brackets in each title is
the production code of the episode from which it came. Reference the Chris
Baird FAQ for alt.tv.simpsons if you want to know more. nJOY!

Yoink!
mfulmer@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
=================================

[Archived as /info-mac/sound/simpsons-grp6.hqx; 597K]

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 16:20:48 GMT
From: gurgle@netcom.com (Pete Gontier)
Subject: ****WARNING: MACINTAX CALCULATES TAXES INCORRECTLY****

>When you have "bad" inits installed the program CALCULATES YOUR TAXES
>INCORRECTLY!

Yowsa. I can see why you are angry. Not only because you might have
mailed in an incorrect tax return -- but because this is something a
program should never do. I can understand crashing in the presence of
a given INIT. I can understand the program being basically crippled
or unusable in the presence of a given INIT. But bad numbers? That's
just bad software.

You aren't by any chance using one of those software-only floating
point accelerators, are you? How about things like Radius Math, which
purports to speed up native floating point operations by routing them
to the math coprocessor on the Radius accelerator? This sort of thing
would be the only excuse I could imagine for bad numbers.

>5. There is no list of the bad, bad inits in the readme file, which I
>did read. The tech support guy that I finally reached was quite suprised
>when I suggested that they might include such a list!! He said there are
>"thousands" of inits. Well, boomerang and the Now Utilities are not
>exactly obscure and there is no other program that I use that has the
>least problem with them.

Some application developers take the attitude that if INITs are going
to hack the system, it's thereby the INITs' sole responsibility to
maintain compatibility. I can see the point. Problem is, an INIT can
follow Apple's rules perfectly but if an app doesn't and the INIT
assumes it does, there can be trouble. In other words, the app might
have a bug because it doesn't follow Apple's rules, and yet it can
limp along quite happily in the current system release -- it just
hasn't broken on a new system *yet*. And of course a program like a
tax preparer doesn't *have* to deal with many new systems, because
their market does have well-defined "seasons" and they prepare a
revision for each season anyway.

>6. From the sound of the tech support guy and the remarks he made,
>it is clear that these folks don't understand the Mac. ... I think
>they are a PC shop and they just don't know what they are doing on the Mac.

That would explain their attitude re: INITs. On the PC, *everything*
is obscure, and plenty of users *enjoy* figuring out incompatibilities
(they even enjoy reading about other people doing it -- see Pournelle's
column in Byte) so why bother making an effort to be compatible?

Here's a little flame of my own for you. I've put it last because I
didn't want you to think I was hostile right off the bat

>it also seems that the program doesn't like things like InitPicker, so don't
>just turn off the inits, you have to turn them off by removing them from the
>system folder. &$!&ing unbelievable.

Totally believable to me. InitPicker is just another INIT which does
some of the bad things that other INITs do. There's no reason to
expect that it will allow any more stability than any other INIT in
your system, except perhaps its intent. The only really useful and
usable and stable INIT handler I've seen is Apple's Extensions
Manager because it doesn't hack the system and it doesn't hack the
INIT files. All the others just add insult to injury by doing the
same crafty/clever/unstable things that INITs have always done.  As a
programmer of commercial INITs, it's my advice to everyone to dump
such things as INITPicker and start using Apple's Extensions
Manager. (In your case, *don't* switch to Now's Startup Manager.
It's the worst offender I've seen yet.)
--
 Pete Gontier // EC Technology // gurgle@netcom.com

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 93 08:20:17 PDT
From: f_rushingrg@ccsvax.sfasu.edu (Ron Rushing)
Subject: Apple's New Laser Printers ??

Greetings From Nacogdoches--

With regard to Apple's new laser printers--IIF, IIg, and the 600 series--

We recently installed a few of these in a zone (building) that also has
several of the older IINT/NTX models there as well.  All worked fine.  We
then replaced the Shiva FP 5 with another brand of router.
OOOPS !  Now the new printers don't show up-either on the net, nor even to
the desktop machines they are chained off of.  They will show up on the
local machines if the campus net connection is broken.  The old printers
and everything else works the same.

The  rep for the (unnamed) router manufacturer was no help--his responce
was "...that shouldn't happen..." :-}

QUESTIONS-- Has Apple changed somthing in how their new printers interact
with the Chooser, net, or routers ?   Anyone else experienced similar
problems ?

Please reply directly to me and I'll pass along any info the list.

THANKS !

Ron Rushing====Education Media Center===S.F.A University===Nacogdoches, TX

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 93 18:17:12 EST
From: Martin Levins <mlevins@metz.une.edu.au>
Subject: Apple Internet Router 2 install on sys 7

Martin Rickli (rickli@aut.ee.ethz.ch) writes:

> We are having trouble installing our copy of AppleTalk Internet Router
> v2.0 on our server-Mac.

You will have to do the installation manually:

The "Router" file goes loose in the System folder

The Two files called something like "modem port" and "Localtalk" go into the
Extensions folder
(sorry I can't remember the exact name of these files)

Copy the DA to your HDD and open it. Move the "Router DA" from the suitacse
and
place it into the Apple Menu Items folder on the server

Restart


Cheers

Martin Levins                               Internet: mlevins@metz.une.edu.au

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Date: Wed, 07 Apr 93 19:03:21 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <IRBLOOM@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: APS 128 M/O Drive (C)

Folks, I mentioned a couple days back that APS -- one of the reputable
firms -- had dropped its price on an external 128M M/O drive to $999.
I ordered it. It arrived yesterday. Last night I was ready to send it
back. The unit itself is fine, but the software that APS bundled sucks
toads. That can be sort of fun in parts of the South.

With the APS software, I could not put a disc in the drive and see it
unless I invoked the CP and ordered a mount. They included SCSI Probe,
so I could use it instead of the APS CP and do a splat-spacebar to
mount the disc. Yes, I'm using the "CD" nomenclature here. Don't rag on
me for mis-spelling.

I used the Alliance Power Tools to format the discs (I ordered a 10-pack
and got a $40 price for each). Took a half hour for each disc.

I played a bit. Copied a file from my HD to the M/O disc. Fast. Then I
trashed the file. Then I selected empty trash. Marvelous! The M/O disk
ejected, I was invited to insert my HD (a bit hard to do), and after I
declined to do same, I was asked to insert the M/O disc. Only then could
I empty the trash.

That isn't the best part. I finally got tired of messing around and told
the Mac to shut down. Nope. Thoroughly frozen system somewhere during the
shutdown process. Gee I was pleased with that APS M/O system.

After sleeping on the problem, I thought I'd try La Cie's Silver Lining
software. My relatively ancient 5.4 was very close to salvation. Its
Silver Init allowed me to stick a disc in the drive and have it show on
the desktop immediately. Silver Lining itself formatted a disc maybe 5
times faster than the APS software. I could trash a file normally. I
could shut down normally. Be still, my heart! The one thing I couldn't do
was put away a disc and have it ejected. Silver Lining 5.4 sees an M/O
disc as a hard drive and dims out the auto-eject option.

Big fat hairy deal. I can press the eject button.

I called La Cie. Felt like a proper dolt explaining how I had another
vendor's hardware but found near salvation in Silver Lining. True, the
version 5.4 doesn't know about M/O drives, but for ten bucks I can get
the 5.4.2 version that does.

Do you believe this? The 5.4 version of Silver Lining doesn't know beans
about an M/O drive, but it does a better job than the dedicated software
sent by APS?

And I had always felt so warm and fuzzy about APS.

Bottom line? If you don't already have Silver Lining for a previous La
Cie purchase, I don't think buying an APS M/O drive is a good idea. I'm
still a few buck better off than if I'd bought the more expensive La Cie
drive, but that is only because I already am a Silver Lining owner.

I am properly unimpressed with the APS product.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1993 05:52:33 +1000
From: c.mclaughlin@uws.edu.au (Colin McLaughlin)
Subject: Backsplash

Does anyone know about this program for using a PICT file as a desktop
background. I read about it in Mac User and I believe it is available from
Ziff Net but I do not have any access to that source. Would some kind soul
like to e mail it to me if that is legal.
Colin McLaughlin
University of Western Sydney
Booloobidja Aboriginal Education Centre
61 2 772 9415 PHONE     61 2 792 3747 FAX
c.mclaughlin@uws.edu.au

------------------------------

Date: 07 Apr 1993 08:24:14 -0600 (CST)
From: MALICKR@randb.abbott.com
Subject: Baseball Season

Hello All!

Do any of you fellow Internet-wise Mac enthusiasts also enjoy baseball?

If so, does anyone know of a cheap (read "free") source of statistics
available via Internet? Ideally, last year (1992) would be available
for FTPing somewhere...

Please E-Mail direct (Rotisserie draft day approaches!)...

Thanks,
Rob Malick

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 10:46:01 -0300
From: schwabe@inf.puc-rio.br (Daniel Schwabe)
Subject: Basura for 71.? (Q)

Does anybody know if there exists a version of that great little extension,
basura, that works in 7.1?

Thanks,

Daniel Schwabe                  Dept. de Informatica, PUC-Rio

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 16:31:51 -0800
From: Josh Berman <jberman@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Subject: Caere Hand Scanner Problem (A)

Zia,
	I didn't know the answer, but I thought my friend might.  He said:
 ------------------------------------------------------
I believe the reason your cable doesn't work is that it has all 30 pins
installed on the PowerBook end.  This is the way Apple's SCSI Disk Cable is
configured; that agrees with the fact that the cable puts your PowerBook
into SCSI Disk mode.  What you want to do is remove the pin from the
lower-right corner of the HDI-30 plug (as you look directly into the male
plug).

If you still have trouble, you can buy the adapter you need from APS
Technologies.  The product is called SCSI BOY, and costs $29 US.  The
address is

  APS Technologies
  2900 S. 291 Hwy.
  Independence, Missouri 64057

I have a PB160 and a Caere Typist Plus Graphics, and the SCSI BOY works just
fine, despite its silly name.  Another tip: The scanner software hangs the
system sometimes when processor cycling is turned on.

Ed Salmon
elsalmon@jarthur.claremont.edu
 ------------------------------------------------------
Hope this helps.

Josh Berman     jberman@jarthur.claremont.edu   (909) 621-8555 x4264
	       Platt Campus Center; HMC        Claremont, CA  91711

------------------------------

Date: 07 Apr 1993 10:28 +0100 (MET)
From: D.W.G.VAN.KRAALINGEN@CABO.AGRO.NL
Subject: Cannot get files from listserv@ricevm1 (Q)

Dear net,

recently two new programs were announced to be present on the server
machine, conflict-catcher and a new version of NIH. However, I have not
been able to obtain them through an e-mail request over internet to
listserv@ricevm1. Also the $macarch.contents file does not mention the
existence of these programs. What am I doing wrong ??

Daniel van Kraalingen, kraalingen@cabo.agro.nl

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 07 Apr 93 14:30:46 BST
From: John McKinley <jdm16@phx.cam.ac.uk>
Subject: Centris 610 security slots

The Centris 610 has a little hole on the back with the "chain" symbol. This
hole is about 10mm x 5mm (ie 1/2" x 1/4" approx). Is there a security kit
which
fits this? I bought a "standard" kit, and as far as I can see the only thing
which would work is the very thin keyboard loop, but while that will go
through
the slot if I open the case, it does not appear to bed in and isn't very
secure
anyway. Should I be using the keyboard loop for the 610? My dealer has not
been
able come up with anything, although they're generally good.

As far as I can tell this is unique to the 610 - the 650 has the SE style
slot.
The main cable has a cast eye fitting on one end, but that's too big to go
through the hole in the 610's case. I'm loath to put these out in the student
centre here without security.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 07 Apr 93 18:36:43 EDT
From: Allan qHunter <AHUNTER@CCVM.sunysb.edu>
Subject: Conflict-Catcher Probs...

c.mclaughlin@uws.edu.au (Colin McLaughlin)  writes, regarding Conflict
Catcher (so recently advertised here),

<I am having problems with this file and I was wondering if anyone else
<is.

Yeah.  Downloaded CC and inserted into System Folder (6.0.8).  Restart
attempt bombed.  Renamed Conflict Catcher adding blank spaces in front
to make it load first, zzzzz's to make it load last, etc.  Bombed.
Opened System Folder and pulled out every INIT and Cdev (except for
Apple thingies like "Keyboard") and restarted.  Bombed.  Actually
thought about transferring all DA's to a holding file & erasing from
System, then said, naaah.  Decided I knew what was causing the conflict.
Removed Conflict Catcher from System Folder.  Trashed Conflict Catcher.
Put back all INITs and CDevs.  Restarted.  End of problem for now.
End of beta test, too.  Nice idea, tho...post again when it runs right.

- Allan Hunter
 <ahunter@sbccvm>
 <ahunter@ccvm.sunysb.edu>

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 09:50 EST
From: E=MC^2 <ABRODY@vax.clarku.edu>
Subject: Disk Compression (Q)

Dear Netters:
Does anyone have a good comparison of the six disk compression utilities:
CompactPro
Stuffit
SpaceSaver
AutoDoubler
DiskDoubler
and Now Compress.
Which has the lowest price, and where is it sold at that price?  When what
space does each take up in the hard disk, and what utilities if any does one
have that the others don't?  I have System 7.0.0, and an LC/I with 10 MB RAM,
and 40 MB HD, however only 8 MB is remaining.    Which if any, will more than
double the space on my hard disk?   I also don't have any Disk Recovery
programs, so a driver based compression utility (TimesTwo) may be too
dangerous for me, however, I am not sure about this.  Also, are there any
other Disk Compression utilities that are better and cheeper than the ones
listed here?
The majority of the space on my HD is taken up by Think-Reference, and
Think-C.
Thank you.

Sincerely,

ABRODY @ CLARKU

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 12:00:59 -0700
From: tonyh@msc.cornell.edu (Tony Huang)
Subject: Disk compressors [A]

>Date: 06 Apr 1993 16:00:39 -0500 (CDT)
>From: KAZKAZK@carleton.edu
>Subject: Disk compressors
>
>[...deleted]
>I would like to know about Stacker, and how Stacker and TimesTwo
>compare, and how Stacker or TimesTwo compares with Auto Doubler, Disk
Doubler,
>Stuffit, SpaceSaver, and all the rest.
>
>I really like the transparent way Stacker and TimesTwo work, and will most
>likely end up with one of those, unless someone out there can convince me
>otherwise.
>
>About Stacker in particular, I would like to know if it runs into the same
>problems TimesTwo does, e.g. not being able to partition, having to boot off
>the floppy if the hard drive crashes, and if it has copy protection on it.
>You know, stuff like that.

TimesTwo has been around for nearly 6 months. It works transparently but
does have a number of problems (see the report on TimesTwo in the
/infomac/report directory). There're two other driver-level compression
programs on the horizon: eDisk from Alysis and Stacker for Macintosh from
Stac Electronics. Both of them are to be released (tentatively) by the end
of the month. (eDisk  was originally scheduled to be released on Feb 26,
but the released date was put off twice. I was told I would get my copy
free of charge if they don't ship it by the end of the month). Unlike
TimeTwo, both of these programs let you use your favorite SCSI driver and
work with partitions. As usual, they both claim to be faster, too.

When these programs are finally released, I will update my report on
TimesTwo to include these programs. And it will be a comparative report.
Stay tuned.

Tony Huang
tonyh@msc.cornell.edu

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 21:59:59 GMT
From: deweeset@ptolemy3.rdrc.rpi.edu (Thomas E. DeWeese)
Subject: DMA SCSI...

>If Apple holds true to form, the IIfx will indeed be excluded from
>improvement by a new SCSI Manager. This is just another case of
>unfulfilled promises by Apple, just like the SE/30. Perhaps some
>I hope I am wrong..            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Dick

  Huh?  Every SE/30 owner I know is very happy with it, it is light, fast
and relatively cheap.  What Unfulfilled promis was there?  Now if you
had used the 8*24GC card as an example I would have understood!
							Thomas DeWeese
deweeset@rdrc.rpi.edu

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 18:32:59 GMT
From: lange%cehp2@ux3.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lange)
Subject: Excel 4.0 & Apple Adjustable keyboard...

Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes:

>Can anyone tell me why, when I use the arrow keys on the Apple's new
>adjustable keyboard (or its attached keypad) in MS Excel 4.0, instead of
>moving to different cells (up/down/right/left), typing on the arrow keys
>scrolls the window one line (as if I had clicked in the up/down/right/left
>arrow boxes of the window's scrollbars)???

Strange.  My Excel 4.0 works just fine with the arrow keys on my Apple
adjustable keyboard.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 93 22:07:20 BST
From: G Marsden (PG) <gma@compsci.stirling.ac.uk>
Subject: File Sharing

Hi there.

share a give file/folder at once. Is this a freak of our setup, or is it
an undocumented feature of the file sharing in system 7? What we would
really like to do is allow a whole class of students to access the files
for a given tutorial from a shared folder on a server. Is the too much
to ask or should we start killing off students until there are only ten
left. All suggestions greatfully received.

Many thanks,
Gary.

Gary Marsden  ( gma@compsci.stirling.ac.uk )
Dept. of Computing Science,
Uni. of Stirling, Scotland.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 93 10:42:27 MDT
From: Jim Powlesland <powlesla@acs.ucalgary.ca>
Subject: FrameMaker and MacLink Plus/PC

MacLink Plus/PC 6.0 does not support FrameMaker 3.0 <-> Word 5.0
transfers; only FrameMaker 3.0 <-> Word 4.0. You need to upgrade
to MacLink Plus/PC 7.0. It supports Word 5.x. I also suggest you
upgrade to the European version of 7.0. It supports several
European languages including Spanish. The US English version of
MacLink does not handle the accents, diacritical marks, etc. in
foreign language text files very well.

--

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 93 15:35:48 PDT
From: uckun@HPP.Stanford.EDU (Serdar Uckun)
Subject: How to open a WP rather than TeachText by default? (Q)

This should be an easy question for you ResEdit'ers out there.
How can I change the default for opening generic TEXT files from
TeachText to my favorite word processor?

Thanks,

Serdar Uckun, Knowledge Systems Laboratory, Stanford University
uckun@hpp.stanford.edu

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 93 19:08:22 +0300
From: mtrms01@techunix.technion.ac.il
Subject: IIci vs LCIII

I am trying to compare a MacIIci (8MB, no cache card, FPU) and an LCIII
(the same) to decide which is better for work (heavier tasks) and which for
home.  The external differences are that the LCIII has a microphone (not
all that important) and the IIci and monitor can be booted from the power
switch (I can survive without it).  Are there more significant differences
that I should be aware of (I will be using a StyleWriter at home and a
laser at work.  The only other device/card will be a modem or fax/modem for
use at home)?

Also, looking at the old 13" display vs. the new 14" display, it seems to
me that the only difference is that the text lines in a document are a
touch further apart on the 14" (could it just be me?).  Are there any other
significant differences (I even see my old friend the Trinatron line 2/3
the way down)?

As always, thanks for all the information.....

Michael Silverstein, Materials Engineering, Technion

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 07 Apr 93 08:51:07 LCL
From: ZOOEY%SUVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #75

I posted a longish note on MacInTax toward the end of February, so I
won't repeat.  The base problem is that the documentation is not adequate.
The original program of several years past came with extensive descriptions
of how things were done.  The online help has good coverage of the tax
forms (these are largely duplicates of the US tax books), but there is no
info on how the calculated cells are linked, how and when to over ride these
automatic calculations, and how to locate them.

Overall it is a good program.  Obviously a lot goes into preparing it on time
every year, and they should get credit for pulling it off at all given how
little they charge.  On the other hand, an error is costly.  They guarentee
to pay any costs associated with calculation errors.  However, they do not
cover the extra time you need to put in to set things right!

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 93 14:29:14 EDT
From: Gail.Lift@um.cc.umich.edu
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #75

Re Mike Brudenell's problem with MacX 1.1.7, MacTCP 1.1.1 and 7.1.  I have
the same problem on a Mac IIci.

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1993 06:03:43 +1000
From: c.mclaughlin@uws.edu.au (Colin McLaughlin)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #75

At 12:15 AM 7-4-93 -0700, The Moderators wrote:
>Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1993 19:03 EST
>From: E=MC^2 <ABRODY@vax.clarku.edu>
>Subject: LC & SYSTEM 7 (A)
>
>Dear Netters,
>Anyone who has had any doubts about LC's capability to be compatible with
>System 7, shouldn't.  Just remember it is advisable to have at least 4 MB of
>RAM (I know 2 MB is minimum, but that only allows one application and one
>control panel to be open at any one time together).   LCs are upgradeable to
>10 MB of RAM, and System 7.0.0 only allows LCs to use 7.0 MB of that RAM
>(assuming no Extensions are running).  LCs are also compatible with 32-bit
>addressing in the System 7.0.0 realm, allowing up to 9 MB of that 10 MB
>maximum to be accessable through Multifinder (assuming all the software that
>occupies that 9 MB is 32-bit clean -


I have two Mac LCs with 10 Mb installed and they can access the whole 10 Mb
of Ram so I am not sure what you mean by "System 7.0.0 only allows LCs to
use 7.0 MB of that RAM"
Colin McLaughlin
University of Western Sydney
Booloobidja Aboriginal Education Centre
61 2 772 9415 PHONE     61 2 792 3747 FAX
c.mclaughlin@uws.edu.au

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 93 16:50:31 CDT
From: "Brad Dominy" <jbd2@midway.uchicago.edu>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #75

I wanted to ask if anyone knew of a good graphical interface connection
program for modems. I'd like to connect to a Sun running Unix. I'd be nice
if it could include FTP, news, and Gopher. If no such animal exists, please
disregard this message.

Thanks,
Brad

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 93 12:28:03 EDT
From: adorfman@cs.tufts.edu (2d Lt Avram Dorfman)
Subject: LC III hard drive question

Way back when I bought my Mac SE, I noticed that the standard 20 MB hard drive
that it shipped with had an 80 millisecond seek time, and that the standard
40 MB drive had a 40 millisecond seek time.

The norms for the day were 20-30 milliseconds, so apple's built in drives were
poor by comparison.

I ended up saving money by getting an aftermarket Quantum 40 MB, which had 19
millisecond seek time.

Does anyone know if apple is still putting slower than standard drives in
their machines? I am considering buying an LC III w/ 160 MB drive, and I would
prefer not to start out my ownership with already obsolete components.

-Avram Dorfman (adorfman@cs.tufts.edu)

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 07 Apr 93 12:34:26 CDT
From: Reverend John <UC521832@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Subject: LC III VRAM = LC/LC II VRAM ?

I haven't found this info in the magazines, so here we go...

I have a Mac LC. When I got it, I replaced the 256k VRAM it came with
with a 512k VRAM chip, to get more colors onscreen. Now I'm planning
to trade my LC in for an LC III, which comes with 512k VRAM.

As I understand it, the LC III has an additional VRAM slot for a
256k VRAM, for a total of 768k and therefore 16-bit color on 14" or
smaller screens.

Can I plug my old 256k VRAM that came with my LC into this slot? Or
does it use some new size or something of VRAM?

Thanks!

Rev

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 93 07:53:01 -0500
From: Kathy A Graff <kgraff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu>
Subject: LFs (FAQ) - what are they?

Dear abrody,

This is some stuff that is inherited from the teletype days (yes, I started
out punching cards too!). The carriage was advanced a line -- line feed --
and then the print head was moved to the left -- carriage return -- each
time a new line of text was sent.

PC's still use this convention for the signal for termination of a line.
It is helpful for them as they didn't have a very big font set available,
so you could run over a line several times with a carriage return to make
bold type or underscores.

UNIX machines and Macs are on the next level of evolution. UNIX uses
a line feed alone for the end of a line and Macs use the carriage return
for the same purpose. That is why you are probably seeing the extra
character on Mac files you import.

You can use Jon Wind's shareware utility Add/Strip 2.9.2 to remove the
extra LF's very nicely.

K. A. Graff
kgraff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
Geosciences Department
University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 93 18:23:48 EST
From: Martin Levins <mlevins@metz.une.edu.au>
Subject: Limit access to printing to reg users (Q)

Can anyone suggest a solution to this problem:

I have an Appleshare 3.1 server acting as a print server for two lasers. Each
of these is in a different room.

I can get some idea of the usage of the printers from the logs, but I would
like to limit printing to logged in users, so that I can see exactly who is
printing and how much they are doing.

Further, I want this to log in a form suitable for an accounting system

I can't find anyway of getting the Print Server to do this (and, yes, I have
RTFM and I find it particularly weak)

I know that this sort of function is available in the UNIX world and on Novell
servers too (I think)

I will be installing CAP on an Ultrix box in a month or so, but would like a
solution that will fit the Apple print server idea if possible.

ie, I want to control the lasers from one site, yet have them physically
located in two different areas, not hanging off the back of a UNIX box.

Any Ideas?
Thanks
--

Martin Levins                               Internet: mlevins@metz.une.edu.au

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 08:21:59 -0800
From: ayh@wdl1.wdl.loral.com (Ann Hopkins)
Subject: Logitech Phone Numbers

For those who asked about Logitech, I got these numbers from their BBS.

			How to contact LOGITECH INC.

	CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS:

	Logitech Inc.
	6505 Kaiser Drive
	Fremont, Ca. 94555
	Main Phone:        510-795-8500
	Technical Support: 510-795-8100 (2 When Prompted)
	Hours:             Monday-Thursday 8 A.M. - 5 P.M.
			   Friday-Sunday   9 A.M. - 4 P.M.
	Product Support:   510-795-8100 (3 When Prompted)
	Hours:             Monday-Thursday 8 A.M. - 5 P.M.
			   Friday          9 A.M. - 4 P.M.
	FAX:               1-510-505-0978
			   Refer to TECHFAX.EXE (Self-extracting PCX file)
	Faxback:           1-800-245-0000  (U.S. and Canada)
	Compuserve:        Go Logitech
	BIX:               Join Logitech
	Internet:          7602.1367@Compuserve.com

	EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS:uit

	Logitech SA
	CH-1122 Romanel/Morges
	Switzerland
	Main Phone:      ++41(0)21-869-96-56
	Product Support: ++41(0)21-869-98-51
	BBS:             ++41(0)21-869-98-51


	FAR EASTERN HEADQUARTERS:

	Logitech Far East Ltd.
	15 R&D Road 2
	Science Based Ind. Park
	Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
	Main Phone: 886-35-77-8241

	Logi (UK) Ltd
	Broadley Business Centre
	Unit 9, Kinfisher Court
	281 Farnham Rd Road
	Slough SL2 1JF--> to quit
	Great Britan
	Main Phone:  ++44-753-37-2222
	Fax       :  ++44-753-51-6355




 ----------------------------------------
Ann Hopkins        ayh@wdl1.wdl.loral.com
408-473-4416
San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
 ----------------------------------------

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 93 14:54:36 EDT
From: psz@mit.edu
Subject: Logitech trackman problems

I just received MouseKey v.1.11 from Logitech, which has let me start
using my MouseMan again on the Q800.  Their tech support phone number
is (415) 795-8100, 8-5PST.  (Or did that 415 change to 510?)  They
were very helpful and quick in sending out the new version.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 93 12:22:37 EDT
From: adorfman@cs.tufts.edu (2d Lt Avram Dorfman)
Subject: Mac's Place (C)

John Thoo wrote in describing a good experience that he had with Mac's Place.
I have also had good luck with them, so I thought I'd mention it:

I bought the Supra v.32bis from Mac's Place also. about two weeks after I
bought
it, the dropped the price $16, and started bundling it with MacIntercom Lite.

I called the back, and said I was kined of upset (but not suprised) at the
new better deal. They said that since I had a 30-day money back guarantee,
that
that was the same as "price protection", and that they would credit my account
with the difference, as well as send me a copy of MacIntercom Lite.

That was a week ago, and the truth is that I haven't seen either yet, but
another call assured me that they are both on their way.

Thanks Mac's Place!!

-Avram Dorfman (adorfman@cs.tufts.edu)

------------------------------

Date: Wed,  7 Apr 1993 10:40:56 +0100
From: Elliot Bennett <Elliot.Bennett@europa.rs.kp.dlr.de>
Subject: Mac IIsi speed up to 33 MHz [Q]

Recently there was mention of swapping out the IIsi's crystal so that it could
run at 33 MHz.  We've done that here quite successfully, but it doesn't seem
to work if Apple's NuBus Adapter Board is plugged in (no startup sound,
nothing on the screen).  The adapter board (w/FPU) also has a crystal, but we
can no longer read the letters.

So, has anyone swapped not only the mother board crystal but the adapter
board'
s as well and, if so, what crystal should one use?

MUCH thanks in advance for ANY advice...

Elliot Bennett
DLR, Cologne, Germany
elliot@europa.rs.kp.dlr.de

------------------------------

Date: 7 Apr 1993 09:48:44 U
From: "Westemeier*, Ed" <westemeier@pharos-tech.com>
Subject: MacInTax bad rap

In fairness, I have to put my $0.02 worth into the MacInTax flame war.

First:
I learned a long time ago that whenever using a multi-disk installer, it
is absolutely essential to first restart with the shift key down.  No
problems during installation of MacInTax.

Second:
I have a tax return that is quite complex, using a great many forms and
schedules (the assembled package is about 1/2 inch thick WITHOUT all the
extra statements and itemizations).  I was delighted with the way I could
use the interview feature for areas I wasn't sure of, go directly to the
forms for those I was comfortable with, and generally switch back and
forth.  I have at least as many extensions as the average bear, and I never
had a problem.  That includes SuperBoomerang and others that were complained
of.  What I do NOT have running are any of the "cute" little shareware or
freeware INITs that were never thoroughly debugged.

Finally:
Not only did MacInTax do a great (and perfectly accurate) job, but it was
an enormous help to me in putting entries on all the proper forms, even
when I wasn't 100% sure exactly how to report certain items.

Usual disclaimers, just a very satisfied customer.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1993 09:50:32 EDT
From: bouldin@anvil.nrl.navy.mil
Subject: MacInTax warning that I posted

It seems that I need to post a follow up  message about MacInTax, since some
people think my oringinal posting was a little too strong. First, I don't
think
it is very strongly worded compared with what I *really* wanted to write.
Second, I have used MacInTax since 1987. I'm a fan! (Or, at least, I WAS)
Third, responses that I have gotten have been about 2 to 1 split between
agreeing with me vs. defending the program. On something as critical as your
taxes, that is not a good rate.

I don't doubt that Macintax  "works" most  of the time, probably almost all of
the time. It obviously won't ever be totally bug free. BUT, I did simple,
simple stuff with it (I don't have a complicated tax retrun) and I ran on a
Mac system that runs dozens of other Mac programs flawlessly with inits that
function fine with everything else and the PROGRAM GENERATED INCORRECT
ANSWERS.
That's terrible. It's worse than crashing. If the numbers that Macintax
invented had not been absurd,  like an extra $48,000 on my Schedule A, I
probably wouldn't have caught  the mistake! The reason for the banner headline
on the previous post, was that I thought there might be other folks on this
net who would wanna know about this!! Note that I did detail why it screwed up
and in what way. The posting was not just a "flame" of ChipSoft, although I do
think they deserve one; it also contained some useful information. I think
that
consideration far, far outweighs any "injustice" to ChipSoft.  ChipSoft has an
advertising budget, all the USERS have is things like this net.

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 17:15:20 -0400
From: kkirksey@world.std.com (Ken B Kirksey)
Subject: Macintosh Grade Disks?

I just got the new MEI/MicroCenter catalog today and noticed something
rather interesting.  It seems that they've devided their 3.5" disks into
two groups:  PC grade and Premium Macintosh/Duplicator grade.  The prices
go like so:

	DS/DD PC Grade : $0.39@     DS/HD PC Grade  : $0.49@
	DS/DD Mac Grade: $0.45@     DS/HD Mac Grade : $0.57@

A call to MEI confirmed my suspicion about the grading:  the disks
come from the same lots, but the Mac/Duplicator grade disks undergo
more testing.  The salesperson I talked to said that "the Mac drives
are much more sensitive than the PC drives and need disks that meet
higher testing standards." Hmm...

So, I'm I just cynical, or are they trying to gouge Mac owners
for an extra 6-8 cents per disk?  Or are Mac drives really that much
more "sensitive" (whatever that means) and the extra testing
makes a difference?

(And please, not comments about MEI/MicroCenter in general.  I've bought
disks from them for 3 years now and have always been happy with them.
I just want to know if the extra testing makes a difference.)


			    Ken





------------------------------

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 16:18:06 -0500 (CDT)
From: John Fox <johnf@tenet.edu>
Subject: MacWrite Pro Demo?

Hello all,
	I was wondering if anyone reading this had a copy of a MacWrite
Pro Demo?  This is a new program from Claris for those who don't know.
Similarly, does anyone have a ClarisWorks 2.0 demo?  This is another new
Claris program.  I know Claris has a good ClarisWorks 1.0 demo out (I know
its at umich and it may be here at sumex also.) If someone has a copy of
one of these two demos I would appreciate it if someone would send me a
copy or upload it to sumex or umich.  Failing that, if someone has a phone
number where I might inquire about Claris demos, could you please mail me
with that information, or possibly post it here.

Thanks,
John Fox
johnf@tenet.edu

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 18:28:21 GMT
From: kerr@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Stan Kerr)
Subject: MacX 1.1.7, MacTCP 1.1.1 and System 7.1 (Q)

Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes:

>Greetings!

>Can someone tell me if they can use the Remote Command feature of MacX under
>System 7.1 OK?

>I am using MacX 1.1.7 (distributed as part of Digital's Pathworks for
>Macintosh
>kit) with MacTCP 1.1.1 on a Mac IIvx running System 7.1.  The symptoms are
>that
>when I try and define a new remote command I fill in the details OK, but when
>I
>click the "Host..." button the disk rattles for a second, and the window gets
>put away.  It *should* present me with a dialog box to configure which host
>the
>command is to be executed on.

This is a known problem. You must upgrade to MacX 1.2. You can purchase
an upgrade from Apple without purchasing the full 1.2 product. (In fact,
the upgrade consists basically of a new application file and copies
of MacTCP 1.1.1 and MacTCP Tool 1.2.) The part number for the upgrade is
M1197LL/B; I don't know the retail price offhand but it's not high.
--

Stan Kerr
Computing & Communications Services Office, U of Illinois/Urbana
Phone: 217-333-5217  Email: stankerr@uiuc.edu

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Date: 07 Apr 1993 14:29:04 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Dwight Lemke @ Wisconsin Oshkosh" <LEMKE@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu>
Subject: Madness

No, not mine--however, I do have a copy of Madness: Rage! from Me & John
software that I have a problem with.  I had originally installed it last
year on my LC.  Since then, I had to reformat my harddrive.  Well, Madness
has an excrable copy protection scheme whereby you must de-install it from
one machine before installing it on another.  Well, since the reformat
that's clearly impossible.  The damn thing won't let itself be reinstalled.

Here's the problem:  I called the number on the disk and the phone just
rings and rings--no help from Me & John.  Are they still in business?
If so, anyone know how to contact them?  If not, anyone know how to defeat
the copy protection scheme?  The is a bullshit way to sell software, IMHO!

Thanks!

-Dwight

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 93 15:35:51 BST
From: G Marsden (PG) <gma@compsci.stirling.ac.uk>
Subject: Magnet Software

Hi there,

I am trying to follow up a lead on some software a friend is interested
in. Unfortunately the only info I have is that the thing is called
Magnet. Any other information anyone can provide will be received with
much smiles and happiness.

Many thanks
Gary.

Gary Marsden( gma@compsci.stirling.ac.uk )
Dept. of Computing Science
Uni. of Stirling, Scotland.

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 11:58 PST
From: "Phil Jung, KD6SWQ" <PJUNG@SCUACC.SCU.EDU>
Subject: My experiences with this year's MacInTax and TaxCut...

Hi all,

For the benefit of those of you out there who _still_ haven't done this year's
US taxes yet, I thought I'd share with you my experiences with this year's
versions of MacInTax and TaxCut...

My friend bought MacInTax, and I bought TaxCut. We installed both on a Q700
with 8 megs running 7.0.1 and a row and a half of startup icons...

INTERFACE:
Liked MacInTax a bit better, it has an outline that shows you exactly where
you are in filling out the return, and is shows the actual form you are
working
on. But TaxCut has easier-to-understand language to help you enter your data.

TaxCut is easier when you want to re-visit the Interview for a particular
topic with its "JUMP" feature. If you modify a number that is entered from
a different form, you can go directly to the form you can use to change the
value.

BUGS:
No real bugs with TaxCut, at least none that I found.

Other than the INIT problems, I had trouble printing from MacInTax to my
DeskWriter C with driver v.2.0. I kept getting "out of memory" errors, even
though I had given it up to 6 megs at times. I got around it by selecting
"Preview" and printing from the preview mode...

STATE FORMS:
Both packages offer California State versions.

MacInTax had a problem with copying the state tax withheld from the W2 form.

NONE OF TAXCUT'S STATE VERSIONS HAVE APPROVED PRINTOUTS!  YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY
COPY THEIR VALUES ONTO AN ACTUAL FORM AND MAIL THAT IN!
There was NO mention of this fact on the outside of the State package...

ACCURACY:
Both packages end up with identical Federal tax, although TaxCut rounds
everything off to the nearest dollar.

THIS & THAT:
I noticed that rounding off to the nearest dollar had a profound effect on
my particular taxes. TaxCut's rounding off basically left me with $0.50 less
taxable income, but I ended up with a _$15_ difference in tax!!!
I got the same result when I manually rounded everything off in MacInTax...

Also, WHY DO BOTH PROGRAMS ASK YOU IF YOU TURNED 65 DURING THE YEAR, IF YOU
ALREADY ENTERED YOUR DATE OF BIRTH? HOW TOUGH CAN IT BE TO DO ONE LINE OF
SUBTRACTION?!

CONCLUSION:
A toss-up, really, if you don't count the MacInTax bugs or TaxCut's inability
to print state-accepted state returns. I liked the "look and feel" of
MacInTax's Interview, and also their method of handling the various forms.

I liked TaxCut's easier-to-understand language that makes it easer to enter
data, and especially the "JUMP" feature.

What will I buy next year? Does anyone care?
Sorry this is so long, and also if you don't live in the USA, because this
will
have meant absolutely nothing to you.

Hope this helps,    (YOU PROCRASTINATORS!)

Phil Jung   8-)

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Date: 07 Apr 1993 15:40:31 -0700 (MST)
From: FRIESEN%NAUVAX.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: Need more seiral ports..suggestions?

Hi all, I own a laser print, midi interface, and a modem.  My Mac IIci only
has 2 serial ports.  I don't like unplugging/replugging all the time, so
I am open to suggestions.

I have seen the ads in MacWarehouse for the Axion serial switching device
that lets you have 3 things plugged into one port.  It says that if your
program supposts the Comm Toolbox, it will automatically select the right
peripherial (i.e. My midi program would turn on the port connected to my
midi interface, my terminal program would automatically turn on the port
for my modem, etc.)
My question about this is...How good is it? Compatability etc. (it appears
to use an init/control panel)?  How can I tell if my programs are comm
toolbox savvy and how would I tell each program which port to pick?  Also, is
the printmonitor in the System configurable like this (i.e. could I plug
multiple things into an axion plug in my printer port, and when I print,  the
system would automatically turn on the port for the printer)?

Thanks in adv.-I will summarize if there is interest...

		Aric Friesen

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 16:47:49 +0200
From: robertson@genvax.mpib-tuebingen.mpg.de (Brian Robertson)
Subject: NFS client for the Mac

I know there are two commercial NFS clients for Mac (Pathway Client NFS &
NFS/Share).

Does anyone know of any such clients in the public domain? I'd like to try it
out before considering buying anything.

Thanks,
	Brian Robertson
	robertson@genvax.mpib-tuebingen.mpg.de

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 93 12:31:06 EDT
From: adorfman@cs.tufts.edu (2d Lt Avram Dorfman)
Subject: non-apple ergonomic keyboards (Q)

The recent articles on apple's ergo. keybd have been interesting.

Does anyone have any experience with any other ergo. keybds? I understand that
Kensington has one. Are there any others?

-Avram Dorfman (adorfman@cs.tufts.edu)

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Date: Wed, 07 Apr 93 08:32:34 EDT
From: IBY250@URIACC.URI.EDU
Subject: Please Help!

Hi,

  This is sort of an emergency.  Does anyone know a way of discovering
the password for a STUFFIT protected file?  I have 3 archives all with the
same password, and I don't have the password!  I would appreciate ANY help.


	      Please Relpy directly to IBY250@URIACC.URI.EDU

	      Thanks...       Kevin

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Date: Wed, 07 Apr 93 11:45:11 PDT
From: RUSHING@WSUVM1.CSC.WSU.EDU
Subject: Problem w/PostScript file and LW Select 310

I recently purchased a LaserWriter Select 310.  I have sent a few
PostScript programs to it successfully, but I cannot send any
PostScript programs that are supposed to print out Printer stats.
I've tried two different programs.  One I picked up at the
Info-Mac archives, and I'm not sure where the other came from.

Both work on three different AppleTalk LaserWriters up at school,
but neither works on my brand new serial LaserWriter at home.
I'd appreciate any help or ideas.  I'm sending the programs
to the printer using Microsoft Word.  This has worked for other
files.  I tried using Apple's LaserWriter Utility, but it
won't work with a non-AppleTalk laserwriter.

Any ideas?

Tim Rushing (rushing@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu)

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Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1993 09:53:00 -0500 (EST)
From: JAW7254@ACFcluster.NYU.EDU
Subject: SE's, HD's, and the blues

Way back in early March, Francis J. Van Wetering wrote of a dead SE-30 HD.
I only got to reading that I-M recently, and posted him the following
response,
pertaining to near-identical troubles on my SE.  Please send any suggestions/
ideas to me or to the list.

	I have been a bit behind in my attention to Info-Mac, and don't know
whether you received a solution to your hard drive woes on the SE-30.  I
fear I have no solution to offfer, and am merely looking to compare notes.
I am the owner of an SE 1/20 (now 2.5/20, see below) Not a bad computer, a
few years back, but I must admit I bought it rather recently at a price
I could hardly refuse.  Recently I had the RAM upgraded to 4 megs.  Unknown
to me, some fool had static-zapped the SIMMs I bought, rendering my 4 megs
faulty before they were even installed.  The result:  upon my first attempt
to perform any action involving a write-to-HD, my hard drive experienced the
exact symptoms you described in your posting to info-mac.  Unable to return
to my 1-meg config due to the resr it had been necessary to clip, I was
forced to by 2 new ram chips, to no avail, of course.  I finally reached
the same state you did, of being unable to bring up my HD icon on the
desktop.(having gone thru _exactly_ all the steps u describe.  Extensive
probing w/ Norton yields a group of miniscule (32k) partitions where my HD
used to be.  Now I am forced to by a new HD, a step I can ill-afford.  Sorry
to bother u with a story and no solution, but the symptoms were so exactly
similar, on closely related machines, that I thought comparing notes
~might~ help.  If you do solve your problem, or gain any more insight, please
drop a line to JAW7254ACFCLUSTER.NYU.EDU
						TIA,
						Jim Wise   8-D

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 15:14:24 GMT
From: seale@possum.den.mmc.com (Eric H Seale)
Subject: So, what's a MUD ?

Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes:

>  Could someone tell us bystanders what exactly a MUD is?

Multi-User Dungeons (Dungeons & Dragons for techies)...

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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 17:28:15 GMT
From: hshubs@cis.umassd.edu (Howard S Shubs)
Subject: So, what's a MUD ?

In digest <9304040107.AA05563@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU>
Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes:

>  Could someone tell us bystanders what exactly a MUD is?

"MUD" stands for Multi-User Dungeon, and it's -evil-.
--
Howard S Shubs    hshubs@bix.com          For to win 100 victories in 100
The Denim Adept   hshubs@cis.umassd.edu   battles is not the acme of skill.

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Date: Wed,  7 Apr 1993 18:27:11 +0100
From: Elliot Bennett <Elliot.Bennett@europa.rs.kp.dlr.de>
Subject: YACC for Mac, anyone?

I think the subject line says it all: I'm looking for the unix YACC (Yet
Another Compiler Compiler) for the Mac.  Shareware/public-domain is preferred,
but I'd also be interested in commercial solutions (this time I did do a
directory search on SUMEX BEFORE asking :-)  -unfortunately, nothing popped up
under */*yacc* and I thought that it may be hidden under some other title, so
I'm asking here).

I suspect this is a FAQ, so I would ask people to respond to Info-mac directly
so that we ALL know when someone has pointed me in the right direction (I'm
trying to avoid both 1000 and 0 replies).

MUCH thanks in advance,

Elliot Bennett
DLR, Cologne, Germany
elliot@europa.rs.kp.dlr.de

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