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Info-Mac Digest Tue, 11 May 93 Volume 11 : Issue 100
Today's Topics:
[*] TidBITS#176/10-May-93
.z files and .Z files NOT the same thing
2MB SIMMs in a IIci - it works!
600 dpi laser printers
Abbreviations used on the NET (A)
Aircraft Navigation
ATM & System 7.1
Basura and 7.1? (Q)
BBEdit 2.5 Press Release
BootMan v1.1
Brilliant Eudora hack wanted (again) (Q)
C++ Library (Q)
Canvas 3.0->3.0.1 upgrader needed
Easy View: Quote style question...
ESCAPE key (A)
Excel 4.0 & Arrow keys...
Experience with Tokamac II Fx 33 Accelerator Card (Q)
Extension to turn on 32-bit addressing automatically?
file organization
File Sharing Question
Folder Capacity Limit (R)
Gophering on a Mac
Humor in the Digest
Hypercard and the '040 cache
IIgs and new StyleWriter? (Q)
Info-Mac Digest V11 #99
Infomac #94, errata, mactcp gateway not in local zone
JMP
Looking for a utility to convert IGES, DXF or HPGL files
MacinTalk (where, how much, how good) (Q)
MacsBug on Centris 610 (Q)
MacUser index: where to find? (Q)
Medical Software for teaching
Network draft printing for Macintosh.
Networking puzzle (Q)
Norton vs Other Utils. (Q)
Not completely satisfied LW Select 300 user
PowerBook 180 printer
Problems with AD after System Update on Quadra 950 (Q)
Protest IIvi cancellation! Call to arms
QuickTime 1.6
QuickTime 1.6 press release
REPLY TO FILE SHARING QUESTION
Request: Alias Director 3.4.2 or later (A)
Shutdown Later Type Programs (Q)
Simple Drag & Drop Text Viewer
simple drag and drop text viewer
Slight Mixup
Still looking for Buffy sound...Anyone?
Test Bank Software (Q)
Times 11 points bitmap
TurboGopher Bookmark Longforms
Who's your guest?
Ziffnet-mac
Zmodem
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Date: Mon, 10 May 93 20:34:29 PDT
From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#176/10-May-93
TidBITS#176/10-May-93
We present the first of our three-part look at MIDI on the
Macintosh, so pay attention if you've ever wondered about
music on the Mac. This week also brings the release of the
latest and greatest version of Easy View, a look at a strange
modem problem and its solution, and the scoop on how an FPU
(floating point unit or math coprocessor) interacts with the
LC III. Finally, information on how to get a free Microsoft
Mail to SMTP gateway.
Topics:
MailBITS/10-May-93
LC III/FPU Issues
Easy View 2.32 Released
Modem Follies
MIDI and the Macintosh - Part I
Reviews/10-May-93
[Archived as /info-mac/digest/tb/tidbits-176.etx; 29K]
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 93 10:39:13 +0100
From: williams@tours.inra.fr (John Williams)
Subject: .z files and .Z files NOT the same thing
Following recent discussion about downloading from the
src.ic.doc.uk archive, I would like to add the following:
This archive uses gzipped files (.z suffix) which should be
decompressed with the Mac version of Gzip. Previously, the files at this
archive were compressed (.Z files, that's a capital Z) and could be
decompressed with the UNIX utilities or with the Mac version MacCompress,
but this no longer works.
Another workaround is the use the + character as the FIRST
character of your password when you log in, that way all you see are .hqx
files which you can download as ASCII. The disadvantage is that this uses
greater bandwidth.
Personally, I have has trouble getting gzip to work, but that's
because its interface is axkward, to say the least. Something a little
easier to use would be most welcome.
John Williams
INRA Station de Recherches Avicoles, 37380 Nouzilly, France
------------------------------
Date: 11 May 1993 09:04:53 +0100 (MET)
From: EICKHOFF@dornier.de
Subject: 2MB SIMMs in a IIci - it works!
Dear Netters
I read a lot of opinions about plugging 2MB SIMMS into a IIci. I don't want to
be the one destroying some of Your theories, but I am running such a
configuration and it works pretty well.
About one year ago now I upgraded my IIci from 4 to 12 MB, keeping my 1MB
SIMMS
and buying four 2MB SIMMS. A few weeks ago I read in Info-Mac Digest, that in
a
ci the higher value SIMMS always have to be plugged into bank A. So I removed
the 1MB SIMMS from bank A, plugged the 2MB SIMMS into it and mounted the 1MB
SIMMS in bank B. After starting my Mac instantly recognized the memory and is
running perfectly. In July it will be one Year now running this configuration
without any problems and I use the machine several hours a day.
I'm not a Mac specialist concerning hardware, I just use it as a tool, so I
can't explain why and how that works.
Jens Eickhoff
(eickhoff@fn.dornier.de)
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 93 17:36:20 EDT
From: Susan Todd Brook <SBROOK%UGA.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: 600 dpi laser printers
Does anyone have any experience with any of the following true 600 x 600
dpi printers that can print 11 x 17 paper: Xante Accel-a-Writer 8100,
GCC Select Press 600, and the QMS 860?
You may respond directly to sbrook@uga.edu.
Thank you,
Susan Todd Brook
University of Georgia Press
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 93 00:02 CDT
From: Govind@UTXVM.CC.UTEXAS.EDU
Subject: Abbreviations used on the NET (A)
<ABRODY@vax.clarku.edu> confesses
> I haven't the foggiest notion what BTW abbreviates.
FYI, here's the TLA FAQ FWIW. BTW should no longer BTSOOY.
Cheers- Shekhar Govind govind@utxvm.cc.utexas.edu
- = o = -
BTSOOM Beats The [stuffing] Out Of Me
BTW By The Way
FAQ Frequently Asked Question
FUBAR [bleeped] Up Beyond All Recognition
FWIW For What It's Worth
FYI For Your Information
GR&D Grinning Running & Ducking
IAE In Any Event
IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer (also IANAxxx such as CPA)
IMO In My Opinion
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMCO In My Considered Opinion
IOW In Other Words
NFW No [bleeping] Way
NRN No Reply Necessary
OTOH On The Other Hand
PITA Pain In The [bleeper]
ROF,L Rolling On the Floor, Laughing.
RSN Real Soon Now [which may be a long time coming]
RTFM Read The [bleeping] Manual (or Message or Mail)
SITD Still In The Dark
TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TIA Thanks In Advance
TIC Tongue In Cheek
TLA Three Letter Acronym (such as this)
SNAFU Situation Normal: All [bleeped] Up
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 11:29:13 -0600 (MDT)
From: Bradley Nation <bmnatio@somnet.sandia.gov>
Subject: Aircraft Navigation
Does anyone know of the formula or a program that will do the following;
take gographical coordinates (Lat and Long) of two points and give as the
output the distance between the two points and the heading in degrees. The
program needs to be able to run on a Apple IIGS also.
Answers to bmnatio@sandia.gov
Thanks
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 10 May 1993 21:29:47 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Jeff Mealiffe, Systems Analyst" <jmealif@eis.calstate.edu>
Subject: ATM & System 7.1
Could someone please tell me how to use ResEdit to hack ATM so it will
recognize the Fonts folder in 7.1? Thanks.
Jeff
jmealif@eis.calstate.edu
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 16:44:55 -0300
From: schwabe@inf.puc-rio.br (Daniel Schwabe)
Subject: Basura and 7.1? (Q)
I am looking for a version of Basura that will work under 7.1; until I
switched over from 7.0.1, it worked without a hitch. For those who don't
know what it does, if you have an item selected in the Finder and hit
cmd-opt-del, it will throw that item in the trash and empty it right away.
It is hard to appreciate how convenient this can be without trying it for a
while...
This is a second attempt at finding out this info, I hope this time some
kind soul will know the answer. I would prefer e-mail sent to me directly,
if possible.
Thanks,
Daniel Schwabe, Dept. of Informatics, PUC-Rio
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 18:46:58 -0400
From: bbedit@world.std.com (BBEdit Support)
Subject: BBEdit 2.5 Press Release
May 11, 1993
For immediate release
Contact:
Rich Siegel
1 Larkspur Way #4
Natick, MA 01760
Internet/Usenet: bbedit@world.std.com
AppleLink: bbedit@world.std.com@internet#
Two New Text Editors for the Macintosh(R)
Natick, MA -- Rich Siegel, author of the critically acclaimed text
editor "BBEdit", has announced the release of two new
high-performance text editors: BBEdit 2.5 and BBEdit Lite.
BBEdit 2.5 includes support for integrated software development in
tandem with THINK C(TM) version 6.0 from Symantec Corp., as well as
the rest of Symantec's development tools for the Macintosh,
including THINK(TM) Reference 2.0 and THINK Pascal (TM) 4.0. BBEdit 2.5
provides the ability to browse and search source files contained
within THINK C and THINK Pascal project documents. In addition to
support for Symantec's tools, BBEdit 2.5 provides integrated
support for MPW(R) ToolServer(TM) version 1.0, and the "411" reference
system, both from Apple Computer, Inc. BBEdit 2.5 includes other
developer-oriented features, such as an integrated utility for
comparing differences between two text files, extensibility via
"drop-in" code resources, and powerful "grep" searching and
replacing.
Michael Kahl, the creator of THINK C, says "BBEdit complements
whatever programming tool I'm using. I particularly rely on its
powerful searching abilities." Leonard Rosenthol, Director of
Advanced Technology for Aladdin Systems, says that "BBEdit is well
worth the price. I highly recommend it to anyone doing Mac
programming."
As a general-purpose text editor for engineers, on-line service
users, and other Macintosh users who need to edit plain-text files,
BBEdit 2.5 offers integrated translation of foreign file formats
via Claris XTND(TM) translation; a disk browser for easily viewing any
translatable file on any mounted volume; high-performance searching
of entire directories of text files; and facilities for
transforming text in a variety of ways.
The suggested retail price of BBEdit 2.5 is $99. A discounted price
of $49 is available for users of previous versions of BBEdit, as
well as for current owners of THINK C, THINK Pascal, MPW, QUED/M(TM),
Vantage(TM), and the shareware editor Alpha. For more information, and
for information on quantity pricing or site licenses, contact the
address above.
BBEdit Lite is an improved version of the popular free text editor
BBEdit 2.2. It is free, and available for downloading from most
popular on-line services and Internet archive sites. BBEdit Lite
provides some of the additional text-transforming functionality
found in BBEdit 2.5; however, in order to better serve the needs of
the on-line community, some functionality has been removed in order
to make it easier to download, and to lower its memory and disk
footprint.
BBEdit Lite is also available directly from the author; users
wishing to obtain a floppy disk should send $5.00US to the address
above. Users of BBEdit Lite can upgrade to BBEdit 2.5 at any time
with payment of a $49 upgrade fee, as described above.
Both BBEdit 2.5 and BBEdit Lite are compatible with system software
versions 6.0.7 and later, including system software versions 7.0
and 7.1; both programs are also compatible with A/UX(R) version 3.0
and later.
----
Apple, Macintosh, A/UX, MPW, and ToolServer are registered
trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
Symantec, THINK C, THINK Pascal, and THINK Reference are trademarks
of Symantec Corporation.
QUED/M is a trademark of Nisus Software, Inc.
Vantage is a trademark of Preferred Publishers, Inc.
XTND is a trademark of Claris Corporation.
------------------------------
Date: 11 May 93 01:16:48 EDT
From: Hua-yuan.L.Mowry@Dartmouth.EDU (Hua-yuan L. Mowry)
Subject: BootMan v1.1
11 May 1993 (Tue)
InfoMacFolks--can you forward this, please; Bill's Compuserve Number is
76703,1027. I do not know how to get this message to him, however; feel free
to return comment to me on the contents of this letter. Thanks
To: Bill Steinberg,
Your Bootman 1.1 (original, and APS version) has been an *education* and a
*lifesaver* more than once! (Setups: SE/Plus/IIcx; Systems
6.0.5/6.0.5-CHInese/6.0.8; Finder = max 400K memory or less; NO System Seven
thus far...; Desktop Manager; DiskExpress II [optimizing]; DiskDoubler 3.7.7
[compressing]; 1.5 Gigabyte Micropolis with 9 partitions, smaller to largest;
323 Megabyte Micropolis, 4 unequal partitions; 40 Megabyte Quantum, no
partitions; 80 Megabyte IIcx-internal Quantum; each setup always using 10 to
15 or more INITs, 147 fonts, many files [e.g., 10,000+ on 323 Meg
Micropolis], etc.)
Thanks much for such an elegant product.
Two Questions:
* Where might I find a Bootman more recent than version 1.1 (one point one)?
* Under what conditions might a user of "System 7.x.?" benefit from any
version of Bootman?
Thanks--Hua-yuan Li Mowry at Dartmouth College, Asian Studies Program
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 93 00:57:27 -0600
From: "ozymandias G desiderata" <ogd@selway.umt.edu>
Subject: Brilliant Eudora hack wanted (again) (Q)
Sure enough, I de-lurk, and I've got a question instead of an
answer. Oh well. Here's my question: a while back, someone posted an
extremely clever way to use Eudora by hijacking the spool file over
>From your UN*X account and setting Eudora to point to it as one of its
files. I remember the gist of the hack, but I can't remember the
specifics of it, and I can't remember the method the original poster
used to send outgoing messages (I remember them saying that it was
tricky, though (big help, eh? ;))).
Since my (admittedly somewhat brain-damaged) search of the
digest archives yielded not what I was looking for, could somebody
(hopefully the original author) repost the hack (I read the digest
religiously) or e-mail it to me? Or, better yet, make it into a report
and submit it to the archives. I know I'm not the only one who can
make use of this.
Thankyoueversomuchinadvance,
ozymandias G desiderata
(ogd@selway.umt.edu) - PGP 2.0 public key available upon request.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 93 15:01:42 +0100
From: t.kaihara@ic.ac.uk
Subject: C++ Library (Q)
Hi, there.
I am looking for discrete-event simulation library
in C(C++) for MacII. I can find some in research
papers but most of them are not accessable. We can't
use them freely.
Please give me any information about this kind of
program library.
--------------
toshiya
Please reply to my E-mail address.
toshiya@ic.ac.uk
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 10 MAY 93 19:43:42 PDT
From: ""Micro Mauler"" <MICRO2.SCHWER@CRVAX.SRI.COM>
Subject: Canvas 3.0->3.0.1 upgrader needed
I've loacted the upgrader for 3.0.1->3.0.4 and 3.0.4->3.0.5 but I
am at 3.0.0 and need to get to 3.0.1. Any help appreciated.
--Len micro2.schwer@sri.com
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 93 10:25:28 -0700
From: Kevin Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@netcom.com>
Subject: Easy View: Quote style question...
Adam Engst writes:
>And if you think Easy View used to be cool, check out Easy View 2.32,
>which I'm uploading to the nets right now. It supports setext typographical
>styles and is generally a great program. Akif Eyler deserves a big
>hand of applause for what he's done with Easy View.
I also recommend Easy View's built-in section clipping feature. I now can
clip any section (such as this message) I wish to keep and place it in one
of various chapters such as _Clips-New Software_ or _Clips-Misc._.
These chapters are then filed in their own **Info-Mac-Clips** folder, which
Easy-View organizes into my own ~personalized~ Info-Mac archive.
As some of you can see, I also appreciate the Styles_ available; esp. when
they're used with the restraint shown by Mr. Engst.
What I wish to know, though, is why only ~some~ Info-Mac quotes display in
the correct style. For instance, I transferred this message into one of my
existing Digests; all the styles work correctly, except quotation. Any
ideas?
-K. Pfeiffer
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 93 00:14 CDT
From: Govind@UTXVM.CC.UTEXAS.EDU
Subject: ESCAPE key (A)
Alberto Cambrosio <CYCO@MUSICA.MCGILL.CA> writes:
> The problem is that I am unable to locate the
> ESCAPE key on my keyboard. I tried various combinations
> (inlcuding control-1, typing '33, etc.) but nothing works.
The "tilda" key () should work as the escape key.
Cheers- Shekhar Govind govind@utxvm.cc.utexas.edu
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 17:43:35 +0100
From: Elliot Bennett <Elliot.Bennett@europa.rs.kp.dlr.de>
Subject: Excel 4.0 & Arrow keys...
Microsoft strikes again...
As some of you may remember, I was having the problem in Excel 4.0 that, when
I hit the down arrow key, instead of moving down a cell the spreadsheet would
scroll down a line. As I learned today from Denis Gauthier of Quebec, the
solution is to hit the F14 key (as should have been intuitively obvious to all
:-). Needless to say, I am VERY grateful to Denis Gauthier for revealing this
mystical magical secret (which he told me he got from a friend who uses the PC
version).
I would like to point out that AFTER I had this solution I decided to look in
the manual to see the documentation on this (ok, so I'm lazy- I should have
looked first, but as you'll soon learn, it wouldn't have done me any good
anyway). Did I find anything in the index under F14? No (though F1 through
F12 WERE documented!!). Did I find anything in the index about scrolling
relating to the arrow keys? No. Did I find anything in the Appendix "Using
the Keyboard w/Microsoft Excel"? No.
In other words, the Manual was TOTALLY useless (or am I just so incompitent
that I didn't know the "right" place to look???). I defy anyone to find the
documented reference to this "feature". Anyway, the only reason I mention
this is to provide SPMS (Society for the Prevention of MicroSoft) with a
little more amunition...
Hope this interests someone...
Elliot Bennett
DLR, Cologne, Germany
elliot@europa.rs.kp.dlr.de
------------------------------
Date: 11 May 1993 09:33:48 +0100 (MET)
From: HANS KROEGER <KROEGER@dornier.de>
Subject: Experience with Tokamac II Fx 33 Accelerator Card (Q)
I intend to upgrade my MacII Fx, 20 MB RAM, with the Tokamac II Fx 33
accelerator card to mainly improve performance for the use of framemaker.
Does somebody have profound knowledge of the intended H/W - S/W
configuration? Are any hints or problems known? A short message is higly
appreciated.
Hans Kroeger
kroeger@dornier.de
kroeger@foca.dnet.nasa.gov
------------------------------
Date: 11 May 1993 17:09:00 -0500 (EST)
From: DRLOVEMD@JHUVMS.HCF.JHU.EDU
Subject: Extension to turn on 32-bit addressing automatically?
Hello everyone!!
Okay, I use both 7.1 and 6.0.8 on my mac with 9 mb ram. Anyways, when
I
run system 6.0.8, I turn off 32-bit addressing from system 7 before rebooting
into 6.0.8. However, when I switch back to 7.1, I have to boot into 7.1
first,
turn on 32-bit addressing and then restart, thus waiting again for my
extensions
and controls panels to parade across the bottom of my screen. So, is there a
way to turn on 32-bit addressing from system 6.0.8, or is there an extension
out
there which can automatically set your computer to 32-bit addressing upon
booting into system 7?? If there isn't, wouldn't this be a nice little hack
for
someone to make?? The extension would be the first init to load, checking to
see whether 32-bit addressing is on, and then turning it on if it isn't.
Steve Liu
drlovemd@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu
drlovemd@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
BTW, I want to try to dabble in programming this summer. Is it better for a
beginner to start in Think C, Think Pascal, or one of the OOP languages?
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 10 May 93 23:07:20 edt
From: "Maxwell Smart (Soell, Oliver)" <SOELL@DICKINSON.EDU>
Subject: file organization
I see that the recently submitted After Dark FAQ has been placed in the /ad
directory, but on deeper reflection, it seems as this file might be also
suitable for the /help directory. This is only an example of many other such
files, and I think that these should be cross-listed in all of the directories
that apply (usually only two). If Sumex is a unix box, it shouldn't be a
problem. I suggest this only as a temporary solution to the directory
structure chaos(?); a complete overhaul is definitely needed, but that'll take
some time.
Oliver Soell
Dickinson College
Soell@Dickinson.edu
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 93 11:30:32 EDT
From: tcora@pica.army.mil
Subject: File Sharing Question
tcora@pica.army.mil (That's me) wrote:
>
> I've got a problem, and I'm sure that there's a solution out there.
>
> I have a folder on my Mac publicly available as a read-only volume via
> FileSharing. I use it to allow folks in my building (about 35 of them) to
> get the latest Disinfectant, etc.
>
> The problem that I have is that people tend not to remove the volume from
> their desktops when they're done (not all that bad, really) or accidentally
>[...]
>
> So, what I guess I need is some way of finding out just who is that "Guest"
> user who's showing up in my File Sharing Monitor CP. Does such a beastie
> exist? Is anyone interested in creating same? Let me know. I'll summarize
> any responses I get!
>
Got a whole bunch of responses. There are two solutions:
1) Get Nok Nok (I managed to delete the name of the developer:-{).
2) Give everyone an "account" on my mac.
Thanks to all who responded!
tom coradeschi <+> tcora@pica.army.mil
"Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea -- massive,
difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-
boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it."
--gene spafford, 1992
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 93 01:09:08 PDT
From: Dale.Landers@mtsg.ubc.ca
Subject: Folder Capacity Limit (R)
Hello netters,
I was worried about exceeding the number of files that Mac folders
can hold. [I have some 5000 text files on a 240 mb drive.]
To summarize the responses:
I did not find the actual technical limit that a folder can contain.
The integer 2 to some exponent?? [Anybody know which?]
Exceeding a couple of hundred of files slows down access considerably.
Especially helpful answers are paraphrased below.
Tom Lane and Jonathan Baker both suggested that I was under the
limit, and not to worry about the depth of nesting but to pay
attention to the total number of files on the volume/partition/disk.
Use the archived "info-mac/util/disk-bug-checker-11.hqx" to check
how full your catalog and extent files are.
(Tom_Lane@g.gp.cs.cmu.edu and baker@accuwx.com)
Harald Herchen attests to having upwards of 1400 files in one folder
and gives the nested folder limit at about 20-21 levels deep.
Disk access is slowed after 7000 files are reached, so he spreads
the load around with 5 partitions [total 19,000 files] on a Quantum
Quantum 240mb drive.
(herchen@navier.stanford.edu)
If anybody has anything to add to the above,please let me know and
and I'll repost a fuller answer.
Also if you know of good grep, egrep, or awk tools outside of Nisus
or the archived utilities [MacGrep, egrep, and MacGawk] please let
me know and I'll summarize that too.
Thank y'all.
Dale Landers
Dale_Landers@mtsg.ubc.ca
------------------------------
Date: 11 May 1993 08:44:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: JOURL205@ksuvxa.kent.edu
Subject: Gophering on a Mac
Can anyone out there help me out with accessing a gopher internet site via the
Mac? I'm currently using a simple VT100 emulation program and I'm having
some\
difficulty accessing the site. Do you need any special software to
successfully
pull this off?
Thanks in advance.
Ryan S. Leasher
Internet: jourl205@ksuvxa.kent.edu
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 93 10:23:04 -0700
From: Leslie_Ballentine@sfu.ca
Subject: Humor in the Digest
Let me add my 2 cents worth to the discussion generated by the "Clinton"
and "Limbaugh" postings. I agree that humor and poking fun at public
figures are legitimate things to do. My objection to the "Clinton" posting
is its lack of recognizable humor. Humorous criticisms of Clinton's
policies are legitimate, but I see no sense (even metaphorical) in which
those policies can be compared to "holding America for ransom". Having not
forgotten the Khomeni regime and the hostage taking in Iran, I find that
phrase offensive. It is almost like accusing the Jews of persecuting the
Nazis!
So my recomendation for the Digest is:
Humor - Yes. Humorless politics - No.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 93 09:16:08 +0100
From: williams@tours.inra.fr (John Williams)
Subject: Hypercard and the '040 cache
I can only get Hypercard F2.0v3 to run under system F7.1 if I turn cache
memory off on a Centris 650?
Is this normal?
Should I get an update/see a doctor/go home/get a PC????
(humerous last line added for Al Bloom and friends who, like me, enjoy a
laugh from time to time when reading the digest.....)
John Williams
INRA Station de Recherches Avicoles, 37380 Nouzilly, France
------------------------------
Date: 11 May 1993 12:14:43 -0600 (CST)
From: "I don't do Windows." <PELTIERD@LAWRENCE.EDU>
Subject: IIgs and new StyleWriter? (Q)
I can't believe I'm asking this question, but someone
wants to buy a StyleWriterII to use with an old IIgs.
Does anyone know if it is possible to use the
StyleWriterII with a IIgs?
Thanks...
Please reply directly to me (peltierd@lawrence.edu).
- Dave Peltier
Lawrence University
Computer Services
peltierd@lawrence.edu
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 08:23:13 +0000
From: acc00rrb@unccvm.uncc.edu
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #99
In article <9305110133.AA11735@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU>, you write:
>Date: Mon, 10 May 93 14:20:35 +0200
>From: Martin Jourdan <Martin.Jourdan@inria.fr>
>Subject: Request: Alias Director 3.4.2 or later
>
>Dear netters,
>
>I need Alias Director 3.4.2 or later, ... Is there another FTP-accessible
>archive where
>I can find AD 3.4.2?
> ...
> Martin Jourdan
The current version of AliasDirector (3.4.3) is available from
'mac.archive.umich.edu' as /mac/util/diskfile/aliasdirector3.43.cpt.hqx.
Bob Blackmun
Director of Computing Services
UNC Charlotte
Charlotte NC 28223
(704) 547-2283 / fax 547-3134
Internet: ACC00RRB@unccvm.uncc.edu
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 10 May 1993 20:47:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Bruce Goldstein, (818) 354-7366" <BGOLDSTEIN@jplsp2.jpl.nasa.gov>
Subject: Infomac #94, errata, mactcp gateway not in local zone
In Infomacv11-094.txt I wrote: "Suppose you are trying to use a MacTCP gateway
>rather than a direct
>ethernet-TCPIP connection from your Mac. In this case you have to choose
>whatever flavor of AppleTalk you are using in the MacTCP icon choice area,
>and select the zone in which your gateway resides. Now, here comes the
>tricky part. If your Macintosh is in the same zone as the MacTCP gateway
>(in our case a FastPath 4) you can select static addressing if you wish.
>If your Mac is in a different zone, YOU MUST SELECT DYNAMIC ADDRESSING, NOT
>STATIC ADDRESSING. This caused us a good bit of grief until we figured it
>out, and of course no one provides any documentation worth anything about how
>to use MacTCP."
*******The above is incorrect.******* It is true that you can not use
static addressing but you can not use dynamic addressing either (at least
with our Fastpath). You must use the MacTCP option of obtaining the address
>From the SERVER. I remembered this incorrectly because our Fastpath refers
to addresses obtained this way as dynamic. I hope that this did not cause
anyone a lot of frustration trying to get it to work.
Bruce Goldstein
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 12:48:22 +0200
From: lana%rs950.cisi.unito.it@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: JMP
Does anyone know by experience which sort of program is JMP?
Is it something like SAS, or is it completely different?
Many many thanks to anyone will help.
maurizio.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 93 16:53:32 EST
From: Scott Traurig <traurig@ncavax.decnet.lockheed.com>
Subject: Looking for a utility to convert IGES, DXF or HPGL files
Hi everyone,
Does anyone know of a utility that can convert IGES, DXF or HPGL files to
PICT, or some other intermediate format that I can convert to PICT? I want to
get some CADAM drawings into PowerPoint, but I'm not having much luck.
Thanks,
Scott (traurig@ncavax.decnet.lockheed.com)
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 93 00:37:07 EDT
From: adorfman@cs.tufts.edu (2d Lt Avram Dorfman)
Subject: MacinTalk (where, how much, how good) (Q)
Well, my subject header pretty much says it all
Where can I get MacinTalk?
How much does (did) it cost?
How good does it sound? (for you ex C= 64 <that would be Commodore> people,
does it sound the same as the "SAM: Software Automatic Mouth"?
What system incompatabilities does it have? I heard that Apple said it
wouldn't
work with System 7, but then it did. Does anyone know what versions of System
7, and what machines it does/doesn't work with?
-Avram Dorfman (adorfman@cs.tufts.edu)
p.s. Is MacinTalk the thing that drove the "Talking Moose"? That thing used to
scare the <your_favorite_expletive> out of me: When I was an undergrad
and in ROTC, sometimes I had to to work late (alone) at the detachment.
There was a Mac in one of the other rooms with the Moose installed. Once
every 45 minutes (even at 2:00am when I hadn't seen another human for
hours), I would suddenly hear monotone quotes from Monty Python!!! I
didn't even need caffine, although there is a limit to how many times a
human can survive the fear that his life is in danger, in one day. Oh, am
I rambling? Sorry...
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 01:36:46 GMT
From: schultz@iastate.edu (Jonathan R Schultz)
Subject: MacsBug on Centris 610 (Q)
All the C610s and the low-end C650 use the 68LC040.
There is a special version of Macsbug for 68LC040s on ftp.apple.com.
------------------------------
Date: 10 May 1993 18:47:54 -0700 (MST)
From: NOHL@CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: MacUser index: where to find? (Q)
Can someone either send me a copy of, or direct me to an internet
accessible copy of MacUser's hypercard index of their last x years worth
of articles. I really need this.
Thanks for any help!
Nohl 8D
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 11:41:18 -0600 (MDT)
From: Bradley Nation <bmnatio@somnet.sandia.gov>
Subject: Medical Software for teaching
I am looking for some medical software that will be used for teaching
(grades k-12). The program need to have graphics and maybe use Quick Time
or HyperCard, or both
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 09:53:10 -0400
From: Marc_Dionne@UQTR.UQuebec.CA (Marc Dionne)
Subject: Network draft printing for Macintosh.
I have to manage a lab of student. There is about 40 Macintosh and about
10 ImageWriter to print draf paper. Our users can print quality paper on
laser with a cost per page. To centralise and to save space, we are
looking for a Network printer how can replace your ImageWriter. Does it
exist an heavy printer how can emulate ImageWriter? Does someone have
never try product like PowerPrint connect to an dot matrix printer?
Marc Dionne Email: Marc_Dionne@uqtr.uquebec.ca
Universit du Qubec Trois-Rivires Tlec: (819) 376-5153
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 11:29:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: CROSENTAL@ADMIN.HMC.CLAREMONT.EDU
Subject: Networking puzzle (Q)
I work for a consulting firm that has four major partners almost always in
four different parts of the country. I want to maintain close ties with each
of the partners by computer, with a system that easily allows e-mail, file
sharing, update and read access to a calendar (?) and conferencing (?). All
four
partners have portable computers, two powerbooks and two pcs, and the home
office has a pc and (soon) a mac.
I need some advice on what kind of setup allows the applications listed above
at a reasonable cost (for a five-person operation). Do I set up a BBS? If so,
what kind? Can I tweak ARA to meet our needs? What kind of mac at home should
I get? I am reasonably technically savvy, and would be prepared to customize
systems, but I don't really know what to use. I've had a look at First Class
a little and it seems nice, but it looks like it might turn out to be
expensive
to put the whole thing together.
Any advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Creighton Rosental
Corporate Systems Manager
Whaley LeVay Wilson
int: crosental@hmcadm.claremont.edu
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 10 May 1993 19:55:29 -0700 (MST)
From: FRIESEN%NAUVAX.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: Norton vs Other Utils. (Q)
(This is an (A) answer, just couldn't get this maindframe to change the
subject!)
I would reccommend MacTools by CentralPoint Software over Norton any day.
I do consulting work and use disk utilities a lot. Norton usually is unable
to do what I ask it where as Mac Tools is usually able to do it.
I have a much higher success rate with MacTools.
Aric Friesen
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 14:22-0400
From: P. T. Withington <ptw@RIVERSIDE.SCRC.Symbolics.COM>
Subject: Not completely satisfied LW Select 300 user
So, I opted for the Select 300, thinking: it will be better to have
GreyShare, FinePrint, and PhotoGrey, than PostScript level 1. Was I
right? Not clear:
Yes, vanilla text prints just fine. It's pretty speedy. Speedier than
my HP Deswriter. Crisper than my LaserWriter NT (at work). I can print
nice greys (somtimes). Works fine with FoP (via QD) for my PostScript
output. Prints (simple) drawings from Freehand very nicely. But, ...
Doesn't work with Adobe TypeAlign. Adobe: "Apple knows about the
problem and is working on a new version of the driver". Apple: "You
should check with Adobe to make sure their product is compatible with
this new driver". Well, I don't use TypeAlign that much any more, but
it's disappointing to think that I can't print any of my old docs where
I did.
Makes a big mess (i.e., non-uniform, blobby, line widths, curves turn to
straight lines, etc.) out of freehand curves in a PICT I cut an pasted
>From MacDrawII. Apple: "You should check with your vendor". Well, I
don't want to upgrade MacDraw, I don't use it now that I have Freehand.
One would think that a QD printer ought to be able to print a venerable
old PICT file!
Worst of all, in both foreground and background, on drawings of any
complication exits with "error of type 1", or "unexpectedly quits".
Shades of the HP drivers! After 18 hours of verifying installation,
sorting through inits, etc., etc., 2 hours on the phone with Apple Tech.
Support, no joy. I think to myself "I thought only DOS users had to put
up with stuff like this?"
Oh well, I guess I have to learn to stop buying version 1 of anything!
Sign me, "Disappointed, but patiently waiting for a call back from
Apple"
------------------------------
Date: 10 May 1993 19:30:15 -0600 (CST)
From: STJONES%MTSU.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: PowerBook 180 printer
I have been shopping around for a protable printer for my new powerBook and
am not having much luck - until maybe now.
Here's what I HAVE found:
1) I don't want to have to deal with "The Grappler" or some other 3rd
party device to get a printer to work. So I need one designed for a
Mac
2) The GCC WriteMove II LOOKS good, but is a dog on closer
inspection.
It can only print about 15 pages per battery charge, and a single
thermal ribbon is used up in 25-35 pages. Yuck!
But I have stumbled on an item of interest and was wondering if any of you
knew anything about it, or had used one. Here's the scoop:
MobileWriterPS Portable Page Printer
6ppm
PostScript Compatible
Apple LaserWriter IINT Emulation
AppleTalk I/O
Built in 80 page Sheetfeeder
Battery or AC operation
has a built in parallel port for DOS & Windows w/ auto-switching
150 pages per battery charge
Will do transparencies (it's a thermal transfer printer)
Same size & color as a PowerBook, weighs 8 pounds
Ribbon good for 150 pages
35 resident PS compatible fonts
Cost: $999.00 list
Any comments? I appreciate all info - this sounds pretty good!
stj
Steven T. Jones
Assistant Professor of Design & Technology
Middle Tennessee State University
ps: The manufacturer is:
Mannesmann Tally Corporation
1-800-843-1347
------------------------------
Date: 11 May 1993 09:48:26 +0100 (MET)
From: HANS KROEGER <KROEGER@dornier.de>
Subject: Problems with AD after System Update on Quadra 950 (Q)
My collegue owns a Quadra 950, using system 7.1 operating system, german
version. After upgrading the operating system with the Hardware System Update
1.0 he noticed that the program after-dark, star-trek version does not
function properly: the screen saver elements do not move on the screen,
everything stands still; but when oerating the screen saver from the after
dark program directly by operating the demo button the program behaves
normal.
Question: Are there any problems known using the 7.1 patch? Could the problem
be traced back by a possible incompatibility of the german version of the
operating system and the english version of the patch?.
Hanms Kroeger
kroeger@dornier.de
kroeger@foca.dnet.nasa.gov
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 11:09:43 -0600
From: "Earl Misanchuk" <MISANCHUK@herald.usask.ca>
Subject: Protest IIvi cancellation! Call to arms
After purchasing about 100 Macs and associated products for my place of work
plus four Macs for personal use, over the years, I've become inured to the
fact
that no matter when you buy one, a better one will be available for less money
within a month or two.
However, the recent introduction and cancellation of the IIvi within the space
of 6-7 months is the straw that broke the camel's back for me. People like me
who bought a vi have been sold an Edsel, and I think we should protest in the
strongest possible terms.
Although I ordered my vi not long after it was introduced, Apple Canada's
shipping schedule didn't deliver it until four months ago. Yesterday a
colleague
across the hall bought one (at my suggestion) for $1000 less than I paid,
because it was now a discontinued model. ($250 per month depreciation!). Of
course the money hurts, but even worse is the principle: when you buy a Mac
you
ought to be able to expect to have a current model for at least a year or so,
not 6-7 months!
(Please spare me the arguments that I got use out of my Mac before it was
dicontinued ($250/month worth???), and that the machine is still as functional
as it ever was, etc. I've read this list for several years, and I think I've
heard al the arguments. What I'm talking about is depreciation of a business
expense.)
If you purchased a vi, I hope you will join me in protesting in the strongest
possible terms to Apple. The only way in which I think Apple can make this
better is to offer IIvi owners an upgrade path at a cost greatly reduced from
the current one. Perhaps a lobby will have some effect.
Canadian vi owners can write (as I have already done) to
Mr. Frank Lechner
Education Manager
Apple Canada
90 Garry St. #202
Winnipeg, Man R3C 4H1
unless you have a more local representative or the ed rep is not appropriate.
European and Pacific Rim owners should contact their local reps.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 15:25:59 -0700 (MST)
From: FRIESEN%NAUVAX.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: QuickTime 1.6
Will QuickTime 1.6 run under System 7.0.1* or do you need 7.1?
Aric Friesen
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 10 May 1993 23:43:58 -0500
From: tonyh@msc.cornell.edu (Tony Huang)
Subject: QuickTime 1.6 press release
>Date: Mon, 10 May 1993 00:12:41 -0500 (CDT)
>From: Neil Eric Mickelson <nem52463@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>
>Subject: QuickTime 1.6
>
>Hello again...
>
>Anybody know where I can get some specific (Apple-provided or otherwise)
>documentation on QuickTime v1.6? I know it doesn't hog memory when you're
>not using it now (a programming technique I approve of for ALL extensions,
>BTW :^), but what else does it do?
>
>Thanks alot...
Here's the QT 1.6 press release from Apple:
------------------------------------------
Apple Upgrades QuickTime Multimedia Architecture
Dateline: CUPERTINO, California--April 21, 1993
Product Description
The latest upgrade to Apple's QuickTime multimedia architecture
software, version 1.6, is designed to improve performance, and the
use of sound and graphics.
QuickTime 1.6, an extension to System 7, contains all the features of
previous versions of QuickTime, including the ability to cut, copy,
and paste dynamic data, such as video, sound, and animation with the
same ease-of-use the Macintosh has always provided with graphics and
text. The features of QuickTime 1.6 will be implemented on the
Macintosh platform first, and later on Windows and UNIX platforms.
The new upgrade includes Sound Manager 3.0, an enhanced version of
system software for recording and playing digital sound on Macintosh
computers.
Significance
Apple believes the new upgrade will enhance customers' use of
dynamic data types by significantly improving performance, sound, and
graphics support.
Performance: With QuickTime 1.6, movies play back more than 10
percent faster than QuickTime 1.5 movies, giving customers smoother
and better movie playback.
Sound Manager 3.0: The new Sound Manager provides customers using
third-party sound cards with the ability to input and play back CD-
quality 16-bit sound from QuickTime movies. Apple intends for the
Sound Manager 3.0 to be licensed to and distributed by third-party
hardware and software developers, who need or have products that can
benefit from high-quality sound. In addition to support for high-
quality sound, customers will be able to import sound from CD sources
directly into QuickTime 1.6 movies.
Graphics support: By supporting Apple's color-matching technology,
ColorSync, QuickTime 1.6 will ensure that colors in a movie played on
one color monitor will be the same when played on any other color
monitor. QuickTime will support the full range of colors, from 1-bit
black and white to 32-bit color, allowing customers to play QuickTime
movies on a wider range of Apple computers, including the 4-bit gray-
scale PowerBook and Duo computers. In addition, QuickTime 1.6 will
enhance the text-track feature introduced in QuickTime 1.5 by
supporting smoothed, TrueType text. This enhancement means that when
a QuickTime movie that includes text is re-sized, jagged edges of the
text will smooth out.
Memory requirements: Finally, QuickTime 1.6 will require almost 90
percent less memory than QuickTime 1.5 when installed, giving
Macintosh customers with entry-level machines more flexibility when
installing QuickTime.
Availability
QuickTime 1.6 will be available in May 1993. Apple plans to bundle
QuickTime 1.6 into the System 7.1 upgrade kit and with all new
Macintosh computers. In addition, Apple plans to distribute QuickTime
1.6 through a variety of bulletin boards and user groups. QuickTime
1.6 will also be available with many Macintosh third-party
applications. Customers can call 1-800-769-2775 ext. 6596 to get
QuickTime 1.6 shipped directly from Apple for a U.S. $10 shipping and
handling fee.
Pricing
Bulletin boards, user groups and resellers may charge a nominal fee
for materials, labor, and connect time. Apple also offers developer
licensing programs. Pricing for these programs may vary.
System Requirements
QuickTime runs on Macintosh computers equipped with a 68020 processor
or better, 4MB of memory, and versions 6.0.7 or later of the
Macintosh operating system.
Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
QuickTime, Sound Manager, ColorSync, TrueType, QuickTime for Windows,
System 7.1, PowerBook, and Duo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
Tony Huang
tonyh@msc.cornell.edu
------------------------------
Date: 10 May 1993 21:54:44 -0700 (MST)
From: Metro State College of Denver <EDJ@ZENO.MSC.Colorado.EDU>
Subject: REPLY TO FILE SHARING QUESTION
To be able to determand what computer on the network is what login you must
do one of two things:
1. turn off GUEST access and set up a group called GUEST. Create users
for each computer on the network. If you go around to each computer
and setup each one with a special name and set it up for AUTO login,
you will have a 90% chance of knowing who it is... if you turn off GUEST
each user whould have to have a USERNAME and if you wanted a PASSWORD.
2. another way is to setup the system like above and purchases a program
like radar, interpoll, or some other network managment utility that
will show the devices on the net and there network Identity. remember
in the sharing control panel, you setup the NETWORK IDENTITY for each
computer and that one Identity MUST be different than any other one on the
net. You can see who is on and what machines they are using. Some of
these utilities allow you to DISCONNECT users from there not from the
file sharing status control panel.
We run a 5 lab (60+ machines) network. We are running appleshare 3.?? and
the display we get showed GUEST for all users. we wanted to be able to send
messages only to special numbers (different rooms have different sets up
#'s).
and disconnect only certain users. we TURNED OFF GUEST access and set up
a group called PUBLIC . we then created 409 users named mac # 1, Mac # 2,
Mac # 3, Mac # 4. In a Student lab we can ID these macs this way. You may
want to name the mac the name of the User or the department where it is
located.
This works good since the user cannot ! get to the finder (we are using ATEASE
as a security program.) they cannot change the login and its set to AUTO
login
anyway so we have no real problem with that and we can (with a great
confidence)know that we are sending the message to the right users and or
disconnecting
the right user.
Edward Jacobs
Macintosh Lab Tech
Metro State College of Denver
Denver, CO
EDJ@Zeno.MSCD.EDU (Internet)
EDJ@MSCD.BITNET (Bitnet ) I think !!!! :-)
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 93 15:12 EDT
From: Jeffrey L. Needleman <needje@msen.com>
Subject: Request: Alias Director 3.4.2 or later (A)
In 11-99, Martin Jourdan <Martin.Jourdan@inria.fr> asks for the named file.
It's available from mac.archive.umich.edu, filed as:
mac/util/diskfile/aliasdirector3.43.cpt.hqx
Jeff Needleman <needje@msen.com>
------------------------------
Date: 11 May 93 05:37:20 GMT
From: mdavis@crash.cts.com
Subject: Shutdown Later Type Programs (Q)
A.D'Emanuele@manchester-computing-centre.ac.uk writes:
>I am looking for a program which I can put into the startup folder and will
>automatically shutdown a Mac at a fixed time each day.
>
>Regards, Tony D'Emanuele, University of Manchester.
Powerless is what you want. A svelt, 20K application with cool, clean
interface, Powerless lets you schedule an unattended system shutdown
*or* restart at a specified time each day. It has a special feature
that makes it perfect for the Startup Items folder in that it can
quietly start up and stay in the background without coming to the front
and making you dismiss it.
It can be set to shutdown or restart in two ways: 1) at a specific time,
or 2) after so much time has elapsed from the present.
Powerless lets you customize it to run just the way you want with
features such as advance notification and warning beeps. It remembers
your last setting for future use so you don't have to set the time again
unless it changes. It remembers its window position on the screen. All
these and more nice features (like auto-repeating of digits when you
click and hold the mouse button down when setting the time), sets it
apart from other programs.
There is a demo version on sumex in the utils folder as power-less-10b3.hqx.
The Real Thing is $19.95 direct from:
Morgan Davis Group
10079 Nuerto Lane
Rancho San Diego
CA 91977-7132 USA
When ordering, include shipping ($3 US/Canada, $5 overseas). PO, check
or money order accepted.
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 93 17:51 GMT
From: "I.SaywardK@Vitro Corp. Mail Server"
<I+pSaywardK+aVitro_Corp+p_Mail_Server%Vitro_NLON@mcimail.com>
Subject: Simple Drag & Drop Text Viewer
From: I.SaywardK on Tue, May 11, 1993 12:35 PM
Subject: RE: Simple Drag & Drop Text Viewer
To: Info-Mac
I said:
> I would like to locate an application that will allow me to:
> (1) drag and drop a text file (type=TEXT) on it
> (2) open that file in a monospaced font (courier)
> (3) maybe, but not necessarily edit it.
and many of you responded. Thanks to all.
It just so happened that the same day my question showed up
in the digest (v 11, issue 99), Adam Engst posted tex-edit.hqx
which does *exactly* what I wanted. GREAT for readme files,
and downloads from The Net.
And yes, BBEdit is also nice, but quite a bit larger and full featured.
Ken Sayward
Systems Analyst
Vitro Corp.
sayward@vsdec.nl.nuwc.navy.mil
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 10 May 1993 23:05:54 -0400
From: siegel@world.std.com (Rich Siegel)
Subject: simple drag and drop text viewer
> I would like to locate an application that will allow me to:
> (1) drag and drop a text file (type=TEXT) on it
> (2) open that file in a monospaced font (courier)
> (3) maybe, but not necessarily edit it.
> TeachText doesn't let me specify the default font, and full
> featured WP programs take too long to launch and use too much
> RAM.
Give BBEdit a try. It's fairly lean (the upcoming BBEdit Lite is
even leaner), and does what you need. It defaults to Monaco, but
you can change that to Courier (or any other font or size). There's
also a bunch of other useful stuff in there, such as multi-file
searching.
It's free. You can find it in /info-mac/app on sumex.stanford.edu,
or in /ftp/pub/bbedit on world.std.com, as well as on most other
popular Internet archive sites.
R.
--
Rich Siegel Internet: siegel@world.std.com
Senior Software Engineer GCC Technologies
"There she is: the lucky girl I'm going to marry."
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 13:52:38 +1000 (EST)
From: Gerard Hammond <ghammond@metz.une.edu.au>
Subject: Slight Mixup
Sorry about this but the small application I just uploaded
called "Linear Regression Pro version 2.0 should have REPLACED
the file weighted-xy-fits.hqx.
Could you please remove weighted-xy-fits version 1.1
but keep LinearRegressionPro.hqx on your sites.
Thank You
--
Gerard Hammond internet: ghammond@metz.une.edu.au
Department of Chemistry Telephone: 067 - 732382
University of New England
Armidale NSW 2351
Australia
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 15:34:46 -0700 (MST)
From: FRIESEN%NAUVAX.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: Still looking for Buffy sound...Anyone?
Well, if you remember my first posting I am looking for the quote from
Buffy the Vampire Slayer that was during the credits and went something like
this..."They were animals. They had evil in their eyes. I think they were
young Republicans." I have searched numerous ftp sites and still cannot
find it. If anyone has this quote, orows where I can find it, or ahs
the equipment to record it for me (prefereable in System 7 format) I would
really appreciate it.
Thanks (again) in advance...
Aric Friesen
BTW
I have a MacIIci (i.e. no microphone-that's why I cannot do it
myself.)
------------------------------
Date: 11 May 1993 08:25:56 -0700 (MST)
From: Bruce Long <bruce@asu.edu>
Subject: Test Bank Software (Q)
Does anyone know of any sources for Test Bank software for the Macintosh?
(That is, software for generating multiple-choice printed tests?)
I am aware of LXR-Test and MakeTest, and I want to know if there
are any others.
For the past 5 years we have been using MS Word (via Print Merge) but this
is rather klutzy, and we are seeking something better.
In particular, we need test bank software that will (a) accept graphic
PICT images like drawings and equations from MathType, (b) randomly select
the question variation, randomize the answers, randomize the question order,
(c) permit a "prelude" to a group of questions, which are then kept together
as a unit (for example, "The following drawing pertains to questions 12-15."
--Of course the "12-15" would be changed to reflect the new numbers each
time.)
Experience and advice appreciated!
Bruce Long
Math Department, Arizona State University bruce@asu.edu
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Date: Tue, 11 May 93 13:34:51 +0200
From: "Olaf F. Normann" <Olaf.F.Normann@unimed.sintef.no>
Subject: Times 11 points bitmap
Hello!
Does anyone have a 11 points bitmap-version of the Times font?
I dont think the truetype version make a good mapping in 11 point size,
but hope a bitmap version would look better on the screen.
-olaf
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Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 08:30:35 -0500
From: "Tom Wilson" <wilsont@fedc04.fed.ornl.gov> (Tom Wilson)
Subject: TurboGopher Bookmark Longforms
I'm curious if there is a long form of the TurboGopher bookmark (i.e., a
complete address) that can be extracted and transferred to other machines.
I've found several neat things in GopherSpace that I'd like to pass along
to others, but in most cases, I don't recall the search strategy that I
used to find them in the first place.
What's the best way to do this? I e-mailed (via EUDORA) the prefs file
>From my office Mac to my Laboratory Mac and that worked fine. There must
be a better way, though.
Tom Wilson Voice: (615) 574-3927
Oak Ridge National Laboratory FAX: (615) 576-7926
<wilsont@fedc04.fed.ornl.gov>
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Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 02:13:54 -0800
From: bylsma@unixg.ubc.ca (Dieder B.)
Subject: Who's your guest?
Re: keeping track of Guest users on personal filesharing....
I suspect that others may have replied...but...there is a commercial
product around called 'Nok Nok' that does just what you seem to be asking
for, by determining the Guest(X)'s machine name...available at your usual
MacMailorder places....dunno its cost...
Hope this helps,
Dieder
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Date: 10 May 1993 12:59:47 -0600 (CST)
From: STJONES%MTSU.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: Ziffnet-mac
I was prompted into writing this while reading the messages about where to
find HideAlways, and the fact that it is ONLY available on Ziffnet.
It seems to me that creatinga shareware/freeware product but then limiting
its distribution to one online service is a tad strange. Please don't flame
at me - I do not begrudge Ziffnet to run their business as they do. I just
am of the opinion that wide distribution of freeware/shareware is a better
option for all parties included.
So what does one call such software? It's obviously not "free"ware, since you
must subscribe to their service. Neither is it "share"ware since it can't be
shared outside the service. Perhaps it is subware - you must subscribe to
their service to get it?
What do y'all think about this idea of limiting distribution. I know it is
one thing that has kept me from joining Ziffnet. The last thing I need is
to belong to a "private" club.
stj
Steven T. Jones
Assistant Professor of Design & Technology
Middle Tennessee State University
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Date: Mon, 10 May 1993 20:00:22 -0700 (MST)
From: FRIESEN%NAUVAX.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: Zmodem
I have used both Kermit and Zmodem. Not only is Zmodem more easier to use
(you
only have to tell one side to send) but it is faster and more reliable than
Kermit. (In my opinion.)
Aric Friesen
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