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Info-Mac Digest             Fri, 10 Dec 93       Volume 11 : Issue 237

Today's Topics:

      [*] After Dark programmer's docs
      [*] Audiodeck 1.0.5 -- Apple CD player
      [*] AutoBin (a drag and drop Binhexer with source)
      [*] AV Digitizer Options
      [*] AV DSP Mini-FAQ v 1.01
      [*] Bible-Promise-30.hqx Submission
      [*] color-it-232-updater.hqx
      [*] Color It! Scan Package
      [*] Deprotect Stack
      [*] Empire Master 2.8.5
      [*] filemaker-pro-ELTAB-v2.hqx
      [*] Garbage Collector, HD maintenace utility
      [*] gestalt-selectors-list-22.sit.hqx
      [*] Heb3270, hebrew IBM 3270 terminal emulator
      [*] Kitty Litter - trash can replacement
      [*] mac-cube-view-110.hqx
      [*] NSFNET.MOV QuickTime movie from NCSA
      [*] OtherMenu 1.2.6->1.2.7 Update (corrected resubmission)
      [*] OtherMenu 1.2.7
      [*] pbgadget-09.hqx submission
      [*] Quark XPress Xtension: fcsPress
      [*] Quark XPress Xtension: Mimic
      [*] Quark XPress Xtension: Nudger
      [*] Quark XPress Xtension: Shortline Eliminator
      [*] Quark XPress Xtension: TypesettingMarks
      [*] Screensaver/After Dark FAQ 1.8
      [*] sim-beavis-n-butthead-ii-12.hqx
      [*] SITcomm AppleScript
      [*] SODAFlipbook Color
      [*] sound-machine-10.hqx
      [*] teletimes-93-12.hqx
      [*] The Underground Mac #6
      [*] UsenEdit v1.1.1
      [*] Who Built America?
      ?'s on Kodak Photo CD Access
      Apple
      AppleShare for PC?
      Average Cost per Print with Apple Color Printer?
      Biblography software for Word
      bug
      c++ libs available
      C-language CAMAC routines for Mac.
      CD's Included with Apple CD300i?
      cdr == corelDraw? converter
      Christmas decorations for Macs
      cmd key, splat key, flower key, fan key.....
      coke polar bears
      Color screen dumps (Q)
      Convert "stroked" PS font -> Type 1?
      FileMaker Pro error
      FutureBASIC (was 32b clean pgming lang) (C)
      Future of THINK Pascal ?
      Global Village (C)
      Help with graphics needed
      Icon Problems
      Icons
      Info-Mac Digest V11 #234
      LC-III+VirtualMem+Extensions Problem
      LW IINT Evenlope Trays (Q)
      Mac Internet software
      Mac LCII/III to 475 upgrade?
      Mac NFS *server* software?
      MacPrefect
      MacWrite Pro - ability to Zoom (A)
      Memory installation in Performa/LC 475
      Multimedia authoring
      NEC CD-ROM Software
      Need help with system problem.
      Need old Mac II 1MB 120ns SIMMs
      New Free Magazine
      Now Compress 1.0.1 is not international
      Printing coverpage info on each page... (Q)
      Printing Problem
      Quadra 610 resets (Q)
      Schedule Software
      SE, Tsunami 50M ext, Tsunami 170M int (Q)
      Slow printing problem
      Solving INIT Conflicts - Fix or Workaround?
      Sound sampling program
      Star*Nine and QM dial-up Gateway
      sticky mouse (Q)
      Typing tutor
      What is the Lightfax 1414 LC modem?
      Word's Addresses
      Word Oddities

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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1993 12:41:13 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Povl H. Pedersen)
Subject: [*] After Dark programmer's docs

Here are the After Dark programmers documentation as downloaded from AOL.
It is posted with permission from Berkeley Systems, and they encourage
widest possible spread, as new modules sells more copies of AD.


Povl H. Pedersen  -  Macintosh Consultant and Programmer
[e-mail] (preferred)  /  [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/info/ad-programmer-package.hqx; 66K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 00:54:43 -0500 (EST)
From: David Lebel <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Audiodeck 1.0.5 -- Apple CD player

Here's my submission for your archives:

    Audiodeck 1.0.5
    by David Lebel -- Ariane Soft
    <[e-mail]>

    Copyright (c) 1993 -- Ariane Soft, All rights reserved.


    Audiodeck is a new audio CD player for Apple CD-ROM player
family. It features nice LCD display, shuffle mode, auto-play, four
distinct types of time display, automatic disc and track name display
using CD-Remote CD database, and many other things. The interface is
intuitive and good looking.

    This software is distributed as CD-ware. Please refer to the
documentation for more details...

PS:     Version 1.0.5 replace any previous version recently sent to your
archives, and sport a brand new color scheme and some other new visuals
enhancements... Thanks to Igor Livshits!

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/audio-deck-105.hqx; 59K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 13:21:47 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Matthew Xavier Mora)
Subject: [*] AutoBin (a drag and drop Binhexer with source)

Enclosed is AutoBin. Autobin is a program based on dropshell that
will binhex any file dropped on top of it. Since I didn't write very
much of the actual code, included the source so other can benefit too.
(and hopefully modify it and make it better.)

Xavier

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/auto-bin.hqx; 91K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 07:08:48 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Mike Bell)
Subject: [*] AV Digitizer Options

The "AV Digitizer Options" extension is a "video panel component" for use
with the Macintosh Quadra 840AV, Quadra 660AV and the Centris 660AV.   It
provides access to several capabilities of the AV video hardware that are
not easily accessed otherwise:

1.  It allows the user to switch the color space of the live video window
>From 16bpp color to 8bpp grayscale.  Note than in monitors with a
resolution higher than 832 x 624, video will only be displayed in 8bpp
grayscale.  This is a hardware limitation.

2.  It allows the user to select 1 of 7 different levels of transparency
for the live video.  This means that when you superimpose a graphics window
in front of the live video window, the live video can "blend" with the
graphics at 7 different levels:  (% Graphics / % Video)   100%/0%, 75%/25%,
62%/38%, 50%/50%,  38%/62%, 25%/75%,  and 0%/100%.  Please note, that this
feature is only available when the graphics is in 256 colors or grays.

3.  It allows the user to bypass the Inverse Gamma lookup table in the
Digital Video Scaler.  When the lookup table is bypassed the video data
written to VRAM will not be modified.  Note that there is another lookup
table in the output end that only affects the displayed data (Not the
captured video data).  This lookup table has the same Gamma correction as
that of the displayed graphics.  In order to bypass that table, go to the
Options dialog of the monitors control panel, while holding the option key.
 Select the "Uncorrected Gamma" as the gamma table.

Mike Bell
RISC Software Czar
Macintosh on PowerPC
Apple Computer, Inc.
MS 302-3SB
2 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014

email: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/av-digitizer-options.hqx; 34K]

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Date: 7 Dec 1993 17:43:17 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Benjamin Denckla)
Subject: [*] AV DSP Mini-FAQ v 1.01

    This document contains information relevant to the AV Macs,
especially in relation to the use and programming of their DSP chip.  It
is the product of my own experience and many helpful responses I
have received to posts I have made.  I have taken slight liberties in
editing responses, so what you see below are not always the exact words
of the contributors to the FAQ.  It is structured in the typical FAQ
format of question and answer with the questions listed at the
beginning.  Please write me with any additions to or comments about this
document.

Ben Denckla
Manager
Harvard University Electronic Music Studio

[Archived as /info-mac/info/hdwr/av-dsp-faq-101.txt; 10K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 93 14:27:42 EST
From: "Danny W. McCampbell" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Bible-Promise-30.hqx Submission

Enclosed is the latest version of The Bible Promise Stack.  It
is up to version 3.0.  Please replace Bible-Promises-20.hqx in
the card directory with this submission if you have not all
ready removed it.

The Bible Promise Stack is a Hypercard stack that resembles
the Bible Promise books you can buy in Christian book stores.
It will aid you in finding out what the Bible has to say on
a variety of topics such as Anger, Adultry, Fornication, and
Love.

This version has had a lot of cosmetic enhancements as well
as some script rewrites to speed up the stack.  It is $15
ShareWare.

My permission is hereby granted to place this program on the
new, soon to be released Info-Mac CD.  In fact I would like
very much for this program to make it on the CD.

God bless and enjoy.

Danny McCampbell
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/bible-promises-30.hqx; 648K]

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Date: Tue, 7 Dec 93 17:45 CST
From: [e-mail] (Kevin Tieskoetter)
Subject: [*] color-it-232-updater.hqx

This little file updates Color It! 2.3 and 2.3.1 to 2.3.2. A change
history is included; the update is minor, but recommended. The most
noticable fix only affects a small percent of the users - anyone
running EvenBetterBusError, and a few others.

This update is recommended, and is only 66k.

Mail any technical support questions or other concerns to:
[e-mail]

-kevin tieskoetter
Software Engineer
MicroFrontier, Inc.

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/color-it-23x-to-232-updt.hqx; 25K]

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Date: Tue, 7 Dec 93 17:47 CST
From: [e-mail] (Kevin Tieskoetter)
Subject: [*] Color It! Scan Package

This file includes scanner plug-ins for two common scanners - the
Apple and the Epson. They are only usable for Color It!, and allow
you to scan directly into the program.

This file may also be found for ftp at ilink1.i-link.com.

Mail any technical support questions or other concerns to:
[e-mail]

-kevin tieskoetter
Software Engineer
MicroFrontier, Inc.

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/color-it-scan-package.hqx; 45K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 93 21:29:18 CST
From: [e-mail] (Peter Fleck - SMM)
Subject: [*] Deprotect Stack

The Deprotect Stack by Ned Horvath and Allan Foster will unlock a
passworded stack.  The authors request that you use this stack
responsibly.

[Archived as /info-mac/card/deprotect.hqx; 5K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 93 16:59 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Empire Master 2.8.5

This is the latest Empire Master* demo application.

Empire Master is a challenging conquer-the-world strategy wargame.
You start with a single city and use it to produce armies to go
out and conquer more cities so you can produce more armies and
ships and planes until you capture the entire world. The only
problem (there is always a problem) is that the machine is also
building armies and conquering cities and fully intends to
capture the world for itself.

You can't save or restore games in the demo version and some
game options are disabled, but the complete game and all commands
are available. You can get the full unrestricted version with
a printed manual, network play and a disk full of goodies by mail.
Ordering information is included with the demo.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/empire-master-285-demo.hqx; 531K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1993 21:53:05 -0500
From: [e-mail] (DEAL, DOUGLAS WAYNE)
Subject: [*] filemaker-pro-ELTAB-v2.hqx

This is version two of an earlier electronic address book database.
This update is more professional looking and has slightly better
functionality.  It is in demo version, but an upgrade is available
by sending a postcard to the author or by e-mail.  This is described in
the application.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/filemaker-pro-eltab-phonebook-20.hqx; 74K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1993 20:24:44 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Roy Wood)
Subject: [*] Garbage Collector, HD maintenace utility

Here is Garbage Collector 0.1, a utility program which will be useful to
those of use fated to looking after Macintoshes that are used, misused,
and abused by many people.  In my case, it's used to help clean junk off
the hard drives on the Macs in the library at the school where I teach.

The basic idea is that this program allows you to create a master map
of what the hard drive is *supposed* to look like, then use this map
to periodically restore the drive to that ideal condition, more or less.
When you use Garbage Collector to restore a drive, it scans all files
and folders, restoring moved files/folders to their original location,
restoring the names of renamed files/folders, and moving unrecognized
files to a common directory at the root level of the drive.  The online
help screen describes all that and more....

The program seems to work okay so far, though I can't promise that there
isn't a big in it that will eventually reformat or scramble the drive
contents irrevocably.  That's why I don't mind using on the school's
machines but not my own..... :)

Using this program is a lot easier than manually scanning files and
folders to find junk the students have put there....

If there is sufficient interest, I'll dress up the atrocious user interface
and add some bells and whistles.

-Roy Wood ([e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/garbage-collector-01.hqx; 32K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 93 15:36:15 MET
From: "Rene G.A. Ros" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] gestalt-selectors-list-22.sit.hqx

Today I have released version 2.2 of the


            Supplemental Gestalt Selectors List


It lists all sorts of information about the Gestalt Manager, but mainly
about selectors and the meaning of the returned values.
This is done to supplement the Gestalt Manager chapter in Inside Macintosh
part VI.

Regards,
Rene Ros

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/info/gestalt-selectors-22.hqx; 47K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1993 16:33:44 +0200 (EET)
From: lsprilus@inherit1 (Jaime Prilusky)
Subject: [*] Heb3270, hebrew IBM 3270 terminal emulator

Heb3270, hebrew IBM 3270 terminal emulator for the Macintosh.
(c) 1990,1991,1992,1993 by Jaime Prilusky, Weizmann Institute of Science

What Heb3270 does ?
Heb3270 allows a Macintosh computer with a TCP/IP network connection to
emulate an IBM 3270 terminal with hebrew language capability. Heb3270
provides:
- Bilingual Hebrew/Latin computer interaction
- Graphic support for 3179 compatible graphics
- File transfer acting as a FTP server
- VT220/320 terminal text emulation

(c) by Jaime Prilusky,
Bioinformatics Unit,
Biological Services,
Weizmann Institute of Science,
Rehovot, Israel
email: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/heb-3270.hqx; 604K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 17:53:44 -0600
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Kitty Litter - trash can replacement

Well, I just upgraded to System 7.1 so I updated the Kitty Litter trash can
replacement too.  This was not my idea, but somehow I seem to be the Kitty
maintainer now (-:  Here is a portion of the READ_ME:

"If the trash icon is offensive to your delicate sense of aesthetics (who
ever heard of a "fat" trash can?) then you'll love this trash can
replacement.
Kitty sits behind his litter box, smiling at you, until you throw something
away.  When you put something in the trash, Kitty disappears, leaving you with
a smelly litter box that needs to be dumped.  When you dump Kitty's litter, he
returns, happy that his litter box is clean."

Here are the Resedit resources for System 7.0 and System 7.1, one after
another.

Take care,

Steve

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/kitty-litter-trash.hqx; 31K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 93 14:02:02 EST
From: "Dan Rickey" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] mac-cube-view-110.hqx

MacCubeView 1.1.0
Daniel W. Rickey
#22-550 Platts Lane
London, Ontario
CANADA N6G 3A8
[e-mail]

Description
MacCubeView is designed to display a texture map image of three-dimensional
(3-D) data.
The data in mind is typically generated by medical imaging techniques such as
CT, MRI, and
nuclear medicine. Some geophysics techniques also produce suitable 3-D image
data.

Hardware Requirements
MacCubeView will probably run on any Colour Macintosh Computer that is running
System
7 or newer. The software will be at its best when used with a large eight-bit
colour monitor.
The Macintosh should have at least eight megabytes of memory installed. It
will
not run on a
Mac Plus, SE, Classic, etc. Two versions of the programme are supplied - one
for
machines
with a FPU, the other is for machines without a FPU, such the LC475 and Quadra
605.

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/mac-cube-view-110.hqx; 1136K]

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Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1993 09:28:16 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Michael Wheeler)
Subject: [*] NSFNET.MOV QuickTime movie from NCSA

Here is NSFNET.MOV. It is a very interesting and large
QuickTime movie about how the internet has evolved.
I got it from NCSA. It is available from MacMosaic on
NCSA's machine.

Self-extracting StuffIt archive ~4,837K

Michael Wheeler, [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/nsfnet.hqx; 4580K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 93 18:20:13 EST
From: [e-mail] (Jim Walker)
Subject: [*] OtherMenu 1.2.6->1.2.7 Update (corrected resubmission)

This file updates OtherMenu 1.2.6 to version 1.2.7.

Version 1.2.7 includes a new Sleep external, plus numerous bug fixes and
enhancements.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/other-menu-126-to-127-updt.hqx; 104K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 93 18:16:53 EST
From: [e-mail] (Jim Walker)
Subject: [*] OtherMenu 1.2.7

OtherMenu creates a system-wide hierarchical menu somewhat like the Apple
menu. It can launch applications and documents, do things such as Restart,
Delete, File Info, and execute FKEYs. In a directory dialog, you can use the
menu to select a file or folder. Requires System 7. Shareware, $10.

version 1.2.7 includes a new Sleep external, plus numerous bug fixes and
enhancements.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/other-menu-127.hqx; 174K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1993 02:31:13 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Ron Nicholson)
Subject: [*] pbgadget-09.hqx submission

PBGadget version 0.9 fixes a bug where it reported Duo level battery
voltages on some non-Duo powerbooks.  Please replace
app/pbgadget-05.hqx and gui/pb-gadget-08.hqx with this version.

Features in version 0.8: an indicator bar of how much time is left
until the disk spins down.  My luck was that the disk would spin down
just before I needed to do a save, so I wanted some sort of indicator.

PBGadget is a small application to help manage battery usage on
Powerbook Duo's.  It puts up a clock and battery voltage readout in the
upper right corner of the screen.  When the power supply is unplugged,
the clock changes to a timer of how long the Duo has been running on
battery power.  A vertical bar on the left side of the time window
indicates much time there is left until the disk spins down.

Please send bug reports to [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/pb-gadget-09.hqx; 12K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 93 00:15:18 MET
From: Christian F. Buser <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Quark XPress Xtension: fcsPress

The enclosed demo of a Quark XPress Xtension was distributed by SWIP
Handels AG, the Swiss distributor of QuarkXPress. Please note that  SWIP
takes no responsibility for the demo - they just made it available to all
QuarkXPress users here.

I myself have no connection with SWIP, Quark, or the author(s) of the
enclosed Xtension. Following below is the part of the description from the
"Readme"-file. The archive is compressed using CompactPro 1.34.

fcsPress is a QuarkXpress XTension designed specifically for
newspapers and other large periodicals that require network
cooperation between workers.

When working with fcsPress the main editor will prepare a master page
in XPress, and he will assign an editor number to each box. Once this
master page is ready, the XTension will split this document in as
many documents as there are editors assigned to it. The splitted
files are placed in specified folders according to the group they
belong to. These files can be distributed on the network to each
editor, who will fill in the text and picture boxes that he has been
assigned. Once the splitted files are ready fcsPress will join them
into a new single document ready for final printing.

The main advantage of fcsPress over other systems is that each worker
uses XPress to type his text, so he can see exactly how the final
page will print, including hyphenation, colors, column placement,
etc.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/quark-fcspress.hqx; 75K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 93 00:10:36 MET
From: Christian F. Buser <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Quark XPress Xtension: Mimic

The enclosed demo of a Quark XPress Xtension was distributed by SWIP
Handels AG, the Swiss distributor of QuarkXPress. Please note that
SWIP takes no responsibility for the demo - they just made it
available to all QuarkXPress users here.

I myself have no connection with SWIP, Quark, or the author(s) of the
enclosed Xtension. Sorry, but I dont knopw what this Xtension does -
I could not find a description in the readme-file. The archive is
compressed using CompactPro 1.34.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/quark-mimic.hqx; 69K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 93 00:11:31 MET
From: Christian F. Buser <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Quark XPress Xtension: Nudger

The enclosed demo of a Quark XPress Xtension was distributed by SWIP
Handels AG, the Swiss distributor of QuarkXPress. Please note that  SWIP
takes no responsibility for the demo - they just made it available to all
QuarkXPress users here.

I myself have no connection with SWIP, Quark, or the author(s) of the
enclosed Xtension. Following below is the part of the description from the
"Readme"-file. The archive is compressed using CompactPro 1.34.

Nudger is a palette that can be used to set the nudge amount in
QuarkXPress 3.1. To use Nudger, open the palette from the View menu.
Enter the nudge amout in the palette and press enter. Optionally, you
can use the popup menu to set the nudge amount. That is all there is
to this.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/quark-nudger.hqx; 10K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 93 00:13:23 MET
From: Christian F. Buser <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Quark XPress Xtension: Shortline Eliminator

The enclosed demo of a Quark XPress Xtension was distributed by SWIP
Handels AG, the Swiss distributor of QuarkXPress. Please note that
SWIP takes no responsibility for the demo - they just made it
available to all QuarkXPress users here.

I myself have no connection with SWIP, Quark, or the author(s) of the
enclosed Xtension. Following below is the part of the description
from the "Readme"-file. The archive is compressed using CompactPro
1.34.

The Shortline Eliminator extension to QuarkXPress automates the task
of detecting and correcting paragraphs with a short last line. The
dialog at the right shows the Shortlline Eliminator interface.

When a paragraph with a short last line is detected the Shortline
Eliminator adjusts the paragraph tracking by the amount you indicate.

You specify what constitutes a short last line in terms of character
count and/or a hyphenated last word. You control how the tracking of
the paragraph may be altered to eliminate the short last line.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/quark-shortline-eliminator.hqx; 21K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 93 00:09:47 MET
From: Christian F. Buser <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Quark XPress Xtension: TypesettingMarks

The enclosed demo of a Quark XPress Xtension was distributed by SWIP
Handels AG, the Swiss distributor of QuarkXPress. Please note that  SWIP
takes no responsibility for the demo - they just made it available to all
QuarkXPress users here.

I myself have no connection with SWIP, Quark, or the author(s) of the
enclosed Xtension. Following below is the part of the description from the
"Readme"-file. The archive is compressed using CompactPro 1.34.

When installed, TypesettingMarksXT adds a new entry to XPresss Utilities
menu called Typesetting Marks.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/quark-typesetting-marks.hqx; 16K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 18:20:24 -0600
From: Lloyd Wood <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Screensaver/After Dark FAQ 1.8

COMP.SYS.MAC FAQ: Screensaver/After Dark answers

 -- L.
[e-mail]    Got a Mac? Got a screensaver? Read the Screensaver FAQ!

[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/screensaver-faq-18.txt; 77K]

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Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1993 19:55:34 -0600
From: James Nathan Durchenwald <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] sim-beavis-n-butthead-ii-12.hqx

Subject: Sim Beavis and Butthead II v1.2

Please replace all previous versions of Sim Beavis and Butthead II
with this file.  It fixes a major bug.  Most of the resources were
changed and so an updater is not feasible.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/sim-beavis-n-butthead-ii-12.hqx; 1664K]

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Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1993 18:13:15 -0800 (PST)
From: [e-mail] (Harry Myhre)
Subject: [*] SITcomm AppleScript

Language: AppleScript 1.0
Author: Harry Myhre <[e-mail]>
Date Written: Tue, Dec 7, 1993
Purpose: Start SITcomm, logon to Netcom, get into dl directory,
            ask user what to do next.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/sitcomm-login-as.txt; 1K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1993 12:05:34 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Robert V. Porter IV )
Subject: [*] SODAFlipbook Color

This is a Stackcreating Utility that makes it easy to colorize and creatie
stacks with HC.  it includes a 256-Color Palette that can be used to color
buttons, windows, backgrounds. There are two separate areas to use. There is a
text-field and a painting field.  All tools needed to edit these fields are
included. This stack should go in the HyperCard directory.
The Author has given permission for this to be included on CD-ROMs as long as
e-mail is sent saying so. His address is [e-mail]
-->RobertP
Apple Student Rep @ USC
[e-mail]
       ^[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/card/soda-flipbook-color.hqx; 108K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 14:06:52 +1100
From: The Gronk <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] sound-machine-10.hqx

Here is SoundMachine 1.0: a freeware backgroundable ulaw file player
which is a great improvement over UlawLongPlay (same author).  Lots of
buttons; and control for playing sounds; use balloon help if the
controls aren't obvious.  One of the nicest things is that you can
click in the progress bar to instantaneous skip to that portion of
the sound.  Has an irritating voice as part of the interface if the
Speech Manager is present (which can be turned off).  I hate writing
documentation that's why it's freeware.

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/sound-machine-10.hqx; 41K]

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Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1993 19:02:40 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Ian Wojtowicz)
Subject: [*] teletimes-93-12.hqx

The December issue:  "What's News to You?"

Also: new staff members, a new department, and other interesting
announcements.

[Archived as /info-mac/per/teletimes-93-12.hqx; 481K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1993 12:13:59 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Michael Shannon)
Subject: [*] The Underground Mac #6

The Underground Mac
"Information With An Edge!"

Volume 1 No. 6
All contents and title C Michael P. Shannon 1993
A non-profit publication
Freely distributable via electronic means for non-profit purposes-Post it
everywhere!
For other uses please inquire. Thanks!
Send comments, criticisms and questions to:
AOL: Datamike
Internet: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/per/underground-mac-v1-06.txt; 22K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 19:30:46 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Erik Schwiebert)
Subject: [*] UsenEdit v1.1.1

UsenEdit v1.1.1 (thats /Yooz' ned it/) is a very small, very fast text
editor.  It was written to cooperate with Peter Speck's Nuntius newsreader,
especially in low-memory situations.

Features:
    Up to 3 files of 32k each open at the same time;
    Takes only 50k of RAM to operate;
    Full Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo support, including F1-F4 on extended
    kybds.;
    Stationary documents for all those various .sigs;
    Email-ware, no $$$!;
    AppleEvent aware (sorry, no AppleScript);
    Wordwrap at specified boundary (without <RETURN>'s!)

Requirements:
    50k free RAM;
    System 7.0 or later;

Cost:
    All you do is send me email saying where you found UsenEdit, what you
    think of it, and what you would like to see in future versions!

Modifications and fixes since v1.1:
    Misc code removed to make program smaller;
    Save made default button in Preferences;
    Bug fix in window placement;
    Bug fix in Save As;
    Bug fix in Print.

Enjoy, and have fun posting!  ttyl, erik

[Archived as /info-mac/text/usen-edit-111.hqx; 37K]

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Date: Tue, 7 Dec 93 11:18:47 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Christian Smith)
Subject: [*] Who Built America?

Enclosed is a demo version of a Hypercard stack called Who Built America.
This stack was built using Voyagers new Hypercard development tools and is
a book detailing American History during the period from 1876 to 1914.  It
includes some 450 pages of primary text with an additional 5000+ pages of
additional text material, 45 minutes of archival film, 4 1/2 hours of
audio, and more than 700 grey scale and full colour images.

The comercial version is available for 99.95 from Voyager at

Voyager Company
1 Bridge Street
Irvington, NY  10533

or 1-800-446-2001

and thru several retail outlets.

System requirements for the demo are a Macintosh with 4 megs of "available"
memory above the system heep, a 256 colour monitor at 640x480 minimum
resolution, Hypercard 2. player, and Quicktime 1.5 or later.

The complete version is distributed on CDRom (nah, we crammed it all on one
1.44 meg diskette ;)), and includes HyperCard 2.1, Quicktime 1.6, and Sound
Manager 3.0.

This has been submitted at the request of one of the Authors, Roy
Rosenzweig, who may be contacted at [e-mail].

[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/who-built-america-hc.hqx; 1871K]

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Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1993 07:36:00 -0800 (PST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: ?'s on Kodak Photo CD Access

Hi..

Has anyone compared Kodak's Photo CD Access with the shareware program called
JPEG View 3.0. Are the programs similar in performance, features. Any
recommends, thoughts and reviews would be appreciated. I am planing to give it
as a Xmas gift.

TIA, Richard

[e-mail]

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

From: [e-mail]
Subject: Apple

Fowarded from a friend and forwarded to you.  Please act and forward...


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

Sub:    Help make your voice known...

Please make your voice known!
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
FYI:

>  Don't Let The Fundies Take A Bite Out Of Apple.

 Apple Computer is under a well organized phone-fax-mail attack by the
Religious Right, demanding that Apple Computer drop its pro-human rights
 policy of non-discrimination against lesbian and gay employees. This
current round of hate-mongering is being spearheaded by the same groups that
spearheaded bigoted anti-gay initiatives across the country, including those
in Colorado and Oregon, according to Apple Computer employees. Many of the
calls are being placed by people from Texas, Colorado and Oregon. Calls to
Apple Computer regarding its non-discrimination policies and domestic
partnership benefits for gay and lesbian employees is currently running 500
callers in opposition to every 1 in support of current policies.  We need to
tip the balance back in our favor.

 Apple Computer helped lead the way in Silicon Valley's pursuit of equal
rights for lesbian and gay employees. The Company's non-discrimination
policy, which includes sexual orientation and  benefits for partners of
lesbian and gay employees, has been copied by a growing number of leading
high-tech corporation across the country.  Apple Computer has also donated
substantial amounts of product to gay and lesbian and AIDS non-profit groups
nationwide.

 If Apple perceives that these policies are threatening their financial
position, or, if perceives that the Religious Right's hate-mongering could
invite a substantial boycott, it may be forced to rescind its equal rights
benefits.  The Company has already suffered a steady sell-off in stock and
company officials may begin to take a look at the Religious Right as the
source of at least part of this financial set back.

 E-mail, fax, write to Apple Computer to support their anti-discrimination
policies.

please direct your comments to:

    AppleLink: SULLIVAN6
     internet: [e-mail]




----- End Included Message -----

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 15:20:45 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Jon W McCombie)
Subject: AppleShare for PC?

Is there software available--either commercial or shareware/freeware--
that will allow an IBM-PC box to be a Macintosh AppleShare client?

In particular, I want to share the internal CD-ROM drive on my Mac
with my office-mates, some of whom have DOS-boxes. I know that if I
insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of my Mac, then turn
file-sharing off and back on again, my Mac-equipped colleagues can
mount the CD-ROM by AppleShare connecting to my Mac and selecting the
CD-ROM volume. Can my PC-equipped colleagues do something similar?

Please respond via e-mail to [e-mail]; I will summarize as
interest warrants.

Thanks,
Jon McCombie

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

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 13:18 EST
From: Jim Allison <[e-mail]>
Subject: Average Cost per Print with Apple Color Printer?

Has anyone determined an average cost per print on the Apple Color Printer?
I am interested in real world results, not Apple's estimate. We just installed
an Apple Color Printer and are trying to figure out how much to charge folks
for it's use.

Thanks,

Jim Allison
Clark University Info Res. Center

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 02:10:24 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Tonya Engst)
Subject: Biblography software for Word

Raghbir ([e-mail]) writes, asking,

>I am looking for a couple of pieces of shareware/freeware which MUST
>exist out there somewhere. I would like to build a bibliography for
>assist with writing papers, etc. and I was wondering of there is any
>kind of application which can do this in conjunction with Microsoft
>Word.

I don't know of any free/shareware that will do the job, but you might
check out EndNote Plus, a PIM (Plug-In Module) for Word 5.x. There are also
versions of EndNote for earlier versions of Word.

I have used EndNote only for testing, to see on a basic level how it worked
with Word, but I have routinely heard nice things about it.

Niles and Associates, Inc.
200 Hearst St.
Berkely, CA 94709
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

I will be curious to see what free/shareware and comments the net reveals!

-Tonya



Tonya Engst, TidBITS Editor -- [e-mail] [e-mail]
My opinions are not necessarily those of my employer, Microsoft

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

Date: 9 Dec 1993 10:03:01 CDT
From: "Alan D. Attie"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: bug

Here is a pretty bad bug that people might wish to know about:

The "Snap" program from the "In Touch" package somehow causes the "Fax
 Terminal" program that comes with the Apple Telecom Adapter to crash the
 computer.  It then is impossible to re-boot from the hard drive.

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Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 14:53:30 +0000 (U)
From: George Tempel <[e-mail]>
Subject: c++ libs available

              c++ libs available
Thanks to those who tried to help me find some
available C++ libraries.

The most interesting batch of stuff was found via Mosaic:
http://info.desy.de/user/projects/C++.html

check in there! Too much for me to detail.

george tempel

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 13:14:11 -0600 (CST)
From: "IRENE FIORI FERMILAB MS 223, OFFICE PHONE X8446" <[e-mail]>
Subject: C-language CAMAC routines for Mac.

    I am looking for the CAMAC routines in C-language
(if they exist ...)
I have a Mac-Centris equipped with a Micron card (bergoz, CERN design),
and I wish to communicate with some camac modules for a data acquisition.

... also whichever suggestion about where to find them is welcomed

you can contact me at this e-mail addresses:
    decnet:      FNALD::FIORI
  or    bitnet:      [e-mail]

  or    decnet:      VAXBO::FIORII
    bitnet:      [e-mail]

thank-you
            Irene Fiori

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

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 01:23:56 GMT
From: Sven Guckes <[e-mail]>
Subject: CD's Included with Apple CD300i?

[e-mail] writes:

>Many people have bought the external and received the 8 or 9 CD collection,
>but I haven't heard anyone getting CDs with their internal drive purchase.

Well, I know someone who got 9 CDs with the purchase of his CD300i - me.  :-)

>Actually, I have heard many people complain that they didn't get any.

If they have payed the same price as others - gave them complain!

>I know of some Macs (ordered >2 months ago) that came with the same 8 or 9 CD
>collection, but a recent order (not mine) came with only the installer CD.

"Installer CD"?
I have heard about the "Developer CD", but of any "Installer CD".
What's on that CD?

Sven :)

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Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 11:25:04 +0000 (U)
From: George Tempel <[e-mail]>
Subject: cdr == corelDraw? converter

              cdr == corelDraw? converter?
I've come across a bunch of clip art that seems like
it came from a messy-dos system. All of the artwork
has the suffix .CDR -- is this CorelDraw, and if so,
how can I convert it on my mac?

just wondering

george

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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1993 12:05:51 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Mike Craymer)
Subject: Christmas decorations for Macs

Does anyone know of any desktop patterns or screen savers (preferably After
Dark modules) with a Christmas theme?  I noticed the Xmas Lights control
panel posted in issue 235 and wondered what else might be available.  How
about an AD module of a Santa flying by in his sleigh or a group of elves
building toys (Macs)?  I'd browse through the archives but I can never seem
to get in.  Thanks in advance and a Merry Christmas to everyone!

Mike Craymer
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 93 23:33:33 -0800
From: [e-mail] (scott mclagan)
Subject: cmd key, splat key, flower key, fan key.....

Many thanks to all of you who suggested that I check
with Key Caps (RTFKC) in to witness that the
command key symbol can be created with Ctrl-q. Of
course I've been familiar with Key Caps for years,
but did not know that the control key was an
oft-used modifier. (I know, in some ways, it was
the 'original' modifier, preceded only by the
shift key)

(And thanks to Al Bloom for the Chicago-Symbol font!)

Cheers,

Scott McLagan <[e-mail]>
Coordinator for Computers, School District #43 (Coquitlam), B. C., Canada

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

Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1993 11:48:34 -0600 (CST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: coke polar bears

this is sort of a request ... has anybody out there had the time or
equipment to tape and quicktime the commerical by coca-cola with the polar
bears on ice skates... if you have could you let me know i'm interested
in getting a copy of it...

maelstrom... its cool (my opinion)

--
>From henry

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

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 16:48:38 -0600
From: "Earl Misanchuk"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: Color screen dumps (Q)

I hope this isn't a terribly FAQ, but how can I make paint-type (not PICT)
screen dumps in color? I need to be able to capture a display from a color
Authorware sequence, for example, and edit it with SuperPaint. I tried making
my
color monitor my "main" screen rather than my portrait display monitor, but
the
ensuing screen dump with Caputre 4.0 (which at least let me make the dump
paint-type) was only B/W.

Am I overlooking something obvious? How can I do this?

ADVthanxANCE for any suggestions.

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 15:50:23 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Gib Henry)
Subject: Convert "stroked" PS font -> Type 1?

In 1987, I purchased a PostScript font named Laser Los Angeles from Century
Software (Rockville, MD).  The author was Michael Mace.

Over the years, I had occasional problems printing with it under certain
combinations of system versions, Mac models, and laser printers.  With the
advent of System 6, it quit working at all.

Another font developer told me in 1988 that Laser Los Angeles was an
inferior "stroked" font rather than the more advantageous Type 1.

I cannt find Century Software or Michael Mace.  I have tried FontMonger but
it does not recognize the font file as a font.  Can anyone suggest how I
can convert the font to TrueType or PostScript Type 1?

Please reply directly and I will summarize.  Thanks!

--
--Gib Henry

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

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 16:52:27 -0600
From: Bienvenu Jay  <[e-mail]>
Subject: FileMaker Pro error

Whenever I try to create a new FileMaker Pro database by launching it and
pressing the New button in the dialog box, it bombs and reports a CHK error.

Just a minor problem; using the "New File" command inside FMP works.

                -- Jay

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Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1993 10:27:30 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: FutureBASIC (was 32b clean pgming lang) (C)

"Sandro Menzel" <[e-mail]> said:
Subject: 32-bit clean programming languages (R)

>> However, I'm finding it surprisingly difficult to find a programming
>> language/development system to use.  I first thought of Prolog, but the
>> Prolog for the Mac I have access to (LPA Prolog) is not 32-bit clean.
>> Then I tried Microsoft Basic; also not 32-bit clean.  ... And preferably
>> nothing too expensive, as it comes out of my own pocket. Any
>> recommendations?

>You might consider FutureBasic by Zedcor. They've got the current
>BASIC product of choice these days.

>Rumor has it that they're running some kind of special right now.
>Sorry but I don't know any details.

>Sandro

Yeah, it's not just a rumor. I got a brochure about this in september.
I took them up on it as ***$50*** is an excellent price for fb.
Then, a week or so ago, I got ANOTHER brochure with the same deal on
it.  $50 gets you the program and it's 800+ pgs of documentation.  I
think $70 includes a goofy t-shirt, some extra example programs
(seemingly full blown programs, a chess pgm, for example) and a brief
subscription to Inside BASIC magazine.

I mentioned this on CSM.Programming at the time I got the first offer,
and a LOT of folks were interested.  Some said they had just purchased
it for $200-300. Unfortunately, though the brochure made no mention of
it, the offer was ONLY for those who received the brochure.  There was
a code on the label that they asked for when I called.

I just called Zedcor. The offer is still only available for those who
received the mailing, but you can pass it on to a friend.
Unfortunately, my second brochure is already spoken for.  Sorry.
Perhaps you can ask around at your school or user group and see if
anyone got the mailing and isn't interested.  I must they have a
limited number to sell at this price.

I'd always heard that FB was great, and I do recommend it, though I am
still learning.  I haven't done any real projects with it yet, as I am
still reading the documentation, and Inside Macintosh.  As someone who
has also read the dave mark book on begining 'C', I'd say that FB
seems as much like C as it does BASIC in some ways.  It is normally
VERY structured (though it doesn't have to be), uses data structures
and pointers (including the toolbox constants and structures).  This
will be easier for me, no doubt, than programming in C, with a good
many of the benefits of C.  I think it's probably CLOSE to being as
fast as 'C' (it does include a mini assembler I think, if you really
have need for speed).  Obviously, unlike C, you can't port _out_ of FB
much at all, but it is supposed to read most other BASICS.  Had no trouble
with some of the stuff I threw at it. You can program it just like any
other BASIC, in a very line-by-line BASIC style (or lack thereof ;-)
but you also have complete Mac toolbox access, ability to write DAs,
CDEVS, and extensions.  Indeed, FB programs should have event loops,
etc.  There is a lot there to learn.

Cheers,

--Brian Pickerill  <[e-mail]>

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

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 16:27:37 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Jonathan Schultz)
Subject: Future of THINK Pascal ?

In digest <[e-mail]>
[e-mail] writes:

>Dear netters,

>given that THINK C is now in its 6th incarnation,
>I wonder what will be the fate of THINK Pascal ?
>I like it a lot and would hate to have to abandon it
>in favor of MPW. Has anyone official or unofficial
>information or just educated guesses what will happen
>to it ? Many thanks in advance.

I posted an article ("Symantec's Direction") in comp.sys.mac.programmer on
this subject. An issue of "Software Development" included an interview with
Gene Wang, a vp at Symantec. He stated that Symantec was focusing on C, C++.
He did not say THINK Pascal was dead, but I gather THINK Pascal isn't high on
Symantec's priority list.

>Greetings,      Ulf
>[e-mail]
--
 ------------------
Jonathan Schultz
[e-mail]
--
Usenet News Admin.
Iowa State University Computation Center
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (USA)

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

Date: Thu, 09 Dec 93 20:42:38 EST
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Global Village (C)

Folks, Leslye got me a Global Village Gold Teleport modem for Christmas.
It arrived last week and has driven me crazy. After having done all the
normal things and gotten nowhere, I dropped GV a note. They did not have
the courtesy to respond. I dropped them another note about their failure
to respond. GV was consistent. They ignored that note, too.

So I was left to my own devices. After entirely too many failures, I was
about to give up and send the modem back to MacZone as a piece of used
food. This evening I made that intuitive leap that keeps the illiterati
among my colleagues thinking I'm a genius. I tried something I knew would
fail. It did. But that failure yielded information that got me success. I
am so smart I make myself sick ;-)

Right. If I were any more stupid, they'd have to water me twice a week.

But naughtyword it, Global Village lists its various numbers/addresses
under the heading of "Customer Satisfaction." Oh horse feathers! I sent
the following note to those "customer satisfaction" folk this evening:

>You can, I think, disregard my request for help with my new GV Gold
>modem. But maybe not last evening's scream in the night about your not
>bothering to answer my earlier message. Is it a neat idea to ignore your
>customers?
>
>Fortunately you included ZTerm with your package, a product I had not
>tried. It claims to emulate a VT100, but it never has, so I didn't even
>try it. This evening, out of sheer desperation, I tried it. You have a
>file called "high speed" to launch ZTerm and set the modem for 14.4kb
>operation. ZTerm connected. And displayed the setup string. For which
>I'm in process of being eternally grateful. ZTerm, as expected, displayed
>every VT100 control character (ugly as sin), but it did connect. I then
>set up White Knight for the same modem init string, and voila!
>
>Looks like I can call this modem a good piece of hardware.
>
>It is too ruddy bad I had to do it all myself. You have an excellent
>reputation, for your products and for your support. I paid a bit of a
>premium for your modem based on that reputation. Your product indeed
>seems to be outstanding. I fear I cannot say the same for your support.
>There might be something I hate worse than being ignored. Maybe warm
>beer. But being ignored is right up there.

Sheesh! I about half expect crap from off-brand stuff. I can't help
wondering if I'd have had as much trouble with that $99 14.4kb modem
folks have been talking about here.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 15:36:25 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Help with graphics needed

Dear guys,
     I would like to have some pictures (trees, animals, any thing) in any
format readable by MacIntosh: PITC, TIFF, ... If you can help me in this
issue,
could you answer directily to my E-mail address, providing me this
informataion?
     Thank you in advance,


     Miguel

     E-mail [e-mail]

     P.S. I promised that I will post a summary of the answers I receive.


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

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 93 04:11:41 CST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Icon Problems

   From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>

   Adam C. Engst writes:
   AE> I have a similar problem, although it's not all my icons - just the
   AE> ones on the desktop and some in the Apple Menu. And, even stranger,
   AE> it's only document icons on the desktop - apps are fine. I've done
   AE> all of the same stuff, and the only thing remaining is a reformat
   AE> of the entire hard disk unless anyone can suggest any other routes.

   This may not be the same thing, but I recently got zapped big time
   by installing the new version of Access PC (3.0) on my Quadra 700...
   Rebooting with option-command didn't help.  Using Desktop Reset
   (usually very reliable) didn't help either.  I had to use RedEdit
   to manually change all the desktop database files for each partition
   to visible and then manually trash them.  That did it.

I am coming to this late and may be thinking of something totally
different, but did either of you take a look at the BNDL bits of the
files with the messed-up icons?  Try ReBNDLer (free, from Fifth
Generation (nee Salient)) and Save a BNDL (shareware?) -- these each
attack a different aspect of the BNDL problem.  After all BNDL bits
are fixed, rebuilding the desktop will often solve the problem.


    Sendhil Revuluri ([e-mail])
    University of Chicago

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

Date: Wed, 8 Dec 93 12:43:56 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Icons

How does the system know what icon to display for a given document?
How do you change that information?

Suppose I would like all MacWrite documents to show up on the desktop with
a custom icon. How do you attach that icon to a specific creator/file type?

Joe Carson
Princeton University
Plasma Physics Laboratory

[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 08 Dec 93 23:36:55 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #234

From: Sven Guckes <[e-mail]>

>Where are those Gifs?one file?s/gif" ?
>only one file?

Try wuarchive.wustl.edu/graphics/gif--the "a" directory alone will
occupy an afternoon's worth of GIFviewing.

(Then, after working your way thru to the "z" directory, you can move
on to the JPEG directory as well).

-allan hunter
<ahunter@sbccvm>

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Date: Fri, 10 Dec 93 08:00:32 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: LC-III+VirtualMem+Extensions Problem

I've encountered a new problem here at my office.  A coworker on an LC-III
couldn't get a certain program to run properly.  We'd corrected the problem
on a IIvx before by turning virtual memory on (the problem seemed to be
related to having less than 8Mb of memory).  So we tried the same fix
on the LC-III.

That's where things got strange.  As it turned out, when we turned virtual
memory on, the extensions wouldn't run.  None of them, actually.  Stuff in the
control panels folder, the extensions folder, and in the system folder
wouldn't load.  It was just like holding Shift down at startup.  And when
we turned v.m. back off, things were fine.

Any of you seen this before?  We reinstalled System 7.1, with no luck.  We're
going to try a complete reinstall (ERASE the old files first, and THEN
reinstall).  That's been helpful in other cases.  Any other suggestions?

Please email to me if you can help...

[e-mail]
Drive defensively.  Buy a tank.

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

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 93 09:15:59 EST
From: [e-mail] (Sean M. Joyce)
Subject: LW IINT Evenlope Trays (Q)

Greetings.

A user came to me today with a question about envelope feeders for the
Apple LaserWriter IINT.  He would like a "medium capacity" (around 150-200)
envelope tray to use with the printer which doesn't require "bolting down"
such that it is difficult to switch between the envelope feeder and the
regular paper tray.

It seems to me that the tray put out by Apple itself only holds 15 or so
envelopes.  Does anyone have any suggestions for third party products?

TIA for any help.
-----
Sean Joyce
[e-mail]

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

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 18:53:22 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Tim Neese)
Subject: Mac Internet software

>I now have to decide whether to move to the X-based versions of these Unix
>programs, and use MacX on the Mac, or to move to Mac-based products.  Can
>anyone recommend Mac-based products (shareware or commercial) which do a
>good job of supporting these communications? (I recently saw Fetch, the Mac

There is indeed some outstanding Internet software for the Mac, most of
which is free or very inexpensive!  Probably the most well known integrated
package is TCP Connect II by InterCon, which is a commercial product.
VersaTerm also makes a package that has many Internet tools as well.

Below is a list of the shareware software available on the net, the
function it performs, a site where it can be ftp'd from, and some comments.
Basically, all of this software requires MacTCP and some sort of network
connection like Appletalk that's connected to the Internet, ethernet, SLIP,
PPP, or ARA.  Packages that can be configured to work over a standard
serial line will be indicated, but please refer to the documentation for
instructions on how to do this.  $ indicates that the software is shareware
and costs money all others are free to the best of my knowledge; I'm not
responsible for consequences from inaccurate information presented here.

Even though there's a separate piece of software for each function, the
three things that people use most often are email, gopher, and network
news, so you really don't have to learn that many pieces of software.
Also, they are all pretty easy to figure out, so there generally isn't much
of a learning curve.  The biggest learning curve usually comes from
locating a set of Internet resources and information that address one's own
specific needs and interests, but since you've already been using unix
software, you probably already have this part down.

An incomplete list of Macintosh Internet Software (* indicates my pick):

Email
      * Eudora 1.4.1      ftp.qualcomm.com       Requires sys 7 or >
      (serial)
    Eudora 1.3.1      ftp.qualcomm.com       Runs under sys 6 or 7
    (serial)
    Eudora 1.3.1SFU7  ftp.sfu.ca             Has better script lang
    (serial)
    PopMail 2.0.8     boombox.micro.umn.edu  Not as many features as
    Eudora

USENET News
      * NewsWatcher2.0d17 ftp.acns.nwu.edu      Requires sys 7 or >
    NewsWatcher1.3d8  ftp.acns.nwu.edu      Runs under sys 6
    NewsWatcherSFU7   ftp.sfu.ca            (serial)
    Nuntius 1.1.3     ftp.cit.cornell.edu   Best for extracting binary
    files
    InterNews 1.0     ftp.dartmouth.edu     Interesting interface
      $ The News 2.31     sumex-aim.stanford.edu Comes in UUCP version too

IRC  (Internet Relay Chat - live conversations)
      * Homer 0.92        zaphod.ee.pitt.edu     Excellent inferface
      (serial)
    Ircle             mac.archive.umich.edu  Better than Unix but not much

Telnet
      * NCSA Telnet 2.5.1 ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu     Can server as an FTP server
      too

IBM 3270 Emulation
    TN3270 2.4d9      brownvm.brown.edu    Terminal emul. for IBM
    mainframes

FTP
      * Fetch 2.1.1      ftp.dartmouth.edu      Very Mac like interface
      $ Xferit! 1.5      mac.archive.umich.edu  Good but Fetch is a bit nicer
      $ FTPd 2.2         sumex-aim.stanford.edu Very good gopher & FTP server

Gopher
      * TurboGopher       boombox.micro.umn.edu  Accesses Archie, WAIS, FTP
      too

HTTP & World Wide Web Servers:
      * NCSA Mosaic 1.0.1 ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu    Info in hypertext multimedia
      form

WAIS  (Wide Area Information Server)
      * WAIS for Mac 1.2  think.com               Search info in databases
      $ MacWAIS           sumex-aim.stanford.edu  Same as above

I think that about does it.  Hope this helps.
Tim

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

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 21:26:06 -0600 (CST)
From: Larry Rymal_Macintosh Custodian <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mac LCII/III to 475 upgrade?

Folks,

    I guess this is round two...
    Has anyone heard of the upgrade to the LCII/III to the 475 upgrade
being made available, yet?

--Larry

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

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 15:18:12 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Jon W McCombie)
Subject: Mac NFS *server* software?

I know of several software products for the Mac that will allow the
Mac to be a NFS client; I wonder if there is software available,
either commercial or shareware/freeware, that allows the Mac to be an
NFS server, allowing, say, a Sun workstation to mount the Mac's
disk(s).

Please respond via e-mail to [e-mail]; I will summarize as
interest warrants.

Thanks,
Jon McCombie

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

Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1993 12:50:03 -0600 (CST)
From: "Mark Dohm, UW-P Information Technology" <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacPrefect

Hey folks,

Users of MacPrefect: I am looking for disadvan/advantages of using it
in a lab enironment. I have gotton lots of info from the company, but I want
some personal opinions.

Thanks,  Mark.  8^)

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

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 01:38:22 -0600
From: Paul M Sheldon <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacWrite Pro - ability to Zoom (A)

Mark A. Saper wrote in im 233:
>Could someone tell me if MacWrite Pro has the ability to view the
>window at different magnifications?
Yes, 25 to 400 % continuous (type in dialogue) and discrete control (click
to double or halve zoom), just tried it to see it I remembered right.

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

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 15:33:49 -0600
From: [e-mail] (David V. Wiltschko)
Subject: Memory installation in Performa/LC 475

Everyone:
   We've ordered some LC475s and are planning to upgrade their RAM to at
least 8 meg (they come with 4). In looking around in info-mac and
elsewhere, I can't find any instructions on installing SIMMs in them. We've
done lots of installations in Mac II's of various flavors and in Mac
Plus/SE's. But I understand the SIMMS are the 72 pin variety for the LC
475/Quadra 605. My question is this: Is it going to be obvious when we
crack the cases where these SIMMs go or should we pay more and buy from a
memory vendor that provides instructions? I'd appreciate any info from
those of you who have done this. BTW, we're going to want to install video
memory too.

Dave

+==================================+
Dave Wiltschko
Director, Center for Tectonophysics
Associate Professor, Geology
Texas A&M University
+==================================+

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 14:46:49 -0600
From: (Pete Chane) <[e-mail]>
Subject: Multimedia authoring

I am interesting in getting into multimedia authoring.  I want to choose an
environment that allows the best way to develop interactive presentations
and CDROMs.  Anyone recommend a package?  Director or the Apple Media Tool?
 I would prefer a cross-platform tool.


PETER CHANE
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
University of Wisconsin Badgers: "Goin' to the Rose Bowl!"

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

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 09:44:09 -0600 (CST)
From: Russell Cotton <[e-mail]>
Subject: NEC CD-ROM Software

Hello,

I have aquired an NEC CD-ROM drive from a friend. It is the CDR-25 cd-rom
reader and my friend has lost the software for it. I know that that this
reader is popular in many places and i am sure that someone out there has
the software for it. Please reply as soon as possible as I have a cd-rom
disc with very valuble software on it and I need to read the disc by Monday.
Thanks,
Russell Cotton
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 8 Dec 93 13:25:38 EST
From: "Michael P. Colena" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Need help with system problem.

I've asked around about this problem and so far nothing has been able
to fix it, so I'm hoping somebody in netland has ideas. I've almost
exhausted my resources on this so any help is welcome.

The problem is with my brother's Mac. (LCIII, 4MbRam, Sys 7.1) I'll
give you the lead in: He was using it during a thunderstorm, plugged
straight into the wall socket, no surge protector (dum, da dum dum)
when inevitably the power went out. When the power came back on, he
booted up only to be presented with the "?" icon. He found the system
disk floppy and booted off of that. His desktop came up without the
harddrive. Using disktools he got the system to recognize the hard
drive, but discovered his System Folder blown to hell. Files missing,
files moved, a mess. He did a system reinstall and rebuilt his
desktop.

He has partial use of his system back. Here's the problems that still
remain:

 * Sounds: The system will only beep. Double click on a sound file and
the system mentions something about error -204. Even SoundMaster won't
play anything. The Sound Control panel refuses to recognize the fact
that he has a microphone.

 * Applications: Double clicked files don't open into thier
application. ie Clicking open a Word document brings up MS Word but it
appears with "Untitled 1". Same goes for MS Excel, Hypercard, etc...

 * Things selected from the Apple Menu don't come up.

He has reinstalled the system software, rebuilt the desktop, run
disktools, Norton Disk Doctor, every virus program I can find.

If anybody has any ideas or has even seen/heard of this before please
send some info.

Thanks.
==============
Mike Colena
[e-mail]
==============

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

Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1993 08:22:52 -0600 (CST)
From: "Michael W. Wheeler" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Need old Mac II 1MB 120ns SIMMs

Anybody have any useless 120ns 1MB SIMMs laying around unused?
If so I've got a friend that would be interested in them. Here's your
chance to get a few bucks out of some memory that is now probably
useless to you.

If so me email and I'll pass the info on to him.

Michael W. Wheeler (Bitnet: mww@tntech) (Internet: [e-mail])

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

Date: Wed, 8 Dec 93 16:18:27 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Bartley Grubb)
Subject: New Free Magazine

I work for an organization that is considering launching a
magazine on Internet.  The magazine will cover end user needs and
span from terminals to workstations.  The magazine will also
cover software, peripherals and networks that run on these
machines.
     The publication is Free for the subscribers and unbiased.
It will be totally supported by sponsors.
     Here is how it works.  Once a week the service will e-mail,
to the people who wish to be on the list, a Table of Contents.
Each article in the Table of Contents will be identified by an
item number.  To get the full text of an article, you just list
the item numbers in a message to the automated server.  The
server will return the articles in seconds.  To use the system
you do not have to have full Internet access only e-mail.
     As Internet is becoming more commercialized everyday, we are
dedicated to operate this publication from only sponsor support
and provide it free to the subscribers.  We truly feel that
Internet services should be free to the end users.  In order to
accomplish this the sponsors require us to build a large
subscriber base to prove that it is a valid concept.
     If you would like to show your support please sent a message
to "[e-mail]".  We would also like your comments about
what you would like to see included in this magazine.  All replies
to this address will be added to the e-mail list.  If you don't
have any comments and would just like to show your support please
feel free to send a blank message as all responses will be tallied.
If you have a friend who might be interested please encourage them
to send a message also.

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

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 15:37:10 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Dan Wismer)
Subject: Now Compress 1.0.1 is not international

Now Compress doesn't like the Swiss German number format.
In the Settings-Compress options, I have checked "If system is idle" and
entered "15" as idle time.  NC beeps at me "The value entered for the idle
time is invalid. Please enter a valid integer".
When I look at the inspect window I get strange characters in the
compressed and saved columns.
"Solutions": I switch back to the U.S. number format (in the control panel
device "Numbers").

I have bought this software in a department store here in Switzerland, and
I am not very pleased that this utility isn't programmed for the world.

[e-mail]

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

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 93 10:41:52 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Adam Hauerwas)
Subject: Printing coverpage info on each page... (Q)

A friend of mine would like software that prints coverpage info (user,
date, time, number of pages) on *each* page of a document, like a header or
footer (or a watermark underneath the text).  There's been talk recently
about watermarking software, and I was wondering if anyone knows if such a
beast exists.

Adam H.
----
Adam Hauerwas, Macintosh Specialist | [e-mail]
Duff & Phelps Financial Consulting  | 55 E. Monroe, Ste. 3600, Chicago 60603

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

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 93 15:44:25 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Printing Problem

When I try to get my Stylewriter II to print, I often get an out-of-memory
message.  Sometimes restarting the Mac (maybe several times) makes it work,
but even then it can be very slow.

The Mac is a Classic II running System 7.0.1 with Tune-Up 1.1.1, connected
to an Ethernet network, and the word-processor is Microsoft Word 5.1.

Can anyone help?

Thanks, Bill Reynolds
([e-mail])

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

Date: Fri, 10 DEC 93 09:25:42 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Quadra 610 resets (Q)

I have just obtained a Quadra 610 for use at work, and while it
is a nice fast machine, I was disappointed to find that it does
not have a reset button or a programmer's button. Worse yet, the
keyboard equivalents that work on LC's and IIsi's don't work
either. (On those machines you can use command + control + power
key to reset, and command + power key to generate an interrupt
and drop you into a debugger if there is one installed*). Since
I do some programming, crashes are frequent and these facilities
are essential in order to avoid pulling the plug and possibly
damaging the hard disk.

Is there a way around this missing facility? Does the LC475/
Quadra 605 have the same problem?

* Thanks to Peter Knoppers' list of 'bizarre' keyboard combinations.

Eric Eisenhandler, Physics Dept., Queen Mary & Westfield College,
           University of London      [e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 08 Dec 93 23:21 CST
From: Norma Wiley <[e-mail]>
Subject: Schedule Software

I am looking for some software that can schedule rooms and print
the schedule.  We need a classroom schedule that can be
updated easily and printed. Commercial software is OK if the
price is reasonable.

Thanks in advance.

Norma [e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1993 10:28:17 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Larry Pickett)
Subject: SE, Tsunami 50M ext, Tsunami 170M int (Q)

Hardward experts would this work.  I have an SE (old) with the standard
internal 20M and A Tsunami 50M external.  I would like to do the following
- replace the 20M with the guts of the 50M and then put a 170M into the
50M's box.  Is it possible and is it a plug and play operation?  All this
so when the SE goes away to college with my oldest she has a functional HD
and I have the higher capacity at home for the incoming Quadra otherwise
I'd put the 170 into the SE.

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

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 93 15:38:14 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Marsha Allen)
Subject: Slow printing problem

Greetings netfolk,

I have a network printing problem that I hope you can help me with. One of
the Macs in our group (a Quadra 700) is printing much much slower than
other machines (another Quadra 700 and a Quadra 900). By slower, I mean
that a simple text file takes over 5 minutes to print on the misbehaving
Q700 and prints almost immediately on the others. I have been scratching
my head trying to figure out what's going on. All the Macs and the printer
(a Laserwriter IIgs) are on the building Ethernet. Here are more relevant
parameters:
    System 7.0.1, Tuner 1.1.1, MacTCP 1.1.1
    Laserwriter driver 7.1.1
If you have any bright ideas on where to look or what else to try, please
respond via e-mail.

Thanks, Marsha Allen
[e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 08:56:01 -0800 (PST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Solving INIT Conflicts - Fix or Workaround?

For the last week, my Centris 650 has been hanging and
sometimes freezing whenever I inserted a floppy disk while one or
two applications were open.  Sometimes a "Force Quit" of the active
application would cause the floppy icon to appear on my desktop.
Sometimes I needed to reboot.

Initially, of course, I carried out the usual checks & fixes.
Everything checked out, but the problem persisted.  So I started
testing control panels and extensions - especially recent
additions.  At first, the problem _appeared_ to be caused by Suitcase
2.1.4.  Then it was the new Now Contact and Up-to-Date bundle.  Next
it seemed to be Adobe's Type-on-Call 3.0 Control Panel.  Turning each
of these INITs off _seemed_ to solve the floppy recognition problem,
but it also left me without a wanted application or utility.

Finally (i.e., for now) I solved the problem by removing Central
Point's Anti-Virus Control Panel 2.0.1d. I had it set to scan floppies
on insertion - and the hang-ups occurred whenever that task was to
be performed.  (I haven't found the Anti-Virus CP to be a very stable
piece of software - for example, overriding it using control keys
also seemed to alter its options setting.)  I replaced it with
Gatekeeper 1.3 ... and voila! the floppy recognition bug _seems_ to be
gone.

However I have a hunch that the Anti-Virus Control Panel is _not_
the sole culprit in this little drama.  It had plugged along okay until
a week ago, when I upgraded some Adobe software.  Since then it
failed whenever I ran an application that called on Adobe's SuperATM
3.6 and/or Type Reunion 1.1 to build missing fonts.  The latter, in
particular, has obvious problems, as it fails to work properly even
with some Adobe applications - e.g., Illustrator 5.0.  But version 1.1
is what Adobe is still shipping.

So, tell me ... have I found a cure, or merely a work-around?  All
insights would be greatly appreciated.

Jay Handel
[e-mail]

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

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 93 15:56 GMT0
From: Pindar Infotek Ltd <[e-mail]>
Subject: Sound sampling program

I'm interested in getting hold of a sound sampling program
(shareware/pd) with the following characteristics:

- Play-through sound (you can here what you're sampling through
  the Mac's speaker)

- Sound compression control

- Sound wave editing (cutting out bits of the sound wave, also
  the ability to paste other sound waves in if possible although
  this is not essential).

- Works on a 12" colour display on a Mac LC

- Saves (and preferable imports) in the standard 'snd '-2 resource
  format, leaving double-clickable files under System 7.


A possible bonus would be multiple sounds open (not necessarily
playing) simultaneously, but this is not essential. I would also
prefer to be able to record direct to disk, rather than needing to
allocate huge amounts of RAM for large sounds.

I've tried Wavicle and Sample Editor, but Wavicle doesn't seem to be
able to play through and Sample Editor (besides blatantly nicking the
Microphone II icon!) needs a 13" screen and is also a bit unstable.

Any recommendations? Please tell me if you know a program that
matches or comes close to the specification above.


Cheers,
       Ian




---
Please make 'Attn:<space>Ian McCall' the first line of your reply
(not the subject) to ensure automatic forwarding to the correct
Pindar user.

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

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 16:15:12 -500 (EST)
From: "Jonathan B. Kamien" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Star*Nine and QM dial-up Gateway

Does anyone have any experience with a dial-up gateway to automate mail
transfer between a Quickmail LocalTalk site and the Internet?  Star*Nine
markets such a gateway called Mail*Link Remote we are considering
purchasing. Any sharing of experiences with it or similar products would
be appreciated.
Reply to:[e-mail] or [e-mail].
Thanks!

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

Date: Thu,  9 Dec 93 13:25:58 PST
From: "Jim Schenk"      <[e-mail]>
Subject: sticky mouse (Q)

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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 16:21:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Schenk <[e-mail]>
To:
Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
Subject: sticky mouse (Q)

Hello,

Does anyone out there know of any Control Panels or Extensions that
will change the default mouse behavior?  Specifically, I need to make
it so that when a user single clicks the mouse button and releases it,
it behaves as though it is being held down, until the user clicks it
again.

Thanks.

Jim Schenk     [e-mail]

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

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 01:06:53 GMT
From: Sven Guckes <[e-mail]>
Subject: Typing tutor

[e-mail] writes:

>I am looking for a Typing Tutor program.

MacDactylo
DM 335  (DM/$ ~ 1.7)  $200

Description:
Typing tests for key groups, including key groups for certain fingers.
Stats about type speed (number of typed keys) and errors.
Keeps a score for different users and displays them in a table.
Integrated game:  Like Tetris, but you can use the falling pieces onyl
if you have typed the letter displayed on them.

Note:  This is from a description given in a German magazine.
I haven't used this program, so I can't give a better description.

Wish there was a freeware/shareware program.

Sven :)

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

Date: Wed, 8 Dec 93 18:31:36 MET
From: Christian F. Buser <[e-mail]>
Subject: What is the Lightfax 1414 LC modem?

In a computer related newspaper I saw today an ad for a modem called
LIGHTFAX 1414 LC, obviously featuring V32bis, V42bis, MNP, V17 Fax Group
3, etc. -- just all the good things you wish to have but which make
modems expensive. However, the price for it was more than reasonable.

Before giving them my credit card number and ordering it, I've asked them
for more detailed documentation about the modem and the software that may
(or may not) come with it -- I'll see what they send me.

Does anybody know this modem and tell me any good/bad/unusual things about
it? I think I have seen the name "Lightfax" in U.S. magazines before, but
this must be long ago -- I did not find it in any recent issues of
Macworld or MacUser.

So please send your comments via email, and if I get any I'll summarize
and post them.

Many thanks in advance, Christian.


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

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 02:10:49 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Tonya Engst)
Subject: Word's Addresses

Randy Patton ([e-mail]) asks:

>Does anyone know where MS Word stores the addresses entered into its
>envelope generator?  A colleague of mine has compiled a fairly large body
>of addresses in Word and would like to export them to a file for separarte
>sorting and printing, but we've both searched in vain for the file(s) Word
>stashed the data in.
>
>Is there a quick and easy way to export Word's entire address list, or at
>least print it out?

Word stores the addresses in file called Word Toolbar Prefs. Why Word
Toolbar Prefs? Possibly because Alki Software contributed the toolbar and
address feature to Word 5.1 (MS and Alki often work together on Word
projects).

Much to my dismay, there is _no_ automated way to print the addresses or
move them in and out of the Word Toolbar Prefs file.

Also, as a word to the wise, be sure to backup that Word Toolbar Prefs file
if you have entered a number of addresses - it would be a shame to lose the
file and have to enter them all again....

Hope this helps to clarify...

-Tonya

Tonya Engst, TidBITS Editor -- [e-mail] [e-mail]
My opinions are not necessarily those of my employer, Microsoft

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

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 02:11:13 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Tonya Engst)
Subject: Word Oddities

Sven Guckes ([e-mail]), wrote in with a
dual-word-weirdnesses question:

...
I had to wonder about two things:
>
>1)  No pictures.
>    While there are obviously pictures in this document, I can only see
>    gray boxes.  :-(

Sounds like Picture Placeholders is on - the purpose of Picture
Placeholders is to speed scrolling when graphics are onscreen. To turn off
Picture Placeholders, go to Tools/Preferences. In Preferences, click on the
View category. Look in the Show area...

Should you be wondering, the same thing can happen in Word 4, and you can
toggle Picture Placeholders through Edit/Preferences.

>2)  The index says something about 83 pages.
>    However, there seem to be only 73 pages.  :-(

My first guess here - indexes can be generated at any time, and they do not
update automatically if editing or font changes change the page breaks in
the document. To regenerate the index:

1. From the Insert menu, choose Index.
2. In the Index dialog box, you can probably just click on OK, nothing
awful will happen if something isn't set the way it was the last time
someone generated the index.
3. Word will ask if you want to replace the existing index. Say yes or no,
depending on what you want.

Hope this helps...

Tonya


Tonya Engst, TidBITS Editor -- [e-mail] [e-mail]
My opinions are not necessarily those of my employer, Microsoft

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

Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1993 10:07:27 -0800
From: "Anthony E. Siegman" <[e-mail]>

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.digest
Path: siegman
From: [e-mail] (Anthony E. Siegman)
Subject: Intermittent Floppy Problems
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: Stanford University
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 93 18:07:25 GMT
Lines: 21

    I carry floppies with various documents back and forth between
a work system (Mac II, System 7.1, one 800K drive, one HDD), and a
home system (Mac SE/30, System 6.0.7, one HDD).

    Very often an 800K floppy written at work, worked on at home,
then carried back to work will give repeated "This is not a Mac disk"
messages when inserted in either of the work drives.  After somewhere
between 2 to 6 or 7 repeated ejects and reinsertions, however, it will
always eventually mount.

    After this happens, however, attempts to copy documents from
the floppy, once it's mounted, to the office HD sometimes fail part
way through with an error message.  Yet immediately after that I can
always double-click on the floppy document; start up the relevant
application (Mathematica, WriteNow, Excel, etc.) with the document
>From the floppy properly opened; and then SAVE it to the HD.

    Any ideas what's the problem here?  Both systems pretty
vanilla, same applications on both, except one is Sys 6, one Sys 7

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