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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 17:57:08 PST
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Subject: Info-Mac Digest V11 #240
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Info-Mac Digest             Tue, 14 Dec 93       Volume 11 : Issue 240

Today's Topics:

      [*] ARA+ 1.0.1 (ARA Communication Utility)
      [*] Bird Stack
      [*] bitch.hqx
      [*] Calculators Summary (Re: Currency Converter)
      [*] ClicSleep 1.2 (PowerBook sleep mode easy)
      [*] daylight-403.hqx
      [*] deliverance-demo-sit.hqx
      [*] dev/src/mac-starter-pascal.hqx
      [*] Devil's Cubes 1.0.1 (puzzle game)
      [*] Devil's Cubes 1.0.1 (source code)
      [*] DNA Teacher 1.2
      [*] E&MDemo (A Demo of an Electricity and Magnetism tutorial.)
      [*] fergys-icons.cpt.hqx
      [*] HexEdit 1.0.5
      [*] html converter
      [*] KeniconSys.1.1
      [*] Network Security Guard 2.0.1
      [*] OperationDiva.hqx
      [*] Outland PPC Tool
      [*] PaperBagTrashicon.sit
      [*] Pentris1.0.hqx
      [*] PlainText editor for files >32K
      [*] Romi-121.hqx
      [*] RPN Calc...
      [*] Shutdown FX 1.3 (INIT)
      [*] Shutdown FX 1.3 (source code)
      [*] star-drive-10.hqx
      [*] TidBITS#206/13-Dec-93
      [*] zzwoof1.0b18.cpt
      [Q] Problem with Stylewriter II ...
      Apple phone
      Author search...
      boy am I stuck...
      Can any Personal Time Manag
      CD-ROM Drive (Q)
      CD-ROM recommendations??? (Q)
      cmd key, splat key, flower key, fan key...
      Crash!! Premier & Moire..
      Digital Photogaphy Contest
      FaxSTF/Persuasion Updates
      Floppy disk brands
      Included message on Apple
      In Defense of Global Village
      LC475 / Performa 475 ?
      MacSIMMiser (or, Using 30-pin SIMMs in newer Macs)
      mcat for the mac
      Modem Config Settings
      New Hard Drive Needed (Q)
      PopChar 2.*6*.2
      Q650 desktop pattern won't change?
      Replacing SE/SE30 Fan.
      Software for NEC CDR-74 CD-ROM drive?
      sticky mouse (Q)
      Tincan latest version (Q)
      Wacom Art-Z!
      Was there ever a digest #233? (still not at Rice)
      where is a file?
      Word and PlainTalk

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 02:58:09 +0100
From: Jean-Philippe Nicaise <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] ARA+ 1.0.1 (ARA Communication Utility)

Please find enclosed ARA+ 1.0.1, a shareware (US$ 20, FF 100) utility
for Macintosh by Benjamin Herrenschmidt ([e-mail]) :

ARA+ is a little application (it uses 120K of RAM) which displays a
status bar. This status bar contains the state of AppleTalk Remote
Access along with some way to control this state: if your are
connected to a remote host, you have a "Disconnect" button on the
right of the status bar, else you have a popUp of connection files.
This popUp if configurable, see later.
The status bar has two position "small" and "large". "large" is the
default one and can be changed with the little switch on the left of
the window.
When in "small" position, if you are connected you have the connection
time and the little "D" button, if you are disconnected you have only
the popUp. In "large" you always have the popUp or the button with
full title AND the status message.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/ara-plus-101.hqx; 66K]

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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 20:58:04 +0000
From: Richard Rathe <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Bird Stack

B I R D   S T A C K   v2.5
A Bird Watcher's Data Manager
Richard Rathe and Tom Dickens
Copyright 1993 by Richard Rathe

About this stack...

Each bird card records the common and scientific name of a bird along with a
list of sightings. Sightings are recorded by date and location. Birds are
automatically indexed by common name, scientific name, and year of sighting on
the various list cards. A star after a bird name indicates the first sighting
of that species. Enjoy!

              Richard and Tom

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/bird-stack-25-hc.hqx; 100K]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 10:56:24 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Ken Hill)
Subject: [*] bitch.hqx

A sound from everyone's favorite scene in "Aliens":
     "Get away from her you bitch!"

Ken Hill
email:  [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/alien-bitch.hqx; 31K]

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Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 02:07:06 GMT
From: Sven Guckes <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Calculators Summary (Re: Currency Converter)

Calculators on UMICH [931210]
compiled by Sven Guckes <[e-mail]>
Please send me your comments if you read the summary!

[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/calculators.txt; 7K]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 02:58:39 +0100
From: Jean-Philippe Nicaise <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] ClicSleep 1.2 (PowerBook sleep mode easy)

Please find enclosed ClicSleep 1.2, a freeware utility for
Macintosh PowerBooks by Benjamin Herrenschmidt ([e-mail]) :

ClicSleep is a Control Panel (cdev) which works only on
macintoshes with the Power Manager (i.e. Macintosh Portable
and PowerBooks). It will put your machine to sleep when you
click in one of the screen's corners. You can choose which corner
and disable ClicSleep with the control panel.
The ClicSleep allows you to disable the NetWork alert,
set the size of the "sensible" rectangle (I use 2), and set the modifier
keys.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/clic-sleep-12.hqx; 14K]

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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 93 13:09:23 EST
From: [e-mail] (Mark Malson)
Subject: [*] daylight-403.hqx

This is Daylight! v4.03, an extension which makes Daylight
Saving Time adjustments in real-time. Great for mail servers,
your PowerBook, or any machine you just want to set and forget.

Features:
- Makes time adjustments at the right time, not at startup.
  A must for any machine that stays up all the time, and
  cool if you're just hacking late at night at the time change.
- Sets the Parameter RAM DST bit and adjusts the GMT offset
  on time changes.
- DST dates configurable in case Congress changes it again.
- Requires System 7.
- Balloon help.
- Free. (ThimbleWare, actually).

Mark Malson
Internet: [e-mail]
CIS: [71561,1313]

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/daylight-403.hqx; 49K]

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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 18:36:29 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] deliverance-demo-sit.hqx

Here's a demo version of Deliverance, a new adventure game from Inline
Software.  Runs in 16 or 256 colors, supports small screens (I think).
Below is the read-me file.  I got this off AOL.

Butch Weber

Deliverance Demo Notes:

This is a 2 level demo of Deliverance from Inline Software.  The actual game
has 8 levels.  In the demo, you are only given one life and can not resume a
game.  In the release version, you start with 3 lives and you are given resume
codes that allow you to leave the game and come back at the same location.

David Maffucci
Inline Software
Tech Support

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/deliverance-demo.hqx; 986K]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 17:32:13 -0600
From: David Eck <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] dev/src/mac-starter-pascal.hqx

MacStarter_Pascal:

    A Macintosh application shell for writing small-to-moderate
    programs with THINK Pascal 4.0,

    AND including "expression.p", which provides facilities for
    parsing and evaluating mathematical expressions such as
    "x~2+7" or "rate * sin(omega)".

MacStarter_Pascal uses the object-oriented features of THINK
Pascal to implement windows with the standard Macintosh behavior.
The windows can contain "decorations" such as buttons and
text-input boxes.  A lot of comments are included in the source
files, and the source code for several simple applications is
included.  The expression-manipulation unit, "expression.p" can
be used separately from the rest of the shell; one of the sample
applications shows how this unit can be used for graphing
functions.

Note that MacStarter_Pascal is similar to, but more sophisticated
than, MacStarter_C (for use with THINK C), which I have distributed
previously.

This application shell is appropriate for programs that don't
need all the power and complexity of the THINK Class Library.
It is provided free-of-charge and royality-free, and it can
be freely distributed provided no charge is made for it.
(I also hereby give my permission for it to be distributed
on the info-mac CD ROM.)

This is a binhexed self-extracting archive.

David Eck
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY   14456
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/mac-starter-p.hqx; 212K]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 18:49:23 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Mark Pilgrim)
Subject: [*] Devil's Cubes 1.0.1 (puzzle game)

The Devil's Cubes are a set of four cubes, each painted with four colors
with some colors repeated.  All four cubes are different.  The object of
the game is to rotate the four cubes until the top of each Devil's Cube
is a different color than the top of the other three cubes, and likewise
for the bottom, front, and back of each Devil's Cube.

Devil's Cubes 1.0.1 fixes some technical bugs and makes some changes to the
icon suite; you may need to rebuild your desktop if you already have version
1.0.  This game is distributed under the GNU General Public License;
complete C source code will be uploaded to the archive sites in a separate
archive.  If you do not have FTP access, e-mail the author at [e-mail]
requesting a copy of the source code, the game itself, or a list of other
programs by the same author.

System 6 and 7 compatible; supports B/W, grayscale, and color monitors;
includes sounds.  Sounds work under system 6, but may require 6.0.7.

Devil's Cubes 1.0.1 is copyright 1993, Mark Pilgrim, MerriMac Software Group.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/devils-cubes-101.hqx; 188K]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 18:50:12 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Mark Pilgrim)
Subject: [*] Devil's Cubes 1.0.1 (source code)

The Devil's Cubes are a set of four cubes, each painted with four colors
with some colors repeated.  All four cubes are different.  The object of
the game is to rotate the four cubes until the top of each Devil's Cube
is a different color than the top of the other three cubes, and likewise
for the bottom, front, and back of each Devil's Cube.  Sound simple?  Try
it for a few hours.

Devil's Cubes 1.0.1 fixes some technical bugs and makes some changes to the
icon suite; you may need to rebuild your desktop if you already have version
1.0.  This game is distributed under the GNU General Public License; this
archive contains complete THINK C source code for the Devil's Cubes
application, as well as complete source code for an external application
used to set up the game's self-integrity checker.

This archive contains both THINK C 5 and THINK C 6 project files.  Use
whichever one you wish and throw away the other.

This code handles, among other things, events, menus, apple events, a prefs
file, Gestalt environment checking, asynchronous sounds, hierarchical menus,
dialogs, windows, off-screen bitmaps, file management, standard file dialogs,
and the soon-to-be-famous "cough to continue" modal dialog filter proc.  None
of this is very well commented, but feel free to direct any questions to
[e-mail].

Devil's Cubes 1.0.1 is copyright 1993, Mark Pilgrim, MerriMac Software Group.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/devils-cubes-101-c.hqx; 269K]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 16:38 MST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] DNA Teacher 1.2

             DNA Teacher 1.2

 This fun HyperCard stack gives a well animated sequence depicting
 the two processes of DNA: Replication and Protein Synthesis.  It
 includes molecular structural diagrams of each component of DNA
 such as Guanine and Deoxyribose, as well as a listing of possible
 codons and the amino acids synthesized from them.  Also included
 is a 10 question quiz complete with bells and whistles and a
 glossary.  (The stack was designed to be entertaining as well as
 educational.)

 Version 1.2 has been slowed down since on most machines now the
 animations whizzed by too fast.
 The stack is shareware ($20 US or equivalent).
 Jeff Willden
 [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/dna-teacher-12.hqx; 190K]

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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 93 10:11:03 CST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] E&MDemo (A Demo of an Electricity and Magnetism tutorial.)

     Everything a high school or college student would want to know about
electricity and magnetism is demoed right here.  Including a magnetic domains
simulation, a sample quiz and that campy artwork that makes Cross Educational
Software's tutorials so fun.  Try cranking up the B-field and seeing what
happens.  Can you destroy the magnetic domains.

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/em-demo.hqx; 104K]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 01:34:17 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Fergy, LIVE! at Santa Barbara)
Subject: [*] fergys-icons.cpt.hqx

Dear Netters,

Enclosed you will find a series of icons that I built to make things more
enjoyable.  They were drawn using "Icon Wizard", written by Mike Samuels.  I
would recommend that you download and try this interesting utility.  It is
available at the Stanford and mirror archives.

To cover any copyright issues;
      Use and re-distribute as you wish, but never without the "read-me"
file.
      I suppose I should claim creative rights to these, so "I claim any
rights to them".  In some instances, I may have used copyrighted icons as
starting points in the creation process, so "I hereby yield to any prior
claims".

This is "Postcard-ware", or in other words, these are free.  I would
appreciate
it if you could send me a postcard (or E-mail), as I am curious to know how
far
this may have been distributed.

Ronald Ferguson
E-mail:  c43rdf%sboeng.dnet@koedgw01
Snail-mail:  7324 Elmhurst Place, Goleta, California  93117-2823  USA

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/fergys-icons.hqx; 20K]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 13:29:15 -0800 (PST)
From: [e-mail] (Jim Bumgardner)
Subject: [*] HexEdit 1.0.5

HexEdit v 1.0.5 (Freeware)

Copyright 1993 Jim Bumgardner ([e-mail])

Change for version 1.0.5
    * Editing bug fixed - if you typed a string and then deleted
    * a char from the middle of the string, the string got mangled.

Changes from version 1.0.4:

    * Source code included
    * Doesn't crash on SEs/Portables and other B&W Macs
    * Works better with very large files
    * Other minor fixes

HexEdit is a hexdump viewer and editor that works similarly to the hex
editor provided with Apple's ResEdit.  It allows you to edit either
the data fork or the resource fork of a file.

I wrote HexEdit because I needed to be able to insert/delete bytes
>From the data fork of files I was testing, and tools like FEdit don't
have insert/deletion.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/hex-edit-105.hqx; 107K]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 17:55:03 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Henry Rzepa) (Henry Rzepa)
Subject: [*] html converter

I enclose a rtf to html converter written by
Chris Hector and posted here with his permission.
The original source is ftp.cray.com in
/src/cjh/RTF/macbin202.sit.hqx.

The markup language used by world-wide-webb
servers is called html. This program rtftohtml
takes rtf output from e.g. Microsoft Word and
converts it to a html text file. If necessary, this
can be edited using a html aware editor such as
BBedit fitted with html extensions (available from
Sumex).  The output consists of a html file along
with any graphic files saved as 1.pict etc. If
all these files are copied to a www server directory, they
become accessible via clients such as Mosaic.

Note that currently, html does not support styles
such as sub or superscripts, nor does it appear to
cope with greek letters etc. Any chemists out there
who wish to lobby for such support?

[Archived as /info-mac/text/rtf-to-html-converter.hqx; 81K]

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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 12:16:50 -0800 (PST)
From: [e-mail] (Ken Long)
Subject: [*] KeniconSys.1.1

Dear Mac people:

Here is a file containing the best looking (my opinion) System 7 and 7.1
system icons.

-Ken-

Description:

These are replacement icons for the System 7/7.1 icons.  They
look much better and more in tune with those systems.

[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/kens-system7-icons-11.hqx; 30K]

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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 93 11:58:57 PST
From: [e-mail] (MR Mac - Michael Robertson)
Subject: [*] Network Security Guard 2.0.1

Network Security Guard 2.0.1, is an AppleTalk based utility that will scan
multiple zones for the presence of Macintosh servers and compile reports on
the
security of those servers. This utility was designed as a tool to
combat the alarming rise in software piracy and as a safeguard against
accidental sharing of confidential materials. It may also be used to
explore an AppleTalk network to uncover all available servers and files.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/net/network-security-guard-201.hqx; 376K]

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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 14:43:53 PST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] OperationDiva.hqx

Operation Diva requires at least System 6.0.7 with 8-bit color (32-bit
QuickDraw required), and at least 2MB of RAM. There are 25 levels of ships
corridors and rooms that must be navigated to win the game. The goal is to
reach the 25th level and rescue the Ambassador's daughter.

Operation Diva requires a fair amount of strategy. Players who love the
"Shoot-en-up" method many not make it all the way through the game. A large
part of the strategy is to know when and how to avoid the creatures. The
droids
encoutnered in the game all use the same method of tracking you. Once you
learn
this method, you can find ways to exploit it.

Have fun and enjoy!

[Archived as /info-mac/game/operation-diva.hqx; 569K]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 14:45:46 PST
From: Bill Lipa <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Outland PPC Tool

Outland PPC tool
Copyright 1993 Outland
All Rights Reserved

The Outland PPC tool is a connection tool for the Communications Toolbox.  It
uses the Program-to-Program Communications (PPC) manager to communicate over
AppleTalk networks.  PPC is the service used to implement program linking and
remote AppleEvents.

PPC is implemented on top of ADSP, so you may wonder why a PPC tool would be
useful since Apple already distributes an ADSP tool. PPC is more efficient
when
connecting two ports on the same computer, and more specific in the way remote
ports are selected.  It is also possible to create a port that is not visible
across the network, which makes the port initialization much faster and could
provide better security for certain applications.  While ADSP may also have
these features, they are not accessible to the user in Apple's tool as far as
I
can determine.

As a weary veteran of many bug-battles with the ADSP tool, I also wanted to
create a new tool that would be more reliable.  However, this early
development
release surely has many problems. Please help me improve this tool by
reporting
any bugs you find.

You may be freely copy and use this tool for personal, non-commercial
activities.  For all other uses, contact Outland.

Bill Lipa
[e-mail]
415-328-5659

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/outland-ppc-tool.hqx; 67K]

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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 12:21:47 -0800 (PST)
From: [e-mail] (Ken Long)
Subject: [*] PaperBagTrashicon.sit

Hello, again, Mac Mongers!

Here's an icon set that replaces the System 7.x trash with one resembling
a paper grocery bag - which many people use for trash.  May as well do it
on the Mac, too!

-Ken-

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/paper-bag-trash-icon.hqx; 4K]

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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 93 18:59:26 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Fournier Patrick)
Subject: [*] Pentris1.0.hqx

Pentris is a Tetris-like game that uses pentominoes instead of tetraminoes
(that is 5-squares pieces instead of 4-squares pieces). This makes the game a
lot more challenging.

This game requires System 7 or later and Color QuickDraw. Therefore, it's not
compatible with the Macintosh Plus, SE and Classic.
NOTE: when Pentris is used on an AV machine (Centris 660AV or Quadra 880AV),
the sound doesn't always play well. I'll try to fix this in a future
release. This bug should not prevent you enjoying the game.

It has a shareware fee of 15$, but you can send any amount (more or
less) you want.

I grant the info-mac archive administrators the right to include Pentris
on their CD-ROM.

Patrick Fournier
[e-mail].

[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/pentris-10.hqx; 703K]

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Date: 14 Dec 1993 17:43:39 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] PlainText editor for files >32K

PlainText

PlainText is the plain text editor people have been clammering for
that will handle files larger than 32K and it is free. It's got all
the features considered necessary for a text editor plus a few more.
Besides all the normal search and replace functionality you would
want, it will also convert straight to curly quotes and back, strip
or add linefeeds for conversions between Mac and DOS conventions,
and substitute linefeeds for carriage returns for Mac/Unix conversions.
It will word wrap and add or remove hard carriage returns within
paragraphs.

PlainText requires System 6.04 or greater and is System 7 friendly.

Mel Park
University of Tennessee, Memphis

[Archived as /info-mac/text/plain-text.hqx; 91K]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 08:36:26 PST
From: [e-mail] (Gerard Brochu)
Subject: [*] Romi-121.hqx

Romi is a program (Shareware $10) that lets you play games of Rummy
against the Macintosh at 3 different levels of expertise. This program
runs on any Macintosh with System 6.0.4 and higher, in color and black
 & white. With System 7.0 and higher, you can use balloon help.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/romi-121.hqx; 203K]

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Date: 13 Dec 1993 10:41:52 -0800
From: "Kevin Snow" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] RPN Calc...

Here is RPN Calculator v1.3 which is compact pro'd
and binhex'd......

Kevin....

[Archived as /info-mac/app/rpn-calculator-13.hqx; 33K]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 03:33:37 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Mark Pilgrim)
Subject: [*] Shutdown FX 1.3 (INIT)

Shutdown FX will cause your Macintosh to clear the screen with a cool
graphic effect every time it shuts down.  This INIT is free and is distributed
under the GNU General Public License; complete C source code will be uploaded
to the archive sites.  If you do not have FTP access, e-mail the author for
a copy of the INIT, the source code, or a list of other programs by the
same author.  The address is [e-mail].

Version 1.3 adds 8 new graphic effects, for a total of 16.

This INIT should work under any system, with any monitor, on any Macintosh.
Please report any bugs/comments/suggestions to [e-mail].

Shutdown FX 1.3 is copyright 1993, Mark Pilgrim, MerriMac Software Group.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/shutdown-fx-13.hqx; 21K]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 03:34:30 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Mark Pilgrim)
Subject: [*] Shutdown FX 1.3 (source code)

Shutdown FX will cause your Macintosh to clear the screen with a cool
graphic effect every time it shuts down.  This INIT is free and is distributed
under the GNU General Public License; this archive contains complete THINK C
source code and project files for the INIT.  If you do not have FTP access,
e-mail the author for a copy of the INIT, the source code, or a list of other
programs by the same author.  The address is [e-mail].

This archive contains both THINK C 5 and THINK C 6 project files.  Use
whichever one you wish and throw away the other.

This code demonstrates the basics of INIT initialization and loading,
shutdown procedures, and basic graphics work. This code should work under
any system, with any monitor, on all Macintoshes.  Please report any
bugs/comments/suggestions to [e-mail].

Shutdown FX 1.3 is copyright 1993, Mark Pilgrim, MerriMac Software Group.

[I'd like to recognise Mark as contributor of the month -- his abstracts are
 short and informative, and I never had to ask him to resend :) -- isl]

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/shutdown-fx-13-c.hqx; 66K]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 11:59:07 EST
From: Kevin Harris <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] star-drive-10.hqx

From: [e-mail]
Date: 14 Dec 93 11:55:00 EST
Subj: StarDrive 1.0 Submission

Attached you will find version 1.0 of our free screen saving
utility called StarDrive.  Features include:

- Control of number of stars.
- Control of warp speed.
- Control of large stars.
- Control of background starfield.
- Support for large monitors.
- Balloon Help.

StarDrive is intended to be installed into the Apple menu
items folder and run when needed.  It requires only 64k
of memory and System 7.0 or greater to run.

Thank you,
Software Perspectives
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/star-drive-10.hqx; 30K]

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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 93 22:08:41 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#206/13-Dec-93

TidBITS#206/13-Dec-93

Shekhar Govind follows up the voting change in Williamson County,
   Mark Anbinder looks at the ultimate solitaire game from Delta
   Tao, we review Mangia, a truly great cooking program, and
   finally, we present gift suggestions from our backlog and from
   readers. We also announce a two-week layoff, so see you in 1994.

Topics:
    MailBITS/13-Dec-93
    Williamson County, Part II
    Ultimate Responsibility
    Gift Suggestions
    Mangia!
    Reviews/13-Dec-93

[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-206.etx; 30K]

Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- [e-mail] -- [e-mail]
Author of The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh -- [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 14:58:31 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Eric Hoffmann)
Subject: [*] zzwoof1.0b18.cpt

Here is beta-release #18 of "ZZWoof," a ZedZap & unZip utility to be used
in conjunction with MacWoof 1.5.3. ZZWoof.cpt will let you "sample" the
ZedZap and unZip capabilities of MacWoof v2.0, which is still under
development. You use ZZWoof to call your boss node instead of MacWoof.
ZZWoof will automatically unARC or unZip the inbound mail bundles which you
then import using the 'Import Msgs' feature in MacWoof.

MacWoof, ZZWoof, and MacKennel are programs developed by Craig Vaughan
which enable Macintosh users to participate in the global FidoNet network
comprised of roughly 23,000 personal computers which link with one another
via modems to exchange messages and private email.

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/zzwoof-10b18.hqx; 160K]

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Date: Tue Dec 14 08:30 CST 1993
From: John Withers <[e-mail]>
Subject: [Q] Problem with Stylewriter II ...

Hello all.

I've just started using an Apple Stylewrter II (I had used a Stylewriter
previously, but its gone now).  The system locks up, I lose keyboard
and mouse control, but the printing finishes in the background.  When
I reboot, I get a message from PrintMonitor saying there is an error
printing ...

Has anyone seen this before?

John Withers
<[e-mail]>

Oh, by the way, the system is a LCII using system 7.0.1 w/tune-up

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 09:30:27 -0800 (PST)
From: [e-mail] (Mychael D Mai)
Subject: Apple phone

Just picked up my 840av and got it set up to
answer my phone. It handles taking messages just fine.
Does anyone know if there is another phone/fix/addition
that would allow me to listen to my messges via
another phone? (like a normal answering machine)

Also, does anyone know if Jim Leitch, author of
Address Book 3.2, will update his dialing feature
to work with the Apple Phone? It would be an
awesome feature to just click on someone's name,
and have them called!

Thanks in advance for any info....please respond
directly.
I will post a summary if there is lots of info.

mychael
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 19:53:15 +0000 (GMT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Author search...

Does anyone know how I can contact the "Who's There" author named Kevin W.
Ramer?  Who's There is an AppleTalk NBP lookup tool that runs as a Chooser
document.  It is listed as being written by Kevin in February of 1990, but no
address or phone was made available to contact him.  Any help will be
appreciated.

Thanks,
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 16:02:25 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Mike O'Dell)
Subject: boy am I stuck...

I'm trying to debug a small printing problem for a friend:

Network Config:

    Localtalk on star hub using icecubes
    4 Mac 660AVs + 1 PB180C
    1 QMS 1725 laser
    1 Apple NT-II laser
    1 Cayman Gatorbox gateway to Unix ethernet

Problem:
    One of the 660AV machines (call it "T") can't print on the NT-II laser

Symptoms:
    Set chooser for no background printing (setting doesn't change
        behavior - just makes it easier to observe progress dialogs)
    Choose "Print Window" from finder (or any small test file in Word,
        or whatever - doesn't seem to matter)

    "Looking for Laserwriter NT-II" comes out fine
        LEDs in icecubes twinkle a bit

    "Starting Job"  comes out fine and job light on NT-II starts flashing
        LEDs in icecubes twinkle a bit more

    "Preparing Data" dialog comes out and then it just sits there for as
        long as you care to leave it.  It never makes it any further.
        LEDs in icecubes flash briefly every so often, but nothing
        else
            ever happens

Various Test Results:

    Without changing network wiring:
        all machines can print to the QMS 1725 just fine
        all machines can get to the Unix ethernet just fine
            via MacTCP and NCSA Telnet
        all machines EXCEPT "T" can print to the NT-II just fine

    Moved the NT-II onto a private two-icecube cable with machine "T"
        no change - printing to NT-II behaves identically

    Power cycling the NT-II makes no difference, nor does trying to
        print just after sucessful use by another machine

    Removed alient INITs, extensions, and control panels (including
        MacTCP - all working just fine on other 660AVs, though)
        no change whatsoever

    Replaced "Laserwriter" and "Print Monitor" Extensions on machine "T"
        no change

    MacCheck and Disk FirstAid both declare the system healthy.
        (Tried this early on to verify baseline)



I'm at a real loss as to what to try next.  Any suggestions much appreciated.
"Reinstall from first principles" seems pretty drastic yet.


    -Mike O'Dell
     [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 13:01:45 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Rick Sutcliffe)
Subject: Can any Personal Time Manag

      Can any Personal Time Manager Do This?
    I have examined and discarded as useless numerous personal time managers
over the years.  Why?  Because not one of them could allow an entry to be
made on the basis of a teacher's timetable.
* I want to be able to have an item repeat at a specific time either MWF or
TuTh for a specified number of weeks.
* Better, I want to be able to set up a weekly group of times (say, MWF 1000
- 1100 plus M1600-1700) and have that group repeat for a specified number of
weeks or over a date range.
* Even more better still, I want statutory holidays excluded
automaticallyQbut if this is done, the holidays had better not be wired in
USA holidays.
* I want an alarm to go off 5 min before anything in the category of a
"class" or a "meeting" but not necessarily before every category of
appointment.
     So, does anyone know of one of these schedule thingys that can do it
this way nowadays? NOW? PowerTeam, Reminder?  etc, etc.
Rick

 Rick Sutcliffe-Trinity Western University Langley B.C. [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 15:25:12 GMT
From: Sven Guckes <[e-mail]>
Subject: CD-ROM Drive (Q)

Brian Wright writes:
[Mac IIsi 5/80 with one internal Superdrive and external]
>1.  Can I install an internal CD-ROM?

Well, I don't know whether a IIsi would not want a CD-ROM.
=> Why not?!

>How would I put CD's in it?

You use a "caddy" - a CD box.

> (I don't >want to lose my floppy drive.)

In that case - don't put an CDs in it!  :-)

>2.  What CD-ROM drives would you recommend for under $500?

The are quite a few out there.
I for one purchased Apple's CD300i ('i' is for "internal") and I'm quite
happy with it.  I think it costs about $400.

Sven :)  [Of course I wouldn't mind any CD3000...]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 10:52:35 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: CD-ROM recommendations??? (Q)

I am contemplating buying a CD-ROM reader and I am looking for recommendations
or suggestions on what models to consider (and to avoid!). I want an external
drive, since I wanna use it on several different computers and I want the
thing to be as fast as possible since I have always heard that this is the
main
flaw in CD-ROM tecnology. I am contemplating the NEC 3X drive. I can't afford
the 4X ones. Does the higher rotational speed help much? Is 3X noticeably
better than 2X? Are there any good recent reviews of drives?

I will summarize back to infomac if I get significant responses, since I think
this is a topic of general interest.

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 15:52:29 GMT
From: Sven Guckes <[e-mail]>
Subject: cmd key, splat key, flower key, fan key...

David Lawrence ([e-mail]) writes:

>... you should have PopChar 2.5.2 by Gunther Blaschek.

PopChar is up to version 2.6.2!

You can get it on UMICH.

Btw, if you don't know abbreviations like SUMEX or UMICH
then you should have a look at the FAQs in *.answers groups
(especially news.answers).

Sven :)

===
/mac/system.extensions/cdev/popchar2.62.cpt.hqx
  56     9/25/93    BinHex4.0,Compact1.34

   You define the "hot corner", and when you click on it up pops a
   chart of all characters in the font set you are using in your top
   window.  In the right hand corner you can discover what the key
   combination to reach the character is.  Very handy for finding
   obscure symbols.  Now compatible with Microsoft Works 3.0 and
   Claris MacWrite II.

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 12:08:40 -0500 (EST)
From: Herbert F N Schmitt III <[e-mail]>
Subject: Crash!! Premier & Moire..

I'm writing to find out if anyone else has had trouble with Moire and
Premier...Whenever I start to complie a QT clip...Moire kicks in after about 3
minute (it was set for 30 or so minutes) and locks the machine up.  After the
third time it happened I dumped Moire, and I haven't had any problems since
then....Any clues what happened??

Nick Schmitt

[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 12:55:15 -0600
From: Howard Goldbaum <[e-mail]>
Subject: Digital Photogaphy Contest

Bill, how's this?






The Peoria Art Guild announced a call for entries for
its new juried art exhibit entitled "Digital Photography
'94." This nationwide competition is open to all artists
working in computer-photography media. Jurying is by
slide submission, with the entry deadline of February 1,
1994. The exhibition of winning entries will open on April
8, 1994 and will remain on display until May 6. Exhibited
work may be in any type of two-dimensional print format.
Cash prizes and other awards will be determined by the
jurors, Paul Flexner (Associate Professor of Art, Bradley
University) and Steve Justice (Creative Coordinator,
Dynamic Graphics, Inc.). For an exhibit prospectus and
entry form, send a S.A.S.E. to: Digital Photography '94, The
Peoria Art Guild, 1831 N. Knoxville Ave., Peoria, IL 61603.
You may also download and print out the entry form
available on-line, by anonymous FTP from the public directory
at "bradley.bradley.edu". The file name is: "dig.photo.contest."
For additional information, call the Peoria Art Guild, [phone].


--
Howard Goldbaum
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 18:44:35 -0600 (CST)
From: Neil Eric Mickelson <[e-mail]>
Subject: FaxSTF/Persuasion Updates

Greetings...

Has anyone gotten a hold of and used either of the following updates?

    - FaxSTF 3.0
    - Persuasion 3.0

Just curious what you thought...i.e., should I try to upgrade?

Neil E. Mickelson
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 17:54:49 EST
From: Pete Tamas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Floppy disk brands

On Tue, 14 Dec 1993 16:34:12 -0600 Chris Schulte said:
>In response to all the people that don't care for 3M disks, do you think they
>are ok for backups?

No.

>I have almost 50 3M disks that contain my hard drive
>backup....  Do you think there is a problem?  Should I use another brand?

Yes.
>
>Thanks...

You're welcome.

BTW-Fuji and Sony have good reputations._Pete Tamas
[e-mail] or TempleVM.bitnet

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 18:42:02 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Graeme Forbes)
Subject: Included message on Apple

In Info-Mac 239 Brian Wright is so outraged by "the inclusion of this
message in issue 237 of the Info-Mac digest" that he leaves us with a
dangling demonstrative. *Which* message, Brian?

My money is on its being the posting about the fallout from Apple's tangle
with Williamson County, Texas. The poster told us that Apple is being
flooded with messages from the Christian right complaining about its policy
of extending benefits to the partners of employees irrespective of sexual
orientation. He then asked us to send Apple some messages approving of the
policy.

Okay, maybe advocating that readers of this list urge Apple to take a
particular stance on this issue was going a bit far. But that there is such
an anti-Apple campaign going is certainly an interesting piece of
information, or gossip, about the company, and gossip about the company and
its employees appears in Info-Mac with some frequency. Maybe the poster
should just have said "if you have any comment you can send it to
so-and-so". What he actually did was not a huge breach of netiquette, imho.
Why is Brian so hot under the collar?

Anyway, I found the posting useful and was happy to write to Apple. The
main founder of the science from which Apple and other computer companies
make their money, Alan Turing, was a homosexual who, despite his near
war-hero status in Britain, was treated disgracefully by homophobic British
authorities, who essentially hounded him to his death after the war. Turing
might have derived some satisfaction from knowing that those who would
profit most from computer science would be in the vanguard of
nondiscriminatory treatment of homosexuals.

Graeme Forbes

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

Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 08:18:18 PST
From: [e-mail] (Jeffrey A. Hallett)
Subject: In Defense of Global Village

I have to speak up and say that I've had excellent luck working with Global
Village.
The Teleport Gold that I have had for about 9 months now is the best modem
I've ever had.

I had some problems getting the fax up and working. I called them, and they
called
back the next day. The person was knowledgeable, and had some intelligent
suggestions, including a list of known INIT conflicts. Turns out, my old copy
of
the Deneba spelling checker was conflicting. He told me I could get an update
>From Deneba and he was right!

This modem and the software have always worked flawlessly for me (granted, I
rarely use ZTerm, always White Knight or Microphone Pro).

Keep in mind that this is the holiday season, so they are probably getting
calls
and letters up the wazoo. Be patient.

Jeff Hallett, Keane, Inc., Milwaukee, WI

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 09:10:29 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Rolf Trinoga)
Subject: LC475 / Performa 475 ?

I am looking for some information on the difference between
a LC475 and a Performa 475. Some Apple dealer say, that
both computers are the same, except that the Performa has
a bigger harddisk and is sold with additional software.
This is hard to believe, because both are sold for
the same price. Does anyone know any details ?

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 20:08:09 -0500 (EST)
From: "William P. Krauthammer" <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacSIMMiser (or, Using 30-pin SIMMs in newer Macs)

Considering the confusion surrounding the 30- and 72-pin SIMMs and the
relatively high price of SIMMs at the moment, I thought I'd pass on some
potentially useful information I ran across in the Jan. 94 MACWORLD "New
Products" section (p. 41). The following is taken verbatim, without
permission:

MacSIMMiser

Bought a new Macintosh that takes 72-pin SIMMs and don't know what to do
with your old 30-pin boards? You can plug up to four 30-pin SIMMS (sic)
into this board and then click the whole shooting match directly into
the 72-pin SIMM slot of your new Mac. All SIMMs used must be the same size
and speed. $99.95. Interex Computer Products, 316/524-4747; fax [phone].

END OF CITATION

I have no experience with this product and no additional information.

Hope this helps someone,

Bill

--
William P. Krauthammer
[e-mail]

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Date: 14 Dec 1993 23:10:30 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: mcat for the mac

If anyone has seen a MCAT preparation program for the mac I would love to
hear about it.  email me at [e-mail] and thanx.

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 18:41:37 -0600 (CST)
From: Neil Eric Mickelson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Modem Config Settings

Greetings...

Does anyone have any ideas for improving my efficiency ratings (around
30%) by fooling around with ZTerm settings?  I'm using standard
settings to make my SupraFAXv.32bis modem connect up (hardware
handshake cable, default settings, etc.).  I'm dialing in to my
University's UNIX machine.  Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Neil E. Mickelson
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 10:55:52 PST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: New Hard Drive Needed (Q)

Over this past weekend I was unfortunate to have my hard drive die on me.
It was a 5 year old MicroNet 46MB drive.  Rather than pay to have it fixed I
hav
e
decided to purchase a new drive and have found two interesting deals.

La Cie has their 170MB Tsunami drive for $239 and APS has a 170MB SR2000 drive
for $289.  Both use the Quantum 170ELS mechanism.  Is there any advise on
either
of these drives (or companies)?  (I know MacUser has a review of drives in the
upcoming March issue, but I can`t wait!)

Reply directly to me and I will summarize for the net.

Thanks,
Tom M.

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Date: 14 Dec 1993 12:02:29 -0500
From: "dlawrence" <[e-mail]>
Subject: PopChar 2.*6*.2

Thanks to all who corrected my typo that the latest version of Gunther
Blaschek's wonderful utility PopChar is version 2.6.2, not 2.5.2.

And I also discovered that PopChar doesn't show any of the control coded
characters in Chicago. Not only do you have the command-key symbol, but you
also have the shift, option, control, backspace, forward-delete, and lots of
others.

As an aside, I used the Insert:Symbol command in Word, and found that although
you could see the special control-code characters in *most* sizes of
Chicago...you *cannot* in Chicago 12. Strange...

David Lawrence -> [e-mail]...CIS:75300,2460...AOL:
OLTDavid/DoctorMac
*** Macintosh Product Evaluation Specialist <-- coolest job *in* the world ***

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 11:54:46 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Susan Farrell)
Subject: Q650 desktop pattern won't change?

I just got my *new Quadra 650* which so far seems fine, except that the
desktop pattern cannot be changed when in the "thousands" of colors mode. I
have the VRAM, the 16" monitor, so that part is by the book...what's the
deal? Zap the PRAM?

TIA for your pearls of wisdom.



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
[e-mail]

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Date: 14 Dec 1993 14:40:08 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Yoram Ney)
Subject: Replacing SE/SE30 Fan.

To: comp.sys.mac.digest, comp.sys.mac.hardware.
Subject: Replacing SE/SE30 Fan.


I would like to replace the fan in my SE/30, as its become unbearably
noisy.

There are postings in the archives with tips/instructions about replacing
the fan in Mac Pluses and Mac IIs, but this info does not apply to the
SE/SE30.

Has anyone actually replaced the fan in an SE or SE/30? (they do have the
same power/video board, don't they?? My SE/30 used to be an SE...)

* I guess what I'll be most interested in is wether there is a suitable
  part at Radio-Shack (or the like), like the Mac II people found.
* Otherwise, what do I need to specify other then voltage, amperage and
  size when looking for a quiet fan??
* Also, any special precautions when replacing?

ANY INFO WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED!!! Please do reply even if you think
the info is not very useful, or that a thousand other netters have already
mailed me the info you've got  ;-), - I'll summarize to the net.

  Thanks in advance

      Yoram
<[e-mail]>

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 09:39:46 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Adam van Gaalen PA2AGA)
Subject: Software for NEC CDR-74 CD-ROM drive?


Hello dear reader,

My brother just got hold of a NEC CDR-74 CD-ROM drive. So far he has been
unsuccessful in getting the machine to work. The Apple CD-ROM driver does
not recognize the drive, so probably he needs some other piece of software.

Can any of you help him?

Kind regards,
Adam van Gaalen ([e-mail])

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 19:59:47 GMT
From: Sven Guckes <[e-mail]>
Subject: sticky mouse (Q)

[e-mail] writes:

>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.

StickyClick (init)
NowMenues (part of Now Utilities) (commercial)

Sven :)

===
UMICH:
/mac/system.extensions/init/stickyclick1.2.cpt.hqx
  10     2/20/93    BinHex4.0,Compact1.34

   Simulate having a "lock" button on your mouse.  By quickly clicking
   in the menubar, the Macintosh will be made to think that the mouse
   button is still down.  Release the button by clicking again.  Useful
   for navigating neeply-nested hierarchival menus, for example.

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 17:05:47 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Wendy Farkas)
Subject: Tincan latest version (Q)

Can anyone direct me to the latest version of Tincan? I'm trying to
determine if the 5.0.2Beta2 version I'm using is the cause of my crashes. I
tried and failed to locate the archive of Tincan stuff. Any pointers would
be appreciated. Thanks.

Wendy Farkas, Virginia Tech

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 12:01:04 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Susan Farrell)
Subject: Wacom Art-Z!

Well, I got my Wacom tablet yesterday, and it is _the coolest thing in the
world_! No artist should be forced to live without one. It might replace
the mouse in my life completely.

In case you missed it, Mac Mall has a special on them right now: $289 plus
$3 overnight shipping. They can be reached at 800/682-1043.

No, I don't get my paychecks from any of these folks; I'm just a
deliriously happy customer.


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 07:15:08 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Carol Conti-Entin)
Subject: Was there ever a digest #233? (still not at Rice)

Issues #231, 232, and 233 never reached our Usenet site, but at least
the Rice mirror was able to mail out #231 and #232.  But attempts to
receive #233 are met with
   File "PER/IM/INFOMACV11-233.TXT" is not in these Info-Mac Archives

Since I had asked a question in issue #232, I'd really like to know if
it was answered in #233, but Cleveland FreeNet users don't have FTP.
If there IS an issue #233, could a copy please be put into the Rice
archives?  Thanks!

--
Carol Conti-Entin  2878 Chadbourne Road, Shaker Heights, OH 44120-2215
216-561-8720   Internet: [e-mail]

[Yes, this happens every now and then.  In fact, the archives don't even have
233.  Since rice is a mirror of sumex it won't get the file till we do.  So,
if someone out there did get 233 please mail it to
[e-mail] (of course, I'll get about 200 copies!) and
I'll add it to our archives.  Much thanks! -Gordon]

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 10:19:47 CST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: where is a file?

While I was on ftp as an anonymous user I found a file that had
something to do with making watermarks for word5.1.  Now I can't find
it so can you tell me where it is so I can download it.


Thanks,

Rance

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 01:37:25 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Tonya Engst)
Subject: Word and PlainTalk

Pete Chane ([e-mail]) asks the question that will not die:


>Anyone know where I can get the MS Word 5.x PIM that supports the PlainTalk
>TTS (text to speech)?  I have seen it in use, but I have been unable to
>find it locally.

The story of the Word PlainTalk PIM goes something like this: A rudimentary
PIM was written by someone at MS to demonstrate PlainTalk on the AV Macs,
and MS gave it to Apple for demonstration purposes. Somewhere along the
line, a colossal misunderstanding arose, and the PIM was not only
demonstrated at August Macworld, but also distributed through various BBSes
and from friend to friend. This all sounds kind of warm and fuzzy, but
wait! MS didn't really mean to release the PIM; in fact, I'm not sure they
even meant for it to be demoed at Macworld. Calls started coming in about
the PIM and most people in the Word group (including me) at MS hadn't even
_heard_ of it. So far, it still sounds a little warm and fuzzy, but for one
problem - the PIM is extremely buggy - lots of crashing bugs.

So, the PIM has mostly disappeared - at MS's request, though I'm sure some
Info-Mac people still have it around.

Please consider this posting as completely surrounded by disclaimers - I'm
just trying to give the facts as I know them, not to point the finger at
anyone nor to speculate on when MS might or might not release anything. :-)

Cheers, Tonya

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

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