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Info-Mac Digest             Mon,  5 Apr 93       Volume 11 : Issue 73

Today's Topics:

      [*] 1.2 submission
      [*] Andy's Letters 1.0
      [*] Apple PowerCD pict
      [*] Arnold 1.3.1.cpt
      [*] automata-10.hqx
      [*] basic-black-10.hqx
      [*] Centris / Quadra 800 video report
      [*] Colorquick Printer Driver 3.08
      [*] ColourText Package 2.0
      [*] conflict-catcher.hqx
      [*] Dialog View 1.0.5
      [*] Directory
      [*] Drako VII Startupscreen
      [*] Enigma 1.2
      [*] Eudora 1.3.1
      [*] Experbib 1.0b1 - Bibliographic managing program
      [*] FileSysInfo XFCN (Early Access Release)
      [*] FirstClass Client 2.0.9 submission
      [*] Frankenstein's Helper 1.0
      [*] function-keys-1.2
      [*] Greg's Buttons 3.0 [control panel]
      [*] guesswords1.02.cpt.hqx
      [*] HemiRoids 1.0.8
      [*] Infini-D 2.5 Tutorial Scene File: "Obstacle Course"
      [*] Infini-D: Absynthe Power Tools Issue 1
      [*] Inside Mac Games electronic magazine
      [*] Inspiration 4.0 Demo
      [*] KillEM FKEY
      [*] log-master-211.hqx
      [*] lpDaemon332.cpt.hqx (2 msgs)
      [*] lpDaemon332.src.cpt.hqx (2 msgs)
      [*] Mac & IBM Compare-Version 1.6.1
      [*] mac.ftp.list Version 3.3
      [*] Mandelbrot startup screen
      [*] Navy Missile StartupScreen
      [*] Newest FirstClass BBS list (March 9 '93) submission
      [*] NIH-Image.149_info.txt
      [*] NoteQuickER.hqx
      [*] Paper Paster.sea
      [*] Pascal source code: async sound production
      [*] pawpaw 1.3b3
      [*] pentaminos04.cpt.hqx
      [*] PGA Tour Gold Icons
      [*] pinochle-color.hqx
      [*] Program Submission
      [*] Re: BAZFAZ v1.1
      [*] Reference Link 1.2 extension
      [*] Scrapz 1.3 DA
      [*] ShowSizes 2.2.2
      [*] Sinead In Space
      [*] Sound posting
      [*] startupscreen: Michelangelo
      [*] Stocks! 2.1
      [*] Submission: ShortFinder 1.0
      [*] Submission to your archive, Flash-It v.3.0
      [*] sun.monitor.to.mac.sit.hqx
      [*] super-clock-403.hqx
      [*] Swiss Army Knife Awards
      [*] Tiny Saver 2.1
      [*] Type Resolve 2.0
      [*] VideoToolbox.93.3.31.sea
      [*] war-of-flowers-10.hqx
      [*] ZipIt 1.1.1
      [*] Zipple 1.5 - Control Panel
      [*] ZyXEL U1496e ARA script submission
      Apple Laserwriter Select 300/310 mysteries (A)
      Cracked Screens PB170
      Ethics of Bootlegging Copies of Obsolete Commercial SW?
      Fried SE/30 Floopy Drive - help!
      Icelandic/Old English fonts (Q)
      Laserwriters Select 300/310
      LF's - what are they? (A)
      LFs (FAQ) - what are they?
      Networking - bridging ethertalk and localtalk (A)
      Protecting PowerBooks from theft (Q)
      Supra modem question

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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1993 09:20:15 -0600
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] 1.2 submission

Here is a submission of GetMyAddress 1.2b2, a small freeware application
which gives an address rundown for the machine on which it is run. This
includes Node and Net numbers, Zone and Chooser names, Ethernet address,
and IP address(es). It can append the information onto a file, in case you
want to put it on a floppy and make a collection of your lab for a
database. It's 1990 vintige, but seems to work fine under 7.0.1. The file
is stuffed with stuffit.


Bryan Walls                             My words are not NASA policy.
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/get-my-address-12b2.hqx; 17K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 93 15:07:10 CST
From: [e-mail] (Bob Schenk)
Subject: [*] Andy's Letters 1.0

Are you struggling to get your pre-school child to learn the ABCs?
If you are, Andy's Letters may help. It is a simple game which
I wrote to help my five-year-old child learn the alphabet, and
it did help. The program is shareware, and some suggestions for
use are in the readme document.

R. Schenk

[Archived as /info-mac/game/andys-letters-10.hqx; 525K]

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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 93 17:35:10 +0200
From: Jay Rolls <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Apple PowerCD pict

For the curious, here's a picture of the new PhotoCD device
which I saw at CeBit in Hannover, Germany this week.  It looks
quite different from your normal CD-ROM device.  It will read
normal CD-ROMs, Photo CD-ROMs (Kodak), and audio CD's.  It can
also plug into a television set and display Photo CD's.

Photo is Gray-scale 8-bit.

Jay Rolls
BBN Communications, Stuttgart, FRG

[Archived as /info-mac/art/apple-power-cd.hqx; 215K]

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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 93 21:38:51 EST
From: [e-mail] (Shaw, David P.)
Subject: [*] Arnold 1.3.1.cpt

The following file is Arnold 1.3.1, a small extension that plays Arnold
Schawrtzeneggar saying "Asta la vista baby" on shutdown and "I need a
vacation" on restart.  It has been tested on several machines running System
7.  It should run on any mac running System 6.0.5 or later.

[Archived as /info-mac/ex/arnold-131.hqx; 75K]

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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 93 18:27:16 CST
From: Garth Dickie <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] automata-10.hqx

Enclosed please find Automata 1.0, an AfterDark module.

 -- garth


Automata is an AfterDark module which simulates three kinds of
1-bit cellular automaton.  Life is John Conway's game of life,
and Anneal and Majority are simple neighbor-counting rules which
result in interesting images.

Automata generates only black and white images, and will run
fastest if your monitors are in 1-bit mode.  It can simulate
automata with one cell for each pixel of your monitor, with
(what I believe to be) reasonable speed.

Automata is free for non-commercial use.

Send comments or bug-reports to "[e-mail]".

[Archived as /info-mac/util/ad/automata-10.hqx; 8K]

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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1993 14:12:56 -0500
From: "Mason L. Bliss" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] basic-black-10.hqx

Following is Basic Black 1.0 by Mason L. Bliss, a cool new
screen saver. It's freeware, so check it out!

[Archived as /info-mac/util/basic-black-10.hqx; 15K]

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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 93 09:03:17 EST
From: [e-mail] (Mark Vita)
Subject: [*] Centris / Quadra 800 video report

Here is a very informative report on the built-in video capabilities of the
Apple's new Centris 610/650 and Quadra 800 machines.  The report was
written by Dale Adams, the designer of the video hardware on those
machines.  It includes a complete description of the available resolutions
and bit depths, the types of monitors supported, and the video connector
pinouts (including the sense pin configurations necessary to enable the
various display types).

Mark Vita                                  [e-mail]
GE Simulation and Control Systems
Daytona Beach, FL

[Archived as /info-mac/report/centris-quadra-800-video.txt; 14K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1993 17:19:04 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Henry Rzepa) (Henry Rzepa)
Subject: [*] Colorquick Printer Driver 3.08

Enclosed is the latest Tektronix driver for the colorquick plotter. This
enables networked printing of this plotter via a spool queue. Anyone
wishing to obtain full documentation should contact Tektronix.

Dr Henry Rzepa, Dept. Chemistry, Imperial College, LONDON SW7 2AY;
[e-mail] via Eudora 1.3.1, Tel:[phone], Fax:[phone].

[Archived as /info-mac/util/tektronix-colorquick-driver.hqx; 504K]

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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1993 11:00:37 +1200
From: [e-mail] (Nigel Perry)
Subject: [*] ColourText Package 2.0

ColourText Package 2.0 - to replace ColourTextPackage in archives

New in this release:
    Text can now be coloured according to its style, in particular
    this allows you to colour your grouped text.
    A new external to allow the easy setting of the font of particular
    strings within a field has been added.

What it is:
    The ColourText Package is a set of externals for HyperCard which
    enable text in HyperCard fields to be coloured.

Kiwi's & Ozzie's (mainly):
    ColourText, along with my other Mac software such as Pictoids &
    Print To QuickTime, can now be ftp'ed from smis-asterix.massey.ac.nz.
    This is my desktop LC, please do not overload it during NZ daytime.

Summary of license (without prejudice to the one in the package):
    The ColourText Package may be used by non-ShareWare authors for personal
    and educational use for the cost of a Postcard. ShareWare authors may
    use the software for personal and educational use for the cost of a
    postcard AND a waiver for their ShareWare fees. All other use is
    prohibited without prior agreement with the author.

Enjoy!
Dr Nigel Perry                        Email: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/card/color-text-package-20.hqx; 55K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1993 00:30:56 -0600
From: "Jeffrey L. Robbin" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] conflict-catcher.hqx

New Demo Version!  Download Conflict Catcher and let's get to
work on your startup file problems!

Conflict Catcher* is an intelligent INIT manager that can help
you to manage your startup files as well as tell you what
startup files are causing your Macintosh problem.

Whether your problem is:  A crash at startup time,  your
favorite word processor doesn't want to spell check anymore, or
your printer decides it is taking the day off, Conflict Catcher
can determine if INITS are causing your problem and which ones
are guilty.  Not relying on a built-in database that needs
constant and inconvenient updating like other INIT managing
software, Conflict Catcher guides you through a series of
restarts, asking you just one simple question:  Does your
problem still exist?  Based on your responses (which it
remembers), Conflict Catcher decides what startup files to
activate/deactivate.  When you are finished, you'll know
exactly what startup files were causing your problem (if any).

Conflict Catcher doesn't just isolate a single bad guy at startup
time either.  If your problem is caused by an interaction between
startup files (INITs), Conflict Catcher will detect those too!

Conflict Catcher is also a full-fledged INIT manager.  It can
change the load order of your startup files, wrap those pesky
startup icons along the bottom of your screen, and link sets
of commonly used startup files.  Conflict Catcher also links
together startup files that require each other to function.
You can even view the startup files by load order, or according
to the folders they are in.

Conflict Catcher recognizes the Extensions, Control Panels,
System Folder, and the Startup Items folder.  It knows about
unusual files like the Tune-Up, and the Hardware System Update
(Conflict Catcher even shows files that load before it - in
italics!).

Conflict Catcher* is a part of "Conflict Catcher and other
Innovative Utilities*".  The package includes four other
utilities:  Color Coordinator (automatically switches color
depth), Memory Maxer* (kills the Finder and reclaims all memory),
HotDA* (hot keys), and Whiz-Bang Window Accelerator* (speeds up
Finder zoom rectangles).  It retails for $79, and can be found
in many of the popular mail-order catalogs.  Just ask for it!

MacWorld Magazine gave Conflict Catcher ****. (Four Stars!) and
had this to say, "Conflict Catcher's ability to track down INIT-
related problems makes it a worthwhile investment even if you
already own an INIT manager." March 1993

This Demonstration version of Conflict Catcher will run for two
weeks, or until May 31, 1993, whichever comes first.  For more
information, please contact:

Casady & Greene, Inc.
22734 Portola Drive
Salinas, California 93908-1119
[phone] or [phone]

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/conflict-catcher.hqx; 77K]

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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 93 1:08:47 EST
From: [e-mail] (Jim Walker)
Subject: [*] Dialog View 1.0.5

Dialog View (formerly List Font) is a control panel that allows you to
change the font and size used in directory dialog file lists, and display
the real icons of files in such lists.  It requires System 7.  If you use it
together with my Open-wide program (version 3.3 or later for best results),
you will be able to use larger fonts without cramping the list.  Compatible
with Super Boomerang 4.0.1, not compatible with Norton's Directory
Assistance.

New in 1.0.4: Some icons are cached, to reduce disk activity.
New in 1.0.5: Fixed a bug that caused crashes for some users.

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/dialog-view-105.hqx; 26K]

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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1993 22:20:08 EST
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Directory

                 Business Directory 3.0
                   Copyright 1993
                  Jeffrey N. Fritz
                  485 Junior Avenue
                 Morgantown,  WV  26505
            Internet: [e-mail]
              America On Line: ISDN Man
                 AppleLink: WVUISDN

              Cameo Personal Video System Icon
               Copyright Compression Labs Inc.
                 Used by permission


Business Directory is a FileMaker Pro 2.0 data base for business and
personal contacts.  It has a highly graphical interface, has lots of
great features, and is very high tech.  There is even a place to record
video telephone numbers!  (You do have a video phone don't you?)  It
works very well for me and I hope you'll find it useful too.

Business Directory is shareware.  Try it free for 30 days.  If you like
it and want to continue using it, please send $5.00 to the address above.
If you don't like it--that's okay.  Pass it on or trash it.

Of course, you'll want to customize some things.  I've placed one or two
things that are specific to my work.  (You'll see what they are.)  You'll
no doubt want to change or remove them.  To customize Business Directory
you'll need the password which I will send to you when you send in your
shareware fee to register the directory.  (Include your e-mail address
for faster response.)

Business Directory is network aware.  It (or, more correctly, FileMaker
Pro) will allow you to run it over the network with multiple clients
logged in.  This means that several people can access the directory at
one time.

Business Directory is the property of Jeffrey N. Fritz and I retain all
rights to its design.  Just in case you wanted to know!

[Archived as /info-mac/app/filemaker-prod-business-dir-30.hqx; 57K]

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Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1993 14:24 EST
From: "PROF. L.G. LEDUC" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Drako VII Startupscreen

Bill,

If you received startupscreen with the same name a few days ago, please
replace
it with thus one. Thanks.

This is a 640 X 480 color startupscreen called Drako VII.  It depicts a
spacecraft orbiting a planet in deep space.  If you'd like to encourage the
artists, please send what you think it is worth to Daniel Leduc and Marc
Trudel at

1191 St-Anthony
Hanmer, ON
CANADA
P3P 1B5

Enjoy!

Leo G. Leduc
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/art/drako-vii-startup.hqx; 71K]

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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 93 21:19:45 MST
From: [e-mail] (Mike Watson)
Subject: [*] Enigma 1.2

Enigma 1.2 is an application which can provide near absolute
protection for your sensitive documents and applications.  By
downloading this application you can encrypt files using a limited
version of the Government Standard DES algorithm.  For only $10
this can be upgraded to the full DES standard (US and Canada only).

If you would prefer your neighbors not see your accounting package,
your co-workers not see your performance appraisal, or your
competitor see your trade secrets then Enigma is an application you
will find very valuable.

Version 1.2 is a substantial improvement over previous versions.
The most important new features are:

    Encryptions and decryptions are now 12 times faster than
    before, with absolutely no compromise at all in data security!

    Enclosed is a utility to destroy plain-text files after
    encryption (Enigma now has an option to do this automatically
    as well.

    Entering keys is more secure since you can optionally specify
    that Enigma only display ?'s as you type.

    If you previously tried to use Enigma over an Appletalk network
    you will be pleased to know it is now about 100 times faster.

    The program now quits after a drag-and-drop operation so that
    there is no chance of accidently leaving your key exposed.

Enigma 1.2 remains fully compatible with previous versions of Enigma.

Enigma is fully compatible with any mac.  It required only 256K
of memory to run.  It is fully system 7 compatible, but very usable
with previous systems.

Enigma 1.2 in this limited form is completely free.  No shareware
guilt.  But if you need extra protection it is available.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/enigma-12.hqx; 129K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1993 18:13:53 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Igor Livshits)
Subject: [*] Eudora 1.3.1

Howdy,

I noticed that an older version of Eudora (1.2.2) was archived.  Here is a
replacement version 1.3.1

Cheers, Igor
_____
NCSA-UIUC,  e:[e-mail],  p:[phone]

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/eudora-131.hqx; 221K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 93 09:21:16 +0200
From: Luc Patiny <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Experbib 1.0b1 - Bibliographic managing program

EXPERBIB is a bibliographic managing program that must be executed with 4
Dimension (4D) from Acius (version 2.1 or later). This application allows
you to consult, quickly and easily, a large database. For each reference,
you can add keywords and personal codes (which allow easy classification).
You can also import and export in EndNote format.

What are the differences between EXPERBIB and other commercial products ?

a.      A multi-user database in which every user is allowed to have personal
keywords (just a click to add it to a reference) and a personal search
profile ;

b.      A list of indexed keywords ;

c.      Every reference can have a personal code which is automatically
numbered
;

d.      The facility to paste a picture from other packages, Chemdraw for
example ;

e.      The ability to manage a large database. For example, one personal
database uses more than 80,000 references and 200,000 keywords (it uses ca.
160 Mb).

[Archived as /info-mac/app/dimension-experbib-10b1.hqx; 200K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1993 17:35:50 +1200
From: [e-mail] (Nigel Perry)
Subject: [*] FileSysInfo XFCN (Early Access Release)

This XFCN is an "early access" release, that is it is part of another
package under development and is being shipped by itself after a request
on Usenet for something with its functionality. Early Access does NOT
imply beta, this is fully functional (I hope!).

FileSysInfo is an XFCN for HyperCard which returns back details on
a pathname you give it, if the pathname is a folder this information
includes details on all the files/folders within it. File information
includes creator, type, size(s) and folder information includes number
of contained files & folders.

Summary of license conditions: For personal & educational use non-ShareWare
authors must send me a psotcard, ShareWare authors must also send a waiver
for their ShareWare fees (this is just to use it, not to include it in
ShareWare). All other use is prohibited without prior agreement with
the author.

Enjoy!
Dr Nigel Perry                        Email: [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/card/x/file-sys-info.hqx; 9K]

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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 93 14:00:58 CST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] FirstClass Client 2.0.9 submission

HI,

This is FirstClass Client 2.0.9 that I found in MACCOM forum of CI$.
It was uploaded around March 15 and I didn't find this in Info-Mac
archive yet. So here it is.

The following is extracted from the uploading message appeared in the
same forum.

> We've just released FirstClass Client 2.0.9 for Macintosh.    The most
> obvious difference is far superior handling for PowerBook based
> modems like the Global Village and PSI.       We've also added improved
> support for redialing busy systems that you'll like.
>
> I uploaded it here to MACCOMM last night, along with the latest BBS
> list (250+ systems) and a Second Site to FirstClass conversion
> utility from the ever-hard-working Maria Langer from The Electronic
> Pen.  Enjoy!
>
> Maury Markowitz,
> SoftArc Inc.

The newest FirstClass BBS listing will be submitted separately.

Liu

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/first-class-client-209.hqx; 329K]

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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 93 14:51:27 CST
From: [e-mail] (Bob Schenk)
Subject: [*] Frankenstein's Helper 1.0

Attached is Frankenstein's Helper 1.0. It is a mathematical adventure
game which provides some entertainment to math drill and practice.
Its intended audience is the pre-algebra level, roughly fifth
through eighth grades. Player helps Frankenstein construct his
creature by solving various mathematical problems. Shareware.

R Schenk.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/frankensteins-helper-10.hqx; 80K]

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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1993 10:05:34 +0200
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] function-keys-1.2

This is an update of the Function Keys extension that let's
you use keys from the extended keyboard on keyboards lacking
them. It now includes Home, PgUp, PgDn, Insert (Help), NumLock
and End.

[Archived as /info-mac/ex/function-keys-12.hqx; 5K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Apr 93 22:18 BST
From: [e-mail] (G.D. Landweber)
Subject: [*] Greg's Buttons 3.0 [control panel]

Greg's Buttons v3.0 (1 April 1993)    (c)1991-93 Gregory D. Landweber
REGISTRATION FEE: US $15 or UK L10    Internet: [e-mail]

Greg's Buttons is a control panel that lets you customize the user interface
of a Macintosh running System 7.  Greg's Buttons requires that your Mac
support color, so it won't work on the Plus, SE, Classic, or PowerBook 100.
It works fine with both color and gray-scale monitors, and although it will
still work on a black and white screen, the effect will not be as impressive.

Changes since v2.4
 -----------------
o Completely redesigned the control panel and added balloon help.
o Added a new push button style and more check boxes and radio buttons.
o Added a color well to change the menu title and item text color.
o Added an "Exclude Applications..." list for dialog box colorization.
o Added "Palatino 12" to the list of substitute system fonts.
o Fixed the problems with Suitcase and the Communications Toolbox that
  appeared under System 7.1.  Also fixed most font-related problems.
o Fixed the problem with color sploches when you move a desktop icon.
o Lots of other minor changes, additions, improvements, and bug fixes.

List of Features
 ---------------
o Replaces the standard flat black and white push buttons, check boxes,
  and radio buttons with tasteful 3-D color ones.  These buttons are
  designed to complement the windows and scroll bars in the System 7
  interface, and in particular they use the color tints that you can
  select in the "Color" control panel.  You can choose from two styles
  of push buttons and three styles of radio buttons and check boxes.
o Lets you select the background color of dialog boxes, menus (both
  the text and background colors), and Finder windows.
o Substitutes a font of your choice (chosen from Palatino and two
  versions of Helvetica) for Chicago as your system font.
o Colorizes the mini icons (the smallest size that you can select
  in the "Views" control panel) in Finder list views (View by Name,
  Date, Size, Kind, Label, Version, Comment, Astrological Sign,
  Favorite Melon, Sexual Preference, etc).
o Colorizes the stop sign, caution, and note alert icons.

"They don't look like buttons unless they're Greg's Buttons."

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/gregs-buttons-30.hqx; 62K]

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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1993 22:04:14 -0700
From: Scot Bickell <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] guesswords1.02.cpt.hqx

Dear Moderators,

Enclosed is guesswords1.02.cpt.hqx,  a Hypercard 2.0 game stack that
resembles the game of MasterMind, except it uses five-letter words
instead of colored pegs. It is a Compact Pro archive.  83K uncompressed.
GuessWords is "Compassionware" and "postcardware"

Please replace version 1.0.1 with 1.0.2

Version 1.0.2 fixes some problems discovered in 1.0.1.  Thanks to Rick Lee
of Ottawa for alerting me to these problems and making suggestions for
fixing them. Also, thanks to his wife for sending the first postcard!!!

Comments welcome and appreciated...

          --Scot Bickell    [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/card/guesswords-102.hqx; 76K]

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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 93 11:55:09 PST
From: [e-mail] (Sean Ansorge)
Subject: [*] HemiRoids 1.0.8

I'd put this one to bed, but a few things came up that I really wanted to
fix, and I wanted to get my new e-mail address put into it.

HeimRoids is an educational effort on my part, and part of a quest to build
a good game construction set for the Mac. It's yet another Asteroids
workalike, and is free; see "Legal Stuff", at the end of this document.

REQUIREMENTS: System 6.0.7 or later, 8-bit color, enough memory to give it
an 1100K partition, and 32-bit QuickDraw.  32-bit QuickDraw is in the ROMs
on machines built after the IIci, and included in System 7 on all machines;
if you have a IIcx, IIx or II with System 6 it's an extension you need to
add. I've run HemiRoids with VM on, and as long as enough "real" RAM is
around to page HemiRoids in completely it should work but no guarantees
there.

This has been tested on a variety of Quadras, an LCII, IIci, IIcx, IIfx and
IIsi, on-board video and Apple 8- and 24-bit video boards, in 32-bit
addressing and 24-bit addressing, Virtual Memory on and off. I haven't had
the opportunity to test it with a vast variety of exotic video boards, so
if you have problems with something unusual please let me know. If you have
a video accelerator, you may have to turn it off to run HemiRoids (or a lot
of other games), but I'm not sure about this.

I'd like to thank all the folks who sent me bug reports so far. If you find
anything else, please let me know! Any comments are appreciated.

Enjoy,

Sean Ansorge
[e-mail]
(Please don't e-mail me at my Kaleida address!)

Version 1.0.8:
3/27/93:
o Changed e-mail address in splash screen text
o Improved debris-generating algorithm; animation should not jerk when
ships blow up now
o Passed the right value to Juri's sound code, so maximum volume setting is
now available.


[Archived as /info-mac/game/hemiroids-108.hqx; 302K]

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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 93 23:10:05 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Peter Lee)
Subject: [*] Infini-D 2.5 Tutorial Scene File: "Obstacle Course"

Enclosed is an Infini-D 2.5 scene file that is referred to in the tutorial
section of the manual, but was accidentally omitted from the first set of
upgrade disks.  This file requires Infini-D 2.5 to read.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/infini-d-25-tutorial.hqx; 11K]

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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 93 23:18:43 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Peter Lee)
Subject: [*] Infini-D: Absynthe Power Tools Issue 1

Enclosed is Issue 1 of Chris Bernardi of Absynthe Software's excellent
"Absynthe Power Tools," a collection of tips, tricks, and sample files for use
with Specular International's Infini-D.  Disclaimer: Specular International,
Ltd. neither created nor commissioned these works and takes no responsibility
(or credit) for their performance or usefulness.  We just think they're pretty
cool :-)

[Archived as /info-mac/digest/absynthe-power-tools-0.hqx; 150K]
[Archived as /info-mac/digest/absynthe-power-tools-1.hqx; 293K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1993 15:43:12 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Thomas <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Inside Mac Games electronic magazine

The April issue of Inside Mac Games (IMG) features exclusive interviews
with Spectrum HoloByte and Dongleware, Inc., an inside stroll through
Reactor and their upcoming Screaming Metal and Virtual Valerie II, and reviews
on the Journeyman Project, NASCAR Challenge, Pax Imperia, V for Victory,
Mission Thunderbolt, and the new MacFLY joystick. Also included is an
extensive strategy section for MMIII, and a new column for flight sim
enthusiasts, The Right Seat. IMG is shareware and is available in disk,
e-mail, and ftp formats. Contact [e-mail] or
[e-mail] for more information.

[Archived as /info-mac/digest/inside-mac-games-3.hqx; 1595K]

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Date: 29 Mar 1993 14:48:49 -0600 (CST)
From: "Dwight Lemke @ Wisconsin Oshkosh" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Inspiration 4.0 Demo

This is a demo of the application Inspiration which they bill as a
brainstorming, outlining
diagramming and writing tool. It allows you to "transform your ideas into a
variety
of effective diagrams, tree charts, presentation visuals, outlines and
proposals that help you
clearly present your concepts."

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/inspiration.hqx; 481K]

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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 93 05:17:06 EST
From: [e-mail] (David Fry)
Subject: [*] KillEM FKEY

KillEM FKEY

I wrote this small FKEY (563 bytes) to turn off the Express Modem
background software for Apple's Express Modem on the PowerBook
and PowerBook Duo line.  It looks for any currently running EM software,
and sends it a 'quit' event, or beeps if it can't find the EM
software.  This effectively turns off the modem and reduces demands
on the PowerBook's processor, extending the time between battery
charges.  You could use the Express Modem control panel, but I
think that takes too much time. :-)

This works fine for me on my PowerBook 180. I don't know if it
will work with the Duo software, but I think it should.  Let
me know if you have troubles or know something I don't.

David Fry                                   [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/fkey/kill-em.hqx; 3K]

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Date: 03 Apr 1993 04:24:12 -0700 (MST)
From: Eric Hegstrom - THEERIC <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] log-master-211.hqx

LogMaster* v 2.1.1   -   BILLING

This is a simple, yet powerful application for keeping track
of time spent on projects and printing bills.  Allows user to
keep multiple project for various clients.  User may check
into and out of projects in real time or edit them interactively.
Scrolling lists an pretty buttons.  Allowsd user to customize
information that is included on the bill.Works with Imagewriter
and laser printer. (Other custom printer drivers, but may require
an increase in the application memory requirements (changed in
the 'get info' window.

This is the latest version (includes fixes to some of the
updating and time logging features

Written and uploaded by Eric Hegstrom  "[e-mail]"

[Archived as /info-mac/app/log-master-211.hqx; 76K]

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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1993 16:07:06 +0800 (WST)
From: "Casper A. Boon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] lpDaemon332.cpt.hqx

---2039267323-1161195532-733479108:#4794
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII


Attached is lpDaemon 3.3.1 which fixes a number of bugs and problems with
lpDaemon 3.3.  This should replace lp-daemon.hqx.


lpDaemon and LPR
 ---------------

lpDaemon is a utility that implements the Berkeley Line Printer Protocols on
the Macintosh. It normally spools postscript file sent from a unix host and
sends them to a LaserWriter on the Mac network.

LPR is an lpDaemon client that submits jobs to a printer queue.  Typically a
text file is to a unix print queue.

lpDaemon and LPR run under system 7 and require MacTCP.


Casper Boon
Mar 1993

[Archived as /info-mac/util/lp-daemon-332.hqx; 72K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1993 09:50:18 +0800 (WST)
From: "Casper A. Boon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] lpDaemon332.cpt.hqx

Here is version 3.3.2 of lpDaemon which corrects a bug in version 3.3.1

Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1993 15:15:41 +0800 (WST)
From: "Casper A. Boon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: lpDaemon - a BSD compatible printer daemon for the mac


lpDaemon and LPR
 ---------------

lpDaemon is a utility that implements the Berkeley Line Printer Protocols on
the Macintosh. It normally spools postscript file sent from a unix host and
sends them to a LaserWriter on the Mac network.

LPR is an lpDaemon client that submits jobs to a printer queue.  Typically a
text file is to a unix print queue.

lpDaemon and LPR run under system 7 and require MacTCP.


Casper Boon
April 1993

[Archived as /info-mac/util/lp-daemon-332.hqx; 73K]

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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1993 16:11:58 +0800 (WST)
From: "Casper A. Boon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] lpDaemon332.src.cpt.hqx

Attached is the THINK C 5.0.4 source for lpDaemon 3.3.1.  This includes
sources for both the lpDaemon and the LPR client.

lpDaemon and LPR
 ---------------
lpDaemon is a utility that implements the Berkeley Line Printer Protocols on
the Macintosh. It normally spools postscript file sent from a unix host and
sends them to a LaserWriter on the Mac network.

LPR is an lpDaemon client that submits jobs to a printer queue.  Typically a
text file is to a unix print queue.

lpDaemon and LPR run under system 7 and require MacTCP.


Casper Boon
Mar 1993

[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/source/c/lp-daemon-332.hqx; 133K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1993 09:52:57 +0800 (WST)
From: "Casper A. Boon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] lpDaemon332.src.cpt.hqx

Here are the THINK C 5.0.4 sources for version 3.3.2 of lpDaemon.  This
corrects a serious bug in version 3.3.1.

Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1993 15:15:41 +0800 (WST)
From: "Casper A. Boon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: lpDaemon - a BSD compatible printer daemon for the mac


lpDaemon and LPR
 ---------------

lpDaemon is a utility that implements the Berkeley Line Printer Protocols on
the Macintosh. It normally spools postscript file sent from a unix host and
sends them to a LaserWriter on the Mac network.

LPR is an lpDaemon client that submits jobs to a printer queue.  Typically a
text file is to a unix print queue.

lpDaemon and LPR run under system 7 and require MacTCP.


Casper Boon
April 1993

[Archived as /info-mac/source/c/lp-daemon-332.hqx; 135K]

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Date: 29 Mar 93 11:24:52 EST
From: bruce grubb <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Mac & IBM Compare-Version 1.6.1

Archive name: mac-ibm-compare161.txt
category: text

This is Version 1.6.1 of this report and should replace
mac-ibm-compare15.txt.
It contains some important changes, additions and clarifications.  Due to
the rapid changes in computers I am intensively on the lookout for
contributions from Digest and other readers to flesh out, correct or point
out confusing parts of the report.  Send comments and information to
CompuServe: 72130,3557; AOL: BruceG6069; or Internet: [e-mail].
This report compares the Mac and IBM machines CPUs, hardware {monitor support
and expansion}, operating systems {includes number crunching}, networking &
printing.
This report covers not only present hardware/software statistics and features
but also future possibilities.  Despite its condensed and generalized format
it still provides some thought-provoking reading on the relative merits,
problems, and deficiencies of Macs and IBM PCs.  It also contains some answers
to some FAQs about both machines.
Note:  for proper reading off line make sure that the document is in 9 point
Monaco.

[Archived as /info-mac/report/mac-ibm-compare-161.txt; 42K]

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Date: 28 Mar 93 16:59:13 EST
From: bruce grubb <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] mac.ftp.list Version 3.3

Archive name: mac-ftp-list33.txt
category: text
This is the latest version this report and should replace the previous
versions of mac-ftp-list32.txt and mac-ftp-list.txt.

This is a update to Mike Gleason's ftp list {He gave me permision to continue
it}.  It lists a good number of mac anonymous ftp sites with notes on some
and a little blurb on how to use anonymous ftp.


[Archived as /info-mac/report/mac-ftp-list-33.txt; 28K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1993 17:00:55 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Igor Livshits)
Subject: [*] Mandelbrot startup screen

Howdy,

Please accept one of my favourite regions of the Mandelbrot set as a
640x480 8-bit startup screen.

It was imaged with Dave Platt's wonderful MandelZot application some years
ago and recently [;-)] compressed with StuffIt Deluxe.

Thanks, Igor
_____
NCSA-UIUC,  e:[e-mail],  p:[phone]

[Archived as /info-mac/art/mandelbrot-startup.hqx; 231K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1993 10:00:24 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Steve Rogers)
Subject: [*] Navy Missile StartupScreen

This is a 640x480 color rendition of the Navy's STANDARD Missile SM2 Block
IIIA intercepting a  sea-skimming anti-ship cruise missile.

[Archived as /info-mac/art/navy-missile-startup.hqx; 219K]

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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 93 14:06:42 CST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Newest FirstClass BBS list (March 9 '93) submission

The subject line says it all. The FirstClass BBS is a graphical
interface based BBS like the comparison between Mac and DOS/Window+
PC. It is also the BBS software used by BMUG and many others. People
who want to know more about FirstClass BBS, especially the one
used/implemented in BMUG, should check out

/report/bmug-online-services-10.hqx

which is also in the Info-Mac archive. The author is Bernard Aboba,
the same person who write BMUG's Guide to Bulletin Board and Beyond.
The first Update of that book could also be found in the archive as

/report/bulletin-board-update.hqx

Regards,

Liu

[Archived as /info-mac/report/first-class-bbses.txt; 13K]

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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 93 21:55:54 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] NIH-Image.149_info.txt

NIH Image
 --------
NIH Image is a public domain program for the Macintosh for doing digital
image processing and analysis. It can acquire, display, edit, enhance,
analyze, print, and animate grayscale and color images.  It reads and writes
TIFF, PICT, PICS and MacPaint files It features multiple windows,
MacPaint-like editing and 8 levels of magnification. It supports Data
Translation and Scion frame grabber cards. Image requires at least 4MB of
RAM and 8-bit video. The following files in the directory /pub/image contain
NIH Image, documentation, source code, and example images.

   image1xx.hqx         NIH Image 1.xx application
   image1xx_docs.hqx    Documentation in Word 5.0 format
   image1xx_source.hqx  Think Pascal 4.0 source
   image1xx_NonFPU.hqx  Version that does not require a floating-point chip
   images               Directory with images in TIFF and PICT format
   stacks               Example stacks(3D images and movies) (directory)
   image_spinoffs       Contains variants of NIH Image(directory)
   misc                 Directory containing miscellaneous related programs

[Archived as /info-mac/misc/nih-image-149.txt; 20K]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/nih-image-149.hqx; 444K]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/nih-image-149-nofpu.hqx; 451K]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/nih-image-149-docs.hqx; 411K]
[Archived as /info-mac/source/c/nih-image-149.hqx; 546K]

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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 93 11:53:50 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Stepan Bojar)
Subject: [*] NoteQuickER.hqx

This small application is written by 14 years old boy. It
enables making/editing a note accessible either to it or to
Finder. Use the note not to forget anything you want. It is
more pleasant than NotePad. It was developed on SE, tested no
LC, PB100. It does not work under A/UX however.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/note-quick.hqx; 48K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 93 10:47:34 -0600
From: Brian Lakeman <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Paper Paster.sea

This can be included on the CD-ROM.


---
Brian Lakeman              [e-mail]  [NeXT Mail]
NDSU-ACM Consultant Manager

North Dakota State University


Paper Paster is a freeware utility to convert WallPaper(TM) patterns into
'ppat'resources. Comes with source code and documentation.

[Archived as /info-mac/util/paper-paster.hqx; 52K]

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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1993 14:30:39 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Pascal source code: async sound production

I was trying to get Think Pascal 4.0.2 to play anynchronous sounds (sounds
that play while other things are happening). It turns out that you have to
remove the [D] Debug compile option or else the machine crashes.

On the road to discovering this, I made a 'minimal' anynchronous sound
playing
program. A sample sound playing program is provided by Jim Reekes in the
DTS
folder of apple.com, but it is very elaborate and complex. What I offer
here
is a minimum piece of source code that a beginner could look at to see the
essential elements of async sound production, done by-the-book (vol VI of
Inside Apple, in this case).
 -------
Marv Westrom
Faculty of Education, UBC
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T 1Z4

[Archived as /info-mac/source/pascal/async-sound-sample.hqx; 96K]

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Date: 29 Mar 1993 08:37:20 -0500 (EST)
From: Aaron Barnett <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] pawpaw 1.3b3

 Here is PawPaw 1.3b3.  I claim that it fixes some memory management
problems(we'll see).  Please replace the archive PawPaw.hqx

  I also responded to some suggestions: screen blanks after all paws are
off the screen, all controls now effect the module during demo, and
paws may hike across multiple monitors.
  Thanks again.  Let me know how it works.

aaron

[Archived as /info-mac/util/ad/paw-paw-13b3.hqx; 14K]

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Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1993 00:36:15 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Mark Pilgrim)
Subject: [*] pentaminos04.cpt.hqx

Pentaminos 0.4B is a public-beta release of a game where you are
challenged to fit 12 pieces (each consisting of five squares)
into a variety of board shapes.  Pieces may be rotated or flipped
but may not be used more than once each.  Each board has multiple
solutions; the hardest board shape (3 x 20) has two unique solutions;
the easiest board shape has millions.

This is a beta program.  While it is fully operational and very
stable (to my knowledge), I am looking for suggestions for additional
features and ways of making the game run smoother.  Also, I am
looking for solutions!  Mail any of the above to [e-mail]
before September 1993.  Version 1.0 will take into account the
suggestions I receive.

System 7 compatible, B/W and color supported.  Requires very little
memory.

Mark Pilgrim
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/game/pentaminos-04b.hqx; 70K]

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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 93 21:41:53 EST
From: [e-mail] (Shaw, David P.)
Subject: [*] PGA Tour Gold Icons

I made these color icons for PGA Tour Golf* using Resedit because I hate to
see black and white ones under System 7.  If you paste them into the app, they
should show up as color when you restart and rebuild the desktop.  These icons
are free, and may be freely distributed.  I only ask that you send me e-mail
or snail mail and tell me where they have gotten to.  My Internet address
follows.  Enjoy!!!

Send all comments and questions to [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/misc/pga-tour-golf-icons.hqx; 8K]

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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 93 12:42:00 -0500
From: Eric Conger - Virex Developer <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] pinochle-color.hqx

Moderator:
     Here is the latest COLOR version of the card game Pinochle (this
is a double-deck version).  Besides color, this version includes many
more user selectable options and better bidding.
     Registered users have already received a free update, but this
version has a little more pollish than the one they got.

--Thanks

[Archived as /info-mac/game/pinochle-color.hqx; 192K]

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Date: Sat, 3 Apr 93 07:15:29 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Jase)
Subject: [*] Program Submission

       * * * * * * LANsurveyor* Self-running Demonstration * * * * * *

LANsurveyor Demo System Requirements:% 8 bit color Macintosh LC, II or
higher% 1.4 MB free hard disk space% 2.0 MB free RAM (Can be run with
less memory but performance may   be affected)% 13 inch or larger color
monitorLANsurveyor Demo Installation Instructions:1. Insert the
LANsurveyor Demo Diskette into floppy drive. 2. Double-click RInstall
LANsurveyor DemoS to expand the demo file. You will be    prompted to
select a folder on your hard disk to put the expanded file. 3. A file
called RLANsurveyor demoS will be expanded and placed in the folder    you
selected.  4. Double-click the RLANsurveyor demoS file on your hard disk to
launch the demo.User Controls During Playback:Following the introduction, a
Play, Pause, and Rewind (Rew.) button will appear at the bottom right of the
screen. The Play button is automatically active (blue highlight) signifying
the demo is in play mode.  To pause at any time, simply click t

LANsurveyor_Demo.hqx:

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/lan-surveyor.hqx; 981K]

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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 93 14:26:42 AST
From: "Glen Jordan" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Re: BAZFAZ v1.1

 ( This replaces BazFaz V1.0, which would crash LC & LCII machines.)

  BazFaz is a Little Green Guy who has wandered into a bad part of the
universe... can you help him get back home?
  A simple-minded but diverting 'shoot-em-up' game for the Macintosh.

 - Requires sys.4 or later; system 7 compatible.
 - May be too slow for some 68000 or some color machines.
 - No sound effects on MacPlus, SE, LC, or LCII ; possibly others.
 - Shareware, $7.00

    J.B. Ward
    PO Box 21025
    Cole Harbour RPO
    Dartmouth, N.S.
    Canada  B2W 6B2

[Archived as /info-mac/game/baz-faz-10.hqx; 104K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 93 19:19:29 EST
From: [e-mail] (Jim Walker)
Subject: [*] Reference Link 1.2 extension

Reference Link is an INIT that makes THINK Reference 2.0 easier to use if
you have System 7.  With Reference Link installed, you can do a modified
double-click on a word in a text editor or word processor, whereupon the
word will be looked up in THINK Reference 2.0.  Alternately, you can first
select a word or phrase, and then type a certain keystroke, and the selected
text will be looked up in THINK Reference.  Use that keystroke again to jump
back to the editor. Freeware by James W. Walker.

V. 1.1.1 fixes a conflict with Logitech's MouseKey.

V. 1.2 adds a template lookup keystroke, and eliminates the background
process.

[Archived as /info-mac/ex/reference-link-12.hqx; 11K]

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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 93 13:32:42 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Lars Sundstr|m)
Subject: [*] Scrapz 1.3 DA

Scrapz 1.3

Scrapz is a replacement for Apples Scrapbook desk accessory.
It adds features such as import/export, resizeable window,
partial selection of text and pictures ,multiple scrapbooks,
gallery view and more. And of course, it's freeware!

New Features
% Gallery mode with resizeable frames
% Color icon support for groups
% Better memory management
% "Hot keys"

[Archived as /info-mac/util/scrapz-13.hqx; 46K]

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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 93 16:26:21 -0800
From: Jon Pugh <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] ShowSizes 2.2.2

Here's my ShowSizes application.  It will scan a hard disk and display a
folder view similar to the Finder, but the folders will be overlaid with
their sizes in text and bar displays.  You can control this display to show
you several different things, including percent of parent folder, percent of
total disk space, percent wasted (the difference between the logical and
physical sizes) and more.  You can even save your disk snapshots for later
comparisions or viewing later, and you can dump a tab delimited text file
to disk for importing into your favorite spreadsheet or database.  There's
even a tree view which is suitable for printing.

This version fixes a minor bug and adds a minor feature, so it's only a
point release.  It has been available on ftp.apple.com for many months now
and only recently did a user inform me that Sumex is behind a version.  Not
any more.  ;)

Jon

[Archived as /info-mac/util/show-sizes-222.hqx; 159K]

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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1993 23:49:04 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Jay Boersma)
Subject: [*] Sinead In Space

Enclosed is "Sinead In Space" a Photoshop collage in PICT Resource format
all ready to drop into your System Folder as a StartUpScreen.
I giggled like a total idiot while doing it - maybe it'll get a smile or two
out of you. Suggested archiving: /info-mac /absurdist humor /shaved heads
/planetary orbs /Sinead-in-space.hqx]

Jay Boersma
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/art/sinead-in-space-startup.hqx; 155K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 93 23:07:22 -0600
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Sound posting

The following Compact Pro file contains 4 sound samples from the Club queen
or maybe king, RuPAUL.  They are from the CD single "Supermodel (You Better
Work)." The sounds are System 7 beepsound format.  Enjoy.

Scott Krajewski

[Archived as /info-mac/sound/club-queen-rupaul.hqx; 156K]

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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 93 16:41:23 EST
From: Paul Savage <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] startupscreen: Michelangelo

This is a 640x480 colour startupscreen. Classic art by Michelangelo (the
Italian, not the Ninja Turtle).

If you have trouble getting this startupscreen to work please read the report
/info-mac/report/startup-deskpict-faq.txt before emailing me. On the other
hand, feel free to email me if you like this screen.

Cheers

Paul.

[Archived as /info-mac/art/michelangelo-startup.hqx; 215K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Apr 93 12:58:38 -0800
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Stocks! 2.1

                           In Hoc Signo Vinces

This is the newest version of Stocks!.  This version replaces version
2.0.  This game is a stock market simulation game.  This release now
includes more graphing features such as moving average plots.  I have
also fully implemented selling short of stocks.

This game is Registration-Ware.  All I ask is if you like the game, that
you send me e-mail telling me so.


               Bret Olmsted
               [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/game/stocks-21.hqx; 37K]

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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 93 15:05:51 PST
From: Brian Gaeke <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Submission: ShortFinder 1.0

*** ShortFinder 1.0 submission ***

This is ShortFinder, a streamlined process management and
application launching utility. It has all the features required
to launch and quit applications, while running in 68K of RAM as opposed
to the Finder's 300K. It can also force the Finder to quit or launch.
This is shareware from Brian Gaeke, The Dimensional Gate Co.

Note: If you have a beta copy of this program, please trash it--this version
is quite a bit more stable.

Brian Gaeke ([e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/util/short-finder-10.hqx; 42K]

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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 93 16:30:20 GMT+9:00
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Submission to your archive, Flash-It v.3.0

Attached is a CPT-HQX file of Flash-It v.3.0.

Flash-It is a screen-capture utility for Macintosh computers.
It is a control panel which is compatible with both systems 6
and 7.

The version 3.0 release replaces the previous official version 2.2
(and a semi-official update 2.3b1). It has an expanded interface
and a bunch of new features, such as menus-only capturing, choice
of Marquee and Lasso-type selection tools, ability to repeatedly
use a same capture region selection and so on.  It has an improved
memory handling under system 7 (not on system 6, sorry), so that
occurrences of memory shortage error conditions are much less
frequent than before.  For details, please, look up the MacWrite
document included in the package.

Flash-It 3.0 is a shareware software (U.S. $15.00). The contact
address of the author (me) is:

Nobu Toge
2425B Channing Way, Suite #314
Berkeley, CA 94704-2209
U.S.A.

Electronic mails to: CompuServe: 76334,650
             Internet  : [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/flash-it-30.hqx; 105K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Apr 93 21:07:35 PST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] sun.monitor.to.mac.sit.hqx

  This file provides a detailed description of how to hook a Sun Microsystems
color monitor to a macintosh. It involves making a cable and tuning several
variable resistors inside the monitor, to make the Sun monitor behave like
an Apple 21" RGB.

  Please note that this is NOT a Sun product. I did this on my own because I
wanted a large screen monitor on my Quadra, and I could get one through Sun
cheap. Do not call Sun and ask them about this procedure, they will not
know what you are talking about.

  The file is an MS Word 5.1 document, stuffed with Stuffit in 1.5.1 format.
I believe it should go in the report directory. Please feel free to put it
on a CD-ROM compilation of the info-mac archive.

Denny Gentry
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/report/sun-color-hookup.hqx; 72K]

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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1993 08:43:44 -0800
From: Samuel S. Tai <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] super-clock-403.hqx

SuperClock! 4.0.3 Release Notes


I [Steve Christensen] ended up rewriting a lot of SuperClock!
for the 4.0 release in order to clean up some stuff, but also
to add and remove some features.  The following lists the major
changes, effects, etc.  Note that bugs have and will creep in,
given the number of changes.  Let me know what you find.

[Steve Christensen can be reached at [e-mail].]

Revision Changes:

o 4.0.3
  - Fixed a bug that caused the Plus, SE, and Classic only to
    crash on installation.
  - Fixed a bug that could cause the clock to remain permanently
    hidden.
  - Made a change in displaying the list of fonts to work around
    a conflict with Suitcase II that was causing some of the fonts
    to be ignored.  This was affecting people using Japanese system
    software (probably others as well) since they couldn't use
    kana/kanji fonts.
  - SuperClock! should not stomp on the Timbuktu icon.
  - Sped things up a bit.
  - SpellFinder(tm) for AppleLink causes the clock to be
    initially displayed in the wrong location on the menu bar.
    Clicking to another application and back (forces the menu
    bar to be redrawn) puts the clock in the right place.  This
    will not be fixed.

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/super-clock-403.hqx; 27K]

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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1993 13:59:54 EST
From: [e-mail] (Chip Benowitz)
Subject: [*] Swiss Army Knife Awards

/* Chip's Swiss Army Knife Awards (tm) - Copyright (c)1993 Chip Benowitz */


<CATEGORY>                            <ITEM>                        <VOTES>
Action Game...........................Maelstrom.........................(4)
Anti Clutter Enhancement..............WindowShade.......................(1)
Application Launching.................HandOff II........................(1)
Application Switching.................ProSwitch.........................(2)
BackUp Software.......................Retrospect........................(1)
Balloon Help Implement................Eudora............................(1)
C Compiler............................THINK C...........................(6)
Calculator............................PCalc.............................(2)
Compression/Encryption................Compact Pro......................(10)
+.....................................Stuffit Deluxe....................(2)
+.....................................Stuffit Lite......................(1)
etc. etc.

What is this list? you ask... Well, it's basically a compilation of a large
number of individual votes that I have received in the last months. So when
you say "hey! one vote isn't a lot!", remember, with the number of products
that are currently on the market, even one vote is a lot. If you still wont
accept this, save this as a file and 'grep -v "(1)"', ok? For voting please
only one vote per item for each person, and you can only vote for one thing
in each category. I hope you understand the ideas but free to say anything!

[Archived as /info-mac/report/swiss-army-knife-awards.txt; 7K]

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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1993 19:41:44 -0500 (EST)
From: Christopher Owen <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Tiny Saver 2.1

Tiny Saver is a very small screen saver.  It does just what a
screen saver is supposed to do and not much else.  It is an
application so no conflicts but it only uses about 30k of RAM
12 of disk space.  This version is a 'background only appliation'
so it only uses 12k of RAM when it is in not actually saving the
screen.  Being a FBA it will not show up in the application
menu and won't always end up in your face when you quit other
applications.  It is a nifty (IMHO) blend of the features of
a system extension with the reliability of an application.  This
version allows you to configure the fade and never-fade corners
and checks for key presses better.

This archive also includes a non-background version for those
who fear the unkown ;-]

Chris Owen
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/util/tindy-saver-21.hqx; 29K]

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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 93 16:59:00 BST
From: thomsonj <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Type Resolve 2.0

Type Resolve 2.0 is a drag and drop application for System 7.x.

It is intended for those people who get a lot of files from
non-macintosh sources and want to change their type and creator
quickly and without having to think too hard.

For example, a file with the name 'dogcow.gif' could be turned
into a Photoshop document of type 'GIFf' - a Compuserve GIF
image - simply by dropping it on the Type Resolve icon in the
Finder. Double-clicking the file would now launch Photoshop and
open the file correctly.

Type Resolve can be set up to recognise different filename
extensions such as .gif, .jpg, .txt, .doc and so on and map
these to the correct mac file types. The creator of each file
is also set to an application of your choice.

Once configured, all details of types and creators can be safely
forgotten and you can use that part of your brain to remember
something far more important instead.

James Thomson - [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/app/type-resolve-20.hqx; 21K]

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Date: 1 Apr 1993 12:25:19 -0500
From: "Denis Pelli" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] VideoToolbox.93.3.31.sea

VideoToolbox.93.3.31.sea
Version: March 31, 1993

The VideoToolbox is a collection of nearly two hundred C subroutines and
several demo and utility programs written to do visual psychophysics with
Macintosh computers. It's free and may not be sold without permission. It
should be useful to anyone who wants to present accurately specified visual
stimuli or use the Mac for psychometric experiments. The text file "Video
synch" discusses all the ways of synchronizing programs to video displays and
the many pitfalls to avoid. The TimeVideo application checks out the timing of
all video devices in anticipation of their use in critical real-time
applications, e.g. movies or lookup-table animation. The demos
FlickeringGrating and Sandstorm, among others, show how to generate visual
stimuli such as spatiotemporal sinusoids with gaussian envelopes in space and
time, and dynamic white noise. Low-level routines control video timing and
lookup tables, display real-time movies, filter images, and implement the
luminance-control algorithms suggested by Pelli and Zhang. (D.G. Pelli and L.
Zhang, 1991, Accurate control of contrast on microcomputer displays. Vision
Research, 31, 1337-1350. Reprints are available.) High-level routines help
analyze psychophysical experiments (e.g. graphing or maximum-likelihood
fitting
of psychometric data). This collection has been continually updated since
1991.
Many colleagues have indicated that they are using the software in their
labs.
Most of the routines are Mac-specific, but some very useful routines, e.g. the
luminance-control, statistics, and maximum-likelihood fitting algorithms,
could
easily be ported to other computers.

Denis Pelli
Professor of Neuroscience
Institute for Sensory Research
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244-5290
[e-mail]

CHANGES DURING 3/93:
oMade RectToAddress compatible with the initial version of 32-bit QuickDraw,
in
which GetPixmapBaseAddr() did not work.
oEnhanced TimeVideo, producing a more comprehensive and intelligible report,
and subsuming the former TestCluts, which is now gone.
o GDSetEntriesByType(device,...) checks the (**device).gdType field and calls
GDSetEntries, GDDirectSetEntries, or nothing, as appropriate. In GDVideo.c.
oGDSetEntriesByTypeHighPriority does the same, but at high processor priority,
forcing the driver to behave synchronously. In GDVideo.c.
oGDInfo.c collects useful information about a video device. In GDVideo.c
oIdentifyVideo(device) returns a descriptive C string.  In Identify.c,.
oAdded the constant MAX_SCREENS=8 to VideoToolbox.h
oGDSaveGamma(device) saves a copy that GDRestoreGamma(device) later uses to
restore the gamma table. In GDVideo.c.
oAdded UnclipScreen(device), RestoreScreenClipping(device),
SquareCorners(device), and RestoreCorners(device) to HideMenuBar.c, to extend
the clipping region to include the WHOLE screen.
oGDOpenWindow/GDDisposeWindow call GDSaveGamma/GDRestoreGamma and
UnclipScreen/RestoreScreenClipping.

CHANGES DURING 2/93:
oFixed endless loop in PatchMacIIciVideoDriver in GDVideo.c that hung up any
program that called GDGetEntries, including the demos TestGDVideo and
TestSetEntriesQuickly.
oEnhanced PatchMacIIciVideoDriver to deal with ROM- as well as RAM-based video
drivers.
oFixed SetEntriesQuickly to work correctly on Toby Video Card, Macintosh
Display Card 8o24, and to work in 16-bit mode on Quadra.
oVideoToolbox.c explains how to create a precompiled header, for tenfold
faster
compiles.
oGreatly increased the number of headers included by VideoToolbox.h, so that
most C files can now include just the VideoToolbox.h header.
oAdded tiny new demo, Grating.c, that shows how to load the clut and display a
grating.
oAdded SetPixelsQuickly.c to quickly peek or poke a row of pixels, bypassing
the color tables. It's more than ten times faster than using SetOnePixel.c,
which is now obsolete. This is the fastest way to get at the pixels in an
image, for image processing or synthesis. Works with bitmaps and pixmaps and
any size of pixel. Try the demos Grating and FlickeringGrating.
oGDOpenWindow now creates a full-screen window even on the main screen.
oAdded window=GDOpenWindow1(device) and GDDisposeWindow1(window), which work
with a WindowPtr instead of a CWindowPtr, for less hassle with casting.
oAddExplicitPalette(window), in GDOpenWindow.c, adds a palette with all colors
marked as explicit, so that you can use PmForeColor and PmBackColor to specify
literally what numbers you want to put into your pixels in drawing operations
like EraseRect() and DrawString().
oAdded PrintfExit.c, which prints out an error message and exits. Replaced all
calls to exit() in the VideoToolbox by calls to this routine, so many projects
will need to add it.
oRequire(), in PrintfExit.c, tests for any required fpu, cpu, and version of
QuickDraw, and fails gracefully if they're absent.
oAll demos now call Require() in PrintfExit.c to test for presence of any
required fpu, cpu, and version of quickdraw, instead of crashing.
oEnhanced GDUncorrectedGamma() in GDVideo.c to work correctly with video
devices that use any version of the gamma table. This might have caused
TestCluts to report spurious driver errors.
oReplaced IdentifyCompiler.c and IdentifyMachine.c by the new Identify.c.
Added
IdentifyVideo(device) and IdentifyModel().
oRenamed TestSetEntriesQuickly to TestCluts, and enhanced it to save detailed
results in file.
oEnhanced CopyBitsQuickly to return a nonzero int if an error occurred.
oAdded an image-multiplication mode to CopyBitsQuickly, and enabled it on
2/18/93.
oAdded SwapPriority() to SetPriority.c, to be used just like SwapMMUMode().
oConvolveX.c now rounds to nearest integer, and supports 32-bit video
addressing.
oRenamed the file MatLab.c to ReadMatLabFile.c, though the functions
themselves
are unchanged.
oIntroduced MATLAB conditional into VideoToolbox.h, to support creation of
MatLab external code resources, as implemented by David Brainard.

[Archived as /info-mac/source/c/video-toolbox.hqx; 1024K]

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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 93 15:15:44 CST
From: [e-mail] (Minho Choi)
Subject: [*] war-of-flowers-10.hqx

     War of Flowers is an oriental card game.
The deck consists of 48 cards (4 cards for each month of a year),
and the cards have only pictures on them (no numbers). The rule is based on
a game known as Go-Stop.
System requirement: Monitor at least 13" (640x480) large,
            and at least 4 bit deep (16 colors).
I recommend 8 bit (256) color (I mean color not gray).
     Enjoy.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/war-of-flowers.hqx; 161K]

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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 93 18:07:26 -0500
From: Nick Sklavounakis <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] ZipIt 1.1.1

ZipIt 1.1.1 by Tommy Brown.

ZiptIt will compress and decompress files in the Zip archive format,
even those created on other platforms (even PKZip 2.0 for the PC).  When
you Zip a file on the Mac, it will retain its Mac information, even when
moved across platforms.

This is the first Zip utility for the Mac that actually has a Mac
interface.  ZipIt received four mice in the May 1993 MacUser.

ZipIt is fully Sstem 7-savvy and even supports special AppleEvents that
will allow it to work with other applications.

This version fixes bugs and adds many features, like full PKZip 2.04g
compatibility, selective linefeed stripping, and more.

[Archived as /info-mac/util/zip-it-111.hqx; 172K]

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Date: Fri, 2 Apr 93 22:32:48 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Christopher Suley)
Subject: [*] Zipple 1.5 - Control Panel

This is an updated version of Zipple. Please replace any earlier
versions you may have with this version.

This is Zipple 1.5, an extension and control panel which places an
animated image of your choice over the title of the Apple, Balloon
Help, or Application menus in your menu bar.

You can create and edit your own animations to appear in the menu
bar with the built in Fat-Bits like frame editor. You can also
import or export animations to files, and grab frames for the
animation from resources of type 'ics#', 'CURS', 'SICN', 'ics4'.

New features for version 1.5:
 * Balloon Help (yay!)
 * Paint bucket feature added to color frame editor: just press
   option and click and the paint will flow!
 * Compatibility with the Mac Plus
 * Better memory management, especially under System 6
 * Cosmetic fixes
 * Slightly smaller and faster code in several areas

This is a BinHex'ed Stuffit 3.0 archive.

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/zipple-15.hqx; 40K]

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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1993 19:30:33 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Sigurd Meldal)
Subject: [*] ZyXEL U1496e ARA script submission

The ZyXEL U1496e script in the archives never did work for me with modems
running at more than 9600 bps. There was not even a string for 16800 bps,
and answering malfunctioned as well. So, here is a hacked version, which
functions well in the tests I have submitted it to: High speeds (14400 bps
and 16800 bps), callbacks and at least one non-ZyXEL call-in modem (an
Apple Express Modem).

I suggest you replace the archived copy with this one.

Best regards,

Sigurd Meldal

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/ara-zyxel-u1496e.hqx; 9K]

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Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1993 16:36:18 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Jack Lum)
Subject: Apple Laserwriter Select 300/310 mysteries (A)

In info-mac digest v11 #69, P. T. Withington
<[e-mail]> asks if you lose the FinePrint
(smooths lines and curves), GrayShare (allows sharing of printer) and
optional PhotoGrade (improves grays) when you upgrade a Apple Laserwriter
Select 300 (quickdraw) to a 310 (postscript level 1).

The simple answer, according to the 300's manual, is yes.  You lose all
of them because the postscript controller board doesn't support any of
those enhancements.

As to Apple's reason for making such a controller board (oh no, not the
subject of physically-challenged Apples again), maybe Apple didn't want
the 310's competing with the Laserwriter 600 line.  Who other than Apple
really knows?

Jack Lum
[e-mail]

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

Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1993 18:31:25 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Cracked Screens PB170

Dave Hirsh said:

> I've been reading with some alarm the recent stories of Powerbook owners who
> wind up with phenominal repair bills for breakage due to 'alleged misuse'.
> One PB 170 owner who found a crack in the lower corner of his screen took it
> to an Appple shop where the technician examined it and, with no visible
signs
> of external damage, determined the crack was caused by 'misuse'. The repair
> bill was nearly $1400. And AppleCare DIDN'T cover it.

Happened to me on a PowerBook 170 that was less than three months old.  I
took it on a trip.  When I returned I found the screen cracked.  The case
was *not* damaged in any way.  Apple, ever the user champion, told me,
"Sorry about that.  $1,400 will fix it right up."  I paid them in full,
but I was less than happy.  ;-(

The only thing that I did wrong was to place the PowerBook in my trunk
in a carry case.  The case was padded, but apparently not good enough.
I've since purchased the most expensive Targus carry case that I could
find.  I figure with Apple's PowerBook screen policy, it's cheap insurance.


Jeff Fritz
West Virginia University

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

Date: Sat, 03 Apr 93 21:31:06 EST
From: Allan Hunter <[e-mail]>
Subject: Ethics of Bootlegging Copies of Obsolete Commercial SW?

It is not nice to make copies of (or to ask someone else to make copies
of) commercial software.  But, respect for hard-working software writers
besides the point, what if the software in question is no longer com-
mercially available?

For instance (well, OK, for real), "suppose" I wanted to obtain a copy
of MacWrite 5.0 because I don't really LIKE the interface of MW II (of
which I have a copy), but Claris doesn't seem to make oldfashioned MW
any more.  Would it be ethical to ask someone who might have an old
copy of MW 5.0 on an old floppy to BinHex it and send it along?  I am
using, as I have for the last 7 years, a copy of MW 4.6.  The reason
for desiring an upgrade to equally-obsolete 5.0 is so that I can use
AutoSave (if fuzzy memory serves me well, 5.0 finally put a Command-
key equivalent into service for Save; 4.6 doesn't have it and AutoSave
ignores the MacroMaker macro).

Alternatives:  perhaps there is some wonderful way that Command keys
can be assigned / reassigned within programs using some type of editor.
I could do that, but I'm no programmer and the recommendation that I
do so would habe to be accomplished by patiently detailed directions
before I'd be able to make use of them.

Email address for anyone w/o ethical probs is <ahunter@sbccvm>
or <[e-mail]>


Thanxxx,
- Allan Hunter

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Date: Sun, 4 Apr 93 15:41:00 CST
From: "Z.  Sun" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Fried SE/30 Floopy Drive - help!

Dear Experts,

My friend's SE/30 floppy drive was having some problems: it coul not format
new disks. When that was required, it always reported "failed". Using "BAD"
program to check, BAD reported an error 60.

So we tried to figure out what's wrong, because those disks were OK om a
IIci.
We dessembled the drive and adjusted the pressure of the read/write heads (by
tighting the spring a bit.)  We were so happy to find that it started to
read/write/copy/format well, just like it should be.

However, one bad thing that we discovered was that it does not recognize disks
that were formated on the IIci. And the IIci does not recognize the disks that
were formated on this SE/30 either!

When a HD floppy was formated on the SE/30, the IIci thought it was a DOS 1.44
floppy.

So, everything was OK but this SE/30 is isolated from the world. Could anybody
help?

Thanks!

Jack

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Date: Sun, 4 Apr 93 15:30:17 -0700
From: C Mealy <[e-mail]>
Subject: Icelandic/Old English fonts (Q)

Yeah, I know, next someone will be asking for fonts for Middle High Aztec, but
until there's a faq, the best I can do is ask here! If you know where I
can find an Icelandic/Old English font (as usual preferably truetype), or
have one yourself, please drop a note to me. Thanks.   :)

[e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1993 20:24:15 EST
From: [e-mail] (Jack Lum)
Subject: Laserwriters Select 300/310

In info-mac digest #69, P. T. Withington
<[e-mail]> writes:

>Has anyone figured out the new low-end Apple laserwriters?  The 310 is
>Postscript level 1, but no Greyshare, Fineprint, or Photograde according
>to the specs (just cheap).

>Does this mean you lose Greyshare and Fineprint in the [upgrade] process?

The Laserwriter 300 includes FinePrint (smooths lines and curves) and
can be upgraded to PhotoGrade (improves grays) by upgrading the 300's
0.5 meg to 4 meg.  You can upgrade the 300's controller board to a
postscript controller board.  However, according to the 300's manual,
you lose the FinePrint, the PhotoGrade and the sharing capabilities.

As to the reason why Apple did this, maybe they didn't want the 310
competing with the Laserwriter 600 line.

Jack
[e-mail]

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Date: Sun, 04 Apr 93 11:10:50 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <[e-mail]>
Subject: LF's - what are they? (A)

On Fri, 2 Apr, E=MC^2 <[e-mail]> asked:

>What are LFs as opposed to CR (carriage returns). Are these Line Feeds?
>And if so what is a line feed as seen by  a text file.

Yes, E (I hope you don't mind my using your first name), LF is line feed.
An LF can appear in different ways, usually either as a double space or
as a little unprintable (open square) in an editor. In addition, a DOS
standard text file is terminated by a CONTROL-z.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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

Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1993 22:16:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: LAN Supervisor <[e-mail]>
Subject: LFs (FAQ) - what are they?

> I know this must seem to be a FAQ, however, what are LFs as opposed to CR
> (carriage returns).  Are these Line Feeds?  And if so what is a line feed as
> seen by  a text file.

Yes, LFs are linefeeds. A linefeed character places you at the same column
but a row below. A carriage return, on the other hand, returns you to the
left margin.

Hope this helps,

Josephine Colmenares / Fordham University
[e-mail] / [e-mail]

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Date: Sun, 04 Apr 93 11:26:36 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Networking - bridging ethertalk and localtalk (A)

On Fri, Apr 2, Tony D'Emanuele asked about alleviating the bother of
switching between ethertalk and localtalk to print. That question is
rapidly gaining FAQ status. An excellent inexpensive software solution
is Sonic's LaserBridge ($139 or so at the usual mail order suspects).
After the easy installation, and if the host Mac is powered up, the
printer looks like it's on your ethertalk net. If you want to keep it
personal, you can make it invisible to others. You can also password
protect the printer so only your dearest friends can use it. Nice toy.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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

Date: Sun, 4 Apr 93 18:51:39 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Robert Reeves)
Subject: Protecting PowerBooks from theft (Q)

    Hi!  I am seriously thinking about getting a PB160/180, or anything
else that has video-out capabilities.  I don't forsee the need of any slots
right now (as a grad-student), and the idea of a PB and a monitor @ home,
plus the ability to take the mac to school/library is very tempting!
    My big fear/question is this:  If I spend ~2000$+ on this machine,
i'd like to know what to do that can prevent it from being stolen/sold.
Obviously, never let it out of my sight is a prime consideration, but what
happens if it does?  Does Apple keep a list of hot PB's?  Eventually, the
hypothetical thief takes it in for repair/upgrade- will the tech compare the
ser#'s to some master list?  What aboutsoftware that can lock the HD?  Are
there any out there, and are they worth the $$?
    Sorry if this is a long request, but since I make$11,000/yr, this
    would
be a very large portion of my yearly income.  I'd like to know that what I buy
is mine to keep.


                            robert reeves
                            [e-mail]
                        Boston University School Of
                        Med
                        Biochemistry Dept.

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Date: Sun, 4 Apr 93 09:36:53 PDT
From: [e-mail] (John Thoo)
Subject: Supra modem question

I received a Supra FAXmodem yesterday.  I have no trouble connecting
to my school account, or with uploads/downloads.  The problem I'm having
is it takes me several tries of switching the modem on/off before I get
an `OK' indicator.  Is this normal for the Supra, or should I be thinking
of exchanging this one?  (I used to have the same problem with my Zoom,
but only on occasion, not consistently like with the Supra.)

Thanks for your help.
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis <[e-mail]>

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Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1993 15:36:10 +0200
From: News owner <[e-mail]>

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest
Path: galba.mbfys.kun.nl!hong
From: [e-mail] (Hong Zhou)
Subject: PostScript -> EPS, GIF... conversion
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Sender: [e-mail] (News owner)
Nntp-Posting-Host: galba.mbfys.kun.nl
Organization: University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1993 13:36:08 GMT

Hi all,

I need to incorperate a PostScript picture into a Word document.
For this reason I am looking for a PostScript -> EPS, GIF translater.
If you happen to know this, please drop me a line.

Thanks in advance,

[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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