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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 94 10:56:03 PDT
From: The Info-Mac Moderators <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #128
To: info-mac-list


Info-Mac Digest             Wed, 28 Sep 94       Volume 12 : Issue 128

Today's Topics:

      [*] and-through-my-eyes-10.hqx (a small collection of poetry)
      [*] Apple HD SC Setup 7.3.2 all drives ptch
      [*] Audio CD Mover; an editor for the Audio CD database
      [*] Audio Interface v1.1; for users with sight difficulties
      [*] BatteryMinder 2.0.2; a PowerBook battery utility
      [*] BranChing156; for plant root system analysis
      [*] ClockSync 0.9.0; synchronises Mac clocks over a network
      [*] Geo Converter v.1.1; translates between coordinate systems
      [*] K1 Librarian 1.0.5; a MIDI data utility
      [*] Letter Land 1.0; NEW Kids shareware game!
      [*] Lumina's Decision Modeling System demo
      [*] Mail2000 v1.4 (update); reads text files containing mail
      [*] Maven update; audio conferencinf software
      [*] MPj Astro 1.2; a planetarium type astronomy program
      [*] Newton book of star trek parody
      [*] Sleeper 1.02; sleep for desktop Macs
      [*] TidBITS#245/26-Sep-94
      [*] Troubled Souls Demo; a Tetris-like game
      [*] WriteNow 4 Test Drive; a word processor
      (Q) WordlistMaker 1.0
      [Q] Looking for on-screen tachistoscope sw
      AppleCD Database (2 msgs)
      At Ease for Work Groups Update
      AutoCAD 12c3 and Quadra 840AV
      Corrupted Disk Images solution
      CPU update?
      DECnet for PowerMac? [Q]
      Desktop bug?
      Desktop bug? (A)
      Desktop Rebuild @ System 7.5 (C)
      Farallon PhoneNet -> Apple LocalTalk networks [R]
      Finder Layout
      FreePort client?
      FTP --> Vax --> Mac
      help: Powerbook trackball spring
      Hiding printer
      Info-Mac Digest V12 #124
      Laserwriter Pro 630 opinions wanted
      Laserwriter Select 360 opinions wanted
      Mac IIci cache cards (Q)
      MacLink plus
      Mac Music
      MacTCP, RAM Doubler, Sys 7.5 = crash???`
      MODE32 Questions
      MSMail Question
      MS Office update?
      Need Battery for IIsi !!!
      Need help with MacX/MacTCP
      NetNews reader(s) for Mac
      pagemaker crash
      Please Help Me, My TCP problem is Solved...
      Problem with Mosaic and Newsgroups
      Public Domain unStuffit utilities
      Q: Good Book for Metroworks C++? Which One?
      Radius Color Pivot LE (Q)
      Ram Doubler 1.5 problem
      Sharing one hard drive between two printers
      Speech , Voices
      Speed Disk 3.0->3.1 (A)
      Symantec charges
      system 7.5 on powerPC 7100
      Using more than 8Mb on a Mac IIcx?
      Weird Problem, please help (Q)
      Where/how can I update from FileMaker Pro 2.0bv1 2.1v3
      Word 6.0 Converter (for MW5.x) (C)
      Word 6 leaner than I thought (C)
      World Script (Q)
      WYSIWYG menus for 6.0.8

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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 12:01:52 -0500
From: Larry Kyrala <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] and-through-my-eyes-10.hqx (a small collection of poetry)

"And Through My Eyes"  (v1.0)
 a small collection of poetry by Larry Kyrala

 This is a HyperCard stack of poetry written from 1987 to 1994.  It
requires HyperCard (Player) 2.1 or higher and is formatted to fit well on
any 9" or PowerBook screen.  Makes great travel reading.

 This stack is freeware.  You may make as many copies as you like and
freely distribute them, provided that the stack is copied as a whole and
is not modified in any way.  I reserve all rights to this work.

All rights reserved.
(c)1994 by Larry Kyrala
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/and-through-my-eyes-10-hc.hqx; 249K]

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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 19:00:56 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Fabrizio Oddone)
Subject: [*] Apple HD SC Setup 7.3.2 all drives ptch

A patcher application which lets Apple HD SC Setup 7.3.2 recognize any hard
disk.
It works on some drives, but not on others. Cross your fingers.
Adds a couple of standard resources so that buttons are displayed in true
gray on color monitors.
The modified application will be bigger, not because of a virus, but
because the original resource is compressed and cannot be recompressed
after patching.
Apple HD SC Setup 7.3.2 is part of System 7.5. I do not know whether Apple
will make 7.3.2 available also for people who do not own 7.5.
If patching Apple applications violates some warranty or law,
either do not use this patch or yell at Apple (or both).
Freeware.

MODERATORS: please do NOT remove from the archives the older patcher for
Apple HD SC Setup 7.3.1; wait until Apple makes 7.3.2 available also for
people who do not own 7.5.

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/apple-hd-sc-setup-732-patch.hqx; 34K]

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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 17:11:38 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Trygve Isaacson)
Subject: [*] Audio CD Mover; an editor for the Audio CD database

Audio CD Mover 1.0
=A91994 by Trygve Isaacson, All Rights Reserved.
[e-mail]

This application is freeware: you may freely use and distribute it
non-commercially as long as this readme file accompanies it. The author
retains copyright. Use at your own risk.

Audio CD Mover is a "fat binary" that runs native on both PowerPC and 68K
Macs. A sample CD database document is included.

About Audio CD Mover

If you use your CD-ROM drive to play audio CDs, you probably know that the
AppleCD Audio Player (on the Apple menu) allows you to enter the disc and
song titles of your CDs. Whenever you pop in a known disc, that disc's
titles appear in the player window. It's somewhat tedious to type in all
those titles, and there's no way to merge your titles with someone else's,
but it's a nice feature to have.

This application, Audio CD Mover, lets you manipulate the database document
that the AppleCD Audio Player uses to store the titles. You can merge
several documents together, you can look at the contents of document, and
you can remove disc entries from document. The main benefit to this is that
you can merge other people's CD databases into yours and accumulate a
larger one.

What I'd really like to see is a big CD database to live somewhere on the
public Mac archives. If you want to send me your database file, I could
merge it into the one included in this package...if there's a better idea,
let me know.

Trygve Isaacson

[Archived as /info-mac/app/audio-cd-mover-10.hqx; 583K]

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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 09:34:59 -0400
From: Alex Metcalf <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Audio Interface v1.1; for users with sight difficulties

    Audio Interface is a control panel which assists users with
sight difficulties by speaking menus and dialog box contents.

    When the mouse is moved over a menu or menu item Audio Interface
speaks that item's name. Similarly, Audio Interface speaks the name
of items in a dialog box (such as a button, or text) as you move the
mouse over them.

    New with version 1.1 is the long awaited feature that allows you
to change the voice that Audio Interface uses. Any MacinTalk 2 or
MacinTalk Pro voice can be used. Also, the documentation for Audio
Interface is much clearer as to which files are needed (for Audio
Interface to run) and why.

    Although primarily an experiment, I hope Audio Interface will
be useful for someone. It's also quite good fun!

    For more information, please contact:
    Alex Metcalf
    [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/audio-interface-11.hqx; 30K]

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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 11:44:53 -0500
From: Herb Voth <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] BatteryMinder 2.0.2; a PowerBook battery utility

- Screen Controls window for adjusting brightness (on all models) and
contrast (on Duo models)
- Backlight toggle between preset values depending on charger status
- Force Appletalk to load at startup, so that it is always available
- Make quiet the startup sound
- Toggle Appletalk, sound and modem on/off with button control
- Monitors battery voltage (on all PowerBooks) and watts (on Duo or later)
- Predict battery life with count up and count down timers
- User selectable status information conveniently displayed in menu
- Change screen color depth via BatteryMinder menu
- Open PowerBook Control Panel from menu or an option-click in
BatteryMinder window
- Open Sharing Setup Control Panel from menu or a control-click in
BatteryMinder window
- Put your PowerBook to sleep with a double-click in BatteryMinder window
- Balloon help for menus and dialog boxes

BatteryMinder is $15 shareware.

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/battery-minder-202.hqx; 67K]

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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 19:06:49 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Berntson)
Subject: [*] BranChing156; for plant root system analysis

=A9GMBerntson -- [e-mail]

BranChing is a program for analyzing digitized images of plant root
systems  on  the Macintosh. It has several modules (of varying
states of refinement) for making measurements from architectural
analyses of branching structures to length and to fractal dimensions.

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/bran-ching-156.hqx; 188K]

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Date: 28 Sep 1994 08:24:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Jeremy Kezer, [phone]" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] ClockSync 0.9.0; synchronises Mac clocks over a network

Keywords:  CLOCK SYNCHRONIZE DATE TIME

If you have two or more Macintoshes, you may have noticed that the system
clocks tend to drift apart.  This can be a real hassle if you do a lot of file
synchronization.

ClockSync will adjust the system clock of a "servant" Macintosh to be the same
as a "master" Macintosh.

Shareware; $5 registration fee suggested.

Jeremy Kezer
143 Songbird Lane
Farmington, CT  06032-3433 (USA)
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/clock-sync-090.hqx; 98K]

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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 10:19:42 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Ken Hill)
Subject: [*] Geo Converter v.1.1; translates between coordinate systems

GEO CONVERTER translates between two map coordinate systems,
longitude/latitude and Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM). Version
1.1 adds several features and fixes a minor bug. Stuffed and
binhexed.

Ken Hill
email:  [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/geo-converter-11.hqx; 64K]

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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 10:26:55 +0900
From: [e-mail] (Takashi
Suszuki/=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCTmtMWk40O0obKEI=?=)
Subject: [*] K1 Librarian 1.0.5; a MIDI data utility

K1 Librarian is an application for the Macintosh which allows you
to make up library of voice data for K1. One window has one voice
data, and you can open windows as many as you want.
When this application receives bulk dump MIDI data, new window will
open and show you it's parameter. You can keep 32 voices in one file,
so it's easy to replace K1's internal 32 voices.
Apple Script recordable.

What's changed in 1.0.5 :
 Dump request messages were not sent since version 1.0.3 -> Fixed.
 Fixed auto connection to modem port bug.

Requirement :
 System7 + QuickTime or System7.1 or later
 Apple MIDI Manager or OMS

Save Protected.

Takashi Suzuki

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/k1-librarian-105.hqx; 315K]

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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 16:18:36 -0500
From: Matthew Keith <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Letter Land 1.0; NEW Kids shareware game!

The following file contains version 1.0 of Letter Land.  Letter Land is a
children's game designed to help them learn associations of letters and
words.  It is intended for children between the ages of 3 and 8, but every-
one is welcome to play :^).  It requires at least 1 Meg of memory to run,
and takes up 1.5M of disk space.  It should be compatible with any Macintosh
running at least system 6 with enough RAM.  Please try it out, and mail your
comments to:  [e-mail]

Thanks,

Matt Keith.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/letter-land-10.hqx; 1264K]

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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 19:58:12 -0700
From: Brian Sterling <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Lumina's Decision Modeling System demo

This file contains a demonstration version and supporting
information for DEMOS (TM), v. 2.6b2, by Lumina Decision Systems.

DEMOS (TM) (Decision Modeling System) is a Macintosh-based,
visual environment for creating, analyzing and communicating
probabilistic models for business, risk and decision analysis.
Standard modeling tools, such as spreadsheets and simulation
languages, often hinder insight generation and communication.
DEMOS  is designed specifically to provide insights to quantitative
models, as quickly and effectively as possible.   DEMOS  has been
used for risk analysis, decision analysis, technology assessment,
economic analysis and strategic planning.  It has been used in
industry, consulting companies, government agencies, research
laboratories, and universities, on five continents.

Key features of DEMOS  include:

* Hierarchical influence diagrams, enabling you to create and
  communicate model structure visually, with nodes and arrows, at
  multiple levels of detail
* Multidimensional spreadsheet views, and graphs, using Smart
  Arrays (TM), letting you work with and manipulate data easily
* Integrated documentation, including an object-oriented system of
  nodes, attributes and hypertext links
* Intuitive, extensible, modeling language, providing many built-in
  functions
* Uncertainty analysis, providing discrete and continuous
  uncertainty, and efficient Latin hypercube and Monte Carlo
  simulation
* Dynamic simulation for process and time-based modeling
* Ability to create end-user applications, permitting you to build a
  model for a generic problem of interest to a class of end users,
  including facilities for using HyperCard interactively and
  AppleEvent support.

DEMOS  is under continuing development, and is currently
marketed directly by Lumina Decision Systems, Inc., through an
Early Adopter program.  Over 50 major corporations, government
organizations and consulting firms worldwide are participating.

Please contact [e-mail] with questions or comments.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/demos-26b2-demo.hqx; 847K]

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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 13:50:34 +0100
From: x <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Mail2000 v1.4 (update); reads text files containing mail

This version (Mail2000 v1.4) replaces version v1.3. Fixes a bug in the
saving of the resource with strings when stripping the headers of a file.

Mail2000 is a small utility to read textfiles containing e-mail.  I wrote
it because I have lots of e-mail files lying around from over the last few
years which I occasionally want to read.  Mail2000 can open up to four
files, and provides threading of the subject and of the sender, and easy
navigation through the mails.  People who have fancy high-speed modem
connections with the rest of the world will probably find this not very
useful. It needs system 7 to run.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/mail-2000-14.hqx; 106K]

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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 18:06:09 -0500
From: Eric Scouten <[e-mail]> (Eric Scouten)
Subject: [*] Maven update; audio conferencinf software

Attached is an update to the Maven audio-conferencing program. This is a
development version which includes the first PowerPC build (packaged as a
fat binary).

Please place this version (2.0d21) on your servers in the appropriate
locations, and delete the previous release (2.0a18).

Bug reports should be sent directly to me ([e-mail]). BTW, I am a
graduate student working for Charley Kline, the primary author of Maven.

-Eric

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/maven-20d21.hqx; 120K]

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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 14:29:20 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] MPj Astro 1.2; a planetarium type astronomy program

MPj Astro is a planetarium type astronomy program. Features include all
stars to 6th magnitude, solar system charts, Jupiter's satellites, a daily
calendar, eclipse tracking, all constellations, Messier and other deep sky
objects, a custom database, observation notes, full color photographs and
much more. Version 1.2 has added Saturn's rings calculations, constellation
boarder outlines, improved star chart printouts and a larger database.
Shareware.

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/mpj-astro-12.hqx; 1677K]

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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 18:58:41 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Newton book of star trek parody

John Martz wrote this parody on the end of star trek the next generation.
I've turned it into a newton book with paperback 1.02.
With the lyrics in the newton book, you can sing to the tune of bye bye
Miss American Pie. I am thinking that many macish and newtish people
might be trekkies and this is an interesting way to distribute gems off
alt.startrek.creative.
     So, here, for your singing pleasure, a new meaning of PIE,
Paramount Interactive Electronics.
     Just do you TNG.

[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/st-tng-end-parody-book.hqx; 13K]

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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 21:31:37 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Jon Gotow)
Subject: [*] Sleeper 1.02; sleep for desktop Macs

Sleeper is a control panel that gives Desktop Macs "Sleep" capabilities
like the PowerBooks, dimming the screen and spinning down SCSI disk drives
after periods of inactivity.  Sleep can also be invoked on-demand via a
configurable hot key.

Sleeper works with System 6.0.8 through 7.5, on machines from the Mac Plus
to the PowerMac.  To use the screen dimmer, you must have a color-capable
Mac.  It is SCSI Manager 4.3 savvy and uses a minimum of system resources.

Sleeper is Shareware.

Changes in version 1.02:

 - Fixed bug that caused Sleeper to ignore any device at SCSI ID 6.
 - Added the "Only when screen is dimmed." option for disk sleep.
 - Added logging of sleep and wake operations.
 - Added balloon help.
 - Added support for 'SAVR' gestalt, for those that use it.
 - Reset sleep timers when control panel settings are changed.
 - Updated to new ShowInit code so icon positions correctly at startup.
 - Expanded explanations in the "About Sleeper" file.
 - Changed icon in control panel to better reflect its help function.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/sleeper-102.hqx; 44K]

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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 94 22:06:20 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: [*] TidBITS#245/26-Sep-94

TidBITS#245/26-Sep-94

Plenty of MailBITS about System 7.5 and QuickDraw GX start out the
   issue, and Lloyd Wood passes on a brief article about problems
   with After Dark 3.0 and how to find more details on the
   Internet. Tonya finishes off her series on QuickDraw GX, and
   finally, Matt Neuburg returns with a User Over Your Shoulder
   column lamenting the trend toward featuritis and away from
   elegance in software upgrades.

Topics:
    MailBITS/26-Sep-94
    After Dark 3.0 Problems
    Out of Control? Night Thoughts of the User Over Your Shoulder
    Preliminary Practical Primer to QuickDraw GX, Part III
    Reviews/26-Sep-94

[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-245.etx; 30K]

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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 13:27:31 -0500
From: Rodney Jacks <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Troubled Souls Demo; a Tetris-like game

Here's a demo of a new commercial game that I downloaded off AOL
that I thought I would share with the net.

-Rodney
([e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/troubled-souls-demo.hqx; 2083K]

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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 15:36:54 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Chris Abraham)
Subject: [*] WriteNow 4 Test Drive; a word processor

Chris Abraham     |     [e-mail]     |     Washington, DC

[Archived as /info-mac/app/write-now-4-demo.hqx; 597K]

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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 16:22:11 +0000 (GMT)
From: [e-mail] (Lars H. Andersen)
Subject: (Q) WordlistMaker 1.0

I have tried to use the WordlistMaker 1.0 written by Jacek Iwanski. The
software seems to have problems with large text files. Can anybody
confirm this?

I guess the solution would be to divide the files into smaller ones?
:-))

Thanks Lars H. Andersen, Akranes, Iceland   [e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 16:21:43 +0200
From: [e-mail] (William Conable)
Subject: [Q] Looking for on-screen tachistoscope sw

[Q] Can anyone suggest slide-show sw that will flash images for a very
short time (down to maybe 1/125 sec) like a tachistoscope? Other fancy
features not so important. TIA.

Bill Conable
OSU School of Music

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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 11:47:50 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Jon Pugh)
Subject: AppleCD Database

At  9:38 AM 9/24/94 -0400, Jeffrey N. Fritz wrote:
>Jon Pugh <[e-mail]> said (edited):
>
>JP> So, send me your CD Remote Programs (in Prefs folder) file after you
>JP> enter all the CDs you care to, and I will begin the adventure of merging
>JP> them. I will then post the results when I get a decent collection.
>
>Wouldn't it be great of someone (hint, hint) could come up with
>a translator that would convert the CD Remote Programs file to
>a format that could be read by Filmaker Pro.  Then we could
>have an automatic up-to-date database of our favorite CD collections.

What you need is CD Coyote.  I have it on the IM III CD here.  It's
probably still on Sumex (check the disk directory).  It turns CD Remote
Programs data file into a text file suitable for munging however you like.

Get to it.  ;)

Jon

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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 09:38:44 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: AppleCD Database

Jon Pugh <[e-mail]> said:

JP> So, send me your AppleCD Audio Player Prefs file after you enter
JP> all the CDs you care to, and I will begin the adventure of merging
JP> them. I will then post the results when I get a decent collection.

Great idea, Jon.  I plan to send you the CD Remote Programs file
(Jon corrected the file name in a second posting) when I get a few
more CDs added.

Wouldn't it be great of someone (hint, hint) could come up with
a translator that would convert the CD Remote Programs file to
a format that could be read by Filmaker Pro.  Then we could
have an automatic up-to-date database of our favorite CD collections.
(Obviously, this could be done for other database applications
as well.)

Maybe the file is in text readable format and can already be imported
directly into FileMaker Pro.  Anyway, if someone could write
a converter (or tell me if it is already in FM Pro readable format),
I would be willing to consider generating a FileMaker Pro
front end to read the information in.

Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 07:54:58 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Traci J. Ingram" <[e-mail]>
Subject: At Ease for Work Groups Update

Apple has released a 2.0.3 update to At Ease for Work Groups that has
mostly subtle, but nontheless significant, improvements over 2.0.1.
Several limitations have been overcome, including addition of the ability
to run File Sharing on client machines, and to mount server volumes
(including CD's) via buttons, rather than having to use the Chooser.

It is available at the usual sites, including the Gopher server
info.hed.apple.com, in a directory that is *something* like
/apple_support_area/apple_software_upgrades/supplemental_system_software.

(I have no affiliation with Apple Computer, except in this case as a user
of At Ease for Work Groups.)

Traci J. Ingram

[e-mail]     | or |     [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 11:10:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Jan P. Andrews" <[e-mail]>
Subject: AutoCAD 12c3 and Quadra 840AV

I installed AutoCAD/Mac 12c3 on a Quadra 840AV yesterday.  Unfortunately,
ACAD crashes after the vendor name and phone number appears in the Command
Window.
Messages posted on AOL indicate that others are running v12 successfully
on the 840AAV.  Any suggestions?  The specifics:
 o  24-MB memory, Quantum LP240S drive
 o  System 7.1 "easy" install for 840AV from CD-ROM; no System Updates
    installed
 o  No INITs or other utilities installed
Thanks for your help!

Jan P. Andrews, Project Engineer, National Public Radio, Washington, DC

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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 02:23:38 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Dieder Bylsma)
Subject: Corrupted Disk Images solution

Earlier on I had a problem with mounting some disk-images that were
corrupt. I couldn't get to the original since it was physically a very long
way away. Nothing worked, i.e. DART, DiskDup, DiskCopy, MungeImage,
ShrinkWrap...and so I posted a plea on info-mac. Well a solution came
through thanks to Pablo Fritz!

>if the image was made with diskcopy, you can mount the disk with mountimage.
If
>the catalog of this image is usable, mountimage will mount it. After that, you
>copy all files to your disk, and the finder will report read errors on the
>corrupted files.
>Good Luck!
>
>PD: if the directory is bad, you could try disk-recovery programs on the file,
>perhaps so you can recover something.

and it worked!

wonder of wonders!

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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 13:02:31 +0000
From: Carlos Gimeno <[e-mail]>
Subject: CPU update?

Please , I need the ftp site for the Connectix powerbook utilities ( from 2.0.2
   to 2.0.3). I don't find it in the sumex.
Thanks and sorry for the languaje mistakes.
+----------------------------+
Carlos Gimeno Diaz
Universidad de Zaragoza
[e-mail]
phone: [phone]
fax: [phone]
+----------------------------+

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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 16:15:57 +0000
From: Elliot Bennett <[e-mail]>
Subject: DECnet for PowerMac? [Q]

Date    9/27/94
Subject DECnet for PowerMac? [Q]
From    Elliot Bennett
To      Info [mac

 Subject   DECnet for PowerMac? [Q]                                27.9.1994
                                   4:11 PM
Subject line says it all: anyone know if DECnet for PowerMacintosh is or will
soon be available?

MTIA,
Elliot Bennett
Cologne, Germany
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 07:25:46 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Gib Henry)
Subject: Desktop bug?

On Fri, 23 Sep 1994 09:56, [e-mail] (Mike Basham) wrote:

> Tell me if anyone's every heard of this one:
>
> 1. Make an alias to an application on a non-startup hard disk. 2. Copy
> the alias to a folder on the startup hard disk. 3. Restart 4. The alias
> will have changed to a "generic" application icon. Won't support
> drag-and-drop. 5. The really strange part: The application itself will
> also have changed to a generic icon and loses support for drag-and-drop.
>
> - Rebuilding the desktop sets things right, but it gets screwed up again
> on the next restart. - Problems only show up with Applications that have
> aliases stored in a folder on the startup disk. All other applications
> are unaffected. If I trash the alias and restart, the Application gets
> its icon back.
>
> Specifics: PowerMac 8100/80, System 7.5.
>
> Weird, huh?

Yeah, but same-same on a Duo 230 (System 7.1) with magneto-optical 128M
removable holding the original.  Has nothing to do with the PowerMac or
system 7.5!

Hope this helps.  Cheers!

--Gib Henry

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

Date: 25 Sep 94 10:29:32 EDT
From: Hans Kroeger <[e-mail]>
Subject: Desktop bug? (A)

[e-mail] (Mike Basham) writes:

> Tell me if anyone's every heard of this one:
>
> 1. Make an alias to an application on a non-startup hard disk.
> 2. Copy the alias to a folder on the startup hard disk.
> 3. Restart
> 4. The alias will have changed to a "generic" application icon. Won't
> support drag-and-drop.
> 5. The really strange part: The application itself will also have changed
> to a generic icon and loses support for drag-and-drop.

Yes, I use a password protected partition on my startup hard disk which holds
all comms applications. I had the aliases of these applications on my desktop
and I experienced the exact same problem...A work-around is to use "Save a
BNDL" for restarting the Finder rather than rebuilding the hole desktop....
...any better ideas ?

Hans Kroeger

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

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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 09:05:22 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Martin Jourdan)
Subject: Desktop Rebuild @ System 7.5 (C)

In Info-Mac V12 #126, Graeme Forbes writes:
>"After rebuilding the desktop file with System 7.5, the machine rebuilds once
>again on restart."
>
>According to Apple, extra rebuilds happen under 7.5 if you have Macintosh
>Easy Open installed.

It happens to me with System 7.1.1 and Easy Open, *most* of the time. Well,
at least now I know the culprit :-).

Martin Jourdan -- INRIA, Rocquencourt, France

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

Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 09:41:55 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Farallon PhoneNet -> Apple LocalTalk networks [R]

Richard Lim <[e-mail]> asked:

> I have two LocalTalk networks in the office now, one consisting of
> Apple LocalTalk connectors and cabling, the other with Farallon
> PhoneNet connectors and ordinary phone wiring. It's now thought it
> would be a good idea to hook the two networks up, probably using more
> phone wire, but I don't know what sort of plug I should get (if one
> exists) to connect that wire with an Apple LocalTalk connector.

Farallon used to make (and may still) an adapter cable to go between
the PhoneNet connectors and the LocalTalk cable.  Perhaps one of the
mail order houses carries it.  If not, you can try contacting
Farallon directly:


Farallon Computing, Inc.
2470 Mariner Square Loop
Alameda, CA  94501-1010
Wk: (510) 814 - 5000
Fx: (510) 814 - 5023
E-M: [e-mail]

Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
[e-mail]

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

Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 12:17:45 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Rolf Kocherhans)
Subject: Finder Layout

Hello All

Does anybody know how to change the spacing in the Finder view.
I would like to make the application type a bit larger,
and move the version forward a section.

There was once a program called "Layout" which just did the trick,
but it is not compatible anymore.


Any help is appreciated.

Rolf

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

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 13:55:59 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Robert Gray)
Subject: FreePort client?

1.  Does anyone know of a Mac client for CaseWestern FreePort? -or- Is
anyone working on such a project? -or- Got any tips on where I might start
to try to roll my own for eventual free release?

2.  For Jon Pugh's virtual party we will need some virtual beer!


---
TTFN... eh!

Robert Gray
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Psychology, Carleton University, OTTAWA, Canada, K1S 5B6

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

Date: Sun, 25 Sep 94 10:43:27 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <[e-mail]>
Subject: FTP --> Vax --> Mac

There have been a spate of queries about ftp-ing via, say, a Vax and
getting the resultant files to a Mac in usable form. Before I became
my own internet node, I ftp'd via our university's VM/CMS mainframe
and downloaded the resulting files to my Mac over a serial connection.
I suspect that's close enough.

I needed two, count 'em two, pieces of software -- both on the Mac side.
Stuffit Expander will take an hqx file and decode it for you, mostly in
one fell swoop -- unless it doesn't know about the archive format. For
macbinary (binhex 5) files, I used the Mac<-->MacBinary module (in the
archive) for Apple File Exchange. Not even that with White Knight.

For ftp, I set the mainframe's option to "text" for hqx files and to
"binary" for the others. In my comm program (White Knight), I set file
transfer to Kermit/Text for hqx files. That did automatic conversion
>From IBM's text format to Mac ASCII. Then drop it onto SITExp. On a
binary download (Kermit/Binary), WK recognizes Macbinary and removes
the "wrapper" on the fly. Other comm programs don't, so you need to
pass the Macbinary file through a MacBinary-->Mac decoder.

Simple when you know how, yes?

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 00:26:49 +0100 (GDT)
From: Maurizio Lana <[e-mail]>
Subject: help: Powerbook trackball spring

A friend of mine, while cleaning the trackball internal housing
had one of the two springs pushing the small weels against the ball,
going out of its housing. The spring is now traveling internally, between
the case and the board.
The authorized Apple service here in Turin asked him about 100 $ to do
the repairing.
He wonders if it is so difficult to do the repair by himself.

Any idea? Could you please cc: your message directly to me?
Many many thanks. Maurizio


Maurizio Lana - CISI, Universita' di Torino
[e-mail]  fax: [phone]

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

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 9:03:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Peter Hoo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hiding printer

Hi Everyone,

I am looking for a way in which to hide printers in a particular zone.  The
problem is that I do not wish for just anyone on the network to be able to
print to these printers.  I will be running AppleShare 4.0 as well as decnet
in this area.
Thanks for any insight.

Peter

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

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 94 08:31:36 -0300
From: "Thomas J. Martin, Jr." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #124

>Subject: Desktop Rebuild @ System 7.5
>
> Anyone experiencing the following problem?
>After rebuilding the desktop file with System 7.5, the machine rebuilds once
>again on restart. That means I get two desktop rebuilds instead of one. It's
>very annoying considering I have two large hard drives.
>        Comments, suggestions etc. to <[e-mail]> please.
>
>Cheers,
>CRISTIAN VIOLA
I understand that the Apple Easy Open extension is the culprit. I read this
somewhere (can't remember) and since I was suffering from the same problem,
I made Easy Open an inactive extension and the problem disappeared.

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

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 07:44:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: Richard Lim <[e-mail]>
Subject: Laserwriter Pro 630 opinions wanted

Further to my query about the Select 360, I'd also appreciate some
feedback on the Laserwriter Pro 630. The Select 360, it turns out, has
one big drawback from our point of view: you can't attach a SCSI hard
disk (or can you?). So it looks like we might go for the 630 instead.

Thanks.

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

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 07:37:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: Richard Lim <[e-mail]>
Subject: Laserwriter Select 360 opinions wanted

We're looking for another 600 dpi printer to complement our existing HP
Laserjet 4M. We could just get another printer of the same type, but the
Apple Laserwriter Select 360 looks like an interesting alternative. I'd
like some feedback on the printer from anyone's who put it through its
paces. In particular, does the Select 360 do good, sharp grayscale and
halftone images? (The HP Laserjet 4M with resolution enhancement turned on
is really quite excellent in this regard.)

Thanks in advance

Richard
(in Singapore, despite my US address!)

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

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 00:35:53 +0100 (GDT)
From: Maurizio Lana <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mac IIci cache cards (Q)

I'm thinking about buying a cache card for my Mac IIci.
There is the Apple's, sold at $49: it has 32K of ram.
But Peripheral Outlet sells a ci cache card at $ 125: is that card
provided with more memory: 64K? or a wonderful 128K?

Any advice about this matter?
Many thanks; multiple thanks if you can cc: the answer directly to me.

Maurizio

Maurizio Lana - CISI, Universita' di Torino
[e-mail]  fax: [phone]

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

Date: Sat, 24 Sep 94 12:30:57 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Lars H. Andersen)
Subject: MacLink plus

I am the almost happy user of MacLink Plus 7.02 which I use to translate my Mac
files to appropriate DOS format files when my customers request so. But there
is
a problem that I seem not to be able to solve although having thoroughly read
the manual.
When I open a Word text file, the translation software always offers me to
choose a translator, usually like this Multimate/MacLink or
WordPerfect/MacLink.
And if I choose either translator the file is opened, but the format is
spoiled.
What am I overlooking?
Thank you, Lars H. Andersen, Akranes, Iceland   [e-mail]

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

Date: Sun, 25 Sep 94 11:22:25 BST
From: Donald Peterson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mac Music

I'd appreciate advice on s/w and h/w for music on the Mac. Specifically
I'd like to (a) produced backing tracks to play while practicing lead
parts, and (b) compose and edit complex percussion pieces --- putting
the result out through my hi-hi. I gather that I need a sequencer, a
MIDI interface, and a tone module. My machine is a 2/40 Classic. Any
advice on what to get/avoid would be very helpful.

Donald.

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

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 10:20:48 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Kiran Wagle)
Subject: MacTCP, RAM Doubler, Sys 7.5 = crash???`

Hi,

I've been having a truly mindboggling number of crashes while connected via
MacTCP 2.0.4 and InterSLIP 1.0.1 on my new Quadra 630, running 7.5 and RD
1.5/1.5.1 (and the same was true on my dead IIsi.)  However, it doesn't
crash AT ALL while not running MacTCP, even with only 4M or real RAM (RD is
workin' really here here.)

Has anyone else experienced this problem?  Is there a workaround?  I need
to run both of these programs, and random and unrecoverable crashes once an
hour or more isn't a very good definiton of "run."

~ Kiran

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

Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 17:25:50 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Capt Bill Cameron)
Subject: MODE32 Questions

Now that I've downloaded the new MODE32-7.5 and installed it on my
venerable Macintosh II without crashing, I had some questions about it:

    1.  What is the difference between this and the Apple 32-Bit System
Enabler?  Do they work together?  Are they both needed?  (I'm running
System 7.1 with System Update 3.0)

    2.  Am I able to use virtual memory?  This option doesn't show up
in my Memory CP.  Is there something else I need to use VM?  Is it even
advisable?


Thanks much for enlightening me

Bill Cameron                                       sdg
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 94 17:48:39 MST
From: ycthean <[e-mail]>
Subject: MSMail Question

Hi,

Does any know the listserver for Macintosh Microsoft Mail?

--
Regards,
YC Thean



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

Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 09:25:53 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Jim Mueller)
Subject: MS Office update?

I encountered this item in an older TidBITs (boy am I behind %^{):

  Microsoft also announced a "Power Guarantee" offer.
  If you purchase Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Office, on or after
  01-Apr-94 (so hold off buying any Microsoft applications for two
  weeks!), Microsoft will give you a free upgrade to the next
  version - either a 680x0 version or a Power Mac version, your
  choice.

I called MS and was told there was no such thing as a free upgrade.

Is this an April 1st thing I fell for again, like the "boot up your IIci
with these keys down and it comes up with a command-line interface" of
several years ago?


Jim Mueller- LAN Baron      [e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 94 15:04:00 EDT
From: Steve Greenfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: Need Battery for IIsi !!!

I need a replacement battery for a Macintosh IIsi.  Does anyone know
where I can order one?  Thanks!





/steve greenfield <[e-mail]>

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

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 94 08:51:09 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Beth Marsh)
Subject: Need help with MacX/MacTCP

Hello all.

I'm trying to get MacX going and have hit a roadblock. Whenever I try to
execute a remote command (usually xterm) I get the message that the
connection came halfway up and failed. The error message documentation
indicates that it's a problem on the host end (a Sun). I'm connecting
through MacPPP to a Telebit netblazer. My host won't allow me to
connect for some reason. When I talked to Apple about this they
suggested that it was a problem with the remote login capability not
being enabled on the host. He mentioned checking rlog and rexec.
I'm not familiar with this and neither is anyone at my company.

Anyone who could shed light on this matter would be much
appreciated.

Thanks,
Beth Marsh
[e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 94  12:18:27 EDT
From: Clint Hyde <[e-mail]>
Subject: NetNews reader(s) for Mac

i want to try out News readers on my Mac II. I'm still using system
6.0.8...suggestions and locations? I poked through a archive mirror for
something called Nuntius but I couldn't find it.

please reply direct to [e-mail], as I don't receive the digest
directly and I can't read news right now.

 -- clint       [e-mail]

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

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 10:37:14 GMT-5
From: "Karen Schlosberg" <[e-mail]>
Subject: pagemaker crash

hi,

i was sitting here quietly minding my own business when pagemaker 4.2 decided
to
crash, with a type 8
error. pagemaker was open, but not active. i have a quadra 650 with 8 mgs,
caches enables (and they're
staying that way), virtual memory off. The other apps open were pasteit notes
3.0.4 (with one note
onscreen), and pegasus mail 2.1 (i was typing a message when the crash
happened). i'm pretty sure
that something i've added recently must be upsetting it; i just have two
questions:

1) anyone know what that type 8 error means? software manufacturers seem to
want
to keep the
meanings of these errors a secret more closely guarded than george bush's real
level of involvement in
the iran-contra affair.
2) anyone know if there's a newer version of compatibility checker than 2.0? or
if there's another
piece of software that can check for compatibility?

thanks!

karen  ;-)

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

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 94 11:53:03 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Please Help Me, My TCP problem is Solved...

A question for the TCP gurus out there... If I log on either by running
Interslip then bringing up an application, or allowing the application to
automatically start the connection.  About 50-60% of the time I can't find
the Domain Name Server/News Server/ Whatever else the application might need.
 Sometimes another request will work. Sometimes hanging vp and trying again
will work.  Mostly I just give up and log into my shell account.  ( Hey, it
may be ugly, but it works...  :->)
ok, I think, I'll run WatchTCP and see what's wrong. Except, if I run
WatchTCP the connection ALLWAYS works.
How is it doing that? Does it run in a special mode?
Any ideas are most welcome,
BB

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

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 94 11:28:00 edt
From: "Lawrenson, Steve" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Problem with Mosaic and Newsgroups

I get the following error messages when I try to read any newsgroups using
Alpha 8 version of NCSA Mosaic:

Warning! Writing to the console in applications is NOT supported.
****HTAccess: Socket or file number 1 returned by obsolete load routine

Followed by a second message:
****HTAccess: Internal software error: Please mail [e-mail] and
[e-mail]

Yes, I've tried other versions of Mosaic and have tried unsuccessfully to e-
mail for help (as stated by the error message) but I've received no response.
I do have a local and legitimate newshost (it work fine with our PC's).  All
the other functions of Mosaic work great; why can't I hyperlink to
any newsgroups?

Thanx for any help on this one
[e-mail]

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

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 94 12:06:46 BST
From: Peter Batty <[e-mail]>
Subject: Public Domain unStuffit utilities

Hi all,

Further to my previous mail about unpacking Mac
files under Unix on a Sun workstation, I can confirm
that a new encoding algorithm 13 appears in .sit
files after April 1992. The latest unStuffit in the
PD is in macunpack, dated 26-APR-1992. That's what
I recommend, since it has several decoders.

So does anybody out there have any documentation on this
algorithm 13 so we can update macunpack?

Pete Batty,
Mercury One 2 One,
BOREHAMWOOD, U.K.

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

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 94 11:09:14 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Suvrit Varshney)
Subject: Q: Good Book for Metroworks C++? Which One?

Hello I have used metrowerks C++ a little bit
I'm interested in buying a good macintosh c++
programming book that is designed for work
with CW. If anyone has a book in mind, please
email me. Thanks!

Suvrit Varshney

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

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 00:30:16 +0100 (GDT)
From: Maurizio Lana <[e-mail]>
Subject: Radius Color Pivot LE (Q)

I want to buy for my Mac IIci a page display, a color page display.
I'm considering buying the color Pivot LE at $ 399.
Any feedback about its quality and/or drawbacks?

Any idea about connecting the Color Pivot to a PC?

Does anyone know a fax number for Radius?

Many thanks; multiple thanks if you cc: your message directly to me.
Maurizio

Maurizio Lana - CISI, Universita' di Torino
[e-mail]  fax: [phone]

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

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 08:55:50 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Clark R. Wilkins)
Subject: Ram Doubler 1.5 problem

We discussed a conflict with Ram Doubler 1.5 last Friday over the phone.
The symptoms were that the PPC 6100 would come up the first time after
running the installation. On the second and all subsequent reboots, the
system would hang shortly before mounting the disk drives.

I found evidence of a multiple init conflict. The primary culprits were
Disinfectant Init and Quicktime. However, when just these two were loaded
along with Ram Doubler, the system still worked fine. Since I use a large
number of extensions, I elected not to try to pursue this any further, and
turned off the Disinfectant init.

The extension set in use is: EM Extension (from Extension Manager 2.0),
Disinfectant Init (v3.4), Ram Doubler (1.5), Accutouch Server (a database
server from Now Up-to-Date 2.0), Apple CD-ROM, Appleshare, Applescript
(1.1), Autoclock Extension, CD Remote Init, FaxMonitor, FaxPrint (both from
FaxSTF 3.0), File Sharing Extension, First Things First, Foreign File
Access, Laserwriter 8.1.1, PowerPC Finder Update, Print Monitor, Queue
Monitor, Queue Watcher (I think the last two are also from FAXStf 3.0),
Quicktime, Quicktime PowerPlug, Remote Access, Remote Access Aliases (I use
ARA 2.0), Remote Only, Sound Manager, Speech Manager, Timbuktu Extension (I
have the new PPC compatible version), and Window Picker. I could make the
problem occur with 0 control panels or fonts.

Thanks for your help.


Clark R. Wilkins <[e-mail]>
-My words are responsible for themselves-

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

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 10:14:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: Peter Hoo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Sharing one hard drive between two printers

Hi,

I have an Apple LaserWriter IIgs that has a hard drive connected to it by a
SCSI cable.  The printer gets its fonts from the hard drive.  My problem is
that I wish to connect another printer to the same hard drive and share the
numerous fonts it.

Peter

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

Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 23:56:45 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Agustin Viola)
Subject: Speech , Voices

>I hope this isn't a FAQ, but here goes. . .
>I have a Mac IIsi, souped up to 25MHz.  Yet with all that incredible
>power ;-) most of the Speech Manager voices seem to warble:  I perceive
>a tiny pause in the speech every second or so.
>The giant voices, Agnes, Victoria, and Bob (?) don't seem to have this
>problem, even in their smaller incarnations.
>
>Any suggestions?

    Well, I had this same problem on my LC III, also @25Mhz.  The=
 combination I was using at the very beginning, was Speech Manager 1.2.1,=
 and Macintalk Pro w/voices.  It sounded terrible, with those pauses you=
 mention.  After asking other Mac Users, I discovered the problem was the=
 machine's speed.  Apple bundles Speech software with fast macs (040's).  I=
 did try the software on my classic II, just to verify, and the problem was=
 still there, of course.
    So what I did, following a  friend's advice, was to download=
 Macintalk 2, and replace the PRO version.  I also got a few voices bundled=
 with Macintalk 2.  These are low quality voices, but now it sounds=
 properly.  I did try to listen to the previous high quality voices bundled=
 in Maccintalk Pro, but they were still messed up.   :-(
    Hope this helps. Have a nice a day.

Cheers,
CRISTIAN VIOLA

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

Date: Sun, 25 Sep 94 10:29:49 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Speed Disk 3.0->3.1 (A)

On Thu, 22 Sep, Jeff Fritz wrote:

>Symantec has released the update for Speed Disk to 3.1.  Before I
>run it on my 1 GB hard drive, I am waiting for testimonials from
>other, more brave members of our net stating if the problems
>really have been fixed.  (Speed Disk 3.0 was reported to, at
>times, trash data on the drive being optimized.)

I, courageously or stupidly (Pick one), tried Speed Disk 3.1 when it came
last week. Seemed to work dandy. And it screamed on my 250M in PPC mode
with 3% fragmentation. I tried it on Leslye's C650/230M/1%, and
it was like pulling  teeth. Molasses in January time.

No problem noted.

By the way, I didn't use the Norton Startup Disk Builder. It gives you
either a 68k or a PPC boot disk. And the installer does the same thing
on your hard disk. The only truly fat SD is on Utilities #2. So I made
a boot disk containing the 853k System on the 7.5 disk tools, copied SD
>From Ut-2, and set the boot blocks' Finder and StartupApp to Speed Disk.
Works fine on both PPC and 68k Macs.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 03:42:21 -0700
From: Robert Rancans <[e-mail]>
Subject: Symantec charges

Hi all

Just got my upgrade notice from Symantec UK for SAM 4.0 - the upgrade costs
a reasonable 29.00 UKP but in small print at the bottom of the order is:

Please add 10.50 UKP shipping for 1 product !!

Note that this is shipping from Ireland not the nearest inhabited planet.

I wonder if this is what the carriers are charging Symantec or if they're
inflating the cost a little...

Cheers
Robert

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

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 12:27:14 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Jinhua Yuan, x-7602, k-221)
Subject: system 7.5 on powerPC 7100

I bought a PowerPC 7100 with 16 meg memory, 2 meg Vram running system
7.5.  When I tried to change the memubar clock color using the date/time
control pannel.  The whole system freeze up and it says unimplanted floating
point .... for Finder.  Is this a common problem or a unique one for me?

Please send E-mail to:
[e-mail]

Many thanks.

Jinhua

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

Date: 27 Sep 1994 11:04:19 -0300
From: "Diego Akerman" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Using more than 8Mb on a Mac IIcx?

Hi Steve,
    get this file and drop it into your system folder. I makes your mac
32-Bit capable. Restart and then go to the Memory Control Panel and select
32-Bit addressing. Restart again and you are done!

ftp://mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu/pub/info-mac/cfg/mode32-75.hqx

This works even with System 7.5. Have fun! Doglan//

PS: Special thanks to Adam C. Engst who published this address on
    "TidBITS#245/26-Sep-94"

\\// S P A M ! \\// DiegO GabrieL AkermaN
            Av. Jorge Newbery 3800, 1427 Buenos Aires, Argentina
________________________________________________________________________________
Date: 20 Sep 1994 23:01:38 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Stephen Thomas Sum)
Subject: Using more than 8Mb on a Mac IIcx?

I have a Mac IIcx in which I have installed 20 MB of RAM.  The
problem is that the software only sees 8 MB.  I've been told that
I can get a file that will allow my Mac to use all 20 MB.  Does anyone
know where I can get such a file?

Thanks in advance!

Steve.
[e-mail]

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

Date: 27 Sep 94 17:40:46 EDT
From: Hans Kroeger <[e-mail]>
Subject: Weird Problem, please help (Q)

This is a weird problem:

09/01/94  Installed System Update 3.0 on my PB 180
09/10/94  Made Backup Copy of System Folder on Syquest cardridge
09/18/94  successfully sent Fax using FAXcilitate Software and PSI modem
09/25/94  Tried to send Fax, didn't work
      Reloaded FAXcilitate Software, System Crashed during boot
      System Error: "Fax Monitor" Trap not implemented (12)
      Note: "Fax Monitor" is a System Extension

      Zapped the PRAM, then booted from floppy and copied Backup System
      Folder from Syquest,
      System Crashed during boot with System Error...

      Turned off all Extensions, Controlpanels etc...with Extensions
      Manager, except the "Fax Monitor" extension
      System Crashed during boot with System Error...

      Turned on all Extensions, Controlpanels etc...with Extensions
      Manager, except the "Fax Monitor" extension
      System boots fine

I am confused, to say the least !!!
I am using version 1.5 of FAXcilitate.
           PLEASE help if you can, I am lost !


Hans

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

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

Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 16:15:40 +0000
From: Neil Christie <[e-mail]>
Subject: Where/how can I update from FileMaker Pro 2.0bv1 2.1v3

I am at present using FileMaker Pro v2.0bv1 and need to upgrade to 2.1v3 so
sort out problems with AppleEvents. The updaters at ftp.claris.com and
elsewhere only seem to work with the U.S version and not the British
version and the International area on ftp.claris.com only seems to include
Canada. I don't mind if I end up with an American version at the end of
this process.

Can anyone point me toward a British updater or a way to use the U.S
updater. I have the same problem with the ClarisWorks updaters. Thanks in
advance, Neil.

Neil Christie, 15, [e-mail], Apple Macintosh Centris 660AV
8/230 CD

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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 10:06:32 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Bryan Walls)
Subject: Word 6.0 Converter (for MW5.x) (C)

>Isn't it interesting that Microsoft posted Word 6.0 Converter (for MW5.x)
>on AppleLink. This converter lets Mac Word 5.x read Windoz and Mac
>6.0 files (but not save to 6.0 format.) Interesting the converter comes
>with a file called "ReadMe Before Installation". However, it is
>impossible to read before installation because "ReadMe Before Installation"
>is in MS Word 6.0 format! Way to go Microsoft!!!! :-(
>
>BTW, please don't ask me for the updater. It is on AppleLink and
>probably other sites and there is no indication from Microsoft that
>it is okay to post elsewhere.
>
>Jeffrey Fritz
>West Virginia University
>[e-mail]

Actually, this converter is freely avialable. Tonya has it on
ftp.tidbits.com in with some of the other Word files. It works pretty well,
and may be my alternative to trying to use the bloated, slug-like Word 6.0
on mac.

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

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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 07:51:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Thoo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Word 6 leaner than I thought (C)

If you believe what you read---especially if you believe in "truth in
advertising"---then you'll be pleasantly surprised, as I was, to learn
that Word 6 "Requires: 1.4MB hard disk space; System 7 or later."  That's
according to the latest MacWarehouse catalog I received (vol.34, p.57).
Now, if you believe that, I have a PowerPC Duo for sale ... cheap! ;-)

--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: <[e-mail]> or <[e-mail]>
Home Page: <http://math.ucdavis.edu/~jb2>

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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 15:47:02 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: World Script (Q)

I heard that World Script is available from Apple, but I cannot seem to find it
anywhere on their ftp.support.apple.com, any clues to the path.  Also I tried
retrieving
pub/Apple SW Updates/Macintosh/Supplemental System Software/QuickTime
(1.6.1).hqx, just to see if I can retrieve, the ftp I am using (ftptool, sun,
unix) claims the file is not there, I must be missing something, any ideas?
Thanks
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 14:19:13 CST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: WYSIWYG menus for 6.0.8

Hello.  A friend of mine -- stuck for the moment on a SE w/ 6.0.8 running --
would like to run the equivalent of NOW's WYSIWYG menus.  My question is
where might I find something like this?  Filenames will be most helpful.
Thanx.

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