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Date: Mon, 17 Oct 94 07:02:31 PDT
From: The Info-Mac Moderators <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V12 #137
To: info-mac-list


Info-Mac Digest             Mon, 17 Oct 94       Volume 12 : Issue 137

Today's Topics:

      [*] Adobe Acrobat Reader 2.0 softwarefor Macintosh
      [*] A FileMaker Pro template to catalogue one's music collection
      [*] Apple Menu 7.5 patch 1.1; allows for separators in hier menus
      [*] BatteryMinder 2.0.4; a PowerBook battery utility
      [*] Blobbo 1.0.1 Patch; a game
      [*] ClipStation; a clipboard utility
      [*] csmp-digest-v3-065
      [*] GEnieNav 2.5.1a; Microphone Pro navigation settings for Genie
      [*] German Road Sign Icons
      [*] Hermes Directories Reader; a BBS utility
      [*] How I feel about PCs (QuickTime movie)
      [*] HTML SuperText 2.0b; HTML text editor
      [*] LabHelper 4.02; a scientific data utility
      [*] life-11; a Newton game
      [*] MacAnim Viewer 1.0.4; a graphics utility
      [*] MacSki 1.5; a game
      [*] macsurvey-21a; survey analysis tool
      [*] macsurvey-21a; survey input and analysis tool
      [*] Maven update (2.0d22); an audio conferencing program
      [*] MICN 1.9.2 patch; icnonizes your menus
      [*] New LaserWriter 8 Patcher for LW8.2
      [*] newt-devenv-24; a native development environment for the Newton
      [*] OtherMenu 1.5.2->1.6 patch (re-upload)
      [*] Pasteboard XT v1.4; a Quark extension
      [*] Personal Librarian 2.0; tracks your library
      [*] Personal Log v1.7.0; a digital diary
      [*] poor-mans-newton-131-hc; a Newton simulator
      [*] Power Launch 11 2.0.1; a program launcher
      [*] Realmz 1.5; a game
      [*] runewt-24; runs application created with Newt 2.4
      [*] ScriptServer 1.0a4; an OSA compiler
      [*] Shoemaker 001 v01 (Mac MIDI music)
      [*] SimpleText Color Menu 1.3.2; adds a menu to SmpleText
      [*] slurpee-12; a Newton text utility
      [*] TI-85 programs
      [*] token ring simulation QT movie v. 1.2
      [*] TrafficWatch II 2.0 to 2.1 patch; a netwrok program
      [*] Type/Creator list v1.1; a list of Mac type and creator codes
      [Q] serial cable pin numbers...
      accessing files on DOS Novell servers
      acrobat
      Apple Adjustable Keyboards flaking out!
      A Problem with Central Point's MacTools Installer (A)
      AV: can I hope ?...
      Business week Apple article - what is on cover?
      Click Art Performa Collection?
      Converting Mac to PC PostScript fonts
      CopyDoubler slowed down by overstuffed folders
      Duplicate Menu Bar?
      Floppy format hangs
      GatorBoxes (R)
      HELP: speedisk crashed my mac? err. -39?
      How to boost ARA for GV PowerPort Mercury modems
      IMAP Clients?
      Internal HD Chattering:Why?
      look for a font.
      Macintosh Drag-and-drop
      midi files
      Modems with voice capability
      Mounting kit for AppleCD 300i <Plus?> in Quadra 630
      New PPP User
      PowerBook 520 availability (Q)
      PowerBook HD on Mac Plus (Q)
      Programming FKEYs
      Scheduling Software (Gantt Chart) Update (2 msgs)
      SCSI Voodoo (Q)
      Seeking help with concordance work
      Stackable clipboard?
      Unix digest viewer (alternate answer)
      Unscrambling a document
      Why Teachers Fear Internet

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 94 10:27:16 MDT
From: [e-mail] (Andrew Shore)
Subject: [*] Adobe Acrobat Reader 2.0 softwarefor Macintosh

This is the FREE Acrobat Reader 2.0 software for Macintosh from
Adobe Systems Incorporated.  Documentation and licensing information
is inside the self-extracting archive.  This reader enables Macintosh
users to view, navigate and print any PDF (Portable Document Format)
files they receive.  Reader 2.0 is available for free distribution to
Macintosh and Windows users, and Reader 1.0 is available for
distribution to DOS and Sun UNIX users.  The files are available on
Adobe's new WWW site http://www.adobe.com/ and on our anonymous ftp
server ftp.adobe.com

[Archived as /info-mac/app/adobe-acrobat-reader-20.hqx; 1714K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 17:49:05 -0700
From: Tom Hyde <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] A FileMaker Pro template to catalogue one's music collection

File Description: This a Filemaker Pro 2.x template designed to catalogue
album,
CDs, DAT, cassettes and other music media as well as song lyrics. It can print
collection lists and custom tape cassette inserts (specially designed to work
with concert tapes as well). Extensive use of buttons, scripts and graphics.
Lots of RspecialS extras and neat tricks incorporated. Can also hold a
thumbnail
album cover picture and sound sample. Functional, efficient and graphically
pleasing interface. Recently received very good reviews in Stereo Review
magazine (Nov. 94) and Inside Filemaker Pro newsletter (Oct. 94). Uploaded by
author, Tom Hyde, [e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/app/music-catalog-fmpro.hqx; 436K]

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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 10:23:47 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Ernst 'pooh' Mulder)
Subject: [*] Apple Menu 7.5 patch 1.1; allows for separators in hier menus

This patch modifies the Apple Menu Options Control Panel supplied with
Apple's System Software Version 7.5.

What it does:
The Apple Menu Options Control Panel supplies your Mac with a
hierarchical Apple Menu. Without this patch, files with the name '-' (A
single dash character) will show up, in your Apple Menu's Submenus, as
Menu Items named '-' (obviously).

After applying this patch, these items will show up as Menu Separation
lines. If you think "Wow, that's useful!", this patch is for you,
otherwise don't bother. What's more: Files ending with a '$' character
will also show up as Menu Separation lines.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/apple-menu-75-patch-11.hqx; 24K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 21:30:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: Herb Voth <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] BatteryMinder 2.0.4; a PowerBook battery utility

As always, BatteryMinder is loaded with useful features for PowerBook users.

2.0.4
    - Fixes a bug where BatteryMinder's windows could get 'stuck' on
the screen
    - Balloon help available for the Servers menu

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/battery-minder-204.hqx; 73K]

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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 94 18:50 CST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Blobbo 1.0.1 Patch; a game

Enclosed is a patch for the Blobbo 1.0 game which fixes a problem that
prevents level 18 from being finished.

Glenn Andreas

[Archived as /info-mac/game/blobbo-10-to-101-updt.hqx; 18K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 94 17:15 +1300
From: "Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University, Hamilton, NZ"
<[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] ClipStation; a clipboard utility

ClipStation is an attempt to unite the Drag Manager with the Clipboard, by
providing a "way station" between the two. Also displays clipboard items
which are text, QuickDraw pictures or QuickDraw GX graphics, and plays items
which are sounds or QuickTime movies.

Lawrence D'Oliveiro
University of Waikato
Hamilton
New Zealand
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/clip-station.hqx; 25K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 14:54:01 +0100 (MET)
From: [e-mail] (Francois Pottier)
Subject: [*] csmp-digest-v3-065

C.S.M.P. Digest             Fri, 14 Oct 94       Volume 3 : Issue 65

Today's Topics:

    Books-Reference: opinions needed!!
    Changing to new toolbox routine names with MacPerl
    Cleanest way to turn AppleTalk on-off
    Dialog Edit text> 256 characters
    Fast zeroing on PPC
    Inside Mac on CD-ROM
    Q: Using PPC apps without Shared Libraries?
    Reading STR# resource - Pascal code

The Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Digest is moderated by Francois Pottier
([e-mail]).

[Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-v3-065.txt; 111K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 20:09:19 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Erik C. Thauvin)
Subject: [*] GEnieNav 2.5.1a; Microphone Pro navigation settings for Genie

GEnieNav is the quickest, easiest way to get and make the most of your time on
GEnie! It's faster than ever and includes many new tools. (It's so good it is
now bundled with the latest versions of MicroPhone.)

GEnieNav gives you offline power for your online activities. Email and Bulletin
Board (BB) messages can be automatically retrieved then read and replied to
while offline -- at your leisure. And GEnieNav will automatically post your
responses!

While online GEnieNav can instantly navigate you to many predefined areas of
GEnie and offers a wide variety of Bulletin Board, Library or Real-Time
Conference functions.

In addition of GEnie's own data network, GEnieNav currently automates dialup
connections via various alternate (PDN) networks, including SprintNet, Datapac,
PCVan and Datex-P.

And there's lots more...

Enjoy!

E.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/bbs/genie-nav-251a-mp4.hqx; 338K]
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/bbs/genie-nav-251a-mp5.hqx; 340K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 19:17:41 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] German Road Sign Icons

I recently had the opportunity to visit the beautiful country of Germany
this summer. I enjoyed the various road signs and found them more visually
pleasing and informative than the road signs we have here in Canada. So I
decided to draw my own set of icons for use with Macintosh folders.

As a bonus I have included "Der Grune Punkt" icon, which literally
translated means "The Green Dot". This is the European Recycling logo that
appears on many different recyclable packages.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/german-road-sign-icons.hqx; 29K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 20:28:43 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Maurizio Codogno)
Subject: [*] Hermes Directories Reader; a BBS utility

This HyperCard 2.2 Stack should suggest how a non Pascal - C programmer may
read Hermes' files stored in the DATA folder of your Hermes Files.

For the moment, in this little example Stack you can only read (no editing
is possible) the "Transfer Sections Files". of Hermes. The long description
(the one inside the resource fork) is not read. This is not by any means the
fastest way to get the data, but nevertheless it works.

This is version 1.0.1, which supports Hermes II 3.x Directories' DATA files.

 Bix Byte

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/bbs/hermes-directories-data-101-hc.hqx; 31K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 16:48:57 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Larry Rymal:T.E.M.U.G.-EAST_TEXAS-" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] How I feel about PCs (QuickTime movie)

RE: Rymal's_Revenge_Against_PCs.hqx (A QuickTime movie)

After spending nearly a week of troubleshooting various
incarnations of DOS machines, I found this old computer
commercial which I felt was "my revenge" against those "other"
computers which the market place thinks are so marvelous.

This is a 3.2 meg movie and was much larger at standard
quality settings.  I regretfully knocked it down to a quality
level of "2".  Anyway, it does have some pixel effects but is
still quite good.  I'd suggest having at least QuickTime
version 1.6.1 installed to maintain the 30fps playback.

Process with StuffIt Expander.

--Larry Rymal <[e-mail]>

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/qt/rymals-revenge-against-pcs.hqx; 3365K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 08:58:00 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Robert C. Best III)
Subject: [*] HTML SuperText 2.0b; HTML text editor

HTML SuperText version 2.0b (beta) is a freeware Macintosh text editor for
creating and editing HTML documents (text files used for world wide web
pages) with a 'mac-like' interface.

It can also be accessed at the following:

http://www.potsdam.edu/HTML_SuperText/About_HTML_S.html
at the ftp site: car6256.potsdam.edu In the directory: /pub/WWW.ftp/
or via email if you email your request to: [e-mail]

Written by Robert C. Best III
HTML SuperText copyright 1994 SUNY Potsdam. All rights reserved.

[Archived as /info-mac/text/html-super-text-20b.hqx; 357K]

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Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 14:04:53 -0400
From: "Tzuen-Rong Tzeng" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] LabHelper 4.02; a scientific data utility

This is an update to its previous version 4.01. It includes two new modules
and some minor bugs have also been fixed.

Tzuen-Rong Tzeng

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/lab-helper-402.hqx; 1491K]

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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 94 08:53:21 PDT
From: Steve Weyer <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] life-11; a Newton game

Keywords: Life, mathematics, simulation, Conway, Newt

This Newt source version of Life and associated NTK package is freeware
and may be distributed freely as long as the file "life.nwt" is
included and unmodified.  You are free to make modifications for your
own use.

[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/game/life-11.hqx; 29K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 94 16:56:04 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Martin Fong)
Subject: [*] MacAnim Viewer 1.0.4; a graphics utility

This Compactor Pro archive contains MacAnim Viewer 1.0.4, which
displays GL, FLI, FLC, DL, GIF, and PCX/PIC files, and automatically
unzips .zip archives in search of the same.  MacAnim Viewer was built
presupposing a 68020 and 32-bit QuickDraw and works best with an 8-bit
color monitor.  This bug fix release supercedes all previous versions.

Version 1.0.4 saves current settings (including Unzip folder) in "MAV
Preferences" in the system Preference folder; supports a GL time
scale; writes GIF89a comments to the console; treats GL PIC/PCX files
with ".gif" extensions as GIF files when reconciling script file
references; and has new bundled '????' and 'PREF' file references and
icons.

14OCT94         Martin Fong ([e-mail])

[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/mac-anim-viewer-104.hqx; 224K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 20:28:29 -0500
From: SIMPSON_HOMER_J <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] MacSki 1.5; a game

[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/mac-ski-15.hqx; 733K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 14:33:12 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Slayton Shaw)
Subject: [*] macsurvey-21a; survey analysis tool

MacSurvey is a simple to use, time-saving input and analysis tool designed
for use with opinion surveys that have no more than 150 closed-end types of
questions. All questions can have up to 10 response choices from which only
one choice can be made. Generates questionnaire form and crosstab analysis
reports. Requires Mac+ or better, System 6.0.4 or later. Auth: CompStat
Software. Shareware $20.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/mac-survey-21a.hqx; 228K]

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Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 07:53:37 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Slayton Shaw)
Subject: [*] macsurvey-21a; survey input and analysis tool

Attached is the shareware application MacSurvey which I authored.  It has
been compressed with Compact Pro 1.31 (NOT SELF-EXTRACTING) and then has
been BinHexed using Compact Pro.  The archive also contains a help module
and DOCMaker instructions along with data and report examples.

MacSurvey is a simple to use, time-saving input and analysis tool designed
for use with opinion surveys that have no more than 150 closed-end types of
questions. All questions can have up to 10 response choices from which only
one choice can be made. Generates questionnaire form and crosstab analysis
reports. Requires Mac+ or better, System 6.0.4 or later. Auth: CompStat
Software. Shareware $20.

IMPORTANT:  The application should be kept LOCKED when used.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/mac-survey-21a.hqx; 228K]

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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 15:54:58 -0500
From: Eric Scouten <[e-mail]> (Eric Scouten)
Subject: [*] Maven update (2.0d22); an audio conferencing program

Attached is a development update to the Maven audio-conferencing program.
This version corrects some problems with playout delay which occurred in
the previous release. This version also seems to be more stable on 680x0
Macintoshes.

Please place this version (2.0d22) on your servers in the appropriate
locations, and delete the previous release (2.0a18 or d21).

Bug reports should be sent directly to me ([e-mail]).

-Eric

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/tcp/maven-20d22.hqx; 95K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 17:52:02 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Des Courtney)
Subject: [*] MICN 1.9.2 patch; icnonizes your menus

One of my favorite utilities that I've found on the InterNet is Mark
Valence's nifty little control panel "MICN." MICN is designed to "iconify"
the menu bar, so menu titles don't run over your menu clock, keyboard menu,
or help menu.

Unfortunetly, MICN has not been updated for over a year, and it's built-in
selection of color icons is rather limited. So, I've decided to tackle the
artwork myself. MICN 1.9.2 supports over triple the menu icons of MICN 1.8
or 1.9.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/micn-192-updt.hqx; 38K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 12:27:02 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Neil E. Mickelson)
Subject: [*] New LaserWriter 8 Patcher for LW8.2

Hey, everyone...

Well, Apple has released a new version of the LaserWriter 8 driver, so it
was time to generate a new patch!

This patch will allow you to Setup a printer when it's offline, adds a
layout menu to the Print diaglog, and adds more n-up printing choices.
Also included in the package is a patch to disable the n-up printing
borders, if you want.

Please post this all as one file, to keep the distribution together.  This
should replace earlier versions of the LaserWriter 8 Patch and the Disable
n-up Borders patch that are posted on sumex-aim and elsewhere.

Feel free to distribute far and wide, and thanks for all the great e-mail!!

Neil E. Mickelson
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/prn/laserwriter-82-patch.hqx; 53K]

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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 94 08:52:56 PDT
From: Steve Weyer <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] newt-devenv-24; a native development environment for the Newton

a native development environment for simple applications using
NewtonScript, and for creating turtle-like graphics using gestures,
buttons, and NS.

Keywords: object-oriented programming, application development
environment, NewtonScript, NTK, learning, graphics, mathematics, Logo.

Newt is shareware ($35) -- registered users receive a 46 page manual
describing Newt features and NewtonScript syntax and functions, along
with a floppy of source examples and other packages. See NewtNews.txt
for further info. Copyright 1994, S. Weyer, All Rights Reserved
Worldwide.

[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/dev/newt-24.hqx; 102K]

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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 22:08:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Walker <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] OtherMenu 1.5.2->1.6 patch (re-upload)

This patch kit updates OtherMenu 1.5.2 to version 1.6.

The previous patcher refused to work if your 1.5.2 was created by patching
version 1.5 or 1.5.1, hence the re-upload.

 -- Jim Walker

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/other-menu-152-to-16-updt.hqx; 134K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 15:21:43 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Peter A. Cohen)
Subject: [*] Pasteboard XT v1.4; a Quark extension

This is the most recent version of Pasteboard XT, a free QuarkXpress
XTension from Markzware, a developer of custom XTension tools for
QuarkXpress from Quark, Inc. Among other things, this version fixes a
problem where the PasteBoard XT was necessary to be present in order for
the files edited with it to be opened in QuarkXpress.

I'm not affiliated with either Quark, Inc. or with Markzware; I'm uploading
this because some people in usenet newsgroups have asked for this.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/quark-paste-board-xt-14.hqx; 28K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 22:14:18 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Ken Kirksey)
Subject: [*] Personal Librarian 2.0; tracks your library

Personal Librarian is a FileMaker Pro 2.0 database designed to help you keep
track of your personal library. With Personal Librarian, you can keep track
of all the vital statistics of your book collection, including:

* Where and when you purchased your books.
* Where your books are stored.
* The current size and value of your collection.
* To whom you have books loaned out.

Personal Librarian sports a consistent and easy to learn interface, and it
provides a variety of reports and flexible searching features. No matter how
many books you own, Personal Librarian can help you keep better tabs on your
collection.

Personal Librarian requires 13S or larger color monitor to display properly.
It will work on B&W monitors, but it won't be pretty.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/personal-librarian-20-fmpro.hqx; 59K]

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Date: Sun, 16 Oct 94 15:31:30 -0500
From: "Michael F. Kamprath" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Personal Log v1.7.0; a digital diary

Have you ever wanted to keep a diary?  Do you need to document your actions?
Would you like to be able to easily take notes?  Do you currently keep notes in
one, big, disorganized Word file?

If you answered yes to any of these, then Personal Log is for you. Personal Log
allows you to keep a collection of notes in a single, easy-to-use file. You can
password protect this file, search it's entries, and even "speak" the entries
(if you have Speech Manager" installed).  Unlike other "note taking" programs,
Personal Log's interface is very simple and easy to use.  Personal Log fully
supports System 7: Balloon Help is enabled in every menu, dialog, and window;
you may use Apple Script to control Personal Log; and the interface is in full
color (when available).

Improvements since v1.6:

  *  "Print Selection"
  *  New style search dialog with entry text searches
  *  Ability to save entries in progress
  *  Import text files with simple drag and drop (requires Drag Manager)
  *  Open, create, and edit text files
  *  Even faster file loading
  *  More interface enhancements (see manual for list)
  *  No longer cripple-ware!
  *  Lower site licensing prices!

Improvements Since v1.5:

  *  You may now edit the dates of an entry.

Improvements Since v1.0:

  *  Now supports styled text editing.
  *  Supports Apple's new Drag & Drop technolody (if installed).
  *  Subject & Date sorting in the log windows.
  *  Faster file loading.

Personal Log is shareware; the fee is US$15. See the accompying manual for more
information.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/personal-log-17.hqx; 272K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 10:30:55 -0700
From: Joe Cicinelli <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] poor-mans-newton-131-hc; a Newton simulator

Poor Man's Newton
Copyright 1993-94, Joseph Guy Cicinelli.  All Rights
Reserved. Version 1.3.1, 12 October 1994

What is it?

Poor Man's Newton is a HyperCard stack that contains address
and telephone information and generally behaves like Apple's
new Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), the Newton MessagePad.
 If you are like me and you can't afford to buy one of these
high tech tools, here is your chance to own a virtual one
that can used on your Macintosh.

Unlike previous versions which were simply v2.x HyperCard
stacks, the current version of Poor Man's Newton is being
distributed as both a HyperCard stack for those individuals
that have HyperCard 2.2 and as a standalone application for
those who don't.

This version fixes a problem users were experiencing accessing
the paint tools on the palette in the standalone version.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/poor-mans-newton-131-hc.hqx; 183K]

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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 19:48:53 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Power Launch 11 2.0.1; a program launcher

Attached is the latest version of Power Launch 11 2.0.1 - a shareware
program launcher from Interealm.  This version can be used for 30 days,
after which you either pay the shareware fee or else.

They have an 800 phone number to pay the modest shareware fee.

Terry

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/power-launch-ii-201.hqx; 606K]

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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 94 15:51:19 -0700
From: Doug Ingram <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] Realmz 1.5; a game

I got tired of waiting for this to appear at the archive sites,
so I cracked open an AOL membership kit that came with my
modem, used up about half my free time, downloaded this file,
and cancelled my membership (well...I'm about to...)  :)

Anyway, this is the BinHex encoded Realmz 1.5 Installer,
the great shareware RPG game from Tim Phillips.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/realmz-15.hqx; 3247K]

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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 94 08:53:10 PDT
From: Steve Weyer <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] runewt-24; runs application created with Newt 2.4

runs native applications created by Newt 2.4 or beamed/mailed from RUNewt.

Keywords: native Newton application delivery and transfer, Newt.

RUNewt is freeware to end-users, licensable to developers or others who
wish to distribute it.  See RUNewt.txt for further info. For Newt, see
newt-devenv-24.sit.hqx. Copyright 1994, S. Weyer, All Rights Reserved
Worldwide.

RUNewt serves as an installer (for Newt applications), launcher
(similar to Extras) and a run-time library. You can use it to run
applications you obtain from another Newt user, or to save applications
that you are developing.

[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/util/runewt-24.hqx; 79K]

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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 00:16:09 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Jon Pugh)
Subject: [*] ScriptServer 1.0a4; an OSA compiler

Here is a minor bug fix to ScriptServer, my scriptable OSA compiler.

Version 1.0a4

ScriptServer is a Shareware AppleScript OSA build program.  It compiles, it
decompiles, it executes and it returns results.  What more could you want?

ScriptServer is NOT an editor.  It can be used from other editors though.
Notably, the MPW Shell.  This way you can edit scripts that are larger than
30,000 characters and use search and replace.  MPW's even scriptable,
although in some weird moon man language.  You can compile scripts from the
AppelScript Script Editor but you'll need to convert the MPW include script to
AppleScript.  If you do, drop me a copy.  I imagine that it would be easy to
call ScriptServer from BBEdit too.  Maybe someone'll write an extension...

The trick for MPW & ToolServer is to use Ed Lai's SendAE tool and the scripts
provided to communicate with ScriptServer.  The SSCompile script even supports
the C  preprocesser and our custom UltScript processor for those of you without
the C compiler or the inclination to use it.  These preprocessers allow you to
use #include in your scripts.  Nifty for those shared subroutines!

I hope ScriptServer meets your MPW/ToolServer AppleScript needs.  All I ask is
a small Shareware fee if you use this.  It's $10 for individuals using this for
fun and profit and $20 per copy (or $200 for a site licence) for companies to
use this in their commercial or in-house projects.  I provide support and bug
fixes to everyone and promptly cash all checks.  ;)

Send money, comments, suggestions, bug reports and directed insults to me at:

Jon Pugh
[e-mail]

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/script-server-10a4.hqx; 27K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 01:32:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] Shoemaker 001 v01 (Mac MIDI music)

The Music Represented in the File "Shoemaker 001 v01" is
Copyright =A9 Craig Shoemaker 1994
All Rights Reserved Worldwide
Including the Right to Public Performance and all
Publishing Rights (sound or written)
This music is pay-if-you-like-it-ware.  If you like it, please
send fifty cents to
Craig Shoemaker
P.O. Box 744
Falls Church, VA  22040

File "Shoemaker 001 v01" is a Macintosh MIDI file;  it requires
a sound card or music machine to hear it.  A QuickTime 2.0
MIDI movie file is also included (containing only one strand).

The composition, Shoemaker 001 v01, is subtitled
as "Stranded Prelude."

If this composition is posted on bulletin boards, please post
as "Shoemaker 001 v01" or "Shoemaker001v01" or
"Shoemaker-001-v01.hqx" etc., so that it is clear
1) who the author is, 2) what the piece number is
(001 in this case), and 3) what the version number is (version
01 in this case).  Thanks, Craig.

[Archived as /info-mac/snd/shoemaker-001-01-qt.hqx; 26K]

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Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 13:46 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] SimpleText Color Menu 1.3.2; adds a menu to SmpleText

  SimpleText Color Menu is a free drag & drop utility that
installs an extra cool Color menu and an extra useful
Goodies menu inside Apples SimpleText text editor (versions
1.1 and 1.1.1 only). You get a Find command, a Windows
submenu and a default font/size/style/color setting for
unstyled documents.

  Version 1.3.2 fixes an incompatibility with the Control
Strip (and possibly other extensions that install floating
windows).

  Version 1.3.1 was updated to support the new SimpleText
1.1.1 that comes with System 7.5.

[Archived as /info-mac/text/simpletext-color-menu-132.hqx; 44K]

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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 94 08:53:44 PDT
From: Steve Weyer <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] slurpee-12; a Newton text utility

transfers paragraphs or tab-delimited text
between a text file and Newton soup entries
via a terminal emulator and serial connection

Keywords: data and text transfer, soup utility, terminal emulator, Newt

Slurpee is freeware.  See Slurpee.txt for further info.

[Archived as /info-mac/nwt/util/slurpee-12.hqx; 61K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 94 16:32 est
From: [e-mail]
Subject: [*] TI-85 programs

Hello!

Here is a text file. It contains info on programs available for the TI-85
programmable calculator. I know it isn't completely Mac related but since
the programs have to be read on a computer, I think it is appropriate to
post them on info-mac. Well if you agree with me, please post this file.
It is a short text file. For the subject you can put TI85PROG or
something like that. I think it would be appropriate to post it in the
Math-Science as well as the Development categories. If you do post this,
could you please tell me via e-mail. You can write to [e-mail]. If
you are very busy, then you don't have to write back.

Thanks a lot!
Ajay Sudan

[Archived as /info-mac/info/nms/ti-85-programs.txt; 9K]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 13:43:44 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Bill Ames)
Subject: [*] token ring simulation QT movie v. 1.2

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/token-ring-simulation-12-qt.hqx; 1740K]

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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 13:46:56 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Neon Software)
Subject: [*] TrafficWatch II 2.0 to 2.1 patch; a netwrok program

TrafficWatch II 2.1

Description: The accompanying file is a patch to convert TrafficWatch II
version 2.0 to TrafficWatch II version 2.1.  This patch will only work if you
have already purchased a copy of TrafficWatch II 2.0.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/traffic-watch-ii-20-to-21-updt.hqx; 258K]

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Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 13:53:57 +0300
From: [e-mail] (Ilan Szekely)
Subject: [*] Type/Creator list v1.1; a list of Mac type and creator codes

[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/type-creator-list-11.hqx; 242K]

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Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 14:35:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: bailey melcher ford <[e-mail]>
Subject: [Q] serial cable pin numbers...

Hello info-macers,

I am currently building a cable to transfer programs from my mac to an
HP48GX calculator. I have the proper pin-outs and I have mangled cables
with the appropriate ends. The information I have is VERY straighforward.
It simply says to connect the grey wire (on teh HP end of the cable) to
the wire leading to pin #x (on the mac end of the cable). My problem is
also pretty simple.. which pin corresponds to which pin number.


     o  o  o  o           \
               \
     o  o  o  o             > Which Number goes with which pin?
               /
    o  o              /

Thanks very much,
Bailey Ford
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 16:23:37 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Traci J. Ingram" <[e-mail]>
Subject: accessing files on DOS Novell servers

> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 94 12:18:44 BST
> From: [e-mail]

> We have a requirement to access (read/write) data files
> (Excell, Word etc) which reside on DOS Novell servers
> and which are usually accessed by PC users.

[snip]

I would encourage you to be less sanguine in accepting your Novell support
people's standard claim of "We're too busy, overworked, underpaid [fill in
the blanks] to *possibly* do anything with your stupid Macintoshes."  I
checked with a company that just installed Novell (because Windoze NT did
not live up to its billing) for the express purpose of having more or less
universal access to that server by all clients.

According to the documentation accompanying Novell Netware (DOS) 3.x.x:

"The server must have MAC.NAM and AFP loaded and the volume containing the
NW-MAC directory must have the Macintosh name space installed.  You
install the Macintosh name space by typing ADD NAME SPACE MACINTOSH TO
<volume> at the server console.  Type VOLUMES at the server prompt to
verify that the name space has been added."

This procedure must be performed for *each* volume that the Macintosh
needs to access.

Also, according to the administrator who provided the above information,
the ADD NAME SPACE... line must also be added to the Novell NCF file
[apparently a type of autoexec file] for the specified volumes to have the
NAME SPACE installed at every server startup.

These details may not be accurate to the absolute letter, but they are
close; the point is, it is just not that difficult (according to my
source) to provide Macs access to Novell volumes.  Give this a try and
report back on your progress.

Regards,

Traci J. Ingram

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

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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 10:59:25 +0200
From: [e-mail] (R.C.J. Kwakkenbos)
Subject: acrobat

Dear Mac-friends,
we've bought the new acrobat progrram. This is really working fine if we
would like this to print the pdf's to laserwriters.
Only, when i want to print to a stylewriter 11, it's bugging.
Anyone who has had this experience too and could solve it?

thanks and wkr
ruud kwakkenbos

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 12:41:51 [phone] (HST)
From: Michael Blasco <[e-mail]>
Subject: Apple Adjustable Keyboards flaking out!

Aloha!

I've recently run into three Apple Adjustable Keyboards that have been
producing extra characters on different keys.

One produces two or three extra "t" characters when pushed.
The same problem with a different keyboard with the "v" key.
The third adds an extra space, which is extremely hard to find sometimes.

I've tried opening up the keyboard and using canned air to blow out any dust.
I've tried typing with greater force on those keys, with occasional
success. I've tried having them blessed, fearing the menehunes have gotten
into them, but nothing helps.

Is anyone else having this problem??

I fear it's a physical problem, and wouldn't you know it, they were both
purchased in August of last year, so the warranty is over.

I like the keyboard, but to have to go through and remove the extra
letters (especially in this email editor) is a pain!


Michael C. Blasco                       [e-mail]
Bishop Museum Exhibits Department

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 94 16:40:03 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Robert E. Winston)
Subject: A Problem with Central Point's MacTools Installer (A)

 > I just tried installing Central Point's MacTools (version
 > 3.0b) on my brand new PowerBook 540c. The installer program
 > wants to start by doing a virus scan of the hard disk. On the
 > 540c this blows up with a "Type 1" error about 90% of the way
 > through the process.
 > Has anyone else seen this problem, and/or does anyone know
 > what the solution is?


Launch the CP Installer.

Near the bottom of the resulting dialog box is a checkbox labeled, "Check
<<hard disk name>> for viruses".

UNcheck this box.

(If you want to scan for viruses before installing, you can launch CP
Anti-Virus App from the Install Disk #2.)

________
Robert E. Winston         [e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 15:37:49 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Didier Korthoudt)
Subject: AV: can I hope ?...

Hi MacLovers,

Once upon a time ( by one year ago ) a new-powerfull-surprising-hightech
machine from Apple, called Centris 660AV.

Promises were made for power, full screen and full motion video, speech in
main foreign languages, high-tech phone services, ...

Now, one year later, what do we have ?

- Speech in North American English but what for french-talking like me ?

- Poor slow rate tiny Quicktime ( even with this superb DSP and 20Mb RAM )

- Geoport Telecom Adaptor, yes but where ? Not in Europe !

- Our eyes to cry...

Is there someone who knows or has some incredible extensions to get these
dreams to reality ?

Help me please... My room is nearly full of tears and I can't swim... ;)

Thanks !

Didier.

    +----------+     Welcome to...
    |   ^  ^   |
    |   O  O   |     Didier Korthoudt
    | \______/ |     Computer Science
    |  \____/  |     University of Liege
    +----------+     Belgium - Europe
    |.     === |
    +=--------=+     [e-mail]

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Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 22:34 EST
From: "Don't Panic!" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Business week Apple article - what is on cover?

Greetings,
Anyone care to speculate what piece of hardware was on the front page of a
recent Business Week?   This was the cover of the issue discussing how Apple
has been trying to gain more market share of computers.   This device appeared
to be much bigger than a Newton, and looked like a portable monitor.  Has
Apple finally made a detachable laptop screen?   If so, what is the model
number and where can I get it?   Is it color, if it exists?
Nothing has been mentioned about this in the advertisements I read in the New
York Times Science in the Times.
Just curious as always.  Still wishing my LC could be trully portable and
color at the same time.
TIA.
Sincerely,
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 07:56:47 -0700 (MST)
From: Bruce Long <[e-mail]>
Subject: Click Art Performa Collection?

I just bought a Performa 578, which came with some pre-installed software.
The "Click Art Performa Collection" was supposed to be included (it was
even listed on the packing box) but I can't find it anywhere.

I tried to call Apple's help line, but gave up after holding for 10 minutes.

Does anyone know where that software is hiding? (It wasn't on any of the CDs,
either.) Or was inclusion discontinued?

Bruce Long   [e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 21:59:43 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Andy Lietz)
Subject: Converting Mac to PC PostScript fonts

Hello netters,

I am looking for a little utility that converts Mac PostScript fonts to
their PC equivalent. Any ideas? I am sure something like that is out there
somewhere, I just don't quite know under which name I should look...

Thanks,
    Andy.

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Date: Sun, 16 Oct 94 14:23:31 PDT
From: Paul Brians <[e-mail]>
Subject: CopyDoubler slowed down by overstuffed folders

Has anyone besides me experienced this? I have two folders, each
containing 250+ files (I know, I know, you're not supposed to let
them get that big, but I have good reasons). CopyDoubler's "Fast Copy"
option slows the backup process to a crawl. Regular copying is much
faster. Anybody got an idea why, or a solution--besides dividing up
the contents of my folders?

Paul Brians, Washington State University, [e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 15:01:43 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Allan Edmonds)
Subject: Duplicate Menu Bar?

I use a Mac with two monitors.  I'm wondering if there is any way to have
duplicate copies of the menu bar, one at the top of each monitor?  I've
never seen any mention of such an extension.  Similarly, some programs
create their own additional tool bars, and it would be nice to be able to
duplicate these as well.  Any suggestions?

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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 17:43:15 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Murph Sewall)
Subject: Floppy format hangs

On Fri, 14 Oct 1994 11:33:40 EDT, Phillip L. Jones wrote:
>I don't know if this a problem that is known or not but I spent two hours last
>night just trying to format a floppy because of it.
>
>My P475 has PC Exchange on it and when I stuck a raw floppy in, I selected
>'Mac' format and it started to whir and about halfway through the process, the
>drive hangs 'on'.  So, with the drive still spinning, after a time I force
>quit finder and restart.  The drive finally stops spinning during boot-up and
>spits out the disk.  I started removing all my inits and panels and got down
>to the bare (as it shipped) system.  No go. After many hangs and reboots...
>Bingo!  I turn file sharing off and updated the drive and floppies now
>format fine.
>
>Anyone know or can guess where the blame goes?  Is it Performa, or Sharing, or
>PC Exchange?

Apple's ROM code in the Performa.  I would have thought Apple would have
fixed that bug by now as it is a well-known 'feature' of the Quadra 700.

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 10:56:01 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Peter Jorgensen)
Subject: GatorBoxes (R)

I could use some advice (on going) on setting up GatorBoxes of various
kinds. If you'd like to answer an occasional email question about this, let
me know. I may never ask, depending on how it goes.

TIA PEJ

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 15:27:23 EDT
From: "Jeffrey N. Fritz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: HELP: speedisk crashed my mac? err. -39?

From: [e-mail] (bmilner) said:

BM> - I ran Norton Utilities Speed disk on my quadra 650 running 7.1
BM> after deleting an old 50 MB file I no longer needed.

What version of Speed Disk are you running?  There is a well
publicized bug in version 3.0 that trashes disks.  Norton has
released an update (3.1) to fix the problem.

I can't say if their fix worked.  I'm too afraid to try it
on my 1 GB drive!

Jeffrey Fritz
West Virginia University
[e-mail]

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Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 01:31:28 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Clark R. Wilkins)
Subject: How to boost ARA for GV PowerPort Mercury modems

I have been experiencing painfully slow ARA performance ever since I
installed the Powerport for Duo modem in my 210. How slow? Try 11 minutes
to move 87KB at 14.4 KB connection. On a whim, I changed the ARA setup to
use the PowerPort Gold CCL script instead of the supplied script for the
Mercury, and speeds are vastly improved. Try it and please comment via
E-mail if your mileage varied.

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

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 10:16:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Peter Loron <[e-mail]>
Subject: IMAP Clients?

Howdy. I am currently stuck using Mailstrom over a somewhat erratic
(bandwidth-wise) link to the net and thus to my mailserver. Mailstrom has
a nice interface, but it has proven to be quite unreliable when it doesn't
always have immediate access to the net...can anyone suggest another IMAP
mail client package? Thanks.

Peter Loron          Think SNOW!          [e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 10:41:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Brandon Munday
<[e-mail]>
Subject: Internal HD Chattering:Why?

  To: {[e-mail]@Internet}:3cgate
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
I've noticed this on a few different Macs with internal Apple hard
drives,
and have wondered what it is:

Every so often, about every five or so minutes, the hard disk will start
"chattering":  If I had to name that noise, it would be something like
this:
t-t-tic-tic-Tic-TIC-TIC-Chick-a-tic-a-tic-a-tic-Chick-a-tic-a-tic-a-CHICK
.
And the drive light doesn't flash at all, even though this drive head
motion
takes about 2 seconds to complete.

What's going on here?  Until I opened the computer and looked at the LED
on the front of the disk drive, I was POSITIVE that it had to do with
the
File Sharing software checking some crucial end-of-the-world-important
data on the disk, or something.  But then I found that the LED wasn't
flashing, so I assume that the system ISN'T looking for data at all.

Does that leave us with the conclusion that the hard drive itself is
doing
something?  If so, what?  Is it just making sure that the heads don't
stick
in one position, or what?

Just REALLY curious.  ANY opinions would be welcome.  Even if you just
think
it has something to do with space aliens and JFK.  *grin*

Brandon Munday : [e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 15:02:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: look for a font.

I am looking for a font with one of following math symbol,

    a circle with a minus sign in middle
    (similar to the character with a plus sign inside a circle
     in font symbol "Symbol").

This symbol is used for Erosion operator in Mathematical Morphology.
Thanks in advance.

-Yidong Chen

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Date: Mon, 17 Oct 94 11:53:36 +1000
From: Paul Savage <[e-mail]>
Subject: Macintosh Drag-and-drop

I just upgraded to Now Utilities 5.0 and included with that was an extension
called Macintosh Drag-and Drop. I'm not sure what this does (I can guess) but
one "feature" was that items on the desktop could not be moved -- even to
another location on the desktop -- and they just returned to where they started
when I released the mouse button. Likewise, items in folders could not be moved
out onto the desktop. Drag and drop no longer worked on desktop items
(including dropping stuff into the trash -- most disconcerting) but worked okay
with things in folders. What gives here? I ended up turning off the Macintosh
Drag-and Drop extension and things returned to normal but I'm not sure which of
the the Now Utilities needs this extension. Anyone out there know the story?

Paul

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 20:37:57 -0500
From: Paul M Sheldon <[e-mail]>
Subject: midi files

    Here's a paste for you on netjam from info mac long ago.
 ---
    Then there is the netjam project ( send a mail with the subject line
"request for info" - mail body ignored - to [e-mail]
to get infos). Netjam is managed by Craig Latta and is a collection of
compositions stored as SMFs. You can retrieve them and submit your own -
it's fun.
 ---
    SMF's aren't something you throw, they are an acronym for standard
midi files which don't care whether you have a mac or ibm. This stuff was
ostensibly defined by opcode.
    I have an expensive program, Vision, from opcode. Finally I got a bug
free one that would translate from midi to DMCS. DMCS gives you music
notation entry for nonmusicians and musicians.
    Hey, some musicians even write music and would like to see how it sounds
before they have to learn to play it or inflict it on an orchestra.
 :-)
    Seriously, some others probably hate midi and didn't get with it, lost
work, etc.! You can keyboard control what you enter as musical notation in
performance and the rhythm is perfect.
    Well I got my DMCS translater and DMCS sort of broke. Wierd stuff,
DMCS (deluxe music construction kit) seems to not like system 7.1 and
gives me strange error messages about being out of memory with tiny
files.
    But, I fooled them all. Mad maniacal laughter, te he te he.
    I have lots of hard drives with various
systems on them. I can have the best of all worlds without upgrading. I
heard that electronic arts is having a multifile opening DMCS that I'd
like to upgrade to anyway.
    I've done fantastic things with DMCS. Check out my "Down by the
Riverside" which I intended to be the theme song of the downed
superconducting supercollider which in turn I thought would be James's
and/or Toynbee's moral equivalent of war.
    Oh, well. Hope Electronic Arts is still up and kicking to sell you DMCS.

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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 94 03:40:02 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Modems with voice capability

Captain Chaos AKA Andrew Rhoades ([e-mail]) writes:

>Subject: Modems with voice capability
>
>I'm shopping for a 14400 data/fax modem for my IIvx (7100 some day?), and I
>would like one with voice handling features (answering machine stuff).
>I've been surprised to find few vendors offering this feature, with Zoom
>being the only major one I've seen.  If this is true, why?  I'm nervous
>about buying a generic modem with inferior bundled software just to get
>this feature, but I don't want the likes of Compaq Presario users thumbing
>their noses at me and I could use an answering machine (plus it's just a
>neat idea).

I can't comment on the Zoom products, but I sure can give you an earful about
the Supra Supra Digital Messaging System upgrade for their V32.bis modems.

I have a Supra V.32bis modem that I spent the $89 on to upgrade to the voice
capability (Supra Digital Messaging System, or SDMS). Supra accepted my order
for the upgrade in November 1993 and didn't ship until March 1994, even after
promising no less than FIVE separate times that it "would ship by the end of
the week."

Finally the upgrade arrived. After three weeks of fooling with it and VERY
little help from Supra (can anyone even get through to them? They don't even
have the courtesy to put you on hold). Now mind you, I am a reseller--and a
long-time Supra fan. I love the modem, but the Cypress Research software sold
with the voice upgrade stinks as does Supra's implementation of it and their
tech support stinks too.

SDMS bombed all the time and worse, hung my Q950 when I was away from the
office--no messages and no remote access! After several calls to both Supra
(unsuccessful, but they do answer their email in two or three days) and to
Cypress (who does NOT support the PhonePro script that Supra has licensed,
but who made an exception), I gave up.

Not only does the software suck, but chip set used in the Supra modem
compresses voice messages and the result is very poor playback quality. The
outgoing message is scratchy and seems to degrade with time.

The ONLY good thing I can say is that the LineShare software that came with
the upgrade has worked flawlessly--a tribute to Stalker Software. That's
basically the only thing left of the upgrade that I use.

I went back to an answering machine. Cheap. Reliable. Good tech support. I
tell my customers the same thing. Buy a Supra modem. Buy an answering
machine. Don't confuse the two.

As I said, I think Supra makes GREAT modems, but the SDMS is definitely a
waste of money and time.

I think voice messaging is about to mature, with several new telephony
products slated for release this fall. If I were you, I'd wait a few months.

Two postscripts: First, SDMS is not compatible with the new Supra 288 modems,
so beware. Second, I have heard reports that the Prometheus Home Office voice
messaging system is not only reliable, but the voice quality is excellent
(they use a different chipset) and THEY ANSWER THEIR PHONES TO BOOT!!!

Scott Coats
Innovative Solutions

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 94 08:57:59 EST
From: [e-mail] ( Daniel J. Hofferth   [phone]/Allison Engine
Company)
Subject: Mounting kit for AppleCD 300i <Plus?> in Quadra 630

My brother recently purchased a Quadra 630, and a CD-ROM kit to put in
it, while in Hawaii.  When he returned home, on Guam, he discovered that
the CD-ROM won't fit in the Q630.  Apparently, the physical mounting
does not match up and the electrical connectors are also not compatible.
He described the CD-ROM as an "AppleCD 300i", but he did not specify if
he's got the "Plus" model or not.  (I did not think to ask, and I'm not
sure if it matters.)

As you might imagine, Guam is not exactly repleat with Apple dealers....
So he's asked me to track down a mounting kit for him.  Can anyone point
me to an Apple part number, a phone number, etc... that may help him out?

As this subject probably doesn't have any wide-spread appeal, please
respond directly to me and I'll post a brief definative answer when I
get one.

Thanks in advance.

Dan Hofferth   -   [e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 20:20:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: Brian Veenker  <[e-mail]>
Subject: New PPP User

I just aquired a PPP account from a local provider, and am having trouble
making MacPPP work. No matter what I do, the "open" button stays greyed,
making it impossible to open a connection. I'm using version 2.0.1, System
7.1 on a Quadra 605.

Much appreciated,
Brian Veenker

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 10:55:55 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Peter Jorgensen)
Subject: PowerBook 520 availability (Q)

Has anyone gotten a PowerBook 520 in less than 12-13 weeks? This is how
long I've been told I'll have to wait from the date of order (mid August).

TIA PEJ

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 10:56:07 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Peter Jorgensen)
Subject: PowerBook HD on Mac Plus (Q)

Now, now. Don't laugh. I want to put my extra PowerBook (20MB) internal HD
to use by connecting it to an old Mac Plus. Does anyone have the pinouts of
the PB drive connector. It's got power and SCSI in the same unit. Anyone
know of a kit for making and external drive out of a PB internal drive?

TIA <a href="http://lictor.acsu.buffalo.edu/cpjorgens/">PEJ</a>

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 23:36:49 -0500
From: [e-mail] ( =?iso-8859-1?Q?Fran=E7ois?=
Brillon)
Subject: Programming FKEYs

Hello,

    I want to programm an FKEY (called by cmd-shift-number). Is someone
have informations about how to program theses littles utilities?

    Any help will be appreciate!

    Thanks. Please respond by email.

        Francois Brillon (email: [e-mail])

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 12:22:56 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Miles Abernathy)
Subject: Scheduling Software (Gantt Chart) Update

> I am looking for some Mac software, or perhaps an add-on to Excel, that can
> draw schedules like this. The person enters the start and ending dates, and
> the software puts bars of the proper lengths in the appropriate cells:
>
 >    Flight to Mars -- Schedule
 >   Begin  |  End    | Activity |  93     94     95     96
 >  3-15-93 | 2-28-94 | Training |  xxxx|xx    |      |      |
 >  7- 1-94 | 7- 2-94 | Launch   |      |   x  |      |      |
 >  7- 2-94 | 3-27-96 | Flight   |      |    xx|xxxxxx|xx    |
 >  3-28-96 | 3-28-96 | Landing  |      |      |      |  x   |

Someone has noted that these charts are called Gantt charts. (Thanks, Stan!)

Recommendations received by e-mail so far include FastTrack Schedule (AEC
Management Systems, Inc., tel. [phone]), Claris Impact, MicroPlanner,
MacProject and Microsoft Project.

If anyone has a lead on low- or no-cost software for one-time use (for my
wife's school assignment), please let me know.

[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 14:33:17 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Miles Abernathy)
Subject: Scheduling Software (Gantt Chart) Update

Thanks to Stan (again), a $7 shareware time-scheduling tool has been found.
It is called GanttAid, at mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu:
/pub/info-mac/app/excel-gantt-aid-10.hqx (and at other Info-Mac mirrors).
It requires the use of Excel 4.

>From the documentation:


GANTTaid OVERVIEW
GANTTaid is a set of commands intended to facilitate the creation of
Gantt charts within Excel 4.0/Mac. This includes automating the
creation of aspects of Gantt charts with a variety of units of time,
ranging from 15 minutes to quarterly. However, version 1.0 does
not support features commonly found in full-featured project
management software, for example, milestones and budgeting. Of
course, the creative user can use GANTTaid as a kernel around which
he/she may build such additional features.

INTRODUCTION: GANTT CHARTS & MOTIVE FOR GANTTaid
A Gantt chart typically depicts tasks in a left column with a time
line for the tasks extending at the top of the chart from left to right
and indicating the units of time. A bar depicts time planned for the
task on its row by extending horizontally across columns of time, that
is, by occupying space within the time line. Similarly, bars occupy
part of the row for the task in that row to represent time actually
expended on the task. Commercial software may include additional
features, such as collapsible periods, milestones, budgeting for the
tasks, etc.

The purpose of this program is to provide some fundamental aspects
of Gantt charting within the Excel environment, realizing that the
individual user may enhance the basic charts created by this program
with individualistic features. The author created GANTTaid because
his project management needs were modest, not warranting the
purchase of expensive software dedicated to that purpose.


[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 10:59:51 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Murph Sewall)
Subject: SCSI Voodoo (Q)

I've added a third external device to my SCSI chain.  I now have a NEC
CD-ROM (from MacWarehouse), an 88 MBbyte SyQuest (from APS), and an Abaton
300 color scanner.  None are internally terminated, all have easy switch
setting for SCSI-ID (#3, #2, #5).

PROBLEM: If I turn all three on, my Quadra 700 hangs during the startup
(usually while loading SCSI Probe or something else that scans the bus).
If I turn any one or two of the three on I can startup, but I get all sorts
of SCSI errors (attempts by DiskDoubler or StuffIT to verify writes to the
HD return "media errors" for example).

Soo... I ordered APS's SCSI Sentry (recently reduced in price to $79).  The
termination power light stays on constantly indicating that I don't need to
plug in the handy external power supply for termination power.  The SCSI
Sentry DOES change things, though perhaps not for the better.

With the SCSI Sentry in place and all three devices on the startup not only
fails, but my startup HD catalog gets clobbered (Disk First Aid 7.2 says it
can't fix it and Norton's Disk Doctor v 2.x says no can fix).  Thank
goodness for PC Tools 3.0--fixes the HD, but several control panels have
resources beyond repair and have to be restored from HD).

The problem isn't transient, I did it twice (backed up thoroughly after the
first time :).  Both times CP Scheduler, AccessPC and AutoDoubler got
whacked.

The CD-ROM by itself works fine, the SyQuest and scanner combination work
just fine (I haven't tried SyQuest and CD-ROM together yet).  But I seem to
be stuck shutting down and reconnecting SCSI cables unless someone has a
clue about how to deal with this problem.

Would changing the order of connections (put the CD-ROM at the end of the
chain instead of the beginning for example) make any difference (I can't
see why it would and I'd just as soon not crash my startup drive again)?

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Date: Mon, 17 Oct 94 12:22:25 +0100 (WET)
From: Marion GUNN <[e-mail]>
Subject: Seeking help with concordance work

I have a large quantity of text here, which was keyed in in ALL CAPS.
I need to do 2 things with it: translate the lot into lowercase, with
caps only on first letter of each sentence; make a concordance of it.
Advice on packages to execute these jobs will be greatly appreciated.
Marion Gunn

[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 94 20:05:29 +0100
From: Matti Zemack <[e-mail]>
Subject: Stackable clipboard?

Hi!

I'm searching for a clipboard-like INIT (or CDEV). It should work something
as follows:
1. I Copy something out with CMD-C and it's put on a stack.(*1)
2. I Copy something else out with CMD-C and it's put on the stack.(*2)
3. I Paste (CMD-V) and out comes what I copied out in (*2).
4. I Paste again (CMD-V) and out should come what I copied in (*1).

Has anybody heard of something like this? (or could program this)
I would be ever so thankful for this program.
Excuse my English, and thanks for now

Matti Zemack     e-mail:  [e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 21:17:46 -0500
From: Paul M Sheldon <[e-mail]>
Subject: Unix digest viewer (alternate answer)

    There was recently posted a unix form of easy view:
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 11:48:37 +0400
From: [e-mail] (Akif Eyler)
Subject: [*] setext-viewer-05.tar.z.uu; view SeText under UNIX
...
[Archived as /info-mac/text/setext-viewer-05-unix.uu; 11K]
    Heck with only 11k to port who cares about the ..., why waste bandwidth.
I will repeat an interesting part:
>As usual, the source code is supplied. This file must go thru
>uudecode, uncompress, tar -xf, and finally make.
>This version was modified by Ian Feldman, designer of setext.

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Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 09:15:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail] (Tom Wilson)
Subject: Unscrambling a document

My Engineering group is on PCs with Banyan (yes, I  can hear the violins in
teh background) and our secretary sent an E-mail message with an attachment
[which is UUENCODEd] and it arrived in the body of her E-mail message.  I
use Mac-EUDORA (the shareware version that doesn't have UUDECODE
awareness).  Is there a way to extract this document?  Saving the E-mail as
text and Running UUDECODE just produces a big mess.


Tom Wilson <[e-mail]>
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Voice:  615-574-3927

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Date: 17 Oct 1994 08:46:25 -0500
From: [e-mail] (James Rusk)
Subject: Why Teachers Fear Internet

In the Nov/Dec issue of "Internet: The Magazine for Internet Users" there
is an article "Why Teachers Fear the Internet" by Crawford Killian. Some
quotes:

"This is not simply a fear of computers, but a particular dread of
telecomputing and its implications."

"Current hardware and software is still too complex and unreliaable for
many teachers. They get little or no training - or if training is
available, it's too far from their own classrooms."

"As one high school computer science and math teacher said to me
recently, 'I don't see where the Internet fits into the curriculum I have
to get through.'"

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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 21:45:39 -0400
From: Bai Xu <[e-mail]>

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest
Path: bxu
>From: [e-mail] (Bai Xu)
Subject: EPS<-> TIFF conversions (Q)
Sender: [e-mail] (Bai Xu)
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 01:45:36 GMT
Organization: University of Toronto Chemistry Department

Greetings,

Could anyone suggest an easy and cheap way to do conversion between EPS
and TIFF? Please direct the answer to my account as I am not a regular
reader here. Many thanks.

Bai

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