Info-Mac Digest V10 #163
The Moderators
Info-Mac Digest Tue, 7 Jul 92 Volume 10 : Issue 163
Today's Topics:
[*] Bob's Eyes Pro 2.0.1
[*] Bonk-1.4.2.cpt.hqx
[*] BorzoiReaderTT, a truetype font
[*] Inexpensive Modem Information Text File
[*] IntCalc-1.1
[*] internet acronyms
[*] Mac-in-Dos posting
[*] Macbeth ii.
[*] PSI 2.3
[*] RAMCheck 2.0
[*] rival-refresh-119x.hqx
[*] RTF Import 1.0a.sea.hqx
[*] Shakespeare's Sonnets
[*] TypeIt4Me v3.2 extension
AppleShare aliases
AppleTalk Remote Access problems on a IIci
AutoCad to Mac
AutoCad to Mac (R)
Bad Checksum error
Bad F-Line Instruction Crashes
Bolo 0.95d (game)
Data Products laser printer (Q)
How can I convert "QDV " picture resources
Info-Mac Digest V10 #162
INIT Tracker Conflict with NCSA Telnet TCP
internet acronyms
Keeping Custom Icons [A]
Laser Writer + True Type (Q)
Liken
Location of TypeIt4Me
Magenta Flash (Q)
Motorola Bulletin Board
Nisus, XTND and the Quadra (A)
OmniPage Pro
PC Mailing List
Phonetic symbols font
Postcraft Postility Toolkit, any experience ? [Q, right?]
PowerKey 2.01
Print Spoolers
Quadra 900 and 2nd FDHD
Quark's a lark
SLIP: Thanks! also, MacKermit 0.99(94)
Statistics Packages (Q) (2 msgs)
Supra's BBS
System 7 unimplemented trap
two programming problems (Q)
Word 5.0 Settings Files Being Eaten Solution (Was "No Paste Special")
Word 5 / StyleWriter printing troubles
Word5 Speller Update Problem?
X-Windows on the Mac (C)
zmodem. . .
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 9:51:06 GMT
From: ROBERTO AVANZI 338188/SM <gan...@sabrina.dei.unipd.it>
Subject: [*] Bob's Eyes Pro 2.0.1
BOB'S EYES PRO version 2.0.1 Jul 3, 1992
#
This little application shows several windows (up to eight) each one with
two eyes looking curiously at your pointer. They have their own ``life''.
They are designed to work in the background under system 6 with MultiFinder
on or System 7 and later.
It is a kind of X-Eyes for the Macintosh Operating System, but try them
both on a Mac running A/UX and compare !!!
#
Now Bob's Eyes Pro is Free Software distributed under the GNU GPL version 2
or later. SOURCES ARE NOW INCLUDED. (for those of you who want to learn how
NOT to write macintosh applications). I retain the copyright anyway.
Using/Copying it means accepting the terms of the GNU GPL. Read CAREFULLY
the files READ-ME, COPYING and COPYING-LIBRARY included with this
distribution.
Anyway if you like it, feel free to SEND ME A POSTCARD, to tell me you
appreciated it. However you are not morally obliged to.
Please report to me any enhancement you have made.
Version 2.0.1 fixes a few little flaws in the first version 2 and eliminates
some useless code. Supersedes version 2.0.0.
I have also several E-Mail addresses to report problems etc...
#
# Roberto Avanzi
# Dept. of Pure and Applied Mathematics
# <gan...@sabrina.dei.unipd.it>
# University of Padova
#
[Archived as /info-mac/app/bobs-eyes-pro-201.hqx; 237K]
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 11:38:08 EDT
From: darw...@acsu.buffalo.edu (michael j darweesh)
Subject: [*] Bonk-1.4.2.cpt.hqx
Bonk is a simple mouse action shareware game inspired by the gopher
games in some video arcades-the ones where you "Bonk" the gophers
on the head with a soft mallet. There is a 256 Color and Black and
White version included with documentation. Bonk is System 7.0 compatible
shareware. Try it and share it!
1.4.2 is a significant change to the previous version(s). I mucked
around with the difficulty levels and made the easiest level easier
for younger players. The hardest level is still pretty hard, but
easier than it was. Also, I fixed a stupid mistake where the sounds
wouldn't play properly on a Mac Plus or earlier.
Please, send me some e-mail if you have any comments, suggestions,
or questions about Bonk.
-Mike Darweesh
darw...@acsu.buffalo.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/game/bonk-142.hqx; 236K]
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1992 10:53 EST
From: Jason Osborne <V065...@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu>
Subject: [*] BorzoiReaderTT, a truetype font
This file has been uploaded by your friends at the Underground
Phont Archive. It contains the truetype font BorzoiReaderTT,
along with bold, italic, and bolditalic versions. It is a very
readable fonts.
For more information on the almost 200 shareware/freeware truetype
fonts at The Underground Phont Archive, send $1 and a self-addressed
stamped envelope (overseas just send a self-addressed envelope with
appropriate return postage) to:
The Underground Phont Archive
395 Kaymar Drive,
Amherst, New York, 14228
USA
[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/borzoi-reader.hqx; 91K]
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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 92 08:08:14 PDT
From: Paul Brians <BRI...@WSUVM1.CSC.WSU.EDU>
Subject: [*] Inexpensive Modem Information Text File
Here is a collection of messages on current inexpensive modems prompted by my
query in the Digest. Lots of good information here. The consensus: thumbs
down on the Xeba, lukewarm support for the Zoom, cheers for the Supra. I
can't afford any of them at the moment, but others will doubtless find this
information useful. Thanks to all who contributed info.
Now, does anybody know where to get the Supra for under $300?
Paul Brians, Dept of English, Washington State Univ. Pullman, WA 99164-5020
[Archived as /info-mac/report/inexpensive-modems.txt; 7K]
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Date: Mon, 6 Jul 92 17:13:30 PDT
From: j...@pls.amdahl.com (James Preston)
Subject: [*] IntCalc-1.1
IntCalc is an integer-oriented calculator loosely based on the HP-16C. Its
features include: Displays all four elements of the stack with room to see
all 32 bits in binary; each element can be individually displayed in any of
binary, octal, decimal, hexadecimal, or ASCII; many integer bit functions
(and,
or, xor, shift, rotate, etc.); floating-point square root, reciprocal, and
y-to-the-x. New features in version 1.1: programmability; a DA version;
color support; extended-precision floating-point. Detailed documentation is
included.
[Archived as /info-mac/da/int-calc-11.hqx; 193K]
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 13:02:17 EST
From: Dr. G. Paul Savage <paul....@carbon.chem.csiro.au>
Subject: [*] internet acronyms
For those newcomers to the internet who are confused by terms such as IMHO,
BTW and RTFM, the following is a list of acronyms that I chanced upon that
may help out. If you read the digest long enough you will probably come
across all of these. Perhaps this list should be added to and then archived
for
future newcomers to the net. Please not some of the acronyms are for sayings
in less than polite language but I didn't make them up, I'm just explaining
them.
[Archived as /info-mac/report/internet-acronyms.txt; 2K]
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 19:30:39 WET DST
From: Terence Mc Goff <terry%Kaitain...@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: [*] Mac-in-Dos posting
Hi folks,
here is a posting of the software that lets you read a mac disk
on a MD-DOS machine. It seems to work okay, but it only works with 1400k
disks.
I have UnZipped the file, and have compressed and binhexed it on a mac.
Just copy it over to a PC using apple file exchange or Access PC or some such
utility, and type 'install' to run the install utility that comes with it.
Enjoy!
Terry
Terence Mc Goff, Department of Forestry, University College Dublin,
Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
[Archived as /info-mac/util/mac-in-dos.hqx; 119K]
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Date: Mon, 6 Jul 92 21:26:02 EDT
From: J. R. Valentine (Creider) <vale...@cogsci.uwo.ca>
Subject: [*] Macbeth ii.
Oi vey! In the course of checking out some things I discovered that
Murphy had struck again, and that a Macbeth stack I submitted earlier
did not have one crucial button-- a help button! Details, details.
I'm resubmitting the stack with the help button now visible. Sorry
about any inconvenience this may have caused anyone.
Rand Valentine
vale...@julian.uwo.ca
[Archived as /info-mac/card/mac-beth-ii.hqx; 101K]
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1992 11:15:49 PDT
From: Markus Fromherz <from...@parc.xerox.com>
Subject: [*] PSI 2.3
PSI 2.3 / July 5, 1992
Personal System for Information Management and Retrieval
This newest version of PSI doesn't introduce much new functionality,
but I cleaned up a bit and made PSI smaller in the process.
Changes since 2.2:
- The find selection dialog can show either the first or the first
two field values of the found cards.
- File manipulation is now in menu `File' for both PSI and text files.
- The import of numbers is done correctly.
- PSI needs less run-time memory (1MB)!
Changes since 2.0:
- Windows adapt better to small screens (SE, Classic).
- Export procedures can define font information (in RTF).
See the Read Me file for more information.
PSI runs on all Macs with System 6 or 7 and at least 2MB of main memory
(1MB under System 6 without MultiFinder).
Note that PSI is not yet 32-bit clean; if you get a type 1 error
when trying to run PSI, you have to switch to 24-bit mode.
About PSI:
PSI is a handy system for the management and retrieval of your
personal data, be it addresses, CD collections, or bibliographic
references. It is intended for the non-commercial user. It may not
be as full-fledged as some data-base systems, but has many features
that you won't find in most commercial systems. Also, you may find
it easier to set up and faster to use. (Try the sample sessions!)
PSI is useful for a broad range of data. Indexing with descriptors
makes searching for the data you need fast, and the interface to
other data-base formats (import and export) is quite powerful.
PSI is shareware. Give it a try - and if you decide to use it,
please register and send $20 to one of the addresses given in the
documentation. (Site-license rates are available.)
If you have questions, send me e- or p-mail.
Markus P.J. Fromherz <from...@parc.xerox.com>
[Archived as /info-mac/app/psi-23.hqx; 499K]
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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 92 11:18:58 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <IRB...@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: [*] RAMCheck 2.0
RAMCheck 2.0, a utility from ProVue (creators of Panorama) for checking
RAM. It only checks the first 8 MB. Also, when it first loads, a large
white rectangle fills the screen. This rectangle is SUPPOSED to tell
you that DA's are not allowed, since the program tries to test as much
memory as possible, but the program doesn't allow room for the screen,
either . . . just click to start and then test, test, test.
Downloaded from the Washington Apple Pi bulletin board. Should replace
version 1.0 (util/ram-checker.hqx) in the archives.
[Archived as /info-mac/util/ram-check-20.hqx; 27K]
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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 92 06:25:18 -0700
From: Frederic Miserey <mis...@laguna.ICS.UCI.EDU>
Subject: [*] rival-refresh-119x.hqx
Use Rival Refresh 1.1.9x to update Rival with a vaccine to detect ChinaTalk
Trojan Horse.
Frederic.
AppleLink: NONE.FRED
Internet: mis...@laguna.ics.uci.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/virus/rival-refresh-119x.hqx; 51K]
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 13:46:33 -0600
From: Keith Bourgoin <kbou...@chaparral.fse.ulaval.ca>
Subject: [*] RTF Import 1.0a.sea.hqx
This is a HyperCard 2.0 stack that shows how to do Rich Text File (RTF)
importing using plain simple HyperTalk.
[Archived as /info-mac/card/rich-text-file.hqx; 50K]
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Date: Mon, 6 Jul 92 21:27:52 EDT
From: J. R. Valentine (Creider) <vale...@cogsci.uwo.ca>
Subject: [*] Shakespeare's Sonnets
I've been playing around with the Shakespeare stacks that Mark
Zimmermann has been doing. This is a jazzed up version of his
sonnets stack, with index, notes, find, etc.
Rand Valentine
vale...@julian.uwo.ca
[Archived as /info-mac/card/shakespeare-sonnets-ii.hqx; 111K]
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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 92 00:33:23 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEW...@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: [*] TypeIt4Me v3.2 extension
by Riccardo Ettore (version 3.2 rev. Monday, March 16, 1992)
What does TypeIt4Me do?
Anytime you can enter text in your Mac by typing it at the keyboard,
TypeIt4Me can do it for you - faster and more accurately. And since it
actually fools the system into thinking that YOU are doing the typing,
it can go places where you wouldn't be able to use the Paste command (if
you click on its icon on the left of the Apple menu, it will even pop up
during a Modal dialog!). However, since it's not at all based on the
Clipboard mechanism, it can only enter text and will never be able to
handle graphics of any sort.
[Archived as /info-mac/ex/typeit4me-32.hqx; 42K]
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Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1992 17:49:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jeff Mealiffe <le...@cerf.net>
Subject: AppleShare aliases
A few days ago, I noticed an extension that was archived that
automatically makes an alias of AppleShare volumes when they are mounted.
I forgot the name of this file. I would greatly appreciate it if someone
would jar my memory. E-Mail me directly.
Jeff Mealiffe
San Diego City Schools
Information Services Bureau
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 18:27:18 CDT
From: "David S. Greenberg" <mgr...@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu>
Subject: AppleTalk Remote Access problems on a IIci
Has anyone out there been able to get ARA working on a IIci? I have a
IIci with 7.0 on it (tuned up), using the built-in video, 8MB of RAM,
170MB hard drive with the usual plethora of inits/control panels, etc
on it...
I've installed ARA 3 or 4 times, and while I can get it to call out to
a Powerbook running it (and connect), I can't do the reverse...the
reason seems to be that under the USERS & GROUPS control panel, I don't
see the little addendum to the window that deals with Remote Access (i.e.,
I have no way to enable it for a user...).
Anyone got any ideas? I've tried installing with file sharing enabled and
disabled, and neither had any effect...even tried replacing the USERS &
GROUPS file with a copy from the powerbook, all to no avail!
Is there an update...something I need to do? Zap the PRAM maybe?
Please respond via e-mail....thanx!
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Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1992 23:44:04 -0400
From: swa...@mta.ca (Stewart Walker)
Subject: AutoCad to Mac
AutoCad to Mac
> Is there a way to get an MSDOSversion of AutoCad release 11.0 to PIC or
> Postscript format to use on the Mac?
Canvas 3.0 will read the DXF files very well. It did a large architectural
drawing flawlessly.
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 13:47:00 EDT
From: m...@jhufos.pha.jhu.edu (Mel Martinez x8378)
Subject: AutoCad to Mac (R)
In InfoMacv10#162 Chip Eckardt writes:
>Is there a way to get an MSDOSversion of AutoCad release 11.0 to PIC or
>Postscript format to use on the Mac? I see AutoCad can save in .DXF
>format but this does not seem to help. The object is to get building
>outlines over to the Mac. Exact dimensions are not critical. Scanning
>does not give acceptable results.
Canvas will read in .DXF files. It can also write EPSF, PICT and numerous
other file formats. It really is the ONE drawing program that everyone should
have on their mac! :)
Mel Martinez
The Johns Hopkins University
Dept. of Physics
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1992 07:40:21 -0600
From: wa...@DUCVAX.AUBURN.EDU (Wade Williams)
Subject: Bad Checksum error
>this is surely a FAQ (BTW, where are they deposited?), but here goes:
>ever so often (mostly after a bomb) I get on diskettes the infamous
>-71/-72 error 'bad data mark--checksum failed' or 'i/o error'. Afterwards you
>can throw your diskette away, since no amount of initialization will restore
>its integrity. Nowadays, given the price of diskettes this is not a matter of
>great concern, but I am irritated by failure to understand.
>Could someone please explain to me:
>1. how to avoid this -- if possible.
>2. how one can edit checksum marks (and maybe correct the error).
>3. what tools one can use to overcome such situations.
Well, I'm giving away the trade secrets that keep me employed....:)
1) I don't know of any way to avoid it. Keep a backup.
2 and 3) You cannot edit the checksum, but you can correct the error.
a) Using a tool such as Norton Disk Editor, click through the sectors in
the file (make sure your clicking on the scroll bar for sectors in the
file, not the one for sector on the disk) until you get the bad data mark
error.
b) Once you get that error, "refresh" the sector by typing over the
first byte. Usually, the bad sector will contain all 0's, so you would
type "00" over the first byte. However, if there's something different
there, type the same thing as what's there.
c) Choose "Write Sector" from the Objects menu (if you're using Norton).
d) Continue through the rest of the sectors in the file, repeating the
procedure for any more bad sectors you find.
Usually this will fix the file enough for you to at least get it open. You
will undoubtedly lose some info, but I usually get back about 90 percent.
Also, be aware that sometimes when you get to the bad spot in the file, it
will lock your computer up, so be prepared to restart.
Now, a word of warning for the over-ambitious. THIS IS A DANGEROUS
PROCEDURE. YOU MIGHT DO MORE DAMAGE TO THE FILE THAN WAS ORIGINALLY THERE.
Usually, that's not a concern because the file is already too damaged to
get open. I just don't want to mislead anyone into thinking this is an
ultra-safe procedure and they can practice on their thesis. If you're
nervous about doing, don't. Find a local Macintosh expert (and make sure
*they* actually know as much as they claim). :)
Wade Williams
User Services Specialist, Auburn University
wa...@ducvax.auburn.edu
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 16:47:21 -0700
From: xxn@omni:.dna_node.logos.span
Subject: Bad F-Line Instruction Crashes
(This is a re-transmission of my earlier message with line length and spelling
corrected.)
Two recent inquiries refer to "Bad F-line instruction" messages and
system crashes:
>Eric H. Durbrow writes:
>>Could someone give me some help? In Excel 3 and other applications, I now
>>get the following system crash: "Sorry a system error occurred in Excel 3
>>bad F-line instruction."
>
>This is a problem that I have experienced with frustrating frequency, only my
>configuration is SE/30, 5M RAM, System 7.0.1 w/ tuneup. I have posted this
>before but no replies. Any takers?
>
>Francis J. Van Wetering fjva...@odin.unomaha.edu
Well, now! Misery LOVES company! I have been plagued by that and related
problems for weeks. I can offer the following information:
System configuration: Mac IIfx w/ Nexus accelerator, 128 MB RAM, System 7.0.1
with tuneup. System heap expanded to 500K + 0% using NOW Startup manager
prefs.
Crashes occur in both 24-bit and 32-bit addressing modes, even when all
extensions are disabled using the shift key during re-boot. Minimal number of
extensions normally installed. Problem seemed to disappear temporarily when I
completely re-installed the system. Some programs seem particularly
vulnerable:
SuperPaint 3.0, Excel 4.0, QuarkXPRESS 3.1.
At one point SAM 3.0.7 and Gatekeeper 1.2.5 were simultaneously active, but
they don't seem to like each other so I disabled both. From that point on the
error frequency increased noticeably.
Does ANYONE know what the trouble might be or how to cure it?
Skip Newhall, JPL [x...@logos.jpl.nasa.gov]
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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 92 02:37:29 PDT
From: Stuart Cheshire <ches...@Pescadero.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Bolo 0.95d (game)
Here is a reasonably stable version of my game.
Given the choice, I would not distribute Bolo until it is finished.
However, this beta version is being distributed as a kind of methadone
program for fanatical Bolo players, since they are all playing it
anyway, and I'd rather they have a clean copy direct from the source
rather than using the ancient buggy versions which are being circulated.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/bolo-095d.hqx; 596K]
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Date: Mon, 6 Jul 92 17:23:02 PST
From: "Tim Thompson, JPL Radio/submillimeter Astronomy Group"
<THOM...@jplrag.JPL.NASA.GOV>
Subject: Data Products laser printer (Q)
Greetings and Felicitations, Ladies and Gentlemen of Info-Mac;
I have a Real-Tech postscript laser printer, from "Hardware the Fits". As
I recall, it is a Data Products printer, with the Real-Tech label. Does anyone
know what other laser printers are re-labelled Data Products? Maybe there was
a
recent review of laser printers somewhere that would say? It's a good printer,
I would like to know who else markets them.
Tim Thompson
thom...@jplrag.jpl.nasa.gov
thom...@128.149.9.66
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1992 09:31 N
From: "Gary T. Czychi" <CZYCHI%CSGHSG5...@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: How can I convert "QDV " picture resources
Hi,
I have an application of 5 MB, which is supposed to show a couple of 8-Bit
Pictures. These pictures are stored in resources of type "QDV " and I would
like to extract them somehow, because the application bombs an my SE/30
(with a color monitor).
Is there any conversion program, who can convert QDV-resources into PICT or
TIFF? The programm "Giffer" for instance is able to open QDV files, but
the data has to be in the data fork, I suppose.
So, is there a possibility to convert these images, or do I have to search
for an old Mac II with system 4.2 installed? There might be a possibility
that this works :-)
Thanks a lot,
Gary
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1992 09:07:38 -0500
From: (David S Saunders) <da...@intercon.com>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V10 #162
> Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1992 10:22:30 -0600
> From: wa...@DUCVAX.AUBURN.EDU (Wade Williams)
> Subject: Quark Service (C)
>
> >I bet they will answer technical Mac and Quark questions better than the
> > "Support" department did!
> >
> >Anyone else have horror stories from Quark?
>
I was having problems with a CG 9400 Image Setter that registered just fine
with every application except for Quark. Well, their Technical Support
department told me that it was _MY_ fault for buying the CG_9400 because the
LinoTronic that they test with works just fine. Later that year my company
purchased a Linotronic 530 (20" carriage). It didn't work register either.
Quark support told me that I was too picky. It seems that anything within a
quarter inch is tollerable for them...
Dave Saunders
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 06:35:03 EST
From: alan <al...@kaman.com>
Subject: INIT Tracker Conflict with NCSA Telnet TCP
INIT Tracker seems to cause NCSA Telnet to HANG.
MAC II/System 7.0(Tune Up)
Related S/W
NCSA Telnet 2.402
MacSLIP 1.0
MacTCP 1.1
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 13:02:17 EST
From: Dr. G. Paul Savage <paul....@carbon.chem.csiro.au>
Subject: internet acronyms
For those newcomers to the internet who are confused by terms such as IMHO,
BTW and RTFM, the following is a list of acronyms that I chanced upon that
may help out. If you read the digest long enough you will probably come
across all of these. Perhaps this list should be added to and then archived
for
future newcomers to the net. Please not some of the acronyms are for sayings
in
less than polite language but I didn't make them up, I'm just explaining
them.
BTSOOM Beats the s*** out of me
BTW By the way
FWIW For what it's worth
FYI For Your Information
GR&D Grinning running & ducking
IAE In any event
IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer, also IANA... such as CPA
IMO In my opinion
IMHO In my humble opinion
IMCO In my considered opinion
IOW In other words
NFW No f***ing way
NRN No Reply Necessary
OTOH On the other hand
PITA Pain in the ass
ROFL Rolling on floor laughing.
RSN Real Soon Now [which may be a long time coming]
RTFM Read the f***ing manual (or message)
SITD Still in the dark
TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Than A Free Lunch
TIA Thanks In Advance (also AtDhVaAnNkCsE)
TIC Tongue in cheek
TLA Three Letter Acronym (such as this)
SNAFU Situation Normal, All F***ed Up
FUBAR F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition
Paul //// scientia est potentia
Dr G P Savage *** Melbourne *** Australia *** pa...@carbon.chem.csiro.au
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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 92 00:46:24 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEW...@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: Keeping Custom Icons [A]
On Mon, 06 Jul 1992 13:58 -0800 (PST) you said:
>Is there any way to force applications to retain custom icons
>for documents they modify?
You can use info-mac/util/icontraption-102.hqx to permanently change
document icons so that any document created by the app will have your
custom icon.
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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 92 18:52:11 EDT
From: ZMEG000 <ZMEG%AACC....@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Laser Writer + True Type (Q)
See if anyone knows the answer to this now...
Does there exist the full 35 Laser Writer+ fonts in
True Type format???? That can be purchase, downloaded,
ftp'd????????
I ftp'd the laserwriter fonts from ftp.apple.com and they are
only the same fonts that came with system 7. Not Zapf Chancery
Avant Guarde, Palentino, etc....
Thanks,
Mike
ZM...@AACC.bitnet
or grab...@umbc3.umbc.edu
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 11:50:55 PDT
From: a...@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: Liken
In Regards to your letter <1992070223...@nwnexus.wa.com>:
> Does anyone have any experience with this product? There is a full page ad
> for it in the June 92 issue of SunExpert.
A friend of mine is testing it for a review in TidBITS. The basic
upshot so far is that it's a tad clumsy if you're a Mac person, but
not too bad if you're a Unix person. It seems to work pretty well
and at a decent, if not impressive speed (on a SparcStation I).
cheers ... Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor
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Date: Mon, 6 Jul 92 20:31:59 -0700
From: Claude Errera <err...@ese3.ese.ogi.edu>
Subject: Location of TypeIt4Me
In IM 10-162, Richard Smith (sm...@sfu.ca) asks where to find a small
utility called TypeIt4Me. Archie turned up two sites, the umich archive
and its mirror at Wash. University St. Louis. Since the umich server has
been a bit flaky recently, wustl is probably the way to go. The full
name of the site is wuarchive.wustl.edu [128.252.135.4], and the
utility can be found in the following directory, as typeit4me.sit.hqx:
/mirrors3/archive.umich.edu/mac/system.extensions/init
Hope this helps!
--
Claude
err...@ese3.ese.ogi.edu
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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 92 11:28:52 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <IRB...@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: Magenta Flash (Q)
I just goosed Leslye's Mac II to 20M (FDHD Upgrade, DayStar 40MHz 030,
System 7.0.1, TuneUp 1.1.1, Mode32) with four 4M PAL SIMM's from Chip
Merchant -- for the second time in as many Mondays. The first set of
SIMM's were DOA, and CM shipped me a replacement set. Ever paranoid,
I wonder if buying at the best price from a place with no apparent tech
support was a wise idea. The new set of SIMM's seems to work, but there
is a little oddity that I thought wise to check with you hardware gurus.
After the normal grey-screen Happy Mac, the screen flashes magenta with
Happy Mac for a second, then booting proceeds normally. Is the magenta
flash cause for concern?
Any soothing words greatly appreciated.
Al Bloom, Virginia Tech
PS: The 4M SIMM's are in Bank B, with 1M SIMM's in Bank A.
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Date: Mon, 06 Jul 92 20:56:34 EDT
From: Steve Greenfield <FEATS%VTVM1....@ricevm1.rice.edu>
Subject: Motorola Bulletin Board
I just received a response from a netter who told me that Motorola had a
bulletin board. This is the same Motorola that produces the 680x0. Can
anybody help me find the number for Motorola's Bulletin Board? Thanks!
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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 92 11:21:15 CDT
From: Graeme Forbes <PL0...@VM.TCS.Tulane.EDU>
Subject: Nisus, XTND and the Quadra (A)
A while ago I asked on the net if anyone besides myself was having
trouble accessing XTND from Nisus on a Quadra. From the replies I
got it seemed that quite a few people were; on the other hand, Mel
Martinez had exactly my set-up and he wasn't.
It seems that the solution is to move all the translators out of the
translators folder into the XTND folder and then trash the translator
folder. I believe that I tried just *copying* the translators out of the
translators folder into the XTND folder, and this didn't help. But
*moving* them and trashing their folder works. Thanks, Mel!
I've only tried this with Nisus 3.06 '040; it may not work with Nisus
3.06 (which otherwise, as far as I could tell, runs fine on a Quadra).
Graeme Forbes
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 08:38:12 -0400
From: fe...@bu-pub.bu.edu
Subject: OmniPage Pro
I'm not sure if this is the proper address to send this query to, but...
I am interested in finding out if anyone has ever used Apple Events to control
OmniPage Pro. What we are trying to implement is system such that in an
application that we authored in SuperCard, there exists a bitmap of text.
We would then like to be able to draw a box around a particular word or
group of words, and then send a command to OmniPage Pro to OCR only that
particular word or word group.
Thanks, any pertinent suggestions would be welcome.
all the best,
mml
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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 92 00:47:04 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEW...@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: PC Mailing List
On Mon, 6 Jul 92 16:59:50 -0400 you said:
>Is there a discussion (info-mac like) or mailing list about IBM PC ?
info-...@WSMR-Simtel20.Army.Mil
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 10:58:40 METDST
From: Carles Bellver Torla <bell...@vents.uji.es>
Subject: Phonetic symbols font
Does anybody know how to obtain a font containing the international phonetic
symbols? It can be a Postscript or TrueType font, or even a bitmap font.
Please, send me your answers, remarks, etc. My Internet e-mail address is:
I'll summarize all the answers (if any). Thanks in advance.
Carles Bellver
Servei d'Informatica
Universitat Jaume I (Castello, Spain)
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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 92 17:57:38 SET
From: Matthias <SCHRODER%CERNVM...@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Postcraft Postility Toolkit, any experience ? [Q, right?]
Hello there,
I am still looking for a utility thast can create PICT previews from
EPS files. I just found a brief description of a package called
POSTILITY TOOLKIT, from POSTCRAFT. It sounds as if it would do would I
need (but I thought that already several times...).
Does anybody have any experience with this package? Is it still alive?
Does what I expect it to do? (Silly question, do you know what I like it
to do? Well I would like it to add a preview to my externally produced
EPS files. It would also be nice if it could check if the LaserWriter
would print without hiccup.) According to the (old) add it even has a
build editor to further screw up the file, uh, sorry to tune the file.
If anybody has any experience with this routine, please let me know.
Thanks in advance, Matthias
Matthias Schroder
CERN/PPE
SCHR...@CERNVM.CERN.CH
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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 92 11:12:02 EDT
From: "Charles A. Patrick" <PAT...@VM.NRC.CA>
Subject: PowerKey 2.01
cho...@wfunet.wfu.edu posts that he seems to be having trouble with ATM 2.0.3
and PowerKey 2.01 on his LC.
I am running both on an SE30 under a tuned-up System 7.0.1. I have had no
problems thus far with PowerKey, but found that the accompanying QuicKeys Lite
does not install the extensions. This notwithstanding the checking of the
appropriate box at the installer initialisation step. I have not yet contacted
CE about this, but will as soon as I have some time. In the meantime has any
one else had this problem?
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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 92 14:41:20 EDT
From: Peter Furmonavicius <PE...@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu>
Subject: Print Spoolers
Hi. I was wondering if anyone had any knowledge of a print spooler/
print queue manager that would have features such as the ability to:
a) capture (spool) print directed to it, and
b) hold all such print files in a print queue until released by an 'operator'
It would also be nice if the print could be directed to various printers
under operator control, in other words, users select and print to a single
printer entity, the print file is captured by the spooler, and then may
optionally be directed to any number of printers by the operator.
I confess that I have only looked at the Apple Print Spooler that comes
with the AppleShare File Server software. This software falls short
however, in the area of print spool/queue management. The entire queue
may be held for instance, or the entire queue may be released. I would
like to see (at least) the ability to hold, or to release, single individual
print 'jobs'. Also, and I admit that this might be very difficult to do,
there is not the capability of redirecting captured print output to any
one of several printers that are under the print spoolers control.
I probably haven't explained myself all that well, but you get the idea.
Anyone doing/using this sort of software? Thanks for your help.
- Peter
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Date: Mon, 06 Jul 92 21:11:49 EDT
From: Robert Devantier <345...@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject: Quadra 900 and 2nd FDHD
Just a quick question -
Does anyone know if it is possible to add a second FDHD to a Quadra 900?
A fellow technician thought she saw something once that said it could be
done. She told a very important customer this, and now I have to figure
out how to do it.
Any help will be appreciated. I'll summarize to the net.
Robert Devantier | 345...@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU | Mt. Pleasant, MI
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 13:39:18 -0500
From: WIlliam Jennings <wjen...@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu>
Subject: Quark's a lark
During the four years I managed a service bureau, my only encounter with an
organization less attuned to customer needs and satisfaction than Quark was
when I had to deal with the IRS. When asked to endorse a product for client
use, I could never bring myself to mention Quark, despite its superiority
When clients can't get help from the vendor, they'd call us. And, frankly,
I didn't want to be doing their job for nothing. Must be the altitude that
skews their attitude...
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1992 18:48 EST
From: "David C. Garrett" <SSC92...@RCNVMS.RCN.MASS.EDU>
Subject: SLIP: Thanks! also, MacKermit 0.99(94)
Thanks to all who responded to my Internet baby question, especially Kurt
Hirchert and Christopher Davis. I learned a lot about TCP and SLIP.
A few people expressed surprise at the new version of MacKermit I was using,
so
for those of you who missed it: there is such a thing as MacKermit 0.99(94),
which now handles MacBinary format. It's still not an official release
version
(still in beta testing, no manual, not polished) but it works for me. I can
look up the FTP host address where you're supposed to be able to get it if
anyone cares. There may even be a version that's further along than that, I
dunno.
-Dave ssc92...@ecn.mass.edu
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1992 17:08 EDT
From: "Peter D.M. Macdonald" <PDM...@SSCvax.CIS.McMaster.CA>
Subject: Statistics Packages (Q)
A colleague has asked me for advice on what statistics package to buy. I use
Systat 5.2 and Minitab, but have had little or no experience with others
such as Data Desk, JMP, etc. I would like to hear from any netters who do
serious statistical computing, to know what is your first choice for a
comprehensive statistics package.
Also, does anyone know where to buy Systat at a reasonable price? Our campus
bookstore quotes about $950 Cdn.
Thanks,
Peter Macdonald
Math and Statistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1992 17:08 EDT
From: "Peter D.M. Macdonald" <PDM...@SSCvax.CIS.McMaster.CA>
Subject: Statistics Packages (Q)
A colleague has asked me for advice on what statistics package to buy. I use
Systat 5.2 and Minitab, but have had little or no experience with others
such as Data Desk, JMP, etc. I would like to hear from any netters who do
serious statistical computing, to know what is your first choice for a
comprehensive statistics package.
Also, does anyone know where to buy Systat at a reasonable price? Our campus
bookstore quotes about $950 Cdn.
Thanks,
Peter Macdonald
Math and Statistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 00:49:36 CDT
From: m...@cs.rice.edu (Michael Wirth)
Subject: Supra's BBS
As noted before, Supra Corporation's Tech Support can be reached at:
503-967-2440 (voice)
503-967-2444 (BBS) -- I've not tried this.
One of their tech support people told me that they also can receive email at:
Supratech%Supra...@cs.orst.edu
Why have I been talking to them? I just purchased a SupraFAXmodem V.32bis
package from Mac's Place (took 2 weeks for them to work through their
backorder
queue and get it to me, may be in stock now). Nice unit, except:
1) I can't get it to connect to any fax machine.
2) It works OK when talking to a V.32 USR dual standard modem (i.e., 9600b)
but behaves very badly when attempting to connect to a V.32bis USR (i.e.,
14,400b)
3) If it ever goes into retraining mode (as shown by "RE" in the very nice
status display) it never seems to recover and eventually drops the
connection.
The tech support person said the a "new ROM" would be distributed to all
registered owners by mid-summer to improve the retraining behavior (3). He
also offered to send me an exchange unit to fix problems (1) and (2) -- I get
the exchange unit, use the packaging to return mine, no charge to my credit
card or shipping charges (unless I don't return the original unit!). Seems
very civil -- but I haven't received the exchange unit yet, which was promised
by overnight delivery last week.
What are other peoples' experiences with the SupraFAXmodem V.32bis?
Mike Wirth
m...@cs.rice.edu
713-370-2965
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 08:35:55 MDT
From: vtu...@NMSU.Edu
Subject: System 7 unimplemented trap
Hello!
I have tried downloading a couple of programs to run under fabulous System
7, but 2 of the programs come up with "Sorry, a System Error has occurred"
"unimplemented trap" messages.
I admit, not everything should run under System 7, but the two programs I
am having trouble with seem like they should work.
They are:
/info-mac/util/alias-zoo-14.hqx
and (previously)
/info-mac/game/blockade-091.hqx (or something similar).
I have emailed the author of blockade.91, and he claims it should work under
system 7. I couldn't find an email address for the author of alias-zoo-14,
but I *know* it should work under System 7, for obvious reasons.
I have tried this on a PowerBook 100 running system 7 with the Sys 7 tuner
1.1.1 and no extensions (shift key on startup) and have also tried it on a
lowly SE with unknown System 7 patches, but zero non-Apple extensions.
The PowerBook 100 has a 6MB expansion chip, but I don't think it would cause
the problems I'm seeing here, and it doesn't explain why the SE dies. They
are both running 68000's, so maybe that's it.
Anyone?
Thanks,
Vaughan
VaughAn Turner Internet: vtu...@nmsu.edu
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 20:08 BST
From: ROHL%VAX.OXFO...@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: two programming problems (Q)
I have two programming problems and I wonder if anyone out there can help
me.
Firstly, I am writing an application which allows me to drag and drop
a set of files onto an application which will swap the case of the file
names. I am using the Dragonsmith object system by Paul M. Hoffman to
do this. My problem is that I can't get the finder to update the file
names once the program is run - the only way is to shut the window and
open it again. I had hoped that FlushVol would have done the trick...
for (fss = *docs; numDocs--; fss++) {
SwapName(fss->name, swappedName);
err = FSpRename(fss, swappedName);
err = FlushVol(nil, fss->vRefNum);
}
Secondly I am writing a program which converts between many chemical
modelling file formats and I wish to place icons within the data files
themselves since the program will generate many of type TEXT and with
me as the creator. "Programming for System 7" by Little and Swihart
(a great book) say that placing an icon of id -16455 in the file
should do the trick but I get just the normal icon (yes I have rebuilt
the desktop too.
Any suggestions???
Thanks in advance
Andrew Rohl
and...@uk.ac.ri.ricx
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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 92 19:35:02 -0400
From: "Keith E Gatling" <kgat...@mailbox.syr.edu>
Subject: Word 5.0 Settings Files Being Eaten Solution (Was "No Paste Special")
Regarding the problems people have had with their Word 5 Settings file
being eaten along with their carefully created settings, let me make a
suggestion that could save you a lot of trouble down the line.
I not only have a "Word 5 Settings" file in my System Folder, but I also
have a "Word 5 Settings Copy" file. This way, if the original is eaten, I
can always make a copy of the copy and rename it. I haven't had to use it
yet, but one never knows.
This may be something you want to try doing with all your important
settings files.
keg
* Keith E Gatling kgat...@mailbox.syr.edu *
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Date: 7 Jul 1992 14:18:35 +1200
From: "matt n." <cla...@csc.canterbury.ac.nz>
Subject: Word 5 / StyleWriter printing troubles
I should be interested in hearing whether anyone else is having
trouble printing from Word 5.0 to a StyleWriter. The symptom is,
either printing just stops dead in the middle of the job, or a
message appears, again usually after printing part of the job, that
the StyleWriter is "Not Ready" when in fact it is (ready lite is on,
etc.).
I suspect a difficulty with Fractional Widths and TrueType, but the
problem may also be a peculiar set of INITs or what-have-you; if no
one else is seeing the same problem I may have to start looking for
an INIT problem.
--------
matt neuburg, phd = cla...@csc.canterbury.ac.nz
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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 92 09:32:40 EST
From: Steve Solnick <SLS%HARVARD...@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Word5 Speller Update Problem?
Netters,
I tried installing the Word Spelling/Grammar update from the Sumex
archives. I immediately started getting some strange behavior, like
crashes during spell checks, and extremely annoying "Can't find module X
(Spelling, Grammar, FindFile, Symbol), it has been moved since Word
was launched" even though, of course, nothing was moved. I re-installed the
old, original Spelling module, and the problems seem to have gone away.
Anyone else experience these problems, or have I fingered the wrong
culprit? Thanks,
Steve Solnick
Harvard University
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1992 23:03:24 GMT
From: jo...@vega.math.ualberta.ca (Joseph_So)
Subject: X-Windows on the Mac (C)
Info...@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes:
>On Thu, 2 Jul 92 12:35:26 -0400 John Robbins writes:
>>I am aware of a couple of applications which will allow for
>>Macintosh emulation (if thats the right word) of X-Windows.
>>The two I'm aware of are eXodus (by White Pine Software) and
etc
>Performance will vary depending on your situation. I imagine it would be
>pretty slow on anything less than a IIsi or SE/30 class machine. I am
>running on a Quadra 700 and at times it is pretty 'snappy'. I say at times
>because the real performance determining factor is your ethernet
>connection. If you are on a high-traffic connection, you may find MacX
>crawling as it waits for responses from the client over the net. Keep in
>mind also that MacX, like all Xterminals, generate quite a few packets
>Mel Martinez
>The Johns Hopkins University
>Dept. of Physics
Could someone tell me where can one obtain MacX?
Joseph So
(jos...@hyper.math.ualberta.ca)
Math, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 20:59:35 EDT
From: der...@frank.harvard.edu (Derrick Bass)
Subject: zmodem. . .
Last night I e-mailed about zmodem programs. I downloaded the zmodem
shell archives from the unix directory and compiled everything. Calling
sz just causes White Knight to pop up a zmodem window, but nothing else
happens. As a test, I tried using qmodem on a PC which also popped up
a window and then said "Error." Got any suggestions?
Thanks.
Derrick (der...@frank.harvard.edu)
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 00:45:01 CDT
From: Jay Poutinen <jpou...@helios.uwsp.edu>
Subject: Re: Returned mail: Host unknown
Status: ON 32768
Mailed To: info...@sumex-aim.stanford.edu
I just read in the info-mac newsletter (7/6) that someone got a FREE
upgrade from Smith Micro on their Quick Link II Fax software. I just
talked with people at S M today inquiring about an upgrade from my
current version 1.04. They told me I could upgrade to 2.02 for $39 plus
$4.95 s/h. They said there was a charge because it was an upgrade and
included a new manual. Wish I could have gotten it free!
I just installed an Fkey called HotKey available from Smith Micro that
allows you to toggle the Disable/Enable Fax Manager off and on using
shift-command-8. It works from any application. I'm a real novice with
resedit, but I was able to install it into the system file very easily.
It really works slick and sure beats going into Quick Link each time
you want to Disable/Enable fax receive (which, BTW, interferes with
other communication software when it is enabled to receive faxes).
Jay
Internet: jpou...@helios.uwsp.edu
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