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Jul 9, 1992, 7:23:19 PM7/9/92

Info-Mac Digest Thu, 9 Jul 92 Volume 10 : Issue 165

Today's Topics:

[*] After Dark Blank 1.1
[*] Async Family
[*] Batman Returns Beeps
[*] BorzoiReaderTT, a truetype font (resubmission)
[*] boyz-n-the-hood.hqx
[*] Calculator+
[*] Carpetbag 1.2.2
[*] Desktop Manager
[*] Dvorak keyboard and many others
[*] EasyPrint
[*] finder-view-10.hqx
[*] Fractals AfterDark Module
[*] GetAddressingMode XFCN - tells if Mac is in 24 or 32 bit mode
[*] guide-to-xcmds
[*] InformalOblique, a mac truetype font
[*] New version of /report/mac-tcp-info.txt
[*] Private Secretary 2.2.3
[*] QK AppleEvents Ext. 1.0.1
[*] QuicKeys 2.1.2->2.1.2a Updater
[*] RAM Disk Namer
[*] Sharedisk offer
[*] ShutDown Delay 1.28
[*] SoftAT 2.5->2.52 Updaters
[*] SupraFAXModem V.32bis ARA
[*] TattleTale 1.4 DA
[*] UUTool 23 bug
[*] Zoom ARA script
[*] ZoomSwitch 1.1
A-Traps (C)
Adam and his $100...
AOL Aid INIT (R)
Apple File Transfer (Q) Mac --> Ami Pro?
A screen snapshot of pull-down menus?
bad F-Line instruction error...
Boston Expo Tips
Budding programmer (A)
Comm Program Needed
Comm Program Suggestions
Differences Btw PageMaker and Quark (C)
EPS->previewable/editable EPS [C]
errors with UUtool23
Good Hypercard Books (A)
Help Quadra 700 CACHE problem (Q)
Help Quadra 700 CACHE problem? (Q)
HP FIRST automated service (was PaintJet XL drivers)
Info-Mac Digest V10 #163
LaserWriter IIg fonts (A)
Latest Quick Link II Fax is 2.02
MAC-IN-DOS (3 msgs)
Mac binaries to MS-DOS via smtp mail
macintosh x client software
Mea Culpa: Word Speller Not Guilty
Norton Filesaver/Disinfectant conflict? (R)
Odd behaviour of a Text QuicKey - Help!
Powerbook and Math coprocessor (Q)
Quadra 700 VRAM upgrade - crucial info
Quadra compatibility problems overstated
Quadra Prices (Q) (2 msgs)
Re2: Supra's BBS
removeable media (fast)
SAM search string for ChinaTalk trojan
Source for Hard Drive (APS testimonial)
Statistical Packages (A) Minitab
unimplemented trap system errors (A {sortof})
very sloooow Quadra 900
Virex UDV string for ChinaTalk trojan
X-Windows on the Mac (C)
XCMD's

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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 18:08:31 -0700
From: gr...@gregs.smd.tandem.com (Greg Stewart)
Subject: [*] After Dark Blank 1.1

Blank is an After Dark module which simply blanks your screen.

Sometimes you and your monitor need a break from cute critters
and swirling lines. Blank is also appropriate for machines which
do not have time to animate screen savers, such as file servers.

Version 1.1 lets you choose the color Blank uses to blank the
screen. Black is the default color. White works well on LCD screens.

This module is freeware.

Greg Stewart
Tandem Computers Incorporated
stewar...@tandem.com

[Archived as /info-mac/util/ad/blank-11.hqx; 3K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 10:24 GMT+1
From: FRI...@POLITO.IT
Subject: [*] Async Family

Async Family 1.14
by Alessandro Levi Montalcini
uploaded by Alberto Ricci
Requires System 7.0 or later.

***THIS IS A WONDERFUL UTILITY!!!***
Async Family is a set of applications and one extension. Actually, this
last one is not a real extension, it's a background application. This
means it will not have the usual conflict problems INITs have.
Well, Async family makes your Mac beep and play sounds Asynchronously,
i.e. you don't have to wait for the sound to be finished playing before
you can get back to work!
You'll be able to install 5-minute sounds in your System and use them as
System beeps!
Drop Mr.Player and Mr.Beeper in your system folder, select a new system
beep (a LONG one) in Mr.Beeper's control panel and restart your Mac All
your system beeps will be asynchronous, and if you have a Mac with the
Apple Sound Chip (all Macs but the 68000-based have it) you'll hear more
than one beep at a time. You may also drop AIFF and System 7 sound files
on Mr.Drop to play them while you keep working (multi-megabyte files can
be played without any trouble).

[Archived as /info-mac/ex/async-family-114.hqx; 54K]

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Date: Wed, 08 Jul 92 08:39:10 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <IRB...@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: [*] Batman Returns Beeps

Per someone's request (I forget who. It was over a week ago) here are

three System 7 beep sounds from Batman Returns. If you don't have System 7,
use SoundMover to convert these to System 6.0.X format. The short sounds
are MEOW and BATMAN by Cat Woman and a penguin LAUGH snippet. Downloaded
>From the Washington Apple Pi bulletin board.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

[Archived as /info-mac/sound/batman-returns.hqx; 60K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1992 14:08 EST
From: Jason Osborne <V065...@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu>
Subject: [*] BorzoiReaderTT, a truetype font (resubmission)

This truetype font has been uploaded by your friends at The Underground
Phont Archive. It is compressed with compact pro 1.33. This version
corrects an error in the previously uploaded version, which was partially
compressed with diskdoubler.

As always, if you would like a catalogue of the over 200 shareware/freeware
truetype fonts available through The Underground Phont Archive, see the
READMEFIRST note included with this upload.

This file should replace BorzoiReader.hqx, in the /info-mac/font/tt
directory.

[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/borzoi-reader.hqx; 87K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 92 17:54:30 EDT
From: udbr...@mcs.drexel.edu (David E. Brooks)
Subject: [*] boyz-n-the-hood.hqx

Boyz N The Hood Sounds
by David Brooks

Date: 7/08/92

This package features over a dozen sounds that were recorded from
the movie "Boyz N The Hood". Most of these sounds are about 4 seconds
or less in length. This package is great if you are using SoundEdit, or
even better, SoundMaster. If you don't have a file compression software,
don't worry--this StuffIt file is a self-extracting file.

This software should remain on SUMEX for 90 days (hopefully!)

Please be aware that a few of the sounds didn't come out so well--
the videotape that I recorded from didn't have very clear sound quality.

Sounds include: Helicopter
Shooting
"You have to think young brother, about your future."
-- Larry Fishburne
"We all gotta go sometime, homes" -- Ice Cube
"You still got one brother left, man" -- Cuba Gooding,
Jr.

Well, what are you waiting for--decode & unstuff it, and enjoy!!!

[Archived as /info-mac/sound/boyz-n-the-hood.hqx; 872K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 92 00:02:20 PDT
From: Les....@mtsg.ubc.ca
Subject: [*] Calculator+

>Is there a simple, non-scientific, calculator DA (freeware,
>shareware) which offers a bit more than the standard Mac
>calculator? The main thing I miss about the standard Mac offering
>is the lack of a "paper tape" which means that you can't check the
>keying-in of lists of figures. Otherwise a simple memory facility
>and easy percentages are all I need.

Here is a DA circa 1987 called Calculator+ that does what you
request. It is freeware, has the paper tape feature (which you can
print if you like), has M+ M- MC MR keys, and a percent key (for
what that's worth). It also has sin, cos, tan, atn, Int, FV, PV,
Ax, LP, SqRt, ln, eX, xY, +-, pie, +, -, /, *, C and of course =.
It supports the numeric keypad and pressing clear once is clear
entry and clear twice is clear all.

It seems to work fine under System 7 (but I did not test it with 32
bit addressing or VM on). The print function worked for me to a
LaserWriter. The only thing the Apple calculator does that this one
doesn't do, is remember its screen position from the last time it
was used.

[Archived as /info-mac/da/calculator-plus.hqx; 7K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 13:40:38 -0800
From: mac...@macweek.ziff.com
Subject: [*] Carpetbag 1.2.2

Update to the Suitcase-like extension.

Robert Hess America Online: RHessJr

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/carpet-bag-122.hqx; 90K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 18:38 IST
From: Mike Green <SOUGD%HUJIVM1...@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: [*] Desktop Manager

Here is Desktop Manager - a wonderful relief for those of you who have to
switch frequently between Systems 6 and 7. Just place this extension in your
System 6 Folder and when you return to System 7 a desktop rebuild is no longer
forced upon you. Aaaahhh!

[Archived as /info-mac/ex/desk-top-manager-201.hqx; 22K]

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Date: THU, 09 Jul 92 11:41:02 EDT
From: "Louis_Bergeron"%UQAT.UQ...@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: [*] Dvorak keyboard and many others

This file contains a Dvorak keyboard and many others from all nations. The
keyboards don't add any new character. It's just that the display is
different.
The KCHR resource from the System file is modified. by adding more keyboards
to
it.
For the user, the procedure is EXACTLY like INSTALLING and REMOVING FONTS or
SOUNDS. You drag the icon of the keyboard you want to the System FOLDER (not
the System itself). The keyboard is installed automatically. To remove, you
double-click on the System FILE itself and drag the keyboard out of the System
FILE.
You select the keyboard with the usual Control Panel device named Keyboard.
You
can create an Alias of that item and copy it to the Apple Menu Items folder to
access it directly without going to the Control Panel every time.
If there is a problem in the installation, it's because you already have a
keyboard in your System which have the same ID number as the keyboard you want
to install. With Resedit, you simply change the ID number of one of the
keyboard, probably the one you want to install. Also you can't install
anything
in the System file if something else is opened.
This could be archived as: Info-Mac/Util/Keyboards-Dvorak-and-others.HQX
Louis Bergeron ORP...@UQAT.UQuebec.CA
P.S. Since the keyboards are free, they are provided without any warranty.

[Archived as /info-mac/misc/many-keyboards.hqx; 37K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 13:41:38 -0800
From: mac...@macweek.ziff.com
Subject: [*] EasyPrint

Much like Desktop Print, this is (yet another) application which allows you
to drop files onto its icon in order to have those items printed. EasyPrint
adds some new features like the ability to queue documents for later
printing.

Robert Hess America Online: RHessJr

[Archived as /info-mac/util/easy-print.hqx; 32K]

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Date: Fri, 26 Jun 92 22:46 CST
From: t303...@att2.cs.Mankato.MSUS.EDU
Subject: [*] finder-view-10.hqx

Finder View 1.0

Finder view is a VERY small control Panel to install cmd
keys to finder 7's View menu. For those people who wants cmd
keys to everything.

Control Panel is used to customize the key combinations.

By Go Endo

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/finder-view-10.hqx; 31K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 10:24 GMT+1
From: FRI...@POLITO.IT
Subject: [*] Fractals AfterDark Module

Fractals 1.33
by Alessandro Levi Montalcini
uploaded by Alberto Ricci

Fractals (formerly Mandelbrot) is an AfterDark module that generates
fractal images from the well-known Mandelbrot set. It takes full
advantage of math coprocessors and color monitors up to 24-bit, but it
will also run on 68000-based, black & white Macs. The "Regions" dialog
lets you explore the set and zoom in as much as you like to define your
own favourite fractal scenes; a compact on-line help gives you the basic
information needed to create your own pictures. Use the Fractals Mover
application to save your regions in separate files for redistribution.

4.5 times FASTER than the previous version (on a IIcx)!
Fractals Mover and Viewer included!

[Archived as /info-mac/util/ad/fractals-133.hqx; 51K]

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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 92 14:23:57 EST
From: Thomas Fruin <tho...@heraldo.apple.cl>
Subject: [*] GetAddressingMode XFCN - tells if Mac is in 24 or 32 bit mode

Some time back I asked the net for an XFCN to determine if a machine is
running with 24-bit addressing or 32-bit addressing. As Dan LaSota already
pointed out in an earlier digest, the GestaltLook! set of XFCNs include
that functionality.

While browsing on AppleLink I also found the GetAddressingMode external.
GetAddressingMode does exactly what its name implies and fills the above-
mentioned need. It's also shareware, so I'm submitting it to the archives.

-- Thomas Fruin Santiago, Chile tho...@heraldo.apple.cl

[Archived as /info-mac/card/x/get-addressing-mode.hqx; 9K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1992 13:24 +1200
From: CLA...@csc.canterbury.ac.nz
Subject: [*] guide-to-xcmds

Here is Guide-to-XCMDs, a HyperCard stack. This stack has two
purposes:

(1) I use it to help me keep track of my own collection of XCMDs
and XFCNs, and you might use it to do likewise. It can help you
as you eliminate duplicates or decide which of two similar XCMDs
to keep, as you acquire new ones, as you eliminate old ones
because they no longer work (say, under system 7) or are outmoded
because their functionality is built into HC 2.x, etc.

2) A lot of people have asked recently, what XCMDs (public) are
out there? This list might give you an idea. However, please
note, *NO* XCMDs are included with the stack, I do *NOT* know
where to get many of the listed stacks today (although most have
passed thru sumex at one time or another, and all have been
available on the nets at some point over the past two years),
and I will *NOT* be able to send any of them to anyone!
Also, there may of course be XCMDs I am not aware of,
so treat this list accordingly.

Compacted and binHexed. About 63K expanded. Free.

matt neuburg = cla...@csc.canterbury.ac.nz

[Archived as /info-mac/card/x/guide-to-xcmds.hqx; 35K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 10:23 EST
From: Jason Osborne <V065...@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu>
Subject: [*] InformalOblique, a mac truetype font

This truetype font has been uploaded courtesy of your friends at
The Underground Phont Archive. It has been compressed using Compact
Pro 1.33.

For more information on the Underground Phont Archive and the almost
200 shareware/freeware fonts available there, send $1 and a
self-addressed stamped envelope (Overseas just send a self-addressed
envelope with sufficient international reply coupons for returnpostage)
to:
The Underground Phont Archive
395 Kaymar Drive
Amherst, New York, 14228
USA

[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/informal-oblique.hqx; 21K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 92 19:29:43 CDT
From: "Eric Behr" <be...@spider.math.ilstu.edu>
Subject: [*] New version of /report/mac-tcp-info.txt

MacTCP and related Macintosh software
=====================================
revision 1.0, July 10, 1992

---------------------------------------------------------------
Copyright Eric Behr, Illinois State University, Mathematics
Department

This document can be freely redistributed in whole or in part,
provided that this copyright notice is included intact, and that
no material profit is generated from such a transaction.
---------------------------------------------------------------

With sincere thanks to:
David N. Blank-Edelman d...@meshugge.media.mit.edu
Steve Dorner s-do...@uiuc.edu
Patrick Hoepfner hoep...@heasfs.gsfc.nasa.gov
Peter N. Lewis pe...@cujo.curtin.edu.au
David S. Saunders da...@intercon.com
as well as to several contributors to Usenet newsgroups
(but I'm the sole author of all mistakes, omissions and inanities)

Please send all comments and suggestions to be...@math.ilstu.edu or
to ejb...@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu. The newest version of these notes
can be obtained by anonymous ftp to spider.math.ilstu.edu (file
/pub/mac/mac-tcp.txt).

CONTENTS

PREFACE
I. General stuff
II. MacTCP
III. Applications
IV. Sources
Appendix A. Peculiarities of Mac file transfers
Appendix B. Dial-in access

PREFACE

Judging by questions and complaints, more and more people are
playing with MacTCP and communications software which uses it;
many of them are having problems with MacTCP.

I've spent many hours installing MacTCP on Macs ranging from the
Plus to a IIci. I also devoted a large part of my free time to
digging up various useful applications for use on the Internet.
Hopefully some of my experiences will be useful to you.

Please note that I'm not a networking expert. Some of the advice
below simply stems from my paranoia and is not necessarily based
on facts. There are many problems with MacTCP which I don't fully
understand, like reported snags with built-in Ethernet on the
Quadras. In addition, please remember that I'm not a technical
writer, and my style may not be to your liking - sorry about that.

[Archived as /info-mac/report/mac-tcp-info.txt; 49K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 13:49:29 -0800
From: mac...@macweek.ziff.com
Subject: [*] Private Secretary 2.2.3

The basic function of Private Secretary is to monitor the phone via a
Hayes compatible autodial modem and notify you on your pager and/or phone
at another location that a call came in. This allows you the freedom to be
away from your phone and still respond quickly to incoming calls. In
addition, Private Secretary can send routine reminders to you, dispatch
calls to small groups and report to you when power has been restored after
a power failure (registered copies only).

Robert Hess America Online: RHessJr

[Archived as /info-mac/app/private-secretary.hqx; 156K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 13:54:02 -0800
From: mac...@macweek.ziff.com
Subject: [*] QK AppleEvents Ext. 1.0.1

Update to the QuicKeys AppleEvents extension (version 1.0.1).

NEW FEATURES in 1.0.1:

Apple Events works with the newest application resources definition
(AETE) from Apple and will still recognize the old format.

Apple Events has been enhanced. When it is listing events in the
selected suite of an application, the description of the event moves to the
left and the entire list is displayed in "condensed" mode.

- - - - - -
FIXES in 1.0.1:

We eliminated problems that occurred when AppleEvents sent events to
applications running on someone else's machine (over the network).

We eliminated problems with AppleEvents which caused random text to
appear in some pop up menus on Quadra machines.

Robert Hess America Online: RHessJr

[Archived as /info-mac/util/quickeys-ae-101-updater.hqx; 113K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 13:46:45 -0800
From: mac...@macweek.ziff.com
Subject: [*] QuicKeys 2.1.2->2.1.2a Updater

Updates QuicKeys 2.1.2 to 2.1.2a.

Robert Hess America Online: RHessJr

[Archived as /info-mac/util/quickeys-212-to-212a-updater.hqx; 134K]
[Archived as /info-mac/util/quickeys-21-to-212a-updater.hqx; 221K]
[Archived as /info-mac/util/quickeys-211-to-212a-updater.hqx; 189K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 13:42:00 -0800
From: mac...@macweek.ziff.com
Subject: [*] RAM Disk Namer

This lets you configure the name of the RAM disk created by those CPUs with
the RAM disk functionality built-in.

Robert Hess America Online: RHessJr

[Archived as /info-mac/util/ram-disk-namer.hqx; 25K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 10:30 GMT+1
From: FRI...@POLITO.IT
Subject: [*] Sharedisk offer

ShareDisk 1.34
by Alessandro Levi Montalcini
uploaded by Alberto Ricci

This archive contains the documentation of the ShareDisk. It's an offer
that lets you register various utilities, AfterDark modules, extensions
and control panels by Alessandro Levi Montalcini, for a low, low, price.
Convenient in case you want to register 2 or more of his programs.

[Archived as /info-mac/misc/share-disk-134.hqx; 2K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 10:32 GMT+1
From: FRI...@POLITO.IT
Subject: [*] ShutDown Delay 1.28

Shutdown Delay 1.28
by Alessandro Levi Montalcini
uploaded by Alberto Ricci

What Shutdown Delay basically does is setting up a dialog at
Restart/Shutdown time which gives the user four choices:
1. WAIT for the chosen command to be automatically completed after a
while;
2. CANCEL and smoothly return to the caller application;
3. RESTART (you can always turn a Shutdown in a Restart);
4. SHUT DOWN (turn power off or safe-shutdown alert as usual);
A fifth key-combination choice has been added in version 1.22 for power
users:
5. FORCE QUIT attempts to return to the Finder (this can sometimes
recover from system crashes if you get to the dialog after the restart
button of the error alert).

[Archived as /info-mac/util/shutdown-delay-128.hqx; 19K]

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Date: Wed, 08 Jul 92 08:40:07 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <IRB...@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: [*] SoftAT 2.5->2.52 Updaters

This upload contains two SoftAT 2.5 updaters, one to update 2.5->2.51
and the other to update 2.51->2.52. I've no idea what the updaters do.
I found them on the Washington Apple Pi bulletin board.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

[Archived as /info-mac/util/soft-at-252-updater.hqx; 29K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 13:42:31 -0800
From: mac...@macweek.ziff.com
Subject: [*] SupraFAXModem V.32bis ARA

An ARA script for the Supra Fax Modem with V.32bis. This is straight from
Supra (via CompuServe).

Robert Hess America Online: RHessJr

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/ara-supra-fax-modem.hqx; 5K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 11:48:54 -0800
From: mac...@macweek.ziff.com
Subject: [*] TattleTale 1.4 DA

Here is TattleTale 1.4 (DA version), which tells you everything you ever
wanted to know about your Mac.

Robert Hess America Online: RHessJr

[Archived as /info-mac/da/tattle-tale-14.hqx; 160K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 23:54:32 -0600
From: wie...@acs.ucalgary.ca (Bernie Wieser)
Subject: [*] UUTool 23 bug

There is a small bug in UUTool 23. Please remove it from the util
directory, and replace it with this bug fix. Thanks.

[Archived as /info-mac/util/uutool-23.hqx; 40K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1992 12:25:38 -0600
From: ig...@uiuc.edu (Igor Livshits)
Subject: [*] Zoom ARA script

Greetings,

Attached is a Zoom v.32turbo ARA script developed for the Zoom Telephonics
V.32turbo modem. Ideally, it should also work with the Zoom V.32bis modem,
but I do not have a unit to test it on (Zoom Telephonics should send me one
for testing and debugging purposes :-) ).

Please archive this in the comm directory (is there a need for an ara
subdirectory?)

This file is not compressed due to its small size.

Any comments, questions, suggestions, and complaints should be directed to
ig...@uiuc.edu.

Thanks, Igor

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/ara-zoom-v32turbo.hqx; 12K]

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 13:52:39 -0800
From: mac...@macweek.ziff.com
Subject: [*] ZoomSwitch 1.1

Turns on/off the 'zoomrect' effect in the Finder.

Robert Hess America Online: RHessJr

[Archived as /info-mac/util/zoom-switch-11.hqx; 38K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1992 12:53:50 -0600
From: wa...@DUCVAX.AUBURN.EDU (Wade Williams)
Subject: A-Traps (C)

>Now you know why your Mac Classic is so slow... maybe quitting the
>Finder speeds up a lot of things?
>Maybe Apple is listening... and it should check its Finder and make it a
>bit more intelligent in the next version...
>We've got computers that can make millions of instructions per second,
>and we find out that each second our Mac is wasting 60% of its time
>moving memory, or setting again and again the attributes of a file.

First, many traps call each other.

Second, you're making some big assumptions on some data which we don't know
to be correct. Are you positive you've recorded the traps correctly?

Third, have you posted this to comp.sys.mac.programmer? I feel certain the
wizards on there could give you some good answers.

Wade Williams
Academic Computing Services, Auburn University
wa...@ducvax.auburn.edu

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 92 16:37:56 EDT
From: m...@jhufos.pha.jhu.edu (Mel Martinez x8378)
Subject: Adam and his $100...

Hey! I just opened my August MacUser and while flipping the pages stumbled
upon the Tip Sheet section. Usually, the tips are for PageMaker, MS Word
or Excel, programs I don't use so I was pleasantly surprised to see that
the 'Tip of the Month" was for Nisus.

Of course, it turned out that it was something I already knew about (Nisus'
use of Claris XTND technology) but whose name do I see at the end of it?
Why none other than our dear TidBits editor, Adam Engst!

Now, all us Nisus users here who all knew about this XTND tip are groaning
that ADAM had the cleverness to send it in and earn an easy 100 smackeroos
and we didn't.... :(

Whatcha gonna buy, Adam?

Mel

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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 92 20:00:52 CDT
From: edw...@pro-ren.cts.com (Edward Floden)
Subject: AOL Aid INIT (R)

I've been using the 'old' Window-to-Back FKEY with the America Online 2.0
software, and I've only noticed one problem. When the File Transfer window
is not the frontmost window, the download progress bar isn't properly
updated. Except for that, it works as far as I can tell.

America Online may feel that AOL Aid is a violation of their Terms of
Service, but they apparently don't think that Window-to-Back is: I checked
the Macintosh Utilities library just last night, and the archive is still
there.

Internet: pro-ren.cts.com!edward | UUCP: ...crash!pro-ren!edward

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Date: Wed, 08 Jul 92 23:15:04 EST
From: "Kirke B. Lawton" <LAWK%UORVM....@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Apple File Transfer (Q) Mac --> Ami Pro?

Easy question: Where can I get additional translators for the
Apple File Exchange? I can't seem to be able to transfer files
>From WriteNow 2.2 to Ami Pro (for Windows). I tried to save as
RTF and then transfer with default translation, but Ami Pro
could get the formatting from the RTF file (it got all the words).
Also AFE doesn't seem to recognize MacWrite files created by WriteNow.

Has anyone done this same thing successfully? Thanks a bunch.

Kirke
LA...@vm.cc.rochester.edu

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1992 16:55 EDT
From: Gordon Oppenheimer <GORDON%FAIR1....@ricevm1.rice.edu>
Subject: A screen snapshot of pull-down menus?

Hello,

Does anyone know how to get a screen snapshot of a pull-down menu?

I am using system 7 with the tuneup installed.

Usually I use shift-command-3 to get a snapshot of the screen.
This doesn't work when you have a pull-down menu shown on the screen.

My purpose is to show the menus in user documentation.

Thanks,

Gordon
UNIX Lab Manager, Academic Computing Services, Fairfield University

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Date: 9 Jul 92 12:12:57 U
From: "Adam (Net Manager)" <adam...@u.washington.edu>
Subject: bad F-Line instruction error...

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."

A friend of mine encountered this problem running System 7.0.1 on a Mac IIci.
It turned out to be a conflict with an init from Apple called the MMInit,
which
purported to FIX problems with virtual memory (?) on IIci s... he removed it,
everything was ok.

I don't know if this would be the problem on an SE/30, tho...

cheers,
adam

adam feuer
network manager, department of technical communication
university of washington
seattle wa

email: adam...@u.washington.edu

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 92 06:56:38 -0400
From: kkir...@world.std.com (Ken B Kirksey)
Subject: Boston Expo Tips

My company is giving me Christmas in August this year: they're sending me
to the MacWorld Expo Boston for the full week! Hurray!

Since this will be my first MacWorld Expo, I was wondering if any of you
expo veterans out there had any hints or tips for getting the most out of your
time at the Expo.

And I was also hoping someone could point me to some good Boston night
spots: restaurants, clubs, etc. I'm partial to R&B, blues, and Jazz, so
I'd especially like to hear about places I could see these kinds of bands.

Please reply via e-mail, and I'll summarize. Many thanx in advance!

Ken

kkir...@world.std.com

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 92 07:29:39 -0400
From: bewi...@Kodak.COM (Bruce E. Wilson, ECCR-PA, B95-A, X8886
(bewi...@kodak.com))
Subject: Budding programmer (A)

On 5 July 1992 (Infomac #161) David T. said:

> OK, OK, I'm finally going to take the dive. After years of exploiting,
> complaining about, and generally using programs, I'm finally going to try to
> learn how to program myself. I just purchased a book about C.

IMHO, C is far from the optimal choice for a first programming language.
Basic or Pascal would be better choices for Mac programmers. Even with
ANSI C and solid programming tactics, you can send yourself to hyperspace
in so many new and novel ways programming in C. Pascal basically assumes
you're an idiot and forces many of the "good" programming techniques that
some of us have learned the hard way.

However, assuming you're going ahead with C, by all means get the Think C
compiler. You might also consider getting a copy of C-Master (Jersey
Scientific), which contains a raft of features for finding where you are
in a project, commenting/uncommenting code, and setting placemarkers to
come back to a specific place in a file. I think its about $70. When
using Think C, be sure to set your language settings (in the options
dialog box of the edit menu) to enable "Check pointer types" and
"Require Prototypes". Those two items should help avoid a decent fraction
of errors which can cause your Mac to crash. Now if the thing would
just barf on stupid mistakes like "if (dumptr = NULL) ...", which
is perfectly legal syntax, but almost never what I had intended. BTW,
Borland C does issue a warning message for an if statement like that.

Opinions expressed are my own, and I have no connection with vendors
of the above products except as a (generally) satisfied customer.

Bruce Wilson (bewi...@kodak.com)

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 92 16:46 EST
From: FRID...@ALCVAX.PFC.MIT.EDU
Subject: Comm Program Needed

In a previous article, Les....@mtsg.ubc.ca wrote:
>I need to find a communications program for a client that meets
>the following criteria:
>
>- provides VT100 ASCII terminal capability
>- supports at least 9600 bps
>- allows any key to be programmed to send any sequence of characters
>- supports the extended keyboard
>- has a scroll back buffer (not absolutely necessary)
>- can print the current window or any selected text (VERY IMPORTANT)
>
>
>Will White Knight, Versaterm, or MicroPhone meet the requirements?
>Are there other programs that I should look into?
>
White Knighte meets almost all of your requirements. It has VT100, VT102, VT52
and TTY modes, supports up to 57600 baud, supports extended keyboard, has a
scrolable window (you can define size of the buffer), can print current
window,
or window that you scroll back as well as selected text. You can create macros
with it and assign any key to launch any particular macro (and macro will send
any sequence of characters you wish).You are limited to 3 sets of macros with
10
macros in each set active at same time so if you need more you would have to
write anoder macro to load new sets (and sacrifice one out of 30 macros for
it).
Hope this helps,
Mike.

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

Date: Thu Jul 9 09:44:43 EDT 1992
From: lin...@drystone.attmail.com
Subject: Comm Program Suggestions

I own two Comm programs for the Mac - Versaterm and Pacerterm. Both do what
you ask, and I'd recommend either, but my favorite is Pacerterm. Its a bit
more (it cost me ~$150 if I remember). It has an incredible scripting
language which lets you, amongst other things, perform loops, if-then
statements, use dialogs and windows, and have multiple sessions.

Both Versaterm and Pacerterm use the Comm toolbox, but Pacerterm does a better
job. It comes with tools for VT100 - VT320, XModem, Kermit, and Zmodem.
Versaterm supports transfer tools as well as has some built in protocols, but
it doesn't come with more than the standard (found at Apple) tools like Xmodem
and Ascii transfers. Built in are Kermit, X and Y modem (no Z).

Pacerterm lets you define keys as well as have SOFTKEYS on the screen. What
these SOFTKEYS are, are buttons at the bottom or top of your screen (not the
session window) where you can just click on something and have it do anything
>From run a script, type something, or change settings.

The editor in Pacerterm which is used to program your scripts is really nice.
All the commands are available from a scrolling menu and after choosing one,
it tells you what parameters the command uses and lets you fill them in. Or,
you can just type in everything.

Both Pacerterm and Versaterm allow you to "record scripts" which require
little to no modification after recording. Versaterm's scripts are hard to
modify much above changing the spelling of a command, while Pacerterm's
language tells you exactly what is going on.

Both programs support color, but since Pacerterm relies entirely on the
Communication Tools and there is no color TTY tool (that I know of) your
sessions, for now at least, are limited to B&W. When a color tool becomes
available, either by the Pacerterm folks or another party, you just need to
drop it in the system and you should have color. When I talked to the folks
at Pacerterm, they said that they were trying to write a color comm tool. (I
wonder how they tested their support of color if no tool exists?)

Anyway, going with Versaterm or Pacerterm would be your best bet and of the
two, I'd suggest Pacerterm.

Ken Linger
lin...@drystone.attmail.com

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

Date: Thu, 09 Jul 92 17:10:02 CDT
From: Graeme Forbes <PL0...@VM.TCS.Tulane.EDU>
Subject: Differences Btw PageMaker and Quark (C)

In response to a query for info on this topic: the July MacUser carries
an article," DTP shootout", which compares the 2 programs. From the
conclusion:
"If you're in the market for a jack-of-all-trades program, PM 4.2 is just
the trick...QXP 3.1...continues to be the high-end publisher's program of
choice."

Graeme Forbes

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

Date: Thu, 09 Jul 92 12:16:40 EDT
From: stn...@Athena.MIT.EDU
Subject: EPS->previewable/editable EPS [C]

> Does anyone know if I can place the PICT version into the EPS file and
> get a (more or less accurate) previewable EPS file?

A somewhat tedious way of doing this is:
1) Save your ouput in EPS and PICT format (let's call the files
graph.eps and graph.pict). Download to Mac in your usual manner.
2) Open the PICT file graph.pict in MacDraw Pro or any other drawing
program that saves to EPSF format. Save the file in EPSF format (call
it pict.epsf)
3) Open pict.epsf and graph.eps in ResEdit. Copy the PICT resource in
pict.epsf into graph.eps. Save as graph.epsf.

Voila! graph.epsf is now PREVIEWABLE but NOT EDITABLE (nor is it edible
>:-) ! )

Basically we are transferring the PICT from the data fork to the
resource fork. I don't know of any shareware/freeware Mac programs that do
this automatically, unfortunately.

If you are on a UNIX box (which I presume is where you are running
SAS), you can also use ps-pict2macb which is included in ps2eps-11.shar
in the unix subdirectory on info-mac.
To use ps-pict2macb:
1) FTP ps2eps-11.shar from info-mac to your unix host. Unshar it by
typing 'sh ps2eps-11.shar'
2) You only need the ps-pict2macb.c program. Compile it with cc.
3) The EPS and PICT files must have the same filename and extensions ps
and pict respectively (e.g. graph.ps and graph.pixt). Execute
ps-pict2macb by typing 'ps-pict2macb graph.ps'. This will create the
file graph.bin which is a macbinary format EPSF file with the embedded
PICT. This file will then have to be downloaded with a communications
program that understands macbinary.

If you are working on a UNIX machine, ps-pict2macb is probably the easiest
way to go. A newer version that handles colour and large files more
robustly is available from the author (geo...@mech.seas.upenn.edu).

Shih Tung
Chem E
Best l'il Tech School
on the Charles

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

Date: Wed, 08 Jul 92 22:49:08 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEW...@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: errors with UUtool23

On Wed, 8 Jul 92 12:45:18 -0400 you said:
>has anyone encountered this error when trying to uudecode a file with
>UUtool?

Now that you mentioned it, some doofus sent five uuencoded files to a
LISTSERV list (puzzled the heck out of most readers). UUTool 2.3 barfs
to some extent on each of them (partly decodes, fails to decode, decodes
and repeats part of the file). info-mac/util/uu-lite-12.hqx had a lot
less trouble although I found LF but no CR in three of the five and some
repeat of earlier text in the other two. Like I said, the files were
emailed by someone on a LAN who evidently didn't understand how to
correctly send mail outside the local net--the gateway did the uuencode
and may not have done a very good job. However, my impression is that
UUTool isn't very robust.

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

Date: Thu, 9 Jul 92 10:21:53 -0700
From: yei...@tomar.accs.wsu.edu (Joshua Yeidel)
Subject: Good Hypercard Books (A)

Myy favorite is HyeprTalk 2.0: The Book by Winkler and Kamins. Of
course, it's for HyperTalk programmers, not just point-and-clickers...
-- Joshua

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

Date: Thu, 09 Jul 92 11:28:52 ITA
From: Gianni Mezza <STINCH%IMISIAM...@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Help Quadra 700 CACHE problem (Q)

Hi,
I have a major problem with my Quadra 700 and I need some
help before hire someone to fix it....

Quadra 700, 8Mb RAM, HD 135 Mb
System 7.0.1 and tune up 1.1.1 installed
Aldus Freehand 3.0 - Adobe photoshop 2.0 - MSWord 5.0
cdev : ATM , Virex INIT 3.2
INIT : sigma compression, suitcase II, type reunion,
type alignment startup, CPS TagFix, Mirror (from MacTools1.2)

With the CACHE enable the system crushes after load the last INIT
If I shift-boot the computer (without init) or I disable the CACHE
everything appears to work fine, but slower.

I try to load all the init one by one and I have always the same
problem, I am not able to identify some init as responsible for
the crush. Maybe the problem is with the AdobeTypeManager ?
No virus are present (disinfectant 2.8)
Any suggestions?
Gianni Mezza

e.mail stinch at imisiam.mi.cnr.it

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

Date: Thu, 09 Jul 92 11:31:49 ITA
From: Gianni Mezza <STINCH%IMISIAM...@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Help Quadra 700 CACHE problem? (Q)

Hi,
I have a major problem with my Quadra 700 and I need some
help before hire someone to fix it....

With the CACHE enable the system crushes after load the last INIT
If I shift-boot the computer (without init) or I disable the CACHE
everything appears to work fine, but slower.

e.mail stinch at imisiam.mi.cnr.it

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

Date: Thu, 9 Jul 92 7:51:02 PDT
From: kc...@pepvax.pepperdine.edu (Kim Cary)
Subject: HP FIRST automated service (was PaintJet XL drivers)

> hello every body :
> I have some problems and need some suggestions .
>
> In our department , we have a HP paint jet XL used by pc . But we want
>to connect it to mac and we need a driver for mac . Any help will be
>appreciate
>
> Tnank for advances
> Yuki
>
>PS : if have any suggestion , please mail to me .
>E-Mail address : u33...@ncu865.bitnet
>
>------------------------------
>
Sorry to not reply direcltly Yuki, but this might be a help to other
HP/Mac users out there.

HP owners can get a list of available drivers for their printer BY FAX from
the automated service ("HP FIRST") at (208) 344-4809. You call this
number from your fax, and respond to the verbal prompts. You will use the
touch
tone keys to indicate what technical docs you want from HP.

Doc# Description
9999 List of all available docs from automated fax service
9950 Driver request form, fill out and fax back to receive drivers
4506 Third parties supporting the Painjet family with utilities and drivers
9960 List of HP files on compuserve

I recommend documents 9999 and 9950 for the first time user; there is a
wealth of practical info on this fax service in addtition to the usual
product spec sheets.

The PainWriter Drivers include a Mac serial driver; I would guess this can
be used with the PaintJet if it has a serial port. It's worth a try, as the
drivers are free.

They are serious about this service, folks. I faxed my order for the
PaintWriter XL drivers last Thursday, before the holiday, and received the
new drivers free the following Tuesday.

Good Luck, Yuki!

Kim Cary, kc...@pepvax.pepperdine.edu

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

Date: Thu, 09 Jul 92 17:46:51 EST
From: Jonathan Kamien <JKAMIEN%UVMVM....@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V10 #163

Subject: Help w/Purchasing Decision

I am in the position of recommending a new computer purchase for my boss
If any of you digesters out there would like to throw your $.02 my way,
I'd be grateful. The intended use of the machine follows:

1) Mostly word processing, with occasional display, but not
creation of black and white graphics. Very little number crunching.
2) Must act as a System 7 server for remote access via Shiva
NetModem.
3) The major reason for the upgrade is twofold. The SE/30 now
in use has far too small a screen for conveniently working on multiple
documents simultaneously. So...a big screen is a must. Boosting up the
speed somewhat would be great, too, especially for disk access.
4) We'd like to invest in a machine that won't be obsolete this
year, but a quadra seems like overkill, but what are the relative
arguments for IIsi vs. IIci??

Thanks for your help! (JKA...@UVMVM.UVM.EDU)

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

Date: Thu, 9 Jul 92 00:21:12 PDT
From: Les....@mtsg.ubc.ca
Subject: LaserWriter IIg fonts (A)

For a complete set of screen fonts, get:

info-mac/font/adobe-screen.hqx

A complete set of TrueType fonts comes with your IIg.

It's just that it's not necessary to have a TrueType italic
(oblique) version of all fonts because the plain version of fonts
like Helvetica can be properly slanted mathematically. TrueType
fonts can be slanted to any angle unlike bitmaps which seem to be
restricted to one slant angle. Fonts like Times and Palatino look
much different in italics, so in those cases, a seperate italic
TrueType font is still needed.

Hope this clears up the mystery.

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

Date: Wed, 8 Jul 92 17:17:28 PDT
From: suhler%mycale....@usc.edu (Paul A. Suhler)
Subject: Latest Quick Link II Fax is 2.02

After much redialing, I got through to a human at Smith Micro
Software. He had no idea why Quick Link II Fax 2.0 always dies when
receiving the end of the first page, but he did tell me to send in my
disk to get version 2.02.

Hmm. I had to do this before to get a version that would send.

I'll let everyone know whether it works.

In case anyone has seen this problem and wants to suggest a fix, I've
got a Mac II w/ FDHD upgrade, Sys 7.0, Tuneup 1.1.1.

Thanks,

Paul Suhler

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

Date: Wed, 8 Jul 92 21:52:46 -0400
From: Jeffrey L. Needleman <JNeed...@MCIMail.com>
Subject: MAC-IN-DOS

After reading the comments of Peter Crayne in INFO-MAC 10-164 and following
up a friendly private suggestion from Adam Hauerwas, I ran a few more tests
and found out the reason for my problems with MAC-IN-DOS version 1.0G (I
read it wrong as 1.06 before, as Peter suggested).

It turns out that I have a TSR conflict on the IBM side. Multisoft's
PC-Kwik Power Pak version 2.12 that I run at startup definitely causes the
problem. When I disable the Super PC-KWIK Disk Accelerator, MAC-IN-DOS
works fine. When I enable it, I have the problems mentioned in 10-163.

I said there:

>>The software gives no shareware fee or address for Pacific Micro,
>>which I thought odd.

Peter Crayne responded:

>I find that quite odd as well. If anyone has information about this,
>I would be much more comfortable about using this program.

Alun J. Carr adds:

>In 'Personal Computer World', August 1992, p200, there is a review of a
>commercial DOS product allowing the reading of Mac disks, called Mac-In-DOS
>(produced by Pacific Microelectronics, Inc., costing 120 stg.).
>
>Recently, a piece of DOS software called Mac-In-DOS was archived at
>SUMEX-AIM.
>This also allows the reading of Mac disks on DOS machines.
>
>Are they by any chance related?

Yes, Alun--the opening screen says the program is by Pacific Micro.

So it looks like another commercial product has made it into the
archives--and should be removed. Drat.

Jeff Needleman <JNeed...@MCIMail.com>

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

Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1992 09:39 EST
From: "Russell Aminzade: Trinity College of VT"
<AMINZADE%UVMVAX...@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Mac-In-Dos

Not sure how it relates to the item that was posted at sumex-aim
(this was pointed out earlier), but the July 6 Infoworld reviews a
commercial product called Mac-In-Dos from Pacific Microelectronics.
Actually, it seems to be an upgrade (version 2.0). The gist: it's
valuable for mixed-machine shops, but has some ugly user-interface
bumps. It's expensive too ($199 "for the DOS version" and apparently
$249 for the mac version -- wow it this supposed to be serious
competition with DOS Mounter and Access PC?)

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

Date: Thu, 09 Jul 92 10:45:46 EDT
From: Chris Jones <CHMC...@vm.uoguelph.ca>
Subject: Mac-in-Dos

I read the couple of posts about mac-in-dos, or "clink", and one person
wonders why there is no mention of shareware fee or address for the company.
Well, in answer, to the best of my knowledge mac-in-dos is commercial
software.
I recently downloaded a file (and I can't remember if it was from the
internet or a local bbs) that was someone's effort to post the names of
as many pirated, trojan, or otherwise problem files for sysops as he could.
Mac-in-Dos was mentioned, and listed as commercial software that had somehow
started getting uploaded to public file areas on BBS's.
(I wish I could remember the name of the source of this information.)

Chris Jones

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

Date: Mon, 22 May 05 18:35:44 MET
From: Marc.deLyon%ICA.RULI...@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: Mac binaries to MS-DOS via smtp mail

I want to send WordPerfect 2.0 documents to someone working on an
MS-DOS system. The documents must then be read by WordPerfect 5.1 for
DOS. The transport must be done by smtp mail, so the documents must
be comverted first. I have used the WP5.1 export function of WP 2.0.

I tried the following combinations of coding and decoding but they don't
work.

Mac ------> DOS
---------------------------------
UUTool 2.2 toaduu20.com
Binhex4.0 xbin.exe
Binhex5.0 xbin.exe

Could someone give a suggestion of a combination that does work?

Thanks, Marc de Lyon

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

Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1992 18:46 EDT
From: "Michael R. Roman" <MIK...@lns61.tn.cornell.edu>
Subject: macintosh x client software

Has anyone had any experience with mac x-client software (such as XGator or
Planet X)?

Mike Roman, mik...@lns61.tn.cornell.edu

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

Date: Wed, 08 Jul 92 21:09:46 EST
From: Steve Solnick <SLS%HARVARD...@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Mea Culpa: Word Speller Not Guilty

Er, spurred on by the flood of (okay...both) satisfied users of the
Word5 Speller Update, and, more importance by the recurrance of the
problem, I took my system apart and shook it out today. And I think
I pointed the finger in the wrong direction.
What was happening was that, with Sys7 and Tuner 1.1.1 running, and
only WordFinder Plus loaded, and a rebuilt desktop and a Norton Checked-Up
and even Optimized (can ya believe) disk, the following symptom occurred.
If I invoked the speller as soon as I launched, all was well; if I looked
up a synonym with WordFinder Plus and THEN tried the Speller, all Functions
kept in the Commands Folder (Find File, Grammar, Spell, etc) were reported
as "moved since Word was launched." I THINK I've traced the problem to `
keeping the WordFinder Thesarus in the Word Commands folder.
So far, so good. So I guess MS is off the hook on that one, and I
thought I should retract ASAP. On the other hand, despite the problems it
apparently gave me, I have to put in a plug for Word Finder Plus. It's
a FAR more useful Tool than the joke module included with Word 5 (not even
a perverted genius would ever have thought of a non-transitive thesaurus!)
It (WordFinder Plus) is cheap for users of the old Word4 ver. of Word Finder
(Just 19.95 w/ a phone call to Microlytics), and very easy to use. It's
even self-inflecting (look-up jumpING, it suggests hoppING, but jump just
gives hop, etc.) and it works in ALL applications. A good bargain. Just
keep the Thesaurus file in the System Folder, not the Word Command Folder....
Sorry for the false alarm.
Steve Solnick
Harvard University

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

Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1992 08:06:44 -0600
From: mcg...@utkvx.utk.edu (Michael A. McGuire)
Subject: Norton Filesaver/Disinfectant conflict? (R)

>Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 08:14 PDT
>From: Ed Costello <COST...@YOOHOO.llnl.gov>
>Subject: Norton Filesaver/Disinfectant conflict?
>
>A Mac IIci crashed running Disinfectant 2.9 with Norton Filesaver installed.
>Worked ok when Filesaver removed. Was this a ghost or does anyone know of a
>conflict?
>
>Thanks,
>
>- Ed

I have been running this config on a IIfx for the last 24 hours with no
problems.

Michael McGuire, MCG...@UTKVX.UTK.EDU

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

Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1992 23:18 GMT
From: STCH8002%IRUCCVA...@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: Odd behaviour of a Text QuicKey - Help!

I have been attempting to use QuicKeys 2.1.2 to automate downloading of
files from a VAX mainframe to my Quadra 700 using VersaTerm PRO 3.6.2 as
the interface. Everything goes smoothly except my efforts to assign a
QuicKey to the text: << Receive *.* >> followed by a carriage return.
Whether the return is inserted in the text dialogue box or as an alias
as the second item in a two-item QuicKey sequence, what actually appears
on the screen when the QuicKey is played is exactly as follows:
Receive
Receive.
Receive.
Can anyone explin this and/or suggest a cure?
Thanks in advance,
Fergus J. Lalor, Department of Chemistry, University College,
Cork, Ireland.
STCH...@IRUCCVAX.UCC.IE

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

Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1992 10:27:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joshua M. Sabloff" <js...@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Powerbook and Math coprocessor (Q)

I know that a Powerbook 170 comes standard with a math coprocessor.
However, can the Powerbook 140 accept one (i.e. can I buy it and install
it)? The literature is confusing!

-Josh Sabloff
"We are the keepers of the three sacred words:
Nee, Pen, and Nee-wom"

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

Date: Thu, 09 Jul 92 17:20:44 CDT
From: Graeme Forbes <PL0...@VM.TCS.Tulane.EDU>
Subject: Quadra 700 VRAM upgrade - crucial info

The bottom line: if you are upgrading a Quadra 700 by adding two 256K VRAM
modules to the half-meg already on board, put the two modules in slots
5 and 6, not slots 1 and 2 (counting back from the DRAM simms).

The whole story: I decided to move up from 16 to 256 shades of grey
on my Apple Portrait Display by doubling the VRAM in my Q700. I already
had one 256k VRAM module that I'd removed from an LC in order to install
a 512k module. I got another 256k module from Tech Works and when it
arrived, opened my Quadra to install the VRAM.

First shock: the DRAM and VRAM slots in a Q700 are under the drive assembly.
To get at them, you need to remove the power supply and the drive assembly.
Thinking better of this, I sent the machine over to our tech people to do
it for me. In the end, their total contribution for $40 labor was to
lose one of the rubber feet. If you use a Q700 in IIcx/ci orientation, never
let it out of yr office without saving the feet.

At first the tech people said they couldn't do the upgrade with my chips,
since the one from the LC has "For use in LC only" on it. This message
was attached to the chip before the Q existed, and should be ignored.

When I eventually got the machine back, I was still only getting 16 shades
of grey. I called TechWorks and one of their people casually mentioned
that "we find it works better if you put the modules in the slots furthest
>From the DRAM". It doesn't work *at all* if you put them anywhere else, and
this information is nowhere in their manual. Our technician had done what I
would have done, and put them in the slots closest to the DRAM. To be
absolutely precise: if you sit facing the Q700 in IIci orientation, there
are ten RAM slots one behind the other under the drive assembly. The first
4 are for main memory and can be filled with 1 meg, 2 meg (?), 4 meg or
(very low profile) 16 meg SIMMs. The next 6 slots are for 256k video ram
modules. You can either fill all six (for a total of 2 megs VRAM, there
being 512k already on the logic board) or just 2 (for a total of 1 meg VRAM).
In the latter case, put your modules in the two slots furthest away from you.

The TechWorks manual isn't completely explicit about getting the drive
assembly out, and I felt quite nervous doing it. However, there's no
chance of reconnecting things wrongly - the only way they fit is the right
way. The cables from the drives to the logic board have wide opaque plastic
loops attached. If you grab these, swear a lot and pull firmly, you can
disconnect the cables from their ports on the board and the drive assembly
lifts out.

If you get this far you've already shattered your warranty in a thousand
pieces. So what the hell.

Graeme Forbes

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Date: Wed, 08 Jul 92 22:53:24 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEW...@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: Quadra compatibility problems overstated

On 8 Jul 1992 11:29:26 EST you said:
>I'm considering buying a Quadra, but I worry about compatibility
>problems (because of the cache).

Fear of cache compatibility ranks right up there with fear of System 7
compatibility as an overblown "problem." I've rarely had a problem with
either, and the ones I've had have been promptly corrected.

I decided I wanted a Quadra during the Summer of 1990 (had to rent a
Mac+ in the interim but it was worth it). I got my Quadra before the
stores had demo models. I did have one or two cache compatibility
problems before info-mac/cp/quadra-auto-cache-22.hqx came along last
December (actually, I had the updates pretty much taken care of before
then--I've only rarely had need of the cdev).

You'll find more software that's not 32-bit clean than incompatible with
'040 caches (assuming you get the current versions of things). Heck, my
daughter even plays games dating from 1987 that work fine (we have more
problems with old games requiring 1-bit color depth than we have with
cache compatibility).

Order the Quadra so you'll have time for it to get "old" before you
become unhappy that you didn't wait 6 months for a Cyclone (see the July
Vaporware column).

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 92 10:17:05 EDT
From: Ed Ver Hoef <ver...@europa.asd.contel.com>
Subject: Quadra Prices (Q)

My son-in-law has an opportunity to buy a Quadra 700 with
extended keyboard and an Apple 16 inch color monitor through his
school at what is purported to be a significant educational discount. I
know nothing more about the configuration (such as amount of RAM
or disk memory) at the moment. Could some of you netters with
access to educational discount price lists let me know something
about typical prices for Quadra 700s and the associated
configurations? I would sure appreciate it very much. You can e-
mail to me at ver...@europa.asd.contel.com.

Ed Ver Hoef

Note to Moderator: I am sorry about yesterdays submission. It was from
MSWord and I forgot to convert it to text. The above is what it was supposed
to be.

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 92 10:17:05 EDT
From: Ed Ver Hoef <ver...@europa.asd.contel.com>
Subject: Quadra Prices (Q)

Ed Ver Hoef

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 92 00:38:39 CDT
From: m...@cs.rice.edu (Michael Wirth)
Subject: Re2: Supra's BBS

Two days ago I reported:
---------------------------------------------------------------------
... 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?
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Wouldn't you know it, the next day an exchange unit arrived by overnight UPS.
It fixed problems 1) and 2), and 3) hasn't reoccurred. It did drop a
connection once, but that could have been due to any of a number of external
causes (e.g., crosstalk in my house phone wiring).

Some test downloads from a V.32bis USR modem/CISCO
router/ethernet/Sparcstation
achieved the following rates (14.4kbps connection):
1,628 cps(char per sec.) zmodem binary file (Disinfectant 2.9)
3,033 cps zmodem text file
1,561 cps zmodem .Z file (text compressed 55.73%)
(The last one is an effective text transmission rate of 1561/(1.0 - 0.5573)
= 3,526 cps, which means that it doesn't really matter whether you compress
and download, then uncompress, or let the modems do the compression/decompr.
on the fly).

I also sent faxes to three machines successfully, retrieved the output from
two and examined it -- very clean output.

I also got an email msg from Supra tech support, apologizing for the delay in
shipment of my exchange unit (end of month and 4th of July confusion) and
offering assistance.

I got two positive reports from other users, including the following from
ht6...@usma6.usma.edu (Creamer Timothy CPT):
One final note is that the Boston Computer Society is using the V.32bis Supras
for 6 of its 12 lines with great success.

So, I'm a happy camper. Looks like I got a bum unit the first time, but the
excellent tech support from Supra more than made up for it. Good show,
Supra.

Mike Wirth
m...@cs.rice.edu

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Date: Thu, 09 Jul 92 14:35:14 EDT
From: Peter Furmonavicius <PE...@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu>
Subject: removeable media (fast)

Hi. I was looking for information regarding what folks might be using
for fast removeable media. By 'fast', I mean something that can be
quick enough to handle QuickTime movies, etc. Thanks in advance.

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 92 3:27:38 CDT
From: Werner Uhrig <wer...@rascal.ics.utexas.edu>
Subject: SAM search string for ChinaTalk trojan

As part of Symantec's commitment to virus protection, it is our responsibility
to inform you that a new Macintosh Trojan Horse was recently discovered,
called
ChinaTalk which affects all Apple Macintosh computer systems. It claims to
be
a female sound driver that is MacInTalk compatible.

The Trojan Horse is a system extension that will erase your hard disk.

Owners of SAM Version 3.0 can instantly update the detection and protection
capabilities of the program against this new Trojan Horse by entering the new
virus definition into SAM Virus Clinic. In conjunction with the new SAM User
Definition and SAM 3.0, you will be able to scan for ChinaTalk from both Virus
Clinic and SAM Intercept.

UPDATE DETECTION INSTRUCTIONS

Open SAM Virus Clinic. From the Options menu select "Advanced Menus". Select
"Add Definition (Resource)" from the Definitions menu. Now enter the
following
information:

Virus Name:ChinaTalk
Resource Type: INIT
Resource ID: = 0
Resource Size: = 13392
Search String: HEX F9FA554F3F07486EFE704EBAFA12
String Offset: = 13328 FROM START

Please type in the search descriptions without any spaces. As a guard against
incorrect entry, SAM 3.0 has a "Check" field in the definition screen. If the
above information is entered correctly, your check field should be: 3453

After you've entered the above information, click "Add" to add the definition
to SAM. This information should be added to the SAM User Definitions file
located in your System Folder.

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Date: Wed, 08 Jul 92 22:50:16 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEW...@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: Source for Hard Drive (APS testimonial)

On Wed, 8 Jul 1992 15:22:57 -0800 you said:
>I am very interested in purchasing a 100-120 MB Hard Drive and was strongly
>considering the APS 105 Q (External). Today in MacUser APS is selling a
>Maxtor 120 (External) for $439 - $10 more than the Quantum. Has anyone had
>any experiences (either good or bad) with either the company or the Quantum
>or Maxtor drives?

About 18 months ago I took a poll on info-mac and APS was the hands
down winner of that unscientific survey. I have since bought three
drives from them, and I'm a happy camper. There tech support staff is
patient, knowledgeable, doesn't leave you on hold forever, calls back
when you leave a message, and doesn't push product at you. Quantum
drives are excellent, but my experience is that you can rely on whatever
APS tells you about the difference between Quantum and Maxtor (they'll
happily sell you either or wait for you to think about it). APS is not
the cheapest vendor, but they have an exceedingly good reputation for
support--they'll tell you whether they've got what you want in stock,
they won't bill until they ship, and on two of my three orders the drive
arrived before they said it would (the third was merely on time :)

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Date: Thu, 09 Jul 92 13:38:55 GMT
From: Mark Henry <HENRYC93%IRLEARN...@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Statistical Packages (A) Minitab

I've found Minitab to be an excellent stats package for the Mac.
It's user interface is totally Mac menus (Release 8.1) as well as having
a command line entry option (SAS-like). SPSS is SOOOO user-unfriendly
it's just incredible. It's literally the mainframe program placed on
your Mac (with a mainframe command entry system).

Minitab does practically every statistical function SPSS does and has
an excellent backup service (with it's own newsletter, etc.).

You can contact Minitab Inc. at 3081 Enterprise Drive, State College,
PA 16801-3008. Phone: 814-238-3280.

I don't know of an E-mail address.

Hope this helps! Check it out!

Mark Henry.

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 92 00:30:35 MDT
From: vtu...@NMSU.Edu
Subject: unimplemented trap system errors (A {sortof})

There were two different problems with the two applications.

The author of AliasZoo apparently assumed that if you have System 7, you have
Color QuickDraw, but my PowerBook 100 isn't that smart... An upgrade may be
planned (I got this from someone in contact with the author, not the author
himself).

Blockade 0.91 was dying because sound was turned on. It will boot up ok,
but as soon as you try to move (with sounds enabled) it dies on both a PB 100
and a Mac SE.

Vaughan
VaughAn Turner Internet: vtu...@nmsu.edu

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 92 09:05:27 EDT
From: haus...@research.nj.nec.com (Robert C. Haushalter)
Subject: very sloooow Quadra 900

We have several macs in our lab including a quadra 900. This machine has
never seemed to function well. It runs at about half the speed of an fx. We
also have a quadra 950 and it is very fast.
When we first got the Q900, the apple hard disk drivers were replaced
with the FWB hard disk tool kit drivers and things were ok for about a
week. One
day the Q900 froze and we were unable to restart. It was returned to the
dealer who said their were mixed speed RAM chips in it and tried to blame us
until
we showed them the order that specified that they had installed it.
Anyway, it has never worked well to this day. We put exactly he same
system on the Q900 and an fx and the fx boots and runs _over_ twice as
fast as the
Quadra. We've tried everything we could think of over the last month or two,
including reinitiallizing the hard disk and replacing the apple drivers but
nothing helps.
Does anyone have an idea as to what could be wrong? At this point I'm
planning to return it before the warranty expires.
Please email me directly if can think of anything to try. thanks in
advance.

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 92 14:05:09 -0400
From: wer...@rascal.ics.utexas.edu (Werner Uhrig)
Subject: Virex UDV string for ChinaTalk trojan

Here is the UDV strings for detecting the ChinaTalk trojan with Virex:

---- Guide number = 8421440
1: 0310 0000 9030 1706 / BA
2: 7808 0020 5F3F 022F / 6C
3: 08AD E900 0E00 0A4E / 3A
4: FAFF D881 8090 9090 / 64

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Date: 9 Jul 92 07:06:41 GMT
From: mla...@Apple.COM (Mark Lanett)
Subject: X-Windows on the Mac (C)

Info...@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes:

>MacX won't start an FTP server on your Mac so you can't FTP back from what
>ever UNIX box your connected to your Mac. NSCA Telenet will get you that but
>then you lose X Windows.

Yes and no. There are 2 versions of NCSA Telnet. One uses MacTCP and will
co-exist quite happily (including the ftp server) with any X implementation
you
care to run. The other uses NCSA's own tcp/ip package and won't let anything
else on the computer use TCP. So if you use the MacTCP version things will
be just fine.
The NCSA version is a holdover from the days before MacTCP. The only reason it
still exists is because we (NCSA) haven't bothered to site license MacTCP,
and because some people bitch about having to set it up (MacTCP), but the
limitations are severe enough that it (the NCSA tcp/ip version) may be
retired.

Mark L (sometime NCSA'er)
--
Have a bajillion brilliant Jobsian lithium licks.
Mark Lanett

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1992 10:59 EST
From: Mark Monmonier <MON...@Sunrise.Syr.Edu>
Subject: XCMD's

Does anyone know how to call an XCMD from a program written in C?
I am using Think C 4.0, and want to use several commercial XCMDs
>From my own program, rather than from HyperCard. I have found
information about accessing a C program (as an XCMD or XFCN) from
HyperCard, but not the reverse.

I suspect this might be possible. Would the XCMD have to be linked
to the C program using ResEdit? In what form would the XCMD be
declared as an external item in the program? How would the XCMD be
added to the project, or would it? How would the C program's call
to the XCMD differ from a HyperCard call to the XCMD?

Mark Monmonier
Geography Dept. / Syracuse University
mon...@sunrise.syr.edu

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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 92 12:26:00 PDT
From: rwen...@stmarys-ca.edu (Roy Wensley)

Anyone know of a good fortran compiler?

I am looking for recommendations on a good fortran compiler
to use on my Quadra 900. I would like it to come with a
good debugging utility. Can anyone give me suggestions?

Roy Wensley

rwen...@stmarys-ca.edu

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