HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: skeeve@nadia.stgt.sub.org (Michael Koerner)
Subject: Re: Experience with SoftPC
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 13:32:49 GMT
Organization: Stuttgart Net Systems, FRG

hackett@gaul.csd.uwo.ca (Mike Hackett) writes:


>My father just bought an LC II, and he uses Word Perfect at work.  I
>suggested that he could get WordPerfect for the Mac and read and write
>files on a PC disk (is this correct? - is anything extra needed?).  I
>think he is also interested in the possibility of getting SoftPC (AT?)
>and bringing a copy of WP home to use on the Mac.  How well do either of
>these solutions work?  Any other suggestions?

>Mike Hackett                  | "She wouldn't make love,
><hackett@gaul.csd.uwo.ca>     |  but she could make good sandwich"
>Honors Computer Science IV    | -Ian Anderson, "Budapest"
>University of Western Ontario |                - _Crest of a Knave_

Hi !

we here use wordperfect on a Soft-AT version for teaching Wordperfect in a
Mac Environment. It can be used on a ci for writing up to three pages, then
it goes a bit down with the speed. (The average Speed is like a 6 MHz AT on a
ci). At the quadras and the fx, Speed is much better. The Soft-AT is very fast,
really compatible (you can even read MS-DOS CDs under Soft-AT with an Apple 
CD-ROM Drive) and easy to use. Dont use the Universal Soft-PC, it is muc
slower !.

More Questions can be answered, ask 

skeeve@nadia.stgt.sub.org

Michael Koerner
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: gvanmoor@nrao.edu (Gustaaf Van Moorsel,,,)
Subject: buying Macs
Reply-To: gvanmoor@nrao.edu
Organization: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 18:24:05 GMT

Within a couple of months I'll be buying a new Mac. I noticed large price
differences between some dealers and others, the cheaper kinds obviously
mainly in the mail-order category. While eager to pay the lowest price possible,
I'm also somewhat concerned about warranty, service, etc.

I'd appreciate to hear about people's experiences with ordering Mac's from the
various categories of dealers, and possibly some recommendations as well. I do not
live near a large metropolitan area with several superstores to choose from.

Gustaaf van Moorsel
From: Chris Johnson <chrisj@emx.cc.utexas.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Gatekeeper 1.2.6 Expiration Explanation
Date: 8 Jan 1993 19:30:33 GMT
Organization: University of Texas at Austin Computation Center
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: gargravarr.cc.utexas.edu
X-UserAgent: Nuntius v1.1.1d16
X-XXMessage-ID: <A77332098B04BE1F@gargravarr.cc.utexas.edu>
X-XXDate: Fri, 8 Jan 93 19:28:41 GMT


[This message was originally sent comp.sys.mac.announce several days ago,
but has yet to appear there.]


Users of Gatekeeper 1.2.6 will soon be receiving a warning stating that
1.2.6 is out of date and should be replaced with a more recent version. 
This warning appears automatically when modern versions of Gatekeeper
exceed six months in age and is intended to prevent people from unwittingly
depending on obsolete versions of the program which may no longer offer
effective or safe protection from viruses. Inspite of the warning, though,
Gatekeeper 1.2.6 remains FULLY functional.

The six month time limit was chosen because it seemed likely that due to
the need for periodic bug fixes, functional improvements, and code to stop
new viruses, new versions would always be released within six months of
each other. Unfortunately, the testing/debugging phase for Gatekeeper
1.2.7 has run enexpectedly long and delayed its release beyond the
anticipated six months.

So, some form of 1.2.7 will be made available as soon as possible (if it
has bugs, it certainly has far fewer than 1.2.6), and, in the meantime,
Gatekeeper 1.2.6 remains as functional as ever even though it will complain
about being out of date once every five days.

I apologize for any inconvenience.

When 1.2.7 is available, an anouncement will be posted in the "comp.sys.
mac.announce" newsgroup, it will be sent to all major Macintosh archive
sites, and posted to the comp.binaries.mac newsgroup.

----Chris


Chris Johnson

Internet:   chrisj@emx.cc.utexas.edu
UUCP:       {husc6|uunet}!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!chrisj


"There will one day be lemon soaked paper napkins. Till then, there will
be a short delay. Please return to your seats."
-- Douglas Adams
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: Tim Steele <tjfs@tadtec.co.uk>
Subject: Secret Tricks for the LC?
Organization: Tadpole Technology plc
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 18:22:07 GMT
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A7722531A603A1C3@mac-tjfs.tadtec.co.uk>
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d16
X-Xxdate: Thu, 7 Jan 93 18:21:37 GMT

so... is there a picture of the developers in there?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Turning off RAM disk?????
From: zaphod@vax2.winona.msus.edu (Gregory Talmo)
Date: 8 Jan 93 09:28:07 -0600
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.misc
Distribution: world
Organization: Winona State Academic Computing

In article <01050023.n0mdv1@chinchilla.cars.com>, niel@cars.com (Niel
Bornstein) wrote:
> 
> OK, I tried a RAM disk and I don't like it.  I want to turn it off.
> The memory cotrol panel tells me I can't turn it off if there are
> files on it.  Fine, I delete the files.  Still can't turn it off.
> OK, I delete the invisible files.  Still can't turn it off.  Well,
> maybe I need to empty the trash.  I can't empty the trash, because
> the invisible files I just trashed are still in use.  OK, maybe if
> I reboot, it will let me turn it off, since there's no files on it.
> No, sorry, on reboot, the desktop files are rebuilt so there are files
> on the RAM disk which I can't delete to turn off the RAM disk since
> they are in use and can't be deleted!
> 
> How the hell do I remove the RAM disk?
> 
  Try a restart, while holding the Shift key down, this might just disable
the memory Cdev and not mount the RAM disk.  But I really don't know.

- Greg Talmo  (zaphod@vax2.winona.msus.edu)
                                  |The opinions expressed are MINE (at
least
"A censor is a man who knows more |for today). Thus they are not the 
than he thinks you ought to."     |ponderous, well thought out P.C.
opinions
                - Granville Hicks |of Winona State University or anyone
else
                                  |who works, or studies here.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: ssocl01@cc.curtin.edu.au
Subject: SCUP
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 02:49:14 GMT

Hi there

	Can anyone tell me where I can find information on how to use
MacBugs???? 

	Thanks a lot

Regard

Charles
5/1/93

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: tim@tsp.med.umn.edu (Tim Leonard)
Subject: Re: How do we Print PostScript file?
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 03:11:31 GMT

In article <1993Jan4.203514.20697@news2.cis.umn.edu> tim@lenti.med.umn.edu (Tim Leonard) writes:
>I have a question from a friend who has a Mac.
>
>He was sent a word processor file in Postscript form and would like to
>print it from his mac to his laserwriter. Is there a routine
>like the "print" shell command that we use to print such files
>from UNIX to our laserwriter?
>
Thanks for all the help.  I'll pass along the solutions.

Tim Leonard
From: howie@intermec.com (Howard Kaplan x1696)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Need Advice on a good HARD DRIVE!
Keywords: hard drive quantum 100 to 200 mb
Date: 7 Jan 93 20:17:58 GMT
Reply-To: howie@intermec.com (Howard Kaplan x1696)
Organization: Intermec Corporation, Everett WA

In article <rudolph.726042821@unixg.ubc.ca> rudolph@unixg.ubc.ca (Christopher E Rudolph) writes:
>It is time for me to purchase a new hard drive.  My finances allow me to
>purchase in the 100 to 200 mb range, and I want to buy a quantum mechanism
>w/ a low noise level and a decent access time.
>
>Can anyone suggest a good drive to buy (ie. Company name, phone # etc ... )
>

You can't go wrong with the Quantum 240LPS.  From reviews of externals it
seems to be the best drive. Word of warning though. The formatting software
and driver have an effect on performace.  I just ordered an internal version
of the drive.  What I don't know is which formatting software and driver come
with the drive.  I have SilverLining and in the past when I run performance
checks on the 80 meg and 105 meg Quantums it reported that the Apple Driver
was the best to use.  I'll have the new drive in a few days and post what
SilverLining finds on this drive.

Mac Club seems to have the best price at $519.


Howard Kaplan

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: rowley@theporch.raider.net (Michael Rowland)
Subject: Re: SCSI id of a Laser Writer IIg
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 08:16:25 GMT
Organization: The MacInteresteds of Nashville, Tn.

parkyn@fraser.sfu.ca (Dale Parkyn) writes:

> rowley@theporch.raider.net (Michael Rowland) writes:
> >devices in between, but their SCSI ID's are not dependent on startup 
> >order... they each have a fixed ID #.
> >Some hard drives let you change their ID's by software...avoid them.
> 
> Why should 'hard drives let you change their ID's by software...avoid them.'
> be avoided?
> 
> I think the Quantum LP105S allows Silverlining to software change the SCSI ID
> If the drive is being used in a person's non-changing equipment configuration
> I don't see a problem with not being able to externally change the SCSI addre
> of a device.
> 
> But I am not one who thinks ignorance is blissful - so please enlighten me if
> there are SCSI concerns worth learning...
> 
> Dale 
> parkyn@sfu.ca
> 
> 

Well, for instance, I'm using a Jasmine 100Meg DirectDrive. It happens 
that the software supplied with it works fine with system 7 and the drive 
sets its ID via hardware switch settings anyway. But if the drive were 
dependent on the software to set its ID, and the software then turned out 
to be incompatible with later versions of the system software, as has 
happened to some drives, the value of the drive would be seriously 
compromised. Seems like the straightforward switch settings approach is 
much more reasonable.

jmr

--
  rowley@theporch.raider.net (Michael Rowland)
theporch.raider.net  615/297-7951 The MacInteresteds of Nashville
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: rowley@theporch.raider.net (Michael Rowland)
Subject: Re: M virus?
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 08:32:20 GMT
Organization: The MacInteresteds of Nashville, Tn.
Keywords: virus

szikopou@alfred.carleton.ca (Steven Zikopoulos) writes:

> I've been downloading a lot of FTP stuff lately and noticed that every
> now and again an M appears in the top right-hand corner of my Plus.
> 
> I fear it may be a virus that Disinfect. 2.9 doesn't know about.
> 
> Anyone else have this problem?
> 
I noticed the very same thing happening on my machine for a long time 
before I figured out that the temporary changes produced in my menubar by 
software loading were shoving everything over and causing SuperClock's 
numerals to be blocked out...all except the M in AM or PM. 
Could this be the cause of your phenomenon?

jmr

--
  rowley@theporch.raider.net (Michael Rowland)
theporch.raider.net  615/297-7951 The MacInteresteds of Nashville
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system
From: endrizzi@sctc.com (Michael Endrizzi)
Subject: Power On Key broke
Organization: SCTC
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 15:21:14 GMT


One of my sound edit programs went south and trashed
my system. So I reloaded from scatch and now my
power-on key don't work. I even power'd up from a fresh
floppy and it still don't work. I switch'd keyboards 
and it still don't work so I know it ain't hardware.
The power-on key works with the reset sequence (apple-control-poweron)
so I know the computer still can recognize the poweron key.

I'm guessing it's a PRAM parameter in battery backed up ram
somewhere. I reset my PRAM to the defaults but still no luck.
I'm running out of ideas.

I'm not a MacHack so I'm sure I missed a few things. Anyone
got any ideas??


				dreez


PS Please respond to "endrizzi@sctc.com"   I don't read this
   group often.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: binder@mack.geg.mot.com (Ed Binder x2456)
Subject: test post...please ignore
Organization: /home/oz/binder/.organization
Distribution: comp
Date: 11 Jan 93 13:35:24

test test test test

Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.misc:21648 comp.sys.mac.hypercard:4772
From: IO92668@MAINE.MAINE.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Looking for Macintosh review system for NCLEX-RN\
Date: 12 Jan 93 03:08:13 GMT
Organization: University of Maine System

looking for something on the Mac to help prepare for the NCLEX-RN
examination.

mark
io92668@maine.maine.edu
Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.misc:21675 comp.sys.mac.games:14185
From: ujfrye@mcs.drexel.edu (Jason Frye)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Need help finding Text Picture
Date: 12 Jan 93 18:51:20 GMT
Organization: Drexel University


 Hello Netters I know that This isn't the place to be putting this, But 
I know that MOst of us mhave had a hard time finding something one time or
another... So here it goes...

	What I need....

A TEXT only picture.. of Einstein... 

Sounds simple?  I know they use to exist so anyone knowing where there is one
or where I can Find one or just mail em to me.. I really could use the help

	Thanks in advance..      

Email Responses only please ...  
SEND TO:

ujfrye@mcs.drexel.edu

P.S. 

Send any other of your favorite TEXT pics to me too I may have a use...

Thanks
From: fr0c+@andrew.cmu.edu (Frank A. Reynolds)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Cost of Making CDs ??
Date: 11 Jan 93 15:34:13 GMT
Organization: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentatn, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Does anyone know what it cost have information placed on CDs?
I am trying to find out what it would cost have 200 to 500 CDs made.

Frank Reynolds
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: tsandeson@mta.ca
Subject: IRC
Reply-To: tsandeson@mta.ca
Organization: Mount Allison U, Sackville, N.B. Canada 
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 20:07:40 GMT


   Hello:

   I just found an IRC program that I can use with my mac, can anyone send
me a list of IRC places or address's that mac users use?

  thanks for any help,

   TSANDESON@MACC2.MTA.CA
From: icem@crash.cts.com (Tim Thome)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Microtek Scanner for sale
Summary: need to sell for upgrade
Keywords: Scanner, sale, cheap
Date: 11 Jan 93 01:50:40 GMT
Organization: CTS Network Services (crash, ctsnet), El Cajon, CA

Microtek 600XL, 24-bit, 600dpi, $600US firm.

e-mail at icem@crash.cts.com

need to sell, as we are currently in an upgrade of hardware and this unit is now unneeded (have a bigger/better scanner now)

thanks,

tim thome





?
:S







exit
ex
EX



dangit, now this is my new newsreader, and i should have checked the keybinding first <big red face right now, hold flames>
From: tjc50@juts.ccc.amdahl.com (Terry Carroll)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Grammar checker comparison(MSWord5 vs Correct grammar)
Date: 7 Jan 93 02:43:35 GMT
Reply-To: tjc50@juts.ccc.amdahl.com (Terry Carroll)
Organization: Amdahl Corporation

In article <C0E61v.1vM@rice.edu>, owhadi@sirocco.rice.edu (Eric Owhadi) 
writes:
> What I thinks and says is not necessary the only valid opinion you could 
find 
> since computer science is not a science like mathematics and physics that 
rely 
> on axiom and theorem supposed true.
> 
> 
> MS World >>> Sentence correct.
> 
> Correct grammar >>> thinks -> think
> 		    says -> say
> 		    like -> as

My MS Word (5.0) says:

 Consider think instead of thinks.
 Consider as or as if instead of like.


Terry Carroll - tjc50@juts.ccc.amdahl.com - 408/992-2152
The opinions presented above are not necessarily those of a sound mind.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: "Gary Hopkins" <wk00624@psilink.com>
Subject: Re: Mac Fax software
Organization: Gary Hopkins Typesetting
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 20:15:33 GMT
X-Mailer: PSILink-DOS (3.3)

>    Folks---
>
>    I just bought a slightly-used Zoom VFX fax-modem from a DOS guy; thus,
>I need to get proper FAX software for my Mac.
>
>    I bought FAXstf LC, and it just seems to utterly suck.  All the dialog
>boxes it puts up are garbled, and won't go away; I've gotta MacsBug my out
>outta town.  I'm running a IIci with 7.0 (tuned 1.1.1); any idea what the
>problem might be?
>
>    Moreoever, anyone have any recommandations for good Mac FAX software?
>I could sure use some good advice.

I have a Zoom v.32bis which came with QuickLink II. I have had no 
problems with the modem, but the software leaves much to be desired. My 
main problem is with the user interface; for example, there's no way to 
import a mail list (or export it, for that matter); there's no way to 
view a document and then rotate it 90 degrees (for when someone sends a 
wide document sideways through the originating fax); and the 
software/hardware combination pretty much requires the Mac to be 
unburdened with other work or the faxes hang up on each other.

To be fair, I've heard that the other fax software available for Macs 
isn't any better. If this isn't the case, I'd really like to know, too!
From: jsd@cs.bham.ac.uk (Jetinder Singh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: RE:Ethernet card Address
Date: 11 Jan 93 21:17:41 GMT
Organization: Birmingham University
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A7779476E801C708@holly.cs.bham.ac.uk>
X-Xxdate: Mon, 11 Jan 93 21:17:42 GMT
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d16

How do I quickly, and easily get the Ethernet card address of a Quadra 
700 with MacTCP 1.1. We can't find the original document with it on .

Thanks
From: chan@tansei.cc.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Chan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: PS Printer with Auto-Switching Power Supply
Date: 7 Jan 93 09:05:58 GMT
Organization: Computer Centre, University of Tokyo

Dear netters,

I am presently interested in getting a postscript laserprinter
for my Macintosh. However, I need one with auto-power switching
between 100-240V, as in the Mac machines.
Does anyone have any information?

Thank you in advance.

Yuen-Chuen Chan
email: chan@tansei.cc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Dept. of Electron. Engr.
Univ. of Tokyo
Japan
From: majors@carson.u.washington.edu (Robert Majors)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: speed of screen savers (vs. effectiveness)
Date: 7 Jan 1993 21:52:19 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
NNTP-Posting-Host: carson.u.washington.edu

Does anyone know if reducing the number of lines drawn, and/or reducing
the speed of a screen saver would be of significant benefit for 
increasing the lifespan of an Apple 13/14" HI-RES RGB monitor (which
I believe has Sony parts in it)?

-Bob
majors@u.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: tim@lenti.med.umn.edu (Tim Leonard)
Subject: How do we Print PostScript file?
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 20:35:14 GMT

I have a question from a friend who has a Mac.

He was sent a word processor file in Postscript form and would like to
print it from his mac to his laserwriter. Is there a routine
like the "print" shell command that we use to print such files
from UNIX to our laserwriter?

e-mail would be greatly appreciated, as I don't usually read
this group.

Thanks a lot.

Tim Leonard  tim@lenti.med.umn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: rwoostru@cs.ruu.nl (Rene van Oostrum)
Subject: TrueType: MS-Windows <-> Mac
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 10:51:49 GMT
Organization: Utrecht University, Dept. of Computer Science
Keywords: converting fonts, PC, Mac

Is it possible to convert TrueType fonts for MS-Windows to
their Mac counterparts? Is there a shareware app to do this
job?


-- 
Rene van Oostrum,            | Email: rwoostru@praxis.cs.ruu.nl
Dept. of Computer Science,   | Home:  Oudwijkerdwarsstraat 67
Utrecht University,          |        3581 LB  Utrecht
The Netherlands              |        The Netherlands
From: spirie@bfield.uucp (Steven Pirie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Ftp sites
Date: 9 Jan 93 12:49:55 EST
Organization: Bakers Field BBS

Hello all comp.sys.mac.misc readers: 
 
I am looking for some macintosh ftp sites and don't know much about what
services are out there. 
 
Could you please send me (via email or post) two or three names of the ftp
sites that you love and value most. 
 
Thanks in advance 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Steven D. Pirie                                spirie@bfield.uucp
Waterloo, Canada                             "Polar Bears? ... Here?"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: schaerer@ifi.unizh.ch (Daniel Schaerer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Sumex is in need of a restucturing
Date: 5 Jan 93 16:23:52 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.misc
Organization: University of Zurich, CS dept.

[discussion about the organization of the sumex and umich archives]

I have one suggestion to both the sumex and umich archive maintainers:

If you ever modify the directory hierarchy, consider classifying strictly
by *purpose*, not by *form*. This means *no* separate directories
for desk accessories, control panels, extensions etc. It also means that
many items currently found in the HyperCard directory(ies) would be more
appropriate somewhere else.

I maintain a local server at our site and use the following hierarchy,
which might serve as an example:

basic:
  System Software Installation, Virus Protection, Documentation

hardware related:
  CPU/RAM, Monitor, Keyboard/Mouse, Battery/Clock, Sound I/O, Diskette,
  Hard Disk, Printer, Connections, Other Hardware

operating system service related:
  Data, Processes, Communications, User Interface, Fonts, System Folder,
  Special Tools, Other System Functions

application related:
  Text, Image, Numbers, Sound, Animation, Music, Data Base, Organization,
  Programming, HyperCard, Science, Entertainment, Other Applications

Only a few of the categories are still subdivided.

--
Daniel Schaerer, University of Zurich/Switzerland
schaerer@ifi.unizh.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
Subject: Re: Tech Note 31 (was: The Macintosh Secret Tricks List
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 93 23:44:22 GMT
Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park

In article <1i9tmnINN3aa@function.mps.ohio-state.edu> edgar@function.mps.ohio-state.edu (Gerald Edgar) writes:
>
>>  right sort of magic spell, you can eventually bring up a copy of the
>>  fabled Tech Note 31 in a window!  I used to know how to do this.  I
>>  forgot.  If you can figure out how to get this secret trick, you'll
>>  get your name here in lights.  :)
>
>Anyone who knows how to do this will not reveal it here... Someone who does
>may end up grazing off a cliff...

I believe it is not possible with the latest TN revisions.  The
important variables seem to get set just before they are tested.  It
was possible in some of the earlier TN stack revisions.  

(actually, in the new ones, it is STILL possible, just not without
setting some variables directly rather than just saying the magic
words "Clarus the dogcow says Moof!", but maybe I'm just lost in the
weeds)

-- 
Matthew T. Russotto	russotto@eng.umd.edu	russotto@wam.umd.edu
Some news readers expect "Disclaimer:" here.
Just say NO to police searches and seizures.  Make them use force.
(not responsible for bodily harm resulting from following above advice)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc