From: info-mac-request@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU (The Moderators)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V10 #237
Date: 1 Oct 92 23:41:39 GMT
Reply-To: Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu
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Info-Mac Digest             Thu,  1 Oct 92       Volume 10 : Issue 237

Today's Topics:

      [*] AppleLink CCL for Apple Modem Tool
      [*] Backstab
      [*] Calypso CTB connection tool
      [*] DOS Cdev 1.2 - freeware competitor for PC Exchange!
      [*] Extensions Manager 1.8
      [*] IGSMonthly.hqx
      [*] lets-get-it-on.hqx
      [*] Prefs file source code
      [*] tt-converter-11.hqx
      1280x1024 Video Boards (A)
      [r] dead mouse - just wondering
      activating an open window, and the like (Q)
      alternatives to printshop wanted
      Apple System Secrets
      AppleTalk clock synchronization
      AT-Internet Router (A)
      AutoMac III under System 7 ?
      Color Startup Screens
      CopyDoubler (C)
      Dead Meece (A)
      Ethernet Card Driver
      Fast optical drives [Q]
      Fat Fujitsu Files
      Fischer-Spassky Chess Password
      Gatekeeper/DiskDoubler Problem - HELP!
      GifConverter problem
      HyperCard Scripting Problem
      Info-Mac Digest V10 #234
      Info-Mac Digest V10 #236
      Learning to type on dvorak (A)
      Listserv-Punch (Q)
      Looking for a disk exerciser
      lpr client/server for Mac (1/2 A)
      Mac-Security
      Mac security app
      MacTCP Config problems
      making labels
      Math Tools inquiry
      My GigaContribution is on its way....
      Powerbook 145's and 170's to remain (3 msgs)
      PPCToolBox
      PPCToolBox and Ivar - dont answer
      Printing Fonts catalog
      Programmer's key -- what to do next
      Quadras and Ethernet
      Quark Express Problems
      Question: TT Scientific Fonts..
      QuickTime Request...
      Reboot at interrupt time
      Refill for stylewriter
      remote terminal support
      re The Macintosh "Little People"
      Suit Case II responses
      System 7.1 - check out the windows... (C)
      Tektronix terminal emulator
      Token ring on Macs
      Trifling error in IQDemo-10.hqx
      Word for Windows 2.0 to Word in the MAC
      Zip files

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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 17:24:03 PDT
From: KATELEY@applelink.apple.com
Subject: [*] AppleLink CCL for Apple Modem Tool

Hello there,

Here is an AppleLink CCL for using the Apple Modem Tool (version 1.1 or
greater).  It works around some issues with the Comm Toolbox implementation in
AppleLink 6.1.  It should be more robust than an earlier CCL posted a couple
of
months ago.  Many thanks go to the AOS group for identifying CTB scripting
workarounds in CCL.

It is is released Ras isS Q it has no known software limitations and is not a
supported product of Apple Computer.

(Note: Requires the Communications Toolbox and the Apple Modem Tool 1.1 or
greater (1.1.1 preferred), which are not included in this package.)

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/applelink-amt-ccl.hqx; 7K]

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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 00:34:29 EDT
From: Adam Miller <AMILLER@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu>
Subject: [*] Backstab

Backstab 1.0
Copyright Adam Miller 1992

This is an excellent implementation of a board game commonly called Ataxx, an
interesting game which looks easy but is tricky to master.  Backstab has color
graphics, animation in black & white and color, digitized sound, well
documented
help, a large selection of computer opponents (from the very easy to a level
that IUve never beaten), a large selection of pre-made boards, option for
human
vs. human play as well as computer vs. computer, and much more.

But what really makes this implementation unique is its flexible
expandability.
With extreme ease people you can create new boards with Resedit or some such
tool, which is fun, but the real challenge is writing your own computer
players.
This is fun, challenging, and easy to do in your favorite programming
language.
Just build them as a code resource and copy them into the Backstab file.  It
will automatically add them to the computer menu, and youUre ready to go.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/backstab-10.hqx; 34K]

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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 17:24:25 PDT
From: RUTH@applelink.apple.com
Subject: [*] Calypso CTB connection tool


Calypso is a Communications Toolbox tool which adds scripting capabilities to
the connection process. Using AppleLink-style CCL (Communication Control
Language) scripts, Calypso brings flexibility and smarts to CTB tools. Some
sample CCL scripts are included in this package (and you can find more in the
RConnection FilesS folder used by AppleLink 6.1).

Calypso is released Ras isS in beta form Q it has a few known software
limitations and is not a supported product of Apple Computer, but it has many
uses.

(Note: Requires the Communications Toolbox and the CTB Serial Tool, which are
not included in this package.)

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/calypso-tool.hqx; 146K]

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Date: Thu, 01 Oct 92 18:47:04 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEWALL@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: [*] DOS Cdev 1.2 - freeware competitor for PC Exchange!

I have NOT tried this (don't have a MeSsy DOS disk handy), but it sure
looks interesting ;-) -- Murph

Found on AOL

Subj:  DOS INIT 1.2                          September 27, 1992
From:  Werewolf 7

AUTHOR:    Werewolf 7
EQUIPMENT: Any Mac
NEEDS:     SuperDrive
SYSTEM 7:  Compatible
TYPE:      Freeware CDEV
LIBRARY:   MUT/New Files
	   Final Destination: MUT/Control Panel Devices

 ----------------
Keywords:  MOUNT FLOPPY DOS IBM SUPERDRIVE

This Freeware control panel seems to allow you to mount DOS floppies on
a machine with a SuperDrive. Minimal Docs. Check it out - cheaper than
PCExchange.

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/dos-cdev-12.hqx; 22K]

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Date: Thu, 01 Oct 92 18:45:43 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEWALL@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: [*] Extensions Manager 1.8

Subj:  Extensions Manager 1.8 !!!            September 30, 1992
From:  AFA GeneS@AOL.Com

AUTHOR:    Ricardo Batista, Apple
EQUIPMENT: Any Mac, System 6 or 7
SYSTEM 7:  Compatible
TYPE:      Freeware INITs
LIBRARY:   MOS/New Files

 ----------------
Keywords:  SYSTEM7 CDEV INIT PICK CHOOSE SELECT STARTUP

Extensions Manager is Copyright 1990-92 Apple Computer, Inc. All Rights
Reserved. by Ricardo Batista. Central Software Group, MHD.

Extensions Manager and EM Extension are free software and can be
distributed freely by individuals. For Commercial distribution or
bulletin board distribuition please contact Apple Software Licensing.

EM is distributed "As is" and unsupported by Apple. Please don't call
Apple for technical support.

Extensions Manager allows you turn "off" or "on" the code that executes
at startup in certain "extension documents" such as Control Panels,
Chooser devices and INITs (known before as startup documents).

Version 1.8 changes:

1.8  Certain file names in the list could be out of order because of
  the string comparison routine used to sort the names.
  The pop-up menu is now drawn like most pop-up menus.

Replaces /info-mac/cp/extensions-manager-16.hqx
AND      /info-mac/cp/extensions-manager-17.hqx

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/extensions-manager-18.hqx; 27K]

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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 14:49 EDT
From: STEIN78@WILMA.WHARTON.UPENN.EDU
Subject: [*] IGSMonthly.hqx

IGS Monthly, a monthly shareware disk publication, has been exclusively
available to registered users of Insanely Great Software products for almost
two years.

IGS Monthly is now available to the larger Mac community. FREE Trial
subscriptions are available by downloading the IGSMonthly.hqx application
(application prints out form) and sending in the free trial form, or by
sending your address to:
Adam Stein, Insanely Great Software, 126 Calvert Ave. E., Edison, NJ 08820.
You can also send your name and address via email to STEIN78@wharton.upenn.edu
on the Internet, 71140,2051 on Compuserve, and ADAMSTEIN on AOL.

I'll then send you a free issue, bonus Compression Utility disk, and a bill
for your subscription. If you choose not to subscribe, just mark the bill
cancel. The disks are yours to keep either way.

Thanks,
Adam Stein
Insanely Great Software

[Archived as /info-mac/misc/igs-monthly.hqx; 9K]

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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 10:19:34 -0400
From: jason r mihalick <mihalick@cis.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: [*] lets-get-it-on.hqx

Dear Moderators,

	Here is a short sound clip taken from the nightly news on
September 29, 1992.  The sound is George Bush's challenge to
Bill Clinton for the Sunday debates where Bush says

	       "Let's Get It On!"

I think that it might make a pretty good start up sound.

The file was binhexed and compacted using Compact Pro 1.33.  The
sound was recorded on a Mac IIsi using the sampling program
Sample Editor.  The sound itself is not in any compression format
and is about 18k.

Of course the sound is free, so enjoy!

					-Jason R. Mihalick

				     mihalick@cis.ohio-state.edu

[Archived as /info-mac/sound/lets-get-it-on.hqx; 24K]

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Date: 29 Sep 92 08:05:41 GMT
From: Sproul@sproul.sproul.com (Mark Sproul)
Subject: [*] Prefs file source code

Several people asked for this source code.  As explained in the comments,
it came from Inside Mac Comm Toolbox and there is a lot of code dealing
just with the Comm Tool box setup.  It now handles the PREFERENCES
folder in the system folder properly.

I have done some additions to the code to make it more general and
usable as far as dealing with preferences.  Such as GET pref and SET
pref.  This code was all written and runs correctly with Think C 5.0.

Its been several months since I wrote this and was looking at it.
I may have forgotten to mention something, if you have any problems
let me know and I will post updates.

[Archived as /info-mac/source/c/prefs-file.txt; 12K]

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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 12:44:34 -0700
From: Samuel S. Tai <sstai@ocf.Berkeley.EDU>
Subject: [*] tt-converter-11.hqx

TTConverter 1.3
(c) 1992 Chris Reed

This is a maintenance upgrade to TTConverter 1.1.
(Version 1.2 was never released.)

Convert PC TrueType fonts to Macintosh TrueType
fonts & vice versa!

[Archived as /info-mac/util/tt-converter-13.hqx; 37K]

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 15:23:34 PST
From: "Maurice M. McNeil" <mmcneil@BBN.COM>
Subject: 1280x1024 Video Boards (A)

Steve,
	Try NuVista - don't have the phone number with me. Will look it
up when I get back to the office. Say hello to John...
 -------
Thanks
-----^-----
    0-0     Maurice "Mike" McNeil, BBN San Diego
    (_)+    (619) 224-3240    "mmcneil@bbn.com"

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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 11:35:56 -0800
From: loute%core.ucl.ac.be@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: [r] dead mouse - just wondering

The cause of a non working mouse click is a dead microswitch (less likely
a defect in the mac-mouse cable or ADB plug, if the X and Y move of
the cursor is still working). Finding a substitute
for the microswitch should not be too hard (I was able to find exactly the
same at an electronic parts shop in a medium size town in Belgium).
You should check at a Radio Shack kind of store.
It is worthwile to try to replace the switch. It will cost you about $1
for the part and half an hour for the desoldering and soldering.

Etienne Loute

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 09:26:59 PDT
From: jbthoo@ucdavis.edu ( John Thoo )
Subject: activating an open window, and the like (Q)


Hello, folks!

I know that there is an extension(?) out there that will
pull down menus without my having to hold down the mouse
button.  (BTW, what's it called? I forget.)

Question: Is there a similar extension that will activate
an open window (or select an icon, or whatever), say, by
simply placing the pointer over the window?  You know,
just like Sun's sunview (window) environment.

Thanks for your help.

--John.
<jb2@math.ucdavis.edu>

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 15:21 GMT
From: Dan MacNeil <0005378838@mcimail.com>
Subject: alternatives to printshop wanted

We want get a legal non virus infested copy of something that does
essentially the same thing as printshop.

We have a group of users who like the built in collection of borders and donUt
care that their greeting cards are 72 dpi.

We have a good banner making program already and using a RrealS drawing
program is not an option.

I will mail a summary of responses to anyone who asks for one and if more
than 3 people ask for a summary I will post the summary.

Please respond via email as I can post to news but not read it. (note MCI
mail FROM: line)

thanks in advance

Dan

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 17:06 +1000
From: Jason Trump - Computing Services <J.TRUMP@qut.edu.au>
Subject: Apple System Secrets

Hello Info-Mac readers,

A collegue mentioned that he has heard of a list of little hidden
treasures that exist in Apple's System software and in some common
applications....you know, the things that make using a mac even more
enjoyable.   One that I am aware of is in the Monitors control panel.
If you click on the number 7 (in system 7), then a list of programmers
is displayed.

Does anyone know where a list might be?   Also a list of undocumented,
but very useful hints would be good.

I look forward to some replies.

Regards,
Jason Trump

e-mail: j.trump@qut.edu.au    Computing Services, Queensland
			      Queensland University of Technology, Oz.

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 08:09:00 MDT
From: Roger Marks <marks@bldr.nist.gov>
Subject: AppleTalk clock synchronization

How can I synchronize the clocks of two Macs on AppleTalk?

Roger
Marks@bldr.nist.gov    NIST/Boulder,CO

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 11:13:24 +0100
From: "Hr.Enkner" <enkner@grz08u.unileoben.ac.at>
Subject: AT-Internet Router (A)

Here's the Answer to my routing problem with the Apple Talk Internet Router:
The AT Internet Router cannot do IP/TCP routing, never did never will do!
You have to use a Hardware Router.
Stefan Enkner, University of mining, Leoben, Austria
enkner@grz08u.unileoben.ac.at
thanks for help!

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 10:28:44 PDT
From: kroemer@apex.ece.ucsb.edu (Herb Kroemer)
Subject: AutoMac III under System 7 ?

About a wek ago I inquired:

>Does anyone know:
>(a) whether or not AutoMac III is compatible with System 7

I received 3 replies (Many thanks to the writers), which report
contradictory experiences, and I thought it would be worthwhile excerpting
them here:

1) From Larry Darnell (darnelll@sy2000.cet.fsu.edu):

>In a word, no.  I have tried in every way possible to get this to work with
>no luck. ...

2) From Douglas J Renze <drenze@icaen.uiowa.edu>:

>yes, it is.  I used it for a while, and had no problems.

3) From Leon Zar (?) (ZAR_LEON@tandem.com):

>There is one known incompatibility you might be interested in.  Automac III
>will not allow Auto Doubler to work.  According to Salient, the problem is
>in Automac and not A.D. ...

I wonder whether (3) contains the explanation for the discrepancy between
(1) and (2), and I would be interested in further replies.

I had also asked for
>(b) the address (US Mail or EMail) or Phone # of Genesis Micro Software.

2 Replies:

> It is listed in
>Bellevue, Washington.  You could probably look up the zip code and write
>them but my guess is they moved far away from Automac.  They list product
>support as being handled through Microsoft, so if you wanted more info you
>could call them and wait on the phone for hours :^!

>... According to Salient, ... the company that supports Automac is no
>longer in business.

Thanks, everybody!





Regards,

Herb K.

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Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1992 16:55:08 EDT
From: "Thomas E. Palm, Computer Lab Asst." <palm@hal.hahnemann.edu>
Subject: Color Startup Screens

	In reference to Bob's problem with Color Startup Screens that go B&W
and back to color. I am not sure if this will work, but I use an INIT called
restoreCLUT. It is supposed to maintain the oorigal CLUT from the picture. The
system sometimes will replace the CLUT with the standard system CLUT. I can't
say if that is what the problem is, but give a try. I use this on an original
Mac II with DeskPICT. Haven't had a problem since.

				-Tom

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 14:21:22 -0500
From: mcj@chem.wayne.edu (Martin Josso)
Subject: CopyDoubler (C)

I have noticed a very annoying feature of CopyDoubler demo: When I attempt
to copy a compressed document from a hard disk to a floppy that is almost
full (less than 10k left after copying), I get an error message stating
that the disk is full. This happends with the option "expand files when
copying" unchecked for any type of drive. To successfully copy the file, I
have to deactivate the copy mode of CopyDoubler and use the "Copy To"
command of the DiskDoubler menu.
It could be that CopyDoubler creates a temporary file on the destination
disk that uses up the space but whatever the reason, it is very
inconvenient.

As an aside, CopyDoubler will not increase the copying rate for the people
who installed the Finder patch to speed up copying
(info-mac/util/finder-70-patches.hqx).

						Martin Josso


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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 08:53:08 GMT
From: knight@swfmc1.SINet.SLB.COM (Francis Knight, SIEM UK Felixstowe)
Subject: Dead Meece (A)

   I let one of my workers too near my Mac recently, and suffered the same
ADB mouse failure as Charles J. Wertz reports. As my holidays started next
day, I had him order a new mouse, for sixty pounds; at least we'd have an
emergency spare once the other was repaired.
   I went further than dissecting the mouse. As I'm a curious (!) chap, I
also dissected the microswitch. The moving contact is carried on a pressed
metal lever. There are rectangular holes in the centre section of this
beam, which hook onto, and pivot on extensions of the external solder pins,
and also receive the tensioning spring. Evidently, this beam can get
over-flexed in use, as ours had failed by fatigue from the corner of the
centre hole to the edge of the beam. This is consistent with over-travel
and overload. Microswitch manufacturers do clearly specify a maximum
load figure; in this case, the figure is 150 grams. The mechanical stops
inside the Apple case seem designed to prevent plastic fatigue rather than
switch failure!

   The switch in question is an IMO/Omron type D2F(L), plunger type rather
than lever operated. Cost in UK: sixty-one pence.

   So, if you have a dead-button mouse and fifteen spare minutes, you can
save 99% of the cost of a new one, if you can handle a solder-sucker and
iron, or know someone like me!

Cheers,
Francis K.

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Date: Thu, 01 Oct 92 16:28:13 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEWALL@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: Ethernet Card Driver

On Wed, 30 Sep 92 1:51:05 EST you said:
>I have a hard time installing the ethernet card driver on the MacIIcx.
>The card itself is manufactured by Apple, and I couldn't find the original
>disk that came with the card anymore.

The original disk was most likely an older version of
/dts/mac/sys.soft/netcomm/net-soft-install-1-2-3.hqx from ftp.apple.com

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Date: 30 Sep 1992 17:14:44 -0700 (MST)
From: GERHARD@CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: Fast optical drives [Q]

Greetings,

DGR and several others recently came out with a 3600 rpm
version of the 3.5" magneto-optical drive.  Anyone know
of a reason why I should be paranoid about ordering one of
these as opposed to the standard 2400 rpm drive?  Several
vendors have assured me that the new drives are still ISO
accepted, and they only cost $100 more.  Thanks.

Peter Gerhardstein (gerhard@ccit.arizona.edu)

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 15:03:00 -0700
From: horton@wente.llnl.gov (Robert Horton)
Subject: Fat Fujitsu Files

   Recently, when copying a large number of small files from a floppy to my
hard drive, I found that the total size of the files had inflated
about eightfold. A quick look at the file size revealed the reason:
all files on my hard disk (including ones created months ago) have sizes
on disk which are multiples of 8K bytes! On the floppy, all files
sizes were multiples of 1K byte, hence the inflation.
   So... what's going on here? My Mac is a Quadra 900, using a 520 MB
Fujitsu hard drive, and uses the disk driver provided
by the FWB Hammer Toolkit. Has anybody else seen a similar problem?
Where do I go to redefine the minimum size of a file on my hard disk?

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 16:23 PDT
From: shane <DEICHMAN@cisco.nosc.mil>
Subject: Fischer-Spassky Chess Password

  It has been pointed out that the recently-submitted
Fischer-Spassky Chess Tournament (stuffed via Stuffit
v.1.5.1.) requests a password before extracting.  This
was my mistake -- there is no password, so simply type
<CR> at the prompt.

  I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

vr/ shane
"deichman@nosc.mil"

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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 19:20:22 -0500
From: Brian E. Saunders <saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu>
Subject: Gatekeeper/DiskDoubler Problem - HELP!

I just got the latest upgrade for Disk Doubler, 3.7.7, and after installing
it, Gatekeeper 1.2.6 went nuts!  Basically, it said a lot of the control
panels and a few of the applications were trying to modify their own code
resources.  I ran a virus check with Disinfectant, and found nothing.  I
just decided to let all those items modify their own resources, and nothing
has seemed to happen, yet...

Anybody else seen this behavior?  I am not going to list my whole setup,
because I'm running a whole bunch of CP's and Extensions......


Brian E. Saunders                       saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu

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Date: Thu, 01 Oct 92 00:02:20 EDT
From: Lee Silverman <ST101137@BROWNVM.brown.edu>
Subject: GifConverter problem

I'm having problems using fetch to get Gifconverter; the archive seems
to be corrupt.  I believe the file is found in art/gif/gifconverter...

Is anyone else having this problem?
Please email me; I don't normally read this digest


Set the Record Levels for the high gear of your soul!!
Pandion                                       Pandion@Brown.edu
(Lee Silverman)                               ST101137@BROWNVM

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Date: Thu, 01 Oct 92 12:10:33 EST
From: Roger Hansell <HANSELL@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: HyperCard Scripting Problem

When using HyperCard 2.0 with mutifinder, I would like to have the option
to open several different documents made with another application, say a
word processor. However, once a call is made to open a particular doucument
with the application, and the application remains open in the background,
any subsequent call to open a different document with that application
simply makes the window of the first opened document active. Does anyone
know how to get around this? This is a serious drawback to a project I'm
working on which involves running different True BASIC programs from
within a HyperCard stack. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 13:27:09 -0700
From: moynihan@venice.sedd.trw.com (Bill Moynihan)
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V10 #234

In article <9209282248.AA01696@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU> you write:
>
>Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 11:06 CET
>From: "Charles C. Schneider"
><SDZ5%IAEA1.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
>Subject: Silent Recall & Disk First Aid
>
>Hi folks,
>Last March I got wind of what was being called a "silent recall", by
>Apple, of Sony hard drives with certain serial numbers. These drives
>were corrupted or something and were prone to crashes.
>I had one of these disks and it DID crash (with 6 hard spent hours of
>my work). Hearing that it was Sony's fault only made me feel better
>when I thought that I could get my money back.
>So, I sent a registered letter to the Apple address responsible for
>this recall and have never since heard a reply. My disk had the guilty
>serial number, and I sent my reply on time, but I'm obviously being
>ignored. What can I do about this?
>
>As an aside, somebody here claimed that Disk First Aid has been upgraded
>and I was wondering if I could get my hands on a copy. Would that be
>available on ft.apple.com?
>
>Thanks,
>Chuck Schneider sdz5@iaea1 (bitnet)
>Vienna, Austria
>
Chuck,

I'm not so sure what a "silent" recall is but Apple has a Repair
Extension Program (2DS406) in effect till 08/15/93 for Sony 20 &
40 MB disk drives. The 40MB have serial number restrictions while
all 20MB drives with the model number SRD2020 are covered. If you
have a 40MB with model number SRD2040 drop me a line with the
serial number that begins SA.......R. and I'll let you know if
it is covered.

Bill Moynihan (moynihan@venice.sedd.trw.com)

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 12:43:48 EDT
From: Laird Popkin <laird@Think.COM>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V10 #236

   Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 11:20:31 EDT
   From: Rob Smyser <smyser@Athena.MIT.EDU>
   Subject: The Macintosh "Little People"

   Remember the ads touting the Mac as "the machine for the rest of us"?
   The price of selling machines that evangelize themselves to non-computer
   users is getting higher.  Mac users of this kind seem to have a high
   percentage of people who are, forgive the term, "learn-nothings and
   don't want to". [more deleted]

I disagree, strongly!  There are many people who would like to use a
computer, and have no desire to learn more about the computer than they
have to in order to get their work done.  And there's nothing wrong with
that, any more than there is something wrong with people wanting to drive a
car without learning how internal combustion engines work.  Sure, if they
know more about how the computer (or car) works, they can use it more
effectively.  If the interface can be simplified to clicking on a few
buttons, allowing more and more people to use computers productively,
that's great!

By analogy with cars, automatic transmissions allow more people to drive
cars more easily, because it eliminates the complexity of learning about
shifting gears.  Sure, a manual transmission is a bit more efficient, and
gives you more direct control over their car, but for many people the
elimination of complexity is more important than the minor loss of
efficiency, and they're better off being able to drive a "simplified" car
than not being able to drive, or having to waste days mastering a new skill
they really don't care about and don't need to have.

Keep in mind that people who want more direct control over their computer
can simply use the Finder.  Cars are tougher to convert from automatic to
manual. :)

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 10:05:35 -0400
From: rarcuri@itsmail1.hamilton.edu
Subject: Learning to type on dvorak (A)

> Subject says it all: I'm looking for a program that teaches 10 finger typing
> but allows you to learn a Dvorak keyboard as an option.  I should mention
that
> although Shareware would be nice, it is by NO means necessary.  Comments
and/
> or sources of reviews are most welcome!

I believe that the only typing program available that optionally teaches
the dvorak keyboard is "Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing."  This is a commercial
product.  I believe it can be gotten through mail order for around $35 US.

Russ Arcuri
rarcuri@hamilton.edu

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 13:53:35 +0100
From: Gunnar Wenngren <GunWe@PP.LiU.SE>
Subject: Listserv-Punch (Q)

Recently I have recieved (by email) a couple of files from the archive that
start with:
* File "MAC-ARCH Fxxxxxxx" contains records larger than 80
characters.
* It is consequently being sent to you in "Listserv-Punch" format.

Nobody here seems to know how to handle this format.
I'm sure somebody out there on the net knows, please help.

Thanks in advance
Gunnar

Gunnar Wenngren
Universitetet i Link|ping           Link|ping University
581 83 Link|ping                    S-581 83 Link|ping, Sweden
tel
013/281050
tel +46 13 281050
fax 013/282814                      fax +46 13 282814
	      email Gunwe@pp.liu.se

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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 21:47:56 CDT
From: weinberg@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Jerry B. Weinberg)
Subject: Looking for a disk exerciser

We have recently had a major disk crash on our mac network.
Unfortunately we were unable to recover any of the files
using Norton's Utilities.

Subsequently we have re-initialized the drive, and the media
verifies.  But to be on the safe side before we begin the
process of re-installing the software, we would like to
put the drive through its paces, and thereby feel confident
in its ability to perform.  Can anyone point me to a disk
exerciser which would do just this? Some program which will
write out to the disk and read a number of times,
verifying the integrity of the data.

The drive is a 140 meg Rodime connected to a Mac Plus
with 2.5 meg ram running system 6.0.4.

Any advice/help will be appreciated,

Jerry Weinberg

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 09:51:22 +0000
From: pmb1@tower.york.ac.uk (Mike Brudenell)
Subject: lpr client/server for Mac (1/2 A)

Half an answer for you:

There is an lpr client program for the Mac called lpr-12.seahqx available
from, amongst other places, nic.switch.ch in directory
/software/mac/utilities.  This lets you send text files (including
PostScript files) from the Mac to a machine running an lpr daemon.

It also lets you print multiple files providing the name of each file is
listed in a text file.

[Yeuch!  Anyone got a drag-and-drop program that, as a result of dragging a
selection of files onto it, manes a text file of names suitable for use
with lpr?  I quote from its documentation:

>Printing Lists of Files
>
>The "Print list of files " item in the "File" menu may be used to print a
group >of files together.  The group of files will be sent to the host as one
logical >file.  To use this option, prepare a text file which lists the names
of the >files to be printed, one file name per line.  The list file and all
the files ?it names must be located in the same folder.
]
--
		Mike B-)                        pmb1@tower.york.ac.uk

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 01:26:53 -0500
From: lonadar@judy.indstate.edu (Lonadar the Wanderer)
Subject: Mac-Security

I am looking for the list Mac-Security.  Does anyone have the address for it?

Lonadar the Wanderer
lonadar@judy.indstate.edu

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Date: Thu, 01 Oct 92 16:28:43 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEWALL@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: Mac security app

On 30 Sep 1992 14:32:22 -0400 (EDT) you said:
>We have been attempting to find an application (or CDEV or DA) that will
>lock out the hard drive, simply preventing students From throwing out or
>modifying the names of applications (as well as the Chooser, Control
>Pannel, and startup settings). We do not care (that much) if students
>store their programs on the drives (because we can throw the stuff out).
>But when they rename things (we are using nameLock on the drive names),
>it's a royal pain.
>
>The department would really rather not spend $$ just protecting the
>names of things (and the time of the monitors), so we would very much
>prefer a shareware or freeware app.

Shareware will cost you $$$ too.  I sounds like you could make good use of At
E
ase.  Apple sells 10 packs, and the per machine price is less than $20 (the
sam
e or less than you could reasonably expect any shareware product that could be
trusted to be).

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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 20:24:55 EDT
From: "Dieder B." <UGU00266@vm.uoguelph.ca>
Subject: MacTCP Config problems

Yet another MacTCP question...hopefully someone can help me here.

I can, at the moment, use the new version of Telnet (2.5?), with an
old config.tel file that I found, and connect to this account, and
to the outside world, which is great...BUT...

what I want to do is figure out how to configure MacTCP so that I can
use TCP/IP based programs (such as Fetch/NewsReader) from the mac instead
of being left in the position of using the text based CLI systems. I have
the config.tel file, but I don't know how to configure TCP/IP properly
so that it works. Could a more knowledgeable TCP/IP person contact me
and help me out? Thanks,

D.

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 15:27:39 -0500
From: hav@cu.nih.gov
Subject: making labels

I'm making labels for 3.5 and (gasp) 5.25 disks using my laser printer and
label stock.  I vaguely recall reading about some free/shareware devoted to
this type of task, but can't locate it on the net.  Any suggestions?

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Date: 01 Oct 1992 10:47:34 +0100
From: Peter Barneveld <peter@FenK.WAU.NL>
Subject: Math Tools inquiry

Hi Netters,

With the introduction of the Quadra, number crunching on the Mac is
becoming
more and more tempting. A good math library would simplify the migration to
the Mac. What I would like to know is:
 - what math tools are you using (IMSL, NAG, other)?
 - what programming environments does it support (MPW, THINK, other)?
 - what do you think of it (easy to use, fast, callable from other
languages)?
 - what does it cost?
 - any other information that might be useful.
Please reply to me directly - I'll summarize.

Thank you,
Peter, Wageningen University, <peter@FenK.wau.nl>

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 22:09:29 -0500
From: walrath@faw.uni-ulm.de (Wayne K. Walrath)
Subject: My GigaContribution is on its way....

Just to help with the momentum, I wanted to say that my donation to
the Gigabyte drive is already en route, and that I hope that all the regulars
out there will also send in a couple bones for the project.

-wkw

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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 19:31:25 PDT
From: s169126@cc.gettysburg.edu
Subject: Powerbook 145's and 170's to remain

>A local dealer, when I asked him if I would ever see the 145's I've
>had on order, told me that Apple plans on _keeping_ the 145 and the
>170 as the non-dockables, and the 160 and the 180 as the dockable
>computers.  So, it does seem a pretty round product line:
>
>PB145: 25Mhz, LCD Mono, all ports built in
>DU210: 25Mhz, LCD Gray, needs a dock to access anything but a modem
>PB170: 25Mhz, Active Matrix, FPU, all ports built in
>DU230: 33Mhz, LCD Gray, needs a dock to access anything but a modem
>
>That seems to be a marketing-diverse product line, and costs should
>be in that order.
>
>Now, he could be wrong and just be trying to keep me from cancelling
>my order,but seeing as how Monday he started getting in some 145's,
>finally!, I think that the above should be correct.

The PB145 will stay will stay on the line, but the PB170 will not and
your infomation about the DU210 and DU230 is not completely correct.
There will be a replacement for the PB 170 though and a Powerbook
between the PB 145 and the replacement for the PB 170.  You should
feel safe in your order and I wish I could go further to explain the
new line, but I would violate our reseller agreement with Apple.


- Mike

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 11:27 EDT
From: "ibhan@husc8.harvard.edu"@HUSC3.HARVARD.EDU
Subject: Powerbook 145's and 170's to remain

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