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Subject: Info-Mac Digest V10 #305
Date: 25 Dec 92 02:02:17 GMT
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Info-Mac Digest             Thu, 24 Dec 92       Volume 10 : Issue 305

Today's Topics:

      [*] ArtBeat, PS editor (part 1 of 3)
      [*] PCalc 1.0 Submission
      [*] Report: Internet Weather data & Satellite images
      [*] SCSI Probe 3.5 CDEV
      [*] twilight control panel vers. 7.1.0 released
      (C) Features wanted in new macs...
      1Mb/4Mb PC SIMMs
      Apple Associates/Partners programme.
      Apple SOS Service is AMAZING!
      Bell Curving
      Downloading NON .hqx files (A)
      Expressionist 3.00 to 3.01 (R)
      Froehliche Weihnachten und ein glueckliches neues Jahr!
      Future Macs
      Hidden Surprise in Maelstrom...
      JPEG Accelerator Card
      looking for Mac II dev notes (Q)
      Macintalk
      MacWorks for the Lisa
      multiple disk icons (A)
      Portable 1.3 Control Panel on PB100
      postscript to eps or postscript to pict
      ResEdit 2.1.1 & SoftwareFPU incompatibility
      ResEdit 2.1.1 & SoftwareFPU incompatibility...
      StyleWriter & Print Monitor
      video out for macs- see me
      WordPerf/Mac 2.1 <-> DOS 5.1 Transfers (4)

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Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 11:19:00 +0000
From: "Dia-Edin (D.E.) Helmy" <helmy@bnr.ca>
Subject: [*] ArtBeat, PS editor (part 1 of 3)

ArtBeat is a Drawing application that has excellent reviews. It is based
on Postscript objects, therefore, it can interchange drawings among
most existing Mac formats.

A friend of mine asked me to post this copy.  Try it, if you like it
don't call me! Call Pie in NJ (201)902-9500.

/DH

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/art-beat.hqx; 617K]

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Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 17:41:10 GMT
From: thomsonj <thomsonj@dcs.gla.ac.uk>
Subject: [*] PCalc 1.0 Submission

Enclosed is a binhex file containing a submission for your archives.

PCalc is a neat simulation of a programmable scientific calculator.

Please note that it *requires* System 7.x.x.
If you use System 6.0.x or earlier, here is what you are missing:

  Programmable functions via a simple mini language.
  System 7.x.x savvy:
      Can be controlled & programmed via Apple Events.
      Balloon Help for every button, menu & dialog item.
      Resolves Aliases.
      32-bit clean.
      Multifinder aware.
  Large 16+3 digit display.
  Hierarchical menu of user functions.
  Includes many functions for converting between different weights and
  measures.
  Quick, one click, conversion between decimal, hexadecimal and binary
  numbers.
  AND, OR, NOT, XOR, ROL, ROR and other extra functions in hex and binary
  mode.
  30 named user constants, 10 for each mode.
  'Undo' of any action.

  Enhanced graphics when viewed on a 256 colour or 16 gray (or better)
  screen.
  Colour graphics and help screens are stored in separate plug-in extensions.
  Runs on any Mac with System 7.x.x or greater, with or without Color
  Quickdraw.

And of course it's freeware. If you only download one calculator this year,
give
this a try...

[Archived as /info-mac/app/pcalc-10.hqx; 122K]

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Date: 24 Dec 92 14:21:00 EST
From: "Troen, Bruce" <BRUCE.TROEN@med.umich.edu>
Subject: [*] Report: Internet Weather data & Satellite images

In Info-Mac #304, Stefano Pelli asks the whereabouts of weather and satellite
info on the internet.

Here is a document that details what is available.  There is a tremendous
wealth of data and up-to-date satellite images that are available to those of
us who find weather just plain fun.

[Archived as /info-mac/report/internet-weather-info.txt; 32K]

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Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 16:09:50 EST
From: Larry Wink <FDMWINK@ucf1vm.cc.ucf.edu>
Subject: [*] SCSI Probe 3.5 CDEV

[Obtained from comp.binaries.mac.  I'm just the poster - not the author.]

Here's the latest version of Robert Polic's SCSIProbe control panel.

There has been some concern expressed recently over a bogus version,
SCSIProbe 4.0, that had appeared on some bulletin boards.  That version
was a harmless April Fool's practical joke, perpetrated by someone whose
sense of humor needs adjustment.  That bogus version has caused Robert
no end of grief, and he would appreciate it if you'd remove any copies
that you find, replacing them with this version.

Thanks to Mike Bell at Apple Computer for providing this version from
Robert.

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/scsi-probe-35.hqx; 47K]

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Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 13:10:28 +0100
From: robert@info.win.tue.nl (Robert Lukassen)
Subject: [*] twilight control panel vers. 7.1.0 released

Hello moderators,

this is the first release of the control panel TwiLight, which replaces the
standard brightness control panel, supplied by Apple with system 7.

TwiLight allows you to control the brightness of the build-in screen of
Macintoshes that support the brightness control panel distributed by Apple
with System 7 software. It also contains a simple screen saver and allows
setting of the brightness of the screen directly, using user-defined modifier
keys and the 0-9 keys.

Version 7.1.0:

First release. Tested several months on a Classic II with 10 Mb and
System 7 with Tuner 1.1.1.

Requirements:

A macintosh that supports the Apple brightness control panel (Classic,
Classic II, Performa 200) and system 7.

I suggest this control panel to be placed in the 'cp' directory.

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/twilight-71.hqx; 22K]

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Date: 24 Dec 1992 00:26:52 -0500 (EST)
From: "ibhan@husc10.harvard.edu"@HUSC3.HARVARD.EDU
Subject: (C) Features wanted in new macs...

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