HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: howarth@med.uth.tmc.edu (Jack W. Howarth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Autodoubler & other transparent compression progs
Date: 10 Nov 1992 05:44:19 GMT

HarriRehnberg@salient.com (Salient Software) writes:



>I tested FullWrite 1.5 and have no problems with it.

>> >However the
>> >license does require that AutoDoubler be installed.  You will get
>> >the copyright notice only once after your computer has been started.
>> 
>> Really?  I don't have the manual here, but I distinctly remember it
>> saying that AIC-compressed applications didn't need Autodoubler to be
>> installed in order to run.

>Let me rephrase that. The LICENSE does require that the machine that
>AutoDoubler will be installed on is the only machine that AIC'd software
>run on.  In other words the software LICENSE is for a single computer.

>for all FGS products FIFTHGEN@aol.com
>for AutoDoubler & DiskDoubler techsupport@salient.com

  Another reason to choose More Disk Space. From the MDS manual it appears
that the end user can freely distribute auto-compressed applications since
they will display a brief alert box showing that MDS compressed them. Better
free advertising than angry users, eh?
               Jack

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Jack W. Howarth, Ph.D.                      Univ. of Texas Medical School
Research Fellow                                            P.O. Box 20708 
Department of Biochemistry                           Houston, Texas 77225      
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: jpugh@apple.com (Jon Pugh)
Subject: Re: Image Processing via AppleEvents
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 07:04:16 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.programmer

In article <1992Nov3.154533.23910@cm.cf.ac.uk>, Ralph.Martin@cm.cf.ac.uk
(Ralph Martin) wrote:
> 
> Hi. We are looking for an Image Processing application which is driveable
> by AppleEvents, so we can integrate it with other things we are working
> on. Does anyone know of such a package? Please note that we want a fairly
> general range of image processing functions, not just those for image
> enhancement, but all suggestions are welcome.
> Thanks. 

I'm afraid I don't know of any such beast yet.  Canvas is becoming AE
driven, inlcuding AppleScriptable.  I haven't heard from anyone else
working along these lines either.

Jon
AppleEvents Registrar
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: walkerj@math.scarolina.edu (Jim Walker)
Subject: Re: Bug in SuperBoomerang ?
Keywords: SuperBoomerang Version3.0.2 BBEdit CapitalLetters
Organization: USC  Department of Computer Science
Date:  5 Nov 92 04:20:20 GMT

In <roh.720715475@gmd.de> roh@gmd.de (Peter Rohleder) writes:

>We have not yet received any information from the company producing
>NowUtilities about the availability of an upgraded Version of
>NowUtilities. Are the NowUtilities or SuperBoomerang 4.0 yet available
>and does anybody know the price of an Upgrade to Version 4.0.

Yes, in fact version 4.0.1 is now available.  I don't remember the price.

>Perhaps anybody has an e-mail address of this company?

Try now@aol.com.
--

 -- Jim Walker  USC Dept. of Math.  walkerj@math.scarolina.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: lordreyn@iastate.edu (Christian J Reynolds)
Subject: De-Fragmenting the Hard Drive
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Distribution: comp,local
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 23:50:53 GMT

Hello,
	I have System 7.0.1, and Norton Utilities' Speed Disk.  I have an 80 
meg hard drive that likes to get "dirty" now and then.  I created a High-
Density system 7 disk with a RamDrive INIT on it.  I use this "Emergency Disk"
to start up the mac.  Then I copy the Speed Disk program from my Hard Drive
to the Ram Drive.  Then I run Speed Disk from the Ram Drive.

	I have never had this fail on me.  I then Restart using the 
Hard Drive, and all works well and smooth.

Good Luck,
Chris Reynolds
tnce9@isuvax.iastate.edu

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From: ljones@utkvx3.utk.edu (Me? Graduated? Nope. Not yet.)
Subject: Ars Magna, also
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 11:37:00 GMT

     I hate to post a "me too" article, but I'm a doin' it.
I'd really like to have a copy of Ars Magna for creating anagrams.
I'd prefer a Mac version, but I would gladly use a DOS version.

Thanks in advance,
Leslie
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"Oh, my beloved ice cream bar! How I love to lick your creamy center!
And your oh so nutty chocalate covering!"
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From: dave@prc.unisys.com (David Lee Matuszek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Mac vs. IBM & quality of writing--Ref?
Date: 11 Nov 92 16:25:51 GMT
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Paoli Research Center - Paoli, PA


>In article <SRO.92Nov9040421@media-lab.media.mit.edu>, sro@media.mit.edu
>(Shawn O'Donnell) wrote:
>>
>> I heard of a study a couple of years ago--at the University of Delaware,
>> I think--according to which students who used (DOS) IBM PCs wrote better
>> papers than students who used a Macintosh.  (The students using the Mac
>> allegedly spent all their time fiddling with fonts and formatting instead
>> of worrying about what they were saying.  Since it was so hard to do
>> formatting on old DOS PCs, the students using the IBMs spent all their
>> time thinking about the writing assignment.  Or so the story goes.)
>>
>> Does anyone know of a reference for this study?

While we're at it, let's all send Craig Shergold a postcard.

Sorry I don't have a reference, but I can confirm that this was a REAL
article in a REAL educational journal.  It recorded the personal
opinion of one teacher in (I think) one writing class.  It was not a
"study" in any sense, and IMHO is an indication of the sorry state of
American education that something of this quality was printed.  I saw
it and promptly forgot it, not realizing that it would attain the
status of an urban legend.

Unfortunately, it is human nature to grasp at straws.  A "study" like
this is sure to be picked up on by people who feel defensive about
their PC clones.  As an analogy, look at some of the nonsense floating
about in the presidential campaign -- totally discredited BS kept
reappearing months after knowledgable people had laid it to rest.

While there is no cure for this disease, it would probably be helpful
if someone could locate the article and post the reference.  It never
hurts to know more about your opponent's position than your opponent
does (and it's generally not hard to do, either....)

  --dave

-- 
"The majority of the stupid is invincible and guaranteed for all time.
The terror of their tyranny, however, is alleviated by their lack of
consistency."      -- Albert Einstein
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: pablo@malloco.Ing.puc.cl (Pablo A. Millan L.)
Subject: HELP! : DiskDoubler denies to decompress
Organization: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 17:31:00 GMT

Hi folks,

I've a lot of TEXT files that DiskDoubler (3.7.2) denies to decompress.

This files were created under AUX 3.0, and then copied to a MicroTech MO
Genesis 120. Later, I formatted the disk and then I install 7.1. (sorry,
I am using a Q950 20/400)

Notoriously, DD expand all the files, except the TEXT files (MY MPW CODE!)

I try to use the DD Repair software, but it doesn't work at all. I am going 
to update to the last version today, but if someone knows what is the problem
PLEASE, let me know.

thanks a lot in advance.

P.S. I try to expand in an Q700 7.0.1 + 1.1.1 without any result.

Could be a MicroTech bug?. I copy the files using AUX Finder (with the 
typical write/verify).

regards.

P.S.2 Sorry about my English, is not my native language.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: aland@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Alan D.)
Subject: Re: UserLand Frontier programming help..
Reply-To: aland@cs.brandeis.edu
Organization: As little as possible
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 04:28:55 GMT

hoshor@mdd.comm.mot.com (Alan Hoshor) writes:

>I am a novice at Frontier programming.  I've written the following script.

>I'm trying to add a quoted text function to MSMail.  My idea
>was to copy a selection of text to the Clipboard, process it in Frontier,
>then place it back into the Clipboard.  So that I could paste it back into
>the Mail document.

>Sounded simple to me anyway.  My processing code works.  The first script
>is the example. What I can't seem to do effectively is grab the text from
>the Clipboard.  I could use some help.

I haven't gotten 2.0 yet, but in 1.0 I believe you could tell Frontier
to paste; if you can do this, you can select the text, copy, call
Frontier (which can then open up a 'scratchpad WP window'), paste,
process, select all, copy (or cut), & bounce back to MS Mail & paste.

"Sounds good, should work"

	-=Alan
ps: There is a mailing list for Frontier users; you can reach it (to
subscribe) at:

	frontier-request@dartcms1.dartmouth.edu
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From: mjerosc@nmrsun.erenj.com (Michael Jerosch-Herold)
Subject: Re: Word processor that does math formulas
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Exxon Research & Engineering, Co.
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 15:00:51 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.135702.5116@infonode.ingr.com>,
lester@naomi.b23b.ingr.com (Les Bartel) wrote:
> 
> I am in need of a cheap word processor that will allow me to write
> fairly complex mathematical formulas (not solve them).  What are my
> options.  I find that creating the formula in Mac Draw and pasting
> them into the word processor document to be too cumbersome.  What
> are my options?  I am running on a 1 Meg MacPlus with a hard disk.
> 
>  - les
> 
> -- 
> Les Bartel			lester@naomi.b23b.ingr.com
> Intergraph Corporation		Huntsville, AL
> Electronics Division		(205) 730-8537
> 
> 65% of all statistics are incorrect.

Microsoft word 5.0 has an equation editor which is fairly well integrated
into the word processing package.  You will find yourself pointing and 
clicking a lot to generate complex formulas.  Once a formula is in the 
document, you just click on it and you are back in the equation editor if
you
wish to make any changes.  

There are some other equation editor's like Expressionist and MathType.

There is a program a la Pagemaker for technical documents: Framemaker.
It's capabilities for technical and scientific formulas are good and
the package received good reviews.

The above are all examples of WYSIWG.  TeX and the LaTeX are formatting
programs which allow you to produce first rate technical documents and
manuscripts for scientific papers.  A nice public domain version of
TeX for the Mac is available by ftp from: midway.uchicago.edu
You also need to buy the TeX or LaTeX book.  The latter is by Lampert
and published by Addison&Wesley.  The WYSIWG solutions are easier to
get started with while TeX at the beginning is not for the faint-hearted!
Good luck!

Michael Jerosch-Herold
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mjerosc@nmrsun.erenj.com
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Now that Bush did not get reelected is Georgette Mosbacher going to keep 
her jewelry in the safe and the Ferrari in the garage?
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From: chapman@centerline.com (Scott Chapman, (Scott Chapman x233))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Autodoubler & other transparent compression progs
Date: 10 Nov 1992 14:42:21 GMT
Organization: CenterLine Software
Distribution: world
Reply-To: chapman@centerline.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: divine.centerline.com


In article 721374259@proto, howarth@med.uth.tmc.edu (Jack W. Howarth) writes:
>HarriRehnberg@salient.com (Salient Software) writes:
>
>
>
>>I tested FullWrite 1.5 and have no problems with it.
>
>>> >However the
>>> >license does require that AutoDoubler be installed.  You will get
>>> >the copyright notice only once after your computer has been started.
>>> 
>>> Really?  I don't have the manual here, but I distinctly remember it
>>> saying that AIC-compressed applications didn't need Autodoubler to be
>>> installed in order to run.
>
>>Let me rephrase that. The LICENSE does require that the machine that
>>AutoDoubler will be installed on is the only machine that AIC'd software
>>run on.  In other words the software LICENSE is for a single computer.
>
>>for all FGS products FIFTHGEN@aol.com
>>for AutoDoubler & DiskDoubler techsupport@salient.com
>
>  Another reason to choose More Disk Space. From the MDS manual it appears
>that the end user can freely distribute auto-compressed applications since
>they will display a brief alert box showing that MDS compressed them. Better
>free advertising than angry users, eh?
>               Jack

I think there is some confusion here. The problem that was originally state was that
AD was still required even in AIC is used to compress an application. Then Salient
got on the defensive and described their licensing policy on AD. What I think
the users wants to know is can AIC compress files that *do not* require AD
to be installed in order to work. And I believe the answer is yes, but not by
default. I believe (and you may have to check the manual, or perhaps our good
friends at Salient can verify this) that you can add a resource that will allow the
compressed application (compressed with AIC) to "auto-de/compress" application.

If you do not install this resource (by setting what ever option in AIC)
and you try to run an AIC compressed application without AD installed and running,
then I could imagine some *very* disasterous results, like the ones described.


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From: mlevins@metz.une.edu.au (Martin Levins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Network Modems (can it be done ?)
Date: 9 Nov 92 11:24:08 GMT
Reply-To: mlevins@metz.une.edu.au
Originator: mlevins@metz.une.edu.au

From article <1992Nov5.202335.23701@sierra.com>, by tbiggs@sierra.com (Todd Biggs):
> Is it possible to have a modem attached to just one machine on
> an appletalk network which can then be used for dial out by any of
> the machines on the network ?  The machines will be dialing out
> and connecting to unix, vms, pc and MAC systems.
> 
> If this is possible is it  hardware or software controlled and who
> makes the hardware or software ?

There are several solutions - the one that I have used is Hayes Connect,
from Hayes (gosh)

Works well, costs about $75 USD (from memory) - the only thing I didn't
like about it was the way that it echoed the password to the screen!

 

Martin Levins                               Internet: mlevins@metz.une.edu.au
Director of Computing                                     Applelink: AUST0479
The Armidale School                                      Phone: +61.67.738219
Australia                                                  Fax: +61.67.738230
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: wilcox@carina.unm.edu (Sherman Wilcox)
Subject: Stuffit Lite/Applelink
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 01:35:23 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

When I upgraded and registered my copy of Stuffit Lite (from 3.0 to 
3.01), it stopped expanding/compressing Applelink packages. It still 
seems to open a package, shows me the contents, but when I ask it to 
expand I get nothing.

Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone know of a solution?

--
Sherman Wilcox
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: John T. Chapman <jtc1@cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: Recovering files - WriteNow and Word
X-Xxdate: Thu, 12 Nov 92 17: 05:50 GMT
Nntp-Posting-User: jtc1@cornell.edu
Organization: Office of Computing and Statistical Consulting
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 16:56:14 GMT

In article <1992Nov11.231557.4750@newsroom.utas.edu.au> Jane Hogan,
Jane.Hogan@cc.utas.edu.au writes:
>We seem to have a far higher success rate at recovering Word files rather
>than WriteNow (like 2 out of 3 Word files, maybe 1 in 7 WriteNow). - is
it 
>because Word files are inherently more robust? Have other people had the
same 
>experience?  

I've found Word files to be a bit more recoverable, but perhaps this is 
due to the structure of each program's 'Fast Saves' and the frequency 
that each program does clean-up work...

As far as I can tell, both programs use some method of tacking on changes 
that were made, rather than saving the whole document. Whether Word does 
a better job at this or not, I've been able to get more readable text 
from partially trashed Word documents than from similarly shredded 
WriteNow docs.

An added perk is that you can turn off Fast Saves in Word; I don't think 
this is possible in WriteNow (although you could manually save as 
'compressed') Has this changed w/ version 3.0 of WN?

- John

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From: jdm@newton.Colorado.EDU (James D. Meiss)
Subject: Re: Re: Dollars and Sense Upgrade???
Summary: File size does not increase w/o limit
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 21:51:03 GMT

In article <33438@adm.brl.mil> lapoint@adm.brl.mil (Claude Lapointe) writes:
>
>In his response to a D&S message, libby@berg.asd.sgi.com (Jeff Libby)
>indicates that he believes the oft-reported version 5.0 file size
>problem is not as severe as many others have indicated (ie, it does
>not grow without limit, but rather stays at the high water mark).

	I have been using 5.0 for quite a while now (purchased it from
Monogram), and found that the file size stays at the maximum. So when I
archive my transactions from 91, the file didn't decrease in size, but
it never has increased in 92 either.

	I really like 5.0's customizable reports and query icon's. I have it 
set up to automatically start up with my checking account to show the past two
weeks of transactions. I have customized reports to show the income from my
wife, from myself, to show the growth in retirement funds, etc. These were
possible with 4.X, but took a long time to set up each time you wanted to
view them.

	I have not had any problems with the database getting corrupted--and
I often distribute to the same account more than once. I have to admit I'm still
rather shy about editing these distributions because I was burned in 4.X.

	There do seem to be some bugs in the code which handles the icon
interface. I corrupted a file once by trying to throw away (into the Trashcan)
an icon. So I still keep a rotating set of backups to my files.

	James Meiss
	jdm@boulder.colorado.edu
From: hendrick@fozzy.UUCP (Bill Hendricks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: 32-bit Addressing software
Date: 11 Nov 92 18:04:41 GMT
Organization: Alcatel Network Systems, Richardson Texas, USA

ray@netcom.com (Ray Fischer) writes:

>cmhaar@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Chris Haar) writes ...
>>A friend wants to run MODE32 on a IIx under System 7.0.1 (tuned)/maybe 7.1
>>and was wondering what the difference was between that product and Maxima.
>>Both are made by Connectrix, is there a difference?  Is Maxima for either
>>OS6.* or OS7, and MODE32 for OS7 with old ROMS? 

>A IIx with MODE32 can support 32MB(?) of RAM and nearly unlimited
>virtual memory.  Maxima (if I remember correctly) allows access to up
>to 14MB of RAM under system 6.  MODE32 enables 32-bit addressing under
>system 7 and is free.  Maxima doesn't (either).

>-- 
>Ray Fischer                   "Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth
>ray@netcom.com                 than lies."  -- Friedrich Nietszsche

It's my understanding that the IIcx (at least), under MODE32 can
address the full 128 Meg. of RAM.

Bill
From: jacobs@cerritos.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Hell of a Folder (Fix)
Date: 9 Nov 92 20:42:40 PST
Organization: Cerritos College, Norwalk CA

In article <1992Nov7.021952.1319@times.aux.apple.com>, mfc@medoc.aux.apple.com (Matt Caprile) writes:
> In article <Bww2sA.4q8@unccsun.uncc.edu> msmcknig@unccsun.uncc.edu (Michael S McKnight) writes:
>>Ok, here's the latest update on that darn Hell Folder.  For those of you new
>>to this posting, here's the story:
>>
>>We have a Mac II, 8MB, 40MB HD, System 7.0.1 w/Tune-Up 1.1.1 and there is a
>>folder that we cannot delete.  It has the structure:
> 
> This may not help much this time around, but I would suggest ftp'ing
> the latest version of disk first aid from ftp.apple.com. It's the one
> that is shipped as part of System 7.1 (yes 7.1). I don't know off-hand
> if it will fix the problem - it is supposed to fix the disappearing
> folders syndrome. And it can't hurt to try.
> 
> anonymous ftp  to ftp.apple.com
> cd /dts/mac/sys.soft
> get disk-first-aid-7-1.hqx
> 
> Good luck.
> _matt
> PS - it goes without saying that I speak for myself.
> 
> --
> 
>   --- Matthew Caprile    || Hey, I only speak for myself ! Even I  ---
>   ---                    || won't admit to the opinions expressed  ---
>   --- caprile@apple.com  || here, so don't expect my employer to.  ---

The best solution for the folder from hell situation is to create a folder on
another drive with the same name. You then copy this folder to the drive
infected with the folder from hell. You click replace in the dialog box, and
your new folder replaces the one from hell. Then this new folder can be
deleted. 

This worked every time I've seen this problem. I haven't found a good utility
to fix it yet.

Hope this helps,

    Karl



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From: aland@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Alan D.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Autodoubler & other transparent compression progs
Date: 10 Nov 92 15:36:12 GMT
Reply-To: aland@cs.brandeis.edu
Organization: As little as possible

howarth@med.uth.tmc.edu (Jack W. Howarth) writes:
>HarriRehnberg@salient.com (Salient Software) writes:

>>Let me rephrase that. The LICENSE does require that the machine that
>>AutoDoubler will be installed on is the only machine that AIC'd software
>>run on.  In other words the software LICENSE is for a single computer.

>  Another reason to choose More Disk Space. From the MDS manual it appears
>that the end user can freely distribute auto-compressed applications since
>they will display a brief alert box showing that MDS compressed them. Better
>free advertising than angry users, eh?

True enough, except that (from my experience, with MDS 1.x) More Disk
Space _DOES NOT_ remove the auto-compression code (especially the
'brief alert box') when you expand the file.  I tried this multiple
times, with no luck...

	-=Alan
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