HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: rankin@ms.uky.edu (David W. Rankin Jr.)
Subject: Re: Bringing an HD back to life
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 03:13:00 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences

In article <1iakomINNp5c@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca> andy@orchid.bdc.ubc.ca (Andrew Dwelly) writes:
>
<<<Discussion of problem deleted>>>
>Unfortunately when you mount the HD using the disk tools disk (thus
>bringing up the HD icon), the system will not let you eject the disk 
>tools floppy so the installer floppy can be inserted to bring up the  
>system software on the HD. As far as I can see, the only way to get
>rid of the disk tools disk, is to restart the mac at which point the 
>HD becomes unmounted (well the installer can't see it anyway).

I'm assuming this IS a Apple-supplied HD. If so, then once you have formatted,
partitioned, etc. it, then the MacOS should see it no matter what, even
the Installer. (I know I've had to wipe my HD a couple of times and
reinstall everything. NOT fun. :(  )

I suggest going back, and redoing the format & partition. Also be sure you
have the driver installed on the drive, since it's absence could be your
problem.

Hope this helps,
>
>Andy   

-- David W. Rankin, Jr.  Mac Archiver and Computer Science Co-op
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From: eiswirth@vixvax.mgi.com (Steve Eiswirth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Mac memory questions
Date: 4 Jan 93 17:36:18 CDT
Organization: Management Graphics, Inc.

After a co-worker installed 7.1 and was appalled at the memory hogging going
on in his 8mb IIsi, we're looking into buying tons o' memory.  My questions are:

	1.  Can System 7.1 be set up to use less than the 5 megs that my
	co-worker says it uses?

	2.  I have a IIci with 8 1mb SIMMS installed; can I purchase, for
	example, 4 2mb SIMMS or 2 4mb SIMMS, remove the appropriate number
	of 1mb SIMMS, and install the new memory?  In other words, can you
	mix and match SIMMS quantities?

	3.  Will the Mac still work if you have empty memory slots?

Thanks in advance for any answers you can provide.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: wang_dj@syzygy.cs.jhu.edu (David J. Wang)
Subject: Re: Where's "ChineseTalk" app??
Cc: ggale@vax1.umkc.edu
Organization: Johns Hopkins Computer Science Department, Baltimore, MD
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:49:32 GMT

In article <93011.112554IO91748@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> IO91748@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (Jon Carr) writes:
>In article <1993Jan8.150944.1@vax1.umkc.edu>, ggale@vax1.umkc.edu says:
>>
>>A British colleague mentioned that she'd gotten an app called "ChineseTalk"
>>from a cd-rom 'developer's disc'. I couldn't find any mention of it at
>>apple.com apda. Does anyone know where I might find this program? I'd
>>appreciate the info a bunch. Thanks! please reply via e-mail.
>>George
>>IN%"ggale@vax1.umkc.edu"
>DANGER WIL ROBINSON! DANGER DANGER!
>
>"ChinaTalk" a system extension that ships with a readme file explaining
>that it privides a female voice for MacinTalk is a Trojan Horse!
>
>This INIT will reassign random garbage to file and folder names in
>the directory file, making them unaccessable.
>
>This file has been listed in the MacWorld Virus Watch for several
>months.  Don't be fooled!
>

Jon,
	Better check your sources -- I think the confusion is that ggale is
looking for the ChineseTalk II init/appl, which is entirely different from
ChinaTalk (the virus).  ChineseTalk II is an init/appl that allows the use
of Chinese Characters for wp etc.
	As for where it can be found, I'm not sure, but you may try to find it
by writting to chinesetalk@csli.stanford.edu where a mailing list for         
ChineseTalk II is kept. 
-- 
_______________________________________________________________________________
David J. Wang                                    CAUTION!
wang_dj@server.cs.jhu.edu                SPACE UNDER CONSTRUCTION!
_______________________________________________________________________________
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: d_reiss@retief.astro.nwu.edu (David Reiss)
Subject: Using ResEdit on system 7.1 Finder
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 23:49:36 GMT

Does anyone have any ideas why there are no MENU
resources in my Finder?  I want to add a nice
command key to empty the trash, but can't.  I
thought it may have something to do with the fact
that many resources seem to be compressed, but
I may be wrong.  Any ideas?  

Dave Reiss
From: jsurine@donald.WichitaKS.NCR.COM (James Surine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Mac and More mail order service
Summary: poor
Date: 8 Jan 93 21:43:51 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: NCR Corporation, Wichita KS

I had some problems with the mail order place Mac and More while
trying to order an mac LC II for Christmas for my brother. I
was lied to four times by the sales rep as to when my order was
shipped. Also, my credit card was billed the day I made the phone
order not 2 1/2 weeks later when part of my purchase was shipped
(the CPU) we hope to see the monitor in a few days. 

Is there a list of good mail order houses that might help in the
future and is this a common problem or did I just get bit by the
X-mas sales and a bad sales rep.
-- 
James.Surine@WichitaKS.NCR.COM    ___________________________________
NCR Peripheral Products Division |                                   |
                                 | I did not say this, I am not here |
A Third Stage Guild Navigator   /____________________________________|
From: bredell@tdb.uu.se (Mats Bredell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: TrueType: MS-Windows <-> Mac
Date: 4 Jan 93 13:08:53 GMT
Reply-To: Mats.Bredell@udac.uu.se
Organization: Uppsala University Computing Center (UDAC)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Rene van Oostrum (rwoostru@cs.ruu.nl) wrote:
: Is it possible to convert TrueType fonts for MS-Windows to
: their Mac counterparts? Is there a shareware app to do this
: job?

Yes. TTconverter, available at the usual archives, does this.

/Mats
-- 
Mats Bredell                                   Mats.Bredell@udac.uu.se
Uppsala University Computing Center (UDAC)     Ph:  +46 18 187817
Department of medical systems                  Fax: +46 18 187825
Sweden                                         Think straight - be gay!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: jgraham@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (the End)
Subject: Where to find Hard Drive statistics ?
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 20:34:03 GMT

Does anyone have a good list of statistics on the various Hard Drives
available ? I need to find #heads and access times.

Thanks much,

Jim
E-mail me
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: gene@convex1.tcs.tulane.edu (eugene hopstetter)
Subject: MacroMind Director printing problem
Organization: Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 19:01:02 GMT
Nntp-Posting-Host-[nntpd-10268]: convex1.tcs.tulane.edu

 A friend of mine is developing an interactive application 
 utilizing MacroMind Director that will be mailed direct to 
 Macintosh users all over the country. The application has to 
 include a multi-page form that the user fills out and prints 
 from within the Director application. 

 The problem is that MacroMind Director and Lingo donUt 
 support nice printing features, such as a full 8.5" by 11" 
 printing area. Does anybody have any suggestions, or has 
 anybody accomplished this? i.e., is it possible to use an x 
 object or open a small print application from within 
 Director?

 Please e-mail your suggestions/solutions to 
 gene@rs1.tcs.tulane.edu.

 Thank you all.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: terry@rod.mitre.org (Terry Reed)
Subject: Compiling Sun WP fonts using MacX 1.2
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 14:46:45 GMT

I'm trying to use MacX 1.2 to display Word Perfect running on a Sun (SunOS
4.1.3), but am having trouble compiling the WP fonts.  I've ftp'd the
WP fonts (*.bdf) from the Sun to my Mac Quadra 950, but when I try to
compile them in MacX, the finder doesn't recognize the font files, i.e.,
they don't show up under "Compile BDF File".  I tried using ResEdit 2.1
to assign the proper file type & creator (i.e., made them look like the
font files that came with MacX), but MacX still will not recognize them.
As a matter of fact, after using ResEdit, the files appear to the finder
as MacX documents, but still cannot be compiled.  Any help appreciated,
e-mail replies preferred.  Thanks.

BTW, I'm running System 7.1.

	Terry (terry@mitre.org)
From: bredell@tdb.uu.se (Mats Bredell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: SCSI id of a Laser Writer IIg
Date: 4 Jan 93 10:24:28 GMT
Reply-To: Mats.Bredell@udac.uu.se
Organization: Uppsala University Computing Center (UDAC)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Michael Rowland (rowley@theporch.raider.net) wrote:
: gpb@gpb-mac (greg berryman ) writes:
: 
: > zmyd02@hou.amoco.com (Denton Meredith) writes:
: > : In article 29412@hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk, ivan sin <ivan-sin@cuhk.hk> () writes:
: > : >How can I find out the SCSI id of a IIg printer?
: > : >Is it id=7 just like the id of a mac system, I guess?
: > : 
: > : 
: > : I may be completely screwed up on this, but as I recall, printers are not S
: > : 
: > No.
: > 
: > Every SCSI device has an address, including the CPU.
: > 
: > Greg.
: > 
: Printers are not SCSI devices. They are usually AppleTalk (serial), or 
: sometimes Direct serial connected.
: The Mac cpu is always SCSI address 7. If your computer has an internal 
: hard drive, chances are it's SCSI address = 0. There can be up to six 
: 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.

I don't know exactly what the original poster meant by his question, but if
the laser printer supports a SCSI hard disk for font storage, it certainly
must be a SCSI device. But from the Mac point of view, it's a simple serial
or appletalk device.

So, when connecting a SCSI hard disk to a laser printer, what's the SCSI id
of the printer?

/Mats
-- 
Mats Bredell                                   Mats.Bredell@udac.uu.se
Uppsala University Computing Center (UDAC)     Ph:  +46 18 187817
Department of medical systems                  Fax: +46 18 187825
Sweden                                         Think straight - be gay!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: Patrick McClaughry <patrick_mcclaughry@sematech.org>
Subject: GDT PowerPrint info wanted
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A7771191FD02160E@manzana.eng.sematech.org>
X-Xxdate: Mon, 11 Jan 93 17:59:13 GMT
Organization: SEMATECH
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d16
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:56:47 GMT


I could really use any pointers or feedback on the availability and
usefulness of GDT's PowerPrint package.  This is the serial ->
Centronics printer conversion utility.  Has anybody used this pkg
for any length of time?  I've heard good things about it but none of
them firsthand.  What about price?

Thanks in advance,
--Pat
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: gpb@gpb-mac (greg berryman )
Subject: Re: Sticking mouse button???
Organization: SPS
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 16:47:03 GMT

tjs@earth.wustl.edu (tom sullivan) writes:
: 
: I have a mouse problem and wondered if anyone else has seen it.
: 
: I've had a IIsi for about 6 months now and have been having problems
: with a "sticking" mouse button. When I press the button and release,
: it often remains pressed. If I press the button again, it will
: release, or if I pick up the mouse and set it down rather sharply.
: This started several months after getting my mouse and I had it
: replaced. It was then fine for a couple more months, but has cropped
: up again with the second mouse. I've checked for back connections with
: cables, and internally in the mouse to no avail.
: 
: I've reinstalled the system and I've made sure that Easy Access is not
: installed. I've got System 7.0.1 with TuneUp and the old style ADB
: standard keyboard (M0116).
: 
: Any ideas? 

Inside the mouse is a mechanical microswitch.  It is sticking.  If the si is
only 6 months old, the mouse should still be under warrenty.  Call your dealer.

Greg.

--
My words, not Motorola's.   * ______ *
gpb@gpb-mac.sps.mot.com     * \ BI / * I will NOT ride in the back of the bus.
Greg Berryman (512)928-6014 *  \  /  *         SILENCE = DEATH
Motorola Austin, Texas, USA *   \/   *     First, be true to yourself.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: szikopou@alfred.carleton.ca (Steven Zikopoulos)
Subject: M virus?
Summary: think I have an undetectable virus
Keywords: virus
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 18:29:34 GMT

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?

Steven Zikopoulos
Carleton University
email: szikopou@ccs.carleton.ca

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: cubsfan@camelot.bradley.edu (Michael Silverman)
Subject: Re: MacWeek
Organization: Priests of the Temples of Syrinx
Date: 13 Jan 93 01:44:19 GMT

In <1993Jan12.145538.29636@rtsg.mot.com> proksch_mike-il27@macmail1.rtsg.mot.com () writes:

>I am attempting to get a subscription to MacWeek, but am finding it very 
>difficult to get a hold of.  I have sent in subscription cards and have
>tried calling the subscription department (no answer!).  Could someone please 
>provide the key to getting a subscription to this publication.

Lie through your teeth and pray!

On a related note, why does MacWeek ma make it so hard for people to
get paid subscriptions. I can understand them only wanting to give
free subs to "qualified people" but as for paid subscriptions, why
not offer those at normal rates ($48 per year or so) or offer them
on the newstand? This would profit everybody and hurt noone...does
any person in the know know why this is so?
--
cubsfan@camelot.bradley.edu

"One likes to believe in the freedom of baseball" - Geddy Lee
From: jas@ISI.EDU (Jeff Sullivan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: GDT PowerPrint info wanted
Date: 12 Jan 93 21:46:49 GMT
Organization: USC-ISI
In-reply-to: patrick_mcclaughry@sematech.org's message of 11 Jan 93 17:56:47 GMT

In article <C0pB6n.3u4@apiary.uucp> patrick_mcclaughry@sematech.org (Patrick McClaughry) writes:

>I could really use any pointers or feedback on the availability and
>usefulness of GDT's PowerPrint package.  This is the serial ->
>Centronics printer conversion utility.  Has anybody used this pkg
>for any length of time?  I've heard good things about it but none of
>them firsthand.  What about price?
>

I've used PowerPrint since version 1 (pre-version 1 actually), and can
say that version 2.0 is a major enhancement.  It now includes a print
spooler and support for even more printers.  I use an HP LJIIP, and
I've heard some people say thet their specific driver had some
problems, but I've always heard GDT to be very good about responding
to any problems.

I am a very happy PowerPrint user (looking forward to PowerPrint/LT --
it's a LocalTalk to parallel converter!)

jas
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From: ahh@shoshin.Corp.Sun.COM (Aslam Haswarey)
Newsgroups: sun.mac-users,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Patient records software
Date: 7 Jan 1993 00:24:19 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: ahh@shoshin.Corp.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: sparcy.corp.sun.com


Some one kindly forward me a list of companies that offer
patient tracking software (for doctors & dentists) for the Apple
Macintosh platform?

Please email directly to me at ahh@shoshin.Corp.Sun.COM.  I will
summerize if there is interest.

Thanks,

---
regards


-AHH


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: davek@kestrel.ims.com (Dave Koon)
Subject: 7.1 required for a powerbook 160?
Reply-To: davek@kestrel.ims.com
Organization: Integrated Measurement Systems
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 21:36:35 GMT

Greetings,

We recently acquired a powerbook 160 with 7.1 supplied.  This 
breaks several of the packages we run ie MacTCP1.1.  My question is this:
do we need to run 7.1 on the 160 or can we use an older version that is
more compatible with the rest of our software ie 7.0.x.

Please e-mail me with the response as I do not monitor this group.

Thanks,

Dave Koon
Network Administrator
IMS Integrated Measurement Systems
(503)626-7117
davek@ims.com
From: rowley@theporch.raider.net (Michael Rowland)
Subject: Re: SCSI id of a Laser Writer IIg
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 08:36:49 GMT
Organization: The MacInteresteds of Nashville, Tn.

bredell@tdb.uu.se (Mats Bredell) writes:

> Michael Rowland (rowley@theporch.raider.net) wrote:
> : gpb@gpb-mac (greg berryman ) writes:
> : 
> : > zmyd02@hou.amoco.com (Denton Meredith) writes:
> : > : In article 29412@hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk, ivan sin <ivan-sin@cuhk.hk> () wri
> : > : >How can I find out the SCSI id of a IIg printer?
> : > : >Is it id=7 just like the id of a mac system, I guess?
> : > : 
> : > : 
> : > : 
> : > No.
> : > 
> : > Every SCSI device has an address, including the CPU.
> : > 
> : > Greg.
> : > 
> : Printers are not SCSI devices. They are usually AppleTalk (serial), or 
> : sometimes Direct serial connected.
> : The Mac cpu is always SCSI address 7. If your computer has an internal 
> : hard drive, chances are it's SCSI address = 0. There can be up to six 
> : 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.
> 
> I don't know exactly what the original poster meant by his question, but if
> the laser printer supports a SCSI hard disk for font storage, it certainly
> must be a SCSI device. But from the Mac point of view, it's a simple serial
> or appletalk device.
> 
> So, when connecting a SCSI hard disk to a laser printer, what's the SCSI id
> of the printer?
> 
What I meant was the printer does NOT have a SCSI ID on his Mac's SCSI 
bus. The SCSI buses of the computer and the printer are in no way 
connected together. The original post sounded as if he wished to connect 
his printer to his computer through the SCSI port. (unlikely, I realize, 
but people have done stranger things.)
The printer and its dedicated hard drive certainly share their own little 
SCSI bus, and, following Apple's conventions, the printer is either 0 or 
7 (I don't know which). While I can get behind simple curiosity, wanting 
to know for the sake of knowing what the printer's ID is, I can't think 
of a practical reason for knowing... unless one plans to connect more 
than 6 hard drives to the printer. Equally unlikely.

jmr

--
  rowley@theporch.raider.net (Michael Rowland)
theporch.raider.net  615/297-7951 The MacInteresteds of Nashville
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: Ben Burch <Burch_Ben@wes.mot.com>
Subject: Re: View TGA (Targa) on Mac?
Organization: Motorola, Inc.
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 11:22:54 GMT
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X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d16
X-Xxdate: Tue, 12 Jan 93 05:23:36 GMT

In article <1993Jan12.134244.18620@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Robert
Rumpf, rrumpf@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu writes:
> Does anyone know of a (preferably PD) program that will let one view
Targa 
> files on a Mac?  I have a IIci w/8-bit graphics.  I tried Imagery 1.8,
but it 
> spun it's cursor for over an hour with no results...

Photoshop does this.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: "Gary Hopkins" <wk00624@psilink.com>
Subject: Re: What's some good ~free terminal s/w (kermit?)
Organization: Gary Hopkins Typesetting
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 00:28:41 GMT
X-Mailer: PSILink-DOS (3.3)

>DATE:   Thu, 7 Jan 93 04:57:19 GMT
>FROM:   Bruce Templeton <bizarre@leland.Stanford.EDU>
>
>In article <27556@sybase.sybase.com> thundt@sybase.com (Thomas Hundt) writes:
>>So, I was wondering, what are some recommended choices for
>>shareware/freeware along the lines of a modem-oriented terminal
>>package.  
>
>I am also interested in whether there are any good terminal programs for the
>mac, preferably one that has zmodem transfer and some scripting capabilities.
>
>Thanks,
>-bruce templeton

In a word, ZTerm. Shareware, $30 fee / $40 with disk. It only does 
rudimentary scripting, but it's enough to automate basic logins and 
such. I can't think of any other cheap program that does ZModem. Current 
version (I think) is 0.9, and has had two or three updates in about two 
years. Generally, it has just enough bells and whistles and is very 
robust.
From: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: LCII vs SI (recommendation?)
Date: 9 Jan 1993 16:45:23 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, wilmott@remus.rutgers.edu (ray wilmott) says:

>
>-----
>Hi there. Been using a Mac at work for the past few years. Started
>with a Plus, then a II, then si, now ci. I never seriously considered
>getting one for myself for at home because of Apple's traditionally
>high prices. Now that the prices have come down though...
>
>I've been thinking about getting an LC-II or and si for myself. I can
>get an si for only an extra $200 or so over the LC-II, so the decision
>is a tough on. Add to that the rumor/news of a coming LC-III and it
>makes it even harder. So I'm seeking advice/recommendations on why
>you think I should buy one model over the other, as well as any
>late-breaking info on features/price/release date of an LC-III.
>
 Right now I'd wait until the middle of February- RUMOUR has it that Apple
will be releasesing a slew of new products and you're likely (if you don't
like the new offering) to see IIsi's discounted even more for a short
period of time, and other models may fall to your price level.

>While I'm at it, a monitor question. I've only ever used Apple's
>13 inch hi-res monitor; never worked with the 12-incher. Since I don't
>plan to spend hours at a time in front of the machine at home, I can
>live with somewhat lower resolution - but just how good/bad is the
>picture of the 12 inch compared to the 13 inch? And I've heard
>about software that won't work with the smaller 12-inch screen...
>just how *much* software won't work with it? (titles?)
>
 Get the 13"- Apple doesn't even sell the 12" any more (thank God), and the
13" will end production soon. Get a 640x480 monitor by all means, even if
you have to get a cheap PC/VGA monitor for $300, get it. Personally, I
recommend the new Macintosh 14" Color Display (~$500), or any of the Sony
Trinitrons or the Seiko 14" Trinitron. 

>Much thanks for any insight you can give...
>
>Ray
>(wilmott@remus.rutgers.edu)
>
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