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From: Klaus P. Fechner <klaus@sparky.rad.med.umich.edu>
Subject: Re: Mac Quicken 3.0 upgrade?
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 22:47:51 EST
Organization: University of Michigan
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Subject: Re: Mac Quicken 3.0 upgrade?
From: Curtis Sanford, sanford@aria.Ascend.COM
Date: 2 Nov 92 18:50:55 GMT
In article <4204@aria.Ascend.COM> Curtis Sanford, sanford@aria.Ascend.COM
writes:
>In article <1992Nov2.020258.11928@mmm.serc.3m.com>
pejacoby@mmm.serc.3m.com 
>(Paul E. Jacoby) writes:
>> 
>> Version 3.0 release 5 here -- does anyone have a list of what is fixed
>> in these "secret upgrades"?  Sure would be nice to know that my net
>> worth is correct! :-)
>
>In a previous round of this manner of discussion, a Quicken
representative
>stated that the reason for the continuing march of Quicken version
numbers
>is due to their support of new and various printers.  I have never heard
>of any substantive bugs being repaired by the anonomous upgrades (unless
>you have one of the affected but obscure printers).
>
>

I had a problem fixed with release 6 (?) that affected the date in the
main
check book window: I'm using what most of you would probably call
"european"
date format with the day before the month and the numbers separated by
periods, defined in the system's intl resources. Any update on a date with
single digit days and months (in the main window only!) would change the
year to 2009. The worst consequence was that I could not make any payments
during the first 9 days of January through September.

After several phone calls to Intuit's tech support (sometimes resulting
in BIG
question marks coming back through the  phone line :-) I received a new
release
which fixed this (for me) annoying bug.

I have to commend them for fixing it despite the fact that that it took
about
six months, since it was likely one of the least important bugs on their
list
and I was probably the only one complaining about it.

Nevertheless, I don't like the "secret" revisions. I don't know what is
worse,
hiding them with an undocumented command or in the modification date like 
Norton Utilities.

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Klaus P. Fechner                       |  fechner@umich.edu
Dept. of Radiology                     |  klaus@sparky.rad.med.umich.edu
University of Michigan Medical Center  |  Klaus.Fechner@med.umich.edu
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From: Darren_E._Tong@fourd.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Contact Management Software/1st Act
Date: 4 Nov 92 23:17:07 GMT
Organization: 4th Dimension BBS

You might want to try the combination of Touchbase and Datebook from After
Hours Software!!

- BulkRate... mail at it's best and faster-darren_tong@fourd.com

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From: rschaaf@nyx.cs.du.edu (russ schaaf)
Subject: Mac-PC linking software?
Followup-To: B
Summary: A
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 16:22:41 GMT


Can anyone tell me if there is any software that will let me control my PC
through my macintosh?  I was thinking of something that would let me view
my PC's screen in a window on the mac and use the mac keyboard and mouse
to controll the PC.  Also, a copy and paste between computers would help,
even if it is only one way.  
Please respond, because it is _very_ important that I get this information.

Thank you.
Russ Schaaf
rschaaf@imsa.edu


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From: mzajac@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Michael Stephen Zajac)
Subject: Re: How does Autodoubler perform on a Powerbook?
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 20:17:21 GMT

In <parkyn.721172172@sfu.ca> parkyn@fraser.sfu.ca (Dale Parkyn) writes:

>Checking the hard drive's 'Finder' window indicates that 36.8 MB used and
>3.1 MB free. I don't know any way to determine the actual decompressed size
>of everything on the HD. Anyone know how to find this? (It can be useful with
>archived items - will the decompressed ARCHIVE fit on that floppy?)

This may not be convenient for everyone:  put all of the folders and files 
at the root level of your disk into one folder temporarily and do a 
Get Info.  It may take a minute or two if you have a lot of stuff.  Info
will report the total decompressed size of all the files, not including 
trash and desktop files.

-- 
Michael Zajac (Dept of Landscape Architecture)
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
phone:  (204) 474 6449
From: temple@ucbeh.san.uc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: HP Deskjet vs. Deskwriter
Date: 11 Nov 92 17:12:33 EST
Distribution: world
Organization: Univ. of Cincinnati

In article <BxIFon.FL6@netnews.jhuapl.edu>, ygor@aplexus.jhuapl.edu (Daniel E. White  (F2C)) writes:
> In article <1992Nov9.180132.29901@mksol.dseg.ti.com>, martinn@mksol.dseg.ti.com (niels r martin) writes:
> |> Can anyone tell me if there is a way to print to the Deksjet (using the Desk-
> |> writer driver?), or are there hardware differences.  Specifically, I need to
> |> print from a PB160 and/or a Classic.
> |> 
> |> I suppose that the Grappler might work, but a software fix would be preferred.
> |> 
> |> Thanks,
> |> 
> |> Niels
> |> -- 
> |> ____________________________________________________________________________
> |> --When will there be a woman in the White House?
> |> 
> |> ----About five minutes after Hillary leaves to visit her parents.
> 
> 
>   Try a set of third party printer drivers called "Better Writers"
> 
>   Ask your favorite software source for it.  I think it has a DeskJet driver.
> 


"Better Writers" does not have a DeskJet driver (though it does have 
a DeskWriter driver. This product is intended primarily to replace 
the "free" drivers for typical Mac QuickDraw printers, such as the 
Imagewriter, StyleWriter, etc.

The product that is needed here is by the same company (GDT software) 
and is called "PowerPrint". It has a DeskJet driver, as well as 
LaserJet, Epson, NEC, etc. drivers.  It is a combination of 2 older 
products called "JetLink Express" and "ParaLink".  It includes the 
driver software, print spooler, and a serial-to-parallel cable so 
that you can achieve a 57,600 bps transfer instead of maxing out at 
19,200 bps.  MacConnection sells it for $94.
	Note: Do not use it with A/UX. There has been some consensus 
that PowerPrint 2.0 does not work well with Apple's UNIX. However, it 
works great with system 7.1!

			Jon Temple
			Dept. of Psychology
			University of Cincinnati
From: mike_steiner@qm.claris.com (Mike Steiner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Disk Optimization troubles/questions
Date: 6 Nov 92 23:04:38 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps

In article <83025@ut-emx.uucp>, ifbb657@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Douglas Floyd)
wrote:
> 
> 
> This is what I do because Sys 7 keeps the Desktop DB and DF open, keeping
> me from doing my disk defrag with Speed Disk:
> 
> 1:  Create a boot disk and install SCSI Probe on it
> 
> 2:  Boot, holding down Command-Shift-Option-Delete, keeping SCSI ID 0
>     disk driver from loading.
> 
> 3:  Insert the other floppy with Speed Disk on it.
> 
> 4:  run Speed Disk
> 
> 5:  use SCSI Probe to mount the disk
> 
> 6:  start defragging.
> 
> I have two floppy drives, you could put Speed Disk, SCSI Probe, and
> the system onto one 1.44 meg floppy.

I have a boot disk with Speed Disk on it.  I boot from that disk and have
Speed Disk defragment the hard disk.  I haven't had any problems with that
yet.

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From: c60a-bw@danube.Berkeley.EDU (James Wang)
Subject: Re: Need Mac (de)lharc tool...
Organization: University of California, at Berkeley
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 17:05:44 GMT

In article <1992Nov10.150210.12531@bnr.ca> bn202@cleveland.freenet.edu writes:
>I have downloaded some lharc compressed text files and would like to
>uncompress them.  I checked the FAQ and lharc is not mentioned.  I don't

MacLHA will do the trick.  check sumex or umich under the compression
utilities directory.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: andrew@aardvark.ucs.uoknor.edu (CHIHUAHUA CHARLIE)
Subject: Re: Cinemation problems
Originator: usenet@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 22:38:00 GMT
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: University of Oklahoma - University Computing Services
Keywords: opening files
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps

In article <2000@newsserver.cs.uwindsor.ca>, jderyck@iam.unibe.ch writes...
>Hi I'm using Cinemation on a Macintosh IIFX to produce some 'movies' to help
>undergraduate engineers understand computer architecture.  I've got a problem in that
>I can't open or save Cinemation documents except for where Cinemation resides.  This
>goes for the tutorial documents as well.
> 
>I'm just a bit perplexed.  I installed it on a different IIFX (which I don't have
>regular access to) and it works fine.
> 
Try rebuilding the desktop, or use Bundle Banger to have
the system acknowledge the bundle bit for the application.

-Drew

 ***   | Andrew Bloczynski                    |  
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> 
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From: tigger@pecan.cns.udel.edu (david faust)
Subject: Re: Mac vs. IBM & quality of writing--Ref?
Organization: University of Delaware, Newark
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.apps
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 00:04:39 GMT

In article <mike_steiner-101192134830@192.35.50.131> mike_steiner@qm.claris.com (Mike Steiner) writes:
>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?  
>> 
>> And I know I read about it recently... I can't remember where, though.
>> Maybe in a Boston Computer Society publication?  BCS Update?  In don't
>> know.
>> 
>> Any pointers?
>
>It wasn't a study.  It was the report of one teacher.  Nothing ever came of
>it.
>
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And boy what a problem it has turned into. Many professors here point to the
report as evidence that all students should use ibms to write papers. I have
had classes where the professors have claimed that this report was conclusive
proof. What a bunch of bull. Luckily the university still supports macs and
we still sell them (seems like we are selling more than ever right now!).
Seeya,

Dave
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From: sepg1545@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Scott Eric Peterson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Wanted:medical software
Summary: Wanted:Medical software
Keywords: Medical
Date: 11 Nov 92 18:14:42 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana



Hello, I'm new to this group and couldn't find a FAQ, so I don't know just how dumb this question is- but here it is.  I'm am looking for mac-software that may
be useful for 2nd year medical students- reviewing for boards etc.  I'm am aware of some shareware hypercard stacks that are pretty useful and was just 
wondering what was available.  If anyone has any that is ftp-able or on a server somewhere I would appreciate any mail telling me about it.

Thanks in advance.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: sgrenander@NASAMAIL.JPL.NASA.GOV (Sven U. Grenander)
Subject: Re: ThoughtPattern 2.0 upgrade?
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.apps
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 16:57:08 GMT

In article <SCHATZ.92Nov10082820@chaos.utexas.edu>, schatz@chaos.utexas.edu
(Mike Schatz) wrote:
> 
> Has anyone obtained the upgrade to ThoughtPattern 2.0 (personal organizer
> software)?  I've sent e-mail to Bananafish and haven't received any response.
> 
> Mike
> 
> schatz@chaos.utexas.edu

I too have sent them e-mail (re. repeated system disk damage which seemed
attributable to TP) and have gotten no relplies.

-Sven
From: degennar@bmsrs.usc.edu (Raymond Degennaro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: PageMaker Freezes/Crashes
Date: 12 Nov 1992 12:27:48 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: bmsrs.usc.edu

We're having problems with PageMaker 4.2a.  It will either freeze or crash the
machine.  It appears to happen only while a file is being opened, or just
after printing.  Re-installing the software will fix the problem for 2-3 days.

This happens only one one machine, a IIx running 7.0.1/1.1.1, with a SuperMac
19" monitor and an exernal HD.  Giving PM more memory doesn't help, and I
don't think that it's the drive or the monitor because the problem is only with
PM4.2a -- I don't know if the problem existed with PM4.2, I recently started 
working here.  

Any suggestions?

Ray (DJ) DeGennaro II
degennar@bmsrs.usc.edu


-- 

Ray (DJ) DeGennaro II
degennar@bmsrs.usc.edu
From: zaccone@rigel.cs.bucknell.edu (Rick Zaccone)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: MacInTax 92 Woes
Date: 13 Nov 92 15:27:53
Organization: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.
Reply-To: zaccone@bucknell.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: rigel.cs.bucknell.edu

I received my copy of MacInTax 92 not too long ago.  I wanted to
install it on my external drive, but the installer insisted that I put
it on the boot drive (my internal drive).  I did this, and then tried
copying it to my external drive.  It didn't work there!  (I forget the
error message.)  Has anyone else had this problem?  Has anyone fixed
it?

Is it me or does MacInTaX seem as though it has declined in quality
since ChipSoft acquired it?  The manual says that it won't run under
virtual memory.  It can't be that hard to make it work with virtual
memory turned on.

Rick Zaccone
--
zaccone@bucknell.edu

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From: sgrenander@NASAMAIL.JPL.NASA.GOV (Sven U. Grenander)
Subject: Userland Scripts for "runstreams" ?
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 17:07:10 GMT

I have a number of applications which generate and process data in a
sequential fashion. Currently I have to babysit these applications to take
the output from one application and submit it to the next one and also set
the processing parameters. Hours between user interventions.

I currently use QuicKeys for some of the repetative stuff, but would like
to  automate the processing further. UserLand scripts seem like the logical
choice, but I would like some second opinions before I plunk down the $.

What are the net experiences in using UserLand scripts along with QuicKeys
to create multi-application run-streams ?

Thanks.

-Sven

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From: jim@bilpin.co.uk (JimG)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: How to disable the 'reverse order printing' option in MacWrite II
Keywords: stupid, old, dumb-as-rocks
Date: 6 Nov 92 12:13:40 GMT
Organization: SRL Data


    IN ARTICLE <3036@bsu-cs.bsu.edu>, 
		spock@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Save the humans!) WRITES:
> Hey out there...
> 
> Is there a way to hack MacWrite II so that it doesn't default to 
> "Reverse Order Printing"?  [...]

    Create a new document, set it up with your favourite page size,
    paragraph settings, page setup options, etc. Select Print. De-select the
    'Reverse printing' option, select any other print options you normally
    use. Click OK. (You can then cancel the printing, if you like - doesn't
    matter.) Save the document as MacWrite II Stationery in your System
    folder with the name 'MacWrite II Options'. Any new document you now
    create will not have 'Reverse printing' set on. If you have other
    stationery documents you use, just open and print them with the 'Reverse
    print' option set off, then save them back to themselves as stationery
    again.
-- 
    Another Fine Product from <jim@bilpin.co.uk> {JimG : Hatfield, England}
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: twg9323@tamsun.tamu.edu (Todd Gruben)
Subject: Importing NeXT WriteNow doc to Mac WriteNow doc
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 14:26:48 GMT

Is there a filter available to import NeXT WriteNow ver 2.0 docs to 
mac WriteNow ver 3.0.  I have attempted the open WriteNow document but it
does not recognize the Next Format.

Thanks

Todd Gruben
Unix Help Desk
Texas A&M
gruben@batman.tamu.edu



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From: mike@rice.edu (Michael L. Quillin)
Subject: Re: XWindows on the Mac???
Organization: Rice University
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 23:37:53 GMT

Kevin Woodside <woodside@bnr.ca> writes:

>In article <83336@ut-emx.uucp> , blade@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu writes:
>>Does anyone know of a program which lets a Mac logged into a Unix
>>machine over a high-speed modem serve as an XWindows display?
>>
>>Will MacX do this?  Are there any other programs that will?

>I currently use MacX on a Quadra 700, and it provides a good XWindow
>interface.  However, I connect to the Unix box via ethernet, not modem. 
>I'm not sure if MacX supports this capability.

MacX will run over a SLIP line, but you need a fast modem on both ends or
its not worth it.

Mike

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: deweeset@mccartney.rdrc.rpi.edu (Thomas E. DeWeese)
Subject: Business Applications
Keywords: Business, Applications
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 17:34:06 GMT

  What I was wondering was what sort of software is available for the
Macintosh, that will aid in tracking of customers.  Who has what, accounts
receivable, and payable.  Basically provide a system to track our 
customer base.  So that we know who to send upgrades to and such.

  Any information or leads on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
If a receive any me, too's I will try to post a summery to the net.
If possible e-mail would be preferrable, as I ussually can't keep up with
this news group (all do my best though).
							Thomas DeWeese
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From: jbush@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (J Eric Bush)
Subject: Re: PageMaker 4.2a?
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 20:28:47 GMT

In article <1djrndINN144@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> mem10@po.CWRU.Edu (Milton E. Mosk
owitz) writes:
>
>Greets!
>    Got a question -- I just saw a post with "PageMaker 4.2a" in the
>title -- is there an updater to bring 4.2 up to 4.2a, or does it have to be
>ordered from Aldus?  Thanx much!
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Internet: jbush@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
From: kire@cyklop.nada.kth.se (Jan-Erik Mngs)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: NOW utilities 4.0 bug fixes...WHEN?
Date: 5 Nov 92 07:32:04 GMT
	<1992Oct23.194214.1@csc.canterbury.ac.nz>
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

In article <1992Oct23.194214.1@csc.canterbury.ac.nz> clas005@csc.canterbury.ac.nz writes:

   Gosh I hope they post an updater to the nets, too, like they did 
   with 3.0.2....

I found it on AppleLink yesterday. I've made the updater
available for anonymous ftp from aux.nada.kth.se
(130.237.226.207), /pub/NU_401_Update.sea.hqx. At the same time
I'd like to make some advertisement for ATMap
(/pub/atmap.0.1b7.sea.hqx, written by ragge@nada.kth.se):

        == What is ATMap ==
        ATMap finds out your AppleTalk internets topology, and
        graphically displays it with your networks and routers. You can
        yourself set various icons to your routers and networks, and
        name routers (in some cases, ATMap will automatically set
        default icons and names to stuff).

        ATMap can be used to show connectivity, find out where new
        routers/nets are, why a network cannot be reached, and similar
        network management stuff....
                 .
Jan-Erik "Kire" Mangs, email: kire@nada.kth.se, systems engineer/student
    "The clock-cycles spent multitasking will 
    not be deducted from the rest of your life"
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