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From: jvp@vlsi2.ee.iastate.edu (Jim Van Peursem)
Subject: Re: Mathematics Instruction
Keywords: math
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 19:41:32 GMT

In <1992Nov3.221227.24209@u.washington.edu> marglin@stein.u.washington.edu (Stephen Marglin) writes:


>I am interested in learning about programs that others have found
>successful in helping secondary school students learn mathematics, i.e.,
>algebra, trigonometry, etc.

  I have a copy of a program that will knock your socks off.  Check
out MacNumerics by Spring Branch Software, Inc.  I am so impressed with
this product that I would openly recommend it for anyone wanting to know
more about mathematics.

Some of it's features are:

  - Conic Sections
  - Curve Fitting
  - File Operations (students can save their partially solved work)
  - Functions
  - Graph Tool
  - Inequalities
  - Systems of Linear Equations
  - Lines
  - Matrix Operations
  - Vectors
  - Parametric Equations
  - Polynomials
  - Unit Circle
  - etc, etc, etc  (Don't have time type the whole list)

  I'll quote their description off the back of the box:  "This program has
been designed with special emphasis on learning and teaching mathematics at
high school and university levels, yet is powerful enough to be used by
working professionals.  Dynamic and interactive graphing shows solutions
and concepts in a clear and visual manner."

Spring Branch Software, Inc.
P.O. Box 342
Manchester, Iowa 52057
(319) 927-6537

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From: mwojcik@mail.sas.upenn.edu (Michael Wojcik)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Free Software!
Date: 11 Nov 92 20:25:08 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: the University of Pennsylvania

I just got a call from a friend of mine who bought a new Performa. As many
mac users already know, Apple has decided not to provide free System
Software anymore. Even more stupid, Apple ships machines to end users WITH
NO SYSTEM DISKS!

Anyway, the General Control Panel of my friends System 7.1 just died. With
no system disks to work from, he's in trouble. What I need is some kind
soul who recently bought a Mac with system 7.1 to E Mail me a copy of the
Sys 7.1 General Control Panel.

Also, I can't seem to find the shareware utility called system 7 pack that
is mentioned in the December issue of MacUser (p 269-270). Anyone?

One last thing (I promise), I can't find the shareware version of the init
that gives you a PRINTER menu to choose printers from. I got easyprint, but
that's not it. Help?

Thanks.

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From: Mathew L. Spolin <mspolin@cyber.hughes.american.edu>
Subject: Re: SMTP between macs and Unix workstations
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A7259490A3019637@cyber.hughes.american.edu>
X-Xxdate: Tue, 10 Nov 92 21:32:16 GMT
Organization: Cybervision Productions
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 21:27:48 GMT

In article <23943@hacgate.SCG.HAC.COM> Igor Grekin,
grekin@fisherman.hac.com writes:
>Eudora Mail package is one of the best packages available for Macs. It
>requires 
>MacTCP, POP Server on a Unix Host.
>
>The user has an option to leave mail on a Unix host or download mail to a
>Mac.
>
>The Eudora and POP Server software are available on several systems.

If you can't access a UNIX host to run POP, LeeMail is a fantastic mail
program that communicates through straight SMTP.  I'm using it with a VAX
host.

I think it's available from umich.  The current version seems to be 1.2.4.

---Matt Spolin
   Washington, DC
From: cubsfan@cultnet.ch (wrobel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: SpaceSaver or AutoDoubler?
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 23:35:55 GMT
Organization: CULTNET Communication Systems for Art & Science

HarriRehnberg@salient.com (Salient Software) writes:

> 
> In article <1992Nov4.090914.1@tesla.njit.edu> erh0362@tesla.njit.edu (Elliott
> ...
> >I want to tell StuffIt SpaceSaver or 
> >MDS or AutoDoubler or whatever to compress (and automatically decompress and
> >recompress) File A and have it rememeber that in the future without worrying
> >about the side effects this might have on any other file on my disk with 
> >possibly the same type, creator, label, and even contents.  No 
> >currently shipping utility let's you do this.  
> ...
> With AutoDoubler you can us the following methods to exclude a file
> from compression:
> 
> 	1.	In the AutoDoubler CDEV place the file(s) into the exclusion
> 		list by Name, Folder, or Label.
> 	2.	You can append the extension ".dc" to the name of the drive,
> 		folder, or file.  For exapmple "Hard_Drive" becomes "Hard_Drive.dc"
> 	3.	You can exclude files from compression by its age.
> 
> for all FGS products FIFTHGEN@aol.com
> for AutoDoubler & DiskDoubler techsupport@salient.com


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From: liran@bimacs.BITNET (Eshel Liran)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Converting Nisus to LaTex
Date: 12 Nov 92 17:53:36 GMT
Organization: Math & CS, BarIlan U, Ramat-Gan, Israel

I have a Nisus file I need to convert to LaTex, is there any utility which
performs the task ?
Are there any such utitilies which convert from other mac word processors such
as MS Word, or MacWrite to any formats of Tex like Tex, Latex or amsTex ?

Liran Eshel,
Bar-Ilan University, ISRAEL
liran@bimacs.cs.biu.ac.il
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: csmith@blackplague.gmu.edu (Blackplague)
Subject: Re: ** SYSTEM 7 AND UNIX SHARING LASERWRITER (NOT!!) **
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.comm
Organization: GMU
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 16:35:37 GMT

In article <1csutcINNd30@cabernet.cs.purdue.edu>, knapp@cs.purdue.edu
(Edgar Knapp) wrote:
> 
> In article <1992Oct30.005655.2081@asi.com> jrab@asi.com (Job Rabinowitz) writes:
> >We have a bunch of Macs, several running sys 7.0.1 w/1.1.1, 
> >several running sys 6.x with the Sys 7 Printer driver, which 
> >share 2 LaserWriter IINT's with SUN's (SunOS 4.1.1 & CAP 5.0) 
> >via a Gator box.
> >
> >PROBLEM:  When the Macs running 7.0.1 print, the job prints 
> >          normally UNLESS someone from the UNIX side submits
> >          a print job.  At that point, the Mac receives a printer 
> >          alert message something like "someone has switched off 
> >          the printer or the printer has gone off-line. Resubmit
> >          the job or cancel?".
> 
> I suggest you look elsewhere for the problem. We use a similar setup,
> and print via CAP to laser printers connected to SUNs without problems
> whatsoever. I print quite a bit (sometimes concurrently from the Mac
> running 7.0.1 and my SUN with 4.1.1) without the slightest problem. I
> recently upgraded the Mac to 7.1, and everything still works just
> fine. We also have a significant number of Macs still on 6.0.x, and
> they seem to be doing fine, too.
> 
> Edgar Knapp


I would suggests checking to see if the problem only exists when background
printing is turned on.  I suggest this because this is the default under
system 7, while under system 6 the reverse is the case

Blackplague
From: greeny@top.cis.syr.edu (J. S. Greenfield)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Autodoubler & other transparent compression progs
Date: 11 Nov 92 00:21:41 GMT
Organization: Syracuse University, CIS Dept.

In article <1dohodINNduo@armory.centerline.com> chapman@centerline.com writes:
>>>> 
>>>> 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.
>
>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.

This was not my experience.  Without changing any default settings (I don't
believe there is any option as you describe) I installed some AIC-compressed
apps and control panels onto a startup floppy.

When I booted from the floppy (which did not have AD on it), I got an alert
telling me that the disk contained AIC-compressed items, and they should
only be used by an individual with an AD license (or soemthing similar to
that).

After that, everything ran normally.  (The AIC-compressed items worked just
fine.


-- 
J. S. Greenfield                                         greeny@top.cis.syr.edu
(I like to put 'greeny' here, 
but my d*mn system wants a 
*real* name!)                        "What's the difference between an orange?"
From: d1pihlan@dtek.chalmers.se (Fredrik Pihlstr|m)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Ars Magna
Date: 13 Nov 92 13:08:11 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

johnsh@rpi.edu (Hugh Johnson) said:
>Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
>Nntp-Posting-Host: mustang.stu.rpi.edu

>I recall a couple of years ago I had the classic anagram generator "Ars
>Magna" for my Mac -- it looked like it was ported into THINK Pascal or
>something, wasn't really refined, but still worked quite well.  I'm not
>sure where I had obtained it (something tells me off a public domain
>CD-ROM), but I have been wanting to use it again and have been unable to
>find it (i.e., archie has no clue).  Does anyone out there have the Mac
>version of Ars Magna?

I saw it yesterday in the UK MacUser's shareware library. I does not
have it, but if you can't find it anywhere else, try UK MacUser.

>Hugh W. Johnson (johnsh@rpi.edu)
>Rensselaer Polyethylene Institute
>Troy, New York

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   Computer Science & Engineering, Chalmers Un of Tech, Gothenburg
From: WHITESR@CONRAD.APPSTATE.EDU (*Steve White         )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Organisers/Calenders [Excel files?]
Date: 10 Nov 1992 21:19:26 GMT
Organization: APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: conrad.appstate.edu
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24

In <ARIE.92Nov9151119@quip.eecs.umich.edu> arie@eecs.umich.edu writes:

> >>>>> On Thu, 5 Nov 1992 20:03:59 GMT, Stephen Marshall <marshall@kauri.vuw.ac.nz> said:
> | Nntp-Posting-Host: 130.195.3.194
> | X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d7
> | X-Xxdate: Fri, 6 Nov 92 09:08:00 GMT
> 
> | Hi, I have been asked to recommend organiser/calender software to
> | colleagues here at the university. We are after something that provides a
> | daily diary and calender, with reminding functions, even possibly address
> | book and phone lists. What are people using and what do you recommend?
> | Commercial or PD would be fine, also pointers to any reviews would be
> | good.

Has anyone written an Excel file (perhaps automated by macros) that does this
sort of thing? I've tinkered with a bit, but I don't want to "reinvent the
wheel."

Steve
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From: barnett@grymoire.crd.ge.com (Bruce Barnett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Freedom of the Press Light
Date: 9 Nov 92 16:00:58 GMT
Reply-To: barnett@crdgw1.ge.com
Organization: GE Corp. R & D, Schenectady, NY

When I want to use freedom of press on my Appletalk LQ ImageWriter, I
have to do this:

1) start up the FP Spooler.
2) Use Chooser to change printers
3) Print the file or files....
4) start up Freedom of Press. It prints the file(s).


when done --
quit FOP
Change to the LQ using Chooser
QUit FP Spooler

I don't leave it in postscript emulation mode. It's too slow.
I could have FP Spooler and FOP as a start-up application in Multifinder.
This would simplify things. 
--
Bruce Barnett <barnett@crd.ge.com> uunet!crdgw1!barnett
From: mathew@unixg.ubc.ca (Mathew B Englander)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Word Temp files
Date: 8 Nov 1992 06:16:21 GMT
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
NNTP-Posting-Host: unixg.ubc.ca

Under Word 4, can the Word Temp files be used to restore the file being
worked on just before a system bomb? If so, how? In this instance,
the data seems to be in the word temp file, but very garbled.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: jess@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Jess M Holle)
Subject: Re: Word processor that does math formulas
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 23:51:07 GMT

In article <1992Nov13.200710.15696@maths.tcd.ie> tim@maths.tcd.ie (Timothy Murphy) writes:
>>Of these, Expressionist and MathType sound the best (features vs $$$).

>If you are talking of actual mathematics,
>and want to communicate your work to others,
>you will be very unwise to use anything other than TeX/LaTeX ,
>as 99% of mathematicians use these.

Yes, BUT Expressionist AND MathType export TeX upon request.  TeX is also
non-interactive and requires much more memory, disk and RAM, (for a TeX 
processor plus fonts, etc) than either of the above.


Jess Holle
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: goodill_eric@tandem.com (Eric Goodill)
Subject: Experience with SoftPC, MacPlus, System 7?
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Tandem Computers, Inc.
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 22:41:51 GMT

Hi,

My mom is considering buying a MacPlus.  It has 4 MB and a 20 MB hard disk.
 Her office uses mostly PC programs, so she wondered if SoftPC could soft
her problem of compatability with PC programs while still using a Mac for
her personal stuff.  Any advice as to whether this will work well (aside
from slow)?

Cheers, Eric
Eric Goodill, goodill_eric@tandem.com, Tandem Computers, Cupertino, Calif.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: John T. Chapman <jtc1@cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: SpaceSaver or AutoDoubler?
X-Xxdate: Fri, 6 Nov 92 22: 00:17 GMT
Nntp-Posting-User: jtc1@cornell.edu
Organization: Office of Computing and Statistical Consulting
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 21:51:51 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.153545.1@tesla.njit.edu> Elliotte Rusty Harold,
erh0362@tesla.njit.edu writes:
>	No.  While that may be logically equivalent, it is not interface 
>equivalent.  First, I want the default to be no compression.  Secondly I
want a 
>simple menu choice to select a file for compression or no compression. 
I don't 
>want to have to edit a list of file names in a CDEV.  
>And finally I want my choice for a given file to stay with the file 
>whether I edit it, move it, or rename it.
>
>--Elliotte

Pick up a copy of DiskDoubler. With version 3.7.7, they've added the 
AutoDoubler compression algorithms for fast compression and expansion. 
There's always a nice, handy menu for working with the files. Also, you 
have the option of having DiskDoubler expand supplimentary files (eg. 
dictionaries for a word processor).

What you don't get is automatic compression of your hard drive and 
ultra-fast expansion of applications into RAM. For these, you'd need 
AutoDoubler. On the other hand, it doesn't sound like you're looking for 
those features.

Plus, you get some tighter (albiet slower) compression algorithms, the 
ability to create archives and self-extracting archives and the ability 
to split these archives up into floppy-sized files for easy transfer or 
backup.

I don't think any compression product is going to please all the people 
all of the time. On the one hand, it is nice to have an industry 
standard. On the other, needs and preferences vary greatly.

Hope you find what you're looking for,

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  Office of Computing and Statistical Consulting
  Cornell University - College of Human Ecology
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: zisk@adobe.com (Stephen Zisk)
Subject: Re: Adobe Photoshop query -- preferences files
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 16:37:13 GMT

In article <1992Nov12.223436.8771@udel.edu>, zog@chocolate.cns.udel.edu
(Michael D. Eisenberg [Dan]) wrote:
> 
> my friend has photoishop 2.0.1 on an LC II but it cant ever find the pref 
> files.  where should he put the file, and what should he call it?  any help
> would be appreciated...

First, a disclaimer: although I work for Adobe, I am only a Photoshop user,
not a programmer, so don't take what I say as gospel.

The normal place for the prefs file (PS prefs) is in the Photoshop Plug-Ins
folder. If you ar having problems, search for *all* copies of this file and
remove them, then fire up Photoshop. A dialog will come up, asking where
the
prefs file is. Change to the Photoshop Plug-Ins directory and choose New.

Stephen Zisk (zisk@adobe.com)  Disclaimer: These are my personal opinions
and
Adobe Systems Incorporated     do not represent the views of Adobe Systems
Eastern Regional Office        Incorporated.
24 New England Exec. Park
Burlington, MA 01803           They pay me but they don't muzzle me!
From: aland@cs.brandeis.edu (Alan D.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Autodoubler & other transparent compression progs
Date: 10 Nov 92 20:30:45 GMT
Reply-To: aland@cs.brandeis.edu
Organization: As little as possible

John T. Chapman <jtc1@cornell.edu> writes:

>The only caveats I can see are that some files cannot be compressed (AIC 
>warns you and gives a reasonable explanation of why not) and some files 
>that have been internally compressed by something other than AIC may be 
>fully expanded if you try expanding them. The latter suggests that AIC's 
>decompress routines also handle other (Apple's?) resource compression 
>algorithms.

Not necessarily...  Since Apple's resource compression algorithms are
'active' (since the system is up & running) they would handle the
decompression...

>The reports of crashes sound more like an extension conflict or perhaps 
>problems with memory (heap space?) or the hard drive... I've had no 
>problems and run tons of extensions/control panels. Of course, that 
>really means next to nothing, as no two people are likely to have the 
>same configuration...

I agree...  I haven't played with it, but I have AutoDoubler 2.0
running & haven't seen any problems yet...

	-=Alan
Organization: Freshman, Architecture, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 02:41:56 -0500 
From: Min-Jung Ruby Hsieh <mh6m+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Mac Software


	I am going to buy a Mac (IIci), but I don't know which software I
should buy.  My choices are Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works, PowerPoint,
ClairsWorks, Macwrite, and Pagemaker.  Could anyone out there explain
what's the difference among those, and what kinds of function they have?
 I will appreciate it very much.  

Ruby


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: wes@vax2.concordia.ca (Wes Schyngera)
Subject: Sound files
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Concordia University
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 00:44:00 GMT

I know that this has been asked before on the net, but I
have yet to see an answer: what application will convert
au, .voc, etc. files into Mac sound files? Please help!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: kessler@roses.Stanford.EDU (Will Kessler)
Subject: WANTED-- AfterDark Prog. Kit
Organization: DSO, Stanford University
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 92 21:11:11 GMT

Hello Mac Experts,

I would like to code an AfterDark screensaver, and I have heard
there's a kit you can either buy or download with required header
files, protocols, libraries, etc.  Can anybody fill me in on this?
E-mail would be greatly appreciated.

Will Kessler
kessler@roses.stanford.edu
Rehabilition Research Division
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
3801 Miranda Avenue/153
Palo Alto, CA 93404-1200
(415) 493-5000 x4478 (w/v-mail) FAX (415) 493-4919

Seen on local vending machine:

  "Anti-theft device prevents obtaining free product."

-- 
Will Kessler
kessler@roses.stanford.edu
Rehabilition Research Division
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
3801 Miranda Avenue/153
Palo Alto, CA 93404-1200
(415) 493-5000 x4478 (w/v-mail) FAX (415) 493-4919

Seen on local vending machine:
From: barnett@grymoire.crd.ge.com (Bruce Barnett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: SpaceSaver or AutoDoubler?
Date: 12 Nov 92 22:06:43 GMT
	<1992Nov9.183741.13676@netcom.com>
	<BARNETT.92Nov11113902@grymoire.crd.ge.com>
	<1992Nov11.190604.18949@netcom.com>
Reply-To: barnett@crdgw1.ge.com
Organization: GE Corp. R & D, Schenectady, NY

In article <1992Nov11.190604.18949@netcom.com> leonardr@netcom.com (Leonard Rosenthol) writes:
	   If the file is not typed as a GIFf file, then whenever it would be
   asked to compress the file (you label it, the machine idles, etc.) it would
   try to compress it.  If it did not make it any smaller, then it would be
   ignored - otherwise it will leave it compressed (if it did indeed compress it).
   You could also always "tag" it as "never compress".

I understand you could tag it as "don't compress". I was just
wondering if SS, AD, etc. keeps track of files that it couldn't
compress.


Say I took a very naive approach to one of these tools. And I also had
a directory with 20 megabytes of untyped, untagged GIF images.

Each time the system was idle, would it try to compress each GIF, give
up, and try the next? And would it repeat it each time the system was idle?

If so, then it is a *requirement* to type/tag such a file as
uncompressable. I don't think it's a major problem. Just curious.

I understand that keeping a "list" of files in the system folder that
lists uncompressable files isn't always a good idea. It's also not a
good idea for SS/AD/etc. to automagically change the file to indicate
"skip it next time". Obviously some design decision had to have been made.

--
Bruce Barnett <barnett@crd.ge.com> uunet!crdgw1!barnett
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