HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: tinsel@uiuc.edu (Thomas Aaron Insel)
Subject: Re: Can the font used by TeachText be changed?
Originator: tai50080@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
Reply-To: tinsel@uiuc.edu
Organization: Masticating Illini
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 05:05:50 GMT

kik@isr.harvard.edu (Ken Kreshtool) writes:

> Can TeachText's font default be changed? I would love to be able to
> use Monaco, since 90 percent of what I use TeachText for is looking
> at text that was originally created using a monospaced font, such as
> these rn postings.  Can the font be changed within TeachText itself?
> If not, can it be changed via some System level change?

TeachText uses the default application font, normally Geneva.  By changing
the default application font, you change the font TeachText uses.  If 
you're not a programmer, there is a cdev that will do this, but I can't
remember its name.  (Note: I know this works with the TeachText distributed
a few years ago.  It may not work with System 7's TeachText.)
-- 
Thomas Insel (tinsel@uiuc.edu)
  "Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt." 
					-- Clarence Darrow
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
From: sold@kit.uni-kl.de (Christoph Sold)
Subject: Re: HELP!!! IIsi hangs after boot!
Organization: Universitaet Kaiserslautern
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 17:12:14 GMT

In article <Bzt0AC.HC2@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
 thf28310@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Todd) writes:
>
>I have a Mac IIsi and I recently encountered a problem during start-up.
>I turn my mac's power on and after the "Welcome to Macintosh" screen
>appears, the system hangs for about 10 minutes.  (Occasionally, the Hard
>Drive makes noise.)  Then, after the 10 minutes, the Finder loads normally.
>Everything is then fine, just as if nothing was wrong.  I've checked for
>viruses and anomolies, but have found none.  I've reinitalized my hard
>drive and reinstalled the system and the problem still persists.  I don't
>have ANY inits loded.
> 
>Please help!!!  I'm desperate!  If you have any ideas as to what the problem
>might be please send me some mail.  Thank you in advance.
> 
>-Todd Faulstich
>thf28310@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
> 
>PS:	I've booted from a floppy and the same thing happens.

Todd,
have you a VERY big hard disk, and not used the Shutdown menu to switch off 
your Mac?
If so, the mac inspects the complete hard disk for any errors/defects/
leftovers from a recent system crash (which needs big times on big volumes).
-Christoph
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                                    Mussbacher Landstr.2
sold@kit.uni-kl.de                  W-6730 Neustadt (Weinstrasse)
ger.xse0035@applelink.apple.com     Germany

"If an apple is fun, what the heck is an appletree?"
From: roy@mchip00.med.nyu.edu (Roy Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Apple Jobs in Austin, Tx / TAC
Date: 31 Dec 92 02:28:36 GMT
Organization: New York University, School of Medicine
NNTP-Posting-Host: mchip00.med.nyu.edu

martin.mike@applelink.apple.com (Mike Martin) writes:
>Our top priority is being responsive to our customers.

	Somewhere in that priority list, you might want to find time to read
some of the "how to use usenet" documents that are floating around.  Not
only did you post this to a whole bunch of innapropriate newsgroups (i.e.
anything but misc.jobs.offered), but you also posted it separately to each
group instead of cross-posting (which not only saves transmission costs, but
also allows snazzy newsreader software to only show me (catch that split
infinitive?) the article once, instead of showing it to me again and again
in every newsgroup.

	Harump!

	Yeah, I know, posting flames like this is bad form too.  Well,
harump! to that too, and a happy New Year to everybody.

-- 
Roy Smith <roy@nyu.edu>
Hippocrates Project, Department of Microbiology, Coles 202
NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016
"This never happened to Bart Simpson."
From: dseeman@novell.com (Daniel Seeman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: *** WARNING *** Novell + QuickTime = Disaster
Date: 28 Dec 92 17:38:04 GMT
Organization: Novell Inc., San Jose, Califonia

In article <8204@lib.tmc.edu> drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu (David Gutierrez) writes:
>In article <1992Dec21.185554.16895@novell.com> dseeman@novell.com (Daniel
>Seeman) writes:
>>If using RESEDIT is not easy enough, maybe you should try asking the
>application
>>maker to use consistant time stamps.  My guess is that it will take a bit
>longer
>>for the company to make those changes rather than for you to do the work your-
>>self.
>
>I think Novell should correctly implement time stamps in their server software.
>I believe this problem has been known for a while; how long will it take the
>company to make the changes?
>
>Yet another reason we trashed our NetWare server and moved the PCs in our
>department to AppleTalk.
>
Hi,

NetWare DOES implement time stamps correctly (if you are using the word "correct
ly" with respect to DOS workstation clients).  You will notice the time stamp
formats for Macintosh and DOS operating systems are of different formats.  The
problem is not so easy.  A choice was made in the beginning and to date, (I
had nothing to do with this decision process) Novell has elected to stick with 
that original format.  It is not such a bad decision considering the number of 
DOS clients compared to Macintosh (NetWare) clients.  Also, it is MUCH easier
to change the client's side rather than on the server's side (please do not
lose sight of the absolutely HUGE task of changing time stamp formats on the
server side).

However, let me hopefully put an end to this string (it really isn't getting
us anywhere) by asking that everyone keep their eyes open for another solution
that should not involve "fixing" the client side application.  But don't ask 
for any specifics because I have already said too much.

Think Peace...

Dan Seeman
Novell
Walnut Creek,Ca.

ps.  If only fools are positive, I am happy to be foolish!
From: chuck@gte.com (Chuck Hoffman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: SADE --- the worst debugger I ever used!!!!!
Date: 23 Dec 92 13:28:32 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Organization: GTE Laboratories

In article <1h9gmlINNk3f@fbi-news.Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE>,
maennig@siggi.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Olaf Maennig) wrote:
> 
> Hi! (frustrated greeting)
[followed by much venting about SADE and MPW]
> Now, the most important question to me:
> IS THERE ANOTHER AND BETTER DEBUGGER OUT THERE?

1.  You can use SourceBug which runs under MPW release 3.

2.  You can use THINK C instead of MPW.  THINK C is much easier than MPW,
and has a nice debugger.  You will have to buy THINK C, but that's cheaper
than paying for the heart attack you might get from MPW.

Chuck Hoffman
chuck@gte.com
GTE Laboratories, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
(617) 466-2131
=====================================
I'm not sure why we're here, but I am sure that while we're here we're
supposed to help each other.
=====================================
From: Apgar@Apple.com (Gar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Largest Unused Block in the Finder..?
Date: 22 Dec 92 19:23:28 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.system
Organization: Apple

In article <1992Dec22.025849.25972@netcom.com>, jwells@netcom.com (Court
Jester) wrote:
> 
> I'm just curious whether this is normal or not..
> 
> When I choose About This Macintosh from the Apple Menu, I
> notice that the number after the "Largest Unused Block"
> alternates between two values, both just one K away from
> each other.
> 
> Is this anything I should be concerned about? (Btw, this
> is in System 7.1)

To quote Dean:

As for why the total memory bounces back and forth, this is because the
Process Manager makes synthetic fonts purgeable every time it does a
context switch.  (Synthetic fonts are created by the Font Manager to render
fonts to a bit depth that doesn't match the bit depth of the font.)  After
this, if the synthetic font for Geneva 9 gets purged, that frees up memory,
so the Finder updates the total memory used.  But by redrawing that number,
that forces the Font Manager to rebuild the synthetic font for Geneva 9,
which takes up more memory, so the Finder updates again, then the Process
Manager goes and makes it purgeable, ad infinitum...  

-- Dean Yu
   Blue Meanie, Negative Ethnic Role Model, etc.
   Apple Computer, Inc.


Apgar@Apple.com   |   Eric Apgar  alias  Gar   |   I said it, NOT Apple.
From: kik@isr.harvard.edu (Ken Kreshtool)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Can the font used by TeachText be changed?
Date: 3 Jan 93 18:21:44 GMT
Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Can TeachText's font default be changed? I would love to be able to
use Monaco, since 90 percent of what I use TeachText for is looking
at text that was originally created using a monospaced font, such as
these rn postings.  Can the font be changed within TeachText itself?
If not, can it be changed via some System level change?

Thanks in advance!

Ken Kreshtool (kik@wjh12.harvard.edu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.software
From: bsardis@netcom.com (Barry Sardis)
Subject: Re: Using on old Sun 60Mb tape drive on a Mac
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 06:57:42 GMT

harry@hjwmac.DIALix.oz.au writes:


>I have an old Sun 60Mb tape drive which uses a SCSI-QIC?? interface card 
>and an Archive
>tape drive. I tried using Retrospect 1.3 but it fails to find a tape drive 
>on the bus
>that it understands. Does it do some sort of SCSI inquiry to determine the 
>drive type
>and then uses an appropriate driver ? How can I convince Retrospect that 
>there is a
>taep drive at a specified address ? BTW I've used SCSIProbe 3.4 to 
>determine that there
>is some sort of SCSI device at the nominated address (even though it can't 
>determine 
>what it is ). Is there some other utility that I can use to backup my hard 
>drive to 
>this device ?

>Regards,
>Harry WERKMAN
>harry@hjwmac.DIALix.oz.au

I'm using FastBack with an Archive VIPER 60 on my SE. Works fine.

-- 
Barry Sardis		| Home:   (408) 448-1589
1241 Laurie Avenue	| Office: (408) 448-7404
San Jose, CA 95125	| Fax:    (408) 448-7404
Email: bsardis@netcom.COM or 70105.1210@compuserve.COM
From: finkel@sirius.llnl.gov (Bob Finkel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Disable Caps Locks on Powerbook
Summary: Is there an extension to diable the PB caps lock key?
Date: 22 Dec 92 01:39:59 GMT
Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Well, I've turned the poorly located Caps Lock on my PB170 one time too
many. I seem to remember hearing about an extension which temporarily
disables the Caps Lock key or exchanges it with the Ctrl key. At the
time I didn't understand the problem. Now I do. Can anyone direct me to
such an extension? Thanks in advance.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.apps
From: mstov@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (michael.p.stovsky)
Subject: Help!  Need to locate update to MacTCP 1.1.1
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 15:19:19 GMT

Help!

Yesterday, I installed System 7.1 on my machine.  The installation process left
a couple of fonts in my System file (Geneva and Monaco, I think) and I 
removed them since there were redundant.  Thanks to all who suggested this 
might be a problem!

Everything looked great, but my Mac crashed when I rebooted.  After playing 
around with the control panels and extensions, I discovered that MacTCP version
1.1 was the culprit.  I called Apple's support line and they confirmed that
it is necessary to upgrade to version 1.1.1.  They claimed this version is free
and available from services as well as dealers.  I've looked around the net and
have not been able to locate this file.

If you know where this beast is, please let me know!  Thanks in advance for
your help!

	Michael
	mps@cbvox.att.com

P.S.  My e-mail address differs from the return address of this posting.
Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.system:15534 comp.sys.mac.programmer:20328
From: peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: SADE --- the worst debugger I ever used!!!!!
Date: 24 Dec 92 23:46:35 GMT
Reply-To: peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce)
Organization: Peirce Software
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.6v1


In article <1h9gmlINNk3f@fbi-news.Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE> (comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.programmer), maennig@siggi.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Olaf Maennig) writes:
> 
> Okay, that's what I went through the last few weeks. Now, the most important
> question to me: IS THERE ANOTHER AND BETTER DEBUGGER OUT THERE?

Most professional programmers I know use Jasik's The Debugger.  It's
worth its weight in gold when you are deep into debugging your code.

It's not perfect, the user interface is a bid hard to learn at first,
but once you're up to speed it's a real pleasure to use.

It's both a high level debugger and a low level debugger.  This means
that you can view and step through your C or pascal source and with
a single click view the assembler code interspersed with your source.
You can view memory as hex or symbolically as data structures.  All
this is based on the .SYM file that MPW generates (same as SADE).

It's available from the usual programmer outlets like APDA.

--  Michael Peirce      --   peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org
--  Peirce Software     --   Suite 301, 719 Hibiscus Place
--                      --   San Jose, California USA 95117
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
From: jhkim@gorai.kaist.ac.kr (Jeong-hyun Kim)
Subject: Re: File copy unsuccessful -- what to do? 
Organization: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 01:13:30 GMT

era eriksson (reriksso@klaava.Helsinki.FI) wrote:
: With my limited understanding of the Mac file system, I'd guess
: +some+ innovative and good-hearted person should have come up with a
: utility which will scan the unused portions of the disk and flag the
: unusable sectors as bad in the allocation table (whatever it's called on
: a Mac disk). Question is, what? Where? How? 

There's an extension called badinit.hqx at sumex-aim.stanford.edu in the
directory /info-mac/ex. Install it and just select 'Erase Disk...' from
the finder. Then a dialogue box with three bottons 'Init,' 'Check,' and
'Cancel' shows up. Clicking on 'Check' will mark the bad blocks as used.
This works pretty well on my PB170 running localized 7.0.1*.

: Any other thoughts on this topic would be most valued. If this topic has
: already been beaten to death, I'd appreciate if some of the gurus could
: write up some sort of summary and mail it to me. 

Some time ago there was an article concerning disk quality on info-mac
digest. Here's an excerpt without permission of the poster (sorry!).

> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1992 12:16:12 -0500
> From: dahanson@COLBY.EDU (David A. Hanson)
> Subject: Diskette Quality -- Summary
> 
> Many thanks to the seven people who sent contributions,
> all of whom speak from extensive experience.
> 
> All but one put Sony at the top, followed by Maxell,
> TDK, Verbatim.
> 
> Mentioned as the most common sources of problems were
> Scotch/3M, BASF, Nashua
> 
> David Hanson, Academic Computing, Colby College, Maine

: Thanks, and pardon my unstructured prose, 

You're welcome, and prdon my poor English. :)

Jeong-hyun Kim, KAIST, Korea
From: Eric.Choi@zeus.ieee.org (Eric Choi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Multimedia Newsletter - free copy
Date: 23 Dec 92 03:04:59 GMT
Organization: IEEE Service Center, Piscataway, NJ

There is no good dim sum in Michigan! 

Please send a copy of the newsletter to:

Eric Choi
P.O. Box 568
Flushing MI 48433

Thank you.
--  
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 Eric Choi - Internet: Eric.Choi@zeus.ieee.org
From: alen@crash.cts.com (Alen Shapiro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: ResEdit 2.1.1 and window placement? HELP!!
Keywords: help resedit window position
Date: 30 Dec 92 06:30:45 GMT
Organization: CTS Network Services (crash, ctsnet), El Cajon, CA

In <75984@apple.apple.COM> ira@Apple.COM (Ira Ruben) writes:

>alen@crash.cts.com (Alen Shapiro) writes:

>>Well here we go again...I have ResEdit 2.1.1 on a Mac SE/30 8/200
>>running System 7.1, many inits (oops extensions).

>>I have the res templates for disassembly installed (the ones that
>>give a "modules" menu). Not sure where I got them from...I think it may
>>have been from apple.com or sumex. I used to have a full page display. Now
>>I have a shorter display. When I had the FPD I used to use it to display
>>the "code disasembly" window full page. Now I'm back on a shorter display
>>and my "code disasembly" window falls off the bottom of the screen. There
>>is no zoom box on these windows so I cannot get them back up.

>>I use 2 screens, I put the 9" above the now-shorter new display and moved the
>>code disasembly window up (till I could get at the size controls). Trouble
>>is, after quitting ResEdit, the new window size/position was not saved.
>>I tried to get into "preferences" but that crashes my mac.

>>Any ideas? I may have to go back to an unmodified ResEdit and start over!!

>I am not sure where you got the CODE editor and what version it is (probably
>2.4 from a developer CD or 2.9 from an ETO), and it's been a while since
>I looked into things, but I believe if you can get into ResEdit, open the
>ResEdit Preferences file in the Preferences folder (in the System Folder),
>then delete the 'ilrP' resource.  That's where the CODE editor remembers its
>prefs.  It will revert to its default settings and recreate the ilrP
>resource.

>The window position "logic" has changed a number of times (certainly after
>2.4) and it tries to be "intelligent" about moving its prefs among systems
>with different monitor configurations (or vice versa).  Maybe one of these
>versions will get it right :-).  At any rate, the newest version is 2.12 and
>will appear on the next ETO.  By the way there are no further versions planned.
>2.12 was just "sitting on the shelf" (since last March) so I decided to let 
>it out on the next ETO.

>Ira Ruben
>Apple Computer, Inc.


Thanks Ira, resediting the resedit preference file worked. Will version
2.12 be on apple.com? I don't get developer CDs (and don't have a CD
device!!). However the mac makes a GREAT ftp internet host (using slip).

--alen ... trying to turn a Sparc into a Flame
alen@crash.cts.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
From: leec4@rpi.edu (CD LEE)
Subject: Re: Problem with 16" Graphics
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.system
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 17:26:56 GMT

In article <g7l28hd@rpi.edu>, Stormbringer <mateyg@rpi.edu> wrote:
> 
> I recently downloaded some 832x648 color graphic screens from apple.com. 
> Only 
> when I open them in Teachtext do I get to see them in full 24-bit color. 
> Here's
> a question (possibly relateing to the problem: one of those 24-bit images
> takes
> up only 95k of disk space, while another Pict (converted from a Gif) of
> the same
> size, but only 8-bit, takes up nearly 900k of space.  While the large PICT
> functions normally as a startup screen, the one from apple.com displays a
> 9" 
> picture of b&w garbage centered on the screen.  I have tried to convert
> the
> image to a larger PICT, but have failed.  One conversion program could
> not even
> display the image, even though it has the smae type and creator as the
> functional
> startup screen.  My question is:  what the hell is going on?!?! ---> Why
> won't 
> they work as a startup screen?  Why are they so small compared to other
> PICTs?
> Programs used:  GifConverter, Giffer, TeachText, Image, PixelPaint,
> Imagery &
> Imagic.  I don't have access to Photoshop.  All I want to do is use the
> 24bit
> color 832x648 images from apple.com as startupscreens.  Can anyone help
> me????
> Please email me ANY help you have... Thanks  :)
> 
> George
> ************************************************************************
> George J Matey                          One lawyer with a briefcase
> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute         can steal more money than
> email: mateyg@rpi.edu                     a hundred men with guns.
>                                                    - Mario Puzo
> ************************************************************************

From you description, I am sure you have QuickTime 1.5 installed.
That's why you can open the PICT file from TeachText.
The PICT file you download from apple.com is a QuickTime PICT/JPEG
Compression.
That's why is size is so small. (Thanks for the QT JPEG Compression)
In order to be a startup screen, you can use GifConverter and save as
StartupScreen file.  We have latest version in ITS Consultant Window.

CD LEE, Chun-Da Lee                              leec4@rpi.edu
ITS Consultant, Information Technology Service  CD_Lee@MTS.RPI.EDU
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
From: martin.mike@applelink.apple.com (Mike Martin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Apple Jobs in Austin, Tx / TAC
Date: 30 Dec 92 22:27:10 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer / Austin TX

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER

Our top priority is being responsive to our customers.  So when they
call, we answer with the unparalleled dedication of our best people
and greatest resources.  We are continuing to build the best Customer
Satisfaction organization in the industry.  So, in these key
positions, we need the very best people who know how to listen and can
respond with comprehensive, timely solutions.  Help us continue
Apple's commitment to customer support by answering this with your
resume.


SENIOR SUPPORT ENGINEERS

You will provide support to customers of the Apple Technical
Answerline via a sophisticated telephone environment and via
electronic mail.  Services include support for Macintosh OS, Macintosh
peripherals, A/UX, MacX, SNA*ps, AppleTalk Networks, AppleTalk Remote
Access, DAL, and other high level environment products as determined
by our customer's needs.  You should have a BA/BS degree and 4-5+
years' technical experience in the above areas, with special focus in
A/UX (3.0 preferred), MacX, IBM DAL, or OCE.  Hand on technical
experience with TCP/IP, AppleTalk, SNA, APPC, X.25, or other
networking / communication environments preferred.  (Dept.  SSE
1213-AA)


TELEPHONE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEERS

You will resolve technical, and pre / post sales customer questions;
provide hardware and software support to Apple's service providers and
end user customers via telephone and AppleLink.  You should have a
BA/BS degree and 3-4+ years' experience services and supporting
microcomputer systems.  Technical support and fault isolation skills
required.  (Dept.  TTSE 1213-AA)


Both positions require excellent written and verbal communication
skills; troubleshooting experience; and a real concern for customer
satisfaction.

Please send your resume to: Apple Computer, Inc.  Human Resources,
(insert appropriate code from above, here), MS HRB, 2420 Ridgepoint
Drive, Austin, Texas, 78754.  Please also send electronic copies to
Mr. Mike Webb on AppleLink at WEBB.M or via internet mail at
webb.m@applelink.apple.com.

Apple Computer has a corporate commitment to the principal of
diversity.  In that spirit, we welcome applications from all
individuals.  Women, minorities, veterans and disabled individuals are
encouraged to apply.

(c) 1992 Apple Computer, Inc.  Apple, the Apple logo and "The power to
be your best" are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system