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From: Dan_Zucker@bmug.org
Organization: BMUG, Inc.
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 18:01:59 PST
Subject: Re: FullWrite 1.5s to 1.6 patcher ??

Hello
I am a FullWrite user. I have 1.5s which I WON!! at MacExpo '90. I've liked
it's capabilities and haven't felt a need to switch to any other wp. I haven't
heard about a 1.6 patcher but would be interested in it also. Ashton-Tate was
taken over by Borland, I think, and if you call customer support (probably
toll free) I'm sure they'd tell you. If I can find the time in the next few
days I'll try and do the same.
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From: jess@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Jess M Holle)
Subject: DOS Mounter, Latest Version = ?????
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 17:35:10 GMT

What is the latest version of DOS Mounter?

Jess Holle
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: glf@oclc.org (Greg Feldman-Hill)
Subject: Wrap text WITHIN a graphic: How?
Keywords: text wrap graphic help
Organization: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 21:01:37 GMT


I have a question for you wise and inventive netters about wrapping text.

My wife does calligraphy, and uses our Mac to set
up text so she doesn't have to figure word wrapping and spacing for
mutli-paragraph documents.  She then puts the printed page(s) under
her paper and on a light table and writes over the guide page(s).

She occasionally has a need to create text in a large oval shape.  The
problem is, most software that does text wrapping assumes you want to
go AROUND an object.  She wants to draw an oval and have the text wrap
WITHIN the oval.

The only thing I could think of was to draw a left-half and a
right-half of an oval as two graphics, adust the box around it to
match the curve of the oval and then wrap 'between' the two, but
that's tedious and not too accurate.

I have (or have access to) SuperPaint (newest version), MS Word 4.x,
or PageMaker 3.x (yup, 3 not 4).  If anyone has any ideas on how to do
this, OR, if anyone knows of a software package
(free/share/commercial) that can just do what we need, I'd appreciate
the info.

Many thanks.
   === Greg ====

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From: john@access.digex.com (john j z)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: CD@games for sale
Date: 17 Dec 1992 20:18:56 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: access.digex.com
Keywords: sale games


I have for sale the following software:
-TimeTable Science@Innovation on CD-ROM $65  (org. 129)
-RR Tycoon $20  (45)
-Command HQ $25  (49)
-A-Train    $30  (49).
and 2*1Meg 80ns $35 
I am willing to trade it for:
-Virtual Valerie CD,or
-Spaceship Warlock CD

E-mail john@access.digex.com
From: michel@mmourg.fdn.org (Michel MOURGUES)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: F.O.P. lite -> StyleWriter ?
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 16:27:00 CET
Organization: Individual
Reply-To: michel@mmourg.fdn.org
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.6v1


In article <fontaine-081292133512@130.104.58.7> (comp.sys.mac.apps), fontaine@sri.ucl.ac.be (Alain Fontaine) writes:
> The question is all in the Subject: I'd like to know if Freedom of the
> Press
> lite does support the StyleWriter ...

It does. I used it when I was using system 6.0.7
I used it once with 7.0.1, but the version I had then was not easy
to install.


> > ... (I don't worry about the speed...)
At least you won't be disappointed ;-)



Michel Mourgues - Paris, France
michel@mmourg.fdn.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: leonardr@netcom.com (Leonard Rosenthol)
Subject: Re: Compression Utility Question
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 19:08:00 GMT

In article <1992Dec11.123944.349@EE.Surrey.Ac.UK> Scott.Walsh@ee.surrey.ac.uk (Scott Walsh) writes:
>Try AutoSqueeze, its PD and available at all the usual places ....
>
	DO NOT USE AUTOSQUEEZE!!!! (unless you want to lose data)

	The author of the program withdrew it within days of release due to
numerous bugs including ones which could lead to data loss.

(P.S. Before anyone accuses me of picking on competition, the author of Auto-
Squeeze is a friend of mine and he would agree with me)

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From: aislas@leland.Stanford.EDU (Angel Islas)
Subject: Good Project Planner/Timeline app sought?
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 17:51:46 GMT


My girlfriend needs a good application to create project time-lines on
the macs she has at work. She needs something that is relatively easy
to use yet versatile. Please e-mail me any reccomendations you may
have since I unfortunately don't have the time to read the newsgroups
any more. Thanks very much.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: John T. Chapman <jtc1@cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: Wrap text WITHIN a graphic: How?
X-Xxdate: Mon, 14 Dec 92 15: 24:55 GMT
Nntp-Posting-User: jtc1@cornell.edu
Organization: Office of Computing and Statistical Consulting
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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 15:13:28 GMT

In article <1992Dec11.210137.26612@oclc.org> Greg Feldman-Hill,
glf@oclc.org writes:
>I have (or have access to) SuperPaint (newest version), MS Word 4.x,
>or PageMaker 3.x (yup, 3 not 4).  If anyone has any ideas on how to do
>this, OR, if anyone knows of a software package
>(free/share/commercial) that can just do what we need, I'd appreciate
>the info.

Canvas 3.0 does wrapping of text within an object, along with slanted 
text margins and binding text to a curve/polygon. I'm pretty sure 
Illustrator and Freehand also have these features.

I _think_ Pagemaker 4.x will also allow you to do this (confirmation, 
someone?), but don't have the manual handy at the moment.

Good luck,

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From: mingo@world.std.com (Charles H Mingo)
Subject: Re: SoftAT Scandal?!?!?!?
Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 03:31:32 GMT

plau@qucis.queensu.ca (Peter S. Lau) writes:

>I think Insignia probably doesn't have access on Internet. Otherwise
>we don't have to call them and verify it ourselves. 

Insignia has net access.  You can reach them at insignia@netcom.com.

The copy posted was indeed a fully-working version posted with no
permission or authority from Insignia.  I have called them and
discussed the matter with Insignia tech support.


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From: zaccone@rigel.cs.bucknell.edu (Rick Zaccone)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: spell checker for LaTeX
Date: 16 Dec 92 04:30:24
Organization: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.
Reply-To: zaccone@bucknell.edu
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In-reply-to: zkessin@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu's message of Wed, 16 Dec 1992 01:49:37 GMT

In article <zkessin.724470577@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> zkessin@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Zach, the Lego Maniac) writes:

   I saw a while back a spell checker for LaTeX documents. I know it is
   on sumex-aim but do not remember what it is called, does anyone know?

   thanks a 10^6 in advance
   Zach zkessin@cs.brandeis.edu

You can get Excalibur 1.2 from the following ftp sites:

sumex-aim.stanford.edu [36.44.0.6] in info-mac/app/excalibur-12.hqx
sol.cs.bucknell.edu [134.82.1.8] in pub/mac/Excalibur-12-sea.hqx
mac.archive.umich.edu [141.211.182.23] in mac/misc/tex/excalibur1.2.sit.hqx
tex.ac.uk [134.151.40.18] in [tex-archive.utils.spell.mac]excalibur-12.hqx

Rick Zaccone
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From: c2xdlp@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com (Don Plym)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Quicken?? Think again...
Date: 16 Dec 92 23:54:17 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Delco Electronics Corp.
Originator: c2xdlp@koiasw05


There was a thread recently, discussing the relative merits
of Quicken vs. Mind Your Own Money (MYOM), and another thread
discussing Quicken upgrades/versions.  I have used Quicken for
several years (even since my DOS days), and have been very
pleased with it.  HOWEVER... it does look like Intuit is 
largely ignoring its Mac constituency.  Like others, I have
waited patiently for the nice features which are included in
the DOS and Windoze versions.   Having run out of patience,
I recently wrote them a letter pointing out the disparity in
features between the two platforms.  Yesterday I got a form
letter reply saying my comments were being forwarded to the
appropriate people.  Enclosed with the letter were 3 pages
(6 sides) of promo material for the NEW! DOS version and 
IMPROVED! Windows features.  -- Not one clue anywhere that a Mac
version even exists.  I thought it was pretty funny, considering
the text of my letter.

BOTTOM LINE: (ok, 3 or 4 lines) It's not worth my time (yet) to
convert to MYOM, but any new user should factor Intuit's
(a)pathetic product support into the equation before making
a final decision about which program to use.    -- Don
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Kokomo, IN  46904                       (317) 451-1351
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: John T. Chapman <jtc1@cornell.edu>
Subject: re: Compression Utility Question
X-Xxdate: Tue, 15 Dec 92 19: 35:38 GMT
Nntp-Posting-User: jtc1@cornell.edu
Organization: Office of Computing and Statistical Consulting
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d15
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:24:21 GMT

In article <85387@ut-emx.uucp> Miles Abernathy, miles@emx.cc.utexas.edu
writes:
>It is a shame that the newest version of DiskDoubler lost its ability to
>encrypt files, even though the encrypted files were clunky SEAs. Is the
>overseas market that big, that it required the encryption feature to be
>removed from the domestic version?

It hasn't. It is most definitely in the latest (3.7.7) release (I've used 
it). However, if you used an updater, you will have most likely lost the 
capability because the updaters bring the version up to the current 
_international_ version (e.g. 3.7.7i), which does not support encryption 
due to import/export laws. You should be able to call Fifth Generation at 
1-800-766-7283 and request that they ship the U.S. update, though. (Well, 
only if you're in the States, of course...)

>Regarding AutoDoubler 2, if I choose to upgrade, will I have to do any
>conversion to my existing DD 3.7.5 and AD 1.0.5 files? If I do not choose
>to upgrade, is there a fix to ADs tendency to forget some of its
>settings? I tell it to compact files older than 60 days, but sometimes it
>forgets and goes to work on everything older than 2 days.

No conversion necessary; no changes have been made in the compression 
algorithms, other than some optimization in speed. (Same file format, 
though). Funny - I've never seen that problem before. Are you sure 
something isn't trashing your AutoDoubler prefs file? If all else fails, 
call Fifth Generation; their Tech Support has been very helpful in the 
past.

Later,

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  Cornell University - College of Human Ecology
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From: squid@carroll1.cc.edu (Craig C Schanning)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Unique Calculation Field checking in Filemaker Pro
Date: 12 Dec 92 21:58:48 GMT
Reply-To: squid@carroll1.cc.edu (Craig C Schanning)
Organization: Carroll College-Waukesha, WI

I am currently using Filemaker Pro 1.0, but plan on upgrading to
2.0 pretty soon, so if you know an answer that only works in 2.0
please tell me anyway.

Here is my question:

I currently have a filemaker document that contains a bunch of peoples
names and other data.  I have a First Name field and a Last Name
field.  I want to have to computer automatically verify that the person
is not already in the file.  There is no option for this when I make a full-
name field that just concatenates the first and last name fields together.
I don't really want to make the Full Name field the field where I
enter the data, since it is hard to pick out the first and last names
out of that field when some names have "Jr." or "Sr." at the end or
when some names have middle initials and some do not.  Does any one
know a work around, or do I have to just do a find before every new
record I make?


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From: Stephan Bublava <stephan@iguwnext.tuwien.ac.at>
Subject: Re: FileMaker Pro font problem?
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A7524F3E45012E02@htumac1.tuwien.ac.at>
X-Xxdate: Mon, 14 Dec 92 14: 48:30 GMT
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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 13:42:48 GMT

Subject: FileMaker Pro font problem?
From: Mike Lee, mikelee@oregon.uoregon.edu
Date: 8 Dec 1992 17:31:52 GMT

In article <mikelee-081292091652@fp1-pubs-7.uoregon.edu> Mike Lee,
mikelee@oregon.uoregon.edu writes:
>After moving my fonts to an external hard disk (linking with Suitcase),
>FileMaker Pro now hangs on startup. I can get it to run by closing the
font
>suitcases, starting it, and then reopening the suitcases -- but does
anyone
>have a less cumbersome solution?

I experienced similar crashes once. The reason was a corrupted font 
suitcase.

>This problem only happens when the font suitcases are not on the startup
>hard disk, and only with FileMaker Pro. (My other applications have no
>problem with the font location.) The obvious solution is to move the
fonts
>back to the startup disk, but I like them where they are, and I don't
want
>to move them back unless I have no alternative.
>
>By the way, what is the "Claris Fonts" file that FileMaker Pro creates
when
>it runs? Does this have anything to do with my problem?

FilemakerPro (as well as other Claris programs) display the items in the 
font menu in their real typeface, not in Chicago. The data needed to
accomplish this is stored in the "Claris Fonts" file.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: philip@vger.cheme.cornell.edu
Subject: Re: What's the best Mac spreadsheet?
Reply-To: philip@vger.cheme.cornell.edu
Organization: Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, NY
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 20:28:52 GMT

In article <MOORE.92Dec16105544@defmacro.cs.utah.edu>, moore@cs.utah.edu (Tim Moore) writes:
>I'm thinking of giving my girlfriend and her mom a spreadsheet program
>for their small business.  As I understand it, the contenders are
>Microsoft Excel and Lotus 1-2-3.  Are there others I should consider?
>
>Which has the most "Mac-like" interface?  These women aren't power
>users, but they could be in the future.  Would something like
>Microsoft Works or Claris Works be a all-around better deal?
>(Microsoft Word and Excel are available as a package for what seems
>like a reasonable price.)
>Thanks,

I would go with Excel, it has a very customizeable interface wich is great for
non-computer users; you can group files together into workbooks, wich makes
keeping track of all the files for one client very easy; its has many more mac
like features that lotus dosen't have.

philip@cheme.cornell.edu
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From: jstewart@snake39.cs.wisc.edu (John Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Apple Video Utility - System 7???? or later 6.0.x?
Date: 21 Dec 92 05:42:40 GMT
Organization: /usr/lib/news/rn/organization


I remember seeing a utility called Apple Video Utility (i believe)
that allowed NTSC output from a standard Apple 4*8 video card. But the 
newest version I saw worked with System 6.0.3. As i recall, i could not
get it to work with 6.0.7 or 7.0 or 7.1. Does anyone know of an update
or a workaround? Any help would be appreciated, and I apologize if this
is an faq or something (don't usually frequent here).

Thanks a lot and please Email replies to:
   jstewart@whipple.cs.wisc.edu

John
From: pharris@ucscm.ucsc.edu (Peter Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Interleaf CGM to Macintosh PICT
Date: 18 Dec 92 20:04:18 GMT
Organization: University of California Santa Cruz
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X-XXDate: Fri, 18 Dec 92 21:09:22 GMT

You can convert CGM (and a whole pile of other
stuff) to PICT using PICTure This, published by
FGM Inc., 131 Elden Street, Suite 308, Herndon,
VA 22070, ph. (703) 478-9881. I use it all the
time (I run a film recorder in a multi-platform
environment, and see a lot of weird file
formats) and it works ok. There is also a suite
of file conversion goodies sold as deBabelizer.
Published by Equilibrium Technologies, 475 Gate
Five Rd., Sausalito, CA 94965, ph. (415)
332-4343. Haventt used it, but if it lives up to
the description on the fax they sent me Itm
going to buy it and keep it (if it works-- comes
w/a 30 day MBG.)
Peter Harris
University of California Santa Cruz

iI may be mistaken, but Itm never wrong.
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From: gilmore@venice.sedd.trw.com (Larry Gilmore)
Subject: Matrix Math in Excel??
Followup-To: gilmore@venice.sedd.trw.com
Keywords: Pseudo-inverse Eigenvalue eigenvector 
Organization: TRW Systems Engineering & Development Division, Carson, CA
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:16:50 GMT

A query from a collegue:

Does anyone have "canned" spreadsheets or macros for Excel to do any of the
following:

1) Pseudo-inverse (including singular and/or non-square matrices);
2) Eigenvalue/eigenvector computation, including singular (ill-conditioned)
matrices.

Please respond by email; I'll pass it along; if there are a lot of
"me-too" responses I'll post as much of a summary as seems feasible.

Please don't tell me to run out and buy "Googenheimers MacMath Package"
which will do everything anyone could ever want; that is not an answer.

Thanks in advance for any leads.

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From: myke@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu (Michael Dautermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: *sea files uncompress easy Re: HELP! Can't get "CompactPro"
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Date: 16 Dec 1992 21:55:24 -0500
Organization: We're from the government, ma'am
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu
Summary: it's not so bad...
Keywords: sea, self, extracting, archives, ftp, shareware

In article <6069@rosie.NeXT.COM> kbern@next.com (Keith Bernstein) writes:
>I downloaded some mac fonts from an FTP site.  They all have extensions  
>*.cpt.hqx.  I've been told I need "CompactPro" to uncompress them, so I  
>got CompactPro, BUT IT'S COMPRESSED!!  I downloaded a file named:  
>compactpro1.33.sea.hqx from /mac/util/compression at ftp site:  
>mac.archive.umich.edu.  How am I supposed to get an uncompressed version  
>of CompactPro?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Please post here  
>and/or e-mail me.  Thanks.

  
the *sea.hqx extension means that Compact Pro is compressed in a 
SELF EXTRACTING ARCHIVE format.  That means that after you debinhex it,
all you need to do is click on the file.  It will automatically unarchive.

Hope that helps....



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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: guay@fraser.sfu.ca (Tim Guay)
Subject: Re: (!) SofatAT Demo location
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 20:07:26 GMT

In article <parkyn.724091954@sfu.ca> parkyn@fraser.sfu.ca (Dale Parkyn) writes:
>ekaftan@tolten.puc.cl (ekaftan) writes:
>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
>  My university store want Can.$425 for SoftAT 2.5 (US$320). What does
>it cost at your favorite source?

You can get an AT clone with mono monitor & 40mb HD for that amount on Canuck
bucks... Easily!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Distribution: world
From: Joseph_T._Kelley@fourd.com
Organization: 4th Dimension BBS
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 12:55:12 EST
Subject: Re: Word 5.1: VERY frequent unexpected quits. Init conflict?

If you are getting "unkown" applications quits, try increasing MS Word's memory
partition.
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