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From: fowell@netcom.com (Richard A. Fowell)
Subject: Re: Student Maple: Are Bessel, Legendre, etc. functions included?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 19:36:40 GMT

In article <7076@news.duke.edu> tasavard@phy.duke.edu (Tom Savard) writes:
>The Maple demo/movie on sumex was pretty impressive.  However, I am wondering
>how extensive the function coverage is.  For example, does Maple have
>Bessel, Spherical Bessel, Spherical Harmonic, and Legendre functions?
>
Bessel functions and Legendre polynomials are included in the Student Edition.
I quit try with the online help didn't turn up anything on the others, but
there are hundreds of functions, including scads of special functions.

I have both versions. My impression is that the only advantage of the full
version is that it comes with:
- much more thorough documentation
- additional function libraries. 

Since three of the additional libraries are the geometry, geom3d, and projgeom
packages, if you are interested in geometry, there's much to be said for
getting the full package. The price/performance for Student Maple is truly
impressive, though. The better documentation (that comes with the full package)
can be purchased separately. The tutorial volume is:
"First Leaves: A Tutorial INtroduction to Maple V", from Springer-Verlag (ca.$25), and there is a reference manual and a library manual that come with the full
package as well (same publisher).

fowell@netcom.com

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From: gpb@gpb-mac. (greg berryman )
Subject: Re: Apple Menu Item from Hell
Organization: SPS
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 20:05:50 GMT

M.Steven@uws.edu.au (Mike Steven) writes:
: We've had the Folder from Hell, but what about this.....I have upgraded from
: SUM II to Norton Utilities. I used the Sum Partition utility and now use the
: Norton partition feature. Problem is, I cannot delete the Sum Partition item
: from the Apple Menu. In fact, according to Fast Find, there isn't even a file
: called Sum Partition in the Mac anywhereQbut it still appears in the menu.
: Could it be an invisible file that is hiding in the Apple Menu Items folder?
: Selecting the item in the Apple menu doesn't take me to Norton Utility either
: QI just get a message to say that Sum Partition isn't loaded. Any ideas?
: 
: Mike

You may have the SUM DA installed in your system file.  Just double-click the
system suitcase in the system folder, scroll down to the DA and drag it to the
trash.

Some older installers still put their DAs in the system.

If that isn't it, then I have no idea where it comes from.

Good Luck.
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From: roa@cray.com (Richard O. Ayres)
Subject: Re: MS Word 5.1/5.0a update
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Date: 20 Nov 92 14:18:09 CST

In article <1992Nov20.133607.1040@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> nestor@hub.toronto.edu (John Nestor) writes:
>We're currently using Word 5.0a (i.e. Word 5.0 updated with the 5.0a
>patcher).  Is there an update available to bring our version up to
>Word 5.1?  I've heard about the 5.1a patcher, but this seems to require
>Word 5.1 to work on.

You have to get the update from Microsoft.  $14.95 + $5 s/h.  If you
bought 5.0 after 10/1/92, you have to pay only the shipping/handling.

Rick Ayres
Cray Research, Inc.
roa@techops.cray.com
From: Eric.Choi@zeus.ieee.org (Eric Choi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: MacShopper Special #2
Date: 19 Nov 92 01:50:31 GMT
Organization: IEEE Service Center, Piscataway, NJ

This is the second offer I just received from MacShopper:

Ray Dream Designer 2.0 for $149.95 plus shipping.

I know it was listed for $895.00 and had a price reduction recently. But
$149.95 is probably still a good deal.

MacShopper: 1-800-622-7006

I DON'T WORK FOR THEM!
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From: jdunning@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (John Alan Dunning)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Way to hack PICTs into TeachText docs?
Date: 18 Nov 92 22:11:48 GMT
Organization: Princeton University
Originator: news@nimaster

I think I once saw a utility that could insert PICT graphics into
normal TeachText documents, much like you can do with other word
processors.  I thought it was called DocMaker, but that creates
stand-alone documents.  Is there a way to do this, or am I dreaming?


John
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From: takahash@ntmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi)
Subject: Re: Macintax or TaxCut? (was: Re: MacInTax 92 Woes)
Reply-To: takahash@ntmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi)
Organization: Northern Telecom Inc, Mountain View, CA
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 22:34:36 GMT

In article <SMITTIE.92Nov16122052@tui.csulb.edu> smittie@beach.csulb.edu (Smittie) writes:
>I have to add my name to the list of once happy but now dissatisfied MacInTax
>users. The first year I used it I was completely shocked at how easy it was.
>Took me about 15 minutes to do what normal took a few days. But last year was
>completely different. The program was difficult to install and I had constant
>problems with crashes. I would not recommend MacInTax to anyone.

I'm another dissatisfied user of MacinTax, but I'm giving them another
chance this year.  Suffice it to say, it's a good thing I check over
what Macintax produces by hand before sending it out...

I must be one of the few people who *haven't* heard about TaxCut.
Have there been good experiences with it so far?

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From: chapman@centerline.com (Scott Chapman, (Scott Chapman x233))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: can spacesave coexist with AutoDoubler?
Date: 19 Nov 1992 15:03:47 GMT
Organization: CenterLine Software
Distribution: world
Reply-To: chapman@centerline.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: divine.centerline.com


I too experienced this behaviour, even with AD's idle time compression turned
off (as Alladin suggests). I would frequently end up with files that DD would
insist should be uncompressed, even though they were not compressed. Uncompressing
resulted in a file which DD *still* wanted to uncompress... Anyway, I came
to the same conclusion that Ian came to. You just do not want to run them
together.

This is unfortunate for me, because I like some of the features in SpaceSaver
(like the new finder interaction (being able to create archives & SEAs by changing
the name of the file/folder)). I do not understand why this functionality is 
built into SpaceSaver. I wish there was a way for me to get *just* the new
finder interaction without the other SpaceSaver "features".


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From: WHITESR@CONRAD.APPSTATE.EDU (*Steve White         )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: First Things First Offer: Worth It?
Date: 19 Nov 1992 13:44:52 GMT
Organization: APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: conrad.appstate.edu
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24

Recently I recieved an offer to purchase First Things First
for $45 (total). The deal includes Kaboom and DynoPage Lite.

Any thoughts re whether this is a good deal, strengths,
weaknesses of FTF? Does it conflict with other software,
eg Quickeys' timer options?

Has anyone created this type of functionality within Excel?

Thx,
Steve
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From: zisk@adobe.com (Stephen Zisk)
Subject: Re: IBM-pc -to- Mac TEXT conversion: HOW?
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 20:48:11 GMT

In article <1992Nov19.224105.9381@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu>,
carlip@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu (Walter C3arlip) wrote:
> What I'd really like is . . . a pair of drag-drop
> file converters that convert mac text files to ibm text files and
> verse-visa.  Anyone know of such a beast?

It seems like overkill for the task, but Dataviz' MacLink Plus
will do what you want. It also comes with a copy of DOS Mounter,
so you can just shove PC disks in and go.

Disclaimer: I do not work for Dataviz', but I do regularly use
MacLink Plus for text, word processing, and occasional graphics
transfers.

Stephen Zisk (zisk@adobe.com)  Disclaimer: These are my personal views
Adobe Systems Incorporated     and do not represent the position of
Eastern Regional Office        Adobe Systems Incorporated.
24 New England Exec. Park
Burlington, MA 01803           They pay me but they don't muzzle me!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: umduddr0@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Brendan Duddridge)
Subject: Re: Recommendations for an Animation Program?
Keywords: animation
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 00:49:38 GMT

Chris Trimble writes:

> Hello. I am currently using Alias Sketch! for modelling / rendering,
> and would like to be able to take my models from Sketch! and animate
> them. I have read the MacUser article from a few months back, who
> recommend MacroMind Three-D for this sort of thing. Does anyone have
> any other recommendations / tips?

>   Thank You. Please e-mail your replies.

>    - Chris
>      chris1@uiuc.edu

I also have Alias Sketch 1.5.  It's a great rendering program, but doesn't
have any animation capabilities unfortunately.  That is why I use Infini-D
2.0.  It's also a great rendering program but it also has superb animation
capabilities.  It uses a time-based animation system rather than a key-frame
system. Version 2.0 is significantly faster than version 1.1 also.  The anti-
aliasing is much better, and the surface composition tools are much better.

I definitely recommend Infini-D 2.0...  Let me know if you have any more
questions...

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From: summeral@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (SUMMERALL  ELMINA LANIER)
Subject: NOW Utilities 4.0.1 vs. Microphone II 4.0.1
Summary: BOMB!
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 18:05:31 GMT

When trying to edit a script while running NOW Menus 4.01, Microphone II 4.01
crashes if you click anywhere in the script edit window that is "dead space"
(meaning not in a button, list box, text edit box, etc.)  This is a hard
crash that takes the system down with it.  I thought the 4.0.1 (NOW)
upgrade would have fixed this.

Anyone from NOW out there?  How about Software Ventures?  Anyone know if NOW
has an internet address?

Thanks,

Thomas Summerall
From: sstrand@u.washington.edu (Stuart E. Strand)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Contact management programs
Date: 23 Nov 92 19:46:39 GMT
Article-I.D.: 128.sstrand-231192114410
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: University of Washington

After trying to use Alarming Events and QuickDex to keep track of calls to
colleagues and possible funding sources, I have decided I need a contact
management program.  My needs are a program to remind me to follow up on
calls, to call back if no answer is received, to keep notes of calls, to
dial quickly and to link to Word for writing letters.  Alarming Events does
not allow notes to get very large, and is not linked to my dialing program
Quickdex.  Quickdex is good for notes and dialing, but is not linked to
remind me when to call. 

I have looked at contact management software for sales people.  The one I
tried is Act!  It does what I want although the formats are kind of rigid. 
The trouble is that I cannot afford $270 for this purpose.  Can anyone
recommend a less expensive contact management package?

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From: drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu (David Gutierrez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: SE/30 and OmniPage Pro
Date: 19 Nov 1992 21:43:36 GMT
Organization: Univ. Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

In article <1992Nov19.172440.4555@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
Charles.B.Wilber@dartmouth.edu (Charles B. Wilber) writes:
>A colleague of mine is interested in purchasing the OmniPage Pro OCR
>software but is hesitant because of rumored problems running it on an
>SE/30.

I've never asked about it, I assumed it could run on an SE/30.

I can tell you that the Houston rep for Caere Corp. (the publishers of
OmniPage) has an SE/30 as her only computer.

David Gutierrez
drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu

"Only fools are positive." - Moe Howard

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: John T. Chapman <jtc1@cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: Canvas 3.0
X-Xxdate: Mon, 23 Nov 92 17: 57:43 GMT
Nntp-Posting-User: jtc1@cornell.edu
Organization: Office of Computing and Statistical Consulting
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 17:51:13 GMT

In article <By3H79.n1s@world.std.com> Jim McKee, jmckee@world.std.com
writes:
>
>Caveat: this works best (only?) with Type 1 Postscript fonts.
>

Works great with TrueType, as well. For that matter, I think it will work 
OK with any fonts, but bitmapped will look like sludge. (What do you 
expect?)

- John

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From: choi@gsbsrc.uchicago.edu (Dongseok Choi)
Subject: Question on dmm 1.3.1 for S7.1?
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 19:06:25 GMT

Hello, netters?

 Could you tell me what I am doning wrong?
 I try dmm 1.3.1 with S7.1.
 Fist, I save a documents as 2-up dirver in postscript format.
 Then, I print on a my stylywriter by freedom-of-press.

 I have 2-page up on each page, but I got odd pages on the right side
 and even pages on the left side.

 Are there any known bug for dmm or anu newer version?

 Anyway, I like the dmm and thanks to the author.


Thank you in advance,


Choi
choi@gsbsrc.uchicago.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: c60a-bh@danube.Berkeley.EDU (Ben Cottrell)
Subject: Re: extensions
Organization: University of California, at Berkeley
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 19:27:14 GMT

Peter_Dusicka@edgeway.wimsey.bc.ca writes:

>>  I have several files with the extension
>>  .hqx on it

>Yes Matt, these files can be converted using BinHex or even Compactor has an
>option to convert these files.  I believe that .hqx are binary files but I
>could be wrong.  Compactor is shareware and available almost anywhere.  Same
>goes for BinHex, but I think that's a freeware program.

>BTW what is the difference in hexed and binary file?

>That should do it for ya,

>Petr
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Close, but not quite. Binhexed files are TEXT files, so they can go over
a UNIX network.  Use BinHex4.0, StuffIt, StuffIt LITE, Compactor, or
Compact Pro to turn those into binary.

The difference between binhexed and binary files is that inhexed ones
are text, binary are not.

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From: Twyla <Twyla@pop.rice.edu>
Subject: Re: How to find someone on the internet by name?
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A73048C57E036336@sncf.rice.edu>
X-Xxdate: Wed, 18 Nov 92 01:23:49 GMT
Organization: Rice U.
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 01:18:49 GMT

In article <1992Nov16.075625.3375@tdb.uu.se> Mats Bredell,
bredell@tdb.uu.se writes:
>From the unix prompt, type "whois <name>". This requires that the person
>you're looking for has been registered in a database for this service.
>See the man page of whois for more information.
Of course your solution does require the person be on UNIX.  Another
method might be
telneting to bruno.cs.coloradu.edu , logging in as netfind and following
the instructions there.
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From: Annie Fetter <fetter@forum.swarthmore.edu>
Subject: Info wanted about My Database
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A72FC36DCD01410C@olmo.swarthmore.edu>
X-Xxdate: Wed, 18 Nov 92 09:54:53 GMT
Organization: The Geometry Forum
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d11
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:56:02 GMT

A friend inquired about My Database.  Does anyone know anything about it?
 Read any reviews?  Actually use it?  Is it useful as a database, or is
it too limited?

Email or post.

	-Annie

Annie Fetter, Resident Jock  | '85 FJ1100, '89 Olmo, '88 Schwinn Traveller
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From: tasavard@phy.duke.edu (Tom Savard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Student Maple: Are Bessel, Legendre, etc. functions included?
Date: 17 Nov 92 19:50:02 GMT
Organization: Duke University Physics Dept.; Durham, N.C.

The Maple demo/movie on sumex was pretty impressive.  However, I am wondering
how extensive the function coverage is.  For example, does Maple have
Bessel, Spherical Bessel, Spherical Harmonic, and Legendre functions?

Anybody using this program, especially the student version, have any comments?

-- 
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From: jdm@boulder.colorado.edu (J.D. Meiss)
Subject: Re: First Things First Offer: Worth It?
Organization: Univ. of Colorado
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 17:35:28 GMT

In article <1992Nov19.235256.20153@netcom.com>, bsardis@netcom.com (Barry Sardis) writes:
> 
> WHITESR@CONRAD.APPSTATE.EDU (*Steve White         ) writes:
> 
> >Recently I recieved an offer to purchase First Things First
> >for $45 (total). The deal includes Kaboom and DynoPage Lite.
> 
> I bought it, so I guess I thought it was a good deal. The Kaboom 
...
> There doesn't seem to be a way of entering 
> items not associated with a date, but that is probably a good thing, 
> and you could stick them well off into the future if you don't want 
> to deal with getting reminded all the time. 
> -- 
> Barry Sardis		| Home:   (408) 448-1589
> Email: bsardis@netcom.COM or 70105,1210@compuserve.COM
> 


	This is not correct. You can enter an item as unscheduled. Simply uncheck the c
check box in front of the date. Nice feature.

	Jim Meiss
 jdm@boulder.colorado.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: aland@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Alan D.)
Subject: Re: Powerbook Apps and Utilities Question.
Reply-To: aland@cs.brandeis.edu
Organization: As little as possible
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 00:07:04 GMT

Danny W. McCampbell <danny@utkux1.utk.edu> writes:

>Hi all.  I just recently purchased a Powerbook 160.  Can anyone
>offer any advice on some good utilities and software that
>would aid me in saving HD space as well as getting the 
>maximum performance out of my battery?  Any info would
>be greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

Yeah, same here...  Consider this a "Me too!"  Please post reponses, &
anyone want to compile a list?

Starters:
	AutoDoubler/DiskDoubler or SpaceSaver/Stuffit Deluxe 3.0. ($$)
	Stuffit Expander (Free--Version 3.0 due 'this month').
	BBEdit 2.2 (Free--Text editor) or
	Alpha 5.2 ($25 shareware--Text editor), or both.
	Now Utilities (a must-have for ANY Macintosh).
	Applicon (Free--Shows what applications are running).
	Disinfectant (Free--Anti-Virus program).
	QuicKeys 2 ($$ -- Macro & Shortcuts package).
	SuperClock 3.9.1 (Free--Menubar clock w/ battery display).

Also -- Any suggestions for the following problem?  I got my PB160
4/40 yesterday morning; I currently have 8.7 megs free, and am TRYING
to get onto the network, but NCSA Telnet 2.4 doesn't seem to work, &
MacTCP isn't available to me... :(  I also wouldn't mind getting
Eudora up & running...

	-=Alan
From: meg5184@hertz.njit.edu (Starman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: * Strange Adobe Premiere Problems
Date: 17 Nov 92 05:59:44 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

I'm working with Premiere 2.0 (registered) and System 7.1, QT 1.5 on a
Mac IIcx. In using a simple 2 second animaion superimposed with an Alpha
Channel onto an animation in Video Track A, Premiere makes a movie which
'skips' frames. Even running at 30fps, what will happen is the
background will move while the superimposed track will STAY STILL for
1-5 frames. Every time I compile the movie, something different happens,
but always in the same place. Also, playing the SUPER track alone will
show ALL the frames. This seems to be a memory problem, but I have 17
megs allocated to it (out of 20). The frames are 640x480. Mode 32 ON. If
anyone can tell me why this happens at random times, please let me know!
 
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