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From: steelem@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (STEELE MARK A)
Subject: Re: THINK Assembler PLEASE!?!?!
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 16:08:29 GMT

I would also like to see a THINK Assembler. I realize that the inline 
assembler on THINK C is great (I'm not an assembler type of guy), but
on occasion I get MPW assembly code that needs to then be mangled up
just so that it can work on THINK C. I would prefer to be able to create
a project and include all the assembly files untouched.
I also saw a rumor on the net that THINK's languages will be ToolServer
compatible in there next release. Is this true?

Mark Steele

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
From: REEKES@applelink.apple.com (Jim Reekes)
Subject: Re: Super-Floating Windows
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 21:00:38 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.programmer

In article <BxD0Lu.Bzw@world.std.com>, siegel@world.std.com (Rich Siegel)
wrote:
> 
> In article <74077@apple.Apple.COM> grobbins@Apple.COM (Grobbins) writes:
> 
> >The most serious problem is that punching a hole assumes that you can
> >unpunch the hole later (if the window moves or closes).  That requires
> >knowing what the gray region should be, but what it was when you
> >punched the hole may not be what it is when you attempt to unpunch the
> >hole.  (The gray rgn changes if, say, one of the monitors has moved.)
> >It is not safe to assume that the gray region should be restored to
> >whatever it was when the hole was punched.
> 
> Actually, monitors can't move except across restarts of the system, so

Well, I would say that monitors currently might not move, but don't make
any assumptions about the future.  Also, don't the Radius Pivot "move"
the monitor?

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From: engber@ils.nwu.edu (Mike Engber)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: THINK Reference 2.0
Summary: code snippet submissions wanted
Date: 5 Nov 92 16:43:16 GMT
Organization: The Institute for the Learning Sciences


I know someone who is beta testing the new THINK Reference and was
asked for code snippets. So if any of you have anything you think
might be of interest - send it to me and I'll pass it on.

The code must have a disclaimer giving anyone the right to use it and
Symantec the right to distribute it.

My involvement in this is strictly to collect responses and forward
them. I haven't seen the new THINK Reference, don't know what it will
look like or when it will be released.

I know that between the FAQ and the csmp guide we probably have enough
snippets to plow them under. But, I don't feel like wading through all
that + most of those snippets won't contain the needed disclaimer.

-ME
From: winer@husc9.Harvard.EDU (Adam Winer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: LDispose problem!
Date: 12 Nov 92 16:54:05 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc3.1992Nov12.115406.17372
Distribution: world
Organization: Harvard University Science Center

I've been having a problem with LDispose.  I'm using a
custom LDEF, and using the debugging tool DisposeResource that
Apple has on their ftp server.  For those unfamiliar with this
INIT, it breaks into the debugger if you every try to call
DisposHandle on a handle with the resource bit set.

Anyway, it's telling me that whenever I call LDispose, LDispose
is disposing of a resource handle, but only when I call LDispose
on a list with the custom LDEF.  This custom LDEF uses no
storage of its own (i.e., it ignores initialization and close
messages).  Moreover, DisposeResource claims that this happens
twice per resource call.

My question is:  is there something wrong with my program,
or is there a mistake in either the List Manager or DisposHandle?
The only resource that could be disposed of (that I can think of)
is the LDEF resource.  But then how am I responsible for it
being disposed?

Thanks a lot,
Adam

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
From: Anders Wallgren <anders@verity.com>
Subject: Re: C error in MPW -- What's wrong?
Organization: Verity, Mountain View, CA, USA
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 20:38:57 GMT
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X-Xxdate: Thu, 5 Nov 92 20:40:11 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.073246.19214@nuscc.nus.sg> CHEN JIA TYAN,
isc30176@nusunix1.nus.sg writes:
>|    C -i 'MacintoshHD:Project:SHILPA:include:' -d MAC 6 

Try -d MAC=6
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
From: noah@apple.com (Noah Price)
Subject: Re: any Mac shells out there?
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 01:57:57 GMT
Organization: (not the opinions of) Apple Computer, Inc.
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.programmer

In article <1992Nov11.233745.7046@lloyd.Camex.COM>, kent@lloyd.Camex.COM
(Kent Borg) wrote:
> In article <1992Nov10.221310.26064@athena.mit.edu> scs@adam.mit.edu (Steve Summit) writes:
> >I know that MPW comes with such a shell...
> Buy MPW.  

Actually, MPW shell alone is avaialable on ftp.apple.com in:

/dts/mac/tools/mpw

It's *just* the shell -- no tools, no scripts, no docs.


noah

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
From: jkreibic@sumter.cso.uiuc.edu (Jay Arnold Kreibich)
Subject: Re: Basic on a Mac Quadra 700
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 16:59:29 GMT



Basic on a Quadra?

Isn't that like using a Cray as an IRC server?

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
From: mark@cheers.jsc.nasa.gov (Mark Manning)
Subject: To Chuck who answered my question
Organization: Simulacron I
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 20:46:53 GMT

Chuck,

   I started to answer your email and then thought I'd look
at it some more.  Unfortunately, the e-mail handler deleted
your message when I tried to kill my response to you.  Could
you send it to me again?  Thanks. :)

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
From: ericsc@microsoft.com (Eric Schlegel)
Subject: Re: Super-Floating Windows
Date: 09 Nov 92 16:54:23 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation

In article <1d9d47INN241@zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu> dsb@osustat.mps.ohio-state.edu (David S. Blumenthal) writes:
>I am writing a "virtual keyboard" utility that will emulate a keyboard
>on screen.  I would very much like to have the keyboard in a window that
>remains fully visible and accessible at all times.  Sounds like a floating
>window?
>
>OK.  Here's the trick.  The window stays in the front, no matter what
>application is running.  The window itself is not associated with the
>current application, however.  The utility will receive clicks in its
>window, but will not cause the current application to move out of the
>foreground.

This would be a perfect application of an input method, as supported by
the Text Services manager in System 7.1. The Text Services manager is
designed to do exactly what you want. The drawback, of course, is that
you have to require 7.1. Documentation is also rather scarce at this point -
I think only people who get the monthly developer mailing from Apple have
gotten the 7.1 seed disks so far. Hopefully the Developer CDs will have
information soon, though.

-eric
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
From: wdh@netcom.com (Bill Hofmann)
Subject: Re: The Forgetful Finder
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 17:42:17 GMT

keith@taligent.com (Keith Rollin) writes:

>In article <Nov.9.12.14.27.1992.24843@math.rutgers.edu>,
>bohus@math.rutgers.edu (Geza Bohus) wrote:
>> 
>> k044477@hobbes.kzoo.edu (Jamie R. McCarthy) writes:
>> 
>> > Every once in a while, when you restart, the Finder will forget some
>> > information about one or more windows.  Sometimes they're open windows,
>> > sometimes not.  It remembers icon placements, but not the View-By,
>> > window size, or window location.  I've never noticed any pattern to it.
>> 
>> This is just pure theory, but I think the explanation is that the
>> Finder saves this kind of info only when you unmount the disk (or some
>> such.) Anyway, when you crash and restart it doesn't have a chance to
>> write these settings to disk. I've had it happen too (on both an SI
>> and an SE/30).
>> 
>> Any confirmations?

>The problem occurs even if you don't crash. I've even seen it happen
>without restarting my computer. I close the window, and some later when I
>re-open it, the layout information has been munged.

>-----
>Keith Rollin
>Phantom Programmer
>Taligent, Inc.
This must be one of those "only a few hundred" open bugs in 7.1.  It's a
common experience, and there seems to be no particular cause for it.
I reported it into the great black hole using the bug reporter, I hope
others will as well.  Another disturbing bug is that when I boot up,
multiple finder windows have their controls showing.  Hmmm.  Happens
every time, consistently. 

-Bill Hofmann
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system
From: rec@polari.online.com
Subject: Re: A folder from hell
Organization: Seattle Online Public Access Unix (206) 328-4944
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 19:37:26 GMT


The December issue of MacUser has a suggestion on how to exorcise a Folder
From Hell, in the "Tip Sheet" column.

They suggest creating a folder *on another drive*, giving it the same name
as the FFH.  Drag the new folder to the same place as the FFH, and say
"Yes" when asked if your really, really want to replace it.

They say you will now have a drag-to-the-Trash-able folder.

I haven't tried this, as I don't have a FFH handy  :)
 
 - rob cranfill
   cran apple services

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: cw21219@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Crying Freeman)
Subject: Help with hqx ???
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 09:47:22 GMT

Can someone tell me what the hqx extension means?
Thanks.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: jens@seas.gwu.edu (Jens Johansen)
Subject: Info needed:  Quality Management/SPC software for Macs?
Organization: George Washington University
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 00:39:25 GMT

Hullo, net...

There seems to be a lot of SPC/Quality Management packages out there for
IBMs and compatibles, but I have this inexplicably unpleasant visseral
reaction when I sit down in front of a DOS/Windows machine, so I was
wondering:--

Is there any good SPC/Quality Management software out there for Macs?

Please, please, please say yes...

Also, please respond by e-mail (jens@seas.gwu.edu)

Thanks!

Jens

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: ray@netcom.com (Ray Fischer)
Subject: Re: 32-bit Addressing software
Organization: Netcom San Jose
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 21:33:00 GMT

cmhaar@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Chris Haar) writes ...
>A friend wants to run MODE32 on a IIx under System 7.0.1 (tuned)/maybe 7.1
>and was wondering what the difference was between that product and Maxima.
>Both are made by Connectrix, is there a difference?  Is Maxima for either
>OS6.* or OS7, and MODE32 for OS7 with old ROMS? 

A IIx with MODE32 can support 32MB(?) of RAM and nearly unlimited
virtual memory.  Maxima (if I remember correctly) allows access to up
to 14MB of RAM under system 6.  MODE32 enables 32-bit addressing under
system 7 and is free.  Maxima doesn't (either).

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ray@netcom.com                 than lies."  -- Friedrich Nietszsche
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: alan@pacdata.uucp (Alan McLachlan)
Subject: Re: Possible Bug in 7.1
Organization: Pacific Data Products
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 18:08:26 GMT

In article <1992Nov9.095418.2419@vax1.mankato.msus.edu> t303grey@vax1.mankato.msus.edu writes:
>  Does anybody know if 7.1 has any bugs in Comm. toobox? I tried to use Zmodem
>in MicroPhone II 4.0 but couldn't get it to work correctly. Error happens most
>frequnetly when Now Utility (NowMenu) is loaded but it happens even on bare 7.1
>
>  I down graded my system to 7.0.1/1.1.1 and MP2 works like a charm.
>
>  Any information regaring this issue is appriciated.
>
>                                                DevilCat

I had a similar situation happen, though thought it was my system. Something
like an error -127 if my memory is good... I'm using MPII 3.0 so I wonder
the same thing if its the comm toolbox....

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From: fcs$1224@altair.selu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Dress Sizing Program for Patterns needed
Date: 8 Nov 92 12:29:53 -0600
Organization: Southeastern Louisiana University

Hi:

I am posting this for a friend of mine who teaches home economics.

She is looking for software for the McIntosh System 7 for a flat
pattern clothing design class that can be used in grading patterns;
that is, sizes.

As I understand it, a dress is designed for a "standard size
woman," and then the pattern is sized up or down.  For example, the
standard design can be sized upwards for a woman who is six feet
tall or sized downwards for another who is five feet tall.

Please send me e-mail answers at higginbotham@selu.edu.

Thanks,

Tom

T. F. Higginbotham, Ph. D.
Professor of Computer Science
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, Louisiana 70402
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: leonardr@netcom.com (Leonard Rosenthol)
Subject: Re: SpaceSaver or AutoDoubler?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 18:37:41 GMT

In article <BARNETT.92Nov9105449@grymoire.crd.ge.com> barnett@crdgw1.ge.com writes:
>What does SS, DD, etc do on a directory containing GIF
>files? They are already compressed, and it is unlikely they can be
>compressed again and be smaller than before.
>
>Do these programs mark such a file as uncompressible?
>
	Assuming that the files are typed appropriately for the MacOS (ie.
filetype = GIFf), SpaceSaver will ignore them since, as you note, they are
already compressed.


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From: jbush@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (J Eric Bush)
Subject: Re: PageMaker 4.2a upgrade and lots of problems!!!!!!!!!e
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 20:27:20 GMT

In article <BxEvuA.GnC@DMI.USherb.CA> martin@DMI.USherb.CA (Jean-francois Marti
n) writes:
>By the the way, anybody with experience in printing on a DeskWriter
>with PageMaker 4.2 (documents with lots of grayscale images, quickdraw, eps)?
>I'm having problems with the printing of fonts (they look very squeezed) and
>some image don't print at all. PLEASE HELP!!!!
>
I think that when I had this problem that the trouble was having precision
bitmaps check box in the page setup options dialog was turned on.  If you
turn that off, then the file should print fine.

Eric
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Distribution: world
From: Peter_Dusicka@edgeway.wimsey.bc.ca
Organization: EdgeWays! InfoLink - A FirstClass GUI BBS - "The Edge of Communications and GateWays to the World." North Vancouver, BC Canada
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 19:24:08 PST
Subject: Re: 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 explai
> what's the difference among those, and what kinds of function they have?
> I will appreciate it very much.

From my own experience, I would recomend deciding on the software of your
choice BEFORE deciding what platform (machine) you are going to use.

But, if it's too late, again it will depend on what you want this software to do!  See there is some (well big) difference between the packages which you listed.

Is it word processing ?  Then consider:
Word, MacWrite
Is it desktop publishing? Then look at:
PageMaker, QuarkExpress
Do you want a combination of several software in one?  Then explore:
ClarisWorks and Microsoft Works

So, first you must have a clear picture in your mind as of what you expect from
the software/computer before getting one.

Petr
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From: rolfe@w3vh.UUCP (Rolfe Tessem)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Kodak statement about Photo CD System
Distribution: world
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 92 20:17:46 GMT
Organization: Lucky Duck Productions

houchin@sunshine.Kodak.COM writes in article <1992Oct28.212846.16282@kodak.kodak.com>:
> First off, loose the attitude it you want us to keep trying to answer everyones
> questions.

First off, get out a dictionary and learn the difference between loose
and lose, or have someone proofread your posts.

 ..........................................................................
> Disclaimer: These are my own opinions and interpretation of the facts,
> and may not be the views of Eastman Kodak Co. At times, I may be
> wrong,

No kidding.

> and Kodak may not be held libel for errors on my part in my posts.
                            ^^^^^
We'll just assume this was a Freudian slip.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: wbosma@chpc.utexas.edu (Wayne B. Bosma)
Subject: Re: Mathematical Graphing Progams
Organization: The University of Texas System - CHPC
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 16:11:03 GMT

In article <P.Etheridge-051192133218@130.123.3.79> news@massey.ac.nz (USENET News System) writes:
>Jeffrey_Bolduc wrote:
>
>> I am looking for a math program that does graphing problems....
>
>There's
>
>   KaleidaGraph, DeltaGraph, Igor
>...
>  Minitab, StatView, SYSTAT, SPSS-X,  JMP,  Maple, Mathematica
>
>...some may be available cheaply at your site or through
>educational pricing.
>

One thing to keep in mind if you do decide to go with a commercial package is
the specific Mac on which you will be running it.  My own experience is that
DeltaGraph is PAINFULLY slow on a Mac SE. The people who review these things
typically have the faster, high-end machines, so they can focus on the 
features, rather than the speed.

					Wayne Bosma
					Dept. of Chemistry
					UT Austin

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system
From: gurman@umbra.gsfc.nasa.gov (Joseph B. Gurman)
Subject: SuperLaserSpool and 7.1
Summary: Does SuperLaserSpool work under 7.1?
Organization: Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 00:51:43 GMT

    Does anyone know if SuperLaserSpool works under system 7.1?
Specifically, the ImageWriter spooler?
    Thanks,
						Joe Gurman
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From: bwilliam@oyster.smcm.edu (Bill Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Mathematical Graphing Progams
Date: 6 Nov 92 21:59:55 GMT
Organization: St. Mary's College of Maryland
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In article <1992Nov5.161103.27495@chpc.utexas.edu> Wayne B. Bosma,
wbosma@chpc.utexas.edu writes:
>One thing to keep in mind if you do decide to go with a commercial
package is
>the specific Mac on which you will be running it.  My own experience
is that
>DeltaGraph is PAINFULLY slow on a Mac SE. The people who review these
things
>typically have the faster, high-end machines, so they can focus on
the 
>features, rather than the speed.

 IGOR, on the other hand, seems to be adequately quick even my at-home
Plus, and it's positively blinding on the IIx at work (especially
compared with Excel ... ugh!).
___________________________________
William E. Williams, bwilliam@oyster.smcm.edu
Divison of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, MD 20686
From: truher@netcom.com (Joel Burke Truher)
Subject: HELIX Relational Database
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 05:39:22 GMT

HELIX exists somewhere between FILEMAKER and 4GL relational
databases.  Does anyone have any experience using this
database?  Is it as easy to set up as it seems like it
should be?  Is it anything like LabVIEW (the icon-based
IEEE-488 laboratory control system)?

I really don't want to limit myself to flat-file, but I
know my users will gag on the whole relational idea, much
less knowing enough to essentially self-maintain the
system when I'm gone.

Responses to e-mail will be summarized and posted, if there
is interest.

Joel
From: L66@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Help: Excel database
Date: 9 Nov 92 18:33:08 GMT
Organization: Penn State University

Hi, netter! Recently I have a problem related to create a database using Excel.
I have database 30 field names (30 columns) and 10 records (10 rors). I select
this area and set database using "Set Database"command under "Data"menu. And I
choose "Form" command under "Data" menu. At this point Excel only shows first 1
0 or 11 (depends on monitor size) and I can not see rest of my field name.
When I change or add my database, I want to see what I am doing on the screen.
Any suggestion is welcomed.
Thanks in advance.     Jae Lee.   L66@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Possible Bug in 7.1
From: t303grey@vax1.mankato.msus.edu
Date: 9 Nov 92 09:54:18 -0600
Organization: Mankato State University

  Does anybody know if 7.1 has any bugs in Comm. toobox? I tried to use Zmodem
in MicroPhone II 4.0 but couldn't get it to work correctly. Error happens most
frequnetly when Now Utility (NowMenu) is loaded but it happens even on bare 7.1

  I down graded my system to 7.0.1/1.1.1 and MP2 works like a charm.

  Any information regaring this issue is appriciated.

                                                DevilCat
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps