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From: broe@aardvark.ucs.uoknor.edu (Bruce Roe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Excel 4.0 Microsoft help system???
Date: 4 Sep 92 12:45:00 GMT
Organization: University of Oklahoma - University Computing Services
Originator: usenet@kittyhawk.ecn.uoknor.edu
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <torrie.715572109@Xenon.Stanford.EDU>, torrie@cs.stanford.edu (Evan Torrie) writes...
>kgantz@cup.portal.com (Ken H Gantz) writes:
> 
>>I just upgraded to Excel 4.0 and am puzzled by this message
>>I get from time to time. Every once in a while when I try to
>>access HELP, I get a requestor which says something like THE
>>MICROSOFT HELP SYSTEM IS OUT OF MEMORY and then a second
>>requestor that says UNABLE TO ACCESS HELP. After getting these
>>requestors, I checked ABOUT EXCEL and find 1.9 megs, of the 2
>>megs alloted to Excel, available. Once I get the help system
>>requestor, I cannot access HELP again until I restart Excel.
> 
I had a similar problem, called Microsoft and was told to remove
the SAM virus protection program.  I did that and now Excel 4.0
works.  The problem seems to be in memory fragmentation.  I was
told that SAM fragments the memory (don't ask me how,why,etc)
but TOTALLY removing SAM fixed the problem.  Supposidly Symantic
and/or Microsoft are working on a fix (in our dreams?)
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From: s5170748@deimos.ucc.umass.edu (THAN LEE)
Subject: ADA and/or Scheme compilers?
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 21:02:00 GMT

Is there anywhere I could get these languages for the Mac? (Preferably
free/shareware).

Thanks,
Nathaniel Lee
s5170748@deimos.ucc.umass.edu
From: geoffb@coos.dartmouth.edu (Geoff Bronner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Monitors for Powerbook
Date: 26 Aug 92 14:03:07 GMT
Reply-To: geoffb@Dartmouth.EDU
Organization: Amos Tuck School

In <4803@daily-planet.concordia.ca> wes@vax2.concordia.ca (Wes Schyngera) writes:

>for the powerbook that have built in SCSI interfaces?.. I've heard
>that Outbound makes a good one. Has anyone tried this or any
>other comparable ones?

The Outbound Systems 'Outrigger' is an interesting SCSI based monitor
solution. One nice touch is that is has an on-board 20MHz 68000 chip to
handle all the drawing tasks and save the host Mac from expending the
energy. (This is especially valuable on a Mac Plus or similar Mac.)

Like many 15" portrait displays the Outrigger has quite a curvature
(looked like the same tube as the Mirror portrait display?) from top to
bottom. But you get what you paid for.

-Geoff
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From: rthau@qualix.com (Rick Thau)
Subject: Re: Quorum: Equal?
Reply-To: rthau@qualix.com
Organization: QUALiX Group, Inc.
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 20:25:59 GMT

In article 22314@venera.isi.edu, jas@ISI.EDU (Jeff Sullivan) writes:
>
>What's the latest news of quorum's Equal and Latitude UNIX-based
>Mac emulators?
>
>jas
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Jeff,

Latitude (which allows macintosh programmers to move their code to the Unix
workstation world) is currently shipping.

It is available through Qualix Group, at 800-245-UNIX or info@qualix.com.

Please let us know if we can help.

Rick Thau
From: j-norstad@nwu.edu (John Norstad)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: disinfectant 3.0????
Date: 3 Sep 92 17:10:54 GMT
Article-I.D.: norstad.j-norstad-030992121141
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Northwestern University

In article <al196521.715456252@academ01>, al196521@academ01.mty.itesm.mx
(Juan Carlos Guerra Escamilla) wrote:
 
>  does any of you know when is the version 3.0 of the popular anti-viral
> program Disinfectant will be available for FTP.
 
I was planning to do an ambitious new version 3.0 of Disinfectant with all
sorts of new features to take advantage of System 7. I even made the
horrible mistake of describing it and promising to release it publicly.
Unfortunately, over a year ago, when I was about half way through the
project, I ran out of steam. Since then, I have lost interest in viruses
and Disinfectant and moved on to other projects (mostly networking stuff).
It appears that my attention span is limited to a maximum of 3 or 4 years
:-)

Right now, I'm keeping Disinfectant updated as new viruses appear, but
that's all.

I don't know when or even if I will ever get back to work on version 3.0.
The project is about as dead as it can get right now.

>   i've heard about the posivility of a new mac virus does any of you knows 
> any about this??? thanks in advise.

There was a big scare recently about a new "Aliens 4" virus. It turned out
to be a false alarm.

There have only been four new viruses so far this year. We haven't seen
anything new recently (since July).

Here's a list of recent versions of Disinfectant, the dates they were
released, and the viruses they recognize:

v2.6    2/22/92.    MBDF.
v2.7    3/23/92.    INIT 1984.
v2.8    4/19/92.    CODE 252.
v2.9    7/04/92.    T4.

Note that when and if the next virus appears, Disinfectant's version number
will increase to 3.0. Apple's version numbering scheme doesn't permit
mutiple digits after the decimal point, so I can't go to v2.10. This will
probably cause all sorts of confusion, since people will think that is the
big new version with all the new features I was promising a year ago. Sigh.

John Norstad
Academic Computing and Network Services
Northwestern University
j-norstad@nwu.edu
From: chaas@coe.drexel.edu (Chuck Haas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: bibliographic databases
Date: 28 Aug 92 15:11:27 GMT
Organization: Drexel University
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1b2

bibliographic databases

There is "Pro-Cite" (which I have not evaluated, but have looked at the
literature).  It is put out by ISI (the publishers of Current Contents
and Science Citation Index, amongst others).  The posted price that I
have is $320 for the Mac.  They also have a DOS version.

Has anyone tried this?

Charles N. Haas
Betz Professor of Environmental Engineering
Drexel University
Philadelphia PA USA
From: gsmith@westmont.EDU (Greg Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: wanted:shareware backup software
Summary: can anyone recommend a share/freeware tape backup application?
Keywords: backup
Date: 28 Aug 92 17:50:54 GMT
Distribution: all
Organization: Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA

I am looking for an application that will work with either a tape drive or a 
syquest removable for hard drive backup.  I do not have either yet.  I would 
to find freeware but shareware is ok too.  If anyone has experience, possitive
or negative please let me know. Thanks.

greg smith
at uunet!westmont.edu!gsmith
From: hise@iastate.edu (Allan R Hise)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: bobe plot software
Date: 27 Aug 92 16:59:32 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA

Does anyone know of any software, perferably PD/Shareware, that can be used
for making Bode plots?  

Thanks,
Allan
hise@iastate.edu
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From: ebido@bio.vu.nl (Etienne Bido)
Subject: Word 4 dictionair. to Word 5
Organization: VU Biology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 14:53:36 GMT

I don't know if this has been discussed before (If so, too bad).
but..

Is there a way to use the main dictionairies from word 4 in Word 5?
Not the user dicts. but the real ones. I have got a large Dutch dict.
which I used frequently in word 4 but now it is useless. Or not....?

Please E-mail any help or suggestions.

thanks

etienne


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From: sw@network-analysis-ltd.co.uk (Sak Wathanasin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Excel 4.0 add-ins
Date: 4 Sep 92 10:38:22 GMT
Reply-To: sw@network-analysis-ltd.co.uk
Organization: Network Analysis Ltd
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.6v1


In article <1673@sousa.ltn.dec.com> (comp.sys.mac.apps), long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long) writes:

>  Some things I wish they had done:
> 
>  ...
>  Otherwise, I like Excel pretty well, but I think the add-in stuff could use
>  some polish.

Not just the add-in stuff. Excel 4.0 will not open two files with the
same name even if they are in two different folders. It even tells you so
in the help window. Is my memory playing tricks on me or has it been about
6 years since the Mac OS introduced HFS?


Sak Wathanasin
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From: andy@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Andrew Miehs)
Subject: Re: Interfacing a relay box with a MacIIcx
Organization: Uni Computing Service, Uni of Sydney, Australia
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 08:21:51 GMT

In article <16842D278.JSHEL-A@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU> JSHEL-A@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU writes:
>I am trying to interface a voice key relay to a MacIIcx through the mouse port.
>I want to measure response latency to a stimulus presented on the screen (in
>color); the program I'm using to do this looks for a mouse click as the reactio
>n time measure.  The relay box (Lafayette Instruments) was previously used with
>a MacPlus which has the nine pin input for the mouse.  The IIcx has an adb adap
>tor.  I have several questions which I hope someone will be able to answer.

I don't like any of the above solutions... There is a box around which does the conversion, but i saw it something like 2/3 years ago... The ADB is a serial Network which is VERY different to the old mac plus method.. 
 
If you really want to use it on the iicx, you would be better off turning it into a serial device and accessing it through the modem port...
 
This is electircally far easier than building an ADB device... Or.. I guess you could try to kill and already existing adb mouse.... (Best of luck!)


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: Kjell Are Refsvik <kjellr@sofus.dhhalden.no>
Subject: A real good Newsreader badly needed...
Organization: Ostfold Regional College
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 21:46:10 GMT


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: parkyn@fraser.sfu.ca (Dale Parkyn)
Subject: (Neato) Finder helps Word - can you believe?
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 07:24:39 GMT

Hi!
 Maybe everyone else knew this but it makes my day...

 I was wondering how to efficiently combine small individual files
into a single file. Open, copy,close, paste wasn't enough. 

 Using the Print Merge concepts this is what I did.
 ( 1)  make the master document with the "DATA datafile",
       "INCLUDE "partialfile"" lines and then a page break.
       ***The " mark is actualy the option/shift option backslash key combo.

 ( 2)  save a new document with the datafile name.
 
 ( 3)  switch to the folder and set the view by name - sorts files. Hopefully
       you think ahead and use a naming scheme like file001, file002...
       Select all the file icons with shift clicking, dragging etc.
       Copy!  You will have all the file names (at least you do with SYS7).

 ( 4)  Back to the datafile. Remember to type the field name in the first line.
       Then paste.  All the file names are there!

 ( 5)  Now Print Merge into a New Document and the compiling is nearly done.

 ( 6)  (Could refine this step)
       Merging creates a section break code after each individual file combined.
       
       I used replacing: look for two caret d (^d^d) and replace with a single
       caret d (^d).

  Dale
parkyn@sfu.ca
From: mlobbia@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Kaneda)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Publish It! Easy and ATM, FOPL
Date: 27 Aug 92 19:18:58 GMT


e-sink@uiuc.edu (Eric W. Sink) writes:
>I have Publish It! Easy, which I really like.  But my printer is a
>Personal LaserWriter LS (non-PostScript).  Rotated text looks awful
>on the printer.
>
>If I install ATM, will it help ?  (What was that number to call to get
>ATM for $7 again ?)
>
>How about Freedom of the Press Lite ?  How does this product really work ?
>Can I use it to make my LS a cheap, very slow, PostScript printer for use
Hope this helps!
>with Publish It! Easy ?
>
>Thanks in advance,
 
I (also) am blessed with a non-postscript Personal Laserwriter LS.
To my knowledge, ATM will only help with type one fonts (the ones with
the bitmap and postscript file).  It's main benefit is to keep the text
from getting jagged when enlarged, rotated, etc.
 
Freedom of the Press Lite works with a variety of applications (PhotoShop,
Pagemaker, Freehand, etc).  I bought it to turn my LS into a "cheap,
very slow, PostScript printer".  Some disadvantage (from being slow):
can't work in the background with QuickDraw printers, have to restart with
AppleTalk active in order to generate postscript file, and you have to keep
switching printers back and forth.
 
FOPL is a good buy for a postscript emulator, but you will have to deal with
some nuances.
 
(By the way, I don't think FOPL will improve rotated text at all...I think
that to fix that problem, you will have to improve your fonts; i.e., switch
to type one or truetype fonts.)
 
Hope this helps!
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: craig@ec.uwa.oz.au (Craig Richmond - division)
Subject: Re: disinfectant 3.0????
Keywords: virus
Organization: University of Western Australia
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 09:36:24 GMT

parkyn@fraser.sfu.ca (Dale Parkyn) writes:

>Sorry. Just reviewed previous articles and found that the rumoured 
>virus was 'Aliens4', not 'T4' nor 'T2'. I confused the movie reference...
> 
>If you are able to, try searching old articles for the word 'virus' in
>the subject line. At my site I use 'nn -xmstopicword' to search.

Also have a look at the manual entry on nngrab.  It is a fairly useful
program for those of you unfortunate enough not to be able to read news on
a macintosh.  This includes me :-)

Craig

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From: Glenn Stauffer <stauffer@cc.swarthmore.edu>
Subject: Re: $$$$$$$$$$$$$         WARNING  !!!!!         $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A6C64BE91D024333@mac1.beardsley.swarthmore.edu>
X-Xxdate: Sun, 30 Aug 92 14:56:57 GMT
Organization: Swarthmore College Computing Center
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Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 13:57:28 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.184318.18726@serval.net.wsu.edu> Leonard Hermens -
CS, lhermens@luke.eecs.wsu.edu writes:
>   I HAVE done this, through a US credit card firm.  You simply have to
>   say that the product was defective as advertised and that the company
>   is not willing to negotiate a replacement or a refund.  The credit
>   card company will back the charges off the bill and you will not
>   have to pay until the difficulty is resolved.
>

One caution: On the back of many card contracts, it will state something
like this:

"If you have a problem with the quality of goods or services that you
purchased with a
credit card and you have tried in good faith to correct the problem with
the merchant, you
may not have to pay the remaining amount due on the goods or services. 
You have this protection
only when the purchase price was more than $50 and the purchase was made
in your home state
or within 100 miles of your mailing address."

When I had a similar problem with a mail-order merchant, my bank told me
that they would
charge-back the bill in question, but if it was put through again, there
was nothing
they could do.  Fortunately, the charge-back worked - I don't know where
I would have gone
from there, though the VISA corporation, the attorney general in the
Merchant's state, and
the postal service (if there is reasonable suggestion of fraud and the
USPS was used)
may all be interested.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: cmmiller@iastate.edu (Chad M Miller)
Subject: Re: Word 4 dictionair. to Word 5
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 04:41:45 GMT

I also have a large German dictionary which is for Word 4.0 and I
have no luck getting it to run on Word 5.0.  I would also like
information if it is at all possible to get old dictionaries to run on
Word 5.0.  My email address is cmmiller@iastate.edu.  

Thanks in advance.

Chad
From: king@acpub.duke.edu (King Rhoton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: OIDS
Date: 27 Aug 92 16:43:19 GMT
Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C.


From king Thu Aug 27 12:43:18 1992
To: /afs/acpub/users5/king/.article

Furthermore, the copy protection is only a problem until you register.  At this
point, the company writes you back and supplies the registration code which
will allow you to copy the game to your hard disk (and pretty much dispense with
the master floppy).
King
From: conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (OtakuRoach)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: Knights of the Air & LC w/12"RBG
Date: 4 Sep 92 21:07:03 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories

In article <1992Sep4.173543.26428@access.usask.ca>, dobro@skorpio.usask.ca (Michael Dobrohoczki) writes:
> I am thinking of purchasing Knights of the Air and want to know how (or if)
> it runs on a LC 4/40 with a 12"RBG monitor? Also is it system7 freindly? 
> Sorry if this is a FAQ.

It isn't a FAQ because of the following:  you're the first person to mention
that this game even EXISTS for the Mac.  If I recall correctly, Knights of
the Air is a WWI air combat game from Microprose.  Microprose has a history
of not bringing their flight simulators to the Mac market (only the strategy
games), so it seems unlikely (to me) that it really is a Mac release.  Are
you SURE you were looking at a Mac version of the game?  It wouldn't be the
first time someone puts an MS-DOS game in the wrong rack at the store...

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From: yountm@gtephx.UUCP (Marvin Yount)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Need King's Quest V Help
Keywords: magic word
Date: 31 Aug 92 14:23:21 GMT
Organization: AG Communication Systems, Phoenix, Arizona

A friend of mine has been playing King's Quest V for awhile now, but has
become completely stuck.  She's reached the point that she has to push
the boat into the water (she has plugged the hole, by the way) but
when she tries to push the game asks for a magic word.  Has she missed
something up to this point of the game?  Any hints or outright spoilers
will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
From: aldrich@nosc.mil (Timothy M. Aldrich)
Subject: Bane of the Cosmic Forge...Swap?
Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 22:29:44 GMT

I have a copy of Bane of the Cosmic Forge.  It is fairly new (a few weeks)
and has only been played a few times.  I still have the original books,
boxes, disks, and even registration card.

I am interested in swapping with someone for other fantasy-role-playing
games.  I would really like Might & Magic 2, if it can play under System
7.

Anyone interested?  I will consider swaps for other games, just e-mail me.

- Tim Aldrich
  (aldrich@mycroft.nosc.mil)

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
From: awmin@athena.mit.edu (Art Min)
Subject: Looking for Beta Testers for Card Game
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 14:56:59 GMT

I'm looking for beta testers for a card game that I'm working on.
It's an UNO type game. If you're interested, email me the information
below.

Thanks,

Art Min

By the way - this will be FREEWARE!!!!!

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Name:
Age:
Student (Y/N) :		If so, what school:
Email Address (IMPORTANT) :

What kind of Macintosh do you have:
What system are you running :
How much internal memory do you have:

If you have a modular Mac, what kind of display configuration 
do you have: 

(ex. 2 monitors?, NEC 4FG?, Radius Pivot?, 21" Supermac display? etc...)
 
What kind of user are you: 
(ex. occassional/typical/power <- those kind of generic terms)

How long have you had your Macintosh:

Have you played UNO before (Y/N) :
Are you familiar with the rules (Y/N) :

What is your favorite Mac game:

Comments/Questions:

From: Frank.O'connor@f386.n634.z3.fidonet.org (Frank O'connor)
Sender: acsnet@csource.oz.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Jewel Box & Monitors
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 15:56:21 +1000

"If you run it on a machine which has two (or more) monitors, look around
for one in 8 bit mode before giving up if the main monitor isn't in 8 bit
mode.  It's a real pain to have to use the monitors control panel to
switch the main monitor and reboot just to run Jewelbox (and a few other
games that have the same problem)."

Or use the freeware DepthCharge Extension by Matt Vosbergh .. which allows you
to change monitor pixel depth between B&W and up to 24 bit - on the fly. It's
available in the PD - and a really great idea for those (all of us!) who hate
using the Control Panel.

                                         Regards,

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