HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: eriks@lin.foa.se (Erik Svensson FOA2)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Microsoft Installer ate my System
Date: 29 Dec 92 15:23:50 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: FOA, Linkoping, Sweden

ngse18@castle.ed.ac.uk (J R Evans) writes:


>	SetFlameTarget(Microsoft);
>	theFlame = BeginFlame();

>Why do Microsoft believe that because I've bought one of their software
>items, they can do whatever they like to the system file on my hard disk? 
>[No, buying up a third-rate jumble of assorted I/O routines and passing
>them off to the world as an operating system is not adequate reason.]

>So what have Microsoft done to annoy me?

>After taking the better part of an hour's worth of disk shuffling and
>decompaction, I get a message from Gatekeeper to say that MS Word
>Installer is trying to screw around with the System file, and when I
>restart, I find that all my network resources are irretrievably 
>damaged!  Two hours' worth of repair attempts failed, and I had to
>come back to a complete reinstall job this morning (which is why I've
>got the time on my hands now, to be posting messages on Usenet).

I had almost exactly the same problem except that I had removed the virus
protection. It f***d up my system something fierce, and I had to re-install.
Then, after installing word that /&%#&/% equation editor wouldn't work.
Quick call to Major Sh*t and got an obnoxious girl on the line who accused
me of various misdeeds, and then rounded off with "Yes, we're aware of the
problem. I'll send you a new eq. editor." Why didn't they send it out in the
first place?

What's the MS installer doing in the system anyway? Anybody know?

grumpily

--
Erik Svensson			Research Officer
Guided Weapons Division		National Defense Research Establishment (FOA)
Stockholm			Sweden

net.address: 	eriks@fenix.lin.foa.se

"Another casualty of applied meta-physics!" -- Hobbes
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: root@lagrange ()
Subject: multiple monitor questions
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 04:29:18 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins

Hi,
Does there exist extensions, control panels or applications that will allow: 
1) the menu bar to appear on all monitors simultaneously instead of just one.
2) an application to open to a desired monitor, ie, Pagemaker always opens 
   documents to monitor 2 and Word always opens to monitor 1.   
Thanks for any info,

John Arvidson
arvidson@lagrange.math.colostate.edu
From: stevec@apple.com (Steve Christensen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Where is Mountimage 1.2b2 or final
Date: 23 Dec 92 18:47:22 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.

Michael Dautermann, myke@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu writes:
>bauer@informatik.uni-ulm.de (Christian Bauer) writes:
>>Having heart that there is Mountimage 1.2b2 I'd like
>>to know where to obtain this.
>
>/mac/system.extensions/cdev/mountimage1.2b1.hqx
>  15      5/5/91    BinHex4.0
>
>   Allows DiskImage files (created by Apple's Disk Copy Utility) to
>   be mounted like read-only disks (as  opposed to copying to new
>   disks).   
>  
>I'm not sure if there is a more recent version.  

I'm now working on a new release of MountImage that should fix the
known bugs (like sporatic file corruption some people have seen).
When it's done, I'll post it to the net...

steve
From: miles@emx.cc.utexas.edu (Miles Abernathy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Wanted: Function key emulator
Date: 2 Jan 93 03:44:42 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Texas
X-UserAgent: Nuntius v1.1.1d10
X-XXMessage-ID: <A76A6BC6F701CC84@slip-132.ots.utexas.edu>
X-XXDate: Fri, 1 Jan 93 21:44:38 GMT

I believe that infomacv10-310.txt (which I downloaded today from sumex)
has information on F key emulation software. I remember wondering why
anyone would want the F keys to work...now I understand.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
  _     Miles Abernathy, N5KOB        =
 | |__  miles@emx.cc.utexas.edu       =
_|    | POB 7580, Austin TX 78713     =
\  * /  University of Texas @ Austin  =
  \/    tel. (512) 471-6521           =
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
From: cook@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Steve Cook)
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 21:19:18 GMT
Subject: Backup onto hard disc
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Loveland, CO
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps

I have installed a 120 MByte internal disc in series with my old 40
MBtye disc in my Mac II.  I would like to back up all my user files on
a regular basis on the 40 MByte disc.  Is there backup software which
lets me backup onto a hard disc instead of just floppies or tape?
From: 00bwanderson@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: HELP! how 2 recover StuffIt Pword????
Date: 30 Dec 92 23:48:55 GMT
Organization: Ball State University, Muncie, In - Univ. Computing Svc's

Here's a question for all you breakers out there-is there a way to recover a
password for a StuffIt deluxe archive?  I've got some vital stuff locked away
in an archive here, and I can't unlock it!  Aaaaargh!  It's pretty important
stuff, which I need for the coming semester.  Slap me in the face for not
having an unprotected backup, but there it is...

Anyone know how to either...

a: remove passwording via ResEdit or MacSnoop (Mr Rosenthal?)
or
b: recover the password using ResEdit or MacSnoop

Please help!!!!

Bruce
Lab Manager, Department of Journalism, Ball State University
-- 
.sig?  We don' need no steenkin' .sig!

Bruce Anderson: A tradition of Chaos and Disorder since 1967
spock@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (unix)	00bwanderson@bsu-ucs.uucp (VAX)
Don't look at me in that tone of voice!  BSU disclaims me, and I disclaim them.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: cramer@world.std.com (William D Cramer)
Subject: Re: rot13 Decoder for Mac?
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 23:25:25 GMT

stefan@stefan.spn.com writes:
: > >Does anyone out there in Greater Netland have or know of a rot13 
: decoder
: > >for the Mac? Decoding those offensive jokes in rec.humor.funny with
: > >pencil and paper gets old pretty fast.
: > 
: > NewsWatcher has a ROT13 command to en/decode the article you're
: > reading on the fly.
: and so has rnMac, a shareware program by roy wood.

Ditto TheNews.

Bill Cramer

251 West Central Street, Suite 142      | "You can buy better, 
Natick, MA 01760 USA                    |    but you just can't pay more."
Internet: cramer@world.std.com          |        
CIS: 70322,3412                         |

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: grandoni@iei.pi.cnr.it (Fabrizio Grandoni)
Subject: Claris CAD doesn't love IIfx
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: IEI-CNR
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 12:09:24 GMT

I tried Claris CAD 2.0 on my macIIfx, finding a strange behaviour: it
refuses to open more than one (1!) document. Just to test if the program
were corrupted, I tried it on some SE30 in my dept.: it works as it should.
Then I tried running it on another IIfx: same result as on mine. With a
document already open, whether trying to use the OPEN command on another
document, or to use the NEW file menu command makes me obtain the warning
"Sorry, there is not enough memory  available to open another document".
This is independent of the memory size set for the application (I set it to
over 2000 KB), as well as of the system configuration: after first trials
on sys 7 (even disabling all added extensions) I run the beast under sys
6.0.8, obtaining exactly the same results. My mac was originally a IIx,
where, in a few occasions, I ran ClarisCAD 1.0v5 without problems; then I
"upgraded" to fx, getting this surprise.
Final note: even ClarisCAD 1.0v5 now lets me open only one document ...
Any comment?
Thanks,

                    fab

______________________________________________________________________
fabrizio grandoni                     Internet: grandoni@iei.pi.cnr.it     
             
IEI-CNR                                    
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: cw21219@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Crying Freeman)
Subject: Where can I find Apple File Exchange?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 04:22:22 GMT

Is there a site where I can get Apple File Exchange?

I'm assuming this is freeware?
-- 
 Kenneth C. Wang	| University Of Illinois Champaign-Urbana	
 			| Internet: c-wang@uiuc.edu
Organization: TECHNION - Israel Institute of Technology.
Date: Thursday, 24 Dec 1992 11:48:09 IST
From: mika yuval <RPRMIKA@TECHNION.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: HP ploter drivers

I need Drivers fr various HP plotters to plot experimental data via Mac
applications like MacDraw, Cricket Graph, Kaleidagraph and others. Are
there such drivers available anywhere by ftp?
dd








Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: jonathan@hermes.bc.edu (Jonathan A. Duke)
Subject: Re: Stuffit Deluxe and Stuffit Expander
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Boston College
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 15:37:06 GMT

In article <211292154322@bucknell.edu>, Lewisburg, Pa. (Bill Erdley) wrote:
> 
> 		I currently have Stuffit Deluxe 2.0 up and running.  I have downloaded
> Stuffit Expander 3.0 and managed to get it up and running.  Then I
> downloaded the Stuffit Deluxe 3.0.3 updater.  I put the files together
> (from the multi part post), but when I tried to Expand it,  I get a request
> for a password.  Did I miss something?  (Something other than the password,
> that is) 

You just double click on the Deluxe 3.0.3 updater to get it to work.  You
dont need to expand it, it will do the update and expansion itself.

BTW, you do need Stuffit Deluxe 3.0.x in order to use the 3.0.3 updater. 
To get 3.0.x, contact Aladdin Systems, as it is not a free update.

Jon
Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.apps:18866 comp.sys.mac.programmer:20147
From: greg@zaphod.uchicago.edu (Greg Kuperberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Looking for simple, fixed-width text editor
Date: 21 Dec 92 16:58:48 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Mathematics, U. of Chicago

As a Mac programmer I lament the absence of a simple text editor, or
perhaps it should be called a TEXT editor in this case.  It doesn't
have to be vi or Emacs; in fact I like the general Mac-style editor
interface.  TeachText is almost good enough, except for two problems:

o It doesn't use Monaco or some other fixed-width font.
o It has no Find/Replace dialog.

What I do in practice is use Tex's or Think C's editor.  Unfortunately
both of these editors come with some amount of extra baggage to handle
text and code compilation, respectively, and they make files with their
own funny icons.  Also, I was thinking of trying to hack TeachText to
use Monaco, but its use of Geneva seems to be hard-wired.

Does anyone know of a simple, convenient, free, conforming editor for
the Mac?

Please send a copy of your reply by mail.  Thanks.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: hwa@fassm.jhuapl.edu (Hani W. Akhras)
Subject: Be Heirarchic Question
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Johns Hopkins University 
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 14:30:19 GMT

I have a PB 160 running 7.1 and I have noticed that when Be Heiarchic is
installed, it takes much much longer to boot up the computer. After all the
extensions are loaded, you can hear the hard drive spinning for about 20
seconds. Is this normal?

____________________
hani w akhras
hwa@fassm.jhuapl.edu
From: triantos@netcom.Netcom.COM (Nick B Triantos)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Claris CAD doesn't love IIfx
Date: 28 Dec 92 21:07:31 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Service

Are you running ClarisCAD 2.0.3?  If not, you should contact your Claris
dealer for an update...

-Nick "At least I don't need a SoundBlaster to play nice music" Triantos

I may work in Claris Technical Support, but not when I'm logged in on
the Internet... 
From: Rick.Zeman@p943.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Rick Zeman)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Word tab settings
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 13:36:17 -0500

On 12/23/92, Stan Horwitz was heard to say regarding "Word tab settings:" 

  SH> From: STAN@VM.TEMPLE.EDU (Stan Horwitz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
  SH> Organization: Temple University - Computer Services
  SH> 
  SH> I am writing a technical document in outline form using Word 5.1 on a
  SH> Mac IIci. What I want to do is indent the various sections of the
  SH> document like this:
  SH> 
  [...]

  SH> I want to set up the entire document so that indents will be placed
  SH> every .75 inch along the ruler. I see who to make an index for a
  SH> particular paragraph, but how do I set up the document so that every
  SH> paragraph can be indented to the nearest .75" just by pressing the
  SH> tab. I tried moving the indent marker by hand, but it just moves. I
  SH> really want to copy the marker. This way, I won't need to set up each
  SH> individual paragraphy or use styles.
  SH> 
      Just go to Format->Document and set the default tab stops to 0.75.  Easy.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: rrgd50@email.sps.mot.com (Chris Terwilliger)
Subject: TeachText font
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Motorola
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 19:55:23 GMT

I know I've seen this before, but can't find my reference to it.
How do you change the default font in TeachText?????


* Chris Terwilliger, KB7PPT                rrgd50@email.sps.mot.com *
* Motorola                        "And now, the sequence of events, *
* 2100 E. Elliot Rd. EL374         in no particular order."         *
* Tempe, AZ  85284                                     - Dan Rather *
From: rivero@cc.unizar.es (Alejandro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Duplicating Coppy Protected Floppies
Date: 29 Dec 92 13:36:49 GMT
Organization: ftuz
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A7661261FB059318@m14724.unizar.es>
X-Xxdate: Tue, 29 Dec 92 14:34:09 GMT
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12

In article <1992Dec13.171849.16892@cis.ohio-state.edu> timothy dwight
fullerton, fullerto@mostaccioli.cis.ohio-state.edu writes:
>	While I have usually had great luck with copy II mac, and even better
>with MacBackup, the write protection scheme in Opcode products is just too
>good. In other words, after considerable effort, I have never been able to 
>back them up. If you find something which can do it, PLEASE let me know.

Yeah, Copy II and MacBackup were god boys, but with the old disk unit.
As we have changed from 400 to 800 and form 800 to HD I think we have lost
control on the disk unit, so perhaps a special disk unit is needed to duplicate
the disk. Or a really updated version of MacBackup or Copy II.

I have observer that here in the university the "bad guys" are actually using
less of CopyII/macBackup and more of TMON and Fkeys.
From: chavey@jalapeno.cs.wisc.edu (Darrah Chavey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Installing MAC-SW on a server
Date: 31 Dec 92 21:16:50 GMT
Organization: Beloit College, Beloit, Wisc.

In article <rtmd30-301292232456@220.1.50.175> rtmd30@email.sps.mot.com (Greg Ferguson) writes:
>In article <1992Dec30.163458.23838@wega.rz.uni-ulm.de>,
>GOLD@rzmain.rz.uni-ulm.de (Gold Michael) wrote:
>> 
>[stuff deleted]
>> What I am thinking of is a kind of launching program, which, when called,
>> checks all existing versions of a program on the fileserver weather it is
>> already in use (e.g. by supressing the error message and evaluating some
>> kind of return code) and then ending in starting the application program or
>> in giving a message (e.g. which user(s) are working with that program).
>
>Sassafras Software makes a program called KeyServer. It's been rated well
>and is in use at many universities. I think that Apple uses it in their
>software library. You can probably find the address in a MacUser in the
>MiniFinder section or in RedGate on AppleLink.
>

We've been using it for some time and find it great.
Email address is:  sassafras@dartmouth.edu
Physical address is:  Sassafras Software
                      Box 150
                      Hanover, NH  03755

-- 
--Darrah Chavey                  Department of Math & Computer Science
  chavey@beloit.edu              Beloit College, Beloit, Wisc.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: siegman@EE.Stanford.EDU (Anthony E. Siegman)
Subject: Macintosh Draw Program With Editable Coordinates?
Organization: Stanford University
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 01:46:27 GMT

   Are there any not-too-expensive drawing programs for the Macintosh
that permit direct numerical editing of points or coordinates (i.e.,
line vertices), and possibly other parameters, as _text_ (i.e., as
numbers in a table or array)?  -- and possibly the import of number
pairs in tabular form and their conversion to line segments or
polynomial objects?

   [Maybe even the ability to edit numerically the center point,
radius, and arc limits of a circular arc?]

   I know that MacDraw II can _measure_ or display lengths or
coordinate values; but I'm not aware of any program like MacDraw or
SuperPaint that permits one to edit such values numerically.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: Tony Huang <tonyh@msc.cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: Latest ATM?
X-Xxdate: Tue, 22 Dec 92 21: 10:18 GMT
Nntp-Posting-User: tth1@cornell.edu
Organization: Cornell University
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d7
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 19:06:27 GMT

In article <1h5mteINN2t0@anthrax.solbourne.com> William Kucharski,
kucharsk@solbourne.com writes:
>"SuperATM" will be able to
>synthesize more or less "FPO" versions of various fonts based on some
type
>of outline database and won't be available until (I believe) mid-1993.

Adobe is shipping SuperATM this week! It will be available at your
favorite
mail order places around New Year.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all netters.

Tony Huang
tonyh@msc.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: scasburn@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Steven M Casburn)
Subject: What's Special about Super ATM?
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 14:48:27 GMT

     There seems to be a lot of anticipation on the net about Super ATM. Could 
someone post about what the advantages of the new program will be? I'd never 
heard of it before today (I just got back from vacation, and am going thru a 
lot of old posts).
     Thanks!

                                        Steve
|
-- 
    Steve Casburn (scasburn@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
    They gave me differential calculus, and I said "Hit me again"
    So they gave me integral calculus, and I said "Hit me again"
    Now I have vector calculus, and...I'm starting to lose consciousness...
From: marglin@stein.u.washington.edu (Stephen Marglin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: White Knight 11.13
Date: 27 Dec 92 01:59:31 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Dec27.015931.12796
Organization: University of Washington

Could some kind soul direct me to the WK 11.12-.13 updater. I am currently
running 11.12, and I noticed that Sumex only had the 11.14 updater.

Many thanks for the help!
From: cjr1@pacs.pha.pa.us ( Christopher Rooney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Where is Tactic Software?
Date: 29 Dec 92 23:42:26 GMT
Organization: Philadelphia Area Computer Society

Quoth jonathan@hermes.bc.edu (Jonathan A. Duke) in article <1992Dec28.133654.12277@bcnews.bc.edu>:
-> >  nu> Does anyone know where Tactic Software, makers of nuBase Pro, have
-> >  nu> gone? We tried to get in touch with them at the phone number given

The number for NewEra/Tactic is now (407) 832-6691.  They had to relocate
after hurricane Andrew pretty much wiped out their offices.

-> >Tactics was founded by someone who left OLDUVAI. This summer the company
-> was
-> >acquired by OLDUVAI, who is now marketing Masterfinder, etc.
-> Just FYI, Tactic Software isn't the developer of nuBase Pro.  I believe
-> the 
-> developer is New Era Software, based in Tallahassee, Florida.

OK, this stuff confused me too, especially after I placed an order for the
upgrade to the latest version of nuBASE with New Era and was charged for the
order by Tactic!  This is the story from Dean Meyers, himself:  Olduvai
bought out all products marketed/made by Tactic, but they did not buy the
company itself.  New Era came in and bought Tactic, the company (the equity,
the name, etc.) and was in the process of merging the two entities when the
hurricane struck, so I'm not sure if they're known as New Era or Tactic
Software now.


-- 
CJR.  cboard!lights!cjr@penelope.oswego.edu  -or-  cjr1@pacs.pha.pa.us
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   "Hey, don't try to out-weird me--I get stranger 
     things than you in my breakfast cereal!"    --ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Wanted info on TimesTwo???
From: bfoulk@vax1.umkc.edu
Date: 28 Dec 92 17:19:42 CST
Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City
NNTP-Posting-Host: vax1.umkc.edu

Has anybody had any experience w/a program called TimesTwo?  I saw it in Feb.'s
MacUser, it was suppose to be one of the MacUser's 1992 best product finalist. 
Its suppose to double your hard drive space without stuffing/unstuffing any
files. it.  Its made by "Golden Triange".  Has anybody had any good/bad
experiences with it?  Thanks for any information you can give me.


 \\_////
  _   _		Bernie Foulk
'[X]-[X]'   Internet Addr: BFoulk@vax1.umkc.edu
  ( U )	      Bitnet Addr: BFoulk@umkcvax1
   ___
From: brian@cirrus.com (Brian Feinberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Stuffit Expander only watches disk it's on?
Keywords: stuffit compression aladdin
Date: 23 Dec 92 00:57:55 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Cirrus Logic Inc.

In <1992Dec21.161519.5621@netcom.com> leonardr@netcom.com (Leonard Rosenthol) writes:

>In article <=kr20w#@rpi.edu> deweeset@ptolemy3.rdrc.rpi.edu (Thomas E. DeWeese) writes:
>>  One other little thing.  The Watch Folder is worthless for my useage.  I 
>>normally download files with a modem, thus it takes a significant amount of
>>time to down load the files.  Downline
>>unlike Stuffit Expander it will wait until the file is compleatly down 
>>loaded before it tries to decompress it.  Obviously Stuffit Expander has 
>>a hard time uncompressing 1/3 of a file.  
>>
>	This problem is fixed in the 3.0.1 (about to be released) version of
>StuffIt Expandaer.  My apologies for the inconvience.

One other point - I have found the uncompressing the file on sumex
app/easy-view-22.hqx results in an incorrect output file. Actually, what I did
was convert the .hqx file on the unix machine, using mcvert, and dowloaded that.
When I use Stuffit Expander, I get a non-runnable application file (no icon,
strange error dialog when I attempt to run it), when I used Compact Pro
to uncompress it there was no problem. Note that there was no error message
uncompressing it with Stuffit Expander, the result just didn't work.
>-- 
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