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From: aw@camcon.co.uk (Alain Waha)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Sailing Software
Date: 15 Sep 92 13:37:30 GMT
Organization: Cambridge Consultants Ltd., Cambridge, UK

janr@falch.no (Jan Robert Johnsen) writes:


>Since I posted the article in News I've received plenty of messages,
>So it's obvious that there are many people that's interested in sailing-
>related software for the Mac.

stuff deleted...

>MacSea was first developed by some Frenchmen as early as 1984. And have
Mac Sea was developed by Informatique et Mer in Bayone. The main author
is Jean Luc Bernot, most recently associated with the 1991 french Admiral's
Cup Victory

>Tactic-part:
>Shortest and fastest passage to different point in the regatta. It's 
>not always the shortest that's the fastest!
Mac Sea does NOT do tactic: it does strategy and weather routing.  From
the known performance of you boat (speed polar) and the current weather
pattern (large scale) it can predict which couse is best, taking into
account of the movement of the anticyclones etc... and the finishing
line position.  It can also perform sensitivity predictions to determine
how 'risky' one or the other option are.  This is all transatlantic
etc... stuff.  Do not try to use it for sailing in the bay...

A true Tactical program is still needed for the mac.  I explain and Hope!
Most of the skill in high level yacht racing is in 1: predicting what the
weather is doing; 2: knowing the weather condition, which course is best.

To do both those things, you must know you boat performace (speed vs
wind andle and wind speed) and monitor the wind condition.

Doing both those things requires at least a PC.  You must acquire about
30 variables as regularly as possible, store them to get time histories
and update your database of performance.

This information must then be digested to say things like:  you are sailing
at 85% of your best performance for these conditions.  The wind
has been shifting right slowly for the last 5min but it is slowing down
etc...  This helps you, but essentially does not achieve anything you can
do instictively.

Where the computer scores heavily is when you must evaluate tradeoff between 
sailing fast in the wrong direction (following a longer route) or sailing the
direct route slower.  Only a computer can find the correct answer.

Still waiting for one on the mac.
From: ags@seaman.cc.purdue.edu (Dave Seaman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: RAM disk for system 7?
Date: 14 Sep 92 22:09:46 GMT
Organization: Purdue University

In article <1992Sep14.203705.27376@menudo.uh.edu>  
sunnyt@coding.bchs.uh.edu writes:
> 
> Is there a ram disk program like 'Ram Disk+' or a new version of 'Ram  
Disk+'  
> that works with system 7.  

RAM disk support is built in to System 7, at least on some Macintosh  
models. Just open the "Memory" control panel that comes with System 7, and  
it will be there if it is supported on your machine.

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From: minsky@media.mit.edu (Marvin Minsky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Word 5 grammar and spelling compression bug?
Date: 15 Sep 92 04:09:02 GMT
Organization: MIT Media Laboratory


Thanks again for several suggestions about apparent superclock 3.9.1 crashes.
Yes, 3.9.1 is innocent The bug went away when I reloaded the system.

But, later Norton 2.0 told me that I had a "link" type error because
the Word 5.0 Command "U.S. English Dictionary had gotten overlapped
with Desktop DB and DF.  Perhaps this caussd the bug.  Anyway, there
seems to be something gravely wrong with how MS compresses that
command and also the U.S. English Grammar command.  The problem is
that Disk Doubler gets confused by them -- and although there is an
error warning, evidently something gets copied into a wrong place.

By the way, Word 5's Spelling system is really good!  It almost always
guesses right.  Word 4's version was worse than our early 1970s
Stanford "Spell" program.  And the Grammar command (attributed to
Haughton Mifflin) isn't bad either.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: lpeck@ryptyde.cts.com (Larry Peck)
Subject: Re: ZTerm 0.9 and Quadra 950 problem
Organization: Ryptyde TimeSharing, San Diego, CA
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 06:30:43 GMT

Paul.Conaway@p22.f20.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Paul Conaway) writes:

> 
>Mike, I have an Si and I had few problems after I deleted the folder that my
>downloads were going to and I'm pretty sure that this is what to me. To fix it
>I recreated the folder again. My suggestion would be to create a download
>folder and then use zterm to make that folder the folder your files download
>to. I hope this isn't too vague. 
I too had this problem on my SI, but I figured out the problem is even simpler
than you describe:  the zmodem transfer bombs because no folder is defined at
all!  All you have to do is make sure <<some>> place is specified under
SETTINGS:Receive folder and it should work 4.0  :)

Larry
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From: chavey@jalapeno.cs.wisc.edu (Darrah Chavey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Word 4 select all?
Date: 5 Sep 92 06:42:40 GMT
Organization: Beloit College, Beloit, Wisc.

In article <1992Sep4.142015.12078@linus.mitre.org> cbp@ladyday.mitre.org (Cynthia B. Phillips) writes:
>
>Most word processors have a select all command, which is very useful
>for changing elements of a document once it is already written.
>
>Is there any way to do this in Word 4?  
>
>Cynthia Phillips

Select Full Menus from the Edit Menu. Select Commands. You now see the full
list of available commands (pretty long). Type S to get down to the commands
starting with S, scroll to "Select Whole Document". Now either assign a 
command key equivalent to this command (I use Command-Shift-A), or else
click the "Add" button to add it to one of your menus so you can get to it
easily. For some reason, Microsoft thinks it should be added to the 
"Document" menu; I prefer to put it in the "Edit" menu, and you can change
that default by clicking the Pull-down menu that will then say "Document".

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: leonardr@netcom.com (Leonard Rosenthol)
Subject: Re: Archiving
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 16:08:32 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

In article <3159@ariel.its.unimelb.EDU.AU> pdp@ariel.its.unimelb.EDU.AU (Paul Douglas Page) writes:
>I am looking for a file management tool like Xtree Pro for the Mac.
>
>The task is to be able to search a hard disk for a group of files in different
>directories, by date, type etc. And have them presented as a list that you
>can highlite the files you want, click a button and they are automatically
>archived off to another volume and the originals removed from the hard disk
>to free up space.
>
	You might want to look into either DupLocator (Midnight Software)
or Magnet (??) which provide the capabilities that yo uare looking for
as well as many others - in fact they can even make a StuffIt archive out 
of the chosen files (which may have been selected based on common criteria).


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From: jcpearso@ps.ucl.ac.uk (James Pearson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.wanted,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Reading Exabyte tapes created on a Sun
Date: 9 Sep 92 15:12:21 GMT
Organization: Photogrammetry and Surveying, UCL

Does anyone know of a Mac application that can read Exabyte tapes
created on a Sun in any of the Unix archive formats (tar, cpio etc)?

Or, is there a Unix application that can write files to Exabyte in a
a "known" Mac archive format?

[Sorry if this is a "repeat posting", but I'm not sure if it got through
last time]

Many Thanks

James Pearson
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From: jms@informix.com (Jack Stephens)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: House Designer/Floorplan software ?
Date: 8 Sep 92 22:56:04 GMT
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

I found a great program for the PC that lets me play with house designs,
room layouts and so forth; now I'm looking for a similar app for the
Mac...any helpful leads ??

Thanks!!

Jack
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: mzajac@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Michael Stephen Zajac)
Subject: Filemaker Pro bombs in system 7 - *solved*
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 19:41:11 GMT

Thank you those that responded.  I was very happy to have a Claris
developer reply and give me a suggestion that solved the problem.
Now THAT'S what I call customer support!  Thank you Brian.

It seems that Claris applications use the Claris folder to store images
of system fonts to display in menus.  For some reason both Filemaker Pro
and MacWrite II choked on an old bitmap font that was installed.  After
dumping the font everything works fine.

Michael Zajac
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: b78261@venus.cap.mmc.com (Kevin Brislin)
Subject: Freeware Screen Saver
Organization: Martin Marietta
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 17:42:39 GMT

I am looking for a freeware screen saver for our Macs. Everything I run
across seems to be shareware. Any suggestions, anyone? Please?

Kevin
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: killalea@unix2.tcd.ie (Tom Killalea)
Subject: Classic II with MC68882 crashes in Passage, Igor
Organization: Trinity College, Dublin
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 16:30:46 GMT

Just put a maths coprocessor in a classic II and now it crashes when I
run a function in Passage (v F.00) and also in WaveMetrics Igor (v
1.24).  There was no problem before the maths chip went in, and these
applications also run fine on an ordinary classic and an SE/30.

System Details: Classic II 
		System 7.0.1
		10MB RAM
		32 bit addressing turned off.

Replies by email would be greatly appreciated; I'll summarise if
necessary.

Tom.
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From: mlobbia@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Kaneda)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: 12" to 13" Extension?
Date: 11 Sep 92 03:50:43 GMT

Does anyone know if an extension/application/anything exists that allows
users with Apple 12" monitors to "fool" programs into thinking they have
a 13" monitor?  

If anyone can help, please let me know the name of the program and where
I can find it (if possible).  I'm interesed in both freeware/shareware and 
commercial programs.
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From: dauter@terminator.cc.umich.edu (Michael Dautermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: BlitzMail ?
Summary: not outside of Dartmouth...
Keywords: nope, noway, nah
Date: 10 Sep 92 05:45:46 GMT
Expires: Sun, 1 Nov 1992 05:00:00 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Distribution: na
Organization: We're from the government, ma'am

In article <1992Sep9.210630.17541@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> sgrenander@NASAMAIL.JPL.NASA.GOV (Sven Grenander) writes:
>At the suggestion of an earlier poster in this forum I downloaded a
>copy of BlitzMail from the Dartmouth ftp site. It does indeed look
>interesting, but the ftp version doesn't have what is needed to set
>up a server (or whatever keeps addresses and passwords). Thus I
>never got past the "enter name & password" dialog.
>
>Does anyone have an e-mail address for the Dartmouth folks who
>implemented this potentially nice application ? 


somebody uploaded a copy of Blitzmail to mac.archive.  It turns out
that Blitzmail was programmed solely for Dartmouth and when I asked
"postmaster@dartmouth.edu", I got a response that it was only put
up on the a Dartmouth FTP site to allow Dartmouth students to check
their mail when they are at home/away from school.


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From: Glen.Stewart@f175.n2240.z1.ieee.org (Glen Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: RE: Hermes 2.0, Hardware Handshaking, and a Mac Classic -- HELP!!!!
Date: 28 Aug 92 15:05:20 GMT
Article-I.D.: zeus.15871.2AA69A6F
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2240/175 - The Associati, Grand Blanc MI

What you want is not possible with Hermes.  Frank is using the CTS line to
detect a ring on the modem.  His rationale is simple - don't trust the
auto-=answer feature of the modem, because the BBS may go down and leave the
modem answering calls and costing users money.

I understand that Second Sight 2.x has a HWHS feature built in now, but think
I've heard something about difficulty on the older Macs (68000 based).  You
should look into that anyway, if you can afford SS.

I have no details on FristClass BBS.  DOn't know how it handles the modem - I
just know it has a terrible command-line interface for users who don't have
their software.

Sorry I couldn't be more help.


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From: ah190@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Stuart Pearl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Marching Band Software needed
Date: 7 Sep 1992 13:02:18 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc10.ins.cwru.edu


A friend of my who owns a MAC is a also a music teacher by profession -
this involves him in his school's marching band and the creation of
half time shows.

Someone told me a while back that there's an application for the MAC
that will display marching band formations on screen.  It also has
the flexibility to allow creation of your own custom shows.  Does
anyone have any information on this?  Thanks in advance.

-stu
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: amir@molino (Amir Bakhtiar)
Subject: Need advice on sw for stage design
Reply-To: amir@is.morgan.com
Organization: Morgan Stanley & Company, Inc.
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 18:45:44 GMT


A friend of mine is a set designer/builder. She needs some software to
help her in the design/drafting/costing process. Are there any apps that
seem relevant? 

I've seen ads for interior desing apps. Does anyone have experience of
these apps?

Are there any apps that will do cost estimates based on the amount of a
material used in a design?

Also the ability to generate 3d views of a design would be useful.

Thanks in advance,
--Amir
From: jess@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Jess M Holle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: TopSoft's mailing lists
Date: 9 Sep 92 22:34:53 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

I wish to get on the mailing lists for TopSoft's projects.  I am interested
in MAJOR developments on both the compiler project and the FilterTop project.

I was on the FilterTop project mailing list, but I had to get myself off of
it for the summer so as not to store ridiculous amounts of mail over the
summer.

Anyway... (I ramble) I would be most greatful to anyone who could direct me
to these mailing lists.  I would also greatly appreciate a general update
on the state of TopSoft and its projects.

Thanks,

Jess Holle
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: kemper@millelac.rhrk.uni-kl.de (Michael Kemper [Informatik])
Subject: Re: disinfectant 3.0????
Keywords: virus
Reply-To: kemper@millelac.rhrk.uni-kl.de (Michael Kemper [Informatik])
Organization: University of Kaiserslautern (Germany)
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 10:48:46 GMT

I think a new version has to be numbered 2.10, hasn't it? Only if there
were new features, I would increase the first digit.

Just my opinion....


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From: butscher@helios.physics.utoronto.ca (Adrian Butscher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: MS Word
Date: 8 Sep 92 14:43:29 GMT
Organization: University of Toronto Physics/Astronomy/CITA

Is it me, or does MS Word 5.0 display fonts a little strangely?  Let me be 
specific.  When I open a new document, I use Palatino as default font (this
problem happens with a lot of other fonts as well).  Word seems to space letters
badly.  The e will be too close to the a, leaving a big gap on the other side 
of the e, for instance.  When I view documents converted from MS Word 4, this
doesn't happen.  Could someone out there reply to me about this problem - it's
pretty annoying?

Thanks.

Adrian
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,sci.math.stat
From: proth@sparc3.cs.uiuc.edu (Philip Roth)
Subject: Re: Mac statistics package
Summary: Bad spec in previous post
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 22:27:25 GMT

With apologies for the lack of complete specifications
in my last post,  here's what I need:

A library of FORTRAN-callable subprograms, which can
be used on the Mac.  

I've been warned that SAS is very large, and maybe
inappropriate for a beginning class.  Any ( other )
suggestions?

Phil Roth
proth@cs.uiuc.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: max@eskimo.celestial.com (Max Pinton)
Subject: Ofoto problems
Organization: -> ESKIMO NORTH (206) For-Ever <-
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 02:20:13 GMT

	At least, I think this is an Ofoto problem, as opposed to a SCSI
problem. I just got a OneScanner with Ofoto 1.1, and about a third of the
time, when I scan, I get an "Internal scanner malfunction, contact your
authorized Apple dealer." error.

	The bizzare thing is that OmniPage 2.1 works without a problem.

	Any help would be appreciated ... incidentaly, I'm running System
7.0.1 on an Mobius 030 SE with 16 megs and Virtual Compact.

	Thanks!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: resnick@cogsci.uiuc.edu (Pete Resnick)
Subject: Re: Renumbering Disinfectant?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 18:56:08 GMT

gleeson@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Red Mountain) writes:

>And what does Apple think will happen when the version number for an
>application gets to 9.9?

The first number can go way past 9. It's the second number that can't.

pr
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From: DOBENSON@ua1vm.ua.edu (Joe Demon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Freeware Screen Saver (AutoIdle)
Date: 14 Sep 92 16:00:26 GMT
Organization: The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

In article <1992Sep10.034446.15868@samba.oit.unc.edu>
Rick.Igou@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Rick Igou) writes:
 
>Try AutoIdle. It's *absolutely* free, takes a miniscule amount of memory,
>and is elegantly simple.
>
>It's at ftp.apple.com -- exactly where I can't remember, but it's there.
>
>- Rick Igou
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   Yow! Be careful with AutoIdle. I tried it this weekend on a Mac 512
w/System 4.1 and it destroyed the System disk. I tried it on my Mac SE
with System 6.07, and it locked up the computer in a bad way. I still
have not figured out what is wrong (probably an init incompatibility),
but I have gone back to Morie (sp?).
 
 
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From: vanover@bcsaic.boeing.com (Jann VanOver)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Not all in Word 4 select
Date: 9 Sep 92 23:49:09 GMT
Organization: Boeing Computer Services AI Center, Seattle

In article <1992Sep7.094252.8691@vax.oxford.ac.uk> banks@vax.oxford.ac.uk writes:
>Various people have suggested command+option m or the cursor to the
>far left of the screen as the way to perform 'select all' in  Word 4.
>A word of warning, however: Microsoft have a very particular use of
>the word 'all', which *excludes* footnotes, page numbers and - I
                                  ^^^^^^^^^
Not True!  If you select text with footnote markers in it, copy, and
paste to another Word document, the footnotes are pasted with it.

>think - headers and footers (you have to open the windows for these
>and then use your preferred 'select all' command again).

  Also not true.  Headers, footers and page numbers are all part of the
section formatting.  As long as you get the "section Break" you will get
these too.

Now - if your intent is to copy and paste into a plain text file - or
some other application, your assertions may be true - I haven't tried
this!

My 2 cents
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