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Info-Mac Digest             Mon, 14 Sep 92       Volume 10 : Issue 221

Today's Topics:

      [!] Performa PR from Apple
      [*] 3D Tic-Tac-Toe 1.0.5
      [*] Battleship 1.1.2
      [*] Black Box 1.2.1
      [*] Cap'n Magneto (by request)
      [*] GIFConverter 2.3b2 part 01/14
      [*] MacTurnover 1.2.1
      [*] Mazer 3.2.2
      [*] rectri.qtm
      [*] TacTickle 1.0.3
      [*] Teacher's Grading Program
      _Dream Team_ (C)
      Apple 13inch colour monitor
      Apple 13 inch monitors turning themselves off
      Apple marketing in Europe ... (C)
      B.A.D. init-how reliable is the verify
      Burping modem
      Classic II-is 10 MB the max RAM available?
      Epson drivers available?
      error detection/correction for big files?
      Expensive Computers (everywhere)
      FileGuard and Sam (R)
      Finding a SuperDrive Upgrade for a Mac II (Q)
      Grouch-stand alone version-anyone have it?
      Hard disk name frozen problem (Q)
      Installing RAM in a Quadra 700
      Keyboards for foreing languages
      Kolor and Sys 7 (A)
      LaserWriter IINT and Greyscale (Q)
      Mac -> Unix -> PS-Printer  problem [Q]
      Mac to video (Q)
      Maple for the Mac (A)
      On Location intermittent crashes under System 7?
      Opening DAs under Multi-Finder
      PERFORA 200, 400, MONITOR (2 msgs)
      plugging in a lot in my mac
      Shareware and freeware
      Shareware books
      sound digitizers
      Sound Request
      Speedy Finder Obligations
      Supra v.32bis modem
      Syquest 88 carts, reliability
      to be answered
      Truetype Laserwriter fonts (2 msgs)
      TT LaserWriter fonts +
      What's the best hardware for Photoshop?

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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 10:45:42 PDT
From: Bill Lipa <lipa@camis.stanford.edu>
Subject: [!] Performa PR from Apple

[Downloaded from AppleLink.]


Apple Launches Macintosh Performa Line

New Family of Computers Designed for Families;
Features Apple's First Macintosh with Built-in CD-ROM Option


NEW YORK, New York--September 14, 1992--Apple Computer, Inc. today
introduced a new family of Macintosh computers targeting the consumer
marketplace.  Initially available only in the U.S., the new Apple
Macintosh Performa series of computers is designed to reach first-
time buyers and new users in the home, offering specific solutions
for families with school-age children.
    Based on some of Apple's most popular Macintosh industrial designs
and configurations, the Performa family consists of three models: the
Macintosh Performa 200, Macintosh Performa 400, Macintosh Performa
600 and Macintosh Performa 600 CD.  The Performa 600 CD is Apple's
first Macintosh with an internal CD-ROM drive.  In addition to
reading many formats of CD-ROM discs and playing audio discs, the CD-
ROM drive also supports Kodak's Photo CD technology.
    Every Macintosh Performa includes enhanced system software, pre-
loaded applications, one year of service and support, and will be
distributed in nearly 2,000 consumer retail outlets nationwide.
    "Research suggests more than half of the families in our target
market have not yet found a computer solution compelling and flexible
enough to meet their needs at home, though many have used a computer
either at work or at school," said Keith Fox, vice president of Consumer
Markets for
Apple USA.  "With the needs of those customers in mind, we developed
the Macintosh Performa.  Performa simplifies both the purchase
decision and the buying process.  We believe the Performa offers the
right combination of technology and support to appeal to the
estimated 7 million American families which, research tells us, have
the buying power but have not yet adopted a PC for their homes."
    Each Macintosh Performa is packaged as a complete solution, including
ready-to-run hardware, optimized system software and at least one
integrated application that provides for word processing,
spreadsheet, database, graphics and communications functions.  The
goal of Performa is a successful first time experience with the
Macintosh and to help users to get "up and running" quickly.
    A special version of the System 7 operating system was developed to
make the easy-to-use Macintosh even easier to use for newcomers to
computer technology.
    Starting from the time a user first turns on their new Macintosh
Performa, optimized system software is there to help.  For example, a
new program called Launcher makes it easier for users to find and
launch their preinstalled applications.  And, when a user saves a
document in an application, it can always be found in a documents
folder located on the Desktop.  In addition, Apple's recently
introduced At Ease software is bundled with every Performa.  At Ease
is the best way for users to easily protect applications and
information while sharing their computer with other family members.
   As part of the Performa package, customers receive one year toll-free
support and in-home service from Apple.
   "We made sure we did our homework when we developed the Macintosh
Performa line," said Eric Harslem, vice president for desktop
computing, Macintosh Hardware Division.  "Performa gives you the full
power of Macintosh and the ability to perform any home-based
assignment, whether it's a spreadsheet brought home from the office,
a child's homework or entertainment for the whole family."
    Performa runs the same library of Macintosh software including more
than 6,000 business applications and 2,000 commercially available
education software programs.  As the largest supplier of education
technology to grades K-12 in the U.S., Apple enjoys the support of a
growing cadre of publishers of commercially available curriculum
materials.  In addition there are hundreds of entertainment and
personal enjoyment titles growing in availability.  Apple USA is also
working with publishers to encourage distribution of these titles
where families shop.


The Power of a Built-in CD-ROM Drive
    The internal CD-ROM of the Performa 600 CD further adds to the
flexibility of the Performa family and provides a richer, more
exciting computing environment.  With this product, Apple becomes one
of the first and only computer manufacturers with the technology to
read multi-session Photo CD discs.  Particularly in the areas of
education and "infotainment", there are a wealth of new titles
incorporating photography, full motion video, audio and text.  From
eight to 10 CD-ROM-based titles will be bundled with each Performa
600 CD, depending on where the computer is purchased.
    Said Harslem, "More and more applications are taking advantage of the
ground-up integration of multimedia hardware in all Macintosh
computers--sound input and output, CD-ROM capability and high quality
video displays--coupled with the unique capabilities of our QuickTime
multimedia  architecture.  QuickTime has been widely acclaimed by
many application and content developers.  Apple is taking a
leadership role in encouraging developers to take advantage of these
technologies to produce new types of applications and content such as
electronic books that offer truly compelling benefits to customers
both at home and at work."


Macintosh Performa Family Traits
    All three Performa models use the powerful Motorola 68030
microprocessor, and share the I/O ports and expansion slots that
customers expect to find in other Macintosh family members.  In
addition, each Performa features Apple's SuperDrive, a 3.5" floppy
disk drive capable of using disks from Windows, DOS and Apple II
computers.

-- The Performa 200 offers a black and white, all-in-one design based
on the popular Macintosh Classic II. The 200 offers an excellent
choice for space-conscious families who value its small footprint
that fits into tight quarters and can be easily transported from room
to room.

-- The Performa 400 is based on the best-selling Macintosh LC II,
offering an affordable, expandable modular color solution.  The
Performa 400 is capable of displaying 256 colors.
   Both the Performa 200 and 400 models come standard with 4 MB of RAM
and 80 MB hard disk drives.

-- The Performa 600 is based on a new flexible design that features a
32MHz 68030 microprocessor.  The 600 can also accommodate internal
5.25" peripherals such as the optional CD-ROM drive.  The Performa
600 comes with 4 or 5 MB of RAM (depending or retail specifications),
and a 160 MB hard disk.  The Performa 600 CD features 5 MB of RAM and
160 MB hard disk standard.

Display and Printer Options
    Along with the new CPUs, Apple is offering two new 14-inch color
display options: the Performa Display and Performa Display Plus.
Both are affordable high resolution solutions featuring 640 x 480
pixel screen resolution and a flicker-free refresh rate.  The
Performa Display Plus, with 0.29 mm dot pitch, adheres to the most
stringent international guidelines for magnetic field emissions,
SWEDAC MPR-2.  The Performa Display features a 0.39 mm dot pitch and
offers a lower cost option for the cost conscious consumers.
    Apple is making available two of its most popular printing options
through the mass merchandise channels to complete the Apple Macintosh
Performa solution: the Apple StyleWriter and Personal LaserWriter LS.
Both printers offer true "plug & play" single-cable convenience and
high quality laser-quality output.

Availability and Price
    Initially available only in the U.S., the Performa family will be
sold in consumer channels including general merchandise stores;
consumer electronics outlets and office product superstores. (See
    related release today: Apple USA Authorizes Eleven Retailers).  The
Performa 200 and Performa 400 are available immediately in
participating retail locations.  The Performa 600 and the Performa
600 CD will be available in retail locations in late October.
    Apple has no suggested retail price (SRP) for the line.  Retailers
will price according to their specific solution offerings and have
the option to pre-configure systems tailored to their customers.
However, Apple expects the Performa family to be priced in a range
>From $1,250 for the entry level Performa 200 to $2,500 for the
Performa 600 with CD-ROM (monitor not included).  All models are
packaged with a keyboard, mouse, microphone, on-screen training and a
complete set of manuals in the box.  In addition, each Performa has
system software and selected applications pre-installed by Apple at
its factories.

-30-

Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, StyleWriter, and LaserWriter are
registered trademarks;.  Performa, At Ease, System 7, SuperDrive and
QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer.


NOTE TO EDITORS - PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AS FOLLOWS:

Product Specifications

Performa 200
16-MHz 68030 microprocessor
4 MB RAM expandable to 10 MB
80 MB hard drive
SuperDrive internal floppy
Sound In/Out/Microphone
Apple Keyboard II
Enhanced System 7.0 installed
Availability: September 14, 1992


Performa 400
16-MHz 68030 microprocessor
4 MB RAM expandable to 10 MB
80 MB hard drive
SuperDrive internal floppy
One expansion slot
Built-in video support (256 colors)
Sound In/Out/Microphone
Apple Keyboard II
Enhanced System 7.0 installed
Availability: September 14, 1992

Performa 600
32-MHz 68030 microprocessor
4/5 MB RAM expandable up to 68 MB
160 MB hard drive
SuperDrive internal floppy
Three NuBus expansion slots
Accelerator slot
Built-in video support (256 colors)
Sound In/Out/Microphone
Enhanced System 7.0 installed
Apple Extended Keyboard II
Availability: October, 1992


Performa 600 CD
32-MHz 68030 microprocessor
5 MB RAM expandable to 68 MB
160 MB hard drive
SuperDrive internal floppy
Three NuBus expansion slots
Accelerator slot
Built-in video support
1 MB of VRAM (for more than 16,000 colors on a 14-inch display)
Sound In/Out/Microphone
Internal AppleCD 300i
Enhanced System 7.0 installed
Apple Extended Keyboard II
Availability: October, 1992


Performa Plus Display
640 x 480  pixels
67 Hz refresh rate
0.29 mm dot pitch
SWEDAC MPR-2 compliant
Availability: September 14, 1992


Performa Display
640 x 480 pixels
67 Hz refresh rate
0.39 mm dot pitch
Availability: September 14, 1992


-30-

END

Apple Press Releases
PR Express
News Break
9/14/92




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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 15:35:03 PDT
From: jafl@Alice.Wonderland.Caltech.EDU (John Lindal)
Subject: [*] 3D Tic-Tac-Toe 1.0.5

3D Tic-Tac-Toe 1.0.5        Tic-Tac-Toe in 3 dimensional perspective.  Play
			    against the computer or a friend or have the
			    computer play itself.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/3d-tic-tac-toe-105.hqx; 70K]

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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 15:31:00 PDT
From: jafl@Alice.Wonderland.Caltech.EDU (John Lindal)
Subject: [*] Battleship 1.1.2

Battleship 1.1.2            The classic game of battleship.
			    Play against the computer or your friend.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/battleship-112.hqx; 109K]

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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 15:31:40 PDT
From: jafl@Alice.Wonderland.Caltech.EDU (John Lindal)
Subject: [*] Black Box 1.2.1

Black Box 1.2.1             Shoot rays into a box where balls are hidden.
			    From the results of your shooting, deduce where
			    the balls are hidden.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/black-box-121.hqx; 78K]

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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 21:40:05 -0400
From: Howard Shubs <hshubs@eff.org>
Subject: [*] Cap'n Magneto (by request)

I got a request for this, so I'm sending it.

Cap'n Magneto is an OLD Macintosh game by Al Evans.  It was written
when the Mac Plus was still the top of the (Mac) heap, MacinTalk
worked, and Inside Macintosh had no more than 4 volumes!  Gods.  That
there were such days is almost beyond imagining.

Anyway, Cap'n Magneto is a graphical adventure-type game where you
wander around, eat apple, influence people (by killing them, etc),
rob robots, suck up to Smiley faces (or is it the other way around?),
and in general just have a heck of a time.

This is aggressive shareware, from what I remember.  It interrupts
the game occasionally to try to get you to send away some money.
Of course, I have no idea if Al Evans is still around.  For all I
know he could be dead.  So it might not be -possible- to send money
in now.  Hey Al, say something!  Do you exist?  If not, should they
send the money to me?  Hey, I -saved- a copy, right? <grin>

I archived this game back in 1988, so it's in a Stuffit 1.5.1 archive.

I just tried running it on my 4MB Macintosh SE running System 7.0up,
and it seemed to run.  I could tell it was a little upset at the
beginning, but it ran for about 5 minutes w/o crashing, and I only
got killed twice.  Oh, and made a save file which restored just fine.

I have no idea what other machines this game will run on.  I expect
that owners of the 128K, 512K, 512Ke, and Plus already have copies of
this game.  If they don't, they should.  It -should- run on those
machines.  Macintosh II series?  LC series?  Quadra?  Heck, anything
with a different screen than the original Macs is questionable.  Try
it and get back to me.  I'll make a list of what it works on, and with
what system software.

One thing I can say for this game, and Dungeon of Doom, is that I blew
a lot of time in college on these things, so Freshbeings Beware!!!

sent by Howard Shubs (the Denim Adept)  hshubs@eff.org

[Archived as /info-mac/game/captain-magneto.hqx; 198K]

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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 23:31 CDT
From: kam@ddsw1.mcs.com (Kevin Mitchell)
Subject: [*] GIFConverter 2.3b2 part 01/14

---Beginning of GIFConverter.hqx part 01/14
This is GIFConverter 2.3b2, shareware, $40 + s/h (order form included).
GIFConverter converts between many file formats, and now supports JPEG and
24-Bit
PICT and TIFF files. 2.3b2 fixes many bugs. Here are the features in this new
release:

Version 2.3b2 (9/10/92)
 ----------------------

NEW FEATURES:

o 32-bit (millions of colors) pictures can have their color pallettes changed
or
reduced.

BUGFIXES:

o GIFConverter no longer requires System 7; this was a programming error.
System
6 is sufficient.

o GIFConverter now dithers to one-bit properly in all cases, including 24-bit
color pictures.

o Dithering to one-bit color should now work on systems set to millions of
colors.

o GIFConverter no longer gets an Unimplemented Trap error opening PICT files
on
Pluses, SEs, and Classics.

o The key screen now has only one button. You can enter your key and press
OK.

o JPEG graphics should no longer get clipped to the screen size.

[Archived as /info-mac/util/gif-converter-23b2.hqx; 311K]

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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 15:33:03 PDT
From: jafl@Alice.Wonderland.Caltech.EDU (John Lindal)
Subject: [*] MacTurnover 1.2.1

MacTurnover 1.2.1           A version of Othello.  Play against the computer
or
			    a friend or have the computer play itself.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/macturnover-121.hqx; 69K]

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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 15:33:40 PDT
From: jafl@Alice.Wonderland.Caltech.EDU (John Lindal)
Subject: [*] Mazer 3.2.2

Mazer 3.2.2                 Generates mazes. You can navigate through them,
			    fight nasties, and collect prizes to get out.
			    You can also edit and save the mazes.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/mazer-322.hqx; 115K]

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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 08:02:29 +0000
From: edgar@mps.ohio-state.edu (Gerald Edgar)
Subject: [*] rectri.qtm

 rectri.qtm  ---  a QuickTime animated IFS fractal

 As the parameters in an iterated function system are changed, the
resulting
 attractor changes (continuously).  Here is an example of that, a rectangle
 that changes into a triangle.  We follow the curved edge in the upper
 left of the mandelbrot-type set on page 322 of Barnsley's
 _Fractals Everywhere_ (Academic Press).
 .
 The individual frames were computed by "Fractal Attraction" (Academic
Press),
 then made into a movie with Apple's Quicktime software.  This file is
 "flattened, data fork only", so it will be possible (Real Soon Now) to
 view it on platforms other than Mac.

  G. A. Edgar     Ohio State Univ.    edgar@math.ohio-state.edu

[Archived as /info-mac/art/qt/rec-to-tri-fractal.hqx; 226K]

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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 15:34:22 PDT
From: jafl@Alice.Wonderland.Caltech.EDU (John Lindal)
Subject: [*] TacTickle 1.0.3

TacTickle 1.0.3             Strategy board game where two players moves their
			    pieces around on a grid.  The first player to
			    align the correct number of pieces wins.
			    There is usually a severe space shortage, however,
			    so you keep getting in eachother's way!

[Archived as /info-mac/game/tactickle-103.hqx; 60K]

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Date: Sun, 13 Sep 92 19:50:28 PDT
From: jafl@Alice.Wonderland.Caltech.EDU (John Lindal)
Subject: [*] Teacher's Grading Program

This is a very slight change to TGP 1.21 that I sent a couple of days ago.
If you have already posted it, please replace it.  Thanks.

John Lindal

Teacher's Grading Program

		       Manage your student's grades quickly and easily.

		       Everything is organized into a simple worksheet.
		       Point, click, and type!

		       Up to 50 students and 100 grade sets per class file.
		       Choose from three methods of computing final grades!
		       Seven different printouts including Home Notices!

       This is a commercial quality program!

[Archived as /info-mac/app/teachers-grade-program.hqx; 118K]

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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 07:47:43 PDT
From: jbthoo@ucdavis.edu ( John Thoo )
Subject: _Dream Team_ (C)

Say, have you tried Trash Selector 1.2, Carl Haynes's nifty control panel?
It allows one to delete *selected items* from the Trash.  Together with
Dan Walkowski's TrashMan, I now have my Trash _Dream Team_  ;-)

(BTW, I understand from Carl that version 2.0 will allow one to select
an item in the Trash by typing the first few letters of its name, just
like in the Finder!)

  ./cp/trash-selector-12.hqx
  ./util/trash-man-402.hqx


Sorry, but I'm so excited about my very own _Dream Team_ that I just
had to tell someone  :-D

Go 'Niners!
--John.
<jb2@math.ucdavis.edu>

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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 03:21:40 GMT
From: Stuart Cheshire <cheshire@cs.stanford.edu>
Subject: Apple 13inch colour monitor

I have a 13 inch Apple colour monitor, and the case is much deeper than I
had expected it to be, so when I put it on my desk, with it pushed all the
way back against the wall as far as it will go, the screen is still closer
to my face than I would like it to be. I don't have room to move the desk
a long way back from the wall to make space behind it.

To make matters worse, the plug on the end of the Apple monitor cable is
large, and the cable is quite stiff, so that forces the monitor to be
another three inches closer. That might not sound like much, but with the
monitor almost against your nose, those three unnecessary inches are very
irritating.

Other people with limited space must have got annoyed with this too. Does
anyone know where I can buy a right-angle monitor connector, so that the
cable hangs down, flat against the case, instead of sticking straight out?

What I think Apple should have done is to design the case more like
a conventional television set, so that it is shorter, and the back,
instead of being flat, has a blister to accomodate the neck of the tube:

	     ------------
	    |            |
	    |              \
	    |                \
	    |                /
	    |              /
	    |            |
	    |            |===
	    |            |   |
	     ------------    |

There is now room for the monitor cable to plug in below the blister and
hang down naturally, without contributing unnecessary extra length to the
length that is actually required by the physical dimensions of the tube.

The dimensions of the Trinitron tube are not under Apple's control,
but their designers could at least try not to make it any worse.

Stuart Cheshire <cheshire@cs.stanford.edu>
 * Stanford Distributed Systems Group Research Assistant
 * Macintosh Programmer

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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 11:41:32 EDT
From: Pete Tamas <GNOME%TEMPLEVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Apple 13 inch monitors turning themselves off

My roomate's Apple 13" monitor (on an LC) goes black periodically. This
can be remedied by turning it off for a few seconds and turning it back
on. Anyone else see this problem? He (my housemate) heard rumors that
Apple will fix it for certain serial numbered monitors. Anyone know
anything about this? Thanks, Pete Tamas
Gnome@TempleVM.bitnet, Temple Univ, Philadelphia(betw New York & Wash DC)

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Date: Sun, 13 Sep 92 21:00:30 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEWALL@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: Apple marketing in Europe ... (C)

On Sat, 12 Sep 92 16:25:32 +0100 you said:
>Eric Eisenhandler writes in Mac-Info Digest V10 #219:
> ---------
>Michael Eytan points out that it isn't just Apple who are ripping off
>European customers by charging roughly twice the US prices - he gives an
>example of software.
>...[deleted]
> ----------
>
>Unfortunately prices of software are not multiplied by TWO but much,
>much more... I sent in the offer with a payment via my credit card...
>My point in this posting however is *not* to complain, but to try to get
>all European Mac users on this list to get together and try to do
>something: address the European Commission or the European Parliament
>and/or write to professional journals.

I it will be MUCH more effective to organizer users and user groups to
do as you have done and contact US vendors by FAX or post to order by
credit card from vendors over here who will deliver over there.  You can
moan and groan all you like, but there's nothing like hitting them in
the pocket book to get their genuine attention.

If you start an effective campaign of publicizing U.S. vendors who will
ship to Europe (and their prices) you'll have a LOT more impact.  What
you should be writing the politicians about (in advance) is to resist
business requests for anti-consumer protectionist regulation (it's sure
to happen; competition is terrific as long as it happens to someone else
;-)  Be sure and notify every consumer group you can identify at the
first sign of European vendors lobbying for protectionist legislation.
Get the story out; that the reason they feel the need for legislation is
that their long history of over charging is threatened.

If European vendors find they are losing the market to overseas vendors
and the politicians don't want to offend voters by passing blatant
anti-consumer legislation, you'll start finding much more reasonable
local prices.

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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 11:59:36 EDT
From: Pete Tamas <GNOME%TEMPLEVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: B.A.D. init-how reliable is the verify

(Sorry, but I'm not sure if I asked this last week-I did not see any
replies, though. If you replied, please do so again).
I heard that B.A.D. init (formats disks with bad sectors under System
6.0.x just like System 7.0 does) uses a different verify procedure
than the System software and is presumably less reliable. Any comments
or information on this? Thanks, Pete Tamas
Gnome@TempleVM.bitnet, Temple Univ, Philadelphia(betw New York & Wash DC)

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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 05:44:22 EDT
From: Pat Pruyne <LRE@CORNELLA.cit.cornell.edu>
Subject: Burping modem

I'd like to start this short question with a hearty seconding of the
appreciation expressed in the last issue for the generous sharing of
experience and expertise available here.  And a big thank-you to Bill!

To the crust of the biscuit: Interneter-wanna-be has a Plus, running 7 tuned
on 4 megs with an Apple 1200 bps external modem.  His modem & cables on my
machine works flawlessly (if slow).  On his machine he recieves mondo
garbage heavily spiced with a single character: { .  This trash appears
regardless of software, phoneline or host.  The only diagnostic that we
haven't tried yet is to take my copies of the software we use with settings
intact onto his machine.  Any clues?  And what is the character '{' called?
Sleeping man with large moustache?

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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 11:51:52 EDT
From: Pete Tamas <GNOME%TEMPLEVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Classic II-is 10 MB the max RAM available?

I asked if 10 MB was the maximum usable RAM on an LCII. The consensus
was yes, even if you add 12 meg RAM (total), you can only use 10.
I understand that the Classic uses the same motherboard as an LCII.
Is this correct? If so, does the Classic II come with RAM on the
motherboard and is the maximum RAM available 10 MB, just like the
LCII? Also, what external monitors can you attach to a Classic II?
Thanks, Pete Tamas
Gnome@TempleVM.bitnet, Temple Univ, Philadelphia(betw New York & Wash DC)

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Date: Sun, 13 Sep 92 16:05:30 PDT
From: Dieder A. Bylsma <bylsma@unixg.ubc.ca>
Subject: Epson drivers available?

Are there any available (i.e. publicly available) epson drivers hanging
around the internet nowadays? I remember that a long long time ago, when
dinosaurs still roamed and the MacIIfx was still top dog that someone
posted    an epson printer driver, but, unfortunately, a scan of sumex's
archives,
as well as a few other archives known to keep files for a longer time than
sumex, yielded nothing.

Doing a keyword search of 'epson' on archie provided the ultimate in
informationoverload...screens and screens full of stuff...over 1000 matches
made too! Yay!
Not. So, if anybody has it could they either re-post it, or forward it to
me?   Thanks,

Dieder

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 07:54:00 PDT
From: zimm@alumni.cco.caltech.edu (Mark Edward Zimmerman)
Subject: error detection/correction for big files?

Problem:  with large files (such as the multi-megabyte Dictionary
Stack, World Factbook/Maps, Shakespeare works, etc.) I need a way to
detect errors and localize them in the file uploaded to the net (from
a Mac to a UNIX system); it takes too long to download, re-upload,
cmp, diff, etc.  (Users who download also need a better way to find
and repair line noise/file corruption.)

Possible solution:  checksum/CRC/magic to identify and *localize* an
error in an uploaded binHex file (or whatever), perhaps to within 1Kb
or so, thereby allowing the user to fix only the bad block of data.
(Perhaps an interactive program could be run on the Mac and on the UNIX
system, to locate the error(s) by successive bisection of the files?)

Question:  can somebody suggest an algorithm (or send me some code in C)
to generate good checksums for segments of files, or (better yet) solve
the entire problem posed above?

Tnx!  --- ^z  (zimm@alumni.caltech.edu)

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 9:20:02 +1000 (EST)
From: RYANPH@mrl.dsto.gov.au (Philip FX Ryan)
Subject: Expensive Computers (everywhere)

To follow up on the discussion about expensive computing gear, specifically
Macs and Mac software in Europe:

I would bet my bottom dollar that this sort of thing is not confined to
Macs. It may well be that PCclone main hardware boxes are cheap-ish in
Europe, but I would bet that any US software for any platform would be
expensive in Europe, just like it is here in Australia.

For comparison here are some Australian prices:
 * Mac IIsi 3/40 with Apple 13 inch is currently selling for
   the DISCOUNT ( :-) ) price of $A4000 or about $US3000.
 * Mac Classic 2/40 with Clarisworks for $A2000 or about $US1400. (that's
   Classic, not Classic II).
 * Microsoft Word 5 about $A500 ($US 350).
 * Daystar Powercache 33 w/o FPU $1300 ($US910).

Further, these are MAINSTREAM packages - the further from the mainstream,
the more expensive it gets.

To paraphrase one of the other posters in the past few days: I always know
more about the software (as well as hardware) than the salespeople at shops
that I ring up to BUY THEIR SOFTWARE. This I gain by reading a few of the
industry magazines (and info-mac). The level of local support that we pay
for in high prices is NOT met. The importers of software are milking the US
publishers for all that they are worth (and of course, us the public) - the
annoying thing is that too often one is NOT ALLOWED to order from the US
(eg Nisus, WingZ), despite the fact that the Oz distributor is hopeless.

We should be complaining to the US publishers that they are hurting their
OWN SALES by allowing this sort of thing to go on - they should find
dealers who charge only reasonable local margins (which should make it
cheaper than shipping from the US - I suppose by definition if they can
ship more cheaply from the US to end-users, then their local suppliers are
ripping them and us off).

Phil Ryan
Melbourne, Australia

p.s. the poster who wrote, about Speedyfinder, 'who is this guy, since i
deleted the info ?' is seriously out of line for two reasons:
	* if you are going to download shareware, freeware and PD software,
	  the least you could do is to read some of the documentation
	* the control panel itself has a great deal of documentation
	  'built-in'
[yes, those flame detectors were right]

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 07:46:51 -0400
From: bewilson@Kodak.COM (Bruce E. Wilson, ECCR-PA, B95-A, X8886
(bewilson@kodak.com))
Subject: FileGuard and Sam (R)

> [ ... ]Does anyone know of a way (preferrably one that
> doesn't make FileGuard detonate all our Macs) that forces SAM to load before
> FileGuard so that SAM is always on?

Assuming System 7.  Note that things in the Extensions folder load first,
followed by things in the control panels folder, followed by things
in the System folder.  Therefore, what you want is SAM
in the Extensions folder, named so that it is alphabetically before
Fileguard's init.  You also want an alias of SAM in the control panels
folder.  On general principals, you want your antivirus program to load
before anything else, for the safest computing.  If you install SAM
off of an install floppy, the above is how it will set things up.
If, however, you have a site license or such, and install by drag and
drop, things are not optimally configured.

		Bruce Wilson (bewilson@kodak.com)

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 10:48:23 -0400
From: iom@dsunx1.dsrd.ornl.gov (MIKOLIC-TORREI I)
Subject: Finding a SuperDrive Upgrade for a Mac II (Q)

In this office we have a plain Mac II that we would like upgraded with
a SuperDrive.  After 1+ years of screaming and yelling, we now have the
money.

However, now none of the local dealers has the upgrade kits to do it....

Anybody know where we could get it done in the Washington D.C. area??

If there are no dealers doing it in the area, can we get the kit
anywhere and have a local dealer do the instal??

All else failing, can we just get the kit anywhere??  After reading the
recent digest, I'm confident I could do the instal myself (but since
someone else is willing to pay for it, I would prefer to have a real
authorized person do it)??

Please reply to me directly; I'll post a summary as appropriate.

Thanks in advance,

Igor Mikolic-Torreira

iom@dsunx1.dsrd.ornl.gov

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 11:44:56 EDT
From: Pete Tamas <GNOME%TEMPLEVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Grouch-stand alone version-anyone have it?

If anyone has a stand alone version of the Grouch, would you please
upload it to Sumex or send me a copy or tell me where to find it?
The stand alone version is for people with small children. You run
this application and then to see & hear The Grouch, you click on one
of the Trash icons. That way, you don't have to erase any files for
it to work. I use it to teach the difference between the types of
programs on the Mac. "Let's say you are a programmer and you want
to write a program which makes Oscar The Grouch" sing 'I Love Trash.'
You could make this program an application or an init. Let's see
how one programmer used both these options to solve slightly different
challenges..." Thanks,-Pete Tamas
Gnome@TempleVM.bitnet, Temple Univ, Philadelphia(betw New York & Wash DC)

------------------------------

Date: 13 Sep 92 23:02:11 GMT
From: Bob.Kenyon@SP1.y-net.es
Subject: Hard disk name frozen problem (Q)

Dear All,
I have a mixed network of system 7 and system 6 Macs. I have a problem that I
can't change the name of some of the hard disks on the system 7 Macs (I have
followed the instructions about turning file sharing off first).
I have heard a rumour that this is a bug in System 7 and that it occurs
forever after a system 6 machine accesses a volume on a system 7 machine. Is
this true and is there a fix for it?

Regards,
Bob Kenyon

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92   9:47 BST
From: RICHARD LIM <RTL%SIVA.BRISTOL.AC.UK@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Installing RAM in a Quadra 700

We are shortly to embark on upgrading our Quadra 700 to 20 Mb of RAM (yeah!).
However I'm been informed that installing RAM on a Quadra 700 is quite
tricky because of the location of the SIMMs - apparently there isn't much
room and it's awkward to remove them and stick new ones in.  I haven't
opened up our Quadra yet to have a look.  Anyway, if anybody has done this
operation on a Quadra 700 and can give me some tips and warnings about
potential pitfalls I'd be most grateful.  If you don't get a prompt
acknowledgement this may be because we have a mail logjam here (causes as
yet unknown) that is causing mail to arrive late and in clumps.  Apologies to
anybody else that may have been trying to reach me over the last few days - I
hope your messages have not got lost and I will respond to them if and when I
get them!

------------------------------

Date: 14 Sep 1992 11:32:05 +1200
From: "matt n." <clas005@csc.canterbury.ac.nz>
Subject: Keyboards for foreing languages

Louis Bergeron wrote:

>For those interested, there is a product that can be used to
>customize your
>keyboard and create as many keyboards as you like. It's fully
>compatible with
>both System 6 and 7. It will just change the location of those
>[chars] already
>existing by accessing the KChr resource. It's name is MacKeymeleon
>II.
>The price in Canadian dollars is 119.95$

But ResEdit does just the same and is free.
 --------
matt neuburg, phd = clas005@csc.canterbury.ac.nz

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 09:05 HKT
From: rcjpjrv@uxmail.ust.hk (Rick Jarvis)
Subject: Kolor and Sys 7 (A)

Thanks to all those who replied about custom colors under system 7
(gross@math.utah.edu, usr4818a@tso.uc.EDU, brecher@husc.harvard.edu,
cbarkley@tusol.cs.trinity.edu, WEBSTER@AC.DAL.CA, LEMKE@VAXA.CIS.UWOSH.EDU,
vellek@telesphere.wustl.edu). Two solutions were dominant: Aurora (avail at
sumex) and a new release of Kolor (v2.0, for system 7). The new version of
Kolor uses the same interface as before and works OK (at least for me!)
under system 7. Thanks all.

Rick Jarvis, Hong Kong Univ Sci & Tech, rcjpjrv@uxmail.ust.hk

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 08:57:17 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <IRBLOOM@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: LaserWriter IINT and Greyscale (Q)

I'm sure this is a FAQ of some stripe, but I've been mightily annoyed
of late by the LaserWriter IINT's (home and office) taking forever to
not print greyscale documents. Yup, NOT print. Leslye had a flyer for
an art show that she sent to the printer Friday afternoon, and it had
still not printed Sunday morning. A colleague has been tying up the
office IINT for the past week trying to print parts of a Persuasion
color slide show. Nothing has ever actually come out. The green light
blinks contentedly but nothing useful actually happens.

My suspicion is that the memory and/or processor of the IINT is getting
overwhelmed and that the beast is chasing its own tail. I sent the same
MacDraw Pro document (that was doing nothing for Leslye) to our 6M Tek
Phaser PXi color printer at home, and it came out in 10 minutes. The
Tek driver is supposed to be just a modification of the LaserWriter
driver, so I tend to think the problem is IINT related.

Could I impose upon those of you who have encountered and solved this
problem to enlighten me? Would a IIf ($784) or IIg ($1,484) upgrade
be salutary? Neither option is sufficiently cheap that I'd want to take
a chance and just see if it'd work.

Thanks much.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

------------------------------

Date: 14 SEP 92 13:48:16.84-GMT
From: SYGNET%FRIAP51.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: Mac -> Unix -> PS-Printer  problem [Q]

hi

I've got a non usual Mac/Unix printing problem (the usual one  beeing
"how can a unix user can print on my TCP/IP networked Mac connected to
a Apple printer via appletalk", the answer beeing (I was told) "use Apple
Internet Router"). The problem is twofold:

    1/ Up to now in our lab (about 20 unix boxes, a couple of
(NEC) postscript printers serially connected to some of them
and about 5 Macs with Ethernet/TCP/IP cards) Macs users would
"print-to-a-file" using the LaserWriter (7.0 ?) driver, then use a ftp
client program to send that file to one of the Unix box and print (lpr) it.
      As this is tedious do someone know a utility (payware or shareware)
that could speed this process ?

   2/ Even with the previously described method, we've got the nasty
problem that the job FOLLOWING a Mac-originated printing job is
printed reversed (up-side-down and left-to right !!). You can gess how
happy is the job owner of such a result.
Is it a bug in the LaserWriter driver ?, a bug in the NEC printer ?
a feature :-) ? What are we doing wrong and WHAT CAN WE DO TO SOLVE THIS
(don't tell me to buy a Apple printer, please !; I've also tried
the patches from info-mac/util/dmm-lw-7-stuff-12.hqx with no success)

Could you please respond to me directly at the address below and I'll
sumerize for the net if needed

thanks

J.F. Sygnet   <sygnet@friap51.bitnet>

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 14:00 +0800
From: IANHART@hkucc.hku.hk
Subject: Mac to video (Q)

I am currently seeking funds from the university to upgrade our television
studio. One requirement is to be able to incorporate computer data into
video programs and to be able to combine (super, split screen and key)
computer and video images.
The system which has been recommended to me comprises:
	Quadra 950
	Mediator (from Videologic)
	Macromind Director software
I would be pleased and gratified to receive any feedback from folks who
are using Macs in their TV studios.
NB: our TV system is PAL in Hong Kong.

Ian Hart
Head Centre for Media Resources
University of Hong Kong
ianhart@hkucc.hku.hk

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 12:43:00 -0500
From: sowell@unomaha.edu
Subject: Maple for the Mac (A)

	>Is there a version of Maple available for the Mac?  How does it
compare
	>with Mathematica?  We're very happy with Mathematica but we're
still
	>surveying the alternatives

Richard,

	Maple V is currently available for the Macintosh from Waterloo
Maple Software, Inc.,
160 Columbia Street West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3L3, (519)
747-2373. Sorry, I don't know the European distributor. I am bouncing a
copy of my reply to WMSI in the hopes that they will send you the proper
information.

	As to how it compares... That is the topic for much religious
debate. I am a happy Maple user, but I do see many good people doing much
good work with Mathematica. So I must conclude that it is also a good
system. You will not go wrong with either one. Each system has its
strengths and weaknesses.

	There are three principal advantages of Maple over Mathematica.
First it is less hardware intensive. On the Mac it runs quite happily with
only 2 Megs above the system. Of course, the more memory the better.
	Second, it is less expensive. When you start looking at site
licenses, there are MAJOR differences. Also for the price of a single copy
you get both the non-FPU and the FPU versions. Which brings me to the third
point:
	The people at the University of Waterloo who do the development and
the people at WMSI are very accessible and open to suggestions. That does
not seem to be the case at Wolfram & Associates.

	Still, if you are happy with Mathematica, why change?

Glenn Sowell      sowell@unomaha.edu
Dept. of Physics
University of Nebraska at Omaha                         (402) 554-3724
Omaha, NE 68182-0262  USA                             (402) 554-3100 (FAX)

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 07:58:29 PDT
From: zimm@alumni.cco.caltech.edu (Mark Edward Zimmerman)
Subject: On Location intermittent crashes under System 7?

colleagues and I have experienced sporadic bomb attacks using On
Location (version 2.01, I think) under System 7 on Mac IIcx and other
Mac II series systems; seem to occur most frequently when accessing
large indices (e.g., ones stored on CD-ROM) or doing complex text
searches.  Is there a new version of On Location or an update/fix that
I can download or otherwise get?  The product is neat and very useful,
but crashes have become annoying.  (Problems occur even when other
extensions are removed from the System folder.)

Tnx for advice!  --- ^Z   (zimm@alumni.caltech.edu)

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 13 Sep 92 21:36:25 PST
From: "Maurice M. McNeil" <mmcneil@BBN.COM>
Subject: Opening DAs under Multi-Finder

It has been quite some time since I have used System 6, but clearly
remember several similar incidents. Possible causes/solutions are init
conflicts and a damaged multi-finder. Try removing all extra cp, ext &
inits. If that doesn't help, try removing MultiFinder and then dragging
a new copy in. Last, but certainly not the least trouble - re-install
your system.

Good Luck.
 -------
Thanks
-----^-----
    0-0     Maurice "Mike" McNeil, BBN San Diego
    (_)+    (619) 224-3240    "mmcneil@bbn.com"

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 20:59:29 GMT
From: rajiv@athena.mit.edu (Rajiv A Manglani)
Subject: PERFORA 200, 400, MONITOR

Yesterday, I was in Lechmere (a department store in Cambridge, MA) doing some
shopping, and guess what I saw... A delivery was just being made to the
computer section, consisting of two of the three Performa line of Macintoshes,
and the new 13" Monitor. Of course, they are really only the LC II and Classic
II
in disguise, but there were are few changes. The Performa 400 now has holes
on the left side of the case. This lets the dinky speaker sound louder.
Also, both machines had At Ease, Apple's New Launching utility, installed. But
there was a control panel that wasn't part of the version of At Ease that was
shown at MacWorld Expo... it was called "Launcher." Wehn you put items into
the
"Launcher Items" folder in the system folder, they would show up in the
control
panel window. You could then simply click on them to launch them. Users of Now
Utilities, HandOff-II, or OnCue II, won't have any use for this, but it make
the
finder a little less frightning to children. By the way, the system on both
machines was version 7.0.1P, and had the System 7 Tuner built in to it. There
were no other noticiable differences.
  The new 13" monitor, called the "Macintosh Performa 13" Display" is
  defintely
somehting to talk about. I hope that it does not replace the current 13"
monitor,
not for reasons concerning the display quality, but becuase it looks
terrible!
When I first saw it, I thought that the Lechmere workers had put some cheap PC
monitor on the Mac (the display does not bear the Apple logo on the front).
The
case is smaller than the Mac's, and is not a sleek-looking as the Hi-Res RGB
Display.
  The Lechmere personelle did not have a date as to when they would receive
  the
Performa 600, or any other Macintosh items.

Rajiv Manglani
rajiv@athena.mit.edu

------------------------------

Date: 13 Sep 92 14:40:48 GMT
From: fj05+@andrew.cmu.edu (Faisal Nameer Jawdat)
Subject: PERFORA 200, 400, MONITOR

>From what I have heard
system 7.10P = 6.08J
which is to say, that the system for the Performas is an improved
version of system 6.07, with some nifty sys7 like features.

There are 2 monitors for the Performa, the standard and the 'plus'
neither are as good as the AppleColor RGB monitor (the regular 13"
monitor) though both are cheaper.  As I recall the lesser one is
really lame, with a dot pitch I wouldn't accept on anything, while the
better one has the same dot pitch that the RGB has, but isn't a
Trinitron picture tube.

As for the models themselves, as noted the 200 and 400 are really the
classic II and the LC II in disguise, while the 600 is an 030/32 with
or without a cd player, but no built in cache and no math coprocessor
- so basically a CI is both faster and better.  The 600 can accept a
cache card, but they aren't out yet, but the performa can't accept a
PD upgrade like the rest of the II's can (si?).  The VI and VX will be
more like the CI in this respect, but wont' be able to run earlier
systems, and do have some other incompatibilities.

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 11:48:31 -0400
From: jimb@rcx1.ssd.csd.harris.com (Jim Burmeister)
Subject: plugging in a lot in my mac

I am confused with some of the recent postings regarding plugging things
in the monitor power port on the back of the Macintosh.  One person
quoted power values for 5-volt and 12-volt lines coming out of the power
supply.  It seems to me that these numbers would only be relevent to things
which draw power internally, i.e. expansion cards.  The monitor port is a
switched 110-volt outlet, so its power limit would be tied to whatever
device in the power supply switches that port on and off; I would think that
this is some sort of a relay.
Could someone with a manual and/or some electronics knowledge post a
definitive answer to how much stuff can be plugged into the monitor port,
and what kind of damage could occur if that limit is exceeded?

-Jim Burmeister, jimb@csd.harris.com

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 22:47:18 GMT
From: louislam@iastate.edu (Louis C Lam)
Subject: Shareware and freeware

In digest <9209132059.AA23333@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU>
Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes:

>The two recents books about sharewares and freewares are:
>
> stuff deleted
>
>***The Mac Shareware 500 by Ruffin Prevost
>Vantana Press
>P.O. Box 2468 Chapell Hill
>NC27515

While I attended a local user group some time ago, they said this book is
JUNK, and they don't recommend it at all!  THEY said that many info about
shareware is incorrect, and some descriptions about those programs are wrong!

However, this is what the user group guys told me, not what I discover from
reading the book.  So please don't hold me responsible for incorrect
evaluation of the book.

Louis
louislam@iastate.edu

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 09:07:42 PDT
From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: Shareware books

In Regards to your letter <199209132103.AA09035@nwnexus.wa.com>:
> The two recents books about sharewares and freewares are:
> ***The Mac Shareware Emporium: A Guide to Over 450 Shareware Programs
> by Maria L. Langer and Bernard ;J. David
> ***The Mac Shareware 500 by Ruffin Prevost

> Perhaps those who bought these books could give feedback on the net.

I've got the latter and should be getting the former for review, although
I can't say when the review will come out...

cheers ... Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 10:56:45 -0400
From: iom@dsunx1.dsrd.ornl.gov (MIKOLIC-TORREI I)
Subject: sound digitizers

I am looking for a voice digitizing board for the Mac II.  All of the
systems I have seen (Voice Impact, MacRecorder) appear to be external units
Is there a good, fast board around that also does real time
compression?  Otherwise, how good is Voice Impact Pro?  Also, are there
any "extender" type utilities for Think C/Pascal that handle sound
files?  Any help would be appreciated.

Please reply to me directly; I'll post a summary as appropriate.

Thanks in advance,

Igor Mikolic-Torreira
iom@dsunx1.dsrd.ornl.gov

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 1:48:08 CDT
From: cbarkley@tusol.cs.trinity.edu (The DarkMage)
Subject: Sound Request

Greetings:

     Does anyone out there have a sound bite with deep, maniacal laughter?
I could use some for a program I'm writing.  Please respond directly to me
if you've got something that might do.  Thanks!


--
Christopher Barkley
The DarkMage
cbarkley@tusol.cs.trinity.edu
Reality is a State of Mind

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 12:44:05 CDT
From: wadew@mail.auburn.edu (Wade Williams)
Subject: Speedy Finder Obligations

> I also think you should know that I am in no
>way obliged to fix those problems that I had never encountered. But because
>I'm
>such a nice guy :-) I have chosen to do so and to implement ideas suggested
by
>other people as well. I call this support for you. How about you show some
>support for me and send that recommended fee of Aus$20.00 to me?

I think most people would feel that if you're going to ask for money for a
product, then you *do* have an obligation to support it.

Wade Williams
Academic Computing Services, Auburn University
wadew@ducvax.auburn.edu

------------------------------

Date: 14 Sep 1992 10:12:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Peter D.M. Macdonald" <PDMMAC@SSCvax.CIS.McMaster.CA>
Subject: Supra v.32bis modem

I am thinking of buying a Supra v.32bis modem, which I understand is a 9600
baud data/fax modem. Please let me know if you have bought one and think it
is a good product, or if you know of another modem that is better value.

Thanks,
Peter Macdonald
Math and Statistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 11:56:10 EDT
From: Pete Tamas <GNOME%TEMPLEVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Syquest 88 carts, reliability

Someone mentioned several weeks ago that the Syquest 88 carts were
had a high failure rate and were particularly susceptible to dust.
Is this a higher failure rate than the Syquest 44s? In other words,
if you are happy with Syquest 44s, will you be happy with the 88s,
or are the 44s more reliable? Thanks, Pete Tamas
Gnome@TempleVM.bitnet, Temple Univ, Philadelphia(betw New York & Wash DC)

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 11:44:03 +0100
From: Reinder Verlinde <reinder@neuretp.biol.ruu.nl>
Subject: to be answered

I stated that I read the limit of the power through in my manuals; I still
think this to be the case (I checked it at home when about to connect an
external hard disk to my IIsi). However, I can't find the figure in the
manuals for an 'old' IIx at work. They refer to APDA for technical info.
I guess, therefore that the info was only present in the manuals for the IIsi
or only in newer manuals (the manuals which give you one general booklet and
a booklet with info peculiar for your macintosh).

The 'Guide to the Macintosh Family Hardware' gives clear answers,
though:

    Output voltage        same as power-supply input voltage
    Output current        3A, maximum steady-state
    Output power          300 VA, maximum
    Peak output current   40 A
    Fuse                  6A, 250V

In my opinion this translates to about 1.5 A at 240V or 3A at 120V
(although I am not sure about this. there always crops up a 1/2 V2
(halve of square root of two) in this calculations and I don't know
whether the numbers above have taken this in account). These figures
cover every Mac up to the IIfx; the Quadra's may or may not have
identical specs (a 13" RGB monitor takes 160W maximum, Apple's two-page
monchrome 100W maximum).
			   (discussion closed)
Reinder

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 13 Sep 92 21:03:51 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEWALL@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: Truetype Laserwriter fonts

On Sat, 12 Sep 92 03:51:40 GMT you said:
>Is there anywhere I can Truetype versions of Palatino, Zapf Chancery and
>other "LaserWriter Plus" fonts?

Those fonts are NOT available on the nets in spite of the fact that
they've been advertised as "free" for a shipping and handling fee of
$8.50 or so (I forget the exact number; I just remember it's large
enough to give a whole new meaning to the concept of "free").  See if
your local Apple dealer will let you copy disks 2 and 3 of the Personal
LaserWriter NTR disk set (bring two formatted 800K floppies to the store
with you).

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 02:32:52 GMT
From: pjl@suna0.cs.uiuc.edu (Paul Lucas)
Subject: Truetype Laserwriter fonts

In digest <9209132059.AA23333@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU>
Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes:

>Hi all,

>Is there anywhere I can Truetype versions of Palatino, Zapf Chancery and
>other "LaserWriter Plus" fonts?

*****>  Yes; Apple Computer.  Call their customer service number (obtainable
	from you local dealer) and ask them for the fonts.  You'll have them
	in a week at no cost.
--
	- Paul J. Lucas                         University of Illinois
	  AT&T Bell Laboratories                at Urbana-Champaign
	  Naperville, IL                        pjl@cs.uiuc.edu

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Date: Sun, 13 Sep 92 18:31:07 EDT
From: Dieder Bylsma <UGU00266@vm.uoguelph.ca>
Subject: TT LaserWriter fonts +

Contrary to prior tidbits issues (an eon or two ago :-) ) Apple has not
provided the laserwriter fonts in tt format to the public. If, however,
you have acquired a new stylewriter, as I have, in the past few months,
you will have received the tt versions for free. If the poster could contact
me about that, I could provide more info, however, the mail address bounced
>From wherever I sent the mail, i.e. on this account or on another account.

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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 09:40:14 EST
From: marka@MIT.EDU (Mark R Anderson)
Subject: What's the best hardware for Photoshop?

A friend of mine is about to invest in a Photoshop system for image
editing and retouching. He will be working on very high resolution
colour images - high enough that they can be printed at photograph
quality.

The best advice he has had so far is to go for a Quadra 950 with 144mb
RAM. I was wondering if anyone has any experience of any other hardware
that might make a significant difference to this set up. Or any other
ideas.

Please email me directly, I'll summarize any response.


Thanks,

Mark.

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