HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: elliott@veronica.cs.wisc.edu (James Elliott)
Subject: Re: check mac.archive.umich.edu Re: looking for StripFonts on the Mac
Keywords: strip, fonts, pd, shareware, ftp, archive
Organization: U of Wisconsin Madison - Computer Sciences
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 17:34:45 GMT

myke@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu (Michael Dautermann) writes:

>In article <tdboyce-111192133542@lloyd-at1.caltech.edu> tdboyce@cco.caltech.edu (Tom Boyce) writes:
>>Does anyone know where the Mac app version "StripFonts" can be found? I've
>>poked around in the standard archive sites but can't seem to find it. 

>do you mean this?

[deleted]

>or this? 
> 
>/mac/util/unix/stripfonts.shar
>  42     8/16/92    UnixShar

>  Handy UNIX package that strips the font definitions from Mac
>  generated PostScript files for error-free printing on UNIX systems.

Actually, what it is for is saving time in uploading files that use
lots of non-standard fonts, by letting you cache them in your UNIX
directory. I assume this is what the person meant, and here is the
problem:

There are two parts to the program, a UNIX side and a Mac side. The
file you listed above is only the UNIX side. The Mac side has,
apparently, dropped out of the archive again. *sigh*

If you want the Mac side, contact me directly.

	-Jim
-- 
Jim Elliott----------------------------------------elliott@cs.wisc.edu
 "There is perhaps no phenomenon which contains so much destructive
  feeling as moral indignation, which permits envy or hate to be acted
  out under the guise of virtue."  -- Erich Fromm
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: anderj2@vccsouth16.its.rpi.edu (Jason Anderson)
Subject: Re: HP Deskwriter Bug?
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 20:51:22 GMT

In article <1992Nov23.071736.20467@rz.uni-hildesheim.de> jbra0006@rz.uni-hildesheim.de writes:
>The new DW-Driver is very slooooooow ( takes double time to print
>then version 2.x), so I`m still using the old one. Anyone else,
>who has this problems?
>
>
>Juergen


Juergen,

I assume you mean version 3.1.  In this version, there are 3 print qualities:
best, normal, and draft.  Normal is equivalent to best on previous versions.
Best is for higest quality output, and mainly shows its advantages if you use
the sahdding options for grayscale output (In fact, you must use Best to get
these features).  I suspect that is why it is so slow.  Try Normal mode.

Jason
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Distribution: world
From: bobg@edgeway.wimsey.bc.ca (Bob M. Grahame)
Organization: EdgeWays! InfoLink - A FirstClass GUI BBS - "The Edge of Communications and GateWays to the World." North Vancouver, BC Canada
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 20:26:35 PST
Subject: Re: IBM-pc -to- Mac TEXT conversion: HOW?

In article <1992Nov19.224105.9381@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu>,
carlip@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu (Walter C3arlip) wrote:
> What I'd really like is . . . a pair of drag-drop
> file converters that convert mac text files to ibm text files and
> verse-visa.  Anyone know of such a beast?

We have a little thing called Add/Strip that is supposed to do it, I think.
Also, McSink can do it too.

See Ya!

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From: dross@cambizola.cs.wisc.edu (Dan Ross)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Music Editor For Apple Ma
Date: 23 Nov 92 18:33:12 GMT
Organization: U of Wisconsin Madison - Computer Sciences

In <23NOV92.01322914.0018@lafibm.lafayette.edu> GS#0@lafibm.lafayette.edu (GS#0000) writes:

>In article <18579.2B0F3CA6@zeus.ieee.org> Paul.Huang@f204.n2603.z1.ieee.org (Paul Huang) writes:
>>On 11-19-92, SFR@PRAXIS.CO.UK wrote to ALL:
>>
>> S> I am seeking recommendations for a music editor for the Apple Mac.
>> S>
>> S> I need a program which will allow me to copy instrumental pieces from
>> S> [...]

>ConcertWare+MIDI: 8 voices,clean & intuitive interface, Mac speakers/
>MIDI output, standard notation capability, InstrumentMaker to define
>instrument waveforms and create instruments (mac speaker only), mail
>order price : $ 99.

And, if you're really cheap:  ConcertWare+:  4 voices, etc. (no MIDI),
InstrumentMaker for Mac, mail order price:  $36.

Note:  ConcertWare+MIDI is "Version 5" whereas Concertware+ is "Verson 4",
although these are both the most up-to-date respective versions.

One CAVEAT:  it crashes very frequently on my Mac Classic II (which MUST
run System 7--thanks, Apple), although more so when I have extensions
(screensaver, virtual memory, etc.) turned on.  It seems to work FINE on
a Plus or IIci (latter WITH tons of extensions, MacTCP, Ethertalk Phase 2,
virtual memory); I don't know about other "new" platforms, because the
version I got (cheap one) was written in 1987 I think.

It seems to crash most often on certain dialog boxes (adjust ruler for
staves, set dynamics, tempo, save as, Play/Stop dialog box) in the Writer; 
Player and InstrumentMaker have never crashed on me.

Also, it comes with some predone music you can play back--and you can
order volumes of music that's been put in for it.  Fun to use as a
"music minus one".

Dan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: pjl@cs.uiuc.edu (Paul Lucas)
Subject: Re: Printing to Postscript File
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 17:10:49 GMT

In <37229@cbmvax.commodore.com> kominetz@cbmvax.commodore.com (John Kominetz - CATS) writes:

>I would like to print documents in MSWorks 3.0 to a postscript file.
>The Laserwriter printer driver allows you to do this with an option
>at print-time, but the file for a 1 page document is in excess of 
>700K.  Since this document was entirely text, I assume that it is 
>creating bitmaps of the font (Times) and saving the bitmap rather 
>that the straight text with formatting/font commands.

>My question is this:  How can I create a postscript file that uses
>text/font/formatting information rather than bitmaps?  (The system
>is a Mac LCII running 7.0.1, and there is no printer attached.)
>Thanks in advance.

	It's the TrueType software and fonts that cause the file-size
	explosion; get PSTrimmer from your favorite archive site.
-- 
	- Paul J. Lucas				University of Illinois	
	  AT&T Bell Laboratories		at Urbana-Champaign
	  Naperville, IL			pjl@cs.uiuc.edu
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From: thomas@camino.mic.cl (Thomas Fruin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: AppleEvent external command for Wingz/Resolve?
Organization: El Camino
Reply-To: Thomas Fruin <thomas@camino.mic.cl>
Distribution: world
Keywords: AppleEvents external Wingz Resolve
Summary: Need external to send AppleEvents from Wingz or Resolve
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.5v4
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 14:14:09 CST

Does anybody know of an external command (public domain and preferably with
source code) to send AppleEvents from Claris Resolve or Informix Wingz (they
use (almost) the same external command mechanism)?

If not, anybody have any useful suggestions on how to write one? I'm familiar
with externals for these applications, but am not sure what comes into play if
I need to manage AppleEvents.

Thanks,

-- Thomas Fruin

   El Camino
   Temuco, Chile
   thomas@camino.mic.cl
From: iscjcw@uccvma.ucop.edu (Jerry Wilcox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Macintax or TaxCut? (was: Re: MacInTax 92 Woes)
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Date: 16 Nov 1992 17:58:01 GMT
Organization: University of California, Office of the President
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: ajax.ucop.edu

In article <1992Nov16.145114.24059@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov>,
robichau@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov (Paul Robichaux) wrote:
> 
> This year, MECA has their tax package available for the Mac also. From
> what Rick Zaccone said about Macintax '92, it doesn't sound like
> Chipsoft is doing much better this year than last. Any experience with
> TaxCut out there?

I also had a lot of trouble with MacInTax last year, although I did finally
get my return finished by it. The Chipsoft support was definitely lacking.
I got the MECA mailing and ordered TaxCut. Saturday, I received the
"headstart" version for this year. I didn't get a chance to install the
software and look at it, but I did scan the manual and I was quite
impressed. If the software does what the manual describes, ChipSoft just
lost a customer.

I'll post more after I get the software installed.
-----------
Jerry Wilcox - iscjcw@uccvma.ucop.edu
All opinions expressed are MINE -- I'd have a different job if the
University wanted me to speak for it.
From: louislam@iastate.edu (Louis C Lam)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Word 5.1a patcher. That fast????
Date: 16 Nov 92 01:18:09 GMT
Article-I.D.: vincent1.louislam.721876689
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA

While I was browsing through sumex, I found a Word 5.1a Patcher!
I thought Word 5.1 was released less than a month ago, and now it needs
to be patched! 

I think Microsoft better make sure their programs work before they 
release them...


Louis
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: bredell@tdb.uu.se (Mats Bredell)
Subject: Re: How to find someone on the internet by name?
Reply-To: Mats.Bredell@udac.uu.se
Organization: Uppsala University Computing Center (UDAC)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 07:56:25 GMT

Me? Graduated? Nope. Not yet. (ljones@utkvx3.utk.edu) wrote:
:      I understand that it is possible to find someone's account 
: name on the Internet using their real name. I realized I could 
: use this facct to find a friend of mine from elementary school.
: This assumes that he has an account somewhere on the Internet.
: I think theis is likely. His father was a professor, and he was
: a very bright guy. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he had an
: account.
:      So, how does one find a person's user account using just
: their first and last name?

From the unix prompt, type "whois <name>". This requires that the person
you're looking for has been registered in a database for this service.
See the man page of whois for more information.

/Mats
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Uppsala University Computing Center (UDAC)     Ph:  +46 18 187817
Department of medical systems                  Fax: +46 18 187825
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: mbernar@erenj.com (Marcelino Bernardo)
Subject: Re: Help with Retrospect Remote
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Exxon Research & Engineering, Co.
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 19:25:06 GMT

In article <1992Nov16.003237.13259@seas.gwu.edu>, willson@seas.gwu.edu
(Stephen R. Willson) wrote:
> 
> In article <1e6g4rINN2q6@rave.larc.nas> Michael W. Rowland writes:
> 
> >First, Retrospect Remote comes with a 10-user license as standard...
> 
> Well, not always.  Dantz will often distribute Retrospect Remote with
> hardware used for backups (the original poster probably got his copy with
> the tape drive he purchased).  ...

He was referring to the number of licenses for the Remote DA that goes into
each remote Mac.  As far as I know, Dantz sells the following packages:
        Retrospect       - just the backup software
        Remote 10-pack   - Remote DA with registration numbers (licenses)
                           for 10 Macs.
        Retrospect Remote - The combination of the 2.  Of course, it's
	                            cheaper to buy this package that the 2
separately.

Marcelino Bernardo
mbernar@erenj.com
Organization: Freshman, CIT general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 19:03:52 -0500 
From: James Christophr Bickley <jbcb+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Latest ATM?

The latest version is 3.0, I believe.  It does not ship with 7.1. 
However, there is a special $7.50 offer.  This price is to cover
shipping.  ATM, they say, is free.  The package comes with ATM and (I
think) four Garamond fonts.  The number to call for more info/ordering
is: 1-800-521-1976  ext. 4400.

Hope this helps.

-->James   : )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: MacX -> SparcStation ??
From: mzwick@vitro.com (Morris J. Zwick)
Date: 17 Nov 92 10:55:07 -0500
Distribution: world
Organization: Vitro Corporation

What remote command does one use to get an X/OpenLook session started through
MacX on a SparcStation?? I know how to do this for DecWindows, but I cannot
figure out the Sparc. Please e-mail responses!!

Thanks in advance,

         ___________________________________________________________________
        /  Morris J. Zwick	                 Internet: mzwick@vitro.com
__     /   Vitro Corporation	             Voice:    (301) 231-2784
  \   /    14000 Georgia Ave.                ___________________________
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: Twyla <Twyla@pop.rice.edu>
Subject: Re: MacInTax 92 Woes
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A73047D9E1026336@sncf.rice.edu>
X-Xxdate: Wed, 18 Nov 92 01:19:53 GMT
Organization: Rice U.
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 01:14:53 GMT

One of the (many) things I hated about macintax '91 was the necessity of
entering your life history to make a one line calcuation (for example in
taking a 179 expense from deprectation schedule) to make matters worse if
you chose to override rather than type in three worksheets the program
insisted on marking OVR quite obnoxiously on the return.  How does Taxcut
handle these things?

(In '90 I prepared 15 returns including my own with MacInTax.  In '91 I
did only my own and ended up doing half of it by hand.  Only way I'd even
LOOK at MacInTax is if they sent it free.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: MacInTax 92 Woes
From: smittie@beach.csulb.edu (Smittie)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 20:15:54 GMT
Organization: Cal State Long Beach

>Is it me or does MacInTaX seem as though it has declined in quality
>since ChipSoft acquired it?  The manual says that it won't run under
>virtual memory.  It can't be that hard to make it work with virtual
>memory turned on.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

When you're a DOS programmer porting to Mac it can be.

smittie
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: jbk@world.std.com (Jeffrey B Kane)
Subject: Re: Userland Scripts for "runstreams" ?
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:02:36 GMT

That's what Frontier was made for.  If you want help and have 
access to Compuserve (or CI$) Userland has a very active forum
which can give you help.  There is also a frontier mail list.

You can get information on that list by sending a message to:
LISTSERV@DARTCMS1

with the text of
 INFO  GENINTRO


     Jeffrey


======================================
Jeffrey Kane, MD
Kane Biomedical Systems
Boston, MA

Internet    jbk@world.std.com
Compuserve  74206,640
AppleLink   D0738
From: rlz@svl.cdc.com (Robert L Zalusky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: MacinTax
Summary: MacinTax woes
Keywords: MacinTax
Date: 17 Nov 92 18:18:32 GMT


smittie@beach.csulb.edu (Smittie) writes:

>>Is it me or does MacInTaX seem as though it has declined in quality
>>since ChipSoft acquired it?  

How about this one:

	I created this years return on last years forms and created all sorts of itemized forms
for goodwill/daycare and the ability to easily split a married joint into married separate for
comparison purposes. So I am sittin here with say 30 different itemize sheets with lots of typing
on them. Chipsoft sends me their headstart edition which they promise will have a converter
as Softview always had(there was none last year). I am all excited and run it only to find
they only propagate the totals and not the itemize sheets. So I effectively lose all the documentation
the IRS demands on a whim.

Now if I owned rentals and kept thousands of receipts -> This implies lots of itemize sheets right
Imagine I was a Tax preparer trying to get a HEADSTART...

Is there a PC conspiracy or is it a conspiracy to collect more tax penalty money to lower the deficit!!!
--
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is not responsible or knowledgable about them.

Bob Zalusky
Internet:               rlz@svl.cdc.com
Phone:                  (408) 496-4374
Fax:                    (408) 496-4106
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: ralex@tigger.cs.Colorado.EDU (Repenning Alexander)
Subject: Somebody knows or sells a MacProject like tool?
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 00:11:00 GMT


I like to do some simple project planning. I played with MacProject
1.0 (a very old version from 1984!!!). I does what I need: Schedule
Charts, and Resource Time Lines. Unfortunately, version 1.0 has some
problem with system 7 so I thought why not buy the most recent
version. Well, MacProject II does much more than I need and I am not
willing to pay $500 for it. 

Question: is there no new product around providing the simple
functionality of MacProject 1.0 (Schedule Charts, and Resource Time
Lines) without forcing me to read a several hundred page manual?
Seems to me that todays planning tools are geared towards mega
projects and, therefore, ignore the low-end market.

  any pointers are welcome, 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: walsteyn@fys.ruu.nl (Fred Walsteijn)
Subject: Re: Postscript to PICT/TIFF ?
Organization: Physics Department, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 09:44:36 GMT

If you have access to a Unix system running GhostScript ("gs")
and the PBM tools then you might try the following script:
------------------------------------------------------
#
# the GhostScript file "pstoppm.ps" must reside in the 
# same directory as this file !!!
#
gs -dNODISPLAY -q pstoppm.ps > /dev/null <<%EOF
($1:r)ppm24run
quit
%EOF
ppmquant 256 $1:r.ppm | ppmtopict > $1:r.pict 
-----------------------------------------------------
Store this in an executable file named "pstopict"; put it in your 
"bin" directory and convert your ps file using the command:   
  pstopict yourfile.ps
The script will create the file yourfile.pict, which may resemble
the ps original (ha-ha).
Transfer the file to your Mac in binary mode and set the file's creator
and type; or use CAP with a sensible extension mapping.
I only used this script once or twice, so it may need some improvement.
Use "archie" to find out where the gs and pbm tools can be obtained
(don't ask me...).
Good luck,
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Utrecht University, The Netherlands           | Phone:    31-30-533169
From: vanover@bcsaic.boeing.com (Jann VanOver)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: I NEED ALTERNATIVES! Re: MacInTax 92 Woes
Date: 20 Nov 92 00:05:31 GMT
Organization: Boeing Computer Services AI Center, Seattle

iscjcw-171192084312@ajax.ucop.edu> iscjcw@uccvma.ucop.edu (Jerry Wilcox) writes:
>vanover@bcsaic.boeing.com (Jann VanOver) wrote:
>> I've used MacInTax for 4 or 5 years now, and I think that's as far as
>> I'll go.
>> 
>> What are the alternatives?  Any recommendations?
>> 
>I got a mail-order offer for TaxCut from MECA (the Managing Your Money
>folks) and decided to take them up on it. I just got the "headstart"
>version over the weekend, haven't gotten it installed yet, but did scan
>through the manual. If the software lives up to the manual, I'll be happy.
>
>This is a Mac version of a DOS product, but it looks like they've done as
>good a job on the port as they did with MYM. From a quick perusal of the
>manual, it doesn't look like a DOS application on a Mac screen, unlike what
>ChipSoft did to (formerly very nice) MacInTax.
>
>Warning - MECA has only ported a few state versions (including California,
>thankfully) to the Mac thus far. That may be a problem for users in some
>states.
>-----------

Well, I'm in Washington State which has no state income tax, so will
someone PLEASE post a phone number for MECA?

Also, noone mentioned a price.  How much is TaxCut?

Jann "ANYTHING BUT CHIPSOFT" VanOver
vanover@atc.boeing.com
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From: jocst4@cislabs.pitt.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.games,comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: SoftAT speedup?
Keywords: SoftAT
Date: 23 Nov 92 19:41:02 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Distribution: usa
Originator: jocst4@meg.cislabs.pitt.edu


Does there exist some solution (hardware and/or software) to
make SoftAT run faster so one may play PC games that are
unavailable for Mac at a decent speed?
The current speed on a IIsi is closer to one frame/sec.

Thanks in advance.
James
From: mdh410@huxley.anu.edu.au (Michael D Hanslip)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Where to find rest of newest DiskDoubler ?
Date: 19 Nov 92 06:32:32 GMT
Organization: Australian National University
NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.203.2.12

Recently I downloaded the updater of DD 3.7.7 which seems a nice advance
over the 3.7.2 that I bought, but it suggests that I should make sure that
I don't forget to also download the HELP files. My site didn't have any.
So, where can I ftp them, or if someone has them just hanging around, can 
I get them Email?
I post this here since so much discussion is going on about the merits
of this and similar programs.

Thanks,
Michael Hanslip
yogi@coombs.anu.edu.au
From: mi@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Mark Interrante)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Looking for Photoshop book...
Date: 19 Nov 92 01:40:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: mercury.1992Nov19.014057.10125
Organization: University of North Texas, Denton


Are there any tutorials or assistance books out there for Photoshop?

Thanks,

Mark 

mi@ponder.csci.unt.edu