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From: kennedy@cs.swarthmore.edu (Sean Kennedy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Which Word Processor?
Date: 1 Oct 92 19:10:40 GMT
Article-I.D.: cc.BY8QBBNC
Organization: Swarthmore College

rcarr@zeus.calpoly.edu (Robin) writes:

>I am looking into purchasing a new Word Processor for my Mac.  I have used
>MS Word 4.0 and am not thrilled with it.  I tested out MacWrite II for
>a few hours, and I'm not all that impressed with that either.  

>Can anyone tell me about FullWrite?  or WriteNow?
>Also, I have been browsing at Claris Works (which I can purchase in the 
>University bookstore for $119).  I've heard it's good, but is it really
>as good as the magazines keep saying?

>If anyone has suggestions, please let me know.

>Thanks
>Robin

>-- 
>#   Robin Carr                 #                                              # 
>#   rcarr@nike.calpoly.edu     # "Architecture in general is frozen music."   #
>#   Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo  #                                              #



I use WriteNow 3.0 and think it is wonderful.  It is fast and clean and does
everything I need.  It has a great spell checker, and a great thesaurus, and
the best style and character sheets.  I recommend WriteNow.

				--Sean Kennedy
			          kennedy@cs.swarthmore.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: AT.PLC@forsythe.stanford.edu (PCURRY (415)723-0730)
Subject: CASE dictionary?
Organization: Stanford University, California, USA
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 16:43:22 GMT

Can anyone recommend a Mac something to base a information-systems
data dictionary for a large administrative mainframe system in?
Goal is the ability to consolidate and distribute machine-readable
and printed copies of the data dictionary (element definitions,
formats, processing rules, etc.), not necessarily have it do fancy
things connecting to the mainframe systems directly (a la
"Repository" or "active" dictionaries).  Could be commercial
product or shareware. Thanks

                                         Phil
From: mancini@fysik.uu.se (Derrick C. Mancini)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: LaTeX for the Mac
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Date: 5 Oct 1992 08:33:24 GMT
Organization: Fysikum, Uppsala Universitet
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: usx215.fysik.uu.se

In article <1992Oct5.035928.20640@reed.edu>, barry@reed.edu (Barry Smith)
wrote:
> 
> In article <19853@ector.cs.purdue.edu> knapp@cs.purdue.EDU (Edgar Knapp) writes:
> >It's great to see Barry on the net. 

and perhaps he or someone else could address the problem of file conversion
for TeX.  It seems to be a major problem, and I am not aware of any
convenient
solutions.  For us in the scientific fields, there is great demand for a
utility that will convert between TeX and other formats.  Even just a TeX
to RTF and vice versa would be a boon.  That is because many journals will
accept TeX files.  But the simple truth as that many older and most younger
scientists don't use TeX anymore when they have a nice WYSIWYG solution on
their desk.  Does Textures have such a utility, or will it, or is some such
already available elsewhere publicly or commercially?

Thanks.

Derrick C. Mancini
Fysiska Institutionen  -  Uppsala Universitet
Box 530  S751 21  Uppsala  Sverige
mancini@fysik.uu.se
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"Are we having fun yet?"  -  Zippy
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: leonardr@netcom.com (Leonard Rosenthol)
Subject: Re: Looking for Virus apps that have an API/Apple Events
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 04:18:06 GMT

In article <d#+ptka.mspace@netcom.com> mspace@netcom.com (Brian Hall) writes:
>What virus scanning applications (commerical or otherwise) support being
>called from another application, either via Apple Events or other API?
>
	At this time the only shipping anti-viral application that supports
Apple events is SAM 3.0, though the next versions of Rival (1.2), Virex (4.0)
and the Central Point Anti-Viral (1.x) will support the standard 
"Anti-Viral Apple event Suite". 

	This suite was originally designed and implemented by John Norstad
(in Disinfectant 3.0 (RIP)) and myself (in MicroPhone II 4.0) and demonstrated
at the System 7.0 rollout.  Since then, I have taken over the maintenance
and support of the suite, implementing it in StuffIt 3.0 and trying to get
all the AV folks to support it (which as you can see from above, they are!).

	I am finishing up the sample code for both sending & recieving these
events and hope to have a completed package int he next week or two.  If 
anyone would like to get this code, in order to incorporate spport for the
AVAE's into their applications, drop me a line (and let me know what you 
are doing!).

Leonard Rosenthol
Director of Advanced Technology
Aladdin Systems, Inc.
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From: brl@kopasker.is (Bjorgvin Runar Leifsson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Apple II on a Mac??
Date: 4 Oct 92 14:21:27 GMT
Organization: Primary School of Kopasker, Iceland

Kevin_Bailey@qmgate.anl.gov (Kevin Bailey) writes:

>At one time a program was available that enabled Mac users to run Apple
>II(e,c,+...) programs.  What was it called?  Is it still available?  What
>does it's use entail???  I know...I know...

It is called 'II in a Mac'.  Don't remember the manufacturer's name.  It works
fine on an SE20 or SE30 with system 7, but I don't know about the newer 
machines.  The company sometimes advertises it in MacUser.  As far as I know,
transfer from Apple II series to the Mac is an easy job via cable, and it runs
most of the Apple II applications.

Bjorgvin R. Leifsson
brl@kopasker.is
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From: jstc_ss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (j. collins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Auto-Save
Keywords: Auto Save
Date: 4 Oct 92 02:26:47 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York

Hey folks, 

    I am looking for an auto save control panel or extension for system 7.x,
I am currently using Save-o-Matic, but it has a bug where it does not check
to see what the front program is, so if I am running word, but I switch back
to the finder and stay in the finder, it will issue the command-s to finder
which on my finder is the shut down key.  So I am looking for something
that is a little more stable.  If you know of anything let me know.

-justin m. collins <jstc_ss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: wmporter@jetson.uh.edu (William M. Porter)
Subject: Re: PostScript documents
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: University of Houston
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 22:33:00 GMT

>  Is it possible with Word or MacWrite instead of 
>printing directly a document, to get a PostScript
>file?

If you are using System 7, it's easy. You must have LaserWriter chosen as your
printer. The "Print..." dialog box should then display a "Create PostScript
File" option (it may not read exactly like that). In System 6, it's possible
but trickier: You have to hold down the command & shift keys right AFTER you
click on the OK button in the print dialog--or something like that. (I haven't
done it for a while.) Check your user guide: it should be in there.

Be prepared: even a five line memo will result in a PostScript file that could
be 500K or larger! 

William Porter 
Internet: wmporter@jetson.uh.edu
Classical Languages: University of Houston
From: parkyn@fraser.sfu.ca (Dale Parkyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: MS Word 5.0 Settings File Location?
Date: 26 Sep 92 17:46:54 GMT
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada

keithb@advtech.uswest.com (Keith Bechard) writes:

>In article <derosa.716567500@marble>, derosa@rtsg.mot.com (John DeRosa)
>wrote:
>> 
>> my hard disk.  It seems that whenever I make a
>> change to my preferences, it creates a settings
>> file wherever MS Word happens to be pointing,
>> i.e. where I last openned or saved a file.
>> 

>I had the same problem. However, mine only occurred on my powerbook -
>never on my CI. I posted a note similar to yours and got a response
>from Microsoft. The problem I was having was caused by the Apple FAX
>software (according to Microsoft). Whenever you fax'd something from
>Microsoft WORD, the FAX utility closes all files (even the settings
>file).

If a few folders are being used, and these folders are getting settings
files, would creating an alias to the original settings file in the SYSTEM/
Preferences folder be useful. Changes to preferences should update just the
original settings file.

I also noticed that an extra preferences file appeared in a folder. I use
a PowerBook 140 without internal modem (external non-fax though) and no 
faxing.

Dale
parkyn@sfu.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: dlc@ais.org (David Claytor)
Subject: StuffIt SpaceSaver 1.0.1 address error
Organization: UMCC
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 19:47:02 GMT


I'm stumped.  Running System 6.0.8 on an SE (20 meg internal HD, 105 meg
external HD), I cannot get StuffIt SpaceSaver 1.0.1 to boot up without an
"address error" crash. I've been in communication with Aladdin and it
seems like we've tried everything -- including removing virtually every
init, cdev, and extraneous what-not from my system folder.  Boot up and
BAM:  address error!  Reinstall SS 1.0 and everything's fine.

Has anyone else had problems getting SS 1.0.1 to boot?  What did you do to
solve the problem?  I'd be grateful for advice and suggestions.

__Dave

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From: david@metz.une.edu.au (David Macalpine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,aus.mac,comp.sys.mac.wanted
Subject: Practice Management Software???
Date: 29 Sep 92 23:25:02 GMT
Followup-To: poster


I have been asked by the Medical Centre on our campus to try to locate
software, to run on a Macintosh preferably, that would assist them in the
day to day operation of their 'practice'.

It appears that they are happy with a paper based medical records system
but would like to enlist the aid of a computer to help them with tasks
such as billing, routine correspondence (referrals etc) and patient tracking,
by which I mean tracking the progress of pathology tests/results and
requesting patients to come in for check ups, follow ups etc.

I do appreciate that these sorts of tasks could be easily handled by several
'ordinary' applications such as a word processor and a reminder utility
like NOW Up to Date, but wondered if anyone was aware of a purpose built
practice management software suite.

Email reponses would be appreciated and I will summarise to the net if there
is sufficent interest.

Thanks in advance for any/all of your help.


David Macalpine,
Computer Centre, The University of New England, ARMIDALE 2351 NSW AUSTRALIA
Internet: David.Macalpine@UNE.Edu.AU phone: +61 67 732287 fax: +61 67 73 3272
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: craigh@cserver.plexus.com (Craig Heilman)
Subject: opinions on TaxCut???
Organization: Plexus Corp. -- Neenah Wisconsin
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 15:28:27 GMT

I recently received a "special offer" for MECA's TaxCut program on
the Mac.  Apparently it's a port of their DOS version.  Has anyone
ever used this program and has an opinion on it?  The special offer
(direct mailing) is $19.95 for the program ($12.00 extra if you want
a "pre-release" version before february) and entry in their sweepstakes.
I noticed that first prize is a PC software bundle.  When are these
marketing bozo's going to learn that Mac customers really aren't 
interested in PC software?  Anyway, I also received an offer as a
customer of Managing Your Money to get TaxCut for $14.95 (if I order
by today).

Thanks,
	Craig
--
*                           * "I just found out that the brain is like a   *
* Craig A. Heilman          * computer.  If that's true, then there really *
* craigh@cserver.plexus.com * aren't any stupid people.  Just people       *
*                           * running DOS." - VH1's Stand Up Spotlight     *
From: tope@enea.se (Tommy Petersson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: amiga graphics on a MAC?
Date: 1 Oct 92 13:12:53 GMT
Organization: Enea Data AB
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3

galeana@nauvax.ucc.nau.edu writes:
: Is there a way to get amiga graphics on a mac?  I tried using imagery by Jeff
: Lewis, but when I insert the amiga disk that contains the graphics, the mac
: asks if I want to format the disk.
: 
: Any responses or REplys would be greatly appreciated.
: 

There is two things to this:

First, Mac can't read Amiga formatted disks. The easiest is to use
MS-DOS disks, since it's possible to read/write them on both computers.
On the Amiga side: In the newest WorkBench's (2.1/3.0) is it automatic -
if you put in an 720K or 1,44MB DOS disk it will write in DOS format to it.
If you have an older WB (1.2/1.3/2.04), you have to use a program like
MessyDos, MultiDOS or CrossDos. They are PD or ShareWare or Commercial.
On the Mac you use Apple File Exchange - it's on the installation
diskettes, but I beleive it's not automatically installed.

Second, You have to convert the image format either on the Amiga or
the Mac side. On the Amiga side there's commercial programs like Art Department
but also PD ones, the same for the Mac but I don't know any names of
commercial programs (Photoshop?).

-- 
=============================================================================
 Tommy Petersson              tope@enea.se              Enea Data AB, Sweden
=============================================================================
From: saint@cats.ucsc.edu (Daniel Ira Bodenheimer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Recommendations wanted for music software
Date: 1 Oct 1992 21:15:16 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: am.ucsc.edu


I am also interested in any suggestions for music software,
I really loved Studio Session and am sorry that it doesn't
work with system-7. I did try out Jam Session, which has
an editor similar to Studio Session, it works, but there
is some conflict with the internal speaker so the sound
is degraded at times. I would love to find Super Studio
Session, does anyone know where this might be located?
New or Used?
-Dan

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: u921470@postoffice.utas.edu.au (Anthony Chan)
Subject: Printing on Word 5
Organization: University of Tasmania
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 03:48:28 GMT

Hi!

Thanks to those that replied to my last question
I'm looking into it now (about memory shortage).


I was wondering if there was anyone one out there that knows
how to print a document from last page to first (just for convience)
on a Stylewriter?  I know that it can be done on Laser printers.

Thanx in advance


Anthony Chan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: heeschv@cognos.com (Brian VanHeesch)
Subject: Re: PostScript documents
Organization: Cognos Incorporated, Ottawa CANADA
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 13:59:34 GMT

wmporter@jetson.uh.edu (William M. Porter) writes:
: >  Is it possible with Word or MacWrite instead of 
: >printing directly a document, to get a PostScript
: >file?
: 
: If you are using System 7, it's easy. You must have LaserWriter chosen as your
: printer. The "Print..." dialog box should then display a "Create PostScript
: File" option (it may not read exactly like that). In System 6, it's possible
: but trickier: You have to hold down the command & shift keys right AFTER you
: click on the OK button in the print dialog--or something like that. (I haven't
: done it for a while.) Check your user guide: it should be in there.
: 
: Be prepared: even a five line memo will result in a PostScript file that could
: be 500K or larger! 
OR

in SYS6 there's a resedit hack:
	backup print driver file
	open the laserwriter print driver (in resedit)
	find the DLOG/WIND or something that looks like the PRINT dialog box
	enlarge the window
	issue a "show item numbers"
	find #25 or is it #24 (the biggest #)
	double click on it
	enter valid dimensions (currently set at a 0x0 item)
	resize to taste (sounds like a recipe:-) (PS it is a CHECKBOX item)
	position to taste
	shrink window to original size
	save and quit

to use:
	click on "save to file" checkbox
	a file will be created in the spool folder within the system folder
		such as postscript0,postscript1,etc.


ENJOY
BVH
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: jonkatz@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Jonathan W. Katz)
Subject: Re: What's a good GRE study program?
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 03:24:07 GMT

In article <1992Sep29.215647.1@tesla.njit.edu> erh0362@tesla.njit.edu (Elliotte Rusty Harold) writes:
>In article <1a69l4INNgeg@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, cd248@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Richard Sherman) writes:
>> 
>> The headline says it all.  I'm looking for opinions on what the
>> best GRE study program is.  Hope someone can help.  Thanks.
>> -- 
>        A book of old GRE tests.  Until the GRE is given by computer studying 
>by computer is a waste of time and money.  Remember, you're studying the test, 
>not the subject matter.  If you actually want to study the subject matter, take 
>calculus and read the New York Times every day.

Just my 2 cents worth:

If you check the GRE 1992-93 Bulletin you will find out that you can take the
GRE on computer in almost 40 states this year.  You can either cancel
your score immediately, or see how you did (I don't think I like that part!).
From: susan@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: What's Word 4.0 worth now?
Date: 5 Oct 92 08:47:01 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <1992Sep28.060908.1@uncavx.unca.edu>, peake@uncavx.unca.edu writes:
> In article <1992Sep24.225607.29798@news.duc.auburn.edu>, gmarfoe@eng.auburn.edu (Gerald George Marfoe) writes:
>> How much is Word 4.0 worth now, with all manuals and original disks?
> 
> We paid $40 for a second-hand copy just after 5.0 shipped, and were pretty happy
> with the deal. You might find it cheaper than that these days.

I was considering selling some of our word 4 licences, but checked the 
licence agreemement. It states that the licence may not be transferred
without the express written permission of Microsoft. I didn't pursue
it any further. Am I being too cautious?

Susan Brown
University of Waikato
From: ephraim@think.com (Ephraim Vishniac)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Mac X cut/paste lockup
Date: 5 Oct 1992 17:23:18 GMT
Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: leander.think.com

In article <7759@vtserf.cc.vt.edu> cohill@vtserf.cc.vt.edu (Andrew M. Cohill) writes:
>I have the same problem;  cut and paste in 1.1.7 simply does not work,
>and trying freezes the application.

"Simply doesn't work" is an exaggeration. For you, on your machine,
with your configuration, it doesn't work. For me, on my machine,
running the same version of MacX, I've had no problems with cutting
and pasting. 

Have you actually tried to debug the problem, by turning off INITs,
for example? 

-- 
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 Thinking Machines Corporation / 245 First Street / Cambridge, MA 02142
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From: tope@enea.se (Tommy Petersson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Pagemaker 4.2 filters
Date: 28 Sep 92 14:00:34 GMT
Organization: Enea Data AB
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3

gwangung@milton.u.washington.edu (Just another theatre geek.....) writes:
: 
: 	This might be a FAQ, but are there PageMaker 4.2 import filters for
: WriteNow files (either 2.2 or 3.0)?
: 

...or for Wordperfect 2.0?

-- 
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 Tommy Petersson              tope@enea.se              Enea Data AB, Sweden
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: Pete Kelly <pfkelly@bnr.ca>
Subject: Re: Auto Doubler 2.0 out yet ?
X-Xxdate: Fri, 2 Oct 92 00:57:26 GMT
Organization: Bell-Northern Research/Northern Telecom
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d11
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 23:51:20 GMT

Re: Auto Doubler 2.0 out yet ?

I got mine today.  When I inserted the floppy it asked to be
initialized.  Tried it in FOUR different drives on two different
machines with the same result.

Finally looked it with a disk editor and it really does appear to
be just plain BLANK.

Called to get another copy shipped and asked if they could also
include the free DiskDoubler 3.7.7 update in the same package
since it's a 35 minute download from America Online. I was told
3.7.7 is only needed for System 7.1 compatibility.  When I
reminded the support person that the note on AOL says it's also
supposed to allow you the flexibility to use the AutoDoubler
compression routines withing DiskDoubler he told me that they
weren't geared up to ship the patch yet and to call back in TWO
WEEKS.

Judge for yourself if the transition to the larger but obviously
less efficient Fifth Generation company was a benefit.  With a
little coordination, quality control and forethought they could
be saving themselves a lot of disk costs, shipping charges and
quite a bit of customer frustration.  Salient was probably too
small to absorb these extra costs.  Suppose that's why the cost
of the program went up ?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: ray@netcom.com (Ray Fischer)
Subject: Re: Problem with FaxSTF 2.2.3 and 20MB RAM
Organization: Netcom San Jose
Distribution: comp
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 05:45:42 GMT

triantos@acsu.buffalo.edu (Nick B Triantos) writes ...
>I've got a lot of inits other than FaxSTF's FaxMonitor.  I just installed 4 4MB
>SIMMs in my IIci, running 7.0.1 and 32-bit addressing, to give me a total of
>20MB.  I then installed vers. 2.2.3 of FaxSTF.  I can't get into the setup of
>FaxPrint, or the Registration program, without an error in _StripAddress via
>MacsBug.  Any ideas if STF is supposed to be 32-bit clean?

Gee, and I only have 2.2.0.  Works in 32-bit mode on my Q700 just fine
regardless.  Maybe an INIT conflict?

-- 
Ray Fischer                   "Who shall guard the guardians themselves?"
ray@netcom.com                     -- Juvenal
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: rankin@ms.uky.edu (David W. Rankin Jr.)
Subject: Re: ftp sites?
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 03:33:56 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences

In article <ld1hm7INNfjg@spim.mti.sgi.com> mpolen@suntory.mti.sgi.com (Michael Polen) writes:
>Does anyone have a list of macintosh ftp sites?  I'd appreciate it if
>you could email them to me at
As of this weekend, I am now in charge of the mail Mac FTP site list
in the US, the one that Mike Gleason used to run, but right now I'm still
trying to organize the software, etc. that I am going to use. Basically,
look for the list on comp.sys.mac.misc and all the major archives in
the next month or so.

However, the last version of the list should still be floating around, if
you can get a copy of it.
>
>	mpolen@mti.sgi.com
>
>thanks
>mike

Hope this helps, 

David W. Rankin, Jr.,  Mac Archiver for f.ms.uky.edu   Yorick on IRC
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