HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: johnsone@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Erik A. Johnson)
Subject: Re: SuperBoomerang + CE Toolbox conflict
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 00:18:55 GMT

kaneda@morrow.stanford.edu (Yushi Kaneda) writes:
>   SuperBoomerang 3.0 is a part of Now Utilities which includes CEToolbox.
>   S-Bmrg 3.0 DOES require CEToolbox to run. If you don't have CET-box, 
>   StartUp Manager would not activate it because SUMgr has the link such that
>   you cannot use S-Bmrg without CET-box.
>
>This was my misunderstanding.
>S-Bmrg runs just fine w/o CET-box. However, the SUMgr has the INIT link
>by default.

From the Now Utilities (3.0) manual, Appendix A (p. 11-1):

    CE Toolbox needs to be installed in your System if you are using
    MultiMaster or SuperBoomerang (Under System 6.0.X only).

So apparently, it is only necessary under System 6.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: kam@ddsw1.mcs.com (Kevin Mitchell)
Subject: Re: Gifconverter 2.3b1
Organization: ddsw1.MCS.COM Contributor, Chicago, IL
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 05:03:29 GMT
X-Disclaimer:  Material posted in this article is the sole responsibility of
                the poster and does not represent MCSNet or the system owners.

In article <1992Aug15.221823.29801@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> rrumpf@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Robert Rumpf) writes:
>reload it....sneaky, that.  So hey, is the author of this excellent (if 
>bug-ridden) program out there listening to all this?  Cause if he's not, maybe 
>we should give him a ring...

Yes, I am!

Here's the rundown on the most common bugs:

o Doesn't run unless under System 7 ("could not run program because
of a system error"). A stupid error on my part;
will be fixed in b2.

o When dithering to one bit (if you choose One Bit from Display or
on a black-and-white machine), crashes. Will be fixed in b2, along
with not dithering millions-of-colors images.

o JPEG reading gets cut off (only shows part of image the size of
your screen). Fixed for b2.

o JPEG writing results in damaged/partial file. Haven't gotten to
this one yet, but plan to fix it for b2.

o Can't read some JPEG files. Somebody send me a sample to try out.

GIFConverter requires QuickTime only if you plan on using JPEG or
compressed PICT files. I recommend 32-bit Color QuickDraw because
GIFConverter displays 24-bit pictures better with it installed, and
it's either automatically there (as in the IIci or if you run Sys 7),
or easily available for color machines. GIFConverter should continue
to serve many useful purposes on non-color machines.

I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and that b2 isn't out yet. My weekend
wasn't what I expected.

Thanks for the bug reports, and the support, too!!

Kevin Mitchell
GIFConverter Author

-- 
Kevin Mitchell -- kam@chinet.chi.il.us -- Chicago, IL
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: dmandl@bilbo.shearson.com (David Mandl)
Subject: Potential convert needs info
Organization: Lehman Brothers
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 16:30:09 GMT

I'm seriously considering making the big switch from IBM compatibles to
Macs.  Are there any good documents, FAQs, or whatever on what's so good
about Macs, why they're superior to IBMs, etc., etc.?  Send responses via
email.  Many thanks for any help.

   --Dave.
From: maru@enea.se (Martin Runesson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: uncompress & display CCITT compressed TIFF images
Date: 12 Aug 92 11:06:08 GMT
Organization: Enea Data AB

Hi,
I am looking for software that uncompress and displays CCITT compressed
(fax group 3 or 4)  TIFF images on the Mac.


Thanks for any hints,


Martin Runesson


 


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From: norge!peter@yenta.alb.nm.us
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: White Knight making me crazy
Date: 17 Aug 92 06:50:51 GMT
Organization: Norge International, Albuquerque, NM

In article <1992Aug16.154428.11362@ultb.isc.rit.edu> sjk6119@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:
>I CAN'T UPLOAD TO THE VAX!!
>
>I just don't know what to do. I try to use rz for zmodem, but it
>just doesn't work!! HELP!!!

	Sorry I can't help with the problem you've posted about here, BUT
I have my own White Knight problem. Maybe I can get some help too!

	I bought White Knight a year or so ago when it was 11.01. I have
since upgraded via the upgrade patches that have been periodically posted
to USENET and various ftp archives. I am now at 11.10.  I recently got the
patch files to upgrade to version 11.12, another one to go to 11.13, and
another to get to 11.14.  When I run the PUP 2.0 utility to apply the
patches, it asks me to locate the White Knight copy to patch, BUT IT NEVER
GIVES ANY APLLICATIONS IN THE FILE DIALOG TO SELECT.


	What gives!?

	Any help out there?

	Peter Espen


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Open or Closed??
From: tmaehl@vax1.umkc.edu
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 09:24:38 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City

The ShareVision(?) description in this weeks Tidbits looks
intresting. I've got a couple of questions, however, for
anyone who had a chance to examine this beast:

  1a) Can it use any transport (Comm Toolbox?) or
      does it require the communication be over modem lines?
      In particulary, could this be run over, say, MacTCP?

  1b) If it can use other transports, is there any provision
      for more than two users at a time (at least in future
      versions?)

  2)  Can the hardware portion be seperated from the software,
      specifically, is Apple providing a software standard that
      other vendors can build hardware to, and let the software
      tie it all together or is this a product where you will always
      have to have two Apple devices on both ends??

Thanks for the info,

Jonathan/tmaehl@vax1.umkc.edu
From: ummorea0@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Gene Moreau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: New Macs in October
Date: 20 Aug 92 23:54:59 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada


I have been noticing  little snippets about some new macs in October.
Could some either post or e-mail me the specifications.   Thnx alot.


-- 
Gene Moreau                |"But he is a lawyer, the bottom feeders of human
University of Manitoba     | kindness."
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |  - Scott Taylor, Sports writer for the Winnipeg
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From: Kip.Kippley@macnet.omahug.org (Kip Kippley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: RE: Re: New Macintosh "Performas" This Fall
Date: 12 Aug 92 05:05:01 CST
Reply-To: kip.kippley@macnet.omahug.org
Organization: Macnet Omaha
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.misc

>> And what's this "At Ease"?  I haven't heard of _that_ yet.  Any
speculation?

"At Ease" is a limited System front-end. It's code name was "Mickey Mouse".
Made especially for the education market, "At Ease" doesn't allow access to
the Chooser or Control Panels. It is a customizable huge file folder icon with 
"square" icons which can indicate individual programs the kids can run.

The spec sheet has programs on it like "Kid's Notes", "Kid's Pix" etc. etc.

Teachers were getting tired of seeing the flashing question mark in the disk
icon. This allows them to prevent that from happening.

A commercial product in this same vane is called "Easy Share Mac".


   ** Kip Kippley, Apple Education Sales Consultant, Omaha, NE **
From: ahj1@quads.uchicago.edu (andrew jaffe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Elvis Lives Virus?
Date: 17 Aug 92 17:49:12 GMT
Reply-To: ahj1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations

Here in chicago on the channel 5 (NBC) news last night they had a story
about a guy who had an 'Elvis Lives' virus pop up on his machine
yesterday (15th ann'y of Elvis' death). 
It seemed to show a picture of Elvis in some SF?File dialog. I wasn't
sure if it was just in this one program or in all of them. (So maybe
it's not a virus, but a secret-trick in whatever program he wa using?)

I thought this was incredibly irresponsible, since this was the ONLY
machine they had seen it on.

But anyway, I was wondering if anyone else knows anything about this virus/whatever. 

-- 
Andrew Jaffe
Dep't of Astronomy and Astrophysics
University of Chicago
ajaffe@oddjob.uchicago.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: What's the real measure of the standard screen?
From: stanger@otago.ac.nz (Nigel Stanger)
Date: 13 Aug 92 14:37:07 +1300
Organization: University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

chang hsu liu <cliu@copper.ucs.indiana.edu> writes:
> Could someone explain to me why the box I created with 640*480 in Illustrator
> printed out a box that's smaller than the Mac screen? Mac screen is supposed
> to be 640pts * 480pts, and Adobe Illustrator is supposed to be accurate, isn't
> it? 
> 
> Thanks for answering this funny question.

The screen on a 13" monitor is 640 * 480 _pixels_ (I assume from
the size you mention that this is what you are using). One pixel
is not necessarily 1pt. A lot of monitors aren't 72 dpi. I've
seen numbers ranging from 54 dpi through 84 dpi at one time or
another. About the only screens which I _know_ are 72 dpi are the
9" monochrome screens in the older compact Macs. Not so sure
about the newer ones...

In short, trying to draw something the same size as the screen
based on the idea that 1 pixel = 1pt usually won't work.

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University of Otago,            Phone: +64 3 479-8179
Dunedin, NEW ZEALAND.           Fax:   +64 3 479-8311
Eek! Why are my feet wet?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: au462@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Robert Drake)
Subject: WANTED: IPA font
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 15:25:42 GMT


        Does anybody have, or know where I can get, a font that
contains the International Phonetic Alphabet symbols?  I am
working on a Macintosh/HyperCard application that will drill
students in phonetic transcription.  Bit-mapped fonts would be
sufficient, since they will only be used on-screen.  I do not
have access to FTP, alas...    any help would be GREATLY
appreciated.  Please respond direct to me:

Luigi-Bob Drake
MultiMedia Development
Cleveland State Univerity
au462@cleveland.freenet.edu
From: flip@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Phillip Russell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: New Macs this fall
Keywords: CD Rom
Date: 20 Aug 92 10:48:36 GMT

Does anyone know if any of the new Macs coming out this fall
will have a built in CD ROM or just come with one?

Flip

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Date: Sunday, 9 Aug 1992 15:41:55 WUT
From: <9001648@awiwuw11.wu-wien.ac.at>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: How do I read this file?

Is there a way to read ***.ARJ files on the Mac? Or, alternatively, is
there a Unix hack to view such files? And what does ARJ stand for anyway?

Any pointers welcome.
-Marcus
From: sal@tuna.cis.upenn.edu (Marcos Salganicoff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: What is the best way to Print Thick Wedding Invite Envelopes?
Date: 17 Aug 92 22:08:43 GMT
Organization: GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania


Folks, 

I need to print some pretty thick fancy  envelopes using a postscript
calligraphic font. They are wedding envelopes which don't feed well on
a Laserwriter Canon Engine type printer.  Does anyone know of a good
way to do this. Should I use an ink jet printer like the HP deskjet?
Any real-life experience/hints  would be very appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Marcos Salganicoff
UPENN GRASP Lab
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
Subject: Macintosh Games Magazine
Reply-To: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 00:51:14 GMT


Hi folks....like playing games on the Mac and are tired of every publication
snuffing Macintosh games (including macworld and Macuser on the whole)?,
Well, the as of yet not 100% named "Macintosh Games Magazine" solves it all.
A new startup publication focusing on the Macintosh gaming world and a lot
more. This indepth publication has everything everyone wants to know.
Being headed up mainly by Mr. Dean Douglas Davis (Jock@abcd.Houghton.MI.US),
and I as an evangelist, its fun and enjoyable in a bi-monthly form.
For more info, contact Mr. Davis or I (an780@Cleveland.Freenet.Edu), and
for subscriptions, here's the info:
$12.00 per year, $20.00 for two years (AMERICAN FUNDS ONLY)

Send to: Dee Cubed Productions
         C/O Games Newsletter
         860 E. Norton Ave.
         Muskgeon, MI 49444
Thanks, and enjoy!
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jealous 'cause their parents wouldn't buy one. So the parents put red green 
and blue celophane on it and called it color...now they have Windows 3.1"
    Travis Grundke --- an780@Cleveland.Freenet.edu --- Cleveland, Ohio
From: A.L.Radtke@bradford.ac.uk (Drew Radtke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Sys 7 Tuner woes (Disappearing Files)
Date: 13 Aug 92 12:55:07 GMT
Organization: University of Bradford, UK
Originator: s3535@mail

broten@alder.sdd.trw.com (Thomas A. Broten) writes:
>In article <23431@oasys.dt.navy.mil>, sshapero@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Stephen 
>Shapero) writes:
>> I have installed System 7 Tuner 1.1.1, but I still have the dissappearing
>> icons problem.  It only is happening in my Control Panels folder.  I
>> have a Mac II with 32 bit addressing turned off (I have mode32), 8 MB
>> RAM and two external HDs.
>The disappearing files and folders problem rarely appears, but it results 
>from a bug that has been around awhile. System 7 Tuner 1.1.1 should prevent 
>the problem from accurring but will not fix it. Included with System 7 Tuner 
>1.1.1 is a Read Me file which describes a detailed procedure for recovering 
>from this problem. READ IT.

Tune-Up 1.1.1 does not prevent the bug from happening as such; I've got
1.1.1, I've got dissappearing (and re-appearing) files. I've got a Mac
II, 8MB Ram and one external HD (that's too a similar setup my Shapero
above I wonder somehow that is related)?

Although I've not done it, I've heard to further reduce the
disappearing folders/files you have got to:

1) Copy off all your files off your HD as best you can (I didn't see a
free tape back-up unit coming in my System 7 box by the way, funny as
it's obviously neseccary; perhaps I'll see Apple in court over this...).

2) Switch your external HD off for all the following actions. I've heard
off too many people now that 7 don't like externals, enough to disturb
me a bit. Certainly my Mac has performed better with mine off for a week
or two. I know it could be a dodgy drive or SCSI cable etc, but can that
be with everyone who's mailled me with the problem and how come it did
not cause a problem with 6.0.7.??

3) Reformat your HD with Apple HD SC setup booting off the Disk Tools
floppy (or some other formatting tool you can trust).

4) Then install 7.0 or 7.0.1 as normal

5) Then restart your Mac *with extensions off*. That is, hold the shift
key down when it's booting.

6) Then install tune-up.

If I meet someone who has done this and still has folders from
hell/dissappearing folders etc... well I'll probably scream as I reach
for my 6.0.7 disks.

>1. Try Norton Utilities for the Mac 2.0. An engineer working on Norton Utils 
>actually talked me through a manual repair of a corrupted directory. Their 
>product may repair your disk. If it does, backup the disk and rebuild it 
>anyway.

I agree that NU is really quite excellent; except I've got a problem
now... I'll send this in a seperate message...
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: K_LEPA@unhh.unh.edu (Kristen   Lepa)
Subject: What's MPW?
Organization: University of New Hampshire
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 21:38:44 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.12

I've seen references to MPW at ftp.apple.com and other places.  What does
MPW stand for and what is it?  I've got the impression that this is 
distributed by Apple and it's a language.  Am I right?

Thanks for any info,
	-Kristen

k_lepa@unhh.unh.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: bx341@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Robert E. Winston)
Subject: Re: How to set IIsi background to color...
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 92 06:14:10 GMT


  >Right after I got my IIsi I downloaded some of those
  >background pattern control panels. Well, they worked OK, but
  >now that I've removed it, my background will not go back to
  >color; it's stuck on b/w patterns. 
  >
  >Any ideas?

There are two ways to fix this.
1) Replace the system. If you do this be sure to drag the old
System file to the trash then startup with the System Install
disk. If you don't trash the old system first, the installer
saves the desktop pattern from the old system file and puts it
in the new one.You will have accomplished nothing.
2) Use ResEdit.
<Children under 18: Ask your parent's permission before using
ResEdit>
Open the System file with ResEdit.
Double click 'ppat' and select and cut resource #16. This is
your current desktop pattern.
Double click 'ppt#'. This is where the color patterns live.
Double click resource #0, the only one.
On the right side of the picker, select any one of the color
patterns by single clicking it.
Copy and paste this pattern into 'ppat'.
Do a <Command> <I> or select "Get Resource Info" from the
Resource menu.
Change the ID# to 16.
Save and quit ResEdit.
You should now be able to select any of the color patterns in
the General Cdev.

____
Robert E. Winston      usr4818a@tso.uc.edu
From: king@acpub.duke.edu (King Rhoton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Out of Memory Error
Date: 21 Aug 92 16:25:56 GMT
Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C.


From king Fri Aug 21 12:25:53 1992
To: /afs/acpub/users5/king/.article

I used to have this problem too, and in my case, it was a bad extension that
had a memory leak.  After about 20 min, I would not have enough memory to keep
Finder windows open as well.  For me, the problem was a pre-1.2 version of
Get More Info.  Try restarting with no extensions loaded and see if the problem
persists.
King
From: eahg064@orion.oac.uci.edu (Kathleen Hostetter)
Subject: AD module: Say What??
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 16 Aug 92 19:46:30 GMT

There was recent posting regarding an AfterDark module by the name of 
Say What?? that generates quotes. Is this pd/shareware? Where can I ftp it,
or could some kind soul emeil it?

Thanks,
Kathi
From: jphillip@sage.cc.purdue.edu (The Shadow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: snd <-> Midi
Summary: converting snd <-> Midi
Date: 13 Aug 92 17:57:07 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center


	Is there some way to convert snd files to Midi files or Midi to snd?

	I would like to be able to mix in some of the various sound bites I
have collected (all as snd files) into my some of my compositions (all done
as Midi files).

	Or should I just play the Midi file, record it as a snd file, and then
edit and mix with a snd editor?

	Any help would be appreciated.

-- 
	Peace, Love, and Armagheddon.
		jphillip@sage.cc.purude.edu
From: abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu (Kelvin Leung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Information on: The IIvi, IIvx, and Performa 600
Date: 17 Aug 92 01:14:31 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

macuser@milton.u.washington.edu (Hung Le) writes:
>>coffee to go when the same task finishes on a IIsi.  :-) This 28%
>>difference in speed is mostly accounted for by the difference in
>>processor speed beetween the two machines -- 16MHz vs. 25MHz.  The
>>*IIci* is something like twice as fast as the LCII since it's clock
>>speed is 33MHz.  The bandwidth of the memory bus is really not
>>
[...]


>excuse, but the IIci is only 25Mhz, not 33Mhz!

Right, and the IIsi is only 20Mhz, not 25.

Again, no offense.  Just want to get the facts straight.      

--Kelvin
e-mail: abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: Peter Purgathofer <root@iguwnext.tuwien.ac.at>
Subject: Re: Dear Mr. Sculley (READ: Apple Shareholders Meeting)
X-Xxdate: Fri, 14 Aug 92 18: 19:45 GMT
Organization: Institute for design and assessment of technology
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d7
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 16:17:43 GMT

In article <1992Aug13.112314.21246@email.tuwien.ac.at> I wrote:
>* I want the "View by" command in finder to be extended to work on
selection of  
>files, e.g. having some files shown as a list, and some other as icons.
This  
>could work just like in ClarisWork, where you can show multiple-lined
text in  
>the spreadsheed by just dragging a frame.

I've been thinking of this longer now, and I even would like to be able
to dragopen a text-field (like in hypercard) in finder-windows, to leave
messages to people. Maybe this could be accomplished with some
PostIt-Metaphor...

>The following stuff relates to the point above about the quality
control. The  
>PowerBooks have come out with some flaws, that wouldnt show up after
more user  
>testing. And obviously there were no special powerbook utilities
developed,  
>because all the stuff seems to be from the portable (see below)

and

>* I want an init for my PowerBook to change the caps lock key to, eg,  
>command-caps lock. I dont use it often but switching it by accident.

and

>* I want a cdev (or utility) for more accurate control of the power
saving  
>features of my powerbook, eg. spinning down the disk by hand without
sleeping  
>the mac. I have powersleep, but sometimes i just want to sleep the hard
drive.  
>The program I have (Portable) seems to be suited for the protable, it
says to  
>switch off the backlight, but it doesnt. Get a real PB-utility!

I found these things on ftp.apple.com in /pub/powerbook, so take them as
obsolete...

So this is all for today, maybe i think of more aspects...

Peter Purgathofer
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