From: info-mac-request@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU (The Moderators)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V10 #234
Date: 28 Sep 92 22:47:16 GMT
Reply-To: Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet


Info-Mac Digest             Mon, 28 Sep 92       Volume 10 : Issue 234

Today's Topics:

      [!] Gigabyte drive: charge your contributions!
      [*] AutoTrade.hqx
      [*] Colour Text Package 1.1
      [*] CopyDoubler 1.0 Demo
      [*] Federal BBS document submission
      [*] Fractions 1.1
      [*] Games submission
      [*] imagic-9d65.hqx
      [*] InfoBrowser 2.5.1 Submission
      [*] KeMo 1.03 -- Millisecond Reaction Timing Utilities
      [*] microcosm-demo-1.0.2.hqx
      [*] Murph's Vaporware Column for October 1992
      [*] pict-show-12.hqx
      [*] ProgrammerParadise.hqx
      [*] RTFcard1.0.sea.hqx
      [*] Small Screen 1.1
      [*] sound-utilities.hqx
      [*] TrashMan 4.0.3
      145 to be discontinued?
      anyone have ``Remember? V2.3.2 Complete''? (Q)
      Apology
      Apple 13" Monitor Recall
      Apple Reduces SRP
      Auto Doubler 2.0
      b/w startup screens... (R)
      CapNet posting
      Desktop-Textures-20 problems?
      E-Machines T16 monitor problems
      Genie Internet Mail Access: Does it Exist?
      Gigabyte Drive for Info-mac...
      Gopher it or Fetch it.
      Hungarian System and/or Font Needed...
      LaserWriter Plus BITMAP fonts wanted
      LC _is_ 32-bit clean (Reply to Classic II color?)
      MacWarehouse :-(,  (Huh?) (R)
      Market research at the expense of retailers costs us all extra
      Matrioshka folder 807x deep
      Metering over a network.
      Monitor problem-replies
      monitor recall???
      Monitor Tracks Fixed -NOT!!!
      Need input from those who Index in Word or Pagemaker
      Plus that won't wait for hard disk
      Previewing Postscript files (Q)
      question: AppleTalk sniffer
      Removing LaserWriter fonts (Q)
      RunPC (Mac to PC connection) experience?
      Sears
      Shutting down a PB100
      Silent Recall & Disk First Aid
      Status of IIsi after 19 october (Q)
      Ugly Performa Monitors
      Word 5.0a spacing problem when using font NewCenturySchoolbook (Q)
      Your instructions
      Zapping PRAM (Q)

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 18:21 EDT
From: Jeffrey L. Needleman <needje@msen.com>
Subject: [!] Gigabyte drive: charge your contributions!

Here's an easy way for you to contribute to the fund for the new hard drive
for Info-Mac. (I proposed the idea to Bill Lipa and he has accepted it,
which is why this is being published.)

I run a business under my own name and am authorized to accept MasterCard,
Visa, and American Express and OPTIMA charges by mail or phone--and that
includes e-mail. I've offered to handle the mechanics of charging accounts
on behalf on the Info-Mac fund, and will absorb the usual merchant fees
involved in that myself.

If you want to take advantage of this service, just send e-mail to me with
a copy to "Bill Lipa <info-mac-request@sumex-aim.stanford.edu>" as well,
stating your card number, expiration date, the amount you want to charge,
and the full mailing address that appears on your monthly account
statement. I'll acknowledge the same day with a note to Bill and to you,
and will charge your account on the following Friday, remitting by check to
Bill the same day.  BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE EXPIRATION DATE! CHARGES CAN'T
BE PROCESSED WITHOUT THEM.

This offer is made on a strictly informal basis. I can't offer a charitable
contribution for your taxes (and I won't be taking one on mine). I'll be
the only one billing your account; I've been doing this for my own
mail/phone customers for more than 20 years with no problems for anyone.
Your charge card number will be kept strictly confidential by me and Bill.
If you're exceptionally paranoid, remember that a simple phone call to your
card-issuing bank will reverse any charge made that you did not authorize.
I'm not going to play games. Your credit card number is not very
confidential in any case; you give it willingly whenever you place an order
by phone or mail, right? And I can get a credit bureau report listing
anyone's card numbers for a small fee...

You can check that your contribution was properly handled by looking up
your name in the file Bill will be posting on info-mac. Remember that all
processing will be done on a Friday, and it might take as long as 5 days or
so for a check mailed in Michigan on Friday to reach Bill in California, so
don't be too impatient.  The charge will appear as a purchase on your next
credit card bill, showing as a charge by "Jeffrey L. Needleman." My only
fear in this whole business is that you'll forget what that charge is all
about, so please try to remember!  Thanks.

Jeff

P. S. This method is especially convenient for those of you outside the U.S.
Be sure to state your contribution in U. S. dollars only; your bank will
bill you the equivalent at a fair exchange rate.


[If you'd like to contribute via credit card but are concerned about sending
 your credit information through email, please feel free to snail mail me your
 credit information or fax it to me at 415-851-8721, and I'll see that Jeff
 gets it.

 Some people have written that they can't find my address. If you're
 looking for it, you can get it from the file help/moderators-wish-list.txt.

 So far things seem to be going very well -- I've had pledges for a few
 hundred dollars and promises of another few hundred in the mail. That's
 already enough for a 600Mb drive. I hope that in the next few weeks we can
 make it to a 1.7Gb drive. I've gotten some information that it is possible
 to get these for about $1800. -Bill]

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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 04:00 EDT
From: STEIN78@WILMA.WHARTON.UPENN.EDU
Subject: [*] AutoTrade.hqx

AutoTrade 1.0 is a new Macintosh investment program that can manage an entire
portfolio. It issues specific buy and sell orders with precise dollar amounts
based on your individual portfolio. It can be used to both help you time your
own trades or as a

Making money in the stock market is possible and doesnUt require magic, but it
does require strict discipline that few of us possess. A computer, on the
other hand, has perfect discipline. In order to remove emotions totally from
the stock selection pr

AutoTrade does not pretend to be 100% accurate on its predictions. No system
can be anywhere near 100% accurate. But with a strict, disciplined, and
ruthless process of eliminating losers and keeping winners, AutoTrade can make
you a profit if even les

[Archived as /info-mac/app/auto-trade-10.hqx; 60K]

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Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 14:00:32 NZS
From: N.Perry@massey.ac.nz
Subject: [*] Colour Text Package 1.1

Version 1.1:
	Fixes a bug where a windoid (e.g. emssage box) over a field
being coloured would corrupt the colour text.

Version 1.0:

The Colour Text Package supports coloured text in HyperCard fields.
Text may either be coloured using the original 8 QD colours or the full
RGB range. Also included is an external for the standard Colour Picker
dialog.

This package compliments other packages which provide colour in
HyperCard (Colorize HC, HyperTint, Pictoid Package, Apple QT XCMDs) by
providing a simple low-memory usage way of adding colour to fields.  A
short overview of the other packages is included for reference.

Package is copyright and generally free for personal use (its costs you
a PostCard, also some restrictions on use by ShareWare authors), for
full details see license included.

Enjoy

[Archived as /info-mac/card/color-text-package-11.hqx; 44K]

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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 10:17 EDT
From: Jeffrey L. Needleman <needje@msen.com>
Subject: [*] CopyDoubler 1.0 Demo

Here's a demo version of Fifth Generation System's CopyDoubler utility,
created by Salient (which I obtained from America On Line). It will work
for three weeks from date of installation but no later than December 31,
1992 no matter when installed. Except for that, the demo is the same as the
commercial version. CopyDoubler is available separately but is included
with AutoDoubler 2.0 and will be sent with all upgrades to AutoDoubler 2.0
as well. Requires System 7 to run. The information that follows is from
Salient's accomponaying blurb.

CopyDoubler dramatically improves operations in the System 7 Finder.
CopyDoubler is integrated into the Finder and operates transparently to
make copying and deleting files faster, safer and more convenient.

Here are CopyDoubler's major features:

	Copying files is at least twice as fast and emptying the Trash is up
	to
ten times faster than the Finder.

	A Smart Replace feature copies only changed files. This feature can be
used for incredibly fast backups. Using this feature can increase copying
speed by 50 times.

	Copied files can be verified during copying to ensure they are
	identical
to the originals. This adds an extra level of safety in case a disk is
unreliable. (The Finder only verifies on floppy disks).

	Files put in the Trash can be erased completely before deleting to
	prevent
unauthorized recovery with a file recovery program (This is an optional
feature).

	Files compressed by AutoDoubler can be copied in compressed form or
expanded when copying to selected types of disks.
Jeff Needleman  <needje@msen.com>

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/copy-doubler-10.hqx; 138K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 01:04:20 -0400
From: ccmlh@bu-it.bu.edu (Mark Hayes)
Subject: [*] Federal BBS document submission

This document describes the new Federal BBS.
A binhexed Compact Pro archive of a straight text file.

The Federal Bulletin Board is a service of the Superintendent
of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office (GPO).  This
electronic bulletin board service (BBS) enables Federal
agencies to provide the public immediate, self-service access
to Federal information in electronic form at reasonable rates.

[Archived as /info-mac/report/federal-bbs.hqx; 21K]

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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 10:29:12 +0200
From: ocinquin@timb.chrug.imag.fr (Olivier Cinquin: ocinquin@timb.imag.fr)
Subject: [*] Fractions 1.1

Hi,

here is an update of my "Fractions" stack; it now handles negative numbers,
and
is able to give the smallest common multiple of two numbers.

The file is pro-compacted.

[Archived as /info-mac/card/x/fractions-11.hqx; 7K]

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Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 16:55:58 EST
From: ralph@merlin.anu.edu.au (Ralph Sutherland)
Subject: [*] Games submission

ABOUT THE CARD SHELL GAMES.
Code and Artwork Copyright 1992 Ralph S Sutherland.
Portions of code remain Copyright Symantec Corp.

Welcome to the first of a series of solitaire card game releases.
These are the first four games to be developed with a new card game
framework called the Card Shell.  They all use full colour graphics
including 40 pack designs and 60 background patterns.

These games are freeware, they may not be sold or resold.  Source
code is available at a cost. (see the online help in the games).

Features include:

*They will (should?) work on all Apple screens at any colour depth.
The games require a mac with colour quickdraw capabilities (see below).

*The game applications have automatic saving of the current game
so you can play, quit and restart where you left off.

*They all have full undo and redo features to allow you to step
forward and backwards through a game and even use fast forward
and rewind to give rapid replays.

*Copies of games in play may be saved in sepearate files, in this way
several players could play the same setup and a tournament is possible.
All the saved games include their playing history.

*The game applications are designed with system 7.0 multiprocessing
in mind. When the player is not moving any cards around the games
use almost no cpu cycles and give maximum time to background processes.
When the user starts to play, the games take much more cpu time to give
a nice fast response.

*The shell design uses a shared resource file called 'Cards' which
contains all the bulky colour resources and sounds.  This is around
350K.  Each game can simultaneously share these reosurces, reducing
the disk space requirements greatly.  Each game is about 70-90K.

For more details see the online help in the games ;-)

*****System requirements

They are designed to work best under system 7.0 or newer, although
they will still function with some loss of smoothness under system
6.0.7.  The games use full 256 colour colour graphics, but they
have optimisations to work well under all depths from B&W to
32bit colour.  However they require a mac with colour quickdraw.
At the moment this includes:

all Mac II computers (including the SE/30), all LCs, all Quadras
all powerbooks (except the PB100) and probably all newer macs.
(I am not sure about the Classic II).

They all want about 1MB of ram under system 7.0 and up to 1.5-2MB under
system 6 without 32bit Quickdraw

Enjoy!

Ralph S Sutherland  Sept. 1992.

-- Ralph S. Sutherland        Mount Stromlo & Siding Spring Observatories.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/card-shell-solitaire.hqx; 356K]

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Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 17:20:19 -0600
From: Brian Powell <powellb@pippin.Colorado.EDU>
Subject: [*] imagic-9d65.hqx

Imagic .9d65.01

	Imagic is an image processing software developed at the University
of Colorado at Boulder, by the Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research.
It was originally written by Dr. Charles L. Norris (while working on his
PHD) and has since been handed over to me.  Look for a brand new version
around Christmas written in C++ with layers, quicktime, apple script and
events, and much much more.


	Imagic is a full-featured image processing package that includes:
full 8-bit painting, enhancement, color table editing, filters, 3-d image
creations, animation, batch jobs, and much more.  The biggest feature of
Imagic, is that you can write external functions, much like XCMDS for
Hypercard to use for any image processing task.  You can write your own
filters, channel additions, etc.  Includes all the libraries, documentation,
and sample source to get you going.  It is currently used and distributed
by the wonderful folks at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA.

	It is a self-extracting archive.

--Brian Powell
powellb@boulder.colorado.edu

[Archived as /info-mac/app/imagic-9d65.hqx; 585K]

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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 11:53:49 EST
From: jeff kline <EGKLINE@indst.indstate.edu>
Subject: [*] InfoBrowser 2.5.1 Submission

Well folks I finally updated properly the stack. This stack replaces
InfoBrowser 2.5.1 and updater infobrowser 2.5.1 stack.
IB allows you to read the digest in a manner that is alot easier
than just perusing it through a text editor. It allows you to
keep track of files to download and messages to respond to
Built in Help feature.
Jeff Kline

[Archived as /info-mac/card/info-browser-251.hqx; 43K]

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Date: Thu, 24 Sep 92 17:18:57 PDT
From: costin@cogsci.UCSD.EDU (Dan Costin)
Subject: [*] KeMo 1.03 -- Millisecond Reaction Timing Utilities

[Moderators, please put this in info-mac/source.  It is an object-code only
library that works with both C and Pascal.  Thank you.]

This is a new release (see CHANGES below) of a set of functions to help
writing reaction time experiments on the Mac, the KeMo Reaction Timing
Utilities.  Functionality currently consists of the following:
- a timer with 20 microsecond resolution
- polling functions for ADB devices, such as keyboards and mice, with +/-1.4
to +/-2.1 msec accuracy, depending on your Mac (as opposed to the +/- 8 to
+/-16 msec accuracy that you get with "normal" Toolbox functions like
GetKeys)
- a screen refresh synchronization function for all Macs
- functions that hide and show the menu bar
- a function to make all other applications quit (System 7 required)

These routines are packaged in a library file which can be incorporated into
your program, together with header files for C and Pascal (source code for
the functions is not yet included).  Additionally, a sample program that
exercises all of the functions is included with source code in C.

KeMo's ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) polling functions only work on Macs with
ADB's.  These include all Macs sold by Apple after the Mac Plus.  Some
incompatibility has been detected with PowerBooks, but other Macs, from
Classics to Quadras, all work fine.  In addition, all functions require
System Version 6.0.5 or later.  If using Think Pascal, you must use Think
Pascal version 3.0 or later.

The KeMo set of functions is distributed as "Old World
Order/Recession-ware": there is a shareware registration fee of $20 unless
you can't afford it, or can't get U.S. dollars.  You may not use KeMo to
write commercial or shareware programs without prior permission.  See the
license terms in the Users' Guide for more details.

You may contact Dan Costin, the author, at dcostin@ucsd.edu or
dcostin@ucsd.bitnet,
or P.O. Box 13214, La Jolla, CA  92039-3214.  Support is on a time-available
basis.

KeMo Reaction Time Utilities Copyright 1992 Dan Costin

CHANGES
 -------
Version 1.03
- Added KeMoQuitAllApps, a function that makes all other running
applications quit (including the Finder).  Requires System 7.0.0 or later.

Version 1.02
- Only one library is included instead of two; this one library should link
with Think C projects as well as Pascal and other languages/development
systems.
- The return type of KeMoCode2Asc has been changed to short integer to
accomodate Pascal peculiarities.
- A Pascal unit interface is provided, "KeMo.p".
- "KeMoTest (w/ debug)" now also saves debugging information in a file
called "KeMo Test Output."

[Archived as /info-mac/source/ke-mo-103.hqx; 101K]

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Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 11:48:01 EDT
From: udhenry@mcs.drexel.edu (David Henry)
Subject: [*] microcosm-demo-1.0.2.hqx

  Version 1.0.2 of Microcosm is a maintenance release which fixes all of the
bugs that were discovered after the release of version 1.0.1.
  In Microcosm, you pilot a microscopic robot around a maze while trying to
destroy  the nasty viruses that are trying to destroy you. In order to kill a
specific type of virus, you must shoot at it with a specially encoded strand
of DNA. You can either rely on trial and error to find the correct DNA
sequence, or you can pick up the computer chips that appear in the maze. These
chips add functions to your robot and may make it easier to kill the viruses.
Meanwhile, the viruses' DNA sequences can change due to mutation, and enemy
robots roam the maze, performing such helpful tasks as knocking down the walls
or trying to steal your computer chips.
  The Microcosm demo runs in monochrome or color and requires at least system
6.0.7. There is online help contained within the demo. Note that since this is
a demo, some functions have been disabled. For the nominal fee of $15, you can
get the full version which includes network functions, more levels and a way
cool level editor. See the demo for more details.

Dave Henry/DGS
udhenry@mcs.drexel.edu

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/microcosm-102.hqx; 607K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 22:18:38 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEWALL@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: [*] Murph's Vaporware Column for October 1992

Vaporware also is available by email to LISTSERV@RiceVM1.Rice.Edu
(subject ignored)
$MAC GET VAPORWARE-10-92.TXT

[Archived as /info-mac/digest/vapor/vaporware-10-92.txt; 13K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 14:53:20 +0100
From: Oliver Dreer <odreer@iiic.ethz.ch>
Subject: [*] pict-show-12.hqx

PICTshow a small slideshow program for viewing PICT-files on a color
Macintosh.

Since Quicktime is here, I store all my pictures in PICT format because of the
various compression capabilities.
What I missed, was a small viewer that let's you view some PICTs in a slide
show, so I wrote this little program.
Versions >= 1.1 require System 7.0

Changes in version 1.2 :

- Fix bug when Quicktime is not present
- Added resize option : 'Reduce only' Only bigger pictures are
  reduced to screen size, but not smaller ones.

Changes in version 1.1 :

- Real application instead of modal-dialog
- Added Preview in File-Open-Dialog
- In non-resize mode added following keys :
    - r for quick resizing
    - cursor keys for moving the picture around
- Remebers last settings
- Added Open/Save menu for opening/saving whole sets of pictures
  (called shows)

PLEASE : Tell me what you want to see in future versions!

Oliver Dreer
odreer@iiic.ethz.ch ( or dreero@rocbi.dnet.roche.com)

[Archived as /info-mac/app/pict-show-12.hqx; 16K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 04:00 EDT
From: STEIN78@WILMA.WHARTON.UPENN.EDU
Subject: [*] ProgrammerParadise.hqx

Information on the ProgrammerUs Paradise Pascal Source Code Package. Tells you
all about the programs and how to order!

[Archived as /info-mac/report/programmers-paradise.hqx; 12K]

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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 17:18:01 -0600
From: Keith Bourgoin <kbourgoin@chaparral.fse.ulaval.ca>
Subject: [*] RTFcard1.0.sea.hqx

A HyperCard 2.0 stack for RTF importing done entirely in HyperTalk.
(This version to replace release ImportRTF1.0a)

[Archived as /info-mac/card/rtf-10.hqx; 62K]

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Date: Thu, 24 Sep 92 20:35:21 MET DST
From: Daniel Schaerer <schaerer@ifi.unizh.ch>
Subject: [*] Small Screen 1.1

Small Screen 1.1 -- September 22, 1992

On a sufficiently large screen, Small Screen shows the boundaries of one or
more smaller screens. It is useful for testing whether something would fit
on a small screen.

Small Screen is not an extension but an ordinary application. It occupies
only a small memory partition (30 K) and can usually be left running all
the time. Contrary to tools like MiniScreen (by Morgan Davis), Small Screen
does not simulate a small screen, it just shows its boundary (or several
boundaries) while leaving the full screen available. This is sufficient for
many purposes, and much more comfortable.

Version 1.1 adds the capability to draw a hard disk and/or a trash can icon
at the appropriate positions.

* This is KindWare(tm) -- a gift to the whole of MacKind(tm). *
*        Enjoy, share, and be kind(tm) to one another.        *

Daniel Schaerer
schaerer@ifi.unizh.ch

[Archived as /info-mac/util/small-screen-11.hqx; 13K]

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Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 15:05:06 EDT
From: apdoo@research.att.com
Subject: [*] sound-utilities.hqx

This contains a binhexed self-extracting archive of
SoundMover 1.76 and SndControl 2.2, by Riccardo Ettore.
SoundMover extracts sounds from almost any file, converts
between types of sounds, and does minor editing. SndControl
is a System 7 compatable (but not dependent) control panel
that allows your mac to make sounds associated with
certain events, like emptying the trash, restarting,
or pressing the space bar. Its best feature is that you
can have beeps, for example, chosen randomly from a
collection, keeping the sounds interesting for much longer.
Shareware $25 if you decide to keep it, worth every penny.
	Alan Weiss
apdoo@research.att.com

[Archived as /info-mac/util/sound-utilities.hqx; 169K]

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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 22:01:06 -0500
From: Dan Walkowski <walkowsk@ta1.cs.uiuc.edu>
Subject: [*] TrashMan 4.0.3

Here's the latest version of TrashMan.

*Version 4.0.3 fixes the problem with PowerBooks, and lets them go to sleep
properly.  (previous versions could keep a PowerBook from sleeping)

Please post it to the archive.

Thanks,
Dan Walkowski

[Archived as /info-mac/util/trash-man-403.hqx; 179K]

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Date: 28 Sep 92 09:12:42 GMT
From: aw@camcon.co.uk (Alain Waha)
Subject: 145 to be discontinued?

My dealer confirmed to me that the 100, 140 AND 145 are to be discontinued
totally.  Just when we all hoped to have affordable powerbooks that
we could buy as convenience items.

What is Apple playing at?  There must be room for cheap and expensive
powerbooks.  The markets are separate enough for apple to continue
selling both: cheap and less gizmo machines, or expensive and more
advanced ones.

Are we to return to the days of expensive Macs again?

Alain

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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 16:47:25 PDT
From: jbthoo@ucdavis.edu ( John Thoo )
Subject: anyone have ``Remember? V2.3.2 Complete''? (Q)

Hi, y'all!

I downloaded  [./da/remember-23.hqx]  and  [./da/remember-232-updater.hqx]
today, and the latter's ReadMe file says,

% NOTE: This package contains only the files changed from V2.3 to V2.3.2.
% It does NOT contain the documentation or a few other files of the complete
% package.  If you are new to "Remember?", or using a version older than V2.3,
% you should download the complete package (Remember? V2.3.2 Complete) or you
% will be missing essential items. It should be available from the same source
% that provided this file.

Well, I'm definitely new to Remember?, and am wondering if anyone out there
could upload a copy of Remember? V2.3.2 Complete (or whatever the latest
verison is).

Thanks for your help.
--John.

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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 21:24:55 -0800
From: Jerry Wilcox <iscjcw@uccvma.ucop.edu>
Subject: Apology

At the end of last week, I was involved in an extended discussion of the
value of the various trash utilities available for the Mac. Most of the
discussion was happening on MAC-L, and I responded to a note from Robert E.
Winston at one point. In the interest of saving bandwidth, I eliminated
many of his original arguments in my reply, because presumably most MAC-L
participants had read the earlier posts. Certainly, they had the
opportunity to do so.

Unfortunately, I invoked the wrong macro, and posted my reply to both MAC-L
and INFO-MAC. I was not aware of having done so until late this evening,
when I picked up my email and saw a note from Robert. I would like to
publicly apologize to Robert for any embarrassment I might have caused him.
Without knowledge of the arguments he had presented in his note, the
response would not make any sense. My intention was certainly not to make
him look foolish in any way.

Mea Culpa, and I do apologize to Robert and the rest of the INFO-MAC
readers.

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 08:57:22 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEWALL@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: Apple 13" Monitor Recall

On Sun, 27 Sep 92 13:41:32 CDT you said:
>Question: if my monitor isn't acting up, can I still get the "fix"
>done?

No; the free fix only applies if your monitor is broken.  The one I
bought last November has a qualifying serial number.  So far, it works
fine (knock on wood).

>Question 2: What do I tell the repair dept.? Is there some sort of
>official notice from Apple I can refer them to?

There's an Apple Tech Service bulletin.  It's more than a year old.
Your authorized Apple technician is responsible for knowing such things.
IF there is a problem, they can look it up.  It's probably not worth
bugging them about it if there isn't a problem.  The sales staff may or
may not know about it; Apple dealer's sales staffs are not widely known
for being well informed (he said tongue firmly in cheek :) but there are
some notable exceptions.

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Date: 28 Sep 1992 11:04:58 -0700
From: "Apgar, Eric" <Apgar#m#_Eric.DS/ATC_MS_Mail@msgate.corp.apple.com>
Subject: Apple Reduces SRP

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Apple Reduces Suggested Retail Prices on Many Macintosh Products in The U.S.

CUPERTINO, California--September 28, 1992--The Apple USA
division of Apple Computer, Inc. announced today that it has
reduced manufacturer suggested retail prices (SRPs) in the
United States on many Apple Macintosh personal computers and
related peripheral and accessory products.
    Apple's SRP price reductions extend across the majority of the
Macintosh product family including the Macintosh Quadra line.
Reductions in SRP range from 11 percent to 36 percent on the following
products: the Macintosh Classic II, Macintosh LC II, Macintosh
IIsi, Macintosh IIci, Quadra 700, and selected configurations in
the Quadra 950 line.   Price reductions will vary by product,
based on configuration.  The new prices are effective immediately.
    "Lowering our SRPs will enhance our competitive market
position by providing computers at aggressive price points
across the Macintosh product line," said Bob Puette, president
of the Apple USA division of Apple Computer, Inc.
    "This year Apple has seen solid gains in marketshare, unit share
and overall revenue growth while many of our competitors have
struggled to maintain their position," Puette added.  "We intend to
continue our offensive posture by attracting new customers
through aggressive pricing, excellent products and unmatched
value."
    Puette noted that while Apple USA is announcing a change in
SRPs on many Macintosh products, it is difficult to calculate
what effect this action will have on retail pricing set by resellers.
     Current and previous suggested retail prices for selected
Macintosh computers are:

				 Previous SRP   New SRP  %Change

Macintosh Classic II (4MB/40HD)   $1,699         $1,079    36%
Macintosh Classic II (4MB/80HD)   $1,849         $1,209    35
Macintosh LC II(4MB/40HD)         $1,699         $1,239    27
Macintosh LC II(4MB/80HD)         $1,849         $1,349    27
Macintosh IIsi  (3MB/40HD)        $2,499         $1,729    31
Macintosh IIsi  (5MB/80 HD)       $2,999         $1,999    33
Macintosh IIci (5MB/SD)           $3,299         $2,539    23
Macintosh IIci (5MB/80HD)         $3,999         $2,719    32
Macintosh IIci (5MB/230HD)        $4,599         $3,089    33
Quadra 700    (4MB/SD)            $5,199         $4,219    19
Quadra 700 (4MB/80HD)             $5,899         $4,669    21
Quadra 700 (4MB/230HD)            $6,499         $5,039    22
Quadra 700 (4MB/400HD)            $7,199         $5,849    19
Quadra 950 (8MB/230HD)            $8,499         $7,359    13
Quadra 950 (8MB/400HD)            $9,199         $8,169    11

Contact:
Lisa Byrne 408/862-5154
Apple Computer, Inc.
or
Michelle Soleau 415/354-4465
Regis McKenna, Inc.

 - 30 -

Apple, the Apple logo and Macintosh are register trademarks of
Apple Computer, Inc. Macintosh Quadra is a trademark of Apple
Computer, Inc.  Classic is a registered trademark, licensed to
Apple Computer, Inc.

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

Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 23:17:34 EDT
From: "A. Zakai" <ZAK@BROWNVM.brown.edu>
Subject: Auto Doubler 2.0

========================================================================
Answering the question about AD 2.0, the package seem to be very stable
even under very adverse situations. I am using it in an inits laden mac
running system 7.1 with world script (btw it seem to be working great with
world script so I expect to work ok with Japanese) and did not have a
problem.
Speed seem to be improved, the compression is tighter. Also Fifth Generation
is adding internal compressor which is able to compress resources and add
code to decompress them in the file. Very useful since you do not need AD/DD
to open this file again and it can be moved to other machine and remain
small.
The internal compressor can be used on system files without a problem. Since
your file is smaller and resources are decompressed on the fly as needed it
actually loads faster into ram.
Another major improvement is Copy Doubler, a neat addition that enhances
finder copies and trash emptying significantly, also adding a 'smart' copy
feature that copies only files that are different between the source and
destination.
Considering the price the upgrade is a definite must, improvement over 1.7
is significant, Lloyd Chambers and Dave Heller took a good product and made it
better.

     --Zak

Disclaimer: I get no royalty but am a very satisfied user.

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

Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 21:52:01 PDT
From: jbthoo@ucdavis.edu ( John Thoo )
Subject: b/w startup screens... (R)


On 27 Sep 1992 18:43:16 -0400 BRYAN SMITH <bsmith@center.colgate.edu> said:
% anyone know where I could find
% some nice black and white startup screen?

``Nice'' is subjective, Brian  ;-)
If you're a (next generation) Trekkie, however, check out
[./art/star-trek-startup.hqx].  I won't tell you exactly what
it is 'cause I don't want to spoil the surprise.  Suffice it
to say that I use it as the StartupScreen on my SE/30's 9-incher.

Enjoy!
--John.
<jb2@math.ucdavis.edu>

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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 22:15:34 CST
From: "Dan Becque" <GA3985@SIUCVMB.SIU.EDU>
Subject: CapNet posting

I got one note from a happy user of CapNet. For less than $5 and a
little soldering you can build your own AppleTalk network. That is $5 per
connector.  But me thinks that Murph is right, the Focus connectors
are a steal... I tried to reach the author of the original posting
but no response from aol.
Thanks for your help and advice, :-)

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

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 0:30:55 edt
From: "Paco Belle (Spice, Reid)" <SPICE@DICKINSON.EDU>
Subject: Desktop-Textures-20 problems?

Has anyone had troubles with Desktop-Textures-20?  I just used it for the
first time tonight and now my system file is trashed.  I'm asking, though,
because I was having small problems before and I'm not sure if DT2.0 is the
culprit or not.  It does, however, alter your system file (I suppose in the
same way that BeforeDark does) and that can be very, very bad...

Thanks,
Reid Spice
SPICE@DICKINSON.EDU

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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 20:16 EDT
From: M94JHINSON@Ruby.VCU.EDU
Subject: E-Machines T16 monitor problems

I have an E-Machines T16 color monitor (with their Futura SX video card and a
Mac IIci) that has me a little worried. It's only 9 mos old and still under
warranty and I'm wondering if the following problems are worthy of down-time,
to send the monitor in to be fixed before the warranty is up. About 2 mos ago,
I all of a sudden began having serious screen static, the whole image wavering
about on the screen with varying amounts of snow and lines. There were no
electrical storms in the area and nothing else that I can think of to point a
finger at except, perhaps, an old home's electrical system. I may have been
imagining things, but I thought I smelt something burning, something
electrical. I turned off the machine, called E-Machines, and when I turned it
back on at the service technicians prompting, everything was fine. Since then,
twice I've noticed slightly askewed vertical lines on two occasions, both
times
after the monitor had been on for 5 or 6 plus hours.

Are these simply benign symptoms I should expect every now and then--all and
all I've been very satisfied with the monitor--or should I be more worried?
Thanks for your input!
						--Greg Hinson
						  M94JHINSON@GEMS.VCU.EDU

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 15:33:58 -0500
From: darnelll@sy2000.cet.fsu.edu
Subject: Genie Internet Mail Access: Does it Exist?

I was wondering if a gateway existed for sending e-mail from an
internet-based mail system to Genie mail system (GE Mail)  Please respond
to my e-mail address.  I have looked in many different reference files
including the one at Sumex that gives tips on mailing to different systems
but have turned up nill on Genie so it may not have a gateway.  I hope so
though.

Thanks for the help, Larry Darnell - darnelll@sy2000.cet.fsu.edu

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

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 13:21:13 PDT
From: RON WELKER <welker@gtewd.mtv.gsc.gte.com>
Subject: Gigabyte Drive for Info-mac...

I've mailed Bill Lipa a check for $30 as a contribution towards the drive
from
henderson@gtewd.mtv.gsc.gte.com,
powers@gtwed.mtv.gsc.gte.com,
welker@gtwed.mtv.gsc.gte.com

For a little over $5000 he can get a 3Gbyte drive, or about 510
contributions.
Surely there's more people than that that get $10 of value from sumex-aim!
How about anteing up?

Ron Welker (415) 966-2900

Internet:                        US Mail:
welker@gtewd.mtv.gsc.gte.com     100 Ferguson Dr. M/S 5G09
welker@ns2.mtv.gsc.gte.com       Mt. View, CA 94039

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

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 08:58:44 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEWALL@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: Gopher it or Fetch it.

On 26 Sep 92 20:03:34 GMT you said:
>Gopher has the advantage that it does not maintain the connection during
>the time that the user is browsing the menu.  That means that it gets
>on, gets the direcory listing, and gets right back off.  Then, when you
>choose a file, it gets on, gets the file, and gets right back off.

Gopher is a great idea.  It's clearly a work in progress.  It really
needs a "getting started" file since there are a bunch of document files
with no explanation of what they're good for.  It seems likely that a
lot of bandwidth could get wasted just figuring out what that stuff is
and what good it might be.

It's possible to use Gopher to connect to sumex, and that's the
recommended method because it does minimize the load, but so far other
popular sites (ftp.apple.com, mac.archive.umich.edu,
microlib.cc.utexas.edu, wuarchive.wustl.edu) don't seem to be available
:-(

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

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 21:28:49 +0000
From: Elliot Bennett <Elliot_Bennett@europa.rs.kp.dlr.de>
Subject: Hungarian System and/or Font Needed...

This is probably FAQ-city, but a friend of mine wants to buy a Mac IF (and
only if) he can write in Hungarian.  He doesn't really need a Hungarian
system,
 just the ability to make the (relatively few) special characters in Hungarian
(from what I can tell, the only difficult symbols are a few letters that need
what looks like a double-quote over them).

Anyone have any experience/ideas/comments to offer...

As usual, mounds of gratitude in advance,

Elliot Bennett
elliot@europa.rs.kp.dlr.de

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

Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 19:49:23 EDT
From: "Dieder B." <UGU00266@vm.uoguelph.ca>
Subject: LaserWriter Plus BITMAP fonts wanted

I'm looking for the laserwriter plus BITMAP fonts...I already have the
TrueType fonts, but, in the name of speeding things up a bit on a
slow mac that I have to use, I was looking for the bitmaped variety.
I know adobe-screen.hqx is on sumex, but it isn't the same as the TT
variety that I have, i.e. spacing and whatnot...so, any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,

Dieder

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

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 10:27:26 MDT
From: sharmony@nova.ta52.lanl.gov (Stephen C. Harmony)
Subject: LC _is_ 32-bit clean (Reply to Classic II color?)

In Info-Mac v10#232 Tim Maloney said:

> Hi, Does anyone out there know if it is possible to expand the ClassicII to
> color? I can't decide between getting an original LC or a Classic II,
> especially with the LC not being 32 bit clean. Any suggestions?

Tim, I don't know about getting color on the Classic II, but the original LC
_is_ 32-bit clean. With its 68020 and no memory management unit, it can't do
virtual memory, however. If you really need color and virtual memory, and your
choice is limited to an LC or a Classic II, I'd recommend getting the LC and
adding a PowerCache. DayStar Digital delayed releasing the LC PowerCache
adapter until they got System 7 virtual memory working in the LC. As a bonus
you'd be getting a much faster Mac that is compatible with every piece of
software I've thrown at mine. Finally, the space consumed on your desk by the
LC is much smaller than the Classic II with a color monitor.

Steve Harmony

No association with DayStar Digital other than as a satisfied customer.

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

Date: 28 Sep 1992 08:43:04 -0500
From: mcguire@utkvx.utk.edu (Michael A. McGuire)
Subject: MacWarehouse :-(,  (Huh?) (R)

>Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 09:32:34 EDT
>From: "Allan M. Bloom" <IRBLOOM@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
>Subject: MacWarehouse :-(,  (Huh?)
>
>On 25 Sep 1992, Michael A. McGuire wrote:
>
>>This week I ordered "Word for Word" from MacWAREHOUSE.  It was ordered
>>on a university PO.  Got the product in, tested it and found that it
>>did not work. Tried to return it and was told it was non-returnable.
>>This all happened in the last 5 days.
>
>Why do you say that is a MacWarehouse problem, Michael? I had to go back
>to an old Version 11.0 MW catalog to find "Word for Word" (It is not in
>my 14.0 catalog), and the product does not show the blue dot for a 30-day
>money back guarantee. Seems to me that MW was pretty up front about your
>not being able to return the product if it proved unsuitable.
>
>I am assuming unsuitabily here. I've never known MW to not exchange a
>product that didn't actually work.
>
>C'mon, folks. We all make mistakes (I make rather more than my share),
>but embarrassing oneself is no reason to misplace blame on someone else.
>
>Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

The product is advertised as performing file translations.  (At one time it
got 4 mice).  I was looking at it to see if the university should put copies
out in our labs.  One of my jobs is to find soulutions for our clients.  (All
35,000 of them.) The product would not perform its stated funciton on my mac.
(Trying to translate a word 5.0 file to wordperfect 5.1). If I go the store a
buy a radio and it does not work I do not take it back to the manufacturer.

All this is moot.  It is a done deal.  I am sorry if you are upset that
MacWarehouse did not charge the university for a product that did not work.
I'm not.

Michael A. McGuire, (MCGUIRE@UTKVX.UTK.EDU) :-)
Sr. Applied Computer Analyst
University of Tennessee Computing Center

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

Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 09:24 GMT+1
From: "HEWAT@FRILL.BITNET FAX FRANCE(33) 76-48-39-06 TEL 76-20-72-13 OR (-26)"
<HEWAT%FRILL.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Market research at the expense of retailers costs us all extra

>This week I ordered "Word for Word" from MacWAREHOUSE.  It was ordered on a
>university PO.  Got the product in, tested it and found that it did not
work.
>Tried to return it and was told it was non-returnable.
>Since I spend a large sum of $ for this university it should effect them.

>I have to take it all back.  Additonal calls to MacWAREHOUSE got me in touch
>with someoen in customer service who took care of the problem. I did not like

What does "took care of the problem" mean ?  He refunded the money, or showed
you how it worked ? Its not obvious that the retailer should refund on
goods returned just because the buyer did not like them. This should be done
only if advertised performance is misleading.  The buyer also has a duty to
inform himself about the product before buying it.  "Let the buyer beware".

People who do their market research at the expense of retailers don't have my
sympathy.  The retailer recuperates these costs by higher prices for the rest
of us.

Alan Hewat, ILL Grenoble, France (hewat@frill.bitnet)

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

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 14:29:23 GMT
From: marcus@sun.pcl.ac.uk (Marcus Harvey)
Subject: Matrioshka folder 807x deep

>Date: 25 Sep 1992 08:43:26 -0500
>From: mcguire@utkvx.utk.edu (Michael A. McGuire)
>Subject: Matrioshka folder 807x deep (C)
>
>>The structure is a Russian-doll collection of folders nested to a depth of
>>807 subfolders.  Thus, the subject name:
>>                    Matrioshka folder 807x deep
>>Each subfolder has the same name, "MaxSas".
>
>
Has anyone else noticed that this pronounces "Mac's Ass"? Did the original
owner dislike his Macintosh perhaps?

>Why didn't you try divide and conquer?  Go halfway down and throw the
>bottom half away.  If that does not work go half way down again, etc.
>Once you find the segment size that can be trashed you are home free.
>Its like trying to guess a number between 1  and 100.
>
>I know this does not address why the mac can't trash the files but it
>would be faster than copying all files off and reformatting.
>
>Michael McGuire,  mcguire@utkvx.utk.edu  :-)

Very true.

Marcus Harvey, University of Westminster IRS
JANET: marcus@uk.ac.westminster
INTERNET: marcus%westminster.ac.uk@ukacrl

							  ...Bubble Up!

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

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 13:42:25 -0500 (CDT)
From: Z_DELGADOAP@CCSVAX.SFASU.EDU (Andy Delgado)
Subject: Metering over a network.

Hello netters,

	I am a supervisor in a Macintosh Lab here at SFASU.  We are running
Novell NetWare 3.1 for mac on a 386 PC.  My supervisor has asked me to come up
with some type of metering system to monitor how often a student uses a given
application.  We monitor the PC's in the PC lab with Saber Metering, however
there is no such beast for the Mac side of a LAN.  My question is... is there
any metering software out there that will meter Mac applications on a Novell
server????

	Now that I have you here, one more question...  How can one rebuild
	the
desktop on a Novell server if the Macs are all running System 7,  The Docs
tell
you how to do it, but the docs are outdated.... ie Sys 6.x....   Any help
would
be greatly appreciated...

Please respond directly, I will post if there is enough interest.

Thanks
Andy Delgado
Mac Support - LINC Services
z_delgadoap@ccsvax.sfasu.edu

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

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 10:47:46 EDT
From: Pete Tamas <GNOME%TEMPLEVM.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Monitor problem-replies

Many people have replied to my query about Apple 13" monitors
turning off by themselves, and I wish to thank them all.
Most, but not all blamed the capacitors. Apple has a repair
program, detailed below. Some of the more interesting
answers are below:

From: usr4818a@tso.uc.EDU (Robert E. Winston)
Apple has a repair policy called the "13" RGB High Voltage Capacitor
Repair Extension Program" which is in effect until March 15, 1993.
The serial numbers effected are: 7000001 through 7101012, 5378111 through
5624450 and 9000001 through 9029500.

%%%%
From:         Geno <V5356E@TEMPLEVM>
Pete,
I had the very same question about 13" RGB monitors about three weeks
ago, and got a quick response from several people. Here is what one
person sent me:

>         *AppleColor HiRes Monitor Failures
>                 Serial Numbers: 7000001-7101012,
>                                 5378111-5624450,
>                                 9000001-9029500
>
>                 Apple will replace the defective high-voltage
>                 capacitor that can cause intermittent shutdowns of both
>                 monitor/mac until March 1993.  If you paid for out of
>                 warranty service, Apple will reimburse if paperwork is
>                 in order by Aug 15.
>
>                 Apple Computer Inc,
>                 Attn: High Voltage Capacitor Reimbursement
>                 PO Box 17214
>                 Denver, CO 80217
>
>                 More info, call: (303) 297-2321
>
>         *Mice (dead buttons)
>                 Serial Numbers: LT043xxxxxx-LT051xxxxxx inclusive
>
>                 Free replacement through March 1994
>
>         *PowerBook Trackballs
>                 All are still under waranty, so contact you dealer.
>
%%%%

From: "Maslin William" <maslin@cvmfaculty.msstate.edu>
Subject: Re: Apple RGB Monitor problem
Pete:
The following is a copy of a message posted to the InfoMac Digest (#151)
several months ago concerning the disconcerting tendency for the Apple
13" RGB monitor to turn itself off:
> From: moynihan@venice.sedd.trw.com (Bill Moynihan)
> Subject: AppleColor High-Res RGB H.V. capacitor (A)
>
> In an effort to clarify the above subject issue I will give you
> the Readers Digest version of Apple's Repair Extension Program
> 3L0218. 1)The symptom is a shutdown of the monitor and the green
> power-on LED. 2)The monitors were manufactured from March '90
> through July 22, 1991. 3)Qualifying capacitors have a date code
> printed on their sides from 0C01 to 1G22 (inclusive). 4)This
> program will end March 23, 1993. 5)For those people who have
> already had their monitors serviced by an Authorized Apple
> Service Provider and their monitor serial numbers are 7000001
> thru 7101012 or 5378111 thru 5624450 or 9000001 thru 9029500
> they are eligible for reimbursement if they a)have a proof of
> purchase, b)an Authorized Apple Transaction Form stating name of
> service provider, product serial number, date of repair, parts
> used in repair, cost of repair, c)proof of repair payment
> (canceled check, credit card receipt, paid invoice). Submit your
> reimbursement claim to Apple Computer, Inc., Attn. High Voltage
> Capacitor Reimbursement, P.O. Box 17214, Denver, CO 80217.
>
> Bill Moynihan (moynihan@venice.sedd.trw.com)
>
%%%%

From: vellek@telesphere.wustl.edu
Subject: Apple RGB 13"
Sounds like you're having problems similar to one I had. It has nothing to
do with the Apple repair for certain serial numbers published in MacWeek -
that had to do with some sort of resistor. Sounds like your C-board is
about to go bad. Mine went black and stayed that way after starting up for
about three seconds @ startup. Replacement cost about $275 - cheap when you
consider it.

%%%%

From: dond@amcc.com
Subject: Apple 13" monitor problem
This sounds like a problem that is described, along with the fix, in a
do-it-yourself Mac repair book authored by a fellow named Larry Pina.
I think the book is titled, "Mac II Repair Secrets," or something like
that.

Basically, it sounds like the black-level cutoff adjustment is out of
whack on your room-mate's Apple 13" monitor.  The exact behavior you
describe is in Larry Pina's book!  Turn the monitor off for a while,
turn it back on, and then it's OK for a while.  If the problem is what
the book talks about, then the monitor just needs to be adjusted.

Don Deel
dond@amcc.com

%%%%

From: holtzman@media-lab.media.mit.edu


I've had similar problems with a couple of monitors.  It turned out, in
each case, to be the cable between the framebuffer and the monitor.  See if
wiggling either end of the cable does any good.  If the screen goes on and
off with the wiggling, then make sure the cable is screwed in all the way.
After that, replace the cable and make sure you throw out the old one so it
doesn't bite you again.

Of course, it might not be the cable, in your case.

	Henry
%%%%%

Thanks again to all who responded!-Pete, Gnome@Templevm

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

Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 23:05:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Arthur John Bittman, Jr." <ab1o+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: monitor recall???

Help!
I didn't catch the serial number range that is subject to the recall.
Could someone help?


A.J. Bittman
ab1o@andrew.cmu.edu

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

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 10:29:05 PDT
From: "Tom Wilson" <wilsont@fedc04.fed.ornl.gov>
Subject: Monitor Tracks Fixed -NOT!!!

I prematurely reported having fixed my problem with "tracks" on the
monitor.  Actually, the tracks are bits and pieces of windows and ICONS
that are left when you open, close, or move something on the desktop.

I thought I had fixed it by trashing the Finder Preferences file and
rebooting, but that was only temporary.  I got a message from Paul Brians
of
Washington State University who thought it might be a prelude to a major
crash.  I did as he suggested, rebuiding the desktop and then running Disk
First Aid and Norton Utilities Disk Doctor.  Neither indicated a problem.

Now I'm back to thinking that there is some incompatibility with the Nutmeg
30/2 card and System 7.0.1------I just installed the 1.1.1 TuneUp and saw
no improvement (actually, I didn't expect it.)

AS I reported before, I booted with extensions off and had the same
problem.

Active Control Panels (other than the supplied 7.0.1) Are:

Date 1.0
Admin TCP 1.1
MacEnvy 2.0
MacTCP 1.1
Pyro 4.0
SCSI Probe 3.4


Active System Extensions are:

Disinfectant 2.9
Gatekeeper 1.2.6
Gatekeeper Aid 1.2.6
Caps Lock 7.0.1
SnapJot 3.0
Font Porter (ATM) 1.0

Active Control Panels and Extensions in the System Folder are:

MacTCP DNR

System:

Mac SE/30
8-MB Ram
Quantum 80 HD Formatted with Silver Lining (Includes Drivers)
Nutmeg 30/2 Video Card
Apple 2-page monochrome monitor
Running System 7.0.1 with Tune-up 1.1.1

I'm still open to suggestions.  Thanks in advance.

Tom Wilson
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
<wilsont@fedc04.fed.ornl.gov>

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

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 12:55:40 -0700 (MST)
From: BGS@ALPHA.SUNQUEST.COM
Subject: Need input from those who Index in Word or Pagemaker

If you have used the indexing features in Word 5.0, or Pagemaker 4.2, I would
like to hear your ideas as to pro's and con's of each either.  We are about
to undertake a large project and wanted to hear which works better.

Send to BGS@alpha.com directly please.

Thanks,

Ben

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

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 09:10:48 -0400
From: rarcuri@itsmail1.hamilton.edu
Subject: Plus that won't wait for hard disk

>Can anyone recall what utility will allow the delay time to be changed.
>I vaguely recall that the time allotted for waiting for a hard drive
>to come on-line a variable - if you can access that with a utility.
>Changing this delay time, I think it went up to 20 seconds or so, may
>allow the use of that Master power switch in a normal manner.

I believe this problem can be most easily solved by setting the scsi id of
the hard disk in question to 0 (zero).  Since a plus does not have an
internal hard disk, using 0 should not cause any problems.

This works because the mac "knows" that it should wait however long is
necessary for hard disks with that particular scsi id to spin up.

This information is taken from my own imperfect memory, so please accept my
apologies if it is incorrect.

Russ

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

Date: Monday, 28 September 1992 9:03am CT
From: Stephen.P.Aleman@UTXVM.CC.UTEXAS.EDU
Subject: Previewing Postscript files (Q)

Hello Mac Users,
  I would like to know if a Mac product exists that allows Postscript
files to be previewed before printing. Specifically, I would like to
view and selectively print pages from that preview. All ideas would be
greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Stephen P. Aleman

Computer Programmer
University of Texas at Austin
email  -  Aleman@utxvm.cc.utexas.edu

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 10:00:42 PDT
From: Andrew_A._Rutz.LAX1B@xerox.com
Subject: question: AppleTalk sniffer

	...I want to trace some AppleTalk packets and I'm not sure how to do
it.  I want to be able to do this from 'any' Mac, not some Mac that has any
special network hardware, or anything.  I've read about Protocol Handlers and
Socket Listeners in Inside Mac, but I've still got at least one issue: once I
copy certain data from the packet, I still want the intended semantics of the
packet to happen!!!!

	...does anybody know about this?  ..thanks

/andy

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 10:15:46 -0500
From: mcj@chem.wayne.edu (Martin Josso)
Subject: Removing LaserWriter fonts (Q)

 I once uploaded a bunch of fonts on my LaserWriter and would now like to
remove them to free-up much needed RAM. LaserWriter Font Utility will
display the current printer fonts but will not let me remove any. I cannot
highlight any of them and the remove button is dimmed. Is this because the
printer is part of a network? Should I use another utility and where could
I get it from?
Thank in advance for any reply.
						Martin Josso

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 20:20:06 GMT
From: thacker@cc1.unt.edu (Mark D. Thacker x2568)
Subject: RunPC (Mac to PC connection) experience?

Hello Netland:

Does anyone have any experience using the RunPC product from Argosy
Software?  This product allows you to call into a PC from a Mac using a
modem and see anything that the PC will display and run.  Hence, you could
dial into a PC that is a 386 w/8Meg RAM on a Novell Network w/VGA monitor
and see all of this from home on your Mac.

What I want to know is anyone has any experience with it?  Will it handle
display OK at 2400 baud (I don't expect miracles, do I)?  Does the 50K
program residing on the remote PC allow you to remote reboot the PC in case
it were to lockup or you just wanted to?  Any incompatabilities with either
the PC or Macintosh applications (within their respective platforms that is)?

Thanks in advance for the information!

Mark Thacker                Bitnet : MARK@UNTVAX -or- THENET : NTVAXA::MARK
CC1 Novell LAN Manager      Internet : Thacker@cc1.unt.edu
Computing Center                  or : Mark@vaxb.acs.unt.edu
University of North Texas   Denton, Texas 76203    817-565-2324

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 08:52:19 PDT
From: Christopher_Lerch.Roch888@xerox.com
Subject: Sears

>I do hope some of the other Performa outlets are a better option than
>Sears which has an abysmal reputation for service.

The other main retail outlet that I have seen for Performas is Lechmere, a
pretty large consumer electronics and appliance dealer in the northeast.
Lechmere ran a full page ad in a Rochester, NY paper announcing that they were
now authorized Apple dealers and were carrying "MacIntosh" Performas.  They
even had the little registered "r" in the circle right next to the word
"MacIntosh".

The ad also had pictures of a Mac Classic and LCII (complete with an Apple 12"
monitor - not the Performa monitor) that were listed as the Performa models
200
and 400, respectively.  Now I know that these are virtually the same machines
as the Performas, but the words "Classic" and "LC II" were clearly visable on
the front of the Macs in the ad.

Wonder what kind of service/support you'd get there?

Chris Lerch
Xerox Corp

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 21:28:53 +0000
From: Elliot Bennett <Elliot_Bennett@europa.rs.kp.dlr.de>
Subject: Shutting down a PB100

Alex writes:

>So here's my real question.  Other than changing system stuff, why would
>one *ever* shut down a PB 100?  Marginal gain in battery life/charging,
>recapture fragmented memory, a little spare I idle time watching icons
>before I have to get back to work?  Seriously, what do people think about
>this?

The answer is simple.  Any time the external floppy is to be connected or the
PB is to be used on another Mac as an external drive you need to restart the
PB.  If you know that the next time you're going to use it you will need to do
either of these things, it's actually faster to shut it down than wake the
sleeping PB and do a restart (especially if you have any kind of security
system installed like Disk Lock or SafeSleep).

Make sense?

Elliot Bennett
elliot@europa.rs.kp.dlr.de

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 11:06 CET
From: "Charles C. Schneider"
<SDZ5%IAEA1.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Silent Recall & Disk First Aid

Hi folks,
Last March I got wind of what was being called a "silent recall", by
Apple, of Sony hard drives with certain serial numbers. These drives
were corrupted or something and were prone to crashes.
I had one of these disks and it DID crash (with 6 hard spent hours of
my work). Hearing that it was Sony's fault only made me feel better
when I thought that I could get my money back.
So, I sent a registered letter to the Apple address responsible for
this recall and have never since heard a reply. My disk had the guilty
serial number, and I sent my reply on time, but I'm obviously being
ignored. What can I do about this?

As an aside, somebody here claimed that Disk First Aid has been upgraded
and I was wondering if I could get my hands on a copy. Would that be
available on ft.apple.com?

Thanks,
Chuck Schneider sdz5@iaea1 (bitnet)
Vienna, Austria

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 12:57 MET
From: D.W.G.VAN.KRAALINGEN@CABO.AGRO.NL
Subject: Status of IIsi after 19 october (Q)

Dear net,

I am considering the purchase of a IIsi which I can buy for a rather low
price (considering dutch mac pricing) until October 11. However, from
info-mac I gather that on October 19 Apple will announce new Mac's.
Could someone comment on the following questions:

- Will the IIsi be discontinued as of 19 october ?
- What is true of the rumor that there are old and new IIsi's ?
- What is known of new Mac's in the range of 20 Mhz/68030/32 bit bus ?
- Will continued Mac's be less expensive ?

Any help is greatly appreciated,

Daniel van Kraalingen, kraalingen@cabo.agro.nl

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 18:13:27 GMT
From: tewheele@iastate.edu (Todd E Wheeler)
Subject: Ugly Performa Monitors

I just got the November copy of Macworld; big article about Performas,
Performa 600 on the cover.  That monitor is the ugliest looking thing I
have ever seen used with a Mac.

OK, it doesn't look that bad w/ the 600, but there is a picture of it on a 400
(LCII) and it looks horribly out of place.  I would think that for mass
marketing, Apple would sell a monitor that looks like it belongs there, not
something that looks like an afterthought.


Just a thought...
Todd Wheeler
tewheele@iastate.edu

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 17:44 MET
From: D.W.G.VAN.KRAALINGEN@CABO.AGRO.NL
Subject: Word 5.0a spacing problem when using font NewCenturySchoolbook (Q)

Dear net,
I am having a problem using Word 5.0a and the font NewCenturySchoolbook.
With fractional widths on, horizontal alignment of super and subsripts is
wrong. With fractional widths off, super and subscript alignment is
ok, however, bold text is not printed correctly (characters are too close
to eachother).

Any ideas ?

Daniel van Kraalingen, kraalingen@cabo.agro.nl

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 16:19:26 GMT
From: me@suzuka.u-strasbg.fr (Michel Eytan LILoL)
Subject: Your instructions

	Please clarify your recent posting:
	 1. Push the clover and power-up keys at same time; a box appears with
	symbol >;
	 2. Type in the following (respect case and spaces, please):
	 "SM 0 AP F4 <CR>
	 G 0 <CR>"

	First, I couldn't find  Programmer's Key 1.4.2 (or any version)
	on Sumex.
	Second, is there a space after F4 and G 0 above?

Path is /pub/info-mac/ex/programmers-key-142.hqx -- at the european mirror
at lth.se at least.
Sorry, there is indeed NO SPACE after F4 and G 0 above.

	Third, is this something to do the same thing as the manual
	programmer's key that comes with most Macs? If so, do I type
	the same thing after pushing the real programmer's key?

This is intended as a replacement for the 'manual programmer's key that comes
with most Macs' since it does NOT come with the newer Macs like the si.

	Fourth, I take it this is to recover back to the finder if your
	Mac crashes. Correct?

Correct.

	Thanks,

	Doug
	Doug_Ee@um.cc.umich.edu

--
Michel Eytan                                    eytan@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr
Labo. Info., Log., Lang.                        T: +33 88 41 74 29
Univ. Strasbourg II                             F: +33 88 41 74 40


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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 08:27 EST
From: Bob Beason <BEASON@uno.cc.geneseo.edu>
Subject: Zapping PRAM (Q)

I have a Mac+ that has its serial port scrambled.  I seem to remember that
zapping PRAM will cure the problem by resetting all of the computer's
values to the default values, but I can't remember or find the key combination
to zap PRAM.  Would someone be so kind as to tell me what it is?
Thanks in advance
Bob Beason
beason@geneseo

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