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From:         "Phil M. Jones" <pjones@rvgs.vak12ed.edu>
Subject:      News submission for va-pen.mailing-list.edtech

     The subject of this Article is about the Macintosh System
and Finder.

     The Macintosh system is designed to sheild the user from
the mundane details of the system (i.e. in DOS terms:
Autoexec.bat files, configuration system files).  Files that
are designed to alter the way the system acts or loads--in DOS
terms--TSR type programs; are called INIT files
(intitialization files) in the Macintosh realm. These programs
are designed to insert such items for example as: screen savers
or sound programs that attach various sounds to specific
actions such a mouse click or diskette insertion, or reading of
a disk, or automatic virus protection.

     Next is the System and Finder files.

                                        The System file "boots"
the system as DOS does for DOS/IBM and Compatible machines. The
instruction set is based on a Motorola 68000 series processor
chip. The 68000 was in some similarities in speed and action as
INTEL'S 8088/86 series, the 68020 is similar in response and
action to a 80286 chip, the 68030 to a 80386. The current state
of the art in MAC land is the 68040 which is equivelent to the
'486 chip in the INTEL series.
The 68020 chip is only used in Postscript Printers now. The
68000 series has up to recent history been used in lower end
products such as the MAC plus, MAC SE, and the "Classic"
series.  The '030 chip is used in the SE/30 (discontinued), the
Ci, and FX models, and most of the Portable/notebook models.
The '040 series are in the Quadra series with clock speeds up
to 45MHZ.
     The Finder file is what determines the layout and design
of the desktop.
The Finder is what makes the MAC easy to use. It places the
menu commands in the same order the top of the screen,
regardless of the the type application. In other words, except
for minor differences such as commands specific to a type of
program (drawing as opposed to a wordprocessing program) if you
learn the commands and their location in one program you know
how to use them all. And in fact you can almost do without even
reading a manual on a MAC program in order to use it.  This is
absolutely one thing that can't be done in DOS programs.

Phil M. Jones
pjones@rvgs.vak12ed.edu
From: SOEADM79@UCONNVM.BITNET (Lynette Braunhardt)
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Date: 17 Nov 92 21:34:48 GMT
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I am interested in knowing where to FTP to get a list of all available
listservs on Internet and how to subscribe to them.  Can anyone help me out?

Thank you,

Lynette

LYNETTE BRAUNHARDT               INTERNET: SOEADM79@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU
COMPUTER COORDINATOR             BITNET: SOEADM79@UCONNVM
MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL
205 SPRING HILL RD.
STORRS, CT  06268
(203) 429-9341
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Date:         Tue, 17 Nov 1992 23:47:34 EST
From:         Loretta Jones <ljones@dijkstra.UnivNorthCo.EDU>
Subject:      Multimedia Chem Labs

The multimedia chemistry labs at the University of Illinois replace half of
the wet lab exercises.  The result is a learning environment in which students
learn more of the content and pick up (surprisingly) more lab skills than
before.  The issue of lecture vs. lab material dissappears when multimedia
lessons are used, since content is integrated with experimentation.  Multimedia
allows new definitions of learning environments.

I am the Jones of "Smith and Jones" and am now located at the University of
Northern Colorado, where we are installing a new multimedia lab for chemistry.
The facility will also serve as a molecular visualization lab.  Teaching
chemistry was never so much fun before edtech!

Loretta L. Jones
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639
ljones@dijkstra.univnorthco.edu
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Date:         Sun, 22 Nov 1992 00:47:25 EST
From:         "Fred W. Culpepper" <fculpepp@norfolk.vak12ed.edu>
Subject:      Re: Quickie Scanner

I am using the "Quickie" Hand Scanner with an Apple IIGS with
no problems at all.  I did go through the tutorial in the
manual with care to be sure that I did it correct the first
time.

I also use the Quickie with "InWords", the text scanning
software and again am delighted with its action.  I am able to
scan a newspaper article and produce a text file with about 90%
accuracy.

If your device is not working - then you may have to send it
back for replacement.

Fred W. Culpepper
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (Retired)
fculpepp@norfolk.vak12ed.edu
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From: ters@csn.org (Terry Smith)
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Subject: Re: Technology plans solicited
Date: 17 Nov 92 21:35:29 GMT
Organization: Colorado SuperNet, Inc.
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I, too, am in need of sample K12 district technology plans and would
appreciate receiving copies of and all that are available.  Thanks, ters.

Terry Lee Smith
Instructional Technology Specialist
Jefferson County Public Schools
809 Quail Street, Building 4
Lakewood, CO  80215
(303) 231-2380  FAX:  (303) 231-2217
ters@csn.org
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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:51:48 EST
From:         Stephen Harmon <HARMON@UHCL4.BITNET>
Subject:      URBNET Help Needed

Does anyone know if URBNET (Urban Classroom Writing Network) has an Internet
node?  And if so, how to access it?  Some of my colleagues here are trying to
get signed on there, but we have only been given a dial-up number, which is
causing all sorts of problems given our digital phone lines.

URBNET is hosted by
The Institue for Literacy Studies
Lehman College
The City University of New York

Thanks for your help.

Steve Harmon
Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology
The University of Houston-Clear Lake
Harmon@UHCL4.BITNET
(Voice: 713-283-3568)
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Date:         Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:13:04 EST
From:         Raymond Crownover <C498008@MIZZOU1.BITNET>
Subject:      Expansion on Mac Classic II

Does the Classic II Macintosh have any open expansion slots?

Raymond Crownover   (314) 882-9647     C498008@MIZZOU1
University of Missouri - Columbia
Higher and Adult Education
301 Hill Hall
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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:38:15 EST
From:         "Kathy Westbrook, X56013, LT859" <$W$ED10@LUCCPUA.BITNET>
Subject:      Leading Edge UserGroup Info Sought

Help!  I have an old LeadingEdge Model "D" which has been upgraded
with a controller card & HD5-1/4"drive & harddisk. I need repair and
only LeadingEdge service in Chicago area (2 places) service models
D3and newer...
   Does anyone know of a User's Group for old model D's that I might
connect with (maybe they have some spareparts lying around to help
fix mine!). Thanks everyone...if I should post this elsewhere please
forward info...
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Date:         Wed, 18 Nov 1992 08:25:38 EST
From:         Bliss B Siman <ROPBB@CUNYVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Software to format documents

Most of the bibliographic packages, Notebook II (with Bibliography); Pro-Cite;
Papyrus; Library Master will do APA style.

Bliss B. Siman
Associate Librarian for Collection Development, Baruch College
Head, Data Resources Service, City University of New York
Box 262
Baruch College
17 Lexington Avenue
NEW YORK,NEW YORK 10025-5417
Voice: 212-447-3373  E-Mail: ROPBB@CUNYVM.BITNET
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Date:         Wed, 18 Nov 1992 10:21:06 EST
From:         "Steven A. Gamble" <SAGAMBLE@UGA.BITNET>
Subject:      NAPLPS

Terry:
Please elaborate on the use of NAPLPS in Colorado. We are currently designing a
campus information system here at the University of Georgia using NAPLPS and
NABETS protocol. We will be using a full channel's bandwidth on our campus
Video LAN to maximize number of pages. Information will be available at kiosks
located around campus as well as anywhere there is a decoder connected to the
Video LAN.

It has been hard to locate many people who have ever heard of NAPLPS, much
harder to locate people who actually use it.


Steven A. Gamble                       Telephone: 706-542-1582
Assistant Director                     Fax:       706-542-0518
Instructional Resources Center         BITNET:    SAGAMBLE@UGA
University of Georgia                  INTERNET:  SAGAMBLE@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
South Instructional Plaza
Athens, Georgia 30602 - 3015
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Date:         Sat, 21 Nov 1992 15:45:37 EST
From:         "Phil M. Jones" <pjones@rvgs.vak12ed.edu>
Subject:      Mac Backup and other Mac Topics

Organization: Virginia's Public Education Network (Roanoke)

I recently wrote some responses to an article asking for info
on DOS backup. In those dicussions I made reference to my
favoritism for the Macintosh Operating system. This rasied some
questions about the MAc sytem and generated other responses.

I would like to answer some of the questions and issues rasied.

Topic #1 Backup on a MAC:

        There are several methods that can be used to backup up
a Macintosh system. The simpliest method is to backup file by
file or folder by folder on to floppy disk. To use this method;
simply highlight the desired file(s) or Folder(s) by point the
mouse pointer over the desired item(s) and clicking once; then
drag them (the Icons) to the Icon of the Floppy disk load for
this purpose.
        A second method is similar to above except you drag the
desired items to te icon of an external Hard Drive instead.
        A third method use a backup program that was furnished
with the Apple system. If you use this program you open it and
use appropriate command found in the menu choices. You load
unformated disk one at a time and the software formats and save
all the files and folders in sequence. you will be prompted
when to insert additional disk. A variation on this method is
to use a Software program called SumII and open its Backup
Application. This method is easier than Apple's Backup program
it compresses the Files/Folders at the same time. Other backup
Applications are Retrospect, Norton Utilities for the MAC and
others.
        A variation on method three, you can use Syquest,
Bourneli Boxes, Removable Hard Disk units, Optical technologies.
Most all come with some type of software to format the
technology and to backup.

This is the end of this posting for now. I will post a series
of Articles (based on my knowledge--which is not extensive)
this subject.

Phil Jones, CET
pjones@rvgs.vak12ed.edu
From: dsmith@mcis.messiah.edu
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Subject: Full-motion video boards
Date: 17 Nov 92 20:34:04 GMT
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Wayne (and others who are interested):

The Dynabyte Schoolboard is supposed to support M-motion and InfoWindows
compatible courseware, etc., but I think there are a FEW features it may not
support.  We are using it with Falcon software's chemistry courseware.  I think
we bought our boards from them; they can at least tell you the best source for
them.  Their number is 603-764-5788.  OR you can contact Dynabyte directly at:

Dynabyte Corp.
5455 SW 8th St. Suite 250
Miami, FL  33134
Voice: 305-443-0855
FAx: 305-443-0649

However, I have had no contact with them since before Hurricane Andrew.  Don't
know if that caused them any problems or not.

The New Media Graphics "Super Video Windows" board does work with Toolbook and
a number of other applications, but I think you must buy the developer's kit.
We are experimenting with it now, and I'll let you know what happens.  New
Media Graphics can be contacted at:

New Media Graphics
780 Boston Road
Billercia, MA 01821-5925

800-288-2207

You can also contact the vendor we bought the board from: Laser Press and
Graphics at 800-628-4517.

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Date:         Wed, 18 Nov 1992 08:32:35 EST
From:         brochman@sfu.ca
Subject:      Re: DOS BACKUP

>For those of us who can't afford an extra hard drive, is there a simple
>method or a software program that makes backing up a Mac's hard drive to
>floppy disk an easy process?
FASTBACK.
Easy yes, convenient, no.
>I have heard that there is a way to
>"compress" ones hard drive and use a minimum of disks to back up these
>compressed files. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.
DISKDOUBLER

Harold Brochman
brochman@sfu.ca
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
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Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:10:18 EST
From:         MARYGARRETT@lcc.edu
Subject:      Re: Simple/cheap laserdisc control software for PC?

We currently have a mac with a hypercard stack from texas University
to access the computer technology video disc.  We also have a "home made"
program that reads info from an ascii data file and 1).  allows you to
step through the video's, stills, and text files about the information or
2). display a menu of the descriptions and allows you to randomly select
videos, stills, and text files to match your data file.  I have developed
data files for each of the chapters in our introduction to computers
book.  The instructors currently use them in their presentations along
with our other aides:  outlines of the chapters with hypertext jumps to
the glossary or chapter summaries, practice test questions based on the
chapter objectives and/or chapter terms, presentation graphics on the
more complex concepts in the chapter.  Thus instructors are armed with a
variety of tools to make their lectures more effective (and interesting) and
students have access to those same tools in the lab to pick up andy
concepts they may have missed during the lecture.

I hope you found this interesting.
maryGarrett
lansing Community College
po 40010 = 44 acap
lansing, mi, 48901

marygarrett@lcc.edu
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Date:         Sun, 15 Nov 1992 13:30:36 EST
From:         Rick Martinez <rickm@tenet.edu>
Subject:      Re: Hypercard on IBM

You need to try Tookbook Multimedia by Asymetrix......It is a very nice
authoring tool....


rickm


Rick Martinez
rickm@tenet.edu
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Date:         Mon, 23 Nov 1992 01:10:24 EST
From:         Mel Jones <CXLLQ@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Subject:      APPLE IIGS Network

Someone recently asked about scanners and the Apple IIGS, so I thought I
would take a shot at getting some help on this one.

I am teaching at a middle school that has 30 Apple IIGS computers.  Our
parents have agreed to pay for networking them.  Does anybody have any
recommendations about this.  For example I know some schools are on Digicard,
but what about hooking them to a Mac so I can exchange files.

Any suggestions.

Mel Jones
65 S. Poplar
Chandler, Az 85226
(602) 961-1894

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From: gusky@hamlet.phyast.pitt.edu (Norton Gusky)
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Date: 17 Nov 92 21:27:22 GMT
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AppleLink, Apple's bulletin board service, has a file on Educational
Resources.  Included in this file are several technology plans as well as
additional literature from Apple.  In order to access this information you
need to find a connection to AppleLInk.  There should be a way to FTP the
materials, but I've never investigated this path.

Norton Gusky
gusky@hamlet.phyast.pitt.edu
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Date:         Fri, 20 Nov 1992 01:10:38 EST
From:         Chris McLeod <DJ7583@UOKMVSA.BITNET>
Subject:      RE: Kodak Photo CD

You need to get the most recent Apple CD Rom driver that is available from
ftp.apple.com.  It includes the Photo CD extension that allows it all to work.
You probably still need stuff from Kodak to make the most of it but you need
the extension before anything else.

                                     Chris McLeod
                                     DJ7583@uokmvsa
                        Graduate Student, University of Oklahoma
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Date:         Sun, 22 Nov 1992 19:26:30 EST
From:         Ric Canale <Ric_Canale@muwayf.unimelb.edu.au>
Subject:      Re: QuickTime

        Reply to:   RE>QuickTime
There are lots of programs that can make use of QuickTime. Some are
even dedicated to manipulating and editing QuickTime movies eg Adobe
Premier and MovieShop. Others are mainstream productivity software
like Word 5 that can incorporate QuickTime movies and compressed
images within their normal files. I guess it depends on what you want
to demonstrate; the integration of QuickTime into your normal work
environment like word processing or focus more on the technology
itself? Alternatively you could use multimedia development tools like
Director 3.1 from Macromedia, or presentation software like Aldus
Persuasion. Of course I shouldn't forget HyperCard!

Ric Canale
University of Melbourne
Australia
Ric_Canale.CSHE@MUWAYF.unimelb.edu.au
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Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:14:52 EST
From:         rokelly@iastate.edu
Subject:      ** FTP to Apple Computer **

To ftp to Apple you enter the following at your prompt: ftp ftp.apple.com
You DO enter ftp twice, once as a command, and the second one as part of
Apple's address.  It looks wrong, but it works!  Good luck.

Bob Kelly
Fellows Elementary School
Ames, IA

rokelly@iastate.edu
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Subject: Re: A new LCD panel
Date: 19 Nov 92 01:36:56 GMT
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You should look at the INFocus' new projection unit - TVT6000.  It projects
tv or computer all colors with a conversion unit for computer. We have one
and plan to buy two more.  Cost is a bit high -$8000

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Date:         Fri, 20 Nov 1992 01:17:53 EST
From:         NXKGSH@RITVAX.BITNET
Subject:      Re: Kodak Photo CD

New drivers are available, in combination with Quicktime, that change the
native file format of a Photo CD into PICT files. Most paint & draw pro-
grams support PICT. The drivers are for Apple CD-ROM drives and I know
they work on the Apple 150. I believe that the drivers, and Quicktime,
are free and should be available from Apple. I didn't use ftp.apple.com,
but the files may be posted for transfer.

Neill Kramer
nxkgsh@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
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Date:         Wed, 18 Nov 1992 08:40:49 EST
From:         brochman@sfu.ca
Subject:      Re: VITA Distribution Service (fwd)

>It is my pleasure to announce the availability of a new paper under
>VITA's Distribution Service:
>
>Summary.
>The report shows that computer networking using Fido is an appropriate,
>inexpensive and effective form of communication for Africa and possibly other
>parts of the developing world.

I have not seen this report so my comment may be inappropriate.... but I
find this difficult to accept. I understand that Fido works through local
telephone exchanges, and my experience is that in the developing world
local telephone systems are notoriously unreliable (read noisy,
intermittent and prone to not work at all).

Harold Brochman
brochman@sfu.ca
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 17:03:52 EST
From:         TIPPY@DAYTON.BITNET
Subject:      Re: Cable TV on Campus

Bob,

You may want to subscribe to Vidnet-L@UGA.bitnet if you don't already.
Discussions of campus video networks are of great interest to those
subscribing.  Perhaps posting your question there will help.

Here at the University of Dayton, we are not planning to provide any
converters.  Students will need to provide a cable ready set or purchase
a converter elsewhere.  If I recall right, most campus systems I have
read about on the net also do not provide converters, although some make
them available in the bookstore for a charge.

Bill Tippy
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