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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Why is my mouse dead?
From: Kelly Cunningham  (Random Deviate))
Date: 10 Nov 92 13:56:56 CST
Reply-To: deviate@lipschitz.sfasu.edu
Distribution: usa


We lost power to our building yesterday, and all but one NeXT came through ok.   
The one ailing NeXT doesn't have its left mouse button anymore. The right  
button still pops the menu, but the left button does nothing.

We've checked all of the daemons and plugged in a different keyboard/mouse to  
no avail.

Will summarize email, thanks.



--
Randomly, Kelly Cunningham
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    NeXTMail (encouraged)         VMS Mail (tolerated)      Pine (beats mail)
"There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home."
                  Ken Olson, President and visionary, Digital Equipment, 1977
"NeXTSTEP is probably the most respected piece of software on the planet."
                                                   October 1992 Byte Magazine

Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: garyc@lenny.acns.nwu.edu (Gary I. Chang)
Subject: Re: Kodak Photo CD
Reply-To: garyc@lenny.acns.nwu.edu
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 17:14:20 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.074234.6889@ulrik.uio.no> stein@sionext.uio.no (Stein  
Onsrud) writes:
> Are there anyone out there on the network, that knows anything about  
> support for the Kodak PhotoCD system on the NeXT Platform. I understand  
> that Sony will very soon ship a CD player that supports the multisession  
> format from Kodak/Phillips, will this player ship as a NeXT Player ?
> On the PC and mac platforms there is allready a number of Software  
vendors  
> that either already supports the format or say they will. What about  
> software on the NeXT ?
> 

	I believe the new Apple CD-300 is a faster Kodak Photo ready  
CD-ROM. Whether the new SONY CD-ROM will be shipped as a NEW NeXT CD-ROM  
is always a dream to me. A lot of us including me are still waiting for  
our NS 3.0 CD-ROM bundle....... **SIGH** I hope this wait is really worth  
of waiting....

--
+----------------+
| Gary I. Chang	 |
+----------------+   NeXT-Mail: garyc@lenny.acns.nwu.edu
Northwestern Univ.      E-Mail: garyc@eecs.nwu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: ijeff@pietrzak.carleton.ca (Ian Jefferson)
Subject: Re: NeXTColor Printer -- MAJOR DISSAPOINTMENT !!!
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 14:49:19 GMT


We have been really quite happy about our NeXT colour printer both in colour
quality/calibration and printer speed.  The coated paper helps a lot but
it's OK on regular photocopy paper.

My previous experiance with colour postscript printers was with one of
the Tektronics thermal transfer, and a couple of Seiko printers.  The 
speed of the NeXT seems to blow these guys out of the water.  The biggest 
difference is that we simply cannot print some of our stuff on some colour
printers, I beleive that the constraint is memory.


-- 
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		ijeff@computeractive.on.ca NeXT mail please!
From: jaker@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Jake Rose)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: VirtSpace v2.6 is now available
Date: 8 Nov 92 19:03:29 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech Computer Science Dept, Blacksburg, VA

zazula@pri.com (Ralph Zazula) writes in comp.sys.next.announce:

>Tucson, Arizona - October 7, 1992.  Pinnacle Research announced today
>the release of version 2.6 of Cheapskate Software's virtual window
>manager, VirtSpace.

>VirtSpace allows you to expand your available screen area by creating
>a "Virtual Workspace" which is larger than the area displayed on the
>MegaPixel Display.  Windows can be placed anywhere in the Virtual
>Workspace and users can select any portion of the Virtual Workspace to
>be visible using simple mouse and keypad commands.

>The most innovative and useful feature is auto-scrolling.  With this
>feature the user merely has to drag the mouse to the edge of the
>screen to move to a different area of the Virtual Workspace. 

I hesitate to point this out, but autoscrolling has been built into
AmigaDOS since 2.0 came out three years ago.  This isn't a flame against
NeXT, but a claim against the use of the term "innovative" with respect
to autoscrolling.  In fact, Commodore-Amiga uses the term "autoscrolling"
to describe its feature which performs the same function.

>"The auto-scrolling feature of VirtSpace makes navigating the Virtual
>Workspace is completely transparent - just drag the mouse in the
>direction you want to go and you're there!" - Ralph Zazula /
>President, Pinnacle Research, Inc.

>Pinnacle Research, Inc.
>4725 E. Sunrise Dr. #435
>Tucson, AZ 85718

>virtspace@pri.com (NeXT mail)
>(602)529-1135 (Voice)
>(602)299-9133 (FAX)
-- 

Wulf                    |Every silver lining has a cloud inside it.
jaker@csugrad.cs.vt.edu |
From: carsten@pizza.fb10.tu-berlin.de (Carsten Schultz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Deskjet 500C or 550C
Date: 9 Nov 1992 17:34:41 GMT
Organization: ZRZ/TU-Berlin
Distribution: global
NNTP-Posting-Host: pizza.fb10.tu-berlin.de

In article <1992Nov9.133510.480@news.nd.edu> matt@zeb.ame.nd.edu (Matthew  
J. Grismer) writes:
> Anyone know the difference between the Deskjet 500C and the Deskjet  
550C?  

The following I remember from a recent article in c't (german magazine).
Both, the 500C and the 550C use a three-color and a black cartouche. The  
500C however carries only one at a time, so it asks you to exchange it,  
when necessary. This is not only a little inconvenient, but also means,  
that it can't use black ink inside a color picture, what the 550C does,  
thereby enhancing output quality. 

> Also, do either of these make a good color printer for the NeXT?

I have seen a 500C running with a NeXT using Dots color, which seemed to  
work fine. Of course, it was not too fast. I am considering buying a 550C  
myself.

Carsten
From: zeke@esosun.UUCP (James Dehnert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Microprose Games for the NeXT
Keywords: Games
Date: 11 Nov 92 18:28:44 GMT
Reply-To: zeke@znext.cts.com
Organization: pnet


  I am attempting to contact MiscoProse and press them about porting 
some of their games to the NeXT.  I don't know what their position on
this will be but If you would like to put in your $0.02 worth I would
like to collect a list of comments and encouragemet to send them.  
  If you are not familiar with MicroProses Games they prodouce the
following games for the PC:

	Civilization
	Gunship 2000 ( Helocopter )
	M1 Abrams
	F-117 Stealth Fighter
	Knights of the Sky ( WW 1 dogfights )
	Jump Jet
	Red Storm Rising ( Sub combat Simulator )
	and others

  What I would like to get is letters encouraging them to make the port,
info on what you would be willing to pay for a game thet really takes
advantage of what the NeXT can do ( I figure I'd pay about $100 for an
insanley great game that really uses the NeXT's capabilities on CDRom
and up to $70 for just a well done port.  Head to head SLIP options
would be good for another $20 bucks ).  Anything else you care to send
will be apreciated.

  Please pass this along to any and evert NeXT owner and Poyential NeXT
owner you know.  If you want to bring it up at a users group meeting
that would be great too!!.

  Please send youy letters to:

  zeke@znext.cts.com

  Please put the word Games in the subject so I can sort things a bit easier.

  This address is a NeXT, so NeXT Mail is quite alright.

  Thanks everyone,
		Zeke

-- 
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From: sears@tree.egr.uh.edu (Paul S. Sears)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Looking for electronic parts libraries...
Date: 11 Nov 92 15:59:19 GMT
Article-I.D.: menudo.1992Nov11.155919.12204
Reply-To: sears@tree.egr.uh.edu
Organization: University of Houston


Does anyone have a library of electronic parts in any of the following  
formats:

Appsoft Draw/TopDraw
Create
Diagram!
Draw (NeXT demo app)

Could you please NeXTMail what you might have to me?  We have some users who  
would like to draw some circuits using some of the drawing programs.  They  
were wondering if anyone has already created parts...

--
Paul S. Sears                *  sears@uh.edu (NeXT Mail OK)
The University of Houston    *  suggestions@tree.egr.uh.edu (NeXT
Engineering Computing Center *  comments, complaints, questions)
NeXT System Administration   *  DoD#1967 '83 NightHawk 650SC 
          >>> SSI Diving Certification #755020059 <<<
"Programming is like sex: One mistake and you support it a lifetime."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: gordie@yamanote.dolphin.com (Gordie Freedman)
Subject: test - pls ignore
Reply-To: gordie@yamanote.dolphin.com
Organization: Dolphin Software
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 02:45:43 GMT

just testing access
-- 
Gordie Freedman gordie@yamanote.dolphin.com   ->   NextMail encouraged

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From: bostrov@jasper.CS.ORST.EDU (Vareck Bostrom)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.marketplace
Subject: Re: Stolen NeXT Station Color
Date: 11 Nov 92 02:31:11 GMT
Article-I.D.: flop.1dpr9fINNeua
Organization: Computer Science Department, Oregon State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: jasper.cs.orst.edu

The thief of the NeXTstation did not take several other things that
were available, leading us to believe that he was interested in only
hard disks and ram, or perhaps thought the NeXT was a PC.
For one, he left Clay's CD player, NeXTprinter, and color monitor
right where they were, as well as the keyboard and mouse. He did
grab the external hard disk, as well as tempest's (an 030 next)
CPU board and a disk laying near tempest, though he didn't grab
the 40MB swap disk inside tempest, and he didn't grab the MO disk.

Quite a bummer, Clay had a really nifty setup in there. Oh well.

A sign hangs above Clay's desk, where his station used to reside:

"To whoever stole my NeXT
 you better hope the police catch
 you before I do. 

		With .45 hollow points 
		to your kneecaps,
				--Clay"

Seeing as how good a shot Clay is with his SKS, and
as he manages the Glock 21 quite well, I'd advise the
thief, if he is indeed reading this newsgroup, to return
the NeXT to clay's desk. You've pissed off a lot of Clay's
rather well-armed friends as well as Clay.

- Vareck Bostrom
bostrov@research.cs.orst.edu
From: sulistio@sutro.SFSU.EDU (Sulistio Muljadi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Kodak Photo CD
Date: 5 Nov 92 23:18:24 GMT
Organization: San Francisco State University

>Michael B. Johnson writes
>> So what if you want source code?  That's $100K, I believe.
>> Apple cut a deal with Kodak to put PhotoCD support into
>> QuickTime, which I believe went out the door with QuickTime 1.5.
>> 
>> So where does this leave NeXT?  From what I've gathered,
>> $100K is a lot of money to NeXT, and they're not convinced
>> they should spend it.

If NeXT wants to get into DTP market... they have to supportit!

-- 
Mul			    |  Alt. address: sulistio@sutro.sfsu.edu
sulistio@futon.sfsu.edu	    |		     sulistio@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu
#include "std/disclaimer.h" | NeXTmail ->    sarong!sulistio@cs.sfsu.edu 
>Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.
From: carsten@pizza.fb10.tu-berlin.de (Carsten Schultz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Deskjet 500C or 550C
Date: 9 Nov 1992 17:35:58 GMT
Organization: ZRZ/TU-Berlin
Reply-To: carsten@pizza.fb10.tu-berlin.de (Carsten Schultz)
NNTP-Posting-Host: pizza.fb10.tu-berlin.de

In article <1992Nov9.133510.480@news.nd.edu> matt@zeb.ame.nd.edu (Matthew  
J. Grismer) writes:
> Anyone know the difference between the Deskjet 500C and the Deskjet  
550C?  

The following I remember from a recent article in c't (german magazine).
Both, the 500C and the 550C use a three-color and a black cartouche. The  
500C however carries only one at a time, so it asks you to exchange it,  
when necessary. This is not only a little inconvenient, but also means,  
that it can't use black ink inside a color picture, what the 550C does,  
thereby enhancing output quality. 

> Also, do either of these make a good color printer for the NeXT?

I have seen a 500C running with a NeXT using Dots color, which seemed to  
work fine. Of course, it was not too fast. I am considering buying a 550C  
myself.

Carsten
From: murphy@bohr.physics.purdue.edu (William J. Murphy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: MATLAB (the missing piece)
Date: 12 Nov 92 15:20:26 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Physics Department

In article <1992Nov11.220736.15920@chiton.ucsd.edu> amr@olive.ucsd.edu (Tony Richardson) writes:
>I'm kind of puzzled about MathWorks's decision only to develop an X
>version of MATLAB for the NeXT.  MATLAB Version 4 only produces PostScript 

From e-mail conversations I had with Cleve Moler a year or to back, he felt
that his experience with the Stardent (now Kubota) port of MATLAB was a
support nightmare.  I would guess that he feels the same about the NeXT Step
interface.  Although we feel that NeXT Step is as stable or more stable than
X, Mathworks probably doesn't want to invest large sums for an oddball GUI.
That is too bad IMO.  

I deference to Mark Kotanchek's post, I really hope that Mathworks does
a native port to NS 3.0.

My $(2/100) worth,

-- 
Bill Murphy               | The Call of the Norwegian Whipperwil:
			  | "I tink so, I tink so, probably."
murphy@physics.purdue.edu | "I dunno, I dunno, who can tell."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: rpomeroy@aunext3.amd.com (Ron Pomeroy x(Coop))
Subject: Re: sighting
Reply-To: rpomeroy@aunext3.amd.com
Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Austin, Texas
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 20:33:16 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.000841.14857@macadam.com> hfp@macadam.com (Hal Fox-Palmer)  
writes:
>>In article <1992Nov4.145803.19267@dvorak.amd.com> rpomeroy@aunext3.amd.com  
>>(Ron Pomeroy x(Coop)) writes:
>>> In article <95971@netnews.upenn.edu> cjn@vaal.cpr.upenn.edu (Christopher  
>>Nagel)  
>>> writes:
>>> >>Watching NBR's segment on video game company ID in Texas, there it  
>>was, a  
>>> >>NeXTstation!  Looked pretty well-used, too, I might add.  :-)
>>> >>
>>> >>Chris
>>> >>cjn@vaal.cpr.upenn.edu
>>> 
>>> That's what I thought too - but upon closer examination it turned out to  
>>be a  
>>> black pc.  Bummer!
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Ronald Pomeroy		[Objective-Cruntime: [Smalltalk runtime]];
>>> Advanced Micro Devices	[self dream-on];
>>> CAM Applications Group
>>> rpomeroy@aunext1.amd.com (NeXTmail preferred)
>>
>>ID software just bought a Turbo ND system and it looks like they will be  
>>buyimg more NeXTs soon.
>>
>>Hal Fox-Palmer / MACadam Computers San Francisco

I sit corrected - happily :-)

--
Ronald Pomeroy		[Objective-Cruntime: [Smalltalk runtime]];
Advanced Micro Devices	[self dream-on];
CAM Applications Group
rpomeroy@aunext1.amd.com (NeXTmail preferred)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: songer@lexmark.com (Christopher Songer)
Subject: Re: NeXTColor Printer -- MAJOR DISSAPOINTMENT !!!
X-Disclaimer: These views are the poster's and not necessarily those of Lexmark
Organization: Lexington, KY
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 20:30:01 GMT

marcel@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de (Marcel Weiher) writes:
>
>Could someone correct me, but the only IBM/Lexmark color printer I've
>seen so far uses the same Canon Cj-800/820 that NeXT does.  I'd
>probably get the black model...
>

You're right, the engine is the same. However, one of the big things
in color printing is the calibration. This is all done in the software 
of the rip engine (Raster Image Processing engine). The cannon interface 
to the postscript engine is a bitmap interface. So, while the physical
engines are the same, the perceived quality can vary depending on 
the color calibration in the rip engine. 

To be honest, I have seen neither 4079 nor Next color printouts, 
but the Next has been getting "bad press" in these groups recently and 
Lexmark seems to be getting OK press (with respect to color quality 
anyway -- its my understanding the 4079 is pretty darned slow.) 
The color calibration may very well be the issue. 

The other thing to keep in mind is that the Next uses PS level2 for 
color.  Level2 is a whole lot better for color than Level1. Since the 
4079 is a level one box, if it indeed gives better print quality, then 
Next needs to take a serious look at their color settings. 

Finally, understand that a printed document will never look like
it does on the screen. Color is a very finnicky business. Colors
look different under different lights and calibrating a printer
actually comes down to calibrating for a specific "light style."
A printed page will look different under flourscent and incandescent
and natural light. Additionally, different combinations of inks
(in the case of printers) and phosphours (in the case of monitors)
will give output devices different color gamuts. As a result, it is
completely within the realm of possibility for one device to produce
a color that cannot be produced on another.

In general, it's trickey.

-Chris (Speaking for me and not Lexmark)


Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: hv@uwasa.fi (Harri Valkama)
Subject: Re: New SUN's, Bad news for NeXT?
Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 07:00:54 GMT

In article <1059@esosun.UUCP> zeke@esosun.css.gov.UUCP () writes:
>
>  I just got a look at the new offerings from Sun, and it dosen't look 
>good for NeXT.  The have a new SPARCclassic and SPARCstation ( gee, i wonder 
>where they got the ideas for those names??  )  Here are the number from the 
>fact sheet ( certain to start a debate ).  I'v heard all the crap about how 
>these ratings are no indication of anything, but I have em' and I'm posting em'.
>  Ignore them at you leisure.
>
>	Processor		microSPARC ( tsunami I believe )
>	Clock speed		50 Mhz
>	SPECint 92		26.4
>	SPECfp 92		21.0
>	SPECrate int 92		626
>	SPECrate fp 92		498.1
>	MIPS/MFLOPS		59.1 / 4.6
>	Main Memory		16 - 96
>	Sbus slots		2

Hmm, I have Sun Sparcstation IPX  here  at university and NeXTstations
at my own company. Comparing these two machines: I think Sun is pretty
boring to use. Those specs above looks like they  have a  fast machine
but if  I have to  choose between  NeXT  and Sun  I  would  take NeXT.

I value the  Operating System (or should I  say the Operating Environ-
ment) more and more I use my NeXT.

>  Zeke
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-harri-
-- 
///// Harri Valkama (hv@uwasa.fi, NeXTmail: hv@bacall.uwasa.fi)
///// University of Vaasa, P.O.Box 700, 65101 VAASA, Finland 
///// Telephone:+358 61 3248364  fax:+358 61 3248465
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer
From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold)
Subject: Re: Edit Mode In Terminal.app
Organization: University of Bergen, Norway
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 12:33:00 GMT

In article <FISCHER.92Nov12014321@steinhaus.iesd.auc.dk> fischer@iesd.auc.dk (Lars Peter Fischer) writes:
>
>>>>>> "Charles" == Charles William Swiger (cs4w)
>
>Charles> The NeXT csh is a very close copy of the cmucsh, which may or
>Charles> may not be available on the standard UNIX FTP sites.  Failing
>Charles> that, try either ksh or bash.
>
>Actually, get BASH. It's free, it runs on just about anything, you get
>source code so you can take it with you, it has online help, it has
>the best of csh and ksh, and more. I've used it as login shell for
>years, and I find it to be superior to other shells I've tried. The
>i-search and *real* shell programming facilities make it so much
>better than csh variants.

How does BASH compare with tcsh?
Just curious (I use tcsh :-)

>
>Recommended.
>
>/Lars
>--
>Lars Fischer, fischer@iesd.auc.dk | It takes an uncommon mind to think of
>CS Dept., Aalborg Univ., DENMARK. | these things.  -- Calvin

Regards,
Thor
edmtl@alf.uib.no

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From: Ward_Travis@transarc.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.marketplace
Subject: Re: Stolen NeXT Station Color
Date: 9 Nov 92 10:22:58 GMT
Article-I.D.: transarc.kezgWWD0BwyOMEi048
	<1dm329INNrgl@agate.berkeley.edu>
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Impressive -- somebody steals a NeXT, everybody assumes that the thief
doesn't know how to get into the system, and so for a full day the net
is abuzz with free, primo advice for the crook. The wheels are really
spinning today. Doesn't anyone have any advice for changing the serial
number? How about the ethernet address?

--
Ward C. Travis		Pittsburgh PA	"The fact is the sweetest dream that
travis@transarc.com	(412) 338 4388	       labor knows."  - R. Frost
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: ab@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Allen B)
Subject: Re: More Font installation troubles
Organization: Purdue University
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 18:56:10 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.020444.24718@leland.Stanford.EDU>  
spagiola@frinext.stanford.edu (Stefano Pagiola) writes:
> As root, I placed them in /LocalApps/Fonts, then ran buildafmdir and  
> cacheAFMData on that directory.  All the fonts appeared in the font  
> panel and seemed to work (ie would preview) when I tried as root.
> 
> After logging out and then back in as a regular user, all the fonts  
> were still in the font panel, but most (not all) were marked  
> unusable.

Yes, by default, I've noticed, the permissions on the
files created by buildafmdir are wrong.  chmod 644 all the
'.' files in your font directories and see if that works. 
It did for me.  

ab
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: gbrown@raven.ctr.columbia.edu (Glenn Brown)
Subject: Re: New SUN's, Bad news for NeXT?
Organization: J. Random Misconfigured Site
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 07:04:31 GMT
X-Posted-From: raven.ctr.columbia.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol.ctr.columbia.edu


> 	Processor		microSPARC ( tsunami I believe )
> 	Clock speed		50 Mhz
> 	SPECint 92		26.4
> 	SPECfp 92		21.0
> 	SPECrate int 92		626
> 	SPECrate fp 92		498.1
> 	MIPS/MFLOPS		59.1 / 4.6
> 	Main Memory		16 - 96
> 	Sbus slots		2
> 	16 M Ram
> 	15" color monitor ( 1024 x 768 ) 100 DPI
> 	207 MB disk
> 	$4295 ( with discounts for quantity )

All the more reason for NeXT to port NeXTstep to the sparcs.
It's really not the machine I care about.  It's the OS and windowing
system, of course.  You can always paint the sparc black. =-)

--Glenn
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: spagiola@frinext.stanford.edu (Stefano Pagiola)
Subject: Re: MATLAB (the missing piece)
Reply-To: spagiola@frinext.stanford.edu
Organization: DSO, Stanford University
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 17:44:42 GMT

Glenn Brown writes
> NeXT has the right idea:  Get NeXTstep  
> running on as many machines as possible and then more software will
> be ported to NeXTstep.

Not quite right.  Get more people using NeXTSTEP, and more apps will  
be ported to it.  Undoubtedly having NS running on a variety of  
platforms will help; but beyond the technical achievement of porting,  
you also need the marketing achievement of getting people to use it.

--
-
Stefano Pagiola
Food Research Institute, Stanford University
spagiola@frinext.stanford.edu (NeXTMail encouraged)
spagiola@FRI-nxt-Pagiola.stanford.edu (NeXTMail encouraged)
From: jjfeiler@relief.com (John Jay Feiler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Mac-to-NeXT sound converter. Where?
Date: 5 Nov 92 06:32:52 GMT
Reply-To: jjfeiler@relief.com
Organization: relief consulting

In article <Bx4521.H6@taligent.com> jwishnie@taligent.com (Jeff Wishnie)  
writes:
> I remember seeing a utility that converted Mac soundfiles to NeXT format,  
> but I can't find it at the archive sites.
> 
> Does anyone know where I can find it? 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jeff

I think GISO.app will do the trick.  (Stands for Garbage In, Sound Out, if I  
remember correctly.....)  SHould be on the archives...

	John