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From: devito@skorpio.usask.ca (Anne Devito)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Word 5.0 bug with sMAll CaPS?
Date: 19 Dec 1992 17:31:19 GMT
Organization: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
NNTP-Posting-Host: skorpio.usask.ca

In article <kim3.723918168@husc10> kim3@husc10.harvard.edu (Jason Y. Kim) writes:
>Does anyone else have this problem? I highlight some text, set it to
>small caps style (or sometimes even all caps style) and then if I have any
>changes in spelling or something, the letters start flipping back and forth
>from plain to caps as I type. Reminds me of the bad old days of bitmap fonts
>when typing one letter would affect all the characters on the entire line.
>What's the deal here folks?

I never noticed this problem in Word 5.0, but I did have it happen to me
once in 5.1a.  I had a paragraph that I began with small caps and ended with
plain text.  Every time I hit the spacebar in that paragraph, the small caps
portion of the para would toggle between small caps and plain text.  This
bizarre phenomenon only occured in one of the many paragraphs beginning
with small caps in this document.  I have not been able to repeat the
phenomenon in subsequent sessions in this or other documents.  The whole
thing is strange, unpredictable, and irritating.  Any words of wisdom out
there?

Ann DeVito
Dept of Comp Sci, U of Saskatchewan


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: John T. Chapman <jtc1@cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: Converting PostScript Files
X-Xxdate: Mon, 14 Dec 92 20: 46:43 GMT
Nntp-Posting-User: jtc1@cornell.edu
Organization: Office of Computing and Statistical Consulting
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d15
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 20:35:28 GMT

In article <1fvk8sINN4fq@lester.appstate.edu> H. Perry Mixter,
MIXTERHP@CONRAD.APPSTATE.EDU writes:
>I recently downloaded several postscript files from ftphost.nwnet.net, 
>describing the NorthWestNet User Services Internet Resource Guide. Each
file has 
>a ".ps" suffix attached. I thought I could merely have Word 5.0a
translate these 
>files from postscript format, but when I do, I get garbage. Any
suggestions
>on how I can decipher these files into readable format on the Mac? 

Sort of. There are three options that come to mind:

If these files are Adobe Illustrator '88 or 1.1 files, Illustrator or 
Deneba's Canvas should be able to open them as editable objects. 
(unlikely, though)

If you just want to print these files, you can use SendPS 2.0 or MS Word 
(read the sections in manual/help on formatting text in PostScript style) 
to print the files to a PostScript printer.

Freedom of Press (and FoP Lite and at least one other commercial
PostScript 
display program) can display these on the screen and print them to any 
printer, QuickDraw or PostScript. (Freedom of Press Lite only supports a 
limited number of printer types while the full version supports virtually 
everything.) I think there are some editing capabilities, but I don't
know 
what as I've never used the programs. 

Good luck!

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: leonardr@netcom.com (Leonard Rosenthol)
Subject: Re: Wanted: drop & print program
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 03:55:49 GMT

In article <1992Dec14.235216.7978@netcom.com> sjs@netcom.com (Stephen Schow) writes:
>I have been hearing about programs which you use to drop and print to 
>appletalk printers.  In other words, I can drop a file on an icon which
>represents a network printer.  Anyone anything about them and which is the
>best?
>
	Well, I am the author of two of the "Desktop Printer" applications, so
I am a bit biased ;).  The two that I have written are DTPrinter, the first
"desktop printer" for the Mac, and easyPrint (from SF/O). 

	DTPrinter was released as freeware at MacHack a couple of years ago, 
and I have since updated a couple of times.  DTPrinter 1.1 (the current version)
is still freeware and should be locatable on the FTP site (or online service) 
of your choice.

	easyPrint is the commercial big brother of DTPrinter which is published
by SF/O (no relation to the airport ;) and lists for $29.95.  It offers some
nice enhancments over DTPrinter and the new easyPrint 2.0 is quite ARA-savvy -
even so far as to automatically "login" to the remote printer, initiate the
job, and then "logoff".

	The only others that I have seen are (IMHO) not as nice/easy to use,
full features or are MUCH more expensive.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: aroest@fwi.uva.nl (Axello de Roestello)
Subject: Re: comp.sys.mac.engsci: YES!
Keywords: new newsgroup
Organization: FWI, University of Amsterdam
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 15:32:00 GMT

In article <143645@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> Don MacQueen, macq@miguel.llnl.gov
writes:
>I think it is a really good idea to have such a group.
>-- 

A group for discussion of specific science-engineering topics involving
Macs? Sure sounds good to me!

Unfortunately I'm not a net.hero so how does this work with voting calls
and conventions and such?

Sander C. Temme
----------
Posted by me, who also thinks this is a great idea to prevent wading through
a lot of nil-info topic headers.

-- 
axel@phys.uva.nl     | In the beginning the Universe was created.
aroest@fwi.uva.nl    | This has made a lot of people very angry and been
                     | widely regarded as a bad move.   (Douglas Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: mingo@world.std.com (Charles H Mingo)
Subject: Re: SoftAT Scandal?!?!?!?
Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 03:34:04 GMT

watson@clark.edu (Dennis Watson) writes:

>If this is the REAL SoftAT, I don't want it!  I need a C: drive that
>can handle more that 1MB (all the other options are grayedout) and I don't
>want it to say "For demonstration purposes only" in the title bar!!! 

The C: drive can be configured up to 30 Mb.  The "For demonstartion
only" can be removed using ResEdit, just as the pirate easily inserted
them.


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Charlie Mingo                           	Internet: mingo@well.sf.ca.us
2209 Washington Circle #2   CIS: 71340,2152       	  mingo3@aol.com
Washington, DC  20037       AT&T:  202/785-2089   	  mingo@world.std.com
From: ST201943@brownvm.brown.edu ()
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Duplicating Coppy Protected Floppies
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 21:45:40 EST
Organization: Brown University - Providence, Rhode Island  USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: brownvm.brown.edu
News-Software: BNN via BNN_POST v1.0 beta

>In article <85241@ut-emx.uucp>, ifby661@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Adam) writes:
>>
>> Hello. I have just bought some MIDI software from Opcode, and the disks
>> are coppy-protected. I have tried DiskCopy 4.2, DART, and some other
>> disk-copying programs, and they all give me error -71 (I think). Well, I
>> would like to make a back-up copy FOR MY OWN USE, and I dunno what to do.
>>  Can anyone suggest some program that will let me do this? (Hopefully
>> shareware/freewhere, and whre to get it)
>>
>
>This problem and all the ones referenced are exaclty why I *always* recommend
>against buying any copy protected software. I have never seen a copy
protection
>scheme that didn't cause some problem at a critical time in a demo schedule.
>
>Tom Stiller

The real problem is that the only program that can currently compete with
Vision is MOTU's Performer, and that is protected too. As far as I know, there
are NO true altertnatives to Galaxy plus editors that are non-copy protected.
Software protection seems to have become a standard in the music biz, and we
are the ones suffering. As an owner of Vision and Galaxy, I am completly fed up
with Opcode, but I depend on their products. They did send me a backup disk
when I wrote to them, but since then one of the disks has crashed, bringing me
back to one disk. Also, I use three different Macs, (one home, one studio, and
one at school) since I am the only one using Vision on these computers, I feel
that I have the right to have them installed on all three. However, the disk
only allows two installations. This policy is disgusting. I can only hope that
there is a musician/hacker out there who can patch this stupid thing.

Jason Duva <st201943.brown.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: throop@wilder.com (Throop Wilder)
Subject: Family Tree Software?
Organization: Wilder Systems
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:28:02 GMT

I'm looking for geneology software which lets you map
out your family tree. Is there such a thing? Please
email replies to throop@wilder.com. Thanks!

Throop

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: morris@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Ted Morris)
Subject: Redirect printing to a file?
Organization: University of Cincinnati
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 18:22:16 GMT

We are using a terminal emulation package to access a CD-ROM gateway
which runs MS-DOS-based search engines to retrieve data from the
CD-ROMs.  Since we're having the Macs act as terminals, users can print
to their "slave printer" (as DEC VMS calls them) attached to their Macs,
but can't "download."  For the MS-DOS users, we have a program which can
be turned on and off to redirect information destined for the printer to
a file instead.  Is there something like this for the Mac?  It would
have to be something the user could turn on and off at will, during a
work session.

Thanks for any info!

Theodore Allan (Ted) Morris, University of Cincinnati Medical Center,
513-558-0177V, 558-0758F, MORRIS@UCUNIX.SAN.UC.EDU, MORRISTA@UC.EDU, 
NTS WB8VNV.  Call me up and I'll talk data to ya!
From: alanj@endeavor18.tek.com (Alan Jeddeloh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Rename an account in Quicken?
Date: 15 Dec 92 17:12:02 GMT
Reply-To: Alan.Jeddeloh@tek.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: Tektronix, Inc.

Anybody know a reasonable way to rename an account in Quicken 3.0?  My
checking account is still named "Checkbook 91"!

--
    Alan Jeddeloh      W:(503) 685-2991  H:(503) 292-9740
    Tektronix, Inc.; D/S 60-850; PO Box 1000; Wilsonville, OR 97070
    Alan.Jeddeloh@tek.com 
    You can put the children to bed, but you can't make them sleep!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: mingo@world.std.com (Charles H Mingo)
Subject: Re: (!) SofatAT Demo location
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 08:49:55 GMT

johnston@me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston) writes:
>I found the SoftAT demo on mac.archive.umich.edu in /mac/misc/demo.
>
>Here's a no-brainer:  what about this thing makes it a demo?
>
>It was able to create its own virtual hard drive and run software 
>on DOS floppies.  There was no documentation, and the only
>indication that it was a demo version was the "Soft AT Demo"
>that appears in the main window titlebar.  
>
>I didn't test everything, but I didn't find any disabled 
>features either.  Does it self-destruct?

	Perhaps the more pertinent question might be: 
is it a demo at all?  Or is it a pirated copy posted to the archives?

As far as I can tell:

	-- it is fully functional

	-- it is copyright Insignia, 1991

	-- the "About..." box does not contain any permission to
		redistribute, but on the contrary indicates that
		it is copy # AT-29002409/001 registered to "xf"
		of company: "fdgf".  This is extremely suspicious.

	-- there is no README or other file indicating giving permission
		to distribute.  The original post to mac.archive.umich.edu
		contains nothing but the binhexed file itself (no 
		explanatory header, and no return address of poster).

Does anyone know who posted this copy to the archives, or any facts
relating to how it got there?  I'm going to check with Insignia on 
Monday.

Regards.

-- 
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Charlie Mingo                           	Internet: mingo@well.sf.ca.us
2209 Washington Circle #2   CIS: 71340,2152       	  mingo3@aol.com
Washington, DC  20037       AT&T:  202/785-2089   	  mingo@world.std.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system
From: friedman@netcom.com (Greg Friedman)
Subject: Help: Hayes Connect 3.0 vs AE/ShadowLan
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.system
Keywords: appletalk network connect shadowlan
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 20:43:22 GMT

I'm trying to decide on a product that allows me to share non-networkable
serial devices on a small appletalk lan.  The two commercial products
I am considering are Hayes Connect 3.0 and AE/ShaodowLan.  Both products
claim System 7.x compatibility as well as CTB compatibility. I am looking
for any and all feedback/comparisons between these products. Please
let fill me in on any of the following issues:

+ compatibility issues - init conflicts, application conflicts, etc.

+ ARA - do these products work well in an ARA environment?  One of the
        devices I want to share is a high speed modem that I use for
        incoming and outgoing data and ARA calls.  Any problems here?
        Do these products correctly handle "busy" devices?

+ performance degradation - how much of a performance hit does the
        server mac take when a virtual session is in progress? Would
        a high speed modem connection (14,400+) cause a serious hit?  
        Does intensive cpu activity on the server affect connections?   
        [Anyone know if either of these products attempt to work at
        interrupt time?]

Both products are comparable in price (~$70 street).

Thanks for your help!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: yasu@ll.mit.edu (Alan Yasutovich)
Subject: Re: BinHex
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 18:38:26 GMT

In article <1992Dec11.124607.685@EE.Surrey.Ac.UK> Scott.Walsh@ee.surrey.ac.uk (Scott Walsh) writes:
>Look for a program called Downline 1.1 is the newest version .. I think
>Anyway it'll first UnBihex the files then try to unstuff em if they are stuffit
>files ... This program really takes the hasle out of Downloading
>oh yeah its PD I think i got it from 
>hensa.lancs.ac.uk ... an index is in /micros/mac/finder/index ...ENJOY
>-- 
>SCOTT ......
>voice : 0483 31115 x43720
>email ee11sw@surrey.ac.uk


	I used mcvert to convert my file to binary.
	Then capit to (I guess) convert it to mac.

	Then I got cpt-expand-10.hqx.  Brought it onto the mac
	and tried to run it on my news.

	The menu that came up would not allow selection of
	the news because it was of type "document", and it would
	only accept (highlight) entries of "folder".


	Still no-go.

-- 
	Alan Yasutovich
	"inquiring  (and nosey) minds WANT TO KNOW!!!"
	I can remember when "safe sex" meant having a padded headboard!!
	Tick Tock.....Tick Tock......Tick Tock .....Tick Tock......
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: jsdonald@david.wheaton.edu (Joel S. Donaldson)
Subject: Re: ADSP
Keywords: ADSP
Organization: Wheaton College, IL
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 18:52:37 GMT

In article <6515@mtecv2.mty.itesm.mx> mmaldona@andromeda.mty.itesm.mx (In. Maximo Maldonado Boyso) writes:
>Have any of you used ADSP; where can I get some information?
>I know you can use it to establish communication between
>applications at a session level.

ADSP stands for AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol.  It is used in connections via
AppleTalk to control the rate of data transfer.  For instance, if the traffic
is light, the data transfer rate will be high, but if traffic is high, the data
transfer rate will be low.  ADSP is included in system 7 and there is an INIT
around for system 6.  There is also a Communications tool for it too.

That's all I know.  Anyone else?

Joel Donaldson
Computer Science/Mathematics Major
Wheaton College
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: rih@athena.mit.edu (Rolf Hegerberg)
Subject: Labview
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 21:14:34 GMT

Is there anyone out there with an interest in/familiarity with Labview
for Mac? Please e/mail or post if you know of any user group or BBS or 
whatever.

----

Rolf Hegerberg	E-mail:rih@athena.mit.edu	Opinions? What opinions? 
Building N10-202    or:rh@efic.efi.sintef.no	I keep mine untill 
		 phone:(617)-253-5019		I get new ones.
From: dlbarbo@afterlife.ncsc.mil (Dennis Barbour)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Startup Password Shareware
Date: 21 Dec 92 05:13:23 GMT
Organization: The Great Beyond

In article <1gnj64INNm42@rave.larc.nasa.gov> bknouff@voyager.larc.nasa.gov (Advisor) writes:
>Would like to know where I can FTP sharerware that will require a
>password to startup my mac. (Like Nightwatch). Thanx.
>
>Brian
>
>

I use a handy little application called Password Utility v1.4 by Ralph Martin.
It is a standalone application so it can't be bypassed by holding down
Shift on bootup (System 7) like bypass INIT-based security devices. People
can still do a forced-quit or boot from a floppy, though. I forget from where
I downloaded it--probably sumex (sumex-aim.stanford.edu /info-mac/util).
If you can't find it there I'll try to locate it for you.  :)

db
-- 

______________________________________________________________________________
Dennis Barbour                     | "What do you say when it's all been said?
24422 Georgia Tech Station         |  How do you feel when it's all been felt?
From: absmith@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Alfred Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Flowcharting For The MAC
Date: 19 Dec 92 21:41:22 GMT
Reply-To: absmith@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Alfred Smith)
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

Can anyone recommend a Flowcharting Program for the MAC?
In a previous life I used EASYFLOW on a PC and am looking
for something at least as powerful on the MAC.  Specifically:
able to choose the appropriate symbol from a menu; automatic
line routing; place text anywhere; flow and org chart capable;
infinit scaling to a laser printer; etc, etc..
I do have Powerpoint 3 which provides a selection of symbols;
however, I find it is still labour intensive.  There has got to
be a more elegant tool out there that doesn't cost a fortune.
Any suggestions?
From: mathew <mathew@mantis.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Backdrop picture for Powerbook 100?
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 15:41:28 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK.

hoofb@agora.rain.com (Bruce Hoof) writes:
> mathew <mathew@mantis.co.uk> writes:
> >Can anyone supply me with the name of such a program which will actually
> >work?
> 
> 	Back in the days when I had an SE I used a INIT called "Backdrop".
> 	It would put up a different picture as a background screen each time
> 	my computer started up. It came with a DA that allowed viewing and
> 	changing of the background screen.
> 
> 	It broke when I got a IIcx. I threw it out.  Now many years later I
> 	got rid of my IIcx and have replaced it with my PB100.  Because of
> 	the memory requirements of color pictures and the disk space requirements
> 	I did not want to use DeskPict or like.  I looked on some old tape
> 	and found "Backdrop".  I said why not and tried it.  It works!!!.  

I had tried Backdrop, but it seems I had an old version.  (Mine doesn't have
the DA.)

So the answer is:  the latest Backdrop does work on the PB100, the old ones
don't.

> 	Avaliability:
> 		Have no Idea.  If I get enough requests I'll put together a 
> 		package.

A package would be nice; or a pointer to an FTP site.


mathew

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: wayne@schaefer.math.wisc.edu (Rick Wayne)
Subject: wanted: apple file exhange translators
Organization: Univ. of Wisconsin Dept. of Mathematics
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 05:09:50 GMT

i'm trying to find translators for Apple File Exchange; in particular, i want
to be able to go back and forth with MS Word between windows and the mac.

i've tried searching archie, but obviously don't know the right keywords
(though i can provide 700+ places you can find something to do with "trans-
late!)


any help appreciated...

rick
From: dave@vfl.paramax.com (David Lee Matuszek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Odd memory problem -- Word 5.1 or System 7?
Date: 14 Dec 92 15:56:40 GMT
Organization: Paramax Systems

I hit an odd problem the other day while using Word 5.1 [under System 7.01, with
Tuneup 1.1.1].  I needed to change the printer, so I selected Chooser from the
Apple menu, and it reported there wasn't enough memory to run.  So I switched to
some other applications that were backgrounded and quit them, then tried to use
the Chooser.  It kept insisting that there wasn't enough memory to run. 
Selecting "About this Macintosh..." showed I had a meg free.  However, Chooser
simply would not run until after I saved my document and quit Microsoft Word.

This seem more like a System bug than a Word bug; however, I've never seen such a
thing until we installed Word 5.1 a couple of weeks ago.  Has anyone else seen
this, or have any clues what happened?

This is just idle curiosity, BTW...it was only a minor nuisance, and I avoid Word
whenever possible.

  --dave

------------------------
My old address is:  dave@prc.unisys.com     (expires soon)
My new address is:  dave@vfl.paramax.com    (please use this one)

My mailer is unlikely to get either of them right :-(
From: zhimin@unssun.nevada.edu (Zhimin Chen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: I got a wacky trash can
Date: 18 Dec 92 05:01:47 GMT
Reply-To: zhimin@unssun.nevada.edu (Zhimin Chen)
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Nevada, Reno

The trash can in my LCII (system 7) is getting wacky today.  It cannot 
trash files any longer.
Even when I press the option key while choosing EMPTY TRASH. 

I called the local apple local dealer and the service line of Apple Co., nobody knows what happened.

Is there anyone who might have experienced anything like this.  
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: stricher@masig.fsu.edu (Char Aznabul)
Subject: Re: Foreign language software
Organization: Florida State University
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 19:50:35 GMT

Mats Bredell writes
+ 
+ I'm interested in learning spanish, and glancing through MacUser I see a  
lot
+ of programs that are supposed to do this. HyperGlot Software produces a  
CD-ROM
+ that's called "Berlitz Think & Talk" for $125. Is this any good? Has anyone
+ used it or any other similar program? Any recommendations?

Does anyone know if they produce a Danish version? I haven't seen
any advertised, but I thought I might as well ask.

James
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps