HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: jbush@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (John E Bush)
Subject: Re: Excel bug? in MEDIAN function
Keywords: Median
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 16:48:43 GMT

Well, I have written a gradebook program that uses the median method of
calculating grades.  The Median is a statistical method for finding the
middle grade rather than the average grade.  For example, 100, 98, 50
would produce a median of 98 and an average of 82.6.  If the number of
samples in the group is an even number say 4, then the average of the
middle two numbers is taken to produce the median.  So, if we had 100, 98,
96, and 50 as scores, the median would be the average of 98 and 96.  The
average would be calculated by adding all scores and dividing by the total.

Without looking too hard, I would say that the error is occuring when
there is an even number of scores in the sample, and the column just isn't
wide enough to display the entire score.  If you set the column value
format to display only one decimal place or something similar your problem
should be solved.

P.S. the average of the first example would be 82.666667 and if the median
     of an even numbered sample produced a similar decimal result is where
     the overflow occurs.

Eric
From: aw@camcon.co.uk (Alain Waha)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Max-Apple-Zoom
Date: 8 Apr 92 09:17:03 GMT
Organization: Cambridge Consultants Ltd., Cambridge, UK

The latest version of MAZ (1.4.3) clearly states that it does not support
the LC, and why it will probably never support it.  The video circuitery being
less under used in an LC than in other Macs.  Are we really getting value for
money from Apple engineers, for once?

MAZ 1.4.3 also claims to support multiple monitors.  Can anyone confirm this
claim.  Specifically, if you have a CI with 2 screens connected, one on the
internal, and another on a 8*24.  Personally, I don't manage to get MAZ to
recognize my 8*24 (not GC) driving a 13" color, installed in a Quadra 900...
I just want to check the problem is due to the Quadra...

Cheers

Alain
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: e-sink@uiuc.edu (Eric W. Sink)
Subject: Re: PD regular expressions parser?
Originator: sink@sunb2.cs.uiuc.edu
Reply-To: e-sink@uiuc.edu
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 17:18:54 GMT

>In article <stern6.703521607@husc10> stern6@husc10.harvard.edu (Michael Stern) writes:

>   Does there exist a public domain regular expressions parser
>   for the Macintosh?

This is a little vague.  Here's a couple ideas :

1.  If you want C source, there are a number of regex implementations
	which are not Mac specific, but easily portable.  People have
	done it.  I don't think any are strictly public domain, but
	most have liberal copyrights.

2.  If you want to just USE a regex program, there are several.  Another
	poster mentioned GNU grep.  You might want to take a look at
	BBEdit and Alpha, both are freely distributable text editors
	with such capabilities.  Tickle is a scripting language which
	includes regex.

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From: neulynne@uts.uni-c.dk (Mogens Lynnerup)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: WordPerfect 2.0 and file inclusion.
Date: 9 Apr 92 18:37:05 GMT
Organization: UNI-C, Danish Computing Centre for Research and Education

I've spend to or more evenings trying to figure out how to include subdocuments
into my master document in WordPerfect 2.0. So far I haven't got any luck, but
I know for sure this is possible in the DOS-version, so is it thru, that I 
can't do it in the Mac-version.

-Mogens
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From: sfeldman@njmsa.umdnj.edu (Steve Feldman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Problem with PageMaker 4.01
Date: 17 Apr 92 00:12:34 GMT
Distribution: comp

tjfs@tadtec.uucp (Tim Steele) writes:

>What is this??  Are they suggesting that their software doesn't retry
>if it can't get hold of the network straight away?

>Suggestions welcome!

I had a network dependant problem with another Aldus product, Persuassion.
If my file was on the server rather than on the local drive I couldn't
print out Notes pages. Aldus confirmed this as a bug in 2.0.

So, my suggestion is that if you aren't doing so already, try running all
the files (program, document, support files) from a local hard disk.

Good Luck,

Steve
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From: rhorowit@ZIMMER.CSUFRESNO.EDU (Rick Horowitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: To MARK at NOVELL.COM
Date: 6 Apr 92 22:49:10 GMT


You ARE "the individual in question".  Thanks for writing
back.

I STILL can't reach you through e-mail.  I'm using
the address markw@wc.novell.com.  Is there perhaps
another way?

I'm going to try your suggestion as soon as I log off.

rick
Organization: Penn State University
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Date: Thursday, 9 Apr 1992 19:18:56 EDT
From: Dave Gerber <DTG102@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Digital logic simulator needed!!

I am in need of a public domain or shareware program that simulates digital
logic circuits.  I have a very old copy of a program called DigSim, but it
crashes a lot when I run it on my SE/30, and is not suitable to use.  Does
anyone know of any other programs I could use for this?  Or does anyone know
if a newer version of DigSim has been released (The one I have is from 1986
or 1988 I believe)?  If anyone could tell me where to find such a program, I
would greatly appreciate it!!!  Thank you for your help.

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From: stevem@hp-vcd.vcd.hp.com (Steve Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: DeskWriter Driver 2.2 Problem
Date: 10 Apr 92 19:55:48 GMT
Article-I.D.: hp-vcd.970023
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Vancouver, WA, USA

>The problem:
>
>When printing a black-filled polygon, its side is ragged when the
>polygon has either no, or a hair-line border.

I can't reproduce this problem, please be more specific.  All black-filled
polygons that I print have smooth edges regardless of border thickness.

My mail's down, I'll do future correspondence by mail.

Steven Miller
Vancouver Division
Hewlett Packard
From: jrg@mips.com (John Galloway)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Wanted: comments on DynaPerspective from DynaWare
Date: 6 Apr 92 10:31:20 GMT
Article-I.D.: spim.ku0a3oINNj7v
Distribution: usa
Organization: Galloway Research
NNTP-Posting-Host: moosehead.mips.com
Originator: jrg@moosehead.mips.com


   The subject says most of it.  Dynaperspective looks pretty neat (for
fooling around with building architecture ideas) from the demos I have seen,
but I would like to get some user reaction in general and specifically to
what degree is a color monitor needed (I only have a 21" gray scale at the
moment).  

   What I would really like is a system that had expert system modules that
could fill/follow more abstract objects with various kinds of construction
details.  Thus I could specify that this "slab" was really a stud/drywall
wall and when I enlarged the slab, the studs (in a detail layer) would grow
or reporduce accordingly (putting in headers over doors, prpoeraly
intersecting with other slabs, etc), or that this "line" was really a drain
and have the right sizes of pipes follow the line to meet the building code.
This way you could continue to deal with things at a high level, yet still
see what the impact was on the detail as well as actually having an ongoing
detailed blueprint/BOM.  Anyway since that doesn't exist, Dynaperspective
seems like a pretty good architecture oriented CAD program in the meantime
(a bit expensive as MacApps go at around $600, but so is the competition).
	-jrg
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From: davisw@aurs01.uucp (Walt Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Caveat Emptor: After Dark
Date: 13 Apr 92 21:07:19 GMT
Organization: Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh NC


After a long wait we were finally bequeathed a Radius Pivot gray-scale
monitor for our poor MAC nSE/30 from our secretary who upgraded to a full
two-page display.  The installation was trivial, however after power-up
we noticed some strange artifacts at the bottom of the monitor
(long-ways).  It wasn't until we blackened the entire screen that the
mystery was solved.  It turns out that the famous After-Dark fish
"screen-saver" had burned the ocean floor into the phosphor of our
monitor.  Granted our secretary probably kept the monitor on for months
with the fish scene "saving" the monitor every night, but when does a
"screen-saver" turn malicious?  Any other persistent ocean floors out
there?

Walt Davis
Alcatel Network Systems
Raleigh, NC
davisw%aurgate@mcnc.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: florian@convex.csd.uwm.edu (Chris Florian)
Subject: Mac Problems
Originator: florian@convex.csd.uwm.edu
Organization: UW-Milwaukee: Computing Services Division
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 13:50:12 GMT

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: ken@cujo.curtin.edu.au (Ken Taylor)
Subject: Re: PICT -> QuickTime-compressed-PICT ?
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 02:59:48 GMT

cs225ex@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (A A DeGuzman) writes:
: Is there any application available (freeware or shareware) that compresses
: a PICT file using QuickTime?

There is a little "drag and drop" utility called "AutoCompresser 1.3" which
does just this... Including adding the cute icons and preview image.. Very
nice....  Should be on info-mac at sumex-aim... If not, I can mail it..

Ken
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From: chem@uwpg02.uwinnipeg.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Additional Superpaint 2.0 plug-ins?
Date: 9 Apr 92 03:50:04 GMT
Organization: University of Winnipeg

Hi. Are there any Superpaint 2.0 plug-ins in addition to the
20 or so that come with Superpaint 2.0 ? If so, are they archived
somewhere ? Thanks for any info.
Internet:  CHEM@UWPG02.UWINNIPEG.CA
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From: time@ice.com (Tim Endres)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Fancy Your Tickle...
Date: 10 Apr 92 13:40:35 GMT
Article-I.D.: tbomb.1CE00001.0m183z
Reply-To: time@ice.com (Tim Endres)
Organization: ICE Engineering, Inc.
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.5v5


In article <12082@tamsun.tamu.edu> (comp.sys.mac.apps), bpb9204@tamsun.tamu.edu (Brent) writes:
> |
> |Tickle 3.1v4 is now available for general consumption.
> | time e.
> 
> I had the version that was available in March and I have a question.
> Is there some variables I need to set with it so that it can find
> the scripts.  For example, when I give it some commands that are
> documented in the tickle manual, it tells me that that command is
> not found.  
> 
> Sorry this is general, but I'm not at my macintosh to check the settings.
> 
> I had the PATH variable set to the directories that contain scripts,
> but this didn't seem to work (the path was set in the tclrc file, I believe).
> 
> Any hints are appreciated  and thanks for your work, Tim.

you can get a list of command with:

	foreach name [info commands] {puts stdout $name} 

Anything not in this list is not available as a command. These commands
are built into tickle and do not need access to any file to be used.

As for commands that are defined in scripts, they will not be available
until you "source script.tcl" them...

tim.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: jonathan@bcvms.bc.edu
Subject: Re: Is Onescanner upgrade worthwhile?
Organization: Boston College
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 01:08:04 GMT

In article <1992Apr12.184536.21049@ccu.umanitoba.ca>, mzajac@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Michael Stephen Zajac) writes:
> We have an old Applescanner in our Faculty of Architecture computer
> lab.  I think it might be worthwhile to upgrade to a onescanner
> to save students a lot of trouble.  I'd like your opinions, please.
> 
> What about buying Ofoto for our color flatbed and slide scanners?

Ofoto is an INCREDIBLE improvement over AppleScan, that I would do it
in a flash.  I don't think you will ever regret it.

I don't know how it will work with other scanners, but I have found that
it does run really well with the Apple hardware.
 
Jon
From: ckd@eff.org (Christopher Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: News from Microsoft
Date: 7 Apr 92 05:14:47 GMT
Organization: Electronic Frontier Foundation Tech Central


 Adam> == Adam Frix <Adam.Frix@p18.f20.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG> 

 Adam> And how does this differ from Apple spending almost a year
 Adam> officially denying any serious bugs in System 7, then up and
 Adam> admitting that "yes, your system can get fatally screwed, we
 Adam> don't know exactly why, but you could lose access to most files
 Adam> on your disk."  A year!

That's not a System 7 bug, though most people think so.  I saw it a
while back on 6.0.3 or maybe 6.0.5.  I was using Desktop Manager, so it
does seem to be some kind of interaction with the code that does Desktop
DB and Desktop DF, but it is *certainly* no S7 bug.

(The last half of my System Folder, including "System", disappeared.
The machine still booted just fine, though...)
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From: eauu011@orion.oac.uci.edu (Gizmo)
Subject: Re: Simple mailing list software?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 9 Apr 92 23:32:32 GMT

KiwiEnvelop is one of the simplest and besk I've ever seen.  It's a DA, and it stores all your addresses for you.  It even has an option of priting postal bar graph if you have a laser printer.
From: desavouret@fnalb.fnal.gov (Gene Desavouret 4402, 3700)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Microsoft Bashing (Was: Re: News from Microsoft)
Date: 9 Apr 92 15:59:52 GMT
Reply-To: desavouret@fnalb.fnal.gov
Distribution: usa
Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-a4

In article <1992Apr8.095937.469@yvax.byu.edu>, evensens@yvax.byu.edu writes...
>In article <1992Apr8.015327.23551@sunb10.cs.uiuc.edu>, hull@ibma8.cs.uiuc.edu (David Hull) writes:
>> hshubs@eff.org (Howard Shubs) writes:
>>
>>>You mean you actually _use_ the original floppies for installation??!?
>>
>> I suppose you'd rather install software without ever having to
>> insert the floppies into the computer?
>>
>> I, personally, use the original LOCKED floppies for installation.
>>
>> -David Hull
> 
>David,
> <deleted>...CAN'T install Word 5 if your floppy is locked. You get a message
>telling you to unlock your floppy.
>Scott

I duplicated the install floppy with no problems; the installer program writes
to the installer floppy, but there are no tests to force the user to write to
the original diskette.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: phygansl@nuscc.nus.sg (Gan Seum-Lim (Mr))
Subject: Graphing Programs
Organization: National University of Singapore
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 17:03:58 GMT

Talking about graphing programs for the Macintosh, the best (in my
opinion) that I have come across is DeltaGraph. It can do 2-D and 3-D
graphs. However, for 3-D graphing, DeltaGraph is kind of limited.
To date, I ahve not come across any graphing program for the Mac that is
as good as AXUM for the PC. Is there a version of AXUM for the
Macintosh around ? 

SigmaPlot is a very good graphing program but unfortunately, it cannot
do 3-D graphing. So it is a no no for me.

Mathematica is a good program but it is just too huge and slow on many
low end machines.

I have also heard of WingZ. Can WingZ do 3-D graphing ?
From: gr53@sdcc12.ucsd.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Good program to learn piano?
Keywords: piano midi music
Date: 5 Apr 92 20:47:18 GMT
Distribution: na


I would like to learn to play the piano.  Is there an especially
great program for the mac (I have an LC) that might make this
easier and more fun?  I do not have a midi keyboard but am
considering buying one.

Thanks.  Steve
From: peterco@eff.org (Peter A. Cohen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Repost: Why does Nuntius leave huge files in my prefs folder?
Date: 8 Apr 92 15:23:38 GMT
Organization: ON Technology, Inc.
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1a2

In article  Eric Goodill, goodill_eric@tandem.com writes:

>Anyway, Nuntius creates a folder in my Preferences folder called Nuntius
>Data Files.  I did a "get info" on this folder and was astounded to see
>510K in size.  Since then I've been watching its size, and it seems to
>grow after every news reading session.  It's current size is 817K.  BTW,
>this is different from the Nuntius Preferences file.

Nuntius creates locally stored documents that tracks all of the
newsgroups you've subscribed to.  If you take a look inside the Nuntius
Data Files folder (and the other one called "Nuntius Public Files"),
you'll a list of documents that take the name of the newsgroups you read
on a regular basis.  Nuntius references those documents instead of
consulting the server- it reduces the amount of time it takes to get
article lists incredibly, so I guess you could consider it a side affect
of the tremendous speed with which Nuntius works.

>Nuntius looks like an interesting newsreader, but I can't use it if it's
>going to eat up my disk.

I've made it my newsreader of choice.  I agree with you, it does it a lot
of disk space (my Public Files folder is over 2.4 Meg and growing), but
it's a hell of a lot quicker and more user-friendly than the other ones
I've used.  I wonder if one could AutoDouble the folder to reduce size?

Well, Peter Speck?  What do YOU think???

- Peter
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: rroberts@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ross Allan Roberts)
Subject: Re: Updated AccessPC? (wuz: DosMounter or AccessPC???)
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 23:09:38 GMT

What is the current version of AccessPC? I have v1.1(I think), and it 
occasionally has cramps. Sys7.0.1, Mac SE/30, Tuner, blah, blah, blah... 
specifically, when I format disks, it asks whether I want to format IBM/Mac. If
i select Mac, 50% of the time it then simply ejects the disk... no failure 
message, nothing. Doesn't matter if it's DD or HD.

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From: saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu (Brian E. Saunders)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: AutoDoubler conficts
Date: 8 Apr 92 22:49:01 GMT
Article-I.D.: doug.1992Apr8.174901.9598
Organization: Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison
Originator: saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu

>>In dks@athena.mit.edu (dks) writes:

>>>I have AD 1.0.6 and GK 1.2.5 and have not noticed any significant problem.
>>>What am I missing?


>In article umsoroko@ccu.umanitoba.ca (the Crash Car Test Dummy) writes:
>>
>>Just curious... Considering that Salient has not yet released v1.0.6 or a 
>>v1.0.5 to v1.0.6 updater, how did you manage to get a v1.0.6 copy of AD?!?!


In article dks@athena.mit.edu (dks) writes:
>
>Since 49,432 people have asked me this question in e-mail and a (slightly)
>smaller number have posted it, I'll respond one last time: AD 1.0.6 has a
>creation date of March 25, 1992.  I cannot and will not send you a copy
>but I imagine that you can obtain it by talking to the good people at Salient.
>
>What is it with you people, anyway?

I talked to Lloyd Chambers at Salient and he said patches are located at
America Online and CompuServe.  Since these are patches, I don't see why
someone couldn't post them to the InterNet for the good of all.  Mr.
Chambers mentioned that they'd get posted eventually.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: hans@umunhum.Stanford.EDU (Hans Mulder)
Subject: Info on AutoCad wanted
Organization: Stanford University
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 92 00:50:21 GMT

Greetings, two architects, one in possesion of and one about to be in 
possesion of a mac, like to have information on autocad. Apparantly 
there is version 10 which is a PC port (ugly interface) and there is
or will be a version 11 which is a true Mac application.

How does version 10 run on the Mac. Waht kind Mac do you need, does it run
on a 5Mbyte si or do you need more Mbs or more MIPSen. Does it run under
system 7.0? system 7.1? What do you know about version 11?
Should they run it on a PC instead?

Any info appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Hans Mulder
hans@umunhum.stanford.edu
hmulder@mipos2.intel.com
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