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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.digest
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V10 #95
Date: 12 Apr 92 23:17:14 GMT
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Info-Mac Digest             Sun, 12 Apr 92       Volume 10 : Issue 95 

Today's Topics:

      [*] alternate InUse and DiskLight icons
      [*] Apollo converter
      [*] AppMaker.Update.1.5.1.cpt.hqx
      [*] AutoDoubler1.0.6PatchKit.sea
      [*] bachman.hqx
      [*] BBEdit version 2.1
      [*] Boomer-2.5demo.sit.hqx
      [*] CARP 1.0.2
      [*] comm/talk-106.hqx
      [*] DisplayIT!
      [*] DOCMaker 3.72 (former DOCter) - Shareware
      [*] excel-biorhythm-util.hqx
      [*] finder-info-101.hqx
      [*] GameMaster Developer's Kit
      [*] Glider Design!
      [*] Hax 2.1
      [*] Imagery JPEG/GIF Converter 0.6
      [*] laser-page-count.hqx
      [*] Marienbad 3.0
      [*] Pictoid Package 1.0.1 Updater
      [*] Pictoid Package v1.0
      [*] PowerBook FAQs
      [*] Prodigy-to-disk-4.0
      [*] Tear Off Menus II v 1.0b1.1 cdev - Sys 6 or 7
      [*] The Amplified Man (Theorist Viewer of)
      [*] TOM INIT II 1.0b1.1
      [*] Tron30
      [*] Updated Stack
      [*] VersionMaster DEMO
      [*] White Knight PUP Decryptor
      (Q) RocketWare 1.3?
      32bit vs 24bit
      68040 book?
      Addresses (Q)
      Alternate Universe Navigator Microsoft Word 4.0 Instructions (C)
      Apollo Crashes
      A Thankyou....
      Bitmap or Truetype Font on an Imagewriter?
      Boy Scouts and Macintosh
      Clicking sound on PB170
      Combining Appletalk and Ethertalk Services
      Compuserve and tcp/ip: no confusion please !
      Converting TeX to Word... Seriously!
      Coprocessor error
      Finder Bus Error???
      Floppy Desktop Files (A)
      Fortran compiler
      Fortran Compiler Opinion
      Greg's button problem
      how to type cloverleaf key
      How to Update White Knight? (A)
      Info on signal acquisition and analysis products (q)
      isopropanol smarty
      Jazz: Upgrade to Lotus 123 Mac
      Large PD textfiles needed
      LC 256K VSIMM (Q)
      Mac II on it side.
      PostScript Printing on UNIX (Q)
      Printing Mac-generated postscript files in Unix (Q)
      PUP updater
      Request to people submitting files
      Scanner Info Needed (Q)
      Shades of grey on the Classic II
      SoundTracker for 68000
      Telling the difference between font types
      Tune Up 1.1.1
      Tuneup 7.1.1 is Available
      Tune Up: INIT or Not?
      Tuneup Oops
      Vector Plotting on Macs

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Date: Thu, 09 Apr 92 15:45:37 EST
From: Thomas Fruin <thomas@heraldo.apple.cl>
Subject: [*] alternate InUse and DiskLight icons

Don't laugh, but I use _both_ DiskLight and InUse at the same time!

DiskLight is good because:

o  It indicates whether a read or write is taking place.
o  Distinguishes between SCSI hard drives and floppies with a different icon.

On the other hand, InUse adds another advantage:

o  It shows the SCSI number of the SCSI peripheral being accessed.

You do have to use ResEdit to edit the small icons in DiskLight and InUse
to they don't overlap. I've included my icons. All you do is open the control
panels with ResEdit, and replace their icons with my icons. (Please note
that DiskLight uses small icon resources, SICN, while InUse has a custom
format called bMap.)

-- Thomas Fruin        Santiago, Chile          thomas@heraldo.apple.cl

[Archived as /info-mac/misc/inuse-disklight-icons.hqx; 2K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 92 21:53:13 WET DST
From: jeremyr@dcs.qmw.ac.uk
Subject: [*] Apollo converter

Apollo converter v3.01
======================
This program copies settings stored in old (0.5, 0.6 or 0.7) versions of Apollo
to the new 0.8 version.  It does not upgrade older versions of Apollo: you need
the full 0.8 release. The 0.8 release contained v3.0 of the converter, which
had a bug. The consequence of the bug was that unless Super Boomerang was
running, the converter couldn't see the old version of Apollo and so couldn't
open it. This meant that it didn't work very well.

Jeremy Roussak (jeremyr@dcs.qmw.ac.uk)

[Archived as /info-mac/ex/apollo-converter-301.hqx; 16K]

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 18:16:04 -0600
From: Chris Magnuson <chrism@col.hp.com>
Subject: [*] AppMaker.Update.1.5.1.cpt.hqx

I am posting this on behalf of Spec Bowers at Bowers Development.
This is an update set of files needed to bring AppMaker v1.5 up to v1.5.1
(bug fixes, MacApp 3.0 support, etc.).

It could go in app in the info-mac archives.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/appmaker-update-151.hqx; 377K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 92 17:14:02 -0400
From: 76174.3364@compuserve.com
Subject: [*] AutoDoubler1.0.6PatchKit.sea

This self-expanding file contains the AutoDoubler 1.0.6
patcher. It patches any previous version to version 1.0.6. It
is a single patch for all versions, so the same patch kit is
used no matter which version you have.

The new version corrects some bugs and makes a few cosmetic changes. New
read me files list known conflicts and available workarounds. This file
should replace 
 /info-mac/util/auto-doubler-105-updater.hqx in the archives.

I have no connection with this software; I'm just a user who saw it appear
recently in the Salient section of AOL and thought the archives should have
it, especially in light of the frenzied discussion about DD and AD lately.

Jeff Needleman

[Archived as /info-mac/util/auto-doubler-106-updater.hqx; 214K]

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 14:41:14 +0200
From: ingemar@isy.liu.se (Ingemar Ragnemalm)
Subject: [*] bachman.hqx

Bachman is an arcade game related to Pacman. (I know there were two others
arriving a day or two ago. Isn't it strange how several related games tend
appear at the same time?) This game is *not* ment as a straight-forward
Pacman clone. It has most of the usual Pacman-style features, but a few
extras: nine different levels, missiles, pseudo-3D graphics (less "flat"
than most Pacman games).

B/W graphics, 1-bit mode recommended on LC. Tested under system 6 and 7 on
several different Mac models.

$10 shareware. Registered users get the registered version of the game, with
a level editor with which you can edit the existing levels, add new one and
make external "scenario" files with separate high score list. (These files
are useable with the ordinary, unregistered version as well.)

Enjoy!

PS: For some reason, DeHqx failed to de-binhex the file. Compact Pro
could, though, so if you have problems, try another de-binhexer.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/bachman.hqx; 265K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 92 22:32:05 -0400
From: siegel@world.std.com (Rich Siegel)
Subject: [*] BBEdit version 2.1

The attached BinHex file is a Compact Pro archive containing BBEdit
version 2.1.

This is the first public release of BBEdit, which is a free text editor
that has been under development and extensive in-house testing for the
past two years.

BBEdit is 32-bit clean, compatible with any Macintosh running system version
6.0 or later, and when running under System 7.0, takes specific advantage
of new features to enhance performance and appearance.

BBEdit is also very economical with respect to disk and memory usage; it will
run in a partition as small as 256K. The size of any file is only limited
by the amount of memory available in BBEdit's partition; there is no 32K
upper bound.

BBEdit offers fast and flexible multi-file search and replace capabilities;
under System 7, it can also use On Location 2.0 as a searching engine. Grep
pattern-matching is available for single- or multi-file searches.

BBEdit may be freely distributed, subject to the conditions specified in 
the "Read Me" file, which is part of the distribution archive.


 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Rich Siegel                              Internet: siegel@world.std.com
Software Engineer, Quickdraw Group
GCC Technologies

It's not just a job, it's an adventure.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/bbedit-21.hqx; 180K]

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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 09:54:39 cdt
From: David Bourne <david@rex.uokhsc.edu>
Subject: [*] Boomer-2.5demo.sit.hqx

This is a demonstration version of Boomer. Boomer is a general purpose
non-linear regression analysis program. Models are specified by
including parameters such dose, initial condition, rate constants
(such as zero, first, or second order), times (dose/infusion times),
exponential functions, Michaelis-Menten elimination, diurnal
type parameters and simple protein binding parameters. Integrated
equations are solved using Runge-Kutta or Gear's methods. Optimization
is by Gauss-Newton, Marquardt or Simplex. Bayesian or Iteratively
Reweighted Least Squares is also possible. This demo only allows
keyboard entry and output to the computer screen. Also, only a few of
the parameter types are available. The full version is $40.

David Bourne
1110 N. Stonewall Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1223
USA
(405) 271-6471
Internet: david-bourne@uokhsc.edu

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/boomer-demo-25.hqx; 268K]

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 23:02:33 CDT
From: Brian Lakeman <lakeman@plains.NoDak.edu>
Subject: [*] CARP 1.0.2

Here's the latest version of CARP.
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Project: A decent audio CD ROM  interface.
Code Name: CARP (Craig's Audio ROM Player)

Features

 1. Designed for System Seven and systems with Color!
 2. Eject, Stop, Play, Pause, Previous, Next, and Scan functions.
 3. NO INITUs or CDEV's
 4. Small Convenient Display.
 5. You can quit the app without interrupting the play.
 6. Wrap around direction buttons.
 7. Only uses 256K of RAM, you can quit if you need the memory!
 8. Runs in background with NO noticeable decrease in system performance.
 9. Auto Start Play when Audio CD is mounted. 
10. Auto repeats CD 
11. Works with screen savers.
12. 32 bit Clean.

Craig Marciniak
908 Yellow Brick Road
Chasks, MN  55318

[Archived as /info-mac/util/carp-102.hqx; 69K]

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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 11:53:46 +0800
From: Peter N Lewis <peter@cujo.curtin.edu.au>
Subject: [*] comm/talk-106.hqx

Talk v1.0.6 & Talkd v1.0.6 is an implementation of the UNIX Talk
protocol for Macs with MacTCP.  Talkd is a background only application
that notifies you when a talk connection is requested, and Talk is a 
talk client, allowing you to talk to other machines. Both are System 7 
friendly (but hopefully not dependent).  Talk should be able to 
communicate with most flavours of unix talk.

This is the first release of Talk, and it still has a few ruf edges.
Let me know any suggestions/problems you have with it.

Talk & Talkd are Povertyware, which basically means you get to send me five
dollars if you can.  If you use these programs, drop me a note and say
hello! 

Hope you like them,
   Peter. <peter@cujo.curtin.edu.au>

Talk 1.0.6 & Talkd 1.0.6 Copyright 1992, Peter N Lewis 

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/talk-106.hqx; 99K]

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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 16:21:37 CDT
From: jason@hermes.cray.com (Jason D Parker)
Subject: [*] DisplayIT!

DisplayIT! is a HyperCard 2.0 shareware utility for easily displaying
information.  It also contains other goodies.  DisplayIT! allows you
to execute a display as a script, display a history of message box
commands, display a list of all handlers in the current message
passing hierarchy and quickly create a menu of the on handlers of
the current stack.

-Jason Parker
jason@cray.com

[Archived as /info-mac/card/display-it.hqx; 53K]

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Date: Tue, 9 Apr 91 21:27:05 -0700
From: jrp@bu-it.bu.edu (John Petersen)
Subject: [*] DOCMaker 3.72 (former DOCter) - Shareware

DOCMaker, formerly "The DOCter", is an application for the Macintosh which
creates stand-alone, self-running document files.  It features 'scrollable' and
're-sizable' windows, graphics, varied text styles and fonts, and full printing
capability.  The stand-alone files are self-executing applications which you
may distribute to others to read and print.  No other application is required! 
This gives you the ability to distribute documents and information widely with
no knowledge of the end-users' Mac configuration or software.

With DOCMaker you may create up to 30 separate, 32K chapters within each
document.  Every chapter may contain up to 20 graphics.  You may name every
chapter uniquely.  You may add a table of contents for the readers to quickly
jump to selected sections.  Additionally, you may print each chapter separately
if you wish.  DOCMaker itself, will open any TEXT file or existing DOCMaker
document.

      Shareware.
      This is a BinHex'ed Compact Pro archive.

[Archived as /info-mac/util/docmaker-372.hqx; 187K]

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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 21:46:39 -0400
From: Nicole Lassiter <kscott@brahms.udel.edu>
Subject: [*] excel-biorhythm-util.hqx

Enclosed find a nice Excel biorhythm utility and some Excel
charts with errorbars.  The biorhythm utility is not only a fun
toy but a good example of add-in menu programming.
Requires Excel 3.0 or greater.

[Archived as /info-mac/util/excel-biorhythm-util.hqx; 36K]

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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 14:47:04 PDT
From: Talcott <talcott%cs@hub.ucsb.edu>
Subject: [*] finder-info-101.hqx

Finder Info is an easy to use Macintosh application for modifying a document's
Finder information (type, creator and Finder flags).  If you don't understand
what this information is, then Finder Info probably isn't for you.  On the
other hand, if you are acquainted with this information, then you are going to
like Finder Info as it offers an easy way to change any file's Finder
information.

This program is Freeware.  It may be distributed freely, but only in its
original form, and it must be accompanied by the original documentation.  No
modification of the software or the documentation is permitted.  This software
may not be sold by itself or as part of another package, and no commercial
distribution of this software is permitted without the express, prior written
consent of the author.

Adam R. Talcott
talcott@grape.ucsb.edu

[Archived as /info-mac/util/finder-info-101.hqx; 15K]

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 16:12:10 WST
From: gurhs@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Rhys Hollow)
Subject: [*] GameMaster Developer's Kit

  This is a resubmission of the GameMaster Developer's Kit.  It includes
source for all the rulebooks in the User's Kit, as well as a Programmers
manual in RTF, WriteNow or Text formats.  It also includes
resources/templates and Think Pascal units that can be useful for
programming rulebooks.
  There is also a mailing list for anyone who is interested in writing
rulebooks.  Just mail me at my address (gurhs@uniwa.uwa.oz.au) and I
will put you on it (if you are on the internet that is :) 

  I also have a C version of GameTypes.unit (GameTypes.h).  
Mail me if you want it, it will be in the next submission of the 
developers kit, believe me.

  Rhys.
--
Rhys Hollow (gurhs@uniwa.uwa.oz.au) "ee'er by gum he's a bad'un!" -DangerMouse.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/gamemaster-developers-kit.hqx; 297K]

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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 23:35:47 -0400
From: Michael Fredric Kamprath <kamprath@engin.umich.edu>
Subject: [*] Glider Design!

The BinHex file enclosed is a Computer Aided Design program for balsa
wood gliders.  I originally wrote this for an educational program at the
University of Michigan.  I am posting it in case anybody might like it.  

I really do not know what directory you would file this under.  It is
not intended as a game, but I can see how people might construe it as such.

Oh, the folder is compressed using Stuffit 1.5.1.whatever .

Michael Kamprath
=====================

[Archived as /info-mac/app/glider-designer.hqx; 278K]

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 11:33:10 CDT
From: Brian Lakeman <lakeman@plains.NoDak.edu>
Subject: [*] Hax 2.1

hax is a utility to change file TYPE and CREATOR information...

2.1 Notes

Well, I really blew it on that multiple file change!

Hopefully this will redeem me.

Bug Fixes...
1. Fixed recursion bug for multiple files.
2. Fixed multi file bug that intermintantly hung.
3. Added filtering to exclude invisible files. 
(like system 7 icon files!)

New Features... 
1. Made the multi file option a little easier to use.
2. Added Custom SFGetFile Dialogs with prompts, for ease of use.
3. Added PopUpmenus for Creators as well as Types.

After some debate, we have decided not to add file dropping to this
application. We simply prefer the old double click and SFGetDialog approach,
call us neophobic if you think it will help...

Comments/Bug Reports/Chit-Chat can be sent to:
AOL:TemplarDev
AppleLink:L.Solutions

Snail Mail:
Craig Marciniak
908 Yellowbrick Road
Chaska,MN. 55318

[Archived as /info-mac/util/hax-21.hqx; 62K]

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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 09:07:56 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <IRBLOOM@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: [*] Imagery JPEG/GIF Converter 0.6

In keeping with recent efforts to make the archives' IMAGERY files
current, this is version 1.6 of the Imagery JPEG/GIF Converter, to
replace the existing 1.5. From CompuServe's MACAPP forum. This is a
binhex-4 encoded self extracting archive. From the included manual:

This program is a stand-alone JPEG to GIF and GIF to JPEG converter.
It is meant as an intermediate utility until JPeg support can be added
to Imagery. Also, JPEG code is complex and requires a much larger
program and Imagery is already getting pretty large. This version does
not support TIFF or PICT files in either direction.

This code is based on the code written by the Independent JPEG Group
and is used in accordance to the license provided in their software kit.

NOTE: This is not the final release version and there are a number of
known and serious problems with this program... use at your own risk.
It has been tested on Amiga, PC and Mac generated JPEG/JFIF files and
with a variety of GIF input files and seems to work in all cases. Note
also, this documentation itself may not be accurate. This program is
included only for completeness.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/imagery-jpeg-gif-conv-06.hqx; 102K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 92 14:51 CST
From: "JERRY A. COPUS" <COPUS@ucs.UWPLATT.EDU>
Subject: [*] laser-page-count.hqx

My friend Bob wrote the PostScript code in this Microsoft Word
document to solve a small management problem for me. To save
paper, I disable the startup page on all the LaserWriters
I manage. Although there are utilities that will tell you how
many pages have been printed, I needed a very simple process
that a user could do for me without the possibility of changing
other parameters by accident. This is the result. I hope it is
as useful to others who manage large networks.

E-Mail-Ware: If you use it, tell me about it!

                              copus@ucs.uwplatte.edu

          ___   ___   _
         /     /     |       Bob Thompson & Jerry Copus
         \____/\____/|  The Noldor Systems Development Group

[Archived as /info-mac/util/laser-page-count.hqx; 5K]

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Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 12:15 EDT
From: "DAVID A. BELSLEY" <BELSLEY@bcvms.bc.edu>
Subject: [*] Marienbad 3.0

I have been informed that the previously posted version (2.64) of the game
Marienbad was System 7 friendly but not 32-bit compatible.  Here then is 
version 3.0, which is 32-bit compatible.

Marienbad is a game in which you attempt to force your opponent to lift the 
last token (in this case, match sticks).  It is the game that figured
prominently in the movie Last Year at Marienbad.

Marienbad must be unBinHexed and uncompacted with Compact Pro.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/marienbad-30.hqx; 7K]

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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 92 13:34:10 NZS
From: N.Perry@massey.ac.nz
Subject: [*] Pictoid Package 1.0.1 Updater

This is an updater to Pictoid Package 1.0. It fixes a crash problem
which occurs on some B/W machines (Classis, SE with System 7 [ok with
6]), and makes a small cosmetic change - if you have Palatino
installed but its not the styled version it now uses the supplied
fonts, this should stop text from falling of fields.

(P.S. Apologies to all of you who tried to get Pictoid Package 1.0
>From Rascal, due to space limitations it hasn't been put up there. It
is on umich, its shadows, and some other archives. It went to sumex
but never appeared, same with c.s.m.b - reason unknown. Kiwis can also
get it from Auckland)

Nigel

[Archived as /info-mac/card/pictoids-updater-101.hqx; 28K]

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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 10:37:43 NZS
From: N.Perry@massey.ac.nz
Subject: [*] Pictoid Package v1.0

Here is the long awaited (:-)) update to the original Regions Package,
which sometime ago was renamed as the Pictoid Package. The major
enchancements are support for colour and QuickTime, plus there are
many other new features and stacks. The main components of the package
are:

Pictoids
    Pictoids are any shape windows which may be used as HyperCard
"buttons". The windows may be B/W or colour and display either a
picture or a QuickTime movie. Pictoids can have scripts so they behave
(almost) like other HyperCard buttons.

Sticky Buttons
    Sticky buttons unlike normal HyperCard buttons can be inserted
into text fields, and scroll with the text! This stack is a "paper"
describing how sticky buttons work and how to use them in your own
stacks.

editScript XFCN
    This XFCN allows you to call the HyperCard script editor to edit
the contents of fields and global variables as well as object scripts!

Pictoid WDEF
    This stack describes how to use the Pictoid WDEF, which is the
heart of the Pictoids Package, in your own programs.

PictureMDEF
    This stack describes how to use the Picture MDEF, which implements
tear-off picture menus, in your own programs.

Misc Utilities
    This stack describes some miscellaneous externals supplied as part
of this package. The idleCursor XCMD allows HyperCards default cursor
to be changed. The available XFCN supplies information on available
resources and the fontInfo XFCN supplies details about an available
font. The available XCMD is used by the Pictoid Package to check that
the correct fonts are available.

IconFont
    A font of icons. Not (yet) used by this package and included as an
extra goodie!

Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992 by Nigel Perry

All XCMD, XFCN, WDEF & MDEF code resources, fonts and HyperCard stacks
in this package are copyright. No warranty, either express or implied,
is made with respect to their performance or fitness for purpose. The
contents of the "BitMapToRegion" folder may be used without
restriction. For the rest of the package the following conditions
apply:

(1) You are permitted to copy and distribute this package unchanged,
provided that this notice is preserved on all copies.

(2) If you are NOT an author of ShareWare software then you may use
all or part of this package in stacks & applications for your personal
use and in stacks & applications which you distribute free, provided
this notice is preserved.

(3) If you ARE an author of ShareWare, then to obtain permission to
use this package you must supply Nigel Perry with a waiver for all
your ShareWare fees. You will then be granted the same rights to use
this software as is given to non ShareWare authors in (2) above.

(4) This software, or any part of it, cannot be used: for commercial
or profit-making purposes; included with, or as part of, other
products which are sold or distributed for profit; as an inducement to
buy other products; or included in ShareWare; without the permission
of the author.

Code resources written using Think C Copyright Symantec

(Without prejudice to the above the conditions might be paraphrased as
"Provided you don't make money out of this software or charge me for
your software [unless written as part of your job and sold as
commercial product], then you may use this software for free. If you
wish to make money out of my software or charge me for yours then you
don't get to use this for free". That sounds fair to me, maybe authors
of other substantial works which they distribute free would like to
adopt the ShareWare clause?)

PostcardWare

If you appreciate (or just use!) this package then please send me a
postcard of your home area or town. My address is:

                       Dr N Perry
                       Department of Computer Science
                       Massey University
                       Palmerston North
                       New Zealand

Thank you.

[Archived as /info-mac/card/pictoids.hqx; 1581K]

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 12:49:28 +0300
From: Juri Munkki <jmunkki@hila.hut.fi>
Subject: [*] PowerBook FAQs

______________________________________________________________________________
The Apple Macintosh PowerBook FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) (with answers!)
______________________________________________________________________________


I wrote this article when I noticed that the same questions started popping
up again and again in comp.sys.mac.hardware and comp.sys.mac.system.

The PowerBooks are relatively new and different computers that are being
purchased by old Macintosh users who do not feel the need to read the manuals.
Most of the answers in this article could be stated with the simple FLA: RTFM.
Four letter acronym: Read The reFerence Manual (or something like that anyway).

[Archived as /info-mac/report/powerbook-faq.txt; 19K]

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 15:20:56 -0400
From: 76174.3364@compuserve.com
Subject: [*] Prodigy-to-disk-4.0

A Prodigy user asked me to upload this shareware program to the archives.
Prodigy is the IBM/Sears joint venture bringing computer networking to the
general public. Its Macintosh software is entirely unMac-like; among other
things, all access to menus or other programs is blocked. This new version
of the *P*toDisk program restores access by providing a button to the
Finder (in System 7 only). Be sure to read its accompanying text file for
the shareware fee information and slightly unusual installation
instructions.
Jeff Needleman

*P*toDisk 4.0--a shareware program--is a combination INIT and FKEY that is
compatible with Finder, Multifinder, and System 7.0.  It is an upgrade from
the previous version 3.2 which offers several additional features.

*P*toDisk 4.0 Features (an asterisk indicates a new feature for this
version)

 1. Diverts Prodigy PRINT/COPY data to up to five destinations simultaneously.
 2. Allows adding to existing files as well as creating new files.
 3. Allows access to an unlimited number of files during a Prodigy session.
 4. Is small and fast.
 5. Is compatible with Multifinder, Finder, and System 7.0
 6. Is always there (no need to remember to run a DA before logging on).
 7. Offers a "type-ahead" option to speed up Prodigy access on older Macs.
 8. Allows upload of TEXT files from disk into Prodigy messages, bulletins,
    and replies.
 9. Offers keyboard equivalents for all *P*toDisk dialog box functions.
10. Allows user selection of the owning application for all future newly
    created files.
11. *Allows continuation of a previous Upload which required more than 6
    Prodigy pages.
12. *Provides an alternate upload filter for "choppy" messages.
13. *Provides a hot-key (Option-a) to immediately clear the Type-ahead
    buffer.
14. *For System 7 users only:  allows switching to the Finder (and from
    Finder to other applications) while Prodigy is running.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/prodigy-to-disk-40.hqx; 39K]

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Date: Sun, 12 Apr 92 14:58:06 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEWALL@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: [*] Tear Off Menus II v 1.0b1.1 cdev - Sys 6 or 7

[This is a neat little cdev, but I've found it's incompatible with
PopChar 2.5.2.  Somewhat less important is the cosmetic problem caused
by Bigfoot leaving footprints on torn off menus -- Murph]

TOMCINIT II 1.0b1.1

AUTHOR:    Rodney K. Magnuson <71052.1562@Compuserve.Com>
EQUIPMENT: Mac
NEEDS:     System 6 & up
SYSTEM 7:  Compatible
TYPE:      Freeware CDEV

TOMCINIT is reborn!  TOMCINIT II allows menus to be torn off in any
application.  Can tear hierarchials as well.  Great for large monitors.
Save yourself from those long trips to the menubar.    Tear off titles
(TOTs) as well, miniature tear off menus.  TOMCINIT II works with all
system configurations above 6.0.  TOMCINIT II has been heavily tested
with System 7.0 under many different configurations.

Have fun, and please email me if you have any problems.

Thanks to Scott Boyd, Apple Computer (for the Mac), and Pepsi (for
Mountain Dew).

Send any feedback to:
	America Online:  RodMag
	CompuServe: 71052,1562

[Archived as /info-mac/cp/tear-off-menus-10b11.hqx; 49K]

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 22:56:28 CDT
From: "Paul M. Sheldon" <LZCB%UTDALLAS.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: [*] The Amplified Man (Theorist Viewer of)

    Here is a new format for the archive to be able to view:
    Someone on the net expressed an interest in Theorist by Prescience
and so I thought I would post the viewer that Allan Bonadio, President
of Prescience said that I could freely distribute to show people my
theoretical notebooks. Theorist viewer will allow you to view but not
allow you the power of making your own so called notebooks. Thus,
I undertake the adventure of explaining some of my notebooks through
e-mail to netters.
   An awful lot of my research involves reading difficult things and
"following" with theorist. I've stuffed archives and associated
references with these archives, so I would email out to you binhexed
archives containing in their subject the reference work I was following
when I generated it. Theorist is a man amplifier and may speak better
for itself than I alone. Theorist, for me, is very much a part of the
magical corporate enterprise now called Macintosh.
  My first priority goes to John Thoo who first asked me to tell him
about Theorist and reminded everyone and me about quill.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/theorist-viewer.hqx; 211K]

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Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 14:29:27 EDT
From: miyazaki@ee.Princeton.EDU (Takeshi Miyazaki)
Subject: [*] TOM INIT II 1.0b1.1

TOM INIT II 1.0b1.1 by Rod Magnuson and Steve Kiene.

(I found this in AOL. I am not the author of this program.)

TOM INIT II allows menus to be torn off in any application.  Can tear
hierarchials as well.  Great for large monitors.      Tear off titles
(TOTs) as well, miniature tear off menus.  Option + Drag Menu tear 
off a title. Control + Option + Command + Drag Menu tear off the 
entire pulldowned menu. (In default setting.)

TOM INIT II works with all system configurations above 6.0.

Takeshi Miyazaki

[Archived as /info-mac/ex/tom-init-ii-10b11.hqx; 49K]

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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 15:12:10 GMT
From: Andrea Pellizzon 280679/SM <tina@alessia.dei.unipd.it>
Subject: [*] Tron30

TRON 3.0

This BinHex file includes:
- A Network game for AppleTalk users.
- Documentation.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/tron-30.hqx; 91K]

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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 14:02:43 -0400
From: Robert Murray <murray@media-lab.mit.edu>
Subject: [*] Updated Stack

This is the latest version of my stack "Import/Export Tools". It is
useful for transferring data from databases to Hypercard, from Hypercard
to databases or text files, from one stack to another, or from an old 
version of a stack to an updated one. This current version is identical 
to version 2.0, with a few bug fixes.

Robert Murray
MIT Media Lab

[Archived as /info-mac/card/import-export-tools-201.hqx; 78K]

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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 14:28:47 -0400
From: gshields@ima.isc.com (Gerold Shields)
Subject: [*] VersionMaster DEMO

VersionMaster DEMO

VersionMaster is a document version management utility that
allows a user, either singly or as part of a work group, to
create versions of any kind of Macintosh file and store these
versions in an archive that includes information such as Who
(Chooser Name), when (time of checkin or checkout), and a
description of the meaning of the version (up to 30000 chars).
It performs modification interlock when working in a group so
that only one user can checkout a file for modification at
once. Multiple users can obtain read-only copies of any
version. A version is compressed upon checkin and automatically
decompressed on checkout.

The product consists of a DA (contains all functions) and an
INIT (contains checkout and history brousing from any
application's Open dialog).

The file below contains the software and a tutorial document to
get you started.

[Archived as /info-mac/demo/version-master.hqx; 580K]

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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 20:31:13 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <IRBLOOM@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: [*] White Knight PUP Decryptor

In response to the several questions about how to actually use the White
Knight update document recently posted, here is the freeware PUP Decryptor
version 2.0 to do so. I've never found PUP Decryptor to be useful except
for updating White Knight, but I'm sure it is generally wonderful. Well,
if push came to shove, I couldn't be sure of that. However, it is flat
necessary to make the White Knight updaters useful. This is a binhex-4
encoded self extracting archive, 52K.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

[Archived as /info-mac/util/pup-decryptor-20.hqx; 51K]

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 18:07:20 EDT
From: cht@Athena.MIT.EDU (aka Chetter Cheese)
Subject: (Q) RocketWare 1.3?

Hi, can someone please upload the disk images of RocketWare 1.3
to sumex or rascal?  Radius told me it has been out for some time
and is available on Applelink and CompuServe.

If you can get it but are not sure if uploading would be redundant,
please drop me an email.

Thanks!
Chester Liu
cht@athena.mit.edu

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

Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 11:14:21 EST
From: "Dieder B." <UOG11854@vm.uoguelph.ca>
Subject: 32bit vs 24bit

What is the difference between 32bit & 24bit addressing?
I know about the extended memory, i.e. greater than 8mbs accessible,
but what is the functional difference between the two?
I wonder if this is a FAQ. If it is, oops.

Thanks

D.

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

Date: 12 Apr 92 12:21 -0500
From: David Kelly <dkelly@ccu.UManitoba.CA>
Subject: 68040 book?

	I'd like to know the name, publisher and ISBN of a book that
covers the MC68040.  A supplement on the '040 might be enough because I
have the corresponding book from Prentice Hall on the '030.  (I hope
that "answer-man" Murph reads this.)  Thanks.
	Direct answers are preferred (and will keep the next issue from
being cluttered with separate answers).  If "Motorola" is the publisher,
please include an ordering address & phone number.
	<dkelly@ccu.UManitoba.CA>

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

Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 11:09:43 EST
From: "Dieder B." <UOG11854@vm.uoguelph.ca>
Subject: Addresses (Q)

Could someone tell me the electronic addresses of Applied Engineering
and Daystar Digital? I'd like to get some technical info, but
can't seem to find an appropriate address for it. (I guess I don't
trust snail mail)

D.

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

Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 22:06:35 PDT
From: jbthoo@ucdavis.edu ( John Thoo )
Subject: Alternate Universe Navigator Microsoft Word 4.0 Instructions (C)

 
 
On Tue, 07 Apr 92 23:50:29 CDT you said:
>  Format of original instructions was MacWrite II. I mistakenly thought
>other wordprocessors had a look with all translators by default. I have
>submitted a version of new instructions in Microsoft Word 4.0 format.
>I am in contact with Claris Technical support for any other required
>translations to formats I might not have translators for.
 
 
I just thought I'd take this opportunity to remind all of the
FREEware DA - Quill 2.04 [June 1991].  To quote from the internal Help file:
 
Use this DA to display (as text):
 
- Text Files (such as from QUED, Edit ][, TeachText, etc.)
- MacWrite Documents
- MacWrite ][ Documents
- MS Word 1.xx, 3.xx, and 4.xx Documents (even in 'fast save') format !)
- MS Write Documents
- WriteNow 1.xx and 2.00 Documents
- Nisus Documents
 
You can also view any pictures included in the doc with Quill!
 
Archived as  [./da/quill-204.hqx].
 
 
Hope this was helpful.
--John.
<jb2@turing.ucdavis.edu>

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

Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 14:38 EDT
From: "David B. Carr" <CARRDAVID@urvax.urich.edu>
Subject: Apollo Crashes

WARNING!

I just tried to install the latest version of Apollo on my system.  When I
restarted the machiene --> WHAMMO!  System crash!  I got into the system and
tossed Apollo and now everything is working OK again.  Anyone else have a
similar problem?  Anyone have a solution?

D. Brian Carr
University of Richmond
CARRDAVID@urvax.urich.edu

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

Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 19:24 EDT
From: "Face it, you are not always what you wear." <G_WERNER@ACC.HAVERFORD.EDU>
Subject: A Thankyou....

I just wanted to say thank you to all those people who responded to my questions 
regarding the Mac LC II and the Mac 2si/2ci/2cx/2fx etc etc.....

After discussing it with my father, he has decided to get the Mac 2cx...for a 
number of reasons....

1) it can become a Quadra 700 if necessary, and 2) it's a two for one deal...If 
he gets a 2cx then he gets an extra one which he will give to me :)...which 
means that I can offload my Mac LC....

life can be cool!

-Gordon    (G_WERNER@acc.haverford.edu)

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

Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 0:03:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: CANFIELDRA@VTCC1.CC.VT.EDU (Bob Canfield)
Subject: Bitmap or Truetype Font on an Imagewriter?

What font type should system 7 use to print in best mode on an Imagewriter?

Please correct me if I am mistaken about the way bitmap and
Truetype fonts work together. I know that if the bitmap font is
availabe in the selected size it is used. I've assumed that for
an Imagewriter printing in Best mode this means that if the
bitmap at twice the size is available it is used before the
Truetype font.

Since switching to system 7, I notice that printing 12 point
Geneva in Fast mode looks the same, but in Best mode the letters
are darker and more squat. This looks nothing like the old Geneva
12 in best mode (and not an improvement to my eye). I've checked
that Geneva 24 is in the system file. Shouldn't bitmap fonts at
twice the size be used in Best mode printing on the Imagwriter
instead of the Truetype version?

Thanks if you can help one of the unfortunate who is still in the
low resolution dark age of impact printing!

Bob Canfield       Internet: canfieldra@vtcc1.cc.vt.edu

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

Date: 11 Apr 92 17:44:27 GMT
From: mschatzberg@mhnj.sbi.com (Mike Schatzberg)
Subject: Boy Scouts and Macintosh

If you are involved with the Boy Scouts of America and
use your Mac, I would like to form an interest group
and would like to add you to a mailing list.  We could
exchange clip art, programs, ideas, etc.

Mike Schatzberg, Salomon Inc, 745 Route 3, Rutherford, NJ 07070 USA
Phone: (201) 896-7622   Email: mschatzberg@mhnj.sbi.com

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

Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 21:06:27 EDT
From: Ilyas Kanaan <ST801732@brownvm.brown.edu>
Subject: Clicking sound on PB170

Does anybody know what the periodic clicking sound emitted by my Powerbook
170 might be caused by? Is it a problem? I'd really appreciate an answer.
Thanks.                                        -Ilyas Kanaan

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

Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 14:41 +1000
From: Jason Trump - Computing Services <J.TRUMP@qut.edu.au>
Subject: Combining Appletalk and Ethertalk Services

Hello Netters,
 
Under my present situation I have a Macintosh with an ethernet
card which I use to connect to Hosts (via NCSA Telnet), a Novell
File Server and a few other System 7 machines.
 
Naturally to use most of these items, I need to select Ethertalk
>From my Network Control Panel which leads to the problem.   I would
also like to be able to use a Laserwriter IIntx which is connected
to my mac via localtalk which connected to these servers.
 
I understand that Sonic have a product called 'LaserBridge' which
will do what I want, but it is commercial.   Does anyone know of
any other utilities which are free or less expensive (shareware)?
 
Thanks in anticipation.
 
Jason Trump
 
E-mail: j.trump@qut.edu.au - Computing Services,
                             Queensland University of Technology
                           

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 17:02:00 +0200
From: "jordi@sc2a.unige.ch ==> S. Jordi, Geneva, Switzerland" <JORDI@sc2a.unige.ch>
Subject: Compuserve and tcp/ip: no confusion please !

I just post this message to stop the complete confusion I created with my last
query about CIM access to Compuserve via TCP/IP. 

-----> I have no direct internet address !!! <-----

I first connect to my VAX, and then connect to a X25 gateway located in
Bern, Switzerland. So I don't use telnet to access Compuserve.

Sorry !

Sincerely,
Steve Jordi-Dpt of Geophysics-U of Geneva-Switzerland-jordi@sc2a.unige.ch

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

Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 02:32:20 GMT
From: schwager@cs.uiuc.edu (Mike Schwager)
Subject: Converting TeX to Word... Seriously!

Howdy,
I would like to convert my TeX files on Unix to Word on the Mac.  Is there
any semi-automatic or even automatic way to do this?  I would be most
appreciative.  TeX is best left to masochists, IMHO... :-)
-Mike

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

Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 07:46:34 PDT
From: "Steve Marsh" <marsh@anvil.nrl.navy.mil>
Subject: Coprocessor error

Recently I've begun getting "bombs" that say something like "Error - coprocessor
not installed." There are "Restart" and "Continue" buttons, but both usually
freeze up my mac.  This error appears at seemingly random times, and happens on
both my IIci at work and my SE at home.  I'm running sys 6.0.7 on both, and have
a Novy MX20 accelerator on my SE (16MHz '020 w/68881).  I also can't run the
Novy Quick30 util, v 4.98, that I downloaded from info-mac because I get a
coprocessor error when the init loads.  I have a variety of inits, but nothing
new or strange since I began getting these problems (except Gatekeeper).  ANY
ideas?  Should I re-install the system software??



- Steve Marsh  "marsh@anvil.nrl.navy.mil"   ;-)

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

Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 21:53 EDT
From: "Face it, you are not always what you wear." <G_WERNER@ACC.HAVERFORD.EDU>
Subject: Finder Bus Error???

Hello there....

I am posting a question which I have regarding to an old Mac 2X.

My friend who has a Mac 2X recently purchased an Apple System 7 Upgrade kit.

After installing the necessary software, which went perfectly, as well as 
installing  Sys. 7 Tune-Up 7.1.1 or what ever # it is, things began to happen.

When Connectix's MODE 32 CDEV is installed so that 32Bit  addressing is on, His 
Mac crashes whenever you try to initialize a HD floppy (High Density Floppy) in 
the internal drive.  When MODE 32 is off, it sometimes lets you init the disk, 
and sometimes gives the same error message.

The error message which the computer spits up, is:  A FINDER BUS ERROR  whatever 
that is...and the Error message dialog box has a little restart button which 
sometimes restarts the computer but at other times does not.  All of the inits 
installed are 32 Bit clean...the work on Mac 2SIs, 2CIs as well as on my Mac LC.

Does anybody know what's goin' on here?

What should he do?  


Does this sound like a job for the Apple Repair Man? or what?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions/help.

Gordon Werner   G_WERNER@acc.haverford.edu

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

Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 12:04:17 CDT
From: Tamer M Selim <tmselim@icaen.uiowa.edu>
Subject: Floppy Desktop Files (A)

I have a way to "zero" desktop files under both System 6 or 7.
You MUST have DiskTop, and it must be set to Technical menus.
 
1) Open the disk you want to do a "total rebuild" for in Disktop.
2) Select the Desktop files and rename them to anything.
   In System 6 all the Desktop files are named "Desktop"
   In System 7 only floppy desktop files are called "Desktop"
      desktop files on the HD have a DB and DF added to the name.
      ALL these files must be renamed.
3) Then select "Get-Info" or Cmd-I.  Deselect the files' "invisible"
   setting.
4) Close Disktop, and reboot.
   If you are using a floppy, simply close Disktop and eject and
   re-insert the floppy.
5) You will then see the files you renamed with a generic document
   icon.  These files can safely be trashed.
 
Let me know if you have any question, comments, or suggestions.
 
 
--Tamer (tmselim@icaen.uiowa.edu)

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 02:00:36 GMT
From: choi@gsbsrc.uchicago.edu (Dongseok Choi)
Subject: Fortran compiler

There is a cheaper version ov Fortran compiler at $ 99.00.
But it is only for student.(student version)

Although it is system 7 compatible, it is one before the latest version.


D. Choi
eamil: choi@galton.uchicago.edu

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

Date: 12 Apr 92 19:07:00 EDT
From: "Charles E. Bouldin" <bouldin@sed.eeel.nist.gov>
Subject: Fortran Compiler Opinion

Since there have been several requests for info about fortran compilers:
I highly recommend Language Systems Fortran. This excellent compiler is
almost totally VAX compatible, bug free, compiles fast, and produces
code that executes quickly. Using it, I have freed myself from relying
on an ancient PDP-11 for data collection and from a (almost as ancient)
VAX for data analysis. Something like 60,000 lines of PDP and VAX fortran
was entirely moved over to the Mac using the Lang. Sys. fortran.

I concur that the Absoft MPW fortran is slightly better for 040 machines, but
the Lang. Systems is faster (in my tests) on real code on my 030 machines
than Absoft is. Absoft does win the standard benchmarks: Sieve and Whetstone,
but loses on my "real world" test cases. Absoft also takes a *lot* longer to
compile than LSF. I also find the LSF much simpler to use. The only case where
Absoft is substantially faster than LSF is code that has double precision 
complex arithmetic. For those of you who are really committed to fortran,
there is an add-on product called AppMaker (similar to Prototyper) that will
let you do point-and-click design of an application shell and then generate
the fortran source for it. Then add the numeric code as subroutines tied to
your menus and you have a 100% fortran program with a Mac interface.

I strongly discourage any use of MacFortran/020; that compiler is LOADED WITH
BUGS!! Some of the bugs produce code that executes INCORRECTLY!!! Avoid it.

LSF is at (703) 478-0781. I *do* beta test for them, but they don't pay me
(too bad!); I just really like the product

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

Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 05:24:22 GMT
From: desra@bruce.cs.monash.edu.au (Desra Ghazfan)
Subject: Greg's button problem

Anybody found problem with Greg's button ?
I use Mac SI with Greg's button being the only INIT, when I tried to Erase flopp
y disk it just bombed.
Any suggestion ?
 
Desra Ghazfan

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

Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 19:52:01 GMT
From: jjmckay@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Jim McKay)
Subject: how to type cloverleaf key

The Cloverleaf character can be also found in Manhattan but with a rectangle
symbolizing a key.

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

Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 00:44:46 -0400
From: 76174.3364@compuserve.com
Subject: How to Update White Knight? (A)

In 10-93, this question is asked twice: 
<  I recently downloaded the updater file for White Knight, but can't get
<  Updater 1.2.1 to recognize that this file exists. Is this not an Updater
<  file? What is the proper way to update White Knight?

The updaters for White Knight use the PUP Decryptor program version
2.0--the version that's shipped with White Knight. Later versions of PUP
decryptor will give a "wrong version" message when an attempt to patch is
made. Oddities like this make it a good idea to keep the original disks of
commercial software locked and unchanged forever. I had already updated my
hard disk copy of PUP to version 2.1--fortunately, I did manage to find the
original White Knight disk with version 2.0. (As a vaguely relevant aside,
PageMaker 4.x can't read PageMaker 2.x files; you have to convert through
PageMaker 3.x as an intermediary. If you discarded 3.x when 4.x arrived,
you're out of luck reading 2.x files.) Save those disks. Read those labels.

Jeff Needleman

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

Date: 12 Apr 92 13:40:04 U
From: "bnhirsch" <bnhirsch@wiccmail.weizmann.ac.il>
Subject: Info on signal acquisition and analysis products (q)

Dear Netters,

We would like to purchase a signal acquisition and analysis system that is able
to run on a Macintosh Fx or Quadra.  We are involved in electrophysiology
research and would like to record from the nerves of rats.  We would like to
hear from scientists that are using the mac for data acquistion and image
analysis and specifically anyone that is involved in electrophysiology
research.  We are interested in information on products, their cost and any
limitations or benefits they have.  Also the company name and E-mail or fax
would be very helpful.

Thank you,

David L. Hirschberg
Department of Neurobiology
The Weizmann Institute of Science

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

Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 21:59:45 EDT
From: Paul Baim <baim@aaec1.aaec.com>
Subject: isopropanol smarty

haushalt@research.nj.nec.com  (Robert C. Haushalter) 
responds to my "info" on alcohols with the following:

>You have the entire concept of "denaturing" garbled...  Since methanol
>is already a deadly poison, most people would not drink it.  Since
>it's not a drug like ethanol, there's no tax on it either and
>therefore to denature a poison is a ridiculous concept.  Ditto for the
>toxic isopropanol.  Interestingly, one common denaturent for ethanol
>is methanol.

Gee, my Random House College Dictionary includes the following for
denature: "to render (any of various alcohols) unfit for drinking by
adding an unwholesome substance that does not alter the alcohol's
usefulness for other purposes."  Since I have been buying "denatured
rubbing alcohol" (isopropanol) for years, I guess Mr Haushalter should
write to the manufacturers and tell them they're doing it wrong.  Why
denature a "poison"?  Well, out here in the real world there are
unfortunate people who will drink whatever they can get (poor Kitty
Dukakis).  Although both methanol and isopropanol are poisonous in
sufficient amounts, people will still chance it.  So, the kindly
manufacturers include something (like a strong laxative) to make sure
the discomfort from even a non-fatal dose will cause BIG hesitation
before imbibing again.  Mr H is correct that methanol is used to
denature ethanol to avoid taxation.  However, there are more
motivations in the world than tax laws.

Mr H continues:

>The idea about using vodka as a contact cleaner also lacks merit.
>Since even 100 proof ethanol is only 50% ethanol (the remainder is
>water and the other components of yeast piss), the aqueous content of
>the vodka would render the vodka rather inefficient in removing the
>water-insoluble, oilier components of the dirt.

I don't know where Mr H shops, but I can pick up 180 proof vodka and
190 proof ethanol at MY liquor store and those have 90 and 95% ethanol
respectively (and no yeast piss).

Mr H concludes:

>It boggles the mind that a kernel of truth regarding the tax laws as
>they pertain to ethanol, could be distorted in the above piece of
>misinformation...BTW, there is one bright spot in the post: the
>molecular formulas are correct!  :-)

Well, some minds are easier to boggle than others.  He does have a
certain "style" though doesn't he?  Particularly in an open forum :-)

Paul

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

Date: Sun, 12 Apr 92 14:16 N
From: <WISMER%CFRUNI51.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Jazz: Upgrade to Lotus 123 Mac

Last year there was this message in TidBITS:
"...owners of Jazz for the Macintosh will be able to upgrade to Mac Lotus
1-2-3 for only $49".

Is this the upgrade offer in the U.S.A. now ?  What do they want to do the
upgrade ?
In Switzerland they take approx. 140 $ from you to upgrade !  So, I try
to upgrade from the States.

Dan Wismer
University Fribourg
Switzerland

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

Date: Sun, 12 Apr 92 03:49:36 PLT
From: Tim Rushing <RUSHING@WSUVM1.CSC.WSU.EDU>
Subject: Large PD textfiles needed

I manage a Macintosh network in a lab where we teach English to
foreign students.  I would like to use Conc 1.70, a concordancing
application available from the info-mac archives, with some large
(1 Meg+) textfiles to encourage our students to inductively
determine some principles of English.  I need some large textfiles,
though.  I would prefer text that is non-technical and written
toward a high school reading level.  Does anyone know of any sources
of public domain or cheap textfiles?  Unfortunately I do not have
access to a CD Rom drive.  Thanks

               Tim Rushing (rushing@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu)

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

Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 14:00:13 -0400
From: bliever@frith.egr.msu.edu (Eric Blievernicht)
Subject: LC 256K VSIMM (Q)

In comp.sys.mac.digest you write:

>Outside of making jewelry, for which I have no talent (among other things)
>what can I do with the 256K VSIMM that I took out of my LC when I upgraded
>to a 512K VSIMM?

>-Dwight

Sell them to a Quadra owner - they use the 256K VRAM to upgrade their
own screens.  I think that was a pretty neat idea on the part of Apple, to
arrange for the 256K VRAM's to be "recycled" into a later product!  The
best price for new 256K VRAM is around $41, most used ones are being sold
for around $25 each, from what I've seen here in USEnet - every once in a 
while a Quadra owner will show up on the net asking for the SIMM's, so
keep your eyes open.  Myself, I'm keeping my VRAM in case the 512K one
ever goes bad or needs testing.  :-)
t

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Date: 11 Apr 1992 11:59:49 -0600 (MDT)
From: DAVIDD@ZENO.MSC.Colorado.EDU
Subject: Mac II on it side.

Not everyone needs access to "FUN BITTONS". The local Apple training center has
ALL theri Mac IIx's on the side like this, as do several college I rep at.  I 
believe the Mac bible even points out that this is the way it is to be done. So
I guess  if you NEED the "FUN" bottons, you CAN place them sideways like this.

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 06:53:59 GMT
From: schwager@cs.uiuc.edu (Mike Schwager)
Subject: PostScript Printing on UNIX (Q)

Hello all,
I am an administrator of 20 Mac IIci's.  They are running System 7, and I'm
using CAP to try and get them to print to some LaserWriter IINTX's that are
a couple years old.

Why isn't that easy?  CAP works fine, but once the file gets to the
LaserWriter it's like the two Apple products were enemies.  I get
PostScript errors from the LaserWriter, usually "ERROR: rangecheck".

So does anyone have some information so that I might be able to understand
what's going on?  Luckily, someone else in this newsgroup posted about how
to write a genuine Adobe file from Word, and thus some of my files will
print.  But those same files will not print on our Imagens.  However, some
files that will print on the Imagens do not print on the LaserWriters (!?).
And why wouldn't file files print in the first place?  Also, if I hold down
command-k (preloading laserprep or whatever), one of my test files prints
ok.  It wouldn't without the command-k, though.  Ugh.

I guess I should start with some background info.  There's all kinds of
strange concepts, like "LaserPrep", "TrueType", etc.  I don't know ahead of
time if I should even expect a file to print if the font was not in the
printer.  I thought PostScript downloaded what it needed.  Am I
exacerbating my problem by trying to print using fonts that the LaserWriter
doesn't have?

Yup, I'm confused.
Thanks for any insights...
-Mike

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 02:19:33 GMT
From: schwager@cs.uiuc.edu (Mike Schwager)
Subject: Printing Mac-generated postscript files in Unix (Q)

Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes:

>Dear Netters,

>Does anyone have problems in printing Mac-generated postscript files under
>System 7.0 on Unix systems?  When I produce a postscript file using the
>"postscript output" button in the printing dialog and transfer it via
>FTP to a Sun and try to print it with the regular 'lpr' command I get
>the first page with correct font and style formatting but subsequent
>pages will loose all formatting information.

Yes, I had the same problem.  Usually I get nothing but a PostScript error,
but with one Word 5.0 file that was mostly screen clips with a little text
in between, it printed the first page but the second was a bunch of
garbage- what looked like a munged raster and then all kinds of wacky
characters.  The Error was "undefined".  Mostly I just get an "ERROR:
rangecheck.  OFFENDING COMMAND: readline".  Ugh.  And this is to a
LaswerWriter IINTX.  Our Imagen's are usually happier, but they don't like
it when they get a font they don't know about.

>It seems to be a problem of printer driver on System 7.0 but I do not
>know of anyone else having this so I am uncertain whether this is an
>isolated case or not.  Your comments and suggests are welcome.  Thanks
>in advance.

I too would appreciate any pointers or suggestions.  I have a Mac IIci 5/80
running 7.0.1 and printing to a LaserWriter IINTX running... I don't know
what- I believe it's System 6, and when I bring up a printer dialog box
(having loaded the LaserWriter drivers from the disk that came with the
printer), it looks like it's version 5.2.  Also, I'm using CAP 60 patch
level 100.

Looks like, at the very least, I have software incompatibilities- but I
don't know where to get the latest greatest LaserWriter updates (I didn't
install the printers).  Any help will be appreciated.  Especially if you're
printing to a LaserWriter over the Net from a System-7 based machine.

Dang, hows come I can print to a LaserWriter quite easily from a Unix box
or even my Amiga, but the Mac is a big headache... :-(
-Mike
P.S. Why does the Mac complain it can't find the Laser printer when I 
use the System 6 version of the software on the Mac?  Is it network-ignorant?

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 20:08:44 PDT
From: mclagan@sfu.ca (Scott McLagan)
Subject: PUP updater

Could someone please upload a copy of the PUP updater that is needed
to apply the patches for White Knight v. 11.13. It's not on my
original disk and I can't find a copy in my heap of floppies.
 
Many thanks.
 
Scott.
smclagan@sfu.ca




 

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 21:09:47 EDT
From: abboud@cedrus.cedrus.com (Hisham A. Abboud)
Subject: Request to people submitting files

Many thanks to all the people who make the info-mac archives a reality.
I've got a request though.

When typing your mail message to include with the submitted file, 
could you PLEASE type return before the 79th character on a line?
Some of us do not have ftp capability, we get our files using the
listserv.  If ANY line is longer than 79 or 80 characters, it returns
the entire file in a LPUNCH format.  Sucks.  The whole thing 
becomes un-binhex'able.

Thanks for all,

						Hisham.


Hisham A. Abboud, Cedrus Corp.  [Internet: abboud@cedrus.com]

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Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 15:12 EST
From: KJPHELAN@SUNRISE.ACS.SYR.EDU
Subject: Scanner Info Needed (Q)

Dear Info-Macers,
  I have recently gained the use of an Apple flat bed b/w scanner.  The problem,
however is that I have no idea what software or drivers are required to scan
an image.  Could someone please give me a general overview of what types of
programs and drivers are required, or point me to a source that I might refer 
to.
  Thanks as always...

Kevin Phelan
KJPhelan@sunrise.acs.syr.edu

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Date: Sun, 12 Apr 92 14:34:18 -0400
From: Jean-Luc Brousseau <"Jean-Luc_Brousseau"%UQTR.UQuebec.CA@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Shades of grey on the Classic II

Is there a guru out there that can tell me why the Classic II that is equiped
with the Colour Quick Draw (24-bit) can't do shades of grey?
(I know that it has'n been designed that way but why?)
It looks to me (I am not an Electronic Eng.) that it would't have raise the
cost of the Classic II to have him 24-bit shades of grey!

Jean-Luc   <brousso@neptune.uqtr.uquebec.ca>

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Date: Sun, 12 Apr 92 14:29:25 -0400
From: Jean-Luc Brousseau <"Jean-Luc_Brousseau"%UQTR.UQuebec.CA@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: SoundTracker for 68000

The subjext says it all...  How can I listen or exchange format of sounds
that are in the SoundTracker format?  (I have a 68000-based mac)
Is there a program that can change the format of the sound?
Is there another program that read the SoundTracker format?

Thanks for your answers,

Jean-Luc          <brousso@neptune.uqtr.uquebec.ca>

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Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 15:41 CST
From: TANSTAAFL <UNGERM@carleton.edu>
Subject: Telling the difference between font types

This my be a FAQ, but I haven't seen it on the net.

How can you tell the difference between font types (TrueType, bitmapped, etc.)?
Is there a PD/Shareware utility to do this, or is it incorporated somewhere in
the system (6 _or_ 7)?

Thanks in advance,

   --  Mike

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 11:47:00 EST
From: Murph Sewall <SEWALL@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: Tune Up 1.1.1

On 10 Apr 92 00:34:02 EDT you said:
>In case no one else has told you folks, System 7 Tune-Up 1.1 has been
>retracted by Apple. It is not the version that was intended to be
>released. Version 1.1.1 will be released Friday.

Funny you should mention that.  I DID see a copy of the CIS message
early Friday.  In the wee hours of Saturday morning, I downloaded
dts/mac/sys.soft/7.0.tuneupsystem-7-tune-up-1-1-1-image.hqx from
ftp.apple.com

HOWEVER, that file is NOT a disk Image.  It is the System 7 TuneUp
folder, and I WAS able to make a working TuneUp 1.1.1 Install disk from
it.  I trust this little glitch won't lead to TuneUp 1.1.2 ;-)

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 09:18:45 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <IRBLOOM@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: Tuneup 7.1.1 is Available

Folks, Robert Hess was deadbang on. There's a 7.1.1 version of Tuneup.
In ftp.apple.com's /dts/mac/sys.soft/7.0.tuneup directory are three
new files:

     system-7-tune-up-1-1-1.txt
     system-7-tune-up-1-1-1-image.hqx
     system-7-tune-up-1-1-1.hqx

Please remember to turn off all your extensions (shift-boot) before doing
the actual install.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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Date: 12 Apr 92 16:40:43 EDT
From: Robert Hess <74660.612@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Tune Up: INIT or Not?

Not that it matters, but Tune Up was (and, presumably, is) not just
an INIT. The first time you run it, it patches the System to fix the
"disappearing files bug".
  Each boot after that, it checks the System to see if the patch
needs to be reapplied (which would be the case if you reinstalled the
System, thus losing the original patch); if not, it continues with
the other RAM-only (INIT) patches.
  Therefore, even if you run WITHOUT the System 7 Tune Up 1.1.1,
you're still protected from the "disappearing files bug" if you have
run with Tune Up 1.1.1 installed at least once.
  Disclaimer: this info comes from a highly reliable/placed
individual but, as far as I know, has not been publicly
discussed/confirmed by Apple.
  Robert Hess

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 10:48:22 EDT
From: "Allan M. Bloom" <IRBLOOM@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: Tuneup Oops

Make that version 7.1.1.1 of tuneup. Sorry for the typo.

Al Bloom, Virginia Tech

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Date: Sun, 12 Apr 92 15:13:59 -0400
From: "Arel Y. Weisberg" <weisberg@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Subject: Vector Plotting on Macs

Does anyone know of a good and inexpensive vector plotting program for macs?
(I'm looking to plot 2-D vector fields)

Thanks for your help

Arel Weisberg
weisberg@phoenix.princeton.edu

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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 13:41 GMT+01:00
From: "Wechsler David Mr., PF/ID, 15/125, Phone 6592" <WECHSLED@Roche>

Subject:text-search in Compact-Pro V1.32-archives (.cpt) (A)


Dear netters

A few weeks ago,I ask about a tool for searching in cpt-files.
I receive a lot of mails.Thanks very much!

The answer is yes:with the "Super Boomerang-Extractor-Tool" of <Now
Utilities>,which allows SuperBoomerang to search INSIDE CompactPro archives.Of
course, you have to be in a dialog to use SuperBoomerang, but its fast! (Thanxs
Mark)

Thanks again to all

David (Switzerland)

WECHSLED%ROCHE@EMBL-HEIDELBERG.DE (Internet)

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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 10:32:25 -0400
From: garmenjm@arvx01.dnet.dupont.com (JAIME M. GARMENDIA, DUPONT ARGENTINA)

>From: John Fyfe <jfyfe@ocgy.ubc.ca>
>Subject: SE will not boot off external drive

>I have two SEs and a MacII (both under system 7 and with 40 mb
>internal drives) and a EMAC 105 mb external drive.  Unfortunately
>the SEs will will only very occasionally boot off of the harddrive.
>The MacII will always boot (the drive was originally formatted for
>the II).  I have done all the obvious things, like changing
>the cabling, updating the SCSI driver and phoning the EMAC
>technical support, but to no avail.


I've had similar problems before due to two different causes: a) your
external drive is slow to come up to speed. The MAC polls the SCSI channel
and finds the internal drive ready, so it boots from it; b) Your SE's
SCSI connector is under strain from the cable (usually happens when placing
the external drive *under* the SE), and does not make good contact.

To check if its a) : Assuming that you have already designated the EMAC as
the Startup Device (using the control panel), re-start the system from the
"Special" menu. The system should boot off the EMAC. Solution : turn on
the EMAC 3-4 seconds before the SE . 

The only difference I can remember about formatting for the SE and the II's 
is the interleave. Original SE's use to come formatted with a 2:1 interleave,
II's normally use a 1:1. I don't think this would cause the behaviour you
are describing. 

Jaime Garmendia
DuPont Argentina

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Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 13:44:48 PDT
From: backmod (Info-Mac Moderator )

Subject: [*] mp-ii-demon-dial-111.hqx 
Resent-To: info-mac@sumex
Resent-Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 13:44:48 PDT
Resent-From: Backup Moderator <backmod@camis.Stanford.EDU>
Message-Id: <CMM.0.88.703111488.backmod@camis.Stanford.EDU>
Apparently-To: info-mac@sumex

Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 18:18:37 EST 
From: elharo@m.njit.edu (Elliotte Harold)
Message-Id: <9204102318.AA07875@m.njit.edu> 
To: info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu
Subject: Demon Dialer Submission 
Resent-To: backmod@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU
Resent-Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 16:53:15 PDT
Resent-From: Info-Mac Moderator <macmod@sumex-aim.Stanford.EDU>

   Demon Dial 1.11 is a Microphone II 4.0 settings document that dials a
consecutive series of phone numbers and records the response.  Besides the
obvious uses,  Demon Dial includes a number of generally useful scripts for
manipulation of phone numbers and a workaround for the lack of a "Create
Service" command in the Microphone scripting language. It has not a few useful
examples of string handling in Microphone II.

Elliotte Rusty Harold      elharo@shock.njit.edu      erh0362@tesla.njit.edu

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/mp-ii-demon-dial-111.hqx; 20K]

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