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From: sgrenander@NASAMAIL.JPL.NASA.GOV (Sven U. Grenander)
Subject: Re: FaxSTF questions
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 22:31:04 GMT

In article <1993Jan3.234043.46078@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>,
cromwell@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu wrote:
> 
> In article <1993Jan2.233039.7083@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>,
> bradcox@sitevax.gmu.edu (Dr. Brad Cox) writes:  
> In article <1992Dec30.231103.12924@cs.cornell.edu>
> tedcrane@cs.cornell.edu (Ted Crane) writes: 
> >>After some difficulty installing and using FaxSTF on a Mac IIx with a 
> >>SupraFAX v.32bis modem, I wonder if any glaring errors (or obvious
> >>suggestions) 
> >>are elicited from the following problems:
> >>Advice?
>  
> > Yes. Remove FaxMenu altogether. In fact, remove everything by this
> > company you can possibly get by without. I'd remove the whole
> > package and substitute well-written fax software, except I suspect
> > there's no such thing.  You'll find if you ever get FaxMenu working,
> > the problem then is you can't get it to stop, so you're menu says
> > 'Fax' even when the printer is selected. 
> 
> >          George Mason Program on Social and Organizational Learning
> 
> I've been using there software for several years now and haven't had
> one single complait with it.  The company has been great in fact.  Maybe you
> should consider another Fax modem?
> 
> 
> -- 
> Rick 

Personally I did just that. 

I was quite happy to shell out an additional $90 each to replace two
worthless Supra v.32bis + FAXstf bundles with Glabal Village Teleport
Golds.

So I wholeheartedly concur with your suggestion.

-Sven
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: jgraham@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (the End)
Subject: Re: Keyboard mapping and Now Utilities 4.0
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 01:32:37 GMT


Now Utilities 4.1 does something screwy with key mapping indeed.

I think I have localized the problem I am having to the most useful part of 
the package (of course), Now Menus.

Try this. Load Now Menus as the only extension with System 7.1. Pick the 
finder's "file menu". The command key assignment (com-W) for "close window"
is gone.

Now open Eudora. In the file menu the standard Quit key has been changed to
command-W (not com-Q). Go to the "mailboxes" menu. The command key for 
the "In" mailbox is changed for command-I to command-A.

Reinstalling either of these applications is no solution.

Anyone else ?

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: bcombs@wixer.cactus.org (Brian Combs)
Subject: File Sharing
Organization: Real/Time Communications
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 93 19:46:18 GMT



A friend of mine is using System 7 File Sharing with a Toshiba Optical drive.
They want to know if there is any way to switch optical cartridges w/o having
to reset sharing.

Any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks...


Brian
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From: cook@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Steve Cook)
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 22:01:52 GMT
Subject: Re: Why Apple's System 7.1 sucks in my opinion.
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Loveland, CO
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps

In comp.sys.mac.apps, rsvanc00@nx06.mik.uky.edu (Randolph S. Vance) writes:

    I recently purchased Apple's Macintosh operating System, Version 7.1
    from MacWarehouse. I was impressed with the speed that MacWarehouse
    had in delivering, even with the fact that System 7.1 was a bit delayed
    due to the holidays. Well, I got System 7.1 today, I unpacked it with
    a greedy smile and a gladdened heart, now I could finally throw away
    my antiquated System 6 from the System Folder. I noticed several goodies
    which Apple gave me for my purchase. At Ease! Wow! and QuickTime to boot,
    Cool! 

    Then, to my horror, I noticed a small note Apple packed in. It read:

    "If your computer does not have a 1.4 MB floppy drive..." (title)

    "If your Macintosh is a Macintosh Plus, a Macintosh SE, or a Macintosh II
    computer and you do not have a 1.4 megabyte (MB) floppy disk drive, you
    will not be able to use the high density floppy disks included with this
    7.1 Personal Upgrade Kit.

    If you don't have a 1.4 MB floppy disk drive, you will see the following
    message if you insert one of the high density floppy disks:

    (the "This disk is unreadeable: Do you want to initialize it?" message)

    *	Click Eject to eject the disk.

    To obtain a set of 800K floppy disks that you can use to upgrade your
    computer to system software version 7.1, please call 1-800-769-2775."

    I called the number. The representative on the other end stated that
    I had to fax my receipt to them (716-873-0906) and that they would send
    via normal shipping the set of low density disks. For 8 dollars more,
    Check or Credit Card, I could get them sent overnight. Well, I paid
    $79 already to get a much needed upgrade, now I have to wait two weeks
    or send in 8 dollars more?

Exactly what happened to me.  I called Apple and waited forever to get
through the Phone Answering System, was then told to fax proof of purchase
with a request for low density disks, and wait.  That was last December
15 or so.  I am still waiting for my disks.  Overnight
delivery from MacWarehouse seems to have been a bit of overkill....

I even had thoughts of providing a rental service for low density drive
owners of Applied Engineering 1.44 external drives.  Probably never see
them again, though...
From: begley@l14h13.jsc.nasa.gov
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: MacX/Exodus Comparison
Keywords: X
Date: 8 Jan 93 18:04:37 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Lockheed Engineering and Sciences


  Can someone point me to a source that would have offered a write-up
contrasting MacX and Exodus?  I wish to know which offers the faster
X-window emulation.  Our Mac IIci using Exodus draws X graphics at
least 10 times slower than our old Sun workstation.  Both are operating
on an Ethernet.  I had hoped the Ethernet bandwidth was the bottleneck,
until I saw the Sun draw the graphics.
  Do the high end Macs offer near-workstation X-window emulation speeds with
either of these packages? 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: jcooper@utkvx3.utk.edu (Jonathan Cooper)
Subject: Re: Background Printing of PostScript files
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 18:11:00 GMT

In article <9301041804.AA06844@TIS.COM>, tmplee@TIS.COM writes...
>(second try, having received no responses to first query)
> 
>I recently just acquired a IIvx rather than some flavor of 486/50,
>partly on assurances that I could do everything I needed to on it,
>easier and just as fast as on a PC.  I find that one of those
>assurances may have been misleading.  After having tried what I think
>are all the appropriate applications or DA's/extensisons, I can't seem
>to find any way of getting downloaded postscript files to print *in
>the background*, i.e., using the PrintManager.  Is there some magic

i believe microslut word is capable of doing what you want.  set the style of
the text to postscript, and it will send it to the printer.  it's quite capable
of backgrounding.

>tmplee@tis.com
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: tosca@crispin_sun.cs.adfa.oz.au (Crispin Russell)
Subject: Looking for Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing?
Keywords: typing tutor
Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 00:14:31 GMT

Anyone heard of or knows where I can get Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing  by
Mindscape.  Contact number/address for Mindscape?  Any opinions on the 
product welcome, I have been told it is fun to use and that there is a Mac
version but little more.  I understand it is about $50

Thanks in advance.  Mail to me or post the net as you see fit.
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From: yahnke@macc.wisc.edu (Ross Yahnke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Which app gets launched?
Date: 4 Jan 93 15:45:03 GMT
Organization: Madison Academic Computing Center
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A76DB79BE4011EA5@oleary.macc.wisc.edu>
X-Xxdate: Mon, 4 Jan 93 15:44:59 GMT
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d11

When you have multiple versions of the same app on an HD, what
determines which one gets launched when you double-click on one
of the apps documents?

- Ross
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Font question. Need very weird accents and diactritics for Skt.
From: stefan@stefan.spn.com
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 93 14:50:29 +0100
X-Mailer: rnMac Buggy, I mean Beta, Test Version

To: rowley@theporch.raider.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Font question. Need very weird accents and diactritics for 
Skt.

> > Related question: in which word processors is it possible to combine
> > _arbitrary_ letters with _arbitrary_ accents?
> > 
> 
> ANY word processor can do it on the Mac... it's built into the operating 

> system. Using KeyCaps find out the keyboard locations of the diacritical 

> you want; they are Option-key strokes. For instance, the umlaut is 
> Option-U; the tilde is Option-N, other accents are located as Option keys 

> hidden behind other vowels... circumflex is Option-I, etc. These are 
> "dead-key" combinations...they take two keystrokes. Hold down the Option 

> key and strike a lowercase u... at first nothing will happen...THEN 
> strike the vowel you want to put the umlaut over, and it will show up 
> onscreen complete with diacritical.
> 
> jmr

Not quite. Only a few combinations work. Example: try to put a ^ over a w
(needed in Wales, UK, if I remember correctly). It won't work. 

> Correction> actually, it's not the operating system, it's built into most 

> well-behaved fonts. But it's been there all along.

That's exactly the reason why. Such "uncommon" cominations are not part of
the 256 standard signs of a PostScript font.

Stefan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: murdock@pixar.com
Subject: System 7.1 & Video on Quadras
Keywords: System 7.1, Quadra, Video
Reply-To: murdock@pixar.com
Organization: Pixar -- Point Richmond, California
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.apps
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 21:45:44 GMT

I would like to hear if anyone using any graphics applications under 7.1  
on the Quadra series (models 700 - 950) have experienced the appearance of  
"RailRoad Tracks" in images that are displayed on the screen, and then  
moved.

This can be on any type of video display, whether it is on-board, or a  
separate video board.

Let me know.

Mike Murdock
murdock@pixar.com
From: wilsonma@rcwusr.bp.com (Mark Wilson-Thomas, BP Oil Tech Ctr,Sunbury,UK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: FORTRAN on a Mac?
Date: 4 Jan 93 09:28:28 -0600
Organization: BP Research, Cleveland, OH (USA)


What I would like to know may seem strange-but here goes:

Is anyone out there aware of an implementation of FORTRAN for the Mac
environment, and if so where can I buy/FTP a copy? I know FORTRAN is not a
language particularly assosciated with this platform, but I have some code I
would like to be able to run.

Answers by e-mail to the address below-I will post a summary

Many Thanks in advance

Mark W-T

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From: Eric.Choi@p5.f175.n2240.z1.ieee.org (Eric Choi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: SuperATM & Aldus Prep
Date: 5 Jan 93 05:09:51 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2240/175.5 - The Associati, Grand Blanc MI

I would like to know if anyone have heard of any planned update of Aldus Prep.

The manual of SuperATM (which is ATM version 3.5) states that, if font
substitution
is active, and it has to substitute, then I must use the Apple laser printer
driver instead of Aldus Prep.

This is not exactly why I bought SuperATM for. You think Adobe and Aldus will
work together more prior to the release of SuperATM.
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From: rubinoff@linc.cis.upenn.edu (Robert Rubinoff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Quicken vs Managing Your Money
Date: 12 Jan 93 17:46:31 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <C0r08A.52u@avalon.nwc.navy.mil> brauer@chinalake.navy.mil (Larry F. Brauer) writes:
>Subject: Quicken vs Managing Your Money
>About 2 years ago, when I first purchased my Mac, I tried Quicken and was
>very disappointed.  The version I had was only a single checkbook
>register, nothing else.  No capability for credit cards, investments,
>loans, or anything else unless you made a separate file.  I then tried
>MYM and was very pleased.

That was the old version of Quicken (1.5); the current version (3.0) is much
better.  1.5 was essentially unusable; in 3.0 they fixed all the problems and
made it a very nice program.  MYM is also nice, but on my Mac (an SE) it's a
little too slow.

   Robert
From: kvj@triple-i.com (Karl vonJena)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: How to create partition for MacOS with
Date: 6 Jan 93 16:41:36 GMT
Reply-To: kvj@triple-i.com
Organization: Information International, Inc.

In article 050193095446@ajax.ucop.edu, iscjcw@uccvma.ucop.edu (Jerry Wilcox) writes:
>In article <C0E6rs.Knz@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, chang hsu liu
><cliu@silver.ucs.indiana.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> 	I was trying to create partitions using Apple HD SC setup in vain.
>> I can create partition for Aux or other misc type but it won't show on
>> the desktop. I would prefer not to use 3rd party formatting software. Is
>> it possible to create partitions using Apple HD SC Setup?
>> 
>Apple HD SC Setup can only create one Mac OS partition. As you have
>noticed, it can create multiple partitions, such as AUX, but you are
>limited to a single Mac OS partition. Sorry, but I'm not aware of any
>alternative to using third-party software if you want multiple Mac OS
>partitions.
>

I know of one third party program that will allow you to set up multiple partitions, it's called StorWare. You can call them at 800 422-2115 or 714 498-7945.

Storware is a really useful utility. It allows you to install Apple boot blocks on disks, so you can buy any SCSI hard disk instead of the ones that are pre-setup for Macs. It works well and I think it only costs about 30-40 bucks.

karl
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and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: ogil@quads.uchicago.edu (Brian W. Ogilvie)
Subject: Re: Which Word Processor?
Reply-To: ogil@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Morris Fishbein Center for the History of Science and Medicine
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 21:34:49 GMT

In article <1993Jan8.063117.29510@Princeton.EDU> datepper@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (David Aaron Tepper) writes:

>It has to have...a way to import data tables and graphs.
>(Although a word processor that doesn't have this capability must
>surely be doing poorly in sales (-; ).

Every Mac word processor has a way to import data tables and graphs.
It's called the Clipboard.

On a more sophisticated (but not necessarily more useful) level, MS
Word 5.1 comes with Microsoft Chart, which looks like a serviceable if
not very exciting graphing program, and it supports Publish and
Subscribe as well as embedded Excel spreadsheets.

An added benefit if you have many references is that EndNote Plus 1.2,
from Niles & Associates, comes with a plug-in module for Word 5.x, so
you can maintain a reference library, change reference formats in the
middle of the stream with no hassle, and generally make your life much
easier. EndNote is the main reason I use Word rather than Nisus (that,
and Nisus's execrable handling of footnotes).
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,sci.med
From: rlr@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Ross Leon Richardson)
Subject: RFI: Medical patient-management software for Macintosh
Summary: Looking for Mac software for medical patient-management
Keywords: Macintosh, patient-management, medicine, software
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 05:14:25 GMT


	I am seeking information regarding medical patient-management software
for the Macintosh.  In addition to obvious aspects (patient identification,
medical history, etc), the following features are of particular interest:

	+ ability to perform database-like functions for reviewing _groups_ of
	  patients
		e.g. What has happened to the last fifty patients with
		     with diagnosis X?

	+ scheduling & reminders
		e.g. What activities are planned for next week?

	+ storing laboratory results and automatic generation of graphs

Thanks in advance for any help,
	rlr

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+  Dept of Medicine,                                                           +
+  University of Tasmania,                                                     +
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.oop.misc
From: cole@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Sandra Stewart-Cole)
Subject: Re: Looking for a C++ Compiler for the MAC
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 08:09:39 GMT

In <1iohq4INNl93@CS.UTK.EDU> bernard@cs.utk.edu (Lance Bernard) writes:

>In article <1993Jan4.221458.7320@tc.cornell.edu> 
philip@vger.cheme.cornell.edu writes:
>>In article <1992Dec22.060830.2807849309@ultramac.uucp>, 
to5232@iscsvax.uni.edu writes:
>>>
>>>I am looking for a C++ compiler for the MAC.  I know of Zortech but I am 
still
>>>not sure that they still produce it.  Can someone tell me of any C++ 
compilers
>>>for the MAC and where I can buy?
>>

>Granted, many very bright people can state very clearly why ThinkC isn't
>really C++ (as shown by the many replies); still, can anyone actually
>answer the question as originally posed above??

>You see, I'm curious myself.

There are 2 C++ compilers for the Mac. Apple's C++ and Zortech (now a Symantec
company) C++. Both need MPW. ZC++ is available from Symantec. Apple's C++ is 
available thru APDA, as is MPW. 

Beyond that, the rumor mill has been churning out stories of a Think C++ 
standalone ever since Symantec bought Zortech. I would be VERY reluctant about
going out to get MPW and either C++ compiler now given that there is a pretty 
good chance of a standalone Think C++ RSN. Not that MPW is so awful, but If you
already have Think C, or even if you don't, it will almost certainly be cheaper
and less demanding of hardware to wait for the Think C++

Bill Stewart-Cole
From: jim@cavebear.berkeley.edu (Jim Bradley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Installing MAC-SW on a server
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Date: 4 Jan 1993 20:22:28 GMT
Organization: UC CNR Computer Facility
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: gia1mac8.berkeley.edu

In article <1992Dec30.163458.23838@wega.rz.uni-ulm.de>,
GOLD@rzmain.rz.uni-ulm.de (Gold Michael) wrote:

> I am in charge of maintaining a rather small network of 11 Mac II VI and a
> Quadra 960 Fileserver. As i was know it works quite well on
> Novell-Netware-Servers with DOS machines I thought it would be a good idea
> to place all software packages on the server and make them available for
> any user. We are using
> 
> Aldus Persuasion 2.1 (2 Licences)
> Aldus Freehand 3.1 (2 L.)
> Microsoft Word 5 (5)
> Filemaker Pro (5)
> Statview 4 (2)

> Michael Gold (gold@rzmain.rz.uni-ulm.de)

Keyserver from Sassafras Software solves this problem perfectly ...
from a technical and moral/ethical standpoint.  Keyserver will allow you to
run as many copies as you have licenses for, and it will keep your users
from walking off with "free" copies for personal use. Sounds great, right?

Unfortunately, *legally* the license agreements from Aldus and other
companies do not OK installing keyserver-protected applications on
a server.

You will find language in many licenses (such as those of Aldus)
that states that the software may not be installed on a server,
or "networked" (whatever that means!).

There is also usually language which states that you may not modify
the program, which means that installing keysever protection (or for that
matter, even installing other resources, like fonts, in the program)
is a violation of the language of the license agreement.

Summary: Keyserver works great; Aldus' license language stinks.

Jim Bradley, UC Berkeley
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: collins@gdwest.gd.com (Gary J. Collins)
Subject: Opinions on ACT! for the Macintosh?
Organization: General Dynamics / Computer Sciences Corp.
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 17:44:03 GMT



	Has anyone used ACT! for the Macintosh?  I am
	considering purchasing it and would like some feedback
	on its performance?  Any comments welcome. Even
	heresay. (ACT! is contact management software)

	Thanks,
	Gary John
	collins@gdwest.gd.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: killalea@unix2.tcd.ie (Tom Killalea)
Subject: Public Domain application to teach touch typing ?
Organization: Trinity College, Dublin
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 12:44:45 GMT

Does anyone know of a public domain macintosh application to teach touch
typing, monitor speed, that sort of thing.
Sorry for posting here but I've checked on archie.

Tom.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: ztac18@hou.amoco.com (Tom Chaimov WWNV x5076 9.134)
Subject: Re: Mac Disertation Word Processor
Reply-To: ztac18@hou.amoco.com
Organization: Amoco
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 21:28:19 GMT

Why not try WriteNow?  It's cheap, easy, and it worked for me (although,
obviously, mine wasn't the most complexly formatted dissertation ever)?


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps