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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: English usage
From: jenner@post.ntu.edu.au (Bob Jenner)
Date: 27 Aug 92 08:47:11 +0900
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.misc
Distribution: world
Organization: NTU

In article <aumantb-260892120153@eclipse.msfc.nasa.gov>,
aumantb@eclipse.msfc.nasa.gov (Tim Aumann) wrote:
> 
> In article <1992Aug26.141105.424@client61.comlab.ox.ac.uk>,
> carroll@comlab.ox.ac.uk (Carroll Morgan) wrote:
> > 
> > In written English, at the moment anyway, "its" means "belonging to it", and "it's"
> > means "it is". Thus for example 
> > 
> > 	Its orange? It's orange!
> > 
> > Carroll Morgan
> 
> Ok, that is very nice, but so what? I agree, we should all use proper
> English, and I endeavour to do so. But most posts on usenet are written
> very quickly, by very busy people, with rather unsophistocated editors.
> Mistakes caused by either carelessness or ignorance (of proper usage) are
> bound to occur. I know that I often wind up misspelled (really chewed up)
> words all the time. These things need to be overlooked as just something
> that happens.
> 
> --
> Tim Aumann
> aumantb@eclipse.msfc.nasa.gov
> "All opinions are my own, and I have no one to blame but myself."
It's :-) also important to bear in mind that contributions come from all
over the world and we should not be arrogant about the use of English. I
often admire the fact that users from countries with an "inverse" grammar
construction do such a good job with English. Who cares anyway? Remember
the wasteful debate on split infinitives? Why am I replying to this crap?

Cheers
Bob Jenner
Northern Territory University
Darwin, Australia
From: kjellr@sofus.dhhalden.no (Kjell Are Refsvik)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Can someone post specs on the new Macs?
Date: 30 Aug 92 19:54:58 GMT
Organization: Ostfold Regional College
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1

Hi,

I am about to buy a Mac in the not so distant future, and would like to
know the specs for the new Macs.

Thanks in advance,

Kjell Are  Refsvik

Research Assistant
Ostfold Regional College
From: berthiau@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Andre Berthiaume)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: RE-MACS COST TOO MUCH (NOT!)
Date: 28 Aug 92 22:59:21 GMT
Organization: Universite de Montreal

[VERY long and ridiculous flame deleted]

  Anyone else noticed how Mr Wright froths at the mouth whenever IBM is
mentioned in a post? *shrug* Just wondering if it sounded strange to someone
else but me.

                                                       Dan.
Please ignore following .sig...

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				 |   Sometimes you're the bug"
    berthiau@iro.umontreal.ca    |			
				 |	       Dire Straits, The Bug
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: rudi@netcom.com (Rudolf Usselmann)
Subject: Serial Port Additions
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 16:46:41 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 


Hi !

I'm looking for a NuBus card with a few serial
i/o ports. I know of the AE cards (one with one
without DMA). I'm wondering if there are any other
manufacturers of such cards.
Anybody has a used for sale ???

rudi
rudi@sparc.com
From: erh0362@tesla.njit.edu (Elliotte Rusty Harold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: FAQ List Posting was Mangled
Date: 30 Aug 92 15:54:01 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology

In article <1992Aug20.132722.11486@crd.ge.com>, leue@crd.ge.com (Bill Leue) writes:
> The recent posting of the FAQ list came out seriously mangled, at least on
> our news server.  I tried to send email to the poster (erh0362@tesesejit.edu)
> but that bounded with 'unknown host'.  Does anyone know what his (her?) real
> email address is?  And has anyone else observed the mangled message?
> 
> -Bill Leue
> leue@crd.ge.com

	I'm sorry about the mangled posting.  I'm really not sure what 
happened.  I posted it as usual from pilot.njin.net and checked it at my 
normal site, tesla.njit.edu.  At Tesla the FAQ made it into 
comp.sys.mac.misc unmangled so I assumed it was O.K. and headed off for a 
week's vacation in New Orleans.  After waiting out hurricane Andrew, I 
returned and began catching up on news when I discovered to my surprise 
that the FAQ was mangled (here at Tesla) in comp.sys.mac.apps and 
comp.sys.mac.system though not in comp.sys.mac.misc.  I have no idea why 
this occurred, but I'll be reposting it and cancelling the old post 
shortly.  If anyone knows what might have caused this and can suggest how I
might avoid this in the future I'd appreciate the advice.

Elliotte Rusty Harold		Department of Applied Mathematics
elharo@m.njit.edu		New Jersey Institute of Technology
erh0362@tesla.njit.edu		Newark, NJ 07103
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: spagiola@frinext.stanford.edu (Stefano Pagiola)
Subject: Re: Atari Falcons $799!!!!!
Reply-To: spagiola@frinext.stanford.edu
Organization: DSO, Stanford University
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 23:52:54 GMT

david matiskella writes
> > > Not to mention there's still nothing that beats QuickDraw in
> > > imaging model. (No, there isn't)
> > 
> > Yes there is.  Display PostScript.
> > 
> Well Display postscript on the Next is not exactly a speed
> demon in color. Unless of course you have one of those
> dimension boards with around 20 meg of ram.

No, its not a speed demon (but neither is it terribly slow).  But  
that's nothing that more powerful chips and more RAM won't cure.   
This is true of most things.
But if you're looking at an imaging _model_ then IMHO having  
on-screen exactly what will go to the printer is unbeatable.  Display  
PostScript gives you that.  Quickdraw does not.

--
-
Stefano Pagiola
Food Research Institute, Stanford University
spagiola@frinext.stanford.edu (NeXTMail encouraged)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: stu1d46@bmerh255.bnr.ca (Victor Koa)
Subject: Re: How good is AutoDoubler?
Keywords: autodoubler
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 92 18:19:41 GMT

In article <Btsx08.MnI@DMI.USherb.CA> martin@DMI.USherb.CA writes:
>Hi, Autodoubler is a great peace of software. It works well on my LC. The
>speed degradation is almost imperceptible when lunching compressed
>applications (except for Canvas). The reliability is excellent. I never
>add a problem like lossing data with AD.
>
Yeah!  I think Autodoubler's pretty cool too!
Only thing is, I recently bought another hard drive, and now I have space to
spare.  So I decided I could do without Autodoubler (until I fill the new HD
up :-) ).  Unfortunately there is no easy way of weaning my old hard drive off
of Autodoubler.  If I remove AD from my system, I have a hard drive full of
Disk Doubler files.  Looks like I'll have to uncompress each and every file
one at a time...If I really want to bother.

Erik P. Trounce
BNR doesn't even know I exist, so how could my views reflects theirs?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: johnsone@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Erik A. Johnson)
Subject: Re: Man to RTF
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 05:47:34 GMT

crosdawg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Crosby Marks) writes:
>Will someone please tell me where I can get a translator for the Unix 
>man pages to RTF or someother commonly used format.

I've got a couple of scripts that I hacked up to do this ... they are
quite rough and I don't think I commented anything, but I'd be happy to
post or mail them if there is interest.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: ast48365@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (A Tull )
Subject: scanning photos, please help!
Summary: to scan photos
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 19:49:15 GMT
Keywords: scanning software,photos

I'm using AppleScan to scan some 2-in photos, and the resolution is 300dpi.
The photos appeared "ok" on a 13" RGB, but I am looking for some HIGHER
resolution scanning since the photos are of delicate details.

On the other hand, I'm trying to print them out on laser printers, but the
result is FAR from satisfactory. I want to get a smoother grayscale and
HIGHER resolutions instead of packed dots. o.. I'm printing with Pagemaker4.0.

Does anyone know of a better scanning software and ways for printing them ?
ALL I want is every photo is SMOOTH.

help DESPARATELY in need.
thanx in advance

Alice

-- 
Alice Tull
ast48365@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: janolov@cdg.chalmers.se (Jan-Olov Lantto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Too many INIT icons
Date: 31 Aug 92 09:22:31 GMT
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology

>In article <gurman.714932342@umbra.gsfc.nasa.gov> (comp.sys.mac.misc),
gurman@umbra.gsfc.nasa.gov (Joseph B. Gurman) writes:
>
>    I seem to remember that there's an app or cdev or something that
>arranges INIT icons in rows on startup so they don't disappear off the
>right-hand edge of the screen. Does anybody remember the name and an ftp
>location?
>
Try IconWrap. I think you can find it on sumex (36.44.0.6).
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: whitmore@iastate.edu (Kurt D Whitmore)
Subject: Re: Quickeys 2.1
Keywords: Macros
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 17:51:57 GMT

In <l9kknlINNobu@aludra.usc.edu> jenks@usc.edu (Stephen Jenks) writes:


>I'm sort of interested in buying Quickeys 2.1 (or whatever the latest version
>is), because I occasionally need to do repetitive tasks on my Mac, and
>it sounds like Quickeys would help. But in order to justify spending
>$90 on such a utility program, I'd like to hear what people think of
>Quickeys and its uses.

>So I'm asking:
>	Do you like Quickeys?
>and	What do you use it for that makes it indispensible in your life?

IT WILL BE THE BEST 90 BUCKS YOU HAVE EVER SPENT.

My main uses:

1)    In ms-Word I have the key pad mapped so when I hit ctrl-# it:
      subscripts - go to 7 pt - types the # - go to 10pt - normal position
      the same for superscripts but with the command key instead.
      This speeds up equations 10 fold.

2)    Run all my frequently used programs &  control panels with a keypress

3)    Mount any server volume with a keypress

4)    More stuff than I have time to list now.

kw
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From: pricec@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (price carl wayne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: MACS COST TOO MUCH (NOT!)
Date: 28 Aug 92 06:46:58 GMT
Article-I.D.: CS.1992Aug28.064658.29178
Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept.

[Stuff Deleted on another subject]

>>To start, a Macintosh is by no means more powerful than a PC clone, I work 
>>on both (IIci and a 486/33) and the PC will blow the Mac out of the water 
>>in speed and performance.  I have not had the chance to use a quadra yet,
>>but then I guess my pockets aren't deep enough to afford one.  

>Okay.  Let's measure performance based on some simple, but meaningful,
>task.  Now, insert a floppy disk into your computer and change its
>name from "A:" to "Price Carl Wayne's floppy."  Time yourself to see
>how long it takes.  I'll do the same thing.  You have a decided advantage,
>since my Mac is not here at work and it will take me a few hours to get
>home.  I'll be generous enough to include that time to my benchmark.  :-)
>
>Well, if you think that benchmark is unfair, how about we try this one:
>create an icon that you can click on to simultaneously launch several
>programs and documents, possibly located on several disks (even on
>a network).

>Performance is not just how many many MHz your processor executes.

Both of the above tasks are easily performed on my 486/33.  The renaming 
of the disk took me under a minute, and the the creating of an icon to
launch several tasks simultaneously is simpler on my PC than on my Mac
(Yes I do use both and have system 7).  It seems you didn't read my 
whole post well, or that you are not familiar with PCs anymore.  I did
say that OS/2 was my OS.

>>Now, let's get into the cost thing.  To buy a 486/50 with a fast 200MB 
>>SCSI drive (yes, most high end PC do use SCSI for performance), 16MB of
>>ram (70ns), SVGA monitor (1024x768 w/256 colors max resolution), 14" monitor
>> OS and a mouse would cost me $2500 (from a local store, this is not even
>>going to the mail order places where I could shave off around $500 

>And how much would it cost you to get a PC that can *use* that 16M
>without limitations such as expanded memory, extended memory, upper
>memory, or segmentation.  Better budget at least $10M for your own
>R&D department to do what IBM and Microsoft haven't been able to do.
>Hm, $4000 vs. $10,002,500, and you still say the Macintosh is not cheap? :-)

I've got that capability all ready, I'm using 8MB now and going to move
to 20MB soon, all without any of the limitations you mentioned above.
BTW I also have dynamic virtual memory that starts at a minimum (I have
mine set to 6MB) and expands and contracts as needed.  So I'm still at 
$2500 vs. $4000.

-- 
Carl W. Price		 	*      * Work keeps us from three evils:     * 
Computer Engineering Student	*      * boredom, vice, and need.            *
Oregon State University		*      *                                     *
pricec@prism.cs.orst.edu	*      *       ---Voltaire                   *
From: kayser@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (Susan E. Kayser NSSDC/STX (301)513-1673)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: I want to turn my handwriting into a Mac font
Date: 26 Aug 92 22:57:00 GMT
Organization: NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <BtLCLu.ADr@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v065hjku@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Jason Osborne) writes...
>>Actually, I don't; my girlfriend does :)  But I recall seeing an ad
>>in a Mac magazine for a compnay that provided this exact service: they
>>would take samples of your handwriting and turn it into a font for
>>your Mac (Type 1?)
> 
>I thought this might be of general interest, so I posted a reply.  The
>LAZY DOG FOUNDRY (1-800-876-9807) advertizes converting handwriting to
>type 1 fonts, 90 characters, 35 kerning pairs, $225.  
> 
The ad mentioned by the first post was in MacWorld of May or June, I think.  
For $104.95 (incl. shipping), you get both TrueType and PostScript fonts (I
don't know how many characters).  Contact Signature Software, Inc.
     					  10075 SW Barbur Blvd. Suite 5-401
     					  Portland, OR  97219 
or call 1-800-925-8840. 

Susan Kayser		NCF::KAYSER  or  kayser%nssdca.span@star.stanford.edu
Hughes/STX at NASA/GSFC/NSSDC
Greenbelt, MD
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: johnnyl@microsoft.com (Johnny Lee)
Subject: Re: How do I read this file?
Date: 27 Aug 92 09:19:09 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation
Distribution: usa

In article <92222.1541559001648@awiwuw11.wu-wien.ac.at>, <9001648@awiwuw11.wu-wien.ac.at> writes:
> 
> Is there a way to read ***.ARJ files on the Mac? Or, alternatively, is
> there a Unix hack to view such files? And what does ARJ stand for anyway?
> 

Yes there is. There was a UNARJ port done by someone and they
uploaded it to sumex-aim. It was shareware I think ($10 or so).
I think it has a command-line interface.

The source for UNARJ is available (check with archie or at
wuarchive.wustl.edu if you want to search yourself).

ARJ? I know the authour's name is Robert Jung, so that takes care
of RJ. Maybe A for Archiver?

ARJ is popular in the DOS world and has a feature list as long
as the number of compiler switches in MS C7. ;-)


J

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: eric_gorr@coglab_psych.uoregon.edu (Eric Gorr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Virtual Memory and a SyQuest disk
Date: 2 Sep 92 19:02:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: nntp.1992Sep2.190252.8718
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Oregon Network Services

I installed System 7.01 on a SyQuest cartrage and I can't get it is to use
some Virtual Memory on an internal HD.  When I check the memory control
panel, everything looks ok and I can get VM to work when I launch from the
internal HD.  

Any ideas?

(I'm using a IIci)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: Michael.Welch@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Michael Welch)
Subject: >Atari Falcon $799!!!! (re: Quickdraw)
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 00:30:27 GMT

To the above,

  As far a speed an quality, perhaps, but I liken to Display Postscript.

Michael W.
(nonflamatory statement)


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
Subject: How good is AutoDoubler?
Reply-To: an780@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Travis Grundke)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 22:25:29 GMT


I'd like to get some feelings on AutoDoubler. 'Nuff said.
 
-- 
         Travis Grundke- Contributing Editor, MacinPlay Digest
                      an780@cleveland.freenet.edu
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
    MacinPlay Digest: The first magazine dedicated to Macintosh Gaming.
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From: dug@athena.cs.uga.edu (Douglas Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Atari Falcons $799... WHO CARES! Just emulate it.
Date: 4 Sep 92 14:54:54 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

In article <1992Sep4.065040.12997@neptune.inf.ethz.ch> rcstoeck@iiic.ethz.ch (Raymond Claude Stoecklin) writes:
>In article <1992Sep3.011600.20641@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> rrumpf@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Robert Rumpf) writes:
>
>>though...any chance you will develop other emulators (Mac in a PC, Atari in a 
>>Mac....nah, forget that one, how about Amiga in a Mac?).
>You guys must be kidding ! How do you want to write an emulator that runs
>prgs written for a foreign cpu and os in a reasonable speed ?
>If this was possible, I'd like to have a 486DX-Emulator for my A3000, please:-)
>Or what about a Amiga-Emulator for the * C64 * that also handles blitter,
>copper and paula access ?
>I'm waiting :-)
>
Well, my SPARC 2 at work I can run native SunOS programs, native OpenWindows
programs, native Sunview applications, DOS & Windows programs (via SunPC 3.0)
and Macintosh programs (via Liken).  

I must be fair and add that these additional emulations (DOS and Mac) run at
less than reasonable speed.  But the important thing is that they run.  I have
access to programs that I NEED not that I want and if I NEED a program I have
the ability to access it.

>>Bob
> Ray.

My .02 on emulators...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: lorenzo@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Eric J. Lorenzo)
Subject: looking for scroll bar INIT
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 05:46:53 GMT

I used to have this handy INIT that would remember where I last left off in a
scroll bar, so I wouldn't have to scroll through all the contents of a 
large folder everytime I brought the menu back up.  Does anyone know what I am
talking about and what the name of it is so I can track it down from a ftp 
site?  

Thanks in advance.
-- 
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     Faster then light if you want to.                   \AKA: Rico and Spam/
     Speeding through the universe...               /lorenzo@ucsu.Colorado.EDU\
   Thinking is the best way to travel' -Moody Blues \ also: @Spot and @Tramp  /
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: leonardr@ccs.itd.umich.edu
Subject: Re: SpaceSaver Woes Part II
Originator: leonardr@diddley.ccs.itd.umich.edu
Organization: Campus Computing Sites, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 03:15:15 GMT

In article <1992Aug26.011102.20310@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> rrumpf@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Robert Rumpf) writes:
>
>I have had a few more problems with SpaceSaver, and possibly solved the earlier
>ones:  in my previous post I mentioned how files became corrupt and unusable.  
>
> [details removed]
>
	The problems that Robert reports have been fixed in the forthcoming
(like tomorrow!) 1.0.1 update to StuffIt SpaceSaver, which we will be making
available electronically (ie. FTP, CIS, AOL, etc.).  We will also have some
more minor updates to other parts of the StuffIt Deluxe package.

	Our apologies for those who have experienced problems with SpaceSaver
1.0, you should find 1.0.1 a MUCH more stable product.

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From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: MACS COST TOO MUCH (NOT!)
Date: 31 Aug 92 15:53:08 GMT
Article-I.D.: convex.ewright.715276388
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In <ajross.715040512@husc10> ajross@husc10.harvard.edu (Andrew Ross) writes:

>     THE PC IS NOT LIMITED TO 640K.

>This is a .DOS. limitation.  

Sorry, but Ventura Publisher does not run under DOS.  It runs under
*Windows* and still has trouble because of the 640K barrier.  This
is not only a DOS limitation.  Even if it was, that would be small
consolation because *most PC programs still run under DOS, not Windows
or OS/2.*

>Most office assistants and students use PC's that much.  This does not
>make them experts.  Using a machine for what it is intended to do teaches
>you nothing about its internals.  

That's the whole problem.  You *can't* use a PC without knowing
a hell of a lot about the internals, just to keep it going.  Of
course I'm not a PC expert by your definition, which is "someone
who uses, knows, and worships the Poltically Correct computer."

This is equally if not more true on the
>Mac.  Please back up you attacks with evidence.

>I have to get one flame in here:

>IMHO, someone who suports his office's decision to pay $7000 for a
>386-20 and $600 for a Video Accelerator and thinks all PC's are limited to
>640k doesn't know sh*t about PC's.  Please grow up.

And I'll flame you right back.  If you had read any of my
previous posts, you would know that I *opposed* the decision 
to buy PCs.  I have stated time and time again that the decision 
was not made by me but by a PC support expert -- in other words, 
Mr. Ross, someone like you.  I realize your reading skills are
so poor you probably won't grok this statement either but, oh well,
hope springs eternal.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: sjk6119@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Scott J. Kleper)
Subject: Keeping system in ROM
Reply-To: sjk6119@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 04:12:25 GMT

I read recently in _MacWeek_ that some of the new macs, just the
Performa's, I think, will have system 7 in the ROM. I was first 
disappointed. I was considering buying one, but not if the system
being in ROM would not allow upgrades. After all, where would we
all be if system 6 was permanently in our current ROMs. We'd have to
buy new ones to upgrade to sys7 (I think.) However, wouldn't this mean
increased speed and more free memory? Do things in ROM require RAM?
I'd be interested in hearing what others think. I just can't make up
my mind!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc