HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: rob@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu (Robert K Shull)
Subject: Scientific graphing program
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 20:20:01 GMT

I'm looking for a scientific graphing/charting program that would be a good
replacement for DeltaGraph (which I'm about ready to give up on). Something
with equivalent or better features, and less bugs is the idea. :-)
Please send any suggestions.
	Thanks,
	Robert
-- 
Robert K. Shull, Sr. Applications Programmer, Engineering Computer Network
rob@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu
Disclaimer: OU can't afford opinions, so these must be mine.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: sgrenander@nasamail.jpl.nasa.gov (Sven Grenander)
Subject: RunPC/Remote or Network (?)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 20:12:02 GMT

I'm in the unfortunate position of possibly having to run some PC S/W due
to special purpose H/W requirements (an AT bus-board). I really don't 
want to have to move over to the PC and am curious about the RunPC/xx option.

If anyone has used this S/W package I'd appreciate your opinions. I'd
be especially interested to find out what "virtually" all applications
means - what PC applications can't be remotely run this way. I'd also
be interested in how easily files can be shared between a trusty Mac and
a PC - will I have to configure the PC with a hard disk, or can it use
the data from my Mac disks ? 

Thanks,

-Sven

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: henning@banana.ithaca.ny.us (Henning Pape-Santos)
Subject: Re: News from Microsoft
Organization: The Twisted Banana BBS, Ithaca NY (US)
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 04:03:42 GMT

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

As far as I know Apple has admitted that the broken B-tree bug has 
been in the System software for a long time before System 7 ever 
saw the light of day. It just never showed up before. . . .

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From: Robert.H.Gross@dartmouth.edu (Robert H. Gross)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: AppleShare usage tracking
Date: 6 Apr 92 04:38:06 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Hi Mac Folks,

I just recently set up an AppleShare 3.0 fileserver and am interested
in keeping track of usage of the fileserver. In particular, I'd like to
know the average and maximum number of users, the average length of
time per login, number of users as a function of time of day, etc. Is
there an package (application, control panel, extension) that will do
this? It would be very useful to document the usage of the machine for
budget justification.

Thanks nin advance. I will summarize if there are a significant number
of responses.


Bob Gross
bob.gross@dartmouth.edu
From: n9041679@henson.cc.wwu.edu (brian h. harper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Need music writing app!
Summary: need cheap app
Keywords: music mac app
Date: 14 Apr 92 05:35:02 GMT
Article-I.D.: henson.1992Apr14.053502.21296
Organization: Western Washington University

Help!

I need a simple application for scripting music. I'm not a composer, and
don't actually know all that much about music, but have on occasion needed
to write some music.

OK, here's the kicker: I need it to be CHEAP ($50 max), preferably
shareware. Does such a beast exist? Thanks in advance for any help!



-Brian Harper
n9041679@henson.cc.wwu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Max-Apple-Zoom
From: grads@otago.ac.nz
Date: 7 Apr 92 09:44:08 +1300
Organization: University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Hello

Does anyone out there know of a version of Max-Apple-Zoom 
that works with an LC (I have a 12 inch monochrome monitor, 
System 7). I would like to get a 12 RGB Colour monitor
but the border around the edge shrinks the screen to
an unacceptably small size....

Thanks in advance,

John
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: dks@athena.mit.edu (dks)
Subject: Re: CLARIS support address
Organization: MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 11:38:23 GMT

In article <1992Apr13.095213.27324@fifi.univ-lyon1.fr> Romain.Vignes@fifi.univ-lyon1.fr writes:
>Hi there,
>
>Does somebody know the Email address of the CLARIS technical support ??
>
>I recently discovered a small bug (I think!) in ClarisWorks and I would like
>to contact them about this ...


The address:

    claris.tech@applelink.apple.com (Claris Tech)



Salut!
Dhanesh

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: huff@coronado.ecn.purdue.edu (John E Huff)
Subject: dvips ported to the Mac
Keywords: dvips, LaTeX, OzTeX
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: 17 Apr 92 15:43:04 GMT

I was wondering if anyone has ported Tomas Rokicki's dvips DVI to POSTSCRIPT
translator to the Mac.

Thanks,
John

e-mail:huff@ecn.purdue.edu
From: jonkatz@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Jonathan W. Katz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Buying Writenow from MacWareHouse
Date: 12 Apr 92 03:42:44 GMT
Article-I.D.: gn.1992Apr12.034244.29693
Distribution: usa
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

In article <1992Apr12.015837.7380@u.washington.edu> pmfisher@milton.u.washington.edu (Patrick Fisher) writes:
>
>	I called the Macwarehouse about buying WriteNow 3.0 (with
>Grammatic Mac and MacTools Deluxe) and they told me that I would
>have to buy version 2.2 for 99 dollars, then send in the 
>upgrade form for 3.0 to the company along with 49 dollars in 
>order to get 3.0.
>	Is it that 3.0 is not out yet (ok, I forgot to ask) or
>is this just a bureaucratic hassle?

I don't know who you talked to but I'm looking at Page 109 of MacWarehouse's
catalog (vers. 11.0).

WriteNow 3.0 with FREE Grammatik Mac    -  $159

They said it would be available on April 29th.

If you own WriteNow 2.2 you can participate in their "live" upgrade where you
fax them a copy of your manual's title page, and they can get you your copy
the next day. 

-Jonathan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: drew@netcom.com (Drew Wade)
Subject: Autodoubler&Norton Speed Disk?
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 92 20:17:21 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

Does anyone know what the story is about autodoubler's interaction with
Norton Speed-disk (de-fragmentation)?
And does anyone know if autodoubler is on the net?  has an email address
of any kind?

I installed autodoubler yesterday, and it did save about 7 or 8MB out
of my 33MB used (10MB of which is system stuff it won't touch)...not bad.
But I think it marks all files as of its own type.  So, when i reboot
from my speed disk diskette and run speed disk, two problems:
1.  (minor) instead of sorting applications separately from documents, it
shuffles 'em together...presmuably because the applications look like documents
to norton.
2.  it trashes the desktop file...icons become generic, double-clicking on
documents won't launch the owning application, etc.   this is fixed by
rebuilding the desktop (command-option held down during reboot, i used
the autodoubler extension, but don't know if that's necessary)...but it's
a bit of a pain...

i tried copying the autodoubler control panel to my speed disk diskette
to see if that would make speed disk understand the actual file types...
but didn't seem to work.  i just did the check-disk command in speed disk
and move the magnifying glass cursor around to check out some files, and it
still showed excel and word as documents, not applications...

fyi...config...autodoubler 1.0.6i.  pb170.sys7.01. 7up1.1.1.  Norton 1.1.
speed disk diskette made by using 7.0.1 installer to create min system,
moving system file to top level, trashing everything else, coping speed
disk over to it and renaming it to finder.  when run it creates preferences
folder.  i just copied autodoubler control panel to the top level, same
as system file.

oh, also, the first run of speed disk left a couple "unknown" files hanging
out in the open, not continguous with the others, as well as the desktop db.
i clicked to optimize again, and it fixed that.  strange.  never seen that
symptom before, so suspect it's autodoubler-related?

so...any suggestions?  or contact info for autodoubler to ask them?

thanks!

drew wade
drew@netcom.com
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From: dks@athena.mit.edu (dks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: AutoDoubler conficts
Date: 8 Apr 92 14:21:46 GMT
Article-I.D.: athena.1992Apr8.142146.9638
Organization: MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

In article <1992Apr6.174419.11729@ccu.umanitoba.ca> umsoroko@ccu.umanitoba.ca (the Crash Car Test Dummy) writes:
>In <1992Apr5.203729.29662@athena.mit.edu> dks@athena.mit.edu (dks) writes:
>>I have AD 1.0.6 and GK 1.2.5 and have not noticed any significant problem.
>>What am I missing?
>
>
>Just curious... Considering that Salient has not yet released v1.0.6 or a 
>v1.0.5 to v1.0.6 updater, how did you manage to get a v1.0.6 copy of AD?!?!


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

What is it with you people, anyway?


Cheers!
Dhanesh
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: pegasus@leland.Stanford.EDU (Betty Lee)
Subject: Re: Please help locate.lzh converter
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 92 17:15:14 GMT

eshop6@author.ecn.purdue.edu (Clarkinator) writes:
>Hopelessly lost in the ftp world......
>
>Where can I find the utility that converts the Amiga sound
>files to Mac files for use with Soundtracker?
>
>Sorry for this pathetic waste of bandwidth but I'm yet
>again clueless.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Clark Yurk   ...   eshop6@mn.ecn.purdue.edu   ...   Paintballer at large

It's available through anonymous ftp.  Try sumex-aim.  Directory:
info-mac/util.  File: mac-lha-200.hqx

The mod files are pretty neat.  Happy listening!

-- 
         Betty Lee          | What Every Computer Consultant Needs to Know:
      P. O. Box 5748        |   1) In case of doubt, make it sound convincing.
    Stanford, CA 94309      |   2) Do not believe in miracles.   Rely on them.
Pegasus@Leland.Stanford.EDU |       --Murphy's Computer Laws (Finagle's Rules)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: steinman@is.morgan.com (Jan Steinman - CONS)
Subject: Re: ThunderScan Software fix needed...
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Morgan Stanley & Company
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 23:50:28 GMT

In article <12334@tamsun.tamu.edu> bpb9204@tamsun.tamu.edu (Brent) writes:
   From: bpb9204@tamsun.tamu.edu (Brent)
   ...
     Ideally, is there an ftp site that might have an updater?  If not,
   should I just write them and ask about an update?  Anybody out there
   willing to send me a more recent version?

They charge for the update, as do most of those who cashed in on the
System 7 fiasco. Any one you get for free is bootleg.

I don't mean to imply that S7 is a fiasco, just that software vendors
who had been breaking Apple's laws and then got bit by new stuff have
the audacity to make users pay for their mistakes. :-(
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::::: 2002 Parkside Court			 West Linn, OR 97068-2767 :::::
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: krapf@email.tuwien.ac.at (Stephan Bublava)
Subject: Re: MacWrite II --> MacWrite Pro
Organization: Fachschaft Informatik
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 07:17:57 GMT

In article <40864@shamash.cdc.com> ajs@chaos.cdc.com (Aaron Swiers) writes:
>
>I would like to know if there is a projected release date, and also any info
about upgrades from MacWrite II.  I don't
> currently own MacWrite II, but if Claris is better about
> upgrades than Microsoft (shouldn't be hard to accomplish), 
> I may purchase MWII now, and hope for a good upgrade path....

I can only tell you how the situation is in Austria:
If you buy MacWrite II now, you will get a free :-) upgrade
to MacWrite Pro, when it is released.

Stephan Bublava, krapf@email.tuwien.ac.at
From: shunger@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Postscript printing over Appletalk
Date: 13 Apr 92 15:24:18 +1200
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand


Could anyone out there post me a program that will allow EPS to be sent
to a laserwriter over appletalk, the source of the PostScript cannot be
loaded into applications on the Mac LC's.

thanx in advance.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: HK.MLR@forsythe.stanford.edu (Mark Rogowsky)
Subject: Word/SFVolINIT Conflict
Organization: Stanford University, California, USA
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 18:31:25 GMT

Word 5.0 will not Save As... nor will it Save an Untitled file with
SFVolINIT installed running under System 7.0.1. on a Powerbook 170.

I cannot vouch for this bug occurring anywhere else but I strongly
recommend avoiding the above configuration.

Mark
rogo@forsythe.stanford.edu
From: prepress@nic.cerf.net (Robert Crowe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: AutoDoubler vs. More Disk Space Questions
Date: 14 Apr 92 22:12:09 GMT
Organization: CERFnet




	I know there's been a discussion going on about compression
utilities, and I've found it very informative.  I am interested
in purchasing one of two utilites, either AutoDoubler (AD) or More Disk
Space (MDS), and I have some specific questions about the two.

	In a recent MacWorld Article, David Pogue compared many
different compression programs, including DiskDoubler and Superdisk.
He raised some pros and cons about both, and I want to ask if those
also apply to AD & MDS.

1) Does AD or MDS change a file's type?
	If the file's type is changed, "utilities like On Location and
	Disinfectant can't read their contents."  This also means that
	you can't compress things like After Dark modules and 
	Word dictionaries (according to Pogue).
	Also, I would want to be able to use Symantec Antivirus for Mac
	to scan a disk with compressed applications, is this possible
	with AD or MDS?

2) Does AD or MDS check for file integrity after compression (checksum)?
	Pogue complained that Superdisk didn't check data integrity,
	so this question is directed more toward MDS.

3) Does AD or MDS delete a file before saving the compressed verstion?
	Again, directed at MDS, since Superdisk did this (bye bye file
	if power went down before Superdisk was done).

4) Does AD or MDS change a file's icon after compression?
	Purely a question of aesthetics.

5) MDS states that it uses some type of standard compression, and
   this means that a file can be decompressed without MDS being 
   present.  Is this true?  If so, how "standard" is this algorithm
   (ie are they using an algorithm Apple will support in future system
   releases)?


I am leaning toward AD, and I am very interested to see if it 
addresses any of the issues listed above.

Thanks in advance
	Mark Bubien


--
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Pre-Press Technologies.        Email: mark%benton@peregrine.com
2443 Impala dr.
Carlsbad, Ca 92008.

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From: evensens@yvax.byu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Autodoubler 1.0.6 (rascal&sumex)
Date: 9 Apr 92 18:12:35 -0700
Organization: Brigham Young University

>> If someone will tell me how to upload to sumex I'll send it over there so
>> everyone can get it.
>> 
>> Scott Evensen
>> EVENSENS@YVAX.BYU.EDU
> 
> 
> Thanks to Dave Faust who informed me of what I need to do all of you who have
> AutoDoubler will now be able to download the patch for 1.0.6 from rascal and
> sumex.
> 
> Scott

Well, it didn't work. I guess my binhexing program blew it or something. I have
redone it but lost the address to rascal. I'll send it to sumex tonight. If you
really need it send me an e-mail and I'll send it to you. I will be deleting
soon though, I have to pay for my storage!
Scott
From: xwang@brauer.harvard.edu (Xue-Sung Wang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Sparcstation Sound
Date: 11 Apr 92 04:04:37 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc3.1992Apr11.000438.10944


Does anyone out there know how to convert Sun Sparcstation sound (.au
format) into mac format, like Sys7 sound or hypercard sound. Please post
here or email me through net mail.

Thanks in advance.


Xuesung Wang
Dept. of Math,
Harvard University
From: FYCMS@CUNYVM.BITNET (Frank Y.S. Chuang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Greg's Button Problem
Date: 13 Apr 92 04:07:34 GMT
Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center

(Posting in case my e-mail didn't get through!)

I also encountered problems with the computer bombing when I tried to
erase floppies using "Erase disk..."  I'm running a IIcx under Sys 7.0.1
(with MODE32/AfterDark/MaxAppleZoom/Greg's Buttons 1.5B2/SAM 3.0/etc..)

However, I didn't solve the problem ("Finder bus error") by removing Greg's
buttons.  I happened to try removing SAM 3.0 from the system folder, and
the computer went back to reformatting floppies no problem.  Go figure..!

Honestly, I have no clue where the problem lies -- I've checked everywhere
for more info about bus errors, but Mac know-how seems rather scarce in
these parts!  Please let me know what answers you might come up with!

-- frank chuang (mount sinai med center, new york)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: iadmr@Msu.oscs.montana.edu
Subject: Re: Student Grade Accounting Program?
Reply-To: iadmr@Msu.oscs.montana.edu
Organization: Montana State University
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 17:29:34 GMT

In article <1992Apr8.141609.9798@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>, shashaan@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Ali Shashaani) writes:
>
>	Hello folks,
>
>	Does anyone know of a program (maybe a HyperCard Stack) to record and
>calculate student grades for a class?  If there is a shareware/freeware package
>that you know of I'd love to hear about it.
>
>	Thanks in advance.
>
>	--Ali

Dear Ali:                                                                  

Try the HyperCard for Education Disks available from apple.  THey contain all 
sorts of utilities, including seating charts, planning stacks, and of course,   
grading stacks.  There are also stacks for Student info, lesson plans,        
classroom ideas, classroom clip art, presentations and education help.  Not a  
bad deal, actually.  I sent for it several months ago and it's free.

Mark...                              

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From: gei@cfa.harvard.edu (Guenther Eichhorn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: jpg viewer for black and white
Date: 8 Apr 92 21:53:00 GMT
Organization: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA,  USA


I finally found a gif viewer for a MAc (GIFwatcher DA) but I haven;t found a
jpg viewer.  Anybody have an idea?  All the normal viewers don't work without
Color Quickdraw.  PLease post or send to gei@cfa.harvard.edu
Thanks
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
From: hshubs@eff.org (Howard Shubs)
Subject: Re: Microsoft Complaints (W5.0)
Originator: hshubs@eff.org
Organization: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 21:04:04 GMT

In article <1992Apr7.171547.15321@e2big.mko.dec.com> long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long) writes:
>
>In article <1992Mar20.041225.26151@eff.org>, hshubs@eff.org (Howard Shubs) writes...
>>the command key equivalents.  So what's your beef?  C'mon, real
>>examples rather than vague arm waving, now.
>
> Here's a couple: no character-based style sheets. Gross format changes to
> subscribed data do not survive updates. 

Yes, I've noticed that people here want that.  I guess we can hope
that MS will include it next time.


> Instead, we get something moderately useless, in my opinion: a grammar
> checker.

That's one of the first things I tossed, actually.


> While I like the trend towards modular software, I dislike unit upgrade
> pricing in the face of it. For example, I couldn't care less about either the
> equation editor or the grammar checker, but I have to pay for them if I
> upgrade.

Oh, agreed.  I want the equation editor, but I don't need the grammar
checker.  Neither do I need the drawing module.  IMHO, they should
have offered some options.  When you buy a car, you can get a
stripped-down version, or you can get a version with individual
options added, or you can get a version with an "options package".
I'd like to have seen MS do something like that.  I would expect that
most people who were upgrading and who wanted a graphics program
already _had_ one, so sending them _another_ one is just silly.
Making them pay for it is ridiculous.

I'd rather see MS come out with an entry in the paint/draw market.
-- 
Howard S Shubs      hshubs@eff.org      I don't represent the EFF,
The Denim Adept     hshubs@BIX.com      but I do agree with them.
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From: armstrng@cs.dal.ca (Stan Armstrong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.databases
Subject: Filemaker Pro 2.0 release rumors or hard data
Date: 14 Apr 92 22:32:55 GMT
Organization: Math, Stats & CS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

Someone spoke of Filemaker Pro 2.0 in a recent post on Filemaker Pro for
Windows. Does anyone have any info, hard or otherwise, on a projected
release date? I love the program and am actively developing on it now,
but I'm not sure my client with a Classic will be able to tolerate its
lack of speed. :-({_
-- 
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Armstrong@husky1.stmarys.ca | att!clyde!watmath!water!dalcs!armstrng