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From: abelbeck@tigger.jvnc.net (Lonnie R. Abelbeck)
Subject: Re: Current Weather Map on Tek Screen: HOW??
Organization: Abelbeck Software
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 23:14:22 GMT

In Article <1992Oct4.024902.6929@gn.ecn.purdue.edu>, jess@gn.ecn.purdue.edu
(Jess M Holle) wrote:
>In several ads for VersaTerm (Pro) I have seen weather maps shown under 
>the Tektronix terminal emulator screen.  I was wondering if anyone knew 
>what ftp or telnet site could supply the data and display program that 
>could produce such a Tek plot.  I have VersaTerm Pro, so the actual plot 
>viewing is not a problem.  I simply want to know where I can get the raw
>data and the Tek plot creation program (or simply the weather plot in
>Tek format, if that's possible).  I'm hoping that I can wake up each
>morning and pop up a daily weather map (national and/or local).  I have
>no TV, so this would be nice.
>
The Tektronix weather data you see in the VersaTerm PRO adds are from
AccuWeather.  They are out of State College, PA, one of the biggest commercial
suppliers of weather services.  Their services are not free, and I am not awhere
of any AccuWeather connections to the Internet.  They provide several levels of
services, some for the dabblers (non-commercial personal user) to full service
for TV stations and such.

I am awhere of some weather services on the Internet (taken from the just
released "The Whole Internet" ISBN 1-56592-025-2)... 

Text only: telnet madlab.sprl.umich.edu, port 3000  (Set VersaTerm for Local
Echo, Return is Newline, and Newline Mode)

Maps via FTP: ftp vmd.cso.uiuc.edu, anonymous login, cd wx... I haven't looked
here much.

Hope this helps.
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Distribution: world
From: Chuck_Meyer@bmug.org
Organization: BMUG, Inc.
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1992 19:44:19 PDT
Subject: Re: Sending META characters from Microphone II

Brian,
 Study Emacs' docs to find what char or num valee that Emacs sees as
META, then use MPII's num to char function to squeeze it out. Failing
that, try to contact Leonard Rosenthol. I think he's with Aladdin
Software now. He knows almost anything worth knowing about Mac datacomm.
 CAM.
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From: 924babik@gw.wmich.edu (Lisamarie Gemma Babik)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Extended Keyboard & Comm Programs
Date: 26 Sep 92 12:16:40 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

If I buy an extended keyboard for my computer, is there a comm program 
(maybe Z-term or something) that will support the page up/page down keys?
From: raycole@shadow.ksu.ksu.edu (Ray Cole)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: MacX problems
Date: 1 Oct 1992 01:48:13 -0500
Organization: Kansas State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: shadow.ksu.ksu.edu

Hello, I'm currently trying to install MacX to work with one of our Soulbourne's
here on campus as part of a class assignment.  I'm running into a problem in
that it will not open up a connection to the Unix box, when I try to execute
a remote command it always brings up an alert box saying that the connection
came up half way then died.  I checked with our system administrator (as
according to the manual it was a problem on the Unix side) and he looked
into it and found that it appears as though MacX is trying to use the 
rexec command inorder to start an xsession.  This is where the problem lies,
the rexec command has been a security hole on Unix machines for some time
and in order to patch that hole most administrators (including ours) has
disabled that command in favor of everyone using the rsh command to start
remote processes.  Does anyone out there have any idea if there is a work
around for this?  I'd really like to see MacX up and running as would my
professor.  Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanx in 
aandvance.

Ray

 
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From: ferch@ucs.ubc.ca (Les Ferch)
Subject: Re: simultatious EtherTalk & LocalTalk
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 08:09:45 GMT

>He is a small question, is it possible to have both LocalTalk
>and EtherTalk running at the same time.  My problem is that I
>have a printer on LocalTalk and I would like to connect the
>Macs to use Appleshare in EtherTalk for better speed. Is it
>possible, or is there an alternative to this.

I saw the following software-only solutions, for bridging Ethernet and
LocalTalk, at the Mactivity conference in July. LaserBridge should do what
you want. In the following, "Show" refers to the Mactivity show price. 

              EtherBridge Series from Sonic Systems

Product       Description                                Retail   Show

LaserBridge   Allows up to 5 LocalTalk printers to be     $199    $100
              shared on Ethernet

PowerBridge   Allows any Mac to be connected to Ethernet   149      75

SuperBridge   Allows up to 5 Macs and/or LocalTalk         249     125
              printers to be connected to Ethernet

Sonic Systems
333 W. El Camino Real #280
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Tel: 408-736-1900
Fax: 408-736-7228

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: "paul griffith" <paul.griffith@canrem.com>
Subject: networks,routers,etc
Reply-To: "paul griffith" <paul.griffith@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: comp
Date: 4 Oct 92 19:27:44 EST

Hi everyone, I have a few questions regarding AppleTalk networks.

example.1
A internet, with a Ethernet backbone, and two LocalTalk (LT) zones.
   o Ethernet backbone net number 45
   o LT zone 1 net number 1
   o LT zone 2 net number 2

Is it possible for two different computers [one in LT zone 1, and
one in LT zone 2]  to have to the same node ID, without any conflicts ?

[ Note: Shouldn't the AppleTalk address the computers as
1.node-ID.socket, and 2.node-ID.socket.]

2) What happens when two network are connected with a a half-router
 and the following happens.

   o Some of the net numbers are the same ?
   o Computers on both backbone have the same ID's

3) Are hardware routers better than software based routers ?

4) If a SE is used as Ethernet to LT router, in place of a SE/30
   Ethernet to LT router will the LT users notice a slowdown
   in Ethernet to LT transfers or LT to Ethernet transfers ?


Thank you for your time. I will post a summary ASAP.

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From: sund@tde.lth.se (Lars Sundstr|m)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: VT100 CTB tool supporting PRINT escape sequences???
Date: 27 Sep 92 14:32:59 GMT
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.comm
Organization: Applied Electronics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden


The subject says it all. The terminal tools following MacTerminal does
not support the VT100 escape sequences for printing. Is there such a
tool available?

 
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From: wsanders@ffeine (Wiley Sanders)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Are System 6.0.8 and System 7.0.1 Appleshares Compatible?
Date: 6 Oct 1992 18:14:29 GMT
Organization: S.M.C.C. C.M.D. P.E.S. Support Services
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: wsanders@ffeine.corp.sun.com (Wiley Sanders)
NNTP-Posting-Host: ffeine.corp.sun.com

In brief, I have a Powerbook running 7.0.1 and a Plus running
System 4.2 (!). I want them to share files but don't know
whether upgrading the Plus to 7.0.1 is worth the performance
hit.

If 6.0.8 and 7.0.1 file sharing are compatible, I'd like 
to run 6.0.8 on the Plus if I can.

Responses to "wsanders@ffeine.corp.sun.com" and I will 
summarize and repost.

Thanks in advance,
-wiley
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From: macman@newton.WPI.EDU (Chris Silverberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Mac BBS software.... what options are there ?
Date: 26 Sep 1992 06:56:29 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: newton.wpi.edu

In an article merlin@magicbb.uucp (MAGIC Merlin) rambles:

(On FirstClass)
>SoftArc has been very supportive of MAGIC, and their quality of technical support has been top notch.  They have the best Macintosh GUI BBS available today,
>and I doubt that anyone will try and argue otherwise.

Sure, there are lots of TeleFinder users who would argue that
TF has a slightly better interface.  The fact does remain though, that Mac
BBS software in general (TeleFinder, FirstClass, and Novalink) are quickly
advancing to where telecommunications hasn't gone before.

Each of these companies has a windows version of their user software in the
works... a few years from now, I think you'll be seeing former PC sysops
switching over to a Macintosh to run a better GUI BBS...

- Chris

 
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   Worcester Polytechnic Institute      WMUG BBS  508-832-5844 (TeleFinder)
   America Online: TfChris              FIDONET:  1:322/115.1
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Distribution: world
From: jason@cybermac.uucp (Jason Hyerstay)
Organization: Adrenaline
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 15:39:33 EST
Subject: Re: FirstClass

Mark,
I second all that! FirstClass and PU-L are great! I too have recieve
excellent support from both companies and it is really nice to know that
customer satisfaction is their #1 concern. I have had some problems with
PU-L, but nothing relating to conections or processing. It sometimes
crashes on me if I switch into it with PowerSwitcher and if I try to
restart the server (PU-L) after stopping it. I would not trade
FirstClass for any other software and I plan on running my BBS for a
long time!
-Jason Hyerstay
-Admin of Adrenaline Online (802) 425-2332
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Home Office question
From: peake@uncavx.unca.edu
Date: 30 Sep 92 05:59:45 -0500
Organization: University of North Carolina at Asheville
Nntp-Posting-User: bender

Hi,

I'm the new custodian of a Prometheus Ultima Home Office fax/data modem. It
works fine whenI'm running the fax software bundled with it, but when I try to
use it to make a dialup connection, something strange is going on. I can
connect to the Gandalf router, but when I'm prompted for the name of the
service I want to connect to (which is our school's Vax) I get a message that
no such service exists, which it certainly does. I don't have this problem with
other modems, and it happens no matter which Mac I attempt to use with the
Ultima.

In all cases, I'm using the most recent version of Zterm, set to vt100
emulation. Could any of the more experienced users give this novice some
suggestions about where to look (settings, etc.) for solutions to this problem?
Email is welcome.

Steve Peake
peake@uncavx.unca.edu
peake@unca.bitnet
From: pebi@aem.umn.edu (Peter A. Bidian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Looking for a modem
Date: 7 Oct 92 02:09:25 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota


Hi,

I would like to connect from home to our SLIP server at the U. 
According to the people from Telecommunications Services the server
supports v.42 bis and MNP 10 @ 2400 and 9600 baud. 

I was wondering if anybody can tell me what modem has these features
because I intend to buy one. Maybe you can also give me a price
for the modem.

Thanks,

Peter


		                                                               
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Peter Bidian					     Internet: pebi@aem.umn.edu
Dept. of Aerospace Eng.				     Bitnet:    AE02022@UMNACVX
University of Minnesota				     phone:      (612) 625-1346
===============================================================================
From: andersm@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (Mark Anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Problems with ZModem download from BBS
Date: 6 Oct 92 05:18:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: CS.1992Oct06.051852.29454
Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept.

I am having trouble downloading files using ZModem from a BBS that I call long
distance.  I connect OK using my new SupraFAXModem V.32bis and all the text
and other BBS stuff works just file, but when I try to download a file using
ZModem I get 'Data Errors' after about 5-6K.  When I send the same file using
YModem1K, everything works fine except I only get about 1000cps instead of the
1600cps that I got once with the ZModem protocal.  I use the same setup string
to call the UNIX machine here at OSU and it works file, although it is only a
9600 baud connection and the BBS is 14400.  I was wondering if anyone else had
a similar problem with ZModem and if so, how did you correct the problem.  
Was it a problem with your setup or with the BBS's?  Any help would be 
appreciated.

						- Mark J. Anderson
From: sawtelle@mariposa.stonecutter.com (Don Sawtelle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: autodialer or modem to generate long touchtones?
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 21:44:23 PDT
Organization: Stonecutter Software
Reply-To: sawtelle@stonecutter.com
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.5v4


In article <01050131.ec9vdq@mariposa.stonecutter.com> (comp.sys.mac.comm), sawtelle@mariposa.stonecutter.com (Don Sawtelle) writes:
> > I need to find a modem or dialing device that can sound long
> > touchtones. Specifically, I need my application to dial a number, pause
> > for the call to go through, sound the star key for 5 seconds, make a
> > one second pause, and then sound the star key for 5 seconds again.
> > 
> > If you know of any devices that can do this, I'd appreciate it very much
> > if you will send me email.
> 
> I have't yet received any replies to my question (above) from the net,
> but I did find out about "HyperDialer", which is apparently (third-hand
> info:) only a coupler between the Mac sound and the phone line, and
> thus doesn't generate any tones itself. I was referred to Prometheus as
> the new owner of HyperDialer, but when I called them, they said they no
> longer have the product, and they don't know if anyone still
> manufactures it.
> 
> Can anyone provide a technical description of just how HyperDialer
> works, or info on any product which is an alternative to HyperDialer?

As best I can determine, HyperDialer is no longer being produced by
anyone, and is only now available because of backlog in the
distribution network. Also, it uses audio coupling (requires the
application to play its own tones through the Mac speaker), can't "pick
up" and "hang up" the phone, and doesn't work on some phone systems.

So, apparently, excepting the dialing capability offered by modems,
there are no autodialers for the Macintosh.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: woodcock@crchh427.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Gregg Woodcock)
Subject: SimMac v3.1 problems with WAITFOR when TRACE OFF.
Reply-To: bn202@cleveland.freenet.edu
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Richardson, Texas
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1992 20:50:21 GMT

I am using 2 SE's with 4 Megs of memory each.
On the one that has System 6.05 everything is fine.
On the one that has System 6.08, setting TRACE OFF
causes all WAITFORs to short circuit as though
WAITTIME were equal to 0.  I can put a SET TRACE ON
and a SET TRACE OFF around the WAITFOR command it
it is ok.  Anybody got any ideas?  I am working on
removing all the inits now.

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From: MacUserLabs@cup.portal.com (Stephan - Somogyi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: MacIntercomm (finally a real comm program)
Date: Mon,  5 Oct 92 13:55:39 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: na
  <1992Oct5.173125.686@muddcs.claremont.edu>

jam@jupiter.claremont.edu (Jay Margolis) writes:

[pro-MacIntercomm rant deleted]

>SmartCom and others don't do anything in the background. That's laughable.
>They use the Multifinder HACK that is Apple's sorry excuse for
>multitasking which clearly doesn't work for things like comm programs.
>MacIntercomm is the only program I know of that can really do
>backgrounding, and to downplay that seems like bad sportsmanship.

When I received my copy of MacIntercomm (1.0, got it from them at Macworld
Boston), I removed the INITs they mention in their readme that cause
problems (more on that later), installed it on my HD, and did a simple
ZMODEM download at 2400. MacIntercomm crashed my Mac very thoroughly before
the download was even 10% done.

MacIntercomm is known to conflict with software hard-disk-indicators (such
the ones that come with Norton Utilities and FWB's HDT); these indicators
do their thing at interrupt time. The reason for the conflict is that
MacIntercomm does all of its download processing at interrupt time as well.
MI performs its own memory management (because, as we all know, one is not
allowed to move memory at interrupt time) and this is probably one of the
sources of problems.

If you can get MacIntercomm to work reliably on your machine, good for you.
I don't have the option of playing disable-INITs-until-I-find-the-one games
on my machine. I have work to do.

Sportsmanship has nothing to do with any of this. I, personally, am
reserving judgement on MacIntercomm until the 1.1 upgrade ships. In the
meantime, I use ZTerm 0.9 and merrily download in the background; whether
it is a real background or not is for the hair-splitters to decide.

As always, my opinions, not MacUser's.

___________________________________________________________________________
Stephan Somogyi                 conspiracy theorist                 MacUser
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: jacobson@fred.isgs.uiuc.edu (Russ Jacobson)
Subject: How do you use SLIP?
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.comm
Organization: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 13:35:09 GMT


Ok I have just upgraded to Versaterm Pro 3.62 and along with it I got the
SLIP 
extensions and files. I have followed the instructions they give as closely
as I understand them. I am able to dial in on the University of Illinois
lines and access my unix workstation with Versaterm AdminSLIP. 

Where do I go from here to get my MacTCP using applications to run now that
I have a SLIP session going? I probably do not  have something right,
perhaps I need to make the connection with some sort of server rather than
my sun workstation?  I know that my MacTCP using applications are accessing
the SLIP connection because when I don't have it running I now get the
message from them that my SLIP connection is not active when I don't have
it running. When it is running I get a message (like from Versaterm FTP
Client) that there is "trouble making a connection to my TCP/IP Host. And
that I need to reconfigure. Looking at the TCP stats that I can get from
Versaterm AdminSLIP I find that packets get sent and retransmitted, and tha
connections are attempted but they get aborted. So I know that the MacTCP
using application is using SLIP but that I am not getting the connection. 

I get the idea that I am not connecting with the proper type of Unix host
to run my SLIP connection properly for MacTCP-using applications to work
properly.  So what kind of host must I connect my SLIP connection with? 
Must it be some kind of special server or can my own Sun Workstation
suffice? 

Can some kind soul who understands the use of SLIP applications please help
me understand (in simple terms I am a real novice when it comes to using
all this) just how I need to use and setup my Versaterm AdminSLIP?  I would
greatly appreciate your help. If there are some kind of docs somewhere that
would explain just what I need to have for a host to connect SLIP to and
how SLIP works with MacTCP (simple terms of course) I would appreciate
finding out where such info might be gotten. Thanks for your time and
consideration!

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  Russ Jacobson                     INTERNET:jacobson@fred.isgs.uiuc.edu
  Illinois Geological Survey        FIDONET: 1:233/11 and 1:233/14        
  Champaign, IL 61820               Narnia BBS  217-384-3128 (Telefinder)  
                   
  217-244-2426                      Home Phone: 217-384-6983
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From: MacUserLabs@cup.portal.com (Stephan - Somogyi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: v.32bis modems
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 18:58:16 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: world

rramos@balboa.eng.uci.edu (Rodney G. Ramos) writes:

>I was wondering if there has been some "lab test" type comparisons of all
>or most of the v.32bis modems on the market right now. Does anyone know of
>a magazine article or consumer report that has this information?

I'm not sure exactly which issue it's in, but you should see MacUser Labs'
test of v.32bis modems shortly.

__________________________________________________________________________
Stephan Somogyi            puzzle-piece together-putter            MacUser
From: rgoldstone@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU (Robin, Girl Wonder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Comet: no scrolling?
Date: 5 Oct 92 15:52:32 GMT
Reply-To: rgoldstone@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU
Organization: California State University, Chico
NNTP-Posting-Host: oavax.csuchico.edu

I am using Comet 2.1.1 and as far as I can see, there is no ability to scroll
back through your session.  In both NCSA Telnet and VersaTerm I can scroll back
to previous screens to review info, select text, copy to the clipboard, etc.
I cannot see a place to configure a "scrollback region" in Comet. Is there
a way to do this?


***********************************************************************
Robin Goldstone, Systems Software Specialist
California State University, Chico  Computing Services
rgoldstone@oavax.csuchico.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: michel@cst02.segin.com (Michel Pollet)
Subject: PowerBook Tuner. I need IT
Reply-To: michel%cst02.segin.com@relay.prime.com (Michel Pollet)
Organization: Segin, Groupe Axime
Distribution: comp
Date:  2 Oct 92 09:47:18 GMT

This serial port bug is really a shame !! at 19200, I can't transfert
512 bytes without errors every two packets ! even interactive work with the 
host I'm connected to is full of missing characters.
Can PLEASE somebody send me this tuner that seems to correct that ?

Michel
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: preece@netcom.com (Darrell Preece)
Subject: help with zterm
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 01:45:01 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: ca


hi all, does anybody know why I can't get the arrow  keys to
work while in emacs using zterm? any help would be appreciated

thanks!
-dp-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.unix.aux