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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
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From: bobg@edgeway.wimsey.bc.ca (Bob M. Grahame)
Organization: EdgeWays! InfoLink - A FirstClass GUI BBS - "The Edge of Communications and GateWays to the World." North Vancouver, BC Canada
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:05:11 PST
Subject: Re: Does a EPS (or PS) -> PICT application exist?

LPR> Hello, I remember reading in passing about these types of
LPR> applications. Can anyone please give any info that they have on
LPR> this type of process (for example, any FAQ's or programs which
LPR> will do this). 
LPR> 
LPR> Basically I have a postscript file (either kind) that I want to
LPR> read into a word processor (I do not have MS Word 5!), so I want
LPR> to be able to convert this to a PICT file.

 Yes, I have such a thing in my library and have sent it all over the world. I
am not even sure how well it works. It is called EPS->PICT and is a DA. I
think it is old, so someone ought to write a new version.

See Ya!

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: noriaki@mullian.ee.mu.oz.au (Noriaki onodera)
Subject: *** HOW MUCH ? -- Accelerators in Japan ***
Organization: Electrical and Electronic - University of Melbourne 
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 05:45:45 GMT

Hi.

I want to get information of prices of accelerators in Japan.
Would you let me know what kind of accelerators are available in
Japan and how much does it cost ?

Especially, I an interested in Radius and DayStar products.

Thanks in advance.

Noriaki ( noriaki@mullian.ee.mu.oz.au )
Organization: Central Michigan University
Date: Sunday, 13 Dec 1992 01:40:07 EST
From: CHUCK WILLIAMS <34A6J53@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: HELP>folks near Battelle (Richland, WA)

Hello netters!!

I must share my excitement (and apprehension) with you.

I have just been awarded a DOE appointment in the Science and
Research Semester (SERS) program at Battelle, Pacific Northwest
Laboratories!  I am very excited, this is the chance of a lifetime!
(But I digress...)

I need to know about the housing situation near Battelle.  Actually,
I need to know *anything* about that area.  I can't wait to start,
but I need a place to live.  Any leads, suggestions, hints,
contacts (anybody lonely?) would be greatly appreciated!

ADV-thanks-ANCE !

Chuck
From: envwpk@epb2.lbl.gov (Werner P. Keilholz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac
Subject: How to change the filetype on a Mac ?
Date: 17 Dec 1992 10:08:29 GMT
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley
Distribution: world
Reply-To: envwpk@epb2.lbl.gov (Werner P. Keilholz)
NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.3.12.39

A while ago someone explained to me how to print a PS file with sendPS.
I finally got this program via FTP and transfered it to my Mac. 

The problem is: The filetype of the transfered file is now is MacBinary, 
since it was created by FTP. Therefore, if I double-click on its icon, 
the Mac says it can't be executed, because the application that created the 
file can not be found.

How can I tell it that the file *is* the application ???

*** Please reply via email to envwpk@epb2.lbl.gov, since I'm  
*** not subscribed to this group.

Thanks in advance, 

Werner

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: ST32373@VM.CC.LATECH.EDU
Subject: Mac 512K(!) Word Processor
Organization: Louisiana Tech University
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 18:26:53 CST

  I know this is going WAY back, but do any of you know of a word processor tha
t does spell checking for the MAC 512K? Also grammar checking would be nice. I
guess that's REALLY asking too much tho. If not, what is the WP that combines t
hese while asking the least of system resources? I have a 20Meg HD also, so sto
rage is not a problem. Thanx- Robert C. Bullock
 
 
@@@ All I want for Christmas is World Peace. Barring that, I'd like a new CDROM
From: ephraim@think.com (Ephraim Vishniac)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: HELP--MacX
Date: 18 Dec 1992 21:27:30 GMT
Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: charon.think.com

In article <1992Dec18.095359.24569@vents.uji.es> Enrique Navarro Sanchis <navarro@si.uji.es> writes:
>      I have a question about MacX connected to an HP9000 s700 (UNIX).
>      I execute as remote command a "/usr/bin/X11/mwm -display ... "
>      and I work nicely except that in the menu "EDIT" it does not appear
>      as active the items Cut,Copy,Paste.
>      I can not copy and paste. ( I can not use the Command-c nor
>Command-v)

Try reading the section headed "Cut, Copy, Paste, and other editing
commands" in Chapter 1 of the MacX manual. 

>      It seems it work like an X-terminal, you can mark the text with the
>mouse
>      left button an paste the text at cursor position with the mouse
>right button.
>
>       HERE IS THE PROBLEM --->  the Mac mouse has ONLY a button.
>                                                   Can I simulate the
>right button ...???

Try reading the section headed "Mouse differences" in Chapter 2 of the
MacX manual. 

>      Please, I do not read nor write frecuently at this group.

I guess you don't read the manual, either, or even browse around the
menus... 

-- 
Ephraim Vishniac    ephraim@think.com   ThinkingCorp@applelink.apple.com
 Thinking Machines Corporation / 245 First Street / Cambridge, MA 02142
        One of the flaws in the anarchic bopper society was
        the ease with which such crazed rumors could spread.
From: parkyn@fraser.sfu.ca (Dale Parkyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: SoftAT demo Scandal?!?!?
Date: 21 Dec 92 04:12:01 GMT
Article-I.D.: sfu.parkyn.724911121
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada

L.H.Wood@lut.ac.uk writes:

>What was on the 'About' screen of this so-called demo? Just wondering, cos
>then you would know who was ripped off....

If your news reader is able to search on subject line you can
read the many other contributions on this topic. Yes, Insignia is
aware of the serial number of this software...

Dale
parkyn@sfu.ca
From: pdt@unix.brighton.ac.uk (taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Trouble with Menus
Date: 17 Dec 92 08:55:24 GMT
Organization: University of Brighton, UK

I have a problem on my PowerBook 100 with the menus. When I start up either
MCL (lisp) or THINK Pascal straight from a start up I cannot use the menus on
the menu bar. If I select one the screen blanks out and the application 
quits on me. I then have to reset (not restart) the machine for this problem
to stop (i.e. whenever I touch a menu from then on the screen clears and then
redraws itself).

However if, before I start up MCL or Pascal, I open a menu (a finder menu) and
then start up the offending application everything is OK. Is this a known
problem or is there somethig wrong with my machine? Can anyonw help as this is
quite an annoying thing?

Paul Taylor
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: ajiang@lonestar.utsa.edu (Alexander X. Jiang)
Subject: Re: ** WARNING ** AVOID TIGER SOFTWARE!!!!
Keywords: TIGER SOFWARE, DAVID SIEGEL, FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD!!
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 03:18:32 GMT

Thanks for the warning...

Tiger wasn't really even a good place to start with, they don't offer $3
next day shipping as most other reputable mail-order place does, and worse
yet, if you read their 'policies' carefully, they don't really refund your
money, they credit your account for 'future purchase' should you decide to
return their '30-day return guaranteed' products.

personally, i find MacWarehouse, MacZone, MacConnection, and Mac's Place all
pretty nice companies, especially the Zone and the Connection who offers
slightly lower prices.  Mac's Place seemed to be little understaffed.

I think at least a good mac mail-order house should start their name with
'MAC', not like tiger..., besides, their catalog is way too big.
Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.misc:20619 misc.forsale.computers.mac:1698 misc.forsale.computers:43414 comp.sys.mac.hardware:24104
From: lynn@acsu.buffalo.edu (Alexander W. Lynn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,misc.forsale.computers.mac,misc.forsale.computers,comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Bad Experience with MacCenter
Summary: Hardware order cancelled and refund never was shipped.
Keywords: MacCenter, NEC, 3fGX, mail order
Date: 15 Dec 92 01:01:05 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: State University of New York at Buffalo


This is along the lines of a warning, but I'm not going to tell you to avoid this place
just to give you information.

History:
   On October 9, 1992 I ordered a Quadra 700 from CDG systems in Florida, a Maxtor 120MB
hard drive from APS and a NEC 3fGX monitor from MacCenter.
By monday of the following week all the items except the monitor had arrived. I called
MacCenter and was told that the monitor was on backorder and would be to me by Wednesday
of the followign week. Well Wednesday came and no monitor. On Monday I called back
to be told that they now did not know when the monitor would come in. I had then cancel
my order and issue me a refund. I was told that it would be processed that week and 
would be mailed right out.

To make a long story short it is now December and I still haven't received my refund.
I have talked to everyone in the customer serveice department and they have all
tols me "OH I see what happened. We'll mail the check this weekend." I have even
talked with the finance department and the president of the company. Still no luck

I have written MacUser and told them of the situation and asked that they stop running
MacCenters ad's until this matter is cleared up. I have also filed mail fraud charges
with the US postal service over the matter.

I caution anyone who is considering ordering from this company to get any delivery dates
confimed in writing BEFORE you order anything and keep track of who you talk to and what
they say.

I would like to ask people to boycott this company until they clean up thier act. I will
gladly write back when the matter is cleared up.

Thank you all for you time in reading this letter.

--

         |			Alexander W. Lynn
        /|\			State University of New York at Buffalo
       / | \			lynn@acsu.buffalo.edu
      /  |  \			v141gxzn@ubvms.bitnet
     /   |   \
----<----|---->----		You can always try to make heads or tails of
     \   |   /			something, but chances are you'll end up
      \  |  /			somewhere in the middle.
       \ | /			
        \|/			
         |
From: mxmora@unix.sri.com (Matthew Xavier Mora)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Autodoubler
Date: 12 Dec 92 00:35:23 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system
Organization: SRI International

In article <1992Dec6.222713.24881@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>,
jelmore@nyx.cs.du.edu (John Elmore) wrote:
> 
> In article <BytouD.Dzz@iat.holonet.net> bwilliam@iat.holonet.net (Bill Williams) writes:
> >Fact: I know someone who is an expert in compression technologies (if not
> >*THE* expert for LZ based algorithms.
 
> Fact? how do _we_ know this is a fact? You better have proof if you wanna
> call someone an "expert", let alone "*THE* expert". I consider Bill Goodman
> an expert, because he wrote a fairly useful and well-designed compression
> utility. I consider Raymond Lau an expert, because he wrote a compression
> utility that has basically become an industry standard.



I wouldn't consider Ray Lau an expert in compression since he used what was
available at the the time. Now, Ross Williams I would consider an expert
and some of the other folx on comp.compression. Maybe that's who Bill is
talking about.


I do agree with the rest of your post though.




Xavier

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Matthew Xavier Mora                                mxmora@unix.sri.com
SRI International                                       (415) 859-5011
(signing Xavier since there are too many Matt's on the net :-))
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: drd@siia.mv.com (David Dick)
Subject: Re: MacCenter vs MacConnection
Organization: Software Innovations, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 00:21:46 GMT

In <1992Dec15.054532.26952@u.washington.edu> hhll@stein.u.washington.edu (Steven Hodas) writes:

>rwb@alexander.VI.RI.CMU.EDU (Robert Berger) writes:


>>A few weeks ago I ordered a NEC 4FG and a Radius 24XP from MacCenter in
>>Texas. I place the order only after they assured me they had both
>>items in stock, and would ship right away.

>>After three weeks I called to cancel the order. They never explained
>>why they had lied about having the items in stock, but instead tried
>>to keep my order by claiming that both items were in short supply
>>all over the country.

>Not only that, but MacCenter will not accept a credit card order unless
>you provide your social security number, which is directly contrary to the
>policies of both the MasterCard consortium and Citibank (my card issuer).

Not to mention illegal.  The social security number is not to be
used for any purpose other than Social Security Administration and
Internal Revenue Service matters.

David Dick
Software Innovations 
[the Software Moving Company; converting software to UNIX for over a decade]
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: justin@nx30.mik.uky.edu (justin sullivan)
Subject: Re: SoftAT demo Scandal?!?!?
    <1gnvqiINNlmf@morrow.stanford.edu>
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
X-Path: nx30.mik.uky.edu!justin
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 00:48:19 GMT

In <1gnvqiINNlmf@morrow.stanford.edu> lipa@camis.Stanford.EDU (Bill Lipa) writes:


>I'm not sure I know what's going on -- I don't recall having a SoftAT demo,
>removing it, or anyone complaining. Your message is the first I've seen
>suggesting that we had the original on-line.

Well, that's where *I* got it from too, and that's why it was on
mac.archive. Anyway, here's the scoop (for those that are still curious):

The copy that was posted was a fully-functional version intended for
dealers to show off. Someone mentioned it came on one of those privileged
CD-ROMs, too. Anyway, Insignia (who is on the net.. someone said they
weren't, but they're insignia@insignia.com) said they were going to 
'investigate themselves,' and seemed happy with the fact that we took
it out of 'circulation.' I haven't heard anymore about it, but let it stand
as a lesson to us all.


Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.misc:20580 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:3288 comp.sys.mac.system:15166 comp.sys.mac.hardware:24016
From: mathew <mathew@mantis.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Mac PC Exchange vs Dos Mounter
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 16:53:41 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK.

skippy@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Ian Chesterton) writes:
>   I'm interested in either "Macintosh PC Exchange" or "Dos Mounter" for
>   a system 7.0.1 machine.  They seem to do the same type of things, ie.,
>   both will mount DOS disks like Mac disks on the desktop.  However, 
>   the "Mac PC Exchange" comes in at $10 less.  Is it worth it to spend
>   more on "Dos Mounter"?  Inquiring (and buying) minds want to know!

Also, how much memory do the two products *actually* consume?  Macintosh PC
Exchange claims to require a 3MB machine, but I can't believe it really eats
1.5-2MB of memory.


mathew

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang)
Subject: Re: HP laserjet drivers
Reply-To: rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 07:07:25 GMT

In article <01050023.l99bux@chinchilla.cars.com> chinchilla!niel@cars.com writes:
>In article <29541@castle.ed.ac.uk> (comp.sys.mac.misc), cbarton@festival.ed.ac.uk (C Barton) writes:
>>
>>Does anyone know if there is a mac driver for HP laserjet III. We have a
>>solitary mac user in the group and a new HP 4 with no postscript option.
>>If there were a mac driver for an HP III then I think they would be able
>>to print on the network.
>>                    Craig Barton.
>>
>
>Yes there is, but I believe it requires the PostScript option.
>Niel
>

No, no, no. People, LaserJets do not *NEED* PostScript to print out Mac
output. That is dogma. Although it would be nice.

QuickDraw drivers are made by several companies, including GDT SoftWorks
(PowerPrint, I recommend this in the network scenario), Insight Inc.
(MacPrint), and computer:applications (MacJet). Also try Orange Micro
(Grappler).

Cheers!


-rich
Richard Sucgang  : Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology Columbia University
(sucgang@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.edu | rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu)
"...Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, individually, collectively or otherwise." 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch)
Subject: Portable Printer Driver + Powerbook Memory
Organization: UCLA, Anderson Graduate School Of Management
Date: 20 Dec 92 13:44:35 PST


I just  got a 4/40 Powerbook  170:

[1] I am wondering  whether I can  hook up a  portable PC printer (it would be
nice if the printer could also work with my 286). I was hoping I could hook up
a  Canon bubblejet, or the  new HP portable  printer.  That is, I need drivers
for these printers?  (I am using  Word/Excel/TeX.) If it exists, could someone
please mail me the name of such vendors?

[2] Also, are there cheap sources of a 2MB PB upgrade? (Used upgrades?)

Please reply to  me, because I do  not read  this bulletin board  on a regular
basis.

/ivo
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: rmommer@shumun.weeg.uiowa.edu (Ric Mommer)
Subject: 4M SIMMs for sale
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 04:34:01 GMT
Reply-To: ric-mommer@uiowa.edu
Organization: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

FOR SALE

four 4Mb SIMMs (standard for Macintosh, NeXTcube, or older mono  
NeXTstations) for sale.  80ns.  $120 each + shipping.

reply to: ric-mommer@uiowa.edu
From: John.Hillman@f421.n109.z1.fidonet.org (John Hillman)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: SOFT_PC. HOW COMPATIBLE I
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 22:54:00 -0500

I user SoftPC several time a week.  I use it under UNIX and System 7.1.  
It is solid or as solid as the operating system is.  Very easy to use but, 
slow...  Not to shabby on the faster MAC's or Quadra's.
From: graham@cs.utexas.edu (Ralph Arnold Graham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: ** WARNING ** AVOID TIGER SOFTWARE!!!!
Date: 14 Dec 1992 17:15:08 -0600
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: tokio.cs.utexas.edu
Keywords: TIGER SOFWARE, DAVID SIEGEL, FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD!!

In article <101917@netnews.upenn.edu> isler@gradient.cis.upenn.edu (Sylvia Isler) writes:
>In August of this year, I ordered some software from Tiger Software, a
>mail order company in Coral Gables, Florida. Weeks went by and I never 
>received the software even though I specified and paid extra for
>overnight delivery.
>
 [deletions]

>If you are thinking of ordering from TIGER SOFTWARE, my advice to you
>is DON'T DO IT!
>
 [deletions]

>Sylvia Isler
>isler@gradient.cis.upenn.edu
>

I'm a little surprised - I've been ordering from Tiger Software for about a
year and have never had a problem (I often use them when ordering stuff for
work).

They were damaged when that hurricane hit down there this summer (wasn't that
in August?) and they sent out notices to people saying they were sorry for
disruptions in service, etc.  Perhaps you didn't get one...

They have always been efficient and quick - although I can't stand their ads
in the magazines...

-- 
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	Ralph Graham		                graham@cs.utexas.edu
     . . . life is merely a wretched cesspool of twisted emotions . . . 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: Ravi Konchigeri <mongoose@leland.stanford.edu>
Subject: Re: Apple Quality is sh_t !
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A7576697FC0100ED@kimball-pc-316.stanford.edu>
X-Xxdate: Fri, 18 Dec 92 11:29:27 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 19:26:36 GMT

In article <1992Dec18.182329.6612@ausom.oz.au> Richard Kay, rkay@ausom.oz.au
writes:
>I've owned Macs since 1990. Here is a summary of my experiences with
>the quality of Apple computers. It serves as an interesting contrast
>to Brian's experience:
>
>1990 -- Purchased Macintosh SE. Screen needed replacing immediately
>(ie. straight out of box) due to presence of large glass bubble in
>the centre of it. It was the first thing I saw when I turned the Mac
>on at home. :-(
 . . . . list goes on.

	And I thought I was a crashmaster!  You are a god!  Have you had the same
experience with other types of equipment?  Do CRTs blank out when you walk
past them?  Do cars stall for no reason when you ride in them? :)

>problems. Maybe that's been the problem, I've been killing my Macs
>with kindness...

	I think there's a trend here.  People who treat their computers like sh_t
seem to be having no problems while people who baby their computers are
getting the lemons.  Gee.

	But seriously, I don't think we should be complaining about Apple quality
that much.  I know many people with IBM compats who have ton 'o problems with
their computers.  My uncle, who is a network installer, says he sees things
crashing all the time, randomly and through misuse.  Two things I've noticed
is that computers can be very temperamental, and that the quality of a
computer model varies widely over individual computers.  Some people just have
good luck, that's all.
	I do agree that Apple overcharges, but that's a whole different story that
we'll leave for another rainy night . . . .


"If at first you don't succeed . . . restart."

Ravi Konchigeri.
mongoose@leland.stanford.edu
From: sinkovics@wu-wien.ac.at (Rudolf R. Sinkovics)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: AWK & Archie for Mac: ANSWER
Date: 16 Dec 1992 08:09:31 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Excuse me for my previous answer which contained no message.
Nuntius messed things up.

I think others might be interested in what I found so I give a response:

a) AWK which is a pattern scanning and processing language (by Aho,
Kerningham, Weinberger) is available as GNU implementation (GNU = GNU is
not Un*X). And although GNU does not directly support Apple products (due
to the "look and feel lawsuits") some hacker used the free source code and
ported it to the Macintosh.
Look for MacGAWK (Mac GNU-AWK).

b) Sad to say that X-Archie (a very fast and good archie client for
UniX/X-windows machines) is not available for the Mac. But there is a beta
release of a shareware archie-client.
Find it in the directory /info-mac/comm/archie-client-09.hqx on
sumex-aim.stanford.edu


- Rudolf

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,misc.invest