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From: purp@wixer.cactus.org (Jim Meyer)
Subject: Yay, Apple! (was Re: spurious 'This is not a Macintosh disk')
Organization: Real/Time Communications
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 17:11:19 GMT

In article <David_Goldsmith-060193144300@david-goldsmith.taligent.com>
David_Goldsmith@taligent.com (David Goldsmith) writes: 

>In article <C0G0rM.B7M@ipsa.reuter.com>, jhs@ipsa.reuter.com (Henri
>Schueler) wrote:

>> I have been getting spurious alerts. The alert is the one you get when
>> you insert an unformatted disk, or a non-MAC disk into the machine. i.e.
>>     This is not a Macintosh disk:
>>     Do you want to initialize it?
>> 
>> The machine is a Quadra700 with 7.0.1+tuner.
>
>This is a bug in the SCSI Manager on the Quadras; it happens on the 900
>also (don't know about the 950). It is fixed in System 7.1.

Let's hear it for Apple, the marketing ghods, who tell us "You don't
HAVE to upgrade to 7.1..." Of course, they neglect to finish the
sentence, "...unless you want your computer to work correctly."

Yay, Apple! It's so nice to see that when you swapped Sculley for Jobs
you changed your focus from customer to profit. At least this way, once
you've alienated all of "the rest of us," you'll have the capital to
start a foods division and compete with Pepsico.

--Jim, still peeved at the charge for a bunch of bug fixes and no major
       improvements. 
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|  Julien Finaudere' de la Main Pourpre      |  Jim Meyer DoD#680      |
|  Collegium Turris Animarum, Bryn Gwlad     |  purp@wixer.cactus.org  |
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
From: LB.NKA@isumvs.iastate.edu (Nubi Achebo)
Subject: Mac LAN
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 18:41:55 GMT

I would like to hear from anybody who has successfully networked CD-ROMs using
Mac machines.  I am particularly interested in the hardware and software used,
type of wiring, and the basics of the LAN structure.  Send me an e-mail
through the following address.

lb.nka@isumvs.bitnet
lb.nka@isumvs.iastate.edu

Nubi Achebo.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
From: justin@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Justin Ridge)
Subject: Any Romanian users (fonts) out there?
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 11:40:07 GMT

Greetings..
I am looking for a Romanian version of the 'Times' font.
Are there any users out there who might be in posession of such a thing?
Does the name 'Fdtimes' ring a bell?

BACKGROUND:
The head of our Modern Languages Dept. has had several books published in
Romanian.  These have mainly been printed in Romania.  Now, however, he has
a IIsi and is doing his own DTP.  Thus he needs a Romanian font -- which in
effect is Times with a few squiggles added above & below some of the
letters.

SOLUTIONS?
I got Fontographer onto the job and modified the standard Times font. 
However, what Fontographer produces isn't quite as clear as the (English)
Times which is built into the Personal LW's, especially the screen fonts.
I believe that there is a font called 'Fdtimes' which is exactly what I'm
looking for.  The person in question managed to bring back a font called
'Fdtimes' when he last returned from Romania, however, its only the bitmap
version -- we need the PostScript or TrueType companion to it.
An archie search has revealed nothing.
Thus it seems that my only alternatives are (a) to stick with the Font I've
done in Fontographer, which is rather cruddy, or (b) try and get in touch
with Apple Romania (!) or the printer who gave us the bitmap versions --
via Email?? fat chance.  It'd be by snail which would take months.

Any advice (incl. names of vendors etc.) is appreciated.
PLEASE REPLY DIRECTLY to me, as I might not get a chance to read news
again for some time.
Thanks.
Justin Ridge.


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From: nevai@mps.ohio-state.edu (Paul Nevai)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: how to control the max # of openable files - help is needed
Date: 4 Jan 1993 21:46:18 GMT
Organization: Department of Mathematics, The Ohio State University
Distribution: world
Reply-To: pali+@osu.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: ops.mps.ohio-state.edu
Originator: nevai@ops.mps.ohio-state.edu

It used to be possible to easily control the max # of openable files on the
Mac, e.g., MaxFiles cdev or SuitCase did the job. Now I have System 7.1
installed and I don't know how to change to standard 40 openable files to
something much larger. Please help (by email). Thanks! Take care...Paul

Paul Nevai                            nevai@mps.ohio-state.edu
Dept Math - Ohio State University     1-614-292-3317 (Office)
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1174, U.S.A.     1-614-292-1479 (Math Dept Fax)
From: u2087546@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (The Jester)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Help! System 6 GC Init...
Date: 8 Jan 93 12:02:50 +1100
Organization: Comedy Company

Hi everyone,

Could someone (especially from Apple) please email me a copy of the
System 6 init for the 8.24GC? My original disk has become damaged
and I haven't been able to find anything other than the 7.0.1 version
which won't work under System 6.0.7. I've contacted Apple Australia
but they still haven't emailed me the init...
Heeeeeelp! Please...

Steve Margelis
Melbourne University
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Distribution: world
From: Brian_Mark-Exec.@magicbb.uucp
Organization: MAGIC - Macintosh Awareness Group In Canada
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 04:19:15 EST
Subject: Fwd: QT 1.5 & Toshiba 1.2 Gig

Just bought my Toshiba MK538FB 1.2 gig drive!! Formatted it with FWB's Hard
Disk Toolkit 1.1.1, and everything works fine. Everything, except QuickTime
1.5. When I boot from the drive, which is partitioned in 2x 200 MB partitions,
and one 779, I get a "The application "unknown" has unexpectedly quit due to
an error of type 3 has ocurred." This is with Simple Player 1.0a1, Premier
1.0. 

However, if I boot from my external Fujitsu 180, again formatted with HDT 1.1.1,
and the QT movies are still on the Toshiba, everything works fine.

Here's where things get weird. I also have Screen Play (an application that
ships with SuperMac's Spigot) and some movies saved in that native format. If
I open Screen Play, then open a native movie, if the movie opens, then all my
QT apps will work fine. If the movie doesn't load, I just get a type 3 error,
and no hope. There seems to be no pattern to this either.

To add yet another twist, QuickTime 1.0 works fine. As soon as I load 1.5,
crash city.

Toshiba and FWB seem to think it's QT 1.5. So do I.

Any ideas?

Thanks, Bri.

Brian_Mark@magicbb.uucp
From: yuanj@ucbeh.san.uc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Slippery Ball (was Re: Sticky mouse button)
Date: 4 Jan 93 15:57:32 EST
Distribution: world
Organization: Univ. of Cincinnati

In article <9301011750.AA01467@Early-Bird.Think.COM>, RTL@siva.bris.ac.uk (RICHARD LIM) writes:
> compiling a list of reports to submit to Apple.  It seems the common
> denominator in the "phantom button down" events is that the mouses/mice in
> question were all made in Malaysia

Mine has slippery ball-- poor motion response!  I think it is made in Taiwan, 
not Malaysia.  The ball is light which I prefer to the heavy mice made in USA.
But the surface of the ball is too slippery.

Do you have some good ideas to overcome this problem?

Thanks!

J.Y.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
From: Caughill <Caughill@mixcom.mixcom.com>
Subject: Re: Superclock Battery indicator indicates wrong?!?!?
Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milwaukee, WI U.S.A.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 22:36:31 GMT

In <103935@netnews.upenn.edu> hodas@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Josh Hodas) writes:


>I am experiencing a really frustrating problem. Superclock, which I
>couldn't live without, includes a handy battery indicator when it is running
>on a powerbook.

>Unfortunately, at least on my duo and my wife's, it indicates wrong.
>It will rarely get below 3/4's full by the time the battery DA indicates
>almost empty, and I start getting battery related dialogues.

>Has anyone else seen this problem?  It didn't occur (as far as I can recall)
>on my 100.

The power reading on Superclock!'s battery indicator is inaccurate. The author
indicated to me that he does plan on making it more accurate, but he hasn't
had a chance to work on it. Remember, it is freeware and I think we're all
lucky that he gave us such a wonderful program in the first place. :-) 

Mike Caughill 
-- 
Caughill@mixcom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Distribution: world
From: Sean_P._Peisert@bmug.org
Organization: BMUG, Inc.
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 17:43:47 PST
Subject: Truetype vs. Postscript

I am running an LC with 6 megs of RAM, 90 megs of HD space, and System 7.1.  I
am using an HP Deskwriter 550C.  I have ATM 3.0 and access to many Postscript
and Truetype fonts.  Of these fonts, I have the option of intstalling either
the Postscript fonts or their Truetype cousins.  
The point is I only want Truetype OR Postscript and wouldn't like to combine
the two.  What is all of your advice?  The more input, the better.

**** From Planet BMUG, the FirstClass BBS of BMUG.  The message contained in
**** this posting does not in any way reflect BMUG's official views.
From: Eric Goodman <ericg@hum.ucsc.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: ARA/Users & Groups problem
Date: 7 Jan 1993 00:47:28 GMT
Organization: UC Santa Cruz
Distribution: world
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X-UserAgent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
X-XXMessage-ID: <A770BF018201B50F@hum15.ucsc.edu>
X-XXDate: Wed, 6 Jan 93 16:53:21 GMT

We have a MacSE running as an ARA server with a 9600 baud modem (a
multitech multimodem II) that works just fine except that twice now we've
come in to find the Users & Groups file empty. Needless to say, the
people trying to log in don't like this "refresh" feature :-). 

Any ideas as to what's happening? We don't use the Mac for anything else,
its a dedicated server. (On 24hrs a day).

Thanks in advance.

Eric Goodman
Humanities Computing
UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
ericg@hum.ucsc.edu
ericg@ucschu.BITNET

"Why did the programmer die in the shower? 
The instructions were 'Lather. Rinse. Repeat.'"
			--- Someone Clever
From: warden@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Robert T Warden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: A/ROSE????
Date: 7 Jan 93 17:51:08 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Pennsylvania



I came across a file called "A/ROSE" in the system 7.1 folder.
What does this file do??

Rob Warden
warden@enaic.seas.upenn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Distribution: world
From: roy@mchip00.med.nyu.edu (Roy Smith)
Organization: Odyssey Ultraware, Inc
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 05:19:51 CDT
Subject: Re: Apple Jobs in Austin, Tx / TAC

martin.mike@applelink.apple.com (Mike Martin) writes:
>Our top priority is being responsive to our customers.

	Somewhere in that priority list, you might want to find time to read
some of the "how to use usenet" documents that are floating around.  Not
only did you post this to a whole bunch of innapropriate newsgroups (i.e.
anything but misc.jobs.offered), but you also posted it separately to each
group instead of cross-posting (which not only saves transmission costs, but
also allows snazzy newsreader software to only show me (catch that split
infinitive?) the article once, instead of showing it to me again and again
in every newsgroup.

	Harump!

	Yeah, I know, posting flames like this is bad form too.  Well,
harump! to that too, and a happy New Year to everybody.

-- 
Roy Smith <roy@nyu.edu>
Hippocrates Project, Department of Microbiology, Coles 202
NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016
"This never happened to Bart Simpson."


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From: roy@mchip00.med.nyu.edu (Roy Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Apple Jobs in Austin, Tx / TAC
Date: 31 Dec 92 02:28:36 GMT
Organization: New York University, School of Medicine
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
From: vuori@netcom.com (Veikko Vuorikoski)
Subject: Extension privilege violations
Keywords: extension init gatekeepes
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 02:39:32 GMT

	I just installed GateKeeper 1.2.6, and the first time I restarted
the computer, no notifications appeared. However, later after a restart,
it seemed that some INITs and cdevs were trying to modify their own resource
fork. Here's the list of INITs and cdevs trying to do this:
	Carpetbag
	Extensions Manager
	AutoDoubler 1.0.7i
	QuickTime 1.5
	HDT Extension (part of FWB HD Toolkit)
	FaxMonitor

	Gatekeeper log showed that they were violating Res(Self) privilege,
the operation they tried was RsrcMapEntry(what this means?), and the resource 
they tried to modify was their own INIT resource.
	Is this normal behavior for INITs or is there something wrong?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Distribution: world
From: ralphw@comm.mot.com
Organization: Odyssey Ultraware, Inc
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 03:41:20 CDT
Subject: AppleShare 3.0 -> 3.0.1 upgrade kit

I just received my AppleShare 3.0 -> 3.0.1 upgrade kit. It contains no
information regarding what has been fixed. Does anyone know what
problems have been fixed in 3.0.1?

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        Software Technology Center - LMPS Research | Ph:  708-576-8519  
        Motorola Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois        | Fax: 708-576-3131



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From: ralphw@comm.mot.com (Ralph Warchol)
Subject: AppleShare 3.0 -> 3.0.1 upgrade kit
Reply-To: ralphw@comm.mot.com
Organization: Motorola LMPS STC
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 08:47:50 GMT


Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
From: GAYNOR@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu (Jim Gaynor)
Subject: Re: HELP: PB 160 w/out disks.
Organization: The Ohio State University - OCES
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 02:07:12 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24

In <1993Jan5.190605.26602@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> GAYNOR@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu writes:

> So - where do I go from here? Can someone out there with a PB160
> email me the enabler for it, so I can try to create a bootable disk? 
> Or does anyone else have a suggestion?

Sorry I can't cancel the original - my newsreader has problems recognizing my
articles as being written by me.

Many thanks to those of you who offered help - I managed to get one of
the local dealers to load me the needed disks from his floor-displat
PB 160, and I'm up and running. (Had to reformat the HD, but I'm
going.)

For those of you in the Columbus, OH area, let me simply repeat what
I've said here before: the Macintosh Department at the Westerville
Micro Center (near the intersection of Shrock and State), is probably
the best commercial place to go for Mac support these days. They were
happy to help me out - loaning me the disks and letting me occupy some
floor space with my 160 while I worked for almost 2 hours on getting
it going. On the other hand, their sister store (the Lane Avenue Micro
Center) was barely willing to give me the time of day.


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   Jim Gaynor    | "Man-of-Many-Beeping-Sounds-and-Flashing-Lights" - KAJ
OSU/ACS/FMS/OSUE | <gaynor@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu> or <gaynor.4@osu.edu>
Disclaimer: Everything stated here and above is -my- opinion.  Mine mine mine!
Witty Quote: "AWESOME COSMIC POWERS... itty-bitty living space." - Aladdin
From: jbecker@umiami.ir.miami.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Balloon Font Problem under 7.1
Date: 12 Jan 93 12:33:52 EST
Organization: Univ of Miami IR

I got me a little problem I was hoping y'all could help me fix.

It turns out the Geneva font on my IIsi running 7.1 is being recognized by
something because Balloon Help is running in twelve point Chicago and the
aliases are not being italicized. Now I'm hoping this is something real
insignificant and all, but after moving the fonts all over the fonts folder, I
can't seem to get the bugger to work.

My system has an 80mb hard drive, a Sywquest 88, 17 mb RAM, and a ColorBoard
264.

System extensions include SCSIProbe, SuperClock, Gatekeeper, DepthGuage, and a
few harmless others.

If any one else has had this problem or if you have any suggestions, I'd sure
appreciate it.

Again, it's not an emergency, at least not yet.

Thanks,

Jon
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Distribution: world
From: G95HC@CUNYVM.BITNET
Organization: Odyssey Ultraware, Inc
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 03:51:49 CDT
Subject: Difference in 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.1

I just tried to download system 7 from apple's FTP site...however I could not
determine which one should download.  Exactly what are the differences between
7.0 and 7.0.1?  And what is this 7.0 Tuneup file?  What purpose does it serve?
Also I see that the newest version of Macintosh is missing?  Where could I ob-
tain a copy of system 7.1?  I heard that you have to pay for it even if you
already have 7.0?  What gives?  I thought Apple had a history of not charging
for minor, bug-fixing upgrades?  Is it worth the money?  Please reply via
e-mail.  Thank you.


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Date: Tuesday, 29 Dec 1992 15:56:27 EST
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Difference in 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.1
From: tims@bvc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Apple Menu Items jolt
Date: 7 Jan 93 09:14:33 CST
Organization: Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, IA

For some reason, when I try to open my Apple Menu Items folder in my system 
(system 7.0.1), it jolts me out and redraws the finder.  Any suggestions?  

Thanks,

TiM

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
From: jgraham@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (the End)
Subject: Re: PDS card hangs System 7.1 at Welcome Screen ?
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 20:08:20 GMT


Interesting situation now that it is solved.

The fix requires that you unplug the card from the PDS slot and then plug
it in again !

I suspect something analogous to "parameter RAM" on the card. Does anyone have
any ideas about why Systems prior to 7(.1)  were able to boot under this 
condition while current software was not ?

Thanks,

Jim
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
From: worden@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (elizabeth worden)
Subject: disappearing system folder components
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 17:26:30 GMT

I am a sysadmin for a small Mac system, all of which are SE/30s.  I am
having a peculiar problem with one of the machines.  All of a sudden
we noticed that when the system folder was in alpha mode, we had
no entries past the "C"s.  This is, of course, virtually impossible
as the machine won't run without a system.  I assumed someone moved
system components accidently, did a find file for system, and there 
is no system listed anywhere!  So, I looked with Tools, and Tools
see nothing past the "C"s.  Then I ran Disinfectant 2.9, and it
found no components past the "C"s in the System folder.  ResEdit
also fails to see anything in the system folder beyond the "C"s.

When one tries to copy system components into the system folder,
it starts to copy then says it cannot do so, as this file already
exists there... not do I want to overwrite it... odd.  I copied
a non system file into the system folder, and it was visible for
a few minutes, then disappeared.  When I tested and tried to copy
it in again, the copy started, then quit, saying the file already
existed there, and gave me a choice of continue, which aborts, and
cancel.  When the attempt to copy quit, the file appeared, highlitted,
for about two seconds, then disappeared.   After a few tries, I managed
to catch the file and drag it out of the system folder, where it
remained visible until I trashed it...?

I have no idea what is going on, and no one with whom I have
talked has any idea of the problem either.  Does anyone out
there have any experience with a problem of this sort?  I would
very much appreciate advice!

Since this is apparently not a problem that is common, it might
be a good idea to reply to me via email rather than use up space
on netnews.  But which ever, I would appreciate any help you can
give!  Thanks!  :>)
From: iscjcw@uccvma.ucop.edu (Jerry Wilcox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: What is Maelstrom 1.03 game doing while loading?
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.system
Date: 11 Jan 1993 22:09:52 GMT
Organization: University of California, Office of the President
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: ajax.ucop.edu

In article <01062012.n9s1n1@inter.interzone.ch>, chip@inter.interzone.ch
(Marc Liyanage) wrote:
> I just got a copy of the Shareware game Maelstrom 1.03. 
> 
> Every time I start it up, it displays a startup screen and 
> a progress indicator labeled "Loading". It usually takes
> about 10 seconds to complete. During this time, my harddisk
> makes sounds that are very similar to the ones that my 
> HD indexing program produces when searching.
> 
> Is this program scanning my HD for something?
> Has anybody else noticed this behaviour? Is there a programm
> that will let me check wich files are opened by the game?
> 

A bit paranoid are we? Let's assume for a moment that the author of the
program did want to scan your hard disk for something. Suppose it found it.
What now? Do you notice the program dialing out via your modem to report to
Andrew that you had such and such a file? Are you going to send the program
back to him so that it can report? I don't think so.

I haven't poked into the program, but I would assume that it is busily
loading all of the resources (sprites, sounds, etc) that the program needs
to have available *quickly* while the game is being played. If you watch
while you are playing, the program doesn't appear to do any disk accesses
at all (except when you change your control setup) which would be
compatible with the idea that all resources are loaded at startup.

Why don't you try running Maelstrom in its own partition if you are
worried. As far as the "searching", have you thought that your hard drive
may be fragmented and Maelstrom is having to look all over the place for
its pieces. Perhaps try a defrag.
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All opinions expressed are MINE -- I'd have a different job if the
University wanted me to speak for it.
From: gengler@moose.ypd_quantum (Kenneth A. Gengler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Imagewriter II printing in background
Keywords: ImageWriter Background
Date: 4 Jan 93 19:01:01 GMT
Reply-To: gengler@moose.ypd_quantum
Organization: Tektronix, Inc.

Why can't the Imagewriter II, connected directly to the Mac's printer port,
print in background?  I can't seem to get my IIsi to do it.  I've heard
SuperLaserSpool could do it for me, but its not worth the expense.

Of course, it's possible I stupid and not doing something...

Ken
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system