Info-Mac Digest Fri, 05 Sep 97 Volume 15 : Issue 191
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FROM : karlp@macbel.be
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 07:43:29 -0700
[*] AutoBoot 1.6
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AutoBoot version 1.6
Are you running a Web server, BBS, kiosk, file server or any other kind of
server ? Do you use a remote access package (Timbuktu, ARA, ...) or do you
use your Mac for receiving faxes ? Do you depend on your Mac being
available all the time ? Unfortunately, your Mac is not always as reliable
as it should be. Crashes and system freezes can make your life a horror.
Have a look at AutoBoot. AutoBoot is a Control Panel which will restart
your Macintosh after a System Error or a Freeze-Up has occurred. AutoBoot
ensures maximal availability of unattended Macs.
As many users can testify, AutoBoot can be a real life saver. No Mac server
should be without it !
Version 1.6 changes: AutoBoot 1.6 is now compatible with 0S 7.6.1 and OS 8
and has a new "restart after power failure" feature. All shareware fees
are now processed by Kagi, which should make registration much easier.
AutoBoot is $22 shareware
Karl Pottie
E-mail: <karlp@macbel.be> or <karl@kagi.com>
The AutoBoot web pages: http://www.vl-brabant.be/mac/
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/auto-boot-16.hqx; 113K]
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Baby Games 1.1 is the perfect computer introduction for children aged 18
months to 4 years. The program helps young children learn to recognize
the alphabet, numbers 1-20, basic geometric shapes, colors, and animals
with accompanying sounds. Baby Games is non-competitive and encouraging
as well as fun to play and educational. The program makes it fun and
easy for the young child to interact with the computer while engaged in
learning. This updated version places all sounds in a separate DATA file
for easy customization. Other minor cosmetic and sound improvements have
also been made. A time limited fully functional copy of the program is
now available for download.
Pricing: $15.
System requirements: System 7.1 or higher, 030 or higher processor, 6MB
available RAM (Virtual Memory or RAM Doubler OK), 5.2 available disk
space.
Download Site: http://www.cyserv.com/dstoll/index
Danny Stoll produces MAC first and MAC only products for MAC enthusiasts
Danny Stoll
Http://www.cyserv.com/dstoll/index
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/baby-games-11.hqx; 4226K]
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FROM : support@centsoft.com
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 09:18:16 -0700
[*] ClockWork 1.0b2 68K - Day Planner for MacOS and Newton
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Century Software (www.centsoft.com) announces the third preview release
of ClockWork, its advanced day planner for MacOS and Newton. A final
release is scheduled for September 97.
ClockWork is easy to use, offers powerful functionality and supports a
wide range of Apple technologies. It stands out from the crowd by
implementing unique features such as voice annotations, Text-to-Speech
support, Auto-Power-On for PowerMacs, automatic calculation of
international holidays and tight integration with the MacOS and Newton
operating systems.
ClockWork supports shared schedules allowing a team of MacOS users to
share a category of events. The application implements automation using
AppleScript (scriptable, recordable and attachable). A Reminder control
panel displays alarms if ClockWork is not running and installs a global
Finder menu showing today's to-dos and appointments.
The program features calendar synchronization with PowerBook and Newton
MessagePad computers. It synchronizes schedules with the built-in dates
application of the NewtonOS directly from within the program.
The new version improves the Newton synchronization and networking
features and adds support for WorldScript and Balloon Help.
ClockWork is Macintosh first and Macintosh only. Century Software has no
plans to ship a version for operating systems of the evil empire.
System requirements: System 7.0, PPC or 68K with 7MB free RAM and 10MB of
hard disk space.
Thanks,
Carsten Brinkschulte
Century Software
http://www.centsoft.com
Best regards,
Carsten Brinkschulte
Century Software
[Archived as /info-mac/app/clockwork-10b2-68k.hqx; 1696K]
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FROM : support@centsoft.com
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 09:18:18 -0700
[*] ClockWork 1.0b2 ppc - Day Planner for MacOS and Newton
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Century Software (www.centsoft.com) announces the third preview release
of ClockWork, its advanced day planner for MacOS and Newton. A final
release is scheduled for September 97.
ClockWork is easy to use, offers powerful functionality and supports a
wide range of Apple technologies. It stands out from the crowd by
implementing unique features such as voice annotations, Text-to-Speech
support, Auto-Power-On for PowerMacs, automatic calculation of
international holidays and tight integration with the MacOS and Newton
operating systems.
ClockWork supports shared schedules allowing a team of MacOS users to
share a category of events. The application implements automation using
AppleScript (scriptable, recordable and attachable). A Reminder control
panel displays alarms if ClockWork is not running and installs a global
Finder menu showing today's to-dos and appointments.
The program features calendar synchronization with PowerBook and Newton
MessagePad computers. It synchronizes schedules with the built-in dates
application of the NewtonOS directly from within the program.
The new version improves the Newton synchronization and networking
features and adds support for WorldScript and Balloon Help.
ClockWork is Macintosh first and Macintosh only. Century Software has no
plans to ship a version for operating systems of the evil empire.
System requirements: System 7.0, PPC or ppc with 7MB free RAM and 10MB of
hard disk space.
Thanks,
Carsten Brinkschulte
Century Software
http://www.centsoft.com
Best regards,
Carsten Brinkschulte
Century Software
[Archived as /info-mac/app/clockwork-10b2-ppc.hqx; 2219K]
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FROM : mijter@dds.nl
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 09:18:08 -0700
[*] Desktop-Toons
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I just send you the Desktop-Toons package. It contains three little
extensions that place a icon-sized picture of either Pinky, Cookie
monster or Marvin the Martian on the dektop. The eyes of the creature
will follow the mouse-pointer. And once in a while they'll do something else.
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/desktop-toons.hqx; 84K]
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A lake high up in the alps.
Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in high-quality JPEG format.
Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in
original format only.
My images can also be found on my web page at
http://labatut.ced.berkeley.edu. All the images are thumbnailed there, so
you know what you're downloading!
Enjoy!
-Peter M. Bukowinski .______________________________________________.
Computer Resource Specialist | "Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipitur." |
UC Berkeley, CED |-The world wants to be deceived, and so it is.|
!______________________________________________!
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/alpine-lake.hqx; 119K]
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A metallic conduit channels an intersection eerie green light.
Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in high-quality JPEG format.
Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in
original format only.
My images can also be found on my web page at
http://labatut.ced.berkeley.edu. All the images are thumbnailed there, so
you know what you're downloading!
Enjoy!
-Peter M. Bukowinski .______________________________________________.
Computer Resource Specialist | "Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipitur." |
UC Berkeley, CED |-The world wants to be deceived, and so it is.|
!______________________________________________!
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/conduit..hqx; 101K]
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A floating translucent egg-like object.
Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in high-quality JPEG format.
Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in
original format only.
My images can also be found on my web page at
http://labatut.ced.berkeley.edu. All the images are thumbnailed there, so
you know what you're downloading!
Enjoy!
-Peter M. Bukowinski .______________________________________________.
Computer Resource Specialist | "Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipitur." |
UC Berkeley, CED |-The world wants to be deceived, and so it is.|
!______________________________________________!
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/embryonic.hqx; 44K]
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Heritage is a Macintosh shareware program for genealogy. Features of
the program include
* Data entry and retrieval of individuals and families
* Free form biographical information for individuals
* Marriage notes to store family information
* Tracking and display of photographs
* Three types of ancestor and descendant charts
* Ability to determine and display relationship of any two individuals
* Event tracking
* Family group sheets
* Automatic biographical sketch generation
* Intergenerational navigation capabilities
* Alphabetized surname listing and reports
* GEDCOM file import and export
Heritage has a home page containing development plans and release
schedules at
http://www.eskimo.com/~grandine/heritage.html
This version is Heritage 3.11. It replaces Heritage 2.17, 3.01, 3.04, 3.09,
and all earlier versions of the software.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/heritage-311.hqx; 844K]
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FROM : jwalsh@mcia.com
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 09:18:13 -0700
[*] JW's Textures 1&2
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Jerry Walsh
Fringewood Design
http://www.mcia.com/~jwalsh
JW's Textures 1&2.hqx
This is a binhex stuffit archive containing 50 desktop textures in two
files, each containing 25 textures. The files are for use with Desktop
Texture Suite 2.1 and require the Texture Installer application. The
application can be found in the gui (User Interface) folder of Info-Mac
and its mirrors. This archive is freeware. These files may be included
on Info-Mac CD-ROM's. These files may be distributed freely without
restriction, as long as the ReadMe file accompanies them. This folder
was checked for viruses with Disinfectant and Virex.
For further information, see the ReadMe file upon download in the
archive's folder.
Thanks,
Jerry Walsh
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/jw-textures-1-2.hqx; 410K]
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This archive (v1.2.1) only differs from version 1.2 that the MacDoc Installer
and all included files were tested with Disinfectant 3.7.1 and is now virusfree.
The posting of version 1.2 should have been deleted on all mirrors!
New in Version 1.2:
MacDoc Writer
* You're now able to choose the language for the embedded viewer (see
MacDoc Viewer).
* MacDocuments can now optionally be printed in Black & White (color is
default).
* Added option to save a page setup as default (e.g. A4 in Germany).
* Fixed bug when printing a page range.
* Fixed bug in custom page setup.
MacDoc Viewer
* Now available in English and German.
* Creating an index (automatically ) is now Font/Size/Style AND Color dependend.
* Better document handling (changed creator of srd's)
* New enhanced information dialog (page sizes).
* Fixed bug when dragging/copying text from some pictures.
The stand alone document creator
MacDoc is a powerful tool for creating standard or stand-alone documents
(also called: self-reading, portable or autonomous documents) from existing
documents and with almost any application. A stand-alone MacDocument can be
read and printed without the original application created from. Therefore,
MacDoc is ideal for creating and distributing any kind of electronic
documentation, for archiving, for making a snapshot from a web page or just
for creating a print preview.
Features MacDoc Writer
* creating a MacDocument is as easy as printing
* MacDocuments can be created from your favoured application
* MacDocuments can be created from your existing files
* MacDocuments look like the original
* stand-alone MacDocuments can be read and printed without any other software.
* optionally protect your MacDocument by a password (index, copy, incl. files)
* creates MacDocument up to 600 dpi (dots per inch)
* optionally include files e.g. fonts or the original document for archiving
Features MacDoc Viewer
* fast and easy to use
* copy and drag & drop of text with styles or pictures
* creating a hierarchical index with styles is very easy
* printable index
* information about the fonts used in the document (Font Info)
* bookmarks let you mark places in a document with your own labels
* Find text functionality
System Requirements
* Any Apple Macintosh or compatible (except Macintosh 128K, 512K and
Macintosh Plus)
* System 7 or higher.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/macdoc-12.hqx; 676K]
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MagicalKeys 1.3.4 - Open Finder Items by Magic Keys - Freeware
This control panel allows you to "magically" open up to four often-used
applications, documents etc. To open a Finder item, quickly press down 2
or 3 times the modifier key (Command, Option, Shift, Control) it is
associated with. Requires MacOS System 7.0 or later.
"What's New since Version 1.3.2"
- "Switch-to-Finder" feature.
- Correct handling of Finder items located on removable media.
- Balloon help in the control panel dialog.
- New animated start-up icon.
- File name doesn't include the version number any more.
Michel MARIANI
Mikaeru Software
New website: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/mmariani/soft/soft.html
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/magical-keys-134.hqx; 81K]
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FROM : djw@ici.net
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 07:43:27 -0700
[*] OT/PPP Strip 1.0.2
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This is to announce the immediate availability of OT/PPP Strip 1.0.2,
from:
<http://www.ici.net/cust_pages/djw/otppp/otpppstrip.html>
OT/PPP Strip is a control strip module for controlling Apple's Open
Transport/PPP 1.0.x and Apple Remote Access 3.0. With OT/PPP Strip, you
can:
- quickly and easily switch PPP/ARA configurations - connect and
disconnect PPP/ARA - optionally view connect speed, network activity,
and elapsed connect time
all right in the Control Strip.
OT/PPP Strip prefers MacOS 7.6.x or MacOS 8, but should work on any
Macintosh running Open Transport with either Open Transport/PPP or Apple
Remote Access 3.0, the Control Strip, and AppleScript.
Version 1.0.2 is a minor revision that adds support for controlling
Apple Remote Access 3.0.
Dennis
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/conn/ppp/ot-ppp-strip-102.hqx; 60K]
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FROM : xlz@Chem.LSA.umich.edu
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 09:18:04 -0700
[*] Pan-Asia Language Kit for MacOS v1.0 release
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The Pan-Asia Language Kit for MacOS is a suite of Chinese, Japanese,
Korean system resources and fonts to enable any MacOS computer with
system 7.1 or above to read Chinese Japanese Korean text in any
applications.
Since this is a system level software, I don't know where this should
go. Maybe configuration is better place to put.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/pan-asia-language-kit-10.hqx; 2825K]
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FROM : msegur@nwu.edu
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 09:17:58 -0700
[*] Peng! 1.0
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Peng! is a fast-paced two-player 3D action game. It represents the battle
between good and evil, light and dark, Leon Trotsky and Henry Rollins.
System Requirements:
o a Power Macintosh
o Two players
o a 16-bit capable video system
o a 640x480 or larger monitor
o 5mb disk space
o 6mb available RAM
--
Matt Segur | msegur@nwu.edu | http://amath-www.colorado.edu/appm/ugrad/msegur
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/peng-10.hqx; 4988K]
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This is the Espi font (courtesy of Greg Landwebber) as modified by Tracy
Valleau to "Sand" for Mac )S 8 users only. It will augment the
Chicago/Charcaol choices with one called 'sand', which is really our old
favorite Espi.
To use simply place in font folder; select from Appearance manager; reboot.
tracy@linksware.com
Regards,
Tracy Valleau, ACM
Editor, Mac Hot Tips Weekly
http://www.linksware.com
[Archived as /info-mac/font/sand.hqx; 5K]
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FROM : binky@usa.net
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 09:18:15 -0700
[*] Spice Girl Web Page Backgrounds
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Here they are, the Spice Girl web page backgrounds. These are freeware
and are in no way related to or endorsed by the Spice Girls or Virgin
Records. They are dedicated to my friend Gummiegirl, their biggest fan!
Queen of the Internet
inthestars@usa.net
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/spice-girl-backgrounds.hqx; 109K]
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FROM : support@qdea.com
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 07:43:17 -0700
[*] Synchronize! 3.5.3 - Mac File Sync and Backup
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This is Synchronize! 3.5.3, a file synchronization utility fully compatible
for Mac OS 8. As an introduction to Synchronize!, you may use its basic
file synchronization and backup features FREE. Decompress this
self-extracting archive and try it out. The many advanced features of the
program may be demonstrated with folders which contain less than 1 MB.
Unlimited use of the advanced features requires the purchase of the
program, which is $29.95, plus shipping.
As an example, you can use Synchronize! to connect to a remote network with
AppleTalk Remote Access, log on to a file server, synchronize or backup
some files, log off the file server, disconnect ARA, and put a PowerBook to
sleep or shut down your Mac. All this can be scheduled to happen at night
or at any preset time, once or peridically, without anyone present.
Synchronize! is a great way to keep your work-in-process backed up on a
second hard drive or a removable drive. Set it to copy those important
files at lunch, or the end of the day, and you're always safe from a hard
disk failure. Synchronize! is quick, too, because it copies only the files
which have changed.
Features include:
> Accelerated for Power Mac.
> Apple Guide - step by step instructions (System 7.5 only)
> Drag and drop - set folders by dragging from the desktop (System 7.5 only)
> Hierarchical display of files to be copied, like the Finder
> Selection of files or folders, by full or partial file name, file type,
>creator, and label.
> Easy one-way backup, with deletion of old files
> Copy AutoDoubler files without expanding them
> Conflict checking
> Synchronization of deleted files
> Use aliases to group certain files and folders to sync
> Optional verification
> Automatic synchronization at any time, once or periodically
> Launch Synchronize! automatically, when sync is needed
> Automatic connection to server disks, using File Sharing or AppleShare
> Automatic entry of Remote Access and server passwords, so you don't have
>to be there to enter them
> Automatic unmounting of remote disks AppleTalk Remote Access
> Automatic shutdown or sleep when done
> AppleScript support
> FREE Upgrades, when downloaded from an online service
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/synchronize-353.hqx; 561K]
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ZipIt is a Macintosh program to zip and unzip files. It can be used in much
the same way as other popular Macintosh compression programs are used, such
as Bill Goodman's Compact Pro. Zipit files can be decompressed on almost
any platform, including the Macintosh, without loss of information. Version
1.3.8 fixes a bug in password-protection of archives, and introduces the
ability for all users to protect their archives with passwords. Version
1..37 added a number of new features, including enhanced segmenting and
AppleScript support.
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Home page and PGP key.................. http://pantheon.yale.edu/~tbrown/
ZipIt.................................. http://www.awa.com/softlock/zipit/
Yale Hillel............................ http://www.yale.edu/hillel/
"A polar bear is simply a rectangular bear after a coordinate transform."
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/zip-it-138.hqx; 609K]
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FROM : Chris Gervais <cg601@channel1.com>
DATE : Wed, 03 Sep 1997 16:21:19 -0500
(A) Mac OS 8
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> I've just installed Mac OS 8, having used previously 7.6. Just a
> couple of
> questions for an Info-Mac savant.
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> 1) What is the Text Encoding Converter for? What are all the text
> encoding
> files in Preferences for? Are either necessary?
The Text Encoding Converter (TEC) is the first implementation of Unicode
support in the MacOS. Unicode is a standard for displaying text in
different language systems. A few components of the MacOS rely on TEC to
make sure they're handling text in the proper manner. Macintosh Runtime
for Java and Cyberdog are two applications that use TEC extensively for
enabling Unicode support. More and more applications are starting to use
TEC to handle the complex Unicode issue. The separate Text Encoding
files are the Unicode representations and other info for foreign
languages.
> 2) I found, relative to 7.6, that there was a noticeable delay in the
> drawing of the contents of a folder when the folder is opened. Anyone
> else
> notice this? Any way to speed up the window drawing process?
I think Apple knows about this and is trying to improve it under MacOS
8.0.1 (to ship later this fall). I believe that MacOS 8 first draws the
contents of a window to an off-screen buffer and then blasts that onto
the screen. Even though the window draw is slower, the Finder is
multi-threaded so you can do other things while the window is updating.
For the first release of the multi-threaded Finder, Apple was targeting
UI responsiveness over performance. I assume they'll tune that over
time. I don't know of any way to speed up the window drawing process.
However, if you read the Apple TechNote about MacOS 8, you'll find a
section about how the Finder draws windows and an urging suggestion from
Apple to video driver writers to support GWorlds where the Finder does a
good amount of off-screen drawing.
Hope this helps!
Chris
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FROM : Cerebus the Aardvark <kreme@kreme.com>
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 01:51:25 -0600
[A] Changing list-view in Mac OS 8?
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On 9/2/97 at 07:44 -0600, Randall G. Floyd said to Kreme and others:
> >Is there a way to change list-view in Mac OS 8? I'd like to get rid of, or
> >replace/ rearange the "Date Modified" column and have list view display the
> >"Size" of my files in it's second column.
Here's a great trick if you still have a System 7.x partition.
Boot into System 7.x and set your view options like you want (turn off the
date, etc.). Now, once you've set the options take your view preferences
file (is that the Finder Prefs?) and drag it into your OS 8 pref folder.
This seems to work.
--
<Mailto:kreme@kreme.com> Hasn't Anyone ever told you that you're a dog?
<bell://303.722.2009> <Snail://80209/South%20Gaylord/1015>
"Kreme the Alphageek" <http://chisp.net/users/kreme>
>A client wants me to include their logo in the main Finder window of a CD
>I'm preparing for them - you know, the type of thing that Adobe started
>using and now everyone is catching on with. I can't find what tool is used
>to split up an image into all those 32x32 pixel icons. Surely its not done
>by hand?
Many thanks for those that answered this. The answer appears to be:
http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/disk/iconizer-12.hqx
which may or may not work under Mac OS/8 or
Graphic Converter 2.9.1
Roland Whitehead
CONTINUUM ID
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FROM : Maurice Mike McNeil <mmcneil@BBN.COM>
DATE : Wed, 3 Sep 1997 16:23:49 -0700
[A]: 7.6.1 problems
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>I'm running system 7.6 updated to 7.6.1. I have clean installed it (twice
>recently and installing all ext's new, not just transferring over). I
>keep the Virtual Mem. off and the disk cache set to 512K.
Did you upgrade to OpenTransport 1.1.2?
I had similar problems with an older version (2.X) of Eudora, Eudora 3.X is
much more stable.
Highly recommend you turn VM ON and set it at the minimum (e.g. 49M)
Believe your disk cache should be set a little higher for most efficient
operation (the default for 36M is 1024K). Click on the Defaults button in
the Memory CP.
Seriously consider a clean install of OS8!
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FROM : "Nick 'SOL' Schmitt" <schmitth@pilot.msu.edu>
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 16:10:51 -0500
A DVA-4000 for Macintosh problem
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The folks at videologic have told me that they don't support the DVA-4000
for Macintosh anymore and I'm on my own. I just came into posession of a
DVA-4000 for the mac,the software and manuals. The olny problem is that
the software/drivers for the version that I have (1.0) dosen't support the
mac that I'm going to use it on (a Centris 650 with 7.5.5). Does anyone
have any later version of the software/drivers so I can hook this little
fella up??
Thanks
schmitth@pilot.msu.edu schmitt@suba.com schmitt@neology.com
>From a Steve Jobs memo to Apple employees on Tuesday:
> Apple is honoring all of its signed license agreements, but we
> have decided not to expand the licenses to include a version of Mac OS
>for CHRP
> hardware.
Does this matter? Can Motorola still sell CHRP machines and just buy Mac OS
for CHRP from MacZone to put in the shipping cartons? Or do the current
CHRP machines still require ROMs from Apple?
Graeme Forbes
(For the whole memo link to http://www8.zdnet.com/macweek/mw_1134/nw_memo.html)
I posted the following in the last digest:
<<
Since installing OS 8 a strange thing happens once or twice each session.
When I click on an icon (disk icon in the Finder, or a folder icon) all
windows and desktop icons disappear and everything comes to a stop until I
click on the icon again. Then the windows reopen and the icons reappear and
everything's fine again. The Apple Support rep suggests that there's a cdev
or init conflict, but finding it would take forever. I don't have Conflict
Catcher, but I'm not sure if it would identify this particular situation.
Has anyone else experienced this?
<<
I am happy to report that the solution was to eliminate all NOW Utilities
files. The NOW Utilities web site <http://www.nowutilities.com/os8.html>
says:
"At this time, the award-winning Now Utilities is not fully compatible
with the recent OS 8 release. Currently we are focusing all of our
engineering efforts on the release of our cross-platform group
scheduling software. Upon the release of our group scheduling software,
currently expected in Q4 of this year, we will assess the resources
needed to develop a version of Now Utilities for System 8.0. In the
meantime, we recommend that you do not install Now Utilities with OS 8
or if you do, that you do so at your own risk. We regret any inconvenience
this process may cause, and warmly thank you for your continued interest
and patience."
Since ridding my system of all NOW files, the problem went away.
Larry
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FROM : John Buss <bussjd@sciex.com>
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 11:03:10 -0400
FW: Impossible OS8 Problems
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>Hi there folks,
>I need help.
>
>I upgraded to OS8 a couple of days ago and got a new set of impossible
>to live with problems.
>The sytem- 8500/180 with 64M RAM and a 604e processor.
>Problem 1
>Near the end of the boot cycle I get the following:
>"An error occured while trying to start your ApplTalk connection. The
>built in LocalTalk port will be used instead"
>
>I have a Quadra 900 that I want to use, and have used, as a print server
>but want to use the built in Ethernet as I have run out of ports.
>
>I put Conflict Catcher to work and it came up with the following:
>Shared Library Manager
>Shared Library Manager PPC
>Open Tpt AppleTalk Library
>Open Tpt Internet Library
>OpenTptAppleTalkLib
>OpenTptInternetLib
>OpenTransportLib
>
>Disabling these took the message away, along with everything else.
>
>Problem 2
>Photoshop 4 crashed when opening files, usually the first one was OK but
>a second or third would take the application away wit a Type 1.
>
>Again, enter Conflict Catcher. This Time
>QuickTime
>QuickTime MPEG Ex
>QuickTime Musical Instruments
>QuickTime Power Plug
>QuickTime Settings.
>
>Disabling these took that problem but you can see what I'm left with.
>
>Also along the way EM Extension got disabled but I'm not sure with which
>group.
>
>It was a clean installation and OS8 upgaded the drivers.
>
>With problems I have had over the last 9 months, I'm starting to wonder
>if the 604e is flakey.
>
>Any help will be appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>John Buss
>jbuss@sciex.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
Hi all,
I'd like to get my dad's old SE/30 set up so it can perform such basic
Internet tasks as email and a very limited amount of web browsing. It's
running System 7.1, has 5 MB of RAM, and a 40MB HD thats mostly full.
What I need to know is: What is the equivalent of Open Transport for Sys
7.1? I think its some file like MacTCP, but I have no experience with
anything but OT. Also, where would I find these files?
I'm thinking Netscape 1.1 would be sufficient for the web browsing part,
and probably Eudora Lite 1.5 or so for the email. Are there better
software packages available given the constraints of his system?
Thanks,
Erik Hjelle
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FROM : Tito Poza and Shari Custer-Poza <poza@gol.com>
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 11:45:04 +0900
Memory use in OS 8
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I installed OS 8 both on a PowerPC 6200 and a PowerBook 5300c. Just after
installation of OS 8 and the Japanese Language Kit (no third party
extensions!), I checked the System RAM usage. On the desktop computer, the
System was using 12 MB and the PowerBook was using 18 MB. Since the
PowerBook "only" has 40 MB of RAM, I disabled as many extensions as
possible to trim it back to about 12 MB. The thing that I don't understand
is why the 6200 uses so much less RAM with everything enabled.
Any advice or ideas?
FYI-The memory settings were at their default settings (96k? with Virtual
Memory on). I did turn virtual memory off and set the cache at 1024 for
both computers to increase speed. The Memory settings were identical on
both computers when I checked the RAM use.
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FROM : cbuser@access.ch (Christian F Buser)
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 23:14:05 +0200
Need a SCSI Driver for Frog Systems 110 MB HD
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Adrian Holland <adrian@vts001.atlas.de> wrote:
> Drive made by IBM Japan
> P/N 6128268 120 MB
> FRU P/N 6128298
> MLC C27851
> Model WDS-3158
>
> Barcodes: 20782287 EE
> BISA0 141653
>
> I really need some of the data on this drive as I forgot to back it all
> up before I put it into storage for 8 months.
You can try to use Silverlining or HardDisk Toolkit. But since you can't
mount it now and want to recover files from it...
- Did you properly terminate your SCSI bus? This may be the problem that
SCSI Probe can't mount it.
- Did you update your system software since you had connected the disk
the last time? If so, the newer system may not want to work with the old
driver on the disk.
- Can you start up using a disk tools floppy and then "see" the disk?
Try to turn the disk on before or after you turn on the computer,
sometimes this makes a difference.
Good luck, Christian.
--
Christian F. Buser - phone (+41-56) 426 64 86
Obere Kirchzelg 12, CH-5430 Wettingen (Switzerland)
Look at <http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser>
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FROM : (Will Wagers)taxis@gte.net
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 06:55:38 -0500
Need Sound Editor
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Can anyone recommend a freeware sound editor. I have a 1 meg
.WAV I need to edit on a SE/30 7.13 no color.
Thanks,
Will Wagers taxis@gte.net "Reality is the best metaphor."
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FROM : Priyajeev Trika <trikapn@cs.purdue.edu>
DATE : Wed, 3 Sep 1997 21:00:27 -0500 (EST)
PLS HELP ME: AUTO DOUBLER + OS 8 MEANS TROUBLE!! PLS HELP
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Call me ignorant, call me whatever you like, BUT, I am still in trouble.
I upgraded to OS8 and had AutoDoubler on my machine. Now all my icons look
like Disk Doubler icons. I have to expand everything before I can use it.
Can somebody give me a good solution? Is there a bug fix or is there a way
I can move to a different peice of software without having to expand my
whole hard drive and then moving to something else?
Pls help! thanx.
jeev
--
Priyajeev Narain Trika
http://www.cs.purdue.edu/people/trikapn
trikapn@cs.purdue.edu --- priyajee@expert.cc.purdue.edu - (765)-(495-8536)
D-782 East Hillenbrand Hall, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906
Hi all,
I got a request from a friend that I thought I'd post here to see if you
guys had any ideas. This is quoted from his email:
>David is having problems with his Macintosh Classic. When he turns it
>on, the hard drive starts up, makes a few hits and then powers down. It
>then tries to come up again and then powers down, and continues trying
>to come up. At this point it seldom comes up all the way. We are
>hoping that the problem is something other than the hard drive.
>
>He has a Loviel 105 MB hard drive and 4 MB of ram. He thinks he has a
>CharisMas SCSI driver.
Please send any ideas to me, and I'll forward them to him.
Thanks a bunch,
Erik
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FROM : 687372@ican.net (Leo)
DATE : Wed, 03 Sep 1997 23:03:37 -0400
Problem with HP Deskwriter and PM 6100/60
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I have a problem printing with an HP Deskwriter and a PowerMac 6100/60.
I've tried every possibility (Appletalk config., chooser settings, etc.)
and I still can't print anything. Everything was fine with my old IIci but
now nothing works.
I have a PM 6100/60 with 24 Meg of RAM running system 7.5.5 along with Open
Transport. The printer is the standard Deskwriter.
Help me - please!! Send me email to the address below.
Leo G. Leduc
687372@ican.net
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FROM : Chaz Larson <chaz@visi.com>
DATE : Wed, 3 Sep 1997 17:56:49 -0500 (CDT)
Q Tiled Icons on CD-ROMS
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At 8:06 AM +0100 9/3/97, Roland Whitehead wrote:
> I can't find what tool is used
>to split up an image into all those 32x32 pixel icons.
GraphicConverter 2.9.1 can do this.
chazl - 9.3.1997 - chaz@visi.com
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FROM : cbuser@access.ch (Christian F Buser)
DATE : Thu, 4 Sep 1997 23:14:12 +0200
SCSI-0 invisible to SCSI formatters [Q]
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Hoenkamp-NICI <hoenkamp@acm.org> wrote:
> I want to repartition SCSI-0 to install MkLinux. Apple's Drive Setup
> partitions, but not for Unix boot. The other SCSI programs I tried:
> Apple's own HD SC Setup, APS Tools, SCSIprobe, don't even see SCSI-0.
> Someone in the know?? I have a vanilla 5400 Performa, running OS8.
The internal harddiskj of a Performa 5400 is an IDE drive, not a SCSI
drive. Therefore you need to use a utility that supports IDE drives.
DiskManager Mac v. 4.01 supports IDE drives; don't know about FWB
HardDisk Toolkit.
Best wishes, Christian.
--
Christian F. Buser - phone (+41-56) 426 64 86
Obere Kirchzelg 12, CH-5430 Wettingen (Switzerland)
Look at <http://www.access.ch/mus/members/cbuser>
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FROM : "David L. Ellis" <dellis@halcyon.com>
DATE : Wed, 3 Sep 1997 16:53:14 -0700
Thunder 7
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On Thu, 28 Aug 1997, offen@weare.ro.med.umich.edu wrote:
>I have a spell checker called "Thunder 7" by BaseLine Publishing. Does
>anyone know if they've gone out of business or have been bought out by
>another company? You can send your comments to "offen@umich.edu."
>Thanks in advance.
Thunder 7 has been bought by Casady & Greene
(http://www.casadyg.com/C&;G/welcome2.html) and they have upgraded it and
renamed it to Spell Catcher. There is an upgrade program, which I have
used, and I really like the improvements. This is one of those pieces of
software that I end up using every day.
David L. Ellis
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FROM : Art Werschulz <agw@cs.columbia.edu>
DATE : 04 Sep 1997 12:09:56 -0400
WriteNow and new Adobe Type Manager?
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Hi.
I received a new version of Adobe Type Manager when I upgraded Acrobat
Reader. The instructions that came with ATM stated that there was a
problem regarding ATM and WriteNow. Does anybody know of a fix for
this problem?
Thanks.
--
Art Werschulz (agw@cs.columbia.edu)
ATTnet: Columbia U. (212) 939-7061, Fordham U. (212) 636-6325
