Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #286 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Sun, 28 Dec 97 Volume 15 : Issue 286 Today's Topics: [*] "Tommy" Scheme [*] Air Traffic Controller (ATC) v1.4 [*] BOOM 1.0.1->1.1 Update [*] Custom Folder v.3.4.0 [*] DevilDarts 2.0 [*] Gif.gIf.giF (68K)1.2.4J - Japanese Version [*] Gif.gIf.giF (PPC)1.2.4J - Japanese Version [*] Ili's Fantasy Square Icons [*] MacDomino-1.0.0 [*] Machinko1.0 [*] PlayerPRO 4.5.9 (FAT)-FRENCH [*] PlayerPRO 4.5.9.1 (FAT) [*] PovMac68KfpuUnofficial 3.0.2r2b2 [*] PovMac68knfUnofficial 3.0.2r2b2 [*] PovMacPPCUnofficial 3.0.2r2b2 - New version [*] SET -- a game of cards [*] THE REAL DEAL [*] THE REAL DEAL [*] TitleTrack CD Player 1.0 (PowerMac Version) [*] VCD Player 1.4.5 - Full Screen VCD Playback - Johnny C N Lee (Q) PB3400 and Umax Astra 600S (Q) TCP/IP Errors [A] The watch [Q] CD Extra [Q] software to sync files on two Macs? Active matrix displays Applescript for dummies Batteries in keyboard? Buyer beware eMailer/ eudora question FileMaker Pro Question - Thanks Getting rid of Now Utilities Help: system error 11 with QT Macs and PC network Memory Problems on a 7100/tt ms net mail & news questions no cut and past with Navigator v4? Norton vs Disk Essentials Power Mac 7200/90 for Graphics. SoundManager vcf Which 56.6 modem? The Info-Mac Network is a volunteer organization that publishes the Info-Mac Digest and operates the Info-Mac Archive, a large network of FTP sites containing gigabytes of freely distributable Macintosh software. For more information, visit the Info-Mac Web site at . Email Addresses and Instructions: * To submit articles to the digest, email . * To subscribe, send email to with subscribe in the Subject line. * To unsubscribe, send email to with unsubscribe in the Subject line. * To change your address, unsubscribe from the old address, then subscribe from the new address. 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We'd also like to thank AOL for the main Info-Mac machine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V15 #286" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:30 -0700 From: higuy83@earthlink.net Subject: [*] "Tommy" Scheme "Tommy" Scheme.sit Hi! I'm just e-mailing to let you know I've uploaded the Kaleidoscope scheme called "Tommy." Thanks sooo much!! higuy83@earthlink.net [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/tommy-scheme.hqx; 30K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:51 -0700 From: Grandall@btinternet.com Subject: [*] Air Traffic Controller (ATC) v1.4 Take control of the airways around the major UK international airports and direct planes into and out of conjested airspace. This simulator is built upon the actual UK air corridors and the pressure mounts as the time ticks by with more and more planes appearing in your sector. Routing information is provided for all flights using actual waypoints. (Version 1.4 includes improvements to the user interface with the use of Control-click to select a plane within the main PPI display area. Planes which are cleared for takeoff are also indicated in the list display) G E Randall grandall@btinternet.com [Archived as /info-mac/game/atc-14.hqx; 184K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:26:03 -0700 From: fedefil@fub.it Subject: [*] BOOM 1.0.1->1.1 Update BOOM 1.0.1->1.1 Update This update provides version 1.1 of Factor Software's game BOOM. In order to use this update you must have BOOM version 1.0.1 already installed on your disk. You don't have to be a registered user to use this update. What's new in BOOM 1.1? - Recompiled with CodeWarrior=AE Professional 1. - Recompiled with the latest updates of the Sprite Animation Toolkit and the MADLibrary (music drivers). - Fixed a bug in the monitor depth switching routines, possible cause of crashes. - Fixed a memory leak that occurred when closing some dialogs. - In the about dialog it was actually possible to write in URL fields. =46ixed. - Now the current level number is shown on the upper right corner of the screen during play. - Increased the minimum intermission time between levels on fast machines (2 secs). - Added an energy display for the Alien Boss in the final level. - Added the ability to register on line by launching your Web browser directly from the game application. - Now the game application is able to locate the "Register BOOM" application everywhere on your hard disk. - New Factor logo during loading sequence. - Updated exchange rates in the Register application. [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/boom-101-11-update.hqx; 397K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:31 -0700 From: chris@darkeagle.com Subject: [*] Custom Folder v.3.4.0 This Patch, replaces the Icons in the Aaron, Kaleidoscope, BeView, OS 8 extenstion with other Icons. If you want to have more icons, please visit my Homepage at: http://www.darkeagle.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/custom-folder-34.hqx; 347K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:26:01 -0700 From: jkravitz@mindspring.com Subject: [*] DevilDarts 2.0 DevilDarts v2.0 by Jason Kravitz is a dart game with a fiendish twist. You must battle your way through six of the best dart players in damnation. Challenge your unworldly foes to any one of seven different games. Play up to four different human or computer opponents. DevilDarts is a FAT file and will run on any PowerPC or 68040 processor. Required 4 MB RAM, 256 colors and Sound Manager 3.0 or better. Download the full version... if you dare! -- Jason Kravitz jkravitz@mindspring.com [Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/devil-darts-2-fat.hqx; 874K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:46 -0700 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] Gif.gIf.giF (68K)1.2.4J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of Gif.gIf.giF. This version is designed for 68K machines. Gif.gIf.giF is a simple program for producing GIF animations, and may be used to quickly produce animated demonstrations of software that can be placed on the web. The animations are viewable with Netscape Navigator 2 and the Macintosh version of Microsoft Internet Explorer without add-ons, plug-ins, or helper applications. Gif.gIf.giF can produce small animated GIF files since the GIF standard allows for an animation to describe only the changes between frames, rather than entire frames. Placing animated GIF files on web pages does not require CGI or JAVA programming, and does not require special HTTP servers. Changes in version 1.2.4J - Bug fix: improved the interface appearance on systems using black and white displays and MacOS 8. Some windows had black backgrounds, making it difficult to see and use controls. - Bug fix: animations captured using an unregistered version of the program with the display set to fewer than 256 colours could produce GIF files that were slightly corrupted. Christopher Li Bridge 1 Software English/Japanese Japanese/English Software Localization and Management mailto:ChrisLi@bridge1.com [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/gifgifgif-68k-124-jp.hqx; 331K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:49 -0700 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] Gif.gIf.giF (PPC)1.2.4J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of Gif.gIf.giF. This version is designed for PPC machines. Gif.gIf.giF is a simple program for producing GIF animations, and may be used to quickly produce animated demonstrations of software that can be placed on the web. The animations are viewable with Netscape Navigator 2 and the Macintosh version of Microsoft Internet Explorer without add-ons, plug-ins, or helper applications. Gif.gIf.giF can produce small animated GIF files since the GIF standard allows for an animation to describe only the changes between frames, rather than entire frames. Placing animated GIF files on web pages does not require CGI or JAVA programming, and does not require special HTTP servers. Changes in version 1.2.4J - Bug fix: improved the interface appearance on systems using black and white displays and MacOS 8. Some windows had black backgrounds, making it difficult to see and use controls. - Bug fix: animations captured using an unregistered version of the program with the display set to fewer than 256 colours could produce GIF files that were slightly corrupted. Christopher Li Bridge 1 Software English/Japanese Japanese/English Software Localization and Management mailto:ChrisLi@bridge1.com [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/gifgifgif-ppc-124-jp.hqx; 368K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:33 -0700 From: janosm@gate.net Subject: [*] Ili's Fantasy Square Icons These set contains 53 geometric looking icons which are changing when selected and stand out beautifully on almost any desktop pattern. These icons are freeware, but please, if you have time, e-mail me, let me know what you think. Ilona Melis janosm@gate.net [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/ilis-fantasy-square-icons.hqx; 70K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:52 -0700 From: fb@knoware.nl Subject: [*] MacDomino-1.0.0 MacDomino The classic Domino "draw" game played against the Mac. History: none (first submission) System Requirements: - Sound output, Color Quickdraw, system 7.x Please include MacDomino in the info-mac archives (directory: game) on the Internet and any CD-ROMs. [Archived as /info-mac/game/mac-domino.hqx; 164K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:54 -0700 From: slogan@cts.com Subject: [*] Machinko1.0 Machinko - Pachinko-like game for Mac OS I wrote Machinko to learn a bit about graphics and animation programming on the Mac. Like the real game, there isn't much to it. Hopefully you'll find the graphics pleasing. This could be a fun game for little children to play, since it takes zero skill to master. If I get enough interest, meaning, a hundred or so postcards, I'll do a more realistic and serious version of the game. See the release notes for where to send postcards and suggestions. Syd Logan http://www.users.cts.com/crash/s/slogan [Archived as /info-mac/game/machinko-10.hqx; 209K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:43 -0700 From: rosset@dial.eunet.ch Subject: [*] PlayerPRO 4.5.9 (FAT)-FRENCH PlayerPRO 4.5.9 (FAT) est disponible ! PlayerPRO est un =E9diteur complet de musique. Vous pouvez l'utiliser avec n'importe quel Mac sans avoir besoin de mat=E9riel sp=E9cifique. PlayerPRO p= eut importer et jouer ces formats: MOD, S3M, XM, Midi, MTM, IT, ULT, MADx, snd, WAV, AIFF, AIFC. PlayerPRO est un shareware. Vous pouvez le copier et le distribuer o=F9 vous le d=E9sirez: CD-Rom, Magazines, BBS, Compuserve et Internet. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/playerpro-459-fat-fr.hqx; 1302K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:45 -0700 From: rosset@dial.eunet.ch Subject: [*] PlayerPRO 4.5.9.1 (FAT) PlayerPRO is a complete music editor software (SoundTracker). You can use it with any Macs without any specific hardware. PlayerPRO can load and play following formats: MOD, S3M, Midi, MTM, MADx, OKTA, System 7 sound, MINS, WAV, XI, AIFF, AIFC, MED, 669, IT, ULT and XM. What is a SoundTracker? Still uncommon on Macintosh, these music utilities originated on the Amiga platform, and have then been developed on the Atari ST, IBM PC, and finally on Macintosh. These soundtrackers are based on a single file system: the MOD format and its derivatives. The MOD format was intended to be a compact way of storing music inside games and demos, especially background music. The files consist of "patterns" of musical notes inside "partitions" (pattern lists) which can be played in different order, and more than once. (The number of tracks simulates the number of musicians a conductor would have in his orchestra; in the case of a 4 track file, the conductor has only the possibility of having 4 instruments playing simultaneously, even when the players can change their instruments). [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/playerpro-459-fat.hqx; 1312K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:34 -0700 From: smellenbergh@tornado.be Subject: [*] PovMac68KfpuUnofficial 3.0.2r2b2 PovMacUnofficial is an alternative to the official 'POV-Ray ' (V3.0.2a) application. It includes the same features but has great speed improvements and powerfull utilities! It's a ray tracer which reads a text file that describes the objects and lighting in a scene, and it generates an image of that scene from the view point of a camera, also described in the text file. It produces very high quality (3D) images with realistic reflections, schading, perspective, texture and other effects. Utilities ( making up one application with POV-Ray): MultiCopy, Point Connector, Rotator, Extruder, Blob Connector, Path Walker, Curve Connector,RawToPov. All docu and many example scenes included in this archive! System requirements: System 7.1 or later (tested on 7.5.x and 8) 68020 or beter Macintosh WITH FPU with at least 8 MB of free RAM (after start up) a version for a 68020 or beter WITHOUT FPU also available on this location or via our home page. Expanded archive needs about 7.5 MB of hard drive space ColorQuickdraw Other requirements: A text editor (linke BBEdit ) For more information read the manuals enclosed in Correl Word Perfect format or visit our Web page: http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/copland/71/index.html [Archived as /info-mac/gst/povmac-68k-pfu-unofficial.hqx; 2579K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:37 -0700 From: smellenbergh@tornado.be Subject: [*] PovMac68knfUnofficial 3.0.2r2b2 PovMacUnofficial is an alternative to the official 'POV-Ray ' (V3.0.2a) application. It includes the same features but has great speed improvements and powerfull utilities! It's a ray tracer which reads a text file that describes the objects and lighting in a scene, and it generates an image of that scene from the view point of a camera, also described in the text file. It produces very high quality (3D) images with realistic reflections, schading, perspective, texture and other effects. Utilities ( making up one application with POV-Ray): MultiCopy, Point Connector, Rotator, Extruder, Blob Connector, Path Walker, Curve Connector,RawToPov. All docu and many example scenes included in this archive! System requirements: System 7.1 or later (tested on 7.5.x and 8) 68020 or beter Macintosh with NO FPU with at least 8 MB of free RAM (after start up) a version for a 68020 or beter WITH FPU also available on this location or via our home page. Expanded archive needs about 7.5 MB of hard drive space ColorQuickdraw Other requirements: A text editor (linke BBEdit ) =46or more information read the manuals enclosed in Correl Word Perfect format or visit our Web page: http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/copland/71/index.html Thanks, Yvo & Ren=E9 Smellenbergh [Archived as /info-mac/gst/povmac-68k-unofficial.hqx; 2771K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:39 -0700 From: smellenbergh@tornado.be Subject: [*] PovMacPPCUnofficial 3.0.2r2b2 - New version This version 3.0.2r2b removes some bugs. Visit our home page or read the history.txt file in this archive to get an overview! PovMacPPCUnofficial is an alternative to the official 'POV-Ray PPC' (V3.0.2a) application. It includes the same features but has great speed improvements and powerfull utilities! It's a ray tracer which reads a text file describing the objects and lighting in a scene, and it generates an image of that scene from the view point of a camera, also described in the text file. It produces very high quality (3D) images with realistic reflections, schading, perspective, texture and other effects. Utilities ( making up one application with POV-Ray): MultiCopy, Point Connector, Rotator, Extruder, Blob Connector, Path Walker, Curve Connector,RawToPov. All docu and many example scenes included in this archive! System requirements: System 7.1 or later (tested on 7.5.x and 8) Power Macintosh with at least 8 MB of free RAM (after start up) Expanded archive needs about 7.5 MB of hard drive space ColorQuickdraw Other requirements: A text editor (linke BBEdit ) For more information read the manuals enclosed in Correl Word Perfect format or visit our Web page: http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/copland/71/index.html [Archived as /info-mac/gst/povmac-ppc-unofficial.hqx; 2692K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:59 -0700 From: anenm@stud.phys.ethz.ch Subject: [*] SET -- a game of cards Hardware requirements: PowerPC-processor (PPC) System 7 or higher Minimal resolution: 640*480 / 256 colors Description: SET is a game with 81 cards. Every card represents 1, 2 or 3 identical symbols characterized by different properties like the colour, the shape, the pattern and the number of the symbols. You have to build up a set by choosing 3 of the 16 visible cards so that every property is either identical or completely different for each card. For example: the colours of the 3 cards must be either the same or completely different. And so on for the other three properties. Does this sound too complicate? Just have a look at it, and you will soon be addicted to SET! Available in english, german and french! Comments: The attached file must be converted with BinHex4 into SET.sea, a self-extracting archive containing the english, the german and the french versions of SET. SET may be included on the commercially available CD-ROM of the archives. Mike Anen 4b, rue du Tilleul L-8158 Bridel (Luxembourg / Europe) [Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/set.hqx; 231K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:56 -0700 From: hgp@interaccess.com Subject: [*] THE REAL DEAL I am submitting THE REAL DEAL=AE Video Poker - The most realistic video poker game for mac and pc and mac! Shy of vegas that is! Please give it a try and spread it out freely! Thanks Richard Hayden [Archived as /info-mac/game/the-real-deal-68k.hqx; 1412K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:57 -0700 From: hgp@interaccess.com Subject: [*] THE REAL DEAL I am submitting THE REAL DEAL=AE Video Poker - The most realistic video poker game for mac and pc and mac! Shy of vegas that is! Please give it a try and spread it out freely! Thanks Richard Hayden [Archived as /info-mac/game/the-real-deal-ppc.hqx; 1539K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:41 -0700 From: dink@slip.net Subject: [*] TitleTrack CD Player 1.0 (PowerMac Version) Introducing the TitleTrack CD Player: the ultimate way to play music CDs on your Mac. When you load a music CD in your Apple CD-ROM drive, the TitleTrack CD Player will automatically dial-up the internet and download information on that CD for display while you listen to the music! Skip to a song by clicking on its title; link to Web pages relevant to the music you are listening to with just a click of a button; and more! Features include: * Full CD Controls: Play, Pause, Stop, Previous Track, Fast Forward, Fast Rewind, Next Track, Eject CD; * Automatic download from the internet of information (including artist, title and complete songlist) on the music CDs loaded in your CD-ROM drive; * Display of CD information such as artist name, CD title, complete songlist, notes, genre, track times, track number, total CD time and more; * Link to relevant web sites, based on the music that is playing, with the click of a button; * Import scanned CD cover art for display while listening to the music; * Easy-to-use sliding volume control; * Toggle between display of elapsed or remaining track time; * Scrolling notes field, for notes downloaded from the internet, and/or custom user notes * Easily toggle among three different display options, to best suit each user's particular preferences and available screen space * Play the entire CD, or click on a track title to hear a particular song * Play the CD to the end, or loop it to play over and over (perfect for background music) * All in a colorful and intuitive display. Requires: PowerPC, OS 7.5 or later, Apple CD-ROM drive, Internet Connection For more information, visit http://www.titletrack.com/ RiverSong InterActive [Archived as /info-mac/gst/titletrack-cd-player-10.hqx; 902K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:42 -0700 From: johnny@johnnylee.com Subject: [*] VCD Player 1.4.5 - Full Screen VCD Playback - Johnny C N Lee VCD Player 1.4.5 (c) Copyright 1997 Johnny C N Lee, All Rights Reserved. info@johnnylee.com http://www.johnnylee.com/ VCD Player simplifies the process of playing video compact discs on your Mac. With most other players, you only get video in a tiny area of your screen, or in an area surrounded by a huge border of some sort. VCD Player smoothes the video playback process and allows you to watch full-screen movies in the MPEG format, without any headache-inducing distortion to make the movie unwatchable. There are various configurable options that control sound and playback, and just as with a sound-only CD player, you can control which track to start watching. System Requirements - Power Macintosh - QuickTime 2.5 or later - QuickTime MPEG Extension 1.0 or later What's new in 1.4.5? - VCD Player now can remember where you stopped, after you quit the program, restarted your mac, or even changed to another disc then changed back. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/vcd-player-145.hqx; 323K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 22:50:02 +0100 From: Hans-Ulrik Karlen Subject: (Q) PB3400 and Umax Astra 600S Welcome back from X-mas! Netters, I hope that you can help out with a problem I've been having the last few weeks; and shame on me: I haven't been thinking of info-mac until during those restful Christmas days... My problem is getting a Umax Astra 600S to work with a PowerBook 3400: * SCSI Probe (the trusty old 3.5) does normally not 'see' the scanner It just finds SOMETHING on the scanner's address (and yes: I have tested different addresses) * the VistaScan appl that comes with the scanner indentifies the scanner as an Astra 600S - and displays the current SCSI address correctly as well * it is most of the time possible to make a 'preview' - but not a scan; when trying to scan the program will not find anything on the SCSI chain * it makes no difference with an Apple active terminator * any other SCSI unit seems to work; it is even possible to start from an external hard disk (snaps in before the internal IDE disk, even!) * the scanner is visible (with SCSI Probe) from another Mac - it is identified correctly as well Macfixit has no clues; the only 'look-alike' concerns 54xx-64xx and timing problems on the SCSI chain - but I don't dare to apply that one. Our reseller has not been able to help, neither the Swedish distributor - and my mail to support@umax.com has gone unanswered this far (the mail was sent Dec 17 or thereabouts). Hoping for the best Hans-Ulrik Hans-Ulrik Karlen, system manager School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Sweden hans-ulrik.karlen@fek.lu.se ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 14:15:32 -0800 (PST) From: Avrum Lapin Subject: (Q) TCP/IP Errors When I try to get my mail with Eudora at my ISP's new 56K service I get a TCP/IP error. I seem to be able to send mail, use Newswatcher to read my newsgroups and surf the web using Netscape. The TCP/IP error is -23005 and then it says (tcp 359) I have no problem retrieving my mail from the ISPs 33k service (it has a different phone number). I use MacTCP 2.0.6, Lieven Embrecht's "Best of PPP" 2.2.0a, Eudora Light 3.1 version 3.11 and System 7.1 The support guy at the ISP hasn't been able to help (even though he seems Mac Coherent) Any suggestions. Where would I find a list of TCP error codes Avrum Lapin Upland., CA ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 17:20:25 -0600 (CST) From: Ben Ng Subject: [A] The watch >Now here's a totally useless question: > > As I was resurrecting my Mac Plus over the past weekend I noticed >that the "wait a minute" watch in older versions of the MacOS actually >keeps "time"...the hour and second hand go round and round as you're >waiting. System 7's and OS8's watches don't move...it's always and >forever 9 o'clock. Anyone know why the change? --- >The clock goes round if the programmer that wrote the program that is >waiting makes a call to the system that the watch should go round. Hasn't >got anything to do with the system version. > >Patrik Montgomery http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-18713/ --- Actually, while working at a home-based business one summer which employed a variety of Macs, I did observe strange watch behavior on the Mac Portable I was assigned to (The original Mac Portable, 68000, non-backlit screen). I noticed that the watch hour and minute hands did move as mentioned above in all sorts of situations under System 6.0.x. But when the same applications were used on my supervisors's IIci running on System 7.0, the hour hand didn't move. As for why they changed this between System 6 and 7, I have no idea...perhaps it bogged-down performance and they just got rid of it to free up some much needed CPU cycle time...and then when Macs eventually ran System 7 efficiently on 030 and 040 processors, the software engineers forgot all about it! Hmm...something to really think about for a change! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:48:07 -0500 From: "Fraser J. Goodmurphy" Subject: [Q] CD Extra I wondered if anyone else had experienced problems playing "CD Extra" CDs under OS8? On my 7200, TWO icons of the CD mount on my desktop, the CD won't eject unless I trash both of them, the CD won't autoplay, and launching an application stops a track playing in the background. I do get an offer from AOL in a window that automatically opens when the CD mounts, but I could live without it cluttering my desktop. Will updating my CD driver help? If not, could someone pass this along to Apple? Fraser ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 12:15:42 -0800 From: kee nethery Subject: [Q] software to sync files on two Macs? I want to automatically backup software files on a server to an off-site hard drive. I want this to automatically happen in the background when the server is somewhat idle. Basically I want the software to look at the server hard drive and if a file changes, to copy it to the remote hard drive. The remote hard drive could be on a Mac or Unix or NT system but in the scheme of things, it is just a hard drive on the network. Apple has a File Syncronization Control Panel (beta software) that ships on the developer CDs and that meets my needs perfectly EXCEPT that it has a memory leak and eventually crashes the server. It can even backup files that are being used by the server. I presume such software exists for PowerBooks that I could use on my servers. I'd really like for this software to sync the hard drives via TCP/IP rather than AppleTalk but if the best software uses AppleTalk, I can adapt things to use AppleTalk for this specific purpose. Any suggestions? I have tried Retrospect and it does not meet my needs. It is geared for backups of client machines when they are being shut down and that rarely happens on my servers. Plus with a human has to restart the server when the backup is complete, also not acceptable. Thanks in advance, Kee Nethery Kagi ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:19:15 -0700 From: Roland Silver Subject: Active matrix displays What large active matrix LCD displays that work with a Mac are currently available? -- Rollo Silver ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 14:59:26 -0500 From: "Fraser J. Goodmurphy" Subject: Applescript for dummies Anyone got suggestions where a Newbie could start learning Applescript? A book or a Web-based resource would help me. Fraser ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 97 11:49:51 -0800 From: Dan Frakes Subject: Batteries in keyboard? >chaz@visi.com >These are sensitive instruments. >Especially Apple keyboards that have batteries that allow the Reset button >to start the machine, as batteries and water don't mix well either. No keyboards have batteries. The button (it's actually called the "power" button) does not get power from a battery. The entire keyboard receives power through the ADB port on your Mac, even when the Mac is shut down. So when the keyboard is not plugged into the ADB port, there is no power coursing through it, except possibly a tiny bit which has been stored up in the capacitors. Dan frakes@kagi.com InformINIT: http://cafe.AmbrosiaSW.com/DEF/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 97 18:16:31 +0000 From: "Rev. Nigel Coke-Woods" Subject: Buyer beware Steve, with regards to your problems purchasing a hard drive on the net: did you use a credit card? If so the major credit card companies will usually refund. Not only does this get your money back, it makes the retailer take notice, especially if a lot of people do this, because the credit card company will withdraw their facilities from them if this happens often. No credit card facility, no business. Nigel. Nigel Coke-Woods Methodist Minister S.W. Cumbria Methodist Circuit, Millom, Cumbria UK. Nigel@cokery.demon.co.uk http://www.Cokery.demon.co.uk ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 97 13:51:38 +0100 From: Patrik Montgomery Subject: eMailer/ eudora question On 97-12-27 10:32, Adam C. Engst used quantum mechanics and the General Theory of Relativity to draw the conclusion that: >>1. Emailer: How do I get emailer to treat the Infomac mailing as one document >>and not an email with Mime enclosures? Or is this impossible with version >>1.x? > >It's not possible with either 1.1 or 2.0 - Emailer doesn't do MIME digests, >I don't believe. Well, how come I see this then :-) ? I use Emailer 2 and I read the mailing as we speak. Don't know if it's the same in Emailer 1.1, however, but it can never hurt to upgrade to 1.1v3 if you haven't already. Upgrades can be found at: http://www.claris.com/ Emailer's handling of included MIME is somewhat strange, however: If I forward a message in Communicator and read it in Emailer, I see it as several included MIME files (no, not one, that would be too simlpe). Double-clicking them in the Finder brings them up as standard "Incomming"-windows. But InfoMac mailings look allright. > >>3. Both: how do I get both to sign off when the download is complete? Or do I >>have to let the PPP software sign off after a period of inactivity? > >Not sure about Emailer (though I think it can do that) Yes, it can. Settings Menu, Preferences and finally TCP control. Supports OT/PPP, FreePPP and MacPPP as a standard - others can be downloaded from Claris or Fogcity. Patrik Montgomery http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-18713/ multitasking, n - the computer equivalent of schizophrenia ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 14:38:34 -0500 From: "Edward W. Ver Hoef" Subject: FileMaker Pro Question - Thanks Earlier this month I posted a question regarding how to clear out a bunch of fields in each record of a very large FileMaker Pro database. The Info-Mac community came through in a very big way. I got 15 very helpful responses to my postings. They came at a time when I was extremely busy so I simply saved all the messages to a folder, not realizing until I finally got back to deal with them last week that the way I was saving the messages lost the header information. Thus I had no way to send an e-mail of thanks to those who had replied unless they had their address in their signature. I have replied privately to those who did and I want to publicly thank those for whom I do not have an address: Gerry, Rick, Jonathan, Charley, Manavesh, and an anonymous soul who didn't leave his/her name. I apologize for having to take bandwidth to make up for my failure to check what I was doing before it was too late to correct. Ed Ver Hoef ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 05:25:16 +0100 From: Jacob Palme Subject: Getting rid of Now Utilities I have been forced to switch to Mac OS 8 and can thus not use Now Utilities any more. I have tried to find other software to replace Now Utilities, and have found the following: BeHierarchic provides hierarchical menu searching, but only one menu (the apple menu), Now Utilities allowed me to have many menus for different purposes (templates, applications, files, etc.) SearchFiles searches for files by content, but cannot combine content and other file properties, like search for fiels with a certain string in the file name and then search the content of the found files. I have not found any replacement for the very useful Now SuperBoomerang, which adds command to the normal file-opening dialogue to go directly to recently accessed files and folders. ConflictCatcher replaces Now Startup Manager. Can anyone advice me on how to get the things I lack. Most important for me is a replacement for Now SuperBoomerang, but also better alternatives to BeHierarchic (allowing more than one user-customisable menu) and SearchFiles (allowing more complex search conditions) would be very useful. Send your replies both to the list and to me personally, since my browsing of the info-mac digests is delayed in time. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:37:41 -0500 (EST) From: "Xianofeng . Duan MLBP CON" Subject: Help: system error 11 with QT Hi! I tried to play QT movies from CD-ROM with Apple's MoviePlayer on my 7200/75 machine (48M RAM) with OS 7.5.5, QuickTime2.5 and MPEG1.01. For each movie I could play it for about 30 seconds and then I either got a bomb of system error 11 or got the computer frozen. I tried to turn off this or that extension, but didn't help. Could someone hepl me figure out what the problem it is? Thanks in advance! Frank ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 15:42:11 GMT From: "Paulo C. Lemos" Subject: Macs and PC network My department at the university has all computers connected to the same ethernet network. Recently it was decided to dispose the mac computers as the network was mainly PC. One of the reasons was that PC users could not have acess to Mac disk (and files) use by the secretary. Can anyone point me some kind of sofware that could make computers visible to each other in this network.It should be preferably shareware as otherwise it will be dificult to convince the department responsible to not let the macs die. Tanking you in advance Paulo Lemos (pal@ip.pt) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 97 13:51:47 +0100 From: Patrik Montgomery Subject: Memory Problems on a 7100/tt On 97-12-27 10:32, Info-Mac used quantum mechanics and the General Theory of Relativity to draw the conclusion that: >Hi Mac Folks, > >I am having a problem with my 7100 machine. The system bombs when I am >running games or using Photoshop 3.0 - I have MacsBug running on the >system and it reports the following error message when I was in Photoshop. >I need help in deciphering what this error message means. > >Any suggestions would be appreciated. > >Thanks Looks like a Type 11 error to me. First, try increasing the memory partition for the different programs and see if that helps. If it doesn't, I can't give any other advice than to upgrade to the latest system version possible, in this case MacOS 8, if 8.1 isn't out when you read this. 7.6 and 8 are much less prone to Type 11 errors. Patrik Montgomery http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-18713/ multitasking, n - the computer equivalent of schizophrenia ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 14:56:07 +0000 From: dead nancy Subject: ms net mail & news questions hi, everybody. some microsoft internet mail & news 3.0 questions: (i really don't like microsoft software, but netscape communicator drove me to it. hooray for unbundled nav 4!) 1. how can i view binaries in the newsgroups? im&n grabs the image and puts it into an invisible "temporary items" folder which i can use from the finder, but gives me no way to view it that i can find in the application. (and i've already tried all sorts of things in the helper apps prefs.) 2. how can i find the url of a site someone sends me as an enclosure from navigator? sometimes i would prefer the option of viewing the page in navigator as opposed to the crippled capabilities of the mail window. i'm guessing these are those sorts of typical microsoft problems that would all go away if i converted to the religion entirely, but i think i still have a little use left in this soul. thanks. dead nancy http://home.earthlink.net/~deadnancy/ happy new year! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 10:19:44 +0000 From: Jack Countryman Subject: no cut and past with Navigator v4? In Navigator 4 (in constrast to v 3) I find I cannot do the usual 'copy to clipboard and paste elsewhere' since the Copy choice is either not present in the edit menu or is not available (greyed out). I find I really miss that, since I usually read digests and other larger posts and don't want to save all of them to get a part. What solution are you all using? Is there some add-on that fixes this, a preference somewhere, or a separate program? I think I had such a program (don't recall the name unfortunately) some time ago, but didn't keep it as I didn't need it with v3. Now of course, I cant recall what it was or find it. Ideas welcome, thanks in advance as always! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 20:49:22 -0500 From: macman@eagleweb.net (chazzz) Subject: Norton vs Disk Essentials Ted, Credentials don't mean squat. It's personal experience that tells all. I have both Norton's and DE. I've used both and both have performed well. HOWEVER, DE gets deeper into your files than Norton and IMHO gets the job done better. Now here's one for ya. TechTools is working on a repair/retreival addition to their diagnostic program-due out in February '98. Now what are ya gonna do? Me thinks you're just going to bite the bullett and choose one and don't look back. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 17:07:12 -0800 From: Frank Heeg Subject: Power Mac 7200/90 for Graphics. I'm a rookie Mac user who wants to beef up my 7200 for graphics using Illustrator,Pagemaker and Photoshop. How much ram,vram and cache should I have installed for practical speed purposes. I have 3x8 in it now. CAn I upgrade the 601 processor,(with what) and will that make a difference. Would appreciate any help. Thanks. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 97 13:52:00 +0100 From: Patrik Montgomery Subject: SoundManager On 97-12-27 10:32, Info-Mac used quantum mechanics and the General Theory of Relativity to draw the conclusion that: >I've installed a couple of games on my Performa 6320 (with 7.5.3) >lately. The games install a sound manager extension. When I restart, I >experience system lockups and >>no sound<<. I checked the installation >CD that came with the system and there wasn't a sound manager on it. >When I trash the extension (or disable it with extension manager), >everything comes back to normal. Should I have a sound manager >extension? If so, where do I get the appropriate one? If not, how do I >stop games and applications for gratuitously installing a sound manager >that doesn't work? You can get the Sound Manager you should have by downloading the latest version of Quicktime. The appropriate Sound Manager is included in the package. Might be a good idea to update to 7.5.5 as well. Patrik Montgomery http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-18713/ multitasking, n - the computer equivalent of schizophrenia ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 97 13:51:58 +0100 From: Patrik Montgomery Subject: vcf On 97-12-27 10:32, Info-Mac used quantum mechanics and the General Theory of Relativity to draw the conclusion that: >Text content of the .vcf file is like so (with names removed): > >begin: vcard >fn: Lastname, Firstname >n: Lastname;Firstname >email;internet: username@domain.net >x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 >x-mozilla-html: FALSE >version: 2.1 >end: vcard > >Anyone got a clue as to what this was supposed to have been? Seems like a virtual ID card or something like it. Communicator can add those, I think (mozilla always stands for Netscape). Just think of it as a calling card: Keep it if you want to contact that person again, otherwise trash it. Patrik Montgomery http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-18713/ multitasking, n - the computer equivalent of schizophrenia ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 14:40:55 -0600 From: tedlogan@busprod.com (Ted Logan) Subject: Which 56.6 modem? >Tired of my geoport only doing 14.4 (on a 840 AV) I am going to buy my >self a 56.6 X2 or Flex-modem - but what brand/standard should I buy. My >Internetprovider supports both standards. Please help me - you >experienced 56.6-users out there. I can strongly recommend the U.S. Robotics 56k Sportster (external) Faxmodem with X2 technology -- usually around $170 net ($220 retail less $50 mail-in rebate). It's flash-ROM upgradeable, which means you'll be able to upgrade to whatever new standard comes out of the current technological debates, including even 56k flex (unlikely because I thinki X2 has already won most of the copper phone line battles). Under no circumstances should you buy any modem that's not flash-ROM upgradeable. This is the sixth or seventh USR modem I've owned along with numerous other brands in 16 years: no problems of any kind, ever, with USRs; others, even Hayes, not so good except the old Supras (before Diamond: see below). If you get the USR 56k, use only the recommended AT&F1&D0 initiation string with your Macintosh. Various modem-string Web sites, including even one I got through Adam Engst (apologies, Adam), contain a myriad other USR 56k modem initiation strings, all long and complicated with S-register settings and so forth, and they're all wrong (one actually disables X2 and 56k instead of enabling them). Read the USR manual and do exactly what it says, neither more nor less: unlike some others, U.S. Robotics modems have always been designed by geniuses to be used by idiots, so K.I.S.S. Incidentally, the new Supra modems are not like the old ones before Supra was acquired by Diamond. The main difference is that the new ones are crap. P.S. No sense using a 56k modem, you're surely aware, if your ISP doesn't also use them. Always check first with your ISP to make sure your 56k technology matches theirs. No help to you if you use an X2 modem to connect to an ISP using Rockwell-chip (56k flex) modems. They don't talk to each other except at fallback speeds. Fortunately, most upscale ISPs these days use U.S. Robotics 56k X2 modems exclusively. Even AOL is wall-to-wall USRs, I think, if you don't mind a spot of damning with faint praise. -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************