Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #19 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Wed, 28 Jan 98 Volume 16 : Issue 19 Today's Topics: [*] AppleScripts for Outlook Express [*] Diamonds&Pearls [*] FibonacciBlues.02.hqx [*] GNTAX97 [*] kathy's cookbook v1.0 [*] MiniWin 3.4 Demo [*] OS 8.1 to OS 7 List Views [*] Personal Calendar [*] PictFader 1.1 [*] PrintGuard 1.0.5 [*] Snitch 2.5.1 (A) hardware problem 2nd Hard Drive? 68010 Processor [!] I've lost everything HELP! [Q] HELP! Need replacement for Disk Doubler under OS8 [Q] Internet Connection Question [Q] Mac OS 8.1 Update kit [Q] Mac OS 8.1 Update kit [Q] Mac OS 8.1 Update kit [Q] MacOS8.1, disk mount problem conflict with QuickTime [Q] Monitor Gamma Correction [Q] Sportster Voice Modems Utility or drivers Apple Express Modem prob Desktop Printer Error Dilbert uses a Mac!! Download query Getting info off Classic with dead monitor Hayes Accura 56K Modems Mac OS 8.1 Update kit Mangia - exporting recipes Need Apple Stock Prices OpenTransport 1.3/OS 8.1 bug (Q) OS 8.1 Update Problem Powerbook + Sleep Q: Extended Format in 8.1 Spigot VDIG won't load on IIsi two questions Windows 95 longer file names WYSE 50 Emulation {Q} applescript 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 V16 #19" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:12:03 -0700 From: Dan.Crevier@pobox.com Subject: [*] AppleScripts for Outlook Express Enclosed are some scripts for Microsoft's Outlook Express 4.0a or later. For more info, see . The scripts include: Color -> Black/Blue/Green/Red Sets the color of the selected messages DB Stats Gives statistics of how many messages and folders there are Duplicate Messages Duplicates the selected messages Finger Sender Fingers the sender of the selected messages using Peter Lewis' Finger 1.5. Grab selected Emailer messages Imports the selected messages from Emailer 2.x to Outlook Express Import all Emailer messages Imports all of the messages from Emailer into Outlook Express Insert Explorer URL Inserts the URL of the page currently being browsed in IE into an outgoing OE message Move messages to Emailer Imports the selected messages from Outlook Express into Emailer's inbox Permanently Delete Messages Deletes the selected messages and compacts the folder they were in, based on a script by Will Mayall Resend Messages Opens up draft message windows for the selected previously send messages to resend them Save Selection... Saves the selected text into a text file Unsubscribe Unsubscribes from the mailing list of the current message, if it supports the unsubscribe header, based on an Emailer script by Will Mayall Dan Crevier [Archived as /info-mac/app/oe-scripts.hqx; 61K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:12:02 -0700 From: jmiles@brigadoon.com Subject: [*] Diamonds&Pearls This is Diamonds&Pearls, another desktop background by Jeff Miles and the St= art Gallery. More additions to an ongoing collection of creations. Some of the others include G3 Desktops and RainCatcher which can be found on the Info-Ma= c archives. To see the complete collection go to The Start Gallery found here= : http://www.brigadoon.com/~patter/StartGallery.html With the start of this background, all Start Gallery screens will be distrib= uted in the 1024x768 resolution. This will not be a problem with either Decor an= d system 7.xx, or OS-8 and the Desktop Control panel if you pay attention to t= he different settings available to you in either Decor or the control panel. This desktop background is freeware, however it is restricted to personal= use on one computer. It is =A9 by the Start Gallery. If you would like the full collection and access to download all future desktop backgrounds off of the Start Gallery site you will find registration fees and directions at the web page. Please dirrect any questions you might have to: start@brigadoon.com [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/diamonds-pearls.hqx; 176K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:12:00 -0700 From: muhenry@eastnet.educ.ecu.edu Subject: [*] FibonacciBlues.02.hqx FibonacciBlues.02 is an aleatoric-algorithmic music application, it plays plesant, abstract bluesy music based on the Fibonacci math series while flashing the numbers over a portrait of Fibonacci. Can be used as an artistic-mystic screen-saver. Make a tape for your car stereo or your Mother-in-law. YOU NEED: Apple's Quicktime, Sound Manager, System 7.+ DETAILS: FibonacciBlues.02 was realized on a Mac 8500 PPC (system 7.5.2) as an application, using Opcode System Inc's MAX 3.0. program (). More in Readme folder. Compressed with Stuffit Lite. Virus free checked. AVAILABILITY: FibonacciBlues.02 is free to individuals for their private enjoyment. Distribution by CD Rom and other means: OK, but please notify. [Archived as /info-mac/art/fibonacci-blues-02.hqx; 799K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:12:07 -0700 From: antcliff@norfolk.infi.net Subject: [*] GNTAX97 Enclosed is an Excel 5.0 spreadsheet set up for your '97 taxes. Enjoy. [Archived as /info-mac/app/bus/gn-tax-97.hqx; 20K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:12:09 -0700 From: flighttime@earthlink.net Subject: [*] kathy's cookbook v1.0 Kathy's Cookbook is a FileMaker Pro 3.0 database that can store and print your favorite recipes, automatically change the ingredient amounts for different serving sizes and create and print shopping lists. I've created this shareware to work as intuitively as possible. For the most part you should not be able to do anything wrong. The supplied file is password protected and does not allow you to create new records/recipes. You can use all the existing recipes and print out shopping lists from them. This allows you to fully test out the program and see if you are interested in purchasing it. The shareware fee is only $5 and upon receipt I will Email you the password along with fifty more recipes that you can import into the original cookbook. Greg Lucas flighttime@earthlink.net [Archived as /info-mac/data/kthys-ckbk-10.hqx; 230K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:11:54 -0700 From: jharvey@mail.airmail.net Subject: [*] MiniWin 3.4 Demo MiniWin 3.4 Demo January 13, 1998 by James Harvey Requirements: Power Macintosh System 7.5 or greater If you would like to have small windows with quickly identifiable icons on your screen, instead of a bunch of look-alike collapsed window titlebars, then MiniWin is for you!! It consists of two INITs that you simply drop into your System folder. The Demo version will show you how MiniWin can make your life easier by giving you more screen space when you need it. No need to close or move windows! No need to hunt for the right titlebar! WOW!! Who could ask for more?? If you like what you see, you may purchase the full version, which is a self-contained control panel, for the paltry sum of $20.00. Upgrades are free to registered users! See the Read Me file for the details on the extras you get when you purchase the full version. Thank you for trying MiniWin. Enjoy! James Harvey jharvey@mail.airmail.net [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/mini-win-demo-34.hqx; 32K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:11:56 -0700 From: taylore@psn.net Subject: [*] OS 8.1 to OS 7 List Views OS 8.1 to OS 7 List Views v1.0, January 20th, 1998 What Is It? OS 8.1 to OS 7 List Views is a ResEdit resource that you can paste into your OS 8.1 Finder to make it use the same list order as OS 7 did. In OS 7.x, List View fields were ordered File Name, Size, Kind, Label, and then Date Modified. I liked this much better because you could see the important info (Size, Kind, Label) without widening your window to fill half the screen. In OS 8.1, the relatively useless Date Modified field comes before Size, Kind, Label necessitating the wider window views. Requires OS 8.1 and ResEdit. taylore@psn.net "In the immortal words of Socrates, 'I drank what?!?'" -Real Genius, 1985 [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/os-81-to-os-7-list-view.hqx; 5K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:12:10 -0700 From: kotka@powernet.net Subject: [*] Personal Calendar Personal_Calendar is an Microsoft Excel 5.0 template for creating calendars with your personal holidays or schedules. Extremely simple to use, comes with color code instructions. Just enter dates and holidays or schedules, click and print. Prints out 11"x 8.5" monthly calendars. Good thru the years 1905 to 2078. Thank you, Jim Kotka [Archived as /info-mac/app/time/personal-calendar.hqx; 115K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:12:05 -0700 From: stossj@mail.mpx.com.au Subject: [*] PictFader 1.1 PictFader=81 is an application/screensaver that displays slideshows of PICT and JPEG ( PICT in JPEG type) files. It has relatively low memory requirements considering the high standard of display that is achieved. See the "About PictFader 1.1" documant for more details. Requirements A Macintosh/ Mac-Compatible with atleast the following features: * 68020 processor or greater * System 7.1 or greater * Color Quickdraw * Quicktime 1.5 ( Quicktime 2.0 or more preferable ) for JPEG pictures. * 240 to 500 K Ram and 300 K disk space [Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/pict-fader-11.hqx; 468K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:11:57 -0700 From: objectivesw@dial.oleane.com Subject: [*] PrintGuard 1.0.5 Objective Software announces the maintenance release of PrintGuard 1.0.5. * Version 1.0.5 (98/01/19) - added the possibility to reverse the function of PrintGuard. You now have two choices: 1- display a message to alert the user that an expensive printer is currently selected (primary function). The current selected Printer is *equal* (=3D) to one of the two printer names. 2- or display a message to alert the user that the currently selected printer is not the good one and that he *must* select another one with the Chooser. The currently selected printer is *different* (=82) from either of the two printer names. PrintGuard - a control panel to alert users trying to print on previously identified network printers. Useful for your company, university, cybercafe, wherever there are free access computers with network printers. Imagine your network includes a dye sublimation printer and somebody tries to use it to print a 300 pages manual... and just think how much this will cost you! PrintGuard will warn this thoughtless user that the printer he/she chose is an expensive one to use. With the 1.0.5, you can also display a message to alert the user that the currently selected printer is not the good one and that he *must* select another one with the Chooser. Support: mailto:objectivesw@kagi.com Author: Harry Alloul Site License: $100 (covers all the computers of a single organization). Price: $10 (shareware, see docs for more info) Register: http://order.kagi.com/?HL&S Info: http://www.planete.net/~objectiv/ Have Fun! All product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/print-guard-105.hqx; 101K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:11:59 -0700 From: mitch@niftyneato.com Subject: [*] Snitch 2.5.1 Snitch 2.5.1 improves the Finder's Get Info window by adding information normally not found there such as a file's type and creator. This release adds MacOS 8.1 compatibility and fixes several bugs. With Snitch 2.5.1, you can view and edit file types and creators, preview QuickTime movies, JPEGs, Marathon saved games, update aliases, and more. Snitch 2.5.1 includes compatibility with MacOS 8 as well as a new batch info window making it easier to change information for a large number of items. Snitch 2.5.1 is extensible allowing other developers to write their own plugins to expand Snitch even more. Snitch is compatible with all Macs with at least a 68020 processor and System 7, MacOS 8 or 8.1. Snitch is fully native on Power Macintoshes. Snitch is shareware at US$20. Mitch Jones Home of Snitch! [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/snitch-251.hqx; 596K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 10:55:23 CST From: "Tom Kirke (312) 413-5539" Subject: (A) hardware problem > Now for this month's question. I have what seems to be a hardware problem > with my nearly 3-year-old Performa 6115 (basically the same thing as a 60 > MHz PowerMac 6100). When left on continuously warmed-up, it runs nice and > stably with no noticeable problems. However, if I shut it down and allow > it to cool off (e.g. overnight), when I try to restart it, it is plagued > with bombs, freezes and crashes, and continues to display this flaky > behavior until it has warmed up again. Hmm. Not reassuring! This sounds like you have a failing component, maybe the HD, maybe the HD controller maybe a component on the logic board. A service technician will probably be able to tell you more. In the mean-time don't turn the machine off and MAKE GOOD BACKUPS! Failures have a high probabilty of happening at the most inconvenient possible times. tom PS Make good backups! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 09:57:50 -0500 From: The Christiana Gunn Family Subject: 2nd Hard Drive? Is there any way to mount a second internal hard drive into a Performa 638? --------- Ernest F. Gunn 3d egunn@mail.itandi.net ------------------------------ Date: 25 Jan 98 00:18:43 +0000 From: "Steven Lavoie" Subject: 68010 Processor Do any of the early Netscape browsers work OK on a PowerBook with a 68010 processer running System 7.1, or should I upgrade the system and the RAM before I even hassle with it? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Jan 98 10:08:11 -0600 From: James Atkinson Subject: [!] I've lost everything HELP! Quentin: It may be something as simple as a corrupt desktop file which needs rebuilding. Try restarting while holding down the option and command keys simultaneously (command=apple on some keyboards). You'll eventually get a dialog box that says something like "you really wanna do this?" Click "yes" and the rebuild should proceed by itself. If all goes well you should get the computer back. No telling what is still *on* the computer since the system has been reinstalled, but something is better than nothing, as they say. The only other thing I can think of at the moment is that PRAM might be whacked. Again while restarting, press command-shift-P-R simultaneously until you hear the startup chimes strike a couple of times. See what you get. This action does reset many control panels to factory defaults, so there may be some minor tweaking to do after. Good luck. James Atkinson engja@showme.missouri.edu On 01/23/1998 02:10 PM Quentin North said: >Actually, not me, but my Father has lost everything. > >Whilst optimising his hard disk, the machine locked up and he was forced to >reboot. Now all his work files are empty. My guess is the vtoc is pointing >to areas of the disk that no longer contain data. To compound this he >subsequently reinstalled the system (as it wouldnt boot understandably) and >generally fiddled about, probably over writing some data sectors. > >I have tried Norton disk doctor on it, to no avail (it thinks the disk is >OK). What is required (I think) is somthing that will scan a disk looking >for file fragments, allocating them a catalog entry and then allowing my >father to manually reassemble them into the documents that they were >(mostly word documents in the form of manuscripts up to about 500K in size). > >Hints, tips, advice, etc much appreciated. Oh, I did say he has no backups >at all didn't I. Unfortunately this is not the learning experience he wants >right now. > >Thanks everyone. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 00:13:46 -0600 From: "Dennis L. Davis" Subject: [Q] HELP! Need replacement for Disk Doubler under OS8 At 19:05 +0000 01/17/98, Mephistophilis wittily wrote: > I am sure that I cannot be the only one struggling with this problem. As I > understand it, the Disk Doubler package (or part of it) will not function > under OS8 and (I can't imagine why) no upgrade is planned by the > manufacturers. The only feature that I absolutely need is to be able to > select the top folder of a complex array of folders, subfolders and > documents and compress the entire contents *while preserving the > hierarchical structure* so that the compressed array remains searchable by > subfolder or document name. I purchased the Stuffit Deluxe package under > the impression that it would fill the bill - but after much Ring of TFM I > gather that I was mistaken. In my hands SD will only compress multiple > items into separate archives if they are all in the same folder. To do this > to my complex array would be hugely time-consuming as I would have to > operate separately on the contents of - at least - several hundred folders. > The Stuffit SpaceSaver module *will* do what I want - but if I then copy > the compressed array to another disk for backup the files arrive in a > decompressed state. True, I *could* copy first and then compress with SSS - > but that prevents me from backing up to a disk that would accommodate the > compressed files but has not enough room for the full size array. > > Suggestions anyone? By the by I did contact the Aladdin e-mail support > address - but answer came there none. > > TIA - > Fergus You could write an AppleScript for StuffIt Deluxe that would compress multiple items into separate archives, or however you would like StuffIt to do it. StuffIt Deluxe is very scriptable. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. Blessings, Denny ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 16:41:35 -0600 From: tedlogan@busprod.com (Ted Logan) Subject: [Q] Internet Connection Question >Unfortunately, nothing suggested so far has solved the problem. The problem= is >that basically, when I call my ISP, on only about 1 out of 10 or 15 tries w= ill >it connect successfully. The rest of the time, the modem goes off hook (OH)= , >dials, gets carrier detect (CD) negotiates a speed the receive data (RD) li= ght >flashes a couple of times and then the carrier detect (CD) light goes >out and then the connection fails. As I said, repeated attempts with the sa= me >settings eventually yields a reliable connection but it takes many attempts= to >get one. [snip=8A] >Can anyone make any suggestions on the next step to try? Is anyone >successfully >using a Hayes Accura 56K to connect using some form of PPP software? If so = I >would love to know what your settings are! > >Thanks to everyone for past and (hopefully) future help. > >Mike Sisson >sisson_md@vought.com Mike, have you asked your ISP if it supports Rockwell-chip 56k (flex) modems like your Hayes Accura? If your ISP uses only USRobotics X2 56k modems, they won't connect to your Hayes at anything higher than 33.6kbps. Some ISPs offer different phone numbers for X2 versus flex modem users. Good luck. Ted Logan P.S. I got up to FreePPP 2.6.1b6 and have stopped there happily, but it wouldnt hurt for you to upgrade to whatever version they're up to now. I, too, started having problems around the time of FreePPP 2.5v3 when I got my new (USR56kX2) modem, so maybe that's part of it. Unfortunately, I've made so many changes since then I can't say what fixed what anymore./Ted ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Jan 98 10:13:14 -0500 From: shorton@lr.net (Scott L. Horton) Subject: [Q] Mac OS 8.1 Update kit Hi Mike, I read your post in info-mac. I succesfully updated to 8.1 on both a Motorola Starmax 3000 (180 Mhz 603e) and a Performa 476 (25Mhz, 68LC040) Mac. I used the 13 part file to do so. The part one of 13 file is a little larger and of a different icon than the others, as it is a "self mounting" disk image. You do not need to lauch disk copy (any version, though version 4 is history) at all. It will self mount a disk image and access all of the other parts as needed, automatically. I ran the update from another drive on the performa, and the same drive on the powerpc. Both worked flawlessly. Be sure to backup, rebuild the desktop, and check your disk (Norton or disk first aid, etc.) first. Then restart using apple's extension manager set to MacOS8 base. (If you use Conflict catcher, I suggest that you disable it for this and then put it back.) When you double click on the part 1 of 13, a dialog progress bar should appear verifying the checksum, etc. and then it will mount to your desktop and open a window with the install (or update) icon and some read mes. Double click on the install (update) icon, and away you go. If you want to see what has been updated and untouched by the updater. Go into your system folder first (before the update). Set one of your finder's labels to something like system as of "current date" or whatever and label everything. After the update, anything that still has your label has been untouched and anything that was updated (overwritten) will have no label. Good luck, (it worked fine for me) Scott Horton ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 21:22:41 -0300 From: Patricio Mason Subject: [Q] Mac OS 8.1 Update kit On 1/24/98, Brian Wessels wrote: > I've been guilty of stupidity before, so this wouldn't be the first time, >but I > can't for the life of me figure out how to work with the Mac OS 8.1 >Update kit. > That is, I can't open or manipulate the darn thing. [snip] > Double-clicking on the first file, a ".smi" file, produces a nonsense "not > enough memory" error - zero K needed, zero K available. Obviously the Mac is > confused, maybe because I have both Disk Copy 4.2 and 6.1.2 installed Double-clicking on the "smi" ("Self-Mounting Image") file should automatically assemble the 13 pieces into a single image (not 13 floppy images). The "zero K needed, zero K available" message is an almost certain sign that one of the 13 files, the smi file in all likelihood, is damaged. By the way, although the method is similar, Disk Copy won't work on this file. I'd suggest you test the integrity of the data in these files, perhaps with ResEdit or other such utility, and download once again whatever is found to be damaged. If you have a fast connection, just re-download the whole shebang from an authorized source. Regards, Patricio Mason pmason@chasqui.mic.cl Santiago, Chile ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 16:48:50 -0600 From: tedlogan@busprod.com (Ted Logan) Subject: [Q] Mac OS 8.1 Update kit >Right here I should explain that I don't know Disk Copy 6.1.2 very well, as I >still use 4.2 whenever I can, and like it very much, thank you. Common sense >tells me I should be wrong about the floppy thing, right? I don't understand Disk Copy any better than you do, probably not as well, but most of my similar problems have been solved with Disk Copy 6.1.3. I recently downloaded the new Quick Time disk image (9MB). After decoding, I got a huge .img file. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, I double-clicked on it. Lo and behold, on my desktop appeared a QT installer icon, which worked like it oughta. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Jan 98 10:58:05 -0000 From: shorton@lr.net (Scott L. Horton) Subject: [Q] MacOS8.1, disk mount problem conflict with QuickTime [Q] I have isolated a conflict via Conflict Catcher 4.1 on a Motorola Starmax 3000/180 (603e ppc) with the Quicktime extension group. At Ease 3.03 is used on this computer. Since the MacOS 8.1 upgrade, if I insert a diskette or zip disk, the active application will quit unexpectedly. If in the finder, the finder quits and I drop back into At Ease. If the QT group is disabled, the behavior disappears. Interestingly, this problem does NOT occur on my 68LC040 Mac with At Ease 3.03 and OS 8.1, so seems to be only on the power mac. This is not a problem with MacOS 8.0. Any one else with this problem? Could there be another explanation. It sure is a nusaince not being able to have QT installed. (I didn't isolate which of the QT extensions it is, but on my 68K machine I don't bother loading the QTMPEG extension, so perhaps that is the issue) Thanks for any help, email accepted. Scott Horton ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 10:49:24 +0000 From: Trevor Subject: [Q] Monitor Gamma Correction I recently got a second monitor for my Mac and hooked it up with an old video card I had laying around. It all works fine, but the image looks washed out. The same monitor when connected to the Mac built in video looks great, so I don't think the fault lies in the monitor. It must, therefore, lie in either the video card or the combination of that video card with that monitor. Is there a program on Info-Mac or elsewhere that will let me custom gamma correct the second video card/ monitor? Note: pressing the Option key while hitting the Options button in the Monitors Control Panel gives me two gamma choices: Custom Gamma and Uncorrected Gamma. Neither really help: Uncorrected is darker, but it still looks washed out. Adjusting the brightness and contrast of the monitor itself also don't do any significant good. Details: Mac Q700/Sys 7.5.5 Built in video connected to NEC MultiSync 4DS, and this is the washed-out looking one: RasterOps MediaTime card connected to Dell 15LS with a Griffin Mac/PC 10 adapter. Thanks in advance, Trevor ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 22:06:11 -0500 From: "D. Edward Walter" Subject: [Q] Sportster Voice Modems Utility or drivers As of right now, the only control packages for USR Sportster Voice modems that I have found are MegaPhone and MCC Voice (which ship with the product.) What I am looking for is either: * enough control information to create a driver that will allow the following * a desktop application that answers the phone when you click on it. Nothing fancy, but real useful. [D. Edward Walter, System Design Engineer d.e.walter@computer.org] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 10:25:15 -0500 (EST) From: Alex Leary Subject: Apple Express Modem prob I recently aquired a Duo Dock 230 and have been trying to setup my Internet connection. I've installed all the necessary software (MacTCP, FrePPP, ect.) yet my modem does not respond. I've tried numerous modem inits and still nothing. I get an error message that reads: "PPP wait timout while waiting for 'OK.'" I'm positive there is something wrong with the modem because I hooked up my old modem and it works (hence me typing this message). Anyway, does anyone have any advice? I've checked about everything twice, but the damn modem will not even give me a dial tone. I am not a regular subscriber so if you could please send me directly I would greatly appreaciate it. Thank You, Alex Leary (a i-mac sub during the pre-power mac era :) ) aleary1@ic3.ithaca.edu ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 11:49:36 -0400 From: Sheldon Forde Subject: Desktop Printer Error To the Info-Mac Community, I have been experiencing a slight problem within the past few weeks. Upon startup of my computer, at the end of the boot sequence I get the following error message: Desktop printer unknown error "-192" at '18' Clicking the OK box removes the message, and allows me to get on with my work. I can still print from my various applications with no apparent difficulty. I am therefore wondering what significance the error message has since normal printing has not been affected. I would also welcome suggestions on how to fix/repair any files that might be damaged so that I will no longer get the annoying dialog box popping up every time I start my computer. Additional Information: I have run Norton Utilities 3.5.2 and it has found no errors. I have also tried running Tech Tool Pro 1.5 with similar results. Performa 5200CD 24MB Ram, Mac OS 8.0 ( 8.1 by next week!) Please post any responses to both the info-mac digest or directly to me. Thanks in advance. Sheldon Forde MechWurks sforde@trinidad.net OR sforde@usa.net ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 11:15:07 -0500 From: Murph Sewall Subject: Dilbert uses a Mac!! Have you seen the latest "Dilbert for Office Depot" commercial? In it he enters "the sensory deprivation zone"--his cubicle--sits down in front of his workstation, touches the top right corner of his keyboard and the familiar "clang" of Mac Quadra startup chime is clearly audible :-) Question: Is this implied endorsement of the Mac good or bad for Apple? -Murph ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Jan 98 11:26:12 +1000 From: Bridget Eley Subject: Download query I have been trying to find an info-mac mirror site which has a copy of the new version of Glidel which was notified in Info-Mac Digest V16 #16: >Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 15:48:36 -0700 >From: gberkovi@imaginet.fr >Subject: [*] Glidel U.S. 3.6 .... >[Archived as /info-mac/gui/glidel-us-36.hqx; 89K] I have tried mirror sites in Australia and the United States with no luck. I have tried using: http://www.pht.com/info-mac/gui/glidel-us-36.hqx also with no luck. Could you please tell me how and where I could obtain a copy of this file. Bridget Eley Brisbane, Australia ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 18:10:56 -0600 From: Clinton MacDonald Subject: Getting info off Classic with dead monitor Friends: A colleague confronted me with the following challenge: he has a Mac Classic at home with a dead monitor. (My first Mac was a Classic, he sniffed wistfully :-) ). He wants to recover some files from the hard drive before setting the machine out to pasture. What is the best strategy for achieving this? He doesn't necessarily want to repair the monitor (unless that is cheap and easy). He and I discussed schemes for setting up an AppleTalk network between the Classic and his PowerBook 1400. However, we weren't certain how to do this without access to the Classic's Control Panels to turn on file sharing (I think it is running System 7.0.1, or something from that era). We discussed setting up the Classic as an external SCSI disk for the PowerBook, but I think that only works in the other direction (i.e. some PowerBooks have a SCSI disk mode). We even discussed creating a boot disk with a minimal System that already had filesharing enabled, but couldn't see a way to implement that. Any suggestions? Thanks (in advance) for your help! Kindly "cc:" your responses to me so that I can report to my friend in a timely fashion. Best fishes, Clint -- Clint MacDonald | ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Jan 98 13:18:22 CST From: Mike Sisson Subject: Hayes Accura 56K Modems Thanks to all who have responded to my pleas for help in getting connected to my ISP. The mystery is now solved. It turns out that the firmware in my modem needed to be updated. Tom Whidbey suggested that I check out www.hayes.com/56k/beta. Sure enough, there is a beta firmware update and sure enough, once I installed it both OT/PPP and FreePPP started working on every connection attempt. So I suggest that if you have a Hayes Accura 56K+FAX modem that you check out this page. Again, thanks to all for the help, hand holding, etc... Mike Sisson sisson_md@vought.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Jan 98 14:06:27 -0800 From: "Diane M. Ross" Subject: Mac OS 8.1 Update kit On 1/24/98 12:31 PM , Info-Mac info-mac@starnine.com wrote: >Date: Fri, 23 Jan 98 10:12:25 -0700 >From: "Brian Wessels" >Subject: [Q] Mac OS 8.1 Update kit > > >I've been guilty of stupidity before, so this wouldn't be the first time, >but I >can't for the life of me figure out how to work with the Mac OS 8.1 Update >kit. >That is, I can't open or manipulate the darn thing. > >Here's the deal... I downloaded the kit in 13 parts (and thought the >number was >a bad omen at the time) from ZDnet. Instead of 13 handy disk images, which I >expected, it turns out this is one massive "DiskSet" image. I don't know >who to >curse for this, ZD or Apple. Place all 13 files in one folder. Click on the first image and it will automatically launch the update. You should only have OS 8 extensions loaded. Also mine were on a separate partition. Don't know if this is necessary. BTW, each file fits on a floppy. ------------------------------ Date: 25 Jan 98 11:32:12 -0500 From: "Michael McHugh" Subject: Mangia - exporting recipes I'm posting this here because I know that Mangia has been discused in this forum in the past. For those of you who don't know, it's a cooking/recipe database, basically, with one of the best interfaces of this kind of program that I've seen. I've used it happily for some years, but have been experiencing lots of crashes under OS8, making the program pretty much unusable. Problem is that, over the years, I've added a lot of my own recipes to the database, which I can no longer access. I would like to be able to export these from Mangia to a FileMaker Pro database, but there is no import/export option available within Mangia, and FMPro does not recognise Mangia "cookbooks" as database files. I've tried contacting Sierra software (who bought Mangia from Steve Upstill, the author) but they are unable/unwilling to help, and I haven't been able to get hold of Steve Upstill, who has been extremely responsive to questions in the past. So, to (finally!) get to the point - can anyone suggest a work-around so that I can get my recipes out of Mangia ? I do not know if Steve based the program on an existing database, or if he wrote the whole thing from scratch. One thing that occurs to me is if it would be possible, instead of printing a recipe, to be able to "print" it to a text file (analogous to what things like like print-to-pict do) - that way I could at least, laboriously, get them into FMPro one at a time. TIA Mike McHugh michael.mchugh@sympatico.ca --------------------------------------------------- This message was created and sent using the Cyberdog Mail System --------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 09:54:33 -0600 From: Noah Sager Subject: Need Apple Stock Prices I need to know the price of Apple stock from the 1st to the 8th of January. If I get these, I will be able to complete the first monthly chart for my Apple stock page. The address is to be announced when it is complte some time around the 5th of Febuary. Thank You in advance! Noah Sager mailto:noahsager@usa.net <<<-------------------->>> If you would like to be notified of the monthly updates, email me with "stock"in the subject. <<<-------------------->>> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 20:33:37 -0500 From: abrody@smart.net Subject: OpenTransport 1.3/OS 8.1 bug (Q) Dear Digest readers, Here's the situation. I just upgraded to MacOS 8.1. I try visiting http://www.lycos.com, one of the oldest internet search engines out there. Netscape Communicator 4.0.4 has 17MB of RAM in its Finder Get Info box, and the Finder has another 68MB free. No Virtual Memory, No RAM Doubler, No Speed Doubler, no RAM Charger. Desktop has been rebuilt, PRAM just zapped three days ago. Netscape's preferences has image loading off, Java and Javascript are off, and Cookies are off. Yet when I visit Lycos, Netscape simply bombs out with a Type 2 error. This has only happened with Lycos, and no other applications are running. Netscape appears to load the site just fine, as I see it counting up the K it has downloaded, and then when it begins to format the page, nothing has appeared yet is when it crashes. This is right after a cold reboot. I am also using the OpenTransport/PPP 1.0.1 dialer. OK, so I download Conflict Catcher 4.1 as OS 8.1 the upgrader recommends after seeing that I formerly had Conflict Catcher 4.0. Scan my startup files using the new Conflict Catcher and it tells me all of my OpenTransport Shared libraries are damaged, the TCP/IP control panel is damaged, the Chooser is damaged, and the AppleTalk Control Panel is damaged. So did Apple by mistake put on its ftp.info.apple.com upgrades site (where I downlaoded the 16MB upgrader from) an upgrader whose files were damaged? Could anyone else care to run the Conflict Catcher 4.1 Scan Startup Files menuitem and see if their's are damaged too? Any way to determine what kind of damage it is? Is it in any way connected to the fact I can't get Lycos properly loaded on Netscape? Now normally these upgraders have a clean install option. I couldn't find it on the net install version. Anybody know where it is? Also I thought the upgrade included MRJ 2.0, which I can't find anywhere from what was installed. Yet Apple's web site says it is part of the OS. Are they suggesting I download it separately? It seems obsurd to have to download a huge upgrade file, and not get the full upgrade as it would come on CD-ROM. Thank you. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 08:00:24 -0500 From: David Hauraney Subject: OS 8.1 Update Problem I've dowloaded the 8.1 update as both .bin & .hqx. In both cases, I'm able to decode it almost to completion. Then I get a -39 disc error message. All responses will be appreciated. David Hauraney davidjh@magi.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 17:10:39 +0000 From: mnolet@faille.unice.fr (Mike) Subject: Powerbook + Sleep Hello info-mac people, I have an old PowerBook 180, and regularly put it to 'sleep' instead of using 'shutdown'. What are the disadvantages of this?? It saves me incredible amounts of time because I don't have to wait for the computer to startup every time I want to use it, but I just want to make sure that I'm not doing something bad to my computer. Mike ______________________________________ Mike Nolet First Year I.B. Student ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 11:55:05 -0600 From: Jeff Sass Subject: Q: Extended Format in 8.1 I just downloaded and installed 8.1 on a G3 PowerMac. It automatically updated my Drive Setup to version 1.4. After I backed up my data, on my 6GB internal, I wanted to format the drive with 2 partitions with one of them using this new format. After I pressed the "initialize" button there is a menu to choose the extended format but it is grayed out. What am I doung wrong here? It seemed that I followed the instructions in the 9.1 readme but it is not working. Any help appreciated, Jeff __________________________________________________________________________ |Jeff Sass - mailto:jms12@cs.wustl.edu http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~jms12/ | |Computer Science Graduate Student Washington University in St. Louis | |________________________________________________________________________| ------------------------------ Date: 25 Jan 1998 04:22:16 GMT From: figueirp@ecs.ecs.csus.edu (Paulo Figueiredo) Subject: Spigot VDIG won't load on IIsi Hello. I need some technical advice: I want to use a VideoSpigot for CU-SeeME but can't get the VDIG to load. I've got the following setup: VideoSpigot Nubus card Mac IIsi 9 Meg (clock chipped to 25 Mhz) Quicktime 1.0, 1.5, 1.6, 1.6.1 Spigot VDIG (1.0), VDIG1.5b18 System 7.0.1, 6.0.8 ScreenPlay 1.2.2 The ScreenPlay software shows that the Spigot Hardware is working fine. Video appears in the window and is recordable. My problem is strictly with the VDIG not loading at startup. I've tried just about all combinations of the above software. I read that SpigotVDIG is supposed to go with Quicktime 1.0 and VDIG1.5 goes with Quicktime1.5. It didn't matter. I tried using system 6.0.8 freshly installed. I even tried switching the upgraded oscillator back to the original 20MHz processing speed in case timing was at fault.. Every time I start up the Mac, the VDIG icon comes up CROSSED OUT. I'm pretty frustrated by now and have run out of my own ideas and resources. I'd really appreciate hearing some other people's suggestions. Is anyone using a Spigot on a IIsi with success? Thanks in advance for your help, Dennis Cardoza djc@altair.csustan.edu <== REPLY HERE BY EMAIL IF POSSIBLE ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 13:26:05 -0500 From: monte ferguson Subject: two questions Hello all, I have two questions. The first one is that as the Mac tech support guy at my local ISP the occasional oddball question comes up for which I have no direct experience. I was hoping someone else could educate me or point me in the direction of further information. The situation is that a client wants to set up a firewall on the Mac. He's currently connected to an ethernet network and the firewall would require the use of a second ethernet card. How is this best implemneted? Is there specialized software that would be needed so that both cards would be recognized? The second one is that I'm looking for a shareware program that would record a quicktime movie of my cursor movements/actions so that I can design a better Macintosh Help Section for my employer. I tried a quick search on my own but I must not be using the correct keywords. I do seem to recall that there was at least one shareware program that did just what I'm looking for, but I don't recall the name. TIA monte ferguson mac tech support@the iserv co. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 17:16:17 -0500 From: Murph Sewall Subject: Windows 95 longer file names On 1/16/98 11:54 PM +0100, Christian F Buser wrote: >Todd Mogilner wrote: >> I am now running into a problem where PC disks are coming and instead of >> saying there file name I am getting 7 characters and then a ~. > >You need a floppy mounting utility which does support the Windows95 long >filenames. I know that Apple's PC Exchange doesn't, even not in the >latest version. Au Contraire one of the best reasons for upgrading to OS 8.1 is support for Win95 long file names. I just copyied a folder full of .html files to a (preformatted) MeSsy DOS floppy, walked down the hall to a Win95 workstation and all the names are preserved! :-) /s Murph Sewall (860) 486-2489 voice Marketing Department (860) 456-7725 fax http://mktg.sba.uconn.edu/MKT/Faculty/Sewall.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 16:28:02 -0800 From: slynch@richmond.sd38.bc.ca (Stewart Lynch) Subject: WYSE 50 Emulation Does anyone know of a Mac Telecom program that supports WYSE 50 terminal emulation? Stewart Lynch Director of Technology, SD #38 (Richmond) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 00:01:33 -0600 From: "Dennis L. Davis" Subject: {Q} applescript At 9:01 -0500 01/17/98, NCICCHECK@aol.com wittily wrote: > I have a problem that I need help with I occasionally use plaintalk on both > my desktop mac. and my PB1400. The problem is that the destop mac always > defaults to the internal CD in the "Monitors and Sound" control panel. When I > want to reset to the external microphone I have to shut off Speakable Items > in the Speech control panel, open "Monitor & Sound", switch to the mike, > close, reset speakable items and finally it will work. > > I tried writing an applescript to reset the Monitors and Sound control panel > but I can't get it to work. Can anyone out there tell me how to write an > applescript to reset to the external microphone? This way I could put it into > the startup items and have it run automaticaly. > > P.S. the PB 1400 stays set to the internal microphone. Yes i've deleted the > prefs file for M&S and reinstalled M&S and the computer still refuses to stay > set for the mic. > > TIA > John McGibney > NCICCHECK@aol.com I don't think your control panels are scriptable with AppleScript. I would use KeyQuencer from Binary Software and write a Macro to do it. If you get the full commercial version of KeyQuencer you can create applets that you can put in the Startup Items folder and then the macro will do what you want it to do when it loads. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. ICQ#5066430 Blessings, Denny -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************