Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #217 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Sat, 12 Dec 98 Volume 16 : Issue 217 Today's Topics: [*] Pillars Revisited" K2.1.1 update [*] 3dbrick131 [*] Acme 1.0 Kaleidoscope Scheme [*] Al Morale [*] Better Amazon Sherlock plug-ins 1.1 update [*] Blue Mutant -- TT font [*] Brand-Me-GKON [*] David's BackGammon2.6.2 [*] Deskpop 1.0.5 [*] Desktop Screenshots 1.0 [*] DX7 Librarian 1.2.3 [*] Font Gander Pro 1.5.5.sit [*] Format-Chart Version 1.3.6 [*] Fortress of Fear [*] GLMStat 3.2.2;Generalised linear models [*] Gold Band 2.0 Kaleidoscope Scheme [*] Gramotki_1.5.8 [*] Holmes [*] Icon Tools 1.6 [*] Kool Icons II [*] MaBaSoft releases Euro Assistant v1.0 [*] Mac-FTP-list, Version 4.4.4 [*] MacDNSLogConverter 1.0 [*] Macintosh Book Catalog [*] MankatoHalfwitPS1.sit.hqx [*] MultiMode 1.2.1 [*] Oculus.2.0 [*] OnScreen-Particle-Demo.sit.hqx [*] OralExpulsivePS1.sit.hqx [*] preternatural_PS1 [*] respondsrc - preemptive multitasking w/source code [*] ScrapIt Pro 5.43 [*] ScribblingWorks 1.2 -- Web publishing with a notepad [*] Styles Elegance Hunter update for K2.1.1 [*] Styles Swan (K2) update [*] Styles Ultratech for K2 update [*] SwitchRes 1.5.2 [*] SwitchRes 1.5.2, french version [*] Temple of Doom 1.5-Second Release [*] TidBITS#458/07-Dec-98 [*] Twistory 1.2 - History Browser [*] Ultimate Blackjack(tm) 2.0 [*] Wapp pro 1.3.3 [*] Wapp pro 1.3.4 [*] WebFinder401LE.sea 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. 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Or, click . * A full list of Info-Mac mirror sites is available at the URL below: * Search the archive at . Info-Mac volunteers include Gordon Watts, Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Michael Bean, Liam Breck, Hugh Lewis, Tom Coradeschi, and Shawn Bunn. The Info-Mac Digest is sponsored in part by StarNine Technologies, developers of Internet server software for the Macintosh, including Web and email publishing systems. 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 #217" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:44 -0700 From: jparris6@netpath.net Subject: [*] Pillars Revisited" K2.1.1 update This revision of the K2 scheme, Pillars Revisited, has some major changes, the most important of which is the placement of the widgets. Pillars Revisited has statues of men holding up the title box, pillar sides and scrollbars, etc. Janet Parris [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/pillars-revisited.hqx; 129K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:04 -0700 From: mtdiamond@erols.com Subject: [*] 3dbrick131 3d Brick Bash! version: 1.3.1 This shareware game is a 3d version of the classic break-out game. It requires Color Quickdraw and a 68020 processor. It runs well on most Macs, with the option to run in fewer colors to get full performance on older machines. This is a maintainance release, fixing uneven performance running on AV Mac's. Replaces all earlier versions, such as 3dBrick.* and 3dBrickBash1.1.1.sit.hqx. (OK to include it on commercially available CD-ROM of the archives.) [Archived as /info-mac/game/3d-brick-131.hqx; 150K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:38 -0700 From: wmartin@teaser.fr Subject: [*] Acme 1.0 Kaleidoscope Scheme Acme 1.0 is a beautiful grayscale Kaleidoscope scheme developed to fully take advantage of the functions of Mac OS 8.5. It comes complete with 32 bit-color icons, desktop pictures, and an 8.5 sound set. You need to have Kaleidoscope 2.0 or better installed on your computer, but it will run on any machine with Mac OS 7.1 or better installed. Thank you, Billy Martin wmartin@teaser.fr [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/acme-10.hqx; 1718K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:06 -0700 From: tbodine@primenet.com Subject: [*] Al Morale Al Morale gives you comic relief from office politics and work woes by making you the boss of a virtual yes man and lackey. From his tiny cube on your screen, Al Morale will shower you with funny flattery and comic kudos while you work. He praises your ideas, raves about your work and even laughs at your jokes! Plus Al will address you by your choice of glorified titles. Fun! This demo version lets you sample some of Al's 100 lines of flattery and fun. The full version cacn also be used for comic relief in meetings and presentations. Requires a PowerPC and a sense of humor. [Archived as /info-mac/game/al-morale-demo.hqx; 2595K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:35 -0700 From: dsmith@execpc.com Subject: [*] Better Amazon Sherlock plug-ins 1.1 update Better Amazon.com plug-ins for Apple's Sherlock feature in Mac OS 8.5. Version 1.1 corrects the URL for downloading the latest version. Enclosed are two Sherlock plug-ins for searching Amazon.com books and music. These were created because any of the existing Amazon plug-ins I've tried simply don't work correctly. Generic Amazon plug-ins only search for books, not music, so I created a separate music search. Shortly after creating this plug-in, another amazon music plug-in turned up at a popular web site. In testing, I found that the other book and music plug-ins did not return the full list of hits. In one instance, a music search only returned two items where my music plug-in returned over twenty! In addition, the other plug-ins included a separate search for classical music which didn't work at all because it was searching the books database. My single music plug-in correctly searches both the popular and classical music databases. Download: E-mail: Doug Smith [Archived as /info-mac/comm/better-amazon-sherlock-plug.hqx; 9K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:14 -0700 From: jeni@buffnet.net Subject: [*] Blue Mutant -- TT font Blue Mutant double serif is a freeware font. enjoy it. -jeni [Archived as /info-mac/font/blue-mutant.hqx; 23K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:01 -0700 From: bean@info-mac.org (Mike Bean) Subject: [*] Brand-Me-GKON SFrom: sjwright@splusnet.com ubject: Brand-Me-GKON-please (as) --------------------------------------------------- Brand-Me-GKON-please (as) --------------------------------------------------- A little AppleScript, uncompiled so as to make editing easier, that puts the text line "File modified by GraphicConverter 3.3.1(US) into that application's Comments window. Requirements: AppleScript 1.1 or better, the Auto-Type and Jon's Commands osaxen (available on Info-Mac). This script requires that the Comments window in GraphicConverter be open and that the application dialog windows be pointed to an unlocked volume (as the changed-file bullet will automatically appear). You can use the ScriptEditor to change the version number as appropriate. I also recommend OSA Menu by Leonard Rosenthal, as it makes running this script with GKON as the front app a lot easier. Stephen J. Wright sjwright@splusnet.com Novice (at best) OSAXifier [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/brand-me-gkon-please.hqx; 3K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:08 -0700 From: MacGammon@aol.com Subject: [*] David's BackGammon2.6.2 An excellent, fun, professional, and easy to use backgammon game. Works with System 7 and 8. Works on any Mac with a 68030 or faster processor including the Power Macs & G3. The easiest to use and the most complete backgammon game available. You won= =92t be disappointed! Easy to use interface and great graphics and sound. Speech is also supported= . With 5 skill levels all players from beginner to advanced can enjoy the game= . Can play against the computer or with a friend. Gives advice on moves and the doubling cube, can take back moves and doubles of the cube, on-line help, can pick up more than one piece at a time, shows best moves, can set up any board situation, can change board colors or creat= e your own, multiple board sizes, tournament play, extensive help system, keep= s statistics on up to 4 pairs of players, plus much more. In this version you will be able to finish at least half of the games. Requires Systems 7 or 8 and a 68030 or faster CPU including PPC. =46or the latest version or to pay by credit card go to my web page at: http://members.aol.com/WinGammon/backgammon [Archived as /info-mac/game/davids-backgammon-262.hqx; 354K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:28 -0700 From: reuven_sherwin@scitex.com Subject: [*] Deskpop 1.0.5 What does "Deskpop" do? Deskpop is a Control Strip module which lists all volumes, folders and files currently on the Mac's desktop. This is especially useful for the (hopefully short) time the desktop is cluttered. Folders are displayed with the underline style. Volumes (a.k.a. Disks) are displayed with the bold bold+underline style. The Trash is displayed with the bold style. Selecting an item from the Deskpop menu will open it. Holding down the Control+Option keys will reveal it in the Finder. Holding down the Control+Shift keys will move the selected item to the Trash. If the selected item is a volume, Control+Shift+selecting will unmount it and eject it, if it's ejectable. These key combinations can be modified using the "Deskpop Settings" dialog, which is accessible from the Deskpop menu item with the same name. Requirements Requires Mac OS 7.1 or better, and scriptable Finder (which is integrated into Mac OS 7.5 and better, I believe). For more information, please read the Release Notes enclosed. Thanks, Reuven Sherwin [Archived as /info-mac/disk/deskpop-105.hqx; 17K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:27 -0700 From: davew@waterw.com Subject: [*] Desktop Screenshots 1.0 The Mac has always had the ability to capture the screen to a picture file via COMMAND-SHIFT-3 and with System 8 also via COMMAND-SHIFT-4. They work great but have the annoying habit of saving the screenshots at the top level of the hard drive. With a little research I discovered that there is in fact a way to specify where the pictures are saved and thus was born Desktop Screenshots. A tiny extension that redirects those picture files right to the desktop for easy access. Desktop Screenshots uses an undocumented feature of the standard system screen capture code. This feature appears to be available starting with at least System 7.6.1. Earlier system versions might work too but I haven't tested them. No system software modifications are made so it won't hurt anything to try it out, it will either work or not. Desktop Screenshots is FREEWARE (share and enjoy.) [Archived as /info-mac/gui/desktop-screenshots-10.hqx; 7K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:00 -0700 From: setsu@tcp-ip.or.jp Subject: [*] DX7 Librarian 1.2.3 DX7 Librarian is an application for the Macintosh which allows you to make up library of voice data for DX7. One window has one voice data, and you can open windows as many as you want. When this application receives bulk dump MIDI data, new window will open and show you it's parameter. You can keep 32 voices in one file, so it's easy to replace DX7's internal 32 voices. Apple Script recordable. What's changed in 1.2.3: * More Navigation Services support. (PowerPC Only) * Printing support. * If you hold down Option key when you push 1-32 buttons on 32-Voices window, Program change MIDI message will be sent. * You can use left or right arrow key to change single/multi selection in New Window DIalog. Requirement : System7 + QuickTime or System7.1 Apple MIDI Manager or OMS Save Protected. -- T.Suzuki [Archived as /info-mac/gst/midi/dx7-librarian-123.hqx; 353K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:16 -0700 From: hugh@semplicesoft.com Subject: [*] Font Gander Pro 1.5.5.sit Font Gander Pro is the world's handiest font browser. Allows you to view and print font samples without first installing the fonts. With Drag-and-Drop simplicity, you can open and print whole folders or disks full of fonts at one time. Renders TrueTypes and Type-1's at high resolution, and works with any printer. Includes the Gander Quill editor - as friendly as any draw program - which allows you to design your own layouts featuring up to 99 fonts per page. This is the ONLY font sampler program that gives you these features. Version 1.5.5 uses new print routines for improved compatibility with a broader array of printers. A new "Print Options" item allows you to turn this off and use the old routines if they worked okay for you (they still pose less risk of choking the printer). Also includes all the recent fixes to Gander Quill. Requires: System 7 or higher, MacII or higher. Home: [Archived as /info-mac/font/util/font-gander-pro-155.hqx; 631K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:26 -0700 From: bgrubb@zianet.com Subject: [*] Format-Chart Version 1.3.6 I am providing the format decoding/encoding chart from the Mac-FTP-list as an aid for those who only want to know 'Which program will unmangle/uncompress this format?' Unlike the Mac-FTP-list this will be updated only as needed. All the text in the this document must be in a monospaced font such as Monaco 9pt, Courier 10pt, or PC equivalent so that the columns line up correctly. Since to be readable on-line this file is in ASCII UNIX it is recommended that something like TexEdit+ or a web browser be used to view the file. [Archived as /info-mac/help/format-chart-136.hqx; 6K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:11 -0700 From: copperfield@worldnet.att.net Subject: [*] Fortress of Fear Fortress of Fear, formerly the Dragon Cavern. Simple puzzles, lots of enemies to shoot at. For the true Wolfenstein addict. Totally free. 25 levels. Requires the full version of Wolfenstein 3D If you don't have Wolfenstein 3D, e-mail me at copperfield@worldnet.att.net Visit my site at http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/1568/wolf.html Enjoy! Josh Mills copperfield@worldnet.att.net [Archived as /info-mac/game/com/wolf/fortress-of-fear.hqx; 233K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:22 -0700 From: kjbeath@kagi.com Subject: [*] GLMStat 3.2.2;Generalised linear models GLMStat is a Macintosh-based statistical program for analysing generalised linear models. It provides a macintosh interface but otherwise operates in a similar fashion to GLIM but with less features (most of which you probably won't miss). Features of GLMStat are - spreadsheet style data entry - Normal, Poisson, Binomial and Gamma models with appropriate links and specification of convergence and aliasing parameters - Scatter and Residual plots - Matrix scatterplots - Box and Whisker plots - Frequency distribution histograms - Descriptive statistics. - Output of deviance, parameter estimates, residuals and parameter correlations - Saving of data files complete with all model specifications. - printing of data, graph and results. - Online Help (under the apple menu) and a brief User Manual. - includes example data files for most examples in two of the texts. - Installer for PowerPC, 68K or FAT binary versions - Individual licences available for $US20. Site licences $US150. World site licence $US450. Payment in $US through Kagi Shareware. - Registration includes free upgrades to version 4.x Unregistered copies are fully functional except that Save and Save As are disabled. This release Version 3.2.2 - fixed bug which caused error in Test command when rows are excluded Version 3.2.1 - fixes a bug that caused incorrect calculation of deviances in the Test and Effects commands when a Poisson model has degrees of freedom corrected due to empty cells Version 3.2.0 - Effect test (ie calculate test for change in deviance from removing top level terms from model - Residual Statistics - Runs Test, Durbin-Watson, Shapiro-Wilk. - allow display of title as Sum of Squares instead of Deviance for Normal models - able to include or exclude a row or rows from an analysis - much of the changes have been made to allow missing values - removed Show All command for Graphs. Points within the current subset only will be shown. Points with weight=0 will return missing for residuals. - allowed saving of contents of Graph and Results windows as files - when an observation is weighted out the residual will now be shown as missing - for standardised residuals if the leverage is one or the scale is [Archived as /info-mac/sci/glm-stat-322.hqx; 1069K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:42 -0700 From: wmartin@teaser.fr Subject: [*] Gold Band 2.0 Kaleidoscope Scheme Gold Band 2 is a simple steel and gold Kaleidoscope sheme. You need to have Kaleidoscope 2.0 or better installed on your mac. Thank you, Billy Martin wmartin@teaser.fr [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/gold-band-2.hqx; 507K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:28 -0700 From: iddi@nb.ru Subject: [*] Gramotki_1.5.8 Gramotki is a much improved Stickies. Everything you wanted from a sticky note and exciting features that will simplify notetaking on MacOS. This version introduces new features: * Color menu (Text menu) * Encrypted notes (Note menu) * Export notes (File menu) * Translucent drags * Links between notes * Improved "Find in all notes" feature * Calendar Copy, that makes it easy to build calendar in a page-layout application - Happy New Year! and many more new features. Web: E-mail: Gramotki is a $20 shareware, try it 14 days before you buy! [Archived as /info-mac/gui/gramotki-158.hqx; 728K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:41 -0700 From: wl7ci@alaska.net Subject: [*] Holmes Holmes Search Central 1.0 November 4,1998 What is it? In the spirit of Sherlock on MacOS 8.5, Holmes is an internet search utility for the rest of us. It provides one central location to query numerous internet search engines. The software is quick, compact, and PPC native. What are its requirements? Holmes will run on a Mac II or higher under System 7 or higher. It runs in 1 MB of ram. Holmes requires a web browser (not included) to do its work. It also requires Internet Config to be installed and configured. Internet Config 2.0 is included in this distribution package. How does it work? Operation of Holmes is simple. Enter some text to search for, select your search engine, and hit the Search button. If the text you enter is an internet url, just hit the URL button. Holmes has lots of balloon help which should help you understand its operation. Thank you for downloading Holmes. I hope you like it. John wl7ci@alaska.net [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/holmes-10v2.hqx; 754K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:56 -0700 From: alberto@riccisoft.com Subject: [*] Icon Tools 1.6 Icon Tools 1.6 - shareware $15 Information and downloads: http://www.riccisoft.com/icontools/ Online registrations: http://order.kagi.com/?6R Contact address: mailto:support@riccisoft.com Icon Tools, a CNET/Download.com Top Pick and Most Popular item, is an extremely innovative tool which lets users personalize their desktops by modifying any icon in many creative ways. With a single click (actually, a control-click), Icon Tools can copy, paste, rotate, flip, reduce, or apply special effects to file, folder and disk icons. It can also create thumbnail preview icons for pictures and movies of any kind! Version 1.6 not only takes advantage of the new 32-bit icons under Mac OS 8.5, but it also sports an editor for 8-bit icon masks! You will now be able to create your own translucent icons and make anti-aliased or shaded areas blend perfectly with the background. Breaking the barriers of the Finder's labels, Icon Tools provides a unique Icon Stamps feature: instantly mark your documents and applications with tags, symbols, markers, labels, widgets of any kind - more than a hundred are included in the package, but you can make your own stamps too! Even on crowded hard disks and cluttered desktops, Icon Tools will let you identify important files at a glance. Mark documents to be printed with a small printer stamp, files to be e-mailed with an e-mail symbol, tear apart the icons of obsolete documents... the possibilities are endless. Icon Tools also lets users easily add Icon Frames to any existing icon. Adding backgrounds or making folder and disk icons for your favorite applications is easier than ever. Included are frames for making custom CD-ROM or Zip disk icons with no effort! Icon Tools is a $15 shareware Contextual Menu Manager plug-in for Mac OS 8. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/icon-tools-16.hqx; 385K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:54 -0700 From: dorian283@geocities.com Subject: [*] Kool Icons II This set is an update to my icons set , Kool Icons, 3D style icons some call it copland, I have added a lot more icons. Plus most of the icons are 8.5 savvy. That means there are transparency effects, and millions of colors. So, take you time and download this set, its worth it!! Cheers, Dorian Visit the Kool Page at http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Campus/4784 [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/dorians-icons-ii.hqx; 193K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:25 -0700 From: marco.damaschi@galactica.it Subject: [*] MaBaSoft releases Euro Assistant v1.0 Euro Assistant is an euro currency conversion calculator for the Macintosh. It lets you: - convert Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) national currencies to euro, the single European currency, and back; - convert an EMU currency to another EMU currency; - calculate and convert the result of algebraic expressions; - simultaneously display more EMU currencies; - edit euro conversion rates; - round currencies to their smallest subdivision or smallest coin; - log and print conversions; - save or clip conversions to a text file. Euro Assistant is a multilingual application: version 1.0 is English, German, French and Italian. Translation into the other EMU languages (Dutch, Finnish, Spanish and Portuguese) is foreseen. Euro Assistant is 10 US$ shareware. It available from the MaBaSoft ftp site at ftp://macware.erehwon.org/pub/by_author/MaBaSoft/Euro_Assistant_1.0.sit and from all major Macintosh shareware ftp sites. System Requirements Euro Assistant needs 68020 processor or better with System 7.0 or higher. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/euro-assistant-10.hqx; 429K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:39 -0700 From: bgrubb@zianet.com Subject: [*] Mac-FTP-list, Version 4.4.4 The Mac-FTP-list lists over 200 mac anonymous ftp sites (some with notes), over 110 Mac web pages, and contains some instructions on how to use anonymous ftp and find files as well a format chart showing which programs decompress and decode which files. Also there is a section on how to use certain files. This archive contains both the text and html versions of the Mac-FTP-list and is in the Stuffit 4.5 format. To insure that the columns in the Format Chart section line up correctly the document's text must be in a monospaced font such as Courier 10pt, Monaco 9pt, or a PC equivalent. Permission is given for this program to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM. Changes: Format section updated; ftp.shadowmac.org and www.shadowmac.org are now just shadowmac.org; Added sites/URLs: None; Defunct sites/URLs: None; [Archived as /info-mac/comm/info/mac-ftp-list-444.hqx; 78K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:42 -0700 From: thierry-oquidam@synergies-graphiques.fr Subject: [*] MacDNSLogConverter 1.0 MacDNS Log Converter is an applescript witch transforms log files from MacDNS so they can easily be edited within a spreadsheet software. I had to conduct a survey to see which sites are most accessed from within our company and found out that MacDNS log files contains all the required information, but are difficult to read. As I found no analysis software that can read MacDNS format, I wrote this script. Basically, this script extracts from the log file dropped on it the date, time, address of the requester and name of the requested site for each request, then writes it into a new text file, with basic formatting. Importing this new file in a spreadsheet (like Excel) is then just a matter of dropping the file onto Excel's icon. MacDNS Log Converter is free, edit it, modify it as you like -and send me a copy. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/macdns-log-converter-10.hqx; 17K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:33 -0700 From: brolston@buymac.com Subject: [*] Macintosh Book Catalog Attached is our Macintosh Book Catalog with over 400 books about the Macintosh, Filemaker, Microsoft Word and Excel, Pagemaker, and more. [Archived as /info-mac/data/macintosh.hqx; 87K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:19 -0700 From: dan.bailey@fontosaurus.com Subject: [*] MankatoHalfwitPS1.sit.hqx This is just a quick little freeware font I made -- kind of an outline version of a hand-drawn font. Something you might see on the cover of a kid's book, or something. Mankato is a little town in south central Minnesota. A college town. I attended Mankato State. It sucked. Future installments in this "font family" will include Mankato Graduate and Mankato Lush. Mankato Halfwit is in PostScript Type 1 format and is freeware. Check the Read Me file for more info. [Archived as /info-mac/font/ps/mankato-halfwitps.hqx; 113K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:37 -0700 From: csmolinski@erols.com Subject: [*] MultiMode 1.2.1 MultiMode 1.2.1 is an application which allows your Macintosh to decode several different modes of non-voice communication often heard on shortwave radio. MultiMode allows you to decode and display morse code, RTTY, fax, and many other modes on your Mac, without any extra hardware! MultiMode now also allows you to send morse code. In the past, dedicated hardware, often costing hundreds or thousands of dollars, was necessary to demodulate and decode this transmissions. Today, you can use the processing power of your Macintosh to decode and display these modes, without any hardware. MultiMode decodes the following signals: Morse Code (CW) RTTY (Baudot) ASCII SITOR-A SITOR-B / FEC / NAVTEX WEATHER / SATELLITE FAX ACARS WWVB Time Decode DTMF Audio Spectrum Display to aid in properly tuning in stations Shareware: $25 - Web URL: http://www.blackcatsystems.com Macintosh Software, Shortwave Radio, Spy Number Stations [Archived as /info-mac/comm/multimode.hqx; 416K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:58 -0700 From: mkellner@intlweb.com Subject: [*] Oculus.2.0 Oculus 2.0 is a MacOS WebCam that has been enhanced to include motion detection, time-lapsed movie creation, and remote image and movie cycling. It has very flexible captioning options including time and date stamp, and an unlimited number of translucent text and picture captions. Oculus 2.0 requires QuickTime 3.0, and a Video Input device of some sort. It has been tested with numerous configurations including the iMac. For the latest version, check [Archived as /info-mac/gst/mov/oculus-20.hqx; 893K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:23 -0700 From: estes@onscreen-sci.com Subject: [*] OnScreen-Particle-Demo.sit.hqx OnScreen Particle Physics simulates a particle-detection chamber, the device used by researchers at facilities such as Fermilab. By enabling students to carry out simulated experiments, it presents modern physics as a human activity, not just a set of facts. The software is mainly aimed at teachers wanting to teach modern physics from a "how we know" perspective, but it is well suited to individual study. No advanced mathematics required. A particle chamber appears on the screen in 3D perspective. Particle decay events, generated in accordance with the real physics, appear as charged-particle tracks, curved by the simulated magnetic field. Users can rotate the chamber to view tracks from different perspectives and can re-play the event, thus obtaining a vivid picture of it. On-screen tools allow users to solve the puzzle of particle identification exactly as real particle physicists do. Trackmaker, a gamelike, interactive simulation of the motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field is included. This demo version limits user to a single particle event to observe and analyze, but the toolset its complete. Trackmaker is limited to three particles per session. Runs on any Mac with 68020 or greater and system 7.0 or greater. OnScreen Science, Inc. 46 Wallace St. Somerville, MA 02144 (800)617-6416 (617)776-6416 info@onscreen-sci.com http://www.onscreen-sci.com [Archived as /info-mac/sci/mac-onscreen-demo.hqx; 855K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:20 -0700 From: dan.bailey@fontosaurus.com Subject: [*] OralExpulsivePS1.sit.hqx This is just a quick little freeware font I made -- a mixed-case, casual, hand-lettered font. Oral Expulsive is the opposite of Anal Retentive. An Anal Retentive font would be something lame like Garamond. Oral Expulsive is in PostScript Type 1 format and is freeware. Check the Read Me file for more info. [Archived as /info-mac/font/ps/oral-expulsive-ps.hqx; 104K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:24 -0700 From: dan.bailey@fontosaurus.com Subject: [*] preternatural_PS1 This is just a quick little freeware font I made -- sorta hypnotic, vaguely techno. Lots of fun. :) Preternatural is in PostScript Type 1 format and is freeware. Check the Read Me file for more info. [Archived as /info-mac/font/ps/preter-natural-ps.hqx; 153K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:31 -0700 From: wolftech@wto.com Subject: [*] respondsrc - preemptive multitasking w/source code This package contains source code for Respond! Respond! is a control panel that brings a limited form of preemptive multitasking to the Macintosh right now. And it runs on any Mac, 68k or PowerPC, with System 7.0 or later. No more waiting for MacOS X or Rhapsody. Even in Mac OS 8, if you hold down a menu in the Finder, processes will not continue in the background. With Respond!, you can be holding down a menu (particularly useful with Sticky Menus in Mac OS 8), or clicking in a the zoom or close boxes (or the WindowShade collapse box in Mac OS 8), or dragging a window or the thumb of a scroll bar, and processes will continue in the background. Respond! includes the option to use Live Window drag. When this option is turned on, the full window, not just the outline, will be dragged, and both foreground and background processing will continue, meaning the window itself will be updated as its being dragged around! For example, you can drag around an mp3 player window and watch as it continues playing and updating the time counter while moving. Wolf Technologies, Inc. mailto:wolftech@wto.com [Archived as /info-mac/dev/respond-src.hqx; 105K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:03 -0700 From: jvholder@mail.northcoast.com Subject: [*] ScrapIt Pro 5.43 Announcing an update of the renowned Mac-only Scrapit Pro! =46ilename: ScrapIt Pro 5.43 Date of release: 12/3/98 Try the award winning utility called ScrapIt Pro (it has received many awards and accolades from MacUser, MacWorld, MacAddict and many electronic Mac publications)! Anything you can copy to the clipboard can be pasted and stored in a ScrapIt Pro file. Features full support of Apple's latest technology; Drag & Drop, QuickDraw 3D, Speech, and more. ScrapIt Pro, is the editable, searchable multimedia scrapbook... and a mini-word and form processor to boot! Need a place to store, sort, display and search all of your text files, forms (invoices, addresses, contacts, etc.) , sounds, GIF files, JPEG files, QuickDraw 3D files and more? Look no further, ScrapIt Pro is the utility you've been looking for! New features in version 5.4: Added forms capabilities so forms can be filled in directly on the screen (like invoices, contacts, expense reports, envelopes, etc.). Many interface updates like; multiple item selection (for printing, playing sounds, deleting, exporting, etc.). When playing sounds, importing, exporting, etc., can now put ScrapIt Pro in the background and go on with other tasks. Contextual menus are now available (Control-click to access menu in a scrap file) whether using OS8 or System 7. Bug fix in version 5.41: =46ixed a minor bug with form calculations on negative numbers. Bug fix in version 5.42: Sped up text entry when there are many items in a scrap file. Also, now support QuickTime=C5 movies without resource forks (flat file movies). Bug fix in version 5.43: =46ixed a problem with OS 8.5 if Kaleidoscope was running. Special features found in version 5.x: * PowerMac & 680x0 native code * Store and edit data in forms (as well as perform calculations on data in the forms) * Edit more than 32k of text (by popular demand! ;-) * Export multiple items at one time * Searchable comments for each item * QuickDraw 3D file support * Supports ArchiCAD * Search & Replace * Import from Now Scrapbook(tm) files * Import/Export GIF, TIFF, JPEG, sound, TEXT, PICT, AIFF & EPSF files * Launch URL's by command-clicking if you have Internet Config installed * View GIF, JPEG or QuickDraw 3D items * Sort by date, name or type * Gallery mode * and more! ScrapIt Pro is a simple to use yet powerful editable, searchable multimedia scrapbook which will allow you to archive and retrieve anything you can copy to the clipboard, import or Drag & Drop; sounds, PICTures, Text, QuickTime movies, and lots more.... all accessible at the click of a mouse! You can print thumbnail pictures or text lists of all items in any Scrap file. You can quickly and easily search through all the text items, item names or comments in a scrap file to find what you're looking for. Use it as a mini-word or form processor and database; create or edit any text items, change fonts, style, size and color! ScrapIt Pro can play sounds or QuickTime movies; view all of a large PICTure by scrolling or shrinking the image to fit in the window; select and copy portions of PICT or Text items. Some suggested uses: Store frequently used clip-art (GIFs, JPEGs, PICTs, etc.), forms, email, letterhead text or graphics or sounds. Create different files to store different categories of data =E3 instantly accessible at the click of a mouse! Keep your favorite recipes in one file, quickly create and store notes in another... or store them all together and search by index. ScrapIt Pro can open any Scrapbook file (from Apple), SmartScrap, ScrapIt Pro, ScrapIt ][ or MultiScrap file. Min. System...: 7.0 on up [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/scrapit-pro-543.hqx; 963K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:20 -0700 From: Edwin@online-club.de Subject: [*] ScribblingWorks 1.2 -- Web publishing with a notepad ScribblingWorks 1.2 Web publishing with the notepad ScribblingWorks 1.2 NEW !! Create, load and save your own databases NEW !! With the "Quick Web-Side Wizard" you can create a complete web side of the database contents with a few mouse clicks. This program, written in Smalltalk, is a notepad application. The users get a few functions to managing notes. Each note has an own scrapbook. With the "Quick Web-Side Wizard" you can create a complete web side of the database contents with a few mouse clicks. So you can publish text informations like news, infos, FAQs or recipes to the WWW. It is possible to sort the notes by topics. The notes can marked with symbols. Links between notes can set by the user or create automatically by the application. A lot of navigation functions and a fuzzy search, helps to find a note. ScribblingWorks is Shareware and cost 20US$. Requirements - MacOS 7.5 - 8.3 MB Ram - 7 MB on harddisk Edwin Buehler Edwin@kagi.com http://members.aol.com/smFactory [Archived as /info-mac/text/scribbling-works-12.hqx; 3397K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:40 -0700 From: jparris6@netpath.net Subject: [*] Styles Elegance Hunter update for K2.1.1 Ultratech is dark, hunter green with gold accents and has custom trash and folders. It also has a custom cursor, along with disclosure triangles, desktop pattern, utility pattern, window background pattern, a short windowshade soundfile, tabbed pop-up windows, and other K2 resources, all written in. There is also a separate folder of desktop patterns. It can only be used in K2. Shareware. See my page for new lower pricing and other previews of my 99 schemes at: http://members.tripod.com/~SlvrDragon/kaleidoscope.html [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/elegance-hunter.hqx; 88K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:48 -0700 From: jparris6@netpath.net Subject: [*] Styles Swan (K2) update Swan K2 is pastel aqua and has swan accents and folders. It has disclosure triangles, desktop pattern, utility pattern, a much improved windowshade soundfile, tabbed pop-up windows, all written in, along with custom folders and trash and other K2 resources. There is also a desktop picture by Bill Paris included in the folder, and a separate folder of desktop patterns. It can only be used in K2. Shareware. See my page for new lower pricing and other previews of my 99 schemes at: [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/swan.hqx; 359K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:52 -0700 From: jparris6@netpath.net Subject: [*] Styles Ultratech for K2 update Ultratech is very dark and shiny and has custom trash and folders. It has a custom Ultratech cursor, along with other K2 resources, disclosure triangles, desktop pattern, utility pattern window background pattern, a much improved windowshade soundfile, tabbed pop-up windows, all written in. There is also a desktop picture by Roy Murphy included in the folder, and a separate folder of desktop patterns. It can only be used in K2. Shareware. See my page for new lower pricing and other previews of my 99 schemes at: [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/ultratech.hqx; 420K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:32 -0700 From: madrau@kagi.com Subject: [*] SwitchRes 1.5.2 SwitchRes is an extension that allows you to control the resolutions of all your displays. A Control Panel is joined, which lets you change its preferences, and a Control Strip Module and a Contextual Menu extension are bundled. You can change all your resolutions with just one mouse click on the Finder desktop, or just by pressing one key. It also allows you to: ---------------------- * use *all* available resolutions of your video cards, not only those the MacOS choose for you * automatically switch resolution and color depth of all monitors when launching an application, and restore your settings when quitting * position the desktop icons where you want, at every resolution change and at startup * configure the menus by choosing which resolutions and what bitdepths will be displayed (Control Strip Module menu, Contextual Menu) and a lot of other features... SwitchRes requires MacOS 8, and a multisync monitor may be useful... Of course, SwitchRes works fine under MacOS 8.5 It is distributed as a $9 shareware, but you can try the application for 7 days. What is new in version 1.5.2: ----------------------------- Version 1.5.2 corrects some bugs, especially the one that prevented the last used resolution to be applied again after a restart. It should also be more stable at startup, and shouldn't crash any more when using an unknown display or video card. The main new feature is its ability to change the monitor where the menu bar is shown (in a multiple monitor environment) from within the control strip, the menu bar or the contextual menu. SwitchRes now displays the correct texts in the Japanese version, uses 32 bits icons under MacOS 8.5 and shows a proxy icon in the window title bar. You can read the 'Read Me' file for a more complete description of all little bugs that have been corrected. Stephane Madrau [Archived as /info-mac/gui/switchres-152.hqx; 345K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:30 -0700 From: madrau@kagi.com Subject: [*] SwitchRes 1.5.2, french version SwitchRes is an extension that allows you to control the resolutions of all your displays. A Control Panel is joined, which lets you change its preferences, and a Control Strip Module and a Contextual Menu extension are bundled. You can change all your resolutions with just one mouse click on the Finder desktop, or just by pressing one key. It also allows you to: ---------------------- * use *all* available resolutions of your video cards, not only those the MacOS choose for you * automatically switch resolution and color depth of all monitors when launching an application, and restore your settings when quitting * position the desktop icons where you want, at every resolution change and at startup * configure the menus by choosing which resolutions and what bitdepths will be displayed (Control Strip Module menu, Contextual Menu) and a lot of other features... SwitchRes requires MacOS 8, and a multisync monitor may be useful... Of course, SwitchRes works fine under MacOS 8.5 It is distributed as a $9 shareware, but you can try the application for 7 days. What is new in version 1.5.2: ----------------------------- Version 1.5.2 corrects some bugs, especially the one that prevented the last used resolution to be applied again after a restart. It should also be more stable at startup, and shouldn't crash any more when using an unknown display or video card. The main new feature is its ability to change the monitor where the menu bar is shown (in a multiple monitor environment) from within the control strip, the menu bar or the contextual menu. SwitchRes now displays the correct texts in the Japanese version, uses 32 bits icons under MacOS 8.5 and shows a proxy icon in the window title bar. You can read the 'Read Me' file for a more complete description of all little bugs that have been corrected. Stephane Madrau [Archived as /info-mac/gui/switchres-152-fr.hqx; 347K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:12 -0700 From: copperfield@worldnet.att.net Subject: [*] Temple of Doom 1.5-Second Release Temple of Doom 1.5 Terror. Nazis. Frustration. Ghosts. It's all in Temple of Doom. One of the cruelest and most complex Wolfenstein scenarios ever. Totally free. NOT shareware. 30 levels. Second release corrects a bug concerning Power Mac compatibility. Requires the full version of Wolfenstein 3D If you don't have Wolfenstein 3D, e-mail me at copperfield@worldnet.att.net Visit my site at http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/1568/wolf.html Enjoy! Josh Mills copperfield@worldnet.att.net [Archived as /info-mac/game/com/wolf/temple-15.hqx; 627K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 21:00:00 -0800 From: TidBITS Editors Subject: [*] TidBITS#458/07-Dec-98 TidBITS#458/07-Dec-98 Did you just get around to installing Mac OS 8.5? Don't rest on your laurels: Apple has released the Mac OS 8.5.1 Update, and you'll likely want to install it in order to squash a handful of potential problems. Also, read about a beta release of the new Mac Palm Desktop software based on Claris Organizer, and about Anarchie Pro 3.5 and Retrospect Express 4.1. The issue finishes with a look at collaborative technologies shown at a recent ACM conference. Topics: MailBITS/07-Dec-98 Apple Releases Mac OS 8.5.1 Update Mac Palm Desktop Beta Arrives with Palm VII News Walking the Meme Streets of the ACM [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-458.etx; 28K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:43 -0700 From: deboer@king.igs.net Subject: [*] Twistory 1.2 - History Browser "Twistory" is a history browser. It displays the lifetimes and travels of historical figures, and dates and locations of historical events. It is a tool for keeping track of when and where things happened, and their relationships to each other. A resource of over 1600 people, events and places is included. The database has an open text format, so that more historical information can be added by any user. A complete description of the file format is included. Version 1.2 has user-defined "People" and "Events" menus, including full control over occupation and event type definitions and their icons. It now also has a "Find" window. It also fixes some inconsistencies that earlier versions had in displaying voyages on the map. The two main windows are the time-line window, which shows lives and events against a variable time scale, and the map window, which shows people and events in their geographic locations during an interval of time. There is also a genealogy window which shows the ancestors and descendants of the selected person, and an info window which shows additional details about the person or event. A "This Day in History" window lists all milestones occurring on a particular day of the year. Twistory is not a substitute for proper reading about and research into a historical period. It is meant to provide a way to keep track of the multitude of different peoples, dynasties, empires and developments throughout history. It is intended to answer questions like, "What else was happening in the world at that time?" and "Did A live at the same time as B, or before?" It is intended to provide the user with the "big picture." Twistory is a FAT binary, and requires system 7. It uses about 4.5 Mb of disk space, and needs about 2 Mb of RAM to run comfortably. With a large monitor or with several windows open, 4 Mb is better. Twistory is $10 (US or CAN) shareware. You may evaluate it for free. If you use it regularly, keep it for more than one month, or use it for presentation to a group, I would enjoy getting a little something for it. If you feel so obliged, you may send the payment to the address included with the program. If you desire support, please send your e-mail address along, and I will write back. This program is free for all users who have registered a previous version of it. J. D. de Boer deboer@king.igs.net [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/twistory-12.hqx; 696K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:09 -0700 From: KTEntrpr@aol.com Subject: [*] Ultimate Blackjack(tm) 2.0 Ultimate Blackjack is designed to provide the feel of a gambling casino with realistic card dealing at a table with six players whose chips move across the table when hands are won or lost. The user can learn to play Blackjack better, by having a hint window displayed if an incorrect play is made, or having the program deal only specific types of hands, like pairs or soft hands, so these can be practiced directly. Card counting can also be practiced. Going beyond the standard casino games, Ultimate Blackjack can show how much money a particular strategy will win (or lose) in Las Vegas, and even draws a histogram showing the distribution of outcomes. The statistical package tracks the payoff on each card combination to understand the best play. You can even experiment with two artificial intelligence routines, the genetic algorithm and learning agents, to see if a computer can learn to play Blackjack. Good Luck! Ultimate Blackjack is shareware with a fee of $10 and includes a 46 page manual. Version 2.0 allows a larger game window to be displayed to match the monitor size. Also, the wagering techniques available for simulating now include card counting and hot streaks. In addition, more variations on casino rules have been added and the genetic algorithm has been improved. System Requirements: Macintosh G3, PPC, or 68K (Color, B&W, and Grayscale) Min 1800K RAM, Max 4800K RAM, 850 K Disk Space, Sys 7 or greater Thanks, Matt Duggan KT Enterprises ktentrpr@aol.com [Archived as /info-mac/game/ultimate-blackjack.hqx; 578K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:34 -0700 From: beastieit@geocities.com Subject: [*] Wapp pro 1.3.3 Wapp pro is the ultimate windows/applications switcher. It lets you easily switch to any window of any application, quit or hide an application with a single click. It offers several positions for the menu including embedded in the applications menu, and several options for displaying Wapp pro menu as a popup menu.... You can also navigate through windows/applications with keyboard shorcuts. And you can exclude applications from quitting, hidding, switching..... And it's cheap..... Requirements : OS 8.x PowerMac (The Navigation lib is no longer needed...) Changes in v1.3.3 Glidel can now use Wapp pro menu to drag items to windows/applications Introduced a new modifier keys to temporarily toggle windows ordering mode The navigation library is no longer needed Some bugs fixed ----------------------------------------- Kungl Tekniska H=F6gskolan Welding Technology Department S-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden [Archived as /info-mac/gui/wapppro-133.hqx; 155K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:15:35 -0700 From: beastieit@geocities.com Subject: [*] Wapp pro 1.3.4 "Wapp pro" is the ultimate windows/applications switcher. You can switch to any window of any application, quit or hide an application with a single click. Wapp pro menu is available in several positions, with several options for popping the menu in some hot spots with easy to use click&hold..... You can also navigate through windows and applications with keyboard shortcuts, and exclude applications from quitting, hidding, switching.... Plus some others cool options..... It takes also full advantage of OS 8.5 by using the new Allegro routines.... web site : http://come.to/beastieit mail : beastieit@kagi.com A French version is also available for download on my web site. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/wapppro-134.hqx; 154K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:16:45 -0700 From: rhowell@webtime.com.au Subject: [*] WebFinder401LE.sea Web Finder V 4.0.1 LE Web Finder is a web searching utility for the Macintosh. Quickly and easily Web Finder allows you to access a vast amount of search engines, returning your results in the browser of your choice, or downloading them to a file. This is the freeware Lite Edition of Web Finder that can still access over 20 search engines. V 4.0.1 corrects a bug that prevented Web Finder LE from working on MacOS 8.5. Minimum System Requirements: * MacOS 7.5 or later * 700k of free RAM * AppleScript * A Web browser: Netscape Navigator V2.0 or later Microsoft Internet Explorer V2.0 or later Apple Cyberdog V2.0 or later [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/webfinder-401le.hqx; 1029K] -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************