Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #341 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Tue, 28 Sep 99 Volume 16 : Issue 341 Today's Topics: [*] TidBITS#499/27-Sep-99 (Q) How to replace a PRAM battery-Quadra 800? (Q) Recovering memory after quiting all programs Apple taking so much time to develop PCMCIA/Cardbus to USB drivers batch changing of 'date created' batch changing of 'date created' couple questions Error -192 launcher problems Fwd: Recommend Backup? iMac crashes IMAC POST: info on Digital Cameras, IM#339 IMAC POST: Powerbook G3(97) battery problems IMAC POST: re Capture 640x480 30fps video from an S-Video LaserWriter II: Stopping Test Pages linux on my mac USB on Older Macs 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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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 #341" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 21:00:00 -0700 From: TidBITS Editors Subject: [*] TidBITS#499/27-Sep-99 TidBITS#499/27-Sep-99 =46ileMaker, Inc. has released FileMaker Pro 5, adding a few features and= announcing a controversial $1,000 Unlimited version for Web publishers.= Also this week, Adam tries using Priceline.com to buy airline tickets and= examines the company's upcoming name-your-price grocery venture. In the= news, we cover Virtual PC 3.0, MindExpander 1.0, and USB Overdrive 1.2,= along with the merger of ISP giants EarthLink and MindSpring. Next week:= our 500th issue!=20 Topics: MailBITS/27-Sep-99 Name That Price on Priceline.com! FileMaker Pro 5 Released to Controversy [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-499.etx; 28K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 08:27:18 -0400 From: ericrich Subject: (Q) How to replace a PRAM battery-Quadra 800? Hi, I recently purchased a old Quadra 800 Mac tower for my kids to work and p= lay on. I noticed that the system wouldn't hold my correction of the time and date = in the Date & Time CP. Also, the creation and modification dates on several of the pr= ograms are wacky (as in stating that the last modification was sometime during the y= ear 2037). On top of all this, the system boots up twice during each startup. I figu= red that since this is an old used system which works fine in all other aspects on= ce it's really booted up-the diagnosis is that the PRAM battery must almost be de= ad. Now, I did figure out how to remove the case from the chassis on this tow= er model-but OY(!)-it looks pretty tough to get to the PRAM battery on the motherboard= . I can't even SEE where the battery is on the motherboard at this point-there are = lots of plastic brackets and so forth holding the various drives (CD, hard disk, = and floppy) in place. Any ideas? Should I just spend the 30 or so bucks and take it to a shop? Thanks, Eric =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ERIC RICHARDS Composer/Arranger Trombone/MIDI For information on music for jazz ensemble: UNC JAZZ PRESS: http://arts.unco.edu/uncjazz/jazzpress/composerlist.html WALRUS MUSIC PUBLISHING: http://www.siliconvalleymusic.com/prod01.htm =93God is in the details.=94 - Mies van der Rohe ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:43:53 -0400 From: a brody Subject: (Q) Recovering memory after quiting all programs Dear Digest readers, Granted, Netscape is a memory hog, and Explorer is better at memory management. But there are numerous other programs that leave their residue in MacOS 8.6 even after quitting from them. Anybody know a program that consistently can recover memory that gets allocated to the Finder when lots of programs are opened? I'd like to be able to reopen VirtualPC after quitting all open programs, without having to restart my Mac. Now that I have 192MB of RAM, the Finder likes to gobble 50MB of it once Netscape is opened. Even though its supposed to be able to run on 24MB of RAM. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 13:40:43 -0400 From: a brody Subject: Apple taking so much time to develop PCMCIA/Cardbus to USB drivers Dear Digest readers, According to Outpost.com, Apple was supposed to release drivers for the PCMCIA/Cardbus card that supports USB back in the beginning of September. It is now almost October, and the last version in the ftp://ftp.apple.com//developer/Development_Kits/Mac_OS_USB/ is 1.3f9, and it still doesn't handle USB devices such as the Fusion Thrustmaster in Virtual Gamestation 1.2, even after editing the files with ResEdit as stated in the readme. Try and plug in an iMac mouse, it will work temporarily, but then it freezes up the computer. I have a Wall Street G3 Powerbook (233 Mhz with 512k backside and 14" screen), and a Paragon PCMCIA/Cardbus card with a port and cable for a 2 port USB adapter. MacOS 8.6, and inputsprocket items enabled. When oh when Apple are you set to finish development of this project? I've been waiting ages, so I can use USB devices such as IBM's Viavoice, USB scanners, and USB gamepads for Virtual Gamestation. I hope some Apple developers here could shed some light on the issues found with these drivers. Even April issues of MacWorld suggested such a card would be available by then, and now 4 months later no drivers for the card to work consistently. Thank you. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net Check out over 700 internet sites updated monthly at: http://www.index-site.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 11:45:52 +1000 From: Richard Measham Subject: batch changing of 'date created' Shane the Plane is a great tool for this and many other batch changes. It is available at info-mac ... see shareware.com or tucows At 2:41 AM -0700 26/9/99, Dieder Bylsma wrote: >Does anybody know if there is an application out there that will let >me change the creation date of a series of files to an arbritary >date? i.e. change the creation information of all files that were >created September 21,1999 to August 15, 1999? I know how to do this >with ResEdit...but that's a rather slow way to go about doing it for >any significant numbers of files. > >thanks, > >Dieder >-- >Dieder Bylsma | >______________________________| Cheers! Richard Measham --------------------------------------------------------------- iSite Internet Presence Development Level 1, 80A Mercer Street Geelong 3220 http://isite.net.au --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 11:26:48 +0200 From: bromo@flashnet.it (Vittorio Barabino) Subject: batch changing of 'date created' > > Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 02:41:54 -0700 > From: Dieder Bylsma > Subject: batch changing of 'date created' > > Does anybody know if there is an application out there that will let > me change the creation date of a series of files to an arbritary > date? i.e. change the creation information of all files that were > created September 21,1999 to August 15, 1999? I know how to do this > with ResEdit...but that's a rather slow way to go about doing it for > any significant numbers of files. Make an applescript droplet using Tanaka's osax: http://mtlab.ecn.fpu.ac.jp/ -- Ciao, \+----------+ "La risposta e` dentro di te... Vittorio --| : ) o | ...MA E` SBAGLIATA!!!" /+----------+ - = http://fly.to/risorse/ = - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 11:19:48 -0400 From: rropeik@WELLESLEY.EDU (Rachel S. Ropeik) Subject: couple questions Is there a way for me to download a free mp3 player for my iMac? The only ones I've found so far are free in their preliminary state. However, you have to pay $25 to register them and until you do, you can only play the first 2 minutes of any given song. Is there one out there that will let me play entire songs, but won't cost me anything? Also: Is there a way to convert PC format files into Mac files. I'm talking specifically about download-able things like screen savers. Thanks:) Tryin' to throw my arms around the world, Rachel ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 21:58:56 -0700 From: Edwin Togami Subject: Error -192 launcher problems >Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 14:43:55 -0400 (EDT) >From: Rita Balkin/Al Balkin >Subject: launcher problems > >When my mac loads I get the message that Launcher will not open due to >error -192. I have checked everything and reinstalled Mac OS8.6 (OS8.5 plus >download) and it will give me the launcher ONCE after installation and then >I keep getting the same messages on rebooting....any ideas? >Rita Balkin >ritab@hargray.com This is a common problem that can be fixed by locking the Launcher file before it gets run for the first time. See Apple Tech Info Library Article # 18445 TITLE: Mac OS: Error -192 or -39 Opening Launcher Article ID: 18445 Created: 8/21/95 Modified: 9/24/99 TOPIC I get an error message stating "The control panel Launcher could not be opened because of error type -192." Sometimes the error is -39. The Launcher works fine for a few days when I reinstall it and then the same thing happens. Sometimes the Launcher extends off the screen after reinstalling. What is going on? DISCUSSION When a control panel is opened, the Finder adds a resource to the control panel that stores the window position. This is so that the control panel window will open in the same place the next time the control panel is opened. The addition of this resource to the Launcher can cause the Launcher to cease functioning. To correct this, follow these steps: 1. Start up from the Mac OS Install CD. 2. Remove the Launcher Items folder from the System Folder on the hard drive. Do not throw it away. 3. Throw away Launcher Preferences from the Preferences folder on the hard drive. 4. Throw away Launcher from the Control Panels folder on the hard drive. 5. Custom install the Launcher. 6. Open the Control Panels folder on the hard drive, select Launcher, select Get Info ->General Information from the File Menu and check the Locked box. Checking the Locked box will prevent the Finder from modifying the file. 7. Start up from the hard drive. 8. Open the Launcher. 9. Close the Launcher. 10. Replace the Launcher Items folder that was previously removed. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 19:54:04 -0700 From: Daly Jessup Subject: Fwd: Recommend Backup? Will Wagers asked: >I have a 6GB drive on a PowerMac 6500/300. What backup systems are >recommended? You will hear disagreement on this because Iomega has a bad reputation for reliability, but I have had very good luck backing up to Jaz disks with Retrospect from Dantz. They are 2-GB removeable disks, and so it would take maybe two, probably, to back up all your data. I used to use tape drive, which worked fine, but is much slower. Many people strongly prefer tapes for backup. They are inexpensive, dependable, and large. You could get tapes that would back up your whole drive in one go, so you could just let it run unattended overnight. Daly ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:28:42 +0100 From: "Donal Leader" Subject: iMac crashes I experience periodic freezes on my iMac. Many of them are associated with Outlook Express version 4.x., though it does tend to have a Finder freeze on other occasions. It almost always hangs if I try to activate the PalmPilot Hot Synch software which I normally have disabled but enable whenever I want to hot synch my data. I've searched for the obvious culprits like Folder Actions extension and the ObjectLib document in the System folder. We have other iMacs in the company and most of them routinely crash with Finder freezes from time even though they are all running OS 8.6. Many of these users are actually PC people who now find themselves working in an all Apple environment! Not good for Apple PR. Does anyone have the complete list of fixes for all iMac freeze-ups? Donal Leader Marino Institute of Education Dublin, Ireland ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 01:00:32 -0400 From: "Jim (James G) Hardwick CPA" Subject: IMAC POST: info on Digital Cameras, IM#339 990928 Hi - I'm looking for any advice anyone can give me on digital cameras. I would like one for photographing --------------- See these sites:P http://www.dcresource.com/ http://www.steves-digicams.com/default.htm and look for links to more from these. Happy hunting, Jim ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 01:07:25 -0400 From: "Jim (James G) Hardwick CPA" Subject: IMAC POST: Powerbook G3(97) battery problems 990928 If you check the Apple TIL (search under 3400, I suggest), you will find more info on that problem. Try TIL# 30148 Good luck, Jim ------------ >I have a 1997 G3 powerbook (3400 style case). > >Both the original batteries and a replacement I bought have a problem with >secure seating. >Just a minor jiggling of the battery while on battery power causes >momentary loss of juice and the thing dies (screen goes kerflooey and ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 00:52:38 -0400 From: "Jim (James G) Hardwick CPA" Subject: IMAC POST: re Capture 640x480 30fps video from an S-Video 990928 Also, many higher end miniDV camcorders have "analog input" capability, for example the Canon Elura. Using such a camera, one can digitize work from an analog camera or other source and output it as DV thru firewire, et al, to wherever. It can even be recorded on the miniDV camera tape in the interim. Jim Hardwick ------- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 11:08:22 +1200 From: "Neville Thomas" Subject: Capture 640x480 30fps video from an S-Video connector > Is it possible to get a > similar device for Firewire that doesn't necesarily require a firewire > device? (IE: Capture 640x480 30fps video from an S-Video connector via > the Firewire port on the new G3s and G4s?) No it ain't, without a "digitizer". ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 18:42:02 -0700 From: kuoREMOVEME@cheerful.com (Kuo) Subject: LaserWriter II: Stopping Test Pages Hi all, My Calculus teacher has this LaserWriter II, and I was wondering if there's any way to stop it from printing a test page everytime it's turned on... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:48:51 -0500 From: RobD Subject: linux on my mac quoting Info-Mac and possibly previous message abstract: >From: John Bignell >I am currently running Mac OS 8.1 on a 6500/225 with a 4gig hard drive. >I would like to, if possible, partition my hard drive and install linux >on my system. Can you tell me how to partition a hard drive so that I >can install linux? Make sure you have a bootable System 8.1 CD! Get software such as Apple's updated Drivers software Drive Setup version 1.7.3 and update your current drivers with it. Run Disk First Aid. Then Back UP you Hard drive to another storage device. Then just follow the instructions in the Drive Setup utility to erase and partition your drive. It will delete all of your disk information and partition the drive into x number of partitions in HFS+ format (if chosen and suggested since it is required to update to system 9 ). The first partition should be used to reinstall the MacOS from your System CD(must be bootable 8.1 or later CD). If you have done all of this properly then you can proceed to install LINUX on one of the other drives. Linuxsoftware should offer a way to switch startup system from MacOS to Linux or vice versa. Make sure that you can do this before buying and installing Linux. >>>-----------Reach me by ICQ# 7162477------------------<<< =80=80=80Read my contributions =80=80=80 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:17:48 -0400 From: Grzybowski_Stan_T/mskcc_SDD@mskmail.mskcc.org Subject: USB on Older Macs I have a Quadra 650 and would like to use an HP Deskjet through a USB port. Is there a USB port attachment for these older Macs? Thanks, Stan Grzybowski grzybows@mskcc.org -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************