Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #179 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Sat, 03 Oct 98 Volume 16 : Issue 179 Today's Topics: [*] Pizza Cursor [*] 4OP Librarian v1.0.5 [*] Appearance Designer1.1 [*] Babylon Mac 1.5 [*] BeatTheDragon-25 [*] Bullseye Software's Flying Circus Demo [*] Canada Puzzle [*] CheckerWarz [*] Creative Minesweeper (Mac Game) [*] DevEdit 2.0 [*] eMailCleaner 0.5.2 [*] Enigmatic Movements 1.5 [*] Gaps 2.2a [*] Grab Bag-Frame plug-ins for use with PandoFrame and PandoCalend [*] GraphicConverter 3.4 [*] GraphicConverter 3.4 [*] Halloween Cursor 2 [*] Hi-Platinum 2.2 (final) [*] idin 2.1 [*] JUNO Librarian v1.1.9 [*] K1 Librarian v1.1.3 [*] KKGames [*] Mac Drumset 1.0.1 [*] Masiak [*] MazeBall [*] Newton's inappropriate relationship [*] nosey V1.1 - A cool multiplayer game [*] Overload [*] PandoCalendar - Customizable desktop [*] PandoFrame-MacOS program to place pictures on your desktop [*] Power HTML Lite 1.5 [Nisus Writer macro suite] [*] Program Switcher v4.5.2 [*] RandomNotes [*] RGB Calculator III v3.5 (update) [*] SimpleImage 1.5.2 - An image and movie viewer [*] SimpleSong 1.4 [*] Soft Impressions-Frame plug-ins for use with PandoFrame [*] Spades_15 [*] StonerSound 1.1 - a meditative musical toy [*] StonerView 1.1 - a meditative visual toy [*] StonerView 1.1 - a meditative visual toy [*] TaxCalc 1.0.4 [*] TicTacToe4D update [*] TruFolder K2 Theme [*] USA jigsaw 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 #179" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:56 -0700 From: bortz@palacenet.net Subject: [*] Pizza Cursor This is a spinoff of my watermelon cursor. Real small,and don't take much RAM! Hope you like it! [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/pizza-cursor.hqx; 61K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:11 -0700 From: setsu@tcp-ip.or.jp Subject: [*] 4OP Librarian v1.0.5 [4OP Librarian v1.0.5] 4OP Librarian is an application for the Macintosh which allows you to make up library of voice data for 4-Operator Systhesizer by YAMAHA. One window has one voice data, and you can open windows as many as you want. (It's only limited by partition size of the application.) When this application receives bulk dump MIDI data, new window will open and show you the parameter. You can keep 32 patches in one file, so it's easy to replace 4-Operator Systhesizer's internal patches. Supported Synth : DX100, DX21, DX27, DX27S, TX81Z, WT11, TQ5, YS100, YS200, B200, DX11 or V50 (I have NOT checked for all of the synth, though.) Features : Fat Binary. Apple Script recordable. Macintosh Drag and Drop support. Inline input support for Japanese text. Navigation Services support. (PowerPC Only) This application requires : Macintosh with 68020 or higher / PowerPC System7 + QuickTime or System7.1 or later Apple MIDI Manager or OMS (Open Music System) -- T.Suzuki [Archived as /info-mac/gst/midi/4-op-librarian-105.hqx; 545K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:31 -0700 From: fujisho@mail.raidway.ne.jp Subject: [*] Appearance Designer1.1 Appearance Designer is a simple utility to create your own color scheme and to add it in your appearance control panel. I hope you make your Mac more exciting and more customized for your own sense. Basically, Appearance Designer runs with Appearance Control Panel,so you at least need your machine installed Appearance System Extension (Appearance Control Panel). If you are currently using Mac OS 8 or Mac OS 8.1, don't worry. Appearance System Extension has been installed when you installed Mac OS 8 or 8.1, or If you are currently using System 7.1 or later but Mac OS 8, you must install Appearance System Extension at First. If you don't have it, you may get that at Apple's Web Site. If you use System 7 or more earlier version of System, you can't run this utility because Appearance System Extension does not support its version of System. I have no responsibility for any disaster and anything which happens to you in a bad way or another by using this software. Please use it at your own risk. email nNobuhilo@yahoo.com [Archived as /info-mac/gui/appearance-designer-111.hqx; 65K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:49 -0700 From: nitehawk@ccomm.com Subject: [*] Babylon Mac 1.5 Babylon Mac is a K2 enhanced color scheme for use with the Kaleidoscope control panel. It is based upon the popular television series Babylon 5. It comes complete with custom folders, trash, windowshade sounds, cursor, and desktop pattern. Also with this scheme is a collection of related Desktop Pictures, sounds, and fonts. Enjoy fellow Babylonians! [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/babylon-mac.hqx; 4033K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:23 -0700 From: lakovic@graphicaindustria.com Subject: [*] BeatTheDragon-25 Beat the Dragon 2.5 An original, comical, addictive and incredibly frusterating solitaire game for your Macintosh. Beat the Dragon is much more challenging than standard varieties of patience. Like many solitaire games your aim is to build all 4 foundation piles, but watch out! There's a dragon with an attitude problem who seems to have the cards stacked in his favor...your mission: to Beat the Dragon at his own game! Hours of fun, hours of frusteration, and hours of laughter...BTD is a must have for the solitaire expert and those of us who just want one really good time-waster to play while we wait for long downloads or just to procrastinate in style! Be sure to check out our other games and offers at: http://www.graphicaindustria.com Beat the Dragon 2.5 fixes many bugs with version 2.0, speeds up game play, remembers your settings, comes with some new features, new laughs, but it's the same great game! Requirements: Any color macintosh with 400k of free Hard Drive space and about 800k of free memory. Users of Black&White Macintoshes should download version 1.0 available on our web site or at most macintosh game archives on the internet. Beat the Dragon is shareware -- only $10 to register, and this entitles you to free updates etc. (see the readme file for more information) and ENJOY! [Archived as /info-mac/game/beat-the-dragon.hqx; 383K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:24 -0700 From: hiram@nauticom.net Subject: [*] Bullseye Software's Flying Circus Demo Demo of Bullseye Software's Flying Circus v.1.0.1 WWI flight sim for the Macintosh System Requirements: Any PowerMac with an ATI or 3Dfx 3D accelerator, or a PowerMac with built-in 3D acceleration. 9MB of free RAM. *Will not work on monitors which ONLY support the 1152x870 resolution. Abstract: Seat of the pants flying, that's what you get with "Bullseye Software's Flying Circus", our latest flight sim. Flying Circus is fun for all ages and abilities, and still realistic enough for flight sim enthusiasts. No huge manual to get through, no weapon's systems to memorize. Enjoy dogfighting up close and personal. Learn how to bomb target's while avoiding flak. Flying Circus is our best flight sim yet. Perfect for Apple's new G3 line or iMac computers. (Or any PowerMac with an ATI or 3Dfx 3D accelerator.) Bullseye Software's Flying Circus is tons of fun. Download the demo today! Features: -Sweet Flying WWI Era Aircraft -4 Aircraft Types: Sopwith Camel, S.E. 5a, Fokker Triplane, and Fokker D-VII -Realistic NEW Flight Routines -Up To 6 Aircraft Flying/Fighting At Once -700 Square Mile Textured World Including 6 Airbases And Ground Targets -Complete Stand Alone Game With 20 Missions To Complete -Create Your Own Missions -Challenging New Computer Pilot Artificial Intelligence Routines -Internet/Network Support, Fight Both Humans And/Or Computer Flown -Planes -Ground Targets To Bomb Or Strafe, Flak To Contend With -Observation Balloons To Bust, Bridge To Fly Under Or Destroy -Based 3D Graphics Engine (works with 3Dfx also) For more info, visit Bullseye Software at-- Web site: http://www.nauticom.net/www/website/bullseye/ email: BullseyeSoftware@compuserve.com [Archived as /info-mac/game/bss-flying-circus-demo.hqx; 4235K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:26 -0700 From: platypus@peak.org Subject: [*] Canada Puzzle This is a jigsaw puzzle of Canada, runnable with Supercard Player. [Archived as /info-mac/game/can-puzzle.hqx; 145K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:28 -0700 From: Spynos@aol.com Subject: [*] CheckerWarz This is a game I made called Checkerwarz. It is based on the game checkers, but it has an interesting twist to it - when a checker is jumped over, the two sides go to war in a little battle where they verse each other in a mini game which decides the fate of the checkers. There are many types of mini games like Pong, Paint, and Mole. It is a worthwhile download, many have said, so give it a try. [Archived as /info-mac/game/checker-warz-ppc.hqx; 356K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:31 -0700 From: CAGraessle@aol.com Subject: [*] Creative Minesweeper (Mac Game) Creative Minesweeper is shareware, allowing user to play, create, and save their own minesweeper-style games. Registered users can save up to games, differing in size, number of targets, errors allowed, method of scoring (by number of targets or time), and whether all recent scores or just best scores are remembered. "Cheats" can be enabled which help users find "target-free" cells or areas. Advanced users with a graphics program can create their own game PICT [Archived as /info-mac/game/creative-ms.hqx; 579K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:19 -0700 From: louisxiv@istar.ca Subject: [*] DevEdit 2.0 What is DevEdit? -------------------- DevEdit is a text-editor for programmers. It makes easier and faster to crea= te source code without having to open to big applications. =46eatures: ----------- -Asci chart -Advanced rect maker util -Smarts tabs -Smarts new lines -Code library -Calculator -Clippings manager Requirements: ----------------- -MacOS 7.0 or greater (OS 8 compatible) -68020 or greater processor, including PowerPC -3.6 MB of application RAM Shareware Fees: Since DevEdit wasn't done first for money, but because I need some, I only charge 5$ US (7$ CAN) of shareware fees. Legal Stuff: -------------- Take a look the "About DevEdit=E4" in the apple menu. To contact me: ----------------- e-mail: louisXIV@istar.ca Louis Chartrand LouisXIV@istar.ca [Archived as /info-mac/text/dev-edit.hqx; 1453K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:22 -0700 From: frank_olschewski@magicvillage.de Subject: [*] eMailCleaner 0.5.2 =46reeware textconverter to convert spezial characters (like: '=D6', '=C7', = '=C6', ...) so the text stays readable when sending as eMail. English application with german and english manual. PPC and 68k Version. =46reeware Textkonverter zum Konvertieren von umlauten und Sonderzeichen (wie: '=D6', '=C7', '=C6', ...) in eMails, so da=DF sie leserlich bleiben. Englisches Programm mit deutscher und englischer Anleitung. PPC und 68k Version. [Archived as /info-mac/text/email-cleaner-052.hqx; 185K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:37 -0700 From: jochen.deschepper@student.kuleuven.ac.be Subject: [*] Enigmatic Movements 1.5 Lord Jochen from Swordlord today announced the release of Enigmatic Movements 1.5, his new puzzle game for the Mac. What is Enigmatic Movements? The object of Enigmatic Movements is to move the colored tiles until each row or column has the same color. You can choose the boardsize between 4x4 (piece of cake) and 10x10 (very difficult). Once you get the hang of it, it's very easy to complete the board, but the real challenge is to do this in the least number of moves possible ! The game also keeps statistics of 10 different players, allows you to choose between different sets of tiles, plays background music from the Music folder, and lets you choose the background color... What's new in version 1.5? - the Challenge Mode : you're challenged to complete a certain board in under a maximum number of moves. If you succeed, you get points and a new (harder) challenge... - background music : you can put any MOD, MADH, XM or S3M music file (or alias) in the Music folder, and listen to them during the game. There are 2 musics included! - there are now 2 ways of moving the tiles: - dragging them, like in version 1.0, and - clicking on a tile to grab it, then move it and click again to release it - lots of improvements, like faster drawing to make the game more responsive on slower macs Enigmatic Movements is US$15 shareware. Users can register on-line or with the Kagi Register application. Requirements: Enigmatic Movements should run on any Mac or compatible (68K and PowerPC native) with system 7.0 or better. Minimum RAM requirement is 1MB, preferred is 1800KB, when you're screen is set to millions of colors... Availability Enigmatic Movements 1.5 is now available for download at , and very soon on all major Mac shareware ftp sites. Contact information: Jochen De Schepper Support & Press Contact World Wide Web [Archived as /info-mac/game/enigmatic-movements-15.hqx; 986K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:39 -0700 From: thomasareed@earthlink.net Subject: [*] Gaps 2.2a Gaps is a $5 shareware solitaire game in which all cards are dealt into 4 rows, aces are removed, and you must line up all cards in order from 2 to K with one suit per row. To the keepers of the archive: This file should replace any older versions of Gaps (including version 2.2) or The Solitaire Of Champions. -Thomas Personal web page: http://home.earthlink.net/~thomasareed/ My shareware: http://home.earthlink.net/~thomasareed/shareware/ Pixel Pen web pub. guide: http://home.earthlink.net/~thomasareed/pixelpen/ Saying Windows 95 is equal to Macintosh is like finding a potato that looks like Jesus and believing you've witnessed the second coming. - Guy Kawasaki [Archived as /info-mac/game/gaps-22a.hqx; 644K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:33 -0700 From: PandaSystems@PandaCorner.com Subject: [*] Grab Bag-Frame plug-ins for use with PandoFrame and PandoCalend A group of frame plug-ins for use with PandoFrame and PandoCalendar version 3.0 or greater. These frames are from the "Pando's Frames" collection. Panda Systems http://www.PandaCorner.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/gui/grab-bag.hqx; 86K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:18 -0700 From: LemkeSoft@aol.com Subject: [*] GraphicConverter 3.4 GraphicConverter converts more than 110 graphic file formats from different platforms like PC, UNIX, Atari, AMIGA etc. to Macintosh formats and back. Also, there are a lot of useful feature like slide show, batch conversion and image editing. Please refer to the readme and history for an explanation of all feature. The app may be placed on the info-mac CD rom. Thorsten Lemke [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/graphic-converter-34-us.hqx; 3343K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:17 -0700 From: LemkeSoft@aol.com Subject: [*] GraphicConverter 3.4 GraphicConverter converts more than 110 graphic file formats from different platforms like PC, UNIX, Atari, AMIGA etc. to Macintosh formats and back. Also, there are a lot of useful feature like slide show, batch conversion and image editing. Please refer to the readme and history for an explanation of all feature. The app may be placed on the info-mac CD rom. Thorsten Lemke [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/graphic-converter-34-de.hqx; 3679K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:54 -0700 From: bortz@palacenet.net Subject: [*] Halloween Cursor 2 This is the sequal to my popular cursor-Halloween Cursor Hope youlike it! [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/halloween-cursor-2.hqx; 71K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:50 -0700 From: drew_drew@hotmail.com Subject: [*] Hi-Platinum 2.2 (final) Hi-Platinum 1.7.2 & 2.2 ----------------------- This is a Kaleidoscope 2 scheme. Notable changes since 1.7.1 & 2.1: All Hi-Platinum (HiP) schemes have movable modal grow box. All HiP schemes are now complete (well, to the best of my knowledge). Several modifications have been made to the 2.x Finder icons (now installed in all schemes)... among other things, a new set of Trash cans. This release introduces HiP Zoey. Zoey is essentially HiP X without the accent colors. Zoey gains superior menu highlighting, however. Added in the customization folder are the Zoey menus. If you install these menus to HiP Classic, you will lose the accent colors. Andrew Lee drew_drew@hotmail.com www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/8339/hip.html [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/hi-platinum-22.hqx; 198K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:41 -0700 From: shine@ticino.edu Subject: [*] idin 2.1 idin 2.1 is a must-have update for idin 2.0: many important bugs have been fixed. if you're using 2.0 you MUST have this. Shareware! idin 2.1 is =A9 1998 Gemjm inc. ----------------------------- http://gemjm.home.ml.org [Archived as /info-mac/game/idin-21.hqx; 1643K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:13 -0700 From: setsu@tcp-ip.or.jp Subject: [*] JUNO Librarian v1.1.9 JUNO Librarian is an application for the Macintosh which allows you to make up library of voice data for JUNO106. One window has one voice data, and you can open windows as many as you want. (It's only limited by partition size of the application.) When this application receives bulk dump MIDI data, new window will open and show you it's parameter. Features : Fat Binary. Apple Script recordable. Macintosh Drag and Drop support. Inline input support for Japanese text. Navigation Services support. (PowerPC Only) This application requires : Macintosh with 68020 or higher / PowerPC System7 + QuickTime or System7.1 or later Apple MIDI Manager or OMS (Open Music System) -- T.Suzuki [Archived as /info-mac/gst/midi/juno-librarian-119.hqx; 211K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:15 -0700 From: setsu@tcp-ip.or.jp Subject: [*] K1 Librarian v1.1.3 K1 Librarian is an application for the Macintosh which allows you to make up library of voice data for K1. One window has one voice data, and you can open windows as many as you want. (It's only limited by partition size of the application.) When this application receives bulk dump MIDI data, new window will open and show you the parameter. You can keep 32 patches in one file, so it's easy to replace K1's internal patches. Features : Fat Binary. Apple Script recordable. Macintosh Drag and Drop support. Inline input support for Japanese text. Navigation Services support. (PowerPC Only) This application requires : Macintosh with 68020 or higher / PowerPC System7 + QuickTime or System7.1 or later Apple MIDI Manager or OMS (Open Music System) -- T.Suzuki [Archived as /info-mac/gst/midi/k1-librarian-113.hqx; 413K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:43 -0700 From: k_kaufman@hotmail.com Subject: [*] KKGames KKGames v1.05 KKGames consists of 5 games for children: WordSpell Drag letters to form words; computer will (attempt) to pronounce them. MosaicPatterns Design stained-glass-like patterns using a palette of 256 colors; designs are printable. ColorShapes Drag various geometric shapes around the screen to form pictures; pictures are printable. Five-In-a-Row Roll the dice and practice addition and subtraction skills in placing markers on the game board (1-4 players). PlayNotes Play the on-screen "piano" keyboard; letter-name of note and its position on musical staff is shown. Note plays with any of five available sounds. KKGames minimum requirements: Mac with 68030 processor 12" Monitor set to display 256 colors. Apple's Speech Manager extension is required for "WordSpell". KKGames is free. For further information, contact the author at: kurtkaufman@hotmail.com Thank you, Kurt Kaufman 9/98 [Archived as /info-mac/game/kk-games-105.hqx; 755K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:58 -0700 From: bane@columbus.rr.com Subject: [*] Mac Drumset 1.0.1 Mac Drumset 1.0.1 - The world's cheapest drumset. It's FREE! Make up rythems, play along with CDs,learn how to drum, or just annoy people around you. Version 1.0.1 now works on PPC and 68k. You will need Sound Manager 3.0 or greater to run this. Mac Drumset 1.0.1 includes 10 basic drum sounds, 2 rythems, and volume control. 1.0.1 has increased speed a little due to internal restructering. Version 2.0 is in the works and will be first upload to my site at... http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/montopolis/329/ so visit there often for new versions of Mac Drumset and other shareware I am working on. Scott Bonner ^Bane [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/mac-drumset-101.hqx; 768K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:49 -0700 From: mailroom@freeverse.com Subject: [*] Masiak Masiak's Castle, a new room Plug In for Spades Deluxe from Freeverse Software, will place you in a spectacular 3D rendered parlor. You need Spades Deluxe in order to use this plug in. You can find Spades Deluxe at www.freeverse.com. "By the third attempt on your life, you've decided that the local villagers in Transylvania are not your friends. Grabbing your bag you catch the night train north to Poland. Arriving at your hotel you go immediately to the lounge to find some people in whose company you can relax. As luck would have it a Spades game is just getting underway and they need a fourth. With a smile you take your seat and dismiss the waiter saying you're not thirsty... yet." Freeverse Software's S P A D E S D E L U X E v1.5 Featuring... * 3-D Immersion game play * Interactive computer opponents * Advanced Artificial Intelligence Engine Our other popular games include: * Enigma * CrossCards * X-Words Deluxe * Burning Monkey Solitaire * Othello: The Eclipse Check them out as well as toys like "JARED: Butcher of Song" and others at: WWW.FREEVERSE.COM [Archived as /info-mac/game/spades-room.hqx; 2083K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:44 -0700 From: mallette@earthnet.net Subject: [*] MazeBall Remember that wooden labyrinth game with two handles on the sides, where you had to reach the exit without falling into the holes? That was one of my favorite toys, and it inspired me during the creation of this game. I took the liberty to add more excitement and variety, in order to make this wood toy an entertaining computer game. Enjoy! MazeBall, the new arcade game for the PowerMacintosh, offers: - 150 levels of increasing difficulty - Fully playable demo (25 levels) - Non-violent addictive gameplay - 3 totally different styles (Traditional, Golf and Puzzle) - A choice of multiple backgrounds - Automatically saves your progress - Original Music Score - Stereo Sound Effects Minimum requirements: PowerPC (100Mhz recommended), screen size of 640x480 pixels or larger, 256 colors, system 7.1 or higher, 3500k RAM (8000k recommended), and approximately 7.5 MB of free disk space. Have fun! Patrice Mallette patricemallette@kagi.com [Archived as /info-mac/game/mazeball-10.hqx; 6123K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:28 -0700 From: psheldon@utdallas.edu Subject: [*] Newton's inappropriate relationship "NewtMacarenatalk" Can a Newton say "One True Thing"? Yes, for those of you who have Apple's unreleased macintalk on it (I am not authorized to release it here). ------------ Inform yourselves by hearing your Newton recite a balancing White House statement claiming the ic's abuse of power. ------------ I have downloaded the White House rebuttal of the Kennith Star IC report. Using macintalk on my macintosh, I was able to get through all the legalese while doing morning ablutions, to try to get a fair idea of what is going on rather than just run frightened and hiding with the herd. Using Jon Wind's add/strip, I've taken the White House rebuttal and removed linefeeds within paragraphs to make the soft word wrapped specification of a macintosh paragraph. I indented each paragraph, as well. As far as I know, elsewise it is verbatim. I've translated it to a newton paperback book, an idea invented by David Fedor. My application requires an ad for crypto which I chose to have the paperback run code on it. This is in memory of the director of Hudson (think tank) Institute who wrote in some singles magazine in the 60's that a crucial bullwark of American individuality was ------- privacy. I do this because I would hope that our future leaders would dare to be individuals with not merely a public facade. I've enclosed a newton freeware application I made which will read paperback books. My application will backtrack paragraphs, read paragraphs at a time, and read the whole thing. It also has a button to save your place where last you had it read to you. The button to read a paragraph is very big, so you can listen to it in the dark, perhaps under the stars to put all rants in the cosmic perspective of "One True Thing" ... . [Archived as /info-mac/nwt/white-house-rebuttal.hqx; 152K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:05 -0700 From: smi52@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au Subject: [*] nosey V1.1 - A cool multiplayer game nosey V1.1 has been released by Purple Grapefruit! This cool shareware game can now be downloaded from either the Purple Grapefruit web site or the Info-Mac Archives. Remember - nosey isn't just an educational product, we will have many entertainment based question files on the web site soon! For people with slower connections we have two versions of nosey. One with the Quicktime movies (a good 15.3MB) and one without (a more decent 650K). Both of these are available from both Info-Mac and Purple Grapefruit. You may register nosey with the enclosed Register program or by going to http://order.kagi.com/?J73 nosey is a cool multiplayer quiz game that lets you take on your friends, enemies, co-workers and/or classmates to answer as many questions correctly (or incorrectly) as you want. You can either play to win, or you can play to lose. It has a user friendly interface that is easy to grasp, so you should have no trouble playing. What's new in nosey V1.1? ------------------------ *PPC native (FAT Binary) *A default Question file containing lots of really cool questions! *More Question Files We have added some more question file to nosey! Unfortunately to keep the download size down we have had to not include the quicktime movies. If you want them, we can organise something to get them to you. *Question Files changes Locations of questions have been changed to better reflect what they are. *How to make Question Files A quick HTML guide to making question files for nosey! It is also available online. *Multiple Question Files This lets you plug in new sets of questions as they become available and even write your own! *More QuickTime Movies! The demo only had two movies (to keep file sizes down) but now we are going to go overboard! *More Questions Instead of only the 40 questions that come with the demo we will be including several sets of questions for all sorts of subjects! [Archived as /info-mac/gst/mov/nosey-11.hqx; 886K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:46 -0700 From: tg_webmast@directtodave.com Subject: [*] Overload Overload is a puzzle game from TechnoGeeks software. You must defuse bombs. Includes mission and practice modes. High-quality graphics and sound. Add on packs are being made (may be done by time you read this.) [Archived as /info-mac/game/overload.hqx; 1423K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:38 -0700 From: PandaSystems@PandaCorner.com Subject: [*] PandoCalendar - Customizable desktop PandoCalendar is a freeware Macintosh application that places a small customizable calendar on your desktop. The calendar may be customized by changing the frame, background color, text color, font, and font size. You can also attach notes to specific days for past or future events, and have PandoCalendar automatically plot the days you work. Great for people who don't have a Monday-Friday work schedule! Version 3.3.2 - Fixed a bug that under System 7.6 caused the Continue and Cancel buttons in the work cycle dialog to be disabled; no longer allow notes composed entirely of empty lines and/or spaces, as this would crash PandoCalendar with a Type 4 error; and fixed a bug where PandoCalendar would would not display note balloons if a frame was chosen, this seems to have only affected PowerMac G3's using MacOS 8.1. Changed the display of the verse on Sunday so that it will not prevent the system from completing start-up. Panda Systems http://www.PandaCorner.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/gui/pando-calendar.hqx; 567K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:40 -0700 From: PandaSystems@PandaCorner.com Subject: [*] PandoFrame-MacOS program to place pictures on your desktop PandoFrame is a freeware Macintosh application that allows you to place picture frames on your desktop. It's like Stickies for pictures. The picture frames set above any desktop pattern or picture you have, and can be arranged anywhere on the desktop. Frames can be any of nine shapes and come in a variety of colors and patterns. You can even create you own custom frames! They are perfect for displaying pictures of your loved ones, family, or even your pets! Version 3.1 - Added ~PandoFrame INIT, to allow the frames to become part of the background picture and sit behind Finder icons; support for MacOS 8.5's new Navigation Services; support of aliases for the frames and the frames folder; removed the requirement for QuickTime on PowerPC Macs; improved the redrawing of frames; and now makes more use of temporary system memory. Also changed the display of the verse on Saturday so that it will not prevent the system from completing start-up. Panda Systems http://www.PandaCorner.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/gui/pando-frame.hqx; 878K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:24 -0700 From: kdolenc@hotmail.com Subject: [*] Power HTML Lite 1.5 [Nisus Writer macro suite] Power HTML Lite 1.5 is a set of macros and utilities for use with the Nisus Writer wordprocessor version 5.1 or greater, enabling HTML coding at a professional level. Users of previous versions should upgrade. If you don't have Nisus Writer yet, you can download a fully functional 60 day trial version from the Nisus Software site at . Power HTML comes in two versions: Lite and the full version. The Lite version has the same core functionality as the full version, except it does not have HTML Tools and HTML Glossaries. The Lite version is freeware and is available for download here and from the Power HTML site at . You can upgrade to the full version on payment of a license fee ($25/=A315 single user). Full details are in the Power HTML Read Me file. Power HTML features are comprehensive: * All HTML tags and Netscape/Explorer extensions supported * Short learning curve: one command used for insertion of any HTML tag, with attributes * Color coding and structural layout of HTML code * Easy import of HTML documents downloaded from the net or produced by HTML converters * Simple and effective HTML checking facility * Interactive sizing and scaling of HTML objects * The facility to preview the whole document or just the selection in any browser * Comprehensive translation to and from HTML entities * Easy creation and maintenance of up to 999 sequentially numbered tag attributes * Automatic updating of variables * Glossaries of tag attributes * Programmable interface for automatic generation of complex HTML objects * Facilities for conversion of graphics and selection of Web colors * Unique auxiliary tools using Nisus Writer features to full advantage Karl Dolenc mailto:kdolenc@hotmail.com http://members.xoom.com/powerhtml/ [Archived as /info-mac/text/power-html-lite-15.hqx; 308K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:42 -0700 From: kamprath@kagi.com Subject: [*] Program Switcher v4.5.2 I am pleased to announce the release of Program Switcher v4.5.2. This version fixes some bugs and makes Program Switcher MacOS 8.5 savvy! Program Switcher now supports the theme sounds found in MacOS 8.5 and the new style system icons. Program Switcher is the premier keyboard-based application management utility for the MacOS, providing the ability to switch, quit or hide applications with a simple keystroke. For more information, please visit the Program Switcher web page at: http://www.kamprath.net/claireware/program_switcher.html [Archived as /info-mac/gui/program-switcher-452.hqx; 346K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:59 -0700 From: k_kaufman@hotmail.com Subject: [*] RandomNotes RandomNotes creates random sequences of user-selected pitches. The length of the sequence is determined by the user; the notes are entered via an on-screen keyboard. A selection of sampled sounds can be used for playback. Version 1.02 maintains Mac OS 8 compatibility. Minimum system requirements: 68030 Macintosh 12" monitor System 7 "Freeware" =A9 1998 by Kurt Kaufman kurtkaufman@hotmail.com [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/random-notes-102.hqx; 573K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:20 -0700 From: wfurman@epix.net Subject: [*] RGB Calculator III v3.5 (update) * Create, compare and tweak any two colors. * Duplicate (sample/eyedrop) any screen color. * Create web-safe colors. * Clip HEX/DEC/WEB/% values or color swatches and paste them into your applications/documents. * Paste HEX/DEC/WEB/% values into RGB III and immediately see the results. * A tuck-away option shrinks RGB III and keeps it handy while retaining most clipboard functions. * CUES help you get started and keep you informed. A great tool for webmasters, developers, digital artists and home-pagers. Shareware US$19 Warren Furman/WRFdigitals [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/rgb-calc-3-35.hqx; 313K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:21 -0700 From: chriswd@nemaine.com Subject: [*] SimpleImage 1.5.2 - An image and movie viewer SimpleImage is a simple but powerful image- and movie-viewing application that lets you view all the most popular image and movie formats, like JPEG, GIF, animated GIF, TIFF, PICT, PNG, MPEG, AVI and more in a single, sleek application. (Some file types may require QuickTime 3 or a Power Macintosh.) With SimpleImage you can o View images with or without scrollbars o Transform images and movies by rotating and reflecting them o Crop and zoom images o View images and movies full-screen or in a slide show o Create Snapshots -- small files you can double click to reopen groups of windows exactly the way you left them With QuickTime 3 SimpleImage can also be used as a simple conversion utility, with the ability to save both images and movies in several formats. SimpleImage is Mac OS 8 savvy, correctly adopting the new Mac OS 8 look and making extensive use of contextual menus. System Requirements Macintosh with a 68030 processor 3 MB of free RAM Monitor capable of displaying 256 colors System 7.5 QuickTime 2.5 Strongly Recommended Power Macintosh Lots of free RAM Monitor capable of displaying thousands or millions of colors Mac OS 8 or later QuickTime 3.0 or later Version 1.5.2 adds several small features and fixes a few bugs and incompatibilities. Version 1.5.1 fixes printing bugs and incompatibilities with System 7 and 68k Macs. Version 1.5 adds a bunch of new features, including o Snapshots -- small files you can double click to reopen groups of windows exactly the way you left them. o The ability to view images and movies full-screen or in a slide show. o The ability to change the zoom level of images in scroll-bar view. o The ability to export movies. o The ability to choose how SimpleImage handles offscreen bitmaps. SimpleImage is $20 shareware. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/simple-image-152.hqx; 667K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:01 -0700 From: k_kaufman@hotmail.com Subject: [*] SimpleSong 1.4 The Singing Mac! SimpleSong is a shareware ($10) application which allows you to easily write songs for your Macintosh to sing. Songs written with SimpleSong can also be sung using any text-to-speech compatible application, such as SimpleText. This means that almost any Mac user can listen to the songs you've written. Some possible uses: =95 Send some singing e-mail! =95 Add a synthetic "vocal" track to your electronic or accoustic music. =95 Liven up a meeting or gathering with some unexpected vocal "talent". There is complete on-line help included with the program, as well as some song samples. =46or the latest information regarding SimpleSong visit the SimpleSong web site at: http://pages.cthome.net/kkaufman/SimpleSong.html Minimum System requirements: * System 7 (OS 8 compatible) * 4 MB application RAM * 68030 Macintosh * 12" monitor * Apple's Speech Manager (part of system software) and "Macintalk 3" voices SimpleSong =A9 1998 Kurt Kaufman Version 1.4 9/98 [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/simple-song-14.hqx; 584K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:44 -0700 From: PandaSystems@PandaCorner.com Subject: [*] Soft Impressions-Frame plug-ins for use with PandoFrame A group of frame plug-ins for use with PandoFrame and PandoCalendar version 3.0 or greater. These frames are from the "Pando's Frames" collection. Panda Systems http://www.PandaCorner.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/gui/soft-impressions.hqx; 44K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:51 -0700 From: mailroom@freeverse.com Subject: [*] Spades_15 Freeverse Software's S P A D E S D E L U X E v1.5 Featuring... * 3-D Immersion game play * Interactive computer opponents * Advanced Artificial Intelligence Engine We could go on and on about this game; about the killer graphics, the monkeys, all the options.. . but why bother? We figure YOU'LL write US about how great Spades Deluxe is once you've played it. (A little hubris never hurt anyone... well, okay, there was that Oedipus guy...). Even if you're not a card player, (Myth addicts take note), this game is FUN. So Exercise your brain, work the noodle, download now! v1.5 features improved AI, more intelligent bidding, and more rules options. Our other popular games include: * Enigma * CrossCards * X-Words Deluxe * Burning Monkey Solitaire * Othello: The Eclipse Check them out as well as toys like "JARED: Butcher of Song" and others at: WWW.FREEVERSE.COM [Archived as /info-mac/game/spades.hqx; 5096K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:03 -0700 From: erkyrath@netcom.com Subject: [*] StonerSound 1.1 - a meditative musical toy StonerSound produces a weirdly hypnotic stream of rippling musical tones. The algorithm is mostly deterministic, slightly randomized, and about halfway between predictable and surprising. Listen for patterns; they're there. For more notes, the latest version, and the source code, see http://www.edoc.com/zarf/stonersound.html StonerSound uses the QuickTime Musical Architecture for playing sounds. If you don't have QTMA, you'll have to download QuickTime from Apple's web site. I believe QTMA has been in QuickTime since QT1.5, but I've only tested StonerSound under QT2.5 and 3.0. It should run on any Mac with System 7 or later. StonerSound is copyright 1998 by Andrew Plotkin. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. For more information, see the enclosed files, or my web site. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/stoner-sound-110.hqx; 30K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:46 -0700 From: erkyrath@netcom.com Subject: [*] StonerView 1.1 - a meditative visual toy StonerView produces a weirdly hypnotic helix of rippling colors. The algorithm is mostly deterministic, slightly randomized, and about halfway between predictable and surprising. And, if I may say so, very beautiful. This program is entirely my creation, but it was inspired by the demo "ElectroPaint", found on SGI workstations. For more notes, the latest version, and the source code, see http://www.edoc.com/zarf/stonerview.html StonerView uses QuickDraw 3D for its display system. If you don't have QD3D, you'll have to download the latest version of QuickTime from Apple's web site. StonerView should run on any PowerMac with System 7 or later. StonerView is copyright 1998 by Andrew Plotkin. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. For more information, see the enclosed files, or my web site. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/stoner-view-110.hqx; 27K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:08 -0700 From: erkyrath@netcom.com Subject: [*] StonerView 1.1 - a meditative visual toy StonerView produces a weirdly hypnotic helix of rippling colors. The algorithm is mostly deterministic, slightly randomized, and about halfway between predictable and surprising. And, if I may say so, very beautiful. This program is entirely my creation, but it was inspired by the demo "ElectroPaint", found on SGI workstations. For more notes, the latest version, and the source code, see http://www.edoc.com/zarf/stonerview.html StonerView uses QuickDraw 3D for its display system. If you don't have QD3D, you'll have to download the latest version of QuickTime from Apple's web site. StonerView should run on any PowerMac with System 7 or later. StonerView is copyright 1998 by Andrew Plotkin. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. For more information, see the enclosed files, or my web site. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/mov/stoner-view-110.hqx; 27K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:26 -0700 From: Denis.Birnie@stonebow.otago.ac.nz Subject: [*] TaxCalc 1.0.4 Tax*Calc (1.0.4) by Denis Birnie Tax*Calc is a simple, elegant and small (32K) commercial-environment replacement for Apple's standard Calculator. It displays both sales tax inclusive & exclusive amounts and can handle a two-tier, with minimum, margin/markup system plus arbitrary rounding of cents. You can even use it on large monitors through its double-sized option! Shareware fee: $5 - see Registration section for more details. Denis -- Denis A. Birnie Phone: +64-3-479 5157 (Direct) Computing Advisor +64-3-479 5161 (Sales Group) Campus Computers Fax: +64-3-479 8577 University of Otago eMail: Dunedin, New Zealand WWW: [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/tax-calc-104.hqx; 29K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:53 -0700 From: aaroniba@gte.net Subject: [*] TicTacToe4D update TicTacToe4D --- Four Dimensions of Fun!!! Written By Aaron Iba System Requirements: Any PowerPC This is version 1.1 of TicTacToe4D. This version fixes a minor bug in version 1.0.1. The documentation has been completely rewritten. TicTacToe4D is a four dimensional tic-tac-toe game. It is much cooler than silly 2 or 3 dimensional tic-tac-toe games. Here are some of the features: - it's FREE - Small in file size (quick download), but large in fun - Rules are simple but game strategy can become very complex - Really nice, intuitive interface - Has 3 modes of play: - Computer-vs-Computer - Human-vs-Human - Human-vs-Computer - Has 4 Levels of Difficulty for Computer: - Random - Easy - Challenging - Difficult - Very Smart Artificial Intelligent algorithms for Difficult computer play - Multithreaded AI Algorithms so you can write me emails about how great I am while the computer thinks about its move For all the info on this great game, go to the official web sight: http://home1.gte.net/iba/Aaron/TicTacToe4D.html [Archived as /info-mac/game/tic-tac-toe-4d-11.hqx; 490K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:02:53 -0700 From: colkerr@cadvision.com Subject: [*] TruFolder K2 Theme TruFolder K2 Theme (version 2.1.1) [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/trufolder-windoid-them.hqx; 104K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:03:54 -0700 From: platypus@peak.org Subject: [*] USA jigsaw USA jigsaw puzzle for use with Supercard Player. 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