Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #32 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Wed, 11 Feb 98 Volume 16 : Issue 32 Today's Topics: [*] ATPM4.01 [*] ATPM4.02 [*] LoShuMusic.02 [*] Merridew's Alert Sounds vol. 1 [*] Merridew's Alert Sounds vol. 2 [*] Merridew's Merry MacOS [*] Purge OSL 1.0.4 [*] SoftwareFPU 3.04 [*] StartOnce 1.1 Desktop Trackpad with a Ctrl-Click Right Mouse button Hooking up single desktop Mac to ISDN The Info-Mac Network is a volunteer organization that publishes the Info-Mac Digest and operates the Info-Mac Archive, a large network of FTP sites containing gigabytes of freely distributable Macintosh software. For more information, visit the Info-Mac Web site at . 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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, Mike O'Bryan, Michael Bean, and Liam Breck. 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 #32" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 13:35:36 -0700 From: rleitao@atpm.com Subject: [*] ATPM4.01 About This Particular Macintosh (ATPM) is a fun monthly chronicle of the Macintosh experience written by and for everyday users. It includes humorous anecdotes, short stories, product reviews and commentaries by Macintosh owners and users about our favorite personal computer. ATPM is published with DOCMaker so that it can be easily read as a stand-alone document by just about any Macintosh. More information is available at our Web site . This is issue 4.01 for January, 1998. Robert Paul Leitao Managing Editor, co-Publisher rleitao@atpm.com About This Particular Macintosh http://www.atpm.com An e-zine about the personal computing experience. ftp://ftp.atpm.com [Archived as /info-mac/art/zine/about-this-partic-mac-401.hqx; 1090K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 13:35:38 -0700 From: rleitao@atpm.com Subject: [*] ATPM4.02 About This Particular Macintosh (ATPM) is a fun monthly chronicle of the Macintosh experience written by and for everyday users. It includes humorous anecdotes, short stories, product reviews and commentaries by Macintosh owners and users about our favorite personal computer. ATPM is published with DOCMaker so that it can be easily read as a stand-alone document by just about any Macintosh. More information is available at our Web site . This is issue 4.02 for February, 1998. Robert Paul Leitao Managing Editor, co-Publisher rleitao@atpm.com About This Particular Macintosh http://www.atpm.com An e-zine about the personal computing experience. ftp://ftp.atpm.com [Archived as /info-mac/art/zine/about-this-partic-mac-402.hqx; 844K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 13:35:35 -0700 From: muhenry@eastnet.educ.ecu.edu Subject: [*] LoShuMusic.02 THIS POSTING updates LoShuMusic-max.hqx of 07/12/97. Several bugs were fixed and an entirely new graphic display added. LoShuMusic.02 is an aleatoric-algorithmic music application, it plays plesant, abstract music based on the ancient Chinese Lo Shu "magic square" with a graphic display that alternates between Chinese and Arabic numerals. Music from math. Learn the Chinese characters for 1- 9! Make a tape for your car stereo or your Mother-in-law, etc. YOU NEED: Apple's Quicktime, Sound Manager, System 7.+ DETAILS: LoShuMusic.02 was realized on a Mac 8500 PPC (system 7.5.2) as an application, using Opcode System's MAX 3.0. program () More in Readme folder. Virus free checked. Compressed by Stuffit Lite. AVAILABILITY: LoShuMusic.02 is free to individuals for their private enjoyment, but please don't rip out the graphics and samples and re-distribute elsewhere. Distribution by CD Rom and other means: OK, please notify by e-mail. My boss likes to know! [Archived as /info-mac/art/loshu-music-02.hqx; 577K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 13:35:39 -0700 From: merridew@hotmail.com Subject: [*] Merridew's Alert Sounds vol. 1 A collection of 19 system 7 sound files that work well as alert sounds. If you don't have 7.5 or better, you'll need a resource editor to use them. This is the first volume of more to come. Merridew ICQ #: 4712296 http://www.paranoia.com/~macb3th/warez/syndicate/ [Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/alert-sounds-vol-1.hqx; 229K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 13:35:41 -0700 From: merridew@hotmail.com Subject: [*] Merridew's Alert Sounds vol. 2 A collection of 19 system 7 sound files that work well as alert sounds. If you don't have 7.5 or better, you'll need a resource editor to use them. This is the second volume of more to come. Merridew ICQ #: 4712296 http://www.paranoia.com/~macb3th/warez/syndicate/ [Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/alert-sounds-vol-2.hqx; 286K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 13:35:42 -0700 From: merridew@hotmail.com Subject: [*] Merridew's Merry MacOS A collection of 3 startup screens for the hollidays. SCRN format is included but for best results, a resource editor is required. Merridew ICQ #: 4712296 http://www.paranoia.com/~macb3th/warez/syndicate/ [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/merry-macos.hqx; 190K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 13:35:30 -0700 From: h.prill@magnet.at Subject: [*] Purge OSL 1.0.4 This script checks for the presence of the ObjectSupportLib library (OSL) in the Extensions folder of any disk. Under Mac OS 8 or newer, it provides the option to remove it. Under System 7.x, it warns of the absence of OSL, or the presence of an obsolete version. The script was written to deal with the fact that many software installer packages install OSL even though it should not be present under Mac OS 8 or newer (because a more recent version of OSL is already in the System file), and also to deal with the fact that many packages install older, defective versions of OSL over the most recent version. Purge OSL requires AppleScript, the scriptable Finder and the standard Apple Choose File and Display Dialog scripting additions. Earlier versions of Purge OSL have been tested with AppleScript 1.1 and System 7.6 and AppleScript 1.1.2 and Mac OS 8.0. Version 1.0.4 has been tested with AppleScript 1.1.2 and Mac OS 8.1, and it is believed that it will compile and run under earlier versions. Version 1.0.4 now works correctly with OS 8.1 [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/purge-osl-104.hqx; 28K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 13:35:31 -0700 From: john@jna.com Subject: [*] SoftwareFPU 3.04 SoftwareFPU is a Macintosh utility which allows applications requiring a Floating Point Unit (FPU) to work on computers without one, such as the IIsi, IIvi, LC series, Classic II & Color Classic series, Performa series, Power Macintosh, and some models of PowerBook, PowerBook Duo, and Quadra series. Put the SoftwareFPU control panel in your Control Panels folder and restart and FPU applications that formerly crashed will begin working. SoftwareFPU requires a 68020, 68030, 68LC040, or PowerPC processor. SoftwareFPU is fully System 7.5 compatible. The shareware 68K-only version of SoftwareFPU is available on America Online (keyword MUT), CompuServe (GO MACSYS), via anonymous ftp (ftp.jna.com), from our Web site (http://www.jna.com) or from Macintosh User's Groups around the world. If you use shareware SoftwareFPU you must register with John Neil & Associates. The shareware version will work on Power Macintosh computers but is not PowerPC-native. A commercial 68K/PowerPC version with twice the performance on Power Macintoshes can be obtained by registering with John Neil & Associates. Current registered 68K-only users can upgrade to the 68K/PowerPC version for $10. To register, send a check, money order, credit card, or purchase order to John Neil & Associates, P.O. Box 2156, Cupertino, CA 95015. The registration fee for the shareware 68K-only version of SoftwareFPU is just $10. To receive the "fat" 68K/PowerPC version with twice the performance on Power Macintoshes, send $20. You can register on-line using CompuServe (GO SWREG), or by calling (800) 663-2943, or by fax at (415) 661-2944, or by e-mail at sales@jna.com. All registered users will receive a special registered version of SoftwareFPU in the mail that allows the startup "thank you" balloon to be hidden. Sorry, the registered version cannot be delivered by e-mail, but overnight delivery is available. Registration information and a registration form are available at the end of the "About SoftwareFPU" document or by clicking the "Plea" button in the SoftwareFPU control panel. [Note to the moderators: SoftwareFPU may be included on a commercially available CD-ROM of the archives] [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/software-fpu-304.hqx; 367K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 13:35:33 -0700 From: smiths@ferndown.ate.slb.com Subject: [*] StartOnce 1.1 Introducing StartOnce version 1.1 . (Shareware 10$US or 5 pounds UK.) StartOnce helps you to control your Startup Items. When you start your Mac for the first time on any day, StartOnce will launch any items found in the "StartOnce Items" folder. On subsequent restarts, these items will be skipped. Installation is easy as StartOnce will create the "StartOnce Items" folder for you the first time it is run. All you have to do is to decide which items you want launched once a day and place aliases to them in this folder. Put an alias to StartOnce in your "Startup Items" folder and you are ready to rock-and-roll. Use it whenever you want to do something only once a day. I use StartOnce on my Mac, in combination with Roland Gustafsson's free (ThankYouWare) 'SimpleBackup' utility to make a copy of my most important files at the start of work each day. If I should happen to corrupt one of these files, I know that I can always revert to the backup copy. This new version updates the documentation with my new email address and web site:- email: s7j7smith@aol.com WWW: http://members.aol.com/s7j7smith/index.html This program requires System 7 to run. Please include this on CD collections if you wish. Best Regards, Steve Smith [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/start-once-11.hqx; 27K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Feb 1998 18:19:35 -0600 From: Paul Kleeberg Subject: Desktop Trackpad with a Ctrl-Click Right Mouse button Anyone aware of a trackpad with the right mouse button able to Trigger the Apple Data Detectors? Anyone want to write a patch for the Alps Glidepoint so that one can assign Ctrl-click to the right mouse key? I think it would make for a good piece of shareware. I have the Alps Glidepoint for my desktop Mac 7100AV and I love it! Taped it to my wrist rest right below the standard keyboard so that using it is like using my powerbook. Alps driver software allows you to assign most anything to the buttons (one above and two below) *but* it does not allow you to asign a Ctrl-Click. What with Apple Data Detectors, a two buton mouse could be quite valuable. Paul -- Paul Kleeberg Paul@Allina.Com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Feb 1998 16:59:42 +0000 From: "Chris Reed, BBR" Subject: Hooking up single desktop Mac to ISDN I have a single Umax Apus 3000 on which I'd like to install an ISDN adapter for accessing my ISP and favourite service bureaux. Ideally I'd prefer an internal PCI card to an external adapter connected via the serial port, but fear these could be outside my price range. All the mail order catalogues I've seen don't appear to offer much clarity on this aspect, so before I take the plunge I'd be very grateful for any advice from colleagues in the UK regarding the most suitable product/supplier. Many thanks in advance, Chris Reed -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************