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Info-Mac Digest Tue, 10 Mar 98 Volume 16 : Issue 56
Today's Topics:
[*] ac First Aid Bible-14.hqx
[*] Agora 1.1. Updated Greek Kaleidoscope scheme
[*] AppleTree1.2.1 - a multinomial modeling application
[*] CapsLight 1.1
[*] cd-key 1.1.1
[*] Click There It Is update v1.09 (finder utility)
[*] Default Folder 2.8.1 - Open/Save Dialog Enhancer
[*] Default Folder D-2.8 - German version of Open/Save dialog enhan
[*] DeskPictRotater v1.3 -- rotates desktop pictures under MacOS
[*] FinderPop1.5.8F
[*] Help To Icon
[*] InsiderUpdates 2.5
[*] Kaleidoscope Scheme
[*] MacGPS
[*] maclinpro-68k.hqx
[*] maclinpro-ppc.hqx
[*] Navi iRae
[*] NewCM 1.2.1
[*] NewCM 1.2.1J - Japanese Version
[*] Newton's Aquarium 1.0 Demo 68K: A Solar System Constructio
[*] Newton's Aquarium 1.0 Demo FPU: A Solar System Constructio
[*] Newton's Aquarium 1.0 Demo PPC: A Solar System Constructio
[*] NuEdit1.2.7r1
[*] PopCalendar 1.0
[*] Put Away CMM 2.2
[*] Tex-Edit Plus 2.2 - Japanese Version
[*] TidBITS#419/09-Mar-98
[*] Trainspotting Glossary Newton Book
[*] wapp
[*] World Wide Web Weaver 3.0 for 68k
[*] World Wide Web Weaver 3.0 for PPC
8.1 users with Norton, Anubus, APS, or Megaphone beware
[A] Iomega vs SyQuest
[Q] SoftWindows95 and PCI nic
[Q]MS Exchange Email Personal Address Book Files
a .ttf file?
CD could not be put away
downloading text from web
downloading text from web
getting rid of files full text
Green Monitor
help
Places to find used Macs
Terminal Emulation SW
WIN95 Help Files
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:38 -0700
From: maclibrary@skynet.be
Subject: [*] ac First Aid Bible-14.hqx
The Mac First Aid Bible is the FIRST stand-alone troubleshooting guide that
offers much more than just information. The following topics are covered:
PRAM, system crashes, System Enablers and SCSI. More topics will be added
soon. With The Mac First Aid Bible you can also access directly the
web-site of all the mentioned shareware (if it has an own web-page!).
In the UNREGISTERED version only the topics 'PRAM' and 'System Enablers'
can be accessed and also the 'Go to web-site' buttons are not functioning.
It's worth registering!!! Check it out!!!
It also offers FREE technical support by email for REGISTERED USERS and
each REGISTERED user will also receive a full package which include your
personalized 'The Mac First Aid Bible' and a whole bunch of troubleshooting
shareware.
This version 1.4 replaces the previous file bible-11.hqx which seems to be
corrupt.
You can also download it directly from:
http://users.skynet.be/guicaut/bible.html
Thanks for downloading and registering.
Guido Cautreels
Author of The Mac First Aid Bible
Keeps your Mac happy!!!
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/mac-first-aid-bible.hqx; 1146K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:44:04 -0700
From: pce@ncal.net
Subject: [*] Agora 1.1. Updated Greek Kaleidoscope scheme
S
Agora 1.1 is a shareware Midnight Hour Graphics Kaleidoscope color scheme,
part of the "Capital Express" scheme group that includes Hoo-Re and Forum.
This is an update to MHG Agora 1.0, and includes OS-8 features and minor
cosmetic fixes. A one-time $10 shareware fee entitles users to use all MHG
schemes and receive registered users-only schemes free. To run these
schemes you need the $20 shareware control panel, Kaleidoscope, created by
Greg Landweber, and a monitor capable of displaying at least 256 colors.
MHG schemes can be seen at http://www.mother.com/~pce or e-mail
pce@ncal.net.
The author must be contacted and provide written permission before
distribution of any MHG schemes via any media, including CD-ROMs.
Midnight Hour Graphics and Research
pce@ncal.net
http://www.mother.com/~pce
Thoroughbred Gallery
http://www.mother.com/~pce/TG/ThoroughbredGallery.html
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/agora-11.hqx; 195K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:20 -0700
From: rainer@cogpsy.uni-trier.de
Subject: [*] AppleTree1.2.1 - a multinomial modeling application
AppleTree is an application for statistical modeling.
It allows to fit multinomial models of arbitrary size to frequency data
using the "General Processing Tree" algorithm developed by Hu and
Batchelder (1994). AppleTree can read model files and data files written
for the MS-DOS "MBT" program developed by Xiangen Hu, University of
Memphis, Tennessee. AppleTree provides estimates for the free parameters
together with confidence intervals, it allows for checking the
identifiability of a model, and it provides tree graphs for the model
descriptions.
AppleTree is freeware. It runs natively on both 680x0 and PowerPC Macs.
See for
latest informations.
Changes since version 1.1:
* Improved error detection in model files
* When double clicked in the Finder, AppleTree text files are automatically
entered as model files if the extenstion is ".eqn" and as data files if the
extension is ".mdt".
* Upon opening a text file in AppleTree, the program now checks, whether
there is already a window for this file.
* Minor cosmetic corrections
* Fixes a bug introduced in version 1.1.0: The estimation process did not
work correctly if lambda was set to 1.
Requirements
* MacOS 7.5 or later
* Motorola 68020 or better (no FPU required) or any PowerPC.
PowerPC recommended.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/appletree-121.hqx; 763K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:40 -0700
From: alimatthews@geocities.com
Subject: [*] CapsLight 1.1
CapsLight is a small control panel intended for PowerBook users,
although it will work on any Macintosh computer with System 7.0 or later.
CapsLight displays an icon in the menubar whenever the caps lock key is
engaged. On Powerbooks whose keyboards don't have a locking caps lock key
and have no caps lock light, this is a helpful feature.
Version 1.1 adds another icon position option and no longer leaves white
space in the menubar under certain setups. Also, the control panel's
Apple menu works properly under MacOS 8.
Thanks for your help,
Alastair Matthews
web http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/4727
email clicksoft@kagi.com, alimatthews@geocities.com
WarBirds tips
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/capslight-11.hqx; 130K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:42 -0700
From: cwood41@maine.maine.edu
Subject: [*] cd-key 1.1.1
cd-key is a small freeware control panel that lets you use the function
keys found on extended keyboards to control the playback of audio CDs.
cd-key requires System 7.0 or later, a CD-ROM drive, and an extended
keyboard.
Version 1.1 adds the ability to scan tracks and adjust the CD volume,
support for more CD-ROM drives and drivers, and support for the new Apple
Platinum look under Mac OS 8.
Version 1.1.1 fixes the brute stupidity of the Skip Back and Forward keys,
and fixes a bug that in some cases caused cd-key to keep scanning a track
even after the Scan Back or Forward key had been released.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/cd-key-111.hqx; 31K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:43 -0700
From: dorfman@est.org
Subject: [*] Click There It Is update v1.09 (finder utility)
Click is a really sweet system extension - all you do is drop it on your
system folder, & reboot. When it comes back up, if you are ever in a file
dialog box, and are trying to get to a folder that happens to be open on your
desktop, you just *click* on the folder, and *there it is* in the file dialog
box! It works w/ rolled up windowshades, *and* system 8's folder tabs!
Anyway, I'm just a user that noticed that the archive was out of date. The
official site for the utility is: http://lonestar.texas.net/~cardona/ctii/
Please don't email me about it unless you have a problem w/ the archive itself
(which hopefully you won't since I submitted the same file I exploded & used
myself 8-)
Hopefully netscape didn't frotz the attachment style...
-Avram
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/click-there-it-is-109.hqx; 19K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:46 -0700
From: admin@stclairsoft.com
Subject: [*] Default Folder 2.8.1 - Open/Save Dialog Enhancer
Default Folder is a shareware control panel that enhances Open and Save
dialog boxes to make it easier for you to manage files on your Macintosh.
It provides many of the essential features of the commercial SuperBoomerang
and Directory Assistance utilities, but without the infrequently used
extras that take their toll in compatibility, memory, and CPU usage. And
it's fully compatible with Mac OS 8.1.
Default Folder's time-saving Open and Save dialog enhancements allow you to:
- Set up a default folder for any or all applications.
- Switch among recently used folders from a pop-up menu.
- See available disk space and switch between disks from a pop-up menu.
- Click on a Finder window to display it in an Open or Save dialog.
- Open the folder shown in an Open or Save dialog in the Finder.
- Create folders, get information (including changing name, type, and
creator), and move items to the Trash from within file dialogs.
- "Rebound" back to the last file you used.
- Make "Replace" the default option instead of "Cancel" when saving
a file with the same name as an existing file.
- Speed up the display of Open and Save dialogs by turning off custom
color icons in the file list.
Default Folder will operate on any Macintosh running System 7 or higher.
In addition to the standard internet archives, information and updates are
available at:
Default Folder may be included on the UMich and Info-Mac CD-ROMs.
Version 2.8.1 incorporates the following changes:
-----------------------------------------------
Feature Additions:
- The folder menu in Open/Save dialogs now contains an item to open the
folder that contains the current application.
- New Default Folder Strip control strip module. Default Folder Strip
provides access to recently used and favorite folders in the Finder.
Bug Fixes:
- Default Folder's support for Graphic Converter 3.1's "Convert More" command
was not working correctly. Pressing the option key in "Convert More"
will now correctly switch the file listing to the folder currently under
the mouse cursor.
- Worked around a bug in Apple's Japanese Language Kit, which caused Open
and Save dialogs in control panels to take several minutes to display.
- The number keys on the keypad are now supported as command keys for Default
Folder's permanent folder menu items.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/default-folder-281.hqx; 452K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:45 -0700
From: admin@stclairsoft.com
Subject: [*] Default Folder D-2.8 - German version of Open/Save dialog enhan
Default Folder is a shareware control panel that enhances Open and Save
dialog boxes to make it easier for you to manage files on your Macintosh.
It provides many of the essential features of the commercial SuperBoomerang
and Directory Assistance utilities, but without the infrequently used
extras that take their toll in compatibility, memory, and CPU usage. And
it's fully compatible with Mac OS 8.1.
Default Folder's time-saving Open and Save dialog enhancements allow you to:
- Set up a default folder for any or all applications.
- Switch among recently used folders from a pop-up menu.
- See available disk space and switch between disks from a pop-up menu.
- Click on a Finder window to display it in an Open or Save dialog.
- Open the folder shown in an Open or Save dialog in the Finder.
- Create folders, get information (including changing name, type, and
creator), and move items to the Trash from within file dialogs.
- "Rebound" back to the last file you used.
- Make "Replace" the default option instead of "Cancel" when saving
a file with the same name as an existing file.
- Speed up the display of Open and Save dialogs by turning off custom
color icons in the file list.
Default Folder will operate on any Macintosh running System 7 or higher.
In addition to the standard internet archives, information and updates are
available at:
Default Folder may be included on the UMich and Info-Mac CD-ROMs.
Version 2.8.1 incorporates the following changes:
-----------------------------------------------
Feature Additions:
- The folder menu in Open/Save dialogs now contains an item to open the
folder that contains the current application.
- New Default Folder Strip control strip module. Default Folder Strip
provides access to recently used and favorite folders in the Finder.
Bug Fixes:
- Default Folder's support for Graphic Converter 3.1's "Convert More" command
was not working correctly. Pressing the option key in "Convert More"
will now correctly switch the file listing to the folder currently under
the mouse cursor.
- Worked around a bug in Apple's Japanese Language Kit, which caused Open
and Save dialogs in control panels to take several minutes to display.
- The number keys on the keypad are now supported as command keys for Default
Folder's permanent folder menu items.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/default-folder-281-de.hqx; 453K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:48 -0700
From: rcl@ultranet.com
Subject: [*] DeskPictRotater v1.3 -- rotates desktop pictures under MacOS
This AppleScript works with the Desktop Pictures feature of MacOS 8
to randomly, periodically change the desktop picture during a session.
System requirements: MacOS 8, AppleScript.
Cool Features
* You can configure the script to be active only during
certain hours, and you can include or exclude weekends.
This is useful is you use energy saving software to spin
down your hard drive.
* The script, as shipped, waits 15 minutes before setting a
new picture. It uses an idle handler, as opposed to an
increment loop or other similar method, so it should
have minimal impact on CPU usage.
* The script remembers the last eight pictures set, and
tries to avoid reusing recently set pictures.
* You can set a new folder of pictures by dragging it onto
the script.
* It should gracefully handle having the picture folder
disappear during a run.
* To maximize performance, the script leaves the Desktop
Pictures control panel active, but will hide it after
setting the picture.
Major changes since 1.0:
Added ability to run only between certain hours (useful
with drive spindown software).
Picture history now tracked by name instead of index.
Fixed miscellaneous timeout problems.
Picture history now remembered across invocations.
Improved checking of items in the picture folder (for
example, aliases are checked for validity).
This program may be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM.
Thank you!
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/deskpict-rotater-13.hqx; 33K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:49 -0700
From: imagiciel@videotron.ca
Subject: [*] FinderPop1.5.8F
This is the french version of FinderPop.
If you're looking for the english version and haven't found it here, check
out http://bounce.to/turly
=46inderPop est un utilitaire qui rehausse les menus contextuels du MacOS 8.
Il permet entre autres l'apparition des menus contextuels sans l'aide de la
touche controle.
De plus, il integre dans les menus contextuels, l'equivalent du menu
"Applications",l'espace memoire disponible, donne acces au contenu du
Bureau, des dossiers ou des disques, etc.
Il permet aussi une navigation par menus hi=E9rarchiques au travers des
dossiers du Finder, soit =E0 partir des zones de dialogue Ouvrir/Enregistrer
ou directement dans le Finder.
=46inderPop est un gratuiciel.
Gracieusete de Turlough O'Connor (turly@apple.com)
Version francaise: Fawzi Dormeyer (imagiciel@videotron.ca)
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/finderpop-158-fr.hqx; 195K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:51 -0700
From: jfoucher@ltpcm.inpg.fr
Subject: [*] Help To Icon
Enclosed is the version 1.0 of Help To Icon
Help to icon is a tiny extension that replaces the Mac OS 8's Help menu
name with an icon like in system 7.
Mac OS 8 is needed for Help To Icon to work.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/help-to-icon.hqx; 16K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:37 -0700
From: bernadette@theinside.com
Subject: [*] InsiderUpdates 2.5
InsiderUpdates 2.5
Nothing ruins the stability and performance of your Macintosh more than
old software. With just two button clicks, InsiderUpdates automatically
brings all your Macintosh System Software, Control Panels, Extensions,
Applications, and Utilities up-to-the-minute and works forever to keep
them that way. It fixes bugs, adds new features and eliminates crashes
and lock-ups. And by downloading InsiderUpdates now, you get absolutely
FREE MacOS and Apple updates!
Visit www.theInside.com for more information.
Insider Software Inc, http://www.theInside.com
6412 Merlin Drive, Suite 700 Carlsbad CA 92009
sales: 800-700-6340
support: 760-804-9900
fax: 760-804-9995
email: insider@theinside.com
"Relax, let your Mac fix itself"
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/insider-updates-25.hqx; 576K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:44:05 -0700
From: keny@caltel.com
Subject: [*] Kaleidoscope Scheme
BeWorld Kaleidoscope Scheme based on Apples past eWorld online service.
This scheme has nice pastel colors that are easy on the eye. This scheme
also has the Be WDEF hence, BeWorld.
Freeware from Ken Yaecker
ken@ballyhooyou.com
Website:
http://www.ballyhooyou.com/KSA
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/beworld-11.hqx; 206K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:22 -0700
From: lwjames@csn.net
Subject: [*] MacGPS
MacGPS - Upload and download waypoints, routes, track logs and satellite
almanac data. All but the almanac data are saved in editable,
tab-delimited text files, allowing easy entry of waypoints and routes
using a text editor. The waypoint, route and track log files may be
easily imported into a graphing/analysis program for graphical display.
User selectable map datum, allowing coordinate conversions to the same
set of 102 map datums within the GPS 40 and the GPS 45. User selectable
output file position format, with latitude and longitude in
degree/minute/second, degree/decimal minute, or decimal degree format,
or UTM, British, Irish or Swiss grid coordinates. Latitude and longitude
values are shown as negative values for southern latitudes and for east
longitudes.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/macgps-07.hqx; 250K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:23 -0700
From: plyonnais@videotron.ca
Subject: [*] maclinpro-68k.hqx
file: maclinpro-68k.hqx
preference folder: sci
This is MacLinPro, a Linear Programming Optimizer for the Macintosh. This
version works on a Macintosh 68020 or better and requires 2.5 Meg of RAM
and 700 k of disk space (a PPC version is also available separately).
This program is shareware (US$10) and the demo version limits models of
up to 3 variables and 5 constraints. The registered version permits up to
100 variables and 100 constraints. It is very easy to use, you enter your
linear programming model as text. It is easier to edit and use than
LINDO. It works only for linear programming models, no integer or binary
programming models.
Author is Patrick Lyonnais, from MINDTech inc.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/maclinpro-68k-12.hqx; 254K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:27 -0700
From: plyonnais@videotron.ca
Subject: [*] maclinpro-ppc.hqx
file: maclinpro-ppc.hqx
preference folder: sci
This is MacLinPro, a Linear Programming Optimizer for the Macintosh. This
version works on a Macintosh PowerPC and requires 2.5 Meg of RAM and 700
k of disk space (a 68k version is also available separately). This
program is shareware (US$10) and the demo version limits models of up to
3 variables and 5 constraints. The registered version permits up to 100
variables and 100 constraints. It is very easy to use, you enter your
linear programming model as text. It is easier to edit and use than
LINDO. It works only for linear programming models, no integer or binary
programming models.
Author is Patrick Lyonnais, from MINDTech inc.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/maclinpro-ppc-12.hqx; 289K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:53 -0700
From: jfoucher@ltpcm.inpg.fr
Subject: [*] Navi iRae
Enclosed is the version 1.0 of Navi iRae
Navi iRae is a control panel that implements command-click in window's name
region like in the Finder. It looks for an opened document of the same
name, and if found, lists its path in a menu. You also have an option to
get more information about the file in the menu.
Navi iRae needs Mac OS 8 to work.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/navi-irae.hqx; 120K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:57 -0700
From: dathorc@jps.net
Subject: [*] NewCM 1.2.1
NewCM is a Mac OS 8 contextual menu plugin which adds a "New" submenu to
folder window and desktop contextual menus in the Finder. The submenu lists
document types which you set up; select one, and a document of that type is
created right there and opened.
You can also specify alternate applications for opening new files - this
feature can also be used to run scripts.
Version 1.2 added the NewCM Applications folder and improved alias support.
Version 1.2.1 fixes a bug introduced in 1.2, and has improved error
hanlding and reporting.
Visit the NewCM home page:
http://www.kagi.com/dathorc/newcm.html
David Catmull
dathorc@jps.net
http://come.to/dathorc/
Sent with Cyberdog: Because it's not over until we say it's over...
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/new-cm-121.hqx; 94K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:55 -0700
From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com
Subject: [*] NewCM 1.2.1J - Japanese Version
This is the Japanese version of the NewCM package.
Well, I actually got the idea from Windows. I noticed that the menu I got
when I right-clicked on the background of a folder window had a "New"
submenu with various document types, and I found myself wishing I had that
on my Mac. Well, hey, I'm a programmer!
NewCM is a contextual menu plugin that makes it easy to make new documents
in a specific location. After configuring it by putting commonly used file
types in a "NewCM Items" folder, you can control-click in a Finder folder
window and select one of those types from a submenu. NewCM then creates the
file and opens it.
There is also a "NewCM Applications" folder, which you can use to specify
alternate applications for opening the new files. You can even use this
feature to run scripts!
Version 1.2.1J:
- The naming dialog now complains if you try to use a name that's already taken
- Much better error reporting: instead of just the error code, it tells you
what it was trying to do, and what the most common error codes mean.
- Added the NewCM Applications folder.
- Both folders can now be aliases.
- New files have their creation date set to now, rather than keeping the
template file's date.
- Sort strings (i.e. when the third character is ')' ) don't show up in the
name dialog.
- At startup time, NewCM creates its folders if they're not present.
- Big internal changes
Christopher Li
Bridge 1 Software
English/Japanese Japanese/English
Software Localization and Management
mailto:ChrisLi@bridge1.com
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/new-cm-121-jp.hqx; 172K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:30 -0700
From: shawn@eureka.ca
Subject: [*] Newton's Aquarium 1.0 Demo 68K: A Solar System Constructio
Kingston, Ontario, 3-Mar-1998--Eureka Software Inc. (www.eureka.ca) today
released Newton's Aquarium: A Solar System Construction Set 1.0 for Mac
OS. This initial release comes after nearly a year of research and
development. Company officials indicate that Newton's Aquarium is the
first in a new line of educational physics products to come.
Newton's Aquarium is an interactive physics package that helps students
visualize and understand Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation. While
building and exploring their own solar systems, students are exposed to
many of the core concepts in kinematics. Newton's Aquarium was designed
for use in senior high school and college physics courses.
Features:
* Interactive real time n-body simulation
* Display of velocity, acceleration and force vectors
* Centre of mass and conservation of momentum
* Variable G and distance exponent
* Real units (mks)
* Cut, copy & paste, export to picture file and print
* Toolbars
* Number of universe documents limited only by memory
* Sample universes and stationery pads included
* Complete balloon help for all menu and dialog items
Requirements
* Mac OS 7.0 (or later)
* 4 megs free memory preferred (2 megs minimum)
* 68040 or PowerPC strongly suggested
During the last few months of development, physics teachers from across
North America, Europe and Australia were invited to test and review
Newton's Aquarium. Tom Barta, Contributing Editor for MacNow Maganize, had
this to say "The interface was elegant and intuitive, and all the features
I tried worked. Actually, I loved it. It will make Newton's laws real for
people." Tom also holds a Ph. D. in organic chemistry.
Pricing for Newton's Aquarium starts at US$100 for a single school copy and
US$20 for subsequent copies. School site licences are available for US$400
and larger licensing can be negotiated. A student edition is also
available for US$28. A free feature-reduced demo can be downloaded from
Eureka's web site (www.eureka.ca) for evaluation.
Eureka was established in 1994 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada to create
interactive software products that help students visualize and understand
abstract scientific concepts. Eureka's products are now used in more than
a dozen countries world-wide.
Eureka Software Inc., 110 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3E5
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/na-10-demo-68k.hqx; 429K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:32 -0700
From: shawn@eureka.ca
Subject: [*] Newton's Aquarium 1.0 Demo FPU: A Solar System Constructio
Kingston, Ontario, 3-Mar-1998--Eureka Software Inc. (www.eureka.ca) today
released Newton's Aquarium: A Solar System Construction Set 1.0 for Mac
OS. This initial release comes after nearly a year of research and
development. Company officials indicate that Newton's Aquarium is the
first in a new line of educational physics products to come.
Newton's Aquarium is an interactive physics package that helps students
visualize and understand Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation. While
building and exploring their own solar systems, students are exposed to
many of the core concepts in kinematics. Newton's Aquarium was designed
for use in senior high school and college physics courses.
Features:
* Interactive real time n-body simulation
* Display of velocity, acceleration and force vectors
* Centre of mass and conservation of momentum
* Variable G and distance exponent
* Real units (mks)
* Cut, copy & paste, export to picture file and print
* Toolbars
* Number of universe documents limited only by memory
* Sample universes and stationery pads included
* Complete balloon help for all menu and dialog items
Requirements
* Mac OS 7.0 (or later)
* 4 megs free memory preferred (2 megs minimum)
* 68040 or PowerPC strongly suggested
During the last few months of development, physics teachers from across
North America, Europe and Australia were invited to test and review
Newton's Aquarium. Tom Barta, Contributing Editor for MacNow Maganize, had
this to say "The interface was elegant and intuitive, and all the features
I tried worked. Actually, I loved it. It will make Newton's laws real for
people." Tom also holds a Ph. D. in organic chemistry.
Pricing for Newton's Aquarium starts at US$100 for a single school copy and
US$20 for subsequent copies. School site licences are available for US$400
and larger licensing can be negotiated. A student edition is also
available for US$28. A free feature-reduced demo can be downloaded from
Eureka's web site (www.eureka.ca) for evaluation.
Eureka was established in 1994 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada to create
interactive software products that help students visualize and understand
abstract scientific concepts. Eureka's products are now used in more than
a dozen countries world-wide.
Eureka Software Inc., 110 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3E5
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/na-10-demo-fpu.hqx; 419K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:34 -0700
From: shawn@eureka.ca
Subject: [*] Newton's Aquarium 1.0 Demo PPC: A Solar System Constructio
Kingston, Ontario, 3-Mar-1998--Eureka Software Inc. (www.eureka.ca) today
released Newton's Aquarium: A Solar System Construction Set 1.0 for Mac
OS. This initial release comes after nearly a year of research and
development. Company officials indicate that Newton's Aquarium is the
first in a new line of educational physics products to come.
Newton's Aquarium is an interactive physics package that helps students
visualize and understand Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation. While
building and exploring their own solar systems, students are exposed to
many of the core concepts in kinematics. Newton's Aquarium was designed
for use in senior high school and college physics courses.
Features:
* Interactive real time n-body simulation
* Display of velocity, acceleration and force vectors
* Centre of mass and conservation of momentum
* Variable G and distance exponent
* Real units (mks)
* Cut, copy & paste, export to picture file and print
* Toolbars
* Number of universe documents limited only by memory
* Sample universes and stationery pads included
* Complete balloon help for all menu and dialog items
Requirements
* Mac OS 7.0 (or later)
* 4 megs free memory preferred (2 megs minimum)
* 68040 or PowerPC strongly suggested
During the last few months of development, physics teachers from across
North America, Europe and Australia were invited to test and review
Newton's Aquarium. Tom Barta, Contributing Editor for MacNow Maganize, had
this to say "The interface was elegant and intuitive, and all the features
I tried worked. Actually, I loved it. It will make Newton's laws real for
people." Tom also holds a Ph. D. in organic chemistry.
Pricing for Newton's Aquarium starts at US$100 for a single school copy and
US$20 for subsequent copies. School site licences are available for US$400
and larger licensing can be negotiated. A student edition is also
available for US$28. A free feature-reduced demo can be downloaded from
Eureka's web site (www.eureka.ca) for evaluation.
Eureka was established in 1994 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada to create
interactive software products that help students visualize and understand
abstract scientific concepts. Eureka's products are now used in more than
a dozen countries world-wide.
Eureka Software Inc., 110 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3E5
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/na-10-demo-ppc.hqx; 436K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:13 -0700
From: misawa@da2.so-net.or.jp
Subject: [*] NuEdit1.2.7r1
NuEdit1.2.7r1 English version.
Copyright(I)(J1997-98, by Noriaki Misawa.
NuEdit is styled text editor. Interestingly, NuEdit has a color palette.
Accordingly, you can color a text very easily.
System Requirements
MacOS version 7.0.1 or later
Develop Requirements
PowerBook1400c/117 (RAM 64M)
MacOS 8.1 + JLK
What's New...
1.2.7r1(98.3.5)
Fixed clear background color when find text.
Fixed text selection when find text.
1.2.7(98.3.1)
Enable Change Window Color.
Fixed Bugs Erase Window Color.
Changed FindDialog's FontSize.
Enable Save Text Alignment.
Fixed Bugs Pressed Function Key.
Fixed Bugs Check Kanji-code.
Available ClickE2J by Fumiyuki Mikami.
Copyright
NuEdit is copyright (I)(J1997-1998 by Noriak Misawa All rights reserved.
WASTE text engine is copyright (I)(J1993-1998 by Marco Piovanelli.
Registration
NuEdit is Shareware ($10). Please use kagi software or read a manual.
Japanese version
Check out NuEdit's home site at:
Support
E-mail:
Check out NuEdit's home site at:
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:58 -0700
From: amaio@powersolutions.it
Subject: [*] PopCalendar 1.0
PopCalendar adds a menu in the right side of the menu bar which gives
access to a calendar of the current month. In addition you can drag away
the menu to have a floating window which allows you to show the calendar
for other months and insert notes associated to dates.
Why should I use PopCalendar and not one of the other calendars available?
PopCalendar is Mac OS 8.1 ready, with a simple and powerful interface
(nice looking too), *always* available in the menu bar (no need of
application switching), drag&drop enabled, fairly configurable, can
insert short notes associated to dates.
PopCalendar may be freely included in CD-ROM. Read the accompaining
documentation for further info.
PopCalendar is (c) 1997-98 by PowerSolutions S.r.l. - Italy
http://www.powersolutions.it
mailto:info@powersolutions.it
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:59 -0700
From: jelly@kagi.com
Subject: [*] Put Away CMM 2.2
Put Away CMM 2.2 is a contextual menu plug-in that makes it easy to move
files where you want them!
New in 2.2 is the implementation of default destinations for system
items, plus support was added for more file types.
-- Daniel Bogan
--
nice macintosh software @
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:15 -0700
From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com
Subject: [*] Tex-Edit Plus 2.2 - Japanese Version
This is the Japanese version of the Tex-Edit Plus package.
Editors' Choice (****) in MacWorld September 1997 ("Best Utilities"):
Five mouse ZDNet rating September 1997:
Tex-Edit Plus is a winner of the MUT 1996 Shareware Awards:
Tex-Edit Plus is a winner of the MacUser 1995 Shareware Awards:
NEW -- Tex-Edit Plus 2.2 has a new Page Count option, support for a Startup
script, scriptable Print One Copy and Print Selection commands as well as
several new scripts which simplify HTML document manipulation. The
interface has been streamlined with live menus and many more keyboard
shortcuts. This version also supports Marc Moini's SmartScroll. See the
Revision History for all the other improvements and fixes.
RECENT CHANGES -- Tex-Edit Plus is PowerPC and 68K native (fat), OS 8
compatible, scriptable, recordable and attachable. Extensive multi-file
search & replace capabilities are supported.
DRAG & DROP -- Apple's Drag Manager is supported. Give it a try!
SPEECH -- Apple's Speech Manager (PlainTalk) is supported. If you wish to
use Tex-Edit's speech facilities, you will need to get a copy of the Speech
Manager.
With Tex-Edit Plus you can:
*Quickly create, edit and print styled text documents of unlimited size.
*View and print TeachText or SimpleText read-only ("ReadMe") documents,
including pictures.
*Easily create your own SimpleText read-only documents, including pictures.
*View and print color PICT files, such as those produced by draw programs
or Apple's built-in screen snapshot utility.
*Copy a selection from a PICT file, cropping the image for use in a word
processor, etc.
*View, edit and print text documents created by virtually any word
processor or computer.
*Reformat downloaded e-mail or text, correcting word-wrap problems and
removing extraneous, non-Mac characters.
*Prepare text for upload to a BBS, so that people with MS-DOS systems can
view the document as it was intended to be viewed.
*Instantly quote a brief passage from received e-mail, allowing the sender
to remember their original message.
*Read any text document aloud, if you have Apple's Speech Manager
extension. (Listen to a TeachText read-only file, for example, as the text
and pictures scroll by!)
*Quickly optimize a document for printing, substituting
professional-looking typographical characters for generic, typewriter-era
characters.
*Create simple hypertext documents.
*Insert attention-getting sound annotations to spice up ordinary
inter-office mail.
*And more...
Tex-Edit Plus is a styled text editor that is especially adept at
formatting text for transfer over the Internet. It is fast, efficient and
uses little memory. Keep a copy in your Apple menu and an alias on the
desktop for drag-and-drop operations. System 7 or better required.
Christopher Li
Bridge 1 Software
English/Japanese Japanese/English
Software Localization and Management
mailto:ChrisLi@bridge1.com
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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 20:29:53 -0800
From: TidBITS Editors
Subject: [*] TidBITS#419/09-Mar-98
TidBITS#419/09-Mar-98
Do you need the speed offered by today's G3-powered Macs, but aren't sure
what your options are? Managing editor Jeff Carlson examines G3 systems,
third-party upgrades, and forthcoming models just as Apple cuts prices.
Also, Matt Neuburg looks at the new Everything Scripting CD-ROM, and we
have details on Apple ceasing Newton development; La Cie's planned purchase
of APS; plus new releases of FreePPP, LetterRip, DeBabelizer, and Apple
Data Detectors.
Topics:
MailBITS/09-Mar-98
Current Mac Hardware: Time to Buy?
Everything CD for Macintosh Scripting
[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-419.etx; 30K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:35 -0700
From: pberry@ecst.csuchico.edu
Subject: [*] Trainspotting Glossary Newton Book
"If everyone were to conver to Shinto tomorrow, I would start ridiculing
that
instead. Hope fully that doesn't happen, because there is a wealth of
comedy inherent in Christianity." - George Wambaugh
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:44:02 -0700
From: jfoucher@ltpcm.inpg.fr
Subject: [*] wapp
Enclosed is the version 1.0 of Wapp
Wapp is a tiny extension that adds a menu with a list of all opened windows
in the current application, and a list of others applications working.
Mac OS 8 is needed for Wapp to work.
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:17 -0700
From: Miracle@MiracleInc.com
Subject: [*] World Wide Web Weaver 3.0 for 68k
Miracle Software Inc. announces version 3.0 of World Wide Web Weaver, the
company's Internet authoring package. Version 3.0 is a complete rewrite of
the software, resulting in significant speed improvements, MacOS 8
awareness and the inclusion of the latest Web authoring tools. Version 3.0
improves upon the popular interface which allows users to easily write
their HTML code and at the same time view the results in their web browser.
New features and improvements include:
- Customizable toolbar
- Improved editors for:
- Frames, now semi-WYSIWYG
- Tables, improved importing and supports colors and alinement
- Applets
- JavaScript
- Comprehensive support for image maps
- Graphics can be resized visually
- A new integrated spell checker
- Full support of MacOS 8, including contextual menus
- Improved tag labeling, including the labeling of "broken" links
- Expanded find and replace, includes the ability to find and
replace in multiple documents, including documents which
are not opened.
- Drag and drop of text, graphics, movies and Java applets into HTML
files, resulting in the appropriate editor being opened and
filled in automatically with the details of the file being
"dropped"
into place.
- AppleGuide help.
Miracle Software Inc. - miracle@MiracleInc.com
Authors of:
World Wide Web Weaver
HTML Web Weaver Lite
SiteWeaver
ServerSearch
http://www.MiracleInc.com
Authors and administrators of Virtually Home, the online searchable
database of real estate listings. - http://www.VirtuallyHome.org
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/worldwide-web-weaver-3-68k.hqx; 3421K]
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:43:18 -0700
From: Miracle@MiracleInc.com
Subject: [*] World Wide Web Weaver 3.0 for PPC
Miracle Software Inc. announces version 3.0 of World Wide Web Weaver, the
company's Internet authoring package. Version 3.0 is a complete rewrite of
the software, resulting in significant speed improvements, MacOS 8
awareness and the inclusion of the latest Web authoring tools. Version 3.0
improves upon the popular interface which allows users to easily write
their HTML code and at the same time view the results in their web browser.
New features and improvements include:
- Customizable toolbar
- Improved editors for:
- Frames, now semi-WYSIWYG
- Tables, improved importing and supports colors and alinement
- Applets
- JavaScript
- Comprehensive support for image maps
- Graphics can be resized visually
- A new integrated spell checker
- Full support of MacOS 8, including contextual menus
- Improved tag labeling, including the labeling of "broken" links
- Expanded find and replace, includes the ability to find and
replace in multiple documents, including documents which
are not opened.
- Drag and drop of text, graphics, movies and Java applets into HTML
files, resulting in the appropriate editor being opened and
filled in automatically with the details of the file being
"dropped"
into place.
- AppleGuide help.
Miracle Software Inc. - miracle@MiracleInc.com
Authors of:
World Wide Web Weaver
HTML Web Weaver Lite
SiteWeaver
ServerSearch
http://www.MiracleInc.com
Authors and administrators of Virtually Home, the online searchable
database of real estate listings. - http://www.VirtuallyHome.org
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/worldwide-web-weaver-3-ppc.hqx; 3119K]
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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 17:53:19 -0900
From: Christopher Li
Subject: 8.1 users with Norton, Anubus, APS, or Megaphone beware
> Oh my...My whole internal hard disk has been wiped out. Why? Norton
> can't handle HFS+ (the new file system that comes with MacOS 8.1). That's
> the final verdict from an Apple Service Technician I spoke to. Norton
> 3.5.3 won't try to diagnose an HFS+ formatted system, but earlier versions
> might. In the process a whole hard disk can get wiped. Hard disk nodes
> get zapped. The drive can no longer mount until it is reformatted. Master
> Directory Blocks are corrupted. As a result, all my e-mail received for
> the past month is gone forever. Luckily the rest of my software is backed
> up.
This is normal, and to be expected (and not any secret, Norton has publicly stated this problem in the past). Norton works at a very low level - when Apple changed the disk format it's to be expected that utilities that work at a low level on the old disk format will not work with the new one. Norton updated to 3.5.3 to address this problem (it won't fix HFS+, but it won't hurt it, either), and plans (so far as I know) to release a HFS+ compatible version in the future. HFS+ went through several evolutions and changes during the beta stages of MacOS 8.1, so it was manufacturers basically had to wait before 8.1 was finalized before even _starting_ on development for HFS+ compatible utilities.
> Norton 3.2.1 is not recommended by this same technician for any MacOS
> versions after 7.5.5.
Again, because Norton works at a very low level the probability that it won't work (without an update) correctly after you upgrade your system software is fairly high. I've used Norton for years, and still use (the latest version) on MacOS 8.1 (without HFS+) without a problem. In fact, one of the reasons that I haven't upgraded to HFS+ for the moment is that there is no utility (like Norton) that will reliably fix problems that may occur.
Basically, it's always a good idea to confirm whether or not utilities (like Norton) that work on a low level work with a new system upgrade before actually trying them.
Best,
Chris
Christopher Li
Bridge 1 Software
English/Japanese Japanese/English
Software Localization and Management
mailto:ChrisLi@bridge1.com
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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 19:16:49 -0700
From: Julius Friede
Subject: [A] Iomega vs SyQuest
I have not had an experience even close to yours in dealing with SyQuest. I
have an EZ135 that gave me some trouble. I called Syquest and they had it
repaired, very few questions asked, and even paid the shipping *both* ways
without my asking them to. You may have had a bad experience, but that
doesn't necessarily condemn a company. BTW, the EZFlyer 230 (230M per
cartridge) does read EZ135 disks, so your disk investment isn't necessarily
worthless. However, I do not own an EZFlyer, so I can make no claims to
it's performance.
Julius
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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 13:35:31 PST
From: "Randall G. Floyd"
Subject: [Q] SoftWindows95 and PCI nic
Hi,
I've been using SoftWindows 4.0.1 for a while now with no problems. I
recently bought a Dayna Fast Ethernet 10/100 PCI card to use on my machine.
Installed the card, installed the drivers, runs like a charm with MacOS.
The only problem I'm having is with SW95. Even though it is supposed to
default to whatever Ethernet interface the Mac is set to (in TCP/IP), it
doesn't. I've used their info about going in with ResEdit and modifying
the 'eslt' resource but this hasn't helped either. It was in slot 'C1'
originally, I moved it to slot 'A1' but still no success.
I know SW95 is seeing something to do with the card, because if I modify
the resource to reflect the slot the card *isn't* in, I get an error saying
something to the effect 'There is a problem with your network interface
(0000), check Network Troubleshooter...'. This doesn't happen when I
modify the resource to reflect the correct slot, it just doesn't connect to
the network.
Any help would be appreciated. I've apparently used up all of my tech
support with a call (to explain their excessively vauge upgrade procedure
of which disk to connect to the 'D' drive) which required about 30s of
their time.
Thanks,
Randall
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 06:48:09 -0500
From: Dwight Early
Subject: [Q]MS Exchange Email Personal Address Book Files
Gang,
PC at work uses MS Exchange Email system. Got the Mac client at home and
want to use the same Personal Address Book file. The Readme says the two
clients' .pab file are not compatiable.
Anybody know of a conversion routine that somebody has written? Or, better
still, a synch utility?
Thanks for your help.
--Dwight Early
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 08:20:00 +0100
From: cbuser@access.ch (Christian F Buser)
Subject: a .ttf file?
Luskin wrote:
> Someone sent me a .ttf file. I am almost certain that it is a true
> type font, since I asked about where I might get a copy of helvetica
> narrow. When I put it into my fonts folder, it did nothing, even after a
> restart.
Sounds like a Windows TrueType font. You can use TT-converter to make it
a Macintosh TrueType font. TT-converter is in the info-mac archive and
can translate TrueType fonts in both directions.
I don't want to start a discussion about "software piracy" here, but I
think the Helvetica/Helvetica Narrow fonts are copyrighted commercial
things, if I am not mistaken.
Hope this helps. Best wishes, Christian.
--
Christian F. Buser - phone (+41-56) 426 64 86
Obere Kirchzelg 12, CH-5430 Wettingen (Switzerland)
Look at
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 04:21:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Daly Jessup
Subject: CD could not be put away
Magnus Hoek asked:
>Have a small problem with my Powercenter Pro 210...
>When I try to dismount my CD (by dragging to trash) I get an error message
>stating that "the disk could not be put away because an error of type -50
>occurred".
>Any ideas how I can force it to dismount ?
>If possible, please email to me directly: mbh@diag7x.naka.jaeri.go.jp
I find in my little "Error Code" utilities that a -50 error is:
"Error in User Parameter List"
I would guess that if you were to throw away Preferences for anything to do
with CDs, it might clear this error. Or if you have a Control Panel having
to do with CDs, you open it and change some Preferences in it to write over
the Preferences file. Maybe that would reset some parameters and let it go.
Otherwise, I would guess that restarting and zapping the PRAM might help?
Obviously, restarting the computer and manually hitting the CD ROM drive's
eject button while it restarts would probably let it out of there.
Daly
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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 17:42:00 -0900
From: Christopher Li
Subject: downloading text from web
> When I download a long text document from the Web onto my hard disc and
> then open it in Clarisworks 2.1, it appears with lots of semi-blank lines
> which makes it hard to read (both for myself and anyone I email the
> document to), ie it has line feeds in all the wrong places. Is there any
> simple way of cleaning up such documents? This does't happen in Simpletext
> but some documents are too long for Simpletext to handle.
Try Tex-Edit Plus - it contains quite a few commands that specifically address that problem, and has no problem opening large text files.
Best,
Chris
Christopher Li
Bridge 1 Software
English/Japanese Japanese/English
Software Localization and Management
mailto:ChrisLi@bridge1.com
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 04:21:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Daly Jessup
Subject: downloading text from web
Michael Rank asked:
>When I download a long text document from the Web onto my hard disc and
>then open it in Clarisworks 2.1, it appears with lots of semi-blank lines
>which makes it hard to read (both for myself and anyone I email the
>document to), ie it has line feeds in all the wrong places. Is there any
>simple way of cleaning up such documents? This does't happen in Simpletext
>but some documents are too long for Simpletext to handle.
First, just a reminder that there are other simple text utilities. I love
TexEdit and BBEdit Lite, and there are lots of others, all of which are not
limited to the 32K of text, or whatever it is for SimpleText.
There are also lots of little "text-cleaning" utilities. I have had good
luck with one called "add-strip 3.4.1". I believe that BBEdit Lite itself
even cleans text, though I've never used it that way. Another one is Text
Cleaner PPC.
Maybe those will help.
Daly
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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 22:45:52 EST
From: Luskin
Subject: getting rid of files full text
I have submitted this before, but without full explanation.
I am using a Mac IIvx with the 7.5 operating system, and the Norton Utilities,
version 3.2.1. (This version of Norton may not be current for the 7.5
operating system, but it seems to do everything I want, with one glaring
exception.) I have gotten rid of all Norton routines that deal with file
recovery, to my knowledge.
I have a number of sensitive business files on the Mac IIvx, which I do NOT
want to share with people who will now have access to the old Mac IIvx. When
I trash them, and delete the trash, they seem to go away. But using Norton
unerase allows me to recover them. When I try to open them, I get -50 errors,
among other things. I suspect that the files are well and truly destroyed,
but I am disturbed that the titles still exist. What if there is in fact
residual data, and someone gets lucky with a new utility? And I do NOT want
people recovering the file titles.
When I use the Norton utility, wipe, the files are still recoverable by Norton
unerase.
When I use the utility, burn, the same thing happens. Burn theoretically gets
rid of the file, and overwrites the space it occupied by a pattern, but it
bothers me that the titles still exist, and they files take the correct
original amount of space after they are unereased. So burn does not work
either.
So burn is no better than wipe.
I have tried the following: I created a new folder, and moved one of the
offending files, call it "A", into it. Then, in the old folder, I changed the
name of a file, call it "B", to "A", and moved it into the new folder. I was
asked if I wished to replace the old by the new, and did so. I repeated this,
until I was rid of ALL the files, except the original A. And then did a wipe.
And all the files came back.
I have had this machine for many years, and have deleted thousands of files.
How come only this collection of sixty or so is undestroyable? I did getinfos
on them, and none are locked. Why doesn't the disk directory fill up with the
titles of old deleted files? Most important, what can I do to get rid of all
trace of them, once and for all. I have tried to do desktop rebuilds before
attempting the unerase, but that does no good.
The option of reformatting the disk is not acceptable either. First, how do I
know that file recovery cannot take place after that? I am pretty sure not.
But, secondly, there is a lot of software and stuff set up just right, and it
would take a considerable amount of time to recreate the Mac II environment.
Along the same lines, how do I get rid of old file aliases? Every now and
then I deleted a file before I deleted its aliases, and now these aliases seem
immortal. How do I kill the aliases. I downloaded a utility, aliasboss, but
it does not work.
It seems to me that there ought to be some way of killing off files once and
for all. It is also possible that I am doing something that prevents these
files from being destroyed just like all the thousands that are now gone
forever.
Thank you for the help.
Michael B. Luskin
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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 19:54:54 -0600 (CST)
From: gwhitti@ix.netcom.com
Subject: Green Monitor
I am experiencing the "Green" monitor syndrom on my Apple Multiscan 15"
monitor. This is the second one for me. The first was 13 months old when it
started. Apple replaced it at no charge (with some discussion). This is the
replacement and it is now about 14 months old. Does anyone know if Apple
will do anything about this for me or am I out of luck. Thanks for any help.
Gordon
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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 22:51:54 +0100
From: "Gravitt, Robert"
Subject: help
Hi guys-
I have a problem. A local school needs our help. They have a
localtalk network and an ethertalk network, and want to provide
internet access to all of the computers. They have one single
analog dial-up connection, and need some way to share it among
the computers on the network. We need to think low-cost. Are we
talking a router, or is there a software solution. Any and all
scenarios will be appreciated. Remember, our ability to solve this
problem (and cheaply) will allow us to keep macs in two different
middle schools.
Regards,
Brooke Gravitt
Configuration Management Version Control Administrator
LHS Communications Systems, Inc.
rgravitt@us.lhsgroup.com
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 03:46:35 +0000
From: Christopher Adams
Subject: Places to find used Macs
Jacob Kaplan wrote:
>I would like to know of good places on the web to get used macs. I know
>about Mac-Resource and eBay, and would like to know about others. I'm
>especially interested in classic macs like the II's, SEs, etc.
There's a long list of used-Mac sites here:
Some have been recommended by happy customers.
Chris Adams, Birmingham, UK. cadams@edprint.demon.co.uk
The Mac SE Support Pages http://www.edprint.demon.co.uk/se/
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 98 01:29:35 -0800
From: Paul Mullen
Subject: Terminal Emulation SW
My mother is a real estate agent, and her agency's office ties into
the Board of Realtors database via a PC running some terminal emulation
package. She'd love to be able to do this at home, but unfortunately both
emulators I've tried (ClarisWorks & MacComCenter) don't support the use
of function keys (F1, F2, etc.), nor do they print to my mother's local
printer when she gives the print command via the terminal emulator.
Apparently both of these features are present on the PC at her office. Is
there any sw package with these capabilities? I'm feeling pretty clueless
on this one...
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Paul Mullen
pmullen@gte.net
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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 17:40:40 -0900
From: Christopher Li
Subject: WIN95 Help Files
> I know that this question may sound horrible even obscene but I wondered if
> there is a program that will convert Windows 95 help files (*.HLP) to an
> equivalent on the Mac (Adobe PDF, Apple Guide).
Apple's "Guide Maker" program for creating Apple Guides can also convert Windows help files (at least there's a command for it, I've never tried it, myself). You should be able to download it off of an Apple ftp site.
Best,
Chris
Christopher Li
Bridge 1 Software
English/Japanese Japanese/English
Software Localization and Management
mailto:ChrisLi@bridge1.com
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