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Info-Mac Digest             Sat, 06 Mar 99       Volume 16 : Issue 271

Today's Topics:

      [*] "Styles" Morganite update for K2.1.1
      [*] "Styles" Pastel Roses update for K2.1.1
      [*] backup_by_stuffit_223e/AppleScript
      [*] CenterNet 1.0.1 PPC
      [*] Compress2Impress
      [*] Decode da Code, version 1.0.4
      [*] iView Mulitimedia 3.5 with Pro Digi-Cam File Support
      [*] MacPipes 2.2.7
      [*] Melody Assistant 3.1.0
      [*] Midimizer 1.0 PPC
      [*] Musicolor 1.0
      [*] MyEyes 2.3.4r2
      [*] PhoneTech 1.0.1
      [*] PsychScheduler201.sea
      [*] Random Sig
      [*] T-Minus Ten 2.1 - Task Manager
      [*] WallRunners v2.0 - The Simply Challenging Game
      
      (A) Backup hardware recommendations
      (C) Kaleidoscope 2.1.2 a vast improvement
      (Q) USB Joystick for iMac
      [A] Launcher background color?
      [A] Oops! I got my knickers in a knot with Eudora's BCC
      [A] OS RAM utilization and VM?
      [Q] Reverse printing on StyleWriter 2500?
      [Q] Scheduled shutdown doesn't work...
      C++ Compilers
      Changing default window size in Emailer
      dealing with hqx or bin files.
      DropStuff for SITD5 Owners (C)
      Info-Mac Digest V16 #268
      Info-Mac Digest V16 #268
      Measurement Conversion Software 
      No second battery, just capacitance
      On error -192
      Oops! I got my knickers in a knot with Eudora's BCC
      OS 8.5 and Word98 Printing
      OS RAM utilization and VM?
      OS8 vs. GVTeleport internet edition
      OS8 vs. GVTeleport internet edition
      Power Computing Issues
      Powerbook Questions Answered
      Robotics curriculum/resources
      Zip problem!

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:14:44 -0700
From: jparris6@netpath.net
Subject: [*] "Styles" Morganite update for K2.1.1

Morganite is pink with pale pink gems and golden scrollwork.
It has custom trash and folders. It  also has a custom cursor, along
with disclosure triangles, desktop pattern, utility pattern,
window background pattern, a short windowshade soundfile,
tabbed pop-up windows, and other K2 resources, all written in.
It can only be used in K2.  Shareware.  See my page for freebies,
new lower  pricing, and other previews of my 107 schemes at:
http://members.tripod.com/~SlvrDragon//kaleidoscope.html

Downloadable schemes may be found at:
http://www.kaleidoscope.net/schemes/authors/janetparris.shtml

Janet Parris
email:  jparris6@netpath.net

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/morganite.hqx; 205K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:14:46 -0700
From: jparris6@netpath.net
Subject: [*] "Styles" Pastel Roses update for K2.1.1

Pastel Roses features pale pink roses.  It has custom
trash and folders. It  also has a custom cursor, along with
disclosure triangles, desktop pattern, utility pattern,
window background pattern, a short windowshade soundfile,
tabbed pop-up windows, and other K2 resources, all written in.
It can only be used in K2.  Shareware.  See my page for freebies,
new lower  pricing, and other previews of my 107 schemes at:
http://members.tripod.com/~SlvrDragon//kaleidoscope.html

Downloadable schemes may be found at:
http://www.kaleidoscope.net/schemes/authors/janetparris.shtml

Janet Parris
email:  jparris6@netpath.net

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/pastel-roses.hqx; 207K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:15:01 -0700
From: t-hana@mh1.117.ne.jp
Subject: [*] backup_by_stuffit_223e/AppleScript

 backup_by_stuffit_223e/AppleScript (Freeware),only for users of MacOS8.0
or later.

*  This is an AppleScript script that will make a stuffed backup file by
StuffIt LIte 3.5 or later and automatically replace its content with
modified files.

*  If you make a backup file into a floppy disk,the disk will be soon
full with files. But if backup files are stuffed,you can save backup
files almost twice as many.

*  Once you choose which folder to backup into which disk,and let this
make a stuffed backup file in the disk, only by double-clicking,this
will choose files which in the original folder are modified after the
modification date of the backup file ,and replace these files in the
backup file.

*  THIS VERSION COPES WITH THE CHANGE OF APPLESCRIPT WITH MACOS8.
  USER OF MACOS7.6.1 OR BEFORE HAD BETTER USE 2.1.2.VERSION WHICH IS
FASTER.

*  Ver2.2.3 removed another bug of causing error when folder contains
only one file.

*  System requirement: MacOS8.0 or later,AppleScript1.1.2

*  You need a registered version of StuffIt Lite 3.5 or later.

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/backup-by-stuffit-223e.hqx; 78K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:14:58 -0700
From: maxtm@moonbeam-online.com
Subject: [*] CenterNet 1.0.1 PPC

CenterNet 1.0.1 PPC

The fast, powerful and easy way to submit all of your web sites to the
most popular search engines!

$15 Shareware
MoonBeam - Simply useful Mac software.
http://www.moonbeam-online.com/

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/centernet-ppc.hqx; 640K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:14:53 -0700
From: jkel@home.se
Subject: [*] Compress2Impress

Compress2Impress
An application for compressing images for web/archiving use. It also makes
thumbnails.

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/compress-2-impress.hqx; 114K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:15:02 -0700
From: lucius@astro.ocis.temple.edu
Subject: [*] Decode da Code, version 1.0.4

Decode da Code, a Base64 and uuencoded file decoder
February 26, 1999

This is an update to Decode da Code that fixes bug where cancelling
while decoding would delete the file if you had the 'Delete Original'
option turned on.

Decode is a shareware ($12, thru Kagi) application which decodes base64
and uuencode(.uu) encoded files and MIME messages. It can use Internet
Config to map file extensions and content types to file types and launch
post-processors. It can handle multi-part MIME messages as well as
single part messages. Best as a helper application for MT-NewsWatcher.

Lucius
lucius@kagi.com
http://astro.temple.edu/~lucius

[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/decode-da-code-104.hqx; 132K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:14:47 -0700
From: julian@scriptsoftware.com
Subject: [*] iView Mulitimedia 3.5 with Pro Digi-Cam File Support

this is an awesome piece of software that everyone will enjoy.

New iView Multimedia 3.5 now with Professional Digital Camera File Support!

iView Multimedia can now catalog images for Kodak pro digital cameras like:
Kodak DCS 1, 3, 5, 315, 410, 420, 460, 520, 560 and the upcoming DCS 620
Canon EOS D2000, EOD D6000
AP/Kodak NC2000e
iView Multimedia gives the incredibly useful ability to see the preview
image inside AP Viewer/Photo Mechanic-processed files.
iView Multimedia now supports various annotation protocols, both in read and
write form, including:
- Finder's "file info" comments, including pure comments or URL's.
- IPTC annotation, also known as the "file info" ANPA resource, introduced
by Adobe Photoshop=81 to hold information such as captions, keywords, author=
s
etc.,
- Image tags for JPEG, TIFF and DCBa images,
- A selection of the digital camera annotation set, also known as EXIF.
This set is based on the ISO/DIS 12234-1 publication on electronic still
picture camera standards which contains info like image capture information
shutter speed, aperture, etc.

An expert in this field says:
"Digital photographers looking for a robust, low-cost way to archive
their Kodak Professional proprietary TIFFs need look no further than
iView Multimedia. Users who process their digital cameras images through
Camera Bits Photo Mechanic or AP Viewer software will be especially happy
with the new features in iView Multimedia 3.5."
Rob Galbraith
Digital photographer and author of
The Digital Photojournalist's Guide 4th Ed.
http://www.robgalbraith.com

Questions

What media browser is easiest, fastest, applescriptable, uses Navigation
Services, allows extensive use of drag and drop and is totally compatible
with QuickTime 3.0 and Mac OS 8.5?

What program can read all these files Quark, Canvas, Painter, Live Picture,
=46reehand, PageMaker, Illustrator, gif, jpg, TIFF, PICT, GX,  BMP, Targa,
EPS, fonts, sounds, movies, QuickTime VR, animation, and many others?

What media cataloging program allows total newbies and HTML pros to create a
web site of images with just two clicks?

What shareware has been extolled by digital photographers and dtp
professionals for its power, Photoshop compatibility and color precision?
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/iview.hqx; 945K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:14:54 -0700
From: fedefil@factor-software.com
Subject: [*] MacPipes 2.2.7

What is MacPipes?
Classic arcade puzzle in which you have to connect a
certain number of pipes of various shapes before the
timer runs out and water starts to flow. If you connect
the required number of pipes, you progress to the next
level of the game. Extra points are awarded for connecting
more pipes than needed, as well as for making loops in your
pipeline.

Requirements:
68020/030/040 or PowerPC;
1.2 MBytes free memory;
Mac OS 7.0.1 or later;
any monitor supporting 256 colors;
Sound Manager 3.0 or later.

What's new in MacPipes 2.2.7?
Updated author's e-mail and Web site URLs in both software and documentation.

Installation
The MacPipes package is distributed in form of an "Installer" application.
To install MacPipes just launch the installer and follow the simple
instructions.

Distribution
MacPipes is 5$ shareware.
You can distribute MacPipes freely, provided that you leave the software and
the accompanying documentation unchanged. You can include MacPipes in CD-ROMs
and other software collections only by previous agreement.

Thanks and best regards.
Federico

[Archived as /info-mac/game/macpipes-227.hqx; 876K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:14:50 -0700
From: info@myriad-online.com
Subject: [*] Melody Assistant 3.1.0

Melody Assistant 3.1.0
Complete score editor and music composition software.

Includes a built-in softsynth.

It offers a friendly interface and powerful features:
An easy-to-use editor enables you to place and move notes on the
staves. It processes all the break and effect symbols and uses them
while playing the music. You can record your own sounds and use them
as instruments in your tunes. It calculates tablatures for any fretted
instrument or harmonica and displays the chord diagrams. A wide guitar
chord diagram user-defineable library is provided. You can associate
lyrics to a tune, and let the music play in Karaoke (multi-voices)
mode. Graphic and texts can be inserted at any point on the score. A
jukebox is integrated (playlist).

New :
 Multi-language support (English, French, Italian & German)
 Custom Harmonica definition
 Enhanced EPS export
 Read and Write ASCII TAB file format

Author's e-mail address : info@myriad-online.com
Web site : http://www.myriad-online.com

Best regards,
D.& O. Guillion
Myriad
22 rue Pierre d'Aragon
31200 Toulouse
FRANCE

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/melody-assistant.hqx; 2990K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:14:51 -0700
From: maxtm@moonbeam-online.com
Subject: [*] Midimizer 1.0 PPC

Midimizer 1.0 PPC

Mix and match all your favorite QuickTime MIDI files with this free MIDI
playlist and playback utility, with such features as a collapsable
playback window and shuffle and repeat functions.

Freeware
MoonBeam - Simply useful Mac software.
http://www.moonbeam-online.com/

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/midi/midimizer-ppc.hqx; 359K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:14:49 -0700
From: bono@winternet.com
Subject: [*] Musicolor 1.0

Musicolor 1.0 (21 FEB 99)

Musicolor is the first version of an application that I created which
generates a
12 color palette from a color that you choose or one that is randomly selected
from the computer. Another important feature is the indication of
sub-palettes of
color from this generated color wheel, based on the voicing of musical chords.
Musicolor requires a Macintosh PowerPC or above.

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/musicolor-10.hqx; 1237K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:15:03 -0700
From: fedefil@factor-software.com
Subject: [*] MyEyes 2.3.4r2

What is MyEyes?
MyEyes draws on the menubar a pair of eyes constantly following the cursor
movement. Using a control panel you can modify almost every aspect of the eyes
(color, position, behaviour). MyEyes also supports plug-ins (External Eyes
Sets),
giving users the opportunity of designing their own eyes icons and/or use icons
made by other people.

System requirements
68020/030/040 or PowerPC;
80 KBytes free memory for the extension;
Mac OS 7.1 or later;
Color QuickDraw.

What's new in MyEyes 2.3.4?
General:
    - Updated author's e-mail and Web site URLs in both software and
documentation.
    - Updated External Eyes Sets: "Comic Eyes", "Egyptian Eye".
Control Panel specific:
    - Increased Appearance Manager compliance under Mac OS 8.5 (Appearance
Manager 1.1).
    - Increased compatibility with Kaleidoscope schemes under Mac OS 8.5.
    - Internet Config Extension 2.0 or later is now required to launch URLs
with the proper helper application (note: this extension is part of the Mac
OS installation starting from version 8.5).

Installation
The MyEyes package is distributed in form of an "Installer" application.
To install MyEyes just launch the installer and follow the simple
instructions. It is recommended to restart your computer after installation.

Distribution
MyEyes is 10$ shareware.
You can distribute MyEyes freely, provided that you leave the software and
the accompanying documentation unchanged. You can include MyEyes in CD-ROMs
and other software collections only by previous agreement.

Thanks and best regards.
Federico

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/myeyes-234.hqx; 490K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:14:57 -0700
From: KarlBunker@aol.com
Subject: [*] PhoneTech 1.0.1

PhoneTech is a versatile utility that provides many powerful phone-related
technologies that usually require expensive software, special hardware, or
both.

Working through any ordinary modem, PhoneTech provides the following features:

*  Includes a compact and easy to use "Phone Book" with which you can store
any number of names and phone numbers for quick access.
*  "Keep trying" technology: if the line is busy or there is no answer,
PhoneTech can retry the number periodically until you get through. You don't
even have to pick up the phone until you're successfully connected.
*  System wide hotkey allows you to switch instantly between your modem (for
dialing) and your phone (for speaking) from within any application. Work at
your Mac in comfort while PhoneTech toils in the background getting through to
your party.
*  Voice mail macros: fight automated phone answering systems with your own
automation! Do you call companies that require you to press 1, then press 3,
then enter your 16-digit account number, then enter your 5-digit password? Now
you can "script" the process and do it all with one mouse click.
*  A call timer can show you the accumulated time of phone calls, with an
option to automatically time only long distance calls.
*  Keep notes on each entry in your PhoneTech phone book; these notes can be
easily updated, automatically date-stamped, and up to 32K long.
*  Sophisticated "import" feature allows you to transfer names and phone
numbers from other databases to the PhoneTech phone book.
 *  "Listen In" feature turns your modem into a one-way speaker phone. If
you're put on hold, you can use this to listen in on the line without holding
the receiver to your ear.
*  Automatic translation of text phone numbers, such as "1-800-SOS-APPL".
*  Integration with Qualcomm's Now Contact(tm), so that Now Contact can
automatically use PhoneTech, with its "keep trying" feature and other
capabilities, to dial phone numbers.
*  And, as they say, "much more!"

Virtually everyone who spends any time at a Mac has to make phone calls while
they work. Some do this only occasionally, while others make calls constantly
as part of their job. Either way, the process can be made vastly more
convenient and less troublesome, without having to learn a complex new
hardware or software system, for the vanishingly small investment of $20.00.

Minimum requirements for PhoneTech are any Mac with a 68020 processor or
better (includes all Power Macs) running System 7.1 or later, a modem and a
phone on the same line as the modem.

PhoneTech is shareware and costs only $20.00. This download version is
complete and not disabled in any way; registered customers receive a code to
turn off "please register" reminders.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/phonetech.hqx; 422K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:14:56 -0700
From: mgreene@citynet.net
Subject: [*] PsychScheduler201.sea

PsychScheduler/PsychOffice 2.0 - A Filemaker Pro 3.0 Appointment Book and
Patient
Management solution for the psychologist/psychiatrist.

Requirements:  Mac or PC (Win95 long filenames used), FileMaker Pro 3.0
or higher

Both Windows and Macintosh versions are available.

PsychScheduler includes the following features:

-  Multi-column appointment book appears and works the same as the
traditional paper version.  Different views include daily with multiple
therapists or weekly with one therapist.  Now includes ability to
automatically find next available appointment slot.

-  Fully-functioning perpetual calendar makes appointment navigation a snap.

-  Patient Database includes client contact sheet containing background
info, insurance info, presenting problems, diagnoses, and a portal view of
scheduled appointments.

-  Appointment Database includes psychological contact form, psychiatric
contact form, and the ability to print daily or weekly appointment
schedules.

-  Office messaging.

-  Procedural billing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable (direct
Insurance billing not yet available).

-  Accounting reports - Account activity, aging, daily activity, ytd
activity.

Archive checked with Disinfectant 3.71.

Can include on CD-ROM if desired.

[Archived as /info-mac/data/psych-scheduler-201.hqx; 536K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:15:00 -0700
From: mchevalier@WELLESLEY.EDU
Subject: [*] Random Sig

Random Sig v1.0b - a random signature generator for the Macintosh. Should
go in /comm/inet/mail

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/random-sig.hqx; 21K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:15:04 -0700
From: mk@kagi.com
Subject: [*] T-Minus Ten 2.1 - Task Manager

T-Minus Ten is a task automation utility. Use it to configure hot keys and hot
spots to drive apps, scripts and documents. A handy timer function puts your Mac
on auto-pilot during off-hours, running back-up scripts, creating customizable
sets of file launches and more. Anything that can be scripted with
AppleScript or
opened by the Finder can be turned into an automated task.

Version 2.1 adds new scheduling options, improves the activity log, and fixes
bugs.

T-Minus Ten requires System 7.5 or later and is available for 68K and PowerPC
Macs.

More information is available at:

	http://home.austin.rr.com/mk/tmt/tmt.html

 [Archived as /info-mac/app/tmt-21.hqx; 957K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:14:55 -0700
From: DustynK@aol.com
Subject: [*] WallRunners v2.0 - The Simply Challenging Game

WallRunners(tm) v2.0 -- "The Simply Challenging Game(tm)"

WallRunners, which in its primitive days was known as SuperBike, is a very
simple, yet extremely addictive shareware game for Mac OS. The two-player mode
is an absolute blast!

In the not-so-distant future, cybersports, played across the Internet, are the
primary source of entertainment and competition. The most popular of these
network sports is WallRunners, where two players go head-to-head piloting
special bikes which leave a wall wherever they go. The object is to entrap
your opponent before she traps you. To keep things interesting, each player
has one missile that can be used any time during a game, which blows through
any nearby walls, possibly giving them an extra chance to win.

WallRunners v2.0 has been completely rewritten from the original SuperBike
"hack." The same tried-and-true gameplay design has been retained perfectly,
but the entire program is greatly improved in every aspect. The play control
is now flawless. Keys are perfectly responsive, and do not repeat, preventing
accidental suicide like would happen before. Also, every key on the keyboard
(except Caps Lock, for obvious reasons) is a possible control key. Yes, you
can now choose your own keys. A Strict Play option disables the missiles if
you so choose. And perhaps the biggest improvement: the new computer player AI
is quite a bit smarter and actually pretty hard to beat. It has no strategy,
but is nearly flawless in its gameplay.

WallRunners v2.0 is $5.00 shareware. Don't play it unless you want to have
loads of fun! ;D

WallRunners is a product of Cinnamon GameSoft, a division of Cinnamon Computer
Products. http://members.aol.com/dustynk/cinnamonsoft

[Archived as /info-mac/game/wallrunners-20.hqx; 94K]

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 10:41:10 -0500
From: gord@inforamp.net
Subject: 

Creative Alliance
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 10:42:13 -0500
To: digest@info-mac.org
From: Gord Shlanger <gord@inforamp.net>
Subject: .cpt file

Help! What's a .cpt file and what do I need to open it with? TIA.

________________________________________________________________
Gord Shlanger
Creative Alliance
47 Sycamore Drive
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
L3T 5V3

(905) 707-9300 (tel)
(905) 886-1506 (fax)

gord@inforamp.net
or
gordshlanger@email.com

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Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 15:24:13 -0800
From: "Maurice M. McNeil" <mmcneil@BBN.COM>
Subject: (A) Backup hardware recommendations

> I want to do regular whole disk (up to 9 GB of files) unattended backups.
> Is there a removable media solution that is appropriate?
DAT Tapes & Retrospect Remote, I believe with the right size tapes & 
compression settings will hold as much as 18G. We use them regularly 
and they have been very reliable.

Hay for the horses, Whiskey for my men, and a plate of flies for my pet toad!
		 ______^______
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>*----(___\)       "Sleek & Fast, a G3 Powered Machine"

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Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 23:32:10 -0500
From: abrody@smart.net
Subject: (C) Kaleidoscope 2.1.2 a vast improvement

Dear Digest readers,
I may not write articles for magazines, but I must say this program is
something write about.
The QuickDraw routines for drawing windows have been sped up to even faster
than Apple already has on MacOS 8.5.1.   I don't know how it does that, but
now the G3 Powerbook is really cooking with gas (if you pardon the idiom).
Not only that, schemes that formerly would crash are now stable.    If
there is one shareware to get, it is Kaleidoscope.  I met a Windows 98 user
and she said to me that you just can't change schemes anywhere near as
quickly on Windows 98.

When shareware outdoes commercial software, then it is really a treat.

Sincerely,
abrody@smart.net

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:00:34 -0500
From: Michael Holtzman <holtzman@stjohns.edu>
Subject: (Q) USB Joystick for iMac

Greetings. I am looking for a USB joystick for my new (grape) iMac.

Preferably one that supports both new (game Sprockets) and older titles.

Recommendations ? ? Thanx.

Michael S. Holtzman
St. John's University (NY)

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Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 19:28:10 +0000
From: Marlon Deason <marlond@earthlink.net>
Subject: [A] Launcher background color?

Yes,

There was a way to change the patterns displayed in Apple desk
accessories under OS 7.5. 

> CHANGING UTILITY PATTERNS
> 
> You can change the background pattern of System 7.5 utility windows such as Find File, Calculator, and Scrapbook. Gary
> Stahara of Arvada, Colorado, suggests the following method: Open the Desktop Patterns control panel, and scroll to find a
> pattern you like. Press option to change the Set Desktop Pattern button to Set Utilities Pattern, and click that button.
> Whatever pattern you set will be used for all the utility windows.

Unfortunately, this no longer works under OS 8.X. I have poked around in
the Launcher control panel in the past. I discovered that text strings
in the MASH resource stored the colors of the various folder background
colors. These strings were displayed in hexidecimal color codes (other
wise simular to html color codes, these have an extra set of digits to
handle shades of grey). 

I think someone hacked up a TMPL resource for ResEdit that allows you to
more easily change these codes, check www.resexcellence.com. BTW the
MASH resource also appears in the AtEase application.

Happy Hunting.

Marlon Deason
http://home.earthlink.net/~marlond/macguerrillas/

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 07:17:22 PST
From: "Randall G. Floyd" <Randall.Floyd@sdms.usa.xerox.com>
Subject: [A] Oops! I got my knickers in a knot with Eudora's BCC

Hi Douglas,

You need to put at least one address in the 'To:' field, otherwise it reads
like you say.  If you just put one address in that field, that's the
address all the recipients will see.  I've seen people make up an address
that kind of indicates the group to whom you are sending but is not a real
email address but I've never messed with that myself.

Randall

>I sent out a number of BCC emails. My understanding was the with BCC only
>one name would show from the list for each email. However, what appears is
>a message that says "To: Recipient List Suppressed:;" Some of the people
>who received it decided, before reading the content, this was spamm and
>sent me a fair amount of hate mail.
>
>END

<mailto:Randall.Floyd@sdms.usa.xerox.com>

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Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 19:07:01 +0000
From: Marlon Deason <marlond@earthlink.net>
Subject: [A] OS RAM utilization and VM?

Chuck,

I can confirm that you are not crazy and that there symptoms are
'normal'. Mac OS 8.5 is completely native PowerPC code. As with all
other PowerPC native applications, these files require significantly
more RAM when Virtual Memory is turned off.

Virtual Memory uses a portion of your Hard drive as a temporary storage
area for things loaded into RAM but not currently being used. On the
PowerBook 5300, this means not only a big performance hit as the machine
constantly spins up the drive, but if you have the original drive
(500-750 MB) Virtual Memory is reserving a chunk of space equal to your
available RAM plus one MB. Ouch!

Alternately, you can turn off Virtual Memory and instead take the hit in
your available RAM. Both of these options suck, but there is another
way...

If you install RamDoubler8 there is a setting called 'memory mapping
only'. This means that SpeedDoubler is telling the OS that Virtual
Memory is on and that it can chill out and stop hording RAM, but it is
not actually using any hard disk space and therefore is not lagging by
checking the hard disk every 15 seconds.

I went back to OS 8.1 on my PowerBook, the advances just didn't outweigh
the performance hit. But I recommend both SpeedDoubler and RamDoubler,
especially for the PowerBook 5300.

Marlon Deason
http://home.earthlink.net/~marlond/macguerrillas/

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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 19:09:33 +0800
From: Steve Marder <marder@magicnet.mn>
Subject: [Q] Reverse printing on StyleWriter 2500?

This question has undoubtedly come up many times in the past: When
printing to a Color StyleWriter 2500, how is it possible to print pages
in reverse order? In Word 98, "Reverse print order" is one of the
options readily accessible under "Word Options" when "Print..." is
selected. Word 5.1 does not have this capability.

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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 14:15:27 -0500
From: "Michael Blair" <mjblair@total.net>
Subject: [Q] Scheduled shutdown doesn't work...

On Thu, 4 Mar 1999 07:30:05 PST, "Randall G. Floyd" 
<Randall.Floyd@sdms.usa.xerox.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to schedule my machine to shutdown using the Energy Saver
> control panel.  It seems like it did it a few months ago correctly but now
> it won't.  Any known conflicts to this?  I set the time and then nothing
> happens.  I'm using a G3/300.
>

I haven't been able to get scheduled shut down to work with any version of
OS 8 on a 7200/120. I accomplish it with Retrospect after my daily back up
script has run.

--
Michael Blair
=======================================================================
Blair Technical Communications                      Tel: (514) 989-8713
106 - 3500 Atwater Avenue                           Fax: (514) 989-7521
Montreal, Quebec CANADA H3H 1Y5                Email: mjblair@total.net

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Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 15:58:32 CST
From: U33515@UICVM.UIC.EDU
Subject: C++ Compilers

>>> For an entry level c++ student, what are the
>>> good and inexpensive c++ compilers for Mac?

Metroworks _Code Warrior_ is very popular here.  A student discount is
available.

tom

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 13:49:10 -0500
From: Neal Blank <nealb@p3.net>
Subject: Changing default window size in Emailer

I'd like to have Claris Emailer (v2.03) open, by default, a narrower 
window when I create outgoing mail. I can't find any way to do that via 
Preferences settings. Manually resizing the window for each new email is 
a nuisance.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Neal Blank
Writer/Photographer

nealb@p3.net
http://p3.net/~nealb/

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 10:34:22 EST
From: Luskin@aol.com
Subject: dealing with hqx or bin files.

It is actually rather easy.  You get a copy of stuffit expander, it is drag
and drop simplicity, and works every time.  

mbl

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Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 15:51:48 -0600
From: Edward Floden <techren@techren.com>
Subject: DropStuff for SITD5 Owners (C)

At 21:09 -0500 1999.02.25, Al Bloom wrote:

> I got annoyed enough, and curious enough, this evening to download DS51
> this evening. Yee haw! The naughtywording thing did not ask for a regno
> or a shareware fee. It knew my SITD5 identification number.
>
> Now why couldn't Aladdin have told us that?

They did. On Aladdin's front page, it says "NEW! Aladdin DropStuff 5.1
is shipping! Free Upgrade for DropStuff 4.5 and Deluxe 5.0 and higher users!".

--
Edward Floden       <mailto:techren@techren.com>
TechRen Enterprises     <http://www.techren.com>

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Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 23:25:11 -0800
From: max <max@psnw.com>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #268

Also, whatever happened to the 'new folder" on Netscape Mail?  I have it, but
it refuses to be highlighted or utilized.

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Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 23:22:22 -0800
From: max <max@psnw.com>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #268

I used the new Norton on my PowerMac 7100 and lost data galore.  And I had
scarcely finished installing the monster.  Back to TechTool.

Max Millar

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Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 22:21:23 +0100
From: bromo@flashnet.it (Vittorio Barabino)
Subject: Measurement Conversion Software 

> Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 21:40:53 -0500
> From: Jeffrey Frankel <jfrankel@gwi.net>
> Subject: Measurement Conversion Software
>=20
> Does anyone know of any shareware/freeware for the performance of
> measurement conversions?  The particular conversion I'm interested in is
> footcandles to lumens and vice versa.  I realize that it would not be
> too difficult to put something workable together in a spreadsheet or
> database, but I'm interested in something "pretty" that's pretty much
> point-and-click for the end user.
>=20
> --
> Jeff Frankel
> Windsor, Maine  USA

I'm not very physical science-savy, but you may create a little
applescript applet (applescript is free: the applet will display a
dialog and result the answer, so it's quite point & click):

---

set UserAnswer to (display dialog "Insert how many units =AC
to convert, and to what:" default answer "" buttons=AC
{"footcandles->lumens", "lumens->footcandles"} with icon 1)
set HowMany to the text returned of UserAnswer as real

if the button returned of UserAnswer is "footcandles->lumens" then
        set ScriptAnswer to ((HowMany / 124 + 100) as real)
else if the button returned of UserAnswer is "lumens->footcandles" then
        set ScriptAnswer to ((HowMany * 789 - 100) as real)
end if

display dialog "the answer is " & ScriptAnswer buttons {"OK"}

---

Of course the formulas are total junk... I hope you'll understand.

--=20
Ciao,        \+----------+  "La risposta e` dentro di te...
   Vittorio --| : )    o |      ...MA E` SBAGLIATA!!!"
 [da Roma]  =7F /+----------+
Enciclopedia d.Fantascienza: http://www.fantascienza.com/edf

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 11:27:09 +1100
From: <jadams@eclipse.net.au>
Subject: No second battery, just capacitance

All computers have a power supply, this converts AC to DC, and transforms
power to the different voltages for the different components.

This system has capacitors to smooth the power too, as this is a necessary
step in converting AC to DC.  Capacitors work a little like batteries. The
effect you saw was because of the capacitors.  Capacitors are charged within
seconds of pluggin in, and discharge in seconds too (depending on the
capacitance, it may be milliseconds, or minutes - so beware of opening up an
old black and white TV - they can keep high voltages for quite a long time
apparantly)

Like anything, capacitors eventually break, but the don't *go flat*.

Interestingly, I was in an office of m macs and PC's when there was a glitch
in the power (we later found out that a truck hit an overhead wire) that
caused all the lights to go out for a moment, and every one of the PC's
shutdown and rebooted. But the macs and the Unix server didn't, they stayed
up and running!

**

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 10:46:16 EST
From: Luskin@aol.com
Subject: On error -192

I too get the error -192 problem, and a host of others, with wordperfect, it
should rot in hell, 3.5ep, on Mac OS 8.0 and 8.1.

One possible solution might be to download LocalTalk PCI 1.2 from the asu
apple web site.  You have to go into the browser and find it under L.  It
might help..  If you come up with a better or another solution, please let me
know.

Michael B. Luskin

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 11:09:18 -0600
From: Chaz Larson <chaz@visi.com>
Subject: Oops! I got my knickers in a knot with Eudora's BCC

At 1:38 PM -0500 2/26/99, Douglas W. St.Clair wrote:
> I sent out a number of BCC emails. My understanding was the with BCC only
> one name would show from the list for each email. However, what appears is
> a message that says "To: Recipient List Suppressed:;" Some of the people
> who received it decided, before reading the content, this was spamm and
> sent me a fair amount of hate mail.

You may be able to avoid this by sending it to yourself, with 
everyone else in the bcc:.  I've send this mail that way.  It's 
addressed to myself, cc:'ed to the info-mac digest, and bcc:'ed to 
Douglas.

I'll follow with a message bcc'ed to both the digest and Douglas to 
see if there is a difference.

chazl
Why do I have to move with a crowd of kids that hardly notice I'm around?
I have to work myself to death just to fit in.          - The Who, Cut My Hair
Chaz Larson     -     chaz at visi dot com     -     http://www.visi.com/~chaz

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Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 16:47:55 -0500
From: Murph Sewall <Murph@UConnVM.UConn.Edu>
Subject: OS 8.5 and Word98 Printing

On 2/26/99 7:22 AM -0500, J. Feustle wrote:
>Could someone point me to a patch or a workaround for this problem.

*Assuming* you've downloaded and installed Microsoft's two Mac Office 98
patches (the second is specifically for System 8 glitches); try patience. I
received an attached file from a colleague today with some graphics and my
PowerMac OS 8.5.1 *appeared* to freeze, but 90 seconds or so later, it
unlocked and printed the page without a problem.  It hasn't been called MS
Weird for nothing :-)
-Murph

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 17:12:50 -0600
From: Chaz Larson <chaz@visi.com>
Subject: OS RAM utilization and VM?

At 1:36 PM -0400 2/26/99, Chuck Mora wrote:
> I am running OS 8.5.1 on my Powerbook 5300cs and
> recently upgraded my RAM to 56meg.  When running
> 1meg of VM (which is the default I believe) the "About
> this Macintosh" window indicates that my system uses
> 12.2meg.  When I turn off VM this figure jumps to over
> 20meg.  It just doesn't seem to add up to me.
>
> Can anybody tell me why this is so?

With VM turned OFF, a PPC-native program must load all its PPC code 
into memory at the time it launches.  With VM turned ON, a feature 
called "file-mapping" is enabled and a PPC-native program can manage 
its code the way a 68K program has always been able to, by swapping 
bits of code in and out as needed; this makes the initial memory 
requirements of a PPC-native program much lower.

You'll see a similar thing when you get info on a PPC-native program; 
under the "memory" section there's a note like "Memory requirements 
will increase by 10K if virtual memory is turned off." [or 
vice-versa]  Sometimes the difference is significant; Word 98's 
memory requirements go up by 4,620K without VM.

What you're seeing is the OS-level effect of the same thing.  Without 
VM, the OS has to load all its PPC-native code into memory when it 
starts up.

You can gain the memory-efficiency advantages of VM's file-mapping 
without losing the disk space that VM requires by using RAM Doubler 
and setting it to "File Mapping Only".

chazl
Once you take away my right to speak, everybody in the world's up shit creek.
                          - Ice-T; Freedom Of Speech [just watch what you say]
Chaz Larson     -     chaz at visi dot com     -     http://www.visi.com/~chaz

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 07:40:59 -0500
From: Vincent Cayenne <vin@audiophile.com>
Subject: OS8 vs. GVTeleport internet edition

At 1:26 AM +0000 2/27/99, ebass@my-dejanews.com wrote:
> I get a message saying that
> "Netscape could not establish a socket connection
> because the port may be in use by another
> application."

I'm guessing here, but...

If you've set the fax software to receive faxes, it would take 
control of the port and constantly poll for an incoming ring signal. 
Thus the PPP dialer seeking to establish your internet connection 
would report the port in use.

-----
It is the slowest sculpture in the world, and there is,
at times, doubt as to which is being sculpted...
 -- Theodore Sturgeon

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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 14:24:39 -0500
From: "Michael Blair" <mjblair@total.net>
Subject: OS8 vs. GVTeleport internet edition

ebass@my-dejanews.com wrote:

> About 2 months ago, my OS8 crashed and I called
> tech support and they guided me through a
> clean reinstall. I did this, and all systems were go
> until I reinstalled the Global Village software for
> my Internet Edition GV modem.

[snip
>
> So...the question is.....before the OS8 crash there
> was no serial port conflict. Is there some sort of
> extra something I reinstalled when I put back the
> OS8? Has anyone else experienced this? Is it a
> simple thing to correct? HELP!!!! ..ANYBODY?????
>
Try this. Switch your modem to the Printer (LocalTalk) port (and
AppleTalk, if necessary, to the phone port). Then run the AppleTalk and
Modem control panels to switch configurations.

--
Michael Blair
=======================================================================
Blair Technical Communications                      Tel: (514) 989-8713
106 - 3500 Atwater Avenue                           Fax: (514) 989-7521
Montreal, Quebec CANADA H3H 1Y5                Email: mjblair@total.net

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 11:36:44 -0600
From: Chaz Larson <chaz@visi.com>
Subject: Power Computing Issues

At 1:13 PM -0500 2/26/99, Douglas W. St.Clair wrote:
> 1. Is anyone else having a problem with a clone and 8.5.1?

8.5.1 is working fine for me on a PowerCenter Pro 180 and on a 
PowerCenter 120 upgraded with a PowerLogix PowerForce G3 220.

What particular problems were you having?

For loads-o-help with your specific situation, come join us at the 
message boards on PowerWatch at <http://www.powerwatch.com/>

> 2. Has anyone any information on Apples "commitment" to clones?

Basically they have none.  The last System release that is officially 
supported on non-Apple hardware was 8.1.  8.5 and above are not 
tested by Apple on anything other than the machines which they 
claimed support for, all of which are Apple-labelled.

However, many of the seeded developers use clone machines (so 8.5, 
8.5.1 and 8.6 are getting testing coverage on non-Apple machines), 
and as far as the Installers are concerned all the clones get 
identified as some flavor of Apple machine [Apple System Profiler 
says my PCP180 is a Power Macintosh 7200] so I suspect that future OS 
releases that support the clones' Apple "counterparts" will continue 
to work on the clones.  Just don't expect Apple to care if you have 
trouble.

chazl
Once you take away my right to speak, everybody in the world's up shit creek.
                          - Ice-T; Freedom Of Speech [just watch what you say]
Chaz Larson     -     chaz at visi dot com     -     http://www.visi.com/~chaz

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 11:07:00 -0800 
From: "Sisson, Mike" <SISSOMI@mail.northgrum.com>
Subject: Powerbook Questions Answered

Thanks to those who responded to my additional PowerBook questions (Al and
Philippe). The gist of their responses was that first of all, adding memory
isn't difficult. Apple even tells you how to do it in the manual. (I am
generally the first one to RTFM but in this case, since it isn't my
PowerBook, I don't have the manual. I'm sure my friend still does, however.)
Secondly, the hinge being hard to open is a known problem which Apple will
repair for free. (The PowerBook is already on the way back to the
mothership.)
Once again, to all of those who have responded to both my original and most
recent request for assistance, I thank you!

Mike

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 19:45:18 +0000
From: Marlon Deason <marlond@earthlink.net>
Subject: Robotics curriculum/resources

Yes!

There is a little known robotics software package that supports the Lego
MindStorms platform. 

The following is from the letter column of this months MacHome magazine:

RoboLab

This software will work with the Lego RCX (the programmable brick that
comes with MindStorms). It is distributed by Pitsco-Lego Dacta, which is
the eductation channel for Lego products. RoboLab is actually a superior
programming language to what ships with MindStorms (it had to be dumbed
down for the consumer market). You can order RoboLab from Pitsco-Lego
Dacta at 800-362-4308 for $25. The accompanying teacher's guide is
another $25 and is really a must in order to learn how to use RoboLab.

I don't yet have the software but plan to order it (and maybe teach my
own after school robotics class). One thing I have learned from owning a
Mac for three years, yes, there is more software released for Windows,
but anything of any quality is released for Mac and Windows and often
the Mac version is better.

Marlon Deason
http://home.earthlink.net/~marlond/macguerrillas/

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 10:31:27 -0500
From: Ephraim Fithian <fithian@enter.net>
Subject: Zip problem!

>I have a PPC Macintosh; 550/225; 8GB HD; running OS8.5.1.
>Recently I removed the internal 2.1GB HD in favour of the 8GB now
>installed, and prior to that I had no problems with my Iomega Zip drive.
>However, since the swap over I am unable to start up the Mac -a blank
>screen only- with the Zip drive attached. If I disconnect the Zip
>everything is fine! The change of HD is the only thing that took place.
>I have checked the cables, connections, ID # and termination but still
>cannot solve the problem.>
>Any ideas what the solution may be?

I have had the same problem with an LC475 (Q605) and a Q700 after
installing an internal non-Apple drive in SCSI-0. They would both boot off
a non-Apple external CD-ROM, but not the Zip. I tried old zip drivers and
new zip drivers. No solution found. Both worked fine when the internal
drive at SCSI-0 was an Apple drive, and would boot off a zip. Perhaps the
zip is using info from the internal apple drive's ROM to start up?

Possible solution: keep the old 2.1 as internal drive and set up the 8 GB
as an external, but set it for start-up. This should allow the zip to also
serve as a start-up drive.

Please post if you find a solution.

Dr. Ephraim Fithian <fithian@enter.net>
      http://www.enter.net/~fithian

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