Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #138 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Tue, 14 Jul 98 Volume 16 : Issue 138 Today's Topics: [*] ClockWork 1.0.4 68K - Networkable Day Planner for MacOS [*] ClockWork 1.0.4 PPC - Networkable Day Planner for MacOS [*] ClockWork German 1.0.4 68K - Networkable Day Planner for MacOS [*] ClockWork German 1.0.4 PPC - Networkable Day Planner for MacOS [*] ClockWork Japanese 1.0.4 68K - Networkable Day Planner for MacO [*] ClockWork Japanese 1.0.4 PPC - Networkable Day Planner for MacO [*] KnowledgeMiner 2.2.3 Revolutionary Modeling & Prediction Tool [*] MacOS X Screen [*] TidBITS#438/13-Jul-98 [*] WormFood 1.2.2->1.3 (A) Key Finder (A) keyboard selection of menu items (A) Photo file conversion (C) RAM Prices - caveat emptor [A] CD-RW media readable in CD-ROM drives? [A] Scanning resolution [A] Threads in Eudora (new) [A} Zip drive failure, please help [Q] scheduling file launches automatically? [Q] Upgrading a Quadra 840AV... Best WWW Browser for 68k Mac Booting from Zip Disappearing Desktop Icons Extension Icon Shapes Get More Info (A CDEV/INIT) Info-Mac Digest V16 #136 Key Finder Mac files to AOL Mac Plus Freeze & Bang Odd text in I.E.4.0 On Location replacement (indexed disk search) Photo file conversion Printing PDF-files on a QMS-410 Puzzled Quicktime 3.0 reliability SCSI Question simplest network Slooooow Backup -- solved StarMax graphics card video editing, hmtl pics The Info-Mac Network is a volunteer organization that publishes the Info-Mac Digest and operates the Info-Mac Archive, a large network of FTP sites containing gigabytes of freely distributable Macintosh software. For more information, visit the Info-Mac Web site at . 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Or, click . * A full list of Info-Mac mirror sites is available at the URL below: * Search the archive at . Info-Mac volunteers include Gordon Watts, Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Mike O'Bryan, Michael Bean, and Liam Breck. The Info-Mac Digest is sponsored in part by StarNine Technologies, developers of Internet server software for the Macintosh, including Web and email publishing systems. We'd also like to thank AOL for the main Info-Mac machine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V16 #138" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:36:17 -0700 From: carsten@centsoft.com Subject: [*] ClockWork 1.0.4 68K - Networkable Day Planner for MacOS Century Software (www.centsoft.com) announces ClockWork 1.0.4, its advanced networkable day planner designed exclusively for MacOS. Version 1.0.4 fixes a bug with 2-Byte MacOS systems, corrects a font problem when synchronizing and adds scripting for birthdays. This upgrade is highly recommended for users with 2-Byte MacOS systems. General Information: ClockWork is easy to use, offers powerful functionality and supports a wide range of Apple technologies. It stands out from the crowd by implementing unique features such as voice annotations, Text-to-Speech support, Auto-Power-On for PowerMacs, automatic calculation of international holidays and tight integration with the MacOS operating system. ClockWork supports shared schedules allowing a team of MacOS users to share a category of events. The application implements automation using AppleScript (scriptable, recordable and attachable). A Reminder control panel displays alarms if ClockWork is not running and installs a global Finder menu showing today's to-dos and appointments. ClockWork supports BalloonHelp, AppleGuide and WorldScript using inline input. The program features calendar synchronization with PowerBook and Newton computers. ClockWork is Macintosh first and Macintosh only. Century Software has no plans to ship a version for operating systems of the evil empire. System requirements: System 7.0, PPC or 68K with 7MB free RAM and 10MB of hard disk space. Thanks, Carsten Brinkschulte Century Software http://www.centsoft.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/clockwork-104-68k.hqx; 1780K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:36:26 -0700 From: carsten@centsoft.com Subject: [*] ClockWork 1.0.4 PPC - Networkable Day Planner for MacOS Century Software (www.centsoft.com) announces ClockWork 1.0.4, its advanced networkable day planner designed exclusively for MacOS. Version 1.0.4 fixes a bug with 2-Byte MacOS systems, corrects a font problem when synchronizing and adds scripting for birthdays. This upgrade is highly recommended for users with 2-Byte MacOS systems. General Information: ClockWork is easy to use, offers powerful functionality and supports a wide range of Apple technologies. It stands out from the crowd by implementing unique features such as voice annotations, Text-to-Speech support, Auto-Power-On for PowerMacs, automatic calculation of international holidays and tight integration with the MacOS operating system. ClockWork supports shared schedules allowing a team of MacOS users to share a category of events. The application implements automation using AppleScript (scriptable, recordable and attachable). A Reminder control panel displays alarms if ClockWork is not running and installs a global Finder menu showing today's to-dos and appointments. ClockWork supports BalloonHelp, AppleGuide and WorldScript using inline input. The program features calendar synchronization with PowerBook and Newton computers. ClockWork is Macintosh first and Macintosh only. Century Software has no plans to ship a version for operating systems of the evil empire. System requirements: System 7.0, PPC or 68K with 7MB free RAM and 10MB of hard disk space. Thanks, Carsten Brinkschulte Century Software http://www.centsoft.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/clockwork-104-ppc.hqx; 2183K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:36:18 -0700 From: carsten@centsoft.com Subject: [*] ClockWork German 1.0.4 68K - Networkable Day Planner for MacOS German version of ClockWork 1.0.4 Century Software (www.centsoft.com) announces ClockWork 1.0.4, its advanced networkable day planner designed exclusively for MacOS. Version 1.0.4 fixes a bug with 2-Byte MacOS systems, corrects a font problem when synchronizing and adds scripting for birthdays. This upgrade is highly recommended for users with 2-Byte MacOS systems. General Information: ClockWork is easy to use, offers powerful functionality and supports a wide range of Apple technologies. It stands out from the crowd by implementing unique features such as voice annotations, Text-to-Speech support, Auto-Power-On for PowerMacs, automatic calculation of international holidays and tight integration with the MacOS operating system. ClockWork supports shared schedules allowing a team of MacOS users to share a category of events. The application implements automation using AppleScript (scriptable, recordable and attachable). A Reminder control panel displays alarms if ClockWork is not running and installs a global Finder menu showing today's to-dos and appointments. ClockWork supports BalloonHelp, AppleGuide and WorldScript using inline input. The program features calendar synchronization with PowerBook and Newton computers. ClockWork is Macintosh first and Macintosh only. Century Software has no plans to ship a version for operating systems of the evil empire. System requirements: System 7.0, PPC or 68K with 7MB free RAM and 10MB of hard disk space. Thanks, Carsten Brinkschulte Century Software http://www.centsoft.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/clockwork-104-de-68k.hqx; 1783K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:36:21 -0700 From: carsten@centsoft.com Subject: [*] ClockWork German 1.0.4 PPC - Networkable Day Planner for MacOS German version of ClockWork 1.0.4 Century Software (www.centsoft.com) announces ClockWork 1.0.4, its advanced networkable day planner designed exclusively for MacOS. Version 1.0.4 fixes a bug with 2-Byte MacOS systems, corrects a font problem when synchronizing and adds scripting for birthdays. This upgrade is highly recommended for users with 2-Byte MacOS systems. General Information: ClockWork is easy to use, offers powerful functionality and supports a wide range of Apple technologies. It stands out from the crowd by implementing unique features such as voice annotations, Text-to-Speech support, Auto-Power-On for PowerMacs, automatic calculation of international holidays and tight integration with the MacOS operating system. ClockWork supports shared schedules allowing a team of MacOS users to share a category of events. The application implements automation using AppleScript (scriptable, recordable and attachable). A Reminder control panel displays alarms if ClockWork is not running and installs a global Finder menu showing today's to-dos and appointments. ClockWork supports BalloonHelp, AppleGuide and WorldScript using inline input. The program features calendar synchronization with PowerBook and Newton computers. ClockWork is Macintosh first and Macintosh only. Century Software has no plans to ship a version for operating systems of the evil empire. System requirements: System 7.0, PPC or 68K with 7MB free RAM and 10MB of hard disk space. Thanks, Carsten Brinkschulte Century Software http://www.centsoft.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/clockwork-104-de-ppc.hqx; 2186K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:36:23 -0700 From: carsten@centsoft.com Subject: [*] ClockWork Japanese 1.0.4 68K - Networkable Day Planner for MacO Japanese version of ClockWork 1.0.4 Century Software (www.centsoft.com) announces ClockWork 1.0.4, its advanced networkable day planner designed exclusively for MacOS. Version 1.0.4 fixes a bug with 2-Byte MacOS systems, corrects a font problem when synchronizing and adds scripting for birthdays. This upgrade is highly recommended for users with 2-Byte MacOS systems. General Information: ClockWork is easy to use, offers powerful functionality and supports a wide range of Apple technologies. It stands out from the crowd by implementing unique features such as voice annotations, Text-to-Speech support, Auto-Power-On for PowerMacs, automatic calculation of international holidays and tight integration with the MacOS operating system. ClockWork supports shared schedules allowing a team of MacOS users to share a category of events. The application implements automation using AppleScript (scriptable, recordable and attachable). A Reminder control panel displays alarms if ClockWork is not running and installs a global Finder menu showing today's to-dos and appointments. ClockWork supports BalloonHelp, AppleGuide and WorldScript using inline input. The program features calendar synchronization with PowerBook and Newton computers. ClockWork is Macintosh first and Macintosh only. Century Software has no plans to ship a version for operating systems of the evil empire. System requirements: System 7.0, PPC or 68K with 7MB free RAM and 10MB of hard disk space. Thanks, Carsten Brinkschulte Century Software http://www.centsoft.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/clockwork-104-jp-68k.hqx; 1719K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:36:25 -0700 From: carsten@centsoft.com Subject: [*] ClockWork Japanese 1.0.4 PPC - Networkable Day Planner for MacO Japanese version of ClockWork 1.0.4 Century Software (www.centsoft.com) announces ClockWork 1.0.4, its advanced networkable day planner designed exclusively for MacOS. Version 1.0.4 fixes a bug with 2-Byte MacOS systems, corrects a font problem when synchronizing and adds scripting for birthdays. This upgrade is highly recommended for users with 2-Byte MacOS systems. General Information: ClockWork is easy to use, offers powerful functionality and supports a wide range of Apple technologies. It stands out from the crowd by implementing unique features such as voice annotations, Text-to-Speech support, Auto-Power-On for PowerMacs, automatic calculation of international holidays and tight integration with the MacOS operating system. ClockWork supports shared schedules allowing a team of MacOS users to share a category of events. The application implements automation using AppleScript (scriptable, recordable and attachable). A Reminder control panel displays alarms if ClockWork is not running and installs a global Finder menu showing today's to-dos and appointments. ClockWork supports BalloonHelp, AppleGuide and WorldScript using inline input. The program features calendar synchronization with PowerBook and Newton computers. ClockWork is Macintosh first and Macintosh only. Century Software has no plans to ship a version for operating systems of the evil empire. System requirements: System 7.0, PPC or 68K with 7MB free RAM and 10MB of hard disk space. Thanks, Carsten Brinkschulte Century Software http://www.centsoft.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/clockwork-104-jp-ppc.hqx; 2122K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:36:27 -0700 From: julian@sierra.net Subject: [*] KnowledgeMiner 2.2.3 Revolutionary Modeling & Prediction Tool KnowledgeMiner 2.2.3 is the Revolutionary Modeling and Prediction Tool only for Macintosh Computers Used by NASA, Boeing, MIT, Columbia, Notre Dame, University of Hamburg, Mobil Oil, Pfizer Inc., Dean & Company and many other corporations, universities, research institutions and individuals around the world. Version 2.2.3 -the first PPC only version -improved Analog Complexing and method -several bugs are fixed making the program more stable under low memory conditions -redesigned "Modeling" and "Window" menus -tutorial updated -documentation updated KnowledgeMiner is a powerful, easy-to-use modeling and prediction tool which was designed to support the knowledge extraction process from data in a highly automated way. It works using two advanced self-organizing modeling technologies: Group Method of Data Handling (GMDH) and Analog Complexing. This is the first time that both of these algorithms have been available on any computer platform. Built on the cybernetic principles of self-organization, KnowledgeMiner brings high-end modeling capabilities to your desktop without the need for an expert. It can learn completely unknown relationships between the outputs and inputs of a given system in an evolutionary way from a very simple organization to an optimally complex one by itself. Why is KnowledgeMiner needed? There are two main reasons. First because of the explosive growth of many business, government, scientific and personal databases. The flood of information has far outpaced our ability to interpret and digest this data. Databases like: -the human genome project -Mobil oil exploration info (100 terabytes) -NASA Earth Observing System (50 gigs/hour) and many others are all rapidly expanding the volume of info that is available to us. Second because now there is a strong demand for a new generation of tools and techniques for automated and intelligent database analysis both on large and small datasets. Coupled with a growing desire by non-specialists [Archived as /info-mac/app/knowledge-miner-223.hqx; 1574K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:36:15 -0700 From: juiceman@gis.net Subject: [*] MacOS X Screen This is a startupscreen, a desktop pattern and a Resedit splash screen for any Macintosh that will change the current startup screen into my version of the Mac OS X startup screen. All you need is a Macintosh and a Resource editor like Resedit available free from www.apple.com. [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/macos-x-screen.hqx; 268K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 21:00:00 -0700 From: TidBITS Editors Subject: [*] TidBITS#438/13-Jul-98 TidBITS#438/13-Jul-98 Unless you saw everything at last week's Macworld Expo in New York City, you'll want to read on for our reports on Steve Jobs's keynote address, the reasons why the show was so small, and an overview of all the USB devices shown. Finally, we also present our traditional Macworld Superlatives, covering the Expo's best, worst, and funkiest, as well as the numerous products, people, companies, and events that stood out from the crowd. Topics: MailBITS/13-Jul-98 It's a Small Show, After All USB Appears at Macworld Expo Macworld Expo NYC Superlatives [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-438.etx; 30K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:36:28 -0700 From: doug@theriver.com Subject: [*] WormFood 1.2.2->1.3 WormFood v1.3 Updater July 6, 1998 =A91998 All rights reserved. Doug Baer 3131 N 70th St #1065 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 USA This updater updates WormFood 1.2.2 to version 1.3 07/06/98 - v 1.3 * fixed a bug that appeared when trying to open HUGE files * automatically deletes known worms, then asks if user wants to list POSSIBLE worm files * changed my addresses (physical AND email) WormFood was written in MacPerl 5.2.0r4 (17April98) by Matthias Neeracher and requires a Power Macintosh. It has been tested with System 7.6.1 and higher. -- Doug Baer Network Systems Technician, Catalina Foothills School District 2101 E. River Road Tucson, AZ 85718 USA [Archived as /info-mac/vir/worm-food-122-13.hqx; 44K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 04:53:07 -0500 From: "Dennis L. Davis" Subject: (A) Key Finder At 8:56 AM -0400 6/29/98, Tolbert, Philip (CORP) wittily wrote: > I have recently upgraded to MAC OS 8.0 and one of my applications doesn't > appear to be working - Key Finder. I don't want to reinstall the old OS and > was hoping somebody could help me remember where I might have gotten it > from. It is an application similar to the built in OS application Key Caps. > I have searched the info-mac archives with no luck. Any assistance would be > appreciated. > > Thanks, > Phil I *think* that came with an old version of Norton Utilities, or something. I don't recall as I don't have it installed. I suggest you get one these shareware applications: ASCII Chart, Font List, FontView, or ViewFont and see if they would be what you like and that work as expected. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. ICQ#5066430 Blessings, Denny ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 04:57:45 -0500 From: "Dennis L. Davis" Subject: (A) keyboard selection of menu items At 8:39 AM -0400 6/24/98, Robert Sekuler wittily wrote: > Just got a new PowerBook and wonder if there is a utility that allows > keyboard selection of menu items. My model (ideal) is the feature that > was available in the old Connectix Powerbook Utilities: CPU would > underline letters in menu items, indicating what key stroke would select > each of the items (in combination with some enabing keys such as SHIFT > CTRL). > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Sekuler e-mail: sekuler@ccs.brandeis.edu > Volen Center for Complex Systems voice: (781)-736-3277 > Mailstop 013 fax: (781)-736-2398 > Brandeis University > Waltham Massachusetts 02254 USA KeyQuencer Lite will do it. It is shareware and available at the Binary Software Web site For even more functions get the commercial version KeyQuencer 2.5 from the same site, it is not expensive and I love it. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. ICQ#5066430 Blessings, Denny ------------------------------ Date: 10 Jul 98 22:40:21 -0400 From: "D. Scott Beach" Subject: (A) Photo file conversion Peter Kurpaska writes >Does anyone know how to view photographic images as displayed by usenet >groups which are subsequently saved to disk? I have several photos from >newsgroups (submitted as binary, JPEG files) downloaded and viewed using >Netscape News. I saved them to disk for future reference but I'm unable >to view them as the photos they once were whether I use Netscape or any >other application/utility to reopen the file. It's just hundreds of >lines of keyboard characters. How do I convert them back? Peter: The ASCII text you see is probably the photo in a UUEncoded state. To decode the UUEncoded text use a utility like "uuUndo". If it's been encoded to a base 64 / MIME format try using "YA-Base64" or "Mpack". These should all be in the Info-Mac archive. - Scott ************************** D. Scott Beach, sbeach@front.net A rabid Mac dude in Toronto. ************************** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 23:01:13 -0400 From: "abrody" Subject: (C) RAM Prices - caveat emptor Dear Digest, Another foray into this odd commodity market. Where the same memory modules can range in price from $87 to $300 depending on where you shop. G3 Memory SDRAM is being sold for rock bottom prices if you know where to look. This is 64MB modules I am talking about. So what is the real difference? I don't see any. All claim a "Lifetime warranty." All claim to use only the best brands I have heard of before. If you don't know where to find the best priced memory for your system, ask, and ask again. DIMMs are the same way, running as low as $65 for 64MB, or as much as $195 for 64MB. All these prices are from stores that have been around for over 5 years in the "MacWorld" magazine. Something weird is going on here. Good reputable mail order stores are no longer willing to match prices. As a result there is a large disparity between the lowest and highest prices. Just thought I'd share my experience. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 18:04:12 -0400 From: hope@eat.spam (Joni Hope Julian) Subject: [A] CD-RW media readable in CD-ROM drives? >From Info-Mac Digest V16 #116: > Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 11:39:04 +0200 > From: Sven Luetkemeier > Subject: [Q] CD-RW media readable in CD-ROM drives? > > Hi, > > I'm thinking about buying a CD-RW drive for backup purposes. Will the CD-RW > media be readable in standard CD-ROM drives? > > Kind regards, Sven. I haven't seen an answer to this yet, so here goes. CD-RW media can be read by almost all new CD drives, and very few old CD drives. As I am told, the critical age is 2 years. Newer than that should work, older probably not. For instance, the CD drive on a PowerMac 8600 has no problem with CD-RW media. I have also read CD-RW disks in a new Sun Ultra 60. However, the external NEC 3x CD drive for the old Quadra 800 does not read CD-RW media. Nor does my 5 year old stereo, my sweetie's brand new IBM ThinkPad (well, no wonder!), *or* my mother's BRAND NEW 5-CD player. But CD-R is pretty cheap even if it not erasable, so just go for the CD-RW drive. I'm very happy with mine, and the ease of backups has already made life easier. The only drawback is the speed is not the fastest to burn a CD, and Toast takes over my entire Mac so I can't play while Rome (or whatever CD) burns. :) - Joni hope at unc dot edu ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 05:54:06 -0500 From: "Dennis L. Davis" Subject: [A] Scanning resolution At 4:47 PM -0700 6/25/98, Brian Wessels wittily wrote: > Just bought a $99 UMAX scanner, and it is definitely a good deal. Only >problem > is, I can't find any common sense guidelines on what scan resolution to >use. My > first instinct was 600dpi for a 600dpi printer, but you guessed it: the files > are huge. And they display many times original size, although I think that's > because the Mac is trying to express all the DPI using the screen resolution > (72dpi). Photoshop explains that this is what happens there, apparently it > happens everywhere? > > Even if you save as JPEG and it's only 1.6MB, a program such as >GraphicConverter > wants 26MB of memory to open it. And anyway, I don't know if conversion >is a way > to go, it seems to me I'm opening up to quality loss there. > > My goal: same-size photographic-quality scans of photographs that my writing > software (FrameMaker) and other tools won't choke on. I really don't want to > lose quality from my photos to my printed pages. > > My unhappy assumption: The only way you're going to use and keep that great > resolution you're getting is to pile on the memory and fill up the hard disk. > Deal with it. > > My need: Maybe a primer on the best approach to scanning and using scanned > material. The hardware and software vendors tell you how to do things, but > assume you know what you're going to want. Not an unreasonable assumption > until prices fell so every shmoe like me could start scanning their >photos into > documents. > > Thanks in advance. > ----------------------- > Brian Wessels > Senior Technical Writer > Microtest Enterprise Group | 22 Cotton Road | Nashua NH 03063 Best thing I can think of is ScanSaver 1.0, it gives you information based on what you want to do with the scan and what you are scanning, I found it on the Info-Mac mirrors as I recall. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. ICQ#5066430 Blessings, Denny ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 07:01:42 -0500 From: "Dennis L. Davis" Subject: [A] Threads in Eudora (new) At 1:52 AM -0700 7/8/98, Randall G. Floyd wittily wrote: > Hi, > > I must have fallen asleep when this was first asked, I only saw the > responses. What is this about threads in Eudora Pro? I thought I read it > meant you could send and receive messages at the same time. Also, I > thought I read it was a check box in Special, Settings..., Checking Mail, > even in version 3.1, but I can't seem to find it there. Is there any other > thing (like a plug-in) you need to get that to pop up? > > Thanks, > Randall > > Threads allow one to send and receive at the same time, but there is a caveat: Eudora Pro 4.x is needed, it is not a plugin feature it is part of the standard settings for Eudora Pro version 4.0 or higher. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. ICQ#5066430 Blessings, Denny ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 11:57:33 -0400 From: robert.girouard@tcs.wap.org Subject: [A} Zip drive failure, please help Try these sites for more info on the "click of death" problem. http://www.thirdeyesp.com/jatin/iomega/index.htm http://www.iomega.com/support/techs/zip/2135.html http://members.aol.com/zipcod1/NewInfo.html http://members.aol.com/zipcod1/Zip.html Good luck, Bob G. "Middle age is having a choice of two temptations and choosing the one that will get you home earlier." ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 16:59:19 -0700 From: "Jonathan Kamien, Ph.D." Subject: [Q] scheduling file launches automatically? Other than Quickeys, what's the best way to automatically open a file at a particular time (e.g., open an Excel workbook with a VBA Auto-Open macro at 3AM every night)? Is a faceless AppleScript applet the way to go? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Jonathan Ben Kamien, Ph.D. jkamien@idcomm.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Jul 98 22:55:21 -0400 From: infomac@paleo.org (Edward Reid) Subject: [Q] Upgrading a Quadra 840AV... Good source: http://product.info.apple.com/productinfo/specsheets/ Edward Reid ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 22:42:04 +0100 From: Ian Goldby Subject: Best WWW Browser for 68k Mac I'm currently using MS Internet Explorer 4.01 on my trusty LC475, with 20MB RAM and System 7.1. It has been reasonably stable, but is slow and hogs memory. I'm therefore looking for a much more modest browser that will run faster and use less memory. I would like to keep tables and forms, but I am not bothered about Java, Java Script, cascading style sheets, etc. Whatever I go for, it must be more or less completely crash-proof even with a minimal RAM allocation. Ideally, it should be able to use Eudora Lite as a helper application for email. So, any suggestions? I have heard that MacWeb is good, but that the most recent version has problems. Or should I go for an old version of Netscape? Are there any other slim-line browsers? Many thanks! Ian ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 05:00:27 -0500 From: "Dennis L. Davis" Subject: Booting from Zip At 11:01 AM +0000 6/27/98, James Mills wittily wrote: > Does anyone know the keyboard combination to boot from a Zip drive with > a disk containing system folder? 6360 OS8.-Jimmy Mills Hold down these keys: command-option-shift-delete until you see the start up screen load. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. ICQ#5066430 Blessings, Denny ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 9:32:59 -0600 From: bcasanova@sandc.com Subject: Disappearing Desktop Icons OK here's another one. Anyone know how to cure disappearing desktop printer, and desktop applicati= on alias icons? This just started happening all of a sudden. I have rebuilt the desktop several times and also started up with the exten= sions off but no difference. Please help. Thanks, Bud ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 9:08:03 -0600 From: bcasanova@sandc.com Subject: Extension Icon Shapes Ok heres one for you all. Does anyone know what the "puzzle piece shape and the location of the puzzl= e piece on the extension icons means. That is sometimes the extension icon ha= s puzzle shapes and when it does the puzzle parts are located on different si= des of the icon. Sometimes on the top, bottom, left or right. They have to mean something but so far nobody can answer this one for me. Any ideas? Bud=20 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 23:30:21 -0700 (PDT) From: PwrSurge Subject: Get More Info (A CDEV/INIT) Recently, my old computer just bit the dust. The hard drive doesn't spin up anymore. Due to that fact, I can't get the most useful program that I have ever seen off of it (among other things, *sigh*). The Extension was named "Get More Info" and what it did was the following: When selecting a file, you hold OPTION and either select "Get Info" from the File menu in the Finder; a dialog box will pop up giving you several things to choose. Among them are the ability to change the Creator/Type of the file and hitting "OK" will change it. It also will allow you to set files or folders Invisible, Inited, mess with the Alias settings... much more, but I didn't memorize the init, just used it. Anyway, due to the crash, I can't get it, and can't find it (yet) on the internet. If anybody has it, would they upload it to Info-Mac? Or if it's already on Info-Mac, can they please tell me what directory it is in? PLEASE? I want this file so bad, still! --Tim timjudd@teleport.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "If the opposite of 'pro' is 'con' ... does that mean the opposite of 'progress' is 'congress'??" -- Unknown -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 15:42:58 -0500 From: Larry Pickett Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #136 I'm attempting to use lpdaemon 3.4 to print from unix to a mac 3400 running os8.1 attached to a stylewriter II. the file appears to get transferred but lpdaemon doesn't sent it to the printer. I'm using the following definition: PRINTER sw SERIAL ".aout" 9600 10 N 8 # modem port does anyone have any thoughts. or any other ways to print from unix to a mac attached stylewriter. _______________________________________________________________________ Lawrence K. Pickett, Jr. Ed. D. Phone: (314) 516-6011 Assistant Director Fax: (314) 516-6007 Office of Computing & Networking Services University of Missouri-St. Louis e-mail:Larry_Pickett@umsl.edu 8001 Natural Bridge Road, 127 SCCB Larry_Pickett@acm.org St. Louis, MO 63121-4499 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 08:29:45 -0400 From: Louis Bergeron Subject: Key Finder It is from the Norton Utilities package version 2 and was dropped after that. The version I have is 1992 and still working on version 7.5.3. Louis Louis Bergeron C.P. 936 Rouyn Rouyn-Noranda Qc Canada J9X 5C8 Telephone-Phone (819) 764-3862 Telecopieur-Fax (819) 764-3758 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 06:13:04 -0500 From: "Dennis L. Davis" Subject: Mac files to AOL At 1:14 AM -0400 7/3/98, Peter J. Paul wittily wrote: > Can someone please explain (or tell me where to find out) how to attach a > Mac file to email destined for AOL so it can be deciphered upon receipt. > One recipient use AOL for Windows and the other use AOL for Mac. > Peter J. Paul pjp@cheerful.com I have no specific knowledge about AOL for Windows, but IO have successfully sent files to AOL for Mac users. I used MIME {in Eudora it is called AppleDouble} or base64, all pretty much the same encoding. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. ICQ#5066430 Blessings, Denny ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 17:20:45 -0400 From: Michael Blair Subject: Mac Plus Freeze & Bang George Marshall , on 7/9/98 3:32 PM you wrote: >Here's another strange one. Thanks for putting up with all the illnesses >of my Antique Plus, 68000 4MB RAM, SYS 7.0: > [snip] >....Mac and HD, I wait a good 60 seconds, power back on, and there's no >familiar system beep saying the CPU is awake. The screen brightens, with >only horizontal lines. It is only after I BANG the left side of the Mac >(analog board) that I hear the system beep, then everything else is >normal. Wow, this takes me back. Whacking the side of a MacPlus to get it to boot was a sure sign that the analog board had burned out. Actually, it was just a resistor or capacitor or some such electronic dingus and pretty easy to get fixed. Back when I was a network administrator I replaced a dozen or more Plus motherboards. In fact, there was a series of Mac Pluses that were particularly susceptible to the problem. I've even had 'em set off smoke detectors. > >I notice I DON'T have this problem when booting from one of my SYS 6.0.8 >disks, so I now suspect extension incompatibility. But System 7 doesn't >have a Compatibility Checker that I have found yet. Does anyone recognize >any control panels or extensions below that are known NOT to get along? But I've NEVER heard of whacking the Mac to get past an extension conflict. I wouldn't do it too often, though; you'll knock all the bits loose.... 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 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 06:27:39 -0400 From: Rob Somerville Subject: Odd text in I.E.4.0 I have had problems running Internet Explorer 4.0 on my StarMax 3000/200 accessing it either through CompuServe or directly. When I start IE4.0 it attempts to open the CompuServe Home page and shows= some text in characters some of which are not normally used in English. After a few seconds this disappears and the banner 'Welcome to CompuServe= " appears. Below this is some more odd text which is where, I think, a picture or graphic used to be. A 'News Headline' banner and the Heading 'Top Stories' can be seen, followed by more odd text. Hot Downloads, Downloads of the week and Weather are followed by more odd= text which spreads well beyond the width of the screen. I have attempted = to include some of this odd text next. s@ =D8X =D8 U =A5m\ 4 =D8 =D1 HB H" = =E0=AD = =BF =C7 H( =B1=EE =B5t =A5m\ =A5z GO^ = =B5' =B5p =E6V F =AD 9 P 9 P U = =AD=C4 `B . 6 =E0=C4 P L%=A9 - F=AD=EE =C4 =FF )=D9 = =EA =EB=EE =B4=B6 = =EB=EE 4=E5 @ U =ADB . n=A5 =AD" . O=AF = F=AD=EE 9 = I can move to another Web page but I still get the odd text appearing. I have tried changing some of the Internet Explorer preferences but, sinc= e I have no idea what I am doing, I am getting nowhere. Can anybody help? Rob_Somerville@CompuServe.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 05:10:14 -0500 From: "Dennis L. Davis" Subject: On Location replacement (indexed disk search) At 1:48 PM -0500 6/24/98, Gib Henry, Real People wittily wrote: > Some years back, a product called On Location by On Technologies was a >wicked fast disk content indexer and locater. You would simply type a few >characters from the target document, and as you typed, the list of >documents would diminish as your string got more specific, then you could >select your document from the list of those containing that string (if the >string was long, there would usually be just one document left). It could >maintain indices in real time and could also search online indices of >off-line volumes. > > However, On Technologies stopped supporting the Mac, and I'm not aware of >any comparable replacement software. On Location will search existing >indices under Mac OS 8 (terrific for CD's with LOTS of backup files), but >can no longer create/maintain indices. > > Does anyone know of comparable replacement software? Cheers, > -- > Gib > > In human terms, Einstein was wrong: The universe as we once knew it has >imploded, and is rapidly becoming a small community. We are next-door >neighbors, you and I. I would try out DiskTracker 1.1.4 and Disk Wizard 2.0, both are shareware and both do much of what you want. I am not sure which would suit you better. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. ICQ#5066430 Blessings, Denny ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jul 98 08:36:31 +0000 From: Richard Platt Subject: Photo file conversion Peter Kurpaska asked >Does anyone know how to view photographic images as displayed by usenet >groups which are subsequently saved to disk? I have several photos from >newsgroups... but I'm unable >to view them as the photos they once were ... It's just hundreds of >lines of keyboard characters. How do I convert them back? These enclosures are probably encoded. I saved an earlier posting on a similar subject. The correspondent wrote that >I ... decode those with one of several utilities >available from your friendly local I-M archive. A Base-64 attachment very >often has no indication of what it is, save for some 65 characters of human >readable gibberish per line. I use YA-base64 for that stuff. Stuffit Expander >is marvelous for everything else. Especially the HQX'd files. If Stuffit >doesn't like a UU-encoded file, I drop it on UU-Lite. > >An HQX file starts with "This must be decoded with binhex 4" > >A UUE file has a header with a "6xx" number and the file name. > >The programs I mentioned are in the "compression" section of the archive. These utilities are worth keeping on hand "just in case" If you still can't view the images, they may be some weird and wonderful graphic file format. Try using Graphic Converter -- new version in the same edition of I-M that your posting appeared in. Richard Platt Telephone: (44) 1892 890741 Fax: (44) 1892 890951 The Old Squash Court, Bayham Abbey, Lamberhurst, Kent, United Kingdom ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Jul 98 22:50:53 -0400 From: infomac@paleo.org (Edward Reid) Subject: Printing PDF-files on a QMS-410 Willem Nijenhuis writes: > Is there anybody out there who has succesfully printed pdf-files on a > QMS-410 postscript 1 printer with any version of the Acrobat Reader? Reader 3.01 does not work with PS level 1 printers. Adobe documents this on their web site and recommends backing off to version 3.0. I had the same problem with my PLW NT and this worked. I've also found a number of PDF pages that would not print with 2 meg of printer memory. Upgrading to 8 meg solved this one. Edward Reid ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 15:42:13 -0500 From: "Norman R. Friedman" Subject: Puzzled Hi, My machine is a Mac Performa 6290CD. I am running 7.5 with plenty of ram,etc. I have a Global Village 28.8 K Platinum internal installed which has been doing a beautiful job for me. I am connected to a normal phone line. Up to last week, (had a minor rain storm at that time), I did not have any problem connecting through Mac TCP to Netscape, etc. When I was not on the net, my phone worked properly. Now I find that I do not get a dial tone to the phones in the house or to connect to the net unless I unconnect my modem line to the telephone and then RECONNECT the line. The net connections then work fine because I will get a dial tone. I then have to disconnect the computer line in order to get my dial tone back onto the house phones. Any answers will be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance to all help. norm@helix.nih.gov ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 23:57:03 -0700 From: prosoul@dimensionarc.com Subject: Quicktime 3.0 reliability Just wondering about what kind of results users on the list have been getting with the new Quicktime 3.0 I was going to install it, but heard about the bugs, and didn't want to risk it since I use quicktime quite a bit. Thanks for any experiences and insight, Jarome Matthew Dimension Arc media ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 16:51:49 -0700 From: Julius Friede Subject: SCSI Question I haven't been able to get a reliable answer to this question from either Apple, vendors, or suppliers: Scenario: I have a 9600 and an external SCSI device (CD-R). The internal SCSI bus on the 9600 is Fast SCSI (SCSI-2) - a 50 pin plastic connector. The CD-R mechanism is Fast SCSI - 50 pin Centronics connector. The external SCSI bus on all Macs are normal SCSI - 25 pin connector. A) Is it possible and/or worthwhile to connect the external device to the internal chain? The device would remain external as to power connection and desk real estate, but a ribbon cable would go from the rear of the case to the 9600's internal ribbon cable. B) If this is possible and worthwhile, are there any "gotcha's" I should be wary of? (pin configurations, connector types, etc). If people will reply to me directly, I will be happy to summarize for the list community. TIA, Julius Friede julius@stickball.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 23:01:26 +0000 From: "dead nancy" Subject: simplest network hey, everybody. so: what's the simplest way to connect two ethernet-enabled macs? do i need a hub? all i want is to share some files, but simply physically connecting them with ethernet cable seems to do nothing. file sharing/networking are set up in ways that have worked on established networks. thanks. dead nancy http://www.merkins.com/ fear the hoover! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 22:36:49 -0400 (EDT) From: Al Bloom Subject: Slooooow Backup -- solved A bit ago I was stumped by a problem. Retrospect 4 backup over my home ethernetlet had slowed to a spastic crawl. I asked for your help, and I copied the note to those fine folk at Dantz. I didn't get a solution from anyone, but a suggestion from Dantz led to the solution. One of the suggestions from Dantz was to set up Leslye's machine as the backup host. OK. I moved the tape drive over to her machine, gave it an unused SCSI-1 ID, and couldn't boot her machine. Oh naughtyword. Leslye's PowerTower and my 7300 have two SCSI chains. Zero and one. The devices on each chain *should* be independent, yes? No. I had neglected to mention that I added internal ZIP drives to each of our machines just prior to the sloooooow backup. I didn't see how that was a factor. But the ZIP drives on SCSI-0 had the same addresses as other devices on the SCSI-1 chains. After I noted Leslye's box wouldn't boot with the tape drive added to the SCSI-1 chain, I had an epiphany. I made the SCSI IDs unique, no matter the chain, on each of our machines. Hoo boy what a difference. Retrospect backup went back to "grass through a goose" performance. Yes, this is SCSI voodoo. I'd never have thunk it. Incidentally, Dantz is quite correct when it says turning off Appletalk speeds up a network backup. After I got the SCSI problem worked out, I was pleased to see backup of Leslye's HDs at 20mb/min, but I was shocked to see the PB5300 backing up at 10mb/min. It had never done better than two. I had forgotten to point Appletalk to the ethernet PCMCIA card before running the backup. The PB couldn't talk to the other machines on the home ethernetlet, but Retrospect really liked the situation. I hope this helps at least one of y'all. Al ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 10:59:38 -0400 From: jopop Subject: StarMax graphics card I have a StarMax 3160 mini tower w/128MB RAM and 1MB VRAM. I want to up the VRAM but it seems like everything I read about it says to get a PCI video card instead of upping the VRAM to a 4MB chip. Being PCI card ignorant,does any one have any experience with any of these cards. All the slots are empty. We are working alot in Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark...etc. and want to speed up redraw and improve colors. Also wouldn't mind an improvement in game playing...... Thanks, John Popowitz. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 06:30:05 -0500 From: "Dennis L. Davis" Subject: video editing, hmtl pics At 6:08 PM +0000 7/6/98, gene nail wittily wrote: > As i post this request, i'd like to thank all of you out there who read >and respond to info mac digest. usually, when i have a problem, if i wait >long enough, someone else out there will offer help, but not in these two >cases so far: > (1) can anyone suggest shareware or relatively inexpensive software >that's capable of editing out a frame at a time from a quicktime movie. >This is just for fun, so i'm really not interested in spending $800 for a >professional video editing program. just something to remove frames one >at a time. Not sure but these are some shareware movie applications I know of: Synth MooVier 2.2, Play it Cool 2.8, and QuickMovie. All are available on the Info-Mac sites and you might check them out. > (2) can anyone tell me how, for example, when a photo is displayed on a >web page and i can download it, what software do i need to remove that >photo from the web page and turn the photo (or artwork) into a startup >screen or desktop picture. This one I am sure about. First click and hold the mouse down on the web graphic. There will be a popup dialog displayed, then select download to disk. After you have downloaded it then what you need is GraphicConverter 3.3 shareware available in the usual places like info-mac I think. GraphicConverter can open most any graphic file and will save it in StartupScreen format or as a Desktop picture etc. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. ICQ#5066430 Blessings, Denny -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************