Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #129 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Wed, 24 Jun 98 Volume 16 : Issue 129 Today's Topics: Summary: Noisy Performa (Q) Toggling remote access configurations (Q) Where did E.Bennet's site go? [Q] Norton Utilities alternatives under HFS+ [Q] Occasional freezes at the end of boot up [Q] Printer module on Control Strip [Q] UK ISPs - Experience with Zetnet? [Q]Internet "connection keeper" audio cd Backup driver for Lacie (?) Beta Testers Wanted for Music, Chess, and Puzzle Apps Check Writer Driving Motorola into the enemy camp (C) Finder freeze w/ copy over network Findit and Disk Fit Problem Fwd: Re: Threading in Eudora Info-Mac Digest V16 #126 Kudos to Dataviz (C) Looking for Automotive diagnostic software mac driver for 3com 10/100 ethernet card wanted Opening Word6(PC) files in Clarisworks outlook express please resend... powermac as a server Printing Netscape 2 up Problem with a Quadra realaudio - error 31 Sitebuilder sources for used computer equipment Using Japanese Mac software on non-JP Macs? Virus protection software Where is dropg++ ? 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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The main reason which was mentioned over and over again is the fan (because of dust accummulating inside the computer), and a cleaning should do the trick. But so far I haven't yet figured out how to get inside (I got as far as sliding out the tray with the motherboard) ... Thanks again! Markus Edinburgh ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 13:31:01 -0700 From: Mark Allen Subject: (Q) Toggling remote access configurations On my Power Mac 7500, I've installed OS 8.1, OT 1.3, ARA 3.0. I'm making PPP connections using the Remote Access control panel. I have two ISP's. I toggle between these 2 using the Remote Access control strip module. I find however that the control strip toggles between the configurations selected from the Remote Access control panel, but does not toggle between the tcp/ip configurations selected from the TCP/IP control panel. If I understand what's happening correctly, there are 2 separate sets of configuration files--each created by the 2 different control panels. Is there any control strip module available that simultaneously toggles the Remote Access and TCP/IP configuration files? Thanks! Mark Allen ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 16:36:36 -0400 From: abrody Subject: (Q) Where did E.Bennet's site go? Dear Digest reader, There was once a great web page by E.Bennet at: http://VTGinc.com/ebennett/ listing all the crossplatform shareware and freeware that translated data formats. It no longer appears to be there. Any idea where it has moved to or if it has been discontinued? Thank you. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 05:55:49 -0800 From: Phil Winne Subject: [Q] Norton Utilities alternatives under HFS+ I've been hesitant to reformat my drive as HFS+ because Norton's Disk Doctor does not work under HFS+. Just how powerful and reliable are the alternatives: TechTool Pro 2.0.3 and Apple's Disk First Aid 8.2? Phil winne@sfu.ca ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 08:26:20 -0700 From: Richard Schiek Subject: [Q] Occasional freezes at the end of boot up Hi, I have a powerbook 5300ce (32Mb ram, OS 8.1, HFS+ filesystem) that has for the most part work flawlessly for the past two years. In the last two weeks it has developed a strange quirk where the boot up process will freeze just before completion. By that I mean the system will freeze after loading all extensions and clearing the "MacOS" startup picture but before any icons are drawn on the desktop or a menubar is written across the top of the screen. Pressing the reset button and letting the machine reboot always solves the problem (i.e.. it never freezes twice in a row on a reboot). The freezes appear to only happen on a cold restart, but my memory could be playing tricks on me there. I've tried disabling the last software I've installed (Norton Antivirus) and replacing the finder and finder prefs but the problem persists. Any ideas out there? It finally dawned on me to try and rebuild the desktop this morning and after rebooting three times to test it out, this seems to have worked. But, I'll be more convinced of this after a week of startups... Thanks for your help, Rich Schiek rschiek@fusionmed.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 22:28:59 -0400 From: Allan Hunter Subject: [Q] Printer module on Control Strip As a byproduct of having to reinstall system 8 (more formally known as Mac OS8) on my hard drive, I ended up installing Control Strip, which I had previously avoided due to extreme territoriality of desktop acreage, but since last opportunity have put on a third monitor and am willing to dedicate a few pixels across the bottom of the tertiary monitor to Control Strip... It comes with a printer-chooser module. On my box, half the time at bootup the printer-chooser module is greyed out, you can't click it. Other half the time, it *looks* viable but when it click it, it goes grey. Machine: 7100/80 Printers: StyleWriter II, NEC SuperScript 3000M, Fax Sender (Apple Telecom) Drivers in System Folder: StyleWriter 1200 (better than II driver); NECSS3000M; Fax Sender; LaserWriter8 (not currently attached to any such device). Any clue as to why this control strip should be acting so funky? I mean, is it a common-knowledge sort of thing ("Oh yeah, the printer chooser in Control Strip, we all throw that out, it doesn't work"; or "Yeah, it's incompatible with the Fax Sender driver, didn't you know that?"), or perhaps someone has a clue about why this module isn't working? QuicKeys printer chooser commands work OK, for what THAT'S worth. i.e., I could ditch this module if a more useful one were to come down the pike, ...but Control Strip seems to expect you to deploy a minimum of 7 modules, and I only have 6 working at the moment. Allan Hunter ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Jun 98 09:18:25 GMT From: Ian.Goldby@powertech.co.uk Subject: [Q] UK ISPs - Experience with Zetnet? Dear UK info-maccers, I'm looking for a UK internet service provider. Does anyone have any experience, good or bad, with the Lerwick-based company Zetnet? Do you get a reliable connection? Is it easy to get through first time? Are downloads reasonably fast? I called their techincal support line at 7pm on a Thursday evening and it was answered in 4 rings. They told me they were established in 1994 and have just over 10000 subscribers. They couldn't tell me how many modems they have, but did say they had received 'not many complaints' from people who couldn't get through. They charge 90 per annum (inc. VAT) for unlimited internet access, 5MB web space, but only 1 email address. For 50 per annum, you get 6 hours a month and no web space. I haven't yet found anywhere that beats these prices. Thanks for any recommendations. Ian. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 07:27:18 -0600 From: Hannes Hofer Subject: [Q]Internet "connection keeper" I remember seeing a utility that would keep internet connections from timing out by sending frequent signals to the server. Does anyone remember the name of this application? Hannes Hofer ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 14:02:03 +0000 From: velthuis visuals Subject: audio cd I have the following question: Is there a way to stuff 74 minutes of audio (aiff) files (the extracted content of a cd) on a 70 minute CD-R. I know this is a common way to protect commercial audio-cd's, but maybe someone found a way to compress the files a little bit, so they would fit. Thanks for the help. Gerrit Velthuis velvis@gironet.nl ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 11:01:42 -0400 From: cjbe@globetrotter.qc.ca (Denis Tremblay) Subject: Backup driver for Lacie (?) Hi everyone, I'm using Laci driver like backup on cd's but i'm looking for software then it could split a to big file on two or three cd's. Actually i'm using DiskFit Direct but he try to write on cd, thing it's not possible because you have to use Toaste or DirectCd to writ on it. In short, i'm looking for something like DiskFit Direct "without initialization" There somebody coudl help me....I hope so Thank you for your help, Denis Tremblay cjbe@globetrotter.qc.ca ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 16:59:55 -0400 From: rjen@mindspring.com (Robert Jen) Subject: Beta Testers Wanted for Music, Chess, and Puzzle Apps 3 soon-to-be-released Macintosh applications are now in beta testing: * Melody Pilot - A music utility for creating melodies that can be played on either the Macintosh or PalmPilot. Shareware. * HyperPGN - A chess utility for viewing PGN files. Shareware. * Trick Candles - A simple puzzle game. Other versions are known as Lights Out and 5x5. Freeware (requires HyperCard or HyperCard Player). If you would like to help me out as a beta tester, please send email. I will be selecting testers over the next few days. The standard deal applies -- your feedback in exchange for my undying gratitude and a registered copy of the applications that you test. The beta test period is scheduled to run until Tuesday, June 30. TIA, Rob (rjen@mindspring.com) Rob (rjen@mindspring.com) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 10:37:12 -0400 From: jopop Subject: Check Writer Aatrix software company had a program called Check Writer. One of the nicest features of it, I thought, was that I could tear a check out of my checkbook and run it through my DeskWriter printer to print out the pay to the order of, amount, etc. Does any one know of a program like this. I know you can do it with Quicken, but you have to buy the special checks for it. Just want it for home finances. Any help would be appreciated. John Popowitz ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 10:52:04 +0100 From: "Alun J. Carr" Subject: Driving Motorola into the enemy camp (C) It looks like Apple's axing of Motorola's MacOS licence may have had an adverse side-effect. Once upon a time, Microsoft were developing Windows NT for PowerPC, but they abandoned that a while back. Now that Apple have revoked Motorola's MacOS licence, leaving them with an expensive Mac-clone manufacturing operation, it appears that Microsoft and Motorola are collaborating on porting Windows NT to PowerPC platforms. No matter how good Rhapsody and MacOS X turn out to be, Apple have shot themselves in the foot. NT on Intel and Alpha is rapidly turning into a platform of choice for heavy-duty engineering applications (which Apple -- stupidly -- have always avoided encouraging for MacOS), and an increasing number of graphics/DTP shops seem to be migrating to NT on Intel boxes (e.g. Intergraph machines). NT on PowerPC may be the combination that finally kills our favourite operating system. Apple needs to respond _now_ by showing support for _all_ varieties of processor-intensive applications, and they need to demonstrate beyond a shadow of a doubt the superiority of Rhapsody/MacOS X over NT. Alun -- Dr A. J. Carr Mech. Engng Dept, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 16:04:39 -0500 From: "John A. Cooper" Subject: Finder freeze w/ copy over network Finder freezes during copy of files over our local ethernet network. MacOS 8.1, PowerPC's. Occurs w/ minimal extensions. Sharing done w/ System file sharing. Freeze occurs at random time during execution of copy to / from another computer. Happens often, but less frequently, using Finder to view directories on other computers. Have tried increasing RAM assigned to Finder and locking Finder (no help). Any ideas? Any way to have anyone at Apple consider this? Looked at the Apple support page, but cannot find anything relevant. Can't find a way to ask this question to Apple. Thanks. John Cooper jcooper@cellbio.wustl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 08:21:30 -0400 From: Laurence Hawkins Subject: Findit and Disk Fit Problem I am currently using a PowerMac 6500/225, with its IDE HD, and OS 7.6.1. When I purchased my external Zip drive, I was still using an old IIsi with an external APS HD,and I was able to use the packaged Dantz software, comprising Disk Fit and Findit for my back-ups. Since switching to the PowerMac, back-up from the internal IDE HD does not work smoothly, because Findit seems unable to recognise the IDE drive and hence there is no automatic cataloguing of HD contents, making every back-up a new one, taking for ever to complete. Is there any cure for this, such as an update of Findit that recognises IDE drives? This is my second cry for help, the first having gone unanswered! Laurence Hawkins ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 05:38:13 -0700 From: Daly Jessup Subject: Fwd: Re: Threading in Eudora I was reading the instructions for setting up threading behavior in Eudora, and wanted to check my own. I went to Special/Settings and I don't see any "Threading" option. Strange, because I am quite sure I have the function. I'm running Eudora Pro 4.0.1 and it uploads and downloads at the same time in the same little window. But is there a hidden place for the option? Is it part of Eudora or part of SuperSleek? Daly Daly Jessup mailto:%20jessup@san.rr.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 15:20:00 +0000 From: JAMES BRUNSWICK Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #126 I don,t know how to find these items you list as Archived as /info-mac/ etc... I went to the Info Mac site and found it very difficult to understand. There was a field to enter the item you want to search for, but no search BUTTON, or FIND button to click on. Please instruct me how to search for the archives. I want to find Innoculator 1.0 thanks for any advice, JIM BRUNSWICK jimages@interlog.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 09:16:36 -0400 From: abrody@smart.net Subject: Kudos to Dataviz (C) Dear Digest readers, As some are probably already aware of DataViz's product, you may want to ignore this. But I translated a Word 97 PC document into WriteNow 4.0 for the Mac. That is a downgrade of 3 years (Word 97 from 1997, WriteNwo 4.0 from 1994). Formatting, font size, boldface were all preserved. Text was centered, the way it was centered on the Word document. Bullets were preserved. But the most remarkable thing was, two images that were copied off the web into the Word 97 document were also preserved in the new WriteNow 4.0 document. This was with DataViz MacLinkPlusPC 9.7. Who says Mac and PC aren't compatible. Print out a copy of this to your PC friends who claim this. P.S. I have been using Dataviz's products since 1992 without a problem. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 19:51:17 EDT From: NCICCHECK@aol.com Subject: Looking for Automotive diagnostic software I am looking for a Software program that will diagnose problems with the onboard computers found on late model automobiles, 81 and up GM in particular. I would prefer a Mac version but a WinTel app. will do in a pinch. I hope to run it through SoftWindows. I want something that will allow my powerbook to hook into the diagnostic connector on my car and allow me to read just what the GM diagnostic computer will download off the auto, including trouble codes. The only lead I have so far is for an 8 year old program caled "Diacom" from Rinda Technology in Chicago, it is for PC only. Any leads will be appreciated. I will summarize results if there is a request. TIA John McGibney NCICCHECK@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 10:58:22 -0700 From: "David L. Hirschberg" Subject: mac driver for 3com 10/100 ethernet card wanted Hello I have a 3COM 3C595 Fast EtherLink III 10/100 PCI Network Interface Card that I would like to put into a mac clone. I could not find a mac driver on the 3com site? Is there a driver out there that will work with it? Thanks, David daneel@stanford.edu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 18:20:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Ros Sharp Subject: Opening Word6(PC) files in Clarisworks Hi Info-Maccers, Using ClarisWorks 5 and MacLinkPlus, v9 , I cannot open a file in PCWORD6 format. I copy the file from a PC floppy onto the desktop, then... DataViz FileView correctly identifies the file (WordWindows 6.0) and says "MacLinkPlus can translate this file". Then when I click OPEN, the dialog box shows the file on the desktop. When I then double-click the file, the dialog box disappears, but no document opens. When I double-click the file's icon, I get the message "the document XXX could not be opened because the application "Microsoft Word" could not be found. Could not find a translation extension with appropriate translators" When I try to open the file from within ClarisWorks5, the file does not show up in the OPEN dialog box. DataViz Tech support suggested that I use DocumentConverter. I tried that, but still no luck! Can anyone help? TIA Ros Sharp Teacher Librarian Alstonville High School, Alstonville, NSW, Australia 2477 _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 09:30:35 -0400 From: abrody Subject: outlook express Dear Digest reader, Anybody know how to activate the view of all the headers with Outlook Express (the e-mail part that comes with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1). I just received a spam and wanted to forward the header to the group that can stop it from happening, but it seems Outlook doesn't have full header views. Yes I know Eudora has it, but I like Outlook better as an e-mailer. Switching between the two isn't easy. Thank you. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 23:29:21 -0500 (CDT) From: Derek Jacobs Subject: please resend... If anyone had answers to my two-button mouse question or the difficulty with the video card, I ask that you please resend it to me directly at jacobs@fox.minot.com. my email host at minot.com has deleted all of my mail without forwarding it as it is configured to do, and I am very much not a happy camper about it. Thanks... Derek Jacobs jacobs@fox.minot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 15:37:36 +0200 From: "Claes T. Malmberg" Subject: powermac as a server It seems to me that the only way to persuade some people that a mac is useable as a server, is to provide solutions that are cheep. I have some powermacs to play around with (4400/200) and an opportunity to show what can be done with a mac. So I would be happy if anyone can give me info about freeware/shareware programs that can turn a powermac running system 7.x/8.x into a mail- and webserver (and perhaps file- and ircserver as well). Even URLs to info on using a powermac as a server are appreciated. Thanks! Claes T. Malmberg Vaxjo University ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 08:56:28 +1100 From: "Barry O'Rourke" Subject: Printing Netscape 2 up I am using a G3 PowerMac (OS 8.0) and HP 6MP printer (not networked). For the past 6 months, I have been printing Web info 2 up on an A4 page from Netscape 3.01. Last week I loaded Office 98 and I am now unable to print Netscape 2 up. I cannot find a preference option to revert to my previous configuration which came about when the G3 and Netscape were first installed. I reinstalled the HP printer drivers but this did not fix the problem. I'd be grateful for some advice, please. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* . <| Barry O'Rourke Email . <| <| Research Office b.orourke@uws.EDU.AU <| -<| <| Univ of Western Sydney Macarthur ` <| <| PO Box 555 Tel 02 4620 3396 ` <| Campbelltown 2560 NSW Fax 02 4627 2406 http://www.macarthur.uws.edu.au/research/ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 20:20:25 -0400 From: "Lou Boncek" Subject: Problem with a Quadra be typing and it just shuts off. Monitor stays on Harddisk shuts totally off. Have tried different cords thinking one is bad, cleaned it, checked all settings I could think of, nothing. Suggestions???? It?s like its not getting power. Thanks...lou ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 19:05:04 +0100 (BST) From: Michael Rank Subject: realaudio - error 31 I have a Performa 475 updated with System 7.5.5 and 32K of RAM. I recently installed Realaudio Player 3.0 but when I tried to listen to a live radio station I got a message saying I had error 31. I checked on the Realaudio site, which says this means Mac TCP/IP is not installed or is misconfigured. Could someone please tell me what this means and what I should do. Thanks, Michael ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 01:38:45 -0400 From: abrody Subject: Sitebuilder Dear Digest readers, I was looking for an equivalent Mac package to the new Sitebuilder package for the PC. It should be able to tell which internet search engines one's web site is registered to already, and register to those that aren't already. It should help improve the number of visits I get to my site. Anybody know of a Mac package that does the same thing? I tried downloading the PC version (running in emulation) and the demo I got had some DLLs missing during the installation process. P.S. Please no flames. There was no indication it was a PC only package when I downloaded the demo. Thank you. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 06:51:05 EDT From: SnuffysPaw@aol.com Subject: sources for used computer equipment I am looking for a transparency adaptor for a UMAX Vista S6-E scanner. None of the usual outlets carry this anymore because the scanner is a discontinued item. I am looking for suggestion as to where I might find one, such as places that deal with used computers or resales message boards. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Al Arca SnuffysPaw@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 13:17:36 -0400 From: Antaeus Feldspar Subject: Using Japanese Mac software on non-JP Macs? A friend of mine is helping out with a new project, and has run into a question for which he turned for help to me. Since it's a new one on me, I'm asking the Mac gurus here... >Hello A.F. >I have an out-of-left-field type question I was wondering if you could answer. >It's about Macintosh. >The Q is: To run a Japanese Mac game on an English Mac machine (or any othe >r non-Japanese language MacOS machine for that matter) is there anything spe >cial that needs to be done? >Stick something in the Extensions folder, maybe? What to do about the fonts? I'll forward any responses I get to my friend. -jc * -jc IS *NOW* feldspar@cryogen.com * Home page: http://members.tripod.com/~afeldspar/index.html * The home of >>Failed Pilots Playhouse<< * "Better you hold me close than understand..." Thomas Dolby ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 09:06:31 +0100 From: Trevor Harris Subject: Virus protection software Fellow INFO-MACers I need to install some commercial virus protection software on the various Macs under my control, ranging from Powerbook 145s to 604 desktops (no G3s yet I'm afraid). What product would be suitable. I like the look of SAM (now NAM?), and have a bad experience with McAfee VirusScan. Any help gratefully received. Trevor ------------------------------ Date: 15 Jun 1998 10:35:10 GMT From: derrick@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Derrick Bass) Subject: Where is dropg++ ? Does anyone know whatever became of a program called dropg++ ? Long ago, I downloaded it and now I would like to see if there's a newer version. But it has no author or web site in the documentation and it seems to have disappeared from all the usual Macintosh archives. Can anyone point me to it again? Derrick Bass -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************