Date: Fri, 17 Jan 97 06:42:20 PST From: The Info-Mac Moderators Reply-To: Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #15 To: info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Fri, 17 Jan 97 Volume 15 : Issue 15 Today's Topics: [*] AlphaBet Game Show [*] C.S.M.P. Digest Vol 4 No 032 [*] Checkers' Birthday Party [*] Checkers' Hide 'n Seek [*] Checkers' Playroom [*] Checkers' Treasure Hunt [*] GeoGenius USA [*] GeoGenius World [*] Jons Commands 1.8.1 [*] Kaleidoscope Themes [*] Little Red Wagon [*] Macpql [*] md2sub1.3cw4.sit.hqx [*] Memory Game Show [*] Microsoft Borg [*] MooVer 1.41 [*] MultiTimer 2.1.1 [*] Music Notation (ClarisWorks tools) [*] My Mac #21, January 1996 [*] NihonGO_200.sit.hqx (Language Conversion) [/font or /text] [*] nihongo_deluxe_2.sit.hqx Lang. Conversion & Fonts /font or/text [*] Persian Webfont -> Nisus Macro [*] Play it Cool 1.61 [*] Programme ElemFin 68k 1.0.0 [*] Railroad Heralds 1.0 [*] Scrollites Dragon for Kaleidoscope [*] Smart Scroll 2.01 Espanol [*] Smart Scroll 2.01 Francais [*] Smart Scroll 2.02 [*] Solaris 2.0 [*] Star Gate 1.0.5 [*] Wilbur Worm *blush* I can't find the reset-button... 6100 Problem [A] Can't shutdown my Mac! Is it alive?? [A or more Q?] Can't shutdown my Mac! Is it alive?? [Q] Can I upgrade the CPU in a powerbook 140? [Q] Folder Compare Utility? [Q] Locked Hard Drive? A: Not enough Memory CD-ROM Problems Claris translator for Word 6? Desktop printing 2.0 MacOS Functions (?) My mac is alive too (cant power it off) ! Need advice on CPUs Needed: Intelligent e-mail storage/sorting OT for the rest of the World! (Q) problems with netscape Quadra/Performa 630 PPC Upgrade Card? Solution to Our Performa Difficulty Trying to create a two-byte Japanese kana font Zaurus/Mac Connectivity The Info-Mac Network operates by the volunteer efforts of: Gordon Watts, Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Mike O'Bryan The Info-Mac Archive is available at 50 public and private sites around the world. For the site list, request it by mail (address below), or try: Also accessible by ftp. Help files and indexes are also in info-mac/help/. Administrative queries & info: Articles for digest publication: Files for inclusion: To submit a file greater than 800K, or to avoid submitting by (and segmenting for) email, send email describing the file to and upload it to: -- username/password macgifts/macgifts at info-mac.org As with emailed submissions, non-text files must be binhexed. See our new WWW site: , where you can find all of this info and more! The Info-Mac digest is sponsored in part by StarNine Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Quarterdeck corporation. StarNine develops Internet server software for the Macintosh, including World Wide Web and e-mail publishing systems. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V15 #15" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:26:01 -0600 From: LTLFingers@aol.com Subject: [*] AlphaBet Game Show AlphaBet Game Show Shareware: $12 Author: LittleFingers Software System requirements: Any Mac running system 7+, 4 MB RAM, minimum 14" color monitor In AlphaBET Game Show, players compete by betting points and guessing the letters to the hidden word - complete with theater and audience! A special "Teacher Feature" allows for custom game creation using the words of your choice. This application program is recommended for ages 10 and up. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/alphabet-game-show.hqx; 664K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:17:35 -0800 From: owner-csmp@ee.mcgill.ca Subject: [*] C.S.M.P. Digest Vol 4 No 032 C.S.M.P. Digest Wed, 08 Jan 97 Volume 4 : Issue 32 Today's Topics: 68k asm compiler? Anyone have C++ wrappers for SpriteWorld? How to install a shutdown routine? MacTCP vs OpenTransport Monospaced Fonts NeXT etc: How will programming the Mac change? Need help with Instruction Scheduling & Cache Tuning (Shuffling) OpenDoc != Web Q: How to hide the menu bar Quiting the Finder Simple sound works PPC - kills 68030 Unix centrism Use Resource Fork as a Database? Welcome to the New World Order [Q] How does Finder launch choose between apps with same signature? [Q] dialog box default button [Q]PPC Color Picker [info requested] MOD drivers on PPC? creating an alias snd input sources dialog box? The Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Digest is moderated by Mark Aiken (marka@ee.mcgill.ca). [Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-digest-vol-4-no-032.hqx; 58K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:26:02 -0600 From: LTLFingers@aol.com Subject: [*] Checkers' Birthday Party Checkers' Birthday Party Shareware: $10 Author: LittleFingers Software System requirements: Any Mac running system 7+, 4 MB RAM, minimum 14" color monitor Checkers the Bear is having a birthday party - and your child is invited! Help Checkers blow up balloons, play Pin the Tail on the Donkey, add candles to his birthday cake, open presents, and much more! This is an interactive educational application program with full color graphics, animation and sound. Children familiar with other Checkers the Bear shareware programs will surely love Checkers' Birthday Party. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/checkers-birthday-party.hqx; 723K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:26:03 -0600 From: LTLFingers@aol.com Subject: [*] Checkers' Hide 'n Seek Checkers' Hide 'n Seek Shareware: $15 Author: LittleFingers Software System requirements: Any Mac running system 7+, 4 MB RAM, minimum 14" color monitor Another addition to the Checkers the Bear series, Checkers Hide 'n Seek was created for children ages 2 to 8. Checkers is hiding somewhere in his house. Move from room to room while searching for Checkers by clicking on objects. Each time the game is played Checkers will find a new and different hiding place! Color graphics and animations, and hours of fun for little fingers! [Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/checkers-hide-n-seek.hqx; 743K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:26:04 -0600 From: LTLFingers@aol.com Subject: [*] Checkers' Playroom Checkers' Playroom Shareware: $17 Author: LittleFingers Software System requirements: Any Mac running system 7+, 8 MB RAM, minimum 14" color monitor Checkers the bear is back and he's brought along his sister, Chelsea, to share some of his favorite toys with your child in Checkers' Playroom. This full-color interactive program offers a series of games that cover patterning, sorting, colors, shapes, counting with numbers 1 to 10, creative play and more! Recommended for ages 2 to 6. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/checkers-playroom.hqx; 1083K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:26:05 -0600 From: LTLFingers@aol.com Subject: [*] Checkers' Treasure Hunt Checkers' Treasure Hunt Shareware: $12 Author: LittleFingers Software System requirements: Any Mac running system 7+, 4 MB RAM, minimum 14" color monitor Another addition to the Checkers the Bear series, Checkers Treasure Hunt is the perfect first computer game for preschoolers. Help Checkers get home by clicking on specified colors on the treasure path - and see what kind of treasure you can find! Each time the game is played, a different set of treasure magically appears when the child clicks on each mystery square. Checkers gives your child words of encouragement as they help him find his way home. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/checkers-treasure-hunt.hqx; 745K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:26:09 -0600 From: LTLFingers@aol.com Subject: [*] GeoGenius USA GeoGenius USA Shareware: $15 Author: LittleFingers Software System requirements: Any Mac running system 7+, 4 MB RAM, minimum 14" color monitor GeoGenius USA is an educational program covering all 50 of the United States. There are five sections to this program: 1. States - the user is asked to locate each of the 50 states on the map provided. 2. Capitals - match the capital name with its state on the map. 3. Regions - determine which of the seven regions each state is located in. 4. Time Zones - If it's 6:00 in Hawaii, what time is it in Ohio? Test your time zone knowledge. 5. Fast Facts - click on any of the states to view some fast facts about that state including state bird, flower, tree, song, nickname, motto and some interesting facts about each state and its history. Each time a section is played the order is changed, making this colorful interactive learning program fun for all ages! [Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/geo-genius-usa.hqx; 594K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:26:10 -0600 From: LTLFingers@aol.com Subject: [*] GeoGenius World GeoGenius World Shareware: $16 Author: LittleFingers Software System requirements: Any Mac running system 7+, 4 MB RAM, minimum 14" color monitor Do you know where Tajikistan is located? Test your knowledge of world geography with GeoGenius World! The main screen shows you a map of the world broken down into 10 regions by color: South America Central America United States of America Canada and Greenland Europe Middle East Africa Northern Asia Southern Asia Oceania By clicking on a region, you will see the countries of that region up close. Click on the "Quiz Me" button, and see how many of that region's countries you can locate! The United States region tests your knowledge of the 50 states, and the Canada/Greenland region deals with provinces. Full-screen color maps are easy to read and include the new countries formerly known as the USSR. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/geo-genius-world.hqx; 629K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:26:14 -0600 From: (Jon Pugh) jonpugh@frostbitefalls.com Subject: [*] Jons Commands 1.8.1 Here is a new version of Jon's Commands. This brings me to 1.8.1 with a number of bug fixes. Jon's Commands is an AppleScript scripting addition which adds a number of commands to the AppleScript language. Complete documentation is included in the package, along with an Apple Guide which works in your script editor. To be precise, here are the bugs I fixed in this version: Made "machine environment" recognize PowerBook keyboards and 603e, 603ev and 604e processors. Fixed missing watch cursor from animated cursor in "set cursor to" command. Changed a bunch of the ids for resources just in case since they might conflict with application resources when embedding osaxen. Now they're all in wackier ranges. This could affect scripts! This could affect the "set cursor to" command in your scripts iff you refer to cursor lists by number instead of by name. Made "play sound" recognize alias files. Shortened the copyFile temp file name so that it couldn't get too long & recompiled with MoreFiles 1.4.3. Jon's Commands and the rest of my software is also available on my web page: http://www.infoworkshop.com/~jonpugh/ Have fun! Jon [Archived as /info-mac/dev/osa/jons-commands-181-osax.hqx; 156K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:25:55 -0600 From: (Joshua) joshuab@ksu.edu Subject: [*] Kaleidoscope Themes Attached you will find some color schemes that I created for Kaleidoscope. Included is a red/blue theme called K-Who?, after Kansas University (I attend their rival college K-State). Merry Christmas which is a red/green theme, and The Envious Blues, which is the Danube theme, but with green highlights instead of that aweful goldenrod/yellow color. I would like these posted if possible. Thanks for your time. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/joshuas-kaleidoscope-themes.hqx; 63K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:26:11 -0600 From: LTLFingers@aol.com Subject: [*] Little Red Wagon Little Red Wagon Shareware: $16 Author: LittleFingers Software System requirements: Any Mac running system 7+, 4 MB RAM, minimum 14" color monitor Little Red Wagon is a preschool application program with six educational games and a "redemption center". These games cover upper/lower case letters, counting with numbers 1 to 10, shapes, colors and patterns, memory skills and mouse manipulation skills. While playing these games your child will accumulate tickets. At the end of the playing session the child can go to the "redemption center" and purchase goodies with their tickets, thus rewarding their efforts. Full-screen color graphics, sound effects and lots of fun for children ages 2 to 6! [Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/little-red-wagon.hqx; 810K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:17:52 -0800 From: Dietmar.Grabowski@hamburg.netsurf.de (Dietmar Grabowski) Subject: [*] Macpql Macpql is a is a subset of the sql-syntax for database-manipulation. Macpql is a port of the pql-package written by Bjoern Lemke to the macintosh. I think Macpql is cool for learning sql. I have tested Macpql with 60.000 database-entrys. Power-PC only, Source-Code available on request. Sample Statements: select * from employee; select * from department; select * from works_in; select ename from employee order by ename asc; select * from employee order by salary asc; select * from employee, works_in where employee.enr = works_in.enr order by ename asc; invoke employee; Have fun Dietmar Grabowski dietmar.grabowski@hamburg.netsurf.de [Archived as /info-mac/data/mac-pql.hqx; 184K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:17:50 -0800 From: woodsl@thnet.com (Steve Wood) Subject: [*] md2sub1.3cw4.sit.hqx The file md2sub1.3cw4.sit.hqx is for ClarisWorks 4 only. MATH DITTOS 2: Fact Controlled SUBTRACTION for Special Learners is a group o= f ClarisWorks documents designed to allow students to compute while learning t= heir facts. The fact bars, strips, etc. included on each page include all and only the facts used on the page. The worksheets are designed to be as uncluttered as possible, with large numbers and very few problems on each page. All facts presented in a factstrip or factbar are tested at least once on the page. Emphasis is usually given to the newest facts. No other facts should be on t= he page The "zero minus zero" fact is assumed, and if necessary, should be directly taught. MD2:FCSfSpL is unique in that it is published as a series of computer docume= nts, and in that it supplies comprehensive fact support. This feature allows students who have not, or can not, master their facts to continue learning the= process of subtraction. NEW in version 1.3: * There are now separate versions for the ClarisWorks 2.1/3.0 file format and the newer ClarisWorks 4.0 format. This solves some problems with graphics and columns that the Claris file converters (excellent tools, by the way) couldn't quite handle. * Only basic Macintosh TrueType fonts are used--Times, Geneva, and Helvetica= . * Fact support now on ALL pages. Word Problem page facts correspond to their worksheet counterpart. * New, more attractive and less distracting header graphics. * Flashcards that complement the program are included in the registered versions only. * A few technical corrections have been made, including correcting a few inaccuracies in the answer sheets (ouch-hate that), rephrasing of some word problems, and better grouping on problems. MATH DITTOS 2: Fact Controlled SUBTRACTION for Special Learners is protected by U.S. Copyright registration, =A91995 Steven L. Wood. The "distribution version" may be freely copied and distributed in its original form with all accompanying documentation. Registered users are granted the right to modify these materials for their own use only. Registered users may also generate paper copies for their own individual classroom use. Distribution to a whole staff, school, or system is prohibited. Volume discounts and site licenses are available. This distribution version may be reposted only in its entirity. swood@kagi.com http:members.aol.com/SWood91617/welcome.html 12/30/96 [Archived as /info-mac/edu/md-2-subtraction-cw4.hqx; 758K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:26:12 -0600 From: LTLFingers@aol.com Subject: [*] Memory Game Show Memory Game Show Shareware: $8 Author: LittleFingers Software System requirements: Any Mac running system 7+, 4 MB RAM, minimum 14" color monitor Play Memory Game Show to test your memory skills and win prizes, complete with theater and audience. You have the option of creating the prizes of your dreams or using the "default" prizes installed. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/memory-game-show.hqx; 843K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:17:49 -0800 From: spicerj@mail.IslandNet.com (John Spicer) Subject: [*] Microsoft Borg Just a fun little freebee which points out the peril of the evil empire.... [Archived as /info-mac/game/microsoft-borg.hqx; 295K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:17:46 -0800 From: esp@gryphonsw.com (Eduard Schwan) Subject: [*] MooVer 1.41 esp Software has just announced the release of version 1.41 of their Macintosh QuickTime movie-building utility software, MooVer. MooVer is a shareware Macintosh utility that creates a QuickTime movie from a sequence of Pict files, PICS animation files, and System 7 sound files dropped onto it. It is perfect for creating computer animations, slide shows, or batch-converting images or sounds into QuickTime movie format. MooVer works on any 68020 or better Macintosh, is accelerated for the Power Macintosh, and requires at least MacOS 7.1 and QuickTime 1.6 or newer. esp Software's web page is at , and e-mail address is . This may be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM, and copied to other internet servers. -esp Software [Archived as /info-mac/gst/mov/moover-141.hqx; 615K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:17:55 -0800 From: KarlBunker@aol.com Subject: [*] MultiTimer 2.1.1 MultiTimer is a utility for keeping track of the time you spend on any projects, tasks, jobs or pastimes you perform with your Mac. It will be of particular interest to those who do freelance work for an hourly rate, but will also be useful for such things as tracking the time you spend on a commercial online service, or any number of other things. The emphasis in MultiTimer is on ease of use. Each project (or whatever) you want to keep track of is represented by a "module" in MultiTimer. Setting up a new module requires simply making one menu selection and typing a name for the module. Tracking the accumulated time spent on a project is accomplished by clicking a start/stop timer button. A pop-up menu shows you a module's total time for a session, day, week, month, year or a grand total. MultiTimer can optionally keep a "Log file" with a permanent record of all sessions that you time. Data from Log files can be viewed in a variety of formats, and can be pasted into other applications such as spreadsheets or databases. A number of other features are available, but everything is designed to be easy and intuitive. With MultiTimer you have all the features you need in a time-tracking utility, coupled with unparalleled ease of use. Full instructions are available within the program. This is version 2.1.1 of MultiTimer. This version includes some small fixes and enhancements over 2.1 and institutes the use of the Kagi shareware payment system. Version 2.1 introduced a very cool "floating window" optional feature, and fixed a bug that caused crashes on Macs whose monitors were set to 16 grays or 16 colors. Critical Acclaim: "MultiTimer is an ideal program for people who need to keep track of how much time they spend on projects that are billed. ...very easy to understand. Four 'Mice'"! -------- Dan Miller in the MacUser Software Central Web Site. Requires System 7.0 or later; 7.1 or later recommended. Shareware; $15.00 [Archived as /info-mac/app/multi-timer-211.hqx; 282K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:17:44 -0800 From: JTummins@dvnexus.net (JTummins) Subject: [*] Music Notation (ClarisWorks tools) Music Notation is a set of ClarisWorks libraries and stationery for writing music. The libraries contain basic notes, rests, clefs, etc. Some musical symbols and notation require the use of the drawing tools provided by ClarisWorks. Instructions for installation and use are included in the package. Software required: ClarisWorks 4.0 or higher [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/music-notation-cw4.hqx; 33K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:17:33 -0800 From: tim@mymacpro.com (Tim Robertson) Subject: [*] My Mac #21, January 1996 My Mac Magazine is a free monthly electronic magazine dedicated to bringing you quality reading entertainment. We do not "talk down" or "Talk Over" your head. The writers are Mac users just like you! In this issue: What is going on with NeXT and Apple? Grant Cassiday has a special "Bits & Pieces" this month focusing on just that. A must read for those interested in the future of the Macintosh. The Macintosh Think Tank recently completed its first symposium, which was held in Kent, Washington. The topic of discussion was, "What to expect from the Macintosh Operating System in the year 2007." For full coverage, read this months Miner Thoughts! THREE interviews this month! First, we have Jason Rainbows, Icon and graphics master. We also have Kevin Avila and Ben Martz, two people looking to bring two new free Operating Systems to the Macintosh platform, PowerOS and OpenOS. WebTV by Brian Harniman looks at, you guessed it, WebTV! Tech Tips by Jeramey Valley helps you in your day to day Mac needs, while Barbara Bell Velazquez's "The Starting Line" is designed to help new Mac users get the most from their computer. Want more? Great! We also have Wall Writings, The Game Guys, Speech!, and more! And if all that were not enough, be sure to check out our reviews! This month: NASCAR Racing! World Wide Web Weaver 2.0 Eject Disk 2.10 Shutdown Delay 2.4 Disk Charmer 3.0.6 And of course, the editor and publisher talks about everything in between. This issue sports a GREAT cover that should be a tee-shirt from Mike Gorman. Download today! Be sure to visit My Mac on the Internet! My Mac Magazine http://www.mymac.com [Archived as /info-mac/per/my-mac-021-97-01.hqx; 912K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:17:18 -0800 From: hwood@iinet.net.au (James Devenish) Subject: [*] NihonGO_200.sit.hqx (Language Conversion) [/font or /text] NihonGO! v2.0 for Macintosh. This freeware program performs simple character translation which will transform plain romaji files into ones containing hiragana, katakana and/or romaji. Hiragana and katakana are Japanese writing systems. If you do not know about these Japanese scripts, NihonGO! is probably not of much use to you. If you do know about such things then NihonGO! simplifies the process of getting Japanese onto your computer under non-Japanese systems. NihonGO! comes with full documentation. NihonGO! v2.0 (C) 1997 by James Devenish [Archived as /info-mac/text/nihon-go-20.hqx; 252K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:17:24 -0800 From: hwood@iinet.net.au (James Devenish) Subject: [*] nihongo_deluxe_2.sit.hqx Lang. Conversion & Fonts /font or/text NihonGO! v2.0 Deluxe for Macintosh. Includes Japanese Font Pack v1.3! NihonGO! performs simple character translation which will transform plain romaji files into ones containing hiragana, katakana and/or romaji. It requires the shareware JFP 1.3 by Mike McGee (included in this archive!). Hiragana and katakana are Japanese script systems. If you do not know about these Japanese scripts, NihonGO! is probably not of much use to you. If you do know about such things then NihonGO! simplifies the process of getting Japanese onto your computer under non-Japanese systems. NihonGO! and JFP come with full documentation. NihonGO! v2.0 Japanese Font Package v1.3 (C) 1997 by James Devenish (C) 1997 by Mike McGee [Archived as /info-mac/text/nihon-go-deluxe-20.hqx; 1092K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:17:25 -0800 From: gmaschke@ucla.edu (George Maschke) Subject: [*] Persian Webfont -> Nisus Macro Persian Webfont to Nisus Writer Macro For Nisus Writer 5.0 Version 1.0 4 November 1996 Introduction The Iranian daily newspaper Hamshahri is made available on the World Wide Web by Neda Rayaneh at: http://www.neda.net/hamshahri. The newspaper is set in a freeware custom TrueType font called "Persian". This Nisus Writer macro converts Persian text laid out in this font to the standard format used by Nisus Writer and other Persian-capable Macintosh applications. This macro will also convert Persian web files in the shareware "NetNative" webfont, which has the same character mapping as the "Persian" font distributed by Hamshahri. For more information about this font, go to: http://www.payvand.com/persian/ Known Problems Roman text mixed with the Persian text will appear to be reversed. You can resolve this by selecting the Roman text and applying the Reverse format to it. Converted text will have a hard return at the end of each line. If you want to remove these line breaks, select a block text from which you wish to remove them and run the Form Paragraph macro that comes with Nisus Writer. The "narrow space" is not used. Regular spaces are used throughout. Additional Notes For links to my other Nisus Writer macros, visit my World Wide Web home page: http://users.aol.com/wtlefercus This macro is free, and may be freely distributed, but not sold for profit. Persian Webfont -> Nisus Macro and documentation (C) 1996, 1997 by George Maschke. All rights reserved. Your comments are welcome! Send e-mail to . [Archived as /info-mac/text/persian-webfont-to-nisus.hqx; 19K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:17:47 -0800 From: rwc@kagi.com (Russell Clarke) Subject: [*] Play it Cool 1.61 Play it Cool 1.61 Shareware $US 15 Play it Cool is a QuickTime movie player and simple editor. It is accelerated for Power Mac, plays movies very smoothly and contains many features not available in other movie players. NEW IN THIS VERSION: - Mainly bug fixes, including a bug occuring when movie windows were resized to zero height and another with the "Credits" dialog. FEATURES: - load movie into RAM and set monitor to best depth for smoother playback - stage mode which hides the background and plays movies at optimum speed - useful information displayed about movies - real-time display of SMPTE time code, frame number and frames per second - ability to compress movies and pictures - cut, copy, paste and the ability to add sound to movies - creates self-playing Movie-Applications - make movies playable on non-Macintosh computers - movies can be played up to five times faster than normal, forwards or in reverse - printing - preferences - balloon help REQUIRMENTS: - 68020 or better - hard disk - 1 MB available RAM - System 7.0 or later - QuickTime 1.6 or later [Archived as /info-mac/gst/mov/play-it-cool-161.hqx; 393K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:17:32 -0800 From: yc16@calva.net (Yannick Callaud) Subject: [*] Programme ElemFin 68k 1.0.0 Programme de calcul bas=E9 sur le principe des =E9l=E9ments finis. Il s'agit d'un programme de calcul bas=E9 sur le principe des =E9l=E9ments finis. Il permet de r=E9soudre des probl=E8mes plans avec des =E9l=E9ments : barres, poutres et triangulaires. Ainsi que des probl=E8mes spaciaux avec des =E9l=E9ments : barres et poutres. Enfin, Elements Finis permet le calcul des : d=E9placements de chaque noeuds, r=E9actions aux appuis et contraintes dans chaque =E9l=E9ment. Version 68k. Merci. --=3D=3D Yannick =3D=3D-- [Archived as /info-mac/sci/elem-fin-100-fr.hqx; 343K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:26:00 -0600 From: (K Gnome) k_gnome@pipeline.com Subject: [*] Railroad Heralds 1.0 I have made a set of fifty railroad heralds, as slightly 3-D Mac icons. They are Shareware, a $10.00 donation to the C&O historical Society. Enjoy! K Gnome. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/railroad-heralds.hqx; 82K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:17:40 -0800 From: bluskyguy@earthlink.net (Layne Karkruff) Subject: [*] Scrollites Dragon for Kaleidoscope Scrollites Dragon is a unique color scheme document for Kaleidoscope. Scrollites replaces your window arrow scrollers with multicolored gemstone-like "glassies" that light up when clicked on. No specific requirements are needed other than the ones the Kaleidoscope control panel requires. Just drop the Scrollites document into your "Color Schemes" folder and turn on the lights! Scrollites "Dragon" is a warm vibrant color scheme with a touch of the far east. Included are 20 matching desktop icons and 4 desktop patterns. Shareware, $5. Drop by my web site for more Scrollites and icons. This is a collaboration between myself and Richard Bensam. (http://home.earthlink.net/~rabensam) Checked with Disinfectant 3.6. -- Layne Karkruff Blue Sky Heart Graphics http://home.earthlink.net/~bluskyguy/ [Archived as /info-mac/gui/kalscp-scrollites-dragon.hqx; 151K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:25:59 -0600 From: (Marc Moini) Marc@Kagi.com Subject: [*] Smart Scroll 2.01 Espanol Smart Scroll 2.01, 26nov96 Smart Scroll amejora las barras de desplazamiento est=E1ndardes del Macintos= h a=F1adiendo cuadros de desplazamiento proporcionales y desplazamiento activo= . Los cuadros de desplazamiento proporcionales muestran la proporc=EDon de un documento visualizado en una ventana. Si una ventana muestra la mitad del documento, el cuadro ocupara la mitad del tama=F1o de la barra. Esto le permite, a Usted, de obtener rapidamente una idea del tama=F1o del documento= , sin tener que desplazarlo para ver. El Desplazamiento Activo desplaza el contenido de la ventana al mismo tiempo que Usted desplaza el cuadro de desplazamiento. Cuando suelta el cuadro, ve la parte de la ventana que le interesa : =A1 ya no tiene que adivinar en que parte aterrizar=E1 ! http://www.kagi.com/authors/marc/ email Marc@Kagi.com Shareware $12. System 7.x, Color QuickDraw. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/smart-scroll-201-sp.hqx; 155K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:25:58 -0600 From: (Marc Moini) Marc@Kagi.com Subject: [*] Smart Scroll 2.01 Francais Smart Scroll 2.01, 26nov96 Smart Scroll am=E9liore les barres de d=E9filement standard en rendant les indicateurs proportionnels et en ajoutant le d=E9filement dynamique. Les Indicateurs Proportionnels indiquent quelle proportion d'un document est visible dans une fen=EAtre. Si la moiti=E9 d' un document est affich=E9e= , l'indicateur le refl=E8te en occupant la moiti=E9 de la taille de la barre d= e d=E9filement. Ceci permet d'estimer la taille du document sans avoir =E0 le faire d=E9filer! Le D=E9filement Dynamique fait d=E9filer le contenu de la fen=EAtre pendant = que vous bougez l'indicateur. Il suffit de le rel=E2cher quand vous voyez la partie du document que vous cherchez: plus besoin de deviner =E0 quel endroi= t rel=E2cher l'indicateur! http://www.kagi.com/authors/marc/ email Marc@Kagi.com Shareware $12. System 7.x, Color QuickDraw. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/smart-scroll-201-fr.hqx; 155K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:17:42 -0800 From: Marc@Kagi.com Subject: [*] Smart Scroll 2.02 Smart Scroll: Proportional Tabs and Active Scrolling 2.02, 1jan97 Smart Scroll enhances regular scroll bars so they show HOW MUCH of a document is displayed in a window. The thumb indicator in scroll bars becomes PROPORTIONAL: If a window is displaying half of a document, the indicator will be half the scrollbar size. This lets you know at a glance how much of the document is left outside the window, without having to scroll! Smart Scroll also adds ACTIVE SCROLLING which scrolls the contents of the window while you drag the scroll tab. Just release the tab when you see the part of the document you want: no more guessing where you'll end up! v2.02 adds compatibility with Kaleidoscope 1.01. http://www.kagi.com/authors/marc/ email Marc@Kagi.com Shareware $12. Requires System 7 or later, Color QuickDraw. May be included on the InfoMac CD-ROM. Thanks! [Archived as /info-mac/gui/smart-scroll-202.hqx; 158K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:17:41 -0800 From: hills@maui.net (Quentin Hill) Subject: [*] Solaris 2.0 Hello. This is the new version of Solaris. It's look has improved greatly. It is now completely black and yellow. There are two versions, one with System Icon replacements, and one with out, and enhancers for different non-Kaleidoscope-replaceable things, such as cursor and disk icon replacers. You can get Kaleidoscope at . It is also available in this archive in /gui Quentin Hill hills@maui.net http://www.maui.net/~hills/creations/ [Archived as /info-mac/gui/kalscp-solaris-20.hqx; 51K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:26:15 -0600 From: (Kevin Raner) kdraner@krs.com.au Subject: [*] Star Gate 1.0.5 Here is the latest version of Star Gate, which corrects a few minor bugs. Star Gate is a utility that allows easy transfer of files between Mac and PC, or PC and PC, via a serial link. If you need to transfer files between computers and don't want to bear the expense of network cards, transceivers and commercial network software then you need Star Gate. Star Gate is easy to configure and requires only a cheap null-modem cable. It can transfer whole directory trees and reconstruct the tree on the receiving computer. It also performs text translation so the line endings of text files are always correct for the receiving computer. The interface is simple and convenient. To send a file to another computer simply drag it to the outgoing directory and it will automatically appear in the incoming folder of the other computer. Forget about protocols, packets, CRCs etc. just drag your files! The software is shareware. Kevin Raner Software 77 Therese Ave Mt Waverley 3149 Australia kdraner@krs.com.au --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Raner Software 77 Therese Ave Ph: +61-3-9543-5289 Mt Waverley Vic 3149 Internet: kdraner@krs.com.au Australia --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Archived as /info-mac/comm/star-gate-105.hqx; 234K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:26:13 -0600 From: LTLFingers@aol.com Subject: [*] Wilbur Worm Wilbur Worm Shareware: $10 Author: LittleFingers Software System requirements: Any Mac running system 7+, 4 MB RAM, minimum 14" color monitor Can you help Wilbur Worm find the apple orchard? Learn counting skills and upper/lower case letters along the way. This animated, adorable little worm is sure to delight young children ages 2 to 5! [Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/wilbur-worm.hqx; 735K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 21:46:28 +0100 (MET) From: intertec@mbox300.swipnet.se (Michael =?iso-8859-1?Q?Brostr=F6m?= ) Subject: *blush* I can't find the reset-button... This is just as silly as it sounds... I've got a Performa 6400 and I can't seem to find the reset-button... When it hangs I've no other way to fix it than to pull the power cord and that seems a little dangerous... Any hints? TIA! Michael Brostrom, Sr Editor _____ TEKNO +46-35-15 74 85 "A bad day at the golf course is +46-35-10 52 85 (fax) better than a good day at work!" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Aug 1956 22:49:59 +0000 From: camacho@shikoku.or.jp (Karurosu Kamacho) Subject: 6100 Problem I have a problem. Can anyone help? I have a Power Mac 6100/60. The clock doesn't retain the date. It goes back to 1956 and the wrong time after re-booting/starting up. The machine also says that I must set the clock/time upon booting up. Its my battery isn't it? The computer is 3 years old. I also have another problem that I think began at the same time as the above problem. I turn on the computer and hear the chime. But the screen stays black. I turn off the computer and turn it back on, and it boots and works fine. I tried zapping the PRAM and using Norton U. Please respond directly to me. Carlos camacho@shikoku.or.jp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 15:04:58 +0100 From: M.W.Kooistra@stm.tudelft.nl (Marten Kooistra) Subject: [A] Can't shutdown my Mac! Is it alive?? In info-mac #13 Josmar Arruda wrote: > But since last week, my Mac IIci seems to want get to life: about three > seconds after I shutdown it, it turns on again! The only way to keep it > turned off is pulling off the powercord from the power supply. Hi Josmar, There's a few things that could be wrong bit first some (unsolicited) information: although your IIci (and mine! ;-) does have software-controlled power it lacks a bit of hardware called 'Egret' (don't ask me why) which enables new Macs to turn themselves On as well as Off (as set with the "Auto power on/off" or "Energy Saver" control panels). That's why these two control panels don't get installed, and that's why they don't work. So that's not the problem. The simplest solution is that it could be the power switch. Mind you, I said switch, so that's not the power key on your keyboard. Look at the back of your IIci, you'll see a round switch with a slit in it, on the left below the power-connectors. This switch can be 'locked' (with a screwdriver; that's what the slit is for) by pressing and turning. That way the power switch is always 'on' and your mac will behave like you described. So check if that switch is locked in the 'on' position. If that's not the case it might be your keyboard, mouse or ADB cables that are making short circuit somewhere. Borrow a keyboard you can trust and see if the problem goes away. If it's neither the powerswitch nor anything on the ADB ports it must be (as far as I can tell) a hardware error on the inside of your Mac. But I doubt that. Good luck! -Marten- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 03:27:14 -0800 (PST) From: "Sarah S. Prince" Subject: [A or more Q?] Can't shutdown my Mac! Is it alive?? >But since last week, my Mac IIci seems to want get to life: about three >seconds after I shutdown it, it turns on again! The only way to keep it >turned off is pulling off the powercord from the power supply. This reminds me of a state my [System 7.1] IIci gets into, which I take to be a software problem: on the Shutdown command, the Finder restarts, but no shutdown actually occurs. Typically after an application has unexpectedly quit [Netscape Navigator 2.01] or perhaps after using other memory-hungy apps [QuarkXpress and Adobe Photoshop] ...if I continue working, ignoring the feeling I should Restart, or after a partial restart, a bomb is likely to occur. Now I restart twice, though I'm not sure it's ever cleared up that way, then power off by reaching around to the slotted button on the back [wishing I had a programmer's switch-- my next purchase will be new or reconditioned, and I expect all the pieces to be there!]. Neither Disk First Aid nor Norton Utilities 2.0 finds anything wrong. If the original poster actually achieves a shutdown, with the screen going dark for an observable number of seconds, I'm not talking about the same thing. *-*-*-* S. S. Prince also known as ssprince@world.std.com "Counting time is not so important as making time count." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 09:08:08 -0500 (EST) From: ar706@freenet.carleton.ca (Arend Librande) Subject: [Q] Can I upgrade the CPU in a powerbook 140? I am looking into buying a laptop, and found a dirt cheap deal on some powerbook 140's that a store here in town still has access to. They are brand new. The thing is, an 030 chip is a bit on the sluggish side for me (I use an LC575). I was wondering if anyone could tell me if I can get an upgrade card for the powerbook 140 with an 040 chip on it. Thanks for the time. --- Arend Librande National Capital Freenet ar706@Freenet.Carleton.ca ------------------------------ Date: 16 Jan 1997 04:52:20 GMT From: shook@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu (Kent G Shook) Subject: [Q] Folder Compare Utility? Hi, I'm looking for some piece of software to look at four different folders (and all corresponding subfolders) and give me a set of lists: First of all, a list of things that are in all of the folders, and also lists of things that are in each individual folder that are unique. Basically, I'm trying to come up with 4 different System folders for 4 different Mac configurations in a lab setting, and I'm trying to make sure that all of the third-party extensions are identical for the most part between the folders. Thanks, *** Kent Shook * shook@csd.uwm.edu * http://www.uwm.edu/~shook/*** *** UW-Milwaukee Information & Media Technologies * LAN Services *** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 17:21:28 -0500 From: dwest@tvdata.com (Douglas N. West) Subject: [Q] Locked Hard Drive? >One of our teachers somehow did something to the computer in his room so that >not only can he not boot from the hard drive anymore, but when you manage to >boot from either the CD-ROM or a Zip disk, the hard drive shows up as being >locked. > >Normally this wouldn't be a problem, I'd just copy everything to a Zip disk, >reformat the hard drive, and put everything back on. But he's got a quite a >bit of stuff in UnderCover fileboxes, which we can't get into unless we boot >>From the hard drive, and if I wipe the hard drive, all this stuff goes too. > >Anyone have a clue as to why this happens and how to unlock the drive? I had a very similar problem less than 2 weeks ago. I was playing around with "Dark Side of the Mac". This shareware must use a software lock on the HD when you enable the "Password on wake" option in this screen saver. My drive was so bad that it wouldn't even mount when booting off another drive. I got the drive to mount using Norton Disk Doctor (v. 3.2.1 of course). Now here's the trick: You need a HD big enough to hold all of the files on the locked drive. Then, after booting from a CD or Zip disk, drag the drive icon of the locked drive onto the drive icon of the spare drive. This will copy _everything_ on the internal, including invisible files, and the desktop folder (all files on the desktop). It worked for me. Good luck. Doug dwest@tvdata.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 08:38:30 -0800 From: Mike Knudsen Subject: A: Not enough Memory I saw this a lot when system 7.5 hit our campus. If you check how much memory your OS is using (go to "about this mac") and see that it is using a huge chunk of memory you may need to turn on 32 bit addressing (which is done in the memory control panel). Good luck. Mike >perhaps >you could help me with a system memory problem. Pretty often, while working >in the finder, I'll get a "Not enough memory" message, often just to open a >window. Even with 20MB built-in RAM, RamDoubler 2, and *no* other >applications open, I have gotten this message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 15:40:56 -0500 From: Chaz Larson Subject: CD-ROM Problems At 3:10 PM -0500 1/14/97, Steven Colucci, Ph.D. wrote: >My Performa 6205 CD does not >recognize audio CD's. It sounds to me like the Foreign File Access extensions that allow access to audio CDs is broken or missing. Check your Extensions folder; look for the following: Foreign File Access Audio CD If either or both of them are missing, your system will not recognize audio CDs. chazl 01.15.97 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 22:21:25 -0500 From: frankie bausch Subject: Claris translator for Word 6? Is there a Claris translator for Word 6 documents? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 07:07:56 -0500 (EST) From: NCICCHECK@aol.com Subject: Desktop printing 2.0 I just recently installed Desktop printing 2.0 and I am getting the dreaded "Error Message, Type 15" when I try to print. I don't have Now Startup Manager installed nor did I ever have it in demo form (this is the cause Apple cites for the error). When I try to access the Finder during printing I get repeated Type 15 errors. Printing stops unless I keep hitting the return key. After the printing finishes the computer usually returns to normal. A few of the utilities etc. I have are Stuffit 4.0, Norton Utilities, Conflict Catcher 2.0, and Quickeys 3.5 Demo. Anyone have a clue? TIA John McGibney ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 07:36:57 -0600 (CST) From: "Anthony F. Erwin" Subject: MacOS Functions (?) "Hi", from a new poster, :) I've recently purchased CodeWarrior Pro 10 (on the advice of a friend). I've been working with both C and C++ for some time on both Unix and Linux but have purchased a PowerMac 7100/80 with 40 Megs of RAM within the past year (again, on the advice of a friend) and have found out the hard way .. there just doesn't seem to be very good documentation in CodeWarrior. Is there anyone who knows of a package that is both clear and concise about specific Macintosh functions specifically for use with CodeWarrior (by Mac specific, I am refering to functions for color, fonts, GUI etc..) that will list the function and possibly help me out with the usage of the function as well as the reason why the function does what it does (eg: what a specific reference or pointer refers to, or exact prototype)? Most of the docs I've looked at seem targeted towards people who are new to programming altogether, and the docs that appear as if they are the ones that are supposed to help with MacOS specific functions do not appear to describe any of the functions in detail .. can anyone help me? NOTE: Please, if you have an answer - reply directly to me if you can because I am currently unable to recieve a very fast connection and find it painfull to check email with the frequency that many others seem to. Thanks in advance .. ================================================= -Anthony anthony@prairienet.org ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 01:01:57 +0000 From: didier georges Subject: My mac is alive too (cant power it off) ! >>since last week, my Mac IIci seems to want get to life: about three >>seconds after I shutdown it, it turns on again! The only way to keep it >>turned off is pulling off the powercord from the power supply. > The IIci has a power-on button on the back of the case...This button can be pushed in and >turned (so that is locks in), assuring that the machine will try to come to >life as long as there is power coming in the plug. For the last few days my PowerMac 8500 doesn't want to power it off too : it just goes on again after a few seconds : "The only way to keep it turned off is pulling off the powercord from the power supply" May that be linked to the recent upgrade from MacOS 7.5.3rev2 to 7.5.5 or is this some kind of bug depending on the date (a new year's virus ?) somebody posted a message relating the same problem on another mail-list (MACPCI). t even if the IIci problem may be solved bu the power-on button, there may be another reason (my power mac doesn't have any power-on locking button, doesn't it ?). If anyone know how to send that Mac to sleep ... TIA Didier GEORGES France dgeorges@teaser.fr ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 20:51:57 -0600 (CST) From: Tim Brogdon Subject: Need advice on CPUs I'm a college student in the market for a new computer. I get pretty decent academic discounts. Anyway, like everyone else, cost is nearly as much of a variable in this purchase as performance, nearly. My options are a PowerMac 5400/120MHz w/PowerPC CPU/ 16MB RAM, 1.6GB HD w/8xCD-ROM and built in Multiple Scan 15 dsiplay or a PowerMac 7200/120MHz w/16MB, 1.2GB HD, 8xCD-ROM, and L2 Cache with which I'll have to spend another $350 on a monitor. This is the big leap for me and I'm wondering what any of ya'll think about either of the 2 units? Thanks beaucoup in advance!! Tim Brogdon t-brogdon@memphis.edu (901) 678-2364 (901) 458-1839 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 15:04:02 -0400 From: Behme Subject: Needed: Intelligent e-mail storage/sorting Greetings! With my wife and I getting an average of 200 mails per week, of which many require several follow-ups, I am looking for an intelligent e-mail storage and retrieval system. We are using Netscape's mail system, because it's simple to use, but - as you all know - it does not allow folders within folders in the mailbox section, nor does it let us rename the subject headers, on which the internal sorting depends. Yes, I have looked at Eudora Lite, but haven't found a way to import my existing mail files, which are far too voluminous and important to discard. I have also tried ETD, which allows inputting into Filemaker, but then, of course, the links are dead, and moreover, it does not seem to allow for an incremental update, i.e. it reimports even those files, which are already in the database. Ideally, the utility would allow: 1) drag and drop from NS 2) renaming subject headers for better organization 3) folders within folders 4) some interactivity as far as *re:mail* is concerned, which, I guess, would go hand in hand with active URLs and addresses.. I have tried to locate such a utility in InfoMac, but haven't come across one that would do this. Does anyone know of such an animal? Now, if there IS a way to get my mail folders into Eudora, that would be a second choice. Your help would be most welcome! Eckhard Behme xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx COME VISIT NOVA SCOTIA: ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 17:37:08 +0000 From: tony@man.ac.uk (Antony D'Emanuele) Subject: OT for the rest of the World! (Q) Does anyone have an idea when OT 1.1.1 will be available for non-US locations, in particular the UK. It is becoming increasingly frustrating to see new software which stipulate OT 1.1.1 I run a web WebStar and ListStar and am desperate to move over to OT. Can UK users use the US version safely?? This issue of software being delayed for non-US versions of software is disconcerting. I have purchased several different Macs, including PowerBooks, and I was an early adopter of OT. It has been a nightmare in the last two years knowing that bugs in my software were responsible for regular crashes, and seeing US upgrades available, but having to wait months for UK versions. I have had particular problems with a PB5300c (disaster area) and 8500/120 (problems with severe crashes until OT 1.0.8 came out), need I say more....... Come on Apple, get moving, there is life outside of California....... Tony D'Emanuele Manchester, UK ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 97 0:34:40 CET From: Raffaele Comforti Subject: problems with netscape I am not able to work with Netscape. I have problems to conect myself with mclink because The PPP suddenly close the connection. Someone could help me? Thanks ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 17:13:50 -0500 From: dwest@tvdata.com (Douglas N. West) Subject: Quadra/Performa 630 PPC Upgrade Card? >Since I'm sort of waiting to see what kind of prices Apple will have on >the Halo systems, and I am getting itchy for PowerPC, I was thinking of >getting a Quadra/Performa 630 series PPC upgrade card. Only, it looks >like they aren't made anymore. I wouldn't mind (and maybe even prefer) >buying a used one. Anybody have any idea where I could find one? There's a company advertised in MacWorld called "Kiwi Computers" that will do a logic-board swap from a 630 to a 6300 for $499. This is the best solution I have found anywhere for the upgrade of a 630. Doug dwest@tvdata.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 97 22:52 WET From: cesar@lava.net (Ed Cesar) Subject: Solution to Our Performa Difficulty I promised to give you readers some feedback if and when our problem 6300 Performa that kept freezing and crashing was rectified. Fortunately, Kodak with whom Apple has a contract to repair Performas, told me I could mail the CPU in to them. I did and they replaced the main board. Everything works fine now and my wife is pleased. The reason for the long delay was that even though our name was on their list, Performas belonging to schools and businesses have priority over individuals. Thanks to all of you who responded to my plea and offered helpful suggestions. Ed Cesar ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 17:07:08 +0900 From: hart@valley.or.jp (M. Hart Larrabee IV) Subject: Trying to create a two-byte Japanese kana font I've been trying to use Fontographer to develop a variant of a Japanese kana font to be used in a Japanese system environment, but have been having trouble with the mapping. My original intent was to open an existing two-byte font, modify the character forms and save as my new font (avoiding the need for me to do any mapping at all). Unfortunately, I have nowhere near the memory required to open one of the complete kana-plus-kanji fonts (such as the Japanese Language Kit's Honmincho), and my attempts to assign the appropriate unicode (from Apple's mapping tables) to each character in a font built from scratch have resulted in fonts that produce nothing but little square boxes in place of the familiar kana I had hoped to see. Does anyone have a two-byte Japanese kana font that is kana only and works in a Japanese system environment like KanjiTalk or the JLK (and is therefore small enough for me to open and modify)? Or alternately, is anyone willing to walk me through the proper assignment of unicode to characters in a made-from-scratch font? The former would probably be easier on us both, but I'd be very appreciative of any assistance or advice. Responses to hart@valley.or.jp will be summarized for the list. Thanks for your help. Hart Larrabee ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 21:13:19 -0500 (EST) From: Scrivello@aol.com Subject: Zaurus/Mac Connectivity Some time ago I replaced my old YO-series Sharp Organizer with a Zaurus 5000 because the software which I had been using to backup and manipulate my Organizer data on my SE30 no longer worked properly on my new PowerWave 120 (or, so I was told, on ANY PCI power mac). The free backup software which came with purchase of the Zaurus does provide backup function, but doesn't allow any manipulation of the data on the desktop from the backup file. Rupp, the maker of virtually all the software and other accessories for the Zaurus series, has told me that they don't have anything which provides this flexibility for the Mac (although they have several programs like this for Windows, etc). Does anyone know of ANYTHING which will do this? From whatever source? Frankly, the lack of what seems to be a pretty basic support for the Mac by Sharp and Rupp is making me think that I should abandon the Zaurus entirely in favor of something like US Robotics Pilot, or the Psion. Replies can go either here or to . Thanks for any help you can provide. -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************