Date: Thu, 6 Feb 97 15:27:04 PST From: The Info-Mac Moderators Reply-To: Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #30 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 Thu, 6 Feb 97 Volume 15 : Issue 30 Today's Topics: [*] Abalone 1.5.0 [*] Billgateus of Borg [*] Cobwebber 1.0 [*] Computer Icons 2.5 [*] ConvertUnits Pro v1.5.6 measurement unit conversion for Mac [*] eudora-multi-account AppleScript Script v 1.0.1 [*] Geyser 1s21.hqx [*] Just a Reminder 1.1.2 [*] Kamprath's Text Utilities OSAX v1.0.0 [*] Keep Out! 1.1.1J - Japanese Version [*] LinPro_Mac_v1.hqx [*] MDJ Recap #2 (PDF/Acrobat) [*] MDJ Recap #2 (setext) [*] MicNotePad Lite 3.8.7 [*] MT2Trivial 2.1.1.sit.hqx [*] MultiTimer 2.1.2 [*] Orniwell 3.0.3 (Text Viewer) [*] Orniwell 3.0.3 PPC (Text Viewer) [*] Polish Lesson 10 - foreign language teaching [*] PR--Extension Overload 1.8 [*] Program Switcher v4.2.1 [*] QuizMaker 1.6 New Version [*] Shockchat - Multimedia Chat for the WWW [*] Software & Hardware Tracker 1.0.2 [*] sScan 1.01 (68K) [*] sScan 1.01 PPC [*] The VOK-Test Stack 1.52 [*] to-jpeg-10.hqx: easy, fast conversion [*] TurboFind 2.2 [*] Wizbang's_Wolf_Sounds.sea [*] WOLFENSTEIN LEVELS 16" monitor Acrobat Reader Problems [A?] AppleTalk & IPX over PPP CD player pauses often Dialer/Netscape/OT 1.1.2 Problems Need Mac/PC Buying Info New Mac purchase: should I consider PowerComputing? removing resource forks (2 msgs) The Info-Mac Network operates by the volunteer efforts of: Gordon Watts, Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Mike O'Bryan, Matt Bauer, Brian Wessels, Liam Breck 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 #30" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:09 -0700 From: ecotax@xs4all.nl Subject: [*] Abalone 1.5.0 Program description: This program allows you to play the game Abalone on your Mac. Abalone for the Macintosh supports two- and three-player games. You can play Abalone almost any way you can think of, for example: - solitaire against your Mac - a three-player network game - in 'demo' mode (Mac vs. Mac [vs. Mac]) - in 'Turing Test' mode: try to guess if the network player is a Mac. Requirements: Minimal: a Mac running System 7.x, 350k free RAM; Preferred: QuickTime and about 800k free RAM. (two of these Macs and some cabling for network play.) New for this version: - Choise of six cool new background pictures. - Added mouse position option. - Bug fix in AppleEvent handling. - Improved saved game file format, now supporting undo and storing all game-related settings. - Color icons. For those who don't know about Abalone: Abalone is a nice-looking board game for two (usually) or more players. The original game is played on a hexagonal board with marbles on it. The object of the game is to push off your opponents marbles, much like a sumo wrestler tries to push his opponent out of the ring. The rules are pretty simple, and are explained in the About box. [Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/abalone-150.hqx; 600K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:32 -0700 From: harvey@ampsc.com Subject: [*] Billgateus of Borg billgate.jpg is a photo of Mr. Bill taken in his cube-shaped spacecraft, somewhere out in space, with his =93friendly=94 greeting to the inhabitants of planet Earth. This JPEG graphic is freeware, courtesy of: Harvey Lubin PowerWorks Computer Graphics Come and visit our Web site for many more cool graphics: http://www.ampsc.com/PowerWorks/ [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/billgateus-of-borg.hqx; 73K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:50:45 -0700 From: ikrieg@rc.net Subject: [*] Cobwebber 1.0 Greetings, all! Here is Cobwebber, previously Webmaker, a Hypercard Stack for authoring web pages. I ask that, in the description or index of this file, my email address and the fact that an application version of Cobwebber 1.0 is available from me be present. Sincerely, Ian Krieg [Archived as /info-mac/text/html/cobwebber-101-hc.hqx; 91K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:50:58 -0700 From: mach@ultranet.ca Subject: [*] Computer Icons 2.5 Here is my collection of computer icons i have collected over the years, i made a few myself but most of them are from other people's archives and pictures etc. These are in .image format, you can open them up with Disk Dup+, Shrinkwrap or any other disk image utility that lets you mount images I have checked this program for viruses with Disinfectant. I give permission for my program to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM. Changes in 2.5 -removed "Hubert's 3D Mac Icons 2.1 =9F" and "Hubert's 2D Mac Icons 2.1 =9F" and replaced them with Hubert's New version "Hubert's M.A.C. Icons r9612" (v3.0) which encludes both 2D and 3D -made some changes to the readme -added lots more icons (about 150) -renamed the "Newtons" folder to "PDA's" System requirements: * System 7 * Color Macintosh Highly Recomended =46or more information, please read the Read Me file enclosed Thanks, Aaron Dowler mach@ultranet.ca http://mypage.direct.ca/n/noostven/ [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/computer-icons-25.hqx; 2148K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:50:48 -0700 From: GTA@cyberstore.ca Subject: [*] ConvertUnits Pro v1.5.6 measurement unit conversion for Mac measurement unit conversion metric length distance volume measurement unit conversion metric length distance volume measurement unit conversion metric length distance volume measurement unit conversion metric length distance volume measurement unit conversion metric length distance volume measurement unit conversion metric length distance volume measurement unit conversion metric length distance volume CU Pro is a measurements unit conversions calculator for the Macintosh containing many hundreds of metric/S.I., imperial, U.S., and other units in its database, most to 14 digit precision. New units can be added. Supports ft/in/fractions, scientific notation and control of significant digits. Can also convert currencies, clock times, and many physical constants. On-line info on the history and development of modern measurement systems. ConvertUnits Pro 'Lite' is a fully functional measurement unit conversion program with an initial 25 conversion limit allowing access to any of the over 1500 units in the database. After this initial trial period, a reduced data set of 57 units will remain operational indefinitely. ConvertUnits Pro 'Lite' is shareware that can be obtained from us or downloaded from various worldwide web shareware repositories, and can be upgraded to the full version by making payment of $39.95 by check or money order. We will then send you a unique I.D. code by fax or e-mail within approximately 24 hours of purchase, which you can use to enable the program to full status. ConvertUnits Pro=81 'Lite' download file is approximately 500k (remember, the full database is built into the program). If you find the shareware version useful but do not wish to upgrade to the full version, we ask for a $10 registration fee, payable by check or money order. If you decide to upgrade, you will be credited $15 for being so honest. We encourage you to distribute ConvertUnits Pro=81 'Lite' as widely as you l= ike! | Eric Rojo GTA Data Services = | | Marketing Director 202 - 1260 Hamilton St. = | | 604-682-6929 f:604-682-2383 Vancouver, B.C. V6B 2T2 Canada = | | e-mail: GTA@cyberstore.ca = | [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/convert-units-pro-lite-156.hqx; 544K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:29 -0700 From: venache@kappa.ro Subject: [*] eudora-multi-account AppleScript Script v 1.0.1 This script automatizes the task of checking multiple e-mail accounts with Eudora through a PPP connection. If you don't use Eudora, you don't need it. If you have only one e-mail account, you might still want to use it, because it automatizes the whole process of: - launching Eudora with the desired settings, - opening the PPP connection, - sending any queued mail, - getting the mail from your POP account, - closing the PPP connection, and finally - filtering the received mail. It uses the minimum amount of on-line time needed, thus saving you money. It's also very handy to put an alias to it into the Startup Items folder, so that your computer will automatically check your mail whenever switched on. Read the included documentation for more information. -- Vlad Enache venache@kappa.ro Journalist, Romania venache@vm.sc.edu [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/edr/eudora-multi-accounts-101.hqx; 15K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:12 -0700 From: JChanoine@aol.com Subject: [*] Geyser 1s21.hqx Play Tetris however, build much more than lines of blocks. Make rectangles, construct squares, fashion crosses, shape stars. You can even design houses, cars; only your imagination will limit you. Better yet, thrown down a gauntlet; design a shape and challenge a friend to build it : ). Furthermore, You don't have to accept the pieces that are given to you. Make an intelligent decisions. Choose among tree pieces at every round (there are a few new pieces). You are the architect and it is your show. Snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Get yourself out of a nasty jam by "earning" an "eraser". TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUST PALY DEFENSE ANYMORE; YOU CAN GO ON THE OFFENSIVE AND CONTROL YOUR DESTINY. [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/geyser-1s21.hqx; 440K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:42 -0700 From: Kishdude@aol.com Subject: [*] Just a Reminder 1.1.2 Just a Reminder is a Control Panel that lets you schedule messages for yourself to remind you of important events. You can schedule the message to repeat and can also have countdowns and countforwards from messages. The program works in the background and is fully automatic. Author: Kishore Tipirneni e-mail: Kishdude@aol.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/time/just-a-reminder-112-cdev.hqx; 176K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:50:39 -0700 From: kamprath@kagi.com Subject: [*] Kamprath's Text Utilities OSAX v1.0.0 Kamprath's Text Utilities (KTU) OSAX is a small Apple Script extension that implements some useful text manipulation commmands. Commands include parsing, token replacement, and capitalization utilities. Freeware. Michael F. Kamprath mailto:kamprath@kagi.com | http://www.leonardo.net/kamprath/ mailto:kamprath@bunt.com | [Archived as /info-mac/text/kampraths-text-utilities-10.hqx; 15K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:30 -0700 From: ChrisLi@bridge1.com Subject: [*] Keep Out! 1.1.1J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the Keep Out! package. Keep Out! is a simple protection program for the mac, it simply prompts for a username and password on each startup of the computer. Only 'registered' users are allowed access to the Finder. The protection offerred is enough to deter all but the most experienced resedit hackers, and is achieved completely without use of extensions/inits. More comprehensive documentation is available within the package. Christopher Li Bridge 1 Software English to Japanese Online Software Localization and Management ChrisLi@bridge1.com [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/keep-out-111-jp.hqx; 146K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:50:47 -0700 From: plyonnais@videotron.ca Subject: [*] LinPro_Mac_v1.hqx This is LinPro for Macintosh 1.0, a linear programming optimizer using the simplex algorithm. You can optimize linear models up to 100 variables and a 100 constraints. The model is typed in a text-based window then results appear in another window. Easy to use. Intended for students in Operations Research, Maths, Business, Operations Management. This is a shareware program. The archive cannot be distributed without permission of its author. System requirements: PowerMacintosh, system 7.5 or later, 2.5M of Ram. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/lin-pro-mac-10.hqx; 199K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:50:51 -0700 From: mattd@gcsf.com Subject: [*] MDJ Recap #2 (PDF/Acrobat) MDJ Recap #2 is a freely-availble compilation of articles from the October 1996 issues (1996.09.30 through 1996.10.31) of the beta-test period of MDJ, the Daily Journal for Serious Macintosh[tm] Users. We know that not everyone could participate in our beta-test, and that not everyone who wanted one of our free ten-issue trial subscriptions caught some of the articles they wanted to see, so we're making this issue available to the Macintosh community. It contains stories compiled from 11 feature articles in MDJ, including MacCyclopedia explanatory articles on the Macintosh's file system (explaining why you always seem to waste so much disk space), followed by in-depth looks at the history of fonts, the QuickDraw imaging system, and how printing *really* works. There's also analysis on Mac OS clone pricing and feared "price wars," and an exclusive look at the oft-reported press stories saying "Macintosh software sales are down" when the reporting agency revises their figures later to indicate sales may be up *more than 50%!* The issue also has several Macintosh Q&A segments on things like font style linking and using PICT files in desktop publishing programs, plus a highly opinionated article on examining the consequences of your decisions before you take actions. This file is in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat) and is fully marked up with bookmarks, articles and Web links for every URL. It has all fonts included for maximum readability, and for those who've previewed MDJ in the past, features a new and much more readable two-column design that fits better on A4 paper. MDJ Recap #2 is freely distributable through electronic services, but may not be modified, excerpted or edited in any way without permission, nor may it be distributed on physical media without permission. See the end of the issue for details. --- Matt Deatherage GCSF, Incorporated [Archived as /info-mac/per/mdj-recap-02-pdf.hqx; 331K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:50:53 -0700 From: mattd@gcsf.com Subject: [*] MDJ Recap #2 (setext) MDJ Recap #2 is a freely-availble compilation of articles from the October 1996 (1996.09.30 through 1996.10.31) of the beta-test period of MDJ, the Daily Journal for Serious Macintosh[tm] Users. We know that not everyone could participate in our beta-test, and that not everyone who wanted one of our free ten-issue trial subscriptions caught some of the articles they wanted to see, so we're making this issue available to the Macintosh community. It contains stories compiled from 11 feature articles in MDJ, including MacCyclopedia explanatory articles on the Macintosh's file system (explaining why you always seem to waste so much disk space), followed by in-depth looks at the history of fonts, the QuickDraw imaging system, and how printing *really* works. There's also analysis on Mac OS clone pricing and feared "price wars," and an exclusive look at the oft-reported press stories saying "Macintosh software sales are down" when the reporting agency revises their figures later to indicate sales may be up *more than 50%!* The issue also has several Macintosh Q&A segments on things like font style linking and using PICT files in desktop publishing programs, plus a highly opinionated article on examining the consequences of your decisions before you take actions. This file is setext format, and is best viewed through an setext viewer such as Easy View due to its size. If you'd like to mimic the print/PDF version (also available), set your styles so that "Hot" is bold-italic, and underscore is italic. Our setext formatter uses _underlines_ for words that are emphasized with italics in the PDF version, to avoid ~a~lot~of~tildes~between~words. MDJ Recap #2 is freely distributable through electronic services, but may not be modified, excerpted or edited in any way without permission, nor may it be distributed on physical media without permission. See the end of the issue for details. --- Matt Deatherage GCSF, Incorporated [Archived as /info-mac/per/mdj-recap-2.hqx; 99K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:00 -0700 From: nirvana@got.net Subject: [*] MicNotePad Lite 3.8.7 MicNotePad Lite 3.8.7 improves compatibility. MicNotePad is an easy to use, enhanced, digital no-tape recorder. Its significant features are: It also is a transcriber. It works reliably. It is easy to use. It works in the background. It uses only half a megabyte of RAM. 70 pages on-screen user guide are built in. MicNotePad is being used for dictation, transcription, and archiving. MicNotePad is being used to record test flights, interviews, lectures, meetings, performances, and kids. To fully explore MicNotePad, switch to both Large View and Full Menus. In spite of its ease of use and reliability, MicNotePad's long list of features include: Superior sound quality, yet one hour fits into only 14MB, adjustable sound formats, optional automatic playback, rewinding, and locking, unique markers, sound check, adjustable sound input gain level, adjustable key combinations, adjustable playback speed while keeping original pitch, notification, selection of sound input device, AppleScript scriptability, drag and drop onto email messages, playback of many aif, au, wav, and system sound files, some optimization to allow transfer from and to audio tapes, compatibility with search engines, totally transparent compatibility across the hardware platform from the PowerBook 140 to the Power Macintosh 9500. It even allows to use regular external microphones with the PowerBook 5300 series without using any hardware adapters. Balloon Help often clarifies when minor features are not available on specific Macintosh models and describes some more power features. MicNotePad is a speech product that is well integrated into the word processing paradigm. Other than most other speech products, it works for any language, accent, number of speakers, background noise, or topic. Beyond uses in journalism, legal and medical transcription, and higher education, it also serves well in language study, speech therapy, with attention deficit disorder, and for creative writing. Known limitations of MicNotePad Lite 3.8.7, for very few users only: For some Mac models that will be introduced after fall of 1996 you might have to come back for a newer version. If that occurs, then it is obvious immediately, and you can send an e-mail to the authors to accelerate development of a new version (your vote for the budget). The authors hope to remove such limitations upon clearance of certain contractual issues. More information at http://moof.com/nirvana MicNotePad is a creation of Nirvana Research at nirvana@got.net [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/mic-note-pad-lite-387.hqx; 360K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:22 -0700 From: mtrofimov@glasnet.ru Subject: [*] MT2Trivial 2.1.1.sit.hqx MT2Trivial, version 2.1.1 by Michael Trofimov, 1996. email : mtrofimov@glas.apc.org This Drag&Drop utility generates C/Pascal source from resource file. [Archived as /info-mac/dev/mt2-trivial-211.hqx; 106K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:34 -0700 From: KarlBunker@aol.com Subject: [*] MultiTimer 2.1.2 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 2.1.2 of MultiTimer. This version includes some small fixes and enhancements over 2.1 and 2.1.1, 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-212.hqx; 280K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:50:44 -0700 From: mc5230@mclink.it Subject: [*] Orniwell 3.0.3 (Text Viewer) Orniwell is a text viewer to navigate inside text files in a new easy way. Using a string key, Orniwell analyzes the document and colors the occurrence inside the text in a flash. Navigation functions let the user browse the text using the desired key. The user can insert and change the search key without opening any dialog, directly in the document window. Very large texts file can be opened without resizing the memory partition. Orniwell can use (if necessary) the total available memory of the Mac (respecting Apple guidelines always). Orniwell is based on a custom Macintosh text engine realized to fit this particular purpose. The speed of Orniwell in analyzing and displaying text is impressive. New features: -Live scrolling -Selectable text -Navigation buttons -Status area -Scroll limiter function -'Previous Key' popup menu -Apple Guide native help This is a bug fix version of a some bugs occourring under particular condition selecting and wrapping text. Further info at Roberto Panetta shareware page: http://www.kagi.com/panetta http://www.mclink.it/personal/MC5230 Available both in 68k version and PPC, this is the 68k version *Inclusion in CD-ROM permitted* [Archived as /info-mac/text/orniwell-303.hqx; 346K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:50:41 -0700 From: mc5230@mclink.it Subject: [*] Orniwell 3.0.3 PPC (Text Viewer) Orniwell is a text viewer to navigate inside text files in a new easy way. Using a string key, Orniwell analyzes the document and colors the occurrence inside the text in a flash. Navigation functions let the user browse the text using the desired key. The user can insert and change the search key without opening any dialog, directly in the document window. Very large texts file can be opened without resizing the memory partition. Orniwell can use (if necessary) the total available memory of the Mac (respecting Apple guidelines always). Orniwell is based on a custom Macintosh text engine realized to fit this particular purpose. The speed of Orniwell in analyzing and displaying text is impressive. New features: -Live scrolling -Selectable text -Navigation buttons -Status area -Scroll limiter function -'Previous Key' popup menu -Apple Guide native help This is a bug fix version of a some bugs occourring under particular condition selecting and wrapping text. Further info at Roberto Panetta shareware page: http://www.kagi.com/panetta http://www.mclink.it/personal/MC5230 Available both in 68k version and PPC, this is the PPC version *Inclusion in CD-ROM permitted* [Archived as /info-mac/text/orniwell-303-ppc.hqx; 369K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:18 -0700 From: jiwanski@alpha.luc.ac.be Subject: [*] Polish Lesson 10 - foreign language teaching Polish Lesson 10 "Polish Lesson 10" is an example of the interactive multimedia foreign language lesson written with the "Language Toolkit Writer" program. It can be accessed with the "Language Toolkit Reader" program (both programs are available from the Info-Mac archives). Jacek Iwanski. mailto:jiwanski@alpha.luc.ac.be [Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/polish-for-all-10.hqx; 1429K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:50:55 -0700 From: thchon@pl.jaring.my Subject: [*] PR--Extension Overload 1.8 Extension Overload reviews about 271 extensions that are commonly found in the Extensions Folder on every Mac. For those who do not know much about extensions, this program gives you some insight so you can decide which ones are necessary for your computer and which are not. Located in the Extensions Folder in your System Folder, extensions perform a number of activities on your Mac to make it more functional. However, some extensions will do NOTHING but EAT UP MEMORY and it is sometimes difficult to know how much memory an extension will use (25K ? 105K ? 88K ? 800K ? .... ) because extension memory usage is volatile: extensions increase their memory when they are in use and shrink back when they are not. An extension file may take up only a little DISK SPACE, (maybe 13k) or as high as 1 MB or more. Worse, BUGS in an extension can also crash and SLOW DOWN your computer. The best way of dealing with problematic extensions is to drag them into the trash and dispose of them. But how do you know which ones are helping and which are hindering your machine's performance? Enter Extension Overload, a helpful database that provides valuable information at your fingertips about some of the more common extensions you may have on your machine. It can help you if you are unsure of what a particular extension is for or what it does, and will help you decide whether you want it on your machine or not. Apple provides many extensions that you don't always need as an option and service to the customer. For example, if your machine is not on a network, then you may not want the Network Extension installed on your machine. If you've disposed of the extension and connect to a local network at a later date, you can always recover that extension from the original system disk. Extension Overload is helpful to those in the following situations: - Anyone keep recovering from a crash. - Users looking to increase RAM by cutting back the system's chunk of it. - Users looking for more disk space. - Users who have recently bought a new or used machine and don't know what those mysterious things are in there ... or what they belong to. - Experienced users who may not be familiar with some extension functions or owners. - Experienced users who may want to expand their extension vocabulary. - New users just learning their way around the machine. - Anyone who wants to know more about Macintosh extensions. Extension Overload v1.8 require system 7.5.x or above with 2MB of RAM and it can be download from : 1. Any Info-Mac web site/FTP site. 2. Extension Overload Web Site at http://www1.pt.com.my/~tkting/thchome/eo/ [Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/extension-overload-18.hqx; 1529K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:50:56 -0700 From: kamprath@kagi.com Subject: [*] Program Switcher v4.2.1 Program Switcher is a useful control that allows you to switch between the running programs on your System 7 or greater Mac via simple two-key keystroke. This feature was inspired by the same Windows functionality, but I have improved on it and made an unique and fully configurable control panel which makes switching applications on the Macintosh as simple as pressing some keys. Main Features include: - Controlled by a user settable key sequence. - Five different switching themes. - Option to automatically hide all background applications when switching to a new application. - Ability to quit applications by "marking" them when switching with Program Switcher. - A host of "Power Keys" that allow you to perform common tasks in one key press. - A "fat" control panel Michael F. Kamprath mailto:kamprath@kagi.com | http://www.leonardo.net/kamprath/ mailto:kamprath@bunt.com | [Archived as /info-mac/gui/program-switcher-421.hqx; 247K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:14 -0700 From: Therese.Yang@unifr.ch Subject: [*] QuizMaker 1.6 New Version ************ 1997 - NEW VERSION OUT ! *********** QuizMaker is a popular "quiz-processor" especially useful for teachers, to create and format multiple question, true-false and short answer quizzes. This version is accelerated for PowerMacintosh, but is fully working on a 680x0 machine. BUGS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED (thanks to the users!) -font chooser works -no more 'flicking' title bar -no more pref file damaged NEW FUNCTIONS (since 1.5): -you can select the creator of the generated quizzes saved on disk (so it can be opened directely with MS word). -the reference numbers & instructions are saved with the quiz file on disk (not only while printed). -true/false -fonts can be changed. Francois Yang E-mail: yang@kagi.com [Archived as /info-mac/edu/quiz-maker-fat-16.hqx; 1577K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:24 -0700 From: webmaster@pelicore.com Subject: [*] Shockchat - Multimedia Chat for the WWW Andrew Thomson (a.k.a. Drewstar) Pelicore Media International http://www.pelicore.com Tired of all of those BORING, LAME web chat programs? Shockchat is a TRUELY multimedia chat experience for the world wide web. I have incorporated flying animation, killer audio, music, stunning graphics, and a VERY nice user interface to make chat on the web a colorful and exciting experience. This program will run on ANY macintosh using Netscape with Macromedia's Shockwave plug in. You simply open up the program from your browser and you will be logged onto my server. To operate shock chat simply open the index.html page from your Netscape browser. You must be running a version greater than 2.0 and have Macromedia's Shockwave plug-in installed for this to work. Future versions under development will incorporate video, more audio, and some killer original music! In order to run shock chat on your own server you will need the source code. Email us for pricing information. We can also host a private chatroom for you or your company. Email for more info. Interested parties may contact me by email @ info@cybercore.net Cybercore Internet Services 317 864 9684 http://www.cybercore.net This version will expire after June, 1997. You may obtain updates after this time. P.C. Version is COMING SOON! [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/shock-chat.hqx; 609K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:35 -0700 From: daix@clipper.ens.fr Subject: [*] Software & Hardware Tracker 1.0.2 Software & Hardware Tracker 1.0.2 (ex-"Sotware Tracker") (January 17, 1997) The name "Software Tracker" being already used by another product, this product is now called "Software & Hardware Tracker". Sorry for the confusion. New in 1.0.2: - Updated the documentation to make use of the program's new name. - fixed a few bugs. Software & Hardware Tracker (Info-Mac directory and reference "app/software-hardware-tracker.hqx") is a FileMaker Pro 3.0 relational database which will help you collect, store and organize useful information (such as registration codes, serial numbers, product notes, useful adresses as well as phone/fax numbers and URLs for software authors, companies and distributors, etc.) about all your computer products (hardware, software and freeware/shareware). Even better, you can launch URLs directly from inside the database, which will then call upon the Internet Config system to open them with the proper helper applications. To provide all the features and flexibility needed by international users, Software & Hardware Tracker distinguishes between the author or authors of a program, the company that makes it and the one that distributes it. Moreover, Software & Hardware Tracker differentiates between hardware products, commercial software products and freeware/shareware programs since different kinds of information are needed when dealing with each category of items. For instance, a commercial software package usually comes with a serial number that works no matter what user name you use. But a shareware program will come with a registration code based on personnal info, such as your name and address. Software & Hardware Tracker takes those differences and subtleties into account. Software & Hardware Tracker is shareware and costs $10 (though you can also use it as freeware: see the enclosed documentation for conditions and limitations). Registrations are handled by Kagi Shareware. Thanks for supporting shareware! (Software & Hardware Tracker may be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM. It has been checked with SAM 4.5) Best wishes, David-Artur Daix [Archived as /info-mac/app/software-hardware-track-102.hqx; 571K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:27 -0700 From: tim.barlow@kagi.com Subject: [*] sScan 1.01 (68K) eScan is a Macintosh utility that provides facilities for the scanning of email messages, and the recognition, extraction and processing of embedded electronic form data. This is achieved by the provision of a software interface between the database product FileMaker Pro and the email program Eudora. The package has been especially oriented for use with web forms. eScan will either scan email messages on command or when informed of the arrival of new mail by Eudora. Any Eudora mailbox may be specified and a choice made whether to scan read or unread mail. For each email message that eScan reads, it determines if it contains embedded form data. If it does, then information about the message is extracted, either from the body of the email message or from an attached document, and a list of 'found' messages constructed. These listed messages may then be displayed, printed, transferred or processed. The processing of a form firstly involves the extraction of the data contained in the form, (if the data is in 'mailto' format ie. url encoded, then it is firstly decoded). If a FileMaker Pro database has been specified for the form, then the extracted data may be written to that file or used to extract data from an existing database record. If a template email reply has been defined, then the template is merged with aspects of the extracted data to generate a customised reply. Reply messages may also, optionally contain outgoing attachments. Requirements ++++++++++++ The following environment is required by eScan - a) System version 7.5 or later. b) The scriptable Finder (as supplied with System 7.5 onwards). Helper Applications +++++++++++++++++++ eScan uses the following products - a) Eudora Light, version 1.5.1 onwards. b) Eudora Pro, all versions. c) FileMaker Pro, version 2.1 onwards. Author Contact ++++++++++++++ Tim Barlow email - tim.barlow@kagi.com G.P.O. Box 607 email : tim.barlow@kagi.com Sandy Bay : barlowtc@netspace.net.au Tasmania phone : (03) 62 606238 Australia 7005. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/e-scan-101.hqx; 809K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:26 -0700 From: tim.barlow@kagi.com Subject: [*] sScan 1.01 PPC eScan is a Macintosh utility that provides facilities for the scanning of email messages, and the recognition, extraction and processing of embedded electronic form data. This is achieved by the provision of a software interface between the database product FileMaker Pro and the email program Eudora. The package has been especially oriented for use with web forms. eScan will either scan email messages on command or when informed of the arrival of new mail by Eudora. Any Eudora mailbox may be specified and a choice made whether to scan read or unread mail. For each email message that eScan reads, it determines if it contains embedded form data. If it does, then information about the message is extracted, either from the body of the email message or from an attached document, and a list of 'found' messages constructed. These listed messages may then be displayed, printed, transferred or processed. The processing of a form firstly involves the extraction of the data contained in the form, (if the data is in 'mailto' format ie. url encoded, then it is firstly decoded). If a FileMaker Pro database has been specified for the form, then the extracted data may be written to that file or used to extract data from an existing database record. If a template email reply has been defined, then the template is merged with aspects of the extracted data to generate a customised reply. Reply messages may also, optionally contain outgoing attachments. Requirements ++++++++++++ The following environment is required by eScan - a) System version 7.5 or later. b) The scriptable Finder (as supplied with System 7.5 onwards). Helper Applications +++++++++++++++++++ eScan uses the following products - a) Eudora Light, version 1.5.1 onwards. b) Eudora Pro, all versions. c) FileMaker Pro, version 2.1 onwards. Author Contact ++++++++++++++ Tim Barlow email - tim.barlow@kagi.com G.P.O. Box 607 email : tim.barlow@kagi.com Sandy Bay : barlowtc@netspace.net.au Tasmania phone : (03) 62 606238 Australia 7005. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/e-scan-101-ppc.hqx; 1112K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:39 -0700 From: moritz.grund@rhein-neckar.netsurf.de Subject: [*] The VOK-Test Stack 1.52 This app test ya how good you can the vokabularies of other languages -- http://nextop.in-berlin.de/~zed/ mailto:zed@kagi.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/vok-test-stack-1.52.hqx; 617K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:01 -0700 From: jsam@iagu.on.net Subject: [*] to-jpeg-10.hqx: easy, fast conversion To JPEG is a one-drag, one-drop applet for converting picture files into JPEG files. It's designed to be easy and fast to use: drag some picture files onto its icon, wait a few moments, and you'll find JPEG-compressed versions right next to them. It's also designed to be configurable: open To JPEG and choose Preferences..., and you can control how picture files will be compressed and saved. It's also free! Actually, it's kindwordware; if you appreciate it, please send me a kind word. To JPEG can convert + standard Macintosh PICT files, + picture clipping files, + any pictures that you have copied to the clipboard, and + even more files if QuickTime 2.5 is installed. To JPEG requires System 7.0 or later, but is more pleasant under MacOS 7.5 or with the Thread Manager installed. Sam Bushell jsam@pobox.com http://www.pobox.com/~jsam [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/to-jpeg-10.hqx; 164K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:20 -0700 From: peter.marks@pobox.com Subject: [*] TurboFind 2.2 TurboFind: the simplest, fastest, most direct find by content; utility has just been updated to version 2.2 Full detail, and link to download it is at: http://www.moreinfo.com.au/access/TurboFind.html Compared to version 2.1 it adds: - Option to search and display resources as well as data. In general, the features of TurboFind are: - It searches a folder (or disk) hierarchy for files containing a string you enter. - You set the target folder or disk with simple drag and drop to window or icon. - It searches just text or any type of file (you set the preference). - It shows not only the match, but the match in context in a list. - It shows files with any match, or all occurrences of the string in context. - You can view the file in TurboFind, showing styles if you have Claris XTND translators installed. - You can also view the file in the application that created it. - Or, you can view the file in the application of your choice. - You can reveal the file in the Finder. - It supports simple or regular expression style string matches. - It provides balloon help and AppleGuide. - It is fully functional, but for the US$10 shareware fee (payable online) you get the PowerPC native version which is even faster. But wait, there's more... TurboFind is the subject of a small research project on what happens when you release a shareware product. Programmers interested in releasing their own shareware will be interested in reading details of the TurboFind story (including hit statistics and real payment amounts) plus links to other shareware author sites at: http://www.moreinfo.com.au/access/Shareware/Shareware.html All the best, Peter Marks [Archived as /info-mac/disk/turbo-find-22.hqx; 355K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:07 -0700 From: wizbang@ccp.com Subject: [*] Wizbang's_Wolf_Sounds.sea The all new "Wizbang's Wolfenstein Sounds" is a collection of sounds for Wolfenstein that have been edited for sound quality and efficiency. Not only that, but they are really good, too! Download these hilarious and wacky sounds today to make your gaming experience a whole lot more fun. Thank you, Jon Wigand wizbang@ccp.com [Archived as /info-mac/game/com/wolf/wizbangs-wolf-sounds.hqx; 636K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:51:06 -0700 From: alan@albans.demon.co.uk Subject: [*] WOLFENSTEIN LEVELS Dear sir , You have been recomended to me by Josh Mills as a group of people to send Macintosh Wolfenstein levels to. Well here it is. Bio Marine. After you heard about a German Biological weapon. The English Marines were sent to investigate. You the only suvivor of the group(and the only one with any sense to surrender) have been kept in bad conditions. One day the guard thinking you were asleep forgot to lock your door. Noticing that you can escape you open the door to your cell........ If you find this wolfenstein scenario interesting or otherwise please e-mail me at the abouve. Thanx Alan Boyd. THIS IS THE FULL VERSION PLEASE DO NOT RE DISTRIBUTE If you are interested in distribution please e-mail me!! [Archived as /info-mac/game/com/wolf/Bio-Marine.hqx; 45K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 18:11:50 +0100 From: michael@intertec.se (Michael =?iso-8859-1?Q?Brostr=F6m?= ) Subject: 16" monitor I've borrowed a 16" monitor (Apple) and it's horribly dark (or if I turn the lighting up a bit extremely fuzzy). Is there anything a qualified serviceman can do about this or is this monitor just not very good (it has a trinitron tube, or so I think since there are two horizontal lines barely perceptible). TIA Mike _____ 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: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 08:41:00 -0800 From: Mike Dustan Subject: Acrobat Reader Problems [A?] Hi Derek: You describe Acrobat's repeatable crashes whenever you try to open it on your LC. Several questions and suggestions: Do you have ATM? Acrobat won't function without it. Do you have any PostScript fonts at all? In particular, you'll need the Adobe Multiple Master fonts Adobe Sans MM, Adobe Sans X MM and Adobe Serif MM and their PostScript companions AdobeSanMM, AdobeSanXMM and AdobeSerMM. What version of RAM doubler do you have? Anything earlier than 1.6.2 has various bugs which could cause the symptoms you describe. The updater is free from Connectix's web site. So - I'd suggest you get the latest RAM Doubler (1.6.2) and the latest Acrobat Reader (3.0). Reader will also install ATM 4.0 and a minimal set of PostScript fonts. Hope this helps! -- "For every vision there is an equal and opposite revision." Mike Dustan, Computing Operations & Tech. Support, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC Canada. ------------------------------ Date: 5 Feb 97 13:26:47 EDT From: Chad McHenry/Cambridge/Biogen Subject: AppleTalk & IPX over PPP > I have a couple of dialin routers here that will supposedly bridge > AppleTalk over PPP. I have also heard that something called TribePPP >(www.tribe.com) will do it on the client end. Does anyone else know of > any other PPP clients that will do the same? I have also heard that > Apple plans to make this possible in future versions of OT/PPP? > Stephen Froehlich | (512)835-3268 There's a PPP from FCR Software called "LinkUPPP" which does the trick. I've tried the demo, and it tunnels AppleTalk through PPP nicely. Does anyone know of a way to tunnell IPX over PPP? Finding that would be a huge help in our dialin environment. TIA Chad McHenry Biogen, Inc. Chad_McHenry@biogen.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Feb 1997 18:02:37 -0500 From: Kevin Rexroad Subject: CD player pauses often I have a 6100/60 AV Macintosh and I have an annoying problem. When I put a musical CD into the CD player and play it, the songs start skipping. In other words, the song will be playing and then pause for a moment and then keep playing. I could understand this happening occasionally when I am working on disk intensive tasks. However, this happens even when I am doing nothing on the machine. Because my stereo is in the other room, I would like to be able to play a musical CD from time to time without the annoying pauses. I have tried a number of CD player programs but none of them seem to fix the problem, they all work the same. I'm running 7.5.5, but the problem has been around since I received the machine. I'm sad to say that I have never experienced this problem on the Windows PC I use at work. Any thoughts on why this happens or what I can do to fix it would be appreciated. Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 10:50:27 -0500 From: prr@soundcity.net (Stan Davis Potopa) Subject: Dialer/Netscape/OT 1.1.2 Problems 1) I do the Internet installs for my ISP. I've been working on a client's Performa 6360, System 7.5.5, OT 1.1.1, internal Express Modem. I installed both FreePPP and OT/PPP. Neither will work; I'm getting a -3 error each time I try to launch either one. Help? 2) I installed OT 1.1.2 on my 660AV. Netscape 3.0 and 3.01 freeze up. Went back to 1.1.1, everything fine. Any ideas? 3) Also installed OT/PPP on my 660AV, had been using FreePPP with no problems. Used the same init string as with FreePPP. It won't connect. Any ideas? Stan Davis Potopa PRR Communications 2410 18th Street Altoona, PA 16601-2534 (814) 942-4504 prr@soundcity.net ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Feb 1997 08:48:00 -0800 From: "Phillip St. James" Subject: Need Mac/PC Buying Info f I may, I need some help. I am a tech writer who is moving out of Silicon Valley after 20 years of work. I will be telecommuting and continuing my work and career from another state. I am NOT rich. I need to add Mac and PC hardware to my business side. I now have an old Mac IIci with a Radius 24-bit NuBus card. I want to view my screen because of poor eyesight on my TV - via the RCA or S-Video connectors. So, I need a reliable scan converter. Focus Enhancements won't do it - incompatible. Overall, we are a husband and wife team. We need 2 machines. We need both Mac and Windows CPUs. She needs the PC, I need the Mac. She will be tying into health care networks for operations and financial work. I need to be able to support website design and maintenance tasks plus my ordinary tech writing work - word processing, creating and moving graphics, some rendering and modeling, large scale printing and so on. I want to upgrade in a major way in mid-'98. That is, I want to get a 500MHz machine with more AV capabilities and a Pentium MMX machine then. My current strategy: -Buy 2 machines now: an AV Mac perhaps with PCI standard capability and a Pentium PC. -Get a scan converter instead of buying an expensive large multiscan monitor. Digital is coming and the outlay now might be too costly after the 2 year period. -Get a graphics tablet - hopefully a used large Wacom. -Get a flatbed scanner - 24 or 30 bit? -Get a fast, reliable laser printer ?HP? that can be used by either machine via a mixed network setup. *I need to explore this printer network connection further. What other cards or peripherals do you think I have neglected that might be helpful in such a setup? What about PCI with respect to the VCRs I should have on hand for seemless video work using Director, Premiere and related software? Will I suffer badly by not moving to the 604e rather than the 603e now? There is much less aftermarket activity with respect to the Mac clones - so, my choices are severely restricted on major aftersellers having anthing but Apple used equipment. Sorry for my obvious state of ignorance. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Feb 1997 12:40:08 -0700 From: Benn Tannenbaum Subject: New Mac purchase: should I consider PowerComputing? Hi All, I'm in the middle of buying a new Mac to replace my LCIII. I'm really interested in the Power Computing PowerCenter 150. However, I've read mostly negative comments in the comp.sys.mac.* groups. Now, with Apple's price reduction, I'm really torn between the Mac 7600/132 and the PowerCenter 150. Yes, the PowerCenter is a little faster and comes with mucho software, but the Mac is an Apple! I already have most of the software that's included (or wouldn't really need it) so the software bundle isn't the deal maker. However, MacUser's ratings seems to bump the PowerCenter well above the Mac 7600... What do people think of the PowerCC computers? how are the keyboards (a biggie for me)? I've heard complaints about noisyness-- how bad are they? Thanks for any information people can provide! -Benn Tannenbaum benn@unm.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 09:25:51 -0500 From: Chaz Larson Subject: removing resource forks At 8:47 PM +1000 2/5/97, Andrew Martin wrote: >Hi everyone! I just have one question: > >Is there any program to remove the resource fork from files? Here's one: >I would prefer it if the program didnt remove the >type/creator part though (is that possible on a mac?). Not a problem. Type and creator are independent of the resource fork. chazl 02.05.97 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Feb 97 10:27:25 -0600 From: Lanny Chambers Subject: removing resource forks >Is there any program to remove the resource fork from files? For some of my >Graphicconverter documents, the resource fork takes up more space than the >actual file itself!! I would prefer it if the program didnt remove the >type/creator part though (is that possible on a mac?). You don't want to remove the resource fork of any file on your hard disk! If you set GraphicConverter's prefs NOT to make custom icons, previews, or info strings, the resource forks will be minimal. If you're worried about how much server space these files occupy on your website, don't--only the data forks are transferred if you ftp the files as raw data. Lanny Chambers (creative@inlink.com) St. Louis, USA Visit the Hummingbird Page: -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************