Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #153 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Mon, 28 Jul 97 Volume 15 : Issue 153 Today's Topics: [*] PhoneCodes/TimeZones 3.3.4 [*] Bio-2.2g/e.hqx [*] CVersCaption 1.3.1 - A PowerPlant Class [*] DT Pic - Desert Pond.jpg [*] DT Pic - Empty Glass.jpg [*] DT Pic - Faint Mists.jpg [*] DT Pic - Fantast Island.jpg [*] DT Pic - Flattened Clones.jpg [*] DT Pic - Floating Sphere [*] DT Pic - Foggy Fjord Outlet [*] DT Pic - Low Moon.jpg [*] DT Pic - Melted Sphere.jpg [*] DT Pic - Mirror & Spheres.jpg [*] DT Pic - Misty Shoreline.jpg [*] DT Pic - Snowy Mountain.jpg [*] DT Pic - ST IV.jpg [*] DT Pic - Thaw.jpg [*] DT Pic - Thirsty?.jpg [*] DT Pic - Underwater Abstract.jpg [*] DT Pic - Watery.jpg [*] HCmdButtonAttachment 1.1.1 - A PowerPlant Class [*] Hsoi's App Shell 1.0a4 - a MacOS developer tool [*] inside [*] MrMouse 1.0 [*] Mythos089L [*] Perusal 1.0b1 text file browser [*] Rah-Jur's Sci-Fi Startupscreen v2.0 [*] Sentinels of Ceth v1.1 [*] SimpleTime 1.0.1 - A clock of global proportions 32-bit addressing and Rex [A] telnet client wanted [Q] Internet Explorer Error -491? ARA and OT Best CD-ROM cataloging software? cleaning up unix text Info-Mac Digest V15 #151 Info-Mac Digest V15 #151 Looking for WindowShade-like utility Looking for WindowShade-like utility Making Booklets Other comment on Claris & Mac Link Plus.... PB180 and 7.6.1 PC mouse with Mac (A) Please help: Need MAC sound program to play mpeg files Weird Pattern Problems... The Info-Mac Network operates by the volunteer efforts of: Gordon Watts, Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Mike O'Bryan, Michael Bean, Matt Bauer, 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/. 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We'd also like to thank AOL, who has supplied the hardware the main info-mac machine runs on. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V15 #153" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:13 -0700 From: bean@info-mac.org (Mike Bean) Subject: [*] PhoneCodes/TimeZones 3.3.4 Sent: 7/23/97 8:22 PM Received: 7/23/97 8:24 PM From: mross@antigone.com To: macgifts@info-mac.org CC: mross@shell2.ba.best.com Enclosure: PhoneCodesTimeZones3.3.4.sit Have you ever received a phone message and not known if it's still "business hours" where the call came from? Or planned to call your nephew in Harare and not known if he would be awake yet? PhoneCodes/TimeZones is an update to my previous Area Codes/Time Zones. It is a DocMaker stand-alone application which provides all kinds of useful information. It lets you pinpoint where an area code or country code is located and what time it is there. Conversely, it lets you look up area codes for major cities in the US and Canada and international country codes for all the countries in the world. Version 3.3.4 is an interim release which is up-to-date on the latest Area Code additions. Look for version 4.0 coming soon with detailed world Daylight Savings Time information. The reference ftp site for the latest released version is: ftp://ftp.antigone.com/pub/pctz/ New in version 3.34 (23-Jul-1997): - Added new Area Codes 580 678 720 - Updated info on Area Codes 450 473 660 781 784 978 [Archived as /info-mac/info/phone-codes-time-zones-334.hqx; 67K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:10 -0700 From: muetz@bluewin.ch Subject: [*] Bio-2.2g/e.hqx New: english version, italian description. With Bio-2.2g/e you can calculate and print your biorhythms and those of your partner on one side in the colours of your choice. A partner-analysis shows you, how harmonious your rhythms are. You can choose between different colours, backgrounds, fonts and languages (English, German, French, Italian). System requirements: System 6.07 or higher For more information, please read the Read Me file enclosed. Thanks, Martin Muetzenberg muetz@bluewin.ch [Archived as /info-mac/app/bio-22-g-e.hqx; 237K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:18 -0700 From: hsoi@eden.com Subject: [*] CVersCaption 1.3.1 - A PowerPlant Class A Metrowerks PowerPlant inherited class that automatically displays an application version (e.g. in the About Box or something). All you have to do is make sure there is a 'vers' #1 resource in your application's resource fork, and then just make an instance of your object in some window/dialog (like while creating your 'PPob's in Constructor). It's pretty simple. For complete information, please read the README file enclosed in the archive. Thanx, and enjoy! John C. Daub Hsoi's Shop [Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/cvers-caption-131.hqx; 115K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:30:46 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - Desert Pond.jpg A small pond in the desert, surrounded by a few scattered rocks, a plant, and a branch. A cactus in the background reflects off the pond. Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! -Peter M. Bukowinski, Computer Resource Specialist College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley pbukowin@ced.berkeley.edu [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/desert-pond.hqx; 697K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:30:47 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - Empty Glass.jpg My first attempt at photo-realism. An empty glass sits on a reflectice countertop. There is a straw and an ice cube in the glass. This took almost 2 hours to render! Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! -Peter M. Bukowinski, Computer Resource Specialist College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley pbukowin@ced.berkeley.edu [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/empty-glass.hqx; 532K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:30:49 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - Faint Mists.jpg A dimly lit shoreline scene. The fog here is really nice. Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/faint-mists.hqx; 410K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:30:50 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - Fantast Island.jpg Looks like someone had a surfing accident here. A nice ocean scene. Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! -Peter M. Bukowinski, Computer Resource Specialist College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley pbukowin@ced.berkeley.edu [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/fantasy-island.hqx; 609K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:30:51 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - Flattened Clones.jpg This is an experimental image with a lot of copying and pasting. A flattened fuzzy sphere is replicated to symmetrically fill the screen. Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/flattened-clones.hqx; 297K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:30:53 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - Floating Sphere One of my first images. A dark sphere floats above an endless calm ocean in eerie light. Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! -Peter M. Bukowinski, Computer Resource Specialist College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley pbukowin@ced.berkeley.edu [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/floating-sphere.hqx; 388K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:22 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - Foggy Fjord Outlet A storm is brewing in the overcast sky above this cold fjord. Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! -Peter M. Bukowinski, Computer Resource Specialist College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley pbukowin@ced.berkeley.edu [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/foggy-fjord-outlet.hqx; 521K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:30:56 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - Low Moon.jpg A surprisingly simple yet stunning image: A low moon sits above a flat horizon. Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! -Peter M. Bukowinski, Computer Resource Specialist College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley pbukowin@ced.berkeley.edu [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/low-moon.hqx; 159K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:30:57 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - Melted Sphere.jpg Close-up of a sphere of unknown origin sitting in the desert sand, melted perhaps from the heat of atmospheric entry. Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! -Peter M. Bukowinski, Computer Resource Specialist College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley pbukowin@ced.berkeley.edu [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/melted-sphere.hqx; 552K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:30:58 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - Mirror & Spheres.jpg This shows off KPT Bryce's fantastic raytracing ability. Four reflective spheres are arranged on a wood-framed mirror. Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! -Peter M. Bukowinski, Computer Resource Specialist College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley pbukowin@ced.berkeley.edu [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/mirror-spheres.hqx; 530K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:00 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - Misty Shoreline.jpg A steep, hilly shoreline, guarded by a lone, bare tree. I love the lighting and water in this one! Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! -Peter M. Bukowinski, Computer Resource Specialist College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley pbukowin@ced.berkeley.edu [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/misty-shoreline.hqx; 557K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:03 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - Snowy Mountain.jpg Another of my earlier images. A snow-covered mountiantop set against a wispy-clouded blue sky. Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! -Peter M. Bukowinski, Computer Resource Specialist College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley pbukowin@ced.berkeley.edu [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/snowy-mountain.hqx; 550K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:04 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - ST IV.jpg Inspired by Star Trek IV. Anybody know how to speak whale? Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! -Peter M. Bukowinski, Computer Resource Specialist College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley pbukowin@ced.berkeley.edu [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/st-iv.hqx; 428K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:05 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - Thaw.jpg A bowl-shaped valley during a spring thaw. A deep lake has formed and a curious-looking iceberg floats in it. Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! -Peter M. Bukowinski, Computer Resource Specialist College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley pbukowin@ced.berkeley.edu [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/thaw.hqx; 553K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:23 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - Thirsty?.jpg You wake up from your nap at the beach. Sunburned and thirsty, you look down at the glass of water on the table next to you. All the ice has melted. "Gee," you say, "I hope it's still cold." Render time: 2h,24m. (that's a long time!) Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! -Peter M. Bukowinski, Computer Resource Specialist College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley pbukowin@ced.berkeley.edu [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/thirsty.hqx; 778K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:07 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - Underwater Abstract.jpg An underwater scene with jagged terrain, rocks, plants, and a reflective object floating in the center. Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! -Peter M. Bukowinski, Computer Resource Specialist College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley pbukowin@ced.berkeley.edu [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/underwater-abstract.hqx; 262K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:08 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] DT Pic - Watery.jpg Nothing special, just an extreme close-up of water that makes an excellent desktop picture. Image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in maximum-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize the image to your liking, but distribute it anywhere in original format only. Enjoy! [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/watery.hqx; 156K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:19 -0700 From: hsoi@eden.com Subject: [*] HCmdButtonAttachment 1.1.1 - A PowerPlant Class A Metrowerks PowerPlant inherited class that gives controls (LControls) a command-key equivalent. This allows for more keyboard navigation. For example, the traditional "Save before closing?" dialog asks to "Save", "Cancel" or "Don't Save". Save is typically the default key (return) and Cancel the cancel (escape), but there is no keyboard way to hit Don't Save. Enter HCmdButtonAttachment. With HCmdButtonAttachment, you can give any LControl a command-key shortcut. You can specify the key to be the first letter/character of the control's descriptor or it can be a character of your own arbitrary specification. You can also have the title of the control change to display the shortcut or not, and do so after a user-configurable amount of time. This archive includes the HCmdButtonAttachment sources, a custom CTYP file for use with Constructor 2.4 or later, and an example application to demonstrate the class. For complete information, please read the README file enclosed in the archive. Thanx, and enjoy! John C. Daub Hsoi's Shop John C. Daub (aka Hsoi) "Cupcake...pound cake...bundt cake. This is Betty Crocker. The souffle has fallen. Return to kitchen." [Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/hcmdbutton-attachment-111.hqx; 153K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:21 -0700 From: hsoi@eden.com Subject: [*] Hsoi's App Shell 1.0a4 - a MacOS developer tool Hsoi's App Shell was a big learning tool for me to learn how to write MacOS applications in C using Metrowerks CodeWarrior. I felt that it might be of use to other people, so I wanted to have it publicly available to the MacOS development community. So, what can Hsoi's App Shell do or show you how to do? - How to use WASTE, Marco Piovanelli's WorldScript Aware Styled Text Engine as a replacement text engine for TextEdit - How to use the WASTE Object Handlers - How to use Gestalt to properly check for system capabilities - How to use UniversalProcPtr's (both usage and how to create your own!) - How to have code that works on both 68k and PPC based Macintoshes - How to read from and write to files - How to use CustomGet/PutFile routines with your own custom dialog filters - How to use Aliases and take advantage of the Alias Manager - How to Save, Save As, and Revert files - How to properly deal with locked files - How to take advantage of temporary files and FSpExchangeFiles for safe saving techniques - How to use nifty functions like FindFolder - How to properly work with resources and the Resource Manager - How to add name strings to help orphaned document files - How to do submenus - How to do dynamic menus (menus created at runtime, like a Windows menu) ...and lots more Hope it's useful to you!! John C. Daub Hsoi's Shop [Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/hsois-app-shell-10a4.hqx; 1448K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:30:54 -0700 From: jmiles@brigadoon.com Subject: [*] inside This is another Startup Screen/background screen from the collection of Jeff Miles. It is of the inside crater wall of Mount St. Helens from the top of the crater rim. It has been sized for larger monitors but can be reduced using any graphic application you might have. To use it as a Startup Screen you will have to change it to that format using either ResEdit or a graphics application that will save as "Startup Screen" such as Graphic Converter. To use as a background screen I suggest using an application such as "Decor" or "DeskPicture". To see more Screens by Jeff Miles try the Start Gallery at: http://brigadoon.com/~patter/StartGallery.com This screen is donation ware. Climbing St. Helens is no longer free. Like most parks and landmarks a fee is being charged for access. To help defray costs of spending time playing around a donation is asked of $15 if you like the screen and continue to use it. Sending payment is outlined in the web address above. [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/inside.hqx; 773K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:17 -0700 From: xenix@earthlink.net Subject: [*] MrMouse 1.0 Have you ever desperately needed to determine mouse coordinates in a split second, or else the world would be doomed? MrMouse to the rescue! Drag MrMouse's small mouse coordinates window to any part of your screen that you wish, and feel free to leave it running in the background while other applications are open (it uses a mere 128K of RAM, and could actually run with less!). It's great if you need to create macros where screen coordinates are needed, or are creating a program where positioning counts. And, to top it all off, it's freeware! Thanks, Evan Scarisbrick Xenix Software http://home.earthlink.net/~xenix/sw/ [Archived as /info-mac/dev/mr-mouse-10.hqx; 15K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:16 -0700 From: midgard@mindspring.com Subject: [*] Mythos089L Described as "Rogue on steroids," Mythos is a heavily-randomized fantasy role-playing system that allows the addition of user-defined adventures into the otherwise randomly-defined Worlds. Though quite playable, Mythos is known as Evoware, and is constantly under development with new enhancements & art, updated through quarterly on-line upgrades. In the Locked freeware version, only 3 of 9 worlds are used, it won't allow the inclusion of additional adventures, and you can not be Knighted (and engage the other factions of Mythos for ultimate power!). Full documentation and downloads available at : http://www.midgard.com Requirements: Prefers a fast Quadra/PPC,13"> 256-color monitor, 8mb RAM, 6mb HD space. -Geoffrey Midgard Productions http://www.midgard.com [Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/mythos-089l.hqx; 4565K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:12 -0700 From: Ken_Worley@phonedir.com Subject: [*] Perusal 1.0b1 text file browser Perusal 1.0b1 a large text file browser Perusal is a text file browser. You cannot (yet) edit a file with Perusal, just look at it. The big benefit of Perusal is that you don't need gobs and gobs of memory to look at large files. Perusal is a file-based editor that only reads small pieces of the file at a time. Perusal can display tabbed text in the same way most word processors do, or it can force the text to align in columns like a spreadsheet (this is useful for tab-delimited files of exported information). Tabs are user-settable. You can also copy text from the file onto the clipboard, or save selected lines into a new file. Perusal requires a computer running MacOS 7.0 or later with either a 68000 or higher CPU or any PowerPC. Perusal is $10 shareware. Perusal may be included on the Info-Mac CD. Ken Worley KNEworley@aol.com [Archived as /info-mac/text/perusal-text-browser-10b1.hqx; 168K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:01 -0700 From: rahjur@ptconnect.infi.net Subject: [*] Rah-Jur's Sci-Fi Startupscreen v2.0 Made with MacOS system 7.6.1, KPT Bryce v1.0, and in thousands of colors. It shows a bleak alien landscape with city/bio-shields on a few remote islands with high mountain ranges, covered in lichen. The islands are surrounded with a shallow, dirty sea. The dark sky is crystal clear exposing the emptiness of space. The on-screen text reads, "Explore the Different Worlds of MacIntosh!" Thanks, Rah-Jur [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/rah-jurs-sci-fi-strtupscrn.hqx; 772K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:15 -0700 From: stickman@lava.net Subject: [*] Sentinels of Ceth v1.1 WHAT IS SENTINELS OF CETH? Sentinels of Ceth is an intensely fast-paced arcade style game. You are the Sentinel of Ceth. Your enemy, the Doltres race, wants to plunder the Ceth Temple and you are their only obstacle. Your task is to prevent the Doltres from stealing the 12 Gems of Ceth, the lifeblood of the temple. FEATURES Adrenaline pumping action at 30 frames per second. Unlimited levels of play. 8 different Doltres ships. 16-bit rendered graphics with alpha channels. Intense 16-bit 22kHz stereo sound. More destruction than you can shake a stick at. REQUIREMENTS PowerPC with 6MB free RAM 6.5MB free Hard Disk space Video: 640x480 @ Thousands of Colors (16-bit) MacOS 7.5.3 or later QuickTime 2.5 or later CHANGES IN VERSION 1.1 * Support for the High Score Contest. * System Options dialog. When starting SoC, a dialog box will now appear allowing you to adjust some of the ways in which SoC takes over your system (Video Resolution, Disabling Screen Savers, Quitting other Applications, Quitting the Finder). * A couple of internal performance enhancements. UPGRADING FROM VERSION 1.0 An updater is available on the Stick Man Games web site. [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/sentinels-of-ceth-11.hqx; 4615K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 06:31:11 -0700 From: catara@idir.net Subject: [*] SimpleTime 1.0.1 - A clock of global proportions SimpleTime is a small, and powerful clock application. It is designed to supplement the Menubar clock by providing the the ability to switch between 30 different time zones. SimpleTime also complements Kaleidoscope and Aaron by allowing the user to change the default colors. Users who might find SimpleTime useful would include: - Users who arrange online chats - Users who do business world-wide. - Business travelers - Relatives living in different time zones - etc. New in Version 1.0.1 - Fixed a conflict with Kaleidoscope and Aaron - Removed a wierd character from the "Time Zone" menu. - Fix a problem in the prefs dialog that caused some text to disappear. - Changed the title of the About Box System Requirements - 680x0 or PowerPC - System 7 - 128K of Free Memory Steven Marcotte catara@idir.net [Archived as /info-mac/app/time/simple-time-101.hqx; 112K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 16:11:40 -0500 (CDT) From: Chaz Larson Subject: 32-bit addressing and Rex At 6:58 PM -0400 7/20/97, David Roche wrote: >Neither of my computer,s both running system 7.6, contain a 32-bit >addressing option within the Memory control panel, so >I was wondering if there is a shareware solution? Afraid not. Neither of your machines support 24-bit addressing. System 7.6 did disable 24-bit addressing even on machines which support it, so if you had an older Mac you could downgrade to System 7.x and turn 32-bit addressing off, but with your two particular machines that's not an option. chazl - 7.24.1997 - chaz@visi.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 10:27:48 -0500 From: prw@sympatico.ca (Peter Ware) Subject: [A] telnet client wanted There is a program called Black Night, from RaineWorks software in New Zealand that can do this, if I'm not mistaken. It is a full featured shareware terminal type program that supports telnet. It is in the bbs (?) area of Info-Mac. Not where you'd expect to find it. When I was using it, it seemed stable. It also allows for the usual terminal download protocols (x,y,z etc) in telnet. Regards... Pete prw@sympatico.ca In article <5qr4o2$9qo$1@grapevine.lcs.mit.edu>, moderator@info-mac.org (The Info-Mac Moderators) wrote: >Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 09:45:54 +0100 >From: Trevor Harris >Subject: telnet client wanted > >I am looking for a telnet client for the Mac that maps the PageUp, PageDown >keys etc. Nifty Telnet does not appear to be able to do this. What is the >recommended client for this purpose, now that NCSA Telnet has stopped >development? > >Trevor Harris, Lampeter, UK ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 12:49:52 -0400 From: Keith E Gatling Subject: [Q] Internet Explorer Error -491? After having a couple of web sites constantly crash on me (error 11) in Netscape 2.02, I decided to take a shot at Internet Explorer 3.01. The problem is that I can't even get it to load completely. Every time I start it up it gets halfway and then I get an "Error -491" message and] then the thing "unexpectedly quits." Could someone please clue me in to what's wrong here? By the way, I'm trying to do this on a 5200 with 24mb or RAM and running System 7.5.5. Thanks! keg * mailto://kgatling@ican.net http://www.rochester.ican.net/~kgatling * ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 16:34:30 -0500 From: Anne H Toal Subject: ARA and OT Is it my imagination or is there really no way to get IP packets through an ARA connection under Open Transport? Does an ARA module exist for OT so you can tell OT to get its IP connection through ARA? Under MacTCP I used to do IP over an ARA connection, no problem. What's up with that. -aht ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 22:05:21 -0800 From: Mike Blackwell Subject: Best CD-ROM cataloging software? My company recently purchased a 28-CD clip art collection (150,000 images) and, you guessed it, the bloody thing didn't come with an index. Three huge books showed you every filename and thumbnail, but didn't say which CD had the image. I printed a directory of each CD-ROM, and found that they were roughly in order, which helped, but many folder names are very similar, so a lot of hunting is required. I'm looking for a program that will read and index every CD-ROM when I insert it for the first time, so I can later pull up that index and say "I'm looking for image #ITA036_B.EPS" and it will say, "oh, that's on CD#18, pathname /Architecture/Foreign/Europe/Italy/Statues/ITA036_B.EPS" and better yet, will automatically launch that file if I insert the appropriate CD-ROM. Does such a program exist? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 18:42:00 -0600 From: "Dennis L. Davis" Subject: cleaning up unix text At 13:35 -0800 07/14/97, Gordon Vickrey wittily wrote: > *** > > > > Hey from Japan, i recently downloadaded a demo of amapi 3d and all the >help > > files are designated .tcl which i think is a unix format. Anyone tell m= e > > how to get a clean read(minus text narkers etc). I havce tried Nisus >Writer > > but still get heaps of goobbledegook markers etc.? Thanks from japan D= ave > *** > > Tex-Edit Plus will do the job for you. In fact, it will do most any text > related job. This $10 shareware manages to be powerful, agile, and easy > to use all at the same time. I do not know what I'd do without it. It's > available at http://members.aol.com/tombb/ > > Gordon Vickrey > krmhlz@earthlink.net Besides Tex-Edit Plus, I also like BBEdit it will convert between Mac, Unix, or DOS text {has grep and is very powerful} there is BBEdit Lite, a =46ree version which is not crippled in anyway and if you upgrade to the ful= l BBEdit {which adds spell checking for example} there are various discounts. Another program that I like is Add/Strip=81 3.4.1, it is just for batch TEXT manipulation, this is really good if you have a lot of files that you want to change all at once. Check the Info-Mac servers for these programs. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. Blessings, Denny mailto://dldavis@midusa.net ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 16:22:16 -0500 From: gstripling@mindspring.com (George S. Stripling Jr.) Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #151 >------------------------------ >Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 00:04:41 +0200 >From: "Axel M. Roest" >Subject: PC mouse with Mac (A) > >Jazzy wrote: > >> Is there a driver that will alow me to use a standerd 3 button serial PC >> mouse with the Mac as multi button Mice for the Mac are very expencive. > Axel M. Roest wrote: >Yep, there is a company that produces a little box that connects PC >keyboards and mice to the Mac. It's called the Keystone: > >http://www.svbus.com/KEDS.html > >It's rather expensive though (IMHO), so only applicable for specialty >keyboards and mice. Don't forget the shareware solutiuon: "Serial Mouse Driver 1.0.1" /cfg/serial-mouse-driver-101.hqx -- George S. Stripling Jr. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 21:11:44 +0000 From: Eric Richards Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #151 Dear fellow Macfolk, In 1990, I bought a then "state of the art" RISC based Postscript clone laser printer from Microtek (the scanner company)-the model name is "TrueImage". Like a number of other clones surfacing at the time, it was built around a TEC engine and a proprietary adaptation of Postscript Level 1. It's been a reasonablly trusty little component of my studio/office set-up, with one MAJOR gripe...Apparantly, the knock-off of the Postscript language used to control imaging chokes on any Type 1 PS font made by Fontographer after something like Fontographer 3.0. Something about an improvement in the way the "paths are traced" in Fontographer...? This litlle foible is making the machine more and more obsolete everyday (I know, so what....) At any rate, I've heard a rumour that if I take Fontographer, open up one of the modern "problem" fonts, and find some option or menu selection deep inside the program that controls "path tracing"-I can then REgenerate the font into a new "printer-friendly" version and my printer will deal with it. If anyone can walk me through this OR provide another fix, I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance, -- Eric Richards Composer/Arranger Trombone/MIDI 3755 Elberta Lane Huntingtown MD 20639-4201 USA ericrich@olg.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 16:12:09 -0500 (CDT) From: Chaz Larson Subject: Looking for WindowShade-like utility At 4:44 PM +0100 7/23/97, Ian.Goldby@powertech.co.uk wrote: >Alternatively, if the title bar could be shrunk to its minimum possible size >(still being able to read the name, but perhaps in a smaller font) and then >stacked in a special place on the screen, that would be fairly useful. I >heard vaguely of an application that stacks title bars in a special >location, but as far as I know, it doesn't shrink them, so isn't really what >I am looking for. Now Tabs, part of Now Utilities, does what you want. It can reduce windows to little file-folder-like tabs across the bottom of the screen. This function is built into the Finder in MacOS 8. chazl - 7.24.1997 - chaz@visi.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 97 21:39:55 -0500 From: Lanny Chambers Subject: Looking for WindowShade-like utility On 7/24/97 14:32, Info-Mac (info-mac@starnine.com) wrote: >Looking for WindowShade-like utility > >One of my annoyances with WindowShade is that even when the windows are >rolled up, the title bars still take up rather a lot of screen space, and >tend to get lost underneath things. I would prefer it if double clicking on >the title bar completely hid the window and added its title to a new menu >(e.g. next to the help menu). Surprise! You've already got this, except that it applies to entire applications, not just one document window. If you Option-click on the desktop (or any other application), the active app will disappear, the same as if you'd chosen "Hide [appname]" from the Applications menu. You can make it visible again from that menu, just as you wanted above. If you use a taskbar such as Malph, its icon will still be there, and clicking on it will make the app active again, too. I use this nifty shortcut all the time to reduce screen clutter. --- Lanny Chambers, St. Louis '94C. Red, of course. Team "My other car is a...er...hmmm...gee, I can't remember..." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 19:20:51 -0800 From: Daly Jessup Subject: Making Booklets >Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 12:52:01 -0400 >From: edverhoef@nmaa.org (Edward Ver Hoef) >Subject: Making Booklets > >I am ready to prepare the membership directory for the barbershop chorus to >which I belong. I have the data in Filemaker Pro. I would like the final >output to be in the form of a booklet which is 8.5 inches high by 6.5 >inches wide, i.e., half the size of a standard lettersheet. I want to put a >cover on it and some initial and closing sheets as well as the directory >information itself. If anyone can refer me to the appropriate software to >produce the output in this form, I'd appreciate it very much, especially if >it is shareware or freeware. TIA :-) > >Ed Ver Hoef > ClickBook does that very nicely. Forefront Group/25400 US Hwy 19 #285, Clearwater, FL 34623 1-800-867-1101 or 800-653-4933 I got it first bundled with ClarisWorks, then later paid for an upgrade when ForeFront Group acquired it. It is $25 and well worth it. It works perfectly and intuitively. I know there are others out there. In fact, I think some of the Word Processors do it. Let's hope someone else has details. Daly Daly Jessup mailto:jessup@san.rr.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 97 13:39:56 -0800 From: "B.J. Major" Subject: Other comment on Claris & Mac Link Plus.... I was surprised to read about problems/delays with both Claris Xtend Translators and MacLink Plus. Both work absolutely flawless for me, and I couldn't imagine living without them. Since my update to the 4.0.5 version of Clarisworks, when I click on opening an outside file (either a file that was done on a PC or Apple //gs computer), both the Xtend translators and the MacLink Plus windows open and immediately go to work. I certainly don't have to wait for minutes--only seconds. And these aren't all short documents either. I did have problems in the beginning (over a year ago) when I was a new user to the original Clarisworks 4 getting Appleworks files to translate & open, but since upgrading to 4.0.5, I *never* have translation problems now and everything is done "automagically." --bj Apple //, ///, and Macintosh user and supporter Vintage (1959-1967) Barbie collector ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 16:05:51 +0000 From: andy selby Subject: PB180 and 7.6.1 I recently sold my PB180 to a friend, and it was a sad parting indeed. I loved that machine....anyway.... First off, I personally would not recommend 7.6 or 7.6.1 for a PB180. The RAM requirements for OpenTransport are quite high, and can really cut into that 14 megs. The system can take up as much as 4 megs or more with 7.6. Try to stick with 7.5.3 or 7.5.5. These do not have as much overhead and actually seem to run faster. All that being said.... Did you do the proper clean install of 7.6? I have found that doing a thorough clean install erases all problems and crashes (until i screw around with it long enough for it to start crashing again). I don't know if you've ever read this procedure, but here it is: 1) Get a copy of TechTool 1.1.4 (any shareware place) 2) Restart with extensions off 3) Using a Norton Utilities Emergency Disk or Disk Tools, check the HD for problems. 4) Using TechTool, zap the PRAM (allow it to save your PRAM just in case), and hold down the shift key while it restarts 5) Open TechTool again, and use it to rebuild the desktop 6) Install the new system software, using command-shift-k to do a Clean Install. 7) This is important....if you're doing 7.6, install any extra updates (Open Trans 1.1.2, etc.) BEFORE installing 7.6.1. Install all updates without changing or turning anything off, and restart after each install. That should do it. 7.6.1 will eliminate all those weird errors you're encountering if you go with 7.6. Good luck!!!! Andy Selby ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 16:11:17 -0500 (CDT) From: Chaz Larson Subject: PC mouse with Mac (A) >Jazzy wrote: >> Is there a driver that will alow me to use a standerd 3 button serial PC >> mouse with the Mac as multi button Mice for the Mac are very expencive. There is also a [$10] software solution in the info-mac archives: This control panel claims to allow the use of serial pointing devices [Microsoft Mouse-type or Mouse Systems-type] on your Mac. I'm planning to try it soon with a GyroPoint, and will post any results. chazl - 7.24.1997 - chaz@visi.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 18:46:17 -0600 From: "Dennis L. Davis" Subject: Please help: Need MAC sound program to play mpeg files At 18:09 -0400 07/16/97, user wittily wrote: > What free sound program do I need to download to play mpeg3 sound > files on a power Mac? SoundApp won't do it, and I am finally > frustrated enough to try to hunt down the right player. Please email > your advice; Thanks for your help. > > Kurt > kirtonk@belmont.edu Try Sparkle. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. Blessings, Denny mailto://dldavis@midusa.net ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 13:35:22 -0700 From: Jon Froines Subject: Weird Pattern Problems... I did something pretty dumb here, maybe someone can help me with it. I was messing around with my desktop patterns and accidentally held down the option key while double-clicking the DP window. It set my desk accessory stuff to use the pattern for their windows. Things affected are: Calculator, Jigsaw Puzzle, Key Caps, Scrapbook, and Find File. Now Find File crashes the whole machine when I hit the find button. I tried throwing away: desktop patterns prefs (should have realized that it would have no effect before I did it), finder prefs, find file prefs, and display prefs. I also threw away all the desk accessories and reinstalled them from the 7.6 CD-ROM. The darn patterns still come back! Does anyone know of a prefs file I'm missing where this info is kept? Having thrown away Find File, Find File Extension and Find File Prefs, I guess it's gotta be somewhere else. Anyone? - JonYo (mailto:jonyo@wenet.net) (http://www.hooked.net/~jonyo/index.html) -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************