Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #193 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Mon, 08 Sep 97 Volume 15 : Issue 193 Today's Topics: [*] MakeItGrow 2.1 Released [*] Big Head Man [*] Biorhythms 6.02c ( =?iso-8859-1?Q?Espa=D2ol?= ) [*] Biorhythms 6.02c (English) [*] Date Reminder v1.1 [*] Desktop Pictures Grab Bag [*] DNA Update [*] FinderKiller v1.0 [*] FinderReset v1.0 [*] Idea Keeper 1.0 [*] Idea Keeper 1.0 [*] Lazurus v1.1 [*] MiniWin 3.0 Demo [*] OT-PPP Bot v1.2 [*] RETRO CD 1.0-3 ppc - Variable Speed CD Player [*] RETRO CD 1.0-E 68k - Variable Speed CD Player [*] RETRO CD 1.0-j 68k - Variable Speed CD Player [*] RETRO CD 1.0-j ppc - Variable Speed CD Player [*] Shutdown Controller 2.0 68k [*] Shutdown Controller 2.0 PPC [*] SmilingOS8_StartupScreen.sit [*] Sound Freaks f/ Mac OS [*] Stefan's Netscape Preferences Fix [*] Teflon 2.1 -- adjusts or eliminates MacOS 8's sticky menus [*] ya cd player 2.5 What is this group? 7.6.1 problems CHRP question HP 870Cse Driver problems Info-Mac Digest V15 #190 Info-Mac Digest V15 #191 MIDI Manager/Driver Netscape 4.03 Problems / Observations OS8 Random Freezes..... 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StarNine develops Internet server software for the Macintosh, including World Wide Web and e-mail publishing systems. 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 #193" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:56 -0700 From: John.Spicer, spicerj@island.islandnet.com Subject: [*] MakeItGrow 2.1 Released Sent: 8/31/97 5:43 PM Received: 8/31/97 6:31 PM To: macgifts@mac.archive.umich.edu Enclosure: MakeItGrow2.1DEMO.sit MakeItGrow 2.1 is a garden layout package for your Macintosh. It will allow you to lay out a garden up to 200' x 200', using 96 of the most common types of vegetables, herbs, and fruits, 52 common flowers, and 44 water lillies, rushes, and grasses. Each icon is drawn in the correct scale for the spacing required for the plant. The program also supports line drawing in eight colors, for garden boundaries, etc, plus a wide selection of fill patterns and the ability to draw circles, rectangles, and rounded rectangles, as well as text entry (with support for font, size, and style selection), in either the vertical or horizontal mode. The grid is fixed at 6" per square, or 15 cm, allowing for a 200'x200', or about a 65x65 meter plot. Changes from version 2.0: Addition of notes window Addition of companion plant checking Addition of importation of plants Features: * Note window for each plot * Importing of plants * Companion Plant checking * Zoom (Max 16:1) * Plaintalk (if installed) * Select and move items * Balloon Help * Printing (both vertical and horizontal) * Floating Palettes for selection of plants * Unlimited windows (within available memory) * Exporting of plots as either PICT or to the clipboard * Creation of Estimated Yield based on the number and type of plants in the plot * Drawing of lines, circles, rectangles with fill patterns * Creation of a text list (export all text entered in the plot) * Text entry (vertical or horizontal), with support for font, size, and styles More information on the program can be seen at my web site, [Archived as /info-mac/app/make-it-grow-21-demo.hqx; 2206K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:45 -0700 From: rgriffin@mail.erols.com Subject: [*] Big Head Man Big Head Man is another animation by Andrew Raines based on the comics. In this animation Big Head Man gets rid of some criminals by using his big head powers. Requires HyperCard 2.x and a Macintosh Computer Visit PRISIM's web page at: www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/6187 We have two bi-weekly comics, games, and animations. [Archived as /info-mac/art/big-head-man-hc.hqx; 256K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:50 -0700 From: andrew.regan@ndirect.co.uk Subject: [*] Biorhythms 6.02c ( =?iso-8859-1?Q?Espa=D2ol?= ) Biorhythms 6.02c (Espa=F1ol) Nuestra mente, cuerpos y emociones son gobernadas por tres ciclos naturales, conocidos como Biorritmos. Una vez que nosotros nos percatemos de c=F3mo nos afectan, podemos planear nuestras vidas de acuerdo con ellos, de manera que aprovechemos nuestras crestas de energ=EDa y podamos ejercer precauci=F3n especial en d=EDas =93criticos=94. Biorhythms es un programa actualmente muy aclamado a nivel mundial y generalmente se considera ser el programa de biorritmos m=E1s poderoso, atractivo y original disponible en cualquier plataforma computacional. Apoya Eventos Apple y Macintosh 'Drag & Drop' (Arrastrar y Soltar). La version 6.02c es una versi=F3n revisada sustancialmente con muchas mejoras y arreglos de problemas. Usalo para analizar tus biorritmos, determinar tus d=EDas buenos y malos, y tambi=E9n tu compatibilidad con otros. =C9ste es un programa de 'Shareware' * Compatibilidad * Biorhythms debe trabajar en cualquier computadora MacOS con Sistema 7 o mayor. El Sistema 6 no se apoya. Aunque el color no es esencial, Biorhythms trabajar=E1 much=EDsimo mejor con =E9l. Si quieres usar 'Drag & Drop' requerir=E1s un Sistema 7.1 con la extensi=F3n de Macintosh 'Drag & Drop' instalada o Sistema 7.5 o mayor. Shareware: $20 / =A315 Hoja Web de Biorhythms en Internet: www.ndirect.co.uk/~andrew.regan/bio/bio.htm [Archived as /info-mac/app/biorhythms-602c-espanol.hqx; 970K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:49 -0700 From: andrew.regan@ndirect.co.uk Subject: [*] Biorhythms 6.02c (English) Biorhythms 6.02c (English) Our minds, bodies and emotions are governed by three natural cycles, known as biorhythms. Once we realize how we are affected, we can plan our lives accordingly, so that we take advantage of our peaks of energy and exercise special caution on =93critical=94 days. Biorhythms 6.02c is now highly acclaimed world-wide, and generally agreed to be the most powerful, attractive and original biorhythms program available on any platform. Use it to analyse your biorhythms, to determine your good and bad days, and also your compatibility with others. Use Biorhythms 6.02c to display stunning chart images for individuals or for couples. Compare 100+ individuals, each with one another, and within seconds obtain a detailed compatibility report on the group as a whole and the individuals within it. Exceptionally easy to use, with a localized Spanish version to accompany the English language version here. * Requirements * Biorhythms 6.02c requires System 7 to run, though it works best with System 7.5. It supports Apple events and Macintosh Drag and Drop. This is a shareware program, with a registration fee of $20 or =A315 and reduced rates for students and others. Biorhythms 6.02c web site: www.ndirect.co.uk/~andrew.regan/bio/bio.htm [Archived as /info-mac/app/biorhythms-602c-english.hqx; 955K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:52 -0700 From: veasey@usa.net Subject: [*] Date Reminder v1.1 Date Reminder is a program that will remind you of important dates, like birthdays and holidays. This program is shareware, it allows for only 8 different reminder messages. When you register you will be able to get up to 80 different messages. To configure it, hold down the command key while the program starts up. This program requires at least a Power Mac to run. Feel free to include this file on any CD-ROMs. [Archived as /info-mac/app/date-reminder-11.hqx; 14K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:27 -0700 From: jimbob@linex.com Subject: [*] Desktop Pictures Grab Bag Desktop Pictures Grab Bag contains two OS 8 Applescripts (text files) and three "Desktop Pictures" JPEG's (double clickable). For OS 8 only* The Applescript "Random Desktop Picture" randomly changes the desktop picture using the "Desktop Pictures Control Panel." It needs to have the path of the folder containing Pictures copied into it eg. "Macintosh HD:Apple Extras:Sample Desktop Pictures:" Save it either as an Applescript application (Checkmark in "Never Show Startup Screen" box) for your Start Up Items folder or as a compiled script to run under OSA Menu. Applescript code compliments of Apple - I Just Rearranged. These scripts have been tested on a Mac 6100/66, and virus checked with latest Disinfectant. However, all the usual disclaimers apply. Whatever happins is not my fault. Enjoy Jim Yost jimbob@linex.com [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/desktop-pictures-grab-bag.hqx; 456K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:28 -0700 From: jeff@micromat.com Subject: [*] DNA Update This is version 010 of the DNA file. This now covers systems up to 8.0.0 (US) and 7.6.1 (International) of the system test at the FILE panel tests. The DNA file is kept in the "TechTool Support Files" folder and contains the system database that allows the tests in the FILE TESTS panel to operate. To install and test: * Unstuff the file. * Open your TechTool application folder and then open the TechTool Support Files folder. * Replace the existing DNA file with the new one. * Launch TechTool Pro. * Go to the FILE panel. Most, if not all of the tests should be enabled. * Run the panel. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/dna.hqx; 235K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:29 -0700 From: tjb@inch.com Subject: [*] FinderKiller v1.0 FinderKiller is a simple AppleScript application without interface that does one job. This AppleScript will quit the Finder, and nothing more. This is a real simple script that you might find handy. This is part of a series of small, quit and reset the Finder scripts that I wrote on request. If you quit the Finder with no other applications running, the Finder will automatically re-launch itself. This script does no checking to see if anything else is running, and will not explicity attempt to re-launch the Finder. System requirements: * OS 8, but will probably run on System 7.x with AppleScript and the scriptable Finder For more information, please read the included ReadMe file or check my web site: http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html Thanks Tom http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/finder-killer-10.hqx; 6K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:31 -0700 From: tjb@inch.com Subject: [*] FinderReset v1.0 FinderReset is a simple AppleScript application without interface that does one job. This AppleScript will quit the Finder, and then immediately, launch the Finder. This is a real simple script that you might find handy. This is part of a series of small, quit and reset the Finder scripts that I wrote on request. If you quit the Finder with no other applications running, the Finder will automatically re-launch itself. This script makes sure that even with some other application open and running, the Finder will launch right away. System requirements: * OS 8, but may run on System 7.x with AppleScript and the scriptable Finder For more information, please read the included ReadMe file or check my web site: http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html Thanks Tom http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/finder-reset-10.hqx; 6K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:53 -0700 From: berntson@oeb.harvard.edu Subject: [*] Idea Keeper 1.0 Idea Keeper is a List, To Do, and Note Management Program for the Macintosh. Use it to keep lists of important ideas, keep notes organized, and manage to do lists and reference materials of all kinds. This program is similar to the old "Stickies" in that it is based on managing several windows of text. There the similarity ends. Idea Keeper allows you to keep multiple sets of notes (called "Topics") in which you can format text, insert links to other files, other notes in the program, sounds, etc. Idea Keeper allows you to create individual "ideas" (akin to Stickies notes) stored in "Topics". The "user" can create up to 100 "Topics" (folders), and each "Topic" can contain up to 100 "ideas" (files). Each "idea" is displayed in a window, and the size is limited only by the amount of memory the user assigns to Idea Keeper. If you like Idea Keeper but you need more Topics or ideas, let me know and I'll modify the program. Idea Keeper displays one Topic at a time, allowing you to quickly organize, view, and edit the ideas it contains. The user can choose to open any number of idea windows for that Topic. As you switch from Topic to Topic, opened windows and their position are always remembered by Idea Keeper. You can easily navigate from one Topic to another, copy or move individual ideas between Topics, and create clickable-links between ideas (even between different Topics). You can also import/export Topics (folders) and ideas (files) in a Finder-friendly fashion. To perform these tasks, Idea Keeper offers a variety of choices (menus, shortcuts, mouse). If you so desire, you can make Idea Keeper invisible or iconized when in the background. Idea Keeper supports Balloon Help to make it easier to find your way around without having to consult the documentation. This program is $15 shareware. Idea Keeper is released as fully-functional software. None of its features are disabled. However until you have paid the shareware fee, a message is displayed whenever Idea Keeper starts up and quits, reminding you that Idea Keeper is shareware. [Archived as /info-mac/app/idea-keeper-68k-100.hqx; 383K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:54 -0700 From: berntson@oeb.harvard.edu Subject: [*] Idea Keeper 1.0 Idea Keeper is a List, To Do, and Note Management Program for the Macintosh. Use it to keep lists of important ideas, keep notes organized, and manage to do lists and reference materials of all kinds. This program is similar to the old "Stickies" in that it is based on managing several windows of text. There the similarity ends. Idea Keeper allows you to keep multiple sets of notes (called "Topics") in which you can format text, insert links to other files, other notes in the program, sounds, etc. Idea Keeper allows you to create individual "ideas" (akin to Stickies notes) stored in "Topics". The "user" can create up to 100 "Topics" (folders), and each "Topic" can contain up to 100 "ideas" (files). Each "idea" is displayed in a window, and the size is limited only by the amount of memory the user assigns to Idea Keeper. If you like Idea Keeper but you need more Topics or ideas, let me know and I'll modify the program. Idea Keeper displays one Topic at a time, allowing you to quickly organize, view, and edit the ideas it contains. The user can choose to open any number of idea windows for that Topic. As you switch from Topic to Topic, opened windows and their position are always remembered by Idea Keeper. You can easily navigate from one Topic to another, copy or move individual ideas between Topics, and create clickable-links between ideas (even between different Topics). You can also import/export Topics (folders) and ideas (files) in a Finder-friendly fashion. To perform these tasks, Idea Keeper offers a variety of choices (menus, shortcuts, mouse). If you so desire, you can make Idea Keeper invisible or iconized when in the background. Idea Keeper supports Balloon Help to make it easier to find your way around without having to consult the documentation. This program is $15 shareware. Idea Keeper is released as fully-functional software. None of its features are disabled. However until you have paid the shareware fee, a message is displayed whenever Idea Keeper starts up and quits, reminding you that Idea Keeper is shareware. (This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0) :$@PV8&"$-5i`-#jcDA3!8dP84&0*9#%!N!-&$B-!!!R2pKP6593K!!F!"3f$FNa KG3,r!*!$&Rrr$3d,5@4PB5",C@9`CA)!!J%[EJS31!%[8N!63!!(5RJ#MN#C!*! 6!cLX!*!%rj!%39"36%PN5h!K!,!8mrL`,Ml`!!*j,3!&4NJ!!10*!!*8hANd-)X !N!BUZJE!q$k6QIh+c)BTRXRp(*KR@8Dl[(5@f8@Idd'$FZ&kH@E(A6[MG0!NfQB V'f3V[qadQjQ@(mXqDHjRQh@C'GYqV-[-RQh2,M0lmqak*lQ`l0,,c&1JVUl[qZc [Archived as /info-mac/app/idea-keeper-ppc-100.hqx; 444K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:32 -0700 From: tjb@inch.com Subject: [*] Lazurus v1.1 Lazurus is a simple AppleScript application. It will attempt to quit the =46inder if it is running, and if it isn't running, it will attempt to re-launch the Finder. It will stop and give warning before proceeding to issue the quit command to the Finder, and then ask if you want to re-start the Finder right away. This is a version of my FinderReset and FinderKiller scripts with some basic dialog choices and warnings in case you change your mind. System requirements: * OS 8, but may run on System 7.x with AppleScript and the scriptable Finder * S=E4ndi's Additions, a scripting addition available on info-mac =46or more information, please read the included ReadMe file or check my web= site: http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html Thanks Tom http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/lazurus-11.hqx; 7K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:33 -0700 From: jharvey@mail.airmail.net Subject: [*] MiniWin 3.0 Demo MiniWin 3.0 Demo September 1, 1997 by James Harvey Requirements: A Power Macintosh System 7.5 or later Color monitor If you would like to have small windows, with quickly identifiable icons on your screen, instead of a bunch of look-alike collapsed window titlebars, then MiniWin is for you!! The Demo version will give you a taste of how MiniWin can make your life easier by giving you more screen space when you need it. No need to close windows! No need to hunt for the right titlebar! WOW!! Who could ask for more?? If you like what you see, a full control panel version is available for a mere $20. Act now, and you can get it for a paltry sum of $15. This offer is good until December 31, 1997. Enjoy! James [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/mini-win-demo.hqx; 49K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:26 -0700 From: tjb@inch.com Subject: [*] OT-PPP Bot v1.2 OT/PPP Bot is a simple script which stays open in the background. If your PPP connection is idle, it will attempt to log on to tour ISP. If you are connected, it will wait patiently for 5 minutes before checking again. It does this without requiring user action, so it is a quick and easy way to stay connected (see requirements) if you are trying to keep a PPP connection going while you are not able to check it. New Features Since version 1.1: When you quit the Bot, your PPP connection will close. System requirements: *System 7.5 through OS 8, with AppleScript and the scriptable Finder (a standard part of the OS since System 7.5) *Open Transport and Open Transport PPP, which includes a scripting addition called PPP Commands as part of the standard install For more information, please read the included ReadMe file or check my web site: http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html Thanks Tom http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/conn/ot-ppp-bot-12.hqx; 8K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:36 -0700 From: quartz@anet.ne.jp Subject: [*] RETRO CD 1.0-3 ppc - Variable Speed CD Player --- RETRO CD 1.0-E PPC --- * This package is for PowerMacs, in English * RETRO CD is a variable speed compact disc player. Suitable for refreshing and musical purposes, RETRO CD gives you a totally new way to fully enjoy CDs. You need 3MB of free memory and a 4x (or faster) CD-ROM drive. $10 SHAREWARE. Please ask me for permission if you want to include it in your CD-ROM. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/retro-cd-10-e-ppc.hqx; 143K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:34 -0700 From: quartz@anet.ne.jp Subject: [*] RETRO CD 1.0-E 68k - Variable Speed CD Player * This package is for PowerMacs, in Japanese * RETRO CD is a variable speed compact disc player. Suitable for refreshing and musical purposes, RETRO CD gives you a totally new way to fully enjoy CDs. You need 3MB of free memory and a 4x (or faster) CD-ROM drive. 1000 Yen SHAREWARE. Please ask me for permission if you want to include it in your CD-ROM. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/retro-cd-10-e-68k.hqx; 137K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:37 -0700 From: quartz@anet.ne.jp Subject: [*] RETRO CD 1.0-j 68k - Variable Speed CD Player * This package is for 68k, in Japanese * RETRO CD is a variable speed compact disc player. Suitable for refreshing and musical purposes, RETRO CD gives you a totally new way to fully enjoy CDs. You need 3MB of free memory and a 4x (or faster) CD-ROM drive. 1000 Yen SHAREWARE. Please ask me for permission if you want to include it in your CD-ROM. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/retro-cd-10-jp-68k.hqx; 139K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:40 -0700 From: quartz@anet.ne.jp Subject: [*] RETRO CD 1.0-j ppc - Variable Speed CD Player * This package is for PowerMacs, in Japanese * RETRO CD is a variable speed compact disc player. Suitable for refreshing and musical purposes, RETRO CD gives you a totally new way to fully enjoy CDs. You need 3MB of free memory and a 4x (or faster) CD-ROM drive. 1000 Yen SHAREWARE. Please ask me for permission if you want to include it in your CD-ROM. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/retro-cd-10-jp-ppc.hqx; 145K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:42 -0700 From: mc5230@mclink.it Subject: [*] Shutdown Controller 2.0 68k Program: Shutdown Controller 2.0 Author: Roberto Panetta Web Site: A CONTROLLED WAY TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUTDOWN YOUR MAC Shutdown Controller provides as the name suggest a 'controlled' way to shutdown unattended Macs. Using Shutdown Controller you can as example start a download of a large file via internet and leave your Mac, when the download will finish, Shutdown Controller shutdown your Mac automatically. You can also use Shutdown Controller on a server and set it to shutdown only if some application indicated as 'critical' ultimated their work and only if a specified time was reached. Shutdown Controller uses a friendly Mac interface, it can inform you of the upcoming shutdown flashing a different mark in its status window depending of the situation, and if in background using the OS Mac notification manager flashing an icon in the menu bar. Available both for ppc and for 68k Mac. Inclusion in CD-ROM permitted. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/shutdown-controller-68k.hqx; 156K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:43 -0700 From: mc5230@mclink.it Subject: [*] Shutdown Controller 2.0 PPC Program: Shutdown Controller 2.0 Author: Roberto Panetta Web Site: A CONTROLLED WAY TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUTDOWN YOUR MAC Shutdown Controller provides as the name suggest a 'controlled' way to shutdown unattended Macs. Using Shutdown Controller you can as example start a download of a large file via internet and leave your Mac, when the download will finish, Shutdown Controller shutdown your Mac automatically. You can also use Shutdown Controller on a server and set it to shutdown only if some application indicated as 'critical' ultimated their work and only if a specified time was reached. Shutdown Controller uses a friendly Mac interface, it can inform you of the upcoming shutdown flashing a different mark in its status window depending of the situation, and if in background using the OS Mac notification manager flashing an icon in the menu bar. Available both for ppc and for 68k Mac. Inclusion in CD-ROM permitted. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/shutdown-controller-ppc.hqx; 159K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:48 -0700 From: support@macnetic.de Subject: [*] SmilingOS8_StartupScreen.sit The Smiling MacOS 8 Startup Screen The enclosed PICT resources are meant to replace the PICT resources -16506 to -16504 in the System 8 file located in the System Folder. You can accomplish this using ResEdit. The smiling ColorClassic is taken from the Cult of Macintosh webpage at http://cult-of-mac.utu.fi/ and is by the Cult Team & C. Stone. All other graphics are from Apple's pages on the world wide web. I claim no artistic credit for it. I just pasted them together... I hope you enjoy. Andreas Wagner http://www.macnetic.de [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/smiling-os-8-startupscreen.hqx; 154K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:47 -0700 From: macspectre@macspectre.macintosh.net Subject: [*] Sound Freaks f/ Mac OS Sounds Freaks for Mac OS These 18 crazed files for Mac OS might bring some life back to your lonely and boring desktop. Use them as alert sounds or use them simply as sound effects for videos, presentations, and pretty much anything else. To install, quit all open applications and drag the specified sound file over the System Folder or drag the files over the System File. You do not have to restart the system, simply keep on working. These sound files are not freeware. If you plan to use them, please send US $5. They may be included in commercial CD ROMs as long as the Read Me File is included with the files and you contact me at midoil@ibm.net. Enough with the chatter... have fun with the sound files. 1229 Smithwood Drive Los Angeles, CA, 90035 (310) 553 2914 ------------------------------------------------------ Mariel Lohninger - President of MacSpectre Productions Visit MacSpectre @ http://macspectre.macintosh.net [Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/sound-freaks.hqx; 1032K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:24 -0700 From: stefan@antioch-college.edu Subject: [*] Stefan's Netscape Preferences Fix Netscape Preferences Fix provides a workaround for a bug found in Netscape Navigator, versions 3.0 through 3.0.2, where Navigator sometimes forgets what protocols have been registered by Seeker and other utilities that register protocols (like "mailto" and "ftp") with Navigator, including several AppleScript utilities created for today's popular email and file transfer programs. I originally included the Fix with my Seeker program way back in June, 1997, but people that may not be using Seeker can also benefit from the Fix, and it's now available as a separate file. Thanks for the inspiration, Tomas! The Netscape Preferences Fix is free to registered users of Seeker. More information about the Fix can be found at the Netscape Preferences Fix home page, at http://antioch-college.edu/~stefan/netscapepreferencesfix.html. Enjoy! - Stefan Anthony [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/ntscp/netscape-preferences-fix.hqx; 9K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:44 -0700 From: orion@rsnsoft.com Subject: [*] Teflon 2.1 -- adjusts or eliminates MacOS 8's sticky menus MacOS 8 introduced a new feature called "sticky menus," where the menus would stay down after the user clicked in the menu bar or on a pop-up menu. In previous versions of the system software, on the other hand, the menus would always go away after the user let go of the mouse button. If you think the MacOS 8 sticky menus feature is an awful bit of interface design, and wish Apple had allowed the user to adjust the "stickiness" of the menus, you're not alone. Teflon is a simple little control panel that does just that. Teflon 2.1 adds the ability to make the menus drop down automatically whenever the user moves the mouse pointer over the menu bar, and fixes some minor bugs. Teflon is freeware, and requires MacOS 8. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/teflon-21.hqx; 15K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:34:39 -0700 From: moritz.grund@mannheim-netz.de Subject: [*] ya cd player 2.5 abstract: ya series web site: http://home.pages.de/~ya-series -- mailto:moritz.grund@mannheim-netz.de http://home.pages.de/~moritz.grund [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/ya-cd-player-25.hqx; 282K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 07 Sep 97 19:44:17 EDT From: "Allan M. Bloom" Subject: What is this group? Is anyone else as distressed as I at the direction that I-M seems to be taking? I-M used to be a community. The digests we get lately seem all or mostly postings of software of varying general utility. I dunno about y'all, but I don't see much if any utility personally. Or much interest personally. Last year we saw a new very bright and informed guru join the group. I was properly impressed and sent him a note asking where he'd come from. He said he'd been hanging around the comp/sys/mac/system newsgroup, but it got trivial so he came to I-M. I haven't seen him lately, and I'm not much surprised. The newsgroup may be mostly trivial, but I'm finding it more interesting than I-M. I certainly don't have to subscribe to I-M to access the files in its archive. And I'm becoming progressively annoyed with digests that are no more than ads for personally useless stuff going into the archive. I'm certainly not against the archive. I was one who helped pay for a larger I-M HD at Stanford a couple years back. I just don't think the archive is all I-M should be about. Your comments? Al Bloom ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 18:32:04 -0500 From: Gib Henry Subject: 7.6.1 problems On Tue, 26 Aug 1997 12:29:58 -0500, pring@cajunnet.com (Patrick M. Ring) wrote: >Has anyone else had a barrage of problems with Mac Os 7.6.1? >Many of the problems I've been having are: > chooser doesn't keep settings for my printer Yep. I think it's a Desktop Printer problem. > I get numberous type 1 and/or type 3 errors > -this is especially when I have the PPP running > Netscape (301) and Eudora are usually the quitters, but I've seen >others. I'm using Netscape Communicator 4.01 and OT/PPP 1.0 with OT 1.1.2 and experience these problems occasionally, but only rarely. > When I go to restart I get a freeze (loss of all control) > -on one occassion a type 10 error box came up Yep! > Unable to access TCP stack and then trouble shutting it back down. (usu >crash) Nope. > Corruption of Finder > get message: System Error Occurred > "Finder" > Bus Error > > or: System Error Occurred > "Finder" > CHK Error > -Replacing the Finder by itself usually alleviates most of my >problems temporarily. Yes, definitely. Often clears up by shutting down (power OFF), then restarting, without resorting to replacing the Finder or its preference file. > Error type 2 while running Netscape > > Temporary folder becomes visible in System Folder > > Loss of TCP stability (in PPP) after sleep None of the above 3. >There are a few more problems that I have, but I feel like they are >redundancies of these. A brief run down of my system is as follows: > > MacIntosh 9500/132 > 48 Mb RAM > 2 Gb HDD > ATI Exclaim GA Vid. Card > 4x CD ROM > floppy > ext. Iomega ZIP drive > >I'm running system 7.6 updated to 7.6.1. I have clean installed it (twice >recently and installing all ext's new, not just transferring over). I >keep the Virtual Mem. off and the disk cache set to 512K. I'm on a Power (now Apple, I guess!) PowerCenter Pro 210, clean install, virtual memory on. I wonder if the ATI or Iomega are involved (I have them too)? >If anyone can give me a pointer/reason/hint/cure.... I would be very >appreciative. Ditto! I also wonder if MacOS 8 fixes any of this? Cheers, -- Gib Henry ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 09:20:36 -0700 From: "Adam C. Engst" Subject: CHRP question At 5:53 PM -0600 9/3/97, Graeme Forbes wrote: >> Apple is honoring all of its signed license agreements, but we >> have decided not to expand the licenses to include a version of Mac OS >>for CHRP >> hardware. > >Does this matter? Can Motorola still sell CHRP machines and just buy Mac OS >for CHRP from MacZone to put in the shipping cartons? Or do the current >CHRP machines still require ROMs from Apple? I've not seen any firm statements on this issue (see http://www.tidbits.com/ for the complete coverage we've done in TidBITS, including some updates added throughout this week) but my suspicion is that no, this wouldn't work for two reasons. First, there are contracts to consider, and putting the shrinkwrap version in the box may be a breach of contract. Second and more important, the shrinkwrap version of Mac OS 8 undoubtedly doesn't just work on CHRP machines. Apple was creating a version for that purpose, and Motorola was probably working with a pre-release version of it to show their CHRP machines in public at Macworld Expo in Boston. Motorola certainly can't ship a pre-release version, and Apple can easily refuse to give them the finished product, if it was even finished. Remember, CHRP machines are quite different hardware, and the Mac OS is tied quite tightly to the hardware. Moving to CHRP meant abstracting the hardware from the software somewhat. (Of course, I could be wrong - I don't have any inside knowledge on this specific subject. This is just an educated guess.) cheers... -Adam ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 20:13:46 -0400 From: A BRODY Subject: HP 870Cse Driver problems Dear Info-mac reader, I am using System 8, and Chooser 7.6, and when I go to select the DJ 800 Series Icon from the Chooser, I notice it has the phone port selected, even though AppleTalk is disabled. So I promptly select the printer port. But then it tells me it can't detect the printer even though the printer is wired up to that port and is powered on. So I go to close the Chooser, and the next time I open the Chooser the phone port is selected again for the DJ 800 Series. The setup correctly indicates it is a DJ 870 Series, when I hit that button in the Chooser. So what is the problem? Why can't I select the printer port for my printer? Please reply via e-mail to abrody@vax.clarku.edu as there is no guarantee I'll be able to visit the digest in the near future. Thank you. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 14:03:14 -0600 From: kreme@kreme.com Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #190 >Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 07:43:12 -0700 >From: markus@imperium.net >Subject: [*] C.H.A.T. Demo v2.3 > >the file will be bin-hexed and called: C.H.A.T. Demo v2.3 Installer >C.H.A.T. stands for Computerized Home Aphasia Therapy. It is designed >to run with HyperCard 2.2 or later. It will not run correctly with >HyperCard Player 2.2 or 2.3 THis makes no sense. >Mark Hamilton > >EEEV (Electric Vehicle Project) >ieee@uakron.edu ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 10:22:31 -0500 From: John Popowitz Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #191 Hi Leo Do you have the latest HP DeskWriter driver-I believe it is something like 6.0.3. You can get it from the HP web site. Also if you are using QuickDraw GX you might find getting rid of it or at least turning it off in Extension Manager and restarting with the new driver installed might solve it. GX has been nothing but headaches for me. Good luck, John Ps-what address did you use to post this question on Info-Mac Digest. I forgot. Thanks ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 23:21:06 -0400 (EDT) From: Mark Fiske Subject: MIDI Manager/Driver Hi, I'm writing with a MIDI question this time. Does the Mac OS need a MIDI Manager/Driver to control MIDI devices. I have Apple's old ones (like, from 1993) in my system folder and I want to know if I need them. Any ideas? thanks (private e-s only at mfiske@nike.heidelberg.edu) Mark. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 20:51:44 -0500 From: Michael Conwell Subject: Netscape 4.03 Problems / Observations I just d/l Netscape Navigator 4.03 and have noticed that mailto: tags do nothing. They show up on the browser, but when clicked, nothing happens. Is this unique to this version of Navigator? If so, is there a way to force Navigator to use Eudora for mail when such a link is used. I remember seeing an older application that allowed this, but do not know if it works with this version of Navigator. Also, I often use the pop-up menu item "Open Link in New Window". This appears to be gone as well from this version of Navigator. Could someone confirm these observations and possibly offer some work arounds? Thanks in advance. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Sep 97 14:34:50 +0100 From: European University Subject: OS8 Random Freezes..... I have installed OS8 and the AppleVision 1.5.3 update on my system. My configuration is as follows: PowerPC 7500 with Apple 132Mhz daughter card upgrade 1mb L2 cache from PowerLogix HDT 2.0 formatting my Non-Apple Quantum 500MB HD 32 MB RAM Ram cache set to 34 MB AppleVision 1710 Monitor All my childrens educational games (reader rabbit1, Deluxe Math Rabbit, Lion Kin Activity Center, Playroom) randomly freeze and I must reboot. Most of the times it is possible to use the keyboard reset but never cmd-esc. Sometimes I must power on and off with the button on the front panel. As for other applications, I too get some crashing but it is infrequent. With the kids games it is possible with in 5 minutes to take the system down. I would like to hear some possible solutions that exist short of downgrading.... system software, daughter card or L2. Thank you for your help. Rick Wintheiser ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 21:12:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Al Bloom Subject: PageMaker & LW12/640 Interesting problem, folk. I'm hoping one of you might help. Adobe sure wasn't able to. I got my wife a 7300 for her birthday to replace her aging C650. And I reinstalled her heavy duty software to get the PPC versions. It seems that PageMaker 6.5 didn't give a rip that LW8 8.4.2 was already there. It put in LW 8.3.1, a driver notorious for not knowing about our new LW 12/640. No, the 68k version of PM didn't know about the 12/640 either. I didn't know that PM was 12/640-challenged until Leslye tried printing to cover stock. I had told her to select the face-up output tray for such things. Even envelopes. The 12/640 is a picky beast. She could not tell PM to select the f-u tray. She yelled at me. I tried the option-print runaround to get the Apple driver and got a rather old fashioned dialog that didn't know about the f-u option either. That's when I fingered that Adobe's installer had overwritten 761's LW8 driver. I reinstalled LW 842 on her machine. PM 6.5 (even with the 651 update) didn't recognize the 12/640's f-u tray option. It *did* recognize that option if the Apple driver was invoked (option-print). I called Adobe. Long distance. On my nickel. Yes I can spell "waste of time." That can't happen, sir. It did happen? It can't be our fault. The PPD for the 12/640 has Adobe in the copyright notice? A mere legal thing. You are being rude, sir. Betcher ass, sweetie. I was about as rude as I know how to be with that clueless sweet thang. Heck, being nice got me nowhere. OK. Adobe is useless. Have any of y'all figured out how to print to a LW 12/640 from the latest PM? With all options active? Al Bloom -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************