Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #148 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Sun, 20 Jul 97 Volume 15 : Issue 148 Today's Topics: [*] AFL Package 1.0 [*] Airport IDs 2.6a [*] Anna's Desktop Patterns 1.0 [*] AppSwitcher [*] Area Code Changer [*] blankscreen 2.0 [*] Click, there it is! 1.0.8 [*] Convert Central European TrueType Fonts [*] Convert Cyrillic TrueType Fonts [*] Convert Greek TrueType Fonts [*] CR-Calculator 1.0. A chemical reaction calculator. [*] Default Folder 2.7.3 - Enancement for Open/Save Dialogs [*] Digital Diary 1.5.sit [*] Electric Broadsheet 1.11 =?iso-8859-1?Q?=9F.sit?= [*] elodyFair1.5.0 - Kaleidoscope Scheme [*] Empty Glass DT Pic [*] eXpress 4.0 [*] FastTrash 1.2 [*] FeatherGIF 1.8, Web transparency filter [*] Flaming Pear Icons Vol. 3 [*] Font List 1.0 final [*] Italian lessons - foreign language learning [*] Kaleidoscope color scheme for info-mac [*] La Confrerie - a game scenario for S&S 3D [*] make-turkish-fonts-20.txt [*] McPoet4.3 [*] Music Collection Deluxe 2.1 (FileMaker Pro 3.x) [*] NetBackup 1.0 [*] NetRPG 3.0.1 [*] OTChat 3.0.1 [*] PowerReplace 6.2.1; a text conversion utility [*] QuickInstaller 1.1.0; The Installers Builder. [*] RainbowHigh1.5.2 - Kaleidoscope Scheme [*] Ralph 1.0 [*] RealtorRecords [*] ScenarioMaker 3D, developer release 6 [*] Screen Catcher 1.0f - GIF, JPEG, and PICT screen snapshots [*] Smileyface Font(tm) 3.0 [*] Smileyface Font(tm) 3.0 [*] STRiKE Korea '97 [*] Sunset 1.0 [*] TitlePop 3.0.1 [*] Trash Can v1.0 - An alternative Trash Can [*] VCD Player 1.3.2 - Play Video CD on your Mac - Johnny C N Lee [*] ZyXEL Omni Station 1.0 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 #148" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:00 -0700 From: petermmpr@hotmail.com Subject: [*] AFL Package 1.0 Hello. Here is my latest creation, AFL Package 1.0. AFL Package is a collection of Australian Rules Football team logos in icon format, gif format, and desktop clipping format. Please read the read-me for more information. All updates will be posted on my WWW site first: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/6305/afl.html Thank you! Peter J. Garlinski petermmpr@hotmail.com http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/6305/index1.html <- My Homepage http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/6305/afl.html <- Updates Here [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/afl-10.hqx; 360K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:22 -0700 From: robert.swanson@fedex.com Subject: [*] Airport IDs 2.6a Airport IDs is a little utility that allows one to search for Airport/City locations by name or ID code. It returns all records that match your criteria. This is a great tool for travelers who want to create intineraries, check the code on their luggage, find out distances, or find the place on a map. Registered users can export/import the database to make modifications/corrections as they desire. Version 2.6 adds a few enhancements. Most important is an additional database that contains over 8400 records of 3-letter identifiers, all with latitude/longitude for mapping and distance calculations. No other program gives you so many records and mapping capability. Thank you to users who have previously registered Airport IDs; you do not need to register this new version. The registration cost is only $7 (free for FedEx employees) so please register if you decide to keep this program. Site licenses are available. Robert Swanson (swanson@kagi.com) [Archived as /info-mac/data/airport-ids-26a.hqx; 312K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:10:54 -0700 From: Rotunno@wyvern.it Subject: [*] Anna's Desktop Patterns 1.0 Here it is, the best, really best, absolutely best Desktop patterns around the world for the Mac!! :-) Don't you believe me?? Download it and you'll see!!! You'll find four set of desktop patterns to be used with any Mac OS that is compatible with the desktop patterns control panel. If you like it -I know it will do so ;-) - please pay the shareware fee. Only 5US$, payable by cash to Anna Draghi -Italy-. You may pay in equivalent Italian Lire. NOTE: the sender is not the author, no use his e-mail only for internal contacts and infos. The author has no email address. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/annas-desktop-patterns-10.hqx; 2628K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:10:47 -0700 From: nohara@ns1.netwave.or.jp Subject: [*] AppSwitcher I have enclosed Software for Macintosh. Of cause check by Disinfectant 3.6. Category of software 'AppSwitcher' is Utility and this is my first drop into internet. AppSwitcher is 1 years old and distribute in Japan domestic BBS until now. It's Freeware. Best regards, Ichiro Nohara P.O.Box 6 AwaIkeda Tokushima Japan 778 e-mail: nohara@netwave.or.jp [Archived as /info-mac/gui/app-switcher-222.hqx; 116K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:21 -0700 From: gregm@pcdocs.com Subject: [*] Area Code Changer Area Code Changer is an AppleScript applet that will change all phone numbers of a given area code to a new one in the current Now Contact contact file. Why would I want to do that? The best example of why this utility might be handy is if you have a number of contacts in a particular area code that the phone company has just changed. For example: my area code was 904 (northern Florida), but got changed to area code 850. While Now Contact ought to offer a facility to do this search and replace, they don't. You might think the Replace function under the Edit menu would do this (as did I). Not so - you must type in the exact string in order for it to search and replace. So, if you just want to change the area code (but not mess with the number itself), then you're out of luck. Try it yourself and you'll see what I mean. [Archived as /info-mac/dev/osa/nc-area-code-changer.hqx; 15K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:39 -0700 From: pavao@mail.telepac.pt Subject: [*] blankscreen 2.0 BlankScreen 2.0 - is a screen saver. It is an application so you don't have to worry about extensions conflicts! You can choose the image that appears by selecting a file. This way you can put, for example, your company logo or an image that you like on the screen of your Macs when they're not being used! [Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/blank-screen-20.hqx; 156K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:10:49 -0700 From: cardona@texas.net Subject: [*] Click, there it is! 1.0.8 Click, there it is! 1.0.8 Now compatible with MacOS 8 Click, there it is! is a small system extension that allows you to click on Finder windows from Open/Save dialog boxes and changes the folder being viewed to the one you clicked on. A quite useful feature once you get used it! Shareware: USD $5.00 web site: http://lonestar.texas.net/~cardona/ctii/ Richard Cardona (cardona@texas.net) shareware author [Archived as /info-mac/gui/click-there-it-is-108.hqx; 19K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:10:41 -0700 From: april@macb033.rrzn.uni-hannover.de Subject: [*] Convert Central European TrueType Fonts This documentation describes in detail how to convert TrueType fonts from MS Windows to MacOS Central European. Andreas Prilop [Archived as /info-mac/info/convert-ce-fonts.hqx; 6K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:10:42 -0700 From: april@macb033.rrzn.uni-hannover.de Subject: [*] Convert Cyrillic TrueType Fonts This documentation describes in detail how to convert TrueType fonts from MS Windows to MacOS Cyrillic. Andreas Prilop [Archived as /info-mac/info/convert-cyrillic-fonts.hqx; 6K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:10:43 -0700 From: april@macb033.rrzn.uni-hannover.de Subject: [*] Convert Greek TrueType Fonts This documentation describes in detail how to convert TrueType fonts from MS Windows to MacOS Greek. Andreas Prilop [Archived as /info-mac/info/convert-greek-fonts.hqx; 6K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:10:39 -0700 From: WISSNEA@war.wyeth.com Subject: [*] CR-Calculator 1.0. A chemical reaction calculator. CR-Calculator 1.0. A chemical reaction calculator. CR-Calculator version 1.0 aids in performing the everyday calculations needed to conduct a chemical reaction and stores these calculations electronically in retrievable form. The program accepts both text-based and/or graphical input of reactants and product. The program uses and maintains a database of commonly used reagents and maintains a user searchable log file of the reactions that have been performed. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/cr-calculator-10.hqx; 268K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:10:50 -0700 From: support@stclairsw.com Subject: [*] Default Folder 2.7.3 - Enancement for Open/Save Dialogs Default Folder is a shareware control panel that enhances Open and Save dialog boxes to make it easier for you to manage files on your Macintosh. It provides many of the essential features of the commercial SuperBoomerang and Directory Assistance utilities, but without the infrequently used extras that take their toll in compatibility, memory, and CPU usage. And it's now fully compatible with Mac OS 8! Default Folder's time-saving Open and Save dialog enhancements allow you to: - Set up a default folder for any or all applications. - Switch among recently used folders from a pop-up menu. - See available disk space and switch between disks from a pop-up menu. - Click on a Finder window to display it in an Open or Save dialog. - Open the folder shown in an Open or Save dialog in the Finder. - Create folders, get information (including changing name, type, and creator), and move items to the Trash from within file dialogs. - "Rebound" back to the last file you used. - Make "Replace" the default option instead of "Cancel" when saving a file with the same name as an existing file. - Speed up the display of Open and Save dialogs by turning off custom color icons in the file list. Default Folder will operate on any Macintosh running System 7 or higher, and is accelerated for PowerPC. In addition to the standard internet archives, information and updates are available at: Default Folder may be included on the UMich and Info-Mac CD-ROMs. Version 2.7.3 incorporates the following changes: - On some machines, the "Click in Finder Window" feature would not recognize windows in the Finder when running under Mac OS 8. - You can now add more than one folder with the same name to the locked folders list. Previously, you could add them to the list, but they would not appear in the menu. St. Clair Software http://www.stclairsw.com/ Fax (330)549-3495 ftp://ftp.stclairsw.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/gui/default-folder-273.hqx; 305K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:34 -0700 From: GTA@cyberstore.ca Subject: [*] Digital Diary 1.5.sit Digital Diary v1.5 Activity and Decision Tracker for the Macintosh System Requirements: System 6 and 7, Mac Plus or better (including PowerMac)= , 1.6 megs free RAM, =B11 Meg disk space While most personal information managers focus on scheduling and contacts management, Digital Diary concentrates on keeping an organized record of your work, allowing you quick and easy retrieval of a project's history when most needed. Digital Diary allows fingertip access to the current status of any projects, allowing you to see all activities on all projects on any day you choose. On a complex project, there could be a dozen or more separate issues at the same time, each of which has its own distinct status and decision process. Wouldn't it be great to be able to pull up the history and present status of each of these at any time? Digital Diary organizes note entries into project and day files so that current reports of all activities on any given day or project can be instantly viewed. Projects are organized under user-defined categories in a hierarchical pop-up menu. Projects can be easily transferred between categories, making it ideal for use as a convenient project status indicator. Entries are identified with a header containing the type of activity, project name, category, note number, and date and time of entry. 'To do list' entries will pop up to remind you of unattended items at a chosen future date. Versatile report generation can gather, for example, all notes of a given activity type or project status. Digital Diary=81 replaces: To do lists, diaries, reminder notes, day files, telephone notes and all sorts of other memory joggers. And it's fun to use! Regards, Eric [Archived as /info-mac/app/digital-diary-15.hqx; 909K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:31 -0700 From: poetink@inlink.com Subject: [*] Electric Broadsheet 1.11 =?iso-8859-1?Q?=9F.sit?= This is the eleventh issue of Electric Broadsheet, a new publication from Poetry Ink Productions. Electric Broadsheet is free but copyright 1997 by Electric Broadsheet and Poetry Ink Productions. Please see the enclosed Read Me file for more information. We give our permission for this file to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM, with our usual stipulations. Thank you. Matthew W. Schmeer [Archived as /info-mac/art/zine/electric-broadsheet-111.hqx; 162K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:10:56 -0700 From: awong@iper.net Subject: [*] elodyFair1.5.0 - Kaleidoscope Scheme MelodyFair 1.5.0 - For Kaleidoscope 1.5 and even higher still.. KaleidoScopie at... [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/melody-fair.hqx; 20K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:33 -0700 From: pbuko@uclink4.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] Empty Glass DT Pic This is my most recent image created with KPT Bryce 2.0. I was aiming for realism in this one. There is a lot of nice reflection and refraction in this one. If you do not have it already, download my file "Rendered DT Pix.sit.hqx." It contains 13 more images suitable for desktop pictures. Each image is 832 x 624, millions of colors, and in max-quality JPEG format. Feel free to resize to your liking and distribute anywhere in original format. Enjoy! -Peter M. Bukowinski Computer Resource Specialist, UC Berkeley pbukowin@ced.berkeley.edu [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/empty-glass.hqx; 533K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:10:52 -0700 From: kalich@got.net Subject: [*] eXpress 4.0 Once installed, eXpress allows you to access the process menu from anywhere on the screen. You can also use eXpress to change your monitor's depth and to find out how much free memory you have for the current application. It also contains shortcuts for the Hide Others and Show All menu items. This new version contains many other new features. Susan Farrier Kalich Laser Point Software http://www.laserpoint.com Susan Kalich Laser Point Software kalich@got.net P.O. Box 2378 408-722-6894 Watsonville, CA 95077 fax: 408-722-6895 http://www.laserpoint.com ** Laser Point publishes shareware - call, write, or web for info ** Download and review any program on our Web Site! You will find games, utilities for home and business and educational programs for children. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/express-400.hqx; 40K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:30 -0700 From: medialnk@ozemail.com.au Subject: [*] FastTrash 1.2 FastTrash_1.2.sit. I wrote FastTrash to overcome the annoyance of having to select "Empty Trash" every time I want to delete something. When you decide it's time to delete a file, drag it onto the FastTrash 1.2 icon, and it is deleted immediately. This way, you won't need to choose "Empty Trash" ever again! This utility is especially handy on large monitors (17-inch plus), because a trip to the menu bar on them is quite a long way! [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/fast-trash-12.hqx; 9K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:07 -0700 From: lloyd@kagi.com Subject: [*] FeatherGIF 1.8, Web transparency filter =46eatherGIF is a Photoshop filter that lets you easily create complex transparency effects with GIF images. FeatherGIF lets you create soft edges, see-through gradients - even automatic dropshadows and cutouts, and all effects will let a web page's graphic background show through properly. No need for complicated multi-step channel operations. Version 1.8 adds automatic previews, persistent settings, and the ability to use Photoshop=92s transparency channels. =46eatherGIF is shareware for Macintosh. Besides Photoshop 2.5 or later, it also works with Color It, Fractal Design Painter, and The Cheaper Image. To see the results, and to check for updates, visit http://ccn.cs.dal.ca/~aa731/feathergif.html . [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/pshp/feather-gif-18.hqx; 216K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:01 -0700 From: lloyd@kagi.com Subject: [*] Flaming Pear Icons Vol. 3 Flaming Pear Icons Vol. 3 Enliven your Desktop with these twenty-one decorative icons and their 3-D metallic look. Every icon has small and large sizes in 256 colors and black & white. All these icons may be used without restriction; and all were created by using the Photoshop filter Blade 1.5. Blade itself can be found at http://ccn.cs.dal.ca/~aa731/blade.html . CD-ROM makers who wish to distribute this collection may do so if they notify Lloyd Burchill: lloyd@kagi.com. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/flaming-pear-icons-3.hqx; 55K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:14 -0700 From: sascha.leib@uta.fi Subject: [*] Font List 1.0 final My Program "FontList 1.0 is now ready. I am sending it to you for inclusion in your shareware library. Thanks a lot in advance. Sascha Leib [Archived as /info-mac/font/font-list-10.hqx; 353K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:18 -0700 From: jiwanski@alpha.luc.ac.be Subject: [*] Italian lessons - foreign language learning The document called 'Italian Lesson' contains a few interactive computer lessons of Italian for beginners. To use this course you need to have the 'Language Toolkit Reader' program version 1.2 or higher which is available from Info-Mac mirror sites (see for instance: ). The file demonstrates the use of the 'Language Toolkit Writer' authoring program (which is also available from Info-Mac mirror sites). You can modify and extend this course using the 'Language Toolkit Writer' application. Jacek Iwanski. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/italian-lesson-10.hqx; 477K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:10:59 -0700 From: vmitchell@gavilan.gilroy.com Subject: [*] Kaleidoscope color scheme for info-mac This is a color scheme I created and would like it to be on the info-mac site. Thanks a lot, Robin Mitchell. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/the-rob-os.hqx; 40K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:13 -0700 From: akko@enter.it Subject: [*] La Confrerie - a game scenario for S&S 3D The attached file contains "La Confrerie", a French language scenario for Sword Dream 3D. Sword Dream 3D is a fantasy adventure gaming system. Old role playing games had you play over a boring 2D map. In Sword Dream 3D, your surroundings are in three-D (just like in Marathon=81, Doom=81 or Descent=81). Still, this= isn't a shoot-em-up videogame: it's a think-first, act-later game. Sword Dream 3D is a full adventure gaming system, and is endless and modular by design. Dream allows players to download new adventures and continue their adventuring inside the new mileu. =46ull details on Sword Dream 3D (along with the application itself - in English, French or Italian) are available at http://www.comenius.com/dream/ English and Italian versions of this scenario, along with all other available scenarios can be downloaded from http://www.comenius.com/dream/scenarios.html The game scenario can be freely redistributed on the Internet, inside CD-ROMs and via BBSs. [Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/sword-dream-confrerie.hqx; 163K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:10:45 -0700 From: april@macb033.rrzn.uni-hannover.de Subject: [*] make-turkish-fonts-20.txt This documentation describes in detail how to access the special Turkish characters, which are contained in all of Apple's Roman TrueType fonts. As a bonus, you get a multiplication sign for the useless lozenge. Andreas Prilop July 1997 You need only ResEdit. (1) Duplicate a font suitcase and remove all bitmap fonts from the copy. (2) Open the font suitcase with ResEdit. * Rename the 'FOND' and all 'sfnt' resources (menu "Resource : Get Resource Info"). For example, change "Times" to "Times TR", "Times Bold" to "Times TR Bold", etc. * Open the 'FOND' resource (menu "Resource : Open Using Hex Editor"). Replace the first letter of the font name with an "X" (menu "Find : Find ASCII..."). For example, change "Times" to "Ximes". Thereby your modified fonts will not be substituted by resident printer fonts. * Open an 'sfnt' resource. Change the hex string (menu "Find : Find Hex...") "B9BABBBCBDBEBFC0C1" to "F0BABBF8F9FAD7FBFC". Repeat for all 'sfnt' resources in this suitcase. (3) You can find a keyboard layout and international resources in "Eudora Central/East Europe" info-mac/comm/inet/mail/edr/eudora-centeast-europe-12.hqx. [Archived as /info-mac/info/make-turkish-fonts-20.txt; 2K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:11 -0700 From: chrisw@gis.net Subject: [*] McPoet4.3 McPoet is a set of tools for text generation and text morphing: that is, tools for writing computer-generated and computer-assisted poetry. It uses its own simple language to allow the text-generation rules to be completely user-configurable. It is easy to write your own rules for McPoet even if you know nothing about programming your Mac. You can also use the large set of built-in rules, or the (now much-improved) automatic rule-generating function which can turn ordinary text into an executable rule. The text morphing features include an automatic version of Tristan Tzara's original Dadaist formula for creating poetry from text, an eecummingsfication feature for imitating the style of the great poet ee cummings, multiple forms of Markov chaining (with several built-in probability tables) and much more. Rule files and the word-type files that they reference are now stored externally, on disk. As a result, there are no longer any strong constraints on the number of word types you can use, or on the number of rules. Version 4.3 fixes a few bugs found in version 4.2, and has a jazzier interface. Versions numbered 4.x are much improved over versions numbered 3.x or lower. McPoet is Dada-ware: uncopyrighted and free. It may be freely redistributed. It requires at least 4.5 megabytes of free disk space, at least 3 megabytes of available RAM, and a fast processor (or great patience!). Though a PowerPC is highly recommended, it is compatible with all Macs. [Archived as /info-mac/game/word/mcpoet-43.hqx; 1924K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:23 -0700 From: DKSnelson@aol.com Subject: [*] Music Collection Deluxe 2.1 (FileMaker Pro 3.x) Finally it's here: a truly relational music-collection database. Music Collection Deluxe 2.1 is an intuitive, robust database designed to help you track your growing music collection. Similar databases overlook your cassette and LP collection and the fact that some titles include more than one compact disc -- these are some of the unique features of Music Collection Deluxe 2.1. Improvements from version 2.0 to 2.1 Added fields for song lyrics (after many requests), music author, lyrics author, song producer, arrangements and copyright information. Improved the exclusive artist "Sort Order" feature (see details below) to provide feedback of how the artist/group will be sorted. Miscellaneous interface improvements. ----------------------------- Version 2.1 features: ------------------------------ True relational capabilities for song titles, song times, song lyrics, group members, member's instruments and multiple-disc titles -- great for box sets -- you're only limited by hard disk space. Comprehensive fields for tracking every detail of your vast music collection: artist/group, title, song name, song time, artists names, artist's instruments, record label, catalog number, genre, rating, purchase price, serial number, location and more. Exclusive artist "Sort Order" allows easy grouping of artists by first or last name. (For example, "The Who" can be sorted by "Who The" or "The Who" with a mouse click. Sort by most other fields with a mouse click. [Archived as /info-mac/data/mcd-21.hqx; 410K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:36 -0700 From: bsheafer@pe.net Subject: [*] NetBackup 1.0 Requirements: Macintosh or Power Macintosh System 7.1 or greater HyperCard or HCPlayer 2.2 or greater, 2.3.5 recommended 8mb RAM or more Recent versions can be found at http://www.pe.net/~bsheafer/ Summary and Features: NetBackup 1.0 was written as a complete data backup utility for the Macintosh and small Macintosh networks. It is written in HyperTalk, the scripting language of HyperCard. #NetBackup 1.0 can copy individual files, and complete folders, very quickly to almost any mounted volume* such as external tape/cartridge drives, external hard drives, or any other designated networked volume. #NetBackup 1.0 can automatically or manually mount** and unmount networked volumes either on an AppleTalk or Ethernet network. #NetBackup 1.0 can do scheduled** backups so backups can be performed when computer usage is at its minimum. It can also be configured to quit when the backup session is complete. #NetBackup 1.0 keeps an ongoing extensive log file, both within the application and in a text file located on the desktop. * Floppies are slated for a future version if the need is there. This was decided because the size of hard drives and applications these days doesn't make this seem feasible. NetBackup 1.0 does check the volume and total sizes of a session prior to the backup process. If NetBackup senses that the files/folders to be backed up total greater than the backup volume, you will be notified and the backup process will cease. We wil try in future versions to make NetBackup learn to fill up consecutive volumes during a manual session. ** Registered Versions Only. Brian Sheafer PO Box 35 Calimesa, CA 92320 [Archived as /info-mac/app/net-backup-10-hc.hqx; 241K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:26 -0700 From: Erich.G.Bratton-1@tc.umn.edu Subject: [*] NetRPG 3.0.1 NetRPG is an internet server which lets a group of friends role-play over the net. NetRPG allows players to talk with one another using a mud-like interface, ready weapons, set an armor class, have hit points, store online character sheets, calculate and run combats using initiative rolls, resolve attacks and distribute damage between players and monsters, store and retrieve ASCII maps to facilitate showing exactly where the action is occuring, roll dice either in the open or privately shown to only the player and DM, and allows the DM to fudge attack rolls when a plot line necessitates a critical hit or miss or whatever. All of these features (and more!) combine in NetRPG to make live internet role-playing not only possible, but very enjoyable! Version 3.0.1 adds better support for channels and some tcp tweaks for speed http://www.lextech.com/egb/netrpg.html --Erich [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/net-rpg-301.hqx; 286K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:27 -0700 From: Erich.G.Bratton-1@tc.umn.edu Subject: [*] OTChat 3.0.1 OTChat is a basic TCP/IP chat server that runs on a Macintosh, similar to IRC. To use it, simply run it and connect to your mac using telnet or a MUD client. A MUD client is better because it has a buffered input line. Version 3.0.1 adds better support for channels and some tcp tweaks for speed http://www.lextech.com/egb/otchat.html --Erich [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/ot-chat-301.hqx; 117K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:10:38 -0700 From: guoniu@math.u-strasbg.fr Subject: [*] PowerReplace 6.2.1; a text conversion utility Announcing the release of PowerReplace 6.2.1! PowerReplace is a powerful text conversion utility. It does the conversion using a small file called "Filter". The syntax of filter is very easy to understand. PowerReplace is also an utility to build text conversion application. It can create small stand-alone daughter-application called "SelfReplace", who makes your favorite conversion more easily and efficiently. PowerReplace can replace character (including NULL, CR, LF, TAB) or string by any other string. By use of the asterisk-sign(*) representing any indeterminate string, it can replace also a string only whose two extremities are known. It supports all character set, hexadecimal string and regular expression(pattern) for find/replace. New features - Added Unanchor/Anchor Toolbar command in the Control menu. - Added preferences for the window position, toolbar status, text font. - Extract filter from SelfReplace using PowerReplace. - protect filter by setting password in SelfReplace. - Added author name and filter version number in filter information. System requirements: - System 7.1 - Any Macintosh For more information, please read the Read Me file enclosed, or visit my Web page: http://130.79.4.26/~guoniu/mac/ Thanks, Guoniu Han http://130.79.4.26/~guoniu/mac/ [Archived as /info-mac/text/power-replace-621.hqx; 825K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:19 -0700 From: yellowsoft@iol.it Subject: [*] QuickInstaller 1.1.0; The Installers Builder. QuickInstaller 1.1.0 allows you to create straightforward an installer for distributing any kind of file. You can build your own 68k, PPC or FAT installer application in a very simple way, choosing many features such as: compression, target system, computer restarting, destination folder. The Built Installer can show your own logo in its main window as well as a scrolling text in its splash screen. Also QuickInstaller 1.1.0 can build single self-extracting installers and installers having external documents for distributing your creations by using the media you want. QuickInstaller 1.1.0 is shareware, it costs less than a small utility and anyone should afford it. QuickInstaller Maker requires at least System 7 and a 68030 processor to run. The Built Installer requires at least System 7 but runs on every processor type. Balloons are available. The QuickInstaller package contains both 68k and PPC version. Why to say more about QuickInstaller 1.1.0? Any technical analysis would be very prosy: you'd better try it. Author: Rocco Moliterno mailto:yellowsoft@iol.it http://users.iol.it/yellowsoft New since version 1.0.0: Added QuickInstaller Maker PPC version. Added ability to create FAT, PPC and 68k Installers. Changed compression procedure. Removed any memory limitation on writing/decompressing. Removed windows zooming. Added ability to manage multi-sized text. Added international support, managing documents name. Changed window size (Built Installer). Increased the size of window's logo (Built Installer). Linked with More Files 1.4.6. Spin Cursors. The Built Installer doesn't more remove folders when matches a name collision but only change theirs contents, saving files out the Installer subject. Movable modal dialogs can switch in background (QuickInstaller Maker). Correct a very little, not-dangerous, bug. Updated e-mail address. Minor changes. [Archived as /info-mac/disk/quick-installer-110.hqx; 771K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:10:57 -0700 From: awong@iper.net Subject: [*] RainbowHigh1.5.2 - Kaleidoscope Scheme RainbowHigh 1.5.2 - For Kaleidoscope 1.5 and lots higher.. KaleidoScopie at... [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/rainbow-high.hqx; 20K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:08 -0700 From: medialnk@ozemail.com.au Subject: [*] Ralph 1.0 Ralph 1.0 is my attempt at programming some artificially intelligent life form. He may not be the prettiest thing on the net, but he's quite clever. Ralph 1.0 requires the Speech Manager system extension to run. [Archived as /info-mac/game/ralph-10.hqx; 547K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:24 -0700 From: tnick@macconnect.com Subject: [*] RealtorRecords RealtorRecords is a HuperCard stack for use by Real Estate agents/brokers. It allows the agent to keep data on all prospects, buyers, & sellers plus others such as attonneys, mtg. lenders, inspection contractors, handymen, other agents, etc. It features mail merge, labels, an index, plus more. Can be used by any Macintosh with HyperCard 2.1 or later or with the HyperCard player that comes with every Mac. Shareware, $7.50 Latest version can be obtained from: http://www.macconnect.com/~tnick Tom Nicholls Tom Nicholls or My Charlotte NC Real Estate Home Page [Archived as /info-mac/data/realtor-records-hc.hqx; 32K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:09 -0700 From: akko@ilmioweb.it Subject: [*] ScenarioMaker 3D, developer release 6 ScenarioMaker 3D is used to create 3D environments to be used in Sword Dream 3D. Sword Dream 3D is a three-dimensional adventure gaming system for the Macintosh. Your surroundings are in three-D (just like in Marathon=81, Doom=81 or Descent=81). Still, this isn't a shoot-em-up videogame: it's a think-first, act-later game. And it's fun for days, not minutes... Dream 3D is distributed under the shareware system: try it first, pay if you like it. Both Sword Dream 3D and ScenarioMaker will ultimately be made available in English, French and Italian. A read-me file in the package describes the 3D features for this program. A full-length manual in Microsoft Word 5.1 format can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.comenius.com/pub/software/mac/dream/ The Sword Dream 3D WWW site can be reached at http://www.comenius.com/dream/ There you'll find full details on the game, and will be able to download a copy. Hardware requirements: a 68030 or better Mac OS computer, with a 14", 256 colors monitor, and System 7. ScenarioMaker 3D is freeware and can be freely re-distributed. For more info, use e-mail. mailto:akko@ilmioweb.it [Archived as /info-mac/game/scenario-maker-3d.hqx; 192K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:05 -0700 From: gotow@stclairsw.com Subject: [*] Screen Catcher 1.0f - GIF, JPEG, and PICT screen snapshots This is the French version of Screen Catcher 1.0. It should be placed alongside the English version of Screen Catcher already in the archives. Screen Catcher is a shareware application that captures screen images and saves them directly to PICT, GIF, and JPEG files. Screen Catcher also performs color reduction and palette modification, making preparation of images for web or print publication a one-step process. Screen Catcher enables you to: - Precisely select an area before capturing an image, including making single-pixel adjustments with the arrow keys - Capture pulled down menus - Read and write progressive JPEG files - Read and write GIF files with interlacing and transparency - Convert images to the standard 216-color web browser palette, Microsoft Windows (R) palette, Macintosh color or grayscale palettes, or an optimally chosen color palette - Reduce or change color palettes automatically - Automatically name and save image files to any folder - Copy and paste, drag and drop, and undo operations - Generate URLs for images, including WIDTH and HEIGHT tags Screen Catcher operates on any Macintosh or compatible running System 7 or higher, and is accelerated for PowerPC. In addition to the standard internet archives, information and updates are available at: Screen Catcher may be included on the UMich and Info-Mac CD-ROMs. Jon Gotow gotow@stclairsw.com St. Clair Software http://www.stclairsw.com/ Fax (330)549-3495 ftp://ftp.stclairsw.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/screen-catcher-10-fr.hqx; 626K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:17 -0700 From: hfonline@earthlink.net Subject: [*] Smileyface Font(tm) 3.0 KEYWORDS: SMILEY FACE SMILE HAPPY EMOTION EMOTICONS Just what you've been waiting for--a "smiley face" font! Now its possible to attach smiley faces in your documents without lifting a pen. Over 100 characters filled with happy, sad, angry, confused, and silly faces. You can convert the characters to outlines in Illustrator, Freehand, or Canvas and edit to your hearts content! NEW!--Version 3.0 (released 6/28/97) adds 14 more smilies drawn with a "rough" look. These characters are best viewed at 60 points or higher. A few of the characters have been moved to make room for the new smileys. Specifically, the smileys found under numbers 0-9 have been moved to other slots. Also, the standard smiley characters ("a-z", "A-Z") have been made a little thicker to display better on computer monitors. Shareware: $5.00. Free to registered users of previous versions. $24.95 for a disk with our latest shareware and freeware picture fonts. [Archived as /info-mac/font/ps/smile-ps.hqx; 120K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:16 -0700 From: hfonline@earthlink.net Subject: [*] Smileyface Font(tm) 3.0 KEYWORDS: SMILEY FACE SMILE HAPPY EMOTION EMOTICONS Just what you've been waiting for--a "smiley face" font! Now its possible to attach smiley faces in your documents without lifting a pen. Over 100 characters filled with happy, sad, angry, confused, and silly faces. You can convert the characters to outlines in Illustrator, Freehand, or Canvas and edit to your hearts content! NEW!--Version 3.0 (released 6/28/97) adds 14 more smilies drawn with a "rough" look. These characters are best viewed at 60 points or higher. A few of the characters have been moved to make room for the new smileys. Specifically, the smileys found under numbers 0-9 have been moved to other slots. Also, the standard smiley characters ("a-z", "A-Z") have been made a little thicker to display better on computer monitors. Shareware: $5.00. Free to registered users of previous versions. $24.95 for a disk with our latest shareware and freeware picture fonts. [Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/smile-tt.hqx; 84K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:12 -0700 From: strike@net-link.net Subject: [*] STRiKE Korea '97 STRiKE Korea '97 28 new missions for GSC's F/A-18 Hornet 2.0.x Korean Crisis flight simulator. To use this software, you must have F/A-18 Hornet 2.0.x and the Korean Crisis mission set. Includes all STRiKE innovations introduced in our first mission set, "Hornet STRIKE! Missions 2.0," including: The Super Wingman Realistic SAM sites Missions based on the actual combat experiences of F/A-18 Hornet pilots PLUS: Advanced Multi-Aircraft Missions "Repainted" NKAF Flankers Detailed Documentation - including actual combat loadouts, tactics, and hints More "Eggs" than you can shake a spoon at and... The "Skipper!" The Korean peninsula has finally become a "Target Rich Environment." Thanks, David A. Smith STRiKE Software strike@kagi.com http://www.umich.edu/~dimensio/strike [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/strike-korea-97.hqx; 8686K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:40 -0700 From: e.j.nijhof@fys.ruu.nl Subject: [*] Sunset 1.0 Sunset is a free disk- and memory-friendly screensaver application. It shows an ever changing Moire-like pattern, also known as Dyson's Folly, on your screen. In addition, a checkbox allows for a nice kaleidoscopic effect. Sunset is not an Init nor an Extension, it is just a small application that does not patch any system trap. Hence it does not interfere with your system and can be quitted at any time. Sunset is only 20k and takes about 70k of system memory depending on the complexity of the pattern. Sunset comes in three flavors: as an 68k application, as a PPC-only application and as a Darkside of the Mac plug-in module (named Polygons). Thanks, Evert-Jan Nijhof Helmholtz Institute for Autonomous Systems Research Utrecht University, The Netherlands http://www.fys.ruu.nl/~nijhof [Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/sunset-10.hqx; 32K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:10:53 -0700 From: jouko@datavasara.fi Subject: [*] TitlePop 3.0.1 TitlePop installs a pop-up menu in the title bar of every window, allowing you to instantly access not only all the windows owned by that particular program, but also of any program currently running, including the Finder. (Savvy Mac users know that the Finder has a similar feature, which creates a pop-up menu of an open folder's parent folder(s) when you press the command key while clicking on the title bar. TitlePop is aware of this, and allows the Finder to create this menu when the command key is pressed, just like normal.) In addition, version 3.0 of TitlePop now allows you to drag and drop files or data into any application or directly into open documents through the pop-up menu! [Archived as /info-mac/gui/title-pop-301.hqx; 138K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:03 -0700 From: rpellet1@maine.rr.com Subject: [*] Trash Can v1.0 - An alternative Trash Can Try it. It took me a while to create. Thanks a lot, Ralph Pelletier rpellet1@maine.rr.com ralph@maine.rr.com [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/trash-can-10.hqx; 17K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:04 -0700 From: johnny@kagi.com Subject: [*] VCD Player 1.3.2 - Play Video CD on your Mac - Johnny C N Lee VCD Player 1.3.2 (c) Copyright 1997 Johnny C N Lee, All Rights Reserved. johnny@kagi.com http://www.hkstar.com/~snowyho/johnny/htmls/welcome.html VCD Player simplifies the process of playing Video CD on your Mac. Simply launch VCD Player and choose 'Present Movie' and you get full screen Video CD (MPEG) playback. Options are handy to change : - Stereo, Left Channel, Right Channel -- for Karaoke or bilingual Video CD - High Quality - Clip Edges -- some Video CDs contain noises at screen edges, this option makes you watch more comfortable. You can control which track to start watching, just select the track you want under Tracks menu. System Requirements - Power Macintosh - QuickTime 2.5 or later - QuickTime MPEG Extension 1.0 or later What's new in 1.3.2? - Eliminated possible Type 11 error. What's new in 1.3.1? - VCD Player can be launched without DisplayLib. What's new in 1.3.0? - Movie Control Window -- you can select which point to start playback. - The position of Control Strip won't be altered after resized playback. - VCD Player now change the screen to highest possible no. of colors when 'Resize Screen'. Johnny C N Lee A Hong Kong Mac OS Developer johnny@kagi.com http://home.hkstar.com/~snowyho/johnny/htmls/welcome.html [Archived as /info-mac/gst/vcd-player-132.hqx; 320K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:11:28 -0700 From: plang@bluewin.ch Subject: [*] ZyXEL Omni Station 1.0 Zyxel Omni Station is a program you may find useful if you have a Zyxel Omni.net, or a Zyxel Omni.TA 128 ISDN adapter. (or eventually later...) I find very useful to know who called me when I was away, and WHEN! This small program allows this. It listens to the Zyxel Omni, that sends a bunch of characters when someone is calling. The time, and caller's phone number, are being displayed in a list, on your Macintosh computer. Philippe Lang [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/zyxel-omni-station-10.hqx; 279K] -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************