Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #183 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Thu, 28 Aug 97 Volume 15 : Issue 183 Today's Topics: [*] "3coll2rev": a Kaleidoscope Color Scheme + 2 dt-textures, [*] "Styles" Elegance Argent color scheme for Kaleidoscope [*] "Styles" Greek Key color scheme for Kaleidoscope [*] Aaron Light 1.1 [*] Aaron Light 1.1 [*] AchtungSpitfire.sit [*] Ares Demo 1.0; a networkable tactical space game [*] Blit 2 [*] Bob 121 [*] Cyberdog Window ID picture [*] Deskpop 1.0b5 [*] desktop-pictures-galore [*] desktop-pictures-galore [*] EuroHist10 [*] Fake-8: redemption for '030 users!!! [*] Gander Quill 1.0.2 DEMO [*] GIF Utility Pack 1.0b2 [*] Hail! 0.77 [*] JPEG Transmogrifier [*] JPEGiT! for Macintosh [*] Lenny and Rita [HyperCard interactive adventure [*] LightningDraw/WEB 1.04b (68k)--Killer Vector Graphics for the W [*] LightningDraw/WEB 1.04b (PPC)--Killer Vector Graphics [*] LinProPPC [*] LinProPPC [*] Mac QB Office Pool Manager [*] MovieCD Player 1.0 [*] MrCatsQuest143 [*] OS 8 Toolkit [*] OS 8 Toolkit [*] PowerCalc 2.0.2.sit - RPN Calculator for the Mac [*] PowerCalc 2.0.2.sit - RPN Calculator for the Mac [*] Pro Predictor [*] SoundApp 2.4.1 - sound player and converter [*] StarFighters141 [*] StarFighters141 [*] Styles" Eagle color scheme for Kaleidoscope [*] Swap 'em Over 1.5 [*] The Eraser 2.1.0 [*] Typo-graphics 1: Desktop Pictures [*] Typo-graphics 1: Desktop Pictures [*] Typo-graphics 2: Desktop Pictures [*] WebPainter 2.0 [*] WebPainter SE.sit [*] Word Search V 2.0.1 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/. Administrative queries & info: Articles for digest publication: Files for inclusion: To submit a file greater than 800K, or to avoid submitting by (and segmenting for) email, send email describing the file to and upload it to: -- username/password macgifts/macgifts at info-mac.org As with emailed submissions, non-text files must be binhexed. See our new WWW site: , where you can find all of this info and more! The Info-Mac digest is sponsored in part by StarNine Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Quarterdeck corporation. StarNine develops Internet server software for the Macintosh, including World Wide Web and e-mail publishing systems. 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 #183" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:19 -0700 From: rontwerp@worldonline.nl Subject: [*] "3coll2rev": a Kaleidoscope Color Scheme + 2 dt-textures, A submission for the Macintosch software-archive. "3coll2rev" is a Color Scheme for the Kaleidoscope (interface) Control Panel. It's an update for "3coll2". More 'smoothed' colorscales in windows, buttons, lines and scrollbars. Included 2 desktoptextures. Works fine with Kaleidoscope 1.6 and MacOS-system 7.1 (and up?) on a LC475. Viruschecked with Disinfectant 3.7.1 Rene van den Berg. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/3-coll-2-rev.hqx; 106K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:22 -0700 From: jparris6@netpath.net Subject: [*] "Styles" Elegance Argent color scheme for Kaleidoscope This is a separate release of Elegance Argent, an updated and corrected midnight blue and silver version of one of the schemes in my Elegance set, with custom folders and trash. I have also included desktop textures. Compressed by BinHex. Regards, Janet Parris [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/elegance-argent.hqx; 165K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:23 -0700 From: jparris6@netpath.net Subject: [*] "Styles" Greek Key color scheme for Kaleidoscope This separate release of Greek Key, a part of the Patterns color scheme set, has been updated and tweaked in the buttons and menu/menubar resources. It includes custom default folders and trash, and I have also included desktop textures which were not available in earlier versions. Compressed by BinHex. Regards, Janet Parris [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/greek-key.hqx; 182K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:11 -0700 From: greg@abel.math.harvard.edu Subject: [*] Aaron Light 1.1 Aaron Light 1.1 -- 21 August 1997 -- Shareware Fee: $5 by Greg Landweber (coauthor of Aaron, Kaleidoscope) Aaron Light is an extension that makes Mac OS 8 look more like Mac OS 8! It patches the progress bars, floating windows, dialog box backgrounds, and menu glitches in third party applications that are not yet Appearance-savvy to help them conform to the Mac OS 8 Platinum interface. It also substitutes Espi Sans Bold 10 for Chicago 12, since many people prefer Espi as the system font. Free for registered users of Aaron; $5 shareware for everyone else. -- Greg Landweber greg@math.harvard.edu [Archived as /info-mac/gui/aaron-light-11.hqx; 101K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 08:47:07 -0700 From: greg@abel.math.harvard.edu Subject: [*] Aaron Light 1.1 Aaron Light 1.1 -- 21 August 1997 -- Shareware Fee: $5 by Greg Landweber (coauthor of Aaron, Kaleidoscope) Aaron Light is an extension that makes Mac OS 8 look more like Mac OS 8! It patches the progress bars, floating windows, dialog box backgrounds, and menu glitches in third party applications that are not yet Appearance-savvy to help them conform to the Mac OS 8 Platinum interface. It also substitutes Espi Sans Bold 10 for Chicago 12, since many people prefer Espi as the system font. Free for registered users of Aaron; $5 shareware for everyone else. -- Greg Landweber greg@math.harvard.edu [Archived as /info-mac/gui/aaron-light-11.hqx; 101K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:39 -0700 From: reeses@ns.gemlink.com Subject: [*] AchtungSpitfire.sit Achtung Spitfire DEMO Copyright =A91997 Big Time Software, Inc. developed by BIG TIME SOFTWARE published by THE AVALON HILL GAME COMPANY =46ull program version available in software stores by late August 1997! It's a "hybrid" CD-ROM that contains versions for Macintosh, Windows 95, and Windows 3.1 all on one disc. Please check the Big Time website for more information, software updates, and more! http://www.bigtimesoftware.com Achtung Spitfire is a turn-based strategy game of air combat over western Europe during the first half of World War Two, 1939-1943, with special emphasis on the classic Battle of Britain in 1940. You can fight single air battles, fly historical missions, or serve an entire tour of duty (tours of duty are disabled in the demo). Take command of one fighter in a dogfight or a whole squadron of front-line airplanes through the early years of the war. All of the pilots and airplanes under your command have unique skills and characteristics that affect how they fly in combat. In the campaign, you select the pilots and weapons and make coordinated battle plans. You choose the tactical maneuvers in swirling dogfights. This is not a flight simulator=97you do not need fast reflexes with a joystick. All you need is tactical smarts. Note: Windows 95 users should turn off their "task bar" because it will obscure parts of the game window. [Archived as /info-mac/game/achtung-spitfire.hqx; 15635K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:55 -0700 From: bigplan@tiac.net Subject: [*] Ares Demo 1.0; a networkable tactical space game Ares is a action/strategy fusion set in space. The player controls an individual ship as in traditional space-shooters, but also has the ability to construct and direct additional ships. It's a little like a cross between Blizzard's WarCraft and Accolade's StarControl. Ares has head-to-head network play over LocalTalk or over the internet. Ares also has a unique dynamic scaling engine, which smoothly changes from long-range tactical symbols to large colorful sprites for combat -- you have to see it to believe it. Get the demo and see for yourself why Inside Mac Games said "this game is going to be hot!" For more information visit: To find internet opponents, visit the #ares IRC channel on EFNet (thanks to The_O), or try: Requirements: - 68040 25MhZ or better (accelerated for PowerPC) - System 7.1, Sound Manager 3.1 (7.5.2 recommended) - 640x480 Color Display Additional Networking Requirements: - NetSprocket (PowerPC version included, 68K coming soon) - OpenTransport 1.1.2 [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/ares-demo-10.hqx; 3380K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:40 -0700 From: MavSftWre@aol.com Subject: [*] Blit 2 Blit 2! is an animated puzzle game. You try to drag pieces of the puzzle back into the right positions before the timer runs out. Not a simple computerized jigsaw, Blit 2! features animated puzzles, with objects (bouncing balls, swimming fish, buzzing bees, etc.) that move around the puzzle background continuosly while you are working to solve it. Many of the levels require you to watch the objects move through different pieces to figure out where they go. The free trial version of Blit 2! has 10 levels, while the registered version ($15) has 21 total levels. Blit 2! is the sequel to the puzzle game release by Maverick Software back in 1992. The updated version features new graphics, more levels, more features (clear high scores, jump to any level, skill levels, etc.), PowerPC support, and has been updated to work with Mac OS 8. Requirements: PowerPC or 68K Mac (68040 recommended), System 7.0 or later, 2 megs of free RAM. [Archived as /info-mac/game/blit-2.hqx; 904K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:56 -0700 From: rmurphy@ruralnet.net.au Subject: [*] Bob 121 Bob vs The Aliens! You take control of secret agent Bob. Two years ago an alien ship attacked earth. We defeated them. Now we hear that some aliens survived and are building an advanced base underground on earth. You must defeat the aliens with the help of technology we stole from them last time. You have an energy gun, and a rather cool suit. Be careful, we believe the aliens may have humans and all sorts of monsters on their side. [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/bob-121.hqx; 698K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:48:04 -0700 From: knight@mo.net Subject: [*] Cyberdog Window ID picture This is a picture that "identifies" almost all of the windows on the "WIND" resource of the "Cyberdog Editors" file. I noticed that there wasn't one already: I hope that others find it as useful as I do. Rafael "Being a Mac user is like being a Navy SEAL: a small, elite group of people with access to the most sophisticated technology in the world, who everyone calls on to get the really tough jobs done quickly and efficiently." -- Nick Lehmann [Archived as /info-mac/dev/cyberdog-window-ids.hqx; 26K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:48:02 -0700 From: roov@pitango.com Subject: [*] Deskpop 1.0b5 What does "Deskpop" do? Deskpop is a Control Strip module which lists all volumes, folders and files currently on the Mac's desktop. This is especially useful for the (hopefully short) time the desktop is cluttered. Folders are displayed with the underline style. Volumes (a.k.a. Disks) are displayed with the bold bold+underline style. The Trash is displayed with the bold style. Selecting an item from the Deskpop menu will open it. Holding down the Control+Option keys will reveal it in the Finder. Holding down the Control+Shift keys will move the selected item to the Trash. If the selected item is a volume, Control+Shift+selecting it will not affect it at all. Requirements Requires Mac OS 7.1 or better, and scriptable Finder (which is integrated into Mac OS 7.5 and better, I believe). For more information, please read the Read Me file enclosed. Thanks, Reveun Sherwin [Archived as /info-mac/disk/deskpop-10b5.hqx; 12K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:14 -0700 From: classmac@prodigy.net Subject: [*] desktop-pictures-galore Desktop Pictures Galore - This set is used with MacOS 8! You cannot use this set with an earlier OS... Nor can you use the "Desktop Pictures" control panel on a prior OS. You CAN use these pictures with utilities such as Decor, etc. Put these patterns anywhere you wish. Open your "Desktop Pictures" control panel (MacOS 8) and use the "Select Picture" button to install the picture of your choice on the desktop. Set the chosen picture, and you're done! [Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/desktop-pictures-galore.hqx; 2188K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 08:47:10 -0700 From: classmac@prodigy.net Subject: [*] desktop-pictures-galore Desktop Pictures Galore - This set is used with MacOS 8! You cannot use this set with an earlier OS... Nor can you use the "Desktop Pictures" control panel on a prior OS. You CAN use these pictures with utilities such as Decor, etc. Put these patterns anywhere you wish. Open your "Desktop Pictures" control panel (MacOS 8) and use the "Select Picture" button to install the picture of your choice on the desktop. Set the chosen picture, and you're done! [Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/desktop-pictures-galore.hqx; 2188K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:42 -0700 From: Torpedo@compuserve.com Subject: [*] EuroHist10 ake a trip back through the mists of time to faraway lands and strange places! Play the challenging and educational "EuroHist!=AE" game for the Macintosh. Point and click, arcade style, graphics- intensive game. Learn the history of Europe, and have fun at the same time! 68000 series and Power PC System 7.x or later 2 MB free RAM By Torpedo Software=AE http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/torpedo Email: torpedo@compuserve.com [Archived as /info-mac/game/eurhist-10.hqx; 269K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:25 -0700 From: mfiske@bright.net Subject: [*] Fake-8: redemption for '030 users!!! THIS IS FOR THE '030 USERS!!!... If you've taken a look at the screenshot yet, you've probbly been under the wrongful assumption that you were looking at, without a doubt, a brand spanking new Mac OS 8 desktop. I mean, look ath the 3-D Finder icon in the menu bar... how can it not be OS 8? In reality, you are looking at a System 7.5.5 desktop. I've enclosed are a few Apple-original OS 8 icons which I painstakingly extracted from a few Mac OS 8 demos/screenshots. Both the "Internet" and "Mail" icons can be easily pasted onto an alias of your favorite browser and mail program. The "3-D Finder" icon, with a little ResEdit-ing of your System 7 Finder and System files, can be pasted into their icon resources. I've been running my system for about two weeks now with no glitches since I applied the patches, but you can never be too careful with ResEdit. If you DO decide to patch your system with the "3-D Finder" icon, do so at your own (however minimal) risk. I accept NO responsibility from damage that may occur to a patched Finder/System files. In order to get what Apple's calling it's new "platinum" appearance, download (and REGISTER) Greg Landweber's Kaleidoscope/Aaron*. Marc Moini's Smart Scroll* blesses you with active, proportionally-thumbed (a feature Apple doesn't plan to implement until the first Rhapsody-release) scrolling. If you were excited about the prospect of displaying an entire picture across your desktop, Decor 3.0.4* will do the trick, but if you're attached to your desktop patterns, expand your collection by downloading TableCloths 2.0 (created by, uhm, me)... *available at this site If, after registering all of the great programs mentioned above, you've still got some money burning a hole in your pocket, Speed Doubler by Connectix (http://www.connectix.com) allows multitasked copying/deleting, and, if you download the FREE trial of Now Utilities 6.7 (http://www.nowutilities.com) you will (at least until you register, and you WILL register) have the ability to create TABBED windows, all without the system software that we were all denied. Good luck, have fun, and remember you don't need OS 8... the icons/desktop pattern in this collection is the property of Apple Computers, Inc. All other software mentioned in this literature is the property of respective owners. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/fake-8.hqx; 68K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:59 -0700 From: BHuey@worldnet.att.net Subject: [*] Gander Quill 1.0.2 DEMO Gander Quill=81 is an easy-to-use layout editor for Font Gander=81 2.0 and above. If you haven't heard of Font Gander, that's a program which allows you to view and print fonts without installing them. Font Gander relies on external layout modules to do its printing. Gander Quill allows anyone to design and build those modules. It's as easy as a typical draw program. The layout modules which result from this demo version of Gander Quill will only print 3 pages at a time, and they expire completely after 15 minutes. There is no time expiration limit on the application itself. Requires: System 7 or higher, MacII or higher ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Johnson | "I have gone out to find myself. If I BHuey@worldnet.att.net | should return before I get back, hold (612) 792-0583 | me until I get here." -Anonymous ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Archived as /info-mac/font/util/gander-quill-102-demo.hqx; 130K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:29 -0700 From: leif@totallyhip.com Subject: [*] GIF Utility Pack 1.0b2 Announcing the beta release of the GIF Utility Pack! The GIF Utility Pack is a friendly, powerful set of 3 drag and drop utility programs for optimizing, analyzing, and previewing animated GIFs or static GIF images. These utilities allow users to easily optimize their GIFs or animated GIFs to maximize the speed and performance of animations, while minimizing load times and maintaining compatibility with all popular Web browsers. GIFBatcher 1.0b2: Reduce your GIF files to the smallest possible size with our state of the art Web Smart GIF compression algorithms. Set a variety of options including, but not limited to: color palette, background color, comment, compression level, interlacing, and loop count. Get a Batch off with GIFBatcher! GiffyView 1.0: Make yourself aware of download times. The most glorious animation may be large enough so that most users move on instead of waiting for it to load. Set the transfer speed and watch your animations download in 'virtual time'. You're shown percentage downloaded, total load time, and more. GIF Analyzer 1.0b2: Everything that can be set for a GIF animation file or individual frame can be viewed with this utility. This tool should delight any technical person out there in the breadth of information it provides. System Requirements: * Power Macintosh or Macintosh with 68030 processor or higher * 4 MB of RAM or more * System 7.0 or higher * 256 Color Monitor or greater * QuickTime 2.5 or greater version For more information, please read the Read Me file enclosed, or visit our Web page: [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/gif-utility-pack-10b2.hqx; 1111K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:43 -0700 From: howard@hgea.org Subject: [*] Hail! 0.77 This game is still in beta version and probably has various bugs but I still think it's better than most arcade games and very original. To win you avoid falling blocks and climb the growing piles of blocks to the top. This is the first game I wrote on the Mac. I have put off posting this game for almost two years now. I originally wrote it on a Mac Plus which had recently gone defunct. I made a few cosmetic changes and now it doesn't run superfast on faster machines. Anyway there are still some bugs that I don't know how to fix. I don't even know what causes them. They are relatively minor, though. This game seriously slows down the computer. I haven't a clue why it should do this. I would suggest quitting after you are done playing so that you don't end up wondering why the computer seems so sluggish. Even when it's in the background it somehow slows down the computer... Anyway, it doesn't slow down the computer when it's not running. It's also not very big. Personally I still like this program more than a lot of action games on the Mac... But I'm not going to be non-biased. I don't really like action-games that much... At any rate, I would have modified some minor mistakes except that I'm too lazy to correct a few simple problems with ResEdit- I don't feel like downloading it at the moment. In case you're wondering, Phil Arahp is a name I made up. Don't ask me why. People do stupid things when they program at three o'clock in the morning... In case you do want to e-mail me... That's probably one mistake I should fix, but I won't bother... If you really don't care about sending me e-mail, then you probably wouldn't be reading this anyway... My address is (at least until I graduate which should be ~1996, I guess.) keniwasa@wam.umd.edu Ken Iwasa Tuesday 2 November 1993 [Archived as /info-mac/game/hail-077.hqx; 17K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:31 -0700 From: gyld@in-touch.com Subject: [*] JPEG Transmogrifier JPEG Transmogrifier was the first ever utility for the Macintosh to convert several different image formats to progressive JPEG. Progressive JPEGs have recently leapt to the forefront as the premiere solution for on-line graphics, such as those used on the World Wide Web. The Transmogrifier is a FAT binary and will run on both PowerPC and 68K Macintoshes. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/jpeg-transmogrifier.hqx; 213K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:37 -0700 From: gyld@in-touch.com Subject: [*] JPEGiT! for Macintosh JPEGiT! for Macintosh is an Adobe Photoshop plug-in enables you to output and read progressive JPEGs from the most popular and powerful graphics programs. The plug-in is a FAT binary and will run on both PowerPC and 68K Macintoshes. The plug-in works with Adobe Photoshop version 3.0+ and other graphic programs which support Photoshop file format filters. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/pshp/jpeg-it.hqx; 219K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:45 -0700 From: KEQ8DOLENCK@unl.ac.uk Subject: [*] Lenny and Rita [HyperCard interactive adventure Lenny and Rita is an interactive adventure, featuring a private detective in LA, doing what fictional LA detectives do best: looking for a hot cookie of a damsel in distress. It's fun, in color, with some good sound effects, and a slightly crooked storyline. Recently featured as the Freeware Fink of the Week on the award-winning Mac Fink site. This is version 1.2, now distributed as a stack to ease downloading. System requirements: Color Macintosh System 7 or greater HyperCard Player 2.1 or greater (with 2MB memory partition set in the Finder) 2MB application RAM 4.1MB disk space Enjoy! Karl Dolenc keq8dolenck@unl.ac.uk http://www2.unl.ac.uk/~keq8dolenck/kd.html [Archived as /info-mac/game/lenny-and-rita-hc.hqx; 2450K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:32 -0700 From: ssample@larisoftware.com Subject: [*] LightningDraw/WEB 1.04b (68k)--Killer Vector Graphics for the W LightningDraw/WEB is the innovative, Mac-only product for creating killer vector graphics for the web! Apply special effects such as Photoshop-style transparency to your existing graphics and clip art, or easily create stunning new graphics. Rotate text to any angle, or even edit text in perspective, Star Wars-style--and in any language supported by the Mac OS. LightningDraw's powerful, natural drawing tools such as the Reshaper, make it "a great addition to any Macintosh Web artist's software collection," says InfoWorld. Save your web-ready art as GIFs, JPEGs, PICTs or as QuickTime 3 vector media. LightningDraw gives you a head start on QuickTime 3 graphics with direct support for the fast-downloading, new QuickTime vector format ideally suited for the web. LightningDraw/WEB purchasers receive a comprehensive electronic manual, free unlimited technical support, automatic notification of product updates and special discounts on other Lari products. LightningDraw/WEB's Export as QuickTime 3.0 command will be activated when QuickTime 3.0 ships. Until then, users can save in any of the other formats supported. Visit for information, updates, and a gallery of artwork created with LightningDraw/WEB. LightningDraw/WEB requires Mac OS 7.5 or later. This package should replace LightningDraw/WEB 1.0.4a (68k), /gst/grf/lightningdraw-web-104a-68k.hqx Ta, -Stephen Sample Technical Support Lari Software Inc. Stephen Sample Lari Software Technical Support [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/lightningdraw-web-104b-68k.hqx; 5109K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:33 -0700 From: ssample@larisoftware.com Subject: [*] LightningDraw/WEB 1.04b (PPC)--Killer Vector Graphics LightningDraw/WEB is the innovative, Mac-only product for creating killer vector graphics for the web! Apply special effects such as Photoshop-style transparency to your existing graphics and clip art, or easily create stunning new graphics. Rotate text to any angle, or even edit text in perspective, Star Wars-style--and in any language supported by the Mac OS. LightningDraw's powerful, natural drawing tools such as the Reshaper, make it "a great addition to any Macintosh Web artist's software collection," says InfoWorld. Save your web-ready art as GIFs, JPEGs, PICTs or as QuickTime 3 vector media. LightningDraw gives you a head start on QuickTime 3 graphics with direct support for the fast-downloading, new QuickTime vector format ideally suited for the web. LightningDraw/WEB purchasers receive a comprehensive electronic manual, free unlimited technical support, automatic notification of product updates and special discounts on other Lari products. LightningDraw/WEB's Export as QuickTime 3.0 command will be activated when QuickTime 3.0 ships. Until then, users can save in any of the other formats supported. Visit for information, updates, and a gallery of artwork created with LightningDraw/WEB. LightningDraw/WEB requires Mac OS 7.5 or later. This package should replace LightningDraw/WEB 1.0.4a (PPC), /gst/grf/lightningdraw-web-104a-ppc.hqx Ta, -Stephen Sample Technical Support Lari Software Inc. Stephen Sample Lari Software Technical Support [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/lightningdraw-web-104b-ppc.hqx; 5168K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:09 -0700 From: Patrick.Lyonnais@bizet.videotron.net Subject: [*] LinProPPC This is LinPro for Macintosh 1.1, a linear programming optimizer using the simplex algorithm. You can optimize linear models up to 100 variables and a 100 constraints. The model is typed in a text-based window then results appear in another window. Easy to use. Intended for students in Operations Research, Maths, Business, Operations Management. This is a shareware program. The archive cannot be distributed without permission of its author. System requirements: PowerMacintosh, system 7.5 or later, 2.5M of Ram. A 68k version is available upon request. Patrick Lyonnais [Archived as /info-mac/sci/lin-pro-11-ppc.hqx; 196K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 08:47:04 -0700 From: Patrick.Lyonnais@bizet.videotron.net Subject: [*] LinProPPC This is LinPro for Macintosh 1.1, a linear programming optimizer using the simplex algorithm. You can optimize linear models up to 100 variables and a 100 constraints. The model is typed in a text-based window then results appear in another window. Easy to use. Intended for students in Operations Research, Maths, Business, Operations Management. This is a shareware program. The archive cannot be distributed without permission of its author. System requirements: PowerMacintosh, system 7.5 or later, 2.5M of Ram. A 68k version is available upon request. Patrick Lyonnais [Archived as /info-mac/sci/lin-pro-11-ppc.hqx; 196K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:46 -0700 From: Scott@RSSsoftware.com Subject: [*] Mac QB Office Pool Manager The Mac QB Office Pool Manager is a highly acclaimed application that will run your office pool for you, saving you hours of tedious work. It prints a weekly players Entry Form, a pre-game Master spread sheet with all the players picks, and a post game Master spread sheet, showing how each player did, who won, the payoff, etc.. It also tracks the player standings and player account records. It can also create complete Web pages so you can run your pool on the Internet. File contains Mac QB Office Pool 3.0.3S, manual, starter files, and step by step instructions for setting up your pool and pool Web pages. [Archived as /info-mac/game/mac-qb-pool-manager-303.hqx; 607K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:28 -0700 From: jbackes@ricochet.net Subject: [*] MovieCD Player 1.0 If you have a PowerMac with QuickTime version 2.5 and the QuickTime MPEG extension, you can play full length movies on your Mac using this application. MovieCD Player knows the format of both CD-i and VideoCD disks. Just launch the application and insert a movie CD. MovieCD Player features: o - fast forward o - slow motion o - reverse playback o - skip ahead 1 minute o - skip back 1 minute o - volume up/down o - pause o - elapsed time and frame rate When you quit the application, it will even remember where you left off, a great feature for plane flights! All functions are controlled via the keyboard, although not the best Macintosh interface, it works great for movie presentation. I have tested MovieCD Player on a PB1400/183 and a PowerMac 9500 180/MP. On the powerbook I get about 7 frames a second, on the 9500 I get around 21.5. Search the web for places to purchase the videos, I bought mine at: This software is e-mail ware, drop me an e-mail if you use it. This software copyright 1997 by Jeffrey G. Backes. All Rights Reserved [Archived as /info-mac/gst/mov/movie-cd-player.hqx; 59K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:47 -0700 From: rmurphy@ruralnet.net.au Subject: [*] MrCatsQuest143 One day Mr. Cat finds that his wife has been taken by the evil Madison's Cat. He must find her fast. Madison's Cat live deep underground and Mr. Cat is going to have to get through many caves to get his wife back. Can he do it? [Archived as /info-mac/game/mr-cats-quest-143.hqx; 356K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 08:47:08 -0700 From: raul@leonardo.net Subject: [*] OS 8 Toolkit Raul's Toolkit is a collection of Resedit hacks for OS 8. It includes: 1. Patches to add several command keys to the finder. cmd-S - Sharing cmd-B - Clear cmd-[ - View as Icon cmd-J - Preferences cmd-K - View Options cmd-U - Clean Up cmd-T - Empty Trash cmd-F11 Restart (might not show in menu, but it's there) cmd-* Shutdown 2. New icons for the BeOS chooser. 3. A patch for the Appearance Manager so that folders are grey instead of purple tinged. 4. New System splash screens. 5. Some high art desktop patterns (Warhol, Jackson Pollack, Davinci...) System requirements: * System 8 * Resedit For more information, please read the Read Me file enclosed. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/rauls-os-8-toolkit.hqx; 1379K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:13 -0700 From: raul@leonardo.net Subject: [*] OS 8 Toolkit Raul's Toolkit is a collection of Resedit hacks for OS 8. It includes: 1. Patches to add several command keys to the finder. cmd-S - Sharing cmd-B - Clear cmd-[ - View as Icon cmd-J - Preferences cmd-K - View Options cmd-U - Clean Up cmd-T - Empty Trash cmd-F11 Restart (might not show in menu, but it's there) cmd-* Shutdown 2. New icons for the BeOS chooser. 3. A patch for the Appearance Manager so that folders are grey instead of purple tinged. 4. New System splash screens. 5. Some high art desktop patterns (Warhol, Jackson Pollack, Davinci...) System requirements: * System 8 * Resedit For more information, please read the Read Me file enclosed. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/rauls-os-8-toolkit.hqx; 1379K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:10 -0700 From: marco.damaschi@galactica.it Subject: [*] PowerCalc 2.0.2.sit - RPN Calculator for the Mac MaBaSoft PowerCalc is the ultimate RPN calculator for the Macintosh. PowerCalc is: * a versatile calculation tool, providing more than 140 mathematical functions ranging from scientific to logical calculation, from matrix algebra to statistics, from complex to rational calculation. * a powerful tool for performing conversions: its Conversions module offers you more than 600 units belonging to 57 different physical quantities. You need more? PowerCalc enables you to add and edit physical units and to define special-purpose custom conversions. * a comprehensive library of more than 200 high-precision physical constants, expressed in SI units, CGS units and in English units. PowerCalc constants can be edited, to. * an easy-to-use tool, because it provides an extensive Balloon Help, a detailed Online Help with pictures, examples, formulas etc. and a Quick Reference Card for functions (a printed User's Guide is also available). Try MaBaSoft PowerCalc: you won't be able to do without it! System requirements: Mac Plus or better with System 7.0 or higher. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/power-calc-202.hqx; 504K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 08:47:05 -0700 From: marco.damaschi@galactica.it Subject: [*] PowerCalc 2.0.2.sit - RPN Calculator for the Mac MaBaSoft PowerCalc is the ultimate RPN calculator for the Macintosh. PowerCalc is: * a versatile calculation tool, providing more than 140 mathematical functions ranging from scientific to logical calculation, from matrix algebra to statistics, from complex to rational calculation. * a powerful tool for performing conversions: its Conversions module offers you more than 600 units belonging to 57 different physical quantities. You need more? PowerCalc enables you to add and edit physical units and to define special-purpose custom conversions. * a comprehensive library of more than 200 high-precision physical constants, expressed in SI units, CGS units and in English units. PowerCalc constants can be edited, to. * an easy-to-use tool, because it provides an extensive Balloon Help, a detailed Online Help with pictures, examples, formulas etc. and a Quick Reference Card for functions (a printed User's Guide is also available). Try MaBaSoft PowerCalc: you won't be able to do without it! System requirements: Mac Plus or better with System 7.0 or higher. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/power-calc-202.hqx; 504K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:49 -0700 From: Scott@RSSsoftware.com Subject: [*] Pro Predictor Pro Predictor predicts the outcome of each week=92s NFL games: it tells you who is going to win each game, by how many points, and the approximate score. Over the last eight years, it has had an accuracy rate of 65-75 percent in predicting the weekly winners. It can also project ahead and tell you who is most likely to make the play-offs and who=92ll win the Super Bowl! But, perhaps its best feature is its record keeping. With Pro Predictor, you have an encylopedia of NFL facts right at your finger tips. All you have to do is enter the scores each week. File contains Pro Predictor 4.0.1S, a manual, and data files for the years 1992 to 1997. [Archived as /info-mac/game/pro-predictor-401s.hqx; 546K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:26 -0700 From: ranke1@llnl.gov Subject: [*] SoundApp 2.4.1 - sound player and converter I'm happy to announce the availability of SoundApp 2.4.1. SoundApp is the premiere sound playback and conversion utility for the Macintosh. It is suitable for use as a sound-playing helper application with any of the popular WWW browsers, in addition to managing a collection of favorite sound samples and stand-alone usage. SoundApp remains freeware, so you may use it at no cost. Information regarding licensing the conversion and playback routines can be found in the internal "About SoundApp..." documentation. SoundApp has been mailed to the popular "macgifts" list, and should appear on Info-Mac and the University of Michigan's archive sites in a few days. In addition, you can download it directly via the WWW from: Changes to SoundApp 2.4.1 include: * Fixed a problem with the OMS output device getting corrupted in the Preferences dialog and changing the output device no longer requires quitting SoundApp to take effect, * SoundApp now recognizes two more file types as MP3 files: Shockwave's and MacAmp's, * Incorporated new MacAmp MPEG playback code which now handles MPEG Layer II, * Slipping around in an MPEG Layer III file now no longer resets the volume to 100%, removed a slight glitch with some low bit-rate MPEG Layer III files and improved disk reading for smoother playback, * Fixed a glitch when jumping around in a MPEG Layer I file which would result in some odd noise, * Fixed a problem playing sounds that are less than 100 ms long and MPEG Layer I files less than 64K. SoundApp requires the following: * At least a 68020 or PowerPC-based Macintosh (sorry 68000 users!), * System 7.0 or greater, and * Sound Manager 3.1 or greater (3.1 can be obtained from Apple, 3.2 is part of System 7.5.3 or greater and 3.2 is part of QuickTime 2.5). In addition, the following optional items are recommended: * QuickTime 2.0 or greater for QuickTime support (2.5 preferred), * The Drag Manager for drag and drop use in the Play Lists (part of System 7.5 and later), * A PowerPC-based Macintosh for MPEG support and better performance. SoundApp is fully compatible with MacOS 8 and now comes with a "Read Me" file. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sound-app-241.hqx; 1019K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:50 -0700 From: rmurphy@ruralnet.net.au Subject: [*] StarFighters141 Take control of one of six (of more with cheats) star ships. Battle each of the others in one on one combat. But be careful of the space station. [Archived as /info-mac/game/star-fighters-141.hqx; 680K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:58 -0700 From: rmurphy@ruralnet.net.au Subject: [*] StarFighters141 Take control of one of six (of more with cheats) star ships. Battle each of the others in one on one combat. But be careful of the space station. [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/star-fighters-141.hqx; 680K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:21 -0700 From: jparris6@netpath.net Subject: [*] Styles" Eagle color scheme for Kaleidoscope Eagle was originally released in a set. This is a separate release of just Eagle, which has customized Eagle system folders and trash and spread eagles in the windows and scrollbars, with gold scrollwork. It also includes textures for the desktop. Shareware. Compressed by BinHex. Regards, Janet Parris jparris6@netpath.net http://www.geocities.com/Area51/2460 (MamaDragon's Lair) http://members.tripod.com/~SlvrDragon/kaleidoscope.html (Styles Kaleidoscope Color Schemes) http://members.tripod.com/~SlvrDragon/index.html (The Silver Dragon Website) http://www.angelfire.com/nc/GemstoneLady/index.html (GemstoneLady's Mine) [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/eagle.hqx; 178K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:53 -0700 From: claes@sevensquare.com Subject: [*] Swap 'em Over 1.5 Swap 'em Over, the latest release from Sevensquare, is a puzzle game, featuring the thing many other puzzle games lack - nice graphics, theme music, and best of all - a real original game, not just another clone of something released 10 years ago. More info at our homepage, System requirements: * Power Macintosh with at least 2 MB of free RAM * Display capable of showing 256 colors in 640x480 pixels or larger * 1 MB of free hard drive space Claes Jacobsson, Sevensquare claes@sevensquare.com http://www.sevensquare.com/ <-- end snip --> Greetings, Claes Jacobsson, Sevensquare claes@sevensquare.com http://www.sevensquare.com [Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/swap-em-over-15.hqx; 756K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:48:03 -0700 From: yellowsoft@iol.it Subject: [*] The Eraser 2.1.0 The Eraser 2.1.0 - is an useful application for erasing files, folders, disks. The Eraser performs security deletions, by using a sophisticated procedure. It lets you customize many details of its "security" job, making impracticable the files recovery by whatever utilities. The Eraser can also perform simple deletions, allowing the files recovery by appropriate utilities. You can even customize the simple deletion. Working on disks The Eraser performs a complete deletion of hard/floppy/removable disk catalog (on floppies it skips the initializing/verifying process reducing considerably the waiting time). The Eraser returns a lot of informations while is working and allows to stop its performance at any time, moreover works fine and fast in background, deleting large groups of items. The Eraser is Drag Manager and Internet Config aware. It requires at least System 7 to run. The Eraser 2.1.0 package contains both 68K and PowerPc versions. [Archived as /info-mac/disk/the-eraser-210.hqx; 182K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 08:47:12 -0700 From: compton@equinox.shaysnet.com Subject: [*] Typo-graphics 1: Desktop Pictures A set of four desktop pictures based on typographical characters. Requires OS8. Ted Compton compton@equinox.shaysnet.com [Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/typo-graphics-1.hqx; 153K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:15 -0700 From: compton@equinox.shaysnet.com Subject: [*] Typo-graphics 1: Desktop Pictures A set of four desktop pictures based on typographical characters. Requires OS8. Ted Compton compton@equinox.shaysnet.com [Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/typo-graphics-1.hqx; 153K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:17 -0700 From: compton@equinox.shaysnet.com Subject: [*] Typo-graphics 2: Desktop Pictures A set of four desktop pictures based on typographical characters. Requires OS8. Ted Compton compton@equinox.shaysnet.com [Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/typo-graphics-2.hqx; 165K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:36 -0700 From: leif@totallyhip.com Subject: [*] WebPainter 2.0 Announcing the release of WebPainter 2.0! WebPainter is an application that allows you to animate graphics for use on the World Wide Web. WebPainter 2.0 is designed for the novice or professional, includes a friendly interface and supports JPEG and PNG graphic formats. This demo unlocks to a full version after purchase. New WebPainter 2.0 now provides even more artistic control and increased creativity - whether you're creating Web images and animation for personalized home pages, or professional quality multimedia for the World Wide Web. Incredibly Easy to Use: Integrated interface for easy tool and palette changes. Extensive tutorials covering animation practices and principles. Many beginners started created animations in under an hour. Extensive importing and exporting capabilities: Supports open standards for batch importing and exporting of all your favorite file formats: Animated GIF, GIF frames, PICT, PICS, Sizzler, PNG, JPEG Photoshop layers and more. Comprehensive Tools: All-in-one Web graphics editor and animation tool. Includes unique animation tools: onion skinning, foreground/background layers, cel strip window, multiple cel editing and inspector windows and robust paint tools, custom color palettes and enhanced transformation tools. Total GIF building tool: Easy editing of animation settings such as interlacing and transparency preferences and speed and time delays. World-class GIF compression algorithms. Animated GIF Previews: Preview your GIF animations at different modem speeds System requirements: * Power Macintosh or Macintosh with 68030 processor or higher * 4 MB of RAM or more * System 7.0 or higher * 256 Color Monitor or greater * QuickTime 2.1 or greater version For more information, please read the Read Me file enclosed, or visit our Web page: [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/webpainter-20-demo.hqx; 4130K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:47:35 -0700 From: leif@totallyhip.com Subject: [*] WebPainter SE.sit Announcing the release of WebPainter SE! WebPainter is an application that allows you to animate graphics for use on the World Wide Web. WebPainter SE is designed for the novice or professional, includes a friendly interface and supports GIF, JPEG and PNG graphic formats. This shareware version is a scaled down version of 2.0 and can be purchased using the Kagi system. Incredibly Easy to Use: Integrated interface for easy tool and palette changes.Get started creating animations in under an hour. Extensive importing and exporting capabilities: Supports open standards for batch importing and exporting of all your favorite file formats: Animated GIF, GIF frames, PICT, PICS, Sizzler, JPEG and more. Comprehensive Tools: All-in-one Web graphics editor and animation tool. Includes unique animation tools: onion skinning, foreground/background layers, cel strip window, multiple cel editing and robust paint tools, custom color palettes and excellent transformation tools. System Requirements: * Power Macintosh or Macintosh with 68030 processor or higher * 4 MB of RAM or more * System 7.0 or higher * 256 Color Monitor or greater * QuickTime 2.1 or greater version For more information, please read the Read Me file enclosed, or visit our Web page: [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/web-painter-se.hqx; 3032K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:48:00 -0700 From: james.graham@dial.pipex.com Subject: [*] Word Search V 2.0.1 This is a bug fix release to version 2.0 of Word Search THE BUG Fixed the bug which substituted "coded font 1" for "coded font 2" when printing. THE PROGRAM "Word Search" creates word searches (now there's a surprise!) and has the following features:- Create square searches from 8 X 8 up to 32 X 32 and in any user defined shape on a 32 X 32 matrix. Up to 100 words can be inserted into each word search (depending, of course, on size of the search and the length of the words) Use any font and size (from 9 point up to 30 point) for the words and the word search in the printed output. Words can be placed in the word search to read in eight possible directions. The user has full control over which directions are used. The user has full control over spacing of the letters of the word search in the printed output. spacing between the rows of words in the printed output. the title at the top of the printed output page. the instruction text on the printed output. Words can be printed in a coded form with a key to allow the user to decode them. Words can be printed in scrambled form (anagrams). A cheat sheet may be printed showing the position of the words in the grid and the direction in which they are read. The words and word search may be exported for inserting into a word processor. System Requirements :- Any AppleMac running under System 7 or greater and having a minimum display of 640 x 480 pixels For more information, please read the Read Me file. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/word-search-201.hqx; 542K] -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************