Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #184 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Fri, 29 Aug 97 Volume 15 : Issue 184 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 [*] AchtungSpitfire.sit [*] Blit 2 [*] EuroHist10 [*] Fake-8: redemption for '030 users!!! [*] 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 [*] Mac QB Office Pool Manager [*] MovieCD Player 1.0 [*] MrCatsQuest143 [*] Pro Predictor [*] SoundApp 2.4.1 - sound player and converter [*] StarFighters141 [*] Styles" Eagle color scheme for Kaleidoscope [*] Typo-graphics 2: Desktop Pictures [*] WebPainter 2.0 [*] WebPainter SE.sit (A) Cursor's always pointed left. 7.6.1 problems Changing list-view in Mac OS 8? Code 39 Bar Code Font:True Type? Compressing MP3 Audio Converting Sportster modem from PC to Macintosh? Does my 7100 use a Display Card =?iso-8859-1?Q?8=B724?= GC ? Formatting software? Info-Mac Digest V15 #182 internet phone Mac OS 8 and Win95 filenames multi platform cd woes Need update information. Netscape Mail Problem PM 6.5 Printer Help (?) PowerBase 180 & System 8 Q: Powerbook demands disk Serial Port with PPC6100 DOS card Sony Discman PRD650 system memory creeping up Using TCP/IP & PPP on an SE with 6.0.7 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 #184" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 08:47:15 -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 08:47:18 -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 08:47:19 -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 08:47:34 -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 08:47:35 -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 08:47:37 -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 08:47:20 -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 08:47:25 -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 08:47:38 -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 08:47:26 -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 08:47:33 -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 08:47:39 -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 08:47:27 -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 08:47:29 -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 08:47:41 -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 08:47:23 -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 08:47:42 -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 08:47:43 -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 08:47:22 -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 08:47:45 -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 08:47:16 -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 08:47:13 -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 08:47:31 -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 08:47:30 -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: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 13:12:06 -0700 From: "Paul [not \"Brian\"] Brians" Subject: (A) Cursor's always pointed left. Ok, so I have a cold. I was sleepy. I don't know what happened. That left-pointing cursor just looked wrong to me all of a sudden. It's always pointed left. Never mind. Paul Brians, Department of English,Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-5020 brians@wsu.edu http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Aug 97 11:25:07 -0500 From: Lanny Chambers Subject: 7.6.1 problems > I get numberous type 1 and/or type 3 errors > -this is especially when I have the PPP running > Netscape (301) and Eudora are usually the quitters, but I've seen >others. > > When I go to restart I get a freeze (loss of all control) > -on one occassion a type 10 error box came up > > Unable to access TCP stack and then trouble shutting it back down. (usu >crash) > > Corruption of Finder > get message: System Error Occurred > "Finder" > Bus Error > > or: System Error Occurred > "Finder" > CHK Error > > -Replacing the Finder by itself usually alleviates most of my >problems temporarily. > > Error type 2 while running Netscape > > Temporary folder becomes visible in System Folder > > Loss of TCP stability (in PPP) after sleep > >There are a few more problems that I have, but I feel like they are >redundancies of these. A brief run down of my system is as follows: > > MacIntosh 9500/132 > 48 Mb RAM > 2 Gb HDD > ATI Exclaim GA Vid. Card > 4x CD ROM > floppy > ext. Iomega ZIP drive > >I'm running system 7.6 updated to 7.6.1. I have clean installed it (twice >recently and installing all ext's new, not just transferring over). I >keep the Virtual Mem. off and the disk cache set to 512K. Have you checked your HD with Disk First Aid and Norton Disk Doctor? Is your SCSI chain properly terminated? Do the problems stop if you disconnect the Zip drive? The Finder corruption sounds like it could be a hardware problem. You should be using Open Transport and OT/PPP (latest versions), not MacPPP or FreePPP, and should set your disk cache to the default--512k is too small. If you're using any Now Utilities extensions, try disabling them. Try using Sleeper (shareware) to manage sleep functions. Give Netscape at least 9 MB in Get Info. Netscape occasionally quits on me without any error message, but that's better than getting a pre-7.6.1 Type 11 bomb. Otherwise, 7.6.1 is rock-solid for me, the best OS version I've ever used. Lanny Chambers (lanny@derived.com) St. Louis, USA Visit the Hummingbird Page: ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 05:28:25 +0200 From: Dave van Dijk Subject: Changing list-view in Mac OS 8? Is there a way to change list-view in Mac OS 8? I'd like to get rid of, or replace/ rearange the "Date Modified" column and have list view display the "Size" of my files in it's second column. Dave van Dijk Leidsekade 71-2 106DA Amsterdam + 20 6238694 exotica@xs4all.nl ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Aug 97 19:03:44 -0400 From: shorton@lr.net (Scott L. Horton) Subject: Code 39 Bar Code Font:True Type? Does anyone know of any shareware or freeware code 39 bar code fonts that would be used on a quickdraw printer? Thus it must be true-type. Thanks. ------------------------------ Date: 27 Aug 97 14:13:45 -0500 From: "Chris Gervais" Subject: Compressing MP3 Audio Does anyone out there know of any shareware/freeware utilities to convert standard MacOS 'snd ' files into MP3 format? Thanks, Chris cg601@channel1.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 07:23:32 -0500 From: mlc@iberia.cca.rockwell.com (Michael Cook) Subject: Converting Sportster modem from PC to Macintosh? I have the chance to obtain a USRobotics Sportster 33.6 modem for a PC (Wintel) and would like to use it with my Macintosh Performa 475. Is there a converter cable that can be purchased to hook the modem PC cable to a Mac 9-pin mini DIN (I think) connector? Is Macintosh modem driver software available somewhere? I have ClarisWorks, which knows about some modems. But I would also like to use this modem for email (per another request of mine). Will I also need separate modem driver software for an email application, say Eudora? Please let me know how, if possible, to do the PC to Mac conversion. Thanks a lot, Michael Cook mlcook@cca.rockwell.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 00:52:37 -0400 From: Holleran Greenburger Subject: Does my 7100 use a Display Card =?iso-8859-1?Q?8=B724?= GC ? Unless you had that particular card installed after the fact, and you should know if you did, your 7100 does not possess it. (Though it has the Nubus expansion slot for one.) >Me again, > >with a little question : how do I know if my 7100 have the Macintosh >Display Card 8=3DB724 GC. pluged on that machine board, >without the need to open the Mac case =3D8A > >Many thanks > >read you soon, Bissia at eyecon@mail.dma.be > >***************************** >Beauty is a creation of love >***************************** >Visit artist Merel Mirage's Web pages at =3D >http://art.cwi.nl/stedelijk/capricorn/mirage ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 00:57:46 -0400 From: Holleran Greenburger Subject: Formatting software? 1-Better to use Hard disk Toolkit, definately. 2-Since it is not an Apple drive, the formatting software provided by Apple will be useless for it anyway. Holleran Longtime (very happy) user of Hard Disk Toolkit, on every drive I own. (16 volumes) >Thursday, August 21, 1997 > >Dear Blair, > > Hi, I have on order a Micropolis 9.1 gigabyte AV hard drive for my >Quadra 800. Now for my question. On a drive that big do you think it is >better to use Apple's formatting software or is it better to use >somethiing like Hard Disk Toolkit? > >Regards, > > Gino J. Piazza ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 11:19:31 -0500 From: Bryan.Walls@msfc.nasa.gov (Bryan Walls) Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #182 > >Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 01:18:29 +1000 >From: Jason Haines >Subject: Using TCP/IP & PPP on an SE with 6.0.7 > >Can anyone point me in the right direction to setup TCP/IP and PPP on an >SE w/ 4MB RAM running 6.0.7? I have a friend who wants to use his SE for >email. Is there an email client that runs under 6.0.7 with only 4MB of RAM? > >Jason Haines mailto:matreya@tig.com.au IRC: matreya #macintosh/oz.org Old versions of Eudora work very well. Check out Qualcomm's site for Eudora Light 1.3.1. -- Bryan Walls My Words are not NASA Policy EB12 MSFC, AL 35812 Bryan.Walls@msfc.nasa.gov ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 12:20:17 +0100 From: eurolink@paston.co.uk (Nicola Evoli) Subject: internet phone I am currently using Internet Phone made by Vocaltec with my Powerbook 1400cs but I notice the following problems: a) this software does not provide camera images transmission neither a txt message facility b) when I receive (and more frequently when I talk), the messages are very fragmented. I believe this software was originally made for PC and the Mac version is not as good as that. Is there anyone who could recommend anything better? Thank you in advance Nicola eurolink@paston.co.uk ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 22:38:09 +0100 From: "Andre' van der Ham" Subject: Mac OS 8 and Win95 filenames Hi there! I have a problem with exchanging data between the Mac and Win95. At work I am forced to use a Win95 system and I would like to keep the long file names when I transfer files using floppys from my Mac to Win95 and back. I have heard of a program called DosMounter95, but it is rather expensive. The new Mac OS 8 is not available here in Holland, could anybody please verify if it reads Win95 (Joliet format) file names? Thanks in advance. Andre' van der Ham. http://digester.et.tudelft.nl/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 13:06:15 -0500 From: bsegal@mcs.com Subject: multi platform cd woes we tried to make a multi-platform cd rom with an hp cd-r drive and adaptec's cd creator software for windows.(using a novell network to transport the files to the windows machine) documentation was scarce and it seems that we have mungled the resource fork on the app. all the docs seem to have more or less transported fine. this cd is now in the hands of many people 1. is there any way (easy would be good) that the mangled file might still be fixable. so that the people with the cd could somehow fix it themselves? 2. what is the right way to make a multi platform cd. we want to do this again, and may even redo this one - any ideas? 3. is there software that will allow this hp cd-r drive (scusi) to work with a mac - and then either make a mac cd or a multi platform cd? help email directly asap tia ben bsegal@mcs.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 22:28:54 -0500 From: Chaz Larson Subject: Need update information. >I own Ram Doubler 2.0.1, and I need to know if there is an updater that I >need in order for it to work with system 8. RAMDoubler 2.0.1 will work with OS8 with one small problem. On at least some machines, it prevents the floppy drive from working. There is no fix available as yet. If you never use your floppy drive, this may not be a problem. ;) >I'd also like to know if I could get any kind of speed benefit from Speed >Doubler (I have an 040). Not under OS 8. Of SpeedDoubler's three parts, the improved emulator does nothing for your machine, and the other two parts don't work under OS 8. Under 7.x, you'd get the benefit of the improved disk caching and the faster copying. chazl ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 08:13:53 -0400 From: Fred Bayley Subject: Netscape Mail Problem I lost 91 messages on Netscape 3.0 Gold. I am running system 7.5.5. I as out of the office for 1.5 weeks. When I came back, I downloaded my messages from the server. Then my Mac 7500 crashed and I lost my e-mail. They no longer exist on the server. Any suggestions on how to get it back? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 23:29:33 -0400 From: Dave Reiser Subject: PM 6.5 Printer Help (?) >Leslye was printing some rather thick stock from PageMaker 6.5 at noon to >our new LW 12/640 and couldn't get it to print to the face-up output tray, >so the stock came out a bit curly. > I have a suspicion this won't help much, but here goes: I'm currently using LW 8.4.3 that came with OS8, but the print dialog looks just like whichever one came with the 12/640 (8.3.2?). The setting for the face up tray is under "Printer Specific Options", the last choice in the Popup menu that is just under the printer selection popup in the print dialog. My memory is getting a bit fuzzy, but I think Apple did a sloppy job of the PPD for this printer. I was trying to do something for a couple days several months ago, and I think I came to the conclusion that the PPD didn't have the info for some feature. It may well have been the face up 'tray', as I was having a devil of a time getting envelopes to turn that last corner, and I didn't want to have to manually intervene every time I had an envelope. Maybe you could trick the printer by using the Apple print dialog to set the default to the face up tray, print something that way, then switch to the Adobe driver. Just how thick was this stock? The manual only claims something just barely past paper (50lbs comes to mind...). My feeling is the printer is probably capable of much thicker than that, but I haven't had the courage (or really the need) to push it. Good luck. Dave Dave Reiser dbr@ptd.net ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 22:25:04 -0700 From: jemmons@primenet.com (Jim Emmons) Subject: PowerBase 180 & System 8 I have a PowerComputing PowerBase 180, and I have System 8. I would like to put these two together; however, the one time I tried, I had disasterous results. First - My system would not do a soft reboot to my internal IDE drive. When it did reboot (from a system on my external SCSI drive), the system did not recognize my internal drive at all. Second - Eventually, it so messed up my internal drive that I wasn't able to boot off of it at all, and indeed, I had to replace the drive because it was totally hosed (not technical, I know, but...) Fortunately, I had *just* backed everything up, so when PowerComputing replaced the drive, and I installed it, it was relatively easy to go back to MacOS 7.6.1. Does anyone have any suggestions about how to mate the two without my previous disasterous results? If not, I'll stick with 7.6.1 on my PowerBase 180, and keep my Quadra 800 running System 8. Oh - thanks to the InfoMac crew for their long hours and dedicated effort! Jim Emmons | A Macintosh in a roomful of PCs is like | a rose in the middle of a pile of male cow manure. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 12:23:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Davefales1@aol.com Subject: Q: Powerbook demands disk Hi- I have a Powerbook 540C running System 7.5. Whenever I restart, before I can reach the desktop, a dialog box prompts me to insert a specific floppy disk ( an old one that I no longer even use.) If I hit "cancel", the dialog box goes away, and I'm at the desktop. How can I prevent this dialog box from showing up every time I reboot? Thanks! David Fales ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 09:17:21 -0500 From: "Michael M. Thomas" Subject: Serial Port with PPC6100 DOS card Does anyone have a way to use the 6100 DOS Compatibility Card with a modem on the Serial Port? The documentation says that the usual control line signals (such as carrier detect) are not accessable to the DOS program, so you have to modify the DOS program to not use those signals. Not much chance of that. For example, Juno, the free email software, expects to see those control lines, and will not work. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 22:27:50 +0200 From: Janusz Golawski Subject: Sony Discman PRD650 By mistake I end up with Sony Discman PRD 650 Windows version. (with PCMCIA Adaptec APA 1460 SCSI controler) Is there any: 3rd party PCMCIA driver which understands this card + CDROM software (FWB ???) Way of geting proper cable Discman -> PowerBook TIA Please reply directly: Janusz Golawski golawski@ikp.atm.com.pl ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 14:48:14 -0400 From: Brian White Subject: system memory creeping up Hi folks. I think I recall seeing this discussed before, but now it's happening to me. On a Powermac 6116, system 7.5.5, lots of extensions and cp's but almost no crashes except for the occasional error 11. I've got 24mb's or real ram plus Ram Doubler 2. On startup, my system memory is around 8400k. Lately though, after opening a few applications and working for awhile, the system memory will be up around 11,400k. Even worse, both Netscape and MIE eventually slow to a crawl and take over my system, making everything unresponsive for a few minutes while the cpu churns away very noisely. Even if I quit applications the system memory stays high and I have to restart to get it back down. Neither MacTools Pro 4.0 or Diskfix report anything wrong. Can anyone suggest what's wrong and what I need to do? Thanks. Brian White bwhite@gnp-inc.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 11:11:49 +1000 From: Jason Haines Subject: Using TCP/IP & PPP on an SE with 6.0.7 Can anyone point me in the right direction to setup TCP/IP and PPP on an SE w/ 4MB RAM running 6.0.7? I have a friend who wants to use his SE for email. Is there an email client that runs under 6.0.7 with only 4MB of RAM? Jason Haines mailto:matreya@tig.com.au IRC: matreya #macintosh/oz.org -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************