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Info-Mac Digest Sat, 27 Dec 97 Volume 15 : Issue 285
Today's Topics:
[*] A SmallBusiness B-marks 1.0
[*] AppleScript Series A1
[*] Autothenticate v1.1.2
[*] BOOM 1.1
[*] cokie-commander1.0.1
[*] Enhanced WordPerfect Outlining
[*] Flaming Pear Textures 2
[*] Font Image Library 351
[*] Full-der 1.1 color scheme/Fake-8 info
[*] g3-10
[*] GEOCAD 1.2.5
[*] GEOCAD 1.2.5 (german)
[*] Gradekeeper 4.8
[*] HELLOWORLD.sit
[*] ImageUtilities CMM 1.1
[*] Intelligent Chaos 1.1
[*] John's WP GREP
[*] John's WP Tips & Macros 1.5
[*] Jorge's_Bookmarks_v.3.6
[*] Kaleidoscope 1.8
[*] MacTypingTutor4.1
[*] Merridew's Merry Christmas MacOS StartupScreens
[*] MovieUtilities CMM 1.1
[*] National Geographic Index 1997
[*] OpenBox color scheme/Fake-8 info
[*] PPPop F1.6.1 - PPP Operator Utility (French Version) - submissi
[*] PPPop NL1.6.1 - PPP Operator Utility (Dutch Version)
[*] Program Switcher v4.4.3
[*] PutAwayCM
[*] Script Tools 1.3.6
[*] Software & Hardware Tracker II v2.5.1
[*] STATsimple 1.0.4
[*] Stock Tracker V2.7
[*] TableCloths 2.1M
[*] TableCloths 2.1T
[*] The Computer Cookbook 2.4
[*] YOOZ 1.60*US version
[*] ZyXEL Genie 1.0 for Mac OS
[Q] Finder Preferences keep resetting themselves
Auto Restarts
Clone CD-ROM Drive (C)
LC III
PopupFolder
SIMMs
The Watch
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:32 -0700
From: RDBow@pitnet.net
Subject: [*] A SmallBusiness B-marks 1.0
My Bookmarks......
What do they include?
A wealth of information. There are links to "How to start a business", "How
and where to obtain financing", "Leads you can use NOW!", "Advice", "Small
Business Administration help", "How to SELL the government", "How to BUY from
the government", "IRS tax help", "How to get on the bidders list to sell the
government", plus much, much more.
How long does it take?
To assemble this reviewed list? Four (4) ten (10) hour days. Forty (40) man
hours. And that's with thirty-five (35) years of experience in sales and
sales management, taking a $250,000 Midwest company to a $3-1/2 million
dollar firm today. You get the benefit of those years of knowledge, all for $15.
Good Luck and Great Success in your venture.
Try them today, BUY them tomarrow.
PS, Look at each URL's Get Info Box for a short review.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/small-business-b-marks-10.hqx; 30K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:18 -0700
From: ralph@maine.rr.com
Subject: [*] AppleScript Series A1
12/21/97:
AppleScript Series A1:
The AppleScript Series A1 features 4 AppleScript applications and
documentation telling you what the do and how to use them. Each
application comes in it's own folder.
Provided in the A1 Series:
File Hider & Folder Hider v. 1.0
App Mover v. 1.0
Current Date & Time v. 1.0
Depth Changer v. 1.0
Extra Resources =83
This package is FreeWare. You may distribute it and do what you want
with it as long as the program is not in any way altered. Please include
the documentation and a copy of this document with each copy of any of
the programs.
Email me at ralph@maine.rr.com with any questions.
Look for the AppleScript Series A2 to come out within the next month.
The AppleScript Series A2 will have in it but is not limited to:
Timed-Remind v. 1.0
Fast Opener v. 1.0
Startup Log v. 1.0
Pop-Up Deleter v. 1.0
They were in the AppleScript Series A1 but they all had problems
with them so I was unable to finnish them on time. That is why they were
not included in the A1 Series.
ralph@maine.rr.com
http://home.maine.rr.com/rabba
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/osa/applescript-series-a1.hqx; 61K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:27 -0700
From: richard@homemail.com
Subject: [*] Autothenticate v1.1.2
Autothenticate is an extension for Macintosh that notices when one of
Netscape (2.0, 3.0 or 4.0) or Internet Explorer (2.0 or 2.1) visits a web
site that requires authentication, and gives you the option to memorize
your user ID and password (or just your user ID) and automatically enter it
when you visit the web site in the future.
Autothenticate is very useful for people who frequently enter
password-protected web sites.
Autothenticate 1.1.2 fixes some incompatabilities with Netscape Calendar.
Autothenticate is shareware. Autothenticate cost US$10 (US$8 for academic
use) for a single user license.
For more information, please visit .
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/autothenticate-112.hqx; 85K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:12 -0700
From: fedefil@fub.it
Subject: [*] BOOM 1.1
BOOM 1.1 is an arcade game in the grand tradition, bringing the playability =
and
feel of the glorious 8-bit consoles on the Macintosh.
It can be described as "Bomberman meets Doom". Actually, I took the basic
Bomberman idea and dropped it in a "Super-Deformed Doom" scenario (whatever
this means).
If you don't know what Bomberman and Doom are, definitely you've never
played a computer game. This is the right time to start.
BOOM's main features are:
- Smooth sprite based animations in 256 colors
- 8 different soundtracks and multi-channel sound effects
- Simultaneous two players action
- 80 different levels
- 10 different enemy characters varying in intelligence and weaponry
- Mid-game monsters and a final Super Boss
System Requirements
68030/040 or PowerPC;
4.5 MBytes free memory;
Mac OS 7.0.1 or later;
640x480 or larger monitor supporting 256 colors;
Sound Manager 3.0 or later.
Recommended Configuration
=46ast (25Mhz or better) 68040 or PowerPC;
Mac OS 7.5.x or later;
Sound Manager 3.2 or later on PPC machines.
What's new in BOOM 1.1?
- Recompiled with CodeWarrior=AE Professional 1.
- Recompiled with the latest updates of the Sprite Animation Toolkit
and the MADLibrary (music drivers).
- Fixed a bug in the monitor depth switching routines, possible cause
of crashes.
- Fixed a memory leak that occurred when closing some dialogs.
- In the about dialog it was actually possible to write in URL fields.
=46ixed.
- Now the current level number is shown on the upper right corner of
the screen during play.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/boom-11.hqx; 2808K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:29 -0700
From: cainesc@woods.uml.edu (Clynton Caines)
Subject: [*] cokie-commander1.0.1
CookieCommander 1.01 - is a standalone version of NoMoreCookies. CookieCommander
allows a user to select which sites can save cookies on the user's hard drive.
The user also has full access and can remove unwanted data in unreadable cookie
files or in history files. Enjoy your control.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/cookie-commander-101.hqx; 61K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:05 -0700
From: jcr2@cornell.edu
Subject: [*] Enhanced WordPerfect Outlining
This is the main documentation file for Enhanced WordPerfect Outlining
(formerly John's WP Outlining), a module for WordPerfect 3.5e (patched)
providing what seems to be the best outlining available on the Mac.
Free. May be included on Info-Mac, AMUG and UMich CD's.
John Rethorst
[Archived as /info-mac/text/wp/enhanced-wp-outlining.hqx; 109K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:21 -0700
From: lloyd@kagi.com
Subject: [*] Flaming Pear Textures 2
Here are fifteen subtly three-dimensional textures that will enhance
your Desktop. All are presented as picture clippings.
All these textures were made with BladePro...
http://ccn.cs.dal.ca/~aa731/blade.html
...except for the one called "nucleotide" which was made with Knot:
http://ccn.cs.dal.ca/~aa731/knot.html
CD-ROM vendors may include this collection on their disks so long as
they notify me at lloyd@kagi.com.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/flaming-pear-textures-2.hqx; 313K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:14 -0700
From: timbobo@flash.net
Subject: [*] Font Image Library 351
font-image-library-351.hqx
I uploaded this file a few days ago, but perhaps it did not come through - or
I did something wrong. This file replaces an older version of the program,
which seems to have just been deleted since the last upload.
Old File location:
/info-mac/font/util/font-image-library-35.hqx
Thanks for your work!
Tim
[Archived as /info-mac/font/util/font-image-library-351.hqx; 1315K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:26 -0700
From: mfiske@mail.bright.net
Subject: [*] Full-der 1.1 color scheme/Fake-8 info
A little while back, I created a small group of cut-and-paste icons,
borrowed from Mac OS 8 screen-shots, and named it "Fake-8." As Fake-8
grew into a formidable set of ResEdit icon-improvements, aimed at System
7 and '030 users, so did it's demand. With this latest release, Fake-8
climbs to a higher level of customization and accessibility.
Enclosed in this package, you'll find more than just a color-scheme
preview. With the registration of my first public color-scheme,
"Full-der," a ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION to Fake-8 comes along. The
subscription will allow users to have new Fake-8 additions while they're
still new, along with other Extensions (including floppy and cursor
enhancements), Icons (especially those that cover up that ugly
hard-drive one), Desktop Patterns, color-scheme, and updates in order
to make your Fake-8 experience more complete than a color-scheme alone
can accomplish.
With the promise of the ultimate level of customization comes the final
aspect of owning a Fake-8 subscription: each subscription owner is
entitled to one CUSTOM piece of software per year. Have a JPEG/PICT
that you'd like to see tiled all over your desktop? Got an idea for a
cursor (other than that old arrow)? Maybe you'd like your floppy disk
or CD-ROM icons to have a new look. If you have the image (for desktop
patterns), icons (for floppy/CD-ROM replacements), or even just a sketch
done in ClarisWorks (for cursors), YOUR custom software, conceived and
dreamed of by YOU, can be made a reality with just a simple e-mail.
Here's how a subscription works: once a month, subscription owners will
receive an e-mail attachment of UNDER 100K. For the once-a-year FREE
customization mentioned above, all resources must be mailed to the
owner. All packages are delivered ELECTRONICALLY, via e-mail enclosure.
Fake-8 started as a means of providing '030-users with some of the
Appearance enhancements denied by Mac OS 8. A subscription, for ONLY
$5.00, takes that idea one step further, benefitting not only
'030-users, but owners of ALL Macs. If you are interested in keeping
your Mac looking new, if you are interested in the ULTIMATE level of
custimization, purchase a Fake-8 subscription.
Requirements:
e-mail software capable of receiving/downloading enclosures
at least a 256-color (8-bit) Macintosh or compatible
System 7.1
Kaleidoscope 1.5 (for color-scheme support)
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/full-der-11-fake-8-info..hqx; 91K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 07:54:51 -0700
From: sato@het02.ph.tsukuba.ac.jp
Subject: [*] g3-10
This application 'G3' is an accesory clock.
A Sherpinski's Gasket, which is wellknown shape in Mathematics or
Computer Art, is embedded in 3D space. G3 is a three-dimensionalized
version of my previous application named 'Gasket'.
The objects rotate and their colors change accordingly.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/g3-10.hqx; 462K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:12 -0700
From: benedikt.stratmann@recklinghausen.netsurf.de
Subject: [*] GEOCAD 1.2.5
GEOCAD 1.2.5 is the latest version of the number-one shareware desktop
mapping tool GEOCAD for Macintosh computers. More than 600 changes make
this release the most important update to GEOCAD ever. GEOCAD 1.2.5
allows to create maps based on GEOCAD's own coordinates or on
cbd-coordinates from CIA world mapping program, which are available for
free and cover the entire world with more than 15,000,000 coordinates.
The layer concept of GEOCAD allows the user to create overlays of
different object types and -representations, such as grid lines,
coastlines, rivers and whatever should be plotted. GEOCAD 1.2.5 is
shareware, and you may use it free for 14days, then you have to pay the
shareware fee of US$30,-
Changes in version 1.2.5:
- dramatically improved memory management for more performance and
stability
- improved cacheing of single layers makes redraws of multilayer-maps
faster
- improved layer concept
- improved dtp-capabilities, such as high-resolution pict-export
- enabled renaming of objects types (e.g., 'small town' instead of
'city')
- improved selection of single objects and their children (e.g.,plot
only 'Italy' and children)
- alias support for coordinate files
- fixed a bug that created unwanted horizontal lines in some cbd-maps
- fixed some hundreds of minor bugs
System requirements:
- Power Macintosh (ppc)
- System 7.5 or later (GEOCAD is 100% MacOS8 compatible)
- at least 16MB of free RAM (including virtual memory)
More information on GEOCAD: Send an empty email with the subject
'GEOMAIL MAC' to geocad@kagi.com'
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/geocad-125-ppc.hqx; 741K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:10 -0700
From: benedikt.stratmann@recklinghausen.netsurf.de
Subject: [*] GEOCAD 1.2.5 (german)
GEOCAD 1.2.5 (german) is the latest version of the number-one shareware
desktop mapping tool GEOCAD for Macintosh computers. More than 600
changes make this release the most important update to GEOCAD ever.
GEOCAD 1.2.5 allows to create maps based on GEOCAD's own coordinates or
on cbd-coordinates from CIA world mapping program, which are available
for free and cover the entire world with more than 15,000,000
coordinates. The layer concept of GEOCAD allows the user to create
overlays of different object types and -representations, such as grid
lines, coastlines, rivers and whatever should be plotted. GEOCAD 1.2.5
is shareware, and you may use it free for 14days, then you have to pay
the shareware fee of US$30,-
Changes in version 1.2.5:
- dramatically improved memory management for more performance and
stability
- improved cacheing of single layers makes redraws of multilayer-maps
faster
- improved layer concept
- improved dtp-capabilities, such as high-resolution pict-export
- enabled renaming of objects types (e.g., 'small town' instead of
'city')
- improved selection of single objects and their children (e.g.,plot
only 'Italy' and children)
- alias support for coordinate files
- fixed a bug that created unwanted horizontal lines in some cbd-maps
- fixed some hundreds of minor bugs
System requirements:
- Power Macintosh (ppc)
- System 7.5 or later (GEOCAD is 100% MacOS8 compatible)
- at least 16MB of free RAM (including virtual memory)
More information on GEOCAD: Send an empty email with the subject
'GEOMAIL MAC' to geocad@kagi.com'
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/geocad-125-ppc-de.hqx; 775K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:15 -0700
From: dethier@wavefront.com
Subject: [*] Gradekeeper 4.8
Gradekeeper is a powerful, easy-to-use gradebook program for the
Macintosh. Teachers can record grades and attendance for the entire
school year. Adding new students, assignments, and scores is as easy as
clicking and typing. But Gradekeeper does much more. With Gradekeeper
teachers can also:
Drop the worst score in one or more categories
Excuse an individual assignment for any student
Group your assignments into 10 different categories
Use semesters, trimesters, quarters, or six-week terms
Compute grades based on total points or category weights
Have final exams contribute to term, semester, or final grades
Print a variety of reports to keep students and parents informed
Gradekeeper also runs well on those older Macintosh computers which many
schools still rely upon.
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/gradekeeper-48.hqx; 279K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:30 -0700
From: vanlon@dad.be
Subject: [*] HELLOWORLD.sit
HELLOWORLD 2.0
Helloworld is a W*API 1.2 shareware plug-in that implements a chat server
for your web site. It provides live conversation through any standard
web browser without requiring any browser-side plug-in.
HelloWorld gives you the ability to manage this chat-room on a
Macintosh server.
It is specially dedicated for WebStar and Quid Pro Quo or any other
server application that uses the Webstar`s plug-in technology.
Requirements
Server application that supports WebStar API 1.2
FEATURES
-Ready to use.
Once the files are copied to your server, HelloWorld is ready to use.
HelloWorld can handle 40 users.
-Users don`t need to disable the browser`s cache !
Now users will get more performance. Your server will get less
hits, while it will increase the speed of the whole server-and-plug-in
process.
-Individual colors.
Users can visually track other user`s messages by the use of individual
color chosen by themselves.
-Individual avatars.
Users can have an associate image that facilite mutual recognizing
with others and that give more visual tracking of other user`s
messages. Avatars make communication more attractive. HelloWorld
is provided with more than 100 avatars. The 40 first of it come from
IconFactory.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/helloworld-20.hqx; 663K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:16 -0700
From: alberto@riccisoft.com
Subject: [*] ImageUtilities CMM 1.1
ImageUtilities 1.1 - shareware $15
*** enhanced for QuickTime 3! ***
by Alberto Ricci mailto:aricci@kagi.com
Online registrations: http://order.kagi.com/?6R
For more information visit: http://www.riccisoft.com/cmm/
Feedback: mailto:cmm@riccisoft.com
ImageUtilities CMM is a suite of Contextual Menu Manager plug-ins for Mac
OS 8. It contains two CMM plug-ins which let you quickly convert and view
any kind of picture.
You can finally view any picture just by control-clicking its icon,
without needing a viewer application! And with no effort, you can convert
GIF, JPEG, Photoshop or any other kind of picture files to PICTs or
QuickTime Image Files.
Version 1.1 of the plug-ins fixes a problem that sporadically prevented
the commands from appearing in contextual menus, and also adds a few
features.
ImageUtilities CMM takes advantage of QuickTime 3 if available, letting
the user view and convert more kinds of pictures.
If the Claris XTND System is installed, you can also convert and view
pictures that QuickTime doesn't recognize.
Another collection of CMM plug-ins, MovieUtilities CMM, is available. It
lets you convert and merge movies as well as import and export movie
tracks. Both packages can be purchased together for $20.
http://www.riccisoft.com/cmm/
[Alberto Ricci is the author of SoundEffects, SoundMaker, Singer and
SoundExtractor]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/image-utilities-cmm-11.hqx; 111K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:13 -0700
From: fabian.lidman@swipnet.se
Subject: [*] Intelligent Chaos 1.1
Intelligent Chaos (IC) is a simple tool which allows You to study the
emergence of chaotic behaviour in the logistic equation and related
iterations. Of course there already exist plenty of programs that makes
beautiful chaotic graphs, but You will never understand chaos theory
without looking at the actual numbers. That is what You can do with IC,
in great detail. The equation used is a*x*(1-x), but in future versions,
you will be able to change this. The chaotic parameter (a) is given the
default value 3.5699, that is just below the point where chaos sets in,
but the idea is of course that You should let i vary from 2 to 4. Use
Balloon help to get info about the controls.
The included CrossBasic sourcecode shows how the execution of the
equation works.
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/Intelligent-chaos-11-ppc.hqx; 166K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:07 -0700
From: jcr2@cornell.edu
Subject: [*] John's WP GREP
This set of AppleScript and WordPerfect macros adds GREP (regular
expression search) capability to WordPerfect 3x. Dramatically enhances your
ability to find information in your documents.
Free. May be included on Info-Mac, AMUG and UMich CD's.
John Rethorst
[Archived as /info-mac/text/wp/johns-wp-grep.hqx; 26K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:08 -0700
From: jcr2@cornell.edu
Subject: [*] John's WP Tips & Macros 1.5
50 pages of tips and short macros, covering every aspect of WP.
Free. May be included on Info-Mac, AMUG and UMich CD's.
John Rethorst
[Archived as /info-mac/text/wp/johns-wp-tips-macros-15.hqx; 86K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:31 -0700
From: jsalas@peachnet.campus.mci.net
Subject: [*] Jorge's_Bookmarks_v.3.6
Jorge's_Bookmarks_v.3.6
Jorge's Bookmark Collection is a great bookmark file (about 650 links)
formatted very nicely for Netscape Navigator/Communicator and Microsoft
Internet Explorer. It also includes all of the links as seperate text
files for drag and drop customization or use with other browsers.
It comes in an installer for easy expansion of only the files you need.
The collection includes a comprehensive Mac links list. All links have
been checked and are good! This file is freeware. Contact author at
--jsalas@peachnet.campus.mci.net-- with questions or feedback.
--->Jorge Salas
Orchestra Director
The Lovett School
GA 30327
(404)262-3032
--->jsalas@peachnet.campus.mci.net
--->www.lovett.org/jsp/jsp.html
--->www.lovett.org/jsp/search.html
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/jorges-bookmarks-36.hqx; 173K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:27 -0700
From: greg@abel.MATH.HARVARD.EDU
Subject: [*] Kaleidoscope 1.8
Kaleidoscope 1.8 -- 12 December 1997 -- Shareware Fee: $20
by Greg Landweber, Arlo Rose, and Edward Voas
Kaleidoscope is the ultimate in user interface customization, a control
panel letting you completely overhaul your Mac's appearance using
plug in color scheme files. Kaleidoscope comes with color schemes
giving you the MacOS 8, BeOS, and System 7 interfaces, as well as three
other completely different designs. There are also over a thousand third
party schemes available from the Kaleidoscope Scheme Archive.
Version 1.8 adds support for Mac OS 8 bevel buttons (used in Finder
window headers) and popup windows (aka tabs) and lets you use the
System 7 scheme under Mac OS 8. It also lets you switch schemes simply
by double-clicking them in the Finder, and there are many fixes and
improvements. Arlo Rose, former Apple HI design lead, has taken over
for Fred Bass, and he has updated all of the included schemes.
-- Greg Landweber
greg@math.harvard.edu
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/kaleidoscope-18.hqx; 927K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:16 -0700
From: wroger@tiac.net
Subject: [*] MacTypingTutor4.1
MacTypingTutor4.1 replaces previous versions (use with System 7 or System 8)
There are ten good reasons to use this typing tutor to learn fast and
accurate typing: It's QUICK in opening and operating. It's EASY to operate.
You can use just what you need because it's MODULAR (five separate work
areas, each teaching different typing skills; each reinforcing the others).
It uses ATTRACTIVE windows. You can work on your typing errors because it's
SMART; it remembers words you mistype (or forgets them if you ask). It also
shows error reports, lets you set speed goals, and suggests in a SUPPORTIVE
way when you should raise or lower goals. It lets you keep records (and
print them) so you see progress over time. The practice materials are
HELPFUL because they also contain typing tips. It's VERSATILE, as you work
on your typing, your spelling and vocabulary will also improve. Most
important, it's INEXPENSIVE.
MacTypingTutor also lets you customize how you work (hide/show typing,
hide/show screen-keyboard, hide/show feedback window). It's FLEXIBLE you
can adjust difficulty level from very easy to hard (this is also a good
feature for children). Program automatically remembers your
work-preferences from session to session. MacTypingTutor comes in the
regular version, a special keyboard version (Dvorak), and several
Non-English versions.
wroger@tiac.net wroger@aol.com
W. Rogers, Practical Press, Box 754151, Parkside Station, Forest Hills, NY
11375 USA
W. Rogers
MacEducational Software
wroger@tiac.net
http://www.tiac.net/users/wroger
[Archived as /info-mac/edu/mac-typing-tutor-41.hqx; 248K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:35 -0700
From: jstager@cln.etc.bc.ca
Subject: [*] Merridew's Merry Christmas MacOS StartupScreens
These are a few startup screens for the hollidays. Included in jpeg, scrn
(StartupScreen) and pict resource formats. A lengthly readme file on
implimenting directly into the system is also included. Hope you like.
Merry Christmas! :)
Merridew
"So I walk up on high
And step to the edge
To see my world below.
And I laugh at myself
As the tears roll down.
'Cause it's the world I know.
It's the world I know."
--Collective Soul, The World I know
ICQ #: 4712296
http://www.paranoia.com/~macb3th/warez/syndicate/
[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/merry-macos.hqx; 189K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:18 -0700
From: alberto@riccisoft.com
Subject: [*] MovieUtilities CMM 1.1
MovieUtilities 1.1 - shareware $15
*** enhanced for QuickTime 3! ***
by Alberto Ricci mailto:aricci@kagi.com
Online registrations: http://order.kagi.com/?6R
For more information visit: http://www.riccisoft.com/cmm/
Feedback: mailto:cmm@riccisoft.com
MovieUtilities CMM is a suite of Contextual Menu Manager plug-ins for Mac
OS 8. It contains three CMM plug-ins which let you convert and merge movies
as well as import and export movie tracks and other media files.
With no effort, you can convert Audio CD tracks to AIFF files, movies to
pictures, extract a MIDI track from a movie or convert karaoke files to
QuickTime movies, and more!
Version 1.1 of the plug-ins fixes a problem that sporadically prevented
the commands from appearing in contextual menus.
MovieUtilities CMM takes advantage of QuickTime 3 if available, letting
the user import and export new media files.
Another collection of CMM plug-ins, ImageUtilities CMM, is available. It
lets you convert and view any kind of picture. Both packages can be
purchased together for $20.
http://www.riccisoft.com/cmm/
[Alberto Ricci is the author of SoundEffects, SoundMaker, Singer and
SoundExtractor]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/movie-utilities-cmm-11.hqx; 124K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:20 -0700
From: Edi.Milotti@trieste.infn.it
Subject: [*] National Geographic Index 1997
Do you own a collection of old National Geographic issues? Have you ever
tried to find that nice article that you barely remember and which would be
quite useful right now, but you don't know how to dig it out of the
collection?
The yearly index (published since 1983) does not help very much, because
the titles of the articles are quite imaginative but rarely contain the
keywords that let you find out what you need. For instance, how could you
tell that the article "Oldest Known Shipwreck" deals with an archaeological
find in Turkey? (You can find it in the December '87 issue at page 693)
This is the second edition of the list, which spans the years 1983 till
1997: I have copied (with scanner and OCR SW) all the yearly indices since
1983 and have added a handful of keywords (not already in the title
itself), so that the resulting list may be searched with a text editor
(e.g. with the Find and Find All utilities in BBEDIT). The structure of the
list is quite obvious, and the records contain the title, the page number
and the keywords.
My choice of keywords is quite personal, it may be wrong and is certainly
incomplete. Let me know of any mistake that you find in the list: after I
uploaded the first edition of the list I have received feedback from
several people, I wish to thank them all.
Since the first edition there have been some important changes in the way
you can retrieve information on old NG articles: the web page of the
National Geographic Society is greatly improved and features an online
searchable index (check it at http://www.nationalgeographic.com), and the
whole National Geographic Magazine is now on a formidable CD-ROM collection
(if you want to know more on the CD collection, you can also browse the web
pages http://www.mindscape.com and http://www.kodak.com)
If you like this edited index please send me a postcard.
Greetings to all lovers of the National Geographic Magazine.
Edoardo Milotti
Via Margotti, 19
I-34170 Gorizia, Italy
e-mail MILOTTI@TRIESTE.INFN.IT
[Archived as /info-mac/data/ng-index.hqx; 38K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:28 -0700
From: mfiske@mail.bright.net
Subject: [*] OpenBox color scheme/Fake-8 info
A little while back, I created a small group of cut-and-paste icons,
borrowed from Mac OS 8 screen-shots, and named it "Fake-8." As Fake-8
grew into a formidable set of ResEdit icon-improvements, aimed at System
7 and '030 users, so did it's demand. With this latest release, Fake-8
climbs to a higher level of customization and accessibility.
Enclosed in this package, you'll find more than just a color-scheme
preview. With the registration of my first public color-scheme,
"Full-der," a ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION to Fake-8 comes along. The
subscription will allow users to have new Fake-8 additions while they're
still new, along with other Extensions (including floppy and cursor
enhancements), Icons (especially those that cover up that ugly
hard-drive one), Desktop Patterns, color-scheme, and updates in order
to make your Fake-8 experience more complete than a color-scheme alone
can accomplish.
With the promise of the ultimate level of customization comes the final
aspect of owning a Fake-8 subscription: each subscription owner is
entitled to one CUSTOM piece of software per year. Have a JPEG/PICT
that you'd like to see tiled all over your desktop? Got an idea for a
cursor (other than that old arrow)? Maybe you'd like your floppy disk
or CD-ROM icons to have a new look. If you have the image (for desktop
patterns), icons (for floppy/CD-ROM replacements), or even just a sketch
done in ClarisWorks (for cursors), YOUR custom software, conceived and
dreamed of by YOU, can be made a reality with just a simple e-mail.
Here's how a subscription works: once a month, subscription owners will
receive an e-mail attachment of UNDER 100K. For the once-a-year FREE
customization mentioned above, all resources must be mailed to the
owner. All packages are delivered ELECTRONICALLY, via e-mail enclosure.
Fake-8 started as a means of providing '030-users with some of the
Appearance enhancements denied by Mac OS 8. A subscription, for ONLY
$5.00, takes that idea one step further, benefitting not only
'030-users, but owners of ALL Macs. If you are interested in keeping
your Mac looking new, if you are interested in the ULTIMATE level of
custimization, purchase a Fake-8 subscription.
Requirements:
e-mail software capable of receiving/downloading enclosures
at least a 256-color (8-bit) Macintosh or compatible
System 7.1
Kaleidoscope 1.5 (for color-scheme support)
A desktop-pattern installing utility (including Apple's 'Desktop Pattern'
control panel, or Avernus' 'Texture Installer'
e-mail me at mfiske@kagi.com
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/openbox-fake-8-info.hqx; 109K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:25 -0700
From: friefeld@deltanet.com
Subject: [*] PPPop F1.6.1 - PPP Operator Utility (French Version) - submissi
PPPop 1.6.1 - PPP Operator Utility French Localization - Shareware $15
US
PPPop provides a small button window to click on to open and close a PPP
link, a timer with settable limits, an application launcher, a session
log, a server selection menu, and it is scriptable.
System Requirements: MacOS 7.1 or later (compatible with OS 8). RAM
350k. Open Transport or MacTCP with MacPPP, FreePPP, SimplePPP, or
OT/PPP. PPPop is not an extension or system patch. PPPop is PPC native.
This update fixes a bug affecting MacPPP users. This is also the first
FAT application distribution.
This localization was done by Guy Brand.
News, current versions, and support are available via the author's web
page, .
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/pppop-161-fr.hqx; 637K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:26 -0700
From: friefeld@deltanet.com
Subject: [*] PPPop NL1.6.1 - PPP Operator Utility (Dutch Version)
PPPop 1.6.1 - PPP Operator Utility Dutch Localization - Shareware $15 US
PPPop provides a small button window to click on to open and close a PPP
link, a timer with settable limits, an application launcher, a session
log, a server selection menu, and it is scriptable.
System Requirements: MacOS 7.1 or later (compatible with OS 8). RAM
350k. Open Transport or MacTCP with MacPPP, FreePPP, SimplePPP, or
OT/PPP. PPPop is not an extension or system patch. PPPop is PPC native.
This update fixes a bug affecting MacPPP users. This is also the first
FAT application distribution.
This localization was done by Frank Meijer. Please direct Dutch language
questions to him.
News, current versions, and support are available via the author's web
page, .
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/pppop-161-nl.hqx; 689K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:19 -0700
From: kamprath@kagi.com
Subject: [*] Program Switcher v4.4.3
For a long time, Windows(tm) users have enjoyed the ease of being able to
switch between running applications with the alt-tab keystroke. Many Mac
users, while not envious of the other operating system, wished the
MacOS(tm) would have a similar feature. Program Switcher is meant to not
only add that feature to your Macintosh, but also improve on it so that
the other operating system's users will wish their alt-tab feature was as
good as the Mac's.
Features include:
- Seven different switching themes
- The ability to quit any number of applications at one time
- The ability to hide specific applications with a keystroke
- User configurable keys and appearance
- MacOS 8 Appearance Manager and Kaleidoscope savvy
- MacOS 8 Contextual Menus support
- Much More!
You may download Program Switcher from the Program Switcher web site at:
http://www.kamprath.net/claireware/program_switcher.html
New in this version:
- Fixed the window "activation blink" that would occur in some
programs when switching.
- Made preference updates "live"
- A few other interface tweaks
--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--
Michael F. Kamprath
mailto:claireware@kamprath.net
------------------------------------------------------------------
For the latest versions of all ClaireWare Software's products:
http://www.kamprath.net/claireware/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/program-switcher-443.hqx; 323K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:20 -0700
From: jelly@mindless.com
Subject: [*] PutAwayCM
Put Away CM 1.0b
Copyright (c) 1997 Daniel Bogan (jelly@mindless.com)
Put Away CM is a Contextual Menu plugin for use with MacOS 8. It lets you
choose folders in which files will be moved to at your command, all from
one click! Em@ilware - read the Read Me for for information.
--
daniel bogan : mac software @ http://homepages.tig.com.au/~jump/
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/put-away-cm-10b.hqx; 20K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:19 -0700
From: jcr2@cornell.edu
Subject: [*] Script Tools 1.3.6
Script Tools is an especially nice collection of osax for
AppleScript,written by the author of Script Debugger. I saw that you don't
have the latest version on Info-Mac - the attached should replace Script
Tools 1.3.1 in dev/osa.
Includes these scripting additions:
Choose Folder, Choose New File, Choose Several Files, Choose Several
Folders, Get Default Folder, Set Default Folder, Shutdown, Compile Regular
Expression, Match Regular Expression, Substitute Regular Expression,
openFile, closeFile, createFile, createFolder, deleteFile, renameFile,
exchangeFile, moveFile, readFile, writeFile, writeString, getFileLength,
lengthenFile, getFilePosition, positionFile, changeFileOwner, List
Processes, Get Process, Get Foreground Process, Get Current Process, List
Screens, Speak, List Voices, Get Voice
John Rethorst
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/osa/script-tools-136.hqx; 127K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:21 -0700
From: daix@francenet.fr
Subject: [*] Software & Hardware Tracker II v2.5.1
Software & Hardware Tracker II v2.5.1 (December 20th, 1997)
by David-Artur Daix
Software & Hardware Tracker II is a FileMaker Pro 3.0/4.0 relational
database which will help you collect, store and organize useful
information (such as registration codes, serial numbers, product notes,
phone/fax numbers and URLs for software authors, companies and
distributors, etc.) about all your computer products (hardware, software
and freeware/shareware). Even better, you can launch URLs directly from
inside the database, which will then call upon the Internet Config system
to open them with the proper helper applications. That means Software &
Hardware Tracker II can also be used as a powerful Internet bookmark
manager.
Software & Hardware Tracker is a CNET/Download.com and a BizProWeb "pick
of the day".
It's being distributed as shareware and costs $15 (as always, upgrades
are free for registered users). Registrations are handled by Kagi
Shareware.
New in 2.5: Software & Hardware Tracker II is now FileMaker Pro 4 savvy.
New in 2.5.1: Fixes a bug in the Distributor Tracker.
If you've already downloaded version 2.5, a small 2.5.1 updater is
available at:
Thanks for supporting shareware!
(Software & Hardware Tracker II may be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM
and on the AMUG "BBS in a box". It has been checked with SAM 4.5.1)
[Archived as /info-mac/data/software-hdware-tracker-251.hqx; 1589K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:15 -0700
From: pereira@ecf.utoronto.ca
Subject: [*] STATsimple 1.0.4
The statistical routines included in this version are:
- Descriptive Statistics
- Histogram Plot
- Student's t-Test
- Linear Regression
Minimum Requirements
- Mac Plus (68000 processor)
- System 6.0.2.
- 500K of available RAM
Changes from version 1.0.3
- better algorithm for interpolation of t-table data
- fixed bug that give a surplus blank page after a print job
- poisoned a bug that prevented more that one data page to be printed
- pulled the legs off of several minor bugs
It's Free and only costs $15
Huh? This free copy of STATsimple is fully functional, but it will only
accommodate 4 samples with a maximum of 7 observations per sample. If you
register ($15 US), a serial number will be issued to you to expand the
data capacity of your copy.
Contact Information
Chris Pereira
Nidus Technologies
2220 Urwin Crescent
Oakville ON L6L 2T2
CANADA
E-mail: pereira@ecf.toronto.edu
Web : www.ecf.toronto.edu/~pereira/software.html
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/stat-simple-104.hqx; 306K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 07:54:53 -0700
From: jrussell@BayNetworks.COM
Subject: [*] Stock Tracker V2.7
This is a program enables you to keep track of stock purchase and sales
transactions. This program allows you to see which shares of stock you
have available to sell and how much you payed for them. You can also
calculate the value of the portfolio by entering the current market
prices. Password protection is offered for your data files.
New In version 2.7:
Text File saving capability - Save your file as text for other programs.
Gain Loss Overview - Now you can see the current Percent
Increase/Decrease
of your investments.
Fixed some problems with File Saving and opening.
Fixed some Screen Refresh issues.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/bus/stock-tracker-27.hqx; 77K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:23 -0700
From: mfiske@mail.bright.net
Subject: [*] TableCloths 2.1M
TableCloths has long been the ONLY source for authentic Scottish-tartan
desktop patterns for the Macintosh. As part of the original release of
TableCloths, I also attempted to include a set of musical instrument
desktop patterns which, though also difficult to find, really have
little business being packaged with a collection of plaids. The number
of registered users (or should I say "the lack of") should've been a
strong testimony of that fact to me long before it actually was...
In pondering over "what went wrong," I remembered exactly why I started
making desktop patterns in the first place - I didn't like what was
available out there AT ALL. The new version of TableCloths, TableCloths
2.1 is borne from this philosophy...
Customization is a big factor when it comes to the Macintosh, and
customization defined is the ability to make something look how YOU want
it to. While downloading other peoples' software allows you to come
close to waht you think your Mac should ultimately look like, it still
is never really exactly what you had in mind.
TableCloths 2.1 is now available in two separate editions (musical
instrument and tartan) for ONLY $5. You pay for ONLY what you want.
However, there's still more...
With the growth of the Internet, so grows the popularity of software
"subscriptions." With such a subscription, files are compressed and
distributed regularly via e-mail enclosure. Again, TableCloths breaks
new ground by becoming the first INDEFINITE software subscription
available, with updates, editions, and add-ons coming, via e-mail, twice
a year.
The ultimate level of customizaton would be (theoretically) the ability
to have YOUR pictures be made into desktop patterns, and to be able to
select the patterns sent to your e-mail address YOURSELF. TableCloths
transforms theory into reality. Registered users are allotted one
customization per year, meaning that, if you have a picture in ANY
format (so long as it's already on your computer) that you'd like to
have tiled across your desktop, e-mail it as an enclosure to
mfiske@kagi.com. Or if you'd like to select what comes in your next
TableCloths "issue," including desktop patterns or custom alert sounds
to go with a pattern you already have, e-mail me at the same address,
and let me know what you'd like. You'll receive your CUSTOM software
two to three weeks later.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/tablecloths-21m.hqx; 85K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:25:24 -0700
From: mfiske@mail.bright.net
Subject: [*] TableCloths 2.1T
TableCloths has long been the ONLY source for authentic Scottish-tartan
desktop patterns for the Macintosh. As part of the original release of
TableCloths, I also attempted to include a set of musical instrument
desktop patterns which, though also difficult to find, really have
little business being packaged with a collection of plaids. The number
of registered users (or should I say "the lack of") should've been a
strong testimony of that fact to me long before it actually was...
In pondering over "what went wrong," I remembered exactly why I started
making desktop patterns in the first place - I didn't like what was
available out there AT ALL. The new version of TableCloths, TableCloths
2.1 is borne from this philosophy...
Customization is a big factor when it comes to the Macintosh, and
customization defined is the ability to make something look how YOU want
it to. While downloading other peoples' software allows you to come
close to waht you think your Mac should ultimately look like, it still
is never really exactly what you had in mind.
TableCloths 2.1 is now available in two separate editions (musical
instrument and tartan) for ONLY $5. You pay for ONLY what you want.
However, there's still more...
With the growth of the Internet, so grows the popularity of software
"subscriptions." With such a subscription, files are compressed and
distributed regularly via e-mail enclosure. Again, TableCloths breaks
new ground by becoming the first INDEFINITE software subscription
available, with updates, editions, and add-ons coming, via e-mail, twice
a year.
The ultimate level of customizaton would be (theoretically) the ability
to have YOUR pictures be made into desktop patterns, and to be able to
select the patterns sent to your e-mail address YOURSELF. TableCloths
transforms theory into reality. Registered users are allotted one
customization per year, meaning that, if you have a picture in ANY
format (so long as it's already on your computer) that you'd like to
have tiled across your desktop, e-mail it as an enclosure to
mfiske@kagi.com. Or if you'd like to select what comes in your next
TableCloths "issue," including desktop patterns or custom alert sounds
to go with a pattern you already have, e-mail me at the same address,
and let me know what you'd like. You'll receive your CUSTOM software
two to three weeks later.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/tablecloths-21t.hqx; 76K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:23 -0700
From: cdrhodes@aol.com
Subject: [*] The Computer Cookbook 2.4
The Computer Cookbook 2.4 - adds the ability to Mark/UnMark all recipes, or the
currently selected recipes. This FileMaker Pro Layout allows you to enter, view,
sort, print and RESIZE recipes. The BIG DEAL about this program is that it
allows you to enter your recipes the way they were meant to be entered. If the
recipe says 2 2/3 cups, then you enter 2 2/3 cups. You don't need to remember
that 2 2/3 cups is 2.67 cups. Who wants to have to convert that kind of stuff.
Well with The Computer Cookbook, there is no need to. This Cookbook already has
over 600 Family Recipes. This is Shareware. Requires Filemaker 3.0.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/the-computer-cookbook-24.hqx; 927K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:33 -0700
From: pcardon@.club-internet.fr
Subject: [*] YOOZ 1.60*US version
YOOZ 1.60*US version
Introduction
What can you use YOOZ for?
+ YOOZ keeps track of all applications launched on your Macintosh,
providing the date and duration of each session.
+ YOOZ helps you assess what your Macintosh is being used for.
+ YOOZ helps you evaluate shareware by indicating how much time you spend
on each shareware application.
+ YOOZ helps you organize your network by distributing the right sized
Macintosh according to each user's principal needs.
+ YOOZ will reveal whether you spend more time on your favorite games than
on your word processor.
+ YOOZ is available in English, French, Icelandic and Italian version
+ A Macintosh or compatible with System 7.5 or later is required.
+ English, French, Icelandic and Italian versions of Yooz are available
email : pcardon@kagi.com
What's new ?
1.6 Version (December 22, 1997)
Improvements:
+ No disabled functions if not registered : there is only a reminder dialog
+ Registering is more easy
+ Utilities options are now part of a separate program:"Yooz utilities"
given to registered users
+ "Spy=DFg" is now renamed "Yooz extension" to minimize confusion
+ "Yooz extension" uses the same "Yooz Prefs" file than Yooz. Spy=DFg prefs
is no more needed.
+ "Yooz extension" version is 2.62
+ New "About window"
+ New enhanced "SetUp window":
+ more beautiful look
+ export to program is now represented by it's icon
+ excluded programs are no longer limited to 4, but are in a list
+ New error message with some data file corruption
+ Yooz can be password protected
+ The following keys are now working within histo and program list windows
: Home, End, page up and page down
+ 3D look in many windows
+ Added sleep mode detection for PPC based macintosh.
Bugs corrections:
+ New "Yooz extension" 2.63 which correct a freeze at startup
+ Flickering problem when balloon help is activated has been resolved
+ Better "immunity" with corrupted data file
+ When printing "Machine info" window, the machine icon is correctly printed
Shareware
Yooz is a 25 $US shareware What will you get if you register?
The shareware version of YOOZ has a few limitations that are removed when
you enter a personal registration code.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/yooz-160-us.hqx; 450K]
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 08:00:24 -0700
From: akko@enter.it
Subject: [*] ZyXEL Genie 1.0 for Mac OS
ZyXEL Genie is an ISDN telephone utility. It should be used in conjunction
with an ISDN adapter from ZyXEL (e. g. the ZyXEL Omni.net TA).
Version 1.0 offers the following functionalities:
* When the phone rings, Genie auto-activates and shows the name and number
of the calling party.
* Fully diagnostics your ISDN equipment.
* Will reroute incoming calls to any of three phones/faxes/devices (two
analogic, one ISDN), according to the sub-number called.
* Logging of all incoming and outgoing phone calls, with duration and name
of caller/called party.
* Will dial for you, simply clicking from a list of names. Names and
numbers can be imported from other software.
* Can suspend and hung up calls.
Requirements: any Mac with ZyXEL ISDN TA. No extensions are installed or
needed. Shareware fee $20, payable via Kagi Shareware. Author Luca
Accomazzi, akko@kagi.com
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/zyxel-genie-10.hqx; 1329K]
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 97 16:18:50 +0100
From: Patrik Montgomery
Subject: [Q] Finder Preferences keep resetting themselves
Sometimes when installing third-party extensions, Finder 8 loses its
preferences - it returns to the default. This does not seem to be an
incompability of one particular Extension as it has happened with
several, including ATM 4. Removing every trace of the program cures the
problem, but nothing else seems to do it. I've tried trashing the Finder
Preferences and zapping the PRAM. It seems like the actual Finder
Prefernces file isn't changed, it's just that the Finder doesn't read it
anymore. I've also tried increasing the Finder heap, but that doesn't
help either.
Any ideas?
Patrik Montgomery http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-18713/
multitasking, n - the computer equivalent of schizophrenia
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 97 14:55:41 +0100
From: Patrik Montgomery
Subject: Auto Restarts
On 97-12-22 21:35, Info-Mac used quantum mechanics and the General Theory
of Relativity to draw the conclusion that:
>Dear MacDudes,
>
>I'm having a small dilemma with my newly acquired 7300. It seems to have a
>personality of it's own, and although this is standard with any Macintosh,
>this one in particular is a liitle more eccentric than others I have owned
>in the past.
>
>The problem is that the computer will often start up by itself. That's
>right, by itself. I'll be siitting there reading a book, and then all of a
>sudden I hear the chime and my Mac just boots itself. It was kind of cute
>and humerous the first few times, however it's getting on my nerves now
>and I'd like to know why it's happening.
>
>I've made sure that my auto power on/off control panel and energy saver
>panel are configured correctly and that I don't have any little utilities
>that are set to automate a startup, however it still keeps doing it. If
>anyone has any ideas as to what is causing this, I would love to hear from
>you.
What's causing it? Not the faintest. But try turning on your computer
holding command-option-P-R to zap the PRAM. You will hear the startup
chime a few times until you release the keys. Relese the keys when the
sound has been played 3 or 4 times. Ought to do it.
Patrik Montgomery http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-18713/
multitasking, n - the computer equivalent of schizophrenia
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 97 15:11:42 +0100
From: Patrik Montgomery
Subject: Clone CD-ROM Drive (C)
On 97-12-22 21:35, Info-Mac used quantum mechanics and the General Theory
of Relativity to draw the conclusion that:
>Subject: Clone CD-ROM Drive (C)
>
>
>I continue to be less than enthralled by FWB's CD-ROM Toolkit.
[snip]
>
>The CDTK that came with the PowerTower (232) had a bit of a problem. It
>could only see multisession CD-ROMs made on a vanilla Apple computer. Any
>CD's burned via Adaptec Toast 3.5 on the clone were mostly toast. I see
>the first session. You mean there are more?
[snip]
>
>No, folk. It ain't the drive that can't handle it. It's the FWB driver.
>
There is a freeware CD driver in the InfoMac archives called CD-Sunrise.
Look in the cfg directory. Have you tried that one?
Patrik Montgomery http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-18713/
multitasking, n - the computer equivalent of schizophrenia
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 97 14:55:43 +0100
From: Patrik Montgomery
Subject: LC III
On 97-12-22 21:35, Info-Mac used quantum mechanics and the General Theory
of Relativity to draw the conclusion that:
>Oh after speeding it up to LCIII+ status (33Mhz) 7.1 won't work. Gonna
>need that 7.5x or a special enabler.
7.1 will work with System Update 3.0, but not with any earlier. Update 3
includes the needed Enabler 003 version 1.1.
Patrik Montgomery http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-18713/
multitasking, n - the computer equivalent of schizophrenia
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 97 14:55:46 +0100
From: Patrik Montgomery
Subject: PopupFolder
On 97-12-22 21:35, Info-Mac used quantum mechanics and the General Theory
of Relativity to draw the conclusion that:
>I also have been holding back on installing MacOs 8 because of Popupfolder.
>Last I heard, the company which wrote it, ASD, were not planning an
>upgrade. But if enough of us got together maybe they'd change their minds.
Under OS8, you can achieve the same effect using Contextual Menus.
Specifically the Control Panel/Contextual Menu FinderPop does this.
Latest version is 1.5.3 and can be found at
http://bonce.to/turly/
Freeware, so download away. It also has lots of other nice functions.
PowerMac only, as all Contextual Menu extensions.
Patrik Montgomery http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-18713/
multitasking, n - the computer equivalent of schizophrenia
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 97 14:55:44 +0100
From: Patrik Montgomery
Subject: SIMMs
On 97-12-22 21:35, Info-Mac used quantum mechanics and the General Theory
of Relativity to draw the conclusion that:
>Hi,
>
>I have a Performa 6200CD with 24mb of RAM and I recently installed OS8.
>It works very well but unfortunately I now have to turn VM on or else I
>haven't enough RAM to launch most of my apps. So I would like to replace
>the 8mb SIMM module by a 32Mb module. I went to the local mac store and
>saw that such a 32Mb 72pin SIMM cost about twice as much as what seems to
>be the same module in a PC store! So my question is: is it possible to
>install a 32Mb 72pin SIMM module in my Mac 6200, if so should I buy EDO
>RAM or standard RAM? Anyone tried to install PC memory modules in his/her
>Mac yet?
Get standard 72-pin 60 ns SIMMs. You don't need EDO (it won't make a
difference) so get standard RAM. PC circuits chould work if they meet
these specifications, but make sure that they'll refund you if they
don't. Most resellers will.
Patrik Montgomery http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-18713/
multitasking, n - the computer equivalent of schizophrenia
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 97 14:55:47 +0100
From: Patrik Montgomery
Subject: The Watch
On 97-12-22 21:35, Info-Mac used quantum mechanics and the General Theory
of Relativity to draw the conclusion that:
>Now here's a totally useless question:
>
> As I was resurrecting my Mac Plus over the past weekend I noticed
>that the "wait a minute" watch in older versions of the MacOS actually
>keeps "time"...the hour and second hand go round and round as you're
>waiting. System 7's and OS8's watches don't move...it's always and
>forever 9 o'clock. Anyone know why the change?
The clock goes round if the programmer that wrote the program that is
waiting makes a call to the system that the watch should go round. Hasn't
got anything to do with the system version.
Patrik Montgomery http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-18713/
multitasking, n - the computer equivalent of schizophrenia
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