INFO-MAC-REQUEST@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA (Moderator William J. Berner) (03/03/86)
INFO-MAC Digest Monday, 3 Mar 1986 Volume 4 : Issue 22 Today's Topics: Problem with Font/DA Mover 3.0 Usenet Mac Digest Vol 2 #12 Dungeons of Doom V 3 Mac Plus Keyboard & MacTerminal 8xDX-7 + Machintosh = fun Delphi Mac Digest Vol 2 #8 Could you please forward this to the net... Cheap Appletalk for Two Machines? LaserWriter/AppleTalk Protocols MIDI interface ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri 28 Feb 86 21:55:16-EST From: Edward A. Hoffman <EN4.EA-HOFFMAN@CU20A.COLUMBIA.EDU> Subject: Problem with Font/DA Mover 3.0 Reply-to: EN4.EA-HOFFMAN@CU20A I had a simillar problem (although I'm not sure if it was exactly the same error message) when I tried to load fonts onto the system volume of a Tecmar using my 128K Mac. As it turned out the drive was defective; however, perhaps this info can help someone figure out what the problem is. By the way, I have run into some problems with my Tecmar's print spooler. It behaves as though the file is being printed (i.e. appears to send the file on its way, and does not give me an error message) but the printer does not receive the file. Is this because I have a 128K Mac? Is there anything I can do without upgrading to a 512K? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanx. Edward A. Hoffman Student (Engineering) Columbia University EN4.EA-HOFFMAN@CU20A (BITnet or CCnet) ------------------------------ Date: 2 Mar 86 10:20:13 EST From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN@RED.RUTGERS.EDU> Subject: Usenet Mac Digest Vol 2 #12 Usenet Mac Digest Sunday, 2 Mar 1986 Volume 2 : Issue 12 Today's Topics: Production problem with Mac Plus Re: Who Misses Older Drives? (Re: write protect tab) Request - Dialog Boxes in MacPascal & MacPascal Libraries Re: Very large screen for mac for partially sighted child Microsoft File and Error in Datafile Re: Very large screen for mac Trashed hard disks Disk drive suggestions and questions Info wanted on 3 software packages TMON advisability? Wanted: Appletalk Libraries for Mac C RamStart v1.21 and the Mac+ [ARCHIVED AS [SUMEX]<INFO-MAC>USENETV2-12.ARC --BB] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Mar 86 15:02:55 est From: mex107@mitre.ARPA (Michael Leavitt) Subject: Dungeons of Doom V 3 I've just received a note that the game "Dungeons of Doom" (shareware) is now available in Version 3.0. Does anyone have a copy that they would be willing to send to a "legal owner?" Actually, as shareware, you could even post it to Info-Mac, too. Many thanks for the help. Mike ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Mar 1986 16:58 EST From: Dave Elbon <SYSDAVE%UKCC.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU> Subject: Mac Plus Keyboard & MacTerminal When using MacTerminal from an old Mac keyboard, pressing Command-Enter caused the Answerback string to be sent. This doesn't work with the new Mac Plus keyboard. Is there another keyboard sequence that will do this? Acknowledge-To: Dave Elbon <SYSDAVE@UKCC> ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Mar 86 16:05:22 CST From: tcheng@b.CS.UIUC.EDU (David Tcheng) Subject: 8xDX-7 + Machintosh = fun Hi. Am a grad student at the U of I working with Sal Maritino on a computer music project. We are trying to create a real time performance machine consisting of a Yamaha TX816 (the equivalent of 8 DX-7s), a QX-1 sequencer/editor, and a Machintosh computer with a MIDI interface. The system would be driven by an AI music program written in Le_Lisp. We have just gotten the equipment and would like to have a working system by October (we have a gig scheduled in Paris). Both Sal and I are novices with the Mac and have many questions for those who have ears to hear and the heart to respond. Specifically: - Does a compiler exist for Le_Lisp yet? If so how can we get it? - Since the whole system will be controlled by a single performer in real time we are looking for the optimal way of geting information from the composer to the computer. What forms of Machintosh peripherals would be useful? We are considering such devices as graphics touch pads, lite pens, touch sensitive displays, etc. Any pointers to such devices would be appreciated. - Any comments or suggestions. Thanks in advance! Dave Tcheng ARPA-NET: tcheng@uiuccsb Home: (217) 344-1711 Address: 802 W. Green, #105 Urbana, Il 61801 ------------------------------ Date: 2 Mar 86 19:50:23 EST From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN@RED.RUTGERS.EDU> Subject: Delphi Mac Digest Vol 2 #8 Delphi Mac Digest Sunday, 2 Mar 1986 Volume 2 : Issue 8 Today's Topics: Silicon Press SF{Get,Put}File programming Control in Dialog RE: Memory initialization; crash recovery. [ARCHIVED AS [SUMEX]<INFO-MAC>DELPHIV2-8.ARC --BB] ------------------------------ Date: Sat 1 Mar 86 12:52:24-PST From: michael tchao <TCHAO@SU-SUSHI.ARPA> Subject: Could you please forward this to the net... The Official Word on Swithcer 4.6 Chris Espinosa, Product Manager of System Software at Apple told me yesterday that Apple has not released Switcher 4.6 for distribution as public domain software. Apple's legal department is currently completing the paperwork necessary to release Switcher for testing. Until that time, Switcher should NOT be distributed freely. Michael Tchao Macintosh Product Coordinator Apple Computer, Inc. [NOTE FROM MODERATOR] I took switcher off of <info-mac> yesterday, but I thought that this would end the confusion once and for all! [END OF NOTE] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Mar 86 19:13:55 pst From: ed191-ba%ucblilac@BERKELEY.EDU (Michael C. Greenspon) Subject: Cheap Appletalk for Two Machines? Rumor has it that one can connect a Mac and a Mac XL (or two Macs, or a Mac and a Laserwriter, or ...) with a straight cable, instead of using the expensive Appletalk cable from Apple. Could someone please supply a pinout for a db25-db9 cable for Mac XL <-> Mac? I'd really appreciate it; I'm not sure where to find this information. Thanks, --Michael ed191-ba%ucblilac@Berkeley.ARPA ------------------------------ Date: Sun 2 Mar 86 03:29:23-EST From: Rich <RS4U@TE.CC.CMU.EDU> Subject: LaserWriter/AppleTalk Protocols Can anyone tell me what exactly goes on when an AppleTalk Macintosh sends a print request to the LaserWriter? How does the LaserWriter respond to indicate that it is ready and available to print, or it is busy, or whatever? I am writing print server/spooler software and I NEED to know this stuff. Richard Siegel RS4U@te.cc.cmu.edu ------------------------------ From: Barry Leiner <leiner@RIACS.ARPA> Date: 2 Mar 1986 1742-PST (Sunday) Subject: MIDI interface The following is a request from my brother. Help is appreciated. Please reply to me directly. Thank you. (By the way, this is a message lifted off the BBS of teh Association of Apple Users, centered in Santa Clara, CA.) Barry Leiner ----------------------------- Msg. #522 in **General News** Posted on 02/23/86 at 20:40:19 To: ALL From: DAVE LEINER Subject: MIDI I just picked up a Casio CZ-101 Synthesizer and a MidiMac interface. I haven't bought any MIDI software yet. Are there any other MIDI users out there? I sure would appreciate some advice on which software to get. Also, is there any simple software that would let me select rhythms and chords on the Mac while playing on the keyboard, in the same way you can select accompaniments on many of the inexpensive manual keyboards? Dave Msg. #615 in **General News** Posted on 03/01/86 at 16:08:57 To: ALL From: DAVE LEINER Subject: MIDI I was trying to interface to my OpCode MIDI port using MS Basic, and whenever I opened the COM1 file to talk to the port, the system locked up thereafter as long as the hardware interface was hooked up. Anyone have any idea how to talk to the interface from Basic (or other language)? Dave ------------------------------ End of INFO-MAC Digest **********************