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INFO-MAC Digest Monday, 16 Mar 1987 Volume 5 : Issue 66 Today's Topics: Head parking and shutdown? Re: Kermit for the Mac+ PostScript conversions BinHex5.bas New Multi-Scrap Iconic Fonts Insect DA - VBL Example 64UNITS: Increase the size of your unit table. MACARC.HQX and WORDDA's.HQX SCHOLARS-AID-971.HQX Re: need split baud rate comms or help Usenet Mac Digest V3 #19 Usenet Mac Digest V3 #20 Usenet Mac Digest V3 #21 Delphi Mac Digest V3 #16 Delphi Mac Digest V3 #17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1987 13:07 PST From: Stuart Strand <A0799%UWACDC.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu> Subject: Head parking and shutdown? I commute daily with my Jasmine DD20. No problems for the last month. The DD20 has a Seagate 225 drive which requires manually parking of the heads; and a desk accessory is supplied for this purpose. However, after using this DA, if I use shutdown the disk bleeps as if it is being accessed again. My questions are: After parking the head and shutdown are the heads still parked? Will the new Finder/System (5.4/3.3 or the coming Universal system) leave the heads parked on my Seagate after shutdown? What about manual head parking on the Miniscribe 20Mb hard drives used in the new Cirus drives from Kammerman Labs (these drives weigh 4.5#, very portable). Does anyone know of a utility (not a DA, please, my slots are full) that shuts-down and leaves the heads parked. Stuart Strand <A0799@UWACDC> or 206/543-5350 AR10, Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Mar 87 02:36 N From: <FRUIN%HLERUL5.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu> Subject: Re: Kermit for the Mac+ Chris, You had some questions concerning Kermit for the Macintosh. > A) What is the most recent version of Kermit for the Mac? MacKermit version 0.8(34). > B) Does this include support for the Mac+ keypad and arrow keys? MacKermit's way of handling the keyboard is a seperate utility to remap the keyboard. The utitily, called CKMKEY, allows you to redefine any key into just about any other key. I assume that would include the Mac+ keypad and arrow keys. And I wouldn't be surprised if that had already been done by a diligent Mac owner. > C) If not B, then are there any good PD or Shareware terminal emulation > programs out there that have support for the Mac+ keypad and arrow > keys? Do these include support for Kermit or XMODEM? Red Ryder is an excellent shareware communications program that supports Kermit, Xmodem, arrow keys, and much more. It could very well be the best communications program for the Mac around. Thomas Fruin FRUIN@HLERUL5.BITNET Leiden, Netherlands ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Mar 87 00:00:44 PST From: digiorgi@Jpl-VLSI.ARPA Subject: PostScript conversions I know I've seen this sort of thing here before, but I just can't seem to find it. I'm looking for programs (exe's or sources, prefer both) that will do the conversion from PostScript to Imagen and/or Quick for the great variety of computers and laser printers we've got here at the Lab. The Macintosh alone with a LaserWriter is great, but frequently we have things like an Imagen hooked to a Univac with a Mac online as a workstation/terminal and we need some way to output the Mac files via the Univac (or whatever... there must be a couple hundred different systems here). Anyone with any information on these sorts of programs please mail me direct or via InfoMac. I'll summarize if there are sufficient items. Godfrey DiGiorgi Jet /\ digiorgi@jpl-vlsi Propulsion || March 14, 1987 Laboratory / \ I want to go! ------------------------------ Date: 14 Mar 87 20:52 +0600 From: Grant Delaney <delaney%wnre.aecl.cdn%ubc.csnet@RELAY.CS.NET> Subject: BinHex5.bas A recent request and my need for BinHex has prompted me to down load the basic program to create The NEWEST version of BinHex 5.0 compatable with 4.0 and MacBinary. [ archived as [SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>BINHEX5.BAS DoD ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed 11 Mar 1987 22:39 CST From: Nihar Gokhale <MMAR013%ECNCDC.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu> Subject: New Multi-Scrap Having problems with the Scrapbook? well, this DA is for you. This new version adds Reduce to Fit and a Multi-Scrap icon in addition to multiple Scrapbook files. enjoy. Nihar Gokhale <MMAR013%ECNCDC.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU> archived as [SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>DA-MULTISCRAP.HQX DoD ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu 12 Mar 87 19:47:21-AST From: Peter Gergely <GERGELY@DREA-XX.ARPA> Subject: Iconic Fonts [Uploaded from MACKY BBS, Dartmouth, NS] Include here are some fonts containing Icons and various other display fonts. Peter [ archived as [SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>FONT-ICONIC.HQX DoD ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Mar 87 08:49:56 est From: ephraim%wang.uucp@RELAY.CS.NET Subject: Insect DA - VBL Example Enclosed is a new version of the infamous Insect DA, with source code. I've fixed bugs, added insecticide, and produced MDS assembler source with a little help from MacNosy. Insect is a useless DA, but a good example of VBL task handling. [ archived as [SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>DA-INSECT-VBL.HQX DoD ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Mar 87 22:54:15 EST From: mhuxu!davec@harvard.harvard.edu Subject: 64UNITS: Increase the size of your unit table. I am passing this along for Ephraim Vishniac (wanginst!wang!ephraim), who still doesn't have reliable net access. -Dave Caswell Enclosed is 64Units, an INIT that enlarges the unit table to 64 slots and moves it to high memory, freeing a few precious bytes of the system heap. For more info, read 64Units.asm. The attached BinHex 4.0 / Packit II file contains both source and executable versions. This item is in the public domain. [ archived as [SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>INIT-64UNITS.HQX DoD ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Mar 87 22:18 EST From: Evan Bauman From: <GKN3M2%IRISHMVS.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu> Subject: MACARC.HQX and WORDDA's.HQX The following are two useful things I picked up from GEnie. The first, MACARC, is an application that will read and unarc program made with the ARC program on an MS-DOS PC. This may not be useful to those who have only Macs but there are those who use both and may want to un-arc programs on a Mac before transferring them to a PC. WORDDA's is a set of DA's that you can install into MS-Word 3.0 which displays a lot of the command key shortcuts. As always, use BINHEX to convert to the packed file and then use PACKIT II,III to unpack the archive. ___|\__________|_ | | \ | \ gkn3m2@irishmvs (bitnet) | | \ | | gkn3m2%irishmvs.bitnet@wiscvm.wisc.edu (arpa) | | \ | | ihnp4!inuxc!iuvax!ndmath!ndcheg!evan (UUCP) _|_|________\__|_/ | \| Evan Bauman Dep't of chemical engineering University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556 [ archived as [SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>MACARC.HQX [SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>DA-WORD30-INFO.HQX DoD ] ------------------------------ Subject: SCHOLARS-AID-971.HQX Automate your publications with Scholar's Aid New Scholar's Aid Ver 9.71 corrects bugs in ver 9.4 and adds features. Corrects bug that caused Scholar's Aid (SAid) to ignore authors whose names began with "V". Corrects bug that caused Ref Table to be duplicated if Restart selected. New features: Now able to read MS-Word 1.05 or 3.0 files directly. More formating options for reference lists. Registered owners of SAid ver 9.4 will receive a free 9.71 upgrade disk in the mail. I have been using MS-Word for scientific papers with some success for 2 years. However, Word does not automatically number references for scientific papers. As you may know, footnoting in Word is not satisfactory for references that are cited several times in the text. So I wrote Scholar's Aid, which searches for codewords in Word's print-merge format. Then Scholar's Aid compiles the reference list from a master bibliography using MS-File and sets up the reference list. SAid supports several citation styles, numerical, alphabetic, author-year, etc. It also will number figures, tables, equations, and 2 other list in the document. It will work without File (i.e., renumber lists), but you have to set up your own reference list for input. A minimum system for SAid is a 512k Mac and two 400K-drives. There are five steps to get a printout of the final draft: 1. Write document in Word using print-merge variables for numbers of references, figures, etc.; 2. Start SAid and search text for print-merge variables; 3. Open File bibliographic database and find cited references using list saved in clipboard by SAid; 4. Start SAid again and choose formating for reference list; 5. Open document in MS-Word and print using print- merge and files written by SAid to automatically provide numbering. Note that,MS-Word 3 for the Mac will support writing the final print-merged file to disk for further editing, rather than to the printer). This may seem like a lot of work for short documents, but think of the time saved when long documents are extensively edited and rearranged, when sections of other documents are pasted in; all without having to think about numbering of references, or equations, or figures. You will never have to type a reference more than once. Need to revise a reference list for a journal with a different format? No problem with SAid. If this sounds like a sales pitch, I guess it is; but I also think that this is the type of assistance that microcomputer word processing should provide to the scientist and scholar. The accompanying files should be joined with a text editor and the resulting large file unhexed with BinHex v4, and unpacked with Packit III. The complete Scholar's Aid program is included, along with a bibliography template for MS-File. It includes tutorial documentation. SAid is shareware. Pass it around to your friends. If you like SAid and continue to use it, you must pay me $35; in return, I will send you a complete, 35 page, indexed manual. Stuart E. Strand, 19016 Ashworth Ave. N, Seattle, Wa 98133 206/543-5350 days 206/542-1312 evenings [ archived as [SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>SCHOLARS-AID-971-PART1.HQX [SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>SCHOLARS-AID-971-PART2.HQX [SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>SCHOLARS-AID-971-PART3.HQX [SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>SCHOLARS-AID-971-PART4.HQX these replace the previous version in the archives. DoD ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Mar 87 02:39 N From: <FRUIN%HLERUL5.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu> Subject: Re: need split baud rate comms or help Andrew, You're in luck! > A friend needs a terminal program that will communicate with a > modem at different send & receive baud rates (viz 1200/75 (CCITT)). VICOM, from A.M. Computer Technology in the United Kingdom, is just the program you're looking for. Besides working at 1200/75 bps (V23) it also supports Viewdata graphics in a very nice way. You can reach them at: A.M. Computer Technology Limited 19 Kensington Court Mews London W8 5DR United Kingdom Thomas Fruin FRUIN@HLERUL5.BITNET Leiden, Netherlands ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Mar 87 10:14 EDT From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN%slb-test.csnet@RELAY.CS.NET> Subject: Usenet Mac Digest V3 #19 Usenet Mac Digest Saturday, March 14, 1987 Volume 3 : Issue 19 Today's Topics: Re: MacSnap Memory Upgrade from Dove Mac II performance (Unix)? Disk Repairs Re: New Managers as Defined in Inside Macintosh Volume V System 4.0 questions Trackball replacement for the Mouse? Turbo Maccountant WORKS PROBLEM suppressing LaserWriter's test page? Blitter and graphics performance Font/DA/FKEY INIT Doublle click-able debugger? Re: Re: Mac II RE: Printing Thin Lines on the Laserwriter Correction to Postings on Script Manager [ archived as [SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>USENETV3-19.ARC DoD ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Mar 87 10:15 EDT From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN%slb-test.csnet@RELAY.CS.NET> Subject: Usenet Mac Digest V3 #20 Usenet Mac Digest Saturday, March 14, 1987 Volume 3 : Issue 20 Today's Topics: Re: Mac II (really SE: A letdown?) Laserwriter, PostScript, and Patterns Summary of HD backup program responses. Question about Mac II sound generator Word footnote bug A Word Processor for Screeen/Play writers... need split baud rate comms or help Microsoft fortran Mac graphics emulation via TELNET ?? MacApp's undo ability. Re: Question about Mac II sound generator Re: Don't count IBM out yet Re: MacApp's undo ability. Re: Mac graphics emulation via TELNET ?? pen patterns in Macdraw lose Re: A Word Processor for Screeen/Play writers... Re: Microsoft fortran Microsoft/Absoft Fortran Pitfalls-"execute" and extra chars. [ archived as [SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>USENETV3-20.ARC DoD ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Mar 87 10:16 EDT From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN%slb-test.csnet@RELAY.CS.NET> Subject: Usenet Mac Digest V3 #21 Usenet Mac Digest Saturday, March 14, 1987 Volume 3 : Issue 21 Today's Topics: Internal "scuzzies" warning on word 3.0 Re: MacApp's undo ability. Databases for the Macintosh X windows for Mac? Re: Laserwriter, PostScript, and Patterns Re: IEEE-488 controller for Nubus? Excel Help requested I can't believe this!! (MS &*%$# Word 3.0...) MacDraw vs CricketDraw vs Illustrator Word 3.0 and Bibliographies Re: MacApp's undo ability. (2 messages) Finding addresses w/appletalk Word 3.0 strange bug Time and Date FKEY LaserWriter Spoolers Re: X windows for Mac? Re: I can't believe this!! (MS &*%$# Word 3.0...) Re: Master Directory Block Trashed Re: MacDraw vs CricketDraw vs Illustrator Discrete-event Simulation on the Mac Sending PS to modem line [ archived as [SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>USENETV3-21.ARC DoD ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Mar 87 10:14 EDT From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN%slb-test.csnet@RELAY.CS.NET> Subject: Delphi Mac Digest V3 #16 Delphi Mac Digest Sunday, March 15, 1987 Volume 3 : Issue 16 Today's Topics: Disk Evaluations RE: Word 3.0 (5 messages) RE: LaserSpeed vs. new Laser Prep 4.0 startup (2 messages) System 4.0 & Tempo 1.1 (2 messages) MS-Basic Memory Upgrades RE: Memory Upgrade Opinions? (2 messages) Hannover Faire news (2 messages) memory map (5 messages) Prog.Start at certein Time... LW font request DiskTimerII results Re: new system/finder Re: Re: ROMS and NuBus RE: Carrying Case Warning Re: Remote Mac Access power supply/hardware problems FX/20 and FX/40 RSG3 updates? Dove/WARP NINE? (3 messages) dialog items filtering (4 messages) MW 3.0 400K disks Word Scatology [ archived as [SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>DELPHIV3-16.ARC DoD ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Mar 87 10:14 EDT From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN%slb-test.csnet@RELAY.CS.NET> Subject: Delphi Mac Digest V3 #17 Delphi Mac Digest Sunday, March 15, 1987 Volume 3 : Issue 17 Today's Topics: RE: Word Scatology MacApp "PD" Software (2 messages) laserwriter carts more word observations MAC SE RSG 3.0 Upgrades/Fixes FONTastic upgrades (2 messages) PCPC HFS Backup 2.0 Word 3.0 crashes (2 messages) BUGS (4 messages) Re: VBL tasks Re: Re: addq.w for popping arguments? Re: PROTECTING STATIC MEMORY asynchron serial driver calls (2 messages) laser spoolers Mac Plus and Hard disk powerdown Stresed Nodes More Press Releases... MacApp Developer's Association Newslette Mac SE first Impressions (2 messages) RE: Disk Repairs LW FONTS & FONDS Question about Mac SE overseas (3 messages) bootable 4.0 MacHack '87 Word 3.0 bugs Mac II monitor questions RE: Mulitple LW copies with MS Word 3.0 1000 miles... LoDOWN LD155 RE: Re: PROTECTING STATIC MEMORY [ archived as [SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>DELPHIV3-17.ARC DoD ] ------------------------------ End of INFO-MAC Digest **********************