INFO-MAC-REQUEST@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA.UUCP (06/23/86)
INFO-MAC Digest Monday, 23 Jun 1986 Volume 4 : Issue 79
Today's Topics:
Finder 5.3/System 3.2 Released!
Finder 5.3/System 3.2 Bugfixes (from AppleLink)
New newsgroups for the Macintosh
Multiple GetMenu calls
terminal emulation types
terminal emulation types
decompiling the LaserPrep file
Re: request for mac tracing mechanism
macget/macput and Red Ryder
Mac bitmap grabber
VAX & MAX
Font Problems with Mac+ using Laserwriter
Printing PostScript Files
XLISP help (904) 644-1709
Re: Bus'd Out
Hostware for the Mac
Usenet Mac Digest V2 #48
Usenet Mac Digest V2 #49
Delphi Mac Digest V2 #25
Font Changer
"BOING" - A 3D graphics demo
Tek 40xx terminal emulator for mac plus?
TeX for the Mac
Apple SCSI drive?
Crays and Macintoshes
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Date: Sun 15 Jun 86 17:33:34-PDT
From: Jim Lewinson <a.Jiml@SU-GSB-WHY.ARPA>
Subject: Finder 5.3/System 3.2 Released!
The new System and Finder were released on 13-Jun-86, according to
AppleLink. In fact, we suspect they are available on there! Of course, we
weren't interested in spending 90 minutes downloading them... Here
is the release notes that were sitting around for the new system.
(Bug fixes in next message.)
Jim
Taken from Apple Link - 13-Jun-86 (New System/Finder Release date!)
Macintosh System Software Release Notes
The files in the Macintosh System Software folder are the OFFICIAL current
System Files for Macintosh users. They are appropriate for use on:
Macintosh 512K
Macintosh 512K upgraded with the 800K internal disk drive
Macintosh 512K enhanced
Macintosh Plus
Macintosh XL
External 800K Disk Drive
Hard Disk 20
LaserWriter
LaserWriter Plus
ImageWriter
ImageWriter 15
ImageWriter II
ImageWriter II with AppleTalk option
These files are not for use on a Macintosh with less than 512K RAM; use System
2.0, Finder 4.1, and ImageWriter 1.0.
The files enclosed are:
File Version Supersedes
--------------------- -------- ---------------------------------------
System 3.2 3.1.1, 3.1, 3.0, 2.1, 2.0
Finder 5.3 5.2, 5.1, 5.0, 4.1, 1.1g
ImageWriter 2.3 2.2, 2.1, 2.0, 1.0, ImageWriter 15 1.0
AppleTalk ImageWriter 2.3 2.2, 2.1, 2.0
LaserWriter 3.1 3.0, 1.1, 1.0
Laser Prep 3.1 3.0, 1.1, 1.0
Hard Disk 20 1.1 1.0
Installer 2.2 2.1, 2.0
Font/DA Mover 3.2 3.1, 3.0, 2.5, 1.0
The Namer 2.1 2.0, 1.0
We recommend that you set up two 400K disks in these configurations:
System Installation Printer Installation
---------------------------- -----------------------------
System System
Finder Finder
Installer Installer
Hard Disk 20 LaserWriter
Font/DA Mover Laser Prep
External Drive ImageWriter*
Mac Plus Update The Namer
* For AppleTalk ImageWriter owners, prepare a disk with AppleTalk ImageWriter
instead of ImageWriter, or use Font/DA Mover 3.2 to remove fonts and desk
accessories from the System file on the Printer Installation disk.
With this configuration, users can then, for each disk,
- boot the disk
- double-click the Installer
- insert the disk to be updated
- select options from the Installer window
- click Install
To do a complete installation, you must use both disks.
If you put these files on one 800K disk, all printer drivers AND the Font/DA
Mover must be in the System Folder.
This folder also includes a list of user-visible bugs that are known to be
fixed in the current software. If you discover bugs in this software, or you
know of bugs in older software that this release has not fixed, please use the
Apple Computer Bug Report Form to report them to Apple Product Testing.
Apple System Software Product Management
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Date: Sun 15 Jun 86 17:35:55-PDT
From: Jim Lewinson <a.Jiml@SU-GSB-WHY.ARPA>
Subject: Finder 5.3/System 3.2 Bugfixes (from AppleLink)
Here is the list of bugs fixed or not fixed in the latest System
and Finder.
Jim
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From: felix!rlong@su-glacier.arpa (Roger Long)
Subject: New newsgroups for the Macintosh
Date: 13 May 86 03:08:42 GMT
Sender: cbosgd!mark@su-glacier.arpa
I am pleased to announce the creation of a new set of moderated newsgroups
dealing with Apple's Macintosh. The new groups are:
mod.mac (formally mod.computers.macintosh)
mod.mac.sources
mod.mac.binaries
My name is Roger Long, and I've volunteered to moderate the last two groups.
As you might imagine, mod.mac.sources will distribute sources for Macintosh
software, and mod.mac.binaries will distribute binaries. Once these groups
have been in use for awhile, it is expected that net.sources.mac will be
removed.
The level of moderation will be minimal, and my job will be mostly to decide
which group to post a submission to. Given the distinction between the two
groups, this should not be difficult.
You should make sure that your moderators file is updated to reflect these
new groups. The uucp address for both groups is felix!macintosh. Felix has
connections to hplabs, oliveb, and trwrb, to name a few. Queries may be
directed to felix!macintosh-request.
At this point I'd like to mention that your support would be GREATLY
appreciated. To facilitate distribution of the newsgroup, it would be nice
if one or two east coast sites could arrange to poll felix to pick up
postings to mod.mac. It would also be nice if a few sites around the world
could arrange to archive these groups so that I don't need to be the only
one responding to requests for missed articles. If you'd be interested in
doing either of these things, please contact me.
Finally, your support in just USING these newsgroups will be appreciated.
If there's anything I can do to make these newsgroups more useful, let me
know.
[I encourage those of you currently using net.sources.mac to send your
sources and binaries to Roger instead - you'll reach a wider audience. - MRH.]
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Date: Tue, 17 Jun 86 08:49:37 pdt
From: Larry Rosenstein <lsr%apple.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA>
Subject: Multiple GetMenu calls
The April 85 MacTutor (p 68) mentions a bug with finder 5.0 and up
concerning the call to GetMenu.
The problem is not with the Finder! On the old ROMs, you cannot call
GetMenu more than once for a menu. This is documented in Inside Macintosh
(p I-352).
The problem is that GetMenu replaces the resource ID is the menu defproc
with a handle to the defproc itself. If you call it twice, GetMenu will
treat (part of) the handle as a resource ID. It doesn't matter what
application is running.
I think that the 128K ROMs have a check for this so that it will work. (I
am not sure about this, however.) In any event, it is best not to call
GetMenu more than once.
The problem with a DA is that its Open routine can get called more than
once, since it is called every time the DA is chosen from the Apple menu.
You have to check to see if the DA has been opened already before doing
things like creating windows, calling GetMenu, etc.
Larry Rosenstein
Object Specialist
Apple Computer
UUCP: {sun, voder, nsc, mtxinu, dual}!apple!lsr
CSNET: lsr@Apple.CSNET
P.S. I don't mean to pick on MacTutor, because they provide a lot of useful
information. In this case, however, the information was partially wrong.
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Date: Tue, 17 Jun 86 10:50:42 PDT
From: <DAVEG%SLACVM.BITNET@Lindy>
Reply-to: DAVEG%SLACVM.BITNET@SU-Forsythe.ARPA
Subject: terminal emulation types
Date: 17 June 86 10:47-PST
From: DAVEG@SLACVM
Subject: terminal emulation types
Date: 17 June 1986, 10:27:09 PST
From: David M. Gelphman 415-854-3300 x2538 DAVEG at SLACVM
To: INFO-MAC at SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD
Subject: terminal emulation types
Regarding programs which emulate a VT100 and graphics terminals
I know of a couple. They are VersaTerm, one called Griffen Term (or
something like that) from Reed College and I believe that Mesa Graphics
now has one which does both Vt100 and graphics. The only one I have
had direct experience with is VersaTerm and it is a great program.
The list price is $99 I think and it is well worth the price. VersaTerm
emulates a VT100 and a Textronics 4014 and can switch between them under
user or host control. I regularly use a package on the mainframe which
switches VersaTerm from the VersaTerm mode into Textronics mode and does
the graphics. The features of this program are quite extensive and the
author Lonnie Abelbeck adds features regularly. The current release 2.2
supports the MacPlus keyboard including cursor keys, has file transfer
using MacTerminal XMODEM, MACBINARY, KERMIT (binary,text, and the
MACBINARY format ), and Text XMODEM. The imagewriter and laserwriter
are supported as well as a Diablo 630 and a generic printer.
For the user who has more graphics intensive needs there are two other
ways which Versaterm can help...a second program by the same author allows
graphics recorded by VersaTerm to be viewed in a number of different ways.
VersaTerm can record the Textronics output in a vector graphics format
and then with a program Texprint (around $80 I think) you can zoom the
resulting plots for a better view of any part of them. Texprint also
supports the Laserwriter so that now your plots can be printed using
the full resolution of the Laserwriter. They can also be saved as MacDraw
documents and manipulated with MacDraw. This is an excellent way to transmit
mainframe graphics to the Mac for inclusion in a Macintosh document.
If you want the capabilities of both Versaterm and Texprint there is an
even more powerful program called VersaTerm Pro which evidently merges
the capabilities of VersaTerm and Texprint into one program with even
more features. That is a bit pricy however and is in the range of $250.
My experience dealing with the distributor Peripherals Computers and Supplies
Inc. (215-779-0522) and the author Lonnie Abelbeck have been great...he
is more than happy to listen to suggestions regarding enhancements and
has added lots of stuff because of suggestions from users. Updates to
the program are always $10 so it is easy to upgrade to a more capable
version. In almost all cases the updates have been to add features and
the program has been quite bug free for me.
I hate to sound like an ad for these guys but I really think they
put out an excellent product which is overlooked by reviewers. It is an
excellent terminal emulator as a VT100 (much more usable than MacTerminal)
and really excels when you need to do graphics. I do not have any connection
with PCS or Lonnie other than as a satisfied customer.
David Gelphman BITNET address: DAVEG@SLACVM
Bin #88 SLAC ARPANET address: DAVEG@SLACVM.BITNET
Stanford, Calif. 94305 UUCP address: ...psuvax1!daveg%slacvm.bitnet
415-854-3300 x2538
usual disclaimer #432 applies: my employer apologies for the fact
that I have access to this net.
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Date: Tue, 17 Jun 86 11:21:10 EDT
From: Hal_Varian%UMich-MTS.Mailnet@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA
Subject: decompiling the LaserPrep file
RE: decompiling the Laser Prep file
---(Forwarded from: Hal_Varian@UMich-MTS.Mailnet, Dated: Mon, 16 Jun 86 22:16:30 EDT)---
Subject: decompiling the LaserPrep file
I sympathize with Brian Powell's complaint about the proliferation of
LaserPrep files. I had been using the old LaserPrep files to incorporate
MacDrawings into TeX output, but this procedure flopped when I upgraded my
LaserWriter and switched to the new LaserPrep file. However, there is an
easy fix: if you hold down "K" when you choose the print option in the
"Print..." dialog box, the Mac will create a listing of the LaserPrep file
along with the PostScript representation of your drawing in a file called
PostScript. There you are: a complete ASCII listing of LaserPrep. If
you just want your drawing without the LaserPrep stuff, hold down "F".
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From: John T Kohl <jtkohl@ATHENA.MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 86 20:56:49 EDT
Subject: Re: request for mac tracing mechanism
On the "Guided Tour" disks, there is a hidden drvr resource ".Journal"
which probably does what you want: it records mouse movements and clicks
and stays active over launches. You can copy it into the appropriate
system file, change its name to "Journal" and its type to a DA, and it
will work fine. I think it only lets you record one thing at a time
(i.e. each new one destroys the previous) but it may be useful. You may
also want to look into the other stuff on the Guided tour disks.
John Kohl
jtkohl@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
-or-
...!mit-eddie!ci-dandelion!jtkohl
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Date: Tue, 17 Jun 86 13:14 PDT
From: Dave Platt <Dave-Platt%LADC@HI-MULTICS.ARPA>
Subject: macget/macput and Red Ryder
As far as I'm aware, MacTerminal is the only emulator that supports
the macget/macput protocol. Or, more exactly, macget and macput
were written to provide host support for the MacTerminal "Mac-to-Mac"
transfer protocol.
Mac-to-Mac is not "vanilla" XMODEM. When you do a Mac-to-Mac transfer
using MacTerminal, your Mac actually sends two or three separate
XMODEM files. The first file (1 record) is the file information
(.info), the second is (I think) the resource fork (.rsrc), and
the third is the data fork (.data).
There is a _very_ strong similarity between MacTerminal's Mac-to-Mac
protocol, and the very popular "MacBinary". MacBinary transfers are
essentially identical in their content to a Mac-to-Mac transfer, except
that the .info, .rsrc, and .data information is transferred as a single
XMODEM file rather than as three separate files. Thus, any host capable
of supporting a "vanilla" XMODEM transfer can be used as a MacBinary
host; systems other than Macs won't actually interpret the contents
of the file meaningfully, but as long as they can store it exactly as
it's sent and spit it back without alteration, they can be used as
Mac file repositories.
If you have existing macget/macput file sets (.info,.rsrc,.data triplets)
then you _might_ be able to feed them into Red Ryder (or FreeTerm or
MicroPhone, etc.) by using a host-based file utility to catenate the
three files together. Then, upload the catenated file using an
_ordinary_ XMODEM utility... _not_ macput. With luck, your Mac
emulator will recognize the header record and will perform a MacBinary
upload.
I haven't tried this myself, and my understanding of the internals of
macput and MacBinary is based on a discussion of the MacTerminal and
MacBinary protocols by Dennis Brothers dated 6 May 1985. I could post
this discussion to you if you're interested.
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Date: Thu, 19 Jun 86 20:55:05 pdt
From: Andy Fitzhugh <af@su-whitney.arpa>
Subject: Mac bitmap grabber
Any Mac hackers out there know of utilities which can store the macintosh
bitmap (or selected portions) to a file? Needed for SUN<-->Mac image
transporting. Any program which can do this are fine, as long as I can
know the format in which it is saved.
Andrew Fitzhugh
NASA Ames Perception & Cognition Group, ASHFRD
415-694-6584 or
mail to af@whitney
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Date: Thu, 19 Jun 86 17:10 PDT
From: PUGH%CCV.MFENET@LLL-MFE.ARPA
Subject: VAX & MAX
Does anyone know if the VAX workstation stuff is released, and if not, do you
know of a tentative date. How about an address for more information? I think
there are a lot of people who would like a Mac interface to their VAX. I know
I would.
Jon
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Date: 20 Jun 86 09:29 EST
From: leue%NMR.tcpip@ge-crd.arpa
Subject: Font Problems with Mac+ using Laserwriter
From: leue@NMR
To: info-mac@sumex-aim@smtp@tcpgateway@csbvax
Date: 19 Jun 86 12:45 EST
From: Bill Leue, General Electric R&D Center ( mail to leue@ge-crd )
Sender: LEUE
Subject: Font Problems with Mac+ using Laserwriter
To: info-mac@sumex-aim@smtp@tcpgateway
--------
I have been having a strange problem with the Helvetica fonts on a
Mac+. I have generated a number of documents with MacDraw
on a 512k Mac using the Helvetica font in several sizes, notably the
18 and 24-pt. I then take a disk with these documents over to a Mac+
which has a Laserwriter. When I open the documents with MacDraw, several
annoying things happen:
1) the page setup is set to Portrait, even though the original
documents were generated using landscape.
2) the fonts are all set to Geneva
3) Pulling down the FONTS menu in MacDraw shows that the
system file does not have the Helvetica fonts in 18 and 24-pt
sizes. The screen display looks pretty bad, as you might
expect, since the Mac has to scale smaller fonts up to
the requested sizes. However, I have looked at the System
Resources with the Font/DA mover, and in fact, the 18-pt
and 24-pt Helvetica sizes *are* there!
4) In spite of all this funny business, the documents print
fine on the Laserwriter (font substitution ON)
Does anyone have any idea of what's going on? I am using MacDraw 1.9
on both Mac's, by the way. Thanks in advance!
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Date: Tue, 17 Jun 86 14:18:56 edt
From: cperry@mitre.ARPA (Chris Perry)
Subject: Printing PostScript Files
Does anyone know about a Mac utility which will take non-Macintosh-generated
PostScript files as input for printing on an Apple LaserWriter?
Thanks.
Chris
(cperry@mitre.arpa)
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Date: Tue, 17 Jun 86 14:52 EDT
From: SOWELL%FSU.MFENET@LLL-MFE.ARPA
Subject: XLISP help (904) 644-1709
I would like to use XLISP, running on a Macintosh, to run an existing
LISP program.
I need to load the program file (downloaded to the Mac from a
mainframe) into XLISP. Could you tell us how such a source file
can be loaded into XLISP?
I have tried using the XLISP command
(load 'filename)
where "filename" is the name of the file containing the LISP source
(the name ends in ".lsp"). This produced an error message.
Any suggestions you have would be appreciated.
Ken Johnson JOHNSON%FSU.MFENET@LLL-MFE.ARPA
Supercomputer Computations Research Institute
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Fl
(904) 644-1709
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Date: Tue, 17 Jun 86 19:29 EST
From: CML5A9%IRISHMVS.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU
Subject: Re: Bus'd Out
> Just what is AppleBus? And what do they mean by
"running out of the modem port."
AppleBus was Apple's name for AppleTalk before they
decided to change it. some of the internal software
(and even some of the documentation!) haven't yet caught
up with the name change. It's a different name for the
same thing, i have two "AppleBus" connectors that
work just great for everything.
Bus'd Out works fine on AppleTalk, so far as I know,
as I haven't been able to test it myself.
Running out of the modem port would refer to programs
that do program<->program communications accross a standard
RS232 line. But mazewars and/or bus'd out would be pretty
boring with only two people!
Some confusion in this area may have come about because of
the fact that you can have a minimal appletalk network
of two nodes by tying the two machines together with a
null modem. (who says you need to spend an additional
$100 to connection your LW?)
-Tom Dowdy
"If it jams, force it, if it breaks, it needed fixing anyway."
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Date: Tue, 17 Jun 86 12:50 PDT
From: Dave Platt <Dave-Platt%LADC@HI-MULTICS.ARPA>
Subject: Hostware for the Mac
I'm aware of three packages:
1) BetaBoard. This is a shareware board written in MS-BASIC; sources
are readily available. It was the first; it's pretty primitive
but is relatively easy to customize. I don't know too much about
its abilities, but I'm certain it supports at least checksum XMODEM.
2) Mouse Exchange BBS. More powerful than BetaBoard, but I believe
it's not as easy to customize. It's a commercial product
($50, I think) and if I recall correctly it's marketed by Dreams
of the Phoenix. Several Mac-based boards in the San Francisco area
used MEBBS until about six months ago; they became somewhat
disillusioned with it due to late shipments of upgrades they'd
been promised, and due to some fairly obnoxious bugs. Most of
the MEBBS boards I've seen have since switched over to....
3) Red Ryder Host (previously known as "Lazarus"). RRH is written by
Scott Watson, author of Red Ryder; it's available to all registered
& paid users of Red Ryder (currently free but he may start charging
a distribution fee). RRH is a "bulletin board construction set"
rather than a hard-coded BBS; the system operator has the
ability to completely construct and customize the menus, message
areas, file-storage areas, etc. RRH supports XMODEM (checksum,
CRC, and MacBinary), numerous privilege levels, controllable
time limits, and (if Scott's hints are any indication) the next
version of RRH will contain an interface to the "Nautilus" driver
in Red Ryder 9.2 (a nautilus has a pretty shell...) and will present
Mac users with a very interesting graphical interface to the
bulletin board.
If you're looking for a quick, standardized BBS, then MEBBS might be
your best bet. If you're willing to spend a little additional effort
installing and maintaining the BBS, I suggest RRH.
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Date: 19 Jun 86 22:00:20 EDT
From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN@RED.RUTGERS.EDU>
Subject: Usenet Mac Digest V2 #48
Usenet Mac Digest Thursday, 19 June 1986 Volume 2 : Issue 48
Today's Topics:
Info on C for numerical analysis wanted
Re: TEX + graphics
DSR and MacTerminal
Re: DA support (or lack thereof)
Re: DSR and MacTerminal
Re: Finder Switchin
Manx 1.06H's System file
MacFortran questions
Re: Facist Licensing Agreement
FEdit Blues and FEdit Plus
bug in *new* system software
Font/DA Mover
Want a good Joy Stick for the Mac
modem port repair
Re: Fascist Licensing Agreement
RR 9.2 LOADVAR & SAVEVAR problems
Converting Quark QC-10 or QC-20 hard drives to SCSI drives.
Re: Fascist Licensing Agreement
Re: Font/DA Mover
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Date: 21 Jun 86 10:48:45 EDT
From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN@RED.RUTGERS.EDU>
Subject: Usenet Mac Digest V2 #49
Usenet Mac Digest Saturday, 21 June 1986 Volume 2 : Issue 49
Today's Topics:
Re: bug in *new* system software
Re: Fascist Licensing - [ really: InfoWorld news ]
Re: Finder/DA bug (Delphi Digest Vol2 #22)
List of Lightspeed C patches
MICHA Hard disk /Ram Owners??
Re: Fascist Licensing Agreement
Paradise HD and HFS?
Re: Want a good Joy Stick for the Mac
Megaroids and Space War! on the Macplus
Programming large desk accessories
Re: Re: bug in *new* system software
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Date: 22 Jun 86 10:43:17 EDT
From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN@RED.RUTGERS.EDU>
Subject: Delphi Mac Digest V2 #25
Delphi Mac Digest Sunday, 22 June 1986 Volume 2 : Issue 25
Today's Topics:
That "End User License Agreement"
RE: That "End User License Agreement" (Re: Msg 9178)
Megamax SFGetFile bug?
5 volt adaptor
RE: 5 volt adaptor (Re: Msg 9185)
RE: 5 volt adaptor (Re: Msg 9185)
Smalltalk/Mac+ keyboard
The New System and Copy II
RE: The New System and Copy II (Re: Msg 9206)
List Manager
RE: List Manager (Re: Msg 9212)
RE: List Manager (Re: Msg 9287)
Mass Tech out of business?
HyperNet, HyperDrive 2000
MPW programing system
Re:Red Ryder & MacPut
Re: User-supported BBS packages for the Mac.
Hard Disk 20 Price Cut
Apple Survey
Re: Finder Switching
re: previous Usenet/info-mac inquiry
128K ROMs/ HFS prob
teclick?
I found it
RE: Usenet Mac Digest V2 #48 (Re: Msg 9369)
MacLightning
RE: MacLightning (Re: Msg 9391)
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Date: 09 Aug 85 08:30 EST
From: CML5A9%IRISHMVS.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU
Subject: Font Changer
Enclosed is a program that allows one to make global style
changes in a (disk based) MacWrite document. The program
is freeware, and you may give it away to friends if you
include the documentation. You may not charge for distributing
this program.
The program is binhexed and packited. (binhex 4.0 packit i)
I believe this version to be fairly bug free, but if anyone
finds bugs, please let me know.
-Tom Dowdy
"If it jams, force it, if it breaks, it needed fixing anyway."
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Date: Fri, 20 Jun 86 11:36:11 PDT
From: CHRIST%SAT@ames-io.ARPA
Subject: "BOING" - A 3D graphics demo
Here is the Macintosh answer to the Amiga "Boing" demo. If you have any residual
doubts about the Mac's graphics abilities, this 3-D bouncing ball ought to
impress you. Be warned, though; some claim the effect is hypnotic!
Although only 14 K in size, this application is memory hungry. If you have
problems with it, try running under a smaller system.
This was found on a local BBS by a colleague; I claim no credit, nor take any
responsibility, beyond appreciating the demo and passing it on.
George Christ / Computer Software Analysts, Inc.
Small Systems Support
NASA - Ames Research Center
"If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
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Subject: Tek 40xx terminal emulator for mac plus?
Date: 18 Jun 86 15:41:02 EST (Wed)
From: mckay@ee.purdue.edu
A researcher here is looking for a Tektronix 40xx series terminal emulator
for a MacPlus. Is there a Public Domain version out there? Has anyone been
able to get the 4010 emulation under "uw" to work correctly with 4.3 BSD
UNIX? What's a good tek 40xx terminal to buy?
Please respond via mail. Thanks!
--Dwight Mckay, ECN Text & Workstation Software Support
[arpanet: mckay@ee.purdue.edu, usenet: ...ihnp4!pur-ee!mckay]
[office: EE 348B, phone: (317) 494-3561]
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Date: Fri 20 Jun 86 20:16:29-PDT
From: Emilio Calius <CALIUS@SU-STAR.ARPA>
Subject: TeX for the Mac
If someone with any knowledge and/or experience from using/testing
FTL System's TeX for the Macintosh package is reading this, please let me
know what your impression of this product is like.
When I spoke with them I liked their response better than that of
Addison-Wesley, but $750 plus the cost of a LaserWriter is a large investment
for our group. We would appreciate any words of wisdom available on this subject
Thank you
Emilio P. Calius
Composite Structures Lab
Aeronautics & Astronautics
Stanford University
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Date: Fri 20 Jun 86 12:55:42-PDT
From: Steve Miner <MINER@SRI-KL.ARPA>
Subject: Apple SCSI drive?
Rumor has it that Apple's SCSI drive will be available in September.
"Launches MacWrite in 3 seconds!" is what I heard. Does anyone on the
net have more substantial information? Apparently, Apple just dropped
their price of the HD-20 in anticipation of the new hard disk.
Steve Miner
MINER@SRI-KL
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Date: Thu, 19 Jun 86 11:22 pst
From: "pugh jon%e.mfenet"@LLL-MFE.ARPA
Subject: Crays and Macintoshes
I just heard an anecdote today that says that Seymour Cray is using a Mac
to develop his new Cray while Apple is using a Cray to develop their new
Mac. Talk about circular...
Jon
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