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Info-Mac Digest Wed, 1 May 91 Volume 9 : Issue 98
Today's Topics:
[*] TidBITS#58/29-Apr-91
A/UX whacking...
About JPEG...
Bibliograhic Tools
Bibliographic Software
CoCoA 1.5 available on Macs and PCs
Defect in Laserwriter Driver?
Descriptions of uploads to Info-Mac
Desktop Digest list explained
Excel crashes on saving
GCC for Macintosh?
HC Virus ...
Imagewriter printing quesry
MacBugs
Mac IIsi speed
Mac PC Card by Hydra Systems?
Mac Plus Upgrade
MacsBug
MacTCP? and HyperFTP
MacTCP installation notes
Multiple public folders ]
NetBunny
Omnis vs 4th Dimension
Open Letter to Apple
Printing problems
Suitcase Updater
The end of Microsoft Works for the Mac?
Tray/Paper Size Choice In LaserWriter Driver
Zip Code Stack
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Date: Mon, Apr 29, 1991 10:24:41 PM
From: Adam Engst <ace%tidbits.UUCP@theory.tn.cornell.edu>
Subject: [*] TidBITS#58/29-Apr-91
[*] TidBITS#58/29-Apr-91
Index of TidBITS#58/29-Apr-91
Reviews/29-Apr-91
MailBITS/29-Apr-91 - More news about distributed
network processing on Macs.
The SE/30 Colorized - Information on adding a video
card and color monitor to an SE/30.
The Scientific Mac - A new group forming to support
the Mac in science and engineering.
Excel Upgrade Costs - They want how much for the
upgrade to Excel 3.0?!?!
Open Letter To Apple - The official letter that will
be asking Apple to release ROM upgrades for the II,
IIx, IIcx, and SE/30 so these machines will be able to
use up to 128 MB under System 7.0. If you want to sign
the letter read the article and follow the
instructions. Please don't send any signatures after the
5th of May. Thanks!
[Archived as /info-mac/digest/tidbits-58.hqx; 33K]
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 15:52:43 EDT
From: pugsley@h32.nswc.navy.mil (Don Pugsley)
Subject: A/UX whacking...
Netfolks;
I have recently started running A/UX v2; I am very pleased with it,
but I am still having a few problems...
I. Third party disk drives do not mount under the A/UX Multifinder -
is there any way to access these drives under A/UX other than
formatting them entirely as Unix volumes? I have a Rodime 60 running
well as a purely A/UX disk, but my Bernoulli 20 meg is completely
useless, and I have no way to do backups... IOMEGA tech support says
A.UX drivers available end of summer :-<
II. X11R4 objected to my use of a Spectrum display card - I can run
an Apple card if I have to, but I would much rather get it to work
with my regular setup. Can anyone tell me about the low-level X hooks
for video card access, and how to set up for X windows on a non-Apple
video card?
III. I have not been able to get A/UX to see Laserwriters using
Ethernet; I have TCP/IP and Ethertalk running through an Apple
Ethernet card, and Fastpath 4 gateways connecting Laserwriters to the
net. A/UX works fine through another Fastpath out the Localtalk port,
but if I switch to Ethertalk for the printer connection I don't see
anything.
Thanks in advance!
Don Pugsley
pugsley@h32.nswc.navy.mil or dpugsle@nswc-wo.navy.mil
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 08:26 U
From: <SDWANG%TWNTUCC1.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: About JPEG...
Dear Mac Pals:
I'm very interested in the algorithem of JPEG, can anyone
be so kind to explain it to me or tell me where can I find
some infomation about it? And also, what's all about DCT,
the Discrete Cosine Transform? Is it a special kind of
Discrete Fourier Transform?
I'm expecting your answer, thanks.
Michel
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 13:56 EDT
From: Byron.Mayes%MVS.UDEL.EDU@ricevm1.rice.edu
Subject: Bibliograhic Tools
Attempted to send to SRIDAR@petvax.medcor.mcgill.ca but couldn't so here:
I missed the original post regarding bibliographic software for the Mac, but
I read the summary and it's more-or-less on the mark. There is one thing
that wasn't mentioned, however, and that is that Pro-Cite files are fully
compatible with the IBM PC version of the program. Most libraries and
research centers that use bibliographic software use Pro-Cite for the IBM, so
this is a feature that can be of importance and should thus be given
consideration.
For the record, you may count me as a Pro-Cite dedicatee: I work in a research
library myself. I think that the main reason EndNote is more widely used is
largely a matter of price. Let's face it, Pro-Cite lists and sells for about
twice as much, and even EndNote's $99 street price is a bit daunting. Both
programs are very good and come highly recommended from the field. Pro-Cite
is, as suggested, the more powerful (hence the price difference, I guess).
BTW, there is another program called, "Publish or Perish" (publisher escapes
me at the moment) that lists for about 2/3 the price of EndNote. My
recollection of reviews is that it isn't nearly as powerful as either of the
above programs, however.
Regards,
Byron C. Mayes
University of Delaware, Newark
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 12:02:48 -0400
From: man@cs.brown.edu (Mark H. Nodine)
Subject: Bibliographic Software
|> Peter Szolovits also mentioned a shareware program called
|> WordRef that uses the Word mail-merge facility. It was written by
|>
|> Mark Nodine
|> 70 Mountain Avenue
|> Riverside, RI 02915-5016
|>
|> He's not sure whether it's still supported or not.
Yes, I'm still here. The copy of WordRef that used to be in the sumex
archives was removed, but I still regularly get requests for it. WordRef
is ShareWare $25, and also does cross-referencing (e.g., for automatic
numbering of figures, tables and sections). You can get it from me by
mailing to me at man@cs.brown.edu.
--Mark
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 17:19 ITA
From: A. Giovini & G. Niesi <COCOA%IGECUNIV.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: CoCoA 1.5 available on Macs and PCs
THIS TO ANNOUNCE THAT A NEW VERSION OF COCOA IS AVAILABLE.
COCOA 1.5 (BOTH ON MACS AND ON PC/IBMS) IS A SMALL SPECIAL PURPOSE
SYSTEM FOR DOING COMPUTATIONS IN COMMUTATIVE ALGEBRA (GROBNER BASES, SYZIGIES,
HILBERT FUNCTIONS, FREE RESOLUTIONS ETC.).
SEVERAL NEW FEATURES HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE THE LATEST PUBLIC VERSION
(1.0C); APART FROM THE PC VERSION (WHICH HAS HOWEVER NOT EVERY
MAC FUNCTIONALITY IMPLEMENTED, BUT HAS ALL THE ALGORITHMS), PARTS OF THE
CODE HAVE BEEN REWRITTEN IN C (THIS DOES ALWAYS SPEED UP THINGS, YOU KNOW).
WE ARE TRYINMG TO PUT IT INTO SOME FTP-ABLE PLACE - WE WILL LET YOU KNOW.
IN THE MEANTIME, YOU CAN ALWAYS SEND US TWO BLANK DISKETTES AND WE WILL
SEND YOU A FRESH COPY OF COCOA 1.5 PLUS THE LATEX SOURCES FOR PRINTING THE
MANUAL.
ALESSANDRO GIOVINI & GIANFRANCO NIESI
DEPT. OF MATHEMATICS
V. L. B> ALBERTI 4
16132, GENOVA - ITALY
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1991 14:35 EST
From: WALLACE FELDMAN <FELDMANW@splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu>
Subject: Defect in Laserwriter Driver?
The Imagewriter driver allows me to define the page size as
anything I choose...this lets me do such things as e.g., a mail
merge of database records printed 10 records to the page instead
of 1 per page, by specifying a page depth of 1 inch.
However, when I call up my Laserwriter driver, it allows no such
thing. I am restricted to US letter, US legal, A4, etc etc, a small
set of predefined sizes. I'm not sure why this nice option was
taken away (after all, is there anything inherent in the laserwriter
process that mandates such restrictions?), and I guess I don't really
care about the historical origins. However, what I would like to
know is: Is there a workaround?
Is there some neat thing I can do with ResEdit, for example, which would
allow me to choose my page size in inches and decimal fractions thereof?
Or, barring that sort of fix, is there a patch floating around the
cubicles of the adept which would do this for me?
Or is my desire weird and forbidden,and am I forever Vox Clamante
in Deserto?
Note: Is my plaint true of all LW drivers, or just the one for
my LaserWriter NT?
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 12:08:24 -0400
From: mlbarrow@athena.mit.edu
Subject: Descriptions of uploads to Info-Mac
Hello all! I am writing to flame at those of you that upload wonderful
software packages to info-mac, but give really bad (or no) description
of what the program does. Please save us all the time and frsutration of
downloading a huge hqx file for no reason. No wonder sumex is swamped --
people have to download a the files to find out what they are! I was
going to include an actual example, but I don't want to single out
anyone. I think everybody knows what I am talking about, so please just
do it.
-- MLB
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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 91 20:40:46 EDT
From: DTP Digest co-moderator <FLEGLEI%YALEVM.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Desktop Digest list explained
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 10:48:51 EST
From: Pete Tamas <V5296E%TEMPLEVM.bitnet@ricevm1.rice.edu>
Subject: Excel crashes on saving
While looking through an old info-mac (v9n19, about Feb. 91) I noticed that
Peter Griffith complained about Excel crashing on occasion while saving.
I have had that problem recently. I had a row of 800 formulas in a 500k+
file. I would change the first row of formulas & copy down. This would take
forever. Then, it would crash while saving. The workaround was to create a tem-
plate with only the first row of formulas and paste down. Trying to remove
that many formulas also caused problems. I ended up creating a template by
copying into a new file. Then things went very smoothly.
Anyone else have similar experiences?--Pete
Acknowledge-To: <V5296E@TEMPLEVM>
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 11:26:45 EDT
From: gensym!mhd@harvard.harvard.edu (Mark H David)
Subject: GCC for Macintosh?
Do you know if there is a gnu c compiler available
or in the works for the Mac?
Thanks,
Mark David (mhd@gensym.com)
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Date: 26 Apr 91 12:53:49 GMT
From: hoepfner@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov (Patrick Hoepfner)
Subject: HC Virus ...
Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes:
[ ... deleted stuff ... ]
>Does anybody have heard about this virus ? [HC Virus]
Yes, it is a virus which does not reside in the Resource Fork (the usual
place that programs reside).
>Does anybody know if a new version of Desinfectant is on the way for
>that virus ?
According to a recent MacWEEK John Norstand (author of Disinfectant) has
no plans to update Disinfectant to take care of this virus. This is
partially do to the fact that any competant HyperCarder can modify this
virus so that it will not be found by the scanning for a particular string
of characters.
John is not alone, according to the same article, Jeff S. (the author of
Virus Detective, a shareware product) has no plans to update his product
either.
hoepfner@heasfs.gsfc.nasa.gov
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 91 16:28:54 PDT
From: moore@qal.berkeley.edu
Subject: Imagewriter printing quesry
My friend John in Japan has a printing problem. After I
tossed a problem I had with my modem and my Classic out to
info-mac netters, two helpful souls solved my problem - I
wasn't using a proper modem cable! Perhaps someone might be
able to help John, too.
He is unable to print on an Imagewriter II using the Best
quality mode with Word 4 on an SE. Faster and Draft modes
work fine. He writes, "For some reason, when I try to do
print in the Best mode in most 10 size (and up) fonts (except
for the lousy looking Courier), the Mac does two things:
First, it crashes; the bomb icon appears; and when I restart,
I find a new file named 'Word Print File' on the hard drive."
Any suggestions for poor John? Please let me know and IUll
pass the word along.Thanks!-Roland (moore@qal.berkeley.edu).
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 17:41:05 MEZ
From: Patrick Maun <R5321GAB%AWIUNI11.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: MacBugs
Hello, does anyone have a tutorial about MacBugs, or does anyone want to
tell me how it exactly works? Write to me since I seem to get the list cut up
into chunks and miss lots of it, thanks in advance. Also how is 7.0 going to
treat printing, in other words I heard that it will be possible to send Post
script files easier (ie Downloader)than it has been. How will fonts be treated,
I work as an image setter and often have problems with font incompatibility,
is it true that Suitcases II will no longer work with 7.0, if this is the case
what are the alternatives?
Patrick Maun
R5321GAB at AWIUNI11.BITNET
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Date: 30 Apr 1991 09:53:03 EDT
From: David Schwartz <DSCHWART%UMAB.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Mac IIsi speed
Please pardon my ignorance; I am a relative newcomer to the Mac.
My problem is this: I have noticed a significant difference in
speed between a Mac IIx with 4Mb of RAM and my new IIsi with 3Mb
of RAM. The IIsi is definitely slower in all applications.
My questions: Will the addition of the math coprocessor speed the IIsi
to IIx pace or better? Is the video board possibly making the new
machine run more slowly? Even though my apps run well within the
3Mb, would more memory help? Am I correct in assuming that this 20MHz
machine should run more quickly than the 15.7MHz IIx?
Any information would be most appreciated.
DS
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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 91 19:36:36 +0100
From: ucca021@ucl.ac.uk
Subject: Mac PC Card by Hydra Systems?
There was an item in the "News-Microbytes" section of BYTE magazine, March 1991
page 40, about a card for a PC which emualated a Mac. It is made by
HYDRA SYSTEMS Cupertino CA. Does anyone have the phone/fax or address of
this company or know any more details about this product....it sounds
interesting....(from the point of view of a PC user!)
Charles Willoughby
Department of Chemistry
University College London
UK
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 12:45 +0100
From: Pieter Stouten <Pieter.Stouten%EMBL-Heidelberg.DE@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Mac Plus Upgrade
In Info-Mac Digest Volume 9 Issue 93 of Sat, 27 Apr 91
Erik Adams <6500erik%ucsbuxa@hub.ucsb.edu> writes:
>For the harddrive, forget it. The Plus was not made to have
>an internal harddisk. The power supply was not made to
>handle it, and there are no internal SCSI connectors for it.
>Also, there may not be room anyway. Your only choice with
>a harddrive is to get an external one.
>
I am not qualified to go into the technical details of Erik's claims.
However, I have some personal experience here: I do have a MacPlus
*WITH* internal HardDisk, Fan and small additional power supply. And
there is still *LOTS* of space inside ! The external SCSI connector
goes inside to the HardDisk and from there goes outside again.
A simple and elegant solution. I guess we have here at work 20 or
more such MacPluses.
I would hope that in the future people who provide opinions don't suggest
that they are telling facts. They just might be wrong.
Pieter Stouten, <stouten@embl.bitnet>, <stouten@embl-heidelberg.de>.
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 09:27:48 EDT
From: baim%aaec1.UUCP@dspvax.mit.edu (Paul Baim)
Subject: MacsBug
Everyone (so far) has missed the boat. THE most useful command in MacsBug is....
help
This will tell you about all the rest :-)
Paul
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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 91 20:13:44 CDT
From: ECPKLINE%UMCVMB.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu
Subject: MacTCP? and HyperFTP
Hello Netters:
I downloaded HyperFTP from the archives recently and I was moderately
excited because it offered an opportunity for FTP use. I have one
question though, Where is MacTcp, and what is it? I could not find it
in the All-files.txt file. Is it PD, Shareware, or commercial? Does
info-mac have it? Please respond directly to me, I will summarize.
Thanks in advance.
Jeff Kline (ecpkline@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU)
p.s. HyperFTP stated that it needed this MacTCP to operate.
JK
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 15:27:21 EDT
From: pugsley@h32.nswc.navy.mil (Don Pugsley)
Subject: MacTCP installation notes
Sirs;
I finally received my docs for MacTCP... I didn't have anything
installed wrong, its just tricky to get it working right. There are
two CDEVs involved, AdminTCP and MacTCP. AdminTCP is for
installations which have a net manager who wishes to prevent
unauthorized changes to MacTCP installations on other machines; it is
used to set parameters on MacTCP files which have their 'PROTECTED'
box checked. For single-user purposes, just pitch it... MacTCP is the
only file needed. Put the MacTCP CDEV in the system folder and open
it up. Fill out the Gateway and Nameserver information (if it applies
to you) and set the 'Obtain Address Manually' button. Ignore the IP
Address section in this window - just OK your entries and return to
the main CDEV window. If the MANUAL button did its work, the IP
Address window in the control panel should now be active for text
entry, and you just type the numeric IP address into the box (DON'T
HIT RETURN, it puts the CR in the box too). Pick the network that
carries your TCP/IP stuff (if you have a choice) and close up. After
a restart, the MacTCP driver should be up and running...
Hope this helps... seems like a stupid problem but it sure confused me
for a while.
Don Pugsley
pugsley@h32.nswc.navy.mil or dpugsle@nswc-wo.navy.mil
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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 91 18:19:42 -0400
From: "(Marshall D. Abrams)" <abrams@smiley.mitre.org>
Subject: Multiple public folders ]
The Public Folder Release Notes dated 9/20/89 claim that you can have more
than one public folder. I haven't been able to get it to work.
Does anyone have experience with more than one public folder?
Please reply directly; I don't get to see every posting on ths list.
Many thanks.
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 08:49:57 GMT
From: Michael Everson <MEVERC95%IRLEARN.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: NetBunny
Well, you could reimplement the NetBunny into a NetAardvark or a
NetBananaJunior or something and repost.
Michael Everson
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 09:46:17 GMT
From: "Sean F.Hogan" <SFHOGAN%IRLEARN.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Omnis vs 4th Dimension
Hi,
I am very new to the world of Mac's (being a user of IBM's.....)
but at a recent computer exhibition here in Dublin, I saw a demonstration
of 4th Dimension on a mac II. I *am* impressed by it, but some friends
have told me about Omnis for the Mac. Does anyone have enough expertise
with both packages to offer some guidance on which is the better purchase?
Some of the prime needs I would be looking for are
(i) powerful database
(ii) client/server
(iii) ease of use for others
(iv) application generator
(v) cost !!!
Any help is much appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Sean
sfhogan@irlearn.bitnet
sfhogan@ucd.irlearn.ie
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Date: Mon, Apr 29, 1991 3:38:02 PM
From: Adam Engst <ace%tidbits.UUCP@theory.tn.cornell.edu>
Subject: Open Letter to Apple
Open Letter to Apple
Greetings,
Below is the final draft of the letter I will be sending to
Apple and many of the Macintosh publications. It will also
appear in this week's issue of TidBITS. If you support the
letter as it stands and desire to be included as a
signatory, please send me an email message stating that you
support the letter and wish to be included as a signatory.
Please include your full name and snail/email address - I
want this to be as official as possible (if you don't wish
to include your work address for political reasons, please
just use your home address - we don't want to get anyone in
trouble :-).
Many thanks to all of you who have already sent email
supporting the letter, and I wish to thank Jim Gaynor
especially for doing most of the work. I am merely picking
up where he was forced to leave off, and I hope I will be
able to produce as fine a finished product as he would have.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor and pseudo-chair of the
NewROMs group.
ace@tidbits.uucp
pv9y@crnlvax5
pv9y@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
An Open Letter to Apple Computer, Inc.
With the advent of System 7.0, 32-bit Addressing, and the
new low-cost Macintoshes, Apple Computer has shown that it
remains committed to enhancing the capabilities of the
Macintosh line of computers without abandoning its users.
However, in that effort to advance technology, past
technologies should not be abandoned haphazardly, nor should
unfulfilled potentials be left unrealized.
Apple advertised and documented the Macintosh II, IIx, IIcx,
and SE/30 as having the capability to address as much as 128
MB of memory, an amount that should be sufficient for most
users years into the future. In addition, Apple had the
foresight to manufacture the Macintosh IIx, IIcx, and SE/30
with their System ROMs on SIMMs. This feature, touted by
Apple as a selling point, was to allow these machines to
easily upgrade their System ROMs at such time as that became
necessary. That time rapidly approaches.
Users discovered that the current System ROMs for these
Macintoshes are not "32-bit Clean." Thus, rather than
having 128 MB of memory space available as they believed,
users of these Macintoshes are limited to 16 MB - even less
after the addition of expansion cards. Businesses,
educational institutions, and individuals have invested in
these Macintoshes, and although 16 MB may be adequate for
many users, many others already find that limit restrictive.
As Apple continues to move towards full 32-bit Cleanliness
in its software and hardware, more users will encounter this
16 MB barrier, and find their otherwise capable Macintoshes
hamstrung by "dirty" ROMs.
Users and administrators have looked to Apple for an
initiative, for some plan of upgrading the ROMs of these
Macintoshes, but none has come forth. Apple designed the
Macintosh II, IIx, IIcx, and SE/30 to be easily upgraded
but has neither utilized the upgrade potential of these
systems nor announced an intent to do so.
We, the users, owners, and administrators of these Macintosh
computers, would like to see Apple make a public statement
regarding its plans to make a ROM upgrade available. We
would hope that this upgrade be made available within a
reasonable time frame, and at a reasonable cost to
businesses, educational institutions, and individuals alike.
We understand that Apple may wish to implement a strict
return policy on the old ROMs to prevent unauthorized
Macintosh clones. We also understand that Apple may wish to
add additional features to such an upgrade, and that those
features may add to the time required. A quality product is
worth the wait required for its production, as is shown by
the eagerly-anticipated System 7.0. Still, we hope that
Apple Computer will recognize the unfulfilled potential of
those Macintoshes with "dirty" ROMs and provide them with
the means to realize their full 32-bit potential.
We thank you for your commitment to the Macintosh User
Community.
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1991 10:54:00 +0200
Subject: Printing problems
Hi Netters,
I have a problem with one of my Mac connected to AppleTalk. When printing,
I always obtain the same message:
Searching LaserWriter II
Status: STarting Job
Status: preparing data
Then, it continues with the preparing data for hours. Even if I only print
the catalog or very short text files.
I think the netowrk has no problem, 'cos the Mac can find the printer in the
chooser, communications with Broadcast does a good work...
I tried to replace the LaserWriter and LaserPrep files from 5.2 to 6.0.2, and
have copied the Apple version from the system floppies. I also changed the
system and finder... but it continues to wait for preparing data...
Did anybody already have the problem and the solution ?
Thanks for any help.
Sincerely,
Steve Jordi, University of Geneva, Switzerland, JORDI@SC2A.UNIGE.CH
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 10:30:05 CDT
From: hallett@positron.com (Jeff Hallett x5163 )
Subject: Suitcase Updater
I recently grabbed the Suitcase II 1.2.9 updater from Sumex. However,
it fails to display my copy of Suitcase II (version 1.2.1) in the file
dialog box.
I am using INITPicker, if that is any help...
Thanks
Jeff Hallett, hallettJ@med.ge.com
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1991 11:19 EST
From: WALLACE FELDMAN <FELDMANW@splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu>
Subject: The end of Microsoft Works for the Mac?
Date sent: 30-APR-1991 11:15:42
I heard a most ugly rumor to the effect that MS Works will
not fly with System 7, and that Microsoft has totally abandoned
this program so usefulto many of us non-power-user types.The statement
I heard was: "Microsoft hasn't had an engineer on that software for
months, and has no intention of putting any effort there".
A) Is this true?:
B) Is there anything one can do to/for/with almighty Microsoft to
change this?
Speculations/confirmations/suggestions welcome.
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 09:15:08 PDT
From: JMUELLER%PPL.ESNET@esnmrg.nersc.gov
Subject: Tray/Paper Size Choice In LaserWriter Driver
We have just received a DYNAMITE Laser Printer by TALARIS that not only
is 20+ PPM but also does Duplex (double sided printing) and has multiple
paper trays. The problem is : it was bought for connection to our MicroVAX
via EtherNet. It has PostScript built in, along with several other languages,
serial, parallel and EtherNet ports; but no AppleTalk port. If we pick up a
FastPath or EtherPRINT box and hook it up, would the standard Apple Laser-
Writer Prep & driver enable us to command this Genie over AppleTalk? How
would one modify the driver to access the extra trays & Duplexing?
I realise most of these questions should go to the TALARIS tech dept, but
I am curious to see if anyone else has encountered a similar situation.
'till System 7 is a fond memory, make mine InfoMac.
Jim Mueller alias:
JMUELLER%PPL.ESNET@ESNMRG.NERSC.GOV
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 11:09:39 CDT
From: hallett@positron.com (Jeff Hallett x5163 )
Subject: Zip Code Stack
I lost the little description of the zip code stack, so I cannot look
for myself. What version of Hypercard is required to execute this
thing? (I have 1.2.5 and it says "New File Format Requires...")
thanks
Jeff Hallett, hallettJ@med.ge.com
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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 91 17:36:47 -0400
From: ctchou@kodak.com (JOE CHOU, CTCHOU@KODAK.COM, INTERNET)
I,too, have never succeeded in downloading gif files. I tried both the ascii
and binary options; I tried downloading to Mac and IBM; I tried playing with
Kermit's parameters. Absolutely no luck. For example, I downloaded the file
coyote.gif (only about 8K) from WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU. When viewing the
file with gif-viewing programs, what I could only see was coyote's two big
ears which occupied about 1/8 of the screen. The rest of the screen was
simply garbage. I did not even see coyote's head or face. The same thing
happened on both Mac and IBM, i.e. I saw exactly the same thing on both
computers. Other gif files I downloaded looked even worse, nothing being
recognizable on screen. Anybody have a clue on this?
Chou
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Date: 29 Apr 91 16:59:54 GMT
From: hoepfner@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov (Patrick Hoepfner)
Info-Mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu writes:
><<Date: Sat, 16 Mar 91 14:36 EDT
>>From: "G. Watts -- Rochester" <WATTS@urpas>
>Subject: Tex vs WYSIWYG...>>
><<TeX is *THE* way to typeset equations.>>
>I dispute that strongly.
I agree! If anyone out there has never used something like MathType or
Expressionist (sp?) they don't know just what they are missing.
If you need to use TeX, MathType will allow you to save your nicely
created mathmatical equasion into TeX format! Who wants to debug their
TeX documents so they work when something like MathType will do it for
you!
hoepfner@heasfs.gsfc.nasa.gov
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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