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Info-Mac Digest Sat, 7 Apr 90 Volume 8 : Issue 71
Today's Topics:
Darkness 1.0.1
Demo for Speech & Music Analysis Program Available
Folder Check for AppleShare
Greek Font
Info-Mac Digest V8 #66
MacLayers 1.0 release (FreeWare UNIX multi-window comm pgm)
MCI Mail
MegaGraphics Service in East-CND
NovaTerm 1.0b13
printed music
PROGRAMMING NEWSLETTER
System 6.0.5
TCP/IP driver for VersaTerm and VersaTerm-Pro
The art of .hqx transfer
Virus or April Fools joke?
WDEF A
WriteMove questions
Write Now 2.2 Upgrade
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Date: Wed, 21 Mar 90 01:03:56 -0500 (EST)
From: "Michael A. Libes" <ml10+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Darkness 1.0.1
Darkness is a different type of screen saver. Instead of being an INIT,
or CDEV, it is a background-only Multifinder program.
Like AfterDark and Pyro4.0, Darkness is extendible. However, the
"Blackout" for Darkness are not some proprietary code resources, but
everyday Mac programs. This make writing and debugging much easier.
Blackouts can be written in any language which can be compilied into a
normal application.
Darkness is being distributed as Shareware. So give it to all your
friends, and feel free to try it out.
Enclosed is a Stuffit archive containing the Darkness program, one
simple Blackout, and the THINK C source code for that Blackout.
Enjoy...
- Luni
[Archived as /info-mac/app/darkness-101.hqx; 30K]
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Date: Sun, 01 Apr 90 09:57:00 EST
From: Eric Keller <R34334%UQAM.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Demo for Speech & Music Analysis Program Available
Signalyze is a sound analysis program for the Macintosh built
for research in speech and music. A demo version of the first
release of the program is now available.
Signalyze is characterized by a particularly flexible
spectrography, its user friendliness, and its speed of
operation. It is chock-full of features (410k of compiled C
code).
The program operates on the multi-channel, synchronous
presentation principle. It accommodates 8-, 12- or 16-bit
signals, and internal operations are performed in 16-bit
microsecond precision. It incorporates a full signal editor,
a limited text editor, and a large number of signal
transformations (arithmetic, transcendental, up- and
downsampling, limit, splines, averaging). It performs wide
and narrow spectrograms, spectral sections, pitch
extractions, zero-crossings and amplitude envelopes. Input
>From MacRecorder, or via the following file formats: ASCII,
MacSpeech Lab, Sound Edit, Sound Wave, sound resource, format
1 and format 2.
The demo file contains:
* A demo version, which is Version 1.1,
minus nearly all I/O.
* The first 25 pages of the 220-page manual
* Samples of speech and of flute tones
* Pricing and ordering information
A binhexed, stuffited version of the 547k-demo is available
>From the above email address, since it is too large for the
InfoMac archives. Sent out in 80k segments.
Eric Keller
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Date: Sun, 18 Mar 90 15:17:48 AEST
From: johnr@runxtsa.runx.oz.au (John Rotenstein)
Subject: Folder Check for AppleShare
Folder Check 1.0
by John Rotenstein
"Hey John," said Tony. "Here's something useful you could write. Or at
least useful to me."
And so it began.
The concept: a network reminder for Appleshare drop folders.
The reason: AppleShare, much like other network software, provides users
with the ability to exchange files on a central file server. AppleShare,
in particular, has Drop Folders which allow people to literally drop files
into them, yet not get access to whatever else happens to be in the folder. Very good for privacy.
Many people use Drop Folders to pass along files when the recipient is out
of the office/bedroom. When next they return, they must check the Drop
Folder for any new additions.
Enter Folder Check!
At startup, Folder Check will automatically look inside a specified folder
(on any mounted volume) to see if there are any files there. If so, it tells
you via the Notification Manager (just to keep Apple Tech Support happy!).
It even continues to work if the folder is renamed or moved. However, you
must be sure that the network software loads before Folder Check.
What's that? You don't have a network. Well, there may be another reason
to use Folder Check. Let's say you want to remind yourself to continue
working on a particular document the next day. Just drop it in the special
folder and be reminded about it next time, and every time until you move it
out.
Folder Check is distributed under the HappiWare System:
IF YOU LIKE IT, REMEMBER TO SMILE!
But seriously, if you do like it, I'd appreciate receiving a postcard from
your home town. Is that too much to ask?
Folder Check is (c) 1990 by John Rotenstein.
Written January 1990. [Happy 6th Birthday, Macintosh!]
[Archived as /info-mac/util/folder-check.hqx; 20K]
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Date: 2 Apr 90 10:06:00 CDT
From: "Grootwassink, David" <grootwass@tawc1.eglin.af.mil>
Subject: Greek Font
> I need a new Greek font. I'm doing some writing and really need
>one that INCUDES ACCENTS, ETC. Symbol is pretty, but does not. Salamis+
>does but is truly ugly (not to mention I only have it in 10 and 20 point)
>B.-B. (in the archive) is doubly useless because One has to use a control char
>(i mean key) to get the greek.
Why not use RESEDIT or any other Font Editor to modify the font yourself??
You should be able to add accents or what ever else you want to the font.
-Dave
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INTERNET: GROOTWASS@TAWC1.EGLIN.AF.MIL (129.61.5.1)
PHONE: (904)882-4100 AUTOVON 872-4100
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Date: Sun, 1 Apr 90 20:32 PDT
From: MDIEHR@hmcvax.claremont.edu
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V8 #66
Subj: System 6.0.5--memory hog???
I recently upgraded to system 6.0.5, and the system now takes 346K of memory,
compared to 197K for 6.0.3 running on a friend's machine. (Mine with NO inits,
his with a few). What's hoggin the bytes? Does using the "minimum SE 30"
installer script change the memory allocation?
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Date: Mon, 19 Mar 1990 6:23:37 CST
From: Werner Uhrig <werner@rascal.ics.utexas.edu>
Subject: MacLayers 1.0 release (FreeWare UNIX multi-window comm pgm)
MacLayers Document
Version 1.00 March 17, 1990
MacLayers provides multi-window capability for a Macintosh connected
to a host UNIX(TM) system with sockets support. Each window may be
associated with a shell, login to a different host, or an individual
command. Complete facilities are available for controlling the window
and the associated host processes attached thereto.
the feature which makes MacLayers indispensible for me is the
capability to have a continuous download process ongoing in one
window while processes in other windows stay responsive and
active, allowing me to read and answer mail, read and post news
and do whatever other interactive work strikes my fancy while
continuously downloading data at the same time at a speed of
up to 180 chars/sec on a 2400baud line, and considerably faster
on a 9600 baud line ...
fully MultiFinder-compatible, though a download can time-out
of course, when the download process cannot obtain time-slices...
you do not require root-privileges to install MacLayers
though you may loose a minor functionality (see README)
Please direct all your questions and feedback *NOT* to the
author of MacLayers (Dave Trissel <davet@oakhill.UUCP>) but
to the address ...!uunet!rascal.ics.utexas.edu!layers
(or to layers@rascal.ics.utexas.edu if your mailer groks
domain-style addresses) - but *DO* read the text-files before
you send us mail about bugs and features (missing or otherwise :-)
in order to avoid unnecessary traffic.
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/maclayers.hqx; 131K
/info-mac/comm/maclayers-docs.txt; 33K
/info-mac/comm/maclayers-unix-side.shar; 112K]
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Date: Sat, 31 Mar 90 22:44 PST
From: JOHN LOUCH <LOUCHA%CLARGRAD.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu>
Subject: MCI Mail
I wnat to thank all the people that replied to my question
about how to send mail to MCI. I found to ways that worked for
me!
1. put three 0's in fron of a users Id and do not put a dash.
Example: MCI ID = 123-456
from internet or bitnet:
000123456@MCIMail.com
2. Just the name of the mailbox.
example:
Alpha@MCIMail.com
this will not work if the user has mor than one mailbox to
his/her name.
Again thanks for the help, sorry if I repeated anything to the
list .
John Louch
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Date: Mon, 02 Apr 90 10:18:28 EDT
From: Rob Szarek <413077%UOTTAWA.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: MegaGraphics Service in East-CND
Does anyone out there have problems with MegaGraphics monitors ?
In particular the original MegaGraphics 19 inch monochorome monitor
for the Mac SE. A little while ago one of the MegaScreens I was using
blew. The monitor is fine, but the video board had a chip that fried.
I went back to the VAR that sold us the board but they said MegaGraphics
had a dispute with the Canadian distributor and that I'm out of luck.
What I'd like to know is ... Am I stuck with a new bookend or is there
anybody who had similar experience with a MegaGraphics monitor and found
any alternatives.... someone else who will gladly fix the thing, I'd do it
myself but I don't have the parts ... (ie. the chips, ROM's , whatever )
Thanx in advance
Rob Szarek
CSI
U of Ottawa
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Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 22:56:59 EST
From: Brad Goodman <acm119@eric.ccs.northeastern.edu>
Subject: NovaTerm 1.0b13
NovaTerm 1.0b13 is a Public Domain program, produced by
Res Nova Software, the makers of the NovaLink Pro BBS
system.
NovaTerm allows users to take advantage of a full Mac-
Type graphical user interface, while connected to any
of the several NovaLink Pro Bulliten Boards around.
Some of these boards include:
NovaCentral 617-367-2427
MaxMac 313-572-9536
Mac Central 313-662-3809
There are many other boards around, and they can be found
by contacting these systems.
Brad Goodman
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/novaterm-10b13.hqx; 143K]
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 90 09:16 EDT
From: GU089DWB%ITHACA.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu
Subject: printed music
Hi,
I'm a student at Ithaca college in Ithaca, N.Y., and I am looking
for a good music editing program for a Professor of mine. The program
does not have to play the music, but it does have to have a friendly
interface for entering the music, and has to print out a legible
copy. My professor is currently using Deluxe Music Construction Set,
and is happy with the results on the printed page, but he does not like
the interface (it takes too long to get the music in and too long to
adjust the spacing of the notes...)
If anyone out there knows of a good (and preferably cheap) program for
printing music, please respond directly to me. I'll summarize for
the net.
Thanx,
Dave
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Date: Tue, 27 Mar 90 22:23:00 EST
From: adobe!uunet!canremote!nigel.allen@labrea.stanford.edu
Subject: PROGRAMMING NEWSLETTER
A.K. Dewdney, Computer Recreations columnist with Scientific
American magazine, has launched a personal programming newsletter,
Algorithm. The new publication is aimed at amateur and professional
programmers alike. It extends the Computer Recreations tradition of
recreational and educational programming projects: the Mandelbrot set,
cellular automata, chaos and dynamics, weird machines, stellar
simulation, puzzles and many other topics.
The new publication carries seven features and will expand to
include more columns. Currently, it includes Algoletter, advice from
professionals; Easy Pieces, fascinating projects for beginning
programmers by Michael Ecker of Creative Computing fame; Personal
Programs, exercises for more advanced programmers by Cliff Pickover,
IBM's computer graphics wizard; Algopuzzles, computer mind-benders by
Dennis Shasha, author of The Puzzling Adventures of Dr. Ecco; Algofact
and Algofiction, invited articles and stories from well-known
scientists and authors. A Bulletin Board advertises hosts of
recreational products by individuals and small companies.
Algorithm puts the "personal" back in "personal computing" by
encouraging you to develop your programming skills while pursuing high
adventure on the frontiers of science and computing. Order a free
examination copy by writing Algorithm at P.O. Box 29237, Westmount
Postal Outlet, 785 Wonderland Road, London, Ontario, Canada N6K 1M6.
--- MaS Relayer v1.00.00
Message gatewayed by MaS Network Software and Consulting/HST
Internet: nigel.allen@canremote.uucp
UUCP: ...tmsoft!masnet!canremote!nigel.allen
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Date: Sun, 01 Apr 90 17:17:23 EDT
From: Peter Galko <PTRPB%UOTTAWA.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: System 6.0.5
I downloaded the new system software from Apple.COM and tried installing the
new stuff on my SE (4MB, running a Marathon 020 accelerator and coprocessor)
using the installer provided. It seems that there is a problem since I could
not get the Mac to boot from my hard disk with the new software installed.
I tried a lot of things but allways got crashes in the boot phase. The
problem only went away when I finally used the Finder to copy the System
file in from a floppy after an attepmt to use the Installer. Has anyone
else had such an experience with the new software (has anyone else
succesfully used the installer to update the system on an SE?
On anothe matter, I am finding that a lot of the "DAs" that I have do not
show up when I open a suitcase with the Font/DA mover. Can anyone tell me
what is wrong?
Prof. Peter Galko E-mail: PTRPB@UOTTAWA.BITNET
Department of Electrical Engineering
Room A-509, Colonel By Hall Telephone: (613)-564-7097
770 King Edward Avenue FAX: (613)-564-6882
University of Ottawa
OTTAWA, Ontario, CANADA
K1N 6N5
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 90 05:00:50 edt
From: Amanda Walker <amanda@intercon.com>
Subject: TCP/IP driver for VersaTerm and VersaTerm-Pro
In case anyone else has been trying unsuccessfully to get information about
the InterCon Telnet Driver, here's how to get in touch with us:
InterCon Systems Corporation
950 Herndon Parkway, Suite 390
Herndon, VA 22070 USA
703.709.9890 (Voice)
703.709.9896 (FAX)
Hope this helps,
Amanda Walker
InterCon Systems Corporation
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Date: Sun, 1 Apr 90 19:40 CDT
From: B852DKG@utarlg.arl.utexas.edu
Subject: The art of .hqx transfer
I am sure this topic and the question to follow are known to all, so my
apologies in advance.
Here I am, attempting to download an .hqx file, first to my vax (I type
"set type image" within FTP to make sure the transfer is maintained as a
binary file), then to my SE via Kermit (which is as slow as all get out!).
But when I use Unstuffit to decompress the file, "StuffIt" doesn't recognize
the
file. And when I "Decode BinHex File", the reply is "A disk-related error
(Unexpected EOF) has prevented operation, etc, etc."
Am I in error in setting my communications program? (RedRyder 10.3)
I assume these .hqx files are non-MacBinary formatted files,so should I be
stripping the linefeeds? Maybe the easiest thing to do is to run those
files on mcvert on my Unix, THEN transfer the files.
Thanks
David Gompper
Department of Music
University of Texas@Arlington
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Date: Mon, 02 Apr 90 09:09:00 EST
From: GIBBSM@ll.ll.mit.edu
Subject: Virus or April Fools joke?
Last night I was working on my Mac II when something odd happened. Here's
the sequence of events:
I opened a MacWrite 4.6 document called "header", and did a "save as..."
to a new document called "kushmerek". I edited the new document, printed it,
saved it, and quit MacWrite. I then wanted to change the name of the document
so I looked for it in the folder. But it wasn't there! I thought it might
have somehow found its way into a different folder, so launched Findswell.
Findswell found it, in the folder where I had first looked! I then took a
look with ResEdit, and found that the file was invisible, so I made it un-
invisible, wondering how it had gotten invisible in the first place. I got
back to the finder, and found that every MacWrite document in the folder
thought it was a "kushmerek document", and wouldn't open with a double-click,
since the "application was busy or missing". What is going on, I wondered?
Maybe a corrupted desktop? So I rebuilt the desktop. No help. Then I looked
with ResEdit at the desktop itself, and found that under APPL, the desktop
thought that a creator type of MACA had the application "kushmerek", as well
as "MacWrite". I looked at the original "kushmerek" document that was the
cause of all this trouble, and noticed that other boxes were checked: Bozo,
Bundle, Busy, and Inited. Other should-be-MacWrite documents had only the
Inited box checked. So I changed the "kushmerek" document to be only Inited,
left ResEdit, and rebuilt the desktop again. Everything was back to normal.
But what would happen if I tried the same sequence of events? Would I get a
invisible file again? I could not duplicate the results. Was there a virus
stimulated by April Fools day, or was there some other factor at work?
If it was a virus, was it deleted by my rebuilding the desktop? I checked
my disk with Disinfectant 1.5 before rebuilding the desktop, and it found
no viruses.
Can anybody shed some light on this?
Margaret Gibbs
gibbsm@ll.ll.mit.edu
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Date: Sun, 1 Apr 90 17:32 EST
From: "Peter D.M. Macdonald" <PDMMAC%McMaster.CA@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: WDEF A
There appears to be quite an epidemic of WDEF A virus in the Toronto-Hamilton
region of Ontario. WDEF A travels on the desktops of floppies, not in the
resource forks of applications like nVIR and other previous viruses. Hence
Vaccine, Gatekeeper 1.1.1 and other anti-virus software is completely
ineffective and most infected users are unaware that they have it, although
they may wonder why their system crashes so often (mouse freezes, Word
"unexpectedly quits" in multifinder, that sort of thing).
Disinfectant 1.6, SAM and Virus Rx 1.6 appear to be effective.
According to the documentation in Disinfectant 1.6, WDEF A only gets into the
Desktop file and cleaning up or rebuilding the Desktop file is all that has
to be done to eliminate the virus. Does anyone have any evidence that WDEF A
can infect any other file, so that it can come back after the Desktop is
repaired or rebuilt?
Peter Macdonald
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
McMaster University
[The combination of GateKeeper 1.1.1 and GateKeeper Aid (also in the archive)
is effective against the WDEF virus. I am not sure about recent versions of
commercial software. -Bill]
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Date: Sun, 01 Apr 90 12:58:44 EDT
From: Black David of Providence <DAVIDB@brownvm.brown.edu>
Subject: WriteMove questions
I have two questions to ask any WriteMove printer owners out there.
I'm very very seriously considering buying one, but I'd like to know first:
A) What happens when bitmaps are printed on the printer? That is, if I
print a MacPaint document, does the whole image get scaled up from
72dpi to 96 (or 192)dpi? If it does, is there any way to toggle this
on and off, so one could get an unscaled (and thusly, a smaller) image?
B) If one writes text in a 12pt cyrillic bitmap font, and prints at 96dpi
does the printer also scale the text up as to that resolution? If one
has a 16pt version of the bitmap in the system at that time (or 32 if
at 192dpi), will the printer make use of that font rather than scaling
the 12pt?
Thank you very much for your answers!
\david john burrowes
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Date: Sat, 31 Mar 90 01:58:53 -0600
From: Ian David Haskell <idhg0834@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Write Now 2.2 Upgrade
letter follows:
I have just upgraded to WN 2.2, and will quote their literature:
What's new in Write Now 2.2
New command key equivalents. (ie com-p = print)
Actual fonts displayed in font menu
Counts average words per paragraph
Counts average characters per word
Check spelling now wraps around the document (at your command)
You can now copy/paste font/size/styles
It includes a date CDev that will allow you to change the format of the date
that the system sends to applications (ie 3/4/90 vs 4/3/90 vs Sep. 4, 1990,
etc...)
New 135,000 word dictionary
New GoTo Page command
Opens Word 3.0, 4.0 and MS Write Documents
Includes "other" in size menu, allowing direct input of font size (old verion
only had "larger" and maller")
Preferences command that allows you to customize a bit
Ruler guides: When you move a margin, tab, etc in the ruler, a dotted line
appears and moves in the text window, thus making it much easier to align
text.
Saves window locations, so when you reopen, the window is where you left it.
60 and 72 point sizes have been added to the font menu.
A new, nice thesaurus has been added in DA form. It is pretty good.
New clean up windows commmand.
New "hints and tricks" book - interesting, but I knew most of it already. I
suspect that you do too.
Print dialog box displays printing status (page printing, etc)
ESC key can be used to cancel operations
Positiion of insertion point is restored after Page Setup (2.0 always
put it at the beginning of the document)
F-keys are supported
Dialog box items (including radio buttons) can be selected from the keyboard.
Window menu is reorganized to separate document and applications windows.
Unsaved documents appear in bold.
Soft hyphens supported from clipboard
Page Setup dialog box reorganized.
Indent Left/Right maintains the selection after the command is executed
"learn" and "forget" (in spell check) are disabled if dictionary is locked.
Search options for Check spelling and find/replace are maintained b/t sessions
Text pasted from Clipboard takes on attributes of first character in selection.
All in all, I am not really sure it is worth it, except that when WN 2.higher
comes out, it will probably cost much less to upgrade if you have 2.2, than
>From 2.0. ALso, it is a little nicer, but I don't think is is worth the money
You decide for yourself.
PS - I was a little liberal with the "quoting" from their leaflet that came
with the new version, but it is generally correct.
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