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Info-Mac Digest Tue, 20 Mar 90 Volume 8 : Issue 60 Today's Topics: Apple announcement AppleCare...is it worth the price? Apple Grants Bridge Programs? Connecting Suns and Macs Diamond 4.6 vs StuffIt 1.5.1 Help! something's eating my HDisk Info-Mac Digest V8 #58 Jasmine Jasmine DirectServ PROBLEMS MacroMaker and Hierarchical menus Moire(After Dark Version) Netter's Hunan Dinner @ MacWorld! PrettyC Printing Fields from Hypercard SIMM sockets Stalingrad Laser Font StandardFile XCMD v2 ToMultiFinder 4.0 Weird Printing Requirement What is DiskExpressII worth for ? Why are Quantum Pro Drives so cheap now? What's the catch?? Your Info-Mac Moderators are Bill Lipa, Lance Nakata, and Jon Pugh. The Info-Mac archives are available (by using FTP, account anonymous, any password) in the info-mac directory on sumex-aim.stanford.edu [36.44.0.6]. Help files are in /info-mac/help. Indicies are in /info-mac/help/recent-files.txt and /info-mac/help/all-files.txt. Please send articles and binaries to info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu. Send administrative mail to info-mac-request@sumex-aim.stanford.edu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 14:49:25 PST From: William Lipa <oracle!hqpyr1.oracle.com!wlipa@decwrl.dec.com> Subject: Apple announcement Apple Introduces High-Performance Macintosh Products SAN JOSE, California--March 19, 1990--Macintosh personal computing reached higher levels of power, breadth and usability today as Apple Computer, Inc. unveiled a collection of new, high-performance Macintosh products. The announcements include the following: Macintosh IIfx, the fastest and most responsive Macintosh yet developed; A/UX 2.0, a ground-breaking version of Apple's implementation of the UNIX operating system; and a new family of powerful display cards that set new standards of image quality and performance. "Today's announcements add power and accessibility to the Macintosh product family," said John Sculley, chairman and chief executive officer of Apple. "Current Macintosh applications will become even more responsive, more brilliant, and more enabling. But, to us," Sculley added, "the real power of these new products resides in how they will extend the boundaries of what people can do with Macintosh. We expect today's announcements to inspire new kinds of applications, attract new kinds of customers, and ultimately enable new ways of using personal computers in the coming decade." Macintosh IIfx The Macintosh IIfx is the fastest Macintosh yet developed. It runs up to twice as fast as the 25 MHz Macintosh IIci. This increase in performance derives >From the careful integration of powerful new technologies, including the following: - A faster processor/memory subsystem: The Macintosh IIfx incorporates a 40 MHz 68030 processor/68882 coprocessor combination, a built-in, 32K Static RAM Cache and a new design called "latched writes"; - An intelligent input/output subsystem: The new system employs dedicated input/output processors and a Small Computer System Interface/Direct Memory Access Controller; - Richer expansion capabilities: The Macintosh IIfx includes an expansion slot tied directly to the processor in addition to its six industry-standard NuBus slots. Apple has incorporated this new technology in a balanced and integrated fashion, maximizing the performance capabilities of each component. The Macintosh IIfx comes in an improved Macintosh II product design. All Macintosh II and IIx users can upgrade to the Macintosh IIfx through a logic board upgrade, also announced today. A/UX2.0 A/UX 2.0 further extends the benefits of Macintosh to people who work with UNIX. A/UX 2.0 retains all the capabilities of previous A/UX releases and adds three major new features: - The Macintosh desktop: All the elements of the distinctive Macintosh interface-- point-and-click simplicity, menu bars and familiar icons--have been incorporated into A/UX 2.0 even as it continues to support industry-standard UNIX. - UNIX, and X Window System and Macintosh applications: A/UX 2.0 users can run any number of UNIX, X Window System and Macintosh applications under A/UX 2.0 at the same time. - Macintosh & UNIX integration: A/UX 2.0 combines the full capabilities and benefits of both Macintosh and UNIX environments in one system. Notably, the complete A/UX 2.0 package--off-the-shelf Macintosh applications, Macintosh hardware, A/UX and support--is available through A/UX-authorized Apple resellers worldwide. Macintosh Display Cards The Macintosh Display Card 4.8, the Macintosh Display Card 8.24, and the Macintosh Display Card 8.24 GC comprise Apple's new family of display cards for modular Macintosh systems. Collectively, they raise the standard of what people can do with graphics on a Macintosh. The Macintosh Display Card 4.8 is a versatile video card that supports a wide range of monitors and graphics capabilities. The Macintosh Display Card 8.24 brings brilliant 24-bit color to all modular Macintosh users. The Macintosh Display Card 8.24 GC incorporates all the standard features of the 8.24 card and greatly increases (up to 30 times faster) the responsiveness of all Macintosh applications--especially graphics-intensive ones. Taken together, this new family of display cards brings the following benefits to modular Macintosh users: - Easier access to high-resolution color: The new family of display cards brings the impact and possibilities of 24-bit color and true gray scale to all modular Macintosh users in thousands of applications. - Improved image quality and performance: The new family of cards enables modular Macintosh users to utilize photo-quality images, render complex designs and create altogether new uses for the Macintosh. - Greater graphics extensibility: All the new cards are self-configuring, work on all Macintosh monitors and utilize the same familiar Macintosh interface for all graphics applications. The Macintosh IIfx and the new family of display cards will be available worldwide through all authorized Apple resellers. A/UX 2.0 will be available through all A/UX-authorized Apple resellers. The Macintosh IIfx and Macintosh Display Card 8.24 are available immediately. A/UX 2.0 and the Macintosh Display Cards 4.8 and 8.24 GC will be available this summer. Macintosh IIfx - 4MB/SuperDrive version, $8,969 - 4MB/80MB internal hard drive version, $9,869 - 4MB/160MB internal hard drive version, $10,969 A/UX 2.0 (Prices will be announced at a later date. Configurations may vary outside the U.S.) - A/UX 2.0 on Apple CD-ROM disk - A/UX 2.0 on 800K floppy disks - A/UX 2.0 on a 40MB Apple Tape Cartridge - Preinstalled on Macintosh IIci 4MB/80MB internal hard drive version - Preinstalled on Macintosh IIcx 4MB/80MB internal hard drive version - Preinstalled on Macintosh IIfx, 4MB/80MB internal hard drive version - Preinstalled on a Macintosh 80MB external hard drive Macintosh Display Cards - Macintosh Display Card 4.8, $648 - Macintosh Display Card 8.24, $899 - Macintosh Display Card 8.24 GC, $1,999 -30- Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh and A/UX are registered trademarks; SuperDrive is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. NuBus is a trademark of Texas Instruments. UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T. All prices are manufacturer's suggested U.S. retail price. -- Mark B. Johnson AppleLink: mjohnson Developer Technical Support domain: mjohnson@Apple.com Apple Computer, Inc. UUCP: {amdahl,decwrl,sun,unisoft}!apple!mjohnson "You gave your life to become the person you are right now. Was it worth it?" - Richard Bach, _One_ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 18:50:00 EST From: Norman <CS117341@sol.yorku.ca> Subject: AppleCare...is it worth the price? Hello all I just got my Official Renewal Form for my Mac's AppleCare Warranty. Now, last year, I paid the outrageous amount to cover my system for a second year. However, this year, I'm wondering if AppleCare is worth the money. (The cost to cover my system for one year is roughly same as it would cost to replace my Imagewriter II) So, I'm wondering what all the people out there are doing. I've never had a problem with my printer (nor the Apple DMP that came with my //e), so most likely, I won't be renewing AppleCare for it. However, what about my CPU and Monitor? With current service rates in the $45-$50CDN per hour, the warranty would certainly pay for any major problems, but just how often would that occur? From viewing this list, it appears that in general, I shouldn't expect any major problems. Certainly, it would be nice to have the security of a full warranty, but is it worth the price Any suggestions? Please reply to me directly, and if there's enough interest, I'll summarize to the list in about ten days. Norman cs117341@yusol.Bitnet cs117341@sol.YorkU.CA cs117341%yusol@mivma.mit.edu cs117341%yusol@cunyvm.cuny.edu ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 17:25:22 -0800 From: Larry Rosenstein <lsr@apple.com> Subject: Apple Grants > >By the way, I believe that all of the deadlines for grants have >already passed. The voicemail will tell you. If you reach a The Community Affairs grants are made twice a year (I think). Even if the deadline for this cycle has passed, it should be possible to get information for about the next grant cycle. Larry ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 12:43:35 -0900 From: "Adam Overton, Academic Computing" <FXAJO%ALASKA.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu> Subject: Bridge Programs? Hi, I am interested in any ShareWare Bridge programs...or, if you have been highly satisfied with a commercial version, I would like to know what it is. If anyone is interested in me forwarding information, drop me an e-mail message... I would like to be able to get source code in any language, if possible, however it is not necessary.... Thanx in advance.... ..from Aj FXAJO@ALASKA Adam J. Overton VAX Consultant University of Alaska, Fairbanks ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 15:05:21 EST From: Martin Dubuc <dubuc@iro.umontreal.ca> Subject: Connecting Suns and Macs I would like to know what is the best solution to interconnect a network of Sun stations to a Macintosh network. I would like to hear about Tops, CAP and AppleShare (or any other solution that seems viable). ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 15:34:05 EST From: "Thomas J. Sterlacci" (PBMA) <tster@pica.army.mil> Subject: Diamond 4.6 vs StuffIt 1.5.1 Testing wasn't conducted at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, but here are the results anyway. I've conducted tests between Diamond 4.6 vs StuffIt 1.5.1 on my Mac+ w/4 megs RAM and 20 meg CMS hard drive running Multifinder. StuffIt was set to try both Lempel-Ziv and Huffman. Packing was conducted on Hypercard 1.2.2, MS Dictionary, and a 30K Word 4.0 Doc. The results are characterized as APPLICATION/SETTINGS, SIZE OF COMPRESSED FILE(in bytes), SPEED OF COMPRESSION(minutes:seconds), and %SAVED and are summarized as follows: Hypercard 1.2.2 (400,640 bytes): StuffIt (Lempel-Ziv) - 294,711; 1:59; 26.4 Diamond (Fast pack) - 234,952; 5:03; 41.4 Diamond (Medium pack) - 232,105; 7:10; 42.1 Diamond (Compact pack) - 231,446; 8:53; 42.2 MS Dictionary (184,076 bytes): StuffIt (Huffman) - 172,615; 2:15; 6.2 Diamond (Fast pack) - 164,907; 2:41; 10.4 Diamond (Medium pack) - 163,829; 3:34; 11.0 Diamond (Compact pack) - 163,454; 4:16; 11.2 Word 4.0 doc (30,208 bytes): StuffIt (Lempel-Ziv) - 16,474; 0:11; 45.5 Diamond (Fast pack) - 13,019; 0:28; 56.9 Diamond (Medium pack) - 12,466; 0:33; 58.7 Diamond (Compact pack) - 12,402; 0:37; 58.9 Conclusions: Diamond takes as much as 4.5 times longer to pack than StuffIt. I also ran some unpacking speeds. In general, StuffIt took almost as long to unpack a file as it did to pack it. Impressively, Diamond's unpacking time was considerably less than its packing time (about as long as StuffIt's unpacking speed). Anywhere between 2-10 times faster at unpacking almost regardless of what level of packing was used. This makes it very nice for bulletin boards where one packed source supports many unpacking users. On the negative side of Diamond; Diamond can't unpack PIT files, or encode or decode Binhex files. Diamond and StuffIt both can't remove compressed files from one archive to another without decompression, but the new release of StuffIt promises to do this. Diamond's price tag is $125; somewhat steep compared to StuffIt's price tag of only $25. With everything said, Diamond promises to be a good (but costly) archive program. But I'm going to wait for the new release of StuffIt, which promises to add ZIP and ARC algorithms, before I make any commitment to Diamond. Tom Sterlacci /*Disclaimer: I speak for myself which is good enough for me. You could take it from there.*/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 15:41:24 CST From: jgsmith@bcm.tmc.edu (James G. Smith) Subject: Help! something's eating my HDisk I have a portable mac with a 40 meg hard drive. HyperCard is (almost) the only application I use. Recently I noticed that the bar over the main window says 31 meg is used. But I called up the info on each item in that window , and when I added up what each was using, it came out to only 15 meg. Anybody have any idea where my extra 15 meg went? * (I hope I sent this to the right place.) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 22:21:44 EST From: wichers%husc7@harvard.harvard.edu (John Wichers) Subject: Info-Mac Digest V8 #58 Hello there I am interested in improving my typing skills. I know that there are typing programs out there. Has anyone ever used these? How are they? Also, are there any PD/shareware typing tutor programs? As always, please respond to me and I will summarize to the net if there is sufficient interest. John Wichers -- Jesus saves sinners...and redeems them for valuable cash prizes! InterNet| wichers@husc4.harvard.edu Hardcopy| 121 Museum St. apt #2 Somerville, Ma. 02143 "Her eyes were cold and harsh...which made them tough to chew." -Danno ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 17:30 EST From: HENRY YEE <HENRY@atc.bendix.com> Subject: Jasmine levy@planchet.RUTGERS.EDU Msg # 2,076 From GEnie... >From PAUL SCHLOSSER, ON SYSTEM 2 03/12 10:48AM TO ALL, REPLIES: 0, 119 Lines. ------------ Category 17, Topic 92 Message 55 Fri Mar 09, 1990 S.WIRTH at 22:01 PST According to Henry Norr, editor of MacWeek, Jasmine went into chapter 11 this afternoon, Friday, March 9, 1990. Scott Wirth ------------ [Mac Conference] Macintosh Union Board N)xt, R)ply, E)xam Rplys, A)gain, B)ack P)rev, C)ont, T)op of thread, Q)uit, ?=Help ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 13:41:44 EST From: "Bruce M. Nagel" (IMD-TSB) <bnagel@pica.army.mil> Subject: Jasmine DirectServ PROBLEMS We have a Jasmine DirectServe file server configured with two Jasmine DirectDrive 130 hard disks on a LocalTalk network consisting of 13 Macs and 2 LaserWriters Problem number one is that the system goes down with either the Mac freezing up or a message that the file server has suddenly gone down. Problem number two, icons are sometimes changed for a different icon or are completely scrambled As most of you are aware by now making a phone call to Jasmine is an experience better forgotten, and they now seem to be going chapter eleven. However the last time that I did get through I was told that a software fix was in the works and I will be receiving it at the beginning of March, that was a long time ago. Has anybody else had experience with the DirectServe, does anybody have a fix. Thanks. Bruce Nagel US ARMY ARDEC Picatinny Arsenal NJ 07806 (201) 724 7889 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 09:38 CST From: Fred Seaton - WIU 309-298-1681 <MUCM000%ECNCDC.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu> Subject: MacroMaker and Hierarchical menus Does anyone know how to record options from a Hierarchical menu into a Macro- Maker sequence? I'm running MacroMaker 1.0.1 that was included with system 6.0.3. Do any of ther other programs like quickkeys support Heirarchical menus? Thanks... Fred Seaton Academic Computing Western Illinois University mucm000@ecncdc.bitnet u1384 . Applelink [Moderator's Note: QuickKeys can. -- Jon] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Feb 90 21:03:07 EST From: perez@andromeda.rutgers.edu (William Perez) Subject: Moire(After Dark Version) Here is an After Dark module of Moire created by the author of the Moire cdev screen saver. It is shareware unless you have registered for the regular version. Use it with AfterDark (if you own it) as it only works with it. UnBinHex and UnStuffIt with StuffIt 1.5.1. Enjoy! <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> <>William Perez <> Internet: perez@andromeda.rutgers.edu <> <>RPO 0043 POBox 5063 <> GEnie: W.PEREZ1 <> <>New Brunswick, NJ 08903 <> America Online: WilliWonka <> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> [Archived as /info-mac/util/after-dark-moire.hqx; 11K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 17:06:46 PST From: PUGH@ccc.nmfecc.gov Subject: Netter's Hunan Dinner @ MacWorld! I only have received 7 responses indicating a desire to attend the Netter's Dinner at the Hunan during MacWorld (April 11-13, 1990). I know there are more people out there who wish to attend. You can ask just about anyone how good it is. The current votes indicate a preference for Wednesday. We will be performing it banquet style again this year meaning a one-price eat-until-you-burst type event. Bring a sweatband. This event will also feature a lot of high tech computer discussion so be prepared. Many of your favorite authors will be there. This is a classic schmoozing event. Several years ago we had upwards of 60 people, but I attribute a lot of that to Jeff "The Human Gateway" Shulman who has burned out completely on that scene and is no longer echoing this plea to DELPHI. Could someone please volunteer to be that Gateway for this event? I know there are a large bunch of people there who know how to eat hot and spicy food and go to MacWorld. We could also use a cross post to USENET as I am stuck on the Internet. Usenetters can generally get to me although I often have trouble getting back. Pass the word on. I have to reserve the room within a week! Jon N L pugh@ccc.nmfecc.gov M A L National Magnetic Fusion Energy Computer Center F T N Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory E L PO Box 5509 L-561 C Livermore, California 94550 C (415) 423-4239 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Mar 90 13:07:25 GMT From: Jeremy Roussak <jeremyr%cs.qmw.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk> Subject: PrettyC Here is PrettyC, a utility for C programmers. PrettyC prints out C source code and makes it look nice, avoiding splitting functions across pages where possible, printing comments and code in different, selectable fonts and sizes, emboldening and/or italicizing keywords and comments, etc. It accepts multiple source files as input and prints an index at the end of the listing: the index gives function, files, page number and type. An option to print just the index is available. A PreScan option scans the selected files and lets the user select as many files and/or functions as s/he wishes for printing. PrettyC is shareware. #10 sterling, $25 US. Jeremy Roussak [Archived as /info-mac/app/pretty-c.hqx; 186K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 10:00 EST From: GODDEN@gmr.com Subject: Printing Fields from Hypercard How does one print the contents of a field from a Hypercard, uhh, card? It's easy enough to doMenu "Print Card" or "Print Report...", but the former just does a screen print and loses any non-visible text in a scrollable field (which is what I'm really after); and the latter prints fields from ALL cards in a stack. I want to print just the contents of selected background/card fields from ONLY one card at a time. Sounds like a common enough desire to me, but I cannot find how to do it. I checked Goodman's HC text to no avail. I suppose I could be clever and get the field's contents and put it into a field of a reserved 1-card stack, and then do a print report but that's a hell of an ugly solution to a trivial problem. Am I missing something? Is there a trivial solution I don't know about? I just want a simple script to directly print a field, hopefully without invoking Print Report... since that calls up a dialog window. Answers? (Please send directly to me (as well as the net if you want)) Thanks. -Kurt Godden godden@gmr.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 23:27 EST From: "Vincent Wan (I think?)" <V127KMM6@ubvmsc.cc.buffalo.edu> Subject: SIMM sockets Does anyone have an address for a company that can provide the sockets used in the MAC II for SIMMS. I had some SIMMS that went in badly and would like to replace them myself . Thanx, Vincent Wan ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Mar 90 09:58:21 CST From: bobs@saintjoe.edu (Bob Schenk) Subject: Stalingrad Laser Font Attached is Stalingrad, a type 3 PostScript font. It is a display typeface with an unusual design. Additional comments are included in a Teach-text document. Robert Schenk bobs@saintjoe.edu [Archived as /info-mac/font/stalingrad.hqx; 28K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Mar 90 10:18:56 GMT From: Nigel Perry <np@doc.imperial.ac.uk> Subject: StandardFile XCMD v2 This stack contains version 2 of my StandardFile XCMD. This XCMD will generate standard file get, put and folder selection dialogs. The types of file to allow (get), the prompt and default name (put) and the "open" button name (all) are easily settable. This was going to be part of a larger stack, but I havn't been able to work on it since Oct, so I thought I'd just post this XCMD. The XCMD is copyright freeware, you may use it freely for non-commercial/profit purposes. Enjoy. Nigel --- Nigel Perry Department of Computing Imperial College Janet: np@uk.ac.ic.doc London DARPA: np%uk.ac.ic.doc@ucl-cs SW7 Uucp: np@icdoc.UUCP, ukc!icdoc!np England [Archived as /info-mac/card/xcmd/standard-file-20.hqx; 9K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Mar 90 10:51:23 EST From: siegel@harvard.harvard.edu (Rich Siegel) Subject: ToMultiFinder 4.0 This is a new version of ToMultiFinder, which allows you to choose between Finder and MultiFinder at startup time. It's somewhat easier to use than previous versions. It's shareware, cost is $15. Read the notes in the StuffIt archive for more details. R. [Archived as /info-mac/init/tomultifinder-40.hqx; 13K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 17:19:51 EST From: Bob Rahe <CES00661%UDELVM.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu> Subject: Weird Printing Requirement Francis Taylor <narf@media-lab.media.mit.edu> asked: > Subject: Weird Printing Requirement, and ... > Hi. I wrote a manual, which I would like to have printed. > I would like it to be printed on 8 1/2" by 11" paper, > folded over and stapled. The pages need to be printed on > the paper in a peculiar way so that all the pages will be > in the right places when they are stapled and folded. > Does anyone know of any software (preferably for the Mac) > that can do this for me? FullWrite Professional can do this, no problem. Just format your manual for 8.5x11 inch paper as usual, but when you go to print it, check "COLLATED", "TWO-UP", "BOTH SIDES", and I think you might also print front-to-back. Follow the mid-point instructions and when it's done the second pass, you just fold the stack in half. Pretty neat to watch too.... Hope this helps, Bob ------------------------------ Date: 19 MAR 90 13:51:17 From: P7DEA001%FRCIRP81.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu Subject: What is DiskExpressII worth for ? Hello everybody. My girlfriend's father has a Mac SE and is interested by DiskExpress II. I think he already has DiskExpress I. Is DiskExpress II better ? What does it offer ? I've seen much of letters talking about it as a good file-recovering software... Thanks. Martin ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 90 11:23:26 EST From: Richard Bondi '** <RSBONDI@pucc.princeton.edu> Subject: Why are Quantum Pro Drives so cheap now? What's the catch?? For example, in March 13 MacWeek, p.65, a 105MB 12ms internal is going for only $619!!! And on p.67, someone else is selling the same drive for only $625. I need a hard-drive like this, and I have to buy this month, but I'm suspicious as hell. Can anyone tell me what is going on? Thanks in advance, RB ------------------------------ End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************